Ledoux, Louis Vernon. Songs from the silent land. [**]$2. Brentano’s.
An attractive little volume which contains about forty poems on such subjects as life, love, nature, and thought.
“All may be said to be ‘sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,’ rather than to evince any novel or original thought on the author’s part. Yet the verse itself is at least of average merit.”
| + | Critic. 46: 566. Je. ‘05. 80w. |
“These two examples show Mr. Ledoux to have refined sensibilities and something of the poetic vision; and they are fairly representative of a body of work that is finished in execution and uniformly pleasing.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + + | Dial. 39: 66. Ag. 1, ‘05. 330w. |
“Mr. Ledoux’s poems strike a pure and high note.”
| + | Outlook. 80: 447. Je. 17, ‘05. 270w. |
Lee, E. Markham. Tchaikovsky. $1. Brentano’s.
The second volume in the “Music of the masters” series. Mr. Lee’s exposition at no time loses sight of the object of the series which is helpfulness to the “plain man,” and in so doing he analyses, summarizes and holds up to broad day the vitalizing facts of Tchaikovsky’s musical genius. The symphonies, chamber music, orchestral works, piano-forte music and songs are discussed in turn with illustrations of the principal themes.