“He is wanting in style and scholarship; almost every page is disfigured by odd mistakes in English or inaccuracies of reference.”
| — + | Ath. 1905, 1: 598. My. 13. 270w. |
“The book is interesting beyond the rule of guide books.”
| + + | Dial. 38: 129. F. 16, ‘05. 520w. |
“The expression is so poor that one rarely reads so small a book with such great difficulty.”
| + — | Ind. 58: 1366. Je. 15, ‘05. 180w. |
Baedeker, Karl. London and its environs: a handbook for travellers. [*]$1.80. Scribner.
“The fourteenth edition, fortified with four maps and twenty-four plans, its list of the principal streets, public buildings, etc. The total bulk has been but slightly increased. It is almost a pity that these successive editions could not graphically record the chief changes in the general aspect of the metropolis, which of late have been as imposing as they are extensive.”—Nation.
| Nation. 80: 228. Mr. 23, ‘05. 70w. | ||
| N. Y. Times. 10: 278. Ap. 29, ‘05. 180w. | ||
| Outlook. 79: 760. Mr. 25, ‘05. 20w. |
Baedeker, Karl. Northern France: handbook for travellers. [*]$2.10. Scribner.