| + + + | Dial. 39: 70. Ag. 1, ‘05. 450w. |
“Delightful little volume.”
| + | Ind. 58: 1128. My. 18, ‘05. 330w. | |
| + | Nation. 80: 253. Mr. 30, ‘05. 610w. |
“Considered as a portrayal of Moore’s character, this book of Mr. Gwynn’s is adequate and satisfactory. It is not, however, eminently successful in evoking for the imagination the world in which the poet lived. As a literary estimate, while it neither observes its subject from a new angle, nor throws new light upon it, it is upon the whole a thoroughly competent and workmanlike performance—an orderly, trustworthy, and comprehensive statement of the established critical opinions regarding Moore’s poetry and prose. Mr. Gwynn has shown himself a safe, if neither a brilliant nor remarkably painstaking critic.” Horatio S. Krans.
| + + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 97. F. 18. ‘05. 2580w. |
“Mr. Gwynn has given us an eminently readable book.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 251. F. 1, ‘05. 290w. |
“Mr. Gwynn’s estimate of Moore is the most noteworthy thing in the volume.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 38: 214. F. 11, ‘05. 370w. | |
| R. of Rs. 31: 381. Mr. ‘05. 70w. |
“We feel that Mr. Gwynn is making quite a nice and workmanlike book to fill a supposed cap in a respectable series; we admire his visible yet sober efforts to impart a tinge of enthusiasm.”