| + + — | Nation. 80: 509. Je. 22, ‘05. 510w. |
“Is a mine of information.”
| + + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 491. Jl. 22, ‘05. 380w. |
“The articles are clearly written and the subjects are treated in good proportion as to relative importance.”
| + + + | Outlook. 80: 196. My. 20. ‘05. 100w. | |
| + + + | Pub. Opin. 39: 252. Ag. 19, ‘05. 70w. |
Champney, Elizabeth Williams. Romance of the French abbeys. [**]$3. Putnam.
Mrs. Champney gives the result of last summer’s wanderings among the abbeys of France. She weaves into her descriptions the history and romance that cling to these fast decaying relics of the life and culture of the mediaeval times. The illustrations are many and excellent, including photogravures from historical paintings, and architectural half-tones.
[*] “The author is neither archaeologist nor sociologist, but a woman who has placed her descriptions and told her stories with unusual charm of manner.”
| + | Critic. 47: 579. D. ‘05. 110w. | |
| * | + | Dial. 39: 386. D. 1, ‘05. 170w. |
“A pleasantly readable mixture of history and legend.”