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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 

FOURTH    ANNUAL    CUMULATION 


BOOK   REVIEWS  OF    1908   IN   ONE   ALPHABET 


DESCRIPTIVE  NOTES  WRITTEN  BY 

JUSTINA    LEAVITT    WILSON 


EXCERPTS   FROM    REVIEWS   SELECTED    BY 

CLARA  ELIZABETH  FANNING 


MINNEAPOLIS 

THE  H.  W.  WILSON  COMPANY 

1908 


PREFACE 


With  this  annual  cumulation  the  Book  Review  Digest  completes  its 
fourth  year.  The  volume  includes  principally  the  books  of  1908  that  have 
been  reviewed  by  expert  book  critics  in  America  and  England.  It  aims  first 
to  record  with  unprejudiced  exactness  the  scope,  character  and  subject  con- 
tent of  books  as  they  appear;  and  further,  to  supplement  this  descriptive 
information  from  month  to  month  with  excerpts  culled  from  the  current 
reviews  appearing  in  fifty-one  American  and  English  magazines  that  give 
prominence  to  book  criticism.  Thus  it  furnishes  to  the  librarian  a  basis  for 
the  valuation  of  books.  As  the  best  reviews  of  a  book  often  appear  during 
the  year  following  its  publication,  there  will  be  found  in  this  volume  supple- 
mentary excerpts  relating  to  books  which  were  entered  in  the  1907  annual. 
It  will  be  observed  that  a  few  entries  include  only  the  descriptive  note, 
reviews  for  these  books  having  not  yet  appeared;  1909  will  furnish  the  mate- 
rial for  appraisement,  and  excerpts  will  be  included  in  current  numbers  of  the 
Digest  as  fast  as  reviews  are  published. 

Good,  bad,  and  indifferent  books  fall  into  the  hands  of  reviewers  who, 
in  the  main,  honestly  reveal  the  good,  bad,  and  indifferent  qualities.  The 
Digest  then,  in  making  reviews  the  basis  of  its  selection  of  books,  includes 
accredited  books,  doubtful  books,  and  some  books  altogether  profitless.  It 
is  quite  as  important  for  a  librarian  or  bookseller  to  know  why  he  rejects 
some  volumes  from  a  list  of  new  books  as  it  is  to  ha\e  a  reason  for  including 
others.  To  aid  intelligent  book  selection  is  the  sole  purpose  of  this  bibli- 
ography. J.  L.  W. 


Publications  from   which  Digests  of  Reviews  are  Made 


Am.  Hist.  R. — American  Historical  Review.  $4.   Macmillan   Company.  66   nfth  Ave.,   New   York. 

Am.   J.   Soc. — American  Journal  of  Sociology.   t2.   University  of  Chicago  Press,   Chicago,   111. 

Am.  J.  Theol. — American  Journal  of  Theology.  $3.  Universtiy  of  Chicago  Press,  Chicago,  IlL 

A.    L.   A.    Bkl.— A.    U    A.    Booklist.    $1.    A.   L.    A.   Publishing    Board,    34   Newbury   St,,    Boston. 

Ann.  Am.  Acad. — Annals  of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science.  $6.  36th 
and  Woodland  Ave.,  Philadelphia. 

Arena. — Arena,   $2.50.  Albert  Brandt,   Beatty  &   Adeline  Sts.,   Trenton,  N.  J. 

Astrophys.    J. — Astrophysical    Journal.    $4.    University   of   Chicago   Press,    Chicago,    111. 

Ath. — Athenaeum.     $4.25.      Bream's     Buildings,     Chancery  Lane,   E.  C,   London 

Atlan. — Atlantic  Monthly.  $4.  Houghton,  Mifflin    &  Co.,  4  Park  St.,  Boston,  Mass, 

Bib.    World. — Biblical   World.    $2.    University   of   Chicago  Press,  Chicago. 

Bookm.— Bookman.  $^.50.  Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.,  372  5th  Ave  ,   N.  Y. 

Bot.    Gaz. — Botanical   Gazette.    $7.    University  of  Chicago   Press,    Chicago. 

Cath.   World.— Catholic  World.   $3.    120-122  W.   60th  St.,   New   York. 

Class.    J. — Classical    Journal.    $1.50.     University  of  Chicago  Press,   Chicago,  111. 

Class    Philol. — Classical    Philology.    $2.50.     University  of  Chicago  Press,  Chicago,  111. 

Dial.— Dial.  $2    Fine  Arts  Building,  •J.Oi  Michigan  Blvd.,  Chicago,  111. 

Econ.  Bull. — Economic  Bulletin.  $2.  American  Economic  Association.  Goldwin  Smith  Hall 
Ithaca,    N.    Y. 

Educ.  R. — Educational  Review.  $3.  Educational  Review  Pub.  Co.,  Columbia  University,  N.  Y. 

El.  School  T. — Elementary  School  Teacher.  $1.50.  University  of  Chicago  Press.  Chicago. 

Engin.  N. — Engineering  News.  $5.  220  Broadway,  New  York. 

Eng  Hist.  R. ^English  Historical  Review.  $6.  Longmans,  Green,  &  Co.,  39  Paternoster  Row, 
I.oadon,   E.   C. 

Forum. — Forum.  $2.  Forum  Publishing  Co.,  45  East  42d  Street,   New  York. 

Hibbert  J. — Hibbert  Journal.   $2.50.   Williams  &  Norgate,  London. 

Ind.— Indfpendent.  $2.  130  Fulton  St.,  N.  Y. 

Int.  J.  Ethics. — International  Journal  of  Ethics.  $2.50.  1415  Locust  St.,  Philadelphia. 

Int.   Studio.— International  Studio.   $5.  John   Lane,   110-114   West  32d  Street,   New  York. 

J.    Geo!. — Journal   of   Geology.    $3.    University   of  Chicago  Press,   Chicago. 

J.  Philos. — Journal  of  Philosophy,  Psychology  and  Scientific  Methods.  $3.  Science  Press,  Lan- 
caster,   P,i. 

J.  Pol.  Econ. — Journal  of  Political  Economy.  $3.  University  of  Chicago  Press,   Chicago,  m. 

Lit.  D.— Literary  Digest.  $3.  44-60  East  23d  Street,  New  York. 

Mod.  Philol. — Modern  Philology.  $3.  University  of  Chicago  Press,  Chicago,  111. 

Nation.— Nation.  $3.  P.  O.  Box  794.  New  York. 

Nature.— Nature.    31s.    6d.    66    Fifth   Ave.,    New  York. 

N.   Y.  Timt^s. — New  York  Times  Saturday  Review,  New  York. 

No.  Am. — North  American  Review.  $4.  North  American  Review  Pub.  Co.,  Franklin  Sq.,  New 
York. 

Outlook.— Outlook.  $3.   Outlook  Co.,  287  4th  Ave..  New  York. 

Philos.    R. — Philosophical    Review.    $3.    Cornell    University,    Ithaca,    N.    Y. 

Phys.  R. — Physical  Review.  $5.  Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  N.   Y. 

Pol.  Scl.  Q.— Political  Science  Quarterly.  $3.  Glnn  &  Co.,  29  Beacon  St.,  Boston. 

P=vohnI.     Bull, — Psychological    Bulletin.    $2.    41     North    Queen    St..    Lancr-st^r,    Pa. 

Putnam's. — Putnam's  and  the  Header.  $3.  G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons,  27  &  29  W.  23d  St.,  New  York. 

R.   of   Rs.— Review  of  Reviews.   $3.   Review   of  Reviews  Co.,  13  Astor  Place,  New  York. 

Sat.  R.— Saturday  Review.  $7.50.  33  Southampton   St.,    Strand.   London. 

Sohool    R. — School  Review.    $1.50.   University  of  Chicago  Press,   Chicago,   111. 

Science,    n.s. — Science    (new    series).    $5.    Science  Press,    Sub-Station  84,   New  Y''ork. 

}?ppo. — Spectator    $7.50.   1   Wellington  St..  Strand,    London. 

Univ.  Rec. — University  Record.  $1.  University  of  Chicago  Press,  Chicago,  111.  (Incorporated  into 
University  of  Chicago  Magazine  on  N.    1,  1908.  $2.  U.  of  Chicago  Press.) 

Yale  R. — Yale  Review.   $3.   New   Haven,   Conn. 

From    the    following   publications,    digests    of   reviews   are   frequently   made: 
Elec.    World— Electrical  World.  $3.   McGraw  Publishing   Co.,    239    West    39th   St..    New   York. 
Engin.   D —Engineering  Digest.   $2.   Technical   Literature  Co.,   220  Breadwav,   New  York. 
Engin.    Rcc— Engineering    Record.    $3.    McGraw   Publishing  Co.,  239  West  39th  st..  New  York. 

OTHER   ABBREVIATIONS: 

Abbreviations  of  Publishers'  Names  will  be  found  In  the  Publishers'  Directory  at  the  end  of 
The  Cumulative  Book  Index. 

An  Asterisk  (*)  before  the  price  indicates  those  books  sold  at  a  li  nited  discount  and  commonly 
known  as  net  books.  Books  subject  to  the  rules  of  the  American  Publishers'  Association 
are  marked  by  a  double  asterisk  (»*)  when  the  bookseller  if  required  to  maintain  the  list 
price;  by  a  dagger  (t)  when  the  maximum  discount  is  fixed  at  20  and  10  per  cent,  as  la 
allowable  in  the  case  of  fiction. 

The  plus  and  minus  signs  preceding  the  names  of  the  magazines  Indicate  the  degree  of  favor 
or  disfavor  of  the  entire  review. 

In  the  reference  to  a  magazine,  the  first  number  refers  to  the  volume,  the  next  to  the  page  and 
the  letters  to  the  date. 

Books  noticed  for  the  first  time  this  month  have  an  asterisk  (*)  immediately  below  the  au- 
thor's name  in  entry  heading. 

A  Maltese  Cross  (-}•)  Indicates  that  the  A.  L.  A.  Booklist  suggests  the  books  for  first  purchase. 
The  letter  S  indicates  that  the  same  publication  recommends  the  book  for  small  libraries. 

The  publications,  named  above,  undoubtedly  represent  the  leading  reviews  of  the  English- 
speaking  world.  Few  libraries  are  able  to  subscribe  for  all  and  the  smaller  libraries  are  sup- 
plied with  comparatively  few  of  the  periodicals  from  which  the  digests  are  to  be  culled.  For 
this  reason  the  digests  will  be  of  greater  value  to  the  small  libraries,  since  It  places  at  their 
disposal,  in  most  convenient  form,  a  vast  amount  of  valuable  information  about  books,  whlcn 
would  not  otherwise  be  available. 

We  shall  endeavor  to  make  the  descriptive  notes  so  comprehensive,  and  the  digests  so  full 
and  accurate,  that  librarians  who  do  not  have  access  to  the  reviews  themselves,  will  be  able 
to  arrive  at  substantially  correct  appreciations  of  the  value  of  the  books  reviewed 

This  is  particularly  true  in  regard  to  the  English  periodicals,  which  are  practically  out 
of  the  reach  of  the  ordinary  library,  we  shall  endeavor  tc  make  the  digest  of  these  reviews 
so  complete  that  there  will  be  little  occasion  to  refer  to  the  original  publications. 


Book  Review  Digest 

Devoted  to  the  Valuation  of  Current  Literature 
January-December,    1908 


Abbott,  Ernest  Hamlin,  On  the  training 
of  parents.  **$i.  Houghton.  8-12208. 
The  first  chapter  on  Spasm  and  habit  urges 
mothers  to  forsake  the  collision  and  spasm 
mettiods  of  governing  children.  The  author 
preaches  the  practice  of  regularity  to  insure 
health,  contentment,  and  that  obedience  which 
marks  the  beginning  of  the  child's  moral  train- 
ing. Other  chapters  follow  on  The  will  and  the 
way.  By  rule  of  wit.  Peace  at  a  price.  For  it 
is  their  nature  to  [quarrel],  and  The  beginning 
of  wisdom. 


"A  popular  but  sound  book." 

+  A.    L.   A.   Bkl.   4:  163.   Je.   '08.  + 
"Mr.    Abbott's    pleasant    and    profitable    little 
book  illustrates  this  truth    [that  'self-reverence, 
self-knowledge,    self-control, — these    three    alone 
lead     life     to     sovereign     power']     with     much 
shrewdness,  humor,  good  sense,  and  evidence  of 
actual   and   often   perplexing    experience." 
+  Dial.    44:    277.    My.-    1,    '08.    450w. 
"There  is  an  hour  of  genial  reading,  not  with- 
out  its   minutes  of   instruction   and    more   sobei 
reflection,    in   Mr.   Abbott's   little   book." 
+   Ind.  G5:  100.  Jl.   9,  '08.  150w. 
"It    should    be    in    the    hand    of    every    parent 
and   teacher   of   the   young.    The   tone   is  genial, 
and    a    vein    of    pleasant,    sympathetic    humor 
llgiitens    every    page.     Mr.    Abbott's    little    book 
cannot  be   too  heartily  commended." 

-I-  -H   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  305.  My.  30,  '08.  200w. 
"Mr.  Abbott  has  a  keen  power  of  observation 
and   the  faculty  of  being  seriou's  without  being 
dull." 

-I-   R.   of   Rs.   38:  128.   Jl.   '08.   60w. 

Abbott,  George  Frederick.  Israel  in  Eu- 
rope. *$3.25.  Macmillan.  7-37533- 
A  synopsis  of  the  history  of  the  Jews  in  Eu- 
rope, from  the  earliest  to  the  present  times, 
which  tells  the  "story  of  suffering,  partial  deg- 
radation, and  petty  general  victory  of  the  better 
elements  of  humanity."    (Ath.) 


"With  this  reservation,  the  author  may  be 
praised  for  a  concise  and  brightly  written  pre- 
sentment of  a  singularly  tragic  and  often 
repulsive  story,  a  presentment  which  only  de- 
generates into  special  pleading  when  the  latter- 
day  developments  of  the  Jewish  question  are 
approached."    Rowland   Strong. 

H Acad.  73:  730.  Jl.  27,   '07.  1650w. 

"Obsessed  by  hio  idea  of  persecution,  the 
author  can  not  spare  the  space  to  recount  the 
positive  labors  of  the  Jew  in  the  field  of  letters, 
journalism,  finance,  invention  and  pure  science. 
These  defects  are  offset  by  a  personal  enthusi- 
asm and  vivacity  of  tone  unusual  in  ■&  work  of 
encvclopedic  character."  Ferdinand  Schwill. 
H Am.    Hist.    R.   13:320.   Ja.   '08.   740w. 

"An  excellent  history,  only  slightly  biased 
(because  of  association  in  modern  questions 
with  the  English  Jew's  viewpoint).  I>oes  not 
replace   Graetz,   but  is  more  readable." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    253.   N.    '08. 

+   4 Ath.  1907,   2;  174.  Ag.  17.   580w. 

"Admirable  as  are  its  tone  and  purpose,  suf- 
fers from  the  fact  that  the  authorities  consult- 
ed are  chiefly  those  on  the  Jewish  side;  that,  in 
fact,  what  is  needed  is  again  to  return  to  orig- 
inal authorities,  whether  Latin  or  Hebrew,  and 


from  them  to  reconstruct  the  history  to  which 
this  book  serves  as  a  finger-post.  Mr.  Abbott 
also  is  unfair  in  his  attitude  to  the  medieval 
church."  E.  R.  Y. 

H Eng.   Hist.   R.  22:  823.   O.  '07.   20Ow. 

"It  is  interesting  in  subject,  comprehensive  in 
material,   and  lucid  in  expression." 

^-   -f  Lend.  Times.  6:  270.  S.  6,  '07.  690w. 

"As  to  the  future,  Mr.  Abbott  is  not  hopeful 
— he  believes  that  'there  is  no  rest  for  Israel." 
This  note  of  hopelessness  is  the  only  unsatis- 
factory feature  in  a  work  which  will  do  much 
to  popularize  the  knowledge  of  Jewish  history 
and  lead  to  a  juster  and  kindlier  estimate  of 
the  Jew's  place  in  modern  civilization." 
-f-  -I Nation.    86:  80.    Ja.    23,    '08.    350w. 

"It  has  knowledge,  fairness,  industry,  and  a 
lucid,  pleasant  style.  And  many  besides  those 
who  can  claim  descent  from  the  unconquerable 
race  whose  trib-ilations  it  chronicles  will  he  glad 
to  have  a  summary  of  Jewish  history  in  a  form 
so  easy  to  handle  and  so  agreeable  to  consult." 
+  Spec.  99:  530.  O.  12,  '07.  1260w. 

Abbott,  Katharine  M.  Old  paths  and  leg- 
ends of  the  New  England  border:  Con- 
necticut, Deerfield,  and  Berkshire. 
**$3-5o.   Putnam.  7-40881. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  35.  F.  '08. 
+  Dial.  43:  425.  D.  16,  '07.  llOw. 
"Miss  Abbott  is  anxious  to  relate,  not  what 
actually  occurred,  but  what  the  country-folk 
have  believed  or  fancied  as  occurring;  and,  in 
pursuing  this  end  she  pours  out  a  lavish  store 
of  things  amusing,  pathetic,  often  In  a  high 
degree  romantic." 

+   Nation.    86:    79.    Ja.    23,    '08.    210w. 
"It  would  be  impossible  to  find,  probably  Im- 
possible to  create,  a  book  more  fully  saturated 
with    the   spirit   of   old   New  England." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   39.    Ja.   26,   '08.   140Tnr. 
"To    any    one    in    the    least    interested    in    the 
old   days   of  our  Yankee  ancestors   this  volume 
would   prove    an    extremely    satisfying   gift." 
+  Outlook.   87:    875.   D.   21,   '07.   140w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    115.    Ja.    '08.    SOw. 

Abbott,  Leonard  D.  Ernest  Hovi^ard  Cros- 
by: a  valuation  and  tribute.  *5oc.  Ariel 
press. 
A   tribute  to  a  Tolstoyan  reformer  whose  life 
of   service   was   the  outgrowth   of   a  rebirth   ex- 
perienced   on    the    way    from    "stolid    cor.serva- 
tism    to    extreme    radicalism."      By    profession, 
a   judge,    Mr.    Crosby     ceased   to   care    to   judge 
men  but  wished  rather  to  love  and  serve  them. 
His  life  was   broad,    sane,    spiritual;    he   studied 
real  values;  his  creed,  if  creed  it  may  be  called, 
seems   to   be  summed  up   in   the  following: 
"Love    others;     love    them     calmly,     strongly, 
profoundly. 
And   you  will   find  your  immortal  soul." 


"Mr.  Abbott  has  rendered  a  service  to  the 
cause  of  human  progress  by  writing  this  beau- 
tiful and  worthy  tribute." 

-I-  Arena.  39:  500.  Ap.  '08.  850w. 
Ind.    64:260.   Ja.    30,   '08.   160w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Abbott,     Lyman.       Home     builder.     **75c. 
Houghton.  8-30941. 

Short  chapters  portraying  in  the  highest 
sense  of  idealism  the  daughter,  the  bride,  the 
wife,  the  mother,  the  housekeeper,  the  phi- 
lanthropist, the  saint  and  the  grandmother. 
This  ideal  woman  is  capable  of  sure  practical 
results;  is  spiritual,  wise,  provident;  obeys 
Heaven's  laws  of  order  and  cleanliness;  in 
short,  rises  to  the  stature  of  Solomon's  word 
portrait    of    the    virtuous    woman. 

Abercrombie,  Lascelles.  Interludes  and 
poems.  **$i.2S.  Lane. 
"The  chief  poems  in  the  book  are  tales  in 
verse  after  Browning's  fashion, — the  story  of 
the  girl  turned  by  God  into  His  own  likeness, 
the  tale  of  the  sophist  Peregrinus  from  Lucian, 
a  beautiful  little  eclogue  called  An  escapye,  and 
Blind,  which  tells  a  hideous  tale  with  uncom- 
mon power.  This  last  is  the  story  of  a  woman 
and  her  blind  son  who  wander  through  the 
world    looking   for    the    boy's   father." — Spec. 


"It  is  'Sordello'  uninspired;  full  of  wanton 
tortuosities  of  syntax,  vain  gleaning  of  rare 
and  ob.solescent  words,  and  a  versification  which 
oongrratulates  itself  upon  flouting  scansion. 
The  book  leaves  an  impression  of  Buddhistic 
philosophy,  seeming  to  preach  the  dissolution 
of  sell — mannerism  hymning  Nirvana."  Brian 
Hooker. 

—  Forum.    39:    526.    Ap.    '08.    2O0w. 

"This  book  is  interesting  aside  from  its  fail- 
ure, for  some  human  nature  shows  in  it,  de- 
spite a  turgid  diffuseness  of  language,  an  ap- 
parently willful   avoidance  of  simplicity." 

h   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   252.  My.   2,   '08.   130w. 

"He  has  no  prettinesses;  he  has  a  most  de- 
fective ear;  he  works  to  death  the  trick  of 
the  extra  syllable  in  the  pentameter  line;  he  is 
a  true  'spasmodic'  and  takes  a  delight  in  say- 
ing the  simplest  thing  in  the  most  extravagant 
way,  with  the  result  that  he  is  as  often  as 
not  forcible-feeble.  Yet  he  has  great  merits. 
He  has  thought,  imagination,  and  a  rude  gusto 
of  style." 

1-  Spec.    100':    463.    Mr.    21,    '08.    600w. 

Abraham,  George  D.  Complete  mountain- 
eer. **$4.8o.  Doubleday.  8-16910. 
Full  of  hints  and  rules  and  suggestions  for 
accoutrement,  this  is  a  book  for  beginners  in 
mountain  climbing  which  is  occupied  with  a 
detailed  description  of  the  footholds  of  the  cel- 
ebrated peaks  of  Great  Britain  and  the  Con- 
tinent. 


"A    very    readable    and    admirable    survey    of 
the   principal   climbing  districts   in   the   world." 
+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   163.   Je.   '08.  4" 

"His  style  is  of  the  journalistic  order,  in  whlfh 
a   cow    is    called    'a    bovine    quadruped,'   and    so 
forth.      The    'greased    pole'    aspect    of    a   moun- 
tain  was   never   so  remorselessly   set   forth." 
-I Ath.    1908.    1:    351.    Mr.    21.    900w. 

"Written  with  a  great  intimacy  of  detail.  The 
philosophy  of  choice  of  guides  especially,  and 
when  to  do  without  them,  is  set  forthi  with 
gratifying    luciditv." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  174.  Mr.   28,  '08.   250w. 

"We  have  never  before  seen  so  many  faithful 
and  beautiful  mountain  pictures  in  one  volume. 
The  technical  information  is  sound,  and  lumin- 
ously set  out.  and  the  point  of  view  throughout 
will  secure  the  approbation  of  all  climbers.  The 
one  fault  is  a  tendency  to  minor  jocularities. 
But  the  author  is  surely  insufficiently  appre- 
ciative of  the  merits  of  a  good  guide." 
-I-  H Spec.    99:    sup.    900.    D.    7,    "Vl.    15fl0w. 

Acton,  Sir  John  Emerich.  Historical  es- 
says and  studies;  ed.  by  J:  Neville  Fig- 
gis and  Reginald  Vere  Laurence.  *$3. 
Macmillan.  8-2757. 

A  volume  of  bibliographical  and  biographical 
essays  consisting  of  articles  and  reviews  con- 
tributed to   magazines  and   societies   during  the 


period  between  1S58  and  1&92.  "The  two  types 
may  best  be  illustrated  by  the  masterly  article 
on  German  schools  of  history  .  .  .  and  the  pro- 
nouncement on  Cavour  contributed  to  The  Ram- 
bler in  1861."  (Ath.)  Other  topics  are  dealt  with 
such  as  Wolsey  and  the  divorce  of  Henry  VIIl. 
The  secret  history  of  Charles  II,  The  causes  of 
the  Franco-Prussian  war,  and  the  war  of  1870. 
A  particularly  scholarly  essay  is  the  one  on 
George  EHiot. 


"They  may  be  divided  roughly  into  biblio- 
graphical and  biographical  essays,  the  former  ex- 
cellently instructive  to  the  student,  the  latter 
often  rather  dull  reading  for  scholar  and  lay- 
man alike." 

H Ath.  1908,  1:  220.   F.  22.  llOOw. 

"The  editors  have  contributed  an  interesting 
introduction,  but  they  have  not  done  much  be- 
sides. The  actual  words  of  Lord  Acton  had  to 
be  retained;  but  some  small  inconsistencies 
might  have  been  remedied."  P.  V.  M.  Benecke. 
+   H Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:  538.   Jl.    '08.   900w. 

"Not  only  give  us  glimpses  of  the  awe-inspir- 
ing scholarship  of  Lord  Acton,  but  diffuse  some 
quality  of  biography  and  reveal  the  personality 
of    the   man." 

+  Sat.   R.  105:   22.   Ja.   4,  '08.   300w. 

Acton,  Sir  John  Emerich.  History  of  free- 
dom and  other  essays;  ed.  with  an 
introd.  by  J:  Neville  Figgis  and  Regin- 
ald   Vere    Laurence.    *$3.    Macmillan. 

8-2560. 

In  the  introduction  the  editors  have  summed 
up  Lord  Acton's  personality,  the  character  ol 
his  work,  and  the  influence  which  he  exerted  up- 
on historical  scholarship.  The  bddy  of  the  book 
gives  all  that  was  realized  of  a  projected  work 
on  the  history  of  liberty.  It  consists  of  an  ad- 
dress on  The  history  of  freedom  in  antiquity, 
and  one  on  The  history  of  freedom  in  Christian- 
ity, to  which  has  been  added  an  article  on  Er- 
skine  May's  "Democracy  in  Europe." 


"It   is   a    book   which   does   more    than   add   to 
our  information:  it  strengthens  and  inspires." 
-I-   +  Ath.  19'08,  1:   68.  .la.  18.   1450w. 

"The  greater  part  of  the  work  shows  those 
characteristics  which  are  generally  associated 
with  the  late  Lord  Acton:  reading  that  seems 
to  be  limitless,  and  elusive  style  which  is 
the  despair  of  the  ordinary  man."  P.  V.  M. 
Benecke. 
+  ■] Eng.   Hist.   R.   23:   538.  Jl.   '08.   900w. 

"What  is  remarkable  in  these  generalizations 
is  not  so  much  their  inconsistencies  as  their  air 
of  unreality.  They  are  the  work  of  a  man  with 
a  passion  for  truth,  indeed,  but  a  one-sided  pas- 
sion."    Sydney  Waterlow. 

—  Int.   J.   Ethics.   18:   506.   Jl.   '08.   lloOw. 
4-  Sat.  R.  105:  22.  Ja.  4,  '08.   220w. 

"Sufficient  to  convince  us,  if  we  had  needed 
conviction,  of  the  prodigious  learning,  the  con- 
summate literary  ability,  and  the  unfailing  can- 
dour of   the  writer." 

+   +  Spec.  100:  265.  P.  15,  '08.  ISOOw. 

Adam,  James.  Religious  teachers  of 
Greece:  being  Gifford  lectures  on  nat- 
ural religion  delivered  at  Aberdeen;  ed. 
with  a  memoir  by  his  w^ife,  Adela 
Marion  Adam.  *$4.  Scribner.        8-25723. 

"A  splendid  piece  of  work  on  the  great  think- 
ers of  Greece  from  Homer  to  Plato.  Five  lec- 
tures are  .devoted  to  the  latter,  two  each  to 
Homer,  Heraclitus,  Socrates,  and  Euripides, 
and  one  each  to  Pindar,  .Aeschylus,  and  Sopho- 
cles."—Bib.    World. 


"Exhibit  throughout  the  fine  qualities  which 
mark  all  Adam's  work:  soundness  of  scholar- 
ship, fullness  and  accuracy  of  knowledge,  clear- 
ness and  vigour  of  expression.  Apart  from  a 
few  slips  of  printing,  the  revision  has  been  ex- 
ecuted .  .  .  with  commendable  care." 
+   H Ath,  1908.  2:  146.  Ag.   8.  lOSOw. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


"The  lectures  display  the  master's  control  of 
the  subject  and  its  literature,  a  fine  literary 
charm  and  distinction,  and  profound  apprecia- 
tion of  the  problems  of  the  religious  view  of 
the  world." 

+   Bib.   World.  32:152.   Ag.   '08.   lOOw. 

"Dr.  Adam's  book  is  likely  to  hold  its  place 
for  long,  not  only  because  of  its  learning  and 
philosophic  insight,  but  as  a  complete  and 
worthy  memorial  pf  a  life  of  constant  and  con- 
spicuous devotion 'to  the  study  of  Greek  litera- 
ture and  thought."   G.  F.  Barbour. 

+  +  Hibbert  J.  7:  198.  O.  '08.  2850w. 

"A  work  of  unusual  merit,  the  opus  magnum 
of  a  man  who  literally  put  his  life  into  it." 
+   +   Ind.  65:  100.  Jl.  9,   '08.  450w. 

"Not  the  least  of  Professor  Adam's  merits 
then  has  been  his  steadfast  hold  upon  common 
sense,  even  at  the  risk  occasionally  of  appearing 
commonplace.  His  comparisons,  as  far  as  they 
go,  are  generally  excellent,  but  we  could  wish 
that  he  had  not  confined  one  side  of  his  paral- 
lel so  closely  to  a  Christianity  of  Anglican  hue. 
Once  or  twice  this  tendency  draws  him,  we 
think,  into  false  or  forged  analogies." 
H Nation.    87:  55.    Jl.    16,    '08.   1650w. 

"[His  method  of  taking  each  author  singly] 
is  defective,  inasmuch  as  it  fails  to  bring  out 
satisfactorily  the  general  trend  of  Greek  relig- 
ious thought,  to  show  how  one  system  is  con- 
nected   with   another.  " 

H Sat.    R.   106:  272.   Ag.   29,   '08.   1750w. 

Adams,    Elizabeth    Kemper.     Aesthetic    ex- 
*       perience:    its    meaning    in    a    functional 

psychology:    a    dissertation,      pa.    *7Sc. 

Univ.   of   Chicago  press.  7-2424. 

"Prom  data  furnished  by  analytic  psychology 
and  descriptive  sociology,  the  author  of  this  ex- 
cellent monograph  attempts  a  philosophical  in- 
terpretation and  estimate  of  the  aesthetic  ex- 
perience from  a  single  and  definite  point  of 
view.  Among  the  important  topics  treated  with 
special  suggestiveness  are:  The  relation  of  the 
aesthetic  to  the  intellectual;  its  relaton  to  fun- 
damental life  interests,  instincts,  and  activities; 
its  social  characteristics;  and  a  reinterpretation 
of  the  aesthetic  categories  from  the  functional 
and  social  point  of  view." — Philos.  R. 


"Among  its  commendable  features  are  its  ar- 
rangement, its  connectedness,  its  gra?p  of  es- 
sential problems  in  their  bearings.  The  mono- 
graph should  have  considerable  value  for  all 
who  are  interested  in  aesthetics  or  functional 
psychology."    E.   L.   Norton. 

+   Philos.   R.  16:  630.   N.  '07.   40Ow. 

"The  reviewer  is  unable  to  harmonize  the 
conclusions  of  the  final  part  of  the  monograph 
with  the  preceding  parts."  W.  D.  Furry. 

H Psychol.   Bull.  5:  363.  N.  15,  "08.  1650w. 

Adams,  Rev,  John.  Sermons  in  syntax;  or. 
Studies  in  the  Hebrew  text:  a  book  for 
preachers  and  students.  *$i.S0.  Scrib- 
ner.  8-5282. 

A  guide  to  students  who  desire  "to  gain  a 
clear  insight  into  the  varied  and  often  pictur- 
esque use  of  verbal  forms  in  Hebrew,  and  to 
employ  the  knowledge  thus  obtained  for  homi- 
letical  purposes.  .  .  .  The  first  chapter  treats 
of  the  value  of  Hebrew  study;  the  second  gives 
a  brief  account  of  Hebrew  grammarians,  Jew- 
ish and  Christian;  and  the  remaining  twelve 
deal  with  the  Hebrew  tenses  in  all  their  forms 
and  moods.  ...  It  is  in  the  elucidation  of  the 
special  texts  introduced  to  illustrate  the  gram- 
matical propositions  that  the  expository  and 
homiletical  element  of  the  treatise  appears." 
(Ath.) 

"We  have  rarely  seen  a  book  which,  under  a 
title  apparently  stiff  and  uninviting,  provides 
valuable  instruction  in  so  attractive  a  manner." 
+  Ath.  1908,  1:  319.  Mr.  14.  230w. 
"The  non-Hebraist  even  will  often  obtain  here 
illuminative  hints  for  the  treatment  of  biblical 
texts." 

+  Bib.  World.  31:  478.  Je.  '08.  90w. 


"It   offers  sermon-stuff   to   all   expositors   who 
care  for  the  finer  lines  of  thought." 

+  Outlook.  89:  86.  My.  9,  '08.  130w. 
"The    student    of   Hebrew   will    doubtless    find 
in   it   a   valuable  supplement   to     the    grammar 
which  he  may  be  in  the  habit  of  using." 
+  Spec.  100:   193.  F.  1,  '08.   70w. 

Adams,  Joseph   Henry.     Harper's   electric- 
ity book  for  boys.  $1.75.  Harper. 

7-37737. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.  1907. 


"An  excellent  book  for  the  ordinary  boy  who 
has   only  ordinary  resources." 

-f  A.    L.   A.   Bkl,  4:   21.  Ja.  '08.  •i- 
"The    poy    who    goes    through    this    admirable 
book  with   vim   and   zest     stands     an     excellent 
chance  of  making  a  good  electrical  engineer  in 
the   long  run." 

-f  +   Elec.  World.  50:  1128.  D.  7,  '07.  230w. 
"The  book  is  not  so  historical  as  Mr.  Jenks's; 
on  the  other  hand,  it  is  more  practical." 
+  Nation.   85:  519.   D.   5,   '07.   lOOw. 

Adams,  Joseph  Henry.  Harper's  indoor 
book  for  boys.  $i.7S-  Harper.  8-12775. 
A  companion  to  Harper's  outdoor  book  for 
boys  which,  equally  practical  and  comprehen- 
sive, shows  how  leisure  time  indoors  may  be 
spent  pleasantly  and  profitably.  Clear  instruc- 
tion and  simple  equipment  commend  the  book 
to  every  active  boy.  Work  is  outlined  under 
four  general  headings:  Wood-working,  Metal- 
working,  Household  arts,  Round  about  the 
house. 


"A   practical    and    comprehensive   book." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  225^.   Je.    '08. 
"Ought  to   be   in    every    school     library    and 
wherever  else  there  are  boys  who  like  to  make 
things." 

+   Ind.  65:  322.  Ag.  6,  '08.  50w. 
"Is  even  a  better  handbook  of  its  kind  than 
the    'Outdoor    book.'  " 

-f-  +  Nation.  87:   54.  Jl.  16,  '08.  340w. 
+   Nation.   87:    522.   N.    26,   '08.    2iOw. 
'^t  is  quite  up  to  the  iiigh  mark  set  by  its 
predecessors.    A    world    of   boys    could    be    kept 
busy  and  interested  with  the  help  and  instruc- 
tion afforded  bv  this  thick  volume." 

+   N.   V.  Times.  13:   254.   My.   2,   '08.  120w. 
-f-  Putnam's.    5:    368.   D.    '08.    3'20w. 

Adams,  Samuel.  Writings  of  Samuel 
Adams,  ed.  by  H.  A.  Gushing.  4v.  ea. 
*$S.  Putnam.  4-18620  Additions. 

These  volumes  contain  an  accurate  collection 
of  the  writings  of  Samuel  Adams  during  the 
first  ten  years  of  his  public  career,  and  afford 
the  student  of  history  "the  opportunity  of  ex- 
amining critically  the  work  of  the  foremost 
democratic  leader  of  the  great  democratic  move- 
ment of  the  last  century."  (Am.  Hisi:.  R.)  "The 
productions  of  his  pen  were  among  the  most 
powerful  and  persistently  active  forces  tha,t 
brought  about  the  American  revolution.  .  .  . 
[And  his  opinions  are  recorded  in]  legislative 
reports,  in  instructions  of  the  Boston  town 
meeting,  in  circular  lottsrs  to  the  other  colon- 
ies, in  controversies  over  constitutional  jxvints 
with  tho  governors,  in  petitions  and  protests  to 
the  home  government,  in  elaborate  statements 
of  principles  to  the  agents  of  Massachusetts 
resident  in  England,  and  in  trenchant  newspa- 
per articles."    (Pol.   Scl.   Q.) 


"There  was  in  fact  no  wisdom  in  hoping  that 
this  third  volume  would  contain  the  wealth  of 
material  found  in  the  earlier  ones.  The  priv- 
ate letters  are  in  a  good  many  instances,  if  not 
in  all,  not  very  illuminating."  A.  C.  McLaugh- 
lin. 

-f-  Am.  Hist.  R.  13:  367.  .Ta.  '08.  8S0w.  (Re- 
view  of  V.    3.) 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Adams,  Samuel — Continued. 

"The  usefulness  of  the  four  volumes  is  much 
diminished  by  the  very  imperfect  index,  which 
is,    in   fact,    all   an    index   should   not  be." 

+  —  Nation.   87:   159.  Ag.   20,   '08.  47aw.    (Re- 
view of  v.   4.) 
"There   are  a  good   many  interesting:  and  in- 
structive letters  in  this  volume." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    42'7.   Ag.   1,   '08.   720w. 
(Review  of  v.   4.) 
"The    absence    of    an    adequate    topicaJ    index 
is  to  be  regretted." 

H Outlook.   90:   315.   O.   10,   '08.   40Cw.    (Re- 
view of  V.   4.) 

Pol.  Sci.   Q.  23:  174.  Mr.   '08.  300w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  3.) 

Adams,  Samuel  Hopkins.  Flying  death. 
t$i.5o.  McClure.  8-3520. 

Montauk  Point,  the  tip-end  of  Long  Island 
is  the  scene  of  a  series  of  casualties  which 
baffle  the  guests  at  Third  House.  After 
a  sailor,  an  aeronaut,  a  newspaper  man,  and  a 
coast-guard  are  stretched  upon  the  sands,  with 
evidence  of  having  suffered  a  similar  fate,  a 
crusade  is  instituted  to  solve  the  mystery  of 
the  ravages.  A  pteranadon,  a  huge  arrow- 
beaked  bird,  known  only  to  the  beginning  of 
the  race,  is  laid  low  after  an  encounter  which 
results  in  the  loss  of  one  man  of  the  party. 
In  addition  to  thrilling  adventure  there  are 
two  romances  which  relieve  the  weight  of  the 
tragedy. 

"One  smells  the  lamp  here  and  there;  the 
effort   the   book   has   cost   is   perceptible." 

H Ind.    64:974.    Ap.    30,    'OS.    130;v. 

"Mr.  Adams  has  written  quite  an  interesting 
story." 

+   N.   Y.    Times.    13:  72.    F.    8,    '08.    l€Ow. 
"Mr.    Adams    has    written    a    readable    story, 
and    has    offered    for    has    mystery    an    explana- 
tion at  the  same  time  impossible  and  eminent- 
ly satisfying." 

+  Outlook.  88:  513.  F.  20,  '08.  140w. 

Addison,  Mrs.  Julia  De  Wolf.  Arts  and 
crafts  in  the  middle  ages:  a  description 
of  mediaeval  workmanship  in  several 
of  the  departments  of  applied  art,  to- 
gether with  some  account  of  special 
artisans  in  the  early  renaissance.  $3. 
Page.  8-19089. 

Examines  mediaeval  artistic  crafts  for  the 
original  processes  which  are  being  restored  in 
the  great  handicraft  revival  in  America  to-day. 
Fully  illustrated,  the  chapters  touch  upon  gold 
and  silver  work,  jewelry  and  precious  stones, 
enamel,  tapestry,  embroideries,  sculpture  in 
stone,  carving  In  wood  and  ivory,  inlay  and 
mosaic,  illumination  of  books.  Bibliography  and 
index. 


the  fascination  of  the  sea.  There  are  fourteen 
chapters  including  strange  stories  of  whale- 
hunts,  shark-encounters,  wrecks,  fires,  storms, 
castaways  and  heroic  rescues  whose  dramatic 
incidents   are   actual   facts. 


"Necessarily,  the  accounts  are  fragmentary, 
but  they  serve  their  purpose." 

■j-    Dial.      45:    216.      O.    1,    '08.      340w. 
+  Int.   Studio.   S'6:   sup.   58.   D.   '08.    70w. 
R.    of    Rs.    38:    511.    O.    '08.    120w. 
Addison,  Mrs.  Julia  De  Wolf.     Mrs.  John 

*  Vernon:   a   study  of  a   social   situation. 
$1.25.    Badger,    R:    G.  8-32641;. 

When  Mrs.  John  Vernon  faces  the  question 
of  consenting  to  the  marriage  of  her  daughter, 
born  out  of  wedlock,  with  the  young  scion  of 
a  Boston  family,  she  takes  her  secret  to  her 
clergyman,  asks  advice  and  is  counseled  on  the 
side  of  silence.  Tho  the  author  intimates  little 
good  from  a  disclosure,  the  secret  comes  to  light 
thru  outside  .<?ources,  the  lover  is  constant,  the 
daughter  dies  ignorant  of  the  cloud,  and  the: 
mother  purges  her  life  thru  hard  work  and  good 
deeds. 

Adventures  at  sea,  by  F.  H.  Converse  and 

*  others.    (Harper's  adventure   ser.)   t6oc. 
Harper.  8-32331. 

A  story  for  boys  and  girls  which  reproduces 


"A  number  of  stories,   all  worth  reading." 
+   N.    Y.   Times,   13:    756.   D.   5,   '08.    20w. 

Adventures    of    pirates    and    sea-rovers,    by 
Howard  Pyle,  Rear-Admiral  J:  H:  Up- 
shur, Paul  Hull  and  others.     (Harper's 
adventure  ser.)  t6oc.  Harper.       8-18406. 
The  wild  life  of  the  seventeenth-century  buc- 
caneers pictured  vividly  by  Howard  Pyle,  Rear- 
admiral   Upshur,     Paul    Hull    and    others.     The 
first  part  gives  strange  glimpses  of  colonial  con- 
ditions  along  our   Atlantic   seaboard   from   New 
England   to    Carthagena,      with    colonial    pirates 
bent  upon  treasure  hunts;  the  second  part  gives 
a   series   of  pictures   of   the   great  sea-rovers   in 
the  times  of  Queen  Elizabeth  and  James  I. 

"Satisfy   the  demand   for   pirate   stories  with- 
out being  too  sen.sational." 

-i-   A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   272.  N.   '08.  4« 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  789.  Jl.  11,  '08.  130w. 

Adventures     with     Indians,     by     Philip     V. 
Mighels  and  others,  il.  t6oc.  Harper. 

8-3518. 
Pioneer  life  in  the  middle  west  is  pictured 
here  in  stirring  tales  of  ambush,  battle,  and 
adventure  in  which  the  wit  and  courage  of  the 
white  man  struggle  against  the  stealth  and 
savage  instinct  of  the  Indian.  Many  of  the 
stories  are  based  upon  fact,  and  many  contain 
actual  historical  incidents,  while  together  they 
reveal  Indian  life  a^nd  character  as  represented 
by  tribes  from  the  M'ontagnais  of  Canada  to 
the  Seminoles  of  Florida  and  to  the  Piutes  of 
the  Rockies.  The  contributors  include  eleven 
well   known   writers   of   stories. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:112.  Ap.   '08.  + 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  158.  Mr.  21,  '08.  120iW. 

Ady,   Cecelia  M.     History  of  Milan    under 

the    Sforza.    (Historic   states   of   Italv.) 

*$3.50.    Putnam.  8-5826. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"As  a  monograph  on  the  Sforza  it  seems  to  us 
one  of  the  very  hest  books  ever  written  by  a 
foreigner  about  Italy.  A  bibliography  at  the 
end  of  the  volume,  however  full  it  may  be,  is 
not  enough.     We  mu.'^t  have  notes." 

+  -i Acad.   73-  266.  D.   21,   '07.   1350w. 

A.    L,   A.    Bkl.   4:  75.   Mr.    '08. 

"In  point  of  construction,  narrative  skill,  and 
judgment    on    men    and    matters,    it    would    do 
credit  to  a   far  more   experienced   historian." 
+  +  Ath.    1908,    1:    316.    Mr.    14.    950w. 

"Miss  Ady's  book  will  taJie  a  prominent  place 
among  the  histories  of  Italy  in  the  English 
language,  and  this  largely  becausa  of  the  care 
and  accuracy  with  which  she  has  studied  her 
subject.  A  few  slips  are  to  be  noticed."  K.  H. 
Vickers. 
-f   H Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    781.    O.    'OS.    14.00w. 

"With  reasonable  fulness,  it  is  intended  to 
be  poDular,  but  not  shallow." 

+  Nation.    86:    260.    Mr.    19,    'OS.    200w. 

"Is  the  first  in  English  to  describe  on  an 
adequate  scale  the  dramatic  events  in  Milan 
under  the  house  of  Sforza.  It  is  to  be  hoped, 
however,  that  future  writers  in  this  series 
will  be  more  generous  in  their  notes  and  less 
chary  of  dispensing  with   authorities." 

-I N.   Y.   Times.   13:470.   Ag.   29,   '08.   700w. 

"Here,  if  anywhere,  one  can  find  an  account 
of  a  particular  historical  period  affecting  one  of 
the  Italian  ctates,  an  account  as  clear  and  con- 
cise as  it  is  brilliant  and  forceful." 

-h  -f-  Outlook.    88:  46.    Ja.   4,   '08.   240w, 

"This  book  is  painstaking  to  a  degree  and 
full  of  information  about  the  Sforza  dukes.  But 
it  does   not  kindle;   it  does  not  warm;   it  does 


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not  incite  to  further  study.  If  not  exactly  ar- 
gumentative in  itself,  yet  the  style  has  at 
times  an  argumentative  cast  which  spoils  its 
narrative    quality." 

h  Sat.    R.   105:    271.   F.    29,    '08.   lOOOw. 

Agger,  Eugene  E.  Budget  in  the  American 
commonwealth.  (Studies  in  history, 
economics  and  public  law,  v.  25,  no.  2.) 
*$i.50.  Longmans.  7-16495. 

The  misuse  of  public  funds  with  attendant 
carelessness  in  auditing  them  has  sent  many 
an  economist  to  the  root  of  evil.  Dr.  Agger's 
took  brings  to.'^ether  the  constitutional  and 
statutory  provisions  and  the  various  customs 
affecting  the  budget  right.  "He  points  out  the 
differences  between  American  and  European 
procedure;  he  describes  the  budget  as  a  report 
and  as  a  project  of  law;  he  sets  forth  the  con- 
ditions of  voting  the  budget,  the  collection  of 
revenue  and  its  centralization,  the  safe-keep- 
ing of  the  public  funds  and  their  disbursement; 
finally  he  treats  of  the  control  of  the  budget, 
in  which  the  subject  of  auditing  is  emphasized 
as  above."    (Outlook.) 


"It  will  prove  a  very  useful  contribution  to 
our  knowledge  of  a  much  confused  and  bewil- 
deiing  subject."     C.   C.   Plehn. 

■r   Econ.    Bull.    1:  142.    Je.    '08.    570w. 
"Dr.    Agger's    book    gives    a    valuable    general 
survey    of    the    Ameiican    system." 

-f-   Outlook.    86:  612.    Jl.    20,    '07.    300w. 

Aglionby,  Francis  Keyes.  Life  of  Edward 
Henry  Bickersteth,  poet  and  bishop. 
$2.50.  Longmans. 
A  biography  of  the  "poet  and  bishop"  who  is 
best  known  thru  his  two  hymns,  "Peace,  perfect 
peace,"  and  "Yesterday,  to-day,  and  for  ever." 
He  is  portrayed  more  as  a  saint  thaa  a  man  of 
intellectual  powers.  "It  will  be  said  that  by 
tradition  and  by  choice  Bishop  Bickerstetn  was 
a  strong  paity  man  of  the  Evangelical  persua- 
sion, and  that  par'dsanship  is  too  often  inimical 
to  saiutship.  Some  would  reply  that  the  evan- 
gelicalism of  a  man  whom  Mr.  Gladstone  pro- 
moted twice  within  a  few  weeks  must  have  been 
of  a  doubtful  quality.  The  true  answer  is  to  be 
traced  through  this  sketch  of  his  life  which 
.shows  how  he  was  saved  from  the  perils  of  par- 
tisanship by  a  genius  for  friendship  with  men 
of  the  opposite  school."    (Lond.   Times.) 


Ind.  64:  49.  Ja.   2,   'OS.  220w. 
+   Lond.  Times.  6.  315.  O.  18,  '07.  580w. 
"M'r.   Aglionby  draws  an  attractive   picture  of 
the   mar.,   of  his   zeal  for  good  works,     his     de- 
voutness,  his  generous  sympathy  with  all  efforts 
that  made  for  the  benefit  of  others." 
-f-  Spec.  99:  672.  N.  2,  '07.  380w. 

Aitken,  Robert.     Golden  horseshoe,  il.  $1.50. 
McBride,  J.  7-34306. 

"A  mysterious  advertisement  calling  for  ad- 
venturers willing  'to  enter  blindly  upon  a  haz- 
ardous undertaJting  [is  answered  by  three 
young  men],  an  American,  an  Englishman 
and  an  Irishman — [who]  get  mixed  up  in  the 
villainous  doings  of  a  Central  American  dic- 
tator and  his  plots  against  his  beautiful  niece." 
(Ind.)  "The  predicaments  are  magnificently 
many  and  ingenious,  full  of  novelty  to  even 
the    well-inured    reader."     (Nation.) 


"It  is  distinctly  American,  and  is  full  of  ex- 
citing  incident." 

H Ath.    1908,    1:    474.    Ap.    18.    270w. 

Ind.  64:209.  Ja.  23,  '08.  80w. 
"There  is  everything  in  the  book  to  recom- 
mend it  as  a  fantasy  in  exploit.  It  may  be 
added  that  it  makes  appeal  mainly  to  the 
reader  who  likes  that  kind  of  thing  and  likes 
a  good  deal  of  it." 

■i Nation.    85:  519.    D.    5,    '07.    400w. 


Aitken,  Thomas.  Road  making  and  main- 
tenance: a  practical  treatise  for  engi- 
neers, surveyors,  and  others;  with  an 
historical  sketch  of  ancient  and  mod- 
ern practice.  2d    ed.  *$6.  Lippincott. 

Agr  8-366. 
This  new  edition  has  been  prepared  to  keep 
pace  with  changed  conditions.  The  new  mat- 
ter relates  chiefly  to  the  question  of  damage 
done  to  roads  by  motor-cars,  and  the  nuisance 
arismg  from  dust  caused  by  the  speed  at 
which  these  vehicles  are  driven.  The  author 
who  has  been  actively  identified  with  the  move- 
ment to  prevent  dust  believes  that  the  system 
of  tar  macadam  offers  the  best  solution  to  the 
dust  problem. 


The  volume  as  a  whole  might  serve  in  many 
respects  as  a  model  for  a  technical  book.  The 
book  should  find  a  place  in  every  engineering 
library  which  makes  any  pretense  of  including 
the    best    works   on    roads    and    pavements  " 

+   +   Engln.    N.    59:    295.    Mr.    12,    'OS.    600w. 

-f-  -I Engln.    Rec.    56:    637.    D.    7,    '07.    150w. 

"The  book  deals  in  an  exhaustive  and  prac- 
tical   manner    with    ri'6]    subjects." 

+   -f   Nature.   77:  244.    Ja.   16,    'OS.   fiOOw. 

Aix,    pseud.    Adventures    of    a    nice    young 
man.   t$i.50.   Duffield.  8-26194. 

The  adventures  of  a  genteel,  pedantic  youth, 
who,  impressionable  and  unqualified  for  strug- 
gle, goes  to  New  York  to  seek  his  fortune.  The 
incidents  of  the  story  are  strung  together  upon 
a  slight  thread  of  plot  relating  to  a  valid  will 
and   a   forged    one. 


"One  reads  it,  a  chapter  at  a  time  .  .  .  for 
the  sake  of  the  rather  whimsical  humor  of 
what  happens  from  page  to  page."  F:  T 
Cooper. 

+   Bookm.      28:    265.    N.    '08.    260w. 

"The  interest  of  the  book  is  entirely  in  the 
manner  of  its  telling,  which  is  whimsical, 
quaintly  audacious  in  its  irreverence  for  liter- 
ary tradition,  sometimes  as  romantically  im- 
possible as  a  fairy  tale  in  its  narrative  of 
events,    and    again    crudely    realistic." 

H N.  Y.  Times.     13:   614.   O.   24,  '08.   ISOw. 

Aked,   Charles   Frederic.       Old   events   and 
*       modern   meanings,   and   other   sermons. 
**$i.25.    Revell.  8-29641. 

A  group  of  sermons  preached  from  the  pulpit 
of  the  Fifth  Avenue  Baptist  church.  "They  are 
evangelical,  and  they  are  also  distinctly  modem 
in  their  wide  outlook  upon  the  things  and 
thoughts  of  the  world's  work,  and  plav,  and 
folly,  and  wrong.  Their  ethical  tone  and  tem- 
per are  incisive  and  stirring.  Their  felicitously 
modernized  interpretation  from  an  ethical  and 
religious  standpoint  of  Lord  Bacon's  famous 
aphorisms  concerning  the  'idols  of  the  tribe, 
the  cave,  the  market-place,  and  the  theatre'  is 
thoroughly  characteristic  of  the  preacher."  (Out- 
look.) 


"Dr.  Aked  occasional^-  offends  against  good 
taste.  When  all's  said  Dr.  Aked  is  a  strong 
man  and  has  published  a  good  book.  The  kind 
of  preaching  in  these  sermons  is  not  only  what 
people   want,  but  what  thev  need." 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:   637.  O.   31,   '08.  720w. 

"The  discourses  in  this  volume  are  rot  mere- 
ly sermons;   they  are  also  literature." 

-I-  Outlook.    90:  596.    N.    14,    '08.    llOw. 

Albanesi,  Efifie  Adelaide  Maria  (Efifie  Ade- 
laide Rowlands,  pseud.).  Forbidden 
road.  7SC.  Cupples  &  L.  7-42010. 

"The  story  of  what  happened  to  a  man  when 
wealth  came  to  him  at  the  age  of  30  and  found 
him  rather  simple  in  his  tastes,  good  looking, 
intelligent,  right  meaning,  and  with  an  unspoiled 
capacity  for  enjoyment.  The  two  chief  women 
characters  are  a  gay,  fascinating,  light-minded 


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Albanesi,  Effie  A.  M. — Continued. 
young  widow  and  the  capable  and  lovable  young 
woman    who    is    the    governess    of    the   widow's 
children." — N.   Y.   Times. 


"It  is  rather  regrettable,  a  bit  of  shoddy  suf- 
ficiently smooth  of  surface  to  engage  the  eye, 
but  with  no  real  substance.  The  governess,  the 
baronet,  the  millionaire,  all  have  human  attri- 
butes, and  even  an  air  of  individuality;  but  they 
really  are,  and  are  meant  to  be,  nothing  more 
than  wax  figures  designed  with  sufficient  cun- 
ning to  deceive  the  ignorant  or  indolent  patron 
of  the  show." 

—  Nation.   86:   448.   My.  14,   '08.   2.30w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  184.  Ap.  4,  '08.  150w. 

Alden,  Henry  Mills.     Magazine  writing  and 
the  new  literature.  **$2.  Harper. 

8-28839- 
Writing  out  of  the  fulness  of  fifty  years  of 
close  association  with  literature,  forty  years  of 
which  have  been  spent  on  the  editorial  staff  of 
Harper's  magazine,  the  author  has  two  objects 
in  view:  "First,  to  show  the  intimate  relations 
of  periodical  to  general  literature,  as  to  author- 
ship and  aim;  secondly,  to  present  certain 
characteristic  features  of  a  new  life  and  litera- 
ture, beginning  two  centuries  ago  with  the 
emergence,  in  the  natural  course  of  evolution, 
of  the  distinctively  modern  physical  era."  The 
keynote  of  the  study  is  the  ever-developing  re- 
lation of  modern  literature  to  life  itself. 


+   Ind.  65:  1174.  N.  19,  '08.  30w. 
"The  present  work  is  a  symmetrical  and  im- 
pressive whole,  a  harmonious  composition,  with 
a    distinctive    historical    and    critical    meaning." 
+    Lit.    D.    37:    671.    N.    7,    '08.    400w. 
"Alinor   differences   of  opinion,    however,      and 
the   intellectual   effort   required   in  tollowlng  the 
argument    should    prejudice   no   one   against    the 
important  an(i   startling  major  conclusions." 

H Nation.    87:   493.    N.   19,    '08.   520w. 

"If  anything  were  needed  to  complete  the 
extraordinary  character  of  the  new  volume  by 
the  editor  of  Harper's  magazine  it  would  be 
supplied  by  the  fact  that  a  veteran  in  letters, 
such  as  Mr.   Alden,   is  the  author  of  it." 

+  -f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  585.  O.  24,  '08.  1350w. 
+   R.    of    Rs.    38:    637.    N.    '08.    90w. 

Aldis,  Janet.  Queen  of  letter  writers,  Mar- 
quise de  Sevigne,  Dame  de  Bourbilly, 
1626-1696.      *$3.    Putnam.  8-9535. 

The  lettors  cover,  as  Sainte-Beuve  said, 
"twenty-seven  years  of  the  most  delightful  pe- 
riod Oi  the  most  agreeable  French  society" — the 
time  of  Cornellle  and  La  Fontaine,  Moliere  and 
Racine,  the  time  when  court  and  society  set  the 
example  of  good  breeding  to  all  the  world,  when 
"the  church  [was]  rich  in  great  preachers  as 
she  never  was  beiore-  or  since  .  .  .  and  the  king 
[was]  at  last  really  on  his  throne  and  preparing 
France  for  the  only  century  of  freedom  from  the 
civil  war  she  has  ever  known."   (Lrond  Times.) 

"Shows  in  a  lively  way  Madame  de  SSvigng's 
relation  to  her  times  and  her  connection  with 
the  important  people  and  the  events  of  her 
day." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bl<l._4:   163.   Je.   '08. 
"Miss     Aldis's     style     lacks     distinction     and 
sometimes    correctness." 

H Ath.  1908,  2:  205.  Ag.  22.  64Dw. 

"A  full,  readable,  and  altogether  excellent  ac- 
count of  Madame  de  Sevigne  and  her  times." 
-{-  +  Dial.  43:  420.  D.   16,   '07.   410w. 
"Mrs.   Aldis  has  gathered  much  of  Interest." 

+  Ind.  65:  381.  Ag.  13,  '08.  230w. 
"The  fault  of  Mr.  Lucas  is  that  he  has  given 
nothing  of  this  'delightful  creature';  and  of  Miss 
Aldis  that  she  has  allowed  her  to  be  too  much 
buried  under  the  pomps  and  vanities  of  a  'Life 
and  times.'  " 

-i Lend.  Times.  6:380.   D.  13,   '07.   970w. 

Nation.    86:    238.   Mr.   12,   '08.    200w. 


"Miss  Aldis  evidently  loves  the  Image  of  the 
brilliant  and   amiable  Marquise,   for  she  writes 
of  her  with   a   deft  and   understanding  pen." 
+  +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  158.  Mr.  21,  '08.  850w. 

"The  author  has  been  wonderfully  successful 
in  throwing  into  relief  and  rendering  attractive 
to  readers  of  our  own  day  just  those  things 
which  made  up  the  social  and  literary  associa- 
tions which  surrounded  aiadame  de  Sevigng  and 
her  friends.  The  story,  as  told  here,  is  lively 
ind  even  brilliant." 

4-   -f-  Outlook.   87:  589.   N.   16.  '07.   16ftw. 

"An  excellent  example  of  its  class."  E.  J. 
Putnam. 

-I-   Putnam's.    4:    364.   Je.    '08.   400w. 
"An     excellent     piece     of     work." 

-I-  Sat.  R.  105:  792.  Je.  20,  '08.  860w. 
"With  such  a  subject  and  such  materials,  of 
which  she  has  made  the  fullest  use,  it  is  no 
wonder  that  Mrs.  Aldis  should  have  written 
a  delightful  book.  To  our  mind,  its  defect  is 
a  necessary  one:  the  amount  of  translation 
from  Madame  de  SgvignS's  letters." 
+  Spec.  100 :  66.  Je.  11,  '08.  550w. 

Aleramo,  Sibilla,  pseud.     A  woman  at  bay; 

*       translation  of  the  Italian  "Una  donna" 

by  M.  H.  Lansdale.  t$i-50.  Putnam. 

8-30133. 

A  woman's  troubled  life  revealed  thru  the 
process  of  subjective  analysis  becomes  a  human 
document  from  very  introspection.  The  story 
depicts  the  agony  resulting  from  marriage  with 
a  dull,  brutal  man,  and  aeals  with  the  problem 
of  separation  whicli  involves  separation  also 
from  her  child,  the  one  being  she  loves  devoted- 
ly.   

"The  chief  fault  of  the  book  is  not  inerely 
that  it  is  a  purpose  novel,  but  that  it  flaunts  its 
purpose  rampantly  on  every  page."  F:  T.  Coop- 
er. 

-f-   Bookm.    28:    383.    D.    '08.    280w. 

"It  is  hard  for  an  American  woman,  however 
she  may  pity  the  protagonist  of  the  book,  to 
sympathize  with  this  morbid,  'oversexed' — if  we 
may  coin  such  a  word — passionately  complain- 
ing creature;  but  the  story  of  brutal  pnysical 
tyranny  and  abuse,  however  hysterically  told, 
is  not  negligible  when  we  consider  that  it  rep- 
resents an  actual  condition  of  the  present  day, 
permitted — one  might  almost  say  enforced — by 
law." 

H Nation.   87:    563.   D.    3,   'OS.    330w. 

"Signora  Aleramo  knows  how  to  enlist  the 
warmest  human  sympathies  in  behalf  of  the 
wronged  woman's  right  to  freedom  and  to  sup- 
port her  view  of  the  matter  by  reason  and  the 
fervor   of   her   eloquence." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   615.   O.   24,   '08.   50w. 

"Of  calm  logic  there  is  little;  and  hysteria 
flavors  the  emotional  passages." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13.  688.  N.  21,  'OS.  140w. 

"It  has  been  very  happily  rendered/' 
+   Putnam's.  5:   366.  D.  '08.  lOOw. 

Alexander,  Archibald  B.  D.     Short  history 
of  philosophy.  *$2.6o.  Macmillan. 

8-1778. 
A  history  of  philosophy  from  the  beginning  to 
the  present  time,  showing  the  characterizing 
features  of  each  system  and  its  place  and  influ- 
ence in  the  evolution  of  thought.  The  plan  in- 
volves "a  very  cursory  treatment  of  Greek,  pa- 
tristic, and  scholastic  philosophy;  a  fairly  ex- 
tended treatment  of  that  of  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury; and  then  a  very  full  account  of  the  Eng- 
lish, French,  and  German  enlightenment,  of 
Kant,  and  of  the  movement,  from  Kant  to  He- 
gel. Post- Hegelian  thought  is  touched  lightly." 
(Phllos.  R.) 


"As  for  Mr.  Alexander's  method  in  particular 
the  various  philosophies  he  expounds  appear  to 
us  bereft  of  life  and  actuality  in  a  peculiar  de- 
gree. The  whole  treatment  of  ancient  philos- 
ophies strikes  us  as  uncritical." 

h  Ath.   1908,    1:  321.   Mr.    14.   360w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


"One  feels  that  the  secondary  sources  have 
been  the  main  inspiration  of  the  book.  It  can 
hardly  be  said  that  the  book  offers  anything 
which  can  not  be  had  as  woll,  if  not  better,  in 
already  existing  works,  though  written  by  Ger- 
mans or  e\en  by  Amoriciins."  Norman  Wilde. 
\-   J.   Philos.   5:   527.   S.   10,   'OS.   lOSOw. 

"For  the  most  part  the  author's  explanations 
and  criticisms  are  clear  and  just.  He  is,  Ik'W- 
ever,  'ess  happy  in  his  chapters  on  German 
philosophy  from  Kant  to  Hegel  than  in  any 
other  part  of  his  work." 

-i Nation.    85:  354.    O.    17,    '07.    450w. 

"The  accounts  which  Mr.  Alexander  gives  of 
the  various  systems  of  philosophy  are  clear  and 
sound,  and  in  all  important  cases  have  the  vital 
quality  that  comes  from  tirst-liand  acquaint- 
ance with  the  classics  of  his  subject.  The 
pages  which  we  grudge  to  the  lesser  Teutonic 
lights  might  well  have  been  used  to  make  more 
adequate  the  author's  picture  of  recent  philo- 
sophical   discussion    in   this   country." 

-I-  —  Nature.    78:    443.    S.    10,    '08.    43.0w. 

"In  point  of  execution,  the  work  is  uneven. 
While  the  book  is  unreliable  on  delicate  jnat- 
ters  throughout,  candor  demands  the  recogni- 
tion that  much  of  it  is  instructive  and  effect- 
ively written,  and  presents  material  not  other- 
wise !=iO  readily  available."     E.   L.   Hinman. 

h  Philos.   R.  17;  219.  Mr.  '08.  1500w. 

AUaben,  Frank.  John  Watts  de  Peyster. 
(Allaben  biographical  ser.)  2v.  *$2.5o. 
Frank  Allaben  genealogical  co.,  3  W. 
42  St.,  N.  Y.  8-21542. 

A  complete  biography  of  General  de  Peyster, 
"the  tirst  notable  military  critic  produced  by 
America— the  first  to  treat  the  battles  and  cam- 
paigns of  our  great  conflicts  in  the  spirit  of  a 
true  philosophy  of  the  art  of  war."  Ten  chap- 
ters are  devoted  to  his  ancestors  of  Flemish  or- 
igiri,  nine  to  early  recollections,  ten  to  miytaay 
career,    and   twenty-three    to   literary   work. 


"A  work  which  will  prove  of  high  interest  to 
many  countrymen  of  Gen.  de  Peyster,  especial- 
ly  if   they   are   New    Yorkers." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:325.    S.   5,   '08.   360w. 

Allen,    Alexander    V.    G.     Phillips    Brooks. 
*$2.50.  Button.  7-41554- 

An  abridgment  of  the  two  voiume  biography 
which  appeared  six  years  ago.  It  is  authorita- 
tive and  concise  and  "is  a  history  of  the  evolu- 
tion of  a  character  of  a  spirit,  and  that 
rather  u.ider  the  influence  of  the  events  which 
affected  all  men  whose  allotted  terjn  of  life  was 
the  la.tt'^r  half  of  the  nineteenth  century,  rather 
than  under  that  of  the  special  events  which  be- 
fell the  individual,  Phillips  Brooks."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   35.   F.   'OS.   •i- 
"It  will  be  welcomed  by  many  who  found  the 
two  large  volumes   too  expensive." 

+  Ath.   1908,   2:   508.  O.   24.   60w. 
Dial.    44:    111.    F.    16,    '08.   lOOw. 
"The   abridgment  is   of  sufficient   compass   to 
tell  the  story  of  the  man  and  his  work,  and  the 
most    valuable    and    interesting   portions   of    the 
letters  have  been  retained." 

+  Nation.  86:  81.  Je.  23,  '08.  60w. 
"Dr.  Allen  has  allowed  Phillips  Brooks  to  fur- 
nish this  explanation  largely  m  his  own  words, 
follov.ing  discriminately  revealing  journals, 
memoranda,  and  letters  .  .  .  and  the  result  is  a 
personal  revelation  as  fascinating  in  its  way  as 
the  'Confessions  of  Augustine'  or  the  'Journal 
intime  of  Amiel.'  " 

-r   N.  Y.  Times.  12:  829.  D.  14,  '07.   700w. 
Outlook.  88:  44.  Ja.  4,  '08.  lOOw. 
"The    process    of    condensation      .      .      .      has 
not   in   any   way   detracted   from   the    clearness 
of  the  picture    which  Professor  Allen  draws  of 
the  man  and   his  ministry.   This,    like  the   more 
elaborate  biography   published  eight  years  ago, 
is  an  inspiring  and  compelling  human  portrait" 
+  R.  Of  Rs.  37:  380.  Mr.  '08.  130w. 


"We  may  commend  it  generally  to  ooir  read- 
ers." 

+  Spec.   101:   451.   S.   26,   '08.   300w. 

Allen,  Annie  Winsor.  Home,  school  and  va- 
cation; a  book  of  suggestions.  **$i.25. 
Houghton.  7-36254. 

A  book  of  detailed  rules  for  bringing  up  chil- 
dren written  for  the  average  parent  who  is  not 
able  to  cope  with  the  terminology  of  the  new 
psychology.  "The  opening  chapters  are  devot- 
ed to  generalities  and  'what  to  avoid' ;  and  the 
rest  is  constructive,  with  appended  tables  tell- 
ing v/hat  should  be  accomplished  at  the  vari- 
ous ages,  both  physically  and  mentally.  The 
underlying  principle  in  Mrs.  Allen's  scheme  of 
education  is  well  expressed  by  her  phrases: 
'Not  a  month  must  be  unheeded — the  child  will 
never   ccme   to    that  age   again.'  "    (Nation.) 

"Rather  dogmatic  at  times,  and  not  thorough- 
ly   based    in     scientific     research,     but     on     the 
whole,    sane    and    v/holesome,    and   wfll    be    read 
when  more  critical   books  will  be  passed  over." 
H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   127.   My.   '08. 

"There  are  qualities  which  all  will  admire  on 
all  her  pages— the  sanity  of  her  judgment,  the 
smcerity  of  her  feeling,  and  the  evidence  vis- 
ible everywhere  that  the  writer  has  gathered 
her  conclusions  from  an  experience  unusually 
rich  and   varied."     J.    G.    Croswell. 

4-   Educ.    R.    35:    512.    My.    '0^.    550w. 
+   Nation.   86:   193.   F.   27,   '08.   200w. 

"Its  suggestions,  broadly  conceived  and 
evolved  from  a  long  and  valuable  experience 
as  a  teacher,  cannot  fail  to  lead  to  saner  edu- 
cational processes  and  to  more  fruitful  re- 
sults, if  intelligently  grasped  and  applied  in  the 
homes   and    schools   of   to-day." 

+    R.    of    Rs.    36:75«.    D.    '07.    150w. 

Allen,  Charles  C.  Engineering  workshop 
practice.  *$r.25.  Button. 
"The  first  30  odd  pages  are  given  up  to  a 
general  discussion  of  materials  and  kinematics, 
as  involved  in  maohine-shop  practice. 
About  20  pages  hold  descriptions  of  gages,  mi- 
crometer and  vernier  callipers,  and  their  prop- 
er field  and  use.  The  following  18  pages  treat 
of  tool  steels  and  their  manipulation,  and  the 
next  few  pages  contain  practical  directions  for 
brazing,  soldering,  riveting,  etc.  The  rest  of 
the  book  is  mainly  composed  of  chapters  on 
chipping,  filing  and  scraping,  on  lathe  work, 
boring,  planing,  milling,  grinding,  screw  cut- 
ting,   gear    cutting,    etc." — Engin.    N. 

"The  volume  as  a  whole  may  be  indicative  of 
British  instruction  in  metal  working,  hut  it 
cannot  be  taken  as  representative  of  American 
methods  and  could  not  well  serve  as  a  guide 
in  manual-training  schools  and  technical-school 
workshops  on   this  side  of  the  Atlantic." 

h   Engin.    N.  59:    296.    Mr.    12,   'OS.    300w. 

"This  book,  good  as  it  is,  would  have  been 
much  more  useful  if  no  attempt  had  been 
made  to  write  for  the  information  of  both  the 
beginner  and  the  skilled  workman;  their  needs 
are  so  different  that  the  result  cannot  be 
satisfactorv    to    either   class." 

+  —  Nature.    77:    28.    N.    14,    '07.    450w. 

Allen,  Grant.  Evolution  in  Italian  art. 
*$3.5o.  Wessels. 

An  introductory  chapter  suggesting  some  of 
the  forces  affecting  the  painters  of  the 
fourteenth,  fifteenth  and  sixteenth  centuries 
precedes  a  detailed  study  of  the  set  subjects 
of  Italian  art.  In  his  study  the  author  shows 
"the  stream  of  development  by  which,  thru 
the  hands  of  various  artists  and  various 
schools,  the  dry  and  lifeless  picture  in  the  rude 
native  manner  was  vivified  and  spiritualised 
into  the  art  of  Fra  Angelico,  of  Bellini,  of 
Leonardo."  Some  of  the  subjects  studied  are 
the  marriage  of  the  Virgin,  the  visitation,  the 
annunciation,  the  madonna  and  child,  the 
madonna  and  saints,  the  adoration  of  th« 
Magi,    the  presentation,   and  the  Keta.. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Allen,  Grant  — Continued. 

"His  cogent  argument  is  pleasant  to  reaxi  and 
by  the  aid  of  a  large  number  of  excellent  illus- 
trations is  made  easy  to  follow." 

+   Dial.  46:  4'07.  D.  1,  '08.  500w. 

+   Nation.    87:395.    O.    22,    '08.    170w. 
"Evolution  in  art  is  of  course  taken  into  con- 
sideration by  every  seriou.?  historian  of  art,  but 
it  has   never   been   so   systematically   studied   as 
in   the  present  volume."       E.   L.    Gary. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  557.   O.   10,   '08.   1650w. 
"Whether     one   asn'ce    with    the    Grant   Allen 
idea    or    not,      Mr.    Cruickshank's     introductory 
chapter  is   pertinent  readins?  for  anyone." 

+  Outlook.    90:    796.    D.    5,    '08.    570-w. 

Allin,  C.  D.  Early  federation  movement  of 
Australia.  $1.50.  British  Whig  pub.  co., 
Kingston,  Ontario.  8-17801. 

Deals  vi'ith  the  beginnings  of  this  movement 
in  Australia,  continuing  to  1863.  "Mr.  Allin 
traces  successively  the  federal  policy  of  Lord 
Grey,  which  he  treats  with  great  fulness  and 
svmpathy;  the  proposals  of  constitutional  com- 
niittees  in  New  South  Wales  and  Victoria;  and, 
lastly,  the  coneluFions  arrived  at  in  parliamen- 
tary  reports."      (Eng.    Hist.    R.) 


"Mr.  Allin's  work  is  a  clear  exposition  of  his 
theme  and  has  the  merit  of  being  well  writ- 
ten. It  is  not  free  of  occasional  slips,  but  the 
only  objection  of  consequence  to  which  the  vol- 
ume PiZ-  a  whole  appears  to  be  open,  is  a  too 
exhaustive    treatment." 

+  —  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:  643.    Ap.    '08.    350w. 
+  Ann.   Am.   Acad.  31:   707.  My.   '08.   200w. 

"A  sound  and  accurate,  but  somewhat  arid 
survey." 

H Ath.    1907,    2:    126.    Ag.    3.    150w. 

"Mr.    Allin's    work    is    generally    of    a    sound 
and    trustworthy    character,    but     a     few     slips 
have  found   admis.=ion."     H.    E.    Egerton. 
H Eng.   Hist.   R.  23:  389.  Ap.  '08.   600w. 

"The  work  will  prove  illuminating  to  those 
who  have  regarded  federation  as  a  recent  idea 
and  who  are  unaware  of  the  long  and  arduous 
work  which  precedes  any  considerable  political 
achievement.  Dr.  Allin  has  marshaled  the  re- 
sults of  his  thorough  researches  with  mature 
and  sober  judgment,  while  the  vigor  of  his  style 
lends  color  and  charm  to  a  theme  naturally 
lacking  in   these  qualities." 

+    +   Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:    173.    Mr.    '08.    150w. 

Allingham,  William.  William  Allingham: 
a  diary;  ed.  by  H.  Allingham  and  D. 
Radford.  *$3.75.  Macmillan.  8-9512. 

Literary  small  talk,  quips  and  jests  bring  the 
reader  into  touch  with  the  companionable  side 
of  such  men  of  letters  as  Tennyson,  Browning, 
Carlyle,  and  many  of  their  contemporaries. 
"One  does  not  see  why  this  diary  is  not  the  Bos- 
well's  Johnson  of  its  time,  as  authentic  and  in- 
teresting a  delineation  of  literary  London  during 
the  Victorian  as  the  other  during  the  Georgian 
period."    (N.  Y.  Times.) 


"In  literary  charm  the  book  suffers  from  be~ 
ing  so  largely  a  'rudis  indigestaque  moles' — 
for  which,  however,  no  one  is  to  blame,  unless 
we  choose  to  quarrel  with  the  dead  poet  for 
dropping  so  soon  the  autobiography  that  he 
hpd  begun  to  frame  out  of  his  diary  material. 
This  too-short  portion,  indeed,  does  pos- 
sess a  very  readable  quality.  Mrs.  Allingham 
and  Mrs.  Radford  have  done  good  editorial 
work."  P.  F.  Bicknell. 
+  H Dial.    44:    69.    F.    1,    'OS.    ]470w. 

"The  volume  might  yield  many  more  stories 
than  those  we  have  taken;  and  most  of  them 
are  true  in  tlie  best  sense  of  the  word." 

-}-  +   Lend.  Times.  6:  387.  D.  20,  '07.  820w. 

"A  good  deal  of  this  is  entirely  trivial,  and 
ought  to  have  been  suppressed.  There  would 
still  be  suliicient  left  to  fill  a  fair-sized  vol- 
ume " 

H Nation.    86:    40.    Ja.    9,    '08.    700w. 


"A  fascinating  book  as  well  as  a  most  instruc- 
tive  document." 

-I-  +   N.  Y.  Times.  12:  841.  D.  21,  '07.  3420w. 
"This   is  a  book  with  a  pleasant  literary  fla- 
vour,   though   some   of  the  entries   from   Ailing- 
ham's   diaries  seem   rather   small   beer." 
-t-  Sat.  R.  104:  582.  N.  9,  '07.  250w. 
"The   little   sketches   of   the   man    [Tennyson], 
of  his  looks  and  ways,  the  little  scraps     of     his 
talk,  have  a  convincing  air  of  truth  aibout  them. 
After    Tennyson    come    Browning    and    Carlyle, 
and   after   these   again   a   multitude     of    literary 
men,   every  one   being  happily  touched  off." 
+   +   Spec.  S9:  713.   N.  9,  '07.  450w. 

Almack,  Edward.  Bookplates.  (Little 
books  on  art.)  *$i.  McClurg.  8-34675. 
An  introduction  treats  of  the  different  kinds 
of  blocks  or  plates  from  which  bookplates  were 
first  produced  and  the  styles  of  ex  libris  early 
predominating  in  Germany,  France  and  Eng- 
land. This  is  followed  by  chapters  on  book- 
plates chronologically,  bookplates  with  mant- 
ling, some  specimens  found  in  the  British  mu- 
seum, Chippendale  and  crestplates,  modern 
bookplates,  various  bookplates,  and  bookplates 
in   America. 


Nation.  87:  558.  D.  3,  '08.  200w. 
"Unfortunately  the  volume  does  not  deserve 
the  same  commendation  that  may  freely  be  giv- 
en to  the  rest  of  th.e  series.  Although  it  con- 
tains much  information,  particularly  cc>ncerning 
armorial  book  plates,   it  is  ill-balanced." 

f-   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   684.   N.  21,   '08.   60w. 

Alston,  Leonard.  White  man's  work  in 
Asia  and  Africa:  a  discussion  of  the 
main  difficulties  of  the  colour  question. 
*$i.    Longmans.  8-1381. 

With  a  broad  grasp  of  the  situation,  thru  op- 
timistic and  eclectic  doctrines,  Mr.  Alston 
treats  the  political,  social,  and  religious  factors 
which  combine  to  make  the  color  problem  a 
complicated  one. 

"No  one  interested  in  civil  administration  of 
colonies,  or  in  foreign  mission  work  can  afford 
to  overlook   this   modest  essay." 

4-  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:  "616.   N.   '08.   13'0w. 

"Leonard  Alston  considers  the  white  man's 
burden  with  as  much  open-mindedness  as  is 
reconcilable  with  the  nature  of  a  thesis  which 
assumes  that  the  white  man  is,  on  the  whole, 
right  and  the  child  of  destiny." 

-f-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  37.  Ja.   25,   '08.    lOOOw. 

"In  style  and  in  command  of  English  the  au- 
thor displays  a  singular  ability;  but  the  book 
is  more  noteworthy  for  these  characteristics 
than  for  any  practical  suggestion  which  it  con- 
tains for  the  solution  of  the  most  important 
question  of  the  future." 

h  Spec.    99:  sup.    909.    D.    7,    '07.    300w. 

Ames,  Joseph  Bushnell.  Pete,  cow-puncher: 

a    story    of    the    Texas    plains.    t$i.50. 

Holt.  8-30533. 

The  experience  of  a  young  New  Yor   er  who, 

much    to    the    chagrin    of    his    father,    preferred 

life  in   the   Texas  plains  to  Yale   first  and  Wall 

Street   afterwards.      It   is   the   story   of  a   clean, 

honest,     resolute     fight    against    hardships    and 

peril. 

Amimdsen,  Roald.  North-west  passage: 
being  a  record  of  a  voyage  of  explora- 
tion of  the  ship  Gjoa  in  the  years  1903- 
7;  with  a  supplement  by  Lieut  Hansen. 
2v.  ^$8.  Button.  8-35750. 

An  account  of  the  voyage  which  Captain 
Amundsen  and  his  crew  of  seven  men  made  in 
exploration  of  the  North-west  passage.  "Diffi- 
cult navigation,  sledge  excursions  that  were  not 
exactly  summer  picnics,  meteorological  and 
magnetic  observations  under  trying  conditions, 
the  exaction  of  some  degree  of  respect  and  dec- 
orum from  the  swarming  Esquimaux  that  beset 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


them  in  their  winter  quarters,  and  the  contin- 
ual problem  of  food,  fuel,  and  shelter  in  the 
cruel  cold  of  these  latitudes — that,  in  brief,  in- 
dicates the  work  that  was  cut  out  for  Captain 
Amundsen  and  his  little  crew."  Lieut.  Han- 
sen's supplementary  chapter  relates  to  his  sur- 
veying expedition  to  the  east  coast  of  Victoria 
Land. 


"This  record  ...  is  written  with  sailorlike 
simplicity  and  with  an  attractive  enthusiasm 
for  the  subject.  The  arrangement  leaves  some- 
thing to  be  desired.  Lieut.  Hansen's  supple- 
ment should  have  been  inserted  in  the  body  of 
the  narrative;  and  the  historical  survey  of  pre- 
vious exploration,  which  is  slight  and  in  some 
points  inaccurate,  appears  rather  aimlessly  in 
the  tenth  chapter." 

H Ath.   1908,   2:  33.  Jl.  11.   ISOOw. 

"Net  the  least  interesting  parts  of  the  book 
are  the  stories  of  the  distinctly  Scandinavian 
character  of  practical  jokes  which,  apparently, 
were  everlastingly  played  on  each  other  by  all 
the  members  of  the  party."  A.  W.  Vorse. 
+   Bookm.  28:  276.  N.  '08.  1200w. 

"His  straightforward  narrative  makes  not 
only  one  of  the  best  books  of  Arctic  explora- 
tion, but  one  of  the  best  books  of  ad%  enture  of 
any  sort  that  have  ever  been  written.  The 
narrative  is  not  free  from  bewildering  incon- 
sistencies, which  sometimes  amount  to  positive 
inaccuracies."     P.    F.   Bicknell. 

H Dial.  45:  SO.   Ag.  16,   '08.  1850w. 

"It  is  difficult  to  realize  that  the  book  is  a 
translation,  so  easy  is  the  style." 

+    Nation.    87:    2G7.    S.    17,    'QiS.    ^oOw. 

"Though  the  book  would  not  lose  by  con- 
densation in  places,  it  is  singularly  free  from 
the  trivialities  with  which  such  volumes  are 
often  loaded.  But  an  appendix  of  scientific  re- 
sults would  have  given  more  permanent  value 
to  these  volumes." 

H Nature.    78:    478.    S.    17,    'OS.    15oOw. 

"AVith  the  skill  of  the  true  artist,  the  North- 
west passage  is  there,  the  real  hero  of  the  story, 
behind  all  the  humorous  and  sometimes  tragic 
adventures  with  which  this  excellent  narrator 
entertains  his  readers." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  373.   Jl.   4,   '08.   2050w. 
+    R.   of   Rs.    :^S:    383.    S.    '08.    120w. 
+   +   Sat.    R.   105:  823.   Je.   27,   '08.    660w. 

"The  observations  which  Captain  Amimdsen 
makes  on  the  mode  of  life,  manners,  and  strug- 
gle for  existence  of  the  inhabitants  near  the 
Nort'n-west  passage  ai-e  quite  the  most  inter- 
esting and   valuable    in    the   vol'inie." 

+  Spec.  101:   S40.  N.  21,  '0'8.   llOOw. 

Anderson,  Ada  Woodruff.    Heart  of  the  red 

firs.    t$i.5o.    Little.  8-9815. 

Set  in  the  grim  forest  country  of  the  Pacific 
northwest,  this  story  deals  with  the  epoch  that 
closed  with  the  completion  of  the  Northern  Pa- 
cific road  thru  to  the  coast.  A  charming  hero- 
in© is  portrayed  who  has  fearlessness,  ability 
to  command,  the  foresight  and  memory  neces- 
sary for  the  self  protection  of  pioneers,  and 
withal  is  feminine  to  the  core.  The  perils  of 
the   wilds   are    truthfully   set    down. 


"For  the  most  part  one  brings  away  from  the 
reading  an  abiding  sense  of  splendid  freedom, 
health  and  courage  in  a  glorious  setting  of  fir- 
clad   mountains."    F:    T.   Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   27:  57S.   Ag.   '08.    400w. 
Ind.    65:  550.    S.   3,    'OS.    50w. 
"It   is   more    effective    in    description    than    In 

H Nation.   87:   56.   Jl.   16,   '08.    270w. 

"Is  written  very  vigorously  and  authoritative- 
ly. The  'story  part,'  as  the  children  say,  lags 
often,  and,  indeed,  does  not  seem  to  have  been 
conceived  in  the  first  place  with  any  marked 
conviction    or    originality." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  30'2.  My.  30,  '08.  200w. 

N.  Y.  Times.     13:  335.  Je.  13,  '08.  140w. 


Anderson,  Galusha.     Story  of  a  border  city 
during  the  civil  war.  **$i.5o.  Little. 

8-27164. 
A  story  of  St.  Louis  during  the  civil  war 
told  by  a  man  who  was  a  clergyman  in  that 
city  from  1858  to  1866.  It  is  an  intimate  sketch 
of  local  conditions  and  local  feeling  recorded 
from  personal  observations  and  experiences, 
revealing  the  struggle  between  the  opposing 
factions  standing  respectively  for  secession  and 
for    the    union. 


Ind.  65:  1250.  N.  26,  '08.  300w. 
"Rich  in  the  material  of  which  history  is  made 
as  well  as  most  interesting  in  itself.  He  writes 
with  calmness  and  in  a  judicial,  objective  sort 
of  way  that  cannot  carry  any  offense.  On  its 
literary  side  his  work  would  have  been  the 
better  for  more  careful  revision  and  editing, 
for  his  style  is  often  so  slovenly  as  to  be  an- 
noying." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:   549.  O.  3,  '08.   600w. 

+   R.    of    Rs.     38:    637.   N.    'OS.    120w. 
Anderson,  J.  Wemyss.  Refrigeration:  an  el- 
ementary text-book.  *$2.25.   Longmans. 

8-28304. 
"An  exposition  of  the  scientific  principles  in- 
volved in  the  production  of  low  temperatures, 
and  descriptions  of  the  apparatus  by  which  they 
are  obtained.  The  work  being  an  elementary 
one,  questions  relating  to  the  design  of  appa- 
ratus have  been  properly  withheld  for  a  suc- 
ceeding and  more  advanced  volume." — Engin.  D. 

"The  illustrations  are  good,  the  index  is 
ample,  and  many  instructive  and  practical  prob- 
lems are  given  in  their  proper  place  for  the 
further  use  of  the  student." 

+   Engin.   D.  3:  652.  Je.   '08.   300w. 

"This  book  differs  and  compares  favorably 
with  all  other  books  on  that  subject,  inasmuch 
as  examples  are  used  for  explaining  the  funda- 
mental principles.  The  book  as  a  whole  is  all 
that  is  claimed  for  it  and  can  therefore  be  highly 
recommended."  J.   C.  Bertsch. 

+   H-   Engin.   N.  60:   77.   Jl.  16,  '08.   860w. 

"The  treatment  of  the  subject  is  accurate 
and  lucid,  and  in  all  cases  the  necessary 
mathematical  investigations  are  reduced  to 
their  simplest  elements,  many  numerical  ex- 
amples  being  added."     E.   Edser. 

+   Nature.   78:  317.   Ag.   6,   '08.   470w. 

Andreiyeff,  Leonidas.  Silence:  tr.  from  the 

Russian    by    John    Coiirnos.    bds.    2Sc. 

Brown  bros. 

"A   story,    a   melancholy   poem,    in   which    the 

reader  is  subjected   to  a  series  of  heart   pangs, 

and  is  forced  to  listen  to  a  music,  in  which  the 

dominant    motif    is    a    terrible,    oppressive    and 

crushing   silence."    (Translator's    preface.)      The 

author    who    is    linked    in    literary    sympathies 

with  Gorky  embodies  "conscious  artistry"  while 

Gorky  is  possessed  of  "crude  blind  force." 


"So  painful  a  story  does  not  make  a  favor- 
able  introduction    to   the   series." 

—  Ind.   65:  613.    S.    10.    'OS.    70w. 
Nation.   87:   494.    N.    19,   'OS.    90w. 
Andrews,    Eliza   Frances.      War-time    jour- 
nal of  a  Georgia  girl.  **$2.50.  Appleton. 

8-27163. 
A  spirited  diary  extending  thru  the  year  and 
a  half  that  followed  December  of  1864  and  cov- 
ering the  last  days  of  the  war  and  the  begin- 
ning of  the  reconstruction  era.  "This  diary, 
intended  solely  for  the  author's  own  eyes,  gives 
an  intimate  picture  of  the  intensity  of  Southern 
feeling,  at  the  same  time  that  it  describes  the 
diversions  in  which  Southern  society  sought  to 
forget  the  continual  tragedy  through  which  the 
country  was   passing."      (N.   T.   Times.) 

"The  book  is  charmingly  natural  and  life- 
like, and  will  prove  a  valuable  addition  to  the 
diaries    of    the    war." 

-f-   Lit.   D.  37:  599.  O.   24,   '08.   370w. 


lO 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Andrews,  Eliza  Frances — Continued. 

"It  is,  in  fact,  what  one  might  call  an  original 
document  in  history." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  506.  S.  19,  '08.  180w. 

"The  journal  is  a  contribution  of  real  merit 
to  the  literature  of  Southern  conditions  at  that 

^"^  ■  +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  523.  S.  26,  '08.  400w. 

"An  exceedingly  interesting  book  to  those 
who  care  for  absolutely  truthful,  unaffected  pic- 
tures  of   life   during  the   civil    war." 

+  Outlook.   90:   550.   N.    7,   '08.   400w. 

Andrews,  Hiram  Bertrand.  Practical  rein- 
forced concrete  standards  for  the  de- 
sign of  reinforced  concrete  buildings. 
$2.   Simpson  bros.  8-21937. 

Contains  chapters  on  the  design  of  beams, 
with  tables  and  diagrams,  and  standardized 
sizes  for  buildings,  together  with  sets  of  speci- 
fications for  concrete  work. 

"Allowing  for  the  usual  tendency  to  use  a 
designing  diagram  without  regard  for  the  va- 
rying conditions  that  must  affect  the  design, 
this  book  of  standards  must  be  of  value„" 

+   Engin.    N.    60:  190.    Ag.    13,    '08.    lOOw. 

"A  suggested  standard  building  code  for  con- 
crete work  is  publi.shed,  but  it  incorporates  all 
of  the  author's  original  ideas,  thus  making  it 
of  questionable  value  without  revision.  Some 
of  the  author's  statements  ...  do  not  agree 
with  the  opinions  held  by  reinforced  concrete 
specialists."  .^„    „,„ 

—  Engin.    Rec.   58:  391.    O.   3,    '08.    240w. 

Andrews,  William  Symes.  Magic  squares 
and  cubes.  *$i.5o.  Open  ct.  8-19276. 

"Here  may  be  found  directions  for  making 
quadratic  combinations  that  surpass  Benjamin 
Franklin's  famous  sixteen  puzzle,  which  he 
said  was  'the  most  magically  -  magical  of  any 
magic  square  ever  made  by  any  magician.' 
Dr.  Paul  Carus  contributes  a  chapter  on  the 
importance  of  magic  squares  in  Hindu,  Chinese 
and    Greek    philosophy." — Ind. 

Ind.   65:    213.   Jl.    23,    '08.    90w. 
"To  those  who  are  interested  in  the  subject, 
Mr.  Andrews's  book  will  be  very  acceptable." 
+   Nation.    87:    101.    Jl.    30,    '08.    180w. 

Anet,  Claude.    Through  Persia  in  a  motor- 
car,   by    Russia    and    the    Caucasus;    tr. 
by  M.  Beresford  Ryley.  *$4.5o.  Apple- 
ton. 
A  lively  account  of  a  tour  by  train,  boat  and 
motor-car.     "The    route    followed    was    through 
Bessarabia,     the     Crimea    and     the     Caucasus; 
Persia    is    reached   on    p.    84,    but    the    motoring 
does   not   begin   until   p.    151.     It  consisted   of  a 
run     from     Ispahan     to     Teheran.       Ispahan     is 
reached  on  p.   192.     A  week   in  that  city  which 
excites   the   enthusiasm   of  our   traveller,   occu- 
pies   thirty- eight    pages.      And    then    we    have 
about   fifty   pages   in    which   the   return   is   de- 
scribed.     (Spec.) 


"Altogether  a  not  uninteresting  book,  and 
ably  translated;  but  as  there  are  no  maps  and 
no  index,  it  is  useless  as  a  work  of  reference. 
It  might  have  been  so  much  better  done." 

H Acad.   73:59.   O.   26,   '07.   420w. 

"A  book  which  has   few   dull   pages." 

-f-  Ath.    1908,    2:  206.    Ag.    22.    550w. 
"A  work  in  which  veracity  has  not  been  sacri- 
ficed  to   imagination." 

+  Nation.   87:  462.  N.   12,   '08.   320w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  638.  O.  31,  '08.  370w. 
"M.    Anet   has   written   a   lively   and   amusing 
account    of    the    tour,    illustrated    with    photo- 
graphs,  and   has  been   fortunate   In    his   trans- 
lator." 

+  Sat.   R.  104:  767.  D.  21,  '07.  350w. 
"Directions    are    given    which    should    prove 
helpful   to   intending  travellers." 

+  Spec.   99:   370.   S.    14,   '07.   300w. 


Annesley,  Maude.  Door  of  darkness.  t$i-50. 
Lane. 
A  story  built  up  around  the  unexplained  mys- 
teries of  clairvoyance  and  magic.  "Miss  An- 
nesley secures  her  most  striking  effects  by 
imagining  mysteries  which  she  cannot  attempt 
to  explain;  and  the  reader  of  a  novel,  like 
the  spectator  at  a  manifestation,  wants  to 
know  how  things  are  done.  In  this  case  the 
reader  very  soon  perceives  that  the  central 
figure  in  tlie  book  is  an  'adept'  who  has  mas- 
tered the  secret  of  perpetual  youth.  The  love 
of  such  a  man  for  a  girl  bound  by  the  normal 
conditions  of  human  life  can  be  made,  and  here 
is  made,  into  an  interesting  romance."  (Sat.  R.) 


"It  needs  some  courage  to  write  a  novel  uijon 
the  elixir  of  life,  and  we  can  scarcely  say  that 
the  enterprise  is  in  this  case  justified.  We 
note  also  a  large  proportion  of  commonplace 
and    uninteresting   padding." 

—  Ath.   1908,   1:   784.   Je.   27.   lOOw. 
"While    it    does    not    lack    complication,    is    a 

mixture  of  such  unlike  parts  that  anything  like 
a  co-ordinated  impression  is  out  of  the  ques- 
tion."   E.    L.    Gary. 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   391.   Jl.   11,   '08.   440w. 
"The    opening    chapters    of    this    novel    are   so 

good  that  we  recognize  with  disappointment 
the  author's  failure  to  maintain  the  plausible 
atmosphere  of  the  supernatural  which  en- 
velops   them." 

H Sat.   R.   106:   sup.   7.   S.   26,   '08.  180w. 

Annunzio,  Gabriele  d'.  Daughter  of  Jorio: 
a  pastoral  tragedy;  tr.  by  Charlotte 
Porter,  Pietro  Isola,  and  Alice  Henry; 
with  an  introd.  by  Miss  Porter.  *$i.!50. 
Little.  7-37999- 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.  1907. 

"The  merely  English  reader  will  get  little 
good  from  it,  and  will  meet  with  scarcely  a 
line,  certainly  not  with  a  passage  of  any 
length,   that  will  appeal  to  him  as  poetry." 

-I N.   Y.    Times.   13:  27.    Ja.   18,   '08.    200w. 

"It  has  something  of  the  majesty  of  a  clas- 
sical drama  and   of  the  inexorableness  of  fate. 
The   play  is   wonderfully    reproduced    in    Eng- 
lish.' 
+  -\ Outlook.    88:  142.    Ja.    18,    '08.   50Ow. 

Reallv    rema»-kable    dramatic   work." 


"P.eally 
+  R 


of  Rs.   37:  255.   F.   '08.   70w. 


Anthropological  essays  presented  to  Ed- 
ward Burnett  Tylor  in  honor  of  his 
75th  birthday,  Oct.  2,  1907,  by  H.  Bal- 
four, A.  E.  Crawley  [etc.]  *$5.  Oxford. 

8-1430. 
These  nineteen  essays  contributed  by  eminent 
specialists  are  a  birthday  offering  to  a   distin- 
guished   Oxford   scholar.      See   Cumulative   book 
index  for  contents. 


"The  arrangement  of  the  essays  is  alphabet- 
ical, according  to  the  surnames  of  the  authors. 
The  result  of  this  automatic  distribution  is  to 
produce  a  course  of  miscellaneous  reading  which 
is  rather  bewildering." 

.j Ath.  1907,  2:  522.  O.  26.  1400w. 

"Contain  a  large  mass  of  permanently  impor- 
tant material." 

+  Nation.  86:   470.  My.  21,  '08.  900w. 

"The  book  will  be  a  welcome  addition  to  all 
anthropological  libraries,  and  we  could  not  give 
it  higher  praise  than  to  say  that  it  is  qulta 
worthy    of    the    great    scholar    whose    name    it 

■+  Spec.  100:  sup.  129.  Ja.  25,  '08.  400w. 
Archer,  William,  and  Barker,  Henry  Gran- 
ville.  Scheme   and   estimates   for   a   na- 
tional theatre.  *$2.50.  Dufifield. 
Here   are   the   scheme   and  estimates  for  the 
building  of  a  national  theatre  in  Great  Britain, 
but  inclusive  enough  to  apply  to  the  establish- 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


II 


memt  of  a  similar  institution  in  America.  "The 
book  discusses,  with  a  convincing  array  of 
facts  and  figures,  every  step  in  the  process  of 
construction  from  the  appointment  of  the  first 
committee  to  the  raising  of  the  curtain  on  the 
opening  ndght."  (Nation.)  "They  are  ready  with 
a  scheme  of  decoraition  for  the  entrance-hall 
of  their  hypothetical  theatre;  they  have  drawn 
up  elaborate  lists  and  tables  of  the  repertory 
of  plays  to  be  performed  there;  they  have  even 
gone  so  far  as  to  create  a  company  of  imagin- 
ary actors  with  Imaginary  names,  and  to  cast 
them  for  imaginary  parts."  (Spec.)  The  plans 
also  Include  the  founding  of  a  dramatic  college 
to    provide    actors   for   the    theatre. 

"One  cannot  withhold  from  the  authors  the 
admiration  which  is  due  to  a  lively  faith.  The 
estimates  for  rhe  various  branches  of  the  thea- 
tre collected  here  .  .  .  are  the  work  of 
experts,  and  we  may  assume  them  to  be,  on 
the  whole,  calculated  with  as  much  accuracy 
as    the   nature   of   the    case   admits." 

+  Acad.  73:  139.  N.  16,  '07.  lOOOw. 
Ath.   190S,   1:    488.   Ap.   18.   700w. 

"Both  Mr.  Archer  and  Mr.  Barker  are  well 
qualified  for  the  task  which  they  have  under- 
taken, the  one  by  his  long  study  of  dramatic 
literature  and  the  art  of  acting  in  England  and 
on  the  continent,  and  the  other  by  his  experi- 
ence as  a  dramatist,  as  an  actor,  and  a  pro- 
ducing manager.  The  bulky  volume  which  they 
have  compiled  does  infinite  credit  to  their  en- 
thusiasm, their  industry,  their  technical  knowl- 
edge   and    their    foresight." 

+   Nation.   86:   178.   F.   20,   '08.  1250w. 

"For  lovers  of  the  theatre  it  will  have  all  the 
attractiveness   of  a   fascinating   romance." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  1*3.  Mr.  14,  '08.  2300w. 

"It  ■would  be  difficult  to  conceive  of  two  men 
better  qualified  to  prepare  such  a  volume."  S. 
R.    Cook. 

+   Putnam's,    4:    235.    My.    '08.    600w. 

"An  interesting  and  suggestive  volume.  [The 
authors]  'have  thrown  themselves  with  gusto  in- 
to the  task  of  castle-building,  and  have  pro- 
duced an  airy  edifice  which  for  completeness 
of  conception  and  minuteness  of  execution  it 
would  be  difficult  to  rival.  But  it  would  be  do- 
ing an  injustice  to  the  book  to  suggest  that  it 
is  nothing  more  than  an  ingenious  Utopian 
'jeu  d'esprit.'  It  will  be  welcome  to  all  who 
are  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  theatre,  if 
only  on  the  score  of  the  quantity  of  informa- 
tion which  it  contains,  and  the  light  which  it 
throws  on  the  actual  conditions  of  theatrical 
work." 

H Spec.  99:   1093.   D.   28,   '07.  160Ow. 

Armagnat,  H.  Theory,  design  and  con- 
struction of  induction  coils;  tr.  and  ed. 
by    Otis    Allen    Kenyon.    *$2.    McGraw. 

8-17739- 
An  exact  and  definite  treatment  of  the  the- 
ory relating  to  induction  coils  and  their  prac- 
tical uses.  The  translator  has  extended  the 
bibliography  to  include  all  contributions  to  the 
subject  since  1904,  the  date  of  the  appearance 
of  the   original  work. 


lover  has  in  uniting  soul  and  body  are  as  thril- 
ling as  they  are  ingeniously  conceived. 


Engin.    D.    4:55.    .Tl.   '08.    lOOw. 
"Until   recently  there  has  been   in   English   no 
book    adequately    setting    forth    the    extent    of 
our    knov.iedge   of   this   apparatus." 

+   Engin.   N.   60:  316.   S.   17,   '08.  400w. 

Armour,    Frances  J.     Brotherhood   of   wis- 
dom. t$i.5o.     Lane. 

A  London  professor  discovers  a  combination 
of  chemistry  and  electricity  which  detaches 
the  soul  from  the  body.  A  member  of  the 
Brotherhood  ol  wisdom,  an  oriental  occult  so- 
ciety, works  his  way  into  the  professor's  con- 
fidence, persuades  him  to  try  the  experiment 
upon  his  niece;  then  kidnaps  her  astral  body, 
wlv^n  it  lias  been  set  free,  and  installs  her  as 
high  priestess  in  one  of  the  brotherhood's  se- 
cret   shrines.     The   adventures   which    the    girl's 


"A  fine  theme  for  a  pithy  short  story  has 
been  stretched  by  divers  expedients  to  the  di- 
mensions of  a  novel;  and  shows  its  resent- 
ment, as  ideas  will,  by  declining  to  infuse 
with  any  of  its  own  life  the  mechanical  effects 
xhat  have  been  forced  upon  it." 

—  Nation.    87:  236.    S.    10,    '08.    240w. 

"The  author  is  to  be  congratulated  upon 
having  invented  a  new  sort  of  thrills  and  ex- 
citements She  has  handled  her  weird  mat- 
ter very  well,  and  the  interest,  excitement, 
and  general  uncanniness  accumulate  and  in- 
tensify  to   a   fitting   climax." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  495.   S.   12,   '08.   300w. 

"Redeemed  from  the  realm  of  the  impossible 
for  the  reader  who  yields  himself  to  the  spell, 
the  tale  is  cleverly  told." 

+  Outlook.   90:  362.   O.   17,   '08.   200w. 

"Tlie  book  shows  at  times  a  certain  unfa- 
rniliarity  with  the  life  depicted.  But  against 
this  inexperience  must  be  set  the  valuable 
qualities  of  energy  and  enthusiasm,  a  pictur- 
esque imagination,  and  a  style  much  above  the 
average.  Lastly,  she  must  be  congratulated  on 
her  ability  to  excite  the  curiosity  and  retain  the 
interest  of  her  readers  without  resorting  to  the 
repulsive  realism  into  which  she  might  easily 
have  been  led  by  the  somewhat  macabre  na- 
ture of  her  theme." 

+  Spec.    100:  382.    Mr.    7,    '08.    880w. 

Arrhenius,  Svante  August.  Immunochemis- 
try;  the  application  of  the  principles  of 
physical  chemistry  to  the  study  of  the 
biological  antibodies.  *$i.6o.  Macmillan. 

7-34600. 
A  volume  based  upon  a  course  of  lectures  giv- 
en by  the  author  at  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia. The  object  of  the  lectures  was  to  il- 
lustrate the  application  of  the  methods  of  phys- 
ical chemistry  to  the  study  of  the  theory  of 
toxins  and  antitoxins.  The  idea  Is  that  the  re- 
ciprocal action  of  toxin  and  antitoxin  is  of  the 
same    nature    as    a    chemical    reaction. 


Dial.    43:    385.    D.    1,    '07.    40w. 
"The  book   is   to   be  recommended   to   all  who 
have     an     elementary    knowledge    of     physical 
chemistrj'." 

+   Nation.    86:    407.    Ap.     30,    '08.    120w. 
"Would    especially    call    the    attention   of    the 
younger  biologists  to  the  Importance  of  a  study 
of   Arrhenius's    books."    Jacques    Loeb. 

+  Science,  n.s.  27:  343.  F.   28,  -08.  400w. 

Arrhenius,  Svante  August.     Worlds  in   the 
making,    il.    **$i.6o.    Harper.  8-9543. 

A  new  theory  of  the  universe  evolved  from 
the  principle  of  the  mechanical  radiation  pres- 
sure of  light — that  rays  of  light  falling  upon  a 
surface  tend  to  push  that  surface  back.  The 
guiding  principle  in  this  exposition  of  cosmo- 
gonlc  problems  has  been  the  conviction  that  the 
universe  in  essence  has  always  been  what  It  Is 
now.  Matter,  energy,  and  life  have  only  varied 
as  to  shape  and  position. 


"A  valuable  treatise." 

-t-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   16«.   Je.   '08. 

"It  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  book  which 
gives  so  well  and  in  such  short  compass  a 
view   of   the   modern   developments    of   the    sci- 

+  Ath.  1908,  2:130.  Ag.  1.  700w. 
"It  is  to  be  regretted  that  neither  the  au- 
thor, the  translator,  nor  the  publisher  of  this 
thoughtful  and  stimulating  book  has  provided 
it  with  an  index:  for,  though  the  work  con- 
tains only  230  pages,  it  is  full  of  details  many 
of  which  will  be  valuable  for  purposes  of  ref- 
erence " 

-i Dial.   44:    277.    My.    1,    '08.    500w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Arrhenius,  Svante  August  — Continued. 

"Astronomers  •will  question  his  concdusions  at 
many   points,    here  and  there   holding  his    data 
insufflcient   and   his   assumptions   unwarranted." 
-\ Ind.   64:   1401.   Je.    18,    '08.    lOOOw. 

"This  throwins'  back  of  the  life  problem  to 
the  region  of  primal  things  is  carefully  worked 
out,  and  though  I,  for  one,  cannot  believe  it 
is  forced  by  our  present  knowledge,  or  lack  of 
it,  there  are  no  cspacial  objections  to  such  a 
view,  save  in  that  it  will  probablv  be  taken  to 
give  a  new  lease  of  life  to  the  Obscurantists — 
the  people  who  want  to  make  a  mystery  of 
everything."    Carl    Snyder. 

H No.   Am.  187:  932.   Je.  '08.   lOOOw. 

Spec.   100:    676.    Ap.    25,    '08.    250w. 

Ashe,  Sydney  Whitmore.  Electric  rail- 
ways theoretically  and  practically 
treated,  v.  2.  il.  *$2.5o.  Van  Nostrand. 
The  second  of  a  three  volume  series  designed 
to  cover  the  entire  field  of  electric  railway  op- 
eration. "The  present  volume  contains  two 
main  divisions.  The  tirst  comprises  the  engi- 
neering studies  which  are  made  before  a  railway 
project  is  undertaken.  The  second  is  descrip- 
tive of  the  eauipment  and  operation  of  sub-sta- 
tions in  which  the  electric  power  is  transformed 
from  the  standard,  three-phase  variety  neces- 
sary for  transmission,  to  the  direct-current 
form  still  used  in  most  railway  systems."  (En- 
gin.  N.) 

"The  book  suffers  from  a  lack  of  consistent  ed- 
iting. By  far  the  best  part  of  the  book  is  found 
in  chapters  2,  3,  and  4  on  'Electrical  features," 
which  contains  much  useful  information  pre- 
sented in  a  logical  manner.  In  fact,  it  may  be 
stated  that  the  intrinsic  value  of  these  chapters 
is  sufTicient  to  counterbalance  the  errors  of 
carelessness  found  elsewhere  in  the  book." 

-i Elec.  World.   50.  1128.   D.   7,     '07.      520w. 

(Review  of  v.  2.) 
"Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  scissors  are  con- 
spicuous in  the  make-up,  there  is  a  certain 
lack  of  homogeneity  in  the  treatment,  but  the 
author  is  very  careful  to  give  proper  credit  for 
all  (luotations  and  data.  The  authorities  quoted 
are  excellent,  but  they  are  not  all  in  agreement; 
in  fact,  some  of  the  papers  given  aroused  vio- 
lent opposition  upon  their  original  presenta- 
tion." H:  H.  Norris. 

-I Engin.  N.  58:  654.  D.  12,  '07.  900w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"Contains  some  excellent  articles  .  .  .  but 
the  author  has  not  always  shown  sound  judg- 
ment in  the  selection  of  his  illustrations  or 
specific  examples.  Taken  as  a  whole,  however, 
the  work  should  be  useful  to  the  student  in 
showing  the  various  factors  which  must  be  con- 
sidered in  the  simple  layout  of  an  electrical 
railroad   system." 

H Nation.    86:    401.   Ap.   30,    '08.    70w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"This   is   essentially   a   book   for   experts,    and 
espeeially    American    experts.        Altogether    the 
author's    mathematics    is    not    characterised    by 
exactitude."     Gisbert    Kapp. 

H Nature.   78:   27.   My.   14,   '08.   eOOw.    (Re- 
view   of    V.    2.) 

Askew,  Alice,  and  Askew,  Claude  Arthur 
Cary,  Lucy  Gort:  a  study  in  tempera- 
ment.   t$i.5o.    Brentano's. 

"The  minute  details  of  the  m.iserable  exist- 
ence of  a  young  woman  whose  discontent  leads 
ber  tc  forsake  her  quiet  but  comfortable  home 
in  a  small  English  town  and  become  a  lady's 
traveling  companion  are  recorded  in  this  'study 
of  temperament.'  " — N.  T.  Times. 


Association  of  American  law  schools.  Se- 
lect essays  in  Anglo-American  legal 
history.   3v.   v.    I.    set,   *$I2.    Little. 

7-26401. 
V.  1.  "Contains  a  series  of  twenty  essays,  by 
various  authors,  all  except  one  heretofore  pub- 
lisned  in  magazine  or  in  book  form,  and  an 
autobiographical  letter  by  James  Kent.  They 
are  arranged  in  fi\e  ;T!'Oups:  1,  prior  to  the 
Norman  conquest;  2,  thence  to  the  18th  cen- 
tury; 3.  the  American  colonial  period;  4,  de- 
velopment of  law  in  the  19th  century;  and  5, 
a  biographical  survey  of  the  bench  and  bar 
from  the  Norman  conquest  to  the  present." — 
Yale    R. 


"I:  merely  deals  with  the  imaginings  of  high 
life  as  set  forth  through  many  years,  one  had 
supposed,  fcr  the  edification  of  shop-girls  and 
serving-maids.  It  is  full  of  sensationalism." 

—  Ath.  1907,  1:  409.   Ap.  20.   90w. 

"It  is  morbid,  artificial,  and  meretricious." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  842.  D.   21.   '07.   31  Ow. 


"Present-day  readers  will  welcome  these  vol- 
umes not  alone  because  of  their  diverting  qual- 
ities, but  also  because  of  their  informing,  guid- 
ing and  inspiring  qualities.  The  charm  and 
spirit  of  the  year-books  are  in  them,  and  so 
too  are  some  of  the  most  important  results  of 
researches  by  the  new  historical  school  of  Eng- 
lish and  American  lawyers."  H.  D.  Hazeltine. 
-L  -f  Am.  Hist.  R.  13:  628.  Ap.  'OS.  650w. 
(Review   of   v.    1.) 

"It  is  particularly  well  done.  A  volume  that 
the  casual  reader  with  only  a  few  minutes  to 
spare  can  dip  into  almost  anywhere  with  pleas- 
ure  and    profit." 

-f   -t-   N.   Y.   Times.   12:    728.   N.   16,    '07.    8o0w. 
(Re\iew    of    v.    1.) 

"Good  judgment  is  shown  in  the  compilation 
and  editing  of   this  volume." 

+   Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:  568.    S.    '08.    300w.    (Re- 
view of  v.   1.) 

"The  selection  is  certainly  good,  and  the  ar- 
rangement is  such  as  to  give  a  certain  unity 
and  a  tolerable  continuity  to  the  whole.  This 
unity  and  continuity,  however,  are  disturbed  by 
the  numbers  included  under  part  v,  the  sub- 
stance and  construction  of  which  are  scarcely 
in  harmony  with  the  preceding  parts.  It  is 
unquestionalile  that  the  editing  committee  are 
performing  a  very  valuable  service  to  all  who 
are  or  may  be  led  to  become  interested  in  legal 
history,  in  making  accessible  the  results  of 
the  best  thought  along  this  line."  A.  L.  C'or- 
bin. 

-h   H Yale    R.    17:    99.    My.    '08.    1300w.    (Re- 
view  of  V.    1.) 

Astley,  Rev.  Hugh  John  Dunkinfield.     Pre- 

*  historic  archaeology  and  the  Old  Tes- 
tament: being  the  Donnellan  lectures 
delivered  before  the  University  of  Dub- 
lin in  1906-1907,  enl.  and  ed.  with  notes 
and  appendices.  *$2.  Scribner.     8-26257. 

"This  is  another  eirenicon  between  science 
and  religion  and  from  the  pen  of  .an  episcopal 
clergyman  who  seems  familiar  with  the  main 
outlines,  at  least,  of  both  archaoological  science 
and   Old   Testament  scholarship." — Bib.   World. 

"The  book  certainly  deserves  the  careful  read- 
ing of  all  interested  in  this  important  theme." 
-I-   Bib.  World.  32:  77.  Jl.  '08.  50w. 

"This  volume,  however,  lias  distinctive  inter- 
est in  the  support  for  the  conclusions  of  Bibli- 
cal scholars  which  it  adduces  from'  the  sciences 
of  archaeology  and  anthropology.  Rather  curi- 
ously, he  combines  with  this  breadth  of  vl^w  a 
narrow  sacramental  ism.  But  only  a  few  pag'es 
of  a  really  useful  book  are  thus  spoiled." 
H Outlook.   89:    5S1.   Jl.    11,   'OS.    20Ow. 

Atherton,     Gertrude     Franklin.       Gorgeous 

*  isle:  a  romance;  scene:  Nevis,  B.  W.  I., 
1842.  **9oc.  Doubleday.  8-28995. 

A  story  set  in  the  West  Indian  island  of  Ne- 
vis. "The  heroine,  having  married  a  man  to 
save  him,  arrives  gradually  at  the  conviction 
that  ills  creative  power  (he  is  a  poet  of  the  first 
rank)  is  irretrievably  dependent  on  unlimited 
alcohol,  and  that  it  is  therefore  her  duty  no 
longer  to  stand  between  him  and  this  noble 
source  of  in.'^piration — a  rather  excessive  con- 
cession to  the  principle  'art  for  art's  sake.'    The 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


13 


period  is  Early  Victorian,  and  the  language  and 
customs  of  that  day  are  reprod  iced,  on  the 
whole,  with  accuracy,  though  perhaps  with  a 
slight   tendency   to   archaism."    (.Ath.) 

"It  deals  with  a  situation  which  is  fresh  and 
powerfully   handled,   though   not  entirely  exempt 
from   a   suspicion    of   grotesriueness." 
H Ath.   190S,    2:    640.    N.   21,    i5'0w. 

"Mrs.  Atheiton  in  her  new  novel  launches  an 
interesting  ethical  problem,  which  she  solves  in 
her  own  way,  but  which  will  undoubtedly  sug- 
gest different  solutions  to  her  readers,  accord- 
ing as  the  latxer  differ  in  temperament  and 
point  of  view  from  the  author.  One  is  some- 
what dubious  over  the  pos.sibility  of  the  physi- 
ological theory,  advanced  as  fact,  which  is  in- 
voh  ed   in   Mis.   Atherton's  problem." 

-i N.   Y.   Times.   13:   655.   N.   7,  'OS.   9oOw. 

Atkey,  Bertram.  Folk  of  the  wild.  il.    $1.50. 
Lippincott.  8-19028. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 

"Apart  from  its  unoriginal  mannerisnr.s,  this 
is  an  excellent  book,  and  entertaining  througli- 
out." 

-] Ath.    1907,    2:    441.    O.    12.    13Cw. 

"No  British  boy  can  read  'Folk  of  the  wild' 
witliout  understanding  more  of  the  animals  he 
may  have  the  good  fortune  to  see  in  the  wilder 
spott  of  bis  home.  It  is  the  kind  of  book  that 
begets  a  desire  for  sanctuaries  of  wild  life." 
+   Spec.   99.   sup.   71S.   N.   16,   '07.   120w. 

Atkinson,    Eleanor.      Boyhood    of    Lincoln. 
**50c.  McClure.  8-30378. 

An  old  man  dozing  between  relays  of  rem- 
iniscences tells  of  the  early  days  vi'hen  he, 
Dennis  Hanks,  cousin  and  playmate  of  Lincoln, 
stood  in  uncomprehending  awe  of  the  crude  strip- 
ling and  his  mighty  ambition.  The  little  book 
is  only  a  handful  of  memories,  without  philoso- 
phizing, in  which  "tragedy  and  comedy  mingle 
as  only  Shakespeare  and  real  life  can  bring 
them    together." 


"Its   inherent   interest   warrants    its   preser\'a- 
tion    in    permanent   form." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    716.   D.    5,    'OS.    90w. 

Atlay,  J.  B.  Victorian  chancellors.  2v.  ea. 
$4.  Little. 
V.  2.  Contains  sketches  of  Lords  St.  Leonards, 
Cranworth.  Chelmsford,  Campbell,  Westbury, 
Cairus,  Hatherley,  Selborne,  Halsbury,  and 
Herschell.  "Mr.  Atlay  .  .  .  has  surrounded  his 
biographies  witli  their  appropriate  political, 
legal  and  social  atmosphere;  and  he  is  so  well 
versed  in  the  forensic  traditions  that  his  mem- 
oirs are  as  amusing  as  they  are  instructive. 
The  sketches  of  Lord  St.  Leonards,  Lord 
Campbell,  and  Lord  Westbury  are  admirable 
of  the  generation  which  preceded  those  later 
Victorian  chancellors  Lord  Halsbury  and  Lord 
Herschell."    (Sat.   R.) 


"A  want  of  proportion   is   the  most  noticeable 
defect  of  a  valuable  and  entertaining  work." 

-) Ath.    l&OS,    2:3i.5S.    S.    26.    660w.    (Review 

of  V.   2.) 
"His    work    is    distinguished    by    conciseness, 
research,    preeminent   fairness." 

+  Nation.  87:  413.  O.  29,  '08.  2500w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"Though  doubtless  intended  primarily  for  the 
delectation  and  instruction  of  members  of  the 
legal  profession,  there  is  not  a  sketch  in  the 
volume  that  ought  not  to  attract  the  man  of 
letters,  and  especially  the  student  of  politics 
and   English   political   history." 

+    N.    Y.    Times.    13:438.   Ag.    8,    '08.    230w. 
(Review  of  v.  2) 
"It  is   because  Mr.   Atlay  fastens   on  the  per- 
sonality   that    his    'Lives'    are    never    dull." 

+   Sat.    R.    106:  86.    Jl.    18,    '08.    400w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   2.) 
"Mr.     Atlay     is     a     friendly     critic     of     most 
chancellors;    but  we   are    inclined  to    think   that 


he  isi  too  severe  in  his  final   judgment  on  Lord 
Westbury." 

+   H Spec.    100:  939.    Je.    13,    '08.    17o0w.    (Re- 
view of  v.   2.) 

Atton,   Henry,  and   Holland,   Henry  Hurst. 

King's  customs:  an  account  of  mari- 
time revenue  and  contraband  traffic  in 
England,  Scotland  and  Ireland,  from 
the  earliest  times  to  the  year  t8oo; 
with  a  preface  by  F.  S.  Parry  *$3.50. 
Button.  8-33017. 

"A  rich  mine  of  good  stories  of  desperate 
and  resourceful  smugglers,  and  of  ineptittide 
or  connivance  on  the  part  of  officials.  The 
stories  aie  gathered  from  official  records  of  the 
ports,  from  letters  addressed  bv  customs  house 
officers  to  their  superiors,  and  from  the  reports 
of  cases  in  the  law  courts."' — Ind. 


"Rarely  does  a  book  make  so  many  sided  an 
appeal  to  readers  as  is  made  liy  'The  king's 
customs.'  So  much  could  scarcely  be  gathered 
into  so  comparatively  few  pages  and  leave 
room  for  literaiy  style.  The  anecdotes  and  in- 
cidents are  presented  one  after  another  terse- 
ly and  somewhat  obruptly.  To  the  ordinary 
reader  also  there  is  abundant  opportunity  for 
judicious  skipping;  but  the  parts  skipped  by 
the  reader  in  search  of  entertainment  are  the 
parts  most  valuable  to  the  student  and  schol- 
ar." 

H Ind.   65:  779.   O.   1,   'OS.   70Ow. 

"While  the  book  cannot  be  accepted  as  a  his- 
tory of  the  customs,  it  contains  a  certain 
amount  of  valuable  new  material,  particularly 
upon  the  suliject  of  contraband  trade  in  the 
seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries." 
-1-  Nation.  87:  43S.  N.  5,  'OS.  280w. 
-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  398.  Jl.  18,''08.  SOOw. 

Auerbacher,  Louis  John.  Electrical  con- 
tracting; shop  system,  estimating,  wir- 
ing, construction  methods,  and  hints 
on  getting  business.  *$2.  McGraw. 

8-21776. 

A  book  for  the  wireman  and  contractor  con- 
taining practical  hints  on  the  latest  construc- 
tion methods,  with  suggestions  concerning 
means    of    increasing    his    income. 


"Every  branch  of  work  wTilch  falls  in  the 
province  of  the  average  electrical  contractor 
is  covered,  and  taken  all  in  all  the  book  is  well 
adapted   to   his   needs." 

+   Elec.  World.  52:  99.  Jl.  11,  '08.  160w. 
"The  book  is  a  very  useful  one  and  many  of 
the   men   for  whom   it   was   written  could  profit 
materially    by    it." 

-t-   Engin.    D.   4:  302.   S.   '08.   180w. 

-f    Engin.    N.   60:  429.   O.    15,    '08.   200w. 

Austin,   Mrs.  Mary   Hunter.     Santa   Lucia: 
a  common   story.   ''■$1.50.   Harper. 

8-11701. 
When  Serena  Haven  was  wooed,  she  mistook 
chivalry  for  love.  But  she  is  true  to  the  bond 
and  stands  out  In  contrast — and  here  is  the 
point  of  the  storj' — to  Julia  Maybury  who  mar- 
ries, also  without  love,  the  college  biologist. 
Julia  has  not  the  character  to  be  faithful  to 
her  vows  and  a  tragedy  ensues. 

"The  story  is  told  with  leisureliness  and 
sureness  that  raises  it  decidedly  above  the  av- 
erage, but  it  is  not  characterized  by  the  charm 
of  the  author's   earlier  work." 

-j A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    154.    My.    '08.    «f 

"It  is  a  pity  that  Mrs.  Austin  did  not  take 
more  pains  with  her  plot,  for  she  displays 
plenty  of  cleverness  in  her  characterization  as 
well  as   her  observation   of   life." 

h  Ath.    1908,    1:    664..  My.    30.    140w. 

"It  is  a  substantial  advance  upon  'Isldro'  and 
'The    land    of    little    rain.'  "      F:    T.    Cooper. 
-f   Bookm.    27:    400.    Je.    '08.    180w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Austin,  Mrs,  Mary  Hunter — Continued. 

"The  interest  of  her  story  lies  not  in.  the  plot, 
•which  is  conventional,  but  in  her  literalism, 
particularly  in  her  understanding  of  human  na- 
ture constrained  by  a  college  campus  environ- 
ment." 

+  Ind.  65:   154.   Jl.   16,   '08.    460w. 

"She  aims  to  present  a  fairly  complete  pic- 
ture of  life  in  this  set  of  Santa  Lucia  society; 
and  to  do  this  she  does  not  hesitate  to  intro- 
duce as  many  subordinate  characters  as  she 
pleases.  They  are  all  distinct  and  well  drawn. 
The  novel,  as  a  whole,  is  decidedly  above  the 
average." 

-h   Nation.    86:    380.    Ap.    23,    '08.    300w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:  210.  Ap.   11,    '08.   30w. 

"There  is  delightful  art  in  the  depiction  of 
some  of  her  characters,  both  men  and  women, 
and  her  descriptions  of  nature  are  exquisitely 
beautiful.  But  one  grieves  'to  note  a  falling  oft 
in  that  distinction  of  style  which  has  marked 
her    previous    work." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  280.  My.  Ii6,  '08.  250w. 

"It  is  painfully  deficient  in  construction,  and, 
as  it  nears  its  culmination,  positively  depress- 
ing." 

h  Outlook.    89:    314.    Je.    6,    '08.    30w. 

Aveling,  Rev.  Francis.  God  of  philosophy. 
*$i.  Herder. 
"A  statement  of  th^e  scholastic  proofs  of  the 
existence  of  God.  The  author,  expanding  by 
illustration  and  comment,  the  matter  of  the  or- 
dinary text-book,  presents  the  arguments  in  a 
form  freed,  as  far  as  may  be,  from  technical 
language,  and  adapted  to  the  minds  not  pos- 
sessed of  much  experience  in  metaphysical  re- 
flection."    (Cath.   World.) 


"It  would"  be  well,  we  think,  if  the  very  mea- 
gre treatment  of  the  claim  of  the  Roman 
church  had  been  omitted.  It  is  inadequate,  to 
say  the  least,  and  could  not  possibly  convince 
any  one  not  already  persuaded.  We  doubt  if 
any  one  trained  in  modern  philosophy  will  find 
the   work  at  all  adequate." 

-i Ath.    1907,    1:497.    Ap.    6.    lOOw. 

"The  classic  proofs  could  not  be  more  lucidly 
set  forth;  and  they  are  formulated  in  their  full 
strength." 

+  Cath.    World.    84:560.    Ja.    '07.    180w. 

Avery,   Elroy  McKendree.    History   of   the 
United  States  and  its  people  from  their 
earliest  records  to  the  present  time.  I5v. 
ea.  *$6.25.  Burrows. 
V.  4.     "Covers  the  comparatively  short  period 
in  the  middle  decades  of  the  eighteenth  century, 
during   which    took    place    the    final    contest   be- 
tween   England    and    France    for   the    possession 
of   North   America.    .    .    .    An    important   part   of 
the    story    is    tlie    Indian    warfare    waged    along 
the  border,  including  the  remarkable  conspiracy 
of  Chief  Pontiac.     As   in   the   case   of  preceding 
volumes  in   this  history,   especial   care  has  been 
taken   to   obtain    authentic   portraits   and  repro- 
ductions of  significant  documents." — R.  of  Rs. 


"Mr.  Avery  has  not  super.'5eded  Parkman. 
WTint  Mr.  Avery  has  done,  however,  is  to  take 
Parkman's  material,  study  it  carefully,  cull 
from  it  generously,  and  then  add  to  it  the  rich 
findings  of  in\estigators  subsi^quent  to  Park- 
man.  The  result  is  par  excellence."  A.  H. 
Abel. 

-i-  4-   Dial.   45:   252.   O:   16,   '08.   960w.    (Review 
of   V.    4.) 
"Informing,    and   as   a  whole  readable,    as   the 
book    is.    one    -wonders   whether,    after    all.      Dr. 
Avery   takes  his  historv  seriously." 

■J Nation.   86:    423.   My.   7,   '08.   280w.    (Re- 
view of   V.    4.) 
"The    [Indian   warfare]   period   has   never  be- 
fore been   covpred  in  just  this  way  by  any  Am- 
erican historian." 

+   -f    R.   of    Rs.   37:   754.    Je.    '08.   180w.      (Re- 
view of  V.   4.) 


Ayscough,  John.  Marotz.  t$r.5o.  Putnam. 
.A  story  centering  about  a  Sicilian  nobleman's 
family.  "Much  of  the  scene  passes  in  a  convent  of 
contemplative  nuns,  and  the  novel  generally  is 
concerned  with  the  higher  problems  of  religion 
and  the  mystical  aspects  of  the  Christian  faith. 
The  book  is  written  from  the  point  of  view  of 
the  Roman  church,  but  it  will  not  be  found  in 
any  way  offensive  to  Protestant  readers,  and 
those  who  wish  to  take  their  sermons  disguised 
as  stories  will  gain  much  edification  from  its 
perusal."     (Spec.) 

"Altogether  'Marotz'  is  a  notable  piece  of 
work." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:568.  My.  9.   230w. 
"The   novel    is   strong  and   striking,    with   one 
structural     fault — it     is     poorly      knit     together. 
E\'en   with  .this   fault,   it  stands   high   above   the 
average  of   the  vear's   fiction." 

H Cath.   World.   88:   111.   O.   '08.   320w. 

"One   may  be  but  languidly  interested  in   the 
book  as  a  whole,   but  he  cannot  help  liking  the 
parts  of  which   it  is  constructed." 
+   Ind.   65:  552.    S.    3,   '08.    50w. 

"It  is  not  a  good  novel — it  is  a  chronicle. 
rather,  .  .  .  slowly  and  clumsily  related,  and 
delayed  in  its  course  by  many  elaborate  studies 
of  eccentric  character  quite  unnecessary  to  the 
plot." 

. f-    Nation.    87:  163.    Ag.    20,    '08.    460w. 

"The   simple   story   is   delightfully   told." 

+    N.   Y.   Times.   13:438.   Ag.   8,   '08.   170w. 
"Tl".e    purpose    of    the    book    is    rather    misty. 
The  book  has  a  spice  of  fun." 

h  Outlook.  90:  134.  S.  19,  '08.  250w. 

"The  work  though  by  no  means  faultless,  is 
yet  a  remarkable  achievement,  and  the  serious 
purpose  which  the  author  has  obviously  set 
himself  is  fullv  attained." 

H Spec.    100:  907.    Je.    6,    '08.    400w. 


B 


Babbitt,  Irving.     Literature  and  the  Amer- 
ican  college:    essays   in    defense   of  the 
humanities.    **$i.25.    Houghton.    8-8540. 
A   protest   against   a    "vulgarly   Humanitarian" 
age.     "The   central   thought  of  the  book  is  that 
the   old-fashioned   culture   and   discipline   of    the 
American    college    (somewhat    idealized    perhaps 
in    the    retrospecf)    are    being    crowded    out    of 
modern  life  and  education  by  the  encroachment 
of    the   sentimental    license    of   the   kindergarten 
from    below,    and    the    pressure    from    above    of 
specialized     pedantry    in     the    graduate     school. 
The  remedy  is  to  be  found  in  a  return  to  hu- 
manism."    (Nation.) 

"A  book   that  ought   to   be  available   in   every 
community    from    which    boys    go   to    college." 
-\-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   166.   Je.   '08.   + 

■\ Nation.    86:    403.   Ap.    30,    'OS.    1150w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  183.  Ap,  4,  "08.  350w. 
"We  welcome  Mr.    Babbitt  as  a  powerful  ally 
of    the   literary   cause    in    the    great   educational 
struggle  of  the  time." 

+  Spec.    101:  238.    Ag.    15,    '08.    250w. 

Babcock,  Maltbie  Davenport.  Fragments 
that  remain  from  the  ministry  of  Malt- 
bie Davenport  Babcock;  reported  and 
arranged  by  Jessie  B.  Goetschius. 
**$i.25.   Revell.  7-32160. 

An  enthusiastic  member  of  Dr.  Babcock's  con- 
crregatlon  was  in  the  habit  of  taking  notes  dur- 
ing his  sermons.  Her  notebook  furnished  the 
material  for  tliese  "fragments  '  which  are  inad- 
equate ill  "producing  the  power  and  effective- 
ness of   his   preaching."    (Outlook.) 

"Those  who  profited  by  Dr.  Babcock's  spoken 
words  will  gladly  refresh  their  memories,  while 


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a  much  larger  audience  will  be  benefited  by  the 
out-givings  of  su:h  a  rare  personality." 
+  Lit.  D.  35;  920.  D.  14,  '07.  lOOw. 
"Here  and  there  flashes  of  the  real  man  and 
of  his  unu.sual  insight  into  truth  occur,  but  in 
general  the.«e  so-called  fragments  are  disap- 
pointing." 

■j Outlook.   £7:  746.   N.   30,   '07.  130w. 

Bacher,    Otto    Henry,       With    Whistler    in 
Venice.   **$4.    Century.  8-27402. 

Intimate  friendship  and  frank  admiration  lie 
back  of  these  pen  portraits  of  Whistler,  the 
artist  and  the  man.  Whistler's  personal  char- 
acteristics, with  anecdotes  to  emphasize  them, 
Iiis  methods  of  work,  his  success  in  oils,  pas- 
tels, etchings  and  lithographs,  and  his  rela- 
tions with  fellow  artists  provide  ample  mate- 
rial for  the  text  of  the  book;  while  twenty-six 
Whistler  etchings,  three  lithographs,  several 
facsimile  letters  and  thirteen  Bacher  etchings 
and  photographs  add  to  the  value  and  beauty 
of  the  quarto  volume. 

"Especial  interest  attaches  to  these  reminis- 
cences because  they  deal  with  a  period  in  Whis- 
'tler's  life  about  which  comparatively  little  is 
known." 

-f-   Dial.   4.5:   406.    D.    1,   'OS.   &00w. 
"Will   be   a  pleasure    to   the   .admirers   of   both 
artists  .and  important  to  stud3nts  of  Whistler's 
art  and  life." 

-I-   Int.   Studio.  311:   sup.   58.  D.   '08.   90w. 
"This     should     be     a     favorite     gift-book     for 
those  whose   inclinations  are  toward  the  higher 
realms   of   art." 

-j-   Lit.    D.   37:561.   O.    17,    '08.    750w. 
"The    thread    of    reminiscences    is    spun    out 
verv   thin." 

H Nation.  87:  448.   N.  5,   'OS.   270w. 

"Mr.  Bacher  is  able  to  tell  us  a  good  deal 
that  is  interesting  about  Whistler's  Venetian 
days  and  to  give  us  a  great  many  facts  and 
impressions  which  contribute  to  our  knowledge 
of  Whistler's  eccentric  character  and  of  his  ar- 
tistic methods." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:662.  O.  10,  '08.  200w. 
"A   book  of  reminiscences   thoroughly  charac- 
teristic of  the  e-ccentric  painter  and  etcher." 
-f-   N.    Y.   Times.   13:    751.   D.    5,   '08.   40w. 
+   R.  of  Rs.  3'S:  762.  D.   'OS.  90w. 

Bacon,  Edgar  Mayhew.  Henry  Hudson 
(American  men  of  energy  ser.,  v.  6.) 
**$i.3S.    Putnam.  7-38631. 

A  sketch  of  the  life  of  Henry  Hudson  which 
l.s  by  no  means  restricted  to  the  discoverer's  ex- 
ploration of  the  river  which  bears  his  name. 


"A  careful  study  throwing  some  new  light 
upon    the    subject." 

-i-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:    127.    My.    '08. 

"The  author  has  made  a  creditable  book, 
which,  while  unsatisfactory  to  the  severely 
critical  stud<?nt,  will  be  warmly  welcomed  by 
the    ordinary    reader." 

H Ind.   64:    976.    Ap.    30,    '08.    270w. 

"Much  new  light  is  thrown  by  this  well- 
known  autiior  upon  the  misunderstood  person- 
ality of  Hudson." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  6'64.  O.  19,   '07.  20w. 

"Mr.  Bacon  has  pieced  the  fragments  [of 
Hudson's  biography]  together  in  admirable 
style,  giving  them  their  correct  historical  set- 
ting, and,  while  recognizing  fully  the  efforts  of 
previous  biographers,  has  exposed  their  inac- 
curacies to  a  searching  light." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  170.  Mr.  28,  '08.  1150w. 

"Mr.  Baccn  has  made  careful  studies  of  all 
of  Hudson's  voyages,  and  embodies  in  this  work 
a  great  deal  of  information  that  will  be  new  to 
most  American  readers." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  37:  114.  Ja.  '08.  130w. 

"We  cannot  say  that  this  volume  throw.s 
much  new  light  on  the  obscure  subject  of  Hud- 
son's career  and   character." 

h  Spec.  100:  sup.  649.  A.p.  25,   "08.   200w. 


Bacon,    Edwin    Munroe.     English    voyages 
of     adventure     and     discovery;     retold 
from  Hakluyt.  t$i.SO.  Scribner.  8-27377. 
A  summary  of  the  Hakluyt  narrative  of  Eng- 
lish  exploration   and   adventure   from   the   earn- 
est   records    to    the    establishment    of    the   Eng- 
lish colonies   in   North  America.     The  story  ex- 
tends   from    the    earliest    adventures    for    con- 
quest  to   those   for   discovery   and   expansion   of 
trade  and  on  down  to  the  settlement  of  Virginia 
To  the  summary  has  been  added  an  account  of 
the  life  of  Hakluyt. 

"As  solid  reading  the  hook  is  not  wHhout  ad- 
venturous interest;  it  will  not  be  popular,  but 
It  13  more  than  a  high  school  reference  book 
Jiough  It  should  appeal  to  the  high  school  boy  " 

-f   Nation.   87:   523.  N.   26,   'OS.   60w. 

-f-   N.    Y.   Times.    13:  563.   O.   10,    '08.    250w. 
"Should     be    an    acceptable    present    to    any 
young  man   of  spirit." 

-f-  Outlook.    90:    596.    N.    14,    '08.    80w. 

4-   R.  of  Rs.  38:  637.  N.   '08.   120w. 

Bacon,  Francis.  Essays;  edited,  with  introd. 

and     notes     by     Mary    Augusta    Scott. 

*$i.25.  Scribner.  8-5190. 

A  student's  book  very  fully  annotated.  An 
introduction  of  nearly  one  hundred  pages  gives 
fbst  a  fresh  sketch  of  Bacon's  life,  then  dis- 
cusser the  essays  as  a  whole,  showing  their 
Elizabethan  setting,  the  universalitv  of  theme, 
the  particular  conditions  and  circumstances 
that  called  each  forth,  and  the  method,  liter- 
ary style,  and  language  employed  by  Bacon. 


"This  excellently  printed  edition,  with  notes 
at  the  bottom  of  the  page,  is  a  plessant  one 
to  read." 

+  Ath.    1908,    1:    571.    My.    9.    250w. 
"Serviceable  and  inexpensive  edition." 

+  Dial.   44:382.   Je.   16,   '08.' 280w. 
"We    think    the    editor    in    the    desire    to    be 
complete,    has    loaded    her    annotations    with    a 
good  deal  of  dead  matter." 

H Nation.    86:    399.    Ap.    30,    '08.    170w. 

"Her  introduction,  which  occupies  about  a 
quarter  of  the  volume,  is  worth  reading.  In 
the  matter  of  annotation  she  errs  on  the  side 
of  excess.  But  upon  the  whole,  this  is  a  fairly 
good  edition  of  the  essays — possibly  for  some 
readers,  the  best.  For  all  readers  it  is  im- 
mensely better  than  no  edition  at  all." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:   132.   Mr.   7,   'OS.    650w. 

Bacon,  Josephine  Daskam.  Ten  to  seven- 
teen: a  boarding  school  diary.  t$i.5o. 
Harper.  8-2943. 

In  the  language  of  a  track  meet  these  board- 
ing school  affairs  of  grown  ups,  seen  from  a 
school  girl's  point  of  view,  are  called  events. 
A  group  of  shrewd  girls  allow  nothing  of  in- 
terest among  their  elders  and  teachers  to  es- 
cape them,  especially  love  affairs  over  which 
.sixteen  casts  the  glamour  of  "do  or  die"  ro- 
mance. The  school  girls  are  clever  and  the  di- 
ary is  ■written  in  the  confident,  ne'er-to-be-re- 
pulsed style   of  invincible  youth. 


"Will  interest  the  grown-ups  who  have  a 
taste  for  studies  in  temperament.  Will  not  ap- 
peal,   one    would    fancy,    to    the    young    girl." 

-i A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  110.  Ap.  '08. 

Ath.  1908,  1:449.  Ap.  11.  20Ow. 
"It  is  amusing  reading,  in  spite  of  a  certain 
suggestion  of  coarseness  which  makes  one  feel 
that  while  the  Elmbank  girls  have  apparently 
never  undergone  the  snickering  age,  their 
chronicler  has  not  yet  outgrown   it." 

H Nation.  86:  237.   Mr.   12,   'OS.   200w. 

"We  must  thank  her  for  her  excellent  por- 
trayal of  so  difficult  a  subject,  while  thorough- 
ly enjoying  the  sense  of  fun  which  made  her 
success    in   achieving    it    possible." 

-t-  N.    Y.   Times.   13:69.    F.   8,   '08.    90w. 


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Bacon,  Josephine  Daskam — Continued. 

"A  cleverly  written  composite  diary  of  board- 
ing-school girls,  with  a  sub-consciously  humor- 
ous setting  forth  of  the  school-girl  point  of 
view." 

-f  Outlook.   88:  512.    F.   29,    '08.    50w. 

Bagot, .  Richard.     Lakes   of  northern   Italy. 
$1.75.    Macmillan.  8-431. 

A  new  edition  cf  a  "semi-gi.ide,"  so  called, 
"because  it  does  not  give  the  material  details 
which  the  tourist  needs  to  know,  but  describes 
fully  and  often  picturesquely,  all  the  main-trav- 
elled spots  ana  many  of  the  out-of-the-way 
ones."  (Nation.)  "Here  the  traveller  may  find 
some  excellent  suggestions  as  to  what  he  should 
look  for  and  how  he  should  look."   (Spec.) 

A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    3G.    F.    'OS. 

"He  is  lucid,  simple  and  occasionally  witty. 
Our  grateful  recognition  of  these  qualities,  rare 
in  a  book  of  the  kind  under  notice,  Increases 
our  regret  that  he  should  have  permitted  him- 
self, in  treating  of  things  religious  and  polit- 
ical, an  acrid  tone  which  detracts  from  its 
charm  as  a  traveling-companion." 

-\ Ath.    1907,    2:    834.    D.    28.    530w. 

"A  real  service  has  been  done  by  his  publish- 
ers in  reissuing  it,   with  additional   chapters,   in 
a  convenient  pocket  volume."  F:   T.  Cooper. 
+   Bookm.  26:  511.   Ja.   '08.   llOw. 

"A  handy  little  volume.  His  pages  are  pleas- 
antly written  for  the  most  part,  tho  sometimes 
marred  by  expressions  of  the  insular  British- 
er's in-solent  contempt  for  travelers  from  other 
lands — from  Germany  and  America,  especially." 
+  —  Ind.   64:   624.   Mr.   5,   '08.   120w. 

"Mr.  Bagot  does  for  this  region  what  the  late 
Augustus  Hare  did  for  Florence,  Rome,  and 
Venice;  and  he  spices  his  descriptions  with 
views  of  his  own  on  whatever  subject  comes 
up." 

+   Nation.  85:  567.  D.   19,   '07.   ISOw. 

"Tlie   present   edition    will   prove     a     pleasant 
text-book    for    anyone    who      desiies      to     know 
sometliing    of    the    associations,      historical     and 
tradit10n.1l,  of  the  scenes  he  is  visiting." 
+  Sat.  R.  104:  676.  N.  30,  '07.  loOw. 

"The  author  brings  knowledge  of  classical  and 
medieval  history  to  the  fulfilment  of  his  task, 
and  he  has  a  keen  appreciation  of  scenery,  a 
sufticient  knowledge  of  art;  in  short,  he  has  the 
qualifies tioiis  of  a  traveller's  friend." 
+  Spec.   :)9:335.   S.   7,   '07.   300w. 

Baikie,  Rev.  James.  Story  of  the  Pharaohs. 

*       *$2.50.    Alacmillan.  8-35753. 

A  finely  illustrated  \'olume,  concise  and  lucid, 
which  covers  the  history  of  Egypt  from  the  ear- 
liest times  to  the  Persian  conquest  in  52'5  B.  C. 
Not  only  does  its  monarch  live  fgain  'out  also 
the  great  men  who  served  them,  its  society,  lit- 
erature and  art — rivaling  the  latter  fame  of 
Rome,  and  stained  by  no  excesses  of  wicked- 
ness."   (Outlook.) 


"It  would  have  been  a  calamity  if  the  author 
had    modestly    supprest      his    work    because    the 
ground  was  already  well  covered.     Every  state- 
ment that  he  makes  is  lucid  and  helpful." 
+   +   Ind.   65:   1306.   D.    3,    'OS.   S60w. 

"Mr.  Baikie,  wh'le  availing  himself  of  the 
latest  results  of  rosearcli,  writas  for  the  gen- 
eral reader,  and  gives  life  and  reality  to  his 
picture  of  the  first  great  world  power  in  his- 
tory." 

+  Outlook.    90:    593.    N.    14,    '08.    2O0w. 

Bailey,    Elmer    James.      Novels    of    George 
Meredith:   a   study.   **$i.25.   Scribner. 

7-34148. 
Descriptive  note  and   excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"A  good  and  useful  study,  neither  remark- 
able as  to  originality  nor  masterly  as  to  treat- 
ment." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   6.   Ja.   "08. 

"In  making  fhis  classification,  Mr.  Bailey] 
analyzes    the    characters  and  situations  with  true 


insight,  appreciation,  and  restraint.  He  clear- 
ly sees  and  feels  Meredith's  high  ideals,  his 
strength,  and  his  beauty  of  temperament." 
Eunice   Follansbee. 

+   Dial.    44:    129.   Mr.    1,    '08.    480w. 

"Unfortunately,  Mr.  Bailey  pursues  his  end 
with  a  grim  determination  totally  devoid  of 
humor,  and  the  result  is  sad  to  contemplate. 
The  only  thing  of  worth  in  Mr.  Bailey's  book 
is  an  alphabetical  list  of  Meredith's  characters, 
and  some  statistics  as  to  their  number."  E.  C. 
Marsh. 

f-   Forum.    39:    384.    Ja.    '08.    500w. 

"Of  several  attempts  to  tr^at  his  collected 
novels  critically  or  to  furnish  a  guide  to  them, 
Mr.  Bailey's  work  is  easily  the  best.  II  is  the 
fullest  and  the  most  philosophical,  and  it 
springs  from  a  riper  study  of  nineteenth  cen- 
tury fiction.  It  narrowly  misses  unquestioned 
right  to  a  place  beside  Mr.  Trevelyan's  splendid 
study  of  Merediths  poetry  and  philosophy." 
4-   +   Ind.   64:   1038.   My.    7,   '08.    300w. 

Bailey,  Henry  Christopher.     Colonel  Great- 
heart.  t$i-5o.  Bobbs.  8-29002. 

The  .netting  for  this  story  of  "men  and  arms" 
is  taken  from  the  stirring  days  of  Cavalieis 
and  Roundheads,  of  Puritans  and  "malignants" ; 
but  the  machines  of  war  are  rather  in  the  back- 
ground, while  in  the  fore  is  a  witching  woman, 
a  conqueror  of  hearts  and  a  marker  of  des- 
tinies. It  tells  of  a  woman's  ambition  which 
urges  valiant  men  to  perilous  deeds. 


"A  particularly  good  story."   W:   M.   Payne. 

+  Dial.  45:  296.  N.  1,  'O-S.  S40w. 
"A  story  of  spirit,  sure  to  hold  the  reader  to 
the  last  page.  It  is  a  pity  that  Mr.  Bailey 
should  have  seen  fit  to  burden  it  with  a  comic 
French  cook  and  Italian  groom  who  delay  the 
action  without  a  compensatiiig  return  of  amuse- 
ment." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:   611.    O.    24,   '08.    SOOw. 

Bailey,  Henry  Christopher.     Gentleman   of 
fortune.  t$i.5o.  Appleton.  7-33910. 

About  one  Raoul  de  Tout  le  Monde  the  author 
grou.os  incidents  and  battlefield  struggles  that 
happened  during  the  time  that  Philip  of  Spain 
was  strivinc;  to  crush  tha  Netherlands. 


"His  Er.glish  is  good,  nervous  English,  but  his 
manner   is   too   brusque." 

H Ath.   1907,   2:  722.  D.   7.   240w. 

"Not,  you  understand,  a  strong  book,  but 
whimsical  and  full  of  conversations  so  short 
and  keen  that  the  sparks  of  spirits  fly  between 
retorts." 

+   Ind.    €4:    923.    Ap.    23,    '08.    280w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  670.  O.  19,  '07.  40w. 
"Although  these  stories  of  the  struggle  be- 
tween the  Dutch  and  the  Spanish  in  the  six- 
teenth century  are  written  with  much  of  Mr. 
Bailey's  usual  felicity  of  style,  the  reader  can- 
not help  feeling  that  such  very  slight  and  rath- 
er theatrical  sicetches  are  unworthy  of  the  pen 
of  their  raiihor." 

H Spec.   99-  935.   D.    7,   '07.   140w. 

Bailey,    Henry    Christopher.    God    of    clay. 
t$i.50.    Brentano's.  8-30132. 

"An  episodic  resumfi  of  Napoleon's  career,  as 
visualized  by  the  imagination.  The  thread  of 
interest  remains  in  the  person  of  Bonaparte, 
who  connects  the  tales.  .  .  .  Out  of  the  mass  of 
incredible  events  and  incidents  which  Mr.  Bailey 
does  not  even  condescend  to  explain,  emerges 
nevertheless  a  vivid  and  powerful,  and  faithful 
portrait   of  Napoleon." — Ath. 


"The  form  of  this  work,  we  imagine,  was  dic- 
tated by  serial  necessities,  which  have  ham- 
pered the  author.  But  the  matter  proves  that 
he  is  in  the  forefront  of  our  historical  novel- 
ists." 

-^ Ath.    1908,    1:    473.   Ap.    18.    250w. 

N.   Y.  Times.   13:   618.  O.   24,   '08.   40w. 


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Bailey,    Liberty    Hyde,    ed.    Cyclopedia    of 
American  agriculture:  a  popular  survey 
of  agricultural  conditions,  practices  and 
ideals    in    the    United    States    and    Can- 
ada. 4v.   ea.  $5.  Macmillan.  7-8529- 
V.  3.     Deals  with  the  subject  of  animals.   I'art 
1  treats   of  the  physiolo.s^y  and   breeding  hahits, 
feeding,    diseases    and    maaag-ement.      Pare    2    is 
devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  animal  products. 
Part    3    is    concerned     with    the    description      of 
North    American    farm    animal.s,    their    breeding, 
history,  rearing,  and  the  "general  treatment  to- 
wards  accomplishing   the   ends     for  v-hich    they 
were   intended."    Bibliography   under    each  head- 
ing. 

"A  valuable  reference  work." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  254.  N.  'OS.  (Review  of 
v.  3.) 
"In  spite  of  the  fact  that  it  is  packed  with 
technical  information,  it  is  almost  all  of  it 
comprehensible  to  any  person  of  ordinary  edu- 
cation, and  much  of  it  is  so  well  written  that 
it  could  be  read  aloud  in  the  farmhouse  to  the 
whole  family." 

+   +   !nd.   fi3:   l.^CS.   D.   26,   '07.   870w.    (Review 
of  V.   1   and   2.) 
"This  cyclopedia  is  as  complete  and   authori- 
tative as  any  work  can  be  in  the  present  state 
of   science." 

+   H Nation.  S7:  217.  S.  3,  "O'S.  50Ow.   (Review 

of  V.  3.) 
"Hardly  full  enough  to  be  of  much  value  to 
the  farmer  who  is  already  engaged  in  that  ijar- 
ticular  industry,  and  American  conditions  of  cli- 
mate and  labour  render  much  of  the  information 
inapplicable  to  British  agriculture;  but  this  vo- 
ume  of  the  'Cyclopedia"  would  be  of  the  great- 
est service  to  any  settlor  breaking  ground  in  a 
new  country,  and  looking  round  for  profitable 
crops  outside  the  accepted  routine." 

-i Nature.   77:   292.   Ja.   30,   'OS.   ClOw.    (Re- 
view of  V.   2.) 
"It   is   onl.v   in    the   parts   of    the   book    dealing 
with  the  science  of  breeding  and  in  the  descrip- 
tions   of   individual   breeds   that   we    would    sug- 
gest   amendments."    James    Wilson. 
+    -i Nature.   78:   657.  O.   29,   'OS.   1200w.    (Re- 
view   of   V.    3.) 

Bailey,   Liberty   Hyde.     State   and   the    far- 
*       mer.    **$i.25.    Macmillan.  8-22260. 

The  expansion  of  an  address  given  before  the 
Association  of  A.morican  agricultural  col  eges 
a.nd  experiment  stations  in  1907.  Professor 
Bailey  in  discussing  the  political  and  economic 
status  of  the  farmer,  exiunines  for  their  merits 
and  demerits  present  remedial  services  ren- 
dered the  farmer  Ijy  governnient  and  society  and 
offer?  suggestions  for  progress  toward  a  sub- 
stantial  betterment   of   cpnditi>as  and   results. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  233.  O.  '08. 
"The  book  needs  and  deservi-s  a  very  wide 
circle  of  readers.  It  must  not,  however,  be  cur- 
sorily read  and  laid  aside.  The  problems  dis- 
cussed are  very  deep,  and  we  close  our  review 
with  an  endorsement  of  the  statement  that  we 
must  ha\e  a  new  sort  of  statesmanship  as  well 
as  a  new  sort  of  farmers." 

+    Ind.   G5:  IOCS.  N.   5,   'OS.   300w. 

Bain,  Francis  William.  Incarnation  of  the 
snow;  tr.  from  the  original  manuscript 
by  F.  W.  Bain.  t$i-25.  Putnam.  8-25743. 
"The  several  little  tales  relating  how  the 
daughter  of  the  mountain  quarreled  with  her 
husband,  the  Lord  of  Creatures,  and  went  to  sit 
and  grie\e  lieside  a  lonely  lake,  and  how,  in 
various  forms,  he  sought  her  out  and  stayed 
with  her  until  she  was  ready  to  make  up  the 
lovers'  quarrel,  are  very  beautiful.  They  bring 
down  to  the  plane  of  daily  living  the  Hindu  at- 
titude toward  life  and  death,  and  by  their  very 
simplicity  transform  it  from  a  philosophical 
creed  to  a  human,  sustaining  faith. — N.  Y. 
Times. 


ties,   told  in   a  style  rising  to  a  kind  of  intoxi- 
cation." 

+  Nation.  87:  415.  O.  29,  '08.  330w. 
"The  stories  are  warm  and  bright  with  hu- 
man passion,  but  they  are  wonderfullv  tender 
in  sentiment,  while  the  exquisite  delicacy  of 
the  style  in  which  they  are  written,  or  translat- 
ed, combined  with  their  rich  oriental  imagery, 
makes  the  reading  of  them  an  unmixed  de- 
light." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  531.  S.  26,  '08.  200w. 
"Mr.    Bain    shows    the    same    captivating    and 
delightful  style   that  distingulsned   his  previous 
works." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  616.  O.  24,  '08.  40w. 

Bain,   Robert   Nisbet.      Slavonic    Europe:   a 
political   history  of  Poland   and   Russia 
from    1447  to   1796.    (Cambridge   histor- 
ical   ser.)    *$2.    Putnam.  '8-1 1486. 
A  political  history  of  Poland  and  Russia  from 
the   middle   of    the   fiftoetith   century   to    the    end 
of    the    eighteenth    century    which    ''concerns    it- 
self  almost    entirely   witli    the   detailing   of    the 
progress    of    wars,    the    intrigues    and    acliieve- 
ments    of    diplomacy,    and    the    dciings    of    mon- 
archs    and   statesmen."       (N.    Y.    Times.) 

"He  has  crowded  his  book  with  useless  detail, 
probably  as  a  result  of  hasty  writing  which 
leaves  too  little  time  to  discriminate  "between 
the  essential  and  the  unessential.  The  use  of 
.'sources  does  not  strike  a  reviewer  as  critical. 
Most  of  the  old  stories  are  accepted  without 
the  least   hesitation."   R.    C.    H.   Cattevall. 

h  Am.    Hist.   R.  14:   110.  O.  '08.   570w. 

"On  the  institutional  and  social  sidi'  it  i.s  not 
strong,  while  the  abimdance  of  detail  sometimes 
obscures  the  main  course  of  the  narrative,  and 
in  any  case  does  not  make  the  volume  entirely 
easy  reading.  Russian  and  Polish  names  are 
at  best  rtumbling-blneks  to  Latins  and  Teutons, 
and  Mr.  B,ain  does  not  lessen  the  difficulty  by 
his  jjrefercnce  for  l^^ss  usual  fonris  of  translit- 
eration, as  well  as  by  some  Inconsistency  in 
tlieir  use." 

-i Nation.    S7:    520.    N.    26,   'OS.    150w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  158.  Mr.  21,   'OS.  130w. 
"Mr.    Bain's    performance    is    interesting    per- 
haps   to    the    ordinary    reader,    but    is    hardly 
worthy   of  his  plan." 

+  —  Sat.  R.  106:  83.  Jl.  IS,  'OS.  lOOOw. 
"Much  of  the  history  of  eastern  l?urope  Is 
still  unexplored;  and  we  cannot  give  I\Ir.  Bain's 
work  higher  praise  than  to  say  that  out  of  the 
tangle  he  has  produced  a  singularly  compact, 
clear,  and  well-proportioned  history  that  ought 
to  be  a  safe  and  welcome  guide  to  thousands 
of    readers." 

+   +  Spec.    100:    30O.    F.    22,    'OS.    400w. 

Baker,  Ray  Stannard.     Following  the  color 
*       line.  **$2.  Doubieday.  8-31 180. 

"The  negro  as  he  is  in  the  South,  as  he  is  in 
the  North,  and  as  he  is  in  the  nation  at  large 
defines  the  scope  of  the  inquiry  which  Mr.  Ba- 
ker has  undertaken  in  the  present  work.  While 
'^onfining  himself  largely  to  racial  conditions  as 
they  exi.'^t  to-day,  the  author  considers  various 
tendencies  as  they  lipve  found  expression  in  the 
pasL  and  gives  critical  estimates  of  some  of  the 
\ievvs  that  have  been  advanced  as  to  the  ulti- 
mate  solution    of  the   negro   problem." — Lit.   D. 


"This  is  a  tale  of  strange  terrors  and  beau- 


Ind.  ()3:  1185.  N.  19,  'OS.  40w. 
"The  unique  value  of  the  book  lies  in  its  pre- 
sentation of  certain  facts  regarding  the  life  of 
the  negro  in  the  United  States,  which  the  au- 
thor has  collectod  during  several  years  spent 
in  personal  in^-eslisation  which  give  to  his  work 
the   qualitv  of   originality." 

-1-    Lit.    D.  37:   S50.  D.  5,  'OS.   200w. 

Baker,  Tarkington.  Yard  and  garden:  a 
book  of  practical  information  for  the 
amateur  gardener  in  city,  town  or  sub- 
urb, il.  **$2.  Bobbs.  8-1 1497. 
Gives   directions   for   the   speediest   and    safest 

process   of  converting   the   bit   of  ground   allot- 


i8 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Baker,  Tarkington  — Continued. 
ted  to  a  town  or  city  house  Into  a  harmoniously 
and  pfCectively  beautiful  spot.  It  Is  devoted  to 
the  planting  and  care  of  trees,  shrubs,  plants 
and  vines  that  beautify  and  add  luxury  to  the 
little  square  of  grround. 

"Probably  the  best  general,  popular  treatment 
of  the  subject." 

+  A.  L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  166.  Je.  '08. 
+   Dial.  44:  353.  Je.  1,  '08.  250w. 

Baldwin,  Charles  Sears.  Essays  out  of  hours. 
**$!.    Longmans.  7-36392. 

These  essays,  some  of  which  have  appeared 
in  the  Atlantic  monthly  and  Putnam's  deal  with 
such  subjecu;  as  My  friend  Copperfield,  Master 
Vergil,  Steam's  influence  on  French  literature, 
John  Bunyan,  and  The  genesis  of  the  short 
storj'. 

"Brief,  pleasant  comments  on  various  as- 
pects   of   life   or   letters." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    167.    Je.    '08. 

"Here  we  have  the  critic  whose  intellect  del- 
icately   steers    his    taste."      Florence    Converse. 
+  Atlan.    101:    712.    My.    '08.    300w. 

"Among  this  collection  of  papers  .  .  .  are 
four  or  five  fliat  are  good  examples  of  sound 
literary  criticism  of  that  old-fashioned  type 
which,  with  good  taste  and  a  knowledge  of  life 
as  well  as  of  books,  exhibited  sound  common 
sense,  displaced  now-a-days  too  frequently  by 
crude  psychologising.  or  ambitious  attempts  at 
philosophic    generalization." 

H-  Cath.    World.    86:692.    F.    '08.    340w. 

"One  Is  a  little  surprised  to  find  the  writer's 
scholarship  permitting  such  blemishes  as 
'unique'  in  the  superlative  degree  of  compari- 
son." 

H Dial.   44:20.   Ja.  1,  '0'8.   200w. 

"In  all  of  these  shorter  disquisitions  reprint- 
ed from  magazines,  the  author  shows  the  true 
essayist's  capacity  to  say  engaging  things 
about  matters  of  little  moment  in  themselves. 
The  three  distinctly  literary  essays  which  form 
the  bulk  of  Prof.  Baldwin's  book  are  earnest 
pieces  of  constructive  criticism  which  go  deep 
into  their  respective  subjects,  discuss  them 
with  erudition,  and  are  much  more  concerned 
with  saying  something  of  import  and  interest 
than  with  the  manner  in  which  it  is  said." 
4    4-  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  76.   F.   8,   '08.   450w. 

Baldwin,  Edward  Chauncey,  and  Paul,  Har- 
ry G.,  eds.  English  poems.  *$i.  Am. 
bk.  8-15301. 

An  anthology  of  more  than  four  hundred 
pages  containing  poems  from  Chaucer  to  Ten- 
nyson. The  poems  have  been  selected  with  a 
view  to  presenting  material  which  should  be 
representative  of  the  successive  periods  of 
English  history,  of  the  chief  types  of  poetry, 
and  which  shoUld  lend  themselves  easily  to 
comparative  study.  Abundant  notes  including 
thought-stimulating  questions  are  provided  for 
the  benefit  of   teacher  and  pupil. 

"The  volume  is  without  any  very  distinguish- 
ing characteristic,   but   is  useful   nevertheless." 
+  Educ.   R.   36:    521.   D.   '08.   &0w. 
"While   a  convenient  book,   is   in  no  wise  su- 
perior to  others  already   in  existence." 
+   Ind.  05:  310.  Ag.  6,  '08.   150w. 
4-  Nation,   87:  210.   S.   3,   '08.   90w. 
Baldwin,  James  Mark.  Thought  and  things: 
a  study  of  the  development  and  mean- 
ing of  thought  or  genetic  logic.  3v.  ea. 
*$2.75.  Macmillan. 

V.  2.  Deals  with  Experimental  logic,  or  Ge- 
netic  theory  of  thought. 

"If  we  have  hardly  done  justice  to  the  argu- 
ment, the  blame  is  not  wholly  ours,  but  attaches 
likewise  to  the  piecemeal  method  of  publica- 
tion already  deprecated,  and,  still  more,  to  the 
extraordinary   obscurity  of   the  phraseology  and 


idiom  employed.  A  thinker  of  great  vigour  and 
ability  has  been  content  to  express  himself 
anyhow." 

H Ath.   1908,  2:   268.  S.   5,  13&0w.     (Review 

of  v.  2.) 
"We  can  testify  that,  having  gone  through 
the  whole  with  the  utmost  care  and  with  pre- 
dilections not  unfavorable  to  the  author,  w© 
do  not  think  it  worth  our  reader's  while  to  enter 
into  the  necessarily  more  lengthy  criticisms  of 
the  more  difiicult  problems  as  treated  in  this 
volume.  We  greatly  regret  our  disappointment 
with    it." 

—  Nation.  87:164.  Ag.  20,  '08.  160'Ow.  (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"It  presents  on  first  reading  a  multitude  of 
divisions  and  distinctions  in  a  terminology  that 
is  largely  unfamiliar,  but  these  difficultiea 
largely  disappear  on  further  acquaintance.  It 
still  appears  to  mo,  indeed,  that  some  of  the 
author's  distinctions  are  not  of  vital  impor- 
tance, and  tliat  he  has  an  undue  fondness  for 
his  own  terminology.  But  the  comparatively 
new  field  which  he  is  exploring,  together  with 
the  value  of  his  re.^.ults,  would  excuse  more  se- 
rious defects  than  these."   J.  E.   Creighton. 

4-  —  Philos.    R.    17:    d8.    Ja.    '08.    3S5'0w.    (Re- 
view  of   V.    1.) 

Baldwin,  May.  Mysie:  a  Highland  lassie. 
1$i.50.  Lippincott. 
"'J'his  is  a  story  of  troubles  in  family  life.  My- 
sie and  her  little  brother  come  home  from  In- 
dia, and  there  are  differences  between  them  and 
the  elcli^r  childreii.  These  differencesbecomemore 
serious  than  it-  is  easy  to  imagine  possible.  Ha- 
mish  is  a  villain  of  the  melodramatic  sort,  and 
could  hardly  find  his  way  into  the  home  which 
Miss  Baldwin  describes  for  us."   (Spec.)_ 


•'Another  fat  book  with  many  Interesting  and 
exciting  hapnenings." 

-t-  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  765.  N.  30,  '07.  50w. 
"It  is  a  tale  of  en  original,  quite  lovable  small 
girl,  wilh  an  imagination  too  big  for  lier.  The 
style  of  the  writing  is  a  little  feeble  except  in 
the  dialogue,  which  is  always  natural  and  un- 
forced." 

-i-  —  Sat.   R.  104:  sup.  7.  D.  7,  '07.  SOw. 
Spec.  99:  sup.   904.  D.  7,   '07.  70w. 

Balet,  Joseph  W.  Analysis  of  elastic  arch- 
es, three-hinged,  two-hinged,  and  hinge- 
less,  of  steel,  masonry,  and  reinforced 
concrete.  *$3.  Eng.  news.  8-4024. 

"Sets  forth  principally  a  graphic  method  the 
author  has  developed,  largely  based  on  the 
work  of  other  investigators,  into  the  properties 
of  masonry,  concrete  and  steel  arches.  .  .  . 
Several  useful  tables  are  given,  relating  to  ex- 
isting arches,  formulas  for  safe  stresses  in 
members,  loads  on  bridges,  impact  coefficients 
and  other  subjects.  The  appendix  contains  the 
mathematical  analysis  of  the  elastic  arch  which 
the  author  believes  most  satisfactory." — Engin. 
Rec. 


"The  work  shows  a  keen  insight  into  the 
mathematics  and  the  theory  of  the  arch,  and  the 
engineer  who  is  well-versed  in  mathematics 
and  mechanics  will  derive  benefit  from  studying 
the  book,  but  the  beginner  will  find  difficulty 
In  following  tlie  subjects  as  here  set  forth."  F. 
P.   McKibben. 

+  Engln.    D.   3:415.   Ap.   '08.   650w. 

"The  book  is  very  hard  reading.  [The  author] 
knew  his  subject  too  well,  perhaps,  to  exercise 
due  care  in  maintaining  that  rigid  logic  of  de- 
velopment and  clearness  of  expression  which 
the  case  demanded;  and  he  was  evidently 
handicapped  by  lack  of  practice  In  writing." 
1-  Engin.    N.  59:  203.   F.  20,   '08.   1250w. 

"The  author  has  evidently  given  the  subject 
much  study  and  deserves  credit  for  his  investi- 
gations, but  it  is  something  of  a  pity  that  he 
has  not  arranged  his  explanations  of  methods 
and  their  applications  so  as  to  obviate  constant 
reference  to  subsequent  pages." 

-I Engin.    Rec.    57:  224.    F.    22.    '08.    200w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


19 


Ball,   Eustace   A.   R.     Tourist's    India.   *$2. 
Brentano's.  8-14845. 

"A  sort  of  etherialized  guide-book.  It  runs 
rapidly  and  lightly  from  one  place  of  interest 
to  ano':her — towns,  caves  and  waterfalls — and 
all  the  time  keeps  up  a  delightful  chatter,  in 
which  anecdote  and  jest  sugar-coat  the  pill  of 
dry  information.  It  is  just  the  thing  needed, 
to  inform  the  traveler  about  hotels,  snake- 
bites, Babu  English,  history,  and  the  amount 
of  alcohol  he  may  imbibe  without  danger." — 
Nation. 


"It  is  a  well -systematized  tour,  and  throws 
light  on  many  different  aspects  of  life  in  the 
principal  cities.  The  arrangement  in  chapters 
devoted  to  particular  towns  is  one  to  be  com- 
mended for  ready  reference,  and  will  be  of 
great  help   to  a  prospective   tourist." 

+   Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:  450.    S.    '08.    200w. 

"Not  even  Murray  gives  so  much  out-of-the- 
way  wisdom,  and  Murray  is  far  from  being  so 
amusing." 

-I-    Nation.    86:282.    Mr.    26,    '08.    IQOw. 

"A    bu-siness    like    guide." 

+  Spec.   98:   61.   Ja.   12,   '07.  SOw. 

Balleine,  G.  R.  History  of  the  Evangelical 
*  party  in  the  Church  of  England.  *$l.75. 
Longmans. 
"In  the  moderate  compass  of  tome  300  pages 
the  author  sketches  the  growth  and  progress  of 
evangelical  ideas  within  the  Anglican  commun- 
ion, and  estimates  the  contribution  of  evangel- 
ical churchmen  to  the  cause  of  Englisb  religion. 
He  starts  with  the  Weslevs.  Whitefield.  and 
the  Oxford  Holy  club,  and  follows  the  fortunes 
of  the  party  down  to  Bishop  Ryle  and  church- 
men  who   are   still   living." — Nation. 


"Evangelicalism  within  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land ha^s  -found  a  sympathetic  i.nd  worthy  his- 
torian in  the  Rev.   G.   R.   Ballslne." 

-f   Nation.  87:   439.   N.   5,  'O'S.   220w. 

"Mr.  Balleine  has  found  a  somewhat  neglect- 
ed place  in  church  history,  and  has  filled  it  with 
a  book  which  is  clearly  the  outcome  of  a  pene- 
trating study  of  almost  all  ihe  contemporary 
evidence.  He  presents  his  facts  in  verj-  read- 
able form  and  with  vej?v  little  of  party  bias." 
+  Sat.    R.   106:    180.   Ag.    8,    '08.    4€0w. 

"A  really  excellent  book.  He  tells  us  not  a 
few  trutlis  that  have  been  forgotten;  he  cor- 
rects not  a  few  rnjsrepresentations.  One  im- 
portant point  that  he  makes  is  the  distinction 
between  the  Evangelicals  and  the  Low  Church- 
men." 

+  Spec.   100:  9'81.   Je.  20,   '08.   3'60w. 

Bamford,  Harry.  Moving  loads  on  railway 
underbridges;  including  diagrams  of 
bending  moments  and  shearing  forces 
and   tables   of   equivalent   uniform   live 

loads.  *$r.25.  Macmillan. 
"  "Moving  loads'  is  used  in  the  sense  of 
wheel  loads.'  The  book  gives  a  demonstration 
©f  graphical  and  analytical  methods  for  finding 
maximum  moments  and  shears  under  any  given 
system  of  wheel  loads.  Methods  for  girders  or 
solid  beams  only  are  discussed,  and  nothing  is 
said  of  the  modifications  introduced  by  the 
paneling  in  truss  bridges."' — Engin.   N. 


"A  book  that  will  be  found  useful." 

-r    Engin.    D.    3:    419.    Ao.    'OS.    200w. 
Engin.    N.   59:  205.   P.   20,   '08.   150w. 
"Forms   a   concise   and   interesting  discussion 
of  the  subject." 

-f   Engin.   Rec.   57:  251.   F.   29,   '08.   200w. 

Bancroft,    George.        Abraham    Lincoln:    a 
tribute.   **6oc.   Wessels.  8-25391. 

A  review  of  the  historical  facts  concerning 
slavery,  the  forces  fa\oring  and  opposing,  lead 
up  to  a  statement  of  the  definite  work  of  Lin- 
coln    for    slavery.     The    undertone    of    the    brief 


tribute  is  Lincoln's  perfect  faith  in  the  per- 
petuity of  the  union.  The  sketch  closes  with 
a  terse  comparison  of  Lincoln  and  Palmerston, 
England's  prime  minister  contemporary  with 
Lincoln. 

Bangs,    John    Kendrick.      Genial   idiot:    his 
views  and  reviews.  t$L25.  Harper. 

8^29647. 
In  which  the  Idiot  of  "Coffee  and  repartee" 
fame  reappears.  His  wit  and  shrewdness  go 
hand  in  hand  as  he  descants  upon  such  themes 
as  ideal  husbands,  finance,  a  comic  opera,  fame, 
the  decadence  of  April-fool's  day,  flat-hunting, 
the  gentle  art  of  boosting,  the  music  cure,  cam- 
paign methods,  short  courses  at  college,  the 
horse-show,    etc. 


Ind.    65:    1244.   N.    26,    '08.    120w. 

Bangs,  John  Kendrick.     Potted  fiction:  be- 
ing    a     series     of     extracts     from     the 
world's    best    sellers,    put    up    in    thin 
slices    for    hurried    consumers,    by    the 
United    States    literary    canning    com- 
pany, tsoc.  Doubleday.  8-34602. 
Literary   products   put   up   in   such   convenient 
form    "that    they    may    be    carried    in    the    vest 
pocket   or  vanity   bags,    to   be  consumed   as   op- 
portunity   presents,    between    courses    at    quick 
lunch  counters,   between   nibbles  at   bridge   par- 
ties,"   etc.    The    six    sellers    so    condensed    are: 
Rollo    in    the    metroiopus,    by    Dopeton    Hotair; 
Six  months,   by  Hellinor  Gryn;   The  lost  secret, 
by  E.   F'illips  Dopenheim;   A  pragmatic   enigma, 
by   A.    Conan   Watson,    M.D.;    The   stepdaughter 
of   Peterson   Jay,    by   George   Jarr   McClutchem; 
Somehow  long,   by  the  author  of  Alice  in  wan- 
derland. 


Ind.   65:    556.    S.    3,    '08.    lOOw. 
"Unless    one    is    unduly   grouchy   and    hard   to 
suit,     the     book     will     occasionally     provide     a 
laugh." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.   13:  454.  Ag.   15,   '08.  500w. 

Banks,  Rev.  Louis  Albert.  Sermons  which 
have  won  souls.  **$i.40.  Funk.  8-19116. 
Sermons  of  a  Denver  preacher  who  believes 
in  business-like  methods  for  soul-saving.  The 
introductory  chapter  on  The  pastor  as  a  soul- 
winner,  sets  forth  the  evangelistic  methods 
which  he  employs  for  the  salvation  of  souls. 
It  is  a  good  chapter  on  the  demonstrable  phases 
of  church  principles.  Mr.  Banks  believes  in 
steady  movement,  in  following  up  people  who 
have  been  awakened  until  their  lives  begin  to 
express  the  conviction  in  their  liearts. 


"If  his  sermons  at   times   seem   commonplace, 
they  nevertheless,   for  the  most  part,   ring  true. 
If    the    sermons    at   times    seem    like   patchwork 
the  pieces   are   of  good   )naterial." 
H Arena.  40:   390.  O.   'OS.   400-w. 

Banks,  Robert  Webb.  Battle  of  Franklin, 
November  30,  1864,  the  bloodiest  en- 
gagement of  the  war  between  the 
states.    *$i.25.    Neale.  8-30516. 

An  account  of  the  battle  of  Franklin,  Tennes- 
see,   from   the  Confederate   point  of  view. 

Barber,  Edwin  Atlee.  Lead  glazed  pottery 
pt.   I.   (Art  primer.)   **90c.  Doubleday. 

8-854. 
The  fourth  art  primer  in  a  series  of  indus- 
trial art.  Historical  data,  reviews  of  processes, 
Descriptions  of  wares  made  in  various  countries 
including  the  slip-decorated  wares  of  Europe, 
are   given  with   numerous   illustrations. 


"A    reliable    book." 

-f  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:167.  Je.   '08. 

+   Nation.   86:  563.   Je.   18,   '08.   200w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   684.  N.  21,   '08.  280w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Barbour,  Ralph  Henry.  Harry's  Island. 
t$i.5o.  Century.  8-25995. 

Another  of  Mr.  Barbours  lively,  wholesome 
stories  for  young  people  which  tells  of  the  ad- 
ventures of  Tom,  Dick,  Harriet  and  Roy,  all 
well  known  to  the  author's  readers,  during  a 
summer  of  camping  on  an  island  in  the  Hud- 
son   river. 

Reviewed  by  K.   L.  M. 

Bookm.    28:    385.    D.    '08.    60w. 
"Save    that   it    is   much    too   long,    shows    sur- 
prising   ingenuity    in    invention;    but    it    is    like 
what   he   has   done   before." 

1-   Nation.    87:    o51.    D.    3,    '08.    30w. 

R.   of   Rs.   ;?8:   707.   D.   '08.   50w. 

Barbour,    Ralph    Henry.      My    lady    of    the 

*       fog.   t$2.    Lippincott.  8-25123. 

A  light-house  island  and  the  surrounding  sea 
furnish  the  setting  for  this  romance  of  a  New 
York  heiress  and  a  young  Colorado  engineer 
loafing  during  a  brief  vacation.  She  has  run 
away  from  Newport  for  a  season  of  quiet  In 
which  to  decide  the  momentous  question  of  mar- 
riage with  a  foreign  count.  The  intrepid  youth 
finds  her  in  a  fog.  residues  her,  restores  }^  '•  to 
her  island,  woos  her,  and  wins  her — all  without 
learning  that  she  is  his  employer,  the  Judy 
Sypher  whom  from  rodman  to  chief  he  and  his 
co-workers  Idealize. 

+   Dial.   45:414.   D.   1,   'OS.   130w. 

N.  Y.  Times.   13:   615.  O.   24,   '08.  30w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  741.  D.  5,  '08.  200w. 
"Is   an    excellent    sea    story   with   a    decidedly 
sentimental  interest." 

-\-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  751.  D.  5,  'OS.  60w. 

Barclay,  Mrs.  Florence  Louisa.     Wheels  of 

time.  (What  is  worth  while  ser.)  **30c. 

Crowell.  8-23556. 

A  dramatic  little  story  of  a  woman's   sudden 

awakening    to    a    great    love    for    a   husband    for 

whom  she   had  been   in  the  habit  of  doling  out 

grudgingly   her  affection  in  small   quantities. 

Barclay,  Sir  Thomas.  Problems  of  inter- 
national practice  and  diplomacy,  with 
special  reference  to  the  Hague  confer- 
ences and  conventions  and  other  gen- 
eral international  agreements.  $6.50. 
Boston  bk.  7-42317- 

Questions  of  international  law  and  order  are 
discussed  with  particular  emphasis  on  the  eth- 
ical principles  and  the  reasons  of  expediency 
underlying  them.  Each  topic  is  taken  up  sep- 
arately with  a  full  historical  record  of  what 
has  been  done  in  regard  to  it,  its  present  posi- 
tion and  the  authoritative  attitude  towards  fur- 
ther developments. 


"Sir  Thomas  Barclay  has  published  a  most 
valuable  volume  at  the  right  mom<?nt.  It  is 
difticult  to  exaggerate  the  usefulness  of  his 
chapters.  On  the  other  hand,  he  will  disap- 
point many  of  his  friends  in  peace  and  arbitra- 
tion circles  by  the  caution  and  the  conservative 
tenflency  displayed  in  the  greater  portion  of  his 
work." 
4-  H Ath.   1907.   2:68.    Jl.   20.   lOOOw. 

"We  cannot  doubt  that  this  volume,  with  its 
full  discussion  of  many  points  and  the  richness 
of  its  suggestions  as  to  details,  will  be  useful 
to  representatives  at  The  Hague.  It  Is  a  book 
which  the  international  lawyer  cannot  dispense 
with." 

+  Lond.  Times.  6:  227.  Jl.  19,  '07.  300w. 

"Sir  Thomas's  book  is  unsatisfying  only  if 
the  reader  expects  too  much." 

+   Outlook.    88:    60S.    Mr.    14,    '08.    300w. 

"The  book  is  invaluable  for  all  international 
lawyers,  politicians,  and  the  higher  ranks  of 
journalism." 

+  Sat    R.   104:  212.    Ag.    17,    '07.    300w. 


Barham,  Richard  Harris  (Thomas  Ingolds- 
by,  pseud.).     Ingoldsbv  legends;  il.  by 
Arthur    Rackham.    *$6.    Button. 
An    "edition    definitive    de    luxe"    of    the    "In- 
goldsby   legends"    in   whose   illustrations   by  Mr. 
Rackliam  appears  the  same  quality  of  interpre- 
tation as  was  found  in  his  drawings  for  "Peter 
Pan"  last  year. 

"Mr.    Rackham    has   caught    the  fantastic   hu- 
mor of  the  'Legends'  so  perfectly  that  one  feels 
for  the  first  time   his  full  power." 
-f-   +  Dial.   43:  381.  D.   1,   "07.   250w. 
H-   Ind.   63:1471.    D.   10,     07.   80w. 
"Mr.   Rackham   enters   so   thoroughly   into  the 
spirit  of  these  nov/   classic   tales,   and   his  draw- 
ings  reveal   such   rare   talents,    that   the   success 
of  this  new   edition   is  assured.     As  a  gift-book 
notlimg  could  be  better." 

+  -f-   Int.  Studio.   33:  252.  Ja.   '08.   130w. 
"Here   is   delicate  art,    excellent   drawing,    and 
a   refined  whimsicality   which   might  Carry   even 
a   pour    oook    to    success.     With    such    a    setting 
'The    [ngoliisby   legends'    should   gain   many   new 
/rienJs.   and  enter  on  a  new  era  of  popularity." 
+   +   N.  Y.  Times.  12:  740.  N.  16,  '07.   420\v. 
"The   present   is   certainly  an   advance  on   the 
edition    of    the      'Ingoldsby     legends'      published 
some   years  ago   with   illustrations   by   this  very 
artist,     lii  paper,  print,  illustration,  and  binding 
the  new  volume  seems  well-nigh  ideal." 
-f   -f  Outlook.  S7:  618.  N.  23,  '07.  SOw. 
-r  Sat.   R.  104:  sup.  10.  D.  7.   '07.  180w. 
+  Spec.  y9:  sup.  90G.  D.  7,  '07.  SOw. 

Baring,  Maurice.  Year     in     Russia.     *$3.5o. 
Button.  8-1 1807. 

Mr.  Baring  tells  the  story  of  the  Moscow 
rising  and  of  the  first  duma,  as  well  as  of 
other  important  happenings  of  the  year  of  rev- 
olution   from    August.    1905    to    August,    1906. 

"It  is  not,  however,  so  much  for  the  political 
views  expressed  in  it  that  this  book  will  be 
valued,  as  for  the  light  which  the  author  throws 
0/1    the    life    of    the    Russian    people." 

+  Acad.  72:   506.  My.  25,  '07.  900w. 

"The  author  is  a  sane  observer  and  tries  to 
do  justice  to  the  various  opinions  and  political 
parties." 

+   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   167.  Je.   '08. 

"Mr.  Baring's  sketch  of  the  physical  condi- 
tions of  Russia  Is  admirable,  but  we  doubt 
whether  he  has  in  fact  a  'clear  idea'  as  regards 
its   future." 

H Ath.  1907,  1:  603.  My.   18.   650w. 

"His  modest  purpose  is  achieved  in  an  easy, 
graceful   and   interesting  manner." 

+   Ind.   64:   1035.   My.    7,   '08.    20i0w. 

"He  has  made  it  his  aim  to  depict  the  ordi- 
nary instead  of  inventing  the  extraordinary, 
and,  as  might  perhaps  have  been  expected,  the 
ordinary__.  thus  depicted  proves  to  be  vastly 
more  entertaining  as  well  as  more  informing 
than   the   extraordinary." 

-f   Lond.  Times.  6:  154.  My.  17,  '07.  1550w. 

"The  book  pretends  to  be  nothing  more  than 
a  jotting  down  in  diai-y  form  of  hearsay,  im- 
pression, and  casual  observation,  and  as  such 
can  possess  little  permanent  value,  especially 
in  the  presence  of  more  elaborate  and  syste- 
matic presentations  of  the  same  subjeict." 
—  Nation.    86:   198.    F.   27,    '08.   150w. 

"The  style  is  easy  and  amusing,  -with  an  un- 
dercTirrent  of  humorous  good-naltured  chaff  and 
raillery  sown  broadcast  here  and  there,  which 
makes  the  book  pleasant  and  instructive  read- 
ing." 

-I-  Sat.    R.   103:  786.    Je.    22,    '07.    102Ow. 

"In  no  book  v/liich  deals  with  the  last  few 
years;  of  Russian  history  is  the  inspiration  of 
fhe  interpreter  so  manifest,  and'  none  that  we 
know,  whether  in  English  or  in  Russian,  con- 
tains such  admirable  material  for  the  study 
of  Russian  public  opinion  during  one  of  the 
most  momentous  years  of  Russian  history." 
-I-  +  Spec.  98:  943.  Je.  15,  '07.  1650w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


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Barker,  J.  Ellis.  British  socialism.  *$3. 
Scribner. 
"The  author  has  consulted  about  a  thousand 
socialistic  works,  and  his  "book  is  a  summary 
of  the  whole  literature  of  British  socialism  and 
a  key  to  it.'  "  (Spec.)  "This  volume  enables  one 
to  obtain  a  conspectus  of  the  views  of  typical 
socialists  upon  the  various  concrete  problems 
to  which  they  direct  their  attention,  such  as 
the  family,  the  empire,  the  land,  the  army,  the 
railways,  and  a  host  of  similar  issues."  (Na- 
tion.) 


"It  cannot  be  said,  unfortunately,  that  the 
critical  thread  of  comment  which  ties  the  illus- 
trative e.xtracts  together  is  altogether  fair  or 
discriminating.  But  he  has  collected  an  in- 
structive  and   compendious   anthologrj'." 

H Nation.   86:   492.   My.   28,   '08.    230w. 

"A  work  of  praiseworthy  industry,  which  will 
be  most  useful  to  those  who  wish  to  know  the 
practical  suggestions  deduced  from  socialist 
theories  *' 

+  'Spec.   101:   sup.   471.   O.   3,   '08.   300w. 

Barnard,  J.  'Lynn.  Factory  legislation  in 
Pennsylvania:  its  history  and  adminis- 
tration. $1.50.  Winston.  7-19757- 
"The  subject  matter  is  divided  almost  evenly 
Into  ithe  two  fields  of  history  and  administra- 
tion. Undv2r  the  former,  the  movement  for  the 
legal  regulation  of  women  and  child  labor  is 
carefully  reviewed  from  the  days  of  1824  until 
the  present  date.  Allied  movements,  such  as 
sweatshop,  fire-escape  and  bake-shop  legisla- 
tions are  duly  treated.  .  .  .  Under  the  sub- 
jedt  of  administration,  the  author  shows  an 
Inside  knowledge  of  the  conditions  which  make 
easy  the  violation  of  the  factory  law." — Ann. 
Am.   Acad. 


"The  author  has  given  a  much  needed  and 
scholarly  account  of  this  field  of  social  prog- 
ress in  Pennsylvania.  Books  such  as  this,  cov- 
ering all  the  large  industrial  states,  would  soon 
remove  the  criticism  one  sometimes  hears  that 
college  courses  in  social  welfare  would  be  very 
good   were    thev   not    'spread   out   so   thin.'  " 

+  Ann.    Am.   Acad.   31:?63.   Ja.    '08.    220w. 

"His  monograph  is  a  valuable  contribution 
to  the  literature  dealing  with  factory  legisla- 
tion in  the  United  States,  which  is  gradually 
approaching  that  degree  of  completeness  nec- 
essary for  scientific  comparative  study  of  our 
state  codes." 

+  J.   Pol.    Econ.   15:   375.   Je.   '07.   220w. 

"It  is  much  to  be  desired  that  similar  stud- 
ies for  other  states  than  Pennsylvania.  New 
York  and  Massachusetts  may  be  undertaken  by 
students  of  social  legislation,  and  for  such 
studios  Dr.  Barnard's  work  may  well  serve  as 
a    model." 

+   Pol.   Sci.   Q.   22:   555.   S.   '07.   160w. 
Yale    R.    16:    445.    F.    '08.    200w. 
Barnes,    James.      Clutch    of    circumstance. 
t$i.5o.  Appleton.  8-12555. 

A  young  physician  coming  into  a  fortune 
returns  from  a  prolonged  absence  abroad  to  his 
western  New  York  home.  He  finds  that  the 
girl  who  had  promised  to  marry  him  in  his 
college  days  has  become  the  wife  of  his  old 
chum,  now  a  prominent  minister.  With  the 
discovery  that  he  still  loves  the  girl,  comes  the 
startling  revelation  that  her  husband  is  in  the 
clutches  of  morphine.  During  the  pHysician's 
attempt  to  save  the  friend  the  latter  dies  and 
a  murder  charge  results.  Great  love  triumphs 
over    all    obstacles    in   the    end. 


"The    book    is    marred    rather    than    made    by 
its    sensational    ending." 

H Ind.    64:    1038.    My.    7,    '08.    lOOw. 

—  -I-   Nation.    86:    558.   Je.    18,    '08.    130w. 

N.   Y.    Times.    12:    662.    O.    19,    '07.    70w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:    210.   Ap.   11,   'tfS.   70w. 

"All  the  threads  of  his  narrative  appear  clean 

and  fine  and  well-dyed,  only  they  do  not  seem 


to  belong  together,  and  the  fabric  that  has  re- 
sulted from  their  combination  has  certainly  a 
few  discordant  colors  in  its  eminently  dignified 
design." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  262.  My.  9,  '08.  300w. 

"The  storv  is  reirdable.  but  unpleasant." 

H Outlook.    89:    313.    Je.    6,    '08.    8^)w. 

Barr,  Mrs.  Amelia  Edith,  Heart  of  Jessy 
Laurie:  front,  by  Harrison  Fisher. 
t$i.5o.   Dodd.  7-31283. 

A  fisher  lass  is  the  heroine  of  this  story  of 
simple  Scotch  life.  "Jessy  Laurie  is  an  EfTie 
Deans"  of  a  sturdier  mould.  She  abandons  a 
lover  of  her  own  class  in  i  espouse  to  the  call  of 
an  aristocratic  young  Lothario.  He  gains  pos- 
session cf  her  by  a  form  of  marriage  which  he 
intends  to  be  a  mockery,  but  which  turns  out  to 
be  legal,  so  that  technically  sne  is  not  betrayed. 
The  child  of  the  union  becomes  the  scapegrace's 
heir,  and  the  scapegrace,  taking  himself  off  by 
drowning,  leaves  her  free  to  marry  the  faithful 
and  magnanimous  lover."   (Nation.) 


"In  itself,  this  is  a  good  story  by  an  experi- 
enced story-teller.  If  the  sum  of  all  this  is  not 
a  story  of  remarkable  power,  it  is  certainly  a 
story  to!d  with  more  than  ordinary  intelligence 
and  control." 

H-   Nation.  Rfi:  15.  Ja.  2,  '08.  340w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  653.  O.  19,  '07.  30w. 

Barr,  Mrs.  Amelia  Edith.  Strawberry  hand- 
kerchief. t$i-50.  Dodd.  8-24302. 
This  little  drama  enacted  in  Stamp  act  times 
deals  chiefly  with  two  romances  in  which  Cupid 
plays  at  cross  purposes  with  obdurate  parents, 
defies,  too,  taut  political  lines.  The  strawberry 
handkerchief  is  a  love  token  that  plays  an  im- 
portant part  in  righting  misunderstandings,  and 
binding   hearts   even  across   the  sea. 


"A  pleasing  historical   romance." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  583.  O.  17,  '08.  200w. 
"If   Mrs.    Barr    could   alter    the   fixed    form   of 
her   conversations,    an    added    charm   would    en- 
liven   her    well-written    pages." 

H Outlook.    90:    504.    O.    31,    '08.    lOOw. 

Barr,  James  R.  Principles  of  direct-current 
electrical  engineering.  *$3.25.  Macmil- 
lan.  8-32343. 

Written  primarily  for  the  use  of  intermedi- 
ate classes  in  universities  and  technical  col- 
leges with  the  intention  of  bridging  the  gap 
between  elementary  manuals  and  too  highly 
specialized  works.  Problems  to  illustrate  prin- 
ciples and  illustrations  of  machinery  and  in- 
.'<truments    are    taken    from    modern    practice. 


"Two  chapters  "treat  of  storage  batteries  and 
electric  lighting,  but  these  are  rather  disap- 
pointing. The  author  is  to  be  con.gratulated 
upon  the  work  which  he  has  produced.  It  is 
not  too  practical  or  too  theoretical,  Ijut  con- 
tains just  the  information  which  a  second- 
vear  student  vvants."  L.  C. 
-\-   -\ Nature.    7S:  172.    Je.    25,   '08.    720w. 

"Should  find  a  (considerable  application  in 
colleges  and  technical  schools.  The  index  of 
the  book  is  complete  enough  to  make  it  a 
ready   work   of   reference."     G:    C.    Shaad. 

+  Science,    n.s.    28:  411.    S.    25,    '08.    frOOw. 

Barr,     Robert.       Young     Lord     Stranleigh. 
'$1.50.  Appleton.  8-16950. 

A  story  which  will  especially  Interest  teach- 
ers; for  it  presents  some  of  the  problems  of  co- 
education in  thei  American  public  schools.  It 
also  shows  the  groping  of  a  young  man  fur  the 
thing  in  life  which  he  can  do  best. 

"From  the  unfamiliarity  of  Its  circumstan- 
ces— if  for  no  other  reason — the  book  is  most 
interesting,  and  Mr.  Barr's  well-known  humour 
has  lost  none  of  its  power.  The  scope  is  nat- 
urally limited,  but  the'  picture  is  so  complete 
in  Itself  that  its  narrowness  is  forgotten." 
+  Acad.   73:  299.   D.   28,   '07.   200w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Barr,  Robert  — Continued. 

"Full  of  pleasant  turns  of  thought  and  mirth- 
ful incident." 

+  Ath.  1&07,   2:  4T6.   O.  19.   15&W. 
"As  a  study  of  the  educational  conditions  of 
such   an   institution    as   is   described,    the   book 
has  a  puzzling  interest  for  us."     W:  M.  Payne. 

H Dial.  44:  246.  Ap.  16,  '08.  3B0w. 

"The  reader  who  does  not  find  it  rather  sol- 
emn reading  will  probably  call  it  exceedingly- 
humorous." 

+  Nation.  86:  448.  My.  14,  '08.  250w. 
"The  author  has  chosen  a  singularly  colorless 
phase  of  social  life,  colorless  at  least  so  far  as 
fictional  uses  are  concerned.  It  does  not  ap- 
pear to  be  one  of  Mr.  Barr's  happiest  achieve- 
ments." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.   13: 174.   Mr.  28.   '08.   70w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:211.  Ap.  11,  '08.  70w. 
"The   novel   is  original   in     Its     subject     and 
treatment,    has  plot  interest,   and  while   not  of 
tremendous  power,   is   certainly  readable." 
4-  Outlook.    88:  839.  Ap.   11,   '08,   50w. 
"The   merit  of   the  present  story   lies  in    the 
unusually   vivid    portraiture    of   two     or     three 
teachers   and  students,   and   though   the  plot  is 
commonplace  the  book  has  a  real  interest." 
H Sat.    R.   104:468.   O.   12,   '07.   180w. 

Barr,    Robert.     The    measure    of   the    rule. 
t$i.5o.  Appleton. 

The  triumph  of  a  British  dandy,  one  Lord 
Stranleigh,  suffering  from  ennui  and  too  many 
millions,  over  the  hard  bargainers  of  Ix)ndon 
high  finance.  He  becomes  Interested  in  a  mine 
that  is  being  taken  from  its  owner  by  stock 
gamblers'  tricks,  and  when  the  stock  is  at  low 
water  mark  ne  sends  twenty  buyers  to  as  many 
sellers  at  the  same  instant,  taking  all  each  will 
sell,  thus  overbuying  the  market.  The  mine 
manager  proceeds  to  steal  the  mine's  best  ore 
but  is  outwitted  by  .Stranleigh  whose  yacht 
beats  the  thieves  to  the  mine  where  he  watches 
them  dig  his  ore.  Later  he  buys  their  boat, 
trades  captains,  returns  to  London  with  his 
gold  in  time  to  relieve  the  bank  of  England 
from    temporary   stringency. 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  724.  Je.  13.  UOw. 
"Is  one  of  Mr.    Barr's  better  books — ^perhaps 
one  of  his  best."  W:  M.  Payne. 

+  Dial.  45:  90.  Ag.  16,   '08.  230w.- 
"The    charm    of    this    book    lies    in    its    bland 
childlike  preposterousness." 

+  —  Nation.  87:  IG^J.  Ag.  20,  '08.  200w. 
"There  may  be  hardened  story  readers  who 
can  absorb  this  yarn  by  installments,  but  most 
readers  will  do  better  not  to  tackle  it  until 
they  can  read  it  through  at  a  sitting.  They  will 
want  to,  for  it  is  easy,  pleasant,  and,  at  times, 
thrilling,  reading.  Withal  it  carries  a  budget 
of  useful   morals." 

+   N,  Y.  Times.  13:  303.  My.  30,  '0«.  550w. 

Barron,  Edward.  Lost  goddess.  t$i.so.  Holt. 

8-952.-?. 
A  South  American  bent  upon  the  villainy  of 
wife-stealing  draws  a  group  of  idle  New  York- 
ers into  the  adventurous  undertaking  of  res- 
cuing an  American  girl  from  the  captivity  of 
the  Tigrane  Indians  somewhere  on  the  head- 
waters of  the  Amazon.  This  story  deals  with 
their  thrilling  experiences  on  board  their  yacht 
and  in  Brazilian  wilds  where  the  trap  into 
which  they  have  been  lured  is  sprung. 


Barrus,    Clara.      Nursing    the   insane.    **$2. 
Macmillan.  8-13623. 

Advice  chiefly  for  the  care  of  women,  based 
upon  talks  which  the  author  has  given  during 
a  long  experience  in  the  hospital  at  Middle- 
town,  New  York.  "The  last  chapter  briefly 
notes  the  legal  requirements  to  be  fulfilled  in 
the  admission  of  insane  patients  to  the  hospit- 
als of  this  state,  and  gives  good  advice  con- 
cerning the  removal  of  such  persons  from  their 
homes  "    (Nation.) 

+  Ind.  65:  663.  S.  17,  'OS.  230w. 
"It  may  be  said  that  the  book  contains  too 
Irttle  for  a  nurse  obliged  to  work  without  con- 
stant direction,  especially  in  private  houses, 
and  often  almost  too  much  for  those  that  have 
such  sunervision." 

f-   Nation.    87:    217.    S.    3,    '08.    260w. 

R.   of   Rs.   38:  128.   Jl.   '08.   20w. 

Barth,  Fritz.     Gospel  of  St.  John  and  the 

synoptic     gospels.     (Foreign     religious 

ser.)    *40C.    Meth.   bk.  8-265. 

"A    vigorous    apologetic     for     the     credibility 

and   authenticity   of   the    fourth    Gospel,    which, 

with  the  Apocalypse,  is  ascribed  to  the  Apostle 

John." — Bib.  World. 


"An  Ingenious  tale,  whose  greater  merit  lies 
in  the  deftness  and  firmness  wltli  which  the 
author  handlps  a  love  interest  that  has  depth 
and  strength." 

+   fnd.  64:  973.  Ap.  30,  '08.  120w. 

"The  true  spirit  of  romance,  rare  at  best  in 
the  fiction  of  to-day,  is  sadly  lacking  In  Mr. 
Barron's  book,  which  in  its  execution  is  not 
without  merit." 

h   Nation.    86:    310.    Ap.    2,    '08.    ]70w. 

N.  Y.  Timet.  13:  166.  Mr.  28,  '08.  200w. 


"The  style  is  sometimes  obscure,  and  the 
treatment  of  early  Christian  literature,  e.  g., 
Papias,    is   arbitrary." 

-\ Bib.  World.  31:  239.  Mr.  '08.  50w. 

"A  vigorous   brief." 

-I-   Ind.    64:    311.    F.    6,    '08.    350w. 
"Unfortunately,   the  translation  Is  often  awk- 
ward.     It    is    a    translation   from    German,    but 
not    always    a   translation    into    English!" 
-j 'NY.  Timrfs.  13:  118.  F.   29,  '08.  70w. 

Barton,    George   Aaron.     Critical   and    exe- 
getical    commentary    on    the    book    of 
Ecclesiastes.        (International      critical 
commentary.)  **$2.25.  Scribner.  8-15777. 
A  commentary  in  which  the  author  looks  up- 
on   the   unknown   writer   of   Ecclesiastes    "as   a 
skeptic   who   has   outgrown   his   ancestral   faith, 
but   has   not  afc»andoned   such   belief   in   God  as 
an   agnostic   may  cherish,    holding   to  which  he 
'preaches    a    gospel    of    healthy   work,    and    the 
full    enjoyment    of    life's    round   of    duties    and 
opportunities'  "    (Outlook.) 

"The  only  defect  in  tlie  mak-eup  of  the  vol- 
ume is  the  inexcusably  bad  proof-reading.  In 
every  other  respect  the  work  constitutes  a 
worthy  companion  volume  to  thoss  that  have 
preceded  it  in  this  splendid  series."  J:  M.  P. 
Smith. 

-I Bib.  World.   32:   361.  N.   '08.  600w. 

"For  the  professional  student  we  do  not 
know  of  any  commentary  on  Ecclesiastes  su- 
perior to   this." 

+  Outlook.   89:492.   Je.   27,    '08.    280w. 

"In   this  volume   the  results  of   the  most  re- 
cent   critical    studies    are    canvassed    succinctly 
and  thoroughly,  with  regard  to  the  needs  both 
of  specialists   and  of  other   intelligent  readers." 
+  Outlook.    89:  816.    Ag.    8,    '08.    160w. 
Spec.   100:  10:i7.   Je.    2-7.    '08.   68<)w. 
Barton,  James  Levi.  Unfinished  task  of  the 
Christian   church:    introductory   studies 
in  the  problem  of  the  virorld's  evange- 
lization, soc.  S.  V.  M.  8-20161. 
An  appeal  to  the  student  volunteers  of  Amer- 
ican  colleges.     "The"  extent  of  the  task   before 
the   church,   the  obstacles  to    be    overcome    at 
hom.e  and   abroad,    the   partial    success    already 
achieved,    and    the   resources   now   available    for 
it,    are   all   so  presented   that   the   statement   is 
practically   an   argument   for   greater   activity." 
(Outlook.) 

"The  book  is  admirable  in  the  selection  and 
arrangement  of  very   useful   material." 

+  Am.   J.   Theol.   12:627.   Jl.   '08.    lOOw. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


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"It  is  a  plain,  clear,  crisp  recital  by  a  recog- 
nized authority,  widely  traveled,  and  personal- 
ly acquainted  with  the  facts  he  relates  con- 
cerning  existing   conditions." 

-f  Outlook.    89:125.    My.   16,   '08.   160w. 

Barzini,  Luigi.  Pekin  to  Paris:  an  account 
of  Prince  Borghese's  journey  across 
two  continents  in  a  motor  car.  *$S.  Ken- 
nerley.  8-1 1793. 

A  full  account  of  the  motor-car  journey  un- 
dertaken by  Prince  Borghese  across  Asia  and 
Europe.  "On  June  10,  five  cars  started  on  their 
eight  thousand  mile  course.  ...  In  the 
Chinese  Empire  the  party  met  the  almost  ir- 
resistible rocks  of  Ki-mi-ni;  in  the  Mongolian 
deserts  the  sands  were  almost  too  much  for 
the  machine;  in  the  Russian  Empire  they 
availed  themselves  of  the  rails  of  the  Trans-Si- 
berian railway.  Thus  they  came  to  the  western 
borders  of  the  Russian  Empire,  to  the  good 
roads  of  Germany  and  the  better  ones  of 
France,  and  to  their  journey's  end."  (Dial.) 

"It  is  a  straightforward,  graphic  piece  of 
journalism,  and  provides  a  full  and  detailed 
account  of  the  adventurous  journey.  It  may  be 
considered  over-long  by  some,  but  the  review- 
er has  found  its  interest  well  sustained,  and 
it  has  no  'padding.'  " 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  38.  Ja.  11.   550w. 

"The  volume  contains  an  interesting  and 
modest  introduction  by  the  prince,  a  hundred 
good  illustrations,  and  an  excellent  detailed  map 
showing  the  route  traversed.  Seiior  Barzini's 
style,  as  translated  by  Seiior  De  Castelvecchio, 
Is  best  described  bj'  Prince  Borghese  as  viva- 
cious* no  other  style  could  possibly  do  justice 
to  the  subiect."   H.   E.   Coblentz. 

+   Dial.   44:   105.   F.   16,   '08.   500w. 

"The  narrative,  written  bv  the  practiced  hand 
of  a  journalist,  reads  with  the  rush  and  excite- 
ment  of   the   motor   ride." 

-f-   InrJ.  64: '527.  Mr.  5,  "08.  130w. 

"There  is  much  of  general  interest  in  Signor 
Barzini's  narrative.  "The  volume  contains  much 
wearisome  detail  of  rescues  from  swamps  and 
broken  bridges,  and  there  are  frequent  poetic 
digressions  which  might  well  have  been  omit- 
ted." 

H Nation.    86:    359.    Ap.    16,    'OS.    600w. 

"He  gives  us  the  late.<;t  and  the  best  pictures 
of    the    awakened    En.st."      Julius    Chambers. 
-h   +   No.    Am.    187:    618.    Ap.    '08.    1600w. 

"The  book  has  been  well  translated  and  will 
appeal  irresistibly  to  the  reader  who  loves  to 
undertake  adventures  and  enjoy  novel  experi- 
ences   by   his    own    fireside."' 

-f  Sat.   R.  105:  242.  F.  22,  '08.   650w. 

"We  are  thrilled  by  the  book  as  if  it  were 
some  tale  of  wonderful  adventure;  but  we  get 
more  than  that  in  much  food  for  speculation 
and  thought." 

4-  Spec.    100:    sup.    645.    Ap.    2'5,    '08.    370w. 

Bashore,  Harvey  Brown.  Sanitation  of  rec- 
reation  camps   and  parks.  $1.  Wiley. 

8-16540. 
A  practical  hand  book  suggesting  how  to 
obviate  improper  sanitation  in  camps,  by 
screening  the  food,  avoiding  impure  water,  daily 
burning  or  burying  all  the  waste,  solid  and  liq- 
uid, by  treating  with  kerosene  the  brooks  and 
pools  in  mosquito  infested  districts,  and  keep- 
ing weeds  and  grass  cut  around  the  camp. 
There  is  also  advice  on  the  location  and  con- 
struction  of   camps. 


Bates,   Arlo.    Intoxicated   ghost,   and   other 
stories.  ^$1.50.   Houghton.  8-125561 

Nine  short  stories  in  Mr.  Bates's  besit  vein. 
"The  intoxicated  ghost,"  the  titular  story,  por- 
trays a  ghost-compelling  young  woman  who,  in 
love  with  the  impecunious  scion  of  a  New  Eng- 
land house,  is  called  by  his  sister  to  communi- 
cate with  the  ghost  of  an  ancestor  who  when 
upon  earth  had  hidden  the  family  diamonds. 
After  three  separate  visits  from  the  specter, 
during  which  the  intrepid  young  woman  has 
the  novel  experience  of  seeing  her  ghost  grow 
intoxicated  on  wraith  wine,  the  hiding  place  of 
the  jewels  is  revealed. 


"A    very    suggestive    handbook     in    the    ele- 
mentary  principles   of  sanitation." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    233.   O.   '08. 
"By    the    avoidance    of    technical    terms    and 
the  presentation  of  the  subject  in  an  Interesting 
and    pleasing    style    the    writer    has    provided    a 
most  readable  and  useful   little  work." 

+   Nature.  78:  366.  Ag.   20,  '08.   340w. 
"This  little  book  ought  to  have  a  wide  circu- 
lation   during    the    summer   months." 

+.R.   of    Rs.    38:    253.    Ag.    '08.    llOw. 


"A  collection  of  clever  short  stories." 

-L  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:    1541    My.    '08.    4- 
"He   is  the  well-bred   and  accomplished   ama- 
teur of  fiction,   and    the  pince-nez   literature   he 
produces   is   excellent   in   its  kind." 

-I-   Nation.   87:    75.     Jl.    23,    '08.    370w. 
"The   author's   taste   is   as   noteworthy   as   his 
versatility." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   296.  My.   23,  '0«.  200w. 

Bates,   David   Homer.   Lincoln   in   the   tele- 
graph office.  **$2.  Century.  7-32385. 
Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"A    simple    straight-forward    narrative.     It    is 
a  pity  that  errors  of  fact  should  have  crept  into 
these  entertaining  pages."     Allen   Johnson, 
-i Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    650.    Ap.    'OS.    470w. 

"This  work  possesses  a  three-fold  interest: 
as  a  narrative  of  thrilling  and  momentous  facts 
it  appeals  to  the  imagination  in  an  absorbing 
manner;  as  a  contribution  to  history  it  is  of 
real  worth;  w^hile  its  intimate  pictures  of  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  give  it  special  value,  and  ttie 
moral  idealism  that  made  the  martyred  presi- 
dent one  with  the  noblest  patriots  and  states- 
men of  the  earlier  days  of  our  republic  adds 
inestimably  to  its  genviine  worth." 
-f-   +  Arena.    38:    676.    D.    '07.    580w. 

"It  is  rather  unfortunate  that  Mr.  Bates  un- 
dertakes to  deal  with  matters  not  related  to 
his  subject.  About  a  third  of  the  book  is  pad- 
ding, interesting  but  not  always  authentic.  On 
pages  86  and  87,  pages  28  and  29  are  repeated 
— a  slip  not  to  be  expected  in  a  work  from  the 
De   Vinne    press." 

-I Dial.   44:    47.   Ja.    16,    '08.    510w. 

"There  is  much  in  this  direct  and  incisive 
narrative,  told  in  plain,  nervous  .English,  that 
is  of  technical  Interest,  but,  fortunately,  Mr. 
Bates  does  not  dwell  on  that  aspect  of  the 
first  great  use  of  telegraphy  in  actual  war- 
fare." 

+   Elec.    World.   50:   1257.   D.    28,   '07.    360w. 

"An  entertaining  book  of  reiminiscence  in  a 
comparatively  unfamiliar  field." 

+   Nation.   86:   34.   Ja.  9,  '08.   220w. 

Bates,  Linden  Wallace.  Retrieval  at  Pana- 
ma. $5.  The  Technical  literature  co., 
220  Broadway,   N.  Y.  8-8499. 

A  compilation  of  the  Panama  company's 
"colossal  blunders"  obtained  from  official  re- 
ports, books,  pamphlets,  maps,  and  correspond- 
ence; also  from  visits  to  the  isthmus.  "The 
design  of  the  canal  in  its  broad  aspects,  its 
general  details,  its  commercial  aspects,  and  its 
construction  are  discussed  at  great  length." 
(Engin.   Rec.) 

"Mr.  Bates's  book  is  the  most  instructive 
work  of  constructive  criticism  of  the  Panama 
canal  that  has  ever  been  written.  It  is  thor- 
ough in  its  discussions  and  Is  written  in  a  read- 
able style  characteristic  of  the  author." 
+  +  Engin.    D.    3:  303.    Mr.    '08.    750w. 

"The  literary  style  of  these  criticisms  is 
unique.  It  reminds  us  at  once  of  Tom  Lawson 
and  Poultney  Bigelow.  L,ike  the  work  of  those 
eminent  authors,  too,  it  somehow  fails  to  carry 
conviction  to  the  minds  of  the  readers." 
h  Engin.    N.    59:  202.    F.   20,    '08.    600w. 

"The  book   is   of  a   controversial   nature,    but 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Bates,  Lindon  Wallace — Continued. 
is  one  of  those  works  which    contain    a    great 
deal   of   interesting  information    and    criticism." 
+  Engln.    Rec.  57:  357.   Mr.    21,   '08.    180w. 
"A    large   part   of   his   criticism    is    undeniably 
justified." 

H Nation.   87:  167.  Ag.   20,   '08.   270w. 

Batiffol,  Louis.  Marie  de  Medicis  and  the 
French  court  in  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury; tr.  from  the  French  by  Mary 
King;  ed.  by  H.  W.  Carless  Davis.  *$2. 
Scribner.  8-20525. 

A  study  of  a  phase  of  French  society  in 
which  are  sot  down  the  intimate  details  of 
Marie  de  Medicis'  ten  years  of  life  at  the 
French  court.  "How  the  queen  spent  her  days 
in  her  new  residence,  what  she  ate,  what  she 
wore,  how  much  she  spent  on  her  household, 
for  her  stables,  her  jewels;  what  her  relations 
were  with  her  husband  and  his  mistresses,  who 
her  friends  were,  what  influences  ruled  her, 
what  sort  of  interests  she  had;  what  she  did 
to  encourage  art  and  artists;  how  much  money 
she  received,  how  she  used  it — all  that  and 
much  more  is  told  by  a  trained  historian  who 
has  consulted  first-hand  documents  and  gives 
us  a  most  instructive  chapter  in  the  history 
of  civilization."     (Nation.') 

"?Ie  has  achieved  his  purpose  within  the 
somewhat  narrow  limits  of  the  subject,  al- 
though the  study  will  be  read  perhaps  more 
for  its  lighter  Interest  than  for  its  historical 
value.  One  of  his  judgments  is  certainly  open 
to    criticism."     H:    IS.    Bourne. 

+  —  Dial.    45:  1«7.    S.    16,    '08.    840w. 
"It    offers    concrete    and    tangible    facts,    and 
gives    us    the    kind    of    information    we    are    all 
hungering    for.     The    translation    by   Miss    King 
is   faithful   as   well   as   readable." 

-I-   Nation.    87:  140.    Ag.    13,    '08.    250w. 
-f-  Sat.   R.  106:  490.  O.   17,   '08.   430w. 
"The  editor   of  the  book — ^which  needed   some 
editing    for    the    English    public    generally — ap- 
pears to  have   done  his  work  well." 

-t-  Spec.   100 :   1035.   Je.   27,   '08.   520w. 

Battle,  Kemp  Plummer.  History  of  the 
University  of  North  Carolina,  v.  i.  *$3. 
K.   P.  Ba'ttle,   Chapel   Hill,  N.   C. 

7-30472. 

"The  present  volume  traces  the  history  of  the 
universitv  from  its  first  conception  in  1776  (it 
was  chartered  in  1789)  to  the  year  1868.  Its 
growth  from  modest  beginnings  is  told,  its  m- 
ner  life  depicted,  its  public  occasions  described, 
its  influence  in  the  aftairs  of  the  state  and  the 
nation   set  forth."    (Am.    Hist.   R.) 

"While  the  storv  centres  in  the  campus  It  is 
bv  no  means  confined  there.  There  are  many 
interesting  side  lights  on  manners  and  events; 
much  about  the  personalities  and  careers  of  the 
men  who  have  touched  the  institution's  life." 

+  Am.  Hist.  R.  13:  426.  Ja.  '08.  200w.   (Re- 
view of  v.   1.) 
"Dr.    Eattle's    history   will    prove    both    enter- 
taining  and    instructive    to   any    student   of    the 
country's   educational   growth.  ' 

+  Nation.  85:  420.  N.  7,  '07.  380w.  (Review 
of  V.  1.) 
"An  interesting  narrative,  of  a  very  real  val- 
ue, because  in  a  considerable  measure  it  is  a 
hibtorv  of  the  customs  and  people  of  the  South 
during  the  long  period  through  which  the  uni- 
versity   has    passed." 

%.    (SI.   Y.   Times.   13:    104.    F.   22,  '08.    140w. 
(Review  of  v.  1.) 

Battle  for  the  Pacific,  and  other  adventures 
at  sea,  by  Rowan  Stevens,  Yates 
Stirling,  jr.,  William  J.  Henderson, 
George  E.  Walsh,  Kirk  Munroe,  F.  H. 
Spearman,  and  others,  il.  t$i.25.  Harper. 

8-12227. 
This    little    volume    contains    short    stories   t)y 


many  writei-s.  They  treat  of  imaginary  bat- 
tles upon  the  sea  In  which  the  United  States 
has  for  an  antagonist  sometimes  Japan  and 
sometimes  England.  They  are  the  purely  fan- 
ciful  creations  of  an   active   imagination. 


"Tlirilling  enough  to  satisfy  any  appetite  for 
the    spice    of    excitement." 

-f-'  N.  Y.  Times.  13:308.  My.  30,  '08.  130w. 

Baughan,  Edward  Algernon.  Ignaz  Jan  Pa- 

derewski.    *$i.    Lane.  8-35168. 

A  sketch  of  the  musical  career  of  the  great 
pianist  together  with  a  temperate  interpreta- 
tton  of  his  genius.  "The  author  considered 
Paderewski's  technique  not  always  clear;  he 
found  'too  many  spots  of  virtuoso  exaggeration 
of  contrast,'  and  so  on.  Yet,  in  spite  of  short- 
comings, Paderewski  is  for  him  'the  greatest 
of  living  pianists,'  for  in  addition  to  strong 
individuality  and  ripe  musicianship,  he  is 
strongly  emotional,  and  possesses  that  'curious 
magnetism  which  always  enchains  the  atten- 
tion   of   the   public'  "    (Ath.) 


"A  good   brief  biography." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    75.    Mr.    '08. 
"In    judging    Paderewski    as   a   composer,    the 
critic    is    very    guarded    in    his    language.    He 
finds,    as    many    others    do,    much    to    praise    in 
the  various  works,   vet  he  suspends  judgment." 
+  Ath.  1908,   1:   203.   F.   15.   250w. 
Nation.    85:    524.    D.    5,    '07.    800w. 
"Mr.  Baughan's  critical  attitude  is  judicious. 
He  recognizes  the  greatness  of  Paderewski,  but 
he   puts   in   clauses   of  limitation."    Richard   AI- 
drich. 

+  —  N.  Y.  Times.   13:   87.  F.   15,   '08.   300w. 

Bax,  Ernest  Belfort.  Roots  of  reality;  be- 
ing suggestions  for  a  philosophical  re- 
construction.  *$2.   Dodge,   B.   W. 

8-8287. 
From  the  idealist's  standpoint,  Mr.  Bax  out- 
lines the  directions  that  future  philosophic 
thinking  must  take.  The  central  topic  of  his 
book  is  that  in  all  mind  and  consciousness  an 
alogical  element  stands  out  against  the  logical 
element  and  can  never  be  merged  therein.  The 
four  modes  of  opposition  between  the  logical  and 
alogical  are  the  antitheses  between  the  univer- 
sal and  the  particular,  being  and  appearance, 
infinite  and  finite,   and  chance  and  law. 


"Professionalism  is  just  as  odious  in  philoso- 
phy as  in  athletics;  wherefore,  if  Mr.  Bax  han- 
dles metaphysics  decidedly  'en  amateur,'  his 
conscientious  effort  to  get  to  the  bottom  of 
things   merits   respect  and  attention    none    the 

-j Ath.   1908,    1:160.    F.    8.    700w. 

"As  to  the  manner  of  exposition,  most  readers 
will  probably  complain  of  a  certain  slowness  in 
getting  down  to  real  issues;  and  the  frequent 
repetitions  rather  obscure  the  argument.  Mr. 
Bax  also  has  the  rather  irritating  habit  of  now 
and  then  patronizingly  foisting  his  own  trium- 
phant opinions  upon  Plato,  Kant,  or  Hegel.  As 
a  whole,  however,  the  book  is  both  timely  and 
suggestive."     M.  R.  Cohen. 

^ J.    Philos.   5:  78.   Ja.   30,   '08.   140aw. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  498.   S.  12,   '08.  180w. 
Reviewed  by  A.   R.   Gifford. 

+  Psychol.  Bull.  5:  162.  My.  15,  '08.  1600w. 
"The  reader  who  is  not  to  be  daunted  by  a 
formidable  phraseology  will  find  this  book 
worth  reading.  But  the  author's  professed 
'purpose  of  reaching  the  average  intelligent 
man'  would  have  been  l>etter  served  by  hi.s 
adopting  a  simpler  style  of  diction." 

H Sat.    R.    104:  115.    Jl.    27,    '07.    1250w. 

Baylor,  Mrs.  Edith  M.  H.  Little  prospector. 

il.  t$i.   Lothrop.  7-23301. 

The  adventures  of  a  patriotic  little  American 

who   goes   with   his   family   from   Boston    to   the 

mining    regions    of    Nevada.     Pioneer   life     with 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


25 


its  fascinations  and  perils   is     portrayed     in     a 
manner  to  interest  juvenile  readers. 


N.  Y.  Times.  12:  618.  O.  12,  '07.  SOw. 
R.   of   Rs.  36:  765.  D.   '07.   40w. 

Bayne,  Samuel  Gamble.  Quicksteps  through 
Scandinavia;  with  a  retreat  from  Mos- 
cow. **$i.25.  Harper.  8-18339. 

A  short  illustrated  account  of  a  trip  thru 
Scandina\  ia  and  Russia  presented  with  the 
hope  of  aiding-  the  tourist  in  selecting  what  to 
see  and  what  to  avoid. 


"Mr.  Bayne  is  apparently  an  intelligent  and 
well-informed  man.  as  he  has  the  requisite  fa- 
cility for  mental  kodaking,  and  a  share  of  a 
sense  of  humor — the  American  kind — ^his  book 
turns  out  to  be  a  diverting  affair  on  "the  whole." 
-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  435.  Ag.  S,  'OS.   630w. 

Bazin,  Rene.  Coming  harvest  (Le  ble  qui 
leve);  tr.  by  Edna  K.  Hoyt.  t$i.25. 
Scribner.  8-25122. 

"A  picture  of  some  aspects  of  peasant  life  in 
France  to-day  .  .  .  the  hate  of  the  laborer  for 
the  man  of  family  and  for  the  man  of  wealth, 
the  unreasonable  demands  which  socialistic  agi- 
tators have  taught  him  to  make.  .  .  .  The  chief 
character,  an  honest  upright  pagan,  after  a 
varied  experience  of  injustice  and  disloyalty  at 
the  hands  of  his  fellows,  of  ingratitude  from 
his  child,  is,  when  he  has  almost  fallen  into 
despair,  drawn  to  religion,  where  he  finds 
peace."    (Cath.   World.) 


"In  his  own  restrained,  forcible  manner,  v/ith 
a  realism  tliat  convinces  but  nev^r  drsc^^jTus 
to  the  repulsive,  he  allows  us  to  see  v/ith  o'lr 
own  eyes,  the  narrow,  hopeless,  soidid  vic^w  of 
life  which  unbelief  and  materialism  h'L;^  fo.-ced 
upon  the  humbler  rural  class  in  [<'ranco.  The 
translation   is   correct  and   idiomatic." 

-f   Cath.    World.    88:    258.   N.    '08.    3e0w 

"Of  the  literary  art  of  the  novel  it  is  neces- 
sary  to   speak    highly." 

+    N.   Y.   Times.   13:   539.   O.   3,   '08.   820w. 

"A  powerful  novel  of  life  in  the  country  in 
France  to-day,  full  of  picturesque  incidents, 
vivid  characters,  and  descriptions  of  the  coun- 
try." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   616.   O.   24,   '08.   20w. 

Bazin,   Rene.     Italians    of  to-day;   tr.   from 
*       the      French      by     William      Marchant. 
**$i.25.  Holt. 
Keen   observation   and   unprejudiced   reflection 

characterize  this  presentation  of  the  Italian  of 
to-day.  A  chapter  on  The  northern  provinces- 
provincial  life  shov,-s  cause  for  the  great  poverty 
of  the  Italian  peasant,  discusses  his  national 
characteristics  of  hospitality,  affection  for  home, 
his  educational  opportunities,  and  literature. 
Other  chapters  ar'.-:  Roman  houses,  and  the 
Roman  Campagna;  Southern  Itaiy  and  A  cor- 
ner of  Sicily — Aetna  in  eruption. 

Bazin,  Rene.  The  nun  (L'isolee).  $1.  Scrib 
ncr.  8-15729. 

The  story  of  five  nuns  living  in  a  convent  in 
Lyons.  When  the  order  comes  to  disband  their 
religious  community,  they  abandon  their  work 
among  the  children  of  the  town  and  cast  them- 
selves upon  the  world.  Pascale,  the  youngest, 
prettiest  and  least  experienced  of  them  is  be- 
trayed and  is  cast  low  in  sin  and  suffering. 

"The  picture  of  convent  life  is  vivid,  and 
the  characterization  is  good,  but  the  book  Is 
weakened    by   some    exaggeration." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    218.    Je.    '08. 

"The  book  is  excellent,  but  marred  by  exag- 
geration." 

-j Ath.  1908,  1:318.  Mr.  14.   lOOw. 

"We  forget  we  are  reading,  and  we  actually 
see  the  drama  pass   us." 

+  Cath.   World.   87:    679.   Ag.    '08.   730w. 
"The    book    is    typically    French    in     its     clear 


construction  and  dramatic  curtness.  Tlie  in- 
dicative mood  prevails—things  are  explained 
demonstrated,  or  reasoned  out  rather  than  act- 
ed; and  the  characterization  is  clever,  but  com- 
pressed for  each  individual  into  a  page  or  so 
of  initial  biography.  It  is  probable  that  the 
-arge  success  of  'The  nun'  abroad  is  due  to  a 
sympathy  for  the  plight  of  tlie  church,  impos- 
sible for  many  American  readers  to  share  "' 
+   Nation.    80:    402.   Ap.    30.    'OS.    170w.' 

"The  picture  of  convent  life  Is  one  well  worth 
reading.  Realism  of  this  kind  can  onlv  do 
good."  •' 

+  N.  V.  Times.  13:  227.  Ap.  18,  '08.   600w. 

"Plas    been    excv-Ilentlv    translated  " 
+    R.   of    Rs.   37:  766.   Je.    'OS.    lOOw. 

•'No  one  but  a  Frenchman  could  have  written 
this  .   .    .   remarkable   book.     It   is  a  pitiful   and 
poignant   story,    rich   in   real   drama   and   arrest- 
ing by   Its   fidelity   to   the   truths   of   life  " 
+  +  Sat.    R.   105:241.    F.   22,    'OS.    300w. 

Bazin,  Rene.  Redemption.  (De  toute  son 
ame);  tr.  by  A.  S.  Rappoport.  t$r.25. 
Scribner.  8-30021. 

Out  of  a  background  of  shop  women  and  fish- 
ermen, thick  with  the  atmosphere  of  unleav- 
ened toil  there  gradually  emerges  a  saint-like 
woman  whose  mission  is  to  love  much,  to  min- 
ister to  the  sin-burdened,  to  console  the  mis- 
ery-stricken, and  to  sacrifice  self-gratification 
for  the  sake  of  fellow  mortals.  The  develop- 
ment of  this  character  is  the  serious  business 
ot   the  author  thruout  the  story. 

"The  story  is  sweet,  wholesome  and  worth 
while." 

4-  A.    L.   A.    Ckl.    4:    267.   N.   '08.   + 
"The  book,    so   full   of  honestv   and   kindliness, 
lacks   conviction   to   the   Anglo-.Saxon."    G-    Mid- 
dleton. 

-i Bookm.    2S:  4S.    S.    'OS.    750w. 

"Even  in  English,  after  much  of  its  exquis- 
ite aroma  has,  notwithstanding:  the  high  qual- 
ity of  the  translator's  work,  been,  necessari'y 
lost,  it  is  a  fascinating  story.  Simple  in  con- 
struction, commonplace  in  incident,  it  is  a  su- 
perb delineation  of  the  glory  of  consecration 
and  sacrifice  exemplified  in  the  life  of  a  young 
girl   of   tlie    people." 

-f  Cath.  World.  87:  838.  S.  'OS.  llOOw. 
-I-  Nation.  87:  187.  Ag.  27,  '08.  330w. 
"His  logical  French  mind  avoids  the  pitfalls 
of  the  too  literal  lealist,  and  co-ordinates  the 
various  facts  and  appearances  that  come  with- 
in his  chosen  field,  presenting  as  a  result  a  co- 
herent and  expressive  picture.  The  transla- 
tion  is   clear   but   not   distina;uished." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  399.   Jl.   IS,    "OS.    13.'0w. 
"The  translation   of  this  book,   though   marred 
by  one  or  two  blemishes,   is   sufficiently   fiowing 
for    tlie    reader's    enjoyment    of    the    story.      Re- 
markable   novel." 

+  —  Spec.    101:    302.     Ag.    29.    '08.    lOOw. 
Beach,    Rex   Ellingwood.    Barrier:    a    novel. 
t$i.5o.   Harper.  8-10616. 

A  miners'  trading  post  in  the  Alaskan  g-old 
region  is  the  scene  of  this  story  which  is  not 
so  full  of  brutality  as  "The  spoilers."  Yet  it 
has  its  hard  side,  with  rough,  unscrupulous 
men  in  the  background,  against  which  is  enact- 
ed a  drama  of  love  and  its  hardshins.  Tije  he- 
ro IS  a  Kentuekian,  a  young  lieutenant,  sta- 
tioned at  the  post  with  some  soldiers;  the  her- 
oine is  a  beautiful  girl  supposed  to  have  Indian 
blood  in  her  veins  which  forms  the  barrier  to 
marriage.  The  discovery  of  who  she  reallv  is 
sets  matters  straight  in  spite  of  the  fact  that 
her  foster  father  and  her  own  father  had  been 
enemies   for   life. 


"The  main  narrative  is  nOt  obscured  by  a 
complexity  of  minor  characters  as  was  'The 
spoilers,'  by  the  same  author,  nor  does  it  pre- 
sent  quite   so   brutal   an   aspect   of  life." 

-I-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    134.    My.    '08.    + 

"This  is  a  virile  story.  Mr.  Beach  is  here 
to   confute   the   critic,   with   a   book   innocent  of 


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Beach,  Rex  EUingwood — Continued. 
construction,   scorntul  of  grammatical  propriety, 
callow   and   jejune    in    sentiment,    but    none^  the 
less   successful   in   its   kind,   because   it    is     'ele- 
mental.' "      Burton    Bancroft. 

+   H Bookm.    27:     282.    My.    '08.    SOOw. 

"It  is  nil  good  thrilling  conventional  melo- 
drama, written  by  a  man  with  an  eye  for  actu- 
ality and  a  sense  of  dramatic  fitness."  W:  M. 
Payne. 

+   Dial.    44:    S50.    Je.    1,    '08.    150w. 

"All  the  descriptions  are  given  with  a  very 
evident  knowledge  of  the  details,  and  Informa- 
tion about  the  laws  and  customs  of  the  land  is 
Imparted   in   an  interesting  way." 

+   Ind.   64:  866.    Ap.    16.    '08.    270w. 

"Readers  will  begin  the  book  in  confident  ex- 
pectation of  getting  another  installment  oi  glo- 
rified frontier  history,  and  most  of  them,  it  is 
to  be  feared,  will  lay  it  down  with  that  natur- 
al, though  slightly  unfair,  expectation  disap- 
pointed." 

h   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  182.  Ap.  4,  '08.  550w. 

"Mr.  Beach  did  much  better  in  his  first  novel 
of   Alaska." 

—  Outlook.   89:  312.   Je.    6,   '08.    200w. 

—  R.    of    Rs.    37:    760.    Je.    '08.    lOOw. 

Beard,  Daniel  Carter.  Dan  Beard's  animal 
book  and  camp-fire  stories,  il.  **$i.6o. 
Moffat.  8-3274. 

"This  is  not  a  natural  history,  neither  is  it 
a  so-styled  nature  book.  It  is  simply  a  book 
of  animals  and  is  made  up  from  the  author's 
personal  not-2s  and  sketches  made  in  the  fields 
and  forests  for  his  own  amusement  and  not 
with  a  view  to  publication;  here  and  there 
scattered  through  the  volume  will  be  found  a 
few  short  camp-fire  stories  and  legends,  some 
of  which  have  already  appeared  in  print.  .  .  . 
These  are  not  intended  to  be  taken  as  either 
strictly  or  scientifically  true,  but  the  notes  and 
sketches  are  as  accurate  as  the  author  could 
make  them." 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    55.    F.    '08. 
"A    spirit    of    kindness    and    gentleness    per- 
vades the  book  and  cannot  fail  to  exert  a  help- 
ful   influence    on    the   minds   of    those   who   read 
it." 

+  +  Arena.  39:  502.  Ap.  'OS.  700w. 
"A  curious  hodge-podge — a  mass  of  undi- 
gested information  about  all  sorts  of  creatures 
.  .  .  the  whole  presented  in  a  style  a  good  deal 
of  which  would  be  none  the  worse  for  a  little 
editing.  The  entire  spirit  of  his  book  makes  it 
a  capital  one  to  put  into  the  hands  of  any 
boy."     G:  Gladden. 

1-    Bookm.    27:  607.   Ag.    '08.    860w. 

"This  new  volume  will  also  undoubtedly  hit 
the  mark.  The  numerous  sketches  by  the  au- 
thor, some  in  color,  arc  the  most  original  and 
valuable   feature    of   the   book." 

H Ind.   64:   317.   F.   6,   '08.   120w. 

N.    Y.    Times.    12:    670.    O.    19,    '07.    lOw. 

Bearne,  Mrs.  Catharine  Mary.  Sister  of  Ma- 
rie Antoinette:  the  life-story  of  Maria 
Carolina,  queen  of  Naples.  *$3.  Dutton. 

8- II 809. 
In  the  main  a  sketch  of  Maria  Carolina.  It 
also  furnishes  side  lights  on  the  hi-story  of  the 
times.  "The  heroine  herself  is,  in  any  presen- 
tation, a  striking  type  of  woman  in  politics.  Her 
hatred  and  dread  of  Napoleon,  the  trouble  she 
managed  to  give  him,  and  her  embarrassment 
when  she  became  his  grandmother-in-law,  form 
a  dramatic  tlieme  which  hardly  needs  the  en- 
livenment  furnished  by  her  entanglement  in  the 
affairs  of  Nelson  and  Lady  Hamilton.  In  her 
realm,  as  in  that  of  Prince  Otto,  politics  and 
love  affairs  were  hardly  distinguishalile  in  meth- 
od, in  content,  or  in  importance."    (Nation.) 


to    pursue    the    subject    further.      The    index    Is 
ludicrouslv  inadequate." 

H Ath.  1908,  1:  94.  Ja,  25.  12i50w. 

"A  story  full  of  intrinsic  interest  is  told  in  a 
style  of  vivacious  dulness,  with  a  syntax  of  its 
own." 

H Nation.  86:  553.  Je.  18,  '08.  150w. 

"A  good  book  of  its  class." 

+  Sat.   R.  104:  550.  N.  2,  '07.  200w. 
"Valuable  in  more  than  one  way." 

-I-  Spec.   99:   sup.  909.  D.  7.  '07.   240w. 

Beer,  George  Louis.  British  colonial  poli- 
cy,   1754-1765.    **$2.    Alacmillan. 

7-30451. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in   Dec.   1907. 

"A  thorough,  concise,  scholarly  piece  of  work; 
for  the  larger  libraries  or  special  collections  of 
history." 

+  A.     L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    99,    Ap.    '08. 

"The  book  is  very  carefully  written,  but  the 
style  IS  not  so  entertaining  "as  one  might  de- 
sire."     E.    R.    .lohnson. 

■-I Ann.   Am.   Acad.   31:   514.   Mr.  '08.   55&w. 

"His  book  is  not  without  defects,  chiefly  due 
to  the  fact  that,  in  his  reaction  against  the 
scliool  of  Bancroft,  he  does  rather  more  than 
justice  to  the  mother  country  and  rather  less 
to  the  colonies."  W.  L.  Grant. 
-h   -1 Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    371.    Ap.    '08.    lO'SOw. 

"No  one  before  him  has  ever  attempted  to 
examine  m  detail  or  systematically  the  evi- 
dence which  the  British  archives  furnish.  Mr. 
Beer  has  had  the  courage  and  patience  to  un- 
dertake a  systematic  search  of  flie  British  de- 
partmental records,  volume  by  volume,  page  'by 
page,  in  the  effort  to  discover  exactly  what 
'colonial  poiicj'"  meant  to  those  in  whose  hands 
lay   its   enforcement.',' 

-I-   +   Nation.    SO:    333.    Ap.    9,    'OS.    ISOtOw. 

"Here  and  there  are  theses  which  challenge 
discussion,  and  details  which  may  be  ques- 
tioned. The  essential  thing  is  that  Mr.  Beer 
has  given  us  a  well-reasoned,  and  in  the  main 
convincing,  study  of  eighteenth-century  imperi- 
al inoblenis.  The  book  shows  throughout  unu- 
sual mastery  of  printed  and  manuscript  sourc- 
es." E.  FJ.  Greene.  • 
+  -1 Pol.    Sci.    Q.   23:    326.    Je.    'OS.    750w. 

Reviewed    by    Montgomery    Schuyler. 
-\-    Putnam's.    4:    489.   Jl.    '08.    650w. 

Beers,  Clifford  W.  A  mind  that  found  it- 
self: an  autobiography.  **$i.5o.  Long- 
mans. 8-7899. 

A  record  of  the  author's  own  experience  in  a 
private  sanitarium  and  in  an  insane  hospital. 
"The  purposes  of  Mr.  Beers's  book  as  he  sets 
them  forth  are  three  in  number:  to  rob  insanity 
of  Its  terrors;  to  correct  existing  abuses  and  to 
elevate  the  standard  of  treatment;  and  to  in- 
duce the  benevolent  rich  to  aid  state  and  na- 
tion in  supplying  funds  for  the  erection  and 
maintenance  of  model  institutions  for  the  care 
of  the  mentally  diseased."     (Nation.) 


"An  interesting  and  not  uninstructive  piece 
of  historical  biography,  which  may  easily  be 
supplemented    or   corrected    by    those   who   wish 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   254.  N.   '08. 
"The    book    naturally    carries   with    it      .      .      . 
much   of  the   intensity   of  an   irritaljle   tempera- 
ment;  yet   with   ample   allowance   for   this   trait, 
the  accoimt  rings   true,   and  should   do   much   to 
enlighten  the  public  in  regard  to  what  is  need- 
ed   in    the    way    of    practical    reforms    for    the 
work  of  ministering  wisely  to  minds   diseased.' 
+  —  Dial.    44:    278.    My.    1,    '08.    400w. 
"A    striking    psvchological    monograph." 

+    Ind.    65:    CG3.    S.    17,    'OS.    4e'0w. 
"Here  are  furnished  the  most  invaluable  data 
for  a  new  order  of  social  reform." 

-t-  Lit.    D.  36:  489.  Ap.  4,   '08.   550w. 
"Mr.    Beers   has  written    a   readable   book.     If 
he   has   failed    to   subordinate    the   personal   ele- 
ment to  his  'cause.'  he  can  be  pardoned  because 
of  his  desire  to  stir  up  popular  indignation   for 
current   asylum   abuses    as    he   views    them." 
+  Nation.    86:265.   Mr.    19,    '08.    700w. 
-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:336.   Je.   13,   '08.    200w. 


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"A    most   fascinatingly   written   human    docu- 
ment."    Adolph   Meyer. 

+  +  No.  Am.  187:  611.  Ap.  '08.   1400w. 
"The  volume   Is,   both  dramatically  and  psy- 
chologically, one  of  great  interest." 

+  Outlook.  88:  654.  Mr.  21,  '08.  fiSOw. 
"It  aims  to  be  constructive,  and  therein  lies 
its  superiority  over  many  other  criticisms  or 
defenses  of  existing  conditions.  To  do  this  and 
yet  to  retain  the  reading  quality  of  a  story 
is  a  feat  denoting  a  decided  literary  talent." 
A.   M. 

+   Psychol.    Bull.   5:  283.   Ag.    15,    '08.    370w. 
+  R.    of    Rs.    37:  383.    Mr.    '08.    200w. 
Spec.    100 :  506.   Mr.   28,    '08.    250w. 

Begbie,  Harold.  Tables  of  stone.  t$i-50. 
Doubleday. 
"Mr.  Begbie's  hero  is  a  young  man  from 
the  country  whose  remarkable  simplicity  en- 
gages the  amused  attention  of  fashionable  peo- 
ple in  London,  with  the  result  that  he  is 
launched  by  means  of  a  tutorship  on  a  suc- 
cessful career  as  a  social  philosopher.  Having 
by  somewhat  unsportsmanli  e  means  obtained 
the  hand  of  a  girl  immeasurably  his  superior 
...  he  proceeds  to  break  her  heart  by  his  co- 
lossal priggishness  and  egoism."  (Sat.  R.)  "Find- 
ing the  task  of  spending  a  lifetime  with  the 
Wrong  Man  too  hard  for  her,  she  deliberately 
betrays  him,  and  on  being  discovered,  kills  her- 
self and  her  child." — Bookm. 


"The  story  is  thoughtful  and  interesting,  but 
obscure   in   purpose." 

H Ath.  1908,  1:  505.  Ap.   25.   160w. 

"A  somewhat  ponderous,  conscientious  piece 
of  fiction.  Altogether  a  cheerless  and  unprofit- 
able sort  of  book."  F:   T.   Cooper. 

—  Bookm.    28:    264.    N.    '08.    360w. 

"As  a  piece  of  literary  work  the  'Tables  of 
stone'  is  extremely  creditable  to  its  author,  but 
it  is  not  a  pleasant  story,  and,  so  far  as  is 
evident,  there  is  no  important  lesson  taught  by 

' f-   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   541.   O.   3,   '08.   200w. 

"Mr.  Begbie  has  grasped  neither  the  tone 
of  the  political  society  which  he  endeavours  to 
portray,  nor  the  character  of  the  supra-mun- 
dane problems  which  he  handles  so  glibly." 

—  Sat.    R.   105:  730.   Je.    6,   '08.    260w. 

Begbie,    Harold.     The   vigil.    t$i.5o.    Dodd. 

8-9173- 
A  story  in  which  a  young  clergyman,  secure 
in  the  strongholds  of  intellect  and  tradition  and 
bound  to  celibacy  by  an  oft-renewed  vow, 
learns  thru  the  suffering  of  humanity  that  his 
religion  is  Christless.  A  woman,  the  embodi- 
ment of  love  in  its  purest  sense,  keeps  vigil 
over  the  soul  of  the  man  knowing  that  in  time 
che  dawn  will  come.  A  number  of  theological 
doctrines  are  advanced,  prominent  among  them 
the  belief  that  a  human  being  cannot  sense 
the  reality  of  Christ  until  he  realizes  the  enor- 
mity   of    hell. 


"Mr.  Begbie  believes  that  the  world  is  a 
wicked  one  and  that  few  men  live  as  they 
should  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord.  He  is  very 
much  In  earnest  and  he  makes  his  appeal  with 
eloquence  but  not  as  it  seems  to  us  with  great 

SUCCESS." 

—  +  Acad.   72:   516.   My.   25,  '07.   400w. 

"There  is  a  good  deal  of  sound  theology  as 
well  as  genuine  human  nature  in  'The  vig'il.'  " 
F:    T.    Cooper. 

-I-   Bookm.    27:    397.    Je.    '08.    500w. 

"A  combination  of  the  shrewd  observation 
and  humor  of  Dickens  and  George  Eliot  is  no- 
ticeable in  many  places,  and  makes  the  book 
worth  while,  despite  its  heavy  load  of  theo- 
logical   verbiage."     W:    M.    Pavne. 

H Dial.   45:    89.    Ag.    16,    '08.    200w. 

"The  trouble  with  the  whole  affair  is  that 
the  man  is  a  weakling.  Also  the  woman  is  a 
prig,  with  a  horrid  habit  of  being  right.  Sev- 
eral of  the  minor  figures,  on  the  other  hand, 
possess  a   good   deal   of  vitality,    especially    cer- 


tain rustics,  male  and  female,  worthy  to  keep 
alive  the  memory  of  Tabitha  Bramble  and  Mrs. 
Poyser." 

-I Nation.  86:  427.  My.   7,  '08.   500w. 

"Mr.  Begbie  lias  given  us  a  very  good  piece 
of  religious  fiction,  which  should  be  interest- 
ing to   persons   of  all   creeds." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   304.   My.  39,  '08.   350w. 
"It    is    a    strong    story,    and,    for    the    general 
reader,    is    dexterously    managed." 

+  Outlook.    89:    313.    Je.    6,    '0.^.    250w. 
"The  book   is  a  ''are   one   in   its   quiet   atmos- 
phere,  in   its   serene  gaze   into  eternitv." 
+  Outlook.  90:   749.   N.   28,   '08.   640w. 
"Mr.    Begbie   is   ambitious,   but  does   not    con- 
vince us  of  his  ability  to  teach  a  philosophy  of 
life    through    the    medium    of    fiction.      It    is    all 
very   painstaking   and    unconvincing." 

—  Sat.    R.  104:   274.   Ag.   31,   '07.   200w. 

Bell,  Lady  Florence  (Mrs.  Hugh  Bell).  At 

the  works:  a  study  of  a  manufacturing 
town.  3d  impression.  $2.   Longmans. 

8-3942. 
"The  author  has  'put  a  piece  of  prosperity 
under  the  microscope,'  giving  a  detailed  account 
of  conditions  obtaining  in  a  community  of  iron- 
workers situated  in  the  north  of  Yorkshire. 
The  material  for  the  several  descriptive  chap- 
ters— dealing  with  The  genesis  of  the  town,  The 
process  of  ironmaking,  The  expenditures  of 
workmen,  Illness  and  accidents.  Old  age,  Recre- 
ation, Drink,  Betting,  Gambling — has  been  gath- 
ered during  a  period  of  nearly  thirty  years'  in- 
tercourse with  the  population,  during  which  pe- 
riod 'more  than  a  tliousand  working-men's 
homes  have  been  visited,  many  of  them  on 
terms  of  friendly  and  continuous  intercourse.'  " 
— J.   Pol.   Econ. 


"Possibly    not    so    valuable    a   book    as    Roun- 
tree's    'Poverty'    but    new,    sane,    authentic." 
+  A.   L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  75.  Mr.  'OS. 

"She  has  done  the  patient,  impartial  investi- 
gation, the  ordered  collection  of  results.  She 
has  at  least  stated  the  problem  which  needs 
solution." 

~-  +  Ath.   1907,   1:  660.   Je.   1.  930w. 

"The  study  is  of  permanent  value  for  those 
interested  to  know  the  everyday  life  of  a  typ- 
ical   wage-earning   community." 

-I-  J.  Pol.  Econ.  15:  501.  O.  '07.  130w. 

"We  note   som.e  omissions.     The  two  subjects 
on  which  Ladv  BeU  throws  most  light  are  read- 
ing,   and    wives    and    daughters." 
-}-   H Lond.  Times.  6:  109.  Ap.  5,  '07.  800w. 

"This  book  is  emphatically  worth  reading;  it 
is  clear,  restrained,  straightforward  and  sym- 
pathetic; no  social  reformer  should  be  without 
it,  and  still  less  any  economist  who  wishes  to 
see  book  t^rms  translated  into  facts  of  life." 
H:   W.   Macrostv. 

+   +   Pol.   Sol.   Q.   22:   526.    S.   '07.   940w. 

"It  is  essentially  a  social  and  domestic  study 
of  the  working  classes,   very  sensible  and  sym- 
pathetic and  founded   on  real  knowledge." 
-f  Sat.   R.   103:   722.  Je.   8,  '07.  280w. 

"The  student  of  social  problems  cannot  pos- 
sibly afford  to  miss  it,  while  the  romance  of 
industry  has  never  been  more  vividly  painted 
than    in    her   pages." 

+  +  Spec.   98:  534.  Ap.   6,  '07.   1800w. 

Bell,  John  Joy.   Thou   fool!   t$i-5o.    Baker. 

8-23530. 
"Tells  how  a  selfish,  hard-headed  young 
Scotchman,  bent  upon  getting  on  in  the  world, 
starts  life  as  a  grocer's  assistant,  and  walks 
a  straight  path  to  opulence  and  a  baronetcy, 
only  to  discover  despairingly  that  his  commer- 
cial triumphs  are  powerless  to  win  him  the 
woman  whom  he  lovos,  and  that  he  has  missed 
all   the   real   good   in   life." — Ath. 

"It  makes  entertaining  enough  reading,  for 
it  is  agreeably  written,  keeps  up  its  interest 
well,  and  shows  a  good  deal  of  pleasant,  if 
somewhat   superficial    observation." 

+  Ath.  1907,  2:  762.   D.  14.  270w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Bell,  John  Joy — Continued. 

"A  strong-  story,  admirably  told."  F:  T.  Coop- 
er. 

+   Bookm.     2S:   144.   O.   '08.   5'50w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:484.  S.  5,  '08.  140w. 
"Mr.  Bell  has  gi-eater  facility  in  the  creation 
of  character  than  in  the  construction  and  de- 
velopment of  plot.  But  he  has  written  a  good 
story  and  one  that  is  very  characteristic  of  the 
time." 

H N.  Y.  Times.   13:   302.    S.  12,   '08.  450'W. 

N.  Y.  Times.   13:   C16.   O.   24,   '08.   40w. 

Benedict,  Francis  Gano.  Influence  of  inan- 
ition on  metabolism.  (Carnegie  insti- 
tution of  Wjishington.  Publication  no. 
77.)    $2.75.    Carnegie    inst.  8-995. 

"The  book  deals  with  fourteen  fasts  in  which 
ten  different  persons  voluntarily  went  without 
food  from  two  to  seven  days,  but  mostly  only 
for  periods  of  two  to  four  days."  (Xatioh.) 
"It  consists  mainly  of  the  protocols  of  the  ex- 
periments, their  ultimate  valuation,  and  the 
general  results  to  be  drawn  from  them  being 
left   for   the    future."      (Nature.) 


"The  observations  are  given  in  great  detail 
and  with  a  fulness  which  has  never  been  at- 
tained   in    similar    in\e.stisations." 

J-   -j_    Nation.    G6:    243.    Mr.    12,    'OS.    300w. 

"It  is  a  monument  of  prolonged  and  patient 
industry  and  self-sacrifice,  as  well  as  of  ad- 
mirably planned  experiments  on  a  large  scale 
under  careful  and  coordinated  guidance.  The 
book  is  to  be  commended  to  all  interested  in 
physiological  work,  and  especially  to  those  en- 
gaged in  a  studv  of  nutrition."  W.  D.  H. 
+   +   -f   Nature.   77:  GIO.  Ap.  30,  '08.   G50w. 

Benedict,  Leonard.  Waifs  of  the  slums 
and  their  way  out.  **$i.  Revell.  7-28507. 
From  this  account  of  Mr.  J.  F.  Atkinson's 
work  among  the  waifs  in  his  Chicago  Boys'  club 
or.e  may  catch  the  spirit  of  missionary  work  as 
distinguished  from  social  settlement  work.  Sin 
and  not  poverty  is  at  th?  bottom  of  the  trouble 
as  trie  missionary  views  it.  The  book  contains 
.statirtical  matter  about  the  condition  of  the 
Chicago  slums,  the  work  and  the  present  out- 
look. 


"A  well  written  book  of  information." 
+   Ind.  (M:  52.  Ja.  2,  '08.  9Cw. 

"The  trouble  with  Mr.  Benedict  is  the  lack  of 
that  charity  which  is  almost  always  lacking  in 
propagandists — e\  on  when  their  propaganda  is 
charitv." 

H N.   Y.  Times.   12:  687.   O.  26,   '07.   800w. 

Benham,   W.   Hamilton.    Trade    and    trade 

centers    of    history.    Printed    for    H.    C. 

Swords   at   the   DeVinne   press.   7-19753. 

A  monograph  which   "gives  a  bird's-eye  view 

of   the   rise    and   fall   of   nations   as   a   result   of 

the  fortunes  of   their  commerce,   ruther   than  of 

the  vigor   or  the  weakness   of   their   dynasties." 

(N.    Y.    Times.) 


+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  490.  Ag.  10,  '07.  550w. 
"Its  only  justification  is  the  excuse  which 
it  gives  for  including  some  of  the  remarkable 
prints  of  prominent  merchants  and  financiers 
in  the  collection  of  Mr.  Swords.  As  a  contrib- 
ution to,  or  exposition  of.  the  subject  of  trade 
centers   it   is   of   no   significance." 

h   Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:    189.    Mr.    'OS.    70w. 

Benjamin  of  Tudela.  Itinerary  of  Benjamin 
of   Tudela;    critical    text,    tr.    and    com- 
mentary, by  Marcus  Nathan  Adler.  *$2. 
Oxford. 
"The    'Itinerary  of   Benjamin  of  Tudela'    will 
always   hold  a  high  place  among  the  records  of 
medieval    travellers,    and    is    of    much    Interest 
not   only   to    the    student   of   the   history   of   the 
Jews   in    the   middle  ages,   but   also   to   the  stu- 


dent of  the  Crusades.  .  .  .  Mr.  Adler  was 
'fortunate  enough  to  be  able  to  trace  and  ex- 
amine three  complete  mss.  of  Benjamin's  Trav- 
els, as  well  as  large  fragments  belonging'  to 
two  other  mss.'  The  result  of  his  study  of 
these  documents  is  the  present  critical  text,  the 
basis  for  which  he  has  used  the  manuscript  be- 
longing to  the  British  museum,  the  variants 
being  noted  in  all  cases.  Mr.  Adler  has  add«d 
indexes  to  both  the  Hebrew  text  and  to  the 
translation,  the  references  being  In  all  cases 
to  the  pages  of  Asher's  editton." — Am.  Hist  R. 


"Ought  to  prove  valuable  both  to  those  who 
use  Asher's  edition  and  to  those  unable  to 
have    access    to    it." 

-f  -f  Am,  Hist.  R.  13:  634.  Ap.  '08.  450w. 
"Although  it  cannot  be  affirmed  that  the  last 
word  on  everything  has  now  been  said,  the 
merit  of  a  distinct  advance  in  the  critical  study 
of  the  'Itinerary'  must  be  cheerfullv  accorded 
to    the    new    edition." 

-f   H-  Ath.    1908,    1:    159.    F.    8.    900w. 
"In    one    or    two    instances    Mr.    Adler's    notes 
require    correction,"      G.    Le   S. 

-I Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    193.    Ja.    '08.    460w. 

"Mr.  Adler  gives  in  a  small  compass  excellent 
material  for  the  criticism  of  Benjamin's  text 
ana   of   his   historical   statements." 

4-   Nation.    86:    171.    F.    20,    '08.    2o0w. 

Bennet,  Robert  Ames.     Into  the  primitive, 
il.  t$i.5o.  McClurg.  8-12557. 

A  story  of  three  persons,  an  English  gentle- 
man, an  American  heiress,  and  an  uncouth  en- 
gineer, who  were  shipwrecked  on  a  barren 
coast  in  the  tropics.  With  a  rather  lurid  set- 
ting the  writer  has  allowed  these  three  diverse 
characters  to  work  out  their  natural  develop- 
ment. The  story  shows  the  effect  upon  human 
character  of  a  journey  back  to  nature.  All 
that  is  real  in  each  individual  comes  out.  The 
essential  manliness  of  the  engineer  triumphs 
over  his  lack  of  social  training:  the  English- 
man proA-es  himself  a  cad;  while  the  woman 
retains    her   sweet    womanliness    to    the   end. 


"The  quality  of  the  book   is  not   good   enough 
to  hold  its  o^\n  against  the  handicap  of  a  much 
overworked   situation."     F:    T.    Cooper. 
—   Bookm.    28:  68.    S.    '08.    4U0w. 
Ind.     64:973.   Ap.   30,   '08.    150w. 
"That  the  story  is  not  hopelessly  damaged  by 
the     cnarse     characterization     is    tribute    to    the 
immortal    freshness    of    the   primitive." 

H Nation.   87:   97.   Jl.   30,   '08.   200w. 

N.  Y.  Til.  es.  13:  212.  Ap.  11,  'OS.  50w. 
"The  author's  aim  seems  to  be  to  prove  that 
culture  is  a  kind  of  tommyrot  that  serves  only 
to  ruin  a  man  or  woman's  efficiency.  But  there 
is  a  vital  energy  about  his  people  and  the  story 
as  a  whole  that  makes  it  unusual,  even  worth 
while." 

h   N.    Y.   Times.   13:   252.   My.    2,    '08.   350W. 

Bennett,  Ida  D.  Vegetable  garden.    (Coun- 
try home  lib.)  **$i.50.  jNIcClure.  8-19599. 

A  Ihoroly  practical  exposition  of  vegetable 
gardening  based  upon  experiment  directed  by 
science  and  furthered  by  sound  common  sense. 
Besides  dealing  with  vegetables  that  form  the 
staple  of  the  small  garden,  the  book  includes 
chapters  on  fertilizers,  insecticides  and  garden 
tools. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    233.    O.   '08.   "f 
"The  selection  of  \-egetables  here  given  might 
be  improved  in  certain  ways  but,  on  the  whole, 
the    choices    are    good,    and    the    hints    for    the 
kitchen   are   extremely   suggestive." 

H Nation.   87:   38.  Jl.  9,   '08.   300w. 

"The    last    word    in    vegetable    gardening    has 
surely  been   said   bv  Miss   Bennett." 

-L   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  388.  Jl.  11.  '08.  200w. 
"Many  practical  directions  which  will  be   ap- 
preciated  by  the   novice." 

+    R.   of    Rs.    38:    253.    Ag.    '08.   lOOw. 


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29 


Bennett,  James  Robert  S.  Life  of  William 
Sterndale  Bennett,  by  his  son,  J.  R. 
Sterndale    Bennett.    *$3.50.    Putnam. 

8-6997. 
The  biography  of  an  English  musician  who, 
while  he  does  not  ranlt  among  the  masters,  de- 
serves a  place  among  sincere  artists.  "Bennett 
was  a  man  of  mark  in  his  time.  He  had  a  pe- 
culiarly winning  nature,  a  gift  for  friendship. 
He  was  the  intimate  of  Schumann  and  of  M-en- 
delssohn,  and  of  many  other  nineteenth-century 
musicians,  and  their  relations  with  him,  their 
correspondence  with  him,  as  well  as  the  part 
he  played  in  the  musical  life  of  England,  give 
a  certain  interest  to  these  pages  which  the 
present  importance  of  their  subject  would  not." 
(N.  Y.  Times.) 

"The  conversations,  letters  quoted,  and  other 
matters  give  a  picture  of  the  years  especially 
coimected  with  Mendelssohn  more  vivid  than 
any  which  have  been  drawn  by  historians  who 
gathered  information  solely  from  written  rec- 
ords." 

■4-  Ath.  1908,  1:  138.  F.  1.  6(K)w. 

"It  is  interesting  at  many  points,  and  a  con- 
tribution to  the  history  of  music  in  the  Eng- 
land  of    Victoria." 

-t-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  330.  Je.  13,  'OS.  850w. 

"The  task  has  been  done  once  and  for  all 
with  a  discretion  and  a  delicacy  worthy  of  the 
subject,  and  with  a  filial  piety  that  is  never  dis- 
figured  by   hero-worship." 

+   +  Spec.  99:  1050.  D.  21,  '07.  1600w. 

Bennett,  John  William.  Roosevelt  and  the 
republic.  $1.50.  Broadway  pub.  8-17978. 
A  sketch  of  President  Roosevelt  as  a  public 
man  and  office-holder,  with  special  emphasis 
given  to  the  influence  of  his  administration 
I'pon   the  republic. 

Bennett,  Rev.  William  Henry.  Life  of 
Christ  according  to  St.  Mark.  **$i.75. 
Armstrong. 

Airnfa  to  present  the  impression  of  Christ 
which  would  be  derived  from  St.  Mark's  gospel 
by  a  reader  who  has  no  other  source  of  infor- 
mation and  who  knows  nothing  of  Christian 
theology. 


"His  book  is  full  of  freshness  and  vigor,   and 
is  an   interesting   essav   in   interpretation." 
+   Bib.    World.   31:  80.   Ja.   '08.    40w. 
"Is  written  with   much   of  the   beautiful   sim- 
plicity  that   marks   the  gospel   narratives   them- 
selves."  W.   J.   Davis. 

-I-  HIbbert   J.    6:    938.    Jl.    '08.    180w. 
"Unfortunately   the   reader   is   left   with   ques- 
tions on  every  page,  and  the  problems  and  dif- 
ficulties   presented    by    Mark's    Gospel    are    not 
squarely    faced." 

—  Ind.    64:    588.    Mr.    12,    'OS.    lOOw. 
"It   is   a  most   interesting   and   informing  vol- 
ume." 

+  Spec.    99:    sup.    644.    N.    2,    '07.    270w. 

Bennett,  William  Henry.  Religion  of  the 
post-exilic  prophets.  (Literature  and 
religion  of  Israel.)   *$2.   Scribner. 

8-19130. 
The  first  of  a  series  of  ten  volumes  to  be 
published  upon  the  development  of  religion  in 
Israel  up  to  the  time  of  Christ.  "In  the  ex- 
emplification of  this  plan  as  worked  out  by 
Prof.  Bennett,  the  prophets  (Ezekiel,  the  later 
Isaiah.  Haggai,  Zechariah,  etc.)  are  first  treat- 
ed individually,  in  chronological  order;  and  in 
the  second  part  of  the  work  the  general  teach- 
ing of  the  literature  described  'Is  expounded  in 
relation  to  the  main  subjects  of  dogmatics.'  " 
(Ath.) 


cautious  scholarly  investigation,  but  at  the 
same  time  has  special  views  of  his  own  on  cer- 
tain  matters." 

+  Ath.    1908,    1:    319.    Mr.    14.    400w. 
"The   book    is    a    useful    contribution    to    the 
popular  knowledge  of  a  period  concerning  which 
altogether   too   little   is   known   by   the   average 
Bible  student." 

+  Bib.  World.  31:  478.  Je.  '08.  80w. 
"His  book  will  be  indispensable  to  Old  Testa- 
ment teachers,  and  to  ministers  who  desire  a 
scholarly  treatment  of  the  prophetical  litera- 
ture in  this  important  period  of  Israel's  his- 
tory. There  is  nothing  howevor  of  a  technical 
character  in  the  book  to  debar  its  use  from 
the  layman."     Harlan  Creelman. 

+   +   Bib.    World.    32:    289.    O.    '0<8.    lliSflw. 
"  'Respectable'  is  the  word  for  Professor  Ben- 
nett's   volume.      The    occasion    being    given     the 
task    is   diligently   and    Intelligently   perforrned  " 
-f-   Nation.    87:   53.   Jl.    16,    '08.    330w. 
"The  book  is  neither  exclusively  doctrinal  nor 
controversial,    and    if   not   touched   by   the   spirit 
of   the   higher   criticism    tries    at   least    to    be    in 
keeping   with    the   development   of   scholarship." 
-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   245.  Ap.   25,  'OS.  450w. 
Outlook.    89:   85.   My.    9,   '08.   250w. 
_    "The  chief  complaint  we  have  to  make  is  that 
it   is  a  trifle   dull.  " 

-I Sat.   R.  10(5:  sup.  10.  O.   24,  '08.  520w. 

Spec.  100:  sup.  647.  Ap.  25,  '08.  300w. 

Benson,     Arthur     Christopher.      At     large. 
**$i.5o.    Putnam.  8-30590. 

At  large  once  more  in  the  realm  of  thought 
Mr.  Benson  only  continues  to  applv  his  well 
verified  principles  to  new  phases  of  life;  achiev- 
ing what  may  be  called  "Mr.  Benson's  view,"  for 
instance,  of  optimism,  of  shyness,  of  joy.  Other 
essays  bear  upon  contentment,  friendship,  hu- 
mor, travel,  specialism,  our  lack  of  great  men 
equality.  Kelmscott  and  William  Morris,  liter- 
ary finish,   symbols  and  the  love  of  God 


"Professor  Bennett  is  persuasive,  candid,  crit- 
ical, and  withal  never  over-venturesome.  He 
moves   along  the   main   line   of  the   most  recent 


His  logic  IS  as  keen,  his  irony  as  delicate  as 
ever;  the  flowing  cadences  of  his  style  woo  us 
li  e  quiet  music;  and  always  we  are  conscious 
that  our  two  chairs  are  quite  close  together, 
and  that  Mr.  Benson  has  a  verv  friendly  and 
companionable  arm  thrown  lightly  around  our 
shoulders."    M.    A.    Havens. 

+    Dial.   45:    342.   N.    16,   '08.    1350w. 

"The  unwholesome  element  of  Mr.  Benson's 
convalescent  optimism  is  its  intense  self-con- 
sciou.=ness.  He  makes  the  pursuit  of  happiness 
a  business.  His  flowers  of  felicitv,  like  carna- 
tions, demand  a  hot-house  culture,  and  exhale 
their  perfume  only  in  .a  specially  prepared  soil 
and    climate." 

-I Nation.   87:   519.   X.   26,    '08.    2S0w. 

"Whether  the  essays  be  called  sermons  or 
otherwise,  'At  large'  is  marked  by  the  kindly 
deliberate,  tolerant  wisdom  which  has  already 
won    him    so    many   friends." 

-f   -)-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  579.  O.  17,  '08.   700w. 

"The  essays  get  on  pleasantly  to  the  end, 
eked  out  with  personal  recollections  and  anec- 
dotes and  amusing  stories." 

+  Sat.    R.    106:    548.    O.    31,    '08.    530w. 

Benson,  Arthur  Christopher.  The  school- 
master: a  commentary  upon  the  aims 
and  methods  of  an  assistant-master  in 
a    public    school.    *$i.25.    Putnam. 

E  8-323. 
Published  for  the  first  time  in  Ameiica  this 
book  records  frankly  ard  candidly  the  results 
of  impressions  and  observations  gained  during 
twenty  years  of  teaching.  Whatever  recom- 
mendations it  offers  "have  been  deduced  fr^m 
experience  and  tested  by  practice."  It  treats 
such  subjects  as  training  of  teachers,  di=ici- 
pline,  teaching,  work,  intellect,  originality, 
praise,  the  boarding-house,  athletics,  time,  hol- 
idays, sociability,  religion,  moralities  and  de- 
votion. 


30 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Benson,  Arthur  Christopher — Continued. 

"Will  prove  readable,  suggestive  and  inspir- 
ingr." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   233.  O.  'OS. 

Dial.    45:119.    S.    1.    '08.    280w. 
"The   book   is   sure   to   be    read   with   interest 
and  profit  on  this  side  of   the  Atlantic."   M.   K. 
Ford. 

+   Forum.   40:   40-2.   O.   'OS.   200'w. 

"Though  we  have  no  Etons  here,  we  have 
many  schoolmasters  who  tend  to  fall  into  ruts, 
and  who  may  receive  from  Mr.  Benson's  sug- 
gestions   a    new    glow    of   enthusiasm.'' 

+  Nation.    86:    oil.    Je.    4,    '08.    130w. 

"Altogether  'The  schoolmaster'  is  a  very 
sensible  and  at  the  same  time  a  very  readable 

^°^   ■  +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   380.  Jl.  4,  "08.  400w. 
Outlook.   89:   350.   Je.   13,   *08.   120w. 

Benson,  Edward  Frederic.     Blotting  book. 
t$i.  Doubleday.  8-23104. 

"Describes  the  devilish  ingenuity  with  which 
a  middle -aged  barrister  of  hitherto  spotless 
reputation,  contrived  to  cast  suspicion  upon 
his  young  client  of  having  committed  a  mur- 
der which  was  in  fact  his  own  work.  He  was 
exceeding  clever,  but,  as  the  event  turned  out, 
too  clever  for  his  own  safety.  Skillful  detect- 
ive work  discovered  the  truth  by  means  of  the 
very  things  he  had  done  to  conceal  his  traces. 
The  story  deals  chiefly  with  the  crime  and  the 
trial." — Outlook. 

"Develops  into  a  skilful  portrayal  of  the  char- 
acter and  self-deception  of  a  hypocritical  ego- 
tist " 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  267.  N.  '08.  •i> 
"Failing    to    hold    us  as    a   mystery,    the    tale 
fails   of   its   purpose."  ^„^ 

_  Ath.    1908,    2:234.  Ag.    29.   120w. 
"There    is    somewhat    too    much    pretense    of 
keeping  up  the  mystery  with  the  reader,  some- 
what  too  strong  a  contention   that  a   man   may 
lie,    steal,     and     commit     murder,     and     yet    go 
about    his    cheerful    way   not   seeing   himself   for 
the   villain   that  he   is,    but   these   defects   in   no 
wise   interfere   with   the   interest   of   the    story. 
+  ^  N.   Y.   Times.  13:  478.  Ag.    29,    '08.   270w. 
"We   wish   the   detection   of   the    criminal   had 
been    treated    in    a    less    sketchy    manner." 

_| Outlook.    90:135.    S.    19,    '08.    lOOw. 

"The  little  story  is  exciting.  It  marches  rap- 
idly to  its  conclusion,  and,  further,  it  is  singu- 
larly unlike  the  usual  work  of  Mr.  Benson,  the 
student   of    social    manners." 

+  Spec.    101:  337.    S.    5,   '08.    160w. 

Benson,   Edward  Frederic.  Sheaves.   t$i.5o. 
Doubleday.  7-29434- 

In  this  story  are  discussed  the  problems  that 
arise  from  marriage  entei-ed  into  by  a  man  of 
twenty-four  and  a  woman  of  forty-two.  "In 
this  union  there  is  perfect  harmony  of  tastes 
and  mind  and  a  passionate  mutual  love;  there  is 
nothing  to  prevent  its  being  an  ideal  coupling 
of  two  human  beings  except  the  great  gulf  be- 
tween twentv-four  and  forty-two — with  the  se- 
niority on  the  wrong  side."   (Outlook.) 

"He  has  a  definite  claim  now  to  be  consid- 
ered among  our  serious  novelists  of  rank." 

H Ath.   1908,   1:   155.   F.   8.    260w. 

"Conversation  and  incident  are  alike  natural, 
and  the  author's  contribution  of  comment  and 
analysis  is  temperate  and  pleasing.  The  story 
is  drawn  out  to  tiresome  length,  and  it  de- 
mands much  judicious  skipping  if  it  is  to  pro- 
vide   tolerable    entertainment."     W:    M.    Payne. 

H Dial.    44:133.    Mr.    1,    '08.    250w. 

"B>  the  temper  rather  than  the  method  of 
his  treatment  he  has  given  new  life  to  an  old 
story." 

+  Nation.   86:128.  P.  6,   'O18.  €40w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  6C4.   O.   12.  '07.   30w. 
"Contains  a  story  so  full  of  the  lyric  joy  of 
love  and  so   strong  with   the  mightier  elements 
that  go  to  make  real  love  that,  swept  along  in 


Its  fresh  and  beautiful  current,  the  reader 
scarcely  realizes  how  he  is  being  charmed, 
page  after  page,  by  the  minor  incidents  and 
characters  that  help  to  make  the  book  com- 
plete." 

-I-  +  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  47.  Ja.  25,  '08.  45aw. 
"Mr.  Benson's  most  admirable  point  as  a 
writer  is  his  hatred  and  clever  setting  forth  of 
cant  and  priggishness  and  his  clear  contrast- 
ing '•{  it  with  the  real  goodness  it  attempts  to 
mimic." 

+  Outlook.    88:    40.    Ja.    4,    '08.    210w. 
"Well    knit   novel." 

+   R.   of    Rs.   37:    128.   Ja.   'OS.   40w. 

"The  author's  treatment  of  his  main  theme 
rises  much  above  the  level  of  the  rest  of  the 
book.  The  humour  which  he  extracts  from 
Mannington  society  is  very  cheap,  and  he  miss- 
es there  and  elsewhere  all  breadth  of  effect  by 
a  wearying  insistence  on  insignificant  detail." 
+  +  —  Sat.   R.  105:  112.  Ja.   25,  '08.   950w. 

"In  his  present  novel  he  sets  a  problem,  and 
then    runs    away    from    its    solution." 
h   Spec.   100:   267.   F.   15,    'OS.    220w. 

Benson,    Ramsey.    Lord    of     lands.    t$i.5o. 
Holt.  8-24470. 

Just  how  one  man  translated  himself  and 
family  out  of  the  cramped  and  artificial  envi- 
ronment which  the  city  on  fifty  dollars  per 
month  offered,  into  the  free  air  of  new  Cana- 
dian country  where  they  all  labored  and 
learned  to  find  peace  and  plenty  is  told  with 
pioneer  simplicity  and  courage.  The  ethical 
value  of   country  life   is   emphasized. 


"Its  interest  as  fiction  lies  in  the  sustained 
note  of  .simplicity,  in  the  fact  that  it  is  osten- 
sibly told  in  the  first  person  by  a  workingman, 
an  Irish  brakeman,  who  never  rises  above  a 
certain  honest  and  rather  primitive  outlook  on 
life,  and  who  tells  his  story  with  something  of 
the  grave  importance  that  characterises  the  nar- 
rator of  'The  Swiss  family  Robinson.'  "  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   2S:    3'81.    D.   'OS.   330av. 

"If  any  rich  man  with  too  ?Tiany  ignoble  dol- 
lars to  his  credit  wishes  to  do  the  country  a 
real  service  let  him  buy  a  hundred  thousancf 
copies  of  this  book  and  distribute  them  among 
the  poor  who  have  not  yet  despaired." 
-f-   Ind.   65:    840.    O.    8,    'OS.    780w. 

"Many,  too,  are  the  practical  hints  adminis- 
tered  with    an    Irish    twinkle." 

+   Nation.   87:    3S9.   O.   22,    '08.    30Ow. 

"Manner    aside,    the    matter    of    the    story    is 
well    adapted    to    its    object.      We    congratulate 
the  public  upon  having  secured  a  bit  of  litera- 
ture of  new  and  not  clearly  definable  flavor." 
H N.  Y.   Times.   13:   503.   S.   19,   'OS.   1500w. 

"The  book  gains  its   interes;;  from-  its  definite 
statement    of    difficulties    encountered    and    the 
way    in    which    thev    were    surmounted." 
+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  509.  O.  '08.  llOw. 

Benson,  Rev.  Robert  Hugh.     Lord   of  the 
world.     t$i.5o.   Dodd.  8-7386. 

A  novel  with  scenes  laid  partly  in  London. 
"Mr.  Benson  sees  the  world,  four  or  five  gener- 
ations hence,  free  at  last  from  all  minor  quar- 
rels, and  ranged  against  itself  in  two  camps, 
Humanitarlanism  for  those  who  believe  in  no 
divinity  but  that  of  man,  Catholicism  for  those 
who  believe  in  no  divinity  but  that  of  God." 
(Bond.  Times.) 


"Judged  as  fiction,  it  shows  that  an  emotion- 
al brain  of  a  distinctive  character  is  behind  the 
writing;  but  its  impassioned  faith  is  the  prev- 
alent note,  and  everything  else  is  subjected  to 
this." 

-I Ath.    1907,    2:    683.    N.    30.    250w. 

"The  most  interesting  story  of  the  'Looking 
backward'  type  that  has  appeared  for  years." 
M.   K.   Ford. 

-I-   Bookm.    27:  284.    My.    '08.    700w. 

Cath.    World.    87:  396.    Je.    '08.    700w. 
Reviewed  by  W:   M.   Payne. 

Dial.  45:  89.  Ag.  16,  '08.   970w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


31 


"The  whole  thing  is  very  well  done  and  Fa- 
ther Benson  is  particularly  happy  in  his  graphic 
and  convincing  descriptions  of  the  great  inven- 
tions, now  merely  dreamed  of,  but  than  in  com- 
mon use."  M.   K.   Ford. 

-j-   Forum.    40:    404.    O.    '05.    260w. 

"Mr.  Benson  may  assure  us  that  he  knows 
what  he  is  up  to  and  that  he  is  doing  it  with 
his  eyes  open,  but  we  are  left  with  the  sus- 
picion that  his  sensationalism  comes  more  eas- 
ily to  him  than  it  should." 

h   Lond.  Times.  6:  357.  N.  22,  '07.  550w. 

"Interesting  it  must  be  to  all  to  whom  the 
deepest  convictions  of  a  man's  heart  are  of 
moment.  And  In  the  artistic  balance  and  taste 
of  Father  Benson's  litarary  power  every  read- 
er will  find  delight." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  296.  My.  23,  'OS.  350w. 

"Notwithstanding  the  imaginative  and  liter- 
ary skill  evinced  in  the  construction  of  this  chi- 
mer£L,  it  seems  hardly  more  worth  while  than 
the  entertainment  of  the  breakfast-table  with 
the  report  of  a  fantastic  dream — except  per- 
haps as  a  revelation  of  the  absurdity  of  the 
Pope's  fanatical  campaign  against  'Modern- 
ism.' " 

1-  Outlook.    89:    313.    Je.    6,  ''08.    200w. 

"It  is  the  failure  to  endow  all  the  characters 
equally  with  a  definite  and  vital  personality 
that  makes  the  effect  upon  the  reader  some- 
what indefinite.  Yet  the  book  as  art  is  beauti- 
ful, delicately  balanced,  deeply  inspired,  intel- 
ligently  executed."    E.    L.    Gary. 

H Putnam's.  4:  616.  Ag.   '08.   730w. 

"His  breadth  of  view  really  forms  the  most 
striking   feature   of   the   book." 

-j-   R.    of    Rs.    37:    767.    Je.    '08.    50w. 

"The  whole  story  is  frankly  sensational,  and 
the  picture  of  the  cult  of  humanity  decidedly 
Ingenious." 

H Spec.    99:    1057.    D.    21,    '07.    350w. 

Benson,  Robert  Hugh.    St.  Thomas  of  Can- 
*       terbury.  *8oc.  Benziger. 

A  brief  life  of  St.  Thomas  of  Canterbury 
which  forms  one  of  tlie  St.  Nicholas  series  of 
Roman  Catholic  biographies  edited  by  Dom 
Bede   Camrn. 


"It  contains  many  picturesque  touches,  and 
will  probably  be  welcomed  by  the  younger  and 
less  learned  members  of  the  Roman  obedience. 
His  v/hole  account  is  too  biassed  to  deserve 
serious   criticism." 

h  Ath.   19U&,   2:   573.   N.   7.   120w. 

'Enlivens  the  narrative  with  picturesque  de- 
tailF  that  will  impress  the  reader  with  the  feel- 
ing that  he  is  witnessing  real  events  and  ob- 
servirig  real  men,  in  contrast  with  the  dry  ab- 
stractions of   his  historical   text-book." 

i-  Cath.  World.  88:  392.  D.  '08.  130w. 
"Father  Benson  tells  the  story  of  St.  Thomas 
piiCturesqufciy  and  effectively.  His  point  of  view 
is  not  ours;  but  wc  have  no  wish  to  deny  that 
some  of  the  aspects  of  character  and  of  prin- 
ciple which  he  presents  to  us  accord  witii  the 
truth." 

-j Spec.    101:    204.    Ag.    8,    '08.    260w. 

Bensusan,   Samuel   Levy.  Velazquez.    (Mas- 
terpieces .in  color.)    *65c.  Stokes. 

W  8-31. 
A  brief  but  direct  sketch  including  the  con- 
ditioning facts  of  the  life  and  time  of  this  ar- 
tist. "The  auihor  has  pointed  out  that  Spain, 
in  spite  of  her  recent  great  political  decline, 
still  exercises  great  influence  in  the  art  world 
thru   Diego   de  Silva   Velazquez."    (Ind.) 


"By  merely  glancing  thru  the  little  volume 
under  consideration  it  will  be  possible  to  un- 
derstand something  of  this  influence  and  the 
reason  for   it."   W.   G.   Bowdoin. 

+   Ind.   63:   1466.   D.   19,   '07.   140w. 

"Without  pretending  to  any  great  critical  acu- 
men the  writer  succeeds  in  presentmg  to  the 
reader  a  clear  notion  of  the  characteristic  qual- 


ities distinguishing  the  art  of  the  great  master 
of   portraiture." 

4-  N.  Y.   Times.  12:   835.   D.   14,  '07.  l€Ow. 

Bentley,  Arthur  Fisher.  Process  of  govern- 
ment. *$3.   Univ.  of  Chicago  press. 

8-10462. 
A  study  of  the  theory  of  social  dynamics, 
whose  purpose  is  to  fashion  a  tool — "a  tool  which 
shall  serve  to  analyze  and  measure  all  the  vari- 
eties of  cause  and  effect  which  make  up  those 
processes  of  control  which  are  indicated  ap- 
proximately by  the  term  government.  .  .  .  The 
first  part  'To  prepare  the  way'  arraigns  a  se- 
ries of  theorists,  and  charges  them  with  at- 
tempting to  put  into  circulation  each  a  partic- 
ular variety  01  false  and  futile  interpretation 
of  what  actually  occurs  in  society.  Part  II, 
'Analysis  of  governmental  pressures,'  contains 
the  author's  substitutes  for  these  mischievous 
explanations."     (Am.    J.    Soc.) 


This  is  a  real  book.  It  is  more  genuine  than 
it  would  be  if  it  were  more  attentive  to  tha 
minor    literary    conventions."    A.    W.    Small. 

-I Am.   J.   Soc.   13:    698.   Mr.    '08.   3600w. 

"Of  value  to  the  .sociologist,   but  too  teclmical 
for    the   general    reader.      Brilliantly   written." 
+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    234.    O.    '08. 
"The    second    part    of    the    book    is    more    ex- 
tensive,   more    readable,    and    more    useful    than 
the   introductory   criticisms."     E:    G.   Hayes. 

H Dial.   45:    13.    Jl.    1,    '08.    730w. 

"Mr.  Bentley's  volume  is  bulkv  and  diffuse, 
and  its  style  often  flippant,  but  its  acute  an.i 
outspoken  criticism  .  .  .  should  cause  it 
to  be  welcomed  by  speculative  sociologists  as 
at   least   a   rod   of   chastening." 

-i Nation.   87:   94.    Jl.    30,    '08.   200w. 

"Dr.  Bentley's  analy.-3is  is  no  more  satisfying 
than  that  of  other  theorists  of  the  'group  ac- 
tivity' school,  and  less  satisfying  than  some, 
by  reason  of  its  impatient,  unjudicial  tone,  to 
say  nothing  of  its  utter  elimination  of  the  in- 
dividual and  of  psychic  elements  as  causal  fac- 
tors in  the   social   process." 

—  Outlook.  89:  263.  My.  30,  '08.  350w. 
"Mr.  Bentley's  attempt  to  get  below  formal- 
ism into  the  governing  process  as  a  manifesta- 
tion of  social  pressures  deserves  serious  con- 
sideration, even  though  he  is  at  times  tedious 
and  at  other  times  unnecessarily  rude  to  his 
predecessors  in  the  field  of  politics."  G:  A. 
Beard. 

H Pol.   Sci.   Q.   22:   739.  D.  '08.   700w. 

Bentwich,  Norman  De  Mattes.  Lawr  of  pri- 
vate property  in  war.  $1.80.  Boston  bk. 

7-42501. 
"In  the  main  Mr.  Bentwich's  essay  is  con- 
cerned with  private  property  in  time  of  war, 
wliether  on  land  or  at  sea;  the  writer  giving  a 
fair  but  not  minute  account  of  the  present  prac- 
tice. His  suggestions  as  to  the  'temperamenta 
belli'  are  few  and  cautious.  He  expects  but 
little  from  the  action  of  conferences  or  from 
agreements  between  belligerents.  He  does  not 
countenance  either  the  abolition  of  the  right 
of  capture  of  private  property  or  of  contraband, 
the  latter  an  'undesirable  aspiration'  which,  if 
adopted,  would  soon  be  abandoned  in  the  stress 
of  war.  But  he  makes  several  suggestions  as 
to  minor  changes,  one  being  the  establishment 
of  a  prize  court  of  appeal,  another  the  relaxa- 
tion of  the  old  rule  as  to  enemy  domicile  and 
the  adoption  of  the  French  rule  as  to  national- 
ity."— Dond.   Times. 


"One  weakness  of  this  interesting  volume  is 
that  it  slides  over  many  questions  of  moment. 
Another  is  that  it  gives  paraphrases  when  a 
fastidious   reader   will    ask   for    texts." 

H Lond.  Times.  6:   227.  Jl.   19,  '07.  3'OOw. 

"Mr.  Bentwich's  volume  is  quite  thick  enough 

to  require,  and  should  have,   a  general  index  in 

addition   to  its   admirable   table  of  cases   cited." 

-I-  —  Outlook.    88:    607.    Mr.    14,    '08.    670w. 

+  Sat.  R.  104:  212.  Ag.  17,  '07.  200w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Berenson,  Bemhard.  North  Italian  paint- 
ers of  the  renaissance.  **$i.5o.  Put- 
nam. 7-36058. 
"Except  for  Mantegna  and  Corie&gio,  the  vol- 
ume treats  of  hardly  any  artists  approaching 
the  first  rank.  .  .  .  [Its]  importance  is  that 
it  is  the  negative  end  of  Mr.  Berenson's  dem- 
onstratiLn  of  his  theory  of  art,  as  its  compan- 
ion volumes  were  the  positive  end.  He  is  now 
dealing  with  the  absence  of  his  three  great 
qualities,  tactile  values,  movement,  and  space- 
composition,  as  he  has  before  dealt  vTith  their 
presence,  and  the  burden  is  ever  the  same — 
these  are  the  things  that  make  serious  art,  and 
in  their  absence  art  ceases  to  become  serious." 
— Nation. 


"Discriminating,    suggestive,    stimulating  crit- 
icism." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   36.   F.    '08.   + 
+  Ath.    190?,    1:    167.    F.    8.    640w. 
+   Ind.    64:    755.    Ap.    2,    '08.    25»w. 
"The    1,00k    has    all    the    characteristics   of   its 
predecessors,    but   it   does   not   deal   with   so   in- 
teresting a  subject." 

+   Nation.    S5:    526.    D.    5,    '07.    310w. 
"[Has}    many    characteristically    keen    obser- 
vations,   expressed  in  a  rather  more  categorical 
style   than   Mr    Cox's   or  Mr    Caffin's." 

-t-  Outlook.   87:   615.  N.  23,   '07.   ISOw. 
"Mr.    Berenson     has     the     artistic     and     not 
merely    the    archaeological    outlook." 

+  Spec.    100:    901.    Je.    6,    '08.    1550w. 

Berg,    Ernst    Julius.    Electrical    energy,    its 
generation,    transmission,     and    utiliza- 
tion:   lectures    given    at    Union    univer- 
sity. *$2.50.  McGraw.  8-i7i9» 
"Applications   to   engineering  problems   of   the 
equations   deduced   from   a   theoretical   consider- 
ation   of    alternating-current    phenomena.     .    .    . 
There  are   two  sections  to   the  book.     Section   1 
is  devoted  to  the  transmission  line,  and  section 
2    to    the    generating   station.     The    former    sec- 
tion  contains  what   is  probably  the   most   easily 
applied    accurate    solution    of    transmission    line 
problems  available   in   textbook  literature.     .   .    . 
Section     2     relates     to     generators,     stationary 
transformers    and    station    instruments."     (Elec. 
World.) 


"To  the  student  or  the  designer  of  electrical 
transmission  systems,  the  book -will  prove  par- 
ticularlv  valuable." 

+   Elec.   world.    51:  266.   F.   1.   '08.    270w. 
"An    authoritative    book.     The     treatment     is 
vivid  for   the  theory  is  applied  in  every  case  to 
the   problem   at   hand." 

—   Phys.    R.    26:  545.    Je.    '08.    80w. 

Bergh,  Louis  de  Coppet.  Safe  building  con- 
struction, a  treatise  giving  in  simplest 
forms  possible  practical  and  theoretical 
rules  and  formulae  used  in  construc- 
tion of  buildings  and  general  instruc- 
tions.    **$5.    Macmillan.  8-12772. 

After  twenty  years  this  book  has  been  thor- 
oly  revised  to  meet  modern  needs.  It  is  "prac- 
tically a  treatise  on  engineering,  dealing  espe- 
cially with  those  problems  which  the  architect 
is  called  upon  to  solve.  Its  simple  rules  for 
those  who  do  not  understand  trigonometry,'  its 
diagrammatic  illustrations,  and  its  pages  of  ta- 
bles will  be  attractive  to  many  an  architect 
and   builder."     (Nation.) 


"There  is  such  unmistakable  flavor  of  its 
early  origin  as  to  arouse  regret  that  the  revi- 
sion did  not  extend  to  scrapping  the  old  text 
entire." 

—  Engin.    N.   60:  80.   Jl.   16,   '08.   130w. 

"There  are  a  great  many  useful  tables  and 
diagrams,  but  it  is  a  pity  that  so  many  of 
them  relate  to  wrought  iron,  a  material  no 
longer   emploved   in   building." 

-I Engin.    Rec.   57:567.   Ap.   25,    '08.    200w. 

Nation.    86:  499.   My.    28.    '08.    90w. 


Berglund,  Abraham.  United  States  steel  cor- 
poration: a  study  of  growth  and  influ- 
ence of  combination  in  the  iron  and 
steel  industry.  *$i.5o.  Macmillan. 

7-36147. 
A  «!tudy  of  the  organization,  the  development 
and  the  policies  of  the  steel  corporation.  "Mr. 
Berglund's  important  conclusions  are:  that  the 
company  has  nev^  had — and  is  not  likely  to 
have — more  than  a  qualified  monopoly  of  the 
steel  trade;  that  its  policy  in  respect  to  prices 
has  been  one  of  moderation,  but  would  prob- 
ably not  remain  so  moderate  if  monopoly  were 
ever  assured;  and  that  such  control  over  mar- 
kets as  the  organization  may  wield  in  the  fu- 
ture will  probably  be  exercised  'in  association 
with  independent  producers'  through  such 
agencies  as  pools  or  price  a-greements."  (Na- 
tion.) 


"Mr.  Berglund  not  only  gives  an  excellent 
analysis  of  the  world's  greatest  industrial  com- 
bination, but  also  gives  many  interesting  points 
concerning  the  present  and  future  of  American 
iron  and  steel."     W.   S.   Tower. 

-f-  Ann,   Am.   Acad.   31:   515.   Mr.   '08.   350w. 

"The  book  is  a  valuable  one,  in  that  it  treats 
the  well  known  facts  in  a  different  light  than 
they  have  been  treated  in  most  works  on  the 
subject."     J:    C.    Duncan. 

+   Econ.    Bull.   1:  127.   Je.   '08.   450w. 

"There  is  often  a  vagueness  of  statement 
when  he  is  writing  of  the  plants  and  of  labor 
at  the  furnaces.  Dr.  Berglund  is  on  much 
surer  ground  when  he  is  dealing  with  condi- 
tions in  the  iron  and  steel  industry  which  led 
to  the  organization  of  the  Steel  corporation  in 
1901;  and  when  he  is  tracing  with  much  de- 
tail, and  with  admirable  clearness,  the  devel- 
opments which  have  marked  the  history  of  the 
trust  in  the  first  six  years  of  its  existence." 
H Ind.    63:    819.    O.    3,   '07.    580w\ 

"It  is  the  9oi-t  of  detailed  study  that  should 
be  made  of  each  of  the  great  industrial  com- 
binations— study  that  should  have  preceded 
much  of  the  generalizing  in  which  economists 
have   indulged." 

+   Nation.  86:  159.  F.  13,  '08.  200w. 

Bernhardt,    Sarah.      Memories    of    my    life: 
being    my    personal,    professional,    and 
social    recollections   as   woman   and   ar- 
tist. **$4.  Appleton.  7-34323- 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

H Acad.   73:   188.   N.  30,  '07.   140w. 

"Versatile,  whimsical,  egotistic,  vivacious, 
eccentric,  singularly  sincere,  and  always  inter- 
esting." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  7.  Ja.  '08. 
+   Lit.    D.    35:  917.    D.    14,    '07.    80w. 
"These   memoirs    leave    us    with   a  very   vivid 
sense    of    the    qualities    that    made    their   author 
what  she  was."     H.   S.   Krans. 

+  Putnam's.  3:748.  Mr.  '08.  900w. 
"The  vividness  of  the  narration,  the  sura 
sense  of  what  was  worth  telling  and  what  was 
not,  the  sharp,  salt  vivacity  of  the  style  (which 
not  even  the  slip-shod  English  of  the  transla- 
tor can  obscure) — all  these  virtues  have  to 
some  pedants  seemed  incompatible  with  au- 
thenticitv."     Max    Beerbohm. 

-\ Sat.    R.   104:  693.  D.   7,  '07.   1650w. 

Bernier,   Louis   Leon.   Autogenous   welding 
of  metals.  $1.  The  boiler  maker,  N.  Y. 

8-17741. 
"This  work  is  translated  from  rejxjrts  of  the 
National  school  of  arts  and  trades  of  France, 
and  describes  the  application  of  autogenous 
welding  to  the  manufacture  of  tanks,  boilers, 
piping,  etc.,  together  with  its  application  to  the 
manufacture  of  steel,  brass,  bars,  plates,  etc." — 
Elec.   "World. 


"The  book  lacks  specific  instructions  on   how 
to    perform    the    welding    operations    and    inas- 


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33 


much  as  the  oxyace^ylene  flame  can  be  used 
Tor  repairing  and  cutting  metals,  such  informa- 
tion  would   be   of  value." 

-I Elec.  World.  51:  1296.  Je.  13,  '08.  170w. 

"There  is  much  useful  matter  in  the  pamph- 
let, but  it  is  all  on  European  practice.  No  men- 
tion is  made  of  American  apparatus  and  meth- 
ods. In  view  of  tl'.is  fact  and  the  .size  of  the 
pamphlet  the  price  seems  far  beyond  reason- 
able bounds." 

h   Engin.  N.  59:  64'8.  Je.  11,  'OS.  300w. 

Bertrin,  Georges.  Lourdes:  a  history  of  its 
*  apparitions  and  cures;  tr.  by  Mrs.  Phil- 
ip Gibbs.  *$2.  Benziger. 
A  book  whose  purpost  is  to  set  forth  "with 
invincible  clearness,  the  evidence  th.^t  exists  to 
prove,  in  the  first  instance  the  indisputably 
miraculous  character  of  th'^  visions  of  Berna- 
dette;  and.  in  the  ."^econd  plac^.  the  equally  mir- 
aculous nature  of  some  of  the  most  remarkable 
cures  which  have  taken  place  at  liie  Grotto  of 
ijourdes,  -and  in  one  instance,  at  a  si.rine  of  cur 
l^adv  of  Lourdes  in  Bels^ium.  His  method  is 
to  state  the  facts  that  arc  known  to  have  oc- 
curred, to  cite  the  eyewitnesses  who  testified 
to  them,  and  then  to  take  up  successively  the 
various  explanations  offered  by  those  who  re- 
fuse to  believe  in  anv  miraculous  inter\-ention." 
(Cath.   World.) 


"In  many  respects  .  .  .  the  most  satisfactory 
work  that  we  possess  on  the  subject.  In  many 
others  an  excess  of  emotionalism  spoils  the 
value  of  their   evidence  to   the  miraculous." 

'-! Cath.   World.    SS:    2-54.   N.    'OS.    S20w. 

"Vre  shall  say  no  more  than  that  the  book  is 
a  remarkable  one  from  anv  i>oint  of  ^  iew." 
-I-  Sat.   R.  106:  616.  N.  14,  '08.  2t5Cw\ 

Besant,  Sir  Walter.  Early  London:  prehis- 
*       toric,     Roman,     Saxon     and     Norman. 
*$7.50.    Macmillan.  8-28407. 

The  last  volume  in  Sir  Walter  Besant's  "mag- 
num opus."  He  besran  with  London  of  the 
ei.^htoenth  century-  and  in  six  volumes  has 
traced  back  to  prehistoric  times.  This  volume 
deals  with  I^ondon  from  the  remotest  times  to 
the  middle  of  the  twelfth  century,  and  contains 
numerous  illustrations  and  a  chapter  on  the 
geology  of   I^ondon   by  Professor   T.    G.   Bonney. 


"The  work  is  thoroughly  i-eadable.  Doubtless 
Besant,  if  he  had  lived  .  to  give  the  finishing 
touches  to  his  book.  w-o\ild  have  made  consid- 
erable alterations  and  he  would  have  prevented 
his  work  from  appearing  with  numerous  mis- 
prints, especially  in  the  Latin  quotations, 
which  are  badlv  mangled." 

-\ Ath.   1908,   2:    91.   Jl.    25.   ^Ow. 

"The  illustrations  are  numerous,  and  for  the 
most  part  excellent,  largely  from  manuscripts 
of  the  period  described." 

+    Nation.   87:   .=523.   N.   26,    08.   1300w. 

"It  is  naturally  full  of  out-of-the-way  matter, 
giving  an  idea  of  tlie  beginnings  of  the  great- 
est of  cities,  which  no  Londoner  at  least  can 
help  but  study  with  the  most  curious  atten- 
tion." 

-f  Sat.    R.   IW:    56.    Jl.    11,    '08.    450w. 

"The  story  is  made,  as  we  might  expect,  high- 
ly interesting." 

-f  Spec.  101:  474.  O.   3,  '08.  440w. 

Beven,  Thomas.  Negligence  in  law.  3d  ed. 
2v.  $18.   Canada  law  bk.  8-15769. 

This  third  edition  not  only  brings  the  material 
of  former  editions  up  to  date  but  includes  1465 
new  cases.  "A  large  proportion  of,  though  not 
nearly  all,  the  new  cases  introduced  into  this 
book,  is  due  to  the  expansion  of  the  subject  and 
is  the  growth  of  ten  years  of  active  legal  work. 
The  residue  is  to  be  put  down  to  what  was  im- 
providently  omitted  before,  or  what  is  mate- 
rial for  new  exemplification  or  is  of  historical 
interest." 


Beveridge,  Albert  Jeremiah.   Meaning  of  the 

times,     and     other     speeches.     **$i.50. 

Bobbs.  8-1276Q. 

A    volume    of    Senator    Beveridge's    addresses 

made  during  ths  past   ten   years.      "Most  of  the 

subjects  are  current  political  topics,  capital  and 

'abour,     the     trusts,     the     Philippines,     forestry, 

child  labour,   nationalism  and  state  rights.     Mr. 

Beveridge's    main    idea   is    an    unlimited,    unsec- 

tional  United  States  with  Indiana  as  the  centre 

and   the   Republican   party   over  all."      (Bookm.) 

See    Cumulative    book    index    for    contents. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  234.  O.  'OS. 
"The  work  is  full  of  ingeniou.'j  pleas  for  the 
corporation  interests  that  are  calculated  to 
throw  dust  in  the  eyes  of  unthinking  and  un- 
discriminating  readers  who  are  prone  to  accept 
without  question  presentations  when  made  by 
statesmen    who    pose    as    Christian    gentlemen." 

—  Arena.   40:   389.   O.   '08.   500w. 

"If  Mr.  Beveridge  knew  what  his  words  mean 
and  if  he  meant  what  they  say,  he  would  be  a 
promising  %^3ung  writer."    J:    A.    Macy. 

—  Bookm.  27:  490.  Jl.  '08.  970w. 

"A  reading  of  it  is   a  tonic   of   citizenship." 

+    Ind.  64:  1203.  My.   28,  'OS.  140w. 
"The  extracts  from   the  debate  in  the   Senate 
on  child  labor  form  one  of  the  most  interesting 
parts  of  the  book." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   358.  Je.  20,  '08.  ITOw. 
-!-   R.  of   Rs.  3S:   124.  .11.  '08.   260w. 

Bianchi,  Martha  Gilbert.  Modern  Prome- 
theus. 'Si. 50.  Duffield.  _  8-7596. 
A  story  in  which  a  Jesuit  priest  tries  to  draw 
into  the  Catholic  sisterhood  an  American  girl 
saddened  by  an  unfortunate  marriage.  "The 
background  is  like  other  Umbrian  backgrounds 
of  story,  with  its  many  touches  of  Italian  life 
and  its  many  figures  of  peasants,  priests,  and 
tourists,  its  incidental  legends,  art-histories,  and 
church  do.gma,  its  landscape  and  birds,  its  fruits 
and  flowers  and  stars."  (Nation.)  The  author 
"develops  two  concurrent  ideas:  faith  through 
blind  acquiescence  and  obedience  conferring 
spiritual  peace;  douljt,  accompanied  bj'  sturdy 
resistance,  and  independence  condemning  to  in- 
ternal   tumult."    (R.    of   Rs.) 


"The  story  itself  is  not  commonplace,  and  the 
Interest   holds   to   the  end." 

H-   Nation.   86:   333.   Ap.   9,   '08.  350w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  210.  Ap.  11,  'OS.  30w. 
"The    writer    of    this    book    has    succeeded    in 
creating   an    atmosphere,    an   atmosphere    strong 
enough   to   distinctly   affect   the   reader   with   its 
dreamy   softness,    its  vague   color." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   425.  Ag.   1,   '08.   2S0w. 
H R.   of   Rs.   37:   76G.   Je.   'OS.   50w. 

Bielschowsky,  Albert.  Life  of  Goethe;  au- 
thorized tr.  from  the  German  by  W:  A. 
Cooper.   3v.   ea.   **$3.5o.   Putnam. 

5-36314- 
V.  3.  This  concluding  volume  covers  the  pe- 
riod of  Goethe's  life  from  the  Congress  of  Vi- 
enna to  the  poet's  death,  1S15-1832.  "The  biog- 
rapher makes  the  daring  assertion  that  without 
Goethf"  the  Germanv  of  to-day  would  not  exist. 
'Without  Goethe,  no  Bismarck;  without  Goethe, 
no  German  empire.'  He  made  the  whole  people 
feel  spiritually  one  nation.  But  Prof.  Biel- 
schowsky does  not  claim  his  hero  exclusively 
for  Germany.  He  exists,  beside  Homer  and 
Shakespeare,  for  the  whole  world."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 


"Considered   on   the   whole   the   most  valuable 
biography  of  Goethe." 

-f   -I-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:   157.   Je.    'OS.    (Review 
of  v.  1-3.) 
"Containing    much    excellent    matter    together 
with  a  good  deal  of  indifferent  work." 

-I Ath.   1908,   2:   301.  S.   12.   45aw.    (Review 

of  v.  3.) 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Bielschowsky,  Albert — Continued. 

"He  fails  too  ...  in  humor  or  deoorum;  the 
two  are  or.e  in  this  sense." 

+  J ind.   0.5:   150.   Jl.   H,   'OS.   600w.    (Review 

of  V.  3.) 
"Wp  note  a  serious  defect  in  Bielschowsky's 
plan;   there  has  been  no  provision  for  a  separ- 
ate ehaptpr  upon   Goethe  as  critic. 

+  —  Nation.  8C:  57«.  Je.  25,  '08.  1400w.   (Re- 
view  of  v.    3.) 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  225.  Ap.  18,  '08.  ISOw. 
(Review  of  v.   3.) 
Bigelow,  William   Sturgis.     Buddhism  and 
immortality.      (Ingersoll     lecture       for 
1908.)  **7Sc.  Houghton.  8-30599- 

An  epitome  of  the  teaching  of  the  two_  Bud- 
dhist sects,  the  Tendai  and  the  Shmgon  m  re- 
gard to  the  immortalitj'  of  man. 

"The  lecture  is  a  simple  and  lucid  exposition 
of  the^sub.iea."^^^^^_   ^^_   ^^3    ^_   2.8,   '08.   lOOw. 

Bindloss,    Harold.     By    right    of    purchase. 
t$i.50.   Stokes.  8-24406. 

"Mr  Bindloss  starts  with  a  very  hackneyed 
theme  and  familiar  dramatis  personae.  tne 
haughty  well-born  girl  with  the  impecunious 
father  and  brother  who  force  her  into  a  marriage 
with  a  rich  man  of  the  honest,  simple,  rugged 
tvne  By  degrees  of  course  the  honest  farmer 
wins  the  love  of  the  haughty  wife,  who  endures 
in  the  most  amazingly  brave  way  the  appalling 
dullness  and  monotony  of  life  in  a  remote  and 
lonely   Canadian   farm." — Sat.  R. 

"Is  little  more  than  a  replica  of  his  earlier 
stories  of  life  in  the  American  Northwest.  W. 
M.  _Pay^ne..^^^  ^__  ^^^^  ^.    ^^  ,^^^  ^^^^^ 

""The   characterization   is  of   the   crudest  sim- 

P^^"*^'l^  Nation.    87:317.    O.    1,    '08.    280w. 

"There  is  no  lack  of  action  in  Mr.  Bindloss's 
storv  but  we  know  so  well  what  the  ending 
will"  be  that  we  do  not  very  much  care  what 
happen_s   along  ^he^road.;'^^^    ^_  ^^_  .^^_  ^^^^^ 

"He  is  a  better  observer  of  nature  than  of 
men  and  women."  ^„„ 

1-  Outlook.   90:135.   S.   19,    'OS.    lOOw. 

"The  story  is  made  readable,  though  only 
mildly  interesting,  by  pictures  of  Canadian 
life."  ,  „„    „„ 

+  —  Sat.   R.  106:180.   Ag.   S,   "OS.   90w. 

"Mr.  Bindloss  is  always  interesting  on  the 
subject  of  his  own  country,  but  his  present 
book  does  not  quite  reach  the  level  of  some  of 
his   former   works." 

H Spec.    100:  505.    Mr.    2S,     08.    llOw. 

Bindloss,    Harold.    Delilah    of    the    snowrs. 
t$i.5o.    Stokes.  8-15298. 

"The  nucleus  of  this  story  ...  is  the  blind- 
ness of  a  voung  man  to  the  sterling  worth  of 
a  girl  in  his  own  class,  his  mad  infatuation  for 
another  girl  socially  beyond  his  reach,  and  his 
final  awakening  to  his  folly  when  the  other  girl 
betrays  him,  as  wantonly  as  Delilah  betrayed 
Samson,  into  the  hands  of  the  authorities  who 
demand  his  life.  The  scene  of  the  story,  at  least 
of  such  part  of  the  story  as  really  counts,  is 
the   Klondike."— Bookm. 

"The  author's  power  and  grip  of  his  subject 
seem  to  liave  deserted  him,  and  we  miss  his 
descriptions  of  colonial  scenery  and  more  par- 
ticularlv  of   colonial   life   and   character." 

—  Acad.   73:   905.   S.  14,   '07.   270w. 

"The  storv  begins  at  the  wrong  point;  in 
other  words,"  the  lace  pattern  of  his  plot  lacks 
symmetry."   F:   T.   Coopor. 

—  Bookm.   27:   502.  Jl.   '08.   300w. 

"The  narrative  is  vigorous  and  straightfor- 
ward, without  nicety  of  style,  but  wholesome 
in  tone,  and  moderately  interesting."  W:  M. 
Payne. 

+   Dial.  45:   88.   Ag.   16.   '08.   130w. 


"In  spite  of  a  heavy-footed  gait  and  a  super- 
fluity of  scene,  the  book  is  worth  reading  for 
the  sincerity  and  picturesqueness  of  its  adven- 
ture." 

H Nation.    87:  163.    Ag.    20,    '08.    280w. 

"One  expects  picturesque  incident,  thrilling 
adventure,  novel  characters  in  a  story  that  takes 
Northwest  Canada  for  its  setting,  but  one  will 
scarcely  find  these  necessary  qualities  in  'De- 
lilah of  the  snows.'  " 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  381.  Jl.  4,  '08.   250w. 

Bindloss,      Harold.      For     Jacinta.      ''■$1.50. 
Stokes.  8-2379. 

A  story  of  love  and  adventure  which  por- 
trays "the  savagery,  fever,  damp  heat,  and 
general  hatefulness  of  the  coast  where  the  he- 
ro is  trying  to  get  by  salvage  the  cargo  of  a 
wrecked  steamer,  and  thereby  prove  in  his  la- 
dy's eyes  his  capacjt.y  to  be  something  more 
tlian  a  dawdler  and  dilettante."     (Outlook.) 


"Well    told    and    wholesome." 

-\-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  110.  Ap.  '08.  •{« 
"An  excellent  story  of  incident  and  adven- 
ture, reminiscent  in  plot  of  Stevenson  and 
Lloyd  Osbourne's  'The  wrecker,'  and  in  scene 
and  treatment  of  Mr.  A.  J.  Dawson's  'In  the 
bight  of  Benin.'  But  Mr.  Bindloss  apparently 
will  not  take  the  trouble  to  do  justice  to  his 
undoubtedly  lively  invention,  and  distinct  feel- 
ing for  the  picturesque  and  romantic  side  of 
open-air   life." 

-\ Ath.  1907,  1:  786.  Je.  23.  170w. 

"The  story  is  capibally  told,  and  takes  us  to 
an  interesting  part  of  the  world  not  much  fre- 
quented by  novelists.  As  in  all  the  books  By 
Mr.  Bindloss  that  we  have  read,  the  money 
motive  is  forced  a  little  too  much,  jarring  the 
romantic  sensibilities  to  which  he  particularly 
endeavors  to  appeal."  W:  M.  Payne. 

-I Dial.    44:    133.    Mr.    1,    'OS.    280w. 

"Certain  passages  are  written  with  the  req- 
uisite fire,  but  there  are  dead  levels  where  the 
attention    flags." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  158.  Mr.   21,  '08.  lOOw. 

"An  almost  too  realistic  and  minutely  drawn 
picture.  The  narrative  of  this  adventure  is  too 
long  drawn  out,  but  there  is  some  sincere  ef- 
fort  at   character   depiction." 

\-  Outlook.  88:  512.  F.  29,  '08.  lOOw. 

"It  is  a  straightforward,  absolutely  whole- 
some story  of  love  and  adventure.  And  neith- 
er the  love  nor  the  adventure  is  in  any  way 
commonplace." 

+  +  Spec,  99:   234.  Ag.   17,  '07.   130w. 

Bindloss,     Harold.       Long     odds.     t$i-So. 
Small.  8-32330. 

The  hero  of  this  tale  is  dismissed  from  co- 
lonial military  service  for  a  fancied  offence,  and 
becomes  stranded  in  the  wilderness  of  Portu- 
gese West  Africa.  His  perilous  adventures  in 
righting  the  wrongs  of  a  native  bondswoman 
reveal  inany  of  the  commercial  and  official  con- 
ditions in  that  country  which  hamper  good 
deeds   and   generous   impulses. 


"The    vagueness    of    the   descriptions    and    the 

want    of   individuality   in    the    iharacters   betray 

the  writer,   who   depends   upon   his   reading  andl 

his  imagination   to  furnish  forth  his  material." 

—  Oath.  World.  85:  409.  D.  'OS.   I'SOw. 

"He  has  not  a  little  of  the  incisive  power  of 
Mr.  Conrad  in  dealing  with  this  tropical  mate- 
rial."   W:    M.    Payne. 

-f   Dial.   45:   297.   N.   1,   '08.   340w. 

"It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  style  is  marred 
by  mannerisms  evidently  the  result  of  sheer 
carelessness." 

-j.  ^  Nation.    87:    526.   N.    2€,    'OS.    2'OOw. 

"The  love  story  is  of  minor  importance  and 
is  not  well  managed,  lacking  warmth  and  color 
and  impressiveness.  But  the  story  of  the  wil- 
derness and  the  brutal  things  that  harbor  there 
and  of  the  man's  grim  fight  with  them  is  strong 
and  realistic  and  vital." 

-^ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  595.  O.  24,  '08.  500w. 


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Bindloss,    Harold.      Mistress    of    Bonaven- 
ture.  *$i.  Fenno. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 

"It    is    a    stirring     story     of     real     men     and 
women,    full   of    incident,    and   fairly   well    writ- 
ten,   although    the    style    is    now    and    then    dis- 
figured by  a  slovenly  touch."   W:   M.   Payne. 
H Dial.    44:44.    Ja.    1<3,    '08.    230w. 

Binns,  Henry  Bryan.  Life  of  Abraham  Lin- 
coln. *$i.So.   Button.  8-14339. 
An    intimate    picture    of    Lincoln      with    only 
enough    political    history    included    to    interpret 
his  character  and  development. 


Elizabethan  manuscripts,  papers  and  docu- 
ments, sliowing  the  true  relation  which  the 
church  held  to  the  social  development  of  the 
sixteenth  century.  The  general  purpose  of  tht 
volume  is  to  put  the  best  face  possible  on  the 
Roman  side,  and  the  worst  face  possible  on 
•the  Protestant  side,  of  the  Elizabethan  contro- 
versy. 


"A  valuable  presentation  of  the  life  and  char- 
acter  of   the   man." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   168.   Je.    '08. 

"One  of  the  best-balanced  and  sanest  of  the 
innum'Crable   lives   of   Lincoln." 

-f   +   Dial.    44:    249.    Ap.    16,    '08.    23'0^^^, 

"Must  therefore  take  its  place  among  the  es- 
says rather  than  the  lives.  As  such,  and  as 
the  work  of  an  Englishman,  it  is  not  uninter- 
esting." 

H Nation.    87:    98.    Jl.    30,    '08.    600w. 

"It   is   Mr.   Binns's   merit   that  he    has   shown 
so   clearly  how     firmly,     reasonably,      patiently, 
bra\eJy,    and   wisely  in   the    flood   of   these   con- 
trolling  events   the    President   steered." 
-f-  H N.  Y.  Times.   13:  127.   Mr.   7,   '08.   1450w. 

"Mr.  Binns  has  done  a  very  creditable  work 
In  welding  into  a  connected  popular  biography 
existing  material  about  Lincoln's  life  and  ca- 
reer." 

-I-  Outlook.   &8:   380.  F.  15,   'dS.  ISOw. 

"Mr.  Binns  has  evidently  taken  great  pains 
to  sift  his  facts,  and  has  given  a  very  full 
picture  of  Lincoln's  life  before  he  became 
president." 

H Sat.    R.   105:  210'.   F.   15,   '08.   SOOw. 

Birch,  Walter  de  Gray.  Seals.  (Connois- 
seur's lib.,  V.  19.)  *$7.S0.  Putnam. 

8-2185. 
The  author,  a  fully  trustworthy  guide  in  the 
field  of  antiquities,  confines  himself  mainly  to 
a  consideration  of  the  heraldic  seals  of  England, 
Wales,  Scotland  and  Ireland;  several  concluding 
chapters  turn  to  the  Byzantine  empire,  Italy 
and  France.  "There  is  no  mention  of  the  seals 
and  stamps  of  t'ne  remote  East,  so  much  in 
question  in  studies  of  Chinese  painting  and 
bronze  casting;  nothing  about  the  engraved 
gems  of  Greek  and  Greco-Roman  antiquity,  ex- 
cept as  they  appear  in  a  few  mediaeval  settings. 
.  .  .  The  book  [fully  illustrated]  has  only  four 
pages  of  index  for  over  three  hundred  of  text. 
There  is  a  glossary,  but  the  heraldic  terms  are 
not   made    plain — to   the    layman."    (Nation.) 

"The  book  is  so  handsome  and  well  produced 
as  to  make  us  regret  that  it  was  not  written 
on  a  more-  definite  plan." 

h  Ath.   1908,   2:    75.     Jl.    18.   340w. 

"The  complete  history  of  the  engraved 
stamp  remains  to  be  written;  but  to  that  his- 
tory Mr.  Birch's  volume  is  a  very  notable  con- 
tributinn." 

+   Int.   Studio.    3G:    SO.    N.    'OS.    4?0w. 
"The   vast   deal    of   interesting   information   in 
this  work  is  limited  in  range  and  liardly  made 
accessible." 

-I Nation.  87:  20.  Jl.  2,  '08.  &60w. 

"The  only  defect  one  notes  is  that  excessive 
attention  is  paid  to  English,  or  at  least  British 
examples,  in  contradistinction  to  those  of  the 
continent." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:   99.   F.   22,  '08.   280w. 

Birt,  Rev.  Henry  Norbert.  Elizabethan  re- 
ligious settlement:  a  study  of  contem- 
porary   documents.    *$4.50.    Macmillan. 

8-13679. 
Six   hundred   pages   of   careful    discussion    re- 
sulting from    the   digesting  of  a  huge  mass   of 


"Wc  should  recommend  those  who  desire  to 
know  the  truth  with  regard  to  that  memorable 
period  to  place  this  volume  on  their  shelves  by 
the  side  of  those  of  Bishop  Creighton  and  of 
Dr.  Gee,  and  to  use  all  three  of  them  as  cor- 
rectives to  Froude's  glowing,  but  untrustworthy 
volumes." 

-f   +  Ath.   1907,   2:574.   N.   9.   2359w. 

"Of    first-class    value,    and    must    be    given    a 
place   among  books    to   be   read   and    studied   on 
the  subject."     W.  H.  Frere. 
+  H •  Eng.   Hist.   R.  23:   571.  Jl.   '08.   2450w. 

"Mr.  Birt's  volume  should  be  read  side  by 
side  with  Froude's  work  on  the  same  period. 
Mr.  Birt  is  far  more  accurate  than  his  brilliant 
predecessor  in   the  field." 

+   Ind.    65:494.    Ag.    27,    'OS.    330w. 

"Welcome   studv." 

+    Nation.  87:   388.  O.  22,  '08.   630w. 

"His    historical   treatment   of   the    Elizabethan 
settlement  must  be  reckoned  with   by  all   care- 
ful  investigators   of   that   period." 
+  -\ Outlook.    88:  145.    Ja.    IS,    '08.    SOOw. 

"Dom    Birt's    volume    might    be    a    good    deal 
more    one-sided    than    it    is,    and    it    is    a    solid 
contribution  to  the  literature  of  the  subject." 
H Sat.    R.    105:  18     Ja.    4,    '08.    1220w. 

"Mr.  Birt  has  conducted  his  inquiry  [in]  a 
manner  which  we  had  hoped  was  obsolete. 
Mr.  Birt  writes  history  as  Johnson  wrote  his 
Parliamentary  debates,  with  a  determination 
that  the  Protestant  dogs  shall  not  have  the 
best  of  it.  Mr.  Birt  is  a  controversialist  first, 
and  an  historian  only  in  the  second  place.  His 
methods  all  through  are  those  of  the  special 
pleader." 

—  Spec.  100:  22.  Ja.  4,  '08.  1850w. 

Bishop,  Avard  Longley.  State  works  of 
Pennsj-lvania.  (Publications  of  Yale 
university.)  $1.50.  Yale  univ.,  Nevir 
Haven,  Ct. 

"The  monograph  contains  six  chapters  and 
an  equal  number  of  appendices,  and  there  is 
also  a  good  bibliography.  The  several  parts 
of  the  study  deal,  in  turn,  with  the  transpor- 
tation impro\ements  made  before  1S23,  with 
the  popular  agitation  resulting  in  the  state's 
adoption  of  the  policy  of  public  works,  with 
the  activities  of  the  state  in  constructing  and 
financing  the  canals  and  railroads,  with  the 
many  corrupt  practices  connected  thei-ewith, 
and  with  the  difficulties  in  selling  out  the  state 
works  after  they  had  shown  themselves  to  be 
a  burden  instead  of  a  profit  to  the  state." 


"It  has  been  carefully  done,  and  the  result 
is  a  chapter  in  our  economic  history  which 
should  prove  very  instructive  reading  to  those 
now  interested  in  the  problem  of  government 
ownership."      C.    W.    Wright. 

+  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:  172.    Mr.    '08.    470w. 

"Dr.  Bishop  has  made  good  use  of  the  original 
material,    still    to   be   found   in   Pennsylvania." 
-I-   Pol.   Sci.   Q.   23:  :>G1.  ,S.   'OS.   160w. 

"The  author  has  done  his  work  thoroughly 
and  most  impartially.  The  sources  of  infor- 
mation have  been  amply  drawn  upon,  and  the 
subject  has  been  presented  with  due  concise- 
ness and  with  good  sense  of  proportion."  E. 
R.  Johnson. 

+   +  Yale    R.    17:  239.   Ag.    'OS.    360w. 

Bisset,    Peter.    Book    of     water-gardening. 
*$2.50.  De  La  Mare.  7-22907. 

Mr.  Bisset,  superintendent  of  Mrs.  Gardiner 
Hubbard's  estate.  Twin  Oaks,  Washington,  D. 
C,  places  within  the  reach  of  amateurs  the  in- 
formation necessary  to  establish  and  conduct 
an  inexpensive  water-garden.     "It  gives  direc- 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Bisset,  Peter — Continued. 

tions  also  for  the  cultivation  of  axiuatic  plants 
upon  the  large  scale  demanded  by  parks  and 
estates."  (Nation.)  "A  chapter  is  devoted  to 
g:old  and  other  fish  for  ponds,  the  different  types 
of  fish  being  carefully  described  and  illustrat- 
ed." (N.  Y.  Times.)  The  book  is  fully  illus- 
trated. 


"The  value  of  a  book  of  instruction  and  ref- 
erence like  this  is  much  enhanced  by  a  full  in- 
dex, and  perhaps  one  may  be  given  in  a  second 
edition." 

+  —  Nation.  S6:  199.  F.  27,  '08.  250w. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   264.  My.  9,  '08.  llOw. 

Black,  Rev.  Hugh.  Christ's  service  of  love. 
**$i.25.   Revell.  7-28618. 

Urges  Protestants  to  make  more  of  the  sac- 
rament especially  as  a  mark  of  Christian  unity. 
"While  Priestism  makes  too  much  of  this  sac- 
rament, Protestantism  makes  too  little  of  it, 
and  is  weakened  thereby.  Sensible  of  this, 
Professor  Black  lays  needed  emphasis  on  va- 
rious aspects  of  the  sacramental  rite  to  secure 
it  a   more   appreciative   observance."    (Outlook.) 

Am.   J.   Theol.   12:675.    O.    '08.    20w. 
Ind.    64:    640.    Mr.    19,    '08.    30w. 
N.    Y.    Times.    13:    77.    F.    8,    '08.   40w. 
-f-  Outlook.  87:  357.   O.   19,   '07.   170w. 

Blackie,  John  Stuart.  On  self-culture.  75c. 
Funk. 
Three  scholarly  essays  written  by  the  profes- 
sor of  Greek  in  the  University  of  Edinburgh. 
They  are  The  culture  of  the  intellect.  On  phys- 
ical culture,  and  On  moral  culture. 

Blackmore,  Richard  Doddridge.  Lorna 
Doone;  with  introd.  and  notes  by  H. 
Snowden  Ward.  (Doonland  ed.)  $2.50. 
Harper.  8-28992. 

An  edition  in  which  the  principal  new  inter- 
est is  topographical.  Both  introduction  and 
scenic  illustration  afford  the  reader  an  oppor- 
tunity  to   know    his   Doone-land   well. 


"A.part  from  the  notes  on  the  Doone  contro- 
versy, this  is  an  excellent  edition  of  a  favour- 
ite book." 

+  Ath.  190S,  1:  536.  My.  2.  ISr.Ow. 
"It  is  hard  to  see  how  the  work  could  have 
been  better  done.  The  numerous  views,  even 
the  wide  landscapes,  have  an  admirable  clear- 
ness and  finish.  The  editor's  lore  will  please 
the  curious,  and  will  be  at  least  skimmed  by 
the  indifferent  and  careless." 

+   Dial.   45:   411.  D.  1,    08.  240w. 
"This   edition    is   particularly   excellent." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   ]:?:   692.  N.   21,   'CS.   270w. 

Blake,   Katharine   Evans.     Stuff  of  a   man. 
il.  t$i.5o.  Bobbs.  8-?30i. 

A  drama  enacted  among  southerners,  dealing 
With  the  negro  question  and  revealing  in  the 
climax  the  "stuff  of  a  man"  which  the  negro 
possesses  in  common  with  all  humanity.  Mrs. 
Blake  peoples  her  stage  with  a  delightful  group 
of  men  and  women,  whose  inherited  courtesy, 
grace,  hospitality  and  sincerity  of  heart  are  ca- 
pable of  expansion  into  brotherhood  magna- 
nimity with  which  they  face  the  vital  racial 
problejn.  The  phases  of  this  problem  set  forth 
and  analyzed  are  the  phases  confronting  the 
entire  South — negro  lawlessness  and  crime  that 
result  in  mobs  and  lynchings.  Mrs.  Blake's  so- 
lution is  found  in  the  development  of  the  su- 
perman in  blade  as  well  as  white. 


"It  is   one  of  the   most   wholesome,    charming 
and  human  love  romances  of  the  year,  while  at 
the  same  time  it  is  the  best  studv  of  the  negro 
question  that  has  been  made  in  fiction." 
-f-   +  Arena.    39:    592.    My.    '08.    660w. 

"An  example  of  what  Mr.  Thomas  Dixon,  jr., 
might  have     accomplished     had     he     possessed 


poise  and  the  ability  to     present     with     equal 
judgment  both   sides  of  a  question." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  188.  Ap.  4,  '08.  350w. 

Bland,      Edith      (Nesbit)      (Mrs.      Hubert 
Bland).    Enchanted   castle.   t$i.2S.    Har- 
per. 8-15327. 
A  fairy  tale  in  which  a  group  of  natural,  fun- 
loving   children   of  very  up-to-date  characteris- 
tics discover  an   enchanted   castle  and   a  magic 
ring,   instead  of  an  Aladdin's  lamp,  which   once 
in    their   possession    makes   possible   a   round   of 
most    exciting   adventures. 


"In  its  general  character  it  is  decidedly  above 
the  average  run  of  so-called  juvenile  liter- 
ature." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  392.  Jl.  11,  '08.  400w. 
Sat.    R.   104:    sup.   8.   D.   7,    '07.   130w. 

Bland,  Hubert.  Happy  moralist.  *$i.25. 
Kennerley. 
Seventeen  short  chapters  containing  com- 
ments and  opinions  on  literature,  art,  music, 
socialism,  love,  marriage,  manners,  ethics,  with 
a  concluding  chapter  on  Ibsen  and  Mr.   Shaw. 


"His  ■work  is  characterized  by  a  lightness 
and  a  certainty  of  aim  which  make  it  invari- 
ably pleasant  reading,  even  when  it  is  most 
frivolous." 

-I-  Ath.    1908,    1:    320.    Mr.    14.    230'W. 

"Mr.  Bland's  style  is  piquant,  now  and  then 
a  little  cynical,  characterized  throughout  by 
this-worldliness  rather  than  other-worldliness, 
but  never  other  than  light  and  bright  and 
breezy  and  thoroughly  readable."  P.-  F.  Bick- 
nell. 

+  Dial.    44:   337.   Je.   1,   '08.   450w. 

"His  chapters  amuse  a  little,  persuade  a  lit- 
tle, but  refuse  to  nourish  and  leave  us  some- 
how feeling  emptier  than  we  were  before  we 
read   them." 

—  +   Nation.    87:  184.    Ag.    27,    '08.    180w. 

"Each  of  the  essays  will  have  its  charm  for 
leaders  and  particular  ones  their  special  ap- 
peal to  the  individual." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  334.    Je.    13,    '08.    2S0w. 

Bleackley,  Horace  William.  Story  of  a  beau- 
tiful duchess;  being  an  account  of  the 
life  and  times  of  Elizabeth  Gunning, 
duchess  of  Hamilton  and  Argyll.  *$s. 
Button.  8-15741. 

A  sketch  of  rhe  life  of  the  good  and  beauti- 
f'ul  Elizabeth  Gunning  whose  story  is  to  a 
great  extent  ihe  story  of  English  society  dur- 
ing the  latter  half  of  the  eighteenth  century. 
"Her  life,  with  a  minute  account  of  the  fa- 
mous Douglas  cause  and  a  fair  picture  of  the 
times,  is  clearly  I'ud  comfortably  given  in  this 
volume."    (N.    Y.    Times.) 


"He  is  particularly  to  be  commended  for  his 
researches  into  the  journalism  of  the  eight- 
eenth century,  since,  though  his  gleanings  may 
not  contribute  much  to  the  elucidation  of  truth, 
they  show,  at  any  rate,  what  was  being  said 
and  thought  by  people  like  the  'Tertium  quid' 
of   'The  ring  and   the  '000k.'  " 

-f  —  Ath.   19fl7,   2:  822.   D.   2'8.   600w. 

"After  completing  the  book  the  reader  is 
likely  to  ask  if  the  author's  efforts  have  really 
been  worth  while." 

-I Dial.    45:  120.    S.    1,    '08.    240w. 

-I-   Ind.    64:1404.    Je.    18,    '08.    330w. 

"It  is  a  pity  that  honest  industry  should  be 
marred  by  such  ill  taste.  So  many  anecdotal 
memoirs  of  the  eighteenth  century  are  turned 
out  these  days  upon  the  most  superficial  prep- 
aration that  we  should  be  glad  to  commend 
more  heartily  a  book  that  is,  at  least,  thor- 
oughly documented,  and,  in  its  substance,  not 
without   human   value." 

h  Nation.  86:  148.  F.  13,  '08.  460w. 

"Mr.  Bleakley  gives  us  a  good  portrait  of 
his   heroine,    enthusiastic,    as    behooves    a    man 


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writingr  of  a  beautiful  woman,  but  careful,  and 
based  on   thorough  research." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  116.  F.  29,  'OS.  450w. 

"The  story  which  extends  to  upwards  of 
three  hundred  and  fifty  pages,  is  not  unusually 
enthralling  or  entertaining.  However,  it  is 
better  than  tiie  ruck  of  modern  six-shilling 
novels." 

h  Sat.   R.  104:    sup.   10.  N.   16,   '07.   90w. 

"The  book,  though  written  in  a  too  ornat© 
and  often  awkward  style,  gives  a  spirited  pic- 
ture of  a  time  i^bounding  in  curious  interest. 
The  book  is  very  handsomely  got  up,  and  the 
portraits  of  the  Duchess  and  members  of  her 
family  are  charmingly  reproduced  and  inost 
attractive." 

-j Spec.   99:   sup.   752.   N.   16,   '07.   2-Ow. 

Bligh,  William  George.  Practical  design  of 
irrigation  works.  *$6.  Van  Nostrand 

Agr  8-246. 
"The  object  of  this  work  Is  the  presentation 
of  the  principles  which  govern  the  design  of 
irrigation  works  in  such  a  manner  that  en- 
gineers not  specificallv  conversant  with  this 
branch  of  practice  may,  by  means  of  the 
information  thus  afforded,  be  enabled  to  solve 
suitable  plans  for  such  improvements.  In  or- 
der to  accomplish  this  the  author  has  adopttd 
a  novel  procedure,  which  consists  of  analyzing 
the  plans  of  existing  and  projected  works, 
pointing  out  their  good  and  bad  features  and 
then  developing  alternative  plans  in  which  im- 
provements suggested  by  the  critical  study  are 
incorporated.  ' — P^ngin.   D. 


Engin.  D.  3:  191.  F.  'OS.  250w. 
"The  book  is  comparatively  free  from  errors 
of  consequence,  except  possibly  in  the  compli- 
cated form'.ila  given  for  submerged  orifices  (p. 
116),  and  the  incorrect  reference  to  orifice  for- 
mulas (p.  139),  and  in  the  omission  of  an  ap- 
propriate index.  The  author  deserves  the  high 
appreciation  of  the  profession,  however,  as 
having  published  the  most  important  work  yet 
issued  on  the  design  of  irrigation  works,  and 
his  book  should  find  a  welcome  and  useful 
place  in  the  library  of  every  engineer,  and  es- 
pecially e\ery  designing  engineer  interested  in 
the  subject  of  irrigation."  F.  W.  Hanna. 
+  -] Engin.    N.   59:    639.    My.    14,    '08.    1700w. 

Bliss,  William  Dwight  P.,  ed.  New^  encyclo- 
paedia of  social  reform;  ed.  by  W:  D. 
P.  Bliss,  ed. -in-chief,  and  Rudolph  ]\I. 
Binder,  assistant  ed..  with  the  coopera- 
tioij  of  many  specialists;  new  ed.  *$7.50. 
Funk.  8-13953. 

A  new  edition  of  a  work  which  includes  all 
social-reform  movements  and  activities  and  the 
economic,  industrial,  and  sociological  facts  and 
statistics  of  all  countries  and  all  social  sub- 
jects. "This  is  a  completely  new  book,  save  for 
a  few  ffurely  historical  economic  articles,  the 
subjects  of  which  need  no  new  treatment,  but 
many  even  of  these  are  either  revised  or  com- 
pletely rewritten.  A  comparison  of  this  new 
edition  with  the  old  shows  at  once  that  a  great 
improvementi  has  been  made.  Every  article  has 
been  written  by  some  specialist  on  its  particular 
subject."  (R.  of  Rs.)  "The  information  is.  as 
a  rule,  remarkably  comprehensive,  accurate,  re- 
cent,   and   judicial."    (Outlook.) 


-f   +  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:  IfiS.  Je.   '08. 
"It  is  in  fact  an   evolution,   being  a  far  more 
comprehensive    and    a    vastly    superior    work    to 
the  preceding  edition." 

+  +  Arena.    40:  120.    Jl.    '08.    500w. 
"It   is   useful   in   many  cases,   and  we  propose 
to  mention,  with  a  view  to  future  improvement, 
onlv  a  few  points  in  which  it   falls  short." 
4-   +   Ath.    190S,    1:    761.    Je.    20.    330w. 
"Clippings    have    been    too    freely    used.     Ar- 
ticles  evidently   compiled    some   years    ago   have 
not  been   revised   so  as   to  bring  their   dates   up 
to  the  approximate  present.     It  would  be   much 


more    highly    valued    if    it    were    really    expert 
thru   and   thru." 

-I Ind.    65:  491.    Ag.    27,    '08.    420w. 

"All  the  excision,  though  at  times  detracting 
from  the  more  permanent  value  of  the  volume, 
has  made  room  for  a  great  deal  of  new  and 
up-to-date  material,  such  as  will  greatly  in- 
crease its  usefulness  for  reference  on  all  pres- 
ent-day social  reform."  • 

+  J.    Poi.    Econ.    16:   635.    N.    '08.    160w. 

"In  pithiness  and  objectivity  the  work  shows 
a  distinct  improvement  over  the  first  'Ency- 
clopedia of  social  reform'  prepared  by  Dr.  Bliss 
several  years  ago.  It  ought  to  have  a  place 
in  every  reference  library."  E.  A.  Ross. 
+  +  Lit.    D.   37:    161.   Ag.   1,   '08.    oOOw. 

"In  its  way  will  prove  as  serviceable  as  its 
predecessor." 

+   Nation.    S7:    9.   Jl.    2,    '08.   420w^ 

"The  book  fills  a  special  place  regarding  sub- 
jects in  the  thoughts  of  almost  everybody  in 
active   life." 

+  +  N.  Y.  Times.     13:   449.   Ag.    8,   '08.   400w. 

"It  is  true  that  in  som3  cases  what  we  might 
reasonably   expect  to   find  is  wanting.     We   can 
think  of  no  reference  library  to  wiiich  it  would 
not  be  an  addition." 
•f   H Outlook.  S9:  532.  Jl.  4,  'OS.  400w. 

"Altogether,  this  book  is  invaluable  to  the 
journalist  or  the  writer  upon  sociological  top- 
ics, and  all  who  have  occasion  to  read  widely 
in  this  field  will  find  its  bibliographical  refer- 
ences  indispensable." 

+   +   R.  of   Rs.  38:  127.  .11.  'OS.  120w. 

Blok,  Petrus  Johannes.  History  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  Netherlands;  tr.  by  Oscar  A. 
Bierstadt.  5  pts.  ea.  $2.50.  Putnam. 
pt.   4.    D'eals   with   the    period    intervening   be- 
tween   the   renewal    of   war   with    Spain    in   1621 
and  the  death  of  William  III.   in  1702. 


"We  are  glad  that  Professor  Blok  shows 
throughout  great  judicial  poise.  His  work  is 
on    the    whole    admirable."     W:    E.    Griffls. 

-t-  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:573.    Ap.      '08.      70Ow. 
(Review  of  pt.   4.) 

-f-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:100.  Ap.  '08.  (Review 
of  pt.  4.) 
"Dr.  Blok  is  neither  a  Motley  nor  a  Macau - 
lay.  but  for  trustworthiness  he  is  a  leader  be- 
yond these  masters  of  rhetoric  and  erudite 
scholarship.  Happily,  too,  Dr.  Blok's  decidedly 
modern  Dutch  style  is  strongly  and  felicitously 
rendered  by  the  translator,  Mr.  Oscar  A.  Bier- 
stadt, who,  with  his  former  collaborator,  Miss 
Ruth  Putnam,   deserves  very  lagh  praise." 

-I-   Dial.    44:103.    F.    16,     '08.      840w.      (Re- 
view  of  pt.   4.) 
"Professor   Blok   is   an   authority  on   questions 
of  fact,   and   those  in  search   of  information  can 
get  it  from   him.     But  one  needs   to   employ  the 
cyanide    process    in    extracting    the    ore.'' 

_! Nation.    86:465.    My.   21,   '08.   250w.    (Re- 
view  of   pt.    4.) 
"Altogether  this  is  an  admirable  piece  of  his- 
torical work  well  deserving  of  being  reproduced 
in  English,   as   has   been  done   by  Mr.    Oscar  A. 
Bierstadt  in   a  very  adequate   manner." 

-\-  N.  Y.  rimes.  13:174.  Mr.  28,  'OS.  300w. 
(Review  of  pt.  4.) 
"As  a  rule.  Professor  Blok's  judgments  on 
men,  measures,  and  events  are  conspicuously 
fair  and  sober,  though  occasionally.  In  writing, 
of  foreign  relations,  he  is  a  Dutchman  first  and 
a  historian  afterwards." 

-I Outlook.  88:   97.  Ja.  11,   '08.   330w.    (Re- 
view of  pt.  4.) 

Bloomfield,  Maurice.  Religion  of  the  Veda: 
the  ancient  religion  of  India,  (from 
Rig-Veda  to  Upanishads).  (American 
lectures  on  the  history  of  religions,  7th 
ser.,   1906-1907.)   **$i.5o.   Putnam. 

8-5569. 

Sketches     "the    motives    and    principles    that 

underlie  the  remarkable  chain  of  religious  ideas 


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Bloomfield,  Maurice — Continued. 
that  leads  from  the  ritual  worship  of  the  great 
nature-gods  of  the  Rig-Veda  to  the  high  the- 
osouhy  of  the  Upanishads."  The  author  gives 
an  account  of  the  gods  worshiped,  gives  vari- 
ous translations  of  Vedic  hymns  and  philosoph- 
icaJ  works,  then  turns  to  the  Upanishads  or 
philosophical  writings,  of  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury B.  C,  and  gives  a  description  of  the  early 
search  for  truth  in  the  development  of  the  mon- 
istic idea. 

"A    worthy    successor    to    the    list    of   notable 
volumes    thus   far    included   in    the   series." 
+  Bib.  World.  32:  80.  Jl.  '08.  40w. 

"The  lectures,  on  the  whole,  while  offering 
little  that  is  new  to  the  scholar,  will  prove  a 
readable  book  to  any  one  desiring  to  know  the 
latest  opinions  on  several  points  connected  witti 
the  history  of  Hindu  religion,  and  references 
are  sulHcientlv  frequent  to  enable  the  reader  to 
find  out  for  "himself  in  what  particulars  Pro- 
fessor Bloomfi eld's  views  differ  from  those  of 
other  scholars."  „„    ,„„     „„. 

+   Ind.    64:1201.   My.    28,   '08.    500w. 

"In  his  interpretation  of  the  Vedio  hymns  the 
author  is  inclined  to  see  only  one  side  of 
religious  expression.  In  the  final  lectures  he 
gives  a  good  account  of  the  Hindu's  religious 
life  and  the  goal  of  religious  aspiration.' 
+  ^ Nation.  8G:  469.  My.   21.  '08.   TOOw. 

"Unlike  manv  scholarly  discussions,  these 
lectures  have  a  personal  charm,  for  the  author, 
despite  the  fact  that  he  has  devoted  a  lifetime 
to  research,  has  not  lost  his  common  sense,  his 
humanitv,  or  his  sense  of  humor.  His  quota- 
tions and  his  comments  on  them  are  always  de- 

hglTt^fu^   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  280.   My.  16,   '08.  350w. 
"The    latest   volume    of    a    series    of    standard 
works    [by!    a    foremost   authority   on    his   sub- 
ject " 

-f  Outlook.   88:656.  Mr.  21.   '08.   350w. 

Bodine,  William  Budd.  Some     hymns     and 
hymn  writers;  representing  all  who  pro- 
fess    and     call     themselves  Christians: 
short  studies  in  the  hymnal  of  the  Epis- 
copal church.  **$3.  Winston.       7-38889. 
A   book     of     hymns     and     information   about 
them.      "While  the   material  is   not  sought  out- 
side  of   the    choice   hymnal   of    the    Protestant 
Episcopal  church,  this  is  sufficiently  representa- 
tive of  the  church,   ancient  and  modern,   in  the 
service  of  sacred  song,   in  which     all  sectarian 
distinctions  are  ignored."    (Outlook.) 

"The  book  contains  much  that  will  Interest  a 
lover   of   hymns." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:234.  O.  '08. 
"His  grouping  of  the  writers  under  the  dif- 
ferent denominations  is  not  a  wise  grouping.  It 
does  not  give  a  clear  principle  of  division.  But 
the  book  contains  a  great  deal  of  material  that 
will  be  prized  by  the  lover  of  hymns." 

-\ N.    Y.    Times.    13:    82.    F.    IS.    "08.   &00w. 

^ Outlook.  88:  146.  Ja.  18,  '08.  lOOw. 

Bogart,  Ernest  Ludlow.  Economic  history 
of  the  United  States.  *$i.75-  Long- 
mans. 7-41061. 
Written  for  "high-school  as  well  as  college 
students."  The  book  contains  four  parts:  (1) 
Colonial  development,  (2)  The  struggle  for  com- 
mercial and  economic  Independence  (1763  to 
1808),  (3)  The  industrial  revolution  and  the 
westward  movement  (1808  to  1860),  and  (4)  Eco- 
nomic integration  and  industrial  organization 
(1860  to  1906).  "The  characteristics  of  the  suc- 
cessive periods,  the  forces  at  work  in  them,  and 
the  various  phases  of  this  mighty  development, 
which,  as  the  author  remarks,  is  the  keynote 
of  all  American  history,  are  saliently  outlined." 
(Cath.  World.) 


"To  the  student  specializing  in  any  particular 
branch  of  economic  history,  the  l>ook  Is  of  less 
value  than  many  others.  Its  value  lies  in  that 
it  presents,  in  a  connected  form,  the  cliief  events 
which  constituted  the  economic  development  of 
the  United  States." 

+  Ann.  Am.   Acad.   31:  497.   Mr.   '08.  350w. 
+  Cath.    World.    87:    113.    Ap.    '08.    200w. 

"Is  the  best  text-book  in  its  field.     It  stands 
the  test  of  class-room  use."   C:  H.  Hull. 
-I-  H Econ.    Bull.   1:    26.   Ap.   '08.   lOOOw. 

"Certainly    great    credit    Is    due    to    Professor 
Bogart    for    having    made    a    distinct    advance 
over  anything  yet  written."   C.   W.    Wright. 
-{ J.    Pol.    Econ.   16:  458.   Jl.   '08.    800w. 

"The  treatment  as  a  whole  is  unduly  object- 
ive, burdened  by  a  multitude  of  details,  and  it 
fails  to  convej'  the  impression  of  organic  de- 
velopment."   Katharine    Coman. 

h   Pol.   Scl.    Q.    23:  332.    Je.    '08.    4S0w. 

"We  may  particularly  mention  the  author's 
treatment  of  the  question  of  slavery,  which 
seems  to  us  admirably  concise  and  illuminat- 
ing." 

+  Spec.    100:  792.    My.    16,    '08.    250w. 

"The  book  is  greatly  needed.  While  there  are 
certain  respects  in  which  it  may  show  deficien- 
cies, the  wonder  is  that  these  are  so  few.  It  is 
the  best  history  of  its  kind  for  college  classes. 
The  style  is  simple  and  plain.'  the  explanations 
clear."  E.   D.   Fite. 

H Yale   R.   17:   362.   N.   '08.  740w. 

Boigne,  Comtesse  de.  Memoirs  of  the  Com- 

tesse  de  Boigne;   ed.  from  the  original 

ms'.  by  M.  Charles  Nicoullaud.     **$2.5o. 

Scribner. 

V.    3.     This    last    volume    describes    the    latter 

part   of  the   reign   of   Louis  XVIII.   and   that   of 

Charles    X.    and    gives    a    first-hand    account    of 

the  revolution   of  July,   1830,   which  made  Louis 

Philippe    king.     The    Comtesse    de    Boigne    v/as 

closely   associated   with    the     courts     of     these 

times   and   writes   interestingly   of   such   men    as 

Talleyrand.    CThateaubriand,    Gulzot,    the   French 

royal  family,  Metternich,  the  Due  de  Richelieu, 

and  other  important  personages. 


"For    the    general    student    it    is    the    best    on 
the  subject  yet  published." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    100.    Ap.    '08.    4- 


A.    U.   A.    Bkl.   4:  7.   Ja.   '08.    (Review  of 
V.   1-3.) 
"The   translation   is   generally   competent,   al- 
though   it    might    in    many     passages      be     im- 
proved." 

-J Ath.    1908,    1:126.   F.    1.    70Ow.    (Review 

of  V.   3.) 
"The    entertaining    author    is    wont    to    clothe 
the  baldness   of  fact   in    the  eimbroidery  of  fan- 
cy.    Much,   therefore,   that  she  records  is  to  be 
taken  with  reservations." 

H Dial.   43:422.    D.   16,   '07.   400w.    (Review 

of  V.   2.) 

Dial.  44:  278.  My.  1,  'OS.  400w.  (Review 
of  V.  3.) 
"She  is  so  obviously  honest  a  witness,  so 
clearly  desirous  of  telling  the  truth,  that  her 
inaccuracies,  though  abundant,  do  not  detract 
from  the  value  of  her  evidence.  Her  political 
sympathies  were  not  strong  enough  to  blind  her 
to  facts  nor  to  tempt  her  to  misrepresent  them. 
The  English  translation  is  respectable  and  ac- 
curate. A  book  so  interesting  in  substance  re- 
mains attractive  even  when  it  has  lost  the 
graces  of  style  and  manner  which  charm  us  In 
the  original."     P.    F.    Willert. 

+  -] Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:179.    Ja,    '08.    2250w. 

(Review  of  v.  1  and  2.) 
"The  author  carefully  restricts  herself  to  be- 
ing 'the  careful  chronicler  of  fhe  impressions  of 
the  moment,'  and  resists  the  temptation   to  in- 
terpret   events   in   the   light   of  after   history." 

+  ind.    64:    975.    Ap.    30.    '08.    250w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   3.) 
-f  -t-  Lit.    D.   36:  76.^.   My.   23,   '08.   400w.    (Re- 
view  of  V.   2  and   3.) 
"The   thjrd  volume,   completing  fhe  work,   de- 
serves less  consideration  [than  the  second].  The 
most  vivid  pages  are  those  describing  the  cir- 


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cumstances  connected  with  the  death  of  the 
Due  de  Berry,  but  for  the  larger  part  the  vol- 
ume  is    made    up  of   small   talk." 

^ Nation.  86:   405.   Ap.   30,   '08.   400w.    (Re- 
view  of   V.    2   and   3.) 
"They   are    all    very    charming   and    told   with 
that  intimate  touch  which  French  writers  alone 
seem  capable  at  all  times  of  imparting  to  their 
narratives." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  125.   Mr.   7,  'OS.   2100w. 
(Review  of  v.  3.) 

+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:337.  Je.   13,   '08.   270w. 
(Review    of    v.    3.) 
"There  is  a  good  deal  of  padding  for  a  little 
lightness    in    these    volumes,    but    on    the    whole 
one  is  repaid."  G.  I.  Colbron. 

■i No.   Am.   187:  773.   My.   'OS.    ISOOw.    (Re- 
view of  V.   1   and  2.) 

Outlook.    87:  830.    D.   14,   '07.    130w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   2.) 

+  Sat.    R.   105:  47G.   Ap.   11,   '08.   70w.    (Re- 
vie\\'   of  V.   3.) 

Bolton,  Reginald  Pelham.  Elevator  service: 
operating  conditions  and  proportions; 
with  diagrams,  formulas,  and  tables  for 
passenger  travel,  schedule  and  express 
operation,  with  the  relation  of  the  ele- 
vators to  the  building,  and  proportions 
and  loads  of  cars.  =*'$5.  Reginald  P. 
Bolton,  527  5th  av.,  N.  Y.  8-7889. 

"The  book  discusses  in  consfderable  detail  the 
various  features  of  the  problem  of  elevator 
service  as  it  is  affected  by  the  floor  area  of  the 
building  in  relation  to  its  height,  the  charac- 
teristic operating  conditions  that  ordinarily  ob- 
tain in  business  buildings  and  Hie  effect  of  the 
personal  equation  of  both  operators  and  pas- 
sengers upon  the  service,  and  many  sugges- 
tions are  offered  as  a  result  of  careful  studies 
of   the   problem." — Engin.    Rec. 

+   Engin.    D.   3:    529.    My.    '08.    250w. 
"It    is    to    be    regretted    that    a   work   of    such 
range    and    value    should    be    marred    b'y    minor 
blemishes    which   will   no   doubt   be   corrected   in 
latter  editions.     In  spite  of  these  the  book  is  de- 
se'rving    of    commendation."      W:    H.    Bryan. 
+  —  Engin.    N.   59:   436.  Ap.   16,   'OS.    1800w. 
+   Engin,   Rec.  57:  540.  Ap.  IS,  '08.  300w. 

Bond,  Beverly  Waugh,  jr.  Monroe  mission 
to    France    1794-1796.    50c.   Johns    Hop- 
kins. 7-22912. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 

"Altogether,  it  is  an  interesting  bit  of  his- 
tory, and  the  author  has  succeeded  in  shedding 
new   light    upon   this   episode." 

+  Ann.   Am.   Acad.  31:  204.   Ja.   'OS.   220w. 

Bondurant,  Bernard  Camillus.  Decimus  Ju- 
nius Brutus  Albinus:  a  historical  study. 
*75c.  Univ.    of    Chicago    press.    7-28562. 

A  dissertation  offered  for  a  doctor's  degree. 
"Dr.  Bondurant  begins  by  giving  an  analysis  of 
t'he  text;  then  comes  a  iist  of  dates  of  impor- 
tant events  connected  with  the  career  of  Deci- 
mus Brutus  after  the  death  of  Caesar — i.  e., 
from  15  March  44  B.  C.  to  September  43  B.  C. — 
followed  by  a  selected  list  of  books,  articles, 
and  dissertations,  while  at  the  end  of  the  work 
there  is  a  good  index  of  proper  names.  The 
work  itself  is  a  careful  study  of  the  period." 
(Eng.  Hist.   R.) 

"The  work  has  been  carefully  done  and  the 
results  arrived  at  are,  in  general,  sound."  H: 
A.  Sanders. 

+  Class.  Philol.  13:  212.  Ap.  '08.  440w. 

"Dr.  Bondurant's  personal  affection  for  Brutus 
has  distinctly  injured  his  critical  faculty.  The 
treatise  will  be  valued  by  students  of  this  pe- 
riod, on  account  of  the  scholarly  care  with 
which  the  authorities  are  given  for  every  state- 
ment."  W.  A.   G. 

-I Eng.  Hist.   R.  23:  192.  Ja.  '08.  260w. 


Booth,  Edward  C.  Post-girl.  (Eng.  title,  Cliff 

end.)  t$i-50.  Century.  8-20677. 

A  story  set  among  the  out-of-tho-way  cliffs 
of  Yorkshire.  To  Cliff  Wrangham  there  comes 
a  young  composer  bent  upon  the  task  of  finish- 
ing a  concerto.  He  finds  among  the  diverting 
natives  a  wonderful  girl,  Pamela  Searle,  who  in 
babyhood,  had  been  dropped  into  this  corner  of 
the  world,  and  had  grown  to  reflect,  chameleon 
like,  the  glories  of  sky  and  sea,  and  to  exult  in 
her  elemental  strength.  She  carries  the  mail 
at  six  shillings  a  week;  is  the  oliject  of  the  som- 
ber passion  of  the  schoolmaster.  "When  the 
"Spawer"  co-mes  he  teaches  her  the  beauty  of 
his  world,  the  world  of  art  which  she  has  longed 
to  know.  The  struggle  between  the  old  influ- 
ences and  the  new,  the  love  which  comes  on 
apace,  and  the  mad  determination  of  tlie  school- 
master to  thwart  it  furnish  elements  for  an  un- 
usually   strong   story. 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:244.   O.   '08.  >i> 
"The   book   will    suggest    Barrie's    'TJttle   min- 
ister,' but  it  is  in  no  sense  an  imitation." 
-f-  Arena.   40:   392.   O.   '08.   1200w. 
"The   whole   impression   that   you   retain   from 
the   book,    is   of   careful   workmanship,    sincerity 
of  purpose   and    that  deep   insight  which    comes 
from    a    sympathetic    interest    in    human    life." 
F:   T.   Cooper. 

-f   Bookm.   27:  578.   Ag.   '08.    300w. 
"He  has   a  manner  almost  Meredithian   in  its 
richness,    but    without    the    Meredithian    asper- 
ity."  W:   M.    Pavne. 

4-  +   Dial.    45:    85.    Ag.    16,    '08.    470w. 
"The    'Post-girl"    joins    to    freshness    of   atmo- 
sphere   an    artistic    touch,    a    technical    felicity, 
which,     gracefully    light    in     its    comedy,     lacks 
neither   poetry    nor    strength    in    its    sentiment." 
-f   Ind.    65:551.    S.    3,    '08.    170w. 
"There   breathes   no  man    or  woman — or  only 
the  fewest  at  least  admirable  of  our  race — who 
will  not   be  glad   to  read   this  sweet  and  tender 
story." 

H-   N.  Y.   Times.  13:   387.   Jl.   11,   '08.   520w. 

"It    is    surprisingly    fresh    and    fine.     To    our 

taste  the  author  lingers  too  long  over   the   talk 

of    his    characters,    and    sometimes    the    flow    of 

good   spirits   runs   rather   thin." 

T Outlook.    89:  956.    Ag.    22.    'OS.    160w. 

Borsa,  Mario.     English  stage  of  today;  tr. 
bv  Selwyn  Brinton.  ^$2.50.  Lane. 

8-9149- 
A  concise  treatment  particularly  illuminating 
to  foreif-ners.  "Among  the  principal  subjects 
which  it  passes  in  review,  are  the  nature  of 
English  plavgoers.  actors,  and  actor-managers, 
the  leading  dramatists  a.nd  critics,  the  Strat- 
ford-on-Avon  celebrations;  the  work  of  the  va- 
rious independent  theatres,  the  realistic  and 
the  literary  drama,  the  Irish  theatre,  and  the 
censorship."    (Nation.) 

••Dr.  Bor.sa's  survey  of  the  contemporary 
British  drama  is  a  better  book  in  its  English 
dress,  as  edited  and  translated  by  Mr.  Selwyn 
Brinton  than  it  was  in  its  original  Italian  form 
as  oublished  a  year  ago  in  Milan.  There  are 
still  some  minor  inaccuracies  which  should 
have  beun  corrected,  but  they  are  not  sufhcient- 
ly  grave  to  destroy  the  value  of  the  book  as  a 
whole." 
+   ^ Acad.    73:  250.   D.   14,    '07.    460w. 

A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   254.    N.   '08. 

"Dr.  Borsa's  book  challenges  attention.  Dr. 
Borsa's  chapt.^rs  are  the  merest  journalism. 
Some  of  his  judgments  on  plays  have  a  certain 
piquancy  as  revealing  an  attitude  of  mind  and 
a  philosophy  of  life  other  than  our  own;  but  the 
bulk  of  his  matter  is  ephemeral,  while  his  crit- 
icism is  too  oft^n  marred  by  his  tendency  to 
exaggeration    inherent    in    'Impressionism.'  " 

h  Ath.  1908,  1:  204.  F.  16.  B40w. 

"An  attempt,  on  the  whole  a  sucessful  one, 
to  analvze  present  dramatic  conditions  and 
possibilities   in   England." 

+  Dial.   44:248.   Ap.   16,   '08.   SOOw. 


40 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Borsa,  Mano — Continued. 

"Not  for  a  long  time  has  there  been  published 
a  more  pertinent  treatise  on  current  stage  mat- 
ters in  England  than  that  of  Dr.  Mario  Borsa." 
+   +   Ind.   64:1039.    My.   7,    '08.    300w. 

"Hh  has  written  a  most  attractive,  instruc- 
tive, and  clear-headed  work,  which  will  repay 
the    btudy   of   all   persons   interested   in   theatri- 

+    A 'Nation.   S5:   594.    D.   26,    '07.   1200w. 

"The  book  is  the  work  of  a  man  who  under- 
stands the  hfuman  heart  and  who  can  express 
himself  with  power.  It  is  of  value  in  excess  of 
mere  criticism,  for  it  constructs  and  explains, 
bringing  that  fresh  eye  and  open  mind  as  nec- 
essary in  life  as  in  art.  The  translation  by 
Solwyn  Brmton  'S  felicitous."  Hildegarde  Haw- 
thorne. 

+  -f   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  97.   F.   22,   '08.   ISOOw. 

"The  book  would  be  more  helpful  if  its  crit- 
ticism  were  more  constructive,  but  as  an  at- 
tempt to  diagnose  the  malady  which  afflicts 
the  drama  in  England  it  is  singularly  success- 
ful."    S.   R.   Cook. 

+   Putnam's.    4:  234.    My.    'OiS.   400w. 


Bridget.     $1.50. 
8-1 1700. 


Bosch,     Mrs.     Hermann. 

Dodge,  B.  W. 
A  prepossessing  Irish  girl  is  the  heroine  of 
this  story.  Her  career  from  the  landing  with 
immigrant  companions  on  Ellis  island  to  the 
end  of  a  romance  with  a  footman  in  a  million- 
aire establisliment  is  sketched  with  special  de- 
tail gi\-en  to  the  pitfalls  alorg  the  servant's 
way  to  an  honest  living. 

"Inartistic    and    exaggerated,      but     humorous, 
clean  and  rather   unique." 

h   A.    L.  A.   Bkl.   4:   367.  N.   '08. 

"The  book  remains  wholesome  and  entertain- 
ing." 

4-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  296.   My.  23,   '08.   200w. 

Bose,  Jagadis  Chunder.     Comparative  elec- 
tro-physiology.    *$5.75.   Longmans. 

8-13638. 
A  work  which  is  complementary  to  Professor 
Bose's  books  on  response  in  the  living  and  non- 
living, and  plant  response.  "[He  generalizes] 
that  the  responses  of  all  living  substances  are 
similar,  and  that  responses  are  to  be  found  even 
in  inorganic  substances.  The  similarity  de- 
pends on  some  common  fundamental  reaction  of 
matter.  The  response  is  recorded  largely  by 
electrical  methods.  Motor  responses  are  also 
considered,  particularly  in  plants;  but  they  are 
treated  also  rather  less  fully  in  animals."  (Na- 
tion.) 


"The  author  has  made  a  valuable  contribution 
to  the  knowledge  of  the  extremely  difficult  sub- 
ject of  electro-physiology,  and  whether  or  not 
his  conclusions  prove  to  be  accurate  in  detail, 
there  can  be  no  doubt  of  their  general  truth. 
His  observations,  fherefore,  are  useful  alike  to 
the  physiologist  (concerned  with  animals  or 
plants),  the  physicist,  and  the  psychologist,  by 
all  of  whom  his  book  should  be  read  carefully." 
-i Ath.    1908,    1:    357.    Mr.    21.    100«w. 

"The  author  herein  shows  the  same  peculiar- 
ities as  in  the  preceding  volume.  There  is  the 
same  naive  interest  in  well-known  phenomena, 
as  though  they  were  quite  novel;  there  is  the 
same  lack  of  effort  to  connect  his  work  with 
that  of  others,  so  far,  at  least,  as  citing  their 
researches  or  results  is  concerned.  There  is 
much  repetition  of  the  earlier  volume;  the  same 
tilting  at  windmills.  This  book  shares  with 
its  predecessor,  also,  the  confusion  between  en- 
ergy and  stimulus,  a  confusion  that  is  pos- 
sible because  we  know  so  little  of  plant  en- 
ergetics. Bose  seems  to  ignore,  if  he  is  not 
Ignorant  of,  the  anatomy  of  the  parts  with 
which  he  is  dealing.  Out  of  thsse  books  we 
look  for  someone  to  rescue  many  good  obser- 
vations, now  apparently  gone  awrv."  C.  R.  B. 
—  -I-  Bot.  Gaz.  46:  58.  Jl.  '08.  llOOw. 
+   Nation.    86:    222.    Mr.    5,    '08.    250w. 


"Prof.  Bose  has  great  ingenuity  in  device  of 
experimental  apparatus,  fertility  in  initiating 
new  lines  of  observation,  and  a  clear  style  of 
setting-  forth  his  experimental"  results  and  the- 
oretical deductions;  nevertheless,  we  feel  far 
from  satisfied  with  his  performance.  The  whole 
book  abounds  in  interesting  matter  skilfully 
woven  together,  and  would  be  recommended  as 
of  great  value  if  it  did  not  continually  arouse 
our  incredulity."     L.  H. 

H Nature.    77:    sup.    3.    Mr.    5,    '08.    1500w. 

Boulger,  Demetrius  C.  de  K.     Life  of  Sir 
Halliday  Macartney.  *$6.  Lane.  8-21787. 

The  story  of  forty-four  years  of  useful  serv- 
ice to  the  Chinese  empire.  Sir  Halliday  Mac- 
artney commanded  Li  Hung  Chang's  trained 
force  in  the  Taeping  rebellion,  founded  the  first 
Chinese  arsenal,  was  secretary  to  the  first 
Chinese  embassy  to  Europe,  and  secretary  and 
councillor  to  the  Chinese  legation  in  London 
for  thirty  years.  The  narrative  is  one  of  his- 
torical   interest.     The    book    is    fully   illustrated. 


"Sir  Halliday's  career  was  interesting,  but 
not  such  as  to  furnish  material  for  a  volume 
of  515  pages.  Mr.  Boulger  has  been  driven  to 
surround  his  subject  with  essays  on  the  political 
and  other  events  touched  upon,  and  to  invest 
his  hero  with  an  importance  which  did  not 
naturally  belong  to  him." 

H Ath.    1908,    2:  398.    O.    3.    960w. 

Nation.  87.  236.  S.  10,  '08.  llOOw. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:  380.   Jl.   4,   'OS.   460w. 
R.   of    Rs.   38:  254.   Ag.    '08.    60w. 
"He  was   a   voluminous   writer   of  letters  and 
despatches,   to  many  of  which  Mr.   Boulger  has 
had  access,  and,  which  he  quotes  profusely  in  a 
volume  which  is  somewhat  too  much  expanded 
by  their  aid." 

H Sat.    R.   106:   302.    S.   5,   '08.    1250w. 


Bourget,  Paul. 

Little. 


Weight  of  the  name.  t$i.5o. 
8-0812. 


A  French  marquis  who  proclaims  his  divine 
right  to  power  and  fame  thru  his  name  and 
lineage,  who  has  the  pride  and  the  religious 
veneration  of  his  race  and  of  old  France,  faces 
the  fact  that  his  only  son  loves  the  daughter 
of  a  provincial  notary.  Close  in  the  wake  of 
thi.s  di.«covery  comes  the  appalling  revelation 
that  this  son  is  the  child  of  his  dead  wife  and 
a  trusted  friend.  The  niagic  of  lineage  cannot 
set  straight  this  irregular  fact  and  as  his  pride 
is  liumbled  he  grows  more  amenable  to  influ- 
ences that  soften  and  lead  to  a  more  democratic 
outlook   on   life. 


"His  ideas  are  so  proriounced  that  for  friends 
of  democratic  and  religious  advance  the  book 
holds  little  or  no  interest." 

f-  Arena.   40:   269.    S.    '08.    140w. 

"Though  the  elements  of  the  story  are  few, 
and  there  is  nothing  violent  in  the  action,  M. 
Bourgct's  superb  art  and  psychology  construct 
an  intensely  interesting  story  in  whicli  there 
are   two   or    three   powerful   situations." 

-f  Cath.    World.   87:403.   Je.    '08.   400w. 

"This    touching    story    keeps     in     its     English 
dress   much   of  the   peculiar   cRarm,   the  quiver- 
ing   intensity    of    emotion    never    verging    upon 
mawkishness,   of  the  original.'* 
-f  H Nation.   86:  401.   Ap.   30,   '08.   550w. 

"The  character  of  this  finely  tempered  and 
uncompromising  old  nobleman  is  di-awn  with 
skill  and  affection;  and  while  in  the  love  pas- 
sages the  novelist  does  not  escape  his  tendency 
to  be  didactic,  the  story  as  a  whole  gains  im- 
mensely in  vitality  over  his  earlier  work,  be- 
cause he  has  put  his  heart  into  it." 
+   -\ Outlook.    89:  84.    My.    9,    '0«.   20Ow. 

"Monsieur  Bourget  sustains  his  reputation  as 
scientific  analyst  by  exhibiting  both  the  value 
to  a  country  of  a  stable  territorial  aristocracy 
and  at  the  same  time  the  evils  springing  Trom 
its   ways    of    thought." 

-j-   R.   of   Rs.   37:  765.   Je.   '08.   300w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


41 


Bousset,  Wilhelm.  What  is  religion? 
(Crown  theological  lib.)  *$i.5o.  Put- 
nam. 8-12833. 

"Bous.sef s  work  in  eight  chapters  deals,  after 
the  Introduction,  with  the  religion  of  savages, 
with  national,  proplietic,  legal,  and  redemptive 
religions,  and  with  the  nature  and  future  of 
Christianity.  It  is  an  ambitious  attempt,  there- 
fore, to  review  popularly  all  of  religion  as  at 
present  understood,  to  show  its  origins  and  de- 
velopment, its  varieties,  its  present  status  and 
future  prospects.  It  reaches  the  conclusion 
that  Christianity  is  the  acme  of  development 
in  its  union  of  the  eleinents  of  morality,  re- 
demption, and  assurance  of  the  future  life." — 
Am.    J.    Theol. 


Reviewed    by    G:    W.    Gilmore. 

+  Am.   J.   Theol.   12:   322.   Ap.   '08.   270w. 
"This   is  an  extremelv   interesting'  book." 

+  Ath.   1908,   2:   435.   O.    10.   520w. 
Reviewed  by  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

Dial.    44:    213.    Ap.    1,    '08.    130w. 
"Professor    Bousset    is    well    equipped    for    his 
task,   and  writes  here,   as  always,   in  a  limpidly 
cKar   and    graphic    manner,    enabling   the   read.'r 
to  see  a  century  in  a  sentence.     He  approaches 
his   task    sympathetically,    which   cannot    be   said 
of  all  .--tudeiits  of  relisrion."     W.  Jones-Davies. 
+   Hibbert  J.   6:    682.   Ap.    "08.    2.^nflw. 
"The   book   is   not  a   thoro    treatise,    either   in 
the  philosophy  nf  religion   or   in   its   history,    but 
as    an    introduction    to    the    modern    science    of 
comparative    religion    it   is   of   much   value." 
+   Ind.  64:   1403.     Je.  18,   '08.  330w. 
"As  a  rapid  survey  of  the  field  of  comparative 
religion    and   a   concise   and    graphic    description 
of    the   chief   types   of   religion.    Professor   Bous- 
set's  lectures  are  of  merit.     In  its  English  dress 
the  book  scarcely  does  justice   to   the  author   of 
the  learned  and  exhaustive   history  of  the  Jew- 
ish religion  in   the  aq-e  of  the  New  Testament." 

H Nation.    SC:    445.    Mv.    14,    'OS.    330w. 

"The  book  is  an  excellent  introduction  to  the 
study  of  the  nature  of  religion  and  its  develop- 
ment  into   the   reliaions   of   the  world." 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   12:    829.    D.    14,   '07.    250w. 

Boutet  de  Monvel,  Roger.     Beau  Brummell 
and  his  times.  *'^$2.50.  Lippincott. 

8-34712. 
"It  is  a  strange  mingling  of  comedy  and  trag- 
edy, this  story  of  tlie  Rosent's  friend,  the  bully 
of  society,  the  arbiter  elcgantiarum,  and  then 
the  broken-down  exile,  brave  against  all  his 
enemies  save,  disease  and  death."  (Nation.) 
"The  book  is  a  vivid  picture  of  the  brillinnt 
heartless,  and  witty  society  under  the  Regent. 
We  get  glimpses  of  the  court,  its  festi\ities,  and 
Its  petty  squabbles,  wherever  Brummell  brings 
his  imposing  figure,  the  'sublime  dandy,'  the 
ornament  and  leader  of  society."    (Ath.) 

"This  is  an  altogether  charming  book.  The 
notes,  drawn  from  contemporary  sources,  are 
brief  and  admirable,  giving  just  the  informa- 
tion needed.  The  attitude  throughout  is  French, 
and.  on  the  whole,  sympathetic.  There  is  no 
unnecessarv   mo!nlizin?." 

+  Ath.    190S,    1:535.    My.    2.    1400w. 
"The  author  approaches  his  subject  absolutely 
without     prejudice.     In     his     attitude     there     is 
neither    admiration    nor    contempt,    but    a    kind 
of  blending  of   the   two,    and   above  all,   wonder 
and    sly   am\isemcnt."     A.    B.    Maurice. 
+    Bookm.   28:    2fiS.    N.    'OS.    ISOOw. 
"A    delightfully    picturesque    and    sympathetic 
study,    etched    on   the   background   of   contempo- 
rary English   life." 

+   Dial.   45:  217.   O.   1,   '08.   300w. 
Ind.   65:    1178.   N.    19,   'O'S.   6O1W. 
"An   entertaining:  brief  account." 

+    Nation.   S7:  314.   O.   1,    '08.    200w. 
"M.    de    Monvel's    work    is    exceedingly    well 
done;    it  gives   us  strong  and   clear   impressions 
of  the  famous  London  dandy  and  the  folk  among 
Whom  he  lived  his  life." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    534.   O.    10,   '08.    340w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:621.  O.   24,  '08.   ^Ow. 


Bovill,  W.  B.  Forster.  Hungary  and  the 
Hungarians.  **$2.  McClure.  8-34714. 
Mr.  Bovill  tells  what  the  Hungarians  are, 
what  their  resources  and  short  comings  are, 
and  how  their  institutions  and  ideals  make  them 
"the  most  bewildering,  fascinating,  hospitable 
race  in  Europe."  He  admits  thev  are  lacking 
in  the  genius  for  practical  organizatio«  which 
insures  a  sound  political  basis  for  a  govern- 
ment. 


"A    readable,    and,      above    all,      an    informing 
book.  ° 

+   Ind.   65:   1180.   N.   19,   '08.   80v/. 
"\v'.    B.    Forster  Bovill    has   performed   a  good 
service  in  writing  his  book." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   638.   O.   31,   '08.    420w. 
"Some    very    vivid    descriptive    writing    about 
a    comparatively     unknown     fascinating    people 
ma   es  this  volume  an  unusually  attractive  work 
of  descriptive   travels." 

+    R.   of   Rs.    38:    639.    N.    '08.    120w. 

Bowen,   Edwin  Winfield.  Makers  of  Amer- 
ican literature:  a  class-book  on  Ameri- 
can literature.  *$2.50.  Neale.  8-5135. 
Not   a   history   l;ut   a   guide    to   the     study   of 
American   literature.      "It     purports     simply     to 
discuss   and   consider   the  litsrary   achievements 
of  our  leading  American     authors,— those     who 
stand  out  most  conspicuouslv  in  a  general  sur- 
vey  of  our   literature   and   who     are  recognized 
among  the  foremost  makers  of  American  liter- 
ature."       There     are      informing     chapters     on 
Franklin,   Irving,    Cooper,    Poe,    Prescott,      Haw- 
thorne,  Emerson,   Bryant,     Longfellow,    Holmes 
Whittier,   Lowell,  Lanier  and  Whitman. 

Bowen,     Marjorie.     Sword    decides.    t$i.5o. 

McClure.  8-10858. 

The    court    of    Naples    in    the    14th    century   is 

here   depicted   with   much  local  color.     The  life 

and  evil  deeds  of  Giovanna,  the  queen,  and  her 
diplomatic  relations  with  the  principality  of 
Hungary  form  a  subject  around  which  is 
grouped  much  incident  h'aving  a  wealth  of  mel- 
odramatic detail. 


"Miss  Bowen's  style  has  improved  In  direct- 
ness and  ease.  It  is  still  highly  coloured  and 
fresh  and  young;  she  has  still  little  thought  of 
restraint;  but  one  accepts  the  wealth  of  Inate- 
rial,  and  the  profusion  even  of  horrors,  for  the 
sake  of  genuine  promise.  Her  strong  point  is 
not  chr^racter,  but  she  has  one  or  two  excel- 
lent  portraits." 

H Ath.    1908,    1:    506.    Ap.    25.    150w. 

"When    all    is    said    there    is    nothing   remark- 
able about  the  story  except  the  author's  vouth, 
her   evident    reversion    to    t>-pe,    and    her    extra- 
ordinary use   of  words  expressing  color." 
+  Ind.    65:    151.    Jl.    16,    '08.    460w. 

"Has  none  of  the  stiff,  unreal  quality  of  most 
very  old-world  tales,  and  looms  as  vividly  be- 
fore us  as  if  it  concerned  the  passing  events 
of  the  present  day.  And  still  it  never  loses 
the  spirit,  never  drops  the  phraseology,  never 
forgets  the  air  and  glamour  of  the  time  in 
which    it    is    set." 

-I-   +   N.    Y.   Times.    13:253.   My.    2,   'OS.    250w. 

"Not  archaeological  exactness  and  faithful 
portraiture  of  character  constitute  the  indis- 
pensable elements  to  fiction  of  this  class,  but 
descriptive  vividness  and  dramatic  sharpness. 
These  two  requirements  are  certainly  reached 
by  Miss  Marjorie  Bowen." 

+    R.   of    Rs.    37:  7G4.   Je.   '0'8.   SOw. 

"WTiat  pleases  us  most  in  Miss  Bowen's  work 
is  her  freedom  from  any  pretentiousness  in 
style  or  in  reflection;  she  indulges  but  rarely  in 
intellectual  flights  of  general  comment  on  the 
mysteries  of  life,  and  she  is  never  precious." 
-f  Sat.    R.   105:  634.    My.   113,    '08.    4O0w. 

Bower,  B.  M.  (B.  M,  Sinclair).  Lure  of  the 

dim  trails.  ■''$1.50.  Dillingham.       y-T,2ST,6. 

Once  again  Mr.    Bower  writes  a  story  of  the 

west    beyond    the   Mississippi    "where   the   trails 


42 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Bower,  B.  M. — Continued. 

of  men  are  dim  and  far  apart."  His  hero  is  a 
cowboy  whose  romance  begins  When  the  hero- 
ine of  the  tale  calls  him  a  coward. 


"It  may  all  have  been  done  before,  but  prob- 
ably there  is  little  harm  in  that,  and  it  is  done 
here  as  well  as  anywhere  else." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:  12.  Ja.   4,   '08.   120w. 

Bower,  Frederick  Orpen.  Origin  of  a  land 
flora:  a  theory  based  upon  the  facts  of 
alternation.    *$5.50.    Macmillan.   8-19077. 

A  technical  study  presented  by  the  professor 
of  botany  in  the  Glasgow  university  mainly  con- 
cerned with  the  theories  as  to  the  origin  of  the 
leafy  fern-plant  and  of  the  moss-fruit.  "Start- 
ing with  the  hypothesis  that  the  origin  of  our 
present  land  tlora  is  to  be  found  in  an  aquatic 
ancestry,  the  aut)ior's  main  object  is  to  ascer- 
tain to  what  extent  the  life  histories  of  the 
higher  plants  justify  such  an  assumption,  and 
to  trace  as  far  as  possible  the  methods  by  which 
aquatic  plants  specialised  themselves  in  order 
to  attain  a  land  habit.  Thus  Professor  Bower 
makes  a  comparative  study  of  plants  from  the 
point  of  view   of  descent."    (Sat.   R.) 


"It  should  be  read  by  everyone  interested  In 
the  evolution  and  development   of  plant-life." 
+   +  Ath.  1908,  1:  608.  My.  16.   880w. 

"The  scope   of   the  volume   Is  very  broad  and 
its  spirit  is  admirable.     The  volume  is  a  monu- 
ment   to    the    research    power    and    philosophical 
insight  of   its   distinguished   author."   J.    M.   C. 
+  +   Bot.  Gaz.  46:  56.  Jl.  '08.   1350w. 

"All  botanists  owe  a  debt  of  gratitude  to  the 
author  for  the  theory  which  he  has  so  system- 
atically worked  out,  as  well  as  for  the  detailed 
investigations  to  which  it  has  been  the  guide. 
No  m.ore  important  contribution  to  scientific 
botany  has  appeared  in  England  sinc(i  the  re- 
vival of  botanical  research  in  this  country  in 
the  seventies  of  the  past  century.  Nothing  can 
be  better  for  English  botany  than  the  appear- 
ance of  such  a  book  as  this,  a  full  and  most 
original  treatise  on  an  important  branch  of  the 
science  by  one  who  is  an  acknowledged  master 
of  his  subject."  D.  H.  S. 
-f  -) Nature.   79:   1.    N.   5,   '08.   2900w. 

"Perhaps  the  most  important  contribution  to 
the  theoretical  side  of  botany  during  the  pres- 
ent generation." 

-f  +  Sat.   R.  105:   732.  Je.  6,  '08.  450w. 

"It  is  in  all  ways  a  thoroughly  satisfactory 
took."  C:  E.  Bessey. 

-f-  +  Science,   n.s.   27:   618.  Ap.   17,   '0'8.   950w. 

"It  is  a  remarkable  contribution  to  botanical 
literature." 

+  ■+■  Spec.  100:  791.  My.  16,  '08.  470w. 

Bowie,   Augustus   Jesse,  jr.     Practical   irri- 
*       gation,  its  value   and   cost;  with  tables 
of  comparative   cost,   relative   soil    pro- 
duction,   reservoir    dimensions    and    ca- 
pacities and  other  data  of  value  to  the 
practical  farmer.  *$3.  McGraw.  8-19875. 
"Chapters  1  to  7  deal  in  a  brief  and  more  or 
less  elementary  manner  with  some  of  the  broad 
features    of    irrigation    and    the    remaining    nine 
chapters    deal    almost     wholly     with      irrigation 
pumping   plants   and   the   construction    of  artifi- 
cial   reservoirs.    .    .    .    The    book    contains    very 
little  information  concerning  irrigation  farming, 
although    its    title    might   be    taken    to    indicate 
otherwise." — Engin.   N. 


"From  the  viewpoint  of  the  agriculturist  the 
entire  work  will  be  found  of  practiral  ben  fit, 
and  from  the  viewpoint  of  the  engineer  the 
treatment  of  pumping  systems  and  of  the  arti- 
ficial reservoirs  will  be  equally  valuable."  F. 
W.   Hanna. 

+   Engln.    N.   60:   189.  Ag.  13,   '08.  560w. 

"Throughout  the  whole  treatment  of  these 
subjects  the  author  is  distinctly   'practical,'   in 


that  he  dwells  insistently  on  the  cost  of  the  dif- 
ferent classes  of  work  and  on  the  total  cost  of 
the  service  they  will  perform." 

-I-   Engin.    Rec.   58:   531.   N.  7,   '03.   500w. 

Bowne,       Borden       Parker.       Personalism. 
**$i.S0.   Houghton.  8-6100. 

The  N.  W.  Harris  lectures  for  1907,  North- 
western university.  Professor  Bowne  discus- 
ses the  subject  cf  personal  metaphysics;  shows 
the  relation  of  sound  philosophy  to  science  and 
to  common  sense;  pcints  out  that  the  field  of 
science  is  empirical  phenomena,  v/hile  philos- 
ophy's realm  is  that  of  causality  and  purpose 
behind  experience;  and  agrees  with  Comte  that 
abstract  and  impersonal  metaphysics  is  a  mi- 
rage of  formal  ideas  which  begin,  continue  and 
end  in  abstraction  and  confusion.  He  stands 
for  a  personal  idsalism  in  philosophy  and  the 
possibility  of  an  enlightened  orthodoxy  in  reli- 
gion. 


A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   169.   Je.   '08. 
"His  metaphysics  is  likely  to  provoke  amuse- 
ment in   many   minds,   rather  than  serious  con- 
sideration." 

—  Nation.    86:  559.    Je.    18,    '08.    1150w. 
"His    style   is     beautifully,      even     amazingly, 

simple  and  lucid,  and  though  of  course  his 
chapters  are  not  what  is  called  easy  reading, 
that  Is  the  reader's  fault,   not  Dr.   Bowne's." 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  168.  Mr.  28,  '08.  700w. 
"For  a  thorough  exposure  of  radical  fallacies 
in  philosophic  and  popular  thought,  and  for 
clear  pragmatic  thinking  toward  the  ultimate 
reality  of  an  all-embracing  Intelligence  and 
"VVnil,  as  the  ground  of  this  personal  world,  be- 
ginners in  philosophy  will  find  this  an  emi- 
nently   serviceable    book." 

+  Outlook.    90:43.    S.    5,    '08.    300w. 

Boxall,   George   E.     Awakening   of   a   race. 
*$2.75.    Wessels.  7-32830. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 

"We  fully  appreciate  tiiis  writer's  legitimate 
discontent  with  certain  aspects  of  our  social 
life,  and  may  agree  with  him,  that  it  is  ignor- 
ance of  human  nature  that  uijderlies  much  of 
the  evil.  But  Mr.  Boxall  is  himself  not  well  in- 
formed, and  his  total  Inappreciation  of  the  in- 
wardness of  great  religious  and  social  problems 
renders  his  book  quite  valueless  for  purposes  of 
reform." 

—  Spec.  109:  sup.  125.  Ja.  25,  '08.  430w. 

