“It would command universal admiration (out of Scotland general assent) if it were not for a satirical style, which hardly befits history.”
| + — | Sat. R. 100: 440. S. 30, ‘05. 580w. |
[*] Lang, Andrew. [Oxford.] [*]$1.50. Lippincott.
“This edition has fifty illustrations reproduced from drawings or etchings by J. H. Lorimer, Alfred Dawson, Toussaint, Brunet-Debaines, Ernest Stamp, Lancelot Speed, T. H. Crawford, R. K. Thomas, and Joseph Pennell, and there are one or two rather charming drawings to which no artist’s name is given. The book itself is too well known to need discussion now.”—Acad.
[*] “The present edition makes a very pleasant gift-book.”
| + | Acad. 68: 1111. O. 21, ‘05. 90w. | |
| * | + | Nation. 81: 444. N. 30, ‘05. 110w. |
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 825. D. 2, ‘05. 1380w. |
[*] Lang, Andrew, ed. [Red book of romance.] [**]$1.60. Longmans.
“‘All the stories were done by Mrs. Lang out of the old romances,’ says the editor, who proffers excellent advice as to what should be read, being the sworn foe of the youthful prig. Mr. H. J. Ford has provided alluring illustrations, some of which are full of bright color. The stories come largely from the North, which produces, perhaps, the best romances in the world; but we have also ‘The tale of the Cid,’ ‘Don Quixote’s homecoming,’ ‘Cupid and Psyche,’ ‘Guy of Warwick,’ and others.”—Ath.
[*] “It is full of the kind of entertainment always provided by its compiler.”
| + | Acad. 68: 1287. D. 9, ‘05. 90w. | |
| * | + + | Ath. 1905, 2: 576. O. 28. 110w. |