+Acad. 68: 1111. O. 21, ‘05. 120w.

[*] “For one who contemplates a hurried journey through the lands of the ‘Son of Heaven,’ Mr. Hardy’s book will be a most acceptable eye-opener to Chinese characteristics.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ +Dial. 39: 379. D. 1, ‘05. 320w.

[*] “To write so readable a book on China, in a vein both sympathetic and critical, is in itself no mean feat.”

+ +Nation. 81: 505. D. 21, ‘05. 430w.

[*] “The author’s style is extremely readable and vivacious. His book contains a great deal of real information.”

+ +Outlook. 81: 577. N. 4, ‘05. 150w.

[*] “If the author is not always judicial in his conclusions nor strictly accurate in his statements, he is very readable and gives a fair all-round view of the Chinaman that is slowly being transformed by the very agencies he is here shown to despise.”

+ + —Sat. R. 100: 598. N. 4, ‘05. 940w.

[*] Hare, Christopher. Dante the wayfarer. [*]$2.50. Scribner.