[*] “The book as a whole is a model of clear statement and systematized information.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 32: 637. N. ‘05. 90w. |
Commons, John Rogers, ed. See Trade unionism and labor problems.
Companion to Greek studies; ed. by Leonard Whibley. [*]$6. Macmillan.
“‘The companion to Greek studies’ differs in scope from other books of the same class; for, besides a survey of Greek life, thought, and art in their different branches, it includes a chapter on the physical conditions of Greece, another containing chronological tables of politics, literature, and art, and a chapter on certain branches of criticism and interpretation. While each article has been intrusted to a writer who has made a special study of the subject, it has been the aim of the work to give the substance of our knowledge in a concise form.... It is hoped that the full table of contents and the indexes of proper names and Greek words will increase the value of the book for purposes of reference. Bibliographies have generally been appended to each article to help those who seek further information. Plans, views, and reproductions of ancient works of art have been carefully chosen and inserted in those articles in which illustration seems most necessary.” Preface.
“The lack of references is a serious drawback. As a companion to the reading of Greek authors, a handbook for reference about Greek things, the book is convenient, well arranged and, in all essentials, trustworthy.”
| + + — | Acad. 68 :102. F. 4. ‘05. 1270w. |
“It is not a book, but a compressed encyclopedia, a vast collection of facts crammed into the smallest possible compass. Almost the whole book is interesting, in spite of its compression.”
| + + — | Ath. 1905, 1: 616. My. 20. 1010w. |
“Few volumes have a stronger claim to their places in the library of the classical scholar.”