Hobart, George Vere (Hugh McHugh; Dinkelspiel, pseuds.). [You can search me.] [†]75c. Dillingham.
John Henry here figures thru a series of theatrical ventures in company with his side partner, Bunch Jefferson. “One Signor Petrikinski, prestidigitator, is the star of the venture, and his clever handling of not only John Henry and Bunch, but of Uncle Peter Grant and Mr. William Grey, is amazing reading.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Written in the picturesque and highly descriptive style of the rest of this series.”
| — + | N. Y. Times. 10: 213. Ap. 9, ‘05. 120w. |
“Slangy, rather vulgar, funny for those who like the cheaply comic.”
| — + | Outlook. 79: 655. Mr. 11, ‘05. 10w. |
Hobhouse, L. T. Democracy and reaction. $1.50. Putnam.
“A pessimistic view of modern English society by a ‘Little Englander,’ a disciple of Cobden, a strenuous believer in Jeremy Bentham and in the Manchester school, who regards all departure from individualism, whether in industry or politics, as a reaction towards despotism, and who yet draws back from the conclusions toward which his own reasoning leads him, and endeavors skilfully, but in our judgment not successfully, to reconcile the individualistic theories of our own time.”—Outlook.
“While well written, the book is full of expressions, which lead one to believe it the work of a disappointed politician, rather than that of a fair critic.” Ward W. Pierson.
| + — | Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 603. My. ‘05. 400w. |