[*] “Will be a treasure-trove to children who love animals and who love to hear them talk.” May Estelle Cook.
| + — | Dial. 39: 374. D. 1, ‘05. 200w. |
[*] “Though not a brilliant story-teller, is interesting, and apparently knows a great deal about the creatures that he presents to us.”
| + | Nation. 81: 511. D. 21, ‘05. 140w. |
[*] “The author’s knowledge of natural history, his skill in story telling, and his humorous sympathy, enable him to thrill the lover of forest creatures and even to thrall jaded readers who may scorn all popular nature books.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 707. O. 21, ‘05. 160w. | |
| * | + | Outlook. 81: 718. N. 25, ‘05. 120w. |
Free, Richard. Seven years’ hard. [*]$1.50. Dutton.
A record of the Rev. Richard Free’s seven years of pioneer missionary work in that section of the London slums known as the Isle of Dogs, or Millwall. The author himself calls it “a city of desolation,” and he and his wife fight a long and gallant fight against rowdyism and intemperance. Tho the Thames flows through that section, “its waters have become loathsome by human selfishness and folly,” and young and old toil from dawn till dark for a mere pittance; factories fill the district, and dirt and foul odors are everywhere. The erection of the mission building, the establishment of guilds, and the problems to be met with, are well described in this volume.
“It is not a story and it is not a system of sociology, but a series of snap-shots of the life of people ground to earth by employers, debased by drink and ignorance, and indifferent to art, science, history, morals, and religion.” Charles Richmond Henderson.
| + | Dial. 38: 156. Mr. 1, ‘05. 160w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 84. F. 11, ‘05. 1330w. (Review of contents). |