“The memory of this main pioneer and organizer of American Methodism is now honored by substantial extracts, covering the forty-five years of his ministry in this country, in a revised and corrected text.... The author wrote by fits and starts, under all the difficulties of a laborious and constant itinerary, and the compiler has not improved his unpretentious jottings beyond recognition, but one may find items of antique or curious interest.”—Nation.
“Its chief interest is in connection with a history of early Methodism, with side-lights on manners and customs.”
| + + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 716. Ap. ‘05. 70w. |
“It is a fascinating ecclesiastical romance which all Christian folk will enjoy.”
| + + | Critic. 47: 189. Ag. ‘05. 60w. | |
| + | Nation. 80: 153. F. 23, ‘05. 220w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 99. F. 18, ‘05. 540w. |
“The best and almost the only record of the infancy of his church on this continent.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 449. F. 18, ‘05. 100w. |
Ascham, Roger. English works of Roger Ascham: ed. by William Aldis Wright. $1.50. Macmillan.
Included in the “Cambridge English classics,” this volume contains “Toxophilus,” “Report of the affaires and state of Germany,” and “The scholemaster,” all of which appear in the original spelling. “The scholemaster” has long been “one of the original documents” in educational literature, but the most popular portion of the volume is “Toxophilus,” a treatise on archery.
“No better edition of Ascham’s text is ever likely to be printed.”