Boyce,  Neith,  pseud.  (Mrs.  Hutchins  Hap- 
good).      The    bond:    a    novel    of    mod- 
ern   marriage.    ^$1.50.    Duffield.    8-IT083. 
A  story  of   the    clashing  of  temperaments.     A 
young  artist  weds   an   idealistic   young  woman. 
Liking   and    interest   seem    to    be    the     only    re- 
quirements     of      their     bond.     These     elements 
prove    incapable   of   sustaining   the    two   natures 
thru     experiences     of     married     life     and     they 
"quarrel,   jar  and   nag,   as   no   two   persons   out- 
side   a    comic    paper    could    ever    be    induced    to 
do."     It    is    once    more    a    study    of    the    artistic 
temperament     suffering     amid     unsubordinated 
crass  experiences. 

"The  volume  is  a  frank  and  interesting  study 
of  the  intimacies  of  married  life;  but  it  con- 
tains, in  our  opinion,  nothing  that  is  undesir- 
able for  clean-minded  youth." 

+  Atli.  1908.   2:   433.   O.   10.   lOOw. 

"We  could  wish  that  ihe  author's  delicate 
talent  had  been  employed  upon  a  worthier 
theme,  or  a  theme,  bearing  a  closer  relation  to 
normal    existence."     W:    M.    Payne. 

—  Dial.    45:    91.    Ag.    16,    '08.    260w. 
"[The    author]    does    her   work    faithfully   and 

discerninglv,   and  her  story  rings  true." 

+  Nation.    86:427.    My.    7,    '08.    550w. 

"It  Is  not  at  all  a  bad  novel.     Parts  of  it  are 

written    with    insight    and    skill,    and    there    is 

very    little    that   does   not    indicate    both    feeling 

and   intelligence.     What  dooms  the  book  is  not 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


43 


Its  construction,  not  its  phraseology,  not  its 
mental  or  artistic  standpoint,  but  its  charac- 
ters." 

+  —  N.  Y.  Times.  13:248.  Ap.  25,  'OiS.  20Ow. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  335.  Je.  13,  '08.  130w. 
Boyle,  Eleanor  Vere.  Peacock's  pleasaunce. 
**$i.50.  Lane. 
"A  bundle  of  papers  ligrhtly  and  fancifully 
connected  through  the  pretty,  fantastic  title. 
Her  Prologue  in  explanation  of  this  title  is  char- 
acteristic of  her  style  and  manner,  and  well 
prepares  the  reader  for  what  follows.  The  pea- 
cock is  merely  a  figure,  a  symbol  standing  dec- 
oratively  at  the  head  of  her  page,  to  light  the 
way  into  the  pleasaunce.  E.  V.  B.  writes  of 
strange  flowers  and  woods,  of  birds  and  weeds, 
of  art  and  insects — being  catholic  and  benignant 
in  her  taste.  .  .  .  The  pages  are  scattered  with 
iridescent  fragments  of  old  myths  and  legends, 
showing  the  author's  often  mystic  leanings." — 
Ath. 


"The  only  exception  we  can  take  to  this 
pretty  volume  is  that  the  author  has  included 
two  papers  on  'Art  education'  which  seem  to  us 
out   of  place  here." 

-) Ath.  190S,  1:  765.  Je.  20.  SOOw. 

"In  the  semi-suggestions  of  the  supernatural 
that  sprinkle  her  pages,  as  well  as  in  the  veil 
of  mysticism  thrown  over  all,  there  is  some- 
thing almost  Hawthornesque — a  nameless 
charm  that  makes  one  forgive  the  fine  writ- 
ing' in  which  the  author  is  prone  to  indulge." 
H Dial.    45:    120.    S.    1,    'OS.    220w. 

"To  persons  who  share  her  delights  the  read- 
ing of  her  essays  will  furnish  a  certain  amount 
of  pleasure,  although  it  must  be  confessed  that 
other  writers  have  treated  her  subjects  more 
entertainingly." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  3S0.  Jl.  4,  '08.   llOw. 

Bradford,  Gamaliel,  jr.  Matthew  Porter:  a 
story  of  to-day.  $1.50.  Page.        8-10859. 

The  social  and  political  life  of  Boston  forms 
the  setting  of  this  story  into  which  enter  the 
conflict  of  personalities,  character  development, 
and  an  appealing  human  element.  The  hero,  a 
candidate  for  governor,  is  a  reformer;  he  holds 
to  the  belief  that  more  power  should  be  vested 
in  the  governor  and  less  in  the  legislature.  The 
story  traces  the  influence  of  his  liberal  views 
upon  a  young  woman  belonging  to  an  aristo- 
cratic Boston  family.  She  turns  from  her  mu- 
sicians, sculptors,  writers  and  painters  and  tries 
her  hand  at  practical  campaigning.  The  hero 
wins  both  his  office  and  the  heroine. 

"The  narrative  is  cumbered  with  many  irrele- 
vant persons,  and  the  inevitable  love-theme  is  a 
wearisome    affair." 

—  Nation.  86:  557.  Je.  18,  '08.  500w. 

"He  has  used  the  story  as  a  peg  upon  which 
to  hang  a  great  many  not  very  novel  lectures 
on  what  politics  and  government  ought  to  be." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  31S.  Je.  6,  '08.   2S0w. 

Bradley,  Arthur  Granville.  Round  about 
Wiltshire.  (Highways  and  byways  in 
England.)   *$2.' McClure.  W7-180. 

A  monograph  which  shows  the  author's  de- 
light in  his  "rambles  and  his  topics — in  the  an- 
cient camps  and  temples  on  the  downs,  in  the 
deserted  abbeys  and  old  manor  houses  of  the 
slopes  and  the  valleys,  in  the  thatched  cottages 
and  their  rustic  tenants,  in  the  cornlands  and 
the  meadows,  in  the  streams  and  the  trout." 
(.Sat.  K.)  It  is  illustrated  with  fourteen  repro- 
ductions of  water-colors,  and  numerous  half- 
tones. 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  128.  My.  '08. 
"This  Marlburian  chronicle  is  interesting, 
doubtless,  but  -there  is  too  much  of  it;  it  throws 
the  work  out  of  scale  and  compels  the  omission 
of  divers  famous  local  themes  which  might  well 
have  been  illustrated.  Its  chief  charm  lies  in 
the  ease  and  spontaneity  of  the  narrative;  in 
the  manifest  gusto  with  which  the  author  has 
set  about  his  task." 

+  —  Lend.  Times.  6:  211.  Jl.  5,  '07.   920w. 


"It  is  full  of  information  and  full  of  appreci- 
ation of  the  peculiar  features  of  Wiltshire  scen- 
ery and  legend." 

H Sat.  R.  104:  146.  Ag.  3,  '07.  1750w. 

"Mr.     Bradley     handles     his     materials     with 
judgment,    and    talks    well    about  them   all,    and 
his  felicitv  in  narrative  is  incontestable." 
+  Spec.  98:   S6S.  Je.   1,  'OS.  300w. 

Bradley,  Samuel  Carlyle.     Jesus  of  Nazar- 
*       eth.  *$2.  Sherman,  French  &  co. 

8-32494. 
A  life  of  Jesus  that  alms  first  to  bring  into' 
prominence  the  "Manliness  of  Jesus"  bv  em- 
phasizing the  saying  of  Paul  tliat  Jesiis  was 
in  all  points  tempted  like  as  we  are;  and  sec- 
ond, to  fill  up  the  gap  in  the  record  of  Jesus's 
life  which  includes  the  formati\-e  period  that 
prepared  him   for  his   later   mission. 

Brady,  Cyrus  Townsend,  comp.  North- 
western fights  and  fig'jters.  i$i.5o.  Mc- 
Clure.  7-36235. 

A  collection  of  accounts  of  operations  against 
Indians  most  of  which  were  written  Dy  army 
officers  who  took  part  in  the  engagements  de- 
scribed. "The  general  desire  of  Dr.  Brady  as 
editor  seems  to  be  to  vindicate  the  army,  which 
has  so  often  been  under  unjust  critical  fire." 
(Ind.) 


"Are  of  use  principally  as  entertaining  read- 
ing for  men  and  boys,  and  offer  nothing  of  any 
particular  value  to  the  student." 

h  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:  37.   F.   '08.   <i> 

"The  book  as  a  whole  is  full  of  adventure  and 
is    real    into   the   bargain."      M.    J.    Moses. 
-I-    Ind.    63:    147S.    D.    19,    '07.    lOOw. 
"Mr.   Brady's  own   contribution   to  the  history 
is  clear  and  full  of  patriotic  Are." 

-f   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   2.  Ja.   4,   'OS.   llOw. 
R.    of    Rs.    36:    758.    D.    '07.    oOw. 

Braid,  James.  Advanced  golf.  **$3.  Jacobs. 

8-20687. 
Instruction  and  advice  combine  to  make  this 
handbook  valuable  for  advanced  golfers,  espe- 
cially, as  the  rudimentary  details  of  the  game  are 
omitted.  Mr.  Braid,  a  champion  player,  "writes 
intelligently  of  the  choice  of  clubs,  gives  sound 
instruction  on  such  delicacies  of  play  as  in- 
tentional pulling  and  slicing,  as  to  play  in  wet 
weather  and  against  direct  winds,  as  to  putting, 
systems  of  practice,  and  the  'science  of  the 
stroke.'  He  has  chapters  on  the  planning  of 
courses,  and  relates  frankly  yet  modestly  some 
of   his   personal   experiences."    (N.    Y.   Times.) 

"Braid's  book  will  be  generally  welcomed  by 
golfers.     Its   charm  lies   in   its  lucidity." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  376.  Jl.  4,  '08.  630w. 
+  Sat.    R.   106:  170.   Ag.    8,    '08.    1200w. 
"The   biographical   characters  are    highly  en- 
tertaining." 

-i-  Spec.  100:  677.  Ap.  25,  '08.  4fl0w. 

Brainerd,  Ira  Hutchinson,  ed.  Edwin  Davis 
French:  a  memorial;  his  life,  his  art. 
priv.  ptd.   De  Vinne  press.  8-13734- 

Deals  authoritatively  with  the  life  and  work 
of  a  noted  book-plate  engraver.  "The  selec- 
tion of  biographical  material  has  been  pains- 
taking and  discriminating;  the  plates  used  as 
illustrations  cover  a  wide  range.  The  check 
list  of  the  French  plates,  as  published  by  Paul 
Lemperly  in  1899,  has  been  continued,  and  the 
series  brought  to  a  finish.  A  supplementary 
list  of  designs  and  engravings  other  than  book- 
plates has  been  included.  The  edition  is  lim- 
ited to  475  copies,  of  which  425  are  on  hand- 
made paper  and  50  are  on  imperial  Japanese 
vellum."     (Nation.) 


"The   biographical   portion    of  the   volume  has 
been     delightfully     written."     Laurence     Burn- 

^™'  +   Bookm.   28:49.   S.   '08.   llOOw. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Brainerd,  Ira  Hutchinson — Contwucd. 

"He    has    carefully    avoided    saying    too    much 
and  has   not  left   unsaid  anything  vital." 
+    Ind.   64:977.   Ap.    30,   '08.    llOw. 
"An   admirable  piece   of   work." 

+   Nation.    86:385.    Ap.    23.    'OS.    loOw. 

Brand,    Jack.      By    wild    waves    tossed;    an 
ocean  love  story.  t$i.5o.  McClure. 

8-13949- 
A  snirited  romance  which  begins  with  the 
abduction  of  an  English  girl  by  a  Profligate 
captain  of  the  royal  navy,  and  continues  on 
board  a  merchant  ship  whither  an  American 
naval  officer,  masquerading  as  a  cornmon  sail- 
or had  conducted  the  rescued  girl  for  passage 
to  America  where  relatives  would  claim  her 
The  times  are  those  just  prior  to  the  war  oi 
1812  and  the  frigate  Constitution  ngures  m  tne 
story.  

N    Y.    Times.   13:   212.  Ap.  U.  '08.  30W. 

"A  story  of  love,  war,  and  the  sea  in  the 
spirit  of  Sir  Walter  when  he  deals  with  that 
romantic^trimty^of^elements.^     Ag.    8,   '08.    250w. 

"It  is  bright  of  its  kind,  clean  and  wholesome 
and  has  never  a  serious  moment  for  the  jaaea 

reader."         ,.    ^.  ^^>.   !^m.    o.    ^^    'Q?,    320w. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.    13:    514.    &•    a!*'     ""•    •"'""• 

R."  of   Rs.   37:  764.   Je.   'OS.   50w. 
Breasted,    James    Henry.      History    of    the 
ancient     Egyptians.        (H.storical     ser. 
for  Bible  students,  v.  5-)  **$i-25-^  Scnb- 

8-IS332. 
An  abridgment  and  condensaton  of  Profes- 
so?  Breasted's  larger  work. to  ^hich  have  been 
added  such  recent  discoveries  as  the  finding  or 
Gem- Atom  in  Nubia,  and  the  discovery  of  the 
Stuite  capital  at  Boghaz  Koi  in  Asia  Minor^  It 
is  based  directly  on  original  monuments  and  is 
adapted  for  class  use. 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.   4:  170.  Je.  '08.  <i> 

"Notable   book." 

+   Bib.   World.  32:  79.   Jl.  "08.  70w. 
"Is  as  trustworthy  as  present  study  can  make 

^'^'         +    Ind.  65:  436.  Ag.   20,  '08.   140w. 

"The  story  is  told  in  a  plain  and  lucid  style, 
without  ornamenta'tion,  and  with  the  earnest- 
ness of  a  man  who  has  something  to  tell  and 
is  intent  merelv  upon  the  telling." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:  392.   Jl.   11,    'OS.   150w. 
"Is  a  history,  the  most  reliable  yet  produced, 
not  merely  of"  Egypt,   but  of  the  Egyptian  peo- 

^^%   +  Outlook.    89:  768.    Ag.    1,    'OS.    90w. 

+  Spec.  101:  sup.   812.  N.   21,   '08.   aOOw. 

Brebner,  Percy  James.  Vayenne.  $1.50.  Mc- 
Bride,  J.  8-7896. 

A  storv  charged  to  the  brim  with  adventure 
In  which  an  unlawful  successor  to  the  Duchy 
of  Montvilliers  resorts  to  foul  trickery  to  push 
his  claim,  but  is  outwitted  by  a  young  soldier 
of  fortune  and  a  court  fool.  The  latter  unite 
their  energies  and  wits  to  put  upon  the  throne 
the  rightful  heir.  Sword  play,  bloodshed,  .ius- 
tlce  grown  eloquent  to  sway  the  multitude,  sac- 
rifice, and  romance  mingle  in  dramatic  variety. 


Breck,  Edward.  Way  of  the  woods:  a  man- 
ual for  sportsmen  in  northeastern 
United  States  and  Canada.  **$i.75. 
Putnam.  8-1 1766. 

A  practical  field  manual  containing  concise, 
comprehensive  and  authoritative  information  on 
all  subjects  of  interest  to  the  camper,  the  fish- 
erman and  the  hunter;  not  omitting  the  essen- 
tials of  a  complete  outfit,  their  place  of  pur- 
chase  and   approximate   cost. 

A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:    234.    O.    "08.   + 
"It    ends    with    a    good    working    bibliography 
wherefrom   further   knowledge   may   be   gained." 
Wallace  Rice. 

+  Dial.  44:  343.  Je.  1,  '08.  130w. 
"It    is    an    'Encyclopedia     Britannica'     of     the 
woods.     Our   only   criticism   of   the   booK   is   that 
the   outfits   are   inclined   to  be   elaborate." 

H Ind.   64:  1292..  Je.   4,   'OS.   200w. 

"As  a  sportsman's   manual    [this  book]    would 
be  hard  to  surpass  in  its  breadth  and  compact- 
ness   of    information,    without    sacrificing    read- 
ability  altogether." 
-h  4-  —  Nation.   87:   32.    Jl.    9,    '08.   350w. 

"The  interesting  manner  in  which  practical 
hints  are  presented  and  the  sterling  good  sense 
give  Mr.  Breck's  book  a  real  value,  which  will 
he  appreciated  alike  by  veterans  of  the  woods 
and  novices." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:  264.  My.   9,   '08.  200w. 
-I-   N     Y.  Times.  13:   335.  Je.   13,  '08.   170w. 
R.   of   Rs.   38:    253.   Ag.   '08.    80w. 

Brenan,  Gerald,  and  Statham,  Edward  Phil- 
lips.    House  of  Howard.  *$6.  Appleton. 

8-15740. 
A  two  volume  work  which  sketches  the  his- 
tory of  this  notable  family  than  which  none  in 
England  "has  been  more  concerned  in  the  po- 
litical, social  and  religious  developments  of  the 
English  people:  none  shows  to  greater  advan- 
tage upon  the  rolls  of  the  English  nobility  at 
the  present  time.  Messrs.  Brenan  and  Statham 
do  not  undertake  in  their  book  to  take  account 
of  all  the  branches  of  the  family  that  are  now 
in  existence;  what  they  give  us  is  a  historical 
record  of  the  family  chiefly  with  regard  to 
those  members  who  have  held  the  more  prom- 
inent positions  and  especially  those  who  have 
enjoyed  the  highest  hereditary  titles."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 


"Of  its   class  it   is   a  member   in   good   stand- 
ing." 

-\-  Nation.   87:   12.   Jl.   2,   '08.   140w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   267.   My.  9,   'OS.   50w. 
"The  action   of   'Va>-<?nne'    is  as   rapid   as   any 
of    its    proto-types,    and    dramatic    episodes    are 
born,  flourish,  and  pass  away  on  every  page." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   335.   Je.    13,   '08.   200w. 
Spec.   100:  344.   F.   29,    '08.    20w. 


"The  style  of  the  book  is  so  well  maintained 
that,  if  the  facts  were  not  known,  it  would  be 
difficult  to  differentiate  one  collaborator  from 
the  other.  No  fault  can  be  round  with  the  his- 
torical portion  of  the  work,  which  is  fairly  and 
impartially  written.  These  genealogical  tables 
are  generally  accurate,  though  misprints  are 
occasionally   to   be   found." 

H Ath.    1907,    2:    721.    D.    7.    llOOw. 

"Errors  of  detail  in  dates,  spellings,  and  mls- 
interpret.ations  of  documents  are  to  be  found 
on  nearly  everv  page.  Its  virtues  would  have 
been  enormously  enhanced,  and  its  faults  cor- 
respondingly diminished,  had  the  boolc  enjoyed 
the  advantage  of  systematic  and  scholarly  re- 
vision." 

_| Nation.    87:    524.    N.    26,    'OS.   12fl0w. 

N.  Y.   Times.  13:   573.   O.   17,   '08.   300w. 
+   Spec.    100:    227.   F.   8,   '08.   460w. 

Brereton,    Austin.      Life    of    Henry    Irving. 
*       2v.  **6.50.   Longmans. 

"This  biography  is  just  a  chronicle- — admir- 
ably exact  and  faithful — of  its  hero's  public 
life.  All  lr\-ing's  professional  experiences,  from 
his  appearances  in  Sunderland,  Edinburgh, 
Dublin,  Manchester.  Birmingham,  and  Liverpool 
down  to  his  farewell  seasons  at  the  Lyceum  and 
Drury  I-ane,  and  his  final  performance  ol 
'Becket'  at  Bradford,  are  here  presented  with 
a  carefulness  that  merits  enthusiastic  acknowl- 
edgment. If  ever  there  was  an  object-lesson  in 
what  can  be  done  by  an  actor,  through  force  of 
character,   to  overcome  natural  defects  and   the 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


45 


obstacle  of  solf-consciousness.  it  is  surely  af- 
forded bv  Irvine's  career,  and  in  Mr.  Brereton's 
chapters  the  moral  is  consistantly  pointed." — 
Ath. 


"The  reader  will  search  in  vain  for  informa- 
tion as  to  what  the  man  was  apart  from  his 
art.  His  writing-,  ro  far  fiom  having  any  dis- 
tinction, docs  not  rise  abo\'e  the  le\-._^l  of  a\er- 
age  journalism.  Mr.  Brereton's  statistics  are 
among  the  most  important  features  of  his 
book." 

-] Ath.   190<8,   2:   5'A.   O.   31.  lOOOw. 

'•The  author  is  ret  impartial  in  hia  attitude 
toward  his  subject,  indiscriniinating-  admiration 
being-   its    kevnote." 

H ■  Ind.   65:   1176.   N.    10,   'OS.   lOOw. 

"Its  rnexcpntionable  sources  of  inlormation 
and  capital  index  make  it  an  exceedingly  use- 
ful work  of  reference  for  the  r.tudent  of  the 
theat'-e.  Though  on  the  historical  side  it  is 
comp'ete  and  accurate,  on  the  critical  it  is  less 
trustworthv." 

-\ Nation.    S7:    11 S.    O.    29,    '08.    loOOw. 

"It  may  be  accepted  as  the  definitive  life  of 
Irving,  published  with  the  sanction  of  his  fam- 
ily   and    executors." 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  031.  N.  7,  '08.  .-.50w. 
-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  741.  D.  5,  '0«.  2S0w. 
"Contains  many  interesting  passages.  Yet 
one  cannot  but  reflect  how  much  better  it  would 
have  been  as  a  book  in  its  quiddity  if  the  au- 
thor had  but  read  and  marked  to  practical  pur- 
pose Isaac  Disraeli's  comment  on  biographies  at 
large."  W.   H.   Pollock. 

-I Sat.    R.   in'6:   600.    N.   14.   'OS.    1400w. 

Brewster,  William  Tenney.  Specimens  of 
modern  English  literary  criticism;  chos- 
en and  edited  by  W.  T.  Brewster.  *$i. 
Macmillan.  7-33232. 

Contains  the  following:  Stephen's  Wood's  half- 
pence, Masson's  DeQuincey's  writings,  Johnson's 
The  metaphysical  poets,  Macaulay's  Montgom- 
ery's poems,  Bagehot's  Dickens,  Pater's  Words- 
worth, Robertson's  Poe.  Dryden's  Preface  to 
the  fables,  Harrison's  Ruskin  as  a  master  of 
prose.  Lamb's  Tragedies  of  Shakespeare, 
James's  The  art  of  Action,  Poe's  Philosophy 
of  composition,  Arnold's  Study  of  poetry.  Cole- 
ridge's On  poetry  and  poetic  form,  and  Shel- 
ley's Defense  of  poetry.  "The  essays."  says 
the  author,  "proceed  from  the  simplest,  most 
matter  of  fact  and  most  easily  demonstrable  to 
the  more  general,  more  abstract,  and  less  eas- 
ily provable." 


"WTiat  is  particularly  admirable  in  the  exe- 
cution of  his  plan  is  the  broad  and  generous 
introduction,  which  discusses  freely  and  inter- 
estingly not  only  the  general  type  of  literature 
included,  but  also  the  particular  selections 
themselves." 

+   Ind.   65:  311.   Ag.    6,   'OS.   lOOw. 

"To  adapt  a  well-known  dictum — by  Augus- 
tine Birrill,  we  believe — a  man  may  talk  like 
a  gentleman  and  scholar  for  a  year  on  the  ma- 
terial gathered  from  this  book."  H.  E.  Cob- 
lentz. 

4-  School    R.    16:  345.    My.    'OS.    340w. 

Brierley,  Jonathan    ("J.   B.,"  pseud.).   Side- 
lights on  religion.  *$i.40.  Whittaker. 
A  series  of  observations  aiming  to   show  that 
religion   broadly  considered  is  the  real  and  only 
explanation    of   the   riddle    of   existence. 

Briggs,   Ernest   Edward.     Angling  and    art 

in    Scotland:    some    fishing    experiences 

related   and  illustrated.   *$4.   Longmans. 

"Mr.   Briggs  shows  us  how  companionable  his 

two   arts   are,    how   each   serves   the    other,    and 

how  the  man  that  is  committed  to  them  finds  his 

days   in    the   woods   and   along   the   streams   full 

of    delight.      Where    Mr.    Briggs    has    fished    in 

Scotland    there    also    has    he    painted,    and    vice 

versa,   and   his  book   gives  us   charming  records 

of    his    achievements    in    both   respects." — N.    Y. 

Times. 


"A  boo  with  many  charms;  foremost  among 
them  are  the  thirty-two  coloured  plates,  but 
they  are  run  close  by  the  descriptions  of  Gal- 
loway and  the  Highlands,  and  by  the  admirable 
production   of   the   volume." 

-f-   Ath.   1908,   2:   471.   O.   17.   640w. 

"His  pictures,  which  are  reproduced  in  color, 
are  little  gems.  He  tells  his  fish  stories  beauti- 
fully." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  638.  O.  31,  "08.  360w. 


Modern  artists,  il.  **$6. 


Brinton,  Christian. 

Baker. 

Fourteen  artists  are  presented  from  Fragon- 
ard  to  Zuloaga.  "Mr.  Christian  Brinton  does 
not  state  explicitly  anywhere  in  his  studies 
what  constitutes  his  idea  of  modernity  and 
thereby  his  basis  of  selection.  But  in  general 
his  test  seems  to  be  virility  of  insight  and 
workmanship,  a  compelling  personality,  above 
all  the  power  to  paint  realities,  whether  ideal 
realities  like  \\'att&.  'ococo  realities  like  Frag- 
onard,  or  the  stern  reality  of  toil  like  Meunir 
and  Segantini.  Of  the  fourteen  artists  dis- 
cussed all  are  painters;  eleven  are  still  living 
or  have  died  within  the  present  century;  and 
all   are   figure   painters."     (Dial.) 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  170.  Je.  '08. 
"Mr.  Brinton  is  able  to  approach  each  painter 
with  open  mind  and  ready  sympathy.  His  crit- 
icism is  interesting  in  that  it  seizes  so  readily 
upon  salient  features  and  phrases  its  conclu- 
sions so  forcibly." 

+   Dial.  44:  247.  Ap.   16,   '08.   400w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  214.  Ap.  11,  '08.  50w. 
"What    the    author    writes    of    the    people    as 
well   as    of    their   art    is   extremely   entertaining, 
and  much   of  it   is   informing." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  276.   My.   16,   'OS.   350w. 

Bristol,  Frank  Milton.  Life  of  Chaplain 
McCabe,  bishop  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church.  **$i.5o.  Revell.  8-23284. 
A  eulogistic  lecord  of  the  deeds  of  a  man 
whose  motto  thru  life  was  "Ich  dien."  He 
served  as  army  chaplain  during  the  civil  war 
and  was  loved  for  his  cheerfulness,  helpfulness 
and  his  sympathetic  voice.  For  thirty  yeats 
after  the  war  he  labored  to  strengthen  and  ex- 
tend mission  work  in  the  Methodist  church,  be- 
ing known  as  the  most  "irresistible  beg- 
gar" of  his  times;  for  ten  years  he  served  in 
the  high  ecclesiastical  office  of  bishop.  "If  his 
biographer's  style  occasionally  reminds  one  of 
the  hallelujahs  and  aniens  heard  in  old-fash- 
ioned Methodist  prayer-meetings,  it  is  par* 
donable,  as  if  caught  from  the  perfervid  spirit 
of  his  subject."     (Outlook.) 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  495.  S.  12.  '08.  1200w. 
"It  is  not  pardonable  in  Bishop  Bristol  to  in- 
ject into  his  memorial  of  this  Christian  hero 
an  accusation  of  'rationalism'  and  'infidelity' 
against  the  theological  schools  and  university 
professors  who  teach  differently  from  the  evan- 
gelists and   class   leaders." 

-I Outlook.    90:  136.    S.   19.    '08.    170w. 

Britton,  Nathaniel  Lord,  and  Shafer,  John 
Adolph.      North   American   trees;   being 
descriptions     and     illustrations     of    the 
trees    growing    independently    of    culti- 
vation in  North  America  north  of  Mex- 
ico and  the  West  Indies.  (American  na- 
ture ser.   Group   I.  Classification  of  na- 
ture.^ **$7.  Kolt.  8-15485. 
A  splendid  volume  of  nearly  nine  hundred  pa- 
ges devoted   to   descriptions   and   to   illustrations 
of  all    the   kinds   of   trees  known   to  grow   inde- 
pendently of   planting   in   North   America,   north 
of    Mexico    and    th(^    West   Indies.     The    descrip- 
tions   contain    as    few    technical    terms    as    pos- 
sible and  are  aided  by  the   illustrations  in   ren- 
dering easy   the   identification   of   trees   by   their 
foliage,    flowers    and    fruit.     There    is    a   general 
key  to  families,  a  glossary  of  special  terms  and 
an   index   to   English   names. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Britton,  N.  L.,  and  Shafer,  J:  A — Continued. 

"Libraries  having-  Sarg-ent  will  find  Britton 
useful  as  meeting-  a  different  need;  those  hav- 
ing- Hough  will  perhaps  not  find  Britton  neces- 
sary." 

+  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   255.   N.   '08. 

"The  authors  are  in  an  exceptionally  favor- 
able position  to  make  such  a  book  accurate 
rather  than  merely  popular,  and  it  is  a  good 
thing  now  and  then  for  men  who  have  the  facts 
to  give  to  the  public  something  that  can  be 
relied    upon."     J.   M.    C. 

+  +   Bot.   Gaz.  46:   62.  Jl.  '08.  300w. 

"The  tweedle-dum  and  tweedle-dee  of  no- 
menclature, and  all  the  inconsistency  of  the  dis- 
figurinc:  use  of  capitals  in  common  and  scien- 
tific names,  need  not  here  detain  us.  Dr.  Brit- 
ton's  work  is  a  notable  contribution  to  the  sci- 
ence of  his  country  and  the  world."  T:  H. 
Macbride. 
+   .| Dial.   44:  341.   Je.  1,  '08.   60Ow. 

"An  impressive  work  which  is  an  honor  to 
American   scholarship." 

+   +   Educ.    R.   36:    422.   N.   '08.    80w. 
"Kxtremely  valuable  book." 

+   +   Lit.   D.  37:  227.  Ag.  15.  '08.  120w. 
"The    authors    have    brought    together    a    con- 
siderable   amount    of    trustworthy    and    valuable 
information     relative     to     uses,     pharmaceutical 
and   other." 

+  +   Nation.  86:   561.  Je.  18,  '08.  460w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  335.  Je.  13,  '08.  200w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  353.  Je.'  20,  '08.  280w. 
R.  of  Rs.  38:  127.  Jl.  '08.  120w. 

Brodrick,  Mary.  Trial  and  crucifixion  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth.  *$l25.  Long- 
mans. 8-26255. 
Three  lectures  based   upon  a  careful   study  of 

Jewish    law.     They    are    The    arrest.    The    trial 

and   condemnation   and   The   crucifixion   and  the 

site  of  the  holy  sepulchre. 

"The  three  lectures,  short  though  they  are, 
are  interesting  in  every  detail,  and  deserve  the 
attention  of  the  ordinary  reader  as  well  as  the 
New  Testament  student  and  scholar.  Miss 
Brodrick  has  certainly  studied  Jewish  law  to 
good   purpose." 

+  Ath,   1908,   1:  666.   My.   30.   630w. 

"One  must  utterly  dissent  from  the  conclu- 
sion of  this  book." 

—  Outlook.    89:625.    Jl.   18,    'OS.    SOw. 

Bronson,    Edgar    Beecher.      Reminiscences 
*       of  a  ranchman.  t$L50.  McClure. 

8-30304. 

Here  are  set  down  the  experiences  of  a  New 
York  newspaper  man,  who,  something  oi  a. 
physical  wreck  from  illness,  turns  to  the  plains 
■  and  casts  his  lot  among  the  "nervy  nomads  01 
the  range"  who  are  forced  to  •"make  good  or 
make  tracks."  The  trials  and  physical  harden- 
ing process  that  marked  his  course  from  ten- 
derfoot cowboy  to  ranch  owner  are  interspersed 
with  character  sketches  revealing  brutal,  di  m- 
ineering  traits,  as  well  as  the  qualities  of  loy- 
alty, honesty,  human  kindness. 


"Thanks  to  his  newspaper  training  he  Is  able 
to  tell  his  stories  exceedingly  well;  tliey  come 
straight  from  the  plains,  full  of  vigor  and  in- 
tensely graphic." 

4-   N.   Y,  Times.  13:   674.  N.   14,   'OS.   2i50w. 

Bronson,  Walter  Cochrane,  ed.  English  po- 
ems. 4v.  library  ed.  ea.  *$i.50.  Univ.  of 
Chicago  press.  7-29843.      Additions. 

V.  3.  Restoration  and  the  eighteenth  century, 
1660-1800. 

Uniform  with  the  other  volumes  of  the  series, 
the  method  followed  is  (1)  to  choose  poems  rep- 
resenting the  different  phases  of  the  work  of 
poets  and  schools  of  poetry,  (2)  to  print  entire 
poems  or  entire  parts  of  poems,  whenever  pos- 
sible, (3)  to  follow  the  latest  accessible  text  ap- 
proved by  the  aucnor,  (4)  to  modernize  spelling 
and   punctuation   as   a  rule,    but   to   retain   the 


original  form  when  change  could  affect  rhythm 
or  rime,  (5)  in  the  notes  to  explain  difficulties 
of  expression  and  allusion,  give  the  poet's  view 
of  poetry,  furnish  material  illustrating  liis  mode 
of  work  and  throw  light  upon  the  literary 
standards  of  different  periods. 

"Professor  Bronson's  long  experience  in 
teaching  literature  has  familiarized  him  with 
the  needs  of  the  average  student  in  the  matter 
of  elucidations." 

-I-   Nation.  87:  53.  Jl.  16,  '08.  450w. 

Brooke,  C.  F.  Tucker,  ed.  Shakespeare  apo- 
crypha; being  a  collection  of  fourteen 
plays  which  have  been  ascribed  to 
Shakespeare;  ed.,  w^ith  introd.,  notes 
and  bibliography.  *$i.75.  Oxford. 

8-34728. 

The  following  plays  reprinted  in  the  the  or- 
iginal text  and  spelling  with  an  introduction 
and  notes  and  a  bibliography,  constitute  the 
doubtful  Shakespearian  class:  Arden  of  Fever- 
sham,  Locrine,  Edward  III,  Mucedorus,  Sir 
John  Oldcastle,  Thomas  Lord  Cromwell.  The 
London  prodigal.  The  puritan,  A  Yorkshire 
tragedy,  The  merry  devil  of  Edmonton,  Fair 
Em,  Two  noble  kinsmen.  The  birth  of  Merlin 
and  Sir   Thomas  More. 

"Thousrh  on  tlie  whole  we  must  give  praise 
to  Mr.  Brooke  for  some  excellent  work,  his 
book  cannot,  without  considerable  revision,  take 
its  place  as  a  final  recension  of  the  text  of 
the  plays  included." 

H Ath.   Iti08,    2:    446.   O.    10.    lOOOw. 

"Mr.  Brooke's  collection  meets  a  definite 
need.  It  is  unfortuna.te  that  the  notes  are  so 
scanty:  herein  the  volume  fails  of  being  defin- 
itive." 

-I Dial.    46:  US.    S.    1,    '08.    370w. 

"The  true  Shakespeare  will  be  the  more  rel- 
ished after  a  study  of  Mr.  Brooke's  introduc- 
tion and  the  reading  of  these  apocryphal 
plays." 

+  Sat.    R.   105:  762.   Je.   13,    '08.    240w. 
"There  is,   indeed,   only  one  fault  to  be  found 
with    an    otherwise    admirable    volume, — its    ex- 
ceedingly  unattractive   form." 

H Spec.  101:  298.  Ag.  29,  '08.  ISOOw. 

Brooke,  Stopford  A,     Four  Victorian  poets: 

a    study    of    Clough,    Arnold,    Rossetti 

and    Morris;    with    an    introd.    on    the 

course    of   poetry     from    1822    to    1852. 

(English  title,  A  study  of  four  poets.) 

**$i.75.    Putnam.  8-14374. 

The    introductory    chapter    follows    the    steady 

course    of    English    poetry   from    the    BjTon    and 

Shelley   influence   to    the   whirlpool   of    thoughts 

and    hopes   and   passions,    political,    social,    ideal, 

democratic,   but  chiefly  religious  and  theologicHl 

into  which   Clough   and   Arnold  were   cast.     The 

aim    of    the    study   is    to    show    to   what   extent 

Clough,    Arnold,    Rossetti    and    Morris    influenced 

the   poetic   movement  of  the  latter   half   of   the 

nineteenth  century  and  to  give  an   estimate   of 

the    quality   and    importance   of   their   wc>rk. 


"Is  rather  tedious  because  it  talks  round  and 
round  its  subject,  never  saying  anything  essen- 
tial." 

—  Ath.   1908,   1:   691.    .Te.    6.   llOOw. 
"This  is  not  only  a  delightful  but  an  encour- 
aging  book."     Montgomery    Schuyler. 

-I-   Bookm.    27:599.    Ag.    '08.    1550w. 
+   Dial.    45:    92.    Ag.    16,    '08.    380w. 
"The  best  part  of  the  volume  is  the  introduc- 
tory chapter," 

-f-   Nation.   86:465.   My.    21,    '08.    200w. 
"May   be   placed   among   the    important   minor 
studies  of  the  Victorian   period." 

4-  Outlook.  89:  812.  Ag.  8.  '08.  250w. 
"Whoever    enjoys    literary   criticism    welcome* 
a   new    book    by    Mr.    Stopford    Brooke,    and    no 
one  who  leads   'A  study  of  four  poets'  will  be 
disappointed." 

+  Spec.  WO:   697.  My.   2,  'OS.   1600w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


47 


Brooke,     Rev.     Stopford     Augustus.       Sea 

charm  of  Venice.  *$i.  Dutton.  W  7-160. 
Here  the  author  "blends  impressions  and 
emotions,  history  and  art.  He  is  not  the  hasty 
tourist,  who  peers,  and  nods,  and  hurries  on, 
but  the  lover  of  Venice,  who  has  returned  to 
her  again  and  again,  seen  her  under  many  as- 
pects, thought  upon  her  glories,  and  felt  her 
fascination."    (Nation.) 


"He  has    [a]    smooth,    flowing  style." 
+  Ind.  64:524.   Mr.   5,    '08.   llOw. 
"He    writes    with     genuine     enthusiasm,     but 
without   gush,    and    displays     also    an     unusual 
skill   in   description." 

+  +  Nation.  86:  38.   Ja.   9,  '08.   80w. 
"An    essay   in   which    its   sea-charm     is     ana- 
lyzed  as   well   as   described   is    justified     by     Its 
radical   deviation     from     familiar    lines,     if    for 
nothing    else.     A    clear   vision    and    appreciation 
of  eacii   aspect  of  Venetian   life,   art,   and  poet- 
ry  are   combined   with   facility   of    expression." 
-f  +   N.   Y.   Times.   13:54.   F.   1,   'OS.  llOw. 
"This  book  will   help.     This   fine  bit   of  word- 
painting   cannot  fail   to   be   a   delight." 
+  Spec.   99:  298.  Ag.   31,   '07.   90w. 

Brooke,   Rev.   Stopford  Augustus.     Studies 
in  poetry.     *$i.75.     Putnam.  8-5211. 

An  introductory  essay  on  "Poetry  as  an  art" 
is  followed  by  six  papers  three  of  which  are 
devoted  to  Shelley,  one  to  Blake,  one  to  Wal- 
ter Scott  and   the  last  to   Keats. 


A.   L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  170.  Je.  '08. 
"Mr.    Stopford   Brooke    has    achieved   the    skill 
of   the   craftsman,   without   losing  his   individual 
traits  as  a  critic  with  a  keen  perception  of  lit- 
erary  art." 

+  Dial.  45:  65.  Ag.  1,  '08.  580w. 
"The  book  itself  is  not  large  enough  for  the 
subjects  oroached  in  it;  and  its  limits  must 
be  remembered,  lest  in  speaking  of  its  imper- 
fections we  forget  to  be  grateful  to  the  writer 
for   all    that    he    has    given   us." 

H Lend.    Times.    6:    356.    N.    22,    '07.    2020w. 

"A  pretty  thin  gleaning." 

+   Nation.   86:    35.    Ja.    9,    '08.    170w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  666.  O.  19,  '07.  20w. 
"American  readers  are  familiar  with  Jlr. 
Brooke's  c/illcal  work,  always  sympathetic, 
based  on  sound  knowledge,  and  not  lacking  in 
the  flnei'  insight;  but  of  late  years  somewnat 
too  rtuont,  lacking  exact  definition  and  sharp 
precision  of  statement,  and  inclining  occasion- 
ally to  dido,clicism." 

H Outlook.   88:   98.   Ja.   11,   'OS.   80w. 

"The  only  flaw  that  strikes  us — a  faintly 
sermonic  touch  here  and  there,  a  hint  of  the 
pious  platform  cadence,  coupled  inevitably  with 
the  note  of  conventional  reticence  or  apology 
In  dealing  with  big  people  that  comes  of  ad- 
dressing the  wierd  sort  of  audience  which  likes 
to  feel  assured  of  complete  private  respect- 
ability in  its  poets.  His  style  generally  is 
purged  of  conventionality.  As  a  whole  he  ia 
admirably  sane  and  free  from  prejudice." 

H Sat.    R.   105:   696.   My.   30,    'OS.    800w. 

"Perhaps  the   Scott   lecture   is   the   best.     The 
Shelley   lectures   we   like   the  least  of  all." 
H Spec.   99:    994.   D.   14,    '07.    200w. 

Brooks,  John  Graham.  As  others  see  us: 
a  study  of  progress  in  the  United 
States.  **$i.75.  Macmillan.  8-31147. 

Here  are  woven  into  most  readable  and  en- 
tertaining form  the  opinions  by  way  of  approval, 
of  censure,  or  of  warning,  which  visiting  for- 
eign critics  have  expressed  concerning  Amer- 
ica since  the  beginning  of  national  life.  In  the 
light  of  these  objective  estimates  the  author 
discusses  topics  and  problems  which  bear  upon 
present-day    progress. 


which    the    author    has    ranged   through    a   wide 
field   of   reading   and   furnished     the     completed 
book  with   a   bibliography  and  an   index." 
+   Lit.   D.  37:   850.   D.  5,  '08.   2i60w. 

Brown,  Abbie  Farwell.  Friends  and  cou- 
sins, il.  i$i.  Houghton.  7-30835. 
The  sequel  to  "Brothers  and  sisters."  The 
fun  of  Kenneth  and  Rose  is  continued,  tiew 
friendr  are  made  with  whom  they  plav  pirate, 
dig  for  treasure,  and  experience  other  "thrilhng 
mock  adventures  as  well  as  a  few  of  the  real 
sort. 

"But  it  is  a  relief  to  find  'Friends  and  cous- 
ins' less  weak  than  'Brothers  and  sisters,'  tho 
the  same  tendency  is  evident  in  each  to  be  eth- 
ical in  the  midst  of  playing  'treasure  trove.' 
We  speak  thus  plainly  because  Miss  Brow.i  has 
gained  a  library  foothold  thru  her  verses  and 
her  myth  tale^.  Her  new  vein  lacks  spontane- 
ity and  imagination  of  a  high  character."  M. 
J.   Moses. 

-I Ind.   03:   1483.   D.   19,    '07.   llOw. 

"The  story  is  superior  in  style  and  plot  to 
its  predecessor,  and  will  probably  amuse  younsr 
readers." 

85:    520.    D.    5,    '07.    30w. 

Rose     MacLeod.       ''$1.50. 
8-12225. 

Here  are  brought  together  two  grandmothers, 
one  sprightly  with  a  literary  bent  and  the  other 
saintly;  Electra,  a  Puritan  in  conscience  and 
a  Spartan  in  control  of  feelings;  Markham  Mc- 
Leod,  a  brotherhood-of-man  agitator  who  wor- 
shipped JNIammon  and  basked  in  its  material 
warmth;  MacLeod's  daughter,  the  heroine,  who 
had  been  a  victim  of  her  father's  unrighteous 
theories  and  who  alone  understood  his  whited- 
sepulchre  practices;  and  two  brothers,  one 
an  artist  who  temporarily  ccmes  under  the  hyp- 
notic spell  of  MacLeod,  and  the  other  a  garden- 
er who  through  the  purification  of  honest  hard 
work  has  a  right  perspective  of  life  and 
straightens  out  the  tan,?le  of  doubts  and  mis- 
givings. 


4-   Nation. 
Brown,     Alice. 

Houghton. 


"The  light  and  gossipy  character  of  Mr. 
Brooks's  work  will  make  it  a  pleasant  compan- 
ion for  snatches  of  reading  in  dull  and  idle 
days.  We  cannot  dismiss  this  review  of  it 
without   acknowledging  the   thoroughness     with 


"A  tale  of  quite  unusual  workmanship,  full 
of  variety  and  charm." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:155.  My.  '08.  •i- 
"The  book  is  a  most  skillful  counterfeit  of 
Mie  real  thing,  and  if  it  fails  of  the  highest 
excellence,  that  is  all  the  more  reason  for 
crediting  it  with  all  the  lesser  excellence  that 
It  indubitablv  possesses."   Ward   Clark. 

H Bookm.   27:   494.   Jl.   '08.   750w. 

"Miss  Brown  has  contributed  another  distinct 
personality  to  the  portrait  gallery  of  American 
women."  M.  K.  Ford. 

+  Forum.   40:    132.    Ag.    '08.    950w. 
"Is   better   than   merely  entertaining." 
+   Ind.    65:  37S.    Ag.    13,    '08.    300w. 
"Miss    Brown's    vein    of    whimsical    romance 
still   holds;    It   may    be    that   the   whimsy   gains 
upon  her  a  trifle.     In  this  story,   indeed,  it  runs 
pretty  frankly  into  extravagance." 

—  Nation.  86:  492.  My.   28,   '08.   550w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   210.  Ap.  11,  'OS.   50w. 
"It  is  a  notable  book  and  well  worth  reading, 
but  it  ought  to  have  been  better." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  291.  My.   23,  '08.   300w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:  335.   Je.   13,    '08.    240w. 
"The  romantic   interest   of   the   book   is   thru- 
out  rather   cool   and   thin,   and   of  far  less   rich 
and  satisfying  quality  than  its  comedy."   O.  H. 
Dunbar. 

H No.  Am.   IBS:   137.   Jl.   '08.   1200w. 

"The  men  in  the  story  are  highly  vizualized, 
Imaginary  male  persons.  They  live  in  a  rare- 
fled  atmosphere  and  they  never  by  any  acci- 
dent  come   to   life." 

-I Outlook.   89:   324.    Je.    13,   '08.   230w. 

"The  book  has  an  individuality  of  its  own — 
a  personal  freshness  in  the  point  of  view  that 
helps  to  compensate  for  the  lack  of  personality 
in  its  characters."   E.   L.   Gary. 

-1 Putnam's.   4:    618.   Ag.    '08.   260w. 

4-  Spec.  101:  135.   Jl.   25,   '08.  20Ow. 


48 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Brown,  C.  Campbell.  China  in  legend  and 
story.  **$i.25.   Revell.  W8-68. 

Abounding-  in  broad  fellowship,  this  narrative 
presents  China, — "not  the  willow-pattern  coun- 
try of  our  conventional  ideas,  but  the  living, 
palpitating.  human  China."  The  author's 
"standpoint  is  neither  that  of  a  missionary  so- 
liciting pity  for  an  'afflicted  people,'  nor  of  a 
traveller  describing  the  picturesque  peculiarities 
of  an  alien  and,  by  implication,  inferior  race. 
It  is  that  of  a  man  who,  in  the  course  of  ten 
years'  residence  among  the  people  of  whom  he 
writes,  has  had  occasion  to  say  of  many  of 
them,  'You're  a  better  man  than  I  am,  Gunga 
Din."  "    (Spec.) 

"A  well-written  volume   of  stories." 
-{-   Ind.  64:  1*51.  Je.   25,  '08.  2Crw. 
"An    interesting   volume." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  132.  Mr.  7,  '08.  120w. 
"The    influence    of    Christianity    on    character 
has  seldom   been   more   impressively  exemplified 
than  in  the  tales  which  compose  the  latter  half 
of  the  volume." 

+  Spec.  100:   540.   Ap.   4,   'OS.   3'5'Ow. 

Brown,  Charles  Rufus.  Book  of  the  Proph- 
et Jeremiah:  an  American  commentary 
on  the  Old  Testament.  *$2.  Am.   Bapt. 

7-18189. 
"A  concise  commentary  upon  the  Book  of 
Jeremiah"  which  fills  "in  part  the  place  of  the 
German  kurzgefasste  commentare,  a  form  of 
biblical  literature  which,  strangely  enough,  is 
still  sadly  laciting  in  our  langu?ge.  .  .  .  The 
book  gives  in  the  left-hand  column  of  the  page 
the  text  of  the  authorized  version;  on  the  right, 
the  author's  own  translation,  the  metric  pas- 
sages being  presented  typographically  in  poet- 
ical form,  but  without  any  attempt  to  produce 
the  exact  rhythm  of  the  original.  The  com- 
mentary appears  below  the  text. 

"Scholarly  in  character  and  structure,  and 
withal  adapted  to  the  needs  of  the  intelligent 
reader,  whether  or  not  he  be  acquainted  with 
the  Hebrew.  The  book  is  to  be  welcomed  as 
capitally  meeting  its  purpose  and  filling  a 
long-felt  want."     J.   A.  Montgomery. 

+   -f  Am.   J.   Theol.  12:  455.   Jl.   '08.    730w. 

"The  exegesis  is  sound  and  judicious.  We 
know  on  the  whole  of  no  better  explanation  in 
English  of  the  prophecies  of  Jeremiah,  and  yet 
at  the  same  time  we  feel  constrained  to  point 
out  blemishes  in  this  work.  The  commentary 
seems  padded.  It  is  an  anachronism  also  to 
reproduce  the  authorized  version — the  Amer- 
ican revision  should  take  its  place  if  the  au- 
thor's new  one  was  not  sufficient.  The  com- 
mentary is  also  marred  by  occasional  little 
homilies  and  common-place  obsc-rvations  which 
detract  from  its  scholarly  dign:ty.  The  work 
also  fails  in  a  good  English  style."  E:  L.  Cur- 
tis. 

-\ Bib.   World.   31:396.  My.   '08.   520w. 

Brown,     Demetra,    and     Brown,     Kenneth. 

First   secretary:   a   novel.  $1.50.   Dodge, 
B.    W.  7-36248. 

Constantinople  is  the  scene  of  the  romance 
In  which  Stephen  "Weir,  an  attach^  of  the 
American  legation,  woos  surreptitiously  the 
daughter  of  a  pasha  who  is  the  promised  wife 
of  a  young  Turk.  America's  red-handed  meth- 
ods in  matters  of  matrimony  ara  strongly  con- 
trasted with  traditional  oriental  restraint. 


Ind.    64:  756.    Ap.    2,    '08.    130w. 
"It  is  a  book  to  pass  the  time  and  it  has  the 
distinct  merit  of  not  pretending  to  be  anything 

—  +  Nation.  86:  174.  F.  20,  '08.  180w. 
Brown,  Gerard  Baldwin.  Rembrandt.  CLi- 
brary  of  art.)  *$2.  Scribner.  7-37526. 
"Gives  a  great  deal  of  information  about  the 
palntinigs,  etchings,  and  drawings,  the  technic- 
al methods,  and  the  qualites  of  the  art  of  the 
great  Dutchman,  and  what  is  really  known  or 


reasonably  surmised  a^  to  his  life  in  a  shape 
hardly  to  be  so  conveniently  found  elsewhere." 
(Nation.)  "Professor  Brown  is  pajticularly 
keen  in  pointing  out  the  painter's  arbitrary 
use  of  shadow."  (Outlook.)  There  are  over  for- 
ty plates,  representing  every  phase  of  the 
painter's  work. 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  128.  My.  '08. 
"Prof.  Brown  has  erred,  perhaps,  in  includ- 
ing too  many  subjects  for  discussion.  The  se- 
lection of  illustrations  is  unconventional  and 
good,  and  the  book  is  provided  with  such  crit- 
ical apparatus  in  the  way  of  analysis,  notes, 
and  indexes,  as  is  suitable  to  its  scope.  It  may 
be  commended  as  the  best  book  on  Rembrandt's 
life  and  art  for  the  general  reader  that  has  been 
produced   in  England." 

+  —  Ath.  1903,  l:  200.  F.  15.  600w. 
"Seldom    in    a    popular    monograph    does    one 
meet   with    such    scholarly    treatment,    combined 
with   breadth   of  vision  and  catholicity  of  judg- 
ment." 

+   -f-   Dial.    45:91.    Ag.    16,   '08.    420w. 
"That  clearness  about  things  which  reigns   in 
the  author's  own  mind  is  communicated  to   the 
reader." 

+   Int.    Studio.    34:169.    Ap.    '08.    lOOw. 
"Especially    for    purposes    of    reference    or   for 
systematizing-     one's      acquaintance      with      the 
known    and    inferred   facts    of    the   painter's    ca- 
reer,  this  book   is  to   he   .highly  commended." 
+   Int.  Studio.  36:  sup.   58.  D.  'OS.   80w. 
"Without      being      a      specially      illuminating 
piece   of   criticism    it   is   a   capable   bit  of  work, 
and  a  pretty  complete  one." 

+   Nation.    86:44.    Ja.    9,   '08.    I30w. 

Outlook.    87:  615.    N.    23,    '07.    llOw. 
+  Spec.  100:   sup.   644.  Ap.   25,  '08.  150w. 

Brown,  Horatio  F.  Studies  in  the  history 
of  Venice.  2v.  *$6.  Dutton.  8-15744. 
From  the  study  of  a  bewildering  mass  of  ar- 
chives the  author  has  produced  a  work  on  the 
diplomacy,  the  constitution,  and  the  finance  of 
Venice  in  relation  to  the  republic's  formation, 
growth,  and  decline.  "The  studies  fall  under 
two  types, — the  Investigation  of  the  constitu- 
tional and  economic  policy  of  the  State,  and 
the  retelling  of  some  of  her  famous  tales." 
(Spec.1 

"Mr.    Brown's   book  Is   to   be   commended   for 
its  various   light   on    our  own    living   problems." 
+   Ind.    64:    1095.    My.    14,    '08.    550w. 

"We  think  it  Is  a  mistake  that  he  introduces 
into  his  text  untranslated  passages  in  Venetian 
or    Latin;    but    this    is    a    slight    blemish    on    so 
valuable  a  work." 
-I-  H Nation.    87:    76.   Jl.    23,    '08.    900w. 

"These  admirable  volumes  might  w^ll  take 
the  place  of  a  more  formal  history  of  Venice.'* 
Joseph   Jacobs. 

4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   279.  My.   16,  '08.  900w. 
Outlook.   88:  611.   Mr.   14,   '08.   300w. 

"Mr.  Brown's  essays  are  on  wisely  chosen 
subjects,  and  illustrate  almost  continuously  the 
development   and   growth   of  the  city." 

+  Sat.    R.   laS:  81.    Ja.   18,    'OS.    140Ow. 

"Mr.  Brown's  scholarship  is  profound,  but  he 
wears  his  learning  lightly,  and  these  essays  are 
as  remarkable  for  their  grace  of  style  and  vivid 
portraiture  as  for  their  sound  historical  judg- 
ment. The  book  will  be  prized  by  all  lovers  of 
the  enchanted  city  as  an  illuminating  guide  to 
the  essentials  of  her  past." 

+  +  Spec.   100:  337.    F.    29,    'OS.    1700w. 

Brown,  Rev,  J.  Wood.  Builders  of  Flor- 
ence, il.  *$6.  Dutton.  8-35375. 
"A  scholarly  study  and  interpretation  of 
Florentine  architecture  as  an  expression  of  the 
character  of  the  Florentine  people,  illustrated 
more  in  detail  and  speciflcany  by  the  examina- 
tion of  twelve  important  and  monumental- 
buildings  possessing  both  architectural  and  his- 
toric interest,  'and  such  as  lend  themselves 
readily  as  illustrations  of  the  city's  life,  wheth- 


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er  commercial,  ideal  or  political.'  An  intro- 
ductory part,  before  taking-  up  the  character- 
istics of  Florentine  architecture,  provides  an 
exposition  of  the  'Substance  of  Florence.'  " — 
Ind. 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  12S.  My.  '08. 

"An  art   treasure  as  well   as  a  delightful   ac- 
count  of  some   aspects   of    Florentine    life    and 
thought   as   expressed     most    vitally    and     most 
permanently   in   the   city's   buildings." 
-f-   -f-   Dial.    43:  423.    D.    16,    '07.    160w. 

"Among  architectural  treatises  this  work 
must  take  rank  at  once  as  noteworthy  for 
breadth  of  vision,  insight  and  erudition.  It  is 
packed  v/ith  a  wealth  of  historical  material 
and  that  material  is  skilfully  used." 
-f-  +   Ind.   64:  103.   Ja.    9,    '08.    620w. 

"The  whole  book  is  indeed  instinct  with  the 
very  spirit  of  Florence.  As  compared  with  the 
scholarly  text  with  its  impression  of  reserved 
power  the  drawings  of  Mr.  Railton  cannot  fail 
to  appear  sketchv  and  inadequate." 
+  -i Int.  Studio.   34:344.   Je.   '08.   300w. 

"Not  less  valuable  than  his  more  elaborate 
studies  are  the  stimulating  thoughts  he  sprink- 
les over  his  pages." 

+   -I-   Nation.   86:  336.  Ap.   9,   '08.   650w. 

Brown,  John.  Letters  of  Dr.  John  Brown; 
with  letters  from  Ruskin,  Thackeray, 
and  others;  ed.  by  his  son  and  D.  W. 
Forrest;  with  biographical  introduc- 
tions by  Elizabeth  T.  M'Laren.  *$4. 
Macmillan.  8-2410. 

The  letters  of  a  hard-working  doctor,  a  prac- 
titioner of  no  Httle  fame,  "with  a  gieat  capa- 
city for  friendship  and  delight  in  simple  things." 
His  "Rab  and  his  friends"  immortalized  him. 
His  letters  are  supplemented  by  nearly  a  hun- 
dred written  to  him  by  Ruskin,  Thackeray, 
Gladistone  and  others. 


Brown,  Sir  Robert  Hanbury.  Irrigation: 
its  principles  and  practice  as  a  branch 
of  engineering.  -''$5.  Van  Nostrand. 

8-40-7. 
Descriptive   note   in   Dec.   1907. 


"Gaiety  and  gravity  are  alike  characters  of 
this  good  physician's  mind,  and  neither  is  the 
gravity  gloomy  nor  the  cheerfulness  tedious  or 
strained." 

+  Ath.  1907,  2:  720.  D.  7.  ISTOw. 

"In  the  near  view  ithus  afforded  of  a  tender 
and  beautiful,  rather  than  a  brilliant  and  pow- 
erful, character  the  book  is  all  that  could  have 
been  expected,  and  nearly  all  that  could  be  de- 
sired."    P.  F.   Bicknell. 

-I Dial.  44:171.   Mr.   16,   '08.   1950w. 

"In  spite  of  the  three  collaborators  in  the 
work  of  editing,  very  little  has  been  done  either 
in  the  text  oi'  footnotes  to  connect  the  letters, 
or  to  make  the  allusions  to  people  and  events 
intelligible." 

-I Ind.   65:493.   Ag.   27,   '08.   410w. 

+   Nation.    86:310.    Ap.    2,    '08.    lOOOw. 

"A  general  human  and  healthy  interest  in 
the  things  of  the  mind  Dr.  Brown's  letters 
abundantly  evince.  A  'rounded  intelligence,'  the 
correspondent  of  one  of  his  correspondents 
called  him." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  103.    F.    22,    'OS.    28o0w. 

"Dr.  Brown's  comments  upon  literary  men, 
women,  and  their  works  are  keen  and  most  en- 
gaging." 

+  Outlook.  88:  793.  Ap.  4,  'OS.  1450w. 

"Brown's    letters    are    just   what     one     would 
expect — direct,  terse,  hi'morous  and  tender.    The 
collection    has    been   well   arranged   and    edited." 
+  Sat.    R.   104:   769.   D.   21,   '07.   ISOw. 

"It  is  very  good  fare  which  his  son  and  Dr. 
Forrest  have  provided  for  us.  These  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty-seven  letters  are  like  a  contin- 
uation of  the  'Horae.'  The  style  is  precisely  the 
same, — the  same  use  of  italics  (dating  from  his 
twentieth  year),  the  same  rusty  rhetoric,  the 
same  careless  phrases,  as  exquisite  in  their 
simplicity  as  any  you  will  find  in  Lamb." 
+  Spec.   99:  92«.  D.    7,   '07.   1420w. 


"The  book  reflects  wide  reading  on  the  part 
of  the  author  and  is  wiitten  in  exceptionally 
good  English  for  an  engineering  work.  The 
subject  matter,  on  the  whole,  is  logically  and 
pleasingly  presented.  The  irrigation  engineer 
will  find  pleasure  and  value  in  reading  the  book 
but  not  in  studying  it.  The  engineer  in  other 
branches  of  engineering  will  be  able  to  obtain 
a  comprehensi\'e  view  of  the  subject  of  irriga- 
tion from  this  book,  and  it  is  in  this  field  that 
the  usefulness  of  the  work  mainly  lies." 
-I-   -I Engin.    N.    59:  539.    My.    14,    'OS.    800w. 

'•Standard  books,  indeed,  have  been  previous- 
ly issued  dealing  with  irrigation  works  on  their 
grandest  scale,  in  "The  irrigation  works  of  In- 
dia,' by  Mr.  Buckley,  and  'Egyptian  irrigation,' 
by  Sir  William  Willcocks;  but  the  book  under 
review  will  be  very  valuable  for  all  persons  in- 
terested in  irrigation,  by  dealing  in  a  single 
volume  with  and  contrasting  the  principal 
works  and  systems  of  irrigation  In  these  twO' 
great  countries,  and  thus  presenting  a  very 
comprehensi%e  view  of  that  most  important 
subject  of  irrigation  for  the  development  of 
arid   regions." 

-\-  +   Nature.   76:  513.   S.   19,    '07.   1500w. 

Brown,  Stewardson.  Alpine  flora  of  the  Ca- 
nadian Rockv  mountains.  **$3.  Putnam. 

8-310. 
A  student's  manual  of  plants  to  be  found  in 
the  region  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  railway  be- 
tween Banff  and  Glacier.  "Mr.  Stewardson 
Brown,  curator  of  the  herbarium  at  tho  Plii'a- 
dclphia  academy  of  natural  sciences,  furnishes 
the  text.  Species  are  arranged  In  accoi'dance 
with  their  scientific  relationships,  and  there  are 
keys  to  tihe  genera,  a  general  key  to  the  fam- 
ilies, a  glossary,  and  an  index  to  both  common 
and  scientific  names.  .Seventy-nine  full-page 
plates,  about  half  of  them  in  color,  .  .  .  are  the 
work  of  Mrs.  Charles  Schaffer,  who  proves  her- 
se'f  a  botanical  draughtsman  of  much  ability." 
(Dial.) 


"Mrs.  Schfiffer  has  shown  exceptional  skill  in 
drawing  and   in   reproduction   of  color." 

-!-   Ann.    Am.    Acad.    31:    497.    Mr.    'OS.    90w. 
"A  comr^lete  and  beautiful  guide  to  the  flora." 

+    Dial.   44:   35.').   Jo.   1,   'OS.   130w. 
"It  will   prove  a  vade   mecum   for  the  botan- 
Ically    inclined    visitor   to    the    resorts    along   the 
Canadian    Pacific    railway,    between    Banff    and 
Glacier." 

+  Ind.  65:  317.  Ag.  6,  'OS.  120w. 
"Mr.  Brown's  descriptions  appear  to  be  clear 
and  helpful,  but  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  he 
has  made  use  of  a  provincial  nomenclature, 
which  is  not  in  accord  with  the  conclusions 
readied  at  the  International  congress  of  botan- 
i.sts." 

-i Nation.   S7:  217.   S.    3,    'OS.    240w. 

-f    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  264.  My.  9.  'OS.  40w. 

Browne,  Abdullah,  Haji.  Bonaparte  in 
Egypt  and  the  Egyptians  of  to-day.  *$3. 
Scribner.  7-42482. 

A  volume  which  aims  "to  familiarize  Eng- 
lishmen with  the  Egypt  of  to-day,  to  outline 
its  history,  and  to  present  its  problems.  Inti- 
mate acquaintance  with  the  oriental  nature  and 
mode  of  thought  has  begotten  in  the  author  a 
keen  sympathy  with  the  people  he  is  describ- 
ing, though  he  retains  th'e  broad  outlook  and 
enlightenment  of  the  European."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 


"The  story  of  Bonaparte  in  Egypt  is  excel- 
lentlj'  told,  and  gives  one  to  understand,  better 
perhaps  than  any  other  of  the  many  books  on 
the  subject,  the  trend  of  his  policy,  especially 
as  it  was  altered  and  modified  to  suit  the  exi- 
gencies  of   the    situation.     The    account   is   nat- 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Browne,  Abdullah,  Haji — Continued. 
urally  from  the  Egyptian  point  of  view,  but  the 
conclusions  are  not  unfair,  neither  are  the  de- 
ductions   unwarranted." 

+   +  Acad.    73:  8&5.    S.    7,    •-07.    570w. 

—  Am.   Hist.   R.  13:642.  Ap.  '08.   550w. 
"This   is   indeed   a  book   that   can     nardly     be 

taken  seriously  by  anyone  but  its  author;  as  a 
whole,  the  work  is  worthless  to  the  scholar, 
and,  for  the  most  part,  wearying  to  the  g-eneral 

—  Ann.  Am,  Acad.  31:  498.  Mr.   '08.   SOOw. 
+  H Ath.    1907,    2:357.    S.    28.    1900w. 

"In  spite  of  its  numerous  faults,  the  book 
has    distinct   value." 

H Dial.    45:    18.    Jl.    1,    '08.    350w. 

"We  can  recommend  this  book  for  the  peru- 
sal of  all  who  are  interested  in  the  British  oc- 
cupation  of  Egypt." 

+   Lond.    Times.   ■6:284.   S.    20,    '07.    120iOw. 

"Haji  Browne's  point  of  view  is  too  personal 
to  find  a  large  audience,  too  heterogeneous  to 
convince,  and  too  discursive  to  please.  His 
bold  on  fact  Is  slight.  There  is  further  ground 
of  complaint  against  the  Haji;  his  style  is  te- 
dious,  his  egotism  insistent." 

—  Nation.    86:  39.    Ja.    9,    '08.    500w. 
"A   remarkable   work  on   modern   Egypt." 

-t-  -f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  61.  F.  1,  'OS.  3«0w. 
"We  fancy  that  Haji  Browne  could  have 
written  h.  fascinating  personal  record,  and  we 
would  willingly  have  forfeited  for  it  all  the  not 
very  Important  stuff  he  has  written  about 
Bonaparte." 

H Spec.   99:  362.   S.  14,  '07.  17'50w. 

Browne,  Edith  A.     W.  S.  Gilbert,  il.  (Stars 
of  the   stage.)    *$i.    Lane.  7-32813. 

"Interesting  in  the  details  which  it  gives  of 
th'^  brilliant  humorist's  youth  and  up-bring- 
ing, his  early  literary  and  theatrical  tendencies, 
his  career  at  school  and  the  London  university, 
and  his  various  disappointments  in  seeking  dis- 
tinction in  The  army,  the  law,  and  civil  serv- 
ice. In  these  diverse  pursuits  he  acquired  the 
variec.  experience  of  life  which  lie  was  to  put 
to  such  admirable  satirical  purpose  later  on." 
— Nation. 


"Of  the  man  she  paints  so  truthful  and  kind- 
ly a  picture  that  we  seem  to  know  Gilbert  as 
we  have  never  known  him  before;  to  be  in 
touch  with  him,  to  be  holding  a  warm,  gener- 
ous hand  that  it  is  most  pleasant  to  grasp,  but 
with  the  delineation  of  the  auLhor  we  have  some 
quarrel." 

H Acad.    73:    724.    Jl.    27,    '07.    850w. 

"Is  not  altogether  destitute  of  sound  critical 
appreciation,  but  is  written  too  much  in  the 
style  of  the  feminine  newspaper  interviewer  to 
be  quite  worthy  of  its  subject." 

H •  Nation.  85'   451.   N.   14,   '07.   370w. 

Bruce,    Edwin    Morris.    Detection    of     the 

common   food    adulterants.   *$i.25.   Van 
Nostrand.  7-38618. 

To  aid  in  the  pure  food  cause  this  little  book 
brings  together  the  best  and  simplest  qualita- 
tive tests  for  all  the  common  food  adulterants. 
It  contains  a  brief  statement  of  the  adulter- 
ants likely  to  be  found  and  the  reason  for  their 
use. 


"As  a  collection  of  recipes  the  work  is  good; 
in  other  re&pects  it  commands  but  qualified  ad- 
miration. As  a  compendium  of  some  of  the  best 
qualitative  tests  for  ordinary  food-adulterants 
the  book  will  be  useful,  especially  to  the  man 
who  already  knows  how  to  apply  the  processes." 
-\ Natui-e.  78:  28.  My.  14,  '08.  40Ow. 

Bruce,     Henry     Addington     B.       Historic 
ghosts  and  ghost  hunters.  **$i.25.  Mof- 
fat. 8-24447, 
"A  collection  of  fascinating  and  strange  sto- 
ries   relating    to    famous    mysteries.      Thus    we 
have  the  tale  of  the  'Devil  of  Loudun,'  of  'Lord 


Brougham's  ghost,'  of  the  'Drummer  of  Ted- 
worth,'  of  the  'Cock  Lane  ghost,'  in  which 
Dr.  Johnson  was  interested,  and  the  less  known 
story  of  the  relations  to  ghostland  of  the 
Wesleys;  while  coming  down  to  our  day,  the 
marvels  alleged  to  have  been  done  by  Mr. 
Home  (Browning's  'Mr.  Sludge,  the  medium') 
are  related,  and  a  chapter  is  devoted  to  'Ghost 
hunters  of  yesterday  and  to-day,'  including  a 
rather  slight  sketch  of  what  has  been  told 
more   fully   elsewhere   by   Mr.    Bruce." — Outlook. 


"The  ghost  stories  he  has  told  us  are  inter- 
esting  and   not   easily   attainable." 

+   Ind.    65:    1004.    O.    2y,    '08.    200w. 

"Many  of  the  conversations  and  descriptions 
with  which  he  enlivens  these  tales,  while  in- 
creasing what  may  be  called  the  interest  of 
the  narratives,  are  so  obviously  imaginary  as  to 
detract  somewhat  from  their  value.  With  this 
much  of  adverse  criticism  out  of  the  way,  it 
is  pleasant  to  admit  that  the  author  has  done 
his  work  extremely  well,  and  certainly  he  is 
not  to  be  blamed  for  attaining  his  intended  ob- 
ject  instead    of   another." 

-\ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  552.  O.  3,  '08.  lOOOw. 

"Such  a  volume  could  hardly  fail  to  be  read- 
able, and  the  author  has  been  successful  in  put- 
ting his  narratives  into  a  semi-fictional  form 
which    has    spirit    and    entertainment." 

+  Outlook.   90:    363.    O.    17,    '08.    220w. 

Bruce,  Henry  Addington  B.     Riddle  of  per- 
sonality.   **$i.50.     Moffat.  8-6655. 

See  Cumulative  book  index  for  contents.  "Mr. 
Bruce  sketches  the  progress  of  the  problem 
from  the  magician  Mesmer  and  his  'doings' 
down  to  the  latest  American  explorers  of  the 
sub-conscious  world.  His  account  of  the  work 
of  the  Society  for  psychical  research  is  par- 
ticularly interesting.  His  own  conviction  of  de- 
parted spirits  under  the  theories  of  'spiritism' 
(a  more  exact  term  than  spiritualism)  can  be 
equally  well  explained  by  the  theory  of  telep- 
athy." 


"The  book  may  be  ranked  between  the  ultra- 
scientific  and  the  'crank'  theories,  and  is  of 
special  interest  as  summing  up  what  the  scien- 
tific study  of  personality  has  contributed  to 
therr:peutics  and  as  an  estimate  of  the  work  of 
the  Society  for  psychical  research." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bki.   4:    2'55.   N.   '08. 

"Obviously,  a  safe  elementary  guide  Is  need- 
ed for  the  study  of  a  subject  so  full  of  pitfalls 
for  the  uninstructed;  and  the  need  has  uv^cii 
admirably  supplied  by  Mr.  Bruce.  He  will  oe 
criticised  by  the  specialist,  of  whatever  scliooi, 
for  a  somewhat  dogmatic  method  of  statemeni, 
for  occasional  simplification  by  the  expedient 
of  ignoring  troublesome  factors."  E:  C.  Marsh. 
-j Bookm.    27:    278.   My.    '08.    9O0w. 

"The  man  of  science  .  .  .  takes  what  com- 
fort he  can  in  the  fact  that  the  presentation  is 
temperate  and  not  extravagant,  and  he  finds 
further  comfort  in  the  guidance  offered  by  the 
author  to  prospective  students,  who.  If  they 
follow  it,  may  find  the  path  toward  an  under- 
standing of  personality,  not  as  a  mystery  but 
as  a  profound  natural  development." 
H Dial.    44:    279.    My.    1,    '08.    350w. 

"No  other  volume  of  its  size  gives  such  a 
complete  survey  of  this  debatable  ground  or 
tells  in  such  an  interesting  way  of  what  is  be- 
ing done   to  explore  it." 

-j Ind.  65:  489.  Ag.  27,  '08.  120w. 

-I-  Lit.    D.   37:   25.    Jl.   4,   '08.   400w. 

"The  worth  of  Mr.  Bruce's  book  is  much  in- 
creased by  a  critical  biblioi^apny  of  his  sub- 
ject, admirably  written  and  covering  the  whole 
field  fairly  well." 

4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   140.  Mr.  14,  '08.  900w. 

"The  book  is  one  of  great  value,  and  written 
in  a  style  that  will  bring  enlightenment  to 
many  readers." 

+  Outlook.  88:  796.  Ap.  4,  '08.  300w. 


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51 


Bruce,  Philip  Alexander.  Social  life  of  Vir- 
ginia in  the  seventeenth  century;  an  in- 
quiry  into   the   origin      of     the     higher 
planting  class,  together  with  an  account 
of  the   habits,   customs,   and    diversions 
of  the  people.  *$i.50.  Bell  bk.       7-21275. 
A  supplement  to  the  author's   "Economic  his- 
tory of  Virginia  in   the  seventeenth  century."  It 
Is  an    "attempt  to  reconstruct   the  social   life  of 
Virginia  during  the  seventeenth     century.       To 
the  origin  of  the  higher  planting  class,   and  the 
causes    of   social    distinctions,    he   devotes   more 
than  half  of  his  small  volume;  the  amusements 
and  pastimes  of  his  people   occupy  the  remain- 
der." (Ind.) 

"The  reader  will  gain  from  the  work  a  more 
vivid  and  adequate  understanding  of  the  begin- 
nings   of    the    upper   classes    of   Virginia   society 
In   the  period   of  lowland  ascendancy.  "     F.  J.   T. 
+  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:  609.    Ap.    '08.    llOOw. 

"A  careful  piece  of  minute  research,  based 
throughout  on  original  authorities."  C.  H. 
Firth. 

+  Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    155.   Ja.    '08.    760w. 

"His  picture  of  colonial  life  Is  clearly  drawn, 
and  ills  thesis  of  'he  essential  similarity  be- 
tween English  nnd  Virginia  conditions  well 
maintained.  At  times  Mr.  Bruce's  local  pride 
gets  th'e  better  of  iils  logic,  as  when  he  follows 
up  a  statement  of  the  superiority  of  Virginia 
sobriety  over  that  of  England,  with  a  series  of 
quotations  and  incidents  which  seem  to  us  to 
point  to  the  reverse  of  his  conclusion.  In  more 
serious  matters  his  judgment  is  excellent." 
-) Ind.  63:  1000.  O.  24,  '07.  350w. 

"Mr.  Bruce's  scholarship  is  well  known,  and 
this  volume,  like  his  work  in  general,  shows 
wide  reading,  an  appreciation  of  historical  val- 
ues, and  a  faculty  for  presentation." 

+   Nation.    85:  362.    O.    17,    '07.   410w. 

Brudno,  Ezra  S.     The  tether.     '$1.50.     Lip- 
pincott.  8-20348. 

A  subjective  study  of  a  Jewish  boy's  struggle 
for  education,  freedom,  and  the  love  of  a  Gen- 
tile maiden,  while  the  inexorable  prejudices  and 
decrees  of  his  race  withhold  them  from  him. 
He  goes  the  length  of  the  tether  whioh  the 
grim  leniency  of  his  race  allows,  and  then  Is 
brought  to  a  standstill  which  is  symbolized  by 
a  mortal  sickness. 


"The  most  dramatic  and  forceful  parts  of  the 
book  are  those  which  deal  with  the  Hebrew 
relatives  and  friends  of  the  hero,  among  whom 
the  author  describes  many  varietias  of  the  Jew- 
ish iinmigrant." 

4-   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   6S0.  N.  14,   '08.   200w. 

"Mr.  Brudno  writes  with  an  ardent  spirit, 
curbed  by  Intelligence,  and  effective  to  the  end 
YiQ   sggRs  " 

-I-   Outlook.   90:    504.    O.   31,   '08.   270w. 

Bruner,  James  Dowden.  Studies  in  Victor 
Hugo's  dramatic  characters;  with  an  in- 
trod.  by  R:  G.  Moulton.  *$i.  Ginn. 

8-8836. 
Following  the  method  of  sympathetic  induc- 
tion in  his  investigation,  the  author  has  collect- 
ed, arranged,  weighed  and  harmonized  into  a 
unity  all  the  details  of  each  character  studied. 
He  includes  Hernani,  Don  Ruy  Gomez,  Don 
Carlos,  Dona  Sol,  Ruy  Bias,  the  villain  In  "Ruy 
Bias,"   and   Lucrezia  Borgia. 


"A  volume  of  deeply  interesting  literary  critic- 
Ism." 

+  Dial.   45:   171.    S.   16,   '08.   70w. 

"A  volume  to  which  the  word  charming  may 
properly  be  applied.  The  autiior  has  very  gen- 
uine insight  into  the  creations  of  Hugo's  gen- 
ius, and  his  own  style  is  attractive  and  read- 
able." 

+   Educ.    R.   »6:    523.   D.    '08.    50w. 

"It  must  be  scientiflc  literary  criticism,   for  it 


betrays  no  sign  of  literary  taste,  no  insight,  no. 
humor,  and  no  charm." 

—  Ind.    65:    1310.    D.    3,    'OS.   4O0w. 

—  Nation.    87:    241.    S.    10,    '08.    370w. 
"The    Introduction    contributed    by    Professor 

Moulton   illuminates  the   entire  field." 

+  Outlook.  90:  458.  O.  24,  '08.  180w. 

Bryant,  Lorinda  Munson.  Pictures  and 
their  painters;  the  history  of  painting. 
*$3.50.    Lane.  7-217291 

A  Dook  which  appeals  to  the  student,  to  the 
professional,  or  to  the  lay  reader.  "The  volume 
begins  with  the  work  of  the  ancient  Egyptians, 
Chaldeans,  Assyrians,  Persians,  Greeks,  and  Ro- 
mans. Italian  painting  from  Cimabue  to  Giot- 
to down  to  Vasari  and  Baroccio  is  then  con- 
sidered, followed  by  several  separate  chapters 
on  Venetian  painters  from  Giorgione  and  Titian 
down  to  Salvator  Rosa.  In  the  second  part  of 
the  book  we  aie  given  the  story  of  Irish  paint- 
ing and  of  the  work  of  Dutch,  Flemish,  Ger- 
man. Spanish,  French,  English  and  American 
artists."    (N.   Y.   Times.) 


"Throughout  the  book  will  be  found  bits  of 
anecdote,  history,  and  legend  giving  additional 
interest  to  an  artist,  his  painting,  or  the  times 
he    worked    in." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  446.  Jl.  13,  '07.  230w. 
"Is  a  compact  series  of  notes  on  the  art  of 
the  world  with  the  stamp  of  personal  familiari- 
ty with  the  pictures  discussed  and  with  an  un- 
usuaily  keen  sympathy  with  early  schools."  E. 
li.    Cary. 

+   Putnam's.    3:    361.    D.    '07.    90w. 
Bryant,    Walter    William.      History    of    as- 
tronomy.   *$3.    Button.  8-9045. 
Descriptive   note   and   excerpts   in   Dec.   1907. 

"It  covers  a  wider  range  of  time  than  Miss 
Gierke's  'Popular  history  of  astronomy,'  and 
though  a  good  piece  of  work,  hardly  equals  that 
book  in  intrinsic  merit." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   171.    Je.    '08. 

"Terseness  and  sanitv  of  scientific  statement 
characterizes  the  work.  It  is  amply  worth 
buying,   reading  and  keeping." 

+   Engln.   N.  59:  295.  Mr.  12,  '08.  SSOw. 
_    "The    work    is    descriptive,    and    is    character- 
ized    thruout    by    clearness    and     directness    of 
statement." 

-f   Ind.   64:   1402.   Je.    IS,   '08.   300w. 

"The  book  contains  a  few  Inaccuracies.  Oc- 
casionally, too,  there  is  lack  of  lucidity  of  style, 
and  a  use  of  cryptic  expressions  or  unexplained 
technical  terms.  But  in  general  the  au- 
thor's opinions  are  clearly  expressed  and  are 
also   sound." 

H Nation.   85:   593.   D.   26,   '07.   500w. 

"To  the  more  advanced  reader  it  Is  likely  to 
appear  superficial,  as  only  touching  with  note- 
like brevity  a  few  of  the  manv  chapters  of  the 
science;  to  the  reader  merely  interested  in  as- 
tronomical development,  however,  it  should  ap- 
peal as  a  popular  and  very  attractive  account 
of  many  interesting  sections  of  nature-study " 
-I Nature.  78:  193.  Jl.   2,   '08.   1450w. 

"The  subject  is  treated  by  one  well  able  to 
deal  with  a  wealth  of  material  almost  over- 
whelming." 

-f   +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  17.  Ja.  11,   '08.  460w. 

"We  have  every  reason  to  think  Mr.  Bryant 
an  accomplished  practical  astronomer,  but  he 
has  not  the  gift  of  lucidity,  and  above  all  he  is 
no  historian." 

—  Sat.    R.    105:  632.    My.   16,    '08.    900w. 

"He  writes  lucidly  enough,  and  his  book  may 
be  recommended  to  the  beginner." 

-f-  Spec.    100:    sup.    124.    Ja.    25,    '08.    170w. 

Bryson,    Charles    Lee.        Tan    and    Teckle. 
**$i.25.     Revell.  8-23922. 

Tan  and  Teckle  are  field  mice,  and  these  sto- 
ries of  their  adventures  with  neighbors,  both 
friendly  and  hostile,  will  prove  fascinating  as 
well  as   instructive   to   young  readers. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   491.   S.   12,   '08.   lOOw. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Buchanan,  Alfred.  Real  Australia.  *$i.50. 
Jacobs.  7-38524. 

Descriptive   note  and  excerpts  in   Dec.   1907. 

A.*L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  76.  Mr.  '08.  + 
"The  chief  impression  left  by  Mr.  Buchan- 
an's "Real  Australia'  is  the  cleverness  of  the 
author.  The  book  is  undeniably  interesting.  It 
is  a  book  that,  once  begun,  will  be  read  to  the 
last  page;  but  when  the  reader  has  finished, 
while  he  will  certainly  know  a  great  deal  more 
about  Mr.  Buchanan,  his  views  of  life,  and  his 
powers  and  ability,  it  is  doubtful  whether  he 
will  have  a  much  better  or  fuller  knowledge 
than  he  had  before  of  the  real  Australia." 

H Ind.   64:  319.   F.   6,   '08.  .'"' w. 

"A  welcome  offset  to  the  buuks  which  have 
dealt  with  the  subject  in  detached  phases,  more 
particularly  with  the  political  history  of  the 
country  and  the  socialisic  experiments  made 
there." 

+   Nation.    86:    156.   F.      13,   '08.   500w. 

Buckman,  David  Lear.  Old  steamboat  days 
on  the  Hudson  river.  (Grafton  histor- 
ical ser.)  il.  **$i.2S.  Grafton  pre^s. 

7-36976. 
Tales  and  reminiscences  of  the  stirring  times 
that  followed  the  introduction  of  steam  navi- 
gation. It  records  "not  merely  a  picturesque 
episode  in  local  experience,  but  the  very  begin- 
nings   of    steam    navigation."      (Bookm.) 


"On  account  of  the'  lack  of  references  the 
work  can  hardly  be  classed  among  scholarly 
books.  Furnishes  pleasant  reading  and  will 
prove  a  useful  book  of  reference  for  particular 
phases  of  the  local  life  of  which  it  treats." 
E.    K.    Alden. 

-i Am.    Hist.    R.    13:   '656.    Ap.    '08.    350w. 

A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:  171.   Je.   '08.  + 
"Is  a  book  which  one  only  wishes  were  long- 
er, more  lavish  both  of  fact  and  of  legends."   H. 
W.   Boy n ton. 

+   Bookm.   26.   514.   Ja.   '08.    90w. 
"An   interesting   account." 

-f-  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  665.  O.  19,  '07.  20w. 
"This  volume  Is  full  of  entertaining  reminis- 
cences and  anecdotes  relating  to  the  develop- 
ment of  .steam  navigation,  with  full  descrip- 
tions of  the  various  mechanical  improvements 
that  have  been  introduced  in  recent  years." 
+   R.   of   Rs.   37:   253.    F.   '08.   170w. 

BuUen,  Frank  Thomas.  Call  of  the  deep; 
being  some  further  adventures  of  Frank 
Brown.     t$i.50.  Button.  8-30939. 

"The  writer  professes  to  record  incidents  of 
actual  sea  life  aboard  British  sailing  vessels 
twenty-five  years  ago.  The  rise  of  the  hero 
from  common  sailor  to  the  rank  of  captain  is 
the  unifying  element.  The  narrative  contains 
the  usual  wicked  commanders,  outrageous  mu- 
tinies, storms,  and  hair-breadth  'scapes,  where- 
in our  sense  of  security  is  rarely  Joggled,  be- 
cause the  idea  that  fair  play  ultimately  suc- 
ceeds  is   early  premised." — Nation. 


"The  spirit  of  manliness,  the  healthy  con- 
tempt for  'girls  and  tea-parties,'  and  the  equal- 
ly healthy  love  affair  which  crowns  Frank's 
good  fortune,  will  compensate,  in  the  youthful 
minds,  for  a  decided  lack  of  literary  finish, 
and  novelty  of  plot.  The  masters  are  chal- 
lenged,   but   they    may   rest   easy." 

-f   Nation.    86:    355.    Ap.    16,    '08.    250w. 
"Written    in    Mr.    BuUen's    unaffected,    breezy 
way,    with   capital   descriptive   passages   and   an 
abundance  of  exciting  Incidents." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    182.   Ap.   4,   'O'S.    400w. 
"This    will    entrance    all    the    youngsters,    and 
as    many   of   their    elders   as    love    the    smell    of 
salt  water." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   346.   Je.   13,   '0«.   220w. 

+   R.    of    Rs.    37:    764.    Je.    '08.    30w. 


"Mr.  Bullen's  new  book  is  wiltten  avowedly 
for  boys,  and  the  more  of  them  who  read  it 
the  better — it  will  do  them  nothing  but  good — 
but   it   will    please   their   elders   too." 

-I-  -f-  Sat.   R.   104:   sup.   8.    N.   16,   '07.   200w. 

"The  story  is  full  of  real  life  from  beginning 
to  end.  Long  ago  John  Newton  remarked  that 
he  did  not  know  of  any  books  'suitable  for 
mariners.'  Well,  here  they  are;  wholesome  to 
the  core;  the  work  of  an  expert,  but  with 
nothing  which  would  'warn  off'  the  most  ab- 
solute landsman." 

+  +  Spec.   99:   574.   O.   19,   '07.   250w. 

Bullock,   Charles   Jesse.      Selected   readings 
in   economics.   *$2.25.   Ginn.         7-31981. 
Descriptive  note   and   excerpts  in  Dec.    1907. 

"Admirable  judgment  has  been  shown  in 
choice  of  subject   and   of  authorities." 

-f-  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  101.  Ap.   'OS.  «{« 

"One  feels  in  reading  each  of  the  various 
chapters  that  he  has  before  him  the  last  thing 
that  has  been  said  on  the  particular  subject 
under  discussion.  Such  a  book  cannot  fail  to 
fill  an  important  place  in  the  thorough  presen- 
tation   of    a    course    in    economics." 

-I-  Ann.   Am.   Acad.  31:   498.  Mr.   'OS.  200w. 

"The  selections  might  have  been  made  to  bet- 
ter advantage  and  might  more  thoroly  repre- 
sent the  best  modern  reading  on  economics  in 
England  and  America,  but  just  as  it  is,  the 
book  is   useful." 

H Educ.    R.   34:    537.    D.   '07.    70w. 

"The  most  serious  omission  appears  to  be  the 
virtual  neglect  of  the  more  recent  developments 
In  economic  theory  commonly  associated  with 
the  Austrian  school.  It  is  doubtful  whether  any 
other  equal  group  of  selected  readings  would 
prove  more  generally  acceptable  or  serviceable." 

H Nation.    86:    215.    Mr.    5,    '08.    230w. 

Pol.    Scl.    Q.    23:191.    Mr.    '08.    50w. 
"Every    teacher   will    find    in    the    book   some 
material    that    he    will    be    very    glad    to    have 
available    for    the    use    of    his    students." 
+  Yale    R.    16:    443.    F.    '08.    200w. 

Bumpus,  Thomas  Francis.  Cathedrals  and 
churches  of  northern  Italy,  their  his- 
tory and  their  architecture;  together 
with  much  of  interest  concerning  the 
bishops,  rulers  and  other  personages 
identified  with  them.  (Cathedral  series.) 
$2.50.    Page.  8-21818. 

An  introductory  chapter  gives  some  insight 
into  the  principles  which  guided  the  progress 
of  North  Italian  church  art,  and  describes  some 
of  the  distinguishing  mar  s  of  the  various 
schools.  The  body  of  the  volume  is  concerned 
with  the  cathedrals  themselves,  their  architec- 
ture, history  and  associations;  while  a  conclud- 
ing chapter  gives  a  list  of  the  most  remarkable 
pictures  and  wall  paintings  found  in  the 
churches  described.  The  book  is  fully  illus- 
trated. 


+   Cath.    World.    88:    410.    D.    '08.    IBOw. 
"Might  be  described  as  an  ornate  hand-book, 
so    closely   does    it    combine    the    useful   and    the 
ornamental." 

-I-   Dial.  45:   4'OS.  D.   1,   '08.   260w. 
"To  the  reader  interested  in  architecture,   es- 
pecially  if   he    be     able    to   follow   the     author's 
commentaries    'in    situ,'    this   volume    will    prove 
a    valuable    aid    to    intelligent    comprehension." 
+   Nation.  87:  502.   N.  19,   '08.   580w. 
"An  interesting  as  well  as  a  handsome  boojc." 
-I-   N.  Y.   Times.  13:   755.   D.  5,   '0«.   80w. 

Burba,  George  Francis.  Our  bird  friends: 
containing  many  things  young  folks 
ought  to  know — and  likewise  grown- 
ups.    *$r.     Outing  pub.  8-14714. 

Aside  from  four  chapters  devoted  to  facts 
about  birds,  how  birds  Hy  and  sing,  and  bird 
migration,  each  of  nineteen  short  chapters  deals 
in  a  popular  descriptive  manner  with  a  familiar 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


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bird  neighbor.  Facts  concerning  appearance, 
habits,  nest  placing  and  building  are  supple- 
mented by  full -page  colored  illustrations  of  ten 
birds. 


"As  a  condensed  account  of  interesting  facts 
the  book  is  well  worth  one  dollar  and  the  time 
lequired    to   read   it." 

-f    Ind.  65:  317.  Ag.   6,   'OS.   50w. 

"The  poorest  and  most  colorless  nature  book 
that  could  well  be  imagined.  The  illustrations 
so  offend  the  artistic  sense,  the  diction  is  so 
flippant  and  uninteresting  and  the  facts  are 
thrown  together  in  such  a  purposeless,  haphaz- 
ard vrav  as  to  repel  the  reader  of  any  age." 
Nation.   87:  78.   Jl.    23,   'OS.    170w. 

"Breezy  and  enthusiastic,  with  no  sentiment- 
al twaddle,  the  volume  is  a  delight."  Hilde- 
garde   Hawthorne. 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  449.  Ag.   15,  '08.   50w. 

Burgess,  Isaac  Bronson.  Life  of  Christ; 
adapted  from  the  life  of  Christ  by  Ern- 
est D.  Burton  and  Shailer  Mathews. 
$1.  Univ.  of  Chicago  press.  8-29368. 

An  aid  to  constructive  and  historical  Bible 
study  for  classes  in  secondary  schools  and  in 
the  secondary  division  of  the  Sunday  school. 

Burnham,  Clara  Louise.  Leaven  of  love:  a 
novel.     t$i.5o.     Houghton.  8-23559. 

A  story  full  of  spiritual  enlightenment  whose 
situation  grows  out  of  the  separation  of  a  jeal- 
ous wife  from  her  husband.  The  scene  shifts 
from  Boston  to  Regina  Beach,  at  which  latter 
place  the  leavening  work  progresses,  presided 
over  by  a  voung  girl  whose  activities  are  mar- 
•shalled  into  heavenly  order  by  demonstrable 
principles  of  life.  How  she  shows  the  misery- 
burdened  wife  a  sure  way  back  to  happiness, 
how  she  stimulates  and  encourages  the  hus- 
band to  hope  and  work  for  the  reconciliation, 
how  the  evil  woman  in  the  way  vanishes,  and 
how  life  may  be  a  living  example  of  limitless 
freedom — are  all  shown  with  reasonableness 
and  skill. 


Nation.  S7:   443.   N.   5,    08.   12i0w. 
—  N,  Y.  Times.   13:  65:..   N.   7,  'OS.  20Ow. 
"Rather  amusing  story." 
H Outlook.    90:    750.    N.    38,    '08.    160w. 

Burns,  James.  Christ  face  in  art.  *$2.  But- 
ton. 8-14762. 
A  survev  extending  from  St.  Luke  to  Ottilie 
Roederstein  which  traces  the  growth  and  his- 
torical development  of  sacred  art  as  expressed 
In  the  face  of  Christ  as  conceived  by  the  great- 
est painters   of   each   age  and   country. 


"The  criticism  is  superficial,  and  of  little 
value  to  serious  students  of  art,  but  Mr.  Burns 
has  one  indispensable  qualification  for  the  task 
he  has  chosen:  he  writes  always  in  a  spirit  of 
seriousness  and  devotion." 

H Ath.  1907,   2:   661.   N.   23.   260w. 

"A  valuable  book." 

+   Ind.    64:    638.    Mr.    19,    '08.    160w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   12:    834.   D.   14.   '07.   240^^. 
Spec.   100:   1003.   Je.    27,   '08.   180w. 

Burns,  Rev.  James  Aloysius.  Catholic 
school  system  in  the  United  States;  its 
principles,  origin  and  establishment. 
*$i.25.    Benziger.  8-18343. 

A  coherent  view  of  the  Catholic  parish  school 
rnovement  in  the  United  States  from  the  earliest 
times  dov/n  to  the  great  immigration  period, 
which  began  in  about  the  year  1S40.  The  author 
dwells  upon  the  steady  effort  to  build  and  equip 
schools,  to  provide  teachers  and  overcome  fun- 
damental ditiicultifs  both  from  within  and  from 
without. 


Burpee,    Lawrence    Johnstone.     Search    for 
the  western  sea.  *$5.  Appleton. 

8-23910. 
The  story  of  the  exploration  of  Northwestern 
Canada  during  a  period  of  about  three  centu- 
ries. Mr.  Burpee's  examination  of  manuscripts 
in  the  Canadian  archives  has  been  painstaking 
and  exhaustive.  "The  story  begins  with  the 
Northmen  who  a  thousand  years  ago  pushed 
across  the  Atlantic  to  Iceland,  Greenland  and 
America,  'where  they  stood  the  first  of  the  white 
men  on  the  shores  of  a  new  world,'  and  appro- 
priately it  ends  with  the  Northmen  who,  still 
by  Greenland,  Baffin  bay  and  King  William 
Land,  ."succeeded  where  so  many  gallant  spirits 
had  failed.  Mr.  Burpee  does  not  confine  him- 
self to  men  like  I^a  Verendrye,  Jonathan  Car- 
ver, Alexander  Henry,  Mackenzie,  Fraser, 
Thompson,  and  tlie  rest  whose  work  was  mainly 
overland:  he  tells  also  of  the  men  who  'with 
characteristic  obstinacy"  clung  to  the  idea  that 
the  "V^'estern  sea  might  be  approached  through 
Hudson   strait."    (Sat.    R.) 

"Contains  much  of  permanent  interest." 

-I-  Ath.   190S,   1:   758.  Je.   20.   430w. 
"He    writes   with    very    full    knowledge    of   his 
subject  and  presents  his  facts  in  a  very  pleasing 
fashion." 

-f   -I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   560.   O.     10,    '08.   400w. 
N.  Y.  Times.   13:   623.  O.   24,   '08.   20w. 
"Mr.   Burpee   puts   before   us   vividly   the  per- 
sonality and   the  achievements  of  the  pathfind- 
ers of  the  Canadian  west."  James  White. 

-I-  Ottawa  Evening  J.   :4.  Je.  27,  'OS.  lOOOw. 

"Valuable  contribution  to  geographical  knowl- 
edge." 

-f   -f-  Sat.    R.    105:    823.    Je.    27,    'OS.    6G0w. 

Burr,  Anna  Robeson.  Jessop  bequest.  t$i  50. 
Houghton.  7-34309. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 


"The  book  is  an  example  of  that  best  type 
of  realism,  the  type  that  one  Instinctively  ac- 
cepts as  plain,  unvarnished  reality."  F.  T. 
Cooper. 

-i Bookm.   26:072.    F.   '08.    7S0w. 

"It  is  a  well-written  story  in  point  of  style, 
but  exhibits  a  low  degree  of  vitality,  and  is 
burdened  with  much  inconsequential  detail." 
W:  M.  Payne. 

H Dial.    44:44.    Ja.    16,    '08.    230w. 

"She  has  in\ented  an  ingenious  plot,  with  a 
daring  point  of  departure,  and  peopled  it  with 
rather  interesting,  if  not  strikingly  original, 
characters,  but  her  atmosphere  is  provincial, 
like   her  setting." 

H Ind.    64:166.    Ja.    16.    '08.    220w. 

"A   novel   may  be  without  especial   originality 
or  significance   in   Itself,   and   yet   possess   inter- 
est  as    permitting   the   reader,    as    he   fancies,    a 
peep  into  the  psvchic  processes  of  the  writer." 
H Nation.    80:    62.    Ja.    10,    '08.    140w. 

Burrell,  Rev.  David  James.  Lure  of  the 
city:  a  book  for  young  men.  **$i. 
Funk.  8-28413. 

Twenty-three  talks  to  young  men,  including 
the  following  chapters:  "The  call  of  the  city; 
Going'  into  busine.«s;  The  poor  boy's  chance; 
The  ten  o'clock  man;  The  choosing  of  one's 
friends;  Amusements;  Books  and  reading; 
Dreams;  Voices;  How  to  spend  Sunday;  Temp- 
tation; The  code  of  honor;  The  doubter;  The 
Christian:  The  quitter;  The  hone.st  man;  and 
Opportunity.  They  aim  to  help  the  city  youth 
to   "tighten  a  buckle   of  his   harness." 


"A    very   attractive    and    instructive    historical 
Btudv." 

+  Cath.   World.   87:   54S.   Jl.    '08.   S40w. 


"Is  not  only  full  of  good  Christian  sense,   but 
is  readable   and   lively,   just  such   talk  as   would 
appeal  to  those  to  whom  it  is  addrest." 
-f    Ind.   65:   1312.    D.    3,   'OS.   70w. 
"Admirable   series   of  essays,    which   make    up 
a  readable,  wise,  and  helpful  volume,  half  homi- 
letic,    half   of  a  guide-book   character." 
-I-    Lit.    D.   37:    860.   D.    5,   '0«.   270w. 
"He  writes  here  with  his  well-known  vigor." 
+  R.  of  Rs.  38:  635.  N.  '08.  60w. 


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Burroughs,  John.    Leaf  and  tendril.  **$i.io. 
Houghton.  8-11501. 

A  book  of  essays  a  part  of  which  are  nature 
sketches  symbolized  by  tlie  "leaf,"  and  a  part 
nature  sermons  in  which  Mr.  Burroughs  teach- 
■es  the  trimming  and  high-culture  gospel  of  the 
vine-dresaer.  The  opening  essay  on  The  art  of 
seeing  things  Imparts  to  the  reader  some  of  the 
secrets  of  observation  inherent  in  the  "eye  and 
ear,  yea,  in  the  mind  and  soul"  and  presided 
over  by  a  great  love  of  nature. 


"Written  in  the  author's  usual  pleasant  style 
and  characterized  by  careful  observation  and 
sympathetic  treatment." 

+  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  4:  172.  Je.   '08. 
"His    philosophy    is    of     the     wholesome     and 
kindly   sort   which   we   like   to   think   belongs   to 
those  who  live  much  out-of-doors."  M.  K  Cook. 
+   Dial.    44:    343.    Je.    1,    '08.    370w. 
4-   Ind.    64:    1297.    Je.    4,    'OS.    SiOw. 
"As  a  country  summer  companion,   it  will  set 
one   to   study   nature   with   sharper  and   kindlier 
eyes.     We  may  add  that  Mr.  Burroughs's  obser- 
vations on  natural  history  are  of  distinctly  more 
value  than  his  utterances  on  philosophy  and  re- 
ligion." 

+  '—  Nation.  86:  450.  My.  14,  '08.  350w. 
"And  those  men  and  women  who  grow  doubt- 
ful or  bitter,  scornful  or  hopeless  as  the  re- 
sult of  too  much  contemplation  of  man  and  his 
works,  can  not  find  better  medicine  for  their 
souls  than  the.se  calm  and  trustful  pnges.  tilled 
with  the  maturest  thought  of  a  venerable  man 
who  loves  and  believes  in  life,  his  fellow-man, 
and  the   universe." 

+  -f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  262.  My.  9,  '08.  3O0w. 

Burt,  Mary  Elizabeth,  ed.  Prose  that  every 
child  should  know;  a  selection  of  the 
best  prose  of  all  times  for  young  peo- 
ple; decorated  with  photographs  by 
Eve  Watson  Schutze.  (Everj'  child 
should  know  ser.)   **90c.   Doubleday. 

8-1 1736. 
This  volume  goes  to  increase  the  responsi- 
bility already  rather  arbitrarily  imposed  upon 
children  by  the  foregoing  volumes  in  the  "Ev- 
ery child  should  know  series."  None  the  less 
here  are  prose  gems  for  a  child's  thought  worth 
reckoning  with.  The  selections  range  from 
Homer  and  Esop  to  Lincoln,  Ruskin,  Cable, 
Stockton,  Markham  and  others.  Articles  are 
furnished  on  the  absorbing  questions  of  the 
day — money,  labor,  reforms,  etc. — so  providing 
material   for   oratorical    and    debating    societies. 

"An   excellent   collection   of  quotations." 
+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    158.    My.    '08. 

N.   Y.  Times.  13:  238.  Ap.   25,   '08.  160w. 

Burton,  Frederick  Russell.  Strongheart:  a 
novel;  founded  on  William  C.  De 
Mille's   play.   t$i.5o.   Dillingham. 

8-24461. 
A  story  based  upon  the  drama  which  adheres 
to  the  scheme  of  De  Mille's  play,  while  extend- 
ing and  broadening  the  treatment.  The 
Strongheart  of  the  novel  is  identified  with  The 
Ojibvvavs,  about  whom  and  whose  tribal  char- 
acteristics the  author  has  sound,  first-hand 
knowledge.  The  extending  of  the  drama  story 
consists  of  a  prologue  showing  Strongheart's 
Ojibway  surroundings  and  an  epilogue  in  which 
Dorothy  wins  the  hearts  of  the  Indians  thru 
missionary  work  and  gains  their  consent  to 
marry  Strongheart. 

"The  chances  against  a  novelised  drama,  be- 
ing anything  more  than  a  piece  of  clumsy  car- 
pentry, makes  it  distinctly  worth  while  to  say 
a  few  words  in  praise  of  'Strongheart.'  "  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

+   Bookm.    28:    382.    D.   '08.    600w. 

"Mr.  Burton  has  written  an  entertaining 
novel,  and  he  has  also  given  forcible  dramatic 


and  truthful  presentation  of  the  surroundings, 
conditions,  and  sentiments  of  the  Ojibway 
people,  and  of  the  complicated  matter  of  their 
relations   with  the   whites." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  509.    S.   19,   '08.   500w. 
"The   story   is   an   entertaining   one   and   gives 
the  reader  some  idea   of  the   true  Indian   of  to- 
iay  and  his  relations  with  the  white  man." 

-H   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   741.  D.  5,  'OS.  200w. 

Burton,  Richard.  Three  of  a  kind.  t$i.5o. 
Little.  8-26676. 

A  German  violinist,  a  newsboy  and  a  cocker 
spaniel  constitute  the  "top-floor  trinity"  of  this 
story  that  tugs  away  at  the  heart  strings.  In 
the  foreground  are  the  three  comrades,  unpros- 
perous,  struggling  for  daily  bread.  Uniting  the 
elements  of  the  tale  is  a  romance,  unfulfilled, 
hallowed  thru  years  of  the  musician's  unworld- 
ly striving.  When  the  waif  was  revealed  to  be 
the  child  of  the  woman  of  the  violinist's  life  of 
dreams,  "he  was  gathered  into  an  embrace 
that  reclaimed  him  forever  from  his  homeless 
state  and  set  him  safe  in  the  harborage  of  a 
good  man's  long-starved   love." 

"It   Is  good   for   man   or   boy;   it   will   insure   a 
happy    hour;    and    it    will    appeal    especially    to 
every  one  who  loves,   or  has  ever  loved  a  dog." 
-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  544.   O.   3,  '08.  240w. 

Bury,  Lady  Charlotte.  Diary  of  a  lady-in- 
waiting;  being  the  diary  illustrative  of 
the  times  of  George  the  fourth;  inter- 
spersed with  original  letters  from  the 
late  Queen  Caroline  and  from  various 
other  distinguished  persons;  new  ed.; 
with  an  introd.,  by  A.  Francis  Steuart. 
2v.  *$7.50.  Lane.  8-29183.- 

A  reprint  of  "a  plain  record  of  the  follies  of 
a  princess."  The  chronicler  was  lady-in-wait- 
ing to  Caroline,  Princess  of  Wales,  and  traitor- 
ously divulged  court  secrets.  "It  was  history 
of  a  sort,  the  intrigues  of  the  back  stair  and 
the  evil  or  insipid  gossip  of  snobs  and  flunkies 
of  all  ranks  of  society.  And  Thackeray  him- 
self, as  the  editor,  Mr.  A.  Francis  Steuart 
points  out,  quoted  'some  of  its  most  pregnant 
passages  when  he  desired  to  use  them  as  bril- 
liant illustrations  of  his  immortal  "Four 
Georges".'  "    (Sat.    R.) 

"We  cannot  help  thinking  that  while  Mr. 
Steuart  was  about  it,  he  might  have  accom- 
plished his   editing  more   thoroughly." 

-\ Ath.   1908,    2.-1S2.   Ag.   15.    360w. 

"Of  course  the  work  as  it  stands  is  not  con- 
tinuously interesting  to  readers  who  have  no 
intimate  knowledge  of  the  history  of  the  time. 
But  there  is  no  livelier,  or  perhaps  truer,  pic- 
ture of  the  wretched  consort  of  George  IV  In 
existence."   E:   Fuller. 

H Bookm.   28:    270.    N.    '08.   1400w. 

Nation.   87:  159.   Ag.   20,  '08.   470w. 
"There    is    probably    no    better    picture    to   be 
found   of  the   social   life   of    the   early   years   of 
the  last  century." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  485.  S.  5,  '08.  400w. 
"In   many  ways   this   edition   is   Improved  and 
made   more    readable." 

+  Sat.   R.  106:  150.  Ag.  1,  '08.  350w. 
"It  should  never  have  been  written,  and,  hav- 
ing been  written,  it  cannot  be  read  by  the  most 
callous   without  an  absorbing  and  pitiful  inter- 
est." 

h  Spec.   101:197.   Ag.   8,   '08.   1560w. 

Bussell,  Rev,  Frederick  William.  Christian 
theology  and  social  progress:  the 
Bampton  lectures  for  1905.  *$3.50.  Dut- 
ton.  7-12985. 

The  aut'nor,  rector  of  Sisland,  Norfolk,  pre- 
pared eight  lectures  for  delivery  in  St.  MJary's 
church,  Oxford.  These  occupy  about  two-fifths 
of  the  volume;  the  remaining  lectures  are  eight 
"Supplementary    lectures."      "Mr.    Bussell    de- 


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55 


fends  Christian  doctrine  on  the  ground  of  its 
utility,  seeking-  to  show  its  value  and  necessity 
for  the  present  age.  .  .  .  He  contends  that 
Christian  ethics  cannot  outlast  Christian  dogma, 
and  that  the  general  welfare  is  bound  up  with 
the  faiths  and  hopes  of  Christian  belief."   (Ind.) 

"He  conducts  his  argument  on  a  high  plane, 
meeting  philosophical  objections  with  no  small 
penetration   and  skill." 

+   Ind.    64:    210.    Ja.    23,    '08.    90w. 

"The  discussions  are  stimulating  and  sugges- 
tive throughout;  but  owing  to  the  extent  of 
the  ground  covered,  and  the  manner  of  exposi- 
tion chosen  by  the  author,  it  is  very  difficult 
to  state  shortly  the  exact  drift  of  the  book." 
S.    H.    M. 

H Int.   J.    Ethics.   1'8:   524.   Jl.   '08.   47flw, 

Butler,  Ellis  Parker.     CTieerful    smugglers. 
t$i.   Century.  8-11086. 

The  young  parents  of  a  year  old  baby  evolve 
a  scheme  to  provide  a  fund  for  the  child's  col- 
lege education.  A  ten  per  cent  tariff  is  im- 
posed upon  everything  that  comes  into  the 
house,  groceries,  cigars,  candy,  clothes,  and 
even  upon  the  belongings  of  their  guests.  The 
comedy  of  the  situation  reaches  its  climax  when 
everybody  takes  to  smuggling, — cook,  guests 
and    the    parents    themselves. 


"The  little  book  is  very  good   fun." 

t   Nation.    86:    537.    Je.    11,    '08.    lOOw. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  210.  Ap.  11,  '08.  30w. 
"It  ig  all  very   cheerful." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  297.  My.  23,  '08.  150w. 
N.   Y.   Times.  13:   335.   Je.   13,   '08.   150w. 
"Sheer    nonsense,    but    amusing    nonsense    at 
least."    Charlotte   Harwood. 

+   Putnam's.   4:    622.   Ag.    'OS.    20w. 

Butler,  Ellis  Parker.  Kilo;  being  the  love 
story  of  Eliph'  Hewlett,  book  agent. 
t$i.  McClure.  7-36094. 

Eliph'  Hewlett,  the  irrepressible,  ne'er-to- 
be-downed  book  agent,  cannot  detach  himself 
from  his  "Jarby's  encyclopedia"  even  when  he 
goes  a-wooing.  "Peer  Gynt  did,  not  divert  his 
dying  mother's  mind  by  their  imaginary  ride 
more  utterly  than  did  this  Iowa  book  agent 
with  his  enthusiastic  recital  of  the  merits  of 
'Jarby's  encyclopedia';  her  last  words  were: 
'Eliph',  you  may  put  me  down  for  a  copy.'  " 
(Ind.) 

"Certainly  it  is  lively  reading;  but  the  persist- 
ent effort  to  be  funny  thru  279  pages  exhausts 
author  and  reader  alike,  and  we  may  fail  to 
see  some  passages  of  genuine  sincerity  and  a 
few  veritable  folks." 

-I Ind.   64:  159.  Ja.   16,   '08.   220w. 

H Outlook.  87:  745.  N.  30,   '07.   40w. 

Butler,  Nicholas  Murray.     American  as  he 
■•=      is.  *$i.  Macmillan.  8-34126. 

Three  lectures  delivered  before  the  University 
of  Copenhagen  which  aim  to  set  out  some  of 
the  a.^pects  of  American  life  and  to  draw  a  pic- 
ture of  that  part  of  present-day  civilization 
which  the  world  knows  as  Ainerican.  The  chap- 
ters are  The  American  as  a  political  type.  The 
American  apart  from  his  government,  and  The 
Ainerican   and   intellectual   life. 

Butterfield,  Kenyon  Leech.  Chapters  in 
rural  progress.  *$i.  Univ.  of  Chicago 
press.  8-4449. 

A  book  which  emphasizes  the  social  aspects 
of  rural  communities  and  describes  some  of  the 
newer  movements  resulting  in  the  expansion 
of  country  life.  It  "does  not  offer  a  complete 
analysis  of  the  rural  problem;  but  attempts,  in 
general,  to  present  some  of  the  more  signifi- 
cant phases  of  that  problem,  and,  in  particular, 
to  describe  some  of  the  agencies  at  work  in 
solving   It." 


"The  book  is  a  splendid  Introductory  study 
to  rural  sociology  and  should  do  much  to  call 
attention  to  the  subject  and  to  mark  out  the 
lines   for  its  study."   T:  J.   Riley. 

+  Am.  J.   Soc.  14:  127.  Jl.  11,  '08.   200w. 
"The  book   is  written   in   an   admirable   spirit. 
The   chief   defect   of   it   is   repetition   of   non-es- 
sentials due  to  being  boiled   down  from  several 
separate  compositions." 

-\ A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   172.   Je.   '08.  »I- 

"It  should  be  in  the  hands  of  all  who  are  in 
any  way  interested  in  rural  progress,  from  the 
farmer  to  the  school  trustee." 

-I Dial.    44:    313.   My.    IG,    '08.    500w. 

Ind.  65:  663.  S.  17,  '08.  340w. 
"[These  chapters]  have  already  been  pre- 
sented to  the  public  either  in  the  more  serious 
magazines  or  from  the  platform.  But  they  have 
all  been  rewritten  and  combined  so  skillfully  as 
to  give  a  succinct  view  of  what  the  farm  needs 
in  order  that  it  may  have  the  highest  efficiency 
In  the  production  of  men  and  women  as  well  as 
wheat  and  corn." 

-1-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  101.  F.  22,  '08.  23Cw. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  335.  Je.  13,  '08.   250w. 
Buttles,  Janet   R.     Queens  of   Egypt.     *$3. 
Appleton. 
Miss  Buttles   "has  gathered  together  from  all 
available   sources  all  that  Egyptology   has   known 
concerning   the   names,    personalities,    and   deeds 
of    the   women    who    shared    the    thrones    of   the 
Pharaohs,   and   has   put  all   this  together  into  a 
readable,     connected    account    of    the    feminine 
side  of  the   royal   line." — N.   Y.    Times. 


"On  the  whole,  the  book  is  carefully  written." 

-] Ath.   1908,   2:   363.   S.    26.   400w. 

N.    Y.    Times.   13:    640.    O.    31,    '08.    200w. 
"Her  book  is  singularly  free  from  inaccuracies 
or  antiquated   theories." 

+  Sat.  R.  106:  207.  Ag.  15,  '08.  960w. 
"The  portraits,  the  personal  descriptions,  -th© 
mass  of  detail  to  be  found  in  Miss  Buttles's  at- 
tractive book  are  little  short  of  amazing:  the 
extent  to  which  this  almost  prehistoric  history 
has  been  disinterred  can  hardly  be  believed  by 
any  one  who  has  not  followed  modern  study 
very  closely.  Queens  of  six  thousand  years  ago 
are  here  made  to  live  again." 

+  +  Spec.    101:    371.    S.    12,    '08.    480w. 

Buxton,  E.  M.  Wilmot-.     Stories  of  Persian 
heroes.    $1.50.    Crowell.  8-24871. 

From  Persia's  book  of  kings,  Shah-Nameh, 
have  been  drawn  these  tales  of  Rustum,  the 
Persian  King  Arthur,  and  his  wan-iors  and 
foe,s.  "Mingled  with  the  crash  of  fierce  battles 
we  find  other  strange  accounts  of  enchanted 
gardens,  snorting  dragons,  beleaguered  forests, 
imprisoned  maidens,  and  knightly  guests  as 
fine  as  any  ever  inspired  by  that  other  Eastern 
hero,  Haroun-al-Raschid.  In  most  of  them 
Rustum  himself  appears,  mounted  upon  his 
wonderful  horse.  Rakush,  whom  every  boy  will 
wish  to  have  for  his  own." 


Reviewed  by  K.  L,.  M. 

Bookm.  28:   385.   D.   '08.   ?.0w. 
Nation.    87:    550.   D.    3,   'OS.   50w. 
"Altogether    delightful,    a    prize    in    a    miscel- 
laneous   collection    of    books    for   young   people." 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  580.    O.   17,   'OS.    320w. 

Byers,  Morton  Lewis.  Economics  of  rail- 
way operation.  *$5.  Eng.  news.  8-982. 
The  economics  of  railway  operation  are  treat- 
ed under  seven  heads:  (1)  Organization;  (2) 
Employment,  education  and  discipline  of  forc- 
es; (3)  Accounts  and  accounting;  (4)  Reports; 
(5)  Economic  operation;  (6)  Analysis  of  opera- 
tions and  control  uf  expenses;  and  (T)  Better- 
ments. "The  hook  outlines  briefly  these  main 
features  of  differe:it  aspects  of  operating  topics, 
shows  their  inter-relation,  and  goes  into  con- 
siderable detail  in  explaining  how  the  work  done 
under  each  of  these  features  is  controlled  by 
instructions  and  reports  submitted  to  the  high- 
er  railway   officers."      (Engin.   Rec.) 


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Byers,  Morton  Lewis — Continued. 

"We  must  express  our  highest  commendation 
•of  the  work  Mr.  Byers  has  done  in  the  inter- 
•est  of  railroad  eng-ineering  as  a  whole  and  we 
feel  sure  that  there  is  hardly  a  man  in  the 
railway  service  who  cannot  derive  much  ben- 
efit from  a  study  of  this   book." 

+   Engin.    D.    3:    302.    Mr.    '08.    DOOw. 

"A  good  book  for  the  student  of  railway  af- 
fairs, but  too  detailed  for  those  who  have  but 
little    time    for   reading." 

+   Engin.    Rec.    57:    110.   Ja.    25,    '08.    400w. 

"The  level  of  the  book  is  a  high  one;  and 
fullest  recognition  should  be  given  to  the  wide 
knowledge  of  railroad  operation  which  it  re- 
veals, and  to  the  thoroughness  and  care  with 
which  its  material  is  given  to  the  public."  Stu- 
art Daggett. 

-f  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:   241.    Ap.    '08.    850w. 

Byron,      Henry.      Day-dreamer's      harvest. 
$1.25.    Shepard,    Morgan.  7-20Q65. 

"A  modern  key  to  the  best  that  is  in  Marcus 
Aurelius  and  La  Rochefoucauld,  which  adds 
much  besides  as  a  result  of  the  author's  own 
observations  and  researches  in  human  phenom- 
ena."— N.  Y.   Times. 


"Mr.  Byron  has  filled  his  pages  with  wisdom 
nuggets  that  makes  the  book  one  into  wliich 
to  dip  at  odd  moments." 

+   Ind.    63:    947.    O.    17.    '07.    80w. 
"Open   the  book  where  you  may,  you  will  al- 
ways  find  something  that  arrests  the  attention 
and    invites    thoueht." 

+    N.  Y.   Times.  12:   848.   D.   21,   '07.  280w. 
"A    (follection    of    tliought-provoking    'medita- 
tions.' " 

+   R.  of   Rs.   36:  383.   S.  '07.  60w. 


Cadogan,  Edward  Cecil  G.  Life  of  Cavotxr. 
*'$2.  Scribner.  7-37531- 

A  life  of  the  Italian  statesman  built  upon  a 
political  structure  "revealing  ithe  causes  that 
brought  about,  tne  influences  which  shaped,  and 
the  political  consequences  ensuing  from  the 
C3,use  of  United  Italy." 


"Heading  his  book,  with  its  pretense  to 
learning  which  its  author  does  not  possess; 
with  its  disregard  on  every  page  of  honest  his- 
torical methods;  and  with  its  bluff  at  being  a 
pioneer  in  a  field  which  has  already  been  well 
exi)Iored,  we  are  at  a  loss  to  decide  whether 
Jowett's  college  has  gi-eater  need  of  up-to-date 
instruction  in  history  or  in  the  elements  of  eth- 

—  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:  645.    Ap.    '08.    SOOw. 
+  Ath.    1907,    2:    '548.    N.    2.    450w. 
"It   is   an   example   of   a  certain   kind   of   false 
scholarship   which   ought  not   to   be   tolerated   in 
English    universities    or   bv    English    critics."       ' 

Nation.   86:312.  Ap.   2,   'OS.   850w. 

"Mr.  Cadogan's  book  should  be  read  with  in- 
terest; not,  as  \ve  have  said,  as  a  biography  of 
Ca\-our,  but  as  a  political  essay  outlining  the 
story  of  his  career  and  clearly  defining  and 
showing  the  development  of  those  forces  which 
were  combined  to  produce  the  Italy  of  the  pres- 
ent  day."   Walter   Littlefield. 

-\ N.   Y.  Times.  13:   114.   F.  29,   '08.   1330w. 

"The  story  of  how  he  had  accomplished  a 
■wx)rk  such  as  no  statesman  of  the  century  could 
show,  with  what  helps  and  what  hindrances,  is 
weM  told  in  these  pages." 

+  Spec.    lOO:  sup.    129.    Ja.    25,    '08.    400w. 

Caffin,    Charles    Henry.        Child's    guide    to 
pictures.  **$i.25.  Baker.  8-22108. 

A  book  wliose  sole  aim  is  to  help  young  peo- 
ple find  expression  in  words  for  the  feeling  of 
heauty  which  pictures  inspire  in  them,  and  to 
put   some  idea  into   the  reader's  head  that  will 


lead  him  to  find  more  and  more  beauty  in  pic- 
tures, in  nature,  and  in  life.  The  elementary 
principles  of  art  analysis  are  outlined  as  the 
basis  of  criticism,  and  illustrations  are  fur- 
nished from   the  work  of  representative  artists. 

"Especially  valuable  for  teachers  and  others 
who   work   with   children." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:  247.    O.    'OS. 

"This  attempt,  in  spite  of  an  imperfect  sym- 
pathy with  the  more  formal  side  of  art  as 
compared  with  its  picturesque  qualities,  is  so 
well  carried  out  that  one  feels  inclined  to  ad- 
vise Mr.  Catfin  to  submit  his  book  to  some 
slight  revision— relieving  it  of  an  occasional  air 
of    condescension." 

-i Nation.   87:  272.  S.  17,  '08.  5S0w. 

"Written  for  children,  it  seems  to  be  quite 
beyond  tlieir  capacities.  Its  instruction  is  won- 
derfully clear  and  admirably  simplified,  but  it 
is  an  extremely  ambitious  book,  undertaking  to 
give  the  child  a  much  wider  and  deeper  art  ed- 
ucation   than    he    is    capable    of    receiving." 

•^  —   N.    Y.   Times.   13:45S.   Ag.    22,    '08.    420w. 

"The  author  assumes  a  great  deal  of  author- 
ity in  Ruskin-like  patronizing  tones,  and  there 
is  an  excess  of  waste  verbiage  throughout  the 
volume.  But  Mr.  CaflSn  is  nearly  always  cor- 
rect in  his  judgment  upon  .great  pictures." 
-\ R.   of    Rs.    38:  764.    D'.    '08.    70w. 

Caffin,    Charles    Henry.      Story    of    Amer- 
ican painting.  **$2.5o.  Stokes.     7-36959. 
Descriptive   note  and   excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"Ileliable  as  to  information  and  rating  of  art- 
ists, founded  apparentlv  on  opinions  of  recog- 
d  authorities,  but  lacking  In  original  criti- 
cism. .  .  .  Does  not  compare  favorably  with 
Isham's  admirable  work  on  the  subject  but  has 
ts  place." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   37.    F.   '08. 

"Merely  as  a  picture  book  the  volume  will 
be  both  entertaining  and  instructive.  Mr.  Caf- 
fin's  criticism,  hovi'ever,  is  not  of  the  kind  that 
is  subordinate  to  its  illustrations." 

-f-  Dial.  43:  423.  D.  16,  '07.  140w. 
"While  Mr.  Caffin's  contributions  to  art  crit- 
icism contain  little  that  is  new  or  original,  he 
gleans  his  facts  and  opinions  from  authoritative 
sources  and  he  is  in  the  main  a  perfectly  safe 
guide." 

+   Ind.    64:    318.    F.    6,    '08.    240w. 
"If  not  an   original  critic,   Mr.   Caffin  general- 
ly knows  where  to  go  for  opinions   or  informa- 
tion,  and  seldom  makes  serious  mistakes." 
-f-   Nation.   86:    21.   Ja.    2,    '08.    120w. 
"There   has   long  been   a   need   for  a   book  on 
American  art   that  would   trace  its   evolution   in 
a    manner    at    once    popular    and    authoritative. 
This    need    is   now   supplied   by  Mr.    Charles    H. 
Caftin." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  835.  D.  14,  '07.  220w. 
"While  his  estimates  of  the  American  paint- 
ers of  the  past  is,  in  general,  just  and  forceful, 
when  he  discusses  the  qualities  of  his  contem- 
poraries his  estimates  seem  sometimes  too  eulo- 
gistic. Nevertheless,  the  oook  is  specially 
strong  in  dealing  with  contemporary  American 
painting,  and  upon  that  latest  phase  of  which 
Mr.  Luks  and  Mr.  Sloan  are  the  apostles." 
-\ Outlook.    87:    873.   D.    21,    '07.    430w. 

Caffin,  Charles  Henry,  and  Caffin,  Caroline 

*       A.     Appreciation  of  the  drama.  **$i.50. 
Baker. 

The  sixth  volume  in  the  "A.ppreciation  se- 
ries." The  promise  of  good  things  which  the 
foreword,  a  little  classic,  gently  intimates  is  ful- 
filled in  large  measure  in  the  chapters  that  fol- 
low it.  The  author  invites  his  reader  at  the 
start  to  take  a  comfortable  seat  in  front  of  the 
curtain,  then  proceeds  from  an  analysis  of  the 
sensations  of  the  man  in  the  audience  to  a  re- 
view of  some  of  the  salient  considerations  that 
affect  the  appreciation  of  the  drama,  viz.,  a 
brief  history  of  the  drama,  the  art  of  acting 
and  stage  management,  the  building  of  a  drama 


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57 


technically;  and  from  these  facts  of  experience 
past  and  present  deduces  principles  for  a  basis 
of  critical  appreciation. 

"He  takes  up  the  subject  as  a  new  thing, 
•WTthout  prejudice,  and  he  says  again  many  of 
the  old,  old  things  with  a  fresh  buoyancy  of 
spirit.  His  historical  chapters  are  exceedingly 
interesting  and  free  from  tedious  details,  and 
his  discussion  of  the  pictorial  side  of  the  con- 
temporary stage,  of  the  deficiencies  in  lighting 
in  spite  of  the  modern  machinery,  and  the  reed 
of  what  he  calls  plastic  scenery,  is  no\e!  <xnd. 
suggestive." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:697.   N.   28,    '08.    llOOw. 

Calthrop,    H.    C.    Hollway-.    Petrarch:    his 
life    and   times.    *$3.5o.    Putnam.   8-6038. 
Descriptive   note  and   excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 


"Two  slight  objections  must  find  their  way 
into  our  short  criticism.  The  one — the  inap- 
propriateness  of  the  rhyme  .  .  .  which  Mr. 
Calthrop  places  on  the  dedicatory  page.  And, 
secondly  .  .  .  we  defirecate  Mr.  Calthrop's 
references  and  allusions  to  tlie  house  of  Stuart. 
Having  aired  these  grievances  against  Mr.  Cal- 
throp, we  end  as  we  began,  by  saying  liis  book 
is  only  too  short." 
-f-   -i Acad.    73:    2G3.    D.    21,    '07.    1270w. 

"A  discriminating  yet  enthusiastic  guide  who 
has  made  good  use  of  the  material  already  pub- 
lished."    A.    R.    Marble. 

+   Dial.   44:    379.  Je.    16.   '08.   1150w. 

"He  writes  clearly,  without  mannerism  or  par- 
ticular distinction,  and  he  has  put  within  reach 
of  readers  of  English  the  best  biography,  so 
far   as   we   are  aware,    of   Petrarch." 

-I-   +   Nation.    86:    355.    Ap.    16,    '08.    300w. 

"A  literary  hash  in  which  there  is  little  new 
material  and  in  which  the  old,  frequently  over 
or  under  done  often  defies  identification.  The 
book  is  without  references  or  footnotes  of  any 
sort.  All  this  does  not  mean  that  the  author 
has   not  written    an   entertaining  book." 

1-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  467.   Ag.    29,   '08.    9S0w. 

"The  volume  may  very  well  be  placed  on  the 
shelf  which  holds  Mrs.  Ady's  'Beatrice  of  Mi- 
Ian'  as  an  equally  picturesque  account  of  me- 
diaeval   social    conditions    in    Italy." 

+   -I-  Outlook.    88:    44.    Ja.    4,    '08.    17nw. 

"It  is  so  dull  that  considered  as  a  work  of 
the  imagination  it  does  not  exist  at  all.  A  book 
full  of  vain  repetitions,  of  ihe  vaguest  gener- 
alisation, inaccurate,  untrustworthy,  a  mere 
arid  interjection,  an  ipse  dixit,  without  any  evi- 
dence to  support  it  or  indeed  any  knowledge 
properly  understood  of  the  subject  with  which 
It    deals." 

—  Sat.    R.    105:    111.    Ja.    26,    'OS.    1020w. 

Calvert,  Albert  Frederick.  Goya:  an  account 
of  his  life  and  works;  with  612  repro- 
ductions from  his  pictures,  etchings  and 
lithographs.  (Spanish  ser.)  *$i.25.  Lane. 

8-13747. 

A   biographical    sketch    precedes   a  full   list   of 

the    artist's    work    accompanied    by    descriptive 

notes     which      include     information    concerning 

where  the   originals  may  be  found. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    130.   My.    '08. 
+   Nation.    86:    362.    Ap.    16,    '08.    lOOw. 
"The    text    accompanying    the    pictures    is    bi- 
ographical   rather    than     critical,     but     contains 
some  acute  comment  and  is  carefully  prepared." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   268.   My.    9,   '08.   390w. 
+  Spec.   100:    1003.   Je.   27,   '08.   300w. 

Calvert,   Albert   Frederick.     Granada:   pres- 
ent and  bygone.  *$2.5o.   Button. 

8-21789. 

Of  interest  alike  to  historian  and  artist,  this 
volume  in  Mr.  Calvert's  "Spanish  series"  re- 
flects the  Moorish  and  Christian  grandeur  of 
the  "Mecca  of  every  pilgrimage  beyond  the 
Pyrenees."     The   volume   is   finely   illustrated. 


compares  favorably  with  the  author's  earlier 
work  in  this  series;  it  is,  however,  unfortunate 
that  he  is  not  the  master  of  a  more  attractive 
style  of  presentation." 

T A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   206.    N.   'OS. 

"The  most  satisfactory  section  of  the  book  is 
a  supplementary  chapter  written  in  collabora- 
tion with  Miss  C.  Gasquoine  Hartley,  though 
Alonso  Cano's  talent  is  decidedly  overrated." 
+  —  Ath.  1908,  2:  264.  S.  5.  140w. 
"To  all  who  have  visited  or  hope  to  visit 
Granada,  as  well  as  to  those  who  are  interest- 
ed in  Spanish  art,  we  can  confidently  recom- 
mend  'Gi-anada.'  " 

+   Nation.    87:  137.    Ag.    13,    '08.    360w. 
+    N.   Y.   Times.   13:  392.  Jl.   11,   '08.   170w. 
"Its   aesthetic   value   is   somewhat   lessened   by 
the   juxtaposition   of  a   full-paged    colored   illus- 
tration and  a  large  line  drawing." 

+  —  Outlook.  89:  815.  Ag.  8,  '08.  200w. 
R.  of  Rs.  38:  255.  Ag.  '08.  30w. 
"Treats,  perhaps,  more  fully  of  the  town  of 
Granada,  as  well  as  of  the  Alhambra  itself, 
than  any  other  book  upon  the  subject  which  is 
easily  attainable.  It  is  not  deficient  in  humour. 
There  are  one  or  two  little  errors  which  might 
easily    have   been    avoided." 

H Sat.    R.   106:116.   Jl.   25,   'OS.    lOOOw. 

"A  specially  good   volume." 

+   Spec.   100:871.  My.   30,   '08.    80w. 

Calvert,  Albert  Frederick.  Leon,  Burgos, 
and  Salamanca:  a  historical  and  de- 
scriptive account.  (Spanish  ser.)  462 
half-tones,   *$i.25.    Lane.  8-35378. 

A  souvenir  rather  than  a  guide  book  which 
in  its  historical  sketches  and  descriptions  pro- 
vides information  for  the  amateur  on  architec- 
ture and  archaeology. 


"The   text   shows   considerable    research,    and 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    131.    My.    '08. 
"The    illustrations    are    plentiful,     as    in    the 
other   volumes   of    the    series,    but    the    text,    as 
usual,   leaves  a   good   deal   to   be  desired." 

h  Ath.    1908,    2:    264.    S.    5.    460w. 

^-   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   319.   Je.   6,   '08.   50w. 
Calvert,  Albert   Frederick.   Murillo.    (Lang- 
ham  ser.,  V.  20.)   165  il.  $1.  Scribner. 
(Spanish  ser.)  *$i.2S.  Lane.  W8-6. 

The  entire  work  of  Mr.  Calvert  tends  to  fur- 
nish the  tourist  with  the  "royal  roads  to  knowl- 
edge." A  biographical  sketch  of  Murillo  is  fol- 
lowed by  a  list  of  the  artist's  works  with  brief 
descriptions. 

A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    131.    My.    '08.    40w. 
"He  puts   together  the  well-known  facts  with 
some  skill,  and  his  narrative  is  pleasantly  writ- 
ten.    We   notice  a  few   inaccuracies." 

H Lond.    Times.   6:    126.   Ap.    19,    '07.    300w. 

Calvert,  Albert  Frederick.  Toledo:  an  his- 
torical and  descriptive  account  of  the 
"City  of  generations;"  with  over  Soo  il. 
(Spanish   ser.)   *$i.25.   Lane.  W8-6. 

The  author's  aim  has  been  that  of  equipping 
the  illustrations  with  brief  descriptive  matter 
rather  than  of  supplying  new  facts  and  theories. 
"He  gives  us  legend,  as,  for  instance,  the  curi- 
ous story  of  the  birth  of  Pelayo;  history — when 
it  can  be  distinguished  from  legend — and  this 
both  local  and  national;  art,  in  its  various  de- 
velopment of  architecture,  sculpture,  etc." 
(Spec.) 

-L   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    76.    Mr.    '08. 
"For    the    casual    tourist   a    handbook    of    this 
sort  is  of  value." 

-I Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  441.   S.   '08.   130w. 

"The  chapter  on  El  Greoo,  in  which  Mr.  Cal- 
vert has  had  the  advantage  of  a  co-laborator.  is 
the  most  readable  part  of  this  volume.  The  rest 
of  the  text  is  burdened  with  details  which  will 
seem,  excessive  to  the  average  reader,  and  many 
of  which  will  be  found  inaccurate  hv  scholars." 

1-  Ath.   1908,   1:    352.   Mr.    21.    420w. 

Spec:   100:   105.   Ja.   '08.    70w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Calvert,  Albert  Frederick,  and  Gallichan, 
Catherine  G.  (Hartley).  Velazquez:  an 
account  of  his  life  and  works;  with  136 
reproductions  from  his  mos^:  celebrated 
pictures.   (Spanish  ser.)   *$i.2S.  Lane. 

8-13287. 

"It  is  not  an  exhaustive  treatise  of  the  paint- 
er's work,  nor  a  full  biographical  essay,  still 
less  is  it  a  handboolc  to  explain  his  pictures. 
It  is  just  an  invitation,  as  it  were,  to  look  more 
carefully  at  the  pictures  themselves.  .  .  . 
The  list  of  the  paintings  of  Velasquez,  togeth- 
er with  an  indication  of  where  the  originals 
may  be  found,  is  in  itself  a  valuable  guide  to 
the   student.'' — N.   Y.   Times. 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    131.    My.    '08. 
"The  principal  value     .     .     .     will  be  found  in 
the    almost    unprecedented    fulness    of    illustra- 
tion." 

H-   Nation.    f6:    3G2.    Ap.   16,    'OS.    lOOw. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   170.  Mr.   28,   '08.   280w. 
"The  book   gives   the   well-known   information 
in  a   convenient  form." 

+  Spec.    100:    1003.    Je.    27,    '08.    50w. 

Calvert,  Albert  Frederick,  and  Gallichan, 
Walter  M.  Cordova:  a  city  of  the 
Moors,  il.  *$i.25.  Lane.  7-41577. 

"A  historical  sketch  of  three  chapters  gives 
the  .setting  of  the  town  in  the  life  of  the  penin- 
sula, and  another  chapter  introduces  us  to  its 
famous  sons,  Seneca,  Lucan,  El  Gran  Capitan 
and  others  less  noted.  One  hundred  and  fifty- 
nine  excellent  plates  give  an  outlook  upon  the 
chief  objects  of  interest.  These  form  almost  half 
of  the  book  and  comtribute  to  its  value  in  at  least 
the  same  proportion." — Ann.  Am.  Acad. 


"It  is  a  mischievously  bad  book.  The  larger 
works  were,  at  least,  protected  by  their  high 
price  from  falling  into  the  hands  of  ordinary 
students:  this  handbook  is  within  the  leach  of 
all,  and  therefore  able  to  mislead  a  large  num- 
ber of  readers.  Even  worse  than  his  want  of 
all  method  is  the  mawkish  clap-trap  meant  for 
poetical  description.  Mr.  Calvert  has  not  the 
art  of  fine  writing,  and  had  better  give  up 
these  ungainly  essays." 

Acad.   13:  C17.   S.   21,   '07.   1250w. 

"The  author  has  excellent  powers  of  descrip- 
tion, and  leads  us  around  the  city  and  through 
the  mosque  in  a  w.ay  that  enables  the  reader 
to  catch  the  spirit  of  the  place  exceptionally 
well." 

+  Ann,  Am.  Acad.  31:   268.   Ja.  '08.   2'50w. 

"Their   labour   in   respect   of   the   collection    of 
plates  which  occupies  a  good  half  of  their  book 
has   been   well   bestowed.     The   book,    is,    on  the 
whole,   well   and   agreeably  written." 
H Ath.  1907,   2:  412.  "o.  5.   800w. 

Cambridge  history  of  English  literature; 
ed.  by  A.  W.  Ward.  14V.  ea.  *$2.50. 
Putnam.  7-40854. 

A  work  covering  the  whole  course  of  English 
literature  from  Beowulf  to  the  end  of  the  Vic- 
torian age  which  is  intended  (a)  to  give  a  con- 
nected account  of  the  successive  movements, 
both  main  and  subsidiary,  in  English  literature; 
(b)  to  trace  the  progress  of  English  as  a  vehicle 
of  Englishi  literature:  (c)  to  take  note  of  the 
influence  of  foreign  literature  upon  English  lit- 
erature and  on  foreigTi  literatures:  (d)  to  pro- 
vide eacii  chapter  with  a  sufficient  bibliogra- 
phy. 

V.  1.  From  the  beginning  to  the  cycle  of  ro- 
mance. 

The  volume  is  composed  of  a  number  of  es- 
says contributed  by  different  writers  whose 
scholarship  and  fitness  ha.ve  recommended  them 
for  the  service. 

V.  2.  Carries  the  treatment  from  the  time  of 
Chaucer  to  the  end  of  the  middle  ages. 


"The  authority  of  some  of  the  many  con- 
tributors to  these  two  volumes  may  be  ques- 
tioned, the  treatment  in  the  main  is  cyclopedic 
rather  than  continuous,  and  the  general  trend 
linguistic  more  than  literary,  but  the  work 
as  a  whole  will  from  its  scope  and  nature  be  a 
valuable    tool    in    larger   libraries." 

H A.   L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  250.  N.  '08.   (Review  of 

V.   1  and  2.) 

"Dealing  with  the  book  as  a  whole,  we  can 
commend  it  as  an  astonishingly  correct  and 
well-printed  handbook;  but  it  falls  short  of  sat- 
isfaction as  a  history  of  English  literature.  It 
will  not  stand  comparison  with  'Petit  de  Julle- 
ville,'  the  test  which  presents  itself  naturally, 
either  in  quality  of  production  or  literary  style. 
More  efforts  might  be  made  to  prevent  overlap- 
ping." 

H Ath.  1907,  2:  719.   D.   7.   3000w.    (Review 

of  v.   1.) 

"The  editors  of  this  volume  are  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  a  much  higher  level  of  achieve- 
ment than  its  predecessor  showed;  they  have 
produced  a  book  which  is  indispensable  to  any 
serious  student  of  English  literature." 

+   +  Ath.  1908,  2:  325.  S.  19.  1350w.   (Review 
of  V.   2.) 

"Not  all  the  contributors  are  persons,  we  will 
not  say  of  ripe  scholarship,  but  even  of  accurate 
and  ordered  knowledge." 

1-   Atlan.   10'2:    692.    N.   '03.   300'Ow.    (Review 

of  V.  1  and  2.) 

"Most  of  the  bibliographies  are  well  compiled, 
though  there  is  a  want  of  uniformity  in  their 
plan.  The  volume  as  a  whole  deserves  unstint- 
ed admiration."     D. 

+   -I Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    402.    Ap.    'OS.    650w. 

(Review  of  v.   1.) 
"The    first    volume   is    altogether   too   encyclo- 
pedic for  a   thoroly  satisfactory  literary  history, 
which  ought  to  be   continuous  and   expansive." 
(-   Ind.    04:    1094.    My.    14,    '08.    500w.    (Re- 
view  of   V.    1.) 
"We  must  look  upon  the  present  work  as  the 
first-fruits,    albeit  ripe  and   perfect,   of   the   new 
school   of  English   scholarship,   and  we  welcome 
the    present   volume   as    a   splendid   specimen    of 
taste,    learning,    and    research    in    this    depart- 
ment.    As  an  earnest  of  what  is  yet  to  come  its 
contents    are    remarkable." 
-t-   -I;   Lit.    D.    36:    236.    P. 
view    of   V.    1.) 
-t-   Lit.    D.    37:    400.    S. 
view  of  V.   2.) 
"The    cooperative    history    of    which    we    now 
have  the   first  volume,   fulfils,   to   a  respectable 
degree,  our  expectations.     It  is  a  pity,  however, 
that    for    so    many    chapters,    the    editors    have 
been    unable    to    secure    contributors    of   author- 
ity.  On  the  other  hand,   actual  errors  of  state- 
ment are  few." 

-f  -^ Nation.    86:    129.    F.    6,    '08.    660w.    (Re- 
view   of   V.    1.) 
"A    serious   deficiency    in    the   present    volume 
is  the  want  of  a  general  characterization  of  the 
period." 

+  —  Nation.    87:  74.    Jl.    23,    'OS.    800w.     (Re- 
view of  V.   2.) 
"The    volume    has    an    interest    as    well    as    a 
value,  only  the  interest  is  rather  linguistic  than 
literary." 

-f-  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  861.  D.  28,  '07.  830w. 
(Review  of  v.  1.) 
"To  the  reader  of  ordinary  culture  the  second 
volume  seems  vastly  more  interesting  and  in- 
structive in  the  right  sense,  than  the  first. 
Its  array  of  essavs  represents  sound  and  broad 
scholarship  and  they  form  a  collection  of  good 
literature  bv  themselves." 

+   N.    Y.   Times.    13:  350.   Je.    ZO,   '08.    630w. 
(Review  of  v.   2.) 

R.    of    Rs.    38:    125.    Jl.    '08.    150w.    (Re- 
view of  V.    1   and  2.) 
"For   the   larger   of   these   tasks   some  of  the 
authors  of  this  volume  are  not  very  well  quali- 
fied." 

-j Sat.   R.  105:  437.  Ap.  4,  '08.  2200w.   (Re- 
view of  V.  1.) 


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Cambridge  modern  history;  planned  by  the 
late  Lord  Acton;  ed.  by  Adolphus   W: 
Ward,   G:    Walter   Prothero   and    Stan- 
ley   Leathes.    I2v.    ea.    *$4.    Macmillan. 
V.    5.      The   age   of   Louis   XIV. 
"The  government  of  Louis,  his  foreign  policy, 
the  Galilean  church,  Molifcre  and  his  contempor- 
aries   in    letters,    and    the    war    of    the    Spanish 
succession  are  here,  but  they  have  been  taught 
their  place  in   the   scheme  of  things.     The   rev- 
olution in  England,  the  affairs  of  the  small  but 
mighty  United   Provinces,    the   Anglo -Dutch   ri- 
valries,   and   Peter   the   Great,    Cnarles   XII,    the 
Great    Elector    and    their    respective    enterprises 
are  justly  estimated  and  printer's   space   meted 
out  to  them  accordingly.     The  colonies  and  In- 
dia   als9    have    a    chapter." — Ind. 

"The  English  edition  of  this  volume,  like  Its 
companions,  is  notably  free  from  such  errors, 
but  a  considerable  number  of  typographical 
mistakes,  sometimes  quite  serious  ones,  have 
found  their  way  Into  the  American  edition. 
Few  more  useful  volumes,  and,  save  for  one 
hopelessly  confused  contribution,  few  more 
eminently  usable  volumes  on  this  period  have 
appeared  or  are  likely  to  appear."  W.  C.  Ab- 
bott. 

-h  H Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    863.    Jl.    '08.    ISOOw. 

(Review  of  v.  5.) 

A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  234.  O.  '08.   (Review  of 
V.   5.) 
"Contains    a    number    of    exceptionally    good 
articles,    but    it    lea.'es    us    wondering    how    the 
editors    would    iustify    the    inclusion    of    others." 
-f-   4-  -«-  Ath.   1908.    1:    722.    Je.    13.    1400w.      (Re- 
view  of  v.    5.) 
+  4-   Ind.    64:    1200.    My.    28,    '08.    350w.    (Re- 
view of  V.    5.) 
"Regarded    as    literature,    this    volume    seems 
to  us  less  effectively  written  than  the  first  two 
were,  and  there  are  fewer  contributors  of  flrst- 
rate   eminence." 

-i Nation.  87:  11.  Jl.  2,  '08.  1850w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  5.) 
"Making  allowances  for  deficiencies  of  the 
plan,  it  is  a  remarkable  contribution  to  historic 
science  by  its  comprehensiveness,  its  almost  ex- 
cessive fullness  of  detail,  and  its  facilities  for 
easy   references."     Joseph  Jacobs. 

4-  -f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  286.  My.  £3,  'C.8.  lOOOw. 

(Review  of  v.    5.) 
"A   high  standard  of  scholarship  prevails,   to- 
gether perhaps  with  a  rather  higher  quality  of 
literary   excellence    than    usual." 
4-   +   -K  Outlook.  8S:  657.  Mr.  21,  'OS.  300w.   (Re- 
view  of   V.    5.) 
Reviewed  bv  J.   T.   Shotwall. 
4-4 Pol.   Sci.   Q.   23:526.   S.   '08.   1200w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  5  and  10.) 

R.  of  Rs.  37:  636.  My.  '08.  20Ow.  (Re- 
view of  V.  5.) 
"Is  fully  equal  to  any  of  its  predecessors. 
The  chapter  by  M.  Faguet  on.  French  seven- 
teenth-century literature  and  its  influence  in 
Europe  is  disappointing.  Making  all  allowanres. 
this  contribution  remains  sketchy  and  unsatis- 
fying." 

4-4 Sat.  R.  106:  141.  F.  1,  '08.  1800w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  5.) 
"By  some  ihy-sterious  process  it  has  converted 
the  excitement  and  the  significance  of  the  sev- 
enteenth century  into  flatness  and  insipidity. 
The  book  falls  between  two  stools;  it  should 
have  been  either  a  great  deal  longer  or  a  great 
deal   more   condensed." 

4 Spec.  100:   577.   Ap.   11,   '08.   1700w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   5.) 

Cameron,    Margaret.    Cat    and    the    canary. 
t$i.   Harper.  8-5576. 

A  suburban  farce-coroedy  that  grows  out  of 
a  husband's  invitation  to  an  influential  capital- 
ist and  his  wife  to  spend  the  night  ajt  his  home. 
The  wife  suddenly  bethinks  herself  of  the  fact 
that  the  necessary  lingerie  garment  to  offer 
her  guest  is  not  forthcoming  on  account  of  a 
series  of  accidents,  chief  among  which  being  the 


babj-'s  overturning  of  an  ink  bottle  in  the 
laundry  basket.  In  desperation  the  husband  robs 
his  neighbor's  wash,  pins  a  flve-dollar  bilJ  to  the 
line,  is  caught,  extricates  himself  thru  the 
prestidigitateur's  art  and  wins  the  approval  of 
his  admiring  neighbor. 

"The  humor  is  heightened  by  the  plausibility 
of   the  situation." 

4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  174.  Mr.  28,  '08.  150w. 

Campbell,  Frances.     Shepherd  of  the  stars. 
*$i.50.   Dutton. 

Steeped  in  the  atmosphere  of  the  East,  be- 
guiling in  Its  invitation  to  "embark  immediate- 
ly for  Morocco,"  this  book  Is  all  about  a  maid- 
en aunt  and  two  wonderful  nieces,  Felicia  and 
Pickle,  who  Journey  and  camp  in  Morocco. 
"Felicia,  who  is  always  in  the  foreground  of 
prettily  studied  Eastern  life  and  scenery,  is  a 
blend  of  alluring  early-Victorian  and  twentieth 
century  models.  .  .  .  We  can  watch  the  woo- 
ing and  winning  of  her  by  that  astonishingly 
splendid  young  duke  in  disguise  without  a 
pang  of  envy,  since  for  ourselves  we  prefer 
Pickle."     (Lond.     Times.) 


"No  one  but  the  most  carping  of  readers 
would  deny  its  cleverness  and  quick  sympathy 
and  charm.  And  yet  one  has  constantly  to  re- 
gret little  exaggerations,  little  pieces  of  care- 
lessness, little  shallownesses  more  apparent, 
perhaps,   than   real." 

H l-ond.  Times,  6:142.  My.  3,  '07.   380w. 

"For  its  unconscious  humor,  its  ingenuous 
amateurishness,  the  book  has  a  value  not  to 
be  ignored  in  this  day  of  sophisticated  accom- 
plishment." 

4 Nation.    86:    380.    Ap.    23,    '08.    260w. 

"The  author's  power  of  transmitting  impres- 
sions of  colors,  sounds,  scents,  moods,  and  a 
host  of  other  delicate  things  usually  incommun- 
icable is   almost   magical." 

4-  4-  N.   Y.   Times.   13:174.   Mr.   28,   '08.   200w. 

4 Spec.    98:  722.   My.    4,    '07.   200w. 

Campbell,  James  Mann.  Paul  the  mystic:  a 
study  in  apostolic  experience  (Crown 
theological  lib.)  *$i.5o.  Putnam.  8-25728. 
Pauls  experiences  and  teaching  interpreted 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  mystic.  "Even  those 
who  do  not  like  mysticism  will  scarcely  find 
any  violence  done  to  the  apostle  here:  Paul  the 
mystic  is  Paul  at  his  best.  In  this  respect  I 
think  that  Dr.  Campbell's  book  is  to  be  wel- 
comed: it  awakens  distrust  of  those  rationalis- 
tic accounts  of  the  apostle's  character.  In  which 
everything  really  divine  in  his  life  and  doc- 
trine is  relegated  to  the  irresponsible  void  of 
religious  fancy,  where  anything  may  happen. 
.  .  .  Throughout  the  book.  Paul's  mysticism 
is  shown  to  be  the  vital,  originative,  principle 
in  religious  experience;  it  is,  in  fact,  the  high- 
est expression  of  his  faith."    (Hibbert    J.) 


"It  is  a  pity  that  a  volume  of  such  character 
should  be  vitiated  by  two  well-defined  flaws.  Dr. 
Campbell  is  most  rabidly  anti-Roman.  Side  by 
side  with  these  unnecessary  jibes  are  occasion- 
al   lapses    of    taste    in    diction." 

4 Acad.   72:    361.    Ap.    13,    '07.    lOOOw. 

"A  stimulating  and  interesting  study." 
4-    Bib.    World.    32:    78.    Jl.    'OS.    20w. 
"He  shows  a  varied  knowledge  of  books,    es- 
pecially of  those  on   the  subject  with  which   he 
deals,   and  has  a  sound  grasp  of   the  principles 
of    critical    exegesis."    R.    A.    C.    Macmillan. 
4-   Hibbert  J.   6:   690.   Ap.   '08.   660w. 
"He  has  written  a  goo^  deal  that  is  true,  and 
much  that  is  important,  but  he  has  hardly  come 
at   the    heart    of    his    subject    or   portrayed   with 
any   clearness   or  satisfaction   the   mystical   ele- 
ments in  Paul's  religious  faith." 

h   Ind.  65:  899.  O.  15,  '08.  440w. 

"Such  a  writer  may  convey  much  information 
on  Paul  the  missionary,  or  even  Paul  the  maker 
of  dogma,  but  he  cannot  deal  successfully  with 
Paul  the  mystic." 

1-  Nation.  87:  314.  O.  1,  '08.  300w. 


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Campbell,  James  Mann  — Continued. 

"An  interesting  and  thought-provoking:  vol- 
ume." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  376.  Jl.  4.   '08.  120w. 

Campbell,  Norman  Robert.  Modern  elec- 
trical theory.  (Cambridge  physical  ser.) 
*$2.2S.   Putnam.  8-16903. 

"The  present  boolt  might  be  called  'The  sci- 
ence of  the  electron.'  It  is  not  written  for  the 
expert.  'It  was  begun  with  the  idea  of  pro- 
viding a  text-book  from  which  students,  well- 
grounded  in  the  elementary  branches  of  phys- 
ics, might  obtain  some  knowledge  of  the  later 
developments';  and  although  this  scheme  has 
been  departed  from  in  some  respects,  the  above 
Quotation  from  the  preface  represents  fairly  well 
the  general  scope  of  the  book."    (Nature.) 

"Some  few  objections  may  be  taken  to  the 
book.     An  honest  and  very  able  book." 

-\ Ath.    1908,    1:    163.    F.    8.    1230w. 

Ind.  65:  316.  Ag.  6,  '08.  lOOw. 
"His  exposition  would  gain  if  the  overbear- 
ing tone  were  modified.  The  reader  also  re- 
sents the  tmo  colloquial  character  of  some  sen- 
tences. Although  we  do  not  find  ourselves  in 
agreement  with  everything  in  this  book,  it  Is 
undeniably  a  very  invigorating  study  of  the 
subject." 

H Nature.  78:  73.  My.  2S,   '08.  1450w. 

"The  author  has  chosen  his  material  wisely 
and  combined  it  with  skill.  The  perspective 
is  thoroughly  good  and  the  point  of  view  is 
not  that  of  the  popularizer  of  second-hand 
knowledge."     H.    A.    Bumstead. 

-I-  Science,  n.s.  28:   649.   N.  6,  '08.  600w. 

Campbell,  Rev.  Reginald  John.  Christian- 
ity and  the  social  order.  **$i.S0.  Mac- 
millan.  7-41762. 

An  analysis  which  shows  the  correspondence 
between  the  principles  of  Christianity  and  those 
of  modern  socialism — socialism  in  its  best  sense. 
The  book  is  written  "from  the  point  of  view  of 
one  who  believes  that  the  movement  reprobated 
by  the  Pope  on  the  one  hand,  and  dogmatic 
protestantism  on  the  other,  under  the  name  of 
modernism  really  represents  a  return  to  the 
primitive  Christian  evangel,  freed  from  its  lim- 
itations and  illusions."  Mr.  Campbell  believes 
that  the  present  spiritual  movement  is  destined 
to  rescue  Christianity  from  ecclesiasticism  in 
all    its    forms. 


"The  writer   cannot  agree   with   the   ultimate 
conclusions    of    this    book."     A.    T.    Burns. 

h  Am.  J.  Theol.   12:   671.  O.   '08.   400w. 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  37.  F.  '08. 
+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  499.  Mr.  '08.  130w. 
"The  volume  is  one  of  the  most  profoundly 
thoughtful  popular  treatises  dealing  with  the 
world-wide  struggle  and  irrepressible  conflict 
for  economic  independence  that  has  yet  ap- 
peared from  the  pen  of  a  moral  idealist.  The 
Rev.  R.  J.  Campbell  is  a  worthy  successor  to 
Canon  Kingsley  and  Frederic  D.  Maurice."  B.  O. 
Flower. 

-f-   -I-  Arena.    39:    374.    Mr.    '08.    4700w. 
Reviewed  by  G:    Hodges. 

Atlan.  102:  127.  Jl.  '08.  870w. 
"I  do  not  know  where  a  better  general  dis- 
cussion of  the  subject  may  be  found;  it  is 
wholly  sympathetic,  yet  not  at  the  expense  of 
truth,  and  might  well  carry  conviction  to  those 
who  would  not  be  moved  by  a  colder  and  more 
purely  scientific  treatment."  T.  D.  A.  Cocker- 
ell. 

-f   Dial.    45:    164.    S.    16,    '08.    500w. 
Reviewed   by  James    Seth. 

Hibbert  J.   6:   910.   Jl.   '08.   1800w. 
"It  is  an   able  v/ork,   free  from   the   blemishes 
of  style  and   sentiment  which   make  volumes  of 
sermons    the   least   popular   of   all    forms   of   lit- 
erature." 

+   Ind.   64:   587.   Mr.   12,   '08.    350w. 

-f  J.    Pol.    Econ.   16:    317.   My.   '08.    350w. 


"Dr.  Campbell  is  undoubtedly  doing  good. 
But  his  best  work  is  as  a  preacher  of  religioi^. 
He  is  not  a  succes?  as  theologian  or  economist." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  84.   F.   15,   '08.   120w. 
"One  reads   a   book   like   this  with   regret   and 

misgiving.  Not  only  is  one  forced  to  disagree 
with  very  much  that  it  contains,  but  one  is 
also  compelled  to  think  that  it  will  inevitably 
cast  a  shadow  on  Mr.  Campbell's  earlier  work." 
C:  Johnston. 

—  No.   Am.   188:   140.   Jl.    '08.    980w. 

"Mr.  Campbell's  volume  illustrates  that  curi- 
ous incoherence  rf  thought  which  seems  to  me 
to  be  a  gener.al  characteristic  of  the  radical 
socialists."  Lyman  Abbott. 

h  Outlook.  88:   538.   Mr.   7,   '08.   650w. 

"It  is  not  worth  while  to  examine  Mr.  Camp- 
bell's argument  chapter  by  chapter.  He  has 
nothing  that  is  particularly  striking  or  novel  to 
say." 

1-  Spec.   100:   192.   F.   1,  '08.   320tw. 

Campbell,  Rev.  Reginald  John.   New  theol- 
ogy   sermons.    **$i.50.    Macmillan. 

7-33946. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"These  sermons  are  a  very  interesting  ex- 
hibition of  the  homiletic  possibilities  of  what 
Mr.  Campbell  reluctantly  calls  the  new  the- 
ology." 

-I-  Am.  J.  Theol.  12:   675.   O.   '08.   120w. 

"The  controversial  is  subordinated  fo  the 
practical  ethics  or  the  spiritual  message  that 
glows  in  the  light  and  warmth  of  the '  living 
truth  on  everv  page."     B.    O.    Flower. 

+  Arena.    39:    113.    Ja.    '08.    3850w. 

"Many  will  find  them  altogether  too  theolog- 
ical, and  too  much  of  any  theology,  old  or  new, 
is  bad  for  sermons." 

—  Ind.    64:    10i4'5.    My.    7,    'OS.    l-^Ow. 
"With     thi^ir     endless    confusions,     their    per- 

fervid  and  narrow  zeal  for  a  type  of  doctrine, 
their  blindness  to  the  most  real  distinctions, 
the  discourses  of  Mr.  Campbell  induce  anything 
but    the   feeling   of   religious   calm   and   trustful- 

—  Nation.    86:    81.   Ja.    23,    '08.    170w. 
"Hastily  written,    bad   in   stylo,    and   based   on 

a  rough  mixture  of  diluted  Hegelianism  and 
cheap  nonism.  He  will  make  many  men  think 
whom  profounder  theologians  will  leave  un- 
touched." 

f-   N.    Y.   Times.    13:    84.    F.    15,    '08.    160w. 

"These  sermons  are  characterized  by  insist- 
ence on  reality,  by  care  for  things  rather  than 
names,  by  warmth  of  human  feeling  and  by  con- 
fidence in  the  invincibility  of  love.  To  the  read- 
er who  shares  in  these  qualities  they  will  prove 
broadening  and  uplifting,  despite  what  we  re- 
gard as  a  theological  one-sidedness." 
-I-   H Outlook.    87:    829.    D.    14,    '07.    470w. 

Campbell,      Thomas.       Complete      poetical 
MTorks;  ed.  by  J.  Logie  Robertson.  (Ox- 
ford   ed.    of    standard    authors.)     *75c. 
Oxford. 
Mr.  Robertson  has  collected  Campbell's  poems 
and  rearranged  them  according  to  natural  rath- 
er than  chronological  order.     The  author  in  his 
preface    "explains   that  he   has    'not   printed   ev- 
ervthing    metrical    that    Campbell    wrote,'     but 
that   this   edition   contains    more    than   any  pre- 
vious   one,    and    'nothing    that    deserved    to    be 
included    has    been    omitted.'  "    (Ath.) 


"The  book  is  a  further  specimen  of  the  care- 
ful editing  and  arrangement  we  associate  with 
'The   Oxford    poets.'  " 

-I-  Ath.  1908,   1:   227.   F.   22.   200w. 

Dial.    44:    251.    Ap.    16,    ''08.    140w. 
+   Nation.    86:    102.    Ja.    30,    '08.    300w. 
"On  the  whole  Campbell  deserves  a  high  place 
among    the    second    class    of    poets    because    of 
his    national    poems." 

-I Sat.   rT  105:   211.   F.   15,   '08.  190w. 


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6i 


Campbell,     Rev.    Thomas     Joseph,  Pioneer 
priests    of    North     America,     1642-1710. 
$1.60.     Forham  univ.   press.         8-22530. 
Consists   of  eighteen   monographs  of  the  mis- 
sionaries  who    labored    among    the   Iroquois   In- 
dians.     From    Isaac    Jogues    to    Julien    Garnier, 
the  sketches  become  a  continued  story  of  hero- 
ism and  holy  living  as  revealed  in  the  mission- 
ary   cause.     The    book    is   profusely    illustrated. 

"In  lasting  popular  form,  a  splendid  story 
of  heroic  apostolic  zeal,  and  a  valuable  contrib- 
ution to  American  ecclesiastical  history." 
+  Cath.  World.  87:  832.  S.  '08.  170w. 
"One  may  well  wish  for  Father  Campbell's 
book  the  general  circulation  in  public  and  pri- 
vate historical  libraries  which  it  well  deserves 
to    sGcurc" 

+  Lit.  D.  37:  161.  Ag.  1,  '08.  250w. 
"Altogether  Father  Campbell's  book  is  one  of 
permanent  interest  and  value.  One  may  com- 
mend the  numerous  and  well-chosen  illustra- 
tions quite  as  heartily  as  one  must  deplore  the 
absence  of  any  kind  of  index." 

-i Nation.   87;    341.   O.    8,    'OS.   5i5Cw. 

-I     N.  Y.  Times.  13:  320.  Je.  6,  '08.  200w. 
Campbell,     W.     S.     Passer-by    in     London. 
*$i.75.    Scribner.  8-21786. 

Largely  based  upon  second  hand  information, 
characterized  by  'bare  and  brief  statements, 
this  volume  is  devoted  to  points  of  interest  to 
the  sight-seer  in  London.  The  fullest  portion 
of  the  book  is  that  offering  information  about 
Wren's  city   churches. 


aulay's    'Essays,'    Lecky   and   Lempridre   are   all 
here."    (Acad.) 


"His   book    does   not   tell   inquirers   much." 

-: Ath.   1908,   1:    446.   Ap.    11.    200w. 

"For  its  carefully  compiled  contents  rather 
than  its  style,  of  which,  indeed,  it  has  little, 
the  book  may  be  recommended.  It  will  be  use- 
ful to  tourists." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   334.  Je.  13,   '08.   130w. 

Canfield,  Dorothea  Frances.  Gunhild:  a 
Norwegian-American  episode.  t^Lso. 
Holt.  7-33199- 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 


"It  is  so  well  written  as  to  leave  one  distinct- 
ly depressed." 

+   Nation.   85:    568.   D.   19,   '07.   480w. 
"After  seeking  in  vain  for  the  purpose  of  the 
story,   it  ends  in  the  air." 

—  Outlook.   87:    828.   D.   14,   '07.   llOw. 

Canfield,     Dorothy     Frances,     and     others. 

What  shall  we  do  now?  new  rev.   Am. 
ed.   t$i.5o.   Stokes.  7-36217. 

Five  hundred  games  and  pastimes  are  includ- 
ed in  this  book  for  children.  Science  underlies 
the  suggestions  for  play  so  that  children  may 
be   instructed   as  well   as  amused. 


Ind.   63:   1485.   D.   19,   '07.   50w. 
"There    is    abundant    fun    in    its    pages,    well 
grouped." 

+  Nation.   85:   519.  D.  5,  '07.   9Cw. 
+   R.   of    Rs.   36:    767.   D.    '07.    70w. 
Canfield,  Mrs.  Flavia  A.     Kidnapped  camp- 
ers: a  story  of  out-of-doors.  t$i-25.  Har- 
per. 8-28985. 
A    story    for    boys    which    tells    of    a    camping 
trip    that    changed    a    sickly,    fretful    young    son 
of     wealthy     parents     into     a     sturdy,     brown 
skinned   youngster  who   becomes   the   hero   of  a 
bear-hunt. 

Canning,   Albert   S.   G.     British   writers   on 

classic   lands:   a  literary  sketch.   *$2  25. 

Wessels.  8-19258. 

"A     series     of     short — even     abrupt — literary 

sketches,   quite  elementary  in   their  scope,    [this 

volume]    deals    with    the    literary    treatment    of 

classical    lands    and    learning    by    British    poets 

and  prose-writers  of  varying  fame.     Dean  Far- 

rar  and  Milton,  Mangnall's  'Questions'  and  Mac- 


The  writing  is  pleasant  and  readable,  but 
rather  aimless.  It  is  not  quite  clear  whether 
the  author  has  any  definite  object  in  writing 
his   book." 

f-  Acad.    73:    727.    Jl.    27,    '07.    340w. 

"The  stylo  of   the   book   is   loose  to   exaspera- 
tion, and  often  ungrammatical,   and   ther^  is  no 
evidence   whatever   of   sound   scholarsiiip." 
—  Nation.    85:    587.    D.    26,    '07.    220w. 

Garden,  Robert  W.     City  of  Genoa.  *$2.5o. 
Pott.  *   ^ 

Deals  with  the  history,  life  and  art  of  Genoa. 
Ihe  historical  survey  extends  from  the  early 
colonizing  struggles  of  the  people  to  the  alli- 
ance with  Napoleon  in  1797.  The  main  portion 
of  the  book  "is  devoted  to  a  study  of  the  prin- 
cipal civic  monuments— the  Church  of  S.  Siro 
the  cathedral,  the  harbor,  the  Palazzo  di  S. 
Giorgio,  the  Palazzo  Ducale,  etc.,  etc.— and  in 
each  and  every  instance,  the  dull  details  of 
topography  are  illuminated  by  the  associations 
of  the  sites  described."    (Nation.) 


Perhaps  the  weakest  point  in  the  book  is  to 
be  found  in  the  fact  that  Mr.  Garden  studies 
his  Genoa,  as  it  were,  in  a  vacuum,  and  rarely 
draws  an  analogy  from  the  history  of  other 
communes.  The  volume  is  one  which  no  visitor 
to  Genoa  can  possibly  afford  to  do  without  and 
our  author  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  the 
production  of  what  is  at  once  a  learned  and  a 
readable  book,  serviceable  alike  to  the  student 
and    the    tourist." 

H Nation.   87:  318.   O.    1,   '08.   V80w. 

"An  admirable  condensation  of  the  history  of 
the  city  and  gives  us  in  a  very  satisfactory  way 
the  sum  and  substance  of  the  information  that 
IS  available  about  the  various  objects  of  inter- 
est that  are  on  view  in  the  city  at  the  present 
time." 

+  N.  Y,  Times.  13:  563.  O.  10,  '08.  300w. 
"What  he  has  to  say  he  says  concisely  and 
well,  and  the  visitor  will  find  his  account  of 
the  art  and  architecture  of  the  city  more  ex- 
tensively serviceable  than  anything  to  be  got 
from  the  none  the  less  necessary  guide-book." 

+  Sat.    R.   106:   sup.   10.   O.   24,    'CS.   260w. 
•    1'-^®  ^^^^  worked  the  story  out  with   unfailing 
industry,    and    has   given    it   all    the    interest   of 
which  It  IS  capable." 

+  Spec.   101:    sup.    711.   N.   7,   'OS.   360w. 
Carey,  Rosa  Nouchette.     Sunny  side  of  the 
hill.  t$i.5o.  Lippincott.  8-26685. 

A  bright  story  of  wholesome  girlhood  in 
which  the  daughter  of  a  typically  English 
household  strives  cheerily  through  many  vicis- 
situdes  to   sight   the  silver  lining. 

Carlisle,   George  Lister.  Around  the  world 
in   a  year.   $2.    Cooke.  8-10289. 

A  book  which  exceeds  in  interest  the  ordi- 
nary book  of  travel.  It  is  a  record  of  impres- 
sions, reproduced  with  humor,  gained  by  an 
overworked  New  York  lawyer  oft  for  a  years 
vacation.  "The  book  may  be  read  with  decided 
interest  by  all  who  want  to  know  about  those 
things  which  are  essential  to  national  life  the 
world  over,  and  about  industrial  and  political 
conditions.  There  are  many  photographic  illus- 
trations."   (Outlook.) 


"Would  merit  but  little  attention  were  it  not 
for  the  author's  genial  good  sense,  his  fresh- 
ness of  observation,  his  odd  turns  of  speech, 
his  delightful  scorn  of  all  things  praised  by 
those  more  scholastically  inclined,  and  his  al- 
most sinful  disrespect  for  venerable  objects, 
both  sacred  and  profane."  H.  E.  Coblentz. 
+   Dial.    44:    347.    Je.    1,    'OS.    300w. 

"Mr.  Carlisle  is  keenly  and  shrewdly  observ- 
ant as  well  as  humorous." 

-! N.   Y.  Times.   13:   144.   Mr.   14,   '08.   500w. 

"Mr.  Carlisle  has  a  trained  mind  and  decided 
facilitj-  in  arranging  and  placing  in  literary  per- 
spective   his    observations." 

+  Outlook.   89:   127.   My.   16,   '08.   130w. 


62 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Carman,  Bliss.  Making  of  personality.  $1.50. 
Page.  8-12175. 

A  plea  for  self-culture.  Mr.  Bliss  introduces 
Ideas  of  reform  in  bodies  and  raiment  that 
shall  make  for  better  symbolism  of  soul  fitness 
and  poise. 


"Mr.  Carman's  book  is  both  philosophy  and 
poetry,   and   its  appeal   is  twofold." 

+   Dial.    44:    313.    My.    16,    '08.    480w. 

"It  is,  thruout,  a  gospel  of  good  cheer  that 
the  poet  preaches,  kindly,  hopeful  and  reason- 
able, with  more  spiritual  import  than  appears 
on  the  surface;  the  ha'ppy  phrases  run  on  so 
pleasantly  that  the  book  might  be  called  'light 
reading,"  but  they  are  'good  sentences'  that 
'would  be  better  if  well  followed.'  " 
-I-   Ind.   65:  1311.    D.    3,    '08.    300w. 

"The  clear  lyric  utterance  of  the  poet  is  ap- 
parent in  many  of  his  sentences,  and  this  work 
as  a  whole  will  be  found  by  all  readers  of 
taste  at  once  a  suggestive  guide  and  a  source 
of  inspiration." 

+   Lit.    D.  37:   599.  O.  24.  '08.   380w. 

"It  is  a  beautiful  philosophy,  most  delight- 
fully set  forth,  and  whoever  looks  into  it  will 
feel"  impelled  to  do  some  of  the  things  he  is 
invited   to   do."  „„    ,^„     ,„„ 

+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:   356.  Je.   20,   '08.   400w. 

"Mr.     Carman's     prose— if    it     be     understood 
as    his — is    as    clumsy    and    cacophonous    as    his 
verse  is  nimble  and  sweet."     H.   W.   Boynton. 
—  Putnam's.  5:   108.   O.   '08.  550w. 

Carotti,     Giulio.     History    of    art.    4v.     ea. 
*$i.SO.   Dutton. 

V.  1.  Ancient  art;  ed.  and  rev.  by  Mrs.  Ar- 
thur Strong;  tr.   by  Alice   Todd. 

"Professor  Carotti  has  wished  to  do  on  a 
larger  scale  something  like  what  Solomon  Rein- 
ach  has  done  in  his  admirable  'Apollo.'  .  .  . 
The  ground  covered  in  the  present  volume  is 
that  of  Chapters  3  to  10,  inclusive,  of  'Apollo 
(Professor  Carotti  does  not  concern  himself 
with  prehistoric  art);  and  the  350  pages  of  text 
correspond  to  some  72  of  Reinach's,  the  pages 
containing  much  the  same  amount  of  matter, 
while  there  are  540  illustrations,  against  128 
in  the  'Apollo.'  " — Nation. 


"The  translation  is  rather  stiff,  and  not  easy 
to  read,  but  it  appears  to  be  accurate." 

-J Ath.    1908,    2:    409.    O.    3.    660w.    (Review 

of   v.    1.) 
"With    its    very    numerous    illustrations    the 
work  should  be  of  great  value  to  the  student." 
-f   Int.   Studio.   35:   318.    O.   '08.   140w.    (Re- 
view of  v.    1.) 
"If  Professor   Carotti   is  thus  enabled   to  give 
us   more    detail,    he    has    neither    the    grasp    and 
lucidity  nor  the  charm  of  Reinach.     His  book  is 
dryer  reading  and  will  hardly  convey  so  definite 
a   conception,   of   the   character   of    the   art   dis- 
cussed in  it."  ^     .„„     „^„        ,„ 
-I Nation.    87:124.    Ag.    6,    '08.    350w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  1.) 
"Is    crammed    with    information    and    cannot 
fail   to   be   highly  appreciated    as   a   textbook   or 
work     of     reference.       Despite     the     admirable 
translation  the   stvle  is   conspicuous   for  it   dry- 
ness.    Dr.    Carotti's    budget    of    compressed    in- 
formation   dpse'-ves    all    possible    praise    for    the 
care   with   which    it   has    been    brought   together 
from     authoritative     sources     and     arranged     to 
throw  light  on  the  chronological  development  of 

^"+''"1  n!y.   Times.   13:440.   Ag.    8,    '08.    500w. 
(Review   of   v.    1.) 
"The    first    part    of    Signor    Carotti's    volume 
seems    more    striking   and    novel   than    does    the 
second     which    is    in    comparison    more    like    the 
treatment    of    classical    art    found    in    other    his- 
tories.^ Outlook.    90:  43.    S.    5,    '08.    700w.    (Re- 
view  of  V.   1.) 


"The  amount  of  information  which  has  been 
compressed  into  this  small  book  is  astonish- 
ing." 

+  Spec.    100:    1004.    Je.    27,   "08.    60w.    (Re- 
view  of  v.    1.) 

Carpenter,  Charles  U.  Profit  making  in  shop 
and  factory  management.  (Works  man- 
agement  library.)    *$2.    Eng.   mag. 

8-1 1463. 

In  the  first  part  of  the  book  not  only  does  the 
nuthor  discuss  "the  internal  management,  i.  e., 
that  which  must  secure  maximum  output,  min- 
imum cost,  elimination  of  delays,  and  stability 
tjs  well  as  proa;ressiveness  of  manufacturing 
conditions,  but  lie  considers  also  the  direction 
of  the  external  phases  of  the  business,  such  as 
marketing  the  product,  keeping  in  touch  with 
the  demands  of  trade  in  order  to  bring  out  new 

■  '(iuct=  to  meet  changing  demand  and  the 
like."  (Engin.  N.)  The  second  division  consid- 
( rs  for  its  principle  topic  The  upbuilding  of  a 
selling  organization. 

"Among  the  many  and  various  writings    .     .     . 
on    factory    inanasement,    Mr.    Carpenter's    little 
book  claim.s  a  high  place  for  practical   utility.'' 
+    Engin.    N.   59:    549.    My.    14,    '08.    &00w. 
"Altogether    the    book    is    one    that    can    be 
studied    bv    manufacturers,    to    their   benefit." 
+    Engin.   D.  4:   416.   O.   'OS.  38'Ow. 
"Thi.s  well  written  and   concise  volume  is  full 
of  sound  and  practical  advice  that  can  scarcely 
fail    to   be    of   great   value   to   all    manufacturers 
and   students   of   industrial   economics." 
-f   +    Ind.    64:    l'2'Ol.    My.    28,    '08.    160w. 
"The    book    makes    no    appeal    to    literary    or 
popular    appreciation,  *  but    it    has    considerable 
economic    value." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   414.    Jl.    25,   '08.   180w. 

Carpenter,  Edward.  Sketches  from  life  in 
town  and  country,  and  some  verses. 
*$i.5o.  Macmillan.  8-16591. 

"Sketches  and  notes,  straight  from  life,  with 
no  stufTmg  or  gilding,  from  life  chiefly  in  Eng- 
lish villages,  but  also  in  a  slum  and  in  Bombay. 
In  addition  there  is  a  note  on  the  International 
socialist  congress  at  Paris  in  1SS9,  a  humorous 
piece  of  autobiography,  a  chapter  on  weeds, 
and   some   poems." — Sat.   R. 


"Their    power    consists    not    in    the    style    in 
which    they    are    written    so    much    as    in    their 
evident  truthfulness."     R.   E.   Bisbee. 
+  Arena.  40:   391.  O.  '03.  340w. 

"When  he  reflects  on  'civilization,  its  cause 
and  cure,'  he  is  a  petulant  child  with  the  tem- 
per of  the  older  Ruskin,  and  his  mouth  echo- 
ing Rousellian-  fallacies.  When  he  sets  quietly 
to  work  depicting  the  lives  of  the  humble  which 
have  appealed  to  his  imagination  ...  he  re- 
veals a  certain  talent  of  his  own,  albeit  slight- 
ly  reminiscent   of   Thomas   Hardy." 

—  +   Nation.   87:  313.    O.    1.   '08.   2'60w. 

"Some  of  the  notes  are  excellent,  the  work  of 
patient  observation,  and  careful  if  not  always 
vivid   record." 

+  Sat.    R.   105:  826.   Je.    27,    '08.    540w. 

Carr,  Clark  Ezra.   Mv  day  and  generation; 
with  63  il.  **$3.  McClurg.  8-1 1659. 

Reminiscences  of  an  Illinois  lawyer  who  has 
been  active  in  every  pre-election  campaign  since 
1856.  

"Pnine  of  the  best  pages  in  the  book  treat  of 
matters  European,  and  more  particularly  Da- 
nish. Colonel  Carrs  pen  is  not  so  severely  cor- 
rect as  to  be  incapable  of  making  an  occasion- 
al slip."  P.  F.  Bicknell. 
+   J Dial.    44:    273.    My.    1,    '08.    1350w. 

"Colonel   Carr   has   given    us   a   really   delight- 
ful   and    ever-valuable    article    in     'Journey    to 
California   in    1869   with    governor   Yates.'  " 
4-   Lit.   D.   37:  325.    S.   5,   '08.   170w. 

"While  Mr.  Carr's  relations  are  sometimes 
scrappy,  sometimes  tell  too  little  and  some- 
times  too   much,    they    are   worth   reading,    and 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


63 


will    be    resorted    to   hereafter   by    historians    on 
the  lookout  for  character  and   color." 

^ Nation.    87:    290.    S.    24,    '08.    600w. 

"A  pleasant   book   of   memoirs." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  308.  My.   30,   '08.   230w. 

Carrick,   John    Charles.      Wycliffe    and    the 
Lollards.   $1.25.    Scribner.  8-20493. 

"A  conventional  treatment  characterized 
throughout  by  a  belligerent  attitude  toward 
Romanism.  The  last  part  gives  a  very  fine, 
concise  statement  of  the  work  of  the  reform- 
ing councils,  which  in  the  author's  opinion  are 
due  to  the  'ne'er-ending  influence  of  Wy- 
cliffe.' "—Am.    J.    Theol. 


which  governs  much  the  larger  part  of  human 
conduct,  has  arisen  from  and  still  stands  upon 
custom,  and  is  the  necesary  product  of  the  life 
of  society,  and  therefore  incapable  of  being 
jnade   at   all.'  "    (Am.    Hist.    R.) 


"This   is   a   scholarly  treatment,  condensed  and 
highly    attractive." 

+  Am.  J.  Theol.   12:  674.   O.   '08.  50w. 
"A  slovenly  index  forms  a  worthy  conclusion 
to    a    book    which    has    no    real    reason    for    be- 
ing." 

—  Nation.  87:  286.  S.  24,  '08.  260w. 

Carrington,  Hereward.  Coming  science; 
*  with  an  introd.  by  James  H.  Hyslop. 
**$i.5o.  Small. 
A  book  which  covers  in  a  clear,  cautious,  in- 
telligible way  the  real  or  possible  meaning  and 
explanation  of  the  main  points  of  interest  in 
the  problems  which  the  psychic  researcher  at- 
tempts to  solve.  The  Coming  science  as  the 
author  views   it   is   psychic   research. 

Carrington,  Hereward.  Vitality,  fasting  and 
nutrition:   a   physiological   study   of   the 
curative  power  of  fasting;  together  with 
a   new   theory   of   the    relation    of   food 
to   human    vitality;    with    an    introd.    by 
A.    Rabagliati.   *$S.   Rebman   co.   8-4583. 
A    book    which    refutes    the    whole    system    of 
orthodox    medicine   and   all    accepted   notions   as 
to  the  nature  of  disease  and  maintains  tliat  life 
is  a  thing  apart  from  the  body:  that  food  mere- 
ly replaces  tissue:   that  the  cause  of  all  disease 
is  the  presence  of  effete,   morbid  matter  within 
the    organism;    that    to    cure    disease    one    must 
fast. 


"He  has  written  650  pages  in  which  a  robust 
common  sense  struggles  with  erroneous  state- 
ments, perverted  facts,  and  uncritical  meth- 
ods." 

—  Ath.   1908,    2:158.   Ag.   8.   SfiOw. 
Lit,    D.    36:    655.   My.   2,   '08.   450w. 

"His  book  is  a  strange  medley,  and  hardly 
merits  serious  consideration  in  a  scientific  jour- 
nal. The  book  is  only  remarkable  as  an  in- 
stance of  the  lengths  to  which  a  fad  can  fee 
carried."     W.   D.   H. 

—  Nature.    79:  66.   N.   19,   '08.   360w. 
"Certainly    a    great     book.        Mr.      Carrington 

knows  a  whole  lot  of  things,  some  of  which  are 
so  and  a  few  more  of  which  may  be,  and  his  big 
book  can  be  read  with  profit  and  interest,  even 
by  those  who  will  not  accept  many  of  its  main 
contentions." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  169.  Mr.  28,  'OS.  850w. 

Carter,   James   Coolidge.     Law:    its   origin, 
growth   and   function.    **$2.50.    Putnam. 

7-31236. 
A  course  of  lectures  prepared  for  delivery  b-?- 
fore  the  Harvard  law  school.  "The  lecturi^s, 
as  would  be  anticipated  from  the  proposed  occa- 
sion, are  general  in  their  nature  and  couched 
in  non-tochnical  language.  They  make  no  con- 
tribuition  to  legal  history.  Mr.  Carter  adopts, 
for  his  purposes,  the  views  and  conclusio.is  gen- 
erally held  by  others.  These  lectures  make  no 
such  attempt  to  determine  the  province  of  ju- 
risprudence, as  was  the  purpose  of  the  painful 
and  laborious  logic  of  John  Austin.  They  con- 
tain no  such  searching  analysis  of  legal  ideas 
as  is  to  be  found  in  the  classical  treatise  of 
Professor  Holland.  Their  force  is  spent  upon  the 
general    theorem,    that    'the   whole    private    law. 


"Whetiier  one  agrees  with  him  or  not,  the 
book  is  of  great  interest  as  an  expression  of 
the  deliberate  and  mature  conviction  of  one  of 
the  most  thoroughly  trained  and  powerful  leg-xl 
minds  which  this  country  has  yet  produced." 
F.    R.    Mechem. 

-f-   -t-  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    313.    Ja.    'OS.    660w. 

"It  is  an  honor  to  American  literature,  as 
well  as  to  the  American  bar,  to  have  made 
such  a  contribution  as  this  to  the  philosophy 
of  jurisprudence.  It  is  hardly  hazardous  to  pre- 
dict that  this  posthumous  volume  will  prove  to 
be  an  epochmakiiig  work  in  the  study  of  its 
subject."  Montgomery  Schuyler. 
-t-  4-  -f  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  717.  N.  9,  '07.  2670w. 
Outlook.    SS:  314.    F.    29,    'OS.    fioOw. 

Carter,  John  F.,  jr.  Destroyers.  $1.50.  Neale. 

8-1780. 
A  novel  which  depicts  the  struggle  of  a  young 
American  capitalist  against  organized  labor.  "A 
strong  plea  is  made  for  the  incorporation  of 
unions.  But  the  argument  throughout  is  for 
the  victory  of  might,  not  right,  and  presupposes 
that  men  are  enemies  and  that  society  must 
naturally  be  based  on  that  supposition."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 

"It  is  the  book  of  a  man  who  has  made  up 
his  mind  hastily  about  some  of  the  greatest 
questions  with  which  society  is  confronted.  He 
has  seen  the  danger  in  the  unions — he  has  over- 
looked  much   else." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   356.   Je.   20,    'OS.    240w. 

Carter,    Samuel    T.      Wanted — a      theology. 
*75c.    Funk.  8-17230. 

A  continuation  of  Dr.  Carter's  contention 
against  scholastic  theology.  It  is  a  forcible  ar- 
raignment of  the  old  doctrine  and  a  plea  for 
the  religion  a^  Christ  taught  it  in  the  love  <.f 
God    and    man. 


"It  is  £L  vital  work  that  merits  the  widest 
possible  circulation  among  orthodox  Christians 
who  yearn  for  something  more  than  the  husks 
of   scholastic   or   creedal    theology." 

-I-  Arena.   40:  469.    N.   'OS.   2000w. 
Ind.   65:    790.   O.    1,    '08.    120w. 
Nation.    87:  73.   Jl.    23,    '08.    300w. 
"He    writes    incisively,    but    evidently    out    of 
a  long  experience   of  gladsome  faith  in   God." 
+  Outlook.   89:   389.   Je.    20,   '08.   250w. 

Cary,  Elisabeth  Luther.     Art     of     William 
Blake:      his     sketch-book,     his     water- 
colors,  his  painted  books.  *'^$3.S0.  Mof- 
fat. 7-41 109. 
"The   various   phases   of   Blake's   art   are   dis- 
cussed.     .      .      .      She    bases    part    of    her   infor 
mation    on    Blake's    sketch    book,    to    the   manu- 
script copy  of  which   she   had  access.     M'any  of 
the    illustrations     are     published     for     the     first 
time."      (N.    Y.    Times.) 


"The   essay  ...    is   a  bit  of  unrestrained  eu- 
logy."   F:    W.    Gookln. 

h   Dial.    45:    36.    Jl.    16,    '08.    200w. 

Lit.    D.   35:  919.   D.   14,   '07.   130w. 

h   Nation.    86:    317.    Ap.    2.    'OS.    lOOw. 

N.    Y.    Times.    12:    666.    O.    19,    '07.    40w. 
"Is    notable    for    its    penetration,     its    critical 
acumen,   and   the  sanity  and  breadth  of  its  ap- 
preciation." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    380.    Jl.    4,    '08.    770w. 

"To    the    general    reader    and,    we    think,     to 

many  a  technician.  Miss  Cary's  text  may  seem 

to  be  unduly  emphatic  as  to   the  imporlance__of 

drawing    as    the    true    essence    of    great    art." 

-r  —  Outlook.    88:    27S.    F.    1,    'OS.    300w. 


64 


BOOK  "REVIEW  DIGEST 


Gary,   Elisabeth   Luther.   Honore   Daumier. 
**$375.    Putnam.  7-36960. 

Miss  Gary  says  "If  we  care  to  look  upon  the 
France  of  the  past  century  with  eyes  that  note 
not  merely  the  surface  view,  but  types,  char- 
acteristics, deep-seated  principles,  unconscious 
tendencies,  with  a  clear  appreciation  of  their 
values  and  relations,  we  cannot  do  better  than 
turn  page  by  page  a  collection  of  Daumier's 
drawings  if  bv  good  fortune,  such  may  have 
fallen  in  our  way."  Here  are  reproduced  about 
seventv-five  of  Daumier's  social  and  political 
caricatures  with  an  introductory  and  explana- 
tory   essay   on    his   art. 


•■Miss   Gary's    introduction   is   critical    and    in- 
terpretative,   and   makes   an   excellent   basis   for 
a  study  of  the  great  cartoonist's  work." 
+   +   Dial.    43:    423.    D.    16,    '07.    130w. 
••As    a    character-study,    not    only    of    an    art- 
worker,    but    also    of    his     times,     Miss     Gary's 
'Honore    Daumier'    occupies    a   unique    place." 
+   Outlook.    87:    616.    N.    23,    '07.    180. 

Casson,  Herbert  Newton.  Romance  of  steel: 
the  story  of  a  thousand  millionaires. 
**$2.50.  Barnes.  7-25647. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 

"Bright,  interesting,  and  apparently  reliable 
biographical  sketches  of  men  in  whom  the  pub- 
lic is  Interested.  Not  a  great  book,  nor  espe- 
cially educational,  but  answering  the  demands 
of  a  legitimate  curiosity." 

H A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:  8.  Ja.  'OS.  >i< 

"It  Is  decidedly  readable,  despite  an  occa- 
sional complication  of  biographies.  The  title, 
however,  'may  prove  misleading.  The  person 
seeking  a  scholarly,  or  even  complete,  history 
of  the  Iron  and  steel  industry  in  this  country 
will  certainly  be  disappointed  at  the  brief  men- 
tion accorded  the  early  history  of  iron  making. 
The  book  is  to  be  heartily  recommended  to  all 
who  would  know  the  manner  in  which  Ameri- 
ca's greatest  industry  came  to  be  controlled  by 
a  relatively  small  group  of  men."  W.  S.  Tow- 
er. 

^ Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:   2&0.  Ja.   '08.  3S0w. 

•'His    book    Is    almost    entirely  free    from    the 

errors    met    with    frequently    In  works    of    this 
class." 

_| Ath.    1008,    1:    387.    Mr.  28.    1200w. 

"It  may  be  of  Interest  to  the  public,  but  is 
more  likely  to  be  highly  valued  by  the  various 
steel  magnates  for  whose  greater  glory  it  seems 
to  have  been  written.  Its  appropriate  place 
seems  to  be  among  the  'Fads  and  fancies'  of 
economic  literature." 

h  Nation.  86:  160.  F.   13,  '08.  120w. 

"Gives  a  popular  and  dramatic  account  of  the 
development  of  the  mdiSern  iron  Indusitry." 
+   Pol.   Sol.   Q.   23:189.  Mr.  '08.   50w. 

Casson,  Herbert  Newton.  Romance  of  the 
reaper.    **$i.  Doubleday.  8-15470. 

"The  tenacious  struggle  of  the  inventors  of 
the  reaping  machine,  their  Titanic  combats 
for  supremacy,  the  succession  of  mechanical 
triumphs  that  have  produced  the  modem  self- 
binder  and  the  final  d-^velopment  of  the  har- 
vester trust,  together  form  a  wonder  tale  of 
modern  industry  as  marvelous  as  a  story  from 
the  'Arabian  nights.'  "  (Ind.)  "Beginning  with 
the  story  of  the  first  practical  reaper,  which  was 
completed  in  1831  by  Cyrus  McGormick,  the  au- 
thor traces  its  growth  through  the  improve- 
ments made  from  time  to  time  by  other  invent- 
ors up  to  the  present  harvester,  a  machine  al- 
most human  in   its  workings."     (N.   Y.   Times. 7 

"Its    slightly    sensational    style    may    attract 

older  boys,  for  whom  it  Is  particularly  suitable." 

+   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   257.   N.   '08.   + 

"At     times     the     vivid     imagination     of     Mr. 

Casson  seems  to  take  possession  of  his  mental 

machinery." 

—  Arena.    40:    381.    O.    '08.    1200w. 


"Reading  a  chapter  by  Mr.  Gasson  Is  like 
holding  the  handle  of  an  electric  machine — one 
gets  a  series  of  shocks  that  make  the  nerves 
tingle." 

-f-   Ind.  05:  665.    S.   17,   'OS.   220w. 
"A   bright,    entertainingly   written,    and    popu- 
lar account  of  the  development  and  importance 
of  the  American   harvester." 

-t-  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:464.    Jl.   '08.    80w. 
"He    tells    the    history    of    the    International 
course,    for    the    book    is    at    bottom   a    piece    of 
trust    publicity — but    most   of   all   vitally   and   in 
a  very   interesting   manner." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  539.   O.   3,   '08.   IfiOw. 

Castle,  Mrs.  Agnes  Sweetman,  and  Castle, 
Egerton.  Flower  o'  the  orange.  ''■$1.50. 
Macmillan.  8-5883, 

A  collection  of  short  stories  written  during 
the  years  since  1900.  They  are  tales  of  the  sort 
of  daring  that  wins  love,  and  are  set  in  times  all 
the  way  from  the  days  of  Elizabethan  chivalry 
to  the  nineteenth  century.  There  are  eight  as 
follows:  Flower  o*  the  orange.  The  young  con- 
spiracy. The  great  white  deeps.  My  rapier  and 
my  daughter.  The  great  Todescan's  secret 
thrust,  Pomona,  and  The  mirror  of  the  faithful 
heart. 


"Light,  pleasant,  rather  graceful,  love  stories." 
4-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   110.   Ap.    "08. 

"Unflagging  spirits  mark  the  volume,  and 
sometimes  tend  to  screw  up  the  key  slightly 
above  the  requisite  pitch.  The  tales,  being  the 
issue  of  deft  craftsmanship,  are  far  above  the 
average  short  story,  and  may  be  read  with 
pleasure  bv  the  di.=;criminating." 
-f   H Ath.    1908,    1:    44S.    Ap.    11.   200w. 

"All  have  mer^t;  if  one  must  choose,  the  one 
which    gives    its    title    to    the    volume    seems    to 
have  a   rather   special   claim."     F:    T.    Cooper. 
-I-  Bookm.    27:  1S5.   Ap.   '08.    200w. 

"The    stories    are    thin,    absurd,    and    uninter- 
esting,   composed   upon    half-made  plots." 
h    Ind.    65:  149.   J!.    16,    '08.    200w. 

"A  courtly  book,  and  good  for  a  fireside  even- 
ing." 

+  Nation.  86:  354.  Ap.  16,  '08.  170w. 

"Such  stories  are  meant  for  nothing  more 
than  the  entertainment  of  an  Idle  hour,  and 
when  they  are  as  well  told  as  are  these  they 
serve  their  purpose  very  well." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:142.  Mr.  14,  '08.  350w. 

"In   point    of   style   and    manner     the     authors 
have  done  nothing  better,  and  they  have  done 
much    that    is    praiseworthy    in    story-telling." 
+  Outlook.   88:  653.   Mr.   21,   '08.   70w. 

"They  are  very  just  in  the  conception  of  the 
material  required  by  a  short  story;  they  are 
well  shaped  and  quite  adequately  contrived; 
the  wilting  is  always  polished  and  sometimes 
admirable;  and  the  adventures  in  many  instan- 
ces challenge  one's  concern.  Yet  there  is  not 
from  cover  to  cover  the  least  suggestion  of 
character." 

-I Sat.    R.    105:  305.   Mr.   7,    '08.    500w. 

Castle.  Mrs.  Agnes  Sweetman,  and  Castle, 
Egerton.  Wroth.  t$i.5o.   Macmillan. 

8-26197. 

.  The  Castles  have  hit  upon  an  ingenious  plot 
for  their  new  story.  A  young  Englishwoman, 
the  wife  of  an  old  Italian  nobleman,  cherishes 
the  memory  of  a  brief  moment  of  love-making 
when  l^rd  Wroth  swore  that  she  was  the 
queen  of  his  life.  They  go  their  separate  ways, 
her  husband  dies,  she  returns  to  England  and 
learns  that  Lord  Wroth  is  advertising  for  a 
wife,  whom  he  must  wed  within  two  days  or 
lose  a  vast  fortune.  Veiled,  sihe  presents  her- 
self with  other  candidates,  is  passed  by,  but 
buys  from  the  chosen  woman  the  privilege  of 
marrying  Wroth,  and  is  wedded  to  him.  The 
remainder  of  the  story  is  concerned  with  her 
reasons  for  withholding  from  him  the  fact  that 
she  is  his  wife,  with  the  conflict  between  love 
and  pride. 


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65 


"Told  with  the  usual  dash  of  these  authors, 
but  with  little  of  that  delicate  charm  that  made 
their  earlier  stories  acceptable." 
h  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  267.  N.  '08. 

"It  is  atmosphere  and  incident  that  tell;  and 
both  are  here.  Moreover,  the  style  is  vivid,  and 
full   of   torce   and    colour." 

+  Ath.  1908,   2:  3fiO.  S.   26.   180w. 

"There  is  in  all  the  writing's  of  the  Castles 
a  certain  deliberate  and  wilful  note  of  exagger- 
ation, an  almost  confessed  intention  to  write 
as  glowingly  as  the  resources  of  verbal  colour- 
ing and  rich  imagery  may  achieve."  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

H Bookm.   28:  143.   O.    '08.   640w. 

"liOrd  Wroth,  is  artificial  and  Ouida-esque. 
He  is  introduced  in  an  overwrought  and  almost 
hysterical  piece  of  purple  writing;  and  through- 
out the  story  is  peppered  with  exclamation 
points  and  has  an  excess  of  sentiment  and 
pseudo-passion." 

—  Outlook.    90:  362.    O.    17,    '08.    llOw. 
"The    atmosphere    of    the    foDtiigh'ts    descends 

upon    the    story    as    it    advances,    and    it    con- 
cludes  in   sheer   theatricality." 

—  Sat.    R.   106:  488.   O.   17,   '08.   580w. 

Catholic  encyclopedia:  an  international 
work  of  reference  on  the  constitution, 
doctrine,  discipline  and  history  of  the 
Catholic  church;  ed.  by  C:  G.  Herber- 
mann  and  others.  15V.  ea.  $6.  Appleton, 
Robert. 
V.    3.     "The    contents    of    the    present    ^•olume 

range    between    Brownson    and    Clairvaux,    and 

cover   a   subject-list   of   unusual    interest    to    the 

non-Catholic  reader." — Lit.  D. 


"A  question  that  might  be  worth  the  consid- 
eration of  the  editorial  board  is  whether  there 
are  not  too  many  biographical  notices  of  ob- 
scure and  insignificant  persons.  One  weakness 
fs  in  the  matter  of  places  and  persons  that  have 
been  concerned  in  events  in  modern  history 
which  have  had  a  grave  bearing  on  the  inter- 
ests of  Catholics  and  Catholicism  even  up  to 
our  own  dav." 

+  -i Cath.   World.  88:  99.  O.  '08.   l«0Ow.    (Re- 
view of  V.   2  and  3.) 

"The  silences  of  the  book  are  more  eloquent 
than  its  utterances.  If  the  'Catholic  encyclo- 
pedia' is  to  be  of  this  stamp  thruout,  it  does 
not  deserve  the  name  of  scholarship." 

h   Ind.    64:103.    Ja.    9,    '08.    670w.    (Review 

of   V.    2.) 

"On  the  whole,  the  'Catholic  encyclopedia'  has 
more  than  fulfilled  its  promises.  It  onlj'  re- 
mains to  demand  a  slightly  greater  editorial 
care  and  discretion  in  the  choice  of  subject  and 
allotment  of  space.  In  comparison  v,'ith  other 
contemporary  works  of  reference,  neither  au- 
thors nor  publishers  have  anything  to  fear." 
+  +  —  Lit.  D.  36:  163.  F.  1,  '0«.  2200w.  (Re- 
view of  v.  2.) 

+  H Lit.   D.  37:  227.  Ag.   IS,   '08.   13.50w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  3.) 
-f  H Nation.    87;  121.    Ag.    6,    '08.    6S0w.    (Re- 
view of  v.  2  and  3.) 
"In    respect    to    candor    and    fairness,    the    ed- 
itors deserve  great   commendation." 

-f   +   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  351.  Je.  20,   '08.   1050w. 
(Review   of   v.    3.) 
-f  H Outlook.    89:  628.   Jl.   18,   '08.   13'0w.    (Re- 
view of  v.   3.) 
"The  work  has  a  value  not  only  for  Catholics, 
but  for  the  general  reader  of  whatever  religious 
belief." 

-I-  -^   R.  of  Rs.  37:  256.  F.   '08.   130w.    (Review 

of  V.  2.) 
-f   -f-   R.   of    Rs.    38:  127.   Jl. 
of  V.   3.) 

"When  due  allowance  is  made  for  the  .special 
difficulties  likely  to  be  felt  in  the  early  vol- 
umes of  any  international  undertaking,  the  per- 
formance, though  very  unequal,  seems  to  us  to 
be    distinctly   high    in    its    general    level." 

+   H Sat.    R.    106:     sup.    4.    N.    21,    '08.    1250w. 

(Review  of  v.  1-3.) 


70w.    (Review 


Cavanagh,  Francis.  Care  of  the  body.  (New 
lib.  of  medicine.)  *$2.5o.  Button.  8-6051. 
"In  the  series,  as  planned,  all  the  great  as- 
pects of  'preventive  medicine'  are  dealt  with 
from  many  standpoints.  In  'The  care  of  the 
body'  Dr.  Cavanagh  handles  in  a  very  popular 
yet  fundamentally  scientific  way  the  leading 
generalities  of  personal  bodily  hygiene-.-sleep, 
baths,  exercise,  training,  fatigue  and  massage, 
clothing,  skin,  hair,  teeth,  feet  and  hands,  light, 
eye,  ear,  nose.  Each  of  these  has  a  chapter. 
The  volume  is  completed  by  chapters  on  posi- 
tion, habit,  and  the  functions  of  the  physician." 

"The  author  is  well  read,   writes  attractively 
and  is  original   in   his  method  of  presentation." 
+  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   257.   N.   '08. 

"The  book  may  serve  as  a  standard  one  for 
the  subject  with  which  it  deals;  the  informa- 
tion  is   accurate  and   useful." 

+  Ath.  1907,   2:   485.  O.  19.   200w. 

"The  general  criticism  mav  be  made  that 
there  is  often  lack  of  explicitness  as  to  the 
remedy  for  the  evils  which  the  reader  is  asked 
to  recognize;  in  fact,  the  book  appeals  to  a 
rather  well-bred  and  somewhat  limited  class  of 

H Nation.   86:   359.   Ap.    16,   '08.   260w. 

"The  author  succeeds  in  his  effort  to  be  sim- 
ple, scientific  and  vivacious." 

-I-   Nature.  77:   5.  N.  7,  '07.   5O0w. 
"It   is    a   doctor's   book  which    every   educated 
man  and  woman  should  read  who  desires  to  fol- 
low such  a  health  toilet  as  may  keep  the  body 
and  mind  comfortable  and  fit  for  evervdav  life." 
+  Sat.    R.   104:    sup.    8.    N.    16,    '07.    250w. 

Cecil,  Alicia-Margaret.   London     parks  and 
gardens.  *$6.  Button.  8-21290. 

"It  is  the  history  of  the  irregular  growth  of 
open  spaces  vith  which  Mrs.  EJvelyn  Cecil  deals, 
beginning  with  Hyde,  Green,  and  St.  James's 
parks,  and  so  through  the  municipal  parks,  the 
commons  and  open  spaces,  to  end  among  the 
squares  and  private  gardens.  But  she  has  writ- 
ten more  than  a  mere  history;  she  describes  the 
parks  and  gardens  themselves,  and  especially 
deals  with  their  horticultural  possibilities.  This 
Is  the  distinctive  feature  of  the  book."  (Spec.) 
The  illustrations  are  from  water  colors  done  by 
Lady  Victoria  Tvlanners. 


"It  contains  everything  one  could  reasonably 
wish  to  know  on  the  subject,  together  with 
some  details  that  seem  unlikely  to  be  of  the 
slightest   possible   interest  to  anvone." 

H Dial.    44:    353.    Je.    1,    '08.    370w. 

"Altho  written  for  English  readers  there  is 
a  fascination  in  the  perusal  of  the  volume  for 
us  who  have  but  the  rare  chance  of  seeing  the 
famous    places    here    described." 

+    Ind.    64:1200.   My.   28,   '08.    200w. 
+  N.  V.   Times.  13:  104:  F.   22,  '08.  7()w. 
"There    was    rcvom    for    a    writer    who    should 
look  at  London  apart  from   streets  and  houses, 
and  Mrs.  Evelyn  Cecil  has  filled  the  gap  with  an 
engaging  book." 

-r  Spec.  99:1097.  D.  28,  '07.  680w. 

Cena,  Giovanni.  Forewarners;  tr.  by  Olivia 

Agresti  Rossetti;  preface  by  Mrs. 
Humphry  Ward.  t$i-5o.  Boubleday. 
The  story  of  a  poor  proof-reader  in  Turin. 
"Sorrow,  toil,  injustice,  all  force  the  hero  to 
brood  upon  a  solution  of  the  problems  about 
him.  Some  of  the  scenes  are  marvelously  vivid, 
notably  a  company  in  the  etcher's  room,  maae 
up  of  the  pathetic  figure  of  the  drunkard's  wife 
and  her  imbecile  child,  a  mad  cobbler,  a  woman 
called  the  Salamander,  and  the  two  men.  One 
conclusion  is  reached  by  the  author.  The  first 
imperative  duty  of  society  is  to  favor  and 
watch  over  birth — death  should  not  be  the  all- 
absorbing  point  of  the  thought  of  mankind." 
(Outlook.) 


"The  novel  possesses  little  narrative  Interest, 
but  holds  the  attention  by  virtue  of  its  com- 
pelling  sincerity,    and    many    of    its    scenes   and 


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Cena,  Giovanni — Continued. 

episodes  are  rich  in  artistic  beauty.     We  should 
add  that  the  translation   is   excellent." 
+  Ath.    1908,    2:    123.    Ag.    1.    240w. 

"It  is  well  worth  reading;  it  quic   ens  thought, 
widens  the  horizon,  gives  a  living  value  to  the 
ideal,  and,   best  of  all,   it  touches  the   heart." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  577.  O.   17,  '08.  230w. 

"It  moves  on  with  irresistible  force,  carry- 
ing one  away  by  its  picturesque  and  real  pow- 

+  Outlook.    90:    503.    O.    31,    '08.    330w. 
"It  presents   a  vivid  picture  of  a  part  of  the 
body  politic  in  Italy  tlmt  has  not  been  present- 
ed,  at   least   to   the   outside  world,   by  any   pre- 
vious novelist." 

+   Putnam's.    5:  366.    D.    '08.    530w. 
"As  a  close  and  poignant  study  of  the  life  of 
the  poor  in  an  Italian  town  the  boolj  is  remark- 
able and  depressing." 

H Sat.    R.   106:    337.   S.   12,   '08.    170w. 

"Signor  Cena  has  described  brilliantly  the  epi- 
sodes of  preternatural  gloom  .  .  .  which  he  pro- 
posed to  himself,  but  we  ourselves  can  hardly 
read  the  philosophy  of  Stanga  as  such  with 
patience." 

-I Spec.  101:   63.   Jl.   11,   '08.   1150w. 

Chadwick,  William  Edward.  Pastoral  teach- 
ing of  St.  Paul:  his  ministerial  ideals. 
*$2.50.  Scribner.  8-19131. 

"The  principles,  methods,  and  spirit  of  the 
great  Apostle  are  submitted  to  careful  examina- 
tion with  a  view  to  securing  counsel  for  minis- 
terial, activity  in  the  present  5ay.  The  temp- 
tation in  this  sort  of  essay  is  to  let  one's  feel- 
ing for  present  needs  dominate  his  research  in- 
to the  work  of  the  exemplar,  but  Dr.  Chad- 
wick has  evidently  studied  Paul  first,  and  sub- 
Bequently  applied  conscientiously  to  present 
needs  the  prmciples  discovered." — Nation. 

"It  is  refreshing  to  see  a  book  on  the  pastoral 
teaching  of  Paul,  sounding  a  note  that  has  long 
been  wanting."  H.  P.  J.   Selinger. 

+  Am.    J.    Theol.    12:    515.    Jl.    '08.    400w. 

"Though  there  is  a  taint  of  prolixity  in  the 
style,  the  book  is  to  be  praised  for  the  high 
conception  of  ministerial  work  which  it  reveals 
and  for  its  earnost  treatment  of  that  work.  It 
may  be  safely  commended  to  men  who  desire 
to  be  helped  in  their  spiritual  labours  by  wise 
advice  and  an  assurance  of  their  high  calling." 
+  Ath.    1908,    1:  189.    F.    15.    340w. 

"A  sympathetic  inquiry  into  the  pastoral  aims 
and  methods  of  the  great  missionary  .  .  .  which 
will  help  the  pastor.  Or  Christian  worker,  who 
is   in    need   of   inspiration    for   his   task."    H:    B. 

+  Bib.   World.  32:  145.  Ag.   '08.   460w. 
"The   treatise    is    none    the    less   practical    be- 
cause it  is  in   the  first  instance  a  careful  piece 
of  Christian  biograohy." 

-I-  Nation.  s6:  149.  F.  13.  '08.  130w. 

Chaffers,  William.  Keramic  gallery,  rev. 
ed.  *$I2.S0.  Scribner. 
A  pictorial  supplement  to  the  author's  "marks 
and  monograms  on  pottery  and  porcelain."  "In 
the  present  edition  [the  illustrations]  have 
been  reproduced  by  the  half-tone  process,  and 
are  inserted  with  the  letterpress  referring  to 
them.  ...  It  has  been  found  possible  also, 
notwithstanding  the  inclusion  of  a  hundred  ad- 
ditional illustrations  from  important  collections, 
to  make  one  volume  serve  in  place  of  two  bulky 
ones  which  weve  required  for  the  first  edition, 
and  as  this  one  volume  is  not  inconveniently 
large,  the  usefulness  of  the  work  is  increased." 
(Int.   Studio.) 


"It    includes    both    historical    and    descriptive 
matter,   and  it  is   both   exact  and   exhaustive." 
-;-   Dial.    43:  423.    D.    16,    '07.    200w. 
+   Int.    Studio.    33:    168.    D.    '07.    160. 
"A  well-made  and  valuable,  if  somewhat  col- 
orless book." 

-I Nation.   86:   563.   Je.   18,   '08.   600w. 

-t-   N.    Y.   Times.   12:    834.   D.    14,   '07.   220w. 
"Unfortunately,  the  index  is  not  ample  enough 
for  so  exhaustive  a  work." 

H Outlook.  87:  61.6.   N.  23,  '07.  150w. 

Chamberlain,    Arthur    Henry.      Conditions 
*       and    tendencies    of    technical    education 
in  Germany.  50c.   Bardeen.  8-13346. 

"A  brief  but  very  complete  classification  and 
account  of  the  industrial  and  technical  contin- 
uation schools  of  Germany.  The  chief  function 
of  the  schools  is  viewed  as  vocational  training. 
The  commercial  demand  for  such  training  is 
naively  accepted  as  the  sufficient  reason  for 
their  being  and  the  psychology  of  manual  work 
in  the  schools  is  not  considered." — El.   School  T. 


"Mr.  Cundall's  letterpress  is  hopelessly  anti- 
quated: to  enumerate  the  inaccuracies  which 
Mr.  Cundall  has  not  corrected  would  be  prac- 
tically to  re-write  the  book,  and  Mr.  Cundall's 
additions  are  mere  unskilled  botching.  But  it 
Is  by  sins  of  omission  that  Mr.  Cundall's  inade- 
quacy   is   most   clearly   exposed." 

1-  Acad.    73:    265.    D.    21,    '07.    1650w. 


"Mr.  Chamberlain  has  brought  together  in 
small  compass  a  great  deal  of  valuable  mate- 
rial." 

-t   Educ.   R.  36:  424.   N.  '08.  60w. 

"While  we  may  not  agree  with  Mr.  Chamber- 
lain in  the  very  few  deductions  which  he  makes, 
and  though  the  book  is  very  poorly  printed,  it 
is  an  exceedingly  valuable  report  of  existing 
conditions  in  the  home  of  vocational  schools." 
W:  C.   Pavne. 

H El.  School   T.  9:  21«.  D.   '08.   lOOw. 

"Not  only  those  interested  in  technical  edu- 
cation, but  all  who  are  interested  in  fundamen- 
tal questions  of  education  should  read  Cham- 
berlain's little   book." 

+   Ind.   65:  319.   Ag.   €,    '08.   40w. 

Chamberlain,  Esther,  and  Chamberlain, 
Lucia.  Coast  of  chance;  pictures  by  C. 
F.  Underwood.  t$i.5o.  Bobbs.      8-13722. 

A  story  of  love  and  intrigue  with  an  adorable 
heroine  and  two  lovers  who  are  mysteriously 
involved  in  the  theft  of  a  famous  ring.  One  is 
the  real  thief,  the  other  the  owner  of  this  re- 
markable craftsman's  conceit;  the  two  are  made 
to  change  places,  and  upon  the  attending  con- 
fusion hangs  the  plot. 

"Much  better  than  most  of  the  modern  mys- 
tery tales." 

-f  Arena.   39:  733.   Je.    '08.   160w. 
+   Ind.    64:    1038.    My.    7,    '08.    70w. 
"It   is   new,    vital,    well    written,    and   so   crisp 
j'et   smooth  of  motion,    that   it   carries   the  most 
unwilling  reader   pell-mell    to    the   finish." 

-]■   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   308.  My.   30,  '08.  470w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:  336.   Je.   16,   '08.   lOOw. 

Chamberlain,    Jacob.       Kingdom    in    India. 
*       **$i.50.    Revell.  8-16957. 

"No  man  did  more  with  his  life  than  did  Ja- 
cob Chamberlain,  who  was  for  many  years  a 
missionary  of  the  Reformed  church  in  India.  A 
great  preacher,  an  accomplished  scholar,  a  bu.=i- 
ness  man  of,  ability,  a  medical  practitioner  of 
no  mean  skill,  all  his  talents  were  devoted  with 
tremendous  enthusiasm  to  the  evangelization  of 
India."  (Ind.)  "The  volume  itself  consists  of 
addresses,  &c.,  on  various  aspects  of  Christian 
work  in  India.  In  the  first  there  is  an  appreci- 
ation of  Indian  religions  under  the  title  of  'The 
religions  in  the  Orient:  their  beauties  and  their 
fatal  defects.'  Then  comes  a  paper  on  the  Bib'e 
in  India,  followed  by  others  on  missionary  top- 
ics, medical  m.issions  arid  the  work  of  women 
among  them.  Under  this  last  heading  comes  an 
interesting  account  of  the  liigh-caste  Hindu 
girls'    schools."    (Spec.) 


"All  the  papers  and  addresses  are  interesting, 
but  more  so  after  reading  Dr.  Cobb's  apprecia- 
tion of  the  veteran." 

+   Ind.  65:  782.  O.  1,  'OS.  120w. 


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"Dr.  Chamberlain  was  a  diligent  worker  and 
a  keen  observer,  and  he  knew  how  to  describe 
what  he  did  and  what  he  saw." 

+   Spec.  101:  sup.  813.  N.   21,  '08.  270w. 

Chamberlin,   Joseph   Edgar.    Ifs   of   history. 
**$!.  Altemus.  7-42024. 

Twenty-two  "ifs"  constitute  a  novel  discus- 
sion, one  which  suggests  a  process  of  construc- 
tion that  bears  resemblance  to  the  process  of 
restoration  engaged  in  by  sculptors  who  fash- 
ion arms  for  the  Venus  de  Milo  and  heads 
for  the  Samothracian  Victory.  If  Charles  the 
second  had  accepted  the  kingship  of  Virginia, 
and  If  the  Confederates  had  marched  on 
Washington  after  Bull  Run,  are  two  of  the 
propositions  fitted  to  the  then-existing  struc- 
ture of  government  and  war,  with  the  well- 
rounded  conclusions  which  a  sense  of  propor- 
tion demands. 


inanities  to  nature  and  the  open.  Most  aston- 
ishing things  hapjien, — whimsical,  curious,  sur- 
prising ones,  not  the  least  fantastic  of  which  lis 
the  wooing  of  a  society  girl  by  a  club  man  in 
a  tree-top. 


"The   volume    is   well    written    and    is   a  valu- 
able work  especially  to  place  before  young  peo- 
ple to   stimulate   a  further  interest  in   history." 
-I-  Arena.    39:491.    Ap.    '08.    250w. 

"Mr.  Chamberlain  writes  agreeably  and  sug- 
gestively." 

-I-   Educ.    R.   35:  313.  Mr.   "08.   70w. 

"It  would  be  wearisome,  and  would  spoil  the 
romantic  flavor  of  the  book,  to  point  out  all 
the  technical  inaccuracies  in  the  different 
chapters.  The  author  writes  with  a  charming 
disregard  of  all  probabilities,  and  limits  his 
speculations   by  possibilities  only."     S.  E.  Thom- 

' h    EI.  School   T.   8:  465.   Ap.    '08.   lOOw. 

Chambers,    Robert     William.      Firing     line. 
t$i.5o.  Appleton.  8-23561. 

Palm  Beach  furnishes  the  setting  for  nearly 
all  of  the  scenes  in  this  love  drama.  The  her- 
oine, clever,  beautiful,  with  a  heart  and  head 
struggling  with  each  other  for  mastery,  finds  at 
twenty  that  her  heart  is  in  the  ascendency  and 
that  she  is  hopelessly  in  love.  A  simple  enough 
fact  had  she  not  two  years  before  in  a  moment 
of  despondency  over  the  discovery  that  she  was 
a  foundling,  secretly  married  a  young  college 
student,  whom  she  did  not  love,  he  returning 
the  same  day  to  college  and  she  to  her  foster- 
parents'  home.  This  secret  lying  at  the  founda- 
tion of  her  happiness  to  menace  it  directs  the 
course  of  the  story  thru  which  run  the  anguish 
and  heroism  of  two  lovers  who  could  meet  only 
as  comrades  on  the  firing  line. 


"The  story,  like  other  good  stories,  suffers 
from  the  fact  that  it  is  based  on  a  rather  an- 
cient   situation."     Ward    Clark. 

-\ Bookm.  28:   151.  O.   '08.   1050w. 

"The  best  thing  about  this  rather  cheap  book 
is  its  semi-tropical  setting,  which  is  the 
author's  opportunity  for  a  great  deal  of  obser- 
vant and  loving  description.  The  worst  part 
of  it  is  the  slangy  talk  of  most  of  the  charac- 
ters."    W:   M.   Payne. 

[-    Dial.  45:   214.   O.   1,   '08.  320w. 

"Is  not  so  good  a  novel  as  'The  fighting 
chance'  because  it  lacks  the  uplift  of  a  great 
moral  victory." 

+   Ind.   65:  553.   S.   3,   '08.   330w. 
—  Nation.   87:    235.    S.   10,   '08.    360w. 
"It  is  hard  to  forgive  a  hundred  pages  of  in- 
troductory drivel,  but  Louis  Malcourt  more  than 
atones  even  for  that." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  494.   S.  12,  '08.  350w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:  741.    D.    5,    '08.    ISOw. 
"The  book   may   be   best   described   as   having 
In    certain    parts    humor,    lively    dialogue,    and 
some  charm,   but  as  lacking  compactness  and   a 
continuouslv   single   situation." 

-I Outlook.   90:    134.    S.   19,   '08.   300w. 

Chambers,  Robert  William.    Some  ladies  in 
haste.  t$i.5o.     Appleton.  8-13948. 

In  which  a  New  York  man  of  leisure  discov- 
ers that  he  has  hypnotic  power  and  exercises  it 
upon  a  few  of  his  acquaintances  with  the  hope 
of    turning    them    from    their    Trivolous    society 


N.   Y.   Times.   13:    210.   Ap.   11,    '08.    30w. 
"A    vastly    amusing    bit    of    whimsicality,     of 
the   recognized   Chambers   variety." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  280.  My.  16,  '08.  350w. 
"The  adventures  have  the  Chambers  spice, 
the  adventurers — unreal  as  is  their  world  in 
many  respects — have  always  nevertheless  a 
certain  warm  suggestion  of  being  really  human 
and   delightfully  alive." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.  13:   336.   Je.   13,   '08.   270w. 
"Only  a  light  touch  would  carry  off  this  pre- 
posterous   fun,    but    here,    as    in    'lolanthe,'    Mr. 
Chambers    has    a    fantastic   fancy   and    the    sug- 
gestion   at    least    of   poetic    feeling." 

+  Outlook.    S9:    85.   My.   9.   '08.    lOOw. 
"Quite   delightful,    even   if  Improbable."    Char- 
lotte  Harwood. 

+   Putnam's.    4:    622.   Ag.   '08.   130w. 

Champney,  Elizabeth.  Romance  of  Roman 
villas  (the  renaissance).  **$3.50.  Put- 
nam. 8-25384. 
Here  is  given  the  most  important  chapter  of 
the  every  day  happenings  that  history  records 
concerning  each  of  the  following  villas  of  the 
great  cardinals  of  the  renaissance:  Vatican, 
Villa  of  the  Belvedere:  Villa  Farnesina:  Villa 
Madama:  Villa  Aldobrandini:  Villa  d'Este; 
Villas  Borghese  and  Mondragone:  Villa  ^Medici: 
Collona  palace  and  castle  of  Palliano,  and 
Hadrian's  villa.  The  book  deals  with  the  life 
more  than  the  art  of  these  villas.  It  is  pro- 
fusely illustrated  with  photogravures  and  re- 
produced  photographs. 


"Mrs.  Champney  is  not  equal  to  the  occasion, 
and  is  altogether  at  the  mercy  of  the  difficult 
form  she  has  adopted.  Her  English  is  careless, 
and  full  of  Americanisms;  her  Italian  is  inaccu- 
rate; and  her  book  exhibits  a  romanticism  of 
speech  that  in  truth  was  never  heard  on  sea  or 
land." 

—  Ath.   1008.   2:  506.   O.    24.    130w. 

+   Dial.   45:  415.   D.   1,   '08.   140w. 
"She    has    told    the    stories    of    Raphael    and 
Pauline   particularly  well." 

-I-   Ind.    65:    782.    O.    1,    '08.    240w. 

+   Nation.    87:    360.    O.    15,   '08.    220w. 
"To   turn    its    handsome   pages   and   catch   the 
names  on  them,  to  glance  at  the  illustrations  is 
to    mnke    the    least    ad\'eiiturous    long  to    behold 
the  grandeur  that   was  Rome's." 

-I-    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  514.  S.  19,  '08.  320w. 

-I-   N.    Y.    Times.    13:741.    D.    5.    'OS.    ICOw. 
"Mrs.  Champney  is  always  an  agreeable  writ- 
er, and  she  has  made  in  her  new  volume  excel- 
lent  use   of   the   abundant   material   in   the   field 
indicated  by  the  title." 

-I-   Outlook.    90:    229.    S.    26,    '08.    200w. 

Chancellor,  William  Estabrook.  Theory  of 
motives,  ideals  and  values  in  educa- 
tion. *$i.75.  Houghton.  7-33379- 
"A  really  philosophical  and  ethical  reflection 
upon  the  fundamental  bases  of  life,  society, 
and  education.  .  .  .  [The  author]  devotes  him- 
self principally  to  the  study  of  civilization^^— 
its  nature,  its  institutions,  its  tendency  to- 
wards degeneracy  under  urban  conditions,  the 
requisites  for  a  stable  and  progressive  civiliza- 
tion, and  so  on.  For  his  principles  he  draws 
on  a  large  group  of  sciences — upon  history, 
psychology,  physiology,  anthropology,  social 
science,  theology,  mental  development,  pathol- 
ogy, biology,  logic,  ethics,  aesthetics,  philolo- 
gy, and  education  in  its  history,  theory  and 
.practice." — Psychcl.  Bull. 


"A    stimulating,    scholarly   discussion    of    edu- 
cation  as   an    integral   part   of   civilization." 
+  A,   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  8.  Ja.  '08. 


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Chancellor,  William  E. — Continued. 

"The  book  is  not  for  all  readers,  but  rather 
for  those  who  can  bring  to  it  some  knowledge 
of  philosophical  as  well  as  educational  thought. 
To  such"  it  will  prove  a  stimulus  and  mspira- 
tlon.  Every  teacher  may  well  feel  a  deep  sat- 
isfaction in  the  production  of  so  strong  and  able 
a  work  on  the  deeper  problem  of  his  protes- 
slon."  E:  O.  Sisson.  ,„„    .,„„«_ 

+  +   Dial.   44:    275.   My.    1,    '08.   lOOOw. 

"Is  rich  in  suggestion  and  on  the  whole  Is 
a  broad  and  philosophic  treatment  of  the  sub- 
iect  " 

■    +   Ind.    65:  318.    Ag.    6,    '08.    90w. 

"While  it  is  stimulating  and  will  doubtleas  be 
read  by  manv  teachers,  it  will  have  little  in- 
fluence upon  the   course  of  education.'" 

+   Nation.  8fi:   399.  Ap.   30,  '08.  120w. 

"Thie  topics  chosen  for  discussion,  the  point 
oif  view  taken  in  treating  them,  the  extraordi- 
nary quality  of  the  style,  the  absence  of  cur- 
rent and  conventional  educational  terms  and 
phrases'— all  make  this  volume  an  exceptional 
one  in  educational  literature.  Dealing  in  gen- 
eral conceptions  and  in  ideals  as  the  book 
does,  it  is  not  likely  that  any  reader  will  en- 
dorse without  question  all  that  he  reads,  though 
I  believe  that  in  the  large  it  is  in  accord  with 
contemporary  scientific  thought."  M.  V.  O  Shea. 
+  +  —  Psychol.    Bull.   5:16.    Ja.    15,    '08.    lOOOw. 

Chandler,  Frank  Wadleigh.  Literature  of 
roguery.  (Types  of  English  literature 
ser.)  2v.  **$3.  Houghton.  7-31996. 

Descriptive   note  and   excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"Valuable  to  the  special  student,  and  probab- 
ly  Interesting   hut   not   valuable    to    the    general 
reader  of  more  th£n  average  education." 
+  A.  L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  8.  Ja.  "08. 
"A    very    complete    and    adn-.irable    piece    of 
synthetic    work."      G:    H.    Casamajor. 
+   -t-   Forum.   39:    533.   Ap.    '08.    l'900w. 
■'On    the   whole    his   book   must   be    considered 
mainly  as  a  collection  of  materials  never  before 
gathered   into   one   place,   and,   as   such,    a  use- 
ful, indeed,  an  indispensable,  preliminary  to  fur- 
ther work  in  this  field." 

H Ind.    64:    754.   Ap.    2,    '08.    250w. 

"The  book  ts  one  big  bibliography;  and  as 
such  it  is  not  without  its  value." 

1-   Nation.   86:  196.   F.   27,  '08.  1020w. 

"Mr.  Chandler's  work  is  a  very  comprehen- 
sive and  generally  excellent  study." 

+  Spec.  100:  28.  Ja.  4,  '08.  &50w. 

Chapman,     Frank     Michler.        Camps     and 
*       cruises    of    an    ornithologist.    **$3.    Ap- 
pleton. 

A  volume  of  over  four  hundred  pages  which 
contains  in  text  and  illustration  the  results  of 
the  author's  field  study  in  preparation  for  a 
series  of  "Habitat  groups"  of  North  American 
birds  for  the  American  Museum  of  natural  his- 
tory. These  groups  including  certain  birds 
from  the  West  Indies  to  western  Canada  are 
designed  to  illustrate  not  only  the  habits  and 
haunts  of  the  birds  shown,  but  also  the  coun- 
try in  which  they  live.  The  reproduced  illus- 
trations contain  in  the  foreground  the  birds  and 
nests  with  from  sixty  to  one  hundred  and  sixty 
square  feet  of  the  locality  in  which  they  are 
found;  while  sketches  of  the  surrounding  coun- 
try have  been  painted  from  nature  for  a  back- 
ground. 

Chapman,  John  Jay.  Four  plays  for  chil- 
dren. **$i.  Moffat.  8-18062. 
Four  plavs  in  blank  verse  which  lend  them- 
selves readilv  to  children's  acting.  They  are 
The  lost  prince,  King  Ithuriel,  The  hermits,  and 
Christmas  in   Leipsic. 

"[Three  of]  the  stories  are  in  themselves  suf- 
ficiently juvenile,  but  the  dialogue,  written  with 
a  magniloquence  often  approaching  rhodomon- 
tade— in  which  all  the  little  fishes  talk  like 
whales — is,  as  a  rule,  quite  unsuitable  for  child- 
ish entertainment." 

h   Nation.    87:    19.   Jl.    2,    '08.   540w. 


"One  may  read  thru  many  books  of  verse 
without  the  enjoyment  to  be  found  in  the  per- 
usal of  these  four  brief  plays.  All  the  plays 
are  written  in  a  blank  verse  that  is  decidedly 
worthy  of  comment,  not  for  great  brilliancy,  but 
for  its  almost  classic  simplicity  and  charm." 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  465.  Ag.   22,   '08.   200w. 

Chapman,  Sydney  John.  Work  and  wages; 
in  continuation  of  Lord  Brassey's 
"Work  and  wages"  and  "Foreign  work 
and  English  wages."  2  pt.  ea.  $4.  Long- 
mans, 
pt.  2.  Wages  and  employment;  with  an  in- 
trod.    by   Lord   Brassey. 

"The  present  instalment  is  'largely  in  the  na- 
ture of  a  report,'  but  'attempts  have  been  made 
to  sum  up  evidence  and  to  frame  independent 
judgments.'  These  independent  judgments 
cover  some  of  the  most  important  controversies 
of  the  day.  .  .  .  Chapters  deal  with  the 
organisation  of  labour;  the  policy  of  trade-un- 
ions; industrial  peace,  with  some  interesting  in- 
formation on  arbitration  and  wage  boards  in 
the  Australasian  colonies;  unemployment;  and 
lastly,  workmen's  insurance  and  old-age  pen- 
sions."— iSpec. 


"Able,   scientific  in   spirit,   moderate  in   tone." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  257.  N.  '08.   (Review  of 

pt.    2.) 

"Granted  the  scope  of  the  inquiry  undertaken 

in  ihis  second  volume,   it  is  difficult  to  see  how 

it  could  have  been   made  more  exhaustive   than 

it  is."  J:   Cummings. 

+  +  J.  Pol.  Econ.  16:  462.  Jl.  '08.  460w.  (Re- 
view of  pt.   2.) 

Nation.  87:  72.  Jl.  23,  '08.  160w.  (Re- 
view of  pt.  2.) 
"For  a  long  tim'e  it  will  remain  the  chief 
storehouse  of  co-ordinated  facts  regarding  em- 
ployment and  unemployment,  the  organization 
of  labor,  and  the  policies  of  trades  unions,  in- 
dustrial insurance,  and  pensions.  Prof.  Chapman 
writes  in  the  scientific  spirit,  without  bias  or 
faddism,  seeking  rather  the  true  thing  than  the 
forwarding  of  any  hobby." 

+   +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  228.  Ap.  18,  '08.  llOOw. 
(Review   of   pt.    2.) 
"Unfortunately  the  very  qualities  that  should 
commend   it  to  English  readers  render  it  of  lit- 
tle value  to  readers   in   other   lands.     For   them 
its   treatment   of   English    conditions    is,    if   any- 
thing,  too  full   and  its   treatment  of  the  experi- 
ence   of    other    countries    too    meager    and,    it 
must  be  added,   not  up-to-dat.?."   H:   R.    Seager. 
f-   Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:  727.   D.    '€8.   TOOw.    (Re- 
view  of  pt.   2.) 
"By  reason   of  its  fulness  of  information   and 
moderation  of  tone  is  not  unworthy  of  the  hon- 
ourable  traditions  of  the  Brassey  family." 

-[-  +  Spec.   100:    834.    My.    23,    '08.   370w.    (Re- 
view of  pt.   2.) 

Charlton,  Randal.  Virgin  widow.  i$i.50-  Dil- 
lingham. 8-9522. 
A  colorless,  stolid,  withal  sensitive  cripple, 
the  brother-in-law  of  the  "virgin  widow"  tells 
the  story.  He  stands  between  the  woman  and 
the  traps  which  her  temperament  sets  for  her. 
He  shields  her  from  a  blackmailing  Italian  with 
the  same  qualitv  of  patience  that  he  uses  in 
protecting  her  from  the  agonies  of  her  unre- 
quited love.  His  is  a  work  of  love,  unappre- 
ciated, unrewarded.  The  book  abounds  in  weird 
atimosphere. 

"Is  as  improbable  and  uncomfortable  as  the 
title  suggests,  but  there  is  no  denying  that  he 
has  a  gift  for  inventing  ingenious  and  dra- 
matic situations.  His  handling  of  these  is  as 
clumsy  and  unfinished  as  his  style;  but  he  has 
a  rude  force  that  overrides  improbability,  and 
holds  the  reader's  interest." 

_  +  Ath.    1908,    1:    505.    Ap.    25.    170w. 

Cheetham,  Samuel.  History  of  the  Chris- 
tian church  since  the  reformation. 
*$2.6o.  Macmillan.  8-IS779. 

"Gives  the   history   of  three   centuries  and  a 


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half,  to  speak  in  round  numbers;  it  includes  the 
great  churches  of  the  East  and  the  West,  the 
Anglican  church,  and  the  dissident  communities 
here  and  abroad." — Spec.  ' 


"The   book  is  learned,    readable,   and   honest." 

+  Ath.  190S,  2:  572.  N.  7.  140w. 
"Is    full    of    miscellaneous    information,    care- 
fully   and    accurately    compiled.     The    whole    is 
written    in    so    reasonable    and    sympathetic    a 
spirit   that   its   merits  as   an    interpretation   add 
greatly     to  its  value  as  a  narrative."  E.  W.  W. 
-1-   Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:  827.   O.    '08.    42(>w. 
"A  very  valuable  book.     It  is  impartial  and  it 
is    comprehensive." 

+   Spec.   100:  648.    Ap.    25,    '08.    S50w. 

Chesson,  W.  H.  George  Cruikshank.   (Pop- 
*       ular  lib.  of  art.)  *75c.  Button. 

A  sketch  of  Cruikshank's  career  which  was 
continued  thru  seventy-six  working  years.  More 
than  fifty  illustrations  show  the  development  of 
his  art. 


"Any  who  are  interested  will  wish  for  a  more 
straight-forward  and  less  affected  book." 
—  Nation.  87:  533.  N.  26,  '08.  SOw. 
"Mr.  Chesson  shows  that  he  appreciates  the 
artist,  sees  his  merits,  and  is  aware  of  his  lim- 
itations. But  we  have  found  the  style  in  which 
he  sets  forth  his  knowledge  distinctly  fatigu- 
ing." 

+  —  Spec.  101:  374.   S.  12,   "08.  ISOw. 

Chester,  George  Randolph.  Get-rich-quick 
Wallingford:  a  cheerful  account  of  the 
rise  and  fall  of  an  American  business 
buccaneer.   t$i.5o.   Altemus.  8-12804. 

"This  is  a  buoyant  and  blithesome  account  of 
the  life  and  deeds  of  one  who  would  probably 
describe  himself  as  the  past  grand  master  of 
the  gentle  art  of  separating  the  gullible  from 
their  coin."  (N.  Y.  Times.)  It  "shows  an  as- 
tonishing knowledge  of  the  ways  and  tricks  of 
American  'financiers'  and  swindlers  of  the  class 
indicated  by  the  title,  and  the  narrative  is  live- 
ly and   amusing."    (Outlook.) 


"This  is  a  story  that  cannot  fail  to  do  good." 
-f  Arena.   39:     732.    Je.    '08.    550w. 
Educ.   R.   36:   422.   N.   '08.   30w. 
"Behind     'Get    rich    quick    Wallingford'     is    a 
larger   significance    than    that    usually    conveyed 
in  a  good  yarn  well   told.     Mr.   Chester  has  put 
his  finger  on  a  phase  of  our  life   that  demands 
treatment." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  288.  My.  23,  '08.  570w. 
"The   narrative   is   lively  and   amusing." 
-I-   Outlook.    89:    314.    Je.    6,    '08.    SOw. 

Chesterton,  Gilbert  Keith.      All  things  con- 
*       sidered.  *$i.50.  Lane.  8-34727. 

Thirty-five  essays  upon  topics  ranging  from 
fairy  tales  to  phonetic  spelling  from  the  death 
of  Francis  Thompson  to  the  Communal  kitchen. 


"  'All  things  considered'  has,  in  its  incoher- 
ence and  scrappiness  and  in  its  unrelieved  jolt- 
iness  of  style,  the  Chestertonic  quality  distilled 
to  quintessential  strength." 

—  Dial.   45:  347.    N.   16,   'OS.  400w. 

'■It  is  true  that  these  sparkling  diatribes  have 
a  kind  of  journalistic  and  temporal  apposite- 
ness;  but  all  will  never  be  so  well  that  they  will 
lose  their  ooint.'' 

+   Nation.    87:  527.    N.    26,    'OS.    270w. 

"Coming  into  competition  with  'Orthodoxv'  it 
loses  it.^  raison  d'etre  altogether,  so  much  is  it 
overshadowed  by  its  more  vital  fellow."  J.  B. 
Rittenhouse. 

—  N.   Y.  Times.   13:  589.   O.   24,   'OS.   60w. 
"Whatever    were    the    merits    of    his     earlier 

wi-iting,    they    are    here    overlaid;    whatever    the 
faults,    they  are   here  accentuated." 

-1 Sat.    R.  106:    sup.  5.   O.   24,   '08.   120w. 

"Sincere,    enthusiastic,    endlessly    witty    little 


essays.  He  is  so  witty,  one  must  simply  re- 
fuse, in  sheer  self-defence  perhaps,  to  acknowl- 
edge that   he  is  alwavs  wise." 

H Spec.   101:   sup.    709.   N.   7,  '08.   420w. 

Chesterton,    Gilbert   Keith.     Man   who   was 
Thursday:  a  nightmare.  t$i.5o.  Dodd. 

.  8-7893. 
A  story  of  fantastic  fears,  of  "the  huge  dev- 
ils that  hide  the  stars,  yet  fall  at  a  pistol 
shot"  The  chasers  of  evil  are  seven  members 
of  a  central  anarchical  council,  mainly  detect- 
ives in  disguise,  who  are  named  for  the  days 
of  the  week.  "The  actual  change  from  the 
horrible  to  the  burlesque  is  happily  contrived; 
but  unluckily,  once  the  transit  is  completely 
effected,  every  semblance  of  realism  is  aban- 
doned, and  we  are  committed  to  a  carnival  of 
incredible  absurdity,  out  of  which,  by  an  abrupt 
jerk  of  the  kaleidoscope,  we  are  suddenlv  pro- 
jected into  an  atmosphere  of  exalted  allegory, 
in  which  the  demon-Falstaff  of  the  plot  as- 
sumes a  role  of  mystical  benevolence."     (Spec.) 


"A  fantasia  faithfully  modelled  on  Steven- 
son's 'New  Arabian  nights.'  Mr.  Chesterton 
has  not  produced  the  eerieness  or  awesomeness 
of  Stevenson,  and  perhaps  had  no  desire  to  do 
so.  On  the  other  hand,  he  is  very  witty  and 
amusing." 

H Ath.    1908,    1:350.    Mr.    21.    150w. 

Reviewed    by    F.    M.    Colby. 

+   Bookm.    27:    452.   Jl.    '08.    1600w. 
"A  highly  entertaining  varn."     W:   M.  PajTie 

-f-    Dial.   45:    89.   Ag.    16,   '08.    280w. 
"Is   consistent   with    nothing   but    its   author's 
freakish    inclination    of    the    moment."        E:    C 
Marsh. 

—  Forum.    40:    400.    O.    '08.    330w. 
"Mr.    Chesterton   pays   the  penalty  of  the  wit 
in    not   being   taken    seriously,    even   when   most 
serious." 

+  Ind.  64:  869.  Ap.  16,  '08.  400w. 
"Although  the  work  is  negligible  as  a  niece  of 
fiction,  it  has  the  interest  of  Mr.  Ches'terton's 
essays — a  vivacious  and  clever  style  that  glit- 
ters with  paradox,  sometimes  almost  silly,  and 
sometimes   shrewd   and   suggestive." 

-i Nation.    86:    380.   Ap.    23,    '08.   ISOw. 

"This  story  is  told  as  Mr.  Chesterton  tells 
things,  with  wit  and  paradox  nudging  you  into 
frequent  smiles,  with  felicitous  phrase  and  apt 
simile — quotable  from  page  to  page."  Hilde- 
garde  Hawthorne. 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:   253.    My.    2,   'OS.    SOOw. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   336.   Je.   13,   '08.   170w. 
"Mr.   Chesterton  is,  in  short,  a  master  of  fan- 
tastic fiction."    Charlotte   Harwood. 

+   Putnam's.    4:    622.   Ag.    '08.    300w. 
"An  ingenious  fabric  of  topsy-turvey,  written 
with    all    the   dexterous   play   of   phrase   and   wit 
that    might    be    expected    from   the    author." 
+   R.    of    Rs.    37:    764.    Je.    '08.    lOOw. 
"The  story,  viewed  as  a  mere  piece  of  narra- 
tion,   is    up    to    certain    point      quite      first-rate. 
Mr.   Chesterton   cannot   be  blamed  for  failing  to 
achieve    the   impossible — to    graft    spiritual     ec- 
stasy   on    to    riotous    extravaganza— but    it    is    a 
pity  that  he  should  be  so  wanting  in  self-critic- 
ism  as    to   ha\e   made   the   attempt." 
-i Spec.    100:  465.   Mr.   21,    'OS.   550w. 


Chesterton,      Gilbert     Keith. 

**$i.5o.    Lane. 


Orthodoxy. 
8-28073. 

Essays  which  "are  concerned  only  to  discuss 
the  actual  fact  that  the  central  Christian  the- 
ology (sufficiently  summarized  in  the  Apostles' 
creed)  is  the  best  root  of  energy  and  sound 
ethics." 


"Lest  any  one  should  be  tempted  again  to 
rediscover  Christianity  after  Mr.  Chesterton's 
fashion,  we  should  like  to  point  out  that  be- 
fore proceeding  upon  his  explorations  he  should 
acquire  a  more  satisfactory  equipment  than 
Mr.  Chesterton  has  had  time  to  do." 
—  Ath.    190S,    2:534.    O.    31,    IOOOav. 


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Chesterton,  Gilbert  Keith — Continued. 

"You  may  be  startled,  even  shocked,  by  this 
novel  book;  but  you  must  admit  that  the  heart 
of  this  wittv  Philistine  is  in  the  right  place." 

-1 Nation.   87:  527.   N.   26,    '08.   &00w. 

Reviewed   by  J.   B.   Rittenhouse. 

—  N.   Y.  TInnes.   13:  588.   O.   24,  '08.   2400w. 
"This   book   is   as    funny   as   Punch,    and   it   is 
a  new  and  unusual  tvpe  of  'humorous  theology." 
+   Outlook.  90:  842.  D.  12,  '08.  560w. 
R.  of   Rs.   38:   638.   N.   '08.  70w. 
Sat.   R.   106:  sup.   4.   O.  24,   '08.   900w. 

Childs,   Mary    Fairfax.    De    namin'    ob    de 
twins,  and  other  sketches  from  the  cot- 
ton land.  *$i.  Dodge,  B.  W.        8-14809. 
In    prose    and     rime     these     dialect     sketches 
portray  the  old  time  negro  with  his  loyalty,  ir- 
respon.sibility,    and   humor   truthfully  accentuat- 
ed.    The  title  piece  depicts  a  grandmother's  in- 
decision over  selecting  names  for  her  dead  Cee- 
ly  Ann's   twins,   with   the   final    choice   of   "Neu- 
ral-gy"    and    "Hom-i-cide." 

"Embraces  a  sentiment  so  tender  as  to  endo.w 
it  with  altogether  a  rare  and  charming  quali- 
ty." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  304.  My.  30.  '08.  250w. 

Chisholm,  Louey,  comp.  Golden  staircase: 
poems  and  verses  for  children,  il. 
*$2.5o.   Putnam.  W7-200. 

Descriptive  note   and   excerpts  in   Dec.   1907. 

"A   well-selected   anthology." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  21.  Ja.  '08. 
"There  is  a  random  choice  and  a  random  ar- 
rang.-meut;  some  inclusions  of  historic  interest, 
other  inclusions  of  undoubted  beauty;  but  be- 
tween them  there  is  a  depression  of  the  medi- 
ocre." 

-i Nation.   85:   495.   N.   28,  '07.   llOw. 

Churchill,  Winston.  Mr.  Crewe's  career. 
■-$1.50.  Macmillan.  8-13723. 

A  state,  presumably  New  Hampshire,  is  under 
the  political  domination  of  a  railway.  Hilary 
Vane,  chief  counsel  for  the  corrupt  machine, 
has  a  son,  a  young  attorney,  who  dares  to  es- 
pouse the  people's  cause  and  to  defend  theim 
against  the  corporation.  Mr.  Crewe,  a  bachelor 
millionaire,  uses  the  people's  newly  aroused  de- 
mand for  rights  as  an  entering  wedge  into  poli- 
tics. The  railroad  president  and  his  daughter, 
a  charmingly  drawn  heroine,  play  important 
parts  in  the  story;  but  the  chief  interest,  in 
spite  of  the  title,  centers  in  the  career  of  Aus- 
tin Vane  as  he  stands  unflinchingly  for  clean 
politics,  and,  not  without  a  struggle,  quickens 
his  father's  conscience  to  the  point  of  resigning 
his   ofHce. 


"The    tale    possesses    vitality   and    interest." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    218.    Je.    '08.   + 

"It  will  hasten  the  great  awakening  that 
shall  save  democracy  from  the  night  of  reac- 
tion and   despotism." 

-f-  Arena.    40:    122.    JI.    'OS.    1900w. 
"The    human    interest    is   even    more    poignant 
than   in   previous   novels   by   this   author,    whose 
present  work  marjcs  a  distinct  advance." 
-I-  Ath.   1908,   1:   723.   Je.   13.    250w. 
"His   book   is    too    long,    is   rather   loosely   put 
-together,    and    the    manner    of    its    setting   forth 
is   almost   slovenly   at    times,    but    it    is    a    story 
that   has   vitality,    is    informed    by   a   fine    ideal- 
ism,  and   is   possessed   of   an   interest  that  does 
not   pall."      W:    M.    Payne. 

-1 Dial.    44:    349.    Je.    1,    '08.    550w. 

"Mr.  Crewe  is  a  unique  creation  in  American 
fiction."    James   MacArthur. 

+   Forum.  40:   60.   Jl.  '08.  1650w. 
"The    book    has    the    accent    of    reality    rather 
than  fiction." 

+   Ind.   64:   1400.    Je.    i8,    '08.    800w. 
"On    the   whole,    it   is   clear   that   this   popular 
novelist  is  growing  in   power.     His  style  is  still 


quite  without  distinction,  and  often  slovenly. 
But  his  people  are  people  (Humphrey  Crewe  be- 
ing exaggerated  as  the  irony  of  his  conception 
demands),  and  the  atmosphere  in  which  they 
iTiove  is  that  of  a  ripened  and  really  admirable 
humor." 

-I Nation.  86:  447.  My.  14,  'OS.   600w. 

"The  book  is  not  devoid  of  a  fine  tone  of  in- 
spiration for  the  new  generation  of  voters,  but, 
however  steadily  there  may  burn  in  it  the 
splendid  determination  of  the  author  to  do  what 
he  can  to  purify  politics,  it  lacks  the  fire  of 
imagination." 

H N.   Y.  Times.   13:   261.   My.   9,   'OS.   900w. 

N.  Y.  Times.   13:  336.  Je.   13,  '08.   200w. 
"All   Mr.    Churchill's   novels   have  been  Amer- 
ican  to    the   core;    none    more    than   this.      As  a 
story  there   are   defects   in   its   construction." 

-I Outlook.   89:   323.   Je.    13,   '08.    450w. 

"The  novel  belongs  to  the  minority  that  call 
into  play  the  reader's  mental  faculties  and 
provide  agreeable  exercise  for  them."  E.  L. 
Cary. 

+   Putnam's.   4:  618.   Ag.   '08.    200w. 
"A    certain    real    phase    of    American     life     is 
exhibited,   and,   from  many  points  of  view,  it  is 
a  near  approach   to   the  American   novel." 
-I-   H-   R.    of    Rs.    37:    763.    Je.    '08.    350w. 
"That  one  should   thus  criticise  it  as  a  pam- 
phlet rather  than  as  a  work  of  art  is  inevitable 
from   the   author's   almost   avowed   partiality." 
—  Sat.    R.   105:698.   My.   30,   '08.   670w. 
"The    excellence    of    Mr.    Churchill's    analysis 
of    American    politics    is    shown    by    his    refusal 
to   label   all    those   concerned   in    them   as    either 
angels   or   devils." 

+  Spec.    100:    870.    My.    30,    '08.    lOOOw. 

Clark,   Francis   Edward.     Continent   of  op- 
portunity: the  South  American     repub- 
lics. **$i.5o.  Revell.  7-39011. 
Their   history,    their   resources,    their    outlook, 
together  with  a  traveler's   impressions  of  pres- 
ent day  conditions.     Of  Dr.  Clark's  observations 
regarding    the    possibilities    for    intellectual    and 
material   development     in     South     America     he 
sa>'s:  "In  all  material  matters,  ...  in  her  mines 
and   manufactures,    in  her  forests   and  fisheries, 
in  her  commerce  and  agriculture,  in  her  schools 
and   churches,      m     her     politics     and   business. 
South  America  is  to-day  pre-eminently  tihe  con- 
tinent of  opportunity." 


A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   76.  Mr.   '08.  + 
"Pr    Clark's    descriptions   are    never   dull    and 
are  often  relieved   in  'the  most  pleasant  way  by 
a   touchi  of   humor;    only   as   the  author   had   no 
time,   in  the  course  of  his  trip,  to  wander  away 
from  the  beaten  tracks  and  to  get  a  glimpse  of 
the    byways,    those    descriptions    seldom    reveal 
any  new  aspects  of  life  or  of  natiire." 
+  Ind.  64:  531.  Mr.  5,   '08.   150w. 
"He  has  an  entertaining  style,  albeit  his  writ- 
ing   is    sometimes    deplorably     ""areless,    and    he 
has  tried  to  consider  justly  both  the  faults  and 
the  virtues  of  South  American   character." 

-f  N.   Y.    Times.    13:  118.    F.    29,    '0«.    450w. 
R.  of   Rs.   36:  756.    D.    '07.   120w. 

Clark,     Henry    W.       Christian    method     of 
*       ethics.  **$i.2S.  Revell.  8-25722. 

Th'p  iiltimate  ideal  of  Christian  ethics  as 
stpted  by  Mr.  Clarlc  is  "an  automatic  right  ad- 
iustment  to  every  circum.'^tance,  an  instinctive 
right  bearing  toward  every  question  of  duty  and 
every  temptation  to  wrong."  "The  presenta- 
tion of  religion  as  something  worthy  of  supreme 
effort,  rather  than  the  easing  down  and  popu- 
larizing of  Christianity  which  is  now  the  fash- 
ion of  many  churches,  is  Mr.  Clark's  mes- 
sage, and  such  a  message  makes  a  really  far 
stronger  appeal  to  young  men  and  women  than 
can  be  made  by  any  easy-going  demands  on 
their  spiritual  natures."     (Ind.) 

"It  is  perhaps  unfortunate  that  the  title  of 
Mr.    Clark's   new   book  is  one   that  is   not   likely 


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to  appeal  to  many  who  might  find   its   chapters 
most   helpful." 

H Ind.   65:  1067.  N.  5,   '08.   330w. 

"This  is  largely  a  helpful  book,  partly  an  un- 
helpful." 

-\ Outlook.    90:    551.    N.    7,    '08.    240w. 

Clark,  John  Bates.  Essentials  of  economic 
theory  as  applied  to  modern  problems 
of  industry  and  public  policy.  *$2. 
Macmillan.  7-368q6. 

"Consists,  first,  of  a  set  of  chapters  restat- 
ing 'Economic  statics'  and  giving  in  summary 
form  the  doctrines  already  set  forth  in  the 
•Distribution  of  wealth.'  A  second  part  then 
gives  the  contributions  to  'Economic  dynamics.' 
The  chapters  in  this  second  part  deal  largely 
with  matters  such  as  are  sometimes  grouped 
under  the  head  of  'applied  economics.'  As  a 
whole  the  volume  is  expected  by  the  author  to 
be  'available  for  use  in  classrooms  not  as  a 
substitute  for  elementary  textbooks,  but  as 
supplementary  to  them.  It  omits  a  large  part 
of  what  such  books  contain,  presents  wiiat  they 
do  not  contain,  and  tries  to  be  of  service  to 
those  who  wish  for  more  than  a  single  intro- 
ductory  volume   can   offer.'  " — J.    Pol.    Econ. 


"The  book  is  written  in  readable  style,  being 
much  less  drawn  out  than  the  author's  earlier 
work,  'The  distribution  of  wealth.'  "  F.  D.  Wat- 
son. 

+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  515.  Mr.  'OiS.  30Ow. 
"An  original  and  very  able  treatment  of  the 
more  theoretical  aspects  of  his  science.  Some 
of  tlie  [special  points  in  his  treatment]  re- 
quire furtlier  criticism  before  his  exposition 
can  be  accepted,  but  all  are  well  worth  study 
and  show  a  sound  theoretical  and  scientific 
genius." 

H Ath.    1908,    2:    179.    Ag.    15.    950w. 

"Whether  the  style  will  be  found  simple  by 
the  persons  whom  the  book  is  designed  to 
reach,   I  am  not  so  sure."   F.  W.   Taussig. 

-1 Econ.    Bull.   1:    20.   Ap.    '08.   lOOOw. 

Ind.  65:  156.  Jl.  16,  '08.  300w. 
"It  need  hardly  be  said  that  in  this  volume 
Professor  Clark  shows  again  'the  qualities  which 
have  won  him  so  distinguished  a  place  among 
living  economists.  He  is  original  and  ingeni- 
ous, and  does  not  fear  to  pioneer  boldly  into 
new  fields  of  thought.  Those  who  so  adven- 
ture deserve  high  praise,  and  not  the  less  so 
if  they  themselves  prove  sometimes  to  have 
made  a  start  in  the  wrong  direction.  His  style 
retains  all  its  grace  and  finish,  his  courtesy  is 
unfailing,  and  a  fine  personality  shines  through 
the  pages."     F.  W.   Taussig. 

H J.    Pol.    Econ.   16:  38.    Ja.    '08.    1850w. 

"Modern  political  economy  is  a  study  in  dy- 
namics rather  than  statics,  and  the  levels 
reached  are  the  resultants  of  forces,  rather 
than  of  adjustments  under  the  calm  persist- 
ence of  grravity.  There  is  need  for  a  new  polit- 
ical economy,  designed  to  meet  these  condi- 
tions, and  Prof.  Clark  makes  an  illuminating 
attempt  to  r.upplv  the  need."  E:  A.  Bradford. 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  90.  F.  8,  'OS.  ]200w. 
"To  the  general  reader,  unacquainted  with 
the  complicated  terminology  and  finely  drawn 
distinctions  of  most  writers  of  modern  econom- 
ic treatises,  much  of  Professor  Clark's  book 
will  prove  uncommonly  hard  reading.  Com- 
prehensive and  stimulating  as  his  treatise  is, 
it  necessarily  fails  to  discuss  in  detail  all  of 
the  many  topics  of  present-day  interest  on 
which  it"  touches." 

+  —  Outlook.    88:  323.    F.    8,    '08.    7S0w. 

R.  of  Rs.  37:  383.  Mr.  '08.  200w. 
"The  student  .  .  .  will  find  much  that  is 
acute  and  interesting  in  Professor  Clark's  pre- 
sentment of  the  subject.  He  must,  however,  be 
prepar<=d  to  face  mathematical  diagrams,  alge- 
braic   signs,    and    a    few    cr^■ptic    headlines." 

-I Spec.    100:    541.    Ap.    4,    'OS.    450w. 

"It  can  hardly  be  denied  that,  in  certain  re- 
spects, the  work  is  disappointing,  and  in  the 
short  space  available  here  attention  will  be 
mainly    confined    to    some    of    the    points    as    to 


which    the    reviewer    takes    issue    with    the    au- 
thor."   A.    W.    Flux. 

-i Yale   R.   17:    228.   Ag.   'OS.    1250w. 

Clark,  L.  Pierce,  and  Diefendorf,  Allen 
*  Ross.  Neurological  and  mental  diag- 
nosis. *$i.25.  Macmillan.  8-19607. 
"A  brief  outline  of  essentials  suited  to  the 
need  of  the  practitioner  dealing  witli  diseases 
of  the   nervous   system   or  the   mind." — Nation. 

"It  would  perhaps  have  aided  the  student, 
especially,  if  ihe  various  tests  for  determining 
the  state  of  the  motor  functions  nad  been 
placed  together,  for  the  reason  tliat  all  such 
tests,  in  a  c=\se  where  it  is  necessarv  to  us-e 
them,  are  more  apt  to  be  recalled  if  'thty  are 
associated  in  the  student's  mind."  J.  G.  Fitz- 
gerald. 

-f  —  J.   Phllos.  5- 606.  N.  19,  '08.   739\v. 

"As  a  whole  the  presentation  is  good  and 
helpful." 

n Nation.    87:  529.    N.    26,    'OS.    lOOw. 

Clarke,  Sir  George  Sydenham.  Fortifica- 
tion: its  past  achievements,  recent  de- 
velopment, and  future  progress.  2d  ed. 
*$4.5o.   Dutton.  War  7-141. 

A  revision  after  seventeen  years  which  in- 
cludes the  lessons  bearing  upon  national  de- 
fence supplied  by  the  four  gieat  contests  be- 
tween natiors  which  have  occurred  since  the 
book  first  appeared.  "Therefore  in  this  edi- 
tion, [the  authorj  has  been  enabled  to  start 
from  the  ground  which  it  had  formerly  been 
necessary  to  capture,  to  omit  certain  passages 
which  have  become  obvious,  and  to  apply  him- 
self to  the  fresh  aspects  of  the  problem  which 
the  flux  of  time  has  brought  with  it."  (Sat. 
R.) 


"Contains  some  new  matter  which  will  be 
found  of  interest  botlh  by  military  and  by  na- 
val students." 

-i-  Ath.    1907,    2:  39.    Jl.    13.    370w. 

"Another  edition  should  correct  the  few  mis- 
prmts,  especially  in  the  French  quotations 
The  work  naturally  appeals  directly  to  the  of- 
ficer, and  especially  to  the  artilleryman  and 
the  engmeer,  but  it  should  do  more  than  this 
in  helping  to  shape  an  intelligent  public  opin- 
ion." 
+   H Nation.    86:40'.    Ja.    9,    '08.    llOOw. 

"This  book  should  be  in  the  possession  of 
every  United  States  senator  and  representa- 
tive, as  well  as  of  all  persons  interested  in  our 
national  legislation.  It  is  written  by  the  great- 
est living  authority  on  the  subject,  the  secre- 
tary of  the  imperial  defence  committee,  from 
whose  views  one  may  dissent  only  on  grounds 
which  will  bear  the  most  rigorous  investiga- 
tion." 

+   +    No.    Am.    187:  289.    F.    'OS.    2650w. 

"The   later   portions   of   the   book,    which   to   a 
large  extent  deal  with  gun-mountings  and  oth- 
er  adjuncts,    will   be   less  appreciated." 
-)-   H Sat.    R.   104:  116.   Jl.    27,    '07.    1200w. 

"A  most  learned  and  intricate  treatise  on  cu- 
polas, reduits.  enceintes,  gun-mountings,  and 
explosives,  while  his  study  of  the  evolution  of 
modern  battleships,  as  presented  in  pedigree 
form,  is  the  most  illuminating  guide  to  the 
mysteries  of  naval  classification  that  has  ever 
delighted  the  eyes  and  understanding  of  a  lay- 
man." 

-f-   -f  Spec.    99:  334.    S.   7,   '07.   770w. 

Clarke,  Helen  Archibald.     Broviming's  Eng- 
*       land:    a    study   of    English   influences   in 
Browning.    **$2.    Baker. 

A  review  of  the  Fnglisli  influences  that  may 
be  found  reflected  in  the  poetry  of  Browning. 
The  chapters  are  as  follows:  English  poets, 
friends  and  enthusiasms;  Shake-speare's  por- 
trait: A  crucial  period  in  English  history;  Social 
aspects  of  English  life-  Religious  thought  in  t^e 
nineteenth  century;  and  Art  criticism  inspired 
by    the    English    musician,    A\ison.     The    author 


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Clarke,  Helen  Archibald — Continued. 
studies   separate   poems   and   analyzes   them   to 
show  the   direct  poetical   inspiration.     An  indis- 
pensable book   for   classes   in   Browning. 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  741.   D.   5,   '08.   160w. 
Clarke,  Helen  Archibald.  Browning's  Italy. 
**$2.  Baker.  7-37032. 

Miss  Clarke  discusses  Browning's  Italian  in- 
terests ir  five  chapters  as  follows:  "The  dawn 
of  the  renaissance,  Glimpses  of  political  life, 
The  Italian  scholar.  The  artist  and  his  art,  and 
Pictures  of  social  life.  For  each  she  supplies 
the  needed  background  of  history,  connecting  it 
with  the  poetry  by  liberal   quotations."      (Dial.) 

"A    conscientious    piece    of    work    which    will 
undoubtedly   prove   helpful   to    many   students." 
+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   77.   Mr.    '08. 
"It  is  a  conscientious  piece  of  literary   schol- 
arship   rather    than    a    book    for    travel    lovers. 
The    bock    ought    to   serve   as    a   good   introduc- 
tion to  a  knowledge  of  the  poet."  F:  T.  Cooper. 
+   Bookm.    2'6:    511.    Ja     '08.    180w. 
"The    historical    studios   are    complete    enough 
to    interest    students    of    Browaing,    because    of 
the    /lew    light    they   cast  on   the   sources   of   his 
love   for   Italy  and  on   the   relation   between  the 
historic  facts  of  the   records  and  his   poetic  in- 
terpretation   of    them." 

+   Dial.   43:   384.   D.   1,    '07.   220w. 
"It  will  be  a  grtat  help  to  the  reader  by  put- 
ting the  poems  into  their  historical  framework." 
W.   G.    Bowdoin. 

-I-  Ind.  63:  1468.  D.  19,  '07.  lOOw. 
"We  must,  in  justice,  confess  that  Miss 
Clarke's  compilation  is  admirably  adapted  to 
mlnd.«  which  nave  not  yet  thought  for  them- 
selves; and  as  there  axe  many  such  minds,  her 
book  ought  to  be  popular.  We  have  noted  sev- 
eral misprints  and  solecisms.  It  lacks  an  in- 
dex, which  is  necessary,  especially  to  the  many 
extracts  from    Browning." 

+  —  Nation.  85:  567.  D.  19,  '07.  330w. 
+  Outlook.  87:  877.  D.  21,  '07.  130w. 
Clarke,  T.  E.  S.  Life  of  Gilbert  Burnet, 
bishop  of  Salisbury:  i,  Scotland,  1643- 
1674,  by  T.  E.  S.  Clarke;  2,  England, 
1674-1715,  with  bibliographical  appen- 
dices, by  H.  C.  Foxcroft;  with  an  in- 
trod.  by  C.  H.  Firth.  *$4.50.  Putnam. 

8-18697. 
Three  writers  have  co-operated  in  producing 
this  life  of  Bishop  Burnet.  C.  H.  Firth  contrib- 
utes an  introduction,  discussing  Burnet's  place 
"not  as  a  moralist  or  a  divine  or  a  politician, 
but  as  an  historian."  T.  E.  S.  Clarke  describes 
his  family,  education,  work  at  Saltoun  as  par- 
ish minister,  and  at  Glasgow  as  professor  of 
divinity,  until  in  1674  he  began  his  work  in  the 
south.  Miss  Foxcroft  carries  the  history  from 
his  ?<ettlement  work  in  London  in  1674  to  his 
death  in  1715. 


"This  biography  of  Burnet  is  one  of  such 
substantial  merit  that  it  will  doubtless  take 
its  place  as  the  final  authority  on  the  subject." 
A.  L.   Cross. 

-I-   +  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:857.   Jl.   '08.   lOOOw. 

"As  regards  the  main  theme  Mr.  Clarke's 
work  is  in  all  respects  satisfactory.  Through- 
out the  forty  years  of  incessant  activity  which 
compose  the  second  portion  of  Burnet's  career, 
trwough  every  phase  and  into  every  cranny,  we 
are  guided  by  Miss  Foxcroft's  industry  and  deft 
treatment.  Prof.  Firth's  [part  of  the  work]  is 
elaborately  and  conclusively  discussed.  There 
is  no  side  of  this  part  of  the  subject  which  is 
not  treated  with  fullness  and  with  his  usual 
lucidity." 
+  -\ Ath.  1908,   1:  121.   F.   1.   1550w. 

"The  Scottish  section  has  been  ably  and  judi- 
ciously handled.  Miss  Foxcroft's  work  is  a 
model  for  interesting  fulness  combined  with 
precision."     J.    K.    Hewison. 

+   Eng.    Hist.   R.  23:   582.   Jl.   '08.   1850w. 


"This  life  of  Burnet  will  remain  the  perma- 
nent authority  on  the  subject;  it  is  a  great  ad- 
dition to  our  information,  and  it  is  a  sound  and 
convincing  defence  of  Burnet,  when  defence  is 
nece.ssary  or  possible." 

+  +  Lend.  Times.  6:  388.  D.  20,  '07.  1560w. 

"The  joint  authors  have  accomplished  their 
task  admirably;  they  have  produced  a  book  that 
Is  at  once  documented  at  every  step,  and  thor- 
oughly interesting.  They  have  both  faced  the 
weaknesses  of  Burnet's  character  without 
flinching,  yet  have  avoided  party  prejudice." 
+  Nation.  86:   150.  F.   13,   '08.   2180w. 

"iTofessor  Firth  has  contributed  an  admirable 
introduction.  The  Rev.  T.  E.  S.  Clarke  .  .  . 
contributes  a  careful  and  well-informed  ac- 
count of  Burnet's  early  life.  Miss  Foxcroft's 
work  has  the  i^ame  solid  and  enduring  qualities 
as  that  of  Mr.  Clarke.  It  is  admirably  well-in- 
formed, is  commendably  free  from  the  lues 
Boswelliana  which  is  the  besetting  disease  of 
the  biographer,  and  treats  a  large  subject  on  an 
adequately  large  canvas.  Perhaps  it  may  be  ob- 
jected to  both  writers  that  their  work  is  now 
and  then  lacking  in  brightness  and  literary 
sparkle." 
+  -f  —  Sat.   R.  104:  729.  D.  14,  '07.   1680w. 

"The  w^hole  picture  of  Burnet  in  this  book 
gives  just  the  right  impression  of  Shakespear- 
ean rotundity  to  the  Bishop's  personality,  and, 
though  it  may  seem  paradoxical  to  say  so,  re- 
calls that  suggestion  of  British  vigour  and  di- 
rectness which  underlies  all  the  amiable  foibles 
even  of  a  Faistaff.  Miss  Foxcroft's  only  fault 
comes  from  the  fact  that  she  is  so  bubbling  over 
with  knowledge  and  sense  of  fun  that  she  some- 
times makes  allusive  references  to  facts  not  so 
well  known  to  the  uninstructed  reader  as  to 
herself." 
-f  -j Spec.  100:  150.  Ja.  25,  '08.   15'50w. 

Claude,  chef  de  la  police  de  surete,  1807- 
1880.  Memoirs  of  Monsieur  Claude, 
chief  of  the  police  under  the  second  em- 
pire; tr.  by  Katharine  P.  Wormeley. 
**$4.   Houghton.  7-36947. 

"Miss  Wormeley,  well  known  as  the  transla- 
tor of  Balzac,  has  selected  from  these  memoirs 
for  this  volume  those  chapters  and  parts  of 
chapters  which  seem  likely  to  have  at  this  day 
a  real  interest  for  English  readers.  She  has 
rejected  an  immense  amount  of  what  must  be 
very  dull  reading  indeed  relating  to  police  reg- 
ulations, prisons,  and  ephemeral  subjects. 
But  the  episodes  here  described  have  to  do 
with  M.  Claude's  connection  with  political  in- 
trigues, and  with  mysteries  and  remarkabl** 
crimes." — Outlook. 


"The  translation  is  admirable  but  the  book 
has  no  value  for  the  student  of  French  history, 
though  it  may  be  of  mild  interest  to  the  lover 
of  detective  stories.  The  selections  have  evi- 
dently been  made  with  an  eye  to  the  pictur- 
esque. The  style  is  melodramatic  and  ejacu- 
latory." 

f-  Am.   Hist.   R.  13:  644.  Ap.  '08.  280iw. 

"A  curious  and  uncommonly  interesting 
book." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    46.    F.    '08. 

"Miss  Wormeley  .  .  .  shows  that  she  is  ca- 
pable of  good  work;  but  her  sceptical  faculties 
should  have  been  more  frequently  brought  into 
play   in   editing   the   'Memoirs.'  " 

H Ath.    1908,    2:207.    Ag.    22.    930w. 

"The   translation,   as  might  be  expected   from 
Miss    Wormeley,    is    spirited    and    idiomatic." 
+  Dial.  44:77.   F.   1,   '08.  550w. 

"After  carefully  reading  this  book,  the  re- 
viewer can  use  the  hackneyed  phrase  in  its 
literal  sense,  'There  is  not  a  dull  line  to  be 
found  in  it.'  " 

-t-   +  Lit.    D.   36:  95.   Ja.   18,   'O18.   550w. 

"There  Is  no  view  more  authentic  and  more 
interesting  than  that  given  in  these  pages  of 
the  progress  and  the  operations  of  the  conspir- 


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acy  of  which  for  twenty  years  France  was  the 
victim." 

+  +  N.   Y.   Times.    13:34.    Ja,    18,    '08.    550w. 

"Tliie  book  is  certainly  good  reading,  and 
makes  one  wish  for  more,  if  more  material  as 
good  as  this  may  be  drawn  from  the  French 
original." 

+  Outlook.    87:  876.   D.    21,    '07.    160w. 

"His  revelations  have  but  little  value  except 
In  relation  to  the  spy  work  of  Germans  before 
the  war." 

h   Pol.   Sci.   Q.    23:    175.    Mr.    '08.    lOOw. 

"The  narrative  is  told  in  the  simple,  direct 
style  of  the  diary  of  a  simple,  direct  man  of 
the  world  who  yet  has  retained  something  of 
the   naivete    of    the   old-time   soldier." 

+   R.   of   Rs.    37:    511.   Ap.    "08.    lOOw. 
+  Sat.    R.    lOS:    444.    Ap.    4,    '08.    2(>0w. 
"This   volume   will    be    found   very    interesting 
reading  by  every  one  who  cares  for  the  byways 
and  the  wrong  side  of  history." 

+  Spec.    100:    750.    My.    9,    '08.    450w. 

Clay,   Grover.     Hester   of  the   hills.     $1.50. 
Page.  7-31284. 

A  tale  of  the  Ozarks  in  which  a  northerner 
finding  among  the  "crackers"  a  physically  pei - 
feet  type  of  young  woman,  educates  and  mar- 
ries her.  His  failure  to  consider  the  question 
of  love  in  a  union  which  should  insure  him 
against  frail  posterity  results  in  various  sur- 
prises for  him  which  play  havoc  with  his  plans. 


Lespinasse,    and   the    'Queen    of     the     Rue   St. 
Honors'  and  Madame  GeofErin." — Spec. 


"As  a  photograph  of  life  among  the  cracker 
farmers  and  hunters  of  Missouri,  the  book  is 
not  without  significance.  As  a  'romance'  it  is 
singularly   uncouth." 

f-   Nation.    86:    515.    Je.    4,    '08.    250w. 

"If  the  treatment  of  the  theme  of  this  novel 
were  as  novel  as  the  theme  itself,  the  result 
would  be  a  noteworthy  piece  of  fiction  instead 
of   one   but   mildly   interesting." 

4-  —  N.  Y.  Times.   12:  720.   N.   9.   '07.   2O0w. 

Clegg,  Thomas  Bailey.  Bishop's  scapegoat. 
t$i.5o.    Lane.  8-14664. 

An  English  vicar  takes  it  upon  himself  to  end 
the  life  of  a  French  scoundrel  in  Paris.  He 
chokes  him  and  leaves  him  for  dead.  A  physi- 
cian whom  the  dying  man  had  wronged,  comes 
in  upon  him,  but  will  not  resuscitate  him.  The 
physician  is  tried  for  murder,  convicted  and 
transported  to  a  penal  colony  in  the  South  Pa- 
cific, where  he  is  ministered  to  by  a  devoted 
daughter.  The  vicar's  son,  now  a  bishop  of  the 
See  of  Capricornia,  loves  the  daughter,  but  hes- 
itates to  marry  her  because  she  is  the  child  of 
a  murderer.  Explanations  finally  bring  events 
to  a  happy  issue.  "The  story  is  inspired  v^ath 
a  deep  sense  of  the  beautiful  in  nature,  the  in- 
stinctive goodness  of  the  human  heart,  and  the 
divine  meaning  of  life."    (Ath.) 


"The  chief  characters  appear  in  telling  situa- 
tions, and  we  find  for  the  most  part  a  fine  bal- 
ance and  sense  of  proportion." 

H Ath.   1908,   1:    757.    Je.   20.   130w. 

"One  is  irritated  by  a  series  of  rather  inar- 
tistic surprises.  The  book  is  worth  reading;  it 
is   fresh,    wholesome,    and    entertaining." 

H Nation.    87:   12.   Jl.    2,   '08.   360w. 

"There   are  passages   of   description   and   nar- 
rative  in   this   novel   of  sufficient   merit   to   raise 
It  considerably  above  the  average  level." 
4-  Spec.   100:   1036.   Je.   27,   '08.    200w. 

Clergue,  Helen.  The  salon:  a  study  of  French 
society  and  personalities  in  the  i8th 
century.  **$3.  Putnam.  7-36984. 

"Beginning  with  a  careful  study  of  the  ori- 
gin, growth,  and  influence  of  that  peculiarly 
French  social  development,  the  salon,  Mrs. 
Clergue  proceeds  to  paint  portraits  of  the  bet- 
ter-known among  those  women  who  were  fa- 
mous in  the  eighteenth  century  as  the  hostes- 
ses and  directing  heads  of  these  gatherings; 
Madame  du  Deffand,  Madame  d'EpInay,  Mile,  de 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  132.  My.  '08. 
"It  cannot  be  said  that  these  studies  add  any 
facts  to  those  already  known.  They  are 
marked,  however,  by  a  spirit  of  sympathetic  in- 
telligence, and,  on  the  whole,  by  a  laudable 
regard  for  accuracy." 

-I Ath.    190S.    2:    363.    S.    26.    2S0w. 

-f  Nation.   86:239.   Mr.   12,  '08.    250w. 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  333.   Je.  13,   '08.  lOOw. 
"All  of  the   studies  are  decidedly     interesting 
both  from  a  psychological     and     a     sociological 
point  of  view." 

4-  Outlook.   87:   746.   N.   30,   '07.   140w. 

"All  of  Miss  Clergue''s  characterizations  are 
Interesting."      E.    J.    Pulnam. 

+  Putnam's.    4:    365.    Je.    '08.    450w. 

"She  is  a  diligent  student  of  the  period  and 
her  bibliography  is  well-nigh  exhaustive,  but 
she  does  not  tell  us  much  which  has  not  already 
been  said  as  well,  and  sometimes  better,  by 
others." 

f-  Sat.   R.  105:  238.  F.  22,  '08.  1220w. 

"These  bright  and  impartial  sketches  are  very 
helpful  towards  realising  the  nature  and  effect 
of  the  various  'salons'  in  which  the  Revolution, 
one  may  sav,  was  talked  into  bemg.  They  also 
suggest  amusingly,  with  a  clear  and  uncommon 
wideness  of  view,  the  extraordinary  changes  of 
a  hundred  years." 

+  Spec.   100:   186.  F.   1,   "08.   1500w. 

Clews,   Henry.   Fifty   years   in   Wall   street, 
*$3.   Henry  Clews,   15  Broad  St.,  N.  Y. 

8-18389. 

Brings  to  date  the  author's  "Twentv-eight 
years  in  Wall  street."  It  is  a  history  of  finan- 
cial events  told  in  conversational  style  by  one 
who  in  his  long  career  has  known  personally 
the  Wall  street  leaders.  Pt.  1,  Wall  street;  pt. 
2,  Speculation;  pt.  3,  Capitalists  and  financiers 
— U.    S.;   pt.    4,    Business. 


"The  new  chapters  add  little  of  Importance. 
It  is  not  creditable  for  an  author  or  publisher, 
in  re-issuing  a  book  under  a  new  title,  to  ne- 
glect all  changes  in  the  older  chapters." 
—  Nation.  86:  543.  Je.  11,  '08.  280w. 
"It  is  difficult  to  name  any  other  single  book 
which  gives  the  narrative  of  financial  affairs 
so   well   as   Mr.    Clews's." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   460.  Ag.   22,  'OS.  230w. 

Clifford,  Lucy  Lane.  Proposals  to  Kathleen. 
t$i.50.  Barnes.  8-7894. 

A  young  woman  pauses  on  the  eve  of  her 
marriage  to  "a  clever,  well-off,  fairly  well-off, 
that  is,  well-connected,  well-placed"  man  with 
whom  she  is  not  in  love,  and  indulges  in  rem- 
iniscences, aided  by  letters  which  she  is  about 
to  destroy,  of  past  lovers,  their  love-making 
and  proposals.  It  is  her  farewell  to  maidenhood 
and   its  dreams. 


"It  is  the  clever  portrayal  of  the  heart  of  a 
woman  whose  idea  is  to  become  entirely  world- 
ly,  although     she    has    not    yet    reached    that 

'+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  267.  My.   9,  'OS.  lOOw. 
"Her   original    whimsical    ideas    and    forms    of 
expression    give    the   book   a  piquant   relish    not 
to  be  found  elsewhere." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  336.  Je.  13,  '0«.  180w. 

Clouston,  R.  S.  Sir  Henry  Raeburn.  (New- 
nes  art  lib.)  il.  *$i.2S.  Warne.  W  8-53. 
The  seven  pages  of  biographical  and  critical 
text  are  followed  by  forty-eight  full  page  re- 
productions of  the  more  notable  paintings  of 
this  artist  who  is  the  pride  of  Scotland. 

A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   101.   Ap.   '08.  + 
Nation.    86:    362.    Ap.    16,    '08.    30w. 
-J-  Outlook.    88:    279.    F.    1.    '08.    200w. 


74 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Clouston,  R.  S.     Sir  Thomas  Lawrence,  P. 

R.    A.    (Newnes    art    lib.,    no.    27.)      il. 

*$i.25.  Warne.  W  8-69. 

As  the  son  of  an  easygoing  innkeeper,  the 
early  talents  of  this  self-taught  painter  had  com- 
paratively little  guidance  the  plenty  of  t  ncour- 
agement.  The  biographical  portion  of  the  vol- 
ume sketches  the  steps  that  led  to  membership 
in  the  Royal  academy,  to  a  knighthood,  and 
finally  to  the  presidency  of  the  Academy.  For- 
ty-eight reproductions  of  his  pictures  illustrate 
his  range  as  well  as  his  "technical  and  tem- 
peramental"   limitations. 


"Valuable    mainly    because      of    the    illustra- 
10ns.  ^  ^     ^     ^     ^^1     ^     ^^^    j^    ,^g    ^ 

"The    text    is    of    little    importance." 
-I Nation.    86:    452.    My.    14,    '08.    lOOw. 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.   13:   243.   Ap.   25,  '08.   450w. 
"Com.pact    but    suggestive   estimate.'" 

4-  Outlook.    S8:  883.    Ap.    18,    '08.    170w. 

Cody,    Grace    Ethelwyn.      Jacquette:    a    so- 
rority girl.  t$i.25.  Duffield.  8-3429. 
Whether    secret    societies    in    schools    hel^    or 
harm   development   on   broad   lines   is   the   prob- 
lem dealt  with  in  this  .story  of  high  school  life. 


"While    the    appeal    of    the    book   must    i.eces- 
sarily    be    somewhat    lim.ited,    its    atmosphere    is 

wholesome."  

-I-   Nation.    86:   174.    F.   20,    '08.   lt>Ow. 
"A  charming  tale   told  with  simplicity." 

-f   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    69.    F.    S,    'OS.    50w. 
"An   exc^-llent    story   for   girls    and   boys." 
-I-  Outlook.    88:    839.    Ap.    11,    '08.    lOOw. 

Cody,  H.  A.  Apostle  of  the  North:  the  life 
and     memoirs     of     William     Carpenter 
Bompas,    D.    D.,    first   bishop    of   Atha- 
basca,   1874-1884,   bishop   of    Mackenzie 
river,  1884-1891,  bishop  of  Selkirk,  1891- 
1896;  with  an  introd.  by  Rev.  S.  P.  Mat- 
theson.  *$2.so.  Button. 
The  story  of  a  devoted  missionary's  hard  work 
and    self-sacrifice    in    the    wilderness   of    the   far 
northwest.      The    sketch    reveals    strength,    pur- 
pose, steadfastness  and  great  power  of  love. 


"The  tone  of  the  book  cannot  be  called  quite 
broad   and   tolerant." 

H Nation.   87:   216.   S.  3,   '08.   500w. 

"A  saintly  man,  and  a  sympathetic,  clearly 
drawn  portrait  of  him." 

-t-   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  365.   Je.   20,   '08.  470w. 
Spec.   100:    506.    Mr.    28,   '08.    430w. 

Coghill,   Stanly.     Hathor.   *75c.    Robertson. 

7-2749. 

The  work  of  a  young  western  writer  who 
died  recently.  An  introductory  note  contributed 
by  a  friend  tells  the  reader  that  the  poems  are 
"the  overtone  of  a  strangely  beautiful  soul  that 
was  always  seeking  for  a  half-remembered  and 
perhaps,  in  this  world  at  least,  unattainable 
glory." 

"This  little  book  is  distinctly  worth  while. 
Its  ide.as  are  mostly  echoes,  and  it  is  too  much 
tinged  with  the  melancholy  in  which  yo'ith  is 
apt  to  revel,  but  it  has  harmony,  and  flowing 
rhythm,  and  something  of  the  historical  imag- 
ination."     W:    M.    Payne. 

+  Dial.    43:    94.    Ag.    16,    '07.    37aw. 
Nation.   85:    589.   D.    26,   '07.   90w. 

Cohen,  Emily  Solis-,  jr.  David  the  giant  kil- 
ler, and  other  tales  of  Grandma  Lopez. 
$1.25.  Jewish  pub.  8-16561. 

Bible  stories  retold  for  a  group  of  story-hun- 
gry little  people.  They  are  as  follows:  David  the 
giant  killer,  In  Shushan  the  capital,   The  sacri- 


fice at  Modin,  The  hidden  smithy.  The  fall  of 
Michmash,  At  the  fork  of  the  roads.  Carmel, 
Amid  the  alien  corn.  How  Daniel  became  judge, 
and    The   golden   image. 

Coke,  Henry  John.  Open  hatchways.  t$i.5o. 
Lane. 
"The  development  of  character  in  a  girl, 
vain,  passionate,  with  a  taste  for  French  novels, 
but  at  heart  pure  and  true,  under  the  stress 
of  being  wooed  by  three  typical  lovers — the 
good  prig,  the  stupid  guardsman,  and  the  clev- 
er, fascinating  adventurer— is  the  study  which 
has  engaged  Mr.  Coke's  attention." — Ath. 


A  curiously  incongruous  book.  Well  and  care- 
fully written,  it  is  interesting  enough  to  car- 
ry the  reader  to  the  end  of  the  thirty-four 
chapters.  There  is  a  touch  of  George  Meredith 
in  the  characters  (as  well  as  the  names)  of 
Mrs.  Boadle  and  Sir  Ralph  Wychard,  though 
they  are,  unfortunately,  too  slightly  drawn  to 
contain  more  than  a  very  faint  hint." 
H Acad.    73:    170.    N.    23,    '07.    2O0w. 

"He  has  not  succeeded  in  chaining  the  atten- 
tion of  his  readers.  He  strikes  no  new  noite. 
The  plot  is  threadbare;  the  characters  are  of 
a  well-known  type;  they  act  as  we  all  know 
they  will,  and  are  not  endowed  with  any  real 
individuality.  The  mild  philosophy  of  the  her- 
oine's father,  irrelevant  to  the  action,  is  not  a 
little  boring," 

—  Ath.   1907,   2:   763.   D.   14.   180w. 
"Distinguished  by  a  fresh  and  sincere  tiand- 

Itng." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  15.  Ja.  11,  '08.  160w. 
"Mr.  Coke  knows  something  of  Harrow  and 
Cambridge,  life,  and  has  apparently  read  Scho- 
penhauer and  Kant,  but  such  experience  and 
information  are  not  uncommon,  nor  in  them- 
selves suflScient  justification  for  writing  a  nov- 
el." 

—  Sat,  R.  104:  733.  ID.  14,  '07.  80w. 

Colby,  Charles  W.  Canadian  types  of  the 
old  regime,  1608-1698.  **$2.75.  Holt. 
Against  a  wilderness  background  into  which 
crept  historical  interest  with  the  coming  of 
Jacques  Cartier,  are  set,  each  in  turn,  types 
of  the  old  regime,  which  stand  for  aspects  of 
French  colonisation.  There  are  Champlain, 
the  explorer;  Bribeuf,  the  missionary;  Hubert, 
the  colonist;  D'Iberville,  the  soldier;  Du  Lhut, 
the  coureur  de  bois;  Talon,  the  intendant; 
Laval,  the  bishop;  Frotenac,  the  governor;  and 
The   woman. 


"No  one  could   call   this  book   heavy,   and  yet 
even    the    erudite    might    find    much    in    it    that 
would    repav    perusal."     L.    J.    Burpee. 
+    Dial.    45:    291.    N.    1,    '08.    840w. 
"The  volume  is  written  in  light  and  graceful 
style,    but   with    due    regard    for    firm    historical 
bases.     It    not    only    makes    interesting   reading, 
but  gives  perhaps  as  clear  a  notion  of  what  the 
old   regime   in   Canada  was  at   its   best   as   may 
be  found  anywhere   in   a  single  volume." 
+   Lit.   D.  37:  561.  O.   17,   '08.  180w. 

N.    Y.   Times.   13:    513.    S.    19,    '08.    700w. 
"Sympathetic  and  illuminating  studies  of  old- 
time  Canadian  worthies." 

+    R.  of  Rs.  38:  636.  N.  '08.  200w. 

Cole,  William  Morse.     Accounts,  their  con- 

*       struction       and       interpretation.       *$2. 

Houghton.  8-31984. 

A  handbook  for  business  men  and  students  of 
affairs  prepared  by  the  assistant  professor  of  ac- 
counting in  Harvard  university.  It  is  not 
meant  for  an  encyclopaedia  of  book  keeping 
forms  and  practice  but  it  is  comprehensive  for 
principles.  Part  1  discusses  book  keeping  prac- 
tice and  the  philosophic  basis  upon  which  it 
rests.  Part  2  deals  with  the  analytical  side  of 
accounting,  the  last  ch.apters  making  general 
principles  more  concrete  bv  applying  them  to 
the  problems  of  different  lines  of  business  in 
which  they  may  be  best  illustrated. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


/O 


Coleridge,  Samuel  Taylor.     Biographia  lit- 
eraria;    ed.   with    his    aesthetical    essays    . 
by  J.  Shawcross.  2v.  *$2.75.  Oxford. 

8-28959. 
A  reprint  of  the  original  text  with  a  valuable 
Introduction  and  a  quantity  of  notes  by  Mr. 
Shawcross,  to  which  have  been  added  a  few  of 
the  lesser-known  Coleridge  essays  on  the  prin- 
ciples of  aesthetics. 

"[Mr.  Shawcross  is]  an  artist  who  has  made 
of  that  meat  [Coleridge's  prose]  a  savoury  and 
whole&ome  dish  to  tempt  the  languid  palate. 
.  .  .  Plainly,  Mr.  Shawcross  shuns  all  contro- 
versy, choosing  rather  to  give  the  fruits  of  a 
patient  and  expert  study  of  Coleridge's  prose 
than  to  enter  into  minute  and,  for  his  pur- 
pose,   idle  disputes." 

+  Ath.   190S,   1:247.    F.  29.    2700w. 

"Mr.  Shawcross  shows  himself  intimately  in 
touch,  not  only  with  all  that  Coleridge  has  writ- 
ten, and  others  have  written  about  him,  but 
with  most  of  what  he  read."  Basil  de  SSlin- 
court. 

-r   Hibbert  J.  6:   944.   Jl.   '08.   900w. 

"Mr.  Shawcross's  introduction  repays  a  care- 
ful reading;  it  not  only  fulfils  its  first  intention 
of  clearing  up  the  relation  of  Coleridge  to  Kant 
and  Schelling,  but  throws  light  on  the  whole 
international  movement  of  romanticism." 
-I Nation.   86:174.    F.   20,    '08.    850w. 

"Its  excellence  lies  in  the  variety  of  interest- 
ing subjects  with  which  it  deals,  in  the  mass 
of  curious  information  it  contains,  in  the  acute- 
ness  and  originality  so  abundantly  scattered 
over  its  pages." 

-f-  Spec.  100:376.   Mr.   7.   '08.   1600w. 

Collins,  Varnum  Lansing.  Continental 
congress  at  Princeton  (1783).  *$3. 
University   library,    Princeton,    N.   J. 

8-13283. 
"A  special  study  of  the  coming  of  the  Con- 
gress to  Princeton,  New  Jersey,  after  the  revolt 
of  the  Pennsylvania  troops  drove  its  members 
from  Philadelphia.  .  .  .  The  chapter  on  Prince- 
ton in  178.3,  that  on  the  reception  given  the 
Congiessional  \isitors,  and  on  tlie  presence  of 
the  memliers  of  Congress  at  thf>  annual  rom- 
mencement  exercises  of  the  college,  present  a 
true  picture  of  the  accustomed  quiet  of  the  Jei- 
F.ev  village,  broken  bv  momentous  incursion. 
Montnny  of  narrative  is  pipvented  bv  the  de- 
scription of  the  visits  of  General  Washington 
to  Congress,  of  the  arrival  of  the  Dutch  minis- 
ter, and  of  the  theft  from  the  village  postofRce 
of  a  mail-bag  which  contained  the  official  cor- 
respondence of  the  members  of  Congress."  — 
Dial. 


and  freedom  as  an  artist,  together  with  her 
love  story  have  the  same  charm  of  freshness 
and  conviction  which  are  inherent  in  herself, 
although  one  cannot  but  doubt  that  such  a 
girl  would  have  evolved  from  a  parentage  and 
up-bringing  of  the  sort  she  suffered."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 


"Has  fashioned  his  material  into  a  readable 
narrative.  The  volume  is  one  that  will  appeal 
to  the  general  reading  public,  and  is  yet  of 
value    to    the    student." 

+   Dial.  4.t:  92.   Ag.   16,   '08.   32nw. 

"Well  fills  a  vacant  niche  in  the  history  of 
the    confederacy. " 

+    Ind.   6.-1:  437.   Ag.   20,   'OS.   260w. 

"The  interest  lies  mainlv  in  tlirpp  dir^ctinns: 
the  story  itself,  with  its  vivid  portrayal  of  the 
personages  concerned  at  work  and  at  play; 
the  official  activities  of  Congress  and  the  busi- 
ness actually  transacted  at  Princeton:  and, 
lastly,  the  significance  of  the  events  from  the 
point  of  view  of  our  national  development.  Each 
of  these  aspects  is  amply  and  admirably  worked 
out." 

+   +  Nation.  87:  441.  N.  5,   '08.   1200w. 

Colvill,  Helen  Hester.  Lady  Julia's  emer- 
ald: a  novel.  t$i.5o.  Lane. 
A  story  with  a  I^ondon  background.  The 
emerald  of  the  title  with  its  copper  setting  and 
its  mystic  charm  enters  into  the  plot  of  the 
tale  whose  interest  is  centered  about  a  won- 
derful girl  of  struggles  and  dreams.  "The  story 
of  Lesley's  cramped  childhood,  of  her  longed- 
for   and    finally   realized    three    months    of   work 


"The  writer's  shifting  attitude  as  to  the 
mysticism  surrounding  Lady  Julia  and  her  em- 
erald is  disconcerting.  All  the  characters  are 
convincing  except  the  widow  who  pursues  her 
formerly   rejected   suitor." 

H Ath.  1908,  2:  39.  Jl.  11.  lOOw. 

"Miss  Cohill  is  the  mistress  of  a  firm  and 
pleasant  style  through  wliich  glimmers  an 
agreeable   humor." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   404.   Jl.   18,   '08.    200w. 

Comstock,   Harriet  T.  Janet  of  the  dunes. 
t$i.50.   Little.  8-975. 

M'-s.  ','umstock  has  woven  about  her  una- 
fraid, dream-filled  heroine  of  tha  dunes  a  story 
of  simple  shore  life.  It  is  interrupted  only  by 
the  inevitable  summer  boarder  who  with  pal- 
ette and  brush  attempts  to  catch  the  glow  of 
the  hills  and  the  deep  beryl  of  the  waves.  Ja- 
net, the  adopted  daughter  of  "Captain  Billy"  of 
the  Life  saving  crew  learns  from  these  same 
city  folk  the  lesson  that  awakens  her  from 
childlioou  to  womanhood.  A  young  artist  teach- 
es her  the  lesson  of  love,  and  a  man  of  the 
world  who,  she  discovers,  is  iier  father,  shows 
her  some  of  the  tragedies  of  love.  She  comes 
thru  her  experience  sane  and  unspoiled. 


"It  is  quite  an  unpretentious  story.  But  the 
book  is  worth  reading,  not  only  for  the  sake  of 
the  story,  but  also  because  it  contains  a  dozen 
memorable  characters  of  an  unfamiliar  type, 
whose  acquaintance  it  is  a  pleasure  to  make  and 
to  retain."  F:  T.  Cooper. 

-I-   Bookm.    27:    101.    Mr.    '08.    420w. 

"But  from  the  delighted  reader's  point  of 
view  Janet  is  adorable  and  logical,  and  most 
refreshing  after  the  sophisticated  heroines  that 
belong  to  modern  fiction  as  fever  belongs  to 
the  sick  man." 

-I-    Ind.  64:   694.   Mr.   2G,   '08.  450w. 

"There  is  enough  true  sea  charm  in  her  de- 
scriptions to  make  one  w'ish  that  she  had  had 
the  courage  to  celebrate  .her  shore  and  her 
shore  worthies  without  recourse  to  the  form  of 
fiction." 

-^ Nation.    S6:  129.    F.    6,    'OS.    260w. 

"Janet  is  quite  a  likable  person  in  her  own 
way.  If  her  creator  has  not  managed  to  draw 
her  after  a  very  original  pattern,  still  she  is 
likable." 

-\ N.  Y.  Times.  13:   90.   F.   15,  '08.   90w. 

"While  some  of  the  conversations  and  situa- 
tions fail  to  ring  true,  the  heroine  is  a  spirit- 
ed and  lovable  girl,  the  surroundings  and  man- 
ners of  the  life-savers  on  our  coasts  are  de- 
scribed with  the  vividness  that  comes  from 
personal  association,  and  the  climax  of  the 
storv  rouses  real  interest  in  the  reader." 
-f  —  Outlook.    88:  280.    F.    1,    '08.    140w. 

"A  storv  of  refrosliing  interest." 

-f   R.   of    Rs.    37:    761.    Jo.    '08.    lOOw. 

Conant,  Charles  Arthur.  Principles  of  bank- 
ing: being  the  second  part,  separately 
issued,  of  The  principles  of  money  and 
banking.    **$i.75-     Harper.  8-15781. 

The  financial  cri.'^is  of  1007  ha.s  made  pnrlic- 
ularly.  opportune  the  appearance  of  this  second 
part  of  a  work  published  three  years  ago.  The 
author's  hope  in  presenting  the  work  is  that 
it  "will  contribute  something  to  the  develop- 
ment of  sound  financial  knowledge  and  do  its 
share  towards  removing  the  fetters  imposed  by 
a  defective  currency  upon  American  commerce 
in  its  conquest  for  supremacy  in  the  world's 
markets."  He  treats  the  subjects  under  the 
following  heads:  The  principles  of  banking  cur- 
rency. The  evolution  of  commercial  banking, 
and  The  co-operation  of  the  factors  of  ex- 
change. 


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Conant,  Charles  Arthur — Continued. 
A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  267.  N.  '08. 

"We  think  that  even  in  these  hard  times  the 
needed  capital  should  have  been  secured  for 
providing    a    new    index." 

-\ Nation.  86:   42.  Jl.   9,  '08.   140w. 

"Mr.  Conant's  books  are  as  well  qualified  for 
rereading  as  for  reprinting." 

+  +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  307.  My.  31),  '08.  230w. 
R.   of    Hs.   38:    124.   Jl.   '08.   lOOw. 

Conant,  Martha  Pike.  Oriental  tale  in  Eng- 
land in  the  eighteenth  century.  (Colum- 
bia univ.  studies  in  comparative  liter- 
ature.)   *$2.   Macmillan.  8-3276. 

A  doctoral  monograph  which  brings  together 
In  convenient  form  "brief  characterizations  of 
the  Oriental  apologues,  satires,  and  letters  that 
run  all  through  the  eighteenth  century  and  form 
an  integral  part  of  the  romanticism  of  the 
nineteenth.  Miss  Conant  makes  this  connection 
with  the  romantic  movement  the  guiding  thread 
of  her  book,  and  In  her  concluding  chapter,  'Lit- 
erary estimate,'  deals  with  this  theme  directly 
and    convincingly."    (Nation.) 


"No  adequate  study  of  the  influence  of  the 
Oriental  tale  in  England  was  ever  compiled 
imtil  Miss  Martha  Fike  Conant,  Ph.  D.,  of  Col- 
umbia university,  wrote  her  ela.bcrate,  yet 
thoroughlv  interesting  little  volume." 
-I-  +  Ath.  1908,  2:  261.  S.  5.  1350w. 
"We  will  note  but  two  questions  concerning 
Dr.  Conant's  conclusions." 

-I Dial.    45:    17.    Jl.   1,   '08.    400w. 

"On  the  whole,  her  work  is  useful,  though  pe- 
destrian   in   tone." 

+   Nation.    S6:    260.    Mr.    19,    '08.    170w. 
"Dr.  Conant's  book  will  be  attractive,  not  only 
to  students  of  literature,   but  to  those  who  en- 
joy the  occasional   quaint  and   unusual   tale." 
H-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  392.  Jl.  11,  '08.  520w. 

"An  interesting  by-product  of  literary  schol- 
arship." 

4-  Outlook.  88:  840.  Ap.  11,  '08.  lOOw. 

Conder,    Claude    Reignier.    Rise    of    man. 
*$3.50.  Button. 

"It  is  mainly  the  political  and  religious  prog- 
ress of  the  race  that  is  described  in  this  vol- 
ume. There  is  a  brief  sketch  of  the  develop- 
ment of  mathematical,  astronomical,  geograph- 
ical, chemical,  biological,  and  archaeological 
knowledge;  an  account  of  early  man  (prehistor- 
ic remains,  language,  race);  a  history  of  civili- 
zation, ancient,  mediaeval,  and  modern;  and  a 
description  of  the  religions  of  the  world,  more 
than  half  the  book  being  devoted  to  this  last 
topic." — Nation. 


"The  scheme  is  defective  in  that  it  omits 
sociological  and  ethical  history,  which  was, 
perhaps,  passed  over  from  lack  of  space.  The 
Immense  mass  of  facts  is  handled  with  con- 
siderable skill:  the  points  described  are  in  gen- 
eral wisely  chosen,  the  style  is  easy  and  clear. 
We  miss  in  his  exposition  a  clear  statement  of 
the  Ideas  that  have  controlled  the  progress  of 
civilization." 

H Nation.   87:   190.   Ag.    27,   '08.   900w. 

"Occasionally  Col.  Conder  demonstrates  an 
amazing  ingenuousness  and  naivete.  His  book 
is  one  for  scholars,  by  a  scholar,  but  it  is  also 
one  for  the  general  public,  thanks  largely  to 
the  lucidity  and  elegance  of  its  style." 

-I N.  Y.   Times.   13:   314.  Je.   6,   '08.   740w. 

"This  bird's-eye  view  of  a  vast  field  gives 
Interesting  distinctness  to  a  large  variety  of 
Important  details.  It  may  be  accepted  in  the 
main  as  sufficiently  accurate,  though  more  re- 
cent   research    and    criticism    occasionally    cor- 

+  —  Outlook.    89:    816.    Ag.    8,    '08.    180w. 


Conley,  Rev.  John  Wesley.  Young  Chris- 
tian and  the  early  church.  (Christian 
culture  courses.  Baptist  young  people's 
union  of  America.)  **soc.     Am.  Bapt. 

8-20485. 

A  sketch  of  the  history  and  literature  of  the 
apostolic  age  designed  for  Baptist  young  peo- 
ple. 


The  young  people  require  a  more  modern 
treatment  of  the  apostolic  age  than  Dr.  Con- 
ley  offers  them." 

\-   Bib.    World.    32:    222.    S.    '08.    lOOw. 

Connolly,  James  Brendan.  Olympic  vic- 
tor. t$i.25.  Scribner.  8-23917. 
"An  expanded  short  storv,  having  for  hero 
the  winner  of  the  Marathon  race  at  the  first 
revived  Olympic  games  at  Athens  a  few  years 
ago.  Mr.  Connolly  was  a  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican team  which  took  part  in  the  games,  and 
he  has  evidently  taken  the  Incidents  of  the  race 
as  he  saw  them  and  added  enough  of  a  roman- 
tic  motive   to   make   a   story." — Outlook. 


Alive  with  a  fine  Greek  spirit  of  ancient  and 
modern  sport,  which  will  make  it  interesting  to 
boys." 

+  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:  244.   O.   '08.   + 
"It   is  a  well  written  and  appealing  story." 

-h   Ind.  05:  89S.   O.   15,  '08.  160w. 
"It  is  quite  as  delightful  as  any  of  his  Glou- 
cester  stories,   though   it  is   of   an   entirely   dif- 
ferent  sort." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  486.  S.  5,  '08.  270w. 
"Mildly  entertaining." 
H Outlook.  aO:  135.  S.   19,   '08.   70w. 

Conrad,  Joseph.     Point  of  honor:  a  military 
tale.  t$i-2S.  McClure.  8-27098. 

A  tale  of  the  times  of  Napoleonic  warfarei 
which  follows  the  private  contest  of  two  offi- 
cers in  different  regiments  of  hussars.  A  se- 
ries of  duels,  started  upon  a  trifling  provoca- 
tion, is  fought  thru  years  of  military  service, 
at  intervals,  according  to  military  rulings  when 
the  rank  of  the  combatants  was  the  same.  The 
murderous  hot-headedness  of  the  one  Is  made 
but  the  more  diabolical  by  the  calm,  reasoning 
honor  of  the  other  who  off  the  dueling  ground 
never  fails  to  do  his  adversary  a  good  turn. 


"The  charm  of  the  tale  consists  in  the  light- 
ness and  humor  with  which  it  is  told." 
-t-  Ind.  65:  1066.  N.  5,  '08.  150w. 
"The  tale  is  swifter  in  movement  and  holds 
the  attention  better  than  'The  secret  agent'  or 
•Nostromo.'  The  characters  of  the  principals 
are  well  delineated,  with  touches  of  quiet  hu- 
mor." 

-I-   Nation.   87:  364.   O.   15,   '08.   IfiOw. 
"The  pleasure  of  the  acquaintance  of  the  hero 
of  this   little   tale   is   worth   making  at    the   ex- 
pense  of  an   hour's  agreeable  reading." 

-\ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  612.  O.  24,  '08.  230w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  616.  O.  24,  '08.  60w. 

Cook,  Frederick  Albert.    To  the  top  of  the 

continent:  discovery,  exploration  and 
adventure  in  sub-arctic  Alaska;  the 
first  ascent  of  Mt.  McKinley,  1903-1906. 
il.  **$2.S0.  Doubleday.  8-7371. 

The  entire  story  of  Dr.  Cook's  two  expedi- 
tions, the  one  that  failed  and  the  later  one 
that  was  successful.  Thousands  of  miles  of 
trackless  wilderness  were  covered  in  reaching 
the  foot  of  this  Alaskan  mountain,  then  began 
an  ascent  "over  glaciers,  up  almost  perpen- 
dicular slopes  of  crusted  snow  down  which  av- 
alanches were  continually  thundering.  Torrid 
heat  and  polar  cold  were  at  times  combined; 
for  the  brignt  burning  sunbeams  caused  to  fall 
'from  our  faces  big  beads  of  perspiration  which 
froze  in  icy  pinnacles  on  our  garments.'  "   (Na- 


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tlon.)    See    Cumulative   book   index    for   contents 
of  appendices. 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    132.   My.    '08.   + 
Reviewed   by  H.    E.    Coblentz. 

+   Dial.   44:   346.   Je.    1,    'OS.    3&0iw. 
"The    book    is    beautifully    illustrated,    and    If 
a  folding  map  in  colors  had  been  added  the  vol- 
ume  would    be   beyond   reproach." 

-^ Ind.    65:    44.    Jl.    2,    '08.    270w. 

"The  appendices  prove  that  Dt.  Cook  is  no 
amateur,  for  his  geological,  biological,  and  eco- 
nomic notes  on  Alaska  are  of  high  scientific 
value  and  enhance  immensely  the  practical 
worth   of  the   book." 

+  Lit.  D.  36:  489.  Ap.  4,  '08.  350w. 
"Uniqueness  of  adventure  constitutes  the  spe- 
cial interest  of  this  account.  It  is  to  be  re- 
gretted that  there  is  no  index,  and  that  the 
routes  of  the  expeditions  are  not  marked  on 
the  map,  as  it  is  difficult  from  the  narrative 
alone   to   trace  them." 

H Nation.    SG:   405.   Ap.    SO,   '08.   GOOw. 

"For  the  general  reader  the  book   is   of  great 
interest,  not  only  because  of  its  record  of  hero- 
ic   struggles    against    discomforts,    dangers,    and 
appalling   obstacles    and    final    achievement,    but 
also    because    Dr.    Cook    had    time    and    .'^kill    to 
note  by  the  way  so  many  fascinating  things." 
+   N.  Y.  times.  13:   206.  Ap.  11,   'OS.  700w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    509.    Ap.    '08.    150w. 
"This   is   one   of   the   most   remarkatle    moun- 
taineering narratives   which   we  have  seen.    The 
story  is  most  graphically  told,    the  descriptions 
of  scenerv  show  considerable  literary  art." 
+   +  Spec.   101:   590.   O.   17,   '08.   1550w. 

Cook,  Joshua  Flooce.      Old  Kentucky;  with 

papers  by  Theodore   Roosevelt,  Champ 

Clark,    and    Reuben    T.     Durrett.    *$3. 

Neale.  8-19876. 

Based    upon     well     authenticated    facts    this 

study    portrays    characters    of    Kentucky,    from 

the  negro  and  poor  white  people  to  the  makers 

of  the  state;  the  mode  of  life,  superstitions  and 

peculiarities    of    the    humblest    as    well    as    the 

first    citizens    of    the    state. 

Cooke,  George  Willis,  comp.  Bibliography 
of  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson.  *$5.  Hough- 
ton. 8-14938. 

"Prepared  upon  the  same  general  plan  as  the 
same  author's  'Bibliography  of  James  Russell 
Lowell.'  The  alphabetical  list  of  single  titles 
giving  the  place  and  date  of  first  appearance 
and  subsequent  reprints,  fills  fifty  pages.  This 
is  followed  by  the  chronological  list  of  separate 
works,  with  their  various  editions;  lists  of 
works  edited  by  Emerson;  collected  works; 
volumes  of  selections,  or  compilations  contain- 
ing poems  or  essays  by  him;  biographies,  no- 
tices, poems  addressed  to  Emerson,  etc." — Na- 
tion. 


"A  notable  piece  of  work." 
+   +   Lit.    D.   34:  841.   My.   25,   '08.   130w. 

"From    the   point   of   view   of   the   collector   of 
first  editions  it  is   unfortunate   that   there  is  no 
list   of   books   and    pamphlets   such   as    make   up 
a  set  of  first  editions." 
+   -f  —  Nation.   S7:  283.   S.   24,   'OS.   480w. 

"As  a  piece  of  pure  craftsmanship  Mr.  Cook's 
'Bibliography'  is  admirable,  making  no  claim 
to  completeness,  but  arranged  in  an  orderly 
manner,  covering  a  Large  amount  of  informa- 
tion, unchoked  by  mere  pedantic  detail,  in  all 
respects  what  an  intelligently  constructed  book 
of  reference   should  be."     E.   L.   Cary. 

+   +   N.    Y.    Times.    13:  481.    S.    5,    '08.    1250w. 

Cooke,  Jane  Grosvenor.  Interrupted  hon- 
eymoon. t$i.5o.  Barnes.  7-34774- 
A  honeymoon  quarrel  is  followed  by  a  sepa- 
ration. "The  behavior  of  this  misguided  "lair 
is  a  fine  example  of  the  good  old  New  England 
trait  of  'cussedness':  and  the  convalescence  of 
their  happiness  is  attended  by  an  exhausting 
number  of  relapses."    (Nation.) 


that  for  the  sake  of  the  beginning  one  wades 
in  exasperation  tlirough  sloughs  of  despond, 
doggedly  determined  to  unearth  the  reason  why 
Sarah  left  William  on   their  wedding  journey." 

1-   Nation.    S6:    16.    Ja.    2,    '08.    llOw. 

N.   Y.  Times.   12:   663.   D.   19,   '07.  40w. 
"The    author    of    this    story,    has    a    pleasant 
style  and  the  knack  of  personality." 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:    44.   Ja.    25,    '08.   llOw. 

Coolidge,  Archibald  Cary.  United  States  as 
a  world  power.   **$2.   Macmillan. 

8-19878, 

A  volume  which  has  grown  out  of  a  series 
of  lectures  delivered  at  the  Sorbonne  during 
1906-07  as  the  Harvard  lectures  on  the  Hyde 
foundation.  It  is  a  controversial  study  of  the 
part  which  the  United  States  plays  in  the  great 
drama  of  world  politics.  The  author  discusses 
Formation  and  growth,  Nationality  and  immi- 
gration. Race  questions.  The  Monroe  doctrine, 
The  Spanish  war.  The  acquisition  of  colonies. 
The  Philippine  question,  and  the  United  States 
in  relation  to  France,  Germany,  Russia,  Eng- 
land, Canada,  Latin  America,  China  and  Jap- 
an, The  Isthmian  canal,  and  The  United 
States   in   the   Pacific. 


"The  book  is  not  intended  as  a  purely  hist- 
orical discussion  but  as  an  interpretation  and 
appreciation  of  our  present  international  posi- 
tion.     It    fulfils    its    object   well." 

4-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  620.  N.  '08.  250w. 
"It   is   written   with   a   studied    moderation    of 
statement   and    avoidance   of    personal    feeling." 
+   Ind.    65:    784.    O.    1,    '08.    220w. 
"The  work  of  such  an  historian  and  publicist 
as    Prof.    Coolidge    will    be    an    appreciable    and 
grateful   aid   in   the  comprehension   of  the  com- 
mon duty." 

4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  555.  O.  10,  '08.  1450w. 
-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  742.  D.  5,  '08.  ISOw. 
"Minor  errors   of  fact  occur,    but   few   contro- 
versial  statements    are    hazarded."     J.     A.      Le 
Roy. 

H Pol.   Sci.    Q.   23:  719.   D.   '08.    430w. 

Coolidge,    William    A.    B.     Alps    in    nature 
and  history.  *$2.50.  Button.         8-34201. 

"In  this  book  the  author  gives  us  the  harvest 
of  forty  years'  exploration  and  study.  There 
is  a  most  interesting  account  of  the  political 
history  of  the  range  from  the  earliest  days, 
and  special  chapters  on  those  high-roads  of 
history,  the  great  passes.  There  are  chapters 
on  the  animals,  and  a  paper  by  Mr.  Yeld  on 
Alpine  flowers.  There  are  several  delightful 
chapters  on  the  customs  of  the  villagers,  espe- 
cially during  the  long  winters  when  they  live 
their  life  undisturbed  oy  tourists.  Finally, 
there  is  a  complete  explaiiation  of  the  whole 
topography  of  the  range,  which  even  to  those 
who  know  the  Alps  will  reveal  many  new 
facts." — Spec. 


"This   story    begins   pleasantly — so   pleasantly 


"The  book  contains  some  very  valuable  and 
interesting  statistics  about  the  mountains  and 
passes." 

+   Ind.   65:   951.   O.    22,   '08.   140w. 

"It  is  a  vast  encyclopedia  of  Alpine  knowl- 
edge, arranged  in  a  systematic,  available  form, 
and  especially  full  in  respect  to  topographical 
detail." 

+   Nation.   87:   390.   O.   22,   '08.   900w. 

"It  is  a  guidebook  not  only  for  the  practical 
Alpine  traveler,  but  for  the  fireside  tourist  as 
well." 

-(-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  742.  D.  5,  'OS.  20Ow. 

"The    maps    and    illustrations    in    this    volume 
are    very    helpful.     Particularly    initeresting    are 
the   chapters  on    'The   Alpine   folk,'    their  politi- 
cal   allegiance,    mother    tongues,    and    religion." 
+    R.  of   Rs.   38:  509.   O.   '08.   60w. 

"No  other  writer  has  the  same  intimate 
knowledge  of  the  whole  Alpine  mountain  sys- 
tem. Not  the  least  of  the  merits  of  Mr.  Cool- 
idge's  book  is  the  comprehensive  appreciation 
which  it  shows  for  every  phase  and  season  of 
the  Life  of  the  mountains." 

-i-  Spec.  101:406.    S.   19.   '08.   1550w. 


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Cooper,  Edward  Herbert.  Marquis  and  Pa- 
mela; pictures  by  Julia  Roper.  +$1.50. 
Duffield.  8-8092. 

A  story  whose  scenes  are  enacted  in  the 
"smart  set"  of  British  society.  "  'Reading  one 
day  a  novel  of  Ouida's'  is  the  way  in  which 
Mr.  Cooper  opens  one  of  his  chapters;  and  it 
is  manifest  under  whose  influence  he  has  writ- 
ten this  lurid  tale.  ...  It  is  full  of  mis- 
tresses, gambling,  swindlers  and  vices  of  vary- 
ing kinds;  and  its  heroine  is  not  Ouida's  inge- 
nue, but  a  very  soiled  and  selfish  young  person. 
There  are  many  lords  and  baronets  in 
his  pages;  but  the  worst  enemies  of  that  so- 
ciety  have  never  painted  it  so  black."    (Ath.) 

"It  is  compact  of  what  is  designed  to  be  sor- 
did realism.  We  do  not,  however,  think  it  con- 
vincing in   this  respect." 

—  Ath.    1908,    1:    380.    Mr.    28.    l&Ow. 

"A  good  deal  of  sentimentality,  some  preach- 
ing, and  a  few  French  puns  masquerading  as 
humor  tend  toward  making  a  very  dull  piece  of 
reading   matter." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   255.  My.  2,  '(>8.  15(hv. 

Copping,  Arthur  E.  Gotty  and  the  guv'nor. 

$1.50.  Kennerley. 
GoLty  IS  a  fisherman  of  the  Thames  estuary 
and  the  "Guv'nor"  is  a  middle-aged  business 
man  who  buys  a  fishing  bawley  at  Leigh,  ap- 
points Gotty  its  skipper,  and  makes  a  holiday 
cruise  along  tlie  south  coast  of  Cornwall.  Got- 
ty is  "thick-headed,  but  shrewd  and  entirely 
captivating";  given  to  philosophical  utterances, 
quick-witted    comments   and   droll   humor. 

"It  is  a  genial  li^ht  story,   unstrained,   effort- 
less, wholly  delightful  and  without  alloy." 
-f-  Acad.   73:  873.    S.    7,   '07.   540w. 
"His    fisherfolk    and    water-side    idlers    ought 
to   amuse   many   travelers   at   this   season;    their 
talk  is  well  managed,  and  makes  good  reading. 
The   narrator's  style   is  not  so   effective." 
-I-  —  Ath.   1907,   2:  92.   Jl.   27.   240^. 
"The    book   is   a   most   delightful    bit   of   char- 
acter  sketching  of     old     I^eigh      fishermen     and 
'longshoremen   as    the   dramatis   personae    in     a 
meandering    tale    of    mild      adventure,      fraught 
With   genuine   humor   and   beguiling   interest." 
+   Ind.    64-313.    F.    6,    '08.    lOOw. 
"The    text    of   this   book    is    hardly   worth    the 
pictures. " 

h   Nation.    86:    237.    Mr.    12,    '08.    180w. 

"The  illustrations  by  Will  Owen- preserve  the 
spirit  cf  the  storv  and  enhance  its  humor." 

+    N.    Y.   Times.   13:  30.  Ja.   18,   '08.   120w. 

Coppo,    Giovanni    di.    Legend    of    the    holy 
Fina,  virgin  of   Santo   Gimignano,   now 
first  tr.  from  the  trecento  Italian:  with 
introd.    and    notes    by     M.     Mansfield. 
(New  medieval  lib.)   *$2.  Duffield. 
This    legend    follows    the    life,    penance,    and 
good  deeds  of  a  saint  of  medieval  Italy.     "It  is 
offered   to  readers  appreciative  more  of   the  po- 
etry  of   past   days   than   of   the   mere  dry   bones 
of   history."     The   book    is   bound    in   brown   lea- 
ther in  antique  style,   with  clasps. 


"Mr.  Corbett,  as  far  as  we  know,  is  the  first  to 
take  a  comprehensive  view  of  the  war,  and  to 
disentangle  the  harmonious  purpose  running 
thru  England's  efforts."    (Spec.) 


"Is   wholly   unworthy    of   the   good   paper   and 
press  work   expended   upon    it." 

-1-   Nation.    87:    336.    O.    8,    '08.    180w. 
"Students   of   Italian   literature   as   well   as   of 
mediaeval    history    will    find    much    here    to    in- 
terest  them." 

-I-   Outlook.    90:    274.    O.    3,    'OS.    l£Ow. 

Corbett,    Julian    Stafford.      England    in    the 
Seven  years'  war:   a  study  in  combined 
strategy.  2v.   *$6.   Longmans.         8-8164. 
Shows    that    in   order   to   understand    the   con- 
duct  of  the  war  it   should   be   approached   from 
the    naval    rather    than    from    the    military   side. 
The    war    has    been    viewed    broadly,    due    care 
being    given    to    the    correlation    of    all    the    ele- 
ments   brought    into    play    during    a    campaign. 


Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    682.    Ap.    '08.    50w. 
"The  book   is   the  result  of  careful   investiga- 
tion, offers  some  new  material  and  contains  but 
few   errors." 

-\ A.   L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  174.  Je.  '08. 

"If  it  were  possible  to  disentangle  the  nar- 
rative parts  of  the  work  from  the  theories 
which  Mr.  Corbett  advances  as  the  result  of 
his  investigations  one  would  have  nothing  but 
praise  for  it;  but  as  the  sub-title  shows,  it  is 
quite  as  much  a  contribution  to  strategical 
theory  as  to  history,  and  on  that  side  one  feels, 
albeit  reluctantly,  obliged  to  differ  very  consid- 
erably  from    Mr.    Corbett."    C.    T.    Atkinson. 

—  +  Eng.  Hist.  R.  23:  585.  Jl.  '08.  1950w. 
"The  history  as  a  whole  cannot  be  praised 
without  reserve,  for  it  falls  short  of  the  high- 
est class.  From  the  first  to  the  last  page  there 
is  a  perceptible  preoccupation  with  present-day 
conditions,  and  an  anxiety  to  measure  events 
by  the  standard  of  naval  principles  that  are 
often  over-elaborated  and  far  from  convincing. 
A  certain  carelessness  of  style  detracts  con- 
siderably from  the  value  of  an  otherwise  ex- 
cellent  piece   of  work." 

-f  —  Nation.  86:  470.  My.  21,  '08.  llOOw. 
"Within  its  self-imposed  limitations  however, 
the  Ijook  in  its  entirety  is  entitled  to  the  high- 
est praise.  It  is  a  distinct  contribufion  to  our 
knowledge,  and  is  doubly  welcome  because  of 
the  attractive  form  wherein  it  is  conveyed. 
While  perhaps  occasionally  unduly  rhetorical, 
Mr.  Ccrbett's  5tyle  is  in  general  forcible,  and 
above  all  clear."  G:  L:  Beer. 
+  -] N.  Y.  Times.  13:  279.  My.  16,  '08.  1300w. 

"Though  his  book  is  full  of  lessons  in  the 
art  of  war  he  never  allows  himself  to  dog- 
matise, and  the  same  legally  trained  instinct 
which  makes  him  chary  of  drawing  conclusions 
from  events  prevents  him  from  passing  harsh 
sentences  on  men's  actions.  Mr.  Corbett  puts 
plenty  of  life  and  movement  into  his  history." 
-I-  Sat.    R.    105:    80.    Ja.    18,    'OS.    1450w. 

"In  his  use  of  original  materials  the  author 
shows  himself  a  scholar,  but  no  pedant.  There 
are  a  few  omissions  in  this  book.  His  style 
too,  is  not  always  on  a  level  quite  worthy  of 
the  fine  treatment  of  his  subject.  As  a  wholo 
this  study  is  a  book  of  great  moment,  and  de- 
serves the  attention,  not  merely  of  the  naval 
officers  to  whom  it  was  originally  addressed, 
but  of  all  serious  students  of  government." 
-\ Spec.    100 :    787.    My.    16,    '08.    2000w. 

Corbin,  John,     Which  college  for  the  boy? 

leading    types    in    American    education. 

**$T.5o.  Houghton.  8-13754. 

Piesents  the  typical  aims  of  the  different  col- 
leges, shows  what  sort  of  young  men  go  to  each, 
shows  what  its  traditions  are,  what  its  author- 
ities aim  to  do  and  what  they  are  actually 
doing.  The  chapter  headings  are  suggestive: 
Princeton,  a  collegiate  university;  Harvard,  a 
Germanized  university;  Michigan,  a  middle- 
eastern  university;  Cornell,  a  technical  univer- 
sity; Chicago,  a  university  by  enchantment; 
Wisconsin,  a.  utilitarian  university;  The  farm- 
er's awakening;  The  small  college  versus  the 
university;    a.nd    The    question    of    expense. 


4-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   174.  Je.   '08. 

"So  much  stress,  indeed,  is  laid  upon  the  de- 
fects that  a  conscientious  parent  .  .  .  would 
almost  inevitably  lay  it  aside  with  the  firm 
conviction,  'At  all  events,  not  one  of  these 
six.'  "   R.   W.   Kemp. 

—  Bookm.   28:   274.  N.  '08.   llOOw. 

"If  the  careful  parent  wishes  to  learn  some- 
thing about  the  peculiar  temptations  his  son 
will  be  exposed  to  at  any  of  the  universities 
in  Mr.  Corbin's  list,  the  social  advantages  he 
will  enjoy,  the  athletic  sports  most  in  vogue, 
and  (in  a  general  way)  the  departments  of 
learning    most    successfully    cultivated,    he    will 


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do  well  to  read   this  attractive,   well-illustrated 
book.  " 

+  Dial.  45:  67.  Ag.  1,  '08.   230w. 
"Thp   book   is   all    the   more  valuable    from    its 
frankly    personal    tone,    since    this    does   not   in- 
terfere  V.  ith   a   fair   appreciation   of   the   distinc- 
tive merits  of  each  university." 

+   Ind.   65:    720.   S.   24,    '08.   240w. 
+   Lit.    D.    37:  123.   Jl.   25,   '08.    ISOOw. 
"Its    influence    will    be    rather    upon    the    col- 
leges   themselves    than    upon      prospective    stu- 
dents." 

-f-   Nation.   87:   77.   Jl.    23,    '08.    570w. 
"A  contribution  of  practical  value   to   the   ed- 
ucational   problem   which   must   be   sohed   by  so 
many     anxious     parents    and     ambitious     young 
people." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   280.  My.   16,  '08.  170w. 

"T?ie  book  is  specially  to  be  commended  be- 
cause it  comes  from  the  hands  of  a  man  who 
knows  college  life  at  first  hand  both  in  this 
countrv   and    at   Oxford." 

+  Outlook.    89:  351.   Je.   13,   '08.    270w. 

"A  reading  of  Mr.  Corbin's  book  will  put  the 
Inquirer  in  po.=!5ession  cf  n  great  deal  of  vpry 
useful  information  which  he  could  not  possibly 
glean  from  the  olTicial  pxiblications  of  the  col- 
leges and  universities  in  question,  and  although 
Mr.  Corbin  refrains  from  giving  advice  to  par- 
ent? as  to  where  to  send  their  sons  he  certainly 
presents  many  facts  which  most  parents  would 
do  well  to  take  into  account  before  deciding 
such   a  question." 

-I-   R.  of   Rs.  37:  756.  Je.  '08.   300w. 

Corner,  Mrs.  Caroline.  Ceylon,  the  paradise 
of  Adam:  the  record  of  seven  years' 
residence  in  the  island;  with  i6  full- 
page  il.  *$4.  Lane.  8-16439. 

A.  book  of  fact  and  fiction  well  blended.  "Hav- 
ing resided  in  the  island  for  seven  years,  the 
author  writes  of  the  many  peculiar  institutions, 
customs,  and  manners  of  the  Ceylonese.  Much 
of  the  book  is  written  in  dialogue,  with  com- 
ments in  solution, — a  method  of  composition 
which  calls  the  reader's  imagination  into  play, 
but  which  does  not  entirely  satisfy  any  desire 
he  may  have  for  an  extended  explanation  of 
Ceylonese  life.  If  we  are  to  believe  the  rec- 
ords of  this  volume,  life  in  Ceylon  is  more  in- 
teresting and  diverting  than  in  any  other  part  of 
the  world."    (Dial.) 


torical    matter   relating   to   the   civilization,    ori- 
gin,   religion   of   the   ancient  race. 


"Miss  Corner  would  have  pleased  the  general 
reader  more  if  she  had  been  more  expository 
and  less  fictional  in  her  narrative."  H.  E.  Cob- 
lentz. 

—  Dial.    44:    348.    Je.    1,    '08.    150w. 
"The  reader  is  bored  only  by  the  authoress's 
Insistence  on  her  own  gentihty." 

-i Nation.    87:    10.    Jl.    2,    '08.    lOOw. 

"She  has  an  eye  for  the  picturesque  and  an 
unflagging  wonder  for  the  striking  and  the  un- 
usual, and  she  has  written  about  it  all  with  a 
constant  sense  of  humor,  a  charming,  whimsic- 
al vividness,  and  a  never  failing  perception  of 
the  dramatic." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   104.   F.    22,   '08.    130w. 
"A    very    amusing    book,    not    without    some 
seriousness  of  meaning." 

-I-  Spec.   100:   1008.   Je.   27,   '08.   260w. 

Cortes,  Hernando.  Letters  of  Cortes:  the 
five  letters  of  relation  from  Fernando 
Cortes  to  the  Emperor  Charles  V;  tr. 
and  ed.,  with  a  biographical  introd.  by 
Francis  A:  MacNutt.  2v.  **$io.  Put- 
nam. 8-14522. 

The  first  English  edition  of  five  lengtliy  let- 
ters in  which  is  given  an  authentic  account  of 
the  conquest  of  Mexico  from  the  standpoint  of 
the  conqueror  and  of  the  conquered.  Full  ex- 
planatory notes  accompany  the  text,  in  addi- 
tion to  which  are  a  biography  of  Cortes,  and 
appendices  containing  bibliographical  material 
concerning    Mexicans    of    prominence,    and    his- 


"Mr.  MacNutt  has  edited  these  valuable  re- 
ports with  care  and  ability.  The  printer  has 
not  been  uniformly  successful  in  coping  with 
Spanish  names  and  phrases,  but  the  blemishes 
on  the  whole  are  few  and  slight." 
+   -\ Nation.    87:  57.    Jl.    16,    '08.    500w. 

"Mr.  McNutt  has  done  his  work  of  transla- 
tion in  the  way  most  acceptable  to  both  the 
special   student  and  the  general   reader." 

-^   N.   Y.  Times.   13:  296.   My.   23,    'OS.   350w. 

"It  is  no  small  service  that  the  editor  has 
rendered  to  students  of  history  by  bringing 
them  together  for  the  first  time  in  an  English 
form." 

-I-  Spec.   101:   373.   S.   12,   '08.   350w. 

Cortissoz,  Royal.     Augustus  Saint-Gaudens. 
**$7.5o.    Houghton.  7-40526. 

A  timely  monograph  handsomely  illustrated 
which  is  in  the  main  devoted  to  criticism  but 
which  contains  many  a  reminiscent  passage. 
Mr.  Cortissoz  pronoimces  Saint-Gaudens  "no( 
only  our  greatest  sculptor,  but  the  first  to  break 
with  the  old  epoch  of  insipid  ideas  and  hide- 
bound academic  style,  giving  the  art  a  new 
lease  of  life  and   fixing  a  new  standard." 


"A  brief  but  Important  monograph  present- 
ing discriminating  and  authoritative  criticism 
and  slight  but  significant  and  interesting  bio- 
graphical notes.  Should  be  owned  by  all  libra- 
ries that  can  afford  it,  because  of  the  impor- 
tance of  subject." 

-I-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:  77.    Mr.    '08. 
"Sympathetically    written." 

+  Ath,    1908,    1:233.    F.    22.    2S0w. 
"Altogether  it  must  be  ranked  as  the  leading 
American    art-book    of   the    year." 

-1-   -f    Dial.    43:    423.    D.    16,    '07.    130w. 
"A  beautiful  tribute,   and  yet  there  is  a  feel- 
ing of  strain,   of  an   effort  to  make  a  book   out 
of  a  monograph,   and  there  is     a     suspicion     of 
padding  in  the  makeup  of  the  volume." 

-1 Ind.    64:692.    Mr.    26,    '08.    600w. 

"There  is  no  thought  here  of  making  a  vul- 
gar concession  to  the  mob:  there  is  thought  on- 
ly of  the  sympathy,  the  emotion,  by  which  the 
greatest  men  of  genius  in  all  ages  have  been 
moved." 

+  Int.   Studio.   34:   sup.   73    Ap.  '08.    250w. 
"The    little    monograph    is    as    interesting    as 
It   is  scholarly  and  convincing,  an  essay  that  is 
thoroughlv    enjoyable." 

4-   -I-  Outlook.   87:   612.   N.   23.   '07.   190w. 
"Mr.    Cortissoz   has   delivered   himself  of  val- 
uable   and    illuminating   criticism    in    a    style    of 
singular    grace    and    distinction."     H.    S.    Krans. 
-I-   -f-   Putnam's.    3:  750.    Mr.   '08.    650w. 
"Air  the    illustrations    in    the   book   are    excel- 
lent,   and    show    what   care   has   been   bestowed 
upon  them." 

-j-  Spec.  100:   sup.   644.   Ap.   25.  '08.  300w. 

Cotes,    Sara   Jeannette.      Cousin    Cinderella. 
t$i.5o.    Macmillan.  8-24455. 

A  Canadian  girl  and  her  brother  take  a  flat 
in  London  and  the  girl  tells,  after  a  delightful 
fashion,  how  she  succeeded  in  "becoming  a  part 
of  it  all."  From  Towse.  the  cook,  and  the  gro- 
cery boy  to  a  real  live  Duke  "seen  on  a  hearth 
rug  and  not  in  a  procession."  we  have  interest- 
ing pictures  of  people  and  settings.  "Miss 
r'anada"  furnishes  not  only  fresh  viewpoints  of 
things  English  and  American  but  an  elucida- 
tion of  some  matters  of  sentiment  involving  a 
lord,  an  American  girl  and  a  ruined  ancestral 
estate. 


"The  girl's  criticisms  of  the  people,  con- 
ventionalities, traditions  and  precedents  are  not 
only  naive  and  humorous  but  analytical  and 
penetrating.  A  book  that  will  Interest  only  a 
small  proportion  of  novel  readers." 
H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    267.   N.   '08. 

"There    is    a    good    deal    of    quiet    laughter    in 
'Cousin   Cinderella';    and    the    better    one    know^s 


8o 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Cotes,  Sara  Jeannette — Continued. 

London,  the  more  one  will  b©  inclined  to  enjoy 

the  book."     F:    T.    Cooper. 

+   Bookm.    28:145.   O.   '08.    180w. 
"The  humor  of  the  monologue  Is  delightful." 

+   Nation.    87:    415.    O.    29,    '08.    lOOw. 
"Its    wit    and    social    photography    are    what 
make   the   book  entertaining,   as   it   undoubtedly 
is." 

+  Outlook.    90:  13'5.    S.    19,    '08.    20Ow. 
"The  book  is  delightful.     The  general  sketches 
of  society  and  the  drawings  of  the  various  per- 
sonalites,   great   and   small,   are   admirable." 
+  Spec.    101:    451.    S.    26,    '08.    200w. 

Couch,   Mabel    Quiller-.     Troublesome   Ur- 
sula.  t$i.5o.    Lippincott. 

The  story  of  a  little  girl  "of  the  elder-sister 
type  who  is  taken  from  her  baby  charges  and 
widowed  mother  to  live  with  a  stern  grand- 
mother."     (Ath.) 


"There  is,  we  think,  some  improbability  in 
the  details  of  poor  Ursula's  closing  adventure; 
but  this  is  a  trifling  blemish  in  a  capital  book  ' 

H Ath.  1907,   2:652.  N.   23.  180w. 

"A    very   good    story." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  12:  76'5.  N.  30,  '07.  Tdw. 
"Is    a    charming   little   story." 

+  Sat.   R.  104:  sup.  7.  D.  7,  '07.  130w. 

Coulton,  George  Gordon.     Chaucer  and  his 
England.  (Memoir  ser.)  *$3.50.  Putnam. 

8-33921. 

"After  the  briefest  sketch  of  the  rude  England 
of  Edward  III,  Mr.  Coulton  takes  up  Chaucer's 
boyhood  and  youth,  and  traces  his  career  as 
King's  squire,  ambassador,  and  man  of  affairs 
to  his  last  days.  Then  he  has  some  entertain- 
ing pages  on  The  London  and  Westminster 
neigliborhood  and  institutions  of  Chaucer's  day, 
and  devotes  three  chapters  to  an  admirable  ex- 
position of  the  'Canterbury  tales.'  The  con- 
cluding chapters  relate  to  influences  and  ideals 
of  the  times,  the  poverty  spread  by  the  war, 
the  relations  of  the  priests  to  the  people,  and 
the  quality  of  the  merriment  in  'Merry  Eng- 
land.' "— N.    Y.    Times. 


"The  manner  of  quoting  is  puzzling,  not  to 
say  irritating.  The  index  is  insufficient  for  a 
book  of  such  complexity." 

H •  Nation.    87:  443.    N.    5,    '08.    lOOOw. 

"Mr.  Coulton's  chapters  on  the  poem  are  lu- 
cid and  readable.  His  account  of  Chaucer's 
times  is  well  written.  This  is  not  a  profound 
work  but  it  is  surely  an  engaging  one,  that 
well  repays  perusal." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:537.   O.   3,   '08.   1200w. 

"He  really  knows  his  sources  and  moves  with 
some  ease  from  one  to  another.  And  we  feel 
at  the  end  of  his  book  that  it  is  bound  to  give 
excellent  food  to  the  Imaginations  of  numbers 
of  unlearned  readers  and  to  compel  others  to 
go  to  the  fountain  heads." 

+  +  Sat.   R.  106:  366.  S.   19,  '08.  1250w. 

"An  unusually  interesting  book,  certainly  not 
the  less  so  for  being  occasionally  provocative. 
Mr.  Coulton  has  well-defined  convictions,  and 
insists  on  them.  He  rides,  a  little  too  violent- 
ly we  think,  a  hobby  here  and  there." 
-I Spec.   101:  634.   O.   24,   '08.    750w. 

Court  life  of  the  second  French  empire, 
1852-1870,  by  Le  petit  homme  rouge. 
*$2.     Scribner.  7-36951. 

The  author  hides  behind  "Le  petit  homme 
rouge,"  the  gossipy  ghost  that  is  made  respon- 
sible for  history  or  myth,  gossip  or  scandal, 
joke  or  anecdote  which  are  included  horo. 
"Among  the  many  items  of  Innocent  interest 
with  which  his  pages  are  sprinkled  may  be 
mentioned  the  account  of  the  luxury  indulged 
in  by  the  imperial  household.  While  the  Em- 
pire, all  unsuspected  by  the  pampered  inmates 
of  the  Tuileries,  was  tottering  to  its  fall."  (Dial.) 


"The  principal  defects  are  in  matters  of  style, 
although  in  general  the  book  reaches  the  level 
of   good   journalistic   writing."    F.    M.    Anderson. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    645.    Ap.    '08.    SOOw. 

"On  the  whole,  the  writer  is  so  accurate  and 
so  well-informed  that  his  book  makes  serious 
claim  to  be  treated  as  history.  It  is  at  least 
the  backstairs  view  of  the  history  of  a  period 
in  which  tiie  backstairs  played  the  leading 
part." 

H Ath.   1907,    1:    759.    Je.    22.    1070^v. 

"The  book  furnishes  entertainment  and 
amusement,  which  is  probably  its  prime  pur- 
pose." 

-f-   Dial.  43:  429.  D.  16,   '07.   90w. 
+   Nation.   85:   443.   N.   14,    '07.    lOOw. 
"His  book  is  a  delight  to  those  who  like  their 
history    well    dashed    with    the    spice    of    per- 
sonalities." 

+  N.  Y.   Times.  13:   447.  Ag.   15,  '08.   SOOw. 

Cox,    John    Charles,    and    Harvey,    Alfred. 

English    church    furniture;    with    121    il. 
(Antiquary's  books.)   *$2.S0.  Button. 

8-5837. 
In  this  volume  "(he  arrangement  of  the  text 
and  illustrations  is  strictly  systematic.  Chap- 
ter 1  deals  with  the  altar,  and  the  accompany- 
ing rails  and  screens;  chapter  2  with  church 
plate,  chalice,  and  paten,  cruets  and  flagons, 
and  even  the  leather  cases  in  which  such  plate 
is  kept;  chapter  3,  with  the  piscina  and  the 
sedilla;  and  chapter  4,  with  choir-screens  and 
rood-lofts.  Thus  the  whole  book,  divided  into 
thirteen  chapters,  offers  a  useful  account  of 
what  one  needs  to  know  when  visiting  ancient 
churches,  or  when  preparing  to  build  and  adorn 
a  church."    (Nation.) 

"It  is  in  many  ways  a  completion  of  Parker's 
well-known  'Glossary,'  and  a  mine  of  careful- 
ly ordered   information." 

+  +  Ath.  1907,  2:  487.  O.  19.  680w. 
"The  joint  authors  of  this  most  useful  book 
have  managed  to  invest  the  driest  technical  de- 
tails with  an  interest  that  cannot  fail  to  ap- 
peal even  to  those  who  have  never  hitherto 
considered  church  furniture  from  any  but  the 
prosaic   point   of  view." 

+   Int.    Studio.    34:    171.    Ap.    '08.    220w. 
"There  is  a  pleasant  mixture  of  archaeology 
with   modern   criticism." 

+   Nation.  86:  452.  My.  14,  '08.   380w. 
-1-  Spec.    99:   sup.    908.   D.   7,   '07.    360w. 

Craddock,  Charles  Egbert,  pseud.  (Mary 
Noailles  Murfree).  Fair  Mississippian. 
t$i.50.   Houghton.  8-29332. 

The  hero  of  Miss  Murfree's  new  story  is  a 
young  man  who  having  completed  an  elaborate 
course  of  study  abroad  is  obliged  to  dismiss 
temporarily  his  dream  of  power  on  account  of 
his  father's  death  and  shattered  fortunes.  He 
turns  to  pedagogical  work  and  engages  in  pre- 
paring three  Southern  boys  for  college.  The 
story  is  concerned  with  his  life  in  this  home 
on  a  cotton  plantation,  with  his  thrilling  ad- 
ventures with  river  pirates  and  floods,  and 
with  his  romance  in  which  a  widow  ten  years 
his   senior   is   the  altogether   charming   heroine. 

Cradle  of  the  rose.  **$i.50.  Harper.  8-30708. 
Brittany  is  the  scene  of  this  story  which 
bears  upon  the  present  church  and  state  crisis 
In  France.  The  wife  of  an  English  ambassador, 
during  the  latter's  absence  in  the  Orient  on 
diplomatic  business,  returns  to  Brittany,  the 
land  of  her  birth,  there  receives  the  homage 
which  her  wealth  and  ancestors  command,  and, 
aided  by  a  young  Breton  nobleman,  organizes 
a  Royalist  insurrection,  Is  betrayed  by  a  serv- 
ant, and  prefers  a  watery  grave  to  capture  and 
death  at  the  hands  of  enemies. 


Ind.   65:11S3.  N.  19,  '08.  40w. 
N.    Y.    Times.    13:    615.    O.    24,    '08.    60w. 
"The    story    is    developed    skillfully   and   with 


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constant  appreciation  for  whatever  is  beautiful 
or  interesting  in  the  Breton  country  or  in  its 
people." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    672.   N.    14,    '08.   360w. 

Crane,    Walter.      India    impressions.    $2. 50. 
Macmillan.  8-5823. 

A  book  for  the  general  reader  which  may 
serve  as  "an  addendum  to  the  lately  published 
reminiscences"  (Dial.)  full  of  anecdotes  illus- 
trated by  comic  dtawings. 


"Tlie  volume  may  nevertheless  be  recom- 
mended to  these  who  do  not  desire  scientific 
truth,  but  rather  wish  for  an  artist's  opinion 
on  the  beauties  of  Indian  landscape  and  archi- 
tecture." 

H Ath.  1907,   2:   580.  N.   9.   330w. 

+   Dial.    43:    426.    D.    16,    '07.    lOOw. 
"The   illustrations   by   the    author    could     not 
fail    in    themselves    to    make    the    book   attract- 
ive." 

+  Int.    Studio.    34:  172.    Ap.    '08.    70w. 
"The  work  is,   in  short,  without  sufficient  ex- 
cuse for  being,   but   having  been   written,    does 
no  harm.     At  any  rate  the  pen-and-ink  sketch- 
es are  new  and  some  of  them  are  funny." 

H Nation.    86:103.    Ja.    30,    '08.    SOvv. 

"An  artist  with  this  opportunity  of  travel  has 
naturally  much  that  is  interesting  to  tell  us. 
About  political  matters  Mr.  Crane  does  not  say 
much,  ncir  does  he  make  us  wish  that  he  had 
been  more  copious  in  his  deliverances  on  this 
subject." 

H Spec.    99:    781.    N.    16,    '07.    260w. 

Crapsey,  Algernon  Sidney.  Re-birth  of  re- 
ligion; being  an  account  of  the  passing 
of  the  old  and  coming  of  the  nev^'  dog- 
matic. **$i.50.  Lane.  8-1487. 

Dr.  Crapsey  condemns  the  current  system  of 
religion  as  antiquated  and  outworn  and  substi- 
tutes a  new  system  entirely  away  from  Chris- 
tian creeds.  The  "new  dogmatic  will  instruct 
In  all  that  concerns  the  ethical  life,  and  will 
seek  to  bring  the  soul  in  contact  with  that 
which  is  good,  so  that  the  evil  shall  not  be  in 
the  mind  at  all." 


Am.   J.  Theol.  12:   674.   O.   '08.   40w. 

"His  work  is  constructive  rather  than  de- 
structive and  is  worthy  of  a  place  in  every  li- 
brary where  there  is  no  fear  of  truth."  R.  E. 
Bisbee. 

-I-  Arena.    39:    490.    Ap.    '08.   lOOOw. 

"The  author  is  as  sure  of  his  ground  as  he 
is  earnest  and  courageous,  and  we  cannot  oth- 
erwise than  wish  him  well;  but  at  several  points 
we  find  ourselves  asking  whether  we  are  not 
escaping  from  one  crassness  to  fall  into  an- 
other."     T.    D.    A.    Cockerell. 

i Dial.    44:    212.    Ap.    1,    'OS.    400w. 

Ind.    64:    977.   Ap.    30i    '08.    70w. 

"Very  little  is  found  in  these  pages  whicii 
is  not  often  heard,  in  somewhat  less  piquant 
style,  from  the  more  liberal  pulpits  of  the  or- 
thodox churches." 

+  Nation.    86:125.    F.    6,    '08.    170w. 

"If  the  truth  be  spoken,  the  book  is  utterly 
devoid  both  of  scholarship  and  of  theological 
insight.  It  is  hardly  more  than  a  combination 
of  the  commonplace  and  the  untrue.  The  book 
abounds  in  inaccuracies  and  misstatements. 
They  show  loose  thinking,  lack  of  scholarship, 
and  carclessniess  of  ecxpression.  The  volume 
would  attract  no  attention  and  would  not  be 
worthy  of  serious  notice  were  it  not  for  the 
prominence  in  which  circumstances  have 
placed   its  author." 

—  N.   Y.    Times.   12:746.    N.    23,    '07.    520w. 

"Tt  appears  to  us  to  be  characterized  in 
many  places  by  inconsistency,  inaccuracy,  and 
superficiality.  There  is  much  that  is  admir- 
able in  the  volume,  especially  in  the  author's 
presentation  of  the  doctrine  of  social  salva- 
tion, but  as  an  interpretation  of  the  new  dog- 
matic  it   is   inferior   to  other  volumes   by  other 


authors  of  the  broad  school  who  have  preced- 
ed him." 

f-  Outlook.    87:  876.    D.    21,    '07.    630w. 

Crawford,    Francis    Marion.      Diva's    ruby. 
t$i.5o.     Macmillan.  8-26829. 

Completes  the  trilogy  of  which  "Fair  Mar- 
garet" is  the  first  volume  and  "The  prima- 
donna"  is  the  second.  Mr.  Crawford  tells  a 
whole  story  in  his  prologue,  the  while  he  is 
affording  his  tale  an  artistic  preparation.  He 
takes  the  reader  into  a  ruby  mine,  where  is 
enacted  a  weird  drama  in  which  an  oriental 
maiden  for  the  love  of  a  golden-bearded  Eng- 
lishman divulges  the  hidden  cave's  secret  of 
rubies,  and  is  deserted  for  her  pains.  The  plot 
of  the  story  proper  grows  out  of  the  theft  of  a 
ruby  and  the  final  struggle  in  which  the  Greek 
financier,  Logotheti,  and  the  American  million- 
aire. Van  Torp,  do  battle  for  the  hand  of 
Margaret. 

"She  remains  one  of  Mr.  Crawford's  most 
consistently   drawn   characters." 

H Ath.    1908,   2:  602.   N.   14.   130w. 

"Frankly,  it  is  the  best  story  Mr.  Crawford 
has  given  us  in  a  number  of  years."  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   28:    261.   N.    "08.    650w. 

"Is  far  and  away  the  most  readable  of  tli© 
three   books   devoted   to  the  lady." 

+   Ind.    05:1183.    N.    19,    '08.    40w. 
"Really,  there  is  little  to  be  said  of  such  story- 
telling    as     this;     an     able-bodied,      intelligent, 
grown   man   ought   to   be   in   better   business." 
—  Nation.    87:    466.    N.    12,    '08.    400w. 
"There    is    mystery    enough    for    a    detective 
story,      love      within      love,      murder,      wealth. 
There  are  also  Crawford's  shrewd  and  felicitous 
characterizations,    and    his    sparkling   wit." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  57'J.  O.   17,  'OS.   540w. 
"It  is  possibly  the  most  dramatic  tale  in  the 
series  " 

'+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   615.   O.   24,   '08.   40w. 
"May    bv5    read    and    enjoyed    independently    or 
as  a  sequel  to   the  other  members   of  the   trilo- 
gy." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  742.  D.  5,  '08.  180w. 

"It  is  entertaining,  and  it  holds  the  attention 
to  the  very  end.  It  does  not  belong,  however, 
with  Mr.   Crawford's  really  good  work." 

+  Outlook.    90:    362.    O.    17,    '08.    lOOw. 

Crawford,   Francis   Marion,     Little   city   of 
Hope:   a   Christmas   story.  "$1.25.    Mac- 
millan. 7-38261. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 


"A  pretty  story,  obviously  padded." 

-I A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    18.    Ja.    'OS.    + 

"A  pretty,  graceful  story." 

+  Ath.    1907,    2:    728.    D.    7.    80w. 
-f  Cath.    World.   86:    550.    Ja.    '08.    70w. 
"Pessimists    ought    to    read    it,    and    optimists 
will    enjoy    it." 

-f   Dial.   43:   429.   D.   16,   '07.   90w. 
Reviewed   bv   W.    G.    Bowdoin. 

+   Ind.   63:   1465.    D.    19,    '07.   50w. 
"It    is    a    story   which    will    delight    both    chil- 
dren  and   grown-ups,    it   is   so   exquisitely   told." 
+  Sat.    R.    1U4.    sup.    8.    D.    7,    '07.    40w. 

Crawford,  Francis  Marion.     Primadonna:  a 
sequel  to  "Fair  Margaret."  t$i.5o.  Mac- 
millan. 8-13275. 
A   well   developed  sequel  to   "Fair  Margaret." 
Two    years    ha\e    passed    and   Margaret    Donne 
who  made  her  debut  on  the  lyric  stage  has  be- 
come   Fubmerged    in    Margarita    da    Coraova,    a 
full-flodged    primadonna,    unspoiled    by    contact 
with   "coarse-fibered  colleagues  and  cynical  im- 
pressarios."   Characters  of  musical  Bohemia  and 
men   of   literary   and   commercial   fame   unite   to 
furnish   a  setting  for  this  heroine,   whose   char- 
acter  development   is   consistently   drawn   to   its 


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Crawford,  Francis  Marion — Continued. 
maturity    with    due    emphasis    placed    upon    the 
value    of    temperament. 


"Thougrh  a  story  of  crime  and  mystery,  it  is 
not.  perhaps,  the  Ivind  of  mystery  -which  gives 
the   best"  scope   to   Mr.    Crawford's   powers." 

T Ath.    190S,    1:    505.    Ap.    25.    20Cw. 

"The  book  at  best  does  not  rise  above  the 
Wilkie   Collins   type."      F:   T.    Cooper. 

-(-  Bookm.    27:    396.    Je.    '08.    CTOw. 
"Mr.     Crawford    is    drawing    some    very    real 
characters    in    this    triptvch    of   portraits." 
+   Ind.   65:   101.   Jl.   9.   '08.   300w. 
"Mr.    Crawford's    hand   becomes    not   less    deft 
but   more   nonchalant    as    the   years   go   by." 

H Nation.  86:  536.  Je.   11,  '08..650w. 

"It  would  be  impossible  for  Marion  Crawford 
to  write  anything  but  a  good  novel.  But  in 
the  midst  of  his  spell  weaving  we  seem  nowa- 
days to  fall  on  blanks  and  pauses,  digressions 
and  explanations,  well  ^VTitten  in  themselves, 
but  unworthy  of  the  witch-stuff  that  ^^  e  have 
grown  to  expect  from  the  pen  of  the  much- 
lo\ed   novelist." 

H N.   Y.   Times.  13:   268.   My.   9,   '08.   500w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   336.  Je.   13.   'OS.   240w. 
"The   second   half  shows  relaxation   of  grip." 

H Outlook.    89:    324.   Je.   13,   '08.    160w. 

"■U'hen  he  is  not  soliloquizing  or  moralizing 
he  is  very  entertaining  and  bright."  Charlott^^ 
Harwood. 

-i Putnam's.  4:  619.  Ag.  '08.   500w. 

"There  are  also  occasional  lapses  into  that 
bad  faith  with  his  readers,  to  intensify  their 
interest  or  perplexity,  which  the  writer  of  the 
sensational  should  be  very  careful  to  avoid." 

-I Sat.    R.    105:    601.    My.    9,    'OS.    60K)w. 

"  "The  primadonna'  has  not  the  charm  of  the 
best  of  Mr.  Marion  Crawford's  no\els  of  mod- 
ern Italian  life,  but  by  its  judicious  blending 
of  sensational  incident  with  careful  character- 
drawing  it  makes  a  wide  appeal,  and  is  emi- 
nently calculated  to  maintain  the  popularity  of 
its    indefatigable    author." 

-I Spec.    100:    425.    Mr.    14,    'OS.    830w. 

Crawford,  Mary  Caroline.  Among  old  New 
England  inns.  S2.   Page.  7-36234. 

Here  Miss  Crawford  tells  of  her  visits  to  old 
New  England  inns  and  recalls  their  peculiar 
p.'irt  in  the  public  life  of  "the  brave  days  of 
old."  It  is  a  matter  for  special  comment  that 
I'olonial  inns  were  bound  up  with  the  church, 
frequently  being  located  next  door  to  the  places 
of  worship.  The  reasons  for  this,  the  "part 
'nns  played  in  early  historj-,  their  social  and 
political  associations,  arid  the  odd  characters 
who  frequented  them"  are  set  forth  in  chatty 
and   infprming   manner. 

A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    38.    F.    '08. 
Dial.    43:    42'V.    D.    16.    '07.    14(hy. 
"The  book  is  ciowded  with  Interesting  lore" 
W.    G.    Bowdoiu. 

+   Ind.   63:   1468.   D.   19,   '07.   80w. 
-f   Lit.    D.   35:   918.   D.   14,   '07.   lOOw. 
"All  of  which   Miss  Crawford  puts  dowTi  with 
good   taste   and   diligence." 

-f   Nation.   86:    79.    Ja.    23,   '08.    320w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  665.   O.  19,  '07.   30w. 
+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    9.    Ja.    4,    '08.    280w. 
"Tliis  is  one  of  the  many  interesting  popular 
books    which    reproduce    the   habits    of    life    and 
the    homes    of    the    older    America.     One    of    the 
minor  fo-'t-notes  to  New  England  history." 
4-  Outlook.   87:   830.  D.   14,   '07.  90w. 

Crawford,   Mary    Caroline.       St.    Botolph's 
*       town:    an    account    of    old    Boston    in 
colonial  days.  $2.50.  Page.  8-28847. 

A  history  of  old  Boston  from  the  first  s?ttle- 
ment  down  to  the  revolution  which  is  embodied 
in  a  series  of  portraits  of  prominent  r.ien  .ind 
women. 


"A  work  full  of  zealous  research  and  written 
in  an  a^^reeable  stvle." 

+   Dial.    45:  414.    D.    1,    '08.    27aw. 
"There  are  some  repetitions   from  the  former 
volumes.     And   the  style  leaves  something  to  be 
desired,  being,  to  say  the  least,  neither  original 
nor   distinguislied." 

-\ Nation.   87:  519.   N.   26,   '08.   220w. 

"Handsomely  gotten  up  and  written  in  irter- 
esting  style." 

-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:650.  N.   7.  'OS.   :60w. 

Creasy,  Sir  Edward  Shepherd.  Fifteen  de- 
cisive battles  of  the  world,  from  Mar- 
athon to  Waterloo;  new  ed.  $1.25. 
Harper.  8-30944. 

A  new  edition  containing  the  complete  text 
of  Creasy's  "Fifteen  deci.sive  tattles"  and  eight 
additional  battles  as  follows:  Quebec,  York- 
town,  Vicksburg.  Gettysburg,  Sedan.  Manila 
bay,  Santiago  and  Tsu-Shima.  The  battles  are 
described  by  well-known  historians  and  are  ac- 
companied by  chronological  lists  of  important 
events. 

-J-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  675.  N.  14,  '08.  500w. 
R.    of    Rs.   38:  761.   D.   '08.    120w. 

Creed  of  Buddha,  by  the  author  of  "The 
creed  of  Christ."  *$i.50.  Lane.  8-15891. 
"In  addition  to  the  several  chapters  in  which 
the  author  sets  forth  and  discusses  the  teach- 
ings of  Buddha,  he  enters  into  a  comparison  of 
the  view-points  of  the  East  and  the  West. 
...  In  another  chapter  he  discusses  'the  bank- 
ruptcy of  Western  thought,'  by  which  he  means 
that  the  higher  thought  of  the  Western  world 
has  come  to  a  point  where  it  no  longer  has 
anything  to  offeV  in  response  to  its  own  de- 
mands. In  the  final  chapter  he  sets  forward 
the  theory  that  it  remains  for  Western  intel- 
lect to  borrow  and  assimilata  the  ethical  ideas 
of  the  East  and  evolve  from  these  'a  science 
of  the  soul'  that  will  enrich  the  Western  pov- 
erty  of  thought." — N.    Y.    Times. 


"The  layman  who  wishes  to  get  a  clear  idea 
of  the  ethical  teaching  of  Buddha,  apart  from 
his  philosophy,  will  find  a  concise  and -illu- 
minating discussion  and  interpretation  of  'The 
creed  of  Buddha.'  bv  this  anonvmous  author." 
-r    N.   Y.   Times.   13:   303.   My.   30,   '08.   220w. 

"It  is  suggestive  and  stimulating,  and  even 
if  we  doubt  its  being  a  correct  representation 
of  the  philosophy  of  the  Buddha,  it  contains 
much  that  will  do  the  European  reader  no  harm 
to  Iteep   in   mind." 

-i Sat.    R.   106:   425.   O.   3,   '08.    1050w. 

Creel,  George.     Quatrains  of  Christ;  preface 
by  Julian    Hawthorne.   **75c.   Elder. 

8-22554. 
Th'-  esoteric  meaning  of  Christ's  life  and 
mission  gleams  forth  from  these  quatrains 
which  tell  the  wonderful  and  radiant  story  with 
reverence  and  spiritual  insight.  The  quatrians 
"are  in  form,  the  Rubaiyat  of  Omar  over  again; 
but  save  that  they  are  full  of  veritable  poetry 
they  are  as  different  from  them  in  purpose  and 
issue  as  light  is  different  from  shadow."  (Pref- 
ace.) 

Ind.   65:  89S.    O.   15.   '08.    200w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  751.  D.  5.   '08.  SOw. 
"This    new    poet    seems    a    real    interpreter   of 
the  religious  life." 

-i T  Outlook.   8S:  560.   Mr.   7,    'OS.   120w. 

Cresson,  William  Penn.     Persia;  the  awak- 
ening   East.    **$3.50.    Lippincott. 

8-17797- 
"The  author,  who  is  a  prominent  architect 
of  Washington,  D.  C,  and  a  fellow  of  the  Roy- 
al geographical  societv,  tells  the  story  of  a 
caravan  journey  across  Persia,  old  Kurdistan, 
and  the  countries  of  the  middle  east  taken  by 
himself    and    his    brother.     His    book,    however. 


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is  more  than  a  description  of  the  country,  for 
he  pays  especial  attention  to  the  political  con- 
dition of  the  countries  through  which  he 
passed,  and  throws  a  great  deal  of  light  upon 
the  so-called  awakening  of  Persia  and  upon  the 
diplomatic  complications  caused  by  the  rival- 
ries and  conflicting  interests  of  Russia,  Eng- 
land, and  Germany  in  that  remote  part  of  the 
world.  The  book  is  profusely  illustrated." — N. 
Y.   Times. 


the  rules   enabling  the  computer  to  apply  them 
without   difficulty." — Engin.    D. 


"A  volume  well  written  and  well  illustrated, 
but  Mr.  Cresson  does  not  live  up  to  his  avowed 
purpose  as  indicated  by  his  title  and  his  intro- 
ductorv    statements." 

H Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:   620.   N.   '08.   220w. 

"The  value  of  the  volume  is  not  impaired  be- 
cause its  politics,   is  a  little  out  of  date." 

H Ind.   65:  557.   S.   3,   '08.    200w. 

"Notwithstanding  the  somewhat  superficial 
character  of  the  book,  it  is  instructive,  and  the 
author's  style  makes  it  easy  reading,  while  the 
photographic  illustrations  add  much  to  its  in- 
terest and  attractiveness.  We  regret  that 
there    is    neither    map    nor    index." 

-i Nation.  87:   189.  Ag.   27,   '08.   650w. 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  316.  Je.  6,  'OS.  150w. 
"While  not  so  exhaustive,  scholarly,  or  au- 
thoritative as  is  Professor  Jackson's  recently 
published  book,  Mr.  Cresson's  may  prove  to  be 
even  more  popularly  instructive;  certainly  it  is 
a  good  preparatory  book  to  read  before  at- 
tempting the   other." 

•^  Outlook.    89:623.   Jl.    18,    '08.    450w. 
"Well    and    interestingly    written    account    of 
the  present  condition  of  the  Shah's  empire." 
-f    R.   of   Rs.   38:    509.    O.   '08.    llOw. 

Crocker,   Francis    Bacon.     Dynamo-electric 

machinery:  an  authoritative  treatise  on 
the  theory,  constructive  details,  calcu- 
lation, characteristic  curves,  and  design 
of  dynamo-electric  machinery.  $1.50. 
American    school    of   correspondence. 

8-23578. 
"The  book  is  intended  for  correspondence  in- 
struction, and  is  well  arranged  for  this  purpose. 
There  are  four  sections  to  the  book  covering 
the  fundamental  principle's  and  vaiious  classes 
of  generators,  calculations  and  characteristic 
curves.  A  valuable  feature  of  the  work  is  a 
well-selected  list  of  problems  relating  to  the 
design,  construction  and  operation  of  such  gen- 
erators, appropriate  solutions  being  given  in 
outline." — Engin.   Rec. 


"Good  as  his  previous  ■work  has  been,  he  may 
be  said  in  This  work  to  have  crystallized  clearly 
and  summarized  succinctly  the  fruitful  results 
of  study,  practice  .and  didactic  disquisition,  and 
is  to  be  congratulated  upon  a  oook  ihat  to  a 
certain  extent  does  him.  justice  and  that  can- 
not fail  to  be  a  helpful  guide  to  the  aspiring 
electrical   engineer." 

-I-    Elec.   World.   52:  3G2.   Ag.   15,   'OS.   370w. 

"Anyone  who  is  seeking  a  lucid  and  logical 
presentation  of  the  very  elements  of  the  design 
cf  direct-current  generators  will  not  be  disap- 
pointed with   this  text." 

+    Engin.    N.    60:  320.    S.    17,    '08.    500w. 

"Overlooking  [several]  shortcomings.  the 
book  may  be  considered  as  an  excellent  ele- 
mentary text  relating  to  standard  low-speed  di- 
rect-current generators." 

-i Engin.    Rec.   58:  306.    S.   12,    '08.   280w. 

Crockett,   Charles  Winthrop.     Methods  for 
earthwork  computations.  *$i.5o.  Wiley. 

8-10844. 

"The  author  formulates  a  series  of  rules  by 
means  of  which  the  terms  requisite  for  the  nu- 
merical computation  of  volumes  by  the  pris- 
moidal  formula  and  the  average  end  area  meth- 
od may  be  written  directly  from  the  notes, 
without  any  intermediate  steps  and  without 
drawing   any    figures,    the    symbolized    form    of 


Engin.  D.  3:  G51.  Je.  '08.  230w. 
"The  book  as  a  whole  presents  the  subject 
of  the  computation  of  earthwork  quite  clearly 
and  fully.  The  rules  deri\ed  could  be  more 
readily  understood  by  the  student  if  expressed 
in  woids  as  well  as  by  formulas,  as  the  not:.- 
tion  used  in  some  of  the  special  cases  <s  not 
evident  even  by  reference  to  the  summary.  In 
general,  however,  the  statements  are  clearly 
made  and  the  methods  easily  followed."  C:  L. 
Crandall. 

-i Engin.    N.    60:  1S6.    Ag.    13,    '08.    640w. 

Crockett,   Samuel   Rutherford.     Deep    moat 

grange.    ^$1.50.    Appleton.  8-9175. 

A    tale    of   murder  and   mystery  witn   a   north 
of   England   setting. 


"Great  skill  is  shown  in  the  handling  of  so 
numerous  a  company,  ^^'e  fancy,  however,  in 
spite  of  this  and  the  excellence  of  the  local 
colouring,  that  the  tragic  element  is  a  trifle 
too    lurid." 

-I Ath.    1908,    1:    476.    Ap.    18.    150w. 

"A    souffle    of    slang   and    shudders." 

—  Ind.   65:   101.   Jl.   9,    '08.   150w. 

"The  plot  is  well  managed  and  the  style  is 
sprightly  and  vivid,  although  Mr.  Crockett  is 
prone,  as  usual,  to  be  amazingly  long-winded 
and  to  use  three  times  as  maiiy  words  as  are 
necessary   for    the    telling   of    liis   storv  '' 

-i N.   Y.   Times.   13:   256.  My.   2,   'OS.   ISOw. 

"A  crazv  tale  about  crazv  people." 

—  Outlook.    88:  839.    Ap.    11,    '08.    40w. 

Crockett,  Samuel  Rutherford.  Iron  lord. 
(English  title,  Vida;  or.  The  iron  lord 
of   Kirktown.)    il.   75c.    Cupples   &   L. 

8-274. 
An  unscrupulous  ironmaster  sends  his  wife 
and  daughter  to  sea  ■\^  ith  orders  for  the  ship 
to  be  scuttled  at  a  suitable  moment.  The  child 
is  rescued  and  unknown  to  her  father  grows 
to  womanhood  in  his  mining  village.  The  story 
iiitroduces  a  variety  of  characters  and  situations 
that  are  more  or  less  identified  with  the  final 
achievement  of   the  father's  repentance. 

"Let  the  reader  read  if  he  chooses.  The  book 
will  not  injure  his  feeblest  virtues,  but  do  not 
let  him  purchase  it  under  the  impression  that 
he  is  buying  one  of  S.  R.  Crockett's  dark  o' 
the    moon   tales." 

—  Ind.    65:    210.    Jl.    23,    'OS.    320w. 

"The  plot  of  the  story,  if  its  sequence  of 
Incidents  can  be  called  a  plot,  is  loose  and 
struggling,  and  conventional  enough  to  be 
worthy  of  the  respect  due  to  age.  There  are 
a  number  of  exciting  incidents  very  well  re- 
lated, and  there  are  some  excellent  scenes  por- 
traying the  life  and  work  of  the  employes  of 
the  Incubus  mines.  These  last  are,  indeed,  the 
best    part    of    the    book." 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  188.  Ap.  4,  '08.  350w. 

"Is  it  possible  that  Mr.  Crockett  is  trying 
how  far  a  well-established  favourite  can  pre- 
cume  on  the  indulgence  of  the  fiction-reading 
public?  Mr.  Crockett  has  a  masterful  way  of 
picturing  women  and  their  ways  that  recalls 
Charles  Reade,  and  the  dialogue  is  as  vigorous 
as  ever." 

i Spec.    99:    533.    O.    12,    '07.    200w. 

Crockett,  Samuel  Rutherford.  Redcap  ad- 
*  ventures.  '^$1.75.  Macmillan.  8-24454. 
A  continuation  of  "Red  cap  tales."  They  are 
drawn  from  "Ivanhoe."  "The  fortunes  of  Ni- 
gel," "Quentin  Durward,"  "The  pirate,"  and 
"A  legend  of  Montrose,"  the  portions  being  re- 
told in  a  manner  simple  enough  to  interest  chil- 
dren. 


"Will  be  sure  to  hold  his  young  readers."   K. 
L.   M. 

-f    Bookm.   28:  3S7.   D.   '0«.    50w. 


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Crockett,  Samuel  Rutherford — Continued. 

"The  connecting  links  are  excellent,  while  the 
stories  are  told  with  spirit." 

+   Nation.  87:  561.   D.  3,  '08.  60w. 
"The  volume  is  attractive  in  every  way.     For 
itself,   and   as   a  foretaste  of  the  great  teller   of 
tales,  whom  many  people  do  still  read,  the  book 
is  most  acceptable." 

+  Spec.  101:  sup.  707.   N.  7,  '08.  IGOw. 

Cromer,  Earl  of.     Modern  Egypt.  2v.  **$6. 
Macmillan.  8-8125. 

A  two-volume  work  which  sets  forth  "how 
this  ancient  land  has  been  policed,  financed, 
and  irrigated  after  the  latest  European  mod- 
els." (Lit.  D.)  It  makes  its  appeal  to  the 
Englishman  for  its  detailed  story  of  General 
Gordon  and  his  mission  to  Khartoum;  to  the 
student  of  history  for  the  light  thrown  on  Eu- 
ropean diplomacy  and  politics;  to  the  student 
of  political  science  for  the  manner  of  solving 
difficult  problems  ad  handling  troublesome 
policies;  to  the  student  of  ethnology  for  the 
light  thrown  upon  the  race  development  ques- 
tion. 

A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    133.    My.    '08. 

"Earl  Cromer's  volumes  are  at  once  thorough, 
scholarly    and    sympathetic."    C.    L.    Jones. 

+   +  Ann.   Am.  Acad.   31:   725.   My.   '08.   GOOw. 

"He  writes  with  a  largeness  of  view,  a  gen- 
erosity of  temper,  and  a  sense  of  responsibility 
which  belong  characteristically  to  the  man  who 
has  been  at  the  helm  of  Egypt  through  his 
eventful  and  fruitful  quarter  of  a  c-entury." 
-f  +  Ath.    1908,    1:345.   Mr.    21.    1750w. 

"The  opinions  of  so  acute  and  well-informed 
a  statesman,   even  when  not  on  the  scene,  are 
of  great  value." 
+  -\ Ath.    1908,   1:376.    Mr.    28.    3300w. 

"It  is  and  will  continue  to  be  the  most  reli- 
able and  illuminating  history  of  a  momentous 
epoch  in  British  foreign  politics."  J:  W:  Rus- 
sell. 

-f-  +  Bookm.   27:   492.   Jl.   '08.   1350w. 

"No  one  has  [told  the  story  of  English  rule] 
so  well,   as   Lord   Cromer."   J.   W.    Garner. 
-j-   Dial.  44:   237.  Ap.   16,   '08.   1300w. 

"Since  the  d.qys  of  Caesar,  Lord  Cromer  is 
the  first  great  ruler  who  has  written  his  own 
story  in  sucli  vigorous,  clear  and  noble  lan- 
guage." 

+  +  Ind.  64:  747.  Ap.  2,  *08.  120Ow. 

"It  is  the  highest  tribute  we  can  pay  to  this 
book  to  declare  that  he  has  manifestly  carried 
out  hid  noble  purpose  and  he  has  related  his  ex- 
periences with  modesty,  succinctness,  and  elo- 
quence." 

-t-  -f   Lit.   D.   36:  490.  Ap.   4,   'OS.   850w. 

"Teachers  of  English  would  do  well  to  weigh 
the  style  of  these  volumes.  A  master  of  lucid 
statement  and  apt  phrase,  able  to  convey  hia 
thought  vividly  and  precisely  in  language  which 
yet  attracts  no  more  attention  to  itself  than  the 
dress  of  a  woman  of  perfect  taste.  The  book 
is  so  noteworthy  because  the  intellect  and  the 
character  which  have  gone  to  its  making  are 
so  exceptional." 

+  +  Nation.    86:235.    Mr.    12,    '08.    1550w. 

"We  are  confident  that  Lord  Cromer's  book, 
as  a  whole,  would  have  left  a  better  impreiJSion 
upon  candid  minds  had  he  refrained  from  his 
too  evidently  labored  attempt  to  justify  his 
course  in  respect  to  the  governor  generalship 
appointment  and  the  Zobeir  episode."  C.  R. 
Miller. 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  149.  Mr.  21,  '08.  oOOOw. 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   336.   Je.   13,   '08.   270w. 

"Should  be  read  and  re-read  by  all  who  have 
aught  to  do  with  the  government  of  dependent 
races." 

+  -1-  Outlook.   89:   346.   Je.   13,   '08.    2550w. 

"His  story  of  his  achievements  is  well  worth 
reading,  well  worth  studying."  Montgomery 
Schuyler. 

+   Putnam's.   4:  493.  Jl.   '08.   500w. 

"The  chapters  dealing  with  the  financial  and 


economic   reforms   in    Egypt   are    most    interest- 
ing,   and    the    whole    is   one    of    the    most    note- 
worthy historical  works  of  the  past  decade." 
-f  -h   R.   of    Rs.   37:  508.    Ap.    "08.    350w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:  637.   My.   '08.   70w. 
"Without    attempting    to    pose    as    a    political 
philosopher,   he  yet  gives  us  ...  a  number  of 
principles    of   political     action,     which     are     all 
marked   by   that  sanity  and   simplicity   of  judg- 
ment,   that   broad   and    masculine     good     sense, 
which  has  been   the  foundation  of  his  success." 
+  +  Sat.  R.  IO.t:  374.  Mr.  21,  '08.  3200w. 
"Valuable   in  a  high  degree   from   the  histor- 
ic3.1   sid6  '' 

+  Spec.  100:  374.  Mr.  7,  '08.  2400w. 
"He  sees  how  the  oriental  mind  works,  and 
takes  the  necessary  steps  to  keep  his  own  mind 
free  from  either  prejudice  or  entanglement. 
[The  book]  is  throughout  written,  not  only 
with  the  force,  directness,  and  good  sense 
which  would  be  expected  from  its  author,  but 
also  with  no  little  insight  and  literary  charm." 
+   +  Spec.    100:  420.    Mr.    14,    'OS.    2000w.. 

Cronson,   Bernard.     Pupil   self-government: 
its   theory   and   practice.   *90c.    Macmil- 
lan. 7-36886. 
The    scheme    for     pupil     self-government     as 
outlined,    developed    and    operated     by     a     New 
York  principal.     Ethical   as   well   as  civic   train- 
ing   is    insured    through    the    author's    methods. 
The    book   is   fully     illustrated,     and     furnished 
with   blank   pages   for   notes. 


"Not  entirely  satisfactory  because  of  its 
scrappy  character,  but  suggestive  and  espe- 
cially useful  as  there  are  no  other  books  on 
the  subject  and  only  occasional  brief  magazine 
articles." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:  175.    Je.    '08. 

"The  principal  who  is  interested  in  the  sub- 
ject will  find  in  this  book  a  very  definite  state- 
ment as  to  methods  and  as  to  conditions  es- 
sential  for   success." 

4-   Nation.    86:399.   Ap.    30,    '08.    llOw. 

Crooker,  Rev.  Joseph  Henry.  Church  of  to- 
day: a  plea.  *75c.  Pilgrim  press.  8-12536. 
A  practical  treatment  of  the  church  problem, 
of  the  obstacles  in  the  way  of  the  attainment 
of  the  church's  ideals,  of  leligion  as  a  corpor- 
ate life,  of  the  church's  contribution  to  modern 
life  and  inspiration,  and  of  the  functions  of  the 
church  as  a  social   institution. 

"Though  the  author  is  a  liberal  thinker,  his 
work  is  quite  conservative  in  tone.  It  is  a 
strong,  able  and  earnest  plea  for  closer  union 
of  men  and  women  for  the  carrying  forward  of 
the  fundamental  truths  of  religion  and  the  ele- 
vation of  society  to  a  higher  and  nobler  plane 
of  existence." 

+  Arena.   40:    390.    O.   '08.    300w. 

"Is    remarkable    both    for    comprehensiveness 
and   sobriety.    The   author  works  up   to   the   line 
of    truth,    and   rarelv   if   ever   transcends    it." 
-^    +   Dial.    44:    381.    Je.    16,    '08.    370tv. 
"A  modern  and  candid  statement  of  the  prob- 
lem   before    the    church." 

-I-    R.   of    Rs.   37:    756.   Je.    '08.   160w. 

Cross,  Victoria.  Religion  of  Evelyn  Hast- 
ings. $1.50.  Kennerley. 
Evelyn  Hastings'  religion  evolved  from  child- 
hood and  girlhood  experiences  is  the  religion 
of  living,  constant  prayer.  It  is  materialistic 
inasmuch  as  it  limits  the  omnipotence  of  God, 
and  it  permits  of  dream  communion  with  ab- 
sent loved   ones. 

N.    Y.   Times.    13:    613.    O.    24,    '08.    250w. 

Crothers,  Samuel  McChord.  By  the  Christ- 
*  mas  fire.  **$i.25.  Houghton.  8-33150. 
A  collection  of  wise  and  humorous  essays  by 
the  author  of  "The  gentle  reader"  and  "The 
pardoner's  wallet."  which  will  incite  in  the 
reader   as   he   smiles    and    chuckles   a  feeling   of 


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peace  and  g-ood  will  toward  all  his  fellows.  Be- 
sides the  Bayonet-poker,  Christmas  and  the  lit- 
erature of  disillusion,  Christmas  and  the  spirit 
of  democracy,  with  their  hopeful  and  kindly 
Christmas  philosophy,  the  book  contains  the  es- 
says, The  ignominy  of  being  grown-up  and  On 
being  a   doctrinaire. 


"A  new  volume  of  those  charming,  humor- 
ous, observant  papers  of  his,  which  often  lead 
one  nowhere  in  particular,  but  benefit  him  none 
the  less  all  the  way." 

+   Ind.   65:  1173.    N.   19,   '08.   SOw. 
"Although   the   spirit  of  Dr.   Crother's   style  is 
optimistic  and  hopeful,  there  is  an  undercurrent 
of  whimsical   warning  for  the  contented." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  742.   D.   5,   '08.    200w. 
"One    finds   a   wealth   of   entertainment   which 
is  not  the  less  delightful  because  it  carries  with 
it  an  abundance  of  intellectual  profit." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  760.  D.  5,  '08.  150w. 
"Is  quite  good  enough  to  take  its  place  in  the 
'Standard  library  of  pleasant  books'   which  some 
wise  publisher  will  some  day  bring  out." 
4-  Outlook.    90:  661.    N.    28,    '08.    i.^Ow. 

Crouch,   Frances.      Feminine   finance.   $1.50. 
Dodge,  B.  W.  7-36412. 

Here  are  set  forth  in  amusing  fashion  the 
high-handed  methods  to  which  two  bachelor 
maids  resort  in  bringing  about  the  payment  of 
a  promissory  note  which  an  unfortunate  woman 
holds  against  lier  cousin. 


purge  it  of  its  dangerous  powers  and  prac- 
tices, to  end  margin  gambling,  and  the  demand 
for  usurious  interest  rates.  The  book  thrills 
with  such  problems,  and  portrays  a  tigerish, 
conscienceless  Wall  street  magnate  pitted 
against  an  honest,  daring,  invincible  United 
States  senator.  The  battle  is  to  the  strong — 
the  strong  in  courage  and  principle. 


N.  Y.  Times.  12:  653.   O.  19,  '07.  SOw. 
"Entertainm.ent    of    the    lightest    variety   may 
be  found  by  easily  pleased  readers." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   12:    843.   D.   21,   '07.   lOOw. 

Crowninshield,  Francis  W.  Manners  for  the 
metropolis:  an  entrance  key  to  the  fan- 
tastic life  of  the  400.     **$i.  Appleton. 

8-31014. 

A  humorous  Baede'  er  to  the  social  realm. 
It  contains  concise  rules  of  deportment  for 
all  the  more  important  social  ceremonies — 
"from  a  tete-a,-tete  to  a  betrothal,  a  picnic 
to  a  funeral,  a  parti§-carr6e  to  a  divorce,  an 
ushers'  dinner  to  a  Turkish  bath,  and  a  piano 
recital  to  a  rout.  It  also  contains  excellent  ad- 
vice on  the  choice  of  a  motor  car,  a  summer 
residence,  a  wife,  or  a  brand  of  cigar."  (Pref- 
ace.) 

Crowninshield,  Frederic.    Under  the  laurel. 

**$i.So.    Dodd.  7-345«9- 

A  book  of  ixiems  divided  into  three  groups  as 

follows:      Mit-cellaneous     poems.      Sonnets,      and 

Character  studies  and   narrative   poems. 

"Contain  little  that  is  distinctive,   such  quali- 
ties of  sincerity  and  imagination  as  they  do  pos- 
sess are   much   obscured    bv  faulty   expression." 
1-   Ath.  1907,   2:   795.   D.   21.   310w. 

"It  Is  a  source  of  real  Joy  to  meet  with  a 
collection  deserving,  as  does  Mr.  Crownin- 
shield's,  a  generous  welcome  from  the  world  of 
culture." 

-i-   +   Lit.    D.    35:    875.    D'.    7,    '0'7.    200w. 

"He  Is  not  sure  enough  of  his  rhythms,  and 
is  somewhat  too  fond  of  unusual  words  to  set 
the  sensuous  chords  within  us  vibrating,  but. 
as  a  seeker  after  the  meaning  of  life,  perplexed 
at  times,  often  indignant,  always  courageous, 
he  stands  notablv  apart  from  the  crowd." 
H Nation.   85:   590.  D.   26,   '07.   260w. 

"In  his  shorter  pieces,  where  he  Is  more  nar- 
rowly impelled  by  his  Idea,  he  is  most  nearly 
successful."     Christian   Gauss. 

1-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  290.  My.  23,  '08.  250w. 

Crozier,  Alfred  Owen.  The  magnet.  '^$1.50. 
Funk.  8-1779. 

A  novel  which  embodies  the  "Wilmington 
lawyer's  methods  of  winning  out  In  a  campaign 
against  predatory  wealth  now  looking  for  Its 
greatest  triumph  in  a  central  government 
bank.  Mr.  Crozier's  aim  is  not  to  injure  Wall 
street's    useful    and    harmless    business    but    to 


"  'The  magnet'  Is  a  book  that  should  be 
bought,  read  and  circulated  by  every  patriotic 
Aimerican  between  now  and  the  coming  elec- 
tion. This  we  say  in  spite  of  the  author's 
amazing  protection  views  and  in  spite  of  his 
failure  to  realize  that  the  more  the  government 
seeks  to  regulate  criminal  corporations,  the 
more  those  corporations  will  debauch  politics 
for  the  sake  of  the  enormous  revenue  that 
can  be  wrested  from  the  people  so  long  as  they 
control  the  regulating  force  of  government  and 
are  able  to  continue  their  career  of  lawless- 
ness." B.  O.  Flower. 
+  -i Arena.   39:    479.   Ap.   '08.    5300w. 

"His   moral   purpose   in   exposing  financiq.1   in- 
iquities    in     high     places     is     deep-seated     and 
throughout  the  storv  it  remains  persuasive." 
-f-   Lit.    D.    36:    417.    Mr.    21,    'OS.    200w. 

'•Of  course  It  should  never  have  been  writ- 
ten under  the  head  of  fiction  .  .  .  but  as 
a  treatise  on  stock  gambling  the  book  has  gen- 
uine force,  and  perhaps  is  even  not  without 
its   message." 

f-   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   251.  My.   2.   'OS.   lOOw. 

Cruttwell,  Maud.  Guide  to  the  paintings  in 
the  churches  and  minor  museums  of 
Florence:  a  critical  catalogue  with  quo- 
tations from  Vasari.  (Art  collections 
of  Europe  ser.)     *$i.25.     Dutton. 

