“A concise view of the life of Lowell, which the author frankly admits to be mainly based on printed sources, chief among which has naturally been the collection of his letters edited by Charles Eliot Norton; but the work was nevertheless worth doing and is very well done.... The book is illustrated with portraits, local views, etc.”—Critic.
[*] “The author has made judicious use of his abundant and rich material, his personal additions to which have been considerable and valuable.”
| + + | Critic. 47: 573. D. ‘05. 80w. |
[*] “A little difference of emphasis here and there may suggest itself as possible; but in substance the narrative is exactly what it should be. He writes from a firm critical theory, and knows how to back his own opinions. Yet his speech lacks something of firmness and consistency.” H. W. Boynton.
| + + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 773. N. 18, ‘05. 1670w. |
[*] “Conspicuously free from provincialism of standards and of feeling, conspicuously competent, dispassionate, and, therefore, authoritative.” Hamilton W. Mabie.
| + + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 827. D. 2, ‘05. 210w. |
[*] “Beyond any other biography recently written among us, this book gives, by its execution, the impression of a distinct addition to the literary resources of our younger authors.” Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
| + + — | Outlook. 81: 625. N. 11, ‘05. 1520w. |
Gregg, David; Goodrich, William W., and Carney, Sidney Howard, jr. Makers of the American republic: a series of patriotic lectures. $2. Treat.