“Keen insight into causation is manifest; social as well as political movements are studied, not a little light being thrown on hitherto neglected phases of Scandinavian history; and the facts presented have been carefully verified. The style, without being impressive, is fluent and agreeable.”
| + + — | Outlook. 79: 1061. Ap. 29, ‘05. 290w. |
“A very useful historical volume.”
| + + + | R. of Rs. 32: 123. Jl. ‘05. 230w. |
“Mr. Bain’s story is, by force of circumstances, highly compressed, but he has succeeded in making it both clear and attractive.”
| + + | Spec. 95: 435. S. 23, ‘05. 170w. |
Baker, Cornelia. Queen’s page. [†]$1.25. Bobbs.
This story is all about Pedro and Petronilla, twins of Béarne, who at the start could not understand why when Aunt Catalina said that they had some blue blood in their veins should see only red blood start from a knife wound. They themselves thus remind the reader that they are very much flesh-and-blood little mortals. Their experiences at the court of Francis the First, and their travels and adventures are full of interest for the young reader. The illustrations are the clever work of Fanny Y. Cory.
“A pleasant way for any boy or girl to get acquainted with the sixteenth century is to read ‘The queen’s page.’”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 708. O. 21, ‘05. 140w. |