8-18753. 
A    critical    guide    book,    illustrated    with    nu- 
merous    miniature     reproductions     of     pictures 
and  frescoes. 


+   Ind.  64:  1300.  Je.   4,  '08.   40w. 
"It  Is  a  painstaking  and  apparently  accurate 
piece  of  work,  and  should  prove  of  great  value 
to  the  traveller  interested  in  art." 

+   Nation.   87:   41.   Jl.   9.   '08.    SOw. 
"The   criticism   Is   helpful    to  the   tyro   as  well 
as    to    the   advanced    student." 

-I-  Outlook.    89:    624.    Jl.    18,    '08.    300w. 

Cuenot,  G.  Deformations  of  railroad  tracks, 
and  the  means  for  remedying  them. 
*$2.  Railway  gazette.  8-3513. 

"Gives  the  results  of  many  experiments  on 
the  lines  of  the  Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean 
railway.  The  deformations  studied  include 
creeping,  the  reduction  of  gauge  on  tangents, 
the  spreading  of  gauge  on  curves,  the  compres- 
sion of  tie  at  Its  supports,  the  tearing  out  of 
screw  spikes,  the  poor  holding  of  the  joints, 
and  the  vertical  deformation  of  the  rail."  En- 
gin.   Rec. 

"The  various  matters  are  discussed  scienti- 
flcallv  and  in  detail.  The  mechanical  work  on 
the  book  is  rather  poor.  The  translation  Is  al- 
so somewhat  awkward  at  times.  A  more  se- 
rious matter  5s  the  entire  omission  of  an  index." 
H Engln.    N.  68:   661.   D.   12,   '07.   700w. 

"The  monograph  is  such  a  valuable  contri- 
bution to  the  subject  of  track  deformation  that 
it  deserves  a  verv  careful  study." 

+  Engln.   Rec.  56:  721.  D.   28,  '07.  430w. 

Culbreth,  David  M.  R.  University  of  Vir- 
*  ginia:  memories  of  her  student-life  and 
professors.  *$5.  Neale. 
A  volume  of  reminiscences  written  by  a  "cas- 
ual alumnus"  who  entered  the  University  of 
Virginia  in  1S72.  He  gives  intimate  pictures  of 
the  working  of  the  inner  life  of  the  institu- 
tion— of  its  class  room  and  debating  society,  so- 
cial and  religious  life,  of  its  students  and  pro- 
fessors, and  its  environment  and  ideals.  Across 
the  whole  moves  the  spirit  of  Jefferson,  its 
founder  and  supporter. 


86 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Cunningham,  Brysson.  Treatise  on  the  prin- 
ciples and  practice  of  harbour  engineer- 
ing; with  i8  pi.  and  220  il.  in  the  text. 
*$5.  Lippincott.  8-21779. 

"The  book  on  'Harbor  engineering^  is  intro- 
duced by  an  historical  chapter  tracing  the 
growth  of  navigation  with  it.s  necessary  con- 
comitant, the  harbor.  .  .  .  The  second  chap- 
ter is  devoted  to  harbor  design  and  the  effect 
upon  such  design  of  the  configuration  of  the 
land,  the  tides  and  winds  and  the  climatic  con- 
ditions of  the  place.  The  next  six  chapters 
take  up  the  methods  and  materials  of  harbor 
construction.  .  .  .  Finally  a  chapter  is  given 
to  channel  demarcation,  signals  and  lighthous- 
•€S." — Engin.  N. 

"To  the  profession  in  general  the  discussion 
of  the  behavior  of  structural  materials  in  and 
about  sea-water  will  be  the  most  valuable  part 
of  the  book.  In  particular  the  study  of  the  ef- 
fect of  sea-water  on  concrete  is  worthy  of  sep- 
arate publication." 

4-   +    Engin.    N.   59:   650.   Je.   11,   '08.   430w. 

Curie,  Richard  H.  P.  Aspects  of  George 
Meredith,  il.   *$2.   Dutton.  8-16941. 

After  an  introduction  which  estimates  Mere- 
dith as  noveli.st  and  poet  and  defines  afresh 
idealism,  realism  and  poetry,  the  author  deals 
-with  the  following  subjects:  Meredith's  per- 
sonality explained  by  atmosphere  and  style, 
Philosonhy  of  nature.  Lyrical  view  of  nature, 
Philosophic  conception  of  social  problems.  In- 
sight into  character,  The  eloquence  of  Mere- 
dith,   etc. 

-I Ath.    1908,    1:    449.    Ap.    11.    200w. 

"A  blend  of  fun  and  poetry,  and,  especially, 
youth."   F.   M.   Colby. 

H Bookm.   27:    454.   Jl.   '08.   120w. 

"Mr.  Curie's  careful  nuances  of  definition  at 
times  weary  the  reader  without  pleasurably  en- 
lightening   him." 

-i Dial.   45:   18.   Jl.   1,   '08.   350w. 

"Much,  perhaps  most,  of  Mr.  Curie's  philos- 
ophy is  true  enough,  and  not  a  little  of  his 
criticism  is  substantial  and  helpful;  but,  judg- 
ing the  book  as  a  whole,  we  frankly  do  not 
take  pleasure  in  this  tone  of  literary  religios- 
ity." 

-I Nation.    86:    464.    My.    21,    'OS.    400w. 

"There  is  nothing  much  to  ridicule  in  Mr. 
Curie's  book,  and  much  to  honestly  admire. 
The  analyses  of  the  various  novels  are  sugges- 
tive  and   illuminative." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   231.  Ap.  18,  '08.   TOOw. 

Currency  problem  and  the  present  finan- 
cial situation:  a  series  of  addresses 
delivered  at  Columbia  university,  1907- 
1908.    *$i.50.    Macmillan.  8-8335. 

A  series  of  addresses  thru  which  run  "an 
unexpected  harmony  of  thought,  and  a  close 
agreement  not  only  as  to  the  ultimate  ideal  to 
be  attained  in  our  financial  relations,  but  as  to 
the  next  step  to  be  taken  in  the  legislative  re- 
form of  our  currency."  fj.  Pol.  Econ.)  See 
Cumulative  book  index  for  contents. 


"No  more  timely  or  important  treatment  of 
the  problems  which  now  confront  the  Ameri- 
can people  has  appeared  anywhere  than  will  be 
found   in   this  volume." 

4-   Educ.    R.    35:  520.   My.   '08.   lOOw. 

"Sonve  of  the  most  prominent  men  of  affairs 
in  New  York  have  contributed  to  the  volume 
and  it  is  evident  that  they  are  speaking  out  of 
the  fulness  of  practical  experience,  and  have 
thought  deeply  on  various  subtle  points  of  the- 
ory." 

-I-  J.    Pol.    Econ.   16:463.   Jl.    '08.    160w. 

Curriculum  of  the   elementary  school;     re- 
printed  from   Teachers    college   record, 
(v.  7,  nos.   I   and  4;  v.  8.  nos.   i.  3  and 
4.)  $2.  Teachers  college,  Columbia  univ. 
A    curriculum    for    the    first   seven    grades   of 


the  puWic  school.  "As  an  indication  of  how 
means  may  be  adjusted  to  ends,  of  how  teach- 
ers of  widely  differing  temperaments  may  be 
united  in  purpose,  and  of  how  a  norm  may 
be  utilized  to  direct  concerted  action  through- 
out a  large  institution,  the  study  of  the  cur- 
riculum herein  given  is  particularly  worthy 
of    attention." 

Curtin,  Jeremiah.  Mongols;  a  history;  with 
a  foreword  by  Theodore  Roosevelt. 
**$3.   Little.  7-40050. 

Mr.  Curtin's  panoramic  view  Is  epic  in  its 
sweep  of  "vital  historical  events"  which  have 
had  so  large  a  share  in  aiding  or  marring  the 
development  of  Asia  and  Eastern  Europe.  It 
is  a  clo.«!ely  wiitten,  illuminating  history  of  the 
rise  of  the  Mongol  empire  and  its  decadence, 
popular  in  treatment  yet  scholarly  in  its  au- 
thenticity and  choice  of  material. 


"Notwithstanding  the  imperfections  of  this 
work  ...  it  puts  before  the  public  the  out- 
lines, at  least,  of  an  epic  of  such  wonderful  in- 
terest and  which  is  so  little  known  to  us,  that 
we  must  be  thankful  that  it  has  seen  the 
light."     W.   W.   Rockhill. 

H Am.    Hist.    R,    13:  562.    Ap.   '08.    850w. 

"Nothing  in  this  volume  is  so  readable  as  the 
seven    animated   pages    of    'Foreword.'  " 

+  Am.  J.  Theol.  12:  528.  Jl.  '08.   lOOw. 

"A    scholarly,    comprehensive,    authentic    work 
upon  the  rise  and  fall  of  the  Mongolian  empire." 
+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:  133.  My.   'OS. 

"The  volume  is  one  of  the  most  Important 
historical    works    of    recent    years." 

-t-   -I-   Arena.    39:    497.    Ap.    '08.    900w. 

"Valuable  to  the  ordinary  reader,  and  with 
its  index  and  map  will  be  a  useful  addition  to 
the  library.  In  its  composition,  Mr.  Curtin  has 
followed  the  bent  of  his  genius;  but  it  cannot 
accurately  be  called  a  history."  W:  E.  Griffls. 
-t-   Dial.   44:178.  Mr.  16,  '08.   85'Ow. 

"Will    be    eagerly    read,    particularly    at    the 
present   time,   as   a   contribution   of   first   impor- 
tance  to    the   literature   which   aids   us   to   com- 
prehend,   if    net    to    understand,    the    Orient." 
+   Educ.    R.    35:    207.    F.    '08.    80w. 

"It  fulfills  none  of  the  conditions  demanded  by 
modern  historical  methods.  Fact  and  fable  are 
mingled  without  any  attempt  at  criticism  and 
without  reference  to  sources,  and  the  es- 
sential relations  of  cause  and  effect  are  entire- 
ly ignored.  It  is  a  monotonous  and  repulsive 
riarrative  of  battles  and  sieges,  devastation  and 
slaughter." 

—  Ind.    65:789.    O.    1,    '08.     340w. 

"One  can  not  say  that  this  is  the  ideal  bonk 
on  the  Mongols,  and  yet  it  is  probably  the  best 
single  work  on  the  subject  yet  published  in 
English." 

-f   -J Lit.    D.   36:    95.    Ja.    18,   '08.    520w. 

N.    Y.    Times.    12:    6G5.    O.    19,    '07.    50w. 

"Ccmpiex'ty  is  an  almost  insuperable  fault 
of  the  book  from  the  unlearned  reader's  point 
of  view,  though  chapters  like  that  which  deals 
with  the  so-called  Assassin  commonwealth 
are  of  great  interest,  and  the  whole 
volume  is  of  imniense  value." 
-f   H N.  Y.   Times.   13:   31.   Ja.  18.   '08.   1900w. 

"Written  by  a  great  scholar,  one  who  knew 
Asiatic  history  as   have  few." 

-t-  Outlook.    88:  650.    Mr.    21,    '08.    1500w. 

"A  noteworthy  contribution  to  American 
scholarship." 

-f   -t-   R.  of  Rs.  37:   252.   F.   '08.   230w. 

Curtin,  Jeremiah.     Mongols  in  Russia.  **$3. 
Little.  8-30035. 

A  continuation  of  "The  Mongols."  Beginning 
with  a  detailed  history  of  Russia  previous  to 
the  Mongol  invasion,  the  author  proceeds  to  a 
study  of  the  domination  of  the  Mongols  in  Rus- 
sia after  their  expulsion  from  China  by  the 
founders  of  the  Ming  dynasty.  From  the 
Mongol  invasion  the  history  continues  thru 
two    hundred    and    forty    years    of    Mongol    rule 


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87 


and    oppression    to    the    breakup    of    the    Golden 
Horde   at   Sarai   in    1505. 


cf   President    Roosevelt. 


"Fills  a  gap  in  English  historic  literature  and 
fills   it    well." 

+  +  Lit.  D.  37:  850.  D.  5,  '08.  320w. 
"When  you  have  waded  through  the  481  pages 
you  have  no  more  ordered  idea  of  the  relations 
of  Russian  and  Mongol  than  you  had  when  you 
opened  the  volume,  though  you  have  perhaps 
learned   manv    names   and    incidents." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   669.   N.   14,   '08.   1300w. 

Curtis,   Carlton   Clarence.     Nature   and   de- 
velopment  of   plants.    **$2.50.    Holt. 

7-34596. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 

"That  this  book  siiccessfully  meets  the  de- 
mand intendeu  to  be  supplied  by  the  author  is 
certain,  and  this  is  abundant  justification  for 
anyone  who  hps  the  courage  to  run  the  gaunt- 
let with  a  new  book."  R.  H.  Pond. 
+   -i Bet.    Gaz.    44:    455.    D.    '07.    590w. 

"The  author,  meanwhile  avoiding  the  more 
technical  sides  of  his  subject,  carries  his  ar- 
gument forward  in  a  style  so  clear  and  simple 
that  the  most  inexperienced  reader  may  easily 
follow    the   fascinating   story." 

-f   Dial.    44:    215.    Ap.     1,    '08.    270w. 

"Quite  the  best  general  text-book  of  botany 
that  has  recently  come  to  our  attention.  The 
book  is  beautifully  made  as  well  as  well 
proportioned,  clearly  written,  and  attractively 
illustrated." 

-I-   +   Educ.    R.   36:    208.    S.    '08.   50w. 

"A  careful  examination  has  shown  the  treat- 
ise to  be  trustworthy.  It  is,  moreover,  inter- 
esting,   and    it   should    be  very    useful." 

-t-    Nation.    86:    222.    Mr.'  5,    '08.    130w. 

"Dr.  Curtis  has  produced  an  excellent  and 
readable  hook  which  may  be  confidently  rec- 
ommended for  the  use  of  junior  classes  in  this 
country."      J.    E.    F. 

+    Nature.    77:    436.    Mr.    12,    '08.    350iw. 

Curwood,   James    Oliver.    Courage    of   Cap- 
tain   Plum.    t$i-50.    Bobbs.  8-30131. 

A  stirring  tale  of  the  Mormon  colony  on  Bea- 
ver Island,  in  Lake  Michigan.  '  At  the  center 
of  the  plot  lies  the  perfidy  of  .James  Jesse 
Strang  who  as  self  proclaimed  king  ruled  the 
island  during  the  administration  of  Franklin 
Pierce.  Captain  Plum,  who  visits  the  island 
in  the  interests  of  righting  a  grievance  of 
piracy,  is  plunged  into  the  thick  of  a  revolt, 
and,  at  the  peril  of  death,  snatches  two  perse- 
cuted young  women  from  the  meshes  of  the 
Mormon    net. 


"The  tale  is  well  told  and  abounds  in  ex- 
citing,    melodramatic     scenes." 

+  Arena.    40:    484.    N.    '08.    250w. 
"Mr.    Curwood    is    to    be    congratulated    upon 
having    utilized    an    insignificant    crumb    of    na- 
tional   history    for    the    making    of    a    well-con- 
structed   and    interesting    tale." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    657.    N.    7.    '08.    320w. 

Curwood,  James   Oliver.     Wolf  hunters:   a 
*       tale    of    adventure    in    the    wilderness. 
t$i.5o.  Bobbs.  8-20578. 

A  thrilling  tale  of  adventure  in  the  Canadian 
wilderness.  A  young  half-breed,  his  tender- 
foot friend,  and  a  toughened  Indian  pathfinder, 
share  perilous  dangers  in  the  north  country 
during  a  winter  of  trapping,  wolf  hunting  and 
Indian  fighting.  The  gruesome  find  of  a  cabin 
containing  the  skeletons  of  two  men,  who  from 
all  evidences,  had  fought  to  death,  results  in 
the  disrovery  of  the  lor.'^tion  of  a  goid  mine. 
The  author  ends  his  story  with  the  return  to 
the  post.  The  hunt  for  the  gold  mine,  post- 
poned until  spring,  would  furnish  good  material 
for  a  sequel. 

Cushing,  Otho.  Teddyssey.  $1.  Life  pub. 

7-33618. 

Humorous    drawings    after    the    "mock    heroic 

order"  wi'ich  picture  eleven  episodes  in  the  life 


"The  President  is  the  subject  of  perennial 
interest  10  all  good  Americans,  and  whatever 
may  be  their  political  aflSliations  they  will  find 
Mr.  Cushing's  pictorial  account  of  the  particu- 
larly strenuous  moments  in  a  strenuous  career 
entertaining  and  possibly  not  without  food  for 
thought." 

-I-   Dial.    43:    430.    D.    16,    '07.    70w. 
Reviewed   by   W.    G.    Bowdoin. 

+    Ind.   63:   1469.   D.    19,    '07.   40w. 

Cuthell,  Edith  E.  Wilhelmina,  margravine 
of  Baireuth.  2v.  *$6.  Appleton.  6-33598. 
A  biography  of  Wilhelmina,  sister  of  Freder- 
ick the  Greait.  "Miss  Cuthell  follows  the  for- 
tunes of  her  heroine,  using  for  the  most  part 
the  Margravine's  own  pencil,  as  traced  in  her 
memoirs  and  in  her  voluminous  correspondence 
with  the  king,  her  brother,  and  with  her  liter- 
ary father-confessor  Voltaire."   (Sat.  R. ) 

"Miss  Cuthell,  although  her  method  is  at 
times  too  crude  and  colloquial  to  be  altogether 
pleasing,  has  given  us  a  picturesque  and  read- 
able account  of  a  woman  who  is  invariably  in- 
teresting." 

-I Acad.  70:  85.  Ja.  13,  '06.  1700w. 

"These  deductions  [poor  style  and  deplorable 
Latin]  from  the  value  of  an  entertaining  and 
not  unimportant  historical  biography  are  regret- 
table, especially  as  most  of  them  might  have 
been  avoided  by  a  little  more  care  in  the  cor- 
rection of  the  press." 

H Ath.    1905,    2:  858.    D.    23.    1230w. 

"Except  whore  it  touches  on  the  English  mar- 
riages and,  on  the  war,  the  book  is  very  inter- 
esting, though  it  is  written  in  a  vulgar,  slip- 
shod style  that  seriously  mars  its  attractive- 
ness and  sometimes,  as  in  the  symbolic  allusion 
to  music  at  the  outset,  degenei-ates  into  pure 
nonsense.  Some  of  the  illustrations  are  good." 
-j Lond.    Times.    5:    44.    F.    9,    '06.    ll'70w. 

"Miss  Cuthell  has  performed  a  valuable  ser- 
vice to  literature  in  presenting  in  vivid  and 
masculine  English  a  new  life  of  the  Margravine 
of  Eaireuth,  who  will  always  remain  one  of  the 
most  fascinating  characters  in  history." 

-I-   N.   Y.  Times.   13:  90.   F.   15.   'OS.   620w. 

"As  a  biography  the  book  is  inclined  to  err 
on  the  side  of  length,  and  the  style  is  occa- 
sionally slip.-3hod,  while  a  number  of  obvious 
blunders  should  be  corrected,  but  the  author  de- 
serves praise  for  giving  us  a  thorough  and  al- 
ways brightly  written  account  of  a  really  in- 
teresting personality." 

H Sat.  R.  101:  82.  Ja.  20,  '06.  2860w. 

"The  ideal  biographer  should  be  first  artisan, 
then  artist.  Miss  Cuthell  shows  well  in  the 
former  capacity  by  her  skill  in  quarrying  the 
extensive  material  of  her  subject  and  her  in- 
dustrious archival  researches  in  Berlin  and 
London,  and  also  by  her  examinations  of  cer- 
tain controversial  questions  touching  the  au- 
thenticity of  the  Margravine's  memoirs.  But 
as  artist  the  lady  leaves  something  to  desire." 
H Spec.  96:   621.  Ap.  21,   '06.   2400w. 

Cutting,     Mrs.     Mary     Stewrart.     Suburban 
whirl.  t$i.25.   McClure.  7-33206. 

Descriptive  note  and   excerpts  in   Dec.   1907. 

"Seems  almost  too  purposeful  for  the  caliber 
of  the  characters  involved." 

-I Ind.    64:    312.    F.    6,    'OS.    120w. 

"There  is  a  siniiliarity  about  Mrs.  Cutting's 
suburban  ladies  that  makes  them  seem  as  if 
they  had  been  cut  out  after  the  same  pattern 
pnd  provided  with  dilTerent  coloring  and  ward- 
robes." 

-^ N.   Y.   Times.   13:   6.   Ja.   4.   '08.    390w. 

"The  author's  humorous  appreciation  of  cer- 
tain disadvantages  of  such  place  of  residence 
enliven  her  serious  and  forceful  consideration 
of  some  of  the  causes  that  make  for  marital 
infelicitv   in    town   and   country." 

+  Outlook.    £7:    828.    D.    14,    '07.    70w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:    126.   Ja.   '08.   160w. 


88 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Cutting,    Mary    Stewart.      The    wayfarers. 
t$i.5o.    McClure.  8-19022. 

Another  story  dealing  with  the  problems  of 
married  life.  The  lure  of  wealth  induces  a 
voung  suburbanite  to  assume  a  trying  factory 
managership  under  a  coarse,  greedy  taskmaster. 
It  is  the  shadow  of  the  struggle  to  "make  good 
that  darkens  the  home  for  a  time  and  in  this 
half-light  the  true-as-steel  character  of  the  wife 
is  revealed  and  the  essential  manhood  of  the 
husband. 

-I-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  244.  O.  '08.  + 
"It  is  full  of  careful  portraiture,  luminous  lit- 
tle flashes  of  sympathetic  understanding  .  .  . 
but  according  to  the  strict  requirements  of 
construction,  the  novel  as  a  whole  lacks  co- 
hesion."   F:    T.    Cooper. 

h   Bookm.   27:576.   Ag.    '08.   760w. 

"She   presents    understandingly   both    sides    of 
a  very   intricate   problem   of   human   existence. 
+   Ind.    65:    550.    S.   3,    '08.    90w. 
"A  book  of  close  appeal  to  those  who  study 
life  and  to  those  who  live." 

+   Nation.    87:    289.    S.    24,    '08.    330w. 
"Mrs.   Cutting  presents  a  set  of  exasperating 
characters   in   her   clever  novel   and   casts   them 
in  a  domestic  drama  that  is  distinctly  depress- 
ing and   at  times   extremely  harrowmg." 

^       _  N.    Y.    Times.    13:    380.  -Jl.    4,    '08.    660w. 


D 


Daggett,  Stuart.  Railroad  reorganization. 
(Harvard  economic  studies,  v.  4.) 
**$2.  Houghton.  8-15469. 

"This  four-hundred-page  work  is  the  result 
of  an  investigation'  extending  over  a  period  of 
several  years,  during  which  the  author  collect- 
ed, classified,  and  carefully  studied  the  facts 
concerning  a  large  number  of  railroad  reorgan- 
izations. Nine  chapters  are  devoted  to  the 
study  of  the  reorganization  of  some  of  the 
greatest  railroad  systems  in  this  country.  .  .  . 
The  tenth  and  concluding  chapter  constitutes  a 
general  treatment  of  railway  reorganizations  in 
vvhich  are  framed  rules  and  general  principles 
deduced  from  the  preceding  study."— J.  Pol. 
Econ. 

"Mr.  Daggett's  work  on  'Railroad  reorganiz- 
ation' is  doing  an  inestimable  service  in  dis- 
cussing one  of  the  most  recondite  as  well  as 
most  important  phases  of  railway  manage- 
ment— and  mismanagement."  J:  J.  Halsey. 
-I-   Dial.   45:  165.    S.   16,    '08.   980w. 

"The  work  should  be  of  great  aid  to  the  in- 
vestor who  is  involved  in  any  of  the  current 
reorganizations,  as  well  as  an  important  source 
of  materials  for  class-room  study."  T:  W. 
Mitchell 

+  J.   Pol.    Econ.  16:  535.   O.  '08.   18O0W. 

"While  these  studies  show  great  attention  to 
accuracv  of  statement  and  an  unusual  grasp  of 
the  sources  of  information,  yet  the  reader  is  not 
burdened  with  unnecessary  detail.  Excellent 
judgment  has  been  displayed  in  the  selection  of 
the  significant  events  and  in  the  omission  of  ir- 
relevant material.  Too  much  praise  cannot  be 
ascribed  to  this  scholarly  book.  It  approaches 
the  study  of  corporation  finance  from  the  right 
direction."  F.  H.  Dixon. 

-j-   -I-     Pol.  Sol.  Q.  23:  721.  D.  '08.  llOOw. 

Dahlgren,  Ulric,  and  Kepner,  William  Al- 
lison. Text-book  of  the  principles  of 
animal    histology.    *$3-75-    Macmillan. 

8-19603. 

"After  seven  introductory  chapters  dealing 
with  protoplasm,  the  cell,  multicellular  organ- 
ization viewed  from  the  phylogenetic  and  from 
the  ontogenetic  standpoints,  mitosis  and  ami- 
tosis,  epithelium  and  glands,  connecting,  sup- 
porting and  filling  tissues,  there  are  ta  en  up 
in  order,   tissues   for   the  production   of  motion, 


electricity,  light  and  heat;  tissues  connected 
with  circulation,  sensation,  pigmentation,  ali- 
mentation, ductless  glands;  tissues  concerned 
with  respiration,  gas  secretion,  excretion,  pro- 
tection, reproduction,  accessory  reproductive 
tissues  and  tissues  for  the  nourishment  of  the 
young." — Science. 


"The  most  careful  scrutiny  reveals  "almost  no 
defects.  It  easily  takes  first  place  among  his- 
tologies, chiefly  because  of  the  invaluable  com- 
parative   element." 

-f   +  Nation.    87:    144.    Ag.    13,    '08.    480w. 

"The  work  as  a  whole  is  much  more  than  a 
text-book,  for  It  contains  a  large  amount  of 
original  observation  here  published  for-  the 
first  time.  This  applies  to  every  chapter,  but 
particularly  to  those  which  deal  with  the  pro- 
duction of  light  and  electricity,  and  with  the 
sense  organs.  In  the  opinion  of  the  writer  the 
most  serious  criticism  of  the  work  for  use  as 
a  text-book  is  that  it  'falls  between  two  stools' ; 
it  can  be  used  advantageously  only  by  ad- 
vanced students  who  have  had  a  pretty  thor- 
ough training  in  zoology,  while  much  of  the 
material  described  is  quite  inaccessible  to 
average  classes."  E.  G.  Con;  lin. 
-f   -j Science,   n.s.    28:    520.   O.    16,   '08.    1150w. 

Dalliba,  Gerda.  Earth  poem  and  other  po- 
ems; with  an  introd.  by  Edwin  Mark- 
ham.  **$2.  Putnam.  8-25379. 

"An  earth  poem"  sets  forth  man's  needs, 
capabilities  and  progress  thru  long  eons  of  evo- 
lution from  materialism  to  spiritual  under- 
standing. "In  the  first  part.  Children  of  sod, 
man  is  seen  in  his  mere  sense-hunger  and 
earth- wrestle:  in  the  second  part.  Children  of 
air,  man  begins  to  wonder  over  life  and  to  send 
his  restless  heart  across  the  stars;  in  the  last 
part.  Children  of  sun,  man  dreams  of  the  long 
purpose  of  God  and  fares  forth  in  daring  ad- 
ventures of  spirit."    (Edwin  Markham's  introd.) 

Darwin,  Leonard.  Municipal  ownership. 
*$i.2S.   Dutton.  8-16481. 

A  series  of  four  lectures  delivered  at  Har- 
vard in  1905  -vhich  reveal  England's  attitude 
towards  the  relations  of  taxation,  wages,  di- 
rect employment,  and  subjects  allied  to  the 
question  of  public  ownership.  He  maintains 
that  the  great  evil  C'f  municipal  ownership  lies 
in  the  indirect  results  of  municipal  employment, 
and  shows  the  influence  a  local  policy  exerted 
even  by  a  small  body  of  municipal  employees. 
"His  own  rsimedy  for  existing  evils  is  not  mu- 
nicipal ownership,  but  a  continuance  of  the  sys- 
tem of  privaJte  ownership,  with  insistence  on 
short-term  franchises  and  wise  restrictions." 
(Outlook.) 

"Recommended  for  libraries  which  do  not 
have  Major  Darwin's  larger  work  entitled  'Mu- 
nicipal trading.'  " 

-I-  A.    L.   A.   Bkl.  4:  176.  Je.  '08. 

"Attempting  to  present  the  arguments,  both 
for  and  against  municipal  ownership,  it  fails 
to  command  the  respect  of  either  advocates  or 
opponents  of  increased  functions  for  the  muni- 
cipality, nor  does  it  deal  with  the  subject  In 
a  sufficiently  scholarly  manner  to  raise  it  above 
the  necessity  of  taking  sides." 

—  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  442.  S.  '08.    160w. 
"We    take   pleasure   in    commending   the    book 

as  a  fair  presentation  of  most  of  the  stronger 
of  the  arguments  against  municipal  ownership, 
while  at  the  same  time  reviewing,  often  with 
approval,  some  of  the  arguments  for  municipal 
ownership." 

+   Engin.    N.    59:    542.    My.    14,    '08.    600w. 
"With  a  naive  generosity  he  supplies  his  own 
reductio   ad   absurdum." 

—  Ind.    65:    722.    S.    24,    '08.    400w. 

"As  well  worth  reading  as  an  example  of 
scholarly  argument  as  to  obtain  a  concise  state- 
ment of  opinion  from  the  most  unprejudiced  and 
authoritative  writer  on  the  subject  of  munic- 
ipal  ownership." 

+  +  J.    Pol.    Econ.   16:    389.    Je.   '08.   lOOw. 


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89 


"Dr.  Darwin's  treatment  is  far  less  partisan 
and  far  more  convincing  than  Professor 
Meyer's.  It  may  fairly  be  described  as  a  calm 
and  judicious  discussion,  having  for  its  object 
the  pointing  out  jf  better  ways  of  controlling 
public  utilities  than  have  obtained  in  the  past." 
+  +  Outlook.  88:  563.  Mr.  7,  "08.  270w. 
R.  of  Rs.  37:  383.  Mr.   '08.   60w. 

"Mr.  Darwin  is  so  well  known  as  a  great 
fighter  against  municipal  extravagance  that  his 
views  must  be  of  interest.  Disappointingly  here 
he  comes  to  no  uonclusion,  and  consequently 
gives  little  help  in  solving  what  has  now  be- 
come an  essentially  practical  question.  He 
treats  the  question  of  municipal  corruption  too 
complacently." 

—  Sat.    R.   104:   801.   D.   28,   '07.   570w. 

"Contains  scholarly  and  dispassionate  argu- 
ments." 

+  Spec.    100:    sup.   640.   Ap.    25,   '08.   ISOOw. 

Dasent,  Arthur  Irwin.  John  Thadeus  De- 
lane,  1817-1879,  editor  of  "The  London 
times":  his  life  and  correspondence; 
compiled  from  hitherto  unpublished 
letters  by  his  nephew,  Arthur  Irwin 
Dasent.  2v.   *$7.50.   Scribner.       8-20731. 

A  sketch  of  the  working  life  of  Delane  who 
at  the  age  of  twenty-three  became  editor  of 
The  London  times — "a  biography  which,  unlike 
some  others,  keeps  documentary  evidence  care- 
fully separate  from  gossip."  (Ath.)  "We  ascribe 
his  ascendancy  in  politics  and  society  to  the 
fact  that  he  was  an  honourable  E>nglish  gentle- 
man, endowed  with  a  double  dose  of  mother- 
wit,  and,  placed  by  accident  in  a  commanding 
position,  witli  the  strength  to  be  just,  to  teil 
the  truth,  and,  above  all.  to  be  master  of  his 
own  house.  .  .  .  It  is  surely  a  rare  combina- 
tion of  moral  qualities  that  makes  a  man  loved 
and  hated,  feared  and  trusted,  and  that  made 
John  Delane  'the  greatest  editor  the  world 
has  ever  seen,  or  is  ever  likely  to  see.'  "  (Sat. 
R.) 


"In  editing  his  uncle's  correspondence  Mr. 
Dasent,  we  consider,  should  have  been  much 
more  liberal  with   foot-notes," 

-I Ath.    1908,    1:    501.    Ap,    25.    ISOOw. 

"An  extremely  clear  picture  of  an  extraordi- 
nary man,"    H.   "W".   Boynton. 

+  +  Bookm.  28:  43.  S.  '08.  1400w. 
"Written  in  a  style  that  comes  so  near  to 
being  good  as  almost  to  tantalize  the  reader. 
We  must  bestow  a  word  of  praise  upon  the  ex- 
cellent index  and  occasional  footnotes,  and  the 
two  clear  portraits  of  Delane."  P.  F.  Bicknell. 

H Dial.    45:    56.    Ag.    1,    '08.    1850w. 

"To  pass  swiftly  over  the  defects  of  these 
volumes,  they  are  diffuse  and  padded,  yet  leave 
much  lacking.  We  are  let  very  little  into  the 
inner  life  of  Delane." 

-J Nation.   86:   467.   My.   21,  '08.   1350w. 

"Of  eulogy  there  is  no  lack,  even. if  it  is  not 
always    discriminating."    E:    Porritt. 

-) No,    Am.    188:    296.    Ag.    '08.    1750w. 

"It  is,  indeed,  something  m.ore  than  a  biog- 
raphy, for  Delane  was  so  conspicuous  a  part 
of  the  history  of  his  time  that  Mr.  Dasent  nec- 
essarily reviews  that  history  in  considerable  de- 
tail." 

+  Outlook.  89:   626.   Jl.  18,  '08.   480w. 
"The  biography  of  such  a  man  is  bound  to  be 
of    absorbiii.g    interest;    and    Mr.    Dasent's    only 
difl'rculty  has   been   that   of   selection," 

+  Sat.  R.  105:  533.  Ap.  25,  '08,  2400w. 
"Mr.  Dasent's  style  is  not  light  nor  easy;  he 
distracts  the  reader  with  numerous  unneces- 
sary footnotes,  and  he  has  not  bent  the  ma- 
terials to  his  will,  but  has  rather  let  them 
take  charge  of  him.  The  tokens  of  his  indus- 
try, however,  are  everywhere,  and  nothing  can 
disguise  the  instructiveness  of  these  volumes." 
H Spec.    100:    619.    Ap.    18,    '08.    lS50w. 

Daulton,  Agnes  McClelland.    Fritzi,  or  The 

Princess    Perhaps,    il.    +$1.50.    Centurv. 

8-8100. 
A  story  for  children  whose  little  heroine  los- 


es her  mother  in  a  New  York  accident,  and, 
too  young  to  rem.ember  her  home  and  father 
in  Germany,  is  taken  by  a  blind  musician  and 
his  wife,  who  develop  her  young  genius  for  the 
violin  and  train  her  in  matters  of  self  reliance. 
Later  she  becomes  the  temporary  possession  of 
a  palmist  who  deserts  her;  then  chance  drops 
her  Into  a  Staten  Island  "eyrie"  with  a  nest 
full  of  frolicsome  boys  and  girls.  Here  she 
experiences  her  first  home  happiness,  and  thru 
the  aid  of  her  kind  friends  finds  her  long-lost 
father. 


"Is  written  with  such  knowledge  of  human 
nature  of  all  ages  that  it  will  appeal  to  their 
elders  quite  as  much  as  to  the  youthful  mem- 
bers  of   the   family." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   304.  My.  30,  'OS.  lOOw. 

"Mrs.  Daulton  has  a  charming  narrative  style, 
and  manages  to  make  her  readers  as  much  in 
love  with  the  characters  she  draws  as  they 
were    with    Fritzi." 

+  Outlook.   89:   85.   My.   9,    '08.   150w. 

Davenport,  Cyril  James.  Book:  its  history 
and  development.  (Westminster  ser  ) 
*$2.   Van   Nostrand.  8-18737. 

M^ritten  from  the  craftsman's  point  of  view, 
this  study  begins  with  a  chapter  on  Earlv  rec- 
ords in  which  the  author  follows  the  steps  in 
the  evolution  of  true  writing  from  the  chaos  of 
inscription.  In  like  manner  he  follows  the  steps 
that  mark  the  evolution  of  bindings,  paper,  type 
and  printing,  and  illustrations:  after  whi^.h  are 
chapters  devoted  to  the  perfection  and  orna- 
mentation of  bindings,  and  to  book-binding  ma- 
terials and  tools.  There  is  a  bibliography  fol- 
lowing each  chapter,  and  an  Index  at  the  end 
of  the  book. 


"Probably  no  other  Englishman  possesses  so 
wide  and  detailed  a  knowledge  of  the  history  of 
bookbinding  and  the  commercial  and  artistic 
development  of  the  art.  On  other  aspects  of 
his  subject  he  writes  with  much  less  authority, 
and  occasionally  with  some  confusion  of 
thought." 

-I Ath.  1908,  1:  449.  Ap.   11.  370w. 

"The  volume  is  remarkably  free  from  tech- 
nical terms,  and  the  interested  reader  who  de- 
sires to  inform  himself  as  to  the  historv  and 
de^-elopment  of  book-making,  as  well  as  the 
many  processes  through  which  a  volume  pass- 
es, cannot  afford  to  miss  this  excellent  contri- 
bution." 

-f   Bookm.   28:  51.   S.   '08.   200w. 

-f  Dial.  45:  170.  S.  16,  '08.  300w. 
"All  lovers  of  books  may  find  pleasure  in  this 
skillful  but  untechnical  account  of  their  history 
and  manufacture.  Mr.  Davenport's  style  is 
clear  and  attractive,  and  the  book  is  profusely 
illustrated   in    the   best   meaning   of  the   word," 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   462.   Ag.   22,   '08.   300w. 

-f   R.    of    Rs.    38:    384.    S.    "08.    50w. 

Davenport,    Cyril   J.    H.    Jewellery.    (Little 
books  on  art.)  *$i.  McClurg. 

A  twenty-five  page  introduction  tells  some- 
thing of  the  wor:-  of  Eligius,  the  patron  saint 
of  jewellery,  and  of  Cellini;  of  early  jewellery 
in  various  countries;  and  of  the  treatment  of 
precious  stones.  The  chapters  of  the  body  of 
the  book  are:  Necklaces;  Pendants;  Diadems; 
Earrings,  nose-rings,  labrets;  Bracelets;  Finger 
rings;  Pins  and  brooches.  Bibliography  and  in- 
dex. 


"Is  as  general  in  its  application,  and  as  crit- 
ical   in    its    comparison    of   the    habits    of   many 
nations  and  many  times,  as  could  be  desired." 
-f   Nation.  87:  558.  D.  3,  '08.  llOw. 

"Has  the  double  value  of  practical  usefulness 
to    the    craftsman    and    interest    to    the    general 

r6£LdGI*  " 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   656.   N.   7,  '08.   380w. 


90 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Davenport,  Cyril  James.  Miniatures,  an- 
*  cient  and  modern.  (Little  books  on 
art.)  *$i.  McClurg. 
An  introductory  chapter  treats  of  miniature 
painting  of  antiquity,  following  which  are  three 
chapters  devoted  to  English  miniatures,  one  on 
foreign  miniatures,  one  on  enamels  and  one  on 
wax  miniatures.  Illustrations,  bibliography  and 
index. 


"A  sound  explanation  of  this  minute  and  deli- 
cate portrait  painting.  It  is  desirable  that  the 
title  of  his  boolc  should  be  changed  so  as  to 
describe  more  exactly  its  contents." 

H Nation.    87:    558.    D.   3,    '08.-  170w. 

"Combines  artistic  criticism  with  practical 
detail  in  an  extraordinarily  compact  form." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  684.  N.   21,   '08.  340w. 

Davenport,  Eugene.  Principles  of  breeding: 
a  trea*^ise  on  thremmatology;  or.  The 
principles  and  practices  involved  in  the 
economic  improvement  of  domesticated 
animals  and  plants;  with  appendix  by 
H.  L.  Rietz.  $2.50.  Ginn.  7-32122. 

Seeks  its  audience  among  the  students  of 
agriculture  in  colleges  and  experiment  stations 
and  practical  breeders  upon  the  farm.  It  aims 
to  define  the  problems  involved  in  animal  and 
plant  improvJment,  to  free  the  subject  from  the 
prejudice  and  tradition  that  have  always  be- 
fogged it,  to  bring  to  the  study  whatever  facts 
are  known  to  biological  science,  to  recognize 
and  define  present  limitations  of  knowledge  and 
to  indicate  directions  from  which  understand- 
ing is  to  come.  It  urges  exact  methods  of  study 
and  practice. 


"The    only    book     published    on     the    general 
subject   of  reading." 

4-  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   176.  Je.  'OS. 
"The   index   is   very   full.      Prof.    Davenport   is 
to    be    congratulated    on    so    happily    combining 
scientific    accuracy    with    practical    advice." 
+   Nation.    87:    166.    Ag.    20,    '08.    380w. 
"If  it  has  failings  the  book  has  great  merit." 
4-   -i Nature.    78:    51.    My.    21,    '03.    650w. 

Davenport,  Herbert  Joseph.  Value  and  dis- 
tribution: a  critical  and  constructive 
study.  *$3.50.  Univ.  of  Chicago  press. 

8-6683. 
The  author  explains  that  there  is  nothing  new 
in  his  entrepreneur  point  of  view  in  the  compu- 
tation of  costs  and  m  the  analysis  of  the  process 
by  which  distributive  shares  are  assigned,  that 
it  need  be  only  "clearly  distinguished,  consis- 
tently held  and  fully  developed."  To  this  end 
he  rids  the  science  of  the  doctrines  that  do  not 
belong  to  it  and  selects,  articulates  and  expands 
the  necessary  propositions  bearing  upon  the 
subjects    of  value,  demand  and  cost. 


"This  is  an  excellent  technical  book  on  eco- 
nomic theory  which,  while  it  is  exceedingly 
well  done  and  ought  to  be  in  all  libraries  large 
enough  to  buy  books  for  the  academic  student 
of  economics,  is  beyond  the  understanding  of 
the  general  public." 

-f-  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   176.   Je.   '08. 

''a  lengthy  and  ponderous  volume  leading  to 
no  practical  conclusions.  It  is  certain  that  he 
has  placed  before  the  economic  world  a  book 
which  will  be  read  only  by  a  few  because  of  its 
difficult  phraseology,  unnecessary  indulgence  in 
detail  quotations  and  involved  investigations 
into  the  questions  which  do  not  concern  even 
the  average  economist."   Scott  Nearing. 

—  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    631.    N.    '08.    260w. 

"The  chief  objection  to  the  author's  own 
views  are  that  they  lean  too  much  in  the  di- 
rection of  the  impressionistic  school  of  eco- 
nomics which  frequently  mistakes  figures  of 
speech  for  facts,  and  the  quantitative  expres- 
sion of  a  thing,  or,  rather,  the  expression  of 
the  quantity  of  a  thing  for  the  thing  itself." 
T.  N.  Carver. 

1-  Econ.    Bull.   1:    115.    Je.    '08.    600w. 


"This    book,     the    reviewer    believes,     will    in 
future  years  rank  as   the   best   and   ripest   fruit 
of   a   period    of    intensiv^e    critical    study   of   eco- 
nomic   theory."    A.    S.    Johnson. 
+   H J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:  380.    Je.    '08.    2350w. 

"It  is  the  irony  of  fate  that  the  work  must 
be  a  sealed  book  except  to  that  inconsiderable 
number  of  trained  economists  who  have  fol- 
lowed the  windings  of  the  higher  economic 
analysis  of  the  past  two  decades.  To  read 
the  book  is  altogether  too  much  like  trying  to 
follow  Lasker  playing  three  games  of  chess 
at    the    same    time." 

—  Nation.    87:    416.    O.    29.    '08.    460w. 

"The  book  is  profound  and  technical  and  not 
well  suited   to   popular  reading." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   222.   Ap.   11,  '08.   35(>w. 

"Undoubtedly  an  original  and  in  some  ways  a 
stimulating  work,  it  is  unduly  elaborate,  dis- 
tressingly wordy,  and  cumbered  with  a  most 
formidable    terminology." 

h  Outlook.    89:    264.    My.    30,    '08.    330w. 

Univ.    Rec.    12:    161.    Ap.    '08.    400w. 

Davey,    John.      Tree    doctor:      the    care    of 
trees  and  plants.  *$2.  Saalfield.  7-36735. 
A    book    of    judicious    advice    and    instruction 
based  upon  a  study  of  trees,  their  injuries,  dis- 
eases  and  methods   of  preservation. 


"From  first  to  last,  the  a.ulhor  presents  the 
whole  matter  just  as  an  enthusiastic  tree- 
doctor  might  talk  to  a  sympathetic  audience. 
But  we  must  express  regret  that  so  good  a 
book  should  be  without  index  or  even  table  of 
contents.  Even  the  two  hundred  photographic 
repi'oductions,  most  of  them  good  and  well- 
chosen,  cannot  make  up  for  this  unnecessary 
defect." 

-H  —  Nation.' &6:   383.  Ap.   23,   '08.   250w. 

"Some  readers  may  be  disappointed  that  Mr. 
Davey  does  not  go  more  thoroughly  into  the  sci- 
ence of  tree  doctoring,  but  what  the  volume 
lacks  in  this  respect  is  more  than  compensated 
for  in  the  well-directed  appeal  for  intelligent 
education  in  the  principles  of  tree  life  instead 
of    raerelv   emotional    admiration." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   174.  Mr.  28,  '08.   350w. 

Davidson,  Augusta  M.  C.  Present-day  Jap- 
an.   *$i.5o.   Scribner. 

"Founded  upon  a  study  of  the  ethical  forces 
and  the  national  religion  of  the  Japanese,  their 
daily  goings  in  and  comings  out, — their  social 
life,  and  their  amusements."  (Dial.)  It  touches 
"lightly  the  surface  of  Japanese  life,  or  if  se- 
riously attempting  to  enter  the  arcana  of 
thought  and  inheritance,  shows  little  acquain- 
tance with  the  historic  monuments  or  the  na- 
ti\  e  literature  except  through  translations.  For 
this  very  reason,  it  may  be,  the  work  will  be 
attractive  to  those  who  prefer  to  know  about 
the  Japan  of  to-day  and  do  not  care  to  probe 
phenomena  for  reasons.  The  text  is  based  on  let- 
ters written  at  the  time  and  on  the  spot,  and 
afterwards   topically   arranged."    (Nation.) 

"There  are  few  books  about  Japan  more  il- 
luminating and  entertaining  than  this  one."  H. 
E.  Coblentz. 

+  +  Dial.  44:  346.  Je.  1,  '08.  SOOw. 
"As  sympathy  is  itself  a  key  to  interpretation, 
many  of  the  popular  customs,  festivals,  and 
daily  acts  are  made  more  intelligible  to  us  by 
this  educated  English  woman  than  by  the  av- 
erage  traveler  who   WTites." 

-f   Nation.    86:    444.    My.    14,    '08.    180w. 
"Her    book    is    reminiscent    of    letters    written 
from   f(3reign   lands   for   publication   in   a  village 
we.-^klv  newsnaper." 

-I-  —  N.   Y.  Times.  13:   331.   Je.   13,   '08.   160w. 

Davidson,  Lillias  Campbell.  Catherine  of 
Braganca:  infanta  of  Portugal  and 
queen  consort  of  England.    *$5.  Dutton. 

8-Z1033. 

Five  hundred   cages  which   aim   to   "trace  the 

blameless  life  of  Catherine  of  Braganga  and  to 


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unfold  the  wrappings  that  leave  long  hidden  the 
character  refined  and  ennobled  by  much  un- 
necessary suffering;  to  unwind  webs,  and  to 
disentangle  threads."  It  is  a  biography  based 
upon  long  research,  and  becomes  a  defense  and 
an  apology  for  the  life  of  the  unhappy  queen 
of  Charles  the  second. 


"We  have  felt  bound  to  call  attention  to  the 
lapses  in  taste  and  judgment  which  are  the 
outstanding  features  of  a  book  claiming  no- 
tice as  a  serious  contribution  to  historical 
learning." 

—  Ath.    1908,    2:    174.    Ag.    15.    2000w. 

-i Nation.    S7:    214.    S.    3,    '08.    500w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   355.   Je.    20,    '08.    300w. 
"The    book    should    take    its    place    alongside 
those   other   books   of   good   women,    Maud   Jer- 
rold's  'Vittoria  Colonna,'   for  instance,  and  Sid- 
ney   Lee's    "Queen    Victoria.'  " 

+  Outlook.  90:  316.  O.  10,  '08.  430w. 
"Mrs.  Davidson's  book  gives  an  excellent, 
picturesque  account  of  England,  and  especially 
oi  Lonuon  during  Charles's  reign.  We  think 
a  biographer's  chief  end  has  been  successfully 
reached:  Catherine  herself  is  and  remains  the 
central    figure." 

H Spec.    101:    234.    Ag.    15,    '08.    1550w. 

Davies,  F.  H.  Electric  power  and  traction. 
CVVestminster  ser.)  *$2.  Van  Nostrand. 

8-21956. 

This  book  is  intended  to  appeal  to  members  of 
trades  allied  with  electrical  engineering.  "Four 
chapters  deal  with  the  generation  and  distribu- 
tion of  power.  .  .  .  Two  chapters  are  de- 
voted to  D.  C.  and  A.  C.  motors,  and  their  prin- 
ciples are  expounded.  .  .  .  The  chapters  on 
tlie  application  of  electric  power  are  the  bfsi 
in  <he  book,  and  the  advantages  of  electric  driv- 
ing are  clearly  brought  out.  .  .  .  The  last 
ten  chapters  of  the  book  are  devoted  to  electric 
traction."    (Nature.) 

+    Engin.   D.   4:   54.   Jl.   '08.   270w. 

"It  is  devoted  to  English  methods  and  ma- 
chinery when  the  minor,  but  notable,  depar- 
tures from  well-known  American  practice  are 
noted." 

H Engin.    N.   60:   191.    Ag.   13,    '08.    640w. 

"It    contains    a   good    deal    of    sound    practical 
information,    and    can    be    recommended    to    the 
class   of   readers   for   whom    it   is   intended." 
+   -\ Nature.    77:    74.    N.    28,    '07.    6G0w. 

"It  covers  practical  ground,  and  at  the  same 
time  is  technical  enough  to  meet  with  the  ap- 
proval of  those  who  are  fairly  well  grounded  in 
the    study    of    electrical    science." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    584.    O.    17,    '08.    60w. 

Davies,    Randall.      English    society    of    the 
eighteenth     century     in     contemporary 
art.    (Portfolio  monographs.)   *$2.   But- 
ton. 7-37521. 
To  the  impressions  of  eighteenth  century  so- 
ciety gained  from  books  and  letters,  Mr.  Davies 
has   added   the   "oddities   and  characteristic   fea- 
tures"   that   the  art  of   the   century  reveals.   He 
sees   the   eighteenth   century   thru   the  paintings 
of    Hogarth.     Reynolds,     Gainsborough,     Copley, 
Zoffany,    Rolandson,    Stubbs   and    others. 


"The  idea  of  this  volume  is  a  good  one,  and 
the  result  should  not  be  missed  by  anyone  in- 
terested in  old  manners  and  old  pictures." 
4-  Acad.  73:  162.  N.  23,  '07.  240w. 
"From  the  scanty  materials  at  his  disposal, 
he  has  succeeded  in  producing  an  agreeable 
book." 

+  Ath.  1907,  2:  661.  N.  23.  640w. 
"May  be  called  a  happy  vade  mecum  for 
readers  of  the  novels  and  letters  of  the  period. 
It  is  not  an  erudite  book.  The  charm  of  the 
book  lies  in  the  parallel  reproduction  of  eight- 
eenth century  life  in  text  and  illustration." 
-I-   Nation.    85;    543.    D.    12,    '07.    170w. 


"Throws  an  interesting  light  on  the  gay  life 
of  a  time  in  English  history  that  was  far  frorr 
being   commonplace. " 

+    N.    Y.    Times.   12:    836.    D.    14,    '07.    70w 

"His  book  is  something  of  a  curiosity  in  lit- 
erature, and  is  worth  having,  not  only  because 
of  the  pictures,  which  are  beautifully  repro- 
duced, but  because  the  chapters  in  which  the 
phases  of  the  day  are  described  have  been  writ- 
ten  with  iinowledge  and  sympathy." 

+  Outlook.   87:   590.   N.   16,   '07.   170w. 

Davies,    Randall,   and    Hunt,    Cecil,   comps. 
Stories     of    the     English     artists     from 
Vandyck  to  Turner.  $3.  Duffield. 
A  book  for  the  general  reader  not  well  versed 
in    art    but    who    may    be    "interested    to    learn 
what    manner    of   men    they    were   who    founded 
the  art  of  painting  in  England  or  who  worthily 
sustained    the   traditions   of   their   greater   pred- 
ecessors."    The    man    himself    is    the    theme    in 
each  instance;    so   there  are  given  personal   de- 
tails,   anecdotes,    scraps    of   gossip,    and    bits    of 
conversation    to    guide    the    reader    in    forming 
an    idea   of   the   character,    habits   and   thoughts 
of  the  painters  introduced. 


"Within  the  narrow  field  chosen  the  work  is 
acceptably  accomplished  by  the  free  and  ac- 
knowledged use  of  material  gathered  by  others. 
It  IS,  therefoi-e,  not  surprising  to  find  an  almost 
equal  meed  of  praise  bestowed  upon  each  artist 
in  turn,  and  the  uninformed  reader  will  have 
to  look  elsewhere  for  anything  like  discrimina- 
tion. 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  726.  D.   5,   '08.   400w. 

Davis,  Charles  Belmont.  Stage  door.  t$i.5o. 
Scribner.  8-15297. 

Ten  stories  of  New  York  stage  life.  "The  sto- 
ries are  alike  in  taking  their  savor  from  the 
stage,  and  generally  develop  the  idea  that  the 
people  of  the  theatre  are  much  like  other  folks 
having  their  own  failings,  to  be  sure,  but  de- 
veloping unsuspected  virtues  under  trial  as 
well."   (N.  y.  Times.) 


"Realistic    and    well    written    stories." 
-I-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   218.    Je.    '08.   <i< 
"The  authors  study  is  the  triumph  of  atmos- 
phere,   the   triumph   of  environment." 

+   Nation.    S<):    515.    Je.    4,    '08.    450w. 
"The    tales    are    slender    in    texture,    but    they 
are     entertaining,     with     much     atmosphere     of 
newspaper    life    as    well    as    dramatic,    and    both 
touched  with   the   pen   of  a   familiar." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  306.  My.  30,  '08.  250w. 
"Stories    which    have    originality,    plot-inven- 
tion, and  unusual  skill  in  narrative." 

+  Outlook.  89:  532.  Jl.  4,  '08.  40w. 
"Without  preoccupying  himself  overmuch 
with  the  graces  of  style,  Mr.  Davis  creates 
a  very  satisfactory  and  convincing  atmosphere 
for  the  up-to-date  characters  introduced  in 
these  clever  tales."  Charlotte  Harwood. 
-I-  Putnam's.    4:    622.    Ag.    '08.    llOw. 

Davis,     Charles     H.     S.     Consumption:     its 
prevention    and   cure   without   medicine. 
*$i.     Treat. 
A  new  edition  which  contains  additional  chap- 
ters   on    bovine    tuberculosis,    the    use    of    milk, 
general     tuberculosis,     marriage     and     offspring, 
and   a   list   of   institutions    in    the   United   States 
where   tuberculosis  patients  are  received. 


R.   of   Rs.   3S:510.   O.   '08.   80w. 

Davis,    George   Breckenridge.    Elements    of 
international    law:    with    an    account    of 
its  origin,  sources  and  historical  devel- 
opment. 3d    ed.  $3.   Harper.         8-23585. 
The   third   edition  of  a   text-book   for  students 
into   wliic'n    have    been    incorporated    the    results 
of    the    work    of    the    second    Peace    conference. 
The  appendix   includes   the  texts  of  the   several 
treaties     and     declarations     concluded     at     the 


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Davis,  George  Breckenridge — Continued. 
Hague,   on   October   18,   1907,    and   such   notation 
and    comment    as    will    enable    them    to    be    un- 
derstood  readily.      A    number   of    chapters    have 
been    recast   and   amplified. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  276.  N.  '08. 
"Mr.  Davis  has  put  under  obligation  not  only 
every  student  of  law,  but  every  publicist  and 
newspaper  editor  who  needs  a  reliable  book  of 
reference  on  the  international  questions  of  the 
hour." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:   469.   O.   3,   '08.   230w. 

Davis,  Nathaniel  Newnham-.  Gourmet's 
guide  to  Europe.  2d  ed.  *$i.50.  Bren- 
tano's. 

The  second  edition  of  a  book  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  "the  epicurean  tourist  through  Eu- 
rope. There  are  directions  for  luxury-loving 
people  concerning  where  to  eat,  what  to  eat 
and  what  to  avoid. 


"Should   be   appreciated   by   many   travellers." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:447.  Ap.  11.  120w. 
"The  greater  part  of  our  way  lies  "through  a 
succession  of  menus  and  national  tastes  that  is 
instructive,  interesting,  and  valuable  from  the 
practical  point  of  view,  but  lacks  the  toucii 
that  makes   literature." 

-I Nation.   87:  71.  Jl.   23,   '08.   330w. 

"A  veritable  masterwork  of  its  own   genre." 
+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:  389.   Jl.   11,   '08.   970w. 

Davis,  Richard  Harding.  Congo  and  coasts 
of  Africa.  **$i.50.  Scribner.  7-37527. 
Mr.  Davis  records  what  he  saw  and  heard  in 
the  Congo  region,  picturing  much  of  the  for- 
mer and  vouching  astutely  for  the  latter.  He 
writes  entertainingly  of  the  Berlin  conference, 
the  "stewardship"  of  King  Leopold,  the  failure 
of  the  latter  to  fulfil  the  letter  of  his  promises, 
and  the  resulting  present  state  and  outlook  of 
the  Congo  situation. 


"Written  in  the  author's  usual  graphic  style. 
Will  appeal  to  some  readers,  familiar  with  his 
other  books,  who  would  not  read  a  valuable  and 
i-eliable    work    on    the    subject." 

-I A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   39.   F.   'OS. 

"The  reader  who  wishes  to  be  entertained  will 
find   this   book   one  hard   to  lay   down.     He  who 
reads   to   get   information    on    the    subjects   cov- 
ered  by  the   title  will   be  greatly  disappointed." 
-I Ann.   Am.  Acad.   31:   500.   Mr.   '08.   ISOw. 

"A     'good    work'     in     other     than     a    literary 

SGnSG  ** 

-I-  —  Ath.    1908,    2:    180.   Ag.    15.    780w. 

-I Cath.    V\/orld.    86:    823.    Mr.    "08.    270w. 

"This  is  an  interesting  record."  E.   D.  Jones. 

-I-    Econ.    Bull.   1:   134.   Je.    '08.    320w. 
"It   certainly   contains   nothing     that     is     new 
or   authoritative." 

+  —  Ind.   64:    1289.    Je.    4,    '08.    lOOw. 
"Has   made   no  noticeable   contribution    to  our 
knowledge    of    a    question    on    which    issue    has 
been  joiiied  so  sharply.     Even  as  journalism  the 
book   is   slovenly." 

—  Nation.   85:    564.   D.   19,    '07.    270w. 
"His    ignorance    of    the    political    history    and 

origin  of  the  Congo  Free  State  is  abysmal,  and 
the  amount  of  his  geographical  misinformation 
stupendous." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  827.  D.  14,   '07.  1120w 
"Has   made   a   very   readable   travel   book    out 

of  his  experiences  in   equatorial  Africa." 
+   R.   of    Rs.    37:    117.    Ja.    '08.    70w. 

Davis,  Richard  Harding.  Vera  the  medium. 
t$i.5o.    Macmillan.  8-17791. 

"Whether  Stephen  Hallowell,  at  the  point  of 
death,  shall  return  his  millions  to  their  rightful 
owner  or  leave  them  to  a  charitable  institution 
— the  latter  being  the  scheme  of  a  legal  adviser 
to  throw  the  control  of  the  fortune  into  his  own 
unscrupulous  hands — is  to  be  decided  during  a 
sSance    conducted    by    Vera    the    medium.      She 


has  been  instructed  to  decide  in  favor  of  the 
tricksters,  but  under  the  influence  of  the  man 
who  had  bared  to  her  view  the  falsity  of  her 
life,  at  the  crucial  moment  of  the  stance,  she 
repudiates  the  fraud  and  dishonesty  of  her 
seamy  profession. 

"Of  more  than  ordinary  interest,  written  in 
the  author's  best  style." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  218.  Je.  '08. 
"There  is  in  it  scarcely  a  trace  of  Mr.  Davis's 
former  power  of  vivid  narration." 

—  Ind.   65:   213.  Jl.   23,   '08.   60w. 
"The   material   is   not   of  a  durable   kind,   but 
it   is   well-tailored." 

■j Nation.   86:   579.   Je.   25,  '08.   360w. 

"The  book  has  a  certain  interest,  but  it  Is 
of  an  artificial  and  not  elevated  sort.  Possibly 
the  book's  strongest  merit  is  the  distaste  it  in- 
spires with  the  sort  of  life  which  it  describes." 
+  —  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  354.  Je.  20,  '08.  330w. 
"Must  be  regarded  as  a  short  story  of  double 
the  average  length  rather  than  as  a  novel.  So 
looked  at,   it  has  pith,   life,   and  plot  interest." 

-I Outlook.   89:   532.  Jl.   4,  '08.   80w. 

"The  movement  is  as  brisk  and  the  style  as 
crisp    as    usual."    Charlotte    Harwood. 

-I-  Putnam's.   4:  622.  Ag.   '08.  120w. 

Davis,  Theodore  M.     Tomb  of  louiya  and 
Touiyou.   *$i2.5o.   Button.  8-20521. 

Including  The  finding  of  the  tomb,  by  Theo- 
dore M.  Davis;  Notes  on  louiya  and  Touiyou, 
by  Gaston  Maspero;  Description  of  the  objects 
found  in  the  tomb,  by  Percy  B.  Newberry;  and 
Illustrations  of   the  objects,   by  Howard   Carter. 

"Perhaps  the  most  important  part  of  the  book 
[is]  in  the  shape  of  a  catalogue  with  full  de- 
scriptions of  the  different  objects  found  in  the 
tomb  from  the  capable  pen  of  Prof.  Newberry. 
One  of  the  handsomest  publications  we  have 
seen  for   some   time." 

+   +  Ath.  1907,  2:  724.  D.  7.  1150w. 

"The  publication  takes  its  place  at  once  as 
a  valuable  contribution  and  as  a  definitive 
work." 

+  -f   Nation.    &6:   17.   Ja.   2,    '08.    410w. 

Dawson,  Mrs.  Nelson.  Enamels.  (Little 
books  on  art.)  *$i.  McClurg. 
A  helpful  little  volume  for  the  handicraft  stu- 
dent and  general  reader.  An  introduction 
touching  briefly  upon  tlie  origin,  history  and 
development  of  enameling  precedes  the  fol- 
lowing chapters:  Cloisonne  enamels;  Cham- 
plevg  enamels;  Painted  enamels;  Oriental  en- 
amels; Irish  enamels;  and  Modern  enamels.  A 
list  of  books  and  articles  on  enamels  and  an 
index    complete    the    volume. 


"This  breach  in  logical  sequence  is  a  matter 
of  regret,  for  nothing  is  more  to  be  desired  than 
a  treatise  which  shall  insist  upon  the  unity  of 
design  and  of  processes  between  East  and  West, 
the  middle  ages  and  modern  times.  In  short, 
the  value  of  the  book  ceases  with  page  140,  and 
the  close  of  the  discussion  of  European  enamels." 
h   Nation.   87:   558.   D.  3,   '08.   360w. 

"The  history  and  the  description  of  different 
methods  are  given  with  care  and  spirit." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  684.  N.   21,  '08.  220w. 

Dawson,  William  James.  Prophet  in  Baby- 
lon: a  story  of  social  service.  '''$1.50. 
Revell.  "  7-31420. 

John  Gaunt,  the  rector  of  a  prosperous  New 
York  church,  awakens  from  the  preaching 
which  has  been  along  the  line  of  least  resist- 
ance, "speaks  out,  consequently  incurring  the 
wrath  of  his  fat  flock,  and  finally  [goes]  out 
into  the  highways  and  byways, — acording  to  his 
Master's  bidding, — and  establishes  a  great,  un- 
selfish League  of  universal  service,  a  new  social 
force,  that  'League  of  universal  service,  whose 
emblem  is  the  cross,  whose  motto  is  the  union 
of  all  who  love  in  the  service  of  all  who  suf- 
fer.' "     (R.  of  Rs.) 


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93 


"It  is  not  without  flaws  in  treatment  and 
taste,  and  to  some  readers  will  be  unconvinc- 
ing, but  its  sincerity  and  strength  will  as  cer- 
tainly attract  others." 

1-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  219.  Je.  '08. 

+  Ann.   Am.  Acad.  31:   70S.  My.  '08.   lOOw. 

"Dr.  Dawson  .  .  .  seems  to  be  suffering 
from  religious,  if  not  moral,  megalomania.  The 
methods  used  for  his  propaganda  are  evangel- 
istic, sensational,  and  meretricious.  And  we 
cannot  think  Dr.  Dawson's  novel  a  serious  con- 
tribution to  the  solution  of  the  question." 
—  Ind.  64:370.   F.  13,  '08.   620w. 

"A  serious  attempt  to  express  in  the  form  of 
fiction  the  upshot  of  his  speculations  as   to  the 
connectJon    between    religion    and   modern    life." 
+   Nation.    86:    106.    Ja.    30,    '08.    700tw. 

"Tliis  story  wiM  be  widely  read,  and  with 
good  desert.  It  will  miss  its  appeal  to  a  cer- 
tain class  of  minds  because  cf  the  strain  of 
mysticism  and  miraculousness  that  runs  thru 
it.  The  Hellenists  will  be  repelled  by  its 
a'bouiiding  Hebraism.  But  on  the  whole  it  is 
well  suited  to  find  the  hearts  of  all  those  who 
love  a  story  of  purpose  and  moral  passion."  C: 
Ferguson.  "1  have  read  every  word  of  it,  and 
I  doubt  if  anyone  who  starts  the  book  can  help 
going  tlu-ough  it  to  the  end.  It  is  strong,  vital, 
and  it  handles  a  great  theme  that  is  bound  to 
attract  attention  and  do  good."  C:  H.  Park- 
hurst.  "1  ttiinli  so  much  of  Dr.  Dawson's  book 
that  1  have  already  recommended  it  to  my  con- 
gregation as  a  good  book  to  read,  and  I  expect 
personally  to  give  away  quite  a  number  of  cop- 
ies  of   it."     P.    S.   Grant. 

+   +   N.   Y.   Times.   12:   S57.   D.   28,   '07.   3350w. 

"Dramatic  situations,  striking  personalities, 
pathetic  and  tiagic  incidents,  domestic  love  and 
sacrifice,  are  interwoven  with  literary  skill,  and 
the  whole  is  suffused  with  religious  passion  and 
enthusiasm  for  humanity." 

-f-   +  Outlook.   87:   874.   D.   21,   '07.   350w. 

"The  whole  story  sliows  Dr.  Dawson's  keen 
analysis  of  character,  his  sympathetic  and 
high-minded  idealism,  and  nds  fine  English 
style." 

+  -H   R.   of    Rs.    36:    758.    D.   '07.    120w. 

"We  do  not  assert  Dr.  Dawson's  novel  to 
shine  forth  as  a  literary  masterpiece;  far  from 
this  we  could  point  out  bad  flaws  in  treatment, 
technique,  ta.ste.  But  we  do  atflrm  that  here 
Defore  us  lies  a  book  inspiring  and  uplifting 
through  its  clean,  direct  sincerity,  integrity, 
virility." 
+  H R.    of    Rs.    37:    127.    Ja.    '08.    36Gsv. 

Day,  Clive.  History  of  commerce.  (Long- 
mans' commercial  text-books.)  *$2. 
Longmans.  7-22933. 

Professor  Clive  "begins  his  story  wth  tnirty 
pages  on  antiquities,  but  gets  down  to  serious 
business  in  his  description  of  medieval  coni- 
meice — town,  sea  and  levant  trade,  gilds,  fairs, 
economic  theory  and  exploration.  M'odern  com- 
merce begins  with  the  opening  of  the  sea 
routes,  and  here  our  author  reviews  the  origins 
of  commercial  enterprise,  mercantilism  and  the 
development  of  credit — taking  up  each  Euro- 
pean nation  after  a  general  survey  of  econom- 
ic principles.  The  industrial  revolution — ma- 
chinerv,  mternatiuiial  trade  and  recent  econom- 
ic transformations — receives  the  proportion  of 
space  which  its  importance  warrants,  and  for 
the  benefit  of  the  American  student  nearly  one- 
third  nf  the  volume  is  devoted  to  the  commer- 
cial history  of  the  United  States."      (Ind.) 

"The  best  general  treatise  on  the  subject  in 
English." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   39.   P.   '08. 

"This  is  the  best  single-volume  treatise  that 
has  thus  far  appeared  in  English  on  the  his- 
tory of  commerce.  From  the  bibliographical 
standpoint  the  book  is  a  model."  E.  R.  John- 
son. 

+  +  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  517.  Mr.  '08.  400w. 

"Writing  as  he  does  from  a  great  university 
ia  the  United  States,  he  takes  a  point  of  view 
which   coincides   with   that  of   his   own   country, 


but   those   who  are   not   his   fellow-citizens   may 
also  read  his  volume  with  pleasure  and  advan- 
tage." 
-h   H Ath.  1907,  2:   820.  D.   28.   730w. 

"A  work  of  this  kind,  in  the  production  of 
which  the  author  has  had  but  little  help  from 
similar  uttemp.ts  by  predecessors  in  tne  en- 
deavor, cannot  be  expected  to  attain  anything 
like  perfection  before  it  reaches  a  second  or  a 
third,  or  even  a  fourth  edition,  a  success  to 
which   this   one   will,    no   doubt,    attain." 

-i Cath.    World.    86:    548.    Ja.    'OS.    470w. 

"Will  undouDtedly  take  front  rank  in  the  all 
too  meager  text-book  literature  of  the  subject, 
tho  one  cannot  help  regretting  that  the  author, 
who  is  well  equipped  for  the  task,  had  not  un- 
dertaken a  more  monumental  work.  The  chief 
features  of  the  book  are  excellence  of  arrange- 
ment, proportion,  clearness  of  presentation  and 
extensive  bibliographical  apparatus." 
+   -f-   Ind.   63:    1177.   N.    14.   '07.    IGOw. 

"Some  shortcomings  may  be  noticed.  The  au- 
thor, in  pitching  tho  key  of  his  discourse,  some- 
times strikes  too  low.  Some  indeflniteness  is 
permissible  in  so  general  a  text,  yet  it  would 
often  be  a  good  investment  to  have  the  exact 
fact."     J.    P.    Goode. 

-f-  H J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:    309.    My.    '08.    gOOw. 

N.    Y.   Times.    12:    376.   Je.    8,    '07.    120w. 

"This  work  is  an  interesting  specimen  of  the 
new    texibooks   which    the    subject    requires." 
+  Spec.    99:    sup.    643.    N.    2,    '07.    590w 

Day,  Holman  Francis.  Eagle  badge;  or 
The  Skokums  of  the  AUagash.  t$i-2S. 
Harper.  8-29336. 

The  Maine  lumber  tracts  are  once  more  the 
scene  of  a  wilderness  sketch  which  is  a  com- 
panion piece  to  "King  spruce."  The  young  hero 
is  a  gritty  lad  who  joins  a  driving  crew,  who 
by  liard  knocks  develops  the  muscle  and  alac- 
rity necessary  for  facing  a  jam's  toils  and 
perils,  and  who  eventually  thru  heroic  service 
succeeds  the  retiring  Andy  Tedd  as  master 
of   the   drive. 


"Boys  who  like  stories  of  out-of-door  adven- 
ture will  be  apt  to  read  this  tale  of  the  Maine 
forests  a  second  time.  The  story  is  whole- 
some." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   650.  N.   7,   '08.   160w. 

Day,  Holman  Francis.  King  Spruce:  a  novel. 
t$i.5o.  Harper.  8-1 1702. 

A  strong  story  of  the  Maine  timber  regions 
in  which  Dwight  Wade,  a  young  college  man, 
invincible  in  the  might  of  essential  manhood,  is 
pitted  against  a  timber-baron  personified  in 
King  Spruce.  For  daring  to  love  the  magnate's 
daughter.  Wade  receives  from  him  only  ana- 
themas and  curses.  He  plunges  Into  the  hard 
life  of  the  woods,  where  his  winning  struggles 
against  fire  and  flood,  tyrants  and  bosses, 
treachery  in  ambush  and  in  the  open  elicit  the 
"well  done"  alike  of  friend  and  foe. 


"The  descripions  are  vivid,  the  situations  of- 
ten verge  on  the  melodramatic,  and  the  lov» 
story  is   inadequate." 

-I A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   219.   Je.   '08. 

"It  is  too  much  technical  speech  for  easy 
reading,  but  we  do  not  need  to  understand  all 
the  terms  employed  to  enjoy  the  tale,  which 
is  both  virile  and  exciting."  W:   M.   Payne. 

H Dial.    44:    349.    Je.    1,    '08.    270w. 

"Mr.  Day's  story  stands  up  like  a  mountain 
peak  among  lesser  fellows  for  its  large  pro- 
portions  and  virile  treatment." 

+  Nation.   86:   537.   Je.   18,   '08.   220w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  210.  Ap.  11,  '08.  40w. 
"It  has  the  breath  of  the  woods  in  it,  .not 
nature  faking  woods,  but  the  real  thing,  and 
is  moreover  an  excellent  tale,  with  love  that 
suits  the  wild  setting,  rough  humor  and  a 
philosophy  that  has  the  merit  of  vitality.  There 
is  a  sense  of  bigness  about  it,  whether  of  mus- 
cle or  environment;  a  deep  breath  taken  into 
lusty  lungs,  the  full  sound  of  a  man's  \'oice." 
+  -I-  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   254.  My.   2,   '08.    150w. 


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Day,  Holman  Francis — Continued. 

••Like  all  Mr.  Day's  stories  and  poems,  it  is 
fresh  and  is  inspired  by  honest  love  of  the 
woods  and  the  woods-people.  It  is  sure  to  be 
wldelv   rG3.d  '* 

+  Outlook.    89:   40.    My.    2,    '08.    120w. 

Day,  James  Roscoe.  Raid  on  prosperity. 
**$i.50.  Appleton.  7-36714 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 

"Presents   a  side    of    the    vital    question    of 
trusts  on  which  little  is  written,  and   is,   there- 
fore,   useful   for  debates   particularly." 
+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    39.   F.   '08. 

"The  chancellor  of  the  Syracuse  university 
has  made  himself  a  foremost  champion  of  the 
Standard  oil  company  and  its  confederates, 
with  the  result  that  public  antagonism  has 
roused  his  temper,  and  his  style  has  become 
furiou.s.  Dr.  Day  must  produce  a  substitute 
policy  more  consistent  with  economic  progress 
end  actual  conditions  if  he  is  to  command  the 
respect  we  would  fain  give  to  all  college  pres- 
idents^ Ind.   64:   418.   F.   20,   '08.   300w. 

"It  is  not  argument  at  all.  It  is  extreme  glo- 
rification on  ihe  one  hand,  and  bitter  denuncia- 
tion on   the  other." 

—  Nation.    86:    290.    Mr.    26,    '08.    550w. 
Putnam's.    3:    754.    Mr.    '08.    150w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    254.    F.    '08.    lOOw. 

Day,  Lewis  Forman.  Enameling:  a  compar- 
ative account  of  the  development  and 
practice  of  the  art.  *$3.  Scribner. 

W8-71. 

"In  this  volume  enameling  is  dealt  with  from 
its  historic  rather  than  from  its  technical  point 
of  view.  Mr.  Day  treats  the  beginnings  of  the 
art  in  earlv  times  as  the  result  of  the  gold- 
smith calling  in  the  glassmaker  to  help  hirn. 
The  different  varieties  of  Champlev6,  Cloisonne, 
Limoges,  and  other  enamels  are  all  clearly  de- 
scribed in  separate  chapters  of  the  book. 
(Spec  )  "To  quote  almost  his  own  words,  he 
has  sought  to  put  in  a  handy,  readable,  and 
intelligible  shape  the  gist  of  what  he  has 
learnt  from  the  works  of  many  able  specialists; 
to  write  a  book  for  the  beginner  which  shall 
smooth  his  way  to  understanding;  and  to  point 
out  the  progress  of  one  of  the  most  ancient  of 
the  arts."    (Ath.)  

"Mr.  Lewis  Day  .  .  .  avoids,  on  the  one 
hand,  the  appearance— it  is  often  no  more— ;Of 
great  learning;  on  the  other,  triviality  and  mis- 
leading  platitude." 

+  +  Ath.  1907,  2:  805.  D.  21.  870w. 

Int.   Studio.    33:    337.    F.    '08.    50w. 
"In   this  book  he  has  produced  a  model  work 
of  its^imL^'.^^^   ^_   ^gg    ^^    28,   -08.    200w. 
+  Spec.    100:    1004.    Je.    27,    '08.    70w. 

Dean,  Sara.  Travers:  a  story  of  the  San 
Francisco   earthquake.   t$i.5o.   Stokes. 

7-24768. 

Travers,  driven  from  service  as  a  British 
army  officer  unddT  suspicion  of  theft,  tires  or 
braving  the  odium  of  his  accusation  and  deter- 
mines to  reap  the  profits  of  his  reputation.  He 
turns  burglar  and  is  in  the  act  of  robbing  a 
Palace  hotel  guest  of  her  diamonds  when  the 
earthquake  sihocks  him  to  his  better  senses  and 
effects  a  moral  revolution.  He  rescues  the 
girl,  administers  to  her  wants  during  the  days 
following,  and  even  wins  her  love  through  ser- 
vice. 

"That  the  author  has  a  big  theme,  one  may 
even  sav  without  fear  of  contradiction,  a  tre- 
mendous theme,  becomes  evident  before  we  are 
a  third  of  the  way  through  the  volume.  That 
she  has  handlod  certain  phases  of  it  with  real 
power  and  an  intelligent  recognition  of  what 
she  is  trying  lo  do  must  also  be  conceded.  And 
if    at  the  end.  we  are  forced  to  admit  that  the 


plot  was  bigger  than  the  execution  of  it,  that 
is  not  to  the  author's  discredit,  because  only 
one  of  the  giants  among  the  makers  of  fiction 
could  have  told  that  story  as  it  deserves  to  have 
been  told."   F:  T.  Cooper. 

+  '—  Bookm.    27:    101.    Mr.    '08.    70Ow. 

"The  relation  of  the  man  and  the  girl,  how- 
ever fancifully  brought  about,  is  a  sound  and 
credible  one.  In  short,  though  the  tale  is  not 
of  power,  it  is  of  interest  both  as  a  story  and  a 
document." 

■\ Nation.  86:  163.  F.  13,  '08.  180w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   87.  F.  16,  '08.   330w. 
Dearmer,  Mabel  White  (Mrs.  Percy  Dear- 
mer).  The   sisters.    (English  title,  The 
alien  sisters.)  t$i.5o.  McClure.      8-8089. 

"The  two  sisters  of  the  title  are  daughters 
of  one  father;  one  the  delicately  nurtured  and 
fine-natured  child  of  a  wife  of  supreme  sweet- 
ness and  beauty  of  character;  the  other  the 
illegitimate  daughter  of  a  vulgar  and  avaricious 
courtesan,  who  is  presented  only  too  realistic- 
ally. The  two  love  the  same  man.  Hypnotism 
and  the  subliminal  consciousness  are  dragged 
in   to  give   a  modern   touch." — Outlook. 


"With  bolder  handling  the  story,  which  is 
full  of  incident,  might  well  have  been  dramatic; 
from  a  coarser  pen  it  would  certainly  have 
been  offensive;  but  Mrs.  Dearmer's  work  is 
neither  the  one  nor  the  oth-=r.  Ti^e  plot  is 
evolved  with  too  great  elaboration  of  detail  to 
be    speciallv   effective." 

H Ath.    1908,    1:    413.    Ap.    4.    200w. 

"The  scenes  that  hurt  are  not  introduced  in 
the  detestably  'knowing  and  showing'  inanner 
of  lesser  novels,  but  a  greater  writer,  we  think, 
would  have  conveyed  the  moral  with  less  of- 
fence." 

h   Nation.    86:    468.    My.    21,    '08.    300w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:    210.   Ap.   11,    '08.   30w. 

"The  study  of  the  two  characters  is  detailed 
and  interesting.  The  story  is  told  with  much 
strength  and  skill  and  shows  a  good  deal  of 
power." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.    13:    266.   My.    9,    '08.    80w. 

"Most  painful  in  character,  and  the  undoubt- 
ed intellectual  ability  of  the  author,  and  even 
her  genuine  moral  intention,  do  not  compensate 
the  reader  for  the  sorrow  and  suffering  he  is 
called  on  vicariouslv  to  suffer." 

—  Outlook.   88:  838.  Ap.   11,   'OS.   ^OOw. 

"Mrs.  Dearmer's  new  novel,  though  its  ul- 
timate lessons  are  sound  enough,  probes  the 
seamy  side  of  nature  too  deeply  to  suit  the  re- 
quirements of  all  readers,  and  cannot  be  rec- 
ommended   without    reserves." 

H Spec.    100:    674.    Ap.    25,    '0'8.    5S0w. 

Deeping,  (George)   Warwick.     Bertrand  of 
Brittany.   t$i.5o.   Harper.  8-12223. 

This  is  a  story  of  mediaeval  adventure.  The 
hero  is  the  neglected,  son  of  an  unloving  moth- 
er who  blasts  his  youth  with  her  heartless 
taunts.  The  faith  and  trust  of  a  little  maid  of 
seven  spurs  him  on  at  last  to  a  vindication  of 
himself  in  a  tournament  at  Rennes.  After  that 
through  the  changing  fortunes  of  v/ar  Bertrand 
carries  with  him  this  memory  which  causes 
him  to  perform  deeds  of  heroism  by  which  his 
manhood   is  finally  triumphantly  revealed. 


"The  book  gives  a  faithful  picture  of  the 
times,  but  is  neither  inspired  nor  has  It  much 
atmosphere." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  219.   Je.   '08. 

"Mr.  Deeping  has  a  good  story  to  tell  and 
he    tells    it    well." 

+  Ath.   1908,   1:    724.    Je.   13.    90w. 
"This  is  the  author's  success  that  he  has  cre- 
ated an   illusion   of  the   life   in   ancient   Brittany 
that   is   faithful   to   the   modern   imagination   or 
that  period." 

+   Ind,  65:  149.  Jl.  16,  '08.  340w. 
"It  has  a  certain  youthful  gusto  which  should 
commend  it  to  the  honest  citizen." 

+   Nation.    87:  141.    Ag.    13,    '08.    180w. 

N,   Y.   Times.   13:   211.   Ap.   11,   '08.   30w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


95 


"The  action  is  rapid,  and  the  coloring  rich 
and  vivid.  \Varwicl<  Deeping  does  this  sort  of 
thing  better  than  he  does  stories  of  modern 
life." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   266.   My.   9,   '08.    lOOw. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:  764.   Je.    '08.    SOw. 
Deering,  John  Richard.  Lee  and  his  cause; 
or,  The  virhy  and  how  of  the  war  be- 
tween the  states.  *$i.S0.  Neale.  7-41770. 
Historical  items  "more  or  less  involved  in  the 
solution    of   questions    which   have    arisen   as    to 
the    rightfulness    of    secession;    the    origin    and 
conduct  of  its  cause;  the  character,  motives  and 
sentiments  of  the  people  who  espoused  and  de- 
fended it  as  well  as  of  those  who  forced  them 
to  fields  of  blood."    (Preface.) 

"The  book  belongs  to  that  increasing  group 
of  works  by  Confederate  veterans  in  which, 
thru  iteration  and  allusion  to  the  perfect 
character  of  General  Lee,  the  attempt  is  made 
to  save  the  South  from  infamy  in  history." 

—  Ind.    65:    1067.    N.   5,    '08.    200w. 
"Perhaps   this   little   volume  of   memorial   day 

sentiment  and  of  countless  purple  patches  made 
up  of  fancy  and  fact,  is  not  entirely  worthless." 

—  Nation.    86:    557.    Je.    18,    '08.    SOw. 

De  Guerin,  E.  W.  Malice  of  the  stars.  t$i.5o. 
Lane. 

A  woman  somewhat  inclined  towards  a  crook- 
ed path  is  wooed  and  won  by  a  man  who  be- 
lieves her  to  be  good  and  honest.  "Thankful 
to  be  rescued  from  all  that  impended,  she  was 
a  good  wife,  and  a  good  mother  both  to  their 
own  children  and  to  his  by  a  former  marriage. 
But  finally  came  the  time  of  revelation  and  ret- 
ribution for  the  misdeeds  of  her  youth.  Then 
her  husband's  love  saved  the  day,  and  out  of 
something  that  came  near  to  being  wreckage 
for  every  one  concerned,  his  devotion  wrought 
a  salvation  that  turned  out  to  be  'somehow 
good.'  "   (N.  T.   Times.) 


"There  is  much  that  is  good  in  this  story 
and  a  little  that  is  bad.  It  is  written  with  a 
rharmlng  humour  and  a  real  and  sympathetic 
knowledge  of,  at  any  rate,  womankind.  The 
plot  is  weak  and  sensational  and  smacks 
strongly  of  a  serial  in  a  halfpenny  paper,  and 
even  a  marked  unconventionality  of  treatment 
.  .  .  does  not  save  it  from  mediocrity." 
H Acad.  73:  298.   D.   28,   '07.  lOOw. 

"He  offers  us  no  little  entertainment:  a  story 
of  mystery  and  complexity  of  motives,  of  un- 
happy passion  and  abiding  repentance,  woven 
around  a  plot  of  running  structure,  told,  too, 
with  much  delightful  humour  and  some  real  in- 
sight into  human  character.  Defects  of  style 
.  .  .  will,  we  trust,  be  remedied  in  future  vol- 
umes from  the  same  pen." 
+  -\ Ath.  1907:  2:  684.  N.  30.  90w. 

"Related  with  lauch  lifelikeness  and  with  a 
certain  mastery  of  touch  and  charm  of  manner 
that  make   it  a   very   readable   tale." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  100.   F.  22,  '08.   250w. 

Deland,  Ellen  Douglas.  Friendship  of  Anne. 
t$i.so.   Wilde.  7-26962. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"Here  is  the  generous  one,  the  impulsive  one, 
the  good  one,  the  shoddy  ont.  With  such  char- 
acters it  is  not  a  Eurprise  to  find  the  narrative 
developing  mechanically — a  striving  to  be  clev- 
er."    M.   J.   Moses. 

—  Ind.  63:  1483.  D.   19,  '07.  70w. 

"It  is  very  interestingly  told;  the  characters 
depicted  in  it  are  natural  and  are  developed  in 
a  lifelike  manner.  There  is  plenty  of  incident, 
and  tlie  author  evidently  understands  girls  and 
school-girl  life  thorou^hlv." 

-1-  Outlook.    87:    828.    D.    14.    '07.    90w. 

Deland,    Margaret    Wade.    R.    J.'s    mother, 
and  some  other  people.     t$i.5o.  Harper. 

8-15300. 
Six  short  stories  as  follows:   R.   J.'s   mother, 


The  Mormon,  Many  waters.  The  house  of  Rim- 
mon,  A  black  drop,  and  The  white  feather. 
Here  are  portrayed  the  simple  tho  deep  things 
of  common  experience  that  lie  close  to  uni- 
versal suffering  and  awaken  in  the  reader  a 
sense   of   sympathy  and   kinship. 

"None,  with  the  possible  exception  of  the  ti- 
tle story,   comes  up  to  her  best  work." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    219.   Je.   '08.   4" 

"Skill  and  invention  are  shown  in  all  but  one 
of  the  six  stories." 

H Ath.    1908,    1:    695.    Je.    6.    150w. 

"If  'R.  J.'s  mother'  has  its  shortcomings, 
they  are  more  than  offset  by  the  fine  work- 
manship in  such  a  story  as  'Many  waters.'  " 
F:   T.   Cooper. 

-I Bookm.   27:    577.   Ag.    '08.    570w. 

"The  tear  they  bring  to  the  easy  eve  is  not, 
one  reflects,  a  tear  to  be  proud  of.  The  fact  of 
artifice  is  too  readily  apparent,  the  means  em- 
ployed too   patent" 

—  Nation.   86:   580.   Je.   25,   '08.   360w. 
"The  stories  may  be  taken  verv  seriously  by 
serious    persons,    or    they   may    be    read    merely 
for  their  interest  by  the  frivolous.  But  the  tales 
will    live    in    memory   even    as    did    the   storv   of 
Helena  Ritchie's   temptation  and   her   triumph." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  326.  Je.  13,  '08.  600w. 
"The  new  volume  holds  a  bit  of  quiet  tragedy, 
more  than  a  hint  of  comedy,  and  an  insight  into 
silent  grief  and   an  outlook   upon   final   joy." 

-!-    N.   Y.   Times.   13:   337.   Je.   13,   '08.    170w. 
-I-   Outlook.    89:    957.    Ag.    22,    '08.    40w. 
"A    book    of    delightful    short    stories." 
-I Spec.    100:    980.    Je.    20,    '08.    220w. 

De    La    Pasture,      Elizabeth.      Deborah     of 
Tods.  t$i.50.  Button.  8-23924. 

An  American  edition  of  the  author's  first  book 
written  before  "Peter's  mother"  and  "The 
lonely  lady  of  Grosvenor  square."  "A  self-re- 
liant Devonshire  young  woman,  who  owns  and 
works  her  own  farm,  marries  an  elderly  Major, 
a  t>-pical  clubman  and  worldling.  Under  the 
glamour  of  the  fact  that  he  knew  her  father 
as  a  brother  officer,  and  even  lent  him  mon'ey, 
poor  Deborah  takes  her  Major  for  a  noble  soul. 
The  tale  of  her  disillusionment  is  told  with 
simplicity,  and  she  is  to  the  end  a  wholesome, 
large-hearted,   lovable  woman."    (Outlook.) 

"The  character  is  unusual  and  well  drawn, 
and  the  delicacy  and  refinement  of  the  author's 
earlier    stories    are    prominent." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  268.  N.  '08.  4- 
"In  stories  like  this,  with  their  naive  waiver 
of  those  psychological  and  pathological  prob- 
lems which  encumber  our  fiction,  there  is  much 
to  content  and  soothe,  if  not  profoundly  edify, 
the  old-fashioned  reader  who  resents,  now  and 
then,  the  increasing  claims  of  the  story-teller 
to  be  guide  and  philosopher  as  well  as  friend." 
+  Nation.  86:   195.   F.    27,   '08.   500w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  87.  F.  15,  '08.  130w. 
"There  is,  however,  no  sign  of  immaturity  in 
the  v.'orkmanship,  no  indication  of  extreme  youth 
in  the  tale  as  a  whole — unless  a  certain  sober 
freshness,  a  clear-eyed  idealism  be  thus  accept- 
ed. The  entire  novel  leaves  behind  it  a  scent 
as  sweet  and  comfortable  as  wild  herbs  and  bal- 
sam, young  grass  and  ripe  fruit." 

-f  -{-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   118.    F.   29,   'O'S.    300w. 
"A  little  compression  would     have     improved 
the  book." 

+  Outlook.  88:  512.   F.   29,  'OS.   130w. 

De    la    Pasture,    Mrs.    Elizabeth    Bonham. 

Grey  knight.  "i$i.50.  Dutton.  8-15880. 
The  story  of  a  titled  Englishman  of  sixty  who 
weds  the  woman  of  thirty-three  who  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  trained  nurse  had  cared  for  him  thru 
a  critical  illness.  Family  oppositions  and  mis- 
understandings run  their  course  before  affairs 
are  turned  into  a  placid  channel.  "The  most 
attractive  parts  of  the  story  are  the  descrip- 
tions of  the  Welsh  country  in  which  most  of 
the  action   passes,   and  of  the   fine   old   Norman 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


De  la  Pasture,  Elizabeth — Continued. 
castle    which    is     the     property     of     Sir     Harry 
Gwynne,   the   elderly  hero."    (Spec.) 

"The  descriptions  of  Wales  and  of  life  in  an 
old  manor  house  are  good." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   220.  Je.  '08.  + 
"Though  constructed  from  unpromising  mate- 
rials,   the   story   has   much   of   Mrs.    de   la   Pas- 
ture's usual  charm." 

H Ath.  1908,  1:  505.  Ap.  25.  130w. 

"Depends  for  its  interest  on  delineation  of 
character  rather  than  on  construction  of  plot." 
F:    T.    Cooper. 

+   Bookm.  27:  398.  Je.  '08.   400w. 

-\ Nation.   87:   236.   S.   10,   '08.   250w. 

"An  excellent  field  for  her  delicate  scrutiny 
of  human  motives  in  the  everyday  relations  of 
life." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  337.  Je.  13.   '08.   270w. 
"The  author  has  proved  herself  so  unmistak- 
ably serious  by  her  previous  work  as  to  deepen 
the   sense   of    disappointment     in    her    lack    of 
craftsnianship."   E.   L.   Gary. 

1-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  391.  Jl.  11,   '08.  1350w. 

"The  sketches  of  the  oirdinary  persons  in  the 
book  are  drawn  with  Mrs.  de  la  Pasture's  ac- 
customed skill,  and  the  whole  volume  is  emi- 
nently readable." 

+  Spec.   100:   834.   My.   2.3,   '08.   250w. 

De  la  Pasture,  Elizabeth.     Unlucky  family, 
il.  t$i.5o.  Dutton.  8-8101. 

Thirteen  members  constitute  the  family  whose 
misfortunes  are  amusingly  set  down  in  this 
story.  They  inherit  a  country  estate  and  a 
deal  of  money  and  enter  upon  a  course  of  plun- 
ders in  assuming  the  responsibilities  of  their 
luxurious  surroundings  "with  dukes  and  ad- 
mirals and  mayors  as  calling  neighbors."  (Na- 
tion.) 

"The  humor  is  rather  English,  and  of  the 
kind  that  will  be  irresistible  to  one  and  tire- 
some to  another,  as  humor  is  apt  to  be,  Eng- 
lish   or   American." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:   155.    My.    '08.   + 

"Her  gifts  of  delicate  humour  and  charac- 
terization are  thrown  away  in  the  region  of 
broad  farce,  and  the  conjunction  with  Mr.  E.  T. 
Reed   seems   to   us   unfortunate." 

—  Ath.   1907,   2:   728.   D.   7.  lOOw. 

"Capital  fun." 

+   Int.    Studio.    33:    253.    Ja.    '08.  ,50w. 
"The    series     of     ridiculous     contretemps     in- 
volved   have    the     kind     of     virtual     plausibility 
which    distinguishes   good    nonsense    from    mere 
inanity." 

+   Nation.   86:   427.   My.   7,   'OiS.   170w. 
"A  humorous  story  which  smiles  and  chuck- 
les." 

-H   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   26S.  My.   9,   '08.   lOOw. 

"A  diverting  blend  of  extravaganza  and  reali- 
ty." 

+  Sat,    R.   104:    sup.    8.    D.    7,    '07.    150w. 

"Of  course,  neither  the  story  nor  the  pic- 
tures can  be  said  to  have  much  to  do  with 
life  or  nature;  but  this  does  not  prevent  them 
from  being  amusing." 

+  Spec.   99:   sup.   903.   D.   7,   '07.   I50w. 

De  la  Ramee,  Louise  (Guida,  pseud.).    He- 

lianthus.  t$i-50.  Macmillan.  8-26831. 
Ouida's  last  story,  published,  as  she  left  it, 
in  its  incomplete  form.  Helianthus  is  a  land, 
supposedly  Italy,  in  which  is  enacted  an  inter- 
national drama  whose  poignant  note  is  liberty. 
The  characters  include  the  royal  family;  the 
action  turns  on  the  situation  of  Prince  Elim, 
the  people's  idol,  when  he  finds  himself  brought 
by  accident  into  the  direct  succession  to  the 
throne  at  a  time  when  he  is  engrossed  in  the 
cause  of  the  revolutionists.  Many  rulers  of 
Europe  figure  in  the  story. 


in  its  revelation  of  a  continued  power  of  a  beau- 
tiful talent." 

H Ind.   65:   1182.   N.   19,   '08.   80w. 

"In  spite  of  defects,  perhaps  because  of  them, 
it  smacks  of  'Ouida'  on  every  page,  and  is  an- 
other interesting  revelation  of  her  remarkable 
talent." 

H Nation.  87:   442.  N.  5,  '08.   700w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  616.  O.  24,  '08.  30w. 

De  La  Warr,  Constance,  countess.  Twice 
crow^ned  queen.  *$3.  Appleton.  7-42478. 
Tlie  life  story  of  Anne  Duchess  of  Brittany, 
wife  first  of  Charles  VIII.  of  France  and  af- 
terwards of  Louis  XII.  Her  rather  dull  life 
takes  something  of  color  from  its  settings, 
but  first  to  last  she  was  conceded  to  be  a  great 
lady. 


"Although  Lady  De  La  Warr  has  made  dili- 
gent use  of  the  best  available  material,  the 
result  of  her  efforts  is  a  somewhat  pale  pre- 
sentment." 

H Ath.   1906.   2:  610.   N.   17.   1570w. 

"The  Countess  De  La  Warr  is  not  a  very 
lively  historian,  though  she  describes  the 
costumes  and  trappings  worn  at  pageants  with 
great  accuracy  and  particularity,  and  records 
faithfully  all  the  essential  facts." 

-I N.    Y.    Times.    12:557.    S.    14,    '07.   470w. 

"Lady  De  La  Warr  has  written  a  pleasant 
and  careful  monograph  vividly  reproducing  con- 
temporarj'  life,  on  one'  of  the  most  interesting' 
personalities  of  the  pariod  when  the  Borgias 
reigned   at   Rome." 

+  Spec.    99:    871.    N.    30,    '07,    780w. 

Deledda,  Grazia.  Ashes;  tr.  from  the  Ital- 
ian by  Helen.  H.  Colvill.  t$i.5o.  Lane. 
A  Sardinian  story  of  peasant  life  in  which 
the  hero,  illegitimate  of  birth  and  deserted  by 
his  mother,  is  brought  up  in  his  father's  house- 
hold. "He  grows  up  ardent,  ambitious,  and 
idealistic,  the  two  great  aims  of  his  life  being 
to  win  a  position  which  shall  enable  him  to 
marry  his  patron's  daughter,  and  to  find  and 
reclairri  the  mother  who  had  deserted  him  in 
his  childhood.  The  conflict  of  these  aims 
makes   up   the   drama   of    'Ashes.'  "     (Nation.) 


"Resembles  her   earlier  books  in   many  of  its 
flamboyant  qualities,  Its  exaggeration,  but  also 


"A  profoundly  melancholy  book,  but  its  sad- 
ness is  tempered  by  many  passages  of  great 
idyllic  charm,  and  it  would  be  unjust  to  call  it 
morbid." 

-\ Ath.    1908,    1:  634.    My.    23.    200w. 

"Most  readers  will  feel  that  the  story  wan- 
ders through  its  fascinating  setting  too  slowly, 
with  too  many  dreamy  pauses  and  backward 
looks.  It  is,  as  a  whole,  a  readable  and  ade- 
quete  rendering  of  'Cenere.'  " 

h   Nation.   86:579.   Je.   25,   '08.  340w. 

"Is  tense  with  the  tragedies  born  of  love  and 
of  hate  and  of  the  destiny  man  makes  for  liim- 
self." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.    13:  267.    My.    9,    '08.    50w. 

Dellenbaugh,    Frederick    Samuel.      Canyon 

*       voyage:    the    narrative    of    the    second 
Powell     expedition    down     the     Green- 
Colorado  river  from  Wyoming,  and  the 
explorations  en  land,  in  the  years  1871 
and    1872.      **$3.50.    Putnam.       8-30303. 
A  narrative  of  a  government  expedition  which 
is    practically    a    continuation    of    the    author's 
"Romance   of   the   Colorado   river."     It  contains 
the  full  story  of  the  Powell's  second  expedition 
under  the  direction  of  the  Smithsonian  institu- 
tion, and  gives  the  daily  experiences  and  actual 
camp    life    of    the    explorers    at    the    same    time 
furnishing  in  its  accuracy  of  statement  a  trust- 
worthy   guide    for    navigating    the    river    as    far 
as  Kanab  canyon.     The  book  is  handsomely  il- 
lustrated. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  639.  O.  31.  '08.  260w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


97 


De  Morgan,  William  Frend.  Somehow  good. 
t$i.75.   Holt.  8-4365. 

A  headstrong  girl  had  gone  from  London  to 
India  to  marry  a  young  otflcer.  On  her  way 
she  falls  into  evil  hands  and  is  betrayed.  She 
continues  her  journey,  marries  her  lover  who 
is  awaiting  her;  after  the  ceremony,  the  truth 
of  her  wrong  to  him  becomes  known  and  a  sep- 
aration follows.  After  nearly  twenty  years 
of  absence  from  his  wife,  during  a  complete 
suspension  of  memory  and  loss  of  identity, 
the  hiusband,  thru  an  accident,  finds  shelter 
in  the  wife's  home,  now  in  London.  At  this 
point  the  story  opens,  and  is  an  intimate  anal- 
ysis of  the  peculiar  situations  that  would  at- 
tend Euch  a  lapse  of  memory  no  less  tnan  a 
handling  of  the  Magdalene's  wrong,  from  the 
stand])oint  of  him  who  for  spiritual  charity's 
sake  wouid  not  cast  the  stone  rather  than  from 
the  scribes'  and  Pharisees'  condemnatory  point 
of  view. 


"It  is  characterized  by  deliberation,  quiet,  of- 
ten quaint,  humor,  remarkable  character  draw- 
ing,  and  delightful   literary  style." 

-+-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   87.   Mr.   '08. 

"The  book  has  real  charm.  One  of  the  good 
things  in  it  is  the  description  of  a  London  fog. 
This  is  so  well  done  that  the  seasoned  London- 
er mav  almost  catch  his  breath." 

+  Ath.    1908,    1:    252.    F.    29.    500w. 

"  'Somehow  good'  makes  me  fully  aware  of 
Mr.  De  Morgan's  as  a  solid  corporeal  head  and 
shoulders,  set  square  and  calm  above  the  fid- 
dling impatience  and  impotence  which  shrills 
its  wares  in  the  popular  market  place  of  let- 
ters."    H.   W.   Boynton. 

+  +   Bookm.    27:    176.    Ap.    '08.    1050w. 

"The  plot,  while  simple  in  one  sense,  is  ex- 
tremely ingenious  and  complicated  in  another. 
And  the  writer's  style — simple  and  natural, 
freighted  alternately  with  rich  humor  and 
warm-hearted  philosophy — is  so  enjoyable  on 
its  own  account  that  it  makes  garrulity  a  vir- 
tue, and  gives  poinit  to  the  most  pointless  of 
digressions.  '   W:  M.   Payne. 

+  +   Dial.    44:    132.    Mr.    1,    '08.    970w. 

"The  book  is  not  one  to*  be  swallowed  at  a 
gulp  like  most  novels  of  th9  day.  It  is  to  be 
leisurely  sipped,  so  as  to  enjoy  the  flavor,  ii/v- 
ery  paragraph  has  its  charm,  and  aiter  reading 
it  one  wants  to  read  it  aloud  to  those  few 
friends  who  share  one's  own  good  taste  in  liter- 
ature." 

+  +   Ind.    64:    369.    F.    13,    'OS.    S60w. 

"The  fact  that  we  have  to  reoord  is  that 
on  this  theme  Mr.  De  Morgan  has  written  a 
book  as  sound,  as  sweet,  as  wholesome,  as 
wise,  as  any  in  the  range  of  fiction." 

+  +   Nation.    86:    152.    F.    13,    '08.    900w. 

"If  you  are  of  those  that  know  not  Joseph, 
the  son  of  Christopher  (builder,  drains  prompt- 
ly attended  to)  and  Alice  that  was  short  for 
Alicia,  yet  love  your  Thackeray,  you  may 
chance  it  safely  enough — and  have  your  re- 
ward. If  you  know  Joseph  and  Alice  you  do 
not   need   to   be   told  anything  more." 

4-  -f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:67.   F.   8,   'OS.   llSOw. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  337.  Je.  13,  '08.  250w. 

"Those  who  like  leisurely  narrative,  shrewd 
observation,  and  gentle  satire  will  find  the  novel 
mellow  and  quietly  entertaining.  It  is  a  book 
to  read  at  one's  ease,  not  to  rush  through  in 
order  to  kill  an  idle  hour." 

H Outlook.  S8:  511.  F.  20,  '08.  300w. 

"An  extraordinary  example  of  creative  pow- 
er."   E.   L.    Gary. 

-f-  -I-  Putnam's.  4:   617.  Ag.   '08.   350w. 

"Though  granting  his  style  to  be  lightly 
touched  by  Meredithian  eccentricity,  one  must 
avow  of  this  man  that  the  distinction  belongs 
to  him  of  having  written  some  real  English 
literature." 
+  -I R.    of    Rs.    37:    767.    Je.    '08.    KOw. 

"It  Is  formless,  it  is  prolix,  it  is  magnificent- 


ly old-fashioned,  it  is  built  up  on  improbabili- 
ties and  coincidences." 

-I Sat.   R.   lOS:  241.   F.   22,   '08.  450w. 

"To  define  the  secret  of  Mr.  De  Morgan's 
success  is  not  easy.  But  we  should  be  inclined 
to  attribute  it,  first  and  foremost,  to  his  un- 
feigned and  wholehearted  enjoyment  in  the  ex- 
ercise of  his  great  gifts  as  a  born  storyteller. 
He  loves  his  characters  .  .  .  He  is  an  inveterate 
optimist.  .  .  .  He  is  an  improvisatore  with  a 
touch  of  the  clairvoyant;  and  as  he  is  entirely 
on  the  side  of  the  angels,  and  at  the  same  time 
a  most  entertaining  companion,  the  popularity 
of  such  a  benefactor  may  be  welcomed  without 
misgiving  or   reserve." 

-I-  Spec.   100:    230.    F.    8,    '08.    570w. 

Dennis,  Rev.  James  Shepard.  Nevir  horo- 
scope of  missions.  (The  John  H.  Con- 
verse lectures  on  missions,  1907.)  **'$i. 
Revell.  8-15498. 

Lectures  which  summarize  from  a  missionary 
point  of  view  the  significance  of  the  awakening 
and  development  in  principal  mission  fields. 
The  titles  are  as  follows:  A  new  world  con- 
sciousness; Strategic  aspects  of  the  missionary 
outlook;  A  new  cloud  of  witnesses;  Fresh  an- 
nals of  the  kingdom;  The  message  of  Christian- 
ity   to   other    religions.     Index. 


-\-   Ind.    65:    782.    O.    1,    '08.    130w. 
"Such  a  book  as  this  should  be  put  especial- 
ly  into   decadent   churches,    of   which    there   are 
far     too     many.     It     might     rouse     them     from 
shameful   stagnation." 

+   Outlook.    89:628.    Jl.    18,    'OS.    140w. 
"Students  of  the  subject  will  find   interesting 
and  valuable   tliis  summary." 

+    R.  of   Rs.   38:  128.  Jl.  '08.   60w. 

Dennistoun,  James.     Memoirs  of  the  Dukes 
*       of    Urbino;    illustrating    the    arms,    art 

and   literature   of   Italy  from   1440-1630; 

new  ed.,  with  notes  by  Edward  Hutton. 

3v.  **$I2.  Lane. 
Reprinted  verbatim  in  the  original  three-vol- 
ume form.  While  finding  most  of  Dennistoun's 
facts  sound,  the  editor  disagrees  as  to  critical 
estimates.  "In  the  divisions  dealing  with  art 
jNIr.  Hutton  has  found  it  necessary  frequently  to 
disagree  both  with  the  facts  and  views  expressed 
by  Dennistoun.  When  the  work  was  first  pub- 
lished, it  was  these  divisions  which  called 
forth  most  praise  from  critics,  but  many  of  the 
opinions  be  gave  utterance  to,  especially  those 
concerning  modern  tendencies,  will  fail  to  find 
general   acceptance   now."    (Int.    Studio.) 

"The  work  as  a  whole,  containing  as  it  does 
much  matter  of  interest  that  cannot  easily  be 
found  elsewhere,  will  prove  a  desirable  acquisi- 
tion to  the  library  of  the  student  of  Italian  his- 
tory." 

H Int.  Studio.  36:  166.  D.  '08.  400w. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   621.   O.   24,   '08,   40w. 
-f   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   742.  D.  5,   '08.  200w. 

"Mr  Hutton's  notes,  written  as  they  are  with 
wide  knowledge  and  with  the  greater  steadiness 
of  the  present  day,  add  so  much  to  the  value 
of  the  work  as  to  increase  one's  regret  that  he 
did  not  produce  an  original  volume.  Pleader 
though  he  mav  be.  and  not  always  in  the  best 
cause,  Dennistoun  is  still  a  charming  writer." 
-I Sat.    R.   106:   669.   N.   28,   '08.   1500w. 

"Dennistoun's  book  is  valuable  chiefly  as  a 
storehouse  of  curious  and  varied  information, 
collected  wath  great  industry  from  a  multitude 
of  out-of-the-way  sources;  and  it  has  the  addi- 
tional merit  of  being  written  in  a  distinguished 
and  pleasant,  though  a  slightly  pompous,  style. 
As  Mr.  Hutton  points  out,  the  chapters  upon 
art  are  the  weakest  part  of  the  book.  Not  only 
do  they  suffer  from  inevitable  deficiencies  in 
knowledge,  but  their  whole  point  of  view  strikes 
the  modern  reader  as  curiously  out  of  date." 
-^ Spec.  101:  838.  N.  21,  '08.  llOOw. 


98 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Denys,  Nicolas.  Description  and  natural 
history  of  the  coasts  of  North  Amer- 
ica (Acadia);  tr.  and  ed.,  with  a  me- 
moir of  the  author,  collateral  docu- 
ments, and  a  reprint  of  the  original,  by 
W:  F.  Ganong.  (Publications  of  the 
Champlain  society,  v.  2.)  Champlain 
society,  Toronto.  8-19184. 

One  of  a  series  of  reprints  elucidating  the 
history  of  French  exploration  and  occupation 
of   what    is    now    British    North    America. 


"We  are  under  especial  obligations  to  Pro- 
fessor Ganong  for  this  excellent  translation 
of  Denys's  work,  and  for  the  painstaking  and 
scholarly  manner  in  which  he  has  accom- 
plished his  difficult  task.  Some  readers  will 
doubtless  wish  that  the  bracketed  English 
words  intended  to  clear  passages  from  ambi- 
guity, as  well  as  the  French  words  likewise 
in  brackets,  which  are  readily  found  in  the 
French  text,  had  been  left  out  altogether  or 
placed  at  the  bottom  of  the  page,  leaving  the 
page  clear.  These  however  are  minor  blem- 
ishes in  a  good  piece  of  work."  J.  P.  Baxter. 
+  H Am.  Hist.  R.  14:  161.  O.  '08.  830w., 

"Denys  gives  admirable  simple  descriptions." 
J.    P.    W. 

+   Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    828.    O.    '08.    150w. 

"Denys's  book  possesses  no  charm  of  style; 
but  his  omnivorous  eye  and  his  painstaking, 
businesslike  method  of  observation  and  narra- 
tive have  resulted  in  a  mass  of  information  in 
regard  to  the  geography,  resources,  and  fauna 
of  the  old  Acadia." 

-I-   Nation.  87:  467.  N.  12,  '08.  800w. 
Spec.  101:   sup.   713.  N.   7,   '08.   150w. 

De  Saix,  Tyler.  Man  without  a  head.  t$r.5o. 
Moffat.  8-22800. 

A  detective  story  which  "has  to  do  with  two 
murders  widely  separated  in  time  and  place, 
but  strikingly  similar  in  method.  The  victim's 
head  is  removed  with  surgical  skill  and  taken 
away  l">y  the  murderer.  In  each  case  a  respect- 
able and  honored  gentleman  is  suspected  of  the 
crime,  but  each  time  he  has  disappeared." 
(Outlook.) 

"It  is  good  of  its  class." 

+   Nation.   87:    213.  S.   3.   '08.   160w. 
"It    is    not    only    ingenious    to    the    nth    degree, 
but    it    is    written    with    a   knowled.e:e    of    human 
nature     and     a     touch     of     imagination     rarely 
found  in  these  stories  of  murder  and  mystery." 
+   N.    Y.    Times.   13:    500.    S.    12,    'OS.    270w. 
"The   storv   is   gruesome   but   readable." 
H Outlook.   90:   135.   S.   19,   '08.   lOOw. 

De  Selincourt,  Hugh.  Great  Ralegh;  be- 
ing the  life  and  times  of  Sir  Walter 
Ralegh.  (Memoir  ser.  v.  40.)  *$3.50. 
Putnam.  8-34204. 

Written  for  the  general  reader  this  biog- 
raphy aims  "to  make  the  character  of  Ralegh 
live  again,  and  draw  a  picture  of  the  times 
in  as  lively  a  manner  as  the  author  sees  it." 
"There  are  several  chapters  in  the  book  which 
alone  would  make  its  perusal  worth  while — 
particularly  the  chapters  dealing  with  the 
friendship  of  Ralegh  and  Spenser,  Ralegh's 
trial,    and    his   life   in   the   Tower."    (Outlook.) 

"On  the  whole,  the  volume  must  be  pro- 
nounced a  most  readable  contribution  to  the 
lighter  side  of  Elizabethan  history;  and  some 
peculiarities  of  style  and  taste  should  not  be 
allowed  to  depreciate  the  excellent  work  of 
selection,  and,  we  may  add,  criticism,  which 
it   represents." 

H Ath.  1908,   2:  327.   S.  19.   SSOw. 

"The  liveliness  with  which  the  story  is  told 
will  recommend  it  to  one  already  familiar  with 

+   Dial.    45:    256.    O.    16,    '08.    260w. 
+  Lit.    D.   37:    566.    O.    17,    '08.    320w. 


"A  book  which  Is  written  professedly  for  the 
general  reader  rather  than  for  the  special  stu- 
dent must  be  judged  as  a  piece  of  literature, 
and  as  such  the  present  work  is  typical  of  the 
times  in  its  failure  to  distinguish  between  vi- 
vacity and  a  cheap  smartness  and  between  leg- 
itimate   illustration   and    irrelevance." 

h   Nation.    87:    498.    N.    19,    '08.    750w. 

"It  is  not  critical  .  .  .  and  it  is  spun  out  to 
an  unconscionable  length.  Yet  it  is  impos- 
sible to  read  it  without  real  enjoyment,  so 
full  is  it  of  'atmosphere,'  so  rich  in  philosophic 
touches  and  flashes  of  terse,  vivid  character- 
ization." 

-I Outlook.    90:  456.    O.    24,    '08.    250w. 

"We  cannot  say  that  the  author  before  us 
has  added  anything  of  value  to  the  contro- 
versy.   He   gives   us   no   new   facts." 

—  Sat.    R.    106:    sup.    5.    O.    24,    "08.    1950w. 

De  Selincourt,  Hugh.  High  adventure. 
t$i.50.  Lane. 
"In  intention,  this  is  a  delicate  and  very 
serious  study  of  an  idealistic  temperament 
perplexed  by  the  facts  of  sex  till,  under  the 
stress  of  an  innocent  love  and  marriage,  the 
problem     solves    itself." — Nation. 


"The  disjointed  quotations  from  the  classics 
have  an  air  of  being  dragged  in,  and  the  various 
specimens  of  gush  would  come  more  aptly 
from  the  lips  of  an  'Early  Victorian  maiden 
than    an    advanced    folk    here    portrayed." 

—  Ath.    1908,    2:    204.    Ag.    22.    150w. 
"From    no    point    of   view    can    much   be    said 

for  it  as   a   novel." 

—  Nation.  87:  389.  O.  22,  '08.  350w. 
"Mr.  De  Selincourt  is  a  very  thoughtful  writ- 
er. He  is,  indeed,  rather  too  thoughtful,  like 
his  hero,  who  is  apt  occasionally  to  bore  us 
with  his  perpetual  concern  about  his  state  of 
mind  and   his  lack   of  purpose." 

—  Sat.   R.   106:   582.  N.   7,   '08.   90w. 

Desmond,   Harry   W.,   and   Frohne,   H.   W. 

Building  a    home.   **$i.8o.    Baker. 

8-35360. 
A  book  of  fundamental  advice  for  the  layman 
about  to  build.  In  a  thoroly  practical  manner 
the  authors  discuss  the  selection  of  a  site,  the 
respective  duties  of  architect  and  builder,  ma- 
terials, methods  of  construction,  details  of 
equipment,  drainage,  plumbing,  heating,  venti- 
lating,  and  decoration. 


+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   177.    Je.   '08.  ►!« 
"The  book  is  a  strong  presentation  of  the  ar- 
chitect's side  of  the  case." 

+  '—  Dial.  44:   382.   Je.   16,   '08.   400w. 
"The    work    seems    to    us    indispensable    to    a 
home  seeker  who  intends  to  build  for  himself." 
+   Lit.    D.    37:    562.    O.    17,    '08.    150w. 
"In  general,  it  may  be  said  that  estimates  of 
cost  can  scarcely  be  held  to  be  of  value." 

H Nation.  S6:   475.  My.   21,   '08.   200w. 

"A   book  brimming  full  of  sensible,   practical, 
and  most  wholesome  advice." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  281.  My.  16,  '08.  ISOw. 
"A  book  which  will  be   invaluable  to  any  one 
who  purposes  to  build  a  home  now  or  hopes  to 
GO  so  at  some  future  time." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  337.  Je.  13,  '08.  250w. 
"The     suggestions     made    are     practical     and 
based   upon  sound  architectural   principles." 
-f   R.  of   Rs.  38:   127.  Jl.   'OS.   70w. 

Dewe,  Rev.  Juhl  Adalbert.     History  of  eco- 

*       nomics;   or,   Economics   as  a  factor    in 

the  making  of  history.  *$i.50.  Benziger. 

8-14737. 
"An  elementary  textbook  on  general  economic 
history,  and  economic  thought.  .  .  .  The  writer 
declares  that  the  influences  which  shape  the 
events  of  history,  may  be  summed  up  under 
three  categories:  physical  surroundings,  reli- 
gion, and  economics;  and  he  seeks  to  show  how 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


99 


the  first  and  last  named  (for  religion  is  rather 
slighted)  have  affected  history  from  Greek  and 
Roman   times  to   the  present."   J.    Pol.   Econ. 


"It  is  scarcely  adequate  as  a  history  of  eco- 
nomics: there  is  too  much  vagueness  in  the 
facts  collected;  their  significance  and  correlation 
are  not  brought  out  with  the  fullness  required 
by  even  an  introductory  scientific  study  of 
economics." 

h  Cath.  World.  87:  553.  Jl.  '08.  lOOw. 

"It  will  be  of  service  as  a  companion  to  the 
ordinary  textbooks  in  which,  especially  in  the 
older  ones,  this  feature  is  almost  entirely  neg- 
lected. " 

—  '+  Cath.  World.  88:   263.  N.  '08.  120w. 

"His  style  is  clear  and  succinct,  and  his 
scholarship  admirable.  The  book  may  be  found 
valuable  either  for  general  reading  or  for  a 
textbook." 

+   Educ.    R.   36:    424.   N.    '08.    80w. 

"It  would  be  difficult  to  say  much  in  favor 
of  the  volume.  Though  of  the  most  elementary 
character,  it  shows  a  lack,  not  only  of  scholar- 
ship, but  even  a  fair  knowledge  and  grasp  of 
the  subject,  besides  heing  poorly  written,  espe- 
cially as  regards  arrangement." 

—  J.   Pol.    Econ,   16:    635.   N.    '08.    120w. 

De  Weese,  Truman  A.  Principles  of  prac- 
tical publicity;  being  a  treatise  on  the 
art  of  advertising.  2d  ed.  **$2.  Jacobs. 

8-3 II 76. 

A  valuable  practical  complement  to  W.  D. 
Scott's  "Psychology  of  advertising."  It  is  a 
treatise  on  the  successful  adaptation  of  ad- 
vertising to  all  lines  of  commercial  enter- 
prise. "Its  aim  is  to  cover  the  broad  field  of 
commercial  publicity,  showing  the  relation  of 
advertising  to  modern  business  without  elab- 
orating any  abstruse  or  far-fetched  theories 
that  are  advanced  to  explain  its  influence 
upon    the    public    mind."     (Preface.) 


N.   Y.   Times.    13:    627.    O.    24,    '08.    60w. 

Dewey,    John,    and    Tufts,   James    Hayden. 

Ethics.   *$2.    Holt.  8-22532. 

A  text  whose  significance  lies  in  its  effort  to 
awaken  a  vital  conviction  of  the  genuine  real- 
ity of  moral  problems  and  the  value  of  reflec- 
tive thought  in  dealing  with  them  objectively 
and  definitely.  Part  1,  deals  with  historic  ma- 
terial— the  beginnings  and  growth  of  morality; 
Part  2,  treats  of  the  different  types  of  theoret- 
ical interpretation;  and  Part  3,  discusses  some 
typical  social  and  economic  problems  which 
characterize   the   present. 


"If  this  is  not  the  ideal  text-book  in  ethics 
for  which  we  have  been  waiting  so  many  j'ears, 
it  is,  at  least,  a  very  good  substitute  for  it. 
These  perhaps  inevitable  omissions  can  weigh 
little  against  the  general  utility  of  the  work 
both  as  to  form  and  content.  The  references 
are  abundant  and  interesting,  the  index  and 
table  of  contents  adequate,  and  the  style  fresh 
and  vigorous.  It  should  appeal  not  only  to 
the  special  student  of  ethics,  but  to  those  in 
economics,  politics,  and  sociology  as  well." 
Norman  Wilde. 
+  -\ J.   Phllos.   5:636.  N.   5,   'OS.   1600w. 

"Above  the  level  of  textbooks.  The  choice 
and  arrangement  of  material  are  admirably 
calculated  to  indicate  the  methods  and  the 
general  direction  of  ethical  analyses.  From  the 
teacher's  point  of  view  the  work  is  of  singu- 
larly even  merit  throughout;  but  its  second 
and  third  divisions  are  most  attractive  to  the 
general   reader." 

+  Nation.    87:  438.    N.    5,    '08.    560w. 

"In  several  respects  this  work,  among  the 
many  of  its  kind  appearing  in  recent  years,  is 
eminently  valuable,  especially  for  the  ample 
treatment  given  to  ethics  in  the  world  of  action 
in  civil  society,  amidst  the  relations  of  political, 
economic,    and    family   life." 

+  Outlook.  90:   595.   N.   14,   '08.   500w. 


Dewey,  Thomas  Emmet.  Poetry  in  song, 
and  some  other  studies  in  literature; 
with  an  introd.  by  Charles  Moreau  Har- 
ger.  $1.50.  C.  M.  Harger,  Abilene,  Kan. 

7-41998. 
"This  volume  contains  essays  on  poetry  in 
song  (a  somewhat  extended  piece  of  work), 
on  literary  truth,  on  several  of  the  world's 
recognized  great  poets,  and  on  Masonry  in  its 
aspects  to  the  state  and  the  individual  (the 
author  had  long  felt  the  charm  of  Masonry 
and  stood  high  in  the  craft),  together  with  a 
few  simple,  earnest  poems  which  were  un- 
questionably worth  pnjservation  in  this  form." — 
Outlook. 


"These  lectures  were  deservedly  very  popu- 
lar, and  they  bring  out  witii  great  clearness 
the  beautie-s  and  charactoiistics  of  true  poetry. 
The  selections  are  maae  with  admirable  ap- 
preciation  of  what  is  choicest  and  best." 

-I-   Ind.    64:    159.    Ja.    16,    '08.    ]GOw. 

-t-  Outlook.    88:    327.   F.    8,   '08.    140w. 

Diamant,    Sidney.      Curves    for    calculating 
beams,  channels  and  reactions;   a  man- 
ual for  engineers,  architects,  designers, 
draughtsmen,     builders     and     contract- 
ors. *$2.     McGraw.  8-21493. 
A   set   of  diagrams   for   computing  graphically 
the   sizes   of   beams   and   channels    used   in   floor 
construction     and     their     reactions.       "Separate 
diagrams   are    given    for   the   vaiious    intensities 
of  loading,   which   range  from   80   to   500   lbs.   per 
sq.   ft.      Full   instructions  are   included   for   using 
the    diagrams    and    the    assumptions    made    in 
their    preparation    are    stated.      Tables    for    live 
and  dead  loads  and  general  values  for  combined 
live    and    dead    loads    accompany    the    instruc- 
tions."   (Engin.   D.) 


"The  book  should  prove  decidedly  valuable 
to  those  having  many  such  computations  to 
make." 

-f-   Engin.    D.    4:  306.    S.    '08.    120w. 

"When  the  designer  has  become  familiar 
with  the  use  of  the  tables,  as  he  should  in  a 
short  time,  they  should  prove  very  convenient 
and,  since  a  nicer  adjustment  between  size  and 
spacing  may  be  made,  quite  economical." 
-f   Engin.    N.   60:   316.   S.    17,    '08.   80w. 

Dick,  Stewart.  Heart  of  Spain:  an  artist's 
impressions  of  Toledo.-  il.  *$i.25. 
Jacobs.  7-42350. 

"The  'Heart  of  Spain,'  to  the  author,  is  the 
city  of  Toledo,  and  the  graphic  way  in  which 
the  grim  old  capital  is  shown  to  epitomize  the 
life  histroy  of  the  peninsula  justifies  the  choice 
of  words.  The  book  is  a\o\\edly  a  .=eries  of 
personal  impressions,  not  a  guide  book,  yet  one 
could  use  it  for  the  latter  purpose  ana  get  a 
much  better  insight  into  the  spirit  of  the  place 
than  by  seeking  the  list  of  double-starred  at- 
tractions usually  brought  to  the  attention  of 
the   tourist." — Ann.    Am.    Acad. 


"Light   but    interesting." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    134.    My.    'OS. 
-I-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.   31:   501.   Mr.   '08.   lOOw. 
"Mr.    Dick   is  an   artist   as   well  as  a   de\otee, 
and    his    slight    descriptions    of    the    scenes    he 
lo\'is  are  often  charming  pieces  of  word-paint- 
ing." 

-\-  Ath.    1907,    1:    574.    My.    11.    270w. 

Dickinson,  Goldsworthy  Lowes.  Justice  and 
*  liberty:  a  political  dialogue.  **$l.20. 
McClure. 
Argument  characterizes  this  dialogue  which  is 
conducted  by  a  philosopher,  a  banker  and  a 
gentleman  of  leisure.  "Martin  and  Harington 
are  both  idealists,  while  Stuart  [the  banker]  is 
the  practical  man  of  the  world.  Harington's 
ideal    is    an    aristocracy    of    the    Platonic    type, 


lOO 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Dickinson,  Goldsworthy  L.  — Conttnued. 
which  is  founded  on  status,  or  hereditary  caste. 
.  .  .  Martin's  ideal  is  a  democracy,  which  shall 
neither  be  an  ochlocracy  nor  an  official  oli- 
garchy, but  shall  be  founded  on  equity  or  equal- 
ity of  opportunity,  to  be  obtained,  so  far  as  we 
can  discover,  by  making  everybody  'life-tenants' 
or  life-owners  of  the  products  of  their  facul- 
ties, and  abolishing  bequest.  The  State  is  to 
be  owner  of  all  property,  but  is  to  lease  its 
various  forms  for  life  to  individuals,  if  they 
choose  and  are  capable  of  management,  while 
the  lazy,  the  timid,  and  the  incapable  are  to 
receive  State  wages."    (Sat.   R.) 


"Is  far  below  a  book  he  wrote  in  1895,  'The 
development  of  parliament.'  Mr.  Lowes  Dick- 
inson does  not  solve  the  problem.  The  culti- 
vated democracy  of  Athens  still  haunts  his 
mind,  but  he  forgets  that  it  was  founded  on 
slavery." 

—  Sat.    R.   106:   643.   N.   21,   '08.   520w. 

Diehl,  Alice  Mangold.  True  story  of  my 
life:  an  autobiography.  **$.3.50.  Lane. 
Mme.  Diehl,  novelist,  writer,  musician,  writes 
unreservedly  of  her  precocious  childhood  days, 
her  debut  in  Paris,  her  return  to  England 
where  she  engaged  in  "a  brave  and  unllagging 
struggle  to  care  for  her  growing  family.  "There 
are  apparently  no  reserves  in  the  story:  her 
mot>.er's  imperiousness,  her  husband's  foibles, 
her  own  failures  and  triumphs  in  fighting  off 
the  'wolf,'  are  recorded  with  such  fidelity  that 
we  seem  to  be  turning  the  pages  of  a  diary." 
(Dial.  J 


"One  of  those  discursive  autobiographies  of 
non-famous  persons  which  chronicle  an  im- 
mense amount  of  unimportant  private  his- 
tory and  must  rely  chiefly  on  their  realism  for 
their    charm." 

-\ Dial.   44:   48.   Ja.   16,    '08.    2i80w. 

"Lovers    of    the    chronicles    of    music    cannot 
fail    to    be    interested   in   Mme.    Diehl's   stories." 
+   Lond.   Times.   6:    301.   O.   4,   '07.    480w. 
-I-   Nation.    86:    245.    Mr.    12,    '08.    5O0w. 
"There    are    times    when    we    fancy    that    we 
have    found    our    way    into   a    'Palace   of    truth.' 
For    the    most    part    she    is    sufficiently    kindly 
in    her    notices    of    events    and    people.      Some- 
times,   however,    it   would   have  besn   better  for 
her  to  have  held   her  hand,   when   for   instance, 
she    tells    us    about    the    stormy    period    of    her 
marriage." 

-j Spec.    99:    439.    S.    28,    '07.    160w. 

Dillon,   John    M.    Motor    days    in    England. 
**$3.  Putnam.  8-20148. 

An  illustrated  account  of  a  motor  trip  thru 
the  southwestern  part  of  England— east  of  Lon- 
don, north  to  Leamington.  Instead  of  the  guide 
book  with  its  impersonal  note,  the  reader  enjoys 
the  glow  of  personal  enthusiasm  along  the  jour- 
ney. In  town  and  countryside,  architecture  and 
landscape  are  commented  upon,  as  well  as  places 
and  buildings,  sacred  and  profane,  of  historical 
interest. 


"There  is  no  justification  for  its  being  offered 
to   the    general    public." 

—  Ind.  65:  666.  S.  17,  '08.  300w. 
"Mr.  Dillon  has  read  widely  and  apprecia- 
tively; and  the  literary  and  historical  associa- 
tions are  always  uppermost  in  his  mind.  His 
remarks  on  these  subjects,  however,  are  rather 
obvious,   his  quotations  familiar." 

^ Nation.  86:  676.  Jl.   2.  '08.  140w. 

"A  document  of  considerable  general  interest, 
with  informing  descriptions  of  places  of  historic 
or  architectural  interest  and  of  literary  asso- 
ciations, which  every  intelligent  traveler  and 
sight-seer  will  want  to  know." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   37fi.  Jl.   4,  '08.  170w. 
"These    journeyings    are    very    pleasantly    de- 
scribed." 

+  Spec.    101:    238.    Ag.    15,    '08.    330w. 


Dinger,  Henry  C.  Handbook  for  the  care 
and  operation  of  naval  machinery.  *$2. 
Van    Nostrand.  8-8476. 

A  practical  handbook  which  "gives  concisely, 
but  clearly,  very  complete  information  as  to 
the  best  methods  used  in  the  engineering  de- 
partment of  naval  vessels  and  contains  a  great 
deal  of  information  as  to  the  current  practice 
of  the  Bureau  of  steam  engineering  of  the 
navy  department  in  regard  to  the  design  of  de- 
tails, fittings  and  auxiliaries.  In  addition  to 
the  main  engine  and  its  auxiliaries  ...  it 
deals  with  joints  and  packing,  stuffing  boxes, 
feed  and  filter  tanks,  feed-water  heaters,  evap- 
orators and  distillers,  refrigerating  plant,  gages 
and  thermometers,  piping,  valves,  and  all 
other  machinery  or  fittings  connected  with 
machinery   on   naval   vessels."    (Engin.   N.) 


"There  is  no  doubt  that  this  book  will  be  of 
great  use  to  those  for  whom  it  is  intended,  and 
of  interest  to  all  who  have  to  deal  with  naval 
machinerv."    D.    W.    Taylor. 

-I-    Engin.    N.   59:   437.   Ap.   16,   '08.   500w. 
Engin.   Rec.  58:  475.  O.  24,  '08.   250w. 

Dinsmore,  John  Wirt.  Teaching  a  district 
school:  a  book  for  young  teachers.  *$i. 
Am.   bk.  8-21614. 

A  book  whose  object  is  that  of  helping  the 
district  teacher  in  solving  his  problems  and  dis- 
charging his  duties.  It  is  based  on  long  re- 
search and  careful  investigation,  and  while  of- 
fering specific  help  on  the  organization  and 
maintenance  of  a  good  school,  it  urges  high 
ideals  and  worthiness  for  the  profession  of 
teaching. 


"The  earnest,  conscientious  spirit  of  the 
work  is  as  adm.irable  as  its  practicable,  de- 
tailed  instructions   are   valuable." 

4-   Nation.    87:    185.    Ag.    27,    '08.    200w. 
"A    practical,    comprehensive,    and    exceeding- 
ly  lucid   treatise." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  465.  Ag.   22,  '08.   260w. 

Ditchfield,  Peter  Hampson.     Charm  of  the 
English  village.     *$3.     Scribner. 

8-20520. 

A  volume  "in  which  churches,  manor  houses, 
rectories,  farms,  inns,  mills,  bridges,  cottages, 
barns,  crosses,  greens,  dovecotes,  and  even 
such  minor  details  as  sundials  and  weather- 
cocks, are  described  and  pictured.  The  writer 
pleads  with  eager  eloquence  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  time-honored  survivals  of  the  long  ago. 
and  mourns  over  the  reckless  destruction  of 
buildings  that  should  have  been  treasured  as 
heirlooms  of  the  nation." — Int.   Studio. 


"We  do  not  wish  to  undervalue  Mr.  Jones's 
work,  which  strikes  us  as  adequate  and  inter- 
esting; but  the  constant  attention  which  the 
author  pays  to  it  is  distracting.  The  result  is 
that   the   letterpress   is  disjointed   and   scrappy." 

-I Ath.    1908,    1:    728.    Je.    13.    260w. 

+   Int.    Studio.    35:    167.    Ag.    '08.    230w. 
"An   attractive   collection   of   descriptions   and 
comments." 

4-   Nation.    87:    244.    S.    10,    '08.    200w. 

"The  charm  of  the  elder  England  has  a  kind 
of  sturdiness,  a  downright  dependence  on 
tangible  and  visible  qualities  that  make  it  com- 
paratively easy  of  definition,  and  this  defini- 
tion is  what  Mr.  Ditchfield  attempts  and  ac- 
complishes   in    his    handsome    little    volume." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   463.  Ag.   22.   '08.   760w- 
"This   is   a   verv   pleasing   book." 

+  Spec.   100:    908.  Je.   6,    '08.   180w. 

Diver,  Maud.  Great  amulet.  +$1.50.  Lane. 
A  story  of  Anglo-Indian  life  in  which  a  Brit- 
ish army  officer  weds  an  artist,  permits  a  mis- 
understanding to  separate  him  from  her  on 
their  wedding  day,  and  effects  a  reconciliation 
five   years    later.     "Such    wider   issues   as    fron- 


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tier  warfare,  Himalayan  exploration,  and  chol- 
era camps  play  a  large  part  in  the  action,  and 
are  handled  with  sym.pathy  and  power."    (Ath.) 


"The  story  errs  perhaps  on  the  side  of  length. 
The  author's  men  and  women  are  clearly 
drawn,  and  nearly  always  impress  us  as  real 
people;  and  her  style  shows  refinement  and 
distinction." 

H Ath.   1908,    1:600.    My.    16.    120w. 

"There  are  too  many  climaxes,  and  the  tend- 
ency  is    toward    hysteria    rather    than   realism." 
—  N.    Y.   Times.    13:  425.   Ag.    1,    'OS.    200w. 

Dixon,  E,  ed.     Fairy  tales  from  the  Arab- 
ian  nights,   il.   *$2  50.   Putnam. 

Edited  and  arranged  from  the  version  based 
on  Galland,  with  numerous  illustrations  by  John 
D.   Batten. 


"A   capital   selection    of   fairy  tales." 
+  Educ.     R.    34:    537.    D.    '07.    30w. 
+   Nation.   85:   496.   N.   28,   '07.    90w. 
Outlook.   87:    619.    N.    23,    '07.   60w. 

Dobson,  (Henry)  Austin.  De  libris.  *$i.so. 
Macmillan.  8-30143. 

A  volume  dealing  with  books  and  matters 
relating  to  books,  interspersed  with  the  au- 
thor's poetry  "gay  with  wit"  and  bearing  up- 
on the  themes  of  his  essays.  Some  of  his 
chapters  are  as  follows:  Books  and  their  as- 
sociations; The  parent's  assistant;  Modern 
book  illustrators;  A  French  critic  on  Bath; 
Thackeray's  "Esmond";  and  Fresh  facts  about 
Fielding. 

"Yet  though  he  shows  little  desire  to  marshal 
facts  in  set  order  and  sequence,  only  dull 
readers  will  fail  to  perceive  that  he  is  writing 
from  a  fullness  of  knowledge,  which  many  pro- 
fessors might  envy." 

+  Ath.   1908,    2:    608.   N.    14.   600w. 

"He  is  not  at  his  best  in  it,  but  even  so  he  is 
worth   reading." 

+   Ind.  65:  1174.  N.  19,  '08.  60w. 

"Of  the  papers  as  a  whole,  it  may  fairly  be 
said  that  they  lack  distinction  of  substance  or 
stjie.      The    verse    is    even    farther    below    the 

H Nation.   87:   462.   N.   12,    '08.    200w. 

"Mr.  Dobson  belongs  among  the  most  charm- 
ing poets  and  the  most  agreeable  prose  writers 
of  our  time." 

+  Outlook.  90:   752.   N.   28,   '08.   200w. 
+  Sat.    R.    106:    611.    N.    14,    '08.    lOOw. 

Dock,  Christopher.  Life  and  works  of 
Christopher  Dock,  America's  pioneer 
writer  on  education;  with  a  translation 
of  his  works  into  the  English  language 
by  Martin  G.  Brumbaugh,  and  an  in- 
trod.  by  S.  W.  Pennypacker.  **$5. 
Lippincott.  8-17821. 

"Interesting  in  point  of  time,  this,  the  earli- 
est American  book  about  school  teaching,  is 
remarkable  for  insight  into  human  nature,  for 
the  admirable  character  which  it  revealed,  and 
for  its  minute  statement  of  an  educational 
method  which  substituted  the  law  of  love  for 
the  rule  of  force,  long  before  the  change  had 
been    made    in    the    school    world." — Nation. 


"His    writings    possess    a    special    interest    for 
all   who   are   engaged   in   educational   work,    and 
they    are,     moreover,     one    of    the    foundation- 
stones  of  American  culture."  I:  R.  Pennypacker. 
+   Dial.   45:    166.   S.    16,   '08.   900w. 

"Probably   the    educational    historian   will    find 
interest   in   the    'Life   of  Christopher   Dock,'    but 
the   general   reader  will   wonder  at   the   attempt 
to  rescue  Dock  from  the  sleep  of  oblivion." 
-\ Ind.    65:    319.    Ag.    6,    '08.    30w. 

"Dr.  Brumbaugh  .  .  .  has  shown  fine  edi- 
torial taste  and  skill  in  the  making  of  the 
book,  and  in  writing  the  life  of  the  pious  school- 


■master  he  seems  to  have  left  no  source  of  infor- 
mation   uninvestigated." 

+   Lit.   D.  37:   397.   S.   19,   '08.  320w. 
Nation,   86:   553.   Je.   18,   '08.   230w. 

Dodd,  Anna  Bowman.  On  the  knees  of 
the  gods.  t$i.5o.  Dodd.  8-3428. 

A  tale  of  Athens  during  the  time  of  Alci- 
biades.  It  tells  of  the  romance  of  a  slave 
girl  and  an  Athenian  nobleman.  The  parents 
of  Ion  come  between  the  lovers  and  send  the 
youth  off  to  war  where  he  is  captured  and  en- 
slaved. His  ransom  is  paid  by  his  sweetheart 
who  has  been  made  free,  and  whose  final  hap- 
piness includes  the  discovery  that  she,  too,  is 
descended   from   a  royal  house  of  Athens. 

"To    the    last   chapter    the   description    is   sus- 
tained.     There  are   some  errors   to   correct.   The 
chief   blemish   is   the  curious   spelling." 
-I Ind.    65:    2u9.    Jl.    23,    '08.    350w. 

—  Nation.    86:  236.   Mr.    12,    'OS.    430w. 
"The  story  is,  indeed,  not  without  interest  and 

excitement,  but  ihere  is  a  feverishness  in  the 
manner  in  which  it  is  imparted  that  wearies 
the  reader.  Yet  there  is  a  fresh  passion  in  some 
of  the  love  passages  and  a  delight  in  pictorial 
scenes  and  natural  beauty,  with  enough  feeling 
for  plot  to  make  the  reader  neartily  wish  Miss 
Anna  Bowman  Dodd  would  care  enough  for  her 
art  to  put  bettir  work  imto  it." 

H N.   Y.  Times.  13:   118.   F.   29,   'OS.   S60w. 

"Tl-.e  effort  to  make  an  impression  of  mild 
gayety,  unlimited  luxury  of  living,  and  pagan 
beauty  is  too  apparent.  Something  more 
should  have  been  left  to  the  imagination  of  the 
reader." 

—  Outlook.    88:  653.    Mr.    21,    'OS.    lOOw. 

Dodd,  William  Edward.  Jefferson  Davis. 
(American  crisis  biographies.)  **$i.2S. 
Jacobs.  8-820. 

A  sketch  of  Jefferson  Davis  intended  "not  to 
justify  or  even  defend  the  course  of  the  fore- 
most leader  of  tne  Confederate  cause;  but 
simply  to  relate  the  story  of  that  remarkably 
tragic  life  and  to  correlate  his  career  to  the 
main   curi-ent   of,  American   history." 

"The  author  is  not  always  accurate  in  his 
statements.  Deserving  of  wide  and  thought- 
ful  consideration.      C:   F.   Adams. 

+  —  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:   878.   Jl.    '08.   1050w. 
"As   a   biography   the   book   is   satisfactory;    as 
a  history  it   is   not  adequate." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    178.    Je.    '08. 

"Notwithstanding  his  superior  qualities,  Pro- 
fessor Dodd  must  take  heed  lest  his  errors  fur- 
nish hostile  critics  with  weapons  for  his  own 
destruction." 

+  —  Nation.    86:    556.    Je.    18,    '08.    700w. 
"Prof.    Dodd   has   written   this   history   with   a 
scholarly  grace  and  manly  sympathy  that  makes 
it  in  itself  delightful  reading." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  92.  F.  15,  'OS.  ISO-w. 
"Professor  Dodd  has  performed  a  difhcult 
task  well,  writing  sympathetically  of  the  Pres- 
ident of  the  short-l'ved  Confederacy,  yet  not 
allowing  his  sympathies  to  run  away  with  his 
judgment." 

-t-  Outlook.   88:  562.   Mr.   7,  '08.   300w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:   380.   Mr.   '08.  230w. 

Dodge,  Theodore  Ayrault.  Napoleon:  a 
history  of  the  art  of  war.  (Great  cap- 
tains.)  4v.  il.  ea.   **$4.   Houghton. 

4-13231. 

V.  3.  Covers  the  period  of  Napoleon's  decline 
from  the  beginning  of  the  peninsular  war  to 
th©  end  of  the  Russian  campaigns. 

V.  4.  Deals  with  the  history  of  the  art  of  war 
from  the  battle  of  Lutzen  thru  Napoleon's  last 
campaign. 

"This  work  constitutes  an  invaluable  addi- 
tion   to    military    literature;    certainly    there    is 


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Dodge,    Theodore    Ayrault — Continued. 
nothing  else  In  English     possessing     the     same 
scope   and    exhaustiveness,    and,    perhaps,    it    Is 
not  too  much   to   say  that     the     student     may 
search  every  other  language  in  vain  for  a  gen- 
eral   military    history   of    the    most    consummate 
of  the  great  captains  which  is  better  than  Col- 
onel   Dodge's    'Napoleon.'  "     F:    L:    Huidekoper. 
+  +  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:  578.    Ap.    '08.    24'OOw. 
(Review  of  v.  3  and  4.) 
"A  scholarly  work." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:  134.    My.   '08.    (Review 
of  V.  3  and  4.) 
"The    thoroughness    with    which    he    has    car- 
ried out  his  task  is  apparent  even  to  the  civil- 
ian reader."     R:  W.  Kemp. 

+  Bookm.  27:  167.  Ap.  '08.  1550w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  3  and  4.) 
"Colonel  Dodge  marshals  facts  and  figures 
with  passionless  veracity.  In  the  concluding 
volume,  the  author  has  put  forth  to  the  utmost 
his  powers  of  profound  investigation  and  lucid 
description."    J.    R.    Smith. 

4-   Dial.    44:173.    Mr.    16,    '08.    lOOOw.    (Re- 
view  of  v.   3  and  4.) 
"The    author    lacks    the    balanced    ji:dgment, 
wide    information,    and    sense   of    preciseness    in 
language,   without  which    the   attempt   J.t   fram- 
ing historical  generalities   becomes  a  snare." 

—  Nation.  86:  397.  Ap.  30,  '08.  250w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  3  and  4.) 
"These  volumes  confirm  the  very  high  repu- 
tation of  Gen.  Dodge  as  a  military  historian. 
It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  illustrations  and 
maps,  though  notably  frequent,  are  scarcely 
worthy  of  the  general  merits  of  the  book." 

+  H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  293.  My.  23,  '0«.   600w, 

(Review  of  v.  3  and  4.) 
"These  volumes  present  a  broader,  clearer, 
and  more  illuminating  study  of  military  devel- 
opment as  affected  by  the  Napoleonic  wars 
than  can  be  found  in  the  viTitings  of  any  of 
the  earlier   essayists." 

+  Outlook.    88:  836.    Ap.    11,      '08.      llOOw. 
(Review  of  v.  3  and  4.) 

R.    of    Rs.    37:  113.    Ja.    '08.    150w.    (Re- 
view of  v.    3  and  4.) 

Dole,  Nathan  Haskell.     Pilgrims,  and  other 
poems,  priv.  ptd.  pa.  $2.50.  Dole. 

7-42340. 

The  lengthy  poem  of  the  title  is  an  illustra- 
tion of  the  application  of  the  svmphonic  form 
to  English  poetry.  The  historical  theme  is 
carried  thru  four  movements,  each  of  which  in- 
cludes "a  number  of  motifs  or  passages  or 
whatever  may  be  their  technical  designation, 
with  their  pace  and  rhythm  rather  superflu- 
ously indicated  by  such  comments  as  presto, 
agitato,  and  the  like — an  odd  instance  of  lin- 
guistic involution  or  potenzierung,  as  the  Ger- 
mans would  call  it."  (Nation.)  A  group  of 
short   poems    complete   the   volume. 


ian   drama,    Goldoni   and  Italian   comedy,   Alfieri 
and  tragedy. 


"Beyond  this  amusing  transference  of  no- 
menclature and  a  kind  of  lowering  of  intellec- 
tual tone,  it  is  impossible  to  see  anything  char- 
acteristically musical  in  Mr.  Dole's  research  or 
to  take  it  for  more  than  an  entertaining  exper- 
iment." 

+  —  Nation.    87:34.    Jl.    9,    '08.    400w. 

"At  times  he  has,  and  again  he  seems  to 
have  lost,  that  magic  which  transmutes  the 
things  of  everyday  into  the  everlasting  posses- 
sion."    Christian    Gauss. 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  290.  My.   23,   'OS.   220w. 

Dole,  Nathan  Haskell.  Teacher  of  Dante, 
and  other  studies  in  Italian  literature 
**$i.75.   Moffat.  8-11089! 

Seven  studies  in  Italian  literature.  The  first 
gives  the  title  to  the  volume  and  relates  to  Bru- 
netto  T^attini  whose  influence  is  traced  in  "The 
inferno."  The  remaining  essays  are  Dante  and 
the  picturesque.  Lyric  poetry  and  Petrarch 
Boccaccio  and  the  novella.  The  rise  of  the  Ital- 


"Seven  delightful  chapters." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  178.  Je.  '08. 
"On  the  whole,  however,  our  impression  is 
rather  unsatisfactory;  for  we  cannot  escape  the 
feeling  that  the  book  might  have  been  made 
much  more  valuable  by  its  well-known  author, 
as  well  as  more  attractive." 

f-   Dial.  44:  383.  Je.  16,  '08.  130w. 

"A  volume  that,  considered  either  as  a  con- 
tribution to  knowledge,  or  as  a  summary  of 
familiar  facts,  might  be  justly  dismissed  as  of 
little  value." 

—  Nation.    87:    137.    Ag.    13,    '08.    270w. 
"He  never  fails,  also  in  keeping  a  clear  back- 
ground of  the  social  and  political  life  of  the  time 
and  in  showing  how  out  of  this  grew  the  char- 
acteristic   forms    of   literary    expression." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  321.  Je.  6,  '08.  170w. 
"All  the  chapters  afford  interesting  and  prof- 
itable  reading." 

+   Outlook.   89:   860.   Ag.   15,   '08.  450w. 

Dorland,  W.  A.  Newman.  Age  of  mental 
virility:  an  inquiry  into  the  records  of 
achievement  of  the  world's  chief  work- 
ers and  thinkers.  **$i.  Century. 

8  26841. 
In  which  the  author  answers  the  question. 
What  has  been  the  age  of  the  acme  of  mental 
activity  as  shown  by  the  records  of  the  famous 
men  of  modern  times?  He  gives  the  results  of 
investigation  into  the  lives  of  400  workers  and 
thinkers,  and  his  conclusions  show  that  the 
average  initial  age  of  mental  activity  is  twen- 
ty-four, and  that  its  acme  lies  between  forty 
and   sixty. 


"The  handling  of  the  theme  is  light,  indeed 
statistically  quite  inadequate;  but  the  gather- 
ing of  data  of  first  notable  achievements,  of 
the  period  of  the  'magnum  opus'  of  the  length 
of  productive  activity  of  the  world's  great  work- 
ers, does  leave  in  its  wake  a  realistic  sense  of 
notable  accomplishment  in  the  later  years." 
(-    Dial.  45:   349.   N.   16,   '08.   120w. 

Dorner,    Herman    B.      Window    gardening, 
il.  **$!.  Bobbs.  8-11765. 

A  book  of  cultural  directions  based  upon  an 
extended  experience  in  handling  house  plants 
which  suggests  methods  of  treatment  that  will 
enable  one  to  care  for  his  plants  intelligently 
and  to  be  confident  of  success. 

"There  is  no  extraneous  matter,  and  for  the 
inexperienced  the  little  volume  will  be  a  real 
help." 

+  Dial.    44:    352:    Je.    1,    '08.    250w. 

N,  Y.  Times.  13:  264.  My.  9,  '08.  30w. 
"The    instructions    are    succinct    and    clear." 
+  Outlook.    89:    350.    Je.    13,    '08.    70w. 

Doubleday,  Roman.  Hemlock  avenue  mys- 
tery. t$i.so.  Little.  8-6663. 
A  new  edition  of  a  popular  mystery  story  in 
which  a  young  attorney  comes  to  sudden  death, 
the  supposition  being  that  his  rival  and  enemy 
killed  him.  The  story  involves  two  women 
suspected  of  participation  in  the  crime,  while  a 
third  one  who  had  really  slain  the  man  by  ac- 
cidenit  was  wholly  unconscious  of  the  deed, 
A  young  newspaper  reporter  unravels  the  tangle 
Which  suspicion  and  doubt  are  alone  respon- 
sible for. 


"This  is,  we  think,  the  best  detective  story 
by  an  American  author  that  has  appeared  in 
recent   years." 

+  Arena.    39:    733.    Je.    '08.    200w. 
Ind.    64:   1037.    My.   7,   '08.    80w. 

"We  must  demur  against  a  disposition  in  the 
present  entertainer  to  disregard  the  rules  of  the 
game.    The  erroneous  suspicions  should  not  de- 


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pend  on  a  series  of  coincidsncjs,  each  alone 
credible  enough,  but  in  the  mass  impossible; 
nor  should  we  :n  the  end  be  mocked  by  finding 
there  was  no  murder  at  all." 

. f-  Nation.  86:  219.   Mr.   5,   '08.   150w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  206.  Ap.  11,  '08.  15»w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   337.  Je.    13,    '08.    240w. 
"Mr.    Doubleday's    plot    is    ingenious,    and    the 
solution  is  well  concealed  and  theoretically  pos- 
sible although  certainly  extremely   improbable." 
+  Outlook.   88:654.   Mr.   21,    'OS.    50w. 

Doughty,  Charles  Montagu.  Wanderings 
in  Arabia:  an  abridgment  of  "Travels 
in  Arabia  deserta";  arranged  with  in- 
trod.  by  E:  Garnett.     *$4.5o.     Scribner. 

8-21785. 

An  abridgment  of  an  important  travel  book 
published  twenty  years  ago.  The  excision  ex- 
tends to  the  scientific  matter  chiefly,  while  the 
author  preserves  with  care  the  charm  and  pic- 
turesqueness    of    the    original   volume. 

"His  book  fully  deserved  reprinting,  and  we 
are  grateful  to  Mr.  Garnett  for  making  it  ac- 
cessible, now  that  the  original  edition  cannot 
be  had,  and  for  making  it  less  unwieldy.  Had 
he  been  a  little  more  ruthless,  he  would  have 
done  perhaps  an  even  greater  service  to  the  lit- 
erature of  travel:  for  to  literature,  in  the  true 
sense,  Mr.  Doughty's  book  belongs." 
+   H Ath.    190S,    1:    53U.   My.    2.    1300w. 

"Hi.s  style  has  an  oddly  archaic  flavor,  but  it 
is  wonderfully  direct  and  trenchant,  in  fit  cor- 
respondence with  the  incisive  quality  of  his  in- 
sight." 

-I-   +  Dial.    44:    354.    Je.    1,    'OS.    200w. 

"The  work  is  an  achievement  in  the  realm  of 
pur«  literature  apart  from  its  interest  as  an 
account  of   remarkable  journeys." 

+  +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  296.  My.  23,   '08.  500w. 

"A  book  containing  the  most  intimately  true 
and  penetrating  account  of  desert  life  ever 
written." 

+   +  Sat.    R.    106:    114.    Jl.    25,    '08.    1500w. 

"Not  since  the  Eliz.abethan  voyagers  has 
there  been  any  parallel  to  it  either  in  style  or 
in  Quixotic  adventure.  A  man  taking  it  up 
casually  might  imagine  that  he  was  reading 
one   of    Hakluyt's    volumes." 

+  +  Spec.    100:  377.    Mr.    7,    '08.    2O0Ow. 

Douglas,  Hugh  A,  Venice  on  foot.  *$i.50. 
Scribner.  W  812. 

Leaving  the  gondolas  to  the  sightseers  who 
are  satisfied  with  the  usual  course  of  water- 
ways, Mr.  Douglas  sets  out  on  foot  and  ex- 
plores bridges  and  back  alleys.  "He  contents 
himself  with  showing  the  way  to  palaces, 
churches  and  galleries,  and  then  leaving  us  at 
the  door,  to  the  tender  mercies  of  our  Baede- 
kers. But  in  his  own  way,  he  does  cover  very 
complettly  the  entire  maze  of  streets  in  ten 
well-arranged  walks,  each  calculated  to  occupy 
a  couple  of  hours.  Any  one  with  ten  days  at 
his  disposal  could  spend  a  portion  of  each  day 
in  no  better  way  than  by  intrusting  himself 
unreservedly  tT  Mr.  Douglas's  guidance." 
(Bookm.) 


Dow,  Earle  Wilbur.  Atlas  of  European  his- 
tory.  *$i.50.    Holt.  7-29562. 

Especially  useful  to  teach ;rs  of  history  in 
schools  and  colleges.  This  atlas  gives  a  his- 
tory almost  exclusively  by  maps  and  charts  of 
the  different  peoples  of  Europe. 


"So  far  as  we  nave  tested  it  we  have  lound 
it  accurate;  its  type  is  clear,  and  its  form  con- 
venient for  the  pocket,  and  no  visitor  to  Ven- 
ice should  be  without  it." 

-f-  +  Ath.  1907,  2:  687.  N.  30.  150w. 
"Should  do  some  useful  missionary  service, 
in  disseminati'^g  the  simple  truth  that  there 
is  no  more  direct,  thorough  and  altogether  in- 
structive way  of  exploring  the  city  than  by 
walking."      F:    T.    Cooper. 

+   Bookm.    26:511.    Ja.    '08.    300w. 
"It   is   a  model    of   clearness,   conciseness,    and 
concrete    information." 

4-   +   Nation.    S6:    38.    Ja.    9,    'OS.    250w. 
"The   maps    are   clear   and    the   directions    ex- 
plicit,   so    that    no    one    of    ordinary    intelligence 
should   have   any    difficulty   in    following   them." 
4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  90.  F.  15,  '08.  190w. 


"While  on  the  whole  the  work  is  to  be  high- 
ly commended,  yet  it  is  not  entirely  above  ad- 
verse criticism."     W.   R.   Manning. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    66S.    Ap.    'OS.    600w. 

A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:  39.    F.    'OS.    + 
"The    presentation    is    made    in     detail     great 
enough  to  meet  the  needs  of  one  intent  upon  a 
special    field    and    embodies    the    results    of    the 
best    historical    map    making." 

+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  270.  Ja.   'OS.  lOOw. 
Educ.    R.   34:537.   D.    '07.    20w. 
"Excellent  work." 

+  R.  of  Rs.  37:  254.  F.  '08.  140w. 
"While  the  work  is  not  faultless,  it  is  a  very 
creditable  and  valuable  undertaking  and  should 
greatly  stimulate  the  study  of  place  in  connec- 
tion with  the  development  of  history."  G:  L. 
Scherger. 

-f-  —  School    R.   16:   690.  D.   '08.   300w. 

Dowd,   Jerome.      Negro   races:    a   sociolog- 
ical study.  3v.  ea.  *$2.5o.  Macmillan. 

7-40054. 
V.  1.  The  first  of  a  series  which  in  tliree 
volumes  will  cover  "a  sociological  study  of 
mankind  from  the  standpoint  of  rare."  This 
instalment  treats  of  the  life  of  the  most  prim- 
itive of  the  black  races:  the  Negritos  (pygmies 
and  Hottentots  of  South  Africa),  the  Nigri- 
tians  (Ashantis,  Dahomans,  and  Central  African 
blacks),    and   the   Fellatahs    (of  Central    Sudan). 


"The  chief  criticism  against  the  book  from  a 
sociological  standpoint  is  that  it  makes  the  total 
social  life  depend  too  exclusively  on  economic 
conditions.  On  the  whole,  however,  the  book 
is  desening  of  high  praise.  If  Professor  Dowd 
succeeds  in  keeping  the  other  volumes  up  to 
the  high  standard  of  the  first,  flie  complete 
work  will  be  one  of  great  value  *o  every  serious 
student  of  sociologv."     C:   A.  Ellwood. 

-I Am.   J.    Soc.    13:    85'5.    My.    'OS.    liOfiw. 

"Mr.  Dowd  has  given  us  the  best  description 
of  the  African  negroes  in  brief  compass  yet 
produced.  I'he  book  should  be  carefully  read 
by  all  who  have  to  deal  with  necroes  in  any 
way,  or  who  are  interested  in  social  studies." 
Carl  Kelsev. 

+  Ann.    Am.    Acad.   31:518.    Mr.   'OS.   5'Ow. 
"It    is    in    high    degree   valuable." 

+  Educ.    R.    35:  207.    F.    'OS.    50w. 
"Of    the    book    as    a    whole    it    must    be    said 
that    it    leaves    on    the    mind    of    the    reader    the 
impression  of  a  conscientious  inventory."   C.   H. 
Hawes. 

_( ^  J.    phllos.     5:    442.   Jl.    30,    'OS.   1200w. 

"The  volume  contains  considerable  interest- 
ing material  on  the  economic  life  of  these  prim- 
itive   races." 

-I-  J.   Pol.   Econ.  16:  390.  Je.  '08.   260w. 
"The  author  has   assumed   rather   light-heart- 
edly   a   task    too    difficult    and    encycloppedic    for 
any    save    the    hand    of    a    profound    and    highly 
gifted    schol.ir." 

' y.    Nation.   Sfl:  244.   Mr.    12,   '08.    250w. 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  38.   Ja.   25,   'OS.   20Ow. 
"The  material   presented   is  sadly  deficient   in 
accuracv  and  in  completeness,  and  the  point  of 
view  is  vague  and  one-sided."  Franz  Boas. 
—  Pol.  Sci.  Q.  23:  729.  D.  'OS.  930w. 
"An    important    work." 

+   R.    of    Rs.   37:  509.   Ap.    '08.   lOOw. 
"The    whole    deserves    careful    study,    though 
we    must    not    be    understood    as    accepting    the 
author's  conclusion?  and  suggestions." 
H Spec.    100:  304.    F.    22,    '08.    350w. 


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Downes,  Alfred  M.     Fire-fighters  and  their 
pets.    il.    t$i.5o.    Harper.  7-38206. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.  1907. 

"Not  written  for  children,  but  will  interest 
boys  particularly." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  11.  Ja.  '08.  + 
"The  tragedy  and  the  heroism  in  the  work 
of  our  firemen,  and  the  comedy,  and  some- 
times the  tragedy  too,  of  the  masoots  to  which 
they  are  so  devoted,  are  set  forth  in  stirring 
style." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   49.   Ja.   25,   '08.   200w. 

Doyle,  A.   Conan.     Round   the   fire   stories. 
t$i.50.   McClure.  8-28056. 

"If  an  author  might  choose  his  time  and 
place  as  an  artist  does  the  light  and  hanging 
of  his  picture,"  says  Mr.  Doyle,  "these  tales 
might  well  be  read  'round  the  fire'  upon  a  win- 
ter's night."  They  deal  with  the  grotesque  and 
the  terrible.  Among  the  seventeen  stories  are 
the  following:  The  pot  of  caviare,  ingenious  in 
its  horror;  The  club-footed  grocer;  The  sealed 
room;    The  Brazilian  cat;   and   The  lost  special. 


"Two  or  three  of  the  tales  are  so  uncompro- 
misingly artificial  that  one  regrets  their  inclu- 
sion in  the  collection.  Again  and  again  the  sly 
and  highly  intellectual  humor  of  the  author  is 
in  evidence,  even  in  his  quite  seriously  con- 
ceived tales." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  688.  N.  21,  '08.  440w. 

"There  is  not  a  page  of  the  book  which  the 
most  timorous  of  his  admirers  might  fear  to 
read  at  midnight,  though  there  are  murders, 
ghosts,  visions,  and  spiritualistic  materialisa- 
tions. Sir  Arthur  reduces  th-^m  all  by  his  meth- 
ods to  a  condition  of  ponderable  solidity  in 
which  they  can  be  handled  witliout  a  tremor. 
These  things  are  noc  of  his  genre,  he  should  not 
attempt  them." 

—  Sat.    R.   106:547.    O.   31.    '08.    4C0w. 

"The  reader  who  ta  es  up  the  book  may 
make  sure  of  having  quite  enough  thrills  to 
last   him   for  soine  time." 

+  Spec.   101:  594.    O.   17.    '08.    140w. 

Doyle,  A.  Conan.    Through  the  magic  door. 
**$i.25.  McClure.  8-16226. 

The  magic  door  is  the  portal  thru  which  one 
passes  from  the  outer  world  to  the  world  of 
books  where  stand  comrades  for  every  mood 
and  aspiration.  In  a  series  of  essays  Mr.  Doyle 
gives  in  a  "hurry-never"  fashion  an  account  of 
his  literary  tastes  and  experiences.  It  is  a 
new  role  for  Mr.  Doyle  to  assume  before  the 
public,  but  one  likes  it  because  it  is  the  ideal- 
istic bar-kground  from  which  could  emerge  even 
the  eminently  practical   Sherlock  Holmes, 

A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  235.  O.  '08.  + 
"As  a   genial  introduction   to  literature   it  haa 
a  certain  value;  but  from  another  point  of  view 
Its    interest   is   greater    as    a   revelation    of   the 
author's   own   literary  history." 

+  Ath.    1907,    2:    824.    D.    28.    450w. 
"To    the    mind    of    the    present    reviewer    one 
must    hark    back    to    Thackeray's      'Roundabout 
papers'  to  find  more  ingenuous,  agreeable  read- 
ing of  this  kind."   A.   B.   Maurice. 

+   Bookm.    27:    597.    Ag.    '08.    1200w. 
"As    an    essayist    and    critic    his    style    is    In- 
formal   and    agreeable."      P.    F.    Bicknell. 

H Dial.   44:   338.   Je.   1,   '08.  350w. 

"Here  is  .  .  .  the  country  gentleman  of  ripe 
reading,  and  sound,  if  not  very  profound  schol- 
arship."   A.    B.    Maurice. 

-I-   Forum.    40:    128.    Ag.    '08.    1450w. 
"The  present   book   is  merely  a  rambling  ac- 
count  of  what   he  likes  and  what  he   does   not 
like." 

H •  Nation.   87:   77.  Jl.    23,   '08.   550w. 

"It  is  all  pleasant  gossip,  bearing  the  impress 
of  a  cle\'er,  wholesome  mind;  an  alert  and  many 
sided  mind,  too,  if  not  essentially  profound.  A 
writer  who  can  and  will  make  a  whole  chapter 
out    of    the    joy    of    reading    Macaulay's    essays, 


who  can  still  glory  in  Gibbon's  'Decline  and 
fall,'  is  unspoiled  by  cheap,  modern  ideas,  and 
untouched   by   pedantry." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  265.  My.  9,  '08.  1400w. 
"It   has   an   enjoyable   quality  which   is   some- 
times   more   agreeable    than    greatness." 

+  Outlook.   89:  812.   Ag.   8,   '08.   350w. 
Spec.    100:    69.    Ja.    11,    '08.    150w. 

Drake,  Allison  Emery.     Discoveries  in  He- 

brew^,       Gaelic,      Anglo-Saxon,       Latin, 

Basque,  and  other  Caucasic  languages; 

showing    fundamental    kinship    of    the 

Aryan  tongues  and  of  Basque  with  the 

Semitic  tongues.  *$6.  Herrick  bk.  8-448. 

A   book  whose   "discoveries"    are  addressed   to 

comparative    philologists    in    which    the    author 

concludes    that    Hebrew    is    the    mother    tongue 

from   which   both   Aryan  and   Semitic  languages 

have  been  derived. 


"Scholars  who  are  acquainted  with  'Author- 
ship of  West-Saxon  gospels'  will  probably  be 
disposed  to  hope  that  the  author's  new  book 
deserves  consideration.  If  such  is  their  expec- 
tation,   it    will    be,    we    fear,    disappointed." 

—  Ath.    1908,    1:475.    Ap.    18.    220w. 

"The  conclusion  is  in  direct  conflict  with  the 
findings  of  every  scientific  student  of  compar- 
ative   philology." 

—  Bib.    World.    32:    223.    S.    '08.   70w. 
Educ.    R.   35:   206.   F.   '08.   50w. 

"With  such  limber  license  of  comparison  and 
all  the  dictionaries  to  resort  to,  any  conclusion 
desired  can  be  reached,  and  would  justify  the 
definition  of  comparative  philology  as  that  sci- 
ence in  which  the  vowels  count  for  nothing 
and   the   consonants   for   very   little." 

—  Ind.   64:    533.    Mr.   5,    '08.    230w. 

"His  work  bristles  with  philological  impos- 
sibilities. The  volume  is  unworthy  of  serious 
attention,  and  its  only  interest  arises  from  its 
being  one  of  those  strange  works  that  spring 
from  the  union  of  a  certain  kind  of  learned  in- 
dustrv    with    misdirected    ingenuity." 

—  Nature.    78:    77.   My.    28,    '08.    200w. 

Draper,  George  Otis.  More:  a  study  of  fi- 
nancial conditions  now  prevalent.  **$i. 
Little.  8-8153. 

A  book  of  theories  derived  from  twenty  years 
of  practical  experience  in  creation  and  invest- 
ment. He  discusses  after  a  novel  fashion  such 
subjects  as  the  following:  the  many  that  are 
less  rich,  "iivision  of  profits,  dishonesty,  incomes, 
law  not  justice,  socialism,  antagonism  to  prop- 
erty, how  wealth  increases,  millions,  trade 
unions,  trusts,  tariff,  expenditure,  savings,  cur- 
rency, reform,  destroying  confidence,  public 
ownership,  lack  of  track,  retail  profits  and  pos- 
sible perfection. 


"The  author's  purpose  is  commendable,  and 
many  of  his  observations  are  just  and  useful, 
but  we  cannot  think  that  he  has  been  success- 
ful in  making  either  a  readable  or  very  helpful 
book." 

1-   Educ.    R.    35:    521.    My.    '08.    50w. 

"Positive,  plain-spoken  and  somewhat  superfi- 
cial." 

H Ind.    64:695.    Mr.    20,    '08.    lOOw. 

"A  volume  well  worth  reading  by  either  wage 
earners   or  wage   payers,    or   whoever   buys     or 

'  -1-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  184.  Ap.  4.  '08.  lOOOw. 

Draper,  William  Franklin.  Recollections  of 
a  varied  career.  **$3.  Little.  8-26882. 
Personal  reminiscences  whose  range  is  sug- 
gested in  the  following  excerpt:  "My  public  ex- 
perience,— as  a  soldier  in  time  of  war,  a  mem- 
ber of  Congress  while  great  questions  were 
under  consideration,  and  a  diplomat,  also  in 
war  time, — would  be  hard  to  equal  in  variety; 
and  my  private  life  covers  invention  in  import- 
ant lines,  and  a  business  career,  commencing- 
as  an   employee  and  closing  as   the   head  of  a 


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large  industrial  establishment,  perhaps  the 
largest  in  Massachusetts  that  is  owned  by  its 
managers." 


Dial.  45:  298.  N.  1,  '08.  350w. 
Ind.  65:  1176.  N.  19,  '08.  80w. 
"It  is  the  quality  of  directness  and  plain  com- 
mon sense  as  applied  to  the  narrative  of  a 
notably  successful  and  varied  career  which 
gives  to  the  book  an  interest  really  genuine 
and   quite   exceptional." 

+   Lit.    D.    37:    599.    O.    24,    '08.    700w. 
"The  story  of  a  life  that  is   interesting  and 
remarkable." 

+   Nation.   87:    547.   D.    3,    '08.    530w. 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   620.   O.   24,   '08.   1300w. 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   621.   O.   24,   '08.   50w. 
R.   of    Rs.   38:    633.    N.    '08.    70w. 
Dresser,  Horatio  Willis.  Philosophy  of  the 
spirit:    a    study    of   the    spiritual    nature 
of  man  and  the  presence  of  God,  with 
a    supplementary    essay    on    the    logic 
of  Hegel.  **$2.50.  Putnam.  8-16563. 

"Taking  account  of  the  present  positions 
reached  by  psychology,  and  advancing  beyond 
these,  Mr.  Dresser  devotes  himself  to  a  study  of 
the  higher  nature  of  man  as  related  to  the  cre- 
ative life,  or  spirit,  the  dynamic  ground  of  all 
existence,    activity,    and    reason."     (Outlook.) 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  316.  Je.  6,  '08.  150w. 
Outlook.   89:  768.   Ag.   1,    'OS.   500w. 
R.   of   Rs.   38:  126.   Jl.    '08.    40w. 

Dresser,  Horatio  Willis.     Physician  to  the 
*       soul.  **$!.  Putnam.  8-30363. 

A  book  for  "teachers,  ministers  and  others 
who  wish  to  become  physicians  to  the  soul,"  in 
which  the  author  applies  the  idealism  of  his 
previous  volumes  to  individual  problems.  The 
chapter  headings  are  as  follows:  An  ideal  oc- 
cupation; Mental  attitudes;  Besetting  self-con- 
sciousness; Persistent  fear;  Spiritual  quickening; 
A  letter  to  a  skeptic;  The  Emmanuel  movement; 
The  power  of  the  spirit;  and  The  true  Christian 
science. 

"The  position  he  takes  is  in  the  main  so  emi- 
nently sane,  reasonable,  and  convincing  that  his 
'A  physician  to  the  soul'  must  be  reckoned  one 
of  the  most  helpful  books  of  its  kind  issued 
within  the  year."  H.   A.   Bruce. 

+   +  Outlook.  90:  704.   N.   28,  '08.   260w. 

Drewitt,  Frederick  G.  D.  Bombay  in  the 
days  of  George  IV:  memoirs  of  Sir 
Edward  West,  chief  justice  of  the 
king's  court  during  its  conflict  with  the 
East  India  company;  with  hitherto  un- 
published documents.  $3.50.   Longmans. 

8-3992. 
"In  the  main  an  account  of  an  almost  forgot- 
ten episode  in  Indian  history,  the  quarrels  be- 
tween the  king's  judges  and  the  executive  gov- 
ernment in  Bombay  in  the  second  quarter  of 
the  last  century.  .  .  .  The  present  work  places 
the  case  of  the  king's  judges  before  the  public. 
It  is  an  attempt  to  vindicate  the  action  of  Sir 
Edward  West,  who  was  the  last  recorder  and 
the  first  chief  justice  of  Bombay."  (Eng.  Hist. 
R.)  "Aside  from  the  light  thrown  upon  West's 
perronality  by  Dr.  Drewitt's  volume,  students 
of  economic  thought  will  be  interested  in  the 
occasional  references  therein  to  West's  econ- 
omic writings."     (Econ.    Bull.) 

"Altogether  the  volume  fills,  in  the  most  ac- 
ceptable manner,  a  conspicuous  gap  in  the 
personal  aspect  of  'the  first,  though  not  the 
name-father  and  greatest  of  the  Ricardian 
school.'  "     J.   H.    Hollander. 

+   Econ.    Bull.   1:  31.   Ap.    '08.    830w. 

"This  book  may  well  be  recommended  to 
those  who  take  an  interest  in  the  study  of 
English  life  and  society  in   India.     The   copious 


extracts  from  Lady  West's  diary  give  consid- 
erable insight  into  the  way  in  which  Europeans 
lived  in  India  in  the  beginning  of  the  last  cen- 
tury. In  this  respect  the  book  will  repay  pe- 
rusal."  E.   J.   T. 

+    Eng.    Hist.    R,   23:   411.   Ap.    '08.    280w. 

Drucker,  Aaron  P.  Trial     of    Jesus,     from 
Jewish  sources.  25c.  Bloch.  8-10427. 

"Jewish  traditions,  as  indicated  by  Rabbi 
Drucker,  while  they  differ  from  the  New  Tes- 
tament narratives,  do  not  really  oppose  or  co'- 
tradict  those  narratives,  but  rather  confirm  and 
corroborate  them.  'I'he  learned  Rabbi  stoutly 
maintains  that  .leous  was  not  tried  by  a  Jewish 
court,  that  the  charges  brought  against  him 
were  un-Jewish.  and  that  the  Jewish  people 
were  betrayed  by  the  Romans." — R.  of  Rs. 


Bib.   World.    32:    151.   Ag.    '08.    ISOw. 
"Highly    interesting    brochure." 

+   Outlook.   87:   789.   D.   7,   '07.   170w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    119.    Ja.    '08.    lOOw. 

Drummond,    William    Henry.    Great    fight: 
poems    and    sketches;    ed.    with    a    bio- 
graphical     sketch      by      May      Harvey 
Drummond.    **$i.25.    Putnam.    8-28424, 
A    volume    which    brings    together    the    poems 
and    sketches    which    remained    unpublished    at 
the    time     of    Drummond's    death.       Some    are 
connected   with    his    life   at    Kerr   lAke,    in    the 
Cobalt    district,    where    he    died;     some    are    in 
dialect,     and     deal     with     the    French-Canadian 
life;    and   still   others   relate   to   his   own   people, 
the    Irish.    Mrs.    Drummond    has    contributed    a 
biographical    sketch    including    facts    of    his    life 
and   comment   upon   his  poems. 

"Will  be  welcome  to  the  many  readers,  on  both 
sides  of  the  line,  of  'The  habitant'  and  'Johnnie 
Courteau.'  " 

+   Ind.   65:   1174.   N.   19,   '08.   50w. 

Du   Bois,    Mary    R.   J.,    comp.      Poems    for 
travelers.  *$i.50.   Holt.  8-33902. 

Poems  selected  from  literature  of  all  ages 
whose  themes  are  associated  with  historic  and 
classic  localities  in  the  track  of  the  tourist  in 
PYance,  Germany,  Austria,  .Switzerland.  Italy 
and  Greece. 


Ind.   65:  383.  Ag.   13,   '08.   llOw. 
"In   breadth  of  choice,    'Poems   for  travellers,' 
is   superior    [to    'Poetic   old-world,']    but   its   ar- 
rangement is  not  so  good." 

H Nation.    87:    232.    S.    10,    '08.    80w. 

Duncan,  David.  Life  and  letters  of  Herbert 
Spencer.  2v.  **$5.  Appleton.  8-17798. 
By  request  of  Herbert  Spencer  expressed  in 
his  will.  Dr.  David  Duncan  supplements  Mr. 
Spencer's  "Autobiography"  by  means  of  this 
objective  study  including  the  biographical  ma- 
terials that  were  omitted  from  the  philosopher's 
own  record  of  his  life.  "The  sixty-two  years 
included  in  the  autobiography  have  been  treated 
by  Dr.  Duncan  in  just  about  one-half  of  the 
present  volume  of  five  hundred  and  fifty  pages. 
The  rest  contains  the  subsequent  twenty  years 
which  Spencer  had  not  dealt  with.  In  addition 
there  are  several  appendices,  one  by  Spencer 
entitled  'Physical  traits  and  some  sequences' 
which  would  have  found  its  proper  place  in  the 
'Autobiography';  another  entitled  'The  filiation 
of  ideas.'  "    (Sat.   R.) 


"It    includes    a    great    deal    of   valuable    new 
matter." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    235.    O.    '08. 
"This    is    one    of    the    most    important    bio- 
graphies of  the  year;    a  work   that   should   find 
a    place    in    all    well-ordered    libraries." 
+  Arena.  40:   267.   S.   '08.  1200w. 
"On  the  whole,  we  cannot  say  that  Mr.  Dun- 
can's portrait  is  more  vivid  or  more  interesting 
than  Spencer's  own  self-re\-elation." 

+  Ath,    1908,    2:    5.    Jl.    4.    23'50w. 


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Duncan,  David  —Continued. 
Reviewed  by  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

4-  Dial.  45:  10.  Jl.  1,  '08.  1400w. 
"It  is  a  work  well  worth  doing,  for  it  is  the 
permanent  and  authentic  record  of  a  man,  who, 
by  his  individual  life  work,  created  a  new  era 
of  philosophical  thought.  And  Mr.  Duncan  has 
done   the  work  well." 

+   Ind.    65:  261.   Jl.    30,   '08.    1600w. 
+   Int.   Studio.   35:   242.   S.   '08.   330w. 
"Dr.  Duncan  .  .  .  has  prepared  them  in  work- 
manlike   manner,    and    does    succeed    in    giving 
the  reader   a  somewhat   more   intimate  view   of 
Spencer's  character." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:   161.   Ag.    1,   '08.   1150w. 
"Mr.   Duncan's   book   contains, a  good   deal   of 
new  matter  that  was  well  worth  printing.  Much 
of  the  first  volun\e  is  merely  a  weakened  para- 
phrase of  the   'Autobiography.'  " 

^ Nation.   86:   534.   Je.   11,   '08.   2250w. 

"It  is  the  chief  merit  of  this  book  that  it  dis- 
plays  all   his   traits    in   the   just   proportion." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  302.  My.  30,  '08.   800w. 
"Dr.     Duncan's     editing    has     been     skillfully 
done." 

+   R.  Of  Rs.  3-8:  121.  Jl.  '08.  900w. 

4-  Sat.    R.   105:   666.   My.   23,   '0«.    520w. 
"He   seems   to   me   to   have   performed  a   task 
of  infinite   difliculty,    with   admirable   spirit  and 
skill."  R.  M.  Wenley. 

+  S&ience,   n.s.   28:   760.  N.   27,   '08.    2200w. 
"The      biographer      has      shown      remarkable 
judgment  in  what  he  has  included  and  exclud- 
ed." 

+  Spec.   101:    232.    Ag.   15,   '08.    1800w. 

Duncan,  Edmondstoune.  Story  of  min- 
strelsy. (Music  story  ser.)  *$i.25.  Scrib- 
ner.  7-40289. 

Pacts  in  the  history  of  minstrelsy  are  re- 
corded from  th3  times  of  Druid  bards,  Saxon 
scalds  and  gleemen  down  to  the  end  of  the 
Stuart  period,  comprising  "references  to  the 
first  Christian  church.  Saint  Cecilia,  monks  and 
miracle  plays,  the  Elizabethan  period,  music  in 
the  time  of  Chaucer,  old  glees  and  madrigals, 
etc.  There  is,  besides,  an  interesting  chapter 
on  songs  and  a  bibliography  of  the  literature  of 
minstrelsy,  including  a  very  complete  list  of 
collections    of   old    songs."      (N.    Y.    Times.) 


"In  a  rambling  yet  agreeable  style,  Mr.  Dun- 
can gives  much  curious  information  about  min- 
strelsv  " 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:179.  Je.  '08. 
"His  style  is  rambling;  he  does  not  aim  at 
framing  a  regular  hiptnry.  but  like  Ritson  in 
his  •Dissertation.'  links  together  'little  frag- 
ments and  slight  notices'  that  may  'serve  to 
gratify    a    svmpathetic    curiosity."  " 

-f   Nation.    86:    315.    Ap.    2,    'OS.    170w. 

N.    Y.   Times.    12:763.    N.    30,    '07.    200w. 
"On   the   widely  inclusive   subject  he   has   dis- 
coursed   agreeably,    without    parade    of    scholar- 
ship,  yet  with   evidences  of  wide   if  not  always 
accurate    reading."    Richard    Aldrich. 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:   128.   Mr.    7,   '08.    60'Ow. 

Duncan,  Norman.     Every  man  for  himself. 
t$i.5o.  Harper.  8-26677. 

Out  of  the  mouths  of  Newfoundland  flsher- 
folk  proceeds  the  ordained  strength  of  wise 
philosophy,  the  religion  of  helpfulness  and  hu- 
man kindness.  One  of  the  best  of  this  group 
of  Mr.  Duncan's  stories  is  "The  wayfarer"  in 
which  Tumm,  the  clerk  of  the  trader  Good  Sa- 
maritan, tells  all  about  the  perplexity  of  Abra- 
ham Botch  of  Jug  Cave  in  fathoming  the  mys- 
tery of  his  soul.  Botch  says:  "  'Tis  all  come 
down  t'  this,  now  :  that  I  is.  An'  if  I  is,  I  was 
an'  tcill  be.  But  sometimes  I  misdoubt  the 
teas;  an'  if  I  loses  my  grip  on  the  was.  Tumm, 
my  God  !  what'll  become  o'  the  will  bet" 

"The  difficult  dialect  will  deter  many  people 
from    reading    them." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:    268.   N.    '08. 

Ind.   65:   1305.  D.   3,   '08.   370w. 


"The  author  is  at  his  best,  on  the  whole,  in 
such  a  strange  and  haunting  tale  as  that  of 
Abraham  Botch  .  .  .  and  in  the  grim  tragedy 
of   'slow   Jim   Tool."  " 

+   Nation.    87:  364.    O.    15,    '08.    360w. 

N.  Y.   Times.   13:   538.   O.   3.   '08.  lOOw. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  615.  O.  24,  '08.  50w. 
"Wintry    gleams    of    humor    play    about    some 
of   the   narratives,    but    the    compelling   interest 
in    all,    cruel    or    kind,    is    the    undercurrent    of 
steady   faith   in   God   and   man." 

+  Outlook.    90:    504.    O.    31,    '08.    230w. 
"The  same  rare   sympathy,   knowledge   of  the 
human   heart,   and  appeal   to   healthy   sentiment 
that    won    us    in    'Dr.    Luke    of    the    Labrador' 
characterize   these   tales." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    38:    634.    N.    '08.    80w. 

Duncon,  John.  Lady  Lettice,  vi-countess 
Falkland;  ed.  with  introd.  by  M.  F. 
Howard.    *$2.    Button.  W8-115. 

A  companion  to  the  Life  of  Lord  Falkland. 
It  is  a  reprint  of  the  1649  edition,  the  principal 
part  of  which  is  a  biography  written  by  Lady 
Falkland's  chaplain  in  the  form  of  a  letter  to 
her  mother.  This  letter  is  interspersed  with 
extracts  from  correspondence  between  Lady 
Falkland  and  her  chaplain,  embodying  a  dis- 
course   on    spiritual    grief   and    comfort. 


"The  account  given  in  these  pages  of  her 
prayers  and  works  of  charity,  of  her  strug- 
gles with  herself,  and  of  her  kindness  and 
generosity  to  all  about  her  is  very  pathetic, 
and  it  is  also  of  historical  value  and  interest 
as  a  more  or  less  typical  picture  of  the  life  of 
a  devout  churchwoman  of  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury."    Eva  Scott. 

+   Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    794.    O.    '08.    260w. 

"There  is  altogether  too  much  pious  ejacula- 
tion and  too  little  narrative  in  the  good  chap- 
lain's memorial,  but  through  all  his  religious 
platitudes  there  shines  the  image  of  one  of 
those  beautiful  and  unworldly  women  of  the 
seventeenth    century." 

H Nation.    86:    511.    Je.    4,    '08.    520w. 

Dunkerley,  S.  Hydraulics.  2v.  ea.  *$3. 
Longmans.  W  8-14. 

V,   1.   Hydraulic  machinery. 

Thjs  volume  discusses  in  seven  chapters  the 
following  subjects:  The  flow  of  a  perfect  fluid; 
Fluid  frict'im;  Hydraulic  pressure  machines; 
Reciprocating  pumps;  iSimple  machines — tur- 
bines; Centrifugal  pumps;  and  Researches  on 
flow   in  pipes  and   on  the   theory  of  lubrication. 

V.  2.     Resistance  and  propulsion  of  ships. 

"It  brings  together  in  a  clear  and  compact  form 
the  modern  theories  of  stream-lines  and  wave- 
motion,  and  summarises  experimental  investiga- 
tions on  resistance  and- propulsion."   (Nature.) 


"The  details  of  Prof.  Osborne's  researches 
and  the  descriptions  of  certain  apparatus  be- 
fore-mentioned make  the  work  a  desirable  ad- 
dition to  recent  hydraulic  literature.  Some 
misspellings  of  pi^oper  nouns  will  doubtless  be 
corrected   in    future  printings." 

-! Engin.   D.   3:   71.  Ja.   '0'8.  400^.    (Review 

of  v.   ].) 

Engln.   D.  4:  666.  D.  '08.   260w.   (Review 
of  V.    2.) 
"Chapter   7  is   devoted   to  Professor  Reynolds' 
researches   f>n   flow  in   pipes  and   on   the  theory 
of  lubricaticn,   and   for  those   .lot  having  access 
to  the    'Transactions   of   the   royal   society.'    this 
chapter   is   worth   the  price  of   the   book,    if  the 
loose    methods     of    citation     and     proof-readinar 
which  are  apparent  elsewhere  have  not  vitiated 
the   material   it   contains."     G.    S.   Williams. 
-1 Engin.  N.  58:  650.  D.  12,  '07.  710w.   (Re- 
view  ol   v.   1.) 
"This   book    has   a   great    many   typographical 
errors.     For   the  purposes   ef   the   ordinary   stu- 
dent the  treatment  of  plane  stream  lines  around 
a  cylinder  and  of  waves  of  translation  is  quite 
as  adequate  as  the  original  papers  by  Ranklne 


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and  Scott  Russell."  D.  W.  Taylor. 

H Engin.  N.  60:  535.  N.  12,  '08.  1400w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"Tt  is  one  of  the  best  resumes  of  British  re- 
search in  hydraulics  that  has  yet  appeared.  Its 
defects,  outside  of  the  poor  proof-reading,  lie 
:n  the  references  to  machinery  that  can  hard- 
ly be  considered  typical  of  the  state  of  engi- 
neering  at    oresent." 

-I Engin.    Rec.    56:    637.    D.    7,    '07.    370w. 

(Review    of    V.    1.) 
"On    its    merits    the    book    deserves,    and    will 
receive,    favourable    recognition    from    all    inter- 
ested in  the  subjects  of  which  it  treats.     Certain 
errors    in    mathematical    formulae    occurring    in 
the  book  should  be  corrected  in  future  editions. 
There   is   evidence,    too,    that  the  book  was,   for 
the  most  part,   completed  some  time  ago;   as  it 
gives   no   account   of   valuable    experimental    In- 
vestigations made  during  the  last  two  or  three 
years  in  this  country  and  the  United  States." 
-I Nature.    78:    659.   O.    29,    '08.    740w.    (Re- 
view  of  v.    2.) 

Dunmore,   Walter   T.     Ship    subsidies:      an 
economic    study    of    the    policy    of    sub- 


sidizing      merchant       marines. 
Houghton. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


7-39520. 


"Not  detailed,   but  an   unprejudiced,   compre- 
hensive,   and    scholarly    summary   of   arguments 
on   a   subject    of   great   present-day   interest." 
+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    73.    Mr.    '08. 

"A  -well-balanced,    carefully-written   bcok." 
+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:   174.   My.  '08.   170w. 

"The  value  of  Mr.  Dunmore  s  book  lies  in  his 
lucid  and  careful  examination  and  summary  of 
the  causes  which  led  to  the  loss  of  the  place 
which  the  United  States  once  held  in  the  ocean 
carrying  trade,  and  of  the  arguments  for  and 
against  further  government  aid  to  the  ocean 
transport  business." 

-t-    Ind.    64:    1043.    My.    7,    'OS.    400w. 

"To  speak  in  general  terms,  the  discussion 
is  largely  a  summary  of  arguments  upon  the 
question  at  issue — a  summary  which  is  con- 
venient because  of  arrangement,  (this  is 
marred  by  typographical  errors  in  part  3), 
and  because  of  an  analytical  table  of  contents. 
The  range  of  materials  consulted  is  not  as 
wide  as '  one  would  wish  and  the  book  must 
be  characterized  as  'useful'  but  by  no  means 
'final' — possiblv  not  even  as  'authoritative.'  " 
L..    C.    Marshall. 

H J.   Pol    Econ.   16:    119.    F.    '08.   420w. 

"His  narrative  is  as  convincing  as  his  ar- 
gument."     E:    A.    Bradford. 

-\-   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   101.   F.   22,   '08.   950w. 

"The  chief  value  of  Mr.  Dunmore's  book  lies 
in  his  answer  to  the  question.  How  shall  we 
increase   our   foreign    trade   marine?" 

+  Outlook,    89:    81.    My.    9,    '08.    1500w. 

"It  is  a  meritorious  work,  painstaking  and 
unbiased,  though  brief  and  necessarily  incom- 
plete." Royal  Meeker. 

-1 Pol.   Sci.   Q.   23:   720.   D.    '08.   700w. 

Dunning,  Harry  Westbrook.  To-day  in  Pal- 
estine. **$2.50.  Pott.  7-38636. 
"Substantially  a  reproduction  in  print  bf  the 
information  which  the  author  gives  to  the  par- 
ties whom  he  takes  through  the  country,  to- 
gether with  descriptions  of  the  scenery  and  the 
present  condition  of  the  places  vi.=ited.  As  the 
result  of  observations  of  ten  journeys  during 
the  last  fifteen  years,  he  has  a  high  opinion  of 
the  character  and  capabilities  of  the  people." — 
Nation. 


"His  chapters  are  too  condensed  to  be  of 
great  value  to  the  student  or  interest  to  the 
general    reader." 

1-  A.     L.    A.     Bkl.    4:    258.    N.    '08. 

"The  want  of  an  index  detracts  much  from 
Its  usefulness  as  a  book   of  reference." 

H Nation.  86:  125.  F.  6,  "08.  170tv. 

"The    necessary    condensation    of    the    subject 


matter,  of  which  there  is  too  much  for  the  size 
of  the  book,  gives  it  the  haste  generally  asso- 
ciated with   such   reading  matter." 

+  —  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  133.  Mr.  7.  '08.  150w. 

Durham,   Robert   Lee.     Call    of   the   south. 
$1.50.     Page.  8-981 1. 

A  race-problem  story  whose  purpose  "is 
plainly  to  enforce  by  a  horrible  example  the 
argument  that  any  attempt  to  give  social  rec- 
ognition to  the  negro  must  needs  result  in  the 
mingling    of    the    races."     (Dial.) 

"Mr.  Durham  has  created  a  disagreeable  sit- 
uation, and  made  the  most  of  it."  W:  M. 
Payne. 

h   Dial.   45:    90.   Ag.    16,    '08.    150w. 

"The  situation.  .  .  might  have  been  made  to 
yield  an  mteresting  picture  of  human  life,  if 
there  had  been  a  more  successful  effort  to 
show  us  the  complex  workings  of  the  human 
mind."   E.    L.    Gary. 

—  Putnam's.    4:    619.    Ag.    '08.    loOw. 

Durland,   Kellogg.     Red     reign:     the     true 
story   of  an   adventurous   year  in    Rus- 
sia,  il.   **$2.   Century.  7-32827. 
Descriptive  note  in   Dec.   1907. 


"An  intere.sting  book  less  sensational  and  bet- 
ter written  than  Eraser's  'Red  Russia';  but 
neither  of  thenf  to  be  compared  in  permanent 
value  with   Pares'    'Russia  and   reform.'  " 

-i A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    40.    F.    '08.   Hh 

"This  book  will  rank  as  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant as  well  as  most  interesting  of  recent 
accounts  of  conditions  in  Russia."  Carl  Kel- 
sey. 

-j-  Ann.  Am.   Acad.   31:   519.   Mr.  '08.   250w. 
"This    is    a    work    that    will    interest    all    stu- 
dents  of   i)resent-day   conditions,   and   especially 
those    who    have    at    heart    the    cause    of    social 
justice    and    free    government."      A.    C.    Rich. 
+  Arena.   38:    671.   D.   '07.    970w. 
-t-  Ath.    1908,    1:    192.    F.    15.    120w. 
"Mr.    Durland    seems   to   us    the     ideal    news- 
paper   reporter — born,    not    made — with    an    un- 
failing sense   for  the   thrilling,   the   striking,   the 
pathetic,    the   place,    and    the   persons." 
+  +   Ind.    64:    1034.    My.    7,    '08.    300w. 
"Illustrated,    indexed,    written    carefully,    each 
sentence  judicially  weighed,   this  is   the  book  of 
the   hour  abor.t    Russia." 

-f-   -f   Lit.    D.   36:    25.   Ja.   4,    ^OS.   460w. 
"The    best   book    on    present-day   Russia    that 
has  so  far  been  written,  for  completeness,  clear- 
ness,   and    picturesqueness   of   treatment." 
+  +   Nation.    86:    198.    F.    27,    '08.    270w. 
""\^'orthy  of  more  than  casual  reading.     Writ- 
ten   in    a     graphic,    nervous,     journalistic     style 
which    bo'ds    the    attention    throughout." 
4-   +   R.    of    Rs.    36:    756.    D.    '07.    130w. 

Dutton,     Maude     Barrows.     Tortoise     and 

the   geese,   and   other   fables   of   Bidpai. 

t$i.    Houghton.  8-28835. 

The      fables      here      translated    into      English 

were    written    about    300    B.    C.      They    embody 

the   moral   wisdom   and   philosophy   of  Bidpai,   a 

sage  of  India.     Starting  in   Sanscrit,   they   have 

passed    into    Pehlevi,    Arabic,     Persian,     Greek, 

Latin,    Hebrew    and    on    to    modern    languages. 

They   take   their   place   beside   Esop's   fables. 


"La  Fontaine  and  Aesop  drew  from  this  In- 
dian philosopher,  and  we  should  imagine,  to 
judge  by  the  present  book,  surpassed  him  in 
liveliness." 

—  Nation.   87:   550.  D.   3,   '08.   50w. 

Dyar,   Muriel   Campbell.     Davie  and   Elisa- 
beth,   wonderful    adventures.   t$i.    Har- 
per. 8-29338. 
The    simple    happenings    of    a    quaint,    sweet 
spirited,     contented     couple    who     try     daily    to 
make   up    to    each    other   for    their   childless    es- 
tate. 


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Earhart,    Lida   Belle.      Systematic   study   in 
the  elementary  schools.   (Columbia  uni- 
versity     contributions      to      education. 
Teachers  college  series,  no.  i8.)  Teach- 
ers   college.  8-22123. 
A     thoughtful     discussion     based     upon     long 
experience.      Tlie  divisions   of   the   study   are  as 
follows:    The    nature    of    logical    study.    Relation 
of  logical   study   to  the   study   of  the   text-book, 
The     ability     of     children     in     the     elementary 
school    to    study,    Are    pupils    being    taught    to 
study  systematically  in  the  elementary  schools? 
and    Can    pupils    in    the    elementary    school    be 
taught    to    study    systematically? 

Earp,   Edwin   Lee.     Social   aspects    of  reli- 
gious institutions.  *75c.   Meth.  bk. 

8-2648. 

"Prepared  as  a  syllabus  for  the  studies  of 
theological  students  in  a  department  of 
thought  not  familiar  in  divinity  schools.  It 
was  natural  that  a  wide  territory  should  be 
covered,  as  religion  touches  all  forms  of  life. 
From  the  technical  standpoint  no  one  subject 
could  be  exhaustively  treated  in  such  a  plan, 
but  the  young  minister  is  brought  Into  sight  of 
numerous  probleins  and  stimulated  to  follow 
them  under  the  guidance  of  specialists." — Am. 
J.   Soc. 


Reviewed   by   C.    R.    Henderson. 

Am.   J.    Soc.    13:  858.   My.    '08.    80w. 

"He  shows  that  he  fails  to  distinguish  be- 
tween the  duties  which  a  man  can  discharge  to 
another  man  and  those  which  he  can  discharge 
only  through  or  to  a  social  group.  It  is  no 
wonder  then  that  this  book  makes  little  con- 
crete contribution  to  the  supply  of  the  most 
insistent  demiand  made  upon  the  church."  A. 
l".   Burns. 

—  Am.    J.    Theol.    12:  667.    O.    '08.    640w. 

Eastman,  Charles  Alexander.  Old  Indian 
days.     t$i.5o.  McClure.  7-33219. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 
"The  light  which  the  author  throws  upon 
Indian  motive  and  sentiment,  for  he  always 
shows  how  and  why  the  Indian's  action  is 
reasonable,  from  the  Indian's  point  of  view, 
makes  his  book  very  interesting." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  866.  D.  38,  '07.  560w. 
"FV>r  simplicity  and  modesty  the  hook  has  a 
charm  not  found  in  many  Caucasian  authors, 
and  Dr.  Eastman's  contribution  to  good  story- 
telling is  conspicuous  and  his  principles  well 
worthy  of  imitation  by  white  writers."  I.  L. 
Brldgman. 

-f-   Putnam's.    3:    621.    F.    '08.    360w. 

+   R.    of    Rs.   37:    117.   Ja.    '08.    70w. 

Eaton,  John.  Grant,  Lincoln,  and  the  freed- 
men:  reminiscences  of  the  civil  war 
with  special  reference  to  the  work  for 
the  contrabands  and  freedmen  of  the 
Mississippi  valley,  from  Jan.  1862-1865; 
Ethel  Osgood  Mason,  collaborator.  *$2. 
Longmans.  7-38431. 

"These  reminiscences  have  to  do  chiefly  with 
the  civil  war,  having  special  reference  to  the 
work  for  the  contrabands  and  freedmen  of  the 
Mississippi  valley.  An  interesting  biographical 
sketch  of  General  Eaton,  prepared  by  Miss  Eth- 
el Osgood  Mason,  serves  as  an  introduction  to 
the  volume." — R.  of  Rs. 


biographical  sketch  and  appreciation  of  the  au- 
thor."    P.    S.    Peirce. 

+  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:  657.   Ap.    '08.    470w. 
"It   is  a  distinct   contribution   to   history  and 
a  very  interesting  book  for  the  general  reader." 
+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    135.    My.    'OS. 
"The    most    valuable   part   of   the   book     is     a 
summary  of  Eaton's  work  among  the  blacks  of 
the  Mississippi  valley  during  the  war."     W.   L. 
Fleming. 

-f-  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   31:520.   Mr.   '08.    400w. 
"A  work  of  much  interest.'' 

-f  Ath.  1908,  1:  226.  F.  22.  850w. 
"Is    an    interesting    and    valuable    rddition    to 
the  historical  literature  of  the  civil  war  period." 
+  Dial.  44:  1S6.  Mr.  1,  '08.  370w. 
"The    book    contains    an    unusual    number    of 
good    stories    ot    Lincoln    and    of   Grant." 
-f   EdL'c.    R.    35:    102.    Ja.    '08.    70w. 
+   Lit.  D.  36:  164.  F.  1,  '08.   360w. 
"This   book   makes  a  real   contribution   to  our 
knowledge    of    the    actual    processes    of    emanci- 
pation   and    of    the    two   men    who    did    most    to 
compass   it." 

+  Nation.  87:  38.  Jl.  9,  •'08.  680w. 
"There  is  something  altogether  winning 
about  the  tone  and  temper  of  this  book.  Next 
to  the  account  of  the  work  among  the  fre'ed- 
men,  Eaton'g  narrative  of  his  intercourse  with 
Grant  is  the  most  suggestive  part  of  the  vol- 
ume."     W.    A.    Dunning. 

+  +  Pol.  Scl.  Q.  23:  320.  Je.  '08.  1200w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    114.    Ja.    '08.    70w. 
"The  story  which  he  tells  is  one  of  great  in- 
t©rGst  '* 

'+   Spec.  100:  1.31.  F.   8,  '08.   470w. 

Eaton,    Walter,  Prichard.     American    stage 
of  to-day.  *$i.50.  Small.  8-31171. 

Contains  chiefly  articles  which  the  author  as 
dramatic  critic  for  the  New  York  sun  has  con- 
tributed to  that  paper.  A  chapter  on  Our  infant 
industry  (the  creating  of  an  American  drama) 
shows  that  the  authors  who  are  at  the  fore  in 
the  movement  are  dramatists  who  connect  our 
drama  with  life,  who  are  leading  our  stage  on 
toward  better  things  by  making  it  a  vital  force 
in  the  community.  Informing  descriptive  and 
critical  chapters  follow  which  measure  up 
some  of  the  successful  present-day  plays. 


"If  not  of  any  importance  or  weight,  the  book 
is   certainly   readable." 

H Ind.   65:   1179.  N.   19,   '08.   80w. 

"Mr.  Eaton  is  a  young  man  of  much  natural 
ability,  fortified  by  extensive  reading,  who  has 
a  copious  vocabulary,  a  fluent  and  attractive 
style,  a  pretty  wit,  the  courage  of  his  opinions, 
and  a  fine  contempt  for  those  who  do  not  hap- 
pen to  agree  with  them.  But  he  is  lacking  in 
catholicity  jf  taste,  breadth  of  view,  and  pow- 
er of  comparison." 

-j Nation.   87:  471.   N.    12,   '08.   400w. 

"The  book  is  not  quite  as  large  as  the  title. 
It  will  not  circulate  in  so  many  states.  But  it 
is  all  readable.  It  is  a  cheerful  and  buoyant 
little  work,    which   is   rare   when   the   subject   is 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  687.  N.  21,  '08.  880w. 

Eddy,    Arthur    Jerome.     Ganton    &    co.:    a 
story    of    Chicago    commercial   and    so- 
cial life.  t$i.Sa.   McClurg.  8-28058. 
A  story  built  up  around  the  indefatigable  en- 
ergy  and    industry    of    one    Ganton    of   a    mam- 
moth   meat-packing    concern.     Social    and    labor 
problems    abound,    with    a    full    characterization 
of  the  self-made  man  of  low   ideals  whose  god 
is  money  and  whose  highest  aim  is  commercial 
power. 


"The  memoirs  are  well-planned,  well-written 
and  Interesting  throughout.  By  way  of  intro- 
duction and  setting.  Miss  Mason,  who  has 
shared  in  their  preparation,  adds  an  admirable 


"Because  the  ponderous  indomitable  far-see- 
ing figure  of  old  Ganton  is  never  out  of  our 
sight  for  a  moment,  whether  he  is  on  the  scene 
or  not;  because  his  mood  controls  at  all  time 
the  mood  of  the  book;  because  in  short  the 
tempo    of    the    story    is   so   admirably    sustained 


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from  first  to  last, — because  of  this  the  comings 
and  goings  of  a  little  world  of  rather  unimport- 
ant people  becomes  fraught  with  a  rather  vital 
interest."  F:  T.  Cooper. 

+  Bookm.  28:  380.  D.  '08.  530w. 
"He  has  attempted  only  to  make  a  study  of 
life,  customs,  and  character  against  the  back- 
ground of  a  huge  business  concern.  On  the 
whole,  the  task  has  been  rather  too  large 
for  him,  but  he  must  be  credited  with  remark- 
able success  in  his  delineation  of  the  personal- 
ity  of  old   man   Ganton." 

H N.    Y.    Times.   13:  35i;.    O.    10,   '08.   670w. 

Edminster,  Clothier  Franklin.  Structural 
drawing.  $2.50.  Pub.  by  the  author;  for 
sale  by  Williams.  7-38620. 

"The  book  opens  with  the  usual  instructions 
concerning  drafting  rraterials,  which  are  fol- 
lowed bj''  a  collection  of  geometrical  problems. 
Simple  projection  such  as  is  u^ed  in  preparing 
working  drawings  is  then  explained,  after 
which  structural  drafting  is  taken  up  in  detail." 
— Engin.    Rec. 


"The  mechanical  draftsman  who  may  have, 
from  time  to  time,  structural  drawing  to  do, 
as  well  as  the  student  and  mechanic  interested 
in  structural  drawing,  will  find  this  work  of 
value." 

+   Engin.    D.   3:    420.    Ap.    '08.    130w. 

"As  a  portfolio  of  plates  supplementary  to 
oral  instruction  the  book  may  have  some  val- 
ue to  a  beginner,  but  the  paucity  of  explanatory 
text  deprives  the  drawings  of  much  of  their 
usefulness.  The  drawings  themselves  would 
be  clearer  if  they  had  been  drawn  with  a  view 
to   reproduction." 

H Engin.    N.    59:    208.    F.    20,    '08.    120w. 

"The  book  as  a  whole  is  an  excellent  outline 
of  the  somewhat  fpecial  class  of  drafting  nec- 
cessary   for   steel." 

+   +   Engin.    Rec.  56.   692.   D.   21,   '07.   220w. 

Edwards,  Alba  M.  Labor  legislation  of 
Connecticut.  (Publications  of  the  Amer- 
ican economic  assn.  Third  ser.,  v.  7, 
no.  3.)   pa.  $1.  Macmillan.  7-30620. 

The  purpose  of  the  author  is  "to  discuss  the 
labor  legislation  of  Connecticut  historically  and 
critically,  and  ...  to  trace  the  economic  effects 
of  the  different  laws."  "In  scope  the  work 
covers  factory  legislation  (including  child  la- 
bor), the  employment  contract,  employers'  li- 
ability, boycotting  and  blacklisting,  free  public 
employment  bureaus,  mediation  and  arbitra- 
tion, the  union  label,  the  barbers'  license  law, 
and  con'V'ict  labor,  with  a  separate  chapter  on 
the  State  bureau  of  labor  statistics."  (Ann. 
Am.    Acad.) 


"A  valuable  contribution  to  the  literature  of 
social  legislation."     J.   L.   Barnard. 

-t-  Ann.  Am.   Acad.  31:521.  Mr.   '08.   350w. 

"May  be  placed  side  by  side  with  Miss  "Whit- 
tlesey's work  on  the  labor  legislation  of  Massa- 
chusetts. The  information  is  valuable,  and 
generally  it  is  presented  in  a  plain,  stiaight- 
foi-ward  manner,  though  at  times  the  main 
points  are  somewhat  obscured  by  a  mass  of 
historical    detail."     J:    C.    Kennedy. 

-\ J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:120.    F.    '08.    850w. 

Edwards,  John  Harrington.  God  and  music. 
*$i.25.     Baker. 

A  new  edition  which  corrects  errors  and  elim- 
inates the  more  fanciful  portions.  The  ol  ject 
is  still  to  "give  reasonable  proof  that  music,  by 
Its  constitution,  correlations,  and  effects,  dis- 
closes a  Supreme  Being." 


Egerton,  Hakluyt.  Liberal  theology  and 
*  the  ground  of  faith:  essays  towards  a 
conservative  re-statement  of  apologet- 
ic. **$i.25.  Dutton. 
"A  contribution  towards  a  conservative  re- 
statement of  religious  thought"  which  is  di- 
rected in  part  against  the  "new  theology"  of 
Dr.  Campbell.  There  are  two  essays.  Liberal 
theology  and  The  ground  of  faith.  "His  atti- 
tudt;  toward  science  and  toward  the  Bible  is 
^^l^'^'nctively  liberal.  The  apostolic  presentation 
ot  Christian  doctrine  is  viewed  as  'temporal  ' 
changeable  in  changed  times.  The  conservatism 
he  stands  for  is  contrasted  with  liberalism  not 
as  non-progressive,  rather  as  not  preoccupied 
with  'novelty.'  "   (Outlook.) 

"Mr.  Egerton  has  written  a  brilliant  and  val- 
uable essay  [Ground  of  faith].  It  deserves  to 
be  published  by  itself,  and  not  to  be  discounted 
by  being  bound  up  with  the  longer  and  greatly 
inferior  treatment  of  'Liberal  theology.'  "  E  S 
Drown.  "^ 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  675.  N.  14,  '08.  670w. 

"With   no   unkindly   words    for   his    opponents 
he    reasons    in    a    calm,    irenic    style   against   all 
modernists  of  the  Ritschlian  and  Hegelitn  type  " 
+   Outlook.    90:    458.    O.    24,    '08.    170w.        ' 

Eggleston,  George  Gary.  Two  gentlemen 
of  Virgmia.  '$1.50.  Lothrop.  8-22541. 
"Mr  Eggleston,  scion  of  an  excellent  Vir- 
ginia family,  Irought  up  in  the  west,  and  domi- 
ciled in  the  North  these  many  years,  writes  of 
V  irginians  specifically  for  the  New  England 
reader— his  book  Virginians  have  the  same  re- 
lation to  the  real  Virginian  that  the  black- 
faced  comedian  in  the  minstrel  sho\\ — of  which 
Northern  audiences  are  so  fond— has  to  the  real 
cornfield  darky.  .  .  .  This  particular  story 
deals  with  a  pretty  girl  who  was  saved  from 
a  convent  in  New  Orleans,  with  an  old  gentle- 
man of  the  old  school,  with  a  grand  dame  of 
the  old  school,  and  with  two  voung  men  who 
are  in  love  with  the  pretty  girl."— N.  Y.  Times. 

"The  book  fails  of  its  purpose,  because  it 
has  not  enough  virility  to  s;ive  the  men  of  the 
book   from   mere   foppishness." 

—  Ind.    65:  785.   O.    1.    '08.   130w. 

"By  and  large  Mr.  Eggleston's  Virginians  are 
fantastic  figments— the  delicacy  of  his  heroines 
and  the  theatricality  of  his  heroes  is  all  of 
melodrama    and    none   of   life." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   47S.  Ag.   29.   'OS.   400w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  742.  D.  5,  'OS.  130w. 

Eggleston,   George  Gary.     Warrens  of  Vir- 
ginia:  a   novel    founded   on   the   play  of 
William    C.    De    Mille.    t$i.5o.    Dilling- 
ham. 8-22798. 
A    story    based    upon    the    plav   whose    subject 
'belongs    to    Mr.    Eggleston's    chosen    field,    but 
the   spirit  sought   in   the   play  was   the   spirit   of 
Thomas     Nelson     Page— of     'Marse     Chan'     and 
*Meh    Lady'— not    the   spirit   of   'Dorothy    South.' 
.   .    .    The   love   story   is   the   old   storv- the   story 
of    'Meh    Lady'— of    the    girl    of    the"  South    and 
her    lover    of    the    North— of    battles,    scoutings, 
captures,    life    in    prison,    chivalrous    conduct    on 
both    sides,    (and    the    reverse,)    misunderstand- 
ings,    bitterness,     and     reconciliation."     (N.     Y. 
Times.) 


"Vague,    dogmatic,    diffuse,    and    rather    tire- 
some." 

h  Nation.   86:   474.   My.   21,   '08.   SQOw. 


"Mr.  Belasco's  atmosphere  is  romance,  his 
instrument  illusion.  Mr.  Eggleston  produces  no 
illusions." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  459.  Ag.   22,  '08.   200w. 

Egypt  and  how  to  see  it;  il.  by  A.  O.  Lamp- 
lough.  **$i.4o.  Doubleday.  8-35364 
A  handy  little  guide  for  the  Egyptian  tour- 
ist, whose  aim  is  to  point  out  the  things  most 
worth  seeing,  and  to  help  the  traveler  to  econ- 
omize time,  money  and  fatigue.  "The  text  is 
written  in  a  style  considerably  less  impersonal 
than  that  of  the  out-and-out  guide-book,   but  it 


no 


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Egypt  and  how  to  see  it — Continued. 
is  systomatically  arranged,  and  there  are  out- 
lines of  tours  of  various  length,  an  English- 
Arabic  vocabulary,  lists  of  hotels  and  banks, 
■time-tables  of  the  Egyptian  state  railway,  and 
much  other  useful  information  for  travellers. 
And  a  traveller  through  Egypt  everyone  who 
looks  at  Mr.  Lamplough's  pictures  will  long  to 
become."   (Dial.) 

"Appears  to  be  a  practical,  useful  guide- 
book." 

-f    A.    L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  135.   My.   "08. 

+   Dial.    44:    355.  Je.    1,    '08.    130w. 

Eldridge,    George    Dyre.     In    the    potter's 
hotise.    '$1.50.   Doubleday.  8-4438. 

"This  exhibition  of  shapes  of  clay  includes 
the  wide  extremes  that  may  be  met  in  a  Maine 
village  untouched  by  modern  thought.  It  em- 
braces the  minister  who  is  of  the  oldest  theol- 
ogical type,  and  the  particularly  unpleasant  and 
explicit  primitive  man.  Between  these  are  to 
be  found  every  shade  of  the  godless  and  the 
hell-fearing;  deacons  and  Dogberries  with  vary- 
ingly  elastic  views  of  theology  and  conduct." — 
Nation. 


"While  certain  incidents  may  be  classed  as 
'powerful'  the  really  strong  is  outweighed  by 
the   repellant." 

h   Nation.    86:   402.   Ap.    30,    '08.   170w. 

"Though  the  author  has  failed  in  creating  the 
impression  he  presumably  intended  to  create, 
he  has  written  with  sincerity,  and  he  succeeds 
in  holding  the  reader's  interest  in  the  thread 
of  his  story.  The  book  is' a  promise  rather  than 
a    performance." 

—  -f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  362.  Je.  27,  '08.  2S0w. 

"It  will  be  admitted  that  there  is  a  great  deal 
of   strength   in    [the  book]." 

+    R.  of   Rs.  37:   763.  Je.  '08.  70w. 

Eldridge,  William  Tillinghast.  Meryl.  t$i. 50. 
Dodd.  8-9814. 

A  story  of  kidnapping  and  theft  planned  for 
the  purpose  of  depriving  a  young  girl  of  her 
heritage.  The  drama  is  enacted  on  the  shori^s 
of  Winnepesaukee  lake,  and  one  Bob  Hernald, 
booked  for  a  rest  at  a  club  house,  chances  all 
unwittingly  to  play  into  tho  hands  of  the  kid- 
nappers. Straightway  he  learns  of  his  mistake, 
and  atones  for  his  blunder  by  proving  most 
useful  in  solving  a  mystery  and  rounding  up 
a  villain.  He  dot>s  not  go  unrewarded  by  the 
heroine. 


—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  351.  Je.   20,  '08.  180w. 

Elgood,  George  S.  Italian  gardens,  after 
drawings  by  G:  S.  Elgood,  R.  I.,  with 
notes  by  the  artist.  *$I2.   Longmans. 

8-14727. 

The  descriptive  and  historical  bits  concern- 
ing the  formal,  time-honored  gardens  of  Italy 
here  so  handsomely  pictured  have  been  subordi- 
nated to  the  drawings.  The  gardens  reproduced 
are  those  surrounding  Roman,  Florentine  and 
Tuscan  villas,  villas  of  Frascati,  Viterbo  and 
northern  Italy.  Fountains,  clipped  trees  and 
hedges,  foliage  in  masses,  and  flowers  of  varied 
hues  all  test   the  artist's  skill  for  reproduction. 

"His  strength  lies  in  detail,  whether  it  be  a 
blaze  of  colour,  as  in  the  group  of  crimson 
azaleas,  or  some  beautiful  spot  with  an  archi- 
tectural feature  as  a  centre;  but  the  garden  in 
its  broader  and  serener  aspects  is  hardly  rep- 
resented here." 

-J Ath.  1908,  1:  768.  Je.  20.  560w. 

"A  fitting  companion  to  the  delightful  book 
on  English  gardens  which  Mr.  Elgood  brought 
out   some    four  years   ago." 

+   Int.   Studio.   38:    250.   Ja.   '08.   360w. 

"The  artist  has  studied  his  subject  exhaus- 
tively, but,  we  regret  to  say.  prosaically,  for  in 
these  water-colours  the  wonderful  poetry  and 
romance  of  the  villa  g^ardens  of  Italy  have  es- 
caped  the    painter." 

h  Spec.  100:   1004.   Je.   27,   '08.   50w. 


Eliot,   Charles  William.     University  of  ad- 
*       ministration.  **$i.So.   Houghton. 

8-32425. 
The  N.  W.  Harris  lectures  for  190'8.  They 
compass  all  the  branches  of  university  adminis- 
tration in  its  numerous  departments  of  teach- 
ing, in  its  financial  and  maintenance  depart- 
ments, its  museums,  laboratories,  and  libraries, 
in  its  extensive  grounds  and  numerous  build- 
ings, and  in  its  social  organization.  The  chap- 
ters are:  University  trustees;  An  inspecting  and 
consenting  body — alumni  influence;  The  uni- 
versity faculty;  The  elective  system;  Methods 
of  instruction;  Social  organization — the  presi- 
dent— general  administration. 


"We  may  look  upon  this  volume  as  an  epit- 
ome, or  record,  of  a  life  devoted  to  the  service 
of  Harvard,  and,  through  Harvard,  of  the  na- 
tion and  the  world — a  devotion  and  a  service 
for  which  the  fitting  reward  is  the  gratitude 
and  regard  of  thousands  of  men  and  women 
and  the  approval  of  conscience." 

-f   +   Nation.  87:   551.  D.  3,   '08.   2000w. 

Elliot,  George  F.  S.  Chile:  its  history  and 
development,  natural  features,  products, 
commerce  and  present  conditions:  with 
an  introd.  by  Martin  Hume.  *$3.  Scrib- 
ner.  7-401 16. 

Descriptive   note   and   excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"There  has  been  little  attempt  to  go  back 
to  the  original  sources.  Indeed  the  great  col- 
lections of  documents  do  not  appear  to  have 
come  within  Mr.  Elliot's  horizon.  The  book 
should  really  be  judged  simply  as  an  entertain- 
ing handbook.  From  this  standpoint  the  work 
has  been  well  although  rather  hastily  done." 
Hiram  Bingham. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.    13:  919.    Jl.    'OS.    550w. 

-f  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   258.  N.   "08.  4. 
Dial.    44:    181.    Mr.    16,    '08.    250w. 
"The    account     of    economic     conditions    will 
be  of  greatest  value  to  the  more  general  reader 
rather  than   the  economist." 

+  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:    635.   N.    '08.    40w. 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  122.   F.   29,   '08.   170w. 
"The    only    thing    that    can    be    suggested    as 
an    Improvement    to    this    work    is    the    addition 
of  a   smaller  and   more   easily   handled   map  for 
frequent   reference." 

+  Outlook.  88:  44.  Ja.  4,  '08.  290w. 
"A  perusal  of  Mr.  Elliot's  book  certainly 
leaves  the  impression  that  it  is  a  compilation 
made  at  home  rather  than  a  digest  of  data 
acquired  personally  on  the  spot.  It  is  not  de- 
void of  interest  and,  so  far  as  it  goes,  it  does 
justice  to  the  Chileans,  but  it  is  too  deficient 
in  selection,  proportion  and  topical  arrangement 
to  be  of  much  value  to  the  public."  W:  R. 
Shepherd. 

h  Pol.    Scl.    Q.    23:    348.   Je.    '08.    650w. 

"He  has  produced  a  clear  and  readable  nar- 
rative. Mr.  .Scott  Elliot's  book  should  prove  in- 
valuable to  those  who  want  to  know  something 
about  the  most  virile  and  the  most  law-abiding 
of    all    the    South    American    peoples." 

+  Spec.   100:    103.    Ja.    18,    'OS.    520w. 

Ellis,  Elizabeth.  Fair  Moon  of  Bath.  t$T.5o. 
Dodd.  8-8093. 

Bath  is  the  scene  of  this  story  of  the  times 
of  the  Jacobite  uprising.  The  hero  is  an  in- 
trepid youth  who  readily  enlists  his  wits  and 
sword  in  the  cause  of  romance  and  whose  Han- 
ovarian  sympathies  are  never  allowed  to  come 
between  him  and  his  friendship  for  friends 
pledged  to  the  House  of  Stuart.  The  heroine, 
the  Moon  of  Bath,  is  less  exacting  and  more 
charming  than  the  usual  cloak-and-sword  story 
liero'ne. 


"A  light,  pleasant  book." 

-I-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    220.   Je.    '08. 
"A   good   example   of   the   fiction   produced    by 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


III 


the   theorv  that   Its  ultimate   and   highest   func- 
tion  is   merelv   to   entertain."    F:    T.    Cooper. 
+   Bookm.    27:    T.SO.    Ag.    '08.    2S0w. 
"Miss   Ellis    is    to   be    congratulated    upon    her 
success    in    dealing   freshly   with   this   well-worn 
theme."      W:    M.    Payne. 

-t-  Dial.  44:  352.  Jo.  1,  '08.  200w. 
+  Ind.  65:  549.  S.  3,  '08.  180w. 
"The  motive  power  is  neither  history  nor  hu- 
man nature,  and,  except  lor  a  pleasant  touch 
here  and  there  of  fancy,  the  siory  left  us  un- 
interested and  unmoved.  If  the  author  would 
try  another  branch  of  the  art  the  result  might 
be  very  different,  for  the  book  shows  dramatic 
power    and    a,    sen.=e    of    humour." 

1-   Lend.    Times.    6:    381.    D.    13,    'C7.    200w, 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  210.  Ap.  11,  '08.  30w. 

"The    book    is    an    excellent    specimen    of    its 

sort,   light  and  daintily  written,  with  verve  and 

taste    to    attract    any    one    who    likes   work   well 

done,    aside    from    the    mere    story    interest." 

+   +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   245.   Ap.   25,  'OS.  150w. 

Ellis,  Havelock.  Soul  of  Spain.  **$2.  Hough- 
ton. 8-17935. 
Twenty  years  of  close  study  and  close  scru- 
tiny lie  back  of  Mr.  Ellis'  impressions  which  of- 
fer a  series  of  inductions  and  psychological  con- 
clusions. Some  of  his  sixteen  chapters  are  the 
Spain  of  old  romance,  The  women  of  Spain  (in 
which  he  refutes  the  "Carmen"  idea  of  the 
woman  of  Spain),  The  art  of  Spain,  Velasquez, 
Spanish  dancing,  Don  Quixote,  The  gardens  of 
Granada,  Seville  in  spring,  and  Spanish  ideals 
of  to-day. 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  179.  Je.  '08. 
"It   is   unquestionably    one    of    the   best   books 
on   Spain   published   during   the   last   few   years. 
We  have  noted  a  few  oversights  for  correction, 
apart    from    misprints." 

^ Ath.    1908,    2:    264.    S.    5.    820w. 

"There  is  perhaps  little  that  is  new  in  the 
book,  yet  the  discussion,  being  philosophical 
and  suggestive,  forms  interesting  reading."  G: 
G.    Brownell. 

H Dial.    45:    113.    S.    1,    '08.    400w. 

"Hi»  latest  book  is  a  delightful  blend  of 
the  comments  of  a  thoroly  informed  and  ap- 
preciative traveler  and  the  observations  of  a 
keen  student  of  races  and  social  affairs." 
+  Ind.  65:  614.  S.  10,  '08.  300w. 
"The  book,  as  a  whole,  both  pleases  and 
stimulates." 

+   Nation.   87:   38.   Jl.   9,   '08.   480w. 
"One  of  the  best  and  most  enlightening  books 
on  Spain  and  the  Spaniards  that  have  ever  ap- 
peared.     Mr.    Ellis    is   that   rare    combination,    a 
scientist  who  is  also  a  poet,  and  he  is  sensitive 
of  much  that  scientists,   as  such,   never  feel." 
+   +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  262.  My.   9,  '08.  1070w. 
"We  may  be   grateful   to   him   for  his   careful 
and    often    profound    study    of    the    character    of 
the  people."  A.  J.   du  P.  Coleman. 

+  Putnam's.  4:  748.  S.  'OS.  500w. 
"Seldom,  if  ever,  we  are  persuaded  has  there 
been  written  a  more  closely  woven,  subtle,  and 
fascinating  analysis  of  a  national  character  and 
type  by  a  writer  of  another  widely  different 
stock  than  Havelock  Ellis'  'Soul  of  Spain.'  " 
-^   +   R.  of  Rs.  37:  758.  Je.  '08.  170w. 

Ellis,  John  Breckenridge.  Arkinsaw  cousins: 
a  story  of  the  Ozarks.  t$i.5o.  Holt. 

8-5878. 
The  Thornberry  cousins  whose  "little  nothing- 
nesses" of  every-day  life  make  up  this  story  in- 
clude individuals  differing  in  occupation  and 
standing,  but  clannish  in  family  relations  and 
loyal  to  their  cousinship  claims.  It  is  the  home- 
ly, intimate  pictures  of  humdrum  village  life, 
enlivened  by  clear  cut  characters  that  give  the 
book  a  touch  of  realism  and  charm. 


"  'Arkinsaw  cousins'  Is  striking  among  sto- 
ries of  its  kind  for  its  spontaneity,  its  zest  born 
of  affectionate  intimacy  with  the  subject.  Con- 
sequently, though  it  is  not  without  crudity  of 
detail,  the  affair  as  a  whole  is  unusually  re- 
freshing." 
+  ■] Nation.  86:  354.  Ap.  16,  '08.  300w. 

"It  is  a  sprightly  narrative,  told  with  a  good 
denl    of    humor,    especially    in    its    portrayal    of 

-f-  N.  Y.   Times.   13:  166.  Mr.   28,   '08.   150w. 
"Not   an   inviting  picture.     The   effect   of   the 
narrative  is  crude,  though  there  is  good  mate- 
rial in  it." 

h  Outlook.    88:  653.    Mr.    21,    '08.    lOOw. 

Elson,  Arthur.     Music  club  programs  from 
all  nations.  $1.25.   Ditson.  7-39405. 

Giving  an  historical  outline  of  each  national 
school  of  music,  with  questions  for  study,  and 
a  series  of  programs  for  the  use  of  clubs  and 
other  organizations.  In  arranging  his  pro- 
grams, Mr.  Elson  offers  three  grades:  easy, 
medium    and    difficult. 


"The  selections  have  been  made  with  Judg- 
ment, and  the  whole  work  will  prove  a  dis- 
tinctly practical   help   to   students   of  music." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    101.  Ap.   '08.  + 

+  Dial.  44:  112.  F.  16,  '08.  lOOw. 
"The  distinct  value  of  this  publication  lies  in 
Its  direct  appeal  to  common  sense  and  ordinary 
Intelligence.  Stripped  of  the  mystifying  'shib- 
boleth' of  the  average  singing  master,  the  trea- 
tise well  leserves  study  from  either  profession- 
al or  amateur." 

+  Ind.  64:  472.  F.  27,  '08.  120w. 
"Undoubtedly   meets   a  genuine   need." 

+  Ind.  65:321.  Ag.  6,  '08.  60w. 
"Such  a  book,  undoubtedly,  has  been  a  de- 
sideratum. Excellent  judgment  is  shown  In 
the  choice  of  pieces.  Mr.  Elson's  book  might 
also  be  used  as  a  brief  sketch  of  the  history  of 
concert    music." 

+   Nation.    86:    134.    F.    6,    '08.    260w. 

Elton,     Oliver.       Modern     studies.     *$2.io. 
Longmans.  8-5194. 

Those  essays  characterized  by  "their  good 
sense  and  compendious  material"  include  in- 
forming studies  on  Tennyson,  Swinburne, 
George  Meredith,  Henry  James,  Living  Irish 
literature,  Recent  Shakespeare  criticism.  The 
meaning  of  literary  history,  Giordano  Bruno 
In  England,  Literary  fame,  Color  and  imagery 
In  Spenser  and  A  word  on  mysticism. 


+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    155.   My.   '08.   Hh 
-f   Ind.   64:   1452.   Je.    25,   '08.    600w. 


"Without  the  vigour  of  poetic  originality, 
he  has  the  beautiful  correctness  of  poetic 
sensibility.  If  we  say,  then,  that  his  critical 
work  is  not  very  great  work,  we  must  add  that 
It  is  very  fine  work — work  that,  in  the  pres- 
ent condition  of  our  civilization,  is  becom- 
ing   dangerouslv    rare." 

-f  Ath.    1907,    2:    818.    D.    28.    lOOOw. 

"His  traditions  of  literary  criticism  are  the 
best;  his  appreciation  of  the  growing  impor- 
tance of  natural  science  in  the  literary  field  is 
significant  of  his  keen  and  forward  vision;  his 
advocacy  of  comparative  literature  must  win 
unhesitating  approval;  his  outlook  on  life  is 
clear  and  wide;  his  sympathies  are  at  once  ad- 
vanced and  catholic."  F.  B.  R.  Hellems. 
-t-  -t-  Dial.   44:  206.   Ap.  1,   '08.   2S00w. 

"Altogether  this  is  a  book  of  erudition  ana 
insight,  although  its  materials  are  not  always 
fused    into    complete   uniformity." 

+  —  Nation.    86:    57.    Ja.    16,    '08.    530w. 

"Is  a  wholly  delightful  book,  scholarly,  acute, 
and   invariably  interesting." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:131.   Mr.    7,   "08.    350w. 

"Solid  and  versatile  attainment  is  the  prin- 
cipal quality  that  strikes  us  in  reading  these 
reprinted  essays.  In  respect  of  illumination 
their  merits  are  patchy.  Above  all — to  state 
at  once  the  most  serious  defect  and  so  have 
done    with    It — they    rather    lark    that    first    of 


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Elton,  Oliver — Continued. 

critical  virtues,  simplicity.  To  read  these 
essavs  Is  to  breathe  the  atmosphere  of  en- 
lightened  but   rather   thick  quarterlies." 

H Sat.   R.  104:   766.   D.   2t,  '07.  .I420w. 

"Each   'study*  appears  to  us  to  be  a  master- 
piece of  compressed   and   accurate   knowledge." 
-I Spec.    100:  267.    F.    15,    '08.    500w. 

Eltzbacher,  Paul.    Anarchism;  tr.  by  Steven 
T.  Byington.  $1.50.  Tucker,  B:  R. 

8-5260. 

"Through  extracts  from  the  -Cvritings  of  an- 
archists we  have  a  methodical  pr^•sentatjon  of 
the  views  of  Godwin,  Proudhon,  Stirner,  Eal- 
cuim,  Kropotkin,  Tucker,  and  Tolstoi,  as  well 
as  summarizing  chapters  giving  the  opinion  of 
the  author.  The  translator,  a  follower  of  Tuck- 
er, adds  a  critical  preface  pointing  out  the 
strong  and  weak  points  in  the  book  and  some 
critical  notes  especially  in  the  chapter  on  Tuck- 
er, which  has  also  been  augmented  by  him." — 
J.   Pol.  Econ. 

"The  book  is  particularly  timely.  The  style 
is  scientific  in  the  extreme,  heavy  and  unin- 
teresting, yet  to  the  student  in  search  of  the 
fundamental  principles  underlying  the  science 
of  anarchy,  the  facts  are  presented  in  a  master- 
ful way,  worthy  of  the  highest  commendation." 
H Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  442.   S.  '08.  420w. 

"Dr.  Eltzbacher  deserves  great  credit,  not 
only  for  his  own  fair  and  luminous  exposition 
of  the  philosophy  of  anarchy,  but  also  for  the 
manner  in  which  he  has  presented  the  thoughts 
of  the  greatest  anarchistic  masters  in  their 
own  words.  The  work  .  .  .  should  find  a 
place  in  the  libraries  of  all  thinkers  interested 
In  political,  social  and  economic  philosophy."" 
-t-   -I-  Arena.    39:    380.    Mr.    '08.    llOOw. 

"Every  public  library  should  have  for  com- 
pleteness' sake  isome  representative  of  this 
school  of  thought,  and  this  small  volume  pre- 
sents it  in  its  most  authoritative  and  least  ob- 
jectionable  form." 

H Ind.  64:   810.  Ap.  0,  "OS.  350w. 

"This  translation  makes  available  for  English 
readers  one  of  the  most  complete  and  concise 
accounts  of  the  teachings  of  the  leading  anar- 
ciiists." 

+  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:    247.    Ap.   '08.    lOOw. 

"The  weakest  part  of  the  book  is  the  prelim- 
inary statement  of  Dr.  Eltzbacher's  own  views 
on  law,  the  state,  and  property — views  pre- 
sented with  needless  wordiness  and  repetition, 
difhcult  to  gi-asp  and  made  more  difficult  by  a 
fondness  for  terms  of  many  syllables." 
H Outlook.  88:   565.  Mr.   7,   '08.   300w. 

"This  is  perhaps  the  handiest  and  most  satis- 
factory manual  on  the  teachings  of  leading 
anarchists.  The  book  should  be  in  the  hands 
of  all  students  of  modern  movements  who 
have  not  time  to  investigate  for  themselves." 
+   Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:   558.    S.    '08.    130w. 

Emerald  and  ermine:  a  tale  of  the  Argoat 
by   the   author   of   "The    martyrdom   of 
an    empress."    *$i.S0.    Harper.     7-33591. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 

"Is  a  reversion  to  type,  absurd  because  it 
Is  out  of  drawing  with  the  mind  of  the  times." 
Mrs.    L.    H.   Harris. 

—  Ind.   64:   183.   Ja.    23.   '08.    230w. 
"There  is  a  vivid  quality  to  these  pages,  and 
the  characters  are  drawn  with  an  intense  sym- 
pathy,   a    sympathy    that    communicates    itself 
to  the  reader." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   66.    F.   8,   '08.   180w. 

England,  Minnie  Throop.  Statistical  in- 
quiry into  the  influence  of  credit  upon 
the  level  of  prices.  (In  Nebraska.  Uni- 
versity. University  studies,  v.  7,  no.  i.) 
pa.  $1.     Univ.  of  Neb.  7-19450. 

"A  monograph   inspired  by  the  question   'does 

business    create   money   or   money   create   busi- 


ness.' It  is  a  statistical  argument  in  favor  of 
the  quantity  theory  of  money,  or  rather  of  the 
influence  of  credit  on  prices,  in  opposition  to 
the  views  held  by  Professor  Laughlin,  who  has 
maintained  that  this  is  a  reversal  to  cause  and 
effect.  The  method  employed  by  Miss  Eng- 
land .  .  .  consists  in  noting  the  years  of  low- 
est and  highest  points  for  prices,  clearings, 
loans,  note  circulations,  deposits,  etc." — Yale 
R. 


J.  Pol.  Econ.  15:  571.  N.  '07.  200w. 
"The  tables  which  Miss  England  has  con- 
structed are  of  much  value  and  interest  to  the 
economist  even  though  we  may  not  all  concur 
in  some  of  the  conclusions  she  draws  from 
them.  These  criticisms,  however,  relate  more 
to  the  form  of  the  statement  than  to  the  con- 
tentions of  Miss  England,  against  whose  sta- 
tistics, and  the  general  conclusions  from  them, 
we  have  no  fundamental  objections."  I.  F. 
+  —  Yale   R.   17:  238.  Ag.  '08.  640w. 

Enock,  C.  Reginald.  Andes  and  the  Ama- 
zon: life  and  travel  in  Peru.  *$5.  Scrib- 
ner.  7-38359- 

The  Peiu  of  romance  gives  way  in  this  treat- 
ment to  the  Peru  of  present  day  praticalism. 
The  author  is  a  mining  engineer  who  in  the 
light  of  modern  progress  discusses  with  pro- 
fessional keenness  the  mineral  wealth,  the  un- 
developed resources  of  the  country,  the  pros- 
pects of  creating  means  of  access  to  the  inter- 
ior, and  the  facilities  of  communication  for 
commercial  pu;poses.  Good  maps  illustrate,  and 
an    index   adds    to    the   value   of    the    book. 


"It  should  be  of  service  to  those  whose  inter- 
ests, oonmierclal,  scientitic  or  geographical,  are 
concerned  with  that  wonderful  part  of  the 
world." 

+  Acad.    73:    163.    N.    23,    '07.    320w. 
"In  describing  the  Peru  of  to-day,  Mr.  Enock 
Is  at  his  best.     His     philosophy     is     not     deep, 
but  his  statements  are  often   interesting.   There 
is  little  that  throws  any  light  on  modern  Peru- 
vian  history  or   politics."     Hiram   Bingham. 
-f-  Am,    Hist.    R.   13:  664.   Ap.   '08.   400w. 
A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   180.  Je.    '08. 
"Mr.    Enock's    criticism    of    the    various    insti- 
tutions   and    his    comments    on   South   American 
relations    are    essentially    different    from    those 
of  a  citizen   of  the   United  States,   nevertheless 
they    do    not    detract   from     the     utility    of     the 
book."  H:  R.  Ringe. 

-I-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  728.  My.  '08.  350w. 
"Mr.  Enock's  book  presents  a  sufficiently 
graphic  picture  of  some  aspects  of  the  country 
in  an  early  transitional  stage,  but  its  treatment 
is  too  slisht  and  unscientific  to  make  it  of  much 
permanent  value.  To  the  general  reader  it  may 
be  more  confidently  recommended,  for  it  con- 
tains hardly  a  dull  page." 

+  Ath.  1907,  2:  679.  N.  30.  1650w. 
"His  rovings  were  conducted  in  such  a  hearty 
spirit,  with  such  a  commendable  leisure,  and 
are  written  down  in  such  a  pleasing  manner. 
that  his  book  adds  much  to  our  rapidly  accu- 
mulating library  on  South  American  affairs." 
H.    E.    Coblentz. 

+  Dial.  44:107.  F.  16,  '08.  200w. 
"It  i.s  as  a  scientific  engineer  and  a  mining 
expert  that  Mr.  Enock  is  especially  strong.  On 
the  subject  of  the  church  in  Peru  he  shows  he 
can  write  if.  a  spirit  of  pure  prejudice  on  a  sub- 
ject of  whicli   he   has  no  first-hand  knowledge." 

-I Lond.   Times.   6:    387.   D.    20,   '07.   1150w. 

"Every  student  of  Spanish  America  owes  him 
a  debt  of  gratitude,  for  he  has  made  a  study 
of  modern  Peru  such  as  no  other  foreigner  has 
ever  attempted." 

+  +  Nation.  86:  423.  My.  7.  '08.  300w. 
"One  of  the  best  of  recent  books  about  South 
America.  Mr.  Enock  is  a  good  traveler,  whose 
records  of  his  travels  is  blemished  only  by  an 
occa.sional  and  unsuccessful  attempt  at  fine 
writing." 
+  -\ N.   Y.   Times.   12:   851.  D.   21,   '07.   370w. 


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"Informative   text." 

+  Outlook.    SS:  280.    F.   1.    '08.    14aw. 

"Althoush  Mr.  Enock's  book  is  entertaining 
and  in  many  respects  instructive,  it  is  too  des- 
ultory to  give  the  reader  anything  like  a  com- 
plete view  of  Peruvian  conditions.  As  litera- 
ture, its  value  is  seriously  impaired  by  an  ir- 
resistible bent  toward  fine  writing."  W:  R. 
Shepherd. 

-I Pol.   Sci.   Q.   23:    349.    Je.    '08.    350w 

"Mi.  Enock  writes  with  a  fullness  of  knowl- 
edge— and  a  superfluity  of  words — gained  by 
much  travel  across  the  mountains  into  the 
Montana,  lie  is  but  slightly  historical,  though 
he  has  not  a  little  to  tell  of  the  vestiges  of 
Inca  civilisation:  a,nd  the  chief  interest  of  the 
book  lies  in  its  graphic  sketches  of  scenes  and 
people." 

H Sat.    R.    104:640.    N.    23,    '07.    220w. 

Erman,  Adolf.  Handbook  of  Eyptian  re- 
ligion; tr.  from  the  original  German 
by  A.   S.   Griffith.     *$3.   Button. 

8-35517. 

A  popular  manual  which  serves  as  a  guide  to 
the  Berlin  Imperial  museums.  During  more 
than  thirty  years  the  author  has  studied  the 
monuments  of  Egyptian  religion  and  his  con- 
clusions set  down  here  represent  the  working 
basis  of  the  Berlin  school's  theories. 


"An  excellent  popular  presentation  by  an  au- 
thority   on    the    subject." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   180.   Je.   'OS. 

"Perhaps  the  greatest  inversion  of  facts  to 
fit  the  author's  theories  occurs  in  Prof.  Er- 
man's  constant  resort  to  punning  or  assonance 
as  a  link  between  unrelated  words.  The  book 
is  an  excellent  guide  to  the  rich  Egyptian  mu- 
seum  of   Berlin." 

h  Ath.    1907,    2:    117.    Ag.    3.    lOOOw. 

Essays,  philosophical  and  psychological,  in 
honor  of  William  James,  professor  in 
Harvard  university,  by  his  colleagues 
at  Columbia  university.  **$3.  Long- 
mans. 8-12972. 

These  nineteen  essays  "diverse  in  point  of 
view,  in  subject,  and  in  quality,"  (Nation.)  con- 
trii  uted  bv  nineteen  expounders  of  philosophy 
and  psychology,  treat  of  ethics,  aesthetics,  met- 
aphysics, logic,  psychology,  and  the  history  of 
phil'isophy.  The  book  is  a  tribute  to  Profes- 
sor James's  work  and  his  influence  on  his  col- 
leagues. 


"This    sort    of    book    is    the    delight    of    the 
reader  and  the  despair  of  the  reviewer." 
+  Ath.   1908,   2:   430.   O.   10.  830w. 
"The    present   papers   are    on   a    high    level   of 
excellence." 

-f-  +  Educ.  R.  36:  102.  Je.  '08.  160w. 
"The  book,  as  a  whole,  is  easy  and  pleasant 
reading,  and  shows  serious  attempts  to  grapple 
with  some  of  the  most  important  problems  of 
philosophy.  The  method  of  short  essays  has 
the  drawback  that  no  really  difficult  subject 
can  be  treated  as  fully  as  would  be  necessary 
for  an  adequate  discussion;  but,  within  the 
inevitable  limitation,  many  of  the  essays  will 
be  found  stimulating  and  highly  suggestive."  B. 
Russell. 

+  HIbbert.  J.  7:  203.  O.  '08.  1700w. 
"For  those  interested  in  the  development  of 
philosophy  in  America,  and  qualified  to  do 
serious  reading  on  the  subject,  a  more  excellent 
index  to  the  present  status  could  hardly  be 
found.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  none  of  these 
admirers  of  Professor  James  is  capable  of  imi- 
tating his  light  and   lively  stvle." 

H Ind.    65:    780.    O.    1,    '08.    670w. 

"This   beautiful   volume   is   an   honor  not   only 
to  William   James,    but  to    the   contributors." 
+   Nation.  87:  37.  Jl.  9.  '08.  570w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  339.  Je.  13,  '08.  160w. 


"It  is  a  book  whose  tone  is  distinguished  for 
breadth    and    tolerance." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   422.   Ag.   1,   '08.   660w. 
"Apart  from  all  personal  association  .  .  .  this 
volume   has   a   distinctive   value." 

+  Outlook.   89:   626.  Jl.   18,   'O'S.  170w. 
"Remarkable   volume   of   essays." 

+    R.   of    Rs.   38:   126.   Jl.    '08.    80w. 
"Their    interest    is    less    their   positive    contri- 
bution   to    thought    than    the    light    which    they 
cast    upon    the    directions      in    which    American, 
thought   is   moving." 

+  Spec.    101:    267.   Ag.    22,    '08.   1500w. 

Eve,  George  W.  Heraldry  as  art:  an  ac- 
count of  its  development  and  practice, 
chiefly  in  England.  *$5.  Scribner. 

8-15734^ 

"A  'trade  catalogue'  of  the  well-known  en- 
graver of  book-plates  and  designer  of  heraldic 
decorations  whose  name  appears  on  the  title- 
page,  a  considerable  percentage  of  the  large  il- 
lustrations being  from  examples  of  his  own 
works.  The  book  contains  some  three  hun- 
dred pages,  mostly  made  up  of  the  elementary 
chapters  which  appear  in  the  work  of  every 
writer  on  heraldry  who  has  not  got  beyond  the 
limits    of    the   current    handbooks." — Ath. 


"In  manv  ways  it  is  as  good  a  work  as  any 
other  manual  at  present  in  the  field  for  the  be- 
ginner   in    heraldic    art." 

-] Ath.   1908,   1:   295.   Mr.   7.   230w. 

"^YiIl  prove  extremely  useful  to  designers 
who  have  occasion  to  introduce  heraldic  sym- 
bols into  their  work.  Mr.  Eve  is  thoroughly 
at  home  in  the  subject,  and  his  exposition  of 
the  rules  governing  the  use  of  heraldic  figures 
is    both    lucid    and    exhaustive." 

+   Int.    Studio.    33:    337.    F.    '08.    70w. 
"Tlie    utility    of    such     a   popular    treatise      as 
this   must   lie   in   its   illustrations,    unless   indeed 
it   is  wrought   into   a  rather   dull   book   of  refer- 
ence,  a   more   glossary   of   technical    terms." 
-I-    Nation.   87:    219.    S.    3,   'OS.   480w. 
-I-  Spec.   99:    S29.   N.    23,   '07.   lOOw. 

Everts,  Katherine  Jewell.  Speaking  voice: 
principles  of  training  simplified  and 
condensed.  **$i.  Harper. 

A  practical  handbook  whose  aim  is  to  fur- 
nish simple,  practical  instruction  in  the  train- 
ing of  the  speaking  voice.  Miss  Everts  de- 
mands only  fifteen  minutes  each  day  for  the 
training  which  will  convert  "our  high-pitched, 
harsh,  hard  Ameiican  instrument  of  torture 
into  the  low-toned,  efficient  agent  of  personal- 
itv  it  was  intended  by  nature  to  be."  The  di- 
visions of  the  study  are  the  following:  The 
tuning  of  the  instrument;  Learning  to  re-en- 
force the  tone;  The  technique  of  the  instru- 
ment; and  Studies  in  the  vocal  interpretation 
of  literature. 


"A  vivacious  discussion  of  the  proper  man- 
agement of  the  voice  in  ordinary  conversation." 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  628.  O.  24,  '08.  30w. 
"Miss  Everts's  interesting  and  thoroughly 
usable  book  combines  in  rare  degree  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  mechanism  of  the  voice  with  skill 
in  making  practical  suggestions  for  individual 
studv." 

+   +  Outlook.    90:    611.    N.    21,    '08.    500w. 

Everyman:  a  morality  play;  ed.  with  an  in- 
troduction, notes  and  bibliography  by 
Montrose  J.   Moses.  *$i.  Kennerley. 

8-20701- 

A  student's  "Everyman"  furnished  with  an 
eightv-page  introduction  tracing  the  dramatic 
development  of  which  it  is  a  part;  with  notes; 
and  with  a  bibliography  of  works  concerning 
the  different  periods  surveyed  in  the  introduc- 
tion. 


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Ewald,  Carl.  Old  room;  tr.  from  the  Dan- 
ish by  Alexander  Teixeira  de  Mattos. 
t$i.25.  Scribner.  8-10275. 

"A  study  of  domestic  tragedy,  complicated  by 
the  strange  moods  of  an  abnoimal  man  and  a 
still  more  abnormal  woman.  Over  all  hovers 
the  furtive  shadow  of  that  madness  which 
gives  to  the  story  its  dreadful  climax.  The  old 
room  is  a  secret  chamber  which  sturdy  ances- 
tors consecrated  as  tlie  altar  of  the  family  and 
the  home." — Bookm. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  220.  Je.  '08. 
"If  one  is  strongly  addicted  to  Ibsen,  ana 
delights  in  allopathic  doses  of  the  dismal,  'The 
old  room'  may  be  very  heaitHy  endorsed.  For 
what  Carl  Ew.ald  started  out  to  do  has  been 
very    admirablv    done." 

-^  Bookm.  27:  240.  My.  '08.  350w. 
"This  searching  allegory  probes  deeper  than 
all  the  'divorce  novels'  ev.^r  Vv^ritteti.  The  little 
volume  is  as  full  of  suggestive  symbolism  as  an 
Ibsen  play,  and  its  simple  but  illusive  language 
will  be  as  variously  interpreted  by  different 
readers." 

+  Ind.   64:   S09.  Ap.   9,   'OS.   550w. 

Nation.  S6:  469.  My.  21,  'OS.  120w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  212.  Ap.  11,  'OS.  SOw. 
"The  book  is  as  modem,  as  openly  significant, 
and  as  puzzling  and  elusive  in  its  significance 
as  an  Ibsen  drama,  and  far  more  beautifully 
and  poetically  imagined  and  worked  out.  The 
translation  seems  to  have  preserved  to  a  re- 
markable degree  the  unique  flavoi-  of  the  orig- 
inal. It  possesses  the  v.'elcome  distinction  cf 
not  being  illustrated." 

-t-  +  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  268.  My.  9,  '08.  OoOw. 
"We  do  not  see  in  it  the  great  beauty  of  form 
or  thought  claimed  for  it  by  Its  admirers,  and 
especially  by  the  translator.  It  will  appeal  to 
readers  who  crave  the  somber  excitement  of- 
fered by  several  continental  writers  of  dramatic 
fiction." 

H Outlook.    89:  84.   My.    9,    '08.    120w. 

R.    of    Rs.    37:    766.    Je.    '08.    70w. 

Ewart,   John   S.     Kingdom   of   Canada,   im- 
perial   federation,    the    colonial    confer- 
ences, the  Alaska  boundary,  and  other 
essays.  $2.50.   Morang  &  co.       8-19240. 
"John    S.    Ewart,    the    Canadian    lawyer    and 
publicist,    lias   brought   togeth'ir   in    a  volume   of 
some    370    pages    a    number   of   public   addresses 
and    several    essays — all    devoted    to    the    large 
problems    of    Canada's    political    destiny.      Inde- 
pendence   is    not    the    goal    toward    which    Mr. 
Ewart  would  point  the  way — that  is  to  say,  not 
independence    in    the   sense    of    political    separa- 
tion  from    the   British    em.pire." — Nation. 

"While  there  may,  therefore,  be  differences 
of  opinion  as  to  the  correctness  of  all  Mr. 
Ewart's  conclusions,  his  essays  may  be  taken 
as  ippresentativp  of  the  views  of  at  least  one 
strong  and  growing  school  of  1  bought  in  Caria- 
da;  and  to  that  extent  they  are  of  distinct  in- 
terest  and    value."      L,.    J.    Buroee. 

-f-   Dial.   45:    210.   O.   1,   '08.   850w. 
Nation.   87:   262.   S.   17,   '08.   230w. 
Spec.    101:    101.   Jl.   18,   '08.   140w. 

Excerpta  Cypria;  tr.  and  transcribed  by 
*  Claude  Delaval  Cobham.  *$6.30.  Put- 
nam. 
"The  book,  of  over  500  quarto  pages,  is  made 
up  of  extracts  in  English  dress  concerning  the 
character,  history,  and  antiquities  of  the  is- 
land, gathered  from  the  works  of  eighty  differ- 
ent travelers  of  varied  nationality,  ranging  in 
date  from  Strabo  to  the  second  half  of  the  last 
century.  A  few  documents  are  included,  and 
a  rather  full  bibliography  appended,  including 
one  on  the  not  yet  forgotten  Cesnola  contro- 
versy."— Nation. 


as  tests  have  been  possible,  with  reasonable  ac- 
curacy. But  the  compiler's  assertion  that  with- 
in the  range  of  the  individual  excerpts  nothing 
has  been  omitted  which  directly  concerns  the 
island  is  not  quite  true,  at  any  rate  of  the  quo- 
tation from  Strabo." 

H Nation.    87:    462.    N.    12,    '08.    180w. 

"Cyprus    is    a    treasure    island    for    historical 
research.     A  guide  for  this  terra  incognita  has 
now  been  found  m  Mr.   C.   D.   Cobham.     No  one 
could  be  better  fitted  to  point  out  its  sights." 
+  Sat.   R.  106:  518.  O.  24,  '08.  1150w. 


F.,  C.  R.  L.  Mr.  Gladstone  at  Oxford,  1890. 
*$i.     Dutton. 

Simply  an  account  of  a  visit  which  Mr.  Glad- 
stone paid  to  Oxford  late  in  life  as  a  guest  of 
the  Fellows  of  All  Soul's  college.  "Odds  and 
ends  on  all  sorts  of  subjects,  history,  the  clas- 
sics, the  personal  side  of  politics,  life  'then  and 
now,"   art  and  music,   are  given."    (Sat.   R.) 


"The  little  book  gives  glimpses  of  Gladstone 
that  one  is  thankful  not  to  have  missed." 
-I-    Dial.    45:     216.    O.     1,    '08.    400w. 

"If  we  can  imagine  Boswell  become  a  self- 
conscious  Oxford  don,  extremely  afraid  of  his 
eminent  friend  and  yet  privately  aware  of  being 
better  informed  than  he  on  all  topics,  we  should 
have  had  a  document  like  the  present  instead 
of   his   master-piece." 

H Nation.    87:    290.    S.    24,    '08.    750w. 

"The  author  .  .  .  has,  perhaps,  given  us  a 
more  intimate  view  of  the  great  English  state- 
man's  recreation  hours  than  any  work  of  the 
kind   previously   attempted." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  474.  Ag.   29,   '08.   lOOw. 

"Unfortunately  C.  R.  L.  F.  seems  somewhat 
wanting  in  the  imagination  that  rekindles.  Let 
us  agree  that  some  of  the  scraps  here  given 
are  very  entertaining.  It  is  not  easy  to  put 
the  book  down  till  most  of  it  has  been  read." 
-\ Sat.    R.    106:    81.   Jl.   16,   '08.    lOSOw. 

"Not  only  a  very  pleasant  narrative,  but  a 
real  contribution  to  our  knowledge  of  the 
man." 

+  Spec.    101:    367.    S.    12,    '08.    1500w. 

Fagan,    James    O.     Confessions    of    a    rail- 
road signalman.  **$i.  Houghton. 

8-25159. 
Mr.  Fagan's  confessions  are  the  outgrowth  of 
his  experience  as  a  signalman  during  twenty 
years.  His  shrewd  observations  and  logical  de- 
ductions regarding  mismanagement  of  railroads 
and  incompetency  of  employes  may  well  cause 
railroad  officials  disquieting  moments.  The 
book  aims  to  stimulate  reform.  "He  does  not 
content  himself  with  an  idealist's  statement  of 
what  ought  to  be,  but  takes  into  account  ex- 
isting conditions  in  the  operative  departments 
of  our  great  railroads,  and  attempts  to  show 
how  with  all  the  recognized  difficulties  of  ad- 
ministration there  may  yet  be  worked  out  a 
scheme  that  will  assure  a  far  smaller  propor- 
tion of  fatalities  in  the  running  of  our  trains." 
(R.    of  Rs.) 


"The    book    is    eminently    readable,    and    the 
translations  are  made  in  good  style,  and,  so  far 


"Clear,    thoughtful    papers." 

+   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  258.   N.   '08.  Hh 
"Mr.    Fagan,    in    liis    present    book,    forcefully 
discusses,  with  more  than  ordinary  intelligence, 
some  of  the  problems  in  American  railroading." 
+   Ind.    65:  1005.   O.   29,    '08.    220w. 
"One    cannot     feel    sure,     after    reading    this 
book,    that  the   case  for   the   employee   lias   been 
fully     presented,     or     that     officials     have     been 
charged    with    their    proper    share    of    i-esponsi- 
bility." 

1-   Nation.  87:   519.  N.   2.6,   "08.   3'50w. 

"His  book  certainly  deserves  the  attention  of 
railroad   men   of  all    kinds." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  564.   O.    10,   '08.   300w. 
"To  the  layman  Mr.   Fagan's  writings  on  the 


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subject  of  railroad  accidents  Impress  them- 
selves as  singularly  judicious,  fair,  and  well 
considered." 

+   R.   of   Rs.   38:  635.   N.   '08.    240w. 

Faguet,  Emile.     Literary  history  of  France. 

(Library      of      literary      history.)      $4. 

Scribner.  7-36933- 

An  authoritative  survey  of  French  writers 
and  their  works  from  the  origin  of  French  lit- 
erature in  the  middle  ages  to  the  end  of  the 
nineteenth  century.  M.  Faguet  makes  a  point 
of  the  influences  in  French  literature  directly 
traceable    to    English    literature. 


"Poor  as  his  book  is  on  the  whole,  and  even 
mischievous  in  parts,  it  yet  has  a  redeeming 
feature  in  the  liberal  tribute  which  the  author 
pavs  to  the  greatness  of  England's  greatest 
novelist,  Samuel  Richardson."  Rowland  Strong. 
f-   Acad.   73:    142.   N.    16,   '07.   1200w. 

"Scholarly,  enthusiastic,  independent  in 
judgment,  suggestive,  and  readable.  A  defect 
in  the  book  is  the  lack  of  English  rendering  of 
many   of   the   extracts." 

-I A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    ISO.   Je.   '08. 

"The  facts  are  right;  and  the  inferences  from 
them  often  right;  but  where  are  the  ideas,  the 
personal  views  of  things,  which  give  value  to 
a   living  book?" 

H Ath.    1907,    2:    435.    O.    12.    1350w. 

"Is  not  only  the  newest,  but  one  of  the  best. 
T\Tiat  is  professedly  translation,  the  history  it- 
self, is  very  well  done  by  the  anonymous 
translator,  and  either  for  reference  as  to  lit- 
erary and  biographical  facts,  or  for  critical 
disquisitions  on  the  work  of  particular  authors, 
the  English  reader  may  go  with  complete  sat- 
isfaction  to   the  history  of  M.    Faguet." 

+  Sat.    R.   104:   733.   D.   14,   '07.   2S0w. 

"After  the  publication  of  such  a  volume  as 
this,  ignorance  or  neglect  is  indeed  without  ex- 
cuse. It  is  literally  crammed  with  informa- 
tion; every  page  is  interesting  and  valuable. 
We  must,  however,  express  our  regret  that  the 
translation  is  hardlv  on  so  high  a  level." 
+   H Spec.    99:    sup.    645.    N.    2,    '07.    270w. 

Fairbanks,  Arthur.  Athenian  lekythoi,  with 
outline  drawling  in  glaze  varnish  on  a 
wliite  ground.  (Univ.  of  Michigan  stud- 
ies. Humanistic  ser.,  v.  6.)  *$4.  Macmil- 
lan.  8-852. 

"The  white  Athenian  lekythoi,  or  oil-jugs 
form  a  distinct  class  in  the  history  of  Greek 
vase-pamting.  The  two  large  classes  into  which 
the  author  divides  his  material  are  lekythoi 
in  which  the  lines  of  the  drawing  are  in  glaze, 
and  lekythoi  in  which  the  lines  are  in  dull  col- 
or. The  present  volume  deals  with  the  glaze- 
outline  lekythoi;  the  second  class  is  reserved 
for  another  occasion." — Nation. 


"The  present  monograph  supplies  a  much-felt 
need." 

+   Nation.  86:  408.  Ap.  30,  '08.  800w. 
Spec.  100:   943.  Je.  13,   '08.   60w. 

Fairlie,  John  Archibald.     Essays  in  munici- 
pal administration.     **$2.so.  Macmillan. 

8-2954. 
"The  author  has  here  gathered  together  vari- 
ous of  his  public  addresses  and  a  number  of  val- 
uable articles,  now  in  many  cases  revised,  which 
had  previously  appeared  iri  different  periodicals, 
besides  adding  a  few  new  ones.  Of  two  of 
the  groups  of  essays  one  centers  around  'the 
problems  of  organization  and  the  legal  rela- 
tions of  the  cities  to  the  state'  and  the  other 
deals  with  'municipal  functions  and  activities.'  A 
third  group  contains  the  portion  of  the  volume 
which  is  new  (about  one-sixth),  and  gives 
brief  sketches  of  various  municipal  activities  in 
Europe,  among  which  may  be  mentiined  ratlier 
neglected  Vienna." — J.    Pol.   Econ. 


standard.     Only  two   errors  of  any  consequenc© 
have   been   noted."     A.   R.   Hatton. 

-I Am.    J.    Sec.    14:    409.    N.    '08.    llOOw. 

"The  essays  are  helpful  and  instructive,  the 
facts  are  reliable,  and  the  book  plainly  writ- 
ten." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  181.  Je.  '08. 
"The  make-up  of  the  book  is  good,  it.  is  pro- 
vided with  a  usable  ind.jx  and  its  contents  are 
such  as  to  make  it  well  worlhv  of  ownership, 
by  any  and  all  serious -mindod  students  of  one 
of  our  greatest  problems,  the  govfernment  and 
the  proper  functions  of  inunieipalitios." 

+   Engin.    N.    59:    433.   Ap.    16,    "08.    300w. 
"Some    of   the    chapters    are   worth   preserva- 
tion  in  a   book,   but  others  are   already  out   of 
date." 

i Ind.  65:  438.  Ag.  20,  '08.   220w. 

"The  essays  of  the  third  group  are  hardly  more 
than  'observations,'  as  the  writer  calls  them, 
and  are  inferior  to  the  rest  of  the  volume  in 
value." 

H J.   Pol.   Econ.  16:  246.  Ap.  '08.  130w. 

"In  general  it  is  a  serviceable  and  informing 
compend,  touching  various  phases  of  city  his- 
tory,   organization,    and   administration." 

+  Nation.  87:  286.  S.  24,  '08.  400w. 
"It  is  a  pity  that  Prof.  Fairlie  is  unlikely  to 
have  a  numerous  circle  of  readers,  owing  to  the 
nature  of  his  topicb,  but  the  judicious  will  rec- 
ognize the  thoroughness  of  his  work,  and  the 
industrious  will  find  in  the  book  a  storehouse  of 
facts,  and  ample  references  to  original  author- 
ities." 

•f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  270.  My.   9,  '08.  400w. 
"In    outline    form.     Professor     Fairlie's     work 
covers  a  wide  range,  and  students  of  municipal 
government  will  find   it  helpful  in  many  ways." 
-r  Outlook.    88:    797.    Ap.    i,    'OS.    300w. 
"All  the  papers  are  worth  reprinting  in  their 
present   form." 

+  Pol.  Sci.  Q.   23:  571.  S.  '08.  20ew. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    3S3.    Mr.    'OS.    50w. 

Farman,  Elbert  Eli.  Egypt  and  its  be- 
trayal: an  account  of  country  during 
the  periods  of  Ismail  and  Tewfik  pa- 
shas, and  of  how  England  acquired  a 
new    empire.    **$2.50.    Grafton    press. 

8-10621. 
A  discussion  based  upon  personal  experiences 
of  the  author  while  United  States  consul-gen- 
eral at  Cairo,  and  Judge  of  the  International 
court  of  appeals  at  Alexandria.  The  author  at- 
tacks England's  policy  and  points  out  the  pos- 
sibilities ond  short-comings  of  the  Cromer  ad- 
ministration. 


"It    is    well    up    to    Professor    Fairlie's  former 


"The  book  is  decidedly  well  worth  reading, 
especially  for  those  already  somewhat  familiar 
with  the  subject,  to  hear  'the  other  side,'  if 
for    no    other    reason." 

H Ann,    Am.    Acad.    32:    623.    N.    '08.    240w. 

"We    should    have    liked      the    book    better    if 
Cromer    and    his    administration    had    been    left 
out   and   treated   of   in   a  separate   work." 
—  Lit.    D.    37:    257.    Ag.   22,    '08.   2S0w. 
Outlook.    89:    864.    Ag.    15.    'OS.    250w. 

Farrar,    James    M.        Junior    congregation. 
1884-1908.  **$i.2o.  Funl^  8-29743. 

Outlines  in  a  practical  way  Dr.  Farrar's 
methods  used  in  perfecting  his  young  people's 
organization  known  as  the  "Junior  congrega- 
tion." 

Farrington,  Herbert  M.  Gates  that  shall 
not  prevail.  ^$1.50.  Lane. 
"In  this  volume  the  limelight  is  always  in 
evidence.  It  plays  round  the  head  of  the  mod- 
ern St.  Anthony,  who  is  a  famous  preacher  in 
the  East  End,  and  poses  for  the  picture  which 
is  to  set  all  London  talking;  it  dances  round 
Violetta,  frail  and  fair;  and  lights  her  path  to 
a  public  confession;  and  it  envelopes  both  the 
prologue,   where   the   story  of   his   mother's   dis- 


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Parrington,   Herbert   M. — Continued. 
honour    is    related    to    the    schoolboy    whom    we 
next  meet  as  Brother  Paul  of  Hoxton,   and   the 
equally    dramatic    close,    where    he    discovers    a 
father   in   the  peerage." — Ath. 

"A  strong-,  inspiring  and  uplifting  romance." 
A.    C.   Rich. 

+  Arena.  40:  125.  Jl.   '08.   260w. 
"The  picture  is   too   highly   coloured   to   afford 
sustained     pleasure,      but     should     appeal — and 
that   not   unsuccessfully — to   the   popular  taste." 

\-  Ath.    1908,    1:    476.   Ap.    18.    120w. 

"The  author  of  this  book  is  not  devoid  of 
humour." 

H Sat.    R.    106:    119.    Jl.    25.    '08.    130w. 

Farrington,  Margaret  Vere.       Fra       Lippo 

Lippi:  a  romance.  **$i.75.  Putnam. 
Set  in  the  atmosphere  of  Fra  Lippo  Lippi's 
art  and  its  inspiration,  this  is  the  patheT.ic  .story 
of  his  love  for  the  beautiful  nun  of  Santa  Mar- 
gherita,  Lucrezia  Buti,  and  of  the  shadow  oast 
upon  it  by  the  venomous  interference  of  the 
jealous  princess  Beatrice.  The  book  contains 
four   photogravure    illustrations. 

Faulkner,  John  Alfred.  Erasmus,  the  Ichol- 
ar.  (Men  of  the  kingdom.)  *$i.  West. 
Meth.  bk.  8-5815. 

Erasmus  the  scholar,  the  impartial  friend  and 
critic  of  Catholic  and  Lutheran  alike,  is  por- 
trayed thruout  the  course  of  his  great  labor  of 
love  to  bring  both  bodies  to  a  mutual  conces- 
sion. The  study  is  an  important  one  because 
in  the  light  of  modernism  freed  from  theologi- 
cal difference  one  may  best  interpret  this  great 
Erasmian  spirit  which   is  coming  to  its  own. 

"The  frequency  of  acknowledged  quotation 
gives  an  air  of  frankness  to  the  work  which  is 
hardy  borne  out  by  an  examination  of  the  many 
unacknowledged  quotations,  especially  in  the 
translations,  which  are  not  only  freely  bor- 
rowed, but  are  mangled  at  discretion  in  a  way 
to  make  their  defenseless  authors  wince.  The 
best  parts  of  Professor  Faulkner's  work  are  his 
little  summaries  of  Erasmus's  supposed  views 
on   doctrinal   points." 

H Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    170.   O.   '08.    320w. 

"Professor  Faulkner's  memoir  is  not  only  ad- 
equately appreciative  of  his  subject,  but  also 
duly  critical,  not  wanting  in  humor,  and  illu- 
minated by  ample  extracts  from  Erasmus's  fa- 
mous   works." 

+   +  Outlook.    87:    2o6.    My.    30,    '08.    200w. 

Faunce,  Rev.  Daniel  W.  Mature  man's 
difficulties  with  his  Bible.  *75c.  Am. 
Bapt.  8-9798. 

Addressed  not  so  much  to  theologians,  nor 
yei  to  men  of  leisure  who  may  read  extended 
treatises,  but  to  busy  men  who  still  find  time 
to  read  the  newer  books  and  magazines  which 
raise  questions  concerning  biblical  facts.  The 
chapters  treat  the  Bible  in  relation  to  mathe- 
matical certainty;  scientific  spirit;  historical 
spirit;  the  morality  and  method  of  the  Bible; 
and   the    biblical   Christ     and     human     thinking. 


"A  book  containing  many  good  things.  But 
on  the  whole  it  must  be  pronounced  inadequate 
to  its  purpose.  The  author  does  not  fully  grasp 
the  difficulties  occasioned  to  the  Bible  student 
by  the   modern  scientific  world-view." 

1-   Bib.  World.  32:   80.  Jl.   '08.  lOOw. 

"Contains  much  sensible  counsel  concerning 
Scripture." 

-{■   Ind.  64:  1405.  Je.  18,  '08.  80w. 

Fay,   Charles  Ryle.     Co-operation   at  home 
*       and  abroad;  a  description  and  analysis. 
*$3.  Macmillan.  8-33820. 

"An  English  university  scholar,  a  research 
student  in  the  London  School  of  economics, 
gives  in  this  voluine  a  vast  amount  of  valuable 
information  covering  the  entire  field  of  co-oxi- 
erative    activity    in    European    countries — (1)    in 


banking,  (2)  in  agricultural  societies  for  pro- 
duction, sale,  and  land  tenure,  (3)  in  workers' 
societies  for  production  and  sale,  (4)  in  co-op- 
erative stores,  social  and  industrial,  concluding 
v.'ith  an  account  of  co-operative  law,  and  a  large 
bibliogi-aphv.  ...  It  is  'not  the  herald  of  social- 
ism, nor  is  it  a  means  to  combat  it,'  out  simply 
a  natural  outworking  of  the  associative  instinct 
in  a  line  of  self-help  not  cultivated  by  social- 
ism."— Outlook. 


Ath.    1908,    2:    267.    S.    5.    170w. 
"A  work  of  wide  and  varied  practical  interest 
for  social  workers  is  this." 

-t-   Outlook.    90:    596.    N.    14,    '08.    220w. 
"It   does   not  detract   at  all,   but   in   our  judg- 
m.ent   rather    enhances,    the   value   of   Mr.    Fay's 
work,  if  we  see  reason  to  demur  to  some  of  the 
distinctions    which,    he    draws.  " 

-h  Spec.   101:   sup.   806.   N.   21,   '0'8.   1350w. 

Fea,  Allan.  Nooks  and  corners  of  old  Eng- 
land. *$2.50.  Scribner.  W7-227. 
Away  from  beaten  tracks  "the  author  covers 
with  pencil  and  camera  counties  as  widely  apart 
as  Norfolk,  Suffolk.  Worcestershire,  Gloucester- 
shire, Shropshire,  Staffordshire,  and  Yorkshire, 
and  he  has  reproduced  over  fifty  excellent  pho- 
tographs of  both  known  and  unknown  manor- 
houses,  churches,  hamlets,  and  interiors.  One 
can  only  be  grateful  to  him  for  his  notes  on 
Beckington  castle,  Croscombe  church,  with  its 
wonderfi'.l  canopied  pulpit,  Melplash  court,  said 
to  have  been  a  residence  of  Nell  Gwyn.  Postlip 
hall,  with  iff.  Elizabethan  gables,  and  Hautboys 
hall,  a  beautiful  old  Tudor  house,  a  few  miles 
to  the  south-east  of  Oxford.  In  no  senss  a 
guide-book    proper."      (Acad.) 


"A  sensible,  chatty  record  of  devious  wander- 
ings in  the  byways  of  old  England,  and  as 
such  may  be  honestly  recommended  to  those 
who  are  not  in  a  hurry  and  who  love  old  Eng- 
land." 

-f  Acad.   73:    651.   Jl.   6,    '07.   250w 

"The  most  we  can  say  of  the  book  is  that 
it  may  prove  attractive  to  those  who  are  con- 
tent with  cursory  descriptions  of  attractive  pla- 
ces, and  may  lead  the  ordinary  tourist  to  things 
of  particular  interest  in  his  own  country." 
-I Ath.    1907,    2:    237.    Ag.    31.    280w. 

"Mr.  Fea  hfs  a  large  store  of  curious  in- 
formation." 

-t-    Nation.    85:    543.    D.    12,    '07.    530w. 

Fenn,  George  Manville.  Trapped  by  the 
Malays.  +$1.50.  Lippincott. 
A  book  which  recommends  itself  to  girls  as 
well  as  boys  It  is  the  story  "of  a  young  Eng- 
lish officer,  not  much  more  than  a  boy.  and  his 
exciting  experiences  in  the  English  dominions 
on  the  other  side  of  the  world.  Captured  by 
treachery  by  a  native -prince,  he  and  ore  of 
his  !r-'>ldiers  escape  on  the  rajah's  elephant,  with 
v/hich  they  have  made  friends."     (N.  Y.  Times.) 


"Mr.  Manville  Fenn  continues  to  deserve  well 
of  the  vouth  of  England." 

-I-  Ath.   1907,   2:   652.   N.   23.   130w. 
"An   exciting  story." 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  749.  N.  23,  '07.  60w. 
"In  this  tale  of  bayonet  and  kris  Mr.  Man- 
ville Fenn  shows  all  the  spirit,  the  humor  and 
the  knowled.ge  of  character  and  place  which 
have  made  his  stories  so  popular  with  both 
young  readers  and  those  whose  business  it  is 
to   select    books   for   them." 

+  Sat    R.  104:  sup.  5.  D.  7.  '07.   170w. 

Ferris,  George  Hooper.     Formation  of  the 
New  Testament.  **90c.  Am.  Bapt. 

7-28619. 
A  "study  of  the  rise  of  the  books  of  the  New 
Testament  to  pre-eminence  among  early  Chris- 
tian works,   and  the   causes  contributing  to   it." 
—Bib.    World. 

"Mr.   Ferris   sketches   the  rise   of     the     New 


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Testament   canon  with  bold  and  telling  strokes." 
E.   J.   Goodspeed. 

+  Am.    J.    Theol.    12:  274.   Ap.    'OS.    350w. 
"An   able   and   intelligent   study.     The   presen- 
tation is  popular  and  at  the  same   time  schol- 
arly." 

+   Bib.   World.   30:480.   D.   "07.   50w. 
"He    has    given    the    results    of    his    study    in 
clear    flexible    English,    that    never    declines    and 
never   wearies    the   reader.      This    is    a   piece    of 
excellent   theological   writing."    E:    A.    Wicher. 
+   Bib.    World.    32:    138.    Ag.    '08.    980w. 
"A      forceful      and      enlightening     study.        It 
should    establish    the    author's    reputation    as    a 
writer  on  religious  history  who  can  at  the  same 
time   master  facts  and   exhibit  their  vital   bear- 
ing." 

+  -f   Ind.    64:    S25.    Ap.    23,    'OS.    SOOw. 
"There  can  be  no  question,  however,  but  that 
Mr.    Ferris   has   put   his   finger   upon   the    source 
of    endless    confusion    of    mind    and    barrenness 
of  doctrine.  .  .  .  Awakening  to  the  facts  which 
Mr.    Ferris   has   brought   into     the     clear     must 
serve  as  an  emancipation  to  not  a  few." 
-I-  Nation.   86:  241.   Mr.   12,   '08.    700w. 
"A    careful,    scholarly,    courageous    work." 
+  Outlool<.    88:  795.    Ap.    4,    '08.    SOOw. 

Fessenden,  Francis.  Life  and  public  ser- 
vices of  William  Pitt  Fessenden.  2v. 
**$5.    Houghton.  7-37243- 

A  biography  of  a  man  "best  entitled  to  rank 
as  Maine's  prime  contribution  to  American 
statesmanship."  It  is  the  "story  of  a  public 
man  who  never  'put  his  ear  to  the  ground' 
to  listen  for  the  voice  of  duty,  never  'climbed 
Into  the  band-wagon'  in  search  of  office,  never 
chose  to  go  against  his  conscientious  judgment 
a  hair's  breadth  rather  than  'get  left.'  "   (Dial.) 


by  craven  types  selected  from  fashionable  New 
York,  the  author  places  his  unworldly-minded 
heroine.  She  is  drawn  into  a  net  of  matrimony 
by  a  contemptible  fortune  hunter,  frees  herself 
from  its  meshes,  and  slips  away  disillusioned, 
having  discovered  tha-t  reciprocity — a  thing  she 
had  never  experienced — is  at  the  foundation  of 
the  human  bond.  Her  supreme  moment  comes 
when  real  love  proves  the  truth  of  her  theory 
and  she  is  no  longer  outside  of  life. 


"To  such  a  hero,  this  book  is  a  fitting  trib- 
ute."    D:    M.    DeWitt. 

+  Am.  Hist.  R.  13:  622.  Ap.  '08.  lOOOw. 
A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  136.  My.  'OS. 
"William  Pitt  Fessenden  was  a  great  senator 
and  deserved  a  proper  biography,  but  it  cannot 
be  said  that  the  volumes  by  his  son  fulfil  the 
need.  The  author  shows  slight  acquaintance 
with  the  historical  literature  of  his  period." 
W.    L.    Fleming. 

—  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  521.   Mr.  'OS.  400w. 
"A    piece    of    biography    so    morally    invigora- 
ting   as    to    deser^•e,    in    its    own    very    different 
way,    a    place    alongside    the    reminiscences    of 
Carl    Schurz."   "W.    H.   Johnson. 

+  +   Dial.   44:    73.   F.    1,    '08.    500w. 
"A  good   life." 

+  Ind.   64:753.   Ap.    2,   '08.   450w. 
"The  literary   form  and   method   of   this   work 
mark  it  as  a  real  addition  to  the  historic  litera- 
ture of  the  country." 

-I-   Lit.    D,    36:  417.    Mr.    21,    '08.    450w. 
"The  arrangement  of  the  matter  is  defective, 
but  the   matter   itself   is   of   the   first   class." 

+  H Nation.    86:    127.     F.    6,    '08.    2650w. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  77.  F.  8,  'OS.  630w. 
"A  work  which,  if  in  parts  rather  dry  read- 
ing, is  a  distinct  contribution  to  American 
political  biography.  Some  of  the  numerous 
letters  and  autobiographical  statements  which 
it  contains  throw  fresh  and  really  helpful 
light   on    civil   war   men   and   measures." 

H Outlook.    88:    379.    F.    15,    '08.    430w. 

"Few  biographies  written  by  relatives  show 
less  bias — less  of  what  Macaulay  was  fond  of 
calling  the  'lues  Boswelliana'.  The  narrative 
sometimes  backs  and  fills  in  a  manner  that  is 
confusing,  and  exception  could  easily  be  taken 
to  some  of  the  statements;  yet.  as  a  whole,  the 
work   has    been    well    done."     P.    L.    Ha^orth. 

H Pol.   Sol.    Q.   23:132.   Mr.    '08.   850w. 

"Full   and   very   satisfactory  account." 
+   R.   of   Rs.    37:   113.   Ja.   '08.    180w. 

Field,    Louise    Maunsell.      Katharine    Tre- 

valyan.  t$i.5o.  McClure.  8-10431. 

Against   the    unhealthy   background   furnished 


Nation.   87:   36.    Jl.   9,   '08.    370w. 
"It   has   plenty   of    flesh-and-blood    characters, 
and  an  easy  style,   but  it  falls  short  of  absorb- 
ing the   attention." 

h   N.   Y.    Times.   13:    242.   Ap.    25,   'OS.   50w. 

Field,    Michael,   pseud,    (Catherine    Bradley 

and  Edith  Cooper).     Wild  honey  from 

various    thyme.    *$i.65.    Wessels. 

"A   collection   of   sonnets   and   lyrics    of  which 

the    inspiration    is    mainly    classical,    but    which 

show    an    unclassical    luxuriance    of    imagery." 

(Spec.) 

"The  undoubted  poetical  taste  and  feeling, 
displayed  .  .  .  are  largely  discounted  by  a  se- 
rious   lack    of   discriminating   power." 

1-  Ath.    1908,    1:    414.   Ap.    4.    330w. 

"Here    are    nearly      two    hundred    lyrics    and 
sonnets,  packed  with   thought,  and  arresting  in. 
their   originality   of   expression."    W:    M.    Payne. 
+   +   Dial.    45:    63.    Ag.    1,    '08.    450w. 
Nation.    87:    35.    Jl.    9,    '08.    150w. 
"Each  of  the  poems  in  the  present  collectioa 
conveys   to    the    mind   a   picture   with    color   and 
design    and    atmosphere."    E.    L.    Gary. 

-f-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   424.   Ag.    1,   '08.    200w. 
"The    woik    is    always    musical    and    accom- 
plished,   and    now    and    then,    as    in    'Chariclo,' 
it  attains  real  distinction." 

+  Spec,  100:  463.  Mr.   21,   '08.  40w. 

Figgis,  John  Neville.  Studies  of  political 
thought  from  Gerson  to  Grotius,  1414- 
1625;  the  Birkbeck  lectures  delivered  in 
Trinity   college,    1900.    *$i.io.    Putnam. 

7-32802. 
A  literary  revision  of  the  Birkbeck  lectures, 
delivered  nearly  ten  years  ago.  The  author  dis- 
cusses the  transition  of  political  thought  from 
the  province  of  the  church  to  that  of  the  state. 
"The  natars  and  source  of  all  authority  is  the 
final  object  of  political  research.  From  this  ev- 
erytliing  else  fiows  easily:  communication  is  es- 
tablished on  this  basis  with  all  the  controver- 
sies that  distracted  medieval  society  and  that 
form  the  subject  of  this  book.  The  relationship 
of  church  aiid  state — involving  of  necessity  in- 
terminable arguments  about  the  nature  of  a 
state,  its  rij^hts,  its  moral  code — the  position  of 
the  individuai  in  rociety:  such  are  some  of  the 
catchwords  of  dispute  throughout  this  fruitful 
period  of  political  theorising."     (Sat.  R.) 


-f   +   Ath.   1907,    2:   145.   Ag.    10.    220Ow. 
"In   detail,    unfortunately,    the   volum'e    leaves 
a  good  deal  to  be  desired."     P.  V.   M.   Benecke, 

^ Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:    352.   Ap.    'OS.    SOOw. 

"This  is  an  extremely  valuable  contribution 
to  historical  aiid  political  science.  It  embodies 
broad  suggestion  rather  than  detailed  informa- 
tion; it  is  pnilosophical,  not  descriptive.  A  deep 
and  accurate  scholarship  is  revealed  on  every 
page,  and  the  insight  that  gives  life  and  use- 
fulness to  mere  learning  is  not  less  conspicu- 
ous. There  are  very  few  points  on  which  a 
critic  familiar  witn  the  subject  would  venture 
to  question  the  accuracy  of  Mr.  Figgis  in  either 
his  facts  or  his  interpretations."  W:  A.  Dun- 
ning. 

+   +   Pol.    Sci.    Q.    22:    70'8.    D.    '07.    1320w. 

"We   congratulate  Mr.   Figgis  on  the   publica- 
tion   of    these    lectures,    and    we    hope    that    the 
wider    audience    will    appreciate    their    value." 
+   -J-  Sat.    R,   104:  455.   O.   12,   '07.   1300w. 


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Pilippi,    Filippo    de.    Ruwenzori:    being   an 
*       account  of  the  expedition  of  H.  R.  H. 
Prince   Luigi   Amedeo   of   Savoy,   Duke 
of  the  Abruzzi,  to  the  snow  ranges  sit- 
uated  between   the   equatorial   lakes   of 
Central  Africa;  tr.  by  Caroline  de  Fil- 
ippi.  *$8.   Dutton. 
•■The    volume    is    introduced    with    a  .  Pi,eface 
^vritten  bv  the  Duke  himself.     As  compiled  and 
^  ttin    Signor   de   Filippi's   book   is   a  narratue 
describing  the  adventures  as  well  as  the  scien- 
m-fc  researches  of  the  Duke's  party  from  Mom- 
basa to  those  snow-capped   peaks   in   the   inter- 
ior   which  were   called  by  the  ancients   'Moun- 
tain? of  the  moon.'  "— N.  Y.  Times. 

"The  translation  is  satisfactory,  and  the  illus- 
trations fully  deserve  this  second  mention  in  so 
brief  and  general  a  notice  as   the  present  one. 
°  X   ind.    65:    1181.    N.    19.    '08.    56 Ow. 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:665.   N.   14,   '08.   980w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:   742.  D.  5,   '08.   140w. 

Fillmore,    Millard.      Millard    Fillmore    pa- 
pers; ed.  by  Frank  H.  Severance.  (Buf- 
falo    historical     soc.     Publications,     v. 
lo-ii.)  2v.  *$7.  Buffalo  hist.  soc. 
A  memorial  prepared  to  perpetuate  the  name 
of  the  organizer  and  first  president  ot   the  Buf- 
falo   historical    society.      "Besides    the    'FiUmore 
papers'   there  are  biographical   introductions  an 
historical    address     by    General     J     G.    A\  ilson. 
some   interesting  reminiscences   and   a  dozen   or 
more  portraits.     The  papers  theniselves  are  ar- 
ranged  by   Mr.    Severance    chronologically    under 
appropriate  headings  and  consist  chiefly  of  leg- 
islative   speeches,    political    addresses    and    pri- 
vate   correspondence."     (Am.    Hist.    R.) 

"The  editor  has  shown  excellent  judgment, 
excluding  the  trivial  or  local  matter  which  is 
too  often  allowed  to  cumber  the  pages  of  histor- 
ical society  publications.  In  both  volumes  few 
errata  have  been  noticed  and  only  a  few  slight 
errors  On  the  whole,  one  derives  from  these 
papers  an  increased  respect  for  the  honest  con- 
servatism of  the  man's  character  and  a  deep- 
ened  sense   of  his   limitations  as   a  statesman. 

'^-  ^■I'aw:  Hist.    R.  13:   876.   Jl.   '08.   600w. 

"While  Mr.  Severance  has  evidently  spared 
no  pains,  and  has  collected  in  his  introduction 
and  notes  a  mass  of  data  for  which  some  future 
biographer  will  be  grateful,  his  editorial  work 
cannot  be  unqualifiedly  praised." 

-I Nation.    87:    122.   Ag.    6,   '08.    700w. 

Finley,  William  Lovell.  American  birds, 
studied  and  photographed  from  life.  il. 
**$i.50.    Scribner.  7-36870. 

"The  text  is  divided  into  twenty-one  chapters, 
each  treating  some  one  species  or  group  of  spe- 
cies from  the  hummingbird  to  the  golden  eagle. 
Most  of  the  studies  were  made  in  the  extreme 
■west  .  .  .  but  with  few  exceptions  all  have 
closely  related  e£.stern  representatives,  with 
habits  differing  but  slightly.  The  facts  relate 
chiefly  to  the  conduct  of  parents  at  the  breed- 
ing season  and  to  the  appearance,  growth,  and 
g^n-^ral  characteristics  of  the  young."  C Nation  ) 
The  illustrations,  chiefly  from  Herman  T.  Bohl- 
man's  photographs,  are  numerous  and  excel- 
lent. 

A.    L.    A.    Bki.    4:    78.    Mr.    '08. 
"One  IS  tempted  to  dare  a  superlative  and  call 
this  the  most  delightful  bird  book  that  has  been 
•written."     M.    E.    Cook. 

H-  4-  DIai.    43:    419.    D.    16,     07.    300w. 
-f   Educ.    R.    36:    208.    S.    '08.    50w. 
"Fortunately,  whatever  errors  the  text  might 
■contain,    the   pictures    can   be   trusted." 
+   Ind.  64:  51.  Ja.  2,  '08.   240w. 
"The  text  is  uneven.     Some  chapters  are  ex- 
cellent   and    thoroughly    enjoyable;    others    are 
spoiled  by  a  padding  of  unimportant  details  of 


uninteresting  actions.  The  work  is  accurate  as 
to  observation  and  forms  a  real  addition  to  our 
knowledge  of  Western  bird  life.  It  is,  how- 
e^■er,  as  a  splendid  record  of  the  photographer's 
skill  in  portraying  the  more  intimate  home  life 
of  wild  birds  that  the  volume  deserves  especial 
mention." 

H Nation.    36:    17.    Ja.    2,    '08.    440w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  669.   3.  19,  '07.  40w. 
"The   text  is    delightful." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  40.  Ja.  25,  '08.  llOw. 
+   R.   Of   Rs.    37:   112.   Ja.   '08.   160w. 

"The  chapters  on  the  'Hummingbirds'  and 
the  'Barn  owls'  are  especially  interesting  and 
instructive."      R.    W.    Hegner. 

+  Schooi    R.    16:    272.    Ap.    '08.    250w. 

"In  spite  of  the  criticisms  of  such  matters  as 
are  here  suggested,  the  volume  is  a  fresh  con- 
tribution to  popular  ornitholog5%  and  is  both 
interesting  and  informing  in  an  unusual  de- 
gree." F.  H.  Herrick. 
+  -I Science,  n.s.  27:  182.  Ja.  31,  '08.  2450w. 

Fisher,    Herbert    Albert    L.      Bonapartism: 

six  lectures  delivered  in  the  University 

of   London.   *$i.iS.    Oxford.         8-19594. 

Six  lectures  which  show  that  the  Bonapartist 

governments  of  both   Fir.st  and   Second   empires 

"were   to   a    large   extent   inspired   by   the   iiame 

principles,   rested  upon  the  support  of  the  same 

intellectual     and     social     forces,      .      .      .      and 

shared  in  the  same  kind  of  ruin."     The  lectures 

are  as  follows:     The  bequest  of  the  revolution. 

The  growth  of  a  legend.   The  Napoleonic   state. 

Napoleon   and   Europe,    The  rise   of   the   Second 

empire,  and  The  downfall. 

Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    6S6.    Ap.    '08.    70w. 

"That  the  autijor  has  telling  gifts  of  histor- 
ical presentation  is  clear  on  every  page;  his 
lucidity  and  power  of  summary  are  aided  by  a 
constant  attention  to  literary  form,  and  by  a 
skilful  use  of  some  striking  bits  of  literary  ma- 
terial." Victor  CofRn. 
-f-   -f  —  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:870.  Jl.   '08.    960w. 

"D'eftness  of  touch  and  a  happy  choice  of  11- 
lustrati^'c  details  are  among  the  attractions  of 
this  volume.  Among  the  chief  defects  of  his 
method  of  treatment  is  that  it  tends  to  undue 
emphasis;  and  at  several  points  we  think  that 
Mr.  Fisher's  statements  are  strained,  just  as 
his  style  is  occasionally  tense  and  overloaded 
with  adjectives." 

-I Ath.    1908,    1:    279.    Mr.    7.    140Ow. 

"Vigorous  and  suggestive  in  grasp  of  matter 
and   style   of   treatment." 

+   Dial.    44:    247.    Ap.    16,    '08.    400w. 

"He  ranges  from  the  campaign  of  Italy  to 
that  of  Seilan  with  a  strong  grasp  of  fact  ^nd 
a  power  of  generalization  that  never  flags.  The 
book  has  the  true  historic  ring,  and  snould  be 
useful  for  students  of  the  period."' 

-f-   Nation.    86:    260.    Mr.    19,    '08.    150w. 

"He  writes  about  'Bonapartism,'  a  word 
which  he  does  not  define,  the  existence  of  which 
he  does  not  prove,  and  he  has  consequently 
produced  by  a  tour  de  force  a  work  of  coruscat- 
ing phrases,  of  high  lights  and  deep  shadows, 
biTt  one  which  will  not  command  the  assent 
of  the  historian,  the  politician,  or  the  man  of 
common  sense." 

—  Sat.    R.    105:    303.    Mr.    7,    '08.   1200w. 

Fisher,  Irving.     Rate  of  interest:  its  nature, 

determination  and  relation  to  economic 

phenomena.  *$3.  Macmillan.         7-36i95- 

Professor    Fisher    of    Yale    bases    his    thesis 

largely     upon     the     theories    of    Rae,     Boehm- 

Eaweik  and  Landry.     He  expands  these  former 

versions   of   the   theory   by   the    introduction    of 

an    "income    concept."      The    solution   he    offers 

is  that  the  rate  of  interest  be  made  to  depend 

upon  the  character  of  tlie  income  stream. 


"This  is  a  notable  work.  Professor  Fisher 
has  made  an  enduring  contribution  to  the  prog- 
ress of  economic  thought  in  emphasizing  the 
peculiar   psychical   relation   which   the   value   of 


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119 


Income   sustains,    through   the   principle   of  dis- 
count, to  the  value  of  capital." 

-\ Ann.  Am.   Acad.  31:   501.   Mr.  'OS.   400w. 

"The  treatise  throughout  is  'Fisheresque'  .  .  . 
that  is  to  say,  it  is  worked  out  with  the  au- 
thor's well  known  and  unflinching  thorough- 
ness and  his  merciless  (from  the  reader's  point 
of  view)  marshalling  of  details.  It  is  also  char- 
acterized throughout  by  a  certain  scientific 
hard-headedness  wiiich  is  not  always  found 
nowadays  in  writings  upon  capital  and  allied 
topics."   T.   N.    Carver. 

-I-   Econ.    Bull.   1:   25.   Ap.   '08.   700w. 
Reviewed    bv    H.    J.    Davenport. 

J.    Pol.    Econ.   15:635.    D.    '07.    3050w. 
Reviewed  by  E.   A.    Bradford. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:    16.   Ja.   11,    '08.   820w. 
Spec.    100:    1007.    Je.    27,    '08.    280w. 

Fisher,  Sydney  George.  Struggle  for  Ameri- 
can independence.  2v.   **$4.   Lippincott. 

8-14831. 
A  continuation  and  enlargement  of  "The  true 
history  of  the  American  revolution"  with  which, 
a  few  years  since,  the  author  startled  out  of 
their  complacency  people  who  were  willing  to 
avoid  "their  own  country's  birth  pangs."  Re- 
jectmg  tradition  and  substituting  facts  ascer- 
tained from  original  sources,  the  volumes  be- 
come "an  excellent  corrective,  worthy  of  care- 
ful study  by  all  who  would  know  or  the  revo- 
lution as  it  was."    (Ind.) 

"He  has  gone  to  the  original  sources  for  in- 
formation; his  citations  and  references  are 
numerous  and  valuable;  the  arrangement  of 
his  material  is  good,  and  his  style  is  readable 
and  attractive.  Yet  however  creditable  his 
work,  it  must  be  confessed  that  the  author  seems 
excessively  'otherwise-minded,'  and  his  spirit 
of  criticism  and  correction  seem,  in  a  measure, 
to  outrun  his  spirit  of  historical  impartiality 
and    fairness."    .1.    A.    T\'oodburn. 

H Am.    Hist.   R.   14:   143.   O.   '08.   1150w. 

"Gives  a  full,  detailed,  interesting  account 
but  is  written  in  a  bad  spirit  and  sometimes 
places  wrong  interpretations  and  emphasis  up- 
on accepted   facts." 

-I A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  181.  Je.  '08. 

"His  'true'  history  of  the  American  revolu- 
tion does  not  differ  in  large  degree  from  those 
heretofore  written."    E.   E.    Sparks. 

+   Dial.   45:    110.    S.    1,    'OS.    970w. 

"The  story  here  told  is  interesting  and  con- 
vincing. Mr.  Fisher  has  good  literary  ability 
and  the  faculty  of  knowing  a  point  when  he 
sees  it." 

+   Ind.  65:   96.  Jl.  9.  '08.  6S0w. 

"Whether  Mr.  Fisher's  position  be  admitted 
or  rejected,  his  volumes  cannot  be  overlooked 
by  any  who  wish  to  be  well  informed  upon  the 
origins  and  fundamentals  of  our  nation  or  the 
future   of   England's    colonial    relations." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   314.  Je.  6,   'OS.   1150w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  362.  Je.  27,   '08.   I60w. 

"However  he  may  have  erred  in  detail,  he 
has  taken  a  large  \iew  of  a  large  subject,  has 
explored  it  with  painstaking,  honest  effort,  and, 
despite  his  unfortunate  preface,  has  written  a 
book  that  will  be  enjoyed  even  by  those  most 
inclined  to  dissent  from  its  conclusions." 
H Outlook.    90:    39.    S.    5,    '08.    1700w. 

"He  has  made  a  com.mendable  attempt  to  deal 
frankly  with    this   evidence." 

4-   R.  of   Rs.   38:  123.  Jl.   '08.  llOw. 
"There  is  no  end  to  the  histories  of  the  war 
of    independence,    but    Mr.    Sydney    Fisher    can 
give  a   good   reason   for  writing   his." 

+  Sat.   R.  106:  sup.  7.  O.  24,  '08.  870w. 

Fisk,    George    Mygatt.     International    com- 
mercial policies,  with   special   reference 
to  the  United  States:  a  text  book.  (Cit- 
izen's lib.)  *$i.25.  Macmillan.       7-39069. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 

A,   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  102.  Ap.   'OS.  4- 


"The  work  is  valuable  for  its  clear  English, 
Its  direct  statements  and  its  rounded  treat- 
ment of  a  broad  subject  within  the  compass  of 
p-  text -book  of  less  than  three  hundred  pages, 
including  the  excellent  bibliographies  appended 
to  each  chapter."     F.  D.  Watson. 

H-  Ann.  Am.   Acad.   31:   522.   Mr.   'OS.   230w. 
"On  the  whole  the  book  is   a  worthy  addition 
to  the   'Citizens'   library,"   and  will  prove  stimu- 
lating   to    college    students    taking    courses    in 
commerce   or   economics." 

+  Ind.  65:  495.  Ag.  27,  '08.  170w. 
/'Throughout  the  book  the  treatment  is  con- 
cise—possibly, at  times,  too  concise — and  is  de- 
scriptive and  expository  rather  than  controver- 
sial. The  book  is  especiallv  strong  on  its  ped- 
agogical side."     H.    S.   Smallev. 

+  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:    168.    Mr.    'OS.    750w. 
"A    very    useful    handbook." 

+   Pol.    Sci.    Q.   23:    564.    S.    '08.   80w. 
R.   of    Rs.   37:   234.    F.    '08.    60w. 

Fitzpatrick,  Samuel  A.  O.  Dublin:  a  histori- 
cal and  topographical  account  of  the 
city:  il.  by  W.  Curtis  Green.  (Ancient 
cities.)   *$i.75.  Dutton.  8-3118. 

"Six  of  Mr.  Fitzpatrick's  eleven  chapters  are 
given  to  the  different  periods  of  the  citj-'s  life; 
another  deals  with  Trinity  college.  The  social 
life  of  the  city  from  the  time  when  records  of 
the  subject  begin  to  be  available,  the  municipal 
history,  the  theatre,  which  has  achieved  no 
small  distinction,  are  successivelv  treated,  and 
there  is  a  separate  account  of  'Historic  houses 
and  distinguished  Dubliners.'  The  cathedrals 
of  Christ  church  and  St.  Patrick  are  duly  de- 
scribed. ' '' — Spec. 

"Is    not    only  the    best   book    that    has    so   far 
been   written   on   Dublin — it   is   the   best   volume 
which   has   yet   appeared   in   the   series." 
+   -i Acad.   72:    627.   Je.    29,   '07.    420w. 

"The  author  is  a  careful  man,  and  has  learnt 
a  great  deal  about  his  subject.  ...  In  record- 
ing so  many  facts  an  author  cannot  be  infall- 
ible, and  we  add  some  suggestions,  which  may 
be  of  use  when  a  new  edition  is  in  sight." 
H Ath.    1907,    1:    754.    Je.    22.    lOSOw. 

"The  volume  is  not  so  attractive  in  style  or 
dress  as  Mr.  Chart's,  but  as  a  guide  to  Dub- 
lin, old  and  new,  it  is  equally  exact  and  use- 
ful.     There    is   no  modern    map." 

H Nation.    87:    71.    Jl.    23,    '08.    lOOw. 

"To  many  the  most  interesting  part  of  the 
text  will  be  its  account  of  early  history.  That 
of   Dublin    is   specially   interesting." 

+   Outlook.    89:    534.    Jl.    4,    'OS.    120w. 

"A    carefully    written    and    interesting    book." 
+   Spec.  99:   169.  Ag.  3,  '07.  ISOw. 

Flammarion,  Camille.  Mysterious  psychic 
forces.    **$2.5o.    Small.  7-30610. 

The  author  "describes  his  first  experiences  at 
seances,  nis  ovrn  experiments,  with  Eusapia  Pa- 
iadino.  the  experiments  of  the  Dialectical  feo- 
cietv  of  London  and  of  Sir  William  Crookes  and 
others,  drawing  from  them  his  own  theories 
and    conclusions."      (Lit.    D.) 


Dial.   45:   119.    S.   1,   '08.    320w. 
Lit.    D.    35:    920.    D.    14,    '07.    60w. 
"An  honest  record  of  long  and  careful  scien- 
tific study." 

-f-   Lit.   D.   36:   417.  Mr.   21,   '08.  400w. 
"A    complete    account    of    the    like    investiga- 
tions   on    the    continent    of    Europe    has    as    yet 
been    wanting.     This    book    comes    nearer    than 
any  other   to   filling   the  gap.'' 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  12:   846.  D.  £1,  '07.  580w. 
R.   of    Rs.    37:    255.    F.    '08.   40w. 

Flandrau,  Charles  Macomb.    Viva,  Mexico! 
**$L25.   Appleton.  8-28075. 

A  description  of  Mexico  and  the  Mexicans 
which  gives  an  intimate  insight  into  the  social, 
political,  religious,  and  commercial  life.  It  is 
the  traveler's  Mexico  that  is  projected  in  pano- 


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Plandrau,   Charles   Macomb — Continued. 
rama    upon    the   author's   canvas   with    the   cer- 
tain   details    that    catch    the    tourist's    eye    but 
which  are  too  often  omitted   from  guide  books. 


"An  entertaining  book  in  which  the  author 
with  unrestrained  frankness  quaintly  discusses 
Mexican  tilings  that  interest  him.  It  touches 
upon  social,  religious,  political,  and  business 
topics,  and  handles  them  all  in  bold,  independ- 
ent fashion  and  with  as  much  carefulness  as 
a  writer  with  a  whimsical  and  somewhat  hu- 
morous disposition  could  be  expected  to  ex- 
hibit." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  638.   O.   31,   '08.   440w. 

Fleming,  John  Dick.  Israel's  golden  age: 
a  story  of  the  United  kingdom.  (Hand- 
books for  Bible  classes.)  *4Sc.  imp. 
Scribner.  8-32325. 

"The  standpoint  of  the  author  is  historical, 
his  spirit  is  profoundly  religious  .  .  .  The  dif- 
ficulties of  the  narratives  of  this  early  period 
are  frankly  recognized  and  the  religious  limi- 
tations of  the  lime  are  fully  allowed  for,  but 
the  emphasis  of  the  book  is  on  tlie  positive  and 
progressive  elements  in  the  history,  rather  than 
upon  its  defects  and  weaknesses." — Bib.  "World. 


"A  student  who  works  through  the  period  of 
Saul  and  David  under  Professor  Fleming's  guid- 
ance will  have  a  new  conception  of  Old  Testa- 
ment history  and  religion." 

+  Am.  J.   Theol.  12:  341.   Ap.   'OS.  50w. 

"The  author  possesses  interpretative  insight 
in  a  marked  degree,  and  is  master  of  a  pleasing 
tiityle.  The  historical  judgment  of  the  author 
is  well  balanced  ;\nd  his  book  may  be  high- 
ly commended  to  all  teachers  of  Bible  classes." 
-I-  +   Bib.  World.  31:  79.  Ja.  '08.  lOOw. 

"Professor  Fleming  has  treated  it  in  a  schol- 
arly manner." 

-H  Ind.  04:472.  F.  27,  '08.  60w. 
"Professor  Fleming  has  found  his  way  through 
the  conflicting  sources  with  no  small  skill,  and 
his  manual  affords  sufficient  help  for  the  se- 
rious student  to  form  his  own  opinions  intelli- 
gently." 

+  Nation.  86:  171.  F.  20,  'OS.  llOw. 

Pleshman,  Arthur  Gary.     Educational  proc- 
ess.     (Lippincott's      educational      ser.) 
$1.25.    Lippincott. 
An    attempt,    the    author    says,    to    organize    a 
new  doctrine  of  education  out  of  an  old  theory 
of  thought.     The  author  yields  to  the  latter-day 
conclusions  that  life  is  a  spiritual  process;   that 
acti\ity  is  spiritual.     He  takes   the  problems  of 
education  out  of  the  domain  of  the  mechanical, 
experimental,   physiological,    physical    and    psy- 
cho-physical   and    explains     them     as    spiritual 
processes. 


"Is  neither  original  in  method  nor  brilliant 
in  style." 

—  Ind.   65:   319.  Ag.  6,  '08.   40w. 

Fletcher,  Beaumont.  Richard  Wilson.  (Mak- 
ers of  British  art  ser.)  *$i.25.  Scribner. 

8-33825. 
A  sketch  which  aims  to  give  proper  promin- 
ence to  a  famous  landscape  painter  whose  merit 
during  the  century  and  more  since  his  death  has 
been  overlooked.  The  sketch  takes  into  account 
the  conditioning  factors  of  his  life,  his  educa- 
tion, and  his  place  in  art.  The  volume  is  made 
complete  by  reproductions  of  his  pictures,  a 
list  of  authorities  consulted,  and  an  index. 

"It  is  quite  time  something  of  the  sort  should 
have  appeared."   E:   E.   Hale,   jr. 

+   Dial.  45:   208.   O.   1,   '08.  1850w. 

"That  the  facts  are  so  few  may  well  be  no 
fault  of  the  author,  but  as  much  cannot  be  said 
for    the   paucity   of   ideas." 

—  Nation.   86:   542.   Je.   11,   '08.   160w. 

"To  those  interested  either  in  his  work  or  in 
the  larger  question  of  the  development  of  land- 
scape    art     the     book     can     be     recommended. 


Whether  agreeing  with  the  author's  estimate  of 
the  artist's  importance  or  not,  the  facts  pre- 
sented and  the  opinions  of  other  writers  freely 
drawn  upon  give  value  and  interest  to  the  biog- 
raphy." 

-L   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  312.  My.  30,  '08.  4«0w. 

4-  Outlook.   89:   533.  Jl.   4,   '08.  450w. 

Fletcher,  Ella  Adelia.  Law  of  the  rhyth- 
mic breath:  teaching  the  generation, 
conservation,  and  control  of  vital 
force.     *$i.   Fenno. 

Explains  the  bare  truths  of  the  rhythmic 
breath  as  taught  in  ancient  Hindu  philosophy 
and  developed  by  the  author. 


N.    Y.    Times.    13:  668.    N.    14,    '08.    170w. 

Fletcher,  Horace.  Optimism,  a  real  rem- 
edy; with  a  foreword  by  William  Dana 
Orcutt.  **75c.  McClurg.  8-1690. 

Horace  Fletcher,  indentifled  with  furthering 
the  Gladstonian  doctrine  of  excessive  chewing, 
shows  the  life-prolonging  influence  of  physiolo- 
gic optimism.  He  discusses  the  passing  of 
medicine,  optimism  as  opportunism,  and  hap- 
piness  after  fifty. 

Fletcher,  J.  S.  Book  about  Yorkshire.  *$2. 
McClure. 
"A  book  about  Yorkshire,  with  thirty-two  il- 
lustrations, half  of  which  are  attractive  sketch- 
es in  colour,  covers  the  wide  field  of  things 
worth  seeing  and  saying  as  well  as  a  single 
volume  could.  Much  more  might,  of  course, 
bo  said  about  scenery,  and  charms  of  wood 
and  water;  but  these  things  are  in  the 
guide-books,  and  we  think  the  author  was  well 
advised  in  laying  stress  rather  on  Yorkshire  di- 
alect, customs,  folk-lore,  and  oddities  as  well 
as  the  churches,  castles,  and  great-houses 
which  always  figure  in  these  county  records." — 
Ath. 


Ath.   1908,    1:  759.   Je.    20.   130w. 
"All  in  all,  his  book  is  an  important  contribu- 
tion to  the  literature  of  his  country." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  639.  O.  31,  '08.  540w. 
"He   has   selected  and  arranged   his   material 
admirably." 

+  Sat.    R.    106:  338.    S.    12,    '08.    250w. 
"He  has  used  his  eyes  and  the  historical  rec- 
ords  with  judgment,   and   has   done   his   best  to 
give  us  a  real   notion  of  the  wealth  of  interest 
and  association  that  lies  in  the  great  shire." 
+  Spec.   101:  65.   Jl.    11,    '08.   220w. 

Fletcher,    Joseph     Smith.     Harringtons     of 
Highcroft  farm.  il.  $1.50.  Dodge,  B.  W. 

8-8308. 
The  story  of  a  Yorkshire  homestead  which 
introduces  aji  over  TC'orked,  much  abused 
young  hero.  "There  is  something  pleasant 
about  the  air  of  the  sixties,  which  is  the  pe- 
riod of  this  tale.  Uncle  Benjamin  stands  for 
what  villian  there  is,  and  Uncle  Dick  is  that 
misunderstood  and  self-sacrificing  artist  whom 
we  may  remember  even  further  back  than  the 
sixties.  And  is  not  the  wilful  daughter  of  an 
earl  who  weds  in  due  time  with  the  yeoman's 
son  a  creature  of  that  bygone  generation?" 
(Ath.) 

"The  very  headings  of  the  chapters  acquaint 
us  that  we  are  committed  to  an  old-fashioned 
and   somewhat   dull   story." 

—  Ath.  1906,  2:  613.  N.  17.  150w. 
"Chronicle  is  a  better  name  than  novel  for 
this  book.  Its  interest  is  not  so  much  in  how 
it  all  turns  out  as  in  the  personality  of  every 
separate  member  of  the  Harrington  family." 
F:    T.    Cooper. 

+   Bookm.    27:    102.    Mr.    '08.    300w. 
"The  manner  of  the  book   is  charming,   quiet, 
placid,    but    with    much    depth    and    richness    of 
feelin**" " 

°+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  233.  Ap.  18,   '08.  150w. 


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Fletcher,  Joseph  Smith.  Mothers  in  Israel: 
a  study  in  rustic  amenities.  t$i.25.  Mof- 
fat. 8-19023. 
The  two  "mothers  in  Israel"  are  two  York- 
shire farmers'  wives  with  marriageable  daugh- 
ters. They  begin  their  backbiting  when  they 
learn  that  the  young  minister  has  become  en- 
gaged to  the  schoolmistress.  The  rustic  amen- 
ities referred  to  in  the  sub-title  are  lying, 
slander,  evil-speaking,  and  malice.  "There  are 
not  wanting  graphic  touches  of  village  land- 
scape and  figures,  and  if  some  readers  feel 
cheated  out  of  tragedy,  others  will  take  com- 
fort in  comedy,  for  the  curtain  falls  on  back- 
biters thoroughly  frustrated,  if  not  in  the  least 
reformed."     (Nation.) 


"He  handles  [Yorkshire  village  lifej  tenderly 
and   with    a   sense   of   humour." 

^-  Ath.    1908,    1:349.    Mr.    21.    130w. 
"The  study  is  made  with  the  utmost  serious- 
ness  of  intention,   and   the   utmost   solemnity   of 
belief." 

+  Nation.  86:  310.   Ap.    2,   '08.   200w. 
"The    book    is    redolent    of    fresh    Yorkshire 
butter,    sun-baked    fields,    and    blooming    chest- 
nuts,  and   it  makes   amusing  and    restful   read- 
ing." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  198.  Ap.  11,  '08.  150w. 
N.   Y.   Times.  13:212.  Ap.   11,   '08.   30w. 
"The  author  has  managed  to  invest  his  char- 
acters  with   reality." 

-f-  Sat.  R.  105:  342.  Mr.  14,  '08.  250w. 
"Apart  from  the  special  purpose  of  the  book, 
'Mothers  in  Israel'  is  a  well-constructed  pic- 
ture of  life  in  a  Y''orkshire  village,  and  the  por- 
traits of  the  two  principal  characters  and  of 
the  clergyman's  housekeeper,  Elizabeth,  are 
drawn  in  a  very  clear  and  lifelike  manner." 
-I Spec.    100:    383.    Mr.    7,    '08.    300w. 

Flexner,  Abraham.  American  college:  .1 
criticism.  **$i.   Century.  8-30713. 

An  analysis  of  the  educational  proceduie  ot 
the  American  college  from  the  moment  when  It 
tells  the  secondary  school  how  the  boy  is  to 
be  made  ready  for  college  to  the  day  w!un  he 
receives  his  bachelor's  degree.  The  chapters 
are  as  follows:  The  problem  defined.  The  de- 
velopment of  the  college,  The  college  and  the 
secondary  school.  The  elective  system,  Grad- 
uate and   undergraduate  and   The  way   out. 

"The  author's  tone  is  very  dogmatic,  far  more 
so  than  cith-^r  his  experience  or  his  knowledge 
of  the  subject  would  seem  to  justify.  What  he 
has  chiefly  done  is  to  record  his  impressions  of 
the  impressions  of  other  people.  Mr.  Flexner's 
aims  are  of  the  best  but  his  diagnosis  is  faulty 
and  his  information  is  neither  sufficient  nor 
exact." 

—  +   Educ.    R.    3G:    513.    D.    '08.    72'Ow. 

Fling,  Fred  Morrow.  Mirabeau  and  the 
French  revolution.  3v.  v.  I.  **$3.50. 
Putnam.  8-25730. 

V.  1.  The  youth  of  Mirabeau. 
Iho  first  instalment  of  a  three  part  biog- 
raphy. The  divisions  as  outlined  for  tho  thiee 
volumes  accord  with  the  well  markrd  pliases 
of  Mirabeau's  life,  and  are  as  follows;  (i)  His 
youth;  (2)  His  public  career  to  the  beginning  of 
the  revolutionary  crisis;  (3)  His  activities  in 
the  assembly.  The  aim  is  to  studv  Mirabeau 
as  a  product  of  his  tim-^s,  to  follow  hi-;  emer- 
gence from  a  backirround  of  historical  condi- 
tioning fortes.  It  this  first  volume  the  sketch 
of  his  first  twenty-five  years  is  preceded  by  a 
presentation  of  the  struggle  against  arbitrary 
government  in  France,  and  of  the  origin  and 
rise  of  the  Riqueti,  also  by  four  chapters  on 
the  direct  antecedents   of  Mirabeau. 

..rl'I^'hii^.,''^'"^'^''"''    i^3,rned,    and    rich    in    biblio- 
graphical references.' 

+   Lit.    D.    37:    80!).    N.    2.S,    'OS.    740w.    (Re- 
view of  v.  1.)  ^ 


"Is  characterized  by  a  large  and  coherent 
plan,  a  mastery  of  voluminous  material,  a 
power  of  presenting  characters  in  just  relief 
against  the  background  of  the  age,  by  modera- 
tion of  judgment  and  detachment  of  view.  The 
style  is  marred  by  an  occasional  awkwardness 
of  phrase  and  a  translation  at  times  too  literal. 
The  note  at  the  bottom  of  page  153  contains 
so!ne  errors  of  datep." 

+  -\ •  Nation.    S7:    553.    D.    3,    '0«.    lOOOw.    (Re- 
view of  V.  1.) 

"Prof.  Fling  has  achieved  something  very  like 
a  masterpiece  in  litsl  kind.  If  the  forthcoming 
volumes  are  as  interestin.g  and  valuable  as  the 
first  they  will  be  welcome  to  all  students  and 
to    the  general   reader  as   well." 

-r   -t-    N.    Y.   Times.    13;    575.    O.    17,    'OS.   500w. 
(Review   of   v.    1.) 

Floy,  Henry.  Compilation  of  the  records 
of  the  Colorado  Springs  lighting  con- 
troversy; with  an  introd.  and  epitome. 
*$4.  Illuminating  engineering  pub.  co., 
N.   Y.  8-3931. 

"In  an  introductory  section,  the  author  gives 
a  historical  r^sumfe  of  the  case,  together  with 
comments  on  its  main  features  and  conclu- 
sions. .  .  .  The  report  of  the  testimony 
comprises  the  great  part  of  the  contents  of 
the    book." — Elec.    World. 


"The  book  will  be  of  particular  value  to 
central  stations  having  municipal  contracts  for 
street   lighting." 

+  Elec.    World.    51:    730.    Ap.    4,    'OS.    450w. 
"It  is  a  work  that  will  be  of  permanent  value 
to    electrical    engineers   and   lawvers    throughout 
the    country." 

-f-    Engin.    D.    3;    528.   My.    'OS.    300w. 
"The   immediate    interest   of   the    book    to    en- 
gineers   lies    in    the    statements    under    oath    of 
several  men  generally  recognized  as  experts  in 
arc-lamp    illumination." 

+  Engin.    N.   59:   210.    F.   20,   '08.   350w. 
R.   of    Rs.   37:   383.   Mr.    '08.   170w. 
Flynt,  Josiah.     My  life;  with  an  introd.  by 
Arthur  Synions.  *$2.  Outing,  pub. 

8-30135. 
The  sen-written  "life"  of  the  man,  who,  in- 
stinct with  human  curiosity,  sounded  the 
depths  of  the  under-world  and  brought  back 
e.xperiences  which  he  casts  in  the  human  docu- 
ment form.  Early  life,  his  rebellion  against 
order,  his  days  in  a  reform  school,  his  escape 
and  early  tramping  experiences,  his  vovage  to 
Germany  as  a  coal-passer,  his  life  and  wander- 
ings in  Europe,  the  friendship  with  Arthur 
Symons  whom  he  called  his  literarv  god-father 
his  meeting  with  Tolstoy  are  all  full  of  human 
interest. 


"His  narrative  is  all  the  more  characteristic 
from  Us  lack  of  polish.  Like  all  that  he  has 
written,  it  is  extremely  intere.sting,  even 
though  far  less  interesting  than  his  talk  is  said 
to   have  been."     f.   F.    Bicknell. 

H Dial.   45:  338.   N.    16,    '08.    1850w. 

+  Ind.  US:  1176.  N.  19,  '08.  SOw. 
"The  book  will  perhaps  suflJicientlv  appeal  to 
those  who  care  for  autobiography  for  its  own 
sake.  There  is  much  of  the  joy  of  vagabond- 
age in  it,  little  of  achievement.  The  telling  of 
the  story  is  easy,  in  spite  of  its  disjointed  qual- 
ity. In  the  latter  part  of  the  book  coherence  is 
lacking,  and  its  anecdotal  quality  is  but  mildly 
interesting." 

H N.    Y.    Times.    13:  607.    O.    24,    '08.    630w. 

N.    Y.    Times.    13:    742.    D.    5,    '08.    140w. 
Fogazzaro,  Antonio,     Politician;   being  the 
English     tr.     of    his     "Daniele     Cortis," 
done  by   G.   Mantellini.   $1.50.   Luce.  J. 
W.  8-4034. 

A  strongly  emotional  story  of  a  young  Ital- 
ian politician's  love  for  the  wife  of  a  thorolv 
bad  senator.  Duty  prevails  to  the  point  of 
renunciation,    grief    is    quelled    by    the    call    to 


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Fogazzaro,  Antonio — Continued. 

work,   and  one  must  be  satisfied  with  the  ti-i- 

umph  of  moral  justice. 


+  Ind.  65:  556.  S.  3,  '08.  250w. 
"The  American  reader  who  happens  to  pos- 
sess no  special  knowledge  of  the  affairs  of 
church  and  state  in  modem  Italy  may  find  it 
more  readable  than  the  novels  of  the  trilogy. 
Not  only  is  the  English  thoroughly  shiftless 
and  awkward,  nowhere  rising  to  the  plane  of 
Fogazzaro's  Italian,  but  the  pages  are  sown 
thick  with  the  most  astonishing  errors  in  trans- 
lation." 

+  Nation,   86:    333.   Ap.   9,   '08.   ^TOav. 
"Translated    into    excellent    and    sympathetic 
English." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  96.  F.  15,  'OS.  60w. 
•'A  keen,  fond  eve  for  natural  scenery,  and 
the  passionate  Italian  temperament  of  the  in- 
terlocutors, pervade  the  narrator.  This,  as  well 
as  'The  sinner,'  while  not  lacking  in  dramatic 
situations  and  tragic  interest,  has  little  of  that 
significance  for  the  neo-Catholic  movement 
which    gave    such    popularity    to    'The    saint.'  " 

+  Outlook.    88:    652.    Mr.    21,    'OS.    170w. 

Folwell,  William  Watts.  Minnesota,  the 
North  star  state.  (American  common- 
wealths.)  **$i.2S.  Houghton.       8-29356. 

A  concise  narrative,  based  upon  original 
sources,  in  which  events  are  unfolded  in  their 
relation  to  the  political  and  economic  develop- 
ment of  the  state  without  diminution  of  their 
dramatic  interest.  The  author  has  been  iden- 
tified with  the  public  interests  of  the  state  for 
the  past  forty  years,  holding  for  many  years 
the  chair  of  Political  Science  at  the  state  uni- 
versity. 


"Mr.  Folwell  offers  a  readable  compend  of  the 
state's  history,  and  by  reason  of  having  had 
access  to  several  sources  of  original  informa- 
tion not  previously  available  he  has  made  con- 
siderable additions  to  those  already  before  the 
public.  The  final  chapter  would  have  been  of 
more  interest  and  value  had  it  treated  more 
fully   recent   political    developments." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:  653.   N.   7,   '08.   200w. 

"Mr.  Folwell  writes  with  considerable  dash 
and  vigor,  and  with  a  frankness  that  will 
scarcely  be  relished  by  the  survivors  among 
the  land  and  timber  manipulators  and  other 
corruptionists  who  were  so  much  in  evidence  in 
Minnesota  during  its  formative  period.  This 
frankness,  however,  and  an  uncompromising  in- 
sistence on  viewing  the  facts  of  history  from 
the  standpoint  of  a  sturdy  morality,  far  more 
than  compensate  for  certain  minor  defects  in 
treatment  and  construction." 

4 Outlook.    90:    7S9.    D.    5,   '08.    300w. 

Fontaine,  Lamar.  My  life  and  my  lectures. 
*43.    Neale.  8-16524. 

The  experiences  of  an  invincible  hero  who  as 
school  boy,  Indian,  hunter,  or  civil  engineer, 
escaped  the  arrows  aimed  at  the  vulnerable  heel. 
During  sixteen  years  he  wandered  in  China, 
Egypt,  India,  Palestine  and  South  America  af- 
ter which  he  enlisted  with  the  Fourth  Missis- 
sippi  infantry   of   the    Confederate   army. 


"In  spite  of  the  savage  delight  he  had  in  kill- 
ing and  fighting  and  in  writing  about  it  ad  nau- 
seam, the  author  has  a  graphic  way  in  relat- 
ing details  of  adventure  that  is  often  admir- 
able. The  book  with  all  its  brutality,  bad  gram- 
mar, and  conceit,  was  well  worth  while  as  pre- 
senting a  character  the  like  of  which  may  nev- 
er be  seen  again.  One  ought  to  be  suflScient." 
h   Lit.    D.   37:  228.   Ag.    15,   '08.    730w. 

"He  tells  of  [his  adventures]  interestingly  and 
with  happy,  pleasant,  humorous  touches  that 
serve  to  lighten  the  narrative  of  peril  and  of 
suffering." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  375.  Jl.  4,  '08.   140w. 


Forbes,   Henry  Prentiss.     Johannine  litera- 
ture and  the  Acts  of  the  apostles.  (In- 
ternational handbooks  to  the  Nevir  Tes- 
tament, no.  4.)   **$2.  Putnam.     7-15616. 
"The   general   view   taken     of     the     Acts     is 
that    'it    is    history   in      the     ancient,      Oriental, 
religious,   not   in   the  modern.    Occidental,    crit- 
ical  sense.'     The   Fourth  gospel   is   regarded  a.s 
an    idealization    of    material    more    or    less    his- 
torical   by    'an    Asian    Christian'    of    the    second 
century,   and  is  presented  as  such  with  the  re- 
mark,   'The   truth   of   fiction    may  be   most   life- 
giving;    it    is    the    ideal      which      endures.'  "' — 
Outlook. 


"One  will  find  much  suggestive  treatment  of 
important  passages  without  the  confusion  of 
encyclopedic  detail.  A  bibliography  might  have 
been  added  without  defeating  the  object  of  the 
series  and  one  finds  the  index  to  the  four  vol- 
umes  too  compact."    R.    H.    Ferris. 

-\ Am.   J.    Theol.    12:    479.    Jl.    '08.    670w. 

"Concise  and  ui5eful  introductions  and  com- 
mentaries prepared  from  the  critical  point  of 
view." 

+   Bib.  World.  29:  480.  Je.   '07.  30w. 

"The  author  contrives  to  inspire  faith  in  his 
guidance  as  a  well-equipped  interpreter,  with 
stores  of  learning  of  which  he  makes  no  parade, 
and  sufficient  warmth  of  religious  sympathy  to 
prevent  anyone  from  being  wounded  by  his 
clearcut  decision."   J.   E.    Carpenter. 

+   Hibbert   J.    6:    460.    Ja.    '08.    220w. 

"Mastery    of    critical    material,     however    It 
be  interpreted,  and  spiritual  appreciation  of  Je- 
sus  are    alike    conspicuous    in    this    volume." 
+  Outlook.  87:   132.   S.    21,   'OTi  190w. 

Ford,  Sewell.  Si(Je-stepping  with  Shorty,  il. 
$1.50.   Kennerley.  8-12803. 

Sprightliness.  sympathy  with  human  nature 
and  an  abounding  sense  of  humor  are  the  re- 
quisites for  "side-stepping  with  Shorty."  When 
once  the  reader  has  acquired  the  necessary  mo- 
mentum, there  is  no  stopping  until  he  reaches 
the  last  page.  For  Shorty  makes  no  pauses  for 
observation;  he  sees  in  transit,  thinks  while  on 
the  move,  and  delivers  himself  of  his  wit  at 
every  brc^ath.  The  twenty  skits  present  people 
with  their  foibles  lying  close  to  their  saner 
ideals. 


"The  substance  has  that  essential  vulgar- 
ity of  which  a  sound  realism,  however  unflinch- 
ing,   is   never   really  in    danger." 

—  Nation.   87:   97.   Jl.   30,   '08.   180w. 

"Shorty  sees  a  good  deal  of  life  and  tells 
about  it  with  a  zest  and  an  unconventionality 
of  expression  that  make  his  stories  as  breezy 
as  the  sidewalks  round  about  the  Times  build- 
ing on   a  windy  day." 

-I-   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   304.   My.   30,   '08.   90w. 

"A  very  humorous  story,  containing  some  of 
the  mirthful  qualities  of  'Mr.  Dooley,'  Dickens's 
Sam  Weller,  and  the  dry  wit  and  shrewdness  of 
Mark   Twain." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  338.  Je.   13,   '08.   80w. 

Forel,   August   Henri.      Hygiene    of   nerves 
and  mind  in  health  and  disease;  author- 
ized   tr.    from    the    second    German    ed. 
by    Herbert    Austin    Aikens.      (Science 
ser.,    no.    16.)    **$2.    Putnam.     7-20717. 
The  first  part  of   the  book  contains  an    "out- 
line of   the   author's   view   of  mental   phenome- 
na, and  of  the  relation  of  mind  to  brain,  a  sin- 
gularly brief  but  neat  and  clean  cut  account  of 
the  anatomy  and  physiology  of  the  nervous  sys- 
tem,   and    an    illuminating   consideration    of    de- 
velopment and   of   the   significance  of   the   Dar- 
winian   doctrines    and    the    mnemetic    engraphy 
of    Semon.      .     .  The   second    part   treats   of 

the  pathology  of  the  nervous  life.  .  .  .  Ner- 
vous hygieiie  in  the  most  general  sense  is 
treated  in  the  last  third  of  the  book.'!   (Nation.) 


'Dr.  Austin  Aikins  has  performed  his  task  of 


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translation   well    and    faithfully,   and  there   is   a 
good    index." 

+  Ath.  1907,  2:  276.  S.  7.  480w. 
"With  no  unusual  programme  or  originality 
of  view,  or  indeed  with  any  notable  message 
to  deliver.  Professor  Forel  has  used  his  inti- 
mate acquaintance  with  the  phenomena  from 
all  sides  to  set  forth  in  plain  language  a  con- 
venient survey  of  the  data  now  available  for 
the  understanding  of  the  hygiene  of  the  mind." 
Joseph  Jastrow. 

H J.    Philos.    5:    583.    O.    8,    '08.    520w. 

"The  work  Is  a  clear  and  sensible  treatment 
of  tlie  Questions  involved,  and  deserves  to  be 
widely    read." 

+   +   Nation.    8.5:    500.    N.   28,   '07.   ?20w. 

Forster,  Hugh  O.  A-.  English  socialism  of 
to-day:  its  teachings  and  its  aims  ex- 
amined.  *$i.25.   Button.  8-17762. 

A  criticism  of  socialism,  polemical  in  its  na- 
ture, written  from  the  point  of  view  of  the  Brit- 
ish politician  who  maintains  that  he  owes  his 
liberties  to  the  protection  of  the  British  con- 
stitution: "but  that  the  constitution  lends  it- 
self readily  to  legislation  coercive  of  his  liber- 
ties where  such  legislation  is  thought  to  be  nec- 
essary on  behalf  of  a  depressed  section  of  so- 
ciety." The  author  deals  only  with  the  social- 
ism of  T_he  active  propagandist  who  is  negligible 
in  his  practices  however  right  his  theories  may 
be. 


the  divine  Christ  through  atonement  expiates 
human  guilt,  so  that  in  Him  the  holy  God  actu- 
ally redeems  men." — Bib.   World 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  236.  O.  '08. 
"The  book  shows  throughout  a  woeful  lack 
of  understandng  of  economic  principles  and  is 
written  in  a  prejudiced  and  bombastic  style 
which  is  as  unscientific  and  blatant  as  the 
most  extreme  socialist  pamphlets  which  he 
criticises.  ** 

—  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:    440.    S.   '08.    90w. 

"When  he  discusses  economical  questions, 
they  are  handled  so  briefly  that  the  result  is 
far  from    satisfactory." 

—  Ath.   1908,   1:   158.   F.   8.   330w. 

"In  much  of  this  discussion  the  argument  is 
attenuated,  being  little  more  than  the  asser- 
tion that  a  majority  of  the  English  people  do 
not  desire  such  changes  as  the  socialists  fa- 
vor."   F.   A.   Fetter. 

1-   Econ.    Bull.   1:.  147.   Je.    '08.    300w. 

—  Nation.  86:  492.  My.  28,  '08.  130w. 
"Mr.    Arnold-Forster's    original    contributions 

are  not  disparaged  when  it  is  said  that  the  main 
Tisefulness  of  his  book  lies  rather  in  the  selec- 
tions and  arrangements  of  his  authorities  than 
in  the  original  additions,  for  nobody  has  done 
just  this  thing,  and  it  is  a  thing  which  much 
needed   doing." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  294.  My.  23,  '08.  1700w. 
"He  does  not  help  matters  by  the  abuse,   in- 
vective, and  sarcasm  with  which  he  assails  so- 
cialism in  general  and  English  socialism  in  par- 
ticular."   W.    A.    Bruce. 

h  Outlook.  89:  386.  Je.  20,  '08.  lOOOw. 

Sat.  R.  105:  302.  Mr.  7,  '08.  300w. 
"His  criticism  of  the  ordinary  propaganda  of 
socialism  is  most  effective,  and  as  it  is  through- 
cut  documented  by  appropriate  references  to 
socialist  authorities,  his  book  will  be  most  use- 
ful.:' 

-j Spec.  100:   465.  Mr.   21,  'OS.  630w. 

Forsyth,     Rev.     Peter     Taylor,       Positive 
preaching   and   modern    mind:    the    Ly- 
man   Beecher    lectures      on    preaching, 
Yale    university,    1907.      *$i.7S-      Arm- 
strong. 8-9053. 
"The    lecturer    exalts    the    place    of    preacViing 
with  a  fresh   emphasis.     It  is   essential  to  wor- 
ship.    It   is   the   creed   of   the  church,    expressed 
for   the    stimulus    and    growth    of   the    Christian 
body.      It    must    be    modem,    taking   account    of 
science     and     criticism,     though     it     must     not 
preach    these.      But    while    alT    is    conceded    to 
criticism — Bible,      historical      Jesus,      theology — 
"gospel'  is  above  criticism.    And  'gospel'  is  that 


Btb.    World.    31:    400.    My.    '08.    120w. 

"The   book   is  stimulating  and   suggestive   nnri 
should    especially    be    read    by    those    Hberli    <^ 
vines  who  will  most  dissent  from  it  --^^^^    ^^- 
+   Ind.    65:    436,    Ag.    20,    '08.    4d0w. 

"These  lectures  on  preaching  are  throuehont 
a  keen  struggle  in  favour  of  reality  and  it^s 
hard  to  know  which  to  admire  more  'their  mor! 
al   earnestness   or   their   intellectual    grip  ■• 

^-r   +    Lond.   Times.  6:   3S7.   D.    20,   -OT:  ■45OW, 

"Ft  is  a  long  time  since  the  subioct  of  Chris- 
tian preaching  has  been  approached  with  su^h 
thoroughness  and  such  deeplv  religious  earnest- 
ness as  in  these  Yale  lectures  of  Principal  Fori 

-I-  Nation.  80:  2S4.  Mr.  25,  'OS.  400w. 
"Short,  pithy,  illuminative  sent.iMCPs  bi'tine- 
„  3'  ^"'^^^ometimes  humorous,  are  what  men 
want.  And  they  will  find  them  here.  Yet  it  is 
to  be  confessed  that  this  style  sometimes  be- 
comes monotonous.     Its  very  agilitv  wearfps  th^ 

ofthl'   ^i*""  '","5"  /°''-'^  '■^^t  '^  "le  easv  swnl 
of    the    discarded    'period.'  " 

-f  —  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  267.  My.  9,  'OS.  250w 
"-Though  they  provoked  diFs?nt  as  a  harking 
back  toward  scholasticism,  these  lectures  ar? 
t^h^MlV^  V"':?  and  vitalizing,  and  quite  f.p[o 
wi^T.  l"^,'?*''"!^'"'?  °f  ^•''6  Yale  lectureship.  Not- 
withstanding their  defects,  there  is  a  not,-  of 
moral  life  and  inspiration  tliroughout  these  lec- 
tures  which    is    both    tonic   and    timely " 

4-   Outlook.   88:    560.    Mr,    7,    'OR.    GOOw. 
"It   is   refreshing  to   find   someone   courageous 
enough    to    say    these    and    other    unfashionawl 
things,    and    able    to    say    them    racilv '' 
+  Sat.    R.   106:   24.  Jl.   4,   '08.   460w. 

Foster,    Maximillian.     Corrie    who?    t$i  50 
Small.  8-30937. 

The  storj'  of  an  orphan  child's  struggle  to  dis- 
cover her  identity  which  was  craftily  guarded 
by  relatives  who  wished   to  control   her  mone>" 

Foster,   William   Trufant.       Argumentation 
and    debating.    **$i.2S.    Houghton. 

8-19899. 

■■^t.  ^I^^  '"  which  the  author  is  concerned 
with  the  art  and  method  of  debating  rather 
than  the  formulation  of  the  principles  "While 
It  insists  rigorously  upon  method,  order  and 
system,  as  the  'back-t>one  of  argument  '  it 
avoids  all  pedantries  of  classification  and 'ter- 
minology, and  addresses  itself  strictly  to 
practical  ends.  ...  A  copious  appendix  gives 
specimens  of  analysis,  briefs,  material  for 
briefing,  a  forensic,  and  a  complete  specimen 
debate,  a  model  for  instruction  to  judges  and 
for  the  formation  of  a  debating  league 
together  with  275  debatable  propositions  '' 
(Nation.) 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:  236.    O.    '08. 

"It  is  scientific  in  method  and  helpful  in  sug- 
gestion   to    the   student." 

-t-   Dial.    45:  171.    S.    16.    '08.    40w. 
-I-   Ind.  65:  oil.  Ag.  0,  '08.   60w. 
"Is    one    of    the    most    satisfactor.v    books    in 
this    field." 

-f-   Nation.    87:  210.    S.    3,    "08.    230w. 

Four-Pools  mystery.     +$1.50.  Century. 

8-8103. 

The  mysterious  events  here  recorded  take 
place  on  a  Southern  plantation  whither  a  New 
Yorker,  a  worn-out  lawyer,  goes  for  a  vacation. 
The  series  of  uncanny  happenings,  culminat- 
ing in  a  tragedy,  involve  the  prospects  and  hon- 
or of  the  youngest  son  of  the  house  of  Radnor. 
The  mystery  is  finally  cleared  up  by  a  New 
York  newspaper  man,  a  quick  witted  Irish- 
man.   Plantation    life,    negro    superstition    and 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Four-Pools  mystery  —Continued. 

fear    of    the    "ha'nf '.    and    the    honor    of    the 

Bouthern    gentleman    are    clearly    portrayed. 


"A   rattling   good   detective   story,    not   uP    to 
Cotmn   Dovle's  best,   but  with  decided   •&?.'   and 
wi  hout    the    objectionable    features    which    so 
frequently    attend    the    tale   of    rnyster>. 
+   A.    L.   A.   Bkl.   4:  111.  Ap.     08.   >* 

"This  story  is  one  of  the  best  mystery  tales 
of  recent  years."'  ,         „.. 

+  Arena.    39:    510.   Ap.     08.    ^ouw. 

"The  story  itself  is  a  good  one.  but  nothing 
oo^itivelv  astonishing.  The  cfnet  vircue  of  the 
book  is  that  it  introduces  in  the  ctiaracter  of 
Ten^vK  Patten  an  amateur  detective  of  real 
mdWrnualltyV  potentially  the  most  entertammg. 
figu-e  of  this  kind  that  has  appeared  smce 
Sherlock  ^Holmes.--^^    23S.    My.    '08.    lOOw. 

Ind.    64:    1037.    My.    7,    '08.    150w. 

"There    is    a    verve    to    the    story    which     it 

seems    would   survive    dramatization     for   there 

?gTo  wlste   of  words,    the    padding   bemg    'blue 

penciled- ^tome^s^eleton."^^^    Ap.   4.   '08,   450w. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   345.  Je.  13,  '08.  250w. 

"A  rather  clever  specimen  of  its  class,  bet- 
ter written  than  many  crime-tales,  and  original 

^"   "'^olTlook.    88:    839.    Ap.    11.    '08.    50w. 
Fowler,   Ellen   Thorneycroft    (Mrs    Alfred 
*       Laurence     Felkin).     Miss     Fallowfield  s 
fortune.  t$i-50.   Dodd.  8-29869. 

A  woman  longit^g  for  wealth  fi"f "^ /'^^f  ^g^g'a 
it  weds  late  in  life  a  clergA-man,  is  lost  at  sea 
Ln  her  honeymoon,  supposedly  the  husband  too 
Her  propprtv  was  to  r^-ert  to  a  mecc  m  case 
the  wife  survived  her  husband;  if  he  sbould  be 
the  last  to  die,  it  passed  to  his  son.  The  legal 
ciuestion  of  a  successor,  a  romance,  and  the 
fina!  return  of  the  husband  furnish  incidents  in 
plenty.  

"The  plot  is  thin,  and  not  devoid  of  what 
mav   b*^    called    common -place    improbabilities. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   616.   O.   24,  '08.   40w. 

"It  has  a  better  constr\icted  and  more  rea- 
sonable plot  than  this  author  has  ever  made 
usp  of  before,  and  the  incidents  and  cliaracters 
are  woven  together  with  rather  more  .skill  than 
she  has  heretofore  sliown.  A  strong  and_  earn- 
est religious  feeling  permeates  the  book." 

-f-"  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   757.   D.   o,   'G8.    2a0w. 

"It  is  an  ill-assorted  jamble  of  religious  pre- 
cept misplaced  melodram.a,  and  many  amus- 
ing 'conversations    between    rather    stupid    per- 

?ons^  ^  Outlook.    90:    751.    N.    28.    '08.    23Cw. 

"The  author  moralises  at  great  length 
throughout  this  disjointed  story.  The  plot  is 
not  of  sufficient  interest  to  make  us  resent 
such  interruptions,  but  unfortunately  the  mora- 
lising  is    banal    in    the    extreme." 

—  Sat.    R.   106:644.   N.   21,    '08.   230w. 

Fox,  Edgar  Alonzo.  Pastor's  place  of  privi- 
lege  and  power  in  the   Sunday  school. 
75c.  Pub.  house  M.   E.  ch.  So.  7-39010. 
In   this  book  is  found   "A   compilation   of  ide- 
as" expressed  by  prominent  writers  on  the  sub- 
ject  of    tne    pastor    as   a   factor   in   the    Sunday 
school    work. 

Fox,  John,  jr.     Trail  of  the  lonesome  pine. 
r$i.50.   Scribner.  8-27497. 

"The  story,  briefly  told,  is  that  of  the 
growth  and  development  of  a  particularly  beau- 
tiful and  attractive  mountain  girl,  'June'  Tol- 
llver,  a  fascinating  and  picturesque  heroine 
who  finally  added  the  training  of  the  cities  to 
the  charm  of  the  mountains.     The  development 


of  her  mind  and  love  for  'John  Hale,  engineer  , 
the  hero,  a  human  man  of  triumphs  and  mis- 
takes, furnishes  the  thread  around  which  is 
woven  the  stirring  tale  of  feuds  and  fighting  in 
the  Kentucky  mountains  and  the  arousing  of 
a  mountain  village  to  a  realization  of  law  and 
order  through  the  pluck  and  determination  of 
the   young   engineer." — R.    of    Rs. 


"Mr.  Fox's  world  is  a  wholesome  one,  and  he 
inspires  his  readers  with  an  increased  respect 
for  the   elemental   things   of  life." 

+  A.   U.  A.   Bkl.  4:  268.   N.   '08.  4- 

"Mr.  Fox's  minor  characters  are  more  truly 
set  forth  than  his  hero  and  heroine,  and  the 
incidents  of  the  plot  are  more  plausible  than 
the  plot  itself.  For  the  enjoyment  of  such  a 
bof«k  one  must  fall  back  on  the  local  colour." 
Ward   Clark. 

H Bookm.    28:    304.    D.    '08.    950w. 

"The  author  presents  very  admirably  the  po- 
etic side  of  mountain  life,  even  lifting  the  spir- 
it of  its  feuds  into  something  like  rude  knight 
errantry." 

-\-   Ind.    65:1121.    N.    12,    '08.    370w. 

+   Ind.    65:    1182.    N.    19,    '08.    20w. 
"It    is    melodrama — granted;    but    melodrama 
of   so    high   a   grade,    so   joyous   an    enthusiasm, 
and    so    compelling    an    interest    as    to    give    its 
reader  an    hour   of   uncritical   pleasure." 
+   Nation.   87:  466.   N.    12,    '08.    250w. 
"He  has  invested  a  somewhat  simple  and  not 
especially   original    tale   of   the    Southern   moun- 
tains  .    .    .    with   a   new   sense   of   reality  and  a 
very    winning    charm." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.    13:  570.   O.   17,   '08.   570w. 
N.    Y.    Times.    13:  615.    O.    24,    '08.    40w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   743.   D.   5,   'OS.   150w. 
"It  is  one  of  the  freest,  most  vigorous  and  in- 
teresting   pieces    of    writing    that    will    fall    into 
the   hands   of  American   readers  this  autumn." 
+  Outlook.   iiO:  361.   O.    17,    '08.   350w. 
Reviewed    bv    Agnes    Repplier. 

Outlook.    90:    701.    N.    28,    '08.    320w. 
"In   'The  trail   of  the  lonesome  pine'   Mr.   Fox 
has   exceeded   even   the   strength  and   beauty   of 
'The   little   shepherd    of   Kingdom   Come.'  " 
-f   R.    of    Rs.    38:  632.    N.    '08.    lOOOw. 

Francis  of  Assisi,  St.  Little  flowers  of  St. 
Francis  of  Assisi;  newly  revised  and 
augmented  version  of  the  tr.  by  T.  W. 
Arnold.  (Art  and  letters  lib.)  *$3.  Duf- 
field. 

A  collection  of  episodes  or  "the  fairest  and 
choicest  flowers  of  the  seraphic  life  of  St. 
Francis  and  his  companions."  "In  this  popu- 
lar and  mystical  legend,  St.  Francis,  encircled 
with  a  halo  of  love  and  charity,  and  shining 
with  pure  glory  which  no  cloud  of  criticism  is 
able  to  dim,  appears  like  a  kright  of  the  San 
Graal  in  the  immortal  legend  of  the  north." 
Contains  some  quaint  illustrations  reproduced 
from  a  fourteenth  century  manuscript. 


"We  can  recommend  it  to  any  one  in  search 
of  a  flrst-class  edition  of  this  classic  of  religious 
literature." 

+  Ath.   1908,   2:    680.   N.   28.    350w. 
"These   illustrations    convey   very    happily   the 
mediaeval  atmosphere." 

-I-   Nation.   87:   579.   D.   10,   '08.    70w. 

Frank,    Henry.       Mastery   of   mind   in   the 
making  of  man.  $1.  Fenno.  8-24255. 

A  study  of  the  practical  application  of  the 
laws  of  psychic  force,  telepathy,  and  mental 
magnetism  to  man's  mental,  moral  and  Physi- 
cal requirements.  The  first  division  of  tho 
studv  is  devoted  to  the  psychic  factors;  the 
second,  to  the  physical  instruments;  and  the 
third   to  the   moral  agents. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:  484.    S.  6,   '08.   llOw. 


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Frankau,  Mrs.  Julia  (Frank  Danby,  pseud.). 

Heart  of  a  child.  t$i.5o.   Macmillan. 

8- 1 1 080. 

From  Sally  Snape  of  the  gutter  to  Lady  Kid- 
derminster, prominent  in  London  society,  is  a 
long  way.  Yet  the  author  has  spanned  the 
chasm  with  a  development  as  convincing  as  it 
is  phenomenal.  A  wondrous  crown  of  bronze 
hair  set  off  the  pallor  of  Sally's  face,  the  green 
of  her  eyes  and  the  slightness  of  her  figure. 
In  the  tailor  shop,  in  the  pickling  factory,  in 
the  show-room  of  a  London  shop,  and  in  a  Lon- 
don music-hall,  Sally  earned  an  honest  living; 
immune  from  temptation,  she  was  sound  to  the 
core.  Without  wiles  or  affectation,  she  uncon- 
sciously works  her  v/ay  to  Lord  Kidderminster's 
heart,  loves  and  is  loved;  with  his  home  for  a 
background  she  loses  her  sharp  outlines  but 
nothing  of  her  truth  and  simplicity. 

"A  sense  of  reality  in  this  novel  overbe."\rs 
the  incongruities  and  improbabilities  of  con- 
duct, character,  and  incident.  The  nature  of 
the    girl    shows    originality    of    conception." 

-] Ath.    1908,    1:    349.    Mr.    21.    300w. 

"Mrs.  Frankau  has  attempted  to  maintain 
the  affirmative  side  of  a  thesis."   F:   T.   Cooper. 

H Bookm.    27:    303.    My.    '08.    lOOOw. 

"The  author's  realism,  as  exhibited  in  her 
earlier  books,  has  often  come  near  to  being 
disgusting,  but  in  the  present  instance,  save 
for  a  few  touches  of  vulgarity,  it  is  realism  of 
a    good    and    honest    sort."     "W:    M.    Fayne. 

-I Dial.    44:    352.   Je.    1,    '08.    2.50w. 

"It  is  a  clever  book  and  an   entertaining  one, 
and   a   welcome   one   for   its  wholesome   tone." 
-f   Ind.    65:    551.    S.    3,    '08.    90w 
"The    sordid    cataloguing    is    done    with    brisk 
touch    and    with    affronting    thoroughness." 

1-  Nation.   «6:    333.    Ap.    9,    '08.    250w. 

"The  heroine's  childlike  heart  is  rather  diffi- 
cult to  believe  in,  but  otherwise  the  story  Is 
cleverly  written." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   182.    Ap.   4,   '08.   lOOw. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  337.  Je.  13,  '08.  260w. 
"Few    books    of    recent    publication    hold    the 
reader's  attention  more   closely." 

-I-  Outlook.    89:  39.    My.    2,    '08.    250w. 
"Sarah   Snape.   the  heroine  of  Mrs.   Frankau's 
story,   does   not   prove  her   case,   because   she   is 
•in  impossible  creature." 

■\ Putnam's.    4:    241.    My.    "08.    300w. 

R.  of  Rs.  37:  7«5.  Je.  'JD8.  lOOw. 
"Though  the  book  is  rather  the  presentation 
than  the  interpretation  of  character,  and  misses 
In  more  ways  than  one  a  breadth  of  handling, 
it  well  deserves  to  be  read  for  the  very  quali- 
ties that  make  Sally  an  acquisition  to  her  new 
station." 

h  Sat.   R.  105:  442.  Ap.  4,  '08.  600w. 

"It  is  a  fine  bit  of  work.  The  one  scene 
which  we  should  like  to  see  awav  is  in  chap. 
21." 

H Spec.   100:  582.   Ap.   11,   'OS.    200w. 

Franklin,  Fabian.  People  and  problems:  a 
collection  of  addresses  and  editorials. 
**$i.50.   Holt.  8-14656. 

Gleanings  from  the  editorial  work  of  a  man 
who  was  called  from  the  chair  of  mathematics 
in  .Johns  Hopkins  universitv  to  become  editor 
of  the  Baltimore  news.  There  are  four  ad- 
dresses and  about  sixty  editorials.  Of  the  lat- 
ter many  relate  to  conditions  which  have  passed, 
but  the  chapters  are  none  the  less  valuable  as 
sidelights  on  events  of  the  last  decade  and 
more. 


"These  comments  on  current  events  are  not 
merely  of  historical  interest,  but  are  valuable 
as  examples  of  the  best  style  of  American  edi- 
torial writing,  sensible  and  well  informed  as 
well   as  pertinent  and   readable." 

-f    Ind.    65:    157.    Jl.    16,    '08.    80w. 

"But  the  chief  impress  of  Professor  Frank- 
lin's previous  studies  must  be  sought  in  that 
moderation,  with  that  striving  after  the  just 
and  fair  statement,  which  most  strikes 'One  in 
thei^e  collected  writings." 

-}-   Nation.   86:   444.   My.   14,   '08.    270w. 

"It  is  a  good  thing,  as  a  sort  of  monument  to 
journalism,  that  the  work  of  one  of  its  ablest 
exponents  should  thus  be  put  into  permanent 
form." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  300.  My.   23,  'OS.  170w. 

"We  find  the  viewpoint  that  of  the  thought- 
ful, cultured  American  student  who  has  rad- 
ical ideas  but  believes  in  applying  them  con- 
servatively and  the  clear,  lucid  style  which 
characterizes  all  good  newspaper  editorial  writ- 
ing." 

-f   R.  of   Rs.  38:  124.  Jl.   "08.  lOOw. 

Franklin,  William  Suddards,  and  McNutt, 
Barry.  Elements  of  mechanics:  a  text- 
book for  colleges  and  technical  schools. 
*$i.50.    Macmillan.  7-23872. 

"Contains  many  novel  examples  as  a  result 
of  his  determined  efforts  to  bring  together  the 
abstract  and  concrete  which  the  average  stu- 
dent keeps  in  separate  compartments  of  his 
brain.  Thu?  we  find  that  in  the  laundry  it  is 
the  force,  4^=n-rm  which  wrings  the  water  from 
the  clothes,  and  that  if  a  batsman  will  solve 
the  equation  Mxy=k  he  can  tell  just  where  to 
hit  tlie  ball  sc  that  the  bat  will  not  sting  his 
hands." — Nation. 


"The  diagrams  and  sketches  used  in  this 
book  are  new  and  to  the  point,  the  problems 
are  numerous,  and  the  discussions  logical  and 
concise." 

-I-  Nation.  85:   257.   S.  19,  "07.  lOOw. 

"Does  not  present  any  new  featuies  worthy 
of  notice,  except  that  inaccuracies  and  lack  of 
precision  in  the  statement  of  scientific  princi- 
ples are  numerous."   E.   G.   C. 

—  Nature.  77:  29.   N.  14,  '07.  350w. 

Fraprie,  Frank  Roy.     Castles  and  keeps  of 
Scotland.  $3.    Page.  7-39017- 

Being  a  description  of  sundry  fortresses,  tow- 
ers, peeis,  and  other  houses  of  strength  built 
by  the  princes  and  barons  of  old  time  in  the 
highlands,  islands,  inlands  and  borders  of  the 
ancient  and  Godfeaiing  kingdom  of  Scotland.  His- 
tory and  romance  as  well  as  architectural  char- 
acteristics are  brought  together  here  and  ex- 
cellent illustrations  add  to  the  value  of  tne 
.sketch.  Uniform  with  Francis  Miltoun's  "Cas- 
tles and  chateaux  of  old  Touraine"  and  "Cas- 
tles  and   chateaux  of   old   Navarre." 


"In  these  editorials,  we  find  a  distinctly  re- 
freshing viewpoint  put  forth  by  a  thinker  of 
more  than  usual  sympathv  and  breadth." 

+  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    624.    N.    '08.    180w. 

"There    is    enough   of   present   interest   in    the 

book    to    give    it    life    as    a    whole,    while    every 

page  is  marked  by  a  style  so  little  'journalistic' 

as   to   make   the   entire   volume  attractive." 

+   Dial.  45:  169.   S.   16,   '08.  300w. 


"The  principal  value  of  the  book  lies  in  its 
usefulness  and  convenience,  bringing  together, 
as  it  does,  information  only  to  be  found  by  con- 
sulting   many    books." 

-I-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:    136.    My.    '08. 
"As   the   only  popular   hand-book   on   the   sub- 
ject, it  will  be  sure  to  find  an  eager  welcome." 
-I-   Dial.  43:  427.  D.  16,  '07.  130w. 
+   Nation.   86:    57.   Ja.    18,    '08.    90w. 
"Is    a    storehouse    of    Scotch    history    and    ro- 
mance." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  12:  763.  N.  30,   '07.   50w. 

"An  interesting  and,  to  the  traveler,  valuable 

handbook."  „       

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    54.    F.    1,    '08.    190w. 

Fraser,    Edward.    Champions    of    the    fleet: 

captains  and  men-of-war  and  days  that 

helped   to   make     the      empire.      *$i.50- 

Lane.  W8-35. 

"It  is  made  up  of  tale."*  of  the  English  navy 

and  of  the  fighting  men  who  through  the  cen- 


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Fraser,  Edward  — Continued. 
turies  since  EHizabeth's  time  have  made  for  It 
a  long  and  glorious  history.  He  tells  how- 
many  of  the  famous  names  still  carried  by 
English  battleships  were  first  chosen  by  the 
great  Queen  henelf  in  a  characteristic  combin- 
ation of  high-heartedness  and  shrewd  policy. 
Much  space  is  given  to  stories  of  Trafalgar  and 
to  the  fleet  in  Nelson's  time.  There  is  a  chap- 
ter also  on  what  the  navy  did  for  Clive  in  In- 
dia, and  there  are  many  stories  of  the  building 
of  famous  ships  and  of  their  deeds  in  battle." — 
N.  T.   Times. 


N.    Y.   Times.    13:  «4.    F.    15.    '08.    120w. 
"In    pairating   his   portraits   of   ships   and   men 
Mr.  FYaser  has  made  full  and  skilful  use  of  lo- 
cal colour." 

+  Sat.  R.  104:547.  N.  2,  '07.  220w. 
"Mr.  Fraser,  if  be  has  not  unearthed  very 
much  that  is  new,  has  certainly  rediscovered 
some  things  and  given  us  fresh  sidelights  on 
others.  The  illustrations  are  excellent  and  in 
keeping,  and  contribute  to  the  making  of  an 
eminently  fascinating  book." 

+  +  Spec.    99:  718.   N.    9,    '07.   380w. 

Eraser,  Edward.     "Londons"  of  the  Brftish 
fleet:  how  they  faced  the  enemy  on  the 
day    of    battle    and    what    their    story 
means  for  us  to-day.  *$i.5o.  Lane. 
"A  well-written  account  of  the  six  naval  ves- 
sels   which    have    borne    the    name    of    London, 
from    the    time    of   Oliver    Cromwell    to    Edward 
VJI.     Incidentally     there     are     woven     into     the 
thread    of    the    story    many    bits    of    fact    and 
gossip    which    throw    light    on    naval    life    and 
manners" — Nation. 


"The  volume  is  eminently  readable  and  in- 
structive." 

+  Nation.   87:  314.   O.    1,   '08.    120w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:  472.   Ag.    29,   '08.   560w. 

"Mr.  Fraser  has  collected  an  astonishing 
amount  of  interesting  information  concerning 
the  building  of  the  'Londons,'  their  services  and 
their  crews.  He  quite  rightly  teHs  us  plenty 
of  the  naval  history  of  the  time.  Indeed,  he 
almost  loses  his  equanimity  and  sequence  of 
ideas  in  holding  up  Lord  Sandwich's  adminis- 
tration to  contempt,  running  to  so  much  repeti- 
tion and  redundancy  as  to  impair  our  apprecia- 
tion of  his  ordinary  lucidity." 

-I Spec.   101:  sup.  811.  N.   21,   '08.   460w. 

Freeman,    Mary    E.    Wilkins.    Shoulders    of 
Atlas.  t$i.5o.  Harper.  8-18373. 

Against  the  familiar  New  England  background 
Mrs.  Freeman  portrays  another  group  of  fas- 
cinating people.  There  are  Sylvia  and  Henry 
Whitman,  who,  when  a  windfall  comes,  regret 
the  fashion  in  which  Henry  had  been  wont  to 
sour  his  .sho2-shop  drudgery  with  chronic  dis- 
content; there  is  Sylvia's  boarder,  the  school- 
master, reveling  in  the  old  mahogany  of  the 
new  home:  his  assistant,  a  beautiful  woman 
whose  brief  career  and  whose  death  are  shroud- 
ed in  mystery;  there  is  the  altogether  charming 
Rose  Fletcher,  who  slips  into  the  lives  of  East 
Westlandites  and  lays  siege  to  every  heart;  and 
there  is  Rose's  rival,  a  passion-mad  girl  who 
resorts  to  tears  for  herself  and  poison  for  oth- 
ers. Sylvia  is  the  Atlas  of  the  title.  She  bears 
a  burden  of  conscience  which  in  the  end  proves 
unwarranted. 


"This  note  of  mystery  is  forced  throughout, 
but  none  the  less  the  book  is  full  of  human  in- 
terest." 

H •  Ath.    1908,    2:    38.    Jl.    11.    220w. 

"This  novel  outranks  'Jerome'  and  'Jane 
Field'  and  Mrs.  Freeman's  other  dramas  of 
conscience   and   of  New   England." 

-f   Ind.   65:    554.    S.    3,    '08.    280w. 
"The  book  is  disappointing,  because  it  is  dis- 
jointed and   repellent." 

—  Lit.   D.  37:  325.  S.   5.  '08.  140w. 
"In  the  Aunt  Sylvia  of  this   tale  Mrs.   lYee- 


man  has  produced  another  of  her  little  master- 
pieces of  New   England   portraiture." 

H Nation.  87:  35.  Jl.  9,  '08.  500w. 

"An   absorbing   story." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  345.  Je.  13,  '08.  320w. 
"This  study  of  the  conscience  of  a  plain  New 
England    woman    will    interest      any    who    have 
problems   of   their  own   and   redeems   the   blem- 
ishes  of   the  book   already  mentioned." 

-] N.  Y.  Times.  13:  400.   Jl.  18,     08.   450w. 

"Hard  in  style,   but  startling  in   its  rendering 
of   human   nature   in   tvpe   and   individual." 
1-  Outlook.  89:   532.  Jl.   4.   '08.   150w. 

Freeman,   William    Georeje,     and    Chandler, 
Stafford    Edwin.      World's    commercial 
products:   a   descriptive   account  of  the 
economic    plants    of   the    world    and    of 
their    commercial    uses;    with    contribu- 
tions by  T.  A.  Henry,  C.  E.  Jones  and 
E.   H.  Wilson.  *$3.50.  Ginn.         7-22708. 
'The    subtitle    of    this    work,     'A    descriptive 
account    of    the    economic    plants    of    the    world 
and    of    their    commercial     uses,'     indicates     far 
more   clearly  than  does   the  title   the  scope  and 
character    of   the    book.      The   work   is   not   pri- 
marily for   the  specialist,   technicalities   and   ta- 
bles   of    statistics      being      carefully      excluded, 
while  the  illustrations,  colored  plates,  and  maps 
run    into    the    hundreds." — J.    Pol.    Econ. 


"It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  book  in  general 
is  more  accurate  than  the  chapter  on  corn 
which  I  have  critically  examined  as  a  test." 

h  Ann.   Am.  Acad.  31:   709.  My.   '08.   350w. 

"The  merit  of  the  book  is  that  it  presents 
In  the  English  language  a  good  general  sum- 
mary of  information  concerning  the  more  im- 
portant economic  plants,  their  cultivation  and 
commercial    utilization." 

+  J.  Pol.  Econ.  1'5:«44.  D.  '07.  llOw. 
"An  important  omission  is  a  summary  of  the 
commercial  values  and  exportable  surplus  of 
the  agricultural  staples  of  different  lands.  The 
maps,  together  with  the  illustrations,  are  per- 
haps  as    valuable   as   the    letterpress    itself." 

H Nation.    87:    208.    S.    3,    '08.    200w. 

R.    of   Rs.    37:    256.    F.    '08.    70w. 

Freemantle,   Elizabeth.     One   and   I.   t$i.5o. 
Jacobs.  8-23925. 

In  the  form  of  a  diary  an  engaged  girl  writes 
of  her  doubts  and  misgivings  on  the  subject 
of  her  feelings  for  "The  One."  She  believes 
that  "only  an  infatuation  can  make  one  con- 
tent— nay,  even  eager — to  marry  in  comparative 
poverty,  and  thus  couple  with  connubial  bliss 
the  elevating  companionship  of  saucepans  and 
potato  peelings."  How  the  "big  white  love" 
creeps  into  her  heart,  and  is  fostered  by  the 
voices  of  field  and  forest,  the  cries  of  pain  and 
anguish,  is  recorded  witli  simplicity  and  fidelity 
to  the  human  heart. 

"It  is  simply  the  patter  of  a  wide-awake, 
breezv,    wholesome    and    vital    woman." 

'+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  538.   O.   3,   '08.    3G0w. 
N.  Y.  Times,  13:  615.  O.  24,  '08.  30w. 
"A  vein  of  quiet  humor  runs  through  it   all." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  743.  D.  5,  '08.  150w. 

Frefich,  Anne  Warner.  Original  gentlemen. 
t$i.5o.    Little.  8-26824. 

Twenty -two  short  stories  brim  full  of  life 
and  humor.  The  initial  story,  "An  original 
gentlemen"  tells  of  the  experiences  of  a  New 
Yorker  abroad  who  upon  losing  his  letter  of 
credit  answers  an  advertisement  for  "an  orig- 
inal gentleman,  speaking  perfect  English."  His 
originality  being  called  upon  to  extricate  a 
young  woman  from  a  trying  situation  is  taxed 
beyond  its  powers  and  he  bribes  to  his  assist- 
ance a  resourceful  head  waiter.  Complications 
once  swept  out  of  the  way,  the  field  is  left  to 
romance   as   whimsical   as   it  is  serious. 


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12: 


"This  is  one  of  the  very  best,   if  not  indeed 
the    best    of   Anne   Warner's    books." 

+  Arena.    40:    484.    N.    'OS.    lOOw. 
"Miss  Warner's  most  charming  quality  is  the 
way  in  which   she  lets  her   characters   talk,   the 
while    revealing    themselves    with    apparent    un- 
consciousness." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  £48.   O.   3,   '08.    2'OOw. 

French,  Anne  Warner.  The  panther;  a  tale 
*  of  temptation.  t$i.25.  Small.  8-29870. 
An  allegorical  tale  of  lemptalion  in  wliich  a 
panther,  growing  from  a  furry  ball  to  the  huge 
proportions  of  a  lion  symbolizes  the  increasing 
struggle  in  a  young  woman's  soul  to  overcome 
sin. 


Arena.    40:    483.    N.    '08.    470w. 
—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  650.  N.  7,  'OS.  120w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  751.  D.  5,  '08.  lOOw. 

French,    Anne    Warner.       Seeing     England 
with  Uncle  John.   t$i.5o.   Century. 


A  new  chapter  of  Uncle  John's  traveling  ex- 
periences. He  takes  for  a  companion  a  "liv- 
ing encyclopaedia"  in  the  person  of  an  old 
college  professor,  sails  for  Liverpool,  sending 
word  ahead  to  Yvonne  and  Lee,  now  living 
In  Oxford,  to  meet  him,  but  neglecting  to  give 
date  and  name  of  steamer.  The  result  is  a 
merry  gallop  thru  England  with  the  niece  and 
nephew  in  close  pursuit.  The  niece  in  her 
"  'letters  home'  romantically  presents  the 
giiide-book  information  that  Uncle  John  au- 
thenticates   in    his    inimitable    way." 


"This  is  the  best  work  that  has  come  from 
the  pen  of  this  popular  author,  if  we  except 
'The   rejuvenation    of   Aunt   Mary.'  " 

+  Arena.    39:    510.   Ap.    '08.    300w. 
"An    unusually    entertaining    example    of    this 
type.     Some  of  the  minor  characters  are  a  little 
overdone." 

H Dial.  45:  93.  Ag.  16,  '08.  300w. 

"As  the  author  states,  the  method  is  steno- 
graphic; it  is  therefore  inartistic.  And  conse- 
quently, as  the  native  humor  lias  little  savor, 
one  prefers  the  twenty  odd  pages  of  index. 
Yvonne's  letters,  it  should  be  said,  are  fairly 
pleasant  feminine   reading." 

f-   Nation.    86:    402.    Ap.    30,    'OS.    170w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   211.   Ap.   11,   '08.   50w. 

"The    best    thing    about    the    book    is    that    it 

improves  steadilv  up   to   the  verv  last  chaptfT." 

+  N.  Y.   Times.   13:   350.   Je.   20,   '08.   630w. 

"  'Seeing    England    with    Uncle    John'    is    not 

as   funny  as   seeing   France  with   him,    taut   Miss 

Warner    has    made    it    amusing    enough,    though 

it  should  not.  be  read  at  one  sitting." 

+  Outlook.    S9:    84.    My.    9,    'OS.    loOw. 

French,    Lillie    Hamilton.    House    dignified: 
*       its    design,     its     arrangement,     and    its 
decoration.   **$5.   Putnam.  8-28317. 

A  book  designed  to  aid  people  of  wealth  in 
exercising  taste  in  the  important  matter  of  de- 
signing, arranging  and  decorating  their  homes. 
"The  method  of  the  book  is  to  take  up  sepa- 
rately the  different  parts  of  the  house — hall, 
salon,  dining-room,  stairway,  library,  fireplaces, 
windows  and  doors,  and  so  on — to  study  their 
relation  to  the  whole  house  and  to  one  another, 
and  the  fitness  or  unfitness  of  different  plans 
of  decoration,  furnishing,  and  equipment." 
(Outlook.) 


"Her  suggestions,  tho  written  for  the  rich, 
can  profitably  be  read  and  followed  by  any 
householder  who  has  the  large  happiness  'to  be 
seated    in    the    mean.'  " 

+  Ind.    65:    1064.    N.    5,    '08.    280w. 
Nation.    87:    421.    O.    29,    '08.    300w. 
"A   worthy   treatment    of   a    subject   most   de- 
sirable for  consideration." 

+  Outlook.  90:   551.  N.   7,  '08.   150w. 


Frenssen,  Gustav.  Peter  Moor's  journey 
to  Southwest  Africa:  a  narrative  of  the 
German  campaign;  tr.  from  the  orig- 
inal with  the  consent  of  the  author,  by 
Margaret  May  Ward.  t$i-25.  Hough- 
ton. 8-23712. 

"Peter  Moor  is  an  average  young  German 
workman  who  joins  the  naval  corps  and  is 
well  pleased  with  being  a  soldier  in  time 
of  peace.  He  is  sent  with  his  battalion  in  1903 
to  quell  the  rising  of  the  blacks  in  Southwest 
Africa.  In  language  simple  and  straightfor- 
ward almost  to  quaintness  he  tells  the  detailed 
story  of  the  trip  to  Africa,  the  march  into  tlie 
interior,  the  fighting,  the  journey  home.  It  is 
like  looking  thru  a  window  into  another's  soul. 
For  he  tells  not  only  the  outer  but  the  inner 
things,  the  feelings,  the  motives  that  govern 
action,  the  sensations  that  fill  the  soul  at  im- 
portant and   at   trivial   times." — N.    Y.    Times. 


"Frenssen  has  in  this  work  contrived  to  make 
an  exceedingly  interesting  story  out  of  materi- 
als which  provide  little  in  the  way  of  roman- 
tic   or    sentimental    appeal." 

+  Ath.    1908,    2:  470.    O.    17.    160w. 
"One    of    the    most    Impressive    peace    docu- 
ments  ever   prepared." 

+    Dial.    45:    420.    D.    1,   '08.    lOOw. 
"The   translator   has   certainly  well   translated 
a  little,   simple  tale  for  the  purpose  of  showing 
'the  hardships  and  horrors  and  the  unnecessary 
cruelty'    of   war." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:  671.   N.    7,   '08.   SOOw. 
+    Nation.    84:  314.    Ap.    4,    '07.    950w. 
"In   the  annals   of  war  it   ought   to  become  a 
classic.     It   is   a   boo  •    that   ought  to   bring  true 
the    translator's    hope    that    it    might    aid    the 
cause   of  peace." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.   13:  524.    S.    26,    '08.    470w. 
N.   Y.  Times.   13:  621.   O.   24,   '08.   60w. 
"That  the  story  is  absorbingly  interesting  and 
beautifully    told    every    reader    will    agree,    and 
we    add    with    pleasure    that    the    translation    is 
worthy   of  the   book." 

-I-   Sat.    R.    106:  398.    S.    26,    '08.    360w. 
"This    is    a    notable    book,    both    for    what    it 
actually    tells    and    for    the    questions    which    it 

SUETSTGStS  ** 

+  Spec.  101:   sup.   713.   N.  7,   '08.   300w. 

Frothingham,  Paul  Revere.  Temple  of  vir- 
tue. **$i.25.  Houghton.  7-29414. 
"The  emphasis'  placed  on  [temperance,  pru- 
dence, justice  and  fortitude]  by  Plato  and 
Aristotle  is  pointed  out,  and  their  nature  is 
explained  and  illustrated.  But  the  final  dis- 
course, 'The  altar  of  love,'  calls  attention  to 
the  pagan  blindness  to  the  highest  virtue  of 
all,  love— the  love  of  God  and  one's  neighbor. 
The  book  is  a  help  to  right  living,  and  it  is 
written  in  an  unpretentious  and  pleasing  style, 
with  occasional,  apt  quotations  from  Bacon, 
Harnack,  Aquinas,  Paulsen,  Franklin,  Pau- 
sanias,  and  a  considerable  range  of  other  wri- 
ters, ancient  and  modern." — ^Dial. 


"Unity  of  design,  however,  holds  together 
all  the  variety  of  detail,  and  each  chapter  is 
succinct,  simple,  and  direct.  The  little  volume 
can  be  read  pleasantly  and  profitably  at  a  sin- 
gle sitting,   or   it   can  be   digested  piecemeal." 

+  Dial.    43:    291.    N.    1,    '07.    180w. 
"Mr.    Frothingham   writes   in   a   gentle,    pleas- 
ant  stvle,    with    much   persuasiveness." 

4-   Ind.   64:    1044.   My.    7,    '08.    SOw. 

+  N.    Y.    Times.   13:    77.    F.    8,    '08.    50w. 

Frye,   Prosser   Hall.     Literary  reviews   and 
criticisms.   **$i.25.   Putnam.         8-27523. 

Thirteen  essays  clear  of  discernment  and 
sound  of  judgment  dealing  with  the  Elizabeth- 
an sonnet,  with  French  writers— Balzac,  George 
Sand,  Zola,  Maupas-sant.,  Corneille.  Anato  e 
France,    Sainte-Beuve;    with    Hardy's    natural- 


128 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Frye,   Prosser   Hall — Continued. 

ism,    Hawthorne's   supernaturalism,    with   Swift, 

Dryden   and   Emerson. 

H Ind.    65:    1245.   N.    26,    '08.    900w. 

"Here  are  thirteen  studies  of  the  kind  which 
some  persons  still  thinlt  impossible  outside  of 
France,  studies  which  help  deliver  men  now 
from  the  flippancies  of  modish  tastes  and  again 
from  the  solemn  arrogance  of  perverted  schol- 
arship. His  charming  variety  has  distracted 
him    from    the    deeper    consistencies." 

_l Nation.    87:  365.   O.    15,    '08.    lOOOw. 

"There  is  intellectual  grasp  in  cataloguing 
and  classifying  his  subjects  which  is  in  ex- 
cess of  his  susceptibility  to  their  charms.  One 
cannot  talte  quite  without  protest  some  of  the 
statements  which  Mr.  Frye  tosses  off  as  axiom- 
atic truths."  .  „  ^„„„ 
^ N.   Y.   Times.   13:  612.   O.   24,   '08.   lOOOw. 

"The     thirteen     essays     here     collected     bring 
good    entertainment    and    profitable    thought    to 
the   easy   chair   in   one's  library.     Instructive   as 
Mr.   Frye   is,    he   has   his   limitations." 
-i Outlook.   90:  457.    O.    24,    '08.    270w. 

Fuller,    Henry    Blake.    Waldo    Trench    and 
*       others.   t$i-5o.    Scribner.  8-23926. 

Seven  short  stories  dealing  with  the  Ameri- 
can colonies  at  Florence,  Rome,  Venice  and 
other  Italian  cities.  Contents:  Waldo  Trench 
regains  his  vouth;  New  wine;  A  coal  from  the 
embers;  For  the  faith;  Eliza  Hepburn's  deliver- 
ance; Addolorata's  intervention;  and  The 
house-cat. 


A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   269.   N. 
"Yet,    in    spite    of    the    humor. 


'08. 

the  technical 
skill  in  the  manipulation  of  words  and  phrases 
(Mr.  Fuller  lias  not  read  his  Henry  James  in 
vain),  we  are  left  cold  and  critical.  The  author 
can  do  better  work  than  this;  he  has  done  it." 

H Ind.  65:  1070.  N.  5,  '08.  270w. 

"Those  who  have  not  yet  had  the  pleasure  of 
reading  any  of  Mr.  Fuller's  writings  will  be 
quite  astonished  when  they  discover  how  much 
cleverness  and  fun  is  concealed  between  the 
Quakeiish-looking     covers." 

+    N.   Y.  Times.   13:  500.   S.  12,  '08.  90w. 
"The    'high    dilutions'    of    Henry    James    and 
Mrs.    Wharton    .    .    .    lack    zest   and    sparkle." 
—  Outlook.    90:    135.    S.    19,    '08.    60w. 

Fuller,  Robert  Hart.  South  Africa  at  home. 
*$i.7S.     Scribner.  8-22497. 

"This  volume,  like  Mr.  A.  Maurice  Low's 
'America  at  home,'  is  evidently  part  of  a  series 
intended  to  afford  an  intimate  view  of  the  con- 
ditions obtaining  in  different  countries.  .  .  . 
Besides  discussing  present-day  social  and  po- 
litical problem.^,  Mr.  Fuller's  volume  covers  a 
wide  range  of  topics,  from  descriptions  of 
South  African  scenery  and  town  and  country 
life,  to  chapters  on  the  country's  resources  and 
industrial  possibilities."' — Outlook. 

"His  experience  is  wide  and  first-hand,  his 
style  very  fair,  his  temper  admirable.  Noth- 
ing could  be  more  sympathetic  and  generous, 
without  sentimentality  or  lack  of  shrewdness, 
than    his    treatment   of    the    Boers." 

-f   Nation.    87:    162.   Ag.    20,    '08.    330w. 

"So  skillfully  has  he  supplemented  personal 
knowledge  with  the  knowledge  accessible  from 
reports,  letters,  and  other  documents,  that  his 
book  contains  a  great  deal  of  information  help- 
ful to  those  who  would  learn  what  the  South 
African  is  like,  what  manner  of  land  it  is  in 
which  he  dwells,  and  what  the  future  seems  to 
hold  for  him." 

H Outlook.   89:   628.   Jl.   18,  '08.   300w. 

Fuller,  Robert  Higginson.  Government  by 
the  people:  laws  and  customs  regulat- 
ing the  election  system  and  the  forma- 
tion and  control  of  political  parties  in 
the  United  States.  **$i.   Macmillan. 

8-13760, 
"A   convenient  manual   for   the  study  of  Am- 
erican   government,    so    far    as    it    is    conducted 


through  the  agency  of  political  parties.  ...  It 
consists  of  an  elementary  discussion  of  the  laws 
and  customs  governing  the  holding  of  elections 
and  the  organization,  methods,  agencies  and 
means  of  control  of  political  parties  in  the  Uni- 
ted States.  It  contains  a  great  deal  of  useful 
and  well-arranged  information  expressed  in  sim- 
ple language,  regarding  the  nature  of  elections, 
the  qualifications  for  voting,  the  nomination  of 
candidates,  primary  elections,  corrupt  practices 
and  the  part  played  by  political  parties  in  our 
public  life." — Ind. 


"Useful  for  reference  rather  than  for  general 
reading." 

-f-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    236.   O.    '08.   >h 
"The  facts   here  given  are  such   as   should  be 
thoroughlv   known   to   every  voter." 

+  Arena.   39:    732.   Je.   '08.    200w. 
"A   perfect    mine    of    information    which   is    of 
value   to   the  American   citizen  and  voter.      The 
book  is  particularly  useful  just  at  this  time." 
+    Educ.    R.    36:    523.    D.    '08.    90w. 
"It  is  a  little  book  which  deserves  to  be  stud- 
ied  in  the   schools  as   a  part  of  the  instruction 
in    civil    government." 

+   Ind.   64:   1352.   Je.   11,   '08.  130w. 
"The   book   should  prove   useful   for  reference, 
and   for    instruction    in    college    courses    in    gov- 
ernment." 

-t-   Nation.    87:    212.   S.    3,   '08.    170w. 
"While  the  book  is  limited  in  its  references, 
which  are  principally  to  the  state  of  New  York, 
it   has   general    value." 

+  Pol.  Sci.  Q.  23:  572.   S.   '08.  lOOw. 
"A   book    that   will    be    found    interesting   and 
useful    to    every    American    citizen    desirous      of 
learning    the    mechanism    of    our    political    sys- 
tem." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  124.  Jl.  'O'S.  190w. 

Fulton,    Charles    Herman.      Manual    of    fire 
assaying,  il.  $2.  Hill  pub.  7-3773^- 

This  manual  "gives  all  the  data  necessary 
to  teach  the  subject  to  students  or  beginners, 
or  to  a5:sist  an  experienced  man  in  running 
an  oftice,  including  keeping  the  instruments  and 
apparatus  in  the  best  order,  handling  large  a- 
moimts  of  work  per  day  and  new  or  unusual 
ores,  and  making  such  corrections  in  the  work 
as  will  give  the  highest  degree  of  accuracy." 
(Engin.  N.) 


"This  is  undoubtedly  the  best  book  upon  the 
fire  assay  for  gold  and  silver,  as  well  as  the 
most  scientific  discussion  of  the  subject,  that 
has  yet  been  produced.  It  is  written  in  a  clear 
and  easy  style,  which  is  less  tiresome  to  read 
than  most  treatises  of  so  technical  a  character. 
The  index  is  as  complete  as  a  great  majority 
of  indexes  to  scientific  books,  but  it  falls  far 
short  of  what  it  should  be."  Bradley  Stoughton. 
-f   H Engin.   N.  58:  651.  D.  12,  '07.  500w. 

Furnival,   Frederick  James.     Babees'   book: 
medieval  manners  for  the  young,  done 
into   English  with  an   introd.  and  notes 
bv   Edith   Rickert.    (New  medieval  lib.) 
*$2.  Duffield. 
A     reprint    of    one    of    the     "divers     treatises 
touching  the  manners  and  meals  of  Englishmen 
in    former    days."     It    is    primarily    a    book    on 
counesy  as  it  was  taught  in  homes  of  medieval 
England.     The   volume   is   bound   in    brown   lea- 
ther with  clasps. 


"Miss  Rickert  has  done  her  work  with  tact 
and   scholarship." 

H Nation.    87:    336.    O.    8,    '08.    430w. 

"[Has]  a  readable  and  decidedly  entertaining 
introduction.  The  flavor  of  these  old  poetical 
and  prose  exhortations  to  courtesy  and  good 
manners  has  been  preserved  with  all  its  quaint- 

+  Outlook.   90:   274."0.    3,    '08.    300w. 


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129 


Fumivall,  Frederick  James,  and  Munroe, 
*  John.  Shakespeare's  life  and  work. 
Cassell. 
An  extra  volume  added  to  the  "Century 
Shakespeare"  series.  It  deals  with  Shake- 
speare's early  lite,  and  details  of  schooling,  dis- 
cusses the  chronological  order  of  his  plays,  and 
his  four  periods  of  literary  activity;  following 
which  are  chapters  on  "My  experience  in 
Shakespeare  work"  and  "Shakespeare  as  re- 
vealed  in   his  works." 


"Dr.  Furnivall  indulges  in  his  own  form  of 
spelling,  and,  we  notice,  writes  'Shakspere'  in 
his  text,  while  the  various  title-pages  have  the 
different    spelling   we   give    above." 

H Ath.    190S,    2:473.    O.    17.    200w. 

"No  man  kno-^s's  liis  Shakespeare  better  than 
Furnivall,  and  a  livelv,  picturesque  story  he  has 
made  of  the  early  life  of  the  great  dramatist, 
the  conditions  about  him,  followed  by  a  careful 
exposition  of  his  successive  plays.  A  better 
manual  for  Shakespeare  classes  or  for  private 
reading  cannot   be  found." 

+  —  Ind.    65:  1071.   N.   5,    'OS.   170w. 

"We  do  not  expect  anything  new,  but  we  find 
not  a  little  illustration  gathered  from  the  writ- 
er's very  extensive  acquaintance  with  the  lit- 
erature of  English  life  and  manners.  We  may 
not  be  able  to  accept  all  the  writer's  conclu- 
sions, but  they  are  eminently  suggestive." 
+  —  Spec.   101:  592.   O.    17,   '08.    670w. 

Futrelle,    Jacques.    Simple    case    of    Susai.. 
'$1.25.    -Appleton.  8-13276. 

A  rollicking-  comedy.  Susan,  the  wife  of  a  lieu- 
tenant, lunches  with  another  lieutenant  and  is 
observed  by  a  former  suitor  who,  to  the  best 
of  his  belief,  informs  Marjorie  Stanwood,  the 
young  woman  at  his  side,  that  Susan's  com- 
panion is  her  husband.  When  Marjorie  is 
wooed  persistently  by  Susan's  luncheon  com- 
panion, complications  arise,  which  are  finally 
swept  away  in  an  elopement  in  which  Marjorie's 
father  and   his   automobile    unconsciously   aid. 

