By HENRY M. FIELD, D.D., Editor of the N. Y. Evangelist,
Each 1 vol. 12mo, Cloth, gilt top, uniform In sty'e, $2,
CRITICAL NOTICES.
By George Ripley, L.L.D., in the New York Tribune.
Few recent travellers combine so many qualities that are adapted to command the interest and sympathy of the public. While he indulges, to its fullest extent, the characteristic American curiosity with regard to foreign lands, insisting on seeing every object of interest with his own eyes, shrinking from no peril or difficulty in pursuit of information—climbing mountains, descending mines, exploring pyramids, with no sense of satiety or weariness, he has also made a faithful study of the highest authorities on the different subjects of his narrative, thus giving solidity and depth to his descriptions, without sacrificing their facility or grace.
From the New York Observer.
The present volume comprises by far the most novel, romantic, and interesting part of the Journey [Round the World], and the story of it is told and the scenes are painted by the hand of a master of the pen. Dr. Field is a veteran traveller; he knows well what to see, and (which is still more important to the reader) he knows well what to describe and how to do it.
By Chas. Dudley Warner, in the Hartford Courant.
It is thoroughly entertaining; the reader's interest is never allowed to flag; the author carries us forward from land to land with uncommon vivacity, enlivens the way with a good humor, a careful observation, and treats all peoples with a refreshing liberality.
From Rev. Dr. R. S. Storrs.
It is indeed a charming book full of fresh information, picturesque description, and thoughtful studies of men, countries, and civilizations.
From Prof. Roswell D. Hitchcock, D.D.
In this second volume, Dr. Field, I think, has surpassed himself in the first, and this is saying a good deal. In both volumes the editorial instinct and habit are conspicuous. Dr. Prime has said that an editor should have six senses, the sixth being "a sense of the interesting." Dr. Field has this to perfection. * * *
From the New York Herald.
It would be impossible by extracts to convey an adequate idea of the variety, abundance, or picturesque freshness of these sketches of travel, without copying a great part of the book.
Rev. Wm. M. Taylor, D.D., in the Christian at Work.
Dr. Field has an eye, if we may use a photographic illustration, with a great deal of collodion in it, so that he sees very clearly. He knows also how to describe just those things in the different places visited by him which an intelligent man wants to know about.
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