“She tries to set down all her father ever did or said, with little order of time and not too much of logic; yet large abstractions obscure practical details.”
| — + | Nation. 80: 354. My. 4, ‘05. 630w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 196. Ap. 1, ‘05. 480w. |
“This story of his life will be read in all branches of the Church. It deserves to be. It needs to be.”
| + + + | Outlook. 79: 143. Ja. 14, ‘05. 270w. |
“We must frankly say that there is a certain magniloquence of diction and general exuberance about Miss Hughes’s description of her father’s life and work which we could wish away; but these do not hinder us from recognizing a really striking personality. There are, indeed, more serious faults in Miss Hughes’s book than those of diction and manner. It would not have cost much trouble to ascertain the facts.”
| + — | Spec. 94: 181. F. 4, ‘05. 520w. |
[*] Hughes, Rupert. Zal: an international romance. [†]$1.50. Century.
The tale of a young Polish pianist’s battle for recognition in New York. There is the artist and dreamer’s “deathless enthusiasm” which dominates Ladislav Moniusko and Rose Hargrave, a wealthy New York girl, whose father had set her apart for an English duke.
[*] “The book is of value, not only because of its musical quality, but because it enlarges information and intensifies sympathy for what may truly be called the land of genius.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 856. D. 2, ‘05. 630w. |