"For  the  most  part  the  story  bubbles  frothily 
along,  evoking  an  occasional  smile — a  trifle 
much,    much   lighter   than   air." 

h   Nation.   86:    580.   Je.   25,   '08.    170w. 

N.  Y.  Times.   13:   308.  My.  30,   '08.  160w, 

Futrelle,  Jacques.  Thinking  machine  on  the 
case.   "$1.50.   Appleton.  8-9816. 

A  series  of  detective  stories  built  up  about 
Professor  Augustus  Van  Dusen,  a  scientific  de- 
tective, who  is  introduced  to  the  reader  at  a 
game  of  chess,  having  been  challenged  by  a 
champion  as  a  result  of  exploiting  the  theory 
that  by  the  use  of  logic  a  man  who  had  never 
played  the  game  could  defeat  the  greatest  mas- 
ter. The  professor,  after  a  morning's  instruc- 
tion, played,  won  and  heard  his  antagonist  ex- 
claim "you  are  a  brain — a  machine — a  thinking 
machine."  It  is  this  clever  "thinking  machine" 
which  we  see  at  work  on  a  series  of  detective 
marvels. 


"What,  above  all,  marks  Mr.  Futrell's  work 
in  this  as  well  as  the  earlier  book,  is  not  the 
cleverness  of  any  particular  tale,  but  rather  the 
consistent  excellence  and  fertility  of  invention 
of  them  all."   R.   A.   Whay. 

+   Bookm.  27:   496.   Jl.   'OS.   770w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  208.  Ap.   11,  '08.  ITOw. 

Fynn,  Arthur  John.     American  Indian  as  a 
product    of    environment;    with    special 
reference   to   the    Pueblos.   **$i.50.    Lit- 
tle. 7-34805. 
Descriptive   note   and   excerpts  in   Dec.   1907. 


"Not   a  well-balanced   book.     Despite    its   am- 
ateurishness   and    some    very    obvious    padding, 
both  useful  and  interesting  to  a  student  of  tlie 
subject,   but  not  to  the  average  reader." 
h  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    12.    Ja.    '08. 


"PYom  the  standpoint  of  the  general  reader 
the  boolc  must  prove  decidedly  interesting  and 
suggestive.  It  is  well  written  in  an  easy  en- 
tertaining style,  and  must  be  regarded  as  a 
very  acceptable  contribution  to  the  growing  lit- 
erature popularizing  the  geographic  control  of 
racial   development." 

-f  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  710.   My.  '08.   250w. 

"An   int^tructive  book  that  might  well  be  Uisefl 
bv  hi.^h-school  students  for  collateral  reading  is 
Mr.   Fynn's  study  of  the  American  Indian.  Both 
the    text    and    illustrations    are    good." 
+   Educ.   R.  34:   537.  D.   '07.   40w. 

"This  is,  with  certain  reservations,  a  pretty 
good  book;  it  takes  hold  of  the  subject  in  the 
right  way,   and   it  is   clear  and   simple." 

+   Nation.    86:    244.    Mr.    12,    'OS.    200w. 

"He  has  set  forth  only  the  salient  features 
of  the  environment  of  primitive  life,  and  he  has 
treated  these  with  a  view  to  the  tastes  and  ca- 
pacities of  the  general  reader  and  not  of  the 
student.     It    is    a    book    for     popular     consump- 

"^'4-  _  N.   Y.   Times.   12:    866.   D.    28,    '07.    250w. 
"All    of    Doctor    Fynn's    comments    are    of    in- 
terest  to    the  general   reader  as   well   as   to   the 
student  of  anthropology." 

-t-   R.  of  Rs.  36:  757.  D.  '07.  lOflw. 


Gaige,   Roscoe   Crosby,   and   Harcourt,   Al- 

*  fred,  comps.     Books  and  reading.   (Hu- 
manity essays.)   **$i.50.   Baker.  8-29755. 

An  anthology  of  the  "most  human  things  said 
about  books"  including  some  eighty  odd  contri- 
butions. The  groups  into  which  the  selections 
are  gathered  are  as  follows:  By  way  of  preface; 
Mv  book  and  heart;  Friends  in  council;  The  lit- 
tle ships:  Some  ancient  worthies;  The  glorious 
court;  Philobihlon;  To  those  who  write;  Beside 
the   fire;   and  Complete  essays. 

"Has  been  compiled  with  care  and  devotion, 
and  contains  some  of  the  choicest  passages  in 
literature." 

-f-    Lit.   D.  37:810.   N.   28,   'OS.   30w. 

+    N.    Y.    Times.   13:  643.   O.    31,    '08.   170w. 

Gairdner,  James.     Lollardy  and  the  reform- 

*  ation  in   England:  an  historical  survey. 
2v.    *$6.50.    Alacmillan.  8-34724. 

An  historical  survey  which  is  made  under  the 
following  heads:  The  Lollards,  Royal  suprem- 
acv.  The  fall  of  tlie  monasteries,  and  The  reign 
of'the  English  Bible.  "The  first  of  these  deals, 
in  a  fairly  full  and  entertaining  fashion,  with 
the  rise,  spread,  and  subsequent  decline  of  I/Ol- 
lardy,  and  the  general  position  of  affairs  on  the 
eve   of  the   reformation."     (Ath.) 

"The  most  severe  critic  would  find  it  difficult 
to  catch  Dr.  Gairdner  tripping  on  his  own 
ground;  but  thcrs  is  a  curious  lapse  with  re- 
gard to  an  important  religious  house  which 
plaved  a  significant  part  in  the  story  of  the 
suppression.  A  work  of  the  highest  standard, 
wherein  is  marshalled,  with  innate  honesty  of 
purpose,  an  abundance  of  facts  concerning  a 
most  complex  and  perplexing  period  of  English 
historv  in  Church  and  State." 
-I-  -f-  --  Ath.  19'0S,  2:  499,  O.  24.  23O0w. 
Ind.    6'5:117S.    N.    19,    'OS.    lOOw. 

"In  mo.st  cases  we  disagree  with  his  interpre- 
tation, and  v.e  have  spoken  of  his  work  as  bi- 
assed. But  his  bias,  while  it  governs  his  argu- 
ment, has  not  led  him  into  anything  of  the  na- 
ture of  misrepresentation  of  facts.  His  work 
is  careful,  conscientious,  and  learned." 
-I Spec.    101:  883.    N.    28,    '0-8.    2000w. 

Gale,  Zona.  Friendship  village.  ''■$1.50.  Mac- 

■^       millan.  8-30534. 

A  village  of   no   definite   geographical   location 

is   the   scene   of  happenings   which   are  recorded 


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Gale,  Zona — Continued. 

by  one  who  drops  quietly  into  the  life  and  ways 
of  the  towns-tollt  for  a  short  season.  From  the 
lowliesi  to  the  viliag-e  autocrat,  the  chronicler 
selects  her  types,  and  gathers  them  into  a  sheaf 
for  the  reader.  The  volume  has  a  large  broth - 
crhood-of-man  value  in  its  lessons  of  neighbor- 
ly kindness  and  charity,  in  its  substitution  of 
the  spirit  of  simplicity  and  genuineness  for  su- 
oerficial  worldiness. 


"We  close  the  book,  lingeringly,  just  as  we 
should  leave  so  friendly  a  town,  with  the  feel- 
ing that  America  is  sound  at  the  core,  while  it 
is  possible  to  recognize  the  truth  of  such  affec- 
tionate  portraiture." 

+   Ind.    65:1248.    N.    2i6,    'OS.    230w. 

"We  mean  no  oftense  by  eomiparing  the  book 
with  'David  Harum,'  'Calliope  being  a  feminine 
David,  and  many  of  the  scenes  being  similar. 
This  book  especially  makes  for  higher  thinking 
and  better  living,  and  emphasizes  the  existence 
of  these  virtues  in  lowly  places  as  well  as 
high." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  666.  N.  7,  '08.  470w. 

"Miss  Gale  is  a  newcomer  who  has  quietly 
taken  her  place  with  tiiose  who  can  bring  a 
smile  on  the  face  of  life." 

+  Outlook.    DO:  662.    N.    28,    '08.    120w. 

"There  are  genuine  every-day  Christian 
faith  and  hearty  fellowship  in  ihese  pretty, 
homely,    and   decidedly   clever   sketches." 

+   Outlook.    90:  750.    N.    28,    'OS.    20Ow. 

Gallizier,   Nathan.     Sorceress   of   Rome.   il. 
$1.50.    Page.  7-36915- 

The  second  volume  in  the  author's  trilogy  of 
romances  on  the  medieval  life  of  Italy.  Old  mon- 
kish chronicles  have  furnished  the  material  for 
the  story  wliich  in  the  main  tells  of  impassioned 
love  of  Ottc  III,  the  boy  emperor,  for  Stephan- 
ia,  the  wife  of  Crescentius,  their  deeds  to  out- 
wit friend  and  foe,  the  tragedy  of  their  life  and 
death. 


"Undoubtedly  the  author  is  giving  us  only 
auch  facts  as  he  deems  necessary  to  a  clear 
understanding  of  the  times  and  the  events  he 
chronicles;  but  the  average  reader  would  have 
been  better  satisfied  to  be  somewhat  less  In- 
structed and  somewhat  more  entertained." 
F-   T.   Coooer. 

A Bookm.    '^6:    673.    F.    '08.    290w. 

"Fantastic,  over -drawn,  surfeited  with  the 
extreme  and  the  erotic,  the  production  was  not 
worth  the  labftr  and  research  expended  upon 
it." 

—  Cath.  World.  86:  834.  Mr.  '08.  130w. 
N.  Y,  Times.  12:  656.  O.  19,  '07.  30w. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  12:  859.  D.  28,  '07.  160w. 
"It  is   a   well-written   tale,   full  of   color  and 
action,    whose   pages   teem  with   weird   wonders 
and   gruesome    surprises." 

-i-  N.   Y.   Times.   13:    44.   Ja.   25,   '08.    210w. 

Galsworthy,   John.     A    commentary.    t$i.5o. 
Putnam.  8-33812. 

"A  series  of  little  pictures,  or  idylls,  strange- 
ly disquieting,  of  misery  and  comfort,  satiric. 
Ironic,  tragic.  The  chapters  bear  such  captions 
as  'Old  age,'  'Fear,'  'Fashion,'  'Sport,'  'Justice'; 
but  these  abstractions  are  the  shadows  cast  by 
characters  of  llesh  and  blood." — Nation. 


"These  sketches  are  determined  etchings 
from  life,  but  have  been  bitten-in  without  much 
regard  to  art." 

H Ath.  1908,   2:  126.  Ag.  1,  120w. 

"A  series  of  stories  that  really  deserve  to  be 
preserved  because  of  their  literary  merit,  and 
because  of  the  curious  light  they  shed  upon  the 
two  natures  of  poverty." 

-I-   Ind.    65:  1305.    D.    3,    'OS.    220w. 

"Mr.  Galsworthy's  animating  motive,  a  desire 
to  puncture  the  thoughtless  complacency  of  the 
comfortable  classes,  has  produced  in  this  vol- 
ume of  organically  related  sketches  a  work  of 
original   distinction." 

+  Nation.    87:  317.    O.    1,    '08.    370w. 


"He  puts  these  reflections  into  various 
mouths,  they  occasionally  miss  any  particular 
illumination,  they  do  not  favor  continuous  read- 
ing, and  here  and  there  they  too  obviously  sug- 
gest the  notebook.  Yet  there  is  throughout 
the  volume  a  clearness  of  thought,  a  fine  treat- 
ment of  circumstance,  a  sane,  sardonic  humour 
which  would  atone  for  much  more  serious  de- 
fects and  interest  us  even  more  in  the  author 
than  in  his  present  material." 

H Sat.    R.   105:  826.   Je.   27,   '08.   280w. 

Galsworthy,    John.    Island    Pharisees.     Re- 
vised and  rew^ritten.  t$i.5o.  Putnam. 

8-27808. 
Richard  Shelton,  a  young  Englishman  born 
to  the  "ninety  desiring  peace  and  comfort  for 
their  spirit  .  .  .  who  will  have  it  that  the  fash- 
ions need  not  change,  that  morality  is  rtxed, 
thai  all  is  ordered  and  immutable"  joins  the  ten 
Pharisees  who  grope  for  a  philosophy  to  up- 
hold the  conviction  that  "All  things  that  are, 
are  wrong"  in  place  of  "All  things  that  are,  are 
right."  This  story  depicts  subjectively  the 
struggle  of  Slielton  as  he  is  torn  between  so- 
cial conventionality  and  allegiance  to  the  tramp 
with  whom  and  with  whose  philosophy  his 
whole    nature   sympathizes. 

"Shelton  falls  immeasurably  short  of  his  pur- 
pose; he  is  too  weak  a  vessel  for  his  message, 
emotionally  and  intellectually.  Wishing  to 
strike  at  the  fundamental  evils  of  society,  he 
succeeds  only  in  impeax:hing  order  and  respect- 
ability. He  is  not  virile,  but  puerile." 
—  Nation.  87:  120.  Ag.  6,  '08.  420w. 

Galsworthy,    John.      Villa    Rubein.        $1.50. 
Putnam.  8-20136. 

A  highborn  English  girl  and  a  poor  peasant 
artist  are  the  piincipa!  characters  in  this  story 
whose  incidents  grow  out  of  the  struggle  be- 
tween class  tradition  and  the  will  of  youth 
that  knows   no  allegiance  to   convention. 


"Whether  judged  by  itself  or  as  a  measure 
of  his  subsequent  advancement,  'Villa  Rubein's* 
publication  in  this  country  can  only  heighten, 
not  diminish,  the  reputation  Mr.  Galsworthy 
has  already  won."   F:   T.   Cooper. 

-i-   Bookm.    28:    47.    S.    '08.    950w. 
"One    wonders    what      is    the    motive      of    the 
book.     It   is   so  much   like   life  as   to   b^  mean- 
ingless.    The    absolutely    tame    ending    obscures 
its  drift." 

-i Nation.    87:  119.    Ag.    6,    '08.    360w. 

"It  is  a  sustained  story  of  human  emotion 
and   absorbing    incident." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   338.  Je.   13.   'OS.   200w. 

"It  is  good  enough  to  make  one  wish  it  were 
better." 

H N.  Y.   Times.  13:427.   Ag.    1,   '08.   200w. 

Gardenhire,    Samuel    Major.      Purple      and 
homespun,  t^i.so.  Harper.  8-12767. 

With  scenes  shifting  from  Washington  to 
the  East  Side  of  New  York  and  to  London  this 
story  portrays  the  determination  of  a  young, 
self-made  United  States  senator  to  show  him- 
self worthy  to  marry  the  daughter  of  a  Brit- 
ish ambassador,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  he 
traces  his  origin  to  the  slums  of  New  York. 
The  willingness  to  recognize  American  demo- 
cratic true  worth  is  opposed  by  the  English  tra- 
ditional demand  that  every  god  have  his 
Olympian    comer. 


"Mr.  Gardenhire's  book  has  the  merit  of  orig- 
inality, but  he  needs  to  free  himself  from  arti- 
ficiality, and  his  knowledge  of  English  society 
is   evidently   slight." 

-I Ath.  1908,  1:  758.  Je.  20.  150w. 

"Mr.  Gardenhire's  style  is  stodgy,  but  he 
has  packed  a  good  deal  of  experience  into  his 
pEiges,  and  thereby  made  them  quite  readable." 
W:   M.   Payne. 

-I Dial.  45:  90.  Ag.  16,   '08.   300w. 

"Mr.  Gardenhire  has  somewhat  disorganized 
his   story   by   hypodermically   injecting   an   East 


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Side  romance,   together  with  a  touch  of  social- 
Ism." 

h   Ind.  65:   379.  Ag.  13,   '08.   140w. 

"On  the  whole,  the  affair  is  labored  and  in- 
conclusive." 

—  Nation.   86:   580.  Je.   25,   '08.   520w. 

Gardiner,   Ruth    Kimball.    World    and    the 
woman.     t$i.5o.  Barnes.  7-38265. 

"The  story  is  that  of  a  woman  who  tries  to 
make  her  way  in  Washington  society  without 
money,  and  of  the  desperate  straits  into  which 
she  fell.  .  .  .  The  main  part  of  the  tale  is  con- 
cerned with  her  life  there,  the  devious  ways 
into  which  her  struggles  force  her,  the  daugh- 
ter's social  success  and  final  marriage." — N.  Y. 
Times. 


"Here  is  another  novel  which  quite  ruth- 
lessly unmasks  the  double-dealing,  pretence, 
and  petty  spite  which  play  so  sinister  a  part 
in    the    social    life    of   the    capital." 

-1-   Nation.   86:    62.    Ja.    16,    'OS.    280w. 

"I'he  pictures  of  Washington  society  are 
written  with  much  color  and  cleverness  and 
many  a  touch  of  cynicism.  The  characters 
Rtand  out  very  distinctly,  although  a  bit  weak 
in  some  places,  and  the  story  is  developed 
with  a  good  deal  of  intensity  and  charm." 
-i N.  Y.  Times.  13:  15.  Ja.  11,  'OS.  200w. 

Gardner,  Edmund  Garratt.  Saint  Catherine 
of  Siena:  a  study  in  the  religion,  lit- 
erature and  history  of  the  XIV  cen- 
tury in  Italy,  with  some  unpublished 
letters  of  St.  Catherine.   *$4.   Button. 

8-14840. 
A  study  from  original  sources  of  Italian  life 
and  thought  as  reflected  in  the  work  and  per- 
sonality of  Saint  Catherine  of  Siena,  "the  suc- 
cessor of  Dante  in  the  literature  and  religious 
thought  of  Italy,  and  the  connecting  link  be- 
tween St.  Francis  of  Assisi  and  Savonarola." 


"A  book  which  gives  for  the  first  time  a 
satisfactory  chronology,  rectifies  many  miscon- 
ceptions, and  leaves  us  with  a  full  and  ra- 
tional account  of  the  progress  of  events."  V.  D. 
Scudder. 

+  +  Am.   Hist.   R.  13:  845.  Jl.  '08.  870w. 

"An  admirable  work,  both  scholarly  and  In- 
teresting." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  182.  Je.  '08. 

"Mr.  Gardner  has  told  Catherine's  story  with 
a  completeness  scarcely  attempted  by  any  of 
his  predecessors." 

+  +  Ath.    1908,    2:    500.   O.    24.    7S0w. 

"Here  indeed  is  the  full  story  of  Catherine's 
activities  from  the  beginning,  narrated  with 
sympathy  and  reverence  only  equalled  by  his- 
torical acumen  and  literary  skill."  V.  D.  Scud- 
der. 

-f-  -I-  Cath.   World.   87:   452.   Jl.   '08.  3700w. 

"The  orderly  arrangement  of  the  book  is 
particularly  noteworthy;  notwithstanding  the 
wealth  of  detail,  clearness  is  never  sacrificed." 
L:   J.   Block. 

+  -I-  Dial.    45:    83.    Ag.    16,    '08.    2400w. 

"Scholarly  in  an  old-fashioned  way,  and  well 
written.  Obviously  the  work  of  a  devout  Ro- 
man Catholic  scholar,  not  a  scientific  investiga- 
tor of  history,  it  is  inevitably  colored  bv  the 
habit  of  mind  of  the  believer.  Yet  the  book  is 
rich  in  documentary  value  for  the  student  of 
the  times." 

-\ Ind.  64:  524.  Mr.  5,  '08.  90w. 

"Rarely  do  we  find  the  critical  faculty  so 
happily  blended  with  entausiasm.  The  book  is 
perhaps,  the  best  which  has  been  written  about 
Italy  by  an  Englishman  since  the  death  of  John 
Addington  Symonds;  and  indubitably  it  is  the 
best  ever  written  about  St.  Catherine." 
+  +  Nation.   86:64.   Ja.    16,   '08.   400w. 

"Into  the  pitfall  [of  copious  detail]  Mr.  Gard- 
ner lias  fallen  with  ready  feet.  Nevertheless, 
his  study  of  Catherine  and  her  times  is  full  of 
Interesting  glimpses  and  suggestions." 

H N.   Y.   Times.  13:  US.    F.    29,   '08.   S60w. 


"The  volume  under  consideration,  apart  from 
its  value  to  students  and  to  all  intelligent 
readers,  has  a  peculiar  charm  of  style." 

+  Outlook.  88:  883.  Ap.  IS,  '08.  OSOw. 
R.  of  Rs.  37:351.  Mr.  'OiS.  80w. 
"Mr.  Gardner,  however,  insists  upon  the 
times  rather  than  the  life.  Not  that  we  quar- 
rel with  the  scholarly  writer  for  this:  he  has 
set  himself  a  certain  task;  he  has  clearly  de- 
fined it;  and  he  has  carried  it  to  an  end  with 
an  orderly  sequence  and  a  wealth  of  erudition 
that  excite  our  warmest  praise  and  liveliest 
admiration." 

+  +  Sat.    R.    106:  208.    F.   IS,    "08.    12'50w. 

Gardner,  William  Amory.     In  Greece  with 
the  classics.  **$i.50.  Little.  8-14834. 

"On  a  slight  thread  of  pleasant  narrative  of 
the  author's  own  hasty  spring  tour  in  Greece 
are  strung  original  translations  of  the  passages 
from  the  Greek  poets,  which  one  would  wish 
to  recall,  upon  the  Acropolis,  at  Conolos,  Mara- 
thon, Aegina,  Eleusis,  Mycenae,  Delphi,  Olym- 
pia,  or  Corfu.  The  original  texts  are  given  in 
a  convenient  appendix." — Nation. 


Dial.   45:   171.    S.    16,    '08.   60w. 

"Our  author,   having  come  with  a  thirst,   has 
drunk   his    draft    to    the    full,    not   at   Dirce's    or 
Arefhusa's    fount,    but    at    that    well    undefile. 
the   Greek   spirit." 

+    Ind.   64:1148.   My.   21,   '08.   240w. 

"Is  the  kind  of  guide  book  for  whieh  the  sen- 
timental traveller,  bored  to  extinction  by  ar- 
chaeology, has  been  yearning.  There  is  no  at- 
tempt at  Gompleteness,  and  the  relevancy  of 
some  of  the  selections  is  questionable.  The 
translations,      while      lacking      distinction,      are 

-4 Nation.   87:   137.   Ag.   13,    '08.    200w. 

Garland,     Hamlin.     Shadow    world.    t$i.35. 
Harper.  8-29371. 

Here  are  recorded  a  series  of  surprising  ex- 
periments with  psychical  phenomena  conducted 
by  Mr.  Garland  among  a  group  of  his  friends, 
some  half-afraid,  some  avowedly  skeptical, 
while  all  were  curious  and  earnest.  A  num- 
ber of  the  actual  sessions  of  this  group  with  a 
psychic  present  are  given  in  detail  for  the  pur- 
pose of  showing  evidence  concerning  the  proc- 
ess of  mediumship.  Then  follow  "experiments 
throwing  light  upon  the  more  elusive  part  of 
the  problem— the  question  of  identity.  The 
volume  records  dignified,  serious  investigation 
that  was  conducted   in   the  interests  of  science. 


Ind.   63:1183.    N.   19,   '08.   50w. 
"It  is  the  nature  of  a  crank  to  go  off  on  any 
tangent,   and  Mr.   Garland  has  olfered  tiic  larg- 
est   tangent    ever    provided    for    a    soul-sniffing 
public." 

—  Ind.   CZ:  1245.   N.   26,   '08.   220w. 
"Offers  practically   nothing  new   for  consider- 
ation   and    investigation." 

—  N.    Y.   Times.    13:  586.    O.    24,    '08.    500w. 
N.   Y.   Times.    13:  627.    O.    24,    '08.    50w. 

"For  the  benefit  of  those  inclined  to  take  his 
book  at  all  seriously  it  mav  be  added  th;it  the 
'phase'  of  mediumship  with  which  it  is  almost 
wholly  concerned  is  pieeiselv  that  which  has 
been  most  conclusively  demonstrated  to  be  per- 
meated   through   and   through   with    fraud  " 

—  Outlook.    90:  752.    N.    28,    'OS.    270w. 

Garnett,    Porter.    Bohemian    jinks:    a    trea- 
tise.     *$i.50.       Porter     Garnett,     Bohe- 
mian club,  San  Francisco.  8-21800. 
An  account  of  the  woodland  midsummer  dra- 
matic   and    musical    performances    given,    one    a 
year,    by    the    Bohemian    club    of   San    Francisco 
at    the   close    of   a   two-weeks'    encampment. 

"The   book   makes   very   interestng  reading." 

+   Dial.   45:    171.    S.    16,    '08.    90w. 
"Porter  Garnett  has   put  a  great  manv  of  us 
under  obligations  to  him  by  giving  us  his  little 
book." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:   488.   S.   5.   '08.   760w. 
+  Putnam's.    5:  367.    D.    '08.    470w. 


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Garnett,  Theodore  Stanford.  J.   E.   B.   Stu- 
art  (major-general)    commander  of  the 
cavalry   corps,   Army   of   northern   Vir- 
ginia, C.  S.  A.  *$i.  Neale.  7-42107. 
An  address  delivered  at  the  unveiling  of   the 
equestrian   statue   of   General   Stuart,   at   Rich- 
mond,  May  30,   1907.     It  furnishes  a  suggestive 
outline  for  a     fuller     biography     which     it     is 
hoped  the  author  will  soon  undertake. 


"The   address   by  Judge   Garnett   furnishes   a 
good  outline   of  Stuart's  career." 

-h  R.  of  Rs.  37:  381.  Mr.   '08.  140w. 

Garvie,  Alfred  Ernest.  Studies  in  the  inner 
life  of  Tesus.  *$2.25.  Armstrong. 

8-19128. 
A  study  of  the  mind,  heart,  and  will  of  Jesus 
as  portrayed  in  the  Grospels.  "Two  men  con- 
stantly struggle  for  the  mastery  in  this  vol- 
ume— the  Scotsman  and  the  German,  the  dog- 
matic theologian  and  the  religious  psychologist, 
and  when  the  balance  is  not  maintained  it  is 
the  latter  that  usually  goes  under."  (Hibbert 
J.)  In  justifying  his  study  of  the  inner  life 
of  Jesus  Dr.  Garvie  says  "an  exaggerated  im- 
portance is  attached  to  a  knowledge  of  con- 
temporary customs  and  costume"  and  that 
"enough  has  been  written  about  the  scenery, 
the  upholstery,  and  drapery  of  the  life  of 
Jesus." 


"Dr.  Garvie's  studies  .  .  .  are  not  only  the 
work  of  a  scholar,  but  of  a  spiritual  seer;  of  a 
man  who  thinks  deeply  as  well  as  widely.  The 
outlook  is  modern,  but  is  balanced  by  distinctly 
conservative  leanings."  W.  Jones  Davies. 
+  Hibbert  J.  6:  9.34.  Jl.  '08.  ISflOw. 
"Principal  Garvie  will  have  a  wide  hearing, 
but  his  work  would  have  gained  from  greater 
conciseness." 

H Ind.    65:    494.    Ag.    27,    '08.    200w. 

"Dr.    Garvie's   conclusions   are   conservative." 
+    Nation.    86:   578.   Je.   25.    '08.    210w. 

Gasquet,  Rt.  Rev.  Francis  Aldan.     Greater 
*       abbeys  of  England.  *$3.50.  Dodd. 

8-27782. 

"Here  wo  have  brief  histories  of  [thirty-one] 
abbeys,  beginning  with  St.  Augustine's,  Can- 
terbury, and  ending  with  Whitby.  Every  name 
among  the  [thirty-one]  is  more  or  less  famous, 
but  among  the  most  celebrated  are  St.  Albans, 
Battle,  Furness,  Fountains,  Glastonbury,  Riev- 
aulx,   Sherborne,   and   Tintern." — Spec. 


"These  pictures  are  for  the  most  part  full  of 
charm  and  supply  accurate  ideas  of  the  condi- 
tion of  a  large  number  of  the  ruined  and  dis- 
mantled abbeys  of  England.  He  has  managed 
to  write  in  a  bright  and  interesting  fashion  on 
each  of  the  thirty-one  greater  abbeys  herein 
described.  His  selection  of  information  for  this 
series  of  short  essays  shows  a  thorough  mas- 
tery of  the  subject,  and  in  se\eral  cases  de- 
tails are  supplied  which  have  seldom,  if  ever, 
found   their  way  into  print." 

-1-  Ath.  1908,   1:   767.  Je.   20.   1300w. 

"The  book  is  written  from  a  strongly  sympa- 
thetic standpoint,  which  is  not  the  least  of  its 
charms,  and  with  its  mine  of  information  and 
admirable  illustrations,  commends  itself  to  the 
reader  as  a  valuable  contribution." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:  901.    D.    12,   '08.    l€Ow. 

"The  stories  of  the  various  abbeys  are  told  in 
good  E'nglish  and  with  the  same  ripeness  of 
knowledge  as  in  his  other  works  on  the  sub- 
ject." 

+   N=ition.    87:  578.    D.    10,    '08.    170w. 

"The  task  of  setting  these  beautiful  ruins 
and  their  history  before  American  readers  has 
been  well  done.  The  fireside  traveler  is  'ikely 
to  enjoy  the  book." 

-f    N.   Y.   Times.    13:  755.   D.    5,    'OS.    24'Ow. 

"The  illustrations  would  qlone  make  the  book 
valuable.  We  could  wish,  indeed,  that  they  had 
stood  by  themselves,  or  been  accompanied  by  a 
neutral    account." 

H Spec.  100 :  793.   My.   16,   '08.   ITOw. 


Gates,    Eleanor.      Cupid,      the    cow    punch. 

t$i.so.   McClure.  7-37708. 

"This  is  not  so  much  a  novel  as  a  collection 
of  magazine  stories,  loosely  connected  and  num- 
bered as  chapters.  Cupid  is  the  name  of  Alec 
Lloyd,  a  cowboy,  who,  besides  being  a  philos- 
opher and  .<;entimentalist,  has  a  local  reputa- 
tion as  a  matchmaker.  The  narrative  comes  from 
him  and  is  in  dialect." — N.  Y.  Times. 


"Overdone,    but   will    interest    a    good   many." 

H A.    L,   A.    Bkl,  4:   52.   F.   '08. 

"Is  clean,  wholesome,  and  amusing — in  other 
wordc,    not    commonplace." 

+  Nation.    26:    62.    Ja.   16,   '08.    240w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  12:  653.  O.  19,  '07.  30w. 
"The    Look    shows    an    intimate   knowledge   of 
the  western   plains,    and   is  full  of  good,   honest 
fun." 

-f-   N.   Y.   Times.   12:   859.   D.   28,   '07.   160w. 
"While  Cupid's  good   nature  and  clever  turns 
of  phrase   are   infectiously  amusing,  one  is   left 
rather   breathless   at   the   end." 

-\ Outlook.    S8:    S9.   Ja.    4,   '08.    lOOw. 

Gause,  Isaac.  Four  years  with  five  armies. 
*$2.  Neale.  8-3950. 

A  Ehort  history  of  campaigns,  privations  and 
engagements  within  the  experience  of  one  who 
served  in  the  armies  of  the  Frontier,  of  the 
Potomac,  of  the  Missouri,  of  the  Ohio  and  of 
the  Shenandoah. 

Gauss,  Henry  Colford.  American  govern- 
ment: organization  and  officials;  with 
the  duties  and  powers  of  federal  office 
holders:  an  original  summarization; 
with  a  compilation  of  data  from  orig- 
inal sources.     $5.     Hamersly.        8-6616. 

A  standard  work  of  reference  on  the  struc- 
ture and  regulations  of  the  American  govern- 
ment and  the  duties  and  pow^ers  of  federal  of- 
ficials whose  aim  is  to  make  federal  practice 
"less  of  a  mystery  to  the  millions  who  are  at 
once  the  sovereigns  of  the  respective  states 
and  of  the  federal  nation." 


"The  information  is  complete,  encyclopedic  in 
scope,  but  without  literary  pretension.  Not  for 
general    reading." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    236.    O.    '08. 

"There  are  serious  limitations  upon  the  use- 
fulness of  the  book,  because  no  sense  of  pro- 
portion   is    maintained." 

H Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    443.    S.    '08.    120w. 

"The  fault  of  the  book  is  that  its  policy  in 
matters  of  detail  is  not  at  all  uniform.  In 
general,  the  expository  matter  is  clear  and  ac- 
curate, treating  of  actual  practice  rather  than 
theory." 

H Nation.   86:    313.    Ap.    2,    '08.    450w. 

"The  compilation  contains  nearly  nine  hun- 
dred pages,  and  every  one  of  them  is  informa- 
tive, giving  just  the  sort  of  information  which 
a  busy  pulilicist,  journalist,  lawyer,  or  mer- 
chant often   requires  at  short  notice." 

+  Outlook.  88:   563.   Mr.   7,   'OS.   250w. 

Gebhardt,  George  Frederick.  Steam  power 
*  plant  engineering.  *$6.  Wiley.  8-27111. 
"The  author  devotes  chapters  to  fuels,  boil- 
ers, furnaces,  superheaters,  coal  and  ash  hand- 
ling, chimneys,  mechanical  draft,  steam  en- 
gines, turbines,  conden-sers,  feed  water  and 
feed  heaters,  pumps,  separators  and  traps,  pip- 
ing lubrication,  general  costs,  testing  and  typ- 
ical specifications.  In  each  chapter  a  rather 
elementary  description  Is  made  to  lead  up  to 
a  condensed  discu.«sion  of  the  most  recent  prac- 
tice."— Engin.  Rec. 


"But  slight  adverse  criticism  can  be  made  on 
the  book,  and  that  only  in  a  few  minor  details. 
The  whole  work  seems  modern,  comprehensive 
and  reliable  and,  while  professedly  prepared  for 
students,  it  should  serve  as  a  good  memory  aid 
for    the    older    engineer    and    a    guide    for    the 


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133 


younger.     Its   bibliographies   alone  make  it  a  val- 
uable reference." 

H Engin.    N.  60:534.    N.    12,    '0«.    750w. 

"Cannot  fail  to  be  of  value  to  engineers  in 
general,  and,  as  a  reference,  will  prove  useful 
to   steam   specialists." 

+    Engin.    Rec.  58:  475.   O.   24,   '08.   200w. 

Gehring,  Albert.  Racial  contrasts:  distin- 
guishing traits  of  the  Graeco-Latins  and 
Teuton's.  **$i.50.  Putnam.  8-26696. 

A  study  in  race  psychology  made  witii  the 
purpose  of  differentiating  the  moral,  intellec- 
tual and  spiritual  qualities  revealed  in  the  liter- 
ature, life,  and  art  of  the  Graeco-Latin  people 
from  the  characteristics  of  the  Teutonic  race  as 
seen  in  the  same  fields.  The  following  divisions 
are  made  in  the  study:  Racial  contrasts.  The 
fluctuations  of  beauty  and  morality,  On  ho- 
mology of  thought  and  action.  On  temporal  ex- 
pansion and  contraction,  and  Organic  evolution 
in  the  light  of  comparative  philology. 


Ind.    65:  1249.    N.    2G,    '08.    280w. 
"These  essays  promote  breadth  of  intellectual 
view,    hospitality    to    new    ideas,    freedom    from 
provincialism      and      prejudice,      generosity      of 
spirit    toward    all    men." 

-t-  Outlook.    90:    458.    O.    24,    '08.    130w. 

George,  Edward  Augustus.  Seventeenth 
century  men  of  latitude;  forerunners  of 
the  nev/  theology.  **$i.25.   Scribner. 

8-14321. 

The  life  and  writings  of  some  broad-minded 
men  in  a  century  of  narrowness  constitute  the 
theme  of  this  study.  Among  them  are  John 
Hales,  William  Chillingworth,  Benjamin  Which- 
cote,  John  Smith,  Henry  More,  Jeremy  Taylor, 
Sir  Thomas  Browne,  and  Richard  Baxter. 


"While  not  a  contribution  to  scholarship,  the 
general  reader  may  find  this  little  labor  of 
love  a  helpful  supplement  to  the  closely-packed 
article  on  latitudinarianism  and  Cambridge  Pla- 
tonism  in  volume  5  of  the  'Cambridge  modern 
history.'  "   A.    L.    C. 

+  Am.    Hist.    R.   14:   171.   O.   '08.   340w. 

"It  shows  no  philosophical  grasp  and  makes 
little  or  no  pretense  to  connect  these  Enelish 
writers  with  the  great  currents  of  European 
thought.  It  is  written  with  enthusiasm.  It 
ought  to  have  great  refreshment  for  those  to 
whom  Tulloch's  work  is  too  long  and  too  solid." 

1-   Nation.   S6:  423.  My.  7,   '08.   330w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  320.  Je.  6,  '08.  190w. 

"In  Mr.  George's  story  of  their  lives  and  var- 
ied experiences,  illuminated  with  ample  cita- 
tions from  their  writings,  one  recognizes  a  work 
of  loving  and  careful  research." 

+  Outlook.  89:   491.  Je.   27,   '08.   200w. 

George,    W.    L.      France    in    the    twentieth 
*       century.  **$i.75.   Lane. 

A  discussion  of  conditions  in  France  of  to- 
day, bearing  upon  church  and  state,  social  life, 
and  literature  and  the  drama. 


"The  author  is  too  prone  to  generalization 
which  is  not  always  accurate.  His  inaccuracy 
also  extends   to  specific  facts." 

—  Ath.   1908,   2:36.   Jl.  11.   740w. 

"In  the  great  political  struggle  between 
Church  and  State  he  is  openly  and  avowedly  on 
the  side  of  the  latter.  It  is  the  one  topic  on 
which  he  loses  his  attitude  of  careful,  cold  an- 
alysis and  becomes  a  militant  partisan. 
Throughout  this  part  of  the  book  the  reader 
sees  th.2  English  part  of  Mr.  George  in  conflict 
with  the  French  part.  He  gives  both  a  chance 
to  be  heard,  and  the  self -revelation  of  the  con- 
flict between  the  two  adds  no  little  to  the 
charm  of  a  thoughtful,  comprehensive,  and  em- 
inentlv  readable  book." 

-I-  —  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  699.  N.  28,  '0<!.   970w. 

"On  the  wiiole  his  views  are  sensible  if  not 
very  original." 

H Sat.   R.   106:  3<)8.   S.   26,  '08.  300w. 


Gerhard,  William  Paul.     American  practice 

*       of  gas  piping  and. gas  lighting  in  build- 

mgs.    *$3.    McGraw.  8-17561. 

"Chapters  of  greatest  interest  to  engineers  are 
on  (1)  the  arrangement  of  gas  pipes  in  build- 
ings, (2)  specifications,  tables,  rules  and  regu- 
lations of  companies  in  regard  to  piping  gener- 
?  ly,  (3)  piping  systems  for  coal,  water,  natur- 
al, air  and  acetylene  gases,  (4)  testing  of  pip- 
ing installations,  (6)  burners,  (6)  pressure  reg- 
ulators, (7)  globes  and  holders,  (8)  fixtures  (9) 
bibliogi-aphy.     The    chapters    more    easily    'read 

oL  f^"^*^"-  ^^®  P"  *?P'<^^  ''^^e  prejudices  against 
and  fallacies  cf  using  gas,  advantages  of  gas 
as  an  illuminant  and  for  heat  and  power,  las 
meters  and  gas-meter  stories,  interior  illumi- 
nation, lighting  of  country  houses,  relations  of 
gas  companies  to  consumers,  practical  hints  for 
hraftr^-I^Enl^T'^"*^     "'^^     <^^"^«-    to     /JZ 

ha''T°nf  thf  ,^''^'"3^.T,  householder  probably  a 
ha.f  of  the  book  will  he  a  little  too  technical 
and    too   tedious    to   hold   his   attention    until    he 

len'eraT"  hin?.'^". '^^^'^  /^^"  ^"^  ^"'^^  there  the 
general  hints,  suggestions  and  discussions 
which  he   can  more  readily  grasp ''     "'''^"'^^'O"^ 

_—  -f-   Engin.    N.   60:  186.  Ag.   13,'  '08.   660w. 

"The  book  is  undoubtedly  the  most  comnleta 
and  authoritative  in  its  special  field  the  uien? 
.gas  by  the  consumer.     It  Should  be  a  i^eat  he? 

bo^^f  o^^^r-f-^^ufS^  ^r^S^^^I^ 
-r    Engin.   Rec.   58:  567.  N.   14,   '08.  6.'0w. 

^"'^hYth'  .^""^"'^J'^Hlv  ^^^^^'-^  baths   and 
bath  houses.  *$3.  Wiley.  8-3516 

Uo'n  'tl'r^'''  '".'^°°'  esSlh^'en'tl."^^ln"l?d1^ 
i^2o-i^^^®  '^  3  chapter  on  river  and  sea  baths 
Besides  water  baths,  the  author  treat^  in  ..^^f" 
f'ff-^ble  detail  of  air  and  sun  baths  Lndmed"' 
ical  and  electric-light  baths."— Engin.  N 

baths""  ^''^®"^"*    ^ok    on    different    forms     of 
+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  182.  Je.  '08. 

+ion'^ln°fhV'f-'i  t^^f  ''°°'S  's  a  very  useful  addi- 
weff^r.  Tt''*''''^.^'^'"^  "^  sanitation  and  of  social 
weitare.  It  contains  more  repetitions  than  are 
pleasant  to  a  person  who  reads  the  book  from 
beginning  to  end.  It  is  a  far  more  comprehen- 
sive work  than  'Public  baths  and  wash-houses.' 
by  Alfred  W.  S.  Cross." 

-I Engin.    N.   59:   207.    F.    20,   'OS.    480w. 

-h    Nation.   86:    499.   My.    28,    '08.    40w. 

Gerhard,  William  Paul.  Sanitation  of  pub- 
lic buildina^s.  $1.50.  Wiley.  7-37728. 
"The  public  buildings  here  considered  are 
hospitals,  theaters,  churches  and  schools.  In 
addition,  the  various  buildings  and  accessories 
of  markets  and  abbatoirs  are  taken  up.  The 
selection  of  sites,  some  of  the  elements  of 
general  design,  water  supply,  lighting,  heating, 
ventilating,  cleansing,  plumbing,  sewage  and 
refuse  disposal  are  the  main  divisions  under 
whicn  each  class  of  buildings  is  treated.  Fire 
protection  is  also  given  a  prominent  place." — 
Engin.   N. 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    137.    My.    'OS.    ^. 
"The    book    is     well     written,     and     the     lay- 
man who  is  interested  In  civic  affairs  will   find 
it    easy    reading    and    not    so    technical    in    its 
terminology  as  to  be  tedious." 

4-  -f   Er.gin.    D.    3:    69.    Ja.    '08.    340w. 
"As  a  manual   in  the  true  sense  of  the  word 
.    .   .     the    volume    deserves    commendation.     It 
would    serve    admirably    for    the    use    of   boards 
of  health  and  their  inspectors." 

+  +  Engin.    N.    58:  655.    D.    12,    '07.    230w. 


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Gerhard,  William   Paul — Continued. 

""What  he  has  to  say  on  school  sanitation 
and  his  detailed  advice  for  the  care  and 
cleansing  of  schoolrooms  should  be  studied  by 
parents,  teachers,  superintendents,  and  school 
boards,  while  his  chapters  upon  church,  thea- 
tre, and  hospital  sanitation  are  of  import  to 
all    who    frequent    these    edifices." 

+  +  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   40.   Ja.    25.   '08.   IMw. 

'•\  useful  little  work.  It  is  believed  that  this 
is  the  first  American  book  to  treat  these  sub- 
jects in  a  practical  way." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    37:    384.    Mr.    '08.    SOtw. 

Gerry,    Margarita    Spalding.     Toy-shop:    a 

romantic    story    of    Lincoln    the    man. 

**5oc.  Harper.  8-25742. 

A   child's   lisped   request   for   tin   soldiers  sent 

Lincoln,    burdened    with    the    nation's    troubles, 

one  day  to  a  toy  shop.     While  selectmg  them, 

and    marshaling   them    quite   unconsciously    mto 

drilling    order,     and     listening     to     the     French 

shop-keeper's    eulogies    of    Napoleon's    methods 

of  warfare,  the  inspiration  comes  to  Lmcoln  to 

put  Grant  at  the   head  of  the  Union   army.     It 

is    with    this    incident    that    the    little    volume 

deals. 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  514.   S.  19,   '08.  lOOw. 
"A  study  of  Lincoln  the  man  which  is  very 
human  and  tender." 

-j-   N.   Y.   Times.    13:  615.   O.    24,   '08.    3Cw. 

Gibbs,  George  Fort.  Medusa  emerald. 
t$i.so.    Appleton.  7-35622. 

An  "emerald  unaccountably  disappears  while 
being  displayed  to  the  guests  on  [board  Alexan- 
der Wharton's]  yacht  one  evening,  suspicion 
falls  on  a  young  man,  Edward  Dillingham,  who 
refuses  to  empty  his  pockets,  as  all  the  other 
m.en  insist  on  doing.  After  this  the  evil  powers 
of  the  stone  certainly  appear  to  wreak  them- 
selves upon  the  suspected  youth.  However, 
all's  well  that  ends  well;  the  matter  is  finally 
cleared  up  satisfactorily,  after  many  adventures 
by  sea  and  land  that  follow  with  kaleidoscopic 
variety  and  rapidity."    (Outlook.) 

Ind.  64:  208.   Ja.  23,  '08.   80w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  656.  O.  19,  '07.  60w. 

Outlook.  87:  827.  D.  14,  '07.  120w. 

Gibbs,  Philip.  Romance  of  George  Vil- 
liers,  first  duke  of  Buckingham  and 
some  men  and  women  of  the  Stuart 
court.   *$3.5o.   Putnam.  8-12964. 

This  favorite  of  James  I.  and  Charles  I. 
who  In  history  and  in  fiction  figures  so  cour- 
ageously and  so  daringly  is  here  portrayed 
In  the  light  of  patriot,  egotist,  and  friend- 
always  the  darling  of  fortune.  His  many- 
sided  nature  now  gleams  out  on  the  side 
of  virtue  and  again  close-linked  with  vice.  He 
stands  out  as  the  "greatest  and  last  example 
and  victim  of  a  political  system  which  may 
fairly  be  called  in  his  case  a  system  of  favorit- 
ism tempered  by  assassination."   (N.  T.  Times.) 


"He  has  written  one  of  the  brightest,  cheeri- 
est, and  most  readable  books  that  have  conie 
under  our  notice  for  a  long  time.  The  inevi- 
table passages  of  special  pleading  do  not  offend 
lis  because  in  everv  case  Mr.  Gibbs  is  honest 
enough  to  emphasize  the  saving  clauses,  and 
because  It  is  perfectly  clear  that  he  does  not 
realize   that   it    is   special   pleading.'"' 

-I Ath.   1908,   1:    59-5.    My.   16.    2400w. 

"He  has  got  his  -materials  well  together,  and 
has  made  a  book  that  can  be  read  with  inter- 

+  Nation.  86:  218.  Mr.  5,  '08.  500w. 
"Not  by  anv  means  ignoring  the  larger  his- 
torical Issues,  English  and  European,  of  Buck- 
ingham's career,  he  shows  a  special  sensibility 
to  its  human  and  picturesque  aspects.  The  re- 
sult is  a  book  both  readable  and  valuable." 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  126.  Mr.  7,  '08.  800w. 


"We   are    not   surprised    that   Mr.    Gibbs.    who 
has  the  right  touch  for  work  of  this  kind,   has 
made  a  very  readable  book  on  the  subject." 
+  Sat.    R.    105:    474.    Ap.    11,    '08.    250w. 
"He  can  hardly  be  said  to  have  made  a  cool 
or    unbiassed    study    of    Buckingham." 
-J Spec.   101:   133.   Jl.    25,    '08.   1450w. 

Gibson,  Adam  H.    Hydraulics  and  its  appH- 

*       cations.   *$5.   Van    Nostrand. 

"An  attempt  has  been  made  to  consider  the 
science,  and  its  application  to  the  design  of 
hvdraulic  machinery,  in  a  manner  sui-tm.ble  for 
a"  student  who  has  some  initial  knowledge  of 
mechanics." 


"The  book  stands  in  much  the  same  relation 
to  the  works  of  Merriman  and  Church  that  Cot- 
terill's  does  to  the  ordinary  treatise  on  me- 
chanics. The  subject  matter  is  not  handled 
with  uniform  discretion,  some  parts  being  ex- 
cellent and  others  rather  loosely  thrown  to- 
gether, and  the  language  in  places  is  that  of  a 
lecturer  rather  than  of  a  writar,  and  worst  of 
all,  the  citations  of  experimental  data  are  not 
alwavs   accurate."     G.    S.    Williams. 

H Engin.    N.   90:  534.    N.    32,   '08.   ITOOw. 

"We  think  that  in  one  or  two  cases  the  mat- 
ter might  have  been  arranged  to  rather  better 
advantage,  but,  on  the  whole,  we  have  no  hesi- 
tation in  saying  that  the  book  is  an  excellent 
contribution  to  the  literature  of  the  subject,  and 
embodies  the  result  of  no  little  personal  inves- 
tigation and  research.  It  is  specially  a  stu- 
dent's book,  and  will  appeal  more  particularly 
to  those  who  are  already  equipped  with  some 
fundamental  knowledge  of  hydraulics." 
-j Nature.    7S:2]8.    Jl.    9,    'OS.    800w. 

Gilbert,  George  Holley.  Interpretation  of 
the  Bible:  a  short  history.  **$i.2S. 
Macmillan.  8-6097. 

"Beginning  with  the  Jewish  interpretation 
of  the  Old  Testament,  Dr.  Gilbert  traces  the 
history  of  the  interpretation  of  the  Scriptures 
through  the  Catholic  and  the  Alexandrian 
Fathers,  the  mediaevals,  the  reformers,  the 
movements  of  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth 
centuries,  down  to  the  birth  of  scientific  in- 
terpretation in  the  nineteenth."  (Bib.  World.) 
It  "deserves  commendation  to  all  Bible  readers 
who  are  concerned  for  reality,  for  the  facts  in- 
laid in  the  Scriptures,  and  for  their  meaning." 
(Outlook.) 


"Covers  a  large  field  which  has  been  but 
lightlj'  touched  upon." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    182.    Je.    '08. 

"The  careful  reading  of  this  book  would  be  a 
liberal    education    for    the    average    man." 
-f   Bib.   World.    31:    320.   Ap.    '08.    lOOw. 

"Its  defects  are  due  chiefly  to  its  brevity. 
Within  so  brief  a  compass  the  author  could 
not  do  justice  to  many  phases  of  this  import- 
ant and  interesting  subject.  The  book  lacks 
the  fulness  and  ornateness  of  language,  the 
wealth  and  variety  of  illustration,  the  sug- 
gestiveness  and  brilliancy  of  Farrar's;  but  as  a 
brief,  clear,  strong  and  careful  presentation  it 
occupies  a  field  all  its  own  and  will  serve  a 
useful  purpose."  J:  C.  Granbery. 

H Bib.    World.    32:    214.    S.    '08.    870w. 

"This  treatise  keeps  the  salient  and  note- 
worthy to  the  front,  and  allows  one  to  follow 
interestingly  a  remarkable  and  instructive  his- 
tory." 

+   Nation.   87:   95.   Jl.   30,   '08.    200w. 

Reviewed  by  E.    S.   Drown. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  606.  O.  24,  '08.  80w. 
"Professor  Gilbert  has  made  an  interesting 
contribution  to  the  curiosities  of  literature  in 
his  numerous  citations  of  Biblical  interpreta- 
tions from  Philo  Judseus  to  Jonathan  Ed- 
wards." ,„     ,^„     „_. 

+  Outlook.    88:    886.    Ap.    18,    '08.    270w. 


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Gilbert,  Nelson  Rust.  Affair  at  Pine  Court: 
a  tale  of  the  Adirondacks.  ^$1.50.  Lip- 
pincott.  7-30455- 

Descriptive  note  and   excerpts  In  Dec.   1907. 


"On  the  whole  the  book  is  entertaining,  es- 
pecially in  the  bits  of  naive  moralizing  on  every 
subject  irom  the  cleanliness  of  the  poor  to 
Christian  Science,  that  cling  like  mistletoe  10  the 
trunk  of  the  stoiy,  and  appeal  potently,  If  un- 
consciously, to  the  reader's  sense  of  humor." 
H Nation.   So:    16.   Ja.   2,    'OS.   llOw. 

Gilbey,  Sir  Walter,  and  Cuming,  Edward 
W.  D.  George  Morland:  his  life  and 
works,    il.    *$6.    Macmillan.  8-17200. 

An  authoritative  biography  which  makes  its 
appeal  to  the  lay  reader  as  well  as  to  the 
student.  "We  have  for  the  first  time  a  plain, 
unvarnished  Morland,  a  just  estimate  of  his 
character  as  an  artist  and  a  man."  (Ath.)  Fif- 
ty reproductions  of  Morland's  pictures  add  to 
the  value  of  the  volume. 


"It    is    far    and    away   the    best    of    the    many 
books  en  Morland.     The  weakest  feature  of  the 
book   is   the   apology   for   an   index." 
-f-   +  —  Ath.    190S,    1:    295.    Mr.    7.    100(Vw. 

"This  admirable  volume  forms  a  valuable  and 
important  acquisition  to  art  literature  on  ac- 
count of  the  completeness  of  the  biographical 
portion  and  the  excellence  and  number  of  the 
illustrations." 

+   +   Int.   Studio.   34:   83.   Mr.   'OS.   400w. 

"Morland's  warm  brown  tone,  however  agree- 
able in  the  original  oil  paintings,  does  not  har- 
monize with  white  paper  and  printer's  ink,  and 
as  colored  book  illustrations  the  plates  are 
singularly  ineffective,  not  to  say  unpleasant." 
--j Nation.   S6:    317.    Ap.   2,   '08.    120w. 

Gilbreth,    Frank    B.      Field      system.      *$3. 
Clark,  M.  C.  8-2205. 

A  work  which  gives  in  detail  the  open  meth- 
ods for  proper,  prompt  and  economical  execution 
of  work  which  have  made  Mr.  Gilbreth's  con- 
tract business  so  successful.  "The  various 
forms  employed  throughout  the  different  stages 
of  work  are  given,  with  explicit  instructions 
for  their  use  in  ordering  materials,  checking 
■work,  keeping  time  sheets,  etc.  Instructions 
are  also  given  on  the  mixing  of  cement  and 
concrete,  the  handling  of  forms,  use  of  drills, 
care  of  engines,  air  compressors  and  hoists, 
pumping,  etc.  Throughout  the  work  are  in- 
terspersed tables  and  formulas."   (Engin.  D.) 


+  Engln.    D.    3:    189.    F.    '08.    350w. 
"It    should    prove    stimulating    to    every    one 
concerned    in   the  conduct  of   engineering   work, 
ttho]     its    arrangement    Is    heterogeneous    and 
confused,    in   parts." 

■^ Engln.    N.   59:    202.    F.    20,   '08.   750w. 

Gilder,  Richard  Watson.     Fire   divine.   *$i. 
Century.  7-32169. 

Descriptive  note   and   excerpts  in   Dec.   1907. 

A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   137.   My.   '08. 

"This   volume    is    one   of    the   very   few   books 
of    verse    that    have    appeared    in    recent    years 
that  is  worthy  of  a  place  in  the  library  of  lov- 
ers  of   poetry   instinct   with    the   ethical   spirit  " 
+  +  Arena.   38:   l<75.   D.   '07.   460w. 

"Now  and  then,  irregular  rhythms  are  es- 
sayed in  this  volume,  and  even  poems  in  prose, 
but  these  experiments  we  cannot  regard  as 
upon  the  level  of  the  work  done  In  accordance 
with  the  rules  of  the  poetic  art."  W:  M.  Payne. 
-t-   H Dial.   44:76.    F.    1,   '08.   SSOw. 

"On  tlie  whole,  it  is,  perhaps,  these  rhythmic 
intermissions  of  Mr.  Gilder's  on  one  subject 
and  another  which  give  his  book  a  kind  of  dis- 
tinction or  difference,  lending  it  a  bold,  ad- 
venturous, innovating  air,  among  the  increasing 
legions  of  mildly  meritorious  versifiers,  whose 
names  have  outgrown  enumeration." 

-f-   Nation.   85:   590.   D.   26,   '07.   180w. 


"This  latest  bock  by  Richard  Watson  Gilder, 
who  holds  on  unchallengeable  place  among  the 
poets  of  to-day,  is  above  all  a  poet's  book.  There 
IS  much  else,  genius  of  the  fgministe  type,  vi- 
tal and  large-heaited,  if  not  rugged  technique 
as  fluent  and  varied  as  it  is  delightful,  nobility 
of  ideal,  and  a  reality  of  feeling  that  lifts  the 
product  it  permeates  to  the  summits  of  en- 
during poesy."    Florence   Wilkinson. 

+   -f    N.   Y.   Times.   12:   859.   D.   2S,   '07.   1200w. 

"In  this  volume  he  also  continues  his  expeii- 
ments  with  relaxed  meters;  not  always  with 
success.'" 

-j Outlook.  88:  143.  Ja.  IS,  'OS.  ."^SOw. 

Gilder,     Richard     Watson.     Poems.     $1.50. 
Houghton. 

A  complete  edition  of  Gilder's  poems  con- 
taining the  substance  of  his  nine  books  of 
verse  and  also  additional  pieces  which  have  not 
appeared  in  a  collection.  Mr.  Gilder's  versatil- 
ity due  to  broad  sympathies,  love  of  mankind, 
human  instinct,  and  the  dreamer's  idealism  ac- 
counts for  his  wide  range  of  verse.  There  are 
poems  dealing  with  the  affairs  of  every  day 
life;  poems  characterizing  men  of  worth  and 
genius;  and  poems  which  bring  to  the  con- 
sciousness the  immortal  value  of  certain  monu- 
ments  of  music  and  art. 


+   Ind.    G5:  1174.    N.   19,    'OS.    SOw. 
Gildersleeve,   Virginia  Crocheron.     Govern- 
ment    regulation     of     the     Elizabethan 
drama.  (Columbia  univ.  studies  in  Eng- 
lish.)   *$i.25.    Macmillan.  8-24263. 
Based    upon    official    documents    of    the    time, 
this    monograph    "deals    first    with    the    general 
regulation  ot    the  drama  by  the  central  govern- 
ment then  tiaces  the  rise  of  the  master    of  the 
revels     and     of     the     extensive     powers     which 
finally    came    into    his    hands,    and    follows    this 
with    a    study    of    the    censorship    of    which    the 
master     was     the     official     administrator.     Then 
follows  a   detailed   account   of   the   local   regula- 
tions   in    London    and    of    the    long    and    bitter 
strife  which  was  waged   between   the  municipal 
government     and     the     royal     authority     as     to 
whether    the    drama    should    or    should    not    be 
enacted  in   the   city.     A  chapter  upon   the  Puri- 
tan   victory    ends    the    study."      (N.    Y.    Times.) 

"A  ^•ery   thorough  piece  of  work." 
-i-   Dial.    45:  21S.   O.    1,   '08.    40w. 

"The    author    has    gone   into   the   subject   very 
thoroughly    and    presented    in    clear    and    suc- 
cinct   torm.    although    perhaps    a    little    dry    In 
manner,    an    immense    accumulation    of    facts." 
-f-  H N.  Y.   Times.  13:  .517.   S.   19,  '08.  260w. 

Gill,       Augustus       Herman,       Engirie-room 
chemistry.    *$i.    Hill    pub.  8-813. 

"Aims  to  give  such  information  concerning 
oils,  fuels  and  the  phenomena  of  combustion 
and  steam-raising,  all  expressed  in  fairly  non- 
technical language,  as  will  enable  the  average 
reader  to  understand  what  is  necessary  from 
the  point  of  view  of  chemistry  to  obtain  the 
maximum  efficiency  in  the  power  plant."' — 
Engin.    Rec. 


"Accurate   little  book." 

-f  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    137.    My.    '08. 

"The  book  is  not  intended  to  appeal  to  the 
chemist  or  technical  man.  It  is  too  elemen- 
tary to  do  this.  On  the  other  hand,  it  is 
hardly  practical  to  give  the  uneducated  man  a 
volume  which,  in  one  hundred  pages,  tries  to 
give  him  sufficient  knowledge  to  enable  him  to 
undertake  analyses  which  the  student  of  chem- 
istr->-  never  performs  until  he  has  studied  the 
fundamental  principles  on  which  such  analysis 
is  based,  for  at  least  a  year  or  a  year  and  a 
half." 

h   Engin.    D.   3:   72.   Ja.    '08.    320w. 

"If  there  Is  any  criticism  to  be  made  of  the 
book  it  Is  that  to  read  or  study  it  intelligently 
probably  somewhat  better  knowledge  of  in- 
organic   chemistry    is    necessary    than    even    a 


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Gill,  Augustus  Herman — Continued. 

good    engineman    or    the    superintendent    of    a 

smaJl  shop  may  be  expected  to  possess." 

+  H Engin.   N.  69:  81.  Ja,   16,  '08.  &00w. 

"A  little  book,  professedly  written  for  the 
engineer  and  engiae  man,  but  useful  for  a 
much    wider   circle    of   readers." 

+   +   Engin.    Rec.    56:    692.    D.    21,    '07.    260w. 

Gill,  George  Creswell.  Beyond  the  blue- 
grass;  a  Kentucky  novel.     $1.50.   Neale. 

8-IZ78S- 
A  picture  of  the  life  of  the  people  among  the 
hills  of  Ginseng  county,  beyond  the  Blue-Grass 
region.  "Almost  all  of  his  characters  are  rural 
Kentucklans,  and  we  see  them  in  their 
homes,  at  work  on  their  farms,  and  congre- 
gated in  their  villages,  all  of  them  picturesque 
and  all  of  them  more  or  less  interesting."  (N. 
Y.  Times.) 

"Is   not   thrilling   and   his   style   is   quite   lack- 
ing   in    literary    quality;    but   there   is   a   certain 
merit  in  his  book  in  spite  of  its  shortcomings." 
H N.   Y.   Times.   13:   441.   Ag.    8,   '08.   lOOw. 

Gillette,  Halbert  Powers,  and  Hill,  Charles 
Shattuck.  Concrete  construction:  meth- 
ods and  cost.  *$5.  Clark,  M.  C.  8-13350. 
Treated  from  the  viewpoint  of  the  builder  of 
concrete  structures.  "The  authors  have  col- 
lected ...  a  vast  number  of  examples  of  con- 
crete work.  These  are  presented  in  concise 
form,  with  the  unimportant  details  removed; 
there  is  an  attempt  to  preserve  a  certain  uni- 
formity of  treatment  so  as  to  permit  compar- 
ison between  similar  constructions.  In  addition 
to  these  specific  examples  the  authors  have  add- 
ed, in  connection  with  every  branch  of  work, 
general  in.structions  deduced  from  observation 
and  formulas  for  quantity  and  cost  estimates." 
(Engin.   N.) 

"The   work    should    prove    of   exceeding   value 
not  only  to   contractors  and   engineers   .   .   .   but 
to  designing  engineers  and  architects." 
+  Engin.   D.  4:  .53.  Jl.  '08.  42'Ow. 

"On  the  whole,  the  book  is  a  welcome  addi- 
tion to  concrete  literature.  It  is  frankly  a  com- 
pilation and  suffers  from  some  of  the  ordinary 
faults  of  a  compilation,  but  the  work  of  compil- 
ing has  been  done  with  so  much  more  care  than 
is  usual  in  such  books  and  so  much  original 
matter  has  been  added  that  the  statistical  na- 
ture, often  the  bane  of  collated  material,  is 
largely  lost.  We  believe  every  concrete  de- 
signer and  constructor  should  have  a  copy." 
-I-   Engin.    N.   59:   653.   Je.   11,   '08.    950w. 

"While  the  expert  engineer  may  glean  some 
points  from  the  book,  it  is  liable  to  prove  dan- 
gerous in  the  hands  of  inexperienced  men,  es- 
pecially as  to  its  cost  features." 

H Engin.    Rec.   58:   306.    S.    12,   '08.   300w. 

Gillmore,  Inez  Haynes.  June  jeopardy. 
$1.50.  Huebsch.  8-17784. 

Around  a  diamond  necklace  worth  a  half  mil- 
lion and  its  paste  counterpart  is  woven  a  story 
whose  exciting  events  are  all  crowded  into  a 
single  night.  The  character  cast  includes  maids 
and  their  lovers,  robbers,  scheming  servants, 
and  the  dog  Veritas. 

Nation.    87:    75.    Jl.    23,    '08.    340w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   338.  Je.   13,   '08.   120w. 

"The    story    puts    very    little    strain    on    one's 

mental   powers,   and,   with   the   added   attraction 

of  a  quick-moving  plot,  ought  to  find  favor  with 

summer   readers;" 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  .363.  Je.  27,  '08.  240w. 

Gilman,  Lawrence.  Debussy's  Pelleas  et 
Melisande:  a  guide  to  the  opera;  with 
musical  examples  from  the  score.  *$i. 
Schirmer.  7-41522. 

Complete  instruction  with  full  consideration 
for  the  inspirational  side  Is  offered  in  this  lit- 
tle volume.     Mr.  Gilman  discusses  Debussy  and 


his  art,  The  play — its  qualities  and  its  action, 
and  The  music — a  revolutionary  score,  and  the 
themes    and    their    treatment. 

Gilman,   Lawrence.     Stories   of   symphonic 
music:  a  guide   to  the  meaning  of  im- 
portant     symphonies,      overtures,      and 
tone-poems     from     Beethoven     to     the 
present  day.  **$i.25.  Harper.       7-35627. 
A   practicni   handbook     for     the     concert-goer 
which    offers    m    compact,    accessible    form,    in- 
formation whici)  will  enable  him  to  listen  intel- 
ligently   to    orchestral    music.    "It    tell.<'     stories 
which  underlie  the  most  important  works  in  the 
orchestra  repertoire,   describing  the  drama,   leg- 
end,   picture,    mood,    or   poem   which   the    music 
expressf^s.  It  presents  clearly  and  without  tech- 
nical   analy.^is    the    basis    of   every    considerable 
descriptive   work  in   the   symphonic   repertoire." 


"A  compact  little  book,  for  intelligent  con- 
cert goers  rather  than  professional  musicians. 
Scrappy   and  journalistic." 

H A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   183.   Je.  '08. 

"The  comment  is  of  a  highly  intelligent  char- 
acter, providing  real  information  and  avoiding 
the  ineanin^less  rhapsodizing  into  which  writ- 
ers upon  music  are  lenipted  to  fall." 

-f-  Dial.  43:  433.  D.  13,  '07.  llOw. 
"It  is  a  compilation  from  many  sources,  but 
it  is  v/ell  made,  and  the  book  will  serve  a  use- 
ful purpose — it  is  in  all  respects  worthy  of 
place  oil  the  music-lover's  shelves  besides  Mr. 
George  P.  Upton's:  series  on  the  'Standard'  op- 
eras,  oratorios  and   £0   on." 

-I-    Ind.    u4:    106.    Ja.    9,    '08.    270w. 
"Mr.   Gilman  has   covered  the  field  well,   and 
collated  thoroughly*  all  the  annotators." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  86.   F.   15,   '08.   320w. 
"The    information    contained     in     his     volume 
really  ought   to   be  printed  in   the   programmes 
distributed  in  the   concert-halls.     Is  one  of  Mr. 
Gilman's   most   useful    and    readable     contribu- 
tions  to  musical    literature."     H:   T.    Finck. 
+  -f   No.  Am.  187:  281.   F.  '08.  l&50w. 
"A   useful  handbook   for   the   opera  and  con- 
cert goer." 

-f   R.   of   Rs.  37:  254.   F.  '08.   30w. 

Gladden,    Washington.      Church    and    mod- 
ern  life.    **$i.25.    Houghton,  8-9795. 

A  practical  as  well  as  inspirational  study, 
seeking  an  audience  among  pastors  and  teach- 
ers but  aiming  to  arouse  to  activity  the  young 
men  and  women  to  whom  the  future  of  the 
church  is  committed.  The  author  shows  that 
the  roots  of  religion  are  in  human  nature;  that 
like  all  living  things,  religion  grows;  that  our 
religion  is  Christianity;  that  Christianity  is  a 
social  religion;  that  as  the  life  of  religion  is 
nurtured  in  social  worship  and  service,  so  its 
fruit  Is  gathered  in  the  transformation  of  so- 
ciety; that  the  church  has  imperfectly  per- 
formed Its  function;  that  a  new  reformation  is 
called  for;  that  the  church  is  called  to  redeem 
society;  and  that  for  the  redemption  of  so- 
ciety a  new  evangelism  is  needed. 


-f  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  183.  Je.  '08.  + 

"The  book  is  a  good  one  to  put  into  the 
hands  of  those  who  are  inclined  to  be  discour- 
aged over  the  outlook  for  the  church." 
+  Ind.  65:  494.  Ag.  27.  '08.  280w. 
"Dr.  Gladden's  essay  will  make  for  sanity  as 
well  as  earnestness  in  the  current  debate  on 
the  relation  of  religion  and  the  church  to  so- 
cial  reform." 

-h  Nation.    87:   10.   Jl.    2,    '08.   IBOw. 

"The  book  is  interpretative  of  the  present 
movement  in  the  American  churches,  and  will 
add  to  that  movement  both  guidance  and  new 
impulses." 

+  Outlook.   89:  391.   Je.   20,    '08.    300w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    640.    My.    *08.    80w. 


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137 


Glasgow,    Ellen   Anderson   G.   Ancient   law. 
t$i.5o.    Doubleday.  8-2945. 

The  hero  of  this  novel  is  a  modern  Jean 
Valjean,  who  goes  wrong  on  the  stock  ex- 
change and  after  five  years  of  imprisonment 
seelis  refuge  in  a  southern  town  under  the 
name  of  Smith.  "It  is  a  long,  weary,  beaten 
road  that  he  travels,  and  he  is  but  the  con- 
crete embodiment  of  a  world-old  tragedy  and 
world-old  problem  which  has  sur\'ived  crumb- 
ling ages.  What  makes  him  distinct  among 
many  of  his  brothers  is  an  all-encompassing 
vision  that  comprehends  both  the  letter  and 
the  spirit  of  the  law  that  enchains  him.  Here- 
in is  the  keynote  of  an  absorbing  and  con- 
vincing  story."    (N.    T.    Times.) 


"The  characters  are  drawn  with  a  sure,   skil- 
ful hand,  the  story  uncommonly  well  told." 
+  +  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:52.    F.   '08.   4. 

'Tn  spito  of  these  drawbacks  the  book  is  well 
worth   reading." 

H Ath.   1908,   1:   380.   Mr.    28.   180w. 

"Its  figures,  with  one  exception,  are  puppets, 
not  human  beings.  They  have  no  blood  or 
breath  of  their  own.  We  may  be  thankful  for 
the  lack  of  funny  ousiness  in  Miss  Glasgow's 
book,  but  we  have  still  to  regret  its  lack  of 
proportion,  of  perspective,  of  that  indefinable 
circumambient  atmosphere,  of  insig'bt  and 
sympathy  with  which  true  humour  surrounds 
its    material."     H.    W.    Boynton. 

h   Bookm.   27:  59.   Mr.   '08.    860w. 

"Miss  Glasgow's  latest  novel  has  both  dignity 
and  charm,  although  certain  almost  melodra- 
matic happsnings,  huddled  into  the  closing 
chapters  do  not  seem  quite  in  keeping  with 
the  sincerity  and  restraint  of  what  has  gone 
before."     W:   M.    Payne. 

H Dinl.   14:  134.  Mr.  1,   '08.   520w. 

"But  Ellen  Glasgow  has  ascended.  She  has 
omitted  the  family  portraits  and  most  of  the 
pedigrees  in  her  new  story  and  made  ready  for 
a  long,  wide  sweep  of  the  wings.  She  has  not 
parted  coinpany  with  the  populace.  She  has 
simply  assumed  a  nobler  attitude  to  it." 
+  Ind.   ."4:  469.    F.    27,   '08.   720w. 

"Miss  Glasgow  writes,  as  always,  with  fluen- 
cy, gravity,  and  a  species  of  'empressment' 
which  m.ay  go  a  long  way  toward  achieving 
the  effects  of  depth  and  subtlety.  [The  story 
has  an]  anti-ciimax,  and  [it]  sinks  through 
chapters  of  crude  melodrama." 

-I Nation.    86:152.    F.    13,    '08.    480w. 

"It  is  a  book  calculated  to  make  you  pause 
ir  the  survey  of  rapid-fire  fiction  and  realize 
that  here  is  the  real  note  of  study,  of  char- 
acter, and  of  obseivation.  It  is  indeed  a  novel 
of  dignity  and  of  distinction."  I.  F.  Marcos- 
son. 

-t-  +   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    53.    F.    1,    '08.    14gOw. 
N.   Y.   Times.    13:  338.    Je.   13,   '08.   250w. 
"There  are  many  fine  and  haunting  passages." 
L.  C.  Willcox. 

+   No.  Am.  187:  445.  Mr.   '08.  llOOw. 

"The  book  is  eminently  dignified  and  worthy. 
In  its  nature  it  is  less  entertaining  than  other 
novels  by  Miss  Glasgow,  but  it  is  a  fine  piece 
of  literary  work  notwithstanding." 

4-  Outlook.   88:  511.   F.   29,   '08.   300w. 

"She  has  silhouetted  several  characters  with 
extreme  cleverness,  but,  more  than  this,  she 
has  chosen  a  situation  and  developed  it  up  to 
an  interesting  point  with  some  of  Mr.  Howells' 
skill,  concluding  the  story  where  it  is  evidently 
impossible  for  her  to  go  on.  There  are  very 
grave  defects  in  her  hero's  character,  defects 
that  are  inconsistencies,  for  whose  weakening 
Influence  on  the  story  Miss  Glasgow  alone  is 
responsible." 

-i R.  of  Rs.  37:  761.  Je.  '08.  80w. 

"The  story  is  founded  on  a  basis  of  false 
sentiment  and   false   psvchology." 

—  Sat.    R.   105:    760.    Je.    13,    '08.    300w. 


"Though  written  in  a  different  vein  from 
some  of  Miss  Glasgow's  other  books,  none  the 
less  this  story  furnishes  very  excellent  read- 
ing." 

H Spec.   100:    505.   Mr.    28,    '08.    250w. 

Glover,  EUye  Howell.  "Dame  Curtsey's" 
book  of  novel  entertainments.  **$i. 
McClurg.  7-34781. 

A  ^'erJ  table  mine  of  suggestion  for  the  hostess 
who  entertains  a  great  deal.  The  plans  for  par- 
ties, dinners,  luncheons,  and  games  have  been 
thoroly  tested  and  are  offered  in  so  great  var- 
iety that  there  is  something  for  every  day  of 
the  year. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:   183.   Je.   '08.   + 
"[Containsl    many  things   that  are   exceeding- 
ly valuable  in  the  way  of  suggestion  to  the  en- 
tertaining hostess."  W.  G.  Bowdoin. 

+    Ind.    63:    14€&.   D.    19,    '07.    70w. 

Goddard,  Harold  Clarke.  Studies  in  New 
England  transcendentalism.  (Columbia 
univ.  studies  in  English.)  *$i.  Macmil- 
lan.  8-14677. 

A  doctoral  thesis.  "Taking  these  five — ^Chan- 
ning,  Alcott,  Emerson,  Parker,  and  Margaret 
Fuller — as  the  foremost  representatives  of  the 
movement  in  New  England  from  traditionalism 
to  free  thought,  Dr.  Goddard  goes  into  a  mi- 
nutely inducUve  study  of  its  genesis  and  nature, 
beginning  with  an  investigation  of  the  intel- 
lectual and  literary  influences  that  affected 
eacli  of  the  five  in  their  environment,  their 
reading  and  studies,  and  their  influence  on  each 
other;  after  which  he  discusses  their  relations, 
severally,   to  practical   life."    (Outlook.) 


"He  has  the  true  scholarly  spirit  and  a  cer- 
tain aptness  for  getting  the  ear  of  his  audi- 
ence." 

+   Ind.   65:  380.   Ag.   13,    '08.   250w. 

"The  grasp  of  general  ideas,  the  sound  and 
penetrating  criticism,  the  orderly  marshalling 
of  material,  and  the  literary  virtues  .  .  .  lift 
this  thesis  above  the  mass  of  ephemeral  doctor- 
al dissertations,  and  give  it  permanent  and  sub- 
stantial value." 

+   Nation.    87:116.   Ag.    6,    '08.    500w. 

"This  monograph  is  rich  in  its  personal  por- 
trayals of  the  notable  characters  it  is  concerned 
with,  and  is  also  a  most  valuable  contribution 
to  the  religious  and  philosophical  history  of  the 
first  half  of  the  nineteenth  century." 

+   Outlook.   S9:  866.   Ag.   15,    '08.    350w. 

Godfrey,    Edward.     Structural    engineering, 
bk.    2,     Concrete,     lea.     *$2.5o.     Edward 
Godfrey,      Monongahela      bank      bldg., 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 
"The   book   starts  with   a   chapter   headed   'A 
survev  of  the  field  of  concrete  design  and   con- 
struction,  in  which  wil'   be  found  some  theses, 
which  is   a  rapid   .survey  of  the   scheme  of   the 
book.     This  is  followed  by  a  short  treatment  of 
the    materials    which    go    to    make    up    concrete 
structures,  and  the  methods  of  handlmg,  finish- 
ing and   constructing   the   concrete.     Next  there 
are  given  some  isolated  cost  figures  of  no  exact 
value,   as  the   conditions  under  which   the  work 
■was    carried    on    are    omitted.     This    coinpletes 
the   original   portion   of    the   book.     There   follow 
articles    selected    from    Engineering    news,    and 
thirty   pages   of   cuts."— Engin.   N. 

"Altogether  Mr.  Godfrey's  work  Is  a  valu- 
able contribution  to  the  literature  of  concrete 
and    concrete    engineering." 

-f   Engln.    D.    3:    527.   My.    '08.    3O0w. 

"In  his  theory  the  author  is  sound;  the  main 
objection  to  his  presentation  .  .  .  ^^,.  ^'^ 
almost  too  apparent  didacticism  and  a  slight 
Intolerance  of  any  other  views  but  his  own. 
The  plan  is  ambitious  and  it  seems  a  pity  to 
have  it  fall  so  far  short  of  its  proper  usefulness 
on  account  of  easily-corrected  details  of  ar- 
rangement    and     composition.       The     physical 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Godfrey,   Edward — Continued. 
make-up  of  the  book  only  adds  to   the   confu- 
sion." 

H   Engin,    N.    59:    543.    My.    14,    '08.    lOOffw. 

Engin.    Rec.   57:   540.   Ap.   18,   '08.   350w. 

Godfrey,     Hollis.     Man     who     ended     war. 
t$i.5o.    Little.  8-28057. 

A  stirring  novel  which  exploits  an  ingenius 
scientific  achievement.  A  man  who  conceals 
his  identity  informs'  nations  that  he  is  destined 
to  stop  all  war.  He  orders  disarmament,  gives 
a  year  for  it,  and,  at  its  end,  when  no  move 
is  made,  proceeds  single  handed  to  destroy  one 
battleship  after  another  making  use  of  his  re- 
markable and  mysterious  invention. 


"It    is    a   very    interesting   and    wholly    manly 
story." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  573.  O.  17,  '08.  400w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:  616.   O.   24,   '08.   40w. 

Godrycz,  John.  Doctrine  of  modernism  and 
its  refutation.  *75c.  McVey.  8-17779. 
The  author  "follows  the  text  of  the  Papal  en- 
cyclical against  modernism,  and  first  gives  his 
statement  of  what  modernism  is  in  a  form  for 
easy  reply,  and  then  follows  it  by  a  'Refutation.' 
.  .  .  His  refutation  begins  by  asserting  ihat 
modernism  is  based  on  positivism,  which  is 
rationalistic  and  irreligious.  .  .  He  supports 
his  attacks  on  the  modernists  by  quotations 
from  Newman  Smyth  and  George  Washington, 
and  concludes  that  'one  of  the  greatest  perse- 
cutions that  ever  swept  over  the  church  is  pre- 
paring in  Europe." — Ind. 


H Cath.    World,    87:    686.    Ag.    '08.    700w. 

—  Ind.  64:  1349.  Je.  11,  '08.  170w. 
"Interesting  is   it   to   thoughtful   Protestants." 
+  Outlook.   89:   351.  Je.   13,   'OS.   330w. 

Goerens,  Paul.  Introduction  to  metallo- 
graphy; tr.  by  Fred  Ibbotson.  *$2.50. 
Longmans.  8-2149/. 

A  study  of  the  structure  of  metals  which 
contains  much  information  quite  inaccessible 
to  the  American  student.  TJie  first  section 
deals  with  the  physical  properties  of  matter, 
including  allotrophy,  cooling  curves,  and  pyro- 
metry;  the  second,  on  the  physical  mixture, 
deals  with  the  theories  of  solutions  and  freez- 
ing-point curves  of  aqueous  solutions,  fused 
salts  and  alloys;  the  third  and  fourth  are  con- 
cerned respectively  with  practical  microscopy 
of  metals  and  the  metallography  of  iron  and 
its    alloys. 


"We  believe  it  will  find  important  service  as 
a  text-book,  and  as  side  reading  for  practicing 
metallurgists.  The  lack  of  lucidity  is,  we 
think,  the  fault  rather  of  the  form  and  sub- 
stance of  the  original  text  than  of  the  trans- 
lator."    Bradley    Stoughton. 

+  —  Engin.      N.  60:  79.  Jl.  16,   '08.   920w. 

"In  the  whole,  the  book  is  hardly  more  than 
an  Introduction  into  the  subject,  but  as  such  it 
is  valuable  and  will  prove  useful  to  students 
of  this  subject." 

+   Engin.    Rec.    58:  391.    O.   3,    '08.    300w. 

"Enough  has  been  said  to  show  that  the 
standard  work  on  metallography  is  yet  to  be 
written,  but  that  students  will  find  Dr.  Goer- 
ens's  book  admirable  as  affording  them  a 
glimpse  of  the  methods  of  investigating  metals 
and  alloys."     T.  K.  R. 

H Nature.  78:  387.  Ag.   i.7.   '08.  €30w. 

"The  exposition  of  the  theoretical  side  of  the 
subject  is  not  as  complete  as  it  might  have 
been  but  it  will  give  the  beginner  an  excellent 
idea  of  equilibrium  phenomena.  The  explana- 
tions of  the  freezing-point  dias^rams  have  been 
duplicated  unnecessarily,  perhaps  not  for  the 
beginner,  but  certainly  for  those  using  the  book 
for  reference.  For  the  latter  class  of  readers 
there  is  too  much  detail."     H:  Fay. 

H Science,  n.  s.  28:  489.  O.  9,  '08.  420w. 


Goodrich,  Albert  Moses.  Cruise  and  cap- 
tures of  the  Alabama.  *75c.  Wilson,  H. 
W.  7-27369. 

Material  that  came  to  light  with  the  publi- 
cation of  the  naval  records  of  the  rebellion 
has  been  supplemented  here  by  Cuptain 
Sommes'  diary,  which  after  the  war  was  ex- 
panded into  a  memoir,  by  diaries  of  the  Ala- 
bama's officers,  and  by  various  consular  re- 
ports. The  material  worked  over  with  care  has 
been  presented  in  a  trustworthy  form,  readable 
and  informing. 


"A  graphic,  impartial,  and  trustworthy  r6- 
sume,  based  upon  the  documents  of  what  was 
perhaps  the  most  picturesque  and  important 
episode  of  the  ocean  warfare." 

+  Nation.   86:192.   F.   27,   '08.   140w. 

Goodrich,     Arthur     Frederick.     Gleam     o' 
Dawn.   ■i$i.So.    Appleton.  8-17835. 

A  story  of  the  Canadian  border  whose  hero 
is  a  young  half-breed,  a  poet  in  feeling  and  an 
artist  in  expression.  The  spiritual  within  him 
wars  against  the  elemental  savage  desire  to 
avenge  the  death  of  his  mother.  Gleam  o'Dawn, 
who  had  been  deserted  by  his  white  father.  On 
the  side  of  vengeance  he  is  spurred  on  by  an 
Indian  who  had  been  his  father's  rival;  the 
white  path  of  forgiveness  is  urged  by  the  "li'l 
brown  girl"  whom  he  loveg.  Repentance,  re- 
venge, tragedy  and  conquest  are  the  subjective 
notes  of  the  book. 


"The  plot  is  slight,  and  the  story  somewhat 
sensational,  but  it  is  breezy,  graceful,  full  of 
the  charm  of  outdoor  life,  and  contains  some 
excellent    characterizations." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    244.    O.    '08. 

"Mr.  Goodrich  is  to  be  congratulated  upon 
having  first  designed  a  worthy  pattern,  and  then 
upon  having  woven  it  with  delicate  and  skilful 
art."   F:   T.   Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   27:   503.   Jl.   '08.   270w. 
"One    is    tempted    to    think    that    a    masterly 
short    story    has    been    partly    sacrificed    to    the 
mistaken    call    of    length." 

H Nation.   87:    120.   Ag.    6,    '08.   140w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  338.  Je.  13,  '08.  2'OOw. 
"The  plot  has  many  threads,  yet  it  never  be- 
comes tangled,   and   it  is  brought  to  a  powerful 
climax,    in    the   virility   and    tenseness   of   which 
there   is  no   touch   of  melodrama." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  374.  Jl.  4,  '08.  360w. 

Gordon,  Alexander  R.     Early  traditions  of 
Genesis.     *$2.25.    Scribner.  8-9521. 

"Embodies  a  reverent  and  at  the  same  time 
thoroughly  scientific  reconstruction  of  the  tra- 
ditions and  historical  facts  recorded  in  the 
earlier  portions   of   the   book  of  Genesis." — Ath. 


"This  book  cannot  be  praised  too  highly  for 
its  scientific  method  and  its  thoroughness.  It 
is  written  with  full  mastery  of  the  earlier  lit- 
erature and  brings  many  new  and  valuable 
suggestions  to  the  solution  of  the  problems.  It 
may  unhesitatingly  be  recommended  as  the 
best  book  in  English  on  the  subject,  and  it  is 
doubtful  whether  there  is  a  better  treatise  in 
any  other  language."  L:  B.  Paton. 
+   -F  -I-  Am.  J.   Theol.   12:  466.   Jl.   '08.    2450w. 

"The  author  is  fully  abreast  of  the  most  re- 
cent discoveries  and  speculations,  and  he  also 
possesses  the  power  of  lucid  and  attractive 
exposition.  Valuable  additions  to  the  work  are 
the  appendixes.  The  index  is  inadequate." 
+   Ath.    1908,    1:    188.    F.    13.    500w. 

"The  method  is  thoroughly  critical  and  his- 
torical, and  excellent  use  has  been  made  of  the 
best  literature.  The  results  achieved  Indicate 
breadth  of  view,  sanity  of  judgment,  and  a 
competent  independence  of  opinion.  This  is 
certainly  all  in  all  the  best  book  in  English  on 
the   eariy   stories   of   Genesis." 

-f  +   Bib.   World.  31:    238.   Mr.   '08.   lOOw. 


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"This  book  is  a  valuable  and  welcome  piece 
of  constructive  criticism  by  one  who  has  a 
sympathetic  appreciation  of  all  that  is  elevat- 
ing in  Hebrew  tradition."  A.  A.  Madsden. 
+  +  Bib.  World.  32:140.  Ag.  '08.  12u0w. 
"He  is  content  to  walk  mainly  In  trodden 
paths;  but  he  has  seen  things  for  himself  by 
the   way." 

+  Nation.    87:    94.   Jl.    30,    '08.   350w. 
"This  is  one  of  the  best  books  we  have  read 
for  a    long   time." 

+  +  Sat.  R.  106:  546.  O.  31,  '08.  780w. 
"We  must  be  content  with  saying  that  Pro- 
fessor Gordon's  theories  show  great  learning 
and  ingenuity,  and  that  the  whole  book  is  well 
worth  careful  study.  This  or  that  theory  may 
fail  to  satisfy  us,  but  the  effect  of  the  whole 
study  is  largely  to  widen  our  outlook." 

+  Spec.   100:   15-6.   Ja.    25,   '08.   150w. 

Gordon,    Armistead     C.     Robin    Aroon:     a 
comedy  of  manners.     *$i.25.     Neale. 

8-28989. 
A  Story  of  the   South  just  before  the  revolu- 
tion in   which    the   spirit,   grace,   hospitality  and 
glory  of  old  colonial  days  are   happily  depicted. 
Captain  Paul   Jones   figures  in  the  tale. 


"An    interesting   and    amusing    story." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.    13:  595.    O.    24,    '08.    lOOw. 
N.   Y.   Times.  13:  743.   D.   5,   'OS.   lOOw. 

Gordon,    C.     H,    C.    Pirie-.     Innocent    the 
Great.    *$3.    Longmans.  8-3997. 

"The  essay  is  divided  into  ten  chapters,  which 
deal  with  the  period  of  Pope  Innocent's  pontifi- 
cate, the  person  and  family  of  the  Pontiff, 
his  dealings  with  tlie  empire,  the  fourth  cru- 
sade, the  Pupe  and  Sicily,  his  dealings  with  the 
Albigensians.  Innocent  III.  and  England,  diffi- 
culties with  the  city  of  Rome,  etc.,  and  the 
character  of  the  Pope.  Besides  these  chapters, 
the  book  contains  six  appendices,  four  maps, 
and  eight  genealogical  tables." — Acad. 


"Our  autlior  has  brought  to  his  work  some 
important  qualities  of  a  real  historian;  he  tn- 
dea\  ours,  for  example,  to  guage  the  spirit  of 
the  time.s  about  which  he  writes,  and  to  judge 
the  deeds  and  opinion  of  the  chief  actors  by  tlie 
standards  of  the  days  in  which  they  lived,  and 
not  too  hastily  to  condemn  them  by  measuring 
iheir  works  and  sayings  by  the  principles  or 
practices  of  more  modern  times.  He  has  also 
obviously  taken  great  pains  to  understand  his 
materials,  although  perhaps  m  some  cases  he 
has  given  him.self  uimecessary  trouble." 
-I Acad.   73:55.   O.   26,   '07.   1680w. 

"The    essay    is    an    undigested    product.     The 
diction    of    the    book    is    fairly    startling    by    its 
affectation.     A    more    serious    criticism    of    the 
work    is    its    inaccuracy."    E:    B.    Krehbiel. 
—  Am.   Hist.   R.  13:6«4.  Ap.   '08.  850w. 

"This    is    a    portentous    work    eked    out    with 
appendixes,    but  of   little   real  value." 
1-  Ath.    1908,    1:    351.   Mr.    21.    200w. 

"Though  it  does  not  add  to  historic  knowledge, 
it  contains  much  that  has  not  hitherto  been 
easily  accessible  to  English  readers.  It  is  pro- 
vided, too,  with  many  references  to  original  . 
authorities,  with  useful  appsndices,  and  good 
maps." 

h  Lond.   Times.   6:  379.   D.   13,   '07.  1440w. 

"A  hopeless  style  might  be  excused  if  the 
things  it  t\as  intended  to  convey  were  worth 
the  telling;  hut  at  no  point  of  his  narrative 
does  Mr.  Pirie-Gordon  rise  to  the  height  of 
even  a  modest  demand  for  historical  sound- 
ness." 

—  —  Nation.  8-3:   11.   Ja.  2,  '08.   470w. 

"It  cannot  honestly  be  said  that  he  throws 
any  new  light  on  a  baffling  period,  or  brings 
us  to  any  more  vivid  understanding  of  the  pon- 
tiff under  whose  sway  papal  pretensions  reached 
their  high-water  mark.  The  author  would  do 
well  in  the  future  to  prune  his  style  of  its 
very  irritating  classicisms  and  other  affecta- 
tions." 

-\ Spec.  100:  sup.  128.  Ja.  2S,  '08.  500w. 


Gordon,  William  John.  Round     about     the 
North   Pole.   *$5.   Button.  8-10293. 

An  account  of  the  heroes  of  arctic  explora- 
tion. "In  telling  the  story  of  the  different  ex- 
peditions from  that  of  Sir  Hugh  Willoughby  in 
1553.  to  Robert  Peary's  in  1906.  the  author  has 
divided  the  region  into  sections,  beginning 
with  Spitzbergen  and  following  the  circle  to 
Greenland,  describing  the  exploration  of  each 
section  by  itself.  The  main  incidents  and 
achievements  of  the  various  expeditions  are 
grouped  together  with  numerous  extracts  from 
journals    and    anecdotes."     (Nation.) 


'As  a  popular  account  of  Arctic  adventure 
the  book  has  its  use;  but  the  serious  history 
of  Arctic  exploration  is  still  to  seek." 

-f  Ath.  1908,  2:  151.  Ag.  8.  S20w. 
"A  more  inspiring  record  of  bravery,  endur- 
ance, sacrifice  of  self  for  the  sake  of  one's 
comrades,  unflinching  devotion  to  duty  In  the 
face  of  deathly  peril,  it  would  be  difficult  to 
find." 

+  H Nation.   85:492.  N.   28,   '07.  320w. 

N.  Y,  Times.  13:  118.  P.'  29,  '08.  200w. 
"As  an  introduction  to  Arctic  travel  for  the 
use  of  those  to  whom  references  to  original 
sources  are  unnecessary  we  do  not  know  a  bet- 
ter book,  nor  do  we  think  that  a  work  of  this 
kind,  where  a  vast  amount  of  a  material  is 
condensed  within  a  few  pages,  could  on  the 
whole  be  made  lighter  or  more  readable  without 
sacrificing  its   serious   character." 

-I Sat.    R.   105:   538.   Ap.    25,   '08.   350w. 

"We    recommend    this    volume." 

+  Sat.    R.    101:    23.    Jl.    4,    '08.    450w. 

Gore,  Charles.       New  theology  and  old  re- 
ligion:   being    eight    lectures,    together 
with  five  sermons.  *$2.  Button.  8-14749 
These    lectures    and    sermons    constitute    an 
apologetic    which    places    the    new    and    the    old 
side    by    side,    and    on    the    one    hand    points    to 
the  benefits   to  be  derived  from  a  study   of  the 
new,    while    on    the    other    maintains    that    the 
old    contains   scientific    beliefs    which    cannot   be 
abandoned  but  which  are  integral  to  the  creed 
of  Christianity. 


"The  five  sermons  at  the  end,  to  our  thinking 
are  the  most  valuable  part  of  the  volume.  Like 
all  Bishop.  Gore's  writings,  they  are  a  little 
unattractive  and  hard.  His  style  is  lucid  with- 
out grace,  and  strong  without  elasticity." 
H Ath.   1908,    1:   183.   F.   15.    20OOw. 

Reviewed   by  G:   Hodges. 

Atlan.    102:    128.    Jl.    '08.    200w. 

"In  maintaining  these  views,  Bishop  Gore 
represents  the  sane,  sensible,  English  attitude 
which  is  to  be  expected  of  him.  While  his 
treatment  will  not  satisfy  all  who  are  in  sym- 
pathy with  modern  science,  yet  on  the  whole 
it   is    reasonable    and   helpful." 

-f   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   258.   My.   2,   '08.   5O0w. 

"This  volume  might  be  described  as  a  kind 
of  Anglican  Catholic  encyclical  on  Modern- 
ism: interesting  but  inconclusive  to  the  man 
who   is   animated   by   the  modern  spirit." 

—  Outlook.  89:   392.   Je.   20,   '08.    200w. 

"His  weak  point  is  his  style;  he  tries  to  be 
simple  and  impressive,  but  only  succeeds  in 
being  heavy.  At  present  he  treats  his  hearers 
as  if  they  were  children,  and  not  very  good 
ones." 

H Sat.    R.   105:   796.   Je.  20,   '08.   240w. 

Gorky,    Maxim.     The    spy:    the    story    of   a 
*       superfluous   man.   $1.50.    Huebsch. 

A  realistic  story  of  revolutionary  Russia 
which  depicts  the  workings  of  the  secret  serv- 
ice and  the  bitter  trials  of  the  revolutionist  in 
his  struggle  for  liberty.  In  the  portrayal  of  the 
"superfluous  man"  frcm  stunted  childhood  to 
weak,  anaemic  manhood  the  author  reveals  in 
all  their  flagrant  hideousness  the  abortive  in- 
fluences   rife    in    Russia    to    terminate    manhood 


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Gorky,  Maxim — Continued. 

develapment    and   to    produce    betrayers    of    the 

Judas  type. 

"The  reader  may  have  to  set  his  teeth,  not 
to  say  to  hold  his  nose,  as  he  reads — but  he 
will  be  convinced  if  he  sticks  it  out  that  this 
life  of  which  Gorky  writes  is  a  fact." 

h   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  698.    N.   28,   'OS.   lOOOw. 

"In  his  characteristic  vivid  manner  the  au- 
thor realistically  describes  revolutionary  Rus- 
sia of  the  present  day." 

-I-    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  743.   D.  5.   '08.   140w. 

Gosse,  Edmund  William.  Father  and  son: 
biographical  recollections.  **$i.5o 
Scribner.  7-36407. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 


"One  of  the  most  fascinating  and  interesting 
pieces  of  literature  that  has  been  issued  of  re- 
cent years.  It  is  a  great  book,  but  for  our  part 
we  scarcely  like  this  close  anatomisation  by  a 
son  of  a  father." 

H Acad.   73:  1S8.   N.   3'0,   '07.   14'50w. 

"Written  with  great  charm,  with  delicacy  of 
feeling,  poetic  insight,  and  not  a  little  humor." 
+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  41.   F.   '08. 
"If   the    writer   should    achieve    anything    like 
lasting  remembrance,  it  will   be     due     to     this 
work  rather  than  to  any  of  the  studies,  essays, 
or  verse   in   which   his  learning   and   versartility 
have  won  praise.     This  book  is  unique." 
+  +  Ath.  1908,  1:  6.  Ja.  4.  1800w. 
"As  a  personal  revelation,     this     book     must 
take  its  place  in  the  small  group  that  includes 
such  vital  records  of  the  soul  as  Amiel's  'Jour- 
nal'  and  'The   story     of     an     African     farm.'  " 
Ward  Clark. 

-f-  Bookm.  23:527.  Ja.  '08.  1200w. 
"No  book  could  better  show  the  vast  differ- 
ence between  plausible  but  wholly  imaginary 
biography  and  autobiography  ...  on  the  one 
hand,  and  the  actual  record  of  a  human  soul 
on  the  other,  than  this  dBtailed  account  of  the 
warring  of  two  discordant  temperaments."  P. 
F.   Bicknell. 

-t-   Dial.  44:  96.   F.   16,  '08.   l'520w. 
+  Ind.    34:315.    F.  6.   '08.   470w. 
"If  it  be  not  a  document,  as  the  writer  calls 
tt,   is,   we  admit,   an   extremely   subtile  and  fas- 
cinating analysis  of  two  human  minds." 
+   Lit,  D.   36:  26.  Ja.   4.  '08.  330w. 
-1-   Nation.   86:  197.   F.   27,   "08.   1850w. 
H Sat.    R.    105:    694.    My.   30,   '08.    1250w. 

Gosse,     Edmund    William.     Henrik     Ibsen. 
(Literary  lives.)  **$i.  Scribner.  7-41565. 

A  biography  which  sketches  the  influences, 
positive  and  negative,  that  set  the  great  poet 
to  weaving  such  an  individual  life  tapestry. 
Ibsen's  adventures  as  an  author  are  recorded 
with  an  idea  single  to  their  unity.  There  is 
no  attempt  to  set  forth  the  plots  of  his  dra- 
mas, nor  to  ireat  the  spurious  "lessons"  and 
supp'osititious  "problems"  which  so  many  look 
for  m  Ibsen,  but  to  recognize  among  the  "ir- 
regularities and  audacities,"  qualities  of  merit 
Mr.  Gosse  says  that  it  has  been  Ibsen's  mis- 
fortune to  attract  people  who  "treat  all  tulips 
and  loses  as  if  they  were  cabbages  for  the 
pot  of  didactic  morality."  The  closing  chap- 
ters deal  with  his  last  years,  and  his  personal 
and    intellectual    characteristics. 


"A  compact,  agreeable.  Informing  biography." 

4-  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   78.   Mr.   '08.   HH 
"Mr.    Gosse    has    rarely    given    such    proof    of 
hi3   vivacity   as    in    this   biography." 

-f  Ath.  1908,  1:  364.  Mr.  21.  400w. 
"Mr.  Gosse  has  drawn  an  admirable  portrait 
of  Ibsen — from  a  definite  point  of  view;  and 
it  goes  without  saying  that  this  point  of  view 
is  entirely  Mr.  Gosse's  own."  Archibald  Hen- 
derson. 

-i Atlan.   102:   260.  Ag.   '08.   580w. 


"Mr.  Gosse  has  by  no  means,  as  he  seems 
to  think,  made  'obsolete'  the  standard  biog- 
raphy 01  Ibsen  by  Henrik  Jaeger.  That  solid 
performance  is  likely  to  outlast  many  such 
books  as  the  one  Mr.  Gosse  has  given  us,  agree- 
able and  informing  as  it  is,  and  it  hardly  be- 
comes him  to  belittle  a  work  which  is  so  much 
more  searching  and  philosophical  than  his  own." 
-] Dial.  44:   108.  F.   16,  '08.  480w. 

"Mr.  Gosse's  life  of  Ibsen  is  well  fitted  to 
supplement  the  running  commentary  of  Mr. 
Archer's  introduction.  We  have  in  English  no 
other  book  which  gives  what  we  need  to  know 
about  the  man  and  his  methods  to  understand 
his  achievements." 

-j-  4-   Ind.    64:    921.    Ap.    23,    '08.    350w. 

"Mr.  Gosse's  book  is  more  complete  than 
those  of  Jaeger  and  Rudolph  Lothar,  and  it  is 
also  more  concise;  but  it  falls  short  of  both  in 
understanding  and  in  sympathy.  The  figure  of 
Ibsen  reilected  by  the  curved  mirror  of  Mr. 
Gosse's  mind  is  almost  a  caricature.  Still  the 
book  is  not  without  merits.  It  is  briskly  writ- 
ten, though  not  always  in  good  taste,  and  it 
gives  a  fairly  just  estimate  of  the  plays." 
H Nation.    86:  222.   Mr.    5,    '08.    660w. 

"To  humanize  this  sphinx  is  plainly  Mr. 
Gosse's  u.im;  if  he  has  not  wiiolly  succeeded,  he 
has  at  least  given  us  a  most  interesting,  sane, 
and   authoritative   b'Ography." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  142.   Mr.   14,   '08.    700w. 

"To  be  noted  as  of  curious  interest  is  the 
fact  that,  while  Mr.  Gosse  sometimes  adopts  the 
statements  of  certain  Norwegian  authorities  on 
Ibsen  and  bis  work,  he  sometimes  ignores  00 
less  authoritative  assertions  when  they  happen 
to  conflict  with  his  pet  theories  on  the  sub- 
ject."    S.   R.   Cook. 

H Putnam's.    4:    238.     My.    '08.     SOOw. 

"His  sense  of  character  is  too  strong  to  be 
hushed  down  by  his  natural  instinct  for  hero- 
worship.  Just  as  he  sees  Ibsen,  so  does  he 
display  him..  And  the  irrepressible  sense  of 
character  is  enforced  by  a  not  less  active  sense 
of  humour."     Max   Beerbohm. 

-f  +  Sat.    R.   105:    330.   Mr.    14.    'OS.   1600w. 

Gould,  George  Milbry.  Borderland  studies. 
2v.  v.  2.  *$i.So.  Blakiston.  7-20i4ot. 

Miscellaneous  addresses  and  essays  pertain- 
ing to  medicine  and  the  medical  profession,  and 
their  relations  to  general  science  and  thought. 
Some  of  the  chapters  are:  The  history  of  the 
house.  The  seven  deadly  sins  of  civilization. 
Disease  and  sin.  Some  Intellectual  weeds  of 
American  growth,  and  Concerning  crank,  meg- 
alomaniac, morphinomaniac,  dotard,  criminal 
and   insane  physicians. 

"While  the  author  commonly  has  the  profes- 
sional reader  in  mind,  the  layman  will  find 
much  of  interest  besides  getting  a  good  idea 
of  the  cleverness  of  the  writer,  of  his  fondness 
for  mannerisms,  which  are  almost  sophomoric, 
and  of  his  use  of  the  sledge-hammer  even  when 
a  tack-hammer  seems  quite  sufficient." 
H Nation.    87:    145.    Ag.    13,    '08.    250w. 

Gould,  George  Milbry.  Concerning  Laf- 
cadio  Hearn;  with  a  bibliography  by 
Laura  Stedman.  **$i.5o.  Jacobs. 

8-14835- 
A  series  of  impre.ssions  intended  to  be  of 
service  to  anyone  who  may  undertake  the  task 
of  furnishing  a  critical  estimate  of  the  methods 
and  development  of  Hearn's  imaginative  power 
and  literary  development.  They  deal  "with  the 
young  man  as  we  find  him,  uneducated,  friend- 
less, without  formed  character,  with  a  lot  of 
heathenish  and  unrestrained  appetites,  crippled 
as  to  the  most  important  of  the  senses,  pov- 
erty-stricken, improvident,  of  peculiar  and  un- 
nropossps-sing  appearance  and  manners,  flung 
into  an  alien  world  in  many  ways  more  morbid 
thaji    himself." 


"On  the  whole,  the  picture  of  Hearn  drawn 
by  Dr.  Gould  does  not  differ  materially  from 
that    to    which    we    were    accustomed.      It    is    a 


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little  sharper  in   outline,   a  little  more  explicit   in 
detail,   that  is  all."     F:   W.   Gookin. 

+    Dinl.   -14:300.    My.    lii.    'OS.    ]200\v. 
"The    reader    of    the    book    will    desire    rather 
less    repetition    and    a    few    more    authoritative 

+'—  Ind.    64:    1348.    Je.    11,    '08.    lOOOw. 
"In    the    actual    details    of    Hearn's    life      Dr. 
Gould   presents    not   much   that   is    new.      By   far 
the   most   valuable   parts   of   the   book   are   those 
in  which  Hearn's  litfrary  activities  are  tvacod." 
+   Nation.    S6:    402.    Ap.    30,    'OS.    1100^^•. 
"We  have  not   had   enough   stylists   to   be  able 
to  afford   to   neglect   the   memory  of  Hearn,    and 
Dr.    Gould    nas    done    a    welcome    service    in    so 
efficiently    coverin:^    the    g-round    while    avoiding 
the  miry  and  unwholesome  places."   G:   S.   Hell- 
man. 

+    N.   Y.    Times.   13:    252.   My.    2,    'OS.    9o0w. 

R.  of  Rs.  38:  122.  Jl.  '08.  250w. 
"Some  readers,  we  are  sure,  will  be  sorry 
that  these  pages  have  been  written.  They  are 
singularly  painful.  Many  things  were  against 
Hearn.  And  vet  we  cannot  find  fault  witn  the 
book.  It  presents  a  very  curious  picture;  and 
if  it  leaves  a  painful  impression,  one  feels  at 
che  &.ame  time  that  it  makes,  or  ought  to  make, 
for    righteousness." 

+  Spec.   101:   sup.   711.   N.   7,   'OS.   350w. 

Gould,  Rev.  Sabine  Baring-,  ed.  Book  of 
nursery  songs  and  rhymes.  **$i.50.  Mc- 
Clurg. 

With  short  introductions  and  ten  pages  of 
historiea  notes  there  are  given  here  seventy- 
seven  songs,  ten  g-ame  rhymes,  a  hundred  and 
more  jinsles.  Ihe  illustrations  and  borders  are 
the  work  of  members  of  the  Birmingham  art 
school. 


consistent  than  the  latter  in  the  matter  of 
practice.  Intuitive  ethical  truths  like  those  of 
mathematics;  the  argument  from  design;  the 
foundation  of  the  legal  in.^titution  of  the  dock 
in  the  eternal  nature  of  things — these  and  many 
similar  archaisms  are  tiiumphantly  demonstra- 
ted."— Nation. 


"I   cannot   believe   in    half-h3arted    scholarship 

and    on    Die    other   hand    I    fail    lo    recognize    the 

need   for   scbolarship   in    relation    to   rhymes   and 

jingles  in  a  book  for  young  folks."     M.  J.  Moses. 

—  Ind.  G:?:  11S4    D.  19,  '07.  140w. 

-! Nation.   S.j:    49.5.   N.   2S,   '07.   50w. 

Gould,  Rev.  Sabine  Baring-.  Devonshire 
characters  and  strange  events.  *$7. 
Lane.  8-32992. 

Having  previously  dealt  with  the  greater 
names  of  Devonshire  fame,  Mr.  Baring-Gould 
now  turns  to  the  sixty  or  seventy  minor  char- 
acters. There  are  rascals  and  worthies,  simple 
citizens  and  men  with  slight  claim  to  erudition, 
sailors  and  clergymen,  doctors  and  poets.  They 
are  called  Devonshire  "oddities,"  and  the  au- 
thor portrays  them  with  their  peculiarities  on 
the  outside. 


"This  book  is  thus  frankly  a  book  of  gos- 
sip, and,  as  we  have  said,  makes  capital  read- 
ing." 

+  Ath.    1908,    1:    40.    Ja.    11.    550w. 
"Scrappily  put  together,  to  be  sure,  but  con- 
taining a   good   store   of   entertainment." 

-j Nation.    86:    305.    Ap.    2,    '08.    350w. 

"This  is  an  odd  book.  The  compiler  has  man- 
aged to  bring  within  his  covers  much  curious 
information,  both  about  characters  and  events.' 
-j-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  174.  Mr.  28.  'OS.  500w. 
"We  can  promise  our  readers  many  happ> 
hours  in  the  perusal  of  this  volume,  for  it 
contains  eight  hundred  pages,  has  some  excel- 
lent portraits,  and  is  a  mine  of  interesting 
matter." 

+  Spec.  100:  sup.   128.  Ja.   25,  '08.   500w. 

Graham,    David.      Grammar    of   philosophy. 
*$2.5o.   Scribner.  8-26258. 

"A  robustious  apology,  by  a  Scotch  barrister, 
for  the  philosophy  of  the  Scottish  school.  .  .  . 
In  the  blessed  and  reverently  capitalized  name 
of  Common  Sense,  all  the  great  non-Caledoninn 
thinkers  and  even  the  heterodox  Scots — Berk- 
eley, Hume.  Kant.  Mill,  Darwin,  Leslie  Ste- 
phen— are  quite  simply  shown  to  be  intellectu- 
ally akin  to  the  inmates  of  Bedlam,  though  less 


"The  philosopher  may  find  other  lay  contri- 
butions to  philosophy  that  are  as  anachronistic 
and  as  absurd;  but  he  will  not  in  many  sum- 
mers find  another  so  breezily  refreshing  in  its 
anachronism  and  so  consistently  amusing  in  its 
aljsurditv." 

h    Nation.   S7:  117.   Ag.   6,   '08.   450w. 

"The  author  is  an  ingenious,  though  not  con- 
vincing barris-ter-at-Iaw." 

—  Outlook.   S9:  816.   Ag.   8,   'OS.   ISOw. 

Graham,  Harry.     Group  of  Scottish  women. 
*$3.50.   Duffield. 

A  series  of  biographical  portraits  of  Scots- 
women of  the  past  wiio  by  reason  of  their 
heroism,  courage,  piety  or  wit,  have  affected 
their  generation  and  lent  to  it  the  strength  of 
their  individuality.  Among  the  women  so 
treated  are  Dervorguilla;  "Black  Agnes  of  Dun- 
bar"; Jane.  Countess  of  .Suthi'riand ;  Elizabeth, 
Duchess  of  Lauderdale;  I.ady  Grisell  Baillie; 
Ann.  Diichess  Buccleuch  and  Monmouth;  Cath- 
erine, Duchess  of  Queensberry;  Mrs.  Alison 
Oockburn;  Elspeth  Buchan;  Jane,  Duchess  of 
Gordon;  Lady  Anne  Biinaid;  Mrs.  Grant  of 
Laggan;  Lady  Louisa  Stuart;  and  Mrs.  Clemen- 
tina   Stirling   Graham. 


"This  is  a  li\ely  and  entertaining  book,  deal- 
ing at  its  best  witli  the  leisure  and  gaiety  of 
bygone  days,  and  v.ritten  in  a  style  appropriate 
to    so    light    a    theme." 

+   Ath.    190S.    2:  3.'9.    S.    26.    lOOOw. 
-I-   Lit.    D.    37:    672.   N.    7,    '08.    630w. 

"A  reaction  takes  place  in  the  reader's  mind 
when  he  .  .  .  discovers  that  the  author  is 
selecting  among  materials  for  the  purpose 
merely  of  amusing." 

-I Nation.    !m  :    411.    O.    29.    'OS.    470w. 

"The  Captain  writes  with  brilliancy  and  ease, 
is  of  an  epigrammatic  habit,  and  has  many  a 
shrewd  or  amusing  comment  to  make  on  his 
heroines  and  their  times,  which  he  indicates 
in  each  case,  and  succeeds  in  making  real 
enough  to  excite  interest."  Hildegarde  Haw- 
thorne. 

+   N.   Y.   Times,   13:   594.    O.    24,    '08.    380w. 

"The    book    is    eminently    entertaining." 
+  Outlook.    90:    550.    N.    7,    '08.    ISOw. 

"A  series  of  lively  and  sympathetic  sketches." 
■+-    R.    of    Rs.    38:    636.    N.    '08.    70w. 

"As  biography  the  book  before  us  is  of 
average  quality.  That  is  to  say,  the  early  part 
is  worse  and  the  end  is  better  than  the  com- 
mon run  of  such  books.  It  is  no  e.xaggerated 
praise  to  say  that  Mr.  Harry  Graham  tells  us 
as  much  about  our  own  age  as  the  past." 
-I Sat.    R.    106:    546.    O.    31,    '08.    780w. 

"He  feels  it  his  duty  to  give  a  sentence  a 
humorous  turn  even  when  tlie  subject  does  not 
demand  it,  and  the  result  is  sometimes  a  gal- 
vanized gaiety  whicli  is  a  little  trying.  There 
are  a  few  trilling  blunders  of  fact  and  a  few 
odd  opinions.  Captain  Graham  has  written  an 
entertaining  liook,  which,  unlike  so  many  gos- 
siping liiographies,  suffers  from  no  faults  of 
taste.  He  has  also  the  gift,  which  is  becoming 
painfully  rare  to-day,  of  writing  Scottish  dia- 
lect in  its  coriect  and  classical  form." 
H Spec.    101:330.    S.    5,    '08.    13.50W. 

Grahame,   Kenneth.     Wind  in   the   willows. 
*       ^$1.50.    Scribner.  8-29339. 

"A  simple-hearted  Mole,  a  Water  Rat  of  a 
poetical  temperament,  and  a  wealthy,  boastful, 
and  extra\agant  Toad,  witli  a  fine  "Tudoi-  man- 
sion and  a  passion  for  motor-cars,  are  the 
principal  personages  in  Mr.  Kenneth  Grahame's 
story."  (Ath.)  "From  broad  farce  and  the  most 
grotesque  combinations  of  animals  and  tilings 
and   speech    this    book    now   and   again    touches 


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Grahame,   Kenneth  — Continued. 

poetry    as    one    touches    it    in    life,    incidenta.lly, 

and  by  the  way."    (Outlook.) 

"The  author  seems  not  to  have  given  himself 
up  whole-heartedly  to  his  fantasy,  and  is  apt 
to  hinder  the  charm  of  his  Incongruities  by 
spasmodic  efforts  to  make  them  congruous. 
These  cavillings  apart,  the  book,  with  its 
scenes  of  river,  forest,  and  field,  and  its  whim- 
sical incursions  into  the  human  world,  forms 
an  all  but  perfect  blending  of  idyll  and  incon- 
sequence." 

-J Ath.    ]908,    2:  643.   N.    21.    2i00w. 

"Some  may  call  it  nature  faking  of  the  bald- 
est sort,  but  such  pedantry  carries  its  own  pun- 
ishment. The  book  is  not  easily  classified— it 
is  simply  destined  to  be  one  of  those  dog-eared 
volumes  which   on  3   laughs  over  and   loves." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:693.   O.  24,   '08.   430w. 
+  Outlook.    90:  662.    N.    28,    '08.    230w. 

Grant,  Mrs.  Colquhoun.  Quaker  and  cour- 
tier: the  life  and  work  of  William  Penn. 
*$3.50.    Button.  8-16919. 

"The  book  is  not  strictly  a  history.  It  is  a 
.  .  .  study  of  Penn's  character  and  career  by 
'a  direct  descendant,'  with  considerable  cita- 
tion of  letters  and  conteimporaneous  writing  and 
an  agreeably  woven  web  of  comment  on  the 
men  and  manners  and  conditions  of  the  time." 
— N.    Y.    Times. 


"Subject  to  a  few  reservations,  the  book  is 
written  pleasantly  and  unaffectedly  enough.  It 
contains,  indeed,  we  think,  nothing  that  is  at 
once    new    and    important." 

-J Ath.    1908,    1:    477.    Ap.    18.    lOOOw. 

"Mrs.  Grant  tells  her  story  pleasantly,  and 
throws  about  the  events  of  her  great  ancestor's 
life  a  good  deal  of  the  historic  framework  that 
such  a  narrative  requires;  but  apart  from  the 
use  she  has  made  of  a  few  hitherto  unpub- 
lished letters,  .sin;  cannot  be  said  to  have  pro- 
duced an  original  work  or  one  tiiat  fills  any 
aching    void    in    Utertiture." 

-i-  —  Dial.    44:    279.    My.    1,    'OS.    400w. 

"It  seems  a  pity  that,  with  such  good  ma- 
terial at  hand,  and  with  her  sympathetic  in- 
terest in  her  hero,  the  author  has  not  given  us, 
in  a  less  sketchy  way,  some  account  of  Penn's 
relations  to  the  political  and  religious  parties  of 
his  time,  the  development  of  his  own  opinions, 
his  schemes,  and  his  failure  in  colonial  gov- 
ernment."   A.    G. 

f-   Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:   618.    Jl.   '08.   300w. 

"In  Mrs.  Grant's  book  the  reader  v.ill  find 
much  not  altogether  new,  but  freshly  pieced 
out  with   new   material." 

+  Ind.   64:   1147.   My.   21,   '08.   450w. 

+   Nation.    87:    ISS.    Ag.    27,    '08.    600w. 

"Simple  and  cindid  and  sympathetic."  Ed- 
ward   Gary. 

-I-   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   181.   Ap.  4,   'OS.   ICOOw. 
"By   no   means   a   superfluous    addition    to   the 
existing   memoirs    of   a    great    figure   in   our   co- 
lonial   history.      Mrs.    Grant's   work   is    evidently 
the   fruit   of    careful    research." 

-f-  Outlook.  SS:  883.  Ap.  18,  '08.  200w. 
"A  good  bit  of  work.  The  story  of  a  life 
very  full  of  interest  is  told  in  a  sensible,  busi- 
nesslike fashion,  without  any  rhetoric,  perhaps 
without  any  distinction  of  style,  but  in  a  way 
which  does  justice  to  the  subject." 

4-  Spec.  100:   227.   F.   8,   '08.   4'OOw. 

Grant,  Elihu.  Peasantry  of  Palestine:  the 
life,  manners  and  customs  of  the  village. 
*$i.50.  Pilgrim  press.  7-37061. 

During  Mr.  Grant's  residence  as  missionary 
teacher  at  Ramallah,  near  Jerusalem,  he  visit- 
ed the  mission  stations  and  schools  in  central 
Palestine.  "Intensely  interested  in  the  village 
folk,  Dr.  Grant  recorded  with  camera  and  pen- 
cil the  details  and  surroundings  of  their  life — 
utensils,  houses,  songs,  customs,  superstitions, 
linguistic  peculiarities,  antiquities."    (Nation.) 


"Peculiarly  valuable,  not  only  because  of  the 
region  in  which  he  worked  and  from  which  his 
material  is  mainly  derived,  but  also  because  of 
a  singular  combination  of  painstaking  care 
and  sympathetic  feeling  for  the  ways  and  hab- 
its of  the  people  of  the  land.  Moreover,  he  asked 
himself  very  practical  questions,  and  in  an- 
swering them  for  himself  he  has  gathered 
material  which  answers  just  those  questions 
which  the  average  intelligent  man  or  woman 
would  like  to  put  to  the  Palestinian  explorer, 
if  he  could  reach  him  personally."  J:  P.  Peters. 
+  +   Bib.   World.   32:   146.   Ag.   '08.   1050w. 

"A   really   valuable    addition    to   the    literature 
on  Palestine,   and   the   Bible  scholar  will   find   it 
helpful    in    the    study   and    in    th«    classroom." 
+  Ind.    65:   41.   Jl.    2,    '08.    580w. 

"Charmingly  written  and  abundantly  illustra- 
ted. Convenient  foot-notes,  referring  to  pas- 
sages in  both  the  Old  and  the  New  Testa- 
ments, which  are  illuminated  or  illustrated  by 
the  book,  make  it  a  useful  manual  for  the  Bi- 
ble  student." 

+   Nation.  86:171.   F.   20,  '08.   260w. 

"Written  with  Jie  utmost  simplicity  and 
straightforwardness,  and  will  doubtless  be  of 
much  interest  and  value  to  all  who  are  con- 
cerned with  the  study  of  folk-life." 

+  N.  Y.   Times.  13:  104.   F.   22,  'OS.  150w. 
+  Outlook.    88:    48.    Ja.    4,    '08.    70w. 

Grant,  Percy  Stickney.  Search   of   Belisari- 

us:   a   Byzantine   legend.   **$i.2S.   Bren- 

tano's.  7-42002. 

A    poem    written    In    the      Spenserian      stanza 

based    upon    the    Ipgend    of    Belisarius    in    which 

the  interest  is  concentrated  on   the     acts     and 

emotions    of   a  single    character,    "the    deus   ex 

machina  of  an  impressive  and  emotional  drama 

of   Byzantine   times." 


"Told  in  verse  which  is  neither  marked  by 
special  virtue  nor  flagrant  fault,  which,  not  of- 
fending, yet  does  not  linger  in  the  memory. 
The  book  has  the  dignity  of  a  sincere  effort  and 
an  appreciation  of  beauty.  Tells  you  a  legend, 
touching,  lovely.  But  it  does  not  add  to  your 
understanding  of  life,  because  it  is  written 
from  the  outside  and  not  the  inside  of  its  au- 
thor." 

H N.   Y.   Times.  13:  56.   F.   1,   '08.   520w. 

"A  noble  poem,  whether  we  consider  it  from 
the  point  of  view  of  Arnold,  that  true  poetry 
is  but  a  criticism  of  life  and  the  highest  ex- 
pression of  the  best  literature,  or  from  tho 
other  extreme  of  Poe,  that  poetry  is  merely 
'the  rhythmic  creation  of  the  beautiful.'  Tho 
appreciative  reader  will  have  keen  enjoyment 
in  this  work  of  a  man  of  rare  intellectual  at- 
tainments and  spiritual  insight,  and  on  laying' 
down  the  volume  will  find  it  no  easy  task  to 
call  to  mind  another  living  author  equally  ca- 
pable of  writing  such  a  poem."  J.  S.  Auer- 
bach. 

+  -f   No.  Am.  187:  293.   F.   'O'S.   1200w. 

Granville,    Roger.     King's    general    in    the 
West:    the    life    of    Sir    Richard    Gran- 
ville.   **$4.    Lane.  8-34202. 
A    life    which    is    important    for    the    light    it 
throws   on    "the    drama    of    the    Puritan    revolu- 
tion."    It     records     the     military     achievements 
and    domestic    short-comings    of    a    man    who, 
"loyal,     brave,     obstinate,     contentious,     wrong- 
headed,   rash,  overbearing,  at  times  cruel,  quar- 
reled with  his  family,    his  wife,    his  friends,   his 
fellow-officers    and    his    superiors    to    the    end, 
scarcely    less   of   a   terror   to    his   own   side    than 
to  his  enemies,   jet  with  a  certain  curious  hold 
on  his  followers    through  it  all.    (Am.   Hist.   R.) 


Reviewed  by  W.   C.   Abbott. 

-I-   Am.    Hist.    R.   14:  120.   O.   '08.    440w. 
"One  gets  vivid  glimpses  of  the  age,   but  we 
have    already    many    books    which   are    more    il- 
luminative." 

h   Nation.    87:  188.   Ag.    27,    '08.    180w. 

Spec.    101:  507.   O.    3,    '08.    200w. 


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143 


Grasset,  Joseph.  Semi-insane  and  the  semi- 
responsible:  authorized  American  ed. 
tr.  by  Smith  Ely  Jelliffe.  **$2.50.  Funk. 

7-41081. 

A  work  which  makes  its  appeal  to  the  physi- 
cian, alienist,  lawyer  and  layman.  The  author 
believes  in  responsibility  for  the  diseased  as 
much  as  for  the  criminal,  and  maintains  that 
the  question.  Should  the  accused  be  punished 
or  should  he  be  Ireated?  oug-ht  to  be  consid- 
ered. The  object  of  the  book  is  to  demonstrate 
that  to  this  burnin;?  question  the  magistrate, 
assisted  by  the  physician,  may  make  three  dif- 
ferent replies  according'  to  the  case  in  hand: 
(1)  The  accused  criminal  is  entirely  responsible 
...  he  oug-ht  to  be  put  into  prison;  (2)  The 
accused  criminal  is  entirely  irresponsible  ...  he 
ought  to  be  treated  and  placed  in  a  hospital; 
(?•)  The  accused  criminal  has  attenuated  rejpon- 
.sibility  .  .  he  ought  to  be  both  punished  and 
treated. 


"The   book   Is   primarily   a   practical   one.     In 
spite   of   a   somewhat   loose    style   and   too   fre- 
quent    controversial     digressions,     the     volume 
arouses  interest  in  its  topic."     W.   B.   Pitkin. 
-j J.    Phllos.   5:  132.    F.    27.    '08.    lOTOw. 

"The  work  as  a  whole  raises  many  large  and 
difficult  questions.  Its  main  thesis,  however, 
Is  a  thoroughly  defensible  one,  in  the  light  of 
modern  science.  It  is  an  indication  of  a  point 
of  view,  and  a  method  of  approach  to  all  prob- 
lems growing  out  of  mental  and  moral  aberra- 
tions which  are  certain  to  command  increasing 
attention  and  respect." 

-f-  Lit.    D.  S6:  235.   P.   15,   '08.    750w. 

"The  volume  is  well  written  and  is  destined 
to  become  the  expert's  vade  mecum  in  future 
medico-legal    discussions." 

4-   -I-   Nation.    85:    6(.   Ja.    16,    '08.    270w. 

"Most  Interesting  to  the  layman,  no  doubt. 
Is  Dr.  Grasset's  cumulative  clinic  of  eminent 
historical    instances    of   demifous." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:55.    F.    1,    'OS.   1320w. 

Gray,  Andrew.  Lord  Kelvin:  an  account  of 

his    scientific    life    and    work.    (English 

men   of  science  ser.)    *$r.   Dutton. 

"Not  strictly  a  biography,  but  aims  to  give  a 

survey  of  Lord   Kelvin's   scientific   work   with   a 

mere    sketch    of    his    personality.     The    sections 

describing    his    methods    in    the    classroom    and 

laboratory   will    be   found    the    more    interesting. 

.  .  .  The  author  gives  clearly  the  impression  of 

the  originality  and  of  the  enormous  vitality  and 

energy  of  this  intellectual  giant  who  ranks  with 

Galileo  and  Newton." — Nation. 


-f-  Ath.    1908,    2:    307.    S.    12.    220w. 

-f   Nation.    87:  166.    Ag.    20.    '08.    270w. 
"Except    for    the    well    posted    scientist,    who 
has  made  it  a  point  to  keep  in  touch  with   the 
minute    data    of    investigation,    much    that    the 
book   contains   will    be   new." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  446.  Ag.  15.  '08.  1250w. 
"This    book    is    admirable    for    scientific    stu- 
■dents." 

-f  Sat.    R.    105:   794.    Je.    20,    '08.    430w. 

-f  Spec.   101:  sup.   474.   O.   3,   '08.   420w. 

Gray,  Rev.  James  M.  Antidote  to  Christian 
science.    **$7Sc.    Revell.  7-23291. 

"The  author  here  tries  to  show  wheroin 
Christian  Science  fails  as  a  religion  and  where 
the  Bible  and  Christian  Science  clash.  He  clo- 
ses with  a  chapter  on  what  the  church  may 
learn  from  Mrs.  Eddy's  teachings."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 


Gray,  Maxwell,  pseud.     (Mary   Gleed  Tut- 

tiett).     Suspicions     of     Mrs.     Allonby. 

t$i.50.  Appleton.  8-23105. 

Mrs.   Allonby,    the  wife   of  a  London   novelist, 

tiring   of    fogs,    and   piqued    over    her    husband's 

failure    to    regard    as    necessities    five    new    chic 

and   costly   hats,    finds   fault  with   his   relations 

with   his   stenographer,    and   goes   off    in    a    huff 

to  the  Riviera.     Out  of  motives  of  protectfon  he 

bids    the    stenographer,    quite    unrecognized    by 

the   wife,    travel    in    the    latter's    company;    and 

he  follows  in  disguise.     A  comedy  of  suspicions 

ensues,    all    harmless    and    without    foundation. 

The  story  is  sprightly  and  abounds  in  local  col- 


"Whoever,  remembering  that  well-told  and 
interesting  story,  'The  silence  of  Dean  Mait- 
land,'  takes  up  this  book  with  pleasant  expec- 
tations,   is    doomed    to   severe    disappointment." 

—  Nation.    S7:  525.    N.    26,    'OS.    420w. 
"The   author   hardly   does    herself   full   justice 

in  writing  a  novel  so  entirely  pleasing  to  the 
young  ladies  who  gossip  around  soda  fountains 
or   at   the   matinees." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  618.   O.   24,  '08.   440w. 

Grayson,  David.  Adventures  in  content- 
ment. **$i.20.  Doubleday.  7-40003. 
"Mr.  David  Grayson  in  these  papers  dwells  on 
country  life,  its  broadening  and  elevating  in- 
fluences. He  describes  the  beautiful  things  of 
nature — the  smell  of  freshly  plowed  loam  on  a 
spring  day,  when  the  clouds  hang  low  and  the 
birds  are  calling  from  the  budding  trees;  the 
joy  of  seeing  the  little  graen  blades  pushing  up, 
of  watching  them  grow  and  grow  till  the  beard- 
ed heads  wave  with  every  breath  of  wind  in 
billows  over  the  field;  and,  finally,  the  delight 
of  harve.sting  the  goodly  crop.  He  is  fair,  too; 
he  admits  that  country  life  has  Its  disadvan- 
tages."— Outlook. 


+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  IS.  Ja.  'OS.  4. 
"David  Grayson's  merry,  commonplace  ad- 
ventures with  the  book-agent,  the  millionaire, 
the  infidel,  will  nourish  dozens  of  earnest  read- 
ers to  whom  Mr.  Benson's  exquisite  interpreta- 
tion of  the  one  hundred  and  nineteeth  psalm 
must  still  be  as   husks."     Florence  Converse. 

-}-  Atlan.  107:  711.  My.  '08.  200w. 
"So  sw^et-tempered  and  wholesome  is  Mr. 
Grayson  himself.  30  much  the  most  interesting- 
tl-iing  abc.ut  his  book,  that  we  feel  sure  that  he 
must  have  got  the  best  out  of  life  anywhere, 
and  could  hi^ive  adventured  quite  as  contentedly 
in  a  three-room  fl.it  a  folding-bed  and  a  fire- 
escape."  M.  S.  Watts. 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   7.  Ja.  4.  'OS.   2000w. 
"His    enthusiasm    is   such    that   he   almost   in- 
fects   a    millionaiie   with    nis    v^iews." 

-I-  Outlook.   88:   43.   Ja.  4,  'OS.   200w. 

Grayson,    William    John.     Selected    poems; 

selected  and  compiled   by  Mrs.   W:   H. 

Armstrong.  $1.25.  Neale.  7-36212. 

Mrs.  Armstrong-'s  aim  has  been  that  of  res- 
cuing from  the  forgotten  past  a  few~of  her 
father's  poems  which  should  live  for  the  char- 
acter and  ideals  revealed  in  them  typical  of 
his  genius  and  of  times  in  the  south  before  the 
war. 


N.  Y.  Times.  12:  668.  O.  19,  '07.  30w. 
"A   little   book   marked   with   a   sweet  temper, 
a    forebearing    spirit,    and     a     familiarity     with 
Biblical    texts." 

+  N.   Y.  Times.   12:   863.   D.   28,   '07.   210w. 


"He  was  not  one  of  the  grand  old  masters, 
yet  lovers  of  American  veise  will  remember 
him  gratefully,  and  should  be  glad  now  to  sa- 
lute   him    who    was    about    to    die."      Christian 

'+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  290.  My.  23.  '08.  350w. 

Green,  Alice  S.  A.  (Stopford)  (Mrs.  John 
Richard  Green).  Making  of  Ireland 
and  its  undoing,  1200-1600.  *$2.so.  Mac- 
millan. 

"The  main  theses  of  Mrs.  Green's  vigorous  and 
freshly  written  work  are  two.  The  first  is  that 
in    the   course    of   the   three    centuries   .    .    .    the 


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Green,  Alice  S.  A. — Continued. 
Norman  and  the  Gaelic  elements  in  the  popu- 
lation had  coalesced  so  as  to  produce  a  race 
practically  homogeneous  and  a  civilisation  dis- 
tinctly national.  The  second  is  that  the  inde- 
pendent national  life  thus  evolved  was  wan- 
tonly arrested  from  unworthy  motives  of  mer- 
cantile jealousy  by  the  policy  of  the  Tudors, 
and  trampled  underfoot  by  the  violence  of 
their  agents  in  the  Irish  wars  of  the  sixteenth 
century." — Sat.  R. 

"A  remarkable  book — a  history  in  name,  a 
French  pamphlet  in  nature.  It  would  require 
a  long  time  to  verify  her  references,  and  so 
far  as  we  have  done  this,  we  have  found  the 
statements  on  which  she  relies.  But  the  in- 
terpretation of  them  is  another  matter." 
H Ath.    1908,    2:  117.    Ag.    1.    1600w. 

"Not  a  few  of  Mrs.  Green's  generalizations, 
it  is  true,  appear  to  rest  on  insufficient  data, 
giving  occasion  for  the  criticism  that  she  in- 
clines to  take  an  over-roseate  view.  But  the 
great  corrective  value  of  her  work  to  students 
of  Irish  history  is  unquestionable,  and  it  should 
also  prove  of  practical  benefit  in  assisting  to 
uproot  prejudices  that  have  long  operated  to 
the  disadvantage  of  the  Irish  people." 
H Outlook.    90:  456.    O.    24,    '08.    330w. 

"If  it  is  impossible  not  to  feel  gratitude  to 
Mrs.  Green  for  a  book  which,  whatever  else  is 
to  be  said  of  it,  is  undeniably  stimulating  and 
informing,  it  is  equally  impossible  not  to  re- 
gret the  spirit  of  acute  partisanship  in  which 
it  has   been  written." 

-I Sat.   R.  106:  50.  JI.  11,   'OS.  1650w. 

Green,  F.  E.       Small     holding.       (Country 
handbooks.)    **$i.    Lane. 
Shows   how  a  small   farm  of  twenty  acres  or 
more  may  be  obtained  and  worked  to  the  own- 
er's   profit. 


"While  he  has  a  wide  knowledge  of  condi- 
tions as  they  exist  in  England,  it  is  extremely 
doubtful  if  all  his  theories  could  be  applied  to 
practical   use   in   this   country." 

1-   N.    Y.   Times.   13:490.    S.   5,    '08.    130w. 

"Thoughtful   and   practical   little    book." 
+   Spec.    101:  450.    S.    26,    '08.    600w. 

Green,  W.  Curtis.  Old  cottages  and  farm 
houses  in  Surrey;  with  introduction  and 
numerous  sketches  by  W.  Curtis  Green. 
$7.50.    Helburn. 

One  hundred  collotype  reproductions  of  typ- 
ical surviving  examples  of  Gothic  domestic  ar- 
chitecture in  Suirey,  an  introduction  emphasiz- 
ing the  vitality  of  the  architectural  designs  of 
old  cottages,  and  notes  and  sketches  describing 
and  analysing  the  details  of  construction  con- 
stitute a  noteworthy  contribution  to  the  series 
of    "old    cottage"    books. 


"Naturally,  most  of  the  interest  is  the 
photographer's." 

-t-  Ath.  igOS,   2:  247.  Ag.   29.   360w. 

"Mr.  Green  gives  the  result  of  much  original 
research." 

-f-   Int.    Studio.   35:241.    S.   '08.    350w. 

"While  this  very  beautiful  book  is  primarily 
intended  for  the  practical  arcnitect  or  student 
of  architecture,  the  photographs  and  descrip- 
tions will  be  found  full  of  charm  for  any  one 
to  whom  a  house  means  an  opportunity  to 
exercise    the    imagination." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:436.  Ag.   8,  '08.  560w. 

Greenslet,   Ferris.     Life   of  Thomas   Bailey 
Aldrich.  **$3.  Houghton.  8-27511. 

Material  from  a  wide  range  of  sources  has 
entered  into  the  structure  of  this  biography. 
While  letters  and  memorials  form  the  ground 
work  of  the  sketch,  the  author's  personal 
knowledge  of  Mr.  Aldrich,  gained  during  a  pe- 
riod of  close  friendship,  form  the  basis  for  es- 
timates concerning  his  career,  temperament 
and  character,  which  narrative  is  supplemented 
by    reminiscences.     The    biography    in    addition 


to    being    an    authoritative    "life,"    sets    Aldrich 
among  a  group  of  his  contemporaries. 

"He    has   used    nice    discrimination    in    select- 
ing  his   material   and   presents   it   with   dignity, 
grace  and  a  full  appreciation  of  his  subject." 
+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    259.    N.    '08. 

"It  is  in  the  generous  selections  from  Al- 
drich's  correspondence  that  the  chief  interest  of 
the  book  lies— by  the  wise  intention  of  the  self- 
suppressing  biographer.  A  biography  that  will 
not  soon  be  superseded."  P.  F.  Bicknell. 
+   +   Dial.    45:  250.    O.    16,    '08.    1700w. 

"It  is  difficult  to  conceive  any  better  biogra- 
phy of  Aldrich  than  Mr.  Greenslet's."  James 
MacArthur. 

+   +   Forum.    40:500.    N.    '08.    1900w. 

"To  those  who  admired  the  vigor  and  inde- 
pendence of  Mr.  Greenslet's  book  on  Lowell, 
this  later  work  in  the  biographical  field  brings 
some   disappointment." 

H Lit.    D.    37:  810.    N.    28,    '08.    560w. 

"It  is  pervaded  from  the  first  page  to  the  last 
by  his   personality,   which  was  something  unique 
among  the  men  of  letters  at  his  period." 
+    Lit.    D.   37:  901.   D.    12,    'OS.    70w. 

"If  Mr.  Greenslet  fails  to  satisfy  us  any- 
where, it  is  in  the  last  chapter  in  which  he 
sums  up  his  criticism  of  Aldrich's  writings. 
What  he  says  is  good  and  sound,  but  somehow 
it  is  not  quite  sufficient;  it  lacks  the  last  trans- 
muting touch." 
+   H Nation.   S7:  331.   O.    S.   '08.   370w. 

"No  more  fitting  choice  could  have  been 
made  for  biographer  of  Aldrich  than  Ferris 
Greenslet.  He  brings  to  his  subject  all  neediul 
sympathy  and  comprehension.  He  writes  of  the 
'singularly  fortunate  life'  of  Aldrich  with  the 
spirit  of  one  who  knew  that  estimable  man  of 
letters  well  in  his  later  years  and  understood 
his   nature." 

+   -h   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  553.    O.   10,   '08.    2750w. 

"Mr.  Greenslet  happily  strikes  the  golden 
mean  between  condensation  and  undue  expan- 
sion; no  one  will  miss  any  essential  fact,  nor 
v.-ill  any  one  feel  that  the  story  is  a  page  too 
long."     H.    W.    Mabie. 

+   +   Outlook.    90:  718.    N.   28,   '08.    2C00w. 
+   R.    of    Rs.    38:    633.    N.    "08.    160w. 

Greenwood,  Granville  George.  Shakespeare 
problem  restated.  *$5.  Lane.  8-21629. 
The  author  "attempts  to  prove  that  two  men, 
hitherto  considered  great  were  both  collossal 
frauds,  and  that  though  hundreds  of  contem- 
poraries must  have  been  in  their  common 
secret,  not  one  of  them  breathed  it  in  life,  and 
all  'died  and  made  no  sign.'  Mr.  Greenwood 
explains  the  chain  of  arguinmts  by  which 
moderns  believe  they  have  made  this  discov- 
ery, a  chain  hardly  strong  enough  at  any  point 
to  bear  the  burden  of  proof,  cind  lacking  alto- 
gether in  many  of  its  links."— Ath. 


"Though  the  volume  itfelf  shows  wide  and 
careful  reading  it  is,  after  all,  only  an  extended 
'case'  prepared  by  a  lawyer  who  holds  a  brief 
for  the  plaintiff." 

—  Ath.   1908,    2:7.    Jl.    4.    2700w. 

"This  book  is  more  or  less  valuable  as  a 
specimen    of  a  mvth   in   the  making." 

—  Nation.    87:  295.    S.   24,    '08.   4S0w. 

"It  is  a  well-written  book  and  interesting 
enough  of  its  kind,  and  we  have  no  objection 
to    the    kind.      It    can    do    no   harm." 

1-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  367.   Je.   27,  '08.  lOSOw. 

Gregory,  Caspar  Rene.   Canon  and  text  of 
the  New  Testament.  (International  the- 
ological   lib.)    *$2.50.    Scribner.    7-42092. 
"The  title  indicates  the  two  separate  lines  of 
inves'Ligations   which    [the    author]    pursues.    He 
does  not,  like  most,  assume  that  an   unalterable 
collection  of  books — 'the  Canon'— exists,  but  ex- 
plores   the    evidence   for   the    early   existence  of 
the   writir.gs    most   highly   valued   by   Christians 
for   both   private   and   public   use,   and   therefore 
classed  bv  themselves  r-.v  ranonical,  i.  e.,  stand- 
ard works."   (Outlook.)  He  distinguishes  an  "or- 


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iginal  text,"  a  "rewrought  lext,"  a  "polished 
text,"  tiio  first  and  second  Syrian  revisions  and 
leads  up  In  the  concession  that  "The  text  of  the 
New  Testament  is  in  the  main  assured." 


"Professor  Gregory's  work  on  the  canon  ar- 
rests and  holds  the  reader's  interest  beyond 
any  book  ever  written  on  the  subject.  Its 
pages  possess  a  quality  of  vivid  interest,  even 
fascination,  very  rarely  attained  by  works  of 
like  solid  scholarship.  For  a  classroom  manual, 
we  should  have  welcomed  clearer  definition  as 
to  the  critical  points  in  the  history  of  the  can- 
on, and  fuller  information  as  to  the  most  re- 
cent treatises  and  discussions  of  them."  E.  J. 
Goodspeed. 
+  -\ Am.   J.   Theol.   12:   272.   Ap.   '08.   105(hv. 

"The  book  is  the  best  on  its  subjects  that  we 
possess.  The  presentation  is  popular,  even  en- 
tertaining,   in    its    freshness." 

-f   +   Bib.  World.  30:  480.   D.  '07.   SOw. 

"We  cannot  help  thinking  that  the  drsire  to 
write  a  vivid  and  effective  narrative — certainly 
a  most  laudable  aim  in  this  province  of  knowl- 
edge— has  affected  the  plan  of  the  book,  more 
especially  in  the  section  whi.;h  treats  of  the 
text.  There  is  far  too  mucn  detail^^rt  iniorma- 
tion  regardinr?  certain  facts  and  incid.^nts  in 
the  history  of  the  documents,  and  far  too  little 
discussion  of  critical  proolems  and  processes." 
n.   A.   A.   Kennedv. 

H Bib.    World.    32:430.    D.    '08.    94'Ow. 

"He  has  an  eye  for  the  essential  points  of  his 
subject  and  the  gift  of  clear  arrangement  and 
rapid  narration." 

+   Cath.    World.    87:    536.   Jl.    '08.    770w. 

"Since  so  large  a  treatise  must  make  its  ap- 
peal chiefly  to  students,  it  would  seem  tnat 
the  author  would  have  done  better  to  write  for 
scholars  only,  with  greater  conciseness,  more 
frequent  abbreviation,  and  consequent  emphasis 
upon  matter.s  of  real  importance." 
-f-  -I Ind.    64:    925.    Ap.    23,    'OS.    300w. 

'The    book    is    popular    in    the    best    sense    of 
the  term,  being  at  once  readable  and  accurate.'' 
+   Nation.    86:    308.    Ap.    2,    '08.    llOOw. 

"It  is  a  splendid  combination  of  high  scholar- 
ship and    brilliant  style." 

+   +   N.    Y.   Times.   13:    104.    F.    22,    '08.   500w. 

"7-uciditv   of   statement   and    cautions    expies- 
sion    of    opinion    on    open    questions    are    promi- 
nent characteristics  of  this  noble  work." 
+   +  Outlook.   S7:   789    D.   7,   '07.   370w. 

"A    man    who    was    entirely    ignorant    of 
question    could    understand    every    page    of 
Gregory's    book— or    nearly   every    page." 
-\ Sat.    R.   105:   798.  Je.    20,   '08.   600niv. 

"We  would  especially  commend   to  the  atten- 
tion   of    our   readers    the   account   of    the    Latin 
translations,   of  which  the  "Vulgate  is   but  one." 
+  Spec.   100:   69.   Ja.   11,   '08.    320w. 

Gregory,  Isabella  Augusta,  lady.  Book  of 
saints  and  wonders,  put  down  here  by 
Lady  Gregory  according  to  the  ohl 
writings  and  the  memory  of  the  people 
of  Ireland.  *$i.50.  Scribner.  8-12836. 

"S.  Biigit,  S.  Patrick,  and  S.  Columba  are 
given  due  honour  here,  but  there  are  also  many 
tales  of  lesser  saints,  their  hymns  and  their 
good  works.  The  two  famous  ccean  stories,  the 
Voyage  of  Maeldun  and  the  Voyage  of  S.  Bren- 
dan, are  repeated  at  length.  Thus  a  good  deal 
of  the  book  is  devoted  to  matter  that  will  not 
be  new  to  readers  who  know  anything  of  Irish 
legend."— Sat.  R. 


the 
Dr. 


"One  might  search  through  many  workhouses 
in  England,  we  fear,  without  discovering  so 
much  as  a  strange  oath,  not  to  speak  of  legends 
and  traditions  such  as  are  recorded  here.  It  has 
pleased  us  more  than  almost  any  book  we  have 
read   of   late." 

+  Acad.   73:   264.   D.   21,  '07.   1000%v. 
"Lady   Gregory's   literary   art    is   well    known, 
and    the    present   volume   is   a  good   instance   of 
it." 

+  Ath.   1907,   2:   824.   D.   28.   90w. 


"To  a  reader  who  knows  not  Ireland,  one  of 
the  strongest  of  several  kinds  of  pleasure  which 
this  book  has  to  give  will  come  from  its  constant 
suggestion  of  the  soft,  musical,  melancholy 
voices  of   the  players  in   that  company." 

+    Lend.  Times.  6:  374.   D.  6,  '07.  600w. 

"Lady  Gregory's  style  has  this  great  advan- 
tage to  Irish  readers  that  it  carefully  pre- 
sei-ves  the  un-English,  curiously  inverted  forms 
of  speech  of  the  Irish  country-people." 

+   Nation.   86:    154.    F.   13,   '08.    930w. 

"It  is  to  be  regretted,  perhaps,  that  Lady 
Gregory  has  seen  fit  to  take  such  liberties 
with  the  English  idiom  In  her  enthusiasm  for 
the   Gaelic   effect." 

H N.   ■/.   Times.   13:   50.   Ja.   23,   '08.    430w. 

"Some  of  the  stories  would  have  gained  by 
more  elaboration;  they  are  so  condensed  as  to 
be  obscure.  But  they  are  eminently  characteris- 
tic of  the  quick  imagination,  the  sensibility,  the 
love  of  mystery,  the  gift  of  temperament,  of 
the  Celtic;  race.  They  contain  episodes  and  pas- 
sages of  unusual  and  extraordinary  beauty,  with 
much  that  is  prosaic  and  uninteresting." 

-i Outlook.  87:  829.  D.   14,  '07.   130w. 

"Lady  Gregory  has  passed  in  this  book  from 
pagan  to  ChiLstian  legend,  and  has  gleaned  from 
mediaeval  Irish  texts,  and  coloured  in  places 
from  her  own  knjwledg^e  of  oral  tradition,  a 
series  of  charming  old-world  stories." 

4-   Sat.    R.   104;   sup.   12.   D.   7.   '07.   230w. 

Grenfell,  Bernard  Pyne,  and  Hunt,  Arthur 
Surridge,  eds.  Fragment  of  an  un- 
canonical  gospel  from  Oxyrhynchus; 
with  translation  and  commentary.  *40C. 
Oxford. 

A  reprint  from  the  Oxyrhynchus  papyri  of 
pt.  V,  no.  840,  containing  one  of  the  finds  made 
by  the  Egyptian  exploration  fund  in  the 
mounds  at  Oxyrhynchus.  The  fragment  pic- 
tures dramatically  the  coming  of  Jesus  with 
his  disciples  into  the  place  of  purification  in 
the  temple,  the  rebuke  of  the  Pharisee  for  en- 
tering tmwashed,  and  the  answer  of  Jesus  to 
the  effect  that  he  and  his  disciples  had  been 
dipped   in   the  waters   of  life. 


"Insignificant  as  it  seems,  its  contents  bring 
it  at  once  into  prominence  for  all  who  are  es- 
pecially interested  in  the  thoughts  and  words 
of   Jesus." 

-I-   Am.   J.   Theol.   12:    518.   Jl.    '08.    320w. 
"The    fragment    which    Messrs.    Grenfell    and 
Hunt    have   published    in    this   separate    form    is 
edited    with    the    care    and    scholarship    which 
have  characterized   their  previous   productions." 
-I-   Ath.   1908,    1:    667.    My.    30.    540w. 
Bib.    World.    31:    239.    Mr.    'OS.    30w. 
Grey,  Zane.     Last  of  the  plainsmen.  *$i.5o. 
Outing  pub.  8-24293. 

The  record  of  a  trip  which  the  author  took 
with  Buffalo  Jones,  known  as  the  preserver  of 
the  American  bison,  across  the  Arizona  desert, 
and  of  a  hunt  in  "that  wonderful  country  of 
yellow  crags,  deep  canons  and  giant  pines." 
The  author  fulfils  his  de.sire  to  show  the  color 
and  beauty  of  painted  cliffs  and  blue-bell  dot- 
's o<,-  in  the  forests;  to  give  a  suggestion 
of  the  tang  of  the  dry,  cool  air;  and  to  throw 
light  upon  the  life  and  nature  of  the  remark- 
able   character,    Buffalo    Jones. 


"A  fascinating,  out-of-door  book,  full  of  the 
charm   of  the   desert   and   the   caiion." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    237.    O.    '08.   + 

"Dr.  Grey  is  an  enthusiastic  sportsman,  alive 
to  the  picturesqueness  both  of  Western  scenery 
and  Western  character.  He  is  also  a  skilful 
photographer  of  stiTl  life,  and  has  furnished 
many  interesting  pictures  of  the  country  in 
which   he   hunted." 

-f-   Dial.  45:  256.  O.  16,  '08.  350w. 

"Mr.  Grev  is  never  dull  in  his  narrative,  but 
one  tires  of  the  undue  straining  after  verbal 
effect  in  the  descriptive  bits  with  which  his 
story    is    interlarded." 

-{ Nation,    87:    287.    S.    24,    '08.    260w. 


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Grey,  Zane — Continued 

"Dr.  Grey  has  a  vivid  style  and  a  keen  sense 
of  dramatic  situation,  as  well  as  poetic  appreci- 
ation of  the  weird  beauty  and  sublimity  of  the 
country   through  which   he  journeyed." 

4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  502.  S.  12,  '08.  200w. 

Gribble,  Francis  Henry.  George  Sand  and 
her  lovers.  *$3.75.  Scribner.  7-36995. 
Tha  author  "tears  away  the  'romance'  of 
George  Sand's  life  all  drapery  that  had  been 
left  in  the  shape  of  'hypocrisy.'  He  exhibits  her 
as  she  was,  a  grisette  by  blood  and  instincts, 
and  in  the  whole  conduct  of  her  emotional  life. 
If  the  story  of  her  'romances'  was  worth  toll- 
ing  in  full,  which  is  questionable,  here  it  is 
told  undoubtedly  with  perfect  fulness.  Whether 
it  is  prudery  or  not,  we  infinitely  prefer  the  final 
chapters — in  which  Mr.  Gribble  tells  of  George 
Sand's  friendship  with  Flaubert,  of  her  'grow- 
ing old  in  dignity,'  and  of  the  genuine  import- 
ance of  her  novels — to  tho.=ft  in  which  he  ex- 
pounds his  purpose  and  fulfils  his  self-imposed 
mission."  (Spec.) 


Acad.   73:   j8S.   N.   30,   '07.   llOw. 
"Mr.   Gribble  tells  everything  there  is  to  tell 
with  perfect  frankness,   and  he  brings  his   evi- 
dence from  all  sources,  not  betraying  any  prej- 
udices by  the  way." 

-f-  Ath.  1908,   1:  12€.   F.  1.  1050w. 
"Those    interested    in    this    branch    of    litera- 
ture will  probably   not   be   disappointed   in   this 
volume." 

-f   Dial.  43:  i'Z2.  D.  16,  '07.  300w. 
"It  la  interesting  and  Informing." 

-i Nation.  86:  265.  Mr.  19,  '08.  950w. 

"Having  noted  this  exception  to  his  title, 
however,  it  is  but  fair  to  say  that  the  present 
study  has  its  warrant  and  justification.  His 
book  is  written  in  the  interests  of  truth,  not 
scandal."   Christian   Gauss. 

+   -I N.   Y.   Times.  13:   19.  Ja.   11,  '08.   1220w. 

"Mr.  Gribble's  book  contains  little  that  Is 
new.  It  is  a  string  of  readable,  very  readable, 
gossipy  anecdotBS  and  not  the  portrait  of  an  ex- 
traordinary woman."    James   Huneker. 

-j NO.    Am.   1S7:  277.    F.    '08.    1580w. 

"The  story  is  not  edifying,  but  it  is  amus- 
ing; and  Mr.  Gribble  tells  it  with  a  frank  cyn- 
icism which  is  not  inappropriate." 

-I Sat.   R.   103:210.   F.   15,   '08.   500w. 

"This  volume  will  be  valuable,  from  the  liter- 
ary and  sociological  points  of  view,  as  throw- 
ing a  sideli^'ht  on  the  romantic  movement  in 
France.  Whether  it  is  a  permanent  contribution 
to  the  'iitera.ture  of  the  heart'  is  quite  another 
matter." 

-i Spec.    99:   sup.   909.   D.    7,   '07.   240w. 

Gribble,  Francis  Henry.     Montreux;   paint- 
ed   by    J.    Hardwicke    Lew^is    and    May 
Hardwicke      Lewis.        (Color     books.) 
*$2.50.     Macmillan. 
The  author  "draws   upon   his  intimate   knowl- 
edge of   the   personages   who   lend   a   fascination 
to    the   history    of   Geneva,      and    he    uses    Mon- 
treux   as    a    name    to    designate    the    whole    dis- 
trict   of    the      'Swiss    Riviera,'      a   vague   region 
stretching  from  Vevey  to  Viileneuve.   Six  chap- 
ters   on    the   Castle    of    Chillon,    its    history   and 
associations;    and    some    deligiitful    sketches    of 
the  Regicides,   the  Pietists,   the  Salvation  army, 
Byron,    Obermann,    and  Madame  de  Warens — and 
'you   see  the  trick  on't.'   .   .   .   The   charming  il- 
lustrations   in    colour   to   this   pleasant   book,    by 
J.    and    May    Hardwicke    Lewis,    are    beautifully 
reproduced." — Ath. 


marks,'    welded    together   after    the    manner    of 
a  musical   potpourri." 

-I Nation.  87:  337.  O.  8,  '08.  150w. 

"If  fault  could  be  found  with  Mr.  Gribble's 
text,  it  is  that  so  much  emphasis  has  been 
placed  on  the  various  historical  personages 
connected  with  the  region  as  to  leave  not 
enough   for  descriptions  of  nature." 

-h  —  Outlook.  89:  580.  Jl.  11,  '08.  370w. 
"All  that  has  to  be  told  about  the  place  and 
people  is  told  very  pleasantly  by  Mr.  Gribble, 
and  the  pictures  of  the  two  artists  who  co-op- 
erate have  the  charm  which  we  are  accustomed 
to  look  for  in  Messrs.  Black's  'Beautiful 
books.'  " 

+   Spec.    100:    677.   Ap.    25,    '08.    200w. 

Gribble,  Francis  Henry.     Rousseau  and  the 
*       women  he  loved.  *$3.7S.     Scribner. 

"Justification  for  this  new  life  in  English,  of 
cne  whom  Mr.  John  Morley  (as  we  still  like  to 
call  his  lordship)  has  made  the  subject  of  an 
excellent  biojnaphical  study,  is  sought  for  in 
the  recent  discovery  and  publication,  by  cer- 
tain delvers  in  French  archives  and  private  pa- 
pers, of  many  letters  and  other  documents  that 
throw  new  light  on  the  philosopher's  idiosyn- 
crasies and  demonstrate  the  palpable  untruth  of 
certain  portions  of  his  own  autobiography." — 
Dial. 


"R  is  interesting  to  see  how  pleasingly  a  skil- 
ful writer  like  Mr.  Gribble  accomplishes  a  dif- 
ficult task." 

-t-  Ath.   1908,   2:   133.  Ag.  1.   270'«\. 

"The  only  novelty  in  Mr.  Gribble's  volume  is 
the  illustrations,  for  the  text  consists  almost 
entirely  of  literal  transcriptions  from  the  same 
author's    'Lake    Geneva   and    its    literary    land- 


"It  presents  wit'n  provoking  trenchancy  and 
thoroughness  that  one-sided  view  of  the  darker 
aspect  of  Rousseau's  genius  which  is  commonly 
held  in  a  loose,  vague  way.  The  'Confessions' 
to  judge  from  the  evidences  of  tlie  pages  before 
us,  seems  to  be  the  only  book  by  his  author 
which  Mr.  Gribble  has  studied  thoroughly,  and 
Qven  this  he  misinterprets  through  taking  too 
low  a  view    of  the  whole  subject." 

H Ath.    1908,    2:  566.    N.    7.    820w. 

"If  one  is  interested  in  Rousseau's  life — and 
who  can  help  being  more  or  less  interested? — 
it  is  better  to  have  the  real  facts  than  false- 
hoc's;  and  so  Mr.  Gribble  has  rendered  a  not 
unuseful   service." 

+   Diai.    415:414.    D.    1,    '08.     200w. 

"A  book  of  real  importance.  He  argues  a 
good  deal  from  biographical  premises,  some- 
times unsound." 

-^ Nation.    87:  4<;8.   N.   12,   '08.   1200w. 

"Mr.  Gribble  is  a  careless,  slipshod  writer, 
and  his  work  often  piodnces  the  impression  of 
having  been  hurried  over,  its  faults  being  rath- 
er those  of  .a  man  who  doesn't  care  than  of  one 
who  doesn't  know."  Hildcgarde  Hawthorne. 
r   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  594.  O.   24,   'OS.   740w. 

"Lord  Morley  in  his  famous  essay  on  Rous- 
seau says  of  the  'Confessions'  that  their  pages 
are  too  often  contaminated  by  the  'reek  of  the 
satj'r.'  Mr.  Gribble  has  managO:d,  by  adopting 
the  DOint  of  view  he  has,  to  preserve  through- 
out his  book  much  of  this  aroma  without  the 
style  which  alone  makes  it  at  intervals  endur- 
able in  the  original." 

—  Sat.    R.   106:  641.    N.    21,   '08.    700w. 

"Mr.  Gribble's  book,  almost  painfully  plain- 
spoken  as  it  sometimes  is,  will  be  useful  to  the 
English  reader  of  to-day,  whom  it  invites  to 
realise  the  origin  of  doctrines  which  appeal  to 
'the  blindest  part  of  us,  our  sensibility.'  " 
+  Spec.  101:  S42.  N.  21,  '08.  45'jw. 

Griffis,    William    Elliot.      Fire-fly's    lovers, 
*       and  other  fairy  tales  of  old  Japan.  t$i. 
Crowell.  8-24870. 

Representative  Japanese  fairy  tales  which  in- 
clude the  legend  of  the  Fire-fly  princess  who 
holds  court  among  the  stamens  of  the  lotus- 
lily,  the  story  of  the  dancing  tea-kettle,  and 
many  tales  of  giants,  dragons,  dwarfs  and  imps 
of   J-apan's   picturesque  wonder-world. 


"The  author  has  studied  Japan,  its  people, 
and  their  customs,  and,  while  original,  the 
work   embodiO'S  the  spiiit  of  Japan." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  5'80.   O.   17,   '08.   200w. 


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Griffis,   William   Elliot.  Japanese    nation   in 
evolution:    steps    in    the    progress    of    a 
great  people.  **$i.25.  Crowell.     7-29750. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"It  is  a  learned,  novel,  and  Interesting  argu- 
ment."   A.    K.    Parker. 

+  Am.    J.    Theol.    12:    512.    Jl.    "08.    430w. 

■'Mr.  GrifTis'  faith  in  Japan's  possil>ilities  of 
growth  Is  Inspiring.  An  immense  amount  of 
material,  geographical,  legendary,  archaeological 
and  historic,  produces  some  confusion  when 
condensed  into  so  small  a  book,  and  the  fre- 
quency of  strange  names  adds  further  difficulty 
In  reading." 

-I-  —  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  273.  Ja.  '08.  200w. 

"The  work  is  one  that  should  find  a  place  In 
all  well-ordered  libraries,  as  it  contains  pre- 
cisely the  very  information  that  all  intelligent 
people  wish  to  possess  about  this  wonderful 
people,  presented  in  a  most  charming  manner. 
The  volume  is  beautifully  illustrated." 
+  +  Arena,    39:    121.    Ja.    '08.    20uw. 

"The  personal  element.  Dr.  Grifiis's  own  ob- 
servation on  the  state  of  society  under  the  old 
regime,  is  the  most  valuable  feature  of  the 
work  and  distinguishes  it  from  the  numerous 
second  hand  and  superficial  books  on  Japan 
now    in    the    market." 

+   Ind.    64:    528.    Mr.    .5,    '08.    450w. 

"He  has  brought  together,  in  convenient 
though  somewhat  Ill-ordered  shape,  the  results 
of  his  reading." 

H Nation.  86:   404.  Ap.   30,   '08.   200w. 

"Dr.  Griffls  refers  to  his  having  been  an  edu- 
cator in  Japan  a  generation  ago.  He  seems 
not  to  have  come  into  direct  contact  with  pres- 
ent conditions  there." 

-\ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  362.  Je.   27,   '08.  llOOw. 

"No  book  has  yet  been  v/ritten  which  should 
do  more  than  the  present  volume  to  affirm  the 
ground  for  the  Japanese  demand  for  social 
equality.  Dr.  Griffis's  book  offers  a  compact 
and  highly  interesting,  if  highly  eulogistic,  his- 
toiy  of  Japan  from  the  earliest  epoch  to  our 
own." 

-f   +  Outlook.  88:  509.  F.  29,  '08.  1400w. 
Spec.    100:    1006.    Je.    ?7,    '08.    430w. 

Griffith,   Elmer   C.     Rise   and   development 
of  the   gerrymander.   $1.25.   Scott. 

7-36715. 
A  doctor's  thesis  based  upon  exhaustive  study 
of  source  material.  He  discovers  this  form  of 
political  trickery  ("the  formation  of  election 
districts  on  another  basis  than  that  of  single 
and  homogeneous  political  units  as  they  ex- 
isted previous  to  the  apportionment,  with  boun- 
daries arranged  for  partisan  advantage")  a 
hundred  years  before  1812,  on  which  latter 
date  it  look  Its  name  from  Governor  Gerry 
of  Massachusetts.  He  reviews  the  subsequent 
gerrymanders  in  various  states  and  the  at- 
tempts to  eliminate  them. 


"A    painstaking    investigation." 

+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  502.  Mr.  '08.  230w. 
Ind.  63:  1007.  O.  24,  '07.  50w. 
"The  subject  is  more  interesting  than  the 
manner  in  which  it  is  handled.  Professor  Grif- 
fith raiely  pnilosophizes.  He  likewise  abstains 
from  dealing  with  the  subject  as  a  sociologist. 
His  style  is  at  times  obscure.  Viewed  as  a 
catalogue  of  misdoings,  [the  dissertation]  is 
not  without  value." 

-I Nation.    86:    80.    Ja,    23,    '08.    200w. 

Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:    573.    S.    '08.    200w. 
"Aside  from  the  first  or  introductory  chapter, 
which    is    merely    personal    opinion    and    poorly 
worked    out,    this    is    a    solid    piece    of   research, 
and   deserves   commendation."     E.    D.   Fite. 
+  +  —  Yale   R.  17:  113.   My.   '08.  350w. 

Grimm,  Carl  Robert.  Secondary  stresses  in 

bridge  trusses.  $2.50.  Wiley.        8-12774. 

The  portion   of  the  field  of  bridge   literature 


occupied  by  this  book  has  been  heretofore  un- 
occupied. "The  author  limits  his  treatment 
mainly  to  secondary  stresses  due  to  riveted 
joints  in  trusses.  After  some  introductory  his- 
torical notes,  a  consideration  of  the  nature  of 
the  problem  and  some  means  for  its  solution 
he  presents  five  methods  for  the  calculation  of 
secondary  stresses,  devoting  a  chapter  to  each 
cne.  The  four  principal  methods  were  devel- 
oped by  Manderia,  Muller-Breslau,  Ritter  and 
Mohr,  respectively,  while  the  fifth  one  is  desig- 
nated as   the   method  of  least  work."      (Engin. 


"The  author  has  rendered  a  valuable  service 
to  the  engineering  profession  in  this  country  by 
writing  this  book  which  gives  the  results  of 
previous  investigations  and  directs  attention  in 
an  effective  manner  to  the  importance  of  the 
subject.  The  book  deserves  careful  study  by 
every  engineer  who  is  responsible  for  the  de- 
sign and  maintenance  of  bridges."  H:  S.  Jac- 
oby. 

+  +   Engin.    N.   59:   646.  Je.   11,   '08.  1650w. 

Grimshavir,  Beatrice  Ethel.  Fiji  and  its 
possibilities,  il.  (Geographical  lib.)  **$3. 
Doubleday.  7-31404. 

The  author  calls  herself  "a  wanderer  about 
odd  corners  of  the  globe."  She  is  the  first 
woman  to  penetrate  into  the  interior  of  the 
Fiji  islands.  "The  reader  is  continually  sur- 
prised at  the  incidents  which  befell  the  au- 
thor, and  at  her  exposition  of  the  manners 
and  customs  of  a  people  who  thirty  years  ago 
were  cannibals.  She  was  received  with  re- 
markable hospitality  by  the  chiefs  of  every 
town  thi'ough  which  the  party  passed,  and  was 
treated  with  the  utmost  deference  and  respect 
at  all  times."  (N.  T.  Times.) 


"She  took  some  very  interesting  photographs 
which  alone  make  the  book  a  valuable  record, 
and  her  stor>-,  though  written  with  praise 
worthy  modesty,  inspires  the  reader  with  gen- 
uine admiration  of  her  pluck.  The  book  would 
have  been  greatly  improved  by  the  addition  of 
a  map." 

H Acad.  72:   198.   F.   23,   '07.   170w. 

"Though   not   a   serious   study   the   book   gives 
an  excellent  idea  of  social  and  economic  condi- 
tions on  the  islands.     A  bulkv,  heavy  book." 
H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  42.   F.   '08. 

"The   account   is   very   lively  and   interesting. 
It  is,   however,   diffuse  and  unsatisfactory." 
f-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  443.  S.  '08.  lOOw. 

"Would    be    excellent   were    it   not   for   lapses 
Into  subject."?   beyond   the   writer's   competence." 
-j Ath.    1907.    1:    133.    F.    2.    860w. 

"Her  whole  book  reads  as  if  made  up  of 
letters.  She  tires  the  reader  by  repetitions, 
long  digressions,  feebly  humorous  passages, 
frequent  allusions  to  cannibalism,  and  prolix 
accounts  of  trivial  and  uninteresting  incidents. 
Her  book  would  have  been  far  more  readable 
had  she  confined  herself  to  descriptions  of 
the    country   and    the    natives." 

h   Nation.    86:    107.    Ja.    30,    '08.    750w. 

"It  is  always  bright  and  readable,  but  shows 
little  literary  skill.  The  temptation  to  idealize 
and  indulge  in  sentimental  description  has  not 
been  overcome,  but,  whatever  its  faults,  tha 
book  is  a  timely,  educative,  and  interesting 
work." 

-J-  —  N.  Y.  Times.  1'3:   21.  Ja.   11,   'O'S.   700w. 

"The  book  is  written  with  sympathy  and 
evidently  from  a  background  of  extensive 
knowledge." 

+  R.  of   Rs.   37:  116.   Ja.   '08.   50w. 

"The  author  gives  the  reader  an  excellent 
though  superficial  idea  of  the  conditions  under 
which  white  people  live  in  these  distant 
islands." 

H Sat.    R.   104:   240.   Ag.   24,   '07.    1080w. 

Spec.    98:    297.    F.    23,    '07.    60w. 


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Grimshaw,  Beatrice  Ethel.     In  the  strange 

*  South    seas.    *$3.50.    Lippincott.  8-342(S. 
A   tourist's   impressions   derived   from   leisure- 
ly   travel     among-    the    eastern    groups    of    the 
South  sea  islands. 

"Many  things  in  it  are  truly  excellent — not- 
ably, certain  personal  descriptions,  and  the  au- 
thor's judicious  observations  on  lepers,  mis- 
.sionaries,  and  manners.  But  the  book  is 
tainted  throughout  with  the  taint  of  journal- 
ism." 

-I Ath.    190S,    1:3'8.    Ja.    11.    30;)w. 

"As  far  as  they  go  her  conclusions  are  just 
and  accurate,  thoug^h,  as  she  seems  to  be  unac- 
quainted with  the  writings  of  those  who  pre- 
ceded her,  and  to  rely  for  her  information  on 
the  loose  talk  of  traders,  she  makes  a  g^ood 
inany  mistakes." 

H Lend.   Times.  6:  346.   N.   IS,   '07.   S60w. 

"Her  book  is  worth  while.  The  subject  mat- 
ter has  been  covered  before  in  more  or  less  ap- 
preciative fashion  by  many  writers,  but  few 
have  approached  the  task  with  a  keener  sym- 
pathy, a  wider  vision,  and  a  daintier  sense  of 
humor." 

-^   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  755.  D.  S,  '08.   3S0w. 

Grimshaw,  Beatrice  Ethel.    Vaiti  of  the  is- 

*  lands.   t$i.5o.   Wessels.  8-30710. 
The    heroine    of    this    tale    is    the    half-caste 

daughter  of  a  Maori  princess  and  a  derelict 
Englishmen,  the  drunken  captain  of  a  trading- 
schooner  casting  about  in  the  S'>uth  seas.  The 
pjimitive,  g-uileful,  Maori  nature  within  her 
wars  with  her  English  daring  and  love  of  ad- 
venture. Aside  from  the  interest  attaching  to 
the  not  easily  classified  heroine,  the  story  is  in- 
teresting for  its  other  Polynesian  types  and 
South  sea  adventures. 


"Something-  new  in  heroines,  and  stories,  too. 
Her  doings  .  .  .  are  adventures  unique  and  per- 
ilous enough  to  have  sated  the  desires  of  any 
wandering  seeker   after   excitement." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  706.   N.   28,    '08.    180w. 

Grohman,  William  Adolph  Baillie-.  Land  in 
the  mountains:  being  an  account  of  the 
past  and  present  of  Tyrol;  its  people 
and  its  castles;  -with  an  introd.  by  C. 
Landis.  *$3.  Lippincott.  7-31993- 

A  'ully  illustrated  book  "which  is  neither  a 
glorified  form  of  Baedeker  nor  a  treatise  on 
the  science  of  rock-climbing,  but  a  volume 
dealing,  in  a  fashion  fitted  to  appeal  to  the  or- 
dinary reader,  with  the  history  of  Tyrol  and  Its 
feudal   castles."     (Ath.) 


"In  the  present  work  the  author  Is  at  his 
best." 

+  +  Acad.    V3:ll.    O.    12,    '07.    400w. 

"The    pages    before    us     are      easy     reading, 
though  they  disclose  some  signs  of  haste." 
-j Ath.    1'907,   2:  231.   Ag.   31.    130Qw. 

"To  the  mere  'tripper'  who  knows  Tyrol  only 
from  the  piazza  of  an  Innsbruck  hotel,  this 
book  will  not  appeal;  but  to  the  more  serious 
traveller  and  reader  it  will  maxk  a  valuable 
oonitribution  to  the  history  of  a  brave  little 
land."     H.    E.   Coblentz. 

-f   Dial.    44:105.    F.    16,    '0«.    400w. 

"It  is  an  admirable  book,  admirably  written, 
dealing  exhaustively  with  all  the  subjects 
which  fall  within  its  scope,  too  bulky,  indeed, 
to  serve  as  the  traveller's  pocket  companion, 
even  if  his  pockets  are  large,  but  nevertheless 
invaluable  to  the  more  intelligent  class  of  tour- 
ists who  wish  to  realize  and  understand,  as 
well  as  to  see,  this  mountain  land  which  the 
modern  influx  of  tourists  has  not  yet  succeeded 
in  spoiling." 

-f  +  Lond.  Times.  6:  155.  My.  17,  '07.   lOSOw. 

"The  work  supplies  a  felt  want.  Of  the 
charming  illustrations  with  which  the  volume  is 
adorned  ...  it  is  difficult  to  write  in  fitting 
terms." 

+  +  Nation.   87:   143.   Ag.   13,    '08.   SOOw. 


"Meantime,  not  the  least  Interestng  chapter 
of  the  present  volume  is  the  introduction  by  his 
American  friend,  Mr.  Landis.  It  tells  us  much 
of  a  remarkable  personality  and  it  makes  us 
wish  to  hear  more." 

+  Sat.    R.   103:  754.   Je.   15,   'W.  1080w. 
"The  best  part  of  the  book  is  concerned  with 
the   huntings    of    that    mighty     sportsman,     the 
Emperor    Maximilian,    whose   fame    the     author 
has  done  much  to  revive." 

+  Spec.    99;  97.   Jl.    20,    '07.    380w. 

Grohman,  W.  A.  Baillie-.  Tyrol;  painted 
by  E.  Harrison  Compton;  described 
by  W.  A.  Baillie-Grohman.  *$2.  Mac- 
millan. 

Deals  largely  with  the  historical  side  of  the 
subject  and  is  written  by  "an  old  resident, 
thoroughly  familiar  with  the  character  and 
habits  of  the  Tyrolese  peasant,  as  well  as  with 
the  remoter  districts  of  Tyrol."  (Nation.)  "The 
pictures  by  Mr.  E.  Harrison  Compton  which 
accompany  the  text  are  far  better  than  is 
usual    in    such    volumes."     (Ath.) 

"In  spite  of  trifling  defects  we  can  thorough- 
ly recommend  the  book,  and  think  it  will  be 
useful    to   those   who   are   planning   tours." 

-I Ath.    190S,    2:  97.    Jl.    2-5.    30'0w. 

"The  point  of  view  of  the  insider,  whose  fa- 
miliarity with  the  land  and  its  people  is  vital, 
is  often  fresher  than  that  of  the  traveller  or 
the    student." 

+   Nation.    87:    337.    O.    8,    '08.    120w. 

Greet,  C.  Hefstede  de.  Catalogue  raisonne 
of    the    works     of     the     most     eminent 
Dutch  painters  of  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury; based  on  the  work  of  John  Smith 
by  C.  Hofstede  de  Groot  (with  the  as- 
sistance of  Dr.  W.   R.  Valentiner);   tr. 
and    ed.    by    E.    G.    Hawkes.    lov.    v.    i, 
*$7.50.  Macmillan. 
V.    1.     Includes    the   works   of   .Tan    Steen,    Ga- 
briel Metsu,  Garard  Dou,  Pieter  de  Hooch,  Carel 
Fabritius,   and  Johannes  Vermeer  of  Delft.     "It 
is  essentially  a  catalogue  and  not  a  treatise  on 
the    art   of    the    painters    dealt    with,    though    to 
each  is  given  a  short  biographical  note."  (Spec.) 

"The  critical  scholarship  of  Dr.  de  Groot  and 
the  wealth  of  research  lavished  on  the  work 
by  his  assistants  will  render  this  publication 
precious  for  a  long  time  to  come." 
+  +  —  Ath.  1908,  2:  159.  Ag.  8.  2350w.  (Re- 
view  of  V.    1.) 

+  Int.  Studio.  34:  170.  Ap.  '08.  280w.   (Re- 
view of  V.   1.) 
"A    useful    undertaking.      and    seems    to    have 
been     conscientiously     and     thoroughly     carried 
out." 

+   Nation.   S6:   270.  Mr.  19,  '08.  llOw.   (Re- 
view  of  V.    1.) 
"This  work  is  invaluable  for  the  minute  study 
of    the    painters." 

r{-  Spec.  100:  1004.  Je.  27,  '08.  60w.  (Review 
of  V.   1.) 

Grove,   Sir    George.     Grove's    dictionary    of 
music  and  musicians;  ed.  by  J.  A.  Ful- 
ler  Maitland.   5v.   ea.   **$5.    Macmillan. 
V.  4.   Begins  with  an  article  on   Quadrille  and 

continues     thru      the      biographical      sketch      of 

Marie  Szymanowska. 

A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:277.    N.    '08.    (Review 

of  V.  3  and  4.) 

"Complaint    was    made   years    ag-o    that    there 

was    no   sense   of   proportion    in    this    dictionarv, 

and    we    fear    the    same    objection     still    holds 

good." 

H Ath.   1908,    2:  107.    Jl.    25.    770w.    (Review 

of  V.   4.) 
"But  why  should  such  a  dignified  and  impor- 
tant   musical    work    of    reference    be    disfigured 
with  such  a  hodge-podge  of  mediocre  and  poor- 


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6S8w.    (Revlev/ 

OS.    13O0w.    (Re- 

350w. 

'08.   70 w.   (Review 


ly-executed    illustrations    in    these    days    of    pic- 
torial  excellence?"   G:    P.   Upton. 
+   H Dial.   45:  SO.   Ag-.   16,    '08.    550w.    (Review 

of  V.  4.) 
"The  volume  is  marked  by  many  of  the  ad- 
mirable qualities  which  have  distinguished  its 
predecessors.  Unfortunately  this  fourth  vol- 
ume also  contains  more  than  its  share  of 
blemishes  and  mistakes." 
+   H Ind.    Go:  897.    O.    15,    M 

of  V.    4.) 
+   +  —  Nation.    87:    79.    Jl.    ."^3 

view    of   V.    4.) 
4-   +   N.    Y.    Times.    13:  378.    Jl.    4, 

(Review  of  V.   4.) 

+    R.  of   Rs.  38:  25'6.  Ag 

of   V.    4.) 

Grundy,    Mrs.    Mabel    Sarah    Barnes-.     Hi- 
lary on  her  own.  t$i.5o.  Baker. 

8-24457. 
The  story  of  a  spirited  young-  girl,  who  find- 
ing her  home  atmosphere  stifling,  breaks  away 
from  it  and  goes  to  London  to  look  for  a 
secretaryship.  The  hardships  of  position-hunt- 
ing are  leavened  by  the  girl's  frankness  and 
irresistible  s^nse  of  humor,  which  qualities 
recommend   her  to   readers,    young   and   old. 

"Passing  over  manners,  which  would  have 
horrified  Jane  Austen,  she  is  a  genuine  living 
being,  worth  knowing  for  her  hearty  pictur- 
esque talk  and  her  power  of  humorous  charac- 
terization." 

-f-   Nation.  87:   390.  O.   22,   '08.   230w. 
"The    subject    is    hackneyed    enough,    but    the 
tale  is  written  with  a  freshness  of  touch  and  a 
constant     liveliness     of     fancy     that     makes     it 
entertaining." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  620.  O.  24,  '08.  200w. 

Guest,   Antony.   Art   and    the    camera.     *$2. 
Macmillan.  7-35390. 

A  book  which  makes  its  appeal  especially  to 
"those  who  wiph  10  attain  greater  skill  in  ren- 
dering C'>lour  in  monochrome."  It  is  a  "practi- 
cal guide-book  to  the  methods  of  making  artis- 
tic prints:  from  photographic  negatives.  The 
proper  appreciation  of  the  artistic  possibilities 
of  a  subject,  the  rules  governmg  point  of  view, 
composition,  lighting  and  the  like,  are  dwelt  up- 
on; and  afterward  the  method  of  treating  nega- 
tive and  print  in  order  to  produce  such  quali- 
ties as  are  shown  in  the  pictures  which  illus- 
trate  the   book." 


"There  is  a  singular  freedom  from  banality 
and  platitude  in  his  book  .  .  .  and  a  pleasing 
absence  of  the  irritating  split  infinitive.  Scat- 
tered through  the  pages  are  remarks  which  re- 
veal much  keenness  of  insight  and  bring  a 
thrill  of  appreciation  to  the  reader.  One  pro- 
nouncement of  Mr.  Guest's,  that  the  task  of 
the  worker  without  colour — the  photographer — 
demands  a  keener  perception  of  tones  than  that 
of  the  painter,  seems  to  call  for  some  demur." 

+   -\ Acad.   73:   794.   Ag.   17,   '07.  1720w. 

A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   3:   194.    N.   '07. 
-f-  Ath.   1907,   2:   218.   Ag.   24.   80w. 

"Mr.  Guest's  position  is  a  thoroughly  sound 
and  reasona.ble  one;  he  makes  no  extravagant 
claims  for  photography." 

-t-    Int.   Studio.   32:   337.    O.    '07.   160w. 

Gulick,   Luther   Halsey,   and   Ayres,    Leon- 

*       ard   P.     Medical   inspection   of  schools. 
$1.  Charities  pub.  com.  8-31120. 

A  by-produf  t  of  the  "Backward  children  in- 
vestigation," research  work  supported  by  the 
Russell  Sage  foundation.  It  is  a  practical,  reli- 
able, frank  presentation  of  facts  gathered 
from  the  study  of  "retardation"  among  school- 
children, a  knowledge  of  which  aids  in  the 
"betterment  and  safeguarding  of  the  health 
and  vitality  of  the  future  citizens  of  America." 


monograph  will  assist  not  a  little  in  the  great 
work,  scarcely  begun,  of  supplying  the  sound 
body  that  is  needed  for  the  sound  mind." 
+  Nation.  87:  469.  N.  12,  '08.  340w. 
"A  refreshingly  optimistic  study  of  many  sub- 
jects which  will  appeal  not  only  to  the  teach- 
er, but  also  to  the  layman.  His  psychology  is^ 
in  the  main,  sound,  although  his  desire  to  ex- 
press himself  in  colloquial  language  at  times 
leads  him  astray.  His  indebtedness  to  Prof. 
William  James,  which  is  evident  throughout 
the  book,  might  well  have  been  more  often  ac- 
knowledged." 

H Nation.    87:  584.    D.    10,    '08.    200w. 


H 


Haber,  Fritz.  Thermodynamics  of  technical 
gas-reactions:  seven  lectures;  tr.  by  Ar- 
thur B.  Lamb;  with  20  figures.  *$3. 
Longmans.  8-19027.' 

The  author  "endeavors  to  make  clear  the  sig- 
nificance of  heat  factors  in  gas  reactions,  with 
especial  reference  to  the  specific  heats  of  the 
interacting  substances  and  to  the  heat  evolved 
during  the  reaction.  The  gathering  of  these  lec- 
tures into  book  form  has  been  for  the  purpose 
of  effecting  a  contribution  to  technical,  rather 
than  to  theoretical,  chemistry,  and  the  aim  of 
the  author  has  been  to  present  in  the  clearest 
manner  the  application  of  the  mechanical  the- 
ory   to    chemistry."    (Engin.    N.) 

"It    is    a    work    that    will    thoroughly    interest 
chemical  engineers  and  metallurgists  " 
-f-   Engin.   D.  3:  651.  Je.  '08.   260w. 

"The  whole  work  is  suggestive,  illuminating 
and  unique,  and  should  prove  most  valuable  to 
those  who  desire  to  study  certain  of  the  phe- 
nomena observable  during  the  explosion  of  gas- 
eous mixtures.  The  work  of  the  translator  has 
been  done  most  satisfactorily."  L.  S.  Marks 
-L   Engin.  N.  59:  650.  Je.  11,  '08.  730w. 

"While  chemical  thermodynamics  Is  certainly 
still  far  from  having  reached  finality,  it  is 
important  for  our  chemical  engineers  to  know 
what  has  been  accomplished.  This  book  is  an 
excellent  guide  for  this  purpose,  although  it  is 
by    no    means    easy   reading." 

H Engin.   Rec.  58:  391.   O.  3,   '08.  550w. 

"After  a  single  perusal  of  the  book  the  reader 
may  not  appreciate  the  infinite  pains,  or  the 
critical  acumen  amounting  nearly  to  inspira- 
tion, with  which  the  author  has  extracted  the 
truth  from  a  great  mass  of  uncertain  and  fre- 
quently contradictory  experimental  material." 
G.   N.   Lewis. 

+  +  Science,   n.s.    28:  344.  -S.   11,   '08.   460w. 

Hadow,  Gerald  Elliot,  and  Hadow,  William 
Henry.      Oxford    treasury    of    English 
literature.  3v.  ea.  *90c.  Oxford. 
V.    3.    Completes    the    "treasury"    and    extends 

from   the  Jacobean   to   the  Victorian   writers. 


"Cautious  without  quenching  enthusiasm,   lu- 
cidly   exhaustive    and    admirably   arranged,    the 


"While  fully  recognizing  the  excellent  inten- 
tion of  this  work,  we  have  some  doubts  as  to 
its   utility." 

-i Ath.    1908,    2-lSl.    Ag.    15.    1150w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  3.) 
"In  general,   the   brief  critical  remarks   in   the 
introduetions    are    well-balanced     despite    their 
extreme   brevity  and   occasional   wit." 

+   Nation.    86:577.    Je.    26,    '08.    2fiflw.    (Re- 
view  of   v.   3.) 

Hague,  Charles  Arthur.     Pumping  engines 
for  virater  works.  *$s.  McGraw  pub. 

7-42484. 
"Furnishes  in  language  as  free  from  techni- 
calities as  practicable  a  description  of  the- 
principles  upon  which  pumping  engines  operate, 
a  brief  outline  of  their  development  and  a  de- 
tailed discu.ssion  of  their  parts,  without  taking 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Hague,  Charles  Arthur — Ccniinucd. 

up    the    actxial    computation    and    drafting-room 

practice   of   the   designer." — Etigin.    Rec. 


"The  book  is  worth  criticising  and  well  worth 
improving  in  a  subsequent  edition."     N.  S.  Hill, 

' \.  Engln.    N.   59:   294.    Mr.    12,   'OS.    750w. 

"The  book  Is  far  the  best  work  on  pumping 
engines  that  we  have  in  English  at  the  present 
time." 

+  Engln.    Rec.    57:   26.   Ja.   4,   'OS.   800w. 

Haile,  Martin.  James  Francis  Edw^ard,  "the 
Old  Chevalier."  *$4.  Button.  8-15743- 
A  study  "of  Jacobltism  in  relation  to  wider 
Issues.  The  author  is  thoroughly  alive  to  the 
significance  of  the  Orleans-Hanover  compact; 
does  justice  to  the  Quadruple  alliance  in  its 
bearing  on  the  Jacobite  expedition  of  1719;  ex- 
plains the  attempt  of  James  to  mediate  be- 
tween PVance  and  Austria  in  1735,  and  shows 
how  serious  a  blow  to  his  hopes  was  the  re- 
newal of  hostilities  between  those  powers  in 
1740."— Ath. 


"A  painstaking  study." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1 :  65.  Ja.  18.  950w. 
"As  a  study  of  personality,  of  the  Jacobite 
movement  in  England,  and  of  the  views  of  a 
Stuart  restoration  held  by  the  great  powers  of 
Europe,  Mr.  Halle's  work  will  be  found  both 
thorough  and  interesting." 

-h  Dial.   43:  424.   D.   16,   '07.   130w. 
"On  some  points  his  researches  seem  to  have 
been  thorough  and  complete;  but  on  many  oth- 
er  matters   he  appears   to   have   contented   him- 
self  with    a   priori   deductions."      L.    M.    Larson. 

-I Dial.    45:    41.    Jl.    16,    '08.    670w. 

"Is  really  an  historical  study  of  an  exceed- 
ingly   interesting    epoch." 

-f   Ind.    64:    1453.    Je.    25,    '08.    400w. 
-t-  Nation.    86:    217.   Mr.    5,    'OS.    SOOw. 
"Admirably    complete    and     readable     volume. 
The    constant    Introduction    of   quotation    marks 
tends    to    destroy    the    illusion    and    impede    the 
narrative." 

-I N.   Y.  Times.  13:  158.  Mr.  21,   '08.  30Ow. 

"Mr.  Haile  does  more  than  merely  write  a  bi- 
ography of  the  Old  Pretender:  he  gives  us  a 
thoroughgoing  and  most  valuable  study  of  Eng- 
lish Jacobltism,  based  in  many  of  its  details  on 
material  hitherto  inaccessible  to  the  historian." 
H.  A.  Bruce. 

-I-  +  Outlook.   89:121.  My.  16,   '08.   SOOOw. 
"Interesting  but   often   too   lengthy  chapters." 
-I Spec.    100:    641.    Ap.    25,    '08.    130w. 

Haines,  Henry  Stevens.  Railway  corpora- 
tions as  public  servants.  **$i.5o.  Mac- 
millan.  7-30619. 

Descriptive   note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"Valuable  to  student,  and  to  general  readers 
interested  in  the  subject." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  138.   My.   '08. 

"The  author  is  notably  open-minded  and 
fair." 

-I-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  624.  N.  '08.  130w. 

"Mr.  Hain€S  sees  as  a  railway  man — he  sees 
as  truly  as  one  of  the  great  travelling  and  ship- 
ping and  consuming  public.  The  tone  and  the 
temper  are  as  admirable  as  though  he  might  be 
a  university  professor  of  railway  economics  en- 
gaged in  academic  discussion.  His  book  is  an 
admirable  chapter  added  to  the  fruitful  discus- 
sion of  railwav  problems."  J:  J.  Halsey. 
+   +   Dial.  44:  130.  Mr.  1,  '08.  llOOw. 

"Faults  of  form  and  substance  do  of  necessity 
detract  much  from  the  value  of  the  book;  but 
it  must  not  be  supposed  that  it  is  without 
merit." 

-I Econ.    Bull.    1:    33.   Ap.    '08.    850w. 

"Other  similar  utterances  seem  to  indicate 
that  the  book  was  hurriedly  compiled  and  failed 
to  receive  proper  revision;  It  certainly  did  not 


receive  adequate  proof-reading."   E.   L.   Bogart. 

—  Forum.    39:    394.    Ja,    '08.    310w. 

"The  author's  wide  experience  in  railway 
affairs  and  his  acquaintance  with  the  theoreti- 
cal side  reveal  themselves  in  a  clear  state- 
ment of  the  development  of  common  carrier 
service,  and  of  American  railway  regulation. 
We  note   only  two  errors  of  fact." 

H Nation.    86:    108.    Ja.    30,    '08.    SOOw. 

-t-  Outlook.    88:    322.    F.    8,    '08.    460w. 

"Mr.  Haines  has  written  so  much  on  the  rail- 
way question  that  it  was  evidently  difficult  for 
him  to  advance  anv  new  ideas." 

—  Pol.   Scl.   Q.   23:1S6.   Mr.  '08.   lOOw. 

Hale,    Albert    Barlow.      South    Americans: 
the    story    of    the    South    American    re- 
publics.  **?'^2.5o.   Bobbs.  7-36231. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.  1P07. 


"Somewhat  superficial,  but  reliable  and  very 
useful  for  general  information.  Popular  in 
style." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  42.   F.   '08.   «i- 

"He  will  give  the  average  reader  a  better  ap- 
preciation of  the  south  continent  and  the  peo- 
ple, but  with  all  this  there  is  still  much  to  -be 
desired.     There  is  no  unity  of  treatment." 

H Ann;    Am,   Acad.    31:  203.   Mr.    '08.    170w. 

"No  recent  book  on  South  America  is  so  well 
adapted  to  the  needs  of  the  general  reader  a.s 
is   this   one."     H.    E.    Coblentz. 

+  Dial.  44:  107.  F.  16,  '08.  320w. 
"This  book  deserves  careful  reading.  It  is 
too  obviously  made  up  of  miscellaneous  maga- 
zine articles  written  at  various  periods  and 
loosely  connected  with  each  other.  Still  it 
makes    easy    and    interesting    reading." 

H Ind.   64:  531.  Mr.   5,   '08.  SOOw. 

"It  is  written  in  a  readable  manner  and  sym- 
pathetic   attitude." 

+  J.  Pol.  Econ.  16:175.  Mr.  '08.  lOOw. 
"As  long  as  Mr.  Hale  confines  himself  to  the 
details  of  travel  his  work  is  not  only  helpful, 
but  interesting.  Unfortunately,  he  felt  called 
upon  to  enter  the  field  of  broad  philosophical 
analysis." 

H Nation.    85:    587.    D.    26,    '07.    360w. 

"Very   informative   volume." 

+  Outlook.    88:    377.    F.    15,    '08.    340w. 
R.    of    Rs.    36:    756.    D.    '07.    70 w. 

Hale,  George  Ellery.  Study  of  stellar  evo- 
lution: an  account  of  some  recent  meth- 
ods of  astrophysical  research.  (Decen- 
nial publications,  2d  ser.,  v.  10.)  *$4. 
Univ.   of  Chicago   press.  8-18034. 

The  modification  of  the  author's  original  proji 
ect  to  furnish  a  handbook  to  the  Yerkes  ob- 
servatory has  resulted  in  the  adoption  of  the 
plan  of  describing  a  connected  series  of  investi- 
gation, laying  special  stress  on  the  observation- 
al methods  employed,  in  the  hope  of  explaining 
clearly  how  the  problem  of  stellar  evolution  is 
studied.  "The  book  is  one  that  does  not  re- 
quire great  technical  familiarity,  either  with 
astronomy  or  with  physics.  .  .  .  For  the  physi- 
cist, however,  and  especially  for  one  who  has 
experience  with  the  difficulties  and  the  charm 
of  the  experimental  side  of  his  subject  the  book 
possesses  a  fascination  that  is  quite  unusual." 
(Phys.   R.)   There  are  over  one  iiundred  plates. 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  237.  O.  '08. 
"Is  of  the  greatest  value  to  all  who  are  fol- 
lowing   the    developments    of    what    is    emphat- 
ically  called  the  new  astronomy." 

+  Ath.  1908,  2:  407.  O.  3.  580w. 
"Interesting   and    valuable   work." 

+   Dial.   45:  44.  Jl.   16,  '08.   360w. 
"The  last  part  is  particularly  suggestive  and 
valuable    to    amateur    observers    who    are    pro- 
vided  with    moderate   sized    telescopes   and   who 
are   skilled   in    photography." 

+   +   Nation.   87:    191.   Ag.   27,   '08.    700w. 


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151 


"The  author  writes  of  problems  to  whose  so- 
lution he  has  himself  made  important  contri- 
butions, of  instruments  which  he  has  designed, 
or  investigations  with  which,  owing  to  his  ac- 
quaintance with  other  astrophysicists,  he  has  a 
thorough  personal  familiarity.  This  fact,  to- 
gether with  the  pleasing  style  and  complete  ab- 
sence of  any  trace  of  egotism,  gives  to  the  book 
a  character  and  charm  that  are  rarely  met 
with." 

-f   +   Phys.    R.   26:   549.   Je.   '08.  520w. 

"It  is  non-technical,  readable  and  gives  a 
clear  explanation  of  the  purposes  and  observa- 
tional methods  employed  by  the  author  in  his 
notable  researches  upon  the  sun  and  the  chem- 
istry of  the   stars."     C:   L.   Poor. 

+  Science,  n.s.   28:  804.   D.  4,   '08.   540w. 
Univ.    Rec.   13:    24.    Jl.    '08.    760w. 

Heile,  William  Bayard.  A  week  in  the 
White  house  with  Theodore  Roosevelt: 
a  study  of  the  president  at  the  nation's 
business.  **$i.2S.  Putnam.  8-17769. 

An  accurate,  realistic  picture  of  President 
Roosevelt  as  he  appears  at  close  hand  actually 
engaged  in  the  arduous  duties  of  his  office.  The 
chapter  headings  are  as  follows:  The  president 
in  the  White  house,  A  view  of  the  president  at 
work,  The  spirit  of  the  White  house,  A  typical 
day  with  the  president,  A  cabinet  day  at  the 
White  house.  Giving  audiences  to  two  hundred. 
An  estimate  of  Mr.  Roosevelt,  and  The  presi- 
dent  on  Mr.    Roosevelt. 


"It  is  written  effectively  and  at  times  pic- 
turesquely, if  not  photographically.  One  feels 
that  it  is  t^ll  quite  true." 

+   Lit.    D.  37:   162.   Ag.    1,   '08.   60w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   314.   Je.   6,   '08.   340w. 
N.   Y.  Times.   13:   33S.  Je.   13,   '08.   220w. 

Hall,  Bolton.  A  little  land  and  a  living;  in- 
trod.  by  William  Borsodi.  $1.  Arcadia 
press.  8-19079. 

In  no  way  a  repetition  of  the  author's  "Three 
acres  and  liberty."  The  book  was  Etimulated 
by  a  letter  from  Mr.  Borsodi  to  Mr.  Hall  in 
which  the  former  points  to  the  farm  as  the  real 
hope,  the  one  ray  of  sunshine  that  is  destined 
to  lighten  the  burden  and  cheer  the  lives  of  the 
needy  of  our  large  cities.  Its  aim  is  that  of 
encouraging  the  overworked  wage  earner  to 
reach  out  for  a  better,  saner  living,  thru  cul- 
tivating  the    little   lands. 


A.    L.  A.    Bl<l.  4:   237.   O.   '08. 
"We    heartily    recommend    this    work    to    all 
our    readers    who    live    on    the    land    and    to    all 
those    who    dream    of    some    time    coming    into 
intimate   touch  with   the   Great   Mother." 
+  Arena.    40:    382.    O.    '08.    600w. 
"The    effort    to    turn    towards    the    land    the 
superfluous  population  of  the  cities  ...   is  one 
that   deserves   all    encouragement   not   alone   for 
economic    but    also    for    higher    interests." 
+  Cath.   World.   88:    112.   O.    '08.   360w. 
"His    argument    is    marred    by    many    divaga- 
tions   of    one    sort   or   another." 

—  Educ.   R.  30:  522.  D.  '08.   SOw. 
"Lacks  in  systematic  and  personal  apprehen- 
sion of  the   question,   but  is  full   of  stimulant." 

h    Ind.    65:   950.    O.    22,    '08.    400w. 

"The  book  should  be  read  not  only  by  those 
who  are  immediately  interested  in  improving 
their  life's  prospect,  but  by  those  whose  pros- 
perity enables  them  to  consider  means  for  the 
betterment  of  others  less  fortunately  situated  in 
the   matter   of  worldlv  goods." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  375.  Jl.  4,  'OS.  770w. 
"All  readers  who  became  interested  in  the 
suggestions  offered  by  Mr.  Hall  in  the  intro- 
ductory book  will  find  the  facts  given  in  its 
sequel  to  be  even  more  valuable  and  to  the  pur- 
pose." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:   127.  Jl.   '08.  80w. 
H Spec.   101:   372.    S.    12,   '08.   520w. 


Hall,    Francis    Joseph.        Authority:    eccle- 
siastical   and    biblical.     **$i.5o.     Long- 
mans. 8-10429. 
A  discussion   of  the   subject  from    "the   view- 
point of  the  anti-Protestant  wing  of  the  Epis- 
copal   church.      The    author    notes    and    makes 
acute    if    not    convincing    replies    to    the    objec- 
tions   of    Protestant    writers,    who    understand 
'ecclesiastical       infallibility'       differently       from 
him." — Outlook. 


"It  is  difficult  to  reconcile  his  idea  of  author- 
ity with  the  modern  world,  which  is  insistent 
on  the  freedom  of  inquiry,  and  is  filled  with 
the  spirit  of  democracy.  Dr.  Hall's  reconcili- 
ation is  not  likely  to  stand;  he  must  go  one 
way  or  the  other,  or  else  sit  down  between 
two    stools."    E.    S.    Drown. 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   607.  O.   24,  '08.    140w. 

—  Outlook.    89:    128.    My.    16,    '08.    200w. 

Hall,  Rev.  Francis  Joseph.  Introduction 
to  dogmatic  theology.  **$i.50.  Long- 
mans. 7-14566. 
"The  first  of  an  intended  series  of  ten  vol- 
umes, covering  the  entire  theological  field  as 
commonly  outlined.  The  aim  is  instructive 
rather  than  investigative.  .  .  .  The  declaration 
that  'every  particular  Catholic  church'  pos- 
sesses 'authority  in  doctrine,'  and  his  claim 
that  'these  doctrines  are  contained  in  a  de- 
posit of  faith  which  was  committed  to  the 
church  of  God  in  pentecostal  days;  that  it  is 
the  double  advantage  of  a  Catholic  theologian 
that  lie  IS  taught  the  premises  of  his  science 
by  the  Spirit-guided  church,  and  receives  sac- 
ramental grace  within  the  church  to  master 
the  trutli  thus  conveyed  to  him,'  sufficiently 
indicate  his  accepted  limitations  and  the  class 
of  readers  he  may  expect  to  reach." — Am.  J. 
Theol. 


Reviewed    bv    George    Cross. 

Am.  J.  Theol.  12:  162.  Ja.  '08.  140w. 
"It  requires  but  moderate  acquaintance  with 
the  writings  of  representative  Anglicans  to  be 
aware  that  this  work  will  not  be  accepted  as 
a  standard  by  the  Anglican  church  as  a  body, 
but  at  most  a  strong  minority  party  in  it, 
the  so-called  Anglo-Catholics." 

—  Outlook.  87:   46-   S.    7,   '07.   210w. 

Hall,   H.   Fielding.      Inward  light.     **$i.75. 
Macmillan.  8-2180. 

A  book  to  be  read  in  connection  with  the 
author's  "Soul  of  a  people."  It  develops  the 
"great  and  vital  principle  of  truth  that  under- 
lies Buddhism."  It  analyzes  the  evolution  of  a 
soul  as  it  comes  into  the  ccwisciousness  of  its 
spiritual  power  and  manifests  symbolic  perfec- 
tion of  body. 


"Charming,     even    enchanting    in    style,     but 
lacks     serious     acquaintance     with     facts,     and 
mingles    beauty    and    truth    with    partial    state- 
ments and  actually  false  conclusions." 
h  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    237.   O.    '08. 

"This  work  contains  twenty-two  chapters,  not 
one  of  which  the  thoughtful  reader  will  be  will- 
ing to  leave  unread.  Many  of  them  will  call  for 
a  second  perusal  because  of  the  light  they  throw 
on  manv  problems  that  have  for  ages  perplexed 
the  brain  of  man."  B.  O.  Flower. 
+   J-   Arena.   39:  486.  Ap.   '08.   3500w. 

"It  Is  impossible  to  deny  that  the  'call  of  th« 
Kast'  is  clear  and  alluring  in  these  pages,  or 
that  the  'long  long  thoughts'  of  which  the  book 
is  a  presentation  are  not  quietly  and  effective- 
ly set   forth." 

-I-  Ath.   1908,   2:  12.   Jl.   4.   380w. 

"Charming,  even  enchanting,  is  this  bit  of 
philosophv  disguised  as  a  work  of  fiction.  But 
as  a  pres'entation  of  Buddhism  it  lacks  all  the 
marks  of  serious  acquaintance  with  originals  or 
reality."   W:   E.    GrifHs. 

h  Dial.  44:  243.  Ap.  16,  '08.  C50w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Hall,  H.  Fielding — Continued. 

"In  the  discussion  of  various  details,  such  aa 
transmigration,  the  law  of  recompense,  etc.,  Mr. 
Hall  is  a  safe  enough  guide;  but  in  his  tone,  in 
his  interpretation  of  the  spirit,  he  is  at  the 
antipodes  of  the  truth." 

+  —  Nation.   86:  283.    Mr.    26,    '08.    450w. 

"It  would  be  nard  to  find  a  better  expression 
of  the  gentle  spirit  of  Gautama,  the  Buddha, 
than  is  given  in  this  book.  The  book  is  a  joy- 
to   read." 

-j N.  Y.  Times.  13:  131.  Mr.   7.  '08.  llOOw. 

"A  mingling  of  beauty  and  truth  with  partial 
statements  and  actually  false  conclusions.  It 
will  attract  the  superficial  reader  by  its  glow- 
ing language  and  entertain  the  more  sober 
mind  by  its  constant  challenge  to  his  thought.  ' 
+  Outlook.  88:  561.  Mr.  7,  '08.  550w. 
"The  style   is  charming." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  37:  512.  Ap.  '08.  50w. 

Hall,  S.  Roland.  How  to  get  a  position 
and  how  to  keep  it,  with  special  hints 
to  various  classes  of  applicants.  **5oc. 
Funk.  8-22077. 

Hard  work  is  the  keynote  to  the  success 
which  Mr.  Hall  preaches.  He  gives  practical 
advice  on  the  choice  of  an  occupation;  on  let- 
ters of  application;  on  personal  application  and 
letters  of  recommendation.  There  are  also  spe- 
cial hints  to  various  classes  of  applicants,  and 
a  closing  chapter  on  Keeping  positions  and 
winning   promotions. 


-f   Ind.   65:  439    Ag.   20,   '08.  50w. 
Lit.  D.  37:  672.  N.  7,  '08.  lOOw. 
"Even   those  who   have  already   had   practical 
experience,   as  well  as  the  business  novitiate  in 
wage-earning,   can  learn   mucli  from  Mr.   Hall's 
book." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  453.   Ag.    15,   'OS.    150w. 

Hamel,  Frank.  Famous  French  salons. 
*$3.5o.  Brentano's. 
The  salon  history  of  French  society  from 
early  in  the  seventeenth  to  early  in  the  nine- 
teenth century— from  the  Marquise  de  Ram- 
bouillet  to  Madame  R6camier.  Each  of  the  nine 
leaders  of  salons  is  sketched  in  the  light  of  her 
special  gift  for  attracting  and  holding  the  bril- 
liant minds  of  the  day;  as,  for  instance,  the 
wit  of  Madame  du  Deffaud  and  the  literary 
tastes    of    Mme.    Recamier. 


"The  impression  remains  with  the  reader  of 
a  brisk  little  story  written  with  perfect  taste, 
while  it  is  at  heart  a  genuine  song  of  the  sons 
and  daughters  of  M'artha." 

+  Nation.    87:    36.    Jl.    9,    '08.   170w. 
"The   decided    charm   of   this    book   lies    in    its 
clear,  unlabored  delineation  of  character." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  392.  Jl.  11,  '08.  300w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:   615.   O.   24,  '08.   30w. 

Hamilton,    Clarence    G.    Outlines    of    music 
history.  $1.50.   Ditson.  8-7604. 

A  concise  survey  of  the  entire  field  of  musical 
development,  presented  in  the  light  of  recent 
research.  It  is  designed  for  the  general  reader 
and  the  student.  It  treats  alien  musical  sys- 
tems; mediaeval  music;  epoch  of  vocal  counter- 
point: development  of  monophony;  Bach,  Han- 
del, Gluck;  perfection  of  the  sonata  form;  tran- 
sition to  the  romantic  style;  nineteenth  century 
romanticists,  opera,  and  composers;  and  the 
music  of  the  present  day. 


"The  narrative  is  in  each  case  well  told, 
and  the  author  is  skilful  in  selecting  from  his 
authorities  the  passages  which  have  abiding 
human   interest." 

^ Ath.   1908,   2:  363.   S.   26.   440w. 

-I-    N.   Y.   Times.   13:    400.    Jl.    18,   'OS.    380w. 
"A     pleasant     and     interesting     book     on     an 
agi-eeable     subject.     He     has     chosen     nine     fa- 
mous  ladies    ...   in   some   instances   his   choice 
cannot  be   disputed;    in   others   it   can." 
H Spec.    100:    710.    My.    2,    '08.    470w. 

Hamilton,  Cecily.  Diana  of  Dobson's.  t$i.5G. 
Century.  8-19716. 

A  London  shop-girl  of  spirit  chafing  under  the 
tyranny  of  Dobson's  drapery  establishment 
comes  to  open  rebellion  upon  the  eve  of  a  wind- 
fall. She  inherits  three  hundred  pounds,  de- 
termines to  ETO  straight  to  Paris  and  to  enjoy 
clothes,  freedom,  and  fun  so  long  as  her  little 
fortune  lasts.  At  the  end  of  a  month  she  is 
penniless  but  has  found  a  lover,  a  titled  Eng- 
lishman, whom  she  dismisses  but  finds  again 
in  a  later  state  of  great  want. 

"Lively,  unobjectionable  story." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  269.  N.  '08.  + 
"Though  as  literature  this  novel  cannot  be 
said  to  rank  high,  it  is  incomparably  better 
than  the  general  popular  novel  that  appeals  to 
the  summer  reader.  It  is  a  bright,  interesting 
arid  rather  unique  love  story,  but  it  possesses  a 
merit  far  beyond  this." 

-I-  Arena.    40:    393.    O.    '08.    870w. 


"It  is  an  excellent  little  book,  fully  abreast  of 
modern   musical   scholarship." 

+   Dial.   44:  280.   My.   ],  '08.  50w. 
"A   concise   survey  of   the  whole   field   of  mu- 
sical  development." 

-t-    Ind.   65:   321.   Ag.    6,   '08.   40w. 
"A    volume   commendably   free   from   superflu- 
ous facts." 

-f-   Nation.  80:339.  Ap.  9,  '08.  220w. 

Hamilton,  Clayton  Meeker.  Materials  and 
methods  of  fiction;  with  an  introd.  by 
Brander   Matthews.   **$i.5o.    Baker. 

8-17693. 
A  constructive  study  of  the  art  of  fiction 
from  which  amateurs  who  have  the  professional 
goal  in  view  may  see  how  great  fiction  has  been 
and  must  be  written.  From  a  study  of  novels 
and  short  stories  the  author  deduces  and  for- 
mulates the  general  principles  of  the  art  of  fic- 
tion, emphasizing  well  the  importance  of  un- 
derstanding the  relation  between  fact  and  fic- 
tion, the  distinction  between  the  actual  and  the 
real.  The  book  recommends  itself  to  college 
students,  young  authors,  club  members,  circu- 
lating libraries  and  general  readers.  The  best 
specimens  of  short  story  which  literature  af- 
fords are  used  thruout  for  the  illustration  of 
principles. 


"Particularly  well  adapted  for  general  read- 
ing. It  does  not  cover  the  subject  completely 
and  is  of  comparatively  small  value  for  seri- 
ous study  beside  Perry's  'Study  of  prose  fic- 
tion.' " 

h  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    259.    N.    '08. 

"In   general   the  book   is  no  less  admirable  in 
exprfssion    than    in    conception:    clear   and    con- 
crete,   full   of    delightful    niceties    of    detail,    and 
not  seldom  rising  into  style."   Brian  Hooker. 
-I Forum.   40:   53.   Jl.   'OS.   1650w. 

"There  is  plenty  of  real  cerebration,  and 
thouglrtful  novel  readers  may  gain  considerable 
information  and  some  points  of  view  that  will 
be    both   new   and    valuable." 

-I Ind.   65:   841.   O.   8,   '08.   300w. 

"It  is,  all  in  all,  a  suggestive,  informing,  and 
thoroughlv  interesting  book,  if  not  profound. 
The  subject  scarcely  warrants  profundity.  The 
book  becomes  a  sort  of  general  survey  of  the 
best  fiction,  helping  to  revive  pleasant  memor- 
ies, to  introduce  the  young  readers  to  'writers 
previously  known  only  by  repute.  It  is  a  good 
plan   and  well   worked   out." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  401.  Jl.  IS,  '08.  660w. 

"It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  the  very  real 
value  of  Mr.  Hamilton's  book  depends  far  less 
upon  direct  and  specific  research  involved  in 
it  than  upon  a  certain  wise  and  healthful  out- 
look upon  life  in  general,  that  lies  at  the 
basis  of  his  careful  and  logical  subdivision  of 
his  book.  It  has  this  vital  quality  of  a  b09k 
that  is  really  worth  while,  that  where  it  fails 
to    convince    it    helps    you    to    clarify    your    own 


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reasons  for  believing  just  the  opposite."   F:    T. 
Cooper. 

-I No.    Am.    188:    621.    O.    '08.    830w. 

"Should    be    of   value    to    college    students,     to 
young  authors,   and  to  literary  clubs." 
+    R.  of   Rs.   38:  126.   Jl    '08.   6'Ow. 

Hamilton,  James  Shelley.  Butt  Chanler, 
freshman.  t$i-50.  Appleton.  8-27804. 
A  rousing  college  tale  with  intimate  char- 
acterizations of  the  prevailing  customs  among 
American  college  students  of  to-day.  The  hero 
is  a  young  freshman  who  is  subjected  to  the 
usual  round  of  initiatory  hazing,  to  the  usual 
athletic  physical  hardening  process;  and  in 
spite  of  misunderstandings  and  misrepresenta- 
tions, is  proven  to  be  morally  straight  and 
true.  There  is  the  usual  campus  and  gridiron 
setting. 

N.   Y.    Times.   13:   580.   O.   17,   '08.   90w. 

Hamlin,    Myra    Sawyer.      Persis    Putnam's 

treasure.  t$i.25.   Little.  8-30931. 

One   of    the    "Nan"    stories   which   follows    the 

rescue    of    a    wealthy    girl    from    morbidness    by 

a.  group  of  healthy  happy  campers. 


N.     Y.  Times.  13:  737.   D.   5,  '08.   SOw. 

Hammerton,  John  Alexander.     In  the  track 

of    R.    L.    Stevenson    and    elsewhere    in 

old  France.  *$2.40.   Scribner.       7-38531. 

The      author,      an      enthusiastic      follower      of 

Stevenson,    devotes    nearly    a    half    of    his    book 

to  the  track  of  the   Travels  with  a  donkey  and 

An    inland    voyage.      He    goes    over    the    ground 

supplementing    his    observations    with    extracts 

from    what    Stevenson    wrote    about    places    in 

the  course.     Further  rambles  in  Le  Puy,   in   the 

country   of   the    Camisards   and    in    the    town   of 

Tartarin   are    equally    interesting. 


+   Dial.    45:    169.    S.    16,    '08.    330w. 
"A  parasitic  growth,  and  a  fairly  heavy  one." 

—  Nation.    87:    313.    O.    1,    '08.    300w. 

"It    would    be    a    delightful    thing    to    devote 

three   or   four    months    to   a   journey   in   France, 

with  Mr.  Hammerton's  book  to  show  the  way." 

-I-    N.   Y.   Times.   13:    3S8.   Jl.    11,     OS.    SOOw. 

"This  is  a  pleasant  book,  and  may  give  some 

hints   for   future   holidays." 

+  Spec.   99:   1101.     D.    28,    '07.   IGOw. 

Hammond,   Eleanor   Prescott.     Chaucer:    a 
*       bibliographical  manual.  *$3.   Macmillan. 

8-28623. 
"Without  including  annotation  of  the  Chau- 
cerian text  (except  a  few  well-known  cru- 
ces),  or  allusions  to  Chaucer,  or  the  lighter 
'literary'  essays,  or  'third-hand'  biographies, 
the  author  ha.s  nevertheless  filled  a  volume  of 
nearly  six  hundred  pa?:es  with  references,  well 
digested  abstracts,  independent  criticisms,  and 
judiciously  selected  extracts  dealing  with  all 
phases  of  Chaucer's  life  and  works,  as  well  as 
the  works  (in  a  group  by  themselves)  which 
have  been  printed  with  Chaucer's  or  attributed 
to  him." — Dial. 


"As  far  as  we  have  tested  the  book,  all  the 
im.portant  works  on  Ch..iucer  are  noted  in  the 
proper  places,  and  there  are  very  few  errors  of 
citation  or  misprints.  The  index  is  good.  As 
far  as  the  author's  work  is  concerned,  then, 
we  have  little  but  praise  of  the  volume,  which 
represents  the  labor  of  vears." 

-I-   Dial.    45:  318.    N.    W,    '08.    30'0w. 

"Her  book,  as  a  rule,  is  marked  b^-  a  fresh- 
ness which  does  not  belong  to  the  mere  com- 
?u  5  ®,,.^°'''^-  ^^  '^  to  be  regretted,  however, 
that  Miss  Hammond  should  so  frequently  ne- 
glect to  give  the  dates  of  the  manuscripts, 
mere  is  only  one  omission  worth  mentioning" 
-I-  —  Nation.  87:  575.  D.  10,  '08.  3S0w. 
R.   Of   Rs.   3'8:  640.   N.   '08.   SOw. 


Hamp,    Sidford    Frederick.      Trail    of    the 

*  badger:  a  story  of  the  Colorado  border 
thirty  years  ago.  t$i.5o.  Wilde. 
The  subject  of  desert  reclamation  is  handled 
hero  in  a  vivid  picture  of  life  on  the  sout?iern 
border  of  Coiorado  "where  the  fringes  of  two 
discordant  civilizations  overlapped  each  other — 
the  strenuous  Anglo-Saxon  and  the  easy-going 
Mexican."  Two  boys,  alert,  and  physically  fit, 
encounter  all  sorts  of  dangers  in  the  way  of 
enemies  and  wild  animals  while  endeavoring  to 
reclp.im  a  stretcli  of  worthless  desert  waste. 


"The  boys  of  to-day  will  find  it  interesting 
to  compare  the  conditions  here  depicted  with 
those  that  exist  at  the  present  time,  a  single 
generation   later." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  6,^5.  N.  7,   'OS.   lOCw. 

Hancock,    Albert    Elmer,     John    Keats:    a 
literary    biography.    **$2.    Houghton. 

8-28422. 
A  biography  which  brings  to  bear  upon  the 
increasing  store  of  facts  concerning  Koats' 
life,  the  latter  day  methods  of  interpretation 
and  valuation.  This  sketch  is  characterized  by 
"an  informing  of  the  progressive  development 
of  Keats'  genius,  the  filling  in  of  the  back- 
ground of  his  life  with  new  authentic  and 
specific  details,  the  interpretation  of  his  po- 
ems by  his  letters  and  a  brilliant  account  of 
the   posthumous   growth   of    his    reputation." 


Mr.  Hancock  is  inclined  to  write  staccato. 
His  first  few  chapters  especially  strain  for 
effect.  The  interpretative  portion  of  Profes- 
sor Hancock's  work,  however,  is  the  note- 
worthy feature  of  his  book."  W.  E.  Simonds 
-i Dial.    45:    341.    N.    16,    '08.    1150w. 

"Its  success  is  due  to  scholarly  co-crdinatiou 
of  facts  and  sane  reasoning  upon  them;  its  fail- 
'ire  IS  simply  that  Professor  Hancock  is  too  un- 
like John  Keats.  Professor  Hancock  for  the 
most  part  brings  out  admirablv  those  compo- 
nent events  and  experiences  which  went  to  the 
making  of  Keats.  He  depicts  well  many  pha- 
ses of  the  man:  what  he  misses  is  th-^  very 
man  himself— the  central  note  of  his  nature  by 
which  all  is  to  be  understood.  And  vet  the 
book  IS  well  worth  reading."  Brian  Jiobker. 
H Forum.    40:  584.    D.    'OS.    SOOOw. 

"A  book  which  is  indeed  the  life  of  a  poet 
written  by  a  man  stirred  by  his  subject  real- 
izing and  making  the  reader  realize  those  es- 
sentials that  made  Keats  Keats,  rather  than 
harping  on  those  qualities  which  he  shared  with 
ordinary  men,  Mr.  Hancock  has  made  use  of 
much  new  material  in  this  book,  material 
which  has  come  to  light  since  Houghton's  and 
Colvin  s    lives." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    675.   N.    14,    '08.    140w. 

Hancock,      Elizabeth      Hazlewood.      Betty 
Pembroke.  $1.50.    Neale.  7-41586. 

All  about  a  tender-nearted,  true-to-self  young 
Virginia  maid  and  her  friends  and  lovers. 

Handbook  of  learned  societies  and  institu- 
tions: America.  $4.  Carnegie  inst. 
V.  1.  This  first  volume  deals  with  societies 
in  the  United  States,  Canada,  Mexico  the 
West  Indies,  Central  and  South  America.  Each 
entry  commences  with  the  official  name  of  the 
society  or  institution,  its  postal  address  and 
the  name  of  the  official,  if  any,  to  whom  com- 
munications should  be  addressed.  Notes  of  its 
history  are  given,  including  dates  of  founda- 
tion and  incorporation  and  changes  of  name 
and  organisation,  and  if  it  possesses  a  library 
the  number  of  volumes  is  stated;  its  object- 
time  and  place  of  meeting;  number  of  members 
and  fees;  the  exact  titles  of  its  publications 
and  any  special  publications;  the  mode  of  dis- 
tribution of  publications;  and  a  statement  of 
research   funds   and   prizes."    (Nature.) 

"Includes  neither  art  museums  nor  libraries 
though   the  admission  of  such   libraries  and  art 


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Handbook  of  learned  societies — Continued. 
galleries  as  publish  real  contributions  to 
knowledge  would  have  enhanced  the  value  of 
the  work.  The  further  omission  of  medicaJ 
and  agricultural  societies  and  institutions,  and 
of  civic  leagues  must  also  be  regarded  as  a 
serious  drawback.  Within  its  field,  however, 
the  book  cannot  fail  to  be  highly  appreciated 
by  librarians  and  scientific  workers  in  general." 
+  —  Nation.  87:  207.  S.  3,  '08.  470w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  1.) 
"Cannot  fail  to  be  of  great  use  to  those  in- 
terested in  American  societies  and  their  work; 
its  production  reflects  great  credit  on  all  con- 
cerned with  its  preparation  and  Dublication." 
H.    M. 

+   Nature.  78:  340.  Ag.   13,   '08.   500w.   (Re- 
view  of  V.    1.) 

Haney,  John  Louis.  Name  of  William 
Shakespeare:  a  study  of  orthography. 
*$i.    Egerton   press.  7-18135. 

Aims  "to  present  in  convenient  form  the 
principal  facts  that  have  been  elicited  con- 
cerning the  origin  and  etymology  of  the  name 
and  the  vicissitudes  of  its  orthography  at  va- 
rious periods  of  its  history." 

Dial.  44:47.  Ja.  16,  '08.  380w. 
"Although  here  and  there  the  essay  has  a 
more  controversial  air,  perhaps,  than  its  au- 
thor intended,  it  is,  on  the  whole,  a  fair,  com- 
plete, and  clear  exposition  of  the  subject.  So 
far  as  we  have  observed,  it  takes  account  of 
every  scrap  of  evidence  available,  up  to  the 
time   that   it  went   to   print." 

+   +   Nation.    S3:    283.    O.    4,    '06.    340w. 

Hanus,  Paul  Henry.  Beginnings  in  in- 
dustrial education;  and  other  educa- 
tional discussions.  *$i.  Houghton. 

8-21612. 

A  practical  rather  than  thoretical  treatment 
of  some  vital  present-day  educational  questions. 
The  first  part  deals  specifically  with  problems 
of  industrial  education  in  this  country,  with 
vocational  education,  under  state  auspices;  and 
the  second,  with  some  of  the  results  obtained 
in   the  secondary  schools  of  Germany. 

N.   Y.   Times.   1::!:  540.   O.   3,   'OS.    240w. 

Harben,  William  Nathaniel.  Gilbert  Neal. 
t$i.5o.   Harper.  8-27805. 

The  fact  that  Gilbert  Neal  for  a  third  time 
mortgages  everything  he  possesses  to  keep  a 
lawless,  worthless  brother  from  the  penitentiary 
plays  small  part  in  this  tale  except  to  show 
the  qualities  of  the  young-  hero's  character. 
The  serious  work  of  the  author  is  the  portray- 
al of  the  three  characters  in  a  fatal  triangle 
and  the  relations  of  the  hero  to  each.  One  of 
the  three,  the  long  suffering  wife  of  a  dissolute 
minister,  is  the  hero's  good  angel,  who  teaches 
him  moderation  by  saving  him  from  the  rash 
acts  of  hot  headed  chivalry. 


"The  only  human  being  in  the  story  is  one 
Daggart,  village  store-keeper  and  money-lender, 
and,  as  he  says,  'just  a  natural  man,  by 
hunky.'  " 

h   Nation.    87:    442.    N.    5,    '08.    320w. 

Harding,  John  William.  Chorus  lady;  novel- 
ized from  James  Forbes'  play.  t$i.5o. 
Dillingham.  8-10283. 

In  this  novelization  the  heroine  of  the  play 
loses  neither  her  penchant  for  testing  the  whole 
gamut  of  slang  nor  her  unafraid  attitude  to- 
ward sturdy  sacrifice. 


Harding,   John   William.     Paid   in    full,   by 
Eugene    Walter;    a    story    of    modern 
American  life,  novelized  from  the  play 
by    John    W.    Harding.    t$i.5o.    Dilling- 
ham. 8-16949. 
The  novelization  of  a  popular  play  of  the  sea- 
son.    It   is   a   story   of   married   life   in   which   a 
whining,    weak-willed    husband    takes    to    blam- 
mg    capital,    his    employer,    and    his    own    loyal 
wife    for    the    ill    success    which    follows    in    the 
wake  of  his  anarchism.  He  becomes  a  defaulter, 
thrusts  his  wife,  at  the  sacrifice  of  her  woman- 
hood,  between  him  and   the  prison  walls  which 
loom   up  before  him.     ,She  pays  in  full  her  debt 
of   obligation    to   him   by   begging   his    employer, 
of  doubtful   morals,   for  mercy.     In   the  denoue- 
ment,   the   hard   hand   of   the    capitalist   puts   on 
the    velvet    glove;    Jimsy,      the    faithful     friend, 
proves   his  allegiance,   but  the  husband   pursues 
the  way  of  the  lost  soul  to  the  suicide's  grave. 

"There  has  been  no  falling  off  in  the  dramatic 
interest  and  no  serious  blurring  of  the  charac- 
ters." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  329.  .Te.  13,  '08.  230w. 

Harding,    John    William.        The    time,    the 

place    and    the    girl;    from    the    play   of 

Will   M.    Hough   and  Frank   R.   Adams. 

t$i.  Dillingham.  8-22547. 

A  story  based  upon   the  play,    "The  time,  the 

place   and    the   girl." 


N.   Y.   Times.   13:  478.  Ag.    29,    '08.   ISOw. 

Hardy,  Thomas.  The  dynasts.  3  pts.  ea, 
*$i.50.  Macmillan. 
pt.  3.  "In  this  Part  III  we  see  the  career 
of  Napoleon  in '  a  convulsed  liurope  draw  to 
its  close  in  the  colossal  tragedy  whose  main 
features  are  the  burning  of  Moscow  and  the 
retreat  of  the  Grand  army  through  the  hoiTors 
of  the  Russian  winter,  the  battle  of  Leipzig, 
the  abdication  of  the  Emperor,  Elba,  the  re- 
turn,   and   Waterloo." — N.    Y.    Times. 


"It  would  be  absurd  to  pretend  that  the  book 
Is  as  delightful  as  the  play,  but  it  is  a  credit- 
able and  interesting  discharge  of  a  difficult 
task,  and  is  perhaps  the  best  of  recent  novel- 
izations." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  302.  My.   30,  '08.  lOOw. 


"Never  has  Mr.  Hardy's  constructive  genius 
mastered  so  completely  as  in  his  latest  work 
difficulties   arising   from    mass   of  material." 

-f  Ath.  1908,  1:  015.  My.  16.  lOOOw.  (Re- 
view of  pt.  3.) 
"There  is  not  a  line  of  poetry  in  'Dynasts.' 
Had  Mr.  Hardy  attempted  true  drama,  he  must 
have  failed  lamentably;  but  the  fact  is,  he  has 
attempted  something  else — to  get  a  certain  pic- 
torial effect  by  irregular  means — and  he  has 
not   failed."    H.    W.    Bovnton. 

—  +  Bookm.  27:  486.  Jl.  '08.  1150w.  (Re- 
view of  pts.  1-3.) 
"With  the  third  section,  now  completing  the 
work,  we  become  conscious  of  a  precipitation, 
still  somewhat  cloudy,  of  the  sesthetical,  ethical, 
and  philosophical  elements  hitherto  held  in  so- 
lution, and  we  feel  that  a  great  task  nas  been 
worthily    performed."     W:    M.    Payne. 

+  Dial.  44:307.  My.  16,  '08.  2000w.  (Re- 
view of  pt.  3.) 
"From  the  beginning  of  the  sixth  act  in  the 
famous  ballroom  at  Brussels  to  the  final  scene 
in  the  wood  of  Bossu  where  Napoleon  broods 
over  his  defeat,  Mr.  Hardy  is  at  his  very  best, 
and  in  this  kind  outside  of  the  chronicle  plays 
of   Shakespeare   there    is   none   better." 

+  Nation.  86:  353.  Ap.  16,  '08.  1800w. 
(Review  of  pt.  1  and  3.) 
"The  stage  is  enormous  and  heroic,  but  the 
whole  vast  play  is  seen  in  every  corner  and 
from  every  point  of  view  at  once  in  amazing 
particularity  and  with  a  remembrance  of  its 
part   in    the    cosmic   scheme." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  249.  My.  2,  '08.  2500w. 
(Review  of   pt.    1-3.) 
"Taking    the    completed    poem,    we    feel    that 
the  poet  has  attained  unity,   and   that  the  dra- 
matic quality  of  the  whole  is  his  great  achieve- 
ment." 

-t;  Spec.    100 :    462.    Mr.    21,   '08.    &50w.    (Re- 
view   of    pt.    3.) 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


155 


Hare,    Christopher.      Courts    and    camps    of 
*       the  Italian  renaissance;  being  a  mirror 
of  the  life   and  times   of  the   ideal   gen- 
tleman,   Count    Baldassare    Castiglione. 
=^$2.50.  Scribner. 
"Mr.   Hare   not  merely  epitomizes  Castiglione's 
'Cortegiano'    itself,    but    gives    a   discursive     ac- 
count   of    the    author's    life    and    of    the    stirring 
events    which    he    saw.     Castiglione's    biography- 
was  well  worth  presenting  in  this   fashion,   and 
'The  courtier'  is  always  in  order.     The  contacts 
which   such   a  man   has   with    the  great  ones   of 
his    age,    furnish   a   better   insight   into    the   hu- 
man side  of  the  renaissance   than  we  often   get 
when    our    attention    is      priniarily     directed    to 
Alexander  VI,   or  Julius  II,  or  to  the  ambitious 
princes  who  competed  for  secular  prizes." — Na- 
tion. 


English  woman,  her  neglected  child,  Roger,  and 
a  number  of  lesser  individuals  culled  from  the 
CocKshot   Hills. 


"Many    portraits    from    well-known    paintings 
enhance    the    impression    of    reality    which      Mr. 
Hare's    agreeable    narrative    makes    upon    us." 
+    Nation.    87:    548.    D.    3,    '08.    140w. 

"Altogetlier  Mr.  Hare  awakens  an  active  de- 
sire to  possess  the  'Cortegiano'  in  its  entirety, 
and  what  more  could  any  enthusiastic  biog- 
rapher do  for  his  subject?"  Hildegarde  Haw- 
thorne. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    512.    S.    19,    '08.    900w. 

Hare,   Christopher.    Life    of    Louis   XI,    the 
rebel    dauphin   and   the   statesman   king 
from     his     original     letters     and     other 
documents.   *$2.5o.   Scribner.       W7-182. 
A  biography  whose  material  has  been  supplied 
chiefly  by  Lc'uis's  "lettres  misfeives"  and  "pieces 
justificatives."   "The  two  great  figures,   Louis  of 
■^>ance   and    Charles     of     Burgundy,    sometimes 
grotesque  and  sometimes  terrible,  move  against 
a    background    of    civil    wars,    desperate    sieges, 
inhuman  horrors  without  end.   England  with  its 
Wars    of    the    roses    is    closely    connected    with 
Frarce  and  French  politico  through  the  unlucky 
Queen   Marga'-et.    Further   off   in    the   picture   is 
the  always  welcome  and  delightful  presence   of 
her  father,  the  good  King  Ren§,   happy  and  be- 
loved thiough  all  contemporary  storms."   (Spec.) 


"Although  based  on  new  material,  not  schol- 
arly  in    the  highest   sense." 

-i-  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   184.   Je.  '08. 

"A  cardinal  defect  of  the  book  as  a  whole  is 
that    the    light    is    not    sufficiently   concentrated. 
The   excellence   of   the   illustrations   goes   far   to 
redeem  the  chortcomings  of  the  text." 
f-  Ath.  1907,  2:  611.  N.  16.  1680w. 

"This  'most  ditficult  period  of  history'  presents 
a  network  of  tangled  politics  and  a  snarl  of  in- 
terminable feuds;  and  the  patience  and  skill 
with  which  Mr.  Hare  has  threaded  his  way 
through   it   all   deserves   praise." 

+   Dial.  43:  421.  D.  16,  '07.  530w. 

"A  new  study  that  aims  at  supplementing  the 
work   of   preceding    historians." 

+   Nation.  87:   139.  Ag.  13,   '08.   600w. 

"There  is  no  attempt  in  this  volume  to  ideal- 
ize the  man.  but  dispassionate  evidence  is  ad- 
duced to  show  that  his  crimes  are  to  be  consid- 
ered less  from  the  point  of  view  of  personal 
morality  than  from  their  aspect  of  national  pur- 
pose in  an  era  when  France  was  struggling  to 
be  released  from  the  evils  of  feudalism."  G.  S. 
Hellman. 

+  N.  Y.   Times.  13:  64.   F.   1,   '08.   380w. 

"Mr.  Hare  m.ay  be  congratulated  on  having 
opened  a  fresh  field— at  least  a  fresh  point  of 
view — to   English  readers." 

-I Spec.  99:   778.  N.  16,  '07.  1460w. 

Harker,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Allen.   His  first  leave. 
t$i.5o.  Scribner.  8-35365. 

The  author  of  "Paul  and  Fiammetta"  tells 
another  story  in  which  sympathy  for  child- 
hood abounds.  The  hero  is  an  Indian  civil  ser- 
vant on  leave  in  England,  the  heroine,  a  "high- 
minded,  merry-hearted  English  girl";  while  the 
other    characters    are    an    unprincipled    Jew,    an 


"The  plot  is  very  slight  but  the  book  contains 
an  interesting  group  of  characters  who  are,  for 
the   most   part,   well   worth   knowing." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  156.  My.  '08.  + 
"Mrs.  Harker  does  not  always  succeed  in 
keeping  a  tendency  to  sentimentality  under 
control:  but  so  healthy  is  the  tone  of  fhe  book, 
and  so  agreeable  its  style,  that  the  final  im- 
pression it  leaves  is  distinctly  pleasing." 

J Ath.    1907,    2:  723.    D.    7.    ISOw. 

"Possesses  the  initial  merit  of  ^  genuine 
charm  of  style.  But,  on  the  other  hand,  the 
construction  of  the  story  is  distinctly  loose."  F: 
T.   Cooper. 

4 Bookm.   27:  398.   Je.   '08.   400w. 

"A    readable    little    story    for    vsromen." 

+  ind.  65:  552.  S.  3,  '08.  90w. 
"A  slight,  pleasant  story  which  it  is  a  little 
difficult  to  appreciate  at  its  proper  value.  Per- 
haps because  the  authoT-  treats  her  characters 
too  subjectively,  over-editing  them,  as  it  were, 
we  feel  sure  that  we  should  like  them  all  bet- 
ter if  we  met  them  in  real  life  than  we  do 
through  anything  that  they  do  or  say  in  her 
pages." 

H Lond.    Times.    6:    317.    O.    IS,    '07.    4-50w. 

"The    plot    never    thickens    and    the    incidents 
barely   link   themselves    mto   a   chain;    but    they 
are  made  pleasant  reading  by  the  characteriza- 
tion,   which    is   the    strong  point   of   the    book." 
+   Nation.   86:    448.   My.    14,    'OS.   150w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  266.  My.  9,  'OS.  130w. 
"But  the  charm  of  the  book  lies  In  the  deli- 
cate understanding,  shown  by  the  author,  of 
real  human  nature.  The  people  are  distinct  in- 
dividuals. Each  one  stands  out  clearly — faulty, 
attractive,  merry,  and  true,  just  such  a  circle 
of  associations  as  we  would  choose  for  our- 
selves." 

-!-  Outlook.   89:   85.   My.   9,    "08.   20'Uw. 
"A  pretty,   readable  story,  a  little  sentimental 
in   spirit,   and   conventional    in    design     perhaps, 
but    fresh    and    wholesome." 

-I Sat.   R.  104:  520.  O.  26.  '07.  lOOw. 

Harker,  Lizzie  Allen.  Miss  Esperance  and 
*  Mr.  Wycherly.  t$i.5o.  Scribner.  8-25368. 
"This  is  a  story  of  two  charming  children 
brought  up  by  an  even  more  charming  old  maid 
and  old  bachelor.  The  older  people  are  Scotch 
and  the  little  boys  English,  and  the  scene  is 
laid  entirely  in   Scotland." — Spec. 


"Will   find   appreciative  readers   among   lovers 
of  child   life  or   of  quiet  stories   like   'Cranford,' 
with  which,  however,  it  suffers  by  comparison." 
-f-  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    269.   N.   '08. 
"This    is   a   story   of     exceptional     charm.       A 
good    style,    idyllic     simplicity,    originality,      and 
tenderness    add    to    the    attractions    of    a    work 
light   alike   in   theme   and   treatment." 
+  Ath.   1908.   2:   469.   O.   17.   170w. 

"Is  full  of  charm  and  delicacy,  with  a  touch 
now  and  then  of  quiet  but  delicious  humor." 
-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  571.  O.  17.  '08.  40Ow. 
"All  lovers  of  children  should  read  this  deli- 
cate little  study,  which,  if  it  cannot  escape  the 
accusation  of  sentimentality,  is  at  any  rate  very 
charmine-ly  and  sincerely  written." 

+  Spec.   101:   680.   O.   31,   '08.   l®0w. 

Harland,     Marion,    pseud.        Housekeeper's 
week.   **$i.5o.   Bobbs.  8-23880. 

A  preliminary  chapter  entitled  Her  house  in 
order,  is  followed  by  sixteen  chapters  outlin- 
ing work  for  each  dav  of  the  week,  and  eight 
chapters  on  such  topics  as  marketing,  sewing 
and  mendinc  day.  care  of  the  body,  domestic 
materia  medica,  domestic  surgery,  care  of  the 
sick    and    miscellaneous    hints. 


"The    book    is    a    compendium    of    information 
that  will  appeal  not  only  to  the  young  and  in- 


156 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Harland,  Marion,  pseud.— Continued. 
experienced    housekeeper,    but    also    to    her    or 
longer  and   wider   experience. 

+   Ind.   65:   1126.   N.   12,   '08.   120w. 

"This  new  work  seems  to  gather  up  the  frag- 
ments of  her  overflowing  domestic  knowledge 
and  experience  and  present  th-m  in  a  clear  and 
attractive   manner."  „  „ 

^"       +   Lit.    D.   37:   Ml.   D.  12,   '08.   200w. 

"This  is  a  skilful  grouping  of  suggestions  re- 
garding the  various  forms  of  housework  under 
the  days  of   the  week." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    38:    640.    N.    '08.    50w. 

Harnack,   Adolf.   New    Testament    studies; 
2,    The    sayings    of    Jesus,    the    second 
source    of   St.    Matthew   and    St.    Luke; 
tr    by    Rev.    J.    R.    Wilkinson.    (Crown 
lib.,  V.  23.)   *$i.75.  Putnam.         8-14753- 
"Presents  Harnack's  recent  discussion   of   '0/ 
the  common  discourse-source  used  by  Matthew 
and  Luke,  to  English  readers      Harnack  recon- 
structs   this   source,    and    declares    it    to   be    the 
work  of  the  age  of  the  apostles,  perhaps  of  the 
apostle  Matthew  himself,  and  more  ancient  than 
Mark,  for  it  shows  no  Pauline  influence.   —Bib. 
World.  

"Harnack's  'contribution'  is  the  most  thor- 
oueh  that  has  yet  appeared;  immeasurably  su- 
pefiort^^  the  attempts  of  Wendt  and  Resch,  an 
advance  also,  chiefly  by  its  greater  detail  upon 
?hJ  trulv  scholarly  work  of  Hawkins,  Wernle 
and  Burton.  It  suffers,  however,  _from  the  very 
rigidity  of  the  author's  method. 
^  +  _  Am.  J.   Theol.   12:   650.   O.  '08.   500w. 

"The  book  will  not  destroy  Prof.  Harnack's 
reoutation  as  a  higher  critic  whose  scho  ar- 
S  leads  him  to  no^wanton  attack  on  religion, 
and  whose  criticisms  are  distinguished  by  so- 
briety^of^judgment.'^^    431.    O.    10.    550w. 

"It  is  unfortunate  that  so  rigid  a  two-docu- 
ment     hypothesis     underlies     this      stimulating 

^°°li"+   Bib.  world.  32:  78.  Jl.  '08.  70w. 

"The  work  is  an  important  one  for  critical 
study  of  New  Testament  literature  and  the  life 
of.  Christ/'^^.^^^  S6:  578.  Je.  25.  '08.  200w. 

Reviewed   bv   E.    S.    Drown.  .^_,      ,„ 

Keviewea    oy  ^.^^^     ^3.    g^^     q     24,    '08.    40w. 

"His  acuteness,  vigour  and  freshness  make 
the  dullest  details  interesting  In  his  recon- 
struction of  the  original  'Q.'  however  je  fol- 
low   him    with    caution    and    some    slight    mis- 

givings."^^^^   R.  106:  sup.  10.  O.  24,  '08.  370w. 

"We  cannot"  always  accept  Professor  Har- 
nack's criticism,  but  it  is  acute  and  enlighten- 

^"^:j!  _  Spec.  100:  942.  Je.  13,  '08.   500w. 
Harper     Robert   Francis;    Brown,   Francis; 
and   Moore,   George   F.,   eds.    Old   Tes- 
tament and   Semitic   studies  in  memory 
of   William   Rainey   Harper.     2v.      *$io. 
Univ.  of  Chicago  press. 
Twenty-six   essays   contributed  by  prominent 
men   in   fourteen   institutions   of   learning   w^ich 
constitute  a  tribute  to  the  memory  of  Dr.  Har- 
per and  form  a  worthy  expression  of  the  schol- 
arship which  it  was  his  life  work  to  promote. 

"The  volumes  are  a  mark  of  progress  as  well 
as  a  testimonial  to  a  great  teacher.  Reading 
them  with  an  open  mind  we  have  reason  not 
only  to  be  thankful  for  the  past  but  to  be  hope- 
ful for  the  future."     H:  P.   Smith. 

+  Am.  J.  Theol.  12:   251.  Ap.  '08.   1800w. 
+  Ath.   1908,   1:  504.   Ap.   25.   llOOw. 

"The  whole  constitutes  a  fitting  testimony  to 
the  esteem  felt  by  American  scholars  for  a 
peerless  teacher,  an  eminent  scholar,  and  a 
great  i^an.'^^   vVorld.   31:  238.  Mr.  '08.   12aw. 


"It   goes  without   saying  that  the  book  as  a 
whole    is   worthy   of   its   purpose   in   scope,    con- 
tent, and  execution,  and  reflects  much  credit  on 
contributors  and  editors  alike."     J:  P.  Peters. 
-f   +   Bib.  World.  31:  466.  Je.  '08.  34O0w. 
"Two  noble  volumes  of  scholarly  treatises." 

4-   +   Dial.    44:  280.    My.    1,    '08.    250w. 
"All   the   articles   are  fresh,   scholarly   studies 
of    serious    matters    connected   with   Semitic   or 
Old  Testament  learning.     A  magnificent  monu- 
ment." 

+  +  Ind.  64:420.  F.  20,  '08.  800w. 
4-  +  Nation.  86:  308.  Ap.  2,  '08.  lOOOw. 
"The  introductory  essay  ...  is  a  careful  and 
discriminating  study  of  Dr.  Harper  and  his 
work.  The  remaining  essays  are  technical  in 
character  presenting  little  of  interest  except  to 
Old  Testament  students." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:118.   F.   29,   '08.   250w. 
"Apart    from    its    memorial    significance,    this 
collection    of   critical    studies    is   a   distinct   and 
valuable  contribution   to     the     work     to     which 
President   Harper  devoted   his  life." 

-H  Outlook.  88:658.   Mr.   21,   '08.   2'20w. 
"A  fitting  tribute  to  a  scholar's  memory,  and 
such  as  a  scholar  would  desire  to   have!" 
+  Sat,    R.    106:    485.    O.    17,    '08.    lOOOw. 
"In  scholarship  and  dignity  of  form  are  noble 
memorials   to   the   enthusiasm  for  research  that 
characterized  the   first  president  of   the   univer- 
sity." 

-I-  Univ.    Rec.  12:  160.   Ap.  '08.  580w. 

Harper,  Walter  Benjamin.  Utilization  of 
wood  waste  by  distillation:  a  general 
consideration  of  the  industry  of  wood 
distilling,  including  a  description  of  the 
apparatus  used  and  the  principles  in- 
volved. *$3.  St.  Louis  lumberman,  St. 
Louis,   Mo.  7-37257- 

Aims  to  make  good  "the  lack  of  literature  on 
the  subject  of  wood  distillation,  particularly 
that  which  relates  to  the  treatment  of  resinous 
woods."  The  author  presents  "the  different 
phases  of  his  subject  in  such  a  manner  that  it 
might  be  readily  comprehended  by  persons 
lacking  a  preliminarv  scientific  education,  the 
information  contained  being  thought  sufficient  to 
enable  such,  if  suitably  located,  to  establish  and 
operate  a  distilling  plant  on  a  sound  basis." 
(Engin.   D.) 


"Should  Drove  of  essential  value  to  lumber  men 
and  others  interested  in  the  industry,  in  fur- 
nishing them  with  a  treatise  founded  on  a  cor- 
rect  conception   of   the   subject." 

-;-   Engin.  D.  4:  56.  Jl.  '08.  140w. 
"A  brief   bibliography  .    .   .    unfortunately    for 
the   most   part,    consists  of  titles,   only,   without 
dates,    publishers,    etc."  „    ,^„    „„„ 

+  '_  Engin.    N.  58:   659.   D.  12,  '07.   370w. 

Harraden,      Beatrice.        Interplay.      t$i.5o. 
*       Stokes.  8-29739- 

"The  central  situation  of  this  story  is  a  new 
one  A  woman,  unhappily  ma;ried,  runs  away 
v/itii  a  lover,  whose  sudden  death  gives  ner 
husband  the  chance  to  divorce  her,  which  he 
had  refused  to  do  when  it  might  have  been  a 
merciful  act.  Years  after,  she  determines 
from,  the  impulse  of  a  new  and  nobler  love.  *» 
put  away  her  past,  as  men  do,  and  give  herself 
To  happiness.  The  theme  of  the  author  is  equal 
morality   for  men  and  women.  — OutiooK. 


Ind.  65:  1183.  N.  19,  '08.  70w. 
"Tt  is  to  be  added  that  the  story  reads  Inter- 
fstinelv  oarticularly  in  the  first  half.  the 
characters'  in  modelling  and  in  conversation, 
are  often  original,  sprightly,  and  unexpected 
the  situations  fresh  and  seizing.  But  one  would 
welcome     an     interval     of     emancipation     from 

^"^T-'^'^^on.    87:    497.    N.   19,    '08.    370w. 

"Miss    Harraden    has    more    wit    than    humor. 


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and  she  is  occasionally  overly  sentimental.  'In- 
terplay" is  the  best  thing  she  has  done,  not 
even  excepting  her  still  popular  first  book, 
'Ships  that  pass  in  the  night."  " 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  643.   O.  31,  '08.   530w. 

N.   Y.  Times.  13:   743.   D.   5,   '08.   130w. 
"The    somber    stuff    that    is    the    substance    of 
the  storv  is  elaborately  embroidered  with  dainty 
and    skillful    stitches,    making   a   rich    and   orig- 
inal bit  of  work." 

+  Outlook.   90:    748.    N.   28.   '08.    330w. 
"She   can    think  as  well   as   describe,   ard  her 
characters   impress   themselves." 

+  Sat.    R.    lOfi:    644.    N.    21,    '08.    270w. 
H Spec.  101:  743.  N.   7,  'OS.  430w. 

Harris,     Maurice     Henry.     History    of    the 
mediseval  Jews   from  the   Moslem  con- 
quest   of    Spain    to    the    discovery    of 
America.     6oc.     Harris,   M.   H.  8-21947. 
"Deals  with  a  golden  age  of  the  Jews,   when 
their   literature   had   a   splendid    development   in 
Spain   until   they  were  forced   out  by  cruel   per- 
secution   at    the    end    of    the    fifteenth    century. 
The    period    includes    the    time     of    the     mystio 
Nachmanides.    the   philosopher  Maimonides    (the 
author    of    'The    guide    of    the    perplexed'),    and 
the     poets     Jehuda     Halevi     and     Ibn     Gabirol 
Translations    of    some    of    the    works    of    these 
poets   are   given." — Ind. 


Ind.  65:  269.  Jl.  30,  '08.  lOOw. 
"A  fairly  readable  and  trustworthy  summary, 
whose  interest  for  the  average  young  person 
is  probably  not  increased  by  a  slightly  homilet- 
ic  flavor.  It  is  none  the  less  a  marked  im- 
provement on  the  few  existing  text-books  on 
the   subject." 

-I Nation.   86:    216.   Mr.   5,    'OS.    90w. 

Harrison,  Constance  (Gary)  (Mrs.  Burton 
Harrison).  Count  and  the  congress- 
man. 75c.  Cupples  &  L.  8-15151. 

The  rivals  for  a  charming  American  girl  are 
an  impecunious  Italian  count  and  a  million- 
aire congressman.  Contrary  to  the  usual  sit- 
uation the  titled  foreigner  possesses  the  man- 
hood and  the  congressman  is  the  villain.  The 
latter  has  built  his  wealth  upon  the  wreck  of 
the  girl's  father's  fortune.  She  is  clever  enough 
■to  penetrate  his  scheme,  entraps  him  and  wins 
back  enough  money  to  restore,  modestly  the 
Stelvio    estates    at    Lake    Como. 


"The  personages  of  the  novel  are  simply  con- 
venient dummies  for  furthering  the  simple  ac- 
tion of  the  story.  The  dialogue  lacks  distinc- 
tion   of   any    sort." 

1-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   446.  Ag.   15,  '08.   200w. 

Harrison,  Frederic.  My  Alpine  jubilee;  ar- 
ticles from  London  Times,  Westmin- 
ster review,  and  Cornhill  magazine, 
1851-1907.  *$i.25.  Button.  8-26234. 

Ten  short  articles  and  letters  including  six 
letters  written  from  Lake  Leman  last  autumn, 
fifty-six  years  after  the  author's  first  Alpine 
trip,  also  early  essays  on  mountaineering  and 
Sir  Leslie  Stephen's  Alpine  writings.  These 
have  been  collected  and  published  at  the  re- 
quest of  the  Alpine  club  of  London  to  aid  in 
the   celebration  of  its  jubilee. 


"He  writes  with  the  vigour  and  enthusiasm 
inspired  by  the  atmosphere  of  his  beloved 
mountains." 

-f  Ath.   1908,    1:    449.    Ap.    11.    2'50w. 

4-   Dial.    45:    66.    Ag.    1,    '08.    300w. 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  289.  My.  23,  '08.  160w. 
"The  chapters  in  Mr.  Harrison's  volume  are 
of  varying  value.  But  all  are  confidently  com- 
mended   to   the   lover  of   the   Alps." 

-f  Outlook.   89:   625.   Jl.   18,   '08.    520w. 


Harrison,    Frederic.      National    and    social 

problems.  **$i.75.  Macmillan.  8-14733. 
An  appeal  to  international  morality  and  a 
plea  for  social  regeneration.  The  first  part 
deals  with  international  problems,  war  and  im- 
perialism; the  second  part  is  occupied  with 
questions  of  labor,  unionism  and  socialism. 
"The  author  purposes  a  socialism,  economic, 
moral  and  religious,  whereby  the  rforganiza- 
tion  of  society  as  a  whole  will  be  secured  by 
a  new  ethical  and  religious  education,  entirely 
reforming  the  spirit  in  which  capital,  the  prod- 
uct of  societj',  shall  be  used,  enjoyed,  and  con- 
trolled  for   the   good   of   society   alone." 

"A    permanent    value    certainly    attached    to 
the  second  part  of  the  volume."  A.   G.  P. 

+  Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    173.    O.    '08.    530w. 
"Although    many    have   already   read    most,    if 
not  all,  of  the  essays  now  republished,   some  at 
least  of  them  possess  a  curiously  fresh  interest 
at  the  moment,  and  are  most  welcome." 
-f  Ath.  1908,  1:  601.  My.  16.   &00w. 
Ind.    65:    613.    S.    10,    '08.    340vv. 
"The  half  dozen  essays  in  the  second  section 
treat   of   the   modern   unrest  and   the   impending 
revolution    in   the    industrial    order.     In    a      that 
he  has  to  say  upon  this  problem  he  is  still  the 
consistent   and   agressive  Positivist   that  he   has 
always  been." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  288.  My.  23,  '08.  SOOw, 
"We  doubt  whether  a  man  who  avers  that 
he  has  learned  almost  nothing  in  the  last  forty 
years  of  the  nineteenth  century  is  qualified  to 
be  a  leader  of  society  in  the  beginning  of  the 
twentieth   century." 

f-   Outlook.  89:   391.  Je.   20,   '08.   530w. 

Putnam's.   5:   111.   O.   '08.   900w. 
"Mr.   Frederic  Harrison  would   be   a  more  ip- 
structive  teacher,  and,  generally,  a  more  useful 
citizen,  if  he  were  not  possessed  with  the  dogma 
of  his  infallibility." 

r  Spec.  100:  1004.  Je.  27,  '08.  640w. 

Harrison,  Frederic.  Philosophy  of  common 
sense.   **$i.75.   Macmillan.  7-36260. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


"His  volumes  are  of  interest  despite  the  fact 
that  they  add  little  to  what  he  had  already 
printed."     W:    T.     Paullin. 

+  Am.  J.   Theol.   12:   662.   O.   '08.   440w. 

"The  book  is  the  echo  of  long-drawn-ouc  con- 
troversies over  worthless  issues."  R.  E.  Bis- 
hee. 

—  Arena.    40:    474.    N.    "OS.    3»0w. 
Reviewed   by  G:   Hodges. 

Atlan.    102:    130.    Jl.    '08.    400w. 
"The   book   in   question   has   a   certain   value. 
Were  it  not  for  the  title  of  his  latest  book  one 
might    think    that    this    conclusion    was    a    cari- 
cature of  common  sense."     I.   W.   Riley. 

-i Bookm.   26:663.    F.    "08.    1330w. 

"The  collected  Issue  of  these  various  utter- 
ances in  defense  of  positivism  as  the  one  and 
only  common-sense  philosophy  forms  a  valuable 
and  highly  readable  sequel  to  the  preceding 
num.ber  of  the  series." 

-I-  Dial.  44:18.  Ja.  1,  '08.  350w. 
Reviewed    by    S.    Waterlow. 

Int.    J.    Ethics.    19:    130.    O.    '08.    700w. 
"The   work    exhibits    a    philosophical    Bourbon 
who  learns  nothing  and  forgets  nothing."   I.  W. 
Riley. 

—  J.    Phillos.   5:    444.   Jl.    30,    '08.    400w. 
"Mr.     Harrison's     clear    style     and     perfectly 

frank  spirit  lend  a  charm  to  his  work  that  in- 
sure him  a  hearing  with  every  one  interested 
in   philosophical   discussion." 

+    Lit.    D.   37:228.  Ag.  15.  'OS.   430w. 

H Outlook.    88:144.   Ja.    18,    '08.   120w. 

"The  student  of  nineteenth  century  philoso- 
phy who  desires  to  conceive  aright  of  the  spirit, 
method,  and  aims  of  the  system  of  thought  in- 
augurated by  Auguste  Comte  will  find  them 
nowhere  delineated  more  clearly  and  adequately 


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Harrison,   Frederic — Continued. 
than  in  this  volume  by  the  most  prominent  and 
able    of    Comte's    disciples."    E.    Ritchie. 
+  Philos.    R.    17:    558.    S.    '08.    460w. 
Sat.    R.  104:  672.   N.   30,   '07.   86Uw. 

Harrison,  Frederic.  Realities  and  ideals: 
social,  political,  literary  and  artistic. 
(Collected  essays,  v.  4-)  **$i-7S-  Mac- 
millan.  8-26402. 

The  fourth  volume  in  a  series  of  the  au- 
thor's essays  based  on  "one  coherent  gcheme 
of  thought — a  positivist  synthesis— a  reorgan- 
ization of  life,  at  once  intellectual,  moral,  and 
social,  by  faith  in  our  common  humanity." 
This  group  includes  social  and  political  sub- 
jects dealing  with  the  relations  of  England  and 
France,  the  future  of  woman,  marriage  laws, 
use  of  Sunday,  prohibition,  the  church,  parlia- 
mentary reform,  etc.;  and,  under  the  sub- 
ject of  literature  and  art,  discusses  the  re- 
vival of  the  drama,  decadence  in  modern  art, 
and  concludes  with  a  dozen  sketches  of  prom- 
inent   past-century    Englishmen. 


"Of  sheer  good  writing  this  volume  is  full. 
Of  that  dignified  and  impressive  eloquence  of 
which  Mr.  Harrison  is  a  master  no  better  ex- 
ample could  be  found  than  in  the  piece  with 
which   the   volume   opens." 

+  Ath.   190S,   2:   638.   N.    21.   1350w. 

"The  second  part  of  tlie  book,  embracing 
chapters  on  literature  and  art — the  first  part 
being  devoted  to  social  and  political  ques- 
tions— is    especially    attractive." 

+   —  Dial.    45:    348.    N.    16,    '08.    270w. 

"The  essential  characteristic  of  Mr.  Har- 
rison's writing  is  always  earnestness,  tho  he 
often  buries  it  in  bland  humor  or  carries  it 
home   with    stinging    wit." 

4-   Ind.   65:  112.5.   N.    12,    '08.    400w. 

"Mr.  Harrison  ranks  among  living  English- 
men with  John  Morley  as  an  essayist  of  orig- 
inality, weight,  and  charm,  who  has  also  su- 
preme   gifts    in    expression." 

+   Lit.    D.    37:    600.    O.    24,    '08.    160w. 

"Everytliing  that  Mr.  Harrison  writes  is  so 
'meaty'  and  thought-provoking  that  it  seems 
scarcely  necessary  to  call  attention  to  these 
qualities  in  the  collection  of  essays  that  make 
up    the    present    volume." 

+    R.    of    Rs.    38:    638.    N.    '08.    170w. 

Harrison,  Jane  Ellen.  Primitive  Athens  as 
described  by  Thucydides.  *$i.65.  Put- 
nam. 
"The  little  volume  of  168  pages  takes  the  form 
of  a  commentary  on  the  famous  chapter  of 
Thucydides  (II.  15)  in  which  the  historian  dem- 
onstrated the  small  compass  of  primitive  Athens 
by  the  fact  that  the  oldest  shrines  are  all  either 
on  the  Acropolis  or  in  the  adjoining  precinct 
to  the  south  (or  southwest).  Miss  Harrison  dis- 
cusses all  the  old  topographical  problems.  .  .  . 
She  tells  us  all  that  is  known  and  much  that 
is  conjectured  of  the  earlier  pre-Persian  Athens 
on  which  Pater's  imagination  so  fondly  dwelt, 
and  of  the  earliest  Mycenaean  Athens  on  the 
Acropolis."   (Dial.)  Admirably  illustrated. 

"Is  by  no  means  too  technical  to  be  enjoyed 
by  any  intelligent  reader  who  has  visited  or  in- 
tends to  visit  Athens." 

-\ Dial.  44:  135.  Mr.  1,  '08.  34(Kv. 

"Things  are  not  really  quite  so  simple  and 
certain  as  they  appear  to  Miss  Harrison's  loyal 
enthusiasm  for  Dr.  Dorpfeld's  theories.  We  can 
recommend  to  the  student  or  tourist  no  better 
introduction  to  the  whole  subject  than  this." 
J Nation.  86:   423.  My.  7,  '08.  500w. 

Hart,    Albert    Bushnell,    ed.    American    na- 
tion:   a    history    from    original    sources 
by  associated  scholars.  27V.  per  v.  *$2. 
Harper. 
V.    25.    Latane,    John    Holladay.   America    as    a 
wwrld    power.  7-41116. 

Professor  Latang  takes  up  the  thread  of  his- 


tory where  "National  problems"  left  it  at  the 
election  of  1896.  The  main  field  covered  is  the 
Spanish  war  of  IS&S  and  its  consequences  on 
the  spirit  and  policy  of  the  American  people, 
and  the  administrative  and  economic  questions 
which  have  demanded  solution. 

V.  26.  Hart,  Albert  Bushnell.  National  ideals 
historically  traced.  7-41115. 

This  final  volume  of  the  series  is  a  restate- 
ment of  the  achievements  and  ideals  of  the 
American  people,  illustrated  from  by-gone  events 
which  show  the  meaning  and  extent  of  national 
progression.  The  factors  of  geographic  environ- 
ment, of  race  and  social  conditions,  political 
organizations,  social  and  economic  activities, 
relations  with  other  nations  are  successively 
treated,  and  the  volume  closes  with  a  discus- 
sion of  the  future  of  American  democracy. 

V.  27.  Matteson,  David  Maydoie,  comp.  Ana- 
lytic  index.  8-2970. 

This  general  index  is  a  consolidation  of  the 
compiler's  indexes  in  the  separate  volumes  of 
the  series,  with  some  additions  and  corrections. 
It  covers  every  important  event,  noted  person 
and  historical  fact  mentioned  in  the  preceding 
twenty-six  volumes,  and  fully  supplements 
the    separate    indexes. 


"A  worse  fault  and  the  only  one  we  find  in 
the  book  that  is  at  all  serious — his  presentation 
falls  short  at  one  point  of  what  his  task  woulQ 
seem  to  call  for  in  any  view  whatever.  It  is 
somewhat  onesided  and  'northern,'  not  in  tem- 
per or  purpose,  in  both  which  respects  it  is 
commendably  broad,  but  in  matter."  E.  B: 
Andrews. 

+  4 Am.    Hist.    R.    13:  371.    Ja.     '08.     llOOw. 

(Review  of  v.   22.) 
"With  much   that   is  good,   and   much   that   Is 
helpful,   'The  American  nation'  is  not  an  epoch- 
making    work,     it     is     rather     epoch-marking." 
Max  Farrand. 

4 Am.    Hist.    R.   13:  591.    Ap.     '08.     2400w. 

(Review  of  v.   1-27.) 
"The   work   seems   remarkably   free   from   er- 
rors."    A.    S.   Hershey. 

+  Am.    Hist.     R.    13:  625.    Ap.     '08.     850w. 
(Review   of  V.    25.) 

"This  volume  must  be  classed  with  the  stud- 
ies of  American  democracy  made  by  De 
Tocqueville  and  Bryce.  On  the  historical  side 
Professor  Hart's  work  is  more  complete  and 
stronger  than  either  of  the  other  studies.  On 
the  philosophic  side,  it  compares  less  favorably 
with  the  work  of  the  French  and  the  English 
student."     C.    E.    Merriam. 

+  4 Am.    Hist.    R.    13:626.     Ap.     '08.     550w. 

(Review   of  v.   26.) 

A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  42.   F.  '08.   (Review  of 
V.  26.) 
"Not   an   exhaustive   study,   but   is   clear   and 
concise." 

-I A.    L.  A.   Bkl.   4:  45.  F.  '08.  +  (Review 

of  V.  25.) 

A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  SI.  Mr.   'OS.   (Review  of 
V.  27.) 

"The  author  presents  a  brilliant  summary  of 
the  last  decade  of  our  foreign  policy."  C.  L. 
Jones. 

+  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   31:525.   Mr.   "08.   450w. 

(Review   of  v.   25.) 

"With  its  many  excellences,  it  is  to  be  ques- 
tioned whether  the  series  as  a  whole  has  dem- 
onstrated the  impossibility  or  the  uselessness 
of  the  attempt  to  attain  unity  or  uniformity  In 
the  work  of  a  single  master  hand."  St.  G:  L. 
Sioussat.  „ 

-I-   +   Dial.    44:  309.    My.    16,    '08.    3200w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   22-27.) 

"The  chapters  on  the  national  supervision 
of  railroads  and  the  money  question  touch  on 
a  number  of  new  points  and  are  the  best  in 
the   book."    F.    L.    McVey. 

+   +   Econ.    Bull.    1:    122.    Je.    'OS.    250w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   24.) 


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"Professor  Dunning  has  produced  the  only 
brief  history  of  the  period  that  commands  re- 
spect."    (Review  of  V.    22.) 

-j-  H Ind.   C4:368.   F.   13,    '08.   12&0w.    (Review 

of  V.  22-26.) 
"The   volume  starts    better  (than   it   finishes." 
(Review  of  v.   23.) 

4-  H Ind.  (;4:3&8.   F.  13,  '08.   1250w.    (Review 

of    V.    22-26.) 
"When  perspective  shall  have  been  corrected 
by  distance   the  historian  will  still   find   in   this 
volume   much   to   commend   in  its    calm    state- 
ment of  current  facts."   (Review  of  v.   24.) 
4-  -I-  ■—  Ind.    n4:  368.   F.   13,   '08.   1250w.    (Review 
of  V.   22-26.) 
"Many  of  its  chapters  have  a  definiteness  un- 
usual in  current  history.  '     (Review  of  v.   25.) 

+  H Ind.    64:368.    F.    13,   "08.    12&0w.    (Review 

of  V.  22-26.) 
"We  are  not  certain  what  the  editor  has 
tried  to  do  with  his  'American  ideals  historic- 
ally traced."  .  .  .  His  voluma  of  essays,  some  of 
them  interesting  and  suggestive  upon  'Territo- 
rial concepts.'  'Tlie  man  who  leads,'  'I  want  to 
know,'  and  the  like,  is  of  doubtful  ■>  alue  In  a 
great  historical  work."    (Review  of  v.   26.) 

-j-  H Ind.   64:368.   F.   13,    '08.    i:'50w.    (Review 

of  v.    22-26.) 

-f  J.  Pol.   Econ.  15:  569.  N.  '07.  120w.  (Re- 
view of  V.   ^3  and  24.) 
"No  volume    in   this   notable  series  has   sup- 
plied a  more  distinct  want  than  Professor  Dun- 
nlng's." 

+  +  Lit.  D.  36:25.  Ja.  4,  '08.  270w.   (Review 
of  v.  22.) 
"Tv/o  points  only  in  this  volume  seem  to  call 
for  comment     The  first  .   .  .   deals  with  a  tran- 
sition   period,    in   the    point   of   view.     How   well 
the  author  has  adhered   to  his  purpose,   even  a 
cursory   examination    of   his   book   would   suffice 
to  show.     The  other  point  is  the  author's  judg- 
ments  of  men.     Towards   the   Republican   policy 
as  a  whole,  Professor  Cunning's  attitude  is  pre- 
vailingly critical.     On  the  whole,  his  sympathies 
seem  to  lie  in  this  respect  with  the  Liberal  Re- 
publicans.    In  his  estimates  of  Republican  lead- 
ers,   however,    his   criticism   is   caustic." 
-f  H Nation.    86:  16.    Ja.    2,    '08.    780w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   22.) 
"The    chronicle    of   events   is   reasonably   full, 
and    on    the    whole   well-balanced    and    skilfully 
arranged,  but  the  narrative  is  left,  as  a  rule,  to 
tell    its   own   story,    with   but   rare   intrusion   of 
the  author's  personal  judgment.     .     .     .     Their 
clear  and  Impartial  narratives  should  perform  a 
needed   service   in   discriminating   the   numerous 
and    conflicting   elements     of     which     American 
politics  has  of  late  come  to  be  compounded." 
+  -i Nation.    £6:83.    Ja.    23,    'OS.    llSOw.    (Re- 
view  of  V.    23   and   24.) 
-f-  Nation.  86:285.  Mr.  26,  '08.  1200w.   (Re- 
view  of   V.    25-27.) 
"The    wor:-t    faiilt    one    has    to    find    with    the 
book  is  the  inadequate  treatment,   in   the  chap- 
ters  on    'International   arbitration'    and   on    'The 
forcible    collection    of    public    debts    of    the    pro- 
ceedings   and   discussions   of    the   second   Hague 
conference." 

+  -i N.  Y.  Times.  13:  6.  Ja.  4,  '08.  7S0w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  25.) 
"Prof.    Hart    seems    anxious    to   avoid    the   re- 
proach   of    saying    undisputed    things    in    a    sol- 
emn way.     He   prefers   to  say  highly  disputable 
things  m  a  way  as  far  as  possible  from  solemn, 
in    a   style    combined    of   the    'monographic'    and 
the   journalistic.    He   has    not   even     taken      the 
trc»uble   to  read   proofs   so   far  as   to  avoid   repi- 
titions.     Inaccuracies    are    painfullv    frequent." 
-L  —  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   27.   Ja,    IS,   'OS.   lOOOw. 
(Review    of  V.    26.) 

"It  is  too  early  yet  to  write  cf  the  period  with 
any  finality,  but  Professor  Sparks's  volume  cer- 
tainly affords  a  comprehensive  view  of  its  hap- 
penings  and   its   tendencies." 

-f  Outlook.   87:878.   D.   21,   '07.   300w.    (Re- 
view of  V.    2S.) 
"After  reading  his  chapters  on  organized  la- 
bor,  the   trusts,    the   tariff,   the   silver   struggle, 


and  the  national  supervision  of  railways,  the 
student  cannot  fail  to  have  a  clearer  idea,  not 
only  of  the  situation  as  it  was  ten  and  twenty 
years  ago,  but  of  the  situation  as  it  now  is  .  .  . 
Greatest  value  attaches  to  Professor  Dewey's 
account  of  the  beginnings  of  the  trust  move- 
ment. His  handling  of  the  strictly  political  oc- 
currences of  the  twelve  years  is  scarcely  so 
successful." 

H Outlook.    88:  277.    F.    1,    '08.    260w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  24.) 

Outlook.  88:  379.  F.  15,  '08.  320w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  25.) 
"The  chapters  on  government  are  especially 
valuable,  showing  as  they  do  a  sure  knowledge 
of  the  views  and  practices  of  the  past  and  a 
keen  perception  of  present  conditions;  and 
warm  praise  should  also  be  extended  to  Profes- 
sor Hart's  summaries  of  our  religious,  social, 
intellectual,    and    territorial    development." 

+  Outlook.  88:562.  Mr.  7,  '08.  350w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  26.) 
"The  publishers,  for  some  unfathomable  rea- 
son, have  omitted  to  indicate  on  the  binding 
the  numerical  progression  of  the  volumes — an 
omission  which,  of  course,  militates  greatly 
against  the  usefulness  of  the  work  for  ready 
reference." 

H Outlook.  88:  884.  Ap.  18,  '08.  200w.  (Re- 
view of  v.  27.) 

"Excellent  on  the  whole  as  is  his  work  of  di- 
gest and  exposition,  it  still  cannot  be  said  to 
he  an  authoiitative  survey,  even  on  the  docu- 
mentary side  and  from  the  American  viewpoint. 
This  lack  of  an  authoritative  grasp  is  revealedi 
in  what  may  be  termed  the  two-sidedness  of 
his  book."     J.  A.  LeRoy. 

-f-  —  Pol.  Sol.   Q.   23:   715.   D.   'OS.   1400w.    (Re- 
view  of  V.    25.) 
"Professor   Latanfi    elaborates      [his     themes] 
•with  historical  accuracy  and  illumines  with  his 
attractive  style." 

-f   R.    of    Rs.    37:  507.    Ap.    '08.    220w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  25.) 

"Such  a  series  has  some  advantages  over  a 
work  by  a  single  author,  and  also  serious  dis- 
advantages. The  chief  ones  for  our  purposes 
are  that  the  volumes  are  very  uneven,  and  the 
point  of  view  of  the  successive  authors  is  con- 
stantly changing.  For  teachers  the  first  of 
these  defects  is  the  important  one,  for  high- 
school  pupils  the  second  one."  Webster  Cook. 
-f-  —School  R.  15:715.  D.  '07.  200w.  (Re- 
view  of  v.    8-14.) 

Hart,  Albert  Bushnell.  Manual  of  Ameri- 
can history,  diplomacy,  and  govern- 
ment, for  class  use.  $2,  Harvard 
univ.,  Cambridge,  Mass.  8-15335. 

"Not  only  contains  a  careful  selection  of  the 
best  material  ftom  earlier  volumes  but  embod- 
ies also  significant  topics  and  essential  bibliog- 
rapliies  adequate  to  bring  the  narrative  down 
to  the  present."  (Am.  Hist.  R.)  "Three  de- 
tailed courses  of  ninety  lectures  each  are  out- 
lined on  the  subjects  of  American  history,  dip- 
lomacv  and  government.  Three  shorter  courses 
of  thirty  lectures  each  on  the  samp  subjects 
follow.  These  outlines  are  supplemented  by 
suggestions  for  class  topics,  term  reports,  etc., 
and  by  a  valuable  chapter  on  methods  and  ma- 
terials, giving  directions  for  the  use  of  books 
and   preparation   of  reports,"    (Ann.   Am.   Acad.) 

"This  volume  will  be  welcomed  by  the  alert 
teacher  even  though  he  may  not  have  access 
to  the  wealth  of  material  suggested.  It  is  to 
be  regretted  that  an  index  has  not  been  pro- 
vided."   J.    A.    James. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.   13:    920.    Jl.    'OS.    270w. 

"The  arrangement  of  the  volume,  and  the 
general  character  of  the  material  to  which  ref- 
erence is  made,  make  the  rolume  of  value  to 
the   general    student." 

+  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    444.   .S.    '08.    130w. 

"The  volume  would  doubtless  be  more  serv- 
iceable and  less  formidable  to  the  undergradu- 
ate  if  it  were  broken   into   three  parts,   dealing 


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Hart,  Albert  Bushnell — Continued. 
with    history,    diplomacy    and    government    sep- 
arately." 

H Pol.   Sci.   Q.   23:572.   S.   '08.    140w. 

"So  profuse  are  these  citations  that  many  a 
college  student  will  be  confused  by  their  very 
number.  The  instructor  and  graduate  student 
will  profit  by  Professor  Hart's  work  more  than, 
will  undergraduates." 

H Yale    R.    17:    243.    Ag.    '08.    200w. 

Hart,  James  Morgan.  Development  of 
standard  English  speech  in  outline.  *$i. 
Holt.  7-2750. 

"Not  a  history  of  the  language,  not  even  in 
the  barest  outline,  but  merely  an  attempt  to 
show  how  the  Knglishman  or  American  of  today 
has  come  by  his  pronunciation."  "It  is  sub- 
stantially an  abridged  Middle  English  phonol- 
ogy, with  consideration,  however,  of  the  main 
sound  changes  in  Old  and  Middle  English." 
(Nation.) 


"We  need  hardly  say  that  the  information 
given  in  this  little  book  is  sound,  and  it  is 
only  on  the  question  of  aim  that  we  take  issus 
with    its   author." 

-i Nation.    85:  33.    Jl.    11,    '07.    250w. 

"Furnishes    the    best    existing    introduction    to 
the   suDject   of  which   it   treats."    E:    M.    Brown. 
-I-  School    R.   16:    270.   Ap.   '08.   650w. 

Hartley,  Percy  J.  My  lady  of  Cleeve.  2  col. 
il.    t$i.5o.    Dodd.  8-5574. 

Set  in  the  times  of  the  Jacobite  uprising  this 
story  throws  into  the  foreground  one  Captain 
Adrian  Cassilis,  loyal  to  the  claims  of  "William, 
and  the  beautiful  but  shrewish  lady  of  Cleeve, 
daring  in  her  devotion  to  the  cause  of  the  Stu- 
art restoration.  It  is  the  story  of  a  Petruchio 
and  a  Katharme  whose  hostility  is  echoed  in 
the  din  of  warfare  about  them.  Petruchio  sub- 
dues his  Katharine's  turbulent  pride  thru  ser- 
vice, and  wins  her  for  his  bride. 


"Not  specially  well  written,  but  contains  a 
■wash-buckle    flavor   that   is    attractive." 

h   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    220.   Je.    '08. 

"An   unusually  good    example   of   the   modern 
Dumas  romance,  the  sort  that  we  expect  from 
Stanley   Wevman   at   his    best."     F:    T.    Cooper. 
-)-  Bookm.   27:  184.  Ap.   'OS.   200w. 
Ind.    65;    549.    S.    3,    '08.    50w. 
"Second-rate  historical  romance." 

—  Nation.   86:219.   Mr.   5.   '08.  220w. 
"The    workmanship    is    excellent,    there    is    a 
twist  to  the  language  which  gives  it  an  adven- 
turous,   generations-back    flavor." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:90.   F.    15,   '08.   200w. 
"It  is  one  not  especially  distinguishable  from 
the  large  number  of  its  companion  romances." 
H Outlook.   88:653.   Mr.   21,   '08.   lOOw. 

Harvey,  George  B.  M.  Women,  etc.: 
some  leaves  from  an  editor's  diary. 
**$i.    Harper.  8-30295. 

A  series  of  "fugitive  observations"  which 
so  far  as  they  are  concerned  with  women 
deal  with  casuistry,  greed,  friendship,  age, 
ignorance  in  management  of  men,  second  wives 
and  husbands,  taxation  of  spinsters  and  bach- 
elors, love,  fiction  and  learning,  osculation, 
woman  suffrage,  and  unequal  conditions  of 
men  and  women.  The  "Etc."  deals  with  a 
variety  of  subjects  including  the  folly  of 
worry  and  its  cure,  disadvantage  of  great 
riches,    and    honesty    in    advertising. 


Harwood,  William    Sumner.  New   creations 
in  plant  life:    an    authoritative    account 
of    the    life    and    work   of    Luther    Bur- 
bank.  2d  ed.  **$i.75.  Macmillan.  7-33936. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 

"Mr.  Burbank  has  really  done  some  good 
work,  but  the  critical  reader  of  'New  creations 
in  plant  life'  will  be  still  uncertain  both  as  to 
its  amount  and  kind." 

—  Dial.    44:109.    F.   16,   '08.    550w. 
"All   who   are   interested    in    the   work   which 
Luther    Burbank    is    doing    among    flowers   and 
plants  should  read  this  book." 

+  Lit.   D.  35:  920.  D.   14,  '07.  90w. 

+  Nation.   86:  222.   Mr.   5,   '08.   70w. 

Hasse,  Adelaide  Rosalie.  Index  of  economic 
material  in  the  documents  of  the  states 
of  the  United  States;  prepared  for  the 
Department  of  economics  and  sociolo- 
gy of  the  Carnegie  institution  of  Wash- 
ington. Carnegie  inst. 
Maine    (1820-1904).    75c.  7-24018. 

New    Hampshire    (1789-1904).    50c.  7-29730. 

New    York    (1789-1904).    $3.75.  8-9802. 

Rhode  Island    (1789-1904).    75c.  8-14941. 

Vermont     (1789-1904).    50c.  7-40267. 

"Each  volume  is  divided  into  two  parts.  Part 
1  contains  references  to  general  sources  of  in- 
formation and  descriptive  matter  arranged  ac- 
cording to  the  character  of  the  publication. 
Part  2  contains  references  to  particular  series 
of  reports,  and  particular  topics,  arranged  aJ- 
phabetically.  The  references  under  each  topic 
are  divided  into  two  groups,  viz.,  'serial'  and 
'non-serial.'  Within  each  of  these  divisions  the 
arrangement    is    chronological." — J.    Pol.    Bcon. 

A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:79.  Mr.   '08.   (Review  of 
3  parts.) 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  185.  Je.  '08.  (Review 
of  2  pts.) 
"All  of  this  work  is  pioneer  work  in  the  vast 
store  of  state  documents  and  fortunately  it  has 
all  been  done  by  trained  library  workers  who 
had  exceptional  opportunities  in  compiling  the 
material.  When  these  series  shall  have  been 
completed  the  economist  will  have  at  hand  the 
keys  for  unlocking  most  of  the  state  material 
to  which  he  desires  to  have  access."  L.  C. 
Marshall. 

H-  +  J.  Pol.  Econ.  15:  567.  N.  '07.  750w.   (Re- 
view of  3  pts.) 

+   Nation.    87:    261.    S.    17,    '08.    220w.    (Re- 
view of  1  pt.) 

Hastings,  James,  ed.     Dictionary  of  Christ 
and    the    Gospels.   2v.    ea.   $6.    Scribner. 

6-44352. 
V.  2.  I,abour — Zion.  This  volume  completes 
Dr.  Hastings'  undertaking.  Among  the  valu- 
able articles  are  those  on  the  gospels:  Mat- 
thew, by  W.  C.  Allen;  Mark,  by  A.  J.  Maclean; 
Luke,  by  A.  Wright;  The  text  of  the  Gospels, 
by  P.  M.  Barnard;  and  The  virgin  birth,  by 
G.   H.   Box. 


"Whoever  has  read,  marked,  learned,  and 
inwardly  digested  these  wise  follies  is  armed 
and  equipped  for  any  occasion  when  men  and 
women   meet  and   the  quips   pass  around." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   672.   N.    14,    '08.    370w. 
Outlook.   90:   844.  D.  12,  '08.   lOOw. 


+  Ath.    1908,    1:  668.    My.    30.    680w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"A    statelv    ^•olume." 

-I-   Bib.   World.   31:   399.   My.   '08.   50w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"The  same  excellences  and  defects  that  char- 
acterized  the  first   volume    of    this    work    run 
through    the   second    volume." 

H Cath.    World.     87:  404.     Je.     '08.     900w. 

(Review  of  v.  2.) 
"The  work  is  designed  especially  for  preach- 
ers, for  whom  it  unquestionably  makes  acces- 
sible many  facts  suitable  for  homiletic  use.  The 
extreme  conseivative  point  of  view,  however, 
noted  in  the  first  volume  is  maintained  in  the 
second." 

+  Nation.   86:    306.   Ap.    2,   '08.   2&0^v.    (Re- 
view of  V.   2.) 


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"On  the  whole  the  completed  work  makes 
a  better  impression  than  did  the  first  volume 
alone." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:   257.   My,   2,   '08.   500w. 
(Review   of  v.    2.) 
"The  work  is  as  comprehensive  as  unique." 
+  +  Outlook.  S9:  266.  My.  30,    '08.    200w.  Re- 
view of   V.    2.) 
"There    is    a    grreat    deal    of    overlapping-;    the 
same   subjects   are   treated   under  three   or   four 
heads    and    sometimes      twice    under    the    same 
head.   The  appendix  to  the  'Dictionary'  contains 
perhaps   the   most  important  part   of  all." 

H Sat.   R.  106:  209.  Ag.  15,  '08.  630w.   (Re- 
view   of   V.    2.) 

Hatcher,  William  Eldridge.  John  Jasper, 
the  unmatched  negro  philosopher  and 
preacher.  **$[.  Revell.  8-23140. 

The  life  story  of  a  negro  who  as  slave  and 
freeman  was  a  preacher  of  unusual  power.  "In 
Dr.  Hatcher's  sketch  of  John  Jasper  one  has  a 
glimpse  of  an  actual  character  than  which 
there  are  few  more  delioiously  humorous,  more 
naively  primitive,  more  original  in  the  pages 
of  fiction.  Jasper  was  one  of  tne  most  unique 
preachers — black  or  white — who  ever  filled  a 
pulpit  or  swayed  with  his  eloquence,  acrobatic 
quite  as  often  as  vocal,  the  throngs  that  came 
to   hear   him."    (N.   Y.    Thnes.) 


+  Ind.  65:788.  O.  1,  'OS.  220w. 
"Dr.  Hatcher  has  rescued  a  bit  of  literature, 
rough  hewn  and  of  the  soil  though  it  is,  that 
one  could  ill  afford  to  lose  In  a  world  where 
the  over-refinement  of  the  makers  of  books  be- 
comes   at    times    a    weariness." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  494.    S.    12,    '08.   1350w. 

Hatfield,  Richard,  ed.  Geyserland:  empiri- 
cisms in  social  reform;  being  data  and 
observations  recorded  by  the  late  Mark 
Stubble;  a  tentative  ed.  $3.  Richard 
Hatfield,  1310  Green  court,  N.  W., 
Washington,   D.   C.  8-19013. 

A  sketch  of  a  reconstructed  society.  Geyser- 
land is  conceived  to  be  a  ring-shaped  island 
within  the  Arctic  circle.  The  inhabitants  are  a 
fragment  from  a  wreck  of  antediluvian  cultured 
people.  It  is  the  chief  aim  of  this  volume  to 
show  how  the  laws  of  altruistic  Geyserland 
make  the  customs,  dogmas  and  restraints  of 
present  society  seem  artificial  and  futile.  In 
the  author's  scheme  there  is  no  family  life, 
marriage  is  regulated  by  the  state,  the  state 
owns   everything   and   awards    everything. 


"It  would  be  superfluous  to  condemn  the 
ideas  set  forth,  for  the  book  is  its  own  best 
condemnation." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:425.   Ag.   1,    '08.    950w. 

Hauch,  Ernst  Friedrick,  and  Rice,  Philip 
Durkee.  Tables  of  quantities  for  pre- 
liminary  estimates.   *$i.25.   Wiley. 

7-36877. 
Tables  "giving  station  yardages  to  the  near- 
est cubic  foot,  computed  from  the  prismoid 
formula,  for  roadway  widths  from  12  to  32 
feet,  increasing  by  arguments  of  2  feet,  for 
side  slopes  from  5°  to  35°  increasing  by  5°, 
and  heights  increasing  by  units  from  1  to  50 
feet." — Engin.    N. 


"The  railway  surveyor  will  find  the  volume 
of  use  when  making  preliminary  estimates  ac- 
cording to  the  method  employed  by  the  au- 
thors." 

+   Engin.    D.   3:    74.   Ja.   '08.    llOw. 

"The  only  criticism  to  be  made  is  that  there 
should  have  been  given  more  complete  direc- 
tions as  to  the  methods  of  using  the  tables 
and  a  more  definite  analysis  of  their  mathe- 
matical  deduction." 

H Engin.    N.    68:   €62.    D.    12,    '07.    ISOw. 


Haupt,  Paul.     Book  of  Nahum;  a  new  met- 
rical   translation;    with    an    introd.,    res- 
toration  of  the    Hebrew   text,   and    ex- 
planatory     and      critical      notes.     *soc. 
Johns    Hopkins. 
"Dr.  Haupt  has  the  courage  of  his  Investiga- 
tions,  and  uses  all   his  scholarship  to  revise  the 
Hebrew   text  and  assign   its   portions   to  various 
periods  of  Hebrew   history.     He   holds  that  Na- 
hum   IS    a    liturgical    compilation    in    honor      of 
the  glorious  victory  of  Judas  Maccabaeus  over 
Nicanor  in   161   B.    C.     There  are,   he  says    four 
poems,    of   which    the   two    last   are    taken    from 
?^H'^''*°i?.^''  poems  written  by  one  who  saw  the 
fall  of  Nineveh  in  606  B.  C,  while  the  two  first 
are  of  the  Maccabean  period." — Ind. 

"It  will  be  of  value  only  to  the  special  stu- 
dent and  that  too  not  for  its  main  contentions, 
which  are  largely  arbitrary,  but  for  the  abun- 
dance of  materials  brought  together,  espe- 
ciahy  on  lexicographical  and  archaeological  top- 

-i Bib.   World.   31:   159.   F.   '08.   50w. 

Ind.  63:  1373.  D.  5,  '07.  220w. 
"Explanatory  and  critical  notes  string  togeth- 
er much  curious  and  not  always  strictly  per- 
tinent learning.  The  positiveness  of  these 
divinatory  pronouncements  is  equalled  onlv  by 
the  arbitrariness  of  the  critical  procedure." 
—  Nation.    87:    117.   Ag.    6,    '08.   140w. 

Hawkes,  Clarence.     Black  Bruin:  the  biog- 
raphy of  a  bear.  t$i.5o.  Jacobs. 

8-27116. 
A  short  introduction  giving  some  of  the 
characteristics  of  "Ursus,  th?  droll"  is  fol- 
lowed by  the  life  history  of  a  bear  from  cub- 
hood,  during  which  he  was  a  household  pet 
on  thru  dancing  and  circus-bear  periods  to 
the  wild  again  whither  he  escapes  after  kill- 
ing  his    trainer. 

"The  author  has  skilfully  woven  into  his 
story  much  of  the  natural  history  of  the  bear 
and  he  has  produced  a  readable  story,  but  yet 
Black    Bruin'    is    not    typical." 

H Ind.   65:  899.   O.   15,    '08.   ISOw. 

"A   marvelous    nature   storv." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    580.    O.    17,    '08.    80w. 

Hawkins,     Anthony     Hope.       Great     Miss 
Driver.    t$i.5o.    McClure.  8-25366. 

In  which  an  unambitious  secretary  to  the 
Great  Miss  Driver  sketches  her  career— the 
career  of  a  masterful  young  woman  of  wealth, 
a  dictator  and  financier,  the  possessor  of  a 
man's  perspective  and  sense  of  justice  and 
the  heart  of  a  woman.  To  her,  shortcomings 
in  big  men  may  well  be  overlooked.  "They 
have  their  big  lives,  their  big  selves,  to  look 
after.  They  can't  spend  all  the  time  thinking 
whether   they  are   doing  justice   to  a  woman." 


"Anthony  Hope's  new  novel  is  in  its  way  as 
good  as  anything  he  has  for  some  time  pro- 
duced. The  air  of  the  story  is  somewhat  arti- 
ficial, but  there  are  human  sentiments  and 
situations." 

^ Ath.    1908,    2:    397.    O.    3.    400w. 

"There  is  no  exaggeration  in  saying  that  in 
literary  technique  and  human  interest  and  the 
various  other  qualities  that  go  to  make  good 
fiction  'The  great  Miss  Driver'  is  easily  the 
bigsrest,  best  rounded,  and  altogether  worthiest 
story  he  has  ever  written."  F:  T.  Cooper. 
+   -I-   Bookm.    28:    379.    D.    'OS.    76nw. 

"The  ease  and  politeness  of  manner  with 
which  the  story  is  told  may  be  compared  with 
that  of  an  intelligent,  cultivated  man  who 
tells  a  story  fascinatingly,  yet  with  a  certain 
deprecatory  air,  as  if  he  said,  'But  do  not  let 
me  tire  you'  and  the  reader's  response  Is, 
'Pray  go  on.  sir;  you  could  not  tire  me  if  your 
tale   lasted   till   morning.'  " 

-I-    Ind.    65:  1002.    O.    29,    '08.    970w. 


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Hawkins,  Anthony  Hope — Continued. 

"In  this  book  he  shows  less  humor  and  ver- 
bal dexterity  than  he  has  led  us  to  expect; 
but  he  goes  about  his  tas  with  the  air  of  a 
man  who  can  handle  the  tools  of  the  trade, 
and  he  produces  a  novel  that,  if  not  extra- 
ordinary,   is    at    least    entertaining." 

+   Nation.    87:    415.    O.    29,    '08.    270w. 

"This  is  not  in  the  least  reminiscent  of  An- 
thony Hope,  but  it's  a  good  story  all  the 
same." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  554.  O.  10,   '08.   560w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:    616.   O.    24,    '08.   70w. 

"An  extremely  clever  but  perhaps  a  little 
over-protracted  study  of  a  forceful  and  willful 
young  woman." 

H Outlooi<.    90:    362.    O.    17,    '08.    120w. 

"Even  with  what  he  gives  in  the  earlier 
half,  Anthony  Hope  does  not  quite  make  Jenny 
Driver  credible,  though  he  makes  her  human, 
and  delightful  and  new;  so  human,  indeed, 
that  his  handling  suggests  that  he  is  not  him- 
self quite  sure  how  far  he  understands  her." 
-^ Sat.   R.  106:    sup.  C.  S.  26,   '08.  830w. 

"When  he  writes  with  the  subtlety  and  fin- 
ish, the  acuteneas  and  sympathy,  that  are 
displayed  in  'The  great  Miss  Driver,'  we  ,are 
reconciled  to  his  abandonment  of  the  domain 
of  fantastic  and  adventurous  romance  in  which 
he  won  his  earliest  and  most  resounding  suc- 
cesses. There  is  something  artificial  in  the 
machinery  employed  to  enable  Jenny  to  turn 
the  tables  on  her  judges  and  detractors." 
-I Spec.    101:    636.    O.    24,    '08.    860w. 

Hawkins,    Anthony    Hope.      Love's      logic 
and  other  stories.  +$1.25.  McCIure. 

8-10617. 

Fifteen  short  stories  with  the  title  piece,  a 
little  drama,  buried  in  the  middle  of  the  book. 
The  best  of  them  are  Mrs.  Thistleton's  prin- 
cess, Miss  Gladwin's  chance,  and  The  prince 
consort.  A  bit  of  art  in  the  first  of  the  three  is 
suggested  by  the  fact  that  the  author  keeps  his 
scheme  to  the  short  story  length  by  causing  the 
principal  character — who  with  money  might 
have  been  developed  Into  a  hero — to  be  in  a 
chronic  penniless  state  with  an  overdrawn  bank 
account. 


"Short   stories,    good,    bad,    and   Indifferent." 

-\ A.    L.   A.   Bkl.  4:  156.   My.   '08. 

"Cleverly   made  stories."    F:    T.    Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   27;   500.   Jl.   '08.   660w. 
"Unusually    well    told    in    the    musing,    gently 
reminiscent    manner    of    the    old    friend    of    the 
family." 

+  Ind.  64:1150.  My.  21,  '08.  50w. 
"Good    enough    for    magazines,    but    distinctly 
not  worth   publication   in  permanent  form." 
—  Nation.   86:  310.  Ap.   2,  '08.   150w. 
"All    are    pervaded    with      that    gentle    irony, 
mildly    whim.sical    humor,      and    amused    accep- 
tance of   human   foibles  with   which    the  author 
is    wont    to    spice    his    romantic    tales." 

4-   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  253.   My.   2,   '08.    200w. 

Hawley,  Frederick  Barnard.  Enterprise  and 
the  productive  process.  *■*$!. 75.  Putnam. 

7-39068. 
A  theory  of  economic  productivity  presented 
from  the  point  of  view  of  the  entrepreneur  and 
based  upon  definitions  secured  thru  deduction 
of  the  scope  and  fundamental  terms  of  the  sci- 
ence of  economics.  The  author  aims  to  present 
authoritative  notions  upon  the  definition, 
scope,  and  met'nod  of  his  reconstructed  econ- 
omic theory  and  discusses  fully  the  four  pro- 
ductive factors,  land,  capital,  labor  and  enter- 
prise. 


nouncedly  entrepreneur  point  of  view,  and  of 
his  extremely  restricted  conception  of  the  scope 
of  economics."     R.  V.  Fhelan. 

-) Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  729.  My.  '08.  300w. 

"The  chief  contribution  of  the  book  Is  its 
point  of  approach.  Anyone  who  will  read  Mr. 
Hawley's  argument  will  also  be  convinced  that 
he  is  in  contact  with  a  mind  of  unusual  force 
and  acumen.  The  argument  is  well  planned 
and  consistently  worked  out.  The  present  wri- 
ter is  not  convinced,  however,  that  the  author's 
method  and  point  of  view  are  inherently  su- 
perior to  those  of  the  classical  school."  T.  N. 
Carver. 

+  —  Econ.    Buii.   1:123.   Je.    '08.   460w. 
Ind.  64:419.   F.   20,  '0'8.   3:30w. 

"On  the  whole  It  must  be  said  that  the  au- 
thor comes  out  much  better  In  his  conclusions 
than  one  is  likely  to  expect  after  a  reading  of 
his  Introductory  cliapters  wherein  he  expounds 
his  method  and  sets  forth  his  point  of  view." 
T.  N.  Carver. 

-I-  J.   Pol.   Econ.  16:  111.  F.  '08.  960w. 

"It  would   be   hard   to   mention   another   work 
that    has    appeared    within    the    past    three    or 
four   years  which   is    freighted   with   more   solid 
thinking  upon  economic  fundamentals." 
H Nation.    87:    291.    S.    24,    '08.    830w. 

"Novel  and  original  contribution  to  political 
economy." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  141.  Mr.  14,  '08.  1250w. 

"Is  an  original  contribution  to  economic  dis- 
cussion both  in  method  and  point  of  view. 
However,  if  we  find  it  impossible  to  indorse  Mr. 
Hawley's  principal  contention,  his  book  Is  help- 
ful in  many  ways." 

H Outlook.    90:    136.    S.    19,    '08.    500w. 

"Mr.  Hawley's  work  does  not  appear,  to  the 
reviewer  at  least,  to  have  produced  theoretical 
results  of  a  high  degree  of  value."  A.  S.  John- 
son. 

H Pol.   Sci.   Q.   23:  532.   S.   '08.   1850w. 

"The  economist  will  find  Mr.  Hawley  s  work- 
ing out  of  his  theory  of  economic  productivity 
ex'ceedingly  Interesting  and  original,  even 
though  neither  premise  nor  conclusion  can  be 
accepted  without  doing  violence  to  established 
economic  tradition." 

H R.   of   Rs.   37;  755.   Je.   '08.  ISOw. 

Hay,  Alfred.  Introductory  course  of  con- 
tinuous current  engineering.  *$2.50.  Van 
Nostrand.  W  8-37. 

"The  purpose  of  this  book  is  to  acquaint  the 
reader,  assumed  to  be  already  familiar  with 
the  elements  of  electricity  and  magnetism,  with 
the  construction  of  the  component  parts  of  an 
electrical  installation.  It  is  largely  descriptive, 
the  text  being  illustrated  .with  diagrams  of 
electrical    devices    and    circuits." — Engin.    N. 


"Not  a  great  book,   but  a  serviceable  one   for 
Students   of  advanced   economic   theory." 
+  A.    L.  A.   Bkl.   4;   185.   Je.    '08. 

"An  acquiescence  in  the  author's  general 
conclusions  necessitates  an  acceptance  of  his 
risk   theory  of   profits,    of   his   perhaps   too   pro- 


"The  work  has  been  prepared  for  use  as  an 
introductory  text  on  continuous  current  engi- 
neering; it  is  exceptionally  well  arranged  for 
this   purpose." 

+   Elec.    World.    51;    731.   Ap.    4,    'OS.    120w. 
Reviewed    bv   H:    H.    Norris. 

-1-  Engiti.  N.  59:  297.  Mr.  12,  'OS.  5o0w. 
"The  matter  is  well  presented  and  the  work 
forms  a  fine  companion  volume  to  the  author's 
excellent  treatise  on  'Alternating  currents.'  It 
combines  within  the  same  covers  the  funda- 
mental phenomena  and  their  applications." 
+   Nation.    8P;    401.    Ap.    30,    'OS.    50w. 

Hay,     Oliver     Perry.       Fossil     turtles     of 
North    America,    pa.   $7.    Carnegie   inst. 

8-26862. 

"A  work  which  not  only  makes  it  possible 
to  gain  speedy  and  accurate  knowledge  of  the 
group  of  which  it  treats,  but  completely  paves 
the  way  for  further  progress  in  its  study."  (N. 
Y.  Times.)  "The  author  finds  that  there  are 
266  well-defined  species  of  North  American 
fossil  turtles — or  more  than  now  survive  on 
all  the  continents.  From  this  it  is  evident 
that     the     turtles     are     a     disappearing    group. 


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though  yet  so  abundant  as  to  lend  a  deep  in- 
terest to  all  problems  connected  with  their 
origin    and    distribution."    (Nation.) 


"It  is  far  in  advance  of  any  [work]  that 
has  hitherto  been  written  on  its  subject,  or 
on  the  turtle  fauna  of  any  other  country." 
+  +  Nation,  87:343.  O.  8,  '0-8.  330w. 
"Almost  the  only  fault  we  have  to  find  with 
the  volume  is  the  absence  of  a  ^ood  table  of 
contents,  or  of  a  classified  synopsis,  whereby 
the  serial  positions  of  all  the  genera  and  spe- 
cies might  be  seen  at  a  glance.  In  all  other 
respects  we  heartily  congi-atulate  Mr.  Hay  on. 
the  completion  of  such  a  valuable  and  heavy 
piece   of   paljeontological   work."    R.    L. 

J Nature.  79:   91.  N.  26,  'OS.  600w. 

"This  ponderous  and  splendidly  illustrated 
volume  affords  naturalists  a  compact  state- 
ment of  quite  all  that  is  known  to  date  of  the 
ancient  turtle  life  on  this  continent;  many  of 
the  forms   being  new   to   science." 

-f-  +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  514.   S.  19,   '0'8.   200w. 
"The    Carnegie    institution    is    to    be    congrat- 
ulated  on   the   publication   of   this   valuable   and 
useful   work."    S.    W.    Williston. 

+  Science,   n.s.    2-8:    S03.    D.   4,   '(>8.    700w. 

Hayes,   Hiram   W.     Paul     Anthony,     Chris- 
tian. *$i.So.  Reid    pub.  co.  7-42007. 

A  story  whose  scenes  are  principally  laid  In 
Burma  In  which  a  young  American  engineer, 
a  Christian  scientist,  antagonizes  a  missionary 
iea'ier  and  an  army  surgeon  while  winning  thru 
his  livable,  demonstrable  religion  most  of  the 
other  characters  of  the  story.  It  is  interesting 
as  a  romance  and  reveals  fundamentally  what 
Christian  science  "teaches  in  regard  to  man's 
relation  to  God,  his  fellowmen,  the  problems  of 
sin  and  sickness  and  how  they  are  destroyed, 
and   the    ideal    of    life."     (Arena.) 


"It  Is  a  book  that  Christian  scientists  would 
do    well    to    circulate    very    widely,    and    it    is    a 
deeply    interesting    romance    that    is    very    pure 
and  uplifting  in   its  influence  and  atmosphere, — 
a  good  book  that  merits  wide  reading." 
+  Arena.   39:251.    F.   '08.    950w. 
Ath.    1908,    2:  297.    S.    12.    l&Ow. 
"Written   with    more   skill   than   is   usual   with 
propaganriist  novels." 

-r   Ind.   64:  695.   Mr.    26.    '08.   50w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:  207.   Ap.   11,   'OS.   200w. 

Hays,   Joseph  W.     How   to   build   up   fur- 
nace   etftciency.    50c.    J.    W.    Hays.    601 
Hartford    building,    Chicago. 
A  book  which  deals  with  the   "most  common 
furnace    losses   and    their   causes    in    detail,    and 
ma   es    a    strong    argument    for    a    liberal     use 
of   the    Orsat    apparatus    for    furnace    gas    anal- 
ysis."   (Engin.    Rec.) 


"A  booklet  that  will  indicate  to  the  man  In 
ohaige  of  a  boiler  plant  where  to  look  for  the 
causes  of  fuel  waste  and  how  to  go  about  stop- 
ping them." 

+   Elec.  World.   52:  1308.  D.  12,   'OS.  160w. 
+   Engin.    N.   60:    429.   O.    15,    '08.    90w. 
"It    cannot    fail    to    prove    of    value    to    every 
operating    engineer." 

+   Engin.    Rec.   58:    363.    S.    26,   '08.    200w. 

Hazard,    Caroline.    Scallop    shell    of    quiet. 
**$!.    Houghton.  8-243. 

A  book  of  religious  verse  containing  forty 
Lenten  sonnets,  an  Interlude  of  fifteen  poems, 
and  eight  final  oonnets  composing  A  cycle  of 
grrief  over  ihe  death  of  a  friend. 


"[Has]  the  grace  of  a  deep  sincerity."  W:  M. 
Payne. 

+  Dial.   45:    64.   Ag.   1,   '08.   180w. 
"Shows    the    subjectiveness    of    a    thinker    to 
whom     the    world     does     not    present     itself    in 
images    of   form    and    color,    but    in   whisperings 
and  prayers."   E.   L.    Cary. 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:   424.   Ag.    1,   '08.    200-W. 


Hearn,  Lafcadio.  Letters  from  The  Raven; 
being  the  correspondence  of  Lafcadio 
Hearn  with  Henry  Watkin;  with  in- 
trod.  and  critical  comment  by  the  edi- 
tor, Milton   Bronner.  $1.50.   Brentano's. 

7-34585. 
In  Hearn's  early  youth  he  fonned  a  friend- 
ship with  Watkin,  a  Cincinnati  printer,  who  be- 
came the  "Old  man"  or  "Dad"  while  he  himself, 
because  of  his  gloomy  tendencies  and  love  for 
Poe,  was  dubbed  "The  Raven."  These  letters 
from  "The  Raven"  to  Watkin  cover  the  former's 
experiences  in  New  Orleans,  offering  a  series  of 
"vignettes  of  his  strange  Creole  life,"  experien- 
ces in  the  West  Indies,  and  in  Japan. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  186.  Je.  '08. 
+  Ath.  1908,  1:573.  My.  9.  200w. 
"Though  Lafcadio  Hearn's  literary  reputa- 
tion will  not  be  enhanced  by  the  publication  of 
'T-etters  from  The  Raven'  these  unstudied  eai- 
ly  writings  give  an  insight  into  phases  of  his 
personality  not  revealed  by  what  he  wrote  for 
the  world  at  large,  nor,  except  in  small  meas- 
ure, by  the  numerous  private  letters  printed  in 
his  'Life  and  letters'  by  Miss  Elizabeth  Bis- 
land." 

+  +   Dial.    44:    46.    Ja.    16,    '08.    470w. 
Lit.   D.   35:   917.  D.  14,   '07.  lOOw. 
"Perhaps    there    is    an    advantage    in    having 
them    by   themselves   in    this    little    book.     Their 
flavor   gains   a    certain   pungency    by   this   isola- 
tion from   his  general   correspondence." 
+  +   l^4atlon.   85:   447.   N.   14,   '07.    650w. 
"Amid  much  that  Is  dull  and  scarcely  worth 
while   in  these  letters  of  Hearn's  written  to  Air. 
Watkin  .  .  .  there  is  also  a  touch  now  and  again 
of     the     curious     Hearn     imagination     and     the 
haunting  delicacies  of  thought  that  we  know  in 
his   later  writin.gs."     Florence  Wilkinson. 

-I N.   Y.   Times.   13:43.   Ja.    26,   '08.   lOSOw. 

"These  letters  have  little,  if  any,  intrinsic 
importance." 

H Sat.    R.   105:  598.   My.   9,  '08.   1200w. 

Heck,  Robert  C.  H.  Steam  engine  and 
other  steam  motors.  2v.  ea.  *$5.  Van 
Nostrand.  5-4757. 

V.  2.  Deals  with  The  form,  construction  and 
working  of  the  engine;  and  The  steam  turbine. 
Whereas  the  first  volume  contained  theoretical 
discussions,  this  one  relates  to  the  actual  en- 
gine and  its  performance.  It  is  fully  illustra- 
ted. 


"Very  full  treati.^e  of  specialized  character, 
suitable  for  large  libraries." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl,   4:138.    My.    '08.    (Review 
of  V.   1   and   2.) 
"Painstaking  and  scientific  work." 

+  Engin.  Rec.  57:  307.  Mr.  14,  '08.  300w. 
(Review  of  v.  2.) 
"The  two  volumes  are  far  from  being  a  com- 
plete treatise  on  the  steam  engine,  and  they  are 
scarcely  suitable  for  text-books,  but,  for  ref- 
erence books,  they  are  to  be  recommended  as 
giving  a  better  and  fuller  treatment  of  some 
works  on    this   subject."     William   Kent. 

-f  >—  Technical     Literature.     2:  456.     N.     '07. 
800w.    (Review  of  v.  2.) 

Heineman,  Theodore  William.  Physical 
basis  of  civilization:  a  revised  version 
of  "Psychic  and  economic  results  of 
man's  physical  uprightness."  $1.25. 
Forbes.  8-13635. 

A  demonstration  that  two  small  anatomical 
modifications  determined  physical,  mental, 
moral,  economic,  social  and  political  condi- 
tions. The  author  says,  "When  sexual  repro- 
duction among  mammalian  creatures  resem- 
bling the  quadrumana  produced  a  variation  In 
the  ento-cuneiform  bones  of  their  posterior 
extremities  and  shifted  the  occipital  foramen 
magnum    to    a    position    a    little    back    of    the 


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Heineman,  Theodore  W: — Continued. 

base  of  the  skull,  then  was  the  birthday  of  the 

human    race." 


"It  is  only  on  the  side  of  ethnographic  and 
sociological  facts  that  he  is  weak.  To  those 
who  are  interested  in  tracin.g-  out  the  biolog- 
ical roots  of  human  institutions,  especially  of 
the  family,  therefore,  the  book  is  to  be  com- 
mended as  well  worth  reading."'  C:  A.  Ellwood. 
-\ Am.   J.   Soc.   14:    412.    N.    '08.    420w. 

"The  weakness  of  the  book  is  found  in  its 
assumptions.  The  author  has  done  a  good 
piece  of  work,  especially  strong  and  s^lggest- 
ive  in  its  biological  aspect;  and  he  has  shown 
himself  to  be  an  able,  original  and  independent 
thinker."    F.    W.    Collins. 

A Arena.    40:    478.    N.    '08.    450w. 

"There    is    room    for    a    difference    of    opinion 
as   to   the   force   of  this   'demonstration.'  " 
—  Ind.    65:    1070.    N.    5,    '08.    160w. 

Helleu,   Paul   C.    Gallery   of   portraits.   *$7. 
Longmans. 

A  book  of  plates  accompanied  by  an  intro- 
duction by  Frederick  Wedmore.  There  are  re- 
productions of  twenty  and  more  portraits  of 
prominent  »voinen.  Mr.  Wedmore  says,  "The 
Duchess  of  Marlborough,  depicted  here,  is  far, 
very  far,  from  being  the  only  instance  of  a  type 
drawn  from  moneyed  and,  no  doubt,  cultivated 
America.  The  Comtesse  de  Noailles — a  young 
dame  du  monde  who  has  found  time  to  give 
to  E'ranco  more  than  one  volume  of  introspec- 
tive poetry — represents  the  Faubourg  and  the 
chate.au.  and  the  literary  salon  where  tender 
and  gifted  Melancholy  leaves  Flirtation  no 
chance,  and  rhythmic  Sorrow  is  poured  out  with 
the  tea." 


"Except  in  one  or  two  of  these  reproductions, 
we  do  not  quite  recognize  the  magic  for  which 
[M.    Helleu'sJ    name   once   stood." 

-;•  —  Ath,  1907,  2:  775.  D.  14.  180w. 

"One  of  the  most  elaborate  and  interesting 
art  books  of  the  season." 

-t-   Dial.   43:  423.   D.    16,   '07.    120w. 
"Prominent    women    are    presented   in    the   vi- 
vacious   style    of    this    most    brilliant   of   modern 
dry-poini  etchtrs,  who  gives  a  note  of  piquan- 
cy to  all  his  sitters." 

-}-   4-   N.  Y.  Times,  12:  836.  D.  14,  '07.  310w. 

Helmolt,  Hans  Ferdinand  and  others,  eds. 
World's  history:  a  survey  of  man's  rec- 
ord; with  an  introd.  essay  by  James 
Bryce.  8v.  ea.  $6.  Dodd.  7-42036. 

V.  8.  Western  Europe  in  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury— The  Atlantic  ocean. 

The  subjects  treated  are  T"-ie  French  revolu- 
tion. Napoleon  and  reaction;  The  political  and 
social  changes,  in  Europe  between  1830  and  1859; 
The  unification  of  Italy  and  of  Germany  from 
1859  to  1866;  A  summary  of  important  events 
which  0(  cured  in  Western  Europe  between  1866 
and  1902.  The  last  chapter  "suggests,  without 
describing,  the  significance  of  the  Atlantic  ocean 
in  history  (1)  as  a  great  dividing  barrier,  (2) 
as  the  training  school  of  nations,  and  (3)  as  a 
medium   of  world   commerce." 


"The  work  of  the  translator  has  been  uniform- 
ly well  performed  throughout  the  volume.  Of 
minor  faults  (there  are  no  great  ones)  we  note 
a  few  misprints.  For  the  rest  of  the  book  is 
a  truly  remarkable  compendium  of  a  little  un- 
derstood and  less  appreciated  section  of  the 
world." 

-f-   -i Acad.   73:    814.   Ag.   24,    '07.   2350w.    (Re- 
view of  v.   5.) 

"[The  first]  four  chapters  are  more  or  less 
open  to  two  points  of  criticism.  First,  none  of 
the  writers  has  shown  at  all  satisfactorily  the 
great  influence  of  religion,  romanticism,  capit- 
alism and  the  improvement  in  the  means  of 
communication  in  shaping  the  history  of  the 
nineteenth  century;  they  too  often  lapse  Into 
the  conventional  julceless  political  narrative. 
The    fault    is   not    theirs    but    the    editor's;    they 


fear  to  be  guilty  of  repetition,  in  as  muoh  as 
those  subjects  have  already  been  completely  de- 
veloped as  .separate  topics  in  volume  7.  In 
the  second  place,  the  point  of  view  and  the  al- 
lotment of  space  seem  excessively  German. 
Whilt;  three  chapters  are  Uisappointing  in  that 
thiey  rather  fall  from  the  loity  principles  and 
novel  features  of  the  earlier  volumes,  they  nev- 
ertheless deserve  a  place  among  the  best  schol- 
arly one-volume  accounts  of  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury."     S.    B.    Fay. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    353.    Ja.    '08.    1250w. 

(Review  of  v.  8.) 
"It  is  addressed  more  to  scholars  but  is  nec- 
essarily too  brief  to  satisfy  them.  It  is  per- 
vaded with  the  spirit  of  Lamprecht  and  Rat- 
zel,  but  at  the  same  time  has  drawn  heavily 
from  Ranke."   Sidney  ti.   Fay. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    835.      Jl.    '08.    lOS'Ow. 

(Review  of  v.  6.) 
"Tne  translator  of  each  section  seems  to 
have  been  free  to  follow  his  or  her  will,  re- 
gardless of  any  one  else.  These  evils  are 
brought  out  glaringly  by  the  egregious  index, 
whose  compiler  was  evidently  incapable  of 
recognizing  the  same  word  under  two  separate 
spellings  or  the  same  person  with  two  qualifi- 
cations attached  to  him.  We  can  only  regret 
that  the  English  rendering  of  a  painstaking  and 
useful  historical  work  should  be  marred  by 
such  disgraceful  slovenliness  in  some  of  its 
details."   A.    C.    Coolidge. 

H Am.  Hist.  R.  14:  97.  O.  '08.  1150w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  5.) 
"As  a  preliminary  study  for  the  history  of 
Europe  these  volumes  are  in  many  ways  excel- 
lent; one  cannot  however  help  wishing  for  ref- 
erences to  authorities,  for  occasional  notes,  and 
for    a   general   index."    C.    A.    S. 

-i Eng.  Hist.  .R.  23:  610.  Jl.  '08.  600w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  6  and  8.) 
"The  monumental  work  of  Dr.  Helmolt  is  ori- 
ginal, attractive,  and  thoroughly  readable.  It 
places  the  history  of  the  world  in  a  new  light, 
basi.'ig  it  upon  a  foundation  of  geography  and 
ethnography,  while  at  the  same  time  it  rests 
upon  a  solid  structure  of  the  most  modem  re- 
search, and  does  not  suffer,  as  some  other  co- 
operative histories  have  done,  from  the  colla- 
boration of  different  writers.  It  is  in  every 
sense  of  the  word  a  possession  for  ever." 

+  -f-  Sat.    R.    104:    sup.    6.    D.    16,    '07.    1540w. 
(Review  of  v.   5.) 
"It  would,  perhaps,  have  been  better  if  [V.  8] 
had  been  rewritten  for  English  readers," 

-i Sat.  R.  105:  599.  My.  9,  '08.  1600w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  6  and  8.) 
"Generally,  we  may  say  of  these  eight  vol- 
umes that  they  are  full  of  original  work — orig- 
inality is  one  of  their  special  merits— that  his 
work  is  of  a  very  high  average  of  value,  and 
that  it  has  been  skilfully  put  together  and 
methodised  bv  the  editor." 

+  +  Spec.   100:  502.  Mr.   28,   '08.   135(hv.    (Re- 
view of  V.   1-8.) 

Henderson,      Charles      Hanford.        Lighted 
lamp:  a  novel.  t$i-50.   Houghton. 

8-27806. 
A  theosophical  story  in  which  a  legacy  and 
ill  health  combine  to  arouse  a  Boston  spice 
clerk  from  the  lethargy  of  a  "drab"  existence 
and  to  send  him  to  Europe  where  he  "suffers 
the  sea  change  into  something  rich  and 
strange."  Thru  contact  with  the  things  of 
life,  with  women  of  flawless,  first  water  type, 
one  in  particular  who  present  or  absent  rep- 
resents feminine  force  that  has  no  beginning 
or  ending,  his  spirit  expands.  When  death 
cuts  him  off  suddenly  the  theory  is  advanced 
that  he  had  reached  his  earth  limit — he  had 
come  to  flower  and  required  another  incar- 
nation   for    further   development. 


"The  reader  of  this  book  finds  Baedeker 
daintily  di.sg'iised  by  an  embroidered  cover  _of 
romance.  The  book  will  hardy  prove  as  inter- 
esting to  the  traveller  as  to  the  student  of  the 
psychic." 

H Nation.  87:  497.  N.  19,  '08.  230w. 


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165 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  615.  O.  24,  '08.  30w. 
"In  spite  of  its  refined  charm  .  .  .  the  book 
Is  almost  immoral,  for  it  arouses  in  the  reader 
distinctly  criminal  sentiments.  Mr.  Hender- 
sofi  has  the  ability  to  charm,  a  fund  of  deli- 
cate humor,  and  a  background  of  deep  cul- 
ture; what  he  lacks  is  simply  the  knowledge 
of    how    to    'let    himself    go.'  " 

h   N.   Y.   Times.    13:   672.    N.    14,   '08.    400w. 

Henderson,   David,   Lt.-Col.     Art  of  recon- 
naissance. *$i.50.   Button. 

War  7-139. 
The  author  "does  but  remind  (in  a  rather 
ponderous  style)  those  who  may  have  to  un- 
dertake reconnaissance,  or  require  it  of  others, 
what  are  the  principles  which  go  to  make  suc- 
cess. This  is  no  mere  textbook,  though  it  has 
rules  and  examples;  but  it  may  best  serve  as 
a  commentary  (it  is  carefully  indexed)  for 
officers  who  are  inclined  to  study  the  subject 
psychologically  as  well  as  tactically,  and  to 
give  common  sense  its  due.  They  will  find 
here  the  notes  of  a  thinker  rather  than  the 
notions    of    a    theorist." — Ath. 


alization  that  the  main  theme  of  Meredith's 
novels  as  well  as  his  poetry  is  the  purifica/tlion 
of    rebellious    and    intemperate    youth. 


"It  is  not  unfair  to  say  of  it,  as  of  many 
military  works,  that  it  needs  viva-voce  expo- 
sition to  make  it  really  intelligible  and  use- 
ful." 

+  —  Ath.    1908,    1:  223.    F.    22.    600w. 
"It    contains    many    valuable    hints    on    one    of 
the     most     difficult     branches     of     the    soldier's 
art,    and    well    repays    the    few    hours'    study    it 
demands." 

+   Lond.    Times.    6:    247.    Ag.    9,    '07.    400w. 
"The   virtue   of   the    book   is    its   shining   good 
sense.        Col.      Henderson's      style      is      notably 
good." 

+   Nation.    87:    263.    S.    17,    '08.    170w. 

Henderson,  George  Cockburn.  Sir  George 
Grey.  *$4.  Button.  8-14844. 

Scholar,  soldier,  explorer,  governor,  Sir  George 
Grey  "was  the  autocrat  of  three  important  col- 
onies for  long  terms  and  through  critical  peri- 
ods, and  shaped  political  and  ecclesiastical  con- 
stitutions, conducted  protracted  wars,  moulded 
and  reconciled  aboriginal  peoples,  ruled  without 
and  with  responsible  ministers,  conceived 
smaller  and  larger  federations,  and  wound  up 
an  historic  career  by  returning  as  a  private  cit- 
izen to  a  colony  he  had  despotically  ruled,  sit- 
ting in  the  popular  branch  of  its  legislature." 
(Nation.) 

"A  valuable  contribution  to  the  history  of  the 
British  empire.  Mr.  Henderson  is  to  be  com- 
mended for  what  he  has  left  out  no  less  than 
for  the  accuracy  of  his  general  conclusions." 
+  Ath.  1907,  2:  578.  N.  9.  850w. 
"The  stern  retrenchments  and  the  adminis- 
trative reconstructions  by  which  Grey  restored 
financial  equilibrium  to  a  bankrupt  colony,  and 
sent  it  forward  on  a  career  of  stable  prosperity 
liave  never  before  been  so  fully  or  clearly  de- 
scribed." 

-+-   Nation.   86:335.  Ap.   9,   '08.   1350w. 
"Professor   Henderson    has    written    the    story 
of  [Sir  George  Grey's]  interesting  life  with  jus- 
tice  and   with   impartial   judgment." 

H-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  200.   Ap.  11,  '08.  250w. 

-\ ■  Outlook.    89:  581.    Jl.    11,    '08.    270w. 

Reviewed    bv    Montgomery    Schuyler. 

Putnam's.    4:    493.    Jl.    '08.    160w. 
"The  importance  of  this  study  of  his  achieve- 
ments, his  failures,  and  his  ideals  consists  in  its 
lucid    suggestion    of    the    lines    along   which    de- 
mocracy and  empire  may  march  hand  in  hand." 
+  Sat.   R.  104:   sup.   7.   O.   19,   '07.   750w. 

Henderson,  Mrs.  May  Sturge.  George 
Meredith,  novelist,  poet  and  reformer. 
*$i.5o.    Scribner.  7-37625. 

A  volume  of  "detailed  and  minutely  intro- 
spective criticism"  touching  each  of  Mr.  Mer- 
edith's great  works.  From  her  analysis  of  his 
"Essay  on  eomedy"  she  proceeds  to  the  gener- 


"We  cannot  affirm  that  this  study  of  Mr. 
Meredith  appears  to  us  wholly  good,  but  it 
is  very  far  indeed  from  being  bad;  it  is  never 
egregious." 

H Acad.    73:    286.    D.    28,    '07.    1850w. 

"This  book  offers  more  in  the  way  of  the 
philosophy  and  general  significance  of  Mere- 
dith, goes  deeper,  views  more  broadly  than  the 
faithful,  intelligent,  informing  account  of  the 
■Novels  of  George  Meredith'  by  E.  J.  Bailey;" 
-I-  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   186.   Je.   '08. 

"Her  book  .  .  .  affects  one  like  the  reading 
of  conscientious  journalism  which  is  no  longer 
new.  The  book  has  a  useful  index,  which 
would  make  it  really  luminous  if  it  could;  but 
an  index  cannot  do  everything." 
H Ath.  1908,  l:  227.  F.  22.  220w. 

"All  that  Mrs.  Henderson  has  to  say  [is]  in- 
teresting and  her  quotations  both  beautiful  and 
appropriate."     /5^unice    Follansbee. 

+   Dial.  44:129.  Mr.  1,  '08.   550av. 

"Mrs.  Henderson,  undertaking  a  comprehen- 
sive consideration  of  Meredith's  works  in  chron- 
ological order,  has  griven  us  the  best  general 
sur\'ey  of  them  that  we  possess."  E:  C.  Marsh. 
+   -\ Forum.    39:    385.    Ja.    '08.    550w. 

"It  is  thoroughly  informed  and  cleverly  ex- 
ecuted." 

+  +   Nation.    86:    147.    F.    13,    '08.    440w. 

"This  is  one  of  the  most  serious  of  the  many 
serious  books  which  the  Meredith  worship  of 
the  last  ten  years  has  produced.  If  it  errs  at 
all,  it  errs  in  exaggerating  Meredith's  own 
weakness  of  placing  too  much  stress  upon  the 
philosophy  and  too  little  upon  the  humour  as 
distinguished  from  the  comedy  of  life." 
4-  -I Spec.    99:    sup.    909.    D.    7,    '07.    280 w. 

Henry    VIII.,    king    of    England.    Assertio 

septem   sacramentorum;   or.   Defence  o' 

the  seven  sacraments;  re-edited,  vi^ith  an 

introd.  by  Rev.  Louis  O'Donovan;  with 

a   preface  by  James    Cardinal   Gibbons. 

*$2.   Benziger.  8-5572. 

A    reprint    valuable    to   the      Catholic     church 

both   for  the  orthodox  exposition  of  the  church's 

crucial   dogmas   and   for   the   light   thrown   upon 

a   most  interesting  epoch   of  church   history. 

"The  abundance  of  references  and  the  full 
biblinpraphy  which  the  editor  gives  us  indi- 
cate that  the  book  is  the  fruit  of  intelligent  and 
extensive  study." 

4-  Cath.   World.    87:  258.   My.   '08.   SSOtv. 

Henry,  George  Garr.  How  to  invest  money. 
**75c.   Funk.  8-14682. 

Presents  the  simple  principles  of  investment 
and  aims  "to  afford  the  reader  a  working 
knowledge  of  the  various  classes  of  securities 
which  are  available  as  investments,  and  their 
adaptability  to  different  needs."  (Preface.) 
The  chapter  headings  are  as  follows:  General 
principles  of  investment.  Railroad  mortgaee 
bonds.  Railroad  equipment  bonds.  Real  estate 
mortgasf^s.  Industrial  bonds.  Public-utility 
bonds,  ^Municipal  bonds.  Stocks,  and  Market 
movements    of    securities. 


Lit.    D.   37:   163.   Ag.   1,   '08.   70w. 

Henry,  O.,  pseud.  (Sydne'y  Porter).    Gentle 

*       grafter.  ^$1.   McClure. 

Fourteen  stories  which  exploit  Jeff  Peters's 
methods  of  "unillegal  graft."  He  is  not  to  be 
dreaded  bv  widows  and  orphans,  he  is  simply 
a  "reducer  of  surplusage."  He  is  not  so  cock 
sure  in  his  gentle  art  that  he  is  never  a  vic- 
tim of  his  own  methods.  The  last  story.  The 
ethics  of  pig,  shows  how  an  untrustworthy 
partner  plays   a  clever  counter  game  and  wins. 

"O.  Henrv  possesses,  in  fact,  the  genius  for 
conveying  in   a  few  strokes,   and  by   the  aid   of 


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Henry,  O.,  pseud. — Continued. 
accessories    which    often    seem    least    concerned 
•with  the  thing  he  is  achieving,  the  essence,  the 
living  spirit  of  a  place    or  a  type."     Hildegarde 
Hawthorne.  _        „    ^„„„ 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  685.   N.  21,  '08.  ICOOw. 

Henry,  C,  pseud.  (Sydney  Porter).    Voice 

of  the  city:  further  stories  of  the  four 

million.  t$i.  McClure. 

Twenty-five    "cameos"     of    metropolitan    life 

make    up    this    book,    the    third    "Four    million" 

book.  The  stories  are  short,  clear  cut,  and  leave 

distinct   impressions  first  of   individuals,    second 

of   types. 

"Some  of  the  twenty-five  short  stories  col- 
lected in  the  present  volume  are  in  his  best 
vein." 

+   Ind.   65:   552.   S.   3,   '08.  130w. 
"Admirers  may  call   *0.   Henry'   the  American 
Maupassant,    but    so    long    as    he    contmues    to 
hang  so  far  over  the  abyss  of  slang  they  should 
put  the  accent  on  American." 

—  Nation.    87:    12.    JI.    2,    '08.    470w. 
"The  spirit  of  the  huge  town  is  in  each." 

+   N.   Y.  Times..  13:   338.   Je.   13,   '08.  ,300w. 
"The  book  reflects   life;   It   is  worth   reading." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  404.  Jl.  18,  'OS.  240w. 
"These  are  slighter  and  more  ephemeral  than 
The  four   million.'  "  ^^    ^„ 

+  Outlook.  89:  532.  Jl.  4,  '0'8.  70w. 

Henry  of   Navarre:   a   romance   of  August, 
*       1572.  "$1.50.   Putnam.  8-30614. 

A  dramatic  story  of  verve  and  daring  whose 
scene  is  laid  in  Paris  during  the  memorable 
month  of  August,  1572,  on  the  eve  of  the  rnar- 
riage  of  Marguerite  de  Valois  to  Henry  of  Na- 
varre. The  horrors  of  the  massacre  of  St. 
Bartholomew,  the  venom  and  intrigue  that  lay 
back  of  the  arch-plotting,  and  the  faithfulness 
and  love  of  a  woman  are  elements  in  this  vivid, 
concrete  portrayal  of  facts  out  of  history. 

"The  story  is  full  of  exciting  incident,  and  the 
action  .  .  .  moves  rapidly  and  dramatically  to 
the  climax." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   701.  N.   28,  '08.  l€Ow. 

Henshall,  James  A.  Favorite  fish  and  fish- 
ing. *$i.25.  Outing  pub.  8-14724- 
An  ardent  angler  and  nature  lover  treats  of 
the  gentle  art  of  fishing  in  the  following  chap- 
ters: The  black  bass,  the  game-fish  of  the  peo- 
ple; The  grayling,  the  flower  of  fishes;  The 
trout,  the  angler's  pride;  His  majesty,  the  sil- 
ver king   (tarpon);   Florida  fish  and   fishing. 

-I-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4.  186.   Je.   '08.  + 
"Lovers  of  the  gentle  art  will  find  much  thav 
will   interest  them  and   little   to   criticise   in   Dr. 
Henshall's  readable  little  volume."   G:   Gladden. 
+   Bookm.    27:    608.    Ag.    '08.    780w. 
"The    work    is    an    authentic    natural    history 
within  its  limits,  as  well  as  a  guide  to  the  gen- 
uine follower  of  Walton."     Wallace  Rice. 
+   Dial.   44:  343.   Je.   1,   '08.   20OW. 
"In   this    new    book    Dr.    Henshall    has    given 
not  onlj'  information  valuable  to  the  angler,  but 
also   it   is   interesting   reading." 

+   Ind.  64:1292.   Je.   4,  '08.  lOOw. 

Nation.    86:    582.   Je.    25,    '08.    230w. 
"Dr.  Henshall  is  a  learned  and  pleasing  writ- 
er, and  his  book  has  attractions  for  a  multitude 
of   his    kind." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   330.   Je.   13,   '08.   400w. 

Herkomer,    Sir    Hubert    von.      My    school 
and    my    gospel.     *$7.5o.     Doubleday. 

E8-821. 
A  discussion  that  has  grown  out  of  twenty- 
one  years'  experiment  in  art  education  at 
Bushey.  "The  story  of  the  rise  and  progress  of 
an  institution  from  which  so  much  that  is  good 
has  come  is  told  by  Sir  Hubert  in  this  book 
with  charming  frankness  and  simplicity.  He 
makes  no  secret  of  his  purpose  or  of  the  meth- 


ods by  which  he  sought  to  realize  it;  and  he 
explains  fully  both  the  creed  which  guided  him 
as  a  teacher,  and  the  system  he  used  to  make 
his  creed  intelligible  to  the  student  who  passed 
through    his    hands."    (Int.    Studio.) 

"The  story  is  told  in  a  clear,  rapid  style,  en- 
livened by  frequent  touches  of  humor,  and, 
with  all  its  fine  and  high  idealism.  He  has 
certainly  proved  his  ability  to  write  an  auto- 
biographic narrative  not  less  interesting  in  its 
way  than  Cellini's."  P.  F.  Bicknell. 
+   +    Dial.   45:   109.    S.    1,    'OS.    ISOOw. 

"It    ranks    really    as    a    very    important    con- 
tribution  to  the  literature  available  for  the   in- 
formation   of    both    masters    and    students." 
+   -f   Int.    Studio.    35:    166.    Ag.    '08.    570w. 

"It  is  rather  discur.sive,  and  it  takes  care- 
ful reading  to  make  sure  just  what  the  'gospel' 
of   Bushev   was." 

f-   Nation.    87:    243.    S.    10,    '08.    1500w. 

Herrick,  Robert.     Master  of  the  inn.  **5oc. 
Scribner.  8-14332. 

"The  central  figure  of  this  little  story  is  one 
of  those  teachers  who  appear  from  time  to 
time  among  men,  whose  function  is  not  only  to 
open  the  eyes  but  to  gladden  the  heart  and  to 
restore  the  soul.  This  teacher  bas  about  him 
a  little  company  of  men  who  go  to  him  for  re- 
generation among  the  mountains  of  northern 
New  England.  Sooner  or  later  every  man  tells 
him  his  secret,  and  with  the  telling  the  poison 
goes  out  of  his  life.  There  comes  finally  an 
overworked  surgeon  of  great  eminence  who 
long  resists  the  impulse  to  confess,  but  finally 
opens  his  heart  and  re\  eals  the  one  secret 
which  tortures  him,  only  to  find  that  the 
wronged  man  is  before  him,  and  to  receive  not 
only  absolution  but  health  from  his  hands." — 
Outlook. 


A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   244.   O.   '08.  4< 
"A    spirit    of    sweet    wholesomeness    pervades 
the   little   book,   and  many  will  wish  to   read   It 
a  second  time." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  286.  My.   23,   '08.  120w. 
"This    is    a     beautifully     conceived     piece     of 
work,    wrought   out   with    the     care     which    Mr. 
Herrick  never  fails  to  give  his  stories." 
-f-   -f  Outlook.    89:  84.   My.    9,    '08.    200w. 
"It  is  a  chapter  in  American   idealism,   and  It 
is   also  an   admirable   example   of  the   best  con- 
temporary  American    writing." 

+  Outlook.   89:   324.   Je.   13,   '08.   120w. 

Herrick,    Robert.      Together.    t$i.5o.    Mac- 
millan.  8-20019. 

A  strong  story  "of  married  lives  as  lived  in 
America."  Here  the  veil  Is  withdrawn  which 
usually  conceals  the  struggles  of  man  and  wife 
from  the  moment  they  leave  the  altar.  Here 
are  the  Lanes,  the  Falkners,  the  Johnstons,  the 
Woodyards,  and  other  wedded  people  working 
out  the  problems  common  to  married  life.  What 
marriage  means  to  the  husband  and  what  his 
nature  demands  from  his  wife:  what  it  means 
to  the  wife  with  her  ambition  to  keep  her  in- 
dividuality, to  wield  social  power,  to  court  fa- 
vor; with  her  disposition  to  spend  a  little  more 
than  the  five,  ten,  or  twenty  thousand  dollar 
income;  with  her  yearning  for  sentiment,  sup- 
Dlied,  perchance,  by  one  who  has  no  right  to 
bestow  it — these  are  the  themes  of  Mr.  Her- 
ricks'  story  with  its  note  of  partnership  tri- 
umphant. 


"A  realistic,  problem  novel,  forcibly  told,  and 
of  literary  merit.     It  should  be  considered  only 
for    the    library   which    has    a    restricted    shelf." 
+  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   245.   O.   '08. 

"It  is  a  powerful  and  compelling  novel  of 
real  life,  and  at  the  same  time  it  is  one  of 
the  most  masterful  studies  of  the  marriage  re- 
lation as  it  obtains  in  the  society  of  the 
new-rich  in  America  that  has  appeared  in  fic- 
tion."   B.    O.    Flower. 

+  +  Arena.  40:  376.  O.  '08.  2900w. 

"The  threads  binding  these  numerous  in- 
terests    are     altogether     insufficient,     and     the 


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crowding  of  the  canvas  is  wearying  as  well 
as  inartistic.  A  few  really  dramatic  scenes 
tend  to  relieve  the  tedium  of  a  story  in  which 
every    supernumerary    has    to    have    its    say." 

—  Ath.    1908,    2:    469.    O.    17.    150w. 

"The  peculiar  conditions  of  American  mar- 
ried life,  are  treated  with  something  of  the 
frankness,  the  breadth,  the  sweeping  general- 
ity of  Tolstoi's  'Krutzer  sonata'  and  Zola's 
'F^condite.'  "    F:    T.    Cooper. 

+   Bookm.    27:    5S0.    Ag.    '08.    200w. 

"It  lacks   the  virtue   of  reticence  where   that 
virtue   is   most  needed."   W:    M.    Payne. 
H Dial.  45:   213.   O.   1,   '08.   lOOOw. 

"A  book  of  first  magnitude,  that  handles  a 
momentous  theme  boldly,  wisely,  sympathet- 
ically, and  with  an  insight  into  racial  traits 
that  makes  it  in  the  best  sense  a  representative 
American   novel."    F:   T.   Cooper. 

+  +   Forum.    40:    134.   Ag.    '08.    1950w. 

"Robert  Herricks'  novel,  large  in  its  Inten- 
tion and  painstaking  in  its  working  out  as  it 
is,   fails   in    reality,    in   humor,    in   wisdom." 

—  Ind.    65:    263.    Je.    30,    '08.    430w. 

"The  novelist  has  apparently  overlooked  the 
fact  that  in  America  are  still  to  be  found  num- 
berless men  and  women  old-fashioned  enough 
to    believe    in    married    happiness     and    helpful- 

—  Lit.    D.    37:    S52.    D.   '5,    '08.    300w. 

"Professor  Herrick  has  done  nothing  so  good 
as  this,  nothing  so  full  of  energy  and  truth." 
+  Nation.  87:  96.  Jl.  30,  '08.  340w. 
"A  story  that  is  unraveled  with  rare  clever- 
ness and  that  holds  the  reader's  attention,  in 
spite  of  its  intricacies  and  the  too  transparently 
ethical    intention    of    the   author." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  397.  Jl.   18,   '08.  1250w. 

"With  all  its  defects,  however,  the  novel  is 
serious,    earnest,    and   thoughtful." 

+   Outlook.   89:    956.    Ag.    22,    '08.    320w. 
H R.  of  Rs.  38:  508.  O.   '08.   250w. 

Hewitt,  Mrs.  Emma  Churchman.  Hov^r  to 
train  children.  **50c.  Jacobs.  8-21931. 
A  condensed  account  of  actual  experiences  of 
actual  mothers.  Suggestions  and  advice  are  of- 
fered under  such  headings  a-s  Nursery  days, 
Physical  and  moral  defects.  Punishment,  Pre- 
ventive measures.  General  deportment.  Pride  of 
possession,  Work  and  play,  As  to  schools.  Our 
future  mothers  and  fathers  and  The  adoles- 
cent. 

Hewlett,  Maurice  Henry.     Halfway  house. 
t$i.5o.     Scribner.  8-19024. 

"A  story  of  the  present  day — and  Meredithian 
to  the  core.  ...  A  girl,  married  to  a  gentleman 
twice  her  age,  finds  her  nascent  love  stifled  by 
his  egoistic  condescension.  He  is  of  a  great 
and  old  family;  she.  a  child  of  the  'lower  class- 
es,' a  nursery  governess  when  he  meets  her, 
has  had  her  girl's  affairs  of  love  or  what  has 
passed  for  it.  Believing  her  an  innocent  fool, 
he  learns  his  mistake  before  the  marriage,  but 
goes   on   stoically,    keeping  his   secret." — Bookm. 


A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   245.   O.   '08. 
"With  all    its   brilliant   intellectual   cleverness, 
this  book  does  not  show  the  writer  at  his  best." 
H Ath.   1908,  2:   536.   O.  31.  250w. 

"I  think  John  Germain  is,  all  in  all,  the  most 
finely  delineated  of  Mr.  Hewlett's  male  char- 
acters; and  he  .iust  misses  taking  the  leading 
place  in  this  story  from  its  heroine.  It  is  the 
girl's  character  that  gives  the  book  its  original- 
ity."  E:   C.   Marsh. 

+   Bookm.   27:   602.   Ag.   '08.   S60w. 

"It  has  all  the  seeming  simplicity  of  the 
finest  literary  art,  but  its  wit,  its  grace,  and 
its  subtle  sentiment  are  qualities  that  make  of 
it  a  far  more  serious  book  than  it  pretends  to 
be."  W:   M.   Payne. 

+   +   Dial.  45:  215.  O.  1,  '08.  600w. 


"That  Mary  seems  so  real  a  girl  and  causes 
us  to  speculate  on  her  motives,  or  nature  rath- 
er, for  she  scarcely  has  motives,  only  senti-- 
mental  impulses,  is  a  triumph  for  Mr.  Hew- 
lett's heroine." 

+  Ind.  65:  555.  S.  3,  '08.  20Ow. 
"No  doubt,  there  is  comedy  somewhere  at 
the  core  of  it.  But  it  is,  after  all,  the  inadver- 
tent comedy  of  circumstance  and  accident,  as 
things  fall  out,  ludicrous  enough,  but  without 
any  very   intelligible  motive." 

\-  Nation.   87:   212.   S.   3,   '08.   500w. 

".Such  value,  as  the  story  possesses  comes 
rather  more  from  the  manner  in  which  it  is 
told    than    from    the    story    itself." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:   365.   Je.   27,   '08.   1600w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  610.  O.  24,  '08.  50w. 

"The  art  of  the  book  is  fine  and  delicate,  but 

it    is    also    simple    and    true;    and    the    spirit    is 

that  of  pure   romance  applied   to   the  conditions 

of    modern    English    life." 

+  Outlook.    89:    956.   Ag.   22,   '08.   300w. 
"Mr.     Hewlett's    own    careful    and    distinctive 
style  makes  the  story  his  despite  the  unfamiliar 
milieu." 

+  R.  of  Rs.  38:  508.  O.  '08.  120w. 
"One  hopes  that  'Halfway  house'  will  have 
many  readers,  as  much  out  of  regard  for  them 
as  for  Mr.  Hewlett,  but  one  hopes  that  they  will 
not  be  numerous  enough  to  confirm  him  in  a 
method  more  conspicuous  in  this  last  book  of 
his  than  even  in  'The  stooping  lady.'  " 
H Sat.   R.   106:   487.  O.   17,  '08.   720w. 

Hewlett,  Maurice  Henry.       Spanish  jade.  il. 
**90c.    Doubleday.  8-15299. 

Manuela,  the  "Spanish  jade,"  "who  has  es- 
caped from  the  brutality  of  her  lover,  is  res- 
cued from  the  grosser  brutality  of  a  rustic  mob 
by  the  Englishman  errant.  The  lover  pursues, 
and  is  killed  by  the  jade  lest  he  kill  the  Briton. 
The  casual  pair  are  linked  romantically  by  the 
incident,  and  meet  thereafter  under  the  shadow 
of  a  Spanish  vengeance  which  is  eventually 
stayed,  not  Ijy  the  magnanimity  of  the  English- 
man, but  by  the  chivalry  of  a  humble  Spanish 
follower   of   his." — Nation. 


+  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:  221.   Je.   '08.   + 
"Brilliant    study." 

+  Ath.   1908,   1:   633.   My.   23.   250w. 
"The    'Spanish    jade'    may    not    represent    Mr. 
Hewlett    at    his    best   as   a   story    teller,    but    as 
proving  him  a  master  of  technique  it  is  of  ex- 
treme interest."   F:   T.   Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   27:   500.   Jl.    '08.   530w. 
Ind.    05:    555.    S.    3,   '08.   200w. 
"Mr.    Hewlett's    mannerism    is    less    insistent 
here    than    in    most    of    his    fiction,   perhaps    be- 
cause   the   substance   of   the   work   is   less   pre- 
tentious." 

-I-  Nation.  80:  468.  My.  21,  '08.  3ffOw. 
"It  is  a  gallant,  romantic  story,  well  worth 
the  telling  in  any  form.  But  it  is  precisely  the 
sort  of  story  that  Hewlett  tells  the  best.  Mr. 
Hewlett's  style  is  still  a  little  perverse,  and  a 
little  deliberate  in  its  perversity.  To  some  ex- 
tent he  is  the  victim  of  his  own  rhetorical  agil- 
ity." 

+  H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  28'5.  My.  23,  '08.  llOOw. 

"The    book   is   remarkable   for   its   imaginative 
power  and   the  sheer  beautv  of  its   narrative." 
+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   338.   Je.   13",   '08.   240w. 
Outlook.   89:   325.   Je.   13,   '08.   160w. 
"Those  who  want  the   real   thing  in  romantic 
fiction  will  find  it  in  the  'Spanish  jade.'  "   Char- 
lotte Harwood. 

+  Putnam's.   4:   621.   Ag.   '08.  150w. 
"The    book    is    a    slight    romantic    sketch,    but 
eminentlv  good  of  its  kind." 

+  Spec.  101:  64.  Jl.  11,  '08.  lOOw. 

Hichens,    Robert    Smythe.      Egypt    and    its 
monuments.    **$6.    Century.  8-30606. 

The  Nile  journey  is  here  described  by  Rob- 
ert Hichens  and  pictured  in  reproduced  wash 
drawings    and    photographs     by     Jules     Gu6rin. 


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Hichens,  Robert  Smythe— Continued. 
Mr.  Hichens  makes  poetry  out  of  the  wonders 
of  the  valley,  arouses  the  "yearning  hunger 
of  the  heart  and  the  imagination,"  recalls 
the  shifting  spells  cast  by  sepulchre,  temple 
and  mosque;  and  lends  to  the  narrative  the 
atmosphere  of  the  "mystery  of  gold,  of  the 
mystery  of  heat  and  the  mystery  of  silence 
that   seems    softly    showered    out    of   the    sun. 


"It  is  the  fascination  of  the  country,  and  not 
its  hotels  and  routes  of  travel,  that  the  author 
has  dwelt  upon,  and  not  a  few  of  the  thousands 
who  now  every  year  visit  Egypt,  will  find  pleas- 
ure and  stimulus   in   his   pages." 

+   Dial.    45:    409.    D.   1,    '08.    250w. 
+   Int.   Studio.    36:    sup.    58.    D.    '08.    80w. 
"Aside  from  its  rare  literary  and  artistic  val- 
ue  the  book  will   prove  to  be  an   excellent  help 
to  the  antiquarian  or   the  traveler  in   Egypt. 
+   Lit.    D.   37:    901.    D.    12,   '08.    190w. 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    743.   D.   5,  '08.   170w. 
"A   model   of   literary   charm    and   artistic    ex- 
cellence   that    places    this    volume    in    the    front 
rank    of    the    season's    notable    publications." 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    751.    D.    5,    '08.    50w. 
"We   do   not   recall    any   American    book     that 
equals   it   in   the  good    taste   and  sumptuousness 
of  its   appearance   and   the   beauty  and   delicacy 
of  its  color  printing." 

+   N.   Y.    Times.    13:  773.    D.    12,    '08.    600w. 

"It  would  perhaps  be  impossible  to  find  two 
other  persons  as  competent  to  prepare  a  fas- 
cinating, artiftic  study  of  Egypt  which  should 
be  at  the  same  time  a  literary  tribute  and 
guidebook  of  the  highest  order  as  Robert  Hich- 
ens and  Jules  Gu#rin." 

-f-   R.  of  Rs.  38:  757.  D.  '08.  140w. 

"As  vivid  a  picturing  of  'Eg^ypt  and  its  monu- 
ments'  as  we  remember  to   have  seen." 

+  Spec.   101:    sup.    813.    N.    21,    '08.    140w. 

Hichens,  Robert  Smythe.     Spirit  in  prison. 
t$i.75.   Harper.  8-25367. 

A  small  island  in  the  Bay  cf  Naples  is  the 
scene  of  this  story,  the  counterpart  of  whose 
emotional  lights  and  shadows  is  found  in  the 
sunset,  the  moonlight,  the  blue  waters,  the 
glimmering  lights  and  the  sounds  of  melody 
which  invariably  create  atmosphere  for  Mr. 
Hichen's  stories.  Maurice  Delarey  betrays  his 
wife  for  a  young  peasant  girl  and  dies  leav- 
ing his  wife  in  ignorance  of  his  sin.  The  seri- 
ous business  of  the  story  turns  on  the  with- 
holding of  the  secret  from  the  wife  for  sixteen 
years:  while  a  continuation  of  the  mystery 
touches  the  lives  of  Vere,  the  daughter,  and 
RufRno,  the  una-evealed  brother,  who  are  drawn 
to  one  another  without  ever  knowing  the  secret 
of  the  boy's  birth. 


"There  is  a  very  pretty  play  of  varied  emo- 
tions, together  with  limitless  hints  of  'fine 
shades  and  nice  feelings,'  while  the  abounding 
descriptive  passages  ara  often  of  a  rare 
beauty." 

^ Ath.   1908,    2:  398.    O.    3.    IGOw. 

"Deserves    to    be    proclaimed    as    that    rare 
achievement,    a   sequel   that   surpasses   its   ante- 
cedant  in  merit  and  in  interest."  F:  T.  Cooper. 
+   Bookm.   28:    262.   N.   '08.   620w. 

"He  has  written  one  of  the  rnost  sensuously 
suggestive   novels   of  the  season." 

—  Ind.   65:   947.   O.    22,   '08.    730w. 

"Admirers  of  Mr.  Hichens's  'The  call  of  the 
blood'  will  find  a  satisfactory  sequel  in  the  pres- 
ent story.  If  the  former  tale  was  found  too 
harrowing,  this  will  afford  a  compensatory 
thrill.  That  habit  of  portentous  moralizing 
over  the  moods  of  insignificant  egoism  which 
we  have  noted  as  characteristic  of  Mr.  Hichens 
in  the  past  is  still  his  darling  vice." 
H Nation.   87:  340.   O.   8,   '08.   300w. 

"Told  in  an  ordinary  way.  'A  spirit  in  prison' 
would  seem  utterly  common-place.  The  mere 
materials    are    conventional.      But    the    opulence 


of    color,    the    mastery    of    words    are    Indisput- 

^'    +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  506.  S.  19,   '08.  llOOw. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  615.  O.  24,  '08.  50w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:    743.   D.    5,   'OS.    120w. 
"Would    probably    be    extremely    difficult   and 
puzzling    reading    to   any    one   who   did    not    re- 
member the  earlier  book." 

h  Spec.    101:    636.    O.    24,    '08.   200w. 

Higgins,  Aileen  Cleveland.     Dream  blocks. 

*  $1.50.    Duffield.  8-30917. 
A   book   of   child  verse   with    fifteen   charming 

full-page  illustrations  by  .Tessie  Wilcox  Smith. 

"The  spirit  of  this  little  book  is  bdtter  than 
the   execution   of  its  verse." 

^ Nation.   87:    522.   N.    26,   '08.    40w. 

"The  fourteen  pictures  are  of  a  high  artistic 
merit.  The  infantile  pathos  and  humor,  the 
prophetic  element  in  form  and  feature  of  the 
figures,  will  cause  adults  to  ponder  over  the 
philosophv   of   child  play." 

-)-   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   744.   D.   5,   '08.   150w. 

Higginson,    Ella.     Alaska:    the   great   coun- 

*  try.   **$2.25.   Macmillan.  8-33137. 
Not  so  much  a  guide-book  or  a  history  as  an 

unconventional  and  picturesque  description  of 
the  towns,  people,  resources,  scenery  and  com- 
mercial possibilities  of  a  country  of  "real  splen- 
dor, marvellous  beauty  and  poetic  and  haunt- 
ing charm."  A  book  for  every  Alaskan  tourist 
to  read   from  cover  to  co\er. 


"A  picturesque  and  unconventional  descrip- 
tion of  the  country  and  the  life  of  its  people, 
neither  a  guide  book  nor  a  history,  and  yet 
suitable  for  the  traveler  to  read  and  carry  with 
him   on  his  trip." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  623.  O.   24,  '08.   40w. 
N.  Y.  Times.   13:   744.   D.   5,   '08.  150w. 
"A    sober,    carefully    prepared    work.      A    plea 
for  the  attractions  of  the  land  of  gold  and  snow 
as   a   place    of    residence  was    hardly   to   be    ex- 
pected from  a  woman,   but  in  this  instance   the 
territory   has   been   fortunate   in   its   advocate." 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   754.   D.   5,   '08.    I50w. 

Higinbotham,  John  U.  Three  weeks  in  Hol- 
land and  Belgium.  $1.50.  Reilly  &  B. 

8- II 792. 

Mr.  Higinbotham's  swift  panorama  of  Hol- 
land and  Belgium  sights  might  become  a  blur 
to  the  leisurely  tourist  who  finds  it  necessary 
to  adjust  his  mental  lens  to  every  fresh  view 
and  impression.  But  to  the  reader  who  likes 
motion  and  who  can  "keep  up"  the  author's  im- 
pressionism and  confidence  are  not  wearing.  In 
description,  historical  allusion,  comment  on  art, 
and  theological  opinions,  the  author's  mental 
alertness  is  commensurate  with  his  tireless  ac- 
tivity. 

"Mr.  Higinbotham's  observations  are  so  acute 
and  well-balanced   that  we  should   like   to   have 
fuller  records  of  his  journeys."   H.   E.   Coblentz. 
+   Dial.  44:  348.  Je.  1,  "08.  280w. 

"This  lifcle  holiday  book  should  not  be  taken 
too  seriously,  and  while  Baedeker  gives  all  and 
more  of  the  necessarv  information  than  this 
summer  tourist  o^  three  weeks,  he  does  not  im- 
part the  childlike  freshness  of  discovery  that 
finds  joy  in  observing  the  Hollander's  unfailing 
courtesv,  and  that  elegance  of  service^  can  be 
obtained  for  grotesquely  moderate  tips." 

.^-  _  N.  y"  Times.  13:  352.  Jl.  11,  '08.   500w. 

"A.    farrago   of   disjointed   bits   of  guide   book 
and"  pointless  jests."  A.   I.  du  P.  Coleman. 
—  Putnam's.    4:    748.    S.    '08.    340w. 

Hildebrandt,  Alfred.  Airships  past  and 
present;  together  with  chapters  on  the 
use  of  balloons  in  connection  with 
meteorology,  photography  and  the  car- 
rier pigeon;  tr.  by  W.  H.  Story.  *$3'^0- 
Van  Nostrand.  8-13633- 

A  sketch  of  the  past  and  present  state  of  the 


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art  of  ballooning  and  Its  application  to  scien- 
tific ends  including  the  first  trustworthy  infor- 
mation to  be  disseminated  on  the  subjects  of 
balloon  photography  and  the  use  of  the  carrier 
pigeon.     The  000k   is  fully  illustrated. 


and  speculative  orgies  .  .  .  the  law  of  the  mon- 
ey-spiders ...  is  no  mere  street  or  thorough- 
fare." 


"The  avoidance  of  technical  discussions 
makes  the  book  easy  and  pleasant  reading  for 
anyone  who  is  interested  in  the  subject." 
+  Engin.  D.  3:  653.  Je.  '08.  150w. 
"In  an  interesting  and  Instructive  volume  of 
considerable  size,  the  author  has  fully  discussed 
nearly  all  subjects,  at  all  closely  related  to  aer- 
onautics, so  far  as  they  have  been  susceptible 
to  popular  treatment.  To  the  translator  be- 
longs no  little  credit  for  the  smoothness  of  the 
English  diction." 

+   +   Engin.    N.   59:545.   My.   14,   '08.   lOOOw. 
"This  work  is  both  timely  and  authoritative." 

-I-  Ind.   64:   871.   Ap.   16,   '08.   250w. 
"While    the   author   disclaims    all    intention    of 
writing  a  technical  text,  we  feel  that  the  read- 
er  may   find    instruction   as   well   as   amusement 
In    these   pages." 

+   Lit.    D.   36:  655.   My.   2,   '08.   200w. 
"We  note   a  few   errors." 

-\ Nation.    86:    539.    Je.    11,    '08.    300w. 

"Some  portions  of  the  work  are  scarcely  sat- 
isfactory, even  from  the  popular  standpoint,  the 
chapter  devoted  to  flying  machines,  for  exam- 
ple, being  a  collection  of  scraps  of  information 
strung  together   without    any    definite    scheme." 

H Nature.  77:  562.  Ap.   16,   'OS.   lOOOw. 

R.  of   Rs.   37:  758.  Je.  '08.  80w. 
"A   clear  and   readable   account." 

+  Sat.   R.  ]05:  211.   F.  15,   '08.  120w. 
"There    have    been    hitherto    few    satisfactory 
books    in    English    upon    aerial    navigation.      We 
now   have,    however,   a   book  by  a  thorough   ex- 
pert."  O.    Chanute. 

+  Science,  n.s.   28:   20.  Jl.   3,  '08.   660w. 
Spec.  100:  384.   Mr.   7,   'OS.   270w. 

Hill,    Frederick    Trevor.     Decisive    battles 
of  the  law.  **$2.25.  Harper.         7-33964. 
Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


Am.    Hist.    R.   13:  69'5.   Ap.    '08.    50w. 
"This   is   an   interesting  book  which  does  not 
justify   its   title." 

-I Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  625.  N.  '08.  40w. 

"It  is  possible  to  read  his  book  with  the  com- 
fortable feeling  that  one  is  in  safe  hands,  and 
that  the  spirited  accounts  here  given  of  these 
vexed  questions  may  be  enjoyed  without  fear 
of  being  led  into  false  historical  paths."  Ward 
Ciark. 

-I- '-f  Bookm.  26:519.  Ja.  '08.  1200w. 
"The  author  writes  with  acute  legal  knowl- 
edge and  abundant  information  derived  from 
painstaking  research:  and  to  these  he  adds  a 
gift  for  pictorial  narrative  which  suggests  a 
first-rate  reporter  present  at  ifie  events  he  de- 
scribes  ** 

-f  -i-   Diai.   44:19.   Ja.    1,   '08.    320w. 
"It  is  this  romantic  quality  that  Mt.   Hill  has 
seized,  and  he  tells  the  stories  vigorously." 
+   Ind.   65:   102.   Jl.   9,    '08.    200w. 
"It   cannot   be   said   that   Mr.    Hill   has   always 
shown   judicial    impartiality,    but   what   partisan 
bias  has  crept  in  may  be  attributed  to  the  fact 
that  he  is  more  of  an  advocate  than  an  histor- 
ian." 

-^ Nation.   86:103.   Ja.    30,   '08.   320w. 

Hill,  Frederick  Trevor.     Story  of  a  street. 
*       **$i.6o.  Harper. 

The  story  of  Wall  street  from  March.  1644, 
when  Governor  William  Kieft  marked  its  di- 
rection by  means  of  a  clumsy  cattle-guard  of 
felled  bruehwood.  to  its  present-day  develop- 
ment as  a  "canon  of  exchange."  Wall  street  of 
."^tuyvesant's  time,  of  revolutionary  days;  Wall 
street  "the  harmt  of  ^ishlon,  the  heart  of  busi- 
ness, the  school  of  statesmen,  the  firing-line  of 
commerce,  the  battle  ground  of  politics  and  ^f 
rn.oney — the     scene     of     financial     masterstrokes 


Mr.  Hill  has  performed  a  real  service  with 
h;s  book.  It  is  in  some  respects  a  sort  of  lib- 
eral  education."   I:    F.   Marcosson. 

+   Bookm.   28:   359.   D.   '0-8.   ISOOw. 
''-'^together   it   Is    a   fascinating   tale,    cleverly 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:   761.   D.   'OS.   80w. 

Hill,  George  Chatterton-.  Heredity  and  se- 
lection in  sociology.   *$4.5o.   Macmillan. 

7-42082. 
"Chatterton-Hill's  book  consists  of  three 
parts.  Part  1  is  an  intelligent  summary  of  the 
biological  doctrine  of  heredity  and  germinal  se- 
lection from  the  point  of  view  of  Weismann 
Part  2  IS  devoted  to  social  pathology.  Suicide' 
insanity,  and  syphilis  are  each  in  furn  dis- 
cussed as  social  factors.  .  .  .  Part  3  is  devoted 
to  the  actual  conditions  of  social  selection."— 
Nation. 


Having  no  first-hand  information,  the  author 
could  justify  himself  in  the  publication  of  such 
a  work  only  by  logical  and  constructive  man- 
'pulation  of  his  materials,  and  he  has  not  done 
this.      W:   I.    Thomas. 

h  Am.  J.  Soc.   14:  413.   N.   '08.   IS-Ow. 

"^u"'".  ^^u,®  general  idea  of  the  author  there  is 
much  10  be  .«:ai.l.  His  present  exposition  is  not 
satisfactory  and  should  not  be  fin^l  " 

-j Ann.   Am.   Acad.  31:  269.  Ja.   '08.   4O0%v. 

"Mr.  Chatterton-Hill's  science,  good  so  far  as 
t  goes,   belongs  to  the  last  decade  of  the  nine- 

nT^ut  M^5,^"J7  4^^^^''  than  to  the  first  decade 
of  this.      E.   T.   Brewster. 

h  Atlan.    102:    122.    Jl.    '08.    750w. 

o^3^cf  ^^"t-'?^  verdict  on  the  volume  must  be 
adverse.  Under  competent  tutelage,  he  has 
fhll^  ^  f°u^  resume  of  the  dominant  biological 
theory  of  heredity.  Left  to  himself,  he  has  de- 
r/t^  •^'?  mconclusive  and  inadequate  analysis 
of  social  pathology,  and  has  supplemented  it 
with  a  rambling,  unoriginal,  and  often  self- 
contradictory  disquisition  on  social  programmes 
and  social  needs." 

f-   Nation.   86:176.   F.   20,   '08.   680w. 

"From  beginning  to  end  this  is  a  very  inter- 

nn    i'AoV*^"   A-    n    ^^    *^®     '■^"•t    »f    much     thought 

f^.^l:,^^  subjects,  and  it  is  written  in  clear  and 
forcible  style.  However  much  we  may  dis- 
agree with  some  of  Mr.  Chatterton-Hill's  con- 
clusions the  book  is  a  book  to  be  read."     F.  W. 

rx. 

+  -I Nature.    76:586.    O.    10,    '07.    600w. 

ov^'o^*®  /^"<^  °.V,i"selves  in  direct  issue  with  Mr. 
?,^Hi*^'"*^''''"^'^l  '^l*-^  respect  to  many  of  the  re- 
social   fife  "^  "^""""^  ^^®  ^^^^^  °^  current 

H Spec.    100:  580.    Ap.    11.    '08.    550w. 

Hilprecht,     Hermann     Vollrat.       So-called 
Peters-Hilprecht       controversy.       *75c. 
Holman. 
A  full   statement  of  the  Hilprecht  case.     The 
first    part    gives    the    proceedings    of    the    com- 
mittee   appointed    by   the    board    of    trustees    of 
the    University    of    Pennsylvania    to    act    as    a 
court    of    inquiry;    the    second    furnishes    suDole- 
mental  documents,    evidence,   and  statements 


Nation.    86:425.    My.    7,    '08.    lG50w. 
R.   of    Rs.    38:  128.    Jl.    '08.   80w. 

Hinchman,  Walter  Swain,  and  Gummere, 
Francis  Barton.  Lives  of  great  Eng- 
lish writers  from  Chaucer  to  Browning. 
**$i.5o.   Houghton.  8-11791. 

"The  book,  which  is  well-indexed  and  pro- 
vided with  a  select  bibliography,  consists  of 
thirty-four  biographical  essays  on  representa- 
tive writers  from  Chaucer  to  Browning.  The 
various  periods  of  literary  history  are  con- 
nected  by  short   links   suggesting   the  character 


I/O 


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Hinchman,  W.  S.,  and  Gummere,  F.  B. 

— Continued. 
of  the  transitions."  (Nation.)  "PupHs  in  sec- 
ondary schools,  as  well  as  their  elders,  will 
find  the  book  agreeable  reading  and  useful  for 
reference."    (Educ.   R.) 

"This  work  is  recommended  because  of  its 
usefulness  in  small  libraries,  supplementing  the 
brief  biographical  dictionary  and  cyclopedia  ar- 
ticles. The  material  presented  is  not  only  well 
chosen,  authoritative  and  adequate,  but  in- 
terestingly   written." 

+  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:  260.  N.   '08.  ►!- 

"It  is  difficult  to  account  for  some  of  the 
omissions,  but  the  work  as  we  have  it  is  well 
done." 

+  —  Dial.   45:121.   S.    i,    'OS.    SOw. 

"The  treatment  is  judicious  and  satisfactory." 
+   Educ.    R.   3'6:316.   O.    '08.   70w. 

"Ten  biographies  .  .  .  are  not  uninterest- 
ing in  themselves  and  are  well  adapted  to  the 
kind  of  readers  for  whom  they  are  intended. 
The  final  chronology  and  bibliography  too  are 
useful  in  their  way.  ]3ut  it  is  doubtful,  after 
all,  whether  such  a  book  is  likely  to  supply 
the  literary  stimulus  which  its  authors  expect 
from  it." 

4-  —  Ind.   66:  310.   Ag.   6,   'OS.   230w. 

"In  general,  the  criticism  is  sound,  conserva- 
tive, and  illuminating,  and  the  book  should  do 
good  service." 

^ Nation.    87:  210.    S.    3,    "08.    350w. 

Hinckley,  Henry  Barrett.  Notes  on  CTiau- 
cer:  a  commentary  on  the  Prolog  and 
six  Canterbury  tales.  $3.  Nonotuck 
press,  Northampton,  Mass.  8-6086. 

"Consists  of  a  commentary  on  the  Prologue 
to  the  "Canterbury  tales,"  and  six  of  the  tales, 
viz.;  the  knight's,  the  nun's  priest's,  the  par- 
doner's, the  clerk's,  the  squire's,  and  the  frank- 
lin's. In  fullness  and  learning  the  only  pre- 
vious Chaucer  com.mentary  comparable  with  it 
is  that  which  accompanies  Prof.  W.  W.  Skeat's 
standard  edition   of  the  poet's  work." — Nation. 


"All  that  is  of  value  in  the  book  could  have 
been  condensed  into  a  short  paper  for  the  Mod- 
ern  language  association." 

h  Ath.   1908,   2:   239.   Ag.    29.   260w. 

"The  author  often  annotates  passages  which 
Skeat  has  passed  by,  and  so  his  work,  apart 
from  its  own  merits,  supplements  that  of  his 
predecessor." 

+   Nation.   86:  533.   Je.   11,   '08.   280w. 

Hind,  A.  M.  Short  history  of  engraving  and 
etching,    for   the   use    of   collectors    and 
students;  with   full  bibliography,  classi- 
fied  list   and   index   of   engravers.    **$5. 
Houghton. 
A  descriptive  survey  of  the  history  of  engrav- 
ing on  metal  thruout  the  various  centuries  and 
schools,    with   a   generous   account   of    the   work 
of  important  engravers,   and   only   enough   men- 
tion   of    names   of   lesser    note    to   keep    straight 
the    threads    of    development    and    to    insure    a 
well-balanced    estimate   of   artistic    va'ues.     The 
work  closes   with  a   chapter   on   modern    etchers 
and   engravers   of   different    countries.     The    full 
appendices    give    a    classified    list    of    engravers, 
47  p.;  a  general  bibliography,   20  p.;   and  an  in- 
dex   of    engravers    and    individual    bibliography, 
60p. 

"Accurate  scholarship  and  painstaking  work- 
manship  are   manifest   throughout." 

+   Dial.    45:408.    D.    1,    '08.    300w. 
4-   Ind.    65:    1186.    N.    19,    '08.    70w. 
"It   necessarily   devotes    most   of   its    attention 
to  European  practitioners  of  the  art  of  engrav- 
ing,  with    the   exception,    of   course,    of    etching. 
Yet  a  work   designed  to  circulate  in   this  coun- 
try and  furnish   information   to   English   readers 
ought   to   keep   its   perspectives   right." 
H Lit.   D.  37:   811.  N.   2S,   '0-8.  4'50w. 


"The  book  certainly  shows  admirable  conden- 
sation." 

+  Outlook.    90:    797.    P.    5,    '08.    loOw. 
R.   of   Rs.   38:   640.   N.   '08.   70w. 

Hind,  Charles  Lewis.  Diary  of  a  looker-on. 
**$2.  Lane.  8-30031. 

"Impressions  of  the  hour  utilized  as  occasions 
rrise  in  the  columns  of  journals  and  periodica/is. 
This  is  the  author's  description  of  these  little 
essays  of  criticism  of  paintings  and  books,  so- 
journings  in  continental  cities  and  places,  or 
in  English  country  places  or  London."  (Sat.  R.) 
"The  author  explains  that  .  .  .  these  contribu- 
tions [made  to  v.arious  journals]  were  papers 
transferred  from  his  diaries,  and  that  the  col- 
lections api'car  here  divided  into  months,  ac- 
cording to  the  dates  of  the  original  writing." 
(Spec.) 


"It  is  a  gentleman-like  and  desirable  form 
of  professional  activity,  but  as  devoid  of  'per- 
sonality' as  any  other  kind  of  journalism — for 
example,  the  market  quotations."   F.  M.  Colby. 

1-    Bookm.    27:    567.    Ag.    'OS.    340w. 

Reviewed  by  P.   P.   Bicknell. 

Dial.  44:  338.  Je.  1,  '08.  380w. 
"These  papers  contain  something  of  the  in- 
timacy and  grace  which  characterize  Steven- 
son's essays.  The  book  has  a  distinct  literary 
flavor,  and  to  read  it  is  as  good  as  a  vacation. 
It  is  to  be  lioped  that  in  succeeding  editions  the 
nuinerous  typographical  errors  which  mar  the 
present    issue    will    be    corrected." 

-i N.    Y.    Times.    13:  415.    Jl.    25,    '08.    320w. 

H Sat.   R.  105:   732.   Je.  6,  '08.   220w. 

^-  ^  Spec.  100:   1009.  Je.   27,   '0'8.   280w. 

Hinds,  William  Alfred.  American  com- 
munities and  co-operative  colonies. 
2d    revision.     $1.50.     Kerr.  8-3496. 

Thoroly  revised  and  brought  down  to  1907. 
"It  includes  all  the  well-known  experiments, 
such  as  the  Shaker  colonies,  Owen's  communi- 
ties. Brook  farm,  and  the  various  Pourieristic 
phalanxes,  Cabet's  Icaria  and  the  Oneida  com- 
munity, in  addition  to  a  multitude  of  less 
known  settlements,  to  say  nothing  of  such  con- 
temporary organizations  as  the  Theosophlst 
colony  at  Point  Loma,  the  Single  tax  society  at 
Fairhope,  Alabama,  the  Ruskin  commonwealth, 
Upton  Sinclair's  Helicon  home  colony  and  the 
Straight   Edge."    (Ann.    Am.    Acad.) 


"He  has  succeeded  in  giving  us  a  valuable 
book  of  reference  abounding  in  facts  but  very 
popular  in  character."  H.  P.  J.  Selinger. 
-I-  Am.  J.  Soc.  14:  126.  Jl.  '08.  SOw. 
"Not  the  least  valuable  feature  of  Mr.  Hinds' 
book  is  the  bibliography  at  the  end  of  each 
chapter." 

-I-  Ann.  Am.   Acad.  32:   445.   S.   '08.   340w. 

Hird,  Frank.  Victoria,  the  woman.   **$2.50. 
Appleton.  8-12577. 

The  author  says  that  his  purpose  has  been  to 
place  before  readers  in  America  some  impres- 
sions of  the  influences  that  affected  her  early 
environment,  some  suggestions  of  the  circum- 
stances that  affected  her  later  years.  He  por- 
trays the  Queen  as  a  daughter,  a  wife,  a  wom- 
an, a  mother,  a  friend  and  a  sovereign,  using 
the  Queen's  own  words  as  recorded  in  letters 
and  diaries.  He  lends  to  the  whole  a  back- 
ground of  current  history  and  politics. 


"Readable,     interesting,     more     available     for 
popular    use    than    the    'Letters.'  " 
+  A.    L.  A. -Bkl.   4:   237.   O.  '08. 

"A  serviceable  and  readable  book  has  been 
produced,  and  for  those  who  do  not  and  cannot 
own  the  voluminous  and  expensive  'Letters' 
this  volume,  with  its  copious  extracts  from 
those  letters  and  from  the  diaries,  should  serve 
as  a  welcome  substitute." 

-f   Dial.  44:315.  My.  16,  '08.  3O0w. 


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"There  is  a  distinct  place  for  Mr.  Hird's  lit- 
tle   book." 

+   Ind.   65:   44.   Jl.   2,   '08.   260w. 
"His  work  is  surprisingly  judicial  in  Its  tone." 
-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  247.  Ap.  25,   '08.   200W. 
"One    of    the    most    interesting    things    in    Mr. 
Hird's   book   is   to   be   found   in   the   notices,    al- 
ways  judiciously    expressed,    of   the   part   which 
the    Queen    took    in    politics,    foreign    and    do- 
mestic." 

-I-  Spec.    101:    412.    S.    19,    '08.    420w. 

Hirth,  Friedrich.  Ancient  history  of  China 
to  the  end  of  the  Chon  dynasty.  *$2.50. 
Macmillan.  8-3434. 

A  work  which  provides  a  text  for  students 
and  a  book  of  reference  for  general  readers. 
It  begins  with  a  chapter  on  the  mythological 
and  legendary  period  and  comes  down  to  the 
third  century  B.  C.  While  not  a  purely  philo- 
logical work  it  follo^vs  r.he  linguistic  and  cul- 
tural development  of  the  Chinese  people.  An 
appendix  of  chronological  tables  gives  the  dates 
of  the  princes  of  the  various  states. 


Am.    Hist.    R.   13:  675.   Ap.   'OS.   50w. 
"A  much  needed  work." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  187.  Je.  '08.  «i« 
"Owing  probably  to  limitations  of  space  Dr. 
Hirth  has  failed  to  indicate  fully  the  factors 
which  were  potent  in  the  earlier  development  of 
the  Chinese  empire,  but  he  has  furnished  a 
scholarly  and  convenient  handbook  for  this  pe- 
riod of  the  history,  in  more  detail  than  can 
elsewhere  be  had  in  English  in  an  ordered 
form." 

H Ind.    64:    1450.    Je.    25,    '08.    120w. 

"It   does   not   add    largely    to  our   information, 
but  it  is  a  convenient  manual  for  those  who  de- 
sire   to    gain    a    knowledge     of    the      uneventful 
story  of   China's   existence   as  a  nation." 
-I-   Nation.   87:    13S.   Ag.    13,    'OS.    90w. 

N.   Y.  Times.  13:  130.   Mr.   7,  'OS.   150w. 
-4-   Outlook.    S8:  884.    Ap.    IS,    'OS.    laOw. 
"A  verv  scholarly  study." 

+   R.   of   Rs.   37:  509.  Ap.   'OS.    70w. 

Hobart,    Henry    Metcalf,    and    Ellis,    Alex- 
ander   George.      High    speed    dynamo 
electric  machinery.  *$6.  Wiley.  8-20034. 
Deals    with    the    description    of    designs    and 
construction     which     comprise     "not     only     the 
standard    methods    by    which    the    special    con- 
ditions   imposed    by    high   speed    are    being    met, 
but     also     various     recent     propositions     which 
have  not  yet  withstood  the  test  of  time."    "The 
authors    have    arranged    their    material    in    two 
main    divisions,    dealing    with    the    two    distinct 
types    of    turbo-generator."    (Engin.    N.) 


"The  work  is  a  high-class  treatise  and  one 
that  should  be  in  the  hands  of  every  designer 
and    engineering    instructor." 

-f   Engin.    D.    4:    304.    S.    '08.    430w. 
"The    boo      will    appeal    chiefly    to    those    in- 
terested,   directly    or    indirectly,    in    the    design 
of  electric   generators."   H:    H.    Norris. 

+  Engin.    N.    60:  318.    S.    17,    '08.    llOOw. 

Hobbs,  William  Herbert.  Earthquakes; 
an  introduction  to  seismic  geology. 
**$2.    Appleton.  7-39003. 

A  volume  devoted  to  what  field  geologists 
have  accomplished  by  making  use  of  the  record 
of  the  motion  of  the  earth's  disturbances  ac- 
quired thru  perfected  seismological  experiments. 
"What  has  been  learned  by  both  of  these  classes 
of  students,  and  what  are  the  best  supported 
theories,  are  made  plain  in  this  volume  with 
abundant  illustration  through  diagram  and  pho- 
tograph, and  with  admirable  system  and  ar- 
rangement   of    material."    (Outlook.) 


er  who  wishes  to   keep   informed   in   regard   to 
recent  scientific  advance."   A.   C.   Rich. 
+   Arena.   39:   731.  Je.   'OS.   2S0w. 
"No  Intelligent  layman  can  look  at  this  book 
without  being   interested,   or  can  read  it  with- 
out substantial  gain   in   knowledge." 

4-   Dial.    44:  110.    F.    16,    'OS.    250w. 
"It    takes    rank   with    the   best   of    ine   general 
books  on  seismology."   R.   S.   Tarr. 

+  J.    Geo!.    Iti:    477.    Jl.    '08.    1550w. 
"On   the   whole  the   book    is    a    modern     and 
readable    presentation    of    a    theme    possessing 
more    than    ordinary    interest." 

+  Nation.  S6:494.  My.  2S,  '08.  400w. 
"As  an  introduction  'to  seismology,  or  even  to 
seismic  gi.-olosy,  it  is  the  most  misleading  that 
we  know,  but  for  the  reader  who  comes  to  it 
with  sufficient  previous  knowledge  it  contains 
suggestive  passages,  and  as  we  perused  the 
book  we  were  haunted  by  the  consciousness 
that  its  author  was  capable  of  better  work; 
we  searched  for  the  word  which  would  describe 
its  character  until  a  marginal  heading,  in  block 
type,   supplied  the  want  in   'crudeness.'  " 

f-   Nature.   77:  4S1.  Mr.   26,  '08.   7()0w. 

"The   reader   may  have   full     confidence     that 
he  is  in  possession  of  seismology  up  to  date." 
+  N.   Y.   Times.  13:  74.   F.   8.   '08.   360w, 
"Gives    us    in    his    new    volume    what    we    be- 
lieve  to   be   by  far   the    most   thorough   study  of 
the  subject,   which   is   couched  in  fairly  untech- 
nical   language,    and   may   oe   read   with   a   clear 
understanding   by  any  thoughtful   lavman." 
-f   +   Outlook.  SS:   41.  Ja.  4,  '08.   230w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:   119.   Ja.    'OS.   130w. 
Spec.   101:200.   Ag.   8.    'OS.    60w. 

Hooker,  Gustav.  Arnold  of  Winkelried: 
the  hero  of  Sempach;  tr.  from  the  Ger- 
man of  Gustav  Hocker.  (Life  stories 
for  young  people.)    **6oc.   McClurg. 

8-23292. 
A  story  of  the  famous  Swiss  hero  which  tells 
us  about  Knight  Schriitan  and  the  Pilatus,  the 
battle  of  Morgarten,  the  mysterv  play  at  En- 
gelberg,  the  black  death,  the  robber  knights, 
the  tournament  at  I.ittlo  Basle,  the  storming 
of  a  Lithuanian  castle,  and  Winkelried's  heroic 
death. 

Hodges,    Rev.    George.        When    the    King 
came:    stories    from    the    four    gospels. 
*$i.25.     Houghton. 
Stories    founded    upon    the    record    of    the    life 
of  Jesus  as  presented  in  the  gospels.     The  well- 
known    Bible    facts   are    embellished    with    num- 
berless   details    of    setting,    back    of    which    lies 
the    author's    careful    study    of    the    times    and 
their   customs. 

Hodgetts,  Edward  A.  B.  Court  of  Russia  in 
the    19th   century.   2v.    *$6.    Scribner. 

8-20526. 
A  popular  rather  than  a  scholarly  account  of 
the  Russian  emperors  and  court  of  the  last  cen- 
tury. The  history  begins  with  Alexander  I,  and 
concludes  with  a  sketch  of  Nicholas  II  and  a 
summary  of  political  conditions  in  Russia,  in 
which  "he  a,co,uioses  in  the  arguments  of  those 
who  oppose  the  abolishment  of  bureaucracy  on 
the  ground  that  the  population  of  the  country 
is  too  sparse  and  the  rural  classes  too  back- 
ward to  make  a  system  of  local  government  and 
elected    ofTicials   practicable."    (N.    Y.    Times.) 


H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.   4:  42.   F.   '08. 

"Of    special    value    at    the    present    time,    not 
only  to  students,  but  also  to  the  general  read- 


"Almost  every  anecdote  and  every  judgment 
is  to  be  found  elsewhere,  but  the  compilation 
is  excellent,  -and  the  book  one  that  may  be 
warmly  re:ommended  to  the  general  reader. 
There  are  a  good  many  small  slips,  hardly  worth 
mention." 

^ Ath.   1908,   1:   668.    My.   30.   900w. 

"The  disadvantage  chiefly  to  be  noted  in  the 
lack  of  precision  characterizing  the  author's 
method  is  a  tendency  to  repetition.  The  diffu.se 
and  incidental  style  of  the  writing  and  the  ex- 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Hodgetts,  Edward  A.  B. — Continued. 
traordlnary  lapses  in  English  in  Mr.   Hodgetts's 
book  conceal  genuine  virtues."  E.  L.  Gary. 

-j N.   Y.   Times.   13:   379.   Jl.    4.    '08.    SOOOw. 

"While  containing  a  good  deal  of  sound  and 
interesting  information,  it  loses  much  of  its 
value  by  an  exuberance  of  trifles  and  an  awk- 
ward arrangement." 

-\ Spec.   101:  236.   Ag.  15,   '08.   670w. 

Hoernle,  Augustus  Rudolf  F.  Studies  in  the 
medicine   of  ancient   India.   *'$2.6o.   Ox- 
ford. 
"Written   for  the  purpose  of  supplying  to   stu- 
dents of  medicine  a  knowledge  of  how  the  sub- 
je^ct  was  tau!?ht  and  practised  in  ancient  India. 
■"Prof.    Hoernle    begins    in    the    present    volume 
with  osteology,   or  bones  of  the  human  body  as 
they   were    known   to    the    Indians    in    the   sixth 
century  before   Christ."     (Ath.) 

"Professor  Hoernle  has  executed  his  task 
with   the   utmost    fidelity." 

+  Ath.    1907,    2:772.    D.   14.    &50w. 
"As  part   of  a   general   history  of  the   subject 
this   book   is   of  prime   Importance." 

+  Nation.  86:  103.  Ja.  3T),  '08.  lOOw. 
"Altogether  Dr.  Hoernle,  although  not  a  med- 
ical man  himself,  has  laid  medical  men  under 
a  deep  obligation  to  him  by  rendering  so  easily 
accessible  the  knowledge  and  pradlice  of  pny- 
sicians  who  tended  the  sick  in  northern  India 
some  centuries  before  Christ  was  born." 
+   Nature.  77:  533.  Ap.   9,   '08.   450w. 

Hoffman,   Frank   Sargent.   Sphere    of   relig- 
ion:   a   consideration   of   its   nature   and 
of   its    influence    upon    the    progress    of 
civilization.   **$i.75.   Putnam.         8-5160. 
A  book  written  for  the  purpose  of  interesting 
young   men    and    women,    especially   in   our   col- 
leges,   in    the   study     of     religion.     The     author 
sketches    the   develonment   of   religion    from    the 
forms  existing  among  savages  to  the  high  spir- 
itual   conceptions    of   to-day.     He    discusses    the 
various   books  of   religion   from    the   sacred   tab- 
lets  ot    the    Babylonians   to  Madam    Blavatsky's 
"Isis  unveiled."     Following  this  are  chapters  on 
the  relation  of  the  fine  arts  to  religion,   religion 
the   key    to    history,    its    relations    to    education, 
the    church    and    the     right     of     property,     the 
church   and    the    modern     state,      the     scientific 
method  in  theology,  human  immortality  and  re- 
ligion, and  the  present-day  conception  of  Gk)d. 

