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'In White Tie and Decorations, a delightful collection of the letters of two distinguished visitors to Newfoundland - superbly edited by ... historian Peter Neary - the St. John's and the Newfoundland of the past come abruptly and clearly into focus.'
- David MacFarlane - The Globe and Mail'The passages deliver a fascinating insight into the private minds of two members of that upper-middle clerkish class of England whose condescending liberalism, jolly-the-locals-along approach, and eagerness to make a career of performing the scutwork of empire, kept much of the map of the world British red for so long.'
- William Rowe - The Toronto Star'Packed with information and pungent with wit, incident and wonderful descriptive content, the account Neary has edited of Newfoundland life during 1934 through 1936 is a history studded page-turner of uncommon quality.'
- Nancy Schiefer - The London Free Press'Neary's work is a fine book and deserves to be on every Newfoundlander's must-read list.'
- Bob Benson - The Evening Telegram'Peter Neary, doyen of experts on the 20th-century history of his native Newfoundland, has performed a signal service in conceiving and compiling this book. The letters by Sir John Hope Simpson and his spouse "Quita" to their family back in Britain make a first-class historical and literary document. ... Neary's enterprise and editorial aplomb have added a book of classic quality to the bibliography of Newfoundland. But its appeal will transcend the boundaries of provincial history and exclusively Canadian interest. There is a universal dimension to its descriptions, reportage, and sheer humanity.'
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