[*] Johnson, Clifton, ed. Oak-tree fairy book; il. by Willard Bonte. $1.75. Little.
Here are the old favorites reproduced in wholesome form with the savagery, harrowing details and abnormal pathos eliminated, and with the charm retained.
| * | + + | Ind. 59: 1385. D. 14, ‘05. 60w. |
| * | + | Nation. 81: 450. N. 30, ‘05. 60w. |
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 481. Jl. 22, ‘05. 160w. |
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 860. D. 2, ‘05. 210w. |
Johnson, Owen. [In the name of liberty.] $1.50. Century.
A story of the French revolution in which the personal struggles of the actors are silhouetted against the greater struggle of the nation in the background. Barabant, a young enthusiast, allies himself with the Girondins and falls with them, to be saved from the guillotine only by the sacrifice of Nicole, a flower-girl, whom he has made his wife in prison, and who gives up her life for his. The course of the story runs subjectively close to the people; their whims, their morbid curiosity, their unrestrained impulse and anger, and their hatred for the aristocrats distort their vision thru the bloody days of the terror which is followed in grewsome detail.
“Mr. Johnson has devised a fresh and unhackneyed story, with a heroine quite apart from the usual types.”
| + + | Critic. 46: 381. Ap. ‘05. 80w. |
“Owen Johnson has written a good story, with several unusual points about it that entitle it to notice.” Priscilla Leonard.
| + + | Current Literature. 38: 371. Ap. ‘05. 1440w. |