=Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel, 1st baron.= Lord Curzon in India: being a selection from his speeches as viceroy and governor-general of India, 1898–1905. With a por., explanatory notes, and an index, and with an introd. by Sir Thomas Raleigh. *$4. Macmillan.
“Lord Curzon made more than 250 set speeches during his seven and a half years’ service as viceroy, of which some sixty are in Sir Thomas’s book. They refer to all sorts of subjects, from the Budget—seven budget speeches are given—to art, archaeology, education, the famine, irrigation, game, preservation, the plague, and temperance. Their interest to Americans is of the slightest, except as showing what manner of man Curzon is, who has reversed the usual course of events, and has served in the highest post under the British crown without having worked his way to it systematically.”—N. Y. Times.
“Lord Curzon does not possess a good literary style.”
“To the student, not only of history, but of sociology of the human atmosphere, so to speak, of the last decade, the book is deeply interesting and extremely suggestive.”
“On the whole, however, it is the matter rather than the manner of the speeches that will interest the reader of this large volume.”
+ =Lond. Times.= 5: 139. Ap. 20, ’06. 1220w.
“His selected speeches are for those who have to reckon with him in domestic politics, and again for all libraries.”
=N. Y. Times.= 11: 332. My. 19, ’06. 310w.
=N. Y. Times.= 11: 342. My. 26, ’06. 160w.
“Indispensable to those who would understand how England has developed her vast dependency.”
+ + =Outlook.= 83: 672. Jl. 21, ’06. 190w.
“If there is much of self-confidence in this volume of speeches so full of rare charm, commanding eloquence and literary delights, it is the just confidence of a strong man armed and equipped at all points for the fray.”
+ + – =Sat. R.= 102: 206. Ag. 18, ’06. 2020w.
“Certainly no collection of speeches has been published for long so full of political wisdom and sustained at so high a level of style.”
=Cust, Lionel.= Royal collection of paintings at Buckingham palace and Windsor castle; with an introd. and descriptive text. 2v. *$100. Scribner.
The benefits of King Edward’s recent movement to have the Royal art collection put in order, properly arranged, classified and cataloged are extended to the public through the medium of Mr. Cust’s magnificent two-volume work. There are one hundred and eight photogravures which illustrate masterpieces of the Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Flemish, German and English schools. The author furnishes an introduction and descriptive text which aid the illustrations in forming “a precious record of one of the finest collections of the world.”