"Its  merit  lies  in  its  attempt  to  give  an  in- 
clusive, bird's-eye  view  of  a  large  field.  It 
has  the  defects  of  its  qualities, — and  also  some 
others,  the  most  unfortunate  of  which  is  a  c?xe- 
less  and  inexact  use  of  the  word  'religion.'  " 
^ Am.  J.  Theol.  12:   679.   O.   '08.   200w. 

"It  is  an  exceedingly  well  written  book,  which 
should  be  in  the  hands  of  every  thoughtful 
young  man  and  woman." 

+   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:   187.   Je.    '08. 

"Crystal  clear  is  the  whole  of  this  eminent- 
ly sane  and  practical  discussion.  Even  'the  man 
in  the  street'  will  want  to  finish  the  book.  A 
landmark  in  the  history  of  religious  thought." 
W:    E.    GrifRs. 

-f    -f    Dial.    44:377.   Je.    16,    '08.    700w. 

"Professor  Hoffman  is  an  able  student  and  a 
clear  writer,  of  open  mind  and  fearless  pen, 
but  the  question  may  be  raised  whether  it  is 
quite  fair  to  intending  purchasers  and  to  li- 
braries to  give  to  such  a  miscellaneous  collec- 
tion of  essays  a  title  which  implies  a  thorogo- 
ing  and  scientific  examination  of  the  problems 
of   the   philosophy   of   religion." 

-\ Ind.   65:   212.   Jl.    23,   '08.   170w. 

"Professor  Hoffman's  spirit  is  tolerant  and 
progressive,  but  he  covers  such  a  variety  of 
topics  and  so  broad  a  field  that  issue  may  fre- 
quentlj'  be  taken  -with  him,  in  point  both  of 
fact  and  of  opinion." 

-^ Nation.   86:445.    My.   14,   '08.    170w. 

"Prof.  Hoffman  gives  the  impression  of  halv- 
ing   tried    to    cO'Ver    too    broad    a    field,    and    the 


consequence  is   that  his  treatment   is   not  thor- 
ough." 

-I N.   Y.  Times.  13:   736.   D.   5,   'OS.   250^. 

"A  well-wrought  and  desirable  addition  to 
the  copious  modern  literature  upon  its  subject. 
It  is  wide  in  its  range,  imbued  with  the  mod- 
ern spirit,  and  insistent  on  the  old  and  tested 
truths." 

-I-  Outlook.   88:  564.   Mr.    7,   '08.   350w. 

Hofmann,    Josef.      Piano    playing:    a    little 

book  of  simple  suggestions.  **75c.  Mc- 

Clure. 

Aims    to    present    a    general    view    of    artistic 

piano-playing    and    to    offer    to    young    students 

the    results    of    the    author's    observations    made 

during    his   years   of   study    and    public   activity. 

The  chapters  are  the  following:   The  piano  and 

its    player:    General    rules;    Correct    touch    and 

technic:     The    use    of    the    pedal;    Playing    "in 

style";  Hotv  Rubenstein  taught  me   to  play. 


"His  bock  contains  many  hints  that  throw 
light  on  the  psychic,  imaginative  side  of  play- 
ing." 

+   Nation.   87:   531.   N.   26,   '08.   4S0w. 

"This  book  is  both  stimulating  and  sugges- 
tive. It  is.  indeed,  the  utterance  of  a  great 
artist  who  looks  upon  his  art  with  the  broad- 
est view,  and  there  are  few  who  will  not  gain 
profit  and  some  new  idea  from  reading  it." 
-L   N.   Y.  Times.   1.^:   687.    N.   21,   '08.   530w. 

Holder,    Charles    Frederick.      Big   game    at 
sea.  il.  *$2.  Outing.  8-9755. 

A  fascinating,  informing  book  by  a  sea 
sportsman  who,  while  following  the  legitimate 
lines  of  deep-sea  fishing,  now  and  then  is  re- 
warded by  a  phenomenal  haul.  He  discusses 
the  game  monster?  of  the  deep,  the  equipment 
necessary  for  catching  them,  the  qualifications 
required  of  the  fishei-  sportsman,  and  lends  to 
the  whole  the  vigor  of  the  sea  and  tiie  ecstacy 
of  success. 


"Fascinating  stories." 

-f   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   238.   O.   '08. 
+  Ath.   1908,    2:    124.   Ag.   1.   270w. 
"Not  one  of  the  chapters  lacks  its  own  pecu- 
liar interest."     Wallace  Rice. 

-f   Dial.    44:  3i2.    Je.    1,    '08.    €00w. 
"The  book  will  appeal  to  any  one  who  has  a 
spark  of  phvsical   enthusiasm." 

+  Ind.   64:1298.   Je.   4,   '08.   20'Ow. 
"This  work  is  as   interesting  as  the  greai  ro- 
mance   of    Victor     Hugo's     'Travailleurs     de     la 
mer,'    and   much    more   realistic." 

+   Lit.    D.   36:  766.   Mv.    23,   '08.   250w. 
-f   Nation.    86:    581.    Je.    25,    '08.    840w. 
"A  remarkable   book,   and  should   take  a  high 
place  among  the   literature  of   this  and  kindred 
subiGcts  ** 

+   -f-'N.  Y.  Times.  13:   277.  My.   16,  'OS.  300w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   338.   Je.   13,   '08.   180w. 
"Nothing    has    appeared    containing   such    de- 
tailed,   vivid,    and    lengthy    descriptions    of    the 
sport  now  to  be  enjoyed  as  this  latest  work  of 
Mr.   Holder.     Like  many  books  which  are  com- 
posed   of   collected    magazine   articles,    the    vol- 
ume contains  much  repetition,  and  suffers  from 
want    of    arrangement.      There    is,     indeed,     no 
index  at  all,   and  no  order  to  be  discovered." 
H Spec.  101:  333.   S.  5,  '08.  630w. 

Hole,  Samuel  Reynolds.     Letters  of  Samuel 

Reynolds  Hole,  dean  of  Rochester;  ed. 

with  a  memoir,  by  G:  A.  B.  Dewar.  *$3. 

Macmillan.  8-256. 

"The   collection   embraces   about   two   hundred 

letters,   covering  nearly  the  whole  period   of  the 

Dean's  busy  life.  They  are  addressed  to  all  sorts 

and  conditions  of  men  from  Archbishop  Benson 

to  the   Dean's   life-long  friend,   Joe   Birley,   who 

used   to    be   the    shepherd's    lad    during   the    'old 

Squire's'  day  at  Hole's  ancestral  home  of  Caun- 

ton  manor,  and   they  give  the  reader  some  dim 


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idea  of  the  catholicity  of  the  Dean's  tastes  and 
the   width   of  his   influence." — N.    T.    Times. 


"Ai^mirers  of  the  late  Dean  of  Rochester  can 
hardly  resist  some  slight  feeling  of  disappoint- 
ment at  his  volume.  Mr.  Dewar's  introductory- 
chapter  IS,  m  many  respects,  excellent.  But  it 
is  in  no  sense  of  the  word  a  'memoir'  and  the 
reader  anxious  for  biographical  details  is  re- 
ferred to  a  I'  unilluminating  clironological  list. 
Of  the  letters  themselves  it  is,  happily,  possible 
to  speak  with  less  reserve." 

+  Acad.    73:    273.    D.    21,    '07.    350w. 

"Mr.  Dewar  has  shown  both  skill  and  discern- 
ment in  his  brief  sketch  of  Dean  Hole.  It  con- 
veys a  good  idea  of  a  personality  which  was 
singularly  attractive." 

-i-   -h   Ath.    190'7,    2:    472.    O.    19.    175(hv. 

"In  choosing  the  letters-  for  publication,  the 
editor  has  shown  wisdom  in  picking  with  a  spar- 
ing hand  and  also  in  not  including  letters  mere- 
ly because  they  were  written  10  persons  of  dis- 
tinction."   P.    F.    Bicknell. 

+   +   Dial.  44:  11.  Ja.  1,  '08.  1750w. 

"So    lacking    any    thread    to    knit    it    together, 
and    so    largely    made    up    of    scraps — that    any 
sustained   interest   in   it   is   almost    impossible." 
1-    Ind.    65:    437.    Ag.    20,    'OS.    lOOw. 

"Partly  through  the  fault  of  the  editor,  partly 
through  the  scantiness  of  his  material,  this 
book  seems  likely  to  cause  more  disappoint- 
ment than  satisfaction." 

-I Lond.  Times.  6:  307.  O.   11,  '07.   7S0w. 

"Taken  separately,  they  are  delightful  letters, 
written  in  the  Dean's  characteristic  style  and 
breezy  manner.  But  in  these  busy  times  few 
people  are  willing  to  sit  down  and  read  250 
pages  of  notes  written,  in  no  matter  how  pleas- 
ant a  style,  to  familiar  (and  often  obscure) 
friends  on  ordinary  topics  of  no  special  inter- 
est tc  outsiders."   J.   G.   Whiteley. 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:  3.    Ja.    4,    '08.   llOOw. 

"Witty  Dean   Hole  as  he  was  in  life  is  again 
witty  Dean  Hole  in  the  collection  of  letters." 
+   -I-  Outlook.   87:   875.  D.   21.   '07.   290w. 

"Mr.  Dewar  does  the  subject  of  his  'memoir' 
full  justice.  It  is  the  testimony  of  the  one  who, 
besides  being  a  personal  friend,  is  evidently 
well  qua'ifiod  to  take,  not  a  partial  and  one- 
sided view  of  the  subject  of  the  memoir,  but 
such  a  ^iew  as  is  comprehensive  of  the  whole 
man."    Francis   Pigou. 

+  -f  Sat.   R.  104:  631.  N.  23,  '07.  2100w. 

"This  book  is,  we  must  own,  something  of  a 
disappointment.  We  see,  indeed.  Dean  Hole,  as 
we  expected  to  sec  him,  one  of  the  gayest  and 
kindliest  of  men;  but  the  letters,  while  they 
give  ample  proof  of  these  characteristics,  of 
which  no  proof  was  wanted,  show  little  literary 
quality." 

H Spec.    99:    sup.    906.   D.   7,    '07.   490w. 

Holland,    Clive.        From    the    foreland    to 
Penzance:  the  ports  and  harbors  of  the 
south  coast.  *$3.50.  Duffield. 
Giving    little    of    tpiide-book    information    the 
author   de\-otes    himself   to    the    picturesque   side 
of    -the     harbors     and     sea     ports    of    the     south 
coast     from     the     north     foreland     to     Penzance. 
History,    romance,    and    stories    of    piracy    make 
up    the   letter-press;    while    thirty   colored    illus- 
trations do  artistic  justice  to  the  harbors  along 
the  course. 


"Mr.  Randall's  brush  is  not  nearly  so  effec- 
tive with  water  as  with  land-locked  harbours 
such  as  those  of  Poole,  Looe.  or  Fowey.  It  is 
not  po.ssil3le  to  say  very  much  in  praise  of  Mr. 
Holland's    letter-press." 

h   Ath.    190S.    2:  340.    S.    19.    600w. 

"He  has  exhibited  not  only  a  fine  instinct  for 
scenery,  wide  literary  and  historical  learning, 
but  a  profound  sympathy  with  amphibious  life 
of  the  harbor,  the  fishing-village,  and  even  the 
smuggler's  cave." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:    672.    N.    7,    '08.    480w. 

"Mr.  Holland  says  his  work  is  not  a  guide 
book,  but  it  certainly  contains  all  the  informa- 


tion about  the  country  it  covers  that  the  ordi- 
nary man   requires." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  639.  O.  31,  '08.   240w. 

+  Spec.   101:338.   S.   5,   '08.   270w. 

Holland,  Clive.  Old  and  nevvr  Japan;  50 
col.  pictures  by  Montagu  Smith.  *$5. 
Button.  8-9079. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 


A.    L,   A.    Bkl.   4:   187.   Je.   '08. 
"From  every  point  of  view — literary,   scientif- 
ic and  artistic — the  work  reaches  an  exception- 
ally  high   standard  of    excellence." 

+  +  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  713.  My.  '08.  170w. 
"The  three  chapters  of  this  book  which  have 
a  real  value  are  those  dealing  with  the  festi- 
vals still  more  or  less  observed  by  the  common 
folk  of  Japan,  the  greetings  and  language  of 
the  country-,  and  the  tendencies  and  future  of 
the  Japanese   people." 

+  Ath.  1908,   1:   635.   My.    23.    980w. 
"A    fascinating   subject,    a  writer   who   knows 
how   to   malce    the   most   of   it,    and   an    illustra- 
tor   whose    work    must    surprise    even    the    most 
blasfe    critic     into    reluctant     admiration, — these 
are  the  elements  that  contribute  to  the  charm." 
-t-    +    Dial.    43:  42G.    D.    16.    '07.    190w. 
"Montague      Smith's      exquisite     colors       and 
truthful    representatons    in     tint     and     drawing 
of   Japanese    life    are    far   above    the   quality   of 
the    text    by    Clive    Holland,    who    lives    on    the 
surface  of  the   Nipponese   scene." 

H Ind.    64:    43.    Ja.    2,    '08.    270w. 

"One  notes  inaccuracies  even  in  the  few  and 
superficial    criticisms    of    the    Japanese." 

^ Nation.   86:  404.   Ap.   30,   '08.   470w. 

"This  is  a  delightful  bo  3k,  and  in  saying  this 
we  have  practically  indicated  its  character. 
The  most  informing,  and  on  the  whole  most 
useful,  chapters  are  those  which  deal  with 
the  domestic  and  civic  life  of  Japan  both  in 
city   and   country." 

+  Spec.    100:    sup.    12i5.    Ja.    25,    '08.    260w. 

Holland,    Elizabeth.      Journal;    ed.    by    the 
*       Earl   of   Ilchester.   2v.   *$6.    Longmans. 

"Readers  of  memoirs  dealing  with  the  last 
vears  of  the  Georgian  period  are  familiar  with 
this  dominating  figure  of  the  Whig  salons,  who 
relegated  to  herself  the  office  of  social  and  po- 
litical arbiter,  and  who  not  only  gave  orders 
to  such  men  as  Macaulay  and  Sydney  Smith, 
but  exacted  their  most  implicit  obedience. 
Little,  however,  has  been  written  of  Ladv  Hol- 
land's earlier  years,  and  it  is  to  fill  this  gap 
in  her  career  that  the  present  journal  is  pub- 
lished. Naturnllv,  these  earlier  years  were  iden- 
tified with  Holland  house  quite  as  much  as  were 
the   later  ones."' — N.   Y.   Times. 


"These  volumes  abound  in  interest,  whether 
they  are  considered  as  contributions  to  social 
and  literary  history  or  as  revelations  of  char- 
acter. The  latter  feature,  on  the  whole,  pre- 
dominates. If  space  permitted,  we  could  give 
many  illustrations  of  Lady  Holland's  admirable 
strokes  at  character.  The  index  is  disappoint- 
ingly   meagi-e." 

4.  _  Ath.   1908,   2:   599.  N.   14.   ISOOw. 

Nation.  87:  38.^.  O.  22,  '08.  lOOw. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  744.  D.  5,  '08.  120w. 
"Lord  Ilchester  has  the  industry  awi  the  im- 
partiality necfssarv  to  make  a  great  historian, 
but  he  must  really  be  more  careful  about  his 
composition.  The  footnotes  are  rather  too  nu- 
merous and  detailed." 

-j Sat.    R.   IOC:    579.    N.    7,    'OS.    120Ow. 

"Lord  Ilchester  has  annotat'-^d  these  volumes 
with  remarkable  care.  Scarcely  an  allusion  but 
is  deftly  tracked,  and  he  h.as  provided  a  wealth 
of  family  history  to  elucidate  the  entries.  The 
second  volume  is  less  interesting  than  the  first, 
for  it  is  full  nf  backstairs  political  gossip  which 
has  bv  this  time  lost  its  point." 

+  Spec.  101:   737.   N.   7,   '08.  1700w. 


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Holland,     Rupert     Sargent.       Builders     of 
united     Italy,      1808-1898.     **$2.     Holt. 

8-24568. 

Men  who  represent  the  forces  that  have 
fused  in  Italy's  progress  towards  a  united  na- 
tion furnish  subjects  for  these  eight  sketches. 
They  are  as  follows:  Alfieri,  the  poet;  Man- 
zoni,  the  man  of  letters;  Gioberti.  the  philos- 
opher; Manin,  the  Father  of  Venice:  Mazzini. 
the  prophet;  Cavour,  the  statesman;  Garibaldi, 
the  crusader;  and  Victor  Emmanuel,   the  king. 


"It  is  well  worth  reading  by  all  who  admire 
brave  deeds  and  heroic  self-sacrifice.  Young 
people  especially  should  read  the  book." 
-f  Dial.  45:  348.  N.  16,  '08.  300w. 
"Mr.  Holland  has  caught  the  enthusiasm  with- 
out which  no  historian  can  either  sympathize 
with  or  describe  the  spirit  that  upheld  the  Ital- 
ians in  their  struggles  for  freedom  and  inde- 
pendence." 

+   Nation.   87:   314.   O.    1,    '08.    180w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  508.  S.  19,  '08.  lOOw. 
"Excellent  little  volume." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:   637.  N.  '08.  lOOw. 

Holley,    Clifford    Dyer,    and    Ladd,    Edwin 

Fremont.     Analysis     of     mixed     paints, 

color    pigments,    and    varnishes.    $2.50. 

Wiley.  8-4594. 

Brings    to    date   the    information    both    on    the 

analysis    of   pigments   and   vehicles,   and   on    the 

practical   testing  of  their  properties,   as  well   as 

shows  the  demands  made  of  this  department  of 

applied  chemistry.     It  is  of  value  "to  the  paint 

student    and    analyst,    while    also,    owing   to    the 

authors'    connection    with    North    Dakota    paint 

legislation,  additional  interest  will  be  felt  in  the 

general    discussion    of    the    problem    of    securing 

efTicient  paint." 


"AVill  have  a  wide  use,  both  because  of  its 
detailed  information  regarding  the  composition 
of  the  pigments  now  in  general  use,  and  also 
because  of  the  directions  for  the  analysis  of 
the   pamts."    Robert  Job. 

+    Engin.    N.   59:   435.   Ap.   16,   'OS.   .',30w 

"The  methods  for  the  analysis  of  oils  seem 
to  be  somewhat  incomplete,  but  on  the  whole 
the  work  is  a  valuable  contribution  to  the  liter- 
ature of   the   subject." 

H Engin.   Rec.  58:  363.  S.  26,  '08.  200w. 

"Should  prove  of  considerable  practical  value, 
especially  in  America,  and  should  be  of  assis- 
tance to  analysts  who  have  work  of  this  kind 
to  do,  as  it  brings  together  much  information 
which  is  otherwise  scattered,  and  contains  a 
good  deal  which  is  not  to  be  found  in  the  well- 
known  manual  by  the  late  Mr.  Hurst."  A.  P. 
Laurie. 

H Nature.   78:  125.  Je.  11,   '08.   560w. 

"The  work  is  one  of  the  best  contributions  to 
tlie  literature  of  these  subjects  that  have  ap- 
peared. Should  be  in  the  library  of  every  one 
iiaving  to  do  with  the  subjects  treated."  A.  H. 
Gill. 

+   -1-  Science,   n.s.    28:   277.   Ag.   28,   '08.    270w. 

Holman,     Frederick     Van     Voorhies.      Dr. 
John    McLoughlin;    the   father   of   Ore- 
gon. *$2.50.   Clark,   A.   H.  7-31427. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


"It  Is  only  in  the  fact  that  the  author  did  not 
examine  the  problem  involved  in  the  virtual 
martyrdom  of  Dr.  McLoughlin  from  the  broadly 
historical  point  of  view  that  any  exception  can 
be  taken  to  this  admirable  book."  F.   G.  Toung. 

^ Am.    Hist.    R.   13:620.   Ap.   '08.   S50w. 

Ann.   Am.    Acad.    31:275.   Ja.    '08.    180w. 

"This  biography  is  not,  perhaps,  a  fine  speci- 
men of  smooth  or  systematic  narration;  and  it 
m-akes  no  pretention  to  literary  finish.  But  it 
possesses  the  first  quality  of  a  biography — It 
places    the    living    man    before    us,    just    as    he 


miist  have  appeared   to  those  who  knew  him." 

-J Cath.  World.  88:  102.  O.  '08.  1350w. 

4-  Dial.  44:  182.  Mr.  16.  '08.  200w. 
"This  book  is  authoritative,  based  upon  abun- 
dant documents,  many  printed  in  a  full  append- 
dix;  and  although  sometimes  a  bit  too  effusive, 
it  Is,  on  the  whole,  a  fit  presentment  of  a  fig- 
ure which  should  not  be  forgotten." 

-I Nation.   SB:  305.   Ap.   2,    '08.   400w. 

Holmes,  Mrs.  Bettie  F.  Log  of  the  "Laura" 
in    polar    seas:    a    hunting    cruise    from 
Tromso,    Norway    to    Spitsbergen,    the 
polar    ice    off    east    Greenland    and    the 
island  of  Jan  Mayen  in  the  summer  of 
1906.       Mrs.     Bettie    F.     Holmes,    3598 
Washington   av.,    Cincinnati,   O.   8-4600. 
"A  rather  elaborate  diary  of  a  hunting  cruise 
in    the    summer    of   190'6,    to    Spitzbergen,      East 
Greenland,  and  the  island  of  Jan  Mayen."   (Na- 
tion.)     "The   paper   is   handmade   from   an   Ital- 
ian mill:  the  type  is  the  excellent  'Bodoni'  face, 
designed  and  used  exclusively  by  the  University 
press;       and       the       illustrations — photogravure 
prints     from     untouched     negatives — are    all    of 
superlative    merit'     (Dial.) 

"By  far  the  most  entertaining  part  of  the 
book  deals  with  the  hunts  for  the  great  polar 
bears.  The  author  fails  in  breathing  a  distinct 
personality  into  her  account — a  failure,  no 
doubt,  which  may  be  a  virtue  in  a  log-book." 
H.  E.   Coblentz. 

-^ Dial.  44:  345.  Je.  1.  '08.  430w. 

"The  style  is  pleasing  and  unaffected.  The 
scientific  value  of  the  cruise  was  small.  It  la 
as  an  example  of  fine  book-making  that  the 
volume  is  chiefly  noteworthy.  Unfortunately  the 
hook  is  without  an  index  and  is  provided  with 
an   inadequate  map." 

+  —   Nation.   80:   351.   Ap.   16,   'OS.   200w. 

Holmes,  Sir  Richard  Rivington.  Windsor; 
painted  by  G:  M.  Henton.  (Color 
books.)  *$2.5o.  Macmillan.  8-16928. 

The  history  of  Windsor  and  its  famous  castle 
is  revi'jwei]  here  by  the  keeper  of  the  King's 
library  at  Windsor  castle.  Its  towers,  its  chapel, 
its  park  and  the  borough  itself  are  described 
and  painted  in  the  spirit  of  reverence  and  ap- 
preciation due  this  "heirloom  of  the  ages."  it 
is  doubly  important,  in  that  the  history  of 
Windsor  is  a  kind  of  epitome  of  English  history 
since    the   time   of   the   Norman   conquest. 

"It  is  not  a  deep  book  .  .  .  but  all  that  is 
said   is  trustworthy." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  423.  Ap.  4.  320w. 
"The    modest   subordinate    text   is    quite    what 
it  ought  to  be  for  elucidation,  historical,   archi- 
tectural  and   social." 

+   Ind.   64:   1150.   My.   21,   '08.   140w. 
"The  illustrations  .  .  .  impart  a  distinct  charm 
to  a  book  which  should  be  deservedly  popular." 
+    Int.   Studio.   34:   343.   Je.   '08.   250w. 
"It  is  a  book  that  will  allure  the  artistic  trav- 
eller." 

+   Nation.  87:   71.  Jl.   23,   '08.  180w. 

"This  is  a  good  specimen  of  Messrs.  Black's 
'Beautiful  books.'  The  subject  is  a  great  one, 
and  it  has  been  worthily  treated." 

+  Spec.   100:    345.    F.    29,    '08.    270w. 

Holmes,  Richard  Sill.  Maid  of  honor. 
t$i.so.  Revell.  7-38899. 

The  story  of  the  training  of  a  shrewish  young 
miss  whose  rude  manners  arise  from  her  de- 
termination not  to  marry  the  man  she  loves 
because  he  is  a  minister.  The  author  writes  "of 
theological  problems,  making  an  original  old 
Scotchman  chief  speaker,  and  his  hero,  a  young 
minister,    chief  actor."    (Outlook.) 


"The  love  story  is  negligible,  but  the  sketch  of 
the   Presbvterian  elder  .  .   .  bears  internal  evi- 
dence of  having  been  drawn  from  life." 
-{ Ind.   €4:  755.   Ap.   2,   'OS.   lOOw. 


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"The  book  is  neither  a  religious  nor  a  prob- 
lem novel,  although  its  hero  is  a  minister,  but 
Is  full  of  sallies  01  a  kindly  sort  that  makes  It 
most   ento.rtaininsr   reading." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  12:   763.  N.  30,  '07.  60w. 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  62.   F.  1,   'OS.   170w. 

—  Outlook.   8S:   40.    Ja.   4,   'OS.   160w. 

Holmes,    Richard    Sill,        Victor:    a    novel. 
*       t$i.5o.  Revell.  8-30535. 

A  dramatic  story  of  the  Pennsylvania  moun- 
tains at  the  time  of  the  discovery  of  oil.  It  con- 
cerns a  man  wronged  in  love,  his  rival,  ard  the 
manner  in  which  they  settle  their  quarrel;  it 
portrays  the  effect  of  sudden  wealth  upon  the 
mountain  folk;  and  it  abounds  in  plots,  good 
description  and  pleasing  humor. 

"A  very  ordinary  tale  of  love,  murder,  and 
expiation." 

—  Ind.  -65:   1311.   D.   3,   "OS.    200w. 

"It  Is  excellent  in  coastructioa,  save  for  a 
too  frequently  bringing-  together  of  widely 
sundered  lives,  which  gives  an  effect  of  artifi- 
ciality. There  is  good  and  humorous  portrayal 
of   seveial    backwoods   characters." 

H N.   Y.  Times.   13:   757.   D.   5,   '08.   230w. 

Holmes,  Thomas  R.  E.  Ancient  Britain  and 
the  invasions  of  Julius  Caesar.  *$6.75. 
Oxford.  8-8462. 

A  natural  sequel  to  the  author's  "Caesar'o 
conquest  of  Gaul."  The  work  "which  began  as 
a  study  of  Caesar's  inva-^ions,  has  expanded  in 
the  author's  hands  until  it  has  become  the 
whole  history  or  pre-history  of  Britain  down  to 
the  arrival  of  the  Romans,  and  only  the  closing 
chapters  of  the  completed  book — about  one-sixth 
of  the  body  of  the  narrative — deal  with  the 
campaigns  of  Caesar."   (Am.  Hist.  R.) 


rugs,  and  to  assist  a  prospective  purchaser 
in  judging  of  the  merits  of  any  particular  rug 
he    may    desire    to    own. 


"For  the  most  part  Mr.  Holmes's  presenta- 
tion of  the  subiect  is  clear,  vigorous  and  ex- 
tremely readable."   F.   N.   Robinson. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.   13:   833.   Jl.   '08.    950w. 

"The  volume  is  very  readable,  yet  done  in  a 
scholarly   fashion."     Carl   Kelsey. 

-t-  Ann.   Am.    Acad.    32:    633.   N.    '08.    120w. 
-f   +  Ath.  1907.   2:   818.   D.   28.  ISoOw. 
Class.   J.  3:    208.   Mr.   'OS.   lOOw. 
"Mr.  Holmes  has  now  filled  the  gap  thus  left 
In   his  former  work,   by  giving  us   a  companion 
volume,   worthy   in    every   respect   of   its    prede- 
cessor." Arthur  T.  Walker. 

-i-  Class.  J.  3:  243.  Ap.  '08.  900w. 
"Is  characterized  by  thoroughness  of  detail 
and  a  clear  presentation  and  careful  weighing 
of  facts;  it  is  moreover,  written  in  a  most  at- 
tractive and  entertaining  style."  Walter  Dennl- 
son. 

-f   -f  Class.    Philol.    3:    456.    O.    '08.    950w. 
"His  conclusions,  though  sometimes  announced 
with  too  great  positiveness  and  finality,   gener- 
ally carry  weight." 

H Nation.   87:   411.   O.   29,   '08.   300w. 

"In  spite  of  certain  grave  defects  and  a  uni- 
form lack  of  originality,  it  is  a  great  monu- 
ment-to  the  author's  industry." 

h   Nature.   77:    601.   Ap.   30,   '08.    25'50w. 

"Painstakinc  and  .   .   .   exhaustive  research." 

+  Sat.   R.  104:  764.  D.   21,  '07.  2350w. 
"We  must  indicate  one  or  two  weak  points  in 
the    premises    of    such    very    confident    conclu- 
sions." 

-\ Spec.   99:   1096.   D.   28,   '07.  1750w. 

Holt,  Rosa  Belle.  Rugs;  oriental  and  occi- 
dental, antique  and  modern;  new  and 
enl.  ed.  *$5.  McClurg.  8-29873. 

A  new  and  enlarged  edition  which  benefits 
by  the  most  recent  information  obtained  by 
investigation  thruout  the  United  States,  by 
recent  study  in  the  centers  of  Europe  and 
by  personal  observation  in  the  Orient.  The 
aim  of  the  book  is  to  present  in  a  concise  form 
certain  facts  that  enable  a  novice  to  appre- 
ciate    the    beauty     and     interest    attaching    to 


"Now  assumes  the  proportions  of  an  authori- 
tative work.  To  the  care  taken  to  print  only 
what  is  verifiable,  the  new  edition  owes  much 
of    its    value." 

+   Dial.    45:  299.    N.    1,    '08.    330w. 

Int.   Studio.   36:   sup.   58.   D.   'OS.   lOOw. 
"We  mu.st  pronounce  this  work  not  only  use- 
ful  and    beautiful,    but   also   learned." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:   901.   D.   12,   '08.   130w. 
-I-   Nation.   87:  421.   O.    29,   '08.    220w. 
"The    compact    form,    the    beautiful    Illustra- 
tions, and  the  careful  text  of  the  present  work 
insure    its    continued    popularity    as    a    work    of 
reference." 

-I-   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   584.   O.   17.  '08.   150w. 
-f  Outlook.    90:    843.    D.    12,    'OS.    lOOw. 
+   R.   of   Rs.   3'8:   763.   D.   '08.   70w. 

Holtz,  Frederick  Leopold.  Nature-study: 
a  manual  for  teachers  and  students. 
*$i.50.  Scribner.  8-13354. 

"A  manual  for  teachers  and  for  students  in 
training  schools.  Part  1  discusses  principles 
and  methods.  Part  2  is  devoted  to  subject 
matter  of  a  biological  nature,  placing  emphasis 
on  life  histories  and  habits  and  relations  to  en- 
vironment and  practical  bearing  on  human  life, 
Part  3  outlines  a  good  course  for  eight 
grades." — Ind. 


"It  supplements  but  does  not  supersede 
Hodge's   'Nature  study  and  life.'  " 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  260.  N.  '08. 

"The   book   is   a   valuable    contribution    to   the 

nature    study    movement,    and    deserves    to    be 

read  by  every  teacher  interested  in  such  work." 

+   Ind.  65:  316.  Ag.   6,   'OS.   lOOw. 

"The  book  is  agreeably  written,  with  nothing 

superfluous    included."     Hildegarde    Hawthorne. 

-f    N.   Y.   Times.   13:449.   Ag.    16,   '08.   340w. 

Home,  Gordon  Cochrane.  Along  the 
Rivieras  of  France  and  Italy.  (Old 
world    travel    ser.)     *$2.50.     Macmillan. 

The  initial  volume  in  a  new  series  whose  aim 
is  to  do  for  countries  and  districts  what  tlie 
"Mediaeval  town  series"  has  done  for  cities. 
Here  are  described  points  along  the  coast  from 
Marseilles  to  Pisa,  omitting  a  few  towns  close 
to  Genoa  which  have  suffered  thru  manufac- 
turing interests.  TA\enty-five  illustrations  in 
color,  as  many  in  black  and  white,  a  biblicg- 
raphy,  map  and  index  make  the  volume  corh- 
plete'  for  the   tourist. 


"Altogether  we  congratulate  the  author-artigt 
and  the  publishers  upon  a  delightful  book." 

-I-  Ath.  1908,  2:  538.  O.  31.  730w. 
"This  volume  will  be  an  indispensable  neces- 
sity to  all  who  visit  the  Riviera,  and  probably 
th.ose  who  have  already  \-isited  it  will  find  that 
Mr.  Home  reveals  a  world  of  new  interest  and 
beauty  of  which  they  will  make  themselves 
^sharers  on  their  return   to  the  Mediteiranean." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:    811.   N.   28,   'OS.   50Ow. 

+   Nation.    ST:    577.   D.   10,   'OS.    120w. 
"Mr.   Home   treats   his   towns   and   cities   both 
historically   and    descriptively,    and    in    both    re- 
spects acquits  himself  in  a  very  pleasing  fash- 
ion." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  639.  O.  31,  '08.  200w. 

Hooker,      William      Brian.        Right      man. 
t$i.5o.     Bobbs.  8-29648. 

A  story  whose  action  takes  place  on  a 
transatlantic  liner.  "Two  men  and  a  girl  are 
the  centers  of  a  not  too  intricate  plot,  and 
the  stage  properties  include  a  violin  whose 
harmonies  make  discord  among  the  group.  A 
concert,  a  fist  fight,  and  an  engagement  lend 
the  spice  of  variety,  and  there  is  just  enough 
of    the    lived-happy-ever-after    element    to    re- 


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Hooker,  William  Brian — Continued. 

lieve    any    anxiety    as    to    the    outcome    of    the 

adventures."    (N.   Y.   Times.) 


ing,  far  country  experiences,  pirate  encounters, 
and   castaway   adventures. 


"The  story  is  fairly  well  written,  but  the 
elaring  poster-like   illustrations  are   execrable." 

-j Arena.    40:    484.    N.    '08.    200w. 

"The  trouble  with  'The  right  man'  is  that, 
quite  unintentionally,  the  problem  is  unfairly 
presented.  The  boo  ,  fails  in  its  delineation  of 
types."    F:    T.    Cooper. 

—  Bookm.    28:    260.    N.    '08.    700w. 
"One    may     find    a    half-hour's    diversion    in 
the    reading    of    Brian    Hooker's    novelette." 

-I-   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   635.  O.   31,   '08.   130w. 

Hopkins,  Herbert  MuUcr.  Priest  and  pa- 
gan. t$i.so.  Houghton.  8-9172. 
"The  priest"  is  a  young  Episcopal  clergyman, 
half  Jew,  who,  while  rearing  the  walls  of  St. 
Basil's  cathedral  in  the  Bronx  loves  a  maiden 
as  charming  as  she  is  willful.  "The  pagan"  is 
a  returned  wanderer  who  after  working  his  way 
into  the  good  graces  of  the  priest  no  less  than 
into  a  corner  of  his  bachelor  quarters,  steals 
the  maiden  and  weds  her.  The  denouement  is 
quite  as  incomprehensible  as  it  is  surprising. 


"As  a  whole,  'Priest  and  pagan'  lacks  cohe- 
sion, interest,  almost  human  probability.  It 
seems  like  an  accretion  rather  than  a  growth, 
■p'ith  a  prescribed  amount  of  description,  con- 
versation, incident,  anci  classical  allusion.  The 
dialogue  is  heavy  and  sometimes  in  question- 
able taste;  the  characters  are  uninspired.'  R. 
W.    K. 

—  Bookm.    27:  280.    My.    '08.    13»0w. 

"It  Is  a  pity  that  so  carefully  wrought  a 
story  should  not  prove  more  effective."  W:  M. 
Payne. 

\-   Dial.   45:  90.   Ag.   16,  '08.   150w. 

"It  is  refreshing  to  read  a  story  where  the 
ultra-modern,  the  civic,  the  suburb,  the  slum, 
are  the  themes,  yet  where  the  undignified  does 
not  enter,  and  where  morality  and  even  reli- 
gion are  in  good  social  standing." 

+  Nation.   86:    354.   Ap.    16,    '08.    300w. 

"A  particularly  amateurish  piece  of  fiction. 
The  trouble  with  the  story  is  the  fact  that  the 
author  is  not  enough  at  home  in  the  environ- 
ment he  has  elected  for  his  people  to  make  the 
reader  feel   at   home."  .        „„^ 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  207.  Ap.  11,  '08.  300w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  212.  Ap.  11,  '08.  70w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:   339.  Je.  13,  '08.  180w. 

"The  defects  are  defects  in  art  and  In  an 
ideal,  so  that  we  miss  both  charm  and  stim- 
ulus."   E.    L.    Gary. 

—  Putnam's.    4:    619.   Ag.    '08.    lOOw. 

Hopkins,  R.  V.   Nind.     Life   of   Alexander 
Severus.    (Cambridge   historical   essays, 
no.  14.)  *$i.  Putnam. 
The    short    comings,    the    earnest    hard    work, 
the    "sagaciLV   and     right-mindedness"     of     this 
Roman  ruler  of  the  third  century  of  the  empire 
are   seen   in   relati,>n    to    the  corrupt   and  down- 
ward tendencies  of  his   times. 


"Contributes  little  to  our  knowledge  of  a 
period  which  deserves  to  be  treated  by  a  more 
competent  hand."   H.   S.   J. 

—  Eng.  Hist.  R.  23:  820.  O.  '08.  350w. 
"Soholorly  and  well-written." 

-(-  +   Nation.  8G:  12.  Ja.  2,  '08.  90w. 
"A  happy  example  of  the    good    work    which 
these  foundations  have     for     some     years     past 
been  the  means  of  calling  forth." 

-f   -f  Spec.  99:  828.  N.  23,  '07.  410w. 

Hopkins,    William    J.      Sandman;    his    ship 
stories,   il.    (Sandman  ser.)   $1.50.   Page. 

7-28963. 

In  which  voung  readers  may  learn   all   about 

the  building"  of  a  ship,   its  rigging,   its  launch- 


"A  book  to  give  to  adults  to  read  aloud  to 
children." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  ISS.  My.  '08.  + 

Hopper,  James  Marie,  and  Bechdolt,  Fred 

R.  9009.  t$i.25.  McClure.  8-27364. 

Indignation  over  facts — facts  concerning  the 
treatment  of  convicts  in  our  American  prisons 
— has  spurred  the  authors  on  to  a  revelation 
of  many  of  the  existing  evils.  90O9  is  a  con- 
vict who  while  intent  upon  "holding  his  cop- 
per" revolted  against  the  Judas  system  of 
espionage,  of  stalking,  of  spying,  of  treachery, 
of  betrayal  with  which  a  convict  must  identify 
himself  in  order  to  become  a  trusty.  His  tacit 
refusal  to  be  dominated  by  the  system  is  pun- 
ished for  disobedience,  and  he  becomes  the 
victim  of  a  machine,  a  criminal  who  arouses 
pity    as    does    Jean    Valjean. 


"We  do  not  recall  any  recent  study  in  crim- 
inology that  surpasses  the  present  one  In 
forceful    vitality    of    narration." 

-I-  Ind.  65:899.  O.  15,  '08.  14iOw. 
"The  book  is,  in  a  sense,  not  to  be  classed 
either  in  spirit  or  actual  achievement  with 
the  typical  work  of  fiction.  That  is  not  to 
say  that  it  is  lacking  in  imagination,  power, 
or  the  forceful  delineation  of  cliaracter.  All 
these    qualities    it    has    to    a    marked    degree." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   592.   O.   24,   '08.   lOOOw. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   615.   O.   24,   '08.   60w. 

Horace  (Quintus  Horatius  Flaccus).     Odes 
and    epodes    of    Horace;    tr.    into    Eng- 
lish verse  corresponding  with  the  orig- 
inal   metres    by    J.    Marshall.    (Temple 
Greek    and    Latin    classics,    v.    5.)      *$i. 
Putnam. 
It  has  been  the  business  of  Dr.  Marshall  for 
forty  years  to  offer  this  translation  of  the  un- 
translatable  Odes  of  Horace.      "The  book,   like 
all    the   volumes   of   the  series,    gives   the   origi- 
nal  and   the   translation   on   opposite   pages.     In 
this    case    the    type    is    comfortably     large   and 
clear."    (Nation.) 


"The  odes  are  priceless  exotics.  brilliant 
but  scentless.  Dr.  Marsha-ll's  experiment  is 
perhaps  as  successful  as  such  an  experiment 
could  be.  Compared  with  his  last  predecessor, 
Gladstone,  he  has  achieved  a  veritable  tri- 
umph."  R.   Y.    Tyrrell. 

+  Acad.   73:   239.   D.   14,   '07.   1470 sv. 

"In  one  thing  he  has  been  particularly  for- 
tunate— in  suggesting  the  rhythm  of  the  origi- 
nal stanzas,  while  using  forms  thoroughly  Eng- 
lish. He  is,  as  a  rule,  less  successful  in  the 
graver  poems  than  in  the  'nugae  canorae,'  but 
he  Is  seldom  quite  flat,  and  his  version  as  a 
whole  may  be  heartily  recommended  to  those 
who   are    shut   out   from   the   original." 

-f   Nation.   86:    131.    F.    6,    '08.    &60w 

"The  author  preserves  the  original  metre  and 
translates  line  by  line    but  his  English  is  there- 
fore stilted  and  un-Horatian."   Christian  Gauss, 
H N.  Y.  Times.   13:  291.  My.   23.  '08.   50w. 

"Though  not  a  complete  anthology  of  Hor- 
ace's best,  is  thoroughly  creditable  to  its  edi- 
tors, and  commendable  to  lovers  of  the  genial 
poet." 

+  Outlook.   89:  770.  Ag.   1,   '08.   250w. 

Hord,    John    S.      Internal    taxation    in    the 
Philippines.   (Johns  Hopkins  university 
studies    in    historical    and    political    sci- 
ence, ser.  25,  no.  i.)  pa.  30c.  Johns  Hop- 
kins. 7-19437- 
"Ivess  a   careful  review  of  the  new  Philippine 
revenue    system,    in    both    theory    and    practice, 
than    it    is   an    exposition    of   its   content    and   of 
the  reasons  for  its  adoption  with  a  view  to  ar- 
guing for  the  removal  of  tariff  barriers  between 


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the    United    States    and    the    Philippines." — Ind. 


"Not  the  careful  monoerraph  one  would  expect 
from  the  auspices  under  which  it  is  published 
and  the  fact  that  its  author  is  collector  of  in- 
ternal revenue  in  the  Philippines  and  the  chief 
designer  of  the  internal  revenue  law  of  1904." 

—  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:663.  Ap.   "OS.   150w. 
"The    introductory    section,    summarizing    the 

Spanish  methods  of  internal  taxation  in  the 
Philippines,  is  not  an  accurate  bit  of  economic 
history." 

—  Ind.   64:  5S?.   Mr.   12,   '08.    lOOw. 

"The  pamphlet  sets  forth  very  well  the  con- 
tent of  the  new  Philippine  internal  revenue  law 
and  its  administration,  but  gives  it  slight  con- 
sideration from  the  point  of  view  of  the  student 
of  taxation   theories   and  practice." 

^ Nation.   86:  216.    Mr.   5,   '08.   150w. 

Hornaday,  William  Temple.  Camp-fires  on 
*  desert  and  lava.  **$3.  Scribner.  8-30960. 
The  record  of  a  Journey  which  the  author 
made  from  Tuscon  to  Sonoyta  in  company  with 
Dr.  D.  T.  MacDougal  of  the  Department  of 
botanical  research  of  the  Carnegie  institute. 
They  traversed  a  hitherto  unknown  tract  sur- 
rounding Pinacate  in  northwestern  Mexico.  It  is 
of  the  wonders  of  animal  and  plant  life,  of  the 
experiences  of  camp  and  trail,  and  of  adven- 
tures with  big  game  "that  Mi.  Hornaday  writes, 
lending  to  the  whole  the  atmosphere  of  moun- 
tain and  desert. 

"A  very  cheerful  and  pleasant  book  recount- 
ing his  adventures,  .  .  .  recording  the  zoolog- 
ical, botanical,  and  geographical  discoveries 
achieved,  passing  on  to  the  kindly  reader  the 
mild  jests  with  which  the  company  beguiled  the 
nights   and   days   in   the   open." 

-I-    N.   Y.   Times.   13:   712.   N.   28,   '08.    1450w. 

"Mr.  Hornaday  is  the  vivacious  chronicler  of 
a   very  interesting  journey." 

+  Sat.    R.    103:    sup.    5.    N.    21,    '08.    S.tOw. 

Hornblow,    Arthur.    The    profligate.    t$i.5o. 
Dillingham.  8-16713. 

The  "profligate"  is  the  foster  son  of  a  New 
York  merchant.  He  is  first  held  responsible 
then  finally  cleared  of  the  charge  of  murdering 
his  foster  father.  Idler,  gambler,  criminal  are 
epithets  which  he  determiries  to  live  down  when 
of  a  sudden  he  finds  that  he  loves  a  good  wom- 
an. In  order  to  prove  beyond  question  his  in- 
nocence of  the  crime  he  resol\-es  to  find  the 
real  criminal.  When  the  latter  is  traced  to  his 
hiding,  he  is  discovered  to  be  the  profligate's 
own   father.     Sacrifice  and   readjustment  follow. 


"There  is  a  certain  public  in  America  that 
will  deal  generously  with  Mr.  Hornblow  for 
writing  this  story,  a  public  that  may  be  defined 
negatively  as  one  in  which  persons  of  refined 
literary  taste  are  not  included." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.  13:   327.    Je.   13,   '08.    380w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:   339.   Je.   13,   '08.   200w. 

Home,  Charles  F.  Technique  of  the  novel: 
the  elements  of  the  art,  their  evolu- 
tion   and   present   use.    **$i.50.    Harper. 

8-15748. 
An  authoritative  work  which  is  fundamental 
in  its  exposition  of  the  principles  that  underlie 
fiction  writing.  It  is  at  once  a  history  of  the 
novel,  an  analysis  of  its  forms  from  earliest 
times  to  the  present,  and  a  presentation  of  the 
six  elements  that  enter  into  the  development 
of  the  modern  novel:  viz.,  plot,  motive  and  veri- 
similitude, character,  emotion,  background,  and 
style. 

"The  author's  theories  might  not  be  accepted 
by  most  critics  and  the  untrained  reader  should 
not  take  its  utterances  too  seriously." 

-^ A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   238.    O.    '08. 

"Professor  Home  has  brought  together  a  most 
Interesting   series   of   discussions,    and    his    illus- 
trative  citations  and   interludes   are   admirable." 
-f   Educ.  R.  36:  422.  N.  '08.  50w. 


"Professor  Home  has  devoted  an  immense 
amount  of  hard,  conscientious  work  to  the 
preparation  of  this  book,  but  no  inspired  teacher 
would  ever  think  of  using  it,  and  we  tremble 
for  the  fate  of  the  pupils  who  might  be  forced 
to  study  it  under  any  one   else." 

h   Ind.    65:    841.    O.    8,    '08.    500w. 

'"And  yet,  as  a  whole,  unsatisfactory  as  the 
book  is,  still  as  a  piece  of  academic  work  it 
marks  an  advance  upon  the  profitless  editing 
and   reediting  of  school   and   college   texts." 

1-    Nation.   87:   341.   O.   8,   '08.   620w. 

"Mr.  Home  is  very  thorough  in  his  discus- 
sion  of   the   subject," 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  306.  My.  30,  '08.  450w. 
"Inasmuch  as  the  author  has  expended  well- 
nigh  one-third  of  his  space  upon  the  develop- 
ment of  classic  and  mediaeval  fiction,  there  is 
legitimate  ground  for  complaining  that  his 
conclusions  are  at  least  weakened  by  the  in- 
consistency and  incompleteness  of  his  use  of 
available  material."  F:   T.   Cooper. 

h    No.   Am.    188:    619.    O.    '08.    TOOw. 

"It  is  for  intelligent  novel  readers  as  well 
as  for  novel  writers.  A  wide  welcome  is  due 
to   this   masterly   work." 

-f-  Outlook.    89:  769.    Ag.    1,    '08.    270w. 
R.    of    Rs.    38:    126.    Jl.    '08.    90w. 
Horsley,  Albert  E.  (Harry  Orchard,  pseud.). 
Confessions  and  autobiography  of  Har- 
ry Orchard.  $1.    McCIure.  7-41117. 
"After   a   bnef   outline    of   his   early   life,    the 
tale  starts   with   Orchard's    marriage     and     his 
settling   down    into    business   for     himself,      and 
then    follows    his    career   with    minute    attention 
to  every  step  down  to  his  arrest,  his  life  in  the 
jail,    and    his    confession    to    Detective    McPar- 
land."— N.   T.   Times. 


"This  remarkable  human  document,  almost 
stunning  to  the  nind  in  its  simplicity  of  self- 
revelation,  produces  an  overwhelming  impres- 
sion of  essential  truthfulness.  As  a  book,  the 
unique  interest  of  the  confession  lies  in  the  in- 
sight afforded  into  the  psychology  of  the  man- 
of-prey."     S:    H.    Adams. 

-I-  Bookm.  27:  57.  Mr.  '08.  1300w. 
"Its  value  is  seriously  impaired  because  there 
is  no  Information  as  to  how  the  book  was  writ- 
ten, whether  by  Orchard  himself  or  by  dicta- 
tion or  by  some  one  else  from  various  conver- 
sations." 

f-   Ind.    64:693.    Mr.    26,    'OS.    270w. 

Nation.  86:170.  F.  20,  '08.  200w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  12:  665.  O.  19,  '07.  40w. 
"Apparently  simple,  straightforward  story, 
utterly  without  imagination,  hanging  together 
from  start  to  finish  with  absolute  compactness 
and  coherency,  vivid  in  detail,  and  sodden  with 
criminality." 

-i N,   Y.   Times.   13:  69.   F.    8,   '08.    270w. 

Hough,  Emerson.       Young  Alaskan.  t$i.25 
*       Harper. 

The  narrative  of  exciting  adventure  whi'-h 
fell  to  the  lot  of  three  Alaskan  boys  who  are 
castaways  in  the  wild  Kaludiik  countrv.  Thf^ir 
stout  hearts,  insuperable  ener;'<v  and  quick  wit 
pro^■e  invincible  against  hards'nip  and  danger. 

N.    Y.   Times.   13:    75G.    D.    5,   '08.    lOOw. 

Houmas,    Mount.      Strange    record.      $1.50. 
Neale.  8-18002. 

A  wealthy  young  girl  whose  thoroly  sensilile 
ideas  about  life  are  at  variance  with  her  step- 
mother's superficial  ones  leaves  her  Brooklyn 
home,  studies  medicine  and  chooses  the  south 
for  the  field  of  her  career.  Sentiment  against 
the  woman  doctor  brings  her  to  the  point  of 
masquerading  as  a  man,  of  going  to  the  West 
Indies,  where  her  professional  success  is  as 
complete  as  the  masculine  mask  which  she  as- 
sumes. 


N.   Y.   Times.   13:   404.   Jl.   18,   '08.    700w. 


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Housden,  C.  E.  Practical  earthwork  tables. 
*90c.  Longmans. 
Tables  that  have  been  "prepared  for  the  pur- 
pose of  facilitating'  the  computation  of  the 
cross-sectional  areas  of  embankments  and  ex- 
cavations, by  reducing  the  work  involved  in 
preparing-  special  sections  and  in  making  the 
necessary  calculations  from  longitudinal  and 
cross-sections  of  ground  over  or  through  which 
the  proposed  cut  has  to  be  made."    (Engin.   D.) 

+   Engin.  D.  3:  653.  Je.  '08.  150w. 
"His   book    is   inferior   in   design   and    applica- 
tion   to   most   of   the   dozen   or   more   earthwork 
tables  now   in   print." 

—  Engin.    N.  59:  441.  Ap.   16,   '08.   320w. 

Housden,  C.  E.   Practical  hydraulic    (water 
supply    and    drainage)    tables    and    dia- 
grams.  *$i.2S.   Longmans.  W7-233. 
"These    tables    and    diagrams,    originally    pre- 
pared for  the  personal   use  of  the  author,   have 
proved   of   such    use   and    convenience   in    ascer- 
taining the  sizes  of  pipes  for  water  supply  sys- 
tems, surface  drains  and  sewers,  that  they  have 
leen    published    in    the    present    tor    1.  '    1  Engin. 
D.)    "The    tables    are    based    upon    the    formulas 
of   Messrs.    Ganguillet    and    Kutter   for    the    cal- 
culation of  the  flow  in  pipes  and  channels."   (En- 
gin. N.) 

Engin.  D.  3:  652.  Je.  '08.  140w. 
"It  may  be  a  very  useful  work  for  some  peo- 
ple,  but  not  for  those  familiar  with  any  of  the 
American  books  of  hydraulic  tables."  G.  S.  Wil- 
liams. „    „„ 

—  Engin.    N.    59:    541.   My.    14,   '08.    220w. 

Housman,  Laurence,  Stories  from  the  Ara- 
bian nights;  retold  by  Laurence   Hous- 
man. *$5.   Scribner.  8-13714. 
"Laurence   Housman    has   taken    a   half-dozen 
of  the  best  tales,  and  from  the  various  author- 
itative translations  has  made  a  version  in  which 
the    repetitions   and    indecencies    are   suppressed 
and    the    points    of    the    narrative    thrown    into 
relief.    He    has,    in    a   word,    tried    to    get    a   re- 
sult similar  to  that  attained  by  Galland,   in   the 
old   French   translation,   which   so   long  stood  as 
the  basis  of  our  English      'Arabian  nights,'  until 
displaced   by   an   irruption   of  pedantic  Oriental- 
ists."   (Nation.) 

"A  new  version  of  some  of  the  stories,  writ- 
ten by  Mr.  Housman  in  prose  as  graceful  as 
liis  veVsc,   will  be  very  welcome." 

+  Acad.    73:    243.    D.    14.    '07.    770w. 

"As  to  the  retelling.  Mr.  Housman  takes  all 
sorts  of  liberties,  and  we  do  not  blame  him. 
The  text  is  only  a  peg  whereon  to  hang  the  pic- 
tures,   and    these    are    most    delightfully    whim- 

+  Ath.   19'08,   1:158.    F.    8.    1050w. 

+   Int.    Studio.    34:  84.    Mr.    '08.    220w. 

-f   Nation.  85:  564.  D.  19,  '07.   200w. 
"For    real    charm — a    charm    quite    comparable 
to     Schoherftzadc's     own — this     volume     depends 
UDon    the    indescribalily    quaint    and    bewitching 
illustrations  provided  bv  Edmund  Dulac." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   12:   848.   D.    21,    '07.   400w. 
"Mr.    Dulac   has    given    them   an   eastern    look 
with  quite  uncommon  success." 

+  Spec.    99:  936.    D.    7.    '07.    160w. 

Houston,    Edwin   James.     Five   months    on 

a    derelict.    (Pacific    ser.,    v.    i.)    ''■$1.25. 

Am.  Bapt.  8-20577. 

The    experiences    erf   a    ship's    crew    and    some 

lively  boys  who  escaped   to  a  derelict   brig  and 

tossed    about    on    the    Pacific    for    five    months. 

Boys    will    find    exciting   adventure    wholesomely 

interspersed    with    geography,    natural    history, 

astronomy    and    mythology.      One    of    the    best 

sailors    in   the   group   is   Rompey   the    collie. 


Houston,    Edwin    James.      Wrecked    on    a 
*       coral  island.    '$1.25.   Am.    Bapt. 

A  continuation  of  the  experiences  of  the  group 
of  boys  who  figured  in  "Five  months  on  a  dere- 
lict." Aside  from  the  strong  story  interest,  In- 
formation is  furnished  concerning  the  forma- 
tion of  a  coral  island,  and  concerning  the  plant 
and   animal   life   of   the  southern   Pacific. 

"A  good  story  and  an   instructive  one." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   756.   D.  5,   '08.  lOOw. 

Hovey,  Richard.  Holy  graal,  and  other 
fragments  by  Richard  Hovey;  being 
the  uncompleted  parts  of  the  Arthur- 
ian dramas;  ed.  with  introd.  and  notes 
by  Mrs.  Richard  Hovey.  and  a  preface 
by  Bliss  Carman.  $1.25.  Duffield. 
Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in   Dec.   1907. 


"More  effectually  perhaps  than  any  other 
book  of  the  year  this  volume  of  fragmentary  lit- 
erary remains  reawakens  us  to  a  sense  of  the 
reality,  the  permanence  and  power  of  the  po- 
etic spirit."     Ferris  Greenslet. 

+  Atlan.    100:  850.    D.    '07.    580tv. 

"[Has]  a  poetry  of  thought  and  an  intimate 
skill  in  form  full  of  larger  promise."  Brian 
Hooker. 

+  Forum.   39:  526.   Ap.   '08.   300w. 

"It  Is  impossible  to  study  the  conception  of 
the  work  as  a  whole  without  grave  misgivings. 
If  nothing  else,  it  is  altogether  too  complicated. 
"Whether  for  this  reason  or  not,  the  dramatic 
interest  even  of  the  completed  plays  is  not  very 
great." 

-J Ind.   64:   753.  Ap.   2,   '08.   3n0w. 

"Much  as  his  untimelj'  death  Is  to  be  lament- 
ed by  every  lover  of  verse,  it  is  impossible  to 
consider  what  remains  of  his  cycle  as  a  great 
or  very  significant  poem  or  to  believe  that  even 
If  it  were  finished.  It  would  be  other  than  a 
work  'manqu^'  as  a  whole,  a  thing  of  brilliant 
passages  and  of  splendid  promise  for  the  time 
when  the  author  .should  have  found  himself  in 
his   own   bes-t   vein." 

-I Nation,  86:63.  Ja.  16,  '08.   650w. 

Hovey  Richard.  To  the  end  of  the  trail; 
ed.  with  notes  by  Mrs.  Richard  Hov- 
ey. **$i.2S.   Duffield.  8-12814. 

Collected  and  published  as  a  tribute  to  the 
memory  of  a  man  \\'ho  was  cut  off  before  the 
fulfilment  of  extraordinary  promise  in  his  verse. 
Aside  from  his  lyrics  are  translations  from 
Maeterlinck,    Mallarm6    and    Paul    Verlaine. 


"A  book  that  is  obviously  intended  to  be  in- 
structive   as    well    as    entertaining." 

4-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   439.   Ag.   8,   '08.   230w. 


"Completes  the  collected  edition  of  the  works 
of  one  of  our  most  intei'pstine:  poets,  a  man  of 
vivid  imas-ination,  of  deep,  if  not  broad,  sym- 
pathies, endowed  with  insight,  sensibility,  and 
the  gift  of  melodious  expression."  E:  A.  Oith- 
mar. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  287.  My.   23,  '08.   900w. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  339.  Je.  13,  '08.  200w. 

Howard,    George    Bronson.      Scars    on    the 
southern  seas.     $1.50.  Dodge,  B.  W. 

7-40047. 

Among  a  Pacific  mail  steamship's  passengers 
are  four  people,  one  of  them  a  young  woman, 
whose  thrilling  adventures  begin  with  a  mid- 
ocean  swim  violently  terminated  by  a  tvphoon 
that  cuts  them  loose  from  the  liner.  Scram- 
bling into  the  ship's  boat  that  had  been  low- 
ered with  them  they  drift  to  an  Island  where 
they  discover  a  plot  to  wrest  the  Philippines 
from,  the  United  States.  Among  them  is  a 
hero  of  the  Jack  London  type,  who  holds  at 
bay  a  band  of  Japanese  and  Chinese  mercena- 
ries while  the  remainder  steal  a  ship  and  go 
to  Manila  for  help.  Romance  mingles  with  ad- 
venture In  the  usual  proportion. 


N.   Y.   Times.   12:   656.   O.    19.   '07.   20w. 


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Howard,  Oliver  Otis.     Autobiography.     2v. 
**$5.   Baker.  7-35640. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"The  portion  dealing  with  reconstruction  has 
a  special  value  as  General  Howard  was  at  that 
time  In  charge  of  the  Freedman's  bureau." 
+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  43.  F.  '08. 
"The  work  ;s  rather  a  rambling  narrative  of 
reminiscences.  These  pages  reveal  little  his- 
torical ability  or  literary  skill,  they  are  yet  ex- 
ceptionally valuable  In  revealing  the  character 
of  a  high-minded  gentleman  and  patriot." 

H Ind.   64:46«.    F.    27,    '08.    60Ow. 

"This  Is  a  book  to  dip  into  as  we  dip  into 
Pepys  or  Evelyn.  Even  the  great  length  of 
the  autobiography  is  precluded  from  tedious - 
ness  by  the  multitude  of  good  things  with 
which   it  abounds." 

+  +  Lit.    D.    36:  236.    F.    15,    '08.    250w. 
"General       Howard       has       made       numerous 
changes,    additions,    and    corrections,    giving  new 
value    to    a    record    which,    in    the    first    edition, 
was   well    received    everywhere." 

4-  Lit.  D.  37:  8?^2.  D.  5,  'OS.  60w. 
"The  student  of  military  science  will  find 
other  records  more  illuminating;  for  vivid  pic- 
tures we  must  search  elsewhere.  Neverthe- 
less, there  are  fine  qualities,  truthfulness,  can- 
dor,  the  spirit  of  humanity.' 

H Nation.    86:175.    F.    20,    '08.    lOOOw. 

"These  well-printed,  clearly  written  volumes 
exhibit  the  career  of  a  trained  warrior." 

-f-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   516.    S.    19,   '08.    1250w. 
R.  of   Rs.   37:  253.   F.   '08.   90tv. 

Howard,     Oliver     Otis.       Famous     Indian 
chiefs    I    have    known.    t$i.5o.    Century. 

8-2^ 


A  Major-general  of  the  civil  ■^var  tells  of  his 
experiences  and  adventures  with  Indian  leaders, 
both  friendly  and  hostile  One  of  the  most 
interesting  chapters  tells  of  the  long  Nez  Perc§ 
war  which  was  foush.t  with  Chief  Jos'^ph,  whom 
General  Howard  followed  over  fourteen  hun- 
dred miles  I'.efore  the  warrior  surrendered. 
More  than  twenty  chiefs  figure  in  the  narra- 
tive. 


Nation.   87:   522.   N.    2«,    'OS.    40w. 
"He    has    put     [into     it]     the     cream     of    his 
knowledge   of   Indian    character   and   of   his    ex- 
perience   with    Indians." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  513.    S.   19,   '08.    230w. 
"The  unique  character  of  these  reminiscences 
make   them   interesting   to   readers  of   all   ages." 
+   R.    of    Rs.    38:  510.    O.     OS.    90w. 

Howard,  Oliver  Otis.  My  life  and  experi- 
ences among  our  hostile  Indians.  $2.75. 
Worthington.  7-38634. 

"Records  the  author's  observations,  adven- 
tures, and  campaigns  among  the  Indians  of  the 
great  west.  He  gives  details  of  their  life,  hab- 
its, religion,  ceremonies,  dress,  savage  instincts, 
and  customs  in  peace  and  war."  (Lit.  D.)  The 
book    is    fully   illustrated. 


machinery,  development  of  type,  work  of  the 
ship,  river  and  iake  boats,  ocean  steamships 
and  their  routes  in  various  quarters  of  the 
globe. 

"For  the  boy  with  a  mechanical  turn  of  mind 
this   book   is   especially   profitable,   and   any   boy 
intending  to  travel  will  tind  it  beneficial." 
+   R.  of   Rs.  38:   7til.  D.   '08.   50w. 

"Mr.  Howden  prefaces  this  interesting  ac- 
count of  steamships  with  a  really  valuable  and 
most  lucid  historical  sketch  of  ancient  and 
medieval  shipping.  We  have  no  hesitation  in 
describing  it  as  one  of  the  best  introductions 
to  the  study  of  ?ailing-ships  we  have  met  with. 
If  some  of  the  same  ground  has  been  traversed, 
before,  much  is  comparatively  unbroken,  and 
has  new  sidelights  thrown  on  it.  Altogether 
the  book  is  an  acquisition  for  the  'steamboat' 
boy." 

-^  Spec.  101:   sup.   707.  N.   7,   'OS.  4'20w. 

Howe,  Edward  Watson.  Daily  notes  of  a 
trip  around  the  world.  2v.  *$2.  Crane  & 

CO. 

The  record  of  a  trip  around  the  world,  in- 
cluding Hawaii,  Japan,  China,  the  Philippines, 
Ceylon,  India,  Egypt,  Palestine  and  Europe. 
Every  day  he  wrote  a  few  paragraphs  for  a 
newspaper,  which,  collected,  make  a  continuous 
history   of  his  journey. 

"The  most  entertaining  record  of  travel  we 
have  read  in  many  a  year.  The  book  is  a 
Kansas  classic." 

+   +   Ind.    64:  320.    F.    6,    '08.    550w. 
"They   have   distinct   vitality,    unusual   humor, 
and    are    always    interesting,    not    alone    for    the 
information    conveyed,    but    as   an   expression   of 
an    interesting   personalitv." 

-I-    Lit.    D.    36:418.    Mr.    21,    '08.    70w. 

Howe,  Mark  Anthony  De  Wolfe.  Life  and 
letters  of  George  Bancroft.  2v.  **$4. 
Scribner.  8-12121. 

Lettr-rs  strung  together  on  a  slight  thread  of 
narrative  and  comment  tell  a  story  of  Ban- 
croft's life  at  once  authentic  and  complete.  It 
is  especially  informing  as  it  relates  Ban- 
croft's political  and  scholarly  activity  to  his 
contemporaries  and   his  times. 


"The  romance  of  realism  has  never  been 
more  stirringly  demonstrated  than  in  these 
pages.  The  tone  in  which  the  book  is  writ- 
ten   is    elevated." 

+    Lit.    D.   37:    257.   Ag.    22,   '08.    230w. 

"Animated  narrative  .  .  .  which  may  be  com- 
mended not  only  as  thoroughly  readable  but  as 
sympathetic  with  the  effort  to  raise  the  Am- 
erican Indian  from  a  condition  of  ignorant  sav- 
agery to  that  of  industrious  citizenship.  The 
story  is  full  of  incidents  and  anecdotes,  and  is 
entertaining  as  well   as   instructive." 

+  Outlook.    89:    127.    My.    16,    'OS.    250w. 

Howden,  J.  R.     Boys'  book  of  steamships. 

t$2.   McClure.  W8-1SI. 

An      informing      book      covering      the      entire 

ground     of    achievement     represented     by       the 

steamship:     its     history,     principles     of    design. 


"Mr.  Howe  has  done  his  work  judiciously  and 
the  picture  of  the  great  historian  which  he 
presents  is  at  least  clear  in  outline  and  interest- 
ing  in    de-tail.  "     W:    MacDonald. 

+  Am.  Hist.  R.  14:  150.  O.  '08.  900w. 
+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  ISS.  Je.  OS. 
"Though  this  book  should  command  a  wide 
public  on  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic,  its  English 
readers  may  not  ujifairly  complain  that  Ameri- 
can politics  are  presented  in  a  manner  so  al- 
lusive as  to   be   almost   unintelligible." 

H Ath.   1908,   2:  430:   O.   10.   1300w. 

"This  magisterial  and  critical  life  of  a  great 
historian  is  very  welcome."  W:  M.  Sloane. 
+  +  Atlan.  102:  275.  Ag.  '08.  4100w. 
"The  tone  throughout  is  serious  and  digni- 
fied. The  interest,  and  often  the  style,  of  Mr. 
Howe's  volumes  suffers  from  unevenness;  cer- 
tain portions  have  a  power  of  absorbing  the 
reader,  while  other  pages  seem  colorless."  A. 
K.  Marble. 

-1 Dial.   44:267.    My.    1,    '08.   260Ow. 

"Mr.  Howe's  work  is  a  clean  and  admirable 
.Hddition   to  American  biography." 

-t-  Ind.  64:  1093.  My.  14,  '08.  lOOOw. 
+  Lit.  D.  37:  26.  Jl.  4,  '08.  ISOOw. 
"Mr.  Howe  has  performed  creditably  a  work 
of  peculiar  difllculty.  He  had  to  dispose  of  a 
large  mass  of  material;  but  he  iias  confined  the 
narrative  within  proper  limits.  .  .  .  He 
writes  as  if  devoid  of  affection  for  his  subject. 
It  is  this  circumstance  which  makes  the  reader 
finish  the  book  with  the  feeling  that  while  he 
nas  profited  somewhat,  he  has  nevertheless 
missed  that  keen  enjoyment  which  a  good  biog- 
raphy  shouH    furnish." 

H Nation.    86:    446.    My.    14,    'OS.    llOOw. 


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Howe,  M.  A.  De  Wolfe — Continued. 

"Mr.  Howe  is  far  from  dull.  He  has  taken  a 
good  deal  of  time  in  the  preparation  of  these 
volumes,  and  his  r;are  regarding  them  has  been 
as  Intelligent  as  It  has  been  patient."  Edward 
Gary. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  254.   My.   2,  '08.   3000w. 
N.  Y.   Times.  13:   339.   Je.   13,   '08.   270w. 
"As   a  collection   of  letters   this  work  is   most 
valuable,  and  little  fault  is  to  be  found  with  it; 
but  as  a  biography  it   is  distinctly  open   to  im- 
provement."   H.   A.   Bruce. 

H Outlook.   89:   616.  Jl.   18,   '08.   480(hv. 

"His  'Life  and  letters'  give  interesting  reve- 
lations of  all  the  prominent  personalities  with 
whom  at  one  time  or  another  he  had  come  in 
contact."  ,      .„„    „„„ 

+   R.  of  Rs.  37:  753.  Je.  '08.  300w. 

"The  work  has  been  accomplished  in  excel- 
lent taste  and  with  no  small  literary  skill.  There 
are,  however,  some  glaring  mistakes  in  the 
transcription  of  letters.  A  valuable  contribu- 
tion to  American   literature." 

-\ Spec.   101:    sup.    703.    N.    7,    'OS.   ISOOw. 

Howe,   Maud.     Sun   and   shadow   in   Spain. 

*  **$3.  Little. 

This  volume  written  by  a  daughter  of  Julia 
\Vard  Howe  tells  the  story  of  varied  and  fas- 
cinating experiences  while  wandering  thru 
Spain.  Keen  observation,  rich  imagination,  and 
sprightlv  wit  are  quickened  into  vigorous  ac- 
tivity under  the  spell  of  the  real  Spain  and  her 
people.  Numerous  illustrations  add  reality  to 
the   word   pictures. 

"Maud  Howe  is  appreciative  and  sympathet- 
ic; she  is  also  impressionable,  but  the  greatest 
gift  of  all  is  hers — she  can  remember  and  rec- 
ord her  impressions  and  convey  them  to  her 
readers." 

-I-   Lit.   D.  37:  901.  D.  12,  '0«.  220w. 

"Much  of  the  information  suppli<^d  by  one  of 
the  party,  who  acts  as  a  sort  of  Greek  chorus, 
would  be  less  wearisome  if  soberly  stated  as  a 
matter  of  fact." 

-I Nation.    87:    677.    D.    10,    '08.    30Ow. 

"Everywhere  the  author's  sprightly  wit  lends 
life  and  color  to  the  pictures  she  has  painted  of 
this  fascinating, country." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   744.  D.  5,  '0«.   170^. 
"This   is   a   travel   book   for  the  light   hearted 
who  don't  mind  slang  or  object  to  the  compan- 
ionship  of   fellow-travelers   disgnjised   under   ini- 
t'als." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  755.  D.  5,  '08.  90w. 

R.  of   Rs.   38:   760.   D.  "08.  30w. 

Howells,  William   Dean.     Christmas   every 

♦  day.  t$i.75.  Harper. 

A  charmingly  told  tale  of  a  little  girl  who 
1)egged  the  Christmas  fairy  to  have  Christmas 
every  day  in  the  year,  and  the  monotony  of  the 
surfeit  of  festivity  that  follows  the  granting  of 
the  request. 

"In  the  telling  of  this  story  there  is  a  certain 
zest    that    adds    spirit    to   the   little    girl's    wish, 
and  the  adventures  that  result  therefrom." 
4-   Nation.   87:    5L'2.   N.    2«,   '08.   50w. 
"Such  a  nice  story  that  when  you   comnnence 
you  cannot  put  it  down  until  it  is  finished." 

-I-   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   702.  N.   28,   'OS.    360w. 
"In  taste  and   sentiment  it  is  doubtful   If  any 
Christmas  book  of  the  year  sumassf^s  this." 
-I-   Outlook.  90:  844.  D.  12,  '08.  80w. 
"It  is   written  with  grace,   lierhtness   of  touch, 
brilliancy,   and   literary  charm." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  764.  D.  '08.  30w. 

Howells,  William  Dean.     Fennel  and   rue. 
t$i.5o.  Harper.  8-9174. 

A  study  of  a  young  author  and  his  treatment 
of  a  woman  who  tries  to  trick  him  into  reveal- 
ing to  her  the  conclusion  of  his  story,  publish- 
ing serially,  on  the  ground  of  her  approaching 
death.     Discovering  the  trick,  the  author  writes 


to  his  unknown  correspondent  a  stem  and  In- 
dignant letter.  These  young  people  afterward 
meet  ot  a  house-party,  the  author  as  a  guest, 
the  girl  as  a  professional  entertainer.  The  dif- 
fering social  altitudes  of  the  two  and  their  past 
experiences  of  each  other  give  a  dramatic  in- 
terest to  every  chance  encounter  and  present  a 
problem  which  is  solved,  or  unsolved,  with  a 
satirical  but  delicate  touch. 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4- 156.  My.   '08. 

"Mr.  Howells's  wit  and  sense  of  character 
nowadays  seem  attenuated,  and  as  lovers  of  his 
work  in  other  days,  we  regret  to  find  the  per- 
sons of  his  small  drama  bloodless  creatures, 
splitting  ethical    hairs." 

f-  Ath.    1908,   1:537.   My.   2,    200w. 

"A  chip  from  Mr.  Howells's  literary  work- 
shop, delicately  carved  and  polished,  yet  highly 
finished  though  it  be,  a  by-product  none  the 
less."     A.  S.  van  Westrum. 

-I-   Bookm.   27:  281.   My.    '03.   750w. 

"It   is   all   very   charming  and   slyly  humorous 
in  the  working  out.   but  cannot  be  said  to  en- 
gage anv  serious   interest."     W:    M.   Payne. 
H Dial.    44:  350.    Je.    1,    '08.    180w. 

"Mr.  Howells  has  not  forgotten  how  to  invent 
a  situation,  half-psychical,  half  sentimental. 
The  old   skill   is  not  lacking." 

H Ind.  64:  925.   Ap.   23,   '08.   150w. 

"Mr.  Howells  has  suceeded  admirably  In  de- 
pleting the  excesses  to  which  continual  brooding 
over  a  trifle  may  lead  those  who  have  no  sense 
of  humor.  The  slender  plot  is  well  developed, 
though  It  is  embedded  in  a  good  many  pages  of 
banal,  but  exceedingly  life-like  conversation, 
uttered  by  desperately  uninteresting  and  real 
people." 
-f  -I Nation.    86:  309.   Ap.   2,   '08.   300w. 

"It  Is  short;  the  characters  are  few;  the  nar- 
rative is  swift  and  easy.  The  dramatic  sense 
of  the  writer  is  as  fresh  as  ever  and  the  Inter- 
est never  flags.  There  Is  delicate  observation 
in  plenty,  and  there  are  passages  of  exquisite 
description  of  scenes  in  which  one  can  imagine 
the  writer  himself  delightfully  absorbed." 
4-  +   N.  Y.  Times.   13:151.   Mr.   21,   '08.   800w. 

"Another  slight  story,  so  far  as  length  goes, 
but  one  delicately  wrought  and  with  great  llt- 
erarv  skill." 

-I-  Outlook.  88:  838.   Ap.   11,   '08.   120w. 

"Not  by  any  means  a  masterpiece  and  in  no 
way  to  be  compared  with  the  author's  richer 
product."    E.    L.    Gary. 

-I-   Putnam's.    4:    618.    Ag.    '08.    120w. 

"Some  of  Mr.  Howells'  readers  may  wish  that 
he  had  let  his  imagination  react  more  decidedly 
upon  his   material." 

H R.   of   Rs.   37:  760.   Je.   '08.    330w. 

"It  is  no  small  proof  of  Mr.  Howells's  delicate 
and    distinguished    talent    that    he    should    have 
kent    a    story    which    trembles    on    th«    verge    of 
morbiditv    pure    and    sweet    throughout." 
-i-  Spec.   100:  710.   My.   2,   '08.   900w. 

Howells,  William  Dean.  Roman  holidays 
and  others.  **$3.  Harper.  8-30605. 
Quiet,  capacious  observation,  poetic  vision, 
and  ripe  reflection  characterize  these  impres- 
sions which  are  made  to  contrast  interestingly 
with  impressions  of  the  same  scenes  forty 
years  ago.  Howells  .iourneys  about  leisurely, 
comments  upon  old  landmarks,  modern  inno- 
vations, street  scenes,  popular  customs,  man- 
ners, the  municipal  situation,  and  the  Papal 
church. 


"With  that  genially  serious  attention  to 
minute  details,  that  humorous  circumstantial- 
ity in  treating  the  commonplace,  which  wc  have 
all  come  to  know  so  well  and  to  like  (or  dis- 
like) so  heartily  in  Mr.  Howells,  he  has  filled 
a  substantial  volume  with  his  easy-flowing 
narrative  of  a  Mediterranean  vacation  jour- 
ney." 

-I-   Dial.  45:  409.  D.  1,  '08.   220w. 

-I-   Ind.  €5:   II18O.   N.  19,  '08.   200w. 


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i8i 


"One  of  the  charms  of  the  volume  spring 
from  the  change  in  the  impressions  that  Italy 
made  upon  him  after  the  lapse  of  more  than 
a  full  generation  since  his  first  visit." 
+  Lit.  D.  37:  901.  D.  12,  '08.  lOOw. 
"In  this  new  book  of  Rome  and  Italy  there 
is  a  joy  and  a  mellow  philosophy  that  are 
typical    of   the   author." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   623.   O.    24,   '08.   40w. 
"There    is   no   saJness,    in    these   pages,    noth- 
ing but  a  joy  and  a  mellow  philosophy  that  are 
both   t,vpical    of    the   author   and   of   holidays    in 
general." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   744.   D.  5,   '08.   loOw. 

"The  habit  Mr.  W.  D.  Howells  formed  many 
years  ago  of  writing  charmingly  about  his  holi- 
day doings  still  clings  to  him,  and  manifests 
itself  strikingly  in  his  latest  book." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:   774.   D.   12,   'OS.   780w. 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  760.  D.  '08.  lOOw. 

Howells,  William  Dean  and  others.  Whole 
family:  a  novel  by  twelve  authors. 
t$i.SO.  Harper. 
Twelve  authors  have  cooperated  in  produc- 
ing this  Character-sketch  novel.  A  chapter 
is  devoted  to  each  member  of  the  family  as 
follows:  The  father,  by  William  Dean  How- 
ells; The  old-maid  aunt,  by  Mary  E.  Wilkins 
Freeman;  The  grandmother,  by  Mary  Heaton 
Vorse;  The  daughter-in-law,  by  Mary  Stew- 
art Cutting;  The  school-girl,  by  Elizabeth 
Jordan;  The  son-in-law,  by  John  Kendrick 
Bangs;  The  married  son,  by  Henry  James; 
The  married  daughter,  by  Elizabeth  Stuart 
Phelps;  The  mother,  by  Edith  Wyatt;  The 
school-boy,  by  Mary  R.  S.  Andrews;  Peggy, 
by  Alice  Brown;  and  The  friend  of  the  fam- 
ily,  by  Henry   Van   Dyke. 


"It  is  pure  vaudeville,  but  many  of  the 
'turns'  are  characteristic  and  amusing." 
+  Nation.  87:  552.  D.  3,  '08.  620w. 
"Mr.  James  and  Mr.  Howells  are,  of  course, 
the  star  performers  in  this  company  of  twelve, 
and  the  rest  have  all  attempted,  with  more 
or  less  success,  to  play  up  to  them  and  to 
carry  on  a  harmonious  method  of  treatment." 
F.    F.    Kelly. 

-\ N.   Y.   Times.   13:    590.    O.    24,    '08.    600w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  617.  O.  24,  '08.  60w. 
"The  book  will  be  keenly  enjoyed  by  all 
readers  of  to-day,  and  the  future  critic  who 
writes  the  literary  history  of  this  period  will 
not  be  likely  to  pass  it  over  in  silence."  C.  H. 
Gaines. 

+  No.   Am.   188:   928.   D.   '08.   lOOOw. 

Hoyt,  John  Clayton,  and  Grover,  Nathan 
Clifford.  River  discharge;  prepared  for 
the  use  of  engineers  and  students.  $2. 
Wiley.  7-28189. 

"The  book  is  divided  Into  six  chapters,  deal- 
ing respectively  with  rainfall  and  evaporation; 
Instruments  used  for  obtaining  velocities  and 
depths;  cable-station  equipments;  wading  sta- 
tions; theory  and  practices  of  measuring  dis- 
charges; weirs  and  weir  formulas;  discussion 
and  use  of  data;  together  with  seventeen  ta- 
bles for  facilitating  the  computations  in  vari- 
ous   hydraulic    problems." — Nature. 


"The  volume  Is  certain  to  meet  the  needs  of 
engineers,  students  and  capitalists,  to  whom  for 
the  first  time  much  data  from  government  re- 
ports Is  here  made  readily  accessible." 

-I-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:   713.   My.   '08.   150w. 

"Being  practically  the  only  work  available 
dealing  with  the  subject  this  volume  will  find 
a  ready  reception,  and  when  future  editions 
enable  the  authors  to  fill  in  the  omissions  and 
strengthen  the  weak  spots,  it  should  be  one 
of  the  most  valuable  works  on  practical  hy- 
draulics printed  in  the  English  language."  G. 
S.  Williams. 
+  -\ Engln.    N.   58:    650.    D.    12,    '07.    TlOw. 

"The  authors  of  the  book  .  .  .  give  In  a  thor- 


oughly practical  and  useful  way  the  result 
of  their  experience,  and  of  the  methods  adopted 
In   carrying  out  the  work." 

-f   Nature.    77:    148.    D.    19,    '07.    200w. 
Technicai      Literature.     2:  582.     D.     '07. 

150w. 

Hubbard,  Mina  Benson.  Woman's  way 
through  unknown  Labrador:  an  account 
of  the  exploration  of  the  Nascaupee 
and  George   rivers.  **$i.S0.   McClure. 

8-35700. 
To  correct  misleading  accounts  of  Mr.  Hub- 
bard's ill-fated  expedition  organized  for  the 
purpose  of  exploring  the  Northwest  river 
draining-  Lake  Michikamau,  a.nd  the  Geoige 
river  draining  the  northern  slope  of  the  pla- 
teau to  Ungava  bay,  his  wife  went  over  the 
same  ground  in  a  more  favorable  season.  This 
is  a  record  of  her  -iourney,  to  which  she  adds 
her  husband's  latter-day  diary  and  a  narra- 
tive by  one  of  his  party,  George  Elson. 

Ath.  1908,  1:  758.  Je.  20.  720w. 
"Her  book  should  command  a  wide  circle  of 
Interested  readers.  It  is  to  be  regretted,  how- 
ever, that  her  account  lacks  both  definiteness 
and  good  form  in  its  presentation;  there  are 
hopeless  and  involved  anti-climaxes  when  strik- 
ing situations  afforded  oportunities  for  quite 
the  opposite  effects.  One  reader,  at  least,  has 
been  pained  by  the  evident  depreciation, 
throughout  her  book,  of  Wallace's  services  to 
her  husband  and  loyalty  to  his  memory,  as 
evidenced  in  the  earlier  books  and  by  Hub- 
bard's own  diary."  M.  A.  Havens. 
-I Dial.   45:    286.   N.   1,   '08.   3850w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  639.  O.  31,  '08.  140w. 

R.  of  Rs.  38:  638.  N.  '08.  80w. 
"This  volume  contains  the  diary  notes  kept 
bv  her  husband  of  his  own  attempt,  but  its 
chief  interest  is  in  the  fascinating  story  which 
she  has  to  tell  of  her  own  triumph.  This  book 
Is  one  of  great  interest,  not  only  for  its  own 
story,  but  also  for  the  fact  that  its  authoress 
succeeded   where   her    husband   failed.'' 

+  Spec.  101:  sup.  472.  O.  3,  '08.  lloOw. 

Huey,    Edmund    Burke.      Psychology    and 
pedagogy  of  reading;  with  a  review  of 
the  history  of  reading  and  writing,  and 
of  methods,  texts,  and  hygiene  in  read- 
ing.   *$i.40.    Macmillan.  8-4327. 
A  work  for  advanced  students  of  this   phase 
of  education  and  psychology,  as  well  as  for  ele- 
mentary school  teachers.     It  sets  forth  the  ma- 
chinery of  the  subconscious  process  which   one 
undergoes    In    transferring   the   printed   Page    to 
one's  consciousness.     "The  material  used  Is  the 
whole  body  of  reference  from   the  experiments 
of    all    the    psvchologists     who     have     occupied 
themselves  in  this  curious  study,  supplemented 
by    the    writer's    own     observations.  '     (N.     1. 
Times.)                           

"For  psychologists,  teachers  of  more  than 
average  training  and  understanding,  advanced 
students,      and     exceptionally     intelligent     par- 

+  A.    L.   A.   Bki.  4:   188.   Je.   '08. 

"He  comes  mighty  near  achieving  the  direct 
and  simple  conversational  style  for  which  he 
pleads.  This  book  undoubtedly  sets  the  nigh- 
water  mark  for  books  on  special  method."  W: 
C.  Ruediger. 
+   -I Educ.    R.  36:   203.   S.   '08.   770w. 

"The  author  has  done  for  reading  what  ought 
to  be  done  for  every  branch  of  study." 
-I-   Ind.  65:  319.  Ag.  6,  '08.  lOOw. 

"The  book  treats  the  subject  more  extensive- 
ly and  in  a  more  thorough-going  way  than  has 
been  done  heretofore.  The  experimental  work 
is  presented  in  an  unusually  interesting  man- 
ner: and  so,  indeed,  is  the  entire  material.  The 
author  thinks  it  would  be  best  to  have  children 
learn  to  read  late,  and  at  home,  which  they 
could    easily    do    if    left   largely    to    themselves. 


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Huey,   Edmund   Burke '—Conhnued. 
The    present    writer    thinks    Professor    Huey    Is 
not    consistent    in    the    attitude    he    takes     upon 
this   problem."   M.   V.    O'Shea. 

^ J.    Philos.    5:    500.    Ag.    27,    'OS.   1300-w. 

"An  attractive  study,  which  la  likely  to 
arouse  a  broader  Interest  In  the  questions  at  Is- 
sue." 

+   Nation.    86:495.    My.    28,    "08.    400w. 

"A  modestly  laborious  volume." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  137.  Mr.  14,  '08.  1750w. 
"The   best  book   on    this     radically    Important 
subject  that  we  have  met  with." 

+  +  Outlook.   fiS:  655.   Mr.   21,  '08.   350w. 
"Professor    Huey's    book    is    Interesting,      well 
written,  and  useful."  M.  F.  Washburn. 
+   Philos.    R.  17:  668.   N.   '08.  300w. 
"The     book     brings      together      an      immense 
amount  of  material   in  unusually  readable  form. 
It  seems   destined   to  arouse   interest  and   stim- 
ulate investigation  in  an  important  field."   Ray- 
mond  Dodge. 

+   Science,   n.s.    28:   178.   Ag.    7,    '08.    800w. 

Hughes,  Charles  Evans.  Addresses  and 
papers  of  Charles  Evans  Hughes,  gov- 
ernor of  New^  York,  1906-1908;  with  an 
introd.  by  Jacob  Gould  Schurman. 
**$i.50.  Putnam.  8-14814. 

President  Schurman  has  contributed  to  this 
volume  an  introduction  which  is  both  a  bio- 
graphical sketch  and  an  estimate  of  Governor 
Hughes's  cnreer  as  a  public  man.  The  body  of 
the  book  contains  selected  speeches  reflecting 
Mr.  Hughes's  political  A-ieviS,  classified  under 
the  following  heads:  Public  office  and  party 
principles;  Regulation  of  public-service  coi'po- 
rations:  and  Occasional  addresses. 

"These  speeches  reveal  the  man.  They  should 
be  widely  read  and  studied.  They  will  be  an 
uplift  to  our  young  men  in  this  time  of  graft 
and  self-sooking.  In  Governor  Huyhes  this 
ideal  of  the  days  of  the  early  republic  lives 
again."     S.    L.   Woodford. 

+  +   Ind.    64:1024.    My.    7,    'OS.    5O0w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:286.  My.  23,  '08.  lOOw. 

"His  utterances,  written  and  spoken,  are  no- 
tably   clear,    compact,    and    forceful    in    expres- 
sion, and  prir.allv  sincere  and  frank  in   rpirit." 
+  Outlook.  89:  314.  Je.  6,  '08.   80w. 
R.    of    Rs.   37:  756.   Je.    'OS.    lOOw. 
Hughes,  Thomas  Aloysius.     History  of  the 
Society    of    Jesus    in    North    America, 
colonial    and    federal.    *$4.50.    Burrows. 

7-2507.3. 

V.   1.     From  the  first  colonization  till  1645. 

The  first  volume  In  a  "comprehensive  histor- 
ical series,  comprising  in  different  languages  an 
authentic  account  of  the  society  over  the 
world."  The  first  part  of  the  work  "deals  en- 
tirely with  the  first  few  years  of  the  history  of 
the  province  of  Maryland  and  is  provided  with 
remarkably  complete  criticT^l  apparatus." 
(Am.  Hist.  R.)  The  second  part,  known  v.  1, 
pt.  1,  Includes  documents  from  1605  to  1838  "ap- 
plying to  the  early  history  of  the  missions  to 
the  Jesuit  property  and  its  uses  in  The  Mary- 
land and  Pennsylvania  missions."     (Nation.) 

V.  2.  Contains  the  text  based  upon  the  docu- 
mentary evidence  which  comprised  the  first 
volume.  "As  In  all  other  ecclesiastical  history, 
so  here  we  have  much  that  is  sordid — disputes 
about  property,  quarrels  between  secular  priests 
and  religious  and  much  else  of  similar  charac- 
ter— but  on  the  whole  It  Is  a  story  of  sincere 
devotion  and  true  Christian  heroism."   (Ind.) 

"The  author  Is  without  question  a  most 
learned  man  and  a  most  careful  student.  His 
introduction  on  the  sources,  archives  and  lit- 
erature of  his  subject  is  exceedingly  valuable, 
not  only  to  students  of  American  history,  but 
also  to  those  interested  in  the  Jesuits  in  any 
land.  His  bibliography  is  extensive  and  shows 
that  he  has  Investigated  most  of  the  authorities 


and  that  he  appreciates  th"  importance  of  writ- 
ing history   from   the   sourc-^s."     B.   C.    Steiner. 
+  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:  597.    Ap.    '08.    2600w. 
(Review  of  v.  1.) 
"This  work  supplies  food  for  the  serious  stu- 
dent, rather  than  easy  entertaining  reading  for 
leisure  hours.     It  will  prove  an  Invaluable  mine 
for   future   historians." 

+- +  Cath.  World.  86:816.  Mr.  '08.  650w. 
(Review  of  v.  1.) 
"Elven  more  eloquently  than  the  first  volume 
of  the  text,  testifies  to  the  laborious,  pains- 
taking Industry  which  Father  Hughes  has  de- 
voted to  his  great  task.  American  Catholics 
v/ill  require  Father  Hughes'  data  to  be  thor- 
oughly and  impartially  scrutinized  before  they 
will  be  ready  to  acquiesce  in  the  conclusions 
which  he  draws." 

H Cath.    World.    87:  255.     My.     '08.     400w. 

(Review  of  v.  1,  pt.  1.) 
"In  spite  of  crudity  of  style,  errors  of  judg- 
ment, and  an  absolute  inability  to  comprehend 
the  point  of  view  of  an  opponent,  Father 
Hughes  has  produced  an  extremely  valuable 
book.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that,  after  all 
allowances  are  made,  he  has  completely  changed 
our  ideas  of  the  part  plaved  by  thi^  Jesuits 
in   the  Maryland  episode."  W.  L.   Grant. 

H Eng.     Hist.     R.     23:  579.     Jl.     '08.     350w. 

(Review   of  v.   1.) 
"A   source-book   of   high   value   for   the   eccle- 
siastical history  of  the  American  colonies." 

+  Ind.  65:  788.  O.  1,  '08.  200w.  (Review  of 
V.  1  and  2.) 
"This  work  Is  In  the  highest  sense  a  work 
of  learning,  and  while  It  must  reach  the  shelves 
of  evei'y  public  library  and  every  college  col- 
lection, it  will  also  take  an  honored  place  In 
the  many  private  studies  where  scholarship, 
conscientious  impartiality,  and  masterly  style 
are  valued." 

H-  +  Lit.  D.  36:491.  Ap.  4,  '08.  450w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  1.) 
"The  author  has  added  comparatively  little 
to  what  was  already  known  of  the  first  years 
of  Maryland's  settlement;  and  the  many  contro- 
versies involved  in  the  purpose  and  methods  of 
that    venture    have    frequently    led    him    off    the 

f-  Nation.  86:148.  F.  13,  '08.  400w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  1.) 
"The  work  Is  done  with  the  thoroughness 
with  which  Jesuit  scholarship  is  associated,  and 
if  the  standpoint  taken  is  rigidly  that  of  the 
society,  that  is,  indeed,  only  what  might  have 
been  expected,  and  constitutes  to  a  large  ex- 
tent the  value  of  this  contribution  to  local 
Maryland  history." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:174.   Mr.   28,  '08.   500'w. 
(Review  of  v.  1.) 

"It  is  to  be  hoped  that  In  the  volumes  to  fol- 
low he  will  adopt  a  less  censorious  and  dispu- 
tatious tone,  and  also  succeed  in  drawing  his 
narrative  somewhat;  more  clcsely  together  than 
is  the  case  here.  Its  readability  will  then  be 
greatly  increased  without  any  Impairment  of 
Its  intrinsic  worth." 

-i Outlook.    89:  2i59.     My.     30,     '08.     lOOOw. 

(Review   of  v.   1.) 

Hulbert,     Archer     Butler.      Niagara     river. 
**$3.50.    Putnam.  8-29355. 

"Mr.  Hulbert's  book  is  Illustrated  with  some 
seventy  delightful  views.  The  great  commer- 
cial importance  of  Niagara  falls,  and  still 
greater  developments  promised  In  the  near 
future,  have  led  this  author  to  deal  first  with 
the  river  as  we  find  It  at  present,  beautiful 
and  sublime  as  a  feature  of  natural  scenery, 
but  most  practically  valuable  as  a  mighty 
power  yoked  to  the  wheels  of  human  machinery 
and  turned  into  an  industrial  Instrument." — 
Lit.    D. 


"In   mechanical   execution,    as   well   as   in   lit- 
erary style,  the  volume  has  decided  merits." 
+   Dial.  45:  411.  D.  1,  '08.   160w. 

"It    is    in    every    respect    an    entertaining    as 


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well    as    an    Informing    work,    at    once    popular 
and   scientific." 

+   Lit.    D.    37:    673.   N.   7,   '08.    350w. 
"The   book   is   something    more    than    a   work 
written   to    order." 

+   Lit.    D.  37:  901.   D.   12,  '08.  120w. 
"He    presents    matter    of    importance    in    an 
extremely    readable    form." 

+    N.    Y.    Times.    13:    614.    O.    24,    '08.    200w. 

+    R.    of    Rs.    38:    638.    N.    '08.    140w. 

Hulbert,  Eri  Baker.  English  reformation 
and  Puritanism,  with  other  lectures  and 
addresses:  a  memorial;  ed.  by  A.  R.  E. 
Wyant.    *$2.50.    Univ.  of  Chicago  press. 

8-1483. 
Part  one  of  this  volume  contains  a  number  of 
addresses,  testimonials,  and  other  tributes,  to 
Dr.  Hiilbert.  The  second  part  consists  of  a 
dozen  lectures  on  the  English  reformation  and 
Puritanism,  with   seven  occasional  addresses. 

"The  author  has  shown  good  judgment  in  his 
selection  of  phases  of  the  movements  treated 
for  special  emphasis.  His  style  is  vigorous, 
pungent,  and  many  passages  when  delivered 
must  have  been  truly  eloquent.  The  book 
should  find  many  readers  among  intelligent 
laymen  as  well  as  among  students  £md  minis- 
ters."    A.    H:    Newman. 

4-  Am.   J.   Theol.   12:317.   Ap.   *0S.   SOOw. 

"Had  Dean  Hulbert  lived  ...  it  is  probable 
that  he  would  have  given  these  lectures  a 
somewhat  more  scholarly  form  and  that  he 
would  have  purged  them  of  some  of  the  errors 
and  imperfections  that  now  detract  from  their 
value  esnecially  as  regards  the  more  recent 
history  of  nonconformity  and  education  in  Eng- 
land." 

—  Ind.   64:10S6.   My.   14,   'OS.  3J0w. 

"In  general  we  may  say  that  Dr.  Hulbert's 
point  of  view  is  elevated,  his  horizon  broad, 
and  his  purpose  sincere.  His  lectures  are 
therefore  good  history  and  not  cramped  by  the 
immediate  purpose  for  which  they  were  pre- 
pared." 

+   Nation.    86:352.    Ap.    16,    '08.    350w. 
Univ.   Rec.   12:  119.  Ja.  '08.   400w. 

Hull,   William    Isaac.     Two    Hague    confer- 
*       ences.   *$i.5o.   Ginn.  8-28855. 

"Professor  Hull's  volume  is  a  detailed  ac- 
count of  the  history  and  results  of  each  confer- 
ence. All  the  topics  discussed  and  al'  the  acts 
passed  are  grouped  together,  the  author  show- 
ing first  what  was  done  in  1899  and  then  in 
1907."  dnd.)  "He  has  analyzed  and  compared 
the  work  of  the  two  conferences  by  topics  and 
sub-topics,  so  that  we  are  enabled  at  a  glance 
to  see  what  advance  on  any  special  point — dis- 
armament, arbitration,  naval  warfare,  land 
warfare,  etc. — the  conference  of  1907  marked 
over  its  predecessor."    (Nation.) 

"No  one  has  as  yet  so  completelv  and  ade- 
quately covered  the  second  conference,  and  the 
volume  is  therefore  the  most  complete  account 
of  the  two  peace  congres-^es  up  to  date.  The  vol- 
ume will  become  a  standard  work  and  will 
prove  especially  valuable  to  editors,  librarians 
and  students.  "We  notice  only  a  trifling  error 
or  two." 
-I-  -I Ind.   65:   1304.   D.   3,   '08.  370w. 

"The  arrangement  of  Professor  Hull's  book 
renders  it  particularly  convenient  for  ready  ref- 
erence." 

+   Nation.   87:   386.   O.   22,   '08.   440w. 

Hume,  Fergus  W.  Green  mummy.  t$i.25. 
Dillingham.  8-20710. 

The  green  mummy  held  in  its  hands  some 
precious  emeralds.  Therefore  a  certain  anti- 
quarian eagerh'  desires  it  and  therefore  the 
mummy  case  is  delivered  to  him,  containing 
the  dead  body  of  the  man  who  had  been  sent 
to  procure  the  treasure.  The  story  unravels 
the    mystery    of    the    murder. 


"It  will  puzzle  and  surprise  you  as  thoroughly 
as   anything    else    he    has    published." 

+  N.   Y.  Times.   13:   500.   S.   12,   '08.   lOOw. 

Hume,  Martin.     Court  of  Philip  IV.:  Spain 
in  decadence.  *$4.  Putnam.  8-3611. 

"A  worthy  sociological  study  frankly  recog- 
nizing the  Intimate  relation  that  court  life 
bears  to  national  life."  (Ind.)  "Major  Hume's 
method  is  to  prssent  a  series  of  pictures,  chron- 
ologically arranged,  of  Philip's  life  and  sur- 
roundings, portraying  as  mmutely  as  need  be 
the  other  prominent  personages  of  the  era,  and 
the  social  life."  (N.  Y.  Times.)  "Having  by 
birth  and  upbringing  a  foot  in  either  camp,  he 
has  in  most  of  his  other  works  maintained  a 
critical  though  friendly  attitude  towards  Spain. 
In  this  he  writes  exactly  as  a  Spaniard  might 
have  written  on  the  same  theme.  In  fact,  his 
work  is  really  a  Spanish  history,  written  in  the 
EJnglish   tongue."     (Sat.   R.) 


"Major  Hume  lends  a  personal  interest  to  his 
descriptions  of  the  principal  personages  in  the 
historical  drama,  and  his  rapid  outline  of  the 
political  situation  is  vigorous  and  effective  in 
its  brevity." 

+  Ath.  1907,   2:  821.  D.   28.   1350w. 

"Mr.  Hume's  claim  to  have  described  an  im- 
portant period  directly  from  the  sources  in  a 
distinctly  human  and  interesting  way  is  well 
sustained." 

-f   Ind,    64:690.    Mr.    26,    '08.    600w. 

"A  formal  and  judicial  history  would  have 
been  more  valuable  than  these  kaleidoscopic, 
views  of  court  life.  Still  the  work  is  skilfully 
done,  and  the  presentation  of  Philip's  incurable 
frivolity  is  complete  and  convincing." 

■i Lond.  Times.  6:  337.   N.  8,   '07.  2000w. 

"Errors  and  inaccuracies  .  .  .  are  by  no  m^ans 
absent.  A  more  serious  fault  of  the  book  is 
its   redundancy." 

H Nation.    87:    16.    JI.    2,    '08.    SOOw. 

-f-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  188.   Ap.   4,  '08.   400w. 

"The  author's  art  has  been,  through  all  the 
maze  of  detail,  and  the  wealth  of  documentary 
evidence,  to  keep  the  image  of  the  unlucky  king 
clear  and  distinct  and  to  enlist  our  sympathy." 
R.   B.   C.   Graham. 

+  Sat.   R.  104:  571.  N.  9,  '07.  ISOOw. 

"He  has  compiled  a  picturesque  and  superfi- 
cial book  of  the  court,  full  of  gossip  and  glitter- 
ing pageants,  but  containing  little  of  Impor- 
tance that  is  new.  It  cannot  be  accepted  as  a 
wholly  trustworthy  or  scholarly  account  of  his 
reign." 

—  Spec.  99:   sup.   745.   N.  16,   '07.   1700w. 

Hume,  Martin.  Tvyo  English  queens  and 
Philip.  **$4.50.  Putnam. 
"This  present  volume  contains  a  most  clear 
and  reliable  narrative  of  that  period  in  Eng- 
lish history  when  the  struggle  between  the 
Reformed  faith  and  Catholicism  was  compli- 
cated by  political  intrigues  and  schemes  which 
ended  in  Spain's  standing  up  as  the  actual 
antagonist  of  England  in  arms  as  well  as  in 
theological  controversy,  Mr.  Hume  tells  of 
IVIary  Stuart's  marriage  with  Philip  and  of  the 
incidents  which  led  to  that  marriage;  the 
events  that  followed  Mary's  death,  including 
Elizabeth's  refusal  of  Philip  and  the  advance 
of  the  Invincible  Armada,  with  whose  defeat 
this  volume    ends." — Lit.    D. 


"The  particular  attraction  of  Mr.  Martin 
Hume's  historical  work  lies  in  his  dramatic 
power,  his  skill  in  weaving  a  succinct,  vivid, 
and  rapid  narrative.  He  is  picturesque  with- 
out running  to  exaggeration,  and  his  familiar- 
ity with  the  records,  relics,  and  monuments  of 
the  sixteenth  century  in  Western  Europe  is 
complete  and  under  perfect  control." 
-I-   Lit.    D.    37:  673.    N.    7,    '08.    600w. 

"A  book  like  this  cannot  be  measured  by  the 
same  canons  as  a  serious  historical  work;  it  is 
frankly  written  to  please  a  large  public,  and 
not  for  the  instruction  of  specialists.  We  ven- 
ture to  think  that  in  works  like  this  he  has 
found  his  real  vocation,  and,  provided  his  read- 


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Hume,  Martin — Continued. 

ers  are  adequately  warned  not  to  accept  all  his 
statements  unreservedly,  we  trust  he  may  con- 
tinue to  live  to  produce  a  great  many  more." 

-I Nation.    87:    581.   D.   10,    'OS.   550w. 

"Mr.  Hume's  story  ...  is  one  of  great  in- 
terest— picturesque,    dramatic,    and    vital." 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:  654.   N.    7,   '08.   680w. 

Humphrey,  Lucy  Henderson,  comp.  Poetic 
old-worlii:  a  little  book  for  tourists. 
*$i.50.  Holt.  8-21527. 

A  volume  similar  in  plan  to  that  of  Miss  Du 
~Bois,  and  easily  a  companion  to  it.  The 
ground  covered  is  different  and  there  are  only 
fifty  poems  which  both  compilers  have  used  in 
common.  Here  are  poems  relating  to  the  voy- 
age, Ireland,  England,  Scotland,  Holland,  Bel- 
gium, France,  Switzerland,  Italy,  Sicily,  Spain, 
Greece  and  to  the  return. 


"Useful  in  libraries  not  having  Longfellow's 
'Poems  of  places.'  " 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkf.  4:  260.  N.  '08. 
"This  is  a  delightful  book." 

+  Dial.  45:  171.  S.  16,  '08.  60w. 
Ind.  65:383.  Ag.  13,  '08.  40w. 
"The  selections,  on  the  whole,  'are  good, 
most  of  them  familiar  enough,  but  none  the 
worse  for  that.  And  the  editor  has  been  wise, 
Tve  think,  in  looking  for  pieces  that  convey 
some  sentiment,  personal  or  historical,  con- 
nected with  a  place,  rather  than  for  mere  de- 
scriptions." 

+    Nation.   87:   232.  S.   10,   '08.   lOOw. 

Humphrey,    Zephine.      Over   against    Green 
Peak.  **$i.25.     Holt.  8-12764. 

"Aunt  Susan.  Jane,  and  I"  make  a  real  living 
personality  of  an  old  white  house  beside  the 
road  in  the  heart  of  a  Vermont  valley.  The 
chapters  of  this  book  are  of  the  nature  of  rev- 
eries, with  the  library,  the  garden,  and  the  or- 
chard for  themes.  Here  one  finds  simple-life 
charm,  the  love  of  nature,  and  the  joy  of  claim- 
ing the  whole  year  for  a  comrade. 


"It  is  characterized  by  gentle  humor,  grace, 
and   refinement." 

-f  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  221.  Je.  '0«. 
"It  must  not  be  supposed  that  the  book  as  a 
whole  is  not  as  fresh  and  exnilarating,  to  na- 
ture-lovers, as  the  mountain  air  and  mountain 
scenery  that  have  largely  inspired  it."  P.  F. 
Bioknell. 

+   Dta\.    44:  336.    Je.    1,    '08.    4O0w. 
"The    reader    at    once    finds    that    he    is    not 
dealing  with  a  commonplace  mind." 

+   Nation.    86:    553.    Je.    18,    '08.    170w. 
"A    worthy    effort    to    express    through    poetry 
rural  life  in  Maine." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  339.  Je.  13,  '08.  230w. 
"The  reader  takes  part  in  the  simple  tasks 
and  quiet  1  njoyments  cordially,  and  puts  down 
the  little  book  with  the  feeling  that  it  has  af- 
forded entertainment  .ind  that  it  has  about  it 
the  unmistakable  air  of  literary  grace  and  re- 
finement." 

-f  Outlook.   89:40.    My.    2,    '08.    lOOw. 

Hunt,  Gaillard.  John  C.  Calhoun.  (Amer- 
ican crisis  biographies.)  **$i.25. 
Jacobs.  8-23726. 

A  biography  which  furnishes  the  principal 
events  in  Calhoun's  private  life  and  political 
career,  and  shows  his  identification  with  two 
opposing  popular  movements: — "how  he  helped 
to  form  a  broad  national  sentiment,  the  part 
he  played  in  the  struggle  in  his  state  against 
that  sentiment,  and  his  leadership  of  the  tri- 
umphant sectional  sentiment." 

"While  the  work  does  not  show  the  brilliancy 
that    made    Von    Hoist's    similar    biograpjiy    so 
notable   twenty-five   years   ago,    its   fairness   to 
all  parties  makes  it  more  trustworthy." 
-1-   Dial.  45:  257.  O.  16,  '08.  170w. 


"The  use  of  more  recent  sources  of  history 
and  researches  among  state  papers  and  publica- 
tions of  Calhoun's  day  add  the  sense  of  thor- 
oughness and  impartiality." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  674.  N.  14,  '08.  600w. 

"Mr.  Hunt's  sketch  of  the  life  and  influence 
of  the  Southern  statesman  is  a  sympathetic 
and  useful  one,  and  he  has  supplemented  his 
text  with  chronological  and  bibliographical 
notes." 

+  R.  of  Rs.  38:  633.  N.  '08.  llOw. 

Hunt,   Violet.      White    rose    of   weary   leaf. 
t$i.5o.   Brentano's. 

"Best  defined  as  a  sort  of  modern  'Jane  Eyre' 
story.  .  .  .  The  Jane  Eyre  of  this  story  is  not 
an  inexperienced  young  girl,  but  a  sad,  disillu- 
sioned woman,  who  has  long  looked  the  world 
in  the  face,  and  expects  nothing  from  it  but 
injustice.  The  Mr.  Rochester  has  been  mar- 
ried, not  once,  but  twice.  .  .  .  The  spectacular 
tragedy  is  not  a  fire,  but  a  railroad  wreck,  and 
even  here  the  wife,  though  badly  hurt,  insists 
upon  recovering.  .  .  .  The  man,  however,  al- 
lows the  other  woman  to  believe  that  the  wife 
is  dead;  and  from  this  initial  wrong  the  story 
moves  strongly  on  to  a  double  expiation,  told 
in  a  spirit   of  grim   fatalism." — Ind. 


"The  story  is  undoubtedly  clever." 

+  Ath.    1908,    1:  317.    Mr.    14.    300w. 
"It    is     astonishing    that    a    book     so     faulty 
should  here  and  there  show  streaks  of  such  un- 
deniable n)erit."     F:  T.  Cooper. 

1-    Bookm.    27:  579.   Ag.    '08.    220w. 

"A  disconcerting  tale,  not  to  be  commended 
to   readers   of   tender   sensibility." 

h   Nation.    87:    23C.    S.    10,    '08.    230w. 

"The  title  of  this  cumbersome  story  is  sug- 
gestive of  its  effect  on  the  reader." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  456.   Ag.   15,   '08.   170w. 
"The    book    is    clever,    well    written    (the    dia- 
logue   and    one    or    two    letters,    being   quite   re- 
markable), and  disagreeable." 

H Sat.    R.   105:  409.   Mr.   28,   '08.    340w. 

"Though  distinctly  clever  as  a  study  of  char- 
acter, is  squalidly  dreary,  and  makes  very  de- 
pressing reading." 

h  Spec.   101:  135.   Jl.   25,    '08.   lOOw. 

Hvmt,   Rev.   William,   and   Poole,   Reginald 
Lane,    eds.      Political    history    of    Eng- 
land.  I2V.  ea.  *$2.6o.  Longmans. 
Descriptive  note  for  set  in  Annual,    1905. 


"As  a  colorless  record  of  events  and  a  clear 
elucidation  of  the  history  of  parties  and  of  po- 
litical developments  in  England  during  the  last 
half  of  the  nineteenth  century,  the  work  of 
Messrs.  Low  and  Sanders  is  commletely  suc- 
cessful, and,  as  a  book  of  reference  of  this 
character,  it  has  no  rival  in  the  field."  A.  G. 
Porritt. 

-I-   -I-  Am.    Hist,    R.    13:    583.    Ap.    '0«.    lOOOw. 
(Review   of  v.    12.) 

"Altogether  it  may  be  said  that  in  this  vol- 
ume we  have  an  adequate,  impartial,  and  high- 
ly readable  account  of  the  period  it  covers.  Our 
chief  criticism  of  the  work  is  rather  negative 
than  positive."  E:  P.  Cheyney. 
+  +  —  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  52.3.  Mr.  '08.  SOOw. 
(Review   of  v.   1.) 

"Dr.  Hodgkin  marshals  the  known  facts  with 
great  skill,  and  brings  out  a  number  of  valu- 
able points  more  clearly  than  any  of  his  prede- 
cessors. It  is  possible,  however,  that  he  exag- 
gerates the  influence  of  the  Norman  conquest." 
E:   Fuller. 

_|_  _|-  _  Bookm.    27:    311.    My.    '08.    380w.    (Re- 
view  of   V.    1.) 

"Within  the  limits  he  was  constrained  to  ob- 
serve, it  is  well-nigh  a  model  of  its  kind."  E: 
Fuller. 

-I-  -I-   Bookm.    27:    311.    My.    '08.    4i50w.      (Re- 
view of  V.   2.) 

"Unfortunately,     he     chooses    to    devote    the 


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greater   part  of  the   volume   to   the   minute   nar- 
ration   of   battles    and   sieges."    E:    Fuller. 

-I Bookm.  27:  312.  My.   '08.  330w.   (Review 

of  V.  3.) 
Reviewed   bv  E:    Fuller. 

+   Bookm.  27:  313.   My.  'OS.  150w.    (Review 
of  v.   11.) 
"One   of   the    best   contributions    so    far   to   an 
excellent  work."   E:   Fuller. 

+   +    Bookm.    27:    314.    My.    '08.    25'Ovv.       (Re- 
view of  V.   11.) 
+   +    Ind.   f.4:    1041.    My.    7,   '08.   6'OOw.    Review 
of  V.   7  and  12.) 
"They   fully   maintain    the   reputation     of     the 
series    for   solidity   and   conservatism.      As    Indi- 
cative  of   the    machine-made   quality   which   in- 
heres   in    all    the    volumes    of    this    series,      the 
fact  should  be  noted  that  the  index  [of  v.  7]   is 
defective   in   manv   particulars." 
+   H Pol.  Sol.   Q.  23:  173.  Mr.    OS.  300^".    (Re- 
view of  V.  5  and  7.) 
"The  yuung  man  in  a  hurry  will  find  this  VO'I- 
ume  very  useful." 

+  -J-  Sat.    R.  104:   76S.   D.   21,  '07.   670w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   12.) 
"Generally  the  authors  show  a  power  of  see- 
ing all  around  the  subjects  which  they  handle." 
+   -f  Spec.    100:    266.    F.    15,    '08.    570w.      (Re- 
view  of   V.    12.) 

"A  work  of  real   value." 
-I-   +   Spec.    lUl:    134.    Jl.    25,    'OS.    60Ow.    (Re- 
view of  V.   7.) 

Hunter,     Alexander.       Huntsman     in     the 
South.     *$i.50.     Neale.  8-4450. 

How  the  South  goes  a-hunting  and  bags  its 
game  is  told  in  a  sprightly  narrative  full  of 
the  atmosphere  of  field  and  stream.  Among 
the  most  interesting  chapters  are  "A  coon- 
hunt"    and    "An   old   Virginia   fox-hunt." 


"Mr.  Hunter's  .  .  .  hunting  stories  certainly 
have  the  virtue  of  a  lively  narrative  form."  G: 
Gladden. 

+   Bookm.   27:   609.  Ag.   '08.   lOOw. 

N.    Y.    Times.    13:    99.    F.   22,    '08.    50w. 
Hunter,  Robert.  Socialists  at  work.  **$i.50. 
Macmillan.  8-11815. 

The  wide-spread  espousal  of  the  cause  of  so- 
cialism, the  unquenchable  fervor  and  invincible 
vitality  of  its  adherents  are  the  themes  with 
Which  this  bciok  deals.  It  treats  of  the  move- 
ment in  Germany,  Italy,  France,  Great  Britain, 
Belgium,  of  the  progress  of  socialism,  socialism 
and  social  reform,  socialism  in  parliaments,  so- 
cialism in  art  and  literature,  and  a  supplemen- 
tary chapter  on  the  movement  in  other  coun- 
tries. 


"The  book  is  one  of  the  best,  if  not  the  best, 
for  reading  by  anyone  who  wishes  to  secure  an 
answer  to  the  questions,  'Who  are  the  social- 
ists? What  do  they  believe?  What  are  they 
doing?  How  are  they  organized?'  and  these  are 
the  important  points  to  know  about  this  move- 
ment."   A.    M.    Simons. 

+  Am.  J.  Soc.  14:  263.  S.  '08.  740w. 
A.   L.  A.   Bkl.   4:  188.  Je.  '08. 

"The  material  would  serve  well  for  a  series 
of  popular  magazine  ariicles  entitled,  'Notes 
on  sricialism  aljroad  and  at  home,'  but  as  a 
book  it  is  hardly  worthy  of  the  perusual  of 
a   student."      Scott   Nearing. 

—  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  634.  N.  '08.  300w. 
"Despite    these    defects    the    book    has    some 

claim  to  a  passing  interest.  While  outlining 
the  social  reforms  now  in  progress  in  Europe, 
it  serves  also  to  bring  the  reader  into  intimate 
contact  with  the  men  of  the  socialistic  move- 
ment."   J.    A.    Lapp. 

h   Econ.    Bull.   1:   146.   Je.    '08.   600w. 

"He  reports  with  enthusiasm  and  some  exag- 
Sreration  the  triumphs  of  the  European  parties 
that   bear   the   same   label   as    himself." 

—  Ind.  65:  664.  S.  17,  '08.  400w. 
Reviewed   by  H.    A.   Bruce. 

-I Outlook.    89:    387.    Je.    20,    '08.    S80w. 


"Based  as  the  book  is  largely  upon  personal 
observation  and  first-hand  material,  it  presents 
many  facts  not  elsewhere  accessible;  and  it  is 
admirably  written.  Its  charm  is  largely  due  to 
the  personal  note." 

H Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:  557.    S.    '08.    340w. 

"The  world-sweep  of  the  movement  has  nev- 
er t)efore  been  so  clearly  brought  before  the 
American  readirig  public." 

+   R.   of    Rs.   37:755.   Je.   '98.   130w. 

Huntington,  Annie  Oakes.  Poison  ivy  and 
swamp  sumach.  *75c.  Annie  O.  Hunting- 
ton, 31  Glen  road,  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

8-11102. 

Presents  "a  series  of  photographs  of  poison 
ivy  and  swamp  sumach  which  make  it  possible 
for  even  the  casual  reader  to  recognize  leaves, 
flowers,  fruit,  and  buds,  and  thereby  to  be  pro- 
tected against  injury.  A  study  of  the  accom- 
par  ylng  text  will  enable  the  man  who  goes 
fiFiing  early  in  the  spring  to  distinguish  the 
poisonous  siimach  without  its  leaves.  There  is 
also  a  chapter  on  the  treatment  of  the  poison- 
ous  eruption." — R    of   Rs. 


-\-  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   188.   Je.  'OS.  + 
+   Nation.    87:    191.    Ag.    27,    'OS.    380w. 
-I-   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    264.    My.    9.    'OS.    70w. 
"Miss    Huntington    has    performed    a    useful 
SGrvicG  " 

+    R.   of   Rs.   38:   253.   Ag.    '08.    80w. 

Huntington,    Ellsworth.     Pulse    of    Asia.    il. 
**$3.50.   Houghton.  7-36725- 

Descriptive  note   in   Dec.   1907. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  43.  F.  '08. 
"Although  we  are  not  impressed  by  the  strik- 
ing originality  of  Mr.  Huntington's  method  of 
treating  his  subject,  he  is  a  close  and  carefiil 
observer  of  what  came  under  his  notice,  a  skil- 
ful delineator  of  character,  and  a  writer  of  con- 
siderable merit." 

+  Ath.  1908,  2:  178.  Ag.   15.  1850w. 

"Whatever  our  conclusions  may  be  in  regard 
to  Mr.  Huntington's  theories,  we  must  allow 
liim  the  credit  of  remarkably  lucid  presentation 
of  a  complex  scientific  question."  H.  E.  Cob- 
lentz. 

T Dial.   44:   104.   F.   1«,   '08.   550w. 

Lit.    D.    35:918.   D.   14,   '07.    90w. 
"The    incidents   of    his   journey    are    narrated 
simply,   and   are   often   entertaining." 

+  Nation.  86:64.  Ja.  16,  '08.  500w. 
"With  its  simple  record  of  perilous  adven- 
tures, its  excellent  illustrations,  and  its  clear 
devotion  to  science  first  cf  all,  it  forms  a  note- 
worthy and  inspiring  work  of  travel."  G.  A.  J. 
Cole. 

-f   -f   Nature.   77:  314.   F.  6,   '08.  800w. 

"It  is  a  record  of  careful  investigation,  with 
intelligent  deduction  based  on  scientific  obser- 
vation, but  it  is  likewise  a  graphic  and  charm- 
ingly written  description  of  journeyings  in  un- 
familiar  places." 

-I-   N.    Y.    Times.    13:  413.   Jl.    25,    'OS.    lOOw. 

"It  describes  Central  Asia  in  particular.  It 
shows  the  immense  inlluence  exerted  by 
changes  of  climate  upon  the  history  of  that  re- 
gion." 

+  Outlook.    88:  798.    Ap.   4,   '08.    250w. 

R.   of   Rs.   37:  116.   Ja.   '08.   90w. 

Huntington,   Helen   Manchester.    Sovereign 
good.   t$i-50.    Putnam.  8-28983. 

An  absorbing  story  of  the  love  of  a  young 
dramatist  for  a  woman  of  the  New  York  smart 
set  twelve  years  his  senior.  Her  great  love, 
her  renunciation,  and  at  last  reconciliation  with 
the  thoughts  of  the  love  that  passeth 
understanding,  of  essential  and  sovereign  good, 
are  the  motifs  to  which  all  else  In  the  story  is 
harmonious,   artistic  embellishment. 


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Huntington,  Helen  Manchester— Conhnw^rf. 

"The  lightness  of  the  booU's  impact  upon  the 
reader's  mind  is  the  more  resjrottable  in  view 
of  the  writer's  manifestlv  s;nc«r3  effort  to  ex- 
press the  inner  eventfulness  of  conwnonplace 
life  " 

4.  _  Nation.    87:   498.   N.   Ii9,    '08.   TSflw. 

"The  author  is  evidently  a  novice  in  story 
writing-  and  her  book  is  nine  parts  of  talk  to 
one  of  movement.  But  the  many,  many  pages 
of  conversation,  description  and  analysis  are 
written  with  intelligence  and  taste,  and  the 
character  of  Fidelia  King,  the  lady  who  loves 
without  response,   is  made  lifelike  and  attract- 

^'^^■^  _  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  529.    S.   26,    '08.    160w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:  615.    O.    24,   '08.    40w. 

Hurst,  Edward  H.     Mystery     island.     $1.50. 
Page.  7-32318. 

Adventure  lovers  will  fairly  gallop  thru  these 
pages  of  crime  and  mystery.  An  emoezzler 
attempting  to  escape  the  law  hides  on  an  island 
of  the  Everglades.  His  secret  and  the  crime 
committed  to  cover  it  are  discovered  by  the 
knight  of  the  tale  who,  fever  stricken,  wan- 
ders thru  the  cypress  swamps,  happens  to  hit 
a  trail,  and  comes  upon  the  refugee  and  his 
unsuspecting  party  in  camp  upon  the  island  s 
oasis. 


tion    useful   activities,    are   to   be   found   within 
and   without   its   borders." 


"The  author  falls  into  the  ruts  of  conven- 
tional fiction  when  he  gets  his  characters  back 
to     civilization;     but     the     island     episodes     aie 

^°°+  _  Sat.    R.   105:   666.   My.    23,   '08.    180w. 

Hurt,  Walter.     Scarlet  shadow:  a   story  of 
the    great    Colorado    conspiracy.    $1.50. 
Appeal  to  reason,  Girard,  Kan.  7-40797. 
"Treats    of    the    war    of    extermination   waged 
by    the    Mine    owners'    association    against    the 
Western    federation    of    miners.     Mr.    Hurt    has 
given  the  side  of  the  miners  and  has  shown  in 
an   admirable  manner  many  of  the  facts  in   the 
great    conspiracy    case.     He    also    rightly    holds 
up  for  the  scorn  of  honorable  citizens  the  Mine 
owners'    association    and    its    ill-famed    servant, 
Governor  Peabody,  and  the  malodorous  Pinker- 
ton    thugs." — Arena. 


"This  book  is  written  in  the  bright,  crisp 
style  of  the  modern  alert  newspaper  man.  It 
contains  many  strong  and  some  very  brilliant 
passages.  It  is  highly  dramatic  and  often  grim- 
ly tragic.  Much  of  the  work  Is  a  vivid  historic 
presentation,  and  so  effective  is  this  portion 
of  the  book  that  we  specially  regret  that  the 
author  should  have  mixed  romance  with  the 
history.  Mr.  Hurt's  book  will  appeal  to  so- 
cialists." ,  .  „„ 
^ Arena.   39:    252.   F.   '08.   llOOw. 

"Any  man  credulous  enough  to  believe  the 
hundroth  part  of  this  book — could  one  so  sub- 
limelv  gui'eless  be  found — would  certainly  have 
a  pleasant  idea  of  life  in  the  great  west  to-day. 
Wholesale  murder,  abduction,  and  torture  are 
but  incidents  in  this  extraordinary  tale.  As 
for  the  journalistic  life,  which  plays  so  large 
a  part  in  the  story,  it  is  as  saffron-tinted  as 
one    would    expect    from    Mr.    Hurt's    literary 

^  ^  ^'  —  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  115.   F.   29,  '08.  400w. 

Hussey,  Eyre.      That  little :   a  sporting 

novel.  '■$1.50.  Longmans. 
An  irascible  father  drives  his  son  away  from 
home  because  the  latter  will  neither  go  into 
the  English  army  nor  accept  a  position  in  a 
certain  Ix)ndon  office.  Richard  goes  abroad 
to  seek  his  fortune,  leaving  the  girl  he  loves 
to  ride  her  horses,  drive  her  car  and  look  after 
his  wise  little  terrier.  The  country  setting 
makes  the  story,  for  the  author  has  the  trick 
of  taking  "a  village  in  the  shires  and  showing 
how   much   diversion   and   variety,    not   to   men- 


"The  characters  are  aa  familiar  as  their 
surroundings.  They  have  all  been  shown  be- 
fore,   sometimes    better,    sometimes   worse." 

-I N.    Y.    Times.    13:    77.    F.    8,    'OS.    ISOw. 

"A    genial    and    pleasant    story." 

4-  Sat.    R.   1C4:   752.  D.   14,  '07.   240w 

Hutton,     Edward.       Country     walks     about 
*       Florence.  *$i.50.  Scribner. 

Mr.  Hutton  is  a  guide  to  the  Florence  "of  old 
renown"  and  bids  his  read<;r  linger  in  the  vine- 
yards, hear  songs,  see  the  olives  silver  in  the 
wind,  stoop  to  the  flowers,  make  haste  slowly 
because  of  the  beauty  of  the  day,  and  not  think 
of   hurry   because  of  the  beauty  of   the  night. 

"The  Florence  of  Mr.  Hutton's  present  book 
is  worth  a  fireside  journey  through  it." 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:    755.   D.   5,   'OS.   22iOw. 
"A    useful    addition    to    the    literature    of    the 
subject." 

+  Spec.   101:   sup.    814.    N.    21,   'OS.    70w. 

Hutton,  Edward.  Florence  and  the  cities 
of  northern  Tuscany,  with  Genoa,  il. 
*$2.  Macmillan. 
"Iiiipressior.s,  experiences,  reflections."  "You 
feel  that  while  ea^h  palace  and  church  and  soar- 
ing tivwer  of  Florence  has  its  own  special  mes- 
sage for  [the  author]  and  while  'amid  the  hurry 
and  bustle  of  hor  narrow  splendid  ways'  he 
thinks  only  "of  ola  things  for  a  time,'  the  ap- 
peal of  the  country  lil'e  outside  of  Florence,  with 
its  'beautiful  gay  roads,'  its  'numberless  villas 
whispering  with  surnmer,  laughing  with  flow- 
ers,' is  e.'en  stronger  to  him,  'for  there  abide 
the  old  ways  and  the  ancient  songs,  which  you 
will  not  find  in   the   city.'  "    (Bookm.) 


"His  present  volume,  though  it  contains  little 
that  is  new  in  the  way  of  thought  or  descrip- 
tion, has  a  few  chapters  agreeable  to  read,  and, 
scattered  up  and  down  pages  somewhat  over- 
loaded with  ornament  and  disfigured  by  repeti- 
tions, a  good  many  passages  of  graceful  writ- 
ing." 

H Ath.  1908,  2:  266.   S.   5.  540w. 

"Although  small,  compact  and  yet  compre- 
hensive enough  to  do  valuable  service  as  a  sup- 
plementary guidebook  among  the  Tuscan  cities, 
the  book  is  written  with  a  sympathetic  under- 
standing, an  individual  touch,  a  genuine  charm 
of  style  which  make  it  equally  adapted  to  the 
needs  of  those  who  are  preparing  for  first  im- 
pressions and  of  tnose  who  are  seeking  to  re- 
vive old  memories."  F:  T.  Cooper. 
4-   -j-   Bookm.    26:    510.   Ja.    '08.    ISOw. 

"He  has  a  happy  quality  of  seizing  an  im- 
pression and  transferring  it  to  words,  and  his 
slight  historical  sketches,  though  necessarily 
incomplete,  are  quite  adequate  for  the  purpose 
he  has  in  hand.  His  judgments  are  sometimes 
biased  by  feeling,  and  he  does  not  always  un- 
derstand the  Italian  temperament."  K.  H.  V. 
H Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:   623.   Jl.   '08.   200W. 

"Worth  reading  and  deserving  of  shelf  room 
beside    Mr.    .Svmons." 

H-   Ind.    64:    523.    Mr.    5,    '08.    60w. 

"Mr.  Hutton  indulges  rather  too  freely  in  sen- 
timentality. He  seems  to  be  an  amateur  in  his- 
tory, art,  in  emotion,  addressing  amateurs. 
Nevertheless,  he  succeeds  sometimes  in  speaking 
about  art  and  life  less  affectedly  than  we  fear 
he  will." 

f-   Nation.    85:    567.    D.    19,    '07.    260w. 

-I-  Outlook.   87:  617.   N.   23,   '07.   20w. 

"We  are  very  grateful  to  Mr.  Hutton  for  the 
sheaves  of  golden  fact  which  abound  in  this 
closely  packed  volume.  The  fifty-three  pages 
on  Pisa  are  the  best  thing  we  know  In  Eng- 
lish on  the  treasures  of  the  city  and  the  for- 
tunes of  the  Republic." 
4.  ^ Sat.    R.  105:   237.   F.   22,   '08.   650w. 


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187 


Hutton,  Frederick  Remsen.  Gas-engine:  a 
treatise  on  the  internal-combustion  en- 
gine using  gas,  gasoline,  kerosene,  al- 
cohol, or  other  hydrocarbon  as  source 
of  energy.  3d  ed.  $5.  Wiley.  8-345. 

"In  the  first  two  editions  the  author  had 
prominently  before  his  mind  the  idea  of  ex- 
amining what  the  machine  does  and  how  this 
Is  accomplished.  In  this  edition,  on  the  other 
hand,  he  considers  the  gas-engine  from  the 
quantitative  view-point  more  fully,  that  is,  with 
the  idea  of  examining  the  size  it  must  nave  to 
do  a  certain  amount  of  work  in  accordance 
with  the  limits  set  by  natural  laws."  (Engin. 
D.)  "There  is  a  more  complete  treatment  of 
gaseous  and  liquid  fuels  and  differs  from  the 
earlier  edition  in  an  expansion  of  the  discus- 
sion of  producers  and  of  carbureters."  (Engin. 
N.) 


+  EngIn,  D.  3:  419.  Ap.  '08.  2(>0w. 
"The  subject  matter  generally  is  brought  up 
to  date  in  a  satisfactory  manner,  with,  how- 
ever, some  notable  exceptions.  It  reads  Ifko 
the  first  draft  of  a  book,  written  without  veri- 
fying the  quantities  recorded,  without  digest- 
ing the  information  given,  and  without  any 
attempt  at  accurate  statement.  The  reviewer 
has  gone  into  what  may  seem  to  be  minor  and 
trivial  points,  but  in  this  particular  case  he 
feels  it  is  necessary  to  call  attention  to  these 
Inaccuracies  and  carelessnesses  of  statement 
because  they  occur  in  practically  every  para- 
graph of  the  first  half  of  the  book.  It  is  a 
pity  that  they  have  not  boen  rectified,  for  the 
general  plan  of  the  book  is  good;  but  until 
they  are  corrected  the  book  is  too  unreliable  to 
be  recommended  for  the  use  of  students."  L,.  S. 

—  4-   Engin.   N.  59:  438.  Ap.  16.  'OS.  llOOw. 

Hutton,    Rev.    William    Holden.      Age    of 

*  revolution:  being  an  outline  of  the  his- 
tory of  the  church  from  1648  to  1815. 
(Church  universal  ser.,  no.  7.)  *$i.5o. 
^'lacmillan.  8-20491. 

A  sketch  in  which  "the  author  restricts  him- 
self to  the  history  of  the  churches  which  claim 
an  episcopate  transmitted  continuously  from, 
the  first  cencury.  He  imparts  to  it  an  inter- 
est, which  might  have  been  missed  in  brief 
treatment  of  a  long  period,  by  giving  promi- 
nence to  important  episodes  and  representative 
individuals — e.  g..  Jansenism  and  Port  Royal, 
the  French  revolution.  Bossuet  and  F6ne!on, 
Wesley,  Joseph  II  of  Germany.  A  salient  fea- 
ture of  this  'age  of  revolution'  impresses  the 
reader  who  contrasts  the  present  servility  of 
the  clergy  to  the  Vatican  with  the  free  spirit 
often  manifested  then." — Outlook. 


"His  account  of  the  intrigues  which  led  to 
the  suppression  of  the  Jesuits  is  masterly,  and 
the  whole  book  is  singularly  readable.  On  one 
or  two  points,  however,  we  are  disposed  to 
quarrel  with  him.  On  the  whole,  however,  we 
have  nothing  but  praise  for  this  excellent 
book." 

H Ath.   1908,   2:   572.   N.   7.   3i50w. 

Ind.   nS:   102.  Jl.   9,   'OS.   60w. 
"This  valuable  little   book   corrects  some  cur- 
rent impressions   of   the   eighteenth   C'?ntury." 
+  Outlook.   89:    581.   Jl.   11,    '08.    160w. 

Huxley,  Thomas  Henry.  Aphorisms  and 
reflections  from  the  works  of  T.  H. 
Huxley;  selected  by  Henrietta  A.  Hux- 
ley. (Golden  treasury  ser.)  $1.  Mac- 
millan.  W8-9S. 

A  little  volume  of  quotations  from  Huxley's 
■writings.  "An  elaborate  index  makes  this  lit- 
tle book  a  veritable  boon  to  the  literary  worker 
in  need  of  apt  illustrative   quotations."    (Dial.) 


'  Huxley  was  one  of  the  meatiest  of  writers, 
and  bears  well  this  somewhat  searching  test 
of  the  quality  of  his  thought." 

-J-   Dial.   45:    46.    Jl.   16,   '08.   80w. 

+   Nature.   77:   341.   F.   13,   '08.   llOw. 

Hyatt,  Stanley  Portal.  Little  browrn  broth- 
er. t$i.5o.  Holt.  8-24469. 
A  story  whose  scene  is  laid  in  the  Philippines 
after  the  capture  of  Aguinaldo.  "The  hero  is 
a  familiar  character  in  fiction— a  noble-minded 
Englishman  who,  as  the  result  of  scrupulous 
unselfishness,  is  under  a  cloud.  .  .  .  The  action 
mostly  concerns  the  attempt  of  an  inadequate 
force  to  quell  a  rising  of  pulajanes,  or  murder- 
ous Christian  fanatics."  (Ath.)  "The  heroine 
is  a  high-spirited  English  girl  who  likes  men 
who  'do  things,'  and  who  shares  with  her  fath- 
er, a  wealthy  hemp  buyer  of  Calbayog,  a  belief 
that  it  is  the  white  man's  business  to  keep  the 
little  brown  brother  in  his  place  with  a  strong 
hand."     (Nation.) 


"A  story  of  unusual  interest." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  269.  N.  '08.  <i> 

"The    author    is    at    his    best    in    realizing   the 
sympathy  which  draws  brave  men  together;   he 
touches  love  with  nobility  and  restraint,  but  his 
irony  is   too   fantastic   to   be  convincing." 
H Ath.  1908,  2:  122.  Ag.  1.   130w. 

"This    book   is   much    bigger   .-ind    deeper   tlian 
its  central   thread   of  romance."     P:    T.    (jooper. 
+   Bookm.   28:    263.    N.    '08.    600w. 

"For  sheer  graphic  force  and  the  rare  ability 
to  make  one  see,  it  has  a  kinship  with  Mr. 
Dawson's  'African  nights'  entertainment,"  and 
with  the  earlier  Kipling,  the  Kipling  of  'Plain 
tales'  and  'Soldiers  three.'  The  great  fault  of 
the  book  in  point  of  technique  is  the  manner 
in  which  it  intrudes  the  writer's  personal 
views."     Philip    Tillinghast. 

-I Forum    40:    409.    O.    '08.    1450w. 

"Considered  merely  as  a  novel,  this  book  is  of 
unusual  interest.  But  the  book  Is  more  than  a 
novel;  it  is  also  a  sensational  political  pamph- 
let. The  interest  of  the  narrative  is  overshad- 
owed by  the  sweeping  indictment  of  the  Amer- 
ican administration  of  the  Philippines." 
-i Nation.   87:  141.   Ag.   13,   'OS.    560w. 

"The  book  must  rely  for  its  popularity  upon 
its  merits  as  literature.  And  they  are  not 
scanty." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:459.  Ag.   22,   '08.   740w. 

"The  great  advantage  that  the  storv  has  over 
bluebooks  and  reports  is  that  it  will  be  read, — 
no  one  who  takes  up  Mr.  Hyatt's  storv  will  lay 
it  down  unfinished." 

-I-  Spec.  101:  100.  Jl.  18.   '08.  2O0w. 

Hyslop,  James  Hervey.  Psychical  research 
and    the   resurrection.    **$i.so.    Small. 

8-18413. 
Contains  essays  relating  to  the  subjects  dis- 
cussed in  the  author's  three  previous  volumes. 
"The  present  volume  covers  more  or  less  of 
the  whole  field  and  may  be  regarded  as  a  sup- 
plement to  '.Science  and  a  future  life.'  with  con- 
clusions quite  the  same."  A  concluding  chap- 
ter gives  in  detail  the  reasons  for  not  accept- 
ing the  proverbial  story  of  the  resurrection  from 
the  point  of  view  of  science,  and  offers  the  new 
interpretation  of  the  facts  as  viewed  in  the 
light  of  psychic  research. 

Ind.   65:  489.   Ag.    27,   '08.   550w. 

"The  reader,  who  in  opening  this  book  hopes 
to  discover  some  positive  deductions  relating 
to  the  nature  of  a  future  life,  will  surely  close 
it  with  disappointment.  Nor  do  we  find  this 
discussion  of  cases  in  itself  very  satisfactory, 
for  we  are  asked  to  trust  not  only  the  writer, 
but  every  word  of  every  person  whom  he 
trusts." 

—  Nation.    87:    77.    Jl.    23,    '08.    lOOOw. 

"It  is  impossible  for  any  fair-minded  person 
to  read  [this  book],  without  admitting,  however 
reluctantly,  that  he,  at  least,  has  preserved 
something  of  the  scientific  instinct  and  method 
in  his  ghost  hunting,  and  that  his  work  and  his 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Hyslop,  James  Hervey — Continued. 
theories   deserve    that  serious   consideration    the 
general  absence  of  which   he,   now   humorously, 
now   bitterly,   resentsi" 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  3€3.  Je.  27,  '08.  800w. 
"It  is  a  great  pity  that  he  has  seen  fit  to  bur- 
den his  pages  with  much  controversial  ma- 
terial. Still,  the  book  is  undoubtedly  useful  to 
those  who  wish  to  keep  abreast  of  the  progress 
of  psychical  research  in  the  United  States." 
-i Outlook.  89:   627.  Jl.   19.  '08.   330w. 

I 

lies,  George,  ed.  Little  masterpieces  of 
autobiography.  6v.  ea.  **75c.  Double- 
day. 
This  series  comprises  six  handy  pocket  vol- 
umes of  biography  as  follows:  Greatest  Amer- 
icans— Washington,  Jefferson,  Hamilton,  Mar- 
shall and  Lincoln;  Soldiers  and  explorers — 
Grant,  Lee,  Sherman,  Roosevelt,  Stanley,  Peary, 
and  King;  Men  of  science — Darwin,  Huxley, 
Newcomb,  Geikie,  Nasmyth,  Bessemer,  Edison, 
Acheson,  Curie  and  Carnegie;  Writers — Long- 
fellow, Poe,  Tennyson,  Burns,  Scott,  Haw- 
thorne, Dickens.  Bronte,  Eliot,  Stevenson,  and 
George;  Artists  and  composers — Millet,  Breton, 
Story,  Nasmyth,  Stillman,  Mendelssohn, 
Wagner,  Liszt,  Gounod,  Grieg  and  Haydn;  and 
Actors— Jefi'erson,  Booth,  Cushnian,  Morris,  Irv- 
ing, H.  B.  Irving,  Terry,  Mansfield,  Salvini,  and 
Ristori;  Letters,  passages  from  famous  biogra- 
phies, and  pages  from  diaries  enter  largely  in- 
to the  sketches. 

Inchbold,  A.  Cunnick  (Mrs.  Stanley  Inch- 
bold).  Lisbon  and  Cintra;  with  some 
account  of  other  cities  and  historical 
sites  in  Portugal.  *$3.50.  Duffield. 

8-21792. 

An  interesting,  beautifully  illustrated  presen- 
tation of  present  day  Lisbon,  Cintra  and  other 
Portuguese  cities.  The  buildings,  monuments 
and  ruins  are  seen  in  their  historic  settings, 
and  linked  with  names  famous  from  medieval 
times;  while  the  questions  of  modern  devel- 
opment and  relative  power  of  the  cities  are 
given  due  attention. 

"As  she  avoids  the  temptation  to  gush,  the 
tone   of  her  book  is   excellent." 

+  Ath.    1908.,    1:    287.    Mr.    7.   170w. 

+   Ind.  65:  1180.  N.  19,  '08.  50w. 

+    Nation.   87:  337.   O.    8,   '08.   ISOw. 

+   N.    Y.    Times.   13:    515.    S.    19,    '08.   120w. 
"Mrs.   Tnchbold's  descriptive  style  is  ejisy  and 
pleasant,  and  the  colored  illustrations,  by  Stan- 
ley  Inchbold,    add   to    the    artistic  attraction    of 
the  volume." 

+  R.  of  Rs.  38:  509.  O.  '08.  130w. 
"The  travellers  by  proxy  will  find  this  an 
interesting  book,  with  charming  coloured  illus- 
trations, giving  thern  a  vivid  picture  of  a  coun- 
try full  of  historical  buildings  of  great  beauty; 
and  the  travellers  in  practice  will  learn  of  a 
hunting-giound  full  of  promised  delights,  or 
will  be  able  to  compare  notes  and  impressions." 

-I-  Spec.    100:    645.    Ap.    25,    '08.    200w. 

Ingalls,  Walter  Renton.  Lead  and  zinc  in 
the  United  States.  *$4.  Hill  pub.  co. 

8-18051. 
Comprises  an  economic  history  of  the  mining 
and  smelting  of  lead  and  zinc  and  the  condi- 
tions which  have  affected  the  development  of 
the  industries.  "It  attempts  not  so  much  to 
stimulate  an  antiquarian  interest  in  the  early 
discoveries  and  feeble  attempts  at  exploitation 
of  the  lead  and  zinc  deposits  of  this  country, 
as  to  direct  attention  to  the  natural  features, 
technical  improvements  and  commercial  issues 
which  have  contributed  to  the  deyelopment  of 
the    industry."    (Engin.    N.) 

"The    book,    while    seemingly    compiled    with 


some  haste,  is  for  the  major  part  clear,  and 
contains  so  much  pertinent  cost  data  that  it 
will  prove  valuable  for  reference  as  well  as  for 
study." 

-i Engln.    N.   60:  83.   Jl.   16,   '08.    440w. 

Inman,     Herbert     Escott-.     Wulnoth     the 
wanderer:    a    story    of    King    Alfred    of 
England.    t$i.5o.    McClurg. 
The   song   of   Gyso,    the   gleeman   which   saved 
from  the  oblivion  of  the  past    the   heroic  deeds 
of    Wulnoth    the    wanderer,    has    made    possible 
this   drama   of   the   Viking   days.      Here   are   im- 
mortalized     the      friendship      of      Wulnoth      for 
Gruthred;      the    wanderings,      perils,    and    war- 
rings    and    his    slaying   of    Hungwar,    the   Dane; 
the    friendship   with   Alfred   and    Bretwalda   and 
his    love    for    Edgiva;    and    his    last   fight      with 
Jarl     Ediic. 

N.   Y.   Times.  13:  560.   O.   10,    '08.   180w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  630.  O.   24,   '08.  50w. 

Ireland,  AUeyne.  Province  of  Burma:  a 
report  prepared  on  behalf  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago.  (Colonial  adminis- 
tration in  the  Far  East.)  2v.  ea.  *$i2.so. 
Houghton.  7-31201. 

These  two  volumes  form  the  first  instalment 
of  Mr.  Ireland's  report  which  was  undertaken 
for  the  University  of  Chicago,  and  which  will 
extend  thru  twelve  volumes.  A  year  of  prelim- 
inary study  in  London,  two  years  of  travel  In 
the  Orient,  and  three  years  given  to  the  exam- 
ination of  six  thousand  volumes,  mostly  othciai 
documents,  have  been  spent  in  preparation  for 
the  task.  "The  volumes  contain  masses  of  in- 
formation concerning  every  branch  of  the  ad- 
ministration, even  down  to  the  rules  for  the 
conduct  of  the  business  of  the  Legislative  coun- 
cil" CLond.  Times)  furnishing  a  basis  of  fair 
comparisons  with  other  governments. 


"In  reference  libraries  it  must  become  a  use- 
ful  and  indispensable   handbook  in  its  field." 
+   +   Dial.   45:  93.  Ag.   16,   '08.   220w. 
"A  most  comprehensive  and  invaluable  com- 
pendium." 

-f  Ind.  64:  5S4.   Mr.   12,    '08.   750w. 
"Truly   encyclopaedic.     Of   much   value    to   the 
student  of  colonial  administration." 

+  Lend.  Times.  6:378.  D.  13,  '07.  300w. 
"The  reader  a  little  above  the  average  will 
discover  much  to  attract  him  in  the  skilful  col- 
lation of  document  and  statistical  abstract, 
which,  even  in  the  absence  of  interpretative 
comment,  tell  more  or  less'  of  a  story  by  them- 
selves " 

+   Nation.    86:  537.    Je.    11,    '08.    lOOOw. 
"The    author    has    been    highly    successful    in 
these    two    volumes    in     amassing     material     on 
which    he    can    base     comments     of     permanent 
value."     G:  R.  Bishop. 

+  N.   Y.  Times.   13:  132.  Mr.   7,   '08.   lOOOw. 
"The    volumes    on    Burma    promise    thorough 
and   painstaking   editing   for   the   series."     J.    A. 
LeRoy. 

+   Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:523.    S.    '08.    1350w. 

H Sat.    R.    105:438.    Ap.    4,   '08.   llOOw. 

"No  one  who  has  a  serious  interest  in  the 
g^eat  administrative  problems  of  empire  caji 
afford  to  be  without  access  to  such  an  imperial 
encyclopaedia.  We  congratulate  Mr.  Ireland  on 
an  enterprise  which  bids  fair  to  rival  the  great- 
est  feats   of  German   research." 

4-  Spec.    100:  302.    F.    22,    'OS.    1200w. 

Irving,   John.    Stories    from    the    history   of 
*       Oxfordshire.  Oxford. 

"Mr.  Irving  who  is  head  master  of  a  boys* 
school  at  Oxford  has  made  thirty  little  stories 
out  of  the  historical  and  legendary  material  of  a 
country  rich  m  traditions.  It  is  his  purpose  to 
stimulate  the  child's  interest  and  imagination, 
and   to   lead    him    imperceptibly    on    to    desire   a 


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more   substantial   acquaintance  with   history." — 
Nation. 


"Mr.  Irving  has  achieved  simplicity  and  lucid- 
ity to  a  laudable  extent,  and  his  'Stories'  are  in- 
teresting  throughout." 

+  Ath.    Ib08,    2:94.   Jl.   25.    160w. 
"Desirable  book  for  children's  reading." 
+   Nation.   87:   185.   Ag.   27,   '08.   yOw. 

Isham,     Frederic     Stewart.     Lady     of     the 
Mount.  ■'$1.50.  Bobbs.  8-5226. 

Set  in  the  northwestern  part  of  France,  this 
story  is  an  illustration  of  that  struggle  be- 
tween metayers  and  inexorable  nobles  which 
entered  so  largely  into  bringing  on  the  I'Vench 
revolution.  The  Mount  is  a  stronghold  of  the 
government  ruled  by  an  unyielding  lord  who 
conceded  nothing  to  the  people  and  pursued 
only  ihe  "set  tenure  of  his  way."  The  leader  of 
the  opposition  is  the  son  of  a  seigneur  whom 
the  governor  of  the  Mount  had  wronged  and 
whose  lands  he  nad  confiscated.  Thru  all  the 
strife  of  uprisings  runs  the  thread  of  romance — 
the  love  of  the  high-born  lady  of  the  Mount  for 
her  half-peasant  hero. 


"This  is   one   of  the   best  novels   of  its   class 
that    has    appeared    during    the    present    year." 
+  Arena.    39:    506.    Ap.    '08.    150w. 
+  Outlook.    SS:    653.    Mr.    2l,    'OS.    80w. 

Ives,  Howard  Chapin.  Switches  and  turn- 
outs. 50c.  H.  C.  Ives,  Worcester,  Mass. 
"This  study  consists  of  three  articles  which 
originally  appeared  in  the  'Journal  of  the 
Worcester  polytechnic  Institute.'  The  autnor 
calls  attention  to  the  following  points:  First, 
the  descriptions  of  the  different  forms  of 
switches  and  their  effect  on  the  lead;  second, 
the  statements  of  practical  conclusions  to  be 
found  at  various  places  in  the  text;  and  third, 
the  design  of  the  slip  switch,  the  mathematics 
of  which  are  believed  to  be  original,  not  hav- 
ing been  found  elsewhere  by  the  author."' — 
Technical    Literature. 


"While  not  developing  any  new  theory,  the 
arrangement  of  the  material  is  good  and  the 
mathematical  treatment  concise,  so  that  it 
forms  a  handy  reference  book  to  add  to  the 
railway   engineer's   handbook." 

+   Engin.    N.   58:   659.   D.   12,   •07.   lOOw. 

Technical      Literature.     2:  333,      O.      '07. 
&0w. 


Jacob,   Violet.   History   of  Aythan   Waring. 
**$i.2S.    Dutton.  8-3675. 

Two  cousins  love  "a  delightful  young  Diana 
of  the  uplands,"  thereby  incurring  for  one  of 
them  the  jealousy  of  a  vindictive  wom.an. 
"The  hero  is  found  guilty  of  attempted  mur- 
der, and  sentenced  to  death.  His  lady-love  is 
a  winsome  creature,  and  his  rival,  the  villain, 
is  remarkably  human  for  a  character  of  his 
type.  Hester  is  a  striking  figure;  her  delinea- 
tion is  a  sombre  study  of  the  madness  which 
may   arise  from  a  woman's  jealousy."     (Ath.) 


"The  tale  is  leisurely  melodrama,  presented 
•with  more  fidelity  to  detail,  and  rather  more 
logical  sequence  and  characterization,  than  is 
usual  in  this  class  of  story." 

■i-  Ath.   1908,   1:155.   F.   8.  ISOw. 

"The  characters  are  vaguely  drawn;  the  dia- 
logue is  perfunctory  and  bookish;  the  melodra- 
matic  plot    is    dawdling,    lifeless,    and    absurd." 
—  Nation.   86:  287.  Mr.   26,   'OS.   200w. 

"The  book  is  somewhat  above  the  average 
novel  in  style,  characterization,  and  vigor  of 
treatment.     Mrs.  Jacob,  however,   falls  short  in 


the    most  essential   quality  in   fiction — the  dra- 
matic touch." 

-J N.  'V.  Times.  13:  104.  F.  22,  '08.  lOOw. 

"The   story   is   very  well   told." 

+  Outlook.  89:  40.  My.  2,  '08.  70w. 
R.  of  Rs.  37:  767.  Je.  '08.  70 w. 
"N<?vertheless,  though  its  execution  is  not  so 
good  as  its  conception,  it  is  a  line  story, 
thoughtful  and  imaginative.  It  is  because*  Mrs. 
Jacob  writes  so  well  that  we  expect  her  to 
writ©  better." 

-1-  Sat.  R.  105:  306.  Mr.  7,  '08.  200w. 
"It  is  characteristic  of  Mrs.  Jacob's  method 
that  she  is  able  to  dispense  with  all  the  trap- 
pings and  actualities  and  decorative  apparatus 
of  modern  society  without  in  the  lea.st  impair- 
ing the  intrinsic  interest  of  her  story." 
+  Spec.   100:  191.    F.    1,   '0«.    720w. 

Jacobi,  Mary  Putnam.    Stories  and  sketches 
(1860-1871).  $1.50.  Putnam.  8-11830. 

A  collection  of  the  writings  of  Mary  Putnam 
Jacobi  which  are  "partly  a  memorial  to  the  life 
of  a  talented  woman,  whose  notable  success 
as  a  physician  and  whose  personal  influence 
are  worthy  to  be  remembered,  and  partly  a 
tribute  to  the  intrinsic  value  of  her  few  literary 
productions.  All  of  these  stories,  sketches,  ana 
essays,  eight  in  number,  date  previous  to  her 
graduation  in  1871  from  I'Ecole  de  Medecine, 
for  after  that  event  she  decided  to  concen- 
trate her  energies  upon  her  chosen  scientific 
and    professional    work."    (N.    Y.    Times.) 


"They  make  int.^resting  studies  from  the  his- 
torical point  of  view.  Undoubted  talent  is  ex- 
hibited in  them,  but  they  belong  to  another 
day;  and  probably  the  author  was  wise  in  giv- 
ing up  literary  work  for  the  scientific  life  to 
whicii    she    adhered    subsequently." 

-I Ath.    1908,    1:    40.    Ja.    11.    210w. 

"Intent  as  she  was  on  the  scientific  pur- 
suits that  were  to  be  her  life  work,  she  could 
yet  write  papers  of  such  delicate  wit,  such  in- 
cisive expression,  such  clearness  of  thought 
and  appreciation  of  the  picturesque  as  raises 
them  quite  above  the  level  of  the  magazine 
a''ticle  for  which  purpose  they  served,  and 
makes  them  as  vividly  interesting  now  as  at 
their  first  printing,  thirty  or  forty  years  ago." 
-f   rnd.    64:    319.    F.    6.    'OS.    310 iv. 

"In  the  stories  and  sketches  the  appeal  is 
usually  to  the  intellect  rather  than  to  the  emo- 
tions, and  a  striking  feature  of  both  these  and 
of  the  essays  is  the  firm  touch  with  which 
the  author  goes  to  the  heairt  of  a  character  or 
a  situation,  and  puts  its  essential  feature  into 
terse,    telling,    and    concrete   form." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    57.    F.    1,    'OS.    ISOw. 

"A  feeling  for  the  supernatural,  an  appre- 
ciation of  good  style  in  writing,  and  a  pleasant 
play  of  imagination  characterize  the  stories. 
The  book  will  be  of  especial  value  to  the  many 
friends   of  Dr.   Jacobi." 

+  Outlook.    87:    829.    D.    14,    '07.    lOOw. 

Jacobs,  Philip  P.,  comp.  Campaign  against 
tuberculosis  in  the  United  States,  in- 
cluding a  directory  of  institutions 
dealing  with  tuberculosis  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada.  $1.  Char- 
ities pub.   com.  8-27800. 

This  work,  compiled  by  Mr.  Philip  P.  Jacobs 
under  the  direction  of  the  national  association 
for  the  study  and  prevention  of  tuberculosis,  is 
a  survey  of  the  Anti-tuberculosis  activity  dur- 
ing the  past  ten  years.  The  book  has  been 
made  possible  thru  the  coopsration  of  the  Rus- 
sell Sage  foundation. 

Jacobs,  William  Wymark.  Salthaven.  t$i-50. 
*       Scribner.  8-30011. 

"A  little  seaport,  a  simple-minded  captain,  a 
pretty  girl,  a  young  man  full  of  assurance  and 
ingenuity,  a  peit  maidservant  with  her  sailor 
lover — we  have  met  their  like  many  a  time  in  his 


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Jacobs,  William  Wsonark — Continued. 
pages,  yet  his  story  is  so  good  humored  that  it 
is  impossible  not  to  enjoy  it."  (Sat.  R.)  "The 
novel  shows  a  keen  appreciation  of  the  conver- 
sational cruelties  of  women  of  the  lower  middle 
class;  and  an  officious  captain  who  contrives  to 
be  bedridden  in  the  house  of  a  couple  returning 
from  their  honeymoon  is  prodigiously  amusing." 
(Ath.)  

"Mr.  Jacobs  is  one  of  those  happy  men  who 
can  be  as  funny  as  they  please  without  detract- 
ing from  the  love-interest  of  their  stories." 
+  Ath.  1908,  2:  603.  N.  14.  llOw. 
"The  author  is  here  at  his  most  characteristic. 
The  growth  of  his  familiar  episode  into  a  book 
has  not  impaired  its  quality." 

+    Nation.   87:   467.   N.   12,   '08.   120w. 
"There  are  no  thrills  and  no  breathless  pass- 
ages   but  it  is  thoroughly  restful  and  charmmg. 
+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  698.  N.  28,  '08.  240w. 
"The   sly    turns,    the   badinage   and   chaff,    the 
ofldly  conceived  situations,  are  all  Jacobs  at  his 

^®^*"    _(-  Outlook.  90:  748.  N.  28,  '08.  60w. 

"Mr  Jacobs  has  found  no  fresh  ingredients  for 
his  latest  dish,  but  his  skill  in  varying  the  old 
recipe  is  so  great  that  we  hardly  notice  this 
until  we  have  come  to  the  end." 

-I-  Sat.  R.  106:  490.  O.  17,  '08.  130w. 
"Another   of   Mr.    Jacobs's   delightful   stories." 
+  Spec.   101:   785.   N.   14,   '08.   200w. 

Jacobstein,  Meyer.  Tobacco  industry  in  the 
United  States.  *$i.5o.  Longmans. 

7-36149- 

"Deals  in  a  dispassionate  way,  yet  clearly, 
with  the  facts  of  the  development  of  the  tobac- 
co trust  which  has  of  late  been  the  subject  of 
such  heated  presentation  and  litigation.  The 
book  covers  the  whole  field  from  the  first  Plan- 
tations in  the  colonies  to  the  foreign  trade  and 
the  tobacco   tax."     (Ann.  Am.   Acad.) 


"Dr.  Jacobstein  knows  his  subject  and  the 
monograph  gives  evidence  of  much  careful 
work.'' 

-I-  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:  446.    S.    '08.    130w. 

"The  author  has  covered  a  large  field  in  a 
relatively  small  compass  but  has  done  it  in  an 
eminently  satisfactory  manner,  and  has  shown 
both  good  judgment  in  his  selection  of  facts 
and  wise  discrimination  in  the  emphasis  he  has 
given  to  the  different  parts  of  the  subject.  Few 
readers  of  the  work  will  be  inclined  to  feel  dis- 
satisfied with  the  completeness  of  the  author's 
statements  or  the  reliability  of  his  conclusions. 
The  monograph  is  written  in  an  excellent  style 
and  proves  easy  and  interesting  reading.  Per- 
haps the  only  serious  criticism  of  the  work 
from  scientific  standpoint  is  the  lack  of  a  bibli- 
ogi-aphy.  Even  the  references  in  the  footnotes 
are  not  abundant  and  apparently  do  not  include 
all  the  sources  of  information  used  by  the  au- 
thor." M.  B.  Hammond. 
+   -j Econ.   Bull.  1:124.   Je.   '08.  1200w. 

Jacobus,  Melancthon  Williams,  ed.  Roman 
Catholic  and  Protestant  Bibles  com- 
pared. (Gould  prize  essays.)  2d  ed. 
**$i.25.  Scribner.  8-5163. 

The  scriptural  controversy  embodied  in  the 
Gould  prize  essays  has  resulted  in  the  demand 
for  a  jutitification  of  the  positions  assumed  by 
the  authors.  Such  a  justification  is  found  in 
this  second  edition,  which,  in  addition  to  the 
original  essays,  also  includes  the  sources  from 
whicli  material  has   been  drawn. 


"The  authors  of  the  essays  were  somewhat 
overwhelmed  by  the  mass  of  facts  v.hich  they 
were  supposed  to  include  In  a  brief  popular 
presentation  of  the  subject,  and  their  accounts 
are  bewildering  to  the  reader  who  is  not  at 
home  in   the  history  of  Biblical  translation." 

-j Nation.    86:    377.    Ap.    23,    '08.    loOw. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   78.   P.   8,   '08.   300w. 
"The   work   thus    completed   far  outranks  all 
others  on  the  same  subject." 

+  Outlook.   88:  564.  Mr.   7,  '08.  220w. 

James,  George  Wharton.  What  the  white 
race  may  learn  from  the  Indian.  *$i.so. 
Forbes.  8-17541. 

Out  of  the  fulness  of  a  varied  experience  with 
red  men.  Dr.  James  sets  down  essentials  of 
health  and  happiness  which  the  Indian  ob- 
serves, and  by  a  study  of  which  the  white  man 
may  profi.t.  The  author  rejects  the  Indian's 
shortcomings  of  slovenliness  and  dwells  upon 
racial  characteristics  that  are  manifested  In 
the  lives  of  the  best  men  and  womtn  and 
which  seem  to  represent  their  habitual  aims, 
ambitions  and  desires  regarding  physical,  men- 
tal and  religious  development. 

"His  account  of  the  life,  labor,  customs  and 
mental  attributes  is  excellent.  The  book  is 
valuable  and  could  be  read  to  advantage  by 
all   whites." 

+  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:   625.    N.    '08.    140w. 

"Many  writers  have  treated  of  the  Indian  in  a 
more  or  less  interesting  manner,  yet  we  know  of 
no  modern  essayist  who  approaches  Mr.  James 
in  appealing  at  once  to  the  artist,  the  utilitarian 
and  the  humanitarian." 

+  Arena.  40:   473.  N.   '08.   300w. 

"The  book  is  no  mere  apologetic  essay  in  be- 
half of  a  wonderful  people;  it  is  a  characteriza- 
tion of  qualities  which  have  been  largely  over- 
looked." 

-f    Lit.    D.   37:257.   Ag.   22,   '08.   400w. 

"Both  hygienically  and  ethically  this  book 
is  profitable  in  the  easy  chair,  and  those  who 
would  travel  to  meet  'the  call  of  the  wild'  will 
find   direction    in   it." 

-f-  Outlook.    89:  582.    Jl.    11,    '08.    140w. 
-I-   R.   of    Rs.   38:   125.    Jl.    '08.    70w. 
James,  Henry.     Novels  and  tales  of  Henry 
James.    23V.    $46.    Scribner.  7-41582. 

A  colli^ctive  .and  definiti\e  edition  of  Henry 
James's  novels.  "To  each  volume  the  author 
contributes  a  preface,  telling  the  circumstances 
under  which  he  composed  the  story,  the  pur- 
pose he  had  in  view,  the  difficulties  under 
which  he  labored,  and  the  final  result  as  he 
now  views  it  after  the  lapse  of  many  years." 
(Nation.) 


"The    bibliography      is    a    valuable    piece      of 
work." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   228.   Je.   '08. 
"Extended  notes  and  bibliographies  add  much 
to    the   value  of   the   papers." 

+   Bib.   World.   31:   320.  Ap.   '08.   70w. 


"The  prefaces  will  be  a  delight  to  all  James- 
ians,  even  to  many  who  modestly  disclaim  such 
a  title.  To  such  a  one  these  prefaces  may  be 
interesting  chiefly  as  helping  on  toward  one's 
conception  of  the  novel  as  a  literary  form."  E: 
E.   Hale,  jr. 

-f  Dial.  44:174.  Mr.  16,  '08.  20'50w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  1-6.) 
"The  same  principles  which  Mr.  James  has 
discust  in  his  other  critical  writing  now  take 
on  [in  the  prefaces]  an  unwonted  intensity  and 
intimacy.  They  furnish  the  key  to  the  whole 
admirable  work  he  has  accomplished;  and  show 
it  as  a  goodly  structure,  reared  upon  a  co- 
herent   plan." 

-i-  +  Lit.  D.  36:  418.  Mr.  21,  'OS.  SOOW.  (Re- 
view of  v.  1-6.) 
"These  prefaces  .  .  .  are  written,  we  regret 
to  say,  in  M'r.  James's  most  exasperating  style. 
The  sentences  are  clogged  with  qualifying 
clauses,  as  if  Mr.  James's  readers  had  not  suf- 
ficient intelligence  and  imagination  to  per- 
ceive qualifications  in  the  very  frame  of  the 
phrase  and  connotation  of  the  words,  but  in- 
sisted that  it  all  be  put  down  to  the  last  syl- 
lable." 

^ Nation.  86:  11.  Ja.  2,  'OS.  450w.  (Review 

of  V.  1  and  2.) 


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"The  prefaces,  in  spite  of  the  exasperating 
style,  continue  as  interesting  as  in  the  first 
volumes  of  the  set." 

^ Nation.   86:  215.   Mr.    5,   '08.   GOOw.    (Re- 
view of  V.  3-6.) 
"The    preface,    in   which   Mr.    James   criticises 
his    own    worlt,    is    somewhat    less    interesting 
than    earlier   prefaces   in   this   edition." 

4-   Nation.  86:   370.  Ap.  23,  '08.  loOw.    (.Re- 
view   of    V.    7    and    8.) 

Nation.    S6:    511.    Je.    4,    '08.   400w.    (Re- 
view   of    V.    9    and    10.) 

Nation.  S7:  115.  Ag.  6,  'OS.  570w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  11  and  12.) 
"If  a  new  quarto  of  'Hamlet'  should  appear 
done  over  like  the  text  of  'The  Americans'  the 
judicious  scholiast  would  promptly  declare  that 
stage  directions  had,  as  inextricably  as  inex- 
plicably, got  tangled  up  with  the  text  and  help- 
lessly corrupted  it.  Apparently  the  judicious 
reader  will  consult  his  interest  and  his  pleas- 
ure if  he  reads  the  new  preface  very  care- 
fully, looks  over  the  revised  version  for  pas 
sages  of  exposition  and  comment,  and  then  re- 
curs to  the  original  text."  Montgomery  Schuy- 
ler. 

-I N.   Y.  Times.   13:  13.   Ja.  11,   'OS.   3SO0w. 

(Review  of  v.   1  and  2.) 
"The    most   proportioned    of     his     productions 
after    'The    ambassadors.'  " 

-I N.    Y.   Times.   13:   111.   F.    29,   '08.    1120w. 

(Review  of  v.  3  and  4.) 

-I-    N.    Y.   Times.    13:    128.    Mr.    7,    '08.    880w. 
(Review  of  v.  5  and  6.) 
"One    is    glad    to    have    the    preface    with    the 
new    edition,    and    to    any   reader   who    does   not 
yet    know    Mr.    James's    works    thoroughly    we 
heartily    commend    both."      E:    A.    Dithmar. 
4-   -i-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  198.  Ap.  11,  '08.  1050w. 
(Review    of    v.    7    and    8.) 
"To    these    books    he    has    prefaced    essays    of 
very    considerable    length    and    of    characteris- 
tic   thoroughness,     which    are    really    chapters 
in    autobiography." 

+  Outlook.   88:  145.  Ja.  18,  '08.  360w.   (Re- 
view of  V.  1  and  2.) 

James,  Henry.  Views  and  reviews;  now 
first  collected;  with  introd.  by  Le  Roy 
Pliillips.  $1.50.  Ball  pub.  8-16451. 

There  are  inckided  here  a  dozen  of  Mr. 
James's  essays  which  were  contributed  to  maga- 
zines during  the  sixties  and  seventies.  They 
are  as  follows:  The  novels  of  George  Eliot,  On 
the  drama  of  Robert  Browning.  Swinburne's 
essays.  The  poetry  of  William  Morris,  Matthew 
Arnold's  essays,  Mr.  Walt  Whitman,  Tl^e  poetry 
of  George  Eliot,  The  limitations  of  Dickens,  Ten- 
nyson's drama.  Contemporary  notes  on  Whistler 
vs.  Ruskin,  A  note  on  John  Burroughs  and  Mr. 
Kipling's  early  stories.  Mr.  Phillips  says:  "A 
true  lover  of  Mr.  James's  work  feels  the  same 
delightful  sense  of  intimate  discovery  in  touch- 
ing these  early  papers  that  an  artist  does  in 
finding  a  portfolio  of  early  sketches  by  a  be- 
loved   master." 


+  Dial.  45:  171.  S.  16,  'OS.  120w. 
"These  miscellaneous  articles  by  Mr.  James 
have  a  real  interest,  often  from  the  topics,  still 
alive  after  two  decades;  always  for  the  sake  of 
their  accurate  thought  and  penetrating  judg- 
ments." 

-t-  Ind.  65:  1312.  D.  3,  '08.  350w. 
"Mr.  Le  Roy  Phillips  has  done  something 
which  will  gi\e  every  reader  of  Henry  James  a 
distinct  pleasure  in  collecting  these  early  pa- 
pers. The  clarity  of  the  views,  the  justice  of 
the  criticisms  evident  in  these  pages  on  writers 
long  since  become  classical,  are  surprising." 
Hildegarde  Hawthorne. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   385.   Jl.   11,   '08.    670w. 
H Outlook.    89:  810.    Ag.    18,    '08.    270w. 

James,   R.   A.   Scott-.     Modernism   and    ro- 
mance.   *$2.5o.    Lane.  8-17229. 
"Intended    to    form    a    continuous    argument; 
and  various  authors  and  books  are  selected   'as 


examples  of  certain  intellectual  or  emotional 
forces  which  are  working  in  our  m,idst  and  are 
moulding  the  psychical  organism  of  society.' 
There  are  sixteen  chapters  with  such  captions 
as  'Science  and  vandalism,'  'The  decadents,' 
'■Phe  apo.«;tles  of  protest.'  and  'The  new  ro- 
mance.' In  each  chapter  he  discusses  repre- 
sentative authors;  thus  under  'The  fugitives' 
he  writes  of  Lafcadio  Hearn,  Miss  Edith  Dur- 
ham, Pierre  Loti,  and  Jack  London;  under  'The 
self-conscious  poet,'  of  Mr.  W.  B.  Yeats,  Mr. 
Stephen  Phillips,  and  Mr.  John  Davidson." — 
Dial. 


"The  individual  essays  in  the  book  are  bright 
as  well  as  ihoughtful,  although  one  must  often 
differ  from  the  writer's  opinions,  literary  or 
other.  JuQgmg  the  volume  as  a  whole,  we  must 
feel,  despite  the  many  meritorious  parts  and 
frequency  of  su.gge.?tive  or  even  stimulating 
passages,  that  the  author  has  not  achieved  the 
unity  and  comprehensiveness  for  which  the  ti- 
tle and  introduction  led  us  to  hope." 
■i Dial.    45:  255.    O.    16,    '08.    320w. 

"Is  made  up  of  rambling  essays,  light  in  their 
quality  in  spite  of  the  formal  introduction,  and 
all   readable   enough." 

-I N.  Y.   Times.   13:  106.  Mr.   28,   '08.   840w. 

Jameson,  E.  M.  Pendleton  twins,  il.  $1.25. 
West.  Meth.  bk. 
In  this  Pendleton  book  the  tv.ins  occupv  the 
center  of  the  stage.  Their  frolics  and  thrilling 
adventure  furnish  for  the  young  reader  whole- 
some excitement. 


N.   Y.   Times.   13:  210.   Ap.    11.   '08.    30w. 
"The   author  undprstands  child  rfature,  and  in 
the   midst   of   fun   and   mischief   keeps   a   steady 
\-iew  of  the  inheni'nt  honor  to  be  found  in  well- 
brought-up   children." 

+   Outlook.   SS:  654.   Mr.   21,   'OS.   SOw. 
Sat.    R.   104:   sup.    8.   D.   7,   '07.   SOw. 

Jameson,  John  Franklin,  ed.  Original  nar- 
ratives of  early  American  history,  ea. 
**$3.  Scribner.  7-6643. 

V.  6.     Davies,  William  T.,  ed.  Bradford's  his- 
tory of  Plymouth  plantation.  1606-1646. 

After  an  eventful  career  the  manuscript  of 
which  this  volume  is  a  reprint  was  deposited  in 
the  Massachusetts  state  library  where  it  is  pro- 
tected by  a  fire-proof  safe  but  daily  exhibited 
under  glass  to  visitors.  It  is  the  only  extant 
historv  of  the  Plymouth  colony's  early  years. 
It  tells  of  reformation  and  persecution  in  Eng- 
land, plans  for  removal,  the  voyage  of  the  May- 
flower, the  growth  of  the  colony,  troubles  with 
England,  the  policies  of  governors,  the  growth 
of  the  Salem  church,  beside  numerous  details 
of  struggle   and  progress. 


"Accepting    'Narratives    of    early   Virginia'    as 
it   stands,    too    high   praise   cannot   be   given   the 
splendid   editorial  work  which   has  been   done." 
+  +   Am.     Hist.     R.     13:     909.     Jl.     '08.     500w. 
(Review    of    v.    5.) 

Ann.  Am.   Acad.   31:   724.   My.  '08.  150w. 
(Review   of  v.    5.) 
"The    volume    contains    an    admirable    index." 
+   Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:   621.   N.   'OS.    ISOw. 
(Review  of  v.   6.) 

Ind.    64:    924.    Ap.    23,    '08.    350w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  3-C.) 
"Mr.    Davis   has  performed   his   editorial   func- 
tions   with    good    judgment    and    without    preju- 
dice,   and    has    kept    his    comments    refreshingly 
free    from    the    incense    of    ancestor   worship." 

+   Nation.    87:    116.   Ag.    6,    '08.    450w.    (Re- 
view  of   V.    6.) 

N.  Y.   Times.   13:  207.   Ap.   11,   'OS.   170w. 
(Review  o'  v.  6.) 
"The  editor  has  given  the  text  a  rather  more 
liberal  annotation   than  has  been   customary  in 


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Jameson,  John  Franklin,  ed. — Continued. 
this    series    of    reprints,    and    has    prefaced    it 
with    an    excellent    biographical    and    historical 
introduction."  ^       .^    „„„       ,^ 

+  +  Outlook.  89:  125.  My.  16,  '08.  200w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  6.) 

"An   excellent   reprint."  

+  R.   of    Rs.   37:   754.   Je.   '08.   lOOw.    (Re- 
view  of  V.    6.) 

Jeanrenaud,   Henriette.    Duke   of   Brittany; 

tr.   from  the   German  by   G:   P.   Upton. 

(Life  stories  for  young  people..)    **6oc. 

McClurg.  8-23710. 

The  story  of  the  brief  career  of  Arthur  son 
of  Geoffrey  Plantagenet  and  Constance  of  Brit- 
ain v  It  lecoids  the  events  of  Arthur's  youth 
the  death  of  the  father,  the  relations  of  his 
mother  to  Philip  of  France,  the  boy's  love  for 
Ws  uncle  Richard,  his  service  .'n  the  field  with 
Phil  p  his  betrothal  to  Marie  of  France,  the 
war  with  John,  and  his  captu.-e  and  assassin- 
ation. 
Jeans      James     Hopwood.       Mathematical 

theory    of    electricity    and    magnetism. 

*$4.50.    Putnam.  8-I4340- 

An  elementary  text  book  ^of J^^e  stiident  an<j 

?h"lo^;fof    a^"ra^.e  'li  ^Str^o'^maTne'S"' «- 
rd"?standin/o^which  is  nfc-sary  before  pro- 

more^Scntary    than    Maxwell's    treatise. 

"We  feel  that  in  a  treatise  .which  is  de- 
«i-ned  to  guide  students  so  far  it  would  have 
befn'^^ad^-antageous  to  i"f  ^^,,  X%ibifct  fo? 
to  the  authorities  on  parts  of  the  subject  lor 
which  -^pace  could  not  be  found. 
+  _  Ath.  1908,   2:18.   Jl.   4.  640w. 

"The    most    important    book    in    the    field     of 
physics  of  the  year-or  of, many  a  year. 
*^     +  +   ind.   G5:   315.   Ag.   0,    08.  I'oOw. 

"In  a  few  places  there  are  slips  which  can 
hardly  be  assigned  to  the  printer.  "The  t>i^e 
of  reader  foi  whom  the  book  is  best  adapted  is 
?he  student  preparing  for  a  mathemat  cal  ex^ 
amination,  such  as  the  Camoridge  tripos,  in 
which  theory  plays  the  P^n^ipal  part.  It 
should  also,  however,  prove  a  good  book  of  ref- 
erence to  the  physicist  of  superior  mathemat- 
foal  attainments.  For  either  of  these  types  of 
readeVs1t"'^e\ms  likely  to  oe  V.-^^'Vrfe 
book,  so  far  as  its  scoPC  extends.  CChree. 
4.  _  Nature.  78:  537.   O.   1,    08.   lOOOw. 

Jebb,  Camilla.  Star  of  the  salons:  Julie  de 
Lespinasse.    (Memoir  ser.)    *$3.S0.   Put- 

8-16930. 

While  the  author  scarcely  lays  bare  the  se- 
crets of  Mile.  Julie  de  Lespinasse  s  success  as 
a  Ia!onist  she  does  reveal  the  fascination  of  her 
oersonalitv,  the  intellectual  charm  which  cast 
fts  spell  over  men  of  ambition  and  genius,  and 
the  p'^^uant  sorrow  of  her  love  first  for  the  dy- 
iricr  Marnuis  de  Mora,  and  then  the  Comte  ae 
r.fihen  ^'The  four  great  scenes  in  French  so- 
?leS  are  first  dep^ictfd  in  a  vivid,  entertaining 
manner  and  then  Julie  de.  Lespinasse  is  por- 
iVovori  amonsr  them— an  incarnation  of  tne 
%irrS,  plssion^,  anl^eroism  hid<3en  beneath  the 
lay     untroubled    surface    of    life      in    her    age. 

(Ath.)  . 

+  Ath.    1908,   1:    503.   Ap.    25.    970w. 

*»  "Tln'd"  J'=!^'?Oo5''  a'Ts'-'M.    2-XIW. 

"Is  in  substance  an  informal  'doing  '"to  Eng- 
lish' of  the  biography,  already  officially  trans- 
latT-rt  of  M  de  Segur.  It  makes,  however,  with 
!fs  twenty  illustra^tions.  a  fresh  and  delightful 
contribution  to  the  subject.;' 

+   Nation.  87:  15.  Jl.  2,    08.  58Uw. 

"The  wTiter   is   less   engaged   in    the   hunt   for 


"Miss  Jebb  uses  the  material  discovered  by 
M.  de  S4gur,  but  refashions  it,  with  feminine 
wit  and  love,   into  a  different  effect." 

+  Outlook.    90:    552.    N.    7.   '08.    400w. 
"It   is  a   sincere,    sympathetic,    cultivated  and 
even   learned   biography." 

+  Sat.  R.  105:  506.  Ap.  18,  '08.  270w. 

Jebb,  Caroline  Lane.  Life  and  letters  of 
Sir  Richard  Claverhouse  Jebb,  by  his 
wife  Caroline  Jebb;  with  a  chapter  on 
Sir  Richard  Jebb  as  scholar  and  critic, 
by  Dr.  A.  W.  Verrall.  $3.  Putnam. 

8-3928. 

So  far  as  the  biographical  portion  is  concerned 
it  is  an  informing  revelation  of  the  influences 
brought  to  bear  upon  rare  birthright  ability  to 
produce  a  profound  scholar,  teacher,  and  man  of 
the  world  in  the  best  sense  of  the  trite  e.xpres- 
sion.  His  letters  "are  long  and  numerous,  and 
are  gracefully  written,  vivid,  self-revelatory  to 
a  sufficient  degree  to  give  them  a  strong  per- 
sonal flavor,  and  full  of  brilliant  comment  upon 
people   and   literature."    (N.    Y.    Times.) 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4-  189.  Je.  '08. 
-f  Ath.  1907,  2:  646.  N.  23.  2150w. 
"His  wife  has  performed  her  task  as  editor 
with  most  commendable  tact  and  cleverness, 
giving  enough,  even  of  his  letters  to  her,  to 
show  what  manner  of  man  he  was.  and  yet 
never   overstepping  due   bounds." 

-f  -f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  321.  Je.  6.  '08.  330w. 
"Written  with  taste  and  discretion,  free  alike 
from  fatuous  English  and  sentimentalism.  But, 
apart  from  Dr.  Verrall's  admirable  chapter,  she 
and  her  helpers  have  hardly  paid  attention 
enough  to  the  scholarly  side  of  the  subject. 
Further  she  has  not  .attempted  any  distinct  por- 
trait of  the  man." 

-1 Sat.  R.  104:  609.  N.  16.  '07.  1450w. 

Jefferson,  Charles  Edward.  Character  of 
Jesus.   **$i.S0.    Crowell.  8-24445. 

Dr.  Jefferson,  of  the  Broadway  tabernacle, 
discusses  .lesus,  the  man.  as  seen  by  contem- 
porary friends  and  enemies.  The  studies  include 
such  phases  of  Je.sus'  character  as  strength, 
sincerity,  reasonableness,  poise,  originality,  nar- 
rowness, breadth,  trust,  brotherliness.  optimisrn, 
chivalry,  firmness,  generosity,  candor,  enthusi- 
asm, gladness,  humility,  patience,  courage,  in- 
dignation,   reverence,    holiness   and   greatness. 


"The  preacher's  attitude  is  one  of  healthful 
devotion,  and  is  not  marred  either  by  polemical 
conservatism  on  the  one  Jiand  or  by  barren  crit- 
icism on   the  other." 

+    Bib.    World.    32:    367.    N.    '08.   GOw. 
"Among    the    almost    countless    host    of    books 
on    the   life    of   Jesus   Christ   this  volume   has   a 
place  by  itself."  „„     „.„ 

+  Outlook.    90:    457.    O.    24,    'OS.    340w. 
R.  of  Rs.  38:  757.  D.  '08.  50w. 

Jekyll  Gertrude.  Colour  in  the  flower  gar- 
den. *$3.75.  Scribner.  W8-I53- 
A  fully  illustrated  volume  based  upon  exten- 
sive knowledge,  wide  experience  and  good  taste. 
The  author  shows  how  successfully  a  garden 
"mav  make  a  picture,  or  a  succession  of  pic- 
tures"- she  believes  "that  color  and  massing 
are  as  important  to  the  gardener  as  to  the  ar- 
tist "  "Of  course,  it  mav  be  said  that  this  is 
gardening  in  excelsis.  Still,  it  supplies  an  ideal; 
and  we  are  the  better  for  having  an  Ideal, 
whether  we   can  reach  it  or  not."    (Spec.) 


"The    book    may   be    thoroughly   recommended 
to   amateur  gardeners,    while   oven    professionals 
mav  obtain   from    it    much   useful    information. 
+  Ath.    1908.    2:    274.    S.    5.    50«w. 
"Everyone  with  a  trace  of  gardening  instinct 
will    enjoy    Miss    Jekyll's    book,    and    those    who 
work    under   anything   like   the   same   conditions 
will  find  it  very  helpful."  E.  K.  Dunton. 
-1-   Dial.  44:  339.  Je.  1.  "08.  4'60w. 


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193 


"The  volume  is  worthy  of  the  highest  praise 
from  all  points  of  view." 

+   Nation.   S7:  16H.   Ag.   20,   'OS.    210w. 
"The  photographs  are  charming,   and,   studied 
in    conjunction    with    the   plans,    instructive;    but 
there    is    considerable    repetition    in    the    letter- 
press."  A.    M.    Cecil. 

H Sat.    R.    105:    527.    Ap.    25,    '08.    500w. 

+   Spec.  100:  626.  Ap.  18,  '08.  140w. 

Jenks,  Tudor.  Photography  for  young  peo- 
*       pie.    **$i.5o.    Stokes.  8-18279. 

A  book  for  beginners  which  describes  the  use 
of  the  camera,  chemicals  and  processes,  and 
gives  definite  instruction  on  all  points  of  picture 
taking  and  making.  There  are  chapters  also 
on  the  history  and  chemistry  of  photography. 

"In  his  effort  to  be  clear  and  explicit  the 
author  is  very  verbose,  and  the  book  could  have 
been  condensed  to  advantage." 

-I A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   273.  N.   '08. 

+   Nation.   87:  522.  N.   26,   '08.   30w. 
"A    great    deal    of    valuable    information    and 
practical  advice  are  contained  in  Tudor  Jenks's 
book." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   486.   S.   5,   '08.   120w. 

Jepson,  Edgar.  Four  philanthropists:  a 
clever  satire.  7Sc.  Cupples  &  L. 
With  London  for  a  setting  this  story  with 
many  a  shrewd  scoundrel  tells,  in  the  main, 
how  three  men  started  a  society  to  do  away 
with  philanthropists.  A  girl  of  seventeen  is 
the  fourth  pnilanthropist  and  heroine-in-gen- 
eral, who  make3  a  sure  target  of  the  hearts  of 
the  other  three  in  her  Innocent  arrow  prac- 
tice. 


"FYankly,    It    is    not    up   to   his    standard,    and 
has   nothing  of  the   romantic    interest   which   he 
got  out  of  his  stories  in   earlier  days." 
—  Ath.   1907,   1:   787.   Je.   29.    90w. 

"The  narrative  is  well-sustained,  and,  with 
its  avoidance  of  mere  facetio;isneS3,  is  a  bit 
of  agreeable  fooling." 

-f    Nation.    87:    289.    S.    24,    'OS.    230w. 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  440.  Ag.  8,  '08.  400w. 
Jepson,     Edgar.    Tangled    v^edlock.     t$i.5o. 
McClure.  '  8-8097. 

A  group  of  sponging  artistic  and  literary- 
freaks  of  Bohemia  form  the  background  of  this 
tale  which  places  well  to  the  fore  the  self-re- 
liant daughter  of  one  of  "The  circle"  and  '.~.er 
lover,  a  sculptor,  who  together  strike  some 
well-aimed  blows  at  the  lotus-eating  elect  of 
their  Bohemia.  The  crisp,  refreshing  methods 
of  the  eccentric  heroine  in  dealing  with  the 
butcher's  boy  who  kicked  a  cat,  with  her 
mother's  finances,  with  the  subject  of  model- 
posing,  and  with  marriage  itself  place  her  in 
an  original  class.  The  unconventional  plot  with 
its  tangle  of  marriages  is  full  of  novel  con- 
struction. 


"The  pages  are  enriched  with  some  fine 
touches  of  Involuntary  humor;  but  on  the 
whole,  recalling  the  dictum  that  easy  writing 
makes  hard  reading,  one  is  led  to  the  conclu- 
sion that  'Tangled  wedlock'  must  have  flowed 
lightly  from  a  facile  pen." 

■i Nation.    86:287.    Mr.    26,    '08.    lOOw. 

"The  Ill-chosen  title  does  not  prepare  us  for 
this  very  readable  and  well-written  novel.  The 
worl:  is  finely  tempered,  the  style  one  of  com- 
mendable clarity,  and  the  whole  is  pervaded  by 
humor." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:139.  Mr.  14,  '08.  150w. 

"The    satire    lacks    subtlety,    and    the    psycho- 
logical   analysis    with    which    the    other    writers 
have  added   value   to  their  chaff  is  wanting." 
—  R.   of    Rs.   37:    762.   Je.    '08.   50w. 

"His  work  is  a  triumph  of  manner,  and  after 
reading  his  story  it  is  by  the  way  he  has  han- 
dled his  subject  rather  than  by  the  subject  it- 
self   that    one    is    impressed." 

+  Sat.    R.   106:   52.   Je.   11,   '08.   320w. 


Jerningham,    Sir    Hubert    Edward    Henry. 

From  West  to  East,  notes  by  the  way. 
*$4.   Button.  7-42345. 

Although  no  portion  of  Sir  Hubert's  travels 
from  Paris  to  Japan  and  Manchuria  is  left  un- 
recorded the  interest  centers  in  his  impressions 
of  Japan  and  the  scenes  of  the  late  war.  "The 
greater  part  of  the  volume,  therefore,  is  devo- 
ted to  an  account  of  the  Japanese  experiences. 
These  included  interviews  with  several  noted 
men,  among  others  Admiral  Togo  and  Marquis 
ito.  The  government  gave  him  pernjission  to 
go  to  Mukden  and  Port  Arthur,  the  battles  and 
siege  of  which  places  are  described  with  much 
detail."     (Nation.) 


"Sir  Hubert  writes  pleasantly  always,  if  with- 
out great  literary  distinction;  he  has  observed 
sensibly,  and  all  men  of  intelligence  must  be  in- 
terested in  the  chatty  record  of  his  observa- 
tions." 

+  Acad.  72:161.  F.  16,  '07.  450w. 
H Ath.    1907,    1:350.    Mr.    23.    700w. 

"A  reading  of  this  book  leads  one  to  look 
upon  the  author's  report  of  his  six  months' 
journeying  as  a  sort  of  "disjecta  membra,"  writ- 
ten b.\-  a  man  vviio  is  capauie  of  more  valuable 
and  entertaining  writing  than  is  contained  in 
the  present   volume."     H.   E.    Coblentz. 

—  Dial.    44:    347.    Je.    1,    'i)S.    250w. 

"The  work  is  quite  superficial  .  .  .  [though] 
free  from  the  faults  of  the  books  of  the  major- 
ity of  globe-trotters,  frequently  suggestive,  and 
entertaining  from   beginning  to   end." 

H Lend.   Times.   6:  59.   F.    22,   '07.   600w. 

"It  is  difficult  to  see  the  'raison  d'etre'  of  the 
book,  except  the  pleasure  which  the  author  evi- 
dently had  in  writing  it." 

—  Nation.  86:  306.  Ap.  2,  '08.  230w. 
"The  author's  descriptions  are  always  grace- 
fully written  and  are  often  enthusiastic  enough 
to  be  vivid,  but  they  reveal  only  a  mind  of 
rather  commonplace  order.  Sometimes  his  ob- 
servation was  too  hasty  to  be  accurate  and  his 
generalizations  more  picturesque  than  true." 

!-  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  168.   Mr.   28,   'OS.   150w. 

"[There  are]  some  vivid  descriptions  of  visits 
to  battlefields  of  the  Russo-Japanese  war,  and 
some  incisive,  picturesquely  put  opinions  of 
Japanese    national    policies." 

+   R.  of   Rs.  37:509.  Ap.  '08.   80w. 
"An   interesting  and  well-informed  diary.     The 
best  part  of  the  book  is  that  dealing  with  the 
scenes   of  Japan's   great    struggle    with    Russia 
from  Port  Arthur  to  Mukden." 

-j-  Sat.    R.   103:  ISO.    F.   9,    '07.    150w. 

Jerrold,  Walter  Copeland.  Highways  and 
byways  in  Kent;  il.  by  Hugh  Thomson. 
$2.    Macmillan.  8-11802. 

Guide  book  haste  is  eliminated  from,  these 
pages  which  are  intended  for  the  sojourner 
rather  than  the  lightning  tourist.  "Mr.  Jerrold 
writes  but  little  description — barely  enough  to 
keep  before  the  reader's  eye  a  vague  vision  of 
the  appearance  of  the  country,  but  he  peoples 
every  road  and  field,  every  village  and  historic 
relic  with  an  impressive  company  of  spirits, 
the  men  and  women  who  have  made  twenty 
centuries  of  history,  the  figures  of  legend  and 
tradition,  and  the  characters  of  history."  (N. 
T.  Times.) 


"The  book  is  pleasantly  written." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  190.  Je.  '08. 
"Some  of  his  illustrations  suffer  from  undue 
haste.  Notwithstanding  criticisms,  the  general 
charm  of  the  drawings  prevails  over  any  pos- 
sible defects  in  a  few  cases.  There  is  a  good 
deal  of  pleasantly  written  and  slightly  inform- 
ing matter  throughout  these  pages,  and  cer- 
tainly the  writer  takes  some  pains  to  relieve 
them  from  possible  dullness." 

-I Ath.   1908,  1:  34.  Ja.   11.   lOOOw. 

-i-    Dial.  44:353.   Je.   1,   'OS.   130w. 

"An  exhaustive   and  Informing  volume." 

-t-   Ind.   64:694.   Mr.   26,   '03.   250w. 


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Jerrold,  Walter  Copeland — Continued. 

"Treated  with  fulness  ajid  fine  reminiscent 
flavor." 

+  Nation.    86:  147.    F.   13,   '08.    300w. 

"Mr.  Jerrold  .seems  to  know,  with  both  love 
and  knowledge,  every  foot  of  the  ground  and 
all  its  literary  and  historic  associations.  The 
illustrations  show  a  quality  in  the  treatment  of 
picturesque  corners  and  a  skill  in  the  sugges- 
tion of  space  and  distance  comparable  with 
those  of  Joseph  Pennell,  although  worked  out 
w'th  much  more  attention  to  detail  than  is 
usual  with  that  artist." 

+  N.  Y,  Tl-nes.  13:  92.  F.  15,  'OS.  220w. 

"Mr.   Thomson's   figures  are  specially  delight- 
ful;  never   careless   and   always     in     the     right 
place,   they   in  no  case  mar  the  general  effect, 
as    too   often    foreground   figures   will." 
-j Sat.    R.   IDS:  45.   Ja.  11,    '08.   1250w. 

"A  book  which  at  any  rate  will  stand  for 
long  as  the  best  'hors  d'oeuvre'  to  the  Kentish 
banquet.  .  .  .  Mr.  Jerrold  is  staid  enough,  and 
though  never  startling  in  epithet  or  enthusi- 
asm,^ is  a  very  agreeable  cicerone.  Mr.  Hugh 
Thomson,  the  illustrator,  is  very  unequal. 
When  he  is  not  good,  he  is  almost  bad;  but 
when  he  is  good,  he  is  very  good  indeed." 
+  —  Spec.    100:  102.    Ja.    18,   '08.    470w. 

Jevons,  Frank  Byron.  An  introduction  to 
the  study  of  comparative  religion. 
(Hartford-Lamson  lectures  on  the  re- 
ligions of  the  world.)  **$i.50.  Macmil- 
Ian.  8-30157. 

The  author  treats  his  subject  from  the  stand- 
point of  the  missionary  in  foreign  countries, 
who  must  understand  other  religions  besides 
Christianity  in  order  to  establish  common 
ground  for  the  basis  of  operation.  The  sub- 
jects treated  are  immortality,  magic,  fetichism, 
prayer,  sacrifice,  morality  and  Christianity. 
Bibliography   and  index. 

Jewett,  Sophie    (Ellen  Burroughs,  pseud.). 

Pearl;  a  middle  English  poem;  a  mod- 
ern version   in   the   metre   of  the   orig- 
inal. **$i.    Crowell. 
An  accurate  and  melodious  modern  version  of 
a  middle   English   poem. 


"A  translation  whose  fidelity  is  instinctive, 
grace  answering  to  grace.  It  is  not  too  much  to 
say  that  Miss  Jewett's  translation  crowns  the 
series."  K.  L.  Bates. 

+   +   Dial.  45:  450.  D.   16,  '08.   1450w. 

Job,    Herbert    Keightley.      Sport    of    bird- 
study:  a  book  for  young  or  active  peo- 
ple.   *$2.    Outing   pub.  8-17737- 
Designed    for   beginners     in     bird     study,     and 
tells  how   to  become   acquainted  with   the  birds 
of  any  ordinary  country  town,   how  to  go  about 
the  sport  and  what  the  results  are  likely  to  be. 
The   book   is   profusely   illustrated    and    "besides 
being    an    accurate    piece      of    scientific    work, 
forms    a   bird-census    of    a   region    never   before 
investigated   or  written    up." 


"Although  written  for  adult  .-eaders,  will  be 
enjoyed   bv  many  young  people." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bki.   4:    23S.   O.   'OS.    + 
"Mr.    Job    will   do   well    to    see    that   hereafter 
his  fine  pictures  are  not  stultified  by  this  point- 
less  use   of  his   text."     G:    Gladden. 

H Bookm.   27:  605.   Ag.    '08.    lOOOw. 

"Deserves  most  commendation  because  it 
shows  boys  in  story  form  how  much  pleasure 
and  sport  may  be  found  in  studying  birds  in 
any   ordinary    country   place." 

+   Ind.   65:    317.   Ag.   6,   '08.   60w. 
"It  is  quite  devoid  of  unwholesome  sentimen- 
tality,   and    yet    shows    for    the    bird    world    as 
loving    sympathy    as    man    can   well    have   with 
the  lower  species." 

-f   Nation.   87:366.   O.   15,  '08.   400w. 


"A    book    to    delight      the    average    healthy- 
minded    boy,    and   one    to    create   an   interest   in 
a    fascinating  form    of    recreation    and    study." 
+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:    356.    Je.    20,    '08.  lOOw. 

Johnson,  Allen.  Stephen  A.  Douglas:  a 
study  in  American  politics.  **$2.so. 
Macmillan.  8-1 1832. 

An  Interpretation  of  Douglases  personality  as 
a  representative  figure  In  the  controversies  that 
preceded  the  civil  war,  covering  carefully  the 
circumstances  that  shaped  him  into  the  "nat- 
ural spokesman  of  the  conservative  slavehold- 
ing  democracy  and  filled  him  with  the  ideas  of 
expansion  and  local  control  out  of  which  pop- 
ular sovereignty  was   to  grow." 


"Admirable  both  as  a  biography  and  as  a 
contribution   to  American   history." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  190.  Je.  '08.  + 
"The  very  limitation  of  the  subject  has  led 
to  omissions  that  prevent  the  study  from  being 
a  complete  picture  of  Douglas.  The  description 
of  the  politician,  however,  is  very  satisfactory." 
C.  W.   Alvord. 

-t-   Diai.  45:  211.  O.   1,   '08.   1500w. 
"He    has    given    us    a    brilliant    and    well-bal- 
anced biography.     To   a   notable   degree   he  has 
succeeded    in    portraying   a   man    moving   in   his 
environment." 

+   Ind.  64:1146.  My.  21,  '08.  300w. 
"A   careful   and  animated  account  of   a  vehe- 
ment and  stormy  career." 

-f  Lit.  D.  37:  326.  S.  5,  '08.  280w. 
"On  the  whole,  Professor  Johnson  has  made 
good  his  sub-title,  for  he  has  produced  'a  study 
in  American  politics'  that  has  all  the  life  and 
realism  of  a  moving  picture  in  which  Douglas 
is   the   most   conspicuous   figure." 

+   Nation.   S6:    577.   Je.    25,   'OS.   360w. 

"His  style  Is  clear  and  pleasant,  and  he 
quotes  so  freely  from  his  authorities,  naming 
them  so  numerously,  that  his  book  will  be  one 
of  authority." 

4-  +  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  302.  My.  30,  '08.  700w. 
"Well    constructed,    well    written,    and    emin- 
ently sensible." 

+  Outlook.  89:   859.  Ag.   15,   '08.   970w. 
-f   R.    of    Rs,    37:    753.    Je.    '08.    ISOw. 
-j-  Spec.    101:    sup.    475.    O.    3,    '08.    4;0w. 

Johnson,  Alvin  Saunders.  Introductory  ec- 
onomics. $1.50.  School  of  liberal  arts 
and  sciences  for  non  residents,  N.  Y. 

8-9770. 
"In  the  main  Dr.  Johnsop  has  written  a  se- 
ries of  studies  illustrating  the  operation  of  the 
two  economic  principles  of  diminishing  utility 
and  diminishing  returns  with  some  additional 
chapters  on  general  economic  subjects  such  as 
money,  financial  institutions.  international 
trade,  etc.  The  volum.o  does  not  claim  to  be  a 
general  text-book  on  the  whole  field  of  econom- 
ics. Its  aim  is  rather  to  reach  the  lay  public 
than  the  student  body,  for  the  author  believes 
that,  'in  a  democratic  state  economic  science 
should  be  for  the  many,  not  for  the  few.'  " — 
Ann.  Am.  Acad. 


"Bv  those  economists  who  hold  the  produc- 
tivity theory  of  distribution,  this  book  can  mer- 
it naught  but  praise.  It  is  a  clear,  logical  pres- 
entation written  in  terse  English.  To  that 
growing  group  of  economists,  however,  who 
have  broken  from  the  Clark  idea  of  marginal 
productivitv  and  adhere  to  the  price  or  ex- 
change theoiy,  the  book  offers  little  of  value." 
-I Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:  446.   S.    '08.    200w. 

"In  point  of  scholarship  leaves  nothing  to  be 
desired.  Unfortunately  the  mechanical  execu- 
tion of  the  volume  is  not  all  that  is  should  be." 
H Educ,    R.   36:    317.    O.   '08.   60w. 

"Assuming  that  there  is  a  real  need  for  a 
book  of  this  character — which  some  of  us  will 
consider  questionable — the  one  before  us  must 
be  accounted   to   have  met  that  need  very  sue- 


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cessfully.  The  style  is  simple  and  effective;  the 
illustrations  happy;  the  tone  moderate  and  can- 
did. The  peculiar  doctrines  of  the  school  rep- 
resented are  so  'diluted  by  qualifications  or  con- 
tradictions that  their  objectionableness  is  much 
diminished;  while  the  treatment  is  so  concrete 
as  to  give  an  air  of  complete  reality  to  a  body 
of  doctrine  which  is,  to  say  the  least,  some- 
what   transcendental."     F.    M.    Taylor. 

(-  J-   Pol-    Econ.   16:  459.   Jl.   'OS.    900w. 

"If  any  criticism  is  to  be  passed  upon  his 
work  it  is  that  it  is  confessedly  eclectic  rather 
than  hewn  from  a  single  quarry.  The  absence 
of  an  index  is  inexcusable." 

-I-  :—  Nation,  ST:  233.  S.  10,  '08.  300w. 
"If  the  other  books  in  this  series  succeed  as 
well  as  this  one  in  popularizing  modern  learn- 
ing the  School  of  liberal  arts  will  have  accom- 
plished rhuch  for  the  education  of  a  large  num- 
ber of  Americans  who  are  now  deprived  of  such 
advantages." 

+   R.  of   Rs.   37:  639.  My.  '08.  240w. 

Johnson,  Clifton,  ed.  Elm-tree  fairy  book. 
*      t$i.5o.  Little. 

A  third  collection  of  Mr.  Johnson's  versions  of 
wonder  tales.  It  follows  the  plans  of  his  two 
previous  volumes.  He  retains  the  charm,  good- 
ness and  interest  of  the  old  classics  but  cleanses 
them  of  lies,   cruelties,   bloodshed  and  suffering. 


Nation.  87:  550.  D.  3,  '08.  lOOw. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  756.  D.  5,  '08.  50w. 
"The   illustrations  are  decorative  in   arrange- 
ment,   but    the    characters    are   rather    gross    in 
type." 

H R.  of  Rs.  38:  765.  D.  '08.  50w. 

Johnson,  Clifton.  Highways  and  byways 
of  the  Pacific  coast.  (American  high- 
ways and  byways  ser.)  **$2.  Macmil- 
lan.  8-26885. 

A  book  of  leisurely  tourist  jaunts  over  moun- 
tain trails,  into  rural  byways,  among  mountain 
foothills,  and  thru  farming  regions  of  the  Pa- 
cific coast  country.  Emphasis  is  placed  upon 
typical  and  picturesque  country  life.  At  the 
end  of  each  chapter  are  to  be  found  notes  con- 
taining suggestions   for   prospective   travelers. 


"A  more  readable  book  of  travel  is  not  often 
published." 

+   Dial.  45:  410.  D.  1,  '08.  200w. 

"Besides  a  book  written  primarily  to  entertain, 
Mr.  Johnson  has  brought  together  here  so  much 
practical  information  in  regard  to  the  places 
which  he  has  visited  that  his  work  should  prove 
to  be  of  value  to  those  contemplating  a  trip  on 
the  western  coast  of  the  United  States." 
+    Lit.    D.  37:   902.  D.   12,   '08.   170w. 

Johnson,  Henry.  Life  and  voyages  of  Jo- 
seph Wiggins,  F.  R.  G.  S.,  modern  dis- 
coverer of  the  Kara  sea  route  to  Si- 
beria; based  on  his  journals  and  letters. 
*$5.   Button.  8-15733. 

Captain  Wigpins,  the  Hudson  of  the  North- 
eastern seas,  was  the  discoverer  of  the  Kara 
sea  route  to  Siberia.  From  extracts  and  jour- 
nals the  story  is  told  of  his  years  of  seafaring 
life  and  his  thirty  years  of  struggle  and  hard- 
ship to  open  a  highway  thru  the  Arctic  seas, 
and  of  his   dying  without  its  establishment. 


"A  deeplv  interesting  volume." 

+  Ath.   19ns.   2:151.   Ag.  8.   1200w. 
+   Nation.   86:305.  Ap.   2,   '08.   300w. 

N.  Y.  Times.   13:100.   F.   22,  "OS.  350w. 
R.  of   Rs.   37:  510.   Ap.   '08.   30w. 
■"The   book   is  well   written." 

-f  Sat.    R.  105:  21.  Ja.  4,  'OS.   300w. 
"A  spirited   storv   of  the   undertaking." 
+  Spec.    99:  1058.    D.    21,    '07.    400w. 


Johnson,  Herrick.     Ideal   ministry.   **$i.75. 
Revell.  8-16404. 

Ideal  ministry  as  here  set  forth  "merely 
brings  home  to  conscience  the  responsibility  at- 
taching to  the  individual  sinners,  and  the  offer 
of  a  salvation  obtained  for  each  by  the  cross 
of  Christ  as  an  expiation  for  their  guilt." 
(Outlook.)  "We  may  specially  mention  what 
seems  to  us  a  very  sensible  summary  of  the 
respective  advantages  of  the  extempore  and  the 
w-ritten  discourse,  and  of  the  memoriter  meth- 
od."   (Spec.) 


"His  sage  counsels  are  distinguished  by  rug- 
ged  common   sense." 

-I-   Nation.   87:  463.   N.   12,   '08.   70w. 

"That  the  idea!  ministry  must  be  based  on 
the  theology  of  seventeenth-century  Presbyter- 
ians, as  Dr.  Johnson  insists,  none  disputes  mor« 
incisively  than  his  fellow-presbyter,  Dr.  Carter, 
in  I'is  recent  book,  'Wanted — a  theology.'  Nor 
will  th.?  ideal  ministry  draw  Dr.  Johnson's  line 
between  sacred  and  'merely  secular'  topics,  to 
exclude  the  latter  from  the  pulpit.  All  real  in- 
terests in  God's  world,  however  secular,  have 
a  sacred  side.  But,  while  open  to  these  critic- 
cisms,  this  volume  is,  as  the  work  of  an  ac- 
knowledged master  should  be,  a  valuable  addi- 
tion to  the  cultural  apparatus  of  preachers." 
-\ Outlook.    89:  580.    Jl.    11,    '08.    300w. 

"Much  that  he  says  will  be  found  of  value. 
And  all  through  there  is  manifest  a  most  earn- 
est spirit,  and  a  desire  to  give  his  readers  or 
hearers  of  his  very  best.  We  should  like  to 
have  had  a  much  fuller  bibliographv." 
H Spec.   101:595.    O.    17,    'OS.    200w. 

Johnson,  Robert  Underwood.  Poems.  2d  ed, 
**$i.20.    Century.  8-16592. 

Includes  poems  formerly  published  under  the 
titles.  "The  winter  hour,"  and  "Songs  of  lib- 
erty," also  two  new  groups  of  poems  under  the 
headings  "Italian  rhapsody,  and  other  poems" 
and  "Moments  of  Italy,  and  other  poems." 
"Who  longs  for  music  merely  longs  for  love" 
suggests  ihe  characteristic  philosophy  of  the 
poet  in  abstracting  absolute  qualities  of  re- 
semblance and  presenting  them  on  the  plane 
of  the    ideal. 


"Gracefulness  and  facility  are  the  dominating 
qualities  of  Mr.  Johnson's  verse,  together  with 
a  sense  of  technique,  and  skill  in  the  using  of 
it." 

H Ath.   1908,   2:   265.   S.   5.   30Ow. 

"This  is  clearly  a  case  in  which  the  effect  of 
the  whole  is  greater  than  the  sum  of  the  effects 
produced  by  the  several  parts.  For  one  thing, 
the  collective  volume  shows  us  the  surprising 
breadth  of  the  poet's  range."  W:  M.  Payne. 
-I-  Dial.  45:  €3.  Ag.  1,  '08.  530w. 
H-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  389.  Jl.  11,  '08.  380w. 

Johnston,   Charles  H.  L.     Famous   cavalry 
leaders.  $1.50.   Page.  8-22309. 

Accounts  of  the  forced  marches,  dashing 
raids  and  glorious  charges  of  fifteen  heroes  of 
sabre,  spur  and  saddle:  Attila,  Saladin.  Gen- 
ghis Khan,  Chevalier  Bayard.  Count  Pappen- 
heim,  Gustavus  Adolphus,  Prince  Rupert,  Old 
father  Ziethen,  Frederick  William  Baron  \on 
Seydlitz.  Francis  Marion,  Marshal  Ney,  Joa- 
chim Murat,  Jeb  Stuart,  Phil  Sheridan  and 
George  Armstrong  Custer. 


Reviewed  by  K.  L.  M. 

Bookm.  28:  387.  D.  '08.  70w. 
"It  is  a  historical  book  and  a  good  one." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  756.  D.  5,  '08.  llOw. 

R,  Of  Rs.  38:  633.  N.  'OS.   60w. 

Johnston,      Mary.        Lewis      Rand.      +$1.50. 

Houghton.  8-23560. 

An   historical   novel   set  in   the  administration 

of    Jefferson.      Federalist    and    demoerat-repub- 


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Johnston,  Mary — Continued. 
iican  are  pitted  against  each  other  in  polit- 
ical combat.  The  hero,  Lewis  Rand,  is  a  re- 
publican; his  rival  in  love  and  poli'tics,  a  fed- 
eralist. Rand,  self-made,  a  protege  of  Jefter- 
son,  is  on  the  way  to  fame  when  he  is  tempted 
by  Burr  to  join  the  latter  in  his  mad  and 
treasonable  enterprise  of  setting  up  an  empire 
bevond  the  Alleghanies.  The  tragedy  of  Rand's 
temptation  and  fall  is  pov.erfully  portrayed,  in- 
termingled with  the  gentleness  and  devotion  of 
tne   wonderful   Jaqueline. 


■'The  s+ory  is  in  marked  advance  of  Miss 
Johnston's   earlier  ones." 

-}-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  269.  N.  'OS.  ►{« 
"An  historical  novel  extending  over  450  close- 
ly printed  pages  subjects  the  i-eader's  patience 
to  an  unduly  severe  test,  and  we  cannot  say 
that  the  interest  is  alwax-s  maintained;  but  the 
charm  of  Miss  Johnston's  writing  makes 
amends  for  much." 

H Ath.   190S,   2:    537.    O.    31.    130w. 

"A  well  imagined  and  strongly  told  tale,  with- 
in the  limitations  laid  down  by  the  conven- 
tions of  this  particular  Kind  cf  story  telling." 
F:   T.   Cooper. 

+  Bockm.  28:  143.  O.  'OS.  433w. 
"The  tragedy  of  Rand's  life  is  cleverly 
•worked  out:  though  he  occasionally  indulges  in 
a  displav  of  sentimentality  that  scarcely  fits 
the  strong  man's  character  and  tediously  de- 
lays the  march  of  the  action." 

•     _] Cath.    World.    S:S:  259.    N.    '08.    470w. 

"The  storv  is  a  strong  one,  richly  furnished 
forth  with  the  accessories  of  historical  fact  and 
of  the  manners  of  Virginians  a  centur>-  ago.  It 
provides  a  vivid  presentation  of  a  deeply  in- 
teresting period  in  our  national  annals,  and  it 
throbs  with  a  very  real  life,  albeit  a  life  ro- 
manticallv   tinged."     "W:    M.    Payne. 

F   Dial.   45:   294.   N.   1,   '08.   600w. 
"Made    notable   by   a    sudden   maturing   of    its 
author's  power  to  portray  the  depths  of  charac- 
ter " 

+   Ind.   65:   1182.  N.   19,   '08.   40w. 
"The  book  is,  we  think,  a  pi?ce  of  permanent 
literature    and    must   rank   as   one   of   the    finest 
novels    of    its    class    which    have    appeared." 
-t-   -i-   Lit.    D.    37:    600.    O.    24,    'OS.    380w. 
"The    story    is    notable     for     a     deepening     of 
thought    and   maturity   of   analysis    that   are   al- 
most   startling    in    comparison    rtith    its    prede- 
c€ssors  *' 

-f   Nation.   87:  317.   O.   1,   '08.   530w. 
"One    of    the    strongest   works    of    fiction    that 
has  seen   the   light  of  day  in  America." 

+   -I N.  Y.  Times.  13:   538.  O.  3,   'OS.   660w. 

N.  Y.   Times.  13:   615.   O.   24,   '08.    20w. 
-t-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  744.  D.  5,  '08.  180w. 
"This  story  marks  a  decided  advance  in  Miss 
Johnston's  power  and  art." 

-I-  Outlook.    90:  361.    O.    17,    '08.    340w. 
"Some    of    the    customs    of    the    time,    notably 
the    method   of   viva   voce    voting,    are   well    de- 
scribed." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    38:    634.    N.    'OS.    70w. 
"Will  add  to  her  reputation  as  a  serious  novel- 
ist both  by  the  interest  of  the  plot  and  by  the 
excellence  of  the  character-drawing." 

-I-  Spec.  101:   8S7.  N.   28,  '08.  250w. 

Johnston,  Reginald  Fleming.  From  Peking 
to  Mandalay:  a  journey  from  North 
China  to  Burma  through  Tibetan 
Ssuch'uan    and     Yunnan.    *$5.     Button. 

8-34209. 

"Mr.  Johnston  is  a  district  officer  and  magis- 
trate at  Wei-hai-wei.  The  journey  he  de- 
scribes was  a  result  of  a  long-felt  desire  to 
see  the  various  tribes  subject  to  China  which 
inhabit  the  wild  regions  of  Chinese  Tibet  and 
north-western  Yunnan.  He  went  neither  as  a 
sportsman  nor  a  political  agent,  but  as  a  schol- 
ar— an  adventurous  scholar,  which,  we  may 
add,    is   a  very   admirable    character.      Boldness 


is  generally  rewarded  and  Mr.  Johnston  met 
with  no  ill-treatment  or  even  discourtesy  in 
districts  supposed  to  be  the  most  'anti-foreign' 
in   the  Empire." — Spec. 

"Taken  as  a  whole,  his  work  is  the  most  im- 
portant of  its  kind  that  has  jome  under  our 
notice   for   some   vears." 

+  -t-  Ath.   1908,    1:    721.    Je.   13.   ITSOw. 

"Tliere  is  a  gi'eat  deal  of  matter  in  his  book 
that  will  interest  geographers,  ethnologists, 
and   religionists." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   513.  S.  19,  'OS.  300w. 

"We  cannot  profess  always  to  agree  with  his 
conclusions,  but  there  is  not  a  page  on  which 
he  does  not  earn  our  respect.  Such  a  work 
may  safely  be  included  among  the  small  num- 
ber of  books  of  travol  which  are  important." 
+   H Spec.    101:    267.     A.g.    22,    '08.    1350w. 

Joly,    Henri    L.      Legend    in    Japanese    art. 
il.  *$25.   Lane.  8-15873. 

A  description  of  historical  episodes,  legend- 
ary characters,  folklore,  mytlis,  religious  sym- 
bols -^nd  of  historical  and  fabulous  personages 
and  incidents  illustrated  in  the  arts  of  old  Jap- 
an. The  book  contains  over  seven  hundred 
half-tone  illustrations  and  sixteen  full-page 
color  prints. 


"We  commend  with  confidence  this  sumptu- 
ous treasury  of  research,  not  only  to  British 
collectors,  who  are  sometimes  reproached  with 
appraisiiig  tlieir  'curios'  at  a  purely  commercial 
value,  but  also  to  more  disinterested  lovers  of 
art  and  legend,  who  will  find  in  it  many  golden 
keys  to  the  gtnius  and  spiritual  wealth  of  Jap- 
an." 
+  H Acad.   73:  261.  D.  21.   '07.   2500w. 

"The  work  is  indispensable  to  collectors,  who 
will  find  in  it  ample,  and  on  the  whole  ac- 
curate, explanations  of  the  subjects  of  Japan- 
ese art,  ■without  which  no  real  comprehension 
of  the  merits  of  an  example  is  possible." 
+  Ath.    190S,    1:168.    F.    8.    450w. 

"Far  transcends  anything  heretofore  avail- 
able for  reference.  In  the  rrain  it  is  accurate, 
the  errors  being  few  and  of  minor  importance." 
F:  W.   Gookin. 

H Dial.   44:  211.    Ap.   1,   '08.   llOOw. 

"The  enormous  amount  of  matter  collected 
together  in  the  volume  bears  testimony  to  the 
indefatigable  zeal  with  which  the  author  has 
attacked  his  subject." 

-f   Int.   Studio.   34:    343.    Je.    '08.    200w. 

"This  handsome  and  interesting  book  will  no 
doubt    be   as   welcome   to    collectors   of   various 
forms   of   Japanese   art   as  to   the   general   read- 
er,   who  will    find    it   excellent    entertainment." 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  2S6.  My.  23,  '08.  450w. 
-j-  Spec.   100:    sup.   644.   Ap.   25,    '08.   50w. 

Jones,  Francis  Arthur.  Thomas  Alva  Edi- 
son: sixtv  years  of  an  inventor's  life, 
il.  **$2.  Crowell.  8-4377. 

A  book  for  every  library.  It  is  not  alone  val- 
uable for  its  history  of  the  great  inventor's 
achievements  in  electricity  but  for  its  illus- 
tration of  the  fact  that  inventing  may  be 
learned,  if  only  the  creative  germ  is  fostered 
that  lies  hidden  jn  most  brains.  We  have 
Edison  at  fourteen  a  shock-headed  "news 
butcher,"  newspaper  editor  and  chemical  ex- 
perimenter— all  on  train-b<erd;  at  eighteen, 
"tramp"  telegraph  operator;  at  two  and 
•twenty  an  inventor,  selling  his  stock-ticker 
for  forty  thousand  dollars.  Then  follow  one 
after  another  inventions  that  have  astonished 
the  world.  Besides  his  scientific  successes, 
Edison,  the  man,  is  portrayed  as  intensely 
human. 


"A  really  fascinating  biography  which  makes 
no  pretence  to  distinctive  literary  style  but  tells 
the  story  of  the  man  and  the  inventor  with  sim- 
plicity, enthusiasm,  and  sincerity." 
-f  -t-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  80.  Mr.  '08.  + 


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197 


"Onn  of  the  most  valuable  biographical 
sketches  of  recent  vears." 

-i-  Arena.    39:  730.    Je.   'OS.    470w. 

"With  young'  men  possessed  of  some  love  of 
science,  fondness  for  machinery,  a  taste  for 
experimenting,  and  a  touch  perhaps  of  inven- 
tive genius,  the  book  is  sure  to  be  a  favorite; 
as  a  finger-post  pointing  the  way  to  success 
for  brains  and  energy,  it  ought  U)  exert  a  good 
Influence;  and  its  attractiveness  to  the  lover  of 
biography  is  beyond  dispute."  P.  F.  Bicknell. 
+  -h  Dial.   44:  ;26.    Mr.    1,    '08.    1750w. 

Educ.    R.  35:315.   Mr.   '08.  40w. 

"Is  written  quite  agreeably  and  sympathetic- 
ally." 

+   Elec.   World,   51:514.   Mr.   7,   "08.   120w. 

"It  Is  regrettable  that  the  many  interesting 
passages  should  be  so  promiscuously  peppered 
with  inaccurate  and  misleading  technical  mat- 
ter." 

h   Engin.  N,  59:  296.  Mr.  12,  '08.  450w. 

"The  value  of  the  book  is  limited  by  the  fact 
that  his  attitude  is   entirely  uncritical." 
H Ind.   64:  868.   Ap.   16,   '08.    350w. 

"The  literary  critic  and  the  scientific  man, 
however,  will  not  regard  it  as  a  finished  piece 
of  work,  since  it  reads  too  much  like  a  series  of 
newspaper  articles,  or  contributions  to  ten-cent 
magazines.  But  the  results  detailed  in  Mr. 
Jones's  biographv  are  immensely  impressive." 
1-   Nation,   86:313.  Ap.   2,  '08.   40Ow. 

"It  would  be  a  capital  book  to  place  in  the 
hands   of    schoolbovs."    G.    H.    Bryan. 

+   Nature.     78:    122.    Je.    11,    '08.    lOOOw. 

"They  who  care  to  watch  the  wheels  of 
progress  go  around  will  like  this  record  of  the 
wizard   and  his  spells." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.   13:133.   Mr.  7,   '08.   I50w. 

"A  most  human  picture  of  the  man  himself." 
-I-   N.   Y.   Times.    13:    340.    Je.   13,    '08.    180w. 

"We  should  say  that  this  was  in  every  way  an 
attractive  and  /ery  likely  an  inspiring  book  to 
put  in  a  boy's  hands,  while  in  its  literary  char- 
acter it  is  perfectly  well  suited  for  older  read- 
ers also." 

+  Outlook.   88:  514.   F.    29,   "08.   200w. 

"Mr.  Jones  has  made  the  most  of  his  ma- 
terialo,  and  the  result  is  a  volume  of  captiva- 
ting and  unusual   "nterest." 

-i-   R.  of  Rs.  37:  380.  Mr.  'OS.  160\v. 

"It  is  a  very  human  and  vivid  picture  of  a? 
energetic  boyhood,  and  a  very  stimulating  one 
too;  for  if  he  had  ideal  parents,  and  especially 
that  type  of  mother  which  all  great  men  must 
have,  his  boyhood  refiects  credit  on  the  man 
himself.  We  should  like  to  have  heard  more 
about  them;  it  is  our  only  disappointment  on 
putting  down  this  fascinating  book,  which  will 
please  both  the  scientific  enthusiast  and  the 
student    of    character." 

+  Spec.    99:    994.    D.    14,    '07.    140w. 

Jones,    H,    Stuart.      Roman    empire.    (Story 
of    the    nations,    v.    75.)    $1.50.    Putnam. 

8-22316. 

For  the  professional  student  as  well  as  the 
lay  reader  of  Roman  history.  The  author  aims 
"to  present  in  a  graphic  narrative  the  pictur- 
esque and  noteworthy  periods  and  episodes  of 
Roman  history  in  their  philosophical  relations 
to  each  other  as  well   as  to  universal   history." 


"He  seems  to  us  wanting  in  boldness  of  omis- 
sion,  if  we  mav  use  such  a  phrase." 

-) Ath.    1908.    2:    2tv0.    S.    .'..    920w. 

"A  work  of  great  value  in  itself,  and  of  rare 
promise    for    the    future."     W.    A.    Goligher. 

-I-   -^ Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:   541.   Jl.    '08.    740w. 

"Probably  no  more  competent  writer  could  be 
found  to  tell  the  story  of  the  Roman  empire 
than    Stuart    Jones." 

4-   Ind.    65:    321.    Ag.    6,    '08.    150w. 
-t-   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   454.  Ag.   15,   'OS.   240w. 
R.  of   Rs.  38:  254.  Ag.   '08.   80w. 


"Mr.  Stuart  Jones  has  done  a  very  great 
feat." 

-I-   +  Sat.    R.   105:    792.    Je.    20,    '08.    9'50w. 
"A    very    warm    commendation    of    his    book 
to    our   readers." 

-I-   -i-   Spec.    101:    22.    Jl.    4,    '08.    640w. 

Jones,  Rev.  John  Peter.     India,  its  life  and 
thought.    **$2.5o.    Macmillan.       8-30291. 

Observations  and  experiences  recorded  out  of 
thirty  years  of  missionary  life  in  India.  Themes 
which  the  author  discusses  are  India's  growing 
unrest,  due  to  the  dawning  consciousness  of 
strength,  India's  many  faiths,  the  Hindu  cast© 
system,  the  gita.  popular  Hinduism,  pessimism, 
modern  religious  movement  and  the  progress  of 
Christianity   in   India. 

Jones,  Llewellyn  A.  A.,  and  Bellot,  Hugh 

H.  L.  Commerce  in  war.  *$6.  Apple- 
ton.  8-8473- 
A  book  providing  a  full  exposition  of  the 
rules  of  international  law  which  govern  the 
commercial  relations  of  neutral  and  belligerent 
states.  Its  value  is  enhanced  by  its  full  quota- 
tion from  treaties,  ordinances,  and  judgm.ents 
bearing  on  subjects  of  contraband,  blockade, 
continuous  voyage,  carriage  of  property  at  sea, 
right  and  formality  of  search,  capture  and  con- 
demnation,  recaptiire  and  rescue. 


"The  treatment  of  the  subject  is  extremely 
practical." 

+  Ath.  1907,   1:  471.  Ap.   20.   lOOOw. 

"Mr.    Atherley-Jones    has   given   his   views    on 
certain  well-known   decisions  and   executive   or- 
ders   with    trenchant    vigour."     T.    Raleigh. 
+   Eng.    Hist.    R.   22:  389.   Ap.   '07.   150w. 

"It  is  the  fruit  of  great  industry.  Some  parts 
of  the  subject,  notably  contraband,  have  been 
examined  with  much  care.  The  exposition  is 
generally  clear  and  accurate.  There  arc  copi- 
ous citations  from  judgments  and  treaties 
which  make  the  book  useful  to  those  whose  li- 
brary of  international  law  is  small.  It  is  the 
critical  side  of  the  volume  which  is  the  weak- 
est." 

-j Lond.  Times.  6:19.  Ja.  18,  '07.  800w. 

"Such  an  exposition  cannot  fail  to  prove 
useful — as  the  author  hopes — to  the  lawyer,  the 
shipowner  and  shipper:  to  diplomatists  and 
consuls:  but  it  will  also  contribute  to  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  freedom  of  commerce  in 
war." 

-4-   Nation.   86:306.   Ap.   2.   'OS.    200w. 

"On  all  the  rules  of  international  law  under 
these  headings,  governing  the  commercial  re- 
lations of  the  subjects  of  neutral  and  belliger- 
ent states.  Mr.  Atherley-Jones's  book  is  a 
treasure-hon.se   of  infcrmation." 

-L   Outlook.    SS:  607.    Mr.    14,    'OS.    15Cw. 

"So   far    as    we    have    examined    the    digest    it 
seems    carefully   and     lucidly     framed,     and    the 
book    should    fulfil     the     authors'     desires     and 
make  an   excellent  manual   of  practice." 
J-   Spec.    9S:  504.    Mr.    30,    '07.    300w. 

Jones,  Plummer  Flippen.  Shamrock-land:  a 
*       ramble    through    Ireland.    **$2.    Moffat. 

8-33-98. 
"A  good  general  description  in  a  running,  hap- 
py-go-lucky way,  of  Ireland  as  it  is  at  thfe  pres- 
ent time,  with  a  lot  of  good  pictures."  (R.  of 
Rs. )  "In  seeking  places  of  interest  and  scenes 
of  beauty,  of  course  the  author  visited  Lissoy 
(now  better  Known  as  Auburn.  Goldsmith's 
Deserted  village),  the  Lakes  of  Killarney.  Blar- 
ney castle,  the  Giant's  causeway,  the  Golden 
vaie  of  Tipperary,  and  other  inviting  districts. 
.  .  .  There  is  much  more  of  the  sunshine  of  the 
Celtic  temperament  than  of  its  occasional  gloom 
in  this  study  of  Pat  and  his  Emerald  Isle." 
(Dial.) 


"Has  just  enough  of  historical  and  statistical 
information  to  be  useful  without  being  tiresome, 
and    a   wealth   of   personal    observation   and    ex- 
perience  that   make   excellent   reading." 
+    Dial.  45:  410.  D.  1,  '08.  260w. 


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Jones,  Plummer  Flippen — Continued. 

"The  photographs  illustrating  the  boolc  are  ex- 
cellent." 

+   N,  Y.  Times.  13:  755.  D.  5,  '08.  50w. 
"Mr.  Jones  not  only  Icnows  Ireland,  but  loves 
it,  and  writes  with  enthusiasm  and  vivacity." 
+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  758.  D.  '08.  90w. 

Jones,  Thomas  S.  From  quiet  valleys;  po- 
ems. $1.25.  G.  W.  Browning,  Clinton, 
N.  Y.  7-38615. 

A    book   of  graceful  verse,   which   borrows   its 

peace-loving   themes    from    nature. 


"Mr.  Jones  is  a  poet  of  nature,  and  has  felt 
the  soothing  ministries  of  woods  and  fields  and 
skies.  His  verse,  rn'o^reover,  is  freighted  with 
enough  of  imagination  to  be  truly  significant 
of  the  life  of  the  spirit."  W:  M.  Payne. 
+   Dial.    45:  64.    Ag.    1,    '08.    150w. 

"Aspects  and  seasons  of  nature  most  in- 
spire his  volume  and  fill  it  with  a  kind  of  tran- 
sparent   violet    shadow." 

+   Nation.    87:    34.    Jl.    9,    '08.    lOOw. 

Jonson,  Ben.  New^  inn;  or,  The  light  heart; 
ed.  with  introd.,  notes,  and  glossary  by 
George  Bremner  Tennant.  (Yale  stu- 
dies in  English,  34.)  *$2.50.  Holt. 

8-12456. 

"The  justification  for  this  edition  is  the  text, 
which  has  been  carefully  prepared  from  the 
earliest  editions." — Nation. 


"The  introduction  is  for  the  most  part  a  per- 
functory discussion  of  previous  discussion,  and 
quite  without  edification.  Tlie  notes  on  the 
text,  although  they  exhibit  much  industry,  are 
needlesslv  copious." 

H Nation.    87:  192.    Ag.    27,    '08.    400w. 

Jordan,  David  Starr,   ed.     California  earth- 
quake of  1906.     *$3.50.  Robertson. 

7-42337- 
Contains  eight  separate  articles  each  of  which 
discusses  the  subject  from  a  different  view- 
point. "The  general  scientific  or,  more  proper- 
ly, geoloe^ical  matters,  are  treated  by  President 
Jordan.  Prof.  J.  C.  Branner.  G.  K.  Gilbert,  and 
Dr.  H.  W.  Fairbanks;  the  more  strictly  seismo- 
logical  aspects  by  Dr.  F.  Omori  of  the  Impe- 
rial earthciiiake  investigation  committee  of 
Japan:  the  engineering  and  architectural  les- 
sons, by  Prof.  Charles  Derleth,  jr.,  cert.ain  lo- 
cal details  by  Stephen  Taber;  and  the  human 
side  of  the  sudden  calamity,  by  Mrs.  Mary  Aus- 
tin."   (Nation.) 


A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   190.  Je.  '08. 
"While    written    from    the    scientific    point    of 
view,    they  are   invested  with   a  good  degree   of 
popular   interest." 

-f   Dial.   44:248.   Ap.   16,   '08.   250w. 
"Both     scientific     and     non-scientific     readers 
will   find   much    to   interest  them   in    it."     H.    H. 
-f  J.    Geol.    16:    584.    S.    '08.    90w. 
"They    afford    an    interesting    account    of    the 
catastrophe;   but   the  advantage  of  presentation 
from    different    points   of   view   is   offset   in    part 
by    the    unavoidable    repetitions    incident    to    a 
compilation." 

-I Nation.    86:  338.   Ap.    9,   '08.    200w. 

"This  is  a  collection  of  nine  well-wrftten  es- 
says, which,  as  might  be  expected,  more  or 
less  overlap  in  their  subject-matter."  J.  Milne, 
+  Nature.  78:  27.  My.  14,  '08.  800w. 
"Mrs.  Austin's  contribution  is  the  vivifl,  hu- 
man picture  of  an  eye-witness  of  the  catastro- 
phe." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.   13:  89.    F.   15,   '08.   150w. 
"These    essays   and     descriprtive     papers     give 
perhaps    as    well    as   writings    can    give    a   clear, 
comprehensive,   and   accurate  view   of   the  great 
earthquake  and   its  associated   phenomena." 
+    R.   Of    Rs.   37:  382.   Mr.   '08.    200w. 


Jordan,  David  Starr.  Fishes.  (American 
nature  series.)  il.  **$6.  Holt.  7-42325. 
Less  for  technical  students  of  ichthyology 
than  for  nature  .lovers  and  anglers  this  volume 
contains  practically  all  of  the  non-technical  ma- 
terial included  in  Dr.  Jordan's  "Guide  to  the 
study  of  fishes."  The  fishes  used  as  food  and 
those  of  special  interest  to  anglers  in  America 
receive  full  attention  while  Doth  existing  ana 
extinct  families  of  fishes  are  treated  in  pro- 
portion to  their  importance.  The  volume  of 
nearly  eight  liundred  pages  contains  approxi- 
m.ately  seven  hundred  illustrations. 


"As  the  contraction  has  been  effected  by 
means  of  the  scissors  and  practically  no  change 
has  been  made  in  the  text  the  connections  are 
not  always  smooth." 

-I A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   190.  Je.   '08. 

"The  author's  wide  knowledge  of  this  group 
of  animals,  his  comprehensive  selection  of  in- 
teresting data,  his  terse,  lucid,  often  humorous 
presentation  of  his  subject,  and  the  superb  se- 
lection of  illustrations,  all  combine  to  make  this 
by  far  the  most  readable  and  interesting  popu- 
lar natural  history  of  fishes  which  has  as  yet 
been  published." 

+  +   Dial.   44:1«1.  Mr.   16,   '08.   230w. 

"Presents     contradictory     and     disappointing 

H   Nation.    S6:    290.    Mr.    26,    '08.    550W. 

"It  is  difficult  to  conceive  of  a  better  book  on 
the  subject,  for  Mr.  Jordan  possesses  the  ex- 
act knowledge  and  Infinite  patience  of  the  sci- 
entific mind  with  the  sympathy  and  imagina- 
tion of  the  great  teacher,  so  that  he  not  only 
knows  his  subject,  but  he  also  knows  how  ta 
awaken  keen  interest  and  understanding  in  his 
readers.  There  is  thus  a  vital  quality  to  hia 
book." 

4-   -f  N.   Y.  Times.  13:  93.   F.  IS,  '08.   20<)w. 
+   Outlook.    SS:  513.    F.    29,    '0'8.    120w. 
"Dr.  Jordan  has  aimed  to  make  this  volume 
interesting  to  nature-lovers  and  anglers  and  in- 
structive  to  all.' 

+  R.  Of  Rs.  37:352.  Mr.  '08.  170w. 

Jordan,  Edwin  Cakes.  Text-book  of  general 

*      bacteriology.  *$3.  Saunders. 

"This  book  is  intended  to  give  a  bird's-eye 
view  of  the  entire  field  of  bacteriologry  and,  al- 
though necessarily  largely  medical  in  its  scope, 
it  includes  also  references  to  the  various  appli- 
cations of  bacteriology  to  the  arts  and  indus- 
tries. Although  treating  the  subject  in  this  gen- 
eral way,  it  cannot  be  considered  as  an  ele- 
mentary book.  It  is  rather  a  sort  of  bacteriolog- 
ical Baedeker  in  which  the  reader  will  find  ref- 
erences to  guide  him  in  whatever  direction  his 
interest  lies."     (Engin.   Rec.) 


"The  author's  style  is  clear  and  pleasing,  and 
the  arrangement  of  the  subject  matter  is  excel- 
lent, the  frequent  side-headings  and  the  very 
complete  index  making  reference  easy.  En- 
gineers may  find  the  work  somewhat  limited  on 
its  sanitary  side.  Throughout  the  book  the 
more  theoretical  aspects  of  bacteriology  are,  if 
anything,  treated  better  than  the  practical  ap- 
plications." 

H Engin.  Rec.  58:  566.  N.  14,  '08.  540w. 

"Some   of   it   is  a   little   special   for  a   general 
reader    quite    unfamiliar   with    the    subject,    but 
much  of  the  book  is  easy  and  pleasant  reading." 
-I-   Nation.  87:  556.  D.  3,  '08.  440w. 

Jordon,  Elizabeth  Carver.  Many  kingdoms. 
*       t$i.SO.   Harper.  8-30707. 

Creatures  of  fancy  as  well  as  sturdy  flesh  and 
blood  mortals  of  real  life  people  Miss  Jordon's 
world  of  stories.  The  elusive  lady  of  dreams 
and  the  invisible  child  playmate  demand  of  the 
reader  a  subliminal  flight,  while  the  Henry 
Smiths — middle  aged  newly-weds — detain  this 
same   reader   within   the   walls   of   a  New   York 


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hotel  where  the  two  spend  their  honeymoon  too 
diverted  to  risk  their  lives  among  the  crowds 
of  Broadway. 


"There  is  no  startling  originality  in  these 
pleasant  tales,  indeed,  at  times  the  note  is  defi- 
nitely reminiscent,  but  there  are  wholesome 
humor  and  pathos,  and  the  felicity  of  descrip- 
tion that  one  has  come  to  expect  from  Miss 
Jordon  as  a  matter  of  course." 

+   Nation.  S7:  526.  N.  26,  '08.  140w. 

"For  the  most  part  Miss  Jordon's  literary 
workmanship  is  very  clever  and  of  more  artis- 
tic value  than  is  to  be  found  in  a  great  portion 
of  prolific  output  of  American  short  stories. 
She  frequently  spoils  the  artistic  effect  of  a 
scene  or  of  an  entire  story  by  overelaborate  de- 
scription of  presentation  and  by  unbridled  in- 
dulgence in  adjectives  and  adverbs." 

H N.  Y.  Times.   13:  720.  D.  5,  '08.  220w. 

Jost,   Ludwig.     Lectures   on   plant   physiol- 
ogy;   authorized    English    tr.    by    R.    J. 
Harvey   Gibson.   *$6.75.   Oxford.  8-3923. 
The  work   of  the  professor  of   botany   in   the 
Strassburg  university  translated  by  the  profes- 
sor   of    botany    in    the    University    of    Liverpool. 
"After  an  introduction,  which  states  clearly  the 
problems  and  methods  of  physiology,  the  author 
divides    the   field    into   three   parts:    (1)    Metabo- 
lism,   (2)    Metamorphosis,    (3)    Transformation  of 
energy."     (Nation.) 


"Though  it  lacks  the  suggestiveness  and  com- 
prehensiveness of  Pfeffer,  and  can  by  no  means 
replace  that  indispensable  work,  its  clear  and 
picturesque  style  adapts  it  better  to  the  ad- 
vanced student  and  teacher.  It  is  well  to  have 
it  available  in  English  even  at  the  exorbitant 
price."    C.    R.    B. 

H Bot.   Gaz.   44:309.    O.    '07.    770w. 

"The  translator  has  done  his  work  conscien- 
tiously and  on  the  whole   satisfactorily." 

+  Nation.   86:  243.   Mr.   12,   '08.   llOOw. 

"The  English  rendering  lacks  accuracy.  We 
express  our  high  esteem  for  Prof.  Jost's  lec- 
tures. The  exposition  is  extremely  lucid,  and 
just  what  is  needed  for  students  taking  up  the 
advanced  study  of  physiology."  F.  F.  B. 
-\ Nature.    77:  97.    D.    5,   '07.    1150w. 

Judd,  Charles  Hubbard.  Psychology;  gen- 
eral introduction:  volume  one  of  a  se- 
ries of  text  books  designed  to  intro- 
duce the  student  to  the  methods  and 
principles  of  scientific  psychology. 
*$i.50.  Scribner.  7-23072. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


"When  one  recalls  the  multiple  and  difficult 
aims  of  the  work,  the  result  constitutes  a  no- 
table achievement.  Many  will  vote  it  the  most 
comprehensive  introductory  text  that  has  re- 
cently appeared.  The  chapters  wide  in  scope, 
rich  in  learning,  and  intensely  practical, — ail 
these  produce  an  impression  of  fullness  and 
adequacy  to  be  desired  in  a  general  introduc- 
tion. The  style  is  pedestrian,  simple,  and  gen- 
erally clear.'     E.  H.   L.indlev. 

H J.    Philos.    4:    713.    D.    19,    '07.    600w. 

"The  most  defective  portion  of  tlils  book  ia 
that  on  the  formation  of  the  concept,  a  title 
which  is  forced  into  covering  the  judgment  and 
the  process   of  reasoning  as   well." 

-i Nation.    86:    516.    Je.    4,    '08.    1400w. 

"Unquestionably  the  approach  to  the  mate- 
rial is  in  several  chapters  somewhat  sophisti- 
cated, and  the  absence  at  many  points  of  defi- 
nite and  distinct  lines  of  demarcation  is  likely 
to  be  felt  by  the  beginner  in  a  disastrous  man- 
ner."   J.    R.    Angell. 

H Philos.    R.    17:  432.    Jl.    '08.    25O0w. 

"This  volume,  taken  as  a  whole.  Impresses 
me  as  an  exposition  of  the  author's  system  of 
psychology  which  is  calculated  more  to  Inter- 
est and  challenge   the  attention   of  his   brother 


psychologists  than  that  of  his  students.  The 
author's  style  is  expository  and  argumentative, 
straightforward,  but  not  ea<^y  and  varied  etiousjh 
to  hold  the  attention  of  immature  readers." 
G.  M.  Whipple. 

-J Psychol.   Bull.  5:  114.  Ap.  15,  '08.  2600w. 

"Professor  Judd's  contribution  to  the  avail- 
able facilities  for  the  teaching  of  psychology  is 
a  notable  one.  The  plan  is  consistent,  the  ex- 
ecution capable,  the  result  distinctive."  Joseph 
Jastrow. 
+  -] Science,  n.  s.  27:  775.  My.  15,  '08.  2700w. 

Judson,  William  Pierson.  Road  preserva- 
tion and  dust  prevention.  *$i.5o.  Eng. 
news.  8-24251. 

Concerned  with  the  problem  of  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  surface  and  the  prevention  of  dust 
on  macadamized  roads.  "The  author  has  com- 
piled in  convenient  form  a  history,  taken  from 
the  principal  engineering  journals  and  publica- 
tions, of  the  experiments  which  have  been 
conducted  in  recent  years  attempting  to  solve 
the  problems,  and  of  the  manner,  as  well  as 
the  materials,  in  and  with  which  they  have 
been    carried   out."    (Engin.   Rec.) 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  2G1.  N.  '08.  + 
"We  feel  tliat  Mr.  Judson  has  tendered  a 
valuable  ser\ice  in  reducing  the  subject  to  a 
condition  that  permits  of  comparisons  being 
made  and  that  gi\  es  oriicials  who  are  not  ex- 
perts, reliable  inlormation  to  guide  them  in  the 
selection  of  a  suitable  remedy  for  the  cure  of 
their   own   local   troubles." 

+  Engin.  D.  4:  303.  S.  'OS.  T40w. 
"Mr.  Judson  has  rendered  the  road  engineers 
and  roadmakers  of  the  whole  country  a  very 
valuable  serxice  in  collecting,  collating  and  dis- 
cussing the  gieat  mass  of  data  on  the  subject, 
scattered  through  the  periodicals  and  society 
transactions."     S.   Whinery. 

+   Engin.   N.  €0:  427.   O.   15,  '08.   650w. 
"May    be    referred    to    with    benefit    by    those 
who    are    taking    up      the    subject    for    the    first 
time." 

+   Engin.   Rec.  58:   306.  S.  12,  '08.  170w. 
"His    book    should    be   in    the   hands    of    state 
and    local    road    officials    throughout    the    coun- 
try." 

+   R.  of   Rs.   38:  G3G.   N.   'OS.   2.")flw. 

Julie's  diary:  a  personal  record;  tr.  from 
the  Danish  by  Julia  Le  Gallienne.  $1.50. 
Luce,  J:  W. 

A  personal  record  which  serves  as  a  "be- 
ware!" for  girls  chafing  under  the  monotony  of 
a  colorless  life,  who  demand  a  little  day  of 
eventful  happenings.  Julie  is  an  austere  pro- 
fessor's daughter.  She  holds  in  abeyance  her 
lover  who  could  do  no  more  than  transplant  her 
from  one  home  at  the  mercy  of  the  peace  of 
dullness  to  another  like  it.  Of  her  own  ac- 
cord she  comes  under  the  hypnotic  spell  of  an 
actor.  Her  day  once  spent  on  the  husks  of  life 
she  returns  to  the  shelter  of  Erik's  love, 
scarred    but   wiser   far. 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  340.  Je.  13,  'OS.  130w. 
"Full  of  a  charm,  a  delicacy,  and  an  insight 
rarely  met  with  and  rafreshing  in  the  extreme. 
A  fine  ait  is  required  to  tell  such  a  story  and 
keep  it  on  its  high  level.  This  art  the  author 
possessed  and  the  translation  retains  much  of 
it,    though    it    is    r.ot   quite   first   rate." 

-I N.   Y.   Times.   13:    398.   Jl.    18,    '08.    260w. 


K 


Keane,  Augustus  Henry.     World's  peoples. 

*$2.   Putnam.  8-10848. 

"A.  H.   Keane  has  gathered  into  a  volume   of 

a  little   over   400   pages,      profusely     Illustrated 

from  photographs  of  the  originals,  a  synopsis  of 


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Keane,  Augustus  Henry — Continued. 
the  latest — or  almost  the  latest — view  of  human 
genesis  and  a  description,  often  in  some  detail 
where  the  race  is  barbarous  enough*  to  be  inter- 
esting, of  all  the  divers  peoples  of  the  globe, 
duly  subdivided  and  classified  under  the  usual 
groups  of  black,  red,  yellow,  and  white." — N.  Y. 
Times. 


"The  formal  descriptions,  the  enumeration  of 
peoples,  and  the  geographical  relations  are  well 
done,  but  social  and  mental  questions  are  not 
so  well  handled."   W.   I.   Thomas. 

H Am.    J.    Soc.    14:    123.    Jl.    '08.    lOOw. 

A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    235.    O.    '08. 
"In  spite  of  its  defects,   the  book  is  rea-dable, 
well    illustrated,    and    in    some    respects    a    con- 
venient   manual.     Such    a    work    is    needed,    and 
is   particularlv  difficult  to   produce." 

H Dial.    45:    168.    S.    16,    '0-8.    esfiw. 

"It     contains     more     information     about     the 
characteristics    of    different    races,    their    beliefs 
and   customs,    than   any   other   book   of   its    size, 
as  interestingly  written  as  such  condensed  mat- 
ter  can   be.   and  abundantly   illustrated." 
+  Ind.   65:   322.   Ag.    6,   '08.    40w. 
"Like   Peschel   and   Ratzel,    to   name  only   the 
most   prominent    authors    of   ethnographies,    Mr. 
Keane    has    too    little    system    and    perspective, 
and   exhibits  too  little  power  of  renunciation." 
—  Nation.   86:222.  Mr.   5,   '08.   300w. 
"Fertile  in  curious  interest  and  rather  unusu- 
ally up  to  date." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:118.   F.  29,  '08.  450w. 
"It   is   in    the   wealth    of   detail   that    its   value 
lies." 

+  Spec.   100:    1009.   Je.    27,   '08.    280w. 

Keatinge,  Maurice  Walter.  Suggestion  in 
education.  *$i.75.  Macmillan.  E  8-.-^2. 
A  study  in  educational  psychology.  "We  are 
shown  the  extreme  forms  of  suggestion  and 
dissociation:  then  we  pass  to  an  examination 
of  suggestion  in  normal  waking  states.  Next 
come  the  conditions,  preliminary  and  immedi- 
ate, under  which  suggestion  is  affective.  The 
remaining  four  chapters,  from  the  seventh  to 
the  twelfth  deal  with  the  influence  of  sugges- 
tion in  the  formation   of  character."    (Dial.) 


"Mr.    Keatinge   rJea's   intereptinglv  and   simply 
with   the   psychology   of   suggestion." 
+  Ath.  1908,   1:   70.   Ja.   18.  450w. 

"Very  thorough  and  helpful.  The  writer  has 
uncommon  powers  of  psychological  description: 
his  account  of  the  subconscious,  for  example, 
seems  to  us  the  best  short  description  we  have 
met  (p.  143  ff).  He  has  also  in  a  high  degree 
the  art  of  making  his  exposition  vivid  and  in- 
teresting without  being  diffuse,  by  mingling 
just  the  right  proportions  of  the  concrete  and 
the  didactic."   E:    O.    Sisson. 

+  +   Dial.    44:    276.    My.    1,    '08.    400w. 

Keays,  H.  A.  Mitchell.    I  and  my  true  love. 
t$i.5o.    Small.  8-28998. 

A  story  dealing  with  marriage,  divorce,  a  sec- 
ond marriage,  regret,  and  final  reconciliation 
thru  a  child  of  the  first  marriage. 


"A  clever  book  with  a  perspective  of  real 
life." 

+   Ind.   65:   1183.   N.    19,   '08.   90w. 
"A  slight  and  rather  clever  novel.     The  pretty 
child  might  be  fascinating  if  the  author  had  not 
made   the    fatal    mistake   of   letting   her   be   vul- 
gar." 

-I Nation.  87:   498.  N.  19,   '08.   280w. 

"The  characters  in  this  book  are  not  puppets, 
yet  they  are  scarcely  real.  They  are  ideas  in 
human  form.  Her  people  are  conceptions  rath- 
er than  creations.  With  these  conceptions  the 
novelist  seems  at  times  to  flirt  vivaciously. 
The  stoiy  is  deftly  arranged,  but  savors  of  im- 
possibility." 

—  N.    Y.    Times.    13:614.    O.    24,    '08.    2G0w. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  744.  D.  5,  '08.  170w. 


Keller,  Albert  Galloway.  Colonization: 
a  study  of  the  founding  of  new  societies. 
$3.   Ginn.  8-18742. 

From  the  viewpoint  of  the  economist  and  so- 
ciologist tRe  whole  history  of  colonization  is 
covered  in  this  study  which  aims  to  meet  the 
needs  of  college  students  'both  by  presenting 
in  English  a  mass  of  data  not  readily  acces- 
sible, and  by  arranging  the  same  in  such  sys- 
tem and  order  as  to  emphasize  the  salient  as- 
pects of  the  process  of  colonization."  Emigra- 
tion, colonial  trade,  race  contact  and  like  ques- 
tions are  treated  in  preference  to  historical; 
administrative  and   legal   detail. 

Keller,  Helen  Adams.  World  I  live  in. 
**$i.20.    Century.  8-30582. 

A  group  of  fourteen  essays  and  the  poem 
"The  chant  of  daikness."  Miss  Keller  shows 
how  rich  her  deaf-blind  world  is  with  three 
senses' — ^touch,  taste,  and  smell.  Some  of  the 
chapters  are:  The  seeing  hand,  The  hand  of 
the  race;  The  power  of  touch;  Smell,  the  fallen 
angel;  Relative  values  of  the  senses;  The  five- 
sensed  world;  Inward  visions;  Before  the  soul 
dawn;  The  dream  world;  Dreams  and  reality; 
and  A  waking  dream. 


"Most  interesting  book,  which,  though  it  con- 
cludes with  a  metrical  'Chant  of  darkness,' 
will  be  found  to  emanate  much  sweetness  and 
light." 

+   Dial   45:346.    N.    16,    '08.    550w. 
"Thruoiit     her     small     volume     of     essays     a 
new   world    is   opened    up   for  our  consideration, 
a  new  standard  of  physical  and  spiritual  values 
is  formulated." 

-I-   Ind.   65:1124.   N.    12,    '08.    2i50w. 
"This  certainly  is  one  of  the  wonderful  books." 

+    Lit.   D.  37:' 812.  N.   28,  '08.  60w. 
"A    unique    and    intensely    interesting    bit    of 
autobiography." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  688.  N.  21,  '08.  230w. 
"A    valuable   autobiographical    contribution   to 
the  studv   of  human  possibility." 

+  Outlook.   90:   843.  D.   12,   '08.  llOw. 
"These  essays  go  farther  than  previous  writ- 
ings   of    Miss    Keller    in    revealing    her    psychic 
experiences." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  762.  D.  '08.  lOOw. 

Kellogg,  Vernon  Lyman.  American  insects; 
with     many     original     illustrations     by 
Mary  Wellman;  2d  ed.    (American  na- 
ture ser.,  group  i.)  *'*$5.  Holt.  8-16424. 
The  revision   substitutes   a  detailed  analytical 
table  of   contents   for  the  simple  list  of  chapter 
titles  used  in  t'ne  first  edition,  and  gives  an  ad- 
ditional   chapter    (Chapter    19)    on    the    subject 
of  insect  behavior  and   psychology. 


"An  authoritative  semi-popular  work." 

-I-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    277.    N.    '08. 
"Its  high  merit  has  been  recognized,  and  that 
by   a   constituency   not    easy   to   please.      It   well 
deserves  this  patronage." 

-f-   -I-   Nation.  87:  122.  Ag.  6,  '08.  930w. 

N.    Y.    Times.    13:393.    Jl.    11,    '08.    170w. 
"So  written   as   to  make  it  usable   by  any  in- 
telligent person  who  feels  an  honest  interest  in 
natural   history." 

4-  Outlook.  89:  767.  Ag.  1,  '08.  150w. 
"Both  because  of  the  authority  of  the  text 
and  the  accuracy  and  general  excellence  of  the 
original  illustrations,  this  work  has  made  a 
place  of  its  own  in  scientific  literature.  For 
the  American  naturalist  it  is  indispensable." 
-^  -j-   R.   of   Rs.   38:    253.   Ag.    '08.   60w. 

Kellogg,    Vernon     Lyman.     Insect     stories. 
(American  nature  ser.)  **$i.50.  Holt. 

8-21773' 
Strange,    true    facts   of   insect    life    by   an   au 
thority    on    insects    in    story    form    for    young 


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readers.  He  records  interesting  observations 
about  wasps,  spiders,  red  beetles,  ants  and 
their  enemies,  orange  dwellers,  grass -iioppers, 
May-flies,    bees   and   lioney-ants. 


"Thiough  not  many  children  will  read  it, 
those  who  are  already  interested  in  the  subject 
will   tlioraughly   enjoy   it." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    248.    O.    '08. 

"Is  not  a  child's  book,  in  the  strict  sense; 
It  is  written  wilh  the  child  rather  than  for 
him.  But  no  intelligent  youth  can  fail  to  read 
it  with    delight   and   profit." 

+   Nation.   87:   16i).  Ag.   20,  '08.   ZWw. 

"A  vast  amount  of  inforniatfan  about  wasps, 
bees,  .spiders,  ants,  and  other  little  creatures 
is   cliarmingly  presented    bv   Prof.    Kellogg." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   459.   Ag.   22,   08.   750w. 

Kelly,  Edmond.     Elimination  of  the  tramp. 
**$i.  Putnam.  8-5259. 

A  sociological  as  well  as  economic  study  of 
vagrancy  reinforced  by  knowledge  and  experi- 
ence gained  during  a  long  residence  abroad. 
The  author  states  his  problem,  shows  the  ad- 
vantage of  classifying  tramps,  and  urges  the 
introduction  of  labor  colonies  with  a  view  to 
solving  the  tramp  problem.  This  latter  topic — 
Its  success  in  Switzerland  and  the  arguments  in 
favor  of  its  adoption  in  America — occupies  the 
main  portion  of  his  discussion.  He  closes  with 
a  chapter  on  indiscriminate   almsgiving. 


"This  book  is  a  notable  addition  to  the  dis- 
cussion."   C.    R.    Henderson. 

+  Am.   J.   See.   14:    128.   Jl.   '08.   lOOw. 
"A  brief,    informing,   highly  interesting,   prac- 
tical  work." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    191.   Je.    '08.   + 
"Aside   from   the     question     of    the    value     of 
the   method   in  America,   the  book   gives   a  very 
good  account  of  the  European   colonies  and  de- 
serves   careful    consideration." 

-f-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  714.  My.  '08.  lOOw. 
"We  think  that  .  .  .  Mr.  Kelly's  plan 
would  be  an  improvement  on  present  conditions, 
but  we  cannot  think  it  would  eliminate  the 
tramp.  The  tramp  of  to-day  is  the  result  of 
conditions  of  our  civilization  that  n:ust  change 
before  their  present  results  pass  away."  E:  E. 
Hale,    jr. 

H ■  Dial.    44:    301.    My.    16,    '08.    lOOnw. 

"Develops   what    seems    to   be    a   very    practi- 
cable  plan    adapted    to   American    conditions." 
+  Ind.   64:53'2.   Mr.   5,   '08.   170w. 
"A   careful   studv." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:  26.   Ja.   18,   '08.   120w. 
"He  expounds  his  problem  and  suggested  so- 
lution with  energy   and   intelligence." 

+  N.  Y.   Times.   13:  177.   Mr.   28,   '08.   80w. 

Kelly,  Myra.    Wards  of  liberty.  ^$1.50.  Mc- 
Clure.  7-35624. 

A  new  group  of  East  Side  stories.  "Eva  and 
Sadie  and  Morris  still  adore  Miss  Bailey  and 
converse  in  their  'near-Knglish'  with  her. 
There  is  more  pathos,  and  more  depth  of  revolt 
at  some  of  the  hard  conditions  among  the  poor, 
in  these  stories  than  in  those  preceding.  'Little 
Bo-Peep'  is  a  horrible  picture  of  suffering,  and 
some  of  the  others  are  heavy  with  sorrows." 
(Outlook.) 


"They  are  really  humorous  creations,  both 
funny  and  pathetic;  Miss  Kelly  has,  we  think 
wisely   emphasized  the  fun." 

+   Nation.    85:  54i5.   D.   12,   '07.   4S0w. 

"Humor  in  phrase  and  situation  lightens  all, 
while  heterodoxy  actually  rages  in  some  of  the 

+  Outlook.  S7:  745.  N.   30,  '07.  ISOw. 
R.  of  Rs.  37:  124.  Ja.  '08.  140w. 


Kemmerer,  Edwin  Walter.  Money  and 
credit  instruments  in  their  relation  to 
general  prices.  (Cornell  studies  in  his- 
tory and  political  science,  v.  i.)  *$i.2S. 
Holt.  8-9034. 

"A  defense  of  the  quantity  theory  of  money 
from  the  metaphysical  school  o-f  economics. 
...  It  gives  a  clear  and  admirable  statepient  of 
the  quantity  theory,  in  its  most  modern  form, 
also  it  aims  to  present  in  full  strength  the  the- 
ory underlying  the  value  of  token  money, 
M'hich  supports  the  recommendations  of  the 
•Report  on  the  stability  of  international  ex- 
change.' prepared  mainly  for  Professor  Jenks." 
J.   Pol.   Econ. 


"The  volume  has  great  value  as  special  ref- 
erence for  students  doing  advance  work  in  eco- 
nomics. It  would  hardly  be  profitable,  however, 
to  place  the  book  in  the  hands  of  one  not 
thoroughly  familiar  with  the  elements  of  the 
subject." 

4-  Ann.   Am.  Acad.   31:   714.   My.   '08.   SSOw. 

"The  monograph  is  well  balanced  theoretical- 
ly, and  there  has  evidently  been  a  conscientious 
effort  to  tnke  account  of  all  of  the  principal 
methods  of  investigation  in  this  field,  whatever 
may  be  thought  of  certain  applications  made 
of  them  or  of  the  ways  in  which  the  material 
used   is   manipulated."   H.    P.   Willis. 

H Econ.    Bull.    1:    139.    Je.    '08.    840w. 

"The  study  is  of  the  kind  which  is  a  credit 
to  American  scholarship.  Its  spirit  is  not  that 
of  a  critic  seeking  to  quibl:>le:  it  makes  clf^ar 
and  definite  issues  which  iuA-ite  to  thinking  and 
research.  It  is  a  pleasure  to  take  up  a  volume 
which  shows  on  every  page  a  desire  to  discuss 
the  subject  impersonally  with  a  pu-pose  of  ar- 
riving at   the   truth."     J.   L.    Laughlin. 

+    +  J.    Pol.    Econ.   15:  565.    N.    '07.    1050w. 

"In  many  ways  the  best  thing  that  has  ap- 
peared in  monetary  investigation  for  sonie 
years  past,  and  quite  puts  to  the  blush  several 
rather  pretentious  works  which  have  recently 
undertaken  to  read  the  burial  service  over  the 
so-called  quantitv  theory  of  monev." 
+   +  —  Nation.   8G:  385.   Ap.   23,   '08.   350w. 

"His  statistics  may  be  inadequate  and  his 
index  figures  hvpothetical,  but  he  has  given 
concrete  expression  to  the  real  quantity  the- 
ory, or  demand  and  supply  theory,  of  money, 
and  has  indicated  very  clearly  the  only  method 
whereby  its  opponents  can  discredit  it  by  an 
appeal  to  facts."  J.  P.  Johnson. 
+   H Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:  536.    S.   '08.    llOOw. 

Kemp,    Oliver.    Wilderness    homes.    *$i.25. 
Outing    pub.  8-19727. 

Aims  to  "crystallize  and  bring  into  reality 
that  vague  longing  which  the  out-of-door  lover 
has  felt  for  a  lodge  in  the  wilderness."  Thru- 
out  the  chapters,  which  are  as  follows,  runs  a 
note  of  possihilUy  for  the  amateur:  Making 
plans.  The  fireplace.  The  ax  and  the  tree, 
Building  the  cabin.  The  roof  and  the  floor.  The 
cabin  and  its  environment.  Inside  the  cabin. 
What  it  will  cost.  Some  hunting  cabins,  and  A 
few  plans. 


"A  book  for  the  amateur,  practical  in  char- 
acter, sound  in  advice  and  restricted  to  cabins 
of  the  less  elaborate  tvpe." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   261.   N.  '08.   + 
"The    amateur    builder    will    do    well    to    con- 
sult  the   attractive   little   book." 

+   Ind.   65:    213.    Jl.    23,    '08.    50w. 
"It  is  practical   in   character  and   si^und   in    its 
advice.     The  most  serious  defect  of  the  manual 
is   its   omission   ot   all   mention    of   skv'iTht   win- 
dows.    Mr.    Kemp's    bonk    contains    no    index." 

-I Nation.    87:    314.    O.    1,    '0'8.    180w. 

"The  practical  reader,  to  whom  it  is  ad- 
dressed, will  get  from  it  a  large  number  of  val- 
uable suggestions,  gathered  in  the  course  of 
actual   experience." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   423.   Ag.   1,   '08.   1250w. 


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Kempson,  F.  Claude.  Future  life  and  mod- 
ern difficulties.  *$i.25.  Dutton. 
"The  most  recent  attempt  to  show  that  there 
need  be  no  collision  between  the  postulates  of 
science  and  the  precepts  of  religion.  Its  au- 
thor is  a  Catholic  priest.  .  .  .  The  book  is  in 
two  sections,  the  first  dealing  with  the  difncul- 
ties  which  science  is  supposed  to  raise  in  the 
path  of  religious  belief,  and  especially  against 
the  hope  of  a  future  life,  while  the  second  is 
devoted  to  a  consideration  of  the  scientific  and 
religious  arguments  for  and  against  the  Chris- 
tian conception  ot  a  life  after  death." — N.  Y. 
Times. 

"In  a  word,  we  rather  like  the  argument  of 
this  book:   we  dislike  its  atmosphere." 

^ Ath.   1908,    1:    ISS.   F.    15.   32'Ow. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   514.  S.   19,   'OS.  270w. 

Kennard,  Howard  Percy.  Russian  peas- 
ant. *$i.50.  Lippincott.  8-13693. 
"[The  author!  has  gained  his  knowledge  from 
personal  contact,  having  lived  in  the  villages 
of  all  part  of  European  Russia  and  studied  his 
subject  in  illness  and  health,  In  peace  and  war, 
in  times  of  plenty  and  of  famine.  The  first  por- 
tion of  the  book  is  devoted  to  a  presentation 
of  village  life  in  all  its  phases,  the  second  to 
a  study  of  the  outlines  of  Russian  history  with 
regard  to  the  effect  of  governmental  policies 
upon  the  peasant  masses,  and  the  third  to  con- 
sideration of  what  he  calls  'Russia's  poison  — 
the  bureaucracy  and  the  church." — N.  T.  Times. 

"Mr.  Kennard  approaches  his  subjects  with 
the  Englishman's  prejudices  against  dirt,  semi- 
oriental  ways,  religious,  social,  and  political 
ideas,  and  in  consequence  sometimes  presents 
a  slightlv  distorted  picture." 

4 A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:191.    Je.    '08. 

"A  powerful,  though  overdrawn  picture  of  the 
interesting  people  among  whom  he  has  done 
medical  work.  His  general  equipment  for  the 
difficult  task  of  writing  about  Russia  is  m- 
sufficient."  „      „„„ 

^ Ath.  1907,  2:  205.  Ag.  24.  800w. 

"Dr.  Kennard  .  .  .  has  certainly  had 
opportunities  of  a  ra.ther  exceptional  charac- 
ter for  studving  the  Russian  peasant;  but  we 
cannot  say  that  he  appears  to  us  at  present  to 
have   made   the   best  of   them." 

1-   Lond.   Times.    6:250.   Ag.   16,    'tt7.    550w. 

"The  tem.ptation  to  indulge  in  fine  writing 
has  led  the  author  to  mar  a  good  many  pages, 
and  has  made  it  necessary  for  the  reader  to 
forgive  him  some  absurdities  of  style  for  the 
sake  of  the  genuineness  and  interest  of  the 
information   ho  gives." 

^ N.   Y.   Times.  13:   185.   Ap.   4,   '08.   200w. 

"Whether  this  critic  pays  his  vigorous  re- 
spects to  the  political  oppression  or  to  the  re- 
ligious superstition  in  which  the  Russian  child 
is  bred,  his  comment  is  worth  notice.  We  hope 
that  a  succeeding  edition  will  contain  an  in- 
dex." 

_| ,  Outlook.   89:   489.   Je.    27,   '08.    730w. 

"The  portion  of  the  book  which  the  author 
devotes  to  Russian  ethnological  history  is  suc- 
cinct and  interesting,  and  the  photographs  of 
village  life  which  are  interspersed  throughout 
greatly    enhance    the   value    of    the   volume." 

+  Spec.    100:    sup.    125.    Ja.    25,    '08.    280w. 

Kennedy,    Charles    Rann.      Servant    in    the 
house.  +$1.25.  Harper.  8-14511. 

The  eternal  struggle  of  the  human  soul  be- 
tween the  forces  of  God  and  Mammon  is  the 
idea  which  this  little  drama  embodies.  The 
scene  is  laid  in  the  home  of  an  lilngiish  clergy- 
man who  has  lived  his  life  the  easiest  way  by 
following  the  course  of  least  resistance,  and  in 
consequence  has  filled  his  days  with  profitless 
deeds.  Thru  the  influence  of  a  brother  he  is 
mo\  ed  to  make  restitution  and  to  vindicate  his 
manhood. 


"It  is  doubtful,  however,  whether  an  English 
audience  may  not  find  the  ending  grotesque 
rather  than  impressiv.e." 

-i Ath.   1908,   2:   619.   N.   14.   730w. 

Reviewed    by   Beverly   Stark. 

Bookm.   27:   408.   Je.    '08.   3500w. 

"It  is  a  fine  failure,  as  many  other  things 
worth  reading  have  been.  There  is  much  in- 
genious and  striking  use  of  the  dramatic  means 
chosen — as  in  the  excellent  dramatic  irony,  for 
instance;  in  fact,  there  is  quite  enough  to  ren- 
der the  reading  of  the  play  interesting  and 
amusing."   E:   E.   Hale,   jr. 

H Dial.    45:    36.    Jl.    16,    '08.    1500w. 

"It  is  one  of  the  most  notable  of  recent  plays, 
not  only  on  account  of  its  high  moral  and  so- 
cial purpose,  but  in  its  sustained  interest,  its 
swift,  compact,  and  logical  action  and  its  com- 
pliance with  the  classic  laws  of  dramatic  con- 
struction. All  the  unities  are  faithfully  ob- 
.served.  The  dialogue  is  of  striking  quality." 
H-   -f-   Nation.    86:  407.    Ap.    30.   '08.   270w. 

"In  reading  ■th'^  play,  even  more  than  in 
watching  it,  the  skill  and  vigor  of  its  construc- 
tion come  out.  The  individuality  of  each  of  the 
characters,  the  complete'  consistency  of  each, 
their  steady  development,  the  mutual  efflciency 
with  which  they  interact,  these  are  elements  of 
rertiarkable  gift  on  the  part  of  the  dramatist." 
Edward   Gary. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  243.  Ap.  25,  '08.  lOOOw. 
-1-  N.  Y.   Times.   13:   340.   Je.   13,   '08.   260w. 

"The  lofty  theme  is  handled,  for  the  inost 
part,  in  a  lofty  way.  The  play  is  scarcely  less 
remarkable  in  manner  than  it  is  in  matter.  It 
is  constructed  with  an  absolute  compactness. 
Finally,  the  mere  writin.g  of  this  play  stands, 
in  the  main,  ui>on  a  level  with  the  masterly 
structure  and  the  momentous  theme.  Surely 
this  play  is  literature,  as  well  as  being  drama. 
It  deserves  to  be  seen;  it  deserves  aJso  to  be 
read."     Clayton   Hamilton. 

+  +   No.   Am.   187:  770.  My.   '08.  1400^. 

"Those  who  cannot  see  the  play  should  read 
the  book;   those  who   can   should  do  both." 
+  Outlook.   89:   314.   Je.   6,   '08.   lOOw. 

"B\'en  a  i*eading  of  the  'book,'  gives  one  an 
impression  of  dramatic  power  and  literary  finish 
almost  as  noteworthy  as  the  reverent,  com- 
pelling vitality  of  the  theme  and  action  them- 
selves. The  suggestion  of  Christ  is  carried  out 
with    reverence   and   good   taste." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    37:    757.    Je.    '08.    400w. 

Kent,  Percy  Horace.  Railway  enterprise  in 

China:    an    account    of    its    origin    and 

development.  *$3.5o.   Longmans.  8-5870. 

The    story    of    the    struggle    in    the    sixties    to 

build    a    iioad    in    China.    "The    book    is    full    of 

information    as    to    the     cost     of     construction, 

difficulties    financial,    political,    and    other,    and 

many  other  matters." 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   192.   Je.  '08. 


"Mr.  Kent  has  been  painstaking  in  his  work, 
and  has  produced  a  book  that  commands  tha 
confidence  of  the   reader." 

+   Nation.   87:    82.   Jl.   23,    '08.   270w. 

"Mr.  Kent's  interesting  work  traces  the  his- 
tory of  the  Chinese  railroads  through  the  va- 
rious stages  of  development  up  to  the  present 
era  of  concessions  and  dominant  foreign  con- 
trol." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.   13:  2.  Ja.  4,   '0«.   360w. 

-f-  Spec.  100:   105.   Ja.   18,   'O'S.   210w. 

Kerr,  John  Graham.  Work  of  John  Samuel 
Budgett.  hf.  lea.  *$7.  Putnam. 
In  which  a  collection  of  Mr.  Budgett's  zcol- 
oglcal  papers  recording  his  labors  for  science 
in  Africa,  are  supplemented  by  a  geographical 
sketch  by  A.  E.  Shipley,  and  a  number  of  pa- 
pers based  on  Budgett's  material  which  has 
been   worked   on   by   a  group   of   embryologlsts. 


"A     volume     which     adds     distinctly     to    our 
knowledge    of    embryology." 

+   Nation.    87:    241.    S.    10,    '08.    260w. 


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203 


"The  memorial  volume,  which  Is  a  valuabl© 
contribution  to  embryology,  will  surely  not  fail 
of  its  highest  purpose,  of  perpstuating  by  its 
stimulus  the  tradition  which  Budgett's  life  and 
work   expressed." 

+  +   Nature.   78:   313.   Ag.   6,   '08.   2300w. 

"The  beautiful  volume  prepared  by  his 
friends  and  colleagues  is  a  fitting  memorial  of 
his  life  and  work  and  one  that  stirs  a  keen 
sense  of  the  loss  that  science  suffered  by  his 
untimely    death."    W. 

+  Science,    n.s.    28:    452.    O.    2,    '08.    lOOOw. 

Kerr,  Winfield  Scott.  John  Sherman:  his 
life  and  public  services.  2v.  *$4.  Sher- 
man,  French    &  co. 

A  minute  record  of  Sherman's  full  political 
life  the  material  for  which  has  been  furnished 
by  letter.s,  documents,  narratives  and  recital. 
"The  whole  period  of  the  civil  war  and  the 
succeeding  era  of  reconstruction  and  the  re- 
sumption of  specie  payments,  in  which  Senator 
Sherman  played  an  increasingly  important  part, 
are  considered  in  these  volumes  with  unusual 
minuteness."       (R.    of    Rs.) 


"It  is  a  biography  of  the  old-fashioned  type, 
written  by  a  man  who  has  been  active  in  pol- 
itics but  without  much  training  in  literary 
work." 

-j Dial.  45:   19.   Jl.   1,   'OS.  240w. 

"His  style  is  uninteresting.  His  volumes  are 
not  the  contribution  to  the  history  of  our  own 
times    that    they    ought    to    be." 

h   Ind.    64:    1146.    My.    21,    '08.    lO'Ow. 

"On  the  whole,  the  book  does  not  displace 
the  briefer  and  more  discriminating  volume  by 
Theodore    E.    Burton." 

H Nation.   S7:  337.    O.    8,   '0-8.    240w. 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  194.  Ap.  11,  '08.  1900w. 
"Mr.    Kerr's   work    compares    unfavorably  with 
the   more   modest   biography   ...    by   Mr.    Bur- 
ton." 

h  Outlook.    89:  861.    Ag.    15,    'OS.   SSOw. 

R.    of    Rs.    37:  753.   Je.    '08.    200w. 

Kilpatrick,  Van  Evrie.  Departmental 
teaching  in  elementary  schools.  *6oc. 
Macmillan.  8-14729. 

An  e.xpository  treatment  advocating  depart- 
mental teaching,  based  upon  a  wide  and  varied 
experience  in  teaching.  The  author  answers 
objections  to  the  method,  and  outlines  the 
most   effective   plan   for   developing   the   system. 


"A  concise,  practical,  interesting  treatment 
of    departmental    teaching." 

-t-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   192.   Je.   '08. 
"A     thorogoing    exposition     of     his    principles 
and    doctrine." 

-t-   Educ.    R.   36:    317.    O.     08.    60w. 
"Few   books  on   school   organization   are   more 
timely  than  this  one." 

+   Ind.    65:    319.   Ag.    6,    '08.    70w. 

King,  Alfred  Grant.  Practical  steam  and 
hot  water  heating  and  ventilation.  *$3. 
Henley.  8-7883. 

"Describes  all  features  of  steam  and  hot-wa- 
ter heating  installations,  ventilating  plants, 
warming  system.s  for  swimming  pools,  the  busi- 
ness methods  of  conducting  steam-fitting  work 
and  the  care  of  heating  plants,  and  gives  a 
large  collection  of  rules,  memoranda  and  ta- 
bles. .  .  .  While  the  book  is  in  no  sense 
an  engineering  work,  it  is  a  good  explanation 
of  the  scope  as  well  as  details  of  the  work 
done  by  a  contractor  for  heating  and  ventilat- 
ing plants." — EngLn.  Rec. 

"This  work  is  one  of  the  most  complete  and 
exhaustive  yet  published  on  this  branch  of 
domestic    engineering." 

+   +   Engin.   D.  3:   416.   Ap.   '08.   250w. 

"It  will  not  appeal  to  engineers  who  have 
much  better  treatises  on  heating  and  ventilation 


in  their  po.ssegsion.  The  book  contains  very 
little  theoretical  treatment  of  the'  subject  and 
what  little  there  is  should  be  revised  by  an 
expert."    W:    Kent. 

H Engin.    N.    59:    593.    My.    14,    '08.    500w. 

"The  two  common  faults  of  such  books,  ver- 
bosity and  inaccuracy,  are  rot  present  and  the 
author  explains  his  subject  in  a  clear  way 
that  can  be  understood  by  the  steam-fitter  and 
does  not  offend  the  technically  educated  en- 
gineer." 

4-  +   Engin.    Rec.   57:   667.    Ap.    25,   '08.    170w. 

King,    Charles.   To    the   front:    a    sequel    to 
Cadet    days.    t$i.25.    Harper.  8-5578. 

General  King  portrays  vividly  some  events 
that  mark  the  beginning  of  a  young  West  Poirvt 
cadet's  career.  Cheered  to  the  echo  as  he  re- 
ceives his  diploma,  he  calls  forth  a  prominent 
business  man's  prophecy  that  if  he  were  pitted 
against  a  keen-witted,  sharp,  aggressive  young 
businjess  man  "he'd  be  skinned  alive — skinned 
out  of  his  lasit  cent."  But  the  "sheer  grit" 
that  had  earned  for  George  Graham  deafening 
applause  at  his  graduation  proves  equally  ca- 
pable of  results  in  quelling  a  mine  riot  and  In 
fighting  Indians  among  the  icy  flats  and  snow- 
patched  ravines  of  the  Bad  lands. 


"Not  so  well  written  as  'Cadet  days,'  of  which 
it   is   a  sequel." 

H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  115.  Ap.  '08. 

Ind.    64:974.    Ap.    30.    '08.    50w. 
"The   story    is    graphically   written   and    while 
a   bit   highly   colored,    at    least   no   harm   will   be 
done   Gen.    King's    yr>ung  readers     should     they 
endeavor   to  imitate  young  Graham." 

H N.  Y.   Times.   13:  133.   Mr.  7,   '08.   150w. 

King,  Henry  Churchill.     Seeming  unreality 
of  the  spiritual  life.  **$i.5o.  Macmillan. 

8-18361. 

A  scholarly  and  earnest  defense  of  theism 
and  Christianity,  in  which  are  discussed  at 
length  the  causes  of  the  seeming  unreality  of 
the  spiritual  life,  those  aiising  from  miscon- 
ceptions as  to  its  nature  and  those  due  to  a 
failure  to  fulfill  the  conditions  thru  which  alone 
a  way  is  opened  into  the  "great  values."  Other 
causes  which  are  irremovable,  the  limitations 
of  our  natures  and  the  unobtrusiveness  inherent 
in  the  verv  nature  of  the  moral  are  also  con- 
sidered. Finally  a  wav  into  reality  is  pointed 
out.  It  is  shown  how  inextricably  the  spiritual 
life  is  knit  up  with  all  else  that  we  count  most 
real  and  also  has  its  own  distinct  and  valuable 
rontribution  to  make   to   life. 


"He  is  earnest,  thoughtful  and  honest  in  his 
inquiry;  and  he  leaves  the  impression  of  a 
brave  and  sincere  spirit  neither  rashly  radical 
nor   timidly    unprogressive." 

+    Ind.   G5:Y89.   O.  1,  '08.   200w. 

Kingsley,    Florence    Morse    (Mrs.    Charles 
R.  Kingsley).     And  so  they  were  mar- 
ried. t$i.   Dodd.  8-23918. 
Portrays    "a    conflict    between    common    sense 
and  foolishness  which   results  in  victory  for  the 
former.     .  .  .  An  inexperienced  young  woman  is 
influenced,   for  a  time,  by  the   extravagant  pre- 
tension  of  an  older  woman   who  worships   soci- 
ety,   and    this    influence    bids    fair    to    ruin    the 
young   woman's     husband.     The     rescue     Is    ac- 
complished   by    the    combination    of    a    sensible 
bringing   up   and  an  outspoken  wise  old   grand- 
mother."— Outlook. 


"This  little  volume   is  a  sermon." 

+   Ind.   65:1071.   N.  5,   '08.   140w. 
"A  pretty  little  story,  its  appeal  solely  for  the 
feminine   heart." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  525.  S.  26,  '08.  l«Ow. 
"The  author  delicately  handles  the  situation." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  617.   O.   24,   '08.   30w. 
"A  simple   little   story." 

-I-  Outlook.   90:503.   O.   31,   '08.    90w. 


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Kingsley,    Rose    Georgina.      Eversley    gar- 
dens, and  others.  $1.75.  Macmillan. 

7-42104. 
"She  describes  .  .  .  the  gardens  of  her  ac- 
quaintance and  her  own.  She  relates  the  mak- 
ing of  the  latter  out  of  a  barren  field  in  a  very 
useful  and  agreeable  manner,  and  in  doing  so 
expresses  lucidly  the  results  of  her  experience 
on  many  technical  points.  Her  remarks  on  soil, 
deep  trenching,  pruning,  growing  bulbs  indoors 
in  fibre,  and  the  destruction  of  blight,  are  ex- 
cellent guides,  readily  remembered  because  they 
are  written  in  a  style  not  found  in  text-books." 
— Acad. 


"Miss  Rose  Kingsley  exceeds  the  promise  of 
her  title." 

+  Acad.   73:  719.   Jl.   27,   '07.  240w. 

"Tlie  world  is  overdone  with  'gardening 
books,"  but  for  such  a  volume  as  Miss  Kings- 
lev's  'Eversley  gardens  and  others'  we  have  not 
only  room  and  to  spare,  but  the  warmest  of 
welcomes  beside." 

+   +  Ath.  1907.  2:  158.  Ag.  10.  650w. 

"P'or  pi-actical  purposes  the  book  will  have  lit- 
tle value  for  Americans,  since  the  English  cli- 
mate is  so  much  kinder  to  roses  and  other 
things.  But  anyone  who  is  enthusiastic  about 
flowers  will  enjoy  the  combination  of  good  sense 
and  artistic  feeling  with  which  Miss  Kingsley 
presents  the  whoJe  process  of  gardening."  M.  E. 
Cook. 

+   Dial.  43:  419.   D.   16,   '07.   210w. 

"The  author  has  a  vein  of  pleasantry  which 
brightens  many  of  the  pages  in  a  charming 
way." 

+   Nation.   85:  547.   D.   12,   '07.   140w. 

"While  it  is  probable  that  most  gardners  will 
find  many  hints  and  references  to  species  un- 
known lo  them,  it  is  certain  that  all  can  learn 
much  from  the  artistic  combinations  described 
hy  the  author,  some  produced  in  her  own  gar- 
dens,  others   in   her  fiiends'   gardens." 

+    Nature.  7G:  412.  Ag.  22,   '07.  240w. 

"The  illustrations  are  nearly  as  delightful 
as   the    text."    Hildegarde    Hawthorne. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   449.   Ag.   15,   '08.  170w. 

Kinkaid,  Mary  Holland  (Mrs,  John  Kin- 
kaid).  Man  of  yesterday:  a  romance 
of  a   vanishing   race.   il.   t$i.5o.    Stokes. 

8-7595. 
A  story  set  among  the  Chickasaws  and  Choc- 
taws  of  Indian  territory  at  the  time  of  the  di- 
vision of  tribal  lands.  A  white  man  faithless  to 
his  half-breed  wife  is  brought  to  judgment  by 
her  Indian  lover.  "The  passionate  race  pride 
of  the  Indian,  his  fortitude,  his  scorn  of  prom- 
ise-breaking, are  strongly  pictured.  In  Pakali, 
with  her  Indian  blood  and  her  white  woman's 
training,  lives  a  heroine  fair  and  tender  and 
brave  as  heart  of  romance  reader  could  wish." 
(Nation.) 

"The  stvl?  is  rather  journalistic  but  the  nar- 
rative is  interesting  and  the  picture  convinc- 
ing." 

-\ A.   L,  A.   Bkl.  4:   156.  My.  '08.  + 

"The  author  has  achievad  a  distinct  triumph 
in  talcing  us  actually  into  the  home  life  of  the 
present-day  Chickasaws,  and  in  making  us  fe«l 
their  attitude,  their  impulses,  their  standards 
of  right  and  wrong.  It  is  a  noteworthy  vol- 
ume, not  soon  to  be  forgotten."  F:  T.  Cooper. 
-I-  +  Bookm.  27:306.  My.  '08.  450w. 
"A  book  that  owes  nothing  to  ingenuity  of 
plot  or  to  its  author's  imagination,  but  is  a 
page  of  passing  American  history,  or,  at  least, 
an  important  footnote." 

+  Ind.  64:  974.  Ap.  30,  '08.  150w. 
"A  close  acquaintance  with  Indian  character 
and  customs  is  apparent  tliR)ughout.  and  with 
the  acquaintance  goes  an  intense  sympathy  for 
their  nassing— a  passing  whose  pathos  is 
heighteiied  in  the  story  by  the  melancholy  ac- 
quiescence  of   the    better  element." 

-f  Nation.    86:  380.    Ap.    23,    '08.    S50w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  12:  654.   O.   19,   '07.  30w. 


"The  descriptive  parts  are  written  with 
much  poetic  feeling,  while  throughout  the  au- 
thor's manner  is  worthy  of  note  for  its  dignity 
and    simplicity." 

+    N.   Y.   Times.   13:  226.   Ap.   18,   'OS.   300w. 
"A   contribution   of   much    worth   to    the   story 
of    the    relations    between    the    two    races." 

-1-    N.    Y.    Times.   13:    340.    Je.    13,    '08.    200w. 
R.  of  Rs.  37:  763.  Je.  '08.  SOw. 

Kinkead,  Eleanor  Talbot.  Courage  of  Black- 
burn Blair.  ''$1.50.  Mofifat.  7-34180. 
The  second  volume  of  Miss  Kinkead's  trilogy 
whose  purpose  is  the  presentation  of  "the  three 
great  fundamental  relations  of  life."  It  deals 
with  the  relation  of  man  toward  humanity  and 
makes  use  of  a  "modern  instance  of  moral 
heroism  brought  into  close  relations  with  the 
Goebel  campaign  that  convulsed  Kentucky  a 
few  years  ago.  The  hero  is  a  young  lawyer 
and  politician  who  realizes  how  false  is  that 
conception  of  personal  honor  which  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  in  the  south  generally,  requires,  a 
man  who  is  insulted  to  commit  a  murder  for 
the   vindication   of   his   character."    (Dial.) 


"The  story  is  characterized  by  a  fine  ideal- 
ism and  the  interest  is  sustained  throughout." 
+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  87.  Mr.  '08. 
"The  fine  idealism  of  this  book,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  its  many  other  admirable  qualities, 
gives  it  a  high  place  among  novels  of  the 
vear."  W:  M.   Pavne. 

-f-   +   Dial.    44:    44.    Ja.   16,    '08.    37'Ow. 
—  Ind.   64:    183.   Ja.    23,   '08.   30w. 

N.   Y.  Times.  12:   654.  O.   19,   '07.   SOw. 
-f    N.    Y.   Times.    13:    304.    My.    30,   '08.    70w. 

Kinross,  Albert.     Joan  of  Garioch.     t$i-5o. 
Macmillan.  8-29337. 

A  story  whose  action  takes  place  in  Russia, 
principally  following  tiie  last  revolutionary  out- 
break. While  the  lover  of  an  English  girl  is 
absent  in  South  Africa  she  saves  her  father 
fiom  financial  ruin  by  marrying,  supposedly,  a 
French  count.  The  lover  returns,  determines 
to  find  her.  accepts  a  newspaper  commission  to 
Russia  and  fights  a  winning  way  thru  danger 
and  intrigue  in  the  very  strongholds  that  pro- 
tect her.  It  is  an  intimate  account  of  condi- 
tions in  Russia  after  the  war,  and  is  unique  for 
portraying  a  heroine  who   does   not   appear. 


"The  story  is  vigorous  in  its  handling  of  plot, 
and  the  personal  adventures  of  its  supposed  nar- 
rator are   told  with  real   power." 

+   Outlook.    90:   748.   N.    28,    '08.    140w. 

Kintzing,  Pearce.  Long  life  and  how  to  at- 
tain it.  **$i.  Funk.  8-17729. 
Simple,  sane  practical  advice  by  which  the 
every-day  men  or  woman  may  ward  off  dis- 
easei  preserve  health,  and  prolong  life.  A  pop- 
ular  treatise   based   upon   scientific   principles. 


"The    style    is    simple,    the    advice    practical, 
the   basis   scientific."     R.   E.    Bisbee. 
+   Arena.   40:    391.   O.    '03.    250w. 
"His     chapters     are     not     empirical,     but    are 
based  on  results  derived  from   the  positive  con- 
clusions  of   scientific   research." 

+  Lit.  D.  37:  229.  Ag.  15,  '08.  340w. 
Nation.  86:  584.  Je.  25,  'OS.  32'Ow. 
"There  is  nothing  startling  in  his  recommen- 
dations, nothing  that  is  absolutely  new  in  his 
philosophy;  it  is  the  directness,  clearness,  and 
completeness  of  his  treatment  of  the  various 
matters  that  have  to  do  with  longevity  that 
makes  his  work  rem.arkable." 

+    N.  Y.   Times.   13:   377.  Jl.   4,  '08.   800w. 
"Safe  and  sane  are  the  remarks  of  Dr.   Kint- 
zing  regarding  the   best   methods  of   preserving 
health."     Charles    DeKay. 

-1-   Putnam's,   o:    236.    N.    '08.    200w. 


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Kirkham,  Stanton  Davis.  In  the  open: 
intimate  studies  and  appreciations  of 
nature.   **$i.75.    Elder.  8-24897. 

It  is  the  real  Walt  Whitman  communion  •with 
nature  that  finds  its  way  into  the  chapters  of 
this  delightful  book.  Tlie  impressions  made  up- 
on poetic  men  by  each  new  season  from  "the 
spring  that  is  felt  rather  than  reasoned  about" 
to  the  first  snow-storm  that  "soothes  and  be- 
guiles into  submission"  are  analyzed  so  closely 
that  the  reader  is  able  to  recognize  them  as 
self-experienced  sensations.  Joy  in  nature  in 
all  its  forms  and  moods  inspires  the  invitation 
into  the  open  which  reaches  the  cliaiax  of  per- 
suasion in  the  chapters,  The  mountains,  The 
forest  and  The  sea. 


"His  readers  will  often  pay  him  the  subtle 
compliment  of  exclaiming,  'That  is  just  what 
I  have  thought.'  " 

-I-    Dial.   45:    414.   D.    1,   '08.    280w. 

"A  nature  book  of  such  unusual  literary 
charm  that  it  deserves  to  be  ranked  well 
above  most  of  the  more  homely  out-of-doors 
studies  of  recent   years." 

-f   -f    N.  Y.  Times.   13:  640.   O.   24,   '08.   oOOw. 

Kirkland,     Caroline.     Some     African     high- 
ways:    a     journey     of     two     American 
women   to   Uganda  and  the  Transvaal; 
with    an    introd.    by    Lieutenant-General 
Baden-Powell.   $1.50.    Estcs.         8-19264. 
A    multitude    of    observations    are    set    down 
here,    many   of    tliem    made    from    steamer    deck 
and    car   window.     Tliere    are    pictures    "for    in- 
stance,    of    Asab,     the    Abyssinian    port,     where 
three    hundred    warriors    from    the    desert    (Nu- 
bians,   Somalis,    and    Sudanese)    were    taken    on 
board  the  author's  ship  to  light  a  native  upris- 
ing   in    German    East    Africa;    of    the    hand-run 
tram   system  of  Mombasa,   supplemented  by   the 
gharries,    or    rickshaws,    and    the    carriages    and 
horses  of  the  Hindu   merchants;  of  the  customs 
of  London's  West  End  found  in  an  English  col- 
ony in  tlie  heart  of  darkest  Africa;   of  the  con- 
trast  between   English   and    German    colonies    in 
Africa:    of    the    sleeping    sickness;    of    the    new 
conditions   in   the   Transvaal;   of  the   Chinese  on 
the  Rand  there,   and  of  Lord  Selborne's  success 
in    the   administration   of   South   Africa."     (Out- 
look.) 


"The  points  of  interest  in  this  journey  she 
sketches  with  quick  perception,  and  accuiacy 
of   touch." 

+   Nation.   87:   267.   S.   17,   '08.   4:^0w. 

-f   N.    Y.    Times.   13:  439.    Ag.    S,    '08.    660w. 

"All  through  this  book  keenly  pointed  little 
pen-pictures   are   scattered." 

+   Outlook.    90:  42.   S.    5,    '08.    340w. 

Kirkup,   Thomas.     An    inquiry   into    social- 
ism. 3d    ed.,  rev.  and  enl.  *$i.40.  Long- 
mans. 8-7382. 
A  third  edition  whose  changes  consist  chiefly 
of  "the  Insertion  of  references  to  recent  or  con- 
temporaiy  events  such   as  help  to  bear  out   the 
views  propoilnded." — J.    Pol.   Econ. 


"Dispassionate  but   svmpathetic' 
+  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  ■4:120.  Ap.     08. 

"An    unpretending,      sympathetic,      eminently 
fair   exposition." 

-t-   -r  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    31:  279.    Ja.    '08.    200w. 

"It    sets    forth    with    remarkable    logic,    force, 

and  perspicuity  the  genesis,  aims,  and  claims  of 

the   form   of   socialism  which   is   gaining  ground 

so  fast  at  present." 

-f  +  Cath.   World.   87:  103.   Ap.   '08.   170w. 

"A    clear,    simple,    sympathetic    interpretation 
of  socialism." 

+  Ind.  64:  636.  Mr.  19,  '08.  iOOw. 


Nothing  could  be  more  opportune  than  the 
reissue  m  a  substantially  unaltered  form  of  this 
erninently  catholic  as  well  as  eminently  reason- 
able   statement    of    the   socialist    case."     Sidney 

+   -f   Int.   J.    Ethics.   18:  397.   Ap.   '08.    200w. 
J.    Pol,    Econ.   15:  644.   D.    '07.    50w. 

-I Nation.    86:    491.    My.    28,    "08.    350w. 

Reviewed  by  Lyman  Abbott. 

Outlook.   88:  538.   Mr.   7.   '08.   350w. 

+   Pol.   Scl.   Q.   23:  557.   S.    '08.   70w. 

"May  not  make  a  reader  a  convert,  nor  would 
every  socialist  be  satisfied  with  the  unadven- 
turous  spirit  of  Mr.  Kirkup's  views,  but  after 
reading  him  we  think  no  one  could  talk  the  non- 
sense with  which  the  topic  has  made  us  famil- 
iar. 

-f  Sat.   R.  104:583.  N.  9,  '07.   130w. 

"Mr.  Kirkup's  volume  is  an  admirable  ex- 
ample of  the  sentiment  which  makes  for  so- 
cialism, and  which  fails  to  see  that  if  Marx's 
destructive  and  constructive  theories  are  re- 
jected some  other  economic  basis  of  socialism 
must    be    put    forward." 

+  Spec.    100:    sup.    647.    Ap.    25,    'OS.    250w. 

Klein,     Felix.       An     American     student     in 


France.    **$2.5o.    McClurg. 


8-13682. 


'I'resents  the  author's  conception  of  the  way 
things  French  impress  an  inquiring,  observant, 
and  serious-minded  American  student  of  about 
twtnty-one  years  of  age.  The  student  is  a 
composite  type,  and,  naturally,  somewhat  ideal- 
ized; hence  not  thoroughly  real  and  'convincing' 
to  the  reader.  But  that  does  not  prevent  one's 
deriving  a  good  deal  nf  entertainment  and  in- 
struction from  the  Abb'6's  frank  and  comrade- 
like  talks  on  various  subjects  of  historic,  polit- 
ical, religious,  and  literary  interest,  whosoever 
may  serve  as  ostensible  mouth-piece  from  page 
to    page." — Dial. 


"The   book   is   entertaining." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    261.   N.    '08. 

"The  value  of  his  book  lies  in  the  fact  that 
under  the  guise  of  imaginerv  conversations  he 
gives  the  opinions  of  those  Frenchmen  who  are 
at  the  same  time  sincere  Catholics  and  sincere 
Republicans." 

-I-  Ath.    1908,    2:   35.    JI.    11.    420w. 

"The    abbe    is    lively,    witty,    .and    observant." 
-I-  Cath.   World.   SS:   265.   N.   '08.   lOOw. 

"Father  Klein  is  a  writer  to  command  at- 
tention at  all  times,  lut  ho  is  not  in  quite  so 
happy  a  vein  in  impersonating  the  American 
visitor  to  France  as  he  was  in  playing  the 
French    visitor    to    America." 

+   Dial.    44:    312.    My.    16,    '08.    550w. 

"We  unreservedly  commend  it  to  those  who 
know  France,   and   to   those  who  want  to   know 

-f-    Educ.    R.    3«:    102.    Je.    '08.    80w. 

"On  the  whole.  Abb6  Klein  has  turned  out  an 
agreeable  book,  which  is  well  printed,  indexed, 
and  illustrated.  If  you  are  visiting  France  this 
summer   you'll   find    the   book   worth   while." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  250.  My.  2,  '08.  lOO'Ow. -, 

"Gives  much  interesting  general  irformation 
concerning    France." 

-I-   Outlook.    90:    317.    O.    10,    '08.    300w. 

"Seriously,  the  book  is  interesting  as  a 
campaign  document  on  the  controversies  over 
modernism  and  separation,  a  record  of  the  per- 
sonal convictions  of  the  author;  most  of  the 
remainder,  if  it  is  anything,  is  as  you  please, 
Baedeker,  or  Murray,  or  Joanne."  A.  I.  du  P. 
Coleman. 

H Putnam's.   4:745.    S.    '08.    560w. 

"An    entertaining    book," 

-f-   R.    of    Rs.    37:    756.    Je.    '08.    5(Jw. 


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Kleiser,  Grenville,  comp.  Humorous  hits 
and  how  to  hold  an  audience:  a  collec- 
tion of  short  selections,  stories  and 
sketches  for   all   occasions.  *■*$!.   Funk. 

8-9509. 

A  book  for  the  amateur,  professional  reader, 
speaker,  elocutionist,  entertainer,  after-dinner 
and  impromptu  speaker,  the  politician  "who 
■wants  to  make  a  'hit,'  "  the  business  man  look- 
ing for  a  good  story,  and  the  teacher  planning 
for  rhetoricals.  Following  detailed  instruction 
on  how  to  hold  an  audience  there  are  more 
than  a  hundred  and  fifty  humorous  selections 
and   about   thirty   serious   ones. 


author  has  adopted  a  semi -encyclopedic  manner 
of  discussion."    (Ann.   Am.    Acad.) 


"It  is  an   admirable  volume   of  popular  selec- 
tions for  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  designed." 
+  Arena.    39:    594.    My.    '08.    120w. 
Lit.    D.    39:   163.   Ag.    1,    '08.   50w. 
"A  useful  handbook." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:200.  Ap.  11,   "08.  120w. 

Kleiser,  Grenville,  comp.  World's  great  ser- 

*       mons;    introd.    by    Lewis    O.    Brastow. 

lov.  Funk.  8-33883. 

Ten  volumes  which  aim  to  bring  together  the 
best  examples  of  the  products  of  the  pulpit 
since  the  beginning  of  Christianity  and  to 
present  them  in  handy-volume  form.  Preachers 
are  represented  from  Basil  of  the  fourth  cen- 
tury to  present-day  divines,  and  the  sermons 
have  been  selected  in  some  cases  for  their  lit- 
erary and  rhetorical  excellencies  but  in  every 
case  for  the  service  they  may  render  in  solv- 
ing  practical   problems    of   Christian    living. 

Knapp,  Adeline.  Well  in  the  desert.  t$r.5o. 
Century.  8-23557. 

A  story  whose  scenes  are  set  on  the  edge  of 
the  Arizona  desert.  A  diseased-burdened  man, 
betrayed  and  unjustly  convicted  of  crime,  es- 
capes from  prison,  e^-ades  falling  a  second  time 
into  the  power  of  his  betrayer,  and  is  lead  by 
chance  to  a  wooded  and  watered  plateau  where 
for  months  he  lived  alone  the  life  of  elemental 
man.  The  health  and  manhood  which  he 
builds  up  stand  him  in  good  stead  when  he 
again  faces  civilization  and  establishes  his 
right  to  citi?;enship  and  to  the  love  of  a  good 
woman. 


"Not  a  remarka>)le  story,  but  unobjectional 
and  full  of  exciting  adventure." 

-f  A.    L.    A.     Bkl.    4:    270.    N.    'OS. 

"It  is  a  romance  as  wholesome  as  it  is  in- 
teresting." 

+  Arena.   40:    479.    N.   '08.    620w. 
"The  book,  viewed  as  a  collection  of  exciting 
anecdotes    of    life    in    the    .Southwest,    is    read- 
able." 

+   Nation.    87:    236.    S.    10,   'OS.   170w. 
"It    begins    with    distinction    and    criginalitv, 
but    it   runs    into    the    ordinary   and   stereotyped 
story  of  the  West." 

-I N.    Y.   Times.   13:   498.    S.    12,    '0«.   550w. 

''The  latter  part  of  the  romance  is  a  trifle 
too  melodramatic,  but  taken  as  a  whole  the 
story  is  alive  and. worth  while.  The  narrative 
of  the  desert  is  particularly  good." 

H Outlook.    90:    273.    O.    3,    '08.    2S0w. 

Knight,  Edward  Frederick.     Over-sea  Brit- 
ain. *$2.  Button.  War  8-30. 

A  descriptive  record  of  the  geograpnv,  the 
historical,  ethnological,  and  political  develop- 
ment, and  the  economic  resources  of  the  em- 
pire; the  nearer  empire,  the  Mediterranean, 
British  Africa,  and  British  America.  (Explan- 
atory title).  It  is  "a  careful  description  of  the 
British  colonies  in  the  Mediterranean  region, 
Africa  and  America,  to  be  followed  by  a  volume 
on    the    possessions   in   Asia   and    Oceania.     The 


"Of  special  use  to  prospective  colonists  and 
to  business  men  engaged  in  over-sea  com- 
merce." 

-h  —  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  192.  Je.   '08. 
"The   book   is   a  valuable   contribution   to   the 
literature   on   British   world   politics." 

-I-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:505.  Mr.  '08.  lOOw. 
''Mr.  Knight's  volume  is,  on  the  whole,  ac- 
curate in  its  statement  of  facts;  it  has  un- 
doubtedly been  produced  with  great  industry 
and  care,  and  forms  a  valuable  record  in  the 
nature  of  an  imperial  gazetteer." 

H Ath.   1907,   2:  517.    O.    26.   ISOOw. 

"The  years  1905  and  1906  are  the  dates  taken 
for  most  of  Mr.  Knight's  figures,  and  until 
these  figures  become  too  antiquated  for  the 
ordinary  needs  of  the  reader  or  student,  Mr. 
Knight's  volume  will  be  well  worth  a  place 
among  the  books  of  ready  reference  which  one 
likes  to  keep  on  the  most  accessible  shelf  of 
the    library." 

+   Ind.    64:    1202.    My.    28,    '08.    2i50w. 
"There   are   minor   blemishes,    easily   corrected 
in  another   edition." 

H Nation.   87:  160.   Ag.   20,   '08.   320w. 

N.   Y.   Times.    13:191.   Ap.   4,   '08.   150w. 
"A    treasury   of   reference.     But    the    excellent 
text  would  seem  to  merit  maps  of  greater  num- 
ber and  detail." 

+  Outlook.    88:  886.    Ap.    18,    '08.    70w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:509.  Ap.   '08.   50\v. 
"He  has   managed  to  write   a   not   uninterest- 
ing and  instructive  work  without   colour   of  any 
sort.     Hence   the  work   should  be  valuable   as  a 
text-book." 

-H  Sat.  R.  104:460.  O.  12,  '07.  200w. 
"It  is  rather- too  large  for  school  purposes, 
and  scarcely  detailed  enough  to  be  of  use  to 
the  specialist,  but  it  should  serve  as  a  good 
reference-book  to  the  general  reader  who  wish- 
es to  supplement  his  newspaper  knowledge  of 
imperial    history." 

-f-  Spec.    100:    sup.    647    Ap.    26,    '08.    200w. 

Knight,  William  Angus,  ed.  Memorials  of 
Thomas  Davidson,  the  wandering 
scholar.   *$i.25.   Ginn.  7-26349. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


-1-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   193.   Je.   '08. 
"This    is    hardly    a    .great    book,    but    it    deals 
with   a   great   personality." 

-I-  Ath.  1907,  2:  575.  N.  9.  1320w. 
"These  recollections  of  friends  and  disciples, 
with  extracts  from  his  letters  and  other  wait- 
ings, combine  to  portray,  roughly  and  by  sug- 
gestion, an  inspiring  and  astonishingly  versa- 
tile character;  but  a  complete  and  consistent 
account  of  the  man,  if  such  be  possible,  is  yet 
to    be    written." 

+   Dial.   44:   48.   Ja.   16,   '08.   360w. 

-f  Ind.  64:  871.  Ap.  16,  'OS.  400w. 
"His  biograoher  narrates  irj^stead  of  present- 
ing— an  artistic  fault  which  is  no  less  grave  in 
biography  than  in  fiction.  He  expects  us  to 
take  his  herd  on  trust,  with  the  result  that, 
after  we  have  read  all  that  he  has  to  say,  his 
hero   reniains  a  vague  and   cloudy  figure." 

—  Lond.   Times.   G:  307.   O.   11,   '07.  540w. 

"A   fitting   memorial." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:355.   Je.    20,   '08.   30w. 
+   Outlook.  87:  874.  D.  21,  '07.  170w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:  113.   Ja.   '08.   180w 

Knowles,  Robert  Edward.    Dawn  at  Shanty 
Bay.    **$!.    Revell.  7-39193- 

A  story  whose  "scenes  are  laid  in  a  Scotch 
settlement  in  western  New  York.  The  hero  is  a 
crusJy  Scotchman.  He  inherits  his  creed  and 
his  theoiy  ."'f  life  from  his  Covenanter  father, 
who   'got   till   his  rest  wi'out  hardly  hearin'   tell 


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o'  Christmas,  or  ony  o'  thae  new-fangled 
schen.es  for  ■v^'orshipping^  Almichty  God.'  But 
before  the  end  of  the  story  Ronald  Robertson 
Chanared  his  mind  about  Christmas  and  several 
other   things."    (Dial.) 


"A  pretty  story  full  of  the  deeper  meaning  of 
the  Christmas  season." 

+   Dial.   43:429.   D.   16,     07.   llOw. 
"A    very    readable     Christmas     story     of     the 
uenre  type."   W.   G.    Bowdoin. 

+   Ind.   63:  1466.   D.   19,  '07.  40w. 
"Mr.  Knowles's  simple  little  story  is  typically 
Scotch  in   its  setting  and  atmosphere." 

+    N.    Y.   Times.   12:  763.    N.   30,   '07.   50w. 

Knuth,  Paul.     Handbook  of  flower  pollina- 
tion;   based     upon     Hermann     Miiller's 
work,  The  fertilization  of  flowers  by  in- 
sects; tr.  by  J.  R.  Ainsworth  Davis,  v. 
2.  *$io.75.   Oxford. 
V.    2.      Deals    with    "the    various    methods    of 
pollination    in   fifty-six    families    of    dicotyledon- 
ous plants.   .  .   .   The  author  deals  seriatim  with 
all    the    genera   and    species    in    the    natural    or- 
ders   under    consideration,    describes    the    struc- 
ture  of   the    flowers   in   so   far   as    it   affects   di- 
rectly or  indirectly  the  mode  of  pollination,  and 
cites    the    various    direct    observations    on    pol- 
lination made  by  himself  or  others."    (Nature.) 


"The  value  of  a  work  of  this  kind  depends 
mainly  upon  the  accuracy  of  its  observations, 
and  in  the  case  ^f  the  present  volume  the. 
names  of  the  recorders  are  sufficient  testim  ny 
to  their  trustworthiness.  The  work  6f  trans- 
lation has  been  carried  out  in  a  rrcst  satis- 
factory   manner." 

+  +  Ath.   1908,   2:    371.   S.    26.   380w.    (Re\-iew 

of  v.  2.) 
"Such  a  book  cannot  be  reviewed,  for  it  is 
an  encyclopedia.  This  translation  should 
greatly  stimulate  observation  in  a  field  too 
much  neglected  by  American  botanists."  J.  M. 
C. 

+  +  Bot.  Gaz.  46:  63.  Jl.  '08.  120w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"It  is  filled  with  facts  indispensable  to  the 
student  of  biology  and  helpful  to  every  se- 
rious amateur.  It  cannot  honestly  be  called  in- 
teresting to  the  general  reader;  nevertheless. 
the  general  reader  can  make  of  it  a  great  deal 
of  use  in  examining  plants  from  the  new  point 
of  view." 

-t-   -) Nation.    87:    38.    Jl.    9,    '08.    890w.      (Re- 
view of  V.    2.) 
"Is    even    more    directly   a    book    of    reference 
than   the   first  volume.     Will    be   as   welcome    to 
English   readers   as    the   more   general    introduc- 
tory  volume   has   proved   itself   to   be." 
4-  H Nature.   78:    244.   Jl.    16,    '08.   450w^    (Re- 
view of   V.    2.) 
"Is  of  great  value  to  American  workers."     T. 
D.  A.   Cockerell. 
-f  -f-  ^—  Science,   n.s.    28:  345.  S.   11,   'OS.    780w. 

Kobbe,  Gustav.  Pianolist:  a  guide  for 
pianola  players.  **$i.  Moffat.  7-40771. 
A  guide  for  pianola  players  suggested  by  the 
experience  of  one  who,  undeveloped  in  musical 
culture,  was  briefly  satisfied  with  trashy  things 
but  who  gradually  trained  himself  to  appre- 
ciate and  to  understand  classical  selections 
from  a  wide  range  of  composers.  The  book 
recognizes  the  musical-education  possibilities 
of   automatic   players. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  44.  F.  '08. 
•'Its  author,  Gustav  Kobb6,  has  always  been 
among  the  pioneers  in  clearing  new  paths, 
and  in  this  volume,  as  in  his  'How  to  appre- 
ciate music,'  he  is  not  afraid  to  express  his 
opinions  freely,  even  when  they  clash  violently 
with  traditional  views  and  prejudices." 

-t-   Nation.  86:   110.   Ja.  30,   '08.   170w. 
"His   book    is    filled    with   advice    to   the   pia- 
nolist  as    to   how    to   get   the    best    effects." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   12:   827..   D.   14,   '07.   2€0w. 


Koester,  Frank.  Steam-electric  power 
plants:  a  practical  treatise  on  the  de- 
sign of  central  light  and  power  sta- 
tions and  their  economical  construc- 
tion and  operation.  *$5.  Van  Nostrand. 

8-11715- 

The  author,  who  is  an  experienced  power 
plant  designer,  deals  with  every  phase  irt  the 
design  of  light  and  power  plants  starting  with 
the  preparation  of  plans,  letting  of  contracts, 
efficiency,  cost  and  site  for  the  location,  and 
continuing  to  a  descriptive  discussion  of  five 
typical   American   and   European   power   plants. 


"He  here  brings  together  into  a  coherent 
whole  the  very  considerable  amount  of  infor- 
mation which  he  has  accumulated  during  his 
professional  work  in  regard  to  the  best  ap- 
proved modern  practice  in  the  design,  con- 
struction and  operation  of  steam-electric  power 
plants." 

■4-   Engin.    D.   3:526.   My.    'OS.    320w. 

"The  book  is,  on  the  whole,  disappointing. 
The  author  has  treated  nearly  everything  in 
a  most  general  way — general  in  the  sense  of 
being  vague  and  indefinite  and  not  in  the 
sense  of  l:)eing  broad  and  comprehensive.  The 
author  gives  the  impression  of  being  a  spec- 
tator who  sees  results  rather  than  being  a  de- 
signer of  woi Id-wide  experience  who  is  eluci- 
dating his   own  work." 

—   Engin.    N.    60:    78.    Jl.    16,    '08.    1450w. 

Konkle,  Burton  Alva.  Life  of  Chief  Jus- 
tice Ellis  Lewis,  1798-1871,  of  the  first 
elective  Slipreine  court  of  Pennsylvania. 
$3.50.  Campion  &  co.  7-10037. 

"This  is  the  third  biography  of  eminent 
Pennsylvanians  written  by  Mr.  Konkle.  Ellis 
Lewis  was  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  and  the  author's  main  purpose 
in  writing  his  biography  is  to  presernt  the 
counterpart  of  the  Whig  and  Republican  move- 
ments which  constitutes  the  main  theme  of 
the  author's  life  of  Thomas  Williams." —  Ann. 
Am.    Acad. 


"Had  Chief  Justice  Lewis  been  a  jurist  only. 
we  are  told  in  the  preface,  "the  author  would 
have  felt  no  mission  fio  present  his  career.' 
Nevertheless,  this  life  of  Lewis  is  almost  wholly 
devoted  to  his  career  as  a  jurist.  Of  his  in- 
fluence upon  the  tortuous  course  of  Pennsyl- 
vania politics  we  get  only  occasional  and  fleet- 
ing glimpses  which  whet  the  appetite  for 
more."   P.   O.   Ray. 

-I Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    388.    Ja.    '08.    560w. 

"In  the  absence  of  any  general  political  his- 
tory of  Pennsylvania,  biographies  like  these 
meet  a  distinct  need,  and  Mr.  Konkle's  legal 
training,  his  knowledge  of  Pennsylvania  lead- 
ers and  characteristics  qualify  him  to  supply 
this  need.  It  is,  therefore,  to  be  regretted  that 
a  work  of  much  promise  and  great  possibili- 
t^ies  is  marred  by  many  defects.  Whenever 
the  author  passes  from  the  analysis  of  com- 
plex political  situations  to  the  narration  of 
simple  events  his  style  is  clear." 

Jj Ann.    Am.    Acad.    30:    163.    Jl.   *07.    380w. 

Kotzschmar,  Mary  Ann.  Half-hour  lessons 
in  music:  class  work  for  beginners  at 
the   piano.  $1.   Ditson.  7-33s85. 

Twelve  lessons  for  teachers  of  children;  the 
aim  being  "to  see  from  the  children's  point  of 
view,  and  to  explain  and  illustrate  things  mu- 
sical in  a  way  that  would  appeal  to  their  imag- 
ination as  well  as  reason."  The  author  makes 
much  of  the  natural  enthusiasm  and  optimism 
of  little  people;  she  believes  in  class  instruc- 
tion in  preference  to  private  lessons;  s.he  in- 
troduces into  each  lesson  interesting  details 
about  the  lives  of  composers. 


+  Nation.   86:179.   F.   20,   '08.   170w. 


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Kramer,  Harold  Morton.     Castle  of  dawn. 
t$i.50.    Lothrop.  8-10278. 

Two  Ctifcago  young  people,  one  a  newspaper 
man  and  the  other  the  charming  daughter  of  a 
certain  "Graball"  Gray  are  Imprisoned  under 
puzzling  circumstances  in  the  Ozarks.  After  a 
week  of  hairbreadth  experiences,  they  find  that 
the  Castle  of  Dawn  where  they  have  become 
prisoners  In  velvet  rather  than  iron  is  the  ren- 
dezvous of  N.icaraguan  revolutionists  whom  the 
government  is  trying  to  run  to  cover.  It  is  a 
sprightly  story  with  a  romance  that  Is  kept 
apart  from  the  few  melodramatic  touches. 


"The  surprising  thing  about  'The  castle  of 
dawn'  is,  not  that  is  is  a  mediocre  novel  of  its 
kind,  but  rather,  that  being  so  obviously  built 
according  to  formula,  it  should  be  anywhere 
nearly  so  good  as   it  is."     F:   T.    Cooper. 

-\ Bookm.    28:  67.    S.   '08.   230w. 

"It  is  all  very  trifling,  but  it  is  also  very 
diverting:."     W:    M.    Payne. 

+   Dial.    45:    296.    N.    1,    '08.    20Ow. 
Ind.    64:974.    Ap.    30.    '08.    120\v. 
N.  Y.   Times.  13:   213.   Ap.   11,   '08.   30Tvr. 
"The  book  will  certainly  not  fail   to   hold   the 
attention,    and   it   has   many   good   qualities,    but 
it  is  too  bewilderingly  involved  for  the  brain  of 
the  average  readei'." 

[-   N.  Y.   Times.  13:   310.  My.   30,  "08.   150w. 

N.   Y.   Times.  13:  340.   Je.  13,   '08.   180w. 

Kremer,  Ida.  Struggle  for  a  royal  child, 
Anna  Monica  Pia,  duchess  of  Saxony, 
il.   $1.50.   Kennerley.  8-27,S5. 

Here  are  narrated  the  experiences  of  a  gov- 
erness in  the  house  of  the  Countess  Montig- 
noso  during  1906.  She  was  sent  by  the  Sax- 
on court  to  Villa  Montauto,  for  the  purpose 
of  helping  to  return  the  royal  child.  Anna 
M'onica  Pia,  to  her  father.  The  book  is  in  the 
form  of  a  diary  and  records  minutely  the  daily 
life  of  the  Countess  and  of  the  members  of 
her  household. 


"It  Is  mainly  taken  up  with  a  study  of  the 
Countess's  character,  and  shows  much  pene- 
tration, clear  insight,  and  the  ability  to  phil- 
osophise with   discretion." 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:    57.    F.    1.    'OS.    160w. 

Kubinyi,  Victor  von.  King  of  Rome;  a  bi- 
ography. $1.50.     Victor     von     Kubinyi, 
box    33,   South   River,  N.  J.         7-40865. 
In    this   historical    sketch    the    author   has    en- 
deavored   with    painstaking    care    to    evolve    the 
truth    concerning    Napoleon's    son    from    all    the 
mass  of  fact  and  fiction  which  has  been  writ- 
ten   concerning  him.     He   sympathetically  treats 
the   life   of   this   unfortunate   young   piince   from 
its   beginning  in   Paris   thru   his   various   r hang- 
ing   fortunes    in   Austria    up    to    the   day   of    his 
untimely  death.     The   biography  is   supplement- 
ed by  several   illuminating  sketches  which   tend 
to  enlarge  and   develop  the  original  theme. 


"It  is  chatty,  gossipy  in  tone;  speaks  of  the 
Little  Corporal  with  the  enthusiasm  of  a  privafte 
of  the  Old  Guard,  and  of  the  Duke  de  Reich- 
stadt  with  the  undiscriminating  tenderness  of  a 
devoted  nurse." 

+  Cath.   World.  86:  8/30.  Mr.   '08.  170w. 

R.  of  Rs.  37:  254.   F.   '08.  lOOw. 

Kuhns,  Levi  Oscar.  Sense  of  the  infinite:  a 
study  of  the  transcendental  element  in 
literature,  life  and  religion.  **$i.50. 
Holt.  8-24253. 

"With  the  same  method  of  literary  investiga- 
tion that  the  author  employed  in  "Dante  and 
the  English  poets"  he  traces  the  evidence  to 
the  transcendental  element  in  the  literature 
and  religion  of  the  Western  world  from  the  time 
of    Plato    to    the    present.     The    book    is    ad- 


dressed to  the  general  reader.  Following  an 
introduction  which  lays  out  the  lines  alone 
which  the  discussion  moves  there  are  chapters 
on  What  is  the  infinite.  The  transcendental 
view  of  nature,  Romantic  lore  and  the  trans- 
cendental sense,  Plato  and  Plotinus,  Platonism 
past  and  present.  Mediaeval  mysticism.  Re- 
naissance and  reformation.  The  Pietistic  move- 
ment and  its  influence.  The  transcendental  ele- 
ment and  modern  life. 

"In  few  popular  works  of  the  present  time  has 
the  essential  spirituality  of  mystic  exaltation 
been  so  consistentlv  maintained." 

+   Dial.   45:   347.   N.   16,   "08.   40Ow. 
"It    is    written    with    unusual     simplicity.    In 
every-day    language,    with    ease    and    dignity   of 
style." 

+   N.   Y.    Times.    13:    512.    S.   r9,    '08.    2iOOw. 

Kunz,  George  Frederick,  and  Stevenson, 
Charles  Hugh.  Book  of  the  pearl:  the 
history,  art,  science  and  industry  of 
the    queen   of   gems.   **$I2.50.    Century. 

8-29321. 

The  combined  worit  of  a  gem  expert  and  a 
member  of  the  United  States  fish  commission. 
It  is  a  handsomely  made  volume  of  five  hun- 
dred and  thirty  pages  covering  the  entire  field 
of  the  pearl.  It  illustrates  the  use  of  pearls  as 
objects  of  art  and  ornamentation:  notes  their 
decorative  value  as  shown  in  portraiture  and  in 
imaginative  designs  by  great  artists;  assembles 
theories  and  facts  concerning  their  origin, 
growth  and  structure;  sets  forth  their  values, 
artistically  and  commercially;  describes  proper 
treatment  and  care;  gives  the  history  of  pearl 
fisheries;  and  emphasizes  the  importance  of 
conserving  the  resources  and  the  possibilities 
of  cultivating  the  pearl-oyster. 


"Encyclopaedic  in  character,  and  representing 
an  appalling  amount  of  the  most  laborious  re- 
search, the  book  is  nevertheless  thoroughly 
readable." 

-I-   +   Dial.    45:    412.    D.    1,    '08.    440w. 
"The  book  is  a  very  great   success   in   every 
way." 

+   Int.  Studio.  36:  164.  D.  '08.   300w. 
"Must   be   pronounced   as   fascinating  as   It   l3 
learned    and   authoritative." 

-f-  -(-  Lit.  D.  3-7:  674.  N.  7,  '08.  9'50w. 
+  Lit.  D.  37:  902.  D.  12,  '08,  90w. 
"The  work  as  a  whole,  however,  is  fairly 
readable.  In  quantity  and  quality  of  informa- 
tion it  ^hould  be  accounted  as  one  of  the  most 
notable  works  yet  produced  on  a  topic  con- 
nected with  jewelry." 

4-  Nation.  87:  527.  N.  2i6,  '08.  830w, 
"Once  in  a  while  there  is  produced  a  book  so 
comprehensive  in  its  treatment  of  the  subject 
with  which  it  deals,  so  manifestly  the  product 
of  infinite  pains  in  an  author  eminent  In  his 
chosen  field,  and  artistically  so  beautiful  in  its 
finished  form,  that  the  reader  can  hardly  help 
but  exclaim  at  the  skill,  patience,  and  labor  in- 
volved in  its  production.  Such  a  work  Is  'The 
book  of  the  pearl.'  " 

-^   +   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  604.   O.   24,   "08.   2350w. 
"For    those    who    own    pearls,    and    for    thos© 
who    love    pearls,    and    for    those   who    want    to 
know  all  about  pearls." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  627.   O.   24,   '08.   20w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  745.  D.  5,  '08.  150w. 
-{-   R.  Of   Rs.   38:    762.   D.   '08.    220w. 


L.  Dark  ages  and  other  poems.  $1.  Long- 
mans. 
Fifty-five  religious  and  secular  poems.  "Of 
the  sacred  poems  we  should  put  'Lethe'  first, 
and  of  the  others  'The  English  gipsies'  and 
the   charming  'Cottage  inscription.'     Not  all  of 


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tlie   lyrics   are   Arcadian.      Some   are   passionate 
outcries    against    contemporary   follies."    (Spec.) 


"A  cultivated  and  reflective  mind,  dwelling 
upon  themes  of  art,  religion,  history,  and  the 
legendary  past,  finding  for  its  thoughts  and 
fancies  a  striking  form  of  individual  expres- 
sion."   W:    M.    Payne. 

+   Dial.    45:    62.    Ag.    1,    '08.    320w. 

"Uniformly  effective  work.  Many  examples 
of  two  tempers — that  of  the  image  maker  and 
that  of  the  meditative  listener — mingled  in  a 
composite  strain  of  sensitiveness  to  aesthetic 
and   spiritual   impressions."    E.   L.    Gary. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   424.   Ag.   1,   'OS.   200w. 

"A  serious  and  sensitive  mind,  with  many 
deep  affections,  and  his  composition  is  both 
skilful    and    painstaking." 

+   Sat.    R.    105:    72S.    Je.    6,    'flS.    200w. 

"A  little  lacking  in  rhythmical  finish,  but  has 
the  merit  of  ideas,  and  now  and  then  of  fine 
verse." 

+  '—  Spec.    ICO:    463.    Mr.    2t,    '08.    SOw. 

Ladd,  Frederic  Pierpont.     The  woman  pays. 
$1.50.  Kennerley.  8-18368. 

A  melodramatic  story  in  which  the  principal 
characters  are  a  young  New  York  newspaper 
\\riter,  his  wife  and  a  clergyman.  The  latter, 
egotistical,  self-loving,  casts  a  spell  over  the 
woman,  wins  her  from  her  husband  and  betrays 
ber   honor. 


It  ip  a  tale  that  is  told  with  some  power. 
Some  of  the  descriptions  of  a  phase  of  metro- 
politan   life    are   interesting." 

^ N.   Y.   Times.   13:   375.  Jl.   4,   '08.   320w. 

Ladd,    George    Trumbull.      In    Korea    A^ith 
Marquis    Ito.    **$2.50.    Scribner.    8-7156. 

A  study  including  statements  of  fact  based 
on  personal  ob.9.ervation;  expressions  of  opinion 
based  upon  the  fullest  obtainable  knowledge  of 
the  facts;  and  certain  conjectures  ventured  af- 
ter facts  have  been  studied  and  opinions 
weighed.  Prof.  Ladd  went  to  the  country  to 
lecture  and  staid  to  absorb  matters  pertaining 
to  international  affairs  and  race  psychology. 
His  work  is  first  a  narrative  of  personal  expe- 
rience, and,  second,  a  critical  and  historical 
inquiry  with  many  a  sidelight  on  Japan's  great- 
est statesman. 


"Though  he  has  an  obvious  pro-Japanese 
bias,  it  is  impossible  to  doubt  that  his  story, 
in    the    main,    is    accurate." 

f-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  140.  My.  '08. 

Ath.   1908,   1:    685.    My.    23.    470w. 
+   Bib.    World.   32:  224.    S.    '08.   60w. 
"The    volume    is    well    illustrated,    and    Is    In 
every  respect  a  valuable  work  of  Its  kind." 
+  Dial,  44:   248.   Ap.   16,   '08.   400w. 
"Because    Professor    Ladd    clearly    shows    the 
vital   relation  of  mission  work   to    its    environ- 
ment  (and   he  is  the  only  writer  so  far  as  we 
know  who  has  done  this  needed  work  with  such 
ability),  he  has  done  a  most  valuable  and  time- 
ly  service   to   the    growing   science    of   missions. 
A  well  written  book." 

+  Ind.  64:  749.  Ap.  2,  '08.  60Ow. 
"The  work  is  timely,  the  information  fresh 
and  reliable,  the  style  is  charming.  The  book 
is  laid  down  with  a  feeling  tliat  the  clouds 
have  been  cleared  away  from  a  very  interest- 
ing and  hitherto  very  obscure  passage  in  con- 
temporaneous   historv." 

-f  -f  Lit.  D.  36:656.  My.  2,  '08.  200w. 
"For  the  serious  student  Dr.  Ladd's  book  by 
no  means  supersedes  the  works  of  Dallet,  Hul- 
bert,  and  others  who  have  studied  Korea  in  the 
perspective  of  history,  language  and  litera- 
ture." 

H Nation.   86:   558.    Je.    18,   '08.   850w. 

"Can  hardly  be  accepted  as  [an  account]  of 
a  disinterested  and  impartial  student.  Un- 
doubtedly   honest,    sincere,    and    convinced,    his 


book  is  nevertheHess  an  ex  parte  statement  of  a 
professed   friend   of  Japan." 

-f  N.  Y.   Times.   13:  166.   Mr.   28,   '08.   350w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:214.  Ap.  11,  '08.  50w. 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  340.  Je.  13,  '08.  280w. 
"Prom  a  competent  observer  and  fair-minded 
critic  and  reporter,  with  very  unusual  oppor- 
tunities for  correct  information,  we  have  the 
truth  about  Korea,  and  Japan  in  Korea.  So 
enlightening  a  volume  should  not  lack  a  good 
map." 

+  -\ Outlook.  88:  839.  Ap.  11,  '08.  500w. 

R.  of  Rs.  37:  509.  Ap.  '08.  200w. 
"However  much  careful  readers  might  dis- 
agree with  the  author  in  several  of  his  opinions 
an  things  Korean  and  Japanes?,  they  will  not 
fail  to  appreciate  the  sincerity  of  his  views, 
and  wish  that  another  etjually  sincere  and  able 
work  showing  the  other  side  of  the  question 
might,  if  that  is  possible  appear  to  enlighten 
them."     K.    Asakawa. 

H Yale    R.   17:   330.   N.   'OS.   700w. 

La  Farge,  John.  Higher  life  in  art:  a  series 

*  of  lectures  on  the  Barbizon  school  of 
France.  **$2.5o.  McClure. 

Six  lectures  which  inaugurated  the  Scammon 
course  at  the  Art  institute  of  Chicago,  in  1903. 
They  are  as  follows:  The  school;  Delacroix; 
Millet;  Decamps  and  Diaz;  Rousseau,  Duprfe, 
Daubigny;    Corot.     Index. 

Lagerlof,    Selma   O.   L.   Christ   legends;    tr. 

*  from  the  Swedish  by  Velma  Swanston 
Howard.  **$i.2S.  Holt. 

Mainly  from  the  apocryphal  New  Testament 
writings  are  borrowed  legends  of  the  early  life 
of  Christ  which  Miss  Lagerlof  has  made  over 
and  expanded  into  stories  near  of  kin  to 
Swedish  folk  lore  tales.  The  miracle-working 
power  of  the  child  Jesus  is  revealed  with  spirit- 
ual discernment  from  which  the  ardor  of  her 
imagination  does  not  detract. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:745.  D.  5,  '08.  130w. 
"All  the  stories,  no  matter  what  their  claim 
may  be  to  authenticity,  are  eloquent  of  that 
spirit  of  joy  and  imaginative  fei-vor  which  from 
time  immemorial  has  imparted  its  zest  to  tlie 
celebration    of    Christmas." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  750.  D.   5,   '08.  lOOw. 

Lagerlof,  Selma  O.  L.  Wonderful  adven- 
tures of  Nils;  tr.  by  Velma  S.  Howrard. 
il.   t$i.5o.   Doubleday.  7-33213- 

A  book  which  is  the  result  of  "years  of  study 
of  animal  and  bird  life  by  the  author,  with  leg- 
ends and  folk-lore,  which  are  woven  together  in 
the  charming  story  of  little  Nils,  turned  into  an 
elf,  traveling  on  the  back  of  a  goose  with  a  flock 
of  wild  geese,  understanding  the  speech  of  birds 
and  animals."    (N.   Y.  Times.) 


"Will  interest  children  who  like  George  Mac- 
Jonald's  fairy  tales  and  the  like;  will  make  a 
place   for   itself   but   not  be   popular." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    22.    Ja.    '08.    «f 
"I  should  advise  parents  to  give  the  book  an. 
examination,  for  its  foundation  is  built  upon  na- 
tional  characteristics." 

+  Ind.  63:  1479.  D.  19.  '07.  llOw. 
"Said  to  be  the  best  book  of  Sweden's  great 
fiction  writer." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  749.  N.  23,  '07.  140w. 

Lair,  Jules.     Louise  de  la  Valliere  and  the 

early  life  of  Louis  XIV.   (Memoir  ser., 

no.   39-)    *$3-5o.    Putnam. 

The  story  of  Louise  de  la  Valliere  who   "was 

a    favorite    ot    Louis    XIV.,    who    bore    him    four 

children,    was    discarded      for    another    favorite, 

and    ended   her  days   as   a   Carmelite   nun.     The 

narrative    woven    around    this    tale    is    a    revolt- 

ingly  minute  description  of  the  doings  of  court 

libertines    and    intriguers."    (Ind.) 

-f  Ath.   1908,   2:   470.   O.    17.   3O0w. 


2IO 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Lair,  Jules — Continued. 

"The  book  has  all  the  appeal  of  the  roman- 
tic novel.  To  such  M.  Lair's  careful  and  ac- 
curate work  cannot  be  too  strongly  recom- 
mended. "    G:    H.    Casamajor. 

-f   +    Forum.   40:    391.   O.    '08.    ISOOw. 

"If  there  were  any  scheme  of  social  regen- 
eration that  would  put  to  hard  labor  the  peo- 
ple who  write  and  read  such  unnecessary,  and 
to  say  the  least,  unesthetic  rubbish,  it  ought  to 
be  welcomed  by  those  who  have  a  kindly  in- 
terest   in    humanity." 

Ind.    05:    785.    O.    1,    '08.    400w. 

"We  have  nothing  but  praise  for  a  charm- 
ing work   charmingly   printed." 

-]-   Lit.   D.  37:397.   S.  19,  '0-8.  420w. 

"The  translator  of  this  interesting  volume 
seerT;s  to  have  done  her  work  faithfully,  though 
her  style  is  occasionally  marred  by  unfortunate 
solecisms." 

H Nation.   87:364.   O.   15,   '08.   640w. 

"The  story  of  her  life  is  neither  instructive 
nor  inspiring,  and  as  told  by  M.  Lair  it  is  so 
burdened  with  unsavory  detail  and  false  sen- 
timent as  to  make  thoroughly  unpleasant  read- 
ing." 

—  Outlook.    90:  363.    O.    17,    '08.    220w. 

"M.    Lair    treats    his    subject   with    good    taste 
and   delicacy,    fairness    and    candour." 
+  Spec.   101:  506.   O.   3,   '08.   4&0w. 

Lake,    Rev.    Kirsopp.      Historical    evidence 
for    the    resurrection    of    Jesus    Christ. 
(Crown    theological    lib.)     *$i.5o.    Put- 
nam. 8-581 1. 
"An    examination    of    the    evidence    from    the 
critical    point  of   view,   with   a  result   unfavora- 
ble to  the  material  view  of  the  resurrection."' — 
Bib.   World. 


Bib.  World.  30:  480.  T>.  '07.  20w. 
"Even  those  who  are  unable  to  follow  the 
author  in  all  his  criticisms  and  exegesis  must 
admit  the  force  of  his  reasoning,  and  the  rev- 
erence with  which  it  is  presented."  G.  E. 
French. 

-\ Hibbert    J.    6:    691.    Ap.    '08.    lOOOw. 

+   Ind.   65:45.   Jl.    2,   '08.    200w. 

"The  work  a.s  a  whole  is  an  able  piece  of 
historical  criticism,  conducted  in  a  reverential 
spirit,  and  recognizing  to  the  full  the  limits  of 
historical  investigation  and  the  privileges  of 
religious   faith." 

+   Nation.    86:    306.    Ap.    2,    '08.    250w. 
"Has   a   fair   claim   to   be   reckoned   as   one  of 
the   really  important   works   upon    its   subject." 
+  Outlook.  88:   97.  Ja.   11,   '08.   330w. 

La  Monte,  Robert  Rives.     Socialism:  posi- 
tive and  negative.  50c.  Kerr.       7-21308. 
A  group  of  essays  dealing  with  such  subjects 
as   Science  and   socialism,   Marxism  and   ethics, 
and  The  nihilism  of  socialism. 


"There  is  no  connection  between  the  essays 
and,  on  the  whole,  they  do  not  present  as  sat- 
isfactory a  statement  of  the  socialistic  doc- 
trines as  does  Mr.  Spargo's  book." 

—  Ann.  Am,  Acad.  31:280.   Ja.     '08.     50w. 

"He  has  studied  his  books,  and  he  writes 
■with  dash  and  cleverness.  But  his  tolerance  of 
ptersons  who  do  not  see  with  him  is  by  no 
means  gentle." 

1-  Ind.   63-1370.    D.   6,   '07.    2C0w. 

La    Motte-Fouque,    Friedrich    H.    K.    Un- 
dine;   tr.    from    the    German    by    G:    P. 
Upton.       (Life   stories  for  young  peo- 
ple.)   **6oc.   McClurg.  8-23095. 
"He  takes  the  reader  through  enchanted  for- 
ests   and    among   mysterious    gnomes    and    spir- 
its.     The    malicious    Ki'ihleborn,    the   quaint    old 
fisherman     and    his    dame,      good    father     Ileil- 
mann,     the    worldly    Bertalda,     the   gallant    but 
fickle    Huldbrand,    are    characters   full    of   inter- 


est; but  most  beautiful  and  lovely  in  her  form 
of  water  sprite,  and  afterwards  in  the  suffer- 
ing wife  when  she  had  found  a  soul,  is  Un- 
dine." 

Lancaster,  G.  B.  Altar  stairs.  t$L5o.  Double- 
*       day. 

"A  novel  which  tells  a  tale  of  the  South  seas, 
in  which  a  dominating  inan  suddenly  finds  him- 
self in  love  with  a  woman  who  is  bound  to  an- 
other. The  hero  holds  for  months  in  his  power 
the  man  to  whom  the  woman  he  loves  is  bound, 
but  ultimate  happiness  comes  out  of  it  all." — 
N.  Y.  Times. 


"The  grip  of  the  story  can  in  no  way  be  con- 
veyed by  an  outline  of  the  plot,  each  incident 
being  so  firmly  built  into  the  general  structure 
that  the  whole  must  be  envisaged  in  detail  to  be 
appreciated.  It  would  seem  as  if  there  might  be 
less  wading  in  gore  without  sacrificing  the 
sweep  and   vigor  of  the   story." 

H Nation.    87:    553.   D.    3,    '08.    250w. 

"Mr.  Lancaster's  style  is  not  good,  and  in  his 
endeavor  to  be  characteristic  he  occasionally 
becomes  unintelligible.  But  there  is  a  fresh 
wind  blowing  through  the  book  that  sets  the 
blood    dancing." 

h   N.    Y.   Times.   13:    583.   O.    17,   '08.    2O0w. 

N.  Y.   Times.   13:  617.   O.   24,   '08.  50w. 
Lancaster,    G.    B.   Tracks    we   tread.    ^$1.50. 
Doubleday.  7-28459. 

A  story  which  "leads  us  into  the  sheep- coun- 
try of  New  Zealand,  among  a  class  superficial- 
ly more  like  our  Western  ranchers  than  the 
official  Englishman.  Yet  it  is  the  Briton  bear- 
ing the  sacred  torch  to  the  farthest  ends  of 
the  earth  whom  we  are  once  again  called  upon, 
not  unwillingly,  to  admire;  the  type  of  those 
'who  go  away  many  times  to  endings  unchron- 
icled;  men  who  loVe,  who  conquer,  and  serve, 
or  the  downs,  the  harsih  mountains,  the  unhan- 
dled  plains.'  "    (Nation.) 


"A  book  of  uncommon  calibre,  rugged,  sin- 
cere, tremendously  virile — a  book  that  pictures 
the  rough,  hard  men  of  a  rough,  hard  country 
frankly,  without  illusion  or  euphemism,  but 
with  a  deep  understanding  of  human  nature 
that  makes  it  a  book  to  linger  over."  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

+  +  Bookm.   27:  10'2.  Mr.   '08.  46&w 

"Kipling's  hall -nr  ark  is  upon  it  as  a  whole. 
Its  salient  traits  are  terseness  and  vividness  of 
phrase,  a  grim  humor  prone  -to  deal  with  the 
less  savory  aspects  of  the  theme,  and  an  un- 
conquerable instinct   for  the  romantic   aspects." 

+  ^ Nation.    85:  545.    D.    12,    '07.    380w. 

N.  Y.   Times.  12:  655.   O.  19,   '07.   20\v. 

Lanchester,  F.  W.  Aerodynamics;  constitut- 
ing the  first  volume  of  a  complete  work 
on  aerial  flight.  *$6.  Van  Nostrand. 

8-26416. 

"For  the  first  time,  as  far  as  we  know,  this 
volume  brings  together  in  one  place  all  that 
theory  and  practice  have  to  contribute  to  our 
knowledge  of  the  conditions  which  g:overn  true 
flight.  The  final  chapters,  dealing  with  the  ex- 
perimental work  of  Langley  and  other  investi- 
gators, is  probably  the  most  interesting  to  the 
ordinary  reader,  who  will  realise  from  it  how 
complex  are  the  problems  that  the  aviator  has 
yet  to  solve." — Spec. 


Engln.  D.  4:55.  Jl.  '08.  330w. 
"Had  the  author  extended  the  last  chapter  to 
include  the  work  of  continental  writers  .  .  . 
and  excluded  some  of  the  more  shaky  theoret- 
ical chapters,  the  work  might  without  exag- 
geration be  called  a  complete  treatise  on  aero- 
dynamics." 

H Nature.    78:  337.    Ag.    13,   '08.   780w. 

"A  sound  and  conscientious  piece  of  work 
which  should  be  invaluable  to  the  practical 
builder  of  aeroplanes." 

+  Spec.    101:199.  Ag.    8,   '08.    230w. 


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211 


Landor,   Arnold    H.    Savage.     Across   wid- 
est Africa.  2v.  *$io.50.  Scribner. 

7-37937- 

An  account  of  the  country  and  people  of  east- 
ern, central,  and  western  Africa,  as  seen  during 
a  twelve  months'  journey  from  Djibuti  to  Cape 
Verde.  Mr.  Landor's  book  is  not  devoted  to  ad- 
venture, "it  is  concerned  with  the  character-i 
jstir  features  of  that  country.  .  .  .  The  rivers, 
mountains,  elevations  and  deserts,  the  flora  and 
fauna,  the  various  complicated  tribal  divisions 
and  names,  the  languages  and  the  customs  of 
the  tribes,  and  the  host  of  details  which  of  ne- 
cessity must  constitute  the  study  of  the  observ- 
ing traveller,  are  the  objects  which  appeal  to 
liim."    (Dial.) 

"All    due    qualifications    being    made,    there    is 
a  large  amount  of  interesting  reading  in   these 
two    handsome   and   well-illustrated    volumes." 
-j Ath.    1908,    1:    38.    Ja.    11.    430w. 

"Abyssinia  and  the  Emperor  Menelik  form  the 
subject  of  snme  very  interesting  chapters  of  the 
book  "     H.   E.   Coblentz. 

-I-   Dial.    43:  415     D.    16.    '07.    1870w. 

"Apparently  ignorant  of  those  sciences  with 
which  an  explorer  ought  to  be  thoroughly  famil- 
iar, Mr.  I>andor  states  his  observations,  his  de- 
ductions, his  impressions,  and  also  those  of  oth- 
er people,  as  if  they  were  infallible  dogmas. 
The  result  of  this,  and  of  his  inability  to  sift 
evidence  ;n  a  scientific  way,  is  a  tissue  of  ab- 
surdities, enunciated  with  such  a  semblance  of 
authority  that  an  unwary  reader  would  assume 
them  all  to  be  well-ascertained  facts.  Notwith- 
standing his  many  errors  of  fact  and  of  infer- 
ence ...  it  is  only  fair  to  admit  that  Mr.  Lan- 
dor's book  makes  interesting  reading  all 
through;  that  in  no  single  work  is  it  possible  tc 
lind  so  many  details  of  the  customs  of  so  many 
cential  African  tribes;  and  that,  if  the  aut.ior 
lacks  many  of  the  qualities  of  an  historian,  he, 
at  any  rate,  possesses  those  of  a  traveller  in  a 
high   degree." 

H Lond.  Times.  6:  330.  N.  1,  '07.  1560w. 

"Thougli   much  of   the  book  is  tedious,   there 
is    also    much    that    is    entertaining,    and    it    en- 
ables   one    to    realize    vividly    how    life    in    the 
heart    of    Africa    appears    to    the    traveller." 
-I Nation.  86:   289.  Mr.   26,   '08.   700 w. 

Lang,  Andrew.  Tales  of  Troy  and  Greece. 
**$i.50.    Longmans.  7-34175- 

The  author  has  regrouped  the  "Iliad"  and 
the  "Odyssey"  into  two  cycles,  one  called  "Ulys- 
ses the  packer  of  cities,"  and  the  other  "The 
wanderings  of  Ulysses."  "Three  other  sections 
recount  the  tales  of  the  Fleece  of  gold  from 
traditional  matter,  being  supplemented  by  Apol- 
lonius  Rhodius  and  the  fight  between  Poly- 
deuces  and  the  giant  from  Theocritus;  and  the 
stories  of  Theseus  and  Perseus,  which  depend 
mainly  on  summaries  contained  in  Plutarch  and 
Apollcdorus."      (Ath.) 

"Delightfully  told   in    the   fairy-tale   manner." 
-f-  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  22.   Ja.  '08.  «i- 

"Mr.   Lang,    though   as  simple   in  style  as  Mr. 
Church,  differs  from  the  latter  in  that  he  paus- 
es to  describe  customs,  arms,  and  mode  of  iifo." 
-t-  Ath.    1907,    2:    514.    O.    26.    340w. 

"Mr.    Lang     .  .     puts    into   his    text   more 

substance  than  is  found  in  the  ordinary  adapta- 
tion  or   rewritten    classic."     M.    J.    Moses. 
+   Ind.    63:    1479.    D.    19,    '07.    50w. 

"Will  prove  a  sheer  delight  to  any  boy  or 
girl  of  imagination  and  a  feeling  for  adven- 
ture." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.  JIS:   17.   Ja.   11,   '08.   140w. 

"Mr.  I>ang  has  attempted  a  sort  of  Biblia  in7 
nocentum  version  of  the  Grecian  Book  of  books. 
The  result  is  an  excellent  narrative  that  often 
vivedly  recalls  the  original.  The  rest  of  the 
book  is  made  up  of  the  stories  of  Theseus,  of 
Perseus,  and  of  the  Golden  fleece,  which  are 
equally  interesting,  though  marred  with  one 
or  two  misplaced  modern  touches." 
-f-  -1 Sat.    R.   104:    sup.   5.    D.   7,    '07.    150w. 


•Professor  Church's  book  Is  story  pure  and 
simple;  Mr.  Lang's  is  story  embroidered  upon, 
and  given  a  moral,  philosophical,  and  historical 
complexion  by  turns.  Yet  Mr.  Lang's  language 
is  quite  simple,  and  the  child  could  accept  the 
narrative  at  its  face  value  with  perfect  com- 
prehension." 

-f  4-  Spec.    99:    713.    N.    9,    '07.    1220w. 

Lang,     Leonora     Blanche     (Mrs.     Andrew 

*       Lang).  Book  of  princes  and  princesses; 

ed.  by  A.  Lang.  **$i.6o.  Longmans. 

8-28404. 
True  stories  "almost  as  interesting  as  fairy 
tales."  They  are  concerned  "with  people,  little 
people  indeed,  yet  people  of  real  flesh  and  blood. 
.  .  .  The  subjects  of  the  stories,  taken  from 
English  and  French  history,  deal  with  the  early 
lives  of  young  persons,  some  of  whom  died  young, 
while  others  grew  up  to  be  famous  person- 
ages."   (Cath.    World.) 


"Mrs.  Lang  writes  effectively,  but  has  not  al- 
together succeeded  in  attaining  simplicity  of 
style.  The  volume  is  an  attractive  collection 
of   real    stories." 

H Ath.   1908,  2:  505.   O.   24.   120w. 

"Though  the  stories  are  strictly  historical  in 
the  main,  IMrs.  Lang  has  embellished  the  cold 
data  with  lively  conversations,  and  parenthet- 
ical    comment    to    suit    the    story    to    juvenile 

+   Cath.  World.  88:   407.   D.   '08.   200w. 
Nation.   87:   550.   D.   3,   '08.   lOOw. 
N.  Y.  Times.   13:   756.  D.   5,  '08.   90w. 
"The   young   people    who    are    bored    by    these 
stories,    even    though    they    are    true,    must    be 
very   hard   to   please." 

+  Spec.   101:  sup.   706.  N.   7,   '08.   880w. 

Lanier,  Sidney.  Poem  outlines.  **$l  Scrib- 
*       ner.  8-27138. 

"This  slender  volume  is  a  poet's  note-book. 
It  records  ideas,  impressions,  figures,  pictures, 
which  the  poet  proposes  to  use  at  some  future 
time  in  a  more  complete  way.  It  is  a  collection 
of  fragments,  of  quick  studies,  such  as  a  painter 
makes  out  of  doors  when  the  light  is  rapidly 
changing,  and  which  he  works  up  at  leisure  in 
his  studio." — Outlook. 


"A  little  book  of  poetic  outlines  that  lets  [the 
world]  into  some  of  the  vagrant  moods  of  one 
of  the  most  sensitive  and  sweet-spirited  singers 
of   our   Southland." 

+   Ind.   65:   1249.  N.   26,   '08.   220w. 
Reviewed  bv  Bliss  Carman. 

-t-   N.    Y.   Times.    13:    605.    O.    24,    '08.    730w. 
Outlook.  90:  594.  N.  14,  '08.  400w. 

Larard,  C.  E..  and  Gelding,  H.  A.  Prac- 
tical calculations  for  engineers;  for  the 
use  of  engineering  students,  appren- 
tices, draughtsmen,  mechanics,  foremen, 
and  others  practically  engaged  in  engi- 
neering work.  *$2.  Lippincott.     W8-140. 

"The  general  character  of  this  work  places 
it  somewhere  between  the  engineering  pocket- 
book  and  the  college  text-book.  The  methods, 
formulae,  and  appliances  which  a  student  en- 
counters during  a  good  college  course  In  me- 
chanical engineering  are  here,  not  demonstrat- 
ed, but  collected  and  described,  systematically, 
and  applied  to  such  practical  examples  as  are 
likely  to  occur  in  an  engineering  workshop." — 
Nature. 


"It  can  do  best  service  to  men  who  lack  an 
education  in  engineering  theory,  but  even 
many  of  these,  technical  college  graduates, 
may   find   it  a  guide   to   improvement." 

-[-   Engin.   N.  59:  298.  Mr.  12,  'OS.  400vv. 

"The  authors  give  some  most  striking  ex- 
amples of  the  great  value  of  squared-paper 
work    in    the    systematic    plotting    of    variable 


212 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Larard,  C.  E.,  and  Golding,  H.  A. — Cont. 
quantities  in  all  branches  of  a  manufacturing 
establishment,  and  the  lessons  to  be  learnt 
therefrom.  This  section  is  extremely  sugges- 
tive, and  will  well  repay  the  careful  study  of 
all   practical   engineers." 

+   Nature.   77:  555.   Ap.   IG,   '08.  350w. 
Lathrop,    Elise    L.      Sunny    days      in    Italy. 
**$2.5o.    Pott.  7-29872. 

"An  unpretentious  volume  of  agreeable,  fa- 
miliar gossip  about  a  dozen  or  more  of  the  chief 
joints  of  interest  to  which  the  average  tourist 
sooner  or  later  finds  his  way.  It  is  a  sort  of 
pot-pourri  of  miscellaneous  impressions  and  in- 
formation, vivid  little  pen  pictures  of  a  build- 
ing, a  landscape,  a  crowd  at  a  railway  station; 
useful  advice,  gleaned  from  experience,  regard- 
ing the  hiring  01  apartments,  bargaining  with 
cab  drivers,  traveling  in  third-class  carriages; 
an  accumulated  store  of  observations  regarding 
Italian    traits    and    social    customs." — Bookm. 

"Differs  from  other  books  on  Italy  in  describ- 
ing the  little  things  about  the  life  and  customs 
which  other  writers  have  not  mentioned,  and 
yet  are  the  things  a  traveler  likes  to  know 
about." 

-I-  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.   4:   193.  Je.   '08. 

"Miss    Lathrop    has    not    any   real   gift   of    ex- 
pression; her  observation  does  not  seem  to  have 
been   more   than  superficial;  and  apparently  her 
knowledge  of  Italy  is  merely  that  of  a  tourist." 
—  Ath.   1908,   1:    447.   Ap.   11.   300w. 

"Flung  together  with  a  well-intentional  sin- 
cerity, a  pleasant  and  quite  feminine  enthusi- 
apm  which  makes  agreeable  reading."  F:  r. 
Cooper. 

+   Bookm.    26:    510.    Ja.    '08.    lOOw. 

"Unfortunately,  at  least  two-thirds  of  the  boo  c 
is  a  perfunctory  performance  without  'raison 
d'etre.'  The  worst  defect  of  the  book,  however, 
is  found  in  the  errors  in  style,  with  which  its 
pages  bristle.  Nor  is  the  book  free  from  errors 
in  statement.  Yet,  in  spite  of  these  defects, 
the  book  may  be  recommended  for  its  practi- 
cal, sympathetic,  and  in  many  respects  novel 
account   of   the   Italian   customs  of   to-day." 

H Nation.    85:    567.    D.    19,   '07.    430w. 

"This  is  a  pleasant  book,  giving  intelligent 
descriptions  of  rural  Italy  as  well  as  of  the 
Italian   cities." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   12:   €84.   O.    26,    '07.    120w. 
Reviewed    by    Charlotte    Harwood. 

Putnam's.    3:    494.    Ja.    '08.    450w. 

Lauck,  William  Jett,  Causes  of  the  panic 
of  1893.  (Hart,  Schafifner  and  Marx 
prize  essays  in  economics.)  **$i. 
Houghton.  7-22103. 

"Reviews  the  Industrial  and  financial  his- 
tory of  the  decade  preceding  1893,  and  then 
describes  the  panic  itself.  In  the  account  which 
Mr.  Lauck  gives  of  the  conditions  in  Ger- 
many, France,  and  Great  Britain  his  work 
supplements  usefully  A.  D.  Noyes's  'Thirty 
years  of  American  finance';  but  in  his  discus- 
sion of  events  in  the  United  States  he  adds 
substantially  nothing  to  Mr.  Noyes's  nar- 
rative."— Nation. 


Nation.  86:  90.  Ja.  23,  '08.  230w. 
"It  may  seem  left-handed  praise  to  hint 
that  it  is  more  interesting  and  useful  as  pro- 
phecy than  history,  when  it  purports  to  be 
purely  and  merely  history.  Yet  we  doubt  that 
any  such  treatise  could  serve  a  more  useful 
purpose  than  to  light  the  way  to  avoidance  of 
past  errors  and  sufferings  by  the  lessons  of 
experience."   E:   A.   Bradford. 

-)-   -H   N.   Y.   Times.   12:    565.   S.    21,    '0-7.   510w. 

Launay,  Louis  de.  World's  gold:  its  geol- 

*       ogy,  extraction,  and  political  economy; 

tr.  by  Orlando  Cyprian  Williams;  with 

an     introd.     by     Charles     A.     Conant. 

**$i.75.  Putnam.  8-32340. 

A   work   which   examines   the   problem    of   the 


future  supply  of  gold  from  a  scientific  stand- 
point and  correlates  the  influence  of  this  supply 
with  prices  and  the  movement  of  capital  from 
the  financial  standpoint.  The  four  divisions  of 
the  treatment  are:  The  geology  of  gold;  The 
geographical  distribution  of  gold  in  the  past  and 
present;  The  extraction  and  dressing  of  gold; 
and  The  economy  of  gold. 


Ind.  65:  1185.  N.  19,  '08.  lOOw. 

Launspach,  Charles  W.  L.  State  and  fam- 
ily in  early  Rome.  *$2.50.  Macmillan. 
"Mr.  Launspach  .  .  .  devotes  about  a  quarter 
of  his  book  to  the  history  of  the  constitutional 
struggle;  his  account  is  not,  as  the  accounts 
given  by  lawyers  frequently  are,  a  mere  string 
of  facts  and  dates;  he  has  tried  to  make  the 
story  intelligible.  .  .  .  The  legal  chapters  on 
marriage,  patria  potesta.s,  and  succession, 
which  follow  the  constitutional  sketch,  aim  at 
doing  no  more  than  summarizing  the  legal  as- 
pect of  the  family." — Sat.  R. 


"Is  one  of  those  books,  far  too  common  In 
England  and  America,  which  possess  no  partic- 
ular value  for  scholars,  yet  do  not  serve  the 
general  reader.  The  author's  mind  is  legal  and 
schematic,  rather  than  historical,  and  he  does 
not  seem  to  realize  that  many  of  the  founda- 
tions upon  which  he  builds  .  .  .  have  been  seri- 
ously shaken  by  anthropology  a.nd  by  historical 
criticism.  The  most  substantial  chapters  are 
those  on  family  law." 

h   Nation.   87:438.   N.    5,   '08.   350w. 

"There  appears  to  be  a  singular  lack  of  pro- 
portion in  the  space  devoted  to  the  various 
controversial  topics,  and  also  great  arbitrari- 
ness in  the  distinction  between  those  points 
which  are  discussed  and  those  others  which 
are   dealt    with    dogmatically." 

h  Sat.    R.  106:  205.   Ag.  15,  '08.   1400w. 

"There  is  much  of  value  in  Mr.  Launspach's 
volume.  "We  do  not  always  agree  with  him. 
He  makes  too  little,  we  think,  of  legend  and 
tradition." 

H Spec.   101:550.   O.    10,    '08.   140w. 

Laur,  Francis.  Heart  of  Gambetta;  author- 
ized translation  by  Violette  M.  Mon- 
tagu; with  an  introd.  by  J.  Macdonald. 
*$2.50.    Lane.  8-13688. 

•  "The  heart  of  this  book  is  the  love-letters  of 
Gambetta  written  to  Madame  Lfeonle  L§on. 
Around  them  .ire  grouped  a  certain  amount  of 
history,  a  larger  amount  of  inference  or  conjec- 
ture, and  a  still  larger  amount  of  tearful  sen- 
timent by  M.  Laur."  (Nation.)  "The  new  his- 
torical fact  in  the  letters  here  translated  is  the 
revelation  of  the  truth  that  Gambetta  deliber- 
ately pretended  to  favour  a  schism  such  as 
would  detach  the  Galilean  church  from  Rome, 
in  order  to  bring  the  pope  to  accept  his  pro- 
posals for  the  separation  of  church  and  state." 
(Ath.) 


"The  translation  is  hardly  good  enough  for 
the  letters,  which  when  they  first  appeared  In 
Paris  were  praised,  above  all  things,  for  their 
style." 

h  Ath.    1907,    2:  616.    N.   16.    llSOw. 

"M.  Laur's  method  is  throughout  too  gush- 
ing to  pass  for  that  of  sober  history.  He  re- 
minds one  of  a  lachrymose  Victor  Hugo:  I 
wept.  All  France  wept."  The  style  Is  staccato 
drowned  in  emotion.  But  disregarding  most  of 
M.  Laur's  seatlmental  embroidering,  these  let- 
ters of  Gambetta  must  be  taken  as  a  real  con- 
tribution  to  our  knowledge  of  the  man." 

1-   Nation.   86:198.    F.   27,   '08.   520w. 

"The  book  is  too  good,  too  thoroughly  an 
analy.=is  of  two  human  hearts,  too  personal,  too 
intimate  not  to  arouse  suspicion  that  the  au- 
thor has  frequently  used  his  imagination  in  or- 
der to  seek  out  dramatic  causes  for  known  sug- 
gestive  results." 

1-  N.  Y.  Times.  13: 129.  Mr.  7,  '08.  liSOw. 


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213 


"The  letters  in  this  volume  .  .  .  con- 
stitute an  important,  but  in  parts  slightly  hys- 
teric, contribution  to  the  history  of  an  ex- 
tremely interesting  period  in  the  political  de- 
velopment of  France.  It  must  be  confessed 
that,  from  the  Eng-lish  point  of  view,  and  as 
a  transcript  of  human  emotion  presumably  at 
lis  hig'hest,  tliey  are  rather  disappointing." 
H Spec.    101:    369.    S.    12,    'OS.    14.'0w. 

Laut,    Agnes    Christina.    Conquest    of    the 
*       great  Northwest;  being  the  story  of  the 
adventurers  of  England  known  as  The 
Hudson    bay    company;    new    pages    in 
the  history  of  the  Canadian  Northwest 
and  western  states.  2v.  *$5.  Outing. 
Tireless    examination     of    records    and    docu- 
ments,  many  of  which  are   unclassified  and   in- 
accessible,   lies    back    of    Miss    Laut's    800    page 
story    of   the   Hudson   bay   company.      Beginning 
with  the  voyages  of  Henry  Hudson,   the  author 
omits  none  of  the  exploration  that  precedes  the 
organizing    of    the    Hudson    bay    company,    and 
then     exploits     the     company     "as     adventurer, 
pathfinder,    empire-builder,    from    Rupert's    land 
to  California — feudal  lord  beaten  off  the  field  by 
democracy,"  pausing  for  historical  details  where 
the    empire-builder    merges    with    the    colonizer 
and  pioneer. 


"Unfortunately  there  is  no  index.  Both  author 
and  publisher  are  to  be  congratulated  on  a  most 
important  and  careful  work,  which  is  yet  alive 
with  human  sympathy  and  full  of  vivid  char- 
acter drawing." 

-f-   -J N.  Y.  Times.  13:  700.  N.  28,  '08.  2100w. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   745.   D.   5,   '08.   200w. 

Lawson,    W.    R.      American    finance;    part 
first — Domestic.  $2.  Macmillan. 

7-28928. 
M'r.  Lawrfon — not  the  author  of  "Frenzied  fi- 
nance"— IS  an  Englishman  who  has  written  a 
number  of  books  of  this  nature  including  "Brit- 
ish economics."  This  is  a  history  and  discus- 
sion of  American  financial  methods  in  four 
parts:  Evolution,  Organization,  Creative  powers, 
and   Destructive   powers. 


"The  book  seems  to  want  a  definite  purpose. 
The  writer  betrays  a  lack  of  economic  train- 
ing and  judgment,  and  at  the  end  one  is  in 
doubt  as  to  what  Mr.  Lawson  really  thinks 
about  our  monetary  system  and  financial  meth- 
ods. Its  value  as  descriptive  material  is  vitia- 
ted by  bad  arrangement  and  incoherence." 

—  Ann.    Am.   Acad.    30:    596.    N.    '07.    3Vnw. 

"In  general  the  discussion  of  these  questions 
as  of  our  financial  experience  as  a  whole  is 
suggestive  and  stimulating.  It  is,  however, 
rather  picturesque  than  analytic."  James  Cum- 
mings. 

-I J.  Pol.   Econ.  15:  438.  Jl.  '07.  580w. 

"A  very  readable  account." 

+  Pol.  Sci.  Q.  23:  192.  Mr.  '08.  150w. 

"Though  we  do  not  regard  Mr.  Lawson  as  a 
safe  guide  in  matters  economic,  we  gladly  rec- 
ognise that  ...  he  has  selected  an  excellent 
subject  in  which  he  seems  to  be  much  more 
at  home." 

-! Spec.    98:    sup.    118.    Ja.    26,    '07.    llOw. 

"The  book  is  frankly  popular  and  does  not 
pretend  to  be  a  contribution  to  our  knowledge 
on  the  subject.  The  author's  style  Is  breezy 
and  his  treatment  somewhat  superficial,  but 
the  briok  is  well  written  and  decidedly  interest- 
ing. The  author  possesses  a  clear  and  sympa- 
thetic, if  not  very  profound,  understanding  of 
American  financial  institutions,  and  his  atti- 
tude is  remarkably  broad-minded  and  fair." 
+   H Yale    R.    16:  444.    F.   '08.    250w. 

Lawton,   Frederick.     Frangois-Auguste    Ro- 
din.  *$i.   Kennerley.  8-35518. 
A   bketch   of  the   celebrated   French    sculptor, 
written    from    first    hand    materials — from    con- 


versations with  Rodin,  from  consultation  with 
his  friends  and  from  his  correspondence.  It  is 
neither  a  copy  nor  an  abridgement  of  the  largei 
"Life"  but  a  fresh  treatment  thruout.  The 
forces  which  have  operated  in  Rodin's  career, 
his  peculiar  genius,  and  illustrations  of  his 
success    are    discussed    with    understanding. 

"A  good  book  for  the  library  that  cannot  af- 
ford  the  larger  life  by  the   same  author." 
-f-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    193.   Je.    '08. 
"Mr.   Lawton  is  keenly  interested  in  the  art- 
ist   of   whom    he   writes,    but    is    so   close    to    his 
subject    that   it   somewhat   overawes    him." 

H Ath.   1908,    1:135.    F.    1.    200w. 

Int.  Studio.  36:  sup.  59.  D.  '08.  30w. 
+  Outlook.  89:  529.  Jl.  4,  '08.  700w. 
"This  little  book  is  written  with  sympathy 
and  insight,  and  will  "oe  appreciated  by  those 
who  have  not  time  to  read  the  author's  longer 
book  treating  of  the  greatest  figure  in  Euro- 
pean   art   of   the   present   age." 

-f-  Spec.   100:    sup.   644.   Ap.    25,   '08.    50w. 

Layard,  George  Somes.  Shirley  Brooks  of 
Punch;  his  life,  letters  and  diaries. 
*$3.50.    Holt.  8-6092. 

Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"His  life,  though  in  no  sense  dramatic,  was 
an  interesting  one;  for  years  he  rubbed  elbows 
intimately  with  all  that  was  best  and  most 
brilliant  in  tho  upper  circles  of  London's  Bo- 
hemia."     Beverley    Stark. 

-I-   Bookm.    26:    517.    Ja.    '08.    970w. 

"London  of  the  sixties  and  early  seventies 
and  'Punch's'  inner  editorial  circle,  besides 
many  more  intimate  matters,  live  again  in  its 
pages." 

+   Dial.  43:  424.  D.  IC,  '07.  130w. 

"His  letters  are  of  the  kind  that  must  have 
filled  the  recipient  with  joy,  but  that  somehow 
in  cold  print,  half  a  century  later,  sound  forced 
and   schoolboyi.sh." 

H Nation.    86:    34.    Ja.    9,    '08.    270w. 

"Mr.  Layard,  bound  apparently  to  make  a 
portly  volume,  has  not  digested,  selected,  and 
rejected  from  among  his  material  as  carefully 
as  one  might  wish." 

+  .—  Outlook.    S8:    43.    Ja.    4,    '08.    ?.40w. 

"Mr.  Layard  is  sometimes  more  expansive  in 
this  volume  than  the  occasion  demands.  But 
on  the  whole  'Shirley  Brooks  of  Punch'  is  high- 
ly entertaining,  and  a  book  for  which  we  should 
be   grateful."     H.    S.    Krans. 

H Putnam's.    3:    752.    Mr.    '08.    EOOw. 

"We  do  not  wish  that  it  had  b.ien  shorter 
or   substantially   other   than   it   Is." 

+  +  Spec.    99:    1056.    D.    21,    '07.    400w. 

Layard,  George  Somes.  Suppressed  plates: 
wood  engravings,  etc.;  together  with 
other  curiosities  germane  thereto;  be- 
ing an  account  of  certain  matters  pe- 
culiarly alluring  to  the  collector.  *$4. 
Macmillan.  8-18752. 

In  bringing  out  old  books  in  new  dress,  plates 
have  been  discarded  for  moral  reasons,  for  lack 
of  artistic  merit,  and  for  failure  to  illustrate 
the  text  adequately.  The  author  discusses 
these  suppressed  plates,  includes  many  of  them 
in  his  Illustrations,  tho  none  whose  moral  tone 
is  questioned,  and  deals  at  length  with  palimp- 
sest plates — plates  which  have  had  objection- 
able portions  burnished  out  and  which  have 
been  adapted  to  their  new  use  by  re-engraving 
the   erased  sections. 


"Mr.  Layard  writes  with  such  extensive 
knowledge  that  it  is  not  easy  to  find  holes  in 
his  armour.  The  facts  are  brought  together 
•with  so  much  skill  that  this  volume  will  rank, 
both  with  those  who  sell  and  those  who  buy 
books,  as  an  acceptable  work  of  reference,  en- 
tertaining as  well  as  instructive." 
-J-  -f  Ath.    19018,    1:135.   F.   1.    750w, 


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Layard,  George  Somes — Continued. 

"He  treats  in  a  most  entertaining  manner  of 
a  subject  whicii  cannot  fail  to  be  of  the  great- 
est Interest  to  every  ardent  book-hunter,  print- 
collector,  and  artist."     G:  \V.   Cole. 

+   Bookm.   27:  161.   Ap.   '08.    1750w. 
Reviewed  by  A.   B.  Maurice. 

Forum.   39:  529.   Ap.   '08.    2000w. 
"People  who  care   for  the  bypaths   and   curi- 
osities of  the  pictorial  side  of  literature  will  be 
much   interested   in   Mr.    Layard's   new    book." 
+  Sat.   R.  105:  53.  Ja.  11,   '08.   150w. 

Lea,    Frederick    Charles.      Hydraulics.    *$S. 
Longmans.  8-10845. 

"Tn  this  work  the  author  has  endeavored  to 
embody  the  results  of  the  large  amount  of  ex- 
perimental hydraulic  work  which  has  been  ac- 
complished during  the  past  decade — especially 
on  the  subject  of  the  flow  of  water — and  to 
indicate  the  methods  used  in  obtaining  these 
results." — Engin.    D. 


Engin.  D.  3:  526.  My.  'OS.  SOOw. 
"The  author  writes  as  one  having  authority 
and  altogether  the  book  appears  to  the  re- 
viewer as  the  most  satisfactory  treatment  of 
its  subject  for  the  English  speaking  student 
that  has  vet  appeared."     G.   S.  Williams^ 

+   -I-   Engin.    N.    59:    541.    My.    14,    'OS.    lOOOw. 
"Altogether  the  work  forms  an  excellent  text- 
book,   and    is    cordially    to    be    recommended    to 
students    of    this    most    interesting    and    useful 
science." 

+   4-   Nature.   77:   530.   Ap.    9,    '08.   700w. 

Lea,  Henry  Charles.  Inquisition  in  the 
Spanish  dependencies,  Sicily,  Naples, 
Sardinia,  Milan,  The  Canaries,  Mexico, 
Peru,  New  Granada.  **$2.5o,  Macmil- 
lan.  8-1774- 

A  volume  which  supplements  the  author's  se- 
ries of  histories  on  the  inquisition.  It  throws 
light  on  the  workings  of  the  inquisitorial  sys- 
tem as  operated  by  the  colonial  tribunals  in  the 
new  world,  and  the  retarding  effects  upon  the 
development  of  the  Spanish-American   colonies. 


Am.    Hist.    R.   13:689.   Ap.   '08.    30w. 
Reviewed  by  G:  L.  Burr. 

-I Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    847.    Jl.    '08.    1350w. 

"The  volume  is  marked  by  the  characteristic 
excellences  of  Its  predecessors:  a  style  which  is 
useful,  without  possessing  much  literary  charm, 
an  inexhaustible  knowledge  of  his  subject,  and 
an  organization  of  his  materials  so  exact,  and 
60  natural  that  the  reader  easily  follows  the 
narrative." 

+  Am.  J.  Theol.  12:  311.  Ap.  '08.  lOOw. 
A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    141.    My.    '08. 
"Throughout  the  work,   a  closer  chronological 
arrangement   at   times   might   have   conduced   to 
greater   clearness."     J.    A.    Robertson. 

-j Ann.   Am.  Acad.   32:  455.   S.   '08.    550w. 

"Ranks  easily  with  his  strongest  and  best." 
L.   M.    Larson. 

4-   H-   Dial.  45:  294.  N.  1,  '08.  80w. 

Ind.   64:1043.    My.   7,    '08.    450w. 
"He  has  always  the  great  advantage  of  look- 
ing at  the  subject  as  a  whole,   and  viewing  it 
against   the   background  of   the   parent   institu- 
tion." 

4-  Nation.   86:263.   Mr.   19,   '08.   SOOw. 

"The  ground  to  be  gone  over  is  so  large  and 
the  records  are  so  scanty  that  the  treatment 
Is  necessarily  less  detailed  and  vivid  than  in 
the  other  volumes."    Joseph  Jacobs. 

■] N.   Y.  Times.  13:  99.   F.  22,   'OS.   IQOOw. 

Outlook.    89:    392.    Je.    20,    '08.    130w. 

"To  those  who  are  interested  in  the  theme 
tt  seems  unfortunate  that  Dr.  L.ea  should  have 
omitted  the  history  of  the  Spanish  inquisition 
in    the    Netherlands,    Chile    and    the    La    Pl^ta 


provinces.  An  inclusion  of  these  areas  would 
have  rounded  out  the  view  most  admirably." 
W:    R.    Shepherd. 

H Pol.    Sol.    Q.    23:    328.    Je.    '08.    SBOw. 

R.   of    Rs.   37:  637.    My.    '08.    50w. 
Sat.    R.    105:563.    My.   2,    'OS.   llOOw. 
H Spec.  100:  426.  Mr.  14,   '08.  400w. 

Lea,  Homer.     Vermilion  pencil:  a  romance 
of    China.    t$i.5o.    McClure.  8-9531. 

A  young  Breton  priest,  detailed  to  Instruct 
the  wife  of  a  wealthy  mandarin,  falls  in  love 
with  her  and  they  elope.  They  are  caught,  the 
husband  subjects  his  wife  to  the  terrible  tor- 
ture of  the  lyngchee,  while  the  lover  identifies 
himself  with  the  "Deluge  family. ''  a  secret  rev- 
olutionary society,  whose  symbol  draws  to  him 
crowds  who  aid  in  rescuing  the  condemned 
woman.  "The  book  is  more  than  a  novel — it 
is  a  human  document."     (N.  Y.   Times.) 


"A  lurid   and  grotesque  impression   of  China." 

—  Nation.    86:  354.   Ap.    16,    '08.    230w. 
"The    most    remarkable    piece    of    Action    the 
year   thus  far  has   brought.     The   story   itself  is 
not    overpowering    in    its    ingenuity,    but    in    its 
opening    of   glimpses    into    a    world    all    out    un- 
known to  the  west,   it  is  of  very  great  interest, 
and   in    its   undeniable   penetration    of   chnracter 
and  power  of  description  it  merits   tlie  wide  at- 
tention which   beyond  doubt   it   will   receive.  ' 
-H   +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  138.   Mr.   14,   'OS.   550w. 
N.   Y.   Times.  13:  210.   Ap.   11,   '08.   50w. 
"A   story   full    of   exciting    scenes    and   revela- 
tions   about    China    and    the    Chinese." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  340.  Je.  13,  '08.  230w. 
"Mr.  Lea's  story  is  rather  too  tragic  and  too 
horrible  in  its  descriptions  of  Chinese  tortures 
to  be  agreeable  but  it  is  a  sincere  picture  of  a 
beautiful  character  in  the  person  of  its  heroine, 
and  of  her  influence  over  a  great  Chinese  oflS- 
cial  through  her  loveliness  and  brilliant  mind  in 
abolishing  evil   and   injustice." 

+  —  Outlook.  88:  839.  Ap.  11,  '08.  200w. 
"This  appears  to  us  the  most  valuable  novel 
on  the  subject  of  China  as  yet  penned  in  the 
English  language,  none  existing,  besides,  that 
so  well  combines  instruction  with  entertain- 
ment." 

-I-   4-   R.    of    Rs.    37:    767.    Je.    '08.    400w. 

Lear,  Edward,  Letters  of  Edward  Lear  to 
Chichester  Fortescue,  Lord  Carlingford, 
and  Frances,  Countess  Waldegrave;  ed. 
by  Lady  Strachey  of  Sutton  court. 
*$3.50.  Duffield.  8-28968. 

Edward  Lear,  the  pioneer  limerick  maker, 
caricaturist,  and  landscape  painter,  is  self  re- 
vealed in  these  letters  in  which  "mingle  tender- 
ness, a  whimsical  humor,  and  the  power  to  see 
the  visible  world  as  pictorial  material."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 

"Lady  Strachey  is  to  be  congratulated  on 
the  publication  of  letters  which  reveal  a 
pleasant  personality.  We  have  no  doubt  that 
Lady  Strachey's  venture  will  come  to  a  second 
edition,  and  offer  some  corrections  in  view  of 
that  event." 

j^ Ath.  1907,   2:  760.   D.   14.   83'Ow. 

"A  volume  of  characteristic  and  amusing  let- 
ters." 

-I-  Dial.    45:    217.    O.    1,    '08.    300w. 

+  Ind.  65:  787.  O.  1,  '08.  400w. 
"We  have  read  these  letters  with  continuous 
delight.  Thev  fully  satisfy  such  expectations 
as  may  have  been  aroused  by  Lear's  long-fa- 
rnous  'Book  of  nonsense' ;  in  other  words,  they 
justify  Lear's  reputation." 
•"  +   Lit.    D.   37:  502.    O.   17,     08.   1250w. 

"These  are  delightful  letters  and  fully  satisfy 
any  expectations  about  them  which  might  have 
been  aroused  by  Lear's  long  famous  'Book  or 
nonsense.'  " 

+   Lit.  D.  37:  902.  D.  12,  '08.  80w. 

+  Nation.  87:  336.  O.  8,  '08.  90w. 


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215 


"They  reflect  the  temper  and  interests  of 
his  prime,  and  are  so  personal  in  their  tone 
that  we  gain  from  them  a  vivid  picture  of  the 
quaint  personality  that  so  continually  suggests 
Thaclieray's." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   493.  S.   12.   '08.    2050w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   62.1.   O.   24,   '08.   40w. 

"The  boolv   is   exactly   of   the  kind    which   one 

can   pick   up   from  a  shelf  in   an   odd   minute  of 

spare    time    and    dip    into    here   and    there   with 

enjovment." 

+  Outlook.   90:  2:50.  .S.   26,   '08.   240w. 

Leaves  from  a  life.  *$3.50.  Brentano's. 
*  8-31 145. 

Supposedly  from  the  pen  of  a  daughter  of 
William  P.  Frith,  the  English  painter,  these 
sketches  contain  anecdotes  of  Browning,  Ten- 
nyson, Du  Maurier,  Leighton,  Dickens,  Trollope, 
and  many  other  celebrities   in  arts  and   letters. 


"It  is  a  good-natured,  simple-minded,  humor- 
ous presentation  of  a  great  slice  of  mid-Vic- 
torian England,  a  canvas  full  of  figures  rendered 
with  practically  no  technique  at  all.  The  slip- 
shod condition  of  the  author's  style  is  almost 
incredible." 

H Nation.   S7:  SCO.   O.   13,   'OS.   400w. 

"Laughter-loving  pages.  They  are  the  record 
of  a  woman  who  has  seen  much  of  life,  who 
loved  it  in  its  full  course  and  loves  it  now  in 
retrospect.  Her  book  will  amuse  people  from 
the  first  page  to  the  last." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   437.  Ag.   8,   '08.   llOOw. 

Leavitt,    Sheldon.      Paths    to    the    heights. 
**$!.  Crowell.  8-15159. 

The  record  of  the  work  of  a  physician  who 
a>bandoned  drugs  and  entered  the  field  of  men- 
tal healing.  His  experience  lies  between  or- 
thodox theology  and  Christian  science  and  is 
full   of   practical   suggestion. 


"We  read  the  book  and  find  it  rational  and 
instructive    in    manv   respects."     R.    E.    Bisbee. 

H Arena.    40:    387.    O.    'OS.    450w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   340.   Je.    13,   '08.    200w. 

Le   Blond,   Elizabeth   A.   F.    (Mrs.   Aubrey 
Le    Blond)     (Mrs.    Main).      Mountain- 
eering   in    the    land    of    the    midnight 
sun.  *$3.50.  Lippincott 
A    narration    of    the    author's    experiences    in 
climbing    thirty-three    mountains.     "It    was    de- 
lightful,"   she    writes,    "to    think    that    we    could 
start  when  we  liked,  return  when  we  liked,  and 
have  the  cheering  rays  of  the  sun  always  \  isible. 
In  the  north,  too,  we  found  all  the  picturesque- 
ness   of  Lapp  and  reindeer,   all   the   repose   of  a 
land   where    no    tourists   are    seen,    all    tire   mag- 
nificence   of    ice-clad    mountains    and    spires    of 
rocks    mingled    with    the    softer   beauty    of    lake 
and  fjord." 

"There  is  much  detail  which  can  interest 
only  the  keen  mountain  climber.  The  interest 
for  other  readcis  lies  in  the  fact  that  the  book 
shows,  as  no  other  within  our  knowledge  does, 
how  delightfully  a  summer  can  be  passed  in 
camp  or  in  one  of  the  little  settlements  in  this 
region.  To  the  vivid  word  pictures  are  added  71 
reproductions  of  photographs,  which  show  not 
only  the  wondrous  scenery,  but  also  many  of 
the  stirring  incidents  of  the  ascents." 
-f   Nation.   87:  437.   N.   5,   '08.   260w. 

"There  are  some  very  interesting  passages  in 
'Mountaineering  in  the  land  of  the  midnight 
sun,'  for  the  author,  besides  being  a  good 
climber,  is  a  charming  writer,  who  relates  her 
experiences   wonderfully   well." 

+  N.    Y.   Times.    13:  563.    O.    10,    '08.    220w. 

X.ee,  Gerald  Stanley.     Inspired  millionaires: 
a  forecast.  $1.25.   Mount  Tom  press. 

8-I75SI- 

Mr.    Lee    looks    forward      to    the    time    when 

some    millionaire    will    conduct    a    factory    that 


"will  rank  with  Shakespeare's  Hamlet,  Hom- 
er's Iliad,  and  the  sixtieth  chapter  of  Isaiah." 
He  believes  that  the  question  of  human  labor 
is  one  that  belongs  to  the  arts  and  humanities, 
and  not  merely  to  the  sciences;  that  the  fac- 
tory, if  enough  soul  is  poured  in,  should  be  as 
spiritual  as  a  church  and  as  educational  as  a 
school.  "His  fresh  way  of  putting  some  old 
facts  and  truths  is  not  unlike  the  wholesome 
freshet  that  leaves  behind  it  a  fertilizing  de- 
posit."   (Outlook.) 


"These  essays  are  as  light  as  gossamer  ir» 
substance,  and  their  intellectual  quality  will 
not  appeal  to  the  common  riiind  at  all.  The 
spirit  of  the  book  is  wholesome,  the  manner 
is  pleasing,  it  is  surely  harmless,  and  it  may 
have    more    than    an    aesthetic    influence." 

h    N.   Y.   Times.   13:    350.   Je.   20,    'OS.    SOOw. 

"The    author    puts    much    that    has    been    said 

on    social    problems    into    a   breezy   and    original 

form    which    holds    attention     through    all     the 

amplification    and    reiterations      of    his    central 

+   Outlook.   89:   623.   Jl.    18,    'OS.    SOOw. 

Lee,  Jennette  Barbour.  Ibsen  secret:  a  key 
to  the  prose  dramas  of  Henrik  Ibsen. 
**$i.25.    Putnam.  7-32577. 

Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"It   is  not   a  safe  book  for  beginners." 

—  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   194.   Je.    '08. 

"The  ingenuity  she  displays  in  demonstrat- 
ing her  thesis  is  equaled  only  by  her  success 
in  draining  the  plays  of  red  blood  and  humanly 
vital   signification."    Archibald    Henderson. 

—  Atlan.   102:    259.    Ag.    '08.    360w. 
-f-   Educ.    R.    36:  209.    S.    '08.    40w. 

"Will  be  of  value  to  many  readers,  especially 
elementary  Ibsenites,  not  because  it  tells  what 
the  symbols  are  and  mean,  but  because  it  tells 
how    to   track    them." 

+   Ind.    64:    922.    Ap.    23,    '08.    180w. 

"As  a  whole.  Mrs.  Lee's  little  treatise  strikes 
one  more  as  a  series  of  somewhat  iterative 
talks,  loosely  strung  together  and  considerably 
too  dilute,  for  grown  folks.  Her  ideals  are 
sound  and  helpful  for  earnest  young  people 
desirous   of  writing  papers   on  Ibsen." 

h   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  158.  Mr.   21,  '08.   670w. 

