| + + | Dial. 38: 396. Je. 1, ‘05. 80w. | |
| + + | Ind. 58: 1152. Je. 1, ‘05. 180w. | |
| + + | Nation. 81: 263. S. 28, ‘05. 320w. |
Reviewed by Mabel Osgood Wright.
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 402. Je. 17, ‘05. 530w. |
“The volume is a valuable contribution to the scientific knowledge of bird habits.”
| + + + | Outlook. 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 150w. |
Herrick, Robert. Common lot. $1.50. Macmillan.
The story is of a young architect who has grown up in the belief that he is heir to his uncle’s millions. When the fortune is left to charity, he takes up the common lot of toil unwillingly and is weakly led away from his young ideals by the desire for money. When his personal and professional honor are compromised, he is held to his expiation by his young wife whose unflinching faith in him forces him to be the man she thinks he is. It is a vivid representation of business life in Chicago, and the philosophy of the book is summed up in the closing sentence—“Fortunately there are few things that do make any great difference to real men and women,—and one of the least is the casual judgment of their fellow-men.”
“‘The common lot’ is worthy of wide circulation. It cannot fail to do good.” Amy C. Rich.
| + + | Arena. 33: 450. Ap. ‘05. 460w. | |
| + + | Ath. 1905, 1: 11. Ja. 7. 280w. |
“An interesting and impressive story.”