“A tedious story of a country town.”
| — | Outlook. 80: 935. Ag. 12, ‘05. 30w. |
Conway, Moncure Daniel. Autobiography, memories and experiences. 2v. [**]$6. Houghton.
A frank autobiography of a long life. Mr. Conway says of himself: “A pilgrimage from pro-slavery to anti-slavery enthusiasm, from Methodism to Freethought, implies a career of contradictions.” Born in Virginia of a slave-holding family, 1832, he prepared for the Methodist ministry; but at twenty-one, alienated from his family and old beliefs, he turned to the Unitarian ministry and took an active part in the anti-slavery movement in the early fifties. In 1863 he went to England to lecture in behalf of the North, and remained in London, where he formed lasting friendships with the “good and great” of his time. His account of his experiences and his pictures of the people whom he knew are of exceptional interest.
“Two very entertaining volumes that will prove of marked interest to the general reader, and may be of considerable service to the historical student. Commendation for their general readableness and attractiveness.”
| + + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 701. Ap. ‘05. 170w. |
Reviewed by M. A. De Wolfe Howe.
| Atlan. 95: 128. Ja. ‘05. 1730w. |
[*] “On the whole Mr. Conway’s volume is the most important book of its kind that has been published during the present year.” R. W. Kemp.
| + + + | Bookm. 20: 481. Ja. ‘05. 750w. |