Lee,  Vernon,  pseud.  (Violet  Paget).  Limbo 
and    other    essays;    with   a    new   drama, 
Ariadne   in    Mantua.   *$i.SO.    Lane. 
A    new    edition    of    Limbo    and    other    essays 
which   also   includes   the   new  drama  Ariadne   in 
Mantua.     "This    is    a    little    play    in    which    the 
forces   of  Tradition,    Discipline,    and   Civilization 
'triumph    over    the    mere    forces    of    Nature.'     It 
is    a    closet    drama,    and   the    action    is    improb- 
able;   nevertheless    it    rises    to    a    moving,    even 
pathetic  climax."    (Nation.) 


"  'Ariadne  in  Mantua'  seems  to  us  an  excep- 
tionally charming  closet  drama."  F.  B.  R. 
Hellems. 

-I-  Dial.  45:  82.  Ag.  16,  '08.  860w. 
Nation.  86:376.  Ap.  23,  '08.  70w. 
"It  is  not  always  apparent  what  Miss  Paget 
is  talking  about,  and  she  is  frequently  guilty 
of  rhetorical  indiscretions  which  mar  an  other- 
wise pleasant  style,  but  her  essays  contain 
much  agreeable  suggestion  of  an  aesthetic  na- 
ture." 

-\ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  354.  Je.   20,   '08.  ISOw. 

"  'Ariadne    in    Mantua'    is    treated,    we    need 
hardly    say,    with    'Vernon    Lee's'    own    peculiar 
distinction,    and    both    in    refined    thought    and 
beautiful   prose  the  drama  is  worthy  of  her." 
+  Spec.    100:  869.    My.    30,    '08.    470w. 

Lee,  Vernon,  pseud.  (Violet  Paget).  Senti- 
mental traveller:  notes  on  places. 
*$i.50.   Lane.  8-3114. 

Vernon    Lee    takes    her     readers     into     Italy, 

Germany,    Switzerland    and    France    and    thru 


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Lee,  Vernon,  pseud. — Continued. 
her  impressionistic  word-painting  helps  them 
to  catcli  and  retain  "portraits  set  in  frames 
of  their  own  familiar  scenery."  "Many  inter- 
esting and  important  personages  are  mentioned 
or  met  with,  and  anecdotes  are  told  of  most 
of  'them.  Churches  and  castles  and  peasant 
abodes  are  entered  and  admired,  and  works  of 
art  receive  words  of  commendation  or  dis- 
approval."   (N.    y.    Times.) 

"The  descriptions  are  still  admirably  done; 
but  there  is  a  surfeit  of  them.  The  reflections 
are  still  those  of  a  highly  cultivated  mind,  but 
nothing   new    or   moving." 

-i Nation.   86:    34.   Ja.    9.    '08.    220w. 

"It  is  all  the  work  of  a  woman  of  wide  and 
easy  culture.  i>ossessing  a  pleasing  fancy  and 
no  imagination.  The  book  is  obvious,  but 
kindly,  for  all  its  condescension,  a  condescen- 
sion none  the  less  marked  that  it  is  probably 
unconscious." 

i N.    Y.    Times.    13:    9.    Ja.    4,    '08.    190w. 

"I'he  charm  of  her  writing  lies  in  its  light- 
ness of  toach,  a  quality  particularly  evident 
in  her  slight  but  sure  conment  upon  now  this, 
now  that  place,  as  a  butterfly  might  go  from 
flower    to    flower." 

+  Outlook.   88:  378.   F.   15,   'OS.   320w. 

"  'Vernon  Lee'  has  written  many  delightful 
things,  but  nothing  perhaps  more  keenly  sug- 
gestive and  charmingly  convincing  than  the 
first  chapter  of  ner  new  book.  Full  of  human 
as  well  as  artistic  interest.  No  one  will  ques- 
tion   their    originality    and    charm." 

+  Spec.    100:    24.    Ja.    4,    '08.    550w. 

Lee,  Vernon,  pseud.  (Violet  Paget).  Stud- 
ies of  the  eighteenth  century  in  Italy; 
new  ed.  *$6.  McCIurg. 

A  new  edition  for  whose  unchanged  text  the 
author  offers  some  apologies,  yet  refuses  "to 
lay  indifferent  hands,  and  even  skeptical  eyes 
upon  it."  It  was  written  out  of  the  fulness  of 
youthful  fancies,  and  is  permitted  to  remain 
the  log-book  of  the  author's  exploration,  the  in- 
ventory of  her  enchanted  garret.  A  new  thir- 
ty-five page  preface  "expounds  and  glorifies ' 
the  phase  of  her  study  dealing  with  music. 
See  Cumulative  book  index  for  contents. 


+  Ath.   1908,    2:    681.   N.    28.    250w. 
"The  illustrations  are  excellent;  and  contribute 
their  share  to  the  vividness  that  is  perhaps  the 
salient    characteristic    of    the    work."    F.    B.    R. 
Hellems. 

+   Dial.  45:   401.   D.   1,   '08.   2500w. 
"Correctness,    orthodoxy,    can    be    had    for   tlie 
asking    at    any    academic    counter;    Miss    Paget 
deals  in  something  better." 

+    Nation.  87:  578.  D.  10,  '08.  250w. 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  704.  N.  28,  '08.  600w. 

Lees,  Dorothy  Nevile.  Tuscan  feasts  and 
Tuscan  friends.  *$i.75.  Dodd.  8-18700. 
The  author's  experiences  while  living  as  gov- 
erness in  Florentine  families  who  spent  their 
summers  among  the  hills  of  Tuscany  have  fur- 
nished the  material  for  this  description  of  life 
in  and  about  a  villa.  "She  draws  a  delightful 
picture  of  certain  Tuscan  children. 
Among  the  particularly  good  chapters  are  those 
griving  an  account  of  a  Tuscan  fair,  of  the  funer- 
al of  a  contadina's  baby,  of  the  exquisite  Tus- 
can irises  and  the  preparation  of  the  orris- 
root    perfume."      (Nation.) 


"Two  defects  in  the  book  are  excessive  sen- 
timentality and  the  literal  translation  of  Ital- 
ian   remarks." 

H A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   194.  Je.   '08. 

"Without  any  appreciable  gift  for  writing,  the 
author  is  yet  able  to  bring  before  us  the  well- 
known    scenes    she    describes    just    because    she 
has    felt    their    beauty    and    loved    them." 
-f  Ath.    1907,    2:    687.    N.    30.    2O0w. 

"The  book  has  two  irritating  blemishes.  Miss 
Lees  is  so  stirred  by  Italy's  fatal  gift  of  beau- 


ty that  she  pauses  continually  to  soliloquize  in 
platitudes  with  exuberant  sentimentality.  The 
other  defect  is  her  habit  of  translating  the  re- 
marks of  her  Italian  acquaintances  literally 
from  the  Italian  idiom  and  in  the  Italian  order, 
and  by  this  libellous  method  "making  the  most 
graceful  appear  the  most  imbecile  of  tongues." 

H Nation.  86:   351.  Ap.  16,  *08.  3i50w. 

"There  is  richness  of  legend,  story,  and  cus- 
toms in  [this  hook]." 

+  N.   Y.  Times.   13:   319.   Je.   6,   '08.   lOOw. 
"The   style   becomes   rather   commonplace   and 
monotonous." 

H Outlook.    89:    866.   Ag.    15,    '08.    170w. 

"An    agreeable    book."     A.    I.    du   P.    Coleman. 

-I-  Putnam's.  4:  745.  S.  '08.  lOOw. 
"These  bright  vivacious  sketches  of  hers  call 
for  no  review,  onlj'  for  commendation.  They 
are  instinct  with  the  true  everyday  life  of 
Tuscany.  The  writer  has  a  quick  ear,  a  quick 
eye,  the  faculty  of  appreciation,  the  gift  of 
enthusiasm  and  a  very  agreeable  humour." 
-f  Sat.     R.    105:    237.    F.    22,    '08.    lOOw. 

Le      Gallienne,     Richard,      Little     dinners 
with   the   Sphinx,  and   other  prose  fan- 
cies. **$i.25.   Mofifat.  7-36411. 
Mr.    Le    Gallienne    resumes     his    conversation 
with   the   lady   of   the   opals,   bridging  a   separa- 
tion of  four  years  since  the  last  "little  dinners." 
In    addition    to    the    title    story    there   are    other 
prose  fancies  as  follows:     The  death  of  the  po- 
et; The  butterfly  of  dreams;  My  castle  in  Spain; 
Once-upon-a-time;   The   little  joys  of  Margaret; 
What's   in  a  name;   Revisiting  the  glimpses   of 
the   moon;    Fva,    the   woodland   and   I;    and   The 
dream    documents. 


"Mr.  Le  Ga.llienne's  hand  has  not  lost  its  dex- 
terity as  long  as  he  can  fashion  tales  like  these, 
and  if  his  gift  of  philandering  has  a  little  failed 
it  may  be  replaced  by  a  more  masculine  and 
robust  genius,  and  both  he  and  his  readers  may 
be  the  richer." 

+  Ind.  64:  421.   F.   20,  '08.   250w. 

"These  stories,  in  fact,  with  their  exquisite 
Images  and  lovely  language,  are  like  those  cre- 
ations of  Norse  mythology  that  appeared  beau- 
tiful women  when  they  faced  you,  but  should 
they  turn  their  backs,  proved  to  be  no  other 
than  empty  shells.  To  be  sure,  if  one  kept  the 
right  point  of  view  they  were  fair  to  look  up- 
on'— and  that  Is  something  to  be  thankful  for." 
H N.  Y.  Times.  12:  259.  D.  28,  '07.  270w. 

Le  Gallienne,  Richard.  Omar  repentant. 
*75c.  Kennerley. 
A  temperance  sermon  embodied  in  a  poem. 
It  servos  as  a  warning  to  youth  losing  itself  on 
"the  vine-trellised  path  to  hell."  It  is  an  anti- 
dote to  the  Rubaiyat  in  setting  forth  the  subtle 
harmfulness    of  the    vine    instead    of   its   glory. 


"No  matter  the  duration  of  the  author's 
mood,  it  is  good  sense  .and  not  bad  poetry." 
-I-  Ind.  65:  613.  S.  10.  '08.  300w. 
"It  is  a  book  in  a  different  vein  from  the  au- 
thor's other  volumes,  perhaps,  yet  it  possesses 
the  distinct  flavor  of  his  art,  and  could  not 
have  come  from  another's  hand." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:440.    Ag.    8,    '08.    230w. 

Leger,  Jacques  Nicholas.  Haiti:  her  history 
and  her  detractors.  *$3.  Neale.  7-25045. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


Ind.    64:    693.    Mr.    26,    '08.    250w. 
"Haiti,   at   last,   has   a   champion  who   is   enti- 
tled   to   be    iieard:    for   he    speaks   from   fullness 
of   knowledge,    and    from   a   position    of   political 
eminence   sends   forth   no  uncertain   sound." 
-f-   Nation.    S6:    40.    Ja    9,    '08.    450w. 
"This    book    deserves    to    be   widely   read." 
+  Outlook.    87:    830.   D.    14,    '07.   180w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:   116.   Ja.    '08.   120w. 


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Legge,  Arthur  E.  J.  Pilgrim  jester;  a  poem. 
**$i.2S.  Lane. 
A  poem  whose  subject  is  "contemporary  so- 
ciety, the  fermenting  must  of  modern  circum- 
stance." "  'The  pilgrim  jester,"  a  symbolic 
blend  of  Socrates  and  'The  beloved  vagabond,' 
walks  through  modernity  v^isely  smiling,  con- 
templating all  forms  of  creeds.  To  the  sand- 
spinning  multitude,  the  blind  mouths  of  Law, 
Church  and  State,  to  the  philosopher,  the  demi- 
mondaine,  the  poet,  the  frustrate  woman,  the 
laborer,  he  holds  up  in  turn  amid  appropriate 
surroundings  the  mirror  of  a  gently  .sympa- 
thetic scepticism.  .  .  .  He  shadows  forth  a 
philosophy  not  unlike  the  clearer  teachings  of 
Stevenson,  of  Browning,  of  Whitman:  that  liv- 
ing is  worth  life,  and  only  fear  is  evil."  (Fo- 
rum.) 


"Though  his  indictment  of  established  modes 
of  thought  is  not  free  from  little  touches  of 
self  complacency  .  .  .  and  his  philosophy,  in  one 
of  its  aspects  at  least,  recalls  the  unassailable 
optimism  of  Dr.  Pangloss,  the  book  shows 
much  observation  and  humour,  and  its  tech- 
nique  is  admirable." 

H Ath.    1907,    2:  796.    D.    21.    120w. 

"For  all  its  casual  beauties  his  lx)ok  remains 
a  breathless  body,  his  idea  a  disincarnate  ghost; 
great  in  conception,  perhaps — but  unexpressed 
for  want  of  artistry  in  the  expression."  Brian 
Hooker. 

H Forum.   39:  525.   Ap.    'ffS.   400w. 

"The  characters,  including  the  jester,  would 
have  lived  more  intensely  had  the  author  been 
less  hobby-haunted  than  he  is.  But  there  is 
vivacity  in  it  all  which  proves  the  thought  sin- 
cere, and  gives  it  a  value  in  spite  of  its  being 
unoriginal." 

H Sat.    R.   105:   760.   Je.   13,   '08.   650w. 

"Mr.  Arthur  Legge  is  that  rare  thing  among 
modern  writers,  a  satirist  who  is  also  a  poet. 
His  'Pilgrim  jester'  has  passages  which  are  not 
unworthy  of  the  author  of  'Don  Juan.'  'Jrecit 
skill  in  versification,  a  keen  sense  of  the  ironies 
of  life,  and  something  of  prophetic  ^vr9th  are 
joined  with  a  delicacy  of  imagination  and  a  ca- 
pacity for  sustained  melodious  flights  which 
make  his  little  book  worthy  of  note  by  all  lov- 
ers of  good  literature." 

+   +   Spec.  100:  sup.  119.  Ja.  23,  'OS.   200tv. 

Leith,   W.   Compton.     Apologia   diffidentis. 
*$2.50.  Lane.  8-16412. 

A  pathological  study  of  the  disease  of  shy- 
ness written  in  an  autobiographical  strain  that 
carries   conviction. 


"The  matter  of  the  book,  unfortunately,  is 
not  sufficient  to  carry  all  its  superstructure. 
There  are  passages  of  pathos,  and  here  and 
there  a  touch  of  insight;  but  on  the  whole  the 
writer  has  scarcely  enough  to  say  to  justify 
the  decorated  way  in  which  he  says  it." 
[-  Ath.    1908,    1:  282.    Mr.     7.    1550w. 

"Distinguished  on  every  page  for  beauty  of 
style.  The  shy  fraternity  will  need  no  word  of 
ours  to  lead  them  to  this  book.  But  we  hope 
that  what  has  been  said  here  will  turn  the  lov- 
er of  literature  to  the  volume  also,  knowing  as 
we  do  that  it  holds  for  him  a  pleasure  not  often 
vouchsafed  in  these  days  of  universal  scrib- 
bling."    J:    J.    Holden. 

-h  +  Dial.    44:  101.    F.    16,    '08.    2O00w. 

"The  style  is  so  carefully  elaborated,  at  times 
so  precious,  that  it  suggests  insincerity.  Per- 
haps the  book,  if  taken  in  small  doses,  would 
seem  a  thing  of  firmer  texture." 

U  Nation.   86:  216.  Mr.   5,   '08.   300w. 

"This  is  a  studv  In  style  as  well  as  a  study 
or  shyness.  It  is  a  very  flower  of  culture. 
One  hardly  finds  anywhere  in  English  prose  a 
happier  faculty  of  sympathetic  description  of 
nature,  that  nature  which  the  solitary  finds  his 
refuge   from    man." 

-f-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:138.  Mr.  14,  '08.  TOOw. 


"The  book  has  high  literary  merit;   the  style 
is    full    of    melody    and    colour,     and     the     rich 
dreamy  sentences  rise  into  the  air  like  wreathe 
of    fragrant    incense-smoke."     A.    C.    Benson. 
+  +  Sat.   R.   106:  368.  Mr.   21,   'OS.   600w. 

Leland,  John.  Itinerary  of  John  Leland  in 
or  about  the  years  1535-1543.  ed.  by 
Lucy  Toulmin  Smith.  2v.  ea.  $4.  Mac- 
millan.  7-25493- 

V.  1.  Contains  pts.  1  and  2.  It  "comprises 
the  antiquary's  journeys  through  twenty-three 
counties.  .Some  of  these  aie  touched  upon  but 
slightly.  The  western  counties,  however,  of 
Somerset,  Dorset,  Devon,  and  Cornwall  are 
dealt   with    at    considerable    length."    (Ath.) 

V.  2.  Contains  pts.  3  and  4,  and  an  appendix 
consisting  of  the  detached  part  of  Lelands 
'Collectanea'  found  in  Cheltenham.  "Notes, 
chiefly  concerned  with  men  and  lands,  culled 
from  rolls  and  pedigrees  or  set  down  by  Leland 
from  hearsay,  go  to  make  up  part  4;  Part  5  is 
narrative  'Itinerary,'  but,  the  original  being 
lost.  Miss  Toulmin  Smith  has  been  obliged  to 
rely  here  on  Stow  checked  by  Burton."  (Sat. 
R.) 


"Forms  an  indispensable  book  of  reference 
to  those  interested  in  the  history  and  antiqui- 
ties of  the  west  of  England.  Deseives  a  place 
in    every   well -furnished    librarv." 

+   +  Ath.     1907,     2:    36.    Jl.'l3.    820w.       (Re- 
view  of   V.   1.) 

"For  the  editorial  part  of  the  work  we  have 
nothing  but  praise.  The  notes  are  few,  but  to 
tlie    point." 

+   +   Ath.    1908,    1:    540.    My.    2.    600w.    (Re- 
view  of   V.    2.) 

"The  text  of  these  two  excellently  printed 
volumes  seems  to  be  above  reproach,  and  all 
students  of  English  history  will  be  grateful  to 
Miss  Toulmin  Smith  for  the  immense  caie  she 
has  devoted  to  the  preparation  of  it.  It  would 
be  a  great  pity  if  Miss  Toulmin  Smith's  ex- 
cellent w^ork  ■v\ere  to  suffer  from  the  want  of 
an    adequate    index."    A.    G.    Little. 

+    -i Eng.     Hist.     R.     23:     569.     JI.     'OS.     730w. 

(Review   of   v.    1   and   2.) 

"We  congratulate  Miss  Toulmin  Smith  upon 
the  manner  in  which  she  has  edited  this  val- 
uable work,  which  is  admirably  printed,  with 
a   satisfactory    index." 

-f   -I-   Lond.   Times.   6:  246.   Ag.   9,   '07.   1200w. 
(Review    of   v.    1.) 

"His  'Itinerary'  will  always  stand  as  a  woik 
indispensable  to  the  student  of  English  topog- 
r8.phy  and  life  of  the  si.xteenth  century.  Its 
value  is  chiefly  for  the  scholar  and  the  local 
antiquarian." 

+   +   Nation.    87:    99.    Jl.    30,    'OS.    980w.    (Re- 
view of  V.    1   and   2.) 

+   Sat.    R.  104:  175.  Ag.  10,   '07.  llOOw.  (Re- 
view  of   V.    1.) 

"The    editing    is    well    done,     and    though     a 
proper   name   has    here   and  there   been   allowed 
to   escape,    the   index   is   satisfactory." 
+   -f  —  Sat.    R.    105:    638.      My.      16,    '08.    140w. 
(Review   of  v.    2.) 

Leland,  Walter  S.  Boiler  accessories:  a 
*  complete  and  authoritative  treatise  on 
the  various  accessories  of  the  boiler 
room  and  engine  room  essential  to  eco- 
nomical operation,  together  with  prac- 
tical instruction  in  their  use.  $L  Am. 
school  of  correspondence.  8-30357. 

A  handbook  prepared  for  self-instruction  and 
home  study.  Its  three  divisions  are:  Special 
constructions  and  mechanical  aids.  Control  and 
supply  devices,  and  Boiler  troubles  and  tests. 
"The  subjects  embrace  settings  for  boilers, 
types  of  furnace  construction,  forced  and  in- 
duced   draft,    steam    and    water    guages,    safety 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Leland,  Walter  S. — Coutiuucd. 

valves,   feed  and  blow-off  apparatus  and  piping, 
including  fittings  and  insulation."   (Engin.  Rec.) 


"One  usually  expects  something  more  preten- 
tious, however,  when  the  words  'complete  and 
authoritative   treatise'   are  employed." 

-\ Engin.    D.    4:    547.    N.    '08.    180w. 

"The  book  seems  to  well  serve  its  purpose  of 
a  not-too-technical  manual  of  boiler  appurte- 
nances." 

-J Engin.   N.   60:   537.   N.   12,   '08.   480w. 

+   Engin.   Rec.   58:   652.   D.   5.   '08.   190w. 

Lemaitre,  Jules.  Jean  Jacques  Rousseau;  tr. 
by  Jeanne  Mairet,  Madame  Charles 
Bigot.  **$2.5o.  McClure.  7-39534- 

M.  Lemaitre  holds  the  view  of  the  majority 
of  critics  "that  Rousseau,  in  the  last  analysis, 
was  a  madman,  rendered  insane  by  the  cumu- 
lative effect  of  prolonged  disease  and  real  and 
imaginary  persecution;  that  his  'pathology'  was 
the  foremost  factor  in  determining  his  career 
and  id-jas;  and  that  it  is  impossible  to  acquit  him 
of  gross  and  unpardonable  inconsistencies  be- 
tween his  theories  and  his  manner  of  life." 
(Outlook.) 

"Has  faithfully  presented  all  facts  which  are 
necessary  for  a  complete  picture  of  the  man's 
character  and  mind." 

-J-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    195.    Je.    "OS. 

"They  are  are  written  in  a  free-and-easy 
stj'le,  and  are  rather  familiar  talks  than  formal 
addresses." 

-I-  —  Dial.  45:   45.  Jl.  16,   '08.   240w. 

"Interesting  and  very  readable  volume.  Not  a 
little  of  the  decided  charm  of  the  book  lies  in 
the  fact  that  the  author  reveals  himself  quite 
as  much  as  he  does  his  subject.  The  fatal  de- 
fect of  his  argument  is  his  neglect  of — or  shall 
we  sav  unfamiliarity  with? — the  progress  of 
thought  during  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth 
centuries."    G:    H.    Casamajor. 

H Forum.    40:    '57.    Jl.    '08.    1250w. 

"A  rather  awkward  translation.  In  the  light 
of  the  Macdonald  documents,  M.  Lemaitre 
would  seem  to  be  an  unduly  harsh  commenta- 
tor; and,  granting  their  invalidity,  he  still  is 
certainly  most  unsympathetic.  It  is  unquestion- 
ably m.ost  readable  and  most  stimulating.  It 
possesses  many  passages  of  high  analytical  val- 

■ [.  Outlook.   89:   579.   Jl.  11,   '08.   320w. 

"Well  worth  reproduction  in  English.     On  the 
whole    thev    have    been    adequately    translated." 
+   Sat.    R.   106:   641.   N.    21,   '08.    270w. 

"Treats  the  generally  odious  details  of  his 
countryman's  life  with  moie  philosophical  in- 
dulgence, dwelling  more  insistently  on  that 
strain  of  madness  which  is  the  kindest  e.xplana- 
tion  of  some  of  Rousseau's  extraordinary  ac- 
tions." 

+   Spec.  101:   842.  N.   21,  '08.   70w. 

Lenk,  Dr.  Heinrich  von.  Marie  Antoin- 
ette's youth;  tr.  from  the  German  of 
Dr.  Heinrich  von  Lenk  by  G:  P.  Upton. 
(Life  stories  for  young  people.)  **6oc. 
McClurg.  8-23568. 

A  story  from  childhood  to  the  perilous  days 
of  the  Reign  of  terror  gives  a  clear  insight 
into  the  unfortunate  queen's  character  and  the 
circumstances  which   led  up  to  her  death. 

Lenotre,  Gosselin.  Daughter  of  Louis 
XVI:  Marie  -  Therese  -  Charlotte  de 
France,  duchess  d'Angouleme.  *$4. 
Lane.  8-33929. 

The  story  of  the  daughter  of  Louis  XVI,  her 
tragic  separation  from  her  father,  mother, 
brother,  and  aunt  wlio  were  sent  to  the  guillo- 
tine, her  release  and  her  exchange  on  the  Swiss 
frontier  for  Austrian  prisoners,  and  her  resl- 
dience  in  Austria  and  marriage  to  the  Due 
d'Angouleme. 


though  not  perhaps  so  Interesting  as  some  of 
those  that  precede  it,  is  marked  by  the  same 
excellent  qualities  of  exhaustive  research,  calm 
judgment,  and  lucid  narrative.  Mr.  May's  trans- 
lation has  merit;  but  'sapiential  work'  (p.  313) 
is  scarcely  happy." 

-I Ath.  1908,   2:  471.   O.  17.   1150w. 

"Enough  new  material  has  been  included  to 
make  the  work  interesting,  even  to  those  who 
are  already  tolerably  familiar  with  the  general 
facts   of   Marie    ThSrese's   career." 

-i-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  434.  Ag.  8.  '0'8.  980w. 
"Those  who  are  fascinated — may  we  not  say 
as  Shakespeare  was? — with  the  tragedies  of 
royal  houses  are  under  obligation  to  M.  Le- 
nctie,  the  writer,  and  Mr.  J.  Lewis  May,  his 
translator." 

-F  Sat.   R.  106:  22.   Jl.  4,  '08.   470w. 

-f  Spec.    101:  545.   O.    10,    '08.    450w. 

Lenz,     Max.       Napoleon:     a     biographical 

study;  tr.  from  the  German  by  Frederic 

Whyte.  il.   *$4.   Putnam.  8-3126. 

A    biography   which   aims    to    interpret   phases 

of  Napoleon's   character   rather  than   to   present 

an  exhaustive  history  of  the  man  or  his  times. 

Emphasis    is    placed    upon    the    development    of 

his  mind,  his  literary  attempts,   his  dreams  and 

early  ideals,   his  philosophy  that  man  exists  for 

the  state,  and  the  character  of  Napoleon  as  he 

reveals  himself  in  documentary  material. 


"M.      Lenotre's     latest     revolutionary     study, 


"Details  are  not  the  matters  in  which  Pro- 
fessor Lenz  was  interested.  His  eye  is  ever 
on  the  Titanic  struggles  of  Napoleon's  genius 
amid  the  maelstrom  of  historic  forces.  The 
translation  is  of  uncertain  merit."  G.   S.   F. 

H Am.   Hist.    R.  13:   868.  Jl.   '08.   950w. 

+  A.    L.   A.  'Bkl.   4:    195.   Je.    '08.   <i^ 

"The    fact    is    that    Dr.    Lenz    has    narrated   In 
too  great  detail  the  early  part  of  his  story." 
\-  Ath.    1908,    2i    40.    Jl.    11.    580w. 

"Although  it  is  not  free  from  errors  that  one 
does  not  look  for  in  the  writings  of  a  distin- 
guished Berlin  professor,  it  delights  the  reader 
from  time  to  time  by  its  felicitous  summaries 
of  complex  situations.  The  attitude  of  sympa- 
thetic observer,  which  Dr.  Lenz  assumes,  of- 
ten results  also  in  well-balanced  interpreta- 
tions of  Napoleon's  motives  and  plans,  impos- 
sible to  those  who  are  always  hunting  for  evi- 
dences of  Satanic  intrigue." 

-\ Dial.    44:279.   My.    1,    '08.    400w. 

"One  must  on  the  whole  conclude  that,  al- 
though the  book  is  not  entirely  without  interest 
on  the  side  of  the  character  of  Napoleon  the 
non-combatant,  it  was  hardly  worth  the  hon- 
or of  translation." 

1-  Nation.   86;  239,   Mr.   12,   '08.    350w. 

"A  comprehensive  study." 

-f-   N.   Y.  Times.   12:  644.   O.   19,   '07.     SOw. 

"The  translation  is  rather  indifferently  exe- 
cuted by  Mr.  Frederick  Whyte.  There  are 
many  'lives'  of  Napoleon  far  more  informing 
than  this  latest  one — Rose's,  Fournier's, 
Sloane's,  to  mention  a  few  of  the  best.  More- 
over, the  value  of  Dr.  Lenz's  work  for  the  stu- 
dent Is  much  diminished  by  the  absence  of  bib~ 
liographv  or  references." 

h   N.   Y.   Times.   13:16.   Ja.   11.   '08.    500w. 

"We  do  not  recall  any  biographer  of  Napoleon 
who  has  recognized  more  clearly  the  psycho- 
logical change  wrought  in  his  character  by  the 
process  of  events  than  has  Max  Lenz  in  this 
biography." 

H Outlook.  89:   813.   Ag.   8,  '08.   530w. 

"From  the  trail  of  the  serpent  of  Anglopho- 
bia   this    volume    is    certainly    not    free." 

-I Spec.    100:    sup.    642.    Ap.    25,    "08.    700w. 

Le  Queux,  William.  Lady  in  the  car.  t$i.5o. 
Lippincott. 
A  collection  of  magazine  stories.  "This  vol- 
ume recounts  a  series  of  episodes  in  the  ca- 
reer of  a  person  known  as  'the  Prince' — a  spe- 
cies of  Raffles  on  an  international  scale.  Both 
in  England  and  abroad  he  masquerades   as   the 


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Kaiser's  cousin  with  striking  impunity,  and, 
fortified  by  a  bewildering  array  of  magnificent 
motor-cars,  effects  divers  sensational  swindles 
and  robberies,  contriving  incidentally  to  de- 
ceive many  confiding  females  in  an  apparently 
heartless  manner,  despite  the  author's  tribute 
to  him  as  one  who  'has  never,  to  my  knowl- 
edge, played  an  honest  woman  a  scurvy 
trick.'  "    (Ath.) 


sequence.  .  .  .  There  follows  the  translation 
of  the  first  two  books,  made  from  the  edition  of 
KiiS.  immediately  after  which  is  an  exact  re- 
print, in  smaller  type,  of  the  corresponding 
French    original."    (Am.    Hist.    R.) 


"The  first  chapter  shows  some  sense  of  com- 
edy, but  those  which  follow  are  on  conven- 
tional lines,  and  can  hardly  be  considered  up 
to  the  standard  of  average  sensational  fic- 
tion." 

—  -f-  Ath.   1908,    1:   634.   My.   23.    160w. 

"Most  of  the  stories  are  tiresome,  and  none 
of   them    are    convincing." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   377.  Jl.    4,    'OS.    120fir. 

L,e  Queux,  William.  Pauper  of  Park  lane;  a 
mystery  of  east  and  w^est.  75c.  Cupples 
&  L.  8-8090. 

A  tale  of  mystery  which  centers  about  a  Jew- 
ish financier's  methods  of  trapping  a  murderer 
— a  secret  agent  in  the  employ  of  the  Servian 
government. 


"The  threads  of  the  narrative  are  many:  and 
as  some  seem  taken  up  only  to  be  dropped,  we 
are  soon  reduced  to  a  fitting  state  of  bewilder- 
ment." 

—  Ath.    1908,    1:    283.    Mr.    7.    130w. 

Leroux,  Gaston.  Mystery  of  the  yellow 
room:  extraordinary  adventures  of 
Joseph  Rouletabille,  reporter.  t$i.5;o. 
Brentano's.  8-19097. 

"Here  is  a  room  with  all  its  windows  barred 
on  the  inside,  no  chimney,  no  openings  ^f  any 
kind  but  one  door,  whicli  is  locked  on  the  in- 
side by  a  young  woman,  whose  father  is  in  the 
next  room  and  close  to  the  outside  of  tiie  door, 
a  servant  with  him.  Suddenly  from  inside  the 
yellow  room  come  shrieks  and  shots.  When 
the  door  is  broken  down  the  daughter  is  found 
wounded  on  the  floor,  the  furniture  thrown 
about,  and  absolutely  no  one  else  is  there.  The 
girl  could  not  and  did  not  make  all  the  wounds 
on  her.     Query,  who  did  it?"' — Outlook. 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    245.    O.    '08. 
"  'The    mystery    of    the    yellow    room'    has    all 
but  one   thing.     It   fails  to   carry  entire   convic- 
tion."    Beverly  Stark. 

H Bookm.   27:  603.   Ag.   '08.    500w. 

"The   interest  lasts   to   the   end   of   the   book." 

+    Ind.   65:  554.  S.    3,   '08.   250w. 
"For  sheer  originality  and  ingenuity  we  reck- 
on   this    the    best    detective    story   published    for 
some  time." 

-f   Nation.   87:  75.   Jl.    23.   '08.   200w. 
"The     publishers     advertise     it    as    suited    to 
reading   on    a   railway   journey.     It   is   a   correct 
appreciation,  and  places  the  book  accurately  as 
a  literary  effort." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  426.  Ag.   1,   '08.   320w. 
"The  plot  is  elaborately  worked  out,  and  few 
can  guess  the  answer  before  the  author  choos- 

+   Outlook.    89:  957.  Ag.   22,   '08.   ISOw. 

Lescarbot,  Marc.   History  of  Nev\r  France; 
with  an  English  translation,  notes  and 
appendices  by  W.  L.  Grant,  and  an  in- 
trod.  by  _H.  P.   Biggar.  3v.  v.   i.  Cham- 
plain  society,  Toronto. 
A  reprint  of  Lascarbot's  "Histoire  de  la  Nou- 
velle  FVance,"   published  in  1609.    "An   introduc- 
tion,  by  Mr.    Biggar,    gives   briefly    and     clearly 
the  little   that    is   known   of   Lescarbot's  life,    of 
his  personal  connection  with  New  France  and  of 
the   motif  of   his   book.     Then   the   translator  of 
the  book.  Mr.   Grant,  describes  the  method  and 
the   aim   of    the    translation,   the   various   acces- 
sory materials  and  some  further  details  of  con- 


"It  seems  ungracious  to  note  flaws  in  a  work 
so  good,  and  indeed  they  are  few.  We  miss  a 
bibliographical  account  of  Lescarbot's  book, 
though  we  naturally  expect  it,  and  the  notes, 
especially  upon  Lescarbot's  sources,  are  at 
times  unsatisfvingly  brief.  And  the  system  of 
connecting  the  pagination  of  translation  and 
French   is  not  the  most  convenient." 

+  —  Am.     Hist.     R.    13:    602.    Ap.    '08.    54'Ow. 
(Review  of  v.  1.) 

"It  must  not  be  forgotten,  however,  that  Le- 
scarbot's history  possesses  an  importanse  of  its 
own  as  literature,  and  that  in  this  respect  it 
has  no  rival  in  the  early  books  of  New  France. 
Mr.  Grant's  translation  as  a  whole  is  admirable, 
and  worthy  of  a  place  beside  Otis's  'Champlain' 
and  Shea's  'CWarlevoix.'  The  text,  however,  of- 
fers opportunities  for  many  more  useful  notes 
than  Mr.  Grant  has  seen  fit  to  give,  and  Mr. 
Biggars  introduction  might  have  been  consid- 
erablv    enlarged." 

H Nation.   86:    583.   Je.    25,   '08.    800w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   1.) 

Lesdain,  Count  de.  From  Pekin  to  Sikkim, 
through  the  Ordos,  the  Gobi  desert, 
and  Tibet;  with  a  preface  by  John 
Murray;  with  maps  and  illustrations. 
*$4.    Button.  W8-118. 

A  remarkable  wedding  journey  made  by  Count 
de  Lesdain  and  his  nineteen  year  old  bride,  from 
Pekin  across  Northern  China,  the  Ordos  and 
the  Gobi  desert,  then  south  over  the  highlands 
of  Tibet  into  India.  It  was  undertaken  to  grati- 
fy a  wish  to  cross  country  hitherto  unknown, 
and  to  increase  the  geographical  knowledge  of 
the  day. 


"The  interesting  portion  of  his  book  seems 
to  us  to  be  that  relating  to  the  fairly  well- 
known    Chinese    province    of    Kansuh." 

+  Ath.    1908,    2:  178.   Ag.    15.    1200w. 
"The    narrative    lacks    color    and    action,    and 
even  the  real  geographical  contributions  are  not 
clearly  set   forth." 

—  Ind.    64:    1451.    Je.    25.    '08.    180w. 
"It    gives    a    vivid    picture    of    life    and    condi- 
tions  in   little  known   parts  of   the   empire." 
H-   Nation.   86:   577.   Je.   25,   '08.   320w. 
"The  blessed  sense  of  humor  was  not  absent, 
and   the   book   is   brightened   by   many   pages   of 
reflected  experience,  which  must  have  served  to 
ease  tiie   davs  and  weeks  of  hardship." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   319.  Je.  6,   'O'S.  320w. 
"Adds    a   new   cha,ptcr   to    geographical    infor- 
mation." 

+  Outlook.   89:  958.   Ag.   22,   '08.   lOOw. 

Letters  from  a  workingman,  by  an  Amer- 
ican  mechanic.   **$l    Revell.       8-28322, 

"Familiar  talks  in  the  most  unconventional 
and  occasionally  even  blangy  diction,  directed 
to  workingmen  at  large  by  a  man  who  had  ac- 
tually been  a  mechanic  and  worked  side  by  side 
with  the  men  whom  he  was  addressing.  .  .  . 
Such  titles  as  "Human  nature  in  the  shop," 
"Spies  in  the  shop,"  "Exploiting  the  working 
class,"  "Tenement-.house  neighbors,"  "Settling 
the  strike."  "Labor  and  the  saloon,"  and  "The 
workingman  and  the  church,"  give  a  fair  idea 
of  the  field  covered  by  this  book." 


"The  writer  is  a  man  of  intelligence  who 
takes  pride  in  his  work  and  has  a  sturdy  inde- 
pendence of  character.  His  point  of  view  is 
always  interesting  and  instructive,  although 
his  comments  on  men  and  things  and  condi- 
tions  mav  not  be  always   of  much  value." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  541.  O.  3,  '08.  180w. 


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Letters  from  a  workingman — Continued. 

"It  is  not  necessary  to  agree  in  every  point 
■with  the  views  put  forth  in  this  book  to  appre- 
ciate its  earnestness  and  its  sympathy  with  the 
worker  and  the  unemployed,  and  especially  with 
the  worker  who  belongs  to  the  skilled  class, 
and  whose  intelligence  is  lively  and  active, 
though    not   infrequently    misdirected." 

+  Outlook.    90:  3'63.    O.    17,    '08.    400w. 

Lewes,  Vivian  Byam.  Liquid  and  gaseous 
fuels,  and  the  part  they  play  in  mod- 
ern power  production.  (Westminster 
ser.)    *$2.  Van   Nostrand.  8-13632. 

"Treats  the  subject  of  liquid  and  gaseous 
fuels  from  a  popular  but  compiehenfaive  point 
of  view,  and  it  is  not  intended  tj  take  the 
place  of  the  standard  treatises  on  the  several 
branches   of   the   subject." — Engin.    N. 


+  Engin.  D.  4:410.  O.  'O'S.  a&Ow. 
"The  author  is  a  master  of  his  subject, 
writes  in  a  clear  and  often  interesting  style, 
and  he  has  made  a  useful  book  which  is  wor- 
thy of  a  place  in  any  engineer's  library."  W: 
Kent.  „„     ' 

4-   Engin.    N.   60:432.   O.   15,    "OS.    400w. 

"There  is  one  point  which  Prof.  Lewes  ap- 
nears  to  have  overlooked.  He  considers  that 
the  alcohol  will  be  either  manufactured  from 
potato  starch  or  saw-dust." 

H Nature.    77:  98.   D.    5,    '07.    930w. 

N.  Y.   Times.   13:  584.   O.   17.   '08.    80w. 

Lewis,   Alfred   Henry    (Dan    Quin,   pseud.). 

An  American  patrician;  or.  The  story 
of  Aaron  Burr.  **$2.  Appleton.  8-5600. 
A  biographv  of  Aaron  Burr  which  in  the 
form  of  ttction  includes  also  a  group  of  con- 
temporaries. "Adopting  the  view  that  Burr[s 
scheme  of  western  conquest  involved  no  trai- 
torous designs,  Mr.  Lewis  contrives  to  arouse 
a  good  deal  of  sympathy  for  his  hero."  (Out- 
look.) 

"This  is  an  ultra-lively  galloping  picture  of 
the  times.  No  modern  newsboy  could  call  the 
day's  news  on  the  highways  with  more  disre- 
gard of  clas.sic  forms.  That  there  Is  a  vivid- 
ness which  puts  the  wars,  factions,  and  poli- 
cies of  the  day  in  gay  colors  before  us  is  not 
to  be  gainsaid.  The  truth  of  the  colors  may 
well  be  questioned.  As  to  the  method  of  put- 
ting on  colors  there  can  be  no  question." 
—  Nation.    SO:    492.   My.    28,    'OS.    200w. 

"Apart  altogether  from  the  truth  or  falsity  of 
his  portrait  of  Burr,  he  draws  a  grossly  dis- 
torted picture  of  the  times  and  of  the  historic 
personages  with  whom  Burr  had  to  do.  For 
this  reason  Mr.  Lewis's  latest  adventure  in 
'fictional'  biography  is  far  more  deserving  of 
censure    than    of   praise." 

+  Outlook.    88:    882.    Ap.    18,    '08.    200w. 

Lewis,     Alfred      Henry.     Wolfville      folks. 
t$i.5o.  Appleton.  8-16469. 

The  honor  of  Wolfville  reposes  in  the  keeping 
of  the  Old  Cattleman,  who  is  the  narrator  of  the 
"doings"  of  Wolfvillites;  to  Doc  Petts,  "the 
genteelest  sharp,  an'  the  best  eddicated,  that 
ever  dwells  in  Arizona";  to  Sam  Enright,  "the 
soul  of  fairness";  to  Cherokee  Hall,  "predes- 
tined kvard-sharp";  and  other  frequenters  of 
the  Red  Light.  This  chapter  of  Wolfville  ex- 
citement records  the  disappearance  of  the  land- 
lady's husband,  her  willingness  to  install  a  suc- 
cessor and  the  alacrity  with  which  the  hunt- 
ing for  the  lost  man  begins. 


at   those   muscles  of  mirth   that  Artemus   Ward 
first    played    upon.      One    feels    almost    like    an 
Englishman  discovering  American  humor." 
+  Nation.  86:  516.  Je.  4,  '08.  270w. 

N.   Y.   Times.    13:    210.   Ap.    11,    '08.    50w. 
"They  are  much  more  interesting  and  amus- 
ing   than    if    they    and    their    purely    imaginary 
dialect  were  true  to  life." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   304.  My.  30,   '08.  140w. 

Lewis,  Charlton  Miner.  Genesis  of  Hamlet. 
**$L25.  Holt.  7-39507. 

A  discussion  which  brings  into  composite 
view  the  theories  of  Coleridge  and  Werder  in 
explaining  the  Hamlet  of  Belleforest,  Kyd,  and 
Shaliespeare.  The  author  in  his  summary 
says:  "Coleridge  finds  that  Hamlet's  delays  are 
due  to  internal  difficulties,  for  which  he  is  to 
blame.  Werder  finds  that  they  are  due  to  ex- 
ternal difficulties  for  which  he  is  not  to  blame. 
.  .  .  We  will  say  with  Coleridge  that  Hamlet's 
difficulties  are  internal,  and  with  Werder  that 
he  is  not  to  blame  for  them;  but  we  must  add, 
in  disagreement  with  botii.  disputants  that  these 
difficulties  are  not  the  causes  of  the  delay. 
The  causes  of  the  delay  are  those  external  dif- 
ficulties which  have  vanished  into  the  fourth 
dimension." 


"An     eminently     sane     and     readable     essay 
toward  a  rational  appreciation  of  Shakespeare." 
+   Ind.    65:    206.    Jl.    23,    '08.    340w. 
"The   method    employed    in    this    book   is   sug- 
gestive   of    the    process    of    qualitative    analysis 
in    the   chemical    laboratory." 

+  N.    Y.   Times.   13:  334.    Je.   13,   '08.    730w. 

"The  book   has  none  of  the  dulness  which  so 

often    characterizes    the    discussion    of    pedantic 

problems    and    is   as    interesting    to   the    layman 

as  to  the  Shakespearian  scholar."     S.   R.   Cook. 

+   +   Putnam's.    4:    237.    My.    '08.    300w. 

Lewis,  George  Randall.  Stannaries:  a  study 
of  the  English  tin-miner;  awarded  the 
David  A.  Wells  prize  for  the  year  1906- 
07,  and  published  from  the  income  of 
the  David  A.  Wells  fund.  (Harvard 
economic  studies,  v.  3.)  **$i.SO.  Hough- 
ton. 8-5604. 

"The  tin  mines  of  Britain  appear  at  the  very 
dawn  of  our  historic  knowledge  of  the  island 
as  its  special  attractiveness  to  foreign  traders; 
accompany  its  wliole  story  as  an  influential  and 
picturesque  element;  and  are  still  today  an  es- 
sential part  of  the  life  of  tlie  southwestern 
counties,  and  a  factor  in  the  national  policy. 
Moreover  the  tin  mines  and  the  tin  miners  have 
always  stood  in  a  peculiar  and  far  from  easily 
understood  position;  in  a  certain  sense  monopo- 
lized and  exploited  by  the  crown;  in  another 
sense  privileged  and  favored  beyond  other  in- 
terests and  other  classes  of  inhabitants.  It  is 
this  interesting  and  obscure  history  that  Mr. 
Lewis  has  elucidated  in  the  present  volume." — 
Am.   Hist.   R. 


"Rollicking  sketches." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    221.    Je.    '08. 
"We  like   these  gentlemen  of  imaginative,  fig- 
urative speech,   and  welcome   'Wolfville  folks.'  " 
+   Ind.   65:  550.   S.   3,   '08.   lOOw. 
"Taking  dialect  and  story  together,   the   book 
more  nearly  than  any  other  we  can  recall  tugs 


"In  this  book,  historians  have  at  their  serv- 
ice, for  the  first  time,  a  clear,  adequate  and 
interesting  explanation  of  what  has  formerly 
been  a  poorly  comprehended  institution,  and  the 
narrative  of  a  previously  unwritten  chapter  of 
English    history."    E.    P.    Cheyney. 

+   +  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    841.    Jl.    '08.    850w. 

"Very    scholarly    study."     R.    V.    Phelan. 
-j.   -I-   Ann.    Am.   Acad.    32:    634.    N.    '08.   4«0w. 

"For  some  topics.  Dr.  Lewis  has  not  given 
sufficient  definitions,  assuming  a  knowledge  of 
the  terminology  on  the  part  of  the  reader.  But 
this  is  due  to  his  own  intimate  knowledge  of 
the  whole  subject,  which  is  apparent  through- 
out the  work."  D.  C.  Munro. 
+  H Econ.   Bull.  1:  120.  Je.   '08.  640w. 

"A  piece  of  sterling  work.  It  Is  true  that  the 
book  lacks  distinction  of  other  than  a  workman- 
like order.  His  conception  of  his  task  is  schol- 
arly  rather    than    scientific;    and   while    he    seta 


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forth  minute  details  upon  certain  matters  of 
minor  import,  he  does  not  make  clear  what 
manner  of  man  the  Cornish  tinner  has  been  and 
is  to-day,  and  how  he  has  developed  into  his 
present  estate."   W.   C.   Mitchell. 

-I J.   Pol.   Econ.  16:  387.  Je.  '08.   800w. 

"His  treatment  of  economic  and  social  condi- 
tions in  the  tinmining  counties  is  a  distinct  con- 
tribution to  the  social  history  of  England — in 
some  sections  worthy  of  Green;  while  his  book 
as  a  whole  must  for  a  long  time  to  come  be 
ranked  fis  the  standard  work  of  reference  in 
its  field.  The  bibliography  is  especially  com- 
mendable for  its  inclusiveness." 

-L  +   Nation.    86:    377.    Ap.    23,    "08.    220w. 
"A   subject  well  worth   attention,   and    he   has 
treated  it  in  a  manner  leflecting  credit  on  him- 
self   and   on   the    'Harvard    economic    studies.'  " 
C.    D. 

-f-   +  Yale    R.    17:  240.    Ag.    '08.    430w. 

Lewisohn,    Ludwig.      Broken    snare.    $1.50. 
Dodge,    B.    W.  8-28063. 

"More  than  most  works  of  fiction,  this  is  a 
story  of  a  man  and  a  woman,  to  the  exclusion 
of  all  oth«r  personalities;  of  their  love  and  its 
consequences,  to  the  exclusion  of  all  other  in- 
terests. The  woman  is  an  ardent  creature, 
cramped  by  the  conditions  of  a  peculiarly  mean 
and  sordid  existence;  the  man  has  the  artist's 
temperament,  and  what  ho  imagines  to  be  deep 
convictions  concerning  the  futility  of  the  mar- 
riage-bond. The  two  agree  to  .loin  their  !i\'es 
without  the  usual  legal  proceedings,  and  set 
cut  for  a  honeymoon  in  the  South."  (Dial.) 
Then  come  a  break,  separation,  suffering,  rec- 
onciliation, and  reunion  according  to  the  de- 
mands of  human  society. 


"This  is  a  strong  and  well-written  study  of 
one  phase  of  the  marriage  problem."  A.  C. 
Rich. 

-f  Arena.    40:  481.    N.    'O'S.    500w. 

"It  is  not  a  book  for  the  ycung  person  to 
read,  but  it  is  one  from  which  the  mature  mind 
can  get  nothing  but  good,  and  one  which  offers 
a  singular  satisfaction  to  the  artistic  percep- 
tions."    W:    M.    Payne. 

H Dial.    45:  295.    N.    1.    '08.    300w. 

"It  is  a  novel  of  rather  unusual  quality  in  its 
serious  intent,  its  clearness  of  vision,  and  its 
workmanship.  The  author  might  sometimes 
have  developed  his  story,  it  is  true,  with  more 
reticence  and  equal  power,  and  so  have  run 
less  risk  of  offense." 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  612.   O.  24,   '08.   300w. 

Lidgett,  John  Scott.  Christian  religion: 
its  meaning  and  proof.  *$2.so.  Meth. 
bk.  7-37982. 

"  'An  attempt  to  explain  and  verify  the 
Christian  religion  by  means  of  the  fatherly- 
filial  relationship.'  .  .  .  The  author  divides  his 
work  into  three  books,  of  which  the  first  deals 
with  the  history  and  task  of  the  Christian  evi- 
dences. .  .  .  [His  second  book  on  Christianity 
as  the  absolute  religion]  outlines  the  content 
of  the  Christian  religion;  for,  as  he  says,  we 
must  know  what  a  religion  is  before  we  can 
vindicate  its  truth.  .  .  .  The  third  and  last 
book  is  entitled  The  proof  of  the  Christian  re- 
ligion. The  primary  argument  advanced  for 
the  truth  of  Christianity  is  that  it  is  indis- 
pensable to  the  full  realization  of  the  noblest 
human  life,  and  that  its  consciousness  of  filial 
relationship  to  God  gives  abounding  satisfac- 
tion   and    spiritual    power." — Am.    J.    Theol. 


"The  author  takes  a  comprehensive  view  of 
his  subject,  and  his  main  thesis  is  consistent- 
ly, even  though  somewhat  awkwardly,  worked 
out."   B:   L:   Hobson. 

-J Am.   J.   Theol.   12:   499.   Jl.   '08.    12S0w. 

"The  volume  clearly  evinces  the  author's 
cultured  and  vigorous  mind.  But  while  it  may 
seem  that  its  arrangement  of  topics  might  be 
recast  with  advantage,  our  time  requires  a 
more    radical    betterment    of    it — a    clear    and 


consistent  distinction  between  the  constant 
and  the  variable  elements  with  which  it  is 
concerned,  the  religion  and  its  associated  the- 
ology." 

h  Outlook.    87:    877.    D.    21,    '07.    340w. 

Liebich,     Louise     (Mrs,     Franz     Liebich). 

Claude-Achille  Debussy.  (Living  mas- 
ters of  music.)  *$i.  Lane.  8-8847. 
A  critical  and  biographical  sketch  of  De- 
biassy  which  emphasizes  the  originality  of  his 
genius.  The  contents  are  as  follows:  Hand 
and  soul,  in  which  his  personality  Is  described- 
Modus  operandi:  Choral,  orchestral  and  instru- 
'"^r^?!  works;  Songs  and  piano  pieces;  Pelleas 
and  M^hsande;  As  writer  and  critic.  \  chro- 
nological list  of  Debussy's  works  and  several 
portraits  makes  the  undertaking  but  more  com- 
plete. 


+   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    195.    Je.    '08. 
+  Ath.    1908,    2:  134.   Ag.    1.    280w. 
Dial.    44:    316.    My.    16,    '08.    50w. 
Nation.    86:    223.    Mr.    5,    '08.    TOOw. 
"We   have   on    many   occasions    expressed    our 
objection    on    general    grounds    to    the    issue    of 
biographies      of    living    celebrities,     mu^^ical     or 
otherwise     while    they    are    still    In    mid-career, 
bubject    to    this    reservation,    we    can    cordlallv 
commend    Mrs.    Liebich's   genial   and    enthusias- 
tic  sketch   of    the   most   advanced    living   repre- 
sentative   of    French    music." 

-f-  Spec.    100:    339.    F.    29,    '08.    250w. 

Lilley,  Alfred  Leslie.  Modernism:  a  record 
and  a  review.  *$i.75.  Scribner.  8-13710. 
Mainly  a  collection  of  newspaper  and  maga- 
zine articles  on  the  present  problems  of  Roman 
Catho  icism  "Although  Mr.  Lillev  has  confined 
iiimFelf  in  this  volume  to  comment  on  the  Mod- 
ernist movement  in  the  Roman  Catholic  church 
and  more  specifically  to  the  exponents  of  that 
mo^•ement  in  France,  he  has  made  it  clear  that 
mooerriism  is  a  movement  affecting  the  whole 
of  Christendom."    (Nation.) 


'Whatever  may  be  thought  of  Mr  LilieVs 
opinions— and  we  are  far  from  sharing  them  all 
— he  has  done  extraordinarily  good  service  In 
calling  attention  to  the  pr>jsent  condition  of 
thought  and    feeling." 

+  —  Ath.   1908,    2:   435.   O.    10.    300w. 
.,^"-^i^-    I-'l'P^   understands    and   appreciates    the 
Modernists       position    far    better    than    anyone 
else  outside  their  communion."   H    C    Corrance 
-f    Hibbert  J.  6:   930.  Jl.   'OS.  'sOOw. 
"Mr.     Lillev    is    thoroly    acquainted    with     his 
subject,    and   writes   agreeablv   and    kindly " 
+   Ind.    64:    1349.    Je.    11,    '08.    70w.  ' 
"It    is    remarkable    for    the    lucidity   of   its    ex- 
position  and   for  its  complete   freedom  from   in- 
tellectual   and    religious    frivolousness  " 
+   Nation.   S7:   16.   Jl.    2.   '08.   ISOOw. 
-f  Outlook.  89:  364.  Je.  2'0,  'OS.   700w. 
Sat.    R.   105:   37'6.   Mr.    21,   '08.   ISOOw. 
"Mr.    Dilley    gives    us    the    results    of    a    care- 
ful   and    sympathetic    study.    We    do    not    agree 
with  all   that  he  savs." 

H Spec.    100:   581.    Ap.    11,   '08.    380w. 

Lillibridge,  William  Otis.  Dissolving  cir- 
cle. T$i.50.  Dodd.  8-11084. 
An  impressionistic  study  of  the  life  among 
a  group  of  men  and  women  in  the  "divorce  col- 
ony" of  Sioux  Falls,  Soi;th  Dakota.  The  prin- 
cipal character  is  a  struggling  doctor  who.  tho 
not  a  member  of  the  colony,  is  working  pain- 
fully to  divorce  himself  spirituallv  from'  a  girl 
who  had  given  up  his  love  for  that  of  an  un- 
regenerate  man.  The  doctor's  mission  becomes 
that  of  compelling  the  unworthy  suitor  to  be 
true   to   the   wronged   girl. 

"Aside  from  a  tendency  to  Indulge  in  fantas- 
tic flights  of  fancy,  the  author  on  the  whole 
keeps  himself  commendably  in  the  back- 
ground "     F:    T.    Cooper. 

-f   Bookm.    27:  306.    My.    '08.    270w. 


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LiUibndge,  William  Otis — Continued. 

"A  want  of  unity  in  the  plot  and  the  heavy 
handling  of  a  delicate  theme  are  the  most  con- 
spicuous  faults." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   380.  Jl.   4,  '08.  190w. 

Lillibridge,    William    Otis.      Quest    eternal. 
t$i.50.    Dodd.  8-22346. 

The  story  of  a  boy's  and  later  a  man's  re- 
serve, struggle  and  self  denial  to  see  the  play- 
mate of  his  youth  and  finally  the  deity  of  hJs 
dreams  become  a  famous  singer. 


"A  prologue,  which,  taken  by  itself,  is  one  of 
the  best  things  he  ever  wrote.  Taken  as  a 
whole  it  preaciies  a  sane  and  wholesome  optim- 
ism. And  this,  in  a  measure,  suggests  the  tech- 
nical shortcoming  of  the  book — namely,  that  its 
mood  is  not  sufficiently  sustained."  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

-I Bookm.  28:  381.  D.  '08.   3T0w. 

"The  story  has  originality,  both  in  conception 
and  d-^velopinent,  and  its  pages  carry  some- 
thing of  that  significance  in  which  too  much  of 
American   fiction   is  lacking." 

-f  N.    Y.    Times.    13:  578.   O.    17,    '08.   360iw. 

N.    Y.   Times.   13:  615.   O.   24,    '08.    50w. 

"The  situation  may  be  strained  at  times,  but 

the    author    never    tails    to    absorb    the    reader  s 

attention     and     command    his    respect    for     the 

chaiacters  he  draws." 

-I-  —  Outlook.    90:503.    O.    31,    '08.    200w. 

Lilly,  William  Samuel.  Many  mansions:  be- 
ing studies  in  ancient  religions  and 
modern  thought.  *$3.  Benziger.  8-21815. 
"As  a  general  introduction  we  find  the  sacred 
books  of  the  East  brieliy  tabulated  under  Max 
MuUer's  guidance,  but  with  special  reference 
for  Buddhisin  to  Pi-ofessor  Rnys  l>avids,  tor 
the  Avesta  to  M.  Darmesiteter,  for  the  Chinese 
religious  classics  to  Dr.  Legge.  and  for 
the  Koran  (we  prefer  this  accepted  spelling) 
to  H.  E.  Palmer.  .  .  .  Mr.  Lilly  is  concerned 
•with  metaphysics,  not  with  popular  religion 
.  .  .  and  quotation  from  experts  overflows  in 
his  pages,  wliich  describe  the  old  Hindu  creeds 
merely  in  passing,  while  they  are  copious  on 
Buddhism  and  Islam,  and  furnish  monographs 
on  Spinoza,  Kant,  Schopenhauer.  'JChe  con- 
cluding essay  sums  up  and  appraises  'the  new- 
est view  of  Christ,'  as  set  out  in  Professor 
Pfleiderer's  work,  'Die  entwickelung  des  Christ- 
enthums.'  " — Acad. 


"A  learned  volume.  He  employs  a  somewhat 
academic,  though  very  readable  style.  Mr.  Lil- 
ly's authorities  in  every  instance  are  the  best, 
and    commonly   the   latest." 

+  Acad.  73:  1X5.  N.  16,  '07.  900w. 
"In  riper  quality,  and  with  more  mellow 
sympathy,  Mr.  Lilly  presents  or  re-presents  in 
his  latest  volume  a  good  deal  of  the  material 
which,  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  he 
published  in  his  Ancient  religion  and  modern 
thought.'  " 

-f-  Cath.    World.   87: '248.  My.   'OS.   SOOw. 
Spec.   99:  827.   N.   23,   '07.   250w. 

Lincoln,   Joseph    Crosby.      Cy    Whittaker's 
place.   t$i-50.   Appleton.  8-27807. 

Bayport,  in  the  Cape  Cod  region,  is  the  scene 
of  this  tale  of  village  doings.  Cy  Whittaker  af- 
ter years  of  absence  comes  back  rich  to  Bay- 
port,  effaces  every  bit  of  modern  improvement 
in  his  old  home,  and  restores  it  to  the  old 
homely,  quaint  conditions  of  his  boyhood  days. 
Cy's  village  cronies,  tlie  child  that  walks  into 
his  home  and  heart,  and  the  school  teacher  aro 
the  principal  characters  in  a  tale  full  of  hu- 
mor and  human   kindness. 


^  "On  the  whole,  if  you  haven't  been  down 
Cape  Cod  way  this  summer — or  even  if  you 
have — you  may  do  worse  than  take  a  trip  some 
quiet  evening   to   Mr.   Lincoln's   Bayport." 

-f   N.    Y.    Times.    13:592.    O.    24,    '08.    500w. 
"Humorous,    human,    and    wholesome." 

+   N.   Y.    Times.   13:  615.    O.    24,    '08.    lOw. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  745.  D.  5,  '08.  160w. 

Lindsay,  C.  H.  A.  Forbes-,     Daniel  Boone, 
backv^oodsman.    t$i.5o.    Lippincott. 

8-24465. 
A  pieliminary  chapter  is  devoted  to  a  survey 
of  tlie  country  in  which  Boone's  life  was  oassed 
and  to  a  brief  statement  of  the  facts  of  his 
early  career.  The  narrative  proper  begins  with 
Boone's  migration  with  a  band  of  forty  neigh- 
bors to  Kentucky,  and  continues  with  facts 
and  some  fiction  to  illustrate  the  tiials  and 
achievements,  the  disasters  and  triumphs  of 
frontier   life. 


Reviewed   by  K.   L.    M. 

Bookm.  28:  386.  D.  '08.  40w. 
"Would  be  commendable  as  a  biography,  if  it 
were  not  partly  fiction;  where  there  is  a  paucity 
of  authentic  data,  the  author  feels  compelled  to 
invent.  But  Mr.  Forbes-Lindsay  has  a  pic- 
turesque  style." 

H Nation.   87:    550.   D.    3,    '08.  .40w. 

"To  cast  much  of  the  story  into  conversa- 
tional form  .  .  .  has  its  drawbacks,  in  the  un- 
certainty of  the  reader  who  likes  to  be  sure  as 
to  just  where  fiction  ends  and  fact  begins.  It 
all  weaves  in  together  to  make  a  vivid  pic- 
ture of  the  toils,  perils,  pleasures,  and  hero- 
isms that  went  into  the  coaqueiirig  of  the 
frontier.' 

-I N.   Y.   Times.   13:  549.   O.   3,   'OS.   280w. 

"Interesting   historical    tale   for  boys." 

-j-   N.   'V.  Times.   13:   630.   O.   24,   '08.   20w. 

Litchfield,  Grace  Denio.  Narcissus,  and 
other  poems.  **$i.  Putnam.  8-12552. 
The  volume  "takes  its  title  from  the  initial 
poem,  which  fills  two-thirds  of  the  book's  six- 
ty pages,  a  narrative  in  rhymed  pentameter  of 
the  life  and  dtath  of  the  ill-fated  youth.  A 
dozen  or  more  short  poems  on  varied  themes 
fill   out   the   book.'   —  N.   Y.   Times. 


+   Ind.  65:43.  Jl.   2,  '08.  150w. 
"The    Greek    storv    is    told    with    grace    and 
skill." 

+   Ind.   65:    10O6.    O.    29,    '08.    70w. 

"Miss  Litchfield's  muse  really  sings,  no  mat- 
ter wiiat  the  measure,  and  there  is  fire  in  the 
love  poems,  and  in  the  descriptive  lines  there 
is  rich  and  beautiful   color." 

+    N.    Y.    Times.    13:    524.    S.    26,    'OS.    270w. 

Litchfield,    Grace    Denio.        Supreme      gift. 
t$L5o.    Little.  8-9529. 

The  portrayal  of  a  ruined  man's  daughter 
staggering  under  the  burden  of  her  father's 
debts.  The  scene  is  Washington,  and  poor  peo- 
ple with  small  savings  are  the  ones  most  in- 
volved in  the  failure.  Joan's  supreme  gift  is 
honor  which  she  preserves  at  the  expense  of 
happiness  and  finally  health.  While  it  is  not 
the  custom  now-a-days  for  a  heroine,  glorious 
in  her  young  strength  and  beauty,  to  lay  down 
her  life  for  a  cause,  it  seems  the  only  logical 
way  out  of  this  sea  of  difficulties. 


"Here   is   a   pleasant,    homely,    simple-minded 
story  that  gives  the  reader  much  the  same  sort 
of  enjoyment  he  would  get  from  a  performance 
of  'Shore  acres'  or  "The  old  homestead.'  " 
4-   Nation.  87:   525.   N.   26,   '08.   230w. 


"A   well-intended  book  with  a  wrong-headed 

thesis." 

—  Ind.    64:    1147.    My.    21.   '08.    350w. 
"One    searching    earnestly    for    the    novel    'as 

she   is   advertised   to    be,'    must   be   bitterly   dis- 
appointed  in   this   volume." 

—  Nation.    86:  402.    Ap.    30,    '08.    150w. 

"If  the  emotional  values  had  been  more  care- 
fully considered  the  result  would  have  been  a 
novel  of  some  intensity  and  strength." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  296.     My.  23,  'OS.  20Ow. 


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22^ 


Litta,  Duke.     Soul  of  a  priest.  t$i.5o.  Dou- 
bleday.  8-33161. 

A  polemical  story  whose  attack  is  made 
against  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  It  de- 
scribes first  the  influences  which  induced  a 
young  Italian  nobleman  to  enter  the  priesthood, 
and  then  gives  the  progress  of  his  disillusion- 
ment, and  the  rejection  of  his  vows. 

"The  bitterness  of  the  author's  strictures  is 
of  a  nature  to  awaken  in  the  fair-minded  read- 
er a  considerable  degree  of  sympathy  with  the 
Institution   attacked." 

—  Acad.   73:  953.    S.    28,    '07.    80w. 
"Occasional   statements   betray   imperfect   ac- 
quaintance with  rules  and  customs  of   the   Ro- 
man  church." 

—  Ath.   1907,   2:  230.   S.   21.   300w. 

"The  interest  of  the  story  lies  in  the  struggle 
and  awakening  of  a  soul,  not  in  an  indictment 
of  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  As  it  is,  the 
Dul;e  T^itta  has  succeeded  in  marring  what  is 
otherwise  an  unusually  forceful  book."  P:  T. 
Cooper. 

_l Bookm.   27:  3'05.   My.    '08.   350w. 

"Less  a  work  of  literary  art  than  a  pamphlet 
to  promote  deplorable  and  un -Christian  preju- 
dice." 

—  Ind.    65:    153.    Jl.    16,    '08.    90w. 

"The  bitter  and  even  petulant  spirit  in  which 
the  book  is  written  detracts  from  its  value  as 
a  contribution  to  anti-clerical  literature.  The 
narrative,  however,  in  spite  of  some  inconsis- 
tencies and  its  lack  of  incident,  has  a  certain 
unity  of  effect  and  holds  the  attention  through- 
out." 

f-  Nation.    86:  309.   Ap.    2,    'OS.    400w. 

"Psychological  analysis  worked  out  unusually 
well  and  narrative  of  a  simple,  straightforward 
style,    combined   in   the   form   of  a  novel." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.   13:  185.   Ap.  4,   'OS.   200w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  212.   Ap.   11,   '08.   40w. 
"The   story   is   well    written,    serious    in    tone, 
and  an  admirable  study  of  spiritual  conflict." 
-f  Outiook.    88:  838.   Ap.    11,    '08.    200w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    766.   Je.    '08.    lOOw. 

Little,  George.  Life  on  the  ocean;  or,  Twen- 
*  ty  years  at  sea;  with  an  introd.  by  W. 
Clark  Russell.  t$2.  Lippincott. 
The  republication  of  a  book  of  sea  adventure 
which  appeared  nearly  a  century  ago,  and  which 
"to  the  marine  archaeologist,"  says  Mr.  Russell 
in  his  introduction,  "must  prove  extremely  in- 
teresting." 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  756.  D.  5,  '08.  l?Ow. 
"There  is  an  old-fashioned  flavor  about  the 
book  .  .  .  which  gives  us  a  strikingly  convincing 
picture  of  that  life  on  the  ocean  which  filled 
our  grandfathers  with  the  wild  longing  to  run 
awav  to  sea." 

-I-   Spec.  100:  646.  Ap.   25,  '08.   200w. 

Lloyd,  Francis  Ernest.  Physiology  of 
stomata.  $1.50.  Carnegie  inst.  8-9545. 
"Lloyd  has  given  us  a  caroiul  study  of  the 
behavior  of  the  stomata  in  two  desert  plants, 
Fouquieria  splendens  and  Verbena  ciliatu, 
made  at  the  Desert  botanical  laboratory  of  the 
Cfernegie  institution.  He  addressed  himself 
particularly  to  the  question  of  the  regulation 
of  transpiration  by  stomatal  movements,  and 
furnislies  conclusive  evidence  that  the  stomata 
in  these  plants,  where  thero  are  no  complica- 
tions in  the  way  of  pits,  plugs,  or  other  con- 
trivances, are  not  able  to  adjust  the  transpir- 
ation to  the   'needs'   of  the  plants." — Bot.   Gaz. 


Lloyd,  John.     Captain's  wife.  $1.50.  Kenner- 
ley.  8-15725. 

A  story  with  an  Arizona  setting  in  which 
army  officers,  their  families,  ranchmen,  min- 
ers, and  savages  figure.  The  heroine  is  an 
eastern  g1rl  who  secretly  marries  an  army 
captain,  then  during  a  lapse  of  memory.  Induced 
by  a  terrible  fight,  forgets  him  and  marries 
another.  A  final  readjustment  follows  misun- 
derstanding and   suffering. 


"The  writer's  touch  is  light  and  keen,  and  his 
little    novel    .    .    .    runs   along   at   full   speed." 
+  Nation.    86:    536.    Je.    11,    '08.    160w. 

"A  good  story  of  army  life.  The  plot,  though 
not   very   intricate,    is   well    contrived." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  304.  My.  30,  '08.   150w. 

Loane,    M.    From    their    point    of   view.   $2. 
Longmans.  8-35515. 

Social  studies  in  which  the  author's  conclu- 
sion."^ are  deduced  from  first-hand  impressions 
of  life  among  the  poor.  As  a  district  nurse  and 
the  superintendent  of  district  nurses  she  has 
come  close  to  people's  problems,  and  lier  stories 
of  "the  li\-es  in  the  sciualid  homes,  of  the  daily 
struggles  for  progress,  of  the  neglect  which 
breeds  unhappiness  and  disease  will  find  their 
counterpart  in  the  experiences  of  the  district 
worker  wliether  her  activities  are  confined  to 
East  End,  London,  or  New  York."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 


A.    L.   A.   Bkl.  4:   221.   Je.   'OS.   + 

"Where  she  is  guided  by  her  own  experiences, 
her  conclusions  are  almost  always  shrewd  and 
sound;  where  she  generalizes  they  seem  less 
well    founded." 

H Ath.  1908,  2:  645.  N.  21.   250w. 

"The  particular  value  of  the  book  is  its  free- 
dom from  sentimentality.  Students  in  sociology 
will  find  much  in  the  book  to  repay  them  for 
the  time  spent  in  reading  it,  and  the  general 
reader  will  be  entertained  by  a  constant  suc- 
cession  of  good   stories." 

-I-   -I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   367.   Je.  27,   'OS.   270w. 

"In  Miss  Loane  we  find  the  happiest  com- 
bination of  the  qualities  required  for  the  task 
she  has  undertaken. — the  task  of  making  the 
British  people  understand  what  should  be  their 
true  attitude  towards  noverty." 

-f   +  Spec.  105:   503."  Mr.   28,  '08.   1900w. 

Locke,  James.     Stem  of  the  crimson  dahlia, 
il.   t$i.5o.    MofTat.  8-3426. 

"A  thrilling  story  of  conspiracy  that  plunges 
the  reader  from  the  first  chapter,  when  the 
hero  picks  up  the  stem  of  a  faded  and  torn 
dahlia  on  the  Bridge  of  Galata,  in  Constanti- 
nople into  a  whiil  of  strange  adventures  and 
breathless  happenings.  A  charming  American 
girl  anxious  to  put  a  king  on  the  throne  of 
Bulgaria,  a  king  to  lead  his  people  to  a  glo- 
rious freedom,  comes  soon  and  startlingly  into 
the  story.  .  .  .  The  setting  is  picturesque; 
Russians,  Bulgarians.  Americans,  peasants,  and 
aristocrats  rub  elbows  from  page  to  page." — 
N.    Y.    Times. 


"This  is  a  careful  and  thorough  piece  of 
work,  highly  creditable  to  the  laboratory  from 
which    it    comes."    C.    R.    B. 

+   -f   Bot.    Gaz.    46:    62.    Jl.    'OS.    350w. 
Nation.    87:    57.    Jl.    16,    '08.    200w. 
Reviewed  by  C.  C.  Curtis, 

Science,   n.s.    28:  409.   S.    25,   '08.    8O0w. 


"The     exciting     beginning     is     well     kept     up 
throughout,    and   we   are   gratefnl   to   Mr.    Locke 
for    a    steady    supply    of    sensation    which    does 
not  give   time    to   think   over   improbabilities." 
.] Ath.    1908,    2:    398.   O.    3.    60w. 

Ind.    64:    074.    Ap.    30,    '08.    200w. 

"He  plavs  fair  to  the  last  page.  A  good, 
stirring  plot  will  often  hold  one  if  there  be 
nothing  or  little  else  to  recommend  it.  But  m 
'The  stem  of  the  red  dahlia'  there  is  the  ad- 
ded  fascination    of    the    thing   well    done." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   82.  F.  16,  'OS.   2o0w. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   341.  Je.   13,   '08.   160w. 


224 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Lockwood,  George  Browning.  New  Har- 
mony movement,  by  G.  B.  Lockwood, 
with  the  collaboration  of  C.  A.  Pros- 
ser,  in  the  preparation  of  the  educa- 
tional chapters.     *$i.5o.  Appleton. 

5-16517- 
"Concerned  with  the  history  of  two  impor- 
tant communities  which  had  their  seat  at  the 
village  o-f  New  Harmony,  Ind.  The  first  of 
these  was  the  settlement  of  the  Rappites,  early 
in  the  nineteenth  century,  which  after  ten 
years  gave  place  to  the  society  founded  by 
Robert  Owen.  ...  It  is  claimed  for  the  New 
Harmony  community  that  it  was  a  pioneer  in 
the  establishment  of  infant  schools,  kindergar- 
tens trade  schools,  and  industrial  schools  and 
a  part  of  the  free  public-school  system." — R. 
of  Rs. 

"It  is  a  good  supplement  to  the  volumes  of 
Mr.  Podmore,  the  books  together  setting  forth 
this  important  episode  of  nineteenth  century 
life  as  has  not  been  done  before." 

+   Nation.  86:  356.  Ap.  16,  'ffS.   50w, 
"The    most    important    chapter    in    this^  book 
Is  devoted   to  his  educational   experiment." 

+  Outlook.    86:    836.    Ag.    17,    '07.    230 w. 
R.  of   Rs.  37:   252.   F.   '08.   I'&Ow. 

Locy,  William  Albert.  Biology  and  its  mak- 
ers. **?2.75.  Holt.  8-21045. 
An  untechnical  account  of  the  rise  and  prog- 
gress  of  biology,  which  aims  to  bring  under 
one  view  the  broad  features  of  biological  prog- 
ress, and  to  inc.'-ease  the  human  interest  by 
writing  the  story  around  the  lives  of  the  great 
biological  leadeis.  The  first  part  deals  with 
The  sources  of  biological  ideas  except  those  of 
organic  evol..'.tion ;  the  second  treats  of  The 
doctrine    of    organic    evolution. 


"It  is  entertainingly  written,  and,  better  than 
any  other  existing  single  work  in  any  language, 
gives  the  layman  a  clear  idea  of  the  scope  and 
deveUvpment  of  the  broad  sciance  of  biology." 
H Dial.   45:   298.   N.   1,   '08.   420w. 

"Professor  Locy  meets  the  demand  for  an 
up-to-date,  reasonably  complete  and  interest- 
ing account  of  the  development  of  biology  tol- 
erablv  well.  While  in  the  main,  in  regard  to 
essential  points,  the  book  is  entirely  accurate, 
minor  errors  in  the  spelling  of  proper  names 
occur  w^ith   annoying  frequency." 

H Ind.    65:    785.    O.    1,    'OS.    32K>w. 

"The  drawback  to  the  division  into  two  parts 
is  the  necessity  of  cross-references  and  repeti- 
tions, for  no  phase  of  biological  progress  can 
logically  be  separated  from  the  doctrine  of  or- 
ganic   evolution." 

H Nation.   87:    268.   S.    17,    'QtS.    470w. 

"Professor  Locy  has  made  a  good  selective 
use  of  an  embarrassing  wealth  of  material,  and 
has  not  neglected  to  give  their  place  to  the  im- 
portant  subsidiary   sciences." 

+  Outlook.    90:    42.    S.    5,    'OS.    2€0w. 

Lodge,  Sir  Oliver  Joseph.  Immortality  of 
the  soul.  (Eng.  title,  Man  and  the  uni- 
verse.) *$i.  Ball  pub.  8-29637. 

In  substance  given  as  a  Drew  lecture  in 
Hackney  college,  October,  1907.  The  discussion 
deals  first  with  The  transitory  and  permanent' — 
the  bodily  presentment,  and  the  essence  or  in- 
trinsic reality;  and  second  with  The  perma- 
nence  of  personality. 


"We  think  that  Sir  Oliver  Lodge's  friends  and 
admirers — and  their  name  is  legion — cannot  but 
be  sorry  that  he  should  have  published  this 
book.  A  well-deserved  reputation  in  one  branch 
of  science  does  not  enable  its  possessor  to  speak 
ex  cathedra  on  others  in  which  he  is  not  ex- 
pert." 

—  Ath.    1908,    2:    686.    N.    28.    2250w. 

Nation.    87:  117.    Ag.   6,    '08.    50w. 

Outlook.   89:  768.  Ag.  1,   '08.   150w. 


"What,  another  new-modelled  religion  from 
the  ever-ready  knight?  No,  only  some  old  'Hib- 
bert  journal'  and  'Contemporary'  friends,  the 
familiar    cheap    thought    in    a    more    expensive 

'—  Sat.    R.   10«:   580.  N.   7,  '08.   1300w, 

Lomas,  John.  In  Spain.  *$2.  Macmillan. 

8-26238. 

A  revised,  rewritten  and  enlarged  edition  of 
"Sketches  in  Spain."  It  aims  to  furnish  infor- 
mation on  the  spot,  may  be  used  as  "sole 
guide  and  counsellor."  "It  is  a  full  but  utterly 
uninspired  account  of  what  the  traveller  would 
encounter  in  passing  from  the  Spanish  frontier 
at  San  Sebastian  to  Cadiz  in  the  South,  and 
thence  from  one  to  another  of  the  Mediterra- 
nean seaports,  up  to  Barcelona;  afterwards,  to 
Zaragoza,  Bilbao,  T>eon,  and  Santiago."  (Na- 
tion.) A  folding  map  and  illustrations  add  to 
its   value. 


"As  a  rule,  Mr.  Lomas  is  well  informed,  his 
judgments  are  sensible,  and,  though  a  little 
verbose,  he  avoids  the  rhetoric  to  which  most 
writers   on    Spain   seem   prone.' 

-I Ath.    1908,    2:    204.    S.    5.    230w. 

"Will  be  most  helpful  to  the  traveller,  and 
more  especially  to  the  antiquarian  or  the  ec- 
clesiologist."     G:   G.   Brownell. 

4-   Dial.    45:  115.    S.    1,    '08.    760w. 
"The  whole  is  thoroughly  pedestrian.   Scarce- 
ly one   illuminating  remark   is  met   with   in   the 
344   pages.     Tliere   is   not  e\en  anything  absurd, 
or  glaringly  incorrect,    to   flag  one's  interest." 

-^ Nation.   87:  38.  Jl.   9,   '08.   180w. 

-f-  Spec.    101:    sup.    481.   O.    3,    '08.   240w. 

London,  Jack.  Iron  heel.  t$i.5o.  Macmillan. 

7-3084. 
The  manuscript  which  furnishes  the  story  of 
the  Iron  heel  records  events  occurring  between 
the  years  1912  and  1932  but  from  the  view-point 
of  seven  centuries  in  the  future.  Mr.  London 
portrays  the  terrors  of  a  supposititious  oligar- 
chy— the  monstrous  offshoot  of  capitalism — with 
its  reign  of  the  iron  heel;  his  spirit  of  proph- 
ecy guides  him  to  revolutionary  crises,  brought 
about  by  socialism,  that  break  the  rule  of  the 
capitalist  oligarch,  and,  after  three  centuries, 
usher  in  the  era  in  which  the  world-movement 
of  labor  comes  into  its  own — the  era  of  the 
brotherhood  of  man. 


"Considered  from  a  literary  and  imaginative 
point-of-view,  is  one  of  his  greatest  works  of 
fiction.  He  has  seen  and  felt  the  tragedies  of 
the  poor  to-day  throughout  Christain  lands; 
a.nd  those  things  have,  we  think,  made  him  un- 
duly hopeless  and  have  unfortunately  so  col- 
ored his  thought  as  to  make  his  book  a  detri- 
ment rather  than  a  help  to  the  cause  of  social 
justice   in   our   days." 

-I Arena.    39:    503.    Ap.    '08.    2000w. 

"Such  books  as  this  .  .  .  have  a  mischiev- 
ous influence  upon  unbalanced  minds,  and  we 
cannot    but    deplore    their    multiplication."     W: 

^JT       ^^3,  VUG 

—  Dial.  44:  247.  Ap.  16,  '08.  350w. 
"Semi-barbarians,   to  whom   this  sort   of  stult 

appeals,  may  possibly  tear  down  our  civiliza- 
tion; they  will  never  lay  a  single  brick  of  a 
nobler  civilization." 

—  Ind.   64:  865.   Ap.   16,   '08.   350w. 

"The  gore  through  which,  in  the  course  of 
these  pages,  we  are  invited  to  wallow,  is  far 
more  of  his  taste  [than  peaceful  conquest] ; 
three  hundred  years  of  it  is  not  a  day  too  much 
for  him." 

—  Nation.  86:  264.  Mr.  19,  '08.  3c0w. 
"This    is   not   a    pleasant    book    to   read;    as   a 

work  of  Action  it  has  little  to  commend  it;  and 
as  a  socialist  tract  it  is  distinctly  unconvinc- 
ing." H.   A.   Bruce. 

—  Outlook.  89:  388.  Je.  20,  '08.  400w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:   760.   Je.   "08.   150w. 


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225 


London,  Jack.   The   road.   **$2.    Macmillan. 

7-39522. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.  1907. 


"Mr.  London's  book  is  far  from  pleasing 
reading,  but  it  carries  a  tremendous  lesson  with 
it — a  lesson  that  men  of  conscience  and  high- 
minded  patriots  cannot  afford  to  overlook.  It 
la  a  book  that  will  help  on  the  social  revolution 
that  Is  making  for  a  better  and  nobler  civiliza- 
tion." 
+  H Arena.  39: 124.  Ja.  '08.  270w. 

"One    has    to    search    diligently    through    the 
book    to    find    any   quality    or   trait    (not   purely 
physical)    that  is  not  vicious."   E:   E.   Hale,  jr. 
—  +  Dial.    44:    301.    My.    16,    "08.    400w. 

"In  spite  of  his  frankness  he  does  not  give 
the  impression  of  sincerity  and  strict  accuracy. 
He  is  too  smooth  a  story-teller  to  be  altogether 
plausible  and  he  takes  such  manifest  delight  in 
his  skill  and  success  as  a  liar  when  he  was 
beating  his  way  across  the  continent  that  we 
Involuntarily  wonder  at  what  date  he  aban- 
doned the  habit." 

h   Ind.   64:421.    F.    20,   '08.    170w. 

"Written  with  Mr.  London's  usual  command 
of  clear,  incisive  English  and  powers  of  terse, 
vivid   description." 

+   N.    Y,   Times.   12:861.   D.   28,    '07.    470w. 

London  municipal  society.  Case  against 
socialism:  a  handbook  for  speakers  and 
candidates;  w^ith  a  prefatory  letter  by 
A.  J.  Balfour.  *$i.5o.  Macmillan. 

8-21561. 
"This  work  was  prepared  in  England  as  a 
handbook  for  use  there  in  the  campaign  against 
the  spread  of  socialism.  It  comprises  a  com- 
pact statement  of  the  main  points  in  the  dis- 
pute, with  abundant  footnote  references  to  au- 
thorities." (R.  of  Rs.)  "This  useful  compila- 
tion contains  a  mass  of  sound  argnjments  and 
useful  facts  and  figures,  and  should  prove  of 
no  little  value,  not  only  to  speakers  and  writ- 
ers, but  to  all  who  wish  to  acquaint  them- 
selves with  the  great  controversy  of  the  hour." 
(Spec.)  

"Although  the  volume  is  directly  intended 
for  'candidates,'  there  are  statements  inviting 
consideration  from  many  who  are  not  parti- 
sans of  either  side." 

+  —  Ath.    1908,    1:507.    Ap.    25.    .S60w. 
H Nation.   87:   262.   S.   17.   "08.   20aw. 

"As  a  campaign  textbook  it  is  of  more  than 
usual    value." 

+   R.   of    Rs.   3S:    124.    Jl.   '08.    50^\'. 

"The  best  feature  of  the  work  is  the  mod- 
eration with  which  it  is  written.  Except  for 
an  occasional  outburst  of  indignation  at  the 
folly  of  some  particularly  ridiculous  socialistic 
paradox,  the  writer  shows  a  commendable 
coolness  and  absence  of  rhetoric.  'Socialism 
and  religion,'  [is]  the  only  chapter  which  we 
regret  in  the  book." 
+   H Spec.   100:   747.   My.    9,    '08.  2350w. 

Long,    William    Joseph.      Whose    home    is 
the    wilderness:    some    studies    of    wild 
animal  life.  il.  *$i.25.   Ginn.         7-37000. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"Written    in    the    author's     usual     interesting 
manner." 

+  A.  L,  A.  Bkl.  4:  US.  Ap.  '08.  «f 
"Seems  to  us  a  little  thin  in  comparison  with 
previous  volumes  from  the  same  hand;  but 
there  is  no  denying  the  talent  of  Mr.  Long, 
who  is  one  of  the  best  present-day  writers  on 
the   world    of   living    things." 

-I-  Ath.  1907,   2:   764.   D.   14.  60w. 
"Ho    usually    manages    to    turn    his    shooting 
Into  a  joke,   and   to   tell   entertainingly   how   his 
Interest  m  his  intended  victim  overcame  his  de- 
sire   for    meat."         M.    E.    Cook. 

-f   Dial.  43:   41«.   D.   16,   '07.   3'50w. 


"Many  passages  in  this  attractive  volume 
bear  equally  eloquent  testimony  to  the  close- 
ness with  which  its  author  has  observed  the 
habits  of  the  creatures  he  loves  so  well  and 
describes    so    graphically."    R.    L. 

+   Nature.    77:    393.    F.    27,    '08.    350w. 

N.  Y.  Times,  13:  353.  Je.  20,  '08.  230w. 

"Though  Mr.  Long  is  a  prolific  writer,  his 
standard   of  excellence  has  not  fallen   off." 

+  Spec.   100:   sup.   646.   Ap.    25,   '08.   210w. 

Longueville,  Thomas.  Marshall  Turenne; 
by  the  author  of  "A  life  of  Sir  Kenelm 
Digby,"  etc.;  with  an  introd.  by  Brig- 
adier-general Francis  Lloyd.  *$4.50. 
Longmans.  8-10271. 

A  biography  of  this  contemporary  of  Crom- 
well and  Conde  which  is  "drawn  mainly  from 
Ramsay,  but  is  seasoned  by  Napoleon's  com- 
ments and  enlivened  by  anecdotes  from  con- 
temporary memoirs.  Turenne  is  one  of  the 
men  who  are  always  worth  reading  about,  and 
wo  are  given  a  vivid  picture  of  him."  (Eng. 
HisL   R.) 


"The  author  leans  heavily  on  Ramsay,  and 
quotes  largely  from  Napoleon's  'Abstract  of  the 
wars    of    Marshal    Turenne.'  " 

H Am.   Hist.   R.  13:   861.  Jl.   '08.  540w. 

"The  record  of  affairs  at  the  French  court 
is  too  long  in  a  work  which  should  deal  mainly 
with  military  matters.  In  the  account  of  these 
the  lack  of  the  critical  facultv  is  only  too  ap- 
parent." 

f-  Ath.   1908,   2:  207.   Ag.    22.    230w. 

"The  account  of  Turenne's  operations  is  not 
always  easy  to  follow.  It  is  a  pleasure  to  turn 
the  pages  of  a  book  so  well  printed  and  illus- 
trated, but  the  map  at  the  end  should  have 
shown  western  Europe  as  it  was  in  the  seven- 
teenth   century,    and   omitted   railways."     E.    M. 

H Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:  408.    Ap.    '08.    3a0w. 

"Th"  author  has  exercised  extreme  discretion 
and  sound  common  sense.  He  has  never  per- 
mitted himself  to  become  so  immersed  in  the 
seventeenth  century  maze  of  politics  and  war- 
fare as  to  neglect  the  more  humatily  appealing 
biographical  elements  to  be  found  in  character 
study." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  229.  Ap.   18,  '08.  14O0w. 

"In  these  days  when  personal  aims  and  ob- 
jects supply  the  place  of  worthier  motives,  the 
life  of  a  man  of  character  is  exactly  the  kind 
of  literature  which  our  young  officers  should 
read,  and  for  this  reason  especially  we  welcome 
the  appearance  of  this  book.  As  a  military 
history  we  are  not  by  any  means  so  well 
pleased   with    it." 

+  —  Sat.    R.    105:111.    Ja.    25,    '08.   lOOOw. 

"Though  the  author  struggles  manfully  with 
an  extremely  difficult  period,  he  is  evidently 
less  successful  as  a  writer  of  civil  and  politic- 
al than  of  military  history.  The  figure  of  Tu- 
renne stands  out  plainly  enough,  but  against 
a  background  which  seems  unnecessarily  con- 
fused   and   vague." 

H Spec.   100:    sup.    639.   Ap.   25,   '08.    1500w. 

Loomis,  Charles  Battell.  Holiday  touch, 
and  other  tales  of  undaunted  Amer- 
icans.   t$i-25.    Holt.  8-29333. 

"America  ahead^'  is  the  note  which  sounds 
out  in  this  group  of  entertaining  stories — the 
buoyant,  invincible,  never-say-dle  note  of  the 
ingenious  Yankee.  Here  are  accounts  of  a  joke 
filayed  upon  a  prestidigitato  just  arriving  in 
Boston;  of  the  generosity  of  a  well-known  Am- 
ica,n  philanthropist;  of  a  penniless  artist's  ex- 
perience with  a  New  York  dinner  invitation 
which  omitted  to  mention  the  place;  and  of  a 
bride's  unwillingness  to  be  daunted  by  the  non- 
appearance of  the  bridegroom  on  two  succes- 
sive occasions  named  for   the   ceremony. 


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Loomis,  Charles  Battell.  Knack  of  it:  some 
essays  in  optimism.  **75c.   Revell. 

8-23515. 
A  collection  of  essays  which  descant  upon  the 
leavening  knack  of  self  mastery,  and  of  bring- 
ing harmony  out  of  our  every  day  affairs.  Mr. 
Loomis  says,  "Wake  up.  Live.  Be  happy. 
Let  us  all  be  happy  together.  Hands  all  round. 
It's  only  a  knack." 

"It  is  written  with  that  kind  of  artificial 
cheerfulness  often  observed  in  the  professionally 
happy.  But  this  should  not  discredit  the  per- 
formance, since  nine-tenths  of  those  who  read  It 
will  never  discover  that  what  Mr.  Loomis  calls 
'The  knack  of  it'  is  really  a  jack-in-the-box 
performance  at  so  much  a  jump." 

-I Ind.  65:  1243.  N.  26,  '08.  180w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  517.   S.  19,   '08.   SOw. 
"Just    the    sort    of    vigorously    optimistic    ad- 
vice that  fits  in  with  this  vigorous  age  of  ours." 
-I-   N.    Y.   Times.    13:   613.    O.    24,   '08.   170w. 

Loomis,  Charles  Battell.  Poe's  "Raven"  in 
an  elevator,  and  other  tales,  il.  "$1.25. 
Holt.  7-29153- 

The  third  edition  of  "More  cheerful  Ameri- 
cans." The  initial  story  which  gives  the  book 
its  title,  tells  of  a  reader's  mishap  in  being 
hung  up  in  an  elevator  with  only  his  head  visible 
to  the  audience  that  poured  out  of  the  apart- 
ment into  the  halls  when  the  nostess  announced 
the  accident  and  also  the  fact  that  the  enter- 
tainment would  proceed.  From  the  sub-level 
of  the  cage  he  renders  the  "Raven"  to  the  ac- 
companiment of  the  rapping  and  tapping  of 
tools.  Other  tales  as  humorously  conceived  fol- 
low. 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  53.  F.  '08. 
"The  incongruous  is  wha,t  appeals  to  Mr. 
Loomis,  the  juxtaposition  of  unfamiliar  ideas, 
the  truly  American  quirk  that  finds  humor  in 
the  most  unlikely  materials  and  maintains  all 
the  while  a  deceptive  gravity.  There  is  a  deal 
of  healthy  philosophy  incorporated  in  the  book." 
+    N.  Y.   Times.   12:   856     D.   21,   '07.   220w. 

Lorey,   Eustache  de,  and  Sladen,   Douglas. 

Queer   things   about   Persia,   il.     *$3.50. 

Lippincott.  8-1464. 

"The  simple,  but  entertaining,  record  of  the 
experiences  and  impressions  gained  during  two 
years'  residence  in  the  Persian  capital  by  a 
young  member  of  the  French  legation.  M.  de 
Lorey  describes  his  house,  his  servants,  street 
.•scenes,  bazaars,  a  dmner  at  the  palace  of  the 
Grand  Vizier,  a  reception  by  the  late  Shah,  and 
a  religions  play,  'Kassem's  marriage,'  a  veri- 
table Mohammedan  Oberammergau." — Nation. 

"A  curious  and  acute  observer  with  a  pleas- 
ant gift  of  story-telling." 

H Ath.   1908,   2:  206.  Ag.   22.   430w. 

"This  is  the  sort  of  book  which  will  appeal 
to  the  casual  reader  of  books  of  travel,  ajid 
it  will  not  be  uninteresting  even  to  the  well- 
read  student  of  Persian  life  and  manners." 
H.    E.    Coblentz. 

-F   Dial.    44:    107.    F.   16,    '08.    300w. 
"The  book,  together  with  the  views  and  pho- 
tographs from  life,  gives  as  faithful  a  presenta- 
tion  of  the  mysteries  of  the  land  of  Xerxes  as 
an    Occidental    can   hope   to    achieve." 

-I-   Lit.    D.   35;    918.   D.   14,    '07.   llOw. 
"M'uch    interesting    and    valuable    information 
is    given    in    regard    to    marriage    and    divorce 
and   the   position  of  woman." 

-f  Nation.    85:    450.    N.    14,    '07.    460w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  665.  O.  19,  '07.  20w. 
"He  has  made  good  use  of  his  opportunities 
and  there  are  few  phases  of  Persian  life  which  ne 
has  not  described  in  graphic  language.  Still 
these  faults,  and  the  jerky  style  which  Mr 
Sladen  often  affects,  cannot  quite  destroy  the 
reader's  interest  in  one  of  the  most  complete 
accounts    of   Persian    life    ever   written  " 

-i Sat.    R.    104:    767.    D.    21,    '07.    660w. 


"If  you  want  to  know  the  Persian  as  he  is, 
read   M.    Eustache    de    Lorey,    from   whose   dic- 
tation   Mi-.    Douglas    Sladen    has    presented    us 
with  a  fascinating  and   most  instructive  book." 
+  Spec.   99:    438.    S.   28,   '07.   190w. 

Lorimer,  George  Horace.  Jack  Spurlock — 
prodigal;  by  F.  R.  Gruger.  t$i.5o. 
Doubleday.  8-16951. 

By  the  author  of  "Letters  of  a  self-made 
merchant  to  his  son."  "The  story  relates,  in 
the  picturesque  language  of  the  young  man 
himself,  the  last  act  in  the  sowing  of  a  crop  of 
wild  oats  and  the  successive  steps  in  the  reap- 
ing of  it.  In  the  course  of  the  harvesting  the 
boy,  with  the  aid  of  a  delightful  old  reprobate 
of  a  colonel  of  Southern  extraction,  manages  to 
gather  in  a  pretty  fair  crop  of  domesticated 
grain  as  well.  "When  the  prodigal  finally  re- 
turns to  the  parental  fold,  he  does  not  come 
empty-headed  if  he  does  come  empty-handed." 
(Outlook.) 


"Humorous  extravaganza." 

-I-  Ath.  1908,  2:  177.  Ag.  15.  200w. 
"One  cannot  believe  that  anything  of  the  kind 
ever  happened,  or  could  happen,  but  it  is  very 
distinctly  funny,  and  the  happy  phrase,  the 
neat  epigram,  or  the  jest  in  earnest,  invariably 
arrive  at  the  moment,  when  credulity  threatens 
to    grow    tired." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  303.  My.  3'0,  '08.  900w. 
"A  lively  and  well-told  story." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   341.   Je.   13,   'OS.   180w. 
"The    story   is   told   rapidly   and   in   racy   lan- 
guage." 

+  Outlook.   89:   536.   Jl.    4,   '08.   180w. 
"When  it  is  translated  into  English,  we  shall 
be   better   able   to   give   it   critical   attention." 
—  Sat.    R.   106:  274.   Ag.   29,   '08.   80w. 
"There   are  two   reasons  why  English   readers 
will   like   this   book, — first,    because    most   of   the 
episodes    are    delightfully    droll    in    themselves; 
and    secondly,    because    the   writing   is    a   liberal 
education    in   the  American   language." 

+  Spec.   101:   169.   Ag.   1,   '08.   1200w. 

Loughnan,   R.   A.     New   Zealand   at  home. 
*$i.75.    Scribner.  8-22496. 

A  volume  of  a  series  dealing  with  various 
countries  "at  home."  "Mr.  Loughnan  in"  an 
unpretentious  way  manages  to  leave  a  well-de- 
fined impression  on  the  reader's  .mind  of  the 
forces  which  go  to  make  the  New  Zealander- 
born  as  loyal  to  the  Empire  as  he  is  to  his 
colony.  His  chapters  cover  town  life  and  coun- 
try life,  wealth,  agriculture,  mining,  labour,  re- 
ligion, literature,  art,  sport,  the  position  of 
woman  and  the  rest  of  it,  and  their  special 
merit  is  that  they  can  be  read  by  those  who 
know  New  Zealand  as  well  as  by  those  who 
want  to  know  it."     (Sat.  R.) 


"Mr.  Loughnan's  book  is  one  in  wh'ch, 
in  spite  of  the  interest  of  the  subject, 
it  is  difficult  to  take  much  pleasure.  His  geo- 
graphical chapters  are  so  ill-planned  as  to  be 
almost  unintelligible  in  the  absence  of  a  map, 
his  opening  chapter  on  the  population  tells  the 
reader  absolutely   nothing   about   it." 

—  Nation.   87:162.   Ag.    20,    '08.    260w. 

"Some    of    the    most    interesting    chapters    of 
the  book  relate  to  the  characteristics  and  treat- 
ment   of    the    Maoris,     the    inhabitants    of    the 
country  before  the  advent  of  the  European," 
H N.   Y.   Times.   13:  466.   Ag.    22,   '08.    30'Ow. 

"If  the  book  has  a  fault  It  is  that  its  eulogy 
is  unielieved;  the  New  Zealanders  have  done 
things  deserving  of  the  praise  he  gives,  but  the 
things  tliat  could  be  criticised  he  either  ignores 
or  dismisses  with  a  humorous   touch." 

H Sat.    R.    106:  274.    Ag.    29,    'OS.    300w. 

Lounsberry,  Alice.     Garden  book  for  young 

people.  **$i.5o.   Stokes.  8-12186. 

Information    about    the    making   of    a   garden. 


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about  the  names,  habits,  and  seasons  of  plant 
life  in  story  form  "after  the  model  of  the  Rol- 
lo  books."     The   book   is  fully   illustrated. 


"It  is  useful  especially  because  of  a  good 
index  to  flowers.  The  style  is  too  diffuse. 
Children  would  enjoy  it  more  and  find  it  more 
practical   if  it   contained   less   story." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    226.    Je.    '08. 

Ind.   64:   1299.   Je.   4,   '08.   80w. 

Lounsbury,  Thomas  Raynesford.     Standard 
of  usage  in  English.     *$i.5o.     Harper. 

8-12786. 

In  this  volume  of  essays  the  dictum  is  laid 
down  that  the  standard  of  speech  Is  the  usage 
of  the  cultivated.  They  are  the  law  givers 
whose  edicts  it  is  the  grammarian's  duty  to  re- 
cord. The  writer  further  affirms  that  usage 
must  also  be  good  usage  and  present  usage. 
Good  usage  is  something  which  must  be 
learned,  and  in  the  acquisition  grammars  often 
hinder  more  than  they  aid.  Knowledge  of  good 
usage  can  be  acquired  only  by  association  with 
the  best  speakers  and  wrrters.  Much  space  is 
taken  up  in  illustrating  these  principles. 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   196.   Je.  '08. 
"A    dash    of    humor,    with    occasionally   a   bite 
of  sarcasm,  gives  flavor  and  relish  to  Professo'' 
Lounsbury's  pages.     The  book  is  excellent  read- 
ing as  well  as  sound  doctrine." 

+    Dial.   45:   16.   Jl.   1.   'OS.    400w. 
"The   reader,   whether   or  not   he   agrees   with 
the   author's   general   principles,    is   bound   to   be 
pleased  by   his  treatment   of  his  special  instan- 
ces."    G:    P.    Krapp. 

H Educ.    R.    36:  195.   S.    '08.    2600w. 

"But  there  is  delight  in  every  chapter,  some 
for  readers  of  one  kind  and  some  for  readers 
of  another." 

+  Ind.  65:  148.  Jl.  16,  '08.  650w. 
"It  is  hard  to  conceive  what  audience  Pro- 
fessor Lounsbury's  volume  of  essays  in  popular 
philology  will  benefit.  A  volume  of  protest 
against  'schoolmastering  the  language'  should 
give  better  evidence  that  the  writer  has  mas- 
tered  his   language." 

—  Nation.  86:  583.  Je.  25,  '08.  670w. 
"It  would  be  a  bold  man  who  should  assume 
to  differ  with  the  professor  on  his  specialty, 
and  the  newspaper  writer  who  should  do  so 
would  be  ungrateful  as  well,  considering  the 
professor's  generous  treatment  01  newspaper 
usage." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  275.  My.  16,  'OS.   SOOw. 
"Pleasantly   written    little    book,    as    unpedan- 
•tic    and    as   unpedagogic   as   possible,    as    full    of 
good-humor  as  it  is  of  humor."     Brander  Mat- 
thews. 

+  No.  Am.  188:  300.  Ag.  '08.  900w. 
"The  net  influence  of  these  scholarly  and  en- 
tertaining essays  makes  for  the  encouragement 
of  educated  independence  in  preferring  lan- 
guage that  is  idiomatic  and  natural  to  what  is 
formal  and  precise." 

+  Outlook.  90:42.   S.   5,  '08.  270w. 
R.    of    Rs.   37:   758.   Je.    '08.    lOOw. 

Lovell,    William    H.      Plane    table    and    its 

use   in    surveying.   *$i.    McGraw. 

8-22566. 
"While  not  containing  any  additional  infor- 
mation than  the  usual  chapter  on  the  plane- 
table  in  any  of  the  standard  works  on  surveying, 
the  compact  form  of  this  ilttle  book  by  Mr. 
Lovell  may  make  it  useful  for  thoa^  learning 
map  plotting  by  use  of  the  plane-table." — En- 
gln.  N. 


"The  present  book  could  have  been  very  much 
Improved  us  well  as  made  mare  nearly  worth  the 
price  asked,  by  the  inclusion  of  more  examples 
and  illustrations  of  the  methods  of  use,  and  a 
more  detailed  explanation  of  the  methods  of  a 
solution  of  the  various  problems." 
-i Engin.   D.  4:  418.   O.  '08.   170w. 


"The  instructions  regarding  the  practical  iise 
of  the  instrument  and  its  equipment  are  much 
better  than  the  treatment  of  the  three-point 
problem,  which  is  rather  too  confused  to  con- 
vey a  clear  understanding  to  the  student  ap- 
proaching for  the  first  time  this  most  import- 
ajit  factor  of  plane-table  surveying." 

-i Engin.    N.   60:  190.   Ag.   13,    '08.   lOOw. 

Lovett,  James  D'Wolf.  Old  Boston  boys 
and  the  games  they  played.  **$i.so. 
Little. 

A  book  which  grew  out  of  memories  recalled 
at  a  dinner  given  by  Samuel  Cabot  to  a  group 
of  the  old  boys  "who  had  known  early-day  ath- 
letic prowess."  It  tells  all  about  how  the  boys 
and  youths  enjoyed  themselves  playing  ball  on 
the  Common,  running  with  the  fire  engines,  row- 
ing on  the  Charles  river,  snowballing,  playing 
tricks,  and  otherwise  putting  in  vigoious  days. 
Incidentally,  too,  there  in  a  good  deal  of  de- 
scription to  the  life  and  times  of  the  Boston  of 
those   days."     (N.    i'.    Times.) 


"For  the  history  of  cricket,  football,  baseball, 
and  rowing,  Mr.  Lovett's  chapters  are  of  value; 
and  as  giving  a  picture  of  mid-nineteenth-cen- 
tury open-air  pastimes  in  Boston,  they  are 
highly  entertaining.  One  small  erior,  or  seem- 
ing error,  noteworthy  because  so  unexpected, 
may  be  mentioned.  In  commenting  en  the  un- 
varying order  of  boys'  games,  ihe  year  round, 
Mr.  Lovett  makes  marbles  come  after  tops.  Is 
it  possible  that  the  present  cheerful  sign  of 
spring,  the  nimble  marble,  has  not  always  made 
its  appearance  with  the  retreat  of  snow  and 
mud?" 

H Dial.    45:  216.    O.    1,    '08.    330w. 

"The    book    will    be    of    much    interest    to    the 
boys  of  to-day,   especially  the   Boston  boys." 
+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:650.  N.   7,   '08.   200w. 

Low,  A.  Maurice.  America  at  home.  *$i.75. 
Scribner.  8-26412. 

A  book  written  for  Englishmen  which  the 
author  says  "does  not  pose  as  a  profound 
critique  of  American  psychology,  nor  a  minute 
investigation  into  social  and  political  condi- 
tions in  the  United  States,  but  rather  as  a  rap- 
id presentation  of  the  phases  of  life  which 
have  appealed  to  me,  and  I  trust  may  interest 
the  reader."  Some  of  the  chapters  are:  The 
American  political  system;  Bosses,  big  and 
little;  The  American  girl;  Washington,  the  re- 
publican court;  The  almightly  dollar;  and  So- 
cial customs. 


"Mr.  Low's  book  is  of  very  unequal  merit, 
and  the  best  chapters,  those  which  deal  in  a 
clear  and  accurate  way  with  our  political  insti- 
tutions, are  of  no  especial  value  to  the  Amer- 
ican reader.  In  short,  this  book  is  not  at  all 
valuable,  but  it  contains  some  effective  sum- 
maries and  a  few  good  anecdotes." 

1-   Nation.    87:  162.    Ag.    20.    '08.    650w. 

"Rapidly  sketched,  but  in  the  main  shows  an 
intelligent  understanding  of  conditions  and  am- 
bitions." 

-i rJ.    Y.    Times.    13:  319.    Je.    6.    '08.    150w. 

"All  chapters  are  characterized  by  a  tren- 
chant style  and  entertaining  subject-matter. 
Mr.  Low  supplies  a  corrective  .  .  .  for  the  most 
of  his  generalizations  which,  if  considered 
alone,  might  leave  an  erroneous  impression." 
-i Outlook.    89:    627.    Jl.    18,    '08.    400w. 

Lo'well,   Abbott   Lawrence.   Government  of 
England.    2v.    **$4.    Macmillan.   8-16501. 

A  book  of  detailed  information  rather  than 
one  of  political  philosophy  which  is  a  survey 
of  Great  Britain's  present  political  system.  The 
most  important  divisions  of  the  work  are  The  or- 
ganization and  construction  of  the  government, 
"The  working  of  the  political  parties  and  The 
courts  of  law;  other  sections  deal  with  Social 
government,  Education,  The  colonies  and  de- 
pendencies and  Foreign  relations. 


"It  stands   in  distinguished   isolation   by  rea- 


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Lowell,  Abbott  Lawrence — Continued. 
Bon  of  Its  comprehensive  plan,  the  masterly 
■way  in  which  the  plan  has  been  developed,  and 
the  sympathetic  insight  with  which  Mr.  Lowell 
has  described  and  analyzed  the  spirit  In  which 
English  people  work  their  Parliamentary  and 
municipal    institutions." 

+   H Am.  Hist.   R.  14:  140.  O.  '08.  1250w. 

"A  work  of  the  first  magnitude,  accurate  and 
full  as  to  facts  and  evidence,  and  impartial  and 
dispassionate   in    treatment." 

+   +  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    239.    O.    '08. 

"We  think  it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  this 
Is  the  most  important  historical  work  of  the 
year." 

+   +  Arena.    40:    3S0.    O.    '08.    970w. 

"Prof.  Lowell  is  so  firm  an  admirer  of  Whig 
principles  and  the  British  constitution  as  cre- 
ated and  explained  by  Whigs  that  he  hardly 
makes  sufficient  reservation  of  still-existent  and 
important   old  Tory  views." 

+  —  Ath.   1908:   1:   760.   Je.   20.    950w. 

"In  this  important  book  Professor  Lowell   has 
done  for  England  what  Mr.   Bi-yce  has  done  for 
the    Ameriican    commonwealth."     T.    Raleigh. 
+   -\ Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:  809.    O.    '08.    S-fiOw. 

"The  comprehensiveness  of  Mr.  Lowell's  book, 
the  insight  into  English  character  by  which  It 
is  so  signally  marked,  and  the  accuracy  which 
so  generally  characterizes  definite  statements, 
all  contribute  to  make  it  of  the  highest  per- 
Tnanent  value  to  students  of  political  science 
the    world    over."    E:    Porrltt. 

+  +   Forum.    40:    123.    Ag.    '08.    1900w. 

"Of  the  greatest  value  as  a  work  of  refer- 
ence, and  is  a  book  that  can  be  read  from  be- 
ginning to  end,  and  there  are  sections  which 
will   amply    repay  re-reading." 

+  +   Ind.   65:   375.  Ag.   13,   '08.   llOOw. 

"The  reader  will  acknowledge  a  debt  of  grat- 
itude to  the  author  of  this  really  remarkable 
work,  not  only  for  its  wealth  of  learning  and 
boldness  of  reasoning,  but  for  its  topical  ar- 
rangement and  the  scholarly  simplicity  of  its 
style." 

+   +   Lit.    D.    37:326.    S.    5,    '08.    900w. 
+   Lit.    D.    37:    904.    D.    12,    '08.    120w. 

"He  gives  us  literally  a  handbook  of  English 
government  brought  up  to  date.  It  sustains  ev- 
ery test  of  accuracy.  If  one  were  to  hesitate 
a  fault,  or  rather  a  defect  in  interest,  it  would 
be  that  Prof.  Lowell  does  not  often  enough 
make  biography  a  handmaiden  to  his  exposition 
of  constitutional  rule  and  procedure." 
+   H Nation.   87:   36.   Jl.   9,    '08.    850w. 

"One  of  the  chief  features  of  the  value  as 
well  as  the  charm  of  Prof.  Lowell's  admirable 
volumes  ...  is  that  he  treats  the  govern- 
ment as  a  'going  concern,'  or,  in  the  more  dig- 
nified language  of  science,  as  a  living  organism. 
The  author's  style  is  happy.  It  fits  the  Work, 
is  simple,  direct,  lucid,  sober  without  undue 
gravity,  and  lightened  by  touches  of  humor  that 
deepen  the  impression  of  the  writer's  easy  com- 
mand  of   his    subject   matter."    E:    Gary 

-f   +   N.  Y.  Times.    13:  403.  Jl.  18,  '08.   2250w. 

"It  is  free  from  those  prejudices  from  which 
an  English  political  writer  could  hardly  be  free. 
It  is  free  from  American  prejudices." 

+  +  Outlook.  90:  839.  D.  12,  '08.  1350w. 

"Few  criticisms  can  be  made  upon  a  work  at 
once  so  well  conceived  and  so  admirably  execut- 
ed. Some  matters,  however,  that  one  might 
expect  the  author  to  discuss  are  passed  over." 
J.  M.  Mathews. 
4-  H Pol.   Scl.  Q.   23:   712.  D.   '08.  880w. 

"A  study  of  British  government  comparable 
in  thoroughness  and  insight  with  Mr.  Bryce's 
monumental  work  on  the  American  common- 
wealth." 

+   -I-   R.    Of    Rs.    38:    124.    Jl.    '08.    230 w. 

"Apart  from  many  other  useful  qualities,  the 
main   value   of   this   book  lies   in   its   text-book 
nature." 
+  H Sat.    R,   106:268.    Ag.    29,    '08.    1700w. 


Lownhaupt,    Frederick.    Investment   bonds, 
*       their  issue  and  their  place  in  finance:  a 
book  for  students,  investors,  and  prac- 
tical   financiers.    **$i.75.    Putnam. 

Covers  for  the  first  time  investment  bonds  a^ 
a  separate  subject.  "The  contents  of  this  book 
have  been  developed  with  reference  to  two  prin- 
cipal ideas,  that  of  the  relation  of  the  bond  to 
its  issuing  corporation,  and  the  general  invest- 
ment aspect  of  the  instrument.  These  central 
ideas  have  been  developed  to  treat  of  classifica- 
tion of  issuing  corporations  and  specific  issues; 
process  of  issue  and  the  practices  of  negotia- 
tion; market,  in  its  extent  and  general  condi- 
tions; interest,  in  its  definition,  methods,  and 
times  of  payment;  security,  in  its  relationship 
to  various  types;  default  and  its  effects;  reor- 
ganization and  how  accomplished,  etc.,  together 
with  other  important  features."    (Preface) 

Lucas,  Bernard.  Fifth  gospel:  being  the 
Pauline  interpretation  of  the  Christ. 
$1.50.  Macmillan.  8-26838. 

A  psychological  rather  than  a  philosophical 
method  has  been  adopted  in  this  study.  "The 
assertion  is  possibly  true,  though  it  suggests 
strange  problems,  that  'It  cannot  be  too  strong- 
ly emphasized  that  the  gospel  of  apostolic 
timea  was  not  the  teaching  of  Jesus,  but  the 
good  news  about  Jesus,  His  life  and  deatn  and 
resurrection,  looked  at  from  the  point  of  view 
of  their  religior.s  significance.'  The  author  pro- 
ceeds, true  to  his  psychological  method,  to  ex- 
amine the  effect  of  this  gospel  on  the  soul  of 
St.  Paul,  and  also  the  form  or  expression  of 
the  gosoel  after  the  apostle  has  analyzed  that 
effect."   (Ath.) 


"The  unnamed  writer  of  'The  fifth  gospel' 
has  as  qualifications  for  theological  work  a 
method  which  is  not  hackneyed  and  a  reason- 
able   comprehension    of    difficulties." 

-f  Ath.  1907,   1:   631.  My.   2.   540w. 

"A    sp'rited    and    skilful    sketch    of    the    main 
elements     in      the      religious     experiences      and 
thought    of    Paul,    psychologically   investigated." 
-I-   Bib.  World.   29:   400.  My.   '07.   I:0\v. 

"This  little  book  is  a  real  contribution  to 
CThristian  Apologetic,  In  view  of  present  difli- 
cuities.  Its  success  does  not  lie  in  well- 
arranged  arguments,  but  in  the  strength  of  its 
thought,  which  finds  full  expression  in  a  mas- 
culine, stralghtforw^ard  style."  R.  A.  C.  Mac- 
Millan. 

+  +   HIbbert  J.  6:688.  Ap.  '08.  850w. 
"The  work  is  a  strenuous,  tho  not  very  logic- 
al  and   consistent    defense   of   the   physical   res- 
urrection   as    an    historic   fact   and   an    essential 
of  Christianitv." 

H Ind.    63:    1438.   D.   12,   '07.   lOOw. 

"If  our  writer's  attitude  to  the  apostle  and 
his  Christian  development  is  open  to  criticism 
at  all,  we  should  be  inclined  to  see  its  vulner- 
able po-nt  in  a  tendency  to  forget  how  near 
Saul  of  Tarsua  was  to  the  actual  date  of  Jesus 
of  Nazaieth." 

-+-   -I Lond.   Times.  6:   122.  Ap.   19,   '07.  1130w. 

"It  is  a  vigorous  piece  of  writing  throughout 
and  deserves  die  attention  and  the  thanks  of 
theologians." 

+   H-  Sat.    R.   104:   460.    O.   12,   '07.   340w. 

Lucas,     Edward     Verrall.     Anne's     terrible 
*       good  nature,  and  other  stories  for  chil- 
dren. t$i.75.  Macmillan. 

A  group  of  wholesome  stories  about  healthy, 
natural  children.  "Roderick,  the  small  boy 
cricketer;  Christina,  who  disobeyed  and  spoiled 
her  doll;  Mary  Stavely,  who  became  one  of  a 
pair  of  Anti- Burglars,  and  kept  a  most  en- 
trancing account  of  her  proceedings;  the  Little 
Mother  who  kept  a  Christmas  shop  ifor  a  day — 
every  one  of  these  children,  led  by  the  'terrible' 
Anne,  is  absolutely  convincing.  Though  her 
adventures  may  be  rather  unusual,  as  children 


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they  always  keep  their  own  place — and  that  is 
in  our  hearts."   (Outlook.) 


"Delicate  traits  of  fancy  are  not  entirely  lack- 
ing, but  the  narrative  thread  is  mostly  exiguous, 
and  the  humour  scarcely  seems  of  the  descrip- 
tion  which   appeals   successfully   to   children." 
—  Ath.  1908,  2:  505.  O.  24.  80w. 
"Whimsical  enough  to  amuse  a  child,  and  yet 
never  baffling  him  by  a  subtle  wit  intended  for 
an  older  audience,  these  stories  are  inimitable." 
+  Outlook.  90:   750.  N.  28,  '08.  400w. 

Lucas,     Edward     Verrall,     comp.       Ladies' 
pageant.    *$i.2S.    Macmillan. 

A  collection  of  prose  and  verse  whose  theme 
is  woman.  It  is  prefaced  by  F.  W.  Bain's  ac- 
count of  Twashtri's  mateiials  used  in  com- 
pounding woman.  Woman  appears  in  this  vol- 
ume as  the  poetd  have  seen  her,  understood  her, 
and  eulogized  her  in  all  phases,  times  and 
climes. 


"The  theme  offers  plenty  of  scope  for  variety, 
and  there  is  no  lack  of  that  quality  in  Mr. 
Lucas's  book." 

+   Dial.  45:415.  D.   1,  '08.  120w. 
"There  has  been  gathered  much  that  is  very 
interesting." 

+  lnd.    65:    lO-Oe.    O.    29,    '08.    SOw. 
"There  is  no  index   (a  sad  fault)." 

H Nation.   87:   493.   N.   19,   '08.   230w. 

"It  most  surely  would  make  an  acceptable 
present  to  any  woman." 

+  Outlook.  90:  844.  D.  12.   '08.  130w. 

Lucas,  Edward  Verrall.  Over  Bemerton's: 
an  easy-going  chronicle.  t$i.50.  Mac- 
millan. 8-28632. 

"The  narrator  in  Mr.  Lucas's  new  book  .  .  . 
is  a  man  of  fifty-five,  who  after  thirty- three 
years  in  the  Argentine,  returned  to  London, 
with  a  modest  competence.  ...  In  our  opinion 
he  never  left  London  at  all  but  fell  asleep,  like 
Rip  Van  Winkle,  in  a  second-hand  bookseller's 
shop  or  at  the  Oval  when  he  was  two-and- 
twenty,  and  woke  up  at  fifty-fivQ  with  precisely 
the  same  tastes,  tlie  same  love  of  London,  old 
books,  cricket,  the  music-halls,  and  eccentric 
goodness.  .  .  .  When  it  is  added  that  his  lodging- 
house-keeper  is  a  waiter  of  the  old  school;  that 
his  son  is  a  famous  music-hall  singer,  and  his 
daughter  'dresser'  to  a  fascinating  actress; 
that  an  honest  but  vitriolic  editor  lives  in  the 
rooms  overhead:  that  one  of  .lis  nephews  is  a 
journalist  and  the  other  a  county  cricketer; 
that  his  elder  niece  is  an  angel  and  the  young- 
er a  'suffragette'  who  studies  at  the  Slade 
school  and  consorts  with  Fabians, — it  is  not 
difficult  to  guess  what  use  Mr.  Lucas  makes  of 
his   opportunities." — Spec. 


"Naturally  the  whole  narrative  saunters 
through  a  bookish  atmosphere  at  a  pace  of  lei- 
sured ease,  with  here  and  there  a  gleam  of 
gentle  humour,  alternating  with  nice  points  of 
observation  and  kindly  human  touches." 
H-  Ath.   1&08,    2:  537.    O.    31.   12{)w. 

"Irrelevance  and  discontinuity  are  here  a  le- 
gitimate device,  but  it  does  seem  at  times  as 
If  Mr.  Lucas  was  irrelevant  from  haste  rather 
than   from  design." 

H Nation.   87:  415.    O.   29,   '08.   270w. 

"There  is  no  author  in  England  or  America 
to-day  who  can  equal  Mr.  E.  V.  Lucas  in  the 
ability  to  write  about  Things  in  General  with 
charm  and  cleverness,  and  that  sure,  delicate 
touch  which  can  always  reveal  some  new  in- 
terest in  ordinary  things,  and  can  always  do  it 
gracefully  and  entertainingly." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  tJ75.  N.  14,  '0'8.  45Cw. 
+  Outlook.   90:   661.   N.   28,   '08.   140w. 

"It's  excellence  is  contemplative,  speculative, 
reminiscent;   at   times   somnolentlv  reminiscent." 

H Sat.    R.   106:   sup.   7.   O.    24,   '08.    480w. 

-i Spec.  101:  548.  O.  10,  '08.  ISOOw. 


Lucas,    Reginald.    Colonel    Saunderson,    M. 

P.:  a  memoir.  *$4.  Button. 
A  sketch  of  the  country  gentleman  in  poli- 
tics—an Irish  land-holder,  a  strong  Unionist 
and  a  bitter  opponent  of  home  rule.  "The  first 
thing  about  him  was  that  he  was  a  country 
gentleman,  a  landowner  who  loved  his  duties, 
a  sportsman,  a  man  with  intense  local  affec- 
tions. His  patriotism  was  based  on  Castle 
Saunderson  as  the  unit,  Ulster,  Ireland  Brit- 
am,  the  Empire  being  the  larger  multiples." 
(Spec.) 

-i Ath.   1908,   1:  668.   My.   30.   370w. 

"Though  he  was  not  in  the  first  rank,  to  read 
this  book  puts  one  in  close  contact  with  men 
of  the  first  rank  and  with  the  momentous 
events  in  English  history  for  the  past  forty 
years." 

+  Nation.   87:  203.    S.   3,   '08.    250w. 
"A  vivid  picture  of  the  human  side  of  a  man 
who  endeared  himself  to  the  heart  of  the  Eng- 
lish people." 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  592.  O.  24,  '08.  llOw. 
"Mr.  Reginald  Lucas  writes  this  biography 
as  'an  avowed  personal  partisan,'  and  he  is 
equipped  with  an  intimate  knowledge  of  his 
subject.  But  though  a  frankly  affectionate, 
Mr.  Lucas  is  also  a  discerning  critic,  and  duly 
notes   the   foibles  of  his   hero." 

+  Sat.  R.  105:  693.  My.  30,  '08.  1230w. 
"One  of  the  most  successful  specimens  of  a 
not  very  easy  form  of  literature.  It  is  just 
such  a  tribute  as  the  wisest  kind  of  friend 
might  prepare  to  a  long  friendship,  very  sin- 
cere,   human,    and   straightforward." 

-f-  Spec.   101:130.    Jl.    25,    '08.   1350w. 

Lucas,  St.  John  W.  L.  Oxford  book  of 
French  verse,  Xllth  century— XlXth 
century.  *$i.9o.  Oxford.  8-9513. 

Concerned  mainly  with  the  poetry  of  Renais- 
sance and  the  nineteenth  century.  There  is  a 
noticeable  leaning  toward  the  romantic  to  the 
exclusion    of    narrative    and    dramatic    verse. 


+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    141.    My.    '08. 
"Excellent    anthology   of   French    verse." 
-I-  Spec.    99:    1051.    D.    21,    '07     300w. 

Lucy,  Henry  W,  Memories  of  eight  parlia- 
•ments,  1868-1906.  **$2.5o.  Putnam. 
Memories  which  have  grown  out  of  a  close 
and  constant  observation  of  parliamentary  life 
in  its  many  aspects.  The  first  part  of  the  vol- 
ume is  devoted  to  men  whom  the  author  has 
known,  including  a  group  of  five  prime  minis- 
ters oesides  Mr.  Chamberlain,  Sir  Stafford 
Northcote,  Mr.  John  Morley,  Lord  Hugh  Cecil 
Lord  Courtney  and  Lord  Randolph  Churchill. 
The  second  part  deals  with  manners,  and 
treats  of  the  drama  at  Westminster.  Parlia- 
mentary manners,  Procedure  in  two  hemi- 
spheres, A  new  house  for  the  Commons,  The 
lungs  of  the  House  of  Commons,  and  Bulls  in 
the  Westminster  china  shop. 


"The  careful  reader  is  rewarded  by  many 
good  things,  generally,  but  not  invariably, 
kind." 

+  Ath.  1908.  1:285.  Mr.   7.  650w. 

"The  value  of  Mr.  Lucy's  book  lies  precisely 
In  its  informal  miscellaneousness." 

+  Nation.    87:    15.    Jl.    2,    '08.    lOOOw. 

"It  is  not  history  in  the  ordinary  sense  that 
he  writes,  nor  does  that  sort  of  history  seem 
to  possess  very  keen  interest  for  him.  It  is 
the  game  that  delights  him,  and  as  a  game  he 
describes  it.  Mr.  Lucy  is  nothing  if  not  read- 
able. Perhaps  he  is  most  readable  where  he 
is    most    in    earnest."     Edward    Cary. 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  273.  My.  16,  '08.  1400w. 

"There  is  none  of  the  cant  of  false  modesty 
about  the  writer  of  this  book.  He  looks  you  in 
the  face   from  his   frontispiece  and   you  are   as- 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Lucy,  Henry  W. — Continued. 
sured    straightway    on    his    title-page    that    'on 
anything     relating     to     Parliament     Mr.     Lucy 
speaks  as  an  expert.'  " 

+   Sat.    R.   105:306.   Mr.  7,   'OS.   45()w. 
"A  master  of  the  written  word  and  descrip- 
tive phrase." 

+  Spec.    100:    903.   Je.    6,    '08.    500w. 

Ludlow,  James  Meeker.     Jesse  ben  David: 

a  shepherd  of  Bethlehem,  il.  **$i.   Re- 

vell.  7-38030. 

The    story   of    the    Christ   birth   as   shepherds. 

seers,    soldiers,    Jews    and    Romans    saw    it    and 

commented    upon    it,    with    curious    illustrations 

and   marginal   decorations  in  color. 

"The  English  is  modern  but  dignified  and  ad- 
equate and  the  incidents  worked  out  in  the 
vivid   form    of  fiction,   gain   a  fresh   interest." 

-f-   Dial.    43:    432.    D.    16,    '07.    llOw. 
"Something   of    the    mysticism     and     light     of 
Bcthlehem'a    star    finds    lodgment    in    the    story 
that  goes   to  make  up  the  book."     W.   G.   Bow- 
doin. 

+   Ind.    63:    1465.    D.    19,    '07.    70w. 

—  Nation.    8G:    15.   Ja.   2,    '08.    280w. 

Lungo,  Isidoro  del.     Women   of  Florence; 

tr.    by    Mary    C.    Steegmann.      **$2.2S. 

Doubleday.  8-2186. 

Lives  over  the  old  days  of  Florence,  reveal- 
ing the  influence  that  woman  has  exerted  upon 
Florentine  life  and  historv.  "The  author  si  t- 
ply  presents  a  picture  of  Florentine  ■women,  au- 
thentic and  vivid,  largely  drawn  from  the  Par- 
adise, for  the  eleventh  and  twelfth  centuries, 
and  from  private  records  which  show  dome.«tlc 
life  in  the  Italian  Commune  with  exquisite  re- 
ality. These  women  are  studied  from  three 
standpoints — historical  reality,  legend  or  tra- 
dition,  and  poetical  idealization."    (Outlook.) 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:652.  N.  7,  '08.  15O0W. 
"A  book  for  the  curious  and  leisurely  reader. 
The  author,   if  he  errs  at  all,   leans   to  th?   side 
of    idealism.     The    work    is    translated    sympa- 
thetically." 

-f  Outlook.    90:  549.    N.    7,    '08.    500w. 
"The    book    is    really    interesting,    though    the 
originally  rather  high-flnwn   and  pompous   style 
does    not   gain    in    naturalness    through    transla- 
tion." 

-I Spec.  100 :  sup.   129.   Ja.   25,  '08.   280w. 

Luther.   Mark   Lee.     Crucible.   t$i.5o.    Mac- 
millan.  7-33211. 

Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


"The  story  offers  little  more  than  a  varia- 
tion of  a  few  well-worn  themes,  but  the  ac- 
tion moves  rapidly  from  point  to  point,  and 
the  dramatic  effects  are  skilfully  contrived." 
W:  M.  Pavne. 

+  Dial.  44:   45.  Ja.   16,   'O*.   220w. 

"Mir.  Luther  is  as  devoid  of  literary  genius 
as  a  hen  is  of  musical  sense,  but  he  has  pro- 
duced a  popular  story  because  he  has  written 
literally  of  things  about  which  people  like  to 
gossip."    Mrs.    L.    H.    Harris. 

h   Ind.    64:    184.    Ja.    23,    '0«.    510w. 

Luther,  Martin.     Letters  of  Martin  Luther; 

selected  and  tr.  by  Margaret  A.  Currie. 

*$3.75.     Macmillan.  8-18069. 

"The  five  hundred  letters  [contained  in  this 
volume]  include  a  period  of  thirty-nine  years 
from  his  ordination  to  the  priesthood  to  the 
week  of  his  death  in  154G.  The  Pope,  the  Em- 
peror, princes,  church  dignitaries,  his  fellow- 
workers  and  bosom  friends,  his  wife,  and  many 
other.s.  each  serve  to  retlect  a  view  of  his 
strenuous,  eventful  life,  both  inner  and  outer, 
in  all  the  changes  of  thought,  feeling,  and  ex- 
perience."— Outlook. 

"It    is    a    pity    that    the    worth    of    so    good    a 


selection  as  has  been  made  by  the  present 
translator  should  be  largely  impaired  by  her 
unscientific  method  and  Imperfect  acquaintance 
with  the  subject,  as  well  as  by  numerous  er- 
rors in  form  and  rendering."  Preserved  Smith. 
-j •  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    899.    Jl.    '08.    770w. 

"The    edition    is   not   scholarly.       The    volume 
is  worth   having,    in   spite   of   its  shortcomings." 
-I Ath.    1W8,    2:    333.    S.    19.    180w. 

"Mrs.  Currie  has  ...  on  the  whole  been  wise 
in  her  selections.  It  Is  a  great  pity  that  a 
volume  otherwise  so  handsomely  and  carefully 
prepared  should  not  have  been  submitted  to 
thorough  criticism  by  an  expert  German  schol- 
ar." 

-\ Dial.  44:   381.   Je.   16,   '08.   500w. 

"We  have  here  an  amiable  attempt  to  do  a 
really  worthy  piece  of  work  with  an  altogether 
insufficient  equipment." 

—   4-   Natron.    87:    97.    Ji.    30,    '08.    660w. 

"Naturally  [the  letters]  do  not  give  a  com- 
plete picture  of  the  man  or  of  his  stormy  ca- 
reer, but  they  have  been  chosen  wit'a  judgment 
and  sympathy,  and  are  intensely  interesting. 
The  notes  accompanying  them  are  useful 
though  somewhat  Insufficient.  Their  value 
would  be  enhanced  by  a  fuller  and  more  care- 
ful index.  It  is  to  be  noted  with  gratitude 
that  these  I'tters  are  rendered  into  most  sat- 
isfactory English,  simple,  flexible,  expressive, 
and  natural.  They  constitute  a  work  unique 
in  its  vahie  and  interest."  E:  Cary. 
-I-   +  ._  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  193.  Ap.  11.  '08.  leCOw. 

"Readers  of  the  history  of  the  reformation 
are  here  provided  with  a  most  valuable  com- 
panion-book." 

-I-  Outlook.  89:   265.  My.   30,  '08.   170w. 
^ Spec.   100:   900.   Je.    6,    '08.   1500w. 

Lutz,  Grace  Livingston  H.  Marcia  Schuyler. 
t$i.5o.    Lippincott.  8-5229. 

Set  in  the  times  of  full  skirts  and  poke  bon- 
nets this  story  opens  upon  the  wedding  prepar- 
ations for  the  marriage  of  a  winsome,  willful 
Kate  to  a  strong  and  good  David.  On  the  eve 
of  her  marriage  she  elopes  with  a  young  lieu- 
tenant and  her  angry  father  urges  the  be- 
numbed lover  to  wed  in  her  place  the  younger 
sister,  Marcia.  After  a  period  of  trials  and 
heartaches  Marcia  wins  her  husband's  love 
when  he  comes  to  understand  her  worthiness 
and   Kate's   heartless   frivolity   and   duplicity. 


"Girlishness  is  the  key-note.  Little  new, 
brilliant,  or  finished  in  the  way  of  narrative 
writing  can  be  discovered.  The  book  needs  a 
very  hot  day  and  a  hammock." 

—  Nation.    86:402.    Ap.    30,   '08.    200w. 

Lynn,    Margaret,    ed.      Collection    of    eigh- 
teenth   century    verse.    *$i.io.    Macmil- 
lan. 7-39.S08. 
This    volume    of    verse    includes    the    poems 
which    are    the    landmarks    of    eighteenth    cen- 
tury  development   in   poetry.     The   anthology    Is 
concluded    by    notes    which    furnish    terse    esti- 
mates   of    the   peculiar   service   rendered   to    the 
world   of   letters   by   each   author   represented. 

Dial.  44:  182.  Mr.  16,  '08.  60w. 
Ind.  65:  311.  Ag.  6,  '08.  30w. 
"Worth  while.  The  selections  are  well  chos- 
en, abundant,  and  are  edited  with  sufficient 
notes.  Secondary  schools  will  find  the  book 
excellent  for  reference  work  or  supplementary- 
reading." 

+  School    R.    16:    419.    Je.    '08.   lOOw. 

Lyon,  Thomas  Lyttleton,  and  Montgomery, 
Edward  Gerrard.     Examining  and  grad- 
ing grains;  new  ed.  *6oc.  Ginn.  7-17674. 
A    handbook    which    gives    the    methods    for 
testing  the  germinating  of  seeds  and   their  pu- 
rity.   Corn,   oats,   barley,  and  wheat  chiefly  are 
treated. 


Reviewed  by  Bertha  Chapman. 

El.    School    T.    8:    465.    Ap.   '08.    l&Ow. 


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"Is    worth    notice    as    a    pioneer    in    an    im- 
portant   development    of    agricnilturaJ    science." 
+  Nation.    85:    266.    S.    19,    '07.    220w. 

Lyster,  Mrs.  Gertrude  Agnes,  ed.  Family 
chronicle;  derived  from  notes  and  let- 
ters selected  by  Barbarina,  the  Hon. 
Lady  Grey.  *$5.  Button.  8-18702. 

"Thiis  chronicle  of  an  English  family  and  its 
connections  represents  English  life  at  its  best. 
In  it  we  see  sturdy  physical  and  mental  vigor, 
simplicity,  sincerity,  and  straightforwardness 
of  manner,  unaffected  devotion  to  morals,  and 
an  impressive  measure  of  accomplishment." 
(Outlook.)  "Besides  personal,  social,  and  liter- 
ary matters,  it  furnishes  vivid  sights  of  the 
Crimean  war,  where  Grey  served  on  the  Han- 
nibal, and  of  Cape  Colony,  to  command  which 
station    he    was   appointed    in    1S57."     (Nation.) 

+  Ath.    1908,    2:41.    Jl.    11.    400w. 
"Such  a  volume  is  naturally  desultory;  there- 
in  lies   much   of  its   charm.     This   one   gives   us, 
however,    some    interesting    side-lights    on    his- 
toric events." 

+  Nation.  87:  238.  S.  10,  '08.  620w. 
"The  letters  in  this  volume  .  .  .  are  often  full 
of  juicy  anecdote  and  pithy  opinion.  They  re- 
veal such  shrewdness  and  acuteness  that  we 
seem  to  see  the  Gallic  united  with  the  Anglo- 
Saxon." 

-I-  Outlook.  90:43.   S.  5,  '08.  33<)w. 
"It    is    a    pleasant    gossipy    book,    charmingly 
illustrated,    and   full   of   readable    items." 

-I-   Sat.    R.    105:  239.    F.    22,    '08.    950w. 


M 


Mabie,  Hamilton  Wright.  Christmas  to-day. 
*       **7Sc.  Dodd.  8-31020. 

"The  substance  of  Mr.  Mabie's  'Christmas 
to-day'  is  an  imaginary  talk  of  a  group  of 
friends  before  a  Cliristmas  fire,  and  touches 
those  changes  of  condition  and  feeling,  those 
transformations  of  tliought  and  sentiment, 
whicli  separate  the  men  and  women  to-day  as 
by  a  great  gulf  from  tlie  men  and  women  who 
heard  the  story  of  Bethlehem  as  a  contempo- 
rary event." — Outlook. 


"It    is    handled    in    Mr.    Mabie's    accustomed 
easy  and  readable  style." 

-h   Dial.  45:  465.  D.  16,  '08.   60w. 
Reviewed  by   VV.   G.   Bowdoin. 

Ind.  65:  1465.  D.  17,  '08.  130w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  751.  D.  5,  '08.  60w. 

Outlook.  90:  843.  D.  12,  '08.  160w. 

Mabie,  Hamilton  Wright,  ed.  Essays  that 
every  child  should  know.  (Every  child 
should  know^   ser.)    **90c.   Doubleday. 

8-7181. 
Essayists  from  Addisou  and  Steele  to  Charles 
Dudley  Warner  and  Thomas  Bailey  Alurich 
are  represented  in  this  child's  book.  "Though 
these  essays  would  by  no  means  all  rank  as 
among  the  greatest  works  of  the  kind  in  the 
language,  many  of  them  are  justly  famous,  and 
all  of  them  have  been  chosen  with  a  view  to 
meet  the  appreciative  faculties  of  compara- 
tively  young   readers."    (N.    Y.    Times.) 


"Extracts  from  various  sources,  all  of  a  high 
standard  and  valuable  to  those  interested  In 
developing  the  minds  of  young  people;  but  not 
at  all  likely  to  meet  any  demand  made  by  a 
child  visiting  a  library." 

-f  —  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    160.    My.   '08. 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  2i53.   My.    2,   '08.   150w. 
"The  essays  or  narratives  are,  in  every  case, 
written    simply,    and   most    of    them   would   ap- 
peal to   the  young  imagination  vividly." 

+  Outlook.   88:    797.   Ap.    4,   '08.   lOOw. 


Mabie,  Hamilton  Wright,  comp.  Stories 
new  and  old:  typical  American  and 
English  tales;  selected  with  introduc- 
tions by  Hamilton  W.  Mabie.  ''$1.50. 
Macmillan.  8-18574- 

A  selection  made  in  the  interest  of  good 
reading  with  the  purpose  of  presenting  ma- 
terial for  comparison  of  the  earlier  and  later 
style  of  short  stories  and  for  the  study  of  lead- 
ing short  story  types  or  varieties.  The  stories 
are  taken  from  Dickens,  Hawthorne.  Ste\en- 
son,  Poe,  Wister,  T.  B.  Aldrich,  William  Aus- 
tin, Dr.  John  Brown,  J.  Henry  Shorthouse,  and 
James    Lane   Allen. 

A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:  270.   N.   '08. 
"A  very  delightful  reading  for  boys  and  girls, 
as   well    as   for    men    and    women." 

+   Educ.    R.    36:    525.    D.    '08.    60w. 
-L    Ind.    65:  439.   Ag.   20,   '08.    70w. 
"The    ten    he    has    selected    are    stories    worth 
reading,   studying,   and  comparing  one  with  an- 
other." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   386.  Jl.   11,   '08.   400w. 
Outlook.    89:   622.   Jl.   18,   '08.    330w. 

Mabie,  Hamilton  Wright,  and  Stephens, 
Kate,  eds.  Heroines  that  every  child 
should  know;  tales  for  young  people 
of  the  world's  heroines  of  all  ages. 
(Every  child  should  know  ser.)  il. 
**90C.    Doubleday.  8-5881. 

A  stimulating  volume  for  young  readers  in- 
cluding among  its  heroines  the  following:  Al- 
cestis,  Antigone,  Iphigenia,  Paula,  Joan  of  Arc, 
Catherine  Douglas,  Lady  Jane  Grey,  Pocahon- 
tas, Flora  MacDonald,  Madame  Manon  Jeanne 
Philipon,  Grace  Darling,  Dorothy  Wyndlow  Pat- 
tison   and   Florence  Nightingale. 

"An   interesting  volume,   and  a  useful   one." 
-I-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl,    4:    160.    My.    '08.    + 
-+-   Dial.    44:    216.   Ap.   1,    '08.    50w. 
"Sure    to    interest    children    and    written    with 
literary  charm." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  414.  Jl.  25,  '08.  lOOw. 
"The   book   will,    of   course,    appeal   especially 
to  girls,  and  seems,  in  our  judgment,  to  be  one 
of   the   very   best   of  the   series." 

+  +  Outlook.   88:    797.   Ap.   4,   '08.   150w. 

Macaulay,  George  Campbell.  James  Thom- 
son. (English  men  of  letters  ser.) 
**75c.  Macmillan.  8-9515. 

More  valuable  than  the  inclusion  of  some  new 
facts  concerning  the  production  of  Thomson's 
plays,  his  relations  with  Lyttelton,  and  the  ten- 
ure of  his  successive  posts  under  the  govern- 
ment "are  the  author's  contributions,  in  the 
way  of  appreciative  comment,  toward  a  better 
understanding  of  Thomson  as  a  poet  of  na- 
ture, and  a  more  accurate  determination  of  his 
influence  on  the  poetry  of  his  century,  not  only 
in  England  but  also  in  France  and  Germany." 
(Dial.) 


"The  poet  has  found  in  Mr.  Macaulay  a  so- 
ber, sympathetic,  and  scholarly  tiogrrapher,  and 
a  critic  who  does  not  allow  his  reasoned  judg- 
ments to  be  impaired  by  any  passion  for  bril- 
liant  paradox." 

-h  Ath.   1908,   1:   397.   My.   16.   1400w. 

"As  a  careful  study  of  a  not  superlatively  pre- 
possessing theme,  the  little  volume  deserves 
nothing  but  praise." 

+  Dial.    44:  180.    Mr.   16,   '08.    300w. 

"Though  we  have  been  compelled  to  say  that 
Mr.  Macaulay  does  not  seem  to  have  done  all 
that  could  and  should  be  done  with  his  brief, 
we  are  also  compelled  to  point  out  that  his  dis- 
cussion of  Thomson's  poetry  is,  on  the  whole, 
competent,  interesting,  and  suggestive."  Mont- 
gomery Schuyler. 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  85.  F.  15,  '08.  1400w. 


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Macaulay,   George  Campbell — Continued. 

"Mr.  Macaulay  belongs  to  the  scholastic 
school  of  critics.  He  is  always  careful,  labori- 
ous and  accurate;  but  he  Is  never  very  lllumin- 
atirig.  nor  very  profound." 

1-  Spec.  100:  421.  Mr.  14,  '08.  2Q0Ow. 

Macaulay,  Thomas  B.  M.  Marginal  notes 
by  Lord  Macaulay;  selected  and  ar- 
ranged by  Sir  George  O.  Trevelyan. 
**50c.    Longmans.  7-36134. 

"It  was  Macaulay's  habit  to  write  notes  upon 
the  margins  of  books  that  he  read  and  espe- 
cially of  the  astonishing  number  of  books  that 
he  read  again  and  again.  In  this  little  book, 
Sir  George  has  made  an  entertaining  discourse 
out  of  these  notes,  quoting  many  that  are  not 
highly  important,  to  be  sure,  but  also  reproduc- 
ing many  sound  and  judicious  observations.  The 
historical  reader  will  be  particularly  interested 
in  the  series  of  comments  relating  to  Cicero, 
whose  combination  of  the  literary,  oratorical 
and  political  life  made  him  an  object  of  especial 
interest   to   Macaulay." — Am.   Hist.    R. 

^-  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    643.    Ap.    '08.    140w. 
"Make  very   prettv  reading." 

+  Ath.   IMS.    i:    786.    Je.    27.    780w. 
"No  one  who  takes  up  this  volume  can  fail  to 
carry  awaj''   from   it  something  of  his   industry, 
his   honestv,    his   noble   and   lifelong  devotion   to 
the  great  literature   of  the  world." 

+   Lend.   Times.    6:    332.   N.   1,   '07.   1500w. 
"The  habit  is  generally  to  be  discouraged,  but 
Macaulay    ha.s    certainly   fallen     into     safe     and 
Aery  competent  liands." 

J-  Sat.    R.    105:    21.    Ja.    4,    '08.    420w. 
+   Spec.   99:  sup.   743.   N.  16,   '07.   830w. 
McBeth,  Kate  C.  Nez  Perces  Indians  since 
*       Lewis  and  Clark.  **$i.50.  Revell. 

8-12811. 
"Barring  some  historical  matter,  this  is  a 
sketch  of  the  life  and  work  of  the  author  and 
her  sister  among  these  Indians  for  a  period  of 
a  quarter  of  a  century,  and  a  general  account 
of  missionary  activities.  It  contains  practically 
nothing  relative  to  the  life  of  the  Indians,  but 
really  tells  what  the  white  man  has  done  for 
them,  particularly  in  matters  religious,  and  por- 
trays the  development  of  churches." — Ann.  Am. 
Acad. 


"While  the  scope  of  the  book  is  not  wide,  the 
history   is   worth   preservation." 

+  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:   626.   N.   '08.   80w. 
"Her  intimate  knowledge  of  the  customs  and 
folklore    will    make    her    work    of    value    to    all 
students    of    the    Indian    race." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:    280.  My.  16,  '08.  180w. 

McCarthy,  Justin.  Short  history  of  our  own 
times:  from  the  accession  of  Queen 
Victoria  to  the  accession  of  King  Ed- 
ward VII.;  a  new  ed.,  rev.  and  enl. 
**$i.50.  Harper.  8-5814. 

A  new  edition  which  extends  the  story  to  the 
beginning  of  King  Edward's  reign,  and  even 
beyond  his  accession  in  cases  where  issues, 
opened  In  Victoria's  reign,  came  to  a  close  in 
the  first  years  of  her  successor's  rule. 


A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   121.  Ap.   '08.  4- 
"The  best  single  volume  history    of    modern 
England  to  be  had." 

+  Ind.   64:533.   Mr.   6,   '08.   70w. 
"It   is  late   in   the  day  to   say  how  entertain- 
ingly this  history  Is  written;   it  is     never     too 
late  to  protest  against  the  printing  of  such  a 
volume  without  maps  or  chronological   tables." 

-\ Nation.    86:216.    Mr.    6.    '08.    70w. 

"The  rather  small  type  and  the  narrow  mar- 
gins which  have  been  necessary  in  order  to 
bring  the  entire  book  into  the  compass  of  one 
volume  do  not  add  to  Its  comeliness  and  for 
some  readers  may  lessen  i>ts  usefulness." 

1-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  146.  Mr.  14,   '08.   130w. 


McCarthy,    Justin    Huntly.     Duke's    motto. 
t$i.5o.     Harper.  8-23545. 

A  stirring  tale  of  love  and  Intrigue  set  in 
the  times  of  Louis  XIII.  In  the  background 
are  plenty  of  rascals  ready  with  trained  swords 
to  aid  the  villain  in  ridding  his  path  of  the 
Duke  de  Nevers,  the  one  man  who  stands  in 
way  of  winning  wife,  rank  and  fortune.  Hen- 
ri de  Lagardere,  the  best  swordsman  of  Eu- 
rope, plunges  into  the  game  of  avenging  the 
duke's  death.  During  twenty  years  he  lays 
his  plans  and  brings  them  to  a  dramatic  cli- 
max when  the  villain's  lifetime  of  treachery  is 
exposed   and   punished. 

A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:  270.   N.   'OS. 
"The    author    does    his    part    so    ardently   and 
zealously    that    the   reader    is   carried    from   epi- 
sode  to   episode   on   a   tide  of  interest." 
+  Ath.    190S,    1:    3S0.    Mr.    28.    150w. 
+   Ind.    65:    549.    S.    3,    '08.    lOOw. 
"It   is   patent  .   .   .   that  this   'melodrama'   .   .   . 
has     been     very     hastily     and     carelessly     con- 
structed." 

—  Sat.    R.   105:   730.   Je.   6,   '08.   llOw. 

McCarthy,  Justin  Huntly.  Seraphica.  '$1.50. 
Harper.  8-4440. 

An  adventure  romance  of  the  time  of  Louis 
XV.,  when  a  regent  was  ruler  of  France.  An 
alliance  arranged  to  bring  harmony  to  two  ri- 
val duchies  could  not  be  consummated  be- 
cause of  the  wilfulness  of  a  little  duchess  and 
the  obstinacy  of  a  young  prince,  whose  heart 
had  already  been  given  to  a  court  favorite. 
When  the  little  duchess  learns  that  the  prince 
has  refused  even  to  look  at  her  photograph 
and  has  fled  to  Paris,  she  decides  to  follow 
him,  wi:i  his  affections,  and  then  avenge  her- 
self by  spurning  his  love.  The  duchess  escapes 
from  home  in  male  attire  which  she  soon  dis- 
cards. In  the  role  of  a  tavern  maid,  who  as- 
pires to  be  an  actress,  she  makes  friends  with 
the  prince,  extricates  him  from  many  difflcult 
situations  and  has  a  golden  opportunity  to 
take   full   and   sweet   revenge — but  she   doesn't. 


"Essentially  stagy.  Brisk  and  light  of  foot, 
careless  and  gay." 

+  Ath.   1907,    2:  546.    N.    2.    170w. 
"Mr.   McCarthy  makes,   all  things  considered^ 
the  most  of  his  opportunities  offered  by  a  plot 
so  inherently  imorobable."   F:   T.    Cooper. 

_| Bookm.    27:    307.    My.    '08.    300w. 

"Is  a  gay  little  butterfly  romance  floating 
above  the  tangled  ambitions  and  the  graver 
policies  of  the   times." 

+   Ind.   65:  209.   Jl.    23,   '08.   230w. 
"An  animated  and  effectively  costumed  story, 
ripe  for  a  fall  from  the  bookshelf  to  the  foot- 
lights." 

-f-  Nation.    86:309.    Ap.   2,    '08.    250w. 
"A  thoroughly  delightful  tale.     The  book  pos- 
sesses far  more  coherence,  authority,  and  liter- 
ary  quality  than    the     author     has     previously- 
shown  himself  capable  of — more.   In   fact,    than 
are  usually  apparent  In  our  current  fiction." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  102.  F.  22,  '08.  250w. 
"An    entertaining  and   ingenious    plot." 

+  Outlook.    88:  653.    Mr.    21,    '08.    lOOw. 
"The  story  Is  not  one  which  we  would  rec- 
ommend   'virginibus  puerisque,'    but     it     is     all 
through  on  the  right  side." 

+  Spec.  99:  781.  N.  16.  '07.  14(yw. 

MacClintock,  Porter  Lander.  Literature  in 
the  elementary  school.  *$l.  Univ.  of 
Chicago  press.  7-37019. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.  1907. 


"A  book  designed  for  tench crs'  use,  but  some- 
what lacking  in  those  qualities  that  would 
make  it  of  highest  value— directnesji,  definite- 
ness  and  capability  of  being  translated  into 
every-day  use  in   the  classroom." 

H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   262.   N.   '08.  -h 


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233 


"The  chapters  on  the  folk  tale  and  the  fairy 
story  and  on  myth  as  literature  are  especially 
good." 

+   +   Educ.    R.   36:   208.    S.   '08.    40w. 

•'The  book  Is  unquestionably  authoritative. 
It  Is  so  important,  so  well  balanced,  so  scien- 
tific, so  artistic,  so  human,  so  exquisitely  ade- 
quate to  the  task  proposed,  that  it  ought  to 
become  a  gospel.  Teachers  ought  to  buy  it 
as  they  buy  dictionaries — and  read  it  better." 
E.    H.    Lewis. 

+   +   El.    School    T.    8:347.    F.    '08.    780w. 

McCIung,  Mrs.  Nellie  Letitia.  Sowing  seeds 
in  Danny.  t$i.   Doubleday.  8-9810. 

A  frontier  Manitoba  town  furnishes  the  back- 
ground for  this  tale  in  which  a  delightful  lit- 
tle Irish  girl  and  her  brother  Danny  teach  les- 
sons of  child  wisdom  and  helpfulness. 


"The  style  is  very  poor,  the  plot  slight  and 
far  from  original,  but  there  is  much  of  the 
same  kind  of  homely  humor  and  sentiment  that 
made  'Mrs.  Wiggs  of  the  cabbage  patch'  unique 
and   popular." 

-] A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   271.   N.   '08.   + 

"There    is    an    atmosphere    of    kind    thinking 
about   the    loosely    constructed    narrative    which 
gives    an    otherwise    unpretentious    tale    a   suffi- 
cient reason   for  existence."     G.   I.   Colbron. 
+  —  Bookm.    27:804.    Ag.    '08.    420w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  341.  Je.   13,   'OS.   260w. 
"The   humor  and   sentiment   which   the   mem- 
bers of  [a  very  interesting  Irish]   family  exhibit 
in   their   homely  lives  are  what   make  the   book 
worth  while." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  446.  Ag.  15,  '08.  lOOw. 
"A  wholesome,    optimistic   story." 

-f-   R.   of   Rs.   38:   t-OS.   O.    '08.   120w. 

McCormick,  Frederick.     Tragedy  of  Russia 
in  Pacific  Asia.  2v.  *$6.  Outing  pub. 

8-2962. 

A  serious,  unimpassioned  account  of  the  Rus- 
so-Japanese struggle,  written  by  a  special  rep- 
resentative of  the  Associated  press  who  we^t 
thru  the  entire  war.  Mr.  M'cCormick  writes 
vividly  of  the  principal  battles  from  the  open- 
ing shot  at  Port  Arthur  to  the  triumph  of  the 
"Japa.nese  military"  at  Mukden.  He  further 
discusses  the  peace  and  armistice,  the  Russian, 
the  Japanese  and  the  Chinese  in  the  war,  the 
elimination  of  Korea,  the  rise  of  Japan,  East- 
ern consolidation  and  the  elimination  of  the 
West,    and    the    position    of   America. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   141.   My.    '08. 

"There  is  no  other  book  on  the  war  which 
combines  so  many  elements  of  excellence.  The 
work  of  Mr.  McCormick  is  a  comnienlary  on 
the  values  of  civilization  as  they  revealed 
themselves  in  a  great  struggle."  P.  S.  Reinsch. 
-I-  -I-  Ann.   Am.   Acad.    32:    035.    N.    '08.   450w. 

"We  are  glad  to  possess  the  volumes  for 
their    many    merits." 

+  —  Ath.    1908,    2:    239.    Ag.    29.    450w. 

"The  value  of  Mr.  McCormick' s  work  arises 
wholly  from  the  intimacy  with  which  the  au- 
thor was  acquainted  with  the  conditions,  the 
personalities,  and  the  events  of  the  war.  Mr. 
McCormick  is  very  far  from  being  an  historian. 
Yet,  despite  more  or  less  serious  limitations,  a 
perusal  of  his  volumes  Is  sufficient  to  give  the 
assurance  that  they  contain  much  that  is  es- 
sential to  a  full  knowledge  of  the  war,  and  a 
good  deal  that  one  may  never  be  able  to  lay 
hold  of  elsewhere."     F:  A.  Ogg. 

H Dial.  44:  97.  F.  13,  '08.   1700w. 

Ind.   64:750.   Ap.   2,  '08.   170w. 

"For  accuracy  and  authenticity  may  rank 
perhaps  with  Kinglake's  'Crimean  war.'  Mr. 
McCormick  is  not  only  a  clever  writer,  but  an 
artist,  and  his  own  sketches  are  among  the 
most  Interesting  illustrations  of  this  brilliant 
work." 

4-   Lit.    D.    3C:  418.   Mr.    21,    '08.    200w. 


"The  narrative  is  often  obscure,  ill-connect- 
ed, largely  speculative,  and  carries  in  conse- 
quence no  large  sense   of  authority." 

H Nation.    86:    512.   Je.    4,    '08.    270w. 

"A  more  satisfyingly  Illustrated  record  of  Its 
kind  would  be  hard  to  find.  The  reader  who 
followed  the  events  of  the  war  as  closely  as  he 
could  from  the  material  then  available,  will 
find  here  a  far  more  vivid  view  than  he  was 
able  to   get   then." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  84.  F.  15,  'OS.  1850w. 
"A  clear  and   graphic  account." 

+  Outlook.  89:  310.  Je.  6,  '08.  900w. 
"No  doubt  it  is  extremely  interesting  to  be 
able  to  realise  the  American  view  of  affairs  in 
the  Far  East,  yet  we  cannot  but  reflect  that 
it  would  be  far  pleasanter  to  study  It  in  a  style 
less    irritating." 

h   Sat.    R.   106:   612.   N.   14,   '08.   H50w. 

McCullough,  Ernest.     Reinforced  concrete: 
a    manual    of   practice.    $1.    Cement   era 
pub.,  Chicago. 
"This  book  has  been  written  for  the  purpose 
of   supplying   a  working   manual,    full   of   practi- 
cal  hints   for  men   not   technically  educated  and 
with   as   little   as  possible   of   theoretical   discus- 
sion."    (Engin.   D.)    "The  pages  are  full  of  use- 
ful  hints   as    to    methods,    the   kinds   of    tools   to 
use,   the  personnel   of  the  force,    the   conduct  of 
the    work,    form    design    and    construction,    all 
quite     clearly     and     correctly     stated."     (Engin. 
N.) 


"Much  of  the  matter  i.s  original,  and  the 
work  is  in  no  sense  a  compilation." 

+    Engin.    D.    4:416.    O.    '08.    loOw. 

"It  is  frankly  a  'manual  of  practice,'   and  as 
such    it   Is   as    complete    as    its   limited    size    ad- 
mits.    It  is  only  -\\'lien  it  lea\es  practice  to  take 
up    theory   that   its    usefulness   diminishes." 
H Engin.    N.   60:  190.   Ag.   13,    '08.    480w. 

"Mr.  Ernest  McCullough  handles  his  subject 
In  a  sane  way  that  is  quite  refreshing.  It  Is 
exceedingl3'  easy  to  read  and  quite  up  to  date 
In  its  statements  and  warnings.  A  few  lapses 
are  usually  to  be  found  in  the  best  book,  and  in 
this  case  may  be  mentioned  the  defining  of  the 
modulus  of  elasticity  as  a  force,  which  is  per- 
haps  onlv   .a   little   lax." 

-i Engin.    Rec.   58:  448.   O.   17,   '08.   200w. 

Maccunn,  John.  Six  radical  thinkers.  *$i.70. 
Longmans.  W  7-109. 

Six  expo.'iitory  essays  as  follows:  BenthEun 
and  his  philosophy  of  reform.  The  utilitarian 
optimism  of  J.  S.  Mill,  The  commercial  radical- 
ism of  Cohden,  The  anti-democratic  radicalism 
of  Carlyle.  The  religious  radicalism  of  Mazzini, 
and  The  political  Idealism  of  T.  H.  Green. 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:   142.    My.    '08. 

"An  interesting  volume,  subject,  however,  to 
the  drawback  that  the  treatment  of  political 
philosophy  in  chapters  devoted  to  and  distin- 
guished by  the  names  of  individuals  Is  never 
thoroughly  satisfactory.  The  treatment  of  the 
lives  is  pleasant,  and  any  reader,  learned  or 
ignorant,  may  peruse  them  with  some  advan- 
tage." 

-f-  Ath.    1907,    1:    288.    Mr.    9.    lOOOw. 

"The  style  is  forceful  and  clear,  and  the 
crisp,  short  sentences  enforce  attention  from 
beginning  to  end.  Equally  helpful  to  the  read- 
er is  the  author's  manner  of  seizing  upon  cer- 
tain sharply  contrasted  features  in  each  of  the 
six  radical  systems,  features  which,  because 
antithetical,  one  would  scarcely  expect  to  find 
side  by  side  In  a  single  political  philosophy. 
Of  the  writers  treated  In  this  book  T.  H. 
Green  is  the  one  with  whom  Professor  Maccunn 
appears  to  be  most  thoroughly  in  sympathy." 
M.    S.    MacDonald. 

-f-   +   Phllos.    R.   17:   347.   My.   '08.   S50w. 

"It  would  be  difficult  to  overpraise  the  tech- 
nical skill  with  which  Professor  Maocunn  has 
used  his  six  Radicals     ...     as  stepping-stones 


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Maccunn,  John — Continued. 
for  traversing  a  difficult  period  In  political  and 
philosophical  thought.  The  argument  has  a 
perfect  continuity.  The  essay  on  Cobdon  we 
find  the  least  satisfactory  in  the  book,  because 
It  is  so  'judicial'  that  it  is  in  fact  rather  nebu- 
lous." 
4-  ^ Spec.    9S:   575.   Ap.    13,   '07.   1600w. 

McCutcheon,    George    Barr.     Husbands    of 
Edith.   t$i.2S.   Dodd  8-13724. 

Young  Medcroft,  a  London  architect,  who 
has  arranged  with  his  wife  to  visit  cousins  of 
hers  in  Vienna  whom  he  has  never  seen,  finds 
that  it  would  be  vastly  to  his  advantage  to 
seem  to  be  off  on  that  trip  and  yet  remain  in 
London  to  fight  a  coming  bill.  So  he  induces 
a  New  York  friend  to  play  the  role  of  husband 
to  Edith.  The  humorous  situations  growing 
out  of  the  substitution  reach  their  climax  when 
the  masquerader  falls  in  love  with  the  wife's 
sister  and  defies  the  horrified  relatives  by 
openly  making  love  to  her.  It  is  an  uncom- 
monly good  comedy  in  plot  and  execution. 


"Mr.  McCutcheon  has  never  written  a  naore 
entertaining   tale." 

+  Ind.  65:   211.  Jl.  23,  '08.  150w. 
"An   unblushing   piece    of   newstand   literature 
which    will    doubtless    please    the    audience    at 
which    it    is    aimed." 

H Nation.    87:   56.   Jl.   16,    '08.    220w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   296.  My.   23,  '08.  220w. 
"Described    in    the    author's    most    entertain- 
ing manner." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  341.  Je.  13,  '08.  180w. 

McCutcheon,     George     Barr.       Man     from 
Brodney's.    t$i.5o.    Dodd.  8-23920. 

A  South  sea  island  is  the  scene  of  this  tale 
into  whose  composition  Mr.  McCutcheon  works 
his  favorite  ingredients.  Two  Englishmen, 
smarting  from  domestic  irritation,  go  to  the 
island  of  Japat,  south  of  the  Arabian  sea, 
amass  a  fortune  equal  to  Monte  Cristo's,  die 
and  leave  it  to  two  grandchildren  who  must 
marry  in  order  to  possess  it;  otherwise  it 
would  go  to  the  islanders.  The  fact  that  each 
heir  had  already  married  complicates  the  set- 
tlement which  involves  heirs,  lawyers,  island- 
ers, and  indirectly  a  beautiful  princess  with 
copper-colored  hair.  The  man  from  Brodney's, 
counselor  for  the  islanders,  is  the  hero  of  the 
all-conquering  McCutcheon   type. 


"Mr.  McCutcheon  has  his  usual  success  in 
writing  an  interesting  story,  and  in  making  the 
impossible   plausible." 

-I-   Ind.    65:    1247.    N.    26,    '08.   160w. 

H N.  Y.   Times.  13:   523.   S.    26,   '08.   7fl0w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  745.  D.  5,  '08.  140w. 

Macdonald,   Mrs.    Frederika.      Iliad  of   the 

East:     a    selection     of    legends  drawn 

from    the    Sanskrit    poem,    The  Rama- 
yana.   *$i.50.   Lane. 

A  reprint  of  a  popular  version  of  the  myth- 
ological tales  in  which  Valmiki's  The  Rama- 
yana  abounds.  The  purpose  remains  the  same 
as  it  was  stated  in  1870,  "to  bring  home  to 
English  readers  the  proofs  of  the  resemblance 
between  some  special  qualities  characteristic 
of  the  modern  sentimental  temper  and  the  sen- 
timental temper  which  penetrates  old  Indian 
poetry." 


-f   Dial.   45:   169.    S.   16,    '08.    380w. 
"Will  serve  to  renew  interest  in  a  clever  and 
popular   abridgement    of    the    huge    epic    Rama- 
yana." 

+  Nation.    86:    554.    Je.    18,    '08.    160w. 

"A    treat    for    a    new    generation.      The    book 
does    not   represent   any   scholarly   effort   to    re- 


produce the  original  Sanscrit,  but  is  merely  a 
collection  of  stories  delightfully  told  through 
the   medium    of    a   FYench    translation." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    410.   Jl.   25.    '08.    720w. 
"The   editor,    in   her  admiration   of   Buddhism, 
evinces    a    radical    misconception    of    Christian- 
ity,   derived    from    its    mediaeval    theology." 
-I Outlook.    89:    814.    Ag.    8,    '08.    170w. 

Macdonald,  George.  Princess  and  Curdie. 
*       t$i.50.  Lippincott.  8-23533. 

A  reprint  of  this  child's  favorite  with  twelve 
illustrations    in    colors    by    Maria   L.    Kirk. 


"This  is  another  of  the  books  which  are  never 
outgrown." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  756.  D.  5,  '08.  60w. 

MacDonald,    Robert.      Mind,    religion    and 
health.  **$i.30.   Funk.  8-30268. 

A  discnss'on  of  the  psvchjlogical  principles 
underlying  mental  and  religlDus  therapeutics;  a 
call  to  the  church  to  apply  these  principles  In 
ministering  to  those  who  are  afflicted  either  in 
mind  or  body;  and  an  appreciation  of  the  Em- 
manuel movement,  with  an  account  of  the  prac- 
tical good  accomplished. 


Ind.    65:    1184.    N.    19.    '08.    140w. 
"This  is  a  timely  and  judicious  book." 
-I-    Lit.    D.   37:    904.   D.   12,    '08.    170w. 

Macdonald,  William,  ed.  Documentary 
source  book  of  American  history,  1606- 
1898.     *$i.75.    Macmillan.  8-23907. 

"Gives  satisfactory  evidence  that  a  wise  prin- 
ciple of  selection  has  been  followed  in  choosing 
documents  to  illustrate  the  history  of  the 
United  States  from  the  time  of  the  founding  to 
the  close  of  the  Spanish  war.  In  all,  nearly 
two  hundred  items  are  included,  comprising 
colonial  charters,  acts  of  Parliament  and  Con- 
gress, treaties,  resolutions,  and  executive  pa- 
pers."— Outlook. 


"The  student  who  has  this  book  as  an  ad- 
junct to  his  narrative  text  may  easily  double 
the   efficiency  of  his  work." 

+   Dial.   45:258.    O.   16,    'OS.   SOw. 

"In  the  aggregate  the  collection  will  meet  the 
need  of  most  students.  We  can  only  regret 
that  the  editor  has  not  extended  the  period  of 
his  compilation,  in  order  to  include  some  of  the 
commoner  documents  of  the  last  ten  years." 
-I Ind.   65:1067.   N.    5,   '08.   130w. 

"There  is  very  little  to  criticise  in  Profcf-sor 
Macdonald's  compilation,  barring  a  conspicu- 
ous absence  of  documents  illustrative  of  the 
first  steps   in    territorial   expansion." 

H Outlook.   90:  363.   O.   17,   '0'8.   220w. 

MacDougal,    Daniel    Trembly.     Mutations, 
variations,     and     relationships     of     the 
Oenotheras,    bv    D.    T.    MacDougal,    A. 
M,  Vail,  and  G.   H.  Shull.  pa.  $1.  Car- 
negie inst.  7-37035- 
A  further  account  of  evolutionary  studies  up- 
on   the   Oenotheras    (evening   primroses).    Seeds 
renresenting   the    specie"?    in    cultivation     in     f^e 
principal   botanical   gardens   of  the   world   have 
been   received   in  America  and  have  been   sown 
for   cultural   investigation.     These  with   a   num- 
ber of   fomts  native   to  North   America   are   In- 
cluded in  the  papers  of  the  present  volume. 


Bot.  Gaz.  45:  61.  Ja.  'OS.  150w. 
"An  investigation  which  for  minuteness  and 
exhaustiveness  is  without  parallel.  The  part  of 
this  memoir  which  has  interested  us  most  is 
that  which  deals  with  the  origin  of  mutants 
from  strains  of  Oenotheras  different  from  that 
which  de  Vries  found  at  Hilversum  and  ob- 
served his  classical  series  of  mutations  in." 
A.  D.  D. 

+  +  Nature.   78:  10.  My.  7,  '08.   700w. 


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McFadden,  Elizabeth  Apthorp,  and  Davis, 
Lilian  E.,  comps.  Selected  list  of  plays 
for  amateurs  and  students  of  dramatic 
expression  in  schools  and  colleges; 
with  an  introd.  by  Ludella  L.  Peck. 
*$2.  Miss  E.  A.  McFadden,  Box  328, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  8-4425. 

A  wide  range  of  plays  is  included  in  the  list 
suitable  for  all  occasions.  There  are  plays  for 
children,  out-of-door  plays,  Christmas  plays, 
etc.,  all  systematically  arranged  for  the  ama- 
teur's  benefit. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    80.    Mr.    '08. 
"Promoters    of    school    entertainments   will    be 
grateful    for   this    compilation." 

+   Dial.   44:   112.   F.   16,   '08.   60w. 

"The    volume    will    prove    serviceable." 

-f-   Ind.    66:    46.    Jl.    2,    '08.    120w. 

Macfarland,  Charles  Stedman.  Infinite  af- 
fection. *$i.  Pilgrim  press.  7-36403- 
Here  is  outlined  "the  theology  of  a  young 
man  who  has  hospitably  submitted  himself  to 
what  is  termed  'modern  thought.'  "  He  be- 
lie\es  that  "we  can  no  longer  confine  inspira- 
tion to  the  Bible,  the  incarnation  to  Christ,  or 
religion  to  a  church"  and  that  Christ  "is  ac- 
tually what  man,  is  prophetically,"  and  that 
man  can  reach  the  perfection  of  the  great  Ex- 
emplar. 

"This  work,  by  one  of  the  most  brilliant  and 
deeply  thoughtful  of  the  younger  ministers  of 
the  Congregational  churcli,  merits  wide  circu- 
lation. It  is  instinct  with  lofty  spirituality  and 
the  living  faith  that  makes  religion  most  vital 
to   those  who   thus   believe." 

-+■  -f-  Arena.    39:  249.    F.    'OS.    1700w. 

Outlook.    88:    46.    Ja.   4,    '0«.    190w. 

McFee,  William.  Letters  of  an  ocean  tramp. 
*       *$i.50.  Cassell. 

"Under  the  thin  disguise  of  letters  from  a 
dead  friend  Mr.  McFee  presents  us  with  impres- 
sions of  life  afloat,  as  seen  from  the  point  of 
view  of  third  engineer  on  board  a  small  trading 
steamer.  One  is  puzzled  at  first  to  understand 
whether  it  is  fact  or  fiction;  it  is  overwhelm- 
ingly literary,  fastidious  (and  a  little  self- 
conscious)  in  style,  full  of  moralization  and 
philosophy,  and  crammed  with  allusions  to  emi- 
nent authors — Ruskin,  Pater,  Nietzsche,  Heine, 
Boileau,  Beaumarchais,  Borrow,  Browning,  and 
many   others." — Ath. 


"He   never   forgets   himself   in   his   subject,   as 
Other  sea-writers  do." 

H Ath.   1908,   2:   508.   O.   24.   260w. 

"Whatever  he  sees  in  persons  or  things — the 
romantic,  pathetic  or  the  fascinating — in  foreign 
climes,  he  describes  in  virile  English,  which  is 
both  descriptive  and  philosophic,  and  in  which 
the  reminiscent  and  anecdotal  are  not  absent." 
+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   745.  D.   5,   '08.   140w. 

MacGowan,  Alice.  Judith  of  the  Cumber- 
lands.  t$i-SO.  Putnam.  8-28314. 
Here  the  charm  and  spirit  of  life  in  a  prim- 
itive mountain  settlement  are  brought  vividly 
to  view.  Fires  of  old  feuds  yet  smoulder;  the 
illicit  still  works  in  secret  cover;  and  the  new 
justice  of  the  peace  finds  himself  on  shifting 
giound.  But  light  comes  to  the  chaotic  rcfiion 
of  the  "Turkey  Tracks,"  when  plots  and  coun- 
terplots with  their  reign  of  doubt  and  pain  and 
misunderstanding  give  way  to  the  love  of  a 
strong  man  for  the  maid  of  the  Cumberlands. 


"A  book  that  combines  historical  value  with 
so  good  a  story  is  a  book  to  be  praised." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  614.  O.  24,  '08.  SOOw. 
N.   Y.  Times.   13:   745.   D.   5,   '08.   140w. 
"There  is  no  shadow  of  Imitation  in   the  au- 
thor's   work,    but    it    recalls    some    of    the    best 
early  writing  of  Miss  Murfree,  and  has  an  espe- 
cial  freshness   of   its   own." 

+  Outlook.   90:  502.    O.   31,   '08.   160w. 

Macgowan,  Rev.  John.     Sidelights  on  Chi- 
nese   life.    *$3.7S.    Lippincott.      8-3983. 

"Dr.  Macgowan' s  volume  professes  to  give  no 
more  than  the  general  views  of  the  salient 
points  of  the  Chinese  character.  In  fact,  it 
consists  of  a  series  of  essays  in  which  the  au- 
thor descants  on  the  various  phases  of  Chinese 
life  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave.  He  has  much 
that  is  Interesting  to  say  on  these  topics,  and 
we  derive  from  a  perusal  of  his  pages  an  en- 
hanced regard  for  the  Chinese  people." — Ath. 


"If   we    have    a    fault    to    find   with    Mr.    Mac- 
gowan,  it   is  that  he  deals  too  often   in  the  su- 
perlative  degree   in   his   paraphrases   of   facts." 
H Ath.    1908,    1:785.    Je.    27.    820w. 

"A  series  of  informing  and  interesting  chap- 

+   Dial.  45:  410.  D.  1,  '08.  180w. 

"It  is  an  authoritative  and  illuminating 
book." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.  13:638.   O.    31,   'O'S.    440w. 

"It  may  be  pointed  out,  not  as  a  criticism  but 
as  a  caution,  that  Dr.  Macgowan  is  writing  of 
the  Chinese  of  the  South,  who  differ  in  many 
material  respects  from  their  compatriots  of  the 
North.  His  chapter  on  Chinese  education  is 
out  of  dntp,  and  it  is  a  pity  that  so  modern  a 
book  should  not  have  given  more  than  a  notice 
of  a  few  lines  to  the  drastic  changes  that  are 
taking  place  in  the  Chinese  educational  world." 
-I Sat.    R.   105:  49.   Ja.    11,    '08.    12O0w. 

"One  cannot  read  many  pages  without  dis- 
covering the  mark  of  the  writer  who  has  first- 
hand information;  and  yet  Mr.  Macgowan  de- 
tracts from  what  might  have  been  a  much 
more  illuminntine:  book  by  careless  writing, 
which  involves  him  in  many  .'^eeming  contra- 
dictions and  repetitions,  and  by  such  trite  re- 
flections as  a  satirist  once  called  'Glimpses  in- 
to   tVlP   ob\'ir>us.'  " 

-^ Spec.    100:  151.    Ja.    25,    '08.    ISSOw. 

MacGrath,    Harold.      Lure    of    the    mask. 
t$i.5o.      Bobbs.  8-17786. 

A  lilt  from  an  Italian  opera  sung  by  a  well- 
trained  voice  from  out  a  blurring  New  York 
fog  begins  for  young  Hillard,  who  from  his 
bachelor  quarters  hears  the  siren  note,  a  ro- 
mance all  atingle  with  adventure.  It  ends  hap- 
pily in  an  Italian  villa  after  the  trail  of  a  titled 
serpent   has    been   obliterated. 


"Her  book  is  simply  a  rude,  unvarnished  pic- 
ture of  mountain  folk  drawn  with  a  cool  liter- 
alness  which  brings  into  the  foreground  all 
their  coarseness,  with  little  of  the  finer  touches 
of  intelligence   to   soften   it." 

H   Ind.    65:  1121.    N.    12,    '08.    350w. 


"This  novel  is  pervaded  by  a  morally  ener- 
vating atmosphere  whose  subtlety  and  insinu- 
ating character  render  it  all  the  more  injuri- 
ous, and  nullify  any  possible  good  of  the  vocal 
morality  that  from  time  to  time  confronts  the 
reader." 

1-  Arena.    40:    125.    Jl.    '08.    500w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   341.   Je.   13,  '08.   lOOw. 

Mcllwaine,  Richard.  Memories  of  three 
*  score  years  and  ten.  *$3.  Neale.  8-19140. 
Nearly  four  hundred  pages  of  "memories" 
from  out  a  long  useful  life  as  student,  pastor, 
soldier,  chaplain,  and  college  president.  The 
events  of  his  life  are  related  to  the  development 
of  Virginia's  political,  religious,  and  educational 
interests  of  the  past   half   century. 


"A    notable    contribution    to    the    biographical 
literature  of  the  country." 

+   Lit.   D.  37:  852.  D.  5,  '08.   270w. 


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M'Intosh,  John  Geddes.  Industrial  alcohol: 
the   production  and  use  of  alcohol   for 
industrial    purposes   and   for   use   as   an 
illuminant   and    as    a    source   of   motive 
power.  *$3.  Van  Nostrand.  Agr  7-2204. 
"The    first    of    these    books,    after    describing 
the   properties   of  grain,    or   ethyl,    alcohol,    and 
the    general    principles    of    fermentaton,     takes 
up  the   manufacture   of  alcohol   from   [its   many 
sources].      A    long   chapter   is    given   to   the    de- 
scription  of   the  various   methods  of  distillation 
and    reotiflcation    of    the   alcohol    obtained    from 
the    above    sources.       The    concluding    chapter 
gives   in   more   or  less  detail   the   use.s   of   grain 
alcohol    in    the    arts,    the    principal    part    being 
devoted   to  its  action  as  a  solvent."' — Bngin.   N 


"This  book  will  certainly  be  of  great  use 
In  pointing  out  the  successful  processes  In 
use  abroad,  and  ■will,  therefore,  serve  a  highly 
important  role  in  the  development  of  American 
industrial   alcohol." 

+   Engin.    D.   3:  70.    Ja.    '08.    530w. 

"The  book  on  the  whole  is  well  written  and 
is  carefully  indexed.  The  diagrams  are  numer- 
ous and  well  chosen.  The  book  serves  a  useful 
purpose  in  bringing  together  under  one  head 
much  interesting  and  valuable  information. 
I...   P.    Kinnicutt. 

+   Engin.    N.    58:    424.    O.    17,    '07.    2l0w. 

Mclntyre,  John  Thomas.  In  the  dead  of 
of  night,  il.  ^$1.50.  Lippincott.  8-12558. 
The  thrilling  side  of  night  life  in  New  York 
citv  is  portrayed  in  this  story  of  adventure 
which  begins  by  kidnapping  an  innocent  man, 
placing  him  in  another  man's  shoes,  and  re- 
quiring him  to  work  his  way  thru  a  maize  of 
mystery. 

"Mr.  Mclntvre  has  been  unusually  successful 
in  ravelling  lip  his  mystery,  but,  as  too  com- 
monly happens  in  these  stories,  the  solution 
is  an  anticlimax.' 

4 Nation.   86:   558.   Je.   18,   '08.   130w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  304.  My.  30,  '08.  80w. 

Mclntyre,  John  Thomas.  With  fighting 
Jack  Barry.  t$i.5o.  Lippincott.  7-28972. 
John  Barry  whose  name  is  linked  with  many 
a  naval  achievement  before  and  during  the 
revolurtlon  is  the  hero-in-general  of  this  exciting 
tale.  Yet  the  young  reader  who  is  fast  upon 
the  heels  of  adventure  follows  Bob  Fairly  In 
his  struggle  to  ,teep  possess.on  of  a  mammoth 
ruby  presented  by  the  French  king  to  a  Fairly 
for  service.  Once  stolen,  its  recovery  furnishes 
as  exciting  a  series  of  Incidents  as  ever  a 
Sherlock  Holmes  attempted  to  untangle. 

Mclntyre,  Margaret  A.  Cave  boy  of  the 
age  of  stone.  (Stories  of  primitive  life 
for  primary  grades.)    *40c.  Appleton. 

7-15587. 
Here  the  author  has  worked  into  story  form 
the  progress  made  by  the  cavemen  and 
moimdmen.  She  tells  how  primitive  people 
lived,  how  they  fared,  how  they  fished,  how 
they  trapped  and  killed  wild  game,  and  how 
-they  used  the  margin  of  time  for  development. 


"An   Interesting  and    readable    account.     For 
children   of   the    primary   grades." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.   4:  22.  Ja.   '08.   + 
"Miss    McIntjTe    must    be    commended    for     a 
happy  thought.     The   story  is  sufficiently  inter- 
esting to  attract  rchildrenj." 

+  Ath.   1908,   1:  578.    My.   9.   130w. 
"The  matter  is  all  excellent  and  her  book,  in 
scheme,   most  acceptable." 

-I-  N.  Y.   Times.   12:  2GS.   Ap.   27,   '07.   lOOw. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  12:  618.  O.  12,  '07.  50w. 
Spec,   lot):  426.    Mr.    14.   '08.    200w. 


Mackaye,  Percy  Wallace.  Mater:  an  Amer- 
ican study  in  comedy.  **$i.25.  Mac- 
millan.  8-29017. 

A  satirical  comedy  In  which  a  mother  resorts 
to  what  she  deems  justifiable  deception  in  aid- 
ing h(  r  son,  opposed  to  bribery,  to  win  a  polit- 
ical fight.  "The  play  is  remarkable  for  two 
reasons;  first  because  satiie  is  applied  poign- 
untly  to  American  conditions  in  the  guise  of 
charming  fancy  and  poetic  allegory;  second, 
because  it  subjects  .American  life,  as  portrayed 
on  the  stage,  to  a  literary  treatment  that  adds 
to  Ml.  Mackaye' s  poetic  reputation — a  sense  of 
humor  that  sinks  below  situation  and  touches 
character."     (Ind.) 


"After  reading  the  play,  W3  are  still  doubt- 
ful whether  its  democratic  ideas  are  quite  clear, 
and  whether  or  not  its  levity  is  sufficiently  un- 
der control.  But  the  book  is  an  achievement  to 
the  decided  credit  of  Mr.  Mackaye." 
H Ind.   66:  1063.   N.   5,    '08.   470w. 

"Mr.   Mackaye   has   done   a  sparkling  piece  of 
literary    work,    but    with    a    flavor    of    cynicism 
which   is   not   altogether  agreeable.    " 
-j Nation,   87:344.   O.   8,   '08.   360w. 

"It  is  a  little  too  fine,  perhaps,  for  the  popu- 
lar theatre,  but  will  surely  appeal  to  the  read- 
er of  taste  and  intelligence.  Its  satire  is  keen, 
and  the  character  of  'Mater'  has  unusual 
charm." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  559.   O.   10,   '0'8.   4O0w. 

Mackaye,    Percy    Wallace.    Scarecrov^r;    or, 
The    glass    of   truth:    a    tragedy   of   the 
ludicrous.   *'*$i.2S.    Macmillan.       8-7173. 
Mr.  Mackaye,  author  of  "Sappho  and  Phaon," 
uses    New    England    in    the    days    of    witchcraft 
for  a  setting  of  this   his  first  prose  drama,   and 
acknowledges   his   indebtedness  to  Hawthorne  for 
inspiration.    "It  is  an  imaginative  study  of  New 
England  temperament,  as  a  local  phase  of  broad- 
er human  psychology."  The  comic  theme  has  for 
its    nnderlving   idea    "the   sense   of   human   sym- 
pathy which  is,   it  would  seem,  a  more  search- 
ing critic  of  human  frailty  than  satire." 

"We  find  the  piece  to  have  these  three  ex- 
cellent possibilities,  of  significance,  scenic  ca- 
pacity, and  construction,  what  does  it  lack?  We 
think  it  lacks  coherence." 

-\ Dial,    44:    380.    Je.    16,    '08.    4'OOw. 

"It  is  fairly  well  constructed,  and  has  enough 
movement  to  keep  the  reader  .steadily  inter- 
ested." 

+   Ind.    65:    784.    O.    1,    '0«.    33'Ow. 

"It  is  a  play  of  vigorous  imaginative  rich- 
ness and  often  of  colorful,  felicitous  diction. 
The  satire  may  be  readily  appreciated  but  is  not 
an  essential  to  enjoyment.  For  the  story  and  the 
manner  of  telling  are  in  themselves  highly  di- 
verting." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  315.  Je.  6,  '08.  930w. 

McKean,  Thomas.    Master  influence.  t$i.5o. 
Lippincott.  8-13277. 

A  story  whose  central  figure  is  a  girl  who,  in- 
different to  her  "smart  set"  surroundings, 
gropes  for  an  influence  that  can  lift  her  above 
ennui.  Hospital  work  is  more  alluring  than 
doctors,  men  of  dreams  or  dukes.  But  one  day 
a  young  politician,  a  leader  of  men,  reveals  hia 
power  thru  love  and  becomes  her  "master  influ- 
ence." 


Ind.  65:   550.   S.   3,  '08.   70w. 

McKenzie,   Frederick  Arthur.     Tragedy  of 
Korea.  *$2.  Button.  8-32329. 

An  anti-Japanese  narrative  covering  a  pe- 
riod of  thirty  years  during  which  the  history  of 
Korea  has  been  linked  with  international  de- 
velopments. The  author's  conclusions  all  em- 
phasize his  view  that  Japanese  rule  in  Korea 
has    been    unnecessarily    harsh    and    cruel. 


Ath.    1908,    1:    476.    Ap.    18.    840w. 


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237 


"The  statements  of  fact  and  the  assertions 
of  opinion  which  Mr.  McKen7-ie  has  set  down 
in  his  little  book  are  abundantly  worth  giving 
to  the   world."     F:    A.    Ogg. 

+   Dial.    4'5:    289.    N.    1,    'OS.    l.^OOw. 

"Though  obviously  intended  to  be  fair, 
scarcely  makes  as  much  allowance  for  the  dif- 
ficulties of  the  conqueror  as  circumstances 
might  seem  to  warrant.  He  is  a  trained  ob- 
server, and  has  a  graphic,  picturesque  style 
that  gives  life  and  color  to  the  page."  Adolphe 
Klauber. 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:   433.  Ag.   8,   "08.   1650w. 

R.   of    Rs.    3S:    3S3.    S.    '08.   120w. 

Mackinder,  Halford  John.  The  Rhine:  its 
*  valley  and  history.  *$3.S0.  Dodd.  8-24297. 
The  history  and  geography  of  the  Rhine  val- 
ley take  precedence  in  this  informing  Rhine 
book  over  its  natural  beauty  and  romance. 
"The  reader  is  given  a  wonderful  bird's-eye 
view  of  that  great  valley  which  has  seen  so 
much  of  the  history  of  Europe.  By  presenting 
landscape  in  bare,  almost  mathematical,  lines 
he  succeeds  in  forcing  a  novel  aspect  upon  the 
reader's  mind,  much  as  in  another  sphere  Mr. 
Hardy  in  his  'Dynasts'  presents  us  with  the 
bones  of  history,  and  therefore  with  a  fresh 
view   of   it."    (Spec.) 

"A  text  which  is,  in  a  scholar's  eyes,  worthy 
of  its  surroundings.  The  fault  of  it  is,  perhaps, 
for  the  general  reader,  that  in  dealing  with  a 
subject  of  such  romantic  interest,  he  has  clung 
too  closely  to  topographical  detail.  He  has  not 
allowed  the  romance  of  the  great  river  to  in- 
spire him.  In  the  spelling  of  names  Mr.  Mac- 
kinder  is  a  trifle  inconsistent." 

H Ath.   1908,   1:  456.  Ap.  11.   llOOw. 

"The  work  shows  careful  study  and  patient 
labor,  and  is  good  to  read  by  itself  or  to  use 
as  a  supplement  (even  though  a  "colored  sup- 
plement')  to  Murray  or  Baedeker." 

+   Dial.  45:   461.  D.   16,  '08.   220w. 
-I-   Nation.    87:    577.    D.    10,    '08.    50w. 

"One  of  the  most  beautiful  travel  books  of 
the  year." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  755.  D.  5,  '08.  90w. 

"We  commend  this  book  as  a  unique  guide 
to  the  essentials  of  both  European  geography 
and  history.  Without  abating  one  jot  of  his 
scientific  purpose,  Mr.  Mackinder  has  succeeded 
In  making  his  narrative  as  fascinating  as  a  ro- 
mance." 

-f  Spec.    100:    500.    Mr.    28,    '08.    1400w. 

M'Laren,  R.  S.  Mechanical  engineering  for 
beginners.  *$i.7S.  Lippincott.  8-32659. 
"In  this  book  the  author  has  endeavored  to 
give  in  broad  outlines  the  information  it  is 
necessary  to  possess  concerning  the  ordinary 
branches  of  mechanical  engineering,  and  at  the 
same  time  to  go  sufficiently  'nto  detail  to  en- 
able the  beginner  tn  make  all  the  calculations 
likely  to  be  required  during  the  earlier  stages 
of  his   study."' — Engin.   D. 

"For  a  young  man  who  is  thinking  of  tak- 
ing up  a  mechanical  engineering  course  at  a 
technical  .school,  the  book  will  serve  as  an  ad- 
mirable introduction  thereto.  Young  draftsmen 
and  machinists  desiring  to  know  something  of 
mechanical  science  will  have  their  interest 
whetted  by  rpadlng  it,  fcr  the  calculations  in- 
cluded are  extremely  simple,  and  invite,  rather 
than  repel  a  continuance  of  study." 
-I-   Engin.   D.   4:  56.   JI.   '08.   150w. 

"If  the  author  had  entirely  left  out  his  chap- 
ter on  electrical  things  he  would  have  an  ad- 
mirable book,  but  that  one  section  is  grossly 
misleading  in  important  and  elementary  mat- 
ters. Throughout  '■he  book  the  student  needs 
to  bear  in  mind  that  British  practice  is  dealt 
with  and  that  American  ideas  depart  from  this 
widely  at   times." 

-\ Engin.   N.  60:   82.   .Tl.   16,   '08.   780w. 

McLaws,  (Emily)  Lafayette.    The  welding. 

t$T.so.    Little.  7-34773- 

The  south  before  the  war  furnishes  the  back- 


ground for  this  story  which  follows  the  career 
of  the  ambitious  son  of  a  Georgia  cracker. 
Abolitionists  and  their  opponents  figure  true  to 
history,  and  there  appear  such  notable  ones 
among  them  as  Garrison,  Lincoln,  Greeley,  Clay, 
Calhoun,  Daniel  Webster,  Jefferson  Davis. 
President  Buchanan  and  Alexander  H.  Ste- 
phens. 


"As  a  novelist  Lafayette  McLaws  has  many 
superiors  in  American  fiction;  that  is,  many 
people  who  can  make  their  characters  more  vi- 
tal and  convincing,  but  we  know  of  no  histor- 
ical romance  that  presents  so  fine  or  true  a 
picture  of  life  in  the  South  and  in  the  national 
capital  from  forty-nine  to  sixty-five  as  is  given 
in   'The  welding.'  " 

+  —  Arena.    38:  691.    D.    '07.    540w. 

"The  more  personal  side  of  the  narrative  Is 
constantly  interesting,  and  we  heartilv  con- 
gratulate Miss  McLaws  on  her  work." 

+  Cath.    World.    86:  695.    F.    '08.    400w. 

"She  has  the  national  rather  than  the  sec- 
tional consciousness  and  hates  slavery  both 
from  the  humanitarian  and  patriotic  standpoint. 
She  offers  really  valuable  information  concern- 
ing social  conditions  in  the  South  prior  to  the 
war." 

-\ Ind.   64:  531.   Mr.    6.   '08.   330w. 

Nation.   86:106.   Ja.   30,   '08.   270w. 

McMillan,  Archibald  Harold.  Telephone 
law:  the  organization  and  operation  of 
telephone   companies.   *$3.    McGraw. 

8-22088. 
A  compact  and  concise  handbook  of  legal  in- 
formation designed  to  serve  the  practical  tele- 
phone man  rather  than  the  practicing  lawyer. 
All  of  the  matters  pertaining  to  the  organiza- 
tion of  telephone  companies  are  discussed  in 
relation  to  the  laws  governing  them,  including 
a  thoro  examination  of  the  statutes  of  different 
states. 


"This  excellent  work  will  be  found  of  use 
by  others  than  telephonists  and  may  be  heart- 
ily recommended." 

-I-  Elec.  World.  52:  259.  Ag.  1,  '08.  250w. 
"Mr.  McMillan's  book  gi\es  valuable  informa- 
tion for  men  in  a  certain  line  of  enterprise; 
it  is  compiled  from  autlioritati  ve  sources  and 
put  together  in  a  style  that  is  consecutive,  con- 
cise   and    understandable." 

+   Engin.    D.    4:    :i02.    S.    '08.    370w. 

Engin.    N.    60:    186.   Ag.    13,    '08.    &0w. 

Macmillan,   Rev.   Donald.     Life   of   George 
Matheson.    *$2.    Armstrong.  8-9534. 

A  biography  of  Scotland's  celebrated  blind 
preacher.  "Blind  at  his  entrance  to  Glasgow 
university,  but  winning  its  highest  honors,  min- 
ister to  a  city  parish  with  nearly  two  thousand 
communicants  and  a  multitude  of  poor,  assid- 
uously visiting  them,  but  ne^■er  preaching  the 
same  sermon  twice,  while  continually  address- 
ing the  public  through  the  press,  he  was  one 
of  the  few  heroic  souls  whose  energy  has  wrung 
triunmh  out  of  seemingly  hopeless  disaster." 
(Outlook.) 


"A   sympathetic   and   appreciative  biography." 

-h   Ind.   64:  690.   Mr.    2i6.   '08.   950w. 
"Is  a  most  stimulating  book.     While  it  is  full 
of  lessons  for  every  one,  it  appeals  especially  to 
young  men  or  women  who,  laboring  under  some 
great   physical   infirmity,   feel   that   for  them  an 
actively   useful    life   is   an    impossibility." 
-1-   +   Nation.   86:  148.   F.   13,   '08.   320w. 
"The    note    of    eulogy    that    recurs    throughout 
this  record  of  an   extraordinary  career   is  justi- 
fied by  the  facts." 

-f  Outlook.    88:    47.   Ja.   4,   '08.    420w. 
"Dr.  Macmillan  has  given  us  a  touching  rec- 
ord of  a  great  life,  which  was  singularly  fruit- 
ful  of   good   in   adverse   conditions." 

+  Spec.    99:    1100.   D.    28,   '07.    360w. 


238 


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Macnaughton,  Miss  S.  The  expensive 
Miss  Du  Cane.  t$i.50.  Button. 
A  novel  abounding  In  types.  "The  story  Ifl 
one  of  the  slightest,  just  the  awakening  and 
growth  of  love  between  two  v^ery  likeable  young 
people  at  a  house  party.  .  .  .  Nobody  is  made 
CO  say  or  do  anvtliing  for  the  purpose  ot  ca  ry- 
ing  the  story  along.  The  talk,  of  which  there 
is  a  great  deal,  and  the  action,  of  which  there 
is  vetv  little,  all  of  it  merely  makes  the  reader 
acquainted  with  the  people,  and  whatever  hap- 
pens Is  the  natural  development  of  the  charac- 
ters and  the  situations  as  they  react  upon  one 
another."     (N.    Y.    Times.) 


"Miss  Manaugtiton  is  too  clover,  has  too 
much  of  the  novelist's  instinct,  not  to  manage 
her  people  with  skill,  and  not  to  make  many 
shrewd  comments  on  women  and  life;  but  we 
are  forced  to  admit  that  she  has  not  escaped 
the  sin  of  monotony." 

H Lond.   Times.   6:62.    F.    22,   '07.    SEOw. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  654.  N.  7,  '08.  740w. 
"The  story  is  not  convulsed  by  storms  of  ele- 
mental     passion — the     setting      precludes      high 
tragedy— tut  it  has  affecting:  as  well  as  shining 
moments."  .„       ,,„„ 

+  Spec.    97:  258.    F.    16,    "07.    1400w. 

McNeil,     Everett.       Boy     forty-niners;     or, 
*      Across  the  plains  and  mountains  to  the 
gold-mines    of    California    in    a    prairie- 
schooner.  t$i-50.   McClure.  8-27102. 
The  first  of  three  volumes  intended  to  picture 
to  the  eyes  of  the  younger  generation  something 
of    the    perils    and     hardships     endured    across 
country   in   1849,   to  the  goid   field  of  California. 
This    story    deals    with    the    experiences    of    two 
boys   who    travel    down    the    Ohio   river,    up    the 
Mississippi    and    Missouri      and    on    across    the 
mountains,   encountering  the  hardships  of  thou- 
sands  of   emigrants    to   whom   the    lure   of   gold 
was  irresistible. 


Reviewed   by   K.    L.    M. 

Bookm.    28:   387.   D.   '08.   lOOw. 
"Its   chief  virtue  is  of  the  unrefined  diamond 
sort,    its  atmosphere   suspensive."    M.    J.    Moses. 

1-   Ind.   65:  1477.  D.   17,  '08.  50w. 

"Any  newsboy  would  enjoy  this  narrative, 
however  clumsy  the  writing.  The  book  is  not  to 
be  recommended  for  children  who  can  get 
better,  but  some  librarians  may  welcome  this 
story  as  a  stepping-stone  to  higher  things." 
h   Nation.   87:  551.  D.   3,   '08.  70w. 

Macrosty,  Henry  William.  Trust  move- 
ment in  British  industry.  *$2.5o.  Long- 
mans. W7-120. 
"In  this  volume  the  author  shows  not  only 
that  the  combination  movement  has  made  sub- 
stantial progress  In  Great  Britain,  but  that  It 
presents  similarities  to  the  movement  in  pro- 
tectionist countries  at  so  many  points  as  to 
necessitate  the  conclusion  that  there  are  be- 
hind it  world  causes  more  fundamental  than 
tariff  vagaries.  The  book  is  divided  into  an 
introductory  chapter,  twelve  chapters  describ- 
ing combinations  in  different  industries  and  a 
chapter  presenting  a  'Survey  and  conclusions.' 
In  the  introduction  a  convenient  classification 
of  combinations  is  suggested  which  forms  the 
skeleton  for  the  descriptive  chapters  which 
follow."— Pol.    Sci.    Q. 


"The  volume  Is  a  bit  disappointing  because 
It  represents  nothing  more  than  results  which 
might  be  obtained  by  an  ordinary  legislative 
commission.  The  book  is  hard  to  read.  The 
paragraphs  are  long  and  tiresome.  The  style 
is  clumsy.  We  need  thought — but  that  thought 
must  be  transmitted  by  means  of  good  Eng- 
lish." 
f-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:281.  Ja.  '08.  140w. 

"A  comprehensive  and  fairly  detailed   narra- 
tive.   "We  can  only  regret  that  In  his  summary 


and  conclusions  as  to  the  mass  of  material  pre- 
sented the  author  has  not  ventured  Into  more 
detail."    C.   W.    Wright. 

-I J.   Pol.    Econ.   16:42.  Ja.   '08.   700w. 

"An  admirable  survey." 

+  Nation.   816:  l&l.    F.    20,   '08.   500w. 
"[The  chapters]    give   every  evidence   of  ex- 
haustive research  and   accurate  scholarship." 
+  Pol.   Sol.  Q.  22:  &58.   S.   '07.   320w. 
"For  this  scholarly  and  Impartial  treatise  we 
have  nothing  but  praise.     Our  readers  will  find 
In.   his  pages  a  very  full  and  detailed  account 
of  the  most  Important  Instances  of  trust  com- 
bination   in    this    country." 

+  +  Spec.  99:  263.  Ag.  24,  '07.  2220w. 
Reviewed   by   G.   H.    Montague. 

Yale    R.   17:  109.   My.   '08.   750w. 

McSpadden,  Joseph  Walker,  comp.     Handy 

book  of  synonyms.  (Handy  information 

series.)    50c.    Crowell.  7-22888. 

A  practical  desk  guide  to  words  in  daily  use, 

giving  their  definition  and  parallel  meaning. 

Macvane,  Edith.  Duchess  of  dreams.  +$1.50. 
Lippincott.  8-14334. 

Tlie  story  tells  how  a  social  climber  of  New- 
port reaches  an  enviable  height  of  popularity 
as  the  prospective  hostess  of  a  Romanoff  prin- 
cess, how  at  the  last  moment  the  princess  on 
account  of  illness  fails  to  arrive,  and  how  the 
undaunted  hostess  substitutes  a  girl  from  the 
coast  of  Maine  who  had  a  French  mother  and 
a  gift  for  play-acting — a  duchess  of  dreams. 

"In  places  she  is  a  little  unconvincing  and 
her  characters  lack  personality." 

H Ath.   1908,    2:    93.    Jl.    25.    lOOw. 

"All  that  one  asks  in  such  a  coil  is  pleas- 
ing style  and  sustained  interest  and  here  are 
both   to    the    reader's   hand." 

-I-   Nation.    86:    536.    Je.    11,   '08.   150w. 

N.  Y.   Times.   13:   341.   Je.   13,   '08.   llOw. 

"People   who    like   this    sort    of    Story   will    be 

apt    to    recommend    this    literary    sweetmeat    to 

their    friends    as      'perfectly    dandy'      or      'just 

Charming.'  " 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:404.   Jl.    18,    '08.    220w. 
-f-  Spec.    101:    238.    Ag.    15,    '08.    lOOw. 

Macy,    John    Albert.      Edgar    Allan    Poe. 
(Beacon   biographies.)    **75c.   Small. 

8-Z372. 
Without  extenuating  or  accusing,  this  sketch 
seeks  to  treat  the  biographical  facts  of  Poe's 
life  with  fairness  to  the  poet  and  to  give  the 
reader  a  right  view  of  the  man  as  seen  from 
modern  days  and  interests. 


-I-  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   262.   N.   '08.   + 
"It  contains  everything  that  the  busy  man  or 
woman  wants  to  know  about  the  author  of  'The 
raven'    and   'The   bells.'  " 

-f  Cath.    World.   88:    106.    O.   '08.    SOOvv. 
"His    little    book    sustains    the    general    excel- 
lence  of   the   series   to  which   it   belongs." 
-+-   Dial.  45:  66.  Ag.  1,  '08.  350w. 
"We  are  glad  it  was  Mr.  Macy  and  not  some 
one  else  who  did  It." 

+   Ind.  65:   206.  Jl.  23,  '08.   120w. 
"His   critical   comment.    Interspersed   through- 
out the  narration,  runs  for  the  most  part  in  the 
common    groove,    although    occasionally   we    can 
not    follow    him." 

-] Nation.  86:  488.  My.  28,  '08.  150w. 

"Many  new  things  are  told  of  his  life  that 
have  been  unknown  and  unheard  of  until  now." 
-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  12:664.  O.  19,  '07.  50w. 
"He  has  followed  the  generally  accepted 
facts,  but  his  interpretation  of  them  is  eminent- 
ly sane  and  cool,  free  from  prejudice,  and  un- 
muddled  by  any  unnecessary  mixing  up  of  mor- 
al and  intellectual  judgments.  A  vein  of  grim, 
dignified,  and  restrained  humor  runs  through 
the  work." 

-f-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  321.  Je.   6,  '08.  laOw. 


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"The  brief  'Life'  is  not  in  any  sense  a  final- 
ity; Its  style  is  too  journalistic;  but  it  is  an  in- 
teresting account   of  a   perplexing   career." 

-\ Outlook.  89:   351.  Je.  13,   '08.   llOw. 

"An  admirable  little  volume." 

+    R.   of   Rs.   38:   510.   O.   '08.   ll<hv. 
"His  critical  dicta  we  cannot  always  accept." 
H Spec.  100:   981.  Je.   20,   '08.  20Ow. 

Madden,   Eva  Annie.     Two  royal   foes.     il. 
t$i.25.    McClure.  7-33904. 

"TJie  3tory  has  a  historical  background,  its 
scenes  being  in  Prussia  at  the  time  of  the  in- 
vasion by  Napoleon.  The  story  opens  with  the 
Battle  of  Jena,  through  which  the  heroine,  a 
peasant  girl,  is  left  a.n  orphan.  She  then  goes 
to  live  with  her  grandfather,  and  the  two  liave 
many  adventures.  Queen  Louisa  of  Prussia 
also   figures    in    the    novel." — N.    Y.    Times. 


"Quaint,  pretty,  unpretentious  story.  His- 
tory seems  well  founded  and  characters  are 
life-lilce." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  23.  Ja.  '08.  + 
"There  is  a  certain  very  charming  German 
atmosphere  thruout  'Two  royal  foes'  and  yet 
we  are  baffled.  For  without  condemning  it, 
we  needs  must  criticise  it  for  its  diffuse  story, 
for  its  over-exact  narration  of  Napoleon's 
ravages  in  Prussia,  and  for  the  very  slight 
juvenile   strain   in   its  pages."   M.   J.    Moses. 

-I Ind.    63:  1481.    D.    19,    '07.    lOOw. 

N,   Y.   Times.  12:654.   O.   19,   '07.   70w. 
"A    charming   historical   story." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.   12:  765.   N.  30,   '07.  30w. 

Madison,  James.  Journal  of  the  debates  in 
the  convention  w^hich  framed  the  con- 
stitution of  the  United  States,  May- 
September,  17S7;  as  recorded  by  James 
Madison;  ed.  by  Gaillard  Hunt.  2v. 
**$4.50.   Putnam.  8-20180. 

Madison's  journal  is  the  only  complete  record 
of  the  constitutional  convention  extant.  It  Is  a 
continuous  chronicle  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
convention  and  has  been  reproduced  in  these 
two  volumes  with  notes  which  include  a  com- 
parison of  the  journal  with  the  records  kept 
resrpectively  by  Robert  Yates,  Rufus  King  and 
"William  Pierce. 


"A  number  of  errors  have  been  left  uncor- 
rected. The  debates  have  been  edited  in  a 
careful   and   scholarly   manner."    W.    F.    Dodd. 

-i Am.    Hist.    R.   13:    915.   Jl.    '08.    410w. 

-f-  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    625.    N.    '08.    140w. 

"This    whole    admirable    edition    of    Madison's 

•Journal'  will  be  a  boon  both  to  scholars  and  to 

less  ambitious   students  of  the   constitution  and 

its  history." 

-I-  +  Educ.    R.   3«:  101.   Je.   '08.   lOOw. 
"No  further  edition  of  the  Madis-on  notes  will 
be  needed  for  many  years." 

+  Ind.  65:  78.6.  O.  1,  '08.  120w. 
"This  work  will  bring  into  the  hands  of 
teachers,  scholars,  and  students  of  national 
politics  a  historical  document  of  the  first  im- 
portance, edited  and  printed  in  the  best  style 
and   at   an    exceedingly   moderate   price." 

+   Lit.    D.    37:    258.    Ag.    22,    '08.    180w. 
"Does  not    give  a  definitive  edition  of  the  de- 
bates, and  much  remains  yet  to  be  done  in  the 
study    of    available    material.      The    convenient 
form  of  this  reprint  is  hardly  sufficient   to  jus- 
tify   its    existence,    and    there    are    not    a    few 
misprints  which  could  have  been  avoided." 
—  Nation.  87:  94.  Jl.   30,   '08.   230w. 
"An   exhaustive   index  makes   the  work  thor- 
oughly usable." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  316.  Je.   6,  '08.   2'50w. 
"It  shows  textual  differences  from  the  earlier 
editions  over  which   it   is   a   vast   improvement, 
if  only  from  the  standpoint  of  convenience  for 
reference  " 

+  Outlook.    89:    534.    Jl.    4,    '08.    210w. 


"Of  the  several  editions  of  this  invaluable 
Journal  which  have  appeared  sinc3  Madison's 
death  by  far  the  most  satisfactory  Is  the  new 
two-volume  edition  edited  by  Mr.  Gaillard  Hunt. 
The  special  value  of  Mr.  Hunt's  work  lies  In  the 
fact  that  he  has  compared  the  statements  made 
by  contemporary  writers  with  the  correspond- 
ing entries  in   Madison's  journal." 

+   R.   of   Rs,   37:  754.   Je.   '08.   150w. 

Maeterlinck,  Maurice.  Int^elligence  of*  the 
flowers;  tr.  by  Alexander  Teixeira  de 
Mattos.  **$i.20.  Dodd.  7-36869. 

An  essay  on  the  signs  of  reasoning  in  flow- 
ers which  "is  a  complement  to  his  essay  on 
bees  .      .      fThe   author]    wishes    "merely    to 

recall  a  few  facts  known  to  every  botanist,' 
and  has  'no  intention  of  reviewing  all  the  proofs 
of  intelligence  which  the  plants  give  us.'  He 
confines  himself  almost  entirely  to  the  delicate 
arrangements  for  cross-fertilization,  describing 
them  with  as  great  scientific  accuracy  as  if 
he  were  not  a  poet."    (Dial.) 


"A  charming  companion  piece  to  the  'Life  of 
the  bee.'  "     Florence  Converse. 

■+■  Atlan.   101:  710.   :iy.   '08.   200w. 
"The   charm   of   the   book   lies   nevertheless   in 
the  fact  that  he  is  a  poet."  M.  E.  Cook. 
+    Dial.    43:    418.   D.    16,    '07.    280w. 
"It  is  a  unique  combination  of  fact  and  fancy, 
scientific  in  its  statements,  humanistic  in  its  in- 
terpretation of  them,  mystical  in  its  philosophy, 
poetical  in  its  expression." 

-1-   Ind.  64:  158.  Ja.  16,  '08.  60w. 
"Is   a  good   example    of   the    decorated    gift- 
book." 

-t-   Nation.  85:   443.   N.  14,   '07.  150w. 
"The  translation  preserves  most  of  the   orig- 
inal's charm." 

-f  Outlook.  87:  619.  N.  23,  '07.  12&w. 
"A  translation   of  extraordinary  refinement." 

+  Putnam's,  4:112.  Ap.  '08.  5ij0w. 
"Is  ostensibly  a  nature  book,  but  the  delicate 
imagination  and  exquisite  literary  style  of  the 
author  are  so  persuasive  and  ctiarming  through- 
out the  book  that  it  is  really  a  work  of  lit- 
erature." 

+  R.    of    Rs.    37:    118.    Ja.    '08.    50w. 

Maeterlinck,  Maurice.  Pelleas  and  Melis- 
ande;  tr.  by  Erving  Winslow;  with  an 
introd.  by  Montrose  J.  Moses.  **$i.5o. 
Crowell.  8-22493. 

An  edition  of  Maeterlinck's  play  for  which 
Mr.  Montrose  J.  Moses  has  written  an  introduc- 
tion revealing  Maeterlinck's  mastery  of  delicate 
and  strange  intuitions,  enumerating  the  frag- 
ments of  his  philosophy  and  calling  attention 
to  his  spectral  background  and  dramatic  the- 
ory. The  volume  is  a  fitting  holiday  offering 
with  its  marginal  decoration  and  excellent  il- 
lustrations. 


Dial.   45:   415.   D.    1,    '08.    lOOw. 

"The  translation  is  .  .  .  prosaic  and  discord- 
ant; poorer  even  than  the  Alma  Tadema  ver- 
sion." 

—  Ind.   65:  843.   O.   S,   '08.   320w. 

"Mr.  Winslow's  translation  is  adequate.  Mr. 
Moses  contributes  a  readable,  painstaking  in- 
troductory essay.  As  a  Mary  Garden  picture 
book  the  Crowell  edition  of  'PSll^as  and  M61i- 
sande'    deserves    cordial   praise." 

-t-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    603.   O.   24,   'OS.    4C0w. 

Mahabharata.  Bhagavad-gita;  or,  The  mes- 
sage of  the  master;  compiled  and 
adapted  from  numerous  old  and  new 
translations  of  the  original  Sanscrit 
text  by  Yogi  Ramacharaka.  2d  ed.  75c. 
Yogi   pub.  7-15127. 

A    trustworthy    English    version    of    a    poem 

embodying  the   essence   of  Vedantic  philosophy. 


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Mahabharata — Continued. 

The  translation  is  accompanied  by  a  general 
Introduction  and  separate  introductions  to  each 
of  tiie  eighteen  t>ooks  of  the  Gita. 

"Can  be  recommended  as  the  most  satisfac- 
tory version  of  the  'Bhagavad  Gita'  in  the  Eng- 
lish language.  It  would  be  possible  to  point  to 
a  good  many  passages  in  which,  in  the  opinion 
of  the  present  reviewer,  he  has  not  used  the 
best  equivalent  for  the  technical  terms  of  the 
Sanskrit  or  has  failed  to  reproduce  the  force 
of  the_original/_-   ^^^  ^^^    ^^    ^^    .^^     ^^^^_ 

"Those  who  wish  to  know  something  at  first 
hand  of  the  essence  of  Vedantic  philosophy  will 
find  this  fine  translation,  with  its  admirable  ex- 
pository commentaries,  a  convenient  and  satis- 
factory little  volume."  J.  H.  Coates. 
iaci.oiy_   ^    ^    Times.  13:445.  Ag.   15.  '08.  2200w. 

Mahan,  Alfred  Thayer.  Naval  administration 

*       and    warfare:    some    general    principles, 

with   other  essays.   **$i.50.   Little. 

8-31976. 
A  collection  of  papers  including  "a  few  large, 
plain,  simple  ideas"  concerning  naval  matters 
waich  tne  general  reader  ought  to  know.'  Cap- 
tain Mahan  discusses  The  principles  of  naval 
administration,  The  United  States  navy  depart- 
ment Principles  involved  in  the  war  between 
Japan  and  Russia,  Objects  of  the  United  States 
naval  war  college.  The  practical  character  of 
the  United  States  naval  war  college,  Subordina- 
tion in  historical  treatment,  The  strength  of 
Nelson,  The  value  of  the  Pacific  cruise  of  the 
United  States  fleet,  and  The  Monroe  doctrine. 

+   Ind.   65:   1185.   N.   19,   '08.   60w. 
"Ought  to  be  in  the  hands  of  every  intelligent 
man."  „„    „„„ 

+  Lit.  D.  37:  852.  D.  5,  '08.  270w. 
"Each  essay  conveys  sound  information  in  an 
entertaining,  readable  way.  The  socialism  of 
this  book  is  of  the  'Fabian'  school,  educative 
and  opportunist;  its  weapons  are  not  carnal  but 
spiritual."  ,„„ 

+  Outlook.   90:   888.  D.   19,   '08.   520w. 

Mahan,  Alfred  Thayer.  Some  neglected  as- 
pects of  war;  together  with  The  pow^er 
that  makes  for  peace,  by  Henry  S. 
Pritchett,  and  The  capture  of  private 
property  at  sea,  by  Julian  S.  Corbett. 
**$i.50.    Little.  7-41543- 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 

A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   196.   Je.   '08. 
"Books    like    the    present    volume    do,    In    our 
judgment,    incalculable     injury     by     catering    to 
the   military   spirit."    B.    O.    Flower. 

—  Arena.   39:    592.   My.   'OS.    410w. 
Ath.  190S,  1:  280.  Mr.  7.  60w. 
"There   is   nothing   new   in    it    excepting    the 
preface,    which    is   a   summing   up   of   the  argu- 
ment.    Yet   it   is   very  well    worth    having    and 
reading,  or  re-reading." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:100.  P.  22,  *08.  350w. 
Outlook.   S8:  43.   Ja.   4,   '08.    380w. 
R.  of  Rs.  37:  117.  Ja.   '07.   90w. 
"It  would  certainly  be  well   if  the  apostles  of 
peace  at  any  price — and   we   have  many  In   our 
midst — would  study  Captain  Mahan's  admirable 
and  dispassionate  essays." 

-I-  Sat.    R.  106:  210.  Ag.   Jo.   '0-8.   J:0Ow. 
Spec.   100:461.   Mr.   21,   '08.   170»w. 

Maire,    Frederick.     Modern    pigments    and 

*       their  vehicles:  their^properties  and  uses 

considered    mainly    from    the    practical 

side,  and  how  to  make  tints  from  them. 

$2.  Wiley.  8-1476. 

"The  manual  is  written  for  the  men  who  use 

or  sell  pigments,  and  who  mainly  want  to  know 


what  they  can  expect  of  them.  It  is  especially 
designed  to  be  of  value  to  the  young  man  who 
is  starting  out  to  learn  the  painter's  trade. 
The  various  pigments  which  are  used  in  com- 
pounding colors  and  tints  are  taken  up  in 
order,  beginning  with  the  yellow  pigments,  and 
dealing  with  the  reds,  greens,  blues,  browns  and 
blacks,  respectively.  Their  history,  early  use, 
methods  of  mining  and  preparing  for  market, 
and  adulterations,  are  described." — Engin.   Rec. 


"For  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  written 
this  book  should  be  of  value." 

+  Engin.  Rec.  58:  363.  S.  26,  '08.  170w. 
"A  most  excellent  book  written  by  one  who 
evidently  knows  the  practical  side  thoroughly. 
There  are  several  books  which  are  more  sci- 
entific and  chemical,  but  there  is  none  which 
will  be  of  greater  value  to  the  chemist,  the 
practical  man  or  the  young  apprentice  at  the 
painter's    trade."    A.    H.    Gill. 

-t-  Science,  n.  s.  28:  843.  D.  11,  '08.  120w. 

Maitland,  Frederic  William.  Constitutional 
history  of  England:  a  course  of  lec- 
tures.  **$3.50.   Putnam. 

"These  lectures  discuss  the  public  law  of 
Great  Britain  at  five  periods.  The  first  period 
runs  from  10G6  to  1307,  the  second  period  ex- 
tends to  1509,  the  third  to  1625,  the  fourth  to 
1702,  and  the  fifth  to  the  closing  years  of  the 
nineteenth  century.  Much  of  the  ground  cov- 
ered by  the  lectures  was  later  traversed  by 
Prof.  Maitland  in  his  carefully  written  'His- 
tory of  English  law,'  'Domesday  book  and  be- 
yond,' 'Township  and  borough,'  and  other  pub- 
lications, to  the  prepaiation  of  which  he  de- 
voted a  great  deal  of  time  and  study." — N.  Y. 
Times. 


"The  publication  of  these  lectures  in  their 
original  form,  under  the  care  of  such  a  compe- 
tent and  sympathetic  editor  as  Mr.  Herbert 
Fisher,  is  a  matter  for  congratulation  on  be- 
half  of   a   large   body  of   teachers   and   students 

"  +  Ath.   1908,    2:  394.    O.    3.    S20w. 

"The  plan  of  the  work  is  unique.  The  edi- 
torial supervision  is  done  with  that  discrimin- 
ation and  good  judgment  which  characterizes 
all    the   work    of   Mr.    Fisher." 

+   Ind.    65:    662.    S.    17,    '08.    680w. 

"What  he  has  written  is  in  the  main  indis- 
putable, and  needs  no  revision.  By  contenting 
himself  with  established  facts  he  hds  rendered 
his  work  of  almost  as  much  value  to-day  as  it 
was  twenty  years  ago." 

+   Nation.    87:  339.    O.    8,   '08.    1250w. 

"Per.=;ons  familiar  with  the  works  of  Prof. 
Maitland  that  were  published  in  his  lifetime 
will  have  little  use  for  this  posthumous  vol- 
ume; but  we  believe  Mr.  Fisher  Is  quite  right 
in  sayirq-  that  the  study  of  the  Cambridge  lec- 
tures will  serve  as  an  excellent  introduction  to 
an  exhaustive  inquiry  into  English  constitu- 
tional  history." 

-I N.   Y.  Times.  13:  483.   S.  5,  '08.   450w. 

"Is  distinguished  by  profound  erudition  and 
clearness  of  exposition.  A  good  many  popular 
misconceptions,  perhaps  more  prevalent  here 
than  in  England,  are  cleared  away,  and  a  bet- 
ter understanding  had  of  the  factors  making 
for  England's  continued  strength  and  stabil- 
ity " 

+  Outlook.   90:316.   O.   10,   '08.   280w. 

Major,  Charles.  Uncle  Tom  Andy  Bill:  a 
story  of  bears  and  Indian  treasure. 
t$i.SO.    Macmillan.  8-28633. 

A  book  of  lively,  wholesome  .«;tories  of  adven- 
ture which  Uncle  Tom  Andy  Bill,  seventy  and 
reminiscent,  selects  from  his  boyhood  experi- 
ences. 

'A  new  juvenile  which  will   receive  a  ready 
welcome."    K.    L.    M.  .  „      .„ 

+   Bookm.    28:    387.    D.    '08.    40w. 
"Even   if   the   older  reader   may   not   care   so 
much    for    the    treasure   and    the   bears    as    the 


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boy,  he  will  admit  that  the  story  is  a  true  and 
lively  picture  of  life  half  a  century  ago  in  what 
is  now  the  middle  west,  but  was  then  the 
frontier." 

+  Outlook.  90:  844.  D.  12,  '08.  120w. 

Makower,  Stanley  V.     Perdita:  a  romance 

in  biography.  *$4.  Appleton.  8-34595. 
A  sketch  of  Mary  Darby  Robinson  whose 
beauty  was  passed  down  to  posterity  by  Gains- 
borough, Reynolds,  Romney  and  other  artists, 
who  was  a  favorite  pupil  of  Garrick  and  as 
Perdita  captured  the  affections  of  George, 
Prince  of  Wales.  "As  here  told,  the  story  is 
a  veritable  microcosm  of  eighteenth-century 
life,  not  only  the  relation  of  the  first  import- 
ant intrigue  of  a  royal  debauchee;  so  the  meie 
lover  of  scandal  will  be  compelled,  whether  he 
will  or  no,  to  see  things  in  their  right  perspec- 
tive."    (Ath.) 


"The  faults  are  few  and  far  between,  and  the 
merits  considerable.  The  latter  far  exceed 
Ihose  of  the  ordinary  popular  biography,  and 
the  impression  left  is  that  of  literature  rather 
than    book-making." 

-I Ath.    1908,    1:  315.    Mr.    14.   170'Ow. 

"The  present  book  tells  her  capricious  career 
with  an  admixture  of  fiction  which  does  not  jar 
with  the  known  facts,  and  which  certainly 
makes  sprightly  reading."  Hildegarde  Haw- 
thorne. 

-I-  N.    Y.   Times.    13:  595.    O.    24,    '08.    130w. 

"The  book  that  lies  before  us  will  certainly 
appeal  to  all  novel -readers  as  well  as  to  the 
smaller  public  which  prefers  its  history  and  bi- 
ographv  unspiced   bv  imaj^ination." 

+  Spec.    100 :  504.    Mr.    28,    '0'8.    42'Ow. 

Mallock,    William    Hurrell.      An    immortal 
soul.     t$i-50.    Harper.  8-31 158. 

A  study  of  sirlhood  at  the  point  of  its  emer- 
gence from  the  school  room  into  the  world 
where  coquettisnness,  seiiousness,  ingenious- 
ness  and  young  philosophy  struggle  with  one 
another  for  the  upper  hand.  The  problem  of 
double  personality  appears  and  with  it  two  lov- 
ers, a  clergyman  and  a  scientist,  who  claim 
to  be  respectively  interested  in  the  heroine's 
soul  health  and  the  psychological  problem  which 
she  embodies. 


"A  fine  piece  of  irony,  though  the  simple  will 
devour   it   for   its    sensation.'" 

+  Ath.   1908,   2:   641.   N.   21.   240w. 
"The    descriptions    of    English    rural    life    are 
true  and  entertaining." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  617.  O.   24,   'OS.   60w. 

Mallock.   William    Hurrell.      Critical    exam- 
ination   of    socialism.    **$2.    Harper. 

7-39227. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


"The  book  is.  on  the  whole,  one  of  the  best 
attacks  on  socialism  although  purely  theoret- 
ical." 

-f  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  143.  My.  'OS. 

"Mr.  Mallock's  analysis  appears  to  us  rad- 
ically  unsound." 

—  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  447.  S.  '08.  550w. 
"[In  the  second  part  of  the  work]  the  Social- 
ists and  their  opponent,  Mr.  Mallock,  are  equal- 
ly academic — their  illustrations  are  equally  in 
the  clouds,  except  where  examples  quoted  by 
Mr.  Mallock  err  in  the  opposite  direction  of  an 
over-practical   crudity." 

—  Ath.   1903,    1:191.   F.    15.    80Ow. 

"On  the  purely  intellectual  side,  his  criti- 
cisms, valid  or  otherwise,  will  arouse  fruitful 
thought  and  discussion:  but  though  we  must 
admit  that  he  justly  accuses  many  socialists  of 
improperly  prejudicing  the  subject,  we  cannot 
acquit   him    of     this    same    fault."     T.     D.     A. 

OoclC6F€lI 

-^ Dial.  44:  39.  Ja.  16,  '08.  1650w. 


"This  volume,  on  account  of  its  compactness 
of  argument,  felicity  of  illustration  and  dialecti- 
cal cleverness,  cannot  be  ignored  or  scorned  by 
the  socialist  editors  and  pamphleteers  who  are 
preajchlng   a   new   evangel." 

4-   Ind.    64:  636.    Mr.    19,    '08.    650Vi-. 

"On  its  positive  or  non-controversial  side  the 
book  before  us  merits  no  parti:;ular  comment. 
Where  it  is  not  positively  erroneous  it  is  mere- 
ly  commonplace."     R.    F.   Hoxie. 

—  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:   540.    O.    '08.    430w. 

"With  all  his  cleverness  Mallock  is  uncon- 
vincing. To  deal  effectively  with  socialism,  one 
must  have  some  genuine  capacity  for  appreci- 
ating the  need  and  the  possibility  of  social  bet- 
termerit,  and  Mallock's  work  makes  the  impres- 
sion of  one  whose  social  sympathies  are  atro- 
phied." 

h   Nation.   SO:  491.   My.   28,  '08.  700w. 

"Mr.  Mallock's  book  will  be  read  with  inter- 
est by  all  who  heard  his  lectures  in  sundry 
American  cities,  and  it  might  well  attract  an 
even  larger  number  in  its  elaborate  form.  The 
topic  is  worth  it,  and  the  treatment  is  at  least 
easier  reading  than  Marx's."  E:  A.  Bradford. 
-t-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  3'0.   Ja.   18,   '08.   1030w. 

"He  is  both  clear  and  clever;  but  he  is  not 
alwa,ys   conclusive."     Lyman   Abbott. 

^ Outlook.   88:  539.  Mr.  7,  '08.  .'30w. 

"Hi."  analytic  and  literary  powers  as  shown 
so  brilliantly  in  his  former  well-known  work, 
'The  reconstruction  of  religious  belief,'  char- 
acterize also   this   little  volume." 

+   R.    of   Rs.   37:  11-8.   Ja.    'O18.    120w. 

"What  the  situation  requires  is  a  successful 
apology  for  the  system  of  liberty  and  free  ex- 
change which,  with  many  lets  and  hindrances, 
has  during  historical  times  been  becoming  the 
progressive  basis  of  existing  society.  Mr.  Mal- 
lock's book,  though  it  is  not  specifically  ad- 
dressed to  this  aspect  of  the  controversy,  makes 
its  definite  contribution  thereto,  and  it  is  more 
valuable  in  this  respect  than  as  a  ho.stile  criti- 
cism of  the  nebulous  aspirations  of  socialism." 
-j Spec.   100:    940.   Je.   13,    '08.   lOOOw. 


Malvery,     Olive    Christian. 

$1.50.    McClure. 


Soul      market. 
8-13767. 


Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


"This   book   owes   a  charm   to   its   nondescript 
character.     There    is   a   quality   very   warm    and 
human   and   engasing  in    this  casual  narrative." 
-f-   Nation.    83:    592.    D.    26,    '07.    610w. 

"A  series  of  first-hand  views  of  London  life 
on  its  pathetic  side,  with  much  of  the  sociolog- 
ical interest,  is  brought  out  under  the  title  of 
'The   aoul    market.'  " 

+   R.   of    Rs.    37:  117.    Ja.    '08.    30w. 

Manchester,  Arthur  Livingston.  Twelve 
lessons  in  the  fundamentals  of  voice 
production.  (Music  students  lib.)  $1. 
Ditson.  8-33831. 

Deals  with  the  fundamentals  of  tone  produc- 
tion. The  purpose  is  to  present  simply  and  in 
easily  understood  t'^rm.s  tlie  essentials  of  good 
tone  production  in  such  order,  and  tlie  accom- 
panying instruction  and  exercises  with  such 
definiteness  that  the  ditficulties  which  di.scour- 
age   students  may  be  at   least   minimized. 

Mansfield,  Milburg  Francisco  (Francis 
Miltoun,  pseud.).  Castles  and  chateaux 
of  old  Navarre  and  the  Basque  Prov- 
inces including  also  Foix,  Roussillon 
and  Beam.  il.  $3.  Page.  7-38519. 

Uniform  with  "Castles  and  chateaux  of  Old 
Touraine  and  the  Loire  country."  Geographic- 
ally the  rambles  cover  the  French  slopes  of  the 
Pyrenees  from  the  Atlantic  Gulf  of  Gascony  to 
the  Mediterranean  Gulf  of  Lyons  and  on  to  the 
Rhone.  The  feudal  chateaux  and  fortified 
bourgs  of  this  re.-^ion  furnish  the  author  abun- 
dant material  for  his  appreciation  of  their  ar- 


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Mansfield,  Milburg  F. — Continued. 
chitecture,    comments    on    the   manner   of   living 
In  far-av.'ay  times,  and  for  his  chatty  presenta- 
tion   of   men   and   manners   of   to-day. 


a  band  of  desperadoes.  His  chief  business  in 
his  restored  state  is  that  of  fighting  to  protect 
the  Sicilian  heroine  against  intrigue  and  danger 
in   wild  surroundings. 


"The  title  of  this  handsomely  bound  and  il- 
lustrated volume  scarcely  does  Justice  to  its 
contents." 

-I-   Cath.   World.   87:    681.   Ag.   '08.   450w. 
"The  text  combines  descriptive  and  historical 
material   with   personal   impressions." 

-I-   Dial.    43:    426,    D.    16,    '07.    80w. 
Nation.    85:    543.    D.    12,    '07.    90w. 
"A  work  which   summarizes  his  knowledge  in 
good   pedestrian   prose   and,    being   carefully   in- 
dexed,  should  be  valuable  for  purposes  of  ref- 

6r611C6  " 

+   Putnam's.    3:  625.    F.    '08.    ISOw. 

Mansfield,     Milburg     F.     In     the    land     of 
mosques  and  minarets.     $3.     Page. 

8-15291. 

Another  Mansfield-McManus  collaboration 
which  takes  the  reader  to  the  less  frequented 
places  of  Tunisia  and  Algeria.  It  is  full  of 
information  "both  ordinary  and  unusual, 
about  the  lives,  manners,  and  customs  of  the 
natives,  the  country  itself,  and  the  line  of  con- 
tact between  the  natives  and  the  many-na- 
tioned    crowd   of   aliens."    (N.    Y.    Times.) 


Int.  Studio.  36:  sup.  58.  D.  '08.  50w. 
"He    has    set    before    us    a    glowing   panorama 
of  Algerian    life   and   scenery." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:   258.  Ag.   22,   '08.   120w. 
"The   text   is  written   entertainingly   and  gives 
no   end   of   information." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  307.  My.  30,  '08.   200w. 
"It     contains     much     information     Interesting 
alike   to  the   traveler  and  to  the  general  read- 
er." 

+  Outlook.    90:    44.   S.    5,    '08.    60w. 
"This  is  a  very  pleasantly  written  and  read- 
able volume,  well   set  off  with   illustrations." 
-I-  Spec.    101:    338.    S.    5,    '08.    330w. 

Marble,  Annie  Russell.  Heralds  of  Amer- 
ican literature:  a  group  of  patriot  writ- 
ers of  the  revolutionary  and  national 
periods.  *$i.50.  Univ.  of  Chicago  press. 

7-39037- 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.  1907. 


"The  result  of  her  labors,  however,  displays 
neither  the  extent  of  learning — except  in  mat- 
ters of  somewhat  gossipy  detail — the  grasp  of 
her  subject,  nor  the  command  of  style  needful 
to  justify  three  hundred  pages  and  more  about 
matter  of  which  scholars  as  well  as  general 
readers  mav  contentedly  remain  ignorant." 
—  Am.  Hist.  R.  13:662.  Ap.  '08.  lOOw. 
"An  extensive  bibliography,  carefully  classi- 
fied, a  full  index,  and  careful  annotation  will 
commend  the  book  to  students.  Mrs.  Marble 
writes  fullv  and  entertainingly." 

+   Dial.    44:110.    F.    16,    '08.    300w. 
"An  entertaining  little  book." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:  44.    Ja.    25,    '08.    600w. 
"Mrs.    Marble,    whose   method   is    largely   des- 
scriptive  and  biographic,  has  put  the  knowledge 
about  this   group   of   writers   into  very   conveni- 
ent form." 

+  Outlook.  88:  98.  Ja.   11,   '08.  150w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:  381.    Mr.    '08.    30^v. 

Marchmont,  Arthur  Williams.  My  lost  self; 
il.  by  Alex.  O.  Levy.  750.  Cupples  &  L. 

8-8096. 

Cuthbert  Dalrymple,  a  young  New  Yorker  of 
the  exclusive,  law-abiding  set  loses  conscious- 
ness through  a  mysterious  blow.  When  a  sec- 
ond blow  restores  him  he  finds  that  he  has 
been  ruled  for  a  season  by  a  lower  personality 
— that   he  is   in   Sicily  and   the   most  feared   of 


+  Ath,  1908,  R:  297.  S.  12.  130w. 
"Whatever  may   be  said  as  to   the   credibility 
of  such   events  as  depicted  it  cannot  be  denied 
that    they    follow    one    another    with    a    rather 
fascinating    rapidity." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:   377.  Jl.   4,  '08.  360w. 

Marden,  Orison  Swett.  He  can  who  thinks 
he  can,  and  other  papers  on  success 
in    life.    **$i.    Crowell.  8-30895. 

A  group  of  forcible  editorials  reprinted  from 
Success  magazine  including  the  following:  He 
can  who  thinks  he  can;  Getting  around;  Edu- 
cation by  absorption;  Freedom  at  any  cost; 
What  the  world  owes  to  dreamers;  The  spirit 
in  which  you  work;  Respon.sibility  of  power; 
An  overmastering  purpose;  Has  your  vocation 
your  unrjualifled  approval?  Stand  for  some- 
thing; Happy,  if  not  why  not?  Originality;  Had 
money  but  lost  it;  Sizing  up  people;  Does  the 
world  owe  you  a  living?  What  has  luck  done 
for  you?  Success  with  a  flaw;  and  Getting  away 
from  poverty. 


"Undoubtedly  it  will  be  helpful  in  many  ways 
to   many   men." 

-f    N.    Y.   Times.   13:  675.    N.    14,    '08.    320w. 

Marden,   Philip    Sanford.     Greece    and   the 
Aegean  islands.  **$3.   Houghton. 

7-36985. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 

"Recommended  because  it  is  as  good  as.  or 
better  than,  any  other  general  book  on  the  sub- 
ject." 

-I A.   L.  A.   Bkl.   4:  196.  Je.   '08. 

"On  the  whole,  we  think  it  will  amuse,  but 
hardly  instruct,   the  reader." 

h  Ath.   190S,   1:39.   Ja.   11,   480w. 

+  Cath.  World.  88:  409.  D.  '08.  200w. 
-f-   Dial.   43:    426.   D.    16,   '07.   120w. 
"An   altogeher  delightful  book.     We  sincerely 
wish    that   it   might   he  ;jenerally  read   to   or   by 
secondary    schools    and    colleges    in    Greek   or    in 
a.n'cient  history." 

-i-   Educ.    R.  35:312.   Mr.   '08.   80w. 
"It    is,    however,    odious    to    weigh    mint    and 
anise    and    cumin    in    the    presence    of   a   really 
fine  work." 

+   H Ind.    63:    1567.    D.    26,    '07.    970w. 

"The  illustrations  are  admirable,  and  would 
make  a  book  of  much  value  and  interest  M'orth 
possessing." 

-J Nation.    86:193.    F.   27,   '08.   300w. 

"I'here  is  a  ground  which  this  volume  covers 
as  no  other  has  yet  done.  With  this  volume 
in  hand  any  intelligent  traveler  should  find  the 
rough  places  made  smooth,  with  the  direction 
and  information  that  the  stranger  craves." 
-f-  Outlook.  88:  41.  Ja.  4,  '08.  140w. 
"it  will  also  prove  useful  to  the  intending 
traveler  in  those  regions,  for  the  writer  gives 
an  accurate  and  not  exaggerated  picture  of  the 
incidents  inevitaljle  to  such  an  expedition.  As 
a  guide  the  author  is  only  moderately  well  in- 
formed. He  clearly  knows  nothing  of  the  me- 
diaeval  history  of  Greece." 

H Sat.    R.    104:  113.    Ja.    25,    'OS.    200w. 

"A  very  pleasant   and   useful  book." 

+  Spec.    100:  1009.    Je.    27,    '08.    260w. 

Margoliouth,  David  Samuel.  Cairo,  Jerusa- 
lem, and  Damascus.  *$3.50.  Dodd. 

7-38520. 

"Professor  Margoliouth  tells  his  readers  some 
interesting  facts  about  these  three  famed  hiast- 
ern  cities.  The  buildings  of  the  Fatimide  and 
Avyubid  eras  are  described.  The  sovereigns 
who  ruled  over  Cairo  are  treated  at  length,  and 


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243 


nothing  essential  is  missed  In  the  historical 
sketches  given  of  Jerusalem  and  Damascus." — 
Lit.   D. 


"It  bears  throughout  the  stamp  of  an  Individ- 
ual mind,  well  stored  with  the  original  sources 
familiar  to  the  learned  author,  but  able  to  take 
independent  views  and  here  and  there  to  draw 
a  luminous  generalization." 

H Ath.   1908.  1:  152.  F.   8.  1600w. 

"Js  intensely  interesting  both  in  its  historical 
account  and  its  description  of  these  three  great 
cities.  Is  certainly  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
of  the  series."  Justin  McCarthy. 
+  +  Ind.  63:  1421.  D.  12,  '(>7.  21  Ow. 
"The  text  has  the  rare  merit  of  being  trust- 
worthy." 

+  +  Ind.  64:320.   F.   6,   'OS.   200w. 
"Very  superior  to  the  greater  number  of  the 
colour    books    that    hava    recently    been    Issued, 
for  it  would  be  of  permanent  value  even  with- 
out  the    illustrations." 

+   Int.   Studio.   34:343.   Je.   '08.   35{)w. 
Lit.    D.    35:    918.    D.    14,    '07.    90w. 

H Lend.   Times.   6:    346.   N.   15,   '07.   1460w. 

"It  must  frankly  be  said  that  the  history  of 
Cairo  here  given  is  dreary  reading.  The  illus- 
trations are  beautifully  executed  with  carefully 
worked-out  detail." 

H Nation.    86:240.    Mr.    12,    '08.    550w. 

"The  text  of  Mr.  Margoliouth's  book  differs 
from  that  of  most  volumes  which  describe  the 
history  of  Cairo  or  Jerusalem  or  Damascus  be- 
cause it  has  been  written  by  one  long  immersed 
in  the  atmosphere  of  the  Orient  and  of  the  Ara- 
bic   language." 

+  Outlook.  88:  48.  Ja.  4,  '08.  300w. 
"The  artist  gives  us  only  the  picturesque  or 
artistic  scenes  in  the  Oriental  cities  he  delin- 
eates, and  wisely  passes  by  the  dirl  or  the  dull 
ugliness  amidst  which  they  are  set;  and  the 
historian  would  do  well  to  follow  his  example 
where  literary  interest  and  not  historical  com- 
pleteness is  his  object." 

H Sat.   R.  105:  52.   Ja.  11,   '08.   SOOw. 

"This  attractive  volume  appeals  in  equal 
mea.=!ure  to  lovers  of  art  and  students  of  his- 
tory." 

+  Spec-  101:   sup.    473.    O.    3,    'OS.    lOOOw. 

Markham,  Sir  Clements  Robert.  King  Ed- 
ward VI,  an  appreciation,  attempted 
by  Sir  Clements  R.  Markham.  *$3. 
Button.  8-10272. 

A  eulogistic  treatment  of  a  "period  of  an- 
archy in  which  a  Tammany  ring  of  titled  ruffians 
.  .  .  left  England  the  legacy  of  a  pauper  class." 
(Sat.  R.)  The  precocious  Edward  VI  of  this 
book  "was  a  statesman  who  understood  the 
self-seeking,  unprincipled  character  of  the  po- 
liticians about  him;  a  princely  boy  who  had 
more  sense  in  his  little  finger  than  both  his 
uncles  put  together  had  in  their  whole  bodies." 
(Nation.)  The  author  exploits  the  young  king's 
learning,  his  Interest  in  geography,  his  fond- 
ness for  games;  and  above  all  argues  that  he 
was  neither  a  tool   nor  a  figurehead. 


"Unluckily,    Sir   Clement's   passion   for   histor- 
ical   paradox   does    much    to    spoil    the    effect   of 
his  nervous  and  sympathetic  narrative." 
f-  Ath.  1908,   2:   39.   Jl.   11.   380w. 

"Sir  Clements's  knowledge  of  the  period  is 
not  profound,  and  it  is  only  his  own  idiosyn- 
crasies which  make  his  book  remarkable."  A. 
F.  P. 

h   Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    199.   Ja.    '08.    380w. 

"It  is  not,  we  think,  possible  to  say  that  Sir 
Clements  Markham  has  added  anything  to  our 
knowledge  of  the  reign,  or  that  his  confidently- 
expressed  judgments  enable  us  to  understand 
better  the  men  and  women  who  played  their 
part  in  it.  The  chief  interest  of  the  book  lies 
in  the  details  of  Edward's  interest  in  such  sub- 
jects   as    geography    and    exploration,    a    much 


more    healthy    occupation     for     him     than     his 
boyish  attempts  at  theology." 

h   Lend.    Times.    6:    358.    N.    22,    '07.    630w. 

"The  book  contains  many  excellent  portraits 
and  much  useful  biographical  and  genealogical 
information,  but  its  conclusions  will  hardly 
find  acceptance  at  the  hands  of  fair-minded 
historians." 

h   Nation.   87:    96.   Jl.   30,   '08.   770w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  471.  Ag.  29,  '08.  840w- 
"While  we  dissent  entirely  from  Sir  Clem- 
ents' estimate  of  the  reign,  we  must  say  that 
his  pages  make  pleasant  reading.  Pageantry 
and  heraldry  he  understands,  and  he  gives  a 
brilliant  description  of  his  young  hero's  cor- 
onation. Interesting  and  original  also  are  the 
pages  in  the  book  that  tell  of  the  Tudor  navy 
and    the    'first   Arctic    expedition.'  " 

h  Sat.    R.   105:    206.    F.   15,    '08.    lOOOw. 

\-  Spec.   101:    sup.    704.   N.   7,    '08.   llOOw. 

Marks,  William  Dennis.  Finances  of  gas 
and  electric  light  and  power  enter- 
prises: electric  railways,  electric  light 
stations,  gas  works,  oil  motor  cars.  4th 
ed.  $4.  William  D.  Marks,  623  Park 
Row   bldg.,   N.    Y.  7-27171. 

"Five  chapters  have  been  added  to  the  pres- 
ent edition.  Included  in  the  new  matter  Is  a 
digest  of  some  of  the  evidence  in  the  recent 
lawsuit  (not  yet  settled)  over  the  reduction  of 
the  price  of  gas  in  New  York  city  to  80  cts. 
per  1,000  cu.  ft.  There  is  also  included  a  pa- 
per nn  "Railway  rates  for  electric  railways.'  "  - 
Engin.   N. 

"The  book  as  a  whole  contains  a  large 
amount  of  information,  statistical  and  descrip- 
tive, on  various  phases  of  the  subject  indica- 
ted  by  the  title." 

+   Engln.    N.   58:  79.   Jl.   18,   '07.   I4nw 
J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:49.    Ja.    '08.    lOOw. 

Marriott,  H.  Crittenden.  Uncle  Sam's  busi- 
ness; told  for  young  Americans.  $1.25. 
Harper.  8-28399. 

An  informing  .story  which  shows  Uncle  Sam 
as  ruler,  captain  of  industry  and  public  ser- 
vant. In  the  first  instance  Uncle  Sam  is  shown 
as  law-maker,  judge,  ambassador,  society  man, 
trader,  soldier,  sailor,  peace-maker,  and  immi- 
grant: in  the  second,  as  builder,  house-clean- 
er, store-keeper,  builder  of  war  ships,  man- 
ager of  Dublic  lands,  maker  and  distribute)  of 
money;  in  the  third,  as  farmer,  chemist,  for- 
ester, weatherman,  and  patron  of  science  and 
art. 


"The  information  is  rather  disconnected  and 
the  style  wordy  and  careless,  but  the  book  has 
value  In  connection   v/ith   the  study  of  civics." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   311.   D.   '08.   «i« 

Reviewed  by  K.   L.   M. 

4-   Bookm.    28:    385.    D.    '08.    80w. 
"It    should    meet   the    present   demand   for   in- 
struction  without   drudgery." 

-f-   Nation.   87:  337.   O.    8,   '08.   140w. 
"Older  people   may  obtain   clear  ideas  of  gov- 
ernmental   matters    upon    which    they    have    not 
been   well    informed." 

+    N.   Y.    Times.   13:    542.    O.    3,    '08.   130w. 

Mars,  Gerhardt  Cornell.  Interpretation  of 
life;  in  which  is  shown  the  relation  of 
modern  culture  to  Christian  science. 
**$3.    Appleton.  8-18359. 

A  work  written  from  the  Christian  science 
standpoint  which  makes  a  stirring  appeal  to 
every  thinker.  Dr.  Mars  "discusses  succes- 
sively the  natural  world-order  in  its  evolution, 
inorganic  and  organic;  then  the  supranatural 
or  rational  world-order;  next  the  threefold  un- 
ity of  reason,  in  science,  art,  and  ethics;  then 
the   threefold   interpretation    of   reason,    theoret- 


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Mars,  Gerhardt  Cornell — Continued. 
leal,   aesthetic,   and  ethical;   then   'the  pedagogy 
of    pain,'    involving    the    problems    of    evil,    sin, 
and    atonement,    or    reconciliation."     (Outlook.) 
He   closes   with   a   defense    of   Mrs.    Eddy. 


"It  is  as  suggestive  as  it  is  lucid,  as  logical 
and  closely  reasoned  as  it  is  profoundly 
thoughtful  and  convincing  to  the  reason."  B. 
O.    Flower. 

+   +  Arena.   40:   25.S.    S.   'OS.   SOOOw. 

"The  work  will  not  be  of  much  value  In 
proselyting,  but  it  ought  to  exert  a  good  influ- 
ence inside  the  church  in  checking  the  dispo- 
sition to  scoff  at  scientific  methods  and  defy 
common  sense." 

H Ind.   65:  432.   Ag.   20,    '08.   700w. 

"Christian  science  .  .  .  has  at  last  found  an 
expositor  and  defender  who  really  knows 
something,  who  has  read  widely  and  intelli- 
gently, who  can  compare  and  reason,  and  who 
does    write    English    that    means    something." 

' h   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   349.  Je.    20,    '08.    S80w. 

"Fundamentally  as  we  disagree  with  many  of 
Dr.  Mars's  conclusions,  we  believe  that  so  long 
as  these  problems  exist  such  earnest  attempts 
to  solve  them  cannot  be  useless.  He  at  least 
brings  to  consciousness  many  of  the  contra- 
dictions of  our  social  order  and  he  thinks  nobly 
of  man."     Christian   Gauss. 

f-   No.   Am.   188:    771.   N.   '08.    1750w. 

'*Dr.  Mars's  surprising  conclusion  should  not 
In  sober  judgment  impugn  the  solid  merits  of 
the  work  to  whirsh  it  is,  in  strict  logic,  no  more 
than    an    appendix." 

-\ Outlook.    89:    767.    Ag.    1.    '08.    480w. 

Marsh,  Charles  Fleming,  and  Dunn,  Wil- 
liam. Manual  of  reinforced  concrete 
and  concrete  block  construction. 
*$2.5o.    Van    Nostrand. 

"Presents  in  compact  handbook  form  the  nec- 
essary information  required  in  the  design,  con- 
struction and  supervision  of  reinforced  concrete 
work.  The  text  is  based  upon  that  of  the  third 
edition  of  their  favoiably-known  quarto  treat- 
ise, 'Reinforced  concrete.'  the  demonstrations  or 
reasoning,  however,  upon  which  the  formulas 
are  basf>d,  being  omitted  in  order  to  keep  the 
work  within   handbook   limits." — Engin.    D. 


+  Engln.  D.  4:  545.  N.  '03.  340w. 
"Its  main  faults  for  American  sale  are  its 
rather  unwieldly  size  .  .  .  and  its  use  of  British 
standards  of  measurement  and  practice.  A 
very  good  designing  hand-book,  a  trifle  ob- 
scure, perhaps,  in  some  of  the  theory,  but  still 
quite  valuable  to  the  oftice-man  In  concrete 
work." 

H Engin.    N.   6'0:  539.    N.   12,   '08.    40Ow. 

"Some  of  the  methods  of  design  emploved  in 
the  book  will  be  questioned  by  some  engineers, 
but  the  book  as  a  whole  is  excillent." 

H Engin.    Rec.   58:  475.   O.   24,   '08.   200w. 

Marshall,  Archibald.     Exton  Manor.  ''^$1.50. 
Dodd.  8-3427. 

English  country  life  is  depicted  here  in  a 
manner  to  create  atmosphere  and  with  it  the 
feeling  of  knowing  the  characters  intimately. 
In  this  Exton  Manor  community  a  social  war 
Is  waged  which  has  for  its  cause  the  question 
of  marriage  with  a  deceased  wife's  sister.  The 
episode  is  used  to  test  the  Christianity,  apart 
from  Churchmanshlp,  of  a  group  of  people 
prominent  among  whom  are  a  clergyman's 
busy-body  wife  and  an  adherent  of  the  Wom- 
an's reformation  league. 


"The  book  Is  a  long  one  ...  It  moves  with 
all  the  slowness  of  the  old  three-volume  novel; 
and  it  moves  with  that  slowness  just  because 
the  author  is  not  an  analyst.  .  .  but  shows  you 
life   itself." 

+  Acad.  72:  216.   Mr.   2,   '07.  aSOw. 

"A  tale  of  much  more  than  ordinary  excel- 
lence, which  moves  slowly  and  is  not  strong  in 


plot,  but  which  introduces  real  people  who  live 
out  very  real  lives  and  command  interest  to 
the  end." 

-i A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    111.   Ap.    '08.   + 

"Mr.  Marshall  succeeds  In  keeping  our  Inter- 
est to  the  end,  for  his  people  are  living  people, 
and  never  once  do  they  descend  to  caricature." 
+  Ath.  1907.  1:221.  F.  23.  3(>0w. 
"There  is  enough  that  is  good  in  this  book, 
and  enough  that  shows  possibilities  for  later 
work  from  the  author,  to  justify  serious  critic- 
ism."    G.    I.    Colbron. 

H Bookm.    27:  178.    Ap.    '08.    900w. 

+   Nation.  86:  579.  Je.  25,  '08.  560w. 
"The   details   are  painted   in  with     so     much 
fidelity   and   with   such   loving   care   that   it   has 
with    good    reason    recalled    to    most    reviewers 
the  works  of  Anthony  Trollope." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  394.  Je.   15,   '07.   480w. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  208.  Ap.  11,  '08.  20'0w. 

"The  story  that   be  unfolds   in    his   successive 

chapters  Is  an  interesting  one,  while  as  a  study 

of  contemporaneous  life  It  is  strong,   keen  and 

humorous." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  341.  Je.  13,  '08.  240w. 
"Is    one    of    the    most    carefully    written    and 
thoroughly    worked    out    pieces    of    fiction    that 
hns  appeared  in  England  for  a  long  time  past." 
+  -f  Outlook.    88:  611.    F.    2fl,    '08.    300w. 
"There  is  very  little  art  in   it;   but  the   fact 
that  such  a   chronicle   should   only   occasionally 
be   boring  proves   a     skill     in     the     chronicler 
which    is    sure    to    commend    him    to    the    many 
readers    to    whom    gossip    makes   a    more   direct 
appeal  than  art." 

H Sat.   R.  103:  562.  My.  4,  '07.  4S0w. 

"Mr.  Marshall  has  written  nothing  better 
than  this,  and  we  might  say  nothing  nearly  so 
good.  We  heartily  recommend  this  calming 
hook  to  a  bustling  age." 

+  +  Spec.    »8: 462.    Mr.    23,    '07.    150w. 

Marston,      Edward      ("Amateur      Angler," 
*       pseud.).  Thomas   Ken  and   Izaak  Wal- 
ton: a  sketch  of  their  lives  and  family 
connection.   *$2.   Longmans. 

An  octogenarian  has  brought  together  late 
material  which  further  illuminates  the  history 
of  the  famous  angler,  Izaak  Walton,  and  has 
presented  it  with  the  quiet  enthusiasm  of  fel- 
low sympathy. 


"A  book  of  somewhat  disjointed  notes  on  the 
two   worthies." 

-1 Ath.   1908,    2:   400.   O.   3.   360w. 

"The  story  of  how  Ken  became  bishop  alone 
makes  the  book  worth  while." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   751.   D.   5,   '08.   450w. 

Martin,   Edward    Sandford.    In   a   new    cen- 
*       tury.    **$i.5o.    Scribner.  8-27778. 

Twenty-two  essays  telling  "of  the  conse- 
quences of  too  much  success,  of  some  advan- 
tages of  the  common  lot,  of  the  remuneration 
found  in  reading  and  writing,  of  the  prospects 
of  'Society'  in  America,  of  riches,  character, 
and  money,  of  the  profound  need  in  our  leaders 
of  what  he  calls  the  spiritual  quality,  of  the 
seashore  and  the  inland  countryside,  of  the 
purpose  and  use  of  deafness,  and  many  another 
subject  handled  with  skill  and  distinct  literary 
ability."  (Outlook.)  See  Cumulative  book  index 
for    contents. 


"Mr.  Martin  is  a  genial  philosopher,  but  his 
teaching  is  none  the  less  timely  and  vigorous." 
E:  Fuller. 

+    Bookm.   28:  324.  D.   '08.   500w. 
"What  he  says  is  always  worth  reading,  and 
he  always  says  it  felicitously." 

+   Ind.   65:   1174.   N.    19,   '08.    40w. 
"Very    much    up    to    date    and    very    typically 
American    is   this   collection   of   essays." 

-t-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  698.  N.  28,  '08.  540w. 


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245 


"His  sturdy,  uncompromising  stand  for  truth, 
and  civic  and  personal  righteousness,  is  clothed 
in  a  form  of  grace,  and  sparkles  with  the  irony 
admissible  to  a  thoroughly  refined  mind." 
+  Outlook.    90:    797.   D.    5,    '08.    240w. 

Martin,   George  Madden.     Letitia:   nursery 
corps,    U.    S.    A.    il.    "$1.50.    McClure. 

7-37709- 
Stories  of  army  life  with  a  little  girl  in  the 
foreground  wbose  happiness  is  less  in  the  hands 
of  a  hoartless  mother  and  a  self-centered  fa- 
ther than  in  the  keeping  of  her  "striker"  guard- 
ians. "In  one  of  the  stories  the  canteen  ques- 
tion :.=!  viewed  from  a,  familiar  standpoint — that 
with  the  abolishment  of  the  army  saloon  the 
soldiers  seek  amusement  in  worse  places.  An- 
other shows  how  the  social  distinctions  of  ar- 
my life  extend  even  to  the  children  of  the  com- 
missioned and  non-comirnissioned  officers."  (N. 
Y.   Times.) 


whi'sc  geography,  social  and  economic  condi- 
tions, and  facilities  of  travel  are  as  a  sealed 
book  to  Europeans  and  even  to  other  Ameri- 
cans."— 'Dial. 


"Humorous   setting-forth   of  some   of  the   un- 
romantlc    features   of   army   life." 

4-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:19.  Ja.   '08. 
"This  forlorn  little  waif,   remaining  unspotted 
by    her    very    wordly    world,    the    reprehensible 
morals    and    manners    from    which    she    springs, 
and  the  problems  of  post  life  as  seen  here,  are 
compounded  of  paper  and  printer's  ink." 
—  Ind.  64:  313.   F.   6,   'OS.  SOw. 
"Six   commonplace  short  stories   of  life  at   an 
army  post  are  all  one  finds  in  this  book  by  the 
creator  of  the  winsome  Emmy  Lou." 

-\ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  2.  Ja.  4,  '08.  140w. 

"The    stories    are    amusing    and    give    a    good 
insight    into    wandering    military    life.     But    th<» 
langu.nge  is  sometimes  marred  by  obscurity  ow- 
ing   to    an    obvious    effort    to    imitate    Kiplings 
style." 

H Outlook.   88:   40.   Ja.    4,   '08.   170w. 

Martin,  Helen  Riemensnyder.  Revolt  of 
Anne  Royle.  t$i-SO.  Century.  8-25996. 
This  story  follows  the  development  of  a  lone- 
ly child  from  the  age  of  eight  thru  years  of 
struggle  against  the  authority  of  a  stern  guard- 
ian and  the  snobbishness  of  his  relatives,  thru 
years  of  growing  self  assertion  and  revolt 
against  imperious  control,  on  to  maturity  and 
happiness.  There  is  also  a  portrayal  without 
exaggeration  of  a  worldly  minded  clergyinan, 
whose  shallowness  is  sti'ongly  contrasted  with 
the  results  of  serv'ice  achieved  by  a  young  cu- 
rate of  determination  and  power. 


■'The  story  is  forced  and  unnatural  and  many 
of    the    characters    are    exaggerated,    but    as    a 
clever  love  tale  it  will  be  acceptable." 
H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  303.  D.  '08. 

"Whether  considered  as  a  love  romance  or  as 
a  sectional  view  of  American  life,  the  story  is 
one  of  the  best  American  novels  of  the  season." 
-I-  Arena.  40:482.  N.  'OS.  220w. 
"If  the  reader  can  conceive  of  a  story  that 
combines  the  old-fashioned  charm  of  the  'Wide, 
wide  world'  and  'Jane  Eyre'  with  the  fresher 
interest  of  a  modern  romance,  he  will  have 
some  idea  of  the  fascination  of  this  remarkable 
book." 

+   Ind.   65:   1249.  N.    26,   '08.   lOOw. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  616.  O.  24,  '08.  40w. 
"The  denouement  is  not  unforseen,  but  the 
bits  of  artifice  relied  upon  to  sustain  the  plot 
Interest  and  attain  a  fit  ending  are  forgivable 
in  view  of  the  real  interest  in  the  people  of 
the  book,   which  is   never  wanting." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  701.  N.  28,  '08.  480w. 

"The  story  is  overweighted,   and  the  effect  is 
neither   agreeable   nor   artistic." 

—  Outlook.    90:  503.    O.    31,    '08.    lOOw. 

Martin,  Percy  Falcke.  Mexico  of  the  twen- 
tieth century.  2v.  *$8.so.  Dodd.  8-4360. 
"An  authoritative  and  exhaustive  account  of 
present-day  conditions  in  our  neighbor  republic, 
written  in  the  hope  of  remedying  popular  ig- 
norance and   prejudice   in   regard   to   a   country 


"A  valuable  compendium.  Readable,  letter 
press  excellent,  illustrations  admirable,  binding 
only  fairly  durable." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  80.  Mr.  '08. 
"The  book  contains  much  that  is  of  value,  and 
almost  everything  that  will  be  sought  for  In 
such  a  work.  But  it  is  padded  with  a  great 
deal  of  gossip,  here  slightly  out  of  place,  as 
having  often  little  or  no  connexion  with  the 
subject." 

H Ath.   1907,   2:  549.   N.   2.   730w. 

"He  knows  his  subject  thoroughly.  He  treats 
it  in  so  many  different  aspects  that  the  seeker 
after  any  conceivable  piece  of  information  will 
be  likely  to  find  just  what  he  wants  somewhere 
in   these   two   volumes." 

-I-   +   Dial.    43:    425.    D.    16,    '07.    160w. 
"Although   more  pretentious   is   in   reality   less 
valuable  than  M'r.  Starr's  book." 

+   Nation.    87:    71.    Jl.    23,    '08.    120w. 
"He   has   piled   up   a   mountain   of   facts,    has 
amassed    what    should    be    most    useful    to    both 
the  Englishman  and  the  American."  G.  R.  Bish- 
op. 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:   421.  Ag.  1,  '08.  1500w. 

"As  an  aid  to  promoters,  industrialists,  and 
investors  generally,  Mr.  Martin's  volumes  have 
special  value." 

-f  Outlook.  88:  277.  F.  1,  '08.  3.j0w. 
"Verbose  and  chaotic  volume." 

—  Sat.  R.  104:  640.  N.  23,  '07.  360w. 
"The  fmlt  we  find  is  that  Mr.  Martin  gives 
us  information  which  is  quite  unnecessary,  and 
has  really  little  or  nothing  to  do  with  Mexico, 
and  yet  declares  that  he  has  been  forced  to 
om.it  things  obviously  more  pertinent  for  want 
of  room." 

H Spec.   99:  990.    D.   14,   '07.    1700w. 

Martin,  William  Frank.  Sir  Harry  Vane:  a 
drama  in  five  acts.  $1.25.  Roxburgh  pub. 

8-5897. 
A  drama  based  Ji>on  historical  facts  selected 
from  the  period  of  Vane's  occupancy  of  the 
governorship  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  colony^ 
1636-1637.  Political  and  theological  controver- 
sies form  the  background  of  the  drama,  conspic- 
uous among  whose  characters  are  Sir  Harry 
Vane.  Roger  Williams,  Anne  Hutchinson,  John 
Winthrop   and   Thomas   Dudley. 

Mary  Stuart,  queen  of  Scots.  Queen  Mary's 
book:    a    collection    of    poems    and    es- 
says; ed.  by  Mrs.  P.  Stewart-Mackenzie 
Arbuthnot.    *$3.50.    Macmillan.    8-16438. 
"A    translation   of  .a   collection   of  poems  and 
essays  written  at  intervals  during  her  life,   be- 
ginning with   her  Latin   exercises  at  the  age  of 
twelve,    and    ending   with    the    essay   on    adver- 
sity   written    in    prison.     Its    best    features    are 
the    five    excellent    reproductions    of    works    in 
her    handwriting,    and    an    appendix    containing 
the   original     texts     in     a     generally     accurate 
form." — Ath. 

"The  editor  is,  In  fact,  not  qualified  to  do 
good  editorial  work." 

■ 1-  Ath.    1907.    2:  819.    D.    2i8.    1150w. 

"It  cannot  be  denied  that  there  is  a  strange 
pathetic  interest  in  'Queen  Mary's  book.'  The 
pathas  of  the  book  lies  in  the  poems  and  prose 
oompositions  of  the  queen  herself,  which  are 
here  for  the  first  time  brought  together  In  a 
single  volume.  Our  only  quarrel  with  the  book 
is  that  all  the  originals  are  not  added." 
+  -] Nation.   86:  102.   Ja.   30,   '08.   400w. 

"Mrs.  Stewart-Mackenzie  Arbuthnot  does  not 
pretend  to  be  an  historian  or  a  critic  of  emi- 
nence. Her  part,  we  may  say,  is  to  show  her 
convictions  by  laying  a  fiower  on  Mary's  grave, 
by  adding  a  stone  to  the  wall  of  defence  against 
her  enemies.  And  her  work  is  done  in  a  candid 
spirit." 

-f-  Spec.   100:  342.   F.   29,  '08.   450w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Marzo,    Eduardo,    comp.    and    ed.      Art    of 

vocalization.    3    bks.    pa.    ea.    75c.    Dit- 

son. 
SIiows  to  Americans  with  tiieir  beautiful  sing- 
ing voices  the  necessity  of  a  "hurry  never" 
creed  if  thev  would  reach  the  goal  of  excellence 
attained  by"  Europeans.  Exercises  for  voice  cul- 
ture are  selected  from  the  works  of  Lablache, 
Panofka,  Randegger,  Marches!,  and  others. 


the  wife  and  the  reconciliation  effected  by 
DelmS  Davies,  whom  in  the  wife's  absence 
Milton  had  learned  to   trust  and  to  love. 


+   Nation.   S6:451.  My.  14.   '08.   150w. 

Masefield,  John.     Captain   Margaret:   a   ro- 
*       mance.  t$i.50.   Lippincott. 

The  story  of  a  perilous  journey  to  the  Spanish 
Main  whither  Captain  Margaret,  dreamer  no 
less  than  swordsman,  goes  from  England  to  help 
the  Indians  against  the  oppression  of  Spain. 
The  story  tells  how  the  renegade  husband  of 
Captain  Margaret's  former  sweetheart  comes, 
with  his  wife,  aboard  the  captain's  ship  as  it 
-was  putting  out  to  sea,  how  he  pretended  to  his 
wife  to  be  nobly  bent  upon  fighting  for  the 
Indians  when  in  truth  he  is  fleeing  from  justice, 
"how  the  captain's  quiet,  restrained  power  is 
a  foil  for  the  husband's  perfidy,  how  the  wife 
finally  recognizes  it,  how  the  colony  fails  but 
how   love    triumphs. 


"It  is  a  good  yarn,  full  of  colour  and  move- 
ment." 

+  Ath.    1908,    2:    92.    Jl.    25.    230w. 
"The    psychology,    and    occasionally    the    dia- 
logue, are  strangely  modern.     But  the  story  is 
finely  conceived." 

H Sat.    R.    106:    455.    O.    10,    '08.    280w. 

"We  must  say  that  the  last  chapter  atones  for 
some  of  the  incredibilitie.-^,   as   it   contains  pass- 
ages which  are  noble  and  moving,  and  will,  we 
think,  be  very  grateful  to  every  reader." 
-I Spec.  101:   99.   Jl.   18,   '08.   lOOOw. 

Masefield,     John.     Tarpaulin     muster.     $1. 
Dodge,  B.  W.  8-10282. 

Twenty-four  stories,  chiefly  sea-tales  with 
the  tang  of  the  salt  in  them,  the  changing 
lights  that  draw  colors  from  old  ocean,  and 
sounds  that  range  from  alluring  siren  reftain.s 
to  the  creaking  of  cordage  and  the  booming  of 
brealcers.  A  veritable  classic  is  "Being  ashore" 
which,  contrary  to  the  title,  is  a  magnificent 
description  of  a  run  off  River  Plate,  with  the 
writer  possessed  of  the  spirit  of  the  wind  and 
the  ecstasy  of  the  spray. 


"Mr.  Masefield  is  a  genuine  sailor  author, 
and  his  work  merits  support." 

-I-  Ath.  1907,  1:  574.  My.  11.  150w. 

"Writes  vividly  of  his  themes." 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  341.  Je.  13,  '08.  150w. 

"To  approach  it  in  the  same  spirit  that  one 
opens  an  artist's  sketch-book  is  to  guard 
against  ilisappointment  in  not  finding  sea  yarns 
of  a  stirring  sort,  and  to  insure  appreciation  of 
the  author's   pleasant  style." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  540.   O.   3,   '08.   130w. 

"Mr.  Masefield  is  a  master  of  strange  effects. 
Writing  of  the  sea  or  of  Irish  fairies,  of  whom 
he  possesses  an  Intimate  knowledge,  he  leaves 
a  feeling  that  haunts." 

+  Sat.   R.  104:21.  Jl.  6,   '07.    20Ow. 

"Mr.  Masefield  challenges  notice  on  a  higher 
plane  as  a  sea-folklorist  (if  we  may  be  allowed 
the  barbarous  expression)  and  an  Interpreter 
of  sea-magic;  and,  though  the  quality  of  his 
work  is  unequal,  at  Its  best  It  Is  very  fine  In- 
deed." 
-f  -j Spec.   3S:  801.   My.   18,   '07.   1300w. 

Mason,   Caroline  Atwater.     Binding  of  the 
strong.    t$i.5o.    Revell.  8-23544. 

A  story  based  upon  historical  facts  concern- 
ing the  hasty  courtship  and  marriage  of  John 
Milton  and  Mary  Powell.  Into  the  background 
are  woven  facts  of  political  strife  and  upheav- 
al,  while  well  to  the  fore  are  the  desertion  of 


"It  is  a  pleasing  and  happy  story.  In  spite 
of  the  fact  that  'they'  did  not  marry  In  the 
end.  It  will  make  the  great  poet  more  real 
to   some   readers." 

-I-   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   544.   O.   3,  '08.   240w. 
N.  Y.   Times.  13:  746.  D.   5,  '08.   160w. 
"Pleasantly  told  tale." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    3«:    G34.    N.    'OS.    90w. 

Massey,  Gerald.  Ancient  Egypt:  the  light 
of  the  world:  a  work  of  reclamation 
and  restitution.  2v.  *$I2.  Dutton. 

8-13676. 
"The  volumes  are  divided  Into  twelve  books, 
in  which  Mr.  Massey  has  treated  .  .  .  the  va- 
rious forms  of  sign  language  and  Egyptian 
wisdom  as  the  source  from  which  was  derived 
most  of  the  knowledge  of  the  ancient  world 
and  the  religion  of  the  modern." — N.  Y.  Times. 


"In  any  case  his  book  would  be  of  no  value 
except  as  a  compilation.  But,  further,  he  had 
little  idea  of  what  is  and  what  Is  not  permis- 
sible in  logical  argument;  very  few  of  his  syl- 
logisms are  without  a  flaw;  he  has  no  percep- 
tion of  what  is  possible  or  impossible  in  re- 
spect of  philological  comparisons,  and  he  was 
dominated  by  a  fanatical  belief  with  regard  to 
the  origin  of  Christianity  which  at  once  takes 
his  book  out  of  the  realm  of  science." 

h   Nature.    77:  291.    Ja.    30,    '08.    950w. 

N.  Y.  Times.   IZ:  S^.   p.  15,   '08.   160w. 

"Very   interesting  work." 

+  Outlook.    89:    490.    Je.    27,    '08.    500w. 

Massey,    Wilbur    Fisk.     Practical    farming. 
*$i.50.     Outing    pub.  7-40013. 

A  boolc  for  farmers  and  agricultural  students 
which  treats  of  the  care  of  the  soil  and  crop 
production. 


"Is  well  written,  in  an  easy  style." 
+  A.    L.    A.    Bki.    4:    46.    F.    '08. 

"In  every  way  -this  book  is  of  decided  value." 
+   Ind.   65:   612.    S.   10,   '08.    500w. 

Massie,  Walter  Wentworth  and  Underhill, 
Charles  R.  Wireless  telegraphy  and 
telephony  popularly  explained;  with  a 
special  article  by  Nikola  Tesla.  **$l. 
Van  Nostrand.  8-22565. 

Aims  to  give  in  simple  untechnical  language 
a  clear  idea  of  the  reception  and  de\'C;lopment 
of  wireless  communication.  The  author  de- 
scribes the  substance  thru  which  signals  are 
sent,  the  theory  of  the  propagation  of  waves, 
method  of  generating  and  receiving  the  waves, 
the  apparatus  used,  the  uses,  limitations,  and 
pos.sibllities  of  wireless  telegraphy — both  com- 
mercially and  financially. 

Engin.    D.    4:    547.    N.    'OS.    120w. 
"The    authors    of    this    little   work    have    suc- 
ceeded   better    than    one    might    expect    in    the 
task   of  giving   the   lay   reader   simple   ideas   of 
wireless   telegraphy   and    telephony." 

+  Engin.  N.  60:  429.  O.  15,  '08.  130w. 
"The  book  cannot  fail  to  be  helpful  to  one 
wishing  to  obtain  a  fair  idea  of  the  principal 
features  of  wireless  co.nimunlcatIon,  for  the 
authors  have  handled  the  subje-:t  in  an  instruc- 
tive manner." 

+  Engin.    Rec.   58:   503.   O.   31,   '08.   J40w. 

"The  explanations  are  simple  and  clear  and 
the  descriptions  are  not  overloaded  with  tech- 
nical details." 

+  Ind.  65:  790.  O.  1,  '08.  COw. 
"Deals  fairly  well  with  the  first  part  of  the 
title,  giving  the  theory  of  electro-magnetic 
wave  motion  in  an  especially  clear  manner. 
Wireless  telephony  Is  but  slightly  touched 
upon." 

^ Nation.   87:  343.   O.   8,  '08.   80w. 

R.  of  Rs.  38:  Ell.  O.  '08.  30w. 


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247 


Masson,    John.    Lucretius,    epicurean    and 

poet.   *$3.S0.   Button.  8-15762. 

A  work  which  represents  the  palnstaldng 
Btudy  of  a  lifetime.  "Dr,  Masson's  scheme  In- 
cludes a  survey  of  Roman  history  in  th©  time 
of  Lucretius,  a  study  of  the  Influences  working 
In  the  man,  and  an  exhaustive  exposition  of  the 
qualities  of  his  work"  (N.  T.  Times.)  includ- 
ing chapters  on  the  atomic  theory  derived  by 
Epicurus  from  Democritus,  taken  up  by  Lu- 
cretius, and  revised  by  Gassendl. 


"A  careful  perusal  of  Mr.   Masson's  work  has 
impressed   us    so   favorably   that   we   think   that 
his  book,  rightly  understood,  cannot  fail  to  ex- 
tend and  increase  the  knowledge  and  apprecia- 
tion of  one  of  the  greatest   of  Roman   p^D'ets." 
+  Ath.   1908,   2:   329.   S.   19.   SO'Ow. 
+  Class.  J.  4:  47.  N.   'OS.   40w. 
"A  good  piece  of  work." 

+  Ind.  65:  151.  Jl.  16,  '08.  420w. 
"Dr.  Masson  could  not  well  treat  the  subject 
without  giving  much  valuable  material.  But  as 
a  whole,  the  work  is  irritating  and  unsatisfac- 
tory. Dr.  Masson's  work  suffers  fundamental- 
ly from  lack  of  reflection." 

h   Nation.    86:381.    Ap.    23,    '08.    llOOw. 

"The  whole  book  provides  rare  entertainment 
for  the  mind  fitted  to  receive  it." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  152.  Mr.  21,  '08.  65^)w. 
"For  a  faithful  exposition  of  this  noble  poem 
this  volume  is  imrivaled." 

4-  Outlook.  89:  126.  My.  16,  '08.  SSOw. 
"A  reading  of  Mr.  Masson's  substantial  book 
and  a  fresh  readinsr  of  the  poet  suggest  that  a 
wholesale  appreciation  of  Lucretius  comes  nat- 
ural nowadays  either  to  persons  who  shut  their 
ears  to  the  music  of  words,  or  whose  interest — 
and  this  is  perhaps  the  case  with  Mr.  Masson — 
lies  reallv  in  the  historv  of  science." 

+  Sat.  R.  105:  535.  Ap.  25,  'OS.  lOOOw. 
"The  relation  of  Lucretlus's  scientific  reason- 
ing to  modern  thought  has  been  discussed  by 
Dr.  Masson  in  the  present  volume  with  a 
knowledge  and  insight  which  leave  little  to  be 
desired." 

-t-  Spec.  100:  299.   F.  22,  '08.  2100w. 

Masson,  Thomas  Lansing.  New  Plato:  or, 
Socrates   redivivus.   **7Sc.    Moffat. 

8-10888. 

Socrates  steps  out  of  the  pages  of  Plato  iri'to 
Mr.  Masson's  humorous  colloquies  as  easily  as 
he  quits  the  steerage  of  the  Lusitania  and  takes 
up  his  headquarters  at  the  Mills  hotel.  He 
acquaints  himself  with  TCew  Yorkers,  visits 
their  homes,  and  discusses  with  true  modem  in- 
f-ight  such  subjects  as  The  married  life,  The 
gambler.  The  bridsre  player.  Socialism,  Learn- 
ing. Surgeons.  Philosophy,  The  missionary,  and 
The   nature   of  happiness. 

"Probably  no  parodist  has  so  struck  the  mod- 
ern note  as  he  has  done  in  his  ten  brief  collo- 
quies. Hi<?  English  imitates  successfully,  and 
often  .imusingly,  the  Jowett  style.  He  would 
have  done  well  to  submit  his  proofsheets  to  a 
Greek  scholar  before  publication."  P.  F.  Bick- 
nell. 

H Dial.    44:    338.    Je.    1,    '08.    340w. 

"Mr.  Masson's  wit  is  subtle  and  his  humor  is 
elusive.  But  both  pervade  his  writings  and  give 
them  appreciable   value." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   238.   Ap.  25,  '08.  260w. 

Mastin.  J.  B.  Immortal  light.  $1.50.  Cas- 
sell. 
A  romance  with  a  scientific  accompaniment 
which  steers  the  reader  to  the  South  Pole. 
"Mr.  Mastin  pictures  races  of  mankind  far 
higher  in  development  than  ourselves  as  dwel- 
ling near  the  South  Pole.  .  .  .  We  see  his  trav- 
allers  pass  through  solids,  on  ether,  by  a  natur- 
al law  applied  by  human  Intelligence  to  the  art 
of  locomotion.  Instead  of  Eskimos,  they  meet 
radiant  persons  who  can  talk  in  all  languages, 
but    undersiand    thought    without    speech.    In- 


stead of  icefields,  they  find  a  pretty  country 
where  the  panther  grazes  like  a  sheep.  But  the 
Pole  itself  is  in  a  prohibited,  region  guarded  by 
electricity."     (Ath.)  ' 

"The    story    Is    wildly    Improbable,    but    con- 
fronts   Incredulity    with    a    considerable    display 

«r,t^*y?L"1°v,  '^^i^^l'-  ^  ^t'"""^  religious  feeling 
fu}"^Ht^  the  last  part  of  the  book,  but  we 
think  the  author  errs  in  linking  his  deism  with 
the  conception    of  a  polar  Eden  " 

-J Ath.    1907,    2:  476.    O.    19.   280w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  657.  O.  19,  '07.  20w. 
"The  details  are  worked  out  in  a  fairlv  in- 
terestmg  manner,  and  the  novel  deserves  no 
tice,  as  it  points  to  the  way  in  whTch  further 
tlrvi^lT^y^!  /"  Bcientific"^  attainment  "'ma^ 
serve  as  the  foundation  for  a  higher  SDirltnai 
evolution  in  human  beings  "  "'^"^'^  spiritual 
-i Spec.    100:  68.    Ja.    11,   'Og.   ISOw. 

Mathews,    Catharine    Van    Cortlandt.     An- 
drew    Ellicott:     his     life     and     letters. 
^^$2.50.     Grafton  press.  8-13374 

daffon  h'^!^!^i^f  ''■°'"''  ^"^  character  of  "a  foun-' 
of-'^'on-builder,"  a  man  who  laid  out  the  citv 
°^  Washington,  completed  the  survev  of  mJ- 
son    and    Dixon's    line,    negotiated    with    the    In- 

^^n,1t<f "'^f  •'^'P.f'^  ^°  ^^^^^  numerous  boundary 
disputes    for    the    government.  "'mctry 


■'This  revival  ...  of  an  old  honest  pannhi- 
and  useful  member  of  a  half Iforgotten  worW 
0";=^  .refreshing  event.  If  the  nefv  'p?osperitv 
associations;  would  encourage  such  revivals 
American   hbrades  would  be  the  better  for  ft - 

+   Ind.   60:    437.   Ag.    20,    '08.    500w. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   355.  Je.   20,   '08.   lOOw 


Mathews,   Frances   Aymar, 

'$1.50.    Dillingham. 


Flame    dancer. 
8-24467. 


m?n-le  [n'th^c'*^"/'*'  ""'>-?ticism  and  romance 
mingle  m  this  story  which  deals  mainlv  with 
the  disappearance  of  some  jewels  acquired  by 
a  millionaire  from  the  treasure  of  the  flame 
dancers  and  sought  by  the  chief  of  the  r^^- 
ishcd  shrine-a  Chinaman  who  wields  the  art 
of  See-foo-tee,   or  double  hypnotism. 


lik?'f°o  ^h^^}  fl!!'-^  l*°'T  ^'"1  <^°^^^ht  people  who 
nke  to  ha\e  their  heads  spin  as  they  take  their 
literary  paoulum."  •-"en 

—  N.   Y.    Times.   13:    514.   S.    19,   '08.   240w. 

Mattapoisett,   Mass.     Mattapoisett  and   old 
Rochester,   Massachusetts;  being  a  his- 
toryof  these  towns  and  also  in  part  of 
Marion    and    a    portion    of    Wareham. 
(Lrrafton  historical  ser.)       **$2        Graf- 
ton   press.  7-26622. 
^^^^^•''  ^^^}'^^y  of  Rochester  prepared  under  the 
^m-=:U      .?{  "^  f  o-iimittee  of  the  town  of  Matta- 
offfi           .-'^-°'-  '^t^.l'nS'   with    one     of     the     oldest 

lo.dTe^.T^'"^,^'^'"\°"*'^  ^^'o"^''  it  contains  a 
gooQ  deal  which  is  of  more  than  local  moment." 
(Bookm.) 


It  would  have  been  more  satisfactory  if  the 
author  had  supplied  references,  in  foot-notes  to 
original  authorities,  though  in  some  cases  'the 
information  is  given  in  the  body  of  the  text." 
M.   w.  Jernegan. 

^H Am.    Hist.    R.   13:660.   Ap.    '08.    30'Ow. 

"Though  full  of  detail,  is  successful  in  avoid- 
ing the  drone  of  the  village  chronicler."  H.  W 
Boynton. 

+   Bookm.    26:513.    Ja.    '08.    lOOw. 
"Is  a  new  instance  of  good  historical  work  re- 
sulting from   a   town   or  church   celebration." 
+    Ind.   64:  1203.   My.    28,   'OS.   150w. 
"Is  an  admirable  example  of  local  history  in- 
telligently compiled  by  the  co-operative  method 
and  written  with  a  view  to  a  larger  than  purely 
local  interest." 

-f-   R.   o'   Rs.   37:382.   Mr.   '08.   50w. 


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^Matthews,  (James)  Brander.     Inquiries  and 
opinions.  **$i.25.  Scribner.  7-2QS34. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 


Reviewed   by  Archibald   Henderson. 

-I Atlan.   102:    259.   Ag.   '08.    340w.    (Review 

of  chapter  on  "Ibsen  the  playwright.") 

"Essays  of  varying  merit.  Some  of  them 
might  better  have  been  left  to  the  temporary 
honor  of  the  popular  magazine,  to  be  read  and 
enjoyed  and  forgotten;  others  deserve  the  doubt- 
ful permanence  given  to-day  by  publication  in 
book  forrr:." 

-i Dial.   44:137.   Mr.   1,   'OS.   250w. 

"I  have  had  no  hesitation  in  expressing  diver- 
gent views  from  those  set  forth  in  this  volume, 
not  only  because  uhe  book  is  in  the  main  so 
fine,  but  because  its  author  enjoys  honest  dis- 
senc  fully  as  much  as  praise.  For  the  benefit 
of  the  next  edition,  one  or  two  minute  slips 
may  be  mentioned."  W.  L.  Phelps. 
-f   H Forum.   39:  377.    Ja.   '08.    1900w. 

"It  actually  looks  in  some  cases  as  though 
Professor  Matthews  had  made  too  violent  a 
wrench  to  get  away  from  the  academicism  nat- 
ural to  his  profession  and  were  in  danger  of 
overleaping    the    saddle    altogether." 

■j Ind.    €4:    1453.    Je.    25,    '08.    220w. 

"It  is  in  the  chapter  devoted  to  'Ibsen  the 
playwright'  that  he  most  commands  attention." 
S.  R.   Cook. 

-f-   Putnam's.    4:238.    My.    '08.    300w. 

Matthews,  (James)  Brander.  Short-story: 
specimens  illustrating  its  development; 
ed.  with  introd.  and  notes  by  Brander 
Matthews.  *$i.  Am.  bk.  8-1920. 

The  specimens  illustrating  the  development 
of  the  short  story  are  preceded  by  an  introduc- 
tion which  traces  the  growth  of  the  form  thru 
the  history  of  literature  and  seeks  to  set  forth 
Its  slow  attainment  of  the   essential  type. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   222.   Je.    '08. 
"The    editor   contributes    some    fifty    pages    of 
critical    matter,    which    are    highly    interesting, 
both  because  they  exhibit  a  man  riding  a  hob- 
by,   and    because    they    provide    a    sympathetic 
and  penetrating  study   of   the  subject." 
+   Dial.    44:  112.    F.   16,    '08.    80w. 
Ind.  65:  311.  Ag.  6,  '08.  60w. 

Matthews,  Frank  Herbert.  Principles  of  in- 
tellectual education.  *75c.  Putnam. 

8-.^283. 
A  short,  compact  discussion  which  passes  for 
a  good  illustration  of  the  English  method  of 
treating  educational  theory.  "What  are  the 
general  qualities  of  mind  which  education  is 
able  to  develop,  if  any?  followed  later  by  the 
natural  sequel:  What  is  the  best  means  of  do- 
ing so?  The  answer  to  the  first  question  is 
'flexibility  and  exactness';  the  second  answer 
the  reader  must  deduce  from  the  investigation 
and  statement  of  the  'principles  of  intellectual 
education— the   subject   of   the   volume."    (Ath.) 


"For  the  maitter  of  the  book  we  have  only 
praise,  but  the  manner  leaves  much  to  be  de- 
sired. In  spite  of  blemishes,  however,  the  book 
is  good." 

-\ Ath.    1907.    2:  260.    S.    7.    llOOw. 

"The  very  fact  that  one  could  not  well  say 
that  the  author  leans  distinctly  to  either  side 
[the  outgoing  activity  emphasized  by  Froebel 
and  the  inworking  of  the  world  upon  the  grow- 
ing mmd  which  is  the  foundation  of  Herbart's 
doctrine]  shows  that  he  is  not  a  slavish  follow- 
er but  a   self-respecting  thinker." 

+  Dial.   44:109.   F.   16,   '08.   48(Hv. 

"The  book  can  be  strongly  commended  to 
teachers  as,  on  the  whole,  an  orderly  exposition 
of  contemporary  educational  ideals."  M.  V. 
O  Shea. 

+  School   R.  16:  207.  Mr.  '08.  7Q0w. 


Matthews,  Franklin.     With  the  battle  fleet. 
$1.50.    Huebsch.  8-30928. 

The  cruise  of  the  fleet  of  sixteen  American 
battle  ships  from  the  leaving  of  Hajnpion 
Roads  on  December  16,  to  dropping  anchors  in 
San  Fi-ancisco  harbor  on  May  6.  The  stops,  re- 
ceptions tendered,  routine  and  social  life  on  an 
American  man-o'-war,  and  lessons  of  the  cruise 
make  reading  as  interesting  as  it  is  informing. 


"His  active  participation  and  his  fresh  de- 
scriptive instinct  are  far  above  the  ordinary." 
M.    J.    Moses. 

+   Ind.    65:    1478.    L>.    17,    '08.    50w. 
"A  book  that  offers  not  a  little  information." 

+   Nation.    87:    522.    N.    26,    '08.    30w. 
"Informative    and    entertaining." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:639.    O.    31,    '08.    150w. 
"One    of    the    best    recent    examples    of    intel- 
ligent and  graphic  narrative  and  description  in 
the    form    of   newspaper    correspondence." 
+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  760.  D.  '08.  120w. 

Maude,  E.  Oriental  campaigns  and  Euro- 
pean furloughs;  the  autobiography  of 
a  veteran  of  the  Indian  mutiny.     *$2.50. 

Wessels. 

The  experiences  of  a  fighting  man,  a  veter- 
an of  the  Indian  mutiny,  who  tells  the  story  of 
his  life  from  the  time  that  he  went  out  with 
a  cadet  ship  in  1843  until  1887  when  he  retired. 


"Possessing  .  a  certain  old-time  simplicity 
which  somehow  reminds  one  of  Xenophon'3 
Anabasis'  and  those  marches  of  twelve  paia- 
sangs  to  an  inhabited  city,  this  is  somehow 
a  decidedly   refreshing  sort   of  book." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:  468.  Ag.   22,   '08.   240w. 
"This   is  a  pleasant  and   unaffected  record  of 
experiences   in    war   and   peace." 

+  Spec.    100:    711.    My.    2,    'OS.    260w. 

Maunder,    Edward    Walter.     Astronomy   of 
the    Bible:    an    elementary   commentary 
on  the  astronomical  references  of  Holy 
Scripture.   *$2.   Kennerley. 
An    astronomical    commentary    on    the    Bible, 
quite  free  from   technicalities.     The  general   di- 
visions  of    the    treatment   are   as    follows:    Book 
1,   The  heavenly  bodies;   Book  2,    The  constella- 
tions;   Book    3,     Times    and    seasons;     Book    4, 
Three     astronomical     marvels,      Joshua's      long 
day.    The   dial    of   Ahaz,    and   the   star   of   Beth- 
lehem.       A    table    of    scriptural    reference    and 
an    index    complete    the    volume. 


"In  Biblical  astronomy,  indeed,  the  present 
work  may  be  considered  almost  an  exhaustive 
treatise;  and  if  some  of  the  author's  conclu- 
sions are  not  universally  accepted,  all  are  well 
worthy  of  thoughtful  discussion." 
+  -i Ath.    Ib08,    2:    216.   Ag.    22.    llOOw. 

"The  standpoint  of  the  author  is  that  of  a 
believer  in  Holy  Writ,  who  is  free  from  those 
notions  of  inspiration  that  modern  science  has 
rendered  untenable,  and  is  to  be  classed  as  a 
devout  man  well  acquainted  with  the  latest 
teachings  of  science  and  eager  to  use  them  in 
classifying  obscurities  in  the  Scriptures." 
+  Dial.  45:  299.  N.  1,  '08.  36.0w. 
-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   506.   S.   19,  '08.   200w. 

"There  is  much  In  the  book  that  is  interest- 
ing and  valuable;  when  the  author  gets  out- 
side the  supposed  necessities  of  his  apologetic 
he  is  well  worth  attention." 

H Spec.   101:   sup.   480.   O.   3,   '08.   180w. 

Maxwell,  W.  B.     Hill  Rise.  75c.  Cupples  & 
L.  8-271. 

"In  this  story  there  is  a  certain  moral  hid- 
den, which  we  take  to  be  the  recuperative  and 
ledemptive  power  of  hard  work.  In  reality  the 
hero  of  the  novel  is  an  old  builder,  in  whom 
the  snobbish  treatment  of  his  neighbors  on  the 
Hill  of  Medford,  with  its  18,000  inhabitants,  has 


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engendered  a  passionate  hatred.  He  buys  the 
estate  of  Hill  Rise  with  the  intention  of  root- 
ing out  the  snobs,  and  he  all  but  fails.  The 
story  holds  us  by  the  interest  of  this  battle." — 
Ath. 


"His  touch  is  pleasant,  light,  and  humorous 
at  times;  at  others  sufficiently  earnest.  Mr. 
Maxwell  is  one  of  the  few  writers  who  are  al- 
ways interesting,  and  the  main  reason  is  that 
he  keeps  in  close  touch  with  human  nature." 
+  Ath.  190S,  2:  361.  S.  26.  23<)w. 
"Is  quietly  successful  in  its  quality  and  in- 
terest as  a  clever  satire  upon  self-sufficient 
uselessness." 

-f-    Ind.   G4:   1040.   My.   7,   'OS.    200w. 
"Mr.  Maxwell  knows  how  to  tell  a  story,  and 
therefore    the    faults    of    his    somew^hat    limited 
outlook  may  be  forgiven  him." 

-I Spec.   101:   594.   O.   17,   '08.   3O0w. 

Mayer,  Clarence.     Telephone  construction: 
methods   and   cost.    *$3.    Clark,    M.    C. 

8-23074. 

"Presents  a  simple  and  comprehcn.sive  sys- 
tem for  collecting,  analyzing  and  recording  the 
various  costs  involved  in  telephone  line  con- 
struction, giving  examples  of  the  forms  and 
blanks  used  for  the  different  divisions  of  the 
work,  and  explaining  cleaily  the  methods  em- 
ployed in  computing,  proportioning  and  pro- 
rating the  costs."— Engin.  D. 


+   Engin.    D.   4:415.   O.    'OS.    200w. 
"The  book  recommends  itself  as  being  a  vol- 
ume of  exact  records   of  experience   and   not   of 
theories    and   opinions." 

-I-    Engin.    N.   (50:429.    O.   15,   'm.    2S0w. 

Maynard,    Samuel    Taylor.     Small    country 
place.   **$i.5o.   Lippincott.  8-17270. 

"The  book  covers  not  only  the  treatment  of 
buildings  and  grounds,  but  offers  definite  sug- 
gestions regarding  the  planting  of  gardens  and 
orchards,  poultry-keeping,  dairying,  and  many 
other  interests  connected  with  the  small  rural 
or  suburban  place.  The  author  has  passed 
more  than  thirty  years  of  his  life  in  teaching 
botany  and  horticulture  and  has  endeavored  to 
make  his  book  thoroughly  practical.  The  book 
Is  fully  illustrated." — R.  of  Rs. 


"fThe  principles  of  the  practices  outlined 
might  be  more  thoroughly  discussed  to  advan- 
tage. The  arrangement  and  style  are  good,  and 
the   facts   accurate." 

H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  239.  O.  '08.  + 

"The  text  and  illustrations  combined  prom- 
ise to  prove  profitable  to  a  large  number  of  the 
class  of  readers  for  whom  the  book  is  in- 
tended." 

+   Engin.    N.    60:    316.    S.    17,    '08.    140w. 
"His  book  would  be  admirable  if  it  were   not 
In    reality    three    or    four    books    squeezed    and 
contracted  into  one." 

-j Ind.   65:    950.    O.    22,    'OS.    2i60w. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  390.  Jl.  11,  "08.  280w. 
"No  one  who  owns  a  country  house  or  has 
the  plan  of  one  burgeoning  in  his  imagination 
will  care  to  ignore  a  book  that  contains  so 
much  valuable  information  and  so  few  waste 
words." 

-f-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   461.  Ag.   22,  '08.  470w. 
R.  of  Rs.  3S:   127.   Jl.   "08.   70w. 

Mayow,  John.  Medico-physical  works;  be- 
ing a  translation  of  Tractatus  quinque 
medico-physici.  (Alembic  club  reprints, 
no.  17.)  *$i.2S.  Univ.  of  Chicago  press. 

8-3602. 
"A  larger  volume  than  most  of  its  predeces- 
sors, and  contains  the  'Medico-physical  works' 
of  John  Mayow,  who  as  early  as  1668  in  chemi- 
cal matters  relating  to  combustion,  respiration, 
and  other  vital  activities,  anticipated  opinions 
which  were  not  established  for  another  hundred 


years.  The  text  is  a  translation  of  the  five  es- 
says of  the  Oxford  edition  of  1674.  The  editors 
have  noted  the  main  facts  of  Mayow's  life  and 
a  few  explanations  in  a  rather  brief  preface." 
(Nation.)  "The  basis  of  Mayow's  work  was  his 
recognition  of  the  existence  in  the  air  and  in 
common  nitre  of  extremely  subtle  particles  to 
which  he  gave  the  name  'nitro-aerial  spirit.'  " 
(Nature.) 


"Judged  by  a  few  random  comparisons  with 
the  original  text,  the  translation  is  exact  and 
good,  but  we  are  not  quite  in  accord  with  the 
limitations  as  to  explanations  which  the  trans- 
lators have  set  themselves.  Nor  is  the  com- 
ment as  to  the  neglect  of  Mayow  altogether 
,iust." 

H Nation.  86:450.  My.   14,   '0'8.   300w. 

-t-   Nature.   77:  339.   F.   13,   '08.   600w. 

Meehan,  Michael.  Mrs.  Eddy  and  the  late 
suit  in  equity.  $2.25.  Michael  Meehan, 
Concord,  N.  H.  8-8275. 

Records  with  justice  to  Mrs.  Eddy  the  out- 
of-court  events  and  utterances  that  led  up  to, 
grew  out  of  or  resulted  from  the  late  suit 
brought    against    her. 


"It    is    well    that    a    reliable     and    exhaustive 
history  of  the  famous  suit  in  equity  .   .  .   should 
appear    in    substantial    form    for    preservation." 
-f  Arena.   39:    591.   My.   "OS.    600w. 

Megargel,     Percy     Freeman,     and     Mason, 
*       Grace     Sartwell.       Car    and     the     lady. 
t$i.5o.  Baker.  8-22795. 

This  is  a  story,  based  upon  actual  happenings, 
of  a  transcontinental  motor  race,  which  tested 
both  the  respective  merits  of  rival  cars  and  the 
manhood  and  hardihood  of  two  lovers,  an 
Italian  and  an  American,  who  were  rivals  for 
the  hand  of  a  spirited  New  York  girl. 


"One  of  the  best  of  the  numerous  motor 
stories." 

+  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    245.   O.    '08.   + 
"There  are  exciting  events  in  plenty,  and  the 
story  moves  with  appropriate  swiftness." 

4-    N.  Y.   Times.   13:   491.   S.   5,  '08.   150w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  618.  O.  24,  '08.  40w. 

Meier-Graefe,    Julius    A.      Modern    art;    tr. 
*       from    the    German    by    Florence    Sim- 

monds    and    George    W.    Chrystal.    2v. 

*$io.50.  Putnam. 

"A  comparative  study  of  the  formative  arts, 
being  a  contribution  to  a  new  system  of  aes- 
thetics." "In  his  exhaustive  work  he  traces 
the  source  of  modern  art  to  Rubens,  following 
its  development  through  the  careers  of  the 
great  men  and  movements  that  have  come  since 
his  day  down  to  the  present  time.  He  bril- 
liantly analyzes  such  great  protagonists  and 
varied  characters  as  Delacroix,  Daumier,  Con- 
stable, Ingres,  Manet,  Millet,  Gaughin,  William 
Morris,  Van  Gogh,  Renier,  Renoir,  etc.,  and 
shows  in  an  intellectual  manner  how  they  in- 
fluenced the  events  of  their  respective  periods." 
— N.  Y.   Times. 


"These  plates  call  for  more  than  casual  at- 
tention, not  only  because  they  contribute  much 
to  the  attractiveness  of  the  volumes,  but  be- 
cause they  form  an  unusually  representative 
collection  covering  the  entire  period  dealt  with 
in  the  book.  As  reflected  in  what  is  apparently 
an  excellent  translation,  this  style  is  some- 
times lucid  and  at  other  times  a  mixture  of 
clever  epigram  and  verbosity  in  which  the  lead- 
ing thought  is  not  readily  disentangled  from  a 
wealth  of  illustrative  imagery  that  obscures 
it.  But  always  there  is  entertainment  and 
mental  stimulus."  F:  W.  Gookin. 

H Dial.    45:    400.    D.    1,    '08.    900w. 

"Now  and  then  in  the  chaos  of  words  one 
seems  to  catch  an  idea  by  the  tail,  but  one  can 
never   hold   it  long." 

—  Nation.  87:  612.  D.  17,  '08.  260w. 


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Meier-Graefe,  Julius  A. — Coutinued. 

"For  the  first  time  we  have  presented  such 
a  full  study  of  modern  international  activities, 
causes,   and   effects." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  746.  D.  5,  '08.  160w. 
"A  series  of  discursive,  thoughtful,  suggest- 
ive essays,  which  seem  quite  as  effective  in 
English  as  in  their  original  German.  The  vol- 
umes are  lavishly  illustrated  as  to  quantity 
and  poorly  as  to  quality.  Our  critic,  in  truth, 
seems  not  so  remarkable  for  his  review  of 
English  or  German  or  any  other  painting  as 
in  his  account  of  French  art." 

H Outlook.   90:   796.  D.   5,  '08.   670w. 

"With  most  of  Herr  Meier-Graefe's  views, 
though  he  has  a  good  deal  to  say  that  is  of 
interest  and  incites  to  argument,  I  more  or 
less  acutelv  disagree."     Laurence   Binyon. 

h  Sat.    R.    106:    635.    N.    21,    '08.    520w. 

"His  passionate  bias  for  anything  and  every- 
thing French  colours  the  whole  book.  Herr 
Meier-Graefe  has  great  ability;  he  has  at  com- 
mand a  vast  amount  of  information  and  a 
ceaseless  store  of  sometimes  striking  and  sug- 
gestive aphorisms.  If  he  kept  to  generalities, 
and  did  not  illustrate  by  tangible  examples,  we 
should  find  him  a  great  deal  more  persuasive 
than   he   is."     Laiirence   Bin  von. 

\-  Sat.    R.    106:    662.   N.    28,    '08.    1850w. 

Mencken,   Henry  L.     Philosophy  of  Fried- 
rich    Nietzsche.     *$2.     Luce,   J.    W. 

8-4452. 

Nietzsche  is  here  translated  into  terms  fa- 
miliar to  all  readers.  He  is  considered  the 
"high  priest  of  the  actual,"  divine  mysteries 
are  lunacies  to  him,  he  believes  with  Schopen- 
hauer that  philosophy  is  comfortless  because 
it  is  the  truth.  The  will  to  live  is  the  only 
thing  that  must  concern  us,  moral  codes  are 
simoly  expedients  found  helpful  in  successful 
endeavors  to  live.  The  book  sets  forth  how 
his  philosophy  rejects  Christianity  and  democ- 
racy; how  it  points  out  the  evolution  of  the 
huriian  race  thru  the  immoralist  to  the  super- 
man; how  it  oombats  ideas  held  holy  and  im- 
peccable by  mankind  to-day. 


of 


distinctive 


"A    very     able     elucidation 
field    of    modern    thought." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  'IZ'i.    O.   'O'S. 

"Though  we  dissent  profoundly  from  the  ap- 
preciation of  Nietzsche  expressed  in  this  vol- 
ume, we  have  to  thank  the  author  for  his  keen 
analysis  and  clear  statement  of  the  ideas  and 
principles  that  characterize  the  philosophy  of 
the   Superman." 

—  -f   Cath.    World.   87:  398.   Je.    '08.   750w. 

"Mr.  Mencken  has  produced  a  very  readable 
book  and  a  better  presentation  of  Nietzsche  to 
the  English  reader  than  is  elsewhere  available. 
Critically  speaking,  it  has  one  serious  fault, — 
that  the  reader  is  often  left  in  doubt  as  to 
where  the  author  is  speaking  his  own  views  and 
where  he  is  merely  presenting  those  of  Niet- 
zsche." 

H Dial.   45:   19.   Jl.   1,   "08.   330w. 

"One  of  the  most  interesting  and  instructive 
books  that  has  come  from  the  American  press 
in  many  a  long  day.  The  presentation  of 
Nietzsche'?  nhilosophical  teachings  is  both  in- 
telligent, int'elli£;ihle,  and  highly  amusing." 
-{-   -I Educ.    R.   35:508.   My.   "08.   5S0w. 

"His  exposition  of  Nietzsche's  philosophy  is 
clear,  simple,  and  orderly,  quite  free  from  the 
cobwebs  of  metaphysics;  if  he  shows  bad  taste 
in  the  details  of  writing,  this  may  be  passed 
over  as  a  mark  of  zeal  in  imitating  his  master. 
We  can  commend  the  exegesis,  though  we  re- 
pudiate the  conclusions." 

H Nation.   86:  312.  Ap.   2,   'OS.  60Cw. 

"It  is  evident  that  Mr.  M'encken  possesses  the 
requisite  sympathy,  and  withal  a  certain  clear, 
forceful,  even  ardent  style,  a  keen  and  thor- 
ough-going intellect,  knowledge  of  men,  and  a 
sense  of  humor.  He  is  not  hampered  by  prej- 
udice   nor    dismayed   by   traditions,    and     he     is 


able  to  leave  out  inessentials  without  destroy- 
ing the  harmony  of  what  remains.  He  has  made 
a  good  book  and  gives  us  a  pretty  fair  concep- 
tion of  just  what  Nietzsche  was  and  what  he 
stood  for." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  90.  F.  16,  '08.  42&W. 
"Whatever  may  be  thought  of  Nietzsche's 
philosophy,  there  is  here  a  clear  .exposition  of 
It  In  vigorous,  straightforward  language,  to- 
gether with  a  really  interesting  and  thoughtful 
biographical  memoir." 

-f  Outlook.  89:42.  My.  2,  '08.  200w. 

Meriwether,  Colyer.  Our  colonial  curric- 
ulum, 1607-1706.  $2.  Central  pub.  co., 
Washington,  D.  C.  8-13757. 

"The  author  covers  a  wide  field  and  gives  ex- 
cessive space  to  a  consideration  of  the  curric- 
ulum of  schools  and  universities  in  England  and 
other  European  countries  during  the  sixteenth 
and  se\enieenth  centuries.  The  book  has  eight 
chapters  as  follows:  Elementary  course,  The 
Kt-iural  college  course.  Ancient  languages,  The- 
ology and  philosophy.  Geography,  history  and 
modern  language,  Mathematics,  Science,  Dispu- 
tation. 


"In  spite  of  its  incompleteness  the  book  rep- 
resents much  study  and  should  be  in  the  11- 
br-ary  of  all  persons  interested  in  this  field." 
Marcus  W.   Jernegan. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.  13:   910.   Jl.   'OS.   480w. 

"What  the  book  lacks  is  the  ability  to  In- 
terpret the  lessons  which  the  facts  brought  to- 
gether  teach." 

1-    Educ.    R.    36:    103.    Je.    '08.    80w. 

"An  excessive  modernity,  including  a  style 
not  infrequently  verging  upon  the  flippant, 
characterizes   the  book." 

—  Nation.   S6:    552.   Je.   18,   '08.   loOw. 

Merriam,    Charles   Edward.      Primary   elec- 
*       tions:  a  study  of  the  history  and  tend- 
encies   of    primary    election    legislation. 
*$i.25.  Univ.  of  Chicago  press.  8-33814. 
Traces    the   development   of   the   legal    regula- 
tion of  party  primaries  from  1866  down  to  1908, 
sums  up  the  general  tendencies   evident  in  this 
movement,     discusses     some     of     the     disputed 
points  in  the  primary  problem,   and   states  cer- 
tain conclusions  concerning  our  nominating  ma- 
chinery. 

Merrick,      Leonard.        Lynch's      daughter. 
t$i.50.    McClure.  8-29737. 

A  story  of  tainted  millions.  Lynch's  daugh- 
ter, an  American  girl,  weds  a  poor  English  art- 
ist who  gains  her  consent  to  refuse  one  cent 
from  a  father  who  is  known  as  "the  devastat- 
ing trust  magnate,  the  debaucher  of  politics, 
the  infamous  multi-millionaire."  Her  trials 
under  the  strain  of  povertj'  lead  her  to  a  peri- 
od of  estrant?ement  from  her  husband  during 
whii^h  she  returns  to  her  fathc-,  is  solaced  for 
a  titne,  then  suffers  remorse,  renounces  her 
wealth,  and.  finally  finds  full  compensation  in 
her   husband's   love   and   genius. 


"May  be  read  without  dread  and  with  pleas- 
ure." 

+  Nation.  87:  580.  D.  10,  '08.  270w. 
"-As  a  whole,  we  have  found  'Lynch's  daugh- 
ter' superior  alike  in  charm  and  verity  to  'The 
worl.ilinss.'  Take  it  as  a  fantasy,  if  you  can, 
make  allowances  for  its  appeal  to  the  common- 
er kind  of  readers  if  you  will,  and  you  will  find 
much   in   it   to  repay  perusal.'' 

+  —  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  56S.  O.  10,  '08.  130Ow. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:615.  O.  24,  '08.  90w. 
"It  is  not  a  great  work  of  art,  but  Mr.  Mer- 
rick may  be  congratulated  on  having  produced 
a  book  which  is  thoroughly  entertaining,  while 
at  the  same  time  depicting  every-day  life  with 
homely  fidelity." 

+   Spec.   99:  873.   N.    30,   '07.    200w. 


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251 


Merrill,  Lilburn.  Winning  the  boy;  with 
an  introd.  by  Judge  Ben  B.  Lindsey. 
**75c.    Revell.  8-11441. 

"The  author  hais  brought  togrether,  in  aji  en- 
tertaining- and  instructive  mannor,  some  stories 
and  essays  on  boy  life  that  every  parent,  teach- 
er, nnd  other  individual  interested  in  children 
should  read.  No  man  is  better  equipped,  and 
in  my  judgment,  more  capable  of  speaking  and 
writing  helpfully  and  wisely  upon  the  subject 
than  Dr.  Merrill." — Introd. 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  239.  O.   '08. 
"Is    in    very    truth    a    book,    as    the   publishers 
declare  on  the  cover,   'for  every  parent,   teacher 
or  person   interested  in  children.'  " 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  208.   Ap.   11,   '08.   240w. 

Merrill,     Selah.     Ancient     Jerusalem.     **$6. 
Revell.  8-10618. 

Dr.  Merrill  thru  the  years  of  his  exploration 
and  later  consulship  devoted  himself  to  his 
study  of  the  ancient  topography  of  Jerusalem. 
"The  gist  of  Dr.  Merrill's  thesis  is  that  .  .  . 
the  origin.al  city  of  Jerusalem  lay  not  on  the 
eastern,  or  Temple,  hill,  but  northward  of  the 
present  Zion,  or  westerly  hill,  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Sepulchre;  and 
that  the  Acra,  which  play  so  prominent  a  part 
in  the  story  of  the  Maccabean  contests,  was 
located  at   this  spot."    (Nation.) 

"His  views  on  many  points  are  striking,   and 
his  presentation  is  original  and  interesting." 
+   Bib.   World.   32:   79.   Jl.   '08.    80w. 

"Few  scholars  probably  will  accept  Dr.  Mer- 
rill's general  conclusions,  and  in  details  he  con- 
tributes little  to  our  knowledge  of  Jerusalem 
rot  already  available  in  other  volumes." 

—  Ind.    65:    41.    Jl.    2,    '08.    560w. 

"Dr.  Merrill  is  quite  out  of  sympathy  with 
modern  views,  and  especially  with  modern  views 
of  the  date  and  composition  of  Old  Testament 
books,  and  on  that  account  he  fails  to  use  the 
"Bible  effectively  in  his  topographical  studies. 
Morevoer,  his  whole  presentation  is  one-sided; 
he  cites  only  that  which  tends  to  support  his 
positions." 

—  Nation,    86:   560.   Je.   18,   '08.  460w. 

N.  Y.   Times.  13:  154.  Mr.   21,   'OS.   200w. 
"The  author  has  viewed  the  subject  from   all 
sides,    and   given    his   conclusions   in   a   scholarly 
form." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:440.   Ag.   8,   '08.   240w. 
"Dr.    Merrill's    noble    work    has    a   value    that 
can  hardlv  he  overestimated." 

+   +  Outlook.  89:  352.  Je.  13,  '08.  340w. 

Merritt,    Albert    Newton.      Federal    regula- 
tion  of  railw^ay  rates.   **$i.    Houghton. 

7-37945. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"Tt  should  be  in  large  libraries  or  in  anv  li- 
brary whose  patrons  have  special  interest  in 
the  subject,  because  of  its  compact  summary  of 
arguments." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:  143.   My.    "08. 

Ann.   Am.   Acad.   31:  716.  My.   '08.   250w. 
"A  careful  and  dispassionate  piece  of  work." 
J:   J.   Halsev. 

+   Dial.   44:130.   Mr.   1,    '08.    950w. 

"A  clear  and  concise  presentation  of  the  prob- 
lem." 

-I J.  Pol.   Econ.  16:  389.  Je.  '08.  160w. 

"A  better  brief  than  this  in  defense  of  the  In- 
ter-state commerce  commission  has  hardlv  been 
produced.     Dr.    Merritt's   book    is    scholarly   and 
useful." 
4-   -1 N.    Y.    Times.    12:  860.    D.    28,    '07.    510w. 

"A  useful  review  of  the  chief  decisions  of  the 
Interstate  commerce  commission.  Not  only  is 
the  book  out  of  date,  but  some  of  its  statements 
are   questionable." 

H Pol.   Scl.   Q.   23:186.   Mr.   '08.   ITOw. 


Metcalfe,    Richard    Lee.      "Of    such    is    the 
kingdom,"   and   other,  stories   from   life. 
3d    ed.    $1.    Richard    L.    Metcalfe,    Lin- 
coln,   Neb.  7-37252. 
An   optimistic   tone   pervades   this   book   wh'ch 
draws    the    mind    of    man    from    selfishness    and 
brutality,      hypocrisy     and     insincerity,      double 
u?,   I?"    ^"'^    '^"^^    °'    candor    to    the    temple    of 
childhood  where  there  is  sincerity  and  truth    to 
Che   "Kingdom  of  never  grow  old"   where   tiier© 
is   relitf  from   the   meanness  and   the   malice  of 
the  world. 

Metchnikoff,  Elie.  Prolongation  of  life:  op- 
timistic studies.  *$2.5o.  Putnam.  8-12571. 
Pasteur's       successor       here       continues       his 
warfare    against    disease,    old    age     and     death. 
Although    Metchnikoff    in    this    new    book   does 
not   claim   to   have  made  the  ultimate  discovery 
in   biology    that   will   at   once    conquer    the    evils 
of    disease    and     death,     nevertheless     he     does 
reach    certain    definite    conclusions     as      to     the 
causes   for  the  relatively   short   duration   of  hu- 
man   life,    and    having    found    what    he    beliAves 
to  be  these  causes  he  makes  what  are  at  least 
tentative    suggestions    looking    to    their    modifi- 
cation."    (N.   Y.    Times.) 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:  144.  My.  '08. 
"The   work   is   suggestive."    Scott   Nearing. 

+   Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    456.    S.    '08.    250w. 

"Dr.    Chalmers    Mitchell    has    performed      his 

task   as   a     translator    in     a    most    satisfactory 

manner,    for   the    book   reads   as    though   it   had 

been  written  in  English." 

4-  Ath.    1907.    2:624.    N.    16.    200w. 
Reviewed   by  E.    T.    Brewster. 

Atlan.  102:  124.  Jl.  '08.  220w. 
"Although  Professor  Metchnikoff's  book  Is 
important  on  account  of  its  topic,  and  interest- 
ing and  suggestive  in  its  treatment  of  it,  it  is 
impossible  to  praise  it  very  highlv  from  a  lit- 
erary standpoint."  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 
H Dial.   44:  270.   My.    1,   '08.    1350w. 

"The  book  deserves  a  wide  and  careful 
study." 

+  Educ.  R.  3'5:  314.  Mr.  'OS.  lOOw. 
"The  book  is  one  that  will  be  widely  read  by 
the  general  publi.-  on  account  of  its  frank  and 
simple  style,  altho  he  makes  no  effort  to  dodge 
the  use  of  scientific  terms  or  to  palliate  his  con- 
clusions to  meet  popular  taste." 

+    Ind.    64:864.    Ap.    16,    *08.    1000\v. 
"While    an    ultra-materialist,     Metchnikoff    is 
enthusiastically   optimistic   as    to    the    future    of 
the   race,    and   his   work  is   a   help   toward   ideal 
living." 

+  Lit.  D.  36:  491.  Ap.  4,  '08.  450w. 
+  Lond.  Times.  6:  371.  D.  6,  "07.  lOSOw. 
"He  writes  with  the  spirit  of  a  seeker  after 
truth.  His  book,  while  highly  suggestive,  Is 
intended  to  be  neither  exhaustive  nor  conclu- 
sive. Its  purpose  is  rather  to  point  out  the 
problems  of  somatic  limitations,  and  the  prin- 
ciples involved  in  attempting  their  ultimate 
solution." 

H Nation.   86:  132.    F.   6.   '08.   710w. 

"A  remarlcable  book  in  many  ways.  The 
whole  range  of  literature  is  ransacked  by  the 
author,  and  the  facts  and  opinions  collected  are 
discussed  with  an  originality,  a  width  of  view, 
and  knowledge  that  give  the  book  an  especial 
fascination  and  constantly  arrest  the  atten- 
tion." 

+  -I Nature.   77:   289.  Ja.  30,   '08.   82(hv. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  25.  Ja.   18,   '08.    2900w. 

"When    he    comes    finally    to    discourse    upon 

morality,   he  illustrates  afresh   the  unwisdom   of 

specialists   who    disregard   the    maxim    Xet    the 

shoemaker  stick  to   his   last.'  " 

4 Outlook.  89:   769.   Ag    1,   '08.   440w. 

Reviewed  by  Charles   DeKay. 

+  Putnam's.    5:    233.    N.    'OS.    15'0w. 
+   R.    of   Rs,    37:  382.   Mr.   '08.    160w. 
-f  Sat.    R.   105:   244.   F.   22,   '08.   350w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Metchnikoff,  Elie — ConUnucd. 

"It  is  to  be  regretted  that  Professor  Metch- 
nikofC  has  not  more  clearly  defined  his  use  of 
such  purely  relative  terms  as  'pessimism'  and 
'optimism;'  but  whatever  meaning  he  attaches 
to  the  word  'pessimism,'  whether  he  regards 
it  as  an  attitude  of  the  mind  or  as  a  matured 
judgment  arrived  at  only  after  study  of  life  s 
problems,  we  absolutely  dispute  the  assump- 
tion that  the  intellectual  world  is  at  present 
pessiniist/^^^^  100:  sup.  120.  Ja.  25.  '08.  1250w. 

Meyer,   Hugo  R.     British   state   telegraphs. 
**$i.50.    Macmillan.  7-33625. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"The  work  of  a  partizan  who  is  unable  to 
write  disinterestedly,  but  the  only  available 
book  on  an  exceedingly  interesting  and  Impor- 
tant subject.  The  facts  ai-e  fairly  accurate 
but    twisted   out   of   their   natural   meaning   and 

'"^^''-A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:15.   Ja.    '08. 

'•It  is  highly  probable  that  if  the  evidence  has 
been  ?iven  its  proper  weight  the  dari^  Picture 
here  presented  might  prove  less  sombre.  b. 
K.    Sparli^g.^^  ^^    ^^^^    g^.^g^_  ^y_  .Q,g_  3,QQ^ 

"His  conclusions  are  in  the  main  directly  con- 
trary to  those  of  the  recent  commission  ap- 
pointed to  investigate  public  ownership  in  Oreat 
Britain^  ^^^^^    39:122.  Ja.  '08.   250w. 

Reviewed  by  J.  W.   Garner. 

Dial.    44:  71.    F.    1,    '08.    300w. 
"Is  worthy  of   the   most  serious   consideration 
by   every   student   of   municipal   affairs."    F.    L. 
McVey^   Econ.    Bull.   1:128.    Je.    '08.    360w. 

Engin.    N.    59:208.    F.    20,    '08.    450w. 

—  Forum.   39:  39'5.   Ja.   '08.  280w. 

"It  is,  in  fact,  giving  more  credit  to  'His. 
Meyer  than  is  his  due— perhaps  more  than  he 
himself  would  claim— to  describe  his  book  as  a 
study  of  the  working  of  state  ownership  of 
telegraphs.  It  is  an  examination  of  some  of 
the  v/eaknesses  of  the  system,  with  an  over- 
emphasis on  each  of  the  defects  exposed. 
—  -t-   Ind.    64:  256.    Ja.    30,    '08.    1200w. 

"Ho  is  a  prosecuting  attorney  rather  than  a 
judge  and  it  must  be  admitted  that  his  indict- 
ment  ^s  ^homugh/'^^_   ^^    ^^^    ^    ^^^   .^^    3^^^_ 

—  Outlook.    88:  321.    F.    8,    '08.    200 w. 
"Admirable   little   book." 

+  Spec.    100:  341.    F.    29,   '08.    850w. 

Meyer,  Hugo  R.     Public  ownership  and  the 

tel'ephone     in     Great     Britain.  **$i.50. 

Macmillan.  7-31983. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"Brings  together  an  important  mass  of  mate- 
rial which  is  combined  and  treated  in  such  a 
way  as  to  produce  a  distinctly  partizan  and 
prejudiced  piece  of  work.  Useful  for  debate  be- 
cause the  preponderance  of  published  matter 
on  the  subject  takes  the  other  side  of  the  ques- 

'   ^  -f  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:  46.   F.  '08. 

"Will  prove  of  arreat  help  to  those  who  wish 
to  marshall  on  one  side  all  that  can  be  said 
against  public  management.  Room  is  left  for 
a  more  rounded  and  judicial  treatment  of  the 
suhject."     E:   W.   Bemis. 

^ Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  527.  Mr.     08.   5o0w. 

"An  ablv  written,  extremely  partisan  brief." 
H Engin.    N.   59:208.   F.   20,    '08.   530w. 

"As  plcitxired  bv  Mr.  Meyer,  there  is  no  re- 
deeming feature  in  the  long  chronicle  of  stu- 
pidity, ignorance,  incapacity,  mismanagement. 
and  political  intrigue  which  make  up  the  state 
operation  of  these  industries.  As  may  be  im- 
agined, such  a  black  case  against  government 
management   of   industry   is   not    secured    with- 


out some  distortion  of  facts;  statistics  abound 
and  give  a  'vraisemblance'  of  finality  to  the 
discussion,  but  a  careful  selection  of  only 
those  favorable  to  his  case  absolutely  vitiates 
the    conclusion."     E.    L.    Bogart. 

—  Forum.  39:  395.  Ja.   '08.   280w. 

"Mr.  Meyer  pays  little  heed  to  this  attitude 
of  English  people  toward  expenditure,  and  at- 
tributes the  lack  of  progress  in  telephone  de- 
velopment to  the  muddle-headedness  of  the  gov- 
ernment." 

—  Ind.  64:257.  Ja.   30,   '08.  330w. 

"Mr.  Meyer's  book  is  rather  a  curious  sample 
of  social  psychology  than  a  useful  contribution 
to  a  .solution  of  the  telephone  problem."  J.  R. 
Commons. 

—  J.    Pol.    Econ.   IG:   631.    N.    '08.   90'0w. 
[-   N.    Y.    Times.    12:  849.    D.    21,    '07.   670w. 

—  Outlook.    88:  321.    F.    8,    '08.    200w. 
+  Spec.   100:  342.   F.   29.   '08.   1300w. 

Mijatovich,    Chedomille.      Servia    and    the 
Servians.    *$3.    Page. 

"The  volume  consists  of  chapters  on  the  Ms- 
toT'y,  religion,  and  national  characteristics  of  the 
people,  including  special  chapters  on  the  peasant, 
the  music,  the  literature,  and  the  economic  pos- 
sibilities of  Servia.  An  appendix  contains  a 
specimen  of  the  Servian  national  poems  and  of 
Servian  folklore,  and  gi\cs  some  interesting 
statistical  infoimation  of  the  most  recent  data 
upon  the  country  of  King  Peter.  There  are 
sixteen  full-page  illustrations,  chiefly  from  pho- 
tographs taken  by  the  author,  landscape  views 
and  peasant  type." — R.  of  Ks. 


H Ath.   1908,    1:569.    My.    9.    880w. 

+    Lit.    D.    37:    905.    D.    12,    '08.    150w. 
"He   has  written  of   them   sympathetically,    of 
course,    but  at  the   same   time   with   discrimina- 
tion." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:563.  O.   10,  'OS.  280w. 
+   R.   of    Rs.    38:  638.    N.    '08.    250w. 

Miles,  George  Henry.     Review  of  Hamlet. 
**$!.    Longman's.  7-39206. 

A  new  edition  of  a  work  which  appeared  in 
1870.  "Miles  sees  in  Hamlet  superb  intellec- 
tual strength  and  a  strong  and  tender  con- 
science which  guides  the  whole  course  of  the 
prince's  conduct.  And,  he  argues,  the  secret 
of  the  tragedy's  hold  on  men  is  that  it  mir- 
rors forth  the  struggle  between  passion  and 
conscience,  and  the  sharp  antithesis  between 
fate  and  Providence;  and  throws  across  the 
acticn  of  life  the  deep  shadow  of  the  world 
to  come."     (Cath.  World.) 


"There  is  more  education  in  this  book  than 
is  to  be  fcfund  in  many  specimens  of  what  are 
called,  through  courtesy  or  bland  presump- 
tion,  courses  of  English  literature." 

4-  Cath.    'World.    86:693.    F.    '08.    880w. 
"It  throws   light   upon   aspects     of     the     play 
which   the  great   army  of   Shakespearian   critics 
have   left   exceedingly  dark." 

-t-  N.   Y.  Times.   13:  12.   Ja.   4.   '08.   640w. 

Millais,    John    Guille.      Newfoundland    and 
its  untrodden  ways.  il.   *$6.   Longmans. 

8-31 1 1. 
"Primarily  for  hunters  and  naturalists,  deal- 
ing with  the  fauna  of  the  country  and  the  chase 
of  its  wild  beasts  and  birds.  But  Mr.  Millais 
has  also  much  to  tell  of  the  daily  life  of  the 
islanders  and  the  customs  of  the  Micmac  In- 
dians, of  whom  he  has  made  a  special  study. 
.  .  .  There  are  a  dozen  beautiful  photogravures 
and  colored  plates  and  nearly  a  hundred  line 
drawings  and  half-tones,  either  by  Mr.  Millais 
or    photographed." — Dial. 


"Makes    the    reader   interested    in    his   adven- 
tures." 

+  Ath.   1908,   1:    759.   Je.    20.   70w. 
Dial.   43:  426.  D.  16,  '07.  140w. 


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253 


"To  all  who  wish  to  know  about  Newfound- 
land and  her  attractions  for  the  tourist,  the 
man  of  business,  or  the  sportsman,  we  can 
strongly  recommend  Millais's  book.  It  is  the 
best  work  that  has  ever  been  written  on  the 
natiu-al  history  of  the  island." 

-i-  +   Nation.  86:198.  F.  27,  '08.  lOOOw. 

"In  workis  of  the  present  nature,   Mr.   Millais 
Is  at  his  best;  and  his  best,  alike  with  pen  and 
pencil,   is.   it  is  almost  unnecessary  to  say,  very 
good   indeed."     R.    L. 
+   H Nature.    77:  223.   Ja.    9,    '08.    400w. 

"It  is  a  breath-taking  experience  to  pass  with 
Mr.  Millais  into  the  virgin  forest,  to  see  with 
his  eyes,  and,  without  the  dangers  and  discom- 
forts, to  enjoy  with  him  the  fascination  of  the 
big  game  hunt." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  319.  Je.  6,  '08.   200w. 

"We  like  the  book  above  all   else  for  a  qual- 
ity  which    goes    very    near    to    mysticism." 
+  Sat.   R.  105:  272.  F.  29,  '08.   950w. 

"If  it  is  the  mark  of  a  good  travel  book  to 
make  the  reader  earnestly  desire  to  go  to  the 
places  described,  then  this  is  a  highly  success- 
ful work.  Mr.  Millais's  vivid  narrative,  and  a 
wealth  of  beautiful  illustrations,  convey  a  most 
attractive  picture  of  the  island  and  its  sport." 
+  Spec.    100 :  673.    Ap.    2o,    '08.    liOOw. 

Miller,  Elizabeth  Jane.  City  of  delight:  a 
love  drama  of  the  siege  and  fall  of 
Jerusalem.    t$i.5o.    Bobbs.  8-9528. 

Against  the  historical  background  of  the  fall 
of  Jerusalem,  Miss  Miller  has  sketched  a  ro- 
mance of  compelling  charm.  The  hero,  Phila- 
delphus,  a  Judean  prince,  great  grandson  of 
Judas  Maccabeus,  was  wedded  at  the  age  of  ten 
to  a  child  of  four.  After  fourteen  years  of  sep- 
aration they  are  to  be  reunited  in  Jerusalem 
whither  Laodice  is  conducted  by  a  treacherous 
servant  who  plays  into  the  hands  of  Salome 
bent  upon  usurping  Laodice's  place.  At  the 
same  time  a  jealous  cousin  leaves  Philadelphus 
for  dead,  hastens  to  Jerusalem  and  also  be- 
comes a  usurper.  For  the  rest  of  the  tale  it  is 
a  battle  royal,  attended  by  confusion,  between 
the  revived  Philadelphus  and  Laodice  and  their 
enemies  Salome  and  the  pretender. 


"The  story  is  far  inferior  to  'The  yoke,' 
though  we  think  it  is  almost  as  good  as  .  .  . 
'Saul   of    Tarsus.'  " 

+   Arena.   39:510.    Ap.    '08.    550w. 

"The  plan  is  a  good  one,  the  story  interest- 
ing, the  setting  admirably  chosen.  If  the  exe- 
cution were  only  as  good  as  the  design!  Even 
as  it  is,  the  glint  of  historic  interest  gives  the 
book   a   welcome   dignitv." 

-I Nation.    86:  42?"    My.    7,    '08.    250w. 

"In  descripti\e  detail  and  collocation  of 
events  it  holds  its  own  with  many  similar  nov- 
els which  are  called  classics.  The  author  has 
observed  consistency  throughout.  There  is  a 
simple  but  dramatic  plot,  few  characters,  and 
every  evidence  of  sincerity.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  book  will  find  the  appreciation  it  de- 
serves." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.    13:  255.   My.    2.   'OS.   150w. 

"The  book  is  the  strongest  and  best  written 
Miss  Miller   has   so   far   done." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  342.  Je.  13,   '08.  160w. 

Miller,  Elmer  Isaiah.  Legislature  of  the 
province  of  Virginia:  its  internal  devel- 
opment. (Columbia  univ.  Studies  in  his- 
tory, economics  and  public  law.)  *$i.so. 
Longmans.  8-1371. 

An    historical    account     of    the     subject     from 

the  beginning  of  the   government  of  Virginia  to 

the   revolution   of   177G. 


"A  metiiodical  and  useful  study,  though  the 
author  makes  dull  reading  of  the  development 
of  our  chief  colonial  legislature,  whose  history 
might    easily    be    made    interesting." 

-f   —  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    652.    Ap.    '08.    90w. 


"There    is    one    slip   in    the   very  learned     and 
valuable   monograph."   H.    E.   E. 
H-   +  —  Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:   617.   Jl.   '08.  140w. 

"A  very  interesting  and  readable  contribu- 
tion." 

^-    Ind.   65:    606.    S.   17,   '08.    170w. 

Miller,  Frank  Justus.  Two  dramatizations 
from  Vergil:  i,  Dido — the  Phoenician 
queen;  2,  The  fall  of  Troy;  arranged 
and  translated  into  English  verse.  *$r. 
Univ.    of    Chicago    press.  8-29879. 

Includes  "Dido:  an  epic  tragedy"  which  ap- 
peared in  1900,  and  also  a  new  dramatization, 
The  fall  of  Troy.  It  is  a  helpful  supplement  to 
the  text  for  classes  in  Vergil,  and  affords  a 
play  which  has  been  staged  with  satisfactory 
results. 

Miller,  Mrs.  Harriet  (Mann)  (Olive  Thorne 
Miller,  pseud.).  The  bird  our  brother. 
**$i.25.   Houghton.  8-14948. 

Information  whi  h  goes  to  reveal  the  bird's 
kinship  with  the  human  family  is  treated  here 
in  a  popular  sense  for  the  general  reader. 
Chapters  treat  of  the  bird's  individuality,  in- 
telligence, language,  altruism,  education,  'affec- 
tions, courtship,  home,  amusements,  means  of 
defense  end  attack,  odd  ways,  equipment,  and 
usefulness  to  us. 


"A   unique    addition    to   bird    literature,    which 

will   be   interesting  to   tlie   aduli   bird-lover,   but 

will   not  appeal   to  readers  in  general  as  do  the 

author's   earlier  and   more   individual   writings." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    263.    N.    'OS.   + 

"It  will  Ue  a  valuable  defense  for  those  who 
uphold  the  same  theories,  though  for  pure  de- 
lisrh^^  in  the  rr-ading  one  cannot  help  grudging 
the  pages  that  nre  thus  taken  from  the  writer's 
record  of  her  owv  discoveries."  M.  J<1.  Cook. 
-I Dial.    44:?4:i.    Je.    1,    'OS.    370v/. 

"The  modern  psychologist  win  undoubtedly 
question  the  author',"?  point  of  view  in  reading 
so  much  human  life  into  bird  life;  but  aside 
from  this  pos.sihle  qi;ibble  about  interpreta- 
tions, the  book  is  certdinly  interesting  reading, 
and  forms  a  good  climax  to  the  series  of  books 
which  this  author  has  contributed." 
-f  —  Ind.    64:1295.    Je.    4,    'OS.    ISOw. 

"It  seems  invidious  to  criticise  such  an  ex- 
cellent book,  but  it  must  be  confessed  that  the 
author  is  somewhat  handicapped  in  her  efforts 
10  preserve  a  dispassionate  attitude  by  her  ar- 
dent affection  for  the  world  of  birds." 
H •  Nation.   87:   18.   Jl.   2,  '08.  150w. 

"Will    surely  add   to   her   reputation." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.    1;^:  316.   Jo.   6,  '08.   250w. 

Miller,  Kelly.     Race  adjustment:  essays  on 
*       the  negro  in  America.   *$2.   Neale. 

8-24845. 
Nineteen  essays  which  discuss  the  various 
phases  of  the  negro  problem,  and  the  questions 
that  enter  into  a  full  solution.  Some  of  the 
chapters  are  as  follows:  Radicals  and  con- 
servatives; As  to  the  leopard's  spots:  An  appeal 
to  reason  on  the  race  problem:  'The  negro's  part 
in  the  negro  problem;  Social  equality;  Religion 
as  a  solvent  of  the  race  problem;  Rise  of  the 
professional  class;  Eminent  negroes;  What  Walt 
Whitman  means  to  the  negro:  The  artistic 
gifts  of  the  negro;  A  brief  for  the  higher  edu- 
cation  of  the  negro;   Roosevelt  and  the  negro. 

Milligan,  Rev.  George.  St.  Paul's  epistle 
to  the  Thessalonians:  the  Greek  text; 
\vith  introd.  and  notes.  *$2.6o.  Macmil- 
lan. 

A  commentary  and  exegesis.  "Two  purposes 
are  apparent  in  the  present  commentary  on 
Thessalonians,  one  to  follow  S-wete.  Mayor, 
and  Robinson  in  filling  up  what  was  lacking 
in  the  task  which  Lightfoot,  Westcott,  and 
Hort  had  set  before  themselves;  the  other,  to 
bring  to  bear  upon   the  language  and   grammar 


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Milligan,  Rev.  George — Continued. 
of    the    Thessalonian    letters    the   results    of    the 
author's    investigations    in    papyri,    inscriptions, 
and   ostraca."    (Am.    J.    Theol.) 


"Thoroug-h  acquaintance  with  the  literature 
of  the  subject,  catholicity  of  outlook,  caution 
in  the  expression  of  opinion,  and  a  distinct 
winsomeness  in  the  personal  equation  are  in 
evidence  throug-hout  the  book."  J.  E.  Frame. 
+  Am.  J.  Theol.  12:  487.  Jl.  '08.  1050w. 
"Is  especially  welcome,  since  the  need  of  it 
was   great."    G.    E.    Ffrench. 

+   Hibbert   J.    6:    94:^.    Jl.   '08.    540w. 
"This    is    a    most    careful    contribution    to    the 
exegesis    of    the    New    Testament." 

-f  Spec.    100:    268.   F.   15,    '08.    360w. 

Milligan,  Robert  H.    Jungle  folk  of  Africa. 
**$i.5o.  Revell.  8-25385. 

Impressions  gained  during  seven  years  of  mis- 
sionaiv  work  in  West  Africa.  "He  dissents 
from  "the  view  he  has  found  presented  in  re- 
cently published  books  about  the  Dark  Conti- 
nent, that  its  people  are  physically  ugly,  men- 
tally stupid,  morally  repulsive,  and  everlasting- 
ly uninteresting  .  .  .  and  pictures  the  Africans 
he  met  as  a  very  interesting  people,  constitut- 
ed, like  the  rest  of  us,  with  biain  and  soul  and 
capacity  of  one  sort  and  another  not  essential- 
ly different  from  his  own.  He  rates  these  peo- 
ple as  human  beings,  and  finds  many  of  them 
distinctly  lovable."    (N.  Y.   Times.) 


'Is    as    readable    and    interesting    a    book    of 
travel  as  one  can  wish  for." 

+   Ind.    65:    1181.    N.    19,    '08.    70w. 
"A    book    that    is    remarkable   for    its   vitality, 
picturesqueness,    humor,    and   literary   quality." 
-t-   N.  Y.   Times.  13:  514.   S.  19,   '08.   360w. 
"The    book    is    entertaining   and    far    more    il- 
luminating   than    many  of  the  travelers'  accounts 
that    have    appeared    in    recent    years." 
+   R.  of   Rs.  .38:  G38.  N.  '08.   90w. 

Millikan,  Robert  Andrews,  and  Mills,  John. 

Short  university  course  in  electricity, 
sound  and  light.  *$2.  Ginn.  8-31127. 
A  course  built  up  around  laboratory  outline 
which  represents  one  semester's  work.  The 
method  is  analytical  rather  than  descriptive, 
and  the  book  contains  sixteen  chapters  on  elec- 
tricity,  five   on   sound   and   seven   on   light. 

Mills,  Lawrence  Heyworth.    Avesta  eschat- 
ology  compared  with  the  books  of  Dan- 
iel and   Revelations;  being  supplement- 
ary to   Zarathushtra,   Philo,  the   Achse- 
menids  and  Israel.  50c.  Open  ct.  8-5564. 
"In    this    thin    octavo    the   aged    Zend    scholar 
gives    his    conclusion    that   the   c'octrines   of    an- 
gels, devils,  the  resurrection  and  the  eternal  life 
were   adopted   by   the  Jews   at   the    time   of   the 
exile    from    the    religion   of   Media   and    Persia." 
(Ind.)     "This  work   .   .   .   ought   to   bt    a  reliable 
source    of     information     regarding     Zof^astrian 
conceptions  of  the  future."     (Bib.  World.) 


"The  work  is  valuable  as  a  compendious 
statement  of  the  more  important  teachings  of 
Zoroastrianism." 

+  Am.   J.   Theol.   12:   524.   Jl.   '08.   130w. 
"The    biblical    side   of    the    treatment    is     too 
largely  fanciful." 

H Bib.    World.    31:  400.   My.   'OS.    30w. 

"The  author  often  sees  parallelisms  that  are 
not  convincing,  and  his  arguments  are  at  times 
inconclusive.  The  book  is  not  easy  reading,  but 
deserves  critical  study,  for  Mills  was  one  of  the 
best  Zend   scholars." 

-j Ind.    64:  1045.    My.    7,    'OS.    170w. 

"This  essay  .  .  .  presents  a  peculiarly  inter- 
esting chapter  in  the  study  of  comparative  re- 
ligion." 

+  Outlook.    87:  2i6G.    My.    30,   '03.  ir,Ow. 


Mills,   Weymer   Jay.     Van    Rensselaers   of 
old  Manhattan.  **$i.5o.  Stokes. 

7-38597. 
A  novel  set  in  "the  days  of  New  York  when 
brocades,  powder  and  patches  were  worn.  .  .  . 
The  herome  rejoices  in  the  name  of  India,  and 
is  a  hoyden,  as  her  starched  old  Tory  relative 
appropriately  but  impolitely  informs  her.  Still, 
she  is  so  attractive  that  her  path  is  literally  be- 
sieged by  the  gallants  of  the  day.  .  .  .  The 
otlier  characters  include  the  hero,  a  young  Tory 
of  fallen  fortunes,  a  desperate  and  most  repul- 
sive villain,  and  an  actress;  while  George  Wash- 
ington appears  upon  the  scene,  though  very 
cursorily."    (Outlook.) 


"The  whole  is  in  the  style  of  an  acute 
Christmas  card  many  times  multiplied.  Inci- 
dentally  there    is   some   text." 

—  Nation.  86:  84.  Ja.  23,  '08.  169w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  12:   657.   O.   '07.   50w. 

"There  is  very  little  plot,  too  much  declama- 
tion, and  a  constant  striving  to  produce  atmos- 
phere that  is  too  apparent  and  therefore  fails 
of  its   effect." 

—  Outlook.   88:   40.   Ja.   4,   '08.   180w. 

Milman,  Lena.    Sir  Christopher  Wren.   (Li- 
*       brary  of  art.)  *$2.  Scribner. 

A  life  of  Christopher  Wren,  the  celebrated 
ai'chitect  of  St.  Paul's  cathedral,  for  which  the 
material  has  been  carefully  sifted,  and  which 
benefits  by  the  present  day  view-point  and 
triumph  of  photography. 


"Miss  Milman  has  written  a  most  interesting 
life  of  a  fascinating  personality." 

+   Int.   Studio.   36:   165.   D.   '08.   340w. 
"Upon    the   whole,    the   biography   justifies   it- 
self.    It  was  well  worth  doing,   and  it  is  done 
well." 

+   Nation.   87:   421.   O.    29,    '08.    900w. 

Milne,  John  Stewart.  Surgical  instruments 
in  Greek  and  Roman  times.  *$4.7S-  Ox- 
ford. 8-9768. 
A  tirst  venture  into  an  untried  region.  "From 
all  available  ancient  authors  who  touched  on 
medical  matters  Milne  has  collected  the  refer- 
ences which  throw  light  on  the  description  or 
use  of  an  appliance.  This  material  he  supple- 
ments by  illustrations  from  the  more  important 
museums  and  collections  of  Europe.  In  the  text 
the  instruments  are  grouped  under  suitable  di- 
visions, but  no  account  is  taken  of  devices  for 
the  reduction  of  deformities,  or  of  splints  and 
related  appliances."  (Nation.)  The  volume  Is 
fully  illustrated. 


"A  useful  and  interesting  book." 

+  A.   L.-A.   Bkl.  3:  127.  Ja.  '08.  80w. 

"Dr.  Milne  had  virtually  a  virgin  soil,  and  he 
has  worked  it  in  a  thoroughly  scientific  manner 
until  it  has  vielded  a  rich  harvest." 

-I-   +  Ath."  1907,    2:  243.    Ag.    31.    lOOOw. 

"L,earned  and  interesting  treatise." 
-i-   -f   Lond.    Times.    6:  S06.    O.    11,    '07.    llOOw. 

"An  attractive  study  of  the  subject.  Al- 
though the  book  itself  is  well  indexed,  the  plates 
are  nnt^  indexed,  so  that  to  find  any  figure  is  a 
matter  of  some  difficulty.  The  bibliography, 
which  appears  to  have  been  put  together  some- 
what hurriedly,  pays  too  little  attention  to 
journalistic  literature." 
+  ^ Nation.    80:472.    Mj'.    21,   '08.   300w. 

"Dr.  Milne  has  done  his  work  so  well  and  so 
accurately  that  as  this  monograph  is  the  first 
dealing  with  the  subject  it  must  remain  for  a 
long  time  the  standard  authority  until  further 
finds  prove  or  disprove  some  of  the  disputable 
f-onclusions  drawn  by  the  author.  The  mono- 
graph presupposes  a  considerable  amount  of 
knowledge  on  the  part  of  the  reader.  He  must 
in  the  first  place  be  skilled  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession,  he  must  be  interested  m 
its    antiquities,    and   he    must  "be   a   fair    classic. 


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255 


These  qualifications  being  granted,   tlie  boolc   is 
most    excellent    reading,    and    throws    abundant 
light,  not  only  on  the  subject  of  which  it  treats, 
but   also   on    many   collateral    points." 
-f   +   Nature.   7G:   46S.   S.   5,   '07.   450w. 

MincofF,  Mrs.  Elizabeth,  and  Marriage, 
Margaret  S.  Pillow  lace:  a  practical 
handbook.  *$5.  Button.  8-5855. 

Not  a  book  for  connoisseurs,  but  a  guide  to 
amateurs  in  the  actual  mailing  of  lace.  "The 
first  chapters  contain  a  short  historical  survey 
of  the  art  of  lace-making  from  its  earliest 
known  period,  that  is  to  say  about  the  year 
1520;  also  brief  accounts  of  its  manufactufe  in 
different  countries  and  towns.  The  rest  of  the 
book,  from  the  third  chapter  to  the  last,  is  en- 
tirely practical,  describing  tools  and  methods 
of  lace-making,  and  giving  a  large  number  of 
patterns  with  full  explanations,  and  working 
diagrams,  and  directions  for  tracing  and  rub- 
bing."   (Sat.    R.) 


corollary  from  these,  we  have  this— natural 
death  is  the  consequence  of  cellular  differenti- 
ation." 


"The  book  is  the  first  in  English  treating  the 
subject  especially  from  the  viewpoint  of  the 
maker." 

+  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   197.  Je.   '08. 
"The  authors  have  very  sensibly  made  their 
explanations    as      short      as      possible,      relying 
much  on  the  excellent  diagram.s." 

+  Ath.   1908,    1:199.    F.    15.    1270w. 
"The  book  has  practical  interest  for  those  who 
wisli  to  teach  art  industries  to  women  who  need 
to  become  self-supporting." 

+  Ind.  64:810.  Ap.  9,  '08.  170w. 
"Those  who  desire  to  know  and  apply  the 
principles  underlying  a  large  class  of  laces,  will 
find  it  an  almost  inexhaustible  treasure  house. 
Though  a  little  bulky,  it  is  a  practical  man- 
ual." 

-I Nation.    86:  224.   Mr.    5,    '08.   400w. 

"Mrs.  Mincoff's  book  is  somewhat  expensive 
in  proportion  to  the  cost  of  the  tools,  but  it  is 
well  and  fully  illustrated,  and  we  hope  that  It 
■will  have  the  effect  of  persuading  women  to  be 
industrious  in  a  useful  artistic  way." 

-I-  Sat.    R.    105:    85.    J.    18,    '08.    SOO^v. 
"The    lessons    are    carefully      graduated      and 
clearly   expressed." 

-f-  Spec.  100:  sup.  127.   Ja.  25,  '08.  240-w. 

Ming,  Rev.  John  Joseph.  Characteristics 
and  the  religion  of  modern  socialism, 
*$i.5o.   Benziger.  8-16212. 

A  book  whose  aim  is  that  of  stimulating  in- 
quiry to  the  end  of  rsaching  reliable  conclu- 
sions concerning  the  moral  and  religious  atti- 
tude of  contemporary  socialists.  "The  iiscussiion 
falls  under  two  heads.  The  charactcrisiics  of 
modern  socialism  and  "The  religion  of  socialism. 


"Father   Ming   has    drawn    up   a    powerful    ar- 
raignment,    amply     sustained     with     testimony, 
against    atheistic    socialism;    and    it    will    serve 
the  purpose  of  warning  Catholics  against  it." 
+  Cath.  World.  87:  544.  Jl.  'OS.  1050w. 
"The    author's    own    religious    belief    appears 
to  have  biased  his  treatment  of  the  subject." 
—  J.   Pol.    Econ.   16:   711.   D.    '08.    80w. 

Minot,  Charles  Sedgwick.  Problem  of  age, 
growth,  and  death:  a  study  of  cyto- 
morphosis,  based  on  lectures  at  the 
Lowell  institute,  March,  1907.  (Sci- 
ence  ser.,   no.   21.)    **$2.50.   Putnam. 

8-24260. 
Presents  arguments  and  evidence  to  support 
the  following  laws  and  corollary:  "First,  reju- 
venation depends  on  the  increase  of  the  nuclei. 
Second,  senescence  depends  on  the  ii'crease  of 
the  protoplasm  and  on  the  diff^^rentialion  of  the 
cells.  Tliiid,  the  lato  of  growth  depends  on  the 
degree  of  senescence.  Fourth,  senescence  is  at 
its  maximum  in  the  very  young  stages,  and  the 
rate  of  senescence  diminishes  with  age.     As  the 


"An  interesting  and  suggestive  volume." 

+   Ind.    65:  951.    O.    22,    'OS.    3'OOw. 
"Possesses  a  more  or  less  gianeral  and  popu- 
lar interest." 

-f-Lit.    D.    37:    469.    O.    3,    'OS.    40Ow. 
"With  his   usual  skill  and  lucidity  the  authf,r 
develops    his    views    concerning    these    questions 
which      he     has     studied     carefully     for     many 
years." 

+   Nation.   87:  366.   O.   15,   'OS.   320w. 

Mistral,  Frederic.  Memoirs  of  Mistral, 
1830-1877;  rendered  into  English  by 
Constance  E.  I\Iaud,  with  Lyrics  from 
the  Provencal  by  Alma  Strettell.  *$3.50. 
Baker.  8-8543. 

"The  memoirs  of  Mistral  not  only  recount 
the  sieps  which  were  taken  by  him  and  his 
confreres  in  the  Felibres  movement,  but  they 
are  filled  also  with  charming  details  of  Pro- 
vencal farm  life,  the  legends  and  primitive 
customs  of  the  Provengal  peasantry;  there  are 
many  little  personal  anecdotes  that  give  a  pic- 
turesque view  of  some  of  the  poet's  experi- 
ences at  school  and  on  the  paternal  farm,  and 
his  amusing  contact  with  some  of  his  peasant 
neighbors.  The  whole  leaves  the  reader  with 
the  belief  that  there  may  still  be  room  for  the 
romantic  troubadour,  the  follower  of  the  'Gay 
science'  in  our  modern  civilization." — N.  Y. 
Times. 


"A  book  of  quite  unusual  charm,  but  not  es- 
sential  to   the   economical   library." 

-I-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:  105.  Ap.  '08. 
"Admirably    translated." 

-f  +  Ath.  1907,  2:  577.  N.  9.  ISOOw. 
"The  book  has  (to  give  it  the  highest  of  all 
praise)  charm:  it  capti\ates  the  reader  and 
holds  his  attention  to  the  end.  Mlsa  Maud's 
translation  is  smooth,  but  .  .  .  not  always 
gram.rnatical."     P.    F.    Bicknell. 

-f-   -i Dial.  44:  36.   Ja.   16,   '08.   2440w. 

"A  delightful   volume." 
-f  +   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  18.  Ja.   11,   '08.   1200w. 

"Throughout  full  of  interest  and  charm."  H. 
S.    Krans. 

-h   Putnam's.    .1:  751.    Mr.    '08.    450w. 
R.   of   Rs.    37:  3S1.   Mr.    '08.   160w. 

"Miss  Maud  adds  some  footnotes.  For  the 
duplicate  note  on  the  'trees  of  liberty'  and  the 
somewhat  vague  note  on  'les  Aliscamps,'  it 
might  have  been  well  to  substitute  a  note  on 
the  meaning  of  that  puzzling  word  'Ffilibrige.' 
But  good  service  has  been  done.  To  read 
about  the  man  who  knows  so  much  about  his 
country  and  feels  so  truly  about  it  is  a  fine 
antidote  to  an  English  winter;  refreshing  too 
to  get  new  knowledge  about  a  literary  revival 
so  spontaneous,  so  free  from  the  squalor  of 
politics." 
-f-  H Sat.    R.   104:  700.   D.   7,   '07.   lOSOw. 

Mitchell,  Evelyn  Groesbeeck.  Mosquito  life: 
the  habits  and  life  cycles  of  known 
mosquitoes  of  the  United  States,  il. 
**$2.    Putnam.  7-39002. 

An  account  based  on  the  Investigations  of  the 
late  James  \\'illirun  Dupree,  surgeon-general  of 
Louisiana  and  upon  original  observations  by  the 
author.  "The  book  is  replete  with  inform.ation 
concerning  the  mosquitoes  of  the  United  States, 
especially  those  of  New  York,  New  Jersey,  and 
Louisiana.  The  anatomy  of  the  adults,  larvae, 
and  pupri'  is  described,  and  an  illuniinating  ac- 
count of  their  habits,  flight,  and  breeding-places 
is  given  in  detail.  The  relation  of  mosquitoes 
to  malaria,  yellow  fever,  elephantiasis,  and  oth- 
er diseases,  is  treated  in  a  popular  way,  and  a 
description  of  the  means  of  control  of  these 
pests  is  supplemented  with  an  account  of  their 
principal    enemies."     (Dial.) 

"The   drawings  would  have   been   more   useful 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Mitchell,  Evelyn  Groesbeeck — Continued. 
if  magnifications  liad  been  given,  and  more  ac- 
ceptable from  a  technical  point  of  view  if  more 
contrast  liad  been  employed,  and  if  the  direc- 
tion of  lighting  had  been  consistently  used,  at 
least  in  contiguous  drawings." 

H Dial.   44:  214.    Ap.    1,    "08.   3S0w. 

"An  entertaining  (although  loosely  written) 
boolc  about   the   subject   in   general." 

4:  _  Nation.    Si!:  338.    Ap.    9,    '03.    150w. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  204.  Ap.   11,   'OS.  lOOw. 
"One   may  learn   from   this  book  a  great  deal 
about  the   lives  of   mosquitoes." 

+  R.  of  Rs.  38:  253.  Ag.  'OS.  130w. 
"For  health  inspectors,  for  those  interested 
in  sanitation  generally  and  for  physicians  this 
boolc  will  be  especially  useful.  On  the  whole 
this  is  a  very  useful  book;  with  plenty  of  faults 
and  an  abundance  of  points  that  might  be  crit- 
icised if  criticism  is  fault-finding;  but  alto- 
gether considered  it  is  commendable."  J:  B. 
Smith. 

H Science,   n.s.   2S:   22.   Jl.   3,   'OS.   7S0w. 

Mitchell,  Henry  Bedinger.  Talks  on  re- 
ligion: a  collective  enquiry,  recorded 
by  H:  Bedinger  Mitchell.  **$i.SO. 
Longmans.  8-14747. 

"A  group  of  fifteen  friends  in  council  meet 
monthly  for  a  comparison  of  views  on  funda- 
mental questions  about  religion.  The  group  in- 
cludes men  in  scientific,  literary,  church,  and 
business  life,  some  of  them  university  profes- 
sors and  men  of  international  reputation."  (Out- 
look.) These  "talks"  show  the  manner  in  which 
they  grapple  with  religious  and  philosophical 
questions  of  the  day.  "They  exhibit  both  skep- 
tical and  constructive  thinking  at  their  best, 
thev  tend  to  clear  the  air  of  religious  thought." 
(Outlook.) 


"This  book  is  of  exceptional  interest  because 
of  the  place  of  its  origin,  the  personnel  of  its 
speakers,  and  the  subject-matter  of  its  discus- 
sions."   I.    W.   Rilev. 

-t-   Bookm.    27:    488.    Jl.    '08.    1700w. 
"It  is  a  highly  stimulating  book." 

-I-   Ind.    65:    1308.    D.    3,    '08.    130w. 

Reviewed   bv  G:    A.    Coe. 

J.   Philos.   5:  fi61.   N.    19.   '08.    llOOw. 

"It  would  be  impossible  to  indicate  adequate- 
ly in  the  course  of  a  single  review  the  rich 
variety  of  theme,  felicity  of  expression,  and 
breadth  of  spirit  which  characterize  'Talks  on 
religion.'  "     G.    C.    Mars. 

+   No.    Am.    ISS:  614.    O.     08.    2200w. 

"For  those  who  lack  the  opportunities  of 
mental  sharpening  in  the  private  discussions  of 
cultured  minds  this  volume  is  a  most  attrac- 
tive substitute." 

+  Outlook.    89:    582.    Jl.    11,    'OS.   200w. 

Mitchell,  Silas  Weir.  Red  city:  a  novel  of 
the  second  administration  of  Presi- 
dent  Washington.   t$i-So.    Century. 

8-30709. 
Philadelphia  is  the  scene  cf  this  story  of 
Washintiton's  second  administ;-ation  in  which 
Hugh  \\ynne  and  Aunt  Gainor  reappear.  The 
hero  is  a  Huguenot  emigre  who  with  his  moth- 
er is  gi-ief-strickon  over  the  wanton  murder  of 
his  father  at  Avignon  by  the  revolutionists.  His 
life  in  a  Quaker  home  and  love  for  a  Quaker 
maiden,  his  work  in  Hugh  Wynne's  employ,  his 
relation  to  affairs  <A  state,  and  his  methods  of 
avenging  his  fath.er's  death  suggest  the  outline 
of  the  tale  steeped  in  the  atmosphere  of  the 
times. 


-I-  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   303.  D.   '08.  + 
"In  French   matters,    he  slips  occasionally.    It 
is  a  real   story  of  real   human   interest,    and   its 
action    is    often    exciting    beyond    the    limits    of 
Quaker    sobriety."    W:    M.    Payne. 

H Dial.  45:   456.  D.   16,   '08.   300w. 

Ind.   65:   1183.   N.   19,   '08.   60w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  615.   O.  24,   'OS.  60w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  746.  D.   5,  '08.  120w. 


"A  book  full  of  charm  and  feeling,  a  novel 
which  is  less  a  novel  than  a  panorama  of  a 
brick-built    town."    Agnes    Repplier. 

+  Outlook.   90:    699.   N.    28,    '08.   360w. 

Mitchell,  Wesley  Clair,  Gold,  prices  and 
wages  under  the  greenback  standard. 
(Univ.  of  Cal.  publications  in  econom- 
ics, v.   I.)    *$5.   Univ.   of  Cal.       8-14358. 

"Contains  f\\e  chapters  of  text  covering  a 
total  of  283  pages  (with  the  included  statis- 
tics), the  remainder  of  the  book  being  given 
o^■er  to  elaborate  statistical  talales  showing 
rates  of  wages,  relative  prices,  etc.  .  .  .  Dr. 
Mitchell  describes  his  volume  as  'the  statis- 
tical apparatus  of  a  book  still  to  be  written,' 
the  chapters  of  the  text  being  intended  merely 
to  expound  the  nature  of  the  figures  and  the 
modes   of  getting   the   results."    (Econ   Bull.) 

"Such  a  pace  as  is  here  set  for  the  academic 
monograph    will    be    hard    to    follow." 

+   Dial.    44:    280.    My.    1,    'OS.    60w. 

"It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that,  taking  the 
present  volume  witli  his  earlier  contribution, 
he  has  done  the  most  satisfactory  piece  of 
work  on  the  history  of  the  greenbacks  and 
their  effects  that  has  yet  appeared,  and  in  the 
course  of  so  doing  has  contributed  something 
to  the  process  of  putting  American  price  sta- 
tistics upon  a  rather  better  basis."  H.  Parker 
Willis. 

+   -f-   Econ.    Bull.   1:    137.   Je.   '08.   660w. 

"In    fact,    the    book    is    beyond    praise."     J.    L. 
Laughlin. 
+   +   +  J.    Pol.    Econ.   IG:   629.   N.   '08.    95Cw. 

Miyakawa,  Masuji.  Life  of  Japan.  **$3. 
Baker.  7-28500. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"Dr.  Miyakawa's  object  in  writing  the  book  is 
clearly  one  of  which  all  progressive  men  of  botli 
nationalities  mifst  approve,  that  of  bringing  the 
two  peoples  to  a  clear  understanding  of  each 
other,  and  the  work  is  well  calculated  to  fulfil 
this  object." 

+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  281.  Ja.  '08.  150w. 

"In    structure,    style    and    dress,    shows    just 
what   a    book   ought   not   to   be." 
• h   Ind.  64:  44.  Ja.   2,  'OS.  lOOw. 

"Though  the  text  does  not  impress  one  as 
having  as  great  originality  and  influence  as 
some  other  books  on  Japan,  there  is  in  it  a  cer- 
tain forcefulness  and  even  fascination,  for  in  it 
we  learn  the  better  to  appreciate  the  peculiar 
Japanese  way  of  looking  at  men  and  things." 
-1 Outlook.   SS:    44.   Ja.    4,   '08.   280w. 

Miyakawa,  Masuji.  Powers  of  the  Ameri- 
can people;  Congress,  President,  and 
courts  (according  to  the  evolution  of 
constitutional  construction).  2d  ed.,  rev. 
**$2.50.   Baker.  8-24433. 

Constitutional  government  of  the  United 
States  f.s  viewed  by  a  Japanese  attorney.  The 
edition  has  been  carefully  revised  thruout.  All 
criticisms,  objections  and  controverted  points 
have  been  tiioroly  considered;  all  sections  and 
some  chapters  have  been  abridged  and  addi- 
tions made;  and  changes  from  technical  to 
popular  form  have  been  made  to  suit  the  better 
a  wide  range   of  readers. 

Moffett,  Cleveland,  King  in  rags.  t$r.5o. 
Appleton.  7-36249- 

A  sociological  story  whose  three  leading 
characters  maintain  respectively  the  following 
attitudes  toward  the  question  of  poverty:  Pov- 
erty is  an  ugly  beast  .  .  .  created  by  the 
greedv  and  luxurious  rich  for  their  own  undo- 
ing- poverty  is  the  lot  of  the  weak  and  un- 
worthy the  survival  of  the  unfittest;  poverty 
would  disappear  if  there  were  a  fair  division 
of  the  products  of  toil. 


•The    main    defect    of    the    book    is    its    senti- 


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257 


mentalism — a  pit  into  which   reformers  are   apt 
to  fall.     But.  despite  its  inconsistencies  and  im- 
probabilities,  it  Is   well  worth  reading." 
-I Ath.    190S,    1:1'53.    F.    29.    ISOw. 

"It  is  assuredly  not  a  commanding  exposi- 
tion of  its  theme  or  in  any  large  way  sensa- 
tional. But  while  obviously,  even  naively,  a 
vohicle  for  a  moral,  the  story  slips  along  so 
easily  that  it  affords  no  chance  to  escape  the 
appalling  facts  it  marshals  relating  to  the  con- 
ditions of  labor  and  living  in  our  city." 
-i-  Nation.  S6:  84.  Ja.  23,  '08.  400w. 
N.   Y.  Times.   12:  652.   O.   19,   '07.  50w. 

"One  derives  the  impression  that  the  author 
grew  a  bit  tired  of  'A  king  in  rags'  before  he 
put  tiie  cap  to  his  climax.  Nevertheless,  a 
novel  the  mterest  of  which  does  not  flag 
through  nine-tenths  of  its  unfolding  is  worthy 
of  serious  consideration.  Let  it  be  said  that 
Mr.  Moffett's  firsc  novel,  though  not,  perhaps 
a  great  achievement,  is,  at  the  very  least,  a 
most   brilliant  promise." 

-I N.    Y.    Times.    13:  74.    F.    8,    '08.    700w. 

Molmenti,  Pompeo  Gherardo.  Venice,  its 
individual  growth  from  the  earliest  be- 
ginnings to  the  fall  of  the  republic; 
translated  from  the  Italian  by  Horatio 
F.  Brown,  pt.  3,  2v.  *$S.  McClurg. 
Two   volumes   constituting   the   third   and   last 

instalment  of  Molmenti's  history.     It  treats  fully 

of  Venice  and  its  decadence. 


Ind.    65:    1178.    N.    19,    '08.    70w. 
"They   are    probably    the    most    elaborate    and 
instructive    volumes    on    Venetian    manners    and 
customs   yet   attempted." 

+   -(-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   622.   O.    24,   '08.    60w. 

Molmenti,  Pompeo  Gherardo,  and  Ludwig, 
Gustav.  Life  and  works  of  Vittorio 
Carpaccio:  tr.  by  Robert  H.  H.  Cust. 
*$I5.    Button.  8-14763. 

A  volume  "of  archaeological  and  artistic  in- 
terest" which  has  appeared  w!th  the  revival  of 
Carpaccio.  Its  keynote  is  the  faithful  manner 
in  which  the  painter  mirrored  in  his  pictures 
the  Venetian  life  of  the  fifteenth  century. 


"The  one  quality  lacking  in  this  otherwise  ad- 
mirable book  [is]  that  of  a  convincing  system  of 
critical  argument  in  support  of  the  authors'  of- 
ten  plaus'ble   ^■iews." 
+   +  —  Ath.   1908,    1:134.   F.    1.   1270  vv. 

"Pictorially  as  well  as  from  the  point  of  view 
of   scholarship    the    work    is    exnaustive." 
4-   +   Dial.   43:  423.  D.  16,  '07.  lOOw. 

"English  readers  are  fortunate  in   having  put 
before    them    Mr.    Gust's    skilful    and    admirable 
translation   of  this   excellent  work." 
+  -f   Ind.  64:  313.  F.  6,  'OS.  62Uw. 

"It  is  sure  to  take  rank  as  the  standard  work 
on     the     long-neglected     master     of     whom     it 

H-  +  Int.  Studio.  33:  335.  F.  "08.  40Ow. 
"The  book  is  a  notable  addition  to  the  body 
of  historical  art  criticism,  and  the  translator, 
Robert  II.  Hohart  Cust  is  to  be  highly  com- 
mended for  having  placed  this  volume  within 
the  reach  of  the  English  reading  public  in  a 
version  that  is  at  once  readable  and  authorita- 
tive." 

-t-  4-  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  834.  D.  14,  '07.  SOOw. 
"It  is  just  as  important  to  unearth  an  old 
friendship  as  it  is  to  unearth  an  old  picture. 
Professor  Mnlm.enti's  sumptuous  volume  does 
both.  The  most  important-looking  of  the  sea- 
son's   books    on    art." 

+  +  Outlook.   87:   873.   D.   21,   '07.   540w. 
"It  is  exhaustive,   laborious,  and  learned.   But 
though  we   leave    the    book   satiated   with    facts 
relating   to    the    externals   of   the   work    of   Car- 
paccio,  we  feel  that  we  are   unsatisfied." 

-I Spec.    100:    sup.    643.    Ap.    25,    'OS.    350w. 


Molnar,  Ferencz.     Devil;  adapted  by  Oliver 
Herford.   *$i.   Kennerley.  8-26860. 

A  three  act  play  adapted  from  the  Hungar- 
ian by  Oliver  Herford.  The  devil  in  the  guise 
of  a  modern  society  man  takes  a  hand  in  over- 
coming whatever  of  resolution  and  honorable 
purpose  remain  in  the  minds  of  a  n»an  and 
woman  who  are  wrestling  with  the  temptation 
of  forbidden   love. 

"Oliver  lleiford's  adaption  of  Ferenc  Mol- 
nar's  play  ...  is  on  the  whole  rather  a  clumsy 
effort.  Points  which  probably  gave  value  to 
the  original  have  been  considerably  blunted  in 
transla,tion." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   514.   S.   19,   '08.   320w. 
"It    bears    the    same    marks    of    haste    as    the 

stage  production.  Grammatical  and  typograph- 
ical errors  abound,  speeches  are  assigned  to 
the  wrong  persons,  and  even  the  leading  char- 
acters   are    misnamed." 

—  Outlook.    65:    790.    O.    1,    '08.    iSOw. 

Monckton,  C.  C.  F.  Radio-telegraphy.  *$2. 
*       Van   Nostrand. 

"Contains  a  general  exposition  of  the  princi- 
ples underlying  the  subject,  together  with  a 
description  of  a  large  amount  of  the  apparatus 
and  methods  used  by  the  various  companies." 
(Nature.)  "Although  not  so  complete  as  Prof. 
J.  A.  Fleming's  work,  it  gives  the  general  reader 
a  good  account  of  the  rapid  progress  in  the  new 
art  of  wireless  telegraphy  and  wireless  tele- 
phony."  (Nation.) 


"Mr.  Monckton  is  successful  in  making  his 
exposition  of  the  various  systems  of  transmis- 
sion and  reception,  now  in  use,  intelligible  to 
the  non-scientific   reader." 

+   Nation.    87:   583.    D.    10,    '08.    150w. 
"Mr.  ISIonckton  is  to  be  congratulated  on  hav- 
ing   written    a    very    interesting    and    valuable 
book."  C.  C.  G. 

+    Nature.  78:  505.  S.   24,  '08.   1050w. 

Montgomery,   Harry   Earl.   Vital   American 
problems.  **$i.50.  Putnam.  8-24847. 

The  trust  problem,  froight-rate  problem,  gov- 
ernment ownership,  labor  problem,  and  the  ne- 
gro problem  are  five  vital  problems  discussed 
with  calm,  sane  and  deliberate  judgment. 


"The  reader  will  find  the  proposed  remedies 
set  forth  with  more  reasonableness  than  the 
rather  assertive  confidence  of  'he  author's  lan- 
guage might  suggest;  while  the  array  of  sta- 
tistical and  other  data  gives  the  book  a  value 
for  popular  reference." 

-i Nation.    87:  338.    O.    8,    'OS.    200w. 

Montgomery,  Rev.   Henry  Hutchinson,   ed. 

Mankind  and   the   church;   being   an  at- 
tempt   to    estimate    the   contribution    of 
great  races  to  the  fulness  of  the  church 
of  God,  by  seven  bishops.  *$2.25.  Long- 
mans. 
"Two    Indian    bishops,    the    archbishop    of    the 
W'pst    Indies,    a    bishop    in    Japan,    another   who 
was    for    some    years    in    China,    and    the    bishop 
of  New  Guinea  speak  of  the  Anglican  commun- 
ion   as   they   have   seen   it   in   their  dioceses,    its 
strength,    its    weakness,    its    successes,    and    its 
failures.     They  speak  for  the  Mohammedans  and 
the  Hinc'us   of  India,    for  the   Japanese  and   the 
Chinese,    for    the    negroes,    and    for    the    popula- 
tion,  other  than  Malay,   of  the  largest  island  of 
the  Pacific." — Spec. 


"It    is    written    in    a    manner   which   will    give 
enjoyment  to  every  cultivated  reader." 
+  Ath.   1908,    2:    435.    O.    10.    SOOw. 
+  Cath.    World.   87:    260.    My.    '08.    700w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   12:   763.   N.    30,   '07.   150w. 
"Highly  interesting  and  valuable  introduction 
furnished  by  Bishop  Montgomery." 

-f  Spec.    89:    994.    D.    14,    '07.    310w. 


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Montgomery,  Lucy  Maud.    Anne  of  Green 
Gables.     $1.50.     Page.  8-18572. 

"A  farmer  in  Prince  Edward's  island  ordered 
a  boy  from  a  Nova  Scotia  asylum,  but  the  or- 
der got  twisted  and  the  result  was  that  a  girl 
was  sent  the  farmer  instead  of  a  boy.  That 
girl  is  the  heroine  of  this  story."  (N.  Y. 
Times.)  "Anne  is  a  sort  of  Canadian  'Rebec- 
ca of  Sunnybrook  farm'  in  her  imagmative- 
ness.  love  of  high-flown  language,  and  pro- 
pensity to  get  into  scrapes.  But  the  book  is 
by  no  means  an  imitation;  it  has  plenty  of 
originality    and    character."    (Outlook.) 

"A  story  that  all  girls  from  12  to  15,  ajid 
many  grown-ups,  will  enjoy." 

+  A.    L.   A.    B:<I.   4:    274.   N.    '08.   <i< 

"The  author's  probable  intention  was  to  ex- 
hibit a  unique  development  in  this  little  asylum 
waif  but  there  is  no  real  difference  between 
the  girl  at  the  end  of  the  story  and  the  one  at 
the  beginning  of  it.  All  the  other  characters 
in    the    book   are    human    enough." 

_  +   N.    Y.    Times.    13:404.    Jl.    18,    '08.    280w. 

"It  will  please  grown-up  people  quite  or  near- 
ly as  well  as  the  school-girls  for  whom  it  is 
primarily   designed.      It    ought    to    have    a    wide 

'^^"^'"l.'  Outlook.    89:    956.    Ag.    22,    '08.    lOOw. 
Moody,  Walter.     Men  who  sell  things;  ob- 
servations    and     experiences     of     over 
twenty    years    as    travelling    salesman, 
European    buyer,    sales    manager,    em- 
ployer. **$:.   McClurg.  7-41593- 
A   book   of   sound   advice  which  is    the    out- 
come   of   knowing    every    round   of    the     ladder. 
Alertness   and   poise   are   the   salesman's    essen- 
tials acquired   "thru   the  natural   law  of  infinite 
patience,    constant    study    of      new      conditions, 
clear  adaptation  of  means  to  ends,   infinite  de- 
votion to  instant  duty,   and   absolute  fidelity  to 
his  house  as  it  is  and  yet  may  be." 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  144.  My.  '08. 
"Wliile  the  book  is  not  of  a  technical  nature, 
nevertheless  the  fact  that  so  many  engineers 
are  connected  with  the  selling  departments  of 
their  firms  .  .  .  will  make  it  one  of  value  to 
many  technical  men." 

4-   Engin.    D.   3:  306.    Mr.    '08.    lOOw. 
Ind.  64:  321.    F.    6,   '08.   50w. 

Moore,    Frank    Frankfort.     Trial   marriage. 
75c.     Empire  book  co.  8-19570. 

"The  author's  aim  in  this  novel  seems  to  be 
to  demonstrate  how  inevitable  are  the  fetters 
of  law  and  custom  which,  forged  at  the  dawn 
of  civilization,  have  now  linked  themselves  in- 
to the  life  and  thought  of  the  twentieth  cen- 
turv;  we  are,  he  maintains,  so  strongly  bound 
in  many  ways  that  a  return  to  more  primitive 
usage  would  be  impossible.  .  .  .  With  regard 
to  the  scientific  care  and  education  of  the 
young,  Mr.  Moore  puts  forth  theories  not  yet 
advop^.ted  by  the  most  advanced  socialist,  only 
to  demonstrate   their  futility." — Ath. 

"We  think  that  he  has  thus  fallen  between 
two  stools,  and  has  written  neither  interesting 
fiction  nor  a  useful  political  tract." 
—  Ath.  1907,  2:  263.  S.  7.  170w. 
"Wc  are  told  that  in  England  Mr.  Moore  is 
considered  witty  but  this  does  not  appear  in 
[this  book],  although  [it]  is  full  of  dialogue  in- 
to which  much  glitter  has  been  introduced.  It 
is  not  the  glitter  of  a  naturally  brilliant  man, 
however."   Hildegarde   Hawthorne. 

—  +  N.   Y.  Times.  13:54.   F.   1,   '08.   1170W. 
Spec.    99:  267.   Ag.    24,   '07.   150w. 

Moore,  Frederick.     Passing     of     Morocco. 
**$i.S0.    Houghton.  8-21029. 

An  account  of  the  recent  outbreak  in  Moroc- 
co and  the  resulting  French  expeditions,  in- 
terspersed   with    descriptions    of    Moroccan    life. 

+   Ind.    64:    12S9.    Je.    4,    'OS.    250w. 


"One  point  only  is  made  which  we  have  not 
seen  sharply  brought  out  elsewhere,  and  that 
is  the  ruthlessness  with  which  the  French  have 
been  carryin""  on  the  campaign  against  the 
Shawia    tribesinen." 

h   Nation.   87:   53.   Jl.   16,   '08.   330w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  319.  Je.  6,  '08.  150^. 
R.   of    Rs.   38:    255.   Ag.    '08.   40w. 
"Here   is    an    eyewiti  ^ss   worth    hearing.     Mr. 
Moore,    we    think,    has    a    more    pliant    and    en- 
gaging stvle   than  before." 
+  H Spec.   100:    748.   My.    9,   '08.   1400w. 

Moore,  James  Hall.     Defence  of  the  Meck- 
lenburg   declaration     of    independence. 
*$i.50.   Stone   &   Barringer  co.    8-17535. 
An   attempt   to   prove   the   authenticity   of   the 
documents     which     Carolinians     hold     to     have 
been    drawn    up    by    the    citizens    of    the    county 
of    Mecklenburg,    May    20,    1775,    in    which    they 
declared    their    independence    of    England.     The 
author  storms   the   Hoyt   strongholds   of  opposi- 
tion  and    incidentally    throws   light   on    some   of 
the    obscure   phases   of   the   revolution. 


"Mr.  Moore  adds  almost  no  new  facts  to  the 
controversy,  and  his  literary  skill  is  not  large." 

—  Ind.  65:   98.  Jl.   9,   '08.  320w. 

"He    possesses    neither    the    historical    sense 

nor    the    critical    acumen    of    Mr.    Hoyt.      As    a 

complete    expression    of    what    can    be    said    in 

favor   of   the    declaration    his    book    has    value." 

—  +   Nation.    87:    116.    Ag.    6,    '08.    250w. 

"It  is  difficult  to  see  where  he  has  made  any 
impression  on  Mr.  Hoyt's  position,  which  is 
piactically  that  taken  by  Adams  and  Jeffer- 
son." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  411.  Jl.  25,  '08.   1550w. 

"There    can    be    no    doubt    that    Mr.    Moore's 
book     is     to     the     pro-Mecklenburg     literature 
what   Mr.    Hoyt's    is  to   the   anti-Mecklenburg — 
the    best    that    has    yet    been    published." 
h  Outlook.    89:    623.    Jl.    18,    '08.    360w. 

Moore,  Mrs.  N.  Hudson.  Delftware,  Dutch 
*       and  English.  **$i.  Stokes.  8-26011. 

The  initial  volume  in  "The  collector's  hand- 
books" series.  It  is  a  guide  to  many  styles  of 
Delftware,  explains  its  nature  and  tells  the 
story  of  its  production  from  1672  to  the  present 
time,  including  Oriental  influence  and  the  origin 
of    designs    for    decoration. 


"Mrs.   Moore's  book  has  been  judiciously  and 
interestingly  compiled." 

-I-   Nation.   87:    586.   D.    10,    '08.    200w. 
"Follows  the  plan  of  her  earlier  books  in  its 
chief  features  and  is  quite  up  to  her  standard." 
-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    684.   N.   21,   '08.    170w. 

Moore,   Norman.     History  of  the  study  of 
medicine  in  the  British  Isles.  *$3-40. 

Oxford. 
The  Fitz-Patrick  lectures  before  the  Royal 
college  of  physicians  of  London,  for  19015-6. 
"The  inner  tit'k-,  'History  of  the  study  of  med- 
icine in  the  British  Isles,'  is  somewhat  mis- 
leading, since  Dr.  Moore  does  not  attempt  to 
show  precisely  how  practitioners  were  trained. 
What  he  has  done  is  to  pick  out  various  med- 
ical men  of  different  periods,  and  to  sketch 
partly  their  training  and  partly  their  methods 
a.s  indicative  of  the  general  state  of  medical 
study  in  Oreat  Britain  at  the  time."  (Nation.) 
"The  whole  is  a.  curious  combinaion  of  science, 
tradition,  and  what  we  may,  perhaps,  call 
white    magic."    (Spec.) 

"Dr.  Moore's  volume  is  rather  episodic  and 
biographical  than  historical  in  any  broad  sense; 
but  what  he  writes  is  of  extreme  interest,  and 
mav  well  form  a  basis  for  further  work  since 
he  has  gone  to  original  sources  for  the  facts." 
+   +  Ath.    1908,    1:    421.    Ap.    4.    G50w. 

"It  is  very  creditable  to  Dr.  Norman  Moore 
that  he  has  made  time  to  consult  original  au- 
thorities, and  that  he  has  cast  his  results  into 
four  such  interesting  chapters."  D'Arcy  Power. 
+   Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:   550.  Jl.    08.  1150w. 


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259 


"An   exceedingly   entertaining:  and   instructive 
bock,    despite   the   somewhat   rambling-  and   un- 
systematic   treatment." 
+   H Nation.    S6:    493.    My.    28,    'OS.    SCOw. 

"Dr.  Moore's  book  is  a  most  interesting  and 
scholarly  contribution  to  tlie  history  of  medi- 
cine." 

+   +   Nature.  7S:  25.  My.  14,  '08.  190Ow. 

"All  this  deserves,  and,  so  excellent  is  Dr. 
Moore's  method,  will  easily  secure,  careful  at- 
tention." 

+  +  Spec.    100:    544.    Ap.    4,    '08.    4e0w. 

Moral  training  in  the  public  schools.  $1.50. 
Ginn.  7-28175. 

Two  essays  that  received  respectively  first 
and  second  prizes  offered  by  an  anonymous  Cal- 
ifornia citizen  for  the  best  essays  written  on 
the  SLibje.ct. 


+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:   144.   My.    '08. 

"This  collection  of  views  is  well  deserving  of 
study  for  much  valuable  pedagogical  instruc- 
tion that  it  contains.  It  is,  too,  a  pregnant, 
ready-rnade  text  for  a  powerful  article  in  de- 
fense of  our  parochial  schools." 

+  +  Cath.    World.    86:    824.    Mr.    '08.    400w. 

"No  teacher  can  afford  to  neglect  a  careful 
reading   of   the   book."     E:    O.    Sisson. 

+   Dial.    44:    276.    My.    1,    'OS.    600w. 

"Is  disiinctly  worth  reading  and  reading 
again." 

+   Educ.    R.   35:   103.   Ja,    '08.   80w. 

"On  the  whole,  sound,  sane,  suggestive,  in- 
structive, inspiring,  seem  to  the  reviewer  the 
adjectives  that  most  fitly  describe  this  little 
book.  It  is  worthy  the  attention  of  teachers." 
O     T     T  3.n  p 

'  +   El.'  School    T.    8:    463.    Ap.    '08.    650w. 

"The  volume  is  a  notable  contribution  to  the 
discussion  of  moral  education  and  allied  prob- 
lems, and  the  snnplicity  of  treatment  makes 
it  easy  reading.  The  absence  of  an  index  is 
to  be  regretted."  W.  S.  Monroe. 
+  -\ J.   Phllos.  5:  51.  Ja.   16,   '08.  380w. 

"The  book  deserves  atention  from  parents  as 
well    as    teachers." 

+   Nation.   86:    399.    Ap.    30,   '08.   70w. 

More,  Paul  Elmer.  Shelburne  essays. 
5th,  ser.  **$i.25.  Putnam.  8-14376. 
ser.  5.  A  fifth  volume  of  "Shelburne  essays." 
There  are  eleven  in  number,  and  they  deal 
with  such  subjects  as  The  Greek  anthology, 
The  centenary  of  Longfellow,  Dickens,  Ches- 
terfield.   Gissing,    and    Donald    G.    Mitchell. 


"Their    literary     merit     warrants     their    pur- 
chase  in   book   form   by   larger  libraries." 

-f  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  29:;.   D.  '08.    (Review  of 
V.   5.) 
"In    the    pages    of   so    accomplished    a   literary 
artist    as    Mr.    More    one    looks    for,    and    finds, 
many  an  apt  phrase  that  lingers  in  the  mind." 
-f-   Dial.   45:  93.   Ag.   15,   '08.   140w.    (Review 
of  V.    5.) 
"The    book    is    a    valuable    outcome    of    much 
knowledge   and   wise   deliberation." 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  3.')2.  Je.  20,  'OS.  180w. 
(Review  of  v.  5.) 
"Whatever  IVIr.  More  writes,  however,  has 
the  value  of  thorough  and  competent  work- 
manship; but  a  little  salt  of  wit,  an  occasional 
lightness  of  touch,  would  cheer  his  readers 
without  weakening  the  fiber  of  his  very  schol- 
arly   work." 

