[*] “The book is in no whit inferior to those masterly studies in Italian life.”
| + | Ind. 59: 1227. N. 23, ‘05. 880w. |
[*] “A series of delicate and charming impressions of London in many of its aspects, social, civic, and meteorological.”
| + + | Nation. 81: 490. D. 14, ‘05. 820w. |
[*] “Easily takes its place among the few most noteworthy books of the season.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 712. O. 21, ‘05. 130w. |
[*] “He is still master of the gentle irony, the subtle, mischievous suggestion, the humorous backward glance, that have fascinated his readers for years.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 682. N. 18, ‘05. 270w. |
Howells, William Dean. Miss Bellard’s inspiration. [†]$1.50. Harper.
“It was nothing short of inspiration which made Miss Lillias Bellard decide to visit her aunt and uncle, the Crombies, in order to consider quietly the question of marrying a certain eager young Englishman. Mr. and Mrs. Crombie had ... taken a cottage in the New Hampshire hills. Miss Bellard’s intention was to watch the domestic conditions of the Crombie household before rushing recklessly into matrimony. But coincident with her visit came that of the Mevisons, a couple trembling upon the verge of separation. Thus Miss Bellard was treated to a variety of domestic relations which produced varying effects upon her.”—N. Y. Times.