+ − =Sat. R.= 102: 650. N. 24, ’06. 260w.
=Addison, Julia De Wolf.= Art of the Dresden gallery. (Art galleries of Europe ser.) *$2. Page.
This sixth volume in “The art galleries of Europe” is Miss Addison’s third contribution to the series. “In the plan it is similar to its predecessors; it consists of notes and observations upon a large number of the finest paintings, both ancient and modern, in the royal collection at Dresden, arranged in schools or grouping together the works of one or two great masters.” (Dial.)
“From beginning to end there is no evidence of any personal knowledge or understanding of the art of painting, there is no lucid explanation of its virtues, no independent analysis of the peculiar charms and merits of a master.”
“The text furnishes as much detail as the ordinary traveller will care for, and he will find it of a more manageable and useful sort than that offered by most guides and catalogues.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 812. D. 1, ’06. 190w.
“One might spend half a life-time with catalogues and yet gather less real knowledge than may be pleasantly acquired by a perusal of this book, every essential fact of which is dressed out with episode, anecdote, and pertinent criticism.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 69. F. 2, ’07. 590w.
“In the present handy volume the American authoress exhibits the instincts, knowledge and merits of style that characterised her former works.”
+ + =Spec.= 99: sup. 460. O. 5, ’07. 870w.
=Ade, George.= In pastures new. †$1.25. McClure.
Mr. Ade’s “pastures new” are chiefly in London and Egypt. He characterizes humorously without his usual slang. “The foibles and follies of tourists, the humbug and charlatanry of those who live off them, the fact that foreign travel has its tiresome side as well as its joys—all these and other phases of ‘being abroad’ are dealt with in an amusing way.” (Outlook.)
“The harmless fun Mr. Ade is capable of producing has been put into it in good measure—wholesome, human, natural fun.”
“Shorn of its glamour of slang, Mr. Ade’s humor turns out to be of thinner substance than we had supposed.”
“We get here fun of the real Ade flavor.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 894. D. 22, ’06. 250w.
“The secret of American humour is perhaps to exaggerate and travesty realities with a serious countenance. When this is well done it is amusing: and Mr. Peasley does it well.”