“He is, then, accurate. He is also the possessor of a very agreeable style.”
| + + — | Outlook. 81: 41. S. 2, ‘05. 580w. |
Reviewed by H. Addington Bruce.
| + + | Reader. 6: 588. O. ‘05. 560w. | |
| + + | R. of Rs. 30: 756. D. ‘04. 230w. |
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B., T. [Upton letters.] [**]$1.25. Putnam.
“To those of us who, with Stevenson, pray for the quiet mind, ‘The Upton letters’ by ‘T. B.’ are a help in that direction. Simple and natural, sane and human, these reflective utterances on literary, moral, and educational themes, and on the commonplaces of daily life, have the charm that belongs to the genuine expression of a good mind and heart. They are the letters of a master in an English public school to a friend (’Herbert’) sojourning in Madeira for his health; and they run through the year 1904, being brought to a close by the friend’s death.”—Dial.
“For all its timidity the book is a bugle-call.”
| + + — | Acad. 68: 703. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1420w. |
“The comments on certain aspects of modern life are always very readable, sometimes valuable; but the book is notable mainly for its poetical outlook and unfailing facility of expression.”