| + — | Ind. 59: 695. S. 21, ‘05. 200w. |
“It is a character study rather than a biography and criticism. The chapter on humor is one of the best in the book.”
| + | Nation. 80: 380. My. 11, ‘05. 190w. |
“It is presented in a straightforward style, though without much distinction; and what the author has added in the way of critical estimate is unimportant. Nor has he thrown any new light upon the character and artistic nature of Beethoven.” Richard Aldrich.
| — + | N. Y. Times. 10: 308. My. 13, ‘05. 290w. |
“A simple, straightforward, and readable biography. An excellent and useful book for the young amateur of music.”
| + + | Outlook. 79: 906. Ap. 8, ‘05. 50w. |
Fisguill, Richard, pseud. (Richard H. Wilson). Venus of Cadiz. [†]$1.50. Holt.
An American novel with a decided French twang. The scene is laid in Kentucky with an unsophisticated country girl for a heroine and a mushroom grower for her Adonis. Impossible situations follow one another in rollicking succession which involve cases of mistaken identity, mishaps, and weird meetings of moonshiners in caves. It is rightly called an extravaganza.
“The plot is nought, and the manner everything. A racy and rollicking book it is, warranted to dispel the most chronic case of blues.” Wm. M. Payne.