| + + | Critic. 47: 383. O. ‘05. 100w. |
“Mr. Dunbar’s poetic inspiration is slender but sincere. He is at his best in simple ballad measures, writing of the common joys of health and out-of-doors.”
| + | Nation. 81: 17. Jl. 6, ‘05. 190w. |
Duncan, Edmondstoune. Schubert. $1.25. Dutton.
Modern methods of compilation are employed, modern demands for the conditioning forces of a career are met, and the modern accompaniment of illustrative matter is supplied in this complete life of Schubert recently added to the “Master musicians series.” The biography of Schubert, Schubert the man, and Schubert the musician constitute the three divisions for treatment.
[*] “His little book is for the most part dull, flat and prosy, overloaded with trivial details, in the midst of which the real essentials are lost sight of.”
| — — | Ind. 59: 990. O. 26, ‘05. 250w. |
“The chief fault of Mr. Duncan’s book is a curious habit of repeating biographic details or criticisms in different sections of it. Some of his best and most important things are printed in footnote type in the bibliography.”
| + + — | Nation. 81: 170. Ag. 24, ‘05. 700w. |
“An agreeable and generally trustworthy biography.” Richard Aldrich.