| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 4. Ja. 7, ‘05. 2890w. | |
| R. of Rs. 31: 381. Mr. ‘05. 60w. |
Dowden, Edward. Montaigne. [**]$1.50. Lippincott.
The initial volume in the “French men of letters series.” With a clever distribution of detail which Montaigne bequeathed to the world about himself, Professor Dowden “seeks to interpret the author not merely by the facts of his life but also by what he reveals of himself in his writings. And ... Montaigne lays himself bare for the inspection of the reader.” (Dial.)
“He has told the old tale clearly and simply, as far as possible in Montaigne’s own words, and we know no handbook better fitted to enlighten those readers who have not the time or industry to read the essays themselves.”
| + + + | Acad. 68: 975. S. 23, ‘05. 1470w. |
[*] “In the admirable biography ... Montaigne’s life and work are considered with sympathetic discretion.” Edward Fuller.
| + + | Critic. 47: 566. D. ‘05. 790w. |
“It is no cut-and-dried biography, but an illuminated record of the mind and soul of the man whom Sainte-Beuve called ‘the wisest Frenchman that ever lived.’”
| + + | Dial. 39: 168. S. 16, ‘05. 790w. |
“For the book itself is evidently no quickly commissioned and machine-made production. It is the result rather of affectionate assiduity, or serious collection of materials, and collation of authorities.”