H Outlook.   S9:   811.   Ag.   8,   '08.  260w.    (Re- 
view  of  V.    5.) 

Morgan,     George.      True      Patrick    Henry. 
**$2.    Lippincott.  7-27032. 

Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


which    paralleled   and    followed    the    Stamp   act 
controversy."      "W:    E.    Dodd. 

-{ Am.    Hist.    R.    13:  652.   Ap.   'OS.    500w. 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl,    4:    81.    Mr.    '08. 
""I'lie    writer's    imagination    occasionally    runs 
I  lot  when  he  attempts  to  reconstruct  the  scenes 
through    which    the   orator   of   Virginia   moved." 

-I Ath.  1907,  2:  823.  D.   28.  190w. 

"The  author  also  brings  in  many  details  of 
persons  and  events  that  distract  attention  from 
the    main    cuirent    of    the    narrative." 

-^ Dial.    44:    80.    F.    1,    '08.    240w. 

"It  is  the  chief  defect  of  Mr.  Morgan's  book 
that  he  claims  too  much,  in  too  many  direc- 
tions." 

-\ Nation.    85:    591.    D.    26,    '07.    1920w. 

"This  is  a  biography  which,  if  somewhat  col- 
ored by  the  zeal  of  hero-worship,  is  profitable 
as   well    as    pleasurable    reading." 

-i Outlook.   S7:   877.   D.   21,   '07.   320w. 

Morgan,  George  Campbell.  Analysed  Bible. 
3v.   ea.  **$!.   Revell.  7-33562. 

A  comu'.entary  to  be  complete  in  about  thirty 
volumes  which  attempts  to  preserve  a  unity  by 
analysing  the  books  of  the  Bible  into  large  log- 
ical sections.  Volumes  one  to  three  aie  as  fol- 
lows: Genesis  to  Esther;  Job  to  Malachi;  Mat- 
thew  to   Revelation. 


"These  analyses  are  always  clever,  but  some- 
limes  at  least  not  sufficiently  supported  by  the 
text." 

-I Bib.    World.    31:478.    Je.    '08.    90w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   1  and  2.) 
"The   analyses   and   titles  are  generally  strik- 
ing  and    rhetorical    rather    than   simply   faithful 
to   the   works   discussed." 

—  Bib.  World.  31:480.  Je.  '08.  70w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  3.) 
"While  these  three  volumes,  containing  brief 
introductions  to  all  the  books  of  scripture,  might 
be  useful  for  a  Sunday  school  Bible  class,  yet 
they  are  vitiated  by  an  utter  lack  of  criticism, 
and  by  a  failure  to  put  the  reader  at  all  in 
touch  with  the  way  of  regarding  the  Bible  that 
should  be  inevitable  to  every  modern  man."  E. 
S.    Drown. 

h   N.    Y.    Times.    13:  606.    O.    24,    '08.   lOOw. 

(Review  of  v.   1-3.) 

Morgan,  James.     Abraham  Lincoln.  t$r-S0. 
jMacmillan.  8-28434. 

Mr.  i\Iorgan  aims  not  to  form  a  history  of  the 
ci\-il  war,  nor  to  give  an  analysis  of  Lincoln's 
character  but  to  write  a  simple  straightforward 
story  of  his  life  in  its  true  sequence.  This 
plain  story  of  essentials  is  a  "series  of  dramatic 
pictures  of  the  struggles  and  achievements  of 
a  common  man  in  whom  a  race  of  common 
men  is  exalted.  In  the  preparation  of  his  l)Ook 
Mr.  Morgan  has  made  use  of  tlie  a  arious  acces- 
sible authorities,  presenting  those  incidents  in 
his  hero's  life  which  are  most  significant  and 
essential."     (R.    of    Rs.) 


"One   omission    it    seerrs   to   the   reviewer   has 
been    made:    the    sectional    conflict    in    Virginia 


"He  tells  a  story,  simple  and  straightfor- 
ward— one  that  will  interest  and  inspire  the 
young  American   reader."    K.    L.    M. 

+    Bookm.    28:    387.    D.    '08.    60w. 
"Mr.    iVIorgan    is    much    more    than    a    faithful 
compiler.      He    has   points    of   view   of   his    own, 
and   seizes   with    individual    judgment   upon    the 
facts   worth   while." 

-\-   Lit.    D.   37:    905.   D.    12,   '08.   90w. 
"Mr.    Morgan    tells    his    story    pleasingly,    and 
presents   in    it   a  very   good   sketch   of   Lincoln's 
remarkable    career." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  593.  O.   24,   '08.   140w. 

+  R.  of  Rs.  38:  633.  N.  '08.  170w. 
"We  do  not  see  that  he  tells  us  anything 
new  about  Lincoln.  A  book  about  Lincoln  is, 
we  might  say,  always  welcome;  when  carefully 
and  sympathetically  written  it  is  a  thing  to 
be  highly  appreciated." 

+  Spec.    101:    887.    N.    28,    '08.    150w. 


26o 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Morley,  John.  Critical  miscellanies,  v.  4. 
*$i.5o.  Macmillan. 
A  group  of  "fugitive  pieces,  yet  perhaps  not 
altogether  without  a  clue."  (Preface.)  The 
subjects  are  as  follows:  Machiavelli;  Guicciar- 
dini;  A  new  calendar  of  great  men;  John  Stu- 
art Mill,  an  anniversary;  Lecky  on  democracy; 
A  historical  romance;  and  Democracy  and  re- 
action. The  appendix  furnishes  explanatory 
and    bibliographical    notes. 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  293.  D.   '08. 
"The  volume  is  commended  to  those  who  en- 
joy   a    literai-y   stylo    of    the    highest    excellence, 
allusive    yet   never   obscure,    deep    refleotion   en- 
riched by  wide  literary  knowledge  and  rendered 
precise  by  personal   experici'ce   in   governmenta.1 
affairs,      fair-mnnded      treatment      of      opposing 
views,   and  a  vindication   of   political   idealism." 
-I-  Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    176.    O.    '08.    330w. 
"A  work  of  real  value  to  serious  persons  and 
merits   a   place   in   all   well-ordered   libraries." 
+  Arena.    40:    473.    N.    '08.    330w. 
"Lord  Morley  reflects  in  every  page  he  writes 
the   influence   of   the  best  culture   of  the   day." 
+   +  Ath.   1908,   2:   (il.  Jl.   18.   2000w. 
"With  his   clear  stylg,   wide  rea-ding  and  ever 
present   note-book,    he^is    one    of    the   most  de- 
lightful   of   transmitters    that  we  have."     C.    M. 
FVancis. 

+   Bookm.   28:   140.   O.   'OS.    2000w. 
"The    book    is    good    reading    and    wholesome 
for    us    Americans.      It    will    help     us     to     think 
straight    about      some    of      our    own    immediate 
problems,    although    it    does    not    deal    with    any 
one   of  them   directly."    Brander  Matthews. 
+   Forum.    40:    213.    S.    'OS.    lOOOw. 
+   +    Ind.    65:    615.    S.    10,    '08.    130w. 

Lit.  D.  37:  564.  O.  17,  '08.  220w. 
"The  charm  and  value  of  these  essays  de- 
pend largely  on  the  fact  that  they  are  the 
product  of  a  rich  mind,  which  has  thoroughly 
digested  its  knowledge,  and  has  tested  books 
by    experience." 

+   +   Nation.    87:    234.    S.    10.    '08.    1650w. 
Reviewed   bv  H.   W.   Bovnton. 

Putnam's.    5:    111.    O.    'OS.    360w. 
"The    great      merit      of    these    'Miscellanies' — 
the    line    flower    of    essay-writing — is    that    they 
'set  men   on    thinlting'    about   politics." 

-f  +  Sat.  R.  106:  48.  Jl.  11,  'OS.  2150w. 
"We  have  no  other  writer  with  quite  the 
same  outlook, — the  sane  and  broad-minded  lib- 
eralism, the  candour,  the  earnest  desire  for 
the  truth,  the  tolerance  for  human  imperfec- 
tions." 

J-   +  Spec.   101 :   IS.   Jl.    4,    '08.    1650w. 

Morris,    Gouverneur.    Footprint,    and    other 
stories.  t$i.5o.  Scribner.  8-6985. 

Eleven  stories,  creepy  and  gruesome  for  the 
most  part,  which  smack  more  of  the  fatalist's 
fancy  than  of  the  imagination  which  character- 
izes wholesome  adventure.  The  stories  are  The 
footprint,  Paradise  ranch.  Captain  England, 
The  execution,  Simon  L'Ouvrier,  A  Carolina 
night's  dream,  The  stowing  away  of  Mr.  Bill 
Ballad,  The  explorers.  The  little  heiress,  The 
best  man,   and  The  crocodile. 


"Gruesome    shcrt    stories    varying    in    merit. 
Some   of   them   are   decidedly   clever,    some   gro- 
tesque   or    horrible,    and    all    are    more    or    loss 
disagreeable,    and   incline   to   the   morbid." 
' h  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    157.    My.   '08. 

"Mr.  Morris  ou.^ht  to  change  his  course. 
Nevertheless,  I  am  glad  that  before  mending 
his  ways  he  has  given  us  this  volume.  If  these 
stories  are  not  great,  they  are  at  least  differ- 
ent, and  their  rather  highly  spiced  originality 
is  welcome  to  a  jaded  appetite."  Ward  Clark. 
+   Bookm.   27:  283.  My.   '08.    500w. 

"One  might  discuss  at  some  length  Mr.  Mor- 
ris's methods  of  fiction,  for  they  are  good 
methods,    and   might   be   studied  wifh   profit    by 


many  better  known  and  far  more  prolific  writ- 
ers  of   to-day."     F:    T.    Cooper. 

+  Bookm.  27:  307.  My.  '0«.  350w. 
Ind.  64:  974.  Ap.  30,  '08.  170w. 
"They  show  Mr.  Morris  to  excel  most  of  the 
short-story  writers  of  the  day  in  his  use  of  the 
Stevenson  manner,  which  he  combines  with  Ed- 
gar Allan  Poe  matter.  The  knack  of  descrip- 
tive narration  he  has  in  an  uncommon  degree, 
whether  his  pictures  be  first  hand  or  not.  The 
sense  of  futility  is  the  chief  defect  of  what  are 
otherwise  capital  tales." 

-\ Nation.   86:  ?19.   Mr.   5,   '08.   300w. 

"Nine  stories  of  a  very  depressing  aspect. 
It  seems  as  though  the  choicest  bits  of  horror 
had  been  suggested  by  Poe,  and  the  cynicism 
by    Maupassant." 

-) N.   Y.  Times.   13:269.  My.   9,   '08.  130w. 

"Very  clever  but  sometimes  intensely  disa- 
greeable studies  of  the  horrible  and  grotesque." 

H Outlook.   88:  653.  Mr.  21,  '08.   80w. 

R.  of   Rs.  37:  761.  Je.  'OS.  300w. 

Morris,  Harrison  Smith.  Lyrics  and  land- 
scapes. **$!.  Century.  8-12818. 
A  collection  of  poems  by  the  author  of  "Ma- 
donna and  other  poems"  and  "Tales  from  ten 
poets."  "Mr.  .Morris  strikes  his  deepest  note 
in  Destiny,  a  Phi  beta  kappa  poem,  although 
we  regret  to  find  in  these  dignified  verses  a 
veiled  apology  for  our  latter-day  American  im- 
perialism."    (Dial.) 


"Neat  and  decorous  compositions,  not  ex- 
actly inspired,  but  mildly  pleasing."  W:  M. 
Payne. 

+  Dial.  45:  64.  Ag.  1,  'OS.  130w. 
"His  poems  have  no  great  philosophical  con- 
tent, perhaps;  but  in  his  ode  to  'Night'  he 
succeeds  unusually  well  in  a  kind  of  eye  and 
ear  impressionism  quite  legitimate  after  its 
own    fashion." 

-f    Nation.    87:    34.    .Jl.    9,    '08.    250w. 

Morrow,  William  C.  Lentala  of  the  South 
seas:  the  romantic  tale  of  a  lost  colonv. 
t$i.5o.  Stokes.  8-24468. 

A  tale  of  the  hardships  of  a  band  of  colon- 
ists cast  away  on  an  island  in  the  South  seas. 
"The  book  is  nothing  more  than  an  account  of 
the  savages'  attempts  to  hoodwink  and  destroy 
the  white  invaders,  and  the  white  men's  final 
conquest,  thanks  to  the  timely  aid  of  a  vol- 
cano, an  earthquake  and  a  thunder-storm. 
There  is  also  an  adopted  daughter  of  a  can- 
nibal king,  who  figures  somewhat  largely  in 
the  book."    (Bookm.) 

"Somewhat  uninspired,  and  much  too  long." 
F:    T.    Cooper. 

—  Bookm.   28:   146.   O.   '08.    340w. 

"Is  more  or  less  exciting,  but  is  wiitten  in 
a  style  whose  affectation  of  simplicity  results 
in   ceing  decidedlv  irritating." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   512.    S.   19,   '08.   140w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   746.   D.   5,   '08.   170w. 

Morse,  Hosea  Ballou.  Trade  and  adminis- 
tration of  the  Chinese  empire.  *$2.50. 
Longmans.  8-18747. 

"Portrays  the  present  state  of  the  Chinese 
empire,  with  such  record  of  the  past  as  will 
enable  the  reader  better  to  comprehend  the  pres- 
ent." (Sat.  R.)  "The  two  opening  chapters, 
written  tav  the  Rev.  F.  L.  Hawks  Potts,  Presi- 
dent of  St.  John's  College,  at  Shanghai,  present 
a  condensed  but  readable  sketch  of  the  history 
of  China  from  the  earliest  times  to  the  pres- 
ent. Mr.  Ballou  then  in  a  dozen  chapters  eluci- 
dates the  system  of  government."  (N.  T. 
Times.) 


"A  much  needed  book." 

-h  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   197.  Je.   '08. 
"A    useful   compendium." 

-j-  Ath.   1908,   2:  365.    S.   2G.   850w. 


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"Is  the  first  to  put  into  succinct  form  a  fairly 
complete  account  of  those  practical  matters  con- 
cerning which  the  man  of  affairs,  whether  of 
business  or  of  state,  most  wishes  information. 
The  book  lacks  an  analytical  table  of  contents, 
which  would  have  greatly  enhanced  its  value 
for  just  those  readers  for  whom  it  is  particu- 
larly designed." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  294.  My    23,  '08.  320w. 

"Mr.  Morse  is  impartial — as  impartial,  at  any 
rate,  as  a  man  who  knows  his  subject  can  be. 
An  eminently  informative  book." 

+  Sat.   R.  105:   758.  Je.  13,  'OS.  IGSOw. 

Mosby,  John  Singleton.  Stuart's  cavalry  in 
the  Gettysburg  campaign.  **$2.  Moffat. 

8-8120. 

Col.  Mosby's  aim  is  that  of  clearing  the  name 
of  Gen.  Stuart  from  aspersions  cast  upon  it  in 
records  made  by  Gen.  Lee's  staff -officers.  It 
gives  a  sketch  of  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville 
and  the  cavalry  combat  which  opened  the  Get- 
tysburg campaign  and  justifies  Gen.  Stuart's 
movements. 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    197.    Je.    '08. 
"Tt  cannot  be  said  that  Col.  Mosby  proves  all 
his    points;    but    he    does    prove    some    of    them, 
and   throws   new  light  on   others." 

L   Dial.   45:    43.   Jl.   16,    'OS.    420w. 

"Col.  Mosby  goes  against  all  the  accepted  au- 
thorities; he  takes  to  task  all  of  Lee's  biog- 
raphers and  staff  officers;  he  makes  raids  in 
all  directions  upon  historical  positions,  and  he 
fires  volle\s  here  and  there,  some  of  which 
are  effecti\e  and  some  of  which  go  off  harm- 
less mto  the  air." 

—  Nation.   87:   37.    Jl.    9,   "OS.    760w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   215.   Ap.   11,   '08.    SOw. 
"Col.    Mosby    is.    of    course,    a    partisan.      But 
his  account  is  interesting,  it  brings  out  neglect- 
ed aspects  of  the   famous   battle." 

h   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  305.  My.  30,  '08.  llOOw. 

Mosenthal,   Salomon   Hermann,   ritter   von. 

Stories    of    Jewish    home    life.      $l25. 

Jewish   pub.  7-40796. 

Five  stories  as  follows:  Aunt  Guttraud,  Schle- 
mihlchon,  Rav's  Mine,  Jephthah's  daughter,  and 
Rascholchen.  In  them  the  great  heart  of  hu- 
manity throbs  and  goodness  triumphs.  The  set- 
tings  and   colorings   are   distinctively  Jewish. 


"Should  be  as  fascinatmg  to  the  Gentile  read- 
er as  many  stories  of  Gentile  hearth  and  fire- 
side  experience   have   been    to   the   Jews." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:206.  Ap.  11,  'O'S.  350w. 

Moses,  Bernard.  South  America  on  the 
eve  of  emancipation:  the  southern 
Spanish  colonies  in  the  last  half-cen- 
tury of  their  dependence.  *$i.5o.  Put- 
nam. 8-15885. 

"A  sketch  of  social  conditions  in  South  Amer- 
ica during  the  period  immediately  preceding 
the  severance  of  relations  with  the  mother  coun- 
try. The  most  interesting  chapters  are  those 
dealing  with  the  characteristics  of  the  colo- 
nial city  and  the  developments  of  social  classes 
under  Spaiiish  rule." — Nation. 


"Without  making  any  attempt  to  exhaust 
the  subject.  Professor  Moses  has  succeeded  in 
giving  excellent  pictures  of  life  and  institu- 
tions  in  the  pre-revolutionary  era." 

+  Am.    Hist.    R.   14:    164.   O.   'OS.  6'60w. 
"This  work   errs  in  details,   sometimes  in  es- 
sential details.     For   ihe  purpose   in  view,     this 
must   be    pronounced   a  very   useful   and    enter- 
taining  little   work." 

^ Ind.   G5:   787.    O.   1,   '08.   420w. 

"Should   be   carefully   read  as  an   introduction 
to   the    study   of   Latin-American    institutions." 
-f  Nation.    87:  262.    S.    17,    '08.    260w. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  334.    Je.    13,    '08.    ISOw. 
R.  of   Rs.   38:   383.  .S.   '08.   &0w. 


Moses,  Edith.  Unofficial  letters  of  an  offi- 
cial's wife.  **$i.5o.  Appleton.  8-29360. 
A  group  of  chatty  informing  letters  which 
the  wife  of  Professor  Moses  wrote  while  resid- 
ing in  Manila  during  the  governorship  of  Mr. 
Taft.  One  finds  all  the  bits  of  Philippine 
"hearsay"  most  entertainingly  set  down,  includ- 
ing the  appearance  and  characteristics  of  the 
natives,  housekeeping  problems,  incompetency 
of  servants,  discomforts  of  climate,  £Ocial  life 
in  Manila,  amu.sements.  holiday  revelry  and  ex- 
cursions  out  from   Manila. 

Moses,   Montrose  Jonas.     Children's  books 
and   reading.     *$i.50.    Kennerley. 

7-38221. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"It  would  be  too  much  to  expect  that  all 
iihould  agree  with  the  selection  of  recorni- 
mended  books,  but  the  choices  are  sane,  on 
the  whole,  and  if  not  carefully  balanced,  and 
satisfactoi-y  in  all  particulars,  are  suggestive. 
Bibliographical  information  -concerning  title  is 
frequently  inaccurate,  incomplete,  and  faulty  in 
fornix" 

H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  lOG.  Ap.   'OS. 

"While  there  is  mu<_h  in  it  that  is  sound, 
practical,  and  useful,  we  cannot  give  it  un- 
qualified praise;  it  is,  as  the  author  himself 
admits,  an  incomplete  and  unfinished  sketch. 
There  are  many  slips,  errors,  and  omissions, 
sadly   needing   correction." 

-\ Dial.    44:    180.    Mr.    16,    '08.    &0'0w. 

"It    is    especially   valuable    to   librarians,    with 
whose  needs  the  author  is  familiar." 
-f-   Ind.   G4:    751.   Ap.    2,    '08.  35'Ow. 

"May   be   trusted   as   a  safe   guide   in   a  prob- 
lem that  becomes  vearly  more  difficult." 
+   Nation.    86:    79.    Ja.    23,    '08.    260w. 

Mosso,  Angelo.  Palaces  of  Crete  and  their 
builders.   *$3.25.   Putnam.  8-12966. 

"An  account  of  certaiq  excavations  and  in- 
vestigations in  the  famed  land  of  the  Minotaur, 
which  carry  the  history  of  the  Cretans  back 
authentically  to  the  neolithic  period  and  fur- 
nish much  interesting  material  for  archaeolo- 
gists, historians,  anthropologists  and  antiqua- 
ries   generally." — N.    T.    Times. 


•'The  translation  is  excellent." 

-j Ath.    1907,    2:  833.    D.    28.    1550w. 

+   Class.    J.    4:    47.    N.    '08.    40w. 
"The   personal   element  often   becomes   obtru- 
sive.    Moreover,    tlrere  are  many  mistakes  in  the 
text.     With  all  its  faults,   however,   the  volume 
has  a   plea."iing  freshness   and   spontaneity.'' 

-I Nation.   86:   357.   Ap.    16,    '08.    500w. 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  86.  F.  15,  '08.  400w. 
"Dr.     Mosso's     is     no     dry-as-dust    narrative. 
He   knows   how   to   be   entertaining,    and   h©   Is 
entertaining." 

+  Outlook.  88:  655.  Mr.  21,  '08.  550w. 
"The  book  is  a  rambling  and  often  rather  ab- 
surd work,  written  about  things  archaeological 
by  one  who  is  no  archaeologist,  but  knows  a 
good  deal  .about  skulls  and  something  about  di- 
vers natural  sciences.  The  author  .  .  .  has  a 
strong  bent  towards  rhapsodical  and  even  dith- 
yrambic  meditation,  and  indulges  it  to  the 
full.  The  book  is  worth  examination,  liowever, 
and   even   purchase,    for  Its   illustrations." 

I h  Sat.    R.  105:  207.  F.  15,   '08.  1050w. 

"Whatever  we  may  think  of  Signer  Mosso's 
ethnology,  his  book  will  be  found  full  of  in- 
teresting detail,  which  we  may  or  may  not 
connect    with    his    anthropology." 

H-  Spec.    100:    sup.    648.    Ap.    25,    'OS.    400w. 

Motley,  James  Marvin.  Apprenticeship  in 
American  trade  unions.  (Johns  Hop- 
kins univ.  studies  in  historical  and  po- 
litical science.  Series  25,  nos.  11-12.) 
50c.  Johns  Hopkins.  8-7186. 

A  monograph  whose  chief  emphasis  is  placed 

upon   the     historical     development     of     appren- 


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Motley,  James  Marvin  — Continued. 
ticeship   and    upon    the   critical   analysis   of  un- 
ion   regulations.      There    are    chapters    on    ap- 
prenticeship  as   regulated   by  government,    cus- 
tom,   trade-unions   and    trade    agreement. 

-f-  Am.  Hist.  R.  13:696.  Ap.  '08.  50w. 
"This  is  an  admirable  scholarly  piece  of  re- 
search, of  the  highest  credit  to  its  author  and 
the  economic  seminary  of  Johns  Hopkins  uni- 
versity. There  is  but  one  place  where  I  would 
raise  a  question,  and  that  is  in  the  difficult  at- 
tempt to  classify  the  unions  according  to  the 
extent  to  which  they  enforce  apprenticeship  as 
a  prerequisite  to  membership."  J:  R.  Com- 
mons. 
-f   -I Econ.    Bull.    1:  49.    Ap.    '08.    530w. 

Motley,  John  Lothrop.  Motley's  Dutch  na- 
tion; being  the  Rise  of  the  Dutch  re- 
public (1555-1584);  condensed,  with  in- 
trod.,  notes,  and  a  brief  history  of  the 
Dutch  people  to  1908,  by  W:  Elliot 
Griffis.   $1.75.    Harper.  8-12133. 

An  abridgement  of  Motley's  "Rise  of  the 
Dutch  republic"  and  an  Independent  sketch  of 
Dutch  history,  from  A.  D.  1584  to  1907  consti- 
tute respectively  the  two  broad  divisions  of 
this  volume.  The  latter  brings  the  history 
down  to  date,  showing  the  social,  political,  and 
economic  situation  and  problems  of  the  Dutch 
nation. 


A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   229.   Je.   'OS. 
"A    more    useful    single-volume    treatment    of 
Dutch  historv  is  hardly  to  bei  found." 

+  DiaK    44:    316.    My.    16,    '08.    50w. 
"We    confess   to   a   feeling   of   sorrow   and   af- 
front on  seeing  Motley  abridged.     But  the  work 
has   been   as   well    done   as   was   possible." 
-f   Lit.   D.   36:   705.  My.  23,  '08.  170w. 
"Contains   only  a  single  map,   and  that  is  in- 
adequate.    Such   an   omission    is   unpardonable." 

H Nation.  87:  93.  Je.  30,  '08.  60w. 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   378.   Jl.   4,   '08.    300w. 

Moulton,  Richard  Green.  Shakespeare  as  a 
dramatic  thinker:  a  popular  illustration 
of  fiction  as  the  experimental  side  of 
philosophy.      *$i.50.      Macmillan. 

7-29024. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 


"The  difficulty  of  the  attempt  [to  collect  the 
moral  lessons  in  Shakespeare  into  a  system.!  is 
increased  with  the  rigidness  of  the  system  and 
the  formality  cf  the  treatment,  and  Prof.  Moul- 
ton's  treatment  is  formal  even  to  pedantry." 
—  N.   Y.  Times.   13:   91.  F.   15,   '08.   290w. 

Muir,  M.  M,  Pattison.  History  of  chemical 
theories  and  laws.  *$4.  Wiley.  6-45162. 
"Mr.  Pattison  Muir  'does  not  claim  to  write  a 
history  of  chemistry;  he  traces  the  growth  of 
knowledge  and  opinion  on  such  matters  as  the 
nature  of  the  elements  from  the  crude  concep- 
tions of  the  alchemists  through  the  strict 
atomic  theory  down  fo  the  current  ideas  about 
ions  and  electrons.  Similarly  he  deals  with 
the  nature  of  chemical  change,  which  with  the 
conception  of  element  and  compound  form  the 
two  special  ideas  marking  off  chemistry  from 
the  other  sciences." — Sat.  R. 


"Certainly  the  author  has  given  tHe  Infor- 
mation in  a  most  readable  and  fascinating 
manner,  which  will  render  his  book  useful  and 
attractive  to  a  wider  circle  than  merely  chem- 
ists   and    physicists." 

+  Ath.    1907,    1:543.    My.    4.    600w. 

"Mr.  Muir  has  displayed  great  learning  and 
much  literary   ability."     "W.   R. 

4-   Nature.    75:601.   Ap.    25,    '07.    900w. 

"We  can  recommend  Mr.  Pattison  Muir's 
treatise    to    any    serious    student    of    chemistry; 


It  is  just  the  book  for  a  clever  lx)y  who  has 
learnt  all  the  routine,  and  now  shoild  begin 
to  thi.nk  more  abstractly  and  generally." 

H Sat.    R.   104:  85.   Jl.   20,   '07.   300w. 

"The  feeling  of  growth  and  organic  inter- 
relation is  kept  admirably  before  the  reader. 
The  style  is  attractive  and  the  mode  of  presen- 
tation lucid  and  interesting.  The  book  is  not 
only  suggestive,  but  highly  readable — there  is 
not  a  dry  page  in   it."     Alexander   Smith. 

-f-  +  Science,   n.s.   27:304.    F.   21,   '08.   800w. 

Mulford,  Clarence  E.  Orphan.  $1.50.  Outing 
pub.  8-6662. 

With  the  plains  as  a  habitat,  clumps  of  cha- 
pai  ral  to  hide  in,  cowboys  bo  hunt  him  down, 
and  Apache  bands  to  match  his  deadly  aim,  the 
Orphan,  outlaw  and  terror  of  Ford's  Station  is 
the  fascinating  hero  of  this  tale.  In  the  devel- 
opment of  the  story,  it  is  revealed  that  his 
vengeance  is  directed  only  towards  cowardly. 
Irritating,  petty  specimens  of  cowboy  human- 
ity; that  underneath  his  rough  exterior  ar« 
splendid  manhood  and  courage;  and  that  he  is 
as  chivalrous  as  a  knight  of  old  when  called 
upon  to  defend  women.  There  is  plenty  of  wild 
west  adventure  with  which  mingle  the  dust  and 
heat  of  the  plains. 

N.   v.   Times.   13:  213.   Ap.    11,   '08.   30w. 

"The  book  is  as  virile  as  the  life  it  describes." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  304.  My.   30,  '08.  150w. 

Miiller,    Margarethe.      Carla    Wenckebach, 

pioneer.    *$i.25.    Ginn.  8-29596. 

An  intimate  sketch  of  "a  very  unusual,  very 
vital  human  being"  who,  born  and  educated  in 
Germany,  became  a  wanderer,  living  in  six 
countries  and  having  a  variety  of  bread-win- 
ning experiijnccs,  and  finally  finding  her 
place  ns  professor  at  Wellesley  where 
she  rem.ained  until  her  death.  The  invincible 
spirit  of  hard  work  characterized  her  life  which 
is  portrayed  by  her  friend  and  successor. 

"The  account  of  this  remarkable  woman's 
life  is  very  interesting.  One  would  scarcely  sus- 
pect, but  for  Professor  Miiller's  prefatory  con- 
fession, that  English  was  not  the  author's 
mother    tongue." 

+   Nation.    87:    582.   D.    10,    '08.    600w. 

Mullins,  Rev.  Edgar  Y.  Axioms  of  religion. 
**$!.  Am.   Bapt.  8-14676. 

Beginning  with  the  new  test  of  denomina- 
tlonalism  and  other  themes  leading  to  the  truth 
of  the  soul's  competency  in  religion,  Doctor 
Mullins  proceeds  to  show  that  religion  has  Its 
axioms  no  less  than  other  realms  of  knowlodgie 
and  experience.  He  gives  the  theological,  the 
religious,  the  ecclesiastical,  the  moral,  the  re- 
ligio-civic   and   the  social   axiom. 


"His   conclusions   are   those  of  a  sincere  and 
cultivated    man,    and    merit    a   respectful    atten- 
tion  from  the  reader,   be  he  or  not  a  Baptist." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  381.  Jl.  4,   '08.  120w. 

Munro,    Neil.    The    Clyde:    river    and    firth. 
*$6.     Macmillan.  8-18705. 

"The  river  'from  a  mossy  cup  in  a  nook  of 
barren  hill,'  and  the  estuary  down  to  Ailsa 
Craig,  are  shown  under  many  phases  of  wind 
and  weather,  with  castles,  mountains,  hill- 
sides, waterfalls, villages,  orchards,  and  fishing 
pools;  the  harbour  and  shipping;  and  the  yacht- 
flecked  lower  waters  and  mountain-girt  lochs, 
with  endless  glens  and  islands  and  landmarks 
of  history  since  the  Norsemen's  time." — Ath. 


"The  fidelity  of  the  sketches  is  as  marked  a 
characteristic  as  their  winsomeness.  Some  press 
errors  .  .  .  are  venial  blemishes  in  a  beau- 
tiful book,  which  is  an  excellent  memorial  of 
the  Clyde,  viewed  through  three  happy  tem- 
peraments." 
+  -I Ath.    1908,    1:    95.    Ja.    25.    1120w. 

"A   beautiful   and   a  readable   volume." 
-\-   Dial.  44:216.  Ap.   1,   '08.  3<)0w. 


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"The  colored  illustrations  .  .  .  are  of  the 
character  to  which  we  have  become  so  well 
accustomed  in  these  picture  books — at  times 
clear  and  almost  beautiful,  at  times  a  mere 
daub   of   crude   colors." 

H Nation.    86:    147.    F.   13,   "08.   lOOw. 

"Mr.  Munro  writes  with  his  enthusiasm  well 
In  hand,  and  fthe  illustrations  are  more  pleas- 
ing than  is  always  the  case  in  this  class  of 
book." 

+  Sat.   R.  105:  211.  F.  15,  '08.   230w. 

Munroe,  Kirk.  Under  the  Great  Bear. 
t$i.2S.   Harper. 

A  book  for  boys  which  narrates  the  adven- 
tures of  a  young  mechanical  engineer  who  goes 
to  Newfoundland  and  Labrador  in  the  interests 
of  a  copper  company.  There  are  encounters 
with  icebergs,  blizzards,  wrecks,  smuggling  en- 
terprises, to  whet  a  health j'  imagination,  and 
underneath  all  there  is  a  mind  single  to  duty 
and   definite   accomplishment. 

Miinsterberg,  Hugo.  On  the  witness  stand: 
essays  on  psychology  and  crime. 
**$i.50.   McClure.  8-13667. 

A  book  for  judges  and  lawyers  which  pre- 
sents a  deeply  psychological  study  of  crime  and 
its  various  methods  of  detection  and  preven- 
tion. The  author  discusses  at  length  the  many 
illusions  which  often  affect  the  minds  of  wit- 
nesses, the  errors  which  are  due  to  the  defect- 
ive memory  of  witnesses,  and  the  influence  of- 
ten exerted  upon  testimony  by  suggestion  in 
court  and  by  hypnotic  influence.  The  book 
leaves  no  point  untouched  which  has  to  do 
with  modern  ideas  and  methods  in  dealing 
with    crime. 


the  time  of  the  visit  of  the  Prince  and  Princess 
of  Wales,  and  are  mingled  with  many  digres- 
sions and  reflections.  The  author  saw  southern 
India  first,  and  was  charmed  with  it,  but  found 
It  eclipsed  in  every  respect  by  Burmah.  Thence 
he  returned  to  Calcutta,  and  made  his  way  back 
to  Bombay  via  Benares,  Agra,  and  Delhi." 
(Ath.) 


"The  last  chapter,  concerning  the  prevention 
of  crime  and  use  of  modern  psychological 
knowledge  in  this  connection  is  the  most  val- 
uable and   suggestive." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    198.    Je.    '08. 
"An      extremely      important      little      volume, 
which   .=;hould   be  read   by   everyone   who   has   to 
do    with    criminal    courts    or    who    is    interested 
in   problems    of   crime." 

-f  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:   €27.   N.   '08.   130w. 
"The  unsatisfactory  initial  chapters  are,  how- 
ever,   largely    redeemed    by    the   remaining    por- 
tion   of    the   book."    F:    T.    Hill. 

h   Bookm.   27:   406.   Je.   'OS.   600w. 

"How  little  or  how  much  one  may  sympathise 
with  Professor  Munsterberg's  methods  and  con- 
clusions, one  may  unhesitatingly  approve  his 
emphasis  of  attention  to  the  problem  as  a  psy- 
chological  one."   Joseph  Jastrow. 

+   Dial.  45:   38.   Jl.    16,   '08.   1750w. 
Ind.   65:   664.   S.   17,   '08.   330w. 

"The  main  contention  of  the  book  is  open  to 
serious   question." 

—  Nation.   816:  472.  My.  21,  '08.  700w. 

"Prof.  Miinsterberg  talks  fact  and  common 
sense;  he  defines  what  can,  and  especially 
what  can  not,  be  done  with  hypnotism.  Thus 
he  performs  a  great  and  much-needed  serv- 
ice— a  service  that  ought  to  put  many  a 
pseudo-mystic  out  of  business  and  rescue  num- 
berless dupes  from  the  swindlers  who  are  rob- 
bing and  killing  them." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  237.  Ap.   25,   '08.   700w. 

"His  book  is  most  suggestive,  interesting 
and  valuable,  although  marred  here  and  there 
by  a  tendency  to  dogmatism." 

+  —  Outlook.    89:  127.   My.    16.   '08.    350w. 

"There  is  a  good  deal  of  interesting  and  per- 
haps profitable  information  in  what  the  pro- 
fessor tells   in   his   chapters." 

+  R.  of  Rs.  38:   255.  Ag.   '08.   160w. 

Murdoch,  W.   G.  Burn-.     From   Edinburgh 
*       to  India  and  Burmah.  *$3.50.  Dutton. 

A  pictorial  journey  with  text  to  amplify  it. 
The    author's    impressions    "were    gathered    at 


"The  book  itself  is  pleasantly  written,  and 
even  on  the  wellworn  themes  of  P.  and  O.  voy- 
ages and  Indian  travel  fresh  impressions  from 
a  capable  observer  are  welcome.  There  are 
too    many    misprints." 

H Ath.  1908,  2:  303.   S.  12.   3S0w. 

"His  notes  on  his  journey  are  in  the  nature 
of  a  diary,  and  run  smoothly  and  fluently,  carry- 
ing the  reader  easily  along  through  scenes 
which  a  heavier  literary  cicerone  would  render 
tiresome." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  754.  D.  5,  '08.  120w. 

Murdock,  Harold.     Earl   Percy's  dinner  ta- 
ble.    Special  ed.  *$5.  Houghton. 

7-39216. 

"The  author  does  nofl  attempt  to  set  forth 
in  fictional  form  the  Boston  of  1774-5,  but  pic- 
tures it  in  vivid,  dramatic  narrative,  in  which 
figure  constantly  the  chief  actors  of  the  time, 
both  British  and  colonial.  Earl  Percy's  hos- 
pitable board  is  the  scene  of  the  greajter  part 
of  the  narrative,  and  the  reader  gets  from  the 
conversation  of  his  guests  picturesque  ac- 
counts of  the  state  of  public  feeling  in  the 
town,  but  toward  the  end  there  are  stirring 
descriptions  of  the  fighting  at  Lexington  and 
at  Bunker  Hill.  The  final  pages  recount  the 
later  histories  of  Earl  Percv's  guests.  Copious 
notes  in  the  back  of  the  book  explain  historic- 
al references  and  quote  authorities." — N.  Y. 
Times. 


"The  notes  are,  perhaps,  more  interesting 
than  t'ne  text." 

-f-  Ath.    190S.    1:    416.    Ap.    4.    400w. 
"The   atmosphere   of  the   period   has   been  re- 
markably suggested  throughout  the  story,  which 
holds   the  inteiest  of  the    reader    to    the    end." 
Laurence    Burnam. 

+    Bookm.    27:    310.    My.    '08.    220w. 
"An    unusual    book — an    historical    monograph 
possessing      both      unquestionable      authenticity 
and    rare    distinction   of   stvle."     E.    K.    Dunton. 
-f  +  Dial.    44:  71.   F.    1,    '08.    1230w. 
"A    unique    bit    of    historical    recreation." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    V3:  38.    Ja.   25,    '08.    16(hv. 
Putnam's.    3:    754.    Mr.    '08.    3S0w. 

Murphy,  Thomas  Dowler.  British  highways 
and  byways,  from  a  motor  car:  being  a 
record  of  a  five  thousand  mile  tour  in 
England,  Wales  and  Scotland;  with  16 
il.  in  color,  and  32  duogravures  from 
photographs.  2  maps.  $3.   Page.  8-5245. 

Good  maps,  and  excellent  illustrations  in- 
crease the  value  of  Mr.  Murphy's  well  arranged 
information  concerning  British  cities,  and  rural 
Britain. 


"An  excellent  guide.  The  incidental  informa- 
tion about  hotels  and  garages  will  save  many 
moments  of  worrv."  H.  E.  Coblentz. 
+  Dial.  44:  347.  Je.  1,  '08.  240w. 
"He  has  succeeded  in  giving  us  something 
more  readable  and  more  literary  in  character 
than  the  ordinary  compendiums.  The  author's 
love  of  historic  places  and  of  beautiful  scen- 
ery makes  the  book  of  considerable  value  as  a. 
vade   mecum." 

+   Ind.    64:    1294.    Je.    4,    '08.    260w. 
"An  agreeably  written  and  attractively  illus- 
trated book." 

+  Lit.   D.  37:  60.   Jl.  11,   '08.  70w. 


264 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Murray,    John,    and    Miller,    Marion    Mills. 

Round  up:  a  romance  of  Arizona;  nov- 
elized from  Edmund  Day's  melodrama, 
il.  t$i.5o.   Dillingham.  8-1 1703. 

Prospectors,  ranchmen,  outlaws,  and  Apaches, 
with  a  western  heroine  or  two  furnish  the 
characters  for  this  novelized  melodrama  set  in 
Arizona  and  Mexico.  "It  is  decidedly  a  stirring 
tale,  abounding  in  thrills — fights  and  famine, 
torture  and  deceit,  love  and  vengeance."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 


"The  'novelizers'  have  done  their  work  well, 
but  those  portions  which  form  the  cement  hold- 
ing the  dialogue  together  seem  sometimes  a 
bit   labored." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  302.  My.  30,  '08.   150w. 

N 

Nash,  Henry  Sylvester.  Atoning    life.  **$i. 
Macmillan.  8-12601. 

A  book  instinct  with  the  spirit  that  reforms, 
with  the  atoning  life  that  lies  at  the  root  of 
good  society,  at  the  foundation  of  human  fellow- 
ship. Dr.  Nash  says:  "One  of  the  pressing 
needs  of  ministers  and  laymen  alike  is  a  vital 
theology  that  springs  from  life  and,  returning 
quickly  to  the  life  out  of  which  it  sprang,  gives 
form  and  clarity  to  experience."  It  js  with  this 
vital  theology  that  the  book  deals. 


"Those  who  know  Dr.  Nash's  previous  works 
will  expect  to  find  here  deep  scholarship  and 
spiritual  power  and  striking  forms  of  speech. 
They  may  not  expect  to  find  such  complete 
simplicity  of  style  as  will  add  clearness  to 
depth.  But  just  such  a  combination  is  to  be 
found   here."     E.    S.    Drown. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:607.  O.  24,  '08.   140w. 

"Here  is  a  small  book  but  a  great  one,  in 
which  deep  and  patient  study  issues  in  such 
ters^e  expression  that  one  should  willingly  give 
it  two  or  three  readings  to  absorb  its  full- 
ness." 

+  Outlook.   89:  352.    Je.    13.    '08.    400w 

National  civic  federation.  Municipal  and 
private  operation  of  public  utilities; 
report.  3v.  $10.  National  civic  federa- 
tion. 8-2952. 

A  report  representing  two  years  of  exhaus- 
tive investigation  which  comprises  three  vol- 
umes— one  containing  the  conclusions  arrived 
at  and  the  other  two  the  statistics  of  plants 
examined,  upon  which  these  conclusions  are 
based. 


"Those  three  volumes  as  a  whole  present  the 
most  valuable  compilation  of  statistics  concern- 
ing municipal  affairs  yet  published  in  the 
United  States.  "Whatever  limitations  are  pres- 
ent ar?  in  large  degree  unavoidable,  for  the 
complexity  of  the  subjacts  to  be  treated  makes 
it  unusually  diflicult,  if  not  impossible,  to  draw 
from  the  facts  a  conclusion  that  will  be  con- 
vincing to  all."  C.  L.  Jones. 
+  H Ann.  Am.  Acad.   31:   731.   My.  '08.  600w. 

"Far  superior  to  anything  of  the  kind  hereto- 
fore published.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the 
general  review  of  the  whole  investigation  con- 
tains so  little  in  the  way  of  judicial  weighing 
and   balancing." 

H Engin.   N.  59:  291.  Mr.  12,  '08.   6000w. 

"This  is  probably  the  first  time  that  such  a 
complete  discussion  of  the  subject  has  been 
presented  under  conditions  so  favorable  for 
clearing  away  the  unessential  assumptions  and 
disputed  facts  that  make  the  usual  article  on 
the   subject    hardly  worth    reading." 

-I-   Engin.    Rec.   56:693.    D.   21,    '07.   350w. 

"The  volumes  are  supplied  with  very  minute 
indexes,  which  will  enable  a  student  to  secure 
information  on  almost  any  point  Involved  in 
the  discussion  of  municipal  operation."  D.  R. 
Dewey. 

H Pol.    Sci.    Q.    23:  337.    Je.    '03.    SoOw. 


Neff,    Elizabeth.     Altars    to    Mammon,     il. 
t$i.5o.  Stokes.  8-5884. 

The  s.Dry  of  a  young  Methodist  minister's 
struggle  against  the  over-powering  money- 
methods  by  which  a  millionaire  would  gain  en- 
trance to  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  "The  pastor 
is  fresh  from  a  theological  seminary,  and  the 
scene  of  the  story  is  a  sordid  little  town  where 
the  pull  is  toward  the  open  saloons  aWay  from 
the  churches."     (Ind.) 


"The  wealthy  capitalist  who  grinds  the  faces 
of  the  poor  and  salves  his  conscience  by  build- 
iTig  churches  has  been  worked  to  death  of  late; 
and  ought  to  be  allowed  a  season  of  decent  re- 
tirement."    W:   M.   Pavne. 

f-   Dial.   44:  245.   Ap.    16,   '08.    300w. 

"The  story  is  written  after  the  manner  of  E. 
P.  Roe,  and  should  have  a  wide  circulation 
among  those  who  admire  the  commonplace, 
even  in  heresies.  It  is  realistic  in  situations, 
literal  in  details,  and  indicates  that  the  author 
has  good  principles,  excellent  convictions, 
shrewd    insight,    everything   except    genius." 

\-   Ind.    64:  810.    Ap.    9,    'fVS.    200w. 

"The  tale  is  at  once  a  good  story  and  a  faith- 
ful study  of  material  and  spiritual  conditions 
in  American  life.  Its  style  is  somewhat  marred 
by  too  much  insistence  upon  the  uncouth 
speech  of  many  of  its  characters — a  thing  that 
is  always  bad  art.  even  if  it  is  absolute  truth." 

-I N.    Y.    Times.    13:188.    Ap.    4.    '08.    350w. 

Neihardt,     John     Gneisenau.       Bundle     of 
myrrh.  *$i.  Outing  pub.  8-1681. 

"The  title  explains  itself  when  you  find  the 
book  is  not  just  a  collection  of  short  poems  btit 
a  s.vmphony  with  first  keynote  the  riotous  joy 
of  the  flesh,  working  up  in  the  last  songs  to 
the  voicing  of  penitence,  the  birth  of  the  spirit 
and  of  the  vision." — N.  Y.  Times. 

"It  may  seem   at  first   as  if  the   singer  were 
straining  a  little  impotently  in  the  modern  way 
to    feel   for    the    feeling's    sake,    yet   the    expres- 
sion is  not  whollv  feeble  or  insincere." 
-\ Nation.    87:    35.   Jl.    9,   '08.    280w. 

"You  are  distinctly  conscious  of  something  in 
Mr.  Neihardt's  work  besides  the  obFer\ance 
of  schoolish  niles  not  to  accent  prepositions  nor 
introduce  Alexandrines  in  iambics.  You  are  con- 
scious in  every  line  of  great  passion  and  great 
beauty,  as  well  as  the  technique  that  is  good 
because  it  is  unconscious  of  itself."  A.  C  Laut. 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    S3.   F.   15,    '08.    llOOw. 

"Mr.  Neihardt  has  shown  considerable  daring 
in  some  of  the  poems.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that 
he  will  not  make  thf'  mistake  of  thinking  that 
nudity  is  strength,  and  that  in  order  to  show 
that  one  is  independent  and  virile  he  must  ex- 
hibit all  his  emotions  unclothed  rather  than 
clothed    upon    by    the    imagination." 

-i Outlook.   89:   260.   My.   30,   'OS.   750w. 

Neilson,  Robert  M.  Steam  turbine.  4th  ed. 
rev.  and  enl.  *$4.20.  Longmans. 
A  book  for  the  average  engineer  who  is 
equipped  with  a  fair  scientific  knowledge.  The 
text  has  been  revised  to  square  the  presenta- 
tion with  the  development  of  the  steam  turbine 
during  the  past  six  years. 


Engin.  D.  3:  527.  My.  '08.  300w. 
"The  whole  presentation  is  weak  and  inef- 
fective for  the  needs  of  engineers  or  students 
of  engineering.  It  might  serve  very  well  as 
an  introduction  to  the  subject,  but  even  for 
such  a  purpose  is  too  voluminous."  C:  E. 
Lucke. 

—   Engin.    N.   60:    188.   Ag.    13,   '08.    12<)0w. 

Neumann,  Angelo.  Personal  recollections 
of  Wagner;  tr.  from  the  fourth  Ger- 
man edition  by  Edith  Livermore. 
**$2.5o.  Holt.  8-29008. 

Boswellian    intimacy    pervades     this     volume, 

which  reveals   the  great  master  of  music   "be- 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


265 


hind  the  scenes" — both  figuratively  and  liter- 
ally. The  student  of  music  gains  a  new  and 
authoritative  understanding — aided  by  numer- 
ous letters— of  the  history  of  the  Nibelungen 
cycle  in  various  European  countries;  he  gets 
intimate  glimpses  of  Wagner,  and  such  musi- 
cians as  Wahnfried,  Seid!,  Nikisch,  the  Vogls, 
and  others:  and  above  all  he  catches  the  mean- 
ing of  the  exaltation  and  its  reaction  which  the 
musical  temperament  can  experience  so  in- 
tensely. 

"The  publication  of  This  volume  of  memoirs  is 
proof  that  the  supply  of  biographic  literature  on 
the  subject  of  Wagner  has  not  yet  become  ex- 
hausted, and  also  that  interest  in  it  shows  no 
sign   of  flagging."     L.   M.   Isaacs. 

+   Bookm.   28:  3151.   D.   'OS.   500w. 

"It  has  more  interest  than  the  novels  of  the 
day;  it  tells  a  moving  and  heroic  story;  it 
abounds  in  characteristic  anecdotes  and  inci- 
dents; it  places  the  ma.ster  and  his  immediaie 
entourage  before  us  in  clear  light;  it  brings  us 
into  close  intimacy  with  the  great  people  and 
great  artists  of  the  place  and  period."  L:  J. 
Block. 

4-    Dial.   45:  39s.  D.   1,  'OS.   ISoOw. 

"Here  is  material  worth  preserving  and  giving 
to  the  world,  a  valuable  chapter  added  to  the 
definitive  Ufe  of  "Wagner  and  to  tlie  history  of 
his  music." 

+    Ind.  65:  1177.   N.   19,  '08.   50w. 

"The  translation  by  Edith   Livermore  is  gen- 
erally smooth  and  idiomatic,  but  there  are  some 
strange    and    quite    inexplicable   errors." 
-i .  Nation.    87:   447.    N.    5,   '08.    100K)w. 

"The  translation  preserves  remarkably  well 
the  lively  personal  charm  of  the  original.  A 
good  index,  which  was  lacking  in  the  German 
edition,   adds  to   its  value." 

-f-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:549.  O.  3,  '08.  lOOw. 

Newcomb,  Charles  Benjamin.  Principles  of 
psychic  philosophy.  **$i.40.  Lothrop. 

8-10430. 

Principles  which  are  intended  to  arouse  one 
to  a  consciousness  of  the  power  of  his  higher 
self  to  command  his  brain  and  body.  Power, 
unlimited  activity,  invincible  might  are  the  key- 
notes. His  brief  chapters  are  , devoted  to  the 
following  subjects:  God,  nature,  man,  psychism, 
suffering,  selfishness,  responsibility,  adjustment, 
power,   freedom,   healing,   and  fulfillment. 

Newman,  Ernest.  Richard  Strauss;  with  a 
personal  note  by  Alfred  Kalisch.  (Liv- 
ing  masters   of  music.)    *$i.    Lane. 

8-30389. 
"The  story  of  Strauss's  life  is  told  briefly,  of 
necessity,  for  there  is  little  to  tell,  apart  from 
his  evolution  from  a  conservative  composer  of 
absolute  music  to  the  most  audacious  and  gro- 
tesque of  programme-music  makers.  The  sym- 
phonic poems  are  not  analyzed  in  detail,  but 
considerable  space  is  given  to  the  operas,  in- 
cluding 'Salome.'  " — Nation. 


+  Ath.  1908,   2:  410.   O.   3.   510w. 

"A  little  perverse,  perhaps  at  times,  in  its  be- 
stowal of  praise  and  stricture,  yet  one  of  the 
most  interesting  volumes  publisht  thus  far  in 
the  'Living  masters  of  music'  series  of  mono- 
graphs." 

-i Ind,   CS:11S6.    N.   19,   '08.   40w. 

"His  little  book  on  Richard  Strauss  is  one  of 
the  best  things  he  has  done,  yet  it  is  likely  to 
exasperate  both  the  detractors  and  the  admir- 
ers of  that  sensational  composer;  the  one  class 
because  of  what  they  will  regard  as  over- 
praise, the  other  because  of  what  they  will  re- 
sent as  over-censure." 

-I Nation.  87:  420.  O.  29,  '08.  800w. 

"This    is   by   far    the   best   book   that    has    yet 

appeared   in   this  series,   and  is  cne   of  the  best 

discussions   of   the   career   and   work   of    Strauss 

that  this  much-discussed  musician  has  evoked." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  o36.   O.   31,   '08.   720w. 


"Altogether  Mr.  Newman  has  made  a  cour- 
ageous and  admirable  contribution  to  the  liter- 
ature of  an  engrossing  subject — the  amazing, 
saddening,  preposterous,  inspired,  incomparable 
tone-poet  from  Munich."  Lawrence  Oilman. 
+   No.  Am.  188:  934.   D.   '08.   170Ow. 

Newman,  Richard  Brinsley.  Belle  Islers. 
il.  t$i.5o.   Lothrop.  8-10613. 

In  a  homely  setti'ng  of  a  simple  country 'town 
the  writer  has  placed  'the  familv  of  a  pure- 
minded  minister  of  the  gospel.  "The  story  I3 
told  by  a  son  who  recounts  in  a  humorously 
satirical  style  the  doings  of  the  people  in  the 
village.  The  losing  fight  which  his  father 
wages  against  the  sins  of  modern  society  Is 
touchingly   and   truthfully  portrayed. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:  213.    Ap.   11,   'OS.   30w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  342.  Je.  13,  '08.  120w. 

Newmarch,  Rosa.  Tchaikovsky:  his  life  and 
works,  with  extracts  from  his  writings, 
and  the  diary  of  his  tour  abroad  in 
1888;  ed.  by  Edwin  Evans.  *$2.50. 
Scribner. 

To  Mrs  Newmarch's  story  of  Tchaikovsky's 
life  published  in  1899,  six  chapters,  covering  two 
hundred  pages  hive  been  added  by  Edwin  Ev- 
ans. They  are  Instrumentation,  Form.  Ideal- 
ism, Nationalism,   Individuality  and  Criticism. 


"Mr.  Evans  gives  long  analyses  of  selected 
works,  and  these,  from  certain  expressions  he 
uses,  we  take  to  have  been  originally  deliv- 
ered as  lectures  to  students,  and  in  that  shape, 
the  illustrations  being  plaved,  they  probably 
proved  easier  to  follow,  and  therefore  more  in- 
tcrGstin^'"  " 

4 -"Ath.  1908,   2:   219.  Ag.   22.   320w. 

"■^Tiy  write  pages  of  explanations  which  are 
intelligible  to  those  only  who  do  not  need 
them?" 

-i Nation.    86:    473.    My.    21,    '08.    380w. 

"His  career  ...  is  carefully  and  under- 
standinglv    set   forth." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   388.  Je.   20,   '-08.  170w. 

Newsholme,  Arthur.     Prevention   of  tuber- 
culosis. *$3.  Button.  8-33920. 

Written  primarily  as  a  manual  for  medical 
officials,  showing  the  latest  recognized  methods 
for  controlling  tuberculosis.  "While  written 
for  an  English  public,  it  has  no  limitations,  or 
style  or  expressions  which  bar  it  from  Amer- 
ican  circulation."    (R.   of  Rs.) 


"Minor  points  detract  scarcely  at  all  from  the 
value  of  a  book  which  is  well  worth  reading." 
^ Ath.    1908,    2:    442.    O.    10.    520w. 

"Will   be   welcome   to   the  lay  reader  as  well 
as   to  the  medical   practitioner." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.   13:    490.    S.   5,    '08.    SSOw. 
"The  book  should  be  found  useful  to  all  med- 
ical   practitioners,    members   of   hospital    boards, 
and    to    all    persons    interested    in    the    progress 
of    preventive    medicine." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  510.  O.  '08.  70w. 

Nicholas,   Francis   Child.     Power   supreme: 
a   novel   of  church    and   state   in   South 
America.    $1.50.    R.    E.    Lee    co.,    Bos- 
ton. 8-20675. 
"A  romance   of  the  rubber  forest,   not  on   the 
Kongo,  but  in  the  wildest  part  of  South  Amer- 
ica;   a   passionate   indictment   of   the    Church    In 
her  dealings  with   the  Indians,   who,   at  the  ex- 
pense  of   frightful    labor,    bring   down    the   loads 
of  rubber  to  the  river;  a  description  of  a  revo- 
lution   which    the    Indian    helps   win    but   Is    be- 
trayed by  his  leader;  such  is  the  story  of  'The 
power   supreme.'  "■ — Ind. 


"The  story  is  strong  and  realistic,   unmistak- 
ably the  work  of  one   who  has  been  personally 


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Nicholas,  Francis  Child — Continued. 
familiar  with  the  country  in  which  the  scene  l3 
cast,  and  the  manners  and  character  of  the  peo- 
ple who  fill  his  stage." 

+  Cath.  World.  88:  40S.  D.  '08.  200w. 
"It  is  told  in  a  simple  and  straightforward 
narrative  style  that  does  not  gloss  over  his 
own  vices  and  failures,  and  is  not  devoid  of 
graphic  force  in  its  portrayal  of  anti-clerical 
and   revolutionary  feeling." 

-I Ind.  65:   264.  Jl.  30,   '08.   170w. 

"As    a    sincere    and    serious    record    of    a   day 
and  a  race  and  an  evil  order  of  things,   it  has 
a  painful   interest  and   a  grim  value." 
+   Nation.   87:   213.   S.   3,   '08.   320w. 
"The  plot   is  kept  well   in   hand,   and  the   ac- 
tion   is   swift." 

-I N.   Y.   Times.   13:   442.   Ag.   8,   '08.   340w. 

Nicholson,  Meredith.     Little  brown  jug  at 
Kildare.  +$1.50.   Bobbs.  8-25998. 

"This  tale  takes  up  the  important  question 
of  what  the  governor  of  North  Carolina  really 
did  say  to  the  governor  of  South  Carolina. 
Both  governors  having  dsappeared  from  pub- 
lic view,  their  charming  young  daughters  take 
up  the  cdres  of  administration,  assisted  each 
by  a  young  man  who  happens  in.  There  fol- 
lows a  net  work  of  plot  and  <  ounterplot,  in- 
vasion and  counter-invasion,  which  nearly  pre- 
cipitates a  war,  but  ends  \n  wedding  bells." — 
Outlook. 


"Wholesome  in  tone,  full  of  excitement  and 
some   fun." 

+  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  4:  246.   O.   '08. 
"  'The   little   brown   jug  at  Kildare'    is   to  the 
novel  what  the  tarce-comedv  is  to  the  drama," 
+  Arena.  40:  481.   N.   'OS.  o20w. 
"We   recommend    [it]    as   a   sovereign    specific 
for    loathed    melancholy    or    any   other    form    of 
the  blues." 

-I-   Dial.   45:    214.    O.    1.    '08.    300w. 
"If    he    does    not   write    after    the    manner    of 
George    Barr    McCutcheon,    he    takes    a    certain 
whimsical    quality   of    imagination   from   a  very 
similar   source." 

+   Ind.   65:  1070.  N.   5,   'OS.  270w. 
"Mr.     Nicholson     has     written     an     amusing 
book." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  638.   O.   3.   '08.   640w. 
J-    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  746.  D.  5,  '08.  130w. 
"The  book   aims    to    amuse — and    it    does." 
-i-  Outlook.  90:   274.  O.  3,   '08.   lOOw. 

Nicholson,    Meredith.      Rosalind      at      Red 
Gate.    t$i.5o.    Bobbs.  7-38599. 

M'iss  Patricia  Holbrook  to  relieve  herself  of 
the  persecutions  of  a  degenerate  brother  bent 
upon  a  settlement  of  the  family  fortune  wnich 
she  htis  in  trust  takes  the  latter's  daughter  and 
se^ks  sec;lu>ion  at  St.  Agatha's  school.  Their 
chamnion  and  protector  is  one  Larry  Donovan 
who  is  spending  his  summer  at  a  nearby  estate. 
The  tale  furnishes  the  varied  factors  of  rivals, 
doubles,  a  Cain  and  Abel,  and  an  Italian  or 
two  who  instinctively  ally  themselves  with  the 
Cain  of  the  story.  There  are  to  be  found  hu- 
mor, mystery,  comedy  and  a  narrowly  averted 
tragedy. 


"This  is  we  think  the  best  American  mystery 
fatory    of    the    year." 

-f  +  Arena.  39:  125.  Ja.  '08.  170w. 
"A   sprightly,    agreeable    story,    with    not    the 
slightest     pretensions     to     originality."       Ward 
Clark. 

+  ' —  Bookm.   26:   665.   F.   '08.   860w. 
"The  author  does  not  quite  repeat  his  earlier 
gres-t  success." 

-f   Ind.   64:    208.   Ja.    23,   '08.   90w. 
"For  the   invention  of  preposterous   but  fairly 
engaging   plots   the    author   of   'The    house   of   a 
thousand  candles,'  will  suffer  no  loss  of  reputa- 
tion  through   this  latest  novel." 

-j-   Nation.  86:  62.  Ja.   16,   '08.   260w. 


"Although  the  mystery  is  a  distracting  aff.air 
and  the  Vi\p.  element  proportionately  interesting, 
all  but  the  most  casual  readers  will  realize  that 
the  feature  in  which  lies  its  greatest  merit  is 
the  delineation  of  character." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  12.  868.  D.  28,  '07.  260'W. 

Nicolay,    Fernand.     Napoleon   at   the    Bou- 
logne camp;  based  on  numerous  hither- 
to unpublished  documents;  tr.  by  Geor- 
gina   L.   Davis.   *$3.5o.   Lane.         8-3124. 
"An      uncritical,      but     pleasantly     discursive 
nzLrrative,    dealing    with    the    flotilla,    the    state 
of   public   opinion,    the   episodes  of   the   struggle 
along   the  coa.st,   and  the  personality  of  Napo- 
leon."— Ath. 


"This  volume  has  gained  in  interest  by  mod- 
esty of  purpcise.  The  value  and  interest  of  the 
volume  is  heightened  by  an  excellent,  thorough- 
ly  idiomatic  translation."     H.   M.    Bowman. 

+  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    641.    Ap.    "08.    450w. 

"This  work,  though  lacking  in  critical  in- 
sight and  thoroughness,  abounds  in  interest- 
ing details;  and  it  was  well  worth  while  to  pre- 
sent it  in   English." 

-1 Ath.    1907,    2:164.    Ag.    10.    580w. 

"For  a  task  of  this  sort  the  author  seems  un- 
fitted, for  he  gives  more  credence  to  the  ran- 
doui  and  inexact  recollections  of  Constant  than 
to  the  results  of  the  researches  of  Desbri&re, 
based  upon  official  papers  preserved  in  the  Ar- 
chives  of   war   and   marine." 

—  Dial.   44:   315.   My.   16,   '08.   2O0w. 

"The  anecdotes  he  teas  strung  together  .  .  . 
are  not  always  entertaining,  or  vital,  or  even 
plausible." 

H Nation.    86:125.    F.    6,    '08.   170w. 

"We  find  accordingly  much  new  material 
and  considerable  information  of  a  personal  na- 
tiae   about    Napoleon." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:16.   Ja.   11,   '08.   80w. 

"M.  Nicolay  has  collected  a  vast  quantity  of 
details  about  the  Boulogne  period.  In  fact,  he 
somewhat  overlays  his  subject  with  this  mul- 
titude of  details." 

H Spec.  98:986.   Je.  22,   'f/l.  330w. 

NicoU,  Michael  John.  Three  voyages  of  a 
naturalist:  being  an  account  of  many 
little-known  islands  in  three  oceans  vis- 
ited by  the  "Valhalla"  R.  Y.  S.;  with 
an  introd.  by  the  Rt.  Hon.  the  Earl  of 
Crawford.    *$2.5o.    Scribner.  8-14717. 

A  diary  of  the  observations  made  by  a  young 
naturalist  who  accompanied  Lord  Crawford  up- 
on three  cruises  made  in  his  splendid  yacht, 
the  "Valhalla."  They  circumnavigated  the  Af- 
rif^an  continent  in  the  first  voyage;  went  to  the 
West  Indies  and  back  for  the  second:  while 
the  third  took  them  around  the  world.  Remote 
islands  are  described  and  the  new  contributions 
they  offered  to  the  naturalists'  realm  of  science. 


"The  most  interesting  part  of  the  whole  book, 
though  not  the  most  satisfying,  is  the  chapter 
on  the  author's  visit  to  Easter  island,  the  home 
of  the  colossal  statues,  facing  the  ocean  from 
their    platforms." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  446.  Ap.  11.  860w. 
"There  is  a  simple  realism  which  permits  the 
reader  to  accompany  the  author  in  thought  to 
the  various  remote  islands  visited,  to  see  them 
more  or  less  as  he  saw  them,  and  to  search 
with  him  for  the  rare  and  new  birds  so  many 
of  them  harbored."   T.  D.  A.   Cockerell. 

+  Dial.    44:    344.    Je.    1,    '08.    80Ow. 

+  Nation.  86:  539.  Je.  11,  '08.  1050w. 
"The  work  of  an  acute  observer,  who  knows 
w-hat  to  look  for,  and  how  to  describe  in  read- 
able language  what  he  has  seen.  Although  con- 
taining "little  that  is  absolutely  new,  may  be 
commended  as  a  well-written  narrative  of  the 
experiences  of  an  eager  naturalist  in  remote 
islands." 

+  Nature.    78:    32.    My.    14,    '08.    730w. 

N.   Y.  Times.  13:   353.  Je.   20,  '08.   240w. 


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"To  the  naturalist  the  book  must  be  of  quite 
unusual  interest  on  account  of  the  many  new 
species  described." 

+  Spec,    100:    &S3.    Ap.    11,    '08.    46 Ow. 

Nicoll,  William  Robertson,  and  Seccombe, 
Thomas.  History  of  English  literature. 
3v.  **$6.     Dodd.  7-37996. 

Interpreting-  literature  in  a  bVoad  sen^e  rath- 
er than  in  its  more  technical  aspects  this  is  a 
work  for  the  grenerfil  public  rather  than  for 
specialists  and  scholars.  It  emphasizes  the  bi- 
ographical part  of  literary  history  at  the  ex- 
pense of  literary  criticism  and  o"I  literary  ori- 
gins  and  movements. 

"Those  familiar  with  these  pages  will  be  able 
to  give  a  fairly  intelligent  opinion — or  rather 
the  echo  of  a  'fairly  intelligent  opinion — upon 
almost  any  author  or  book  that  happens  to  be 
mentioned,  but  the  thoughtful  reader  will  miss 
that  suggestivencss  which  would  have  set  his 
own  thoughts  to  work  without  perhaps  fur- 
nishing him  with  matter  for  superficial  conver- 
sation." 

h  Acad.   71:625.    D.   22,    '06.   1500w. 

"Makes  a  useful  addition  to  the  histories  of 
"English  literature  but  would  be  selected  after 
thp   library   owned   old   standards." 

+  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:    227.  Je.    '08. 
> h  Lond.   Times.   6:  126.   Ap.   19,   '07.  lOOOw. 

"With  all  its  fault^s,  of  plan  and  execution, 
the  book  is  not  only  valuable,  it  is  really  read- 
able." 

H N.  Y.  Times.   12:  732.   N.   16,   '07.   1400w. 

"In  a  word,  the  book,  as  a  whole,  lacks 
greatness — it  has  not  the  large  i>erspective  of 
Taine,  nor  is  it  written  in  the  glowing  style  of 
Jusserand,  nor  is  it  marked  by  the  literary 
judgment  of  Courthope." 

—  +  Outlook.    89:  38.   My.   2,   '08.    nOOw. 

"Will  no  doubt  please  all  who  like  to  read 
about  books  rather  than  read  the  books  them- 

S6lVGS  '* 

—  Sat.    R.   103:  210.   F.    16,   '07.   120w. 
Spec.   93:  764.   N.   11,   '05.   150w. 
"The  work  shows  a  most  praiseworthy  com- 
pleteness.    Omissions    there    are,     but     we     are 
not  sure  that  they  may  not  have  been  deliber- 
ately made." 

H Spec.   98:    sup.   645.   Ap.   27,    '07.   1200w. 

Nicolls,  William  Jasper.  Brunhilda  of 
Orr's  Island.  t$i.5o.  Jacobs.  8-17253. 
The  romance  of  a  New  Yorker  who  aimlessly 
whiling  away  time  in  his  yacht  steams  Into 
Casco  bay  where  he  picks  up  the  fair-haired 
Valkerie  and  carries  her  to  her  island.  She  is 
a  merry  minx  and  leads  her  adoring  Siegfried 
an  exciting  chase.  There  are  touches  of  local 
color  which  lend  reality  to  the  story  for  people 
who  know   Casco   bay  and  its   islands. 


wider  view,  look  upon  It  as  that  'which  not 
only  describes,  but  expresses.'  Of  these  dif- 
ferent kinds  the  author  traces  the  history  from 
the  sixteenth  century  down  to  the  present 
time.  After  two  short  chapters  On  ecirly  vocal 
specimens  of  programme  music,  he  turns  to  In- 
strumental music." — Ath. 


"For  some  readers  the  setting  of  this  love 
story — on  the  Maine  coast — and  the  lively  con- 
versation will  compensate  for  lack  of  incident 
and  originality  of  plot." 

h  A.  L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  30-1.  D.  '08. 

"The  padding  has  accomplished  its  \vork,  and 
the  result  is  an  amiable  little  story  which  in: 
shunning  depth  has  also  escaped  sentimental- 
ity." 

-i Nation.   87:   289.    S.    24,    '08.    lOOw. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  342.  Je.  13,  '08.  120w. 
"The  story  ...   is  well  told,  and  much  charm 
is    added   to   the   narrative   by   the   frequent    in- 
troduction of  what  seem  to  be  real  bits  of  Orr's 
Island   life." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   436.  Ag.   8,  '08.  180w. 

Niecks,     Frederick.     Programme    music    in 

the   last   four   centuries:   a   contribution 

to    the    history    of    musical    expression. 

$8.  Novello.  7-27022. 

"Our    author    begins    his    book    by   asking   the 

pertinent   question.   What  is  programme  music? 

Many,    he    tells    us,    regard    it   as   music   which 

imitates    sounds    .    .    .    while    others    taking    a 


"Prof.   Niecks's  book   is   a  veritable  cycl6pse- 
dia    of    information    on    programme    music,    and 
full   of   valuable   comments   and   criticisms." 
+  Ath.   1907.    1:  391.   Mr.   30.    900w. 

"Professor  Niecks  traces  its  development  and 
gradual  transformation  with  miich  acumen  and 
erudition;  his  book  is  the  most  elaborate  and 
valuable  treatise  on  the  subject  in  any  lan- 
guage." 

+  +  Nation.    86:  361.    Ap.    16,    '08.    800w. 

Nietzsche,      Friedrich      Wilhelm.      Beyond 
good  and  evil:  prelude  to  a  philosophy 
of  the  future;   authorized  tr.   by  Helen 
Zimmern.   **$i.50.    Macmillan. 
No  philosopher  since  Hegel  has  acquired  such 
jntluence     over     modern     European     culture     as 
Nietzsche.  This  work  is  meant  on  the  one  hand 
to  explain  more  clearly  in  prose  form  the  idr:as 
expressed  poetically  and  somewhat  obscurely  in 
■'Thus    spake    Zarathustra" ;    and    on    the    other 
hand  it  is  meant  as  a  prelude  to  his  great  work 
"The  will   to  power."       Making   the   ethical   end 
the    highest    excellence    of    society,     favoring     a 
true  aristocracy  as   the  best   means   for   elevat- 
ing socifty,  he  discusses  such  subjects  as  Prej- 
udices of  philosophei  s.   The  free  spirit.   The  re- 
ligious   mood.    Natural    history    of    morals.    We 
scholars,  Our  virtues,  and  What  is  noble? 


"The  book  is  to  be  read  and  meditated  on 
by  the  few.  To  the  multitude  it  will  be  simply 
the  massing  of  words,  without  coherence  and 
almost  •without  meaning.  The  general  Impres- 
sion made  by  the  book  is  that  it  emanates  from 
a  mind  of  tremendous  individuality."  R.  E. 
Bisbee. 

+  Arena.   39:   121.   Ja.    '08.    230w. 

"This  version  should  form  a  quite  successful 
book  and  should  have  considerable  circulation." 
G.   R.   T.   Ross. 

+   Int.  J.   Ethics.  18:  517.  Jl.  '08.   400w. 

"As  a  protest  against  effeminacy,  hyper-sen- 
timentalism.  misguided  sympathy,  and  exag- 
gerated socialism,  Nietzsche's  book  mirrors  cer- 
tain undercurrents  in  the  thinking  of  our  age, 
but  as  a  serious  contribution  to  the  science  of 
ethics  or  as  a  practical  guide  to  life,  it  does 
not  possess  the  value  which  the  writer  of  the 
introduction  claims  for  it."  F.  Thilly. 
4 J.  Phllcs.  5:  73.  Ja.  30,  '08.  1440w. 

"Miss  Zimmtrn  .  .  .  has  in  the  present  vol- 
ume turned  his  German  into  fluent  and  ea&y 
English." 

+   Nation.  86:  12.  Ja.  2.  '08.  140w. 

"It  will   interest   and   instruct   those  who  are 

unfamiliar  with   Nietzsche's   philosophy  to   read 

what    the    philosopher    has    to    say   here    on    the 

natural  historv  of  morals  and  other  subjects." 

-f   Nature.   77:   460.   Mr.   19,   '08.   80w. 

"To  the  plain  man,  nourished  on  the  precepts 
of  the  oirt-fashioned  morality,  this  latest  deliv- 
erance of  Nictzsc'^e  will  seem  to  be  made  'be- 
hind the  looking  glass,'  in  a  topsy-turvy  world 
of  its  own." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  4.  Ja.  4,  '08.  19'50w. 

"The  translation  is  in  most  respects  all  that 
could   be   desired."     G.   N.    Dolson. 

H Philos.    R.    17:    557.    S.    '08.    340w. 

Nietzsche,  Friedrich  Wilhelm.  Human,  all 
too  human:  a  book  for  free  spirits;  tr. 
by  Alexander  Harvey.  (Library  of  sci- 
ence for  the  w^orkers.)    50c.   Kerr. 

8-7591. 
Not  a  socialist  book  but  one  that  "tells  facts 
about   human    conduct   to   those    who    are    not 
afraid  to  read  them." 


Nation.   86:   376.  Ap.   23,   'OS.   Mw. 


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Noble,     Margaret     E.     (Sister     Nivedita). 

Cradle  tales  of  Hinduism.  *$i.6o.  Long- 
mans. 8-13677. 
The  author  of  "The  web  of  Indian  life"  has 
reproduced  here  for  the  scliool-room  and  nur- 
sery a  number  of  stories  from  the  Puranas 
and  the  two  great  epics  of  India.  "In  the  leg- 
ends which  Miss  Noble  has  brought  to  us 
across  the  sea  [the  snalces  and  monkeys,  the 
forest  boy  and  the  villagersj  are  steeped  in  an 
atmosphere  which  no  European  imagination 
can    ever   counterfeit."    (Spec.) 

"It  is  not  a  book  for  children  primarily;  it 
will  interest  all  lovers  of  the  magio  and  the 
human." 

4-  Nation.   8'5:  564.   T>.   19,    '07.    120w. 

"The  reader  will  be  well  advised  to  accept 
these  versions  with  some  reservation,  for  a 
double  reason.  In  the  first  place,  there  is  too 
much  of  the  Bengali  spirit  in  them;  secondly, 
all  the  eroticism  and  coarseness  which  are  un- 
hiippily  so  prominent  in  this  literature,  and  es- 
pecially in  that  characteristic  of  Bengal,  have 
necessarily  been  rigidly  suppressed,  and  the 
student  who  reads  these  stories  for  the  first 
time  may  be  led  to  form  an  impression  of  their 
delicacy '  and  purity  of  sentiment  which  will 
soon  be  dissipated  on  acquaintance  with  the 
originals." 

^ Nature.  77:  605.  Ap.  30,  '08.  450w. 

"If  we  are  to  understand  our  fellow-subjects 
In  the  East  we  must  begin  at  the  beginning, 
and  this  pleasant  introduction  to  the  lore  of 
the  Hindu  cradle  will  help  where  more  ambi- 
tious  books   would   fail." 

4-  Spec.    100:    sup.    128.    Ja.    25,    '08.    3«0w. 

Nojine,  E.  K.  Truth  about  Port  Arthur;  tr. 
by  Captain  A.  B.  Lindsay;  ed.  by  Ma- 
jor E.   D.   Swinton.     *$5.     Button. 

W  8-120. 

The  version  of  Port  Arthur  presented  by  the 
accredited  Russian  war  correspondent.  "M.  No- 
jine's  principal  themes  are  the  unpreparedness 
of  Port  Arthur  for  a  siege,  largely  due  to  the 
Incapacity  of  General  Stoessel,  and  his  contempt 
for  (he  Japanese  and  the  divided  authority  and 
quarrels  amongst  the  officers  entrusted  with  the 
defence."  (Sat.  R.)  "We  learn  little  that  is 
new  about  the  actual  fighting  of  the  siege,  but 
a  great  deal  about  the  almost  incredible  con- 
flict of  authority  between  Stoessel  and  General 
Smirnoff."    (Ind.) 


ator  of  the  Renaissance,  and  upholds  this 
theme  with  knowledge  and  skill,  although  he 
recognizes  the  poet's  obligations  to  his  mas- 
ters, Virgil  and  Cicero.  Not  the  least  inter- 
esting and  certainly  the  mosit  novel  part  of  his 
monograph  is  that  which  deals  with  Petrarch's 
library — its  contents  and  character  as  recon- 
structed from  the  references  found  in  his  own 
works." — Outlook. 


Ath.    1908,    1:    508.    Ap.    25,    '08.    230w. 
"M.   Nojine's  book  must  stand  on  the  shelves 
with  the  half  dozen  others  that  tell  the  terrible 
story   of   that   siege — but    as   a    Philippic   rather 
than    as    a    narrative." 

h   Ind.   64:    1452.   Je.    25,    '08.    200w. 

"M.  Nojine's  book  is  the  first  to  marshall  de- 
tails into  brood  lines  easily  followed;  and  this 
■without  apparent  effort  at  being  vivid  or  pic- 
turesque." 

+  Nation.  37:  100.  Jl.  30,  '08.  640w. 
"Must  be  read  by  all  who  would  get  a  de- 
tailed knowledge  of  the  famous  siege  as  seen 
by  a  Russian  of  the  new  school.  Its  general 
truth  is  beyond  question,  but  its  partisanship  is 
evident,  and  one  somehow  gets  from  it  the  im- 
pression  that  it  proves   too   much." 

H N.   Y.  Times.  13:   326.   Je.   13,   '08.   820w. 

"From  his  own  point  of  view,  the  story  is 
told   with   vigor  and   picturesqueness." 

+  Outlook.    89:    491.    Je.    27,    'O'S.    370w. 
"This  is  the  first  really  satisfactory   connect- 
ed story  about  the  siege  of  Port  Arthur  and  its 
final   fall   that  we  have  yet  seen." 

-I-   R.   of   Rs.   38:    123.   Jl.   '08.    220w. 
Sat.   R.  105:  6€6.  My.   23,  '08.  300w. 

Nolhac,    Pierre    Giraud    de.      Petrarch    and 
the    ancient    world;    ed.      by    John    W. 
Mackail.  (Humanist  lib.,  no.  3.)  $6.  Up- 
dike. 8-838. 
"The  author  regards  Petrarch  as    the    initi- 


+  Ath.    1908,    1:    411.    Ap.    4.    lOOw. 
"Notable    contribution."    A.    R.    Marble. 

+   Dial.   44:378.   Je.   16.   '08.   450w. 
"The   work   in   its   present   form   is   the   pleas- 
antest    of    introductions    to    the    study    of    Pet- 
rarcli's  relations   to  the  revival  of   learning  and 
to   the  beginnings  of  modern   classical   culture." 
-f   Nation.   86:   489.  My.   28,   '08.   20Ow. 
"A  real  classic  would  have  been  more  accept- 
able  in   this   admirable   setting   than   this   infor- 
mation and  discussioin  about  such  a  classic." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:  31.   Ja,   18,   '08.   4i80w. 

"M.  de  Nolhac  has  written  carefully  and 
with  enthusiasm  about  certain  aspects  of  Pe- 
trarch's relations  to  the  world  of  letters  of  his 
time." 

+  Outlook.   88:326.   F.   8,   'W.   140 w. 

Noorden,  Karl  Harko  von,  ed.  Metabolism 
and  practical  medicine;  tr.  by  I.  Walk- 
er Hall.  3v.  V.  I,  *$4;  v.  2  &  3,  ea.  *$6. 
Keener.  Agr  7-2016. 

A    tran.slation    of    the    first    volume^    of    von 

Noorden's   "Handbuch  der  pathologie  des  stofE- 

wechsels." 

V.  1.  The  physiology  of  metabolism,  by  Adolf 
Magnus-Levy  "treats  of  normal  metabolism  in 
all  its  different  phases.  ...  It  is  a  veritable 
mine  of  numberless  detailed  facts  and  corres- 
ponding references  to  the  original  literature." 
(Science.) 

V.  2.  The  pathology  of  metabolism,  by  Karl 
von  Noordon  and  others,  deals  with  starva- 
tion, in  over  feeding,  in  fevers,  and  in  diseas- 
es of  the  digestive  tract,  respiration,  the  liver, 
the  blood  and  the  kidneys. 

V.  3.  Metabolism  of  special  conditions,  by 
Karl  von  Noorden,  Carl  Neuberg,  L.  Mohr,  and 
others. 


"There  are  marKed  differenceis  of  opinion 
among  medical  men  as  to  the  utility  of  this 
line  of  study,  but  all  will  be  glad  to  have  the 
enormous  material  in  a  fairly  convenient  and 
accessible  form;  and  many  oif  the  discussions 
will  be  found  to  be  inspiring  quite  apart  from 
the  validity  of  some  of  the  conclusions.  The 
translation  is  fresh  and  often  rather  free,  but 
appears  to  be  adequate  as  judged  by  a  dozen 
comparisons  quite  at  random." 
+  +  —  Nation.  S6:  132.  F.  6,  '08.  280w.  (Re- 
view of  V.   3.) 

"[Volume  n  should  prove  exceedingly  valu- 
able to  the  investigator  who  wishes  to  look  up 
definite  facts  with  the  minimuim  waste  of 
time.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  scholarly 
chaiacter  of  this  valuable  work  should  have 
suffered  at  the  hands  of  the  translators.  They 
have  evidently  done  their  part  in  great  haste, 
with  little  regard  for  English  style,  and  some- 
times without  even  bringing  out  the  correct 
sense   of   the    original."     Otto   Folin. 

+  H Science,    n.s.    26:439.    O.    4,    '07.    840w. 

(Review   of  v.    1   and   2.) 

Norris,  Henry  Hutchinson.  Introduction  to 
the  study  of  electrical  engineering. 
*$2.5o.  Wiley.  8-348. 

(2d.  ed.  rev.  8-20679.") 

"The  author  states  that  the  plan  of  this  work 
Is  to  take  the  every-day  experience  of  th©  stu- 
dent as  the  basis  of  a  general  survey  of  elec- 
trical application.  The  treatment  covers  funda- 
mental electrical  and  magnetic  quantities,  ma- 
terials of  electrical  engineering  and  magnetic 
circuits,  construction  and  operation  of  generat- 
ing station,  transformers  and  motors,  and  their 


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applications,  electric  lighting  and  heating,  elec- 
trical measurements,  and  the  transmission  of 
Intelligence."     (Elec.  World.) 


"The  book  is  lacking  in  depth  .  .  .  but  the 
accuracy  of  presentation  more  than  compen- 
sates   for    this    deficiency." 

-i Elec.    World.    51:731.   Ap.    4,    '08.    20(hv. 

"A  very  complete  index  adds  considerably  to 
the  value  of  the  book." 

+    Engin.    D.   3:    417.    Ap.    '08.    250w. 
"The   present   book   suffers   seriously   througn 
a  looseness  and  inaccuracy  of  expression,  espe- 
cially in   the   earlier   preparatory   chapters,    that 
Is  often  surprising." 

f-   Engin.    N.    59:206.    F.   20,    '08.    14O0'w. 

"The  volume  is  well  illustrated  and  de- 
serves a  very  careful  study  by  instructors  in 
high  schools  and  academies  who  wish  to  make 
their  courses  of  real  value  Instead  of  a  means 
of  smearing  the  youthful  intellect  with  a  skim 
coat  of  worthless  generalities." 

+   Engin.    Rec.    57:    167.    F.    8,    '08.    600w 
"The  writer  has  succeeded  admirably  in  deal- 
ing with   the  side   of   the   subject   which   he   has 
sclGctcd.  *' 

+'  Phys.    R.   26:   545.   Je.    '08.   llOw. 

Norris,   Mary   Harriott.     Veil:     a  fantasy. 

$1.50.  Badger.  8-444. 

A  theosophical  tale  which  illustrates  ideas  of 
reincarnation  held  by  the  cult. 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  168.  Mr.  28,   '08.   BOOw. 

North,  Arthur  Walbridge.  Mother  of  Cali- 
fornia; with  an  introd.  by  Cyrus  C. 
Adams,  il.  **$2.  Elder. 

An  historical  sketch  of  the  little-known  land 
cf  Baja  California,  from  the  days  of  Cortez  to 
the  present  time,  depicting  the  ancient  mis- 
sions therein  established,  the  mines  there  found, 
and  the  physical,  social  and  political  aspects  of 
the  country;  together  with  an  extensive  bibli- 
ography relative  to  the  same.  (Explanatory  ti- 
tle.) It  is  fully  illustrated  and  makes  its  ap- 
peal to  "those  who  look  ahead  beyond  the 
opening  of  the  Panama  canal  and  to  all  inter- 
ested  in   California   history." 


"It  contains  a  fairly  full  sketch  of  the  history 
of  the  country  from  the  days  of  the  Conquista- 
dors to  the   present." 

+  Cath.    World.    87:    684.    Ag.    '08.    560w. 
"Mr.    North's    style    is    suited    to    his    subject 
matter,    mostly   arid,    but    blossoming   at    times 
Into    semi-tropical    rhetoric.      But    the    book    Is 
timely  and  useful." 

H Ind.  64:  751.  Ap.  2,  '08.  350w. 

"The  volume  is  one  that  will  deeply  interest 
all  those  who  care  for  geographical  and  histor- 
ical research  and  also  all  those  who  take  de- 
light in  the  romance  of  history.  Mr.  North 
writes  in  a  graphic  and  interesting  style,  al- 
though it  is  marred  sometimes  by  indulgence 
in  a  too  florid  rhetoric." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:   231.  Ap.  18,   '08.  350w. 

R.    of    Rs.    37:  63'6.   My.    '08.    15()w. 

Norton,  Grace,  comp.  Influence  of  Mon- 
taigne: his  personal  relations  to  some 
of  his  contemporaries,  and  his  literary 
rerations  to  some  later  writers.  **$i.5o. 
Houghton. 

"Contains,  drawn  from  French  and  English 
writers,  comments  on  Montaigne,  allusions  to 
him  and  plagiarisms  from  his  writings." — Na- 
tion. 


Norton,    Grace,    ed.     Spirit    of    Montaigne: 
some  thoughts  and  expressions  similar 
to  those  in  his  essays.     **$i.5o.  Hough- 
ton. 8-16222. 
"Made    up    of    parallel     passages    expressing 
thoughts      like      those      of     Montaigne,      among 
which    the   works   of   Bacon.    Locke,    and   Rous- 
seau  stand  foremost." — Nation. 


-f   Nation.  87:   53.  Jl.  16,   '08.  120w. 
Reviewed   by   E:    Carv. 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  307.  My.  30,  '08.  400w. 
-f-  Outlook.   89:    579.   Jl.   11,   '08.   220w. 

Nott,     Charles    Cooper.      Mystery    of    the 
*       Pinckney   draught.   **$2.    Century. 

8-3381S. 
A  work  which  may  be  considered  authoritative 
and  final  concerning  the  much  mooted  question 
of  Pinckney's  draught  of  the  constitution.  The 
author  shows  what  the  original  document  con- 
tained, shows  why  the  charges  against  the  ver- 
ity of  the  second  document  are  false,  in  short, 
covers  step  by  step  a  course  of  vindication  that 
solves  the  problem  and  clears  up  the  mystery. 

Ind.  65:  1178.  N.  19,  '08.  '50w. 
Noyes,  Alfred.  The  Golden  Hynde  and  oth- 
er poems.  **$i.25.  Macmillan.  8-5889. 
This  poetry  is  well  symbolized  by  the  Golden 
Hynde,  the  dream  craft  that  skims  the  glitter- 
ing foam,  sailing  on  to  the  golden  gateway, 
over  golden  seas.  Many  of  the  poems  turn  upon 
classical  themes,  with  such  exceptions  as  A 
seventh  birthday.  In  honor  of  Algernon  Charles 
Swinburne,  To  England  in  1907,  The  call  of  the 
spring. 


4-   Nation.   87:   53.   Jl.   16,   '08.   120w. 
"Is    extremely    interesting."    E:    Cary. 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  307.  My.   30,   '08.  260w. 
-f  Outlook.   89:   579.    Jl.   11,   '08.   220w. 


"He  is  certainly  of  the  rank  of  Mr.  Phillips 
and  Mr.  Watson,  and  he  surpasses  the  former 
in  freshness  of  vision,  the  latter  in  facility  of 
utterance."  W:  M.   Payne. 

+   Dial.    45:    61.    Ag.    1,    "08.    820w. 

"For  all  his  volubility  he  thinks  deeplier  and 
sanlier,  feels  with  a  fresher  ardor,  and  versifies 
with  a  more  catholic  skill  than  many  of  the 
worthies  did  at  his  years.  He  has  not,  indeed, 
learned  blank  verse;  but  he  has  already  come 
near  to  it."     Brian  Hooker. 

-i Forum.    39:     52S.    Ap.    '08.    600w. 

"He  knows  how  to  include  in  his  composi- 
tions something  besides  the  mere  splendor  of 
vision." 

-I-   Nation.   87:   34.   Jl.   9,   '08.   250w. 

"  'The  Golden  Hynde*  will  not  enhance  Mr. 
Noyes's  reputation,  but  it  should  not  detract 
from  it." 

-I N.  Y.   Times.  13:  183.   Ap.   4,   '08.   lOOOw. 

"When  an  intellectual  or  rhoral  purpose  gets 
in  his  way.  he  usually  misses  that  perfect 
emotional  fusion  of  content  and  expression 
which  is  poetry.  Mr.  Noyes  is  by  far  the  most 
promising  of  all  the  younger  English  poets, 
because  of  his  vigor  and  variety,  his  freshness 
of  personality,  and  his  ease  of  art."  Clayton 
Hamilton. 

+   -\ No.    Am.   188:    451.    S.    '08.    12O0w. 

-!-  Outlook.    89:    261.    My.    30,    '08.    300w. 

Nuelsen,  John  L.  Some  recent  phases  of 
German  theology.  *75c.  West.  Meth. 
bk.  8-7161. 

Three  lectures  by  the  Professor  of  exegetical 
theology  in  Nast  theological  seminary  covering 
the  present  state  of  modern  biblical  criticism  in 
Germany,  the  views  of  the  person  and  work  of 
Jesus  Christ,  and  the  "modern-positive''  school 
of  theology.  The  author,  while  not  approving 
the  conservatism  of  one  class  of  theologians,  la- 
ments the  radicalism  which  presents  an  almost 
obliterated  and  an  ineffectual  Christ,  and  the 
vague  mysticism  which  seeks  no  objective  ba- 
sis— no  foundation  outside  of  ourselves. 


"This  is  a  meaty  little    book,    not    of    equal 
value   throughout.     As   a  report  of  the   varying 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Nuelsen,  John  L.  — Continued. 
phases  of  Gennan  theology  at  present  and  les3 
recently,  it  is  lucid  and  instructive,  showing  on 
one  side  a  high  and  dry  conservatism,  on  an- 
other a  reckless  and  arid  radicalism,  and  be- 
tween these  some  mediating  varieties." 
-i Outlook.   89:  86.   My.    9,   '08.    180w. 

Nutting,  Mary  Adelaide,  and  Dock,  Lavinia 

L.  History  of  nursing,  the  evolution  of 
nursing  systems  from  the  earliest  times 
to  the  foundation  of  the  first  English 
and  American  training  schools  for 
nurses.  2v.  **$5.  Putnam.  7-41533- 

Discusses  the  aid  which  animals  render  each 
other;  the  care  of  the  sick  in  primitive  times; 
nursing  in  India,  Ceylon,  Egypt,  Assyria,  Pal- 
estine, Greece  and  Rome;  the  hospitals  of  the 
earlv  Christian  church;  use  of  nursing  among 
monastic  orders;  nursing  orders  of  the  cru- 
sades; the  rise  of  the  city  hospitals;  Florence 
Nightingale's  w^ork;  and  the  Treaty  of  Geneva 
and  the  Red  cross. 


the  sturdy  elements  that  formed  the  character 
of  the  Cabots. 


"Perhaps  no  book  that  has  been  written  in 
recent  vears  brings  out  more  clearly  the  value 
of  tne  Christian  brotherhood  of  man  in  making 
life  more  livable,  under  unfavorable  circum- 
stances, than  this  scholarly  and  exhaustive  his- 
tory of  nursipg.  We  commend  its  really  ab- 
sorbing pages  to  all  those  who  are  interested 
in  what  men  and  women  have  done  and  may  do 
to  alleviate  human  suffering."  •= 
+  +   Ind.   64:  638.   Mr.  19,   '08.   550w. 

"An  Instructive  as  well  as  entertaining  story." 
+   Nation.    86:    221.   Mr.    5,    '08.    550w. 

"We  could  wish  that  every  woman  who  is 
likely  to  be  called  to  such  duties — and  who  is 
not? — should  read  it." 

+  Spec.  100:  1O07.  Je.   27,  '08.   300w. 


o 


Ober,  Frederick  Albion.  Guide  to  the  West 
Indies  and  Bermudas.  *$2.25.  Dodd. 

8-7374. 

A  guide,  including  illustrations  and  maps,  to 
every  island  in  the  West  Indian  archipelaga 
It  gives  descriptions  of  each  one,  its  attrac- 
tions, resources,  climate,  history,  hotels,  as  well 
as  routes  thither  from  the  Aitlantic  ports  of 
the  United  States,  Canada,  England  and  Eu- 
rope. 

"Indispensable  to  the  traveler,  as  there  is  no 
other  complote  guide." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl,    4:    107.   Ap.    'OS.   4« 

-t-   Dial.    44:    355.    Je.    1,    '08.    lOOw. 

"An  excellent  book  ...  on  an  untouched  sub- 
ject." 

+  +  Ind.   65:   101.    Jl.    9,    '08.   220w. 

+  Nation.  86:  282.  Mr.  26,  '08.  150w. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  206.  Ap.   11,  '08.   170w. 

"A   thorough  and  reliable  guide." 

+  R.  of  Rs.  37:  610.  Ap.  '08.  150w. 

"Tells  us   all   that  can  be  wanted." 
+  Spec.   101:   239.   Ag.   15,   '08.    60w. 

Ober,  Frederick  Albion.  John  and  Sebas- 
tian Cabot.  (Heroes  of  American  his- 
tory.)   **$!.    Harper.  8-11834. 

Mr.  Ober  clears  up  some  of  the  doubts  that 
have  obscured  the  claim  of  these  discoverers  to 
the  mainland  of  North  America.  He  narrates 
their  voyages,  portrays  vividly  the  thrill  of 
enthusiasm  that  stirred  England,  Venice  and 
Spain  when  new  world  riches  were  the  talk 
and  dream  of  king  and  peasant,   and  discusses 


"Offers  information  but  is  not  scholarly  In 
treatment,    nor   distinctive   in  style." 

H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   200.   Je.   '08. 

+   Dial.  44:   383.  Je.  16,  '08.   170w. 
"He  has  taken  great  pains  to  make  his  sketch 
as   nearly  accurate   as   possible,   and   he   writes 
with    judgment   and    impartiality." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  320.  Je.  6,  '08.  ISflw. 

Ober,  Frederick  Albion.  Juan  Ponce  de 
Leon.  (Heroes  of  American  history.) 
**$!.  Harper.  8-9496. 

Aside  from  the  quest  for  the  fountain  of  per- 
ennial youth  which  has  always  lent  romance 
to  the  name  of  Ponce  de  Leon,  here  are  re- 
corded many  daring  adventures  of  the  explorer 
among  the  islands  of  the  new  world  where 
he  is  revealed  as  a  hardy  soldier,  an  honorable 
cavalier,   and  a  noble  man. 

"The  book  is  an  entertaining  one,  and  a  con- 
tribution,   in   its  wav,    to   historical   literature." 
+   Dial.   44:   315.  My.   16,   'OS.   220w. 
"Told   In   succinct   and   interesting  narrative." 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  207.  Ap.  11,  '08.  150w. 

O'Connor,  Vincent  C.  S.  Mandalay,  and 
other  cities  of  the  past  in  Burma.  *$5. 
Appleton.  8-20523. 

"A  resuscitation  of  the  past  of  Burma  as  it 
finds  expression  in  its  cities,  the  centers  of  a 
by-gone  day."  "The  spirit  of  the  East  pos- 
sesses him,  and  amid  the  deserted  pagodas,  the 
ruin -strewed  jungles,  the  mouldering  scenes  of 
vanished  glories,  he  knows  how  to  discern  and 
interpret  the  subtle  charm  that  appeals  to  ev- 
ery traveller  whose  footsteps  have  wandered 
among  the  relics  of  departed  greatness  in 
Asia."     (Lond.   Times.) 


"Much  that  is  both  valuable  and  beautiful  in 
Burma  posses.=es  also  the  characteristic  of  Lm- 
permanence,  and  the  fact  is  of  itself  good  justi- 
fication   for    this    volume." 

+  Ath.   1907,    2:  733.   D.   7.    720w. 
"His   book   ought   surely  to   be   read   with   de- 
light   even    by   those    to    whom    the    wonders    of 
the  Orient  are  but  a  vague  vision." 

+   Lond.   Times.   6:  37S.   D.   13,   '07.    770w. 
"His  book  is  not  easy  reading,  except  to  those 
familiar  with  the  country  and  its  history." 

-i Nation.   87:  499.    N.   19,   '08.   630w. 

"Of  hardly  less  interest  than  his  story  of 
Mandalay  are  the  stories  Mr.  O'Connor  tells  oif 
the  older  cities  of  Burma." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  638.   O.   31,   '08.   3S0w. 
"The   author   knows   his    Burma    from    end    to 
end;  he  writes  with  ea.ual  sympathy  of  its  past 
history   and    its    wealth   of   natural    and   artistic 
beauty." 

+  Spec.  99:  sup.   908.  D.  7,  '07.   550w. 

Oesterley,  William  Oscar  Emil.  Evolution 
of  the  Messianic  idea:  a  study  in  com- 
parative   religion.    ^$1.25.    Dutton. 

8-26835. 

"The  elemental  emotions  of  fear,  the  sense  of 
dependence  on  .a  higher  power,  and  the  desire 
for  happiness,  accordingly  give  rise  to  three 
primordial  myths  found  among  widely  diverse 
peoples.  .  .  .  The  spiritual  truths  enveloped  in 
these  misty  conceptions  it  was  the  mission  of 
Israelite  teachers  to  clarify,  and  this  process 
of  development  is  Dr.  Oesterley's  theme." — 
Outlook. 


"We  must  confine  our  remarks  to  criticism 
of  a  few  leading  ideas.  We  must  also  remark 
that  the  apologetic  parts  of  the  book  are  by  no 
means  happy  all  through.  Dr.  Oesterley's  work 
is,  however,  on  the  whole,  likely  to  prove  very 
useful  to  a  wide  circle  of  readers.     It  is  stimu- 


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lating,    earnest,    frank,    and    full    of    interesting 
information." 

H Ath.   1908,   1:  GG2.   My.    30.    llO-Ow. 

"It  is  an  illuminative  piece  of  scholarship  in 
comparative  religion.  It  hardly  needs  saying 
that  readers  of  the  Testament  will  find  profit  in 
this   book." 

+  Outlook.   90:  561.   N.   7,   '08.   2S0w. 

Oesterley,  Rev.  W.  O.  E,,  and  Box,  G.  H. 

Religion  and  worship  of  the  synagogue. 

*$3.   Scribner.  8-1 1732. 

"The  authors,  both  of  them  clei'gymen  of 
the  Church  of  England,  write  with  equal  knowl- 
edge and  fairness,  in  the  belief  that  Judaism 
and  Christianity  are  complementary  and  be- 
long together,  and  that  the  advocates  of  each 
can  only  be  true  to  their  respective  faiths  by 
mutual  fellowship  and  respect  for  one  anoth- 
er's convictions.  A  survey  of  Judaism  from 
the  New  Testament  to  the  present  day  neces- 
sarily covers  a  great  variety  of  subjects,  the 
classic  literature  or  sources,  the  theology,  the 
current  practice;  on  all  of  these  Mr.  Oesterley 
and  Mr.  Box  give  adequate  information." — Sat. 
R. 


"The  authors  have  approached  the  theme  In 
a  proper  spirit  of  sympathy  and  discrimination; 
they  have  made  good  use  of  the  best  authori- 
ties at  their  command;  and  they  have  also  done 
whatever  was  possible  to  gain  personal  im- 
pressions of  several  of  the  customs  they  de- 
scribe." 

H Ath.   1908,   1:   319.   Mr.   14.    350w. 

4-  Outlook.    88:  325.    F.    8,    '08.   SLOtv. 
"This  excellent  work  supplies  what  has  long 
been    wanted,    a    clear    and     dispassionate     ac- 
count of  Judaism  such  as  the  ordinary  readei 
can    understand." 

+  T  Sat.    R.    105:  24.   Ja.    4,   '08.   270w. 
"Very  instructive  volume." 

+  Spec.   100:    650.    Ap.    25,    '08.   150w. 

O'Higgins,    Harvey   Jerrold.      Grand    army 
man.  t$i-SO.   Century.  8-24451, 

Mr.  O'Higgins  in  novelizing  David  Belasco's 
play  has  aimed  to  translate  into  the  form  of 
fiction  the  flavor  of  Warfield's- acting,  and  the 
charm  of  Belasco's  stage.  Here  as  in  the  play 
the  effort  is  spert  on  the  development  of  the 
simple,  tender  hearted  Wes'  Bigelow  whose 
only  shadow  across  a  serene  sky  is  due  to  the 
misdeeds   of  the  wayward  foster-son. 


"The  book  contains  the  essentials  of  the  play, 
with  enough  fine  material  replete  in  imaginative 
power  and  human  interest   to  make  an  absorb- 
ingly fascinating  novel  of  human  life." 
+  Arena.  40:  480.  N.  '08.   200w. 

"He  has  accomplished  his  task  in  as  agree- 
able a  manner  as  the  process  will  allow.  He 
has  poured  his  own  originality  into  the  work, 
rounding  out  in  word  pictures  that  which  Mr. 
Warfleld  so  adequately  brought  out  in  his  act- 
ing." 

+  Ind.  &5:  1123.   N.   12,   '08.   180w. 

"Mr.  O'Higgins  has  succeeded  in  turning  out 
a  little  volume  which  will  be  welcome  to  those 
who  want  an  enduring  record  of  a  fleeting  play- 
house impression,  and  which  has  some  interest 
as  fiction   on   its   own  account." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  511.    S.   19,   '08.    570w. 

"The  book  will  not  disappoint  the  many 
friends  of  Wes'  Bigelow  among  his  Grand  army 
comrades  and  others." 

+   R.   of    Rs.   38:  509.   O.   '08.    70w. 

Okey,  Thomas.     Old  Venetian  palaces  and 
old  Venetian  folk.  *$6.  Button. 

W7-19S. 
A  volume  which  grew,  says  the  author,  "from 
a  pilgrimage  about  Venetian  streets  and  canals 
'for  the  purpose  of  identifying  and  precisely  in- 
dicating the  position'  of  the  palaces  referred  to 
by  Ruskin,  Fergusson,  Street,  and  other  stu- 
dents of  Venetian  architecture.-    The  chi<?f   ex- 


amples are  described  in  the  otder  of  their  erec- 
tion, and  grouped  as  Byzantine,  Gothic,  or  Re- 
naissance. From  the  writings  of  the  three  great 
Venetian  diarists  has  been  drawn  an  accom- 
panying pi-tuie  of  life  in  the  palaces  in  the 
days  of  Venice's  greatest  .glory.  There  are  fif- 
ty beautiful  illustrations  in  color,  and  others 
possibly  more  valuable  to  the  student,  in  blaok 
snd  white,  by  Mr.  Trevor  Haddon,  besides  sev- 
eral reproductions  from  Ruskin's  studies  of  Ve- 
netian   architecture."      (Dial.) 


"A  book  that  will  delight  all  lovers  of  Ven- 
ice." 

+   Dial.  43:  425.   D.   16,  '07.  ISOw. 
"Is   the   most   important  and  the  most  valu- 
able of  all  these  new  volumes  on  Italian  themes, 
rhis  IS  a  scholarly  and  a  thoroughly  workman- 
like  book." 

+   -f   Ind.   64:   524.  Mr.   5,  '08.   2O0w. 
"Thi.^  booJc  is  not  only  much  better  intrin«=lc- 
ally  trian  his  historical  sketch  of  Venice,   but  it 
also  is  free  from  the  pot-boiler  aroma  that  per- 
vaded  that   effort.' 

+   Nation,    ifi:    38.   Ja.    9,    '08.    330w. 
+  Outlook.   ,N7:   617.    N.   23,   '07.    50w. 
"Mr.    Okey   knows    his    Venice   well.      He    has 
ransacked    historj'    and    legend    for    illustrative 
comment,    using    both    with    judgment,    and    in- 
deed  with   restraint." 

+  Sat.   R.   105:   50.  Ja.  11,  '08.  930w. 

Olcott,  William  Tyler.     Field  book  of  the 
stars.     **$i.     Putnam.  7-26464. 

This  guide  "is  gotten  up  In  very  compact 
form,  presenting  in  fifty  diagrams  the  appear- 
ance of  the  skies  at  different  seasons  and  the 
location  ot  all  the  important  constellations.  Ac- 
companying each  diagram  is  a  brief  explana- 
tion. There  is  nothing  of  either  a  technical  or 
a  theoretical  nature,  and  nothing  has  been  In- 
cluded which  cannot  be  studied  with  either  the 
naked  eye  or  an  opera  glass."   (N.   Y.  Times.) 

Dial.    43:    385.    D.    1,    '07.    50w. 

"Of  this  sort  the  book  Is  a  model'  of  simplic- 
ity and  brevity." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  12:  557.  S.  14,  '07.  130w. 

"For  assistance  in  the  geography  of  the  heav- 
ens, and  for  choosing  particular  objects  that 
are  suitable  for  naked-eye  or  opera-glass  study 
this  little  book  is  the  most  complete  and  the 
most  practicable  that  has  thus  far  appeared. 
The  diagrams  are  simple,  clear,  and  admirably 
adapted  to  class  or  individual  use.  The  author's 
work  is  excellently  done.  The  book  Is  timely 
and  teachable,  and  there  Is  little  of  moment  in 
it  to  criticize.  Every  high-school  teacher  of 
astronomy  ought  to  have  it  and  to  use  it  in 
his    classes."      G.    W.    Mevers. 

-f-  +  School.    R.    16:    346.    My.    '08.    llOOw. 

Oldmeadow,  Ernest  J.    Aunt  Maud.  +$1.50. 
McClure.  8-20135. 

Tells  how  a  niece  is  so  clever  regarding  her 
aunt's  announced  match-making  schemes  that 
she  takes  matters  into  her  own  hands  and 
swears  the  young  man  to  secrecy  over  a  com- 
pact to  play  a  part  for  a  month  during  which 
time  they  are  to  seem  engaged  while  in  reality 
thej'  are  only  "taking  each  other's  measure." 
"The  result  is  a  series  of  emotional  incidents, 
described  with  much  vivacity  and  minuteness, 
and  leading  to  an  event  which  amiably  and  not 
quite  unexpectedly  vindicates  the  tactics  of 
Aunt   Maud."    (Nation.) 


"A  book  worth  bringing  to  the  attention  of 
readers  who  like  incursions  into  the  domain 
of  sentiment  that  is  not  sentimentality."  F: 
T.   Cooper. 

+  Bookm.   28:  69.   S.  '08.  SSOw. 
"It  is   a  sensible   book   for  voung  grlrls." 
+   Ind.    65:    552.    S.    3,    '08.   70w. 

Nation.    87:    187.    Ag.    27,    '08.   240w. 
"The    central    love-story    is    treated    with    so 
much  originality  and  discretion  that  we  are  at 
a    loss   to    understand    the   author's   fiasco   over 
his  more  ambitious  portrait." 

1-  Sat.    R.  106:   sup.   7.   S.   26,   "08.   250w. 


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Oldmeadow,    Ernest  J.       Virginie.     t$i.so. 
McCIure.  8-4038. 

This  story  is  really  the  continuation  of  a 
deus  ex  machina's  task  to  bring  happiness  to 
the  daughter  of  the  woman  whom  he  had  loved 
and  lost.  The  protector  is  a  chemist  and  he 
administers  to  Virginie,  on  the  eve  of  an  odi- 
ous marriage  with  a  dissolute  count,  a  Monte 
Crislo  potion  which  causes  te:nporary  suspen- 
sion of  life.  He  chooses  a  British  lover  for 
her,  an  amateur  archaeologist,  to  whom  he  de- 
livers a  wax  statue  packed  in  ice  with  a  sil- 
ver trumpet  in  its  hand.  The  statue  comes  to 
life  and  is  beautiful.  As  Virginie  comes  out 
of  the  trance  of  body,  the  Englishman  emerges 
from  his  trance  of  soul.  The  guardian  sees  to 
it  that  there  are  plenty  of  adventures  to  test 
the  lover's  sincerity  and  heroism  before  he 
confe.sses  the  truth  to  him. 


"The  author  writes  with  attractive  lightness, 
and  v,-e  have  been  amused  by  the  feats  of  the 
special  maker  of  providence  for  the  young  peo- 
ple. It  IS  a  pleasant  story,  except  that  too 
much  is  made,  we  think,  of  eating  and  drink- 
ing." 

-) Ath.  1907,   2:513.   O.   26.   llOw. 

"The  author  has  developed  an  absurd  situa- 
tion  with   a  gravity  that  is   almost   obtuse." 

—  Ind.  64:  1453.  Je.  25,  '08.   300w. 

"The  storv  is  written  with  much  cleverness 
and  skill,  and  is  plausible  enough  to  be  enter- 
taining even  if  the  reader  does  not  find  the 
evasive  and  resourceful  Italian,  who  is  really 
a  famous    French    scientist,    entirely    convmc- 

*"^+  _  N.  Y.   Times.   13:  77.   F.   8,   'OS.   370w. 

"A  more  improbable  tale  than  'Virginie'  would 
be  liard   to  find."  „^    .^„    ,„„ 

-I Outlook.   88:   &12.   F.   29,  '08.   lOOW. 

"Is  all  wrong  from  beginning  to  end.  It  Is 
not  merely  the  wild  extravagance  of  the  con- 
ception, unworthy  though  that  be  of  a  writer 
of  Mr.  Oldmeadow's  powers,  but  it  is  the  whole 
atmosphere  of  false  sentiment  in  which  the 
storv  is  steeped  that  offends." 

—  Sat.    R.    104:642.    N.    23,    '07.    140w. 

Oliver,  Thomas.  Diseases  of  occupation 
from  the  legislative,  social  and  medi- 
cal points  of  view.     *$3.     Button. 

8-27120. 

"Treats  of  the  diseases  incidental  to  a  great 
variety  of  occupations  in  factories,  workshops, 
mines,  potteries,  and  other  employments  where 
many    persons    labor   together." — Nation. 


"In  every  case  the  information  supplied  is 
ample,  and  the  best-known  methods  for  abol- 
ishing or  lessening  the  evils  attendant  on  each 
occupation  are  given  with  commendable  brev- 
ity. Several  statements  and  facts  are  re- 
peated at  short  intervals  in  almost  identical 
words— a  blemish  which  can  be  easily  renioved 
in  the  next  edition  of  what  must  prove  a  high- 
ly useful  book  of  reference.  There  is  an  ex- 
cellent index." 

^ .  Ath.  1908,   1:   421.  Ap.  4.  420w. 

"It  is  an  excellent,  simple,  and  untechnical 
description  of  the  diseases  due  to  gases,  pois- 
ons,  dust,    etc."  ^    ,„„    ,„ 

+  J.   Pol.   Econ.  16:   543.   O.  '08.   50w. 
+   Nation.    &7:    216.    S.    3,    '08.    540w. 

"In  a  comparatively  small  book  Dr.  Oliver 
has  s'.icceeded  in  bringing  together  a  vast 
amount  of  useful  information  on  all  sorts  or 
subjects.  The  facts  with  which  he  has  dealt 
are  not  drawn  up  in  any  very  orderly  array,  and 
throughout  one  finds  a  certain  vaguer.ess  which 
may  well  tend  to  make  the  reader  feel  that  he 
is  treading  on  ground  too  uncertain  to  bear 
definite  action.  In  some  places  where  definite 
directions  are  given  they  are  contradictory."   A. 

■  +■_  Nature.   78:  €27.   O.   22,   •0«.   lOBOw. 


Ollivant,   Alfred.     The   gentleman.     t$i.50. 
Macmillan.  8-28993. 

A  continuous  series  of  adventures  both  on  land 
and  sea  that  result  in  thwarting  the  plot  of 
Napoleon  to  kidnap  Nelson  just  before  the  bat- 
tle of  Trafalgar.  Napoleon's  agent  is  an  Irish 
rebel — the  Gentleman — whose  charming  person- 
ality and  bravery  won  the  admiration  and  re- 
spect of  his  enemies.  The  rescuing  party  con- 
sists of  a  few  sailors  and  fighting  men  of  whom 
a  fifte€n-year  old  midshipman  is  the  first  in 
valor   and   resourcefulness. 


"An  ingenious,  breathless  story,  of  decided  lit- 
erary merit,  chat  men  and  older  boys  will  en- 
joy." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  304.  D.  '08.  + 

"The  last  fight  of  the  'Tremendous'  is  one  of 
of  the  best  naval  battles  in  fiction." 

+  Ath.  1908,  2:  676.  N.  28.  330w. 

"A  distinctly  bigger  achievement  than  either 
of  its  author's  earlier  books;  and,  one  is  tempt- 
ed to  add,  the  book  best  entitled  of  any  story 
written  in  English  since  the  days  of  Robert 
Louis  Stevenson  to  trace  its  ancestry  straight 
back  to  the  purest  strain  of  the  romantic  novel." 
Philip  Tillinghast. 

+   +   Forum.    40:i510.    N.    '08.    200'0w. 

"Take  three  parts  of  Stevenson  to  one  of 
Charles  Kingsley,  Uavor  with  reminiscences  of 
Blackniore,  beat  violently,  and  serve  in  para- 
graphs a,  la  Charles  Reade — such  seems  to  havB 
been  the  formula  for  this  rather  extraordinary 
book." 

+   Nation.  87:  581.  D.  10,  '08.  340w. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  746.  D.  5,  '08.  lOOw. 

"One  can  only  call  it  melodrama;  but  it  hur- 
ries the  reader  along  without  a  lialt  on  a  single 
page." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  796.  D.  19,  '08.  720w. 

"The  book  is  marred  a  little  by  hints  of  tor- 
tura  and  by  some  passages  which  may  try  the 
nerves  of  haters  of  bloodshed  and  cruelty,  and 
sometimes  the  author's  style,  purposely  made 
sharp  and  concise,  becomes  a  little  too  Victor 
Hugoish  in  abruptness.  But,  criticism  aside, 
the  romance  is  one  of  the  oest  of  its  class;  it 
holds  the  imagination  with  intentness." 
H Outlook.    90:  74S.    N.   28,    '08.   180w. 

Olmstead,  Albert  Ten  Eyck.  Western 
Asia  in  the  days  of  Sargon  of  Assyria, 
722-705  B.  C:  a  study  in  oriental  his- 
tory. (Cornell  studies  in  history  and 
political   science.)     **$i.2S.     Holt. 

8-17886. 
"Represents  seven  years  of  study  during 
which  the  author  was  for  a  year  a  Fellow  at 
the  American  school  for  oriental  studies,  un- 
der Professor  Schmidt,  and  had  the  inestim- 
able advantage  of  a  careful  topographical 
study  of  a  portion  of  the  territory  covered  by 
Sargon's  campaigns.  .  .  .  Among  the  points 
most  valuable  is  his  study  of  the  perplexing 
'Muzri'  question  raised  by  Winckler.  Also  of 
much  interest  is  the  account  of  Sargon's  cam- 
paigns to  the  north  against  the  Mannai  and 
Khaldians  (Chaldeans)  until  he  was  slain  in 
battle  with  the  Cimmerians,  as  this  brings  him 
into  relation  with  tribes  whom  our  author  rec- 
ognizes as  Aryan." — Ind. 


"This  book  is  a  good  example  of  the  system- 
atic work  that  must  be  done  on  every  period 
of  Babylonian-Assyrian  history  before  an  ade- 
quate history  of  those  nations  can  be  written." 
+  Bib.  World.  32:  224.  S.  '08.  90w. 
"An  admirably  careful,  thoro  and  adequate 
study  of  Sargon's  campaigns,  and  has  close 
bearing   on    biblical   accounts." 

+    Ind.   65:266.   .71.  30,   '08.  220w. 

Olmsted,  E.  Stanley.    Emotionalist:  the  ro- 

*       mance  of  an  awakening  to  temperament. 

t$i.5o.  Appleton.  8-30250. 

The  story   of   an  American  girl's  struggle   for 


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temperament  which  if  added  to  her  gift  of  a 
beautiful  voice,  to  her  ambition  and  energy 
would  insure  a  much  coveted  career.  She  pur- 
sues her  study  in  Germany,  meets  a  man  who 
takes  a  hand  in  developing  her  temperament 
with  the  result  that  he  loves  her,  .and  sacrifices 
his  happiness  for  her  art  only  to  see  her  turn 
aside  from  it  and  marry  a  Fifth  avenue  oil-mag- 
nate. 

"A  clever  piece  of  work." 

+   N.  Y.  Times,  i;!:  680.  N.  14,  '0«.  SOOw. 

Oman,   John   Campbell.    Brahmans,   theists, 
and  Muslims  of  India.  *$3-50.  Jacobs. 

8-436. 
Studies   of  goddess-worship  in  Bengal,   caste, 
Brahmanism   and    social    reform,    with    descrip- 
tive   sketches    of    curious    festivals,    ceremonies 
and  fakirs. 

"An  excellent  book  on  the  practice  of  reli- 
gion as  distinguished  from  the  doctrines  or  phi- 
losophies. Useful  in  connection  with  so  called 
accounts  of  religion  which  are  purely  idealis- 
tic." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    200.    Je.    '08. 

"A  special  master-key  to  the  problems  of  In- 
dian life  and  thought." 

+   +  Ath.    1907,   2:    259.    S.    7.    2750w. 

"The  work  contains  a  great  deal  that  is  full 
of  human  interpst,  but  its  value  had  been 
much  enhanced  by  greater  compression  and 
more  reflection  of  a  suggestive  sort  upon  the 
phenomena  presented."  James  Lindsay. 
H Int.   J.    Ethics.   19:  13S.   O.    'OS.    34Cw. 

"Mr  Oman's  evidence  is  all  the  more  valu- 
able and  convincing  in  that  he  approaches  the 
speculative  realms  of  Hindu  thought  with 
broad-minded  tolerance  and  sympathy,  whilst 
he  is  too  sound  a  student  to  ignore  or  to  mini- 
mize the  more  repellent  aspects  of  Hinduism." 
+  +   Lond.   Times.    6:  276.    S.    13,    '07.    1700w. 

"The  many  pages  devoted  to  subjects  already 
treated  by  the  other  writers,  such  as  caste  and 
the  history  of  Hindu  theism,  are  not  of  great 
worth,  and  give  the  impression  of  having  been 
taken  in  great  measure  from  previous  authors. 
On  the  other  hand,  Mr.  Oman's  own  observa- 
tions and  studies  from  life  in  India,  his  descrip- 
tions of  the  Holi  festival  and  the  Mohammedan 
fakirs  deserve  a  permanent  form." 

h  Nation.    86:    103.    Ja,    30,    '08.    150w. 

"He  has  evidently  written  con  amove,  and 
with  wide  and  diverse  knowledge,  and  his  pag«s 
give  to  the  reader  a  singular  feeling  of  being 
in  touch  with  at  least  some  of  the  actualities 
of   this   alien  and   mysterious   life." 

+   N.   Y.    Times.   13:   102.    F.   22,    '08.   220w. 
R.   of   Rs.   3S:    3S4.    S.   'OS.   60w. 

Onken,  William  Henry,  and  Baker,  Joseph 
*  Black.  Harper's  how  to  understand 
electrical  work;  a  simple  explanation  of 
electric  light,  heat,  power  and  traction 
in  daily  life;  with  a  dictionary  of  elec- 
trical terms  prepared  by  Joseph  H. 
Adams.  $1.75.  Harper.  8-33039. 

A  book  which  answers  for  boys  and  girls  the 
questions  how  and  why  machinery  moves  when 
the  force  behind  it  is  electricity,  "it  is  the  story 
of  the  every  day  uses  of  electricity  indicating 
the  universality  of  its  application.  The  author 
shows  how  electricity  is  mada;  how  it  is  used  for 
light,  heat,  power  and  traction;  in  the  home,  on 
the  farm,  in  hospitals,  on  steamships,  in  mines, 
in  the  manufacture  of  steel;  for  protection,  as 
a  destroyer,  and  for  the  transmission  of  intelli- 
gence. 


opinion  is  that  it  will  find  a  large  circulation  on 
account  of  the  boldness  with  which  it  gives  en- 
gineering data  and  diagrams." 

+  Elec.   World.   52:  1252.   D.  5,  '08.   400w. 
"It  is  a  dr>ep  bonk  for  a  boy  .  .  .  but  one  that 
will  stimulate  his  mind  if  he  be  mechanically  in- 
clined." 

+   Engin.   N.  60:  694.  D.  17,  '08.  240w. 

+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:  756.  D.  5,   '08.   80w. 

Oppenheim,  Edward  Phillips.    The  avenger. 
t$i.50.     Little.  8-13951. 

A  mystery  story  with  a  profusion  of  ingredi- 
ents ranging  from  political  intrigue  to  private 
revenge.  The  book  differs  from  other  of  Mr. 
Oppenheim's  stories  in  that  the  man  who  takes 
life,  the  avenger,  is  a  most  reputable  citizen  of 
London,  who  can't  understand  why,  if  on  the 
battlefield  one  is  held  blameless  while  taking 
brave  men's  lives,  a  man  who  rids  society  of 
lives  that  breed  corruption  should  be  con- 
demned. He  has  the  courage  of  his  conviction 
and  rids  the  world  of  three  decadents,  consoling 
himself   with   the   belief   that  it  is   a   moral  act. 


"Amongst  the  makers  of  sensational  fiction 
Mr.  E.  Phillips  Oppenheim  ranks  as  a  past- 
master." 

-h  Acad.  73:42.   O.   19,  '07.   250w. 
"An  absurd,   wholly  improbable,   yet  readable 
tale." 

-I A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    223.    Je.    'OS. 

"There  is  not  a  dull  page  in  the  volume  and 
many  of  the  scenes  are  highly  dramatic."  A. 
C.   Rich. 

-\-  Arena.   40:    125.    Jl.    '08.    120w. 
"Considered  as  an  invention  merely,  the  story 
is   neat   and    effective."      W:    M.    Payne. 

■\ Dial.    44:  352.   Je.   1,   '08.   150w. 

"Unlike  most  detective  stories  his  plots  are 
not     mechanical    and    his    people    not    marion- 

'  +   Ind.    65:    552.    S.    3,    '08.    lOOw. 
"  'The    avenger's'     folk    are    nicely    alive — all 
who  are  not  killed.     Its  manner  places  it  in  the 
class    of    novels    of   comfortable    manslaughter — 
smooth-running,    readable,    pleasantly   puzzling." 
+    Nation.    86:  516.   Je.    4,   'O'S.    20Ow. 
"Altogether   it  is   a   lively,    thrilling,    and   cap- 
tivating   story." 

+   N.   Y,  Times.   13:   342.   Je.   13,   '08.   200w. 
"Altogether     a     rattling    good     story     of     Its 
sort." 

+    N.   Y.   Times.  13:   427.  Ag.   1,   '08.   360w. 
"Is    notable   for   its    cleverness    in   placing   be- 
fore  the   readers    a   murder   problem   apparently 
simple  but   reallv  all  but  insoluble." 

+  Outlook.    89:    314.    Je.    6,    '08.    50w. 
"Entertaining    romance."    Charlotte    Harwood. 
-f-   Putnam's.    4:    623.    Ag.    'OS.    lOOw. 

Oppenheim,  Edward  Phillips.     Great  secret. 
t$i.5o.    Little.  7-40278. 

A  story  of  intrigue  woven  about  an  interna- 
tional conspiracy  hatched  by  Germany  and  in- 
volving Great  Britain.  The  outwitting  of  the 
band  of  German  conspirators  in  London  is  a 
clevei  piece  of  interference,  conducted  by  one 
Lord  Leslie  Wendover  alias  Leslie  Guest,  aid- 
ed b>  a  renowned  English  cricket  player,  and 
a    charming    American   girl. 


"Here  is  a  book  that  makes  the  sharp  and 
proper  divisions  as  to  methods  and  apparatus, 
and  tells  with  precision  just  what  is  involved  in 
lighting  as  distinguished  from  traction,  in  teleg- 
raphy   as    different    from    telephony.     Our    own 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  157.   My.   'OS. 

"An  exceptionally  able  story  of  the  kind."   A. 
C.    Rich. 

+  Arena.    39:    506.    Ap.    '08.    ISOw. 

"It  is  not  likely  that  'The  great  secret'  will 
be  distinguished  for  merit  above  its  fellow; 
but  it  may  achieve  a  mild  distinction  in  this 
country  because  its  author  has  allowed  himself 
to  indulge  in  gentle  sarcasm  at  the  expense  of 
the  American  woman.  This  is  not  one  of  those 
mystery  stories  which  offer  a  real  challenge  to 
the  reader's  analytical  faculty.  The  truth  is 
that  Mr.  Oppenheim,  entertaining  as  he  may 
sometimes  be,  is  sadlv  superficial."  Ward  Clark. 
H Bookm.    27:  61.   Mr.    '08.    lOOOw. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Oppenheim,  Edward  Phillips — Continued. 

"AJthough  one  cannot  cease  to  protest 
against  the  utter  improbability  of  the  general 
plot  and  many  situations  of  this  story,  never- 
theless curiosity  is  aroused  from  the  first  and 
carries  us  alon^  to  the  finish." 

—  Cath.    World.   87:262.   My.    '08.   lOOw. 
+  Ind.  64:   421.   F.   20;   '08.   lOOw. 

+  Outlook.  88:   513.  F.  29,   'O'S.  150w. 
"There  is  no  permanence  and  vitality  in  the 
plot  to  give  it  more  than  an  ephemeral  exist- 

^"^^^^  _  R.  of  Rs.  37:  764.  Je.  '08.  80w. 

"Mr.  Phillips  Oppenheim  leaves  us  with  a 
headache.  He  is  so  amazingly  strenuous,  and 
his  characters  pass  through  such  terrible  expe- 
riences in  rapid  succession  that  our  nerves  are 
shattered  before  we  got  to  the  end  of  the  vol- 

""^^•'_  Sat.   R.  103:562.  My.  4,   '07.  120w. 

Oppenheim,  Edward  Phillips.  Long  arm 
of  Mannister.  t$i.5o.  Little.  8-23549- 
A  man  who  had  been  the  victim  of  the  dark 
nlottine  of  eight  conspirators  lakes  his  re- 
venge upon  each  in  turn.  The  punishment  is 
administered  single-handed,  and  for  variety, 
ingenuitv,  boldness  and  thoroness  can  scarce- 
ly find   its  parallel   in   fiction. 

"The  =tory  is  better  written  than  some  of  Mr. 
Oppenheim's  recent  thrilling  romances  and  will 
hold  the  reader's  interest  from  start  to  finish. 
A.    C.  _Rici.^^^^  40:483.  N.  '08.  170w. 

"Mr.  Mannister's  methods  are  too  simple  to 
greatlv  absorb  a  generation  of  readers  that  has 
known  Sherlock  Holmes." 

—  Cath.  world.  88:40-8.  D.  '08.  70w. 
"Here   Mr    Phillips   undertakes   to   show.    In   a 

thrilling  succession  of  anecdotes,  that  the  way 
of  the  transgressor  is  much  harder  than  the 
Biblical  aphorist  dreamed  it.  He  has  succeeded 
remarkal3ly.;;^^_  87:  581.  D.  10,  '08.  200w. 

"This  may  not  be  Mr.  Oppenheim's  best 
work  but  the  narrative  is  compact,  lively,  a_nd 
exciting— a     diverting     oompanion     in    an     idle 

^°"''""+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  675.  N.  14,  '08.  32i0w. 
Orczy,  Emmuska,  baroness.  Elusive  pim- 
♦       pernel.  t$i-50.  Dodd.  8-33437- 

"A  sequel  to  'Scarlet  pimpernel,'  in  which  in- 
trigue, romance,  and  love  go  hand  in  hand  along 
a  path  of  real  historical  limitations  and  extent. 
It  is  a  new  story,  a  new  telling  of  certain  epi- 
sodes of  the  French  revolution,  in  which  are 
continued  the  career  of  the  Scarlet  pimpernel, 
that  daring  and  mysterious  young  English  sol- 
dier of  fortune,  and  the  intriguss  of  the  terrible 
vet  fascinating  French  agent,  Chauvelin."— N. 
Y.  Times. 


sneer    and    contrive    most    diabolical    plots."- 
Acad. 


"If  the  reader  can  accept  the  improbabilities, 
he  will  find  the  story  entertaining." 

-i Ath.  1908,  2:  504.  O.  24.   120w. 

"The  story  ...  is  told  with  a  rush  of  incident 
and  with  not  a  little  imaginative  power." 

-1-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  098.  N.   28,  '08.   200w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  746.  D.  5,  'OS.  130w. 
"The  Interest  is  wrought  up  to  the  very  high- 
est pitch.     Ncr  is  the  tale  a  mere  succession  of 
startling   incidents,    made  to   look   natural,   and 
very  cleverly  joined  together." 

+  Spec.  101:680.  O.  31,  '08.  230w. 

Orczy,     Emmuska,    baroness.     In     Mary's 

reign.      (English      title,      The      tangled 

skein.)  75c.  Cupples  &  L.  8-14959. 

"This   Is   a    sentimental    tale   of   the   days    of 

Mary  Tudor,  with  a  fairly  ingenious  plot.  There 

is    an    innocent    maiden,    a    very    good    English 

lord,    a   double,    and    two   very   wicked    Spanish 

diplomatists  who   speak  with  a  scarcely  veiled 


"The  style  is  of  the  most  jerky  and  suburban 
type.  The  characters,  moreover,  are  entirely 
melodramatic." 

—  Acad.    72:73.   Je.   15,   •07.    150w. 

"The  romance  is  of  the  machine-made  order, 
nor  does  it  give  any  adequate  picture  of  the 
times.  Its  popular  merit  will  probably  be  that 
it  has  dramatic  moments." 

—  Ath.  1907,   1:   724.  Je.  15.   20(hv. 
Ind.   65:    153.   Jl.   16,    '08.   lOOw. 
Nation.   86:   288.   Mr.   26,   '08.   20Ow. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:266.  My.  9,  '08.   30w. 

"There  Is  none  of  the  vigour  shown  in  the 
'Scarlet    pimpernel.'  " 

"—  Sat.  R.  103:  818.  Je.  29,  '07.  170w. 

Orgain,  Kate  Alma.  Southern  authors  in 
poetry  and  prose.  *$2.  Neale.  8-23871. 
A  collection  of  biographical  and  critical  es- 
says, with  selections  from  the  writers.  Among 
the  groups  of  twenty-six  men  and  women  brief- 
ly sketched  are  Sidney  Lanier,  Augusta  J.  Ev- 
ans, William  Gilir.ore  Simms,  John  Esten 
Cooke,  Joel  Chandler  Harris,  Elizabeth  Whit- 
field Bellamy,  George  Washington  Cable,  Edgar 
Allan   Poe   and   Thomas   Nelson   Page. 

Osborn,     Henry    Fairfield.      Evolution     of 

mammalian    molar    teeth,    to   and    from 

the  triangular  type.  *$2.  Macmillan. 

The  first  volume  in  a  series  of  six  Biological 

studies    and    addresses.     "The    purpose    of    the 

book    is    the    collection    of    the    writings    of    the 

author    on    this    question    and    the    extension    of 

them  by  other  observations  and  illustrations  in 

support  of  the  tritubercular  theory."    (Nation.) 

Nation.  86:  243.  Mr.  12,  '08.  150w. 
"The   author   has   succeeded   in   placing   tritu- 
berculism    on    a    much    more    secure    and    unas- 
sailable basis  than  it  ever  previously  occupied." 
R.   L. 

-f  Nature.  77:  435.  Mr.  12,  '08.  80Ow. 
"The  whole  book  gives  evidence  of  the  most 
painstaking  work.  Perhaps  its  most  delightful 
feature  is  the  judicial  fairness  and  frankness 
with  which  the  whole  evidence  is  reviewed  and 
discussed."     R:    S.    Lull. 

-1-  Science,  n.s.  27:  341.  F.  28,  '08.  120(Jw. 

Osborne,  Charles  Francis,  ed.  Historic 
houses  and  their  gardens:  palaces, 
castles,  country  places  and  gardens  of 
the  old  and  new  worlds  described  by 
several  writers,  illustrated  with  plans 
and  photographs;  with  introd.  by  Frank 
Miles   Day.     $6.   Winston.  8-22109. 

A  beautiful  volume  of  folio  size,  with  heavy 
glazed  paper,  large  type,  and  numerous  finely 
reproduced  illustrations.  The  text  includes 
thirty  chapteis,  each  of  which  is  devoted  to  the 
description  of  some  historic  house  and  its  gar- 
den. An  introduction  states  some  of  the  fun- 
damental principles  that  ought  to  govern  the 
relation  of  houses  and  their  gardens.  A  wide 
range  of  selection  is  offered  including  houses 
in  England,  Spain,  Italy,  Austria,  Japan,  India, 
France,   Mexico,   and  the  United  States. 


"The  book  will  bring  travellers'  joy,  whether 
reminiscent  or  inxaginary,  to  those  who  turn  its 

"     '+  Dial.  45:  413.  D.  1,  '08.  400w. 

"There  are  thus  scattered  through  the  vol- 
ume many  welcome  suggestions;  and  the  ap- 
preciative reader  may  find  in  this  rather  be- 
wildering abundance  material  for  deductions 
which  a  work  of  nai-rower  scope  would  not 
afford." 

-f   Nation.  87:   272.   S.  17,   'OS.   3&0w. 

"A  very  beautiful  and  instructive  illustrated 
volume." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  526.  S.  26,  '08.  20Ow. 


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275 


"In  the  main  the  book  is  harmonious  in  style 
and  method,  and  in  every  case  the  reader  re- 
ceives pleasurable  impressions  of  the  beauty  of 
the  places  and  agreeably  rendered  information 
as  to  their  association   and   history." 

+   Outlook.    89:  S66.    Ag.    15,    'OS.    200w. 

Osgood,  Elliott  I.  Breaking  down  Chinese 
walls,  from  a  doctor's  view-point.  **$i. 
Revell.  8-5266. 

A  clear  exposition  of  Chinese  conditions  and 
the  place  which  medical  missionary  work  has 
assumed  in  the  Christianizing  of  China.  "Tlie 
author  has  shown  that  the  missionary  'must 
demonstrate  by  living  illustrations  the  superi- 
ority of  Christianity  over  heathen  systems';  that 
dispensaries,  hospitals  and  schools  have  been 
opened  to  prove  the  advantages  of  a  Christian 
civilization:  and  that  the  home-life  of  the  mis- 
sionary is  es  effective  an  agency  in  regeneration 
as  the  pulpit  and  the  hospital."  (Ann.  Am. 
Acad.) 

Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  717.  My.  'OS.   220-w. 
"A  convincing  and  distinctly  illuminating  ac- 
count of  experiences   in   China." 

+  Ind.  64:  1451.  Je.  25,  '08.  lOOw. 
"The  fervent  religious  note  throughout  the 
book  is  so  deep  and  earnest  and  heartfelt  that 
it  must  command  respect  even  from  those  who 
have  no  sympathy  with  the  evangelical  move- 
ments." 

-[•   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  174.  Mr.  28,  'O'S    150w. 
"Is    interesting   reading." 

+  Outlook.    89:    312.    Je.    6,    '08.    280tv. 

O'Shea,    Michael    Vincent.      Linguistic    de- 
*       velopijient  and   education.   *$i.25.   Mac- 
millan.  7-36885. 

"Part  1  treats  of  the  'Non-reflective  processes 
in  linguistic  developmeni;'  and  includes  chapters 
on  prelinguistic  expression,  early  reaction  upon 
conventional  language,  parts  of  speech  in  early 
linguistic  activity,  inflection  and  word  order,  and 
development  of  meaning  for  verbal  symbols.  Part 
2  on  'Reflective  processes  in  linguistic  develop- 
ment' treats  of  acquisition  of  word  ideas  in 
reading,  acquisition  of  graphic  words,  develop- 
ment of  meaning  for  word  ideas  in  reading,  de- 
velopment of  efficiency  in  oral  expression,  proc- 
esses in  graphic  expression,  and  development  of 
efficiency  m  graphic  composition,  and  acquisition 
of  a  foreign  tongue.  Each  chapter  is  followed 
by  a  summary  and  at  the  close  of  the  book  is  a 
very  good   bibliography  and   index." — School   R. 


"With  the  exception  of  several  chapters,  the 
book  will  be  read  chiefly  by  specialists.  The  style, 
however,  is  forceful  and  agreeably  simple."  G: 
B.  Mangold. 

+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:457.  S.  'OS.  300w. 
"The  volume  occupies  a  field  of  its  own  and 
is  of  ■value  to  those  interested  in  child-study. 
It  has  also  some  worth  as  suggesting  the  prob- 
able origin  of  language  and  as  farther  sug- 
gesting proper  methods  of  education."  R.  E. 
Bisbee. 

+  Arena.  40:  474.  N.  'OS.  ISOw. 
"It  is  not  unfair,  perhaps,  to  ■cay  that  the 
chief  value  of  the  book  lies  in  the  organization 
of  material  scattered  about  in  special  articles 
and  separate  treatises,  so  as  to  present  a  com- 
prehensive view  of  the  whole  process  of  linguis- 
tic development,  rather  than  in  the  new  facts 
reported,  or  new  theories  propounded.  To  have 
made  this  body  of  opinions  accessible  in  the 
form  of  an  outline  of  theory  is  to  have  per- 
formed a  worthy  service  to  education."  W.  B. 
O. 

+  El.  School  T.  9:  53.  S.  'OS.  40€w. 
"Of  the  three  books  that  Professor  O'Shea  has 
written,  this  will  probably  be  of  the  most  per- 
manent value.  It  has  more  of  the  merits  and 
fewer  of  the  defects  of  the  other  books  and 
treats  of  a  definite  subject  with  such  complete- 
ness that  it  is  not  likely  to  be  soon  displaced  by 
any  other  book."     E.  A.   Kirkpatrick. 

+  School   R.  16:  624.  N.  '08.  620tv. 


Osier,  William,  Alabama  student,  and 
other  biographical  essays.  **$2.  Ox- 
ford. 

"The  topics  of  these  essays  are  all  biograph- 
ical, among  the  subjects  being  John  Keats,  Ol- 
iver Wendell  Holmes,  John  Locke,  Sir  Thomas 
Brown,  Harvey,  William  Pepper  and  Alfred 
StilK'.  The  Alabama  student  who  supplfes  the 
subject  for  'the  main  title  was  Dr.  John  Bas- 
sett  of  Huntsville,  a  devoted  physician  and  stu- 
dent in  medicine  of  the  early  half  of  the  last 
century."— -Lit.   D. 


"The  history  of  medicine  appeals  most  to  the 
best  educated  in  the  profession,  but  in  the 
hands  of  a  writer  like  Prof.  Osier  it  Ls  in  itself 
an  education." 

-1-  Ath.    1908,    2:  442.    O.    10.    440w. 

"Dr.  Osier  gives  not  only  the  coventional 
facts  in  a  man's  life,  but  has  added  much  by 
way  of  personal  comment  that  is  distinctive  in 
itself    and    frequently    charming." 

+    Lit.    D.   37:602.    O.    24,    'OS.    200w. 

"In  many  respects  the  gem  is  the  last  essay 
of  all,  the  Harveian  oration  of  1906." 

+   Nation.  87:  5S6.  D.  3,  '08.  870w. 

"Earnest,  candid,  not  lacking  in  humor,  lu- 
cid and  virile,  not  infrequently  a.dorned  by  the 
allusions  of  a  scholar  who  is  too  wise  to  be  a 
pedant,  Dr.  Osier's  observations  are  always  in- 
teresting  and    frequently   brilliant." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:636.  O.   31,  '08.  ISOOw. 

"They  are  marked  by  good  sense  and  dis- 
crimination, graced  with  "a  pleasant  style,  and 
ballasted  with  the  results  of  enthusiastic  re- 
search. Piimarily  they  were  intended  for  doc- 
tors, but  we  hope  that  their  publication  in  this 
form  will  give  them  the  much  wider  audience 
which    they   deserve." 

-f-  Spec.   101:503.   O.    3,   *08.    1750w. 

Ostrovsky,     Alexander     Nicolaievich.     The 

storm;  tr.  by  Constance  Garnett.     *$i. 

Luce,  J:  W. 
The  scene  of  this  drama  is  laid  in  a  small 
provincial  town  on  the  upper  Volga.  A  sharp- 
tongued  mother,  a  weak-willed  son,  and  a 
sweet-tempered  daughter-in-law  are  the  prin- 
cipal characters.  The  tyranny  of  the  mother 
drives  the  son's  wife  to  reckless  relations  with 
a  merchant's  son.  Between  the  girl's  pangs  of 
conscience  and  her  uncontrollable  fear  of  thun- 
der, she  is  moved,  during  a  terrifying  storm, 
to  make  confession,  and  later,  in  a  fit  of  re- 
morse, drowns  herself. 


"It  is  a  play  that  would  make  practically  no 
appeal  to  any  English  speaking  audience,  but 
the  development  of  character  and  action,  if  it 
may  really  be  called  that  in  the  sense  in  which 
the  word  is  used  on  our  sta§^e,  will  prove  in- 
teresting to  the  reader.  And  the  book  should 
find  a  place  in  the  library  of  every  student  of 
the  drama." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  295.  My.  23,  'OS.   480w. 

Owen,  Charles  Henry.  Justice  of  the  Mex- 
ican war:  a  review  of  the  causes  and 
results  of  the  war,  with  a  view  to  dis- 
tinguishing evidence  from  opinion  and 
inference.  **$i.2S.  Putnam.  8-22535. 

Maintaining  that  those  who  declare  the  Mex- 
ican war  unjust  base  their  charges  mainly  on 
opinion  and  inference,  that  to  avoid  intricacies 
and  contradictions  they  followed  the  line  of 
least  resistance  and  attributed  it  all  to  slavery 
cabal,  the  author  concerns  himself  with  the 
causes  as  they  are  conceived  to  arise  from  the 
Monroe  doctrine.  Aside  from  being  a  justifica- 
tion of  the  war  the  discussion  is  a  criticism 
of  the  methods  of  some  noted  historians. 

"There  is  room  for  a  book  which  shall  bear 
the  title  of  this  one,  but  it  must  be  written  by 
a  student  familar  with  the  westward  move- 
ment and  able  to  discriminate  between  sources 


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Owen,  Charles  Henry — Continued. 

of   information    and    opinions     of     irresponsible 

journalistic   historians." 

—  Ind.   65:   789.    O.   1,   '08.   340w. 
Ind.  65:1178.  N.  19,  '08.  60w. 
"Tlio  book  is  well  worth  reading  as  a  patriot- 
ic defense  of  our  government  and  its  armies." 
+   Lit.    D.    37:   398.   S.    19,    '08.   SflOw. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   461.  Ag.  22,  '08.  630w. 
"We  must  dismiss   his   book  as   inconclusive." 

h  Outlook.    90:    315.   O.    10,    '08.    400w. 

R.   of   Rs.   38:    383.  S.    '08.   SOw. 


Packh,   Baroness    M.   de.   Twenty   years   in 

Siberia,   and    Leaves    from   my    Russian 

diary.   $1.25.    Guarantee   pub.  8-2942. 

A  human  document  describing  the  humiliation 

and    suffering    of    undeserved     exile     in     Siberia 

during    twenty   years,    and    the    later   exultation 

over    the    execution    of   plotted    vengeance.     The 

diary  retlect.s   upon   the   thraldom   which   Russia 

suffers  in   the   throes  of  traditional   inhumanity. 


"A  good  deal  of  knowledge  of  the  Russian 
people  marks  the  book.  It  is  sadly  marred  by 
an  unbridled  use  of  adjectives  and  exclama- 
tions." 

H N.   Y.  Times.  13:  207.  Ap.  11,  '08.  170w. 

Pagani,  Rev.  0.  B.  Life  of  Antonio  Ros- 
mini-Serbati;  tr.  from  the  Italian.  *$3. 
Button. 
The  biography  of  a  man  much  persecuted  by 
orthodox  thinkers.  Rosmini  believed  "that 
tliere  was  one  absolute,  indivisible,  eternal,  im- 
mutable Truth,  which  remained  unaffected  by 
the  stupendous  March  of  the  Intellect  of  Man." 
"The  man  Rosmini,  with  his  wonderful  gifts  of 
grace  and  mind,  is  admirably  portrayed;  and 
the  e\ents  of  his  life,  both  those  of  a  public 
and  those  of  a  more  personal  or  domestic  char- 
acter are  related  in  that  happy  measure  which 
is  the  mean  between  drv  baldness  and  prolixity 
of   detail."    (Cath.    World.) 


"We  can  heartily  commend  the  translation  of 
Father  Pagani's  curiously  naive  but  devout  and 
interesting  life." 

+  Acad.    73:    184.    N.    30,    'UT.    1150w. 
"For  all  the  interest  of  Rosmini's  personality, 
Father  Pagani  has  succeeded  in  writing  a  dull 
book." 

—  Ath.  1908,   2:  572.   N.  7.   340w. 
"The  task  is  one  that   called   for   no   common 
measure     of     tact,     prudence,     and     evangelical 
courage.      All    these    qualities,    as    well    as    high 
literary   talent,    are   evinced    in    this   life." 

+   Cath.   World.    87:   553.   Jl.    '08.    750w. 
"The    book,    whatever    its    defects,    has    much 
that  is  valuable  and   instructive  about  it." 
-\ Spec.    99:    438.     S.    2'8,    '07.    33'Ow. 

Page,   James   Madison,     jind   Haley,   M.   J. 

True  story  of  Andersonville  prison:  a 
defense  of  Major  Henry  Wirz.  *$2. 
Neale.  8-9498. 

Written  in  the  interest  of  truth  and  fair 
play  this  narrati\e  aims  to  reduce  friction  be- 
tween the  North  and  the  South,  especially  that 
caused  by  the  exaggerated  and  often  unjust  re- 
ports of  Major  Wirz's  cruelty  and  inhumanity 
to   the   Union   prisoners. 


Nation.    87:    72.    Jl.    23,    '08.    300w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    755.    Je.    '08.    200w. 

Page,  Thomas  Nelson.    Old  Dominion:  her 

making  and  her  manners.  **$i.SO.  Scrib- 

ner.  8-7373. 

Twelve    essays    are    included    in    this    volume, 

taking   up   different   phases   and   characteristics 


in  the  life  of  Virginia  since  its  foundation, 
showing  how  great  a  part  in  the  nation's  de- 
velopment is  justly  due  to  the  heroic  deeds  and 
sublime  fortitude  and  endeavor  of  the  men  of 
the  Old  Dominion.  They  are  as  follows:  The 
beginning  of  America;  Jamestown,  the  birth- 
place of  the  American  people;  Colonial  life;  The 
revolutionary  movement;  Thomas  Jefferson  and 
the  University  of  Virginia;  The  southern  peo- 
ple during  reconstruction;  The  Old  Dominion 
since  the  war;  An  old  neighborhood  in  Vir- 
ginia,  and  An  old  Virginia  Sunday. 


"A  note  which  runs  through  all  Mr.  Page 
has  ever  written  is  evident  here  also:  the  judg- 
ment and  the  language  are  too  frequently  those 
of  one  who  supposes  character  to  be  absolutely 
determined  by  status.  All  heroic  characters 
are  gentlemen;  the  villains  are  outside  the 
charmed  circle.  This  is  not  life;  it  is  not  even 
ante-bellum  Virginia  life."  W:  E.  Dodd. 
-I-  —  Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    182.    O.    '08.   SOOw. 

"Offers  valuable  material  to  the  historical 
student  and  delightful  essays  to  the  general 
reader." 

-I-   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    201.    Je.    '08. 

"This  \olume  has  the  usual  literary  charm 
of  Mr.    Page's   writings." 

-I-   Ann.  Am.   Acad.   32:   027.  N.  'OS.   lOOw. 

"The  book  is  a  good  example  of  the  service 
a  practiced  writer  may  perform  in  re-casting 
the  work  of  scientific  historians  for  the  benefit 
of  average   readers." 

+  Dial.   44:  382.  Je.  16,  '08.   260w. 

"The  chapters  on  personal  reminiscence  .  .  . 
show  Mr.  Page's  attractive  personal  touch,  and 
are   worth   reading." 

+    Ind.   65:    210.    Jl.   23,   '08.   200w. 

"Mr.  Page  constantly  relates  his  narrative  to 
larger  events  and  keeps  a  moving  background 
of  world  history  insofar  as  it  has  connection 
with  his  subject.  And  if  sometimes  in  his 
account  of  affairs  in  the  Old  Dominion  he  sees 
with  a  magnifying-  eye,  the  fault  can  be  par- 
doned as  only  the  manifestation  of  a  loyal  son's 
loving  pride  in  his  native  state." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:   294.  My.   23,  '08.  200'w. 

"Written    with    all    the    usual    charm    of    Mr. 

-t-   N.   v.  Times.   13:   342.   Je.   13-,   '08.   220w. 
"One  of  the  most  interesting  histories  of  ex- 
ploration  and   colonial   times." 

-J-   R.  of   Rs.   37:  508.  Ap.  '08.   lOOw. 

Page,  Thomas  Nelson.     Robert  E.  Lee:  the 
*       Southerner.  +'^$1.25.  Scribner.       8-30716. 

"Mr.  Page's  book  is  not  merely  a  biography  of 
General  Lee,  altho  it  is  a  narrative  of  the  ca- 
reer of  the  hero  from  two  poincs  of  vieW' — the 
man  and  the  soldier.  The  biographical  feature 
of  the  work,  however,  is  secondary  to  what  was 
evidently  the  author's  main  purpose  in  writing — 
an  analysis  of  General  Lee's  military  genius. 
Incidentally  the  autiior  furnishes  a  succinct  ac- 
count of  the  battles  fought  in  the  Union  war, 
finally  leading  up  to  a  comparatve  estimate  of 
the  claims  to  military  greatness  made  by  the 
two  contending  generals  in  that  war — Grant  and 
Lee."— Lit.   D. 


+  Lit.  D.  37:  906.  D.  12,  '08.  160w. 
"It  will  delight  Southern  men,  but  in  the 
North  there  will  be  sharp  criticism  of  it.  In 
which  it  will  be  contended  that  the  pride  of  a 
Virginian  in  one  of  the  noblest  sons  of  Virginia, 
has  guided  Mr.  Page  in  the  making  of  his  book, 
so  that  he  has  written  unqualified  eulogy  rather 
than  cold,  impartial  history." 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  675.   N.  14,  '08.  640w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  746.  D.  5,  '08.  130w. 

Page,  Thomas  Nelson.  Tommie  Trot'?  visit 
*  to  Santa  Claus.  t$i.  Scribner.  8-35741. 
The  story  of  an  indulged  little  boy  who  meets 
a  street  bov  with  a  dog  and  a  sled  and  starts  on 
a  trip  witli  him  to  the  north  pole,   the  home  of 


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277 


Santa.   Claus.     Their   adventures   are  wholesome 
and  entertaining. 


were  not  to  be  gainsaid."  The  greater  wilder- 
ness that  welcomes,  teaches  and  takes  one  to 
its  heart  is  the   wilderness  portrayed  here. 


Reviewed  by  K.   L.    M. 

Bookm.  2S:  384.  D.  '08.  lOOw. 
"Wholly  devoid  of  novelty  or  originality."     M. 
J.  Aloses. 

—  Ind.  65:  1472.  D.   17,  '08.   30-w. 

"The  events  are  too  evidently  constructed  in 
a  conventional  manner  to  disguise  the  stilted 
moral  of  the  rich  little  boy  and  the  poor  little 
boy." 

—  Nation.   87:  522.   N.   26,   '08.  40w. 

"The  storv  is   an   exciting  one." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  703.   N.   28,  '08.  140w. 
"It  lacks  vital  interest." 

—  R.  of   Rs.   38:  764.  D.  'OS.   80w. 

Paget,    Stephen.     Confessio   medici.    *$i.25. 
Macmillan.  8-5617. 

Tlie  modesty  of  the  author's  attitude  is  ex- 
pressed in  the  statement,  "I  only  want  to  con- 
fess what  I  have  learned,  so  far  as  I  have 
come,  from  my  life,  so  far  as  it  has  gone." 
The  book  may  be  regarded  as  a  physician's 
classic,  and  is  made  up  of  the  mild,  reflective 
observations  of  a  physician  who  has  lived  and 
seen   and   believed. 


"Full    of    a    warm-hearted    kindliness    and    a 
quiet    humour    that    appeal    directly    to    all    who 
take  an   interest  In  suffering  humanity." 
-r  Ath.  1908,  1:  293.   Mr.  7.  650\v. 

"It    is    written    in    many    moods,    sentimental, 
practical,    reflective    and    pugnacious,    and    in    a 
style  that  is  brisk,  sententious,  a  little  too  em- 
phatic,  but  alv/avs  readable."   C.   M.   F. 
H Bookm.    27:    596.    Ag.    '08.    1400w. 

"Every  page  of  the  book  ...  is  good  read- 
ing, whether  the  reader  be  doctor  or  patient,  or 
neither.  The  writer's  style  will  delight  the 
connoisseur." 

-f  Dial.   44:  213.   Ap.   1,  '08.   470w. 

"It   is   agreeably  free   from  technicalities,   and 
it   takes    Stevenson's   view   of   the    calling." 
-I-    Ind.   65:   45.   Jl.   2,   '08.   370w. 

"A  pleasant  book." 

+  Nation.  86:   351.  Ap.   16,   '08.   200w. 

"We  wish  that  every  student  of  medicine 
during  his  student  nays  would  read,  mark,  learn 
and  inwardly  digest  their  practical  wisdom  and 
happy  maxims,  and  many  a  practitioner  whose 
finer  feelings  have  perhaps  become  blunted  by 
too  close  contact  with  a  stringent  life  would 
rise  up  the  better  from  their  perusal." 

-t-   Nature.  78:   54.  My.   21,   '08.   120w. 

"A  capital  book,  none  the  wor.=e,  but  all  the 
better,  for  being  written  about  the  profession 
which  ought  to  be,  to  him,  the  most  interesting 
subject  in  the  world.  The  book  is  a  flower  of 
'culture.'  This  author's  style  is  so  good  that 
on  almost  every  ptige  it  will  remind  the  reader, 
In   some   turn   or  phrase,    of   Stevenson." 

-f-  -I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  116.  F.  29.  '08.  1220w. 

"It  remains  only  to  say  as  emphatically  as 
possible  that  every  one  who  knows  the  intel- 
lectual refreshment  of  clear,  unconventional 
thought  expressed  with  insight  and  wit  will 
give  this  anonvmous  writer  a  cordial  welcome." 
-I-  +  Outlook.   88:  610.   Mr.   14,   '08.   550w. 

"Sometimes  he  writes  as  though  he  feared 
lest  his  work  should  smell  too  much  of  the 
lamp,  and  he  throws  in  a  few  grains  of  jaunti- 
ness  to  show  that  no  one  could  possibly  hate 
elaboration  or  self -consciousness  more  than  he; 
but  he  throws  them  in  apologetically.  At  other 
times  he  is  all  jauntiness  with  no  apology." 
-I-  —  Spec.  101:  19.  Jl.  4,   '08.  1700w. 

Paine,     Albert     Bigelow.       Tent     dwellers. 
$1.50.  Outing  pub.  8-29352. 

The  story  of  a  camping  experience  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Nova  Scotia.  The  moving  spirit  of 
the  company  is  a  "cave-,  a  cliff-  and  a  tree- 
dweller  in  his  soul  and  the  gods  of  his  ancestors 


+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl,  4:  293.  D.  '08.  <i> 
"This  is   the  rarest  of  things,   a  book  of  out- 
door life  written  simply,   swiftly,   and  honestly." 
+   Nation.  87:  605.  D.  17,  '08.  380w. 
"The    author    relates    the    story    of    their    trip 
with   a   liveliness,   a  sens^   of   humor,    a  notable 
faculty  for  humorous  narrative,  and  an  ability  to 
put     into     words — and     not     too     many     words 
either — the    fascination    of   the    wilderness    that 
give  his  book  an  unusual   quality.     Enjoying  its 
savor    so    much    one    deplores    all    the    more    Mr. 
Paine's   sad   habit  of   using  singular  verbs  with 
plural  Bubjects." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  770.  D.  12,  '08.   300w. 

Paine,    John    Knowles.      History    of    music 
to  the  death  of  Schubert.     *$2.40.  Ginn. 

7-35630. 
Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"Scholarly  and  conservative  in  treatment,  well 
proportioned  and  arranged,  especially  valuable 
for  estimates  of  the  great  classics." 
+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  81.  Mr.  '08. 
"The  editor  might  by  means  of  foot-notes 
have  brought  the  book  as  much  as  possible  up 
to  date." 

H Ath.  1908,   1:   549.   My.   2.   400w. 

"Though  in  a  sense  unfinished,  the  work  is 
no  mere  torso.  It  Is  a  dignified,  lucid,  and 
sympathetic  account  of  the  great  steps  in  the 
development  of  the  art,  from  the  earliest  music 
of  the  Greeks  and  Romans  down  to  1828,  the 
year  of  Schubert's  death.  Professor  Howard's 
task  as  editor  has  been  carried  out  with  dis- 
crimination and  loving  care."  J.  R.  Smith. 
-I-  +  Dial.  44:  100.  F.  16,  '08.  430w. 
"It  is  a  genuine  pleasure  to  have  his  lectures 
on  the  history  of  music  in  form  for  reading 
and  use  as  a  text-book.  They  may  be  unre- 
.servedly  commended  whether  one  is  disposed  to 
lay  stress  on  breadth  of  view,  splendid  scholar- 
ship,   or  agreeable    treatment." 

+  +  Educ.    R.    35:    102.    Ja.    '08.    150w. 
"Of   high    excellence,   as   far   as   it   goes,   thor- 
oly  sane,    careful   and  judicious  in  spirit." 
-t-   Ind.    64:    752.    Ap.    2,    '08.    80w. 
"Professor  Howard     .     .     .     has  done  his  edi- 
torial   work    conscientiously." 

-I-   Nation.    86:    87.    Ja.    23,    '08.    500w. 
"Mis   work   is  well   proportioned   and   well  ar- 
ranged  in   detail." 

-f-   +   N.  Y.  Times.  12:   865.  D.  28,   '07.  220w. 

R.    of    Rs.    37:    254.    F.    '08.    80w. 

Paine,    Ralph   Delahaye.    Stroke    oar.   $1.50. 
*       Outing  pub.  8-33155. 

A  college  story  which  turns  on  the  rivalry  be- 
tween the  captain  and  ti-ie  stroke  oar  of  a  Yale 
cre^v.  At  a  critical  moment  the  stroke  oai  is 
kidnanped  and  carried  thousanls  of  miles  away. 
His  adventures  while  attempting  to  get  back  to 
New  Haven  in  time  for  the  Yal-=-Harvard  race, 
insure  only  a  suggestion  of  the  thrills  to  be  ex- 
perienced in  the  race  itself  with  the  stroke  oar 
back  to  win  the  day. 

Pais,  Ettore.  Ancient  Italy:  historical  and 
geographical  investigations  in  Central 
Italy,  Magna  Graecia,  Sicily  and  Sar- 
dinia; tr.  from  the  Italian  by  C.  Dens- 
more  Curtis.  *$5.  Univ.  of  Chicago 
press.  8-5246. 

A  series  of  articles  which  has  resulted  from 
an  exhaustive  study  of  the  ancient  history  ot 
the  Italian  tribes.  The  review  embraces  the 
relations  of  these  peoples  with  the  surrounding 
nations  and  throws  light  on  the  history  of 
Greece. 


"In     these    papers    we    must    recognize     that 
there   is  a  large   amount   of   constructive   work 


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Pais,  Ettore  — Continued. 

of  a  high  order;  it  is  the  more  to  be  regretted 
that  many  of  the  conclusions  seem  at  best  but 
probabiliiles."     C.   H.  Moore. 

^ Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    95.    O.    '08.    SOOw. 

Class.  J.  3:  208.  Mr.  '08.  lOOw. 
"Notwithglanding-  some  inconsistencies  and 
an  occasional  mistake,  the  work  certainly  adds 
new  interest  as  well  as  fresh  knowledge  to 
early  Italian  and  Sicilian  history."  G:  W. 
Botsford. 

H Class.    Philol.    3:  451.    O.    "08.    840w. 

.\ ind.   65:    263.    Jl.    30,    '08.   440w. 

"Minor  criticisms  should  not  detract  from  the 
sincere  appreciation  of  the  profound  knowledge 
and  the  intellectual  keenness  of  the  author. 
The  translator  has  been  faithful;  but  he  has 
left  an  excessive  number  of  misprints;  and.  still 
more  unfortunately,  his  English  is  defective  in 
grammar  as  well  as  in  general  smoothness  and 
lucidity." 

^ Nation.  86:   493.  My.  28.  'OS.   70'0w. 

"A  work  of  remarkable  scholarship.  Is  for 
students  only,  for  it  is  written  without  a  trace 
of  vivifying  imagination  or  of  attractiveness  in 
style." 

J N.   Y.  Times.  13:   334.   Je.   13,   '08.   130w. 

Outlook.    SS:   514.    F.    29,    '08.    40w. 

Palmedo,  D.  Petri-.  How  to  use  slide  rules. 
50C.  Kolesch  &  co.  8-12802. 

A  labor-saving  device  designed  for  the  en- 
gineer. It  describes  the  construction  and  the 
uses  to  which  the  slide  rule  may  be  put. 


"The  author's  style  is  clear  and  his  exposi- 
tions  will    be   easily   understood." 

+   Engin.    D.    3:    652.    Je.    '08.    150w. 
"The  little  book  noted  above  is  more  compact 
than   the    usual    treatise,    but   otherwise   is    like 
many   others   in   its   contents." 

-f   Engln.    N.    59:    439.    Ap.   16,    '08.   13'0w. 
"An  unusually  satisfactory  little  book." 
+   Engin.    Rec.   5S:   390.   O.   3,   '08. -200w. 

Palmer,  Frederick.     The  big  fellow.  t$i.5o. 
Moffat.  8-25371. 

The  portraj'al  of  a  splendid  type  of  Ameri- 
can. The  story  shows  many  parallels  with 
incidents  in  the  career  ol  Mr.  Taft.  "The  big 
fellow  is  a  genial,  indefatigable,  big-hearted, 
clear-headed  giant.  He  begins  his  career  on 
leaving  college  by  working  in  a  pick-and-shovel 
gang,  becomes  a  lawyer  and  a  judge,  and  is 
finally  made  go\  ernor  of  one  of  the  islands  in 
our  Far  Eastern  possessions.  His  experiences 
there  illustrate  the  difficulties  of  the  task  we 
undertook  when  we  accepted  the  Philippines, 
and  the  spirit  of  unselfishness  in  which  on  the 
whole  that  task  has  been  carried  out."  (Out- 
look.) 


"The  narrative  is  wholesome  and  interesting 
though   crude   in  places." 

H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  271.  N.  '08.  4- 

"Mr.  Palmer's  envisagement  of  the  whole 
problem  is  essentially  superficial,  and  his 
mouthings  about  duty  and  destiny  will  ring  hol- 
low to  readers  who  have  followed  with  anything 
like  close  attention  the  liistory  of  our  unfortu- 
nate experiment  on  imperialism."  W:  M.  Payne. 

H Dial.   45.  455.   D.   16,   '08.   480w. 

-f  Nation.  87:  3G4.  O.  15,  "08.  420w. 
"A  novel,  yea,  even  a  love  story,  whose  chief 
interest — and  it  is  excL'ptionally  interesting — 
does  not  lie  in  its  story  and  not  at  all  in  its 
love  element.  It  is  well  worth  reading  by  any- 
one who  wants  to  get  inside  knowledge  of  our 
problems  in  the  Pacific." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  49'6.  S.  12,  'OS.  480w. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  746.  D.  5,  '08.  200w. 
"The  tale  is  first  of  all  a  readable,   entertain- 
ing   story;    secondarily    a    kind    of    defense    of 
what  Mr.   Brvan  calls   imperialism." 

+  Outlook.   90:  273.   O.    3,    '08.   170w. 


Palmer,   George   Herbert.     Life     of     Alice 
Freeman   Palmer.     **$i.S0.   Houghton. 

8-12560. 
This  biography  becomes  at  once  a  work  of 
love,  a  portrait  of  a  notable  woman,  and  a  his- 
torical sketch  of  leadership  in  college  recon- 
sitruction.  Professor  Palmer  writes  intimately 
of  his  wife's  life,  work  and  character,  especial- 
Iv  emphasizing  the  years  during  wRich  she  oc- 
cupied the  president's  chair  at  Wellesley. 
Simplicity  and  indefinable  charm  of  manner 
characterized  a  woman  whose  life  testified  to 
essential  womanhood's  fundamental  and  intui- 
tional philosophy. 


+  +  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   202.  Je.   '08.   >{« 
"It   is,    however,    not   so   much   the   record   of 
and   finish    that   combine   to  make   it  almost  an 
idea!   book   of   its   kind."    P.    F.    Bicknell. 
+  +   Dial.    44:    372.    Je.    16,    '08.    2000w. 
+   +   Ind.  €5:611.   S.   10,   '08.   600w. 
"The   inspiration  her  memory  gave  is  present 
and    potent    on    every    page." 

+   +    Lit.    D.    37:    28.   Jl.    4,   '08.    700w. 
+   Lit.   D.  37:   124.  Jl.   25,   '08.  1400w. 
"It  may  well  be  doubted  if  any  man  ever  be- 
fore   wrote    for    the    general    public    so    charm- 
ing and  acceptable  a  book  about  his  own  wife." 
+    Lit.    D.   37:  906.    D.   1"^,    '08.   ISOw. 
"The    tone   of   panegyric,    however   legitimate, 
becomes    cloying    in    a   short    time.     The    impor- 
tant question  raised,  and  perhaps  solved,  by  the 
book  is  the  adjusting  of  two  busy  lives  In  mar- 
riage." 

^ Nation.    86:444.   My.    14,    '08.    300w. 

"Rarely  if  ever  has  an  unattainable  ideal  of 
combined  reticence  and  frankness  been  more 
closely  approximated.  Prof.  Palmer  is  far  from 
lacking  appreciation  for  the  eminence  of  his 
wife  either  in  character  or  in  achievement,  but 
he  also  has  and  exercises  in  due  measure  a 
keen   sense  of  proportion.'^ 

-f   -f-   N.  Y.  Times,  13:  276.  My.  16,  'OS.   800w. 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   342.   Je.   13,   '08.   20Ow. 

"To  those  who  knew  and  loved  Mrs.  Alice 
Freeman  Palmer  this  book  will  be  a  friend;  to 
those  who  knew  her  not  it  will  be  a  revelation 
of  a  great  soul  and  an  inspiration  to  noble  liv- 
ing." 

+  +  Outlook.   89:   262.   My.   30,   '08.   60-Ow. 

"It  is,  however,  not  so  much  the  record  of 
Mrs.  Palmer's  public  services  as  the  intimate 
studv  of  the  woman  herself  that  gives  this 
biography  its  distinction  and  ranks  it  among 
the  vividly  human  books  of  the  season." 
-1-  +   R.    of    Rs.    37:    754.    Je.    '08.    150w. 

"This  is  one  of  the  rare  books  which  on© 
wishes  to  share  with  many  others."     F.  A.  Man- 

"^'+  +  School.   R.   16:6£7.  D.  '08.  680w. 

Palmer,  George  Herbert,  and  Palmer,  Alice 
*  Freeman.  The  teacher:  essays  and  ad- 
dresses on  education.  **$i.so.  Hough- 
ton. 8-32424. 
Three  groups  of  papers:  Problems  of  school 
and  college,  and  Harvard  papers  contributed  by 
Professor  Palmer;  and  Papers  by  Alice  Freeman 
Palmer.  The  first  group  evolves  a  philosophy  of 
education  thru  dealing  with  the  practical  prob- 
lems of  teaching;  the  second  discusses  The  new 
education,  Erroneous  and  necessary  limitationa 
of  the  elective  system.  College  expenses,  and 
The  teacher  of  the  olden  time;  the  third  deaia 
with  Three  types  of  women's  colleges.  Women's 
education  in  the  nineteenth  century.  Women's 
education  at  the  World's  fair,  and  Why  go  to 
college? 

Palmer,  William  Scott.  Church  and  mod- 
ern men.  *$i.20.  Longmans. 
"The  central  underlying  thought  of  these  es- 
says is  the  active  immanence  of  the  self-limit- 
ing Infinite  in  man,  giving  rise  to  revelation 
from  within   outward,    in    a    growing    religious 


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experience,  and  a  consequently  growing  the- 
ology, changing  as  it  giows,  while  ever  at  the 
root  the  same." — Outlook. 

"The  style  of  the  book,  its  subtle  and  elastic 
use  of  language,  its  delicacy  and  breadth,  alone 
make  it  worth  reading.  But  the  real  value  of 
the  volume  lies  in  its  appeal  to  the  leaders  of 
the  English  church  to  look  Beyond  their  own 
border.^:." 

+  Ath.   190S.   1:  346.   Mr.   21.   750w. 

"These    pages    may    be    cordially    commended 
both    to    shepherds    and    sheep."      G.    Tyrrell. 
+   Hibbert  J.  6:  707.  Ap.  '0'8.  250w. 

"In  this  small  volume  of  thoughtful  essays  a 
cultured  and  religious  layman  reasons  with  the 
reactionaries  and  obscurantists  among  the  An- 
glican   clergy." 

+  Outlook.  8S:  612.   Mr.   14,   '08.   250w. 

Park,  Joseph  C.  Educational  woodwork- 
ing for  home  and  school.  *$i.  Macmil- 
lan.  8-10294. 

Deals  with  (1)  The  enumeration,  description, 
and  illustration  of  woodworking  tools;  (2)  wood- 
working machinery;  (3)  classification,  descrip- 
tion and  properties  of  various  woods;  (4)  fast- 
enings; (5)  the  linishing  of  wood  surfaces;  (6) 
examples  of  suitable  objects  to  make;  (7)  in- 
struction in  wofidturning,  with  examples  for 
practice. 


other  eight  appeared  in  tract  and  pamphlet  form 
but  have  never  previously  found  their  way  into 
any  American  volume. 


"Under  a  capable  instructor  the  work  should 
prove   of  undoubted   educational   value." 
-H   Engin.    D.   3:652.   Je.    '08.    HOw. 
"Teachers    in    this    country    will    be    well    ad- 
vised  in   consultirig   this   excellent   text-book." 
-t-   Nature.    78:630.    O.    22,    'OS.    SOOw. 

Parker,   Theodore.     American   scholar;    ed. 

with    notes    by    George    Willis    Cooke. 

*$i.    Am.    Unitar.  7-39034. 

A  collection  of  essays  written  by  Theodore 
Parker  in  the  forties  and  fifties  of  the  past  cen- 
tury. Mr.  Parker  shows  what  a  debt  to  the 
v/holr  community  men  of  superior  culture  owe, 
a  doht  which  is  discha.''ged  in  representing  the 
higher  fads  of  human  consciousness  to  the  peo- 
ple, expressed  in  the  speech  of  Iho  people,  in 
thinking  with  the  sage  and  saint,  but  talking 
with  common  mt^n.  There  follow  critical  es- 
says on  Emerson,  Channfng,  Prescott,  Hild- 
reth's  "United  States."  Macaulay's  "Historv 
of  England,"  Bucklf^'s  "History  of  civilization," 
Henry  Ward  Beecher,  Dr.  Follen  and  German 
literature. 


-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   188.   Ap.   4,   '08.   lOOw. 
+  Outlook.  88:  146.  Ja.  18,  'OS.  120w. 

Parker,  Theodore.  Discourse  of  matters 
pertaining  to  religion;  ed.  with  a  pre- 
face by  Thomas  Wentworth  Higgin- 
son.   •*$T.   Am.   Unitar.  7-38887. 

A  reprint  of  the  work  written  more  than  a 
half  century  ago  "by  which  the  author  will 
be  most  permanently  remembered."  The  au- 
thor statoil  in  his  preface  that  "it  is  the  design 
of  tb-is  work  to  recall  men  from  the  transient 
shows  of  time  to  the  permanent  substance  of 
religion;  from  a  worship  of  creeds  and  empty 
belief,  to  a  worship  in  the  spirit  and  in  life." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   188.   Ap.   4,   'OS.   lOOw. 
+  Outlook.  88:  146.  Ja.  18,  '08.  120w. 

Parker,   Theodore.     World   of   matter   and 

the  spirit  of  man:   latest   discourses  of 

religion,   ed.   with     notes     by     George 

Willis  Cooke.  *$i.  Am.  Unitar.  7-39391. 

Of  the   sixteen   pieces   in   this  volume,   the  six 

sermons  on  "The  revelation  of  God  in  the  world 

of    matter    and    mind,"    and    the    two    on    "The 

theological     and     r)hilosophical     development     of 

New  England"   have   ne\er   been   in  print.     The 


-f-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   188.   Ap.   4,   '08.   lOOw. 
+  Outlook.  88:  145.  Ja.  18,  "08.  120w. 

Parker,  Thomas  Valentine.  Cherokee  In- 
dians, with  special  reference  to  their 
relations  with  the  United  States  gov- 
ernment. (Grafton  historical  ser.) 
**$i.25.  Grafton  press.  7-38633. 

Based  chiefly  upon  printed  official  sources, 
Dr.  Parker  tells  the  story  of  the  Cherokees, 
giving  "a  most  interesting  and  unprejudiced 
narrative  of  the  Cherokee  history  in  the  West, 
covering  the  dissensions  that  arose  between 
the  earlier  and  later  inimignmts,  the  divided 
attitude  toward  the  oivil  war,  the  reconstruc- 
tion principles  of  the  Treatv  of  1866,  and  final- 
ly the  events  that  led  to  the  opening  of  Okla- 
homa." (Am.  Hist.  R.)  "The  author  is  critical 
of  the  government's  attitude  toward  the  Indi- 
ans, which  he  says  has  been  'one  of  treaties 
violated,  of  promises  broken,  and  of  partisan 
prejudice  where  there  should  have  been  judicial 
fairness.'  "    (Ann.  Am.   Acad.) 


"The  rhetorical  form  of  the  latter  part  of 
the  book  is  seriously  affected  by  the  insertion 
of  extianeous  materi.^I,  the  subject-matter 
proper  being  very  much  condensed.  On  the 
whole,  however,  the  work  is  worthy  of  very 
favorable  comment.  It  is  practically  free  from 
historical  errors,  and  those  that  do  occur  are 
of  slight  importance.  Tire  book  is  a  fair  illus- 
tration of  what  ought  to  be  done  for  every 
Indian  tribe  within  the  limits  of  the  United 
States."     A.  H.  Abel. 

-I Am.   Hist.    R.  14:184.   O.   '08.   ?70w. 

"This  is  a  very  good,  brief,  historical  account 
of  the  Cherokee  Indians,  especially  as  concerns 
their  relation  to  the  United  States  govern- 
ment." 

+  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:    449.   S.    'OS.   120w. 

Reviewed  by  H.   W.   Bovnton. 

Bookm.   26:   514.   Ja.  '08.  160w. 

"The  narrative  is  interesting,  if  somewhat 
annalistic;  and  the  facts  are  generally  accurate. 
In  the  broader  relations  of  the  Indian  question, 
the   book   is   very  weak." 

H Dial.    45:  256.    O.    16,    '08.    320w. 

Parmelee,  Maurice.  Principles  of  anthro- 
pology and  sociology  in  their  relations 
to  criminal  procedure.  (Citizens  lib. 
of  economics,  politics,  and  sociology.) 
*$i.2S.   Macmillan.  8-22622. 

Gives  "clear  and  reliable  summary  of  the 
theories  of  criminology  of  the  Italian  school, 
and  especially  of  I^ambroso.  Garofalo  and 
Ferri.  .  .  .  The  central  idea  of  the  book  is  the 
superior  importance  of  procedure,  as  com- 
pared with  the  penal  code.  The  author  rec- 
commends  the  abolition  of  the  law  jury  ex- 
cept for  political  offences;  the  appointment  of 
trained  judges  and  prosecutors,  botu  to  be 
educated  in  criminology  and  sociology  as  well 
as  in  law;  the  indeterminate  sentence,  with 
scientific  study  of  the  criminal  at  the  trial 
and  afterward,  with  a  judicial  board  to  revise 
the  sentences  periodically;  scientific  methods 
of  dealing  with  evidence,  as  suggested  also  by 
Professor  Munsterberg;  and  the  use  of  ex- 
perts employed  by  the  state,  and  not  repre- 
senting private  parties,  during  the  trial." — 
Dial. 


"The  discussion  is  in  every  way  strong  and 
clear,  and  deserves  the  careful  study  of  all 
intelligent    citizens." 

+  Dial.   45:   349.   N.   16,    '08.   230w. 

"Tho  American  judges  and  lawyers  may  look 
with  cynicism  and  skepticism  on  such  a  vol- 
ume, students  of  sociology  will  find  it  helpful 
in  working  toward  a  loftier  basis  of  treatment 
for    the    criminal." 

+  Ind.    65:    1123.    N.    12,    '08.    270w. 


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Parmelee,  Maurice  — Coutinued. 

"Mr.  Parmelee's  book  is  notably  concise,  di- 
rect, and  logical  in  statement,  and  gives  in 
compact  form  a  fairly  complete  view  of  this 
important    subject." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   671.  N.   14,   '08.   1050w. 

Parrish,  Randall.  Last  voyage  of  the  Donna 
Isabel:  a  romance  of  the  sea.  t$i.5o. 
AlcClurg.  8-26195. 

A  tale  of  thrilling  sea  adventure  which  fol- 
lows the  search  for  a  Spanish  treasure  ship 
that  sailed  from  Guayaquil  for  Cadiz  in  1753. 
The  time  of  the  story  is  the  year  1879,  and  the 
Antarctic's  "heaving  leagues  of  watery  soli- 
tude" furnish  the  setting;  while  chief  among 
the  searching  party  are  the  hero  whom  strange 
circumstances  had  made  leader,  and  the  wife 
of  a  British  lord.  The  love  interest  vies  with 
the  wonders  of  sky  and  sea  and  the  thrill  of 
perilous   adventure. 


ter.  Buddhism,  psychical  research,  spiritual- 
ism, incarnation,  theology,  the  Bible,  life,  and 
death. 


"A  good  sea  yarn  told  with  considerable 
spirit." 

-L   A.   L.   A.   Bkl.   4:   246.   O.   '08. 
"It    must    be   reckoned   among   the   most   suc- 
cessful   of    Mr.    Randall    Parrish's    inventions." 
W:  M.   Pavne. 

-I-   Dial.   45:   295.   N.   1,   '08.   220w. 
"This  is   a  good  yarn,   reeled  off  with   consid- 
erable   spirit.     Its    characters    are    hardly    more 
than  the  good  old  stock-puppets." 

H Nation.   87:  236.    S.    10,    '08.   170w. 

"In  our  view  the  proper  thing  is  to  take  Mr. 
Parrish's  story  in  the  spirit  in  which  he  offers 
it,  and  enjoy  it,  and  not  ■worry  over  the  fact 
that  there  are  some  unheard  of  and  undreamed 
of  things   in   it." 

-j N.  Y.  Times.  13:   472.  Ag.   29,   '08.   700w. 

-f   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   615.   O.   24,   '08.   40w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  746.  D.  5,  '08.  200w. 

Parrish,  Randall.  Prisoners  of  chance:  the 
story  of  what  befell  Geoffrey  Benteen, 
borderman,  through  his  love  for  a  lady 
of  France.  i$i.50.  McClurg.  8-9526. 

A  story  reproduced  from  an  old  manuscript 
which  has  a  historic  basis.  It  is  set  in  the 
Louisiana  province  in  the  sixties  of  the  eight- 
eenth century  and  follows  the  mighty  efforts  of 
one  Geoffrey  Benteen  to  save  from  the  fate  of 
death  the  husband  of  the  woman  he  loves. 


"Though   carelessly  written   ...    it  shows   an 
advance   upon   his   previous  work." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    223.    Je.    '08. 

"A  facile,    stirring   book." 

+  Ath.    190S,    1:    724.    Je.   13.    120w. 
"It  is  an  excellent  example  of  the  sort  of  ro- 
mantic  narrative   which   Mr.    Parrish   has   culti- 
vated with  msrked  success,   and  upon  which  he 
has  brought  to  bear  the  fruits  of  much  serious 
historical    investigation."    W:    M.    Payne. 
+   Dial.    44:    351.    Je.    1.    'OS.    40<)w. 
"The  book,  in  a  word,  is  nothing  if  not  ample 
in  reach  and  thoroughgoing  in  invention." 
■i-   Nation.    86:    448.    My.    14,   '08.    250w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  210.  Ap.  11,  '08.  50w. 
"Randall  Parrish's  former  stories,  although 
they  proved  him  to  be  of  the  stuff  of  which 
good  novelists  are  made,  were  marred  by  such 
crudity  of  style  and  method  as  made  them, 
rather  a  promise  than  an  achievement.  But  in 
every  respect  'Prisoners  of  chance'  is  a  notable 
advance   upon  his  previous  work." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  269.   My.    9.    '08.    600w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:    342.   Je.   13,   '08.   130w. 
Reviewed   by   E.    L.    Gary. 

Putnam's.    4:    619.    Ag.    '08.    70w. 

Parsons,   John    Denham.     Nature    and   pur- 
pose   of    the    universe.    *$6.    Wessels. 
Deals  with  the  much  debated  question  of  hu- 
man   immortality.     Discusses    soul,    body,     mat- 


"Although  it  is  clear  that  Mr.  Parsons  has 
read  widely  and  thought  for  himself,  it  does 
not  seem  likely  to  us  that  any  considerable 
number  of  persons  will  be  physically  or  men- 
tally able  to  follorw  his  reasonings  in  all  their 
sinuous  windings  by  means  of  such  a  volume 
as   the   present." 

—  Ath.  1907,  1:14.  Ja.   5.  200w. 

"The  worst  thing,  perhaps,  about  the  work 
is  its  style,  which  does  the  treatment  grave  in- 
justice. In  a  work  of  this  kind,  it  has  seemed 
more  desirable  to  give  some  insight  into  the 
real  scope  and  design  of  the  work,  rather  than 
deal  mainly  with  matters  of  criticism.  But  its 
manifold  points  cf  learning  and  interest  can 
scarcely  be  set  forth  in  a  review."  James 
Lindsay. 

-j Init.    J.    Ethics.   18:  2«0.    Ja.    '08.    900w. 

"It  would  perhaps  be  easier  to  discover  the 
nature  and  purpose  of  the  universe  than  the 
nature  and  purpose  of  this  book.  It  has  been 
vouchsafed  to  only  a  few  to  have  definite  in- 
formation on  this  subject,  and  Mr.  Parsons  has 
been  even  less  successful  than  others  in  his 
attempt  to  solve  this  riddle." 

—  Nation.   86:108.   Ja.   30,   'O'S.   380w. 

"If    the    author    knows    what    he    means,    and 
he   cannot   possibly,   no  other  human   being  will 
have   the   slightest   glimmering  of  it." 
Sat.    R.   102:618.   N.   17,   '06.   l'80w. 

Partridge,      Anthony.        The      distributors. 
t$i.50.  McClure.  8-28064. 

The  author  offers  a  diversion  quite  unpar- 
alled  in  fiction  in  the  doings  of  a  polite  and 
exclusive  circle  known  as  "The  ghosts."  Ex- 
hausting what  their  friends  called  "esoteric 
I'ubl.ish."  but  craving  amusement,  the  members 
of  this  group  enter  upon  a  series  of  bold  rob- 
beries and  turn  the  spoils  over  to  charitable 
institutions.  After  they  run  their  daring 
course  they  are  steered  back  into  normal  chan- 
nels and  the  curtain  falls  upon  a  serene,  ap- 
parently  unscathed,   circle. 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  618.  O.  24,  '08.  80w. 
"A  weird  sort  of  novel,  and  one  that  leaves 
a  distinctlv  bad  taste  in  the  mind.  It  is  a 
daring  and  uncannj'  theme,  and  one  that  in- 
vites to  discussion  of  its  psvchological  possi- 
bility. But  the  author  offends  against  both 
probability  and  the  instinctive  sense  of  human 
justice   in   his  resolution   of  the  problem." 

—  N.    Y.   Times.   13:   675.   N.    14,   '08.    250w. 

Partsch,  Herman.  Messages  to  mothers: 
a  protest  against  artificial  methods. 
**$i.50.    Elder.  8-14355. 

The  collected  utilitarian  results  of  a  series 
of  vital  human  nature  studies  undertaken  dur- 
ing twenty-three  years  of  medical  practice. 
With  a  view  to  eliminating  preventable  ills  he 
presents  a  simple  scheme  for  right  diet,  care 
and  treatment  of  mother  and  child,  and  for  the 
conservation  of  power  in  physiological  func- 
tions. 

Pastores,  Los.  Los  pastores,  a  Mexican 
play  of  the  nativity;  tr.,  introd.  and 
notes  by  M.  R.  Cole;  with  illustrations 
and  music.  (Memoirs  of  the  American 
folk-lore  society,  v.  9,  1907.)  *$4. 
Houghton.  7-11974. 

Carefully  edited  to  show  comparison  of  vari- 
ous accessible  versions,  this  play  is  of  "interest 
as  a  survival  on  American  soil  of  a  form  of 
drama  which  we  usually  associate  with  Europe 
in  the  Middle  ages."  (Am.  Hi?t.  R.)  "It  is 
probably  a  sc\'enteenth  century  production.  It 
varies  in  style  'from  doggerel  to  the  distinc- 
tion of  good  Spanish  models.'  The  actors  are 
the  shepherds,  the  hermit,  Lucifer,  and  the 
archangel  Michael.     The  message^  of  the   nativ- 


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Ity  is  announced,  producing  varying  effects  up- 
on the  different  actors.  The  shepherds  seek 
the  babe  and  render  adoration  to  him.  A  com- 
bat takes  place  between  Michael  and  Lucifer, 
in  which  the  latter  is  finally  subdued."     (Dial.) 


"The  subject-matter  ...  is  of  very  uneven 
literary  merit  and  contains  frequent  inconsis- 
tencies, and  an  unexpected  amount  of  humor. 
The  introduction,  notes,  music  of  the  songs, 
and  photographs  of  the  actors  in  costume  add 
much  to  the  value  of  the  work." 

H Am.    Hist..    R.    12:  935.    Jl.    '07.    250w. 

"The  .spirit  of  the  play  is  on  the  whole  good. 
There    are    fine    passages,    but    there    is    also    a 
good  deal   of  coarse  by-play."     Frederick   Starr, 
-r  —  Dial.   44:  244.   Ap.   16,   '08.   llOOw. 

Paternoster,  George  Sidney.  The  master 
criminal.  75c.  Cupples  &  L.  7-42014. 
The  "master  criminal"  is  a  man  who  devotes 
his  intellectuality,  strong  character  and  cour- 
age to  the  furthering  of  crime.  "His  morbid, 
perverted  nature  causes  him  to  hate  all  his  fel- 
lowmen  and  to  injure  them  in  every  possible 
way."  (N.  Y.  Times.)  "He  has  planned  to  strike 
a  father  thru  his  son,  but  love  interferes,  the 
love  that  purifies  and  ennobles.  It  may  inter- 
est the  reader  to  know  that  it  was  this  master 
criminal  who  planned  the  theft  of  the  antique 
snuffboxes  from  the  London  home  of  Mr.  Wert- 
heim — Floerschcim  he  is  called  in  the  story." 
(Ind.) 


"The  book  will  furnish  rather  entertaining  oc- 
cupation for  an  hour  or  two." 

+   Ind.    64:    10'37.    My.    7,    '0«.    lOOw. 
"For   all  who  are  fond   of   the   hectic   flush   in 
fiction  the  story,  whose  scene  is  laid  in  London, 
will    be   an   entertaining   tale." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  185.  Ap.  4,  '08.  150w. 

Paton,    Lewis   Bayles.     Jerusalem   in    Bible 
times.  *$i.   Univ.   of   Chicago   press. 

8-26700. 
A    handbook    giving    in    convenient    form    the 

results  of  the  latest  archaeological  researches. 
The  author  gives  carefully  sorted  facts  con- 
cerning the  sites,  archaeology,  and  the  history 
of  Jerusalem,  accompanied  by  numerous  illus- 
trations  and   maps. 


"An  excellent  handbook  for  students  and 
travelers.  The  book  not  only  evinces  famil- 
iarity with  the  results  of  recent  investigation, 
but  itself  makes  a  worthy  contribution  to  the 
sum  of  existing  knowledge  about  Jerusalem." 
-i-    Bib.    World.    32:    365.    N.    '08.    60vv. 

Patterson,  John  Henry.  Man-eaters  of  Tsa- 
vo  and  other  East  African  adventures; 
with  a  foreword  by  F:  Courteney  Sel- 
ous.    $2.50.    Macmillan.  8-4611. 

The  thrilling  experiences  of  Col.  Patterson 
among  the  man-eating  lions  of  Tsavo  become  an 
"epic  of  terrible  tragedies."  How  he  succeeded 
in  Ijrmging  to  an  end  tliese  savage  depredations 
by  killing  eight  lions  constitutes  a  most  in- 
tense  story   of  adventure. 


"It  should  prove  intensely  attractive  to  boys, 
and  not  less  so  to  their  elders.  It  is  strange 
however,  that  a  writer  who  evidently  knows 
Cawhili  should  adhere  to  the  obsolete  method 
of  writing  an  apostrophe  after  initial  m  and  n." 
+   +  —  Ath.   1907,   2:   548.   N.   2.   570w. 

"The  story  he  tells  us  is  given  very  simpiy 
and  quietly,  with  no  aiming  whatever  at  effect. 
It  does  not  need  it;  the  facts  are  overpoweringly 
dramatic  by  themselves." 

4-   +   Lend.  Times.  6:   338.   N.  8.  '0'7.  610w. 

"Col.  Patterson  is  an  engineer  and  a  sports- 
man rather  than  a  man  of  letters  but  his  book 
is   full   of   interest." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:   849.  D.  21,  '07.  350w. 

"No  boy's  book  of  imaginary  adventures  pub- 
lished at  this  season  is  likely  to  make  its  read- 
er hold  his  breath  more  frequently  than  this 
modest   but   veracious   record.     There   is  a  good 


deal  else  in  the  book  which  will  interest  the 
sportsman  as  well  as  the  general  reader,  though 
if  the  book  were  fiction  we  should  be  inclined 
to  describe  those  parts  which  do  not  deal  with 
the  man-eaters  as  an  anti-climax." 

H-  Sat.  R.  104:  459.  O.  12,  '07.  220w. 
"The  story,  indeed,  is  so  amazing  that  the 
reader  might  at  first  suppose  it  to  be  exag- 
gerated. But  quite  apart  from  the  entire  ab- 
sence of  artifice  in  Colonel  Patterson's  sty.e, 
which  is  itself  an  evidence  of  truth,  an  over- 
whelming amount  of  independent  testimony 
supports  the  genuineness  of  all  the  details." 
+  -^  Spec.   99:   669.    N.   2,    '07.   2450w. 

Patterson,  Joseph  Medill.     Little  brother  of 
the    rich:    a   novel.     $1.50.    Reilly    &   B. 

8-23548. 
"The  story  concerns  a  young  man,  son  of  a 
country  paison  in  Indiana,  who  won  his  way 
by  his  athletic  prowess  into  the  selected  and 
richest  set  of  Yale  undergraduates,  and  after- 
ward, with  the  iielp  01  these  same  young  men, 
rose  by  wav  of  a  broker's  office  to  affluence 
and  a  position  in  society  in  New  York."  (N.  Y. 
Times.)  Sordid  facts  of  fashionable  social  life 
in    New   York    are    exploited. 

"It  would  not  be  worth  while  to  take  this 
novel  seriously  enough  to  laugh  at  it,  were  it 
not  put  forth,  like  Mr.  Siiicl'iir's  fustian,  as 
sociaiistic  or  the  work  of  a  .socialist."     J:  Macy. 

—  Bookm.   2S:    279.    N.    '08.    1300 v,-. 

"In  the  judgment  of  the  intelligent  reader,  has 
little  excuse  for  being." 

—  Lit.    D.    37:  812.    N.    28,    '08.    230w. 
Nation.    87:    389.    O.    22,    'OS.    320w. 

"The  workmanship  of  the  stoty  is  distinctly 
amateurish,  and  the  matter  fails  to  carry  con- 
\-iction.  Also  the  themo  is  somewhat  thread- 
bare and  the  details  are  more  so.  But  the 
book  is  readable." 

h    N.   Y.   Times.  13:  472.   Ag.   29,   '08.   400w. 

"Mr.  Patterson  has  delivered  a  telling  blow 
at  the  evils   tliat  he  uncovers." 

h    R-   of    Rs.   38:    508.    O.    '08.   170w. 

Paulin,  George.  No  struggle  for  existence, 
no  natural  selection.  *$i.7.=;.  Scribner. 
A  critical  examination  of  the  fundamental 
principles  of  the  Darwinian  theory.  "This  is 
a  book  bv  a  mature  schola'-,  vritten  for  tho 
purpose  of  establishing  the  Lamarckian  the- 
ory against  the  Darwinian.  The  second  part 
of  the  book  is  devoted  to  a  reactionary  refuta- 
tion of  the  Malthusian  doctrine  of  population." 
(Am.    J.    Theol.) 


Am.  J.  Theol.  12:  674.  O.  '08.  40w. 
"The  book  before  us  is  altogether  interest- 
ing, although  it  mainly  consists  of  an  attack 
on  well-Known  theories.  His  views  are  open 
to  serious  criticism.  The  book  is  written  in  a 
pleasant  style,  and  contains  much  food  for 
thought." 

^ Ath.    1908,    2:  187.    Ag.    15.    700w. 

Payson,  William  Farquhar.     Barry  Gordon. 
t$i.50.    IMcClure.  8-27100. 

The  fiery  blood  of  undisciplined  southern  an- 
cestors is  in  Barry  Gordon's  veins,  which  un- 
curbed, causes  expulsion  from  college  and  re- 
jection at  the  hands  of  the  girl  he  loves.  Dur- 
ing a  period  of  wandering  he  gathers  courage 
for  a  great  sacrifice  from  which  he  emerges 
a  conquered  self,  and  is  restored  to  his  early 
forfeited    happiness. 

"So  amateurish  a  writer  as  Mr.  Payson  can 
awaken  no  belief  in  the  reality  either  of  the  gal- 
lant Col.  Gordon  or  of  his  son." 

—  Nation.   87:  953.    D.    3,   'OS.    200w. 
"A   good    story,    written   with   vigor   and   skill 
and    dash."  ,„„     „„„ 

+    N.    Y.   Times.    13:    614.    O.    24,    'OS.    280w. 

"Exciting    tale." 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  615.  O.  24,  '08.  lOOw. 
"The  story  is  not  of  especial  value,  but  it 
is    entertaining." 

+  Outlook.    90:    502.    O.    31,    '08.    lOOw. 


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Peabody,  Josephine  Preston.  Book  of  the 
little  past.  t$i.5o.  Houghton.  8-24442. 
A  book  of  child  verse  full  of  child  problems 
and  child-philosophy.  A  note  of  the  serious- 
ness with  which  children  are  wont  to  interpret 
all  play  as  work  is  suggested  in  the  lines: 

"And  now  1  have  the  boat  to  mend 

And    all    our    supper    to    pretend. 

I    am    so   Busy,    all    the    day, 

I    haven't   any   time   to   play." 
The    illustrations    are    done    by    Elizabeth    Ship- 
pen  Greene. 

"She  sometimes  strains  to  copy  Stevenson, 
without  quite  approaching  him." 

H Nation.  87:  522.  N.  26,  '08.  70w. 

"Some  really  deserve  to  rank  with  Steven- 
son's melodies  in  his  'Child's  garden  of 
VGrsGS  *  ** 

+   R.   Of    Rs.    3S:  511.    O.   '0«.   30w. 

Pearson,  Charles  William.  Literary  and 
biographical  essays:  a  volume  of  pa- 
pers by  the  way.  *$i.2S.  Sherman, 
French  &  co.  8-19169. 

Essays  in  the  follov/^ing  subjects:  Poetry, 
Early  American  poetry.  The  art  of  poetry,  The 
English  language,  Alexander  Pope.  Macaulay, 
Tennyson,  Robert  Browning,  Ruskin,  James 
Martineau,  Longfellow,  Washington,  and  Lin- 
coln. 


"The  biographical  essays  are  as  a  rule  excel- 
lent. In  the  case  of  John  Ruskin,  we  think  the 
author  has  slighted  the  subject  and  failed  prop- 
erly to  interpret  the  great  philosopher,  critic  and 

+  —  Arena.  40:  478.  N.  '08.  260w. 
"■WTiile  the  essays  lean  a  Jittle  to  the  pulpit 
treatment,  they  are  wholly  and  wholesomely 
adapted  to  the  general  reader  who  may  happen 
to  take  a  lively  interest  in  the  best  literature 
of  c>ur  time.  There  is  here  and  there  an  over- 
sight in  the  proofreading." 

H Ind.   65:   1069.   N.   5,   '08.   470w. 

"One  of  those  unnecessary  books  which  the 
world   will   willingly   let   die." 

—  Nation.    87:  71.    Jl:    23,    'OS.    320w. 

Pearson,  Robert  Hooper.     Book  of  garden 
pests.      (Handbooks    of    practical    gar- 
dening.)   *$i.   Lane.  8-8130. 
An    English   work   designed   for   English   culti- 
vatois.     Here  are    "set  forth   in   clear  language, 
devoid   of   unnecessary  scientific   terms,  the  evils 
to  which   garden   and   orchard   are   subject — and 
they   are    not   few — and   also    how    to    deal   with 
each  pest  as  it  occurs."   (Ath.) 


"It  is  a  book  which  we  recommend  all  gar- 
deners, amateur  or  professional,  to  purchase, 
and  keep  for  reference  in  the  day  of  trouble." 
+  Ath.  19CS,  1:  766.  Je.  20.  130w. 
"Mr.  Pearson's  book  will  supplement  some 
excellent  American  treatises,  especially  those 
which  have  been  given  out  by  our  experiment 
stations   and    in   our    garden    libraries." 

-f-   Nation.   87:   191.   Ag.   27,    '08.    200w. 
"The   American    gardener   will   find    its    chap- 
ters suggestive  and  in  some  instances  distinct- 
ly useful." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    38:  253.    Ag.    '08.    60w. 

Peck,   George   Record.   Kingdom     of  light. 
**$i.  Putnam.  7-21301. 

A  corporation  attorney's  confession.  "Mr. 
Peck  tells  us  that  Concord  'was  in  its  day,  and 
will  long  continue  to  be,  a  greater  force  in 
this  nation  than  New  York  and  Chicago  added 
to  each  other.'  In  that  elevated  spirit  his  little 
book  is  written.  The  pity  of  it  is  that  means 
will  never  be  found  for  giving  it  such  wide 
distribution  among  those  who  need  its  philoso- 


phy,   as   the    help   of  a   great   railroad   gave   to 
'A   message    to    Garcia.'  "     (Lit.    D.) 

"As  captivating  and  convincing  a  plea  for  de- 
votion to  the  ideal  in  the  midst  of  common  life 
as  one  often  runs  across." 

+  Ind.    64:   472.    F.   27,   '08.    9«w. 

+  Lit.    D.    35:    98.    Jl.    20.    '07.    140w. 

Peck,  Theodora.     Sword  of  Dundee:  a  tale 

of     "bonnie     Prince     Charlie."       t$i.5o. 

Dufheld.  8-17830. 

A  sprightly  tale  set  in  Jacobite  times  in  which 

the    representatives    of   two    Scottish    clans    are 

rivals   for  the  hand  of  spirited  Agnes  of  Anch- 

nacarry,    with    Stuart   loyalty,    who    devotes    her 

wit  and  courage  to  the  cause  of  Prince  Charlie 

all   the  while  proving  true  to  her  lover  of  Clan 

Cameron. 


"The  loyal  young  heroine's  adventures  are 
many  and  exciting,  and  in  following  them  the 
reader  no  far  catches  the  spirit  of  that  eventful 
period  as  to  be  willing  to  overlook  the  author's 
occasional  failure  to  keep  the  machinery  run- 
ning smoothly  and  noiselessly." 

-i A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:  304.  D.   '08.  + 

"She  has  evidently  studied  the  period.  It  is 
the  more  pity  that  her  work  should  be  marred 
by   incongruities." 

—  Ath.  190S,  2:  504.  O.  24.  ISOw. 
"An  interesting  romance  based  on  one  of  the 
most  romantic   episodes  m   S^O'ttish  history." 
+  Outlook.    90:    273.   O.    3,   '08.    230w. 

Peele,  Robert.  Compressed  air  plant  for 
mines:  the  production,  transmission, 
and  use  of  compressed  air,  with  special 
reference   to.  mine   service.      $3.   Wiley. 

8-24250. 
In  which  "all  the  well-known  makes  of  air 
compressors  are  described,  their  principles  of 
operation  and  details  of  construction  are  dis- 
cussed, and  their  good  and  their  not  so  good 
features  are  pointed  out  with  such  impartiality 
that  those  most  numerously  employed  in  actual 
<voik  find  no  more  favor  than  those  which  are 
less   frequently  met." — Engin.   Rec. 


"The  book  is  a  useful  oresentment  of  its  sub- 
ject  in   many  respects,   and  offers   a  safe  guide 
to    Ihe    practitioner,    a.s    far    as    it    goes.      It    Is 
only  occasionally   marred    bv   minor  defects." 
-J, Engin.    N.   60:    319.    S.    17,   'OS.    500w. 

"A  very  complete  and  convenient  summary, 
at  once  useful  and  usuable  with  not  the  slight- 
est suggestion  of  padding.  The  author  quotes 
authorities  quite  profusely  and  perhaps  not  al- 
wavs   after    sufficient   scrutiny." 

H Engin.    Rec.    58:    3G3.    S.    26,    'OS.   SOOw. 

Peile,  James  H.  F.  Reproach  of  the  gospel: 
being    the    Bampton    lectures    for    the 
year  1907.  *$i.8o.  Longmans.       7-42089. 
Professor  Peile  states   that   "The  influence  of 
Christianity    on    mankind    at    large    is.    and    has 
been,  strangely  disproportionate  alike  to  its  high 
claims    and    to    the    reasonable    expectation    of 
those  who  saw  its  beginnings."   This  conviction, 
the  cause,   and   the   remedy  constitute  the   sub- 
ject  of  a  discussion   which   places   its   emphasis 
upon    the    conduct     rather    than     the     creed     of 
Christianity. 


"Though  Mr.  Peile's  book  is  in  no  sense  great, 
and  docs  not  stimulate  thinking  like  Dr.  Bus- 
sell's  more  valuable  work,  it  is  an  impressive 
appeal  to  the  Christian  world  to  take  its  Chris- 
tianity as  seriously  as  its  worldliness. 
As  a  volume  addressed,  not  to  the  academic, 
but  the  'respectable'  worid,  this  book  could 
hardly   be   surpassed." 

-1-  Ath.   1908,   1:   665.  My.   30.  520w. 
Reviewed  bv  G.   Hodges. 

Allan.    102:    124.    Jl.    '08.    500w. 
Reviewed   by  James  Seth. 

Hibbert,    J.    6:    910.    Jl.    '08.    1450w. 


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"Professor  Peile  tells  us  that  the  true  object 
of  his  lectures  -was  to  make  his  hearers  think, 
and  in   this   he  has   succeeded." 

+  Spec.    100:    464.    Mr.    21,   '08.    lS50w. 

Pell,  Albert.  Reminiscences  of  Albert  Pell, 
sometime  M.  P.  for  South  Leicester- 
shire; ed.  with  introd  by  Thomas  Mac- 
kay;  with  an  appreciation  by  the  Right 
Hon.  James  Bryce.  *$5.  Dutton.  8-32328. 

Albert  Pell  was  a  man  of  rug-ged  independ- 
ence, a  practical  and  skilful  farmer,  a  Tory  of 
prominence  in  the  party  ranks,  tho  an  avowed 
Free  Trader,  and  a  philanthropist  in  spirit, 
while  sincerely  showing  his  detestation  of  its 
cant.  This  book  records  his  views  and  includes 
his  collection  of  good  stories  told  about  political 
personages  of  importance. 


"The   book   is   remarkable    in   the   way   it  en- 
dears the  author  to  us." 

+  Ath.    190S,    1:    192.    F.    15.    llOOw. 
"Certainly  nothing  S'O  distinctly  good  in  Eng- 
lish   non-political    autobiography    has    found    its 
way   into    'The   Independent'    office    for   the    last 
twenty    vears." 

4-  -f   Ind.    65:    438.    Ag.    20,    '08.    280w. 
"In    his    racy,    unaffected    language    he    offers 
a   series   of    pictures     of     English    life    in     hall, 
farmhouse,  and  cottage,   which  are  a  real  addi- 
tion   to    the    literature   of    social    England." 
4-   Nation.  87:   93.   Jl.  30,    '08.   400w. 

N.   Y.   Times.  13:   355.   Je.   20,   '08.  160w. 

"This  volume  is  as  full   of  good   stories,   well 

told,   as   an    egg   of   meat;    and   everyone   should 

read  it  who  wishes  to  travel  from  George  IV  to 

Edward  VII  and  to  laugh  by  the  way." 

+  Sat.    R.  105:   758.   Je.   13,   '08.   1350w. 
"This   is   a  book  which   should   not  be   missed 
by    any    one    who    enjoys    racy    humour    and    a 
genuine  revelation  of  character." 

+  Spec.  100:  422.  Mr.  14,  '08.  1450w. 

Pemberton,  Max.  Amateur  motorist. 
**$3.75.  McClurg. 
"A  book  for  amateur  motorists,  written  by 
an  amateur  motorist,  relating  his  experiences 
in  the  hope  that  others  may  profit  thereby. 
.  .  .  The  70  pages  given  to  a  description  of 
the  leading  cars,  with  illustrations  and  prices, 
flavor    somewhat    of   a    catalog." — Ind. 


"The  book  contains  practical  hints  of  a  sound 
character,  but  it  would  not  be  easy  to  say 
precisely  what  good  end  it  is  destined  to 
serve.  Its  disadvantages  are  these:  from  the 
standpoint  of  the  experienced  motorist,  it  of- 
fers nothing  new;  from  the  standpoint  of  the 
novice,  it  is  needlessly  verbose  in  some  direc- 
tions, and,  upon  the  whole,  neither  explicit 
nor    comprehensive." 

1-  Ath.   1907,    2:685.    N.    30.   4G0w. 

Ind.    65:    950.    O.    22,    '08.    120w. 

Pemberton,  Max.   Sir  Richard  Escombe:  a 
romance.  t$i.5o.   Harper.  8-18372. 

A  story  of  the  ruined  Medmanham  Abbey  and 
the  faTTious  Society  of  St.  Francis  founded 
there  during  the  stirring  days  of  Sir  Francis 
Dashwood,  John  Wilkes,  Churchill,  the  poet 
Whitehead  and  the  villainous  Lord  Harborne. 
It  concerns  mainly  the  relations  of  Sir  Richard 
Escomlje  with  the  society,  his  efforts  to  end  it, 
and  his  relations  thru  trial  and  misunderstand- 
ing with  Kitty  Dulcimore  of  Sherbourn  in  the 
county  of  Warwickshire. 


"Despite  its  staginess,  it  is  a  fairly  brisk  and 
cheery  story." 

-I Ath.  1908,  2:  716.  D.  5.  130w. 

"Melodrama  of  the  carefully  matured,  care- 
fully selected  variety,  that  with  a  judicious 
blending  of  realistic  detail  may  be  warranted 
not  to  offend  the  sensitive  literary  palate."  F: 
T.    Cooper. 

-I Bookm.  28:  66.  S.  '08.  580w. 


"A  highly  readable  piece  of  work."  W:  M. 
Payne. 

+   Dial.   45:  455.   D.   16,   '08.   220w. 
+    Ind.  65:1245.   N.  26,  '.08.   50w. 
"There  is  an  ingenious  story,   there  are  court 
portraits,    social    caricatures,    wild   Irish    extrav- 
aganza,    even     idyllic     patches.     The     language 
fairly   wallows   in   artificiality." 

H Nation.    87:  97.    Jl.    30,    '08.    UOvi. 

"If  it  does  not  endure  much  thinking  or 
analysis,  that  is  no  great  fault,  since  its  readers 
will  be  disposed  to  little  of  either." 

-I N.  Y.   Times.   13:  398.  Jl.   18,   '08.   420w. 

Pendleton,  Louis  Beauregard.  Alexander  H. 
Stephens.  (American  crisis  biograph- 
ies.) **$i.25.  Jacobs.  8-1x395. 

From  sources  new  and  old  the  author  has 
gathered  together  inaterial  for  this  biography 
which  follows  a  great  life  full  of  tragedy  both 
public  and  private  as  well  as  full  of  triumph 
and  usefulness.  It  is  suited  to  the  modern  read- 
er and  is  desirable  "not  onlv  because  of  the 
peculiar  personality  of  one  of  the  ablest  of  the 
southern  statesmen  of  the  old  regime,  and  be- 
cause of  his  association  with  great  e\-ents  as 
vice-president  of  the  southern  confederacy,  but 
because  he  was  one  of  the  most  consistent  fig- 
ures in  the  long  struggle  between  the  champions 
of  state  sovereignty  and  the  supporters  of  fed- 
eral   supremacy."      (Preface.) 


"A  book  to  be  taken  rather  seriously.  Mr. 
Pendleton  is  weakest,  I  think,  in  his  discus- 
sion of  the  question  of  the  right  of  secession." 
W.  G.  Brown. 

-I Am.    Hist.   R.  14:  1-55.   O.   'OS.   860w. 

"The  best   available   book   on   the  subjeot." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    240.    O.   '08. 
"Mr.  Pendleton's  life  of  Stephens  is  less  par- 
tisan   and    better    informed    than    some    of    the 
.'southern    biographies    that    have    recently    ap- 
peared." 

+  Ind.    64:    1146.    My.    21,    'OS.    GOOw. 

"\Mthout    adding    anything    valuable    to    the 

printed    materials,    Mr.    Pendleton    has    given    a 

good   popular   account   of   this   pathetic   career." 

+   Nation.   86:   556.   Je.   18.   'OS.   750w. 

"A    comprehensive    and    interesting    life." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   355.   Je.   20,   'OS.    80Ow. 
+  Outlook.   S9:    860.   Ag.   15,   '08.   920w. 
R.   of    Rs.   38:    122.    Jl.   '08.    80w. 
"This    life   is    worth    reading  first    as   a  study 
of  the  man,  secondly  for  the  light  it  throws  on 
the   struggle   between  North  and   South." 
-h  Sat.    R.   106:   372.    S.   19,   'OS.   300w. 

Penhallow,  David  Pearce.  Manual  of  the 
North  American  gymnosperms,  exclu- 
sive of  the  cycadales  but  together  with 
certain   exotic  species.   *$4.50.    Ginn. 

7-23272. 

"The  book  is  divided  into  two  parts,  the 
first  entitled  "Anatomy,"  the  second  "Sys- 
tematic." Under  anatomy  (192pp.)  a  detailed 
account  of  the  regions  and  elements  of  ma- 
ture gymnosperm  wood  is  given,  including  dis- 
cussions of  durability,  decay,  and  general  phy- 
logeny.  In  the  systematic  part  (157pp.)  a 
synopsis  of  the  genera  and  species  of  cordai- 
tales.  ginkgoales,  and  coniferales  is  presented, 
based  entirely  on  wood  characters,  and  includ- 
ing so  far  as  possible  the  economic  values." — 
Bot.    Gaz. 


"A  very  painstaking  and  a  unique  book. 
The  boo'<  will  certainly  be  highly  useful  in  its 
practical  applications  and  also  as  a  great  as- 
sistance in  the  recognition  of  fossil  material." 
J.    M.    C. 

-f-   Bot.    Gaz.    45:    417.    Je.    '08.    620w. 
Reviewed   by   C:    E.    Bessey. 

+  Science,   n.s.    28:   609.    O.    30,   '08.    GOOw. 


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Pennell,    Elizabeth    Robins    (Mrs.    Joseph 
*      Pennell),  and  Pennell,  Joseph.  Life  of 

James   McNeill  Whistler.   2v.   *io.   Lip- 

pincott. 
Whistler  who  authorized  the  Pennells  to  write 
his  biography,  during-  a  nurpjber  of  years  before 
his  death  furnished  them  with  personal  remin- 
iscences, anecdotes,  correspondence,  and  various 
other  data.  This  material  with  the  addition  of 
other  first  hand  facts  gathered  from  his  family 
after  his  death  is  ample  for  the  complete  inti- 
mate, sympathetic  biography  which  has  been 
produced.  "As  a  collection  of  Whistler  pictures, 
also,  the  work  is  of  remarkable  value,  the  re- 
productions, made  for  the  l^'enne.-ls,  at  Whist- 
ler's order,  bringing:  to  light  etching's  and  draw- 
ing-.s  which  have  not  before  been  made  public." 
(Lit.  D.) 

"The  book  is  a  conscientious  endeavor  to  put 
before  the  reader  Whistler  as  he  really  was — as 
lie  appeared  to  those  privilig-ed  to  know  him  in- 
timately. A  few  inaccuracies  have  crept  in. 
The  numerous  illustrations  constitute  a  feature 
of  great  interest.  Taken  together  they  afford 
a  more  extended  g-limpse  of  the  range  and  char- 
acter of  Whistler's  art  than  has  hitherto  been 
available."  F:  W.  Gookin. 
-f   H Dial.  45:  448.  D.  16,  '08.   2'OOOw. 

"The  Pennells  appear  to  have  maintained  a 
balance  both  of  judgment  and  taste  that  fully 
justifies  the  artist's  choice  and  designation  of 
them." 

+   Int.  Studio.  3G:   sup.  59.  D.  '08.   30'0w. 

"Is    unusually    complete,    supplying    many   de- 
tails    regarding    the     famous,     eccentric     artist 
which  have  hitherto  been  lost  in  obscurity." 
+   Lit.    D.   37:  906.   D.   12,    'OS.   170w. 

"One    may    sometimes    take    exception    to    the 
particular  form  of  praise  indulged  in." 
H Nation.  ■87:532.    N.    26,   '08.    2000w. 

"The  p.ittern  of  intercourse  and  incident  is  in- 
tricate enough,  and  the  back.",TOwnd  of  misun- 
derstanding and  injustice  th'it  frequently  ap- 
pears is,  of  course,  sombre,  but  the  harmony  of 
the  whole  is  marvelously  kept,  and  the  reader 
sees  a  Whistler  of  many  sides  i:ut  of  one  inspir- 
ation." 

-j-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  682.  N.  21,  '08.  2200w. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  747.  D.  5,  'OS.  2(i0w. 

"One  of  the  most  interesting  chapters  in  Mr. 
ajid  Mrs.  Pennell's  book  is  the  account  of  Whis- 
tler's experiment  in  teaching,  the  'Academie 
Carmen.'  "     Laurence   Binyon. 

+  Sat.   R.  106:571.  N.  7,  '08.  1800w. 

"The  book  is  a  sj-mpathetic  record  rather  than 
an  impartial  criticism,  ar.d  the  painter's  person- 
ality, no  less  than  his  art,  is  treated  with  lov- 
ing approbation." 

+  Spec.  101:  779.  N.  14,  '08.  170'0w. 

Peple,     Edward     Henry.       Spitfire.     t$i.5o. 
Mofifat.  8-24456. 

An  "ingenious  yarn  of  the  sea  and  stolen 
jewels  and  characters  at  cross  purposes.  .  •  . 
'The  Spitfire'  iS  a  yacht,  and  It  is  strongly 
suggested  fay  several  people,  beside  the  author, 
that  the  name  describes  the  heroine  of  the 
yacht's   log  for.  its   last   eventful   voyage." — Ind. 

"A  good  story,  of  the  kind  which  does  not 
depend  upon  minule  analysis  or  subtile  psy- 
chology for  its   interest." 

+   Ind.   65:    786.    O.   1,   '08.   280w. 

"There  is  plenty  of  action  in  the  plot,  and  if 
occasionally  the  author  permits  himself  a  cer- 
tain amount  of  license  in  grammatical  con- 
struction, and  loads  his  descriptive  passages 
with  colloquialisms,  he  no  doubt  hopes  thus 
to  preserve  the  atmosphere  of  the  story,  which 
is    not    that    of   the    classics." 

—  +   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  541.   O.   3,   '08.   260w. 

Perry,  Arthur  Cecil,  jr.     Management  of  a 

city  school.  *$i.25.     Macmillan.  8-10626. 

Here    are    discussed    the    problems    of    public 

school    administration    from    the    standpoint    of 


the  principal,  rather  than  that  of  the  superln- 
endent  or  the  teacher.  The  author  sets  forth 
the  work  of  the  principal;  his  duties;  his  re- 
sponsibilities to  the  state,  public,  authorities, 
and  pupils;  his  problems;  and  the  principles 
which    should    direct    his    administrative    work. 


"Suggestive  and   helpful." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  202.  Je.  '08. 
+  Ind.  65:319.  Ag.  6,  '08.  60w. 
"The  book  should  be  helpful  to  young  prin- 
cipals and  to  those  who  are  fitting  themselves 
for  such  work;  and  it  can  be  read  with  profit 
by  all  who  are  concerned  in  the  work  of  the 
public   schools." 

+   Nation.    86:399.    Ap.    30,    '08.    140w. 

Perry,   Bliss.     Park-Street  papers.     **$i.25. 
Houghton.  8-28842. 

Five  papers  concerned  with  the  Atlantic 
monthly,  with  its  Park  street  home,  and  with 
some  of  its  distinguished  writers  of  the  past. 
The  contents  are:  Atlantic  prologues,  (five 
toastmaster  addresses);  The  centenary  of 
Hawthorne,  The  centenary  of  Longfellow, 
Thomas  Bailey  Aldrich,  Whittier  for  to-day; 
and    The    editor   who   was   never   an    editor. 


'Graceful    essays." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    263.    N.    '08. 

"Marked  by  his  customary  geniality  of  tem- 
per and  lightness  of  touch,  with  just  enough 
of  artistic  detachment  to  lend  grace  and  free- 
dom to  his  style  without  rendering  it  too  cold- 
ly impersonal,  'Park-Street  papers'  maintain 
the  high  standard  of  their  author's  work  as 
essayist    and    literary    critic." 

+   Dial.    45:    297.    N.    1,    '08.    300w. 

"Those  who  raad  the  sober  little  volume  will 
feel  nearer,  kinder  to  that  dignified  periodical, 
the  'Atlantic  monthly,'  just  as  they  might  leel 
more  intimate  with  any  oth;!r  old  'grande 
dame'  after  looking  at  her  family  album  ?.nd  the 
skeletons  in  her  closet." 

+    Ind.   65:  1244.   N.   26,   'OS.   160w. 

"He  has  the  'toastmastcr's'  fondness  for 
life  under  its  social,  cultivated,  and  genial  as- 
pects, and,  having  a  genuine  esteem  for  the 
characters  of  his  guests,  displays  at  times  a 
toastmasterly    indulgence    to    their    literary    de- 

fiClGTlciGS.  *' 

-I Nation.    87:  437.    N.    5,    '08.    430w. 

-t-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  7S5.  D.  19,  'OS.  430w. 
Person.   Harlow    Stafford.      Industrial    edu- 
cation:   a    system    of    training   for    men 
entering    upon      trade    and    commerce. 
CHart,    Schafifner    and    Marx    prize    es- 
says.)    **$!.     Houghton.  7-22413- 
"The    volume    deals     with     the     training     re- 
quired by  young  men  who  would  fit  themselves 
for    the   higher   positions    in     industry    or     com- 
merce, and  the  need  of  providing  such  training 
in   the   United   States.     .   .   .   His  opinion  clearly 
is    that    while    commercial    training     should     be 
offered   in   high    schools,   collegiate   courses,    and 
professional    departments,    the     ideal     conditions 
can    be    found,    only    in     distinctly     professional 
instruction,    ooen   ."solely  to    those   who   have   al- 
ready  completed   a   liberal    education." — Nation. 

"Admirable  brief  discussion  entirely  from 
viewpoint  of  higher  education." 

+  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   82.   Mr.   'OS. 

Cath.  World.  87:  112.  Ap.  'OS.  150w. 
"We  disagree  strenuously  with  the  implica- 
tion in  the  author's  statement  that  'the  train- 
ing for  work  should  not  be  weakened  by  hav- 
ing to  carry  the  burden  of  training  for  cul- 
ture.' The  monograph  is  an  interesting  and 
valuable    studv."     David    Kinley. 

+  _  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:11-5.   F.    'O'S.    500w. 
"His  book  is  a  useful  contribution  to  an  im- 
portant   branch    cf    educational    discussion." 
+   Nation.    86:80.    Ja.    23,   '08.   190w. 
"The  book  is  suggestive  rather  than  exhaus- 

*^^^'    +  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  188.  Ap.  4,  '08.  €00w. 


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285 


Peters,  Rev.  John  Punnett,  ed.  Annals  of 
St.  Michael's;  being  the  history  of  St. 
Michael's  Protestant  Episcopal  church, 
New  York,  for  one  hundred  years,  i8o7- 
1907.    **$3.5o.    Putnam.  7-31234. 

"The  history  of  St.  Michael's  church  of  this 
city  is  more  than  an  account  of  the  founding 
and  growth  of  a  particular  parish,  with  its 
petty  trials,  its  varying  fortunes  according  to 
the  abilities  of  its  leaders,  and  its  trivial  enter- 
prises of  merely  parochial  significance.  .  .  . 
It  constitutes  an  important  part  of  the  history 
of  the  development  of  the  upper  part  of  New 
York  city,  its  old  families,  its  marvelous  ma- 
terial changes,  its  schools,  hospitals,  orphan- 
ages, and  institutions  for  the  variously  afflict- 
ed."— ^Nation. 


"A  model  of  what  a  history  of  an  important 
church  should  be." 

+   Ind.   C4:   321.   F.   6,   '08.   lOOw. 
"The  story   is   told   with   fidelity   to  fact,    skill 
in  narration,  and  with  an  enthusiasm  that  sus- 
tains  the   reader's   attention   throughout." 
-f-  Nation,   86:   220.   Mr.  5.   '08.   470w. 
"Mr.    Peters   has   assembled    much    that   is    of 
great     interest     in     the     development     of     New 
York." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.  12:   729.    N.   16,   '07.   ITOw. 

Peters,    Rev.    Madison    Clinton.     Justice    to 
*       the  Jew;   new  ed,   rev.   **75c.   McClure. 

8-9751- 
"The  present  edition  of  a  work  publislied  nine 
years  aso,  and  now  re-written,  is  a  strong 
statement  of  facts  which  demonstrate  the  irra- 
tionality of  prejudice  ag-ainst  an.-  Jew  because 
he  is  a  Jew.  It  comics  with  peculiar  force  from 
one  who  confesses  that  he  himself  v\  as  once 
blinded  by  such  prejudice." — Outlook. 


A.   L.  A.    Bki.   4:  278.   N.   'OS. 

"Dr.    Peters    is    not    always    duly    careful    in 

statement  or  temperate  in   language,   but  l:)lem- 

ishes    of    such    sort    are    venial    in    comparison 

with  the  unreason  and  inhumanity  at  which  he 

+  '_  Outlook.    SS:  SS4,   Ap.    18,   '08.   lOOw. 

Peters,    Rev.    Madison    Clinton.      Strenuous 
*       career,  or  Short  steps  to  success.  *$i.25. 
Laird.  8-17545- 

"The  volume  is  packed  with  edifying  examples 
of  worldly  success  attained  in  the  face  of  obsta- 
cles; and  these  are  strung  together  on  a  thread 
of  good  common-sense  moralizing.  The  author 
warns  his  readers  that  the  fruits  of  success  turn 
to  ashet  in  the  mouth  unless  the  success  sought 
be  a  high  and  worthy  one.  True  success,  he 
points  out,  'lies  not  in  getting  what  you  desire, 
but  in  achieving  that  which  will  elevate  an'd  en- 
noble yourself  and  at  the  same  time  confer 
some  benefit  on  your  kind, — a  success  which  will 
be  measured  by  its  contribution  to  the  world's 
welfare  and  happiness.'  " — Dial. 

"It  is  characteristic  of  the  country."  F.  M. 
Colby. 

+   Bookm.   28:  20.   S.   '08.   800w. 
"The    combination     of    worldly    wisdom,    with 
sound  moral  standards,  which  the  author  shows, 
makes  the  book  a  safe  and  helpful  one  to  put  in 
the  hands  of  aspiring  youths." 

•J-   Dial.   45:  257.  O.   16,   '08.   170w. 

Phillips,  Alfred  E.     Surveying.  $1.50.     Am. 
school    of   correspondence.  8-8482. 

"Give.s  in  clear  form  practical  instruction  in 
the  use  of  surveying-instruments  and  the  meth- 
od of  plain  surveying,  including  plotting,  level- 
ling, triangulation.  line  running,  cross  section- 
ing, traversing  and  other  details  of  field  work." 
— Engin.   Rec. 


"While  it  has  little  to  distinguish  it  from  any 
one  of  many  similar  works,  yet  it  seems  to  be 
well  adapted  to  the  purposes  of  a  correspon- 
dence school." 

+   Engin.   N.  58:  659.  D.  12,  '07.  50w. 
"The  information  is  given  in  a  clear  manner." 
-f   Engin.    Rec.  57:   26.  Ja.  4,  'OS.  60w. 

Phillips,    David    Graham.       Old     wives    for 
new.  t^i.so.   Appleton.  €-8091. 

The  story  of  a  man  who  weds  a  thin  slip  of 
a  maiden.  "Sophy,  the  slip  grows  fat — and 
grows  fat  with  all  the  pomp  and  circumstance 
of  flesh.  No  details  are  spared.  Meanwhile 
Sophy's  husband  (who  herds  railways  like 
sheep)  grows  ever  more  natty  and  fastidious." 
(N.  Y.  Times.)  "By  this  time  neither  loves  the 
other,  so  they  obtain  new  partners  without  dis- 
grace or  even   embarrassment."     (Ind.) 


"It    is    a    powerful    stor^^    as   unpleasant   as   it 
is  vividly   faithful   to   conditions   as  they   exist." 
-i Arena.    39:    509.    Ap.    '08.    760w. 

"As  vigorous  and  straightforward  a  story  as 
we  have  now  come  to  expect  from  this  writer." 
G.   I.-  Colbron. 

+   Bookm.    27:    495.    Jl.    '08.    700w. 

"It  would  be  useless  to  try  to  find  a  moral  in 
this  incoherent  fabrication,  which  is  one  of  the 
most  revolting  books,  in  both  incident  and  gen- 
eral plan,  that  we  have  ever  read."  W:  M. 
Payne. 

Dial.    44:    350.    Je.    1.    "08.    350w. 

"In  making  so  much  of  the  purely  physical 
attractions  and  repulsions  between  unhappily 
mated  characters,  Mr.  Phillips  offended  the  in- 
stinct for  decency  of  the  sounder  millions  of 
Americans." 

—  Ind.   64:  808.  Ap.   9,   '08.   750w. 
"Setting   out   with    a   theme   which   is    ignoble 

in    most    of   its    external    aspects,    he   has    not   a 
touch  to  refine  or  even  to  lighten  it." 

—  Nation.  80:  264.  Mr.  19,  '08.  350w. 
"Substance  is  furnished  by  some  very  truth- 
ful pictures  of  real  every-day  America — good 
and  bad — but  the  author  has  depended — like  the 
makers  of  many  modern  plays — upon  his  'spe- 
cialties'   to   catch   the    public." 

-1 N.   Y.   Times.    13:  187.    Ap.    4,    '08.   550w. 

N.  Y.   Times.  13:210.  Ap.   11,   '08.   20w. 
"There    are    introduced    scenes    and    incidents 
that  are  far  from  nice  reading,   that  are  vulgar 
and    disgusting    in    themselves,    whatever    may 
have  been   the  author's  moral   purpose." 

—  Outlook.   88:  838.   Ap.   11,   '08.    130w. 
"Mr.    Phillips    has    lavished    paint   on    his    pic- 
ture to  a  degree  approaching  vulgarity."   Char- 
lotte Harwood. 

—  Putnam's.    4:    621.    Ag.    '08.    130w. 
-\ R.    of    Rs.    37:    762.    Je.    'OS.    70w. 

Phillips,  Henry  Wallace.  Mascot  of  Sweet 
Briar  Gulch.  t$i.50.  Bobbs.  8-30248. 
A  slight  story  that  tells  how  a  maltreated 
little  waif  darted  into  the  life  of  a  dispirited 
gold  hunter,  and  how  the  lad's  coming  was 
the  beginning  of  happier  days  at  the  Gulch 
tho  not  until  a  severe  test  of  courage  proved 
the    boy's    metal. 

Phillips,    Stephen.      New    poems.      **$i.2S. 

Lane.  7-34791- 

A   group   of  poems   including  practical   pieces, 

and   verse   that  appeals   to  the  emotions  and  to 

the  sense  of  beauty. 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  294.  D.  '08. 


"Not  up  to  the  average  of  the  author's  earlier 
work,    but    the    large    libraries    will    want    it    for 
the    student    and    lover    of    English    literature." 
(-   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    82,    Mr,    'OS, 

"We  fear  that  Mr.  Phillips's  reputation  will 
gain  but  little  by  this  volume.  Good  lines — in- 
debted for  their  charm,  in  great  measure,  to 
hints    of    Tennyson — stand    out    from    the    ruck 


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Phillips,  Stephen  — Continued. 
with    an    added    prominence;    and,    on    the   other 
hand,    lines    are    not    lacking    which    are    note- 
worthy bv  reason  of  their   inferiority." 
!-  Ath.  1908.   1:   156.  F.   8.   llOOw. 

"Left  entirely  to  his  own  resources,  Mr.  Phil- 
lips does  not  seem  to  us  a  vertebrate  poet,  but 
he  can  drape  the  limbs  of  old  romance  In  very 
graceful    folds."      W:    M.    Payne. 

+   Dial.    44:    74.    F.    1,    'OS.    320w. 

"If   this  were   the   author's  first   volume,   one 
would   call   it   promising;   from   a   proved   crafts- 
man it  is  merely  slovenly."   Brian  Hooker. 
^ Forum.    39:    527.    Ap.    '08.    400w. 

"The  best  of  Mr.  Phillips  is  rot  his  thouc^ht 
nor  his  emotion,  nor  the  interaction  of  both;  it 
is  his  e:;pression.  He  is  content,  as  a  rule,  to 
take  a  f,iiod  story  or  a  respectable  idea,  and 
tell  it  with  all  the  resources  at  his  com.mand. 
The  new  book  as  a  whole,  gives  the  impression 
that  the  poet  has  come  to  a  pause  in  his  de- 
velopment. The  old  qualities  are  here,  with  a 
finer  feeling  than  before  for  the  point  where 
enough   has   been  said." 

H Lend,    rh-nes.   6:    364.   N.   29,   '07.   1150w. 

"Like  most  of  the  lesser  versifiers  of  the  day, 
his  \irtiie  is  in  the  sensuous,  unthinking  per- 
ception of  beauty." 

+  Nation.    85:    590.   D.    26,    "07.    280w. 

"The  present  volume  is  very  well  worth  read- 
ing  as   an    exemplification   of   his   skill,   and    es- 
pecially as   showing,   upon  the  whole,   a  distinct 
advance    upon   the    'Poems'   of   1900." 
+  H N.  Y.   Times.   12:   84s>.   D.   21,    '07.   460w. 

"There  are  good  lines  in  Mr.  Phillips's  poem, 
but  there  is  very  little  uplift  of  vision,  and 
sometimes  his  verse  drops  to  a  level  of  com- 
monplace prose." 

-I Outlook.    88-    142.    Ja.   18,    '08.    S70w. 

"He  is  now  a  deft  workman  in  his  own  spa- 
cious vem.  These  verses  for  the  most  part 
have  a  fluent  tinkle,  a  kind  of  obvious  succu- 
lence, which  makes  them  in  a  way  readable. 
Such  readability,  however,  is  more  remote  from 
true  standards  of  poetry  than  any  amount  of 
franklv   bad   verse." 

-•  +  Sat.   R.   104:   637.   N.   23,   '07.   280w. 

"The    poems    almost    without     exception     are 
cha'-aoteristic   of   Mr.    Phillips's  best   work." 
-I-   +  Spec.    99;    709.    N.    9,    '07.    1770w. 

Phillips,    Stephen,    and    Carr,    J.    Comyns. 

Faust;    freely    adapted    from    Goethe's 
dramatic  poem.     **$i.25.Macmillan. 

8-24861. 

A  free  paraphrase  of  Goethe's  poem  which 
"presents  the  main  events  of  the  legend  with 
a  more  narrow  continuity  of  narrative;  com- 
presses into  comparatively  few  scenes  the  un- 
restrained sweep  of  Goethe's  epical  inventive- 
ness; discards  the  subtler  phases  of  the  world- 
poet's  philosophy,  and  leduces  his  main  ideas 
to  the  simplicity  demanded  by  a  theatre-going 
public  that  yawns  while  it  asks  to  be  amused. 
.  .  .  The  authors  have  cut  out  and  thrown 
away  many  passages  of  their  original;  they 
ha\e  rearranged  the  order  of  the  passages  re- 
tained; but  beyond  this  they  have  set  them- 
selves scarcely  any  exercise  of  the  imagina- 
tion."   (Forum.) 


"The  great  dcparturo  from  Goethe  is,  in  my 
humble  opinion,  an  absolutely  fat:il  mistak'5."  F: 
B.  R.    Hellems. 

H Atlan.    102:  812.    D.    'OS.    3700w. 

"Their  task  was  special,  and  they  have  per- 
formed it  admirably."  Philip  Littell. 
+  Bookm.  28:  363.  D.  'OS.  800w. 
"Considered  merely  as  an  adaption  of 
Goethe's  poem  to  the  uses  of  the  stage,  this 
latest  'Faust'  is  thoroughly  commendable.  The 
present  work  is  largely  a  dilution  of  previous 
rendering  of  the  great  original."  Walter  Clay- 
ton. 

H Forum.    40:    221.    S.    '08.    1350w. 


"Is    worth    reading   for   its   own   sake   and   for 
the  sake  of  the  comparison  that  it  invites  with 
the  huge  masterpiece  on  which  it  is  based." 
+   Ind.  60:  1179.  N.  19,   '08.   130w. 

"in  mere  style  and  rhythm,  and  facility 
Messrs.  Phillips  and  Carr  .  .  .  have  thiia 
been  able  to  produce  the  best  version  in  Eng- 
lish of  Goethe's  work.  The  condemnation  and 
adaption  of  the  poem  to  a  workable  drama  have 
been  skilfully  managed,  though  not  always  to 
our  taste." 
+   -I Nation.    87:    294.    S.    24,    '08.    730w. 

"It  is  not  a  translation,  and  yet  it  has  all  the 
awkwardness  of  one — the  phrases  that  suggest 
imperfect  understanding  of  the  original  or  the 
carelessness  natural  in  handling  ideas  not  our 
own.  Indeed,  of  carelessness  there  is  more  than 
enough." 

—  Sat.    R.   106:  611.    N.   14,   '08.   130w. 

Phillips,  Ulrich  Bonnell.  History  of  trans- 
portation hi  the  eastern  cotton  belt  to 
i860.  *$2.75.  Macmillan.  8-1482. 

"The  present  volume  is  concerned  almost  en- 
tirely with  the  development  of  transportation 
in  South  Carolina  and  Georgia.  .  .  .  After  an 
introduction  of  twenty  pages  giving  a  general 
survey  of  the  transportation  problems  in  the 
South,  Professor  Phillips  devotes  two  chapters 
to  highway  and  canal  development  in  lowland 
and  upland  South  Carolina  prior  to  1S30.  Then 
follow  accounts  of  the  Charleston  and  Ham- 
burg railroad  and  the  premature  Charleston 
project,  the  Georgia  railroad  and  banking  com- 
pany, the  Centr-il  of  Georgia  system,  the  West- 
lern  and  Atlantic  (built  by  Georgia)  and  vari- 
ous minor  branch  roads.  The  concluding  chap- 
ter describes  the  beginning  made  during  the 
five  years  before  the  war  in  the  integration 
and  co-operation  of  the  hitherto  independent 
roads,  and  summarizes  the  effects  of  the  rail- 
ways upon  social  and  economic  organization." 
—J.    Pol.   Econ. 


"Professor  Phillips  has  written  a  scholarly 
book  rich  in  detail.  He  has  placed  students  of 
social  as  well  as  economic  history  under  last- 
ing  obligations."      E.    R.    Joimson. 

-I-   -!-  J.     Pol.     Econ.    16:     539.     O.    '08.    6'50w. 

"The  investigation  is  both  thoro  and  in- 
tere.sting,  and  the  relations  of  transportation 
to  the  wider  economic  interests  are  never  lost 
sight   of." 

+   Pol.  Sci.  Q.  23:  562.  S.  '08.  140w. 

Phillpotts,  Eden.  Mother  of  the  man.  ^$1.50. 
Dodd.  8-4037. 

Such  a  mother  as  Ibsen  foresaw  for  the  rear- 
ing of  sturdy  sons  is  portrayed  in  this  peculi- 
arly strong  tale  with  its  convincing  men  and 
women.  The  hero  is  a  hot-headed,  untamed 
youth,  restless  with  the  surging  of  warring  el- 
emental passions.  The  mother's  wisdom  and 
justice  apparent  in  her  swift  play  of  mind  of- 
fer the  restraining  and  developing  influences 
that  finally  bring  the  son  thru  pain  and  tur- 
moil  to   the  light. 


"The  plot  is  simple,  the  delineation  of  char- 
acter masterly  and  delicate,  the  descriptions  of 
the    enchanting    moors    exquisite." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    111.    Ap.    '08.    4- 

"Mr.  Phillpotts  has  a  famous  style,  rich  and 
generous,  and  his  moor  draws  the  best  out  of 
him.  His  pictures  of  nature  are  singularly  vivid 
and  delectable.  The  most  notable  point  in  this 
book  is  the  greater  ease  and  quietness  which 
his  methods  have  acquired." 

+  +  Ath.   1908,   1:   221.   F.   22.   350w. 

"A  book  which  is  hard  to  discuss  in  terms 
of  calm,  every-day  criticism.  It  is  the  sort  of 
novel  the  thoughtful  reader  will  want  to  keep, 
that  he  may  return  to  it  again  and  again,  to 
browse  here  and  there  upon  its  pages.  In  a 
word,  this  novel  is  that  rare  and  beautiful 
thing,  the  work  of  a  poet  who  has  something 
to  say."  J.  Marchand. 

-i-  +  Bookm.   27:  60.   Mr.    '08.    320w. 


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••The  most  human,  the  most  appealing,  the 
wisest  and  the  most  lovable  of  mothers  in  re- 
cent fiction.  Eden  Phillpotts  has  written  his 
strongest  book,  so  far,  in  'The  mother  of  the 
man'  with  a  ripeness  and  restrained  power 
rarely    excelled." 

+  +   Ind.   64:    752.   Ap.   2,    'OS.   250w. 

"None  of  these  people  have  'cultivated'  minds. 
We  have  not  to  solve  them  as  intricate  puzzles, 
but  to  watch  them  unfold  n  character  and 
meaning,  simply  and  boautifully,  by  what  thfey 
say  and  do — rather  than  like  Mr.  James's  peo- 
ple, complexly  and  often  beautifully,  by  the 
play    of    his    fancy   about    them." 

4-   Nation.   Sfi:    219.   Mr.   5,   '08.   700w. 

"This  last  is  perhaps  his  finest  work;  it 
moves  with  greater  freedom,  and  gives  evidence 
that  the  writer  is  growing  with  each  book  he 
grives   us." 

-t-  +  N.    Y.   Times.   13:    118.   F.    29,   '08.    580w. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    342.   Je.   13,    'OS.    ISfrw. 
"The    plot    is    slight    and    the    action    far    too 
sluggish,    but    the    workmans'nip    and    the    intel- 
lectual  quality   :iTe  of  the   best." 

■i Outlook.    88:    512.    F.    29,    '08.    160w. 

+    R.   of    Rs.   S7:   767.   Je.   '08.   150w. 


escape  from  prison,  and  the  final  revelation  of 
the  secret  of  tne  statue,  provide  ample  compli- 
cations and   incidents."     (Outlook.) 


Phillpotts,     Eden. 

t$i.50.  Moffat. 


Virgin      in     judgment. 
8-29741. 


"This  story  contains  a  dozen  capital  por- 
traits of  rural  m.on  and  women,  dwellers  on 
Dartmoor  some  half-century  ago.  The  lives 
of  the  three  protagonists  culminate  in  tragedy, 
the  legitimate  outcome  of  clashing  tempera- 
ments. Rhoda  Bowden's  affections  are  all  cen- 
tered in  her  brother  David.  .  .  .  David  has 
married  Madge,  who  is  Rhoda's  anthithesis,  a 
woman  compact  of  sympathy  and  love.  Jeal- 
ous for  her  brother's  honour,  Rhoda  charges 
Madge  with  unfaithfulness  to  him.  Madge  is 
innocent,  but  unlucky  circumstances  lend  col- 
our to  the  accusation,  and  Rhoda's  harshness 
drives  her  to  self-destruction.  Rhoda  learns 
the  truth  too  late  and  loses  her  brother's  love." 
—Sat.    R. 


+  Ind.  G5-  11S3.  N.  19.  '08.  SOw. 
"The  principal  charm  of  this  book  will  lie  for 
many  readers  in  its  picture  of  the  rustic  com- 
munity as  a  whole.  The  writer'.?  chief  distinc- 
tion lies,  perhaps,  in  his  well-nigh  Shakespear- 
ean respect  and  liking  for  simple  and  dull  peo- 
ple." 

-I-   Nation.  S7:  60.5.  D.  17,  'OS.  540w. 
"The   end    is    so   sudden,    so   une.xplained,    and 
so    unnecessary.      It    is    pathetic,    but    it    lacks 
justification;    pathos    is    a    mere    trick    of    tech- 
nique,   but    tragedy    is   proof   of  the   artist." 

-i N.    Y.    Times.    13;    584.    O.    17,    '08.    600w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  617.  O.  24,  '08.  30w. 
"It  is  doubtful  whether  Phillpotts  has  sur- 
passed "The  ^•irgin  in  judgment'  in  any  of  his 
jjrevious  no^•els.  He  lies  full  length  upon 
Mother  Earth,  but  he  gazes  up  into  the  depths 
of  the  sky." 

+  +  Outlook.  90:  749.  N.  2S,  '08.  L30w. 
"Here  is  a  matter  for  sadness,  but  there  is 
mirth  too,  for  the  author  gives  us  pages  of 
humorous  dialogue,  as  well  as  glimpses  of 
content  in  many  a  cottage.  We  feel,  as  we 
read,  that  his  touch  in  characterisation  is  sure 
and    his    outlook    upon    life    is   sane." 

+  Sat.    R.    106:   sup.    7.    S.    26,    '08.    ISOw. 

Phillpotts,  Eden,  and  Bennett,  Enoch  Ar- 
nold. The  statue:  a  story  of  interna- 
tion;iI  intrigue  and  mystery.  t$i.5o. 
Moffat.  8-22564. 

A  story  which  "centers  about  a  gigantic  and 
myste'ious  statue  built  in  the  grounds  of  his 
country  place  by  a  financier  of  international 
reputation.  A  loan  to  the  government  of  Mo- 
rocco, which  involves  the  possibility  of  a  Euro- 
pean war  and  survival  or  downfall  of  an  Eng- 
lish ministry,  the  murder  of  the  great  financier 
at   the   foot   of   his   statue,    a   dramatic   trial,    an 


"Is   no  more  than   a   melodramatic   tale   of  in- 
genious   intingue,    of    mysterious    crim.e,    and    of 
detection   and   retribution.     Taking  it   upon   this 
low  level,   the  story  is  effective."     W:  M.  Pavne. 
H Dial.   45:    290.    N.   1.   '08.   130w. 

"It  is  the  kind  of  thing  the   cheap   magazines 
pi-int — a    tale   of  murder   and   supposed   mystery, 
with   suitable  emhellishment   of   'love   interest  '  " 
—  Nation.   ST:  290.   S.   24,   '08.   240w. 

"Too  serious  development  of  an  -  ingenious 
tangle  of  circumstances.  The  end  is  surprising 
in    its    hopeiesslv   improbable    character." 

H N.   Y.  Times.   13:488.   S.   5,   '08.   2S0w. 

"The  secret  is  ingenious,  but  as  a  ilenoue- 
mcnt    it    is   disappointing." 

;-   Outlook.    9U:  13.:>.    S.    19,    'OS.    120w. 

Phyfe,  William  H.  P.  Twelve  thousand 
words  often  mispronounced.  **$i.25. 
Putnam.  8-16935. 

A  revised  and  enlarged  edition  of  "10,000 
words  often  mispronounced."  with  a  supple- 
ment of  two  thousand  additional  words.  It 
is  a  complete  hand-boo  of  difficulties  in  Eng- 
lish pronounciation,  including  an  unusually 
large  number  of  proper  names  and  words  and 
phrases    from    foreign    languages. 

Phythian,  John  Ernest.  Fifty  years  of  mod- 
ern painting,  Corot  to  Sargent;  with  8 
il.  in  colour  and  32  in  half-tone.  *$3.50. 
Button.  8-17199. 

Written  from  the  English  point  of  view  this 
study  follows  the  progress  made  in  the  field  of 
art  during  the  latter  half  of  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury. The  Preraphaelites  and  the  impressionists 
figure  largely  in  the  treatment,  with  mainly 
such  phases  of  other  artists'  work  as  have  con- 
tributed directly  or  indirectly  to  the  success  of 
these    two    schools. 


"A  useful  compilation  covering  subjects  dif- 
ficult to  get  in  one  volume." 

+  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   202.  Je.   '08. 
"The   book   cannot   be  regarded   as   important, 
but  it  is  conscientious,  and  as  original  as  is  re- 
quired  by  its  purpoce." 

-f  Ath.  190S,  2:  548.  O.  31.  230w^ 
"The  title  is  misleading  and  untrue  as  an 
indication  of  what  the  book  really  is.  "Modern 
painting'  is  not  English  painting  alone.  It 
wo'.ild  almost  seem  as  if  the  two  parts  had 
be^n  written  at  different  times  and  put  to- 
gether without  any  proper  relation  to  each 
other."     W.    C.   Earned. 

1-   Dial.   45:   340.   N.    16,   'OS.    llOOw. 

"Is  not  a  well-proportioned  book.  The  book 
is  of  no  importance,  critically,  but  may  have 
its  uses  as  a  popular  account  of  the  art  of  the 
last    half    of    the    nineteenth    century." 

(-    Nation.   S6:    542.   Je.    11,    '08.    230w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   233    Ap.   18.   'OS.   220w. 
"Is  at  times  characteristically  British  and  in- 
sular  in   tone." 

-i N.  Y.  Times.  13:   296.  My.   23,  '08.  440\V. 

"The  review  is  inadequate  in  its  comprehen- 
sion of  what  America  has  done  for  modern 
painting." 

h  Outlook.    89:    863.   Ag.    15,   '08.   300w. 

"A  readable,  well-informed,  and  eminently 
fair-minded   book."   Laurence  Binyon. 

+  Sat.    R.    105;    527.   Ap.    25,    '08.    1050w. 

Phythian,   John    Ernest.     Trees    in    nature, 
myth   and  art.   il.   **$i.50.  Jacobs. 

W  8-60. 

"A  book  which  tells  what  men  have  thought 
and  said  about  trees,  how  artists  have  painted 
them,  rather  than  a  discussion  of  trees  them- 
selves.    Mr.    Phythian   talks   in  a   pleasant   leis- 


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Phythian,  John   Ernest  — Continued. 
urely  way  about  myths  and  artists  and  art  and 
the  more  or  less  scientific  fancies  of  unscientific 
observers." — Dial. 


"On  account  of  its  weakness  in  originality 
and  insufficient  power  of  expression,  we  fear 
that  we  must  place  it  too  near  the  category  of 
those  books  to  the  writing  of  which  there  is 
no  end." 

h  Acad.    73:    86.    N.    2,    '07.    1500w. 

"The  worst  point  about  the  book  is  that  the 
author  is  always  throwing  off  suggestions  more 
interesting   than    his   main   argument." 

-\ Ath.  1907,   2:  696.  N.  30.   40Ow. 

"Mr.   Phythian's  book  will  Interest  those  who, 
less    active,    still    love    to    lounge    in    grove    or 
glade    and    dream    of    the    stately    procession    of 
tihe    friendly    trees."    T:    H.    Macbride. 
+   Dial.    44:    342.    Je.    1,    '08.    200w. 
"Mr.    Phythian  is  at  his  best   when   he  treats 
of   trees   in    art,    and   is   least   satisfying    in    the 
chapters    which    describe    them    in    nature." 
-i Lend.   Times.   6:   348.   N.   15,    '07.    lOOOw. 

Pier,  Garrett  Chatfield.  Inscriptions  of  the 
Nile  monuments:  a  book  of  reference 
for  tourists.  **$5.  Putnam.  8-19581. 
"The  translations  here  presented  of  the  more 
important  and  interesting  inscriptions  that 
challenge  the  traveler's  curiosity  recall  the 
vanished  life  of  that  once  mighty  kingdom  in 
clear  leality — the  Pharaohs  and  priests,  the 
conquerors  and  magicians,  the  beliefs  and  cus- 
toms, of  three  and  four  thousand  years  ago. 
These  inscriptions,  together  with  the  photo- 
graphs accompanying  the  text,  make  up  a  rare 
'book  of  remembrance'  for  the  returned  trav- 
eler, as  well  as  a  guide  and  interpreter  for  the 
tourist.  The  ti'anslated  inscriptions  are  accom- 
panied with  adequate  historical  and  other 
notes  and  comments,  and  the  photographs  are 
of  superior  quality." — Outlook. 


+  Ind.  65:  783.  O.  1,  '08.  140w. 
"Occasionally  he  has  done  violBnce  to  English 
construction  by  following  very  closely  the 
Egyptian  order  of  words:  at  timos',  however,  this 
method  adds  to  the  picturesjuoness  of  the  ver- 
sions. Printed  on  thinner  paper  and  in  smaller 
type,  some  of  the  130  illustrations  might  suffer, 
but  the  book  would  gain,  and  it  would  certainly 
prove  not  only  a  practicable,  but  an  interesting 
and  a  profitable  companion  on  a  Nile  voyage 
and  on  a   temple  pilgrimage." 

H Nation.  87:  528.  N.  26,  '08.  42'Ow. 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  404.   Jl.   18,   '08.   200w. 
"The   selection   is   made-  with   good   judgment, 
and  the  author's  long  residence  in  Egypt  makes 
him  fully  competent  for  his  task." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   673.   N.   14,   '08.   200i0w. 
"A    more    welcome    companion-book    for      the 
visitor    to    'Egypt's    land    of    memory'    than    this 
finely    illustrated   volume    could    hardly    be    pro- 
duced." 

+   +    Outlook.  89:   866.  Ag.   15.   '08.   120w. 

Pierce,       Franklin.       Federal       usurpation. 
**$i.5o.  Appleton.  8-4348. 

"A  plea  for  the  sacredness  of  the  constitu- 
tion of  the  United  States,"  called  forth  by  Pres- 
ident Roosevelt's  suggestion  for  an  increase  of 
Federal  power  "thru  executive  action — and 
thru  judicial  interpretation  and  construction  of 
law."  "The  author  arraigns  Mr.  Roosevelt  for 
attempting  to  destroy  the  State  government, 
imperialize  the  national  government  and  convert 
the  presidency  into  a  dictatorship."    (Ind.) 


his  vigorous  plea  for  state  rights  ...  is 
worthy  of  thoughtful  consideration.  Neither  the 
facts  nor  the  tendencies  which  they  show  are, 
of  course,  new,  although  no  recent  writer  has 
so  carefully  collected   them." 

-I Nation.   86:   5S0.   Je.    25,    '08.   lOOOw. 

"Cannot    be    taken    by   the   student   very   seri- 
ously.    It    is   a   view    of    the    constitution    much 
more    ably    presented    by    Professor    Stimson.    It 
is  accurate  neither  in  its  facts  nor  in  its  law." 
—  Outlook.    90:    314.    O.   10,    '08.    500w. 

Pierce,  Ulysses  G.  B.,  comp.  Soul  of  the 
Bible:  being  selections  from  the  Old 
and  the  New  Testaments  and  the  Apoc- 
rypha, arranged  as  synthetic  read- 
ings; introd.  by  Edward  Everett  Hale. 
*.$i.2S.    Am.    Unitar.  7-32351. 

Here  are  brought  together  passages  which  ex- 
plain and  supplement  each  other  and  which  are 
of  permanent  worth.  "The  readings  are  syn- 
thetic. In  each  selection  the  whole  Bible  has 
been  drawn  upon,  us  needed  to  develop  the  sub- 
ject or  to  supplement  the  thought.  Isolated 
pas.sagps  have  been  brought  mto  relation  with 
the  larger  thought  of  which  they  are  generic 
parts,  thus  utilizing  many  short  passages  which 
would  otherwise  l:e  overlooked  because  of  their 
fragmentary   character." 

Pillsbury,  Walter  Bowers.  Attention.  (Lib. 
of  philosophy.)   *$2.75.   Macmillan. 

8-19132. 

The  English  edition  of  a  work  which  in  1908 
appeared  in  French  as  a  volume  of  the  Library 
of  experimental  psychology.  "The  English  vol- 
ume is  an  expansion  of  the  former  work  and 
increases  notably  the  value  of  this  contribution 
to  psychology.  There  is  an  additional  chapter 
on  measurements  of  the  attention,  a  very  im- 
portant topic;  a  similar  addition  treating  of  the 
relation  of  attention  to  the  feelings  and  to  the 
self,  and  a  useful  practical  chapter  upon  the 
educational  aspects  of  attention.  What  ap- 
peared as  a  single  chapter  in  the  earlier  pub- 
lication on  miemory,  will  and  reason,  is  now 
amplified  into  three  separate  chapters."  (Sci- 
ence.) 


"The  work  is  marked  throughout  by  accuracy 
of  statement,  wide  familiarity  with  the  litera- 
ture of  the  subject,  and  fairness  and  discrim- 
ination  in   criticism." 

+   +   Nation.  86:  406.  Ap.  30',  '08.  1500w. 

"It  may  be  true  that  the  functional  view  is 
not  adequately  worked  out,  but  it  has  been  ex- 
pressed a  sufficient  number  of  times  to  deserve, 
some  of  us  believe,  a  respectful  hearing.  As  an 
example  cf  structural  psycholagy,  Professor 
Pillsbury's  work  will  command  instant  recogni- 
tion. He  will  probably  he  .sati.'sfied  to  answer 
that  this  was  all  he  intended."  C:  H.  Judd. 
-\ Philos.   R.  17:   C51.  N.  '08.   2.3O0w. 

"The  volume  mav  be  emphatically  commend- 
ed."    J.   J. 

+   +  Science,  n.  s.  27:  819.  My.  22,  '08.  200w. 

Pinkham,   Edwin   George.   Fate's   a   fiddler. 
t$i.5o.   Small.  8-18409. 

One  Bermondsey  Bibbu.'s,  the  keeper  of  a 
second-hand  book  shop  in  Boston,  his  wife,  ad- 
dicted to  lachrymose  poetry,  and  his  son, 
the  hero  and  narrator  of  this  story,  constitute 
the  chief  group  of  characters.  The  father 
camps  on  the  trail  of  the  rainbow  until  he 
really  finds  a  I'easonable  pot  of  gold  in  a  news- 
paper office  in  Missouri.  The  son  goes  to 
school  and  enjoys  the  wealth  of  the  cousin  who 
inherited  an   uncle's  fortune  instead  of  himself. 


-f  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   240.   O.   '08. 
"This     is    a    vigorous    and    well-written,     tho 
somewhat  polemic,    constitutional  study." 

-^ Ind.   65:   165.   Jl.   16,   '08.   450w. 

"Whatever    one    may    think    of    Mr.    Pierce's 
methods  or  conclusions,  it  cannot  be  denied  that 


"A  confused  story,  with  a  somewhat  foolish 
plot,  but  two  characters  who  might  almost  have 
stepped  out  of  Dickens  redeem  it  from  common- 
placeness." 

H A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  304.  D.  '08. 


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289 


"The  story  is  not  told  in  a  way  to  appeal  to 
irature  minds,  and  however  much  it  may  please 
young  people  accustomed  to  the  btories  of  Oliver 
Optic  and  writers  of  that  class,  it  is  not  a  book 
that  will,  we  think,  be  prized  by  most  novei 
readers." 

—  Arena.  40:  48^.  N.  'OS.  20Ow. 
"A  very  readable  novel  with  a  distinct  flavor 
of  Dickens  in  it." 

+   Cath.  World.  S.S:  407.  D'.  '08.  240w. 
"The  book  is  rather  well  done,  but  one  doubts 
If  it  is  particularlv  worth  doing." 
i   —  Ind.    65:    550.    S.    3,    '08.    50w. 
"To    revive   a   wholesome    type    of   story    even 
on  a  reduced  scale  is  a  thankworthy  deed.    Mr. 
Pinkham   has   done   so,    and   has   suitably,    hum- 
orously,  and   cleverly   added   of   his    own." 
+    Nation.   87:' 265.    S.   17,   '08.   430w. 
"Had    the    excellence     of     the     first     chapters 
been    sustained   throughout,    the   book   would   be 
a  noteworthy  one   instead   of   merely  above   the 
average." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:  426.   Ag.    1,    '08.    220w. 

Piatt,    Dan    Fellows.      Through    Italy    with 
car  and  camera,  il.  **$S.  Putnam. 

7-42023. 
Mr.  Piatt's  itinerary  "covers  not  only  the 
well-beaten  roads,  but  many  byways — from 
Castelfranco  and  San  Daniele  in  the  north  to 
San  Galgano,  Montefalco,  and  Jesi  in  the  cen- 
tre. Most  remarkable  are  his  illustrations, 
which  have  three  merits — they  are  very  nu- 
merous, more  than  200  in  all;  they  are  uncom- 
monly well  done;  and  they  include  many  out- 
of-the-way  scenes  and  bits  of  native  life  and 
costume."     CNation.) 


"With  that  touch-and-go  spirit  which  the 
motor-car  encourages,  and  the  Italian  scenery 
In  the  latter  part  of  the  year  intensifies,  [the 
author]  devotes  his  energies  to  the  criticism  of 
aj-t.  As  a  critic  of  art  Mr.  Piatt  is  by  no  means 
commonplace  and  conventional.  He  does.  Indeed, 
cast  down  some  of  the  ancient  idols,  but  he 
Is  not  a  destroyer  of  all  the  cherished  images. 
H.   E.   Coblentz. 

+  +   Dial.   44:10i7..   F.   16,   '08.    4'OOw. 
"The   bars   should  never  be   lowered   to   admit 
the   perpetrators  of  such  banalities   in   text  and 
'illustration.'  " 

h    Ind.    64:    523.    Mr.    5,    '08.    140w. 

"After  one  has  read  the  letter-pVess,  these 
half-tones  will  ser\^e  as  a  sort  of  album  of 
Italian  subjects,  to  be  returned  to  again  and 
again." 

+  Nation.   86:  103.  Ja.  30,  '08.  130w. 
"A   most   readable   record    of    the   journey   to 
the    centres,    great    and    small,    of     Italy's     past 
artistic   activity.     His    style    is   simple,    there   is 
no  attempt  at  fine  writing.' 

+  N.   Y.   Times.  13:  47.   Ja.   25,   '08.   420w. 
"The  lover  of  Italy,   if  he  does  not  expect  an 
elaborate  work,   will  find  here  much  worth  hav- 
ing and   preserving." 

-h  Outlook.   88:  326.   F.   8,    'O18.   140w. 
"Is   in   effect   a  glorified    guide-book     to    the 
wonders    of   nature   and    beauties   of   art,   which 
were  the  objective  of  each   day's  outing." 
-j-  Putnam's.    3:624.    F.    '08.    360w. 

Player,  Preston.  Notes  on  hydro-electric 
developments.  *$i.  McGraw.  8-2x048. 
A  discussion  whose  object  is  to  furnish  in- 
formation to  the  water  power  promoter  which 
shall  enable  him  to  determine  accurately  the 
merits  of  a  proposed  undertaking. 


"The  information  given  is  valuable  and 
worth  the  consideration  of  anyone  at  all  in- 
terested  in   the  subject." 

+   Engin.   D.  4:  306.  .S.   '08.  160w. 
"This   book   should  be   particularly   interesting 
to    younger    men     in    electrical    and     hydraulic 
work." 

+   Engin.   N.   60:   191.  Ag.   13,   '08.   400w. 


"This  side  of  hydro-electric  work  has  never 
been  taken  up  so  authoritatively  before,  and 
the  manual  is  to  be  commended  as  answering 
a    real    need." 

-1-   Engin.    Rec.  58:    335.    S.    19,    '08.    260w. 

Plechanoff,  George.  Anarchism  and  social- 
ism; tr.  with  the  permission  of  the 
author  by  Eleanor  Marx  Aveling;  with 
an  introd.  by  Robert  Rives  La  Monte. 
50C.     Kerr.  W8-79^ 

"One  of  a  series  of  reprints  of  socialistic  lit- 
erature published  for  the  purposes  of  propa- 
ganda. The  treatment  is  a  well  reasoned  de- 
fense of  Marxian  socialism  as  over  against 
Utopian  socialism  on  the  one  hand  and  nihil- 
ism and  anarchism  on  the  other  hand." — Am. 
J.    Soc. 


"The  treatment  is  conventional,  and  the 
chapters  on  Proudhon  and  Bakounine  are  espe- 
cially readable."    C.   R.   H. 

+  Am.    J.   Soc.    14:    128.   Jl.    '08.   60w. 

"Taken  as  a  whole  this  volume  is  a  master- 
piece that  surpa!?ses  every  other  work  on  these 
subjects.  It  contains  the  quintessence  of  the 
progressive  thoucrht  of  the  past  two  centuries. 
It  is  an  invaluable  contribution  to  art  and  lit- 
erature."    Saul   Beaumont. 

+   +  Arena.   40:    386.   O.   '08.   800w. 

Plummer,  Mary  Wright.     Roy  and  Ray  in 
Canada.   **$i.7S.    Holt.  8-26881. 

Roy  and  Ray  whose  journey  thru  Mexico 
taught  many  things  historical  and  geographical 
to  young  readers,  are  equally  alert  in  the  pres- 
ent volume  devoted  to  Canadian  history,  scen- 
ery, manners  and  customs.  The  book  offers 
valuable  supplementary  reading  for  schools. 


"Clear,  well -written  and  accurate,  the  book 
will  prove  especially  useful  in  connection  with 
school   work." 

+  A.   L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  311.  D.  '08.  + 
Reviewed  by  K.   L.  M. 

Bookm.    28:    3SR.    D.    'OS.    60w. 
Reviewed  bv  M.  J.  Moses. 

H Ind.  65:   1477.  D.  17,  '08.  50w. 

"However  excellent  the  material,  we  cannot 
overcome  our  dislike  of  the  cross-question.  Miss 
Plummer,  who  has  done  her  work  carefully  is 
a  trained  observer." 

H Nation.   87:   550.  D.  3,  '08.  60w. 

"An    excellent   travel   book   for  children." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    639.   O.    31.   'OS.   140w. 
"A  book  sure  of  a  welcome  from  bright  boys 
and  girls." 

-r  Outlook.    90:  504.    O.    31,    '08.    ?0w. 

Podmore,  Frank.  Naturalisation  of  the 
supernatural.  **$2.  Putnam.  8-22271. 
Traces  the  history  of  spiritualistic  move- 
ments, and  from  the  published  and  unpublished 
investigations  of  the  Society  for  psychical  re- 
search produces  material  that  on  the  one  hand 
exposes  fraud  and  on  the  other  scientifically 
substantiates  certain  marvellous  occurrences  of 
psychic  phenomena.  "The  author  is  convinced 
of  the  reality  of  telepathy,  including  the  pro- 
duction of  hallucinations  by  spontaneous 
thought  transference,  but  is  skeptical  of  the 
physical  manifestations  of  spiritism  which  are 
now  returning  to  popularity."   (Ind.) 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  294.  D.  '08. 
"Altho  it  follows  the  lines  of  his  earlier  works 
and  contains  little  that  is  essentially  new  or 
different,  and  altho  he  is  disappointingly  inclu- 
sive in  summing  up  the  argument  and  stating 
his  own  opinion  of  it,  yet  his  care  in  collect- 
ing his  evidence  and  fairness  in  discussing  it 
make  the  volume  useful  to  those  who  wish  to 
form  their  own   opinions." 

h   Ind.    65:  4SS.   Ag.    37,    '08.    730w. 

Nation.    87:    239.    S.    10,    '08.    500w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  639.  O.  31,  'OS.  300w. 


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Podmore,  Frank — Continued. 

"A  really  helpful  addition  to  the  rapidly 
mowing-  literature  dealing  with  the  work  that 
is  being  done  in  the  debatable  field  of  spiritis- 
tic phenomena,  apparitions,  hauntings,  and  kin- 
dred manifestations  of  a  supposedly  super- 
natural   character." 

+  Outlook.  90:   317.   O.  10,  '08.   400w. 
Sat.    R.    106:    334.    S.    12,    '08.    lOSOw. 

"Though  there  is  nothing  very  new  or  sensa- 
tional in  the  volume,  there  is  plenty  of  evi- 
dence of  careful  work,  and  of  a  refusal  to  rush 
into  a  spiritualistic  explanation  of  unknown 
phenomena  while  any  other  explanation  re- 
mains  possible." 

+  Spec.    101:    744.    N.    7,    '08.    300w. 

Poincare,  Lucien.  New  physics  and  its  evo- 
*       lution;  being  the  authorized  translation 
of   "La    physique    moderne,    son    evolu- 
tion."     (International      scientific      ser.) 
*$i.75.  Appleton. 
"The  keynote  of  the  book  is  the  remark  that 
physical   science  progresses  by   evolution   rather 
than  by  revolution;  and  that  science  in  general 
is   in  some   sort  a  living  organism   which   gives 
birth  to  an  indefinite  aeries  of  new  beings  which 
take  the  place  of  the  old.  The  author  shows  how 
the  science  of  mechanics  and  the  mechanical  hy- 
potheses   of   Newton,    Descartes,    and    La    Place 
have    been    modified   by   recent    discoveries,    and 
he  explains  the  limits  of  metaphysics  and  phil- 
osophy in  dealing  with   the  laws  of  nature." — 
Nation. 


"Although  it  is  short  and  clear,  it  will  not  be 
found  easy  reading,  and  some  of  it  will  not  be 
followed  without  consultation  of  other  works, 
save  by  those  to  whom  the  methods  of  research 
as  well  as  the  broad  principles  of  physics  are 
already  familiar."   S.   S.   Sprigge. 

H Acad.  73:  88.^.  S.  14,  '07.  1900w. 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  295.  D.  '08. 
"The  compression  of  so  many  subjects  into  a 
space  of  little  more  than  300  pages  is  in  itself 
a  feat  of  which  few  living  men  would  be  cap- 
able: but  our  wonder  at  this  deepens  when  we 
observe  the  means  by  which  it  is  effected.  The 
editor  of  the  series  has  done  his  work  with  dis- 
cretion, and  his  comparativelv  few  notes  are 
useful  in  supplying  needed  definitions  and  in 
bringing  the   book   up  to   date." 

+  Ath.  1907,  2:  27o.  S.  7.  940w. 
+   Nation.  87:  583.  D.  10,  '08.  200w. 
"It    is    a    scholarly    production    which    can    be 
confidently   recommended    to   all   who   are   inter- 
ested in  the  development  of  physics." 

+   Nature.  79:  121.  D.  3,   '08.   800w. 

Pollak,    Gustave.      Franz    Grillparzer      and 
the   Austrian   drama.   **$2.5o.   Dodd. 

7-38906. 
In  which  Franz  Grillparzer.  the  typical  Aus- 
trian of  the  Metternich  period,  is  introduc<^d 
to  AmericRn  readers.  The  sketch  gives  an  in- 
timate insight  into  the  life  and  times  of  the 
playwright  and  also  translates  "freely  the  best 
of  the  plavG,  thus  affording,  besides  the  synop- 
sis of  efjch  drama,  a  taste  of  the  atmosphere 
of  the  work  that  nothing  short  of  the  actual 
text   can   provide.  '      (Bookm.) 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  147.  My.  '08. 
"Mr.  Pollak,  who  writes  with  a  sound  knowl- 
edge of  the  facts  and  a  genuine  enthusiasm  for 
his  subject,  is  hardly,  we  think,  a  sufficiently 
acute  psychologist  to  make  an  ideal  biographer 
of  Grillparzer.  But  the  narrative  is  clearly  and 
pleasantly  told,  and  English  readers  will  gain 
from  it  a  good  general  idea  of  Grillparzer's  life 
and  work." 

-\ Ath.   1908,  1:   170.    F.   8.   1450w. 

"He  has  give.!  a  sympathetic  account  of  Grill- 
parzeT»'s  rath'er  meagre  and  unhappy  life."  P. 
G.   Hubert,  jr. 

+  4-  Bookm.    26:    521.    Ja.    '08.    1150w. 


"He  has  written  a  sympathetic  study  of  a 
character  very  difficult  of  comprehension  if 
viewed  apart  from  the  circumstances  of  time 
and  place.  The  metrical  translations  are  an 
itnportant  feature  of  the  booK.  With  few  ex- 
ceptions they  render  with  uncommon  success 
the  meaning  and  melody  of  the  original." 
-h   Nation.   86:   18.   Ja    2,   '08.   lOOOw. 

"In  the  main,  in  its  triple  character  of  biog- 
raphy, criticism,  and  translation,  it  is  an  ad- 
mirable piece  of  interpretation,  and  in  view  of 
the  place  which  Grillparzer  nas  come  to  hold 
In  German  literature,  it  can  scarcely  be  doubt- 
ed that  M.  Pollak,  in  introducing  him  more 
fully  to  the  American  public,  has  given  us  one 
of  the  most  important  books  of  the  season."  J. 
B.  Rittenhouse. 
+  H N.   Y.   Times.   13:    88.   F.   15,   '08.   1300w. 

"It  is  a  piece  of  biographical  criticism  of  ex 
ceptional  value  by  reason  of  its  sound  scholar- 
ship, competent  literary  judgment,  and  thorough 
workmanship." 

-f-   -I-  Outlook.   88:    885.   Ap.   18,    '08.   550w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:   114.   Ja.   '08.   llOw. 

Pollen,  Mrs.  John  Hungerford,     Seven  cen- 
*       turies  of  lace.  $9.  Macmillan. 

"Mrs.  Pollen  [owner  of  the  La.  Primandaye 
lace  collection  arw  wife  of  the  official  editor  of 
the  South  Kensington  museum  catalog  of  books 
in  art)  is  an  enthusiast  on  the  subject  of  an- 
cient needle  and  bobbin-made  lace,  ard  has 
added  value  to  the  fine  series  of  plates  in  her 
book  by  an  able  introduction,  in  which  she 
traces  the  evolution  of  the  sister  crafts,  and 
defines  the  distinctive  peculiarity  of  each  var- 
iety, adding  a  complete  glossary  of  technical 
terms,  for  some  of  which  no  adequate  English 
equivalent  had  pre\  iouslv  been  given.". — Int. 
Studio. 


"The  earlier  part  of  Mrs.  Pollen's  book  is  nat- 
urally the  more  interesting." 

+   Ath.  1908,   2:   373.   S.   26.   620w. 

"All  who  delight  in  fine  needlework  have  ev- 
ery reason  to  be  grateful,  .so  faithful  are  the 
interpretations  given  and  so  clearly  do  they 
bring  out  not  only  the  exriuisite  symmetry  and 
appropriateness  of  the  designs,  but  also  every 
minute  detail  of  stitchery  that  contributes  to 
the  general   effect." 

-I-   Int.  Studio.  35:  318.  O.  '08.  3C0w. 

"If  supplemented  by  a  good  history,  tracing 
the  development  of  design  and  technique,  its 
excellent  plates  would  have  genuine  edu- 
cational -^'alue,  but  in  its  present  form  its  use- 
fulness is  practically  limited  to  the  collector  or 
to  those  already  somewhat  familiar  with  the  his- 
tory of  lace." 

h   Nation.   87:586.  D.  10,  '08.   740w. 

Policy,   Joseph    Benjamin.    Soldier's    letters 
to  charming  Nellie,  il.  $2.  Neale. 

8-4889. 

Letters  written  by  a  member  of  Hood's  Tex- 
as brigade  to  a  loyal  Southern  girl.  They  tell 
of  experiences  which  have  since  become  a  part 
of  history;  of  personal  observations  and  feelings 
oti  the  march  and  in  battle. 


-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  99.  F.  22,  '08.  5O0w. 

Poor,  Charles  Lane.  Solar  system:  a  study 
of  recent  observations.  **$2.  Putnam. 

8-5270. 

A  supplement  to  standard  text-books  and  en- 
cyclopedia articles,  whose  aim  is  to  show  by 
means  of  untechnical  language  and  without  the 
use  of  mathematics  by  what  steps  the  precise 
knowledge  of  to-day  has  been  reached,  and  to 
explain  the  marvsUous  results  of  modem  meth- 
ods and  modern  observations.  Here  is  set 
down  what  modern  science  has  revealed  con- 
cerning the  sun,  the  moon,  the  earth  and  other 


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bodle?  in  our  planetary  system,  concerning  sat- 
ellite syst'i'iTis,  comets  and  meteors,  tides  and 
tidal  evolution,  and  tiie  evolution  of  tlie  solar 
system. 


"A  book  of  average  merit  but  with  no  dis- 
tinguishing features  that  call  for  special  com- 
mendation." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    203.    Je.    '08. 
"Can    be    most    highly    commended    both    as    a 
text   book    and    as    a   general    exposition    of    the 
most    important    of    astronomical    phenomena." 
W.   S.   Tower. 

+  Ann.  Am.   Acad.  32:  45S.   S.   '08.   240w. 
"Cannot  fail   to   be   read   with    avidity   by    the 
ever-increasing    number     of    astronomical     stu- 
dents." 

+  Ath.   1908,    2:    40G.    O.    3.   820w. 
+  Dial.   44:   250.   Ap.   16,   '08.   250w. 
"Attractive  and   thoroly  readable.    He  is  rath- 
er severe,   but  not  unduly  so,   upon  the  extraor- 
dinary views  of  Lowell   in   regard   to   Mars   and 
its  so-called   'canals.'  " 

+  Educ.   R.   35:   422.  Ap.   '08.   70w. 
"It    is    descriptive    and    authoritative,    record- 
ing  salient   facts    in   a   simple  and   direct   man- 
ner." 

+    Ind.    64:   1402.   Je.    18,   '08.    520w. 
"It   is   not   too   abstruse,    is   thoroughly  enter- 
taining,   and    is    timely." 

+   Nation.   86:    495.   My.   28,    '08.    70w. 
"Its  freedom  from  slips  shows  that  the  auth- 
or has  exercised  the  same  minute  care  over  the 
proofs  tliat  he  has  in  the  selection  and  exposi- 
tion of  the  matter."     W:   E.   Rolston. 

-f   Nature.    78:    629.    O.    22,    'OS.    G70w. 
"The  work  is  compact,   readable  and  instruc- 
tive   in    just    the    points   where    one's    schoolboy 
ideas    need    readjustment." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  182.  Ap.  4,  '08.   lOOOw. 
"A   very   interesting   and   suggestive   volume." 
C.    I..    Doolittle. 

H Science,   n.s.   28:   56.   Jl.    10,    '08.    600w. 

Pope,  Amy  Elizabeth,  and  Carpenter, 
Mary  L.  Essentials  of  dietetics  in 
health  and  disease:  a  text-book  for 
nurses,  and  a  practical  dietary  guide 
for    the    household.    *$i.    Putnam. 

8-22245. 

A  text  book  designed  to  be  of  use  in  the 
teaching  of  dietetics  in  schools  of  nursing,  and 
also  of  use  as  a  dietary  guide  for  the  home. 
The  first  part  deals  with  the  principles  of  di- 
etetics,  and   the   second,   with  recipes. 


+   Ind.   65:   439.   Ag.    20,   '08.    70w. 
"Much    is    exceedingly    good,    despite    a    con- 
fusing    inconsistent     use     of     calculations     and 
chemical    terms." 

+  —  Nation.   87:   217.   S.   3,   '08.   200w. 

Popplewell,    William    Charles.    Strength    of 
materials;  a  manual  for  students  of  en- 
gineering.   *$2.   Van    Nostrand.   8-13630. 
A   book    intended    for   students   of    engineering 
who  are  desirous  of  obtaining  a  working  knowl- 
edge  of   the   fundamental   principles   involved   in 
problems     of     machine     and     structural     design. 
Special   attention   has   ben   paid   to   tl.e   unequal 
distribution  of  stress  and  to  the  limits  of  elas- 
ticity  in   iron   and   steel. 


"We  already  have  a  number  of  much  better 
works,  and  there  seems  to  be  no  place  in  the 
American  field  for  this  newcomer." 

—  Engln.  N.  59:  206.  F.  20,  '08.  280w. 
"Though  prepared  for  English  students,    [this 
boolv]    will    prove    of    equal    value    to    Americans 
who  wish   a  short,    correct,   and  vigorous   treat- 
ment  of   the   sutaiect." 

-f   Nation.  86:407.   Ap.  30,   '0'8.   lOOw. 
Nature.  77:   412.  Mr.  5,   '08.   15(hv. 


Porter,  Charles  Talbot.  Engineering  rem- 
iniscences contributed  to  "Power"  and 
"American  machinist";  rev.  and  enl.  il. 
*$3.  Wiley.  8-9539- 

The  articles  contributed  to  "Power"  and 
"American  machinist"  have  been  revised  and 
expanded  and  have  been  collected  here  for  an 
addition  to  the  h 'story  of  American  engineer- 
ing. "It  must  be  borne  in  mind,  of  course, 
tliat  the  book  makes  no  pretence  to  be  an  im- 
partial and  complete  history  of  the  field  of  en- 
gineering to  which  it  refers.  Mr.  Porter  has 
merely  set  down  liis  personal  experiences  and 
those  of  his  associates  and  contemporaries 
from  his  own  personal  viewpoint."     (Engin.  N.) 

-I-  Engin.  D.  3:  528.  My.  '08.  250w. 
"The  book  is  written  in  conversational  style 
and  with  a  frank  recital  of  successes  and  fail- 
ures which  make  it  highly  entertaining.  The 
young  engineer  can  learn  many  lessons  in 
practical   business." 

-I-  Engin.  N.  59:433.  Ap.  16,  '08.  SOOw. 
"The  booli  is  a  model  of  its  kind,  written 
with  very  many  humorous  comments  and  full 
of  the  charm  of  scholarship  tempered  by  the 
broad  views  that  come  only  with  intimate  ac- 
quaintance with  men  of  all  degrees  in  many 
countries." 

+  -j-   Engin.    Rec.    57:  386.    Mr.    28,    '08.    600w. 

Porter,  Eleanor  H.  Turn  of  the  tide.  t$i.25. 
*       Wilde. 

The  sequel  to  "Cross  currents"  which  follows 
the  development  of  Margaret  Kendall,  lost  in 
the  slums  for  four  years,  from  the  time  when, 
.she  is  restored  to  her  home. 

Porter,  Gene  Stratton.  At  the  foot  of  the 
rainbow.    $1.50.    Outing    pub.  8-978. 

Central  Indiana  furnishes  the  rural  scene 
of  a  story  whose  characters — two  men,  and  a 
woman — constitute  tlie  modern-drama  triangle. 
It  is  a  tale  of  a  heroic  Scotchman's  friendship 
for  a  dissipated  Irishman  who  had  played  the 
former  false  when  entrusted  with  a  message 
to   the  girl   both   loved. 

"A  light,  cheerful  and,  at  the  same  time,  pa- 
thetic, little  story.  A  breezy,  fresh,  out-of- 
doors  atmosphere  is  its  chief  characteristic. 
Similar  in  this  respect  to  the  author's  'Freckles,' 
but   better   done   in    every   way." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl,   4:    87.    Mr.    '08.   + 
"The  story  has  the  same  outdoor  quality  that 
'Freckles'    has,    by    the    same    author,      but      It 
makes  less  of  an  appeal  to  the  sympathies." 

H N.    Y.    Times.   13:  95.    F.    IS,    '08.    150w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:344.   Je.   13,   '08.   160w. 
"If    it    is    worth    reading    at    all    (and    let    us 
give  the  author  the  benefit  of   the  doubt),  is  so 
beca.use  of   the   background   of  outdoor   life,   na- 
ture,   and    the    changing  pageant  of  the  seasons." 
-I Outlook.    S9:    313.   Je.    6,   '08.   lOOw. 

Porter,  Mary  Winearls.  What  Rome  was 
built  with:  a  description  of  the  stones 
employed  in  ancient  times  for  its  build- 
ing and  decoration.       *$i.25.       Oxford. 

8-13631. 
The  knowledge  of  antiquary  and  geo'o.-rist  has 
been  drawn  upon  to  furnish  to  inquirers  th!!> 
description  of  the  stones  used  in  building  an- 
cient Rome.  The  kinds  of  stone  are  identified 
and  traced  to  their  home  quarries,  and  histor- 
ical and  mythological  details  are  included. 

Class.  J.  3:  208.  Mr.  '08.  17w. 
"A  little  more  care  might  also  have  been 
well  spent  in  the  arrangement  of  the  matter. 
Only  trifling  blemishes,  detract  from  the  value 
of  an  interesting  compilation.  It  is  difficult  to 
point  to  any  other  work  on  the  subject  equally 
convenient    and    trustworthy." 

H Nature.    77:    196.    Ja.    2,    '08.    4(K)w. 

"A  highly  interesting   book." 

-f  Spec.    99:    874.    N.   30,    '07.   170w. 


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Post,    Emily    (Mrs.    Edwyn    Main    Post). 

Woven  in  the  tapestry.  **■$!.  Moffat. 

8-9525. 
"These  are  the  tales  of  Ateria,  a  country 
which  long  ago  lay  on  the  distant  borderlands; 
of  the  pagan  king,  Thyaterion,  and  his  daugh- 
ter, the  princess  Alacia;  of  the  Hermdt  In  the 
forest,  and  of  the  stranger  who  came  to  live 
for  a  while  as  the  Hermit's  disciple."  "The 
nosegay  of  chapters  from  the  life  of  a  fairy- 
like  princess  holds  allegories  that  trace  the 
growth  of  her  mind,  soul,  and  heart.  Side  hy 
side  with  these  are  cameo  portraits  of  her  low- 
lier neighbors,  of  her  courtiers  and  counsellors, 
and   of   the   true  and   only  prince."    (Nation.) 


BooUm.    27:    240.   My.   'OS.   loOw. 
"The  soul  not  dead  to  the  whisperings  of  po- 
etry,  may  pleasurably  walk  in  this  pretty  gar- 
den  of   fantasies." 

-f-   Nation.   86:   469.   My.   21,   'OS.   80w. 

N.   Y.   Times.  13:   211.  Ap.   11,   '08.   50w. 

"It    is    a    gracious    little    book;      and    perhaps 

■there    may    be    a    truth    in    its    flowery    pages 

which   the   plainpr  storv  of  real   life   overlooks." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   363.   Je.   27,   '08.   220w. 

Post,  Melville  Davisson,   Corrector  of  des- 
*       tinies:   being  tales  of  Randolph   Mason 
as     related     by     his     private     secretary 
Courtlandt  Parks.  $1.50.  Clode,  E.  J. 

8-25120. 
A  group  of  mystprv  storit^s  containing  legal 
tangles  which  Randolph  Mason,  v/izard  of  the 
law.  straightens  thru  a  maze  of  technicalities. 
"Randolph  Mason  may  not  be  humanly  possible 
I — an  embodied  cnaracteristic  is  rarely  so;  but 
there  is  a  certain  stern  charm  in  so  austere  a 
conception  as  the  incarnate  essence  of  justice 
untinctured  with  sympathy."     (Nation.) 


"Most  of  "the  stories  hang  unon  points  of  law 
more  interesting  to  the  techni.:ian  than  to  the 
outsider." 

4-  —  Nation.  27:  498.  N.  19,  '08.  230w. 
"The  book   is  well  written,   and   is  sure  to  be 
of  Interest  both  to  old  friends  of  Randolph  Ma- 
son   and    to    those   who    meet    him    now    for   the 
first  time." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  610.  O.  24,  '08.  160w. 

Post,  Van  Zo.  Retz.  t$i.5o.  McClure. 

8-16717. 
A  young  nobleman  of  Flanders  goes  forth  to 
adventure  and  achievement  uncertain  whether 
the  power  that  moves  the  world  is  money, 
knowledge  or  love.  The  gift  of  Venus — as  oid 
as  time — is  accepted  after  daring  deeds  prove 
the  worthiness  of  the  hero. 


"Structurally,  it  is  incoherent,  but  its  epi- 
sodes are  exciting  enough  to  make  us  condone 
the  fault  of  amorphous  plan."   W:   M.   Payne. 

^ Dial.   45:   89.   Ag.   16,   '08.  150w. 

N.   Y.   times.  13:   213.   Ap.   11,   '08.   30w. 

Potter,  Cora  Brown.    The  secrets  of  beauty 
and  mysteries  of  health.  **$i.75.  Elder. 

8-10640. 
A  practical  guide  to  beauty  which  gives  sug- 
gestions for  the  right  care  of  the  skin,  hair, 
nails,  eyes,  nose,  ears,  face,  mouth,  teeth,  hands 
and  feet.  Valuable  formulas  are  Interspersed 
for  the  compounding  of  aids  to  beauty  and 
health. 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  218.  Ap.  11,  '08.  30w. 

"She  has  given  to  the  world  of  woman  a  very 
sensible  and  thorough  study  of  the  methods  in 
vogue  all  over  the  world  for  the  promotion  of 
good  looks  and   good  health." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  296.  My.  23,  '08.  250w. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  628.   O.  24,  '08.  40w. 


"The  volume  contains  all  sorts  *of  good  ad- 
vice, based  on  the  author's  stage  experiences 
and  travel." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:   128.  .Jl.   '08.   30w. 

Potter,    Margaret.      Golden   ladder.     +$1.50. 
Harper.  8-12224. 

The  story  of  a  wanton  young  woman  who 
treads  the  broad  way  just  because  she  wants 
all  of  the  tinsel  of  life  and  none  of  its  serious 
joy.  On  the  rounds  of  the  "golden  ladder"  the 
hero — who  in  truth  does  not  deserve  the 
name — sacrifices  his  manhood,  but  still  climbs, 
by  the  Wall  street  way,  to  his  millions. 


"The  story  is  made  both  unattractive  and  in- 
effective by  the  ostentatious  desire  of  the  au- 
thor  to   point    its    moral." 

—  Ath.    1908,    2:    204.    Ag.    22.    180w. 
"The   volume    undoubtedly   has    good    rnaterlal 

in  it;  Margaret  Potter  sees  life  on  a  rather  big 
scale,  and  she  uses  verbal  colour  in  a  way  that 
forces  the  reader  to  see  what  she  wants  him 
to  see."     F:   T.   Cooper. 

h   Bookm.    27:    39^9.    Je.    '08.    400w. 

"Some  of  her  bits  of  description  and  dia- 
logue are  calculated  to  bring  a  blush  not  to 
maiden  cheeks  alone.  We  are  inclined  to  think 
that  'The  golden  ladder'  has  done  a  thing  well 
worth  doing  after  a  fashion  in  which  it  dis- 
tinctly ought  not   to  be  done."   W:   M.   Payne. 

1-   Dial.   45:    91.   Ag.   16,   '08.   330w. 

Ind.    65:    156.   Jl.   16,    'OS.    270w. 
"Except  for  the  Briand   family,   and  an   occa- 
sional   lapse    from    egotism    on    the    part    of   the 
hero,    the    novel    is    unjustifiably    repulsive." 

—  Nation.  86:  469.   My.   21,  '08.   200w. 
"Most  of  the  characters  are  crude  in  concep- 
tion and  are  not  made  credible  In  development." 

h   N.  Y.   Times.  13:   304,   My.  30,   '08.   180W. 

"The  book  is,  of  course,  designed  to  show 
up  the  terrible  hunger  for  riches  that  possesses 
the  land:  but  we  fail  to  see  that  it  will  turn 
any  young  man  from  attempting  the  ascent  of 
the   perilous   ladder."    Charlotte    Harwood. 

—  Putnam's.    4:    620.    Ag.    '08.    400w. 

—  R.   of    Rs.   37:   763.    Je.   '08.    70w. 

"The  novel,   if  a  little  long,   is  decidedly  clev- 
er,  but  it  is  by  no   means  pleasant  reading." 
-I Spec.    lOO:    980.   Je.    20,    '08.    270w. 

Pottle,      Emery      Bemsley       Handicapped. 
i$i.50.  Lane.  8-17789. 

"Donovan  O'Hara,  who  came  of  a  well-b^-id 
mother,  was  handicapped  by  having  a  horse- 
trainer  for  a  father.  He  had  the  bringing-up, 
the  associates,  and,  on  the  whole,  the  tastes  and 
morals  of  a  horse-trainer."  (Nation.)  How  his 
heritage  operates  against  him  in  matters  of  love 
forms  the  main  theme  of  the  book.  "The  group 
of  people  who  appear  in  these  pages  is  united 
by  a  common  love  of  horse  flesh."    (Nation.) 


"Does  not  at  any  point  gain  much  hold  upon 
the  reader's  attention."   W:   M.   Payne. 

1-   Dial.   45:   90.   Ag.   16,   '08.   140w. 

"When   the   book   is  not  horsy  it  is   'sexy.'   It 
it  also  rather  dull." 

—  Nation.    87:    13.    Jl.    2,    '08.    200w. 
"An     eloquent    little    romance,     vibrant    with 
plenty  of  wholesome   activity,   and  with   a  pa- 
thetic  love   story." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  297.  My.  23,  '08.  140w. 

Poulton,  Edward  Bagnall.  Essays  on  evolu- 
tion, 1889-1907.  *$4.  Oxford. 
Contains  a  series  of  ten  essays  on  various 
aspects  of  the  Darwinian  theory  and  is  intro- 
duced by  a  chapter  entitled  Mutation,  Mendel- 
ism,    and    natural   selection. 


"Our  first  thought  on  reading  these  essays 
is  one  of  regret  that  their  author  did  not  re- 
write  them    entirely  and   give  his  matter  in  a 


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new  form.  By  the  present  arrangement  the  book 
appeals  much  more  to  the  entomologist  than 
to  the  general  reader.  Perhaps  their  main 
fault  Is  a  certain  pedagogic  flavour,  and  hence 
an  impatience  of  views  not  entirely  in  conso- 
nance  with   those   of   the  author." 

H Ath.   1908,    2:  157.    Ag.   8.   900w. 

"This  introduction,  together,  with  the  last 
three  or  four  chapters,  should  have  formed  an 
independent  volume  on  natural  selection  and 
mimicry." 

-i Nation.    87:  167.    Ag.    20,    '08.    400w. 

"We  dare  not  find  fault  with  it,  save  in- 
deed to  wish  its  treatment  had  been  even  more 
encyclopaedic." 

+  Sat.    R.   106:    336.    S.    12,    'OS.    IGOOw. 

Powell,  Frances,  pseud.  (Frances  Powell 
Case).  Old  Mr.  Davenant's  money. 
t$i.5o.   Scribner.  8-10860. 

A  story  with  a  subtly  handled  mystery  con- 
cealed by  an  avaricious  mother  and  a  faithful 
servant.  A  mother  had  managed  with  skilful 
manoeuvring  to  secure  old  Mr.  Davenant's  mon- 
ey for  her  son.  The  boy  dies  and  the  mother 
rather  than  lose  the  fortune  slips  a  twin  sister 
into  his  shoes  and  brings  the  child  up  as  the 
son  and  heir.  The  east  end  of  Long  Island  fur- 
nishes the  setting  for  the  story  which  sketches 
a  fascinating  group  of  characters  and  is  rich 
in    local    color. 


"The  sugaring  of  the  pill  is  so  well  done  that 
the  story  may  well  enough  be  read  for  its  in- 
terest " 

'-i-  N.   Y.   Times,   13:   400.   Jl.   18,   '08.   400w. 

Powell,    Lyman    Pierson.      Art    of    natural 
*       sleep,    with    definite    directions    for    the 
wholesome  ctire  of  sleeplessness,  illus- 
trated by  cases  treated  in  Northampton 
and   elsewhere.   **90c.   Putnam.  8-32345. 
A  little  book  prompted  by  the  author's  experi- 
ence in  overcoming  insomnia  which  is  designed 
to    help     physicians,     Emmanuel     workers,     ana 
others   who    believe   in    the   art  of   natural    sleep 
to  aid  those  committed  to  thair  care.  The  meth- 
od is  auto-suggestion  reinforc.3d  by  faith. 

"The  tiny  book  is  written  in  the  simplest  and 
most   practical   style,    and   its   definite   directions 
for    the    cure    of   sleeplessness   are    such    as   any 
person    can    follow    with    very   little    trouble." 
-{-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  723.  D.  5,  'OS.  180w. 

Powell,  Lyman  Pierson.   Christian   science: 
the   faith   and  its   founder.   *$i.25.    Put- 
nam. 7-40519. 
An    Interpretation   of    the    facts    of    Christian 
science,    its   tenets  and   i)ts   founder  written   by 
one  who   is  neither  a  defender   nor   an   assail- 
ant. 


"A   careful,    painstaking   exposition,    manifest- 
ing  a   thorough    knowledge    of    the    subject." 
+  A.    L.  A.   Bkl.   4:   147.   My.   '08.   + 
"The   volume    should    have    careful    considera- 
tion   from    all    who    are    interested   in    the    phe- 
nomenon." 

-t-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  719.  My.   '08.  130w. 
"A    very    careful    and    painstaking    examina- 
tion." 

-t-  Educ.   R.  35:  206.  F.  '08.  40w. 
Ind.    65:    432.    Ag.    20,    'OS.    220w. 
N.   Y.  Times.   12:   264.  Ap.   20,   '07.   80w. 
"Tine  authar  Is  frank  and  impartial  with  Ed- 
dyltes>  and  their  opponents." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.    12:   668.   O.   19,   *07.    30w. 
"A  scathing  indictment,  all  the  more  scathing 
because    of   the   dispassionate   form   in   which   it 
is   presented." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  206.  Ap.  11,   '08.   250w. 
"It  ought  10  be  satlsfaotory  to  those  who  wish 
a   fair-minded   and    Judicial     interpretation     of 
Christian   science. 

+  Outlook.  &S:  565.  Mr.  7,  '08.  ISOw. 


Peyser,  Arthur.     Tower  of  London;  painted 
by  John    Fulleylove,   described   by   Ar- 
thur  Poyser.   *$2.so.   Macmillan. 
"The  text,   beautifully  printed  on  thick  paper 
with    wide    margins,    consists    of    an    historical 
sketch,   and   then   descriptions  of  walks   through 
the  Tower,  round   the  Tower,  about  Tower  hill, 
and    Allhallows    Barking    by    the    Tower.     This 
part  of  the  work  is  competently  done,  but  with- 
out   special    distinction    of    style.     The    pictures 
are    pretty,    fortunately    in    rather   subdued    col- 
ors, but  without  notable  excellence."' — Nation. 


-f  Int.  Studio.  35:318.  O.  'OS.  300w. 
-h  Nation.  87:  286.  .S.  24.  '08.  120w. 
"There  is  sufficient  in  the  way  of  historical 
sketch,  of  description  of  the  several  towers, 
chapels,  and  chambers,  and  of  anecdote  about 
famous  prisoners  to  make  the  work  valuable 
without  overloading  it  with  detail." 

+  Outlook.  90:  229.  S.  23,  'OS.  150w. 
"If  Mr.  Pojser  sees  more  imaginative  possi- 
bilities in  the  Tower  than  the  great  writers 
themselves  appear  to  have  seen,  we  must  say 
that  he  himself  has  cast  little  of  charm  over 
his  descriptions." 

-. Sat.   R.   lOG:  119.   Jl.   25,  '08.   300w. 

"Mr.  Fulleylove's  picturus  have  all  the  charm 
which  we  are  accustomed  to  lind  in  his  work. 
Mr.  Peyser's  description  is  satisfactory  on  tlie 
whole." 

-I-  Spec.   101:   sup.    712.    N.    7,   '08.   240w. 

Praed,   Rosa    Caroline    (Mrs.    Campbell  M. 
Praed).      By    their    fruits.    $1.50.    Gas- 
sell. 
"A    story    with    twin    sisters    as    the    central 
figures.      Dual    personalities,    so   alike    that   they 
easily   pass   for   each  other  when  apart,   equally 
beautiful    in   physical   appearance,    they   are   yet 
opposites      in       temperament      and      charactet; 
Aglaia-Pascaline,     frivolous,     a     victim     to     the 
drug    habit;     Pascaline-Aglaia,     pure,     spiritual, 
would-be    savior    of    her    sister.      Around    these 
two    characters    the    story    is    woven." — N.     Y. 
Times. 


"Though  it  can  scarcely  be  called  probable, 
is  highly  ingenious,  and  through  four  hundred 
odd    pages    the    interest    never    flags." 

4-  Ath.    1908,    1:    474.    Ap.    18.    140w. 
"According    to    my    thinking,     it    is,    on    the 
whole,   the  most  remarkable  and  the  most  orig- 
inal   novel    Mrs.    Praed    has    yet    brought    out, 
and    its    heroine    is    certainly    one    of    the    most 
charming,    noble-minded   woman    figures    in    our 
recent    literature,    at    once    poetically    ideal    and 
yet  thoroly  lifelike  and  real."  Justin  McCarthy. 
+   Ind.    64:    1339.    Je.    11,    '08.    350w. 
"The   interest   never   flags  for   one  moment." 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    616.    O.   24,   '08.   70w. 

Pratt,    Waldo    Selden.      History    of    music. 
*$3.   Schirmer.  7-3801 1. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"The  book  becomes  unbalanced  towards  the 
end."   O.   G.   Sonneck. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.  13:   828.   Jl.   '08.   800w. 

"Particularly  useful  for  small  libraries  with 
few  reference  books.  The  illustrations  are  in- 
teresting,   but    not    finely    executed." 

\ A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    47.    F.    '08.   'h 

"He  has  increased  the  literature  of  music  by 
a  contribution  of  permanent  value."  J.  R.  Smith, 
-f  +  Dial.  44:  99.  F.  16,  '08.  850w. 
"By  the  painstaking  care  with  which  he  has 
selected  his  material,  and  the  clear,  succinct, 
straightforward  method  of  its  presentation, 
without  waste  of  words,  his  book  is  an  import- 
tant  contribution  to  the  literature  of  music,  and 
it  makes  interesting  reading  for  layman  and 
musical   student  alike." 

+  -{-   Ind.   G4:    752.   Ap.    2,    '08.    SOOw. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Pratt,  Waldo  Selden— Continued. 

"It  may  be  said  that  too  many  minor  names 
are  Included  among  the  numerous  slctches  of 
composers.  By  omitting  such  trivial  informa- 
tion, room  might  have  been  provided  for  ref- 
rences  to  the  more  important  books  in  which 
the  subject  of  each  chapter  can  be  studied  in 
detail.  Apart  from  this,  it  would  be  difficult  to 
suggest  a  way  in  which  this  book  might  have 
been  improved.  Is  a  marvel  of  industrious  re- 
search and  exceptional  usefulness." 
+  -j Nation.    86:    87.    Ja.    23,    '08.    250w. 

"The  book  is  far  Trom  being  a  mere  compila- 
tion. It  is  not  lacking  the  personal  point  of 
vie-w,  and  the  flavor  of  the  personal  criticism. 
Tiie  arrangement  is  admirable,  with  its  divi- 
sion into  large  and  small  type;  and  the  index 
is    very    full." 

+   +   N.    Y.   Times.   12:   865.   D.   28.    '07.   320w. 

+   R.    of    Rs.    37:    254.    F.    '08.    50w. 

Pratt,  Walter  Merriam.  Burning  of  Chel- 
sea. $1.50.  Sampson  pub.  8-19884. 
A  contribution  to  local  history  based  on  per- 
sonal knowledge  and  observation.  It  gives  a 
volunteer  fireman's  story  of  the  great  confla- 
gration of  last  April  with  additional  chapters 
on  the  history  of  Chelsea.  Fully  illustrated 
from   photographs. 

Presbrey,     Frank.     Motoring    abroad.     *$2. 
Outinor  pub.  8-16437. 

The  account  of  a  two  months'  automobile  trip 
thru  Normandv,  Brittany,  the  chateau  country 
of  Touraine,  England.  Scotland,  Ireland  and 
Wales  made  by  an  enthusiastic  automobilist  and 
his  wif«'.  The  volume  is  instructively  written 
and  profusely  illustrated.  It  closes  with  a  chap- 
ter on  "Practical  suggestions"  in  which  the  au- 
thor gives  other  automobilists  the  benefit  of  all 
the  means  adopted  to  reduce  discomfort  and  an- 
noyance to  a  minimum. 


"Is  notable  apart  from  the  descriptions  he 
gives  of  the   countries." 

-f-   Lit.    D.    37:    60.    Jl.    11,    '08.    1350w. 
"We    can    confidently    recommend    [it]    to    the 
stay-at-home    who    is    afflicted    with    the    some- 
what   pie\alent    desire    to    see    Europe    from    an 
automobile." 

-f    Nation.   87:   93.  Jl.   30,   '08.   300w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   376.   Jl.   4,   '08.   270w. 
+  Outlook.    89:    866.    Ag.    15,    '08.    170w. 
"The    author    knows    how     to     enjoy     himself 
thoroughly   and    lie    understands    how    to    tell    in 
crisp,  entertaining  fashion,  what  he  has  seen." 
+   R.    of    Rs.    38:    12i5.    Jl.    '08.    lOOw. 

Prescott,  Samuel  Gate,  and  Winslow, 
Charles  E.  A.  Elements  of  water  bac- 
teriology, with  special  reference  to 
sanitary  water  •  analysis.  2d  ed.  $1.50. 
Wiley.  8-9036. 

A  new  edition  rewritten  to  cover  the  prog- 
ress during  the  past  four  years.  "Particular 
mention  is  made  of  addition  to  the  chapters 
on  Self-purification,  on  the  Isolation  of  the 
typhoid  bacillus,  on  Colon  tests,  and  a  new 
chapter  has  been  provided  on  the  Bacteriology 
of  sewage  and  sewage  efl^uents.  A  quite  ex- 
tended   bibliography    is    provided."    (Engin.    N.) 


Engln.  N.  60:  80.  Jl.  16,  '08.  90w. 
"In  its  practical  applications  the  book  is 
an  excellent  compendium  of  data  bearing  on 
the  bacteriological  conditions  of  normal  wat- 
ers, the  self-purification  of  streams,  the  effici- 
ency of  sand  and  mechanical  filters  and  the 
relation  of  bacteriology  to  sewage  purifica- 
tion." 

+   Engin.    Rec.    58:    475.    O.    24,    '08.    420w. 
'•The  book  can  be  recommended  as  a  very  use- 
ful   one    and    a   great    improvement   on    the   firsE 
edition."   R.   T.   Hewlett. 

+   Nature.   79:   6.   N.   5,   '08.   300w. 


Preuss,  Arthur.  Fundamental  fallacies  of 
socialism:  an  exposition  of  the  question 
of  landownership;  comprising  an  au- 
thentic account  of  the  famous  McGlynn 
case.  *$i.   Herder. 

"Written  by  a  Catholic  who  seeks  to  prove 
that  the  public  ownership  of  land  is  contrary 
to  the  teaching  of  the  Catholic  church,  espe- 
cially that  embodied  in  the  encyclicals  of  teo 
XIII.  These  encyclicals  and  Henry  George's 
open  letter  to  the  pope  are  discussed  in  detail. 
The  author  then  seeks  to  prove  that  the  re- 
moval of  the  ban  of  excommunication  which 
had  been  pronounced  against  McGhnn  because 
of  his  advocacy  of  Henry  George's  theories  did 
not  mean,  as  it  was  commonly  supposed,  that 
the  single  tax  was  not  contrary  to  Catholic 
doctrine.  .  .  .  The  final  conclusion  is  thnt  pub- 
lic ownership  of  land  being  wrong,  simi'ar  ar- 
guments win  pro\-e  the  error  of  public  owner- 
ship of  otlier  agents  of  production — hence  the 
fallacy   of   socialism." — J.    Pol.    Econ. 


"When  Mr.  Preuss  will  have  dealt  intelligrent- 
!y  ^\ith  the  crux  of  the  situation  hinted  at  in 
his  observation.^,  he  may,  with  more  propriety 
than  at  present,  claim  to  have  produced  'the 
first  and  only  adequate  presentation,  in  Eng- 
lish, of  the  important  question  of  lanauwner- 
ship.'  " 

—  Cath.    World.    87:  100.    Ap.    'OS.    1400w. 
Ind.    86:637.    Mr.    19,    '08.    350w. 
J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:  246.    Ap.    'OS.    ISOw. 
Nation.  86:  492.  My.   28,  '08.   lOOW. 

Preyer,  David  C.  Art  of  the  Netherland  gal- 

"        leries.      (Art    galleries    of    Europe    ser.) 

*$2.  Page.  8-30912. 

"Written  not  for  the  professional,  whether 
painter  oi'  critic  or  student,  taut  rather  for  the 
reader  who  is  interested  in  art  for  the  beauty  of 
it  and  for  the  tourist  who  i.s  looJving  for  infor- 
mation. While  tho  greater  part  of  the  volume 
is  given  over  to  Rubens.  Rembrandt.  Van  Eyck, 
Hals,  Memling.  the  Van  Eyoks,  Teniers,  Jan 
Steen.  Van  Ostrade,  and  the  other  great  paint- 
ers, much  space  is  devoted  to  the  modern  Dutch 
artists.  Israels,  the  Maris  brothers,  Neuhuys, 
&c."— N.  Y.  Times. 


"Such  a  history  has  not  before  appeared  in 
English,  nor  in  Dutch  in  the  saine  complete- 
ness. Mr.  Pre>-er's  account  of  the  lessor  men, 
as  well  as  of  their  more  noted  fellows,  is  writ- 
ten with  intel'igence  and  discri-nination." 
-f    Dial.    4i5:   407.   D.   1,    'OS.    280w. 

"Is  surflciently  enthusiastic  about  his  subject 
to  impart  some  of  his  apnreciMtion  to  the  read- 
er." 

-f    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  747.  D.   5.  'OS.  180w. 

Price,  Eleanor  C.  Princess  of  the  old  w^orld 
[Anne  Marie  Louise  d'Orleans].  (Mem- 
oir ser.)  *$3.  Putnam.  8-10260. 
The  biography  of  I.ouis  XIV's  wayward  and 
eccentric  cousin  who  "next  to  Queen  Elizabeth 
is  perhaps  the  most  interesting  spinster  in 
history."  (Spec.)  "The  life  of  Mademoiselle 
covers  a  great  part  of  the  seventeenth  century, 
a  very  interesting  period  in  the  history  of 
France,  seeing  that  it  Includes  the  wars  of  the 
Fronde  and  such  personnlities  a=;  Conde — per- 
haps the  most  brilliant  of  all  French  soldiers 
before  Napoleon — and  Mazarin.  Anne  Marie 
Louise  d'Orleans  mixed,  of  course,  with  these 
men  and  engaged  in  the  politics  of  their  time." 
(Sat.  R.) 

"The    author   has    used    contemporary   sources 
with   taste  and  dis'-retion.   and  has  supplement- 
ed them   with    the  best   modern   authorities." 
+   Ath.    1908,    1:    508.    Ap.    25.    1400w. 
"An  exceedingly  finished  and  accurate  presen- 
tation." 

H Nation.   86:   238.   Mr.  12,   '08.   250w. 


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295 


"The    author    has    the    knack    of    making    her 
people  seem  verv   real  and  very  much   alive.'' 
+   N.    Y.   Times.    13:    377.   Jl.    4.   'OS.    270w. 

"A  very  readable  book." 

+  Sat.    R.    104:    sup.    10.    N.    16,   '07.    lOOw. 

"A  picturesque   and  highlv  readable  study." 
+  Spec.    99:    779.    N.    16,    '07.   600w. 

Price,  William  Thompson.  Analysis  of 
play  construction  and  dramatic  prin- 
ciple. $5.  W:  T.  Price,  1440  Broadway, 
N.  Y.  8-23870. 

"Mr.  Price's  theory  is  that  dramatic  genius, 
unsupported  by  mastery  of  technical  laws,  is 
comparatively  powerless  to  make  a  good  play — 
which  has  a  certain  measure  of  truth  in  it — 
and  that  the  requisite  technical  knowledge  must 
be  obtained  ijy  minute  analysis  of  standard 
pieces  in  order  to  discover  their  constructive 
principles.  As  models  for  dissection  he  selects 
five  plays,  'Ingomar.'  'Lady  of  Lyons.'  'Camille,' 
'Still  waters  run  deep,'  and  'A  new  way  to  pay 
old  debts' — of  which  only  one,  'Camille,'  is  real- 
ly notable   for  artistic   com.position." — Nation. 


class  lower-class  men  and  women,  of  the  scum 
and  riff-raff  of  society,  all  admirable  In  their 
own  special  way."  (Bookm.) 


"His  unworthiness  as  a  teacher  is  manifest- 
ed, not  so  much  in  his  exaggeration  of  the 
importance  of  mere  mechanism  as  compared 
with  that  of  matter — much  of  what  he  says 
about  technique  is  sound  enough,  though 
tediously  trite — but  in  his  utter  failure  to  offer 
any  suggestions  of  practical  value  to  the  bud- 
ding dramatist.  All  the  real  instruction  in  his 
ponderous  volume  could  be  put  with  better  ef- 
fect into  a  thin  pamphlet  for  use  as  a  primer." 
1-   Nation.   S7:  2G9.    S.   17,    'OS.    450w. 

"There  are  no  better  books  on  this  subject 
than  Mr.   Price's." 

-H   -f-    N-    Y.   Times.   13:  482.    S.   5,    'OS.    970w. 

Priestman,  Mabel  Tuke.  Art  and  economy 

*       in  hoine  decoration.  **$i.5o.  Lane. 

8-27401. 

The  author,  a  practical  interior  decorator, 
presents  a  study  of  house  decoration  in  which 
color  is  the  keynote.  "Suggestions  are  given 
how  to  treat  our  walls,  what  curtain  mattrial 
is  best,  w^hat  to  choose  as  floor-co\ering,  and 
how  much-ornament  is  admissible  on  our  furni- 
ture, besides  many  othf>r  points  of  vital  im- 
portance to  the  young  housekesper,  or  the  older 
one  whose  e>es  are  being  opened  to  possible 
beauty.  The  illustrations  in  vhe  book  are  ex- 
cellent as  aids  to  the  text."    (Outlook.) 


"More  inclusive  than  Daniel's  'Furnishing  a 
modest  home,'  but  is  on  different  lines  and  will 
appeal  to  a  different  class  of  readers." 
-1-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  264.  N.  '0€.  + 
"The  subjects  are  treated  with  the  knowledge 
that  comes  of  long  study  of  interior  decoration, 
and  in  a  simple,  untechnical  way  that  will  ap- 
peal to  the   average  home-maker." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  522.  S.  26,  '0^.  250w. 
"The    clear    classification    of    subjects    in    this 
manual    will    be   appreciated    by    those    who   use 
it." 

+   Outlook.   90:  752.    N.    2S,   'OS.   160w. 

Prior,    James.    Walking    gentleman.    t$i.5o. 
Button.  8-23524. 

On  the  day  preceding  his  marriage,  Lord  Bei- 
ley,  immensely  bored  with  life,  wanders  away 
and  yields  to  the  temptation  of  vagabondage. 
His  itinerary  takes  him  among  people  with 
whom  rank  counts  for  nothing,  where  he  learns 
to  value  essential  manhood.  And  "the  Lady 
Sarah  comes  to  feel  that  his  desertion  of  her 
was  a  blessing  to  them  both,  because  it  taught 
each  of  them  that  life  was  not  quite  worth 
while  without  the  other.  ...  It  gives  a  se- 
ries of  vivid  pictures  of  rural  EJngland,  a  suc- 
cession   of   carefully   studied   types    of    middle- 


"In  the  general  scheme  of  his  work — its  incon- 
sequence, its  whole-hearted  love  of  the  open 
road,  and,  above  all,  its  wide  sympathy  with  all 
sorts  and  conditions  of  men — Mr.  -Prior  reminds 
us  irresistibly  of  George  Borrow." 
+  +  Acad.  TB:  951.  S.  28,  '07.  350w. 
"For  a  novel  with  no  plot  it  is  astonishing 
how  interesting  this  itinerary  is;  the  book  will 
dwell  in  the  memory  when  most  novels  have 
faded  from  it." 

+  Ath.   1907,   2:   297.   S.   14.   2(K)w. 
"The  story  not  only  has  a  clever  theme,   well 
handled,   but  better  yet,  it  is  delightfully  writ- 
ten." F:  T.  Cooper. 

+  Bookm.  27:  184.  Ap.  '08.  600w. 
"With  the  exception  of  ...  a  precocioua 
but  lovable  child,  it  is  in  the  minor  chaiacters 
that  Mr.  Prior  shows  his  finest  art  The  story 
In  itself  is  not  strikingly  original;  its  value  lies 
in  its  flashes  of  human  insight." 

+   Nation.   86:   2S7.   Mr.   26,   '08.   450w. 

N.   Y.  Times.  13:   276.  My.   16,   '08.  150w. 

N.    Y.   Times.   13:    343.    Je.   13.   'OS.    200w. 

"Mr.    James    Prior    possesses    arr    exceptional 

wealth  of  juicy  humor;  he  pours  forth  the  wine 

of    mirth    that    gladdens    the    heart    in    liberal 

measure." 

+   R.   of    Rs.   37:    767.   Je.    '08.    SOw. 

Programme   of  modernism:   a   reply   to   the 
Encyclical    of    Pius    X.,    Pascendi    do- 
minici  gregis;  with  the  text  of  the  En- 
cyclical   in    an    English    version,    tr.    by 
Rev.    Father    George    Tyrrell,    with    an 
introd.    by    A.    Leslie    Lilley.       (Crown 
theological    lib.,    no.    25.)     *$i.5o.    Put- 
nam. 8-15499. 
The   fault  of   "Modprnism"    for  which   the  au- 
thors of  this  volume  have  suffered  excommuni- 
cation   is    that    of  regarding  Christianity  as  tran- 
scending   the    outward    doctrinal    and    ecclesias- 
tical   expression    of    it    and    daring    to    submit 
these  externals  to  historical  criticism.     The  re- 
ply includes  a  most  lucid  and  concise  presenta- 
tion   of    the    results    of    the    "Higher    criticism," 
states  wherein  the  Kncyclical  has  misrepresent- 
ed the   "modernists."   and   explains  and  justifies 
their  position,    maintaining  that   it   is   in  accord 
with    the   best   Catholic   traditions. 


+  —  Ath.   1908,    1:   346.   Mr.   21.    1200w. 
Reviewed   bv   H.   C.   Corrance. 

Hibbert   J.    6:    930.    Jl.    'OS.    300w. 
"It   is   a  very  remarkable   book." 
-f  +   Ind.    64:    1349.   Je.    11,    '08.   300w. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   221.  Ap.  11,   '08.  150w. 
+  Outlook.    S9:    364.    Je.    20,    'OS.    700w. 

Prothero,  Rowland  Edmund.  Pleasant  land 
of  France.  *$3.5o.  Button.  W8-121. 

"Seven  sketches  and  studies,  ranging  over 
agriculture,  folklore,  history,  and  literature, 
with  the  one  common  attribute  of  an  all  but  ex- 
clusive bearing  on  provincial  conditions  of  life 
and  thought  in  France."  (Nation.)  "For  Ameri- 
can readers  the  essay  on  Fontainebleau  will 
probably  hold  the  greatest  share  of  interest." 
(N.    Y.    Times.) 


"It  is  a  pity  he  did  not  expand  the  two  es- 
says [on  French  agrarian  subjects]  into  a  small 
volume,  bringing  the  facts  under  consideration 
down  to  the  present  day,  and  elucidating  his 
pages  with   foot-notes." 

H Ath.    1908,    2:    37.    Jl.    11.    630w. 

"Most  important  are  two  practical  discussions 
of  French  farming  and  tenant-right,  together 
with  an  elaborate  contribution  to  the  apprecia- 
tion   of    Rabelais." 

-j-   Nation.  86:  515.  Je.  4,   '08.  450w. 


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Prothero,  Rowland  Edmund — Conthnted. 

"For  the  thousands  of  Americans  who  annu- 
ally make  their  holiday  in  Franc©  one  would 
not  do   better    than   recommend    this   essay." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  307.  My.   30,  'OS.   650w. 

"Whether  courting  the  muse  of  history  .  .  . 
or  drawing-  a  humorous  philosophy  from  the 
gudgeon-fishing  which  is  the  national  pastime 
of  provincial  FYance,  Mr.  Prothero  Is  wholly 
delightful  here."  A.  I.  du  P.  Coleman. 
+   Putnam's.   4:   745.  ,S.   'OS.   400w. 

"Mr.  Prothero's  delightful  book  en  France 
covers  a  variety  of  subjects,  cm  each  and  all 
of  which  he  speaks   with   authority." 

+  Spec.    101 :    408.    S.    19,    'OS.    1500w. 

Putnam,  George  Palmer,  Tabular  views  of 
universal  history;  originally  compiled 
by  G,  P.  Putnam,  and  continued  to  the 
year  1907  by  Lynds  E.  Jones  and  Sim- 
eon Strunsky.  **$2.50.  Putnam.  7-39021. 

A  series  of  chronological  tables  presenting 
in  parallel  columns,  a  record  of  more  notewor- 
thy events  in  the  history  of  the  world  from  the 
earliest  times   down   to   1907. 


"A  laborious  undertaking  which  we  are 
bound  to  say  hardly  seems  to  us  to  have  paid 
for  the  doing." 

-) Educ.   R.  35:102.  Ja.  '08.  30w. 

"For  the  layman  studying  universal  history 
some  such  arrangement  is  a  godsend  wellnigh 
indispensable." 

+   Ind.   65:    320.   Ag.    6,    'OS.   150w. 
"So  far  as  we  have  tested  the  dates  for  va- 
rious  periods  we   find   no   reason   to    doubt    the 
general   accuracy   of   the   book." 

-f   Nation.    86:125.    F.    6,    '08.    120w. 
"The  new   edition  contains  a  number  of  im- 
portant features." 

-I-   R.  of   Rs.  37:  255.  F.  '08.   50w. 
"On   the   whole,    the   book   seems    to   be   care- 
fully  compiled." 

H Spec.   100:    836.    My.   23,   '08.   160w. 

Putnam,  Ruth.  Charles  the  Bold;  last  duke 
of  Burgundy,  1433-1477.  (Heroes  of  the 
nations.)    **$i.35.   Putnam.  8-6627. 

A  biography  v/hose  Importance  grows  out  of 
the  last  duke  of  Burgundy's  relation  to  events 
rather  than  out  of  any  patriotic  or  heroic  quali- 
ties. Tlie  author  has  condensed  a  vast  amount 
of  reliable  mat-^rial  in  her  sketch,  making  use 
of  the  later  results  of  historical  investigation. 
She  says,  "The  veracity  attained  is  only  that  of 
a  mosaic  of  bits;  2ach  with  its  morsel  of  truth." 
She  emphasizes  the  insufficiency  of  the  duke's 
mental  equipment  to  cope  with  the  forces  of  his 
agre,  and  further  believes  that  his  chiefest  hap- 
piness lay  in  his  unconsciousness  of  his  short- 
commgs. 


"Accurate  as   to   facts,   and  good   in  style." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bki.  4:   203.  Je.   '08.  4" 
"An  interesting  account  of  a  most  interesting 
career." 

-I-   Dial.   45:   170.    S.    16,    '08.   300w. 
"Particular  attention  should   be   called  to  the 
well-selected    illustrations.      Miss    Putnam    tells 
in   an   attractive  and   authentic   fashion   the   life 
of   the   last   Duke   of   Burgundy." 

-f   Educ.    R.    35:    423.    Ap.    '08.    50w. 
"Will   surely   take   first   rank   in    the   series   to 
which    it    belongs." 

+   Ind.  65:   265.   Jl.   30,  '08.   350w. 
"A  brilliant  miniature." 

-f  Lit.  D.  36:  656.  My.  2,  '08.  200w. 
"It    is    written    with    perhaps    more    dash    and 
fervor  than  both  the  hero  and  the  subject  war- 
rant." 

H Nation.    87:    140.    Ag.    13,    '08.    260w. 

Sat.    R.   106:   306.   S.   5,   '08.   370w. 


Pyle,    Howard.     Ruby    of    Kishmoor.    t$i. 
*     Harper.  8-31166. 

A  story  of  adventure  set  in  the  Island  of  Ja- 
maica which  introduces  a  pirate,  his  allies,  his 
daughter,  and  the  hero,  a  tall,  lean,  loosf^-jointea 
Quaker.  Before  his  death  the  pirate  turns 
over  the  famous  Kishmoor  ruby  to  his  do.ughter, 
and  the  Quaker  plays  the  hero  in  defendingl 
her  against  the  father's  confederates,  who,  sep- 
arately, in  the  act  of  securing  the  ruby,  bring 
death   upon   themselves. 


Dial.  45:463.  D.  16,  '08.  120w. 
Reviewed  bv  W:  G.  Bowdoin. 

Ind.   C5:   1464.   D.    17,   'OS.   lOOw. 
"The  artist-author  is  an  admirable  raconteur." 
-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  751.  J>.  5,   '08.   lOOw. 


Quackenbos,  John  Duncan.  Hypnotic  thera- 
peutics in  theory  and  practice;  with 
numerous  illustrations  of  treatment  by 
suggestion.  **$2.  Harper.  8-6667. 

The  author  believes  that  the  transliminal  or 
higher  spiritual  self  may  be  inspired  to  assert 
a  control  that  is  practically  boundless,  within 
the  limitations  of  physical  possibility  and  mor- 
al right,  over  "the  fles'n,"  that  is,  organs  of 
body  and  faculties  of  mind;  and  that  the  whole 
purpose  of  hypnotic  suggestion  is  the  evocation 
of  such  control.  He  treats  hypnotism  as  the 
great  regenerative  force  of  the  age,  bases  his 
statements  on  scii^ntific  facts  having  back  of 
them  over  seven  thousand  personal  experiences 
in   treating  physical   and   moral   diSBases. 


"This    is    really    'yellow"    psychology,    and    Is 
none  the  less  jaundiced  because  one  may  char- 
itably  concede   that    the    author   is   sincere." 
' Dial.   44:   179.   Mr.   16,   '08.   570w. 

"He  accepts  as  proved  many  things  to  which 
the  cautious  scientist  would  at  most  give  the 
benefit    of    the    Scotch    verdict." 

—  Inr).   fi.-:   431.    Ag.    20.   '08.   440w. 

"Any  minister  who  Is  thinking  of  taking  up 
Buch  work,  from  whatever  motive,  would  do 
well  to  read  this  book  and  heed  its  counsels  of 
caution." 

-I Lit.    D.   36:   492.   Ap.   4,   '08.   450w. 

"A  volume  more  remarkable  for  the  magni- 
tude of  Its  claims  than  for  any  conviction  of 
the   validity    of   those   claims   which    it    carries." 

—  N.  Y.   Times.  13:   82.   F.   15,   '08.   450w. 
h  Outlook.   88:  885.   Ap.  18,   '08.    250w. 

Reviewf^d    nv   H.    A.    Bruce. 

Outlook.  90:   70.i.  N.  28.   '08.  40w. 
R.   of    Rs.    38:    127.   Jl.   '08.    50w. 

Quick,    John    Herbert.      Broken    lance.      51. 
t$i.5o.  Bobbs.  7-32t;6o. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"rWe  open  it]  with  pleasant  expectations. 
Nor  are  we  disappointed,  as  far  as  plan  and 
style  are  concerned,  for  the  author  knows  how 
to  write,  and  his  eye  for  dramatic  effect  is 
keen.  But  we  must  confess  to  a  considerable 
disaptiointment  when  we  discover  that  the  book 
is  not  so  much  a  novel  as  an  argument  for  the 
single   tax."     W:   M.    Payne. 

H Dial.    44:  45.    Ja.    16,    '08.    240w. 

'•A  tale  of  much  Incident;  in  fact,  its  author 
has  over-charged  his  canvas  In  his  zeal  to 
preach  the  economic  cure-all  made  familiar  by 
Henry  George  after  its  previous  long  struggle 
for  recognition  There  is  discernible  in  these 
pages,  however,  a  great  sincerity  of  purpose, 
an  ardent  desire  to  reform  and  improve,  to 
ser\-e  the  poor  and  awaken  the  rich." 
-I lr«l.    64:156.    Ja.    16,    '08.    170w. 


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Racster,  Olga.  Chats  on  violoncellos. 
(Music  lovers'  lib.)  il.  *$i.25.  Lippin- 
cott.  8-3S540. 

"Is  concerned  with  the  history  of  the  instru- 
ment and  its  evolution  from  the  'ravanastron' 
of  India,  probably  its  earliest  prototype,  to  its 
present  form."  (Int.  Studio.)  "Not  only  gives 
an  account  of  the  instrument,  but  is  full  of 
pleasing:  anecdotes,  subjective  fancies,  scen- 
erj',  such,  for  instance,  as  the  glimpse  in  the 
openins-  chapter  of  I^ondon  on  a  foggy  day,  and 
records  of  players  in  centuries  passe<5."  (N.  Y. 
Times.) 

"Not   by  any   means   indispensable   to   the   or- 
dinary  collection    of   books    on    music." 
H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   204.   Je.   '08. 

"The  author  .  .  .  has  certainly  made  her  book 
acceptable    to    the    general    reader;    but    it    also 
contains  plentv  of  solid  information." 
+  Ath.   i90S,   1:425.   Ap.   4.    250w. 

"The  numerous  digressions  introduced  con- 
cerning tliose  who  have  been  respon.sible  for 
the  changes  in  the  model  of  llie  instrument 
undoubtedly  enhance  the  general  interest  of  the 
work." 

+   Int.   Studio.    34:172.    Ap.   '08.    150w. 

"There  is  a  quaint  flavor  to  Miss  Racster's 
style,  a  certain  humorous  enthusiasm,  which 
makes  her  book  capital  readint;,  e\en  for  per- 
sons whose  relations  to  the  violoncello  are 
through  the  ear  alone;  while  he  or  she  who  has 
ever  handled  the  instrument  cannot  fail  of  dis- 
covering an  almost  lyric  charm  in  the  pages." 
-I-   +   N.    Y.   Times.    13:  258.    My.    2.    '08.    150w. 

Radau,  Hugo.  Bel,  the  Christ  of  ancient 
times.  *75c.  Open  ct.  8-19535. 

"From  the  preface  to  this  book  we  learn 
'ti.at  the  Babylonian  religion  is  a  purely  mono- 
theistic religion,  more  particularly  a  monothe- 
istic trinitarian  religion.'  The  first  sentence 
of  Part  1  reads:  'It  is  admitted  by  every  one 
who  has  studied  the  religion  of  the  Babylon- 
ians, that  it  is  from  the  first  to  the  last  poly- 
theistic. By  a  more  or  less  successful  series 
of  permutations  and  combinations  this  appar- 
ent contradiction  is  removed,  and  Enlil,  who 
is  "one  llesh"  with  Ninlil,  his  wife,  is  shown 
to  be  the  one  Babylonian  deity.'  The  second 
part  shows  that  the  belief  in  the  resurrection 
is  the  essential  doctrine  of  the  Babylonian,  as 
well  as  of  the  Christian,  religion." — Bib. 
World. 


—  Bib.    World.    32:    368.   N.    "08.    200w. 

—  Ind.    65:    496.    Ag.    27,    '08.    170w. 

Raikes,  Hugh  P.     Design,  construction,  and 
maintenance  of  sewage  disposal  works; 
being     a    "practical     guide     to     modern 
methods    of    sewage    purification.    *$4. 
Van   Nostrand. 
Written     by    an     engineer     for     engineers.     It 
"summarises  a   considerable  amount  of  recently 
acquired   knowledge   relating   to    sewage    dispos- 
al,   and    contains    the    advice    and    experience    of 
one  who  has  had  to  face  the  practical  problems 
involved."     (Nature.) 


"This  is  a  'live  book.'  Any  differences  of 
opinion  which  may  be  felt  between  author  and 
reviewer  nre  merely  such  as  necessarily  and 
wsefully  exist  between  workers  in  different  parts 
of  the  same  field.  The  practical  man  will  find  in 
its  pages  many  useful  'tips'  and  will  be  led  to 
see  where  he  can  be  helped  by  scientific  inves- 
tigation, whilst  the  scientific  worker  will  be  en- 
abled better  to  realize  the  practical  limitations 
which  are  often  set  to  the  ideal  design  indi- 
cated by  theorv."  G.  J.  Fowler. 
-I-  4-  —  Engin.   N.  60:  183.  Ag.  13,  '08.   2500w. 


"Some  of  the  bacteriological  and  chemical 
references  in  this  volume  are  insufficient  for 
the  student's  comprehension  as  they  stand  at 
present,  and  In  some  cases  they  demand  revi- 
sion in  a  subsequent  edition.  A  volume  which, 
from  the  engineering  standpoint,  justifies  its 
appearance." 

-t-   —  Nature.   78:  473.   S.   17,   '08.   830w. 

Railway  master  mechanic.  Railway  shop  up 
to  date;  a  reference  book  of"  up  to  date 
American  railway  shop  practice;  comp. 
by  the  Editorial  staff  of  the  Railway 
master  mechanic.  $3.  Crandall  pub.  (For 
sale  by  Van  Nostrand.)  7-42333. 

A  reference  book  of  up-to-date  American  rail- 
way shop  practice  showing  what  methods  have 
been  adopted  to  meet  certain  ends  at  individu- 
al plants.  "The  book  takes  up  in  turn  the  gen- 
eral lay-out  of  the  shops,  the  locomotive  shop, 
the  blacksmith  shop,  the  freight  car  shop,  the 
passenger  coach  and  paint  shop,  the  planing 
mill,  the  foundry,  the  power  house,  the  store 
house  and  the  roundhouse.  There  is  also  an  ex- 
cellent bibliography  of  American  articles  on 
such   structures."    (Engin.    Rec.) 


"The  book  will  be  of  great  value  In  the  offlce 
of  any  railway  motive-power  or  shop  depart- 
ment  officer." 

+    Engin.    N.      58:    652.    D.    12,    '07.    400w. 
"Of    decided    value    to    railroad    master    me- 
chanics and   mill  architects  generally." 

-f   Engin.    Rec.    57:    195.    F.    15,    'QS.    160w. 

Ramsay,  Sir  James  Henry.  Dawn  of  the 
constitution:  or.  The  reigns  of  Henry 
ITT  and  Edward  I.  (A.  D.  1216-1307). 
*$2.75.    Macmillan.  8-21030. 

The  fourth  volume  in  the  author's  histoi-y  of 
England  in  the  middle  ages.  "Single  minor  in- 
cidents are  made  to  contribute  to  the  progress 
of  tlie  story;  familiar  dramatic  events  are  sane- 
ly and  soberly  described;  the  .oyal  finance  is 
tre.Tted  with  unique  fulness  and  clearness;  the 
military  element  is  not  preponderant.  The  his- 
torian has.  within  hi=!  limits  of  matter  and 
form.  pro\ided  'those  desirous  of  knowing  the 
cardinal  facts  of  English  history  with  a  con- 
ppcutive  and  verified  narrative.'  "  (Am.  Hist. 
R.) 


"In  matters  of  general  accuracy  and  appa- 
ratus somewhat  is  left  to  be  desired.  Sir  James 
Ramsay  has  again  done  a  great  service,  espe- 
ciallv  to  students,  who  may  at  any  time  be 
helped  by  one  or  another  apparently  superflu- 
ous  detail."     R.    K.   Richardson. 

-j Am.    Hist.    R.   14:  106.   O.    '08.   950w. 

A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   264.   N.   '08. 

"A  work  constructed  on  this  plan  can  hardly 
be  otherwise  than  dry.  One  grows  weary  of 
the  author's  painstaking  chronicle  of  move- 
ments and  interpsts  of  but  one  class,  his  neg- 
lect of  other  aspects  of  the  life  and  thought  of 
the  nation.  Yet  despite  limitations,  the  merits 
of  the  historv  are  many  and  lasting." 
+  _  Nation.   87:   338.   O.   8,   '08.   670w. 

"Although  Edward  is  the  central  figure  in  the 
volume  now  before  us  we  fail  to  derive  from  it 
anv  clear  conceution  of  his  personality.  Sir 
Jaines  is  an  annalist  of  the  most  laborious  de- 
scription. Somewhere  in  his  pages  we  may 
count  on  finding  all  important  facts  along  with 
many   tliat    are   unimportant." 

H Sat.   R.   105:    501.   Ap.   18,  '08.   860w. 

Ramsay,  William  Mitchell.  Cities  of  St. 
Paul:  their  influence  on  his  life  and 
thought:  the  cities  of  eastern  Asia  Mi- 
nor. (Dale  memorial  lectures  in  Mans- 
field college,  Oxford,  1907.)  il-  *$3. 
Armstrong.  8-3647. 

The  Dale  memorial  lectures  for  1907.  Tar- 
sus, Pisidian  Antioch,  Iconium,  Derbe  and  Lys- 
tra   are   the   cities   treated.     "The   lectures   aim 


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Ramsay,  William  Mitchell — Continued. 

to  show  the  element  in  Paul's  thought  of  social 
reorganization  which  was  contributed  by  Greek 
ideas  of  development  in  individual  "freedom 
gruided  by  education.  They  abound  in  points 
of  historical,  biblical,  and  antiquarian  inlerest, 
■w'ith  serious  criticism  of  various  current  views. 
Much  the  largest  section  of  the  volume  is  de- 
servedly given  to  Paul's  native  city."  (Out- 
look.) 


"The  reviewer  confesses  to  an  impression 
that  the  material  at  the  author's  disposal  Is 
often  too  slight  for  the  conclusions  that  are 
based   upon   it."    G:   H.   Gilbert. 

—  Am.  J.  Theol.  12:  477.  Jl.  '08.  lOOOw. 
"These  chapters  narrating  the  history  and 
shovving  the  life  of  each  of  these  cities  will  be 
invaluable  to  students  of  the  New  Testament; 
and  Sir  William  Ramsay  is  to  be  congratulated 
on   his  excellent  work." 

4-   +  Ath.    1908,    1:    667.    My.    30.    700^. 
"This    will    be    a    useful    book    to    students    of 
the  life  of   Paul." 

+  Bib.  World.  31:320.  Ap.  '08.  70w. 
"No  one  knows  Asia  Minor  more  thoroly  than 
does  Professor  Ramsay,  and,  as  the  learned 
public  knows,  this  'Cities  of  St.  Paul'  is 'but 
the  latest  of  his  series  of  volumes  which  have 
added  so  much  to  our  knowledge  of  the  phys- 
ical, social  and  historical  surroundings  which 
affected  the  great  apostle's  character  and 
work." 

+   Ind.   64:  975.   Ap.    30,   '08.    50Ow. 
+   Lit.    D.    37:    230.    Ag.    15,    '08.    ISOw. 
"Important   work.      Has    no   index." 

H Nation.   86:   554.   Je.   18.   '08.  250w. 

"The  book  indicates  Dr.  Ramsay's  undoubted 
scholarship    and    his    wide    grasp    of    facts." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    374.   Jl.   4,   'OS.    270w. 
+  Outlook.    SS:  565.    Mr.    7,    '08.    450w. 
"He    speaks    with      conscious      authority     and 
long  experience,  and  is  a  little  resentful  bf  am- 
ateur  encroachments  upon  his  domain,   wheth- 
er  those   of    "Palestinian   tourist   savants.'    whose 
half-knowledse     he      frankly      cfiticises,      or      of 
German  scholars  who  work  from  books  and  in 
long  succession  repeat  each  other's  errors." 
+   +   Sat.    R.    105:  469.   Ap.   11,    'OS.    1200w. 
"If    we    cannot    always    accept    Sir    "William 
Ramsay's  theories,   we  always  find  him  tuU  oi 
enlightening   suggestion." 

-\ Spec.    100:620.    Ap.    18,    '08.    lOOOw. 

Rand,  Benjamin,  comp.  Modern  classical 
philosophers;  selections  illustrating 
modern  philosophy  from  Bruno  to 
Spencer.  *$2.5o.  Houghton.  8-6098. 

A  series  of  selections  valuable  to  college 
classes  includin.?  philosophical  writings  of  Bru- 
no, Bacon,  Hobbs.  Descartes.  Spinoza,  Leibnitz, 
Locke.  Berkeley,  Hume,  Condillac,  Kant,  Fichte, 
Schelling,  Hegel,  Schopenhauer,  Comte  and 
Mill. 


"Will  immediately  become  a  standard  book  of 
reference." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    204.    Je.    '08. 

"The  book  is  a  valuable  one  for  the  college 
student   to    have   at    his   elbow." 

-t-   Educ.    R.    35:    521.    My.    'OS.    80w. 

"Good  as  his  book  is.  it  might  be  bettered  in 
the  earlier  editions  which  are  certain  to  be 
called  for.  As  it  stands,  the  work  is  heartily 
to  be  recommended  to  instructors  and  students 
alike."  .A..  C.  Armstrong. 
+   H J.    Philos.    5:    5i.b4.    S.    24,    '08.    640w. 

"One  of  the  most  useful  books  on  its  subject 
published    in    recent    years.      Any    book    of    this 
kind  is,   of  course,   open  to  criticism  of  detail." 
H Nation.   86:   283.  Mr.  26,  '08.  350w. 

"The  volume  can  be  strongly  recommended  to 
the  general  reader.  Such  a  book  as  this  will 
best  realize  its  final  purpose,  however,  as  indeed 
the  compiler  points  out,  if  it  serves  as  a  stim- 


ulus to  the  student  to  turn  to  the  unabridged 
writings  themselves  of  the  graat  thinkers.  To 
that  end  the  addition  of  a  few  bibliographical 
references  would  have  been  of  real  service  in 
directing  the  uninitiated."  G.  M.  Duncan. 
+   Philos.    R.   17:    662.    N.   '08.   1850w. 

Rankin,  Carroll  Watson.  Adopting  of  Rosa 
Marie.     t$i.5o.     Holt.  8-24300. 

A  story  for  children  which  is  a  sequel  to 
"Dandelion  cottage."  The  chief  interest  for 
the  group  of  lively  children  who  laugh  and 
play  thru  the  book  is  a  little  Indian  child  bor- 
rowed for  a  day  but  kept  indefinitely  on  ac- 
count of   the  desertion  of   the  parents. 

Rappoport,  Angelo  S.  Curse  of  the  Ro- 
manovs: a  study  of  the  lives  and  reigns 
of  two  tsars:  Paul  I  and  Ale.xander  I 
of  Russia,   1754-1825.      *$3.5o.   McClure. 

8-9071. 
"This  book  is  dedicated  to  the  memory  of 
the  'noble  martyrs  who  have  fallen  in  the 
struggle  for  Russian  freedom.'  Herein  lies  the 
alpha  and  omega  of  the  spirit  in  which  it  is 
written.  The  ulterior  object  of  the  author,  in 
raking  up  as  he  does  the  bones  of  the  dead,  is 
obviously  to  stir  up  public  indignation  against 
the  Tsar  and  enlist  the  reader's  sympathy  in 
to-day's  policy  and  aims  of  the  extreme  revo- 
lutionaries of  his  own  country — a  policy  which 
will  lead,  he  hopes,  to  'the  disappearance  of 
the  house  of  Romanov  as  a  reigning  family.' 
The  book  is  full  of  stories  of  court  scandal,  of 
ruling  favourites,  intrigues  of  mistresses  and 
lovers'   plots." — Sat.   R. 


"Considered  as  a  book  for  the  general  read- 
er, this  handsome  and  -well  illustrated  volume 
may   be  commended." 

4-  Ath.   1907,    2:  334.   S.   21.    800w. 

"The  first  chapter  is  turgid  rant;  but  after 
that  matter  and  manner  begin  to  improve.  The 
author,  if  not  sympathetic,  is  at  least  no  longer 
obviously  unfair,  and  he  has  used  standard  au- 
thorities." 

L   Nation.  86:  511.  Je.  4,  "08.  400w. 

"At  times  the  narrative  is  too  theatrical  In 
style. '=     G.  ,S.   Hellman. 

-J N.   Y.   Times.    13:  64.   F.   1,   "08.    520w. 

"It  it  not  instructive  reading,  but  entertain- 
ing as  a  'modern  society'  book,  with  informa- 
tion ransacked  from  a  heap  of  multifarious  na- 
tive and  foreign  sources,  comprising  archives 
of  princes,  secret  feminine  correspondence, 
jonrn:ils  and  memoirs,  selections  from  ancient 
history  based  to  a  great  extent  upon  court  ru- 
mors and  private  letters  describing  palace  life 
behind  the  scenes.  His  book  in  the  hands  of 
the  uninitiated  is  likely,  at  the  present  junc- 
ture of  our  international  relations  with  Russia 
to  do  more  harm   than  good." 

—  Sat.    R.    104:  730.    D.    14,    '07.    1050w. 

Rasmussen,    Knud.     People    of    the     polar 
*       north;   compiled  from  the  Danish  orig- 
inals and  ed.  by  G.   Herring.  *$5.  Lip- 
pincott. 

Selections  from  the  results  of  Mr.  Rasmus- 
sen's  Eskimo  study  published  recently  in  Cop- 
enhagen. "The  author  spent  two  winters  with 
the  polar  Eskimos,  familiarizing  himself  with 
their  manner  of  living,  their  social  institutions, 
their  religion,  and  their  traditional  history.  He 
was  adiTiirably  equipped  for  this  work,  because 
he  had  spoken  the  Eskimo  language  from  his 
babyhood,  and  because  he  was  entitled  to  claim 
a  certain  racial  kinship  with  the  Eskimos."  (N. 
Y.  Times.) 


"Though  the  work  does  not  appeal  to  the  cas- 
ual reader,  it  will  be  deeply  interesting  to  the 
student  of  m.an." 

+  Nation.   87:   526.   N.   26,   '08.    800w, 
"A  valuable  work." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  562.  O.   10,   'OS.   430w. 


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299 


Rath,  E.  J.     Sixth  speed.     t$i.so.     Moffat. 

8-10277. 

Tells  of  a  chauffeur  who  wearies  of  his  meni- 
al service,  calls  his  millionaire  employer  names, 
"thereby  separating  himself  from  his  job,  and 
turns  pirate  in  very  up-to-date  fashion.  He 
invents,  or  somebody  invents  for  him,  a  new 
motor  which  will  propel  a  boat  at  the  speed 
of  more  than  a  hundred  miles  an  hour.  His 
boat  is  secretly  built  and  equipped,  a  trusty 
crew  is  secured,  and  he  starts  out  to  plunder 
the  yachts  of  the  wealthy." — Dial. 

"A  book  not  to  be  taken  seriously  In  any  lit- 
erary sense,  without  either  form  or  style,  but 
having  the  characteristics  of  surprise  and  ex- 
citement that  go  to  the  making  of  an  enter- 
taining  yarn."   W:    M.    Payne. 

-j Dial.    44:    350.    Je.    1,    'OS.    300w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   213.  Ap.   11,   '0'8.    30w. 
"A   most   enjoyable   tale   of   adventure,   full   of 
action   and   interest." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   245.  Ap.  25,  'OS.  130w. 
"There   is   something  doing  all   the   time." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   343.   Je.    13,    'US.    130w. 

Ray,     Anna     Chapin.     Quickened.  ^^$1.50. 

Little.  8-9530. 

Dealing    with    picturesque    phases    of  Quebec 

and  its  surroundings,   drawing  together  French, 

English  and  American  types,  this  story  empha- 
sizes some  of  the  strongholds  of  the  Roman 
Catholic   faith. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    157.   My.    '08. 
"This  is  a  mighty   theme;   the  author  fails   to 
handle   it   convincingly.      She   only   tells    us   that 
it   liappened." 

—  Ind.    65:    550.    S.    3,    'OS.   60w. 
"The   story   is    in    no   sense   a   great   one,    but 
its  deftness  of  description  of   place  and  person, 
its    seriousness    and    refinement,    make    it    com- 
fortable  reading." 

-I-  Nation.  SG:  469.  My.  21,  '08.  150w. 
"There  is  something  tragic  in  a  leaily  fine 
book  that  Hags  towa-d  the  end.  Jlowever, 
there  are  at  least  a  hundred  pages  ol  tense, 
well-written  drama,  and  they  alone  would 
make  the  book  well  worth  reading." 

-I N.   Y.   Times.   13:   206.   Ap.    11,   'OS.   170w. 

Raymond,  George  Lansing.     Psychology  of 
inspiration.    **$i.40.    Funk.  8-794. 

An  attempt  to  distinguish  religious  from  sci- 
entific truth  and  to  harmonize  Christianity  with 
modern  thought.  The  author  shows  that  the 
subconscious  mind  is  the  avenue  thru  which 
truth  in  the  form  of  intuitions  and  inspirations 
Infiuences  the  progress  of  knowledge,  ethics,  art, 
and  religion.  He  contends  that  these  influences 
are  suggestive  rather  than  dictatorial  in  char- 
acter, and  that  they  insure  development  in  pro- 
portion as  they  are  heeded  and  understood,  lie 
finally  shows  that  these  truths,  materialized, 
form  the  world  with  which  science  deals,  and 
therefore  the  harmony  between  spirit  and  mat- 
ter. 


"It  is,  we  think,  diflicult  to  over-estimate  the 
value  of  this  volume  at  the  present  critical 
pass  in  the  history  of  Christianity." 
+  +  Arena.  39:  508.  Ap.  'OS.  lOUOw. 
"One  expecting  to  find  here  a  thoroughgoing 
discussion  01  inspiration  frcm  the  psychological 
point  of  view  will  be  greatly  disappointed.  The 
book  has  much  that  is  valuable  in  relation  both 
to  inspiration  and  to  the  harmonizing  of  scien- 
tific and  religious  thouglit,  but  its  cnief  use- 
fulness is  likely  to  be  in  stirring  discussion  upon 
the   problems   presented." 

-\ Lit,    D.    36:    656.    My.    2,    'OS.    350w. 

Outlook.   88:   326.   F.   8,   '08.   30Ow. 
Raymond,  William  Gait.     Elements  of  rail- 
road   engineering.      (Railroad    engineer- 
ing.   V.    2.)    $3.50.    Wiiey.  8-7887. 
"The  aim  of  the  author  has  been  to  describe 
the  fixed  portion  of  a  railroad  plant  and  to  pre- 


sent the  underlying  principles  governing  the  de- 
sign of  its  layout,  a  railroad  being  viewed  as  a 
plant  operated  for  the  manufacture  of  trans- 
portation which  must  be  marketed  at  a  profit 
to  the  owners.  .  .  .  The  author  includes  a 
number  ot  original  articles,  among  which  are 
those  on  curve  resistance  and  the  cost  of  the 
worsit  class   of  rise  and  fall." — Engin.   D. 


4-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  628.  N.  'CS.  llOw. 
Engin.  D.  3:  525.  My.  '08.  450w. 
"The  author's  comments  in  regard  to  over- 
capitalization and  stock  watering  do  not  state 
all  that  is  favorable  to  the  railroads  on  this 
much-hackneyed  subject,  though  the  popular 
view  is  very  clearly  though  briefly  set  out." 
W.   D.    Taylor. 

-i Engin.    N.   59:    434.   Ap.   16,    'OS.    3000w. 

"The  book  is  prepared  for  class-room  use  and 
furnishes  a  broad,  substantial  foundation  for  fu- 
ture study  of  details.' 

f-    Engin.   Rec.  5S:  652.  D.  5,   'OS.   ITOw. 

Read,  D.  H.  Moutray.  Highways  and  by- 
ways in  Hampshire.  (Highways  and 
byways     ser.)     $2.     Macmillan. 

8-21025. 
Notes  and  impressions  of  "happv  clavs,  mo- 
toring, driving,  cycling  and  walking"  in  a 
country  which  to  the  author  is  "a  bundle  of 
memories,  all  colourful,  with  a  setting  of  sun- 
washed  landscapes,  sweet  scents,  and  bird  mel- 
odies." "Nearly  a  hundred  charming  pen-and- 
ink  drawings  are  contributed  by  Mr.  Arthur  B. 
Connor,  and  a  good  map  and  an  index  are 
useful  features  deserving  of  mention."    (Dial.) 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  295.  D.  '08. 
"Haste  and  anger  with  locked  doors  are,  we 
suppose,  the  reason  that  so  many  exceptional 
churches  of  Hampshire  in  the  very  parts  vis- 
ited by  Mr.  Read,  and  close  to  the  highway, 
are  left  unnoticed  or  passed  by  with  insulRcient 
comment." 

-I Ath.    1908,    1:    566.    My.    9.    850w. 

"A  book  in  every  way  worthy  of  the  series  in 
which  it   appears." 

+   Dial.    44:    353.    Je.    1,    '08.    150w. 
"He  treats  you  as  if  he  were  conducting  you 
through    his    own    estate,    and    took    pleasure    in 
pointing   to   this   and    that   which    he    values   for 
his   own   reasons.     The   result   is   entertaining." 

-\ Nation.   86:   511.   Je.   4,   'OS.   200w. 

"Only  a  reader  well  versed  in  English  history 
and    English    literature    can    properly    enjov    it." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:   379.   Jl.   4,   'OS.   360w. 

"Mr.    Moutray    Read    has    dealt   with    his    sub- 
ject in   a   satisfactory  wav." 

4-  Spec.  101:  sup.  713.  N.  7,  '08.  160w. 

Redfield,  Isabella  Taylor.     Reasonable  way 
to    study    the    Bible:    the    Acts    of    the 
Apostles,    the     Epistles.    50c.       Isabella 
T.  Redfield,  Pittsfield,  Mass.        7-42456. 
"Miss   Redfield   has   divided   carefully  the   ma- 
terial  in   both   the  Acts  of  the  Apostles  and   the 
Epistles    of    Paul    into    convenient    and    related 
sections,   and   by  a   series  of  questions  has   pre- 
pared  the  way  for  the  student  to  arrive  at   in- 
dependent   opinions    on    the    course    of    the    his- 
tory and  the  various  types  of  religious  thought." 
— R.   of  Rs. 


Ind.  64:  1045.  My.  7,  '08.  lOOw. 
"The  analysis  of  the  Biblical  material  is  good, 
the  coordination  of  references  to  the  historical 
work  and  the  Epistles  shows  careful  study,  and 
the  questions  for  the  student  are  designed  to 
call  out  independent  thought  and  appreciation 
of  the  real   problems  of  the  period." 

+   Nation.   86:   103.   Ja.    30,   '08.   lOOw. 
"Is    stimulating    to    all    teachers   ambitious    of 
thorough    work." 

+  Outlook.    88:    280.    P.   1,    '08.    ISOw. 


300 


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Reed,  Milton.  Democratic  ideal.  *75c.  Am. 
Unitar.  7-30430. 

The  initial  progress  that  came  out  of  the 
"iron  necessities"  of  man's  being  and  which 
has  Developed  principles  of  liberty,  equality  of 
rights,  and  justice  is  capable,  the  author  be- 
lieves, of  continuing  its  work  for  the  American 
people  until  all  of  its  problems  of  government 
and   society   are   solved. 


"While  the  author  prints  some  very  just  and 
harsh  criticisms  on  modern  economic  condi- 
tions, he  seems  not  to  have  a  comprehension  of 
the  economic  laws  underlying  many  modern 
movements." 

—  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    450.    S.    '08.    50w. 

Reed,  Myrtle.   Flower  of  the  dusk.  **$i.50. 
*       Putnam.  8-24448. 

A  story  in  which  a  cripplf  d  daughter  struggles 
to  keep  up  the  deception  of  riches  for  the  com- 
fort ot  a  blind  father.  When  thru  the  aid  of 
an  heiress  and  her  surgeon  lover  both  are  cured 
the  father  does  not  survive  the  joy  of  seeing 
the  daughter  who,  on  account  of  the  resemi 
blance  to  the  mother  and  his  unbalanced  state 
of  rnind,  he  thinks  is  his  long  dead  wife.  The 
shadow  of  an  early  love  tragedy  lies  across  the 
pages   of  the  story. 


A.    L.  A.   Bkl.   4;  271.   N.   '08.  Hf« 
"As   a  story  this  seems  scarcely  equal  to  the 
author's  former  work,   'A  spinner  in   the  sun.'  " 
-i-  —  Ath.   1908,   2:   398.   O.   3.   80w. 

Ind.  65:   1244.  N.   26.  '08.   2'0'Ow. 
"The  slight  little  luminary  of  a  story  twinkles 
here  and  there  with  fun  and  revolves  in  a  vast 
atmosphere    of    songs,    dreams,    parables,    rhap- 
sodies." 

+  Nation.  87:  S64.  O.  15,  '08.  150w. 

"It  is  a  perfect  example  of  Us  kind  and  a  vast 
improvement  upon  the  colorless  fiction  that 
seeks  its  dignity  in  harping  on  disagreeable  top- 
ics." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  516.  S.  19,  '08.  220'W. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  747.  D.  5,  *08.  140w. 

Rees,  Arthur  Dougherty.     William  Tell:  a 
drama    of    the    origin    of    Swiss    demo- 
cracy. Lippincott.  8-24854. 
A  play  written  around  the  legend  of  William 
Tell    which    is    dedicated    to    the    principles    of 
human  progress  and  which   takes   in   the  move- 
ment    in     Switzerland     towards     freedom     and 
unity. 


"Is  not  wholly  devoid  of  imagination  or  de- 
scriptive power,  but  is  so  undramatic  in  its 
action  and  so  untheatrical  in  form  as  to  be 
wholly   unsuitable   for   stage   representation." 

h   Nation.    87:    123.   Ag.   6,    '08.    150w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:460.   Ag.   22,   'OS.    20Ow. 

Reeves,  Jesse  Siddall.  American  diplomacy 
under  Tyler  and  Polk.  (Albert  Shaw 
lectures  on  diplomatic  history,  1906.) 
$1.50.   Johns   Hopkins.  ■    7-39215. 

"Thirteen  chapters  .  .  .  dealing  with  the 
diplomatic  events  of  the  administrations  of  two 
'accidental  presidents.'  .  .  .  Their  subject 
matter  deals  chiefly  with  questions  of  boundary 
— northeast,  northwest,  and  southwest.  Un- 
doubtedly the  best  portions  of  the  book  are  the 
eight  chapters  dealing  with  our  relations  to 
Texas  and  Mexico.  The  author  does  much  to 
dispel  the  prevalent  belief  that  the  'peculiar 
institution  of  the  south'  was  an  active  aid  to 
extension    in   the   southwest." — Ann.   Am.    Acad. 


"Dr.  Reeve's  excellent  study  of  the  diplomacy 
of  the  United  States  under  Tyler  and  Polk  is 
necessarily  lacking  in  unity,  for  neither  a  single 
administration  or  a  single  group  of  diplomatic 
negotiations  is  the  theme.  No  one  can  neglect 
its  use  in  the  study  of  the  diplomacy  of  this  pe- 
riod. It  is  written  in  a  clear  style,  plain  and 
unadorned."    C.   H.   Van  Tyne. 

H Pol.  Sci.  Q.  23:  714.  D.  '08.  520w. 

R.  of   Rs.  37:  116.  Ja.  '08.   120w. 

Reeves,  William  Pember.  New  Zealand.  *$6. 

*       Macmillan. 

A  particularly  illuminating  book  about  New 
Zealand  which  "does  not  pretend  to  be  either 
a  guide-book  or  an  exhaustive  treatise."  "Es- 
pecially interesting  are  the  chapters  on  sport 
and  country  life,  and  much  light  is  thrown  on 
the  social  conditions,  which,  Keir  Hardie  as- 
serts, have  established  a  standard  of  comfort 
and  a  recognition  of  the  rights  of  labor  which 
make  New  Zealand  the  most  desirable  of  all 
countries  for  the  emigrant  workman."   (Nation.) 


"It  is  for  its  descriptive  passages  that  the 
reader  will  most  prize  this  book." 

+   Ath.   1908,   2:   726.   D.  5.  630w. 

+   Dial.  45:  461.  D.  16,  '08.  200^. 

"Charmingly  illustrated  and  informing  account 
of  New  Zealand." 

-r   Nation.   87:    578.   D.   10,   '08.   160w. 

"As  charming  a  book  as  we  ever  hope  to  read 
about  the  country  he  has  so  well  represented. 
The  text  is  more  than  worthy  of  the  niuneroua 
illustrations,  whicli  are  a  true  pleasure  to  the 
eye,  and  are  by  far  the  best  pictures  of  New 
Zealand  we  have  over  seen  in  a  book.  It  may 
seem  captious  to  complain  of  very  small  blem- 
ishes; but  the  book  is  written  with  such  care- 
ful art  that  they  are  relatively  more  disfiguring 
than  in  most  books.  We  unreservedlv  commend 
this  book.  It  is  romantic  because  Mr.  Reeve« 
is  a  poet,  yet  it  nowhere  exaggerates." 
+   -j Spec.  101:  631.  O.  24,  '08.  1900w. 

Reich,    Emil.    Foundations    of    modern    Eu- 
rope. **$i.50.  Macmillan.  8-12963. 

A  book,  growing  out  of  a  series  of  publjc 
lectures,  which  gives  a  short  sketch  of  the  main 
facts  and  tendencies  of  European  history  that, 
from  1756  onwards,  have  contributed  to  the 
making  of  the  present  state  of  politics  and 
civilization.  Under  the  wealth  of  facts  the  au- 
thor finds  the  soul  of  progress  which  he  reveals. 


Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  719.  My.  '08.  180w. 
Ind.    64:    1352.    Je.    11,    'OS.    170w. 


"A  second  edition  gives  opportunity  to  call 
attention  again  to  the  very  suggestive  lectures 
which  this  book  contains.  Dr.  Reich  is  par- 
ticularly happy  in  his  insistence:  first,  upon 
the  European  influence  of  the  American  war  of 
independence;  and,  second,  upon  the  very  impor- 
tant part  played  bv  the  French  in  the  war." 
-h   Educ.    R.    36:    103.    Je.    '08.    70w. 

—  Ind.   65:   378.  Ag.   13,  '08.  300w. 

"His  glittering  generalities  and  dogmatic 
judgment  are  particularly  unsafe  to  readers 
like  many  of  those  in  the  C.  I..  S.  C,  who  are 
inclined  to  take  everything  in  print  as  gospel 
truth." 

—  Ind.   65:    721.    S.   24,   '08.   lOOw. 

"It  is  not  only  in  detail  that  this  work  fails, 
but  in  larger  generalizations,  which  might,  if 
well  founded,  counterbalance  some  degree  of  in- 
accuracy  in    minor   points." 

—  Nation.   86:   553.   Je.  18.   '08.   460w. 

"Whatever  may  be  Dr.  Reich's  faults,  he  is 
not  dull,  and,  though  his  accuracy  in  explain- 
ing the  course  of  human  events  has  often  been 
questioned  and  hardly  less  often  denied  he  cer- 
tainlv  does  look  at  things  with  eyes  that  take 
in  a  good  many  of  them  at  the  same  time." 
^ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  277.  My.  16,  '08.  «()0w. 

R.   of  Rs.   38:   254.  Ag.   '08.  40w. 


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Reich,  Emil.  General  history  of  western 
nations  from  5000  B.  C.  to  1900  A.  D. 
2v.   *$4.   Macmillan.  8-20728. 

Two  of  the  three  volumes  dealing  with  "An- 
tiquity." The  first  volume  includes  an  Intro- 
duction containing  the  methodology  of  history, 
a  general  historical  bibliography,  and  Books  1 
and  2  which  deal  with  the  great  land  empires, 
Chaldea,  Egypt,  Assyria,  the  Hittites,  the 
Phrygians  and  the  Lydians;  and  with  the  bor- 
der states,  the  Phoenicians,  the  Hebrews  and 
the  Hellenes.  Volume  two  contains  Rome,  the 
Roman  republic,  and  the  Roman  empire;  with 
full   index   of   both   volumes. 


la  Rookh  was  young.  On  the  slopes  of  Parnas- 
sus, The  literary  lady,  and  Our  accomplished 
great-grandmother. 


"The  fact  is  that  these  volumes  are  by  no 
meaijs  the  outcome  of  first-hand  research. 
They  do  not  even  contain  much  systematic 
criticism."     H.    W.    C.    D. 

—  Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:   816.   O.   '08.   SSOw. 

"It  would  be  false  to  say  that  amid  so  many 
printed  pages  there  are  no  wise  and  suggestive 
sentences,  hut  it  is  all  spoiled  by  the  pompous 
dogma,  vague  assertion,  high-sounding  futility 
and  arrogant  assumption  of  omniscience  on  the 
part  of  the  author." 

—  Ind.   05:377.   Ag.   13,   '08.   400w. 

"The  value  of  these  synthetic  principles, 
whatever  it  may  be,  is  largely  offset  by  the 
glaring  faults  of  the  work.  It  contains  many 
errors  of  detail;  long  periods,  like  that  of  the 
emperors,  are  inadequately  treated;  the  theories 
it  upholds  are  often  pushed  to  extravagant 
lengths:  and  the  spirit  of  the  author  is  un- 
necessarily combative   and   egotisitical." 

—  Nation.   87:   467.   N.   12,   'OS.   6S0w^ 

"It  takes  close  reading  and  some  thinking  to 
follow  him,  interesting  though  his  assumptions 
and  contentions  are.  It  may  be  doubted 
whether  Dr.  Reich  can  sustain  his  positions 
except  as  hypotheses.  As  demonstrations  they 
lack  something  of  convincingness,  and  even  of 
authoritv,    despite    his   signature." 

h   N.    Y.    Times.   13:    54'5.    O.    3,    '0«.    2100w. 

"Sometimes  he  even  seems  to  strain  a  point 
to  make  his  theories  fit  the  facts.  But  in 
general  his  opinion  is  well  worth  the  reader's 
attention,  and  on  every  page  the  student  should 
find  food  for  thought." 

h  Outlook.   90:   358.   O.   17,   '08.    220'6w. 

R.    of    Rs.    38:  254.    Ag.    '08.    200w. 

"Herr  Reich  has  written  a  good  book,  and  as 
he  niight  have  clothed  it  iti  German  or  some 
even  more  native  language,  we  must  put  up 
with   his  queer  lingo." 

H Sat.    R.   10€:   516.   O.   24,   '08.   llSOw. 

"Dr.  Reich  is  somewhat  paradoxical,  and 
very  firmly  convinced  of  his  being  in  the  right." 

—  Spec.    101:    sup.    473.    O.    3,    '08.    220w. 

Reichel,    Willy.        Occultist's    travels.    *$i. 
Fenno.  8-25375. 

Describes  the  author's  travels  thru  Egypt, 
Prance  and  England,  the  United  States.  Ha- 
waiian islands,  Japan,  China  and  the  Philip- 
pines. His  experiences  with  experimental  oc- 
cultism include  seances,  tests  of  trance  inspira- 
tion, trumjiet  mcdiumship,  crystal  gazing  and 
palmistry;  he  touches  upon  theosophy  and  re- 
incarnation and  describes  certain  visits  to  spir- 
itual  camps. 


N.  Y.   Times  13:522.   S.   26,  '08.   680w. 

Repplier,  Agnes.    Happy    half-century,  and 
other  essays.  **$i.io.  Houghton. 

8-27522. 

Miss  Repplier  has  brought  out  of  their  cen- 
tury-old silence  people  whose  "little  nothing- 
nesses" of  every  day  affairs  and  real  work  were 
woven  into  the  tissue  of  England's  social  and 
literary  history.  What  these  people  thought 
about  each  other,  what  they  read,  and  what 
they  did  constitute  a  book  of  delightful  liter- 
ary chit-chat.     Some  of  the  titles  are  When  Lal- 


+  A.  L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  295.  D.  '08.  4. 
Reviewed  by  Edward  Fuller. 

-I-   Bookm.  2'8:  3'24.  D.  '08.  540w. 
"A    little    volume    of    essays    which    confirms 
the    judgment    of    the    critic    who    declared    that 
Miss    Repplier    possesses    and    monopolizes    the 
almost  lost  art  of  essay  writing." 

+  Cath.  World.  88:  256.  N.  '08.  850w. 
"In  her  customary  pleasant  fashion,  and  with 
abundance  of  apt  quotation,  she  makes  the 
reader  share  with  her  a  sort  of  amused  superi- 
ority to  the  persons  pricked  by  her  somewhat 
pitiless  pen,  held  up  writhing  for  a  moment  on 
its  cruel  point,  and  then  consigned  again  to  a 
well-earned    oblivion." 

-t-   Dial.   45:  254.   O.   16,   '08.   400w. 
•'A  Christmas  present  worth  having." 

+   Ind.  65:  1174.  N.  19,  '08.  50w. 
"In  the  end  one  has  been  instructed  in  nwch 
half-forgotten   lore,   as  well   as  refreshed  by  tii© 
instructor's     twinkling     wit     and     clear,     quiet 
humor." 

-f   Nation.   87:    386.    O.    22,   'OS.    SOOw. 
"She    is    the    greatest    living   master    of    good- 
natured  satire,  if  indeed  she  has  ever  been  sur- 
passed  in   it." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  575.  O.  17,  '08.  220w. 
"She    is    decidedly    amusing,    but    we    are    not 
sure  that  she  is  just." 

H Spec.  101:  888.  N.  28,  '08.  2a0w. 

Repton,   Humphry.     Art   of  landscape   gar- 
dening;    including     his     sketches     and 
hints  on  landscape  gardening  and  The- 
ory  and   practice   of  landscape   garden- 
ing;  ed.   by  J.   Nolen.   il.   **$3.    Hough- 
ton. 7-38627. 
Deals    with    the    principles    of   landscape    gar- 
dening.    "The  grounds  laid  out  or  improved  by 
Repton,    perhaps    it    should    be   said,    were   gen- 
tlemen's   estates,    large   and    small,    and    though 
these,    or   portions    of   them,    were    called    parks, 
they    were    private    rather    than    public    parks, 
and  each  was  associated  with  a  residence,  per- 
manent  or   temporary.     Many   of   the    principles 
so   clearly   set   forth,   however,    apply   equally   to 
either  public   or  private   work."     (Engin.    N.) 


"The  illustrations  are  especially  worthy  of 
mention,  because  with  the  exception  of  a  few 
modern  photographs,  they  are  reproductions  of 
Repton's   own   sketches." 

-f  Dial.  44:  179.  Mr.  16,  '08.  600w. 
-f   Engin.    N.   69:  81.   Ja   16,   '08.    450w. 
"Cannot   fall   to   be  of  value   and   Interest   to 
Americans." 

+  R.  Of   Rs.  37:   511.  Ap.   '08.   lOOw. 
"Of  course  it  is  a  book  addressed  to  the  few. 
Still,    the    book    will    be    found     interesting    by 
readers  who  do  not  contemplate  the  making  of 
landscapes." 

-f  Spec.    100:  106.    Ja.   18,    '07.    llOw. 

Reynolds,  Mrs.  Baillie-.  Broken  off.  t$i.so. 
Brenlano's. 
"A  variant  of  a  popular  theme,  the  engage- 
ment of  a  well-bom,  beautiful,  but  poor  girl  to 
a  strong,  honesit,  middle-class  rich  man  whom 
she  first  despises  and  in  the  end  adores." — 
Sat.   R. 


"The  story  is  a  little  too  commonplace  for 
the  really  original  study  of  emotions  to  which 
It  forms  a  background." 

H Ath.    1907,    2:    6S3.    N.    30.    160w. 

N.  V.  Times.  13:  47.  Ja.  25,  '08.  250w. 
"It   Is   a   very   fair  specimen   of   this  kind   of 
feminine  novel,  workmanlike  In  treatment,  flu- 
ent with  emotion  and  sentiment,  and  set  In  an 
adequate   picture   of  country-nouse   life." 
+  Sat.    R.  104:   769.   D.  21,  '07.  60w. 


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Reynolds,  Mrs.  Baillie Continued. 

"Mrs.  Baillie  Reynold's  writing  is  never 
actually  dull,  but  it  must  be  confessed  that  in 
her  present  novel  she  comes  perilously  near 
It." 

1-  Spec.    99:    1057.    D.    21,    '07.    120w. 

Reynolds,   Victor.     Stories   of   the    Flemish 
and  Dutch  artists  from  the  time  of  the 
Van    Eycks    to    the    end    of    the    seven- 
teenth   century;    selected    and   arranged 
by   Victor   Reynolds.   $3.   Duffield. 
Stories   of  Flemish  and   Dutch   artists   told   in 
the  words  of  the  original   historians  of  the  two 
schools.     The    illustrations    are    selections    from 
their   paintings    reproduced    in    colors    and    half- 
tones;   and    appendices    include    respectively    a 
chapter     on     "The     disco^•ery     of     oil-painting," 
and    a    list    of   the    authorities    drawn    upon    for 
the  sketches. 


"This  is  first  of  all  interesting;  and  it  doea 
well  what  it  undertakes  to  do." 

+  Outlook.   90:   843.   D.   12,   '08.   200w. 

Rhead,  Louis  John.  Book  of  fish  and  fish- 
ing, il.  **$i.5o.  Scribner.  8-18028. 

A  popular  rather  than  scientific  treatment  of 
fishes  found  from  Labrador  to  Dry  Tortugas. 
"In  addition  to  descriptions  of  the  appearance 
and  hal>its  of  the  fish,  are  chapters  headed. 
Where  to  get  them,  How  to  get  them,  and  When 
to  got  them.  The  book  is  well  illustrated  with 
copious  cuts  and  contains  also  some  interest- 
ing maps  and  charts."    (Ind.) 


"The   English   is   sometimes   slovenly,   and   the 
lack  of  an  index  a  serious  omission." 

-I A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  295.  D.  'OS. 

"Very    useful    book."    G:    Gladden. 

+   Bookm.   27:    609.   Ag.    'OS.    150w. 
Ind.   64:   1454.    Je.    25,    '08.    llOw. 
"AA'hile    Mr.    Rhead's    ideas    are    in    the    main 
sound,   his  sins  of  omission   are  serious.     There 
are  manv  examples  of  slipshod  English." 

1-   Nation.   86:   5S4.   Je.   25,   '08.    llOw. 

"Contains   a   large  amount  of   practical   infor- 
mation in  compact  form." 

+  N.   Y.    Times.  13:   353.  Je.   20,   'OS.   200w. 
+   R.    of    Rs.    38:    253.    Ag.   '08.    lOOw. 

Rhodes,  Harrison  Garfield.  Adventures  of 
Charles  Edward.  (English  title,  Charles 
Edward.)  il.  t$i.5o.  Little.  8-13950. 
Charles  Edward,  a  young  New  Yorker,  en- 
dowed with  high  spirits  and  abundant  riches, 
is  a  prank-loving  individual  v/ho  perpetrates  his 
jokes  on  two  sides  of  the  Atlantic.  His  first  ad- 
venture secuies  him  a  wife,  the  daughter  of  an 
English  lord;  at  another  time  he  advertises  for 
an  heirdom  and  gets  it;  still  again  he  buys 
the  manuscripts  of  four  authors,  has  them 
published  simultaneously  as  the  work  of  one 
man,  and  while  reconciling  the  public  to  the 
dissimilarities  apparent  in  the  books,  is  also 
engaged  in  assuaging  the  injured  feelings  of 
the  four  authors  whose  identities  have  merged 
into    that   of   one   unknown   man. 


"Mr.  Rhodes  recounts  pranks  with  easy  gaiety 
and    fluent   humour." 

+  Acad.    72:    169.    F.    16.    '07.    200w. 
"A    sort    of    Americanized    version    of    Steven- 
son's  'New   Arabian    nights.'  " 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    223.    Je.    '08. 
"A    thoroughly    delightful    volume,     quite    out 
of   the   beaten    track   of   humorous   literature." 
+  Arena.    40:    126.    Jl.   'OS.    llOw. 
"It   is   transatlantic   both    in    its   Gibsonian    il- 
lustrations  and    its    piquant   humour,    which    we 
should    ha\-e    liked    better    had    there    been    less 
of    it — its    qualities,    refreshing    when    taken    in 
smalt    c'oses,    becomes  enervating  in  bulk;  but  for 
the    busy   man.    who   takes    his   literary   refresh- 
ment   homoeopathically,    'Charles    Edward'    may 
be   recommended." 

-I Ath.   1907,   1:   98.   Ja.   26.   70w. 


"In  this  last  chapter,  as  in  other  isolated  mo- 
ments through  the  book,  the  author  shows  fflm- 
self  endowfd  not  only  with  wit,  but  with  true 
humour,  the  humour  that  draws  the  tear  as  well 
as    the    laugh."    G.    I.    Colbron. 

+    Bookm.    27:    414.    Je.    '08.    650w. 
"Only   a   very   unreasonable   critic    could    deny 
that     they    possess     the     quality     of    entertain- 
ment."   F:    T.    Cooper. 

+   Bookm.    27:    501.    Jl.    '08.    150w. 
"The   book   is   breezy   and   entertainng." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  302.  My.   30,   'OS.  400w. 
"The    book    is    one    smile    from    the    first   page 
to  the  last." 

4-    N.    Y.   Times.   13:   343.   Je.   13,    '08.   3O0w. 

Rice,    Gale   Young.      Yolanda     of      Cyprus. 
**$i.25.   McClure.  8-13705. 

A  sixteenth  century  melodrama  presented  in 
modern  style.  Its  scene  is  laid  in  the  Island  of 
Cyprus.  It  was  published  in  London  two  years 
ago,  and  in  its  present  slightly  revised  form 
will  be  produced  next  season  in  Chicago  by 
Donald  Robertson. 


"Tho   Mr.    Rice   seems   occasionally   in    danger 
of   betraying   the    essentials    to   the   accidents   of 
drama,    his    plays    have    still    sufficient    life    to 
animate  tliem,   even   when   read   in   the  study." 
H Ind.    65:    265.    Jl.    30,    '08.    70w. 

"Exhibits  both  literary  facility  and  poetic  im- 
agination. It  contains,  indeed,  many  melodious 
and  some  striking  passages,  but  its  general  con- 
ception is  so  extra\agant,  its  constiuction  so 
crude,  and  its  semi-miraculous  happy  ending  so 
conventionally  theatrical  in  its  futility,  that  as 
drama    it    is   inconsiderable." 

h   Nation.    86:    407.    Ap.    30,    '08.    lOOw. 

"When  all  is. said,  'Yolanda  of  Cyprus'  is  no 
inconsiderable  achievement;  and  it  is  most  en- 
couraging to  our  hope  of  a  native  drama  to 
know  that  an  American  has  written  a  play 
which  is  at  the  same  time  of  d'ecided  poetic 
merit  and  of  detailed  dramaturgic  power."  C: 
M.   Hathaway,    jr. 

-I N.   Y.   Times.    13:  267.    My.    9,   '08.   550w. 

Rich,  Walter  Herbert.  Feathered  game  of 
the  Northeast;  with  il.  by  the  author. 
(English  title,  Feathered  game  of  New 
England.)   **$3.   Crowell.  7-29864. 

Short  descriptions  of  nearly  a  hundred  game 
birds,  both  land  and  water,  written  by  "a  man 
whose  nature  study  has  been  conducted  in  the 
open  and  mostly  over  a  gun-barrel,"  yet  one 
who  discourages  the  conscienceless  depletion  of 
flocks. 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    204.    Je.    '08. 
"The  book  is  attractively  written,  though  both 
style  and  spelling  follow  New   England  fashion; 
whilst,   the   illustrations,  especially   those  of  the 
birds,   deserve  great  praise." 

-f  Ath.   1908,   1:   60«.    My.   16.   320w. 
"The  general   reader  will   find  much   to   repay 
him    for    the    time    devoted    to    this    book,    and 
it    contains    no    end    of    detailed,    scientific    in- 
formation for  the  professional  ornithologist." 

-f   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   356.  Je.   20,   '08.   200w. 
"The  style  is  of  that  vivacious  and  exuberant 
kind    which    we   should   expect  of   an   American 
sportsman." 

-I-  Spec.    100:    710.    My.    2,    '08.    130w. 

Richards,    Mrs.    Laura    Elizabeth.     Wooing 

of  Calvin  Parks.  t$i.25.  Estes. 

8-23552. 

"Mis.  Richards  makes  a  very  engaging  cen- 
tral figure  of  Calvin  Parks,  once  'master  of  The 
Mary  Sands,  Bath  and  Floridy— with  lumber,' 
now  owner  of  a  'candy  route,  boss  and  wag- 
gin.'  Sam  and  Sim,  the  old  twin  brothers  in 
their  temporary  reaction  from  too  long  and  too 
heaviiv  enforced  love-each-otherness,  make  a 
good   field   for   missionary   effort   and   Christmas 


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reconciling.  It  Is  caricature,  of  course,  but  not 
stupid  caricature.  And  tlie  benevolences  of  the 
story  are  amiable,  but  not  cloying.  Pervading 
the  whole  are  Maine-isms  oi  choicest  quality." 
— Nation. 


"Is   full    of   humor   and   abounding   in    genuine 
'down   East'    savings." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    271.    N.    'OS. 
"Mrs.    Richards   serves   a   feast   of   Maine   hu- 
mor,  seasoning  it  with   her  owa   sympathy." 
4-    Nation.    S7:    340.    O.    S,    'OS.    200w. 
"Altogether  the  story  is  a  bright  on3  without 
a  line  ol   tragedy  in   it." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  343.  Je.  13,  '08.  150w. 
"There  is  only  a  slight  little  thread  of  story, 
but  the  telling  of  it  is  very  delightful.  Tor  it 
Is  full  of  the  unconscious  humor  in  turn  of 
thought,  habit  of  mind,  and  forms  of  expres- 
sion characteristic  of  the  old-time,  rustic  New 
Englander." 

-f-   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   512.   S.   19,   'OS.   270w. 
"Tells   her   new   tale   simply   and   with    homely 
humor    and    hearty    sympathy    with    human    na- 
ture's  foibles   and   gem^rous   impulses." 
-f   Outlook.   90:    274.   O.   3,   '08.   60w. 

Richards,  Ralph  Webster.  Synopsis  of  min- 
eral characters.  *$i.25.  Wiley.  7-10258. 
Alphab^Jtically  arranged  for  laboratory  and 
field  use  this  pocket-book  includes  crystal  form, 
habit,  system,  cleavage,  hardness,  fusion,  and 
solubility  in  hydrochloric  or  other  acid.  Defl- 
nition3  of  mineral  terms  and  of  rocks  associated 
with    the    minerals    included    are    also    provided. 


•'The  descriptions  are  concise  and  accurate  and 
include  all  the  more  essential  properties  of  the 
species  described.  The  book  will  be  useful  both 
to  students  in  the  laboratory  and  field,  and  to 
miners  and  others  who  are  interested  in  min- 
erals."     C.    W.    W. 

-f  J.    Geol.   15:    824.    N.    '07.   70w. 

"The  arrangement  of  the  matter  makes  ref- 
erence   to    the    book    easy." 

-t-   Nature.   75:   583.   Ap.   18,   '07.  SOw. 

Richardson,  Alfred  Madeley.  Modern  organ 
accompaniment.      *$2.50.    Longmans. 

8-4012. 

"All  the  various  topics  bearing  upon  the  sub- 
ject are  considered  in  detail;  the  art  of  regis- 
tration, the  accompanying  of  hymn  tunes,  mo- 
tets, and  plain  song,  the  use  of  ornamentation, 
and  the  art  of  augmenting  or  reducing  piano 
scores    for   use    on   the    organ." — Cath.    World. 


"Contains  an  interesting  and  valuable  chap- 
ter on  the  materials  for  tone-colouring  which 
modern  organs  offer,  also  a  very  practical  one 
on  the  accompanimenit  of  plain-song." 
-f-  Ath.  1907,  2:  163.  Ag.  10.  450w. 
"A  chapter  on  the  art  of  accompanying  such 
a  quality  of  voice  [the  boy-soprano  voicie]  would 
be  very  opportune  just  now,  and  would  complete 
what    is   otherwise    a   splendid   volume." 

-I-  Cath.    World.    87:    105.    Ap.    'OS.    lOOw. 
"The  book   is  very   inaccurate   and   confessed- 
ly careless.     .  .     The  plan   of   the   book,   we 
gladly  admit,  is  exhaustive  and  irreproachable." 
h   Lend.   Times.   6:   142.   My.   3,    '07.    llOOw. 

Richardson,  Mrs.  Aubrey.     Lover  of  Queen 
Elizabeth.     *$3.S0.   Appleton. 

A  sketch  that  gives  Robert  Dudley,  Earl  of 
of  Leicester's  relations  to  the  Queen,  and  in 
particular  his  forced  connection  with  the  pol- 
icy of  her  marriage  and  succession. 


quoted,  and  even  of  a  preface  indicating  the 
sources  consulted.  Nor  is  the  index  at  all  ade- 
quate for  a  volume  of  390  pages  so  fully  packed 
with  incident." 

-i Acad.  73:  140.  N.   16,  '07.  700w. 

"A  simpler  and  more  proportionate  treatment 
might  easily  have  rendered  this  book  a  worthy 
contribution   to   Elizabethan   history." 

—  Ath.   1907,    2:  441.   O.    12.   540w. 
"However    familiar    the    author    may    be    with 

the  easily  accessible  material  of  Elizabeth's 
reign,  she  has  little  acquaintance  with  good 
style." 

1-   Nation.   87:  411.   O.    29,    '08.    400w. 

