“He is an observer and a naturalist, as well as a sportsman, and he imports at times into his narrative an air of mystery and of romance which adds greatly to the charm of his work.”
| + + + | Sat. R. 99: 848. Je. 24, ‘05. 260w. |
Glover, T. R. Studies in Virgil. $3. Longmans.
“It falls naturally into four parts. The first is a chapter on the age and the man, and in it we are shown how Virgil, himself the child of a darker period, had a vision of a brighter day to come, and taught his countrymen to look forward hopefully to the age which was opening before them. The next consists of three chapters of literary studies: the first treats of the literary influences to which Virgil was subject, the second of his contemporaries, and the third about the growth of the myths about Aeneas. The third portion of the book deals, in three chapters, with the land and the nation, the three topics being Italy, Rome, and Augustus. The last part of the book is on Virgil’s interpretation of life, and here we have chapters on Dido, Aeneas, Hades, and Olympus, and a final summary.”—Nation.
“In the long list of writings on Virgil and his poetry, Mr. Glover’s new book deserves a high place. The chapter about Dido is perhaps the best in the book, and certainly it is one of the most interesting and sensible essays on that famous episode of the Aeneid which we have ever read. The chapter on Aeneas is unconvincing, and almost a failure. Neither do we care much for the last chapter. But as a whole the book ought to be of great assistance to all who wish to get a true conception of the powers and the weaknesses of the greatest of the Roman poets.”
| + + — | Nation. 80: 160. F. 23, ‘05. 760w. | |
| Spec. 94: 367. Mr. 11, ‘05. 1220w. |
Glyn, Elinor. [Vicissitudes of Evangeline.] [†]$1.50. Harper.
The autobiography of a distracting and unconventional red-haired girl. She is the granddaughter of an earl, but her grand parents “forgot to marry,” and she is brought up by a rich old lady who leaves her to the bachelor heir as a part of his estate. Then come the vicissitudes. There are many characters, a handsome guardsman, a Scotch family, a lovely selfish married woman, and many others. The story is cleverly told and ends happily.
| + | Acad. 68: 241. Mr. 11, ‘05. 360w. | |
| — + | Ath. 1905, 1: 395. Ap. 1. 420w. |
“It has the whipped-cream consistency of its predecessors. It is mildly amusing.” William Morton Payne.