| — + | Nation. 80: 70. Ja. 26, ‘05. 380w. |
“The book as a whole, has one aim—namely, to show the grievous need of certain social measures calculated to prevent the ruin and degradation of those working people who are on the verge of poverty. Mr. Hunter’s book on ‘Poverty’ is the most impressive and important book of the year. Every page is crowded with vital matter. There is no high coloring; only a plain, quiet statement of the frightful facts. The book should attract national attention. It should have a million readers.” E. Markham.
| + + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 1. Ja. 7, ‘05. 2090w. |
“His volume is sympathetic rather than scientific—the work of one who is first a philanthropist, and second a student. It is human—intensely so. It has the defects of its qualities. Looking at the problem of poverty from the view point of the poor, it is somewhat too somber in its interpretation of existing conditions.”
| + + — | Outlook. 79: 902. Ap. 8, ‘05. 540w. |
“The most telling facts that he presents are facts drawn, not from official reports, but from actual experience and observation. As a record of such data his book is an extremely valuable contribution to sociology.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 31: 127. Ja. ‘05. 220w. (States scope of book). |
“It is to be regretted that Mr. Hunter did not make a more judicious and careful use of his statistical material. There is much else that is of interest and value in the books.” J. E. Cutler.
| + + — | Yale R. 14: 86. My. ‘05. 1290w. |
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