A topographical description of one of the villages of the Cotswolds, which dates from the time of Shakespeare, and is the home of some of the distinguished folk of to-day. The little volume is illustrated by Mr. Edmund New.
| Nation. 80: 247. Mr. 30, ‘05. 280w. | ||
| N. Y. Times. 10: 137. Mr. 4, ‘05. 270w. |
“The present volume should appeal to the lover of England by its clear description of topography and by its apt references to history. In some pages it also reflects the peculiar atmosphere and poetic charm of a typical English village.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 398. F. 11, ‘05. 60w. |
Gissing, George Robert. [By the Ionian sea; notes of a ramble in Southern Italy.] [*]$1.75 Scribner.
“It was a short journey the writer took, from Naples to Reggio, miserably punctuated by an illness in the most depressing inn on the route. The author, deeply moved by such traces of ancient life as he could find, refreshed his mind by study and memoirs of the great men of classic time who dwelt in or wrote of Calabrian hills and streams.”—Outlook.
“His narrative is the expression of a highly cultivated intelligence, but it does not enchant; and its lighter touches are particularly unsuccessful.”
| + — | Critic. 47: 190. Ag. ‘05. 80w. |
Reviewed by Wallace Rice.
| + + | Dial. 38: 385. Je. 1, ‘05. 320w. |