Mr. Cheney “has now brought together in a single volume of ‘Poems’ all of his work that he wishes to preserve.... It is a limited achievement, no doubt, for few of the pieces extend beyond a single page, and many of them are but the briefest bits of song.... His lyrics are of acceptance, coupled only with the gentlest and most apologetical sort of questioning ... but they ... should endear the author to us, at least in our less strenuous moods.”—Dial.
Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.
| * | + | Dial. 39: 274. N. 1, ‘05. 640w. |
[*] “The selected collection of his ‘Poems’ is remarkable for its variety and readability.”
| + | Nation. 81: 508. D. 21, ‘05. 390w. | |
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 798. N. 25, ‘05. 240w. |
Cheney, Warren. Way of the North: a romance of the days of Baranof. $1.50. Doubleday.
A young Russian doctor, deported to Sitka, tells the story of life in this Alaskan town while the country was still under Russian rule. He falls in love with a girl who goes to Alaska to fulfil a childhood betrothal, and in relating the events which lead up to his happiness, he gives vivid descriptions of the lives of the settlers and of the civil and military personages prominent in that wild country.
“Handling his material simply and unaffectedly, as befits the bold and sturdy pioneer spirit, but not without a certain monotony of style.”
| + — | Bookm. 21: 652. Ag. ‘05. 220w. | |
| + — | Ind. 59: 335. Ag. 10, ‘05. 170w. |
“The reader’s interest is awakened at the outset and fairly well sustained. The characters are sharply drawn and the style is simple and entertaining. As a whole, however, the book is not of unusual interest.”