"Mrs.  Richardson  unfortunately  writes  very 
badly,  with  no  distinction,  not  much  care  as  to 
grammatical  construction,  and  a  colloquialism 
that  jars  upon  the  reader.  Probably  most  of 
the  events  belonging  to  Leicester  and  Queen, 
Elizabeth's  long  intimacy  are  brought  together 
in  this  book,  and  the  story  is  suriiciently  ro- 
mantic to  be  readable."  Hildegarde  Haw- 
thorne. 

h   N.   Y.  Times.   13:  595.   O.   24,   '08.   500w. 

"Nor  can  we  say  that  Mrs.  Richardson  suc- 
ceeds in  making  the  sorry  story  live.  She 
seems  to  be  an  imitator  of  Mr.  Maurice  Hew- 
lett, and  has  caught  something  of  the  stylistic 
obscurity   and   preciosity   of   that   school." 

—  Sat.    R.   104:  395.    S.    28,    '07.    1250w. 
"We    cannot    say    that    there    is    no    'scandal 

about  Queen  Elizabeth'  in  this  volume;  but  the 
subject  is  handled  with  adequate  gravity  and 
discretion." 

4-  Spec.  99:  439,  S.   28,   '07.   270w. 

Richardson,    Ernest    Gushing,    and    others, 

comps.  and  eds.  Alphabetical  subject 
index  and  index  encyclopedia  to  peri- 
odical articles  on  religion,  1890-1899. 
*$io.  For  the  Hartford  seminary  press 
by  Scribner.  8-2949. 

A.  volume  of  nearly  1200  pages.  More  than 
60,000  articles  from  some  1500  reviews  are  in- 
dexed. References  are  made  under  upwards  01 
15,000  subjects  and  under  each  a  brief  defini- 
tion is  given.  A  large  majority  of  the  periodi- 
cals indexed  cover  the  years  1890-1899  only  but 
some  are  Indexed  from  their  initial  volume  and 
some  are  carried  down  to  the  year  1907.  A 
special  feature  is  the  indexing  of  175  encyclope- 
dias .'ind  reference  works.  The  indexing  is  done 
according  to  the  Poole  method.  Under  sub- 
jects the  material  is  arranged  alphabetically  ac- 
cording to  authors.  Volume  number,  year  and 
inclusive  paging  are  given  but  no  note  is  made 
of  the  monthly  or  weekly  date  of  periodicals. 
The  work  is  practically  without  cross  references, 
only  an  occasional  one  being  given. 


"It  is  a  sound,  good  book,  and  more  consci- 
entious than  its  romantic  title  would  lead  one 
to  suppose.  If  it  were  otherwise,  it  would 
hardly  be  worth  pointing  to  one  defect  .  .  . 
the   absence    of   all    citation    of   the    authorities 


Am.   Hist.    R.  13:   926.   Jl.   '08.   50w. 
"A   compendious  work,   and  a  distinctly  valu- 
able  contribution   to  library  aids   for  the  larger 
libraries   and   special   collections." 
-f-   +  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  107.  Ap.  'OS. 
"One    of    the    most    important    bibliographical 
publications  of  recent  years." 
-f   4-   -I-   Dial.    44:    138.    Mr.    1,    'OS.   140w. 

Richey,  Harry  Grant.  Building  mechanics' 
ready  reference.  Cement  workers'  and 
plasterers'  ed.  **$i.50.  Wiley.  8-22300. 
The  second  volume  in  "The  building  mechan- 
ic's ready  reference"  series.  "There  are  seven 
parts  covering  in  a  general  way:  1,  Cements: 
specifications,  tests,  analyses,  strength;  2,  Con- 
crete: aggregates,  mixing,  strength,  specifica- 
tions, composition,  notes;  3,  Mortar,  reinforced 
concrete,  concrete  piles,  forms,  etc.;  4,  Side- 
walk construction  and  other  special  uses  of  ce- 
ment and  concrete;  5,  Cement  building  blocks; 
materials,  manufacture,  use,  tests  and  building 
regulations;  6,  Plastering;  7,  a  chapter  on  lay- 
ing out  work,  tables,  and  miscellaneous  infor- 
mation."    (Engin.    D.) 

"It    certainly    would    be    to    the    great    advan- 
tage  of   any   piece  of  work   for   the   mechanics 


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Richey,  Harry  Grant — Continued. 
and  work.nen  engaged  to  know  more  of  what 
they  are  doing  than  merely  how  to  conduct  the 
mechanical  operations  involved  and  there  is 
no  boo  that  we  have  yet  seen  in  the  field  of 
cement  and  concrete  that  can  give  this  infor- 
mation as  thoroughly  and  clearly  as  the  one 
before   us." 

+   Engin.    D,   4:304.   S.   '08.   470w. 
"An   admirable   book   to   put   in   the    hands   of 
the    mason    or    mechanic    who    wishes    to    learn 
something    about    the    rapidly-growing    cement 
industry." 

+   Engin.    N.   60:  190.   Ag.   13,   '08.   150w. 

Richey,  Harry  Grant.  Building  mechanics' 
ready  reference.  Plumbers',  steam-fit- 
ters' and  tinners'  ed.  **$i.50.  Wiley. 

8-23582. 

"The  book  is  dividea  into  five  parts,  treating 
of  the  following  subjects:  1,  Hot  air,  steam  and 
hot  water  heating;  piping  of  heating  systems 
and  pipe  fittings.  2,  Data  on  boilers;  radia- 
tion; tables  of  sizes,  strengths,  weights,  etc. 
3,  Hvdraulics;  sewers;  excavation;  tin  and  sheet 
metal  work,  etc.  4,  Gas  fittings;  gas,  soil  and 
vent  pipes;  plumbing  rules,  etc.  5,  Examples 
of  modern  plumbing;  specifications.;  receipts, 
tables,   etc. — Engin.   D. 


were   found   there.     Abundant   and    excellent  il- 
lustrations are  included." — J.  Pol.  Econ. 


+   Engin.    D.   4:418.   O.   '08.   120w. 
"Is  quite  up   to  the   standards  previously  set, 
and,   for  the  purposes  intended,   these  standards 
are   high." 

+   Engin.    N.    60:  321.    S.    17,    '08.    lOOw. 

Richmond,  Grace  Louise  S.  Round  the 
corner  in  Gay  street.  t$i.5o.  Double- 
day.  8-23930. 

A  story  in  which  is  depicted  the  leavening  in- 
fluence of  the  Bells,  father,  mother  and  five 
children,  among  the  wealthy  Townsends  of  a 
nearby  mansion.  Contains  "a  strong  flavor  of 
'Little   women'    in   an    up-to-date   setting." 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    249.    O.    '08.   + 
"It  is  unfortunate  that  the  story  cannot  fully 
impress   the   reader  with   its   own   merit." 
—  Nation.    87:    187.    Ag.    27,    '08.    lOOw. 

N.  Y.  Times.   13:   474.   Ag.   29,   '08.    300w. 

Richmond,  Mary  Ellen.     Good  neighbor  in 
the   modern   city.   **6oc.    Lippincott. 

7-39066. 

Makes  its  appeal  to  all  who  are  interested  in 
the  problem  of  social  service  and  community 
living.  It  tells  how  to  be  neighborly  when  con- 
ditions least  favor  it.  Some  of  the  chapters 
are-  The  ciiild  in  the  city.  The  invalid.  The 
family  in  distress.  The  contributor,  The  church 
member,  and  The  tenant. 


"Sane,  stirring  talks  on  social  science  and 
practical    charity." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   148.   My.   '08.   ►!. 
"A    ^ood   book   to   read,   to  lend,   or  to  give  to 
other  neighbors." 

+  Outlook.  88:  42.  .Ta.  4,  '08.  380w. 
"As  a  distinct  contribution  to  knowledge  the 
book  will  not  take  rank,  but  as  a  safe  guide 
and  inspiration  to  the  kindly  impulses  of  ihe 
individual  it  will  find  its  place,  and  this  seems 
to  be  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  written." 
H Yale   R.   IG:   447.   F.   '08.   780w. 

Rickard,  Thomas  Arthur.  Journeys  of  ob- 
servation. $3.50.  Mining  and  scientific 
press.  8-2203. 

"The  observations  of  a  mining  engineer  on 
trips  into  two  representative  mining  regions  of 
Mexico  and  southwestern  Colorado,  describing 
industrial  conditions,  geological  structure,  min- 
ing methods,  and  metallurgical  practices  which 


"The  trips  from  place  to  place  are  incidental 
linkages  between  collections  of  rather  diversi- 
fied (some  people  might  say  'scattered')  notes 
on  methods  of  tunneling,  drifting,  stoping  and 
timbering,  on  processes  of  ore  treatment  and 
mine  management." 

1-   Engin.    N.    59:    649.    My.    14,    '08.    lOOOw. 

J.   Pol.  Econ.  16:  317.  My.  '08.  40w. 

Riddle,  Matthew  Brown.     Story  of  the  Re- 
vised New  Testament,  American  stand- 
ard ed.  *7Sc.  S.  S.  Times  co.       8-17776. 
A    little   book    for  the    general     public    which 
gives    an    account    of    the   origin,    methods,    and 
progress  of  the  revision  movement  during  thir- 
ty-five years. 


"Constitutes  a  valuable  "footnote  to  his- 
tory.' " 

+   Bib.    Worla.    32:  151.    Ag.    "08.    70w. 

Riggs,  James  Stevenson.  Messages  of  Je- 
sus according  to  the  Gospel  of  John. 
(Messages  of  the  Bible.)  **$i.25.  Scrib- 
ner.  7-38254. 

The  discourses  of  Jesus  in  the  Gospels  of  John 
arranged,  analyzed  and  freely  rendered  in  para- 
phrase. 


"The  subtitle  hardly  does  Justice  to  the  use- 
ful introduction  and  extended  notes  which  give 
this  littU.'  volume  much  of  its  value." 

+   Bib.   World.   31:    80.   Ja.   '08.   40w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   12:   763.   IS-   30,   '07.   210w. 
"Dr.    Rigg's    ability    is    not    in    question,    but 
rather  the   nature   of   his   task." 

H Outlook.   88:   48.   Ja.   4,   '08.    200w. 

Riley,  Isaac  Woodbridge.  American  philos- 
ophy: the  early  schools.  **$3.50.  Dodd. 

7-36876. 
A  work  intended  both  as  a  source  book  and 
as  a  critical  exposition  of  the  growth  of  philo- 
sophical opinion  in  the  land.  It  is  divided  into 
five  books,  corresponding  to  the  five  schools 
which  the  author  believes  to  have  divided  the 
allegiance  of  the  early  American  thinkers:  Book 
I  takes  up  the  question  of  early  Puritanism  in 
New  England;  Book  n  deals  with  early  Ideal- 
ism; Book  III  considers  the  speculative  eman- 
cipation of  the  various  colleges.  Harvard,  Yale, 
King's  college,  and  Princeton,  in  a  deistic  di- 
rection; Book  IV  is  devoted  to  Materialism,  the 
prevailing  thought  in  the  South;  and  Book  V 
treats  of  the  Realism  of  the  Scottish  type. 


"Dr.  Riley's  method,  the  patience  and  thor- 
oughness of  his  research,  the  fairness  and  gen- 
eral sanity  of  his  judgments,  are  all  good  mod- 
els for  imitation.  The  value  of  his  work  is 
much  more  than  that  of  a  source-book.  As  a 
finished  product  it  is  likely  to  hold  its  place  as 
an  authority  in  the  field  it  has  so  thoroughly 
explored  for  a  long  time  to  come."  A.  T.  Or- 
mond. 

+  Am.   Hist.   R.  13:  CD'S.  Ap.  'OS.  650w. 

"We  have  here  an  important  book,  important 
both  for  what  it  is  and  what  it  promises."  A. 
H.    Lloyd. 

+   +  Am.   J.   Theol.   12:   505.   Jl.    '08.   125&W. 

"Though   open   to   some   adverse   criticism    the 
book  is  thorough  and  scholarly,  and  is  the  most 
nearly    complete   work   on    the   subject." 
H A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   265.    N.   '08 

"The  book  was  well  worth  the  doing,  and  it 
has  been  superlatively  well  done.  Neither  his 
subject  nor  his  method  of  treatment  requires 
any  'apologia.'  We  may  note  in  paissing  a.  few 
slips  in  proof-reading."  H.  T.  Peck. 
-I-  -I Bookm.   27:    400.   Je.   'OS.    2SO0w. 


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"The  result  of  extended  inquiry,  and  seems  to 
give  us  at  once  footing  among  the  thoughtful 
sations  of  the  •vorld.  Dr.  Riley  seems  to  us  to 
■wander  a  little  too  much  at  random  through 
an  author's  wor'ts,  and,  by  mingling  his  own 
criticism,  to  help  us  still  further  to  lose  our 
way  and  to  be  left  with  a  colorless  impression 
©f  the  force  and  order  of  events."  John  Bas- 
«om. 

H Dial.  44:177.  Mr.   16,   '08.  SWw. 

"This  is  by  far  the  most  complete  vvork  which 
has  yet  app3ared  on  the  early  history  of  philos- 
ophy in  America.  It  is,  in  fact,  the  only  one 
which  attempts  tio  treat  the  subject  with  thor- 
oug-hness  and  'n  all  its  details."  A.  L.  Jones. 
+  +  —  J.   Philos.  5:  157.   Mr.  12,  '08.   2250w. 

"This  volume  is  often  somewhat  burdened  by 
weight   of  detail." 
+  H Nation.    87:    13.    Jl.    2,    '08.    1350w. 

"This    is    a    book    which    makes    us    wish    we 
had    something  here    like    the   French   Academy, 
that  so  good  a  book  might  be  stamped  with  the 
seal    of    national    approval."    C:    Johnston. 
+   +   No.   Am.   187:    927.    Je.    'OS.    llOOw. 

"All  American  philosophy,  indeed,  is  from 
imported  stock,  the  account  of  whose  natural- 
ization and  development  here  is  a  valuable  con- 
tribution to  the  history  of  civilization  on  this 
continent." 

-I-  Outlook.   88:   45.   Ja.   4,   '08.   450w. 

"Clearness  in  a  book  of  exposition,  either 
historical  or  doctrinal,  is  a  quality  on  which 
too  much  stress  can  never  be  laid,  and  there 
is  certainly  enough  of  that  in  'American  philos- 
opTiy.'  His  estimate  of  individual  thinkers  and 
schools  cannot  but  be  influenced  by  his  per- 
sonal speculative  leanings;  and,  while  this  is 
unavoidable  and  natural,  it  will  render  the 
work  less  acceptable  to  such  as  have  other 
preferences  and  inclinations."     E.   L.  van  Bece- 

-t-'—  Philos.  R.  17:202.  Mr.  '08.  2550w. 
"Though  open  to  criticism  upon  some  details, 
the  book  as  a  whole  is  a  thorough  and  schol- 
arly piece  of  research  in  a  territory  where 
the  author  has  often  been  obliged  to  blaze  his 
own  way,  and  a  notable  addition  to  our  his- 
torical literature."  A.  O.  Lovejoy. 
-f   H Science,   n.s.    27:  464.   Mr.   20,   '08.   1650w. 

Riley,  James  Whitcomb.     Bovs   of  the   old 

glee  club.   il.   **$i.5o.   Bobbs.       7-39035- 

A  poem   full   of   reminiscence  written  in  Riley's 

inimitable    Hoosier     dialect.      The     following     is 

suggestive  of   the  whole: 

"You   folks  rickollect.  I  know — 
'Tain't  so  very  long  ago— 
Th'   Old   Glee  Club — was  got  up  here 
'Bout  the  first  time  Grant  tuk  the  cheer 
Per  President  four  years — and   then 
Riz — and  tuk  the  thing  again." 

"It   is  instinct  with  that  human   interest   that 
Is   the  chief  charm   of  Rilev's  verse,   and   it   will 
be  especially  enjoyed  by  the  'Boys  in  blue.'  " 
4-   J-  Arena.   39:   126.   Ja.   '08.  lOuw. 
"The   illustrations   by  Will  Vawter  really  'be- 
long';  thev  tell  the  story  parallel  to  the  poem." 
+   Ihd.   64:    756.    Ap.   2,   'OS.   80w. 

Rinehart,  Mary  Roberts.  Circular  staircase. 
t$i.5o.     Bobbs.  8-23102. 

The  unmarried  aunt  of  a  brother  and  sister 
just  out  of  college  and  finishing  school  is  per- 
suaded by  the  young  people  to  take  a  country 
house  for  the  sunr.ner.  The  series  of  myste- 
rious Climes  into  which  this  peace-abiding  trio 
is  plunged  is  traced  to  the  machinations  of  a 
bank  defaulter  whose  home  the  aunt  had  rent- 
ed, and  within  whose  walls  were  hidden  stolen 
securities. 


"Written  in  any  old  style  it  would  be  the  sort 
of  thing  people  sit  up  nights  to  finish;  written 
in  the  delightfully  humorous  vein  which  makes 
it  stand  out  so  much  above  the  ordinary  detect- 
ive story,  it  is  bound  to  be,  with  more  than 
usual   deserts,   a  popular  success." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:460.   Ag.   22,   '08.   250w. 
"Readable,   entertaining,   amusing." 

+   Outlook.   90:   135.    S.   19,    '08.    60w. 

Ritchie,  Anne  Isabella  (Thackeray).  Black- 
*  stick  papers.  **$i.75.  Putnam.  8-33772. 
A  group  of  essays  gathered  together  under 
tlie  name  of  "Blackstick  papers"  after  the  Fairy 
Blackstick  who  tliousands  of  years  ago  lived  in 
Crim  Tartary.  They  are  so  called  because  they 
concern  subjects  in  which  this  fairy  was  inter- 
ested— old  books,  youns  people,  schools  of  prac- 
tical instruction,  rings,  ''oses  and  sentimental 
affairs.  Some  of  the  chapter  hear^ings  are: 
Haydn;  Felicia  Felix;  St.  Andrews:  Concerning 
Joseph  Joachim;  Mary  and  Agnes  Berry:  Paris, 
Prisms,  and  Primitifs;  Mrs.  Gaskell;  Concern- 
ing Tourguenieff ;  and  Concerning  Thomas  Be- 
wick. 

Robbins,  Helen  H.,  ed.  Our  first  ambassa- 
dor to  China:  the  life  and  correspond- 
ence of  George,  earl  of  Macartney,  and 
his  experiences  in  China,  as  told  by 
himself.     *$5.     Button.  8-19596. 

"Affords  an  interesting  picture  of  Chinese 
court  and  customs  of  the  day,  of  loyal  enter- 
tainm.ents  which  rivalled  Arabian  nights,  and 
of  the  most  amusing  subtility  and  illusiveness 
of  Oriental  diplomacy.  Moreover,  the  ambassa- 
dor's reflections  upon  Chinese  character,  his 
recognition  of  the  stability  and  cohesion  nf  the 
people  and  the  courtliness  of  the  educated  class, 
form  a  valuable  memorial  to  eighteenth  century 
impartiality   and   insight." — Ind. 


"Mrs.  Robbins  has  done  her  part  of  the  work 
exceedingly  well,  and  her  comments  are  judi- 
cious   and    reasonable." 

+  Ath.    190S,    1:    375.    Mr.    28.    1700w. 

-I-   Ind.   64:    1451.   Je.   25,   '08.   260w. 
"Ihjs  book  IS  both  readable  and   valuable." 

+   Nation.   S7:  14.   Jl.    2,   '08.   SOOw. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  204.  Ap.  11,  '08.  130w. 
"The  diary  makes  a  valuable  and  interesting 
addition  to  the  information  given  in  Sir  George 
Staunton's  narrative,  confirming  in  the  main  the 
impression  it  left,  wiiile  possessing  the  superior 
charm  of  a  private  letter  over  an  official  des- 
patch." 

-f  Sat.    R.    105:    468.    Ap.    11,    '08.    1550w. 
"Macartnov's  own  diary  of  the  mission  .     .     . 
is   that    of   an   accomplished   and   very   observant 
man,    and    as    a    story   of    travel,    difl^culty,    and 
fresh    experience    it    is    quite    romantic." 

+    Spec.   100:    263.   F.   13,   '08.   1550w. 

Robbins,    Leonard    H.     Jersey    jingles.     $1. 
Wilson   T.  Vance,  164  Market  St.,  New- 
ark, N.  J. 
Humor,    the    wisdom    of    childhood,    and    the 
homelv    philosopnv    of    grown-ups     combine     to 
make    Mr.    Robbins's    jingles    full    of    the    senti- 
ments   which    everybody    feels    but    permits    to 
go  unexpressed   l.iecause  they  are  so  closely  as- 
sociated with  humdrum,  uneventful  experiences. 


"Humorously   told." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bki.   4:    271.   N.   'OS. 
"With  the  possible  exception  of  'The  house  of 
a    thousand    candles,'    this    is    by    far    the    best 
mystery   or   detective   story   of   recent  years." 
+  Arena.   40:    394.   O.    'OS.    270w. 
Ind.  &5:  55G.  S.   3.   '08.   lOOw. 


"Accepted  only  for  what  they  are,  Mr.  Rob- 
bins's book  will  help  to  brighten  a  dull  half 
hour." 

+  N.   v.   Times.   13:   105.   F.    22,  'OS.   SOOw. 

Robbins,   Mrs.   Sarah    (Stuart).     Old   And- 
over     days:     memories     of     a     Puritan 
childhood.     *$i.   Pilgrim  press.  8-30581. 
Mrs.    Robbins,    past   ninety    years   of   age.    re- 
views  the   Andover   days   of   her   youth   with   its 
distinguished   men  and  gracious  women.     "It  is 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Robbins,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Stuart) — Continued. 
not  so  much  of  minute  events  that  she  writes, 
as  of  the  general  spirit  and  atmosphere  which 
pervaded  the  seminary  and  those  who  were  at- 
tached to  it  either  as  professors  or  as  stu- 
dents. It  all  seems  to  us  of  to-day  a  gloomy 
and  forlorn  sort  of  life,  but  it  is  obvious  from 
Mrs.  Robbins's  chronicle,  that  the  young,  at 
least,  were  able  to  find  their  pleasures  in  the 
midst  of  those  somber  and  terribly  serious  sur- 
roundings."    (Lit.   D.) 


"It  is  a  quaint  picture — sternness  and  smiles, 
catechism  and  cakes.  We  only  regret  that  her 
memory  of  the  shorter  catechism  is  faulty. 
Exactness  was  the  merit  in  those  days,  and 
she  quotes  three  answers,  and  two  of  them 
wrong." 

H Ind.   65:  1071.   N.    5,    '08.    230w. 

"Mrs.  Robbins's  memory  goes  back  with  viv- 
idness to  the  life  she  knew  on  that  New-Eng- 
land  hilltop." 

-r    Lit.    D.    37:  003.    O.    24,    '08.    loOw. 

Roberts,  Charles  G.  D.  House  in  the 
water:  a  book  of  animal  stories.  $1.50. 
Page.  S-17808. 

Eight  animal  stories.  "Bear  and  moose  and 
lynx  and  wolf  range  again  tlirough  these  pages; 
and  those  other  favorite  heroes  and  heroines, 
of  fiction  whom  Mr.  Roberts  is  fond  of  calling 
'the  wild  kindreds.'  "  (Nation.)  "The  illustra- 
tions by  Mr.  Bull  and  the  decorations  by  Mr. 
Vining  'Smith  are  not  only  in  general  harmony 
but  in  very  subtle  sympathy  with  the  text." 
(Outlook.) 


"Mr.  Roberts  maintains  in  this  new  collec- 
tion his  high  rank  as  an  interpreter  of  the 
woods   people." 

+  A.   U.   A.   Bkl.   4:   274.  N.   '08.   + 
"His  zest  in  wild  nature  is  intense,  and  he  suc- 
ceeds  in   communicating   it   to   the  reader.     Also 
he  tells  a  storv  dramatically." 

+  Ath.   1908,   2:   642.   N.  21.  40Ow. 
"These   variations    upon   the   old   theme   strike 
one  as   a   little   perfunctory." 

—  Nation.   87:   187.   Ag.   27,   '08.    200w. 
"From   the  nature   standpoint   the   book  should 
interest   young    and   old   alike.     In   addition,    the 
volume   is   distinctly   noteworthy  as   an   example 
of  style." 

-f  Outlook.    89:    957.   Ag.    22,    '08.   120w. 

Roberts,  John,  jr.  Laboratory  v^ork  in  elec- 
trical engineering  (preliminary  grade): 
a  series  of  laboratory  experiments  for 
first  and  second  year  students  of  elec- 
trical  engineering.  *$2.  Van   Nostrand. 

The  material  treated  here  "divides  itself  nat- 
urally into  two  general  sections,  the  first  deal- 
ing with  measurements  of  resistance,  electro- 
motive force,  current,  quantity  and  energy. 
The  preliminary  work  leads  up  naturally  to 
(the  calibration  of  instruments.  The  second 
part  treats  of  measurements  of  an  engineering 
nature  such  as  tests  of  materials  used  in  elec- 
trical machinery,  of  electrical  lamps,  and  of 
small    electrical    machines."     (Engin.    N.) 


"The  only  criticism  of  this  arrangement  is 
that  the  student  is  not  directly  stimulated  to 
draw  deductions  from  his  experiments.  This 
lack  can  be  easily  supplied  by  the  personal 
instruction  of  the  teacher."  H:  H.  Norris. 
-) Engin,    N.  58:  422.  O.   17,  '07.  340w. 

"The  scope  of  this  book  is  partly  in  the  field 
of  electrical  (physical)  measurement  and  part- 
ly in  the  field  of  electrical  engineering;  and  for 
some  places,  as  the  laboratory  for  which  it  was 
written,  it  may  be  well  suited.  For  other 
places  it  may  be  found  not  to  cover  sufficiently 
either  field." 

H Phys.   R.   26:   546.   Je.   '08.   ISOw. 


Roberts,  Morley.  Blue  Peter.  $1.50.  Page. 
Contains  five  sprightly  sea  yarns  as  follows: 
Extra  hands  on  the  "Nemesis";  The  over- 
crowded iceburg;  The  remarkable  conversion  of 
Rev.  Thomas  Ruddle;  The  strange  case  of  Cap- 
tain   Bragger;    The    captain    of    the    "Ulswater." 

"Comes  as  an  invigorating  breath  of  salt  air." 
F:   T.   Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   28:   68.   S.   '08.    50'0w. 
"Contains   several   good   sea  yarns." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  435.  Ag.  8,  '08.  70w. 

Roberts,  Morley.  Captain  Spink,  and  other 
sea  comedies.  +$1.50.  Lippincott. 
Mr.  Roberts  is  "a  sea-rover  of  literature, 
with  a  buccaneer's  swagger  and  a  sailor's  roll; 
'full  of  strange  oaths,'  and  with  a  broad  sense 
of  humour.  'These  are  really  farces  of  the  sea, 
which  he  delivers  to  us  over  his  pipe  and  glass. 
The  author  knows  every  foot  of  a  ship  and 
every  turn  of  the  ocean.  Landlubbers  will  en- 
joy his  stories  perhaps  even  better  than  sea- 
farers, who  may  find  themselves  too  broadly 
painted."  (Ath.)  "Six  of  them  centre  round 
a  sea-captain,  and  six  more  diverting  'old  men' 
it  has  seldom  been  our  lot  to  meet."     (Sat.  R.) 


"Mr.  Morley  Roberts  uses  crude  colours  and 
chalks,  and  you  must  stand  a  little  way  back 
to  get  the  best  effects." 

-4 Ath.    1908,    1:254.    F.    29.    150w. 

"The  first  two  of  the  seven  stories  catcli  and 
clog  a  little   on   theii'   own   humorousress." 

H Nation.    87:    290.    S.    24,    '08.    ?.50w. 

"The  plots  are  the  slightest  possible,  but  the 
book  is  reasonably  entertaining  on  account  of 
an  odd  whimsicalitv  in   the  dialogue." 

H N.   Y.   Times.    13:412.   Jl.    25,    '08.    lOOw. 

"These  comedies  are  seven  in  number,  and 
the  listening  landsman  will  wish  they  had  been 
more,  so  captivating  is  Mr.  Roberts  in  his 
merry  mood,  so  clever  at  infecting  his  reader 
witli    his   mirth." 

+  Sat.   R.  105:  274.   F.   29,  '08.   200w. 
"People  who  like   sketches  of  the  sea,   and  of 
nothing    but    the    sea,    cannot     do     better     than 
read   this   collection." 

+  Spec.   100:  425.   Mr.   14,   'OS.   80w. 

Roberts,  Theodore.  Captain  Love.  $1.50. 
Page.  8-15150. 

Highway  robbery,  kidnappings,  gambling,  love 
and  gallantry  abound  in  this  tale  set  in  the 
reign  of  George  I.  A  young  nobleman  on  his 
way  to  London  is  robbed  of  his  money,  clothes, 
and  memory;  for  when  returning  consciousness 
finds  him  at  a  farmhouse  he  fails  to  recall  his 
name  or  family.  Under  the  name  of  Captain 
Lo^•e  he  enters  upon  a  round  of  exciting  adven- 
ture. "The  captain  is  a  thoroughly  expurgated 
d'Artagnan  with  a  touch  of  Monsieur  Beaucaire 
and   a  strong  dash  of  Quixote."    (Nation.) 

"If  not  a  novelty  it  is  at  least  done  with  con- 
siderable zest." 

-f-    Ind.   65:   550.   S.   3,   '08.   60w. 
".\lthough,    in    the    main    incidents,    the    story 
conforms    heartily   to    its    type,    there    is   a    cer- 
tain   novelty    and    attractiveness    in    the    hero, 
something  of  the  finer  spirit  of  romance." 

f-   Nation.    86:    536.    Je.    11,    '08.    360w. 

"Mr.  Roberts  has  perhaps  overdone  the  busi- 
ness of  being  exciting.  He  does  not  give  you 
time  to  enjoy  properly  a  single  one  of  the  thrills 
in  his  eagerness  to  ring  all  the  possible  changes 
and  produce  a  sensation  for  every  paragraph." 
—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  319.  Je.  6,  '08.   270w. 

Robertson,  James  Alexander.  Bibliography 
of  the  Philippine  islands,  printed  and 
manuscript,  preceded  by  a  descriptive 
account  of  the  most  important  archives 
and  collections  containing  Philippina. 
*$io.     Clark.  A.  H.  8-16566. 

Issued    as    volume    53    of    the    extended    series 

on      "The    Philippine    islands,    1493-1898."      Mr. 


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307 


Robertson  "has  not  undertaken  to  prepare  a 
full  comprehensive  bibliography  of  the  Philip- 
pines .  .  .  his  purpose  has  been,  as  regards 
printed  Philippina,  to  point  out  the  sources  for 
a  complete  study  of  Philippine  bibliography, 
while  also  setting  forth  the  main  data  regard- 
ing rare  works  in  this  field;  and  to  list  manu- 
scripts in  a  way  hitherto  unattempted."    (Dial.) 


"Painstaking  editorial  work  is  apparent  all 
through  it.  The  reviewer  has  handled  it  con- 
siderably without  detecting  an  error  of  state- 
ment, and  the  very  few  mistakes  in  proper 
names  thus  far  noted  seem  chargeable  rather 
to  original  transcription  than  iiroof-reading."  J. 
A.  ].eRov. 
-h   H Am.    Hist.    R.   14:    IGO.    O.   'OS.   550w. 

"Indispensable  for  every  library  pretending  to 
cover  ihis  field  at  all  and  for  every  special  stu- 
dent  therein."   J.   A.   LeRoy. 

-I-   +   Dial.    45:    116.    S.    1,    '-OS.    1350w. 

"Dr.  Robertson  has  acquired  an  unequaled 
knowledge  of  the  contents  of  the  libraries  of 
the  world   on  the  subject." 

+    +    Ind.   65:46.   Jl.    2,   '08.    80w. 

"Mr.  Robertson's  work  is  quite  indispensable 
for  one  who  wishes  to  make  'a  thorough  bib- 
liographical survey  of  the  Philippines' — the 
test  of  usefulness  which  the  compiler  had  in 
view.  It  is  not,  however,  a  comprehensive  bib- 
liography, to  be  independently  used  as  such." 
-f   -f  —  Nation.    87:    142.    Ag.    13,    'OS.    SOOw. 

"Is  indispensable  to  libraries  not  possessing 
the  series  as  a  wliole."  J.  A.   Le  Roy. 

+   +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  657.  N.  7,   'OS.  SOw. 

"I'sed   as  supplementary  to  Retana's,   the   Li-  * 
brary   of  Congress,   and   Pardo  de  Tarera's  lists 
of  printed  Philippina,   it  is   indispensable  to  any 
good   library   and  to   tlie   special   student  of   the 
Philippines." 

+   -f  Outlook.   9'0:    549.   N.    7,    '08.    40w. 

Robins,  Elizabeth  (C,  E.  Raimond,  pseud.). 

Come  and  find  me.  t$i.5o.   Century. 

8-5885. 

A  story  of  California  and  the  gold  fields  of 
Alaska.  The  author  brings  together  a  varied 
group  of  characters:  a  tired  father  hugging 
thru  life  the  secret  of  a  gold  field's  location,  a 
hard  woman  who  ruled  husband  and  household 
with  a  hand  of  'ron,  two  girls  worshipping  se- 
cretly a  sitalwart  youth,  passion-mad  for  the 
north  and  discovery,  and  an  enduring  lover  who 
braves  slights  and  hardships  for  the  girl  he 
loves.  In  the  wonderful  light  of  the  north  facts 
are  seen  shorn  of  doubt  and  mystery,  and  life- 
time misunderstandings  are  adjusted. 


"Miss  Robins  is  not  so  well  endowed  with  the 
story  teller's  instinct  as  she  Is  with  the  faculty 
for   the   dramatic    portrayal   of   character." 

-J N.  Y.  Times.  13:  206.  Ap.  11,  '08.  850w. 

-)-    N.   Y.   Times.   13:   343.   Je.   13.   '08.   300w. 
"The  fault  of  the  story  is  in  Its  undue  length 
and  in  some  ineffective  details.     But  as  a  com- 
pelling representation  of   the  fatal  and   glorious 
fascination  of  exploring  it  is  a  success."     • 

H Outlook.   88:   G52.   Mr.   21,   '08.    200w. 

"Her  story  is  much  more  fundamental  than 
London's  tales  of  the  north,  for  instance;  much 
more  thoroughgoing;  and  yet  there  is  an  evi- 
dent lack  of  homogeneity,  an  unsatisfying  ab- 
sence of  balance,  too  many  untied  end.s  that 
mar  its  completeness  and  leave  it  roughly  un- 
finished." 

1-   R.    of    Rs.    37:    760.    Je.    '08.    25{)w. 

"Mrs.  Mar  is  drawn  with  delightfully  humor- 
ous appreciation,  and  the  love  affairs  of  the  two 
girls  is  one  of  those  fancies  which  would  prob- 
ably have  never  occurred  to  a  man,  and  could 
noit  certamly  have  been  treated  by  him  with 
that  airy  yet  exact  discrimination  which  makes 
so  light  of  its  unlikelihood.  There  is  much  in 
tiie  earlier  part  which  could  scarcely  be  better 
done.  These  things  remain  and  will  remain  in 
one's  gratitude  long  after  one's  regrets  have 
vanished  for  the  completer  work  they  seemed  to 
foretell." 

A Sat.    R.   105:  273.   F.   29,   'OS.    750w. 

"With  all  deductions  on  the  score  of  struc- 
ture, 'Come  and  find  me'  is  a  remarkable  and 
suggestive  study  of  the  conflict  of  love,  duty, 
and  ambition." 

-\ Spec.  100:   543.  Ap.  4,  '08.   750w. 

Robins,  Elizabeth    (C.  E,  Raimond,  pseud.). 

Under     the     Southern     cross.     **$i.50. 
Stokes.  7-36093. 

A  tale  in  which  a  Peruvian  baron  and  a 
thorcly  self-reliant  American  girl  cross  swords. 
"The  special  triumph  whicli  Miss  Robins  has 
achieved  is  to  carry  through  a  really  serious  love 
affair  with  a  sustained  touch  of  lightness  dur- 
ing a  lengthy  voyage;  to  make  us  thoroughly 
fond  of  the  man  and  of  the  girl;  to  make  us 
hope,  almost  to  the  last,  thajt  in  some  way 
their  temperamental  and  their  acquired  differ- 
ences may  be  reconciled;  and  then,  in  the  end, 
to  leave  us  quite  satisfied  to  find  that  the  in- 
evitable   has    happened."    (Bookm.) 


"A    story    of    unusual    dramatic    power    and 
Interest,    the    characters     drawn    with     delicacy 
and  vigor.     A   truly  absorbing  piece   of  fiction." 
-f   -h  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    88.   Mr.    '08.   + 
"The   storj'  is  entirelv  out   of   the  ordinary." 

4-    +  Arena.     39:     496.     Ap.     '08.     500w. 
"Cleverness   Is   everywhere  the   mark    of    the 
book,    but   one    is   disposed    to     lament     that    so 
much  of  It  is  allowed  to  run  to  waste." 

1-  Ath.    1908,    1:    412.    Ap.    4.    280w. 

"It  m.ight  have  easily  been  much  stronger,  if 
the  author  had  only  been  a  little  more  sure  of 
her  point  of  view.  The  material  of  Miss  Rob- 
ins's  latest  book  is  admirable,  but  she  has 
failed  to  give  it  to  us  in  the  proper  proportions." 
F:   T.   Cooper. 

H   Bookm.   27:   1S3.   Ap.    '08.    500w. 

"The  whole  story,  rambling  and  incoherent 
beyond  what  is  ordinarily  permLssibli^.  is  re- 
deemed  bv   the  bits   of  realitv."     W:   M.   Payne. 

H Dial.   44:    245.   Ap.    16,    '08.   500w. 

"It  is  the  thrilling  interpretation  of  a  man's 
patriotism  for  the  unknown  that  gives  the  story 
its  peculiar   significance." 

+    Ind.    64:  S67.    Ap.    16,    'OS.    350w. 
"It    is    very    long-windod.    not    mu-h    happens, 
and   the   people   are    hardly     deserving   of   pro- 
longed  study   for  their   own   sakes." 

—  Nation.  86:   354.  Ap.  16,  '08.   350w. 


"It  is  seldom  that  one  comes  across  a  new 
type  of  hero  in  the  lighter  sort  of  hammock 
fiction  who  is  so  sympathetic,  so  genuine,  so 
altogether  attractive  as  the  Baron  de  Bach.  An 
exceedingly  clever  story,  written  with  a  half- 
veiled  touch  of  satire."  F:  T.  Cooper. 
+  +  Bookm.  27:  104.  Mr.  08.  300w. 
"A  slight  romance.  The  story  is  somewhat 
overdressed  with  decorative  margins  on  every 
page  and  several  colored  plates  and  other  pic- 
tures." 

i—  Ind.    64:    421.    F.   20,   '08.    60w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  &54.  O.  19,    07.  30w. 

Robinson,    Charles    Mulford.     Call    of    the 
city.  **$i.25.  Elder.  8-23563. 

Essays  which  expi-ess  to  the  reader  the  myr- 
iad reflective  tliOughts  that  surse  thru  his 
brain  when  he  is  under  the  spell  of  a  grtat 
city's  "abundant  vitality,  splendid  power,  and 
organization  of  forces." 


"Verses,    selected   with    the    same    fliscrimina- 
tion   and  originality  that  mark   the  style  of  the 
essLivs,  appear  as  headings  for  the  prose." 
+   Dial.   45:    41.",.   D.   1,   'OS.   lOOw. 
Ind.   65:   1248.   N.   26,   '08.   3O0w. 
"Those  essays  are  trifling;  they  are  not  o^-er- 
weighted    with    thought,    and    they    are    frankly 
sentimental.      It    ou.°ht    to    be    much    sou:;ht    by 
pure) lasers  of  gift  booiis  in  the   coming  holiday 
season." 

H N.  Y.   Times.  13:   540.  O.   3,  'OS.   750w. 

R.   of    Rs.   3S:   63'5.    N.   '08.   lOOw. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Robinson,  Harry  Perry.  Twentieth  century 
American:  a  comparative  study  of  the 
peoples  of  the  two  great  Anglo-Saxon 
nations.  **$i.75.  Putnam.  8-19181. 

Observations,  comparisons,  and  criticisms 
concerning  political,  social  and  industrial  life 
as  it  exists  in  England  and  America.  "Many 
of  our  people  can  draw  information  from  his 
observations  here.  These  take  a  wide  range — 
the  attitude  toward  women,  humor  and  art, 
education  and  culture,  politics  and  politicians, 
constitutional  questions  now  in  controversy, 
Mr.  Roosevelt  and  the  corporations,  commer- 
cial morality,  the  growth  of  honesty,  compar- 
ison of  commercial  methods  here  and  in  Eng- 
land."    (Outlook.) 


"There  is  nothing  at  all  superficial  or  cur- 
sory about  his  work.  A  classic  accordingly  the 
careful  reader  will  be  apt  to  acknowledge  that 
Mr.  Robinson  has  produced.  There  are  some 
few  slips,  such  as  will  occur  when  one  trusts 
to  his  memory  without  verifying  everything." 
Montgomerv  Schuyler. 
_|.   -|_  ._  Bookm.    28:    44.    S.    '08.   ISOOw. 

"Tb°  American  reader  .  .  .  only  in  rare  ca- 
ses will  feel  inclined  to  challenge  the  essential 
truth  of  his  statements.  He  has  been  conspic- 
uously successful  in  making  plain  two  or  three 
causes  of  misunderstanding  between  the  two 
peoples   that   are   usually   ignored." 

-t-   Ind.   65:  379.    Ag.   13,    '08.    340w. 

"The  volume  must  be  read  to  be  appreciated, 
and  it  ought  to  be  widely  read  and  attentively 
pondered." 

-I-   Nation.    87:    292.    S.    24,    'OS.    1150w. 

"Conversational    in    tone    and    wholly    without 

the  dogmatic  utterance  from  which  it  seems  to 

be  almost  equally  difficult  for  the  preacher,   the 

teacher,    and    the    critical    writer   to    get   free." 

+  N.   Y.  Times.   13:  412.  Jl.   25,   '08.   1150w. 

"Since  the  appearance  of  Mr.  Bryce's  'Amer- 
ican commonwealth,"  some  twenty  years  since, 
no  Englishman  till  now  has  published  observa- 
tions on   the  American  people  of  such  value  as 

-I-   +  Outlook.    89:770.    Ag.    1,    '08.    400w. 
"Is   a   book   that   may   well    turn    out   to  have 
marked    an    epoch.      Mr.    Robinson    knows   more 
about  this  country  than  do  most  of  Its  natives." 
E.  J.   Putnam. 

-i-    4-  Putnam's.  5:  360.  D.  '08.  25O0w. 
"An  unusually  well-informed  and  sympathetic 
piece   of   international    observation." 

4-   R.   of  Rs.   :1S:   510.   O.   '08.  lOOw. 
"This  is  a  readable  book,  with  plenty  of  anec- 
dotes and  other  good  things,  and  written  In  an 
excellent  spirit." 

-f-  Spec.  101:  sup.  813.  N.  21,  '08.  200w. 

Robinson,  James  Harvey,  and  Beard, 
Charles  Austin.  Development  of  mod- 
ern Europe;  an  introduction  to  the 
study  of  current  history.  2v.  v.  i. 
*$i.5o;  V.  2,  *$i.6o.  Ginn.  7-36724. 

A  work  which  use,s  past  history  only  for  the 
light  that  it  throws  upon  the  political,  economic 
and  social  present.  It  begins  with  the  age  of 
Louis  XIV.  Volume  one  covers  the  eighteenth 
century  including  the  French  revolution  and 
the  Napoleonic  period:  volume  two  treats  of 
Europe    since    the    Congress    of    Vienna. 


"Errors  In  the  text  are  very  few.  It  is  as 
solid  and  informing  as  it  is  interesting  and 
clever."     S.    B.    Fay. 

4 Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    188.    O.    '08.    1300w. 

"An  admirable  collection  of  selections  from 
the  best  original  sources  filling  a  long  known 
gap  for  teacher  and  student." 

-I-   A.   L.  A.   Bkl.   4:   205.  Je.  '08.  4« 
+   Dial.   44:   383.   Je.    16,   '08.   170w. 
"There   is   no   better  text-book   for   the   nine- 
teenth   centurv   than    this." 

-\-   Ind.    eS:    99.    Jl.    9,    '08.    270w. 


Robinson,     John     Beverley.     Architectural 
composition.  *$2.50.   Van    Nostrand. 

8-9099. 

The  author  aims  to  raise  "the  power  to  de- 
sign from  its  comparatively  obscure  position  as 
an  art  to  the  dignity  of  a  science."  "Through- 
out the  volume  architecture  is  treated  merely 
as  a  plastic  art,  apart  from  construction  or 
the  texture  of  materials — apart  from  the  uses 
of  the  building,  or  the  locality  in  which  it  is 
erected,  or  the  interest  attaching  to  it  as  the 
work  of  different  peoples."  (Ath. )  "Instead 
of  attempting  to  impose  upon  the  reader  the 
dogmatic  decrees  of  his  personal  taste,  he  en- 
deavors to  discover  the  fundamental  reasons 
why  certain  lines  and  proportions  are  harmoni- 
ous and  pleasing  and  others  the  reverse." 
(Ind.) 


"There  is  much  in  the  volume  worth  care- 
ful   consideration." 

-I-  Ath.   190S,   2:  443.   O.   10.   40«w. 
"The    book    would    be    especially    valuable    to 
building   committees   of   laymen   who   are   called 
upon  to  decide  between  plans  submitted  by  ar- 
chitects." 

-i-   Ind.  64:  1149.  My.   21,  '08.  180w. 

Robinson,  Tracy.  Panama:  a  personal  rec- 
ord of  forty-six  years,  1861-1907.  $1.50. 
Tracy  Robinson,  P.  O.  box  58,  Colon, 
Panama.  7-41775. 

Mr.  Robinson's  personal  record  of  forty-six 
years  includes  nothing  that  cannot  be  called 
Panama  history  during  that  period.  The  build- 
ing of  the  first  railroad  and  its  bearing  upon 
the  development  of  the  country,  the  establish- 
ment of  the  French  Panama  company,  with  De 
Lesseps  as  its  moving  spirit,  and  all  of  the  po- 
litical, religious,  and  domestic  problems  are 
treated  in  an  informing  i^anner. 

"His  book  gives  as  good  a  general  notion  of 
the  course  of  things  at  Panama  up  to  the  be- 
ginning of   the  present   canal   enterprise   as   can 
be  fpund  anywhere  in  like  convenient  shape." 
+  N.    Y.    Times.   13:    81.    F.   15,    '0«.    220w. 

Robson,  Philip  W.    Power    gas    producers: 
their  design  and  application.  *$3.  Long- 
mans. 
"Devoted   almost  entirely  to  the   design,    con- 
struction, and  operation  of  producers.     It  is  di- 
vided into  three  sections,  the  first,  which  takes 
up  very  nearly  two-thirds  of  the  whole  volume, 
treating   of   suction    gas   producers;    the   second, 
which    is    short,    dealing    with    pressure    plants 
for  non-bituminous  fuel,  and  the  third,  occupy- 
ing about   one-quarter  of   the   volume,    covering 
pressure    producers    for    bituminous    coal." — En- 
gin.    N. 

"Those  who  wish  to  know  why  gas  producer 
plants  are  built  as  they  are,  and  how  they 
should  be  operated  after  thev  are  built,  will 
find  this  book  a  valuable  addition  to  their  lir 
braries."    A.    E.    Forstall. 

-\-   Engin.   N.  59:  647.   Je.  11,  '08.  lOOOw. 

"It  sets  the  subject  out  in  a  clear  and  con- 
cise manner,  and  indicates  the  theory  of  the 
various  actions,  as  well  as  the  means  by  which 
the  application  is  carried  out.  The  description 
on  p.  5'6  of  the  arrangements  in  the  Ch-ossley 
plant  for  varying  the  entering  mixture  is  not 
very  clear,  and  throughout  the  book  but  little 
is  said  of  the  generators  by  this  firm,  and  it  is 
limitations  of  this  kind  which  are  the  chief 
fault  that  can  be  urged  against  an  other- 
wise  admirable   book." 

-I Nature.   78:    658.   O.   29,   '08.   920w. 

Roeder,  Rev.  Adolph.  Practical  citizen- 
ship. $1.50.  Blanchard.  8-19014. 
"A  series  of  popular  articles,  published  in 
the  Newark  livening  news,  on  the  nature  of 
the  bodv  politic  as  an  organism,  the  forces  that 
give  it  life,  and  the  attainment  of  practical  cit- 
izenship    is     here     presented     in     book     form." 


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309 


(Ann.  Am.  Acad.)  The  volume  is  divided  into 
three  parts:  1,  The  machine,  a  description  of 
the  elements  of  government;  2,  The  force,  an 
analysis  of  the  forces  behind  results;  3,  Prac- 
tice, the  citizen's  part  in  the  work  of  running 
the   machine   properly. 


"The  scientific  shortcomings  of  the  first  two 
divisions  may  be  overlooked.  The  third  is  bet- 
ter. The  series  as  a  whole  is  inspiring  in  the 
cause  of  a  larger  manhood  and  may  be  read 
with    profit." 

H Ann.    Am.    Acad.   32:  628.    N.    '08.    70w. 

"In  the  last  chapter,  'Ideals,'  Mr.  Roeder 
strikes  a  lofty  note,  and  makes  a  fitting  end  to 
an  inspiring   book." 

4-   N.    Y.    Times.   13:  434.   Ag.    8,    '08.    470w. 

Rogers,     Julia     Ellen.     Shell     book.     **$4. 
Doubleday.  8-12800. 

A  popular  guide  to  the  knowledge  of  the  fam- 
ilies of  living  mollusks,  and  an  aid  to  the  iden- 
tification of  shells  native  and  foreign.  (Sub- 
title.) "Three  aspects  of  conchology  enforce  at- 
tention: the  biological,  the  purely  systematic, 
and  the  zo-geographic.  ...  Of  these  three 
Miss  Rogers  has  wisely  selected  the  second  as 
her  dominant  theme."  (Nation.)  The  illustra- 
tions are  in  colors  and  black-and-white  from 
photographs  by  A.   R.  Dugmore. 

"The  present  volume  is.  then,  more  valuable 
to  the  student  than  Baker's  book  by  reason  of 
its  arrangem.ent  and  scope,  and  is  at  the  same 
time  not  beyond  the  range  of  the  interested 
general  reader,  while  the  latter  offers  some  in- 
teresting general  matter  not  to  be  found  in  the 
former." 

-I-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   205.  Je.    '08.  + 

"Supplies  a  real   need.     The  style  is  graceful 
not  without  touches  of  pleasant  fancy." 
-I-   Nation.   87:    18.   JI.    2,    '08.    900w. 

"Might  be  called  a  popular  work  if  that  term 
was  not  so  misleading.  It  is  a  book  scientifical- 
ly arranged,  carefully  indexed,  and  beautifully 
illustrated.      The    pictures    are    fascinating." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   353.  Je.   20,   '08.   540w. 

Rose,  George  B.  Renaissance  masters:  the 
art  of  Raphael,  Michelangelo,  Leonardo 
da    Vinci,    Titian,    Correggio,    Botticelli 
and  Rubens.  *$i.2S.  Putnam.         8-2389. 
"The  design  of  this  book  is  to  give  In  a  brief 
compass  an  Insight  into  the  essential  character- 
istics  of  each   of  the  masters   treated,   so   that 
the    traveler    may   be    able    to    enjoy    them    for 
what    they    are,    without    looking    for    merits    in 
one  which  can  be  found  only  in  another." — N.  Y. 
Times. 


-f  N.  v.  Times.  13:  171.  Mr.  28,   '08.   150w. 
"An   excellent  book." 

-I-  Outlook.    88:    658.    Mr.    21,    'OS.    400w. 

Rose.  John  Holland,  and  Broadley,  A.   M. 

Dumouriez  and  the  defence  of  England 
against  Napoleon.  **$5.  Lane. 
A  story  based  on  "a  French  manuscript  of 
397  pages,  in  which  Dumouriez,  with  his  own 
hand,  set  forth  the  scheme  he  had  worked  out 
to  insure  the  safety  of  his  adopted  country." 
(N.  Y.  Times.)  "In  their  last  chapter  the  au- 
thors sum  up  as  far  as  possible  in  his  favour, 
but  they  are  not  able  to  deny  that  a  Command- 
er-in-Chief who  deliberately  offers  to  hand 
over  to  the  enemy  the  fortresses  which  consti- 
tute his  country's  main  line  of  defence  cannot 
properlv  be  designated  as  anything  else  than 
traitor."     (Sat.    R.) 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  576.  O.  17,  '08.  220w. 
"The  authors  have  rendered  a  real  service  to 
history  in  producing  this  book  and  have  dis- 
played much  industry  in  collecting  material. 
They  have  succeeded  in  giving  us  what  was 
lacking  before  in  English — a  clear  and  consec- 
utive account  of  Dumouriez'  remarkable  ca- 
reer." 

+  Sat.    R.   106:   sup.   3.   S.   26,   '08.   1400w. 


Rosenkrantz,  Palle,  baron  von.  Magistrate's 
own  case.  "$1.50.   McClure.  8-2946. 

In  addition  to  the  all  essential  story  Interest, 
this  book  is  one  that  commands  and  holds  the 
attention  of  the  legal  profession.  It  is  an  ar- 
gument agaihst  too  great  reliance  upon  cir- 
cumstantial evidence.  A  crime  is  committed, 
the  wroi'g  man  accused,  and  although  the  ac- 
cused man  knows  who  the  real  murderer  is  he 
withholds  information  for  personal  reasons. 
For  personal  reasons  too  the  prosecuting  mag- 
istrate resigns  his  work  on  the  case.  From 
beginning  to  end  technical  issues  are  at  vari- 
ance with  personal  and  emotional  issues.  The 
psychologist  as  well  as  the  lawyer  will  be  in- 
terested   in    the   story. 

"A  detective  story  of  excellent  plot,  holding 
one's  attention  closely,  and  giving  one  a  very 
good  idea  of  German  criminal  procedure." 
+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  157.  My.  'OS.  •!« 
"The  author's  study  of  persons  and  m.otives 
IS  much  better  done  than  in  the  ordinary  Eng- 
lish story  of  murder;  but  his  narrative  has  a 
heaviness  here  and  there,  especially  at  the  be- 
ginning, which  may  repel  the  reader  of  what  is, 
after  all,  an  interesting  book.' 

4 Ath.   1908,   1:   15<5.   F.   8.   160w. 

"Its  plot  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired;  it  is  a 
'capital  puzzle.'  but  its  treatment  by  a  trained 
mind  lifts   it  above  the  average." 

+   Ind.    64:    1037.    My.    7,    '08.    lOOw. 
"The  effect  of  this   fstory]   is  to  vindicate  the 
contemporary  writers  who  imitate  Poe  and  Wil' 
kie    Collins." 

-I-   Nation.    86:    333.    Ap.    9,    'OS.    200w. 

"A  really  clever  story." 

+  Outlook.   SS:   513.   F.   29,   'OS.   i20w. 
Sat.    R.    105:    564.    My.    23,    'OS.    300w. 
"A    detective    story,    very    cleverly   contrived, 
with  something  more,  and  on  a  higher  plane  of 
interest." 

+  Spec.  100:  192.  F.  1,  'OS.  20w. 

Ross,   Edward   Alsworth.   Sin   and    society; 

an   analysis   of  latter-day  iniquity;  with 

a  letter  from  President  Roosevelt.  **$i. 

Houghton.  7-36978. 

Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"For  competent  persons,  who  are  seriously  in- 
terested in  discerning  the  signs  of  the  times, 
this  book  will  perform  the  service  of  a  high- 
power  magnifying  glass.  The  weakest  passage 
in  the  book  is  from  the  pen  of  the  President  of 
the  United  States."  A.  W.  Small, 
-f.  -I Am.  J.  Soc.  13:  666.  Ja.  '08.   840w. 

"Style    is    vigorous    and    fresh." 
-I-  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    48.    F.    '08. 

"One  of  those  rare  books  thaJt  are  really 
worth  while.  We  could  wish  that  he  nad  laid 
more  emphasis  on  publicity  of  great  business 
affairs  as  a  means  of  making  public  opinion 
effective;  but  one  ought  not  to  find  fault  with 
so  good  a  book.  It  well  deserves  the  wide  in- 
fluence invoked  for  it  in  the  interesting  prefa- 
tory letter  of  President  Roosevelt."  H.  R.  Mus- 
sey. 
-f  4 Ann.  Am.  Acad.   31:   295.   Ja.   '08.   250^. 

"No  one  who  seeks  to  guide  public  opinion, 
whether  he  be  journalist,  statesman,  clergy- 
man or  teacher,  can  afford  to  miss  getting  its 
point  of  view — that  of  social  solidarity  as  the 
basis  of  social  morality."  C:  A.  Ellwood. 
4-   +   Econ.    Bull.    1:    61.    Ap.    '08.    540w. 

Reviewed   by  A.    O.    Lovejoy. 

4-   Hibbert    J.    6:    510.    Ap.    '08.    1400W. 

"The  appeal  to  public  opinion  and  the  analy- 
sis of  the  defects  in  the  present  public  opinion 
.are  perhaps  the  most  profitable  parts  of  the 
work."     L.    W.    Sprague. 

-f   Int.  J.   Ethics.  19:  136.  O.  '08.  400w. 

"Professor  Ross  Is  master  of  the  literary 
style  whloh  the  Importance  of  his  subject  de- 
mands   for    due    effect    on     thought     and     con- 

SCi61IC6  " 

+  Outlook.   87:    874.   D.    21,    '07.    170w. 


3IO 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Ross,  Edward  Alsworth — Ccntinued. 

"His  book  would  be  more  effective  if  it  were 
written  more  simply,  with  less  obvious  strain- 
ing for  novelty  of  expression." 

H Pol.    Sci.   Q.    23:    555.    S.    '08.    2'50w. 

Ross,  Edward  Alsworth.  Social  psychology: 
an  outline  and  source  book.  **$i.50. 
Macmillan.  8-21601. 

Professor  Ross  has  been  the  pioneer  in  this 
branch  of  social  science  and  offers  the  first 
treatise,  in  any  language,  professing  to  deal 
systematically  with  the  subject  of  social  psy- 
chology. He  considers  the  nature  and  scope  of 
social  psychology,  suggestibility,  the  mob  mind, 
con\entionality  and  imitation,  custom  imitation, 
conditions  affecting  the  sway  of  custom,  inter- 
ference and  conflict,  union  and  accumulation, 
compromise,  public  opinion,  and  disequilibration. 


uine  .<5elf,  her  personality  and  tone  of  mind  and 
feeling." 


"Without    great    depth    or    undue    consistency, 

it  is  peculiarly  suggestive  and   stimulating,   and 

will   interest  a  larger  body  of  readers   than   the 

conventional   literature   of  pysehology   attracts." 

+   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   16T,.   N.   '08. 

"This  is  a  work  we  can  heartily  recommend 
to  our  readers." 

+  Arena.  40':  467.  N.  '08.  420w. 
"Professor  Ross's  manner  is  comparatively 
free  from  scientific  affectation.  The  tone  of 
the  book  is  temperate,  but  the  spirit  that  of 
a  man  very  eager  to  read  the  signs  of  the  times 
and  full  of  the  sense  or  illusion  of  progress." 
C.    M.    Francis. 

H Bookm.    27:    593.    Ag.    '08.    2000w. 

"In  general  the  book  seems  admirably  made 
for  college  uses.  The  discussion  is  at  almost  all 
times  clear,  and  it  has  the  spicy  interest  com- 
mon to  Professor  Ross's  works.  There  are  two 
general  adverse  criticisms  of  the  book  which  it 
seems  fair  to  make.  In  the  first  place,  the  title 
is  misleading.  The  other  general  criticism  re- 
lates to  the  tone  of  the  book."  J:  L.  March. 
H Educ.  R.  3'6:  517.  D.  '08.  960w. 

"Tho  it  is  intended  as  a  college  textbook,  the 
adventurous  reader  who  picks  here  and  there 
some  of  this  fruit  from  the  tree  of  knowledge 
will  be  rewarded  with  more  sweet  mouthfuls 
than  the  grower  promises.  Rays  of  humor 
lighten   the   pages." 

+   Ind.   Go:   434.   Ag.  20,  '08.   680w. 

"One  must  dissent  from  it  occasionally,  but 
it  is  a  wholesome,  stimulating  and  serviceable 
work." 

-\ Outlook.  90:  41.  S.  5,  '08.  SOOw. 

"Throughout  his  book  the  psychologist  feels 
the  lack  of  any  true  psychological  analysis.  As 
the  book  does  not  attempt  to  take  up  the  prin- 
ciples involved  in  special  uniformities  like  lan- 
guage or  religion,  it  becomes  virtually  a  treatise 
on  the  various  aspects  of  imitation."  M.  F. 
"Washburn. 

-^ Phllos.  R.  17:  6«6.  N.  '08.  40<lw. 

"As  it  stands,  it  is  still  one  of  the  best  stud- 
ies of  custom  and  convention  in  any  langxiage." 
C:  A.  Ellwood. 

H Psychol.   Bull.  5:  381.  D.  15,  '08.  1900w. 

"Professor  Ross  is  one  of  the  few  specialists 
in  the  subject  who  are  able  to  popularize  their 
discoveries  and  to  make  the  subject  interesting 
to   the  lav   mind." 

+    R.   of    Rs.   38:   511.   O.   'OS.   130w. 

"On  the  whole  we  have  in  this  work  an  able 
marshaling  of  the  knowledge  thus  far  broueht 
to  light  on  the  subject  of  social  psychology,  and 
a  clear,  untechnical.  while  at  the  same  time 
often  eloquent,  discussion  of  the  laws,  principles 
and  leading  truths  of  that  rather  subtle  and 
recondite  branch  of  sociology."  L.   F.  Ward. 

+  Science,  n.s.  28:  54.  Jl.  10,  '08.  140Ow. 

Rossetti,  Christina  Georgina.  Family  letters 
*       of    Christina    Rossetti;    ed.    by   William 
M.   Rossetti.   *$3.50.   Scribner. 

Family  letters  which  are  offered  for  the  value 
they  possess  in  showing  forth  the  writer's  "gen- 


"Seldom  has  been  given  a  more  beautiful 
glimpse  of  home  life  than  Mr.  Rossetti  has  af- 
forded us  in  this  volume." 

+  Ath.    1908,    2:    601.   N.   14.   1450w. 
"The  letters  are  especially  rewarding  as  docu- 
ments of  life."  E.  L.  Gary. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  735.  D.  5,  '08.  lOOOw. 
"F\ill   and   formal   publication   was   not   neces- 
sary,   since    neither   in    bulk   nor   in    quality   are 
the  letters  telling." 

—  Sat.   R.   106:   sup.   5.  N.  21,  '08.   gOOw. 

Rossi,    L.    Melano.      Santuario    of   the    Ma- 
donna  di   Vico:      Pantheon    of   Charles 
Emanuel  I.  of  Savoy,  il.  *$6.50.  Macmil- 
lan. 8-13292. 
"The   author  has   written    a  history  of   archi- 
tecture,  of   painting,   and   of   sculpture,    and   has 
frankly    told    us    the    names    of    the   booTts    from 
which   he  has  compiled  it.     He  has  shown   that 
the   dome   of  Vicoforte   is   superior   to  the   dome 
of   St.   Paul's,    London,   which   latter   is  no   dome 
at    all,    and    he    has   furnished   us   with   a   scien- 
tific   account   of   what   a   dome    ought    to   be." — 
Lit.   D. 


"All  who  are  interested  in  architecture  and 
the  decorative  arts,  or  in  the  political  and  re- 
ligious history  of  Italy,  owe  to  Signor  Rossi  a 
deep  debt  of  gratitude  for  the  unwearying  pa- 
tience with  which  he  has  collected  information 
on  his  important  subject,  the  number  and  beau- 
ty of  the  illustrations  supplementing  his  text, 
and  the  clearness  with  which  he  has  told  the 
who^le  storv  of  the  e\-olution  of  the  building." 
H-  +  Int.    Studio.    3'3:  168.    D.    '07.    450w. 

"It  is  pleasant' and  instructive  reading,  but 
has  nothing  directly  to  do  with  the  Madonna  of 
Vicoforte." 

-i Lit.    D.    36:    492.    Ap.    4,    '08.    400w. 

"The  book  shows  wide,  but  undig^st^d,  read- 
ing of  authorities,  down  to  the  most  recent;  it 
is  overlain  with  references  and  footnotes  to  the 
point  of  suffocation;  but  the  unwary  reader  had 
best  shun  the  'historical'  chapters;  they  are 
full  of  pitfalls.  It  is  a  pity  that  so  much  la- 
hour,  research,  and  effective  illustration  should 
be    marred    bv  writing  so   grotesqup." 

f-   Lond.   Times.  6:   338.  N.   8,   '07.   lOOOw. 

"Includes  in  its  moderate  compass  a  great 
array   of  information." 

•f-   N.  V.   Times.   13:   354.   Je.  20,   '08.   900w. 

Rothschild,    Alonzo.        Lincoln,    master    of 
men:  a  study  in  character.  Anniversary 
ed.   **$i.50.   Houghton. 
A   study  whicli   follows   Lincoln's   search   after 
power    over    the    rough    way    of    apprenticeship 
to    hardship,    toil    and    discipline.     Here    is    por- 
trayed the  indispensable   man,   the  master  man, 
shaped   and   m.olded  by  the   potentialities   of   in- 
vincible   energy,    courage,    honesty    and    patriot- 
ism. 


N.   Y.   Times.   13:    701.    N.    28,   '08.   120w. 
Roulet,  Mary  F.  Nixon-,  Our  little  Austral- 

*  ian    cousin.     (Little     cousin    ser.)      60c. 
Page.  8  29330. 

An  informing  child's  study  of  Australia  touch- 
ing upon  the  points  of  history,  geography,  life  in 
the  bush,  characteristics  of  natives  and  present 
day  civilization. 

Roulet,  Mary  F.  Nixon-.    Our  little  Grecian 

*  cousin.    (Little   cousin   ser.)     60c.    Page. 

8-23099. 
A    story    which    introduces    young    readers    to 
Greece  old  and  new  and  to  the  every-day  life  of 
the   little   Grecian   cousin. 

Rowe,    Leo    S.      Problems    of   city   govern- 
ment. **$i.50.  Appleton.  8-29625. 
An  analysis  of  the  general  principles  involved 
in  city  growth,  with  an  inquiry  into  the  nature 


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3'il 


cf  the  changes  in  social  structure  which  are 
traceable  to  the  rapidly  increasing-  population 
in  cities.  In  the  course  of  the  study  reasons 
are  made  clear  for  the  present-day  doubt  con- 
cerning most  effective  municipal  legislation, 
and  lines  cf  progressive  evolution  are  suggest- 
ed. 


"The  very  full  and  scientific  treatment  of  the 
problem  of  public  utilities  should  recommend  the 
work  to  all  thoughtful  citizens." 

-I-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  296.  D.  '08. 
"Professor  Rowe's  work  possesses  usefulness 
— particularly  in  his  acooimt  of  the  spread  of 
the  commission  plan  and  in  the  comparative 
view  0^  American  and  European  experience  in. 
the  manngement  of  public  utilities." 

-f  Nation.  87:  496.  N.  19,   'OS.   2€00w. 
"A  very  original  and  suggestive  discussion  of 
municipal    questions   bv   an    eminent   authority." 
-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  628.  O.  24,  '08.  13w. 
"His   book    is    much   mere    than   a   mere   sum- 
mary of  foreia:n  experience." 

+   R.   of    Rs.   38:    635.   N.   '08.   2O0w. 

Rowland,  Dunbar.   Encyclopedia  of  Missis- 
sippi   history;    comprising    sketches    of 
counties,     towns,     events,     institutions, 
and    persons.    2d    ed.    2v.    $I2.    Dunbar 
Rowland,  Jackson,  Miss. 
"A  large  two-volume  work  of  more  than  two 
thousand    pages    containing    historical    sketches 
of    the    important    events    and    episodes    in    the 
life    of   the   commonwealth,    of   all    the    counties, 
cities    and   towns    of   the    state    including   towns 
and  villages  now   extinct,   biographical   sketches 
of    men    'who    have    left    their    impress    on    the 
history  of  the  state'  and  sketches  of  various  in- 
stitutions.    .     .    .     The  design  of  the  work    .    .    . 
is  to  present  in  compact  form,   arranged   in   al- 
phabetical  order,   a  complete   history  of  Missis- 
sippi from  1540  to  1906,   the  plan   being  to  com- 
bine   the    best    features    of    history    for    contin- 
uous   reading     with     the     cyclopedic     style     for 
ready  reference."    (Am.    Hist.   R.) 

"The  encyclopedia  has  the  inherent  faults  of 
a  work  "prepared  according  to  the  topical  plan. 
The  work  shows  evidence  of  great  industry  and 
of  intimate  knowledge  of  the' state's  history. 
There  are  many  very  good  sketches  and  com- 
pilations which  have  more  than  a  local  interest." 
J.    W.    Garner. 

-I Am.   Hist.    R.  13:   661.  Ap.   '08.   520w. 

"Vr.  Rowland  and  his  helpers  seem  to  have 
carried  out  the  plan  fairly  well.  The  scale  is 
too  generous.  There  are  some  failures  to  meet 
successfully  a  difliculty  inseparable  from  the 
form.  The  work  would  also  be  better  for  an 
index." 

H Nation.  87:  56.  Jl.  16,  '08.  480w. 

Rowland,    Henry    Cottrell.     Across    Europe 
in  a  motor  boat.  **$2.  Appleton. 

8-27781. 

This  is  a  record  of  the  adventures  of  the 
motor  boat  Beaver  on  a  voyage  over  "a  long 
wet  trail"  across  Europe  by  way  of  the  Seine, 
the  Rhine,  the  Danube  and  the  Black  sea.  In 
spite  of  the  fact  that  the  jaunt  required  a  deal 
of  preparation  and  experimenting,  and  that  it 
ended  in  a  wreck  does  not  lessen  the  satisfac- 
tion of  the  achievement. 


"Mr.  Rowland's  story,  like  his  journey,  is 
rather  for  the  sterner  sex,  but  is  graphically 
told  and  holds  the  reader's  interest  to  the  end." 
+  Nation.  87:  462.  N.  12,  '08.  150w. 
"A  most  delightful  story,  in  which  Mr.  Row- 
land brings  into  good  play  his  cleverness  at 
description   and    his  charm   as   a   humorist." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  638.   O.  31,   '08.   700w. 

Royce,     Josiah.       Philosophy     of     loyalty. 
**$i.So.     Macmillan.  8-11729. 

"A  thoroughly  sincere  attempt  to  set  clearly 
before  the  American  people  the  need  for  aiming 
at  the  highest  ethical  ideals  in  their  daily  life, 
in  their  intercourse  with  one  another,  and  in 
their  relations  with   the  outside  world.     Believ- 


ing that  certain  present-day  conditions  and  ten- 
dencies indicate  a  lowering  of  Individual  and 
national  standards.  Professor  Royce  gives  him- 
self resolutely  to  the  task  of  remedial  and  con- 
strui-'tive    criticism." — Outlook. 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   240.  O.  '08.  + 
+  Ath.  1908,  1:  756.  Je.  20.  1750w. 
Reviewed  by  F.   M.  Colby. 

+   Bookm.    27:    454.    Jl.    '08.    lOOw. 
"His    treatment    is    extraordin.arilv    interesting 
and  is  not  lacking  in  manifestations  of  Profess- 
or   Royce's    own    peculiar    literary    and    philo- 
sophical  style." 

+  Educ.  R.  30:  424.  N.  '08.  60w. 
"From  the  philosopher's  point  of  view  the 
book  might  have  been  better  if  it  had  been 
shorter.  The  reader  is  apt  to  be  carried  over 
the  difficult  places  of  the  argument  by  the  flow 
of  the  author's  eloquence  rather  than  by  the 
force  of  his  logical  reasoning."     W.   R.    Sorley. 

H Hibbert   J.    7:    207.    O.    '08.    2000w. 

-I-  Ind.  65:  381.  Ag.  13,  '08.  570w. 
+  Nation.  87:  17.  Jl.  2,  '08.  520w. 
"The  lesson  of  his  new  book  is  founded  on 
his  sure  observation  of  the  present  tendencies 
cf  thought,  and  in  it  he  reveals  himself  as 
the  true  patriot  as  well  as  the  philosopher." 
E:    A.    Dithmar. 

-1-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  238.  Ap.  25,  '08.  900w. 
"His  work  is  immediately  and  concretely  in- 
spiring to  the  man  not  at  all  concerned  with 
the  subtleties  of  metaphysical  disquisition,  but 
very  much  concerned  in  the  affairs  of  every-day 
existence." 

+  Outlook.  89:  128.  My.  16,  '08.  350w. 
"These  criticisms  do  not  affect  the  great 
practical  value  cf  the  book:  it  gives  beautiful 
and  forceful  expression  to  etiiical  idealism,  and 
grandly  fulfils  its  purpose  'to  simplify  men's 
moral  issues,  to  clear  their  vision  for  the  sight 
of  the  eternal,  tc  win  hearts  for  loyalty.' 
There  is  moral  enthusiasm  in  it,  there  is  pa- 
triotism in  it,  there  is  love  of  humanity  in  it." 
Frank    Thillv. 

H Phllos.    R.    17:    541.    S.    '08.    4200w. 

R.  of  Rs.  38:  126.  Jl.  '08.  120w. 
"It  is  a  book  of  remarkable  freshness  and 
power;  popular  in  the  best  sense,  since  it  never 
loS(-s  touch  with  common  habits  of  thought; 
and  inspired  at  times  by  a  poetry  and  elo- 
quence which,  in  Plato's  phrase,  give  to  the 
quest  of  truth  something  of  the  warmth  of  de- 
sire. The  book  being  one  of  popular  lectures, 
naturally  there  are  gaps  in  the  argument  and 
rhetoric  at  times  in  place  of  reasoning." 
-j Spec.   101:   446.    S.   26,   '08.   1600w. 

Royce,  Josiah.  Race  questions,  provincial- 
ism and  other  American  problems. 
*$i.2S.    Macmillan.  8-31148. 

A  supplement  to  the  author's  "Philosophy  of 
loyalty."  In  the  light  of  that  philosophy  he 
discusses  the  following  American  problems: 
Race  questions  and  prejudices:  Provincialism; 
On  certain  limitations  of  the  thoughtful  public 
in  America;  The  Pacific  coast — a  psychological 
study  of  the  relations  of  climate  and  civiliza- 
tion; and  Some  rolatlons  of  physical  training 
to  the  present  problems  of  moral  education  in 
America. 


"Apart  from  the  strong  common  sense  of  his 
views  and  their  bearing  upon  the  immediate 
problems  of  life.  Professor  Royce  wields  an  un- 
commonly lucid  and  forcible  pen.  This  volume 
makes  a  plain  and  important  appeal  to  any  in- 
telligent man  or  woman,  and  should  have  a 
wide  reading." 

+  Nation.  87:  547.  D.  3,  '08.  500w. 
"The  point  of  view  from  which  Professor 
Royce  paints  his  picture  is  one  that  enables 
hirn  to  bring  out  certain  values  strongly.  And 
it  scarcelv  needs  to  be  said  that  the  coloring, 
the  light  "and  shade,  the  detail  that  helps  the 
central  motive,  are  all  handled  with  masterly 
skill."  J.  H.   T. 

+  Psychol.   Bull.  5:  394.  D.  15,  '08.  930w. 


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Royle,  Harold  M.  Chemistry  of  gas  manu- 
facture, il.  *$4.5o.  Henley.  8-16415. 
A  practical  manual  for  the  use  of  gas  engin- 
eers, gas  managers,  and  students.  "Starting 
with  the  method  of  preparation  of  the  staJidard 
solutions  required  in  the  chemical  work  which 
it  seeins  to  be  customary  to  carry  on  in  an 
English  gas  plant,  the  body  of  the  book  goes  on 
through  coal  testing,  flue-gas  analysis,  the  dis- 
tillation of  coal  and  coal  tar,  the  analysis  of 
crude  coal  gas  .  .  .  fire  clay  and  fire  brick, 
the  testing  for  naphthalene  in  gas  .  .  .  and 
the  determination  of  the  candle  power,  the  cal- 
orific value  and  specific  gravity  of  illuminating 
gas,  and  is  concluded  by  a  short  chapter  on 
tn'e  testing  of  the  oil  used  and  the  oil  tar  pro- 
duced in  the  manufacture  of  carburetted  water 
gas."      (Engin.    N.) 


"This  book  should  be  of  great  use  to  those 
for  whom  it  is  intended." 

-h  —  Engin.    D.   3:   304.   Mr.    '08.   400w. 

"The  condensation  of  the  matter  taken  from 
periodicals  is  not  always  accurately  done.  An- 
other fault  of  the  book  is  found  in  typographical 
errors,  which  are  the  more  important  because 
several  cf  (hem  occur  in  the  spelling  of  proper 
n.imes.  There  are  also  faults  of  arrangement.  The 
faults  mentioned  do  not,  however,  detract  ma- 
terially fiom  the  value  of  the  matter  contained 
in  the  book,  and,  as  previously  stated,  it  is 
worthy  a  place  in  the  libraries  of  American  gas 
engineers."   A.   E    Forstall. 

H Engin.   N.  58:  658.  D.  12,  "07.   910w. 

Ruhl,  Arthur  Brown.  Other  Americans: 
the  cities,  the  countries,  and  especial- 
ly the  people  of  South  America.  **$2. 
Scribner.  8-27368. 

Mr.  Ruhl,  a  journalist  who  has  made  extend- 
ed tours  thru  South  America  sets  down  his  im- 
pressions for  the  general  reader's  enlighten- 
ment. He  furnishes  authentic  facts  concerning 
economic,  social,  and  political  conditions  which 
exist  there.  "There  is  an  appendix  consisting 
of  statistics  and  otner  data  and  a  good  index. 
We  ought  to  know  more  about  these  'Other 
Americans,'  Mr.  Ruhl  insists,  since  half  the 
western  world   is   theirs."     (R.   of  Rs.) 


+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  296.  D.  'OS.  4. 
"As  a  social  observer  Mr.  Ruhl  may  be  com- 
mended." 

-I Ath.   130S,  2:   573.  N.  7.  520w. 

"Serves  well  a  useful  purpose," 

+   ind.   62,:  1180.   N.   ly,   'OS.   30w. 
4-   N.    Y.    Times.    13:  562.    O.    10,    '08.   470w. 
"Mr.   Ruhl  discourses  most  entertainingly  and 
informingly    in    this   volume." 

+   R.  of   Rs.  38:  (",39.  N.  '03.  220w. 

Ruhmer,  Ernst.  Wireless  telephony  in  the- 
ory and  practice;  tr.  from  the  German 
by  James  Erskine-Murray.  *$3.50.  Van 
Mostrand.  8-18757. 

A  complete  and  connected  account  in  unteoh- 
nical  language,  so  far  as  possible,  of  the  sub- 
ject of  wireless  lelephony,  its  progress,  and 
prospeots  for  future  perfection.  It  outlines  the 
theories  and  apparatus  of  Bell,  Tainter,  Simon, 
Hayes,  Budd3ll,  and  others  who  have  worked 
for  practical  ends  jn  wireless  telephony. 


"The  work  is  undoubtedly  the  most  complete 
presentation  of  the  subject  that  is  in  print." 
+  Engin.  D.  3:  419.  Ap.  '08.  250w. 
"The  result  has  been  that  the  greater  part 
of  the  matter  can  be  easily  grasped  at  a  single 
reading  and  the  rest  can  be  understood  by  a 
little  study." 

+   Engin.    N.  60:   83.  Jl.   16,   "08.   730w. 
"Those  who  wish  to  obtain  a  good  knowledge 
of    the    subject    will    find    the    information    well 
presented." 

-J-  Engin.  Rec.  67:  308.  Mr,  14,   '08.  240w. 


"The  matter  is  well  presented,   and   it  shoul* 
prove  interesting  reading  to  all  who  take  an  in- 
terest in  the  advances  of  electrical  engineering." 
+  Nation.   86:    401.   Ap.    SO,   '08.   70w. 
+  Nature.  77:  sup.  10.  Mr.  5,  '08.  250w. 
Spec.  100:  384.   Mr.   7,   '08.   30w. 

Russell,  Charles  Edward.     Lawless  wealth: 
the  origin  of  some  great  American  for- 
tunes.    $1.50.     Dodge,  B.  W.       8-16214. 
Mr.   Russell   takes   his   reader  over   the   course 
covered,    often    by    hops    and    bounds,    by    some 
of   the   financial   magnates   on   the  way   to   their 
present    millionaire   goals.     He   shows   that   for- 
tunes are  not  the  equivalent  for  public  service 
rendered  at  the   expense   of  ability,   energy  and 
foresight,    but    that    they   are    secured    thru    the 
appropriation  of  public  utilities  to  private  greed. 
The  author  aims  to  arouse  a  public  that  stands 
by    and    witlessly    connives    with    the    abnormal 
money  fiend   by  tolerating  his   practices. 


"He  is  not  as  dispassionate  as  a  judge  nor 
as  dry  as  an  economist,  for  on  every  page  he 
shows  the  indignation  of  the  prophet.  Mr. 
Russell  is  a  muck-raker  proud  of  his  profes- 
sion." 

—  Ind.  65:  842.  O.   8,  '08.  360w. 

J.  Pol.  Econ.  IG:  634.  N.  '0'8.  80w. 
"Whoever  aspires  to  act  as  a  public  teacher 
should  show  reserve,  moderation,  appreciation 
of  the  exact  quality  of  the  acts  condemned,  and 
dispassionate  consideration  of  the  remedy.  Of 
these   qualities   Mr.    Russell   shows   no   trace." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  364.  Je.  27,  '08.  1200w. 

Russell,  Charles  Edward.  Thomas  Chat- 
terton,  the  marvelous  boy:  the  story  of 
a  strange  life,  1752-1770.  il.  **$2.50. 
Moffat.  8-12132. 

This  biography  is  the  result  of  fourteen  years 
of  sympathetic  study  and  research  among  all 
classes  of  material  where  could  b<^  found  a 
crumb  of  information  concerning  this  "marvel- 
ous boy"  and  "literary  forger"  who  committed 
suicide  in  his  teens. 


"Though  Mr.  Russell  needs  constant  check- 
ing, however,  whether  he  be  dealing  with  his 
hero  as  man  or  as  poet,  he  has  amassed  facts 
which  are  not  only  interesting  but  illuminating, 
and  his  book  is  worth  reading."  Montgomery 
Schuyler. 

+  —  Bookm.    27:    484.   Jl.   '08.   1700w. 

"Masson's  short  and  pathetic  account  ...   Is 
more    effective   than    this   later,    more    elaborate, 
and   undoubtedly   better-informed  work." 
'r   Dial.  45:   66.  Ag.  1,  '08.  40Ow. 

"Mr.  Russell  is  as  extravagant  in  his  praise 
of  Chatteiaon's  poems  as  he  is  undiscriminat- 
ing  in  his  estimate  of  his  infiuence  upon  the 
romantic   movement." 

H Ind.  65:   205.  Jl.  23,   '08.   800w. 

"Fulsome  praise  such  as  this  repels  thinking 
and  judicious   minds." 

—  Lit.   D.  36:   766.  My.   23,  '08.   300w. 

"To  any  balanced  judgment  the  extravagances 
and  perversions  and  the  bad  taste  of  the  pres- 
ent biography  will  tend  only  to  obscure  for  a 
moment  the  profound  pathos  of  Chatterton's  life 
and  his  due  reward  as  one  of  the  inheritors  of 
unfulfilled  renown." 

—  —  Nation.   86:  378.   Ap.   23,    '08.   1200w. 

"A  biography  of  such  remarkable  merit,  his- 
torical and  critical,  that  it  will  instantly  take 
a  high  place  among  the  best  productions  of  its 
class.  One  must  turn  many  a  page  in  many  a 
book  to  find  a  finer,  nobler,  piece  of  writing 
than  Mr.  Russell's  preface,  and  the  book  itself 
is  in  fitting  sequence." 

+   +    N.   Y.  Times.  13:  225.  Ap.  18,  '08.  1200w, 

"Mr.  Russell's  book  is  the  most  considerable 
and  well  worked  out  life  of  Chatterton  which 
has  apoeared." 

-f  Outlook.  89:  350.  Je.  13,  '08.  400w. 


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Russell,   William   Thomas.      Maryland:    the 
land  of  sanctuary,     il.     $1.75.     Furst. 

8-316. 

A   history  of  reli,?ious   toleration   In   Maryland 

from    the    first    settlement    until    the    American 

revolution,   authorities  and  sources  being  given 

at  every  step. 


"Very  interesting  historical  study.  Father 
Russell  has  treated  his  subject  with  thorough- 
ness   and    amplitude." 

+   +  Cath.    World.    87:    256.    My.    'OS.    850w. 

Rutter,  Frank.  Path  to  Paris:  the  record 
of  a  riverside  journey  frJin  Le  Havre 
to   Paris.     ''■35.     L?ne. 

The  impressions  of  two  Englishmen  journey- 
ing along  the  Seine  from  Havre  to  Paris  on 
bicycles  visiting  Honfleur,  Tancarville,  Caude- 
bec.  Jumieges.  Rouen,  Les  Andelys,  Giverng, 
Vetheuel,  Mantes,  St.  Germain,  and  other  riv- 
erside cities  and  villages.  The  author's  artist 
companion  furnishes  the  68  sketches  in  black 
and  white. 


"Mr.  Rutter  has  the  gift  of  writing  agree- 
ably, but  he  does  not  always  take  the  trouble 
to  use  it.  and  too  often  has  recourse  to  'pad- 
ding.' Uneven  as  the  book  is,  it  has  given  us 
several    hours    of   real    pleasure    among   familiar 

+  —  Ath.    1908,    2:    152.    Ag.    8.   480w. 

"Mr.  Hanslip  Fletcher  has  contributed  some 
excellent  drawings  to  the  volume,  which  is  in 
all   resoects  admirably  got   up." 

+    Int.    Studio.    35:    242.    S.    '08.    200w. 

"Mr.  Rutter  has  written  charmingly  of  the 
out-of-the-way  matters  that  came  under  his 
notice,  and  Mr.  Fletcher,  the  artist,  has  made 
some  very  good  drawings  to  accompany  the 
text.  Somehow,  though,  we  suspect,  Mr.  Rut- 
ter of  rom.ancing  a  bit  in  a  hit  he  makes  at 
'twD    American    ladies.'  " 

-I N.   Y.  Times.  13:   460.  Ag.   22,   '08.   460w. 

"He  does  his  'ruining'  and  his  descriptions 
and  moralisings  and  art  disquisitions  with  a 
light  touch,  and  gives  the  tour  an  air  of  per- 
sonal originality.  The  effect  of  the  whole,  text 
and   pictures,    is   agreeable." 

+   Sat.    R.   lOG:    119.    Jl.    25,    '08.    200w. 

"The  writer  has,  it  seems,  a  special  interest 
in  art.  and  has  much  that  is  interesting  to  say 
on  this  subject,  and,  indeed,  on  other  matters. 
It  is  a  pity  that  he  should  find  a  pleasure  not 
only  in  depreciating  his  own  countrymen,  but 
in  drav/ing  his  depreciation  from  a  necessarily 
tainted    source." 

H Spec.   101:    137.   Jl.   25,    'OS.    140w. 


Sabatier,  Paul.     Open  letter  to  his  eminence 
Cardinal  Gibbons  apropos  of  his  inter- 
view  on   the   separation   of   church   and 
state  in   France;   tr.  by  J:   R:   Slattery. 
■''60C.     Sherman,  French  &  co.     8-14319. 
The  widely  circulated  statements   of  Cardinal 
Gibbons  upon   the  struggle   between   church   and 
state    in    l<Yance    are    "reprinted    in    this    little 
volume    in    connection    with    the    open    letter    in 
which   M.    Sabatier,    in   sympathy  with   progres- 
sive   French    Catholics,    convicts    him    of    gross 
misrepresentation.     M.   Sabatier  empha.=:izes  the 
central   fact    in   the   French   question,   that   it   is 
not    Catholicism    as    a    religion,    but    clericalism 
as  a  political  opponent,   with  which   the   Frencli 
government  has  a  controversy."    (Outlook.) 


"How  unfair  and  incompetent  the  Baltimore 
prelate's  protest  is  M.  Sabatier  shows  in  this 
little  book  with  acumen  and  convincing  argu- 
ment." 

-I-   Ind.  65:  722.  S.  24,  '08.  250w. 

Outlook.  89:  314.  Je.  6,  '08.   lOOw. 

Sabin,  Alvah  Horton.  House  painting,  glaz- 

*       ing,   paper   hanging,   and   whitewashing: 

a  book  for  householders.  $1.  Wiley. 

8-21778. 
Deals  with  "the  subjects  of  exterio-  and  In- 
terior painting,  varnishing,  papering,  kalsomin- 
ing,  white-washing  and  the  paintine:  ot  struc- 
tural metal.  Technical  terms  and  long-winded 
descriptions  are  avoided,  and  the  book  should 
be  read  by  every  house  user  and  owned  by  ev- 
ery house  owner." — Science. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  265.  N.  '08.  «J< 
"Excellent  little  vademecum.  Altogether  there 
are  few  places  at  which  the  reader  will  not  find 
just    what    he    needs    to    guide    his    amateurish 
hands  in  the  direction  of  efliciencv." 

-f-  -L  Engin.  N.  CO:  320.  S.  17,  '08.  50Ow. 
"For  anyone  who  contemplates  either  trying 
his  own  skill  or  over-looking  the  proceedings  of 
a  workman.  Mr.  Sabin's  book  appears,  as  he 
claims  in  the  preface,  to  'set  forth  fairly  safe 
and  sound  practice.'  "  C.  S. 

-I-   Nature.  79:  97.  N.  26,  '08.  240w. 
"A  thoroughly  reliable,  readable  book."  A.  H. 
Gill. 

-i Science,  n.s.  28:  843.  D.  11,  '08.  SOw. 

Sadler,   Michael   Ernest,   ed.   Moral   instruc- 
*       tion  and   training  in   schools;   report  of 
an   international   inquiry.   *$i.50.    Long- 
mans. 
A   two-volume   work   containing  a   number   of 
essays    by    educational    men    on    the   problem    of 
moral   training  in   the   school.     The  first  volume 
treats  the  roots  of  the  problem  and  gives  a  se- 
ries   of    accounts    of    what    is    already    done    in 
schools  to  promote   moral    education.      The   sec- 
ond  deals  with   moral  education   in   British  col- 
onies   and    in    foreign    countries    as    well    as    at 
liome. 


"Valuable  volumes." 

+  Ath.   1908,   2:   393.   O.   3.   ISOOw. 
"Pedagogists,    theoretical    and    practical,    will 
find  these  two  volumes  well  deserving  of  serious 
study." 

+  Cath.  World.  88:  401.  D.  'OS.  1450w. 
"There  is  necessarily  a  good  deal  of  over- 
lapping in  the  book,  and  there  is  perhaps  a  trace 
of  bias  in  favour  of  co-education;  but  it  is  ju- 
dicious, sensible,  full  of  interesting  information 
and  suggestive  comment." 

H Sat.    R.   106:   423.  O.   3,   '08.  220Ow. 

Sager,    Daniel    Showers.      Art    of    living   in 
good  health:  a  practical  guide  to  well- 
being   through    proper   eating,   thinking, 
and   living  in   the   light   of  modern   sci- 
ence.  **$i.35.   Stokes.  7-32^93. 
A   health   hand-book  which   has  for  its  watch 
words,    breathe   deep,    chew   long,   drink   enough, 
eat  little.     It  shows  how  self  control,   so  neces- 
sary  to  simple   living,   results   in   long    life    and 
good   Iiealth. 


"It    is    a   volume    that    should    be   widely    cir- 
culated." 

+  Arena.    40:    383.    O.    '08.    1700w. 


"The  book  is  both   inspiring  and   convincing." 
4-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:   83.    Mr.   'OS. 

"Contains  a  large  amount  of  excellent  infor- 
mation, and  yet  we  think  that  it  is  not  likely 
to  be  productive  of  unmixed  good.  Dr.  Sager' s 
book  has  much  of  our  present  scientific  diet- 
etics, some  of  which  is  universally  accredited, 
but  some  of  which  has  not  as  yet  been  con- 
firmed sufficiently  to  make  it  absolute." 
-j Ind.   64:269.   Ja.   30,    'OS.    150w. 


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Sager,  Daniel  Showers — Continued. 

"If  it  is  granted  that  Dr.  iSager's  views  are 
the  right  ones,  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  his 
booli  will  exert  enormous  influence  toward 
good;  wliile,  also,  even  if  many  of  his  views 
are  incorrect,  they  cannot  harm  his  readers, 
since  his  recommendations  are  in  the  main 
such  as  are  bound  to  conduce  to  good."  Mi- 
chael  Williams." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   12:  725.   N.   16,   '07.   2400w. 

"We  do  not  deny  that  there  is  something  of 
value   in    the    volume." 

h  Spec.   lUl:    sup.    ISl.   O.    3,    '08.   320w. 

Sainsbury,  Ethel  Bruce.  Calendar  of  the 
court  minutes  of  the  East  India  com- 
pany, 1635-1639;  with  an  introd.  and 
notes  by  W:  Foster.  *$4.iS.  Oxford. 

S-if 


"The  documents  calendared  follow  those  in- 
cluded in  the  last  volume  of  Miss  Sainsbury's 
'Calendar  of  state  papers,'  East  India  series, 
and  consist  of  the  court  minute  books,  Janu- 
ary 5,  16?.5-December  30,  1639.  But  there  is  a 
gap  caused  bv  a  lost  volume  of  manuscript,  July, 
1637-July,  1639.  These  are  re-enforced  by  ab- 
stracts of  some  of  the  documents  from  the 
East  India  series  at  the  Public  record  office 
and  of  a  few  from  the  Indfa  office  records  and 
by  entries  on  Indian  affairs  for  these  years 
from  the  Domestic  series,  'Calendar  of  state 
papers.'  " — Am.    Hist.    R. 


"This  book  is  valuable  for  at  least  three  rea- 
sons. It  contains  material  for  the  domestic 
history  of  the  East  India  company,  1635-1639; 
.  .  .  secondly,  there  is  laid  open  here  the  out- 
working of  the  system  of  personal  government 
under  Charles  I  in  years  when  that  system  was 
at  its  strongest:  and  thirdly,  we  have  the  in- 
timate records  of  a  corporation  in  days  when 
shareholders  stormed  in  vain  at  directors."  A. 
L.    P.    Dennis. 

+  +  Am.    Hist.    R.  13:   866.   Jl.   '08.   700w. 

"It  is  unnecessary  to  add,  when  Mr.  W.  Fos- 
ter is  editor,  that  the  introduction  and  brief 
notes  are  in  every  way  satisfactory."  H.  E. 
Egerton. 

-I-   +   Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    576.   Jl.   '08.    660w. 

+   Nation.  86:   471.  My.  21.  '08.  720w. 

Saintsbury,   George  E.  B,  History  of  Eng- 

*       lish  prosody  from  the  twelfth  century  to 

the  present  day.  v.  2.  *$3.75-  Macmillan. 

V.  2.     From  Shakespeare  to  Crabbe. 

This  volume  "begins  with  Shakespeare,  and 
deals  with  the  dp^•olopn!ont  and  decadence  of 
blank  verse;  the  Elizabethan  lyric  and  sonnet; 
the  verse  of  Milton  and  the  Caroline  poets,  of 
Dryden  and  of  Pope  and  the  eighteenth  century 
generally,  ending  with  Crabbe."  (Ath.) 


"The  book  is  full  of  admirable  work  in  almost 
every  way,  but  incorrigibly  careless  now  and 
then,   generally  in  unimportant  things." 

4-  —  Ath.   1908,  2:673.  N.  28.  2600w.    (Review 
of  V.  2.) 

Dial.  45:  301.  N.  1,  '08.  50w.  (Review  of 
V.  2.) 
"As  a  book  of  reference  for  the  student  who 
wishes  statistics,  definitions,  tabulations,  and 
the  like,  the  work  is  next  to  useless.  On  the 
whole,  the  book  is  wisely  planned  and  executed, 
and  makes  good  reading  oven  of  prosody." 

H Nation.  ?,7:  464.  N.  12,  '08.  20O0w.  (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
"He  nowhere  gives  us  a  clear  summary  or  ex- 
planation of  the  matter  in  dispute.  It  is  a 
strange  thing  that  one  like  Professor  Saints- 
bury,  who  is  filled  to  the  brim  with  English  lit- 
erature,' should    indulge    in    such    queer   stylistic 

—  +  Sat.   R.  106:  670.  N.  28,  '08.  1600w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  1  and  2.) 


Saintsbury,  George  Edward  B.  Later  nine- 
teenth century.  (Periods  of  European 
literature,  v.  12.)  *$i.5o.  Scribner. 

7-36994. 
The  last  volume  of  Mr.  Saintsburv's  "Periods 
of  European  literature."  It  deals  with  the  whole 
literature  of  Europe  at  the  present  day,  from 
the  time  of  Browning  and  Hugo  to  that  of  Ib- 
sen and  Tolstoy  including  poetry,  novels,  peri- 
odical literature,  essays  and  drama.  He  closes 
with  a  summary  of  the  present  volume  and  of 
the  whole  series. 


"Professor  Saintsbury  is  as  off-hand,  erratic, 
and  suggestive  as  usual,  and  seems  even  more 
readable  than  in  his  earlier  works." 

-I A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   206.   Je.    '08.   ►{• 

"  'Flippant  and  unworthy'  are  hardly  more 
lenient  than  the  epithets  which  any  sensitive 
critic  would  be  forced  to  applv  to  these  pages." 

—  Ath.  1907,  2:  610.  N.  16.  145'0w. 
"Modern  literature,  in  fact,  seems  to  be  con- 
templated by  Professor  Saintsbury  as  a  com- 
prehensive inferno  in  regard  to  which  it  is  the 
first  duty  of  the  critic  to  determine  the  places 
of  the  offenders   in   their  respective   circles." 

—  Lend.   Times.   6:   321.   O.   25,   '07.   1850w. 
"He  is  lavish  of  vehement  opinions,   but  gives 

no   e\'idence  whatever   of  a   common   philosophy 
to  which  these  opinions  may  be  referred." 

—  Sat.    R.   104:   671.  N.   30.   '07.   930w. 

Saleeby,  Caleb  Williams.     Conquest  of  can- 
cer: a  plan  of  campaign.  **$i.75.  Stokes. 

7-37249- 

An  account  of  the  principles  and  practice  of 
the  treatment  of  malignant  growths  by  specific 
canorotoxic  feiiuents.  In  presenting  the  pan- 
creatin  treatment  the  author  shows  how  Dr. 
Beard  h.as  given  "the  key  to  the  enemy's  posi- 
tion, and  that  so  soon  as  this  advantage  is 
pressed  home  the  conquest  ot  cancer  will  be  an 
accomplished  fact."   (R.   of  Rs.) 


"We  would  well  wish  it  otherwise,  but  see  on- 
ly the  raising  of  false  hopes  and  bitter  disap- 
pointment for  those  who  take  Dr.  Saleeby's 
book  seriously." 

—  Ind.  64:  46.  Ja.  2,  '08.  800w. 

Nature.    78:    292.    Jl.    30,    'OS.  530w. 
"His  hook,   recording  fresh  data  up   to  within 
a  few  weeks   of  publication,   merits  attention  in 
.America  as  a  contribution  to  the  practical  study 
of  the  trvpsin  treatment." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  1.  Ja.  4,  '08.  1320w. 
R.   of   Rs.   37:  119.   Ja.   '08.   lOOw. 

"A  large  difficult  book,  teeming  with  guess- 
work and  animosity.  An  ill-tempered  and  un- 
balanced book.  The  author's  heart  has  run 
away  with  his  head,  and  he  has  allowed  him- 
self to  be  victimised  bv  an   obsession." 

'—  Sat.    R.    105:    240.    F.    22,    'OS.    ISOOw. 

Saleeby,  Caleb  Williams.  Health,  strength 
and  happiness:  a  book  of  practical  ad- 
vice. *$i.50.  Kennerley. 

The  guiding  principle  of  Dr.  Saleeby's  study 
Is  "The  new  asceticism,"  whose  doctrine  is  that 
the  body  must  be  an  expression  of  the  harmo- 
nies of  mind,  in  place  of  the  old  asceticism 
which  exploited  the  doctrine  of  anta,^onism  be- 
tween tlie  interests  of  the  mind  and  the  body. 
He  works  out  a  scheme  for  bodily  and  mental 
health  which  accords  with  his  basic  principle. 

"A  finer  contribution  to  the  literature  of  pop- 
ular science  h.'is  not   often   been   made." 

+    N.   Y.   Times.   13:6S0.   N.    14,   'OS.   1160w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   747.   D.   5,   '08.   160w. 

Salisbury,  William.  Career  of  a  journalist, 
il.  *$r.50.  Dodge,  B.  W.  8-9151. 

The  real  story  of  the  author's  life.  "It  tells 
of  nine  years'  experiences  in  five  American  cit- 
ies, on  papers  of  every  shade  of  political  opin- 
ion,  on   papers    'yellow,'   and   papers   'conserva- 


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315 


tive,'  and  concludes  with  observations  In  four 
foreign  capitals.  It  shows  what  Journalism  does 
for  the  people,  and  what  it  does  not  do  for 
the  people,  what  Journalism  and  journalists  are 
and  what  Journalism  and  Journalists  are  not,  in 
the  principal  countries  of  the  world."   Preface. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  i;40.  O.  '08. 
"Highly  interesting  and  suggestive  volume, 
which,  because  of  its  frankness  and  candor,  its 
portra5-al  of  American  Journalism  in  the  nude, 
is  more  than  an  interesting  record."  B.  O. 
Flower. 

+  Arena.  40:  487.  N.  'OS.  53O0w. 
"His  book  may  serve  a  useful  purpose  as  a 
warning  and  example — while  not  necessarily 
discouraging  to  those  having  the  qualifications 
and  ambition  tor  legitimate  and  honorable 
newspaper  work." 

+   Dial.   45:  45.  Jl.   16,  '08.   300w. 
"The   title   is  misleading  in   that   it  omits   the 
qualifying    adjective    'yellow,'    which    is    all-im- 
portant   in    this    case." 

Ind.    64:    1199.    My.    28,    'OS.    900w. 

"A  vulgarly  written  account  of  vulgar  experi- 
ences." 

1-  Nation.   86:   351.   Ap.   16,    '08.   150w. 

"The  thing  is  frankly  a  book  of  yellow  jour- 
nalism and  yellow  Journalists  by  one  of  them- 
selves " 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  226.  Ap.  18,  '08.  1050w. 

Sallows,  James  Francis.  Blacksmith's  guide. 
$1.50.  Technical  press.  7-33978- 

Valuable  instructions  on  forging,  welding, 
hardening,  tempering,  case  hardening,  anneal- 
ing, coloring,  brazing,  and  general  blacksmith- 
ing.  (Explanatory  title.)  "The  treatment 
throughout  is  of  a  thoroughly  practical  nature, 
and  tlie  author  describes  clearly  the  methods 
which  ne  has  employed  in  obtaining  eminently 
satisfactory  results  in  the  tempering  of  tools 
and  machine  parts — all  without  the  use  of  ex- 
pensive furnaces,  pyrometers  and  other  acces- 
sories."   (Tech.  Lit.) 

"The  Language  of  the  book  is  good;  the  ex- 
planations are  clear;  the  arrangement  is  pleas- 
ing, and  no  extraneous  matter  has  been  admit- 
ted." 

+   Engin.    N.    59:    298.    Mr.'  12,    '08.    370w. 
"It  is  a  little  work  that  anyone  having  to  do 
with   the  heat-working  of  steel   will  find  of  ex- 
ceedin.g   value." 

+  Technical    Literature.     2:     583.     D.     '07. 
140w. 

Sanders,  E.  K.  Forest  playfellow:  a  story. 
t$i.25.  Button. 
The  story  of  a  little  boy  who  "lived  alone 
with  his  father  in  a  great  house  near  a  for- 
est. He  was  very  lonely,  and  his  father,  who 
had  travelled  and  fought,  was  too  brave  a  man 
to  understand  his  terrors.  But  one  day  in  the 
mysterious  forest  he  met  another  small  boy 
wiith  bright  eyes  and  beautiful  manners  who 
showed  him  how  to  build  bridges  and  gently 
cured  him   of  his  terrors."     (Lond.    Times.) 


"We  are  not  blind  to  the  merits  of  the  work 
.  .  .  we  know  that  a  good  deal  of  care  has 
gone  to  the  making  of  the  story;  it  may  ap- 
peal more  to  others  than  it  has  to  us,  who  have 
found  it  a  little  dull." 

-I Acad.   73:  271..  D.   21,  "07.   llOw. 

"The  charm  to  which  we  willingly  surrender 
Is  neither  in  eeriness  nor  spiritual  revelation; 
It  Is  in  portraiture.  Regarded  as  a  human  be- 
ing, the  ghost  is  lovable;  and  Jock's  tutor,  a 
minor  character,  is  capitally  drawn." 
+  Ath.  1907,  2:  651.   N.   23.  160w. 

"It  is  written  entirely  from  the  child's  point 
of  view;  but  it  is  so  sympathetic  that  a  child 
might  conceivably  imagine  after  reading  it 
that  he  was  as   good  as  his  parents." 

-1 Lond.  Times.   6:   373.   D.   6,  '07.   400^. 

"One  may  venture  the  hope  that  after  sixty 
times  six  best  sellers  have  shouted  themselves 
Into   second-hand   bookshops,    'The  forest   play- 


fellow' will  still  stand  on  many  a  beloved 
shelf,  shabby  with  much  cherishing  by  old  and 
young  who  have  felt  themselves  lonely  chil- 
dren." 

+  Nation.  86:  196.  F.  27,  '08.  lOOw. 
"The  story  is  daintily  told,  and,  while  deal- 
ing with  the  forever  intangible  influences  that 
mold  a  child's  character,  bringing  him  nearer 
or  luring  him  from  us,  the  writer  contrives  to 
make  the  small  hero  quite  a  flesh-and- blood 
little   chap  after  all." 

+  N.    Y.    Times.    13:    93.   F.    15,    '08.    230w. 

Sanders,    Lloyd    Charles.        Holland    house 
circle.  **$3.5o.  Putnam. 

Devoted  to  Ihe  period  betwr^en  1799  and  1S40 
when  "there  was  hardly  in  England  a  distin- 
guished man  in  politics,  science  and  literature, 
who  had  not  been  a  guest  in  the  Holland  house." 
A  description  of  the  house  itself  is  followed 
by  a  sketch  of  its  early  history,  founders  and 
leading  iights;  then  by  "brief  chapters  on  the 
circle  of  statesmen,  wits,  men  of  letters  and 
science,  foreign  diplomats  and  exiles  who  gave 
to  Holland  house  a  unique  place  in  English  his- 
tory."   (Nation.) 


"It  is  a  rare  pleasure  in  these  days  of  slov- 
enly book  making  to  come  upon  a  volume  so 
well  informed  and  agreeably  written  as  this. 
Before  the  book  passes  into  a  second  edition 
the  author  should  revise  his  proofs,  especially 
as  regards  French  words.  There  is  a  capital 
index." 

-\ Ath.   1908,    L':429.   O.   10.    IGOOw. 

"He  has  taken  Holland  house  only  as  the 
string  on  which  he  has  threaded  his  pearls, 
and  his  pearls  aro  the  gems  which  he  has 
selected  from  the  large  range  of  biographies, 
memoirs  and  collections  of  letters." 
+  Ind.  65:948.  O.  22,  'OS.  SOOw. 
"The  text  has  been  carefully  compiled." 

+    Lit.    D.   37:    678.   N.   7,   '08.   30Ow. 
"Despite    its    lack    of   artistic    unity,    the    book 
affords   good    reading." 

-I Nation.  87:  336.  O.  8,  '08.  580w. 

"Interesting  book  of  gossip." 

4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   525.  S.   26,  'OS.   lOOOw. 
"No   one   who    is  a  student   of  Georgian   Eng- 
land can  afford  to  miss  this  satisfactory  and  de- 
lightful record  of  personalities." 

+  Outlook.  90:  886.  D.  19,  '08.  lOOOw. 
-f-  Sat.  R.  106:  579.  N.  7,  '08.  500w. 
"These  chapters  are  easy  reading,  but  the  or- 
dinary reader  may  fail  to  recognize  the  amount 
of  erudition  which  has  gone  to  the  making  of 
them.  Our  only  criticism  of  the  book  is  that 
the  arrangement  of  the  chapters  seems  to  us 
to  be  without  system,  and  that  there  are  far 
too  many  misprints.  Mr.  Sanders  has  given  us 
in  a  most  readable  form  a  history  of  the  best 
society  during  a  time  when  entertaining  was 
still  an  art,  and  society  was  still  largely  a  cous- 
inhood." 

H Spec.   101:  504.    O.   3,   '08.   ISOOw. 

Sanderson,  Rev.  Edgar.  Heroes  of  pioneer- 
ing. **$i.5o.  Lippincott.  8-1437. 
"True  stories  of  the  intrepid  bravery  and  stir- 
ring adventures  of  pioneers  with  uncivilized 
man,  wild  beasts,  and  the  forces  of  nature,  in 
all  parts  of  the  world."  "Champlain  and  other 
French  heroes,  as  well  as  the  great  Arab  Abd 
el  Kadr,  are  included  in  a  list  which  contains 
full  reference  to  the  doings  of  Raffles;  Brooke, 
.  .  .  Bass,  Flinders,  and  Sturt  in  Australia; 
and  recent  pioneer  work  in  Uganda,  Rhodesia, 
and  Nigeria.  Am-ong  many  romantic  careers. 
That  of  John  Jacob  of  Sind  is  perhaps  the  most 
striking."    (Ath.) 

-f  Acad.    73:    245.    D.    14,    '07.    200w. 
"Of  value   mainlv  .is  true  adventure   tales." 
+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   149.   My.  '08.   4« 
Ath.    1907,    2:    515.    O.    2/S.    llOw. 
Nature.  76:  635.   O.   24,  '07.  30w. 
"There   are   stories  which    cannot   be   told    too 
often,    and    Mr.    Sanderson    tells    them    well." 
-I-  Spec.  99:   sup.  748.  N.  16,  '08.  180w. 


^i6 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Santley,  Sir  Charles.  Art  of  singing  and 
vocal  declamation.     **$i.2S.  Macmillan. 

8-i8o37- 
"A  teacher  of  singing,  must  be.  or  must  have 
been,  a  good  singer."  So  says  Mr.  Santley  at 
the  age  of  seventy-four,  reflecting  ujwn  his 
years  of  teaching  experience.  He  is  a  follow- 
er of  Garcia,  and  from  Garcia  gained  the  in- 
spiration to  teach  singing  not  surgery.  His  ra- 
tional methods,  which  avoided  too  much  anal- 
ysis are  summed  up  in  this  handbook  for  young 
singers. 

"It  will  be  appreciated  by  teachers  as  well  as 
voung  students." 

4-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   241.   O.    'OS. 
"The  whole  of  the  little  volume  will  be  eagerly 
read   bv   teachers   of  singing,    and   especially  by 
those  who  are  at  the  outset  of  their  career  as 
students."  „„„ 

-L  Ath.   190S.   1;    771.    Je.    20.    2S0w. 
"It    must    be    confessed    that    in    his    book    on 
singing  he   displavs   a  keener  knowledge   of   the 
busine~ss  end  of  his  subject  than  of  the  aesthetic 
side."    L:    M.    Isaacs. 

H Bookm.    27:    601.    Ag.    "08.    950w. 

"Interesting,    first   of   all.    but    also   helpful." 

-J-   lnd.^65:    321.    Ag.    6,    '08.    200w. 
"Containing  much  valuable  advice." 

-f   Nation.    87:    19.   Jl.    2,    'OS.    700w. 
"In     general     may     be     unhesitatingly     com- 
mended."^^  Y.  Times.  13:  392.  Jl.  11.  '08.   150w. 
R.   of    Rs.   38:    384.    S.   'Ofi.    40w. 
"The  book   abounds   in  good  advice,   but  it   is 
not  SK)  much  from  singer  to  singer  as  from  the 
old   man  to   the  young,   and   much  of  it   is  sen- 
tentious in  form  as  well  as  trite  in  matter.      C. 
L.    G. 

-j Spec.   101:   405.   S.    19,   'OS.    2150w. 

Sargent,  Arthur  John.  Anglo-Chinese  com- 
merce and  diplomacy  (mainly  in  the 
nineteenth    century).    *$4I5-    Oxford. 

8-9032. 

Britain's  relations  with  China  solely  in  their 
bearings  on  the  interests  of  commerce.  Con- 
tents- The  rule  of  the  company  [East  India]; 
The  course  of  trade  to  1834;  From  the  opening 
of  the  trade  to  the  treaty  of  Nanking:  From  the 
treatv  of  Nanking  to  the  treaty  of  Tientsin; 
Course  of  trade  from  18.34  to  1864;  The  inter- 
pretation of  the  treatv  of  Tientsin  and  the  con- 
vention of  1S69:  From  the  massacre  of  Tientsin 
to  the  Chifu  convention:  Course  of  trade  from 
1865  to  1884.  Development  of  the  policy  of 
"Spheres  of  influence";  Course  of  trade  from 
18S5  to  1S94.  Renewal  of  the  anti-foreign  move- 
ment and  recent  economic  changes;  Annotated 
bibliosTraohv  of  the  more  important  official  pa- 
pers andnote  on  the  character  of  statistical  in- 
formation   available    for    the    Chinese    trade. 


Sargent,  Charles  Sprague.  Trees  and  shrubs. 
2~,  plates  by  C:  E:  Faxon,  v.  2,  pt.  i, 
**$5.  Houghton. 

'Includes  descriptions  and  drawings  of  twen- 
ty-five species  of  ligneous  plants,  hitherto  un- 
known or  aJmost  so.  Six  of  the  species  are  of 
cratEBgus  and  eight  of  viburnum.  The  remain- 
der represent  eight  other  genera."^Dial. 


"The  exactness  of  statement  and  lucidity  of 
style  make  the  work  especially  valuable  for 
those  who.  studving  the  present,  wish  to  get 
a  clear  background  for  the  picture  of  contem- 
porarv  events.  The  boo'c  is  the  best  summary 
view  "of  the  development  and  importance  of 
English  trade  with  China  yet  published." 
+  +  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  720.  My.  'OS.  400w. 
"Lucid   and   convincing  work." 

-}-  Ath.   1908,   1:    785.   Je.    27.   720w. 
"In.  spite   of   blemishes  Mr.    Sargent   has   per- 
formed a  verv  useful   ser\-ice.   and  has   provided 
his   students   with    an    excellent    text-book."    P. 

H Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    620.    Jl.    '08.    50Ow. 

"A   car'^ful    and    scholarly   study." 

-i-  J.  Pol.  Econ.  IG:  634.  N.  '08.  80w. 
"It  is  much  to  be  able  to  say  that  he  has 
succeeded  in  giving,  within  moderate  limits,  an 
instructive  epitome  of  our  efforts  to  open  up 
intercourse  with  the  great  empire  which  _has 
scarcely  rel.axed  even  vet  in  its  resistance." 
+  Sat.    R.    105:    17.    Ja.    4,    '08.    1700w. 


Bot.    Gaz.    45:  343.   My.    '08.    130w. 

Dial.  44:  139.  Mr.  1,  '08.  50w. 
"In  all  respects  the  continuation  of  his  great 
work  is  on  the  high  level  of  what  has  gone  be- 
fore. Charles  Faxon's  delineations  are  perfect 
as  to  detail,  and  as  to  stereoscopic  effect,  and 
indicate  the  power  of  a  line  drawn  by  one  who 
knows   exactly  what  he  sees." 

-I-  Nation.   86:   199.   F.   27,   '08.    240w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   104.   F.   22,   '0«.    230w. 

Sargent,  Herbert  Howland.  Campaign  of 
Santiago  de  Cuba.  3v.  **$5.  McClurg. 

7-29604. 
Descriptive  note  and   excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"He  describes  and  discusses  the  grand  strat- 
egy and  tactics  of  the  campaign  with  great 
clearness,  showing  a  strong  grasp  of  his  sub- 
ject in  all  its  aspects,  naval,  military,  historical, 
geographical,  statistical,  etc.  The  works  that 
have  appeared  heretofore,  treating  of  the  Span- 
ish-American  war.  have  been  seriously  defec- 
tive in  their  numerical  data.  The  work  before 
us  is  about  perfect  in  this  respect."  .John  Blge- 
low,  jr. 
+   J Am.    Hist.    R.   13:  373.    Ja.    '08.    1500w. 

"In  this  book  we  have  a  remarkablj^  lucid 
history  of  a  very  remarkable  ca,mpaign.  And 
there  is  probably  no  man  on  this  continent  bet- 
ter fitted — on  all  the  counts — to  chronicle  it  with 
such  accurate  completeness  and  balanced  dis- 
crimination   as   the   author." 

-r   -f   Ind.    64:    51.    Ja.    2,    '08.    3S0w. 

Lit.    D.«36:   766.   My.   23,   'OS.   70w. 

"While  the  book  must  long  remain  a  handy 
volume  for  reference,  because  of  the  many 
facts  and  figures  it  gives,  it  leaves  the  field  still 
open  to  the  historian  who  wishes  to  tell  with- 
out fear  or  favor  the  true  story  of  our  ever-rre- 
sretable  "U'est  Indian  war." 
-     ^ Nation.    8C:    195.    F.    27,    '08.    730w. 

"A  historv  and  discussion  of  our  part  in  the 
Cuban  war"that  will  be  of  quite  as  much  in- 
terest to  the  layman  as  to  the  military  special- 
ist " 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  308.  My.   30,  '08.  SOOw. 

"His  account,  in  fact,  is  very  painstaking,  but 
without  great  penetration,  and  it  is  marred  by 
some  inflated  writing — continual  talk  of  a  'hail 
of  bullets.'  for  example,  which,  after  all,  is 
only  a  metaphor — such  as  is  best  left  to  non- 
military   writers." 

-i-  >—  Spec.    100:    63.    Ja.    11,    'OS.    8l0w. 

Sarolea,  Charles.  Cardinal  Newman  and 
his  influence  on  religious  life  and 
thought.  (World's  epoch-makers). 
*$i.25.    Scribner.  8-26235. 

A  dispassionate  and  objective  study  of  some 
of  the  pioblems  suggested  by  the  writings  of 
Cardinal  Newman.  Among  the  subjects  treated 
are  the  following:  The  Oxford  rnovement,  New- 
man's personality.  "Why  was  Nexvman  converted 
to  Roman  Catholicism?  The  conflict  between 
Newman  and  Manning,  Pascal  and  Newman, 
Was  Newman  a  liberal  Catholic?  Cardir  al  New- 
man and  modernism. 

"Dr  Sarolc^a's  work  is  non-partisan  and 
shrewd.  If  his  book  fails— and  it  doe.^,  we 
think,  in  the  end  ju.st  fail— to  be  a  first-rate 
contribution  to  relieicus  history,  it  is  owing  to 
a  weakness  of  psychological  insight. 

\j Nation;   87:   266.   S.  17,   'OS.   1450w. 

Outlook.   89:  769.  Ag.   1,   '08.  160w. 

"Dr.      Sarolea,     who     shows     a     remarkable 


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knowledge  of  our  language,  treats  the  subject 
with  an  admirable  detachment.  Nowhere  could 
we  find  a  more  impartial  estimate,  not  of  the 
man  only,  but  of  all  the  facts,  mental  and  emo- 
tional, which  condition  the  study  of  theology. 
We  do  not  always  accept  Dr.  Sarolea's  conclu- 
sions." 

H Spec.    101:    sup.    4S0.    O.   3.    '08.    240w. 

Saunders,  Edward.  Wild  bees,  wasps  and 
ants  and  other  stinging  insects.  $1.25. 
Button.  Agr.  8-399. 

"A  popular  and  readable  account  of  a  group 
of  British  insects  which  are  known  to  entomolo- 
gists as  Hymenoptera  aculeata."  It  is  writ- 
ten for  amateurs.  The  author  says:  "The  non- 
scientific  public  rarely  recognizes  more  than 
the  hive  bee,  the  bumble  bee,  the  wasp,  and  the 
hornet,  whereos  there  are  about  four  hundred 
different  kinds." 


"Mr.  Saunders's  facts  are  almost  invariably 
trustworthy." 

i Nation.  86:  449.  My.  14,   '08.  170w. 

"The  information  given,  though,  of  course, 
much  condensed,  is  well  arranged  and  thorough- 
ly trustworthy,  besides  being  expressed  in  an 
attractive  manner." 

-f-   Nature.   77:   220.   Ja.   9,   '08.   280w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  353.  Je.  20,  '08.   80w. 
"Mr.  Saunders  writes  brightly  and  clearly;  he 
is,  moreover,  an  authority  whose  statements  can 
be   trusted." 

+  Spec.  100:   647.  Ap.    25,   '08.   150w. 

Saunders,  Margaret  Marshall.  My  pets: 
real  happenings  in  my  aviary.  $1.25. 
Am.  Bapt.  8-30262. 

Dedicated  to  boys  and  girls  who  are  never 
satisfied  with  a  story  unless  it  is  entirely  true. 
There  are  twenty-eight  chapters  dealing  with 
owls,  robins,  rabbits,  guineapigs,  rals,  galli- 
nules,  pigeons,  canaries  and  other  pets  of  the 
fur  and  feather  classes. 


"There  is  much  sentimentalism  mixed  with 
some  good  hints  as  to  food  and  general  care, 
but  the  book  as  a  wliole.  is  merely  a  readable 
account  of  trivial  happenings  in  aviary  and 
cage." 

1-   Nation.  87:   319.  O.   1,   '08.   ICOw. 

Savage,  Charles  Albert.  Athenian  family: 
a  sociological  and  legal  study  based 
chiefly  on  the  works  of  the  Attic  orators. 
*$i.5o.   Wilson,   H.   W.  8-22086. 

A  monograph  presented  to  Johns  Hopkins 
university  for  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  philoso- 
phy. The  discussion  is  based  chiefly  on  the 
works  of  Attic  orators,  and  especially  on  the 
orations  of  Isaeus,  Demosthenes  and  Lysias. 
Material  has  also  been  found  in  the  works  of 
Greek  poets  and  philosophers.  The  disserta- 
tion includes  the  religious  side  of  Athenian  life, 
attitude  of  the  state  toward  the  family  and 
the  religious  cult,  the  position  of  women,  mar- 
riage, relations  of  parents  and  children,  and 
the  aspects  of  the  Athenian  inheritance  system. 

Savallo,  Teresa  de.  House  of  the  lost  court. 
t$i.5o.   McClure.  8-8102. 

A  rambling  old  English  country  house,  taken 
for  a  season  by  an  American  woman  and  her 
daughter,  is  the  scene  of  this  story  full  of  sur- 
prises and  mystery.  The  hero  is  a  man  sup- 
posed to  be  dead  who  dwells  in  the  secret  lost 
court.  The  hiding  place  is  discovered  by  the 
imaginative  heroine  who  takes  him  for  a  gliost. 
In  a  thoroly  American  fashion,  practical  and 
self-reliant,  she  finds  the  key  to  a  domestic 
tragedy  that  had  for  nine  years  cast  gloom  and 
terror  over  the  estate,  and  clears  the  way  for 
a  happy  dSnouenient. 


"Aocepting  the  premises,  the  story  is  enter- 
tainine:  and  pleasantly  told." 

+  Nation.  86:  264.  Mr.  19,  '08.  30Ow. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  267.  My.  9.  '08.  50w. 
"Is    agreeably    written,    some    of    its    charac- 
ters   are    satisfactorily    attractive,    and    one    at 
least  is  satisfactorily  odious." 

-f   Outlook.   89:   313.   Je.   6,   '08.   ICOw". 

Sawyer,  George  Henry  Vaughan-.  Grant's 
campaign  in  Virginia,  1864  (the  Wil- 
derness campaign).  (Special  campaign 
ser.   no.  8.)    *$i.6o.    Macmillan.  8-18961. 

A  critical  history  of  the  Wilderness  campaign 
giving  details  for  the  student  of  history  written 
from  the  point  of  view  of  an  impartial  officer 
of   the   British  India   army. 


"We    h.ave   seldom   seen    a    book   disgraced   by 
such  glaring  errors.     Apart  from  them,   this  ac- 
count   of    the    campaign    is    really    a    good    one, 
clear   in   arrangement,    and    impartial." 
1-   Nation.    87:  238.    S.   10,    '08.    &60w. 

"Gives  the  Wilderness  campaign  in  accurate 
detail  as  regards  situations,  movements,  and 
strengths,  and  with  the  excellent  maps  and 
plans  with  which  it  is  provided  will  be  a  useful 
guide  to  an  officer  desiring  to  'get  up'  the  cam- 
paign  for   examination   purposes." 

-I-   Spec.    101:505.    O.    3,    'OS.    20'Ow. 

Sawyer,  Walter  Leon.  (Winn  Standish, 
pseud).  Jack  Lorimer's  champions. 
$1.50.   Page.  7-23939. 

This  second  volume  of  the  "Jack  Lorimer" 
series  pictures  the  doings  of  the  Millvale  boys, 
in  and  out  of  the  gymnasium,  during  the  spring 
and  .=.:ummer  following  the  events  narrated  in 
"Captain  Jack  Lorimer."  As  the  first  book 
dealt  with  football,  so  the  interest  of  this  cen- 
ters in  base-baJl.  Its  spirit  is  that  of  clean, 
non-professional    athletics. 

SchafF,  Philip,  and  Herzog,  Johann  Jako''. 

New     Schafif-Herzog     encyclopedia     of 

religious    knowledge;    based    on   the   3d. 

ed.  of  the   Realencyklopadie.  per.  v.  $:,. 

Funk.  8-20152. 

Embraces  biblical,  historical,  doctrinal,  and 
practical  theology  and  biblical,  theological,  and 
ecclesiastical  biography  from  the  earliest  times 
to  the  present  day.  This  work  is  based  upon 
the  German  "Realencyklopadie,"  founded  by 
Herzog,  edited  by  Hank,  and  constitutes  a 
twelve  volume  edition. 


"It    opens    well,    and    develops    leisurely,    but 
with    plenty    of   atmosphere." 

-1 Ath.   1908,   1:   445.   Ap.   11.   12(hv. 


+   -4-    Ind.    65:1066.    N.    5,    '08.    360w.    (Review 

of  V.   1.) 
-I-   +   Lit.    D.    37:    327.    S.    5,    '08.    750w.      (Re- 
view  of  V.   1.) 
"In   completeness  and   thoroughness  this  work 
far  excels  the  earlier  editions  of  Schaff -Herzog; 
especially    in    historical    and    biographical    sub- 
jects   the   treatment   is   more   adequate." 
-I-   +  —  Nation.  87:   314.   O.   1,   'OS.   3i50w.   Review 
of    V.    1.) 

+  +  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  440.  Ag.  8,  'OS.  lOOw. 
(Reviev/  of  v.   1.) 

+  +  Outlook.  90:  364.  O.  17,  '08.  380w.  Re- 
view of  V.   1.) 

-I-  -f  R.  of  Rs.  38:  256.  Ag.  'OS.  170w.  (Re- 
view of  V.   1.) 

SchaufFler,   Robert   Haven,   comp.    Through 
Italy  with  the  poets.  **$2.  Moffat. 

8-3507. 
An  anthology  of  the  "best  poetry  about  Italy, 
from  Virgil  and  Horace  to  Arthur  Symons  and 
William  Vaughan  Moody." 

"Exhibits  good  judgment  in  its  choice  of  po- 
ems, and  makes  a  collection  'Vhich  every  lover 
of  Italy  must  prize.  It  will  be  particularly 
valued  for  bringing  together  many  beautiful 
pieces  of  very  recent  composition,   and  for  the 


-^IS 


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SchaufiBer.  Robert  Haven — Ccr.tir.ucd. 
classified    arraiig3ment    which    makes    it    useful 
for  specific   reference." 

-f  Dial.  14:  1S2.  Mr.  16,  'OS.  lOOw. 
"The  book  is  sotnewhat  bulky  for  what  its 
editor  calls  a  "pocket  friend";  and,  as  the  ar- 
rangement of  its  contents  is  purely  arbitrary, 
its  servlceableness  would  have  been  enhanced 
had  the  compiler  utilized  for  a  good  index  the 
few  pages  occupied  by  his  own  and  other  me- 
diocre verses." 

—  Ind.   64:   524.   Mr.   5.   '08.   12&W. 

-f-  N.    Y.    Times.    13:    M.    F.    22,    "OS.    ISOw. 

—  Outlook.    £S:  611.    Mr.    14,    'OS.   160w. 

Schechter,  Solomon.  Studies  in  Judaism. 
2d  ser.  $2.  Jewish  pub.  8-13665. 

A  collection  of  essoys  and  articles  by  the 
President  of  the  Jewish  theological  seminary-  of 
Americ-a,  fonnerly  professor  of  Hebrew,  Uni- 
va-sity  college.  London.  The  first  two  essays 
are  oii  the  Genizah.  or  hoard  of  Hebrew  manu- 
scripts at  C^iro.  Among  other  topics  discussed 
are  tne  Study  of  the  Bible;  Social  life  of  the 
Jews  in  the  "age  of  Jesus,  the  son  of  Slrach; 
Studv  of  the  Talmud;  Saints  and  saintliness; 
and  Safed.  a  Jewish  settlement  in  upper  Galilee 
whose  religious  history  in  the  sixteenth  centur>' 
is   unique   ajid   interesting. 

Ind.    65:    722.    S.    24,   '08.    260w. 
-i-  Nation.   86:    512.   Je,   4,   '08.    270w. 
"^Wliile  Rabbi  Schechter  is  a  thorough  scholar, 
he  is  also  capable  of  writing  in  a  popular  and 
delightful   stvle,   not  devoid  of  humor." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  724.  D.  6,  'OS.  SOOw. 
"These  essays     .     .     .     deser\-e  the  attention 

of  the  intelligent   Christians." 

—  Outlook.  S&:   340.  Je.  13.   'OS.  2.-.0w. 

SchefFauer,  Herman  George.  Looms  of  life; 
poems.   S1.25.    Xeale.  8-20495. 

Buoyancy,  possibility,  and  faith  in  the  living 
present  characterize  these  poems  in  which  the 
author  "tramples  down  the  gods  that  held  the 
past." 

Reviewed  by  E.  L.  Carj". 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  424.  Ag.  1,  "OS.  360w. 

Schelling,  Felix  Emanuel.  Elizabethan 
drama,  1558-1642:  a  history  of  the  dra- 
ma in  England  from  the  accession  of 
Queen  Elizabeth  to  the  closing  of  the 
theatres,  to  which  is  prefixed  a  resume 
of  the  earlier  drama  from  its  beginning. 
2v.     **S7.50     Houghton.  8-5140. 

A  fresh  handling  of  the  material  of  the  Eliz- 
abethan drama  emphasizing  the  "extraordinary 
varieties  of  dramatic  composition"  rather  than 
the  commonplaces  of  historj-  and  biography.  It 
is  a  connected  history  of  the  Tudor  and  earlier 
Stuart  drama  which  takes  into  account  the 
whole  body  of  plays  written  and  acted  during 
this  period,  their  authorship,  relations,  and  the 
involved  history  of  the  state.  Professor  Schel- 
ling haa  aimed  to  ascertain  the  character  of 
each  piay  and  to  refer  it  to  its  t>"pt:  to  estab- 
lish its  relations  to  what  had  preceded  and  to 
what  was  to  follow;  and  to  learn  when  a  given 
dramatic  species  appeared,  aow  long  it  con- 
tinued, and  when  it  was  superseded  by  other 
forms.  Contents:  The  old  sacred  drama;  The 
morality  and  earlier  secular  plays;  The  new 
romantic  drama;  The  chronicle  histories;  and 
The  domsstic  drama. 


"The  best  compendium  of  what  is  known  on 
the  subject.  E\-ery  librarj-  that  can  afford  it 
should  have  it." 

-^  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   206.  Je.  'OS. 
"The  most   comolete  and  sert-iceable  work  in 
its   field- "    H.   W.    Boyntcn. 

-i-  -i-  Bookm.    27:    272.    My.    'OS.    ISOOw. 
"The    book    is    an    important    one, — a    notable 
contribution    to    American    scholarship.      But    it 


is  a  book  for  the  intelligent  layman  as-  well  as 
for  the   scholar,   and   its   reader  will   be   spurred 
on  to  wider  reading  on  one  of  the  most  fascin- 
ating fields  of  literature."     M.   TV.    Sampson. 
r   Dial.    45"    11.    Jl.   1.    'OS.    22O0w. 

"He  has  done  his  work  very  well  indeed,  and 
it  is  an  honor  to  American  scholarship,  worthy 
of  Comparison  with  the  best  that  has  oe'^  done 
in  Gerrr.any  or  in  Great  Britain.  It  is  not  only 
well  planned  but  well  written,  and  its  criti- 
cism is  sober  and  sane;  it  is  as  free  from  the 
dithyrambic  rhapsodizing  of  Swinburne  as  it  is 
from  the  mere  dry-as-dust  enumeration  of  the 
ordinary  Teutonic  investigator.  A  word  of  pro- 
test may  be  permitted  here  against  Professor 
Schelling's  trick  of  employing  French  words  for 
which  it  would  have  been  easy  for  him  to  find 
fit  English  equivalents."  Brander  Matthews. 
-r Forum.    39:    521.    Ap.    'OS.    SoOw. 

"In  the  matter  of  style  the  present  work  is 
decidedly  stimulating;  it  carries  the  reader  along 
more  vigorously  than  does  Ward's  work.  The 
index  is  an  admirable  piec^  of  work,  as  near 
perfection  as  an^-thing  of  the  sort  is  likely  to 
be.  The  finding  list  of  plays  is  also  excer.ent; 
we  note,  however,  the  emission  of  the  play  of 
Thersites." 
Nation.   86:   517.  Je.   4,   'OS.   IDOOw. 

"He  writes  with  distinction  and  grace,  while 
his  new  work,  in  scope  and  purpose,  differs 
materially  from  the  many  on  the  same  sub- 
}eot  which  have  preceded  it." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  156.  Mr.  21,  'OS.   950w. 

"If  it  were  necessary  to  confine  oneself  to 
a  single  book  for  the  study  of  this  period — for 
the  history  of  its  rise,  fruition  and  decay — that 
book  would  properly  be  Prof.  Schelling's  'Eliz- 
abethan   drama.'  "    S.    R.    Cook. 

—   Putnam's.    4:    237.    My.    *08.    300w. 
R.  of   Rs.  37:   759.   Je.  'OS.  lOOw. 

"Professor  Schelling's  scholarship  is  accurate 
and  ■wide,  and  his  critical  judgments  are  al- 
ways sound  and  sympathetic;  his  book  is  valu- 
able chiefly  as  a  magazine  of  well-ordered  in- 
formation. The  enthusiastic  reader  will  miss 
the  glamour  and  the  atmosphere  which  lend  so 
much  charm  to  J.  A.  Symonds's  book  on  the 
same  subject;  for  Professor  Schelling's  style 
is  dry.  and  his  whole  treatment  of  his  material 
is  far  too  careful  and  precise  to  allow  of  any 
sign    of   excitement." 

-: Spec.  100:  975.  Je.  20,  'OS.  1400w. 

Schmucker,    Samuel    Christian.      Study    of 
nature.       (,Lipp:ncott"s     educational    se- 
ries.) S1.25.   Lippincott.  8-20551. 
An   orderly,   stimulating    presentation    of    the 
subject  of  nature  study.     Under  the  three  gen- 
eral heads.  The  theory.   The  materials  and  The 
course,  the  author  presents  the  scope,  aim.  pur- 
pose,     teacher's     preparation     and     schoolroom 
equipment:  the  near  at  hand  material  available 
at   different   seasons   of  the   year,    ranging   from 
insects  to  stars;  and  a  course  of  study  for  the 
first  four  grades,   concluding  with  a  chapter  on 
Helpful  books  on  nature   study. 

■'Less  comprehensive  than  Holtz's  'Xature 
study"  but  very  suggestive  and  detailed  in  the 
field   covered." 

-^  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:    263.    X.   'OS. 

"A  very  comprehensive  and  practical  volume 
for  teachers.  ?.nd  satisfactorily  meets  the  cri- 
terion laid  down  by  the  author,  that  a  good  na- 
ture study  book  sends  us  out  into  the  open  to 
see  for  ourselves  instead  of  making  us  content 
to  studv  nature  in   the  librarj^." 

■i-'  Ind.    65:  317.   Aug.    6,    'OS.   120w. 

"Its  interest  by  no  means  is  confined  to 
teachers,  but  it  wUl  be  found  a  handy  book  in 
anv  one's   librarv."    Hildegarde  Hawthorne. 

■       —   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  449.   Ag.  15,   'OS.  130w. 

Schofield,  Alfred  Taylor.     Functional  nerve 

diseases.      (Xew      lib.      of      medicine.) 

*S2.50.  Button.  8-35862. 

Includes   hysteria  and   neurasthenia,    mierane, 

chorea,    tics,    tetanus,    vertigo,    and    exopthalmic 

goitre.     "The  book   throws   an    interesting   light 


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319 


upon  the  modern  treatment  of  these  diseases, 
which  are  the  direct  products  of  civilization, 
whilst  it  explains  much  of  the  success  gained 
by  the  various  systems,  sciences,  and  cures 
which  are  in  vogue  at  tlie  present  time.  " 
(Ath.) 


"The   author's  style  is  often  slovenly,   and  he 
has   not   alwavs  verified   his   references." 
+  —  Ath.    1908,    1:  421.   Ap.    4.    270w. 

"For  the  medical  man.  the  book  is  perhap.s 
too  unsystematic  and  rather  diffuse,  although 
often  undeniably   stimulating." 

1-   Nation.    87:  366.    O.    15,    '08.    230w. 

"Taken   as  a  whole,  the  book  is  well  written 
and    full    of    useful   infonnation,    and    it   will    be 
found   to    contain   many   sugg3stijns   which   will 
prove  of  value  to  the   thoughtful  ttudent." 
-f   Nature.  '.9:  5.  X.  5,  'OS.  oOOw. 

"A  somewhat  technical  but  decidedly  interest- 
ing and  valuable  treatise."   H.   A.  Bruce. 
+  Outlook.  90:   705.  N.  28,  '08.  40w. 

"The  practical  parts  of  it  are  good,  for  they 
are  the  fruits  of  experience;  but  the  whole  is 
too  diffuse  to  make  a  good  text-book,  and  the 
best  chapters  are  too  technical  for  popular 
reading.  A  book  which  admittedly  has  one  eye 
on  a  professional  audience,  and  the  other  on 
the  public  can  haidly  escape  squinting,  and  this 
one  is  no  exception   to  the  rule." 

-\ Sat.    R.   ]0.j:633.   My.   16,   '08.   2450w. 

Schon,  Hans  A.  E.  C.  von.  Hydro-electric 
practice:  a  practical  manual  of  the  de- 
velopment of  water  power,  its  conver- 
sion to  electric  energ}',  and  its  distant 
transmission.  *$6.  Lippincott.       8-23073. 

An  analytical  treatment  of  hydro-electric 
practice  for  the  promoter,  investor  and  prac- 
titioner. The  subject  is  treated  in  two  parts: 
the  first,  Analysis  of  a  hydro-cIectric  project, 
is  matter  for  the  layman,  and  contains  in  un- 
technical  form  the  commercial  essence  of  the 
subject:  the  second.  Designing  and  equipping 
the  plant,  is  written  for  the  student  and  prac- 
titioner. 


"The  text  is  direct  and  pertinent  and  all   the 
diagrams  and  illustrations  l:av'?  a  direct  value." 
-f   Elec.  World.  52:   1136.   X.  21,   '08.  400w. 

"Without  wishing  to  detract  from  the  value 
of  the  b'X)k,  so  far  as  it  goes,  it  is  correct  to 
say  that  the  title  is  misleading.  The  work  is 
really  an  elementary  treatise,  coverirg  only  a 
limited  part  of  the  field  of  hydro-electric  prac- 
tice in  the  United  States.  With  the  limitations 
here  stated  the  book  has  its  value  to  the  prac- 
titioner, but  its  principal  use  is  to  the  be- 
ginner who  desires  to  take  up  low  head  hydro- 
electiic  work  in  the  Middle  West  or  East."  F. 
C.    Finkle. 

Engln.    N.    GO:    53S.    X".    12,    'OS.    2200w. 

Schouler,    James.     Ideals    of    the    republic. 
**$i.5o.    Little.  8-30609. 

A  volume  whose  purpose  is  to  trace  out  the 
fundamental  ideas,  social  and  political,  to 
which  America  owes  htr  progress  and  prosper- 
ity, and  to  consider  the  application  of  those 
ideas  to  present  conditions.  The  chapters  are: 
The  rights  of  human  nature;  Types  of  equalitv; 
Civil  rights;  Political  rights;  Government  by 
consent;  Written  constitutions;  A  union  of 
states;  The  discipline  of  lilierty;  Three  deport- 
ments of  go\ernment;  Parties  and  party  spirit; 
Servants  of  the  public;  The  strife  to  surpass; 
and  A  new  federal  convention. 


"Though  he  does  not  disguise  the  evils,  the 
Doctor,  trusting  to  the  ^■itality  of  the  nation,  is 
optimistic  about  ihe  future,  trusting  that  Am- 
ericans will  again  come  to  undar-itand  that  there 
are  better  things  in  life  than  the  satisfaction 
of  an  unbounded  thirst  for  ac::nmulation." 
+  Cath.  World.   SS:   40.5.  D.  'OS.  620w. 

"Especiallv  interesting  is  his  discussion  of 
parties  and  party  spirit,  their  function  in  a  re- 
public  and   their   historv   in    this    country." 

-L   N.  Y.   Times.   13:  COS.   X.   14,   '08.   3G0w. 


Schultz,    Alfred    Paul.      Race    or    mongrel. 
$2.50.  Page.  8-22785. 

A  brief  history  of  the  rise  and  fall  of  the  an- 
cient races  of  the  earth;  a  theorv-  that  the  fall 
Ox  nations  is  due  to  interniarria'ge  with  alien 
stocks;  a  demonstration  that  a  nation's  strength 
is  due  to  racial  purity;  a  prophecv  that  Amer- 
ica will  sink  to  early  decay  unless  immigration 
is   rigorously  restricted. 


'  He  is  entirely  ignorant  of  anthropological 
principles,  has  no  idea  of  recent  advances  made 
in  ethnology',  has  no  conception  of  the  effect  of 
geographical  circumstances  .  .  .  upon  man,  and 
is  totally  unfit  to  write  upon  his  subject  from 
a  scientific    standpoint." 

—  N.  Y.   Times.  13:  540.  O.   3,  '08.  lOOw. 

Schumann,    Robert    Alexander.    Letters    of 
Robert  Schumann:  selected  and  ed    by- 
Karl  Storck.  *$3.  Button.  8-8848. 
Thru    these    letters    so  important  and  volumin- 
ous one    "gets   a   proper   insight   into    the   char- 
acter of   the   man;    the   development   of   his   art, 
his   ideals,    the  most   interesting  part  he  plaved 
in    the    eloquent   drama   of    the   romantic    move- 
ment as  well  as  the    actual    facts,    the    salient 
influences,    and    crisis    of    his    career."     (X.     Y 
Times.) 


—   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:    207.    Je.   '08. 
"The    translation    is    verj'     good.      Here     and 
there,    nevertheless,    it    is    a    little    too    free." 
-f-  Ath.    inos,    1:    459.    Ap.    11.    25(h\-. 
"A    not    too    pronounced    flavor    of    the    'sinn- 
reich,'      the     'gpfiihlvoll.'      the      •schwannerisch' 
even,    pervads    the    letters,    in    a    pleasant    wav, 
and   gives   them   an   undeniable   charm." 
+   Dial.    44:    1S2.    Mr.    16,    'OS.    170w. 
"Of   all    the   great    composers,    Schumann    and 
Wagner  were   the   most   interesting   letter  writ- 
ers.    His    letters    are    not    nearly    so    numerous 
as  Wagner'D,  and  almost  all  of  them  are  worth 
reading." 

-t-  -f  Nation.  86:55.  Ja.  10,  'OS.  920w. 
"Dr.  Storck's  selections  are  judiciously  made. 
His  notes  and  introductions  aie  valuable  and 
illuminating,  and  the  translation  is,  on  the 
whole,  excellent.  The  book  is  one  that  ad- 
mirers of  Schumann  and  students  of  the  ro- 
mantic  movement  will  value   highly." 

-f   +   N.   Y.  Times.  12:  S56.   D.   21,   '07.   SOOw. 

Schurz,  Carl.  Reminiscences  of  Carl  Schurz. 
*       V.  3.  **$3.  McClure. 

V.  3.  1S63-1ja39;  with  a  .sket;h  of  his  life  and 
pul'Iic  services  from  1S69-19<»^,  by  Frederic  Ban- 
croft and  William  Dunning. 

At  the  time  of  Mr.  Schurz's  death  he  had  com- 
pleted the  third  volume  of  his  Reminiscences 
to  the  middle  cf  Giant's  administration.  His 
manuscript  is  printed  as  he  left  it.  and  there 
has  N^on  added  by  ^tr.  Bancroft  with  the  co- 
operation of  Mr.  Dunning,  a  hundred  and  forty 
page  sketch  emlx>dying  the  salient  features  of 
his  activity  in  public  affairs,  showing  his  rela- 
tion to  the  history  of  the  time,  the  intellectual 
characteristics  and  political  aspirations  that 
were  conspicuous  and  potent  in  his  career. 

Schiitze,    Martin.      Hero    and    Leander:    a 
tragedy.    **$i.25.    Holt.  8-29016. 

A  poetic  drama  which  creates  a  new  setting 
for  the  legendary  levers.  The  author  has  fur- 
nished "a  new  story,  new  personages,  and  a 
nev>'  catastrophe,  making  Hero  stab  herself 
over  thf^  body  of  her  drowned  lover,  instead  of 
letting  her  leap  into   the  sea."     (Xation.) 


"It  is  a  work  showing  some  power  cf  dra- 
matic invention,  literary  facility,  and  occasional 
flights  of  poetic  fancy,  although  the  language 
in  whiijh  these  are  express-^'d  is  likely  to  de- 
generate into  unmistakable  prose.  If  it  is  not 
a  brilliant  example  of  poetic  tragedy,  it  is  a 
capable,  dignified,  and  interesting  composition 
which  would  be  a  credit  to  any  theatre  pro- 
ducing  it." 

' Nation.    87:  360.    O.    15,    '08.    SOOw. 


320 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Schwartz,  Henry  B.  In  Togo's  country: 
some  studies  in  Satsuma  and  other 
little  known  parts  of  Japan.  *$l.50- 
West  Meth.  bk.  8-22266. 

The  author's  observations  have  been  tnade 
during  fourteen  years  "in  places  which  no  tour- 
ist's eve  hath  seen,  and  in  paths  where  no  globe 
trotter's  loot  hath  passed."  It  is  a  study  of  the 
conditions  that  produced  Togo,  Oyama,  and 
Kuroki;  and  since  all  three  of  th-^se  men  whom 
the  war  brought  into  prominence,  are  natives 
of  Satsuma,  the  author's  observations  are  large- 
ly confined   to   that  province. 


"He  holds  that  nobody  can  understand  mod- 
ern Japan  until  he  shall  have  acquired  a  fair 
knowledge  of  the  old  life  of  the  nation,  and  the 
purpose  of  his  book  is  to  help  the  world  to  that 
acquisition.     No  doubt  it  will  be  helpful  in  that 

^^^'    +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  563.   O.  10,  '08.   200w. 

Schwed,  Hermine.     Ted  in  mythland.  **$i. 
Moffat.  7-26321. 

Ted  runs  away  with  the  little  bronze  Mercury 
that  had  "led  him  on"  from  the  mantelpiece 
heights.  His  adventures  are  told  in  this  fairy- 
land myth  booli. 


"Even  tho  some  might  approve  of  the  method, 
there  is  a  lack  of  artistic  handlmg  in  this  book 
which  forces  both  prose  and  poetry  to  become 
the  vehicle,  nor  can  we  say  much  for  the  vers- 
es, which  lack  spirit."  M.  J.  Moses. 
—  ind.  63:  1479.  D.  19.  '07.  lOOw. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  618.  O.  12,  '07.  80w. 

Scoble,  Herbert  T.  Land  treatment  of  sew- 
age: a  digest  of  the  reports  made  to  the 
Royal  commission  on  sewage  disposal 
by  their  specially-appointed  officers. 
*$2.   Van   Nostrand.  W8-99. 

The  results  of  a  study  of  eight  Ehiglish  farms 
In  which  the  following  points  were  noted:  (1) 
The  composition  of  the  sewage  and  the  prep- 
aration before  passing  on  the  land;  (2)  the  na- 
ture of  the  soil  and  the  sub -soil;  (3)  figures  re- 
lating to  acreage,  population,  etc.;  (4)  method 
of  treatment  of  sewage  and  cropping  the  land; 
and  (5)  analysis  of  the  quality  of  the  effluent 
as  compared  with  sewage  and  with  stream.  ' 


+  Engin.  D.  3:306.  Mx.  '08.  2O0w. 
"Promises  to  be  of  interest  and  value  to  those 
to  whom  the  original  documents  are  not  acces- 
sible, and,  we  may  add,  hardly  worth  the  heavy 
purchase  price  ($12)  for  any  American  not  deep- 
ly Interested  in  the  subject." 

+  Engln.   N.  59:   210.  F.   20.  '08.  150w. 
"A  valuable  reference  book." 

+  Engin.   Rec.  E7:   26.  Ja.  4,  'OS.  ISOw. 

ScoUard,  Clinton.     Voices  and  visions.  *$i. 
Sherman,  French  &  co.  8-13940. 

"There  are  three  series,  the  first  devoted  to 
poems  of  life  and  nature,  in  which  the  author's 
felicitv  of  phrase,  his  literary  grace,  and  his 
command  of  tripping  meters  are  perhaps  at 
their  best;  the  second  to  love  poems,  in  which 
if  there  are  no  depths  of  passion  there  are  re- 
finement of  feeling  and  beauty  of  imagery,  and 
poems  of  the  East,  rich  with  Oriental  color." — 
N.   Y.   Times. 

"Of  .  .  .  pretty  futilities  ...  is  the  book  made 
up."   W:   M.    Payne. 

H Dial.   45:    64.    Ag.   1.   '08.   170w. 

4-  Nation.  87:  35.  Jl.  9,  '08.  140w. 
"Mr.  Scollard's  muse  has  always  the  true  po- 
etic lilt  in  her  song,  he  has  a  pretty  thorough 
acquaintance  with  the  technique  in  verse,  he 
has  sentiment  and  fancy  and  a  keen  apprecia- 
tion   of    the    value   of    words." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   321.   Je.   6.   '08.   220w. 


Scott,    Colin   Alexander.     Social    education. 
*$i.25.  Ginn.  8-17822. 

A  practical  account  of  the  life  of  the  school 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  social  forces  which 
are  at  work  among  the  pupils.  The  actual  ac- 
tivities of  living  children  are  studied,  and  much 
of  the  treatment  deals  with  the  question  of 
self-organized  group  work  with  the  aim  of 
teaching   principles   of   social   democracy. 


"Pull   of   original   and   stimulating   ideas." 
+    Ind.   65:    319.    Ag.    6,    'OS.    70w. 

"The  book  will  meet  a  need  in  teachers'  and 
parents'  meetings,  reading  circles,  etc.,  and 
ought  to  have  a  wide  circulation  as  a  most  ef- 
fective means  of  helping  to  bring  those  who 
are  within  and  outside  the  school  to  a  better 
understanding  of  some  of  the  possibilities  of 
democratic   education."    P.   A.    Manny. 

+  School.   R.  16:  554.  O.  '08.   I'iCOw. 

Scott,  Ernest  Findlay.  Apologetic  of  the 
New  Testament.  (Crown  theological 
lib.,   V.    22.)     *$i.50.     Putnam.     8-23276. 

An  examination  of  the  form  and  substance  of 
the  New  Testament  writings  as  directly  deter- 
mined by  the  practical  needs  of  the  early 
church.  "The  early  church  had  to  defend  itself 
against  many  foes.  It  had  to  prove  the  real 
Messiahood  of  its  Master,  whose  conception  of 
that  office  was  different  from  the  one  current 
in  Israel,  and  to  make  it  clear  that  a  crucified 
Messiah  best  fulfilled  the  predictions  of  proph- 
ecy. It  also  had  to  defend  itself  against  Juda- 
ism, Paganism,  and  Gnosticism;  and  how  this 
was  accomplished  is  traced  in  Gospels,  Acts, 
and  Epistles.  Then  the  claim  of  Christianity 
to  be  the  final  and  absolute  religion  had  to  be 
made  rational,  which  is  done  in  the  Epistle  to 
the  Hebrews  and  in  the  Fourth  gospel."  (Hib- 
bert  J.) 


"In  this  volume  Mr.  Scott  has  done  excellent 
work.  If  we  are  to  use  the  New  Testament  as 
an  apologetic  with  the  help  of  Mr.  Scott,  he 
ought  to  show  what  Christianity  is  apart  from 
the  doctrines  by  which  it  is  presented  to 
thought." 

-J Ath.  1908,  1:  190.  F.  15.  300w. 

"Mr.  Scott  writes  convincingly  on  his  sub- 
ject."    W.  Jones  D.avies. 

-h   Hibbert  J.  6:  939.  Jl.  '08.   200w. 
"Mr.    Scott    has    a    subject    of    great    interest 
and    importance,    and    his    volume    is    a    worthy 
companion   of   his  work   on  the   Fourth   gospel." 
+   Nation.   87:  73.   Je.    23,   '08.    300w. 

Scott,  James  Brown.  Texts  of  the  peace 
*  conferences  at  the  Hague,  1899  and 
1907;  with  English  translation  and  ap- 
pendix of  related  documents;  ed.  with 
an  introd.;  prefatory  note  by  Elihu 
Root.  *$2.  Pub.  for  the  International 
school  of  peace  by  Ginn.  8-31994. 

Aims  to  present  to  the  English-speaking  pub- 
lic the  official  French  texts  of  the  two  confer- 
ences, accompanied  by  an  official  English  trans- 
lation and  the  diplomatic  correspondence  neces- 
sary to  their  understanding,  together  with  an 
appendix  of  documents  relating  to,  and  explan- 
atorv  of  the  various  conventions  of  the  two  con- 
ferences. A  prefatory  note  by  Elihu  Root  states 
the  importance  of  the  conferences,  and  an  intro- 
duction by  the  editor  supplies  the  necessary  his- 
torical  setting. 


4    +   Ind.   65:   1304.   D.   3,   '08.   230w. 
"Professor  Scott's  volume  makes  a  very  use- 
ful companion  volum.e  to  Prof.  "William  J.  Hull's 
book  on  the  two  peace  conferences." 

+   Nation.   87:   575.   D.   10,   '08.   220w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   712.  N.  28.  '08.  IdOw. 


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Scott,  Sir  James  George.  Burma:  a  hand- 
book of  practical  information;  with  spe- 
cial articles  by  recognised  authorities 
on  Burma,  il.  *$2.so.  Jacobs.       W  7-177- 

"The  practical  information  contained  in  this 
valuable  handbook  covers  the  customary  topics: 
the  country  with  its  geography  and  climate, 
government,  education  and  history,  industries 
and  culture,  including  religion,  art,  literature, 
and  the  Burmese  music.  A  series  of  appendices 
give  statistics  of  the  different  divisions  and  dis- 
tricts of  the  province,  with  lists  of  species  of 
flora  and  fauna,  metals,  minerals,  etc.  Some 
three  score  illustrations,  for  the  most  part  well 
chosen,  add  materially  to  the  book." — Ann.  Am. 
Acad. 


"The  book  is  full  of  interesting  matter  but  so 
compact  that  it  would  hardly  be  chosen  for 
merely  entertaining  reading." 

4-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    150.   My.   '08. 

"Tt  is  by  far  the   most   convenient  and   satis- 
factory manual   of  information   about   Burma." 
4-   +  Ann.  Am.  Acad.   31:   720.   My.   '08.   3O0w. 

"Is  to  be  recommended  not  so  much  for  its 
literary  merit  as  for  the  accuracy,  complete- 
ness, and  careful  arrangement  of  its  informa- 
tion, although  there  are  flashes  here  and  there 
of  the  power  of  graphic  description  that  made 
the  author's  earlier  works,  under  the  pseudonym 
of  'Shwav  Yoe,'  conspicuous.  The  one  serious 
fault  that  might  be  found  with  Sir  George  Scott 
Is  his  indulgence  in  the  practice  of  disparaging 
all  the  statements  made  in  Chinese  histories  on 
the  subject  of  Burma.  .Some  misprints  are  due, 
perhaps,  to  the  author's  absence  when  the  book 
was  passing  through  the  press." 
-f   -^ Ath.    1907,    1:    662.    Je.    1.    1200w. 

"We  think  that  the  handbook,  besides  being 
Indispensable  to  the  tourist,  is  also  well  worth 
perusal  by  members  of  the  non-travelling  pub- 
lic who  are  anxious  to  know  all  that  can  be 
told  about  one  of  the  most  recent,  and  at  the 
same  time  most  Interesting,  possessions  of  the 
British    Crown." 

+   +   Nature.   75:    440.    Mr.    7,    '07.    1500w. 

"It    looks    as    if    it    did    what    it    professes    to 
do.     The  arrangement  is  all  that  it  should  be." 
-f  Spec.    98:    297.    F.    23,    '07.    ISOw. 

Scott,   John    Reed.    Princess    Dehra.    t$i.5o. 
Lippincott.  8-16520. 

A.  mythical  kingdom,  a  valiant  American  he- 
ro, a  king's  daughter,  the  king  himself,  a  vil- 
lainous plotter  and  his  accomplice  constitute. 
In  the  main,  the  caste  for  this  drama.  When 
the  king  dies  the  American  and  the  villain  are 
left  to  settle  the  question  of  succession  by  aint 
of  wit  and  sword.  And  this  is  the  portion  of 
the   tale   that  provides  thrills. 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  304.  D.  '08. 
Reviewed   by  W:   M.    Pavne. 

Dial.   45:  89.   Ag.    16,    '08.    130w. 
Ind.   65:   550.   S.   3,   '08.    lOOw. 
Nation.   87:  120.   Ag.   6,   '08.   430w. 
N.    Y.   Times.   13:  343.   Je.    13,   '08.    200w. 
"Effective   but   more   or   less    conventional   ro- 
mance of  love  and  adventure." 

-I N.   Y.   Times.   13:  365.   Je.    27,   '08.    350w. 

Scott,   Ralph.  Automatic  block  signals  and 
signal   circuits.   *$2.50.   McGraw.  8-7884. 

American  practice  in  the  installation  and 
maintenance  of  signals  electrically  controlled, 
and  operated  by  electric  or  other  power  with 
descriptions  of  the  accessories,  now  regarded  as 
standard.  (Explanatory  title.)  The  book  is  in- 
tended for  the  signal  and  railway  engineer,  the 
electrician  and  the  layman.  The  author's  meth- 
od of  presentation  is  descriptive.  Fully  illus- 
trated. 


logically  arranged  and  expressed  in  simple  lan- 
guage." 

+   Elec.    World.   51:    937.   My.    2,    *08.    llOw. 
"The  book  is  the  only  up-to-date  work  on  the 
subject.     It  is  an  authoritative  as  well  as  com- 
prehensive treatise  on  the  subject." 

-L    +    Engin.   Rec.  57:   357.  Mr.  ^1,  '08.   340w 

Scott,  Walter  Dill.  Psychology  of  adver- 
tising: a  simple  exposition  of  the  prin- 
ciples of  psychology  in  their  relation 
to   successful  advertising.   *$2.   Small. 

8-26213. 
The  author  states  that  it  is  the  hum.an  mind 
with  which  advertising  deals;  and  so  its  only 
scientific  basis  is  psychology  which  is  simply  a 
systematic  study  of  those  same  minds  which 
the  advertiser  is  seeking  to  influence.  He  sets 
forth  the  principles  at  the  root  of  advertising, 
and  with  a  carefully  planned  series  of  concrete 
illustrations  shows  their  relation  to  successful 
business. 


Dial.   45:    299.    N.   1,   'OS.    2S0w. 
Ind.   65:    1W3.    O.   29,    '0'8.    26i0w. 
"A  bright  and  suggestive  work." 

-I-    Lit.   D.  37:   812.   N.  28,  'OS.   180w. 
"Some    very    interesting     observations     on      a 
matter    of    giave    importance    to    business    men 
are    contained    in    "The   psychology    of   advertis- 
ing.' " 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  525.  S.  26,  '08.  300w. 
"The    book    throughout    is    extremely    sugges- 
tive." W.  K.  Wright. 

+   Psychol.   Bull.  5:  396.  D.  15,   '08.   S80w. 

Scott,    William.    Riviera.    *$6.    Macmillan 

8-3125. 
"Mr.  Scott  takes  an  eager  interest  in  the  peo- 
ple and  their  past,  as  well  as  in  landscape,  and 
he  has  ransacked  local  histories.  He  describes 
not  only  ihe  natives  but  the  swarm  of  foreigners 
wno  Hock  to  the  Rivieia  during  the  winter  Start- 
ing at  Hyeres  on  the  west,  he  follows  the  magic 
sickle  of  sea  and  shore  round  to  Sarzana,  paus- 
ing at  m.any  out-of-the-way  places,  making  ex- 
cursions up  the  valleys,  or  sitting  down  beside 
some  ruin  to  recount  its  story  or  merely  to 
chat." — Nation. 


"But  with  the  praise  of  the  pictures  our 
praise  of  this  book  must  end.  We  have,  indeed, 
seldom  seen  anything  so  incongruous  as  the  pa- 
ges and  pages,  and  cliapters  and  chapters,  of 
vapid  criticism  concerning  hotel  visitors,  hotel 
dinners,  and  custom-house  officers,  and  the  ex- 
cellent print  in  v^'hich  it  is  enshrined." 
h  Ath,   1907,   2:661.   N.   23.   330w. 

"Its  illustrations  depict  both  the  gaiety  and 
the  quaintness  of  the  region,  its  tropically  luxuri- 
ant vegetation,  its  crags  and  castles,  and  its 
changeful  blue  sea.  Altogethei  they  give  a 
complete  and  artistic  picture  of  the  region 
which  some  one  lias  called  the  loveliest  garden- 
spot  of  the  earth.  The  text  is  filled  with  infor- 
mation, and  it  is  hard  to  think  of  a  phase  of 
the  .'■uhjcct  that  it  does  not  touch  upon." 
-f-    Dial.   43:  378.    D.   1,   '07.    250w. 

"There  is  a  certain  insular  point  of  view,  a 
typical  British  condescension  in  some  of  his  re- 
marks. Mr.  Scott  is  an  agreeable  guide,  not 
wholly  dtficient  in  humor;  and  his  sketches  are 
often  verv  fine." 

J Nation.    85:  567.    D.    19,    '07.    250w. 

Seashore,    Carl    Emil.     Elementary   experi- 
ments in  psychology.  *$i.  Holt. 

8-15310. 
A   pre-laboratory  study  designed    to   meet   the 
requirements   for   a  series   of   individual   experi- 
ments   in    the   first   course   of   psychology.     It   is 
intended   to  supplement  any  good   text  book. 


"The  book  furnishes  much  accurate  informa- 
tion   concerning     modern    block-signal    systems, 


+    Ind.    65:  320.    Ag.    6,    '08.    40w. 
"The  purpose  for  which  the  book  will  be  found 
especially  adapted   is   that  of  providing  a   thor- 


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Seashore,  Carl  Emil — Continued. 
oughly  good  short  laboratory  course  in  institu- 
tions which  cannot  afford  laboratory  equipment. 
As  a  means  to  this  end,  it  deserves  the  most 
cordial  praise.  Here  and  there  points  for  crit- 
icism appear.  It  is  easier,  however,  to  mention 
these  very  trifling  defects  than  to  refer  individu- 
ally to  the  excellent  and  ingenious  features  of 
the  book."   M.    F.   Washburn. 

_j Philos.   R.  17:  666.  N.  '08.  550w. 

"The  experiments  are  judiciously  selected. 
And,  what  is  better,  they  are  described  in  terms 
which  can  scarcely  fail  to  be  thoroughly  un- 
derstood bv  the  average  undergraduate.  More- 
over the  significance  of  the  various  forms  of 
mental  function  is  discussed  in  a  manner  which 
is  calculated  to  stimulate  the  interest  of  the 
student.  The  reviewer  can  readily  understand 
how  it  will  prove  to  be  a  boon  to  many  Amer- 
ican  psychologists."   J.    W.    B. 

+   Psychol.    Bull.   5:  308.   S.   15,   'OS.   600w. 

"It  should  be  said  with  the  brevity  as  well  as 
with  the  emphasis  characteristic  of  the  book 
itself  that  it  accomplishes  its  purpose  with  ex- 
ceptional  skill."     J.   J. 

+  Science,   n.s.    27:  985.    Je.    26,   '08.   280w. 

Seaver,  Edwin  Pliny,  comp.     Mathematical 
handbook.   *$2.so.    McGraw.  ^'-40023. 

A  reference  book  containing  the  chief  formu- 
las of  algebra,  trigonometry,  circular  and  hy- 
perbolic tunctions,  differential  and  integral  cal- 
culus and  analytical  geometry,  together  with 
mathematical   tables. 


"Contains  a  large  amount  of  information  in 
compact  form  for  ready  reference  by  the  math- 
ematician   a:id    engineer." 

-f-  -f-   Eiec.  V\/orld.  50:  1128.  D.   7,   '07.   180w. 
"Will    find    a   wide    use   among    engineers    and 
matiiematicians." 

-\-  +   Engin.    D.    3:  73.    Ja.    '08.    230w. 
-I-   4-   Engin.    N.    58:  657.    D.    12,    '07.    c>90w. 
"The  book  is  a  substitute  for  many  textbooks 
in    the    engineer's    working    library,    and    is    far 
more   complete   than   the  mathematical   chapters 
of   the  nopular   handbooks." 

+   +   Engin.    Rec.   57:  26.  Ja.   4,   '08.   190w. 
"A  well   selected   and    carefully   arranged    col- 
lection   of   formulas   and   tables." 

+   Phys.    R.  26:   544.  Je.  'OS.   70w. 

Seawell,  Molly  Elliot.     Last  duchess  of  Bel- 
garde.   t$i.25.   Appleton.  8-17998. 

The  sad  story  of  the  last  duchess  of  Belgarde 
who  worshipping  her  unworthy  duke  from  a  quiet 
corner  fosters  her  determination  to  be  faithful 
to  him,  who  when  the  French  revolution  breaks 
in  all  its  fury  joins  him  in  prison,  and  after  a 
brief  long-delayed  honeymoon  spent  within 
prison    walls    goes    to    the    guillotine    with    him. 

"The  tale  is  done  in  the  author's  best  style." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  1:  223.  Je.  '08. 
"The  characters,  we  may  add,  are  mere  paper 
dolls,  the  incidents  few  and  not  vivid.  Yet  de- 
spite the  superficiality  of  plot  and  character,  the 
tp^le  has  the  merit  of  simplicity  and  lack  of  pre- 
tense." 

-I Nation.  87:  36.  Jl.  9,  'OS.  270w. 

-t-   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   344.   Je.  13,   '08.   150w. 
"A  little  classic  so  sweet  ajid  true  in  its  senti- 
ment,  so  firm  and   clear  in  its  characterization, 
and  so  wholesome  in  its  morality  that  it  will  do 
as  much  good  as  it  will  give  pleasure." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  351.  Je.  20.  '08.  50'Ow. 
"A   slight,    but   perfectly  wrought  tale   of   the 
French   revolution." 

+  Outlook.    89;    532.    Jl.    4,    '08.    50w. 

Sedgwick,  Anne  Douglas.  Amabel  Chan- 
nice.  ''■$1.50.  Century.  8-27496. 
Married  early  in  life  to  a  man  whom  she  does 
not  love,  Amabel  Channice  yields  to  an  infatu- 
ation for  an  artist,  flees  with  him,  breaks  the 
moral  law,-  and.  returning,  cloisters  herself  in 
her  husband's  lonely  Charlock  house.  Her  hus- 
band's comprehension  that  responded  to  her 
great   need,   his   protection   of   her  and   her   ille- 


gitimate child  arouse  her  love  for  him  which 
gives  place  to  contempt  when  she  learns  of  his 
long  life  of  continued  dissoluteness.  The 
woman's  conscience  demands  that  she  risk  her 
last  chance  at  happiness  thru  her  son's  love  by 
revealing  to  him  her  sin  and  the  resulting 
smitch  upon  his  life.  The  son's  nobility  and 
magnanimity  are  the  saving  elements  in  a 
strong  climax. 


'An  admirably  written  book  in  which  there 
is    nothing    superfluous." 

+   Ath.    190S,    2:    537.    O.    31.   lOOw. 
"She  knows   how   to  .give   spiritual   definitions 
to  all   that   is  stupid  and  commonplace  with  an 
efficacy   that  is   entirely   too   celestial    to   be  ve- 
racious." 

h    Ind.    65:    1062.    N.  6,   'OS.   70Ow. 

\-   Nation.    87:    466.    N.   12,   '0«.    SOOw. 

"The  book  rises  to  a  climax  tender  and  in- 
evitable,   whollv    satisfactory." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  6C0.  N.  7,  'OS.  SOOw. 
"The  complications  of  the  plot  are  perfectly 
fitted  into  each  other,  and  the  result,  apart 
from  the  great  interest  excited  by  the  human 
situation,  is  a  distinct  intellectual  pleasure.  Im- 
presses the  reader  with  a  profound  sadness,  only 
lightened  by  the  wonderful  skill  of  the  author's 
style." 

-I Outlook.   90:   748.   N.   2S,   '08.   2'0'Ow. 

"There  is  no  denying  that  the  novel  leaves  a 
painful  impression  on  the  reader's  mind." 
1-  Spec.   101:785.    N.    14,    '08.    20'0w. 

Sedgwick,  Henry  Dwight.  New  American 
type,  and  other  essays.  **$i.50.  Hough- 
ton. 8-12605. 

Rpfiectively  informing  and  written  from  a 
modern  viewpoint,  these  essays  are  twelve  as 
follows:  The  new  American  type.  The  mob  spir- 
it in  literature,  Mrs.  Wharton,  Certain  aspects 
of  America,  Exile,  Charles  Russell  Lowell. 
American  i^olleges.  A  gap  in  education.  Miss 
Anne  Douglas  Sedgwick,  Nations  and  the  deca- 
logue, Mark  Twain,  and  The  coup  d'etat  of  1961. 


"Essays   of  popular   character  and   more   than 
ordinary   charm,    half   serious,    half   humorous." 
+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   207.  Je.   '08. 
"Taking  the  volume  as  a  whole,   it.is   typical 
of  the  better  class  of  American  essay  writers." 
F.   M.    Colby. 

+   Bookm.    27:    404.    Je.    '08.    12a0w. 
"The   writer's    ideals   are    high,    and    his    style 
that   of   a   critic    'of   natural   gifts   and    educated 
taste,    experienced    in   the   humanities.'  " 
+   Dial.   44:   380.   Je.   16,   'OS.   420w. 
+    Ind.    65:   492.    Ag.    27,    'OS.    4S0w. 
+   Nation.    86:    511.    Je.    4,    '08.    150w. 
"His  essays  are  distinguished  by  clearness  of 
vision,    sanity,    aptness   of   phrases,    elevation    of 
thought,    insight — all    the    qualifies     that     ought 
to   distinguish    essays,    that,    in   fact,    almost   al- 
ways  do   distinguish    essays   that  reach   the   re- 
viewers." 

+  +  N..  Y.  Times.  13:  251.  My.  2,  '08.  900w. 
"His  mind  has  an  edge,  and  his  style  bites 
at  times  ilke  the  point  of  the  etcher's  needle. 
He  pays  the  reader  the  respect  of  stating  his 
own  thought  with  the  most  uncompromising  di- 
rectness." 

+  Outlook.    89:    810.    Ag.    '08.    730w. 
Reviewed    bv    H.    W.    Bovnton. 

Putnam's.    5:    109.  -O.    '08.    780w. 

Seeberg,  Reinhold.  Fundamental  truths  of 
the  Christian  religion.  (Crown  theolog- 
ical lib.)  *$i.SO.  Putnam. 

A  translation  of  a  series  of  lectures  given  to 
German  university  students  urging  the  modern 
critical  method  of  studying  the  Bible  and  Chris- 
tian doctrine. 


"His    sincerity    is    unquestioned,    his  learning 

extensive,    his    philosophic    penetration  of    high 

order.     His    lectures,    in    their    English  version, 

scarcely  do  their  author  justice.     It  is  doubtful 


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if  they  will  convey  much  meaning  to  one  who 
is  unfamiliar  with  current  German  theological 
discussion.  Their  treatment  of  large  topics  in 
metaphysics  and  tlieology  is  much  too  brief  to 
be  clear." 

h   Nation.   87:  439.   N.   5,   '08.   ISOw. 

Reviewed  by  E.  S.  Drown. 

-L    N.   Y.    Times.    13:  &07.    O.    24,    'OS.    270w. 

Seguin,  Edward.  Idiocy:  and  its  treatment 
by  the  physiological  method.  $2.  Teach- 
ers'  college,   Columbia  univ.  E8-718. 

Containing  a  discussion  of  our  present  knowl- 
edge of  idiocy,  'J'he  method  of  treating  idiots. 
The  practice  of  the  same,  and  An  outline  of 
the  direction  to  be  given  to  the  scientific  ef- 
forts of  the  friends  of  idiots  and  the  apostles 
of  universal   education. 


"It  was  a  hap75y  thought  that  led  to  the  re- 
printing of  this  valuable  thesis  for  many  years 
out  of  print.  All  teachers  of  backward  children 
should  take  ad\sntage  of  this  opportunity  to 
secure  the  book." 

+  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   S2:    629.   N.   '08.    90w. 

Seignobos,  Charles.  History  of  medieval 
and  of  modern  civilization  to  the  end 
of  the  seventeenth  century,  tr.  and  ed. 
by  James  Alton  James.  *$i.25.  Scrib- 
ner.  7-29565. 

Contains  "selected  topics  of  a  nature  to  make 
the  customs  of  eacli  society  clear,  and  explana- 
tions intended  to  make  it  understood  how  these 
customs  were  formed,  modified  an  scatti;red." 
"Many  events  are  indeed  briefly  recalled,  hut  on- 
ly because  of  their  special  connection  with  the 
movement  of  civilization.  The  larger  lines  of 
political  development  are  indicated,  and  a  re- 
sume is  given  of  the  essentials  of  medieval  and 
early  modern  history  with  reference  to  institu- 
tions, customs,  ideas,  art  and  letteis."  (Am, 
Hist.   R.) 


"It  adds  relatively  little  to  what  Is  to  be 
found  in  our  better  manuals.  Yet  its  matter  is 
presented  sometimes  more  truly  than  in  our 
manuals  and  often  much  more  effectively;  and 
the  translators  have  rendered,  though  not  al- 
ways wiLn  unswerving  accuracy,  on  the  whole 
with  commendable  success,  both  the  sense  and 
the  siylc  of  the  original."  E.  W.  Dow. 
-1 Am.    Hist.    R.   13:  391.   Ja.   '08.   440w. 

"There  is  little  that  is  novel  in  his  treatment 
and  the  point  of  view  taken  is  somewhat  too 
French  for  Anglo-Saxon  readers.  Some  of  the 
failings  of  the  book  are  probably  due  to  the 
translator  or  adapter,  whose  English  is  rather 
stiff  and  wooden,  and  who  owns  to  having  made 
excerpts  from  M.   Seignobos's  work." 

-^ N.   Y.  Times.   12:  611.   O.   12,   '07.  160w. 

Selous,  Frederick  Courteney.  African  na- 
ture notes  and  reminiscences;  with  a 
"Foreword"  by  President  Roosevelt. 
*$3.   Macmillan.  8-21506. 

An  interesting  side  light  on  some  phases  of 
natural  history.  Observations  made  from  ex- 
periences during  thirty  years  of  adventure  in 
Africa  have  resulted  in  the  theory  that  carniv- 
orous beasts  hunt  their  prey  by  scent  rather 
than  by  sight.  "President  Roosevelt  furnishes 
a  foreword  in  which  he  lieartily  supports,  from 
his  own  observations  in  the  Rocky  mountains, 
the  views  of  the  author  as  to  the  fallacy  of 
much  of  the  theory  as  to  protective  coloration 
of  animals."  (Nation.)  There  are  chapters  on 
the  hyena,  tlie  wild  dog,  tlie  cheetah,  the  rhi- 
noceros  and    the    giraffe. 


"Though  authorities  on  natural  history  may 
arrive  at  different  deductions,  no  one  acquaint- 
ed with  t'le  author  will  question  the  correct- 
ness of  his  facts." 

-f   Ath.   1908,   2:124.   Ag.  1.   700w. 
"It  is   an   attractivelv  written   narrative." 

+   Nation.   87:  165.   Ag.    20,   '08.   .530w. 
"His  remarkable  sporting  adventures  are  the 


more  thrilling  because  of  their  obvious  truth, 
and  the  quiet  style  of  narration."  H.  H.  John- 
ston. 

-\-  Nature.  78:217.  Jl.  9,  '08.  1500w. 
"While  the  entire  volume,  through  which 
rings  the  love  of  the  free,  clean  life  of  the  wide 
open  plains,  may  be  described  as  a  lifetime's 
close  and  intelligent  study  of  the  habits  and 
ways  of  wild  creation,  there  runs  through  it  a 
strain   of  adventurous  excitement." 

+  Sat.    R.    105:700.   My.   30,   'OS.   500w. 

Seneca,  Lucius  Annaeus.  Tragedies  of  Sen- 
eca; tr.  into  English  verse,  to  which 
have  been  appended  comparative  an- 
alyses of  the  corresponding  Greek  and 
Roman  plays,  and  a  mythological  index, 
by  Frank  Justus  Miller.  *$3.  Univ.  of 
Chicago   press.  7-40850. 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


"The  translation  is  accurate  and  close  and 
succeeds  in  preserving  the  spirit  at  the  same 
time." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    207.    Je.    'OS. 

"The  translation  is  not  conspicuous  for  liter- 
ary   qualities." 

+  —  Ath.   1908,    1:    551.    My.    2.   600w. 

"On  the  whole  this  work,  without  being  sla- 
vishly literal,  is  remarkably  true  to  the  con- 
tent and  spirit  of  the  original,  and  is  easily  th« 
most  satisfying  English  version  of  the  trage- 
dies."   H.    M.    Kingery. 

A Bookm.    27:  "276.    My.    '08.    1450^-. 

"His  tabulated  comparison  of  the  tragedies 
with  their  Greek  originals  and  his  mythological 
index  will  be  useful  to  students,  and  there  I9 
an  excellent  introductory  essay  by  Professor 
Manly  on  Seneca's  influence  on  early  English 
tragedy,  of  which  the  only  complaint  to  be 
made  is  that  it  is  too  short."  J:  W.  Cunliffe. 
4-  Class.    J.    3:    336.    Je.    '08.    500w. 

"Professor  Miller  .  .  .  has  succeeded  in  ac- 
complishing the  task  of  giving  new  life  and 
interest  to  these  products  of  the  rhetoric  of 
the   early  Roman   empire."   David  Magie,   jr. 

-I-   Class.    Philol.    3:    363.    Jl.    '08.    llOOw. 

"Of  coursi>  one  who  searches  will  find  errors." 
H.   M.    Kingerv. 

-, Educ.    R.    36:    419.    N.    'OS.    SfiOw. 

"Profes.sor  Miller's  translation  is  not  merely 
scholarly:   it  is  fluent  and  vigorous." 

-f  +  Ind.  63:  15^8.  D.  26,  '07.  560w. 
Ind.  65:311.  Ag.  6,  '08.  2O0w. 
"Professor  Miller  deserves  high  credit  for 
making  the  best  of  these  opportunities,  and 
producmg  a  book  that  is  at  once  good  reading 
in  English  and  .a  faithful  reproduction  of  the 
spirt  of  the  original.  His  choruses  are  some- 
times a  trifle  flat,  missing  the  gravity  of  the 
original,  but.  in  the  longer  narrative  arid  orna- 
mental passages  of  the  dialogue  he  has  been 
singularlv   successful." 

H Nation.   86:   110.    Ja.   30,   '08.   610w. 

"It  is  a  model  of  what  translation  should  be, 
faithful  both  in  spirit  and  detail  to  its  original, 
yet  rendered  into  excellent  English,  and  into 
verse  that  gives  us  the  illusion  of  reading  Sen- 
eca himself."   Christian  Gauss. 

-f   -L   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   291.  My.   23,  '08.  200w. 

"Mr.   Miller's  version,  though  fluent  and  easy, 

is    wanting    in    force,    and    often    fails    to    catch 

the     ner\ous     energy     of     those     terse,     telling 

phrases   in   whirh   Seneca   delights." 

h  Spec.   101:    131.    Jl.   25.    '08.    1150w. 

Univ.    Rec.   12;    119.   Ja.    '08.    400w. 

Serviss,  Garrett  Putnam.  Astronomy  with 
the  naked  eye:  a  new  geography  of  the 
heavens;  with  descriptions  and  charts 
of  constellations,  stars,  and  planets, 
**$r.40.  Harper.  8-14345. 

This  book  Ijy  means  of  star-charts  is  intend- 
ed to  acquaint  tlie  casual  observer  with  the  ap- 
pearance  of   the   constellations,    as   viewed   with 


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Serviss,  Garrett  Putnam — Continued. 
the  naked  eye,  -with  their  histories  and  mythol- 
ogries,  and  with  the  stories  of  their  chief  stars 
and  star  groups.  The  constellations  are  stud- 
ied according  to  the  months  during  which  they 
approach  the  meridian,  the  north  and  south  line 
of  the  sky.  A  separate  chapter  is  given  to  the 
study  of  the  planets. 

"Compared  with  Martin's  'Friendly  stars'  the 
present  volume  offers  more  information  but 
lacks  the  charm  of   that  book  for  reading." 

-\ A.    L.  A.   Bkl.   4:   208.   Je.   '08. 

"It  is  an  excellent  guide  to  the  stud>  of  the 
heavens,  as  a  preliminary  to  that  of  scientific 
astronomy." 

4-  Ath.   1908,   2:  407.   O.   3.   200w. 
+   Dial.    44:    353.    Je.    1,    '08.    230w. 
+   Ind.    64:    1403.    Je.    18,    "08.    220w. 
"The  work  is   well   and   systematically   done." 

+   Lit.    D.   36:    767.   My.    23.   '08.    70w. 
"Mr.   Servnss  is  a  clever  writer,   and   the   text 
is  trustworthy     .     .     .     but  the  material  is  as 
sembled  in  heterogeneous  fashion,  and  the  index 
is    verv    imperfect." 

-L  J_  Nation.    86:    473,    My.    21,    '08.    170w. 
"It  is   the   charm   of  Serviss's   attractive  book 
that    it    blends    all    that    is   known    of   the    stars 
and   planets   with   all   that   has   been   imagined." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  288.  My.   23,  '08.  750w. 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   344.   Je.  13.   '08.   140w. 
+  Outlook.    89:    351.    Je.    13,    '08.    lOOw. 
R.  of   Rs.   38:   384.   S.  '08.   30w. 

Serviss,  Garrett  Putnam.  Moon:  a  popular 
treatise,  il.  **$i.5o.  Appleton.  7-34594. 
"The  author  presents  in  dialogue  or  conver- 
sational method  a  familiar  and  easily  under- 
stood description  of  the  important  physical 
features  of  the  moon.  Technicalities  are 
avoided,  and  there  is  nothing  that  would  puz- 
zle the  reader  of  ordinary  intelligence.  The 
illustration  is  quite  remarkable  in  its  own 
way,  for  it  consists  of  a  series  of  lunar  photo- 
graphs showing  the  moon  as  it  appears  on 
successive  evenings  throughout  an  entire 
month,  while  the  text  describes  the  mountains, 
plains,  and  craters,  as  they  are  seen  in  the 
successive  photographs." — Outlook. 

"While  feminine  characteristics  are  very  ob- 
trusive in  the  conversations,  the  reader  may 
judiciously  skip  these,  and  find  a  wealth  of  ac- 
curate descriptive  matter  concerning  the  prom- 
inent features  of  the  lunar  landscape." 
-f  Dial.  44:80.  F.  1.  '08.  2S0vv. 
"The  exquisite  photographs — well  reproduced 
— and  the  easily  readable  text  of  this  volume 
should  ensure  it  a  welcome  from  all  classes  of 
readers,  whether  they  be  astronomers  or  not." 
W.   E.    R. 

+   Nature.    78:    101.    Je.    4,    '08.    220w. 
-t-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:17.  Ja.  11.  '08.   l'80w. 
"This  form  is  in  fact  a  very  convenient  and 
sensible  one   for   the   purpose   in   view,   and  M'r. 
Serviss  has  made  use  of  it  to  advantage." 
+  Outlook.   87:  544.  N.   9,  '07.   160w. 
"Mr.    Serviss  would  have  done  better  to  stick 
to    the    ordinary    method.      Some    readers,    how- 
ever,  may  prefer  his   device,    and   as   far  as  we 
have   tested    the   book    it   is    quite   trustworthy." 
H Spec.  101:   200.  Ag.   8,  '08.   140w. 

Seton,  Ernest  Thompson.  Natural  history 
of  the  ten  commandments.  **5oc.  Scrib- 
ner.  7-36867 

Mr.  Seton  develops  the  theory  that  the  deca- 
logue is  iiot  arbitrary  and  for  man's  use  alone, 
but  that  it  exists  in  the  greater  order  of  things 
and  all  highly  developed  animals  obey  its  laws. 

Am.   J.   Theol.   12:   673.   O.   '08.   40w. 
"Scoff  as  the  reader  may  at  the  beginning,  he 
Is  likely  in  the  end  to"'  consider  the  idea  a  pos- 
sible   argument    for    moral     evolution."     M.     E. 
Cook. 

-f-   Dial.  43:418.  D.  16,  '07.  180w. 


"Some    scientists    will    criticise    it   as    imagin- 
ative; that,  in  our  view,   is  its  virtue." 
+  Outlook.  88:  42.  Ja.   4,  '08.  90w. 
+   R.   of   Rs.   37:  113.   Ja.   '08.  60w. 

Sewell,  Elizabeth  Missin?.     Autobiography 
of    Elizabeth    M.    Sevi'ell;    ed.    by    her 
niece   Eleanor   L.   Sev/ell.   *$i.50.   Long- 
mans. 
The  record  of  a  busy  useful  life  that  extended 
over    ninety-one    years.    She    identified    herself 
thru  life  with    literary   interesits.    publishing  vol- 
umes   of   travel,    history    and    fiction,    the    best 
known   of  the  last  class  being  "Amy  Herbert." 
She  became  a  pioneer  worker  in  the  movement 
of  more  thoro  education  for  girls,  founding  Sit. 
Boniface  school   in   the  Isle  of  Wight. 


"Her  diary  records  much  European  travel. 
Her  remarks  on  those  she  encountered  are 
acute." 

+  Ath.  1907,   2:   576.  N.   9.  1700w. 
"The    story   of    her   youth    gives    some    inter- 
esting glimpses  of  social   and   educational   con- 
ditions   in    England   during   the  early   years   of 
the  lasit  century." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  86.   F.    15,   'OS.    2«0w. 
"Told    in    a   somow^hat     fragmentary     manner. 
On  the  whole,  however,  the  picture  is  sufficient- 
ly complete." 

+  Spec.   99:   617.  O.   26.  '07.  350w. 

Shaad,  George  C.  Power  stations  and  pow- 
er transmission.  $1.  Am.  school  of  cor- 
respondence. 7-37601. 
A    manual    of   approved   American   practice   in 
the    construction,    equipment    and    management 
of  electrical  generation  stations,  substations  and 
transinission  lines,  for  power,   lighting,   traction, 
electiochemical    and    jlomestic    uses.      The    vol- 
ume is  divided  into  two  parts,  one  on  the  power 
station  itself,   and  one   on   transmission. 


"This  took  is  free  from  those  weaknesses  of 
correspondence-school  books  which  have  been 
(.riticised  in  these  volumes.  It  should  be  a  very 
acceptable  aid  to  those  engineers  who  are  called 
upon  for  such  a  great  variety  of  work  that  they 
cannot  become  specialists  in  this  particular 
branch." 

-h   Engin.    N.  58:  i541.  N.   14,   '07.   540w. 

Shallow,  Edward  B.,  and  CuUen,  Winifred 

T.  Nature  study  made  easy.  *40c.  Mac- 
millan.  8-29747. 

A  series  of  lessons  for  the  fourth  grade  of 
the  New  York  city  schools.  While  essentially 
a  reading  book  the  subject  matter  is  suitable 
for  nature  study. 


"There  is  a  great  deal  of  good  and  usable 
material  in  the  book,  but  it  is  so  badly  con- 
fused with  make-believe  conversation,  imper- 
sonation, emotionalism,  and  faulty  science,  that 
instead  of  making  nature-study  easy,  it  would 
seem  to  the  reviewer  that  the  book  must  join 
that  mass  of  pseudo-nature  literature  which  is 
really  making  it  very  hard  for  a  real  nature- 
study  to  take  a  place  in  the  school  curricu- 
lum."    O.    W.    Caldwell. 

h   El.    School    T.    8:  616.    Je.    '08.    460w. 

"The  form  of  the  book  will  lead  many  teach- 
ers to  encourage  reading  more  than  observing. 
WTiile  it  may  for  a  time  be  useful  for  unpre- 
pared teachers,  it  is  certainly  not  going  to  help 
much  in  solving  the  most  pressing  problems  of 
nature  study  for  city  schools." 

1-   Ind.   6'5:  316.   Ag.   6,    '08.    lOOw. 

Shambaugh,  Bertha  Maud.  Amana,  the 
community  of  true  inspiration.  $3. 
State  hist.  soc.  of  Iowa,  Iowa  City,  la. 

8-19211. 

The  first  detailed  study  of  the  Amana  com- 
munity of  Iowa.  Believing  that  "divine  inspir- 
ation and  revelation  are  just  as  real  and  po- 
tent  to-day   as    in    the    time   of   Moses"      these 


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communists '  in  both  their  church  and  their  so- 
ciety are  bringing  into  realization  the  oracular 
power  of  the  Biblical  prophets.  "The  people 
are  graded  into  three  spiritual  orders.  Celibacy 
is  praised,  marriage  is  permitted;  but  marriage 
reduces  the  pair  temporarily  to  the  lowest 
spiritual  rank,  and  so  does  the  birth  of  each 
child.  There  are  no  amusements,  no  school 
vacations,  no  politics.  Daily  prayer-meetings 
center  all  interest  in  the  salvation  of  the  soul." 
(Outlook.) 


"An  extraordinarily  interesting  account  of  the 
life  of  this  unique  group." 

-i-  Am.    Hist.    R.    14:185.    O.   '0'8.   350w. 
"The    author's    style    is    good;      her      account 
readable."    Carl   Kelsev. 

+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  636.  N.  '08.  260w. 
"The   first   thoro    study   of    the   community." 

+   Ind.    65:    383.    Ag.    13,    '08.    60w. 
"Of  peculiar  present  interest  is  this  account." 

+  Outlook.    89:    815.   Ag.    8.    '08.    40Ow. 
"A     sympathetic     and     well-proportioned     ac- 
count  of    the    social      and      spiritual    growth    of 
Amana." 

+   R.   of    Rs.   38:   311.   O.    '08.   12.0w. 

Shamel,  Charles  H.  Mining,  mineral  and 
geological. law.  $5.  Hill  pub.  co.  7-42017. 
A  treatise  on  the  law  of  the  United  States  in- 
volving geology,  mineralogy  and  allied  sciences 
as  applied  in  mining,  real  estate,  public  land, 
United  States  customs  and  other  litigation;  also 
the  acquisition  and  maintenance  of  mining 
rights  in  the  public  domain  and  obtaining  pat- 
ents for  mineral  land  under  the  United  States 
mining  laws.  (Explanatory  title.)  It  is  designed 
for  the  lawyer  as  well  as  the  practical  man. 


"A  concise  but  thorough  discussion  of  the 
scientific  topics  which  are  important  In  con- 
nection with  mining  litigation  is  given  in  the 
beffinning  of  the  work,  and  its  value  is  supple- 
mented by  an  excellent  bibliography  on  these 
subjects." 

-j-   Engln.    D.    3:    305.    Mr.    "08.    320w. 
Engln.   N.  59:  83.  Ja.  1€,  '08.  400w. 

Sharp,  Archibald.  Balancing  of  engines: 
steam,  gas,  and  petrol:  an  elementary 
text-book,  using  principally  graphical 
methods;  for  the  use  of  students, 
draughtsmen,  designers,  and  buyers  ot 
engines.  *$i.75./  Longmans.  7-42489. 

"This  book  discusses  in  detail  the  methods 
of  obtaining  good  balances  of  the  inertia  forces 
of  engines,  and  also  briefly  considers  the  ques- 
tion of  uniform  torque  on  the  crank-shaft. 
The  treatment  is  largely  graphical,  and  the 
author  has  included  original  methods  which  he. 
belifves  will  greatly  facilitate  the  computations 
of  engine  designers.  Exercises  for  tiie  use  of 
students  are  appended  to  nearly  all  of  the 
chapters." — Technical  Literature. 


"As  a  whole,  the  book  before  us  is  admira- 
bly clear  and  well  written.  The  most  impor- 
tant contribution  which  Mr.  Sharp  makes  is  in 
his  discussion  of  the  kinetic  energy  of  pistons 
and   connecting  rods."     L.    S.    Marks. 

-f-  -+-   Engln.    N.    59:  80.    Ja.    16,    '08.    960w. 

Technical    Literature.      2:583.      D.      '07. 
lOOw. 

Sharp,     Dallas     Lore.     Lay     of     the     land. 
**$i.25.   Houghton.  8-27140. 

"Fifteen  brief  talks  on  the  small  neighbors 
that  share  our  home  fields — the  muskrat,  the 
buzzard,  the  owl,  the  woodchuck,  the  hundred 
other  small  and  large,  but  always  busy,  souls 
that  have  bodies  to  feed  and  must  feed  them 
chiefly  when  we  are  not  looking — that  is,  not 
looking  closely."  (Ind.)  "The  author  retains 
enough  of  the  scientific  temper  to  keep  him  ac- 


curate and  safe  from  undue  romancing,  but  not 
enough   to   kill    sentiment."     (Dial.) 

"It  will  interest  young  p«ople  as  much  as 
adults." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  296.  D.  '08.  4*. 
"The    volume    might    well    have    been    named 
from  its  best  chapter,    'A   cure   for  winter.'  " 
-f-   Dial.    45:  297.    N.    1,    '08.    370\v. 
"He  is  a  born  naturalist,   a  true   lover  of  na- 
ture,   and    has    the   art   which    is    not   easily   ac- 
quired— the  art  of  Thoreau,  of  John   Burroughs, 
of  Gilbert   White,   of  Selborne- — of  making  inter- 
est where  we   poor,   sightless   creatures   make  a 
dead  loss  of  our  time." 

-I-   Ind.   65:  1125.    N.    12,   '08.    250w. 

Sharp,  Evelyn.  Nicolete.  "$1.50.  Brentano's. 
The  author  introduces  her  readers  to  a  "feck- 
less but  charming  "  family,  inhabiting  an  old 
Tudor  manor  house.  The  father,  an  artist,  be- 
longing to  "the  fascinating,  irresponsible  order 
ot  beings,"  and  his  beautiful  wife  bring  up 
their  seven  children  "on  much  love  and  a  min- 
imum of  common-sense."  Th;  sixth  child,  Nic- 
olete, is  the  heroine  of  the  story.  She  "com- 
bines the  best  qualities  of  both  parents,  but  [is] 
destined  by  her  loyalty  and  unworldliness  to  be 
perpetually  victimized  by  her  brothers  and  sis- 
ters."   (Spec.) 

"Miss  Share  is  one  of  the  lucky  people  who 
write  with  charm,  whatever  their  subject  may 
be.  Her  childr*;n  are  always  delightful,  spon- 
taneous, and  really  childlike,  and,  if  many  of 
her  other  characters  are  but  grown-up  children, 
they  are  none  the  worse  for  that." 
-f  -)-  Acad.    73:    849.    Ag.    31,    '07.    230w. 

"The  narrative  opens  wit'a  some  amusing 
sketches  of  child  life,  and  is  throughout  bright 
and  wholesome." 

-f-  Ath.  1907,   2:   204.   Ag.    24.    170-w. 

"Various  phases  of  London  and  suburban  so- 
cial life  are  described,  all  with  a  sure  touch 
that  reveals  a  wide  knowledge  and  experience 
on    the    part   of    the   author." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  92.  F.  15,  '08.  300w. 

"The  book  is  readable,  and  more,  right 
through,  but  the  humour  and  freshness  of  the 
first  part  eclipse  the  somewhat  long-dr.awn  se- 
quel, excellent  though  that  sequel  is  as  a  study 
of  an  artistic  temperament,  hampered  by  en- 
vironment and  the  possession  of  a  conscience." 
-(.   ^ Spec.   99:    207.   Ag.   24,   '07.   1320-\v. 

Shaw,  Albert.  Outlook  for  the  average  man. 
**$i.25.    Macmillan.  7-.30228. 

Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in   Dec.   1907. 


A.    L.    A,    Bkl.    4:    84.    Mr.    '08. 
Reviewed    bv    E.    S.    Bradford. 

+   Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    460.    S.    'OS.    400w. 

"His  volume,  although  frankly  remaining  a 
series  of  talks  rather  than  a  book,  has  more 
unity  than  most  collections  of  this  sort;  and  it 
is   hopeful   and   helpful." 

+  Dial.  44:  109.  F.  16,  'OS.  420w. 
"Its  well -reasoned  optimism  is  founded  on 
wide  knowledge  and  sincere  human  sympathy. 
Its  analysis  of  present  conditions,  and  its  in- 
terpretation of  them,  are  well-nigh  authorita- 
tive." 

-f   Educ.    R.   35:   206.    F.   '08.    80w. 
"Dr.    Sh.aw's    work    is    judicial    and    dignified, 
tuned    for   presentation   to   academic    audiences, 
but   yet   quite   radical   In   tone   and   spacious   in 
outlook." 

+  Ind.    64:    418.    F.    20,    '08.    180w. 

J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:    50.    Ja,    '08.    90w, 
-I-   Lit.    D.    36:    164.    F.    1,    '08.    330w. 
Reviewed   by  Lyman  Abbott. 

Outlook.    88:    540.    Mr.    7,    '08.    700w. 

-t-  Pol.   Scl.    Q.   23:    554.    S.    '08.   200w. 

"The    five    college    addresses   which    make    up 

this  volume  are  all  rich  in  suggestions   derived 

from  many  years'    cbservation   and   experience." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    37:    118.    Ja.    '0'8.    l«Ow. 


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Shaw,  Leslie  Mortier.     Current  issues.  **$2. 
Appleton.  8-8152. 

Current  political  questions  are  discussed  in- 
cluding the  railway  question,  overcapitalization 
and  watered  stock,  trusts,  arid  the  currency 
question. 


"The  book   is   of   temporary   interest." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    208.    Je.    '08. 

"Mainly  of  value  as  representing-  the  views 
of  one  active  in  political  life  and  at  the  head 
of  the  treasury  during  an  Interesting  period  in 
its   administration." 

+  J.    Pol.    Econ.    IG:    634.    N.    'OS.    SOw. 
"For    students    of    the    political    thought    and 
movements    of   the   last   decade   the   volume   has 
no   little    significance."  . 

+   Nation.    87:    42.    Jl.    9,- '08.    lOOw. 
"What    the   book   reflects   is   experience   rather 
than  learning,  and  a  good  native  intellect  rather 
than  study." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  154.  Mr.   21,  '08.   900w. 
"Possesses    beyond    almost    any    other    of'  our 
public  men   the  gift  of   lucid  exposition." 
+   R.   of    Rs.    37:    507.    Ap.    '08.    200w. 

Shearer,  John  Bunyan.  Scriptures:  funda- 
mental facts  and  features.  60c.  Pres- 
byterian   com. 

Seventeen  Bible  studies  among  which  are  in- 
cluded the  following:  The  unities  of  the  Scrip- 
tures; The  object  and  scope  of  writt;n  revela- 
tion; The  universal  book;  The  canon;  The 
supernatural  in  the  Scriptures;  Creation  and  the 
Creator;  The  relations  of  the  Bible  and  sci- 
ence; Ex-olution;  Geology;  The  six  days  of  cre- 
ation; The  deluge;  The  Bible  in  liberal  educa- 
tion and  God  ir:  history.  Nine  chapters  are 
devoted  to  the  influence  of  Judaism  on  ancient 
religions,  ancient  philosophj-,  and  ancient  civil- 
ization. 

Sheehan,  Rev.  Patrick  Augustine.  Lisheen, 
or,  The  test  of  the  spirits.  +$1.50.  Long- 
mans. 7-33595- 

A  young  Irish  landlord  reads  Tolstoi,  applies 
the  lesson,  and  discovers  the  condition  of  the 
Irish  tennant  must  be  improved.  He  deserts 
his  station  for  a  time  and  goes  to  work  as  a 
peasant  on  a  small  farm  in  Kerry.  The  hard 
fought  battles  of  his  self  imposed  apprentice- 
ship to  expe;ience  rather  lose  their  force  at  the 
end  in  the  magic  of  the  "  'deus  ex  machina'  of 
a  full  purse." 


"Canon  Slieehan  is  scarcely  equal  to  his  sub- 
ject, but  he  must  be  accorded  due  praise  for  his 
descriptions  of  the  monotonous  existence  led  by 
the  lowe.<;t  class?es  in  Ireland." 

h  Acad.   73:  274.    D.    21,   '07.   540w. 

"The  descriptions  of  peasant-life  are  admir- 
able; the  working  out  of  the  plot  is  not  con- 
vincing." 

H A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:    54.   F.    '08. 

"He  h-oE  been  tempted  to  add  a  secondary 
story,    with    disastrous   results."    ' 

1-   Lond.    Times.    6:  357.    N.    22,    '07.    580w. 

"This  is  all  very  well  for  a  plot,  but  its 
handling  is   tame   and    ineffective." 

—  Nation.    85:  591.    D.    26,    '07.    420w. 

"The    story    itself    is    rather    awkwardly    con- 
trived,  and  the   interest  of   its  central   theme  is 
much    weakened    by    the    introduction    of    many 
chapters    concerned   with    aristocratic    societv." 
[-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   74.  F.   8,   '08.   150w. 

"The  pictures  of  peasant-life — by  no  means 
ideslised — are  admirable.  The  author  must 
have  discovered  for  himself,  even  though  un- 
con.«;cious  of  his  errors  against  reality  and  good 
taste,  that  in  half  his  chapters  he  is  building 
entirelv   upon  guess-work." 

H Sat.    R.    104:  673.    N.    Z&.    '07.   540w. 


Sheehan,  Rev.  Patrick  Augustine.  Parerga: 
a  companion  volume  to  Under  the  ce- 
dars and  the  stars.  **$i.6o.  Longmans. 

8-7172. 

Meditations,  some  four  hundred  in  number, 
arranged  under  the  heading  of  the  seasons, 
whose  themes  bordoo'  on  literature,  metaphysics 
and  practical  life.  "Though  the  subjects  vary 
indefinitely,  they  are  reflected  in  the  same  ideal- 
izing mirror  of  the  writer's  mind.  And  of  that 
mind  the  most  insistent  categories  are  a  con- 
tempt for  modern  materialistic  standards;  a 
Solomon-like  preference  .  .  .  for  the  house  of 
mourning  over  the  house  of  laughter;  a  sense  of 
the  fact  that  the  key  to  the  world-riddle  is  kept 
by  the  spectre  that  holds  the  key  to  all  the 
creeds:  finally,  that  the  flying  years  bring  with 
them  disillusionment — and  resignation."  (Cath. 
World.) 


"Imagination  and  feeling,  literary  criticism, 
moralizing  on  the  mystery  of  things,  keen  but 
kindly  observation  of  human  nature,  flow  in  an 
unstinted  tide  from  this  charming  philosopher, 
as  he  flits  from  topic  to  topic  with  a  sweep  that 
embraces  heterogeneitv  itself." 

-f   Cath.   World.  87:   248.   My.   'OS.   340w. 

"The  book  is  far  from  being  commonplace  or 
dull." 

-t-    Dial.    44:    314.    My.   16,    '0^8.    450w. 

"Dr.  Sheehan  is  not  at  his  best  in  literary 
matters.  In  meditations  on  nature  and  in  cer- 
tain aspects  of  human  life  he  is  more  to  be  ad- 
mired." 

—  -i-  Spec.   100:    835.   My.   23,   '08.   470w. 

Sheldon,  Henry  Clay.  Unbelief  in  the  nine- 
teenth century:  a  critical  history.  *$2. 
Meth.    bk.  7-14561. 

"A  re^view  of  the  various  theories — philosoph- 
ical, quasi-scientific,  theological,  ethical,  crit- 
ical— which  since  the  time  of  Kant  have  more 
or  less  radically  antagonized  the  beliefs  of  the 
church.  These  theories  are  first  stated  and 
then  criticised.  Both  the  statement  and  the 
criticism  are  presented  in  compact  and  lucid 
form,  for  a  vindication  of  Christian  belief. 
The  author's  standpoint  is  conservative,  but 
not  extreme.  He  concludes  that  vv^hile  the 
nineteenth  century  has  rigorously  tested  Chris- 
tian beliefs,  and  modified  them  to  some  extent, 
they  have  been  fully  vindicated  in  their  fun- 
damsntal   features." — Outlook. 


"Mr.  Sheldon  writes  in  a  clear  style  and 
shows  wide  reading  in  the  broad  field  he  covers. 
His  exposition  is  clear  and  historical  and  his 
criticism  such  as  is  commonly  urged  by  en- 
lightened orthodox  apologists.  Professor  Shel- 
don does  not  seem  to  realize  the  profound 
change  that  is  demanded  by  our  modern  view 
of  the  world,  and  clings  to  elements  that  be- 
long to  a  deistic  Interpretation  of  the  uni- 
verse."    W.    C.    Keirstead. 

-! Am.   J.   Theol.   12:   170.   Ja.   '08.    690w. 

"The  entire  discussion  is  fair-minded  and  in- 
structive. The  point  of  criticism  to  which  It 
is  most  liable  is  in  the  use  of  'miraculous'  and 
'supernatural'  as  equivalent  terms —  a  common 
mistake,  than  which  none  Is  more  fruitful  of 
confused  thought  in  current  controversies." 
H Outlook.   87:   133.    S.    21,    '07.   leo-w. 

Sheldon,  Mary  Boardman.  Cofifee  and  a 
love  affair:  an  American  erirl's  romance 
on  a  coffee  plantation.  t$i.  Stokes. 

8-2x6x6. 

A  story  among  the  mountains  of  Central  Am- 
erica whither  "one  makes  his  way  on  the  back 
of  a  good  Sierra  Nevada  mule  to  a  coffee  plan- 
tation, whore  gasoline  prevails  not  and  the  mail 
arrives  hv  a  banana  boat  every  fourteen  days." 
(N.  Y.  Times.)  "Here  the  reader  cares  more 
about  the  coffee  than  he  does  about  the  love 
affair — the  descriptive  parts  and  incidents  of 
plantation  life  are  reallv  very  good."  (Out- 
look.) 


-h   A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   305.   D.   '08.  <i' 


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"The   coffee   predominates,   and   the   numerous 
Interesting-  facts  concerning  it  which  are  brought 
in  under  cover  of  a  young  Am.?rican  girl's  ras- 
sion  for  traveling  in  strange  countries  and  avv-ay 
from  beaten  tracks,  commend  the  boolt  as  much 
to  the   masculine  as  to   the  feminine   reader." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  45S.  Ag.  22,  '08.  24Cw. 
N.   Y.  Times.   13:   616.   O.   24,   'OS.   30w. 
"An   American    v\oman    .    .    .    tells   her   experi- 
ences with   considerable  liveliness,   a  little  after 
the  manner  of  'The  lady  of  the  decoration,'  but 
without   that    little   book's   personal   charm." 
+   Outlook.   90:    134.    S.    19,   'OS.   SOw. 

Shelley,   Henry   Charles.     Untrodden    Eng- 
lish ways.  **$3.  Little.  8-30034. 

To  the  leisurely  traveler  or  the  stay-at-home 
tourist  this  volume  is  made  valuable  by  chap- 
ters about  St.  Ives,  the  haunt  of  artists  and 
authors;  .John  Keble's  Hurslcy;  By  famous 
graves:  Three  memorable  pulpits,  John  Cot- 
ton's, Thomas  Arnold's  and  Henry  E.  Man- 
ning's: Bunhill  Fields,  the  "Campo  santo  of  the 
dissenters":  and  Westminster  abbey's  collection 
of  wax  effigies  which  in  centuries  past  have 
appeared   in   funeral    processions. 


"Mr.  Slielley's  style  is  easy  and  readable,  be- 
spealving  intimate  acquaintance  witli  the  sub- 
ject in  hand." 

+   Dial.    45:    410.    D.    1,    'OS.    160w. 
"A  great  amount  of  enthusiasm,  reverence  and 
love  is  bottled  up  in  the  book." 

-!-   Ind.  65:  1180.  N.  19,  '08.  50w. 
"We  advise  those  who  are  planning  a  voyage 
to   Kn.eland    to   procure   and   study  this   conven- 
ient handbook." 

-{■   Lit.   D.   37:   DOS.  D.  12,  '08.  160w. 
-1-   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   658.   O.   31,   '08.   3G0w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:   747.  D.  5,   '08.  120w. 
"This  book  will  have  special  interest  to  those 
•who  love  Devonsliire." 

+  Outlook.  90:  844.  D.  12,  'OS.  2'OOw. 
R.  of   Rs.  38:   739.   D.   '08.  40w. 

Shelley,  Percy  Bysshe.  Letters  from  Percy 
Bysshe  Shelley  to  Elizabeth  Kitchen- 
er; with  introd.  and  notes  by  Bertram 
Dobell.   *$i.5o.   Dodd.  8-18715. 

Some  forty  odd  letters  written  by  Shelley  to 
the  Sussex  schoolmistress,  Elizabeth  Hitchener, 
who  in  the  private  life  of  the  Shelleys  was  en- 
titled "Portia,"  or  "Bessy,"  but  who  in  the  end 
was  denom.inated  "the  Brown  Demon  .  .  .  our 
later  tormentor  and  schoolmistress."  The  cor- 
respondence is  published  for  the  first  time. 


+  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   209.   Je.   '08. 

4-  Ath.    1908,    2:    302.    S.   12.   €40w. 
"It    is    altogether   a   pathetic,    interesting,    ab- 
surd story;  and  though  the  letters  contain  noth- 
ing material  to  it  wliich  was  not  known  before, 
it  is  satisfactory  to  have  them  complete." 

+  Sat.   R.  105:  339.  Mr.  14,  '08.  ISSOw. 

Spec.  100:   426.   Mr.   14,   'OS.   2'SOw. 

Sherrill,  Charles  Hitchcock.  Stained  glass 
tours  in  France.  **$i.50.  Lane.  8-856. 
"Describes  the  notable  windows  to  be  seen 
and  gives  practical  and  full  itineraries  for 
reaching  them.  With  a  view  to  the  convenience 
of  the  tourist  and  student,  he  divides  the  his- 
tory of  stained  glass  into  three  epochs:  (1)  The 
thirteenth  century  and  earlier;  (2)  fourteenth 
and  fifteenth  centuries;  (3)  sixteenth  century. 
Visits  to  the  glass  of  these  epochs  are  sub- 
divided into  a  dozen  tours.  A  table  of  itiner- 
aries groups  the  distances  from  Paris  in  kil- 
ometers. The  illustrations  show  representative 
examples  of   the   art." — Int.    Studio. 


"Had  he  taken  only  a  little  more  trouble  and 
.been  less  diffident  of  his  abilities,  he  could 
have  produced  a  volume  both  fascinating  and 
valuable,  with  little  addition  to  its  bulk  " 
+  Ath.  1908,  2:  133.  Ag.  1.  400w. 
"Mr.  Sherrill's  descriptions  of  the  distinctive 
windows  in  each  town  are  simple,  non-technical, 
and   interesting." 

+   Dial.    44:    136.   Mr.    1,    '08.    250w. 

Int.   Studio.   34:   sup.   73.   Ap.    '08.   lOOw. 
"In    .9j'stem    and    accuracy    of    treatment    the 
volume   renders   capital   service   as   an   introduc- 
tion  to   the   subject." 

-j-   Nation.  SO:  499.  My.  28,  '08.  lOOw. 
"He   is  a   particularly  pleasant  guide." 
+  Outlook.    S9:   41.   My.   2,   '08.    450w. 

Sherzer,  William  Hittell.  Glaciers  of  the 
Canadian  Rockies  and  Selkirks. 
(Smithsonian  expedition  of  1904.) 
(Part  of  Smithsonian  contributions  to 
knowledge  v.  34,  no.  1692.)  $1.75. 
Smithsonian    inst.  8-4476. 

Gives  the  results  of  a  systematic  examination 
of  the  Victoria  and  Wenkchemna  glaciers  in  Al- 
berta and  of  the  Yoho.  Asulkan,  and  Illecille- 
waet  glaciers  in  British  Columbia.  The  study 
embraced  the  surface  features  of  these  glaciers, 
the  nature  of  the  ice  movement,  the  tempera- 
ture of  the  ice  at  -sarious  depths  and  its  rela- 
tions to  the  air  temperatures,  the  amount  of 
surface  melting,  the  possible  transference  of 
material  from  the  surface  portion  to  lower  por- 
tions, the  rates  of  movement,  the  advances  and 
recessions  -^f  the  glacial  extremities,  and  the 
structure  of  the  ice.  There  is  an  accessory  dis- 
cussion of  the  physiographic  changes  of  the  re- 
gion in  Pleistocene  and  earlier  times." — J.  Geol. 


"A  useful,   interesting  book  for  the  intelligent 
+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   209.   Je.   '08.  + 


"An  unsatisfactory  flavor  is  given  this  by  an 
effort,  italicized  as  though  important,  to  make 
plasticity  inean  sometliing  which  plasticity  does 
not  usually  meanl"  for  no  other  apparent  reason 
than  to  justify  the  retention  of  an  old  term 
which  IS  likely  to  be  either  misleading  or  mean- 
ingless." F.  C.  C. 

-^ J.  Geol.  16:  3SS.  My.  'OS.  400w. 

"On  the  whole,  though  sometimes,  perhaps,  a 
little  too  diffuse  in  describing  the  well-known. 
Dr.  Sherzer  has  made  a  valuable  and  remark- 
aljjy  well-illustrated  contribution  to  the  litera- 
ture of  glT^ciers."   T.   G.   Bonney. 

H Nature.   77:    463.   Mr.   19,    '08.   1050w. 

Shield,    Alice,    and    Lang,    Andre'w.      King 

over  the  water,  il.  *$4.20.   Longmans. 

8-1 1474. 
The  biography  of  James  Francis  Edward  Stu- 
art, the  "Old  Chevalier"  or  the  "Old  Preten- 
der." "The  purpose  has  been,"  so  the  preface 
states,  "as  far  .as  may  be,  to  avoid  incursions 
into  general  history,  confining  the  work  to 
biography." 

Am.   Hist.    R.  13:   682.  Ap.  '08.   30w. 

"We    have    noticed    very    few    blunders.      The 
reader   who     takes     pleasure     in     Mr.      Lang's 
sprightly    style    will    find    something    not    unlike 
it   in    these    pages." 
-H  H Ath.  1908,  1:  €6.  Ja.  I'S.  llOOw. 

"By  a  careful  study  of  all  the  documents 
available,  what  is  really  the  first  complete  mod- 
ern biography  of  James  has  been  produced." 
Edward    Puller. 

-f   Bookm.    27:    169.    Ap.    '08.    1200w. 

"Miss  Shield  is  interested  In  the  human  side 
of  her  subject,  and  gives  us  a  delightful  pic- 
ture of  every-day  life  at  Saint  Germains  and 
Urbino."    L.    M.    Larson. 

-i Dial,    45:    42.    Jl.   16,    '08.    720w. 

-f-  H Nation.   86:   217.  Mr.  5,  *08.  800w. 

"The  oresent  attempt  at  rehabilitation  is  a 
bright  and'  spirited  piece  of  writing,  quite 
worthy  In  most  parts  of  Mr.  Lang,  though  he 
assigns    the    larger    share    of    the    credit   for    it 


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Shield,  Alice,  and  Lang,  Andrew  -Continued. 
to  his  collaboratrix.  Miss  Shield.  It  contains 
some  good  and  curious  reading." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  39.   Ja.   25,   '08.   133<yw. 
"Very    interesting,    though   here   and  there,    in 
spite    of   Mr.    Lang's    supervision,    slightly    effu- 
sive." 

+  —  Spec.    100:  641.    Ap.    25,    '08.    1550w. 

Shields,    Rev.    Thomas    Edwards.      Educa- 
tion of  our  girls.  *$i.  Benziger. 

7-41558. 
Higher  education  of  women  is  advocated  in 
this  discussion  but  emphasis  is  laid  upon  the 
fart  that  it  must  be  education  for  women.  The 
author  dwells  at  length  upon  the  subject  of 
coeducacion,  and  concludes  that  women  can  be 
most  fully  and  most  naturally  educated  only  in 
school.=  and  colleges  provided   for  them  alone. 


atonement     involves     the    greatest     conceivable- 
sacrifice,    viz.,   separation  from  her  child. 


"Whosoever  is  interested  in  the  subject  will 
find  a  fund  of  suggestion  in  a  modest  little 
volume  by  Dr.  Shields.  To  a  thorough  Itnowl- 
edge  of  theoretical  pedagogics  Dr.  Shields  unites 
a  wide  experienc  of  the  practical  conditions  of 
Catholic  education  for  girls,  as  they  exist  in 
this  country." 

-j-  Cath.    World.    87:    103.    Ap.    '08.    550w. 

Shoemaker,     John     Vietch.       Health     and 
beauty.  *$3.  Davis.  8-20542. 

"Dt.  Shoemaker,  the  well-known  specialist 
and  professor  in  the  Medico-chirurgical  college 
of  Philadelphia,  has  in  this  volume  undertaken 
the  serious  and  practical  task  of  teaching  peo- 
ple how  to  take  care  of  themselves,  and  espe- 
cially of  tneir  skin.  The  skin  is  not  only  the 
pane  of  glass  through  which  we  can  see  and 
:  ead  the  condition  of  the  internal  organs,  but  ii 
is  the  drain-surface  of  the  body.  The  doctor 
shows  us  how  it  may  be  kept  in  a  condition  of 
pfTiciency,  how  it  may  be  brightened  and  beau- 
tified."—Lit.    D. 


"We  are  acquainted  with  no  popular  work  of 
the  kind  so  thorough,  so  learned,  so  volumin- 
ous, and  so  sane." 

-I-   Lit.  D.  37:   398.   S.  19.   '08.  170w. 
"His  book   is  a   capital   one,   and  should  be   in 
the    possession    of    every   one    who    is    interested 
in    the   acquirement     or   maintenance     of   sound 
health   and    the   beauty   derived    therefrom." 

-1-    N.   Y.   Times.   13:    42S.   Ag.   1,   '08.   470w. 

Shoemaker,  Michael  Myers.  Wanderings  in 
Ireland.  **$2.50.  Putnam. 
The  spirit  of  Ireland  gets  into  Mr.  Shoemak- 
er's pages  from  the  moment  he  hears  the  Isle 
of  Shamrock's  greeting  to  him.  "Glory  be  to 
God,  but  yer  Honor's  welcome."  He  travels  "by 
donkey-cart,  by  jaunting-car,  by  train  and  mo- 
tor." is  a  keen  observer  and  sympathizer,  and 
gives  vivid  descriptions  of  the  people  and  their 
land. 


+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  296.  D.  '0«. 
"Can    be    read     with    entertainment      even    by 
those   v.'ho   have   no   interest   in   motoring." 
-f   Nation.   87:    93.   Jl.   30,   '08.    270w. 
-f    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  319.  Je.  6,  '08.  lOOw. 
"A  vivacious  narrator." 

-f  Outlook.    89:    628.    Jl.    18,    '08.    120w. 
"The  description   is   entertaining  and   inform- 
ing." 

-f  R.  of  Rs.  38:  125.  Jl.  '08.  80w. 
"There    is    plenty   of   information    in    this   vol- 
ume,   information    historical,    geographical,    and 
personal,    but    not    so    much    entertainment     as 
might   have   been   expected." 

+  Spec.    101:    239.   Ag.    15,    '08.    200w. 

Sholl,  Anna  McClure.     Greater  love.  $1,50. 
Outing  pub.  8-17252. 

A  story  which  portrays  the  suffering  of  a 
woman  whose  daughter  was  born  out  of  wed- 
lock. The  mother  finds  that  no  matter  how 
extenuating  were  the  circumstances  of  iier  of- 
fense she  must  atone  for  a  broken  law,   which 


"The  style,  if  somewhat  serious,  is  dignified, 
and  the  psychology  of  the  mother's  love  is 
made  clear  and  credible  without  exaggeration, 
or  mawkish   sentimentality." 

-I-  Ind.  65:  564.  S.  3,  '08.  240w. 
"As  a  statement  of  the  omnipresent  problem, 
the  book  has  some  novel  adjuncts  and  compli- 
cations. As  a  contribution  to  a  solution  it  Is 
worthless,  since  morally  it  is  a  long,  indeter- 
minate  muddle." 

-^ Nation.   87:   141.   Ag.   13,   '08.    470w. 

"Mrs.    Sholl    has    written    a    book    worth    the 

writing,  and  written  it  with  dignity  and  spirit."' 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   413.   Jl.    25,    '08.   300w. 

"Deep   currents   of   feeling   and    character  are 

indicated    in   an    almost   masterly  fashion." 

-;-  Outlook.    89:    531.    Jl.   4,    'OS.    170w. 

Short.  Ernest  H.     History  of  sculpture.  *$3. 
Dutton.  8-19092. 

"Mr.  Short  believes  that  true  art  is  always 
the  expression  and  interpretation  of  national 
life.  ...  As  a  background  for  an  intelligent 
understanding  of  the  sculpture  of  any  age  one 
must  have,  then,  an  idea  of  its  temper  and 
tendencies.  Such  conceptions  Mr.  STiort  en- 
deavors to  supply  in  brief  historical  summaries 
and  characterizations.  .  .  .  His  book  covers 
the  entire  ground  from  the  rise  of  the  sculp- 
tor's art  in  Greece  through  the  work  of  the 
French  and  British  schools  of  the  nineteenth 
century.  Few  biographical  data  are  given,  and 
attention  is  paid  only  to  the  most  characteris- 
tic  works   of    each    artist." — Dial. 


"Many  of  the  author's  opinions  are  disput- 
able, but  the  facts  are  mostly  taken  from  ac- 
cepted textbooks,  though  their  expression  is 
sometimes  inaccurate." 

-I Ath.   190S,    2:    409.   O.   3.    250w. 

Dial.  44:  2-50.  Ap.  16,  '08.  150w. 
"While  the  author's  critical  qualifications  are 
not  of  the  highest  order,  and  his  style  is  often 
slipshod,  he  yet  succeeds  in  f&king  sculpture 
out  of  the  region  of  the  archeological  catalog 
of  technical  and  dry  discussion,  and  in  describ- 
ing many  of  its  masterpieces  as  the  expression 
of  national  or  local  feeling,  and  even  in  Kome 
of  his  pages  in  quickening  the  reader's  sense 
of   plastic   beauty." 

-\ Ind.   64:   924.   Ap.   23,    '08.    300w. 

"This  book  is  readable  and  suggestive.  It 
Is  not  really  a  history  of  sculpture.  It  is  rath- 
er a  collection  of  readable;  essays  for  leisure 
hours." 

-f   Nation.    86:    361.    Ap.    16,    '08.    450w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  171.  Mr.   28,  '08.   250w. 
"At    both    ends,    it    is    manifestly    incomplete. 
Its  excellencies,   however,   are  as  patent  as  are 

H Outlook.   89:    529.   Jl.   4,   '08.   750w. 

Shorter,  Dora  Sigerson.  Collected  poems; 
with  an  introd.  by  George  Meredith. 
$1.50.     Harper. 

Mrs.  Shorter  with  the  true  ballad  and  short- 
story  gift  scores  many  of  her  greatest  success- 
es in  the  field  of  Irish  legend.  Her  poetry  has 
been  collected  here  with  an  introduction  by 
George  Meredith.  "It  is  hard  to  choose  where 
all  is  good,  but  if  choice  must  be  made  ours 
shall  be  'The  Dean  of  Santiago,'  'The  beggar 
maid.'  'The  white  witch,'  'The  little  black 
hound,'  'The  man  who  trod  on  sleeping  grass,' 
.  .  .  'Cean  Duv  Deelish,'  the  beautiful  little 
poem  on  'Ireland,'  'The  suicide's  grave,'  and 
the  final  poem,  'The  enemies.'  "    (Spec.) 


-I Ath.   1907,    2:    795.    D.   21.   lOOOw. 

"The  true  thing  to  say  about  them  is — what 
is  in  fact  very  high  praise — that  they  are  near- 
ly all  very  pleasant   to  read." 

-t-   Lond.   Times.  6:  340.   N.   8,   '07.   1200w. 
"Some   extremely   enjovable   verses." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    483.    S.    5,    "08.    850w. 


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"There  is  a  readable  flow  and  interest  In 
many  of  Mrs.  Shorter's  ballad  and  narrative 
poems." 

+  Sat.    R.   104:   637.   N.    23.  '07.   50w. 
"Limited    both    in    range    of    thought    and    ex- 
pression,  her  poetry  wins  the  reader  by  a  cer- 
tain  sincerity,   freshness,   and  simplicity." 

+  Spec.   lOO:   sup.    120.   Ja.   25,    '08.   200w. 

Shufeldt,  Robert  Wilson.  Negro:  a  men- 
ace to  American  civilization.  $1.50. 
Badger,  R:  G.  7-36077. 

"An  impassioned  plea  against  the  process  or 
hybridization  or  'mongrelizatior,'  which,  in  the 
author's  opinion  threatens  the  white  race  in 
this  country  so  long  as  the  negro  remains 
with  us.  Admitting  that  the  tendency  of 
modern  civilization  seems  to  be  the  amal- 
gamation of  all  races  and  their  unification  into 
one,  he  yet  protests  against  the  amalgamation 
of  negro  with  white  American,  (which  is  pro- 
ceeding  steadily    in   his   view)." — N.    T.    Times. 


"Careful  students,  administrators,  educators 
already  perplexed  by  the  problems  of  race  con- 
tact, will  find  no  help  in  the  volume." 

—  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   31:   509.   Mr.   '08.   250w. 

"Dr.  Shufeldt  is  more  lurid  than  scientific 
In  the  form  of  his  statements  at  times,  for  he 
speaks  rather  as  a  justified  alarmist  than  as  an 
investigator,  but  his  book,  also,  is  not  without 
its  value  as  evidence  in  the  case." 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  38.  Ja.  26,  '08.  300w. 

Shurter,  Edwin  Du  Bois.  Extempore  speak- 
ing for  school  and  college.     *90c.  Ginn. 

8-20155. 
Aims  to  present  the  subject  in  a  manner 
adapted  to  the  needs  of  both  teachers  and  stu- 
dents, by  reclassifying  principles  and  methods, 
making  the  methods  as  specific  in  treatment  as 
possible,  and  by  adding,  at  the  end  of  each 
chapter  and  in  the  appendix,  suggestions  and 
topics   for  class   exercises. 

Sichel,  Edith  Helen.     Later  years  of  Cath- 
erine de  Medici.  *$3.  Button.        8-36143. 

"The  first  of  Miss  Sichel's  work,  published 
some  time  ago,  dealt  with  Catherine  and  the 
French  reformation — the  woman  struggling  for 
power.  The  second  part,  now  before  us,  brings 
the  story  dovn  to  the  year  of  her  death,  1589. 
and  consists  principally  in  a  study  of  the  art  of 
balancing  parties  and  social  forces  by  which  the 
princess  of  diplomats  maintained  her  sway." — 
Tnd. 


"Our  author  has  done  well  the  work  she  has 
set  out  to  do;  she  is  unusually  free  from  heated 
partisanship." 

+   Ind.    65:    844.    O.    8,    '08.    320w . 
"She    has    her    material    well     in     hand     and 
makes   it   serve   a   natural   gift  for   the   analysis 
of  human  motives." 

+   Nation.  87:  262.  S.  17,  '08.  140w. 
"Is    written    with    a    clear    and    ardent    appre- 
ciation  of  the  great  personalities  who   made   up 
the  social  and  political  life  of  the  era,  and  with 
a   firm  grasp  of  the  close  sequence  of  events." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  536.   S.  26,  '08.  250w. 
"Miss  Sichel  is  both  a  skilled  and  a  powerful 
writer." 

+  Outlook.   90:   456.   O.   24,   •0'8.   SOOw. 
+   R.   of    Rs.   38:   636.   N.    '0«.   90w. 
"Interesting    volume." 

-f-   Sat.    R.   106:   240.   Ag.   22,   '08.   llOOw. 
"I'his    is    certainly      the    most    striking    took 
Miss  Sichel  has  yet  written,  and  for  more  rea- 
sons  than   one   will   probably   oe   the   most   suc- 
cessful." 

+   +  Spec.    101:    634.    O.    24,    '08.    llf.Ow. 

Sickert,  Bernhard.  Whistler.  (Library  of 
art.)  *75c.  Button. 
"Breadth  of  vision  has  enabled  the  author  to 
see  the  painter's  art  in  relation  to  contempo- 
rary feeling,  in  its  relation  to  his  opponent  Rus- 
kin's  criticism,  and  to  the  artistic  aspects  of 
the   modern   world.     The   real,    and    not   the    su- 


perficial, points  about  Whistler's  art  are  under- 
stood, and  the  selection  of  etchings  reproduced 
for  illustration  is  the  best  that  could  have  been 
made." — Int.   Studio. 


'One  might  seek  very  far  amongst  the  small 
books  upon  art  which  nowadays  are  issued  in 
such  numbers  to  find  again  a  book  so  pleas-* 
antly  written  as  this  one.  The  writer  shows 
insight  into  his  subject." 

+   Int.  Studio.  35:   319.   O.    08.  120w. 
"Mr.    Sickert    writes    of    the    art    of    Whistler 
with  great  enthusiasm,  but  also  with  much  dis- 
rrimination." 

+   Nation.   87:   80.  Jl.   23,  '08.   240w. 

Sidgwick,    Cecily    (Mrs.    Alfred    Sidgwick), 

Home    life    in    Germany.    *$i.75.    Mac- 
millan.  '8-2072g. 

From  a  thoroly  German  point  of  view,  Mrs. 
.SidgT\'ick  discusses  the  "German  children,  their 
schools,  the  education  of  the  poor,  that  peculiar 
type  of  girl  known  as  the  'Backfisch.'  the  stu- 
dents, women,  marriage  and  housewives,  house- 
holders and  servants,  food,  shops,  markets  and 
sports  and  games,  inns,  restaurants,  lodgings, 
summer  resorts,  peasant  life,  and  the  poor." 
(Outlook.) 


A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:   241.   O.   '08.  + 
+   Ath.  1908,  1:  754.  Je.   20.  1400w. 
"Has   given    her    book    an    introduction    which 
comes  near  being  the  best   thing  in   it.     It  does 
exactly   what   a    preface   ought   to   do,    it   makes 
the  reader  eager  to  press  on   to  the  rest  of  the 
book  whether  he  be  interested  in  the  subject  or 
not,  because  he  feels  that  anything  such  a  sane, 
broad-minded,    and    amicably   humorous    woman 
has  to  sav  will  be  worth  reading."  G.  I.  Colbron. 
-I-   Forum.  40:   63.  Jl.   '08.    1300w. 
"She    has    written    no    more    interesting    story 
than  this  book  on  home  life  in  Germany!" 
+    Ind.   C5:   1313.    D.   3,   '08.    250w. 
"Mrs.    Sidgwick    has    a    seemingly    inexhaust- 
ible   supply    of    entertaining    information,     sea- 
soned by  lively  anecdotes." 

+   Nation.   87:    162.   Ag.    20,    '08.    380w. 
"An   interesting  book  that  shows  an   intimate 
knowledge  of  racial  peculiarities  in  living  and  in 
point  of  view." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  319.  Je.  6,  '08.   20w. 
"A  singularly  acute  and  intimate  appreciation 
of  home  life  in  Germanv." 

+  Outlook.  87:   624.   Jl.  18,   '08.  440w. 
"A   really  unusually  interesting  book   this,   by 
a  woman  who  knows  both  English  and  German 
types  and  treats  them  with  a  kindly  sympathy, 
a  keen  discernment,  and  a  good-natured  humor 
which   make  highly  entertaining  reading." 
+    R.  of  Rs.  38:   125.   Jl.   '08.   30w. 
"Mrs.  Sidgwick  has  written  a  book  which  was 
wanted,  and  written  it  with  exceptional  verve." 
-f   +  Spec.  100:   831.   My.   23,   '08.  1500w. 

Silberrad,  Una  Lucy.  Desire.  t$i.50.  Double- 
day. 

Desire,  the  heroine  of  this  novel,  is  called 
upon  to  choose,  at  the  time  of  her  father's 
death,  between  a  wealthy  marriage  and  earn- 
ing her  own  living.  She  prefers  the  bread-win- 
ner's course.  "Peter  Grimstone,  the  hero,  is 
the  most  attractive  figure  in  the  book,  and  his 
struggles,  aided  by  Desire  as  his  secretary, 
with  the  affairs  of  Grimstone  and  Son,  and 
with  the  machinations  of  his  wicked  brother 
Alexander,  are  not  a  little  intei  esting."  (Spec.) 
"The  real  strength  of  the  book  lies  in  the  care- 
ful development  of  the  two  chief  figures  and  the 
reader's  interest  and  belief  in  their  ultimate 
happiness."     (Ath.) 


+  Ath.   1908,   2:  469.   O.   17.    150w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  G16.  O.  24,  '08.  50w. 
"The  book,  in  short,  is  decidedly  unequal  but 
the  author's  charm  of  writing  and  sincerity  of 
purpose  will  reward  all  readers  who  have  pa- 
tience and  perseverance  enough  to  proceed  with 
the  unsatisfactory  early  chapters." 

-] Spec.    101:  636.    O.    24,    'OS.    300w. 


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Silver,  Arthur  P.  Farm-cottage,  camp  and 
canoe  in  maritime  Canada;  or,  The  call 
of  Nova  Scotia  to  the  emigrant  and 
sportsman;  with  an  introd.  by  the  Rt. 
Hon.   Lord  Strathcona.  **$2.  Button. 

W8-I22. 
"The  book,  which  is  better  printed  than 
bound,  is  made  up  of  a  lather  heterogeneous  col- 
lection of  papers  on  husbandry,  angling,  and 
hunting.  The  many  illustrations  are  of  varying 
excellence,  but  they  serve  to  give  the  reader 
a  good  idea  of  the  character  of  the  maritime 
provinces  and  Newfoundland." — Nation. 

"The  beautiful  province  of  Novia  Scotia  has 
been  well  served  here  by  Mr.   Silver." 
+  Ath,  1908,  1:  758.  Je.  20.  SSOw. 
"A     number     of     minor     mistakes     might     be 
noted." 

H Nation.   86:   577.   Je.   25,   '08.   ISOw. 

"Eminently  readable." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  319.  Je.  6,  '08.  lOOw. 
"The  book  is  pleasantly  and     unpretentiously 
written." 

+  Sat.    R.    106:    22.    Jl.    4,    'O8.,170w. 
"This  is  a  most  readable   book,   and   we   have 
enjoyed    the    description   of   life   and    sport." 
+  Spec.  100:   943.  Je.  13,   'OS.   450w. 

Sinclair,  Bertrand  William.  Raw  gold. 
i$i.5o.   Dillingham.  8-21615. 

The  Canadian  border  furnishes  the  scene  of 
this  tale  of  Wild  West  life — primitive,  exhilar- 
ating, spiced  with  dangers.  Particularly  is  it 
a  delineation  of  the  chartvcter  of  the  Northwest 
mounted  police,  sent  by  the  English  government 
•to  keep  order  "in  a  teriitory  that  was  a  city  of 
refuge  for  tough  people  who  riad  played  their 
string  out  south  of  the  line." 


"There  is  sentiment  of  the  kind  that  fits  with 
the  open  sky  and  life  in  the  saddle,  and  the 
whole  story  moves  with  a  swing  and  reality  that 
aie   refreshing  in   the   extreme." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  528.  .S.   26,  '08.  230w. 

Sinclair,  May.  Immortal  moment:  the 
story  of  Kitty  Tailleur.  (Eng.  title 
Kitty  Tailleur.)  t$i.so.  Doubleday. 

"In  this  book  the  author  chooses  the  ancient 
thetne  of  the  woman  of  the  demi-monde  who, 
falling  in  love  with  a  good  man,  induces  him  to 
projiose  marriage  to  iier  in  ignorEUice  of  her 
past.  .  .  .  The  struggle  between  Kitty  Tailleur, 
Robert  Lucy,  and  Wilfred  Marston— the  man 
whose  mistress  Kitty  Tailleur  is^is  described 
with  extraordinary  force.  The  tragedy  of  the 
end  is  piteous  fram  its  sheer  inevitability." 
(Spec.)  "Her  'immortal  moment'  is  ironically 
so  called,  for  it  is  the  moment  in  which  the 
higher  nature  asserts  itself,  and  she  makes  the 
confession  which  she  knows  must  end  her 
dream."     (Dial.) 

"Miss  Sinclair  has  up  to  .a  point  made  an  ex- 
cellent study  of  a  type,  and  then  shut  her  eyes 
and    jumped    at    the    rest.     Yet    her    failure    is 
more   interesting  than   most  successes." 
-i Ath.    l&OS,    2:  122.    Ag.   1.    220w. 

"It  is  seldom  that  a  story  brings  to  the  re- 
viewer such  a  sense  of  impotence  to  do  it  jus- 
tice within  the  space  of  a  single  paragraph." 
F:   T.   Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   2'8:  264.    N.   '08.    550w. 

"As  a  faint  reflex  of  the  Camille  story  this 
one  must  be  set  down  as  essentially  immoral, 
simply  because  its  intention  is  to  throw  a  sen- 
timental glamor  over  the  ugly  outlines  of  de- 
pravity. But  we  cannot  dispute  its  literary  art 
or  its  emotional  subtlety."  W:  M.  Payne. 
h    Dial.    45:  296.    N.    1,    '08.    280w. 

"Rehabilitates  the  Camille  motif  by  the  ster- 
ling art  of  its  treatment." 

+   Ind.  65:  1182.  N.  19,  '08.  20w. 

"Sometimes  the  reticence  lies  a  little  ob- 
scuringly  over  the  effect.  But  the  reticence  is 
delightful;  we  forgive  it  our  losses  for  the  sake 


of  the  gain,   and  we  admire  the  author's  deter- 
mination   to   offer   no  concessions   to   stupidity." 

+   Sat.    R.   106:21.   Jl.   4,. '08.   630w. 

+  Spec.    101:  237.    Ag.    15,    '08.    lOOw. 

Sinclair,    May.    Judgment    of    Eve.    ^$1.25. 
Harper.  8-9176., 

An  analyst's  portrayal  of  the  suibjective  phas- 
es of  two  egoists'  married  life.  The  sea  change 
that  gave  their  life  the  shimmer  of  something 
rich  and  strange  as  two  souls  struggled  and 
fluttered  after  the  immaterial  is  followed  by  a 
transformation  caused  by  the  failure  to  give 
fresh,  wholesome,  material  expression  to  their 
ideals,  leaving  a  "decomposing  discolored  shell" 
wholly  at  the  mercy  of  the  peace  of  dulness. 

Ind.  64:1039.  My.   7,   '08.  15€w. 
"A   sad   story,    interestingly   told,   but  with  a 
moral    somewhat    obscure." 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  157.  Mr.  21,  '08.   200w. 

"The  right  people  will  probably  never  hear  of 
'The  judgment  of  EJve.'  " 

H Outlook.    88:    838.    Ap.    11,    '08.    180w. 

Sinclair,  Upton  Beall,  jr.  Metropolis.  t$i.5o. 
Moffat.  8-5582. 

To  expose  the  vice  and  extravagance  of  the 
New  York  rich  has  been  Mr.  Sinclair's  pur- 
pose in  writing  this  story.  Two  brothers,  one 
the  antithe.sis  of  the  other,  are  the  mouth- 
pieces which  Mr.  Sinclair  tises  respectively  to 
shout  forth  the  demagogue's  selfish  creed  and 
to  denounce  It. 


"The  strength  of  the  novel  is  in  its  pictur- 
esqueness." 

H Ath.  1908,  1:  413.  Ap.  4.  250w. 

"We  close  the  book  with  the  feeling  that 
our  time  has  been  wasted  upon  a  very  dull 
tract."   W:    M.    Payne. 

—  Dial.   44:24i6.    Ap.   16,    '08.   350w. 

"A  large  part  of  it  reads  like  the  prospectus 
of  a  hotel  or  the  advertisement  of  a  depart- 
ment store,  with  the  prices  in  plain  figures  on 
every   article." 

h    Ind.    65:    264.    Jl.    30,    '08.    400w. 

"It  is  a  tract  with  enough  of  the  air  of  fic- 
tion to  draw  the  attention  of  a  generally  in- 
tractable public.  The  story  element  is  delight- 
fully  ingenuous." 

H Nation.   86:   263.   Mr.   19,   '08.   650w. 

"A  jumble  of  odds  and  ends.  The  yellow 
'sensations'  of  two  or  three  years  reappear  in 
a  barbarous  melange.  It  has  all  been  done,  and 
much  better.  The  bad  example,  as  Mr.  Sinclair 
depicts  it,  only  disgusts  educated  people  be- 
cause of  the  falsity  of  the  picture,  and  ought 
to  make  the  multitude  laugh." 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  139.  Mr.  14,  '08.  1300TV. 

"Nothing  is  more  patent  than  the  author's 
lack  of  personal  knowledge  concerning  the  so- 
cial life  of  New  York.  If  it  were  not  so  ab- 
surd, it  would  be  a  pitiful  exhibition  of  misdi- 
rected energy." 

Outlook.   88:  838.  Ap.   11,   '08.  170w. 

"True  stories  must  often  be  harrowing  and 
heartbreaking;  but  there  is  no  excuse  for  writ- 
ing brutnl,   hateful,    sordid  fairy  stories." 

Outlook.    38:    909.    Ap.    25,    'OS.    1200w. 

"Morally  and  intellectually  as  repellant  as 
the  descriptions  of  the  physical  details  of  the 
Chicago  stock-yards  and  slaughter-houses." 

—  Sat.    R.   105:   409.  Mr.   28,   '08.   400w. 
"Books   like     'The  metropolis'     act    as   a  lure 

to  the  weak-minded  instead  of  serving  as  daJi- 
ger-signals  to  keep  them  from  the  path  of 
evil." 

f-  Spec.  100:  544.  Ap.   4,  '08.  530W. 

Sinclair,   Upton   Beall,  jr.     Moneychangers. 
$1.50.   Dodge,    B.   W.  8-24866. 

A  continuation  of  "The  metropolis."  In  this 
second  of  a  trilogy  aiming  at  an  exposS  of  con- 
temporarv  business  and  social  corruption  of 
New  York,  Mr.  Sinclair  reveals  the  rottenness 
of  Wall   Street's   high   finance. 


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"To  lay  the  truth,  Mr.  Sinclair  is  neither  a 
Dickens  nor  a  Zola,  but  ...  a  successful  sen- 
sation-monger." 

—  Nation.    87:389.    O.    22,    'OS.    130w. 

"Is  hardly  to  be  classed  as  a  novel,  just  as 
it  savjis  of  the  absurd  to  class  his  previous 
wori<s  as  fiction.  It  is  a  tract,  a  preachment  in 
journalistic  style,  through  the  mouths  of  mar- 
ionettes." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  506.   S.  19,  '08.  230w. 
N.    Y.    Times.    13:  615.    O.    24,    'OS.    30w. 

"If  he  is  lying,  this  book  ought  to  be  burned; 
and  if  he  is'  concocting  the  stories  he  tells  so 
circumstantially,  there  are  at  least  fifty  well- 
founded  prosecutions  for  criminal  libel  in  the 
book." 

—  Sat.  R.  106:  581.  N.  7,  '08.  770w. 

Singleton,  Esther,  comp.  Great  rivers  of 
*  the  world,  as  seen  and  described  by 
famous  writers.  **$i.6o.  Dodd.  8-34681. 
"Victor  Hugo's  glowing  words  repeat  his  im- 
pressions of  the  Rhine  and  Loire;  Dickens  tells 
of  a  trip  down  the  St.  Lawrence  (was  he  so  fair 
to  it  because  it  is  more  Canadian  than  Amer- 
ican?); Pierre  Loti  pictures  th:3  Ganges,  Thoreau 
the  Concorci  and  the  Merrimac,  and  Mrs.  Rich- 
ings  the  Irrawaddy.  All  the  rivers  of  the  earth 
which  are  great  either  in  size  or  in  association 
are  described  by  competent  writers." — Dial. 


"The  accounts  are  various  in  character,  some 
statistical  and  some  impressionistic,  and  they 
show  entertaining  variety  of  style." 

-f-  Dial.  45:  4G0.  D.  16,  'OS.  240w. 
+   Lit.  D.  37:  L'09.  D.  12,  '08.  lOOw. 
Nation.  S7:  577.  D.  10,  '08.  40w. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  755.  D.  5,  '08.  80w. 

Singleton,  Esther.  Holland.   (Standard  gal- 
*■       leries.)   **$i.  McClurg.  8-29871. 

In  which  visits  are  made  to  the  Hague  gal- 
lery; the  Rijks  museum;  the  Stedelijk  museum; 
the  Town  hall,  Haarlem;  and  the  Boijmans  mu- 
seum, Rotterdam.  Brief  biographies  of  paint- 
ers, helpful  comment  and  criticism  on  the  most 
fanaous  pictures  in  each  gallery,  and  illustra- 
tions which  aid  tlie  text  are  presented  in  con- 
densed form  for  the  tourist. 


"A  careful  resume  of  the  treasures  of  Holland, 
a  compact  book  convenient  for  reference." 
+   Int.  Studio.  36:  sup.  59.  D.  '08.  40w. 

Singleton,    Esther,    comp.    Switzerland,    de- 
*       scribed  by  great  writers.  **$i.6o.  Dodd. 

8-34593- 
"The  first  division  of  the  book  deals  with  the 
country  and  the  race,  the  second  with  their  his- 
tory, the  third  with  Alpine  climbing,  the  fourth 
is  descriptive  purely,  the  fifth  sets  forth  social 
life  among  the  Alps,  and  the  last  is  devoted  to 
statistics.  The  names  of  Ruskin,  Tyndall, 
Goethe,  and  Victor  Tissot  are  in  the  list  of  writ- 
ers."—Dial. 


"Shows  Miss  Singleton's  careful  editing.  Mr. 
Edward  Whymper's  exciting  account  of  tne  first 
ascent  of  tiie  Matterhorn  alone  makes  the  book 
notable." 

+   Dial.  45:  460.  D.   16,   '08.  lOOw. 

Nation.   87:   577.  D.  10,   '08.  50w. 

Slaughter,    Rev.    Philip.    History    of   Truro 

parish   in  Virginia;  ed.  with  notes   and 

addenda     by     Rev.     E.     L.     Goodwin. 

**$i.50.  Jacobs.  8-14829. 

The  parish  whose  history  is  sketched  here 
included  among  its  vestrymen  George  Washing- 
ton, George  Mason,  and  other  noted  statesmen. 
The  sketch  is  important  because  it  shows  the 
character  of  the  church  school  which,  hand  in 
hand  with  religion,  taught  men  of  genius  the 
rudiments  of  popular  government,  the  founda- 
tions of  human  rights,  and  tlie  reconciliation  of 
diverse   rights. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  140.  Mr.  14,  '08.  iww. 


Slosson,  Mrs.  Annie.     Dissatisfied  soul;  and 
A  prophetic  romancer.     *75c.     Bonnell. 

8-19156. 
Two  stories  of  New  England  life.  The  first 
set  in  the  White  mo\;ntains  sketches  a  woman 
characterized  by  her  sister-in-law  as  the  'rtt- 
tiest,  restlessest,  changeablest"  woman  living, 
who  was  "never,  never  quite  satisfied."  Even 
death  did  not  bring  her  rest,  so  she  returns 
to  earth  after  three  weeks.  The  second  story 
whose  scenes  are  laid  in  Connecticut  tells  how 
the  story  which  a  young  girl  writes  comes  true 
in  dream  fashion. 


"She  shows  her  usual  skill  in  the  handling  of 
a  grotesque    theme." 

+    Ind.   65:   556.   S.  3,  '08.   60w. 

"It    is    a    clever    and    very    entertaining    short 
story." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  462.  Ag.   22,  '08.  350w. 
Slosson,  Annie  Trumbull.  Simples  from  the 
Master's  garden.  *$i.  S.  S.  Times  co. 

7-4201 1. 
A  group  of  stories  in  each  of  which  is  a  sim- 
ple exemplar  or  expositor  who  reveals  the  heal- 
mg  power  of  some  phase  of  Christ  truth. 


"In  homely  phrases  she  sends  out  many  a 
truth  which  might  be  ignored  in  more  costly 
dress."  ^ 

+   Ind.   64:   926.   Ap.   23,   '08.   50w. 
"Mrs.   Slosson  continues  to  write  in  her  orig- 
inal   vein    of    tender    human    feeling    and    deeo 
spirituality." 

+  Outlook.  88:  512.  F.  29,  '08.  lOOw. 
"All   are   of   good   quality." 

+  Spec.   100:   1008.   Je.   27,   '08.   400w. 

Small,  Sidney  Alymer-.  Electrical  railroad- 
ing; or,  Electricity  as  applied  to  rail- 
road transportation.  $3.50.  Drake,  F.  J. 

8-10297. 

"Evidently  this  volume  was  prepared  mainly 
for  men  who  had  no  knowledge  of  electricity 
previous  to  securing  the  particular  book.  .  .  . 
The  first  third  of  the  book  deals  with  element- 
ary electricity  and  magnetism,  covering,  in  an 
inferior  way,  about  the  same  ground  as  could 
be  studied  with  any  good  text-book  on  ele- 
mentary physics.  The  other  two-thirds  of  the 
book  seem  to  be  largely  copied  from  descriptive 
catalogs  of  prominent  manufacturing  compa- 
nies, and  from  employee's  instruction  books,  as 
issued   by  a  few   railroads. "^Engin.   N. 

"The  book  is  clearly  written,  and  for  the  man 
who    has    rot    had    a    technical    training    it    will 
prove   a   valuable    aid   in    enabling   him    to    keep 
up  with  the  ad\anccs  in  his  profession." 
+   Er.gin.    D.   4:547.    N.    'OS.    190w. 

"There  is  enoush  in  the  book  that  is  new  and 
useful  to  miike  it  a  matter  for  regret  that  so 
many  criticisms  need  to  be  made.  The  book  is 
safe  for  the  instruction  of  motormen,  etc.,  only 
under  the  direction  of  a  well-educated  engineer 
who  will  he  able  to  recognize  troul^les  which 
exist  for  the  confusion  of  most  readers." 
h   Engln.    N.   59:  546.   My.   14,   'OS.   960w. 

Smedley,  Anne  Constance.  Daughter:  a 
love  story.     t$i.5o.     Moflfat.  8-10433. 

A  daughter  suffocating  In  her  home  and  town 
surroundings  breaks  away  from  her  family,  goes 
to  London  and  throws  herself  into  "socialism, 
emancipation  of  women  and  various  other  popu- 
lar movements  of  a  radical  type."  A  wealthy 
voung  Ene-lishman  falls  in  love  with  her,  but 
realizing  the  futility  of  wooing  her,  masquer- 
ades as  a  young  mechanic,  wins  her,  and  final- 
iv,  after  demonstrating  his  manhood  and  the 
sanity  of  his  ideas,  secures  her  forgiveness  for 
the  deception.  "The  author  has  turned  out  a 
good  tale— a  sane  mixture  of  the  socialistic, 
purposeful,    and    often    hectic    novel,    with    the 


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Smedley,  Anne  Constance — Continued. 
healthy  story  of  an  admirable  love  match."  (Na- 
tion.) 

"She  has  not  allowed  her  charming  gift  of 
Imagination  to  be  stifled  in  a  riot  of  either 
abuse   or  argument." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  445.  Ap.  11.  150w. 
"The  chief  fault  with  Constance  Smedley's 
vigorous  and  carefully  written  book,  'The 
daughter,'  is  not  the  lack  of  a  message,  but 
rather  an  obscurity  in  its  scope  and  purport." 
F:    T.    Cooper. 

f-   Bookm.    27:    39€.    Je.    '08.    600w. 

Ind.    Go:    552.    S.    3,    '08.    40w. 
"Has  interest,    the  interest   not   of  a  great  or 
a   literary   product,    but  of  a  faithfully   planned 
and  well   told   story." 

+   Nation.  86:  401.  Ap.   30,   '08.   ISOw. 
"It  is  a  tract,  spirited,  clever,  often  dramatic, 
but    still    essentially    a    tract    on    the    marriage 
question." 

-\ N.   Y.   Times.  13:   268.   My.   9,   '08.   180w. 

"Quite  entertaining  are  the  adventures  of 
Delia." 

+  Sat.    R.    105:    794.    Je.    20,    '08.    240w. 

Smith,  Alton  Lincoln.  Frederic  William 
Maitland:  two  lectures  and  a  bibliog- 
raphy. *85c.  Oxford. 
A  presentation  "of  Professor  Maitland's  his- 
torical method,  of  his  conception  of  history,  and 
of  the  quality  of  his  work."  "In  the  first  leoture 
the  clue  to  Maitland's  greatness  is  found  in  his 
spiritual  conception  of  history  .  .  .  and  in  his 
broad  and  profound  human  sympathy,  with 
which  his  imagination,  insight  and  humor  are 
closely  allied.  In  the  second  lecture,  Maitland 
is  considered  as  a  'converted  lawyer,'  come  back 
to  the  historical  fold,  whose  legal  training  gave 
him  an  interest  in  the  history  of  ideas  and  a 
practical,  as  opposed  to  a  purely  academic, 
point  of  view."    (Am.   Hist.    R.) 

"Thoughtful   discussions." 

+   Am.    Hist.   R.  13:   907.   Jl.   '08.   270w. 
"The   careful    bibliography   appended    to    these 
lectures  might  be  more  conveniently  arranged." 

^ Ath.  1908,  1:  443.  Ap.  11.  620w. 

"Contain  a  panegyric  .  .  .  which  is  splendid- 
ly generous,  yet  after  making  all  deductions 
we  cannot  dispute  its  substantial  justice."  C. 
J. 

4-   Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:    621.   Jl.    '08.    320w. 

"This  is  a  tribute  of  praise  worthy  of  the  man 
to  whose  memory  it  is  paid, — more  it  would  not 
be  possible  to  say." 

-f  Spec.  100:  304.  F.  22,  '08.  400w. 

Smith,   Arthur.     Game    of   go,   the   national 
game   of  Japan.     **$2.5o.     Moffat. 

8-21547- 
A  guide  to  the  Japanese  national  game  which 
is  plaved  on  a  board  like  chess  or  checkers  and 
is  a  game  of  skill  not  of  chance.  There  are 
361  positions  for  the  men  instead  of  64,  and  it 
requires  about  thirty  years  at  the  rate  of  one 
gaitie  a  day  for  the  player  to  attain  profession- 
al  rank   of   the   lowest   degree. 


Ind.   65:    3S3.    Ag.    13,    '08.    200w. 
"Mr.    Smith's    exposition,    with    the    abundant 
diagrams,   details  of  rules  and  methods,   and  il- 
lustrative  games,    is   admirable." 

-t-   Nation.   87:    341.    O.    8,    '08.    390w. 
Outlook.   90:    137.    S.   19,   '08.   170w. 

Smith,  Charles  Sprague.  Poems.  *$i.  Wes- 
sels.  8-24852. 

A  little  volume  of  verse  which  sounds  the 
dream  note  of  a  busy  man's  life.  Poems  of  his 
college-days,  several  written  during  years  spent 
in  Europe,  and  poems  of  the  people,  with  lib- 
erty and  fraternity  for  •themes,  are  included  in 
the  group. 

"The  thoughs  exprest  are  inspiring  and  the 
feeling  sympathetic." 

+  Ind.  €5:  1124.  N.  12,  '08.  130w. 


Smith,    Elmer    Boyd.    Santa    Claus    and    all 
*       about  him.  t$2.  Stokes. 

"The  pictures  and  texts  give  an  account  of 
the  whole  Christmas  history  of  Santa  Claus  from 
the  time  of  his  waking  up  one  cold  morning 
at  the  north  pole,  his  trip  down  into  the  world 
of  boys  and  girls  to  see  what  is  needed,  then 
back  to  the  pole,  work  in  'the  toy  shops,  and 
iinally  the  return  with  a  load  of  presents.  The 
book  comes  in  a  box  showing  Santa  and  his 
reindeer  on  it." — N.   Y.   Times. 


Reviewed  by  K.  L.  M. 

Bookm.  28:  384.  D.  '08.  llOw. 
"It  is  not  the  text  that  matters,  but  the  inter- 
pretative drawings  in  color;  here  the  detail  is 
joyously  clever  and  will  please  older  people  be- 
cause of  a  subtle  humor,  even  as  it  will  hold 
the  youngsters  because  of  the  strong  appeal  to 
imagination."  M.  J.  Moses. 

-I-   Ind.  65:  1M1.  D.  17,  '08.  70w. 
4-   Nation.  87:   522.  N.  26,  '08.  70w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  703.  N.  28,  '08.  llOw. 

Smith,  Ernest  Ashton.  Hildebrand:  the 
builder.  (Men  of  the  kingdom.)  *$i. 
West.   Meth.  bk.  8-221 18. 

A  scholarly  presentation  of  the  times  of  Hil- 
debrand. the  manner  in  which  the  papacy  as 
an  institution  was  evolved,  the  condition  of 
the  clergy,  the  swa.v  of  German  popes,  the 
power  behind  the  papal  See,  and  the  progress 
and  results  of  Hildebrand's  mission  to  raise  the 
morality  of  the  church,  and  to  strengthen  its 
unity. 

Smith,  F.  Dumont.  Blue  waters  and  green 
and  the  Far  East  to-day.  $1.50.  Crane 
&  CO.  8-2226S. 

After  many  experiences  with  people  the  world 
over,  Mr.  Smith  believes  that  the  ideal  race 
would  be  the  composite  one.  with  the  industry, 
honesty  and  temperance  of  the  Chinese,  the 
courtesy  of  the  Japanese,  the  frugality,  wit  and 
the  artistic  sense  of  the  French,  the  stability 
and  balance  of  the  Germans,  the  tenacity  of 
purpose  of  the  English,  and  the  energy.  Ini- 
tiative, the  driving  power,  and  saving  sense  of 
humor  of   the  Americans. 

"Adds  to  a  lively  sense  of  fun  the  qualities 
of   serious    contemplative    judgment." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    319.   Je.   6,    '08.    300w. 

Smith,  Francis  Hopkinson.  Captain  Thom- 
as A.  Scott,  master  diver,  one  who 
was  not  afraid  and  who  spoke  the 
truth.  (True  American  types  ser.,  v.  5.) 
*6oc.   Am.   Unitar.  8-28435. 

A  sketch  of  Captain  Scott,  the  original  of 
Caleb  West  in  "Caleb  West:  master-diver." 
Thru  his  submarine  work  on  the  Race  Rock 
lighthouse  off  New  London  harbor,  which  Mr. 
Smith  built  in  his  profession  of  engineer.  Cap- 
tain Scott  became  an  honored  friend  of  the  au- 
thor's, valued  for  his  integrity,  command  of  re- 
sources, indomitable  courage,  fearlessness  and 
control   over  his   men. 


N.  Y.   Times.   13:  621.   O.    24,   'ft8.    40w. 
"It    is    a   good   little   book    for  a   pessimist   to 
read." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  740.  D.   5,  '08.  130w. 

Smith,  Francis  Hopkinson.  Peter:  a  novel 
of  which  he  is  not  the  hero.  ''■$1.50. 
Scribner.  8-23554. 

Peter,  gentle  and  manly,  sh.-ewd  and  ingen- 
uous, young  and  sixty,  gives  unstintingly  of  his 
time,  his  service  and  his  love  to  young  Jack, 
the  hero,  an  impulsive  southern  lad  vho  cares 
more  for  honor,  independence,  and  friendship, 
than  for  the  profit  to  be  derived  from  his  uncle's 
Wall  street  otfice.  Peter,  as  Jack's  Prospero, 
provides  him  with  adventures  and  opportunities 
for  heroism  as  the  confidential  clerk  to  a  con- 


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tvacting  engineer;  nor  is  the  magic  wand  laid 
aside  until  Jack  has  come  into  his  fortune  and 
has  brought  to  a  successful  issue  a  diffident 
courtship  of  his  employer's  daughter. 


"A   very   cheerful,    wholesome   book." 
+  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  246.   O.    'OS.   + 

"It  is  a  characteristic  story,  betraying  all  the 
recognisable  qualities  of  the  author;  it  is  well- 
bred,  nicely  written,  with  a  painter's  instinct 
for  light  and  sh.ide.  constructed  with  an  engi- 
neer's sense  of  form,  and  it  glamours  with  the 
usual  suspicion  of  personal  reminiscence  and 
autobiographic  impressions."  G:  Middleton. 
+   +    Bookm.    28:    153.    O.    'OS.    460w. 

"This   new   story   of  his   has   both    cliarm   and 
fragrance;  if  it  does  not  leach  very  far  into  the 
depths  of  life,   it  at  least   shows  us   the   surface 
in   most   alluring   colors."   W:    M.    Payne. 
+   Dial.  45:   213.   O.   1,   '08.   300w. 

"Its  great  charm  lies  in  the  author's  marvel- 
ous descriptions  and  his  genius  for  picking  the 
good  instead  of  the  evil  out  of  life  ...  a  high, 
fine,  friendly  goodness  that  belongs  to  earth  and 
mortality   here   and    now." 

+   -f    Ind.   fio:  718.   S.    24,    '08.    870w. 

"It  is  a  very  cheerful  and  wholesome  sort  of 
book,  with  lots  of  people  wandering  in  and  out 
of  its  pages,  not  much  of  a  plot,  and  such  as 
there  is  rather  loose-.iointed,  plenty  of  good  talk 
— most  of  it  Peter's — on  a  great  variety  of  sub- 
jects and  a  general  aren't-you-glad-you're-alive 
sort  of  air." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   506.  S.  19,   '08.  380w. 

"  'Peter'  is  a  bit  of  romanticism  in  a  day  of 
commercial  engrossment,  and  makes  the  charm 
of  the  old  South,  which  was  non-commercial, 
credible." 

+  Outlook.   90:   272.   O.   3,   '08.   400w. 

Smith  George  Adam.  Jerusalem:  the  top- 
ography, economics  and  history  from 
the  earliest  times  to  A.  D.  70.  **$7.50. 
Armstrong.  8-20144. 

A  work  that  is  com.plementary  to  the  author's 
"Historical  geography  of  the  Holy  Land."  The 
first  volume  treats  of  the  geology,  the  water 
supply  and  of  topographical  problems.  The 
second  volume  gives  a  connected  history,  re- 
ligious and  political,  of  the  city  and  its  people 
from  the  days  of  Tell-el-Amarna  to  the  con- 
quest of  Titus. 


"We  feel  that  even  in  a  long  review  it  is 
Impossible  to  do  full  justice  to  the  many-sided 
interest  of  this  important  work,  in  which  true 
scholarship  is  never  flaunted,  but  is  felt  in 
every  line,  and  in  which  moderation  and  sound 
sense  dominate  every  conclusion." 

-f   4-  Ath.  1908,   1:   631.   My.   23.   210'Ow. 

"As  a  whole  this  is  the  most  elaborate  and 
scholarly  work  on  Jerusalem  that  has  appeared 
in  anv  language." 

+   +    Lit.   D.  37:   812.  N.  2S,   '08.  6S0w. 

"The  value  of  these  volumes  iies,  not  in  the 
presentation  of  new  discoveries,  but  in  the  sane 
exposition  and  discussion  of  what  we  already 
know  with  regard  to  the  topography,  the  arch- 
aeology, and  the  history,  religious,  social,  and 
political,  of  Jerusalem." 

+   +   Nation.  87:   579.   D.   10,  '08.  170^w. 

"An    interesting   and    instructive   work." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.    13:    482.   S.    5,    '08.    130w. 

"Dr.  Smith  has  the  caution  of  a  true  scholar, 
he  will  not  go  beyond  the  place  where  he  has 
sure    footing."    E.    S.    Drown. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  606.  O.  24.  '08.  670w. 
+   -] Sat.    R.    106:    82.   Jl.    18.    '08.    1450w. 

"We  are  warmly  grateful  for  an  admirable 
book." 

-f   -t-  Spec.  101:   95.  Jl.  18.   '08.   185.0w. 

Smith,  H.  Clifford.  Jewellery.  (Connois- 
seur's lib.)  *$7.50.  Putnam.  8-20539. 
"With  the  exception  of  a  chapter  dealing 
with  Egyptian  jewelry  the  author  has  confined 
himself  to  Europe,  dividing  his  work  into  four 
main  divisions.     The  first  deals  with  the  jewel- 


ry worn  during  classical  times  and  until  the 
ninth  century  of  our  era;  the  second  treats  of 
the  jewels  of  the  middle  ages;  the  third  is  de- 
voted to  the  jewels  of  the  renaissance,  and  the 
fourth  includes  those  of  subsequent  times.  In 
compiling  the  work  the  best  authorities  have 
been  consulted,  and  the  owners  of  famous  col- 
lections have  been  generous  in  the  matter  of 
photographs  of  their  choicest  treasures."— N.  T. 
Times. 


"That  this  attractive  subject  has  fallen  into 
eminently  capable  hands  is  at  once  apparent, 
as  is  also  the  restraint  the  author  has  exer- 
cised in  order  to  bring  the  work  within  reason- 
able  bounds." 

+   Ath.   1908,   2:   308.   S.   12.   1300w. 
"Scholarly  volume." 

+   Int.  Studio.  36:  165.  D.  '08.  330w. 
"That  which  is  most  admirable  in  the  book  is 
the   author's  strong  sense   of   the   artistic   value 
and   significance   of  jewelry." 

-;-   +    Nation.    S7:  59.    Jl.    16,    '08.    420w. 
"Interesting    volume." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  392.  Jl.  11.  'OS.  40'Ow. 
"The  thoroughness  of  the  author's  work  and 
his  excellent  equipment  for  his  task  are  evident 
en  every  page.  It  is  sure  to  occupy  an  honored 
place  in  the  libraries  of  collectors  and  to  be  re- 
garded by  museums  and  specialists  as  a  high 
authority   on   a   fascinating  subject." 

+   -f-   Outlook.    89:  767.   Ag.   1,    '08.   220w. 

Smith,  Harry  James.     Amedee's  son.  t$i.5o. 
Houghton.  8-23927. 

Cape  Breton  folk,  staunch  in  Catholicism  and 
steeped  in  superstition,  form  a  background  for 
this  story  of  simple  deeds.  In  the  foreground 
are  an  orphan  lad,  dreaming  of  the  call  of  the 
sea  and  finding  study  intolerable,  a  grand- 
father whose  dearest  wish  is  that  the  bov  shall 
resist  religion  as  it  is  taught,  and  study  to  find 
God  in  the  law  and  order  of  the  world  of  sci- 
ence, and  an  old  servant  who  opens  the  eyes 
of  the  grandson  to  the  duty  of  love  that  he 
owes   the   aged   man. 


"A  gentle  and  gracious  idyll.  The  story  is  of 
the  slightest,  the  handling  graceful  but  some- 
what amateurish." 

H Nation.    37:    341.    O.    8,    '08.    lOCw. 

"He  is  quite  a  real  person  all  the  way  along, 
and  he  moves  among  real  persons,  some  of 
whom  are  well  worth  meeting." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   549.   O.   3,   '08.   ISOw. 

Smith,  Rev.  John  Talbot.  Training  of  a 
priest:  an  essay  on  clerical  education, 
with  a  reply  to  the  critics.  **$i.50. 
Longmans.  8-13666. 

Deals  with  rhe  "studies  and  mental  culture 
of  Catholic  priests.  .  .  .  Dr.  Smith  is  him- 
self a  priest,  and  writes  with  a  view  to  im- 
proving the  intellectual  status  of  American  sem- 
inaries."   (Ind.) 


"We  have  our  doubts  whether  Dr.  Smith's  rec- 
ommendations will  striko,  to  the  root  of  the 
trouble." 

—  Ind.   65:   153.   Jl.   16,   '08.   130w. 

"The  clear  account  of  the  training  of  a  young 
man  for  the  priesthood,  the  charm  and  ease  of 
style,  and  the  eminent  good  sense  and  breadth 
of  the  author  make  the  book  much  more  than 
a  m.ere   sectarian   essav." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  "l3:   381.   Jl.   4,   '0-8.   140w. 

Smith,  Joseph  Russell.  Story  of  iron  and 
steel.  (Appleton's  lib.  of  useful  stories.) 
**75c.    Appleton.  8-5612. 

"Gives  what  larger  volumes  have  failed  to  do 
— namely,  an  intelligent,  readable  presentation 
of  the  broad  aspects  of  iron  and  steel  making, 
which  are  of  interest  to  the  average  man.  It 
discusses  not  only  the  purely  technical  develop- 
ment from  a  historical  standpoint,  but  also  the 
no  less  important  economic  and  commercial  re- 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Smith,  Joseph  Russell — Continued. 

suits     accompanying     this    <developnient." — Ann. 

Am.  Acad. 


book    of    "elegunt    extracts"    which    Mr.    Smith 
Invites   the   public  to  share  with  him. 


"An  excellent  little  book  for  the  use  of  teach- 
ers, as'  well  as  for  the  pleasure  of  the  inter- 
ested general   reader." 

-h  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   108.   Ap.   '08.   + 
"May  truthfully  be  described  as  the  first  sat- 
isfactory  popular   history   of   the   world's   great- 
est  industry."    W.    S.    Tower. 

-)-  4-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  462.  S.  '08.  430w. 
"His  style  is  clear  and  simple;  he  has  suc- 
ceeded in  his  purpose  to  'make  every  para- 
graph intelligible  to  the  lay  reader,'  but  it 
would  still  lie  possible  for  an  unregenerate  man 
to  lake  a  nap  while  scanning  the  pages." 
H Ind.  -65:   665.   S.   17,   '08.   200w. 

Smith,  Logan  Pearsall.     Life  and  letters  of 
Sir   Henry  Wotton.  2v.  *$7.75.   Oxford. 

8-9089. 

Mr.  Smith  has  collected  Sir  Henry  Wotton's 
letters,  presented  them  with  necessary  annota- 
tions in  order  of  data  and  prefixed  to  the  col- 
lection  a    life    of   the   writer. 


"He  has  come  only  a  little  short  of  producing 
himself  a  literary  masterpiece.  For  this 
achievement  both  his  method  and  his  style 
prove  a  shade  too  severe.  This  book  is  one 
which  no  student  of  European  history  during 
the  first  quarter  of  the  seventeenth  century 
mav  safely  neglect."  Barrett  Wendell. 

+   -f-  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    852.    Jl.    'OS.    llOOw. 

"Mr.  Pearsall  Smith  is  the  master  of  a  close 
scholarly  style,  relieved  row  by  a  happy  meta- 
phor, now  by  a  touch  of  dry  humour.  His  work 
in  these  volumes  shows  a  rare  combination  of 
literary  sense,  painstaking  care  in  collecting, 
elucidating,  and  dating  his  material,  balanced 
judgment." and  self-repression."  G.  C.  M.  Smith. 
+   ~\ Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:    361.    Ap.    '08.    900w. 

"iNIr.  Pearsall  Smi'th  has  the  essential  qualifi- 
cations for  aealing  with  a  man  like  "Wotton — he 
can  write  lightly  and  readably.  The  biography, 
which  fills  half  of  the  first  of  his  t\\'0  fine 
volumes,  in  no  sense  competes  with  Walton. 
It  is  full  and  complete,  whereas  Walton's  is 
simply  an  inimitable  portrait  of  his  frfena." 

+   Lond.   Times.   6:    345.    N.    15,    '07.    3300w. 

"His  letters  are  edited  with  rare  erudition 
and   still   rarer   taste."     P.    E.    M. 

+   Nation.    86:    278.    Mr.    26,    '08.    35fl0w. 

"Mr.  Pearsall  Smith  is  scientific  in  the  best 
sense  of  the  word,  and  his  wide  erudition,  his 
scrupulous  exactitude,  his  immense  and  enthu- 
siastic industry,  have  combined  to  produce  a 
work  which  will  serve  as  a  permanent  object- 
lesson  to  the  great  host  of  slipshod  literary 
historians." 

+  -I-  Spec.  99:  821.  N.  23,  '07.  1900w. 

Smith,   Nora   Archibald.      Adventures    of   a 
doll.  "^750.  McClure.  8-277. 

"The  scenes  of  th's  little  story  for  children 
by  the  well-known  sister  of  the  equally  well- 
known  Mrs.  Kate  Douglas  Wlggin,  are  laid  in 
the  Scottish  highlands.  The  three  characters 
are  Betty,  a  little  five-year-old  girl,  h^^r  dog 
Muff,    and   her   rag   doll." — N.    Y.    Times. 


"A  merry  little  story." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    24.    Ja.   '08.    4< 
"Miss    Smith    tells    the   stories     in     a     breezy 
manner."    M.    J.    M'oses. 

+   Ind.   63:14S3.   D.   19,   '07.   70w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   12:  670.    O.   19,    '07.   40w. 

Smith,       Robinson.       English       quotations. 
*$2.5o.   Button.  W8-110. 

A  collection  of  the  more  memorable  pas- 
sages and  poems  of  English  literature,  arranged 
according  to  authors,  chronologically,  contain- 
ing a  full  index  of  words.  It  is  neither  an  an- 
thology nor  a  handbook;   it  is  rather  a  scrap - 


"Wo  cannot  call  the  book  either  a  good  an- 
thology or  a  good  reference  manual  of  familiar 
quotations.  The  poetry  selected  is  good,  as  far 
as  it  goes,  but  the  selection  seems  to  be  repre- 
sentative of  one  man's  taste,  instead  of  illus- 
trating the  consensus  of  received  critical  opin- 
ions." 

1-  Dial.  44:1«2.   Mr.   16,   '08.   20Ow. 

"The  selections  are  too  short  for  reading  and 
not   numerous    enough    for  reference." 

—  Ind.   64:   926.  Ap.   23,   '08.   50w. 

"The    poetical    value   of   a   passage   has   more 
weight  with   the  editor   than   proverbial   porta- 
bility.   As    such    the    pages    of  the   volume    may 
be    turned    over    with    unflagging    interest." 
+  Nation.    S6:    148.    F.    13,    '08.    80w. 

"A  preposterous   book." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   102.    F.   22,   '08.   430w. 

Smith,  Rollin  Edson.  Wheat  fields  and 
markets  of  the  world.  $2.15.  Modern 
miller  co.,  3d  &  Pine  sts.,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.  8-21514. 

"It  is  often  impossible  to  answer  the  ques- 
tions concerning  wheat  fields  and  wheat  m.ar- 
kets  without  a  long  search  in  newspapers,  pam- 
phlets, and  encyclopaedias.  In  the  present  vol- 
ume wo  have  replies  to  very  many  questions 
which  would  ordinarily  occur  in  connection  with 
wheat  fields  and  markets — not  so  much,  how- 
ever, in  connection  with  the  methods  of  grain- 
handling,  milling,  and  manipulation  of  pi  ices." 
(Outlook.)  "Conditions  in  Western  Canada  are 
especially  instruciive  and  the  countries  of  Eu- 
rope and  Argentina  contribute  their  quota  ol 
important   data."    (K.    of   Rs.) 


"Mr.   Smith's  boolc  fills  a  long-felt  want." 

4-  Outlook.   90:   318.   O.   10,   'OS.   300w. 
"This  is  a  decidedly  useful  liook  and  one  that 
makes  us  wonder  why  the  idea  was  not  worked 
out  long  ago." 

-I-    R.   of   Rs.   38:   383.  S.   '08.   80w. 

Smith,  Rev.  Samuel  George.   Industrial  con- 
flict:   a    series    of    chapters    on    present 
day  conditions.     **$i.     Revell.     7-2033.3. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"The  attempted  distinction  between  political 
and  economic  socialism  is  not  clear."  M.  O. 
Lorenz. 

—  Ann.   Am.  Acad.  31:   297.  Ja.   '08.   250tv. 
"Mr.    Smith    is    apparently    not    so    well    ac- 
quainted   with    socialist   writers    and    advocates 
as   with    trade   unionists." 

-I Ind.    64:    105.    Ja.    9,    '08.    240w. 

Smith,  Theodate  Louise,  ed.  Aspects  of 
child  life  and  education,  by  G.  Stanley 
Hall  and  some  of  his  pupils.  *$i.50. 
Ginn.  7-21334- 

A  volume  which  makes  accessible  to  parents 
and  teachers,  in  condensed  form  and  at  mod- 
erate price,  the  results  of  researches  conducted 
by  President  Hall's  pupils  along  the  line  of 
the  psychology  of  childhood  and  its  applications 
to  education.  The  chapters  are  as  follows: 
The  contents  of  children's  minds.  The  psychol- 
ogy of  daydreams.  Curiosity  and  interest.  The 
story  of  a  sandpile,  A  study  of  dolls.  The  col- 
lecting instinct.  The  psychology  of  ownership, 
Fetichism  in  children.  Boy  life  in  a  Massachu- 
setts country  town  forty  years  ago. 

"The  papers  contain  much  curious  and  In- 
teresting   matter." 

-f  Ath.  1907,  2:  91.  Jl.  27.  900w. 
"Aside  from  the  particular  theory  underlying 
most  of  the  articles,  the  reports  themselves  are 
of  course  of  peculiar  interest  to  all  parents  and 
teachers,  and  they  certainly  tend  to  bring  us 
into  closer  touch  with  child  life."  Irving  King. 
+  School    R.   16:    204.   Mr.    '08.    9O0w. 


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335 


Smith,  Vincent  Arthur.  Early  history  of  In- 
dia from  600  B.  C.  to  the  Muhammadan 
conquest     including     the     invasion     of 
Alexander   the    Great.   2d   ed.,   rev.   and 
enl.  *$4.75-   Oxford. 
"The   enlargement  consists   chiefly  in   the  ex- 
pansion  of  the  last  three   chapters  of  the   book 
dealing    with    the    mediaeval    kingdoms    of      the 
North,    the   Kingdoms   of   the   Deccan,    and     the 
Kingdoms    of    the    South,    whicli    contain    forty- 
three  of  the  seventy-two  new  pages.    A  new  ap- 
pendix,   pp.    260-2+i4,    deals   with    the   question   of 
the    hostages    obtained      by    Kaniska    in    conse- 
quence  of  his   conquests   in   Chinese   Turkestan. 
.    .    .    The   date   of   Kaniska   is   the   subject   of  a 
new  and  lengthy  note.    .    .    .    The  account  of  the 
Caka    immigration     and     of     the    Indo-Parthian 
princes  has  also  been  enlarged.     .     .     .     Finally, 
recent   translations   of   Canakya's    'Arthagastra,' 
have   enabled  Mr.    Smith   to  give   from   contem- 
porary Hindu  sources  interesting  information  of 
the  Gr.^ek  accounts  of  Candragupta's  empire." — 
Am.  Hist.   R. 


•In  his  swan  song  and  In  his  epic  poem  on  Rec- 
onciliation. 


"The  painstaking  care  for  details  and  the  ad- 
ditions that  make  the  new  edition  a  distinct 
improvement  upon  the  old,  deserve  the  grati- 
tude of  all  students  of  the  history  of  India."  G. 
M.    Boiling. 

+  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:    894.   Jl.   '08.   450w. 
"The  re^-ision  has   been   a  careful   one." 
H-   Nation.  86:   489.  My.  28.  '08.  260w. 

Smyth,  Newman,  Passing-  Protestantism 
and  the  coming  Catholicism.  *$i.  Scrib- 
ner.  8-10863. 

The  author  sees  in  the  "modernist"  move- 
ment in  the  Roman  Cathiviio  church  of  which 
he  gives  a  discerning  and  tympathetlc  account, 
and  in  the  failure  of  Protestantism  to  make  re- 
ligion a  vital  force  in  the  life  of  the  present 
generation  and  to  command  the  unreserved  en- 
thusiasm and  loyalty  of  earnest  men,  e\i- 
dences  that  the  superficial  divisions  of  western 
Christianity  are  passing  away,  giving  us  glimps- 
es of  the  underlying  bed-rock  of  unity.  The 
unity,  he  says,  already  exists.  It  is  the  duty 
of  Christian  churches  tci  manifest  it.  The  au- 
thor speaks  from  the  broad  level  ground  of 
Christian    charity. 


"The  style  is  pleasing  and  forceful  and  with 
the  timeliness  of  the  theme  will  doubtless  give 
the  book  a  wide  reading." 

+  Bib.  World.  32:  80.  Jl.  '08.  70w. 
Lit.  D.  36:  G57.  My.  2.  '08.  170w. 
"One  feels  almost  ashamed  to  remain  an  un- 
believer, and  yet,  since  the  truth  must  be  told, 
there  can  be  little  question  that  the  outlook  is 
not  so  bright  in  fact  as  it  is  on  Dr.  Smyth's, 
pages." 

H Nation.  87:   99.   Jl.  30,  '08.   670w. 

•'It  is  interesting  reading,  and  will  appeal  to 
the  i-eader  as  being  the  careful  conclusions  of 
a  fine  and  balanced  mind." 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  227.  Ap.  18,  '08.  280w. 
"This   is   written    in   a   charming   style.      It   is 
animated    by   an    excellent   spirit,    and   its    ideas 
and   ideals   are  presented   in   attractive   attire." 
-f  +  Outlook.    89:    263.    My.    30,    '08.    BOOw. 
"A    very    suggestive    and     thought-provoking 
book." 

+  R.   of   Rs.  37:   640.  My.   '08.    150w. 
+  Spec.   101:   451.   S.    26,   '08.   260w. 

Snaith,  John  CoUis.  William  Jordan,  junior. 
t$i.5o.  Moffat.  8-6984. 

The  story  of  a  frail,  unworldly  boy  brought 
up  as  a  recluse  by  an  aged  father  and  fed  on 
"the  old  authors,  irrespective  of  day  or  night 
and  apparently  of  the  ordinary  needs  of  hu- 
man beings."  I'nfitted  to  buffet  hardships  he 
is  nevertheless  plunged  into  the  maelstrom  of 
Ixjndon  commercial  life.  Dreamy  idealism  is 
his  substitute  for  practical  worldly  wisdom,  and 
he  is  scathed  at  every  turn.  The  world  knew^ 
him  not  nor  the  soul  flights   that  he  expressed 


The  book  is  certainly  far  above  the  average 
as  a  piece  of  writing,  but  it  requires  more 
careful  readmg,  in  order  to  comprehend  the 
meanmg  of  the  author  or  his  view-point  than 
readers  of  fiction  ordinarily  wish  to  give  " 
+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    158.    My.    '08. 

"Easily  the  most  important  novel  of  the 
month,  if  not  of  many  months, — the  novel  which 
best  deserves  careful  and  sympathetic  consid- 
eration. An  uncommon  book,  written  in  a 
mo.^^t  uncommon  and  often  very  beautiful  phra- 
seology. There  is  no  use  in  denving  that  the 
book  is-  marred,  here  and  there,  bv  its  obscuri- 
ty; it  leaves  one  often  groping  in  the  dark."  P: 
T.  Cooper. 
+  -i Bookm.    27:    181.    Ap.    '08.    1400w. 

"The   book  is   one   to  love,   and   one   that  may 
act   as   a   leaven   upon    the   spirits   that   are    not 
wholly  stale,   but  are  still   capable  of  some  sort 
or    degree    of    fermentation."      "W:    M.    Payne. 
-f   Dial.    44:    351.    Je.    1,    '08.    550w. 

"Its  symbolism  does  not  spoil  the  beauty  of 
the   simple   narrative." 

+    Ind.    (54:    1404.    Je.    IS,    '08.    270w. 

"Whatever  it  is,  it  is  so  bizarre,  so  grotesque, 
so  mysterious,  and  so  uncomfortable  as  to  af- 
ford little  pleasure.  One  chapter,  however,  is 
clear  enough,  and  a  very  fine  thing — that  In 
which  the  boy  sees  the  ocean  for  the  first  time. 
But  as  a  whole  the  book  fails." 

■ f-   Lond.  Times.  6:   349.   N.  15,   '07.   550w. 

"Not  that  the  book  has  not  solid  merits — 
purity  of  English,  strength  of  handling,  beau- 
ty of  thought,  dignity  of  construction — but  these 
things  seem  but  the  foundation -work  for  a  psy- 
chological loveliness,  half  mystic,  half  human, 
which  eludes,   even  while  it  thrills  us." 

-(-  +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   206.  Ap.   11,  '08.   400w. 

"A  most  unu.'jual  piece  of  fiction.  The  object 
of  the  work,  carefully  done  as  it  is,  is  inexpli- 
cable. If  it  aims  to  portray  exalted  genius  in 
an  unsympathetic  and  cruel  world,  it  misses 
its   aim   by   extravagance." 

-I Outlook.  89:   84.  My.  9,  '08.  150w. 

Snedden,  David  Samuel.  Administration  and 
educational   work  of  American  juvenile 
reform       schools.         (Columbia       univ. 
Teachers      college.      Contributions      to 
education,    no.    12.)      $2.    Teachers    col- 
lege, Columbia  univ.,  N.  Y.         7-39061. 
"A    study   of   the   problems   which    lie    in    that 
l-orde-iand     between     etlucatinn     and     penology. 
The  disappearance  of  the  old  prison  discipline, 
the    rise    of    the    cottas-c    s\-stem    with    its    added 
possibilities    of     classification,     better     physical 
and   moral   care,    vocational    training   both   agri- 
cultural   and    industrial,    the    increased    use    of 
libraries    and   other   aids    to   character-building, 
and,    finally,    the   perfection   of   the    parole   sys- 
tem,— all   are   carefully   discussed,    both    histori- 
cally and  comparatively." — Ann.  Am.  Acad. 


"Although  there  are  a  number  of  small  er- 
rors .  .  .  the  book  is  eminently  worth  while. 
It  sh'Hvld  be  in  the  hands  of  every  superintend- 
ent and  teacher  of  the  juvenile  reform  srhools 
of  this  country  and  could  very  profitably  be  read 
bv  all  educators  who  are  also  citizens."  T.  J. 
Rilev. 

+  -\ Am.   J.  Soc.  13:   568.   Ja.  '08.   500w. 

+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  609.  Mr.  '08.  lOOw. 
Ind.    nS:    320.    Ag.    6,    'OS.    40w. 

Snedden,  David  Samuel,  and  Allen,  William 

H.  School  reports  and  school  efficiency. 
*$i.50.  Macmillan.  8-10624. 

A  i>opular,  untechnical  book  desigrned  to  show 
how  school  facts  may  be  presented.  The  authors 
belie\'e  that  reasoning  from  fact  to  policy  will 
Improve  the  latter,  increase  the  efficiency  of 
schools,  further  their  support  and  settle  c|ues- 
tions.      The   whole   subject   of  reports   is   under- 


336 


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Snedden,  D.  S.,  and  Allen,  W:  H.—Cont. 
taken  to  the  end  of  showing  the  best  methods 
of    making    reports,     answering     questions     and 
meeting  the  criticisms  of  the  public. 

"It   is    the   only   book   of   the   kind   accessible 
to   superintendents." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  211.  Je.  '08. 
"SO  far  the  most  satisfactory  attempt  to  bring 
educational  statistics  more  into  uniformity  and 
put  them  on  a  basis  which  will  enable  them 
better  to  serve  the  ends  for  which  they  are 
used."    C.   A.    Herrick. 

+  Ann.    Am.   Acad.   32:    638.    N.    '08.,  340w. 
"This    book   should   do   much   to   improve    the 
conditions."   J.   M.   C. 

+   El.   School     T.   9:   164.    N.   '0«.    44Cw. 
"Will  prove  helpful  to  all  who  are  interested 
In  determining  the  scope,  outlay  and  results  of 
American   education." 

+   Ind.   65:   319.  Ag.   6,   '08.   50w. 
"The    little   volume   is    addressed    naturally   to 
school    authorities    and     to    teachers    primarily, 
but  ultimately  to  the  interested  public." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   386.  Jl.  11.  '08.  1050w. 
R.  of  Rs.  37:   639.   My.  '08.  150w. 
"This  is  an  educational  work  of  unusual   im- 
portance.    The     business    man     and     the     social 
worker   as    well    as    the   schoolman    have   reason 
to  welcome  this  book."  F.  A.  Manny. 
4-  -i-  School  R.  16:  694.  D.  '08.  270w. 

Snow,  Louis  Franklin.  College  curriculum 
in  the  United  States.  $1.50.  Teachers' 
college,  Columbia  university,  N.  Y. 

E  8-10. 
Dr.  Snow  shows  that  the  college  curriculum 
Is  a  growth  and  not  an  accident.  "His  volume, 
containing  186  pages,  is  an  elaborate  study  of 
the  development  of  the  curriculum  from  the 
founding  of  Harvard  to  the  present  day.  Dr. 
Snow  has  laid  under  contribution  a  large  mass 
of  bDoks  and  documents,  many  of  them  not 
easily  accessible." — Nation. 


reference  to  the  Investor  who  is  seeking  Infor- 
mation regarding  the  properties  whose  securi- 
ties he  may  desire  to  purchase  or  to  sell." 
(Ann.  Am.  Acad.) 


"The  thesis  is  fully  annotated;  and  both  text 
and  notes  contain  many  curious  and  inter- 
esting facts  gleaned  from  the  history  of  high- 
er education  In  this  country." 

-r  Nation.  85:  209.  S.  5,   '07.   250w. 
R.  of   Rs.  37:   384.   Mr.   '08.   50w. 

Snow,  William  Gage.  Principles  of  heat- 
ing: a  practical  and  comprehensive  trea- 
tise on  applied  theory  in  heating,  il. 
$2.  Williams.  7-36224. 

Deals  almost  wholly  with  steam  and  hot- 
water  heating,  and  includes  the  results  of  nu- 
merous tests  made  by  the  author  on  various 
heating  apparatus  and  systems,  together  with 
practical  original  tables  and  charts  useful  in 
the  solution  of  heating  problems. 


"A  more  suitable  title  for  this  book  would 
seem  to  be  'Notes  on  the  theory  and  practice 
of  heating,'  since  the  volume  is  by  no  means 
confined  to  principles,  and  most  of  the  con- 
tents have  the  fragmentary  character  of  writ- 
ings, reproduced,  with  little  change,  from  the 
trade  press." 

^  _  Engln.  N.  &8:  €62.  D.  12,  '07.  140w. 
"The  book  is  well  Indexed  and  the  data  con- 
tained  are   thius   made   readily   accessible/' 

+  Technical     Literature.    2:    334.    O.    '07. 
220w. 

Snyder,  Carl.  American  railways  as  in- 
vestments; with  an  introductory  chap- 
ter on  the  methods  of  estimating  rail- 
way values.  *$3.20.  Moody  corporation. 

7-25023. 

A  detailed  and  comparative  analysis  of  all 
the  leading  railways  from  the  Investor's  point 
of  view.     "This  book  Is  written  primarily  with 


"Mr.  Snyder's  book  Is  useful,  but  not  Indis- 
pensable." 

H Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  510.  Mr.  '08.  150w. 

"A  study  of  Mr.  Snyder's  book  should  tn'ns- 
fer  many  from  the  foolish  to  the  wise  class — 
from  the  gamblers  to  the  investors- -with  much 
advantage  to  themselves  and  the  public."  Wil- 
liam Hill. 

+  J.   Pol.   Econ.  16:   44.  Ja.  '08.   7S0w. 

"Mr.  Snyder's  book  comes  as  near  tj  dis- 
closing true  values  as  any  such  treatise  has 
done." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  451.  Jl.  20,  '07.  970w. 

+  Pol.  Scl.   Q.  23:  186.  Mr.  '08.  lOOw. 

Sociological  society,  London.     Sociological 
papers,  v.  3.  *$3.25.  Macmillan. 

"Whfle  most  of  the  papers  deal  either  with 
the  relations  of  sociology  to  biology  or  with  so- 
ciological aims  and  methods,  two  have  an  his- 
torical interest.  One  of  these,  'The  Russian 
revolutior.,'  by  Mr.  G.  de  Wesselitsky,  is  main- 
ly an  historical  sketch  of  the  development  of 
autocracy  in  Russia;  the  other,  an  interesting 
paper  on  'The  origin  and  function  of  Religion,' 
by  Mr.  A.  E.  Crawley,  gives  some  of  the  re- 
sults of  a  survey  of  religious  phenomena, 
which  starts  from  a  study  of  certain  savage 
peoples.  The  conclusion  is  reached  that  reli- 
gion, which  m?y  be  defined  as  a  psychic  tem- 
per, has  for  its  origin  the  vital  instinct,  and 
for  its  sociolngical  functions,  'the  afflrmation 
and  ronsecratiMn  of  life,'  the  intensification  of 
personality  the  keeping  of  man  in  harmcny 
with  the  earth  and  the  raising  of  human  na- 
ture  to   a  higher   power." — Am.    Hist.    R. 


Acad.    73:    287.    D.    28,    '07.    730w.    iRe- 
view    jf   v.    3  ) 

Am.     Hist.    R.    13:    339.    Ja.    '08.    160w. 
(Reviov/   of   V.    3.) 

Ann.   Am.   Acad.   31:   285.   Ja.   '08.   150w. 
(Review  of  v.    3.) 
"The     Sociological      society's      third      volume 
maintains  its  high   level." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:40.  Ja.  11.  500w.  (Review 
of  V.  3.) 
"The  volume  before  us  is  certainly  the  best 
which  has  been  published  by  this  society  and 
its  appearance  marks  the  steady  progress,  high 
purpose,  and  future  possibilities  of  social  sil- 
ence   in    England."    H.    O.    Newland. 

+  +   Int.    J.    Ethics.    11:269.    Ja.      '08.     SiOw. 
^Review   of  v.   3.) 

-t-  J.  Pol.  Econ.  15:  502.  O.  '07.  90w.  (Re- 
view of  v.  3.) 
"[All  the  papersj  are  vicariously  redeemed  by 
Professor  Thomson's  contribution.  Fortunate- 
ly he  combines  with  a  knowledge  of  biology  an 
insight  into  the  social  heritage  of  civilized  so- 
ciety." 

h   Nation.    86:    177.    F.    20,    '08.    620w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  3.) 

"This    volume    is    quite    equal    in    interest    to 
either  of  its  predecessors."  F.   W.   H. 

-)-  -f   Nature.   76:   586.    O.    10,   '07.    660w.    (Re 
view   of  v.   3.) 
Reviewed  by  M.  M.  Davis,  Jr. 
H Pol.  Sci.  Q.  23:  152.  Mr.  '08.  1400w.  (Re- 
view  of  V.   3.) 
"Again  we  have  a  series  of  papers,  some  very 
Interesting    and    suggestive,    and    others    of    the 
dull  and  heavy  order." 

-) Sat.    R.  105:  48.  Ja.  11.  '08.   1080w.    (Re- 
view  of  v.   3.) 
"On   the    whole,    the   three  volumes   of  papers 
now    printed    are    a    disappointment."    A.    G.    K. 

h  Yale    R.   16:    436.    F.    '08.    1020w.   Review 

of  V.  3.) 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


2>Z7 


Somerville,  Charles.  Wolf,  founded  on  the 

*  play,  by  Eugene  Walter.  t$i.5o.  Dilling- 
ham. 

The  novellzation  of  Eugene  Walter's  play  In 
which  the  hero,  a  French  Canadian,  avenges 
the  death  of  his  sister,  betrayod  and  deserted 
by  the  "U'olf,  an  anprincipled  engineer.  The  story 
is  set  in  the  Nipissing  country. 

Somerville,  Edith  A.  CE.,  and  Ross,  Martin, 
pseud.  (Violet  Martin).  Further  ex- 
periences of  an  Irish  R.  M.  +$1.50. 
Longmans.  8-23093. 

A  series  of  stories  giving  "flrst-rate  pictures 
of  the  humours  of  the  hunting-field."  "The 
richness  and  diversity  of  Hib?rnian  idiom  is 
worthy  of  attention,  independent  of  the  threads 
of  amusing  misadventure  on  which  it  is  strung; 
the  combination  may  be  ephemeral,  but  nobody 
can  feel  that  the  moments  spent  upon  it  are 
wasted."    (Nation.) 

"Have  plenty  of  lively  incident  and  are  full  of 
the  drollery  and  unexpectedness  of  the  Irish  na- 
ture." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  305.  D.  '08. 
"There  is  .  .  .  the  same  comedy,  pungent  as 
a  turf  Are,  that  insured  to  Flurry  Knox  and  his 
genial  biographer  upon  their  first  appearance  a 
true  Irish  constancy  and  warmth  of  welcome  for 
the  future." 

+   Nation.  87:   340.  O.  8.   '08.   130w. 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   522.   S.   26,   '08.   SOw. 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  748.  D.  5,  '08.  2'OOw. 
"The  authors   have   a   rare   tact   in    the    hand- 
ling of   the  farcical,   and   never   strain   after   ef- 
fect.     Their    treatment    of    Irish    peasant    idiom 
is  perfect." 

+  Sat.    R.    106:    40O.   O.    17,    '08.    23'Ow. 
"It  is"  in   their  dialogue  that  the  authoirs  chiefly 
excel,    abo\e   all    in    reproducing    the    character- 
istic turn  of  phrase  and  intrepid  imagery  of  the 
Irish   peasant." 

+  Spec.   101:   372.    S.   12,   '08.   llOOw. 

Sons  of  the  Puritans;  by  various  authors. 
*$i.50.  Am.  Unitar.  8-30957. 

Here  are  sketched  the  careers  of  eleven  men, 
all  ser\ing  the  public  welfare,  each  of  wh(;m 
owed  his  success  to  "a  certain  moral  id  ali  m 
which  is  a  part  of  the  Puritan  inheritince." 
The  group  includes  George  F.  Hoar,  Morrill  VVy- 
man,  Horace  Gray,  Charles  F.  Dunbar,  Phillips 
Brooks,  Francis  C.  Barlow,  Heniy  S.  Russell, 
Roger  Woolcott,  William  E.  Russell,  Charles 
Eliot,   and   William   H.    Baldwin. 


pi-oblom  are   stated  and  remedial  measures  are 
discussed. 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  073.  N.   14,   'OS.   160w. 

Sorel,  Ernest.  Carbureting  and  combustion 

in  alcohol  engines;  tr.  from  the  French 

by  S.  F.  Woodward  and  John  Preston. 

$3.    Wiley.  7-36878. 

The    only    book    of    its    kind.     It    contains    a 

treatment    of    the    information    to    date    dealing 

with    the    physical    and    chemical    properties    of 

alcohol    and    other    commercial    liquid    fuels      so 

far  as   concerns   their  use   in   engines. 


"It  Is  not  too  much  to  say  that  this  Is  the 
standard  book  on  the  subject,  and  that  a  great 
number  of  years  must  elapse  before  it  can  be 
neglected  by  any  one  who  has  to  design  an  al- 
cohol  engine   of   maximum     efficiency."     L.     S. 

-f  Engln.   N.  59:  201.   F.  20,  '08.   1200w. 
-t-  Engln.  Rec.  57:  195.  F.  15,  "08.  350w. 

Sparge,  John.  Common  sense  of  the  milk 
question.  **$i.so.  Macmillan.  8-12780. 
A  thoroughgoing  treatise  on  the  problem  of 
the  relation  of  the  public  milk  supply  to  the 
public  health,  particularly  to  tRe  health  of  ba- 
bies who  are  wholly  or  almost  wholly  depend- 
ent  upon    it   for   food.     The    ills     of     the     milk 


"If  all  socialists  kept  as  close  to  reality  as 
Mr.  Spargo  does  in  this  book  they  would  im- 
pr-ove  their  reputation  for  sanity."  C.  R.  Hen- 
derson. 

+  Am.  J.  Sec.   14:  129.  Jl.   '08.  90w. 

"The  book  makes  a  valuable  addition  to  dairy 
literature.  While  of  special  interest  to  phy- 
sicians and  philanthropists,  it  is  so  written  that 
any  reader  of  average  intelligence  can  under- 
stand it." 

+  A.    L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   211.  Je.   '08.  + 

"A  reasonable,  practical  book."  H.  R.  Mussey. 
-f-  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:  463.   S.   '08.   280w. 

"E\ery  farmer  should  peruse  this  book.  Every 
mother  and  nurse  should  be  acquainted  with  its 
contents.  It  is  of  more  vital  importance  than 
it  is  possible  to  express  in  this  brief  review," 
R.  E.  Bisbee. 

+   +  Arena.   40:   468.   N.  '08.   5O0w. 

"The  interested  lay  student  of  the  milk  ques- 
tion desiring  to  follow  up  the  subject  will  find 
the  notes  and  authorities  somewhat  carelessly 
put  together.  It  would  have  been  of  service  If 
more  definite  references  to  .state  and  national 
government  bulletins  had  been  made  and  atten- 
tion railed  to  the  fact  that  many  of  these  which 
are  excellently  adapted  to  enlighten  the  general 
public  are  to  be  had  free  of  cost."  G.  N.  Lau- 
man. 

-I Eccn.   Bull.  1:  329.  D.  '08.  440w. 

"A    busy    doctor,    farnjer,    milk    dealer    or    re- 
former  will    find    in    'The   common   sense    of   the 
milk    question'    fact.'?,    arguments    and    program 
to  persuade,   to   convince,    to  inspire." 
+   Ind.    65:    721.    S.    24,    '08.    340w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  289.  My.  23,  '08.  150w. 

"It  would  be  well  worth  while  to  adopt  the 
English  custom  of  publishing  a  shilling  edit'on 
for  general  circulation;  and  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  author  may  see  his  wav  clear  to  render 
this  real  social  service."  J.   E.  Pope. 

+   Pol.  Scl.  Q.  23:  731.  D.  '08.   ICOOw. 

"It  is  one  of  the  merits  of  his  book  that  It 
guides  the  reader  to  the  works  of  specialists 
which  otherwise  might  be  passed  by  without 
consultation." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    37:    756.    Je.    '08.    170w. 

Sparrow,  Walter  Shaw.  Old  England: 
with  80  illustrations  in  color  and  half- 
tone by  James  Orrock.  **$6.  Pott. 
"This  \olume  is  meant  to  be  something  more 
than  a  collection  of  picturesque  buildings,  land- 
scapes, etc.,  which  are  described  by  pen  and 
set  forth  by  pencil.  It  is  an  illustrated  history 
in  the  broadest  sense  of  the  word;  not  a  chron- 
icle of  events,  but  a  presentation  of  the  great 
influences  which  have  made  the  country  what 
it  is."  (Spec.)  "The  bcok  is  really  a  portfolio 
of  IVIr.  Orrock's  work,  and  the  idea  of  Mr.  Spar- 
row's text  is  to  show  how  the  English  story  is 
told  by  the  pictures  Mr.  Orrock  paints."  (Sat. 
R.) 

"The  pictures  are  the  most  valuable  part  of 
the  book.  It  is  much  to  be  wished  that  the 
writing  of  the  letterpress  had  fallen  into  more 
capable   hnnds." 

A Ath.   1908,   2:   340.   S.   19.   970w. 

"A  handsome  and  valuable  work  in  which  the 
history  of  old  England  is  connected  with  her 
monuments   both    natural   and    ;nan-madG.  ' 

+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   562.  O.   10,   '08.   350w. 

"Though  we  have  a  great  collection  of  facts 
there  is  an  air  of  their  being  dragged  in  for 
the  sake  of  fiPing  the  space  between  one  pic- 
ture and  another;  and  a  good  deal  of  violent 
wrestlinsr  to  get  the  matter  fitted  to  the  pic- 
lure.  The  pictures  are  much  better  than  the 
usual   class   of  work   of  this  kind." 

-I Sat.    R.   106:    loO.   Ag.   1,    '08.    220w. 

"Altogether,  Mr.  Sparrow  has  given  us,  with 
the  very  able  help  of  Mr.  Orrock's  pencil,  a 
most    delightful    volume." 

-f-  Spec.  101:  413.   S.  19,  '08.  400w. 


338 


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Spears,    John    Randolph.      History    of    the 
United    States    navy.    **$i.5o.    Scribner. 

8-5238. 
A  history  that  lies  between  Spears'  Ave  vol- 
ume "History  of  our  navy"  and  his  "Short 
history  of  the  American  navy."  The  whole 
story  of  the  navy  is  told,  all  the  Important  na- 
val battles  are  described,  and  facts  and  condi- 
tions that  have  created  public  opinion  in  fa- 
vor of,  or  against,  the  employment  of  the  navy 
are  considered.  Victories  are  treated  less  in 
the  spot-light  sense  and  more  in  relation  to 
the   character-development  of  the  heroes. 

"The  present  vrork  is  the  most  desirable  for 
the   ordinary   librarv." 

+  A.    L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  150.   My.   '08.   * 
Reviev.'ed  bv  R.    G.   Gettell. 

Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    463.    S.    'OS.    200w. 

"Its  special  excellence  is  found,  we  think,  in 
the  author's  vivid  and  graphic  descriptions  of 
the  heroic  deeds  and  great  achievements  of  the 
naval   forces   in   critical  moments." 

+  Arena.  39:  492.  Ap.  '08.  200w. 
"At  times  his  judgment  is  immoderate.  Some 
fault  might  also  be  found  with  the  author's  ar- 
rangem.ent  of  his  materials.  But  these  are  mi- 
nor defects  in  a  generally  creditable  and  use- 
ful  book." 

-i Dial.    44:    315.    My.    16,    '08.    300w. 

"On  the  whole,  it  is  not  quite  clear  why  this 
book   should    have   been   written." 

-i Ind.   65:    99.    Jl.    9,    '08.    510w. 

"Mr.  Spears  .  .  .  has  done  the  work  in  a 
workmanlike  manner  and  made  a  good  book 
of.  its  kind.  Its  value  and  interest  are  enhanced 
by  the  illustrations,  some  portraits  of  ships  or 
sailors,   and  some   'scenes.'  " 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  130.   Mr.   7,   '08.   120w. 
"An    uncommonly   good   book." 

+  Outlook.   88:   658.   Mr.   21,   '08.   130w. 
"The  book  as  it  stands  is  the  best  single-vol- 
ume  summary   of   American   naval   history    that 
has  yet  been  written." 

+  R.    of    Rs.    37:    507.    Ap.    '08.    lOOw. 

Spears,  John  Randolph.       Story  of  the  New- 
England    whalers.    '''*$i.50.    Macmillan. 

8-28292. 

In  popular  form  Mr.  Spears,  the  lecognized 
authority  on  the  American  navy,  tells  the  story 
of  the  whaling  industry  from  its  merest  begin- 
nings in  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  centuiy 
on  through  the  period  of  its  greatest  commer- 
cial success  in  the  middle  of  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury to  the  present  days  of  decline.  It  is  im- 
poitant  that  every  library  should  have  this 
book. 


"The  book  should  appeal  to  all  who  find  de- 
light in  brave  and  skilful  deeds,  done  in  a  peace- 
ful cause." 

+   Nation.  87:  601.  D.  17,  '08.  140w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  622.   O.  24,   '08.  40w. 
"No   important  phase   of   the   subject   has   es- 
caped  him." 

+   R.   of    Rs.   3S:    637.   N.   '08.   80w. 

Speer,     Robert     Elliott,       Master     of     the 
heart.  **$i.   Revell.  8-20734. 

"A  seiies  of  addresses  that  were  first  made 
to  the  young  men  and  women  cf  the  Northfield 
conferences.  They  are  eminently  practical  and 
are  mainly  devoted  to  an  analysis  of  the  spir- 
itual relation  of  Christ  to  his  followers  and  an 
application  of  that  relation  and  influence  to  the 
everv-day  lives  of  modern  men  and  women." — 
N.   Y.   Times. 


"The>'  evidence  great  earnestness  and  sincer- 
ity of  belief  and  have  a  simplicity  and  sweet- 
ness of  manner  that  give  them  more  the  char- 
acter of  intimate  talks  with  some  young  and 
troubled  friend  seeking  for  help  to  see  the  right 
way    than    of    set    addresses." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  497.  S.  12.  '08.  120w. 

"No  recluse,  but  a  man  who  leads  a  stren- 
uous life,  sets  forth  here  the  lesson  which  gives 


to  life  both   peace  and  power  in  pursuit  of  di- 
vine   ideals." 

+  Outlook.    90:    136.    S.    19,    '08.    ]20w. 

Spender,  John  Alfred,  ed.  Comments  of 
Bagshot.  **$i.'2S.  Holt.  8-12973. 

Epigrams  of  a  contributor  to  the  Westminster 
gazette,  whose  identity  was  veiled  under  the 
name  Bagshot.  His  range  of  comment  is  wide, 
and  he  goes  beneath  the  surface  of  such  ques- 
tions as  friendship,  religion,  bores,  Immortality 
and  animal  instinct,  the  secret  of  youth,  the 
poetry  of  the  future,  the  "most  disagreeable 
fact  in  the  world,"  shyness,  the  dramatic  tem- 
perament and  the  artistic,  wealth,  poverty,  war, 
pain,  the  needy  and  the  greedy,  woman's  mo- 
rality. hT  Insic,  gambling  systems,  literature 
and  the  middle-aged  genius,   etc. 

"We  suspect  that  if  M'r.  Bagshot  had  been 
an  Athenian,  he  would  have  run  great  risk  of 
sharing  the  fate  of  Aristides.  He  is  always  so 
'^minenth-  sane  and  correct  in  his  judgments 
that  it  is  hopeless  to  try  to  argue  against  him, 
while  all  the  time  one  is  conscious  of  some 
subtle  danger  to  the  republic  in  his  views,  or 
rather,    his    point    of    view." 

-i Ath.   1908,   1:   319.   Mr.   14.   350w. 

"No  one,  unless  hopelessly  dull  and  unim- 
pressionable, can  ffiil  to  find  something  refresh- 
ingly original  in  many  of  Bagshot's  opinions 
ami  judgments  of  men  and  things."  P.  F.  Bick- 
nell. 

+   Dial.   44:   337.   Je.    1,   '08.    500w. 
Ind.    64:    1202.    My.    28,    '08.    ]50w. 
"A   series   of   observations   upon   life,    remark- 
.able    at    once    for    insight,    enlightened    common 
sense,    and    literary    pungency." 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  440.  A.g.   8,  '08.  680w. 
"Wit  and  wisdom  are  the  qualities  which  dis- 
tinguish,  tiie  Avriter's  style." 

+   R.   of   Rs.   38:    3S4.    S.   '08.    30w. 
"His   sayings   are  not   all   of   equal   merit,    but 
thore  are  few  pages  in  this  book  without  some- 
thing   to    set    one    on    thinking;    and    there    are 
some    of    delightful    excellence." 

H Sat.    R.  105:   48.  Ja.   11,   '08.   1400w. 

"Whether  Bagshot  is  dealing  with  death  and 
Immortality,  or  riches  and  socialism,  he  always 
contrives  to  be  pungent  and  interesting  and  yet 
urbane,  for  there  is  no  attempt  in  the  book 
either  at  flashy  cvnicism  or  cheap  epigram." 
+  Spec.   99:1053.   D.   21,   '07.   1200w. 

Spenser,       Edmund.       Complete       poetical 
works;  ed.  by  R.  E.  Neil  Dodge.  (Cam- 
bridge   ed.)    $3.    Houghton.  8-1 1738. 
A  volume  of  Spenser  uniform  with  the  Cam- 
bridge  edition,    containing  all   of   Spenser's   po- 
etical  works   arranged   as   nearly  as   possible   in 
chronological  order  and  supplied  with   full  edi- 
torial equipment. 

"It  may  bf  commended  as  the  best  edition  of 
the  poet.  The  various  introductions  are  crit- 
ically sound,  and  the  notes  nre  well  informed 
and   useful." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    i:    241.   O.    '0.'. 
"All    the    special    features,    both    editorial    and 
typographical,    which    fit    this    series    so    admir- 
ably for  the   use  of  readers  and   students   alike 
are  once  more  exemplified  In  this  noble  tome." 
+  Dial.  44:  280.  My.  1,   '08.  lOOw. 
"We  may  commend   this  as   the  best  edition 
of  a  poet  still  warmly  cherished     by     a     select 
audience.     So  far  as  we  have  looked   Into   the 
notes,    they   are  well-informed   and    useful." 
+  Nation.   86:   S51.    Ap.   16,   '08.   450w. 
"Keeps   well    to    the   standard   of   these   model 
editions   of  the  poets." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  386.  Jl.  11,   '08.   250w. 

Spingarn,  Joel  Elias.  Critical  essays  of  the 
seventeenth  century.  3v.  v.  i  &  2,  ea. 
*$r.7S.  Oxford.  8-26854. 

Two  of  the  contemplated  three  volumes,  which 
Professor  Spingarn  will  contribute  to  the  lit- 
erature of  formal  criticism.     "As  for  the  essays. 


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letters,  and  poems  reprinted,  it  can  only  be  said 
that  they  cover  practically  the  whole  field  of 
seventeenth-century  liter.ary  discussion,  with 
the  exception  of  Dryden's  work,  which  Profes- 
sor Spingarn  has  wisely  left  to  be  consulted  in 
Professor  Ker's  edition."    (Nation.) 


compen;5ation  not  on  the  equitable  basis  nf 
utility  of  service,  but  on  the  unequitable  barls 
of    the   utility   of    the   product   itself. 


"The  disquisitions  which  Professor  Spingarn 
has  here  collected  reward  reading."  Brander 
Matthews. 

+   Forum.    40:    121.    Ag.    '08.    S50w.      (Re- 
view of  V.   1  and  2.) 
"His   introduction   is   not   easy,   nor  altogether 
agreealjle.  reading.     There  is  a  kind  of  bustling 
haste  in   its   procedure,   which   might  have   been 
relieved    by    better    composition,    without    sacri- 
ficing   the    ideas.      It    is,    nevertheless,    a   "highly 
valuable  piece  of  work,  showing  in  a  single  page 
more  real  grasp  of  the  subject  than  Saintsbury's 
'History  of  criticism'  displays  in  a  chapter." 
-j Nation.   S6:   568.  Je.  18,   '08.  1250w.   (Re- 
view of  V.   1   and   2.) 
"One    may    be    thankful      for     Mr.    Spingarn's 
scholastic   erudition." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  32(5.  Je.  13,  '08.  240w. 
(Review  of  v.  1  and  2.) 
"Professor  Spingarn's  introduction  is  an  il- 
luminating piece  of  work,  laying  down  the  main 
lines  of  his  subject  with  admirable  charity,  and 
following  them  up  with  real  force  and  insight 
and  that  rare  kind  of  erudition  which  never 
grows   pedantic." 

+  Spec.   100:   706.   My.   2,  '08.  1350w.     (Re- 
view  of   V.   1  and   2.) 

Spivey,  Thomas  Sawyer,  Hoosier  widow, 
il.  $1.50.  Neale.  8-5225. 

The  story  records  the  experiences  of  a  young 
and  beautiful  girl  from  a  village  in  Indiana 
who,  marrying  a  man  on  his  death  bed,  became 
a  widow  without  having  been  a  wife.  She  goes 
to  New  York  and  meets  a  young  lawyer  who  is 
the  victim  of  a  disastrous  marriage.  Her  sub- 
sequent relations  with  him  form  the  principal 
plot-interest  in  this  slight  story.  The  other 
characters  merely  contribute  to  the  happy  ter- 
mination of  the      love  episode. 

Spooner,  Henry  John.  Machine  design,  con- 
struction and  drawing:  a  text-book  for 
the  use  of  young  engineers.  *$3.50. 
Longmans.  8-34187. 

"A  book  of  detail.  It  consists  of  32  cliapters 
of  practically  all  the  various  mechanical  details 
met  witli  in  ordinary  design."  (Engin.  N.)  "The 
work  contains  over  1,100  illustrations,  mostly 
detail  drawings  and  sketches  intended  to  show 
good  F>ritish  practice,  and  about  80  numerical 
tables."    (Engin.   D.) 

"The  contents  are  quite  up-to-date,  and,  aside 
from  whatever  excellence  it  may  possess  as  a 
text-book  for  engineering  students,  the  work 
will  be  found  most  convenient  as  a  handy  ref- 
erence book  of  machine  details." 
+  +  Engin.   D.   4:  54.  Jl.   '08.   300w. 

"The  definition  of  diametrical  pitch  found  In 
the  chapter  on  toothed  gearing  is  very  bad.  An 
excellent  book  of  reference  for  this  subject.  It 
is  unique  in  its  being  so  complete  in  so  small 
a  volume  giving  as  it  does  a  few  examples  of 
complete  machines  and  a  thorough  line  of  de- 
tails. It  will  surelv  be  found  of  greater  value 
in  modern  designing  than  Reauleux's  'Construc- 
tor,' after  which  it  is  apparently  modeled." 
Amasa  Tro-«'bridge. 

H Engin.    N.  59:   633.  Je.  11,   '08.  lOOOw. 

Sprague,  Rufus  Farrington.  True  nature 
of  value.  *$i.  Univ.  of  Chicago  press. 

8-829. 

Theories  simply  stated  which  are  designed  to 
assist  students  who  are  struggling  to  ascertain 
the  true  principles  regulating  "exchange  values 
and  the  various  social  problems  that  confront 
the  world  to-day.  The  author  shows  that  equi- 
ty demands  that  compensation  should  be  in 
proportion  to  service  rendered,  a  result  secured 
wherever  f  1  ee  competition  is  established;  but 
that  greed  results   in  monopoly  which  demands 


"It  shows  unusual  power  and  inclsiveness, 
and  sets  forth  conclusions  whicli  are,  in  the 
main,  sound.  Business  men  are  so  accustomed 
to  taking  short  cuts  by  the  use  of  metor^ymy, 
simile  and  metaphor,  that  it  is  refreshing  to 
find  one  who  writes  so  clearly  and  with  so 
much  regard  for  exact  definition,"  T.  N.  Car- 
ver. 

+   Econ.    Bull.    1:    30.    Ap.   '08.   330w. 

"Mr.  Sprague's  book  is  admirably  ingenious, 
compact,  and  original  in  thought,  as  it  is  ad- 
mirably clear  in  point  of  exposition."  H.  J. 
Davenport. 

-f  J.    Pol.    Econ.   16:   117.    F.   '08.    1120w. 

Stacpoole,  H.  De  Vere.  Blue  lagoon:  a  ro- 
mance. ■'■$1.50.  Lippincott. 
The  story  of  two  castaways,  a  boy  and  a  girl, 
who  alone  on  an  island  grow  into  primitive  be- 
ings, discovering  for  themselves  the  facts  of  love 
and   life. 


"There  is  real  poetic  feeling  as  well  as  imag- 
ination in  ]\tr.   Stacpoole's  story." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  155.  F.  8.  120w. 
"Is  not  a  well-constructed  book  according  to 
accepted  standards;  but  that  does  not  rob  it  of 
the  credit  due  to  a  successful  attempt  to  do  a 
rather  difficult  and  unusual  thing."  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

[-    Bookm.    27:    579.    Ag.    '08.    260w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  343.  Je.  13.  '08.  2O0w. 
"I\Ir.    Stacpoole    too    often    despises    grammar, 
but  he  possesses  imagination,   and  for  once  the 
title  of  'romance'  found  in  so  many  modern  sto- 
ries is  really  justified." 

-1 Sat.   R.  105:  146.  F.  1,  '08.  260w. 

Standage,  H.  C,  ed.  Decoration  of  metal, 
wood,  glass,  etc.;  a  book  for  manu- 
facturers, mechanics,  painters,  decora- 
tors, and  all  workmen  in  the  fancy 
trades.     *$2.     Wiley.  8-8483. 

"In  the  early  sections  the  bronzing  of  iron, 
tin,  zinc,  alabaster,  plaster  of  Paris,  paper,  and 
feathers  is  dealt  with.  Afterwards  follow  di- 
rections for  such  miscellaneous  processes  as 
the  platinising  of  m.etals;  plating  with  alumin- 
ium;  the  colouring  of  metals  by  immersion  in 
chemicals;  silvering  and  gilding;  tinning  and 
galvanising;  the  use  of  enamels  and  glazes; 
etching;  varnishing,  lacquering,  and  japan- 
ning."— Nature. 

"A  valuable  reference  volume." 

+  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:290.   D.   '08. 
"Contains    information    which    should    give    it 
a   wide    field   of    usefulness." 

+  Engin.  N.  59:  441.  Ap.  16,  'OS.  60w. 
"So  far  as  can  be  judged  from  a  recipe  here 
and  there,  the  methods  seem  to  be  trustworthy. 
The  book  has  no  pretensions  to  being  scientific, 
and  it  is  necessarily,  perhaps,  more  or  less  of 
a  medley.  Even  so,  the  editing  leaves  some- 
thing  to   be  desired."   C.  .S. 

H Nature.   78:   389.   Ag.    27,   'OS.   240w. 

Standard  handbook  for  electrical  engineers. 
*$4.    McGraw.  8-347. 

(2d.  ed.  8-17558.) 

"Consists  of  twenty  sections,  ranging  from 
20  to  130  pages  in  length,  which  have  been  pre- 
paied  by  engineers  wlio  are  thoroughly  conver- 
sant v/ith  the  subjects  they  write  upon,  and 
who  know  from  practical  experience  the  sort  of 
Information  that  is  most  frequently  required 
bj-  these  having  occasion  to  use  such  compila- 
tions."— Engin.    D. 

"I'he  entire  field  of  electrical  engineering  has 
been  more  completely  covered  in  this  book  than 
in  any  similar  book  the  writer  has  seen,  not 
excepting    those     published    in     England,     Ger- 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Standard  handbook  for  electrical  engineers 

— Continued- 
many,  France  and  Italy.  It  is  a  book  of  which 
American  eng-ineers  can  well  be  proud." 
+  +  Elec.  World.  51:  5S.  Ja.  4,  '08.  820w. 
"The  co-ordinated  presentation  of  the  sub- 
jects treated  renders  it  especially  desirable  for 
students  and  those  who  have  occasion  to  re- 
quire concise  and  clear  .s'tatenients  in  regard  to 
electrical   matters." 

-I-  -f-  Engin.  D.  3:  ISS.  F.  '08.  470w. 
"It  would  seem  that  the  library  of  any  prac- 
ticing electrical  engineer  should  contain  all  the 
theoreitical  discussions  wnlch  may  be  found  in 
this  book,  and  these,  too.  In  nearly  as  conveni- 
ent and  in  a  more  complete  and  satisfactory 
form." 

1-   Engin.   N.  59:  206.   F.   2(^,  '08.   400w. 

"A  most  valuable  reference  manual." 

+   Engin.    Rec.   57:  55.    Ja.    11,    '08.    600w. 

Stansfield,  Alfred.  Electric  furnace:  its  evo- 
lution, theory  and  practice.  *$2.  Hill 
pub.  8-35541. 

Aims  "to  pres'^nt  as  simply  as  possible,  the 
principles  on  which  the  construction  and  use 
of  the  electric  furnace  depend  and  to  give  an 
account  of  its  history  and  development."  Treats 
the  history,  various  types  of  electric  furnace. 
efRcJency,  cost  of  electrical  and  fuel  heat,  de- 
sign, construction,  operation  and  uses  of  the 
electrical    furnaca. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   211.   Je.   '08. 
"Will    be   found    valuable    by   metallurgists    as 
being  a   complete  and   thorough   compendium   of 
present    day    knowledge    on    the    subject    of    the 
electric  furnace." 

-I-   Engin.   D.  3:  529.  My.   '08.   300w. 
"The  book  is  brought  as  well  up  to  date  as  is 
possible    in    the    case  of  a  subject   undergoing 
such  rapid  development  as  the  electric  furnace." 
F.   A.   J.   FitzGerald. 

+   Engin.   N.  59:   B62.  Je.  11,   '08.   360w. 

Stanton,   Stephen   Berrien.        Essential    life. 
**$!.    Scribner.  8-14659. 

Twenty  essays  on  the  following  subjects:  ihe 
spirit  in  man;  Time;  Individuality;  Imagination; 
Happiness;  Morality;  Environment;  Spiritual 
companionship;  Expression;  Action;  Spiritual 
capacities;  Attitude:  Eternal  youth;  The  cen- 
trality  of  the  soul;  The  obscuration  of  the  pres- 
ent; Travel;  Realities:  Instrumental  hands  and 
orchestral  hearts;  "Wayside  healing;  Beauty; 
Life's  new   lands. 


"The  suggestion  everywhere  is  of  Emerson, 
or  an  echo  of  an  echo  of  Emerson,  and  yet  the 
writer  is  an  original  thinker,  with  a  spicy  charm 
of  liis   own." 

H Ind.   65:   614.    S.    10,   '08.    20Ow. 

"It  bears  the  mark  of  ingenuousness,  if  not 
originalitv."    H.   W.   Boynton. 

H Putnam's.   5:    107.    O.    '08.    460w. 

Starr,  Frederick.  In  Indian  Mexico:  a  nar- 
rative of  travel  and  labor.  *$5.  Forbes. 

8-11833. 
A  popular  account  of  the  author's  experiences 
in  the  interests  of  ethnology  in  the  more  re- 
mote Indian  convmunities  of  Central  and  South- 
ern Mexico.  "The  purpose  of  the  author's  trip 
was  three-fold — to  measure  the  heads  of  100 
men  and  twenty-five  women  in  each  Indian  lo- 
cality, taking  fourteen  measurements  of  each; 
to  take  pictures,  portraits  showing  Indian  cos- 
tumes, customs,  occupations,  types,  dwellings, 
landscapes,  etc.,  and  to  make  plaster  casts  of 
five  individuals  in  each  of  the  different  Indian 
tribes."    (N.  Y.   Times.) 

"Many  interesting  sidelights  are  thrown  on 
local  conditions  and  government  and  on  the 
manner  of  life  and  thought  of  the  natives,  but 
no  effort  is  made  to  systematize  any  of  this 
Information.  The  book  contains  ...  no  map — 
a  most  serious  defect  in  a  book  of  this  charac- 
ter."  A.    B.   Lewis. 

^ Am.  J.  Soc.  14:  111.  Jl.  '08.  3'OOw. 


"The  field  has  been  little  worked  so  the  book 
puts  in  convenient  form  mu-^h  information 
about  the  land  and  the  people  otherwise  Inac- 
cessible." 

-I Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:    n29.    N.   '08.   80w. 

+  Ath.  190S,  1:  602.  My.  16.  470w. 
"That  the  narrative  has  literary  faults,  can- 
not be  denied.  The  meagre  accounts  of  some 
xperiences  serve  to  pique  the  reader's 
curiosity  without  gratifying  it.  But  these 
faults  are  largely  atoned  for  by  the  general  in- 
terest   of    the    narrative." 

H Dial.   45:    18.   Jl.    1,   '08.   360w. 

"It  is  but  a  scrappy  compilation  from  note- 
books of  hasty  trips — far  too  hasty,  one  would 
say,  for  the  best  scientific  work.  The  value  of 
the  book   is  not  great." 

—  Ind.    65:    43.    Jl.    2,    '08.    500w. 
"Combining   the   qualities    of   a  trained  ethnol- 
ogist  with   a  rare   sense   of   the   picturesque,    ho 
has  given  us  an  altogether  admirable  book." 
+   Nation.    87:    71.    Jl.    23,    '08.    220w. 
"The   work  is  a   revelation   in   Its   descriptions 
of  Indian   life,    showing   the   contrasting  degrees 
of   intelligence   and   barbarity   in   various   Indian 
towns." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   296.  My.  23,  '08.  300w. 

Stebbing,  William.  Poets:  Geoffrey  Chaucer 
to  Alfred  Tennyson,  1340-1892;  impres- 
sions. 2v.  *$3.20.  Oxford.  8-26221. 

"In  bis  first  volume  Mr.  Stebbing  deals  with 
forty-two  poets  (Chaucer  to  Burns),  whose  lit- 
erary activity  covered  nearly  five  centuries.  If 
Chaucer  began  to  write  in  1360  and  Samuel 
Rogers  died  in  185'5;  in  nls  second  are  included 
thirty,  who  take  in  a  little  more  than  a  hun- 
dred yeats  from  Wordsworth's  first  effort  In 
17Sfi  to  Tennyson's  last  in  1891."  (.Spec.)  The 
author  "sets  down  his  'impressions'  of  about 
seventy  poets  (including  four  Americans),  In- 
terijperslrig  the  statement  of  his  ideas  with  co- 
pious  extracts."    (Dial.) 

"In  the  main  Mr.  Stebbing  is  a  pleasant  guide, 
his  sympathy  is  unbounded,  and  his  sense  of 
poetry   is    seldom    at    fault." 

H Ath.    1908,    1:    284.    Mr.    7.    200w. 

"It  makes  a  pleasant  book  to  read,  for  it  Is 
the  work  of  an  ardent  lover  of  poetry,  but  It 
1b  too  personal  an  expression  to  have  any 
marked    critical    value." 

H Dial.    44:    182.    Mr.    16,    '08.    lOOw. 

"Not  an  important  work  by  any  jneans,  but 
one    pleasant    to    read." 

-t-   Nation.   86:    4S9.   My.    28,   '08.   200w. 
"A   student   of  this  portion    of  English   litera- 
ture  could   not   find   a  better  guide." 
-f   -L  Spec.    100:    29.    Ja.    4,    '08.    300w. 

Stedman,   Edmund   Clarence.   Poems.   $1.50. 
*       Houghton.  8-34145. 

The  poems  contained  in  the  "Household  edi- 
tion" of  "Stedman's  Poetical  works"  and  in 
"Poems  now  first  collected,"  together  with  i?ev- 
enteen  later  pieces  have  been  grouped  under 
eleven  headings  as  follows:  In  war  time;  Poems 
of  Manhattan;  Poems  of  New  England;  Poems 
on  occasion;  Poems  of  Greece;  The  blameless 
prince;  Poems  of  nature;  The  Carib  sea;  Songs 
and  ballads;  Various  poems;  and  Shadow-land. 
Index  of  titles  and  index  of  first  lines. 

Steele,  Zadock.  Indian  captive;  or.  A  nar- 
rative of  the  captivity  and  sufferings  of 
Zadock  Steele  as  related  by  himself;  to 
which  is  prefixed  an  account  of  the 
burning  of  Royalton.  (Indian  captiv- 
ities ser.  V.  2.)    *$2.50.   Huntting. 

8-30488. 

A  reprint  of  a  work  first  published  in  I8I8. 
The  story  of  the  burning  of  Royalton,  Vermont, 
in  1780  prefaces  the  tale  of  Zadock  Steele's  cap- 
tivity in  Montreal  and  on  Prison  Island  in  the 
St.   Lawrence,  and  his  escape  back  to  Vermont. 

"His  narrative  is  direct  and  simple.     It  was 


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worth  while  to  reprint  it  in  "the  attractive  little 
book." 

+   Ind.   65:   1313.   D.    3,   '08.  130w. 
"The  narrative  well  deserved  reprinting,   and 
our  only  reg:ret  is  that  so  little  pains  was  taken 
with   the  editing." 

H Nation.    87:  94.    Jl.    30,    '08.    440w. 

Steiner,  Bernard  Christian.  Life  and  cor- 
respondence of  James  McHenry.  *$6. 
Burrowrs.  7-24607. 

The  biography  of  a  surgeon  upon  Washing- 
ton's staff  and  afterwards  Secretary  of  war  un- 
der Washington  and  Adams.  It  thriws  new 
light  upon  revolutionary  personages  whom  Dr. 
Steiner    knew    intimately. 


"Dr.  Steiner  is  so  warm  an  admirer  of  Mc- 
Henry's  attractive  personality  tliat  he  is  a  very 
sympathetic  but  by  no  means  an  uncritical 
biographer." 

H Am.    Hist.    R.   14:    145.   O.     08.    950w. 

"The  editor  is  at  times  indiscreet  in  his 
notes,  some  of  which  aj-e  uncritical  and  some 
spiteful.  By  far  the  most  valuable  material 
In  the  volume  is  the  letters  and  drafts  of  state 
papers  by  Alexander  Hamilton.  A  volume  of 
one-half  the  size,  comprising  M'cHenry's  own 
letters  and  a  selection  of  those  from  his  cor- 
re.spondents,  would  have  conveyed  a  better  im- 
pression of  the  man.  The  index  is  inade- 
quate." 

H Nation).   86:   79.   Ja.   23,   '08.   550w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:  355.    Je.    20,   '08.    70w. 

"Many  of  the  letters,  to  be  sure,  are  pure- 
ly personal,  and  but  for  the  delightful  glimp- 
ses of  the  man's  private  life  might  advantage- 
ously have  been  omitted;  but  there  are  many 
of  real   historical  value." 

-I Outlook.   88:  377.   F.   15,   '08.    370w. 

"His    correspondence,    most     of      which    now 
sees   the  light  for  the  first  time,  contains  many 
Important    references    to    persons    and    events 
that  have  long  since  become  historic." 
+   R.   of    Rs.   37:   253.   F.   '08.    150w. 

Steiner,  Edward  A.  Mediator:  a  tale  of  the 
Old  world  and  the  New^.  t$r.5o.  Revell. 

7-29568. 
"The  story  begins  in  Russian  Poland  and  de- 
cribes  in  a  graphic  way  an  anti-Semitic  perse- 
cution. Ill  consequence  of  the  danger  and  suf- 
fering to  which  they  are  exposed,  the  principal 
characters  emigrate  to  New  York,  and  the  au- 
thor gives  a  realistic  account  of  their  life  in  the 
Jewish  quarter.  The  book  is  evidently  intend- 
ed as  an  eirenicon  to  compose  the  differences 
of  Jew  and  Gentile." — Nation. 


"As  a  novel  the  story  is  not  strong.  It  does 
not  seem  that  this  volume  begins  to  have  the 
value  of  the  author's  earlier  book  'On  the  trail 
of    the    immigrant.'  " 

h  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  510.  Mr.  '08.  150w. 

"The  realistic  paits  of  the  narrative  contain 
many  offences  against  good  taste;  and  these  are 
the  more  to  be  regretted  because  the  concep- 
tion of  the  auti.or  is  original  and  he  writes  at 
times  with  dramatic  power." 

-j Nation.   85:    497.    N.    28,   '07.   2O0w. 

"The  story  has  not  a  little  imaginative  pow- 
er, and  'rings  true'  both  as  a  reflex  of  actual 
conditions  and  a  stimulus  toward  better 
things." 

+  Outlook.   87:  623.   N.   23,   '07.   180w. 
"A    vein    of   sincere     religious     feeling     runs 
through    this    interesting    book." 

+  K.    of    Rs.    37:    128.    Ja.    '08.    SOw. 

Stelzle,   Rev.    Charles.    Christianity's   storm 
center.  **$i.  Rev.ell.  7-27620. 

"The  author,  skilled  laborer,  minister,  super- 
intendent of  the  Department  of  church  and  la- 
bor of  the  Presbyterian  church,  is  interested 
in  aggressive  evangelism,  and  l>elieves  that  the 
church  should  so  change  its  methods  as  to  meet 
present  needs.  The  problem  is  not  properly 
Stated     by     asking,     'Do     workingmen     go     to 


church?'  but  by  the  query,  'Does  the  church  go 

to  the  workingman'''  The  chapters  boar  such 
titles  as:  'The  trades  union';  'The  city  slum"; 
'Social  centers';  'The  Institutional  church';  'Ag- 
gressive evangelism.'  " — Ann.    Ajn.  Acad. 

"The  discussion  is,  however,  extremely  ram- 
bling and  decidedly  lacking  In  logical  order. 
Nevertheless,  the  book  is  of  rather  exceptional 
merit.  If  the  church  fails  to  profit  by  such  a 
book  It  speaks  badly  for  its  own  future  influ- 
ence." 

+  —  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  &10.  Mr.  '^OS.   l.^Ow. 

-I-  Ind.    64:    588.    Mr.    12,    '08.    lOOw. 

"Churchmen  who  would  understand  the   con- 

ditio'-'s.    threatening    or    hopeful,    vhat    challenge 

or  invite   them  to  the  field,   should  not  neglect 

this  report." 

4-  Outlook.    87:    271.    O.    5,   '07.    250w. 

Stenton,    Frank    Merry.    William    the    con- 
*       queror    and    the    rule    of   the    Normans. 
(Heroes   of   the   nations.)    **$i.3S.    Put- 
nam. 8-31143. 
Carefully    selected    and    judiciously    elaborated 
details   of  William  the   Conqueror's  life   fill   nine 
chajjters  of  this  history  to  which  three  chapters 
have  been  added  sketching  the  changes   in  con- 
stitutional   organization    and    social    Jife    which 
followed  the  events  of  1066. 

Stephan,  Walter  George.  Drawing  instru- 
ments, their  use  and  abuse.  *$i.  Mc- 
Graw  pub.  8-21049. 

A  student's  guide  to  the  selection  of  instru- 
ments, their  testing,  their  use  and  abuse.  Be- 
sides the  regulation  drawing  instruments  are 
considered  the  slide  rule,  the  section  liner,  the 
universal  drafting  machine,  the  elliptograph, 
the  pantograph,  the  planimeter  and  the  plane 
table. 


Engin.    D.    4:    184.    Ag.   '08.    60w. 
"It    will    prove    interesting    to    all    engaged    in 
the    actual    work    of   drafting,    and   is   of   special 
value  to  beginners." 

-t-   Engln.    N.   60:   188.   Ag.   13,   '08.    70w. 

Stephen,   Leslie,  and  Lee,   Sidney  Lazarus, 

eds.     Dictionary  of  national  biography. 
22V.    ea.    *$4.25.    Macmillan. 

A  now  edition  occupying  about  half  the  shelf 
space  of  the  former  issue  and  costing  one-third 
the  price.  "The  work  was  begun  in  1S85  and 
completed  in  1900  under  the  editorship  of  Leslie 
Stephen  and  Sidney  Lee,  and  its  31,000  sep- 
arate articles  cover  practically  all  the  notable 
names  in  the  history  of  English  politics,  re- 
ligion, literature,  art  and  science,  Including 
many   American."    (Ind.) 

+  -f-   -f  Ath.    1908,    1:    381.    Mr.    28.    200w.    (Re- 
view of  V.  1.) 
"It    is    really   preferable,    both    on    account    of 
accuracy    and    the    amount    of    shelf-room    re- 
quired,   to    the   original    issue." 
+  +  +  Dial.  44:  217.  Ap.  1,  '08.  lOOw.   (Review 
of  V.    1.) 

Ind.    64:    640.   Mr.    19,    '08.    120w. 
"It  is  a  pity,   looking  to  the  proven   utility  of 
the    work,    that    the    three    supplementary    vol- 
umes   issued    in    1901    are    to    form    the    supple- 
mentary  volume   of    the    reissue." 

+  H Sat.   R.  105:  410.  Mr.  28,  '08.  350w.   (Re^ 

view  of  V.   1.) 
+  4 Sat.  R.  105:  504.  Ap.  IS,  '08.  250w.   (Re- 
view of  V.  2.) 
+  +  Sat.     R.    105:    636.    My.    16,    '08.    250w. 
(Review   of  v.    3.) 

Sat.   R.  105:   762.  Je.   13,  '08.  120w.    (Re- 
view of  V.   4.) 
"The  new  volume  contains  some  notable  con- 
tributions." ,„ 
+   +  Sat.   R.  106:  244.  Ag.  22,  '08.  170w.   (Re- 
view  of  v.   6.) 

Sat.    R.    106:    33S.    S.    12,    '08.    TOw.    (Re- 
view   of   V.    7.) 


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Stephen,  L.,  and  Lee,  S.  L. — Continued. 

Sat.  R.  106:  492.  O.  17,  'OS.  140w.  (Re- 
view   of   V.    8.) 

Sat.   R.   106:  €16.   N.   14,   '08.   llOw.    (Re- 
view of  V.  9.) 
"The  work  is  really  indispensable  to  the  stu- 
dent,  and  every  public  library,   not  to  speak  of 
private   purchasers,    should 'be   supplied    with    a 
copy." 

+  +  -f  Spec.   100:   423.  Mr.   14,   '08.   400w.    (Re- 
view   of   V.    1.) 

Spec.  100:  677.  Ap.  25,  '08.  120w.  (Re- 
view of  v.  2.) 

Spec.  lOO:  872.  My.  30,  '08.  30w.  (Re- 
view   of   V.    3.) 

Spec.  100:  1038.  Je.  27,  'OS.  90w.  (Re- 
view of  v.  4.) 

Spec.  101:171.  Ag.  1,  'OS.  40w.  (Review 
of  V.   5.) 

Spec.  101:  63«.  O.  24,  'OS.  60w.  (Review 
of  V.   8.) 

Stephens,  Robert  Neilson.     Tales  from  Bo- 
hemia. $1.50.   Page.  8-26830. 

Twenty-flve  slight  stories  of  Bohemian  New 
York,  many  of  which  hark  back  to  the  stf-ge. 
People  arc  presented  as  clearly  caitlined  v/holes, 
with  no  attempt  at  analysis.  It  is  the  moving- 
picture  impression  which  one  gets  minus  the 
strain  upon  the  optic  nerve. 


organizations,  and  shows  their  relations  to  one 
another." — Ann.  Am.   Acad. 


"They  derive  their  interest  from  their  air  of 
truthfulness  and  frO'm  the  author's  method  of 
bringing  out  their  psychological  and  dramatic 
values." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:672.   N.   14,    'OS.   200w. 

Stephens,  Winifred.  French  novelists  of  to- 
day;  biographical,  descriptive  and  crit- 
ical;  with   portraits   and   bibliographies. 
*$i.50.  Lane. 
Critical  studies  of  Maurice  Barres,  R§ne  Baz- 
in,   Paul   Bourgct,   Pierre   de   Coulevain,   Anatole 
France,   Pierre  Loti.  Marcel  Provost,  and  ftdou- 
ard   Bod.    The   book   is   intended  as  a  guide   for 
persons  who   wish    to   begin   a  study  of   French 
novels. 

"A  useful  guide." 

4-  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.  4:  297.  D.   '08. 
"The    talent    displayed    in    this    volume   of   es- 
says   is    somewhat    disguised    by    certain    minor 
defects.     Miss    Stephens's   volume   has   not   been 
carefully  ie\ised  in  proof." 

^ Ath.    IOCS,    2:68.   Jl.   18.    940w. 

"Very  charming  and  suggestive  little  studies 
they  are."  R.   T.   House. 

+   Dial.  45:  404.  D.  1,  '08.  ISOOw. 
"A   handv   source   of   information." 

+   Nation.    87:    233.    S.    10,    '08.    90w. 
"Miss   Stephens   does  not   give  way  to   exces- 
sive  enthusiasm,   her  judgments  are  sound,   her 
temper   is  even." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  274.  My.  16,  '08.  120Ow. 
"Her  book  will  be  a  safe  guide  for  all  who 
wish  to  take  up  a  course  in  modern  French  fic- 
tion, while  for  those  who  wish  merely  to  gain 
a  better  understanding  of  the  French  spirit  it 
will  be  illuminative  and  informing." 

-L   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    344.   Je.   13,   '08.   220w. 
"All  7vliss  Stephens's  studies  are  more  or  less 
interesting.      Her    own    ideas    are    not,    perhaps 
wiselv,  verv  preciselv  defined." 

-|__  Spec.  100:  904.  Je.  6,  '08.  &00w. 

Stevens,  Albert  Clark.,  ed.  Cyclopedia  of 
fraternities.  2d  ed.,  rev.  to  date.  *$4  50. 
Treat.  7-36716. 

"A  useful  volume  describing  the  aims,  em- 
blems, character  and  personnel  of  more  than 
six  hundred  secret  societies  in  the  United 
States,  together  with  charts,  plates,  maps,  and 
statistics  of  membership.  In  addition,  it  gives 
the   history  and   genealogy  of  these  interesting 


"The  amount  of  revision  .given  to  the  second 
edition  is  slight,  and  most  of  the  descriptive 
articles  have  not  been  brought  down  to  a  later 
date  than  that  of  the  first  edition.  Issued  ten 
years  ago.  The  section  on  labor  organizations, 
as  might  be  expected,  is  valueless.  Notwith- 
standing such  defects,  it  is  a  useful  reference 
work  for  all  interested  in  secret  societies." 
H Ann.  Am.  Acad.   31:   722.   My.  '08.  270w. 

Stevens,  Isaac  N.  Liberators:  a  story  of 
future  American  politics.  $1.50.  Dodge, 
B.    W.  8-6664. 

A  story  written  by  a  western  newspaper  man 
v/hich  deals  with  the  period  immediately  fol- 
lowing the  next  presidential  election,  and  treats 
of  political  questions  which  have  an  important 
bearing  on  the  well  organized  feudal  system 
prevailing  in  America.  Among  the  principal 
characters  are  the  son  of  a  railroad  magnate; 
his  chum  at  Harvard,  a  young  man  who  fights 
for  the  correction  of  governmental  evils;  a 
young  widow,  who  devotes  her  energy  and  vast 
wealth  to  the  same  cause  of  assailing  the  feu- 
dal strongholds;  and  two  charming  Smith  col- 
lege girls. 

"The  novel  carries  a  fine,  pure  atmosphere. 
It  is  one  of  the  best  exposures  of  corruption  of 
government  by  public-service  corporations  that 
has  appeared,  and.  being  instinct  with  a  lofty 
patriotic  spirit,  it  is  a  vital  work  for  the  pres- 
ent hour."     B.   O.  Flower. 

-f-  -I-  Arena.  39:  716.  Je.  '08.  4500w. 
"We  would  urge  our  readers  to  get  this  cheap 
edition  and  circulate  it  freel.v.  It  will  prove  a 
real  factor  in  hastening  the  great  changes  that 
must  come  soon  if  free  government  is  to  be  the 
heritage  of  our  people." 

-t-  Arena. '40:   4 So.   N.   'OS.   600w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:   232.  Ap.  18,  '08.  l.'iOw. 
"A    political    tale,     somewhat     heavily     laden 
with    serious   argument   but  offering   attractions 
to  many  readers." 

H Outlook.    88:    839.    Ap.    11,    '08.    160w. 

Stevens,  William  Chase.  Plant  anatomy 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  develop- 
ment and  functions  of  the  tissues,  and 
hand-book  of  micro-technic.  *$2.  Blak- 
iston.  7-36113. 

"A  book  which  deals  with  the  development 
and  functions  of  plant  tissues.  Structure  and 
function  are  so  intermixed,  and  rightly,  that 
there  is  no  anatomical  part  of  'he  bock  as  dis- 
tinct from  the  physiological.  .  .  .  The  topics  pre- 
sented are  chiefly  those  of  entry  and  exit  of 
materials,  their  "movement  in  the  plant  body, 
and  the  processes  of  nutrition  in  the  broadest 
sense.  .  .  .  The  final  chapters  deal  with  the 
preparation  of  secticns,  use  of  the  microscope, 
reagents  and  processes,  the  microchomistry  of 
plant  products  (not  always  reliable),  and  the 
detection  of  adulteratio^is  (too  short  to  be  really 
useful)." — Hot.    Gaz. 


'•Stevens  is  an  excellent  teacher;  and  the 
text  and  drawin.gs  have  been  prepared  in  large 
measure  directly  from  the  material  under  ob- 
.servation.  It  is  to  be  regretted,  however,  that 
no  trace  of  the  modern  vascular  anatomy  ap- 
pears. T'he  topics  are  presented  simply,  clear- 
ly, and  in  the  main  accurately.  One  unfortun- 
ate conception,  embodied  in  chapter  headings, 
and  wrought  into  the  text,  is  that  of  'circula- 
tion' of  water  and  foods  in  'circulatory  tissues.' 
This  idea  dies  hard,  and  we  are  sorry  it  has  a 
new  lease  of  life  in  this  book."  J.  M.  C.  and 
C.  R.  B. 

H Bot.    Gaz.   40:306.   O.    '08.   550w. 

"The  arrangement  is  an  excellent  one  for  an 
elementary  book,  but  it  must  be  added  that 
there  is  no  attempt  to  rise  beyond  elementary- 
facts.  The  general  presentation  of  the  subject- 
matter  is  marked  by  clearness  and  coordina- 
tion." ,„     „„„ 

-t-  Nature.  78:  219.   Jl.   9,   '08.   3S0w. 


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Stevenson,  Burton  Egbert,  comp.  Poems  of 
*       American  history.  *$3.  Houghton. 

8-33773. 
A  seven  hundred  page  anthology  including  aJl 
of  the  most  important  and  interesting  poems  re- 
lating to  the  history  of  America  from  its  dis- 
covery down  to  the  present  day.  The  poems  aie 
grouped  under  the  following  lieads:  The  Colon- 
ial period;  The  revolution;  The  period  of 
growth:  The  civil  war;  and  The  period  of  ex- 
pansion. 

Stevenson,  Burton  E.  Younji;  train  dispatch- 
er. $1.50.  Page.  7-24194. 
The  second  volume  of  Mr.  Stevenson's  "Rail- 
road series"  in  which  the  hero  Allan  West 
ascends  the  rounds  of  the  ladder  from  the  po- 
sition of  ofiioe  lioy  to  that  of  train  dispatcher. 
Ho  di'iesnt  do  it  without  honest  hard  work  and 
intelliger.t  alertness.  Demonstrations  of  his 
quick  wit  are  made  in  averting  collisions,  treat- 
ing with  his  enemies,  and  dealing  with  mid- 
night marauders.  It  is  the  kind  of  book  that 
a   courageous  lad  would   call   splendid. 

Stevenson,  William  Barrow.  Crusaders  in 
the  East:  a  brief  history  of  the  wars  of 
Islam  with  the  Latins  in  Syria  during 
the  twelfth  and  thirteenth  centuries. 
*$2.25.    Putnam.  8-9075. 

From  the  Eastern  point  of  view,  from  the 
standpoint  of  victory,  this  history  with  due 
stress  on  chronology  tells  of  the  political  rela- 
tions between  the  states  wliich  the  crusaders 
built  up  and  the  Moslem  states.  The  author 
"draws  attention  to  the  disastrous  schism  be- 
tween the  Byzantine  empire  and  the  rest  of 
Christendom  which  was  one  of  the  consequences 
of  the  Crusades,  and  he  shows  clearly,  if  only 
by  implication,  the  eternal,  though  unrecog- 
nized, influence  of  sea  power  upon  history." 
(Snec.) 


theory  of  such  pumps  and  of  the  tests  them- 
selves. The  book  also  contains  a  descriptive 
Index  of  engineering  literature  on  centrifugal 
pumps  from  1840   to  1907."    (Engin.  Rec.) 


"The  value  of  this  short  history  .  .  .  consists 
first  in  the  fact  that  the  author  has  treated  it 
from  the  unusual  point  of  view,  discarding  the 
conventional  scheme;  and  secondly  in  the  mi- 
nute attention  which  he  has  bestowed  upon  the 
difficult  problems  of  chronology." 
+   +  Ath.  1908,  2:  69.  Jl.  IS.   COOw. 

"Mr.  Stevenson  has  given  himself  no  small 
trouble  to  verify  all  dates  by  both  accounts, 
Christian  and  Moslem;  the  result  is  of  value, 
but  the  discussion  is  apt  to  be  arid.  He  has 
carried  through  a  difficult  task  with  great 
judgment;  his  notes,  as  already  said,  are  a 
mine    of    information."    G.    Le    Sti'ange. 

+  H Eng.    Hist.    R.   23;   346.   Ap.    '08.    450w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   92.   F.   15,   '08.   130w. 

"A    real    addition    to    the    history    of    the    cru- 

+  '+  Sat.  R.  108:19.  Jl.  4,  '08.  1350w. 
"Treated  from  whatever  point  of  view,  the 
narrative  of  those  two  centuries  is  a  tangled 
skein,  and  the  author,  by  a  severe  policy  of  re- 
pression, has  succeeded  in  keeping  the  main 
threads  well  in  hand.  The  book  is  an  excellent 
piece  of  workmanship,  and  will  be  especially 
■welcome  to  those  who  recognise  that  a  knowl- 
edge of  Asiatic  history  is  essential  to  the  true 
comprehension    of   that   of   Europe." 

+  Spec.   99:   1099.   D.    28,   '07.   500w. 

Stewart,  Clinton  Brown.  Investigation  of 
centrifugal  pumps,  pt.  i,  a  discussion  of 
the  theor}'  of  the  centrifugal  pump* and 
tests  of  a  six-inch  vertical  centrifugal 
pump.  (Univ.  of  Wis.  Bulletin  no.  173. 
Engineering  ser.,  v.  3,  no.  6.)  pa.  50c. 
Univ.    of    Wis.  8-3626. 

Results  attending  an  extended  line  of  ex- 
periments on  centrifugal  pumping  machinery 
being  conducted  by  the  department  of  hydraulic 
engineering  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin. 
"The  results  are  given  in  tables  and  diagrams 
and    are   accompanied    by    a    discussion    of    the 


Engin.     D.    4:    182.    Ag.    '08.    170w. 
Engin.    N.    59:    209.    F.    20,    '08.    ISOw. 
Engin.    Rec.   S7:    357.   Mr.   21,   '08.   2O0w.. 

Stewart,  Jane  Agnes.    Christmas  book.  *75c. 
*       Am.  Bapt.  8-33162. 

A  book  whose  aim  is  to  further  the  true 
Christmas  spirit.  Besides  giving  information 
concerning  the  origin  of  Christmas  and  the  var- 
ious methods  of  its  observance  it  provides  sug- 
gestions for  games  and  home-made  gifts. 


"Is  full  of  the  Christmas  .spirit." 

-1-   Dial.  45:  41S.  D.  1,  'OS.  SOw. 
"Is   probably  the   most  complete   book   on   the 
subject." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   748.  D.   5,   'OS.   130w. 

Stewart,  William  Morris.  Reminiscences  of 
Senator  William  M.  Stewart  of  Neva- 
da; ed.  by  G:  Rothwell  Brown.  *$3. 
Neale.  8-15703. 

The  reminiscences  of  Senator  Stewart  who 
"lived  .imong  frontiers-men,  Indians,  ranchmen, 
miners,  judges,  statesmen";  who  "helped  build 
a  great  western  state,  made  laws,  interpreted 
them,  enforced  them,  and  executed  them";  and 
who  "made  at  least  a  dozen  fortunes,"  the  last 
one  of  which  was  amassed  after  he  was  eighty 
years  of  age.  His  reminiscences  are  recorded 
C'Ut  of  the  fulness  of  a  wide  experience  gained 
during  twenty-nine  years  in  the  Senate  while 
closely  associated  with  the  men  who  made  the 
history  of  the  country. 


"V'e  are  regretful  thtit  Senator  Stewart  did 
not  take  his  opportunity  more  seriously." 

H Ind.  65:   1313.   D.   3,   'OS.   30-Ow. 

-f    Lit.    D.   37:    ii03.    O.    24,    'O'S.    SOOw. 

-J N.  Y.  Times.  13:  330.  Je.  13,  'OS.  240w. 

"A  vi.gorous  summing  up  of  the  life  of  a  real 
man.  It  is  an  amazinglj-  entertaining  record, 
and  the  editor  .  .  .  has  done  his  part  of  the  work 
admirablv."   AJoiphe  Klauber. 

-i-   N.  Y..  Times.  13:  352.  Je.  20,  'OS.  2450w. 
"There    is    a   good    deal    that   seems    irrespon- 
sible and  in  questionable  taste.     There  is  a  good 
deal   of  fun   and    there   is  a  good   deal  of  liveli- 
ness  in   the   book." 

H Outlook.    89:    390.    Je.    20,    '08.    200w. 

-I-    R.    of    Rs.    3S:    122.    Jl.    'OS.    SOw. 

Stimson,  Frederic  Jesup.  American  con- 
stitution: the  national  powers,  the  rights 
of  the  states,  the  liberties  of  the  peo- 
ple. (Lowell  institute  lectures,  IQ07.) 
**$i.25.    Scribner.  8-3494. 

Eight  lectures  which  aim  to  show  that  the 
constitution  is  not  an  "Antiquarian  curiosity"; 
not  a  mass  of  dry  rules,  but  the  very  substance 
of  freedom;  not  obsolete,  but  in  every  part 
alive.  They  explain  the  human  meaning  of 
the  constitution,  the  safeguards  that  it  offers 
every  one  and  the  live  issues  that  it  still  em- 
bodies. Mr.  Stimson's  closing  lectures  are  on 
Changes  in  the  constitution  now  proposed  and 
Interstate  commerce,  the  control  of  trusts,  and 
the  regulation  of  corporations. 


"This  is  a  popular  but  satisfactory  treatment 
of  the   subject." 

+  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   31:   722.  My.  '08.   loOw. 

"The  subjects  discussed  are  of  deep  Interest 
to  all  thinking  Americans.  Though  we  do  not 
agree  with  all  the  positions  taken  by  the  au- 
thor, we  regard  the  volume  as  an  extremely 
important  contribution  to  our  political  litera- 
ture, and  much  which  it  contains  is  of  the 
highest   interest    and    value." 

+  Arena.    39:    499.   Ap.    '08.    900w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Stimson,  Frederic  Jesup — Continued. 

"The  temper  of  the  book  is  admirable,  and 
we  can  only  hope  that  it  may  be  widely  and 
Intelligently    read." 

+   Educ.    R.   35:    421.   Ap.    '08.   650"w. 

"The  historical  part — that  is  about  one-half — 
of  Professor  Stimson's  volume  is  utterly  worth- 

—  +    Ind.    65:266.    Jl.    30,    '08.    220w. 

J.  Pol.  Econ.  16:  317.  My.  '08.  80w. 
"One  cannot  detect  in  his  remarks  any  fac- 
tious purpose,  only  the  conscientious  exercise 
of  the  judicial  function  o^f  ascertaining  the  law 
of  the  land,  as  declared  and  divided  by  the  con- 
stitution, and  applying  it  to  the  several  sub- 
jects under  consideration.  Thoughtful  citizens 
will   find   the   discussion   well   worth   while." 

-I-  +  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   66.  F.   8,   '08.   700w. 

"Our  point  of  view  of  the  constitution  is  not 
that  of  Professor  Stimson.  But  the  book  is 
valuable,  first,  because  it  will  put  before  the 
students  of  constitutional  law  with  gi-eat  clear- 
ness the  theory  of  strict  construction,  and,  sec- 
ond, because  it  points  out,  on  the  one  hand, 
the  historical  origin  of  ccrbxin  fundamental 
principles  of  American  constitutions,  and,  on 
the  other  hand,  certain  real  perils  against 
which  we   ne-^d   to  be   on   our   guard." 

-I Outlook.   90:   312.   O.    10,   '08.    640w. 

"As  a  critique  of  contemporary  government 
and  administrative  policies  by  a  lawyer  of  dis- 
tinction in  many  fields  of  legal  research  and 
practice,  the  volume  is  not  without  value:  but 
since  the  whole  argument  rests  on  a  particu- 
lar interpretation  of  history,  it  is  the  philoso- 
phy, not  the  conclusions,  which  principally  en- 
gage the  interest  of  the  student."  C:  A.  Beard. 
+  Pol.    Scl.    Q.    23:    340.    Je.    '08.    12O0w. 

"In  general,  Mr.  Stimson's  views  are  conser- 
vative and  his  exposition  of  the  division  of 
power  betwen  the  states  and  the  federal  gov- 
ernment judicious  and  helpful." 

-t-   R.    of    Rs.    37:    511.    Ap.    '08.    lOOw. 

"The  reading  public  will  find  it  spirited,  in- 
telligible and  suggestive;  and  if  they  trace  er- 
rors here  and  there,  there  are  none  that  are 
vital."     S.   E.    Baldwin. 

^ Yale   R.   17:  235.   Ag.   '08.   1200w. 

Stimson,  Frederic  Jesup.  Law  of  the  fed- 
eral and  state  constitutions  of  the  Unit- 
ed States;  with  an  historical  study  of 
their  principles,  a  chronological  table  of 
English  social  legislation  and  a  com- 
parative digest  of  the  constitutions  of 
the  forty-six  states.  *$3-50.  Boston 
bk.  8-15307. 

A  three-part  study.  The  first  is  devoted  to 
the  origin  and  growth  of  the  American  consti- 
tutions; the  second  to  constitutional  principles 
as  expressed  in  the  English  statutes  of  the 
realm  and  American  constitutions;  the  third, 
to  the  state  constitutions,  annotated  and  com- 
pared   with    the    federal    constitution. 


"This  book  is  unlike  the  usual  treatise  on 
constitutional  law,  both  in  arrangement  and 
manner   of   treatment."    C    L,.    Jones. 

-f  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:    639.   N.   'OS.   230w. 

"In  a  broad  sense  Professor  rjtimson  gives  us 
a  view  of  the  political  or  constitutional  life  of 
the  country — an  almost  indispensable  thing  to 
the  investigator  of  today." 

+    Ind.   65:    MOl.    O.    29,    '08.    640w. 

"This  grouping  of  constitutional  law  around 
common  topics  ...  is  a  comparative  study 
never  before  worked  out  so  completely.  Our 
debt  to  the  compiler  is  accordingly  large. 
There  are  occasional  defects  even  in  the  seri- 
atim analysis  of  the  growth  of  particular  con- 
stitutional usages." 
-t-   +  —  Nation.   87:  215.    S.   3,    '08.   780w. 

"The  law  student,  the  journalist,  men  pro- 
fessionally engaged  in  political  life,  and  others 
who  have  occasion  to  acquaint  themselves  with 


*he   details   of  American    constitutional   law   will 
find   this  book   a  valuable   aid   in   their   study." 
+   Outlook.    90:    312.    O.    10,    '08.    120w. 
"As  a  book  of  reference  it  is  indispensable  to 
every  student  of  American  politics." 

+   -h   R.    of    Rs.    38:  256.    Ag.    '08.    llOw. 
"The    politician,    lawyer    or    student   of    Amer- 
ican   institutions    should    have    it    as    a    supple- 
ment  to   Mr.    Brvce's   book." 

-I-  Sat.    R.    106:209.   Ag.   15,   '08.    260w. 

Stimson,  Henry  Albert.  New  things  of  God: 
*       sermons.  **$i.25.  Revell.  8-28071. 

"Not  truth  absolutely  new,  but  old  truth 
freshly  put  and  in  new  relations,  is  the  sub- 
stance of  his  message,  illustrated  from  his  large 
acquaintance  with  literature  and  life.  Dr.  Stim- 
.son  feels  and  joins  in  the  movament  of  modern 
thought,  saying  that  'a  new  theology  is  the  de- 
mand and  the  inevitable  product  of  every  age,' 
hut  that  after  all,  and  in  all  change,  religion 
is  the  same,  'the  response  of  the  soul  to  God,' 
Christ  as  ever  the  pilot  of  the  soul,  and  one's 
attitude  toward  him  the  test  of  character." — 
Outlook. 


"Chiiracterized  by  several   qualities   most  ser- 
mons lack:   clearness,   sanity,   and  practicality." 
+   Ind.  65:  1248.  N.  26,  'OS.  SOw. 
"The    sermons    are    thoughtful,    practical,    and 
inspiring  to  the  reader." 

+   Ind.   65:   1312.   D.   3,   'OS.   150w. 
"These   discourses   are   focused   on   the   funda- 
mental truths  with  a  frequently  inspirational  ef- 
fect." 

+   Outlook.   90:   595.   N.   14,   'OS.   leOw. 

Stirling,  Anna  Maria  W.  Coke  of  Norfolk 
and  his  friends:  the  life  of  Thomas  Wil- 
liam Coke,  first  earl  of  Leicester  of 
Holkham,  etc.,  including  many  unpub- 
lished letters  of  noted  men  of  his  day, 
English  and  American,  il.  2v.  *.$io. 
Lane.  8-13695. 

Containing  an  account  of  his  ancestry,  sur- 
roundings, public  services,  and  private  friend- 
ships, and  including  many  unpublished  letters 
from  noted  men  of  his  day.  (Explanatory  title.) 


"This  life  is  so  thoroughly  well  done,  so  care- 
fully ordered,  so  reasonable  in  Its  judgments, 
and  so  well  written,  that  the  reviewers  all  com- 
plimented their  sex  by  supposing  the  biographer 
to  be  a  man,  and  the  present  writer,  if  he  had 
not  been  better  informed  by  accident,  would 
indeed  have  done  the  same."  G.  S.  S. 
-f   +  Acad.    73:  207.   D.    7,    '07.   200'Ow. 

"Half,  or  two-thirds,  of  these  fat  volumes 
would  have  been  better  than  the  whole.  But 
having  passed  this  criticism,  we  hasten  to  say 
that  the  book  is  of  distinct  social  and  historical 
value,  confirming,  and  sometimes  supplement- 
ing, such  works  as  the  Greville,  Creevey,  and 
Albemarle  papers.  It  is  also  remarkably  en- 
tertaining, and  should  prove  a  profitable  quarry 
for  the  anecdotist." 
-f  -I Ath.   1907.   2:   681.   N.   30.   1300w. 

"We  thank  Mrs.  Stirling  for  one  of  the  most 
interesting   memoirs  of  recent  years." 

-I-   Lond.    Times.    6:  361.   N.    29,    '07.    2700w. 

"Altogether,  the  book  may  well  engage  the 
attention  of  him  who  wants  to  see  English  life 
of  a  century  ago;  and  he  will  not  fail  to  enjoy 
the  character  here  revealed  of  what  we,  with 
a  certain  touch  of  fondness,  are  wont  to  style 
'a  gentleman  of  the  old  school.'  " 

-f   Nation.  86:   379.  Ap.  23,   '08.   500w. 

"Her  vi^ole-hearted  admiration  for  her  dis- 
tinguished ancestor  has  made  it  impossible  for 
her  to  conceive  that  he  was  not  in  every  way 
great,  and  so  deep  is  her  own  interest  In  him 
that  she  imagines  everything  connected  with 
him,  no  matter  how  remotely,  must  be  of  gen- 
eral   interest," 

f-  Sat.    R.  104:   670.   N.   30,  '07.  llOOw. 


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345 


"Mrs.  Stirling  has  done  her  work  handsomely, 
and  has  plainly  been  helped  by  the  good  will 
of  the  Coke  family  and  all  Its  ramifications. 
If  the  biography  is  unnecessarily  long,  it  con- 
tains much  new  material  that  is  well  worth  un- 
rolling from  its  wrappers." 

H-  Spec.   99:   869.    N.    30.    '07.    1400w. 

Stoddard,    William    Osborn.    In    the    open. 
*       "r6oc.  Harper.  8-32332. 

Wholesome  adventure  and  excitement  com- 
mend these  tales  of  the  exploits  and  frolics  of 
a  group  of  breezy,  healthy  children  who  hunt, 
camp,  fish,  encounter  Indians,  fight  prairie  fires, 
and  roam  about  tor  worlds  to  conquer. 

Stoker,   Bram.     Gates   of  life.  75c.   Cupples 
&  L.  8-14957. 

Miss  Stephen  Norman  tries  the  working  val- 
ue of  a  theory  that  the  wrecking  of  many  lives 
can  be  avoided  by  a  woman's  taking  the  initi- 
ati\e  in  the  momentous  question  of  marriage 
proposals.  She  offers  herself  and  her-  estate  to 
young  E>\'erhard,  a  dissolute  man  who  makes 
light  of  the  whole  affair.  Wounded  pride  takes 
Its  unlawful  revenge  on  her  real  lover,  but 
justly  metes  out  punishment  to  Everhard  who 
attempted  to  follow  up  his  advantage  from  mo- 
tives of  graft. 


"Surely  Mr.  Stoker  is  still  capable  of  better 
things."     F:    T.    Cooper. 

—  Bookm.   28:  69.   S.  '08.   150w. 

"A  blatant  melodrama,  all  the  trashier  for 
the  grandiloquent  moralizings — in  which  the 
word  '.sex'  is  unpleasantly  frequent — which 
punctuate    the    suprising    actions    of    his    char- 

—  Nation.    87:  163.   Ag.    20,    '08.    140w. 
"There  are  novelty  and  variety  in  Bram  Sto- 

kers    novel." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  448.   Ag.   15,   '08.   370w. 

Story,   Alfred   Thomas.     American   shrines 
in   England.   *$2.   Macmillan. 

"A  convenient  summary  of  the  English  ante- 
cedents of  a  number  of  well-known  Americans. 
Six  chapters  are  devoted  to  a  careful  presenta- 
tion of  the  'evidence  in  regard  to  the  Washing- 
ton fam.ily,  the  last  link  in  which  was  com- 
pleted by  the  accidental  discovery  in  the  State 
■department  at  Washington,  in  1902,  of  the  will 
■of  Mrs.  Martha  I-Iayward,  n§2  Washington.  The 
ancestry  and  English  home  of  Franklin,  of 
Standish,  of  Winthrop  and  Penn,  of  Yale  and 
Harvard,  of  the  L-ees  and  the  Adamses,  are  dis- 
cussed."— Nation. 

"For    those    who    like    this    sort    of   thing    the 
book  is  unquestionably  valuable,  and  it  is  prob- 
ably just  as  well   to  have   somebodv  do   it." 
-I-   Ind,    06:  951.    O.    22,    '08.    120w. 
+  Nation.    87:  360.    O.    15.    '08.    lOOw. 
R.  of  Rs.  38:  759.  D.  '08.  60w. 

Stoughton,  Bradley.  Metallurgy  of  iron  and 
steel.     $3.     Hill  pub.  8-5613. 

A  college  •text-book  as  well  as  a  reference 
work  which  "fills  a  distinct  gap  in  English  met- 
allurgical literature,  in  that  it  provides  a  clear, 
up-to-date,  description  of  the  apparatus,  fur- 
naces and  appliances  used  in  the  metallurgy  of 
Iron  and  steel."   (Engin.  N.) 


"Best   single   book   on   American   practice   for 
small    libraries.    Needed    also   by   large    libraries, 
because  of  its  closeness  to  present  methods." 
4-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:   150.   My.    '08. 

"It  is  altogether  a  most  complete  and  valu- 
able work,  as  it  gives  the  best  methods  of 
production  and  in  addition  records  in  a  thor- 
ough and  practical  manner  the  most  recent  ad- 
vances in  the  subjects  of  metallography,  cor- 
rosion  and   the   new    alloys." 

+  +  Engln.  D.  3:  416.  Ap.  '08.  560w. 

"It  is  a  first-class  illustrated  des^cription  of 
the  present  state  of  the  Iron  and  steel  indus- 
try, entertainingly   written,    splendidly   illustrat- 


ed, a  little  too  detailed  to  be  called  superficial, 
yet  not  minute  enough  to  be  tiresome  to  anyone 
wishing  to  learn  something  about  iron  and 
steel.  The  book  contains  many  minor  errors  In 
its  descriptions,  such  as  ascribing  vie-ws  and 
explanations  to  the  wrong  metallurgist.  It  aJ- 
so  contains  some  major  errors  in  questions  of 
theory  and  calculation."  J.  W.  Richards. 
-{-   H Engin.    N.    59:    437.    Ap.    16,    '08.    600w. 

Stratileseo,    Tereza.      From    Carpathian    to 
Pindus;  pictures  of  Roumanian  country 
life.  il.   *$3.7S.   Luce,  J:   W.         7-28495. 
"The    author    of    this    volume    has    set   herself 
to  put  before  her  readers  a  full  account  of   the 
condition     and    character     of      the      Roumanian 
peasantry,    the    inhabitants    of    the    lower    basin 
of  the  Danube,  as  well  as  of  their  natural  sur- 
roundings."     (Ath.)      "The    book    is    more    than 
a    more    record    of    historical,    ethnological,    and 
sociological   facts   in   regard   to    the    Roumanian. 
It   is   a   treasurehouse   of   folklore,    legends,    bal- 
lads, and  songs  often  with  the  music  attached." 
(Nation.) 


"The  book  will  interest  students  of  folk-lore 
and  local  customs  as  well  as  those  who  have 
visited  or  propose  to  visit,  this  somewhat 
neglected  corner  of  Europe.  The  style,  though 
lively,  betrays  in  places  that  the  writer  is  a 
foreigner." 

H Ath.    1907.    1:    3-50.    Mr.    23.    400w. 

-I-  Nation.  86:  35.  Ja.  9,  '08.  330w. 
-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  104.  F.  22,  '08.  170w. 
"She  djes  not  claim  to  be  a  politician  and 
contents  herself  with  descriptions  of  the  Rou- 
manian peasantry.  These  are  very  well  done, 
■with  a  light  touch  and  with  enthusiasm  tem- 
pered by  humour.  She  has  made  a  careful 
study  of  folk-lore  and  tells  some  amusing  sto- 
ries." 

+  Sat.    R.    103:    372.    Mr.    23.    '07.    250w. 

Stratton,  Alfred  William.  Letters  from 
India;  with  a  memoir  by  his  wife,  Anna 
Booth  Stratton.  *$3.50.  Button.  8-36147. 

A  volume  whicn  reflects  the  force  of  "Amer- 
ican scholarship,  tact,  and  energy  in  touch  with 
modern  India."  (Outlook.)  A  Canadian,  edu- 
cated in  Canada  and  the  United  States,  for  a' 
time  connected  with  the  faculty  of  the  Chicago 
university,  the  author  eventually  served  in  the 
combined  capacities  of  registrar  of  Punjab  uni- 
versity and  principal  of  the  Oriental  college  at 
Lahore.  India.  His  letters  are  valuable  "for 
what  they  tell  us  of  university  life  in  northern 
India,  of  the  class  of  native  scholars,  and  of 
certain  inquiries  into  Sanskrit  literature." 
(Spec.) 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  602.  My.  16,  4'OOw. 
"They  not  only  give  a  clear  impression  of  a 
singularly  conservative,  lofty,  and  unselfish 
personality;  they  afford  us  a  clear  picture  of 
an  American  scholar's  life  in  India,  and  also 
ma.ny  interesting  side-lights  on  social,  educa- 
tional, and  political  conditions  in  northwest  In- 
dia." 

-t-   Outlook.    89:    864.    Ag.    15,    '08.    600w. 

"The  letters  are  always  interesting." 

-I-   Spec.    100:    583.    Ap.    11,    '08.    240w. 

Streatfeild,  Richard  Alexander.  Opera:  a 
sketch  of  the  development  of  opera 
with  full  descriptions  of  all  works  in 
the  modern  repertory:  with  an  introd. 
by  J.  A.  Fuller-Maitland.  3d  ed.  rev. 
and  enl.   *$i.2S.   Lippincott.  8-35265. 

Brought  to  date  by  the  inclusion  of  such  op- 
eras as  Puccini's  "Tosca"  and  "Madame  But- 
terflv";  Charpentier's  "Louise";  Strauss's 'Sal- 
ome"; Saint-Saens's  "H6iene";  Giordano's 
"Fedora"  and  "Siberia";  Debussy's  "Pellfeas 
and  M^lisande";   and  other  new  operas. 


A.    L.   A.   Bkl.   4:   123.   Ap.    '08.   4. 


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Streatfeild,  Richard  Alexander — Continued. 

"This  very  readable  and  trustworthy  book 
may  be  commended  to  all  lovers  of  music  v^rho 
wish  to  know  something  about  the  great  works 
of  the   lyric  stage." 

+   Dial.   43:   3S5.    D.    1,   '07.   50w. 

"The  most  laudable  thing  about  this  volume 
Is  the  combination  of  clearness  and  conciseness 
in    tne    telling   of    operatic    plots." 

+   Nation.   86:134.    F.   6,   'O'S.   2.90w. 

"He  is  as  little  without  bias  as  may  be  ex- 
pected of  one  who  traverses  so  broad  a  field, 
and  his  view  is  clear  as  liis  style  is  entertain- 
ing." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  690.  O.  26,  '07.  220w. 

Streckfuss,  Adolf.  Lonely  house;  tr.  from 
the  German  by  Mrs.  A.  L.  Wister.  il. 
t$i.5o.    Lippincott.  7-33203. 

Descriptive   note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 


"Not  remarkable  for  skill  in  character-draw- 
ing or  probability  of  plot  and  event,  but  will 
hold  the  interest,  and  compares  favorably  with 
Mrs.   Wister's   other  translations." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  20.  Ja.   '08. 

"It  is  done  with  IVIrs.  "Wister's  trained  skill, 
thorough  knowledge  of  German,    md  admirable 

'  +  Outlook.  88:  326.  F.  8,  '03.  lOOw. 

Strindberg,  August.  The  father  (a  trag- 
edy); tr.  by  N.  Erichsen.  *$i.  Luce,  J: 
W.  8- 1 37 1 8. 

The  first  appearance  in  English  of  a  drama 
written  by  "the  most  pessimistic  of  living  pes- 
simists." "  'The  father'  reveals  an  amazing 
combat  between  mother  and  father  for  the 
control  of  their  daughter's  destiny,  the  mother 
ultimately  gaining  her  point  at  the  expense  of 
her  husband's  reason.  When  it  appears  that 
he  is  to  have  the  upper  hand,  she  drops  a  fatal 
seed  of  doubt  as  to  who  the  child's  father  ac- 
tually is.  Presumably  she  has  always  been  a 
faithful  wife,  but  the  poison  of  suggestion  has 
been  implanted  in  the  husband's  mind  and  he 
is  eventually  driven  mad  by  the  thought.  As 
a  study  of  misogj'ny  and  a.bysmai  pessimism 
'The  father'  probably  has  few  equals  in  any 
•language."    (N.   Y.   Times.) 

"That  it  would  exercise  a  powerful  effect 
cannot  be  doubted,  but  it  is  unpleasant  beyond 
expression.  The  present  translation  by  N.  Er- 
ichsen appears  to  preserve  the  general  characr 
ter   of   the   original." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:  295.  My.  23,  '08.  250w. 

Stringer,  Arthur  J.  A.  The  under  groove. 
t$i.5o.  McClure.  8-13274. 

In  a  series  of  seven  short  stories  an  old  of- 
fender against  the  law  tells  in  the  first  person 
his  experiences  in  New  York  while  assuming 
ttie  rather  novel  role  of  detective.  With  a  facil- 
ity born  of  long  experience  in  practical  crimin- 
ality he  makes  use  of  the  usual  methods  ol^ 
perpetrating  crime  in  order  to  ferret  it  out  for 
his  own  privnte  ends.  The  mental  processes 
of  the  scientific  burglar  are  analyzed  so  that 
the  book  is  at  once  a  thrilling  story  of  adven- 
ture and   a  study  of  criminology. 

"Lively   reading." 

+   Ind.  G5:  268.  Jl.  30,   '08.  lOOw. 
"In  themselves  the  eight  stories,   with  one   or 
two    exceptions,    would    make    good    reading." 
+  —  Nation.    86:557.   Je.    18,   '08.    300w. 
"And  if  the  whole  thing  moves  with  the  light- 
ness  and   spirit   of   the  true   adventure   story,    it 
none  the  less  retains  the  importance  of  a  sin- 
cere  study  in  psychology." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   258.  My.   2,   '08.  150w. 
+    N.   Y.   Times.   13:  346.    Je.    13,    'OS.    190w. 

"Would  be  far  better  if  It  had  omitted  fhe 
telepathic  and  hypnotic  basis  on  which  it  is 
constructed." 

—  Outlook.    89:    314.    Je.    6,    '08.    50w. 


Strong,  Augustus  Hopkins.  Outlines  of 
systematic  theology,  designed  for  the 
use  of  theological  students.  **$2.5o.  Am. 
Bapt.  8-30158. 

An  outline  embracing  the  substance  of  Dr. 
Strong's  three-volume  "Systematic  theology,"  a 
work  which  after  twenty  years  has  been  re- 
vised and  enlarged.  The  abbreviated  work  is 
at  once  a  text-book  for  recitation,  a  minister's 
hand-book,  and  a  convenient  guide  for  the  busy 
layman. 

Strong,  Augustus  Hopkins.  Systematic  the- 
ology: a  compendium  and  commonplace 
book,  designed  for  the  use  of  theolog- 
ical students;  new:  ed.  rev.  and  enl.  3v. 
ea.  $2.50.  Am.  Bapt.  7-37083. 

Dr.  Strong  with  his  "open  mind,  broad  sym- 
pathy and  keen  vision"  has  kept  pace  with  the 
progress  of  the  times  and  now  presents  his 
hand-book  modernized.  Volume  1  deals  with 
The  doctrine  of  God,  volume  2,  with  The  doc- 
trine of  man,  and  volume  3,  The  doctrine  of 
salvation. 

V.  2.  Doctrine  of  man.  Deals  with  anthropol- 
ogy or  the  doctrine  of  man.  The  origin,  the 
nature^  and  the  fall  of  man  are  treated  and  the 
consequences  of  the  fall — physical  and  spiritual 
death. 


"It  is  the  more  to  be  regretted  that  the  in- 
sight so  clearly  expressed  in  the  passages  cited 
should  not  have  been  allowed  to  determine  the 
treatment  in  other  parte  of  the  volume."  W: 
A.   Brown. 

-f  H Am.    J.    Theol.    12:    150.    Ja.    '08.    2200w. 

(Review   of  v.    1.) 

"This  volume  like  the  first,  contains  an 
amazing  wealth  of  quotation  drawn  from  wide 
circles  of  thought;  sometimes  the  passages  are 
moi'c  cogent  and  convincing  than  his  refutation 
of  them." 

+  -\ Am.    J.    .Theol.    12:  502.    Jl.    'OS.    lOOOw. 

(Review  of  v.   2.) 

Stroup,   Ner  Wallace.     Fact  of  sin  viewed 

historically  and  doctrinally.  *$i.  West. 
Meth.   bk.  8-29856. 

A  discussion  of  the  vital  relation  of  the  fact 
of  sin  to  the  divine  plan  of  salvation. 

Stuart,  Eleanor.  The  postscript.  t$i.  Mc- 
Clure. 8-14333. 
A  slight  story  set  in  Italy  in  which  an  Amer- 
ican girl,  the  widow  of  a  count;  a  scheming 
Italian,  bent  upon  besmirching  the  good  name 
of  the  dead  count;  and  a  wronged  woman  are 
the  principal  characters.  When  all  misunder- 
standing is  cleared  away  the  postscript  which 
the  wife  adds  to  her  former  joy  and  trust  in 
her  husband  is  "I  know  in  whom  I  have  be- 
lieved." 


"A  tale  of  rather  delicate  workmanship,  in 
which  the  characters  are  drawn  with  more  than 
ordinary  skill  and  charm  and  the  plot  is  rather 
painful   and   melodramatic." 

+  —  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  223.  Je.  '08. 
"The    heroine   is   a    rather    commonplace   little 
person,  and  one  feels  that  the  writer  somewhat 
exaggerates   the  importance  of  her  experience." 

H ■  Nation.   86:558.    Je.    18.    '08.    350w. 

"Talent  and  care  have  evidently  been  ex- 
pended on  this  novelette." 

+  —  N.   Y.  Times.  13:   30S.  My.  30,  '08.   lOOw. 

Stuart,    Gerald    Villiers.    Soul    of    Croesus. 
75c.    Cupples    &    L.  8-17792. 

The  fantastic  story  of  a  modern  Croesus, 
whose  father  had  bequeathed  him  an  enormous 
fortune  with  the  injunction  to  spend  all.  War- 
ring against  the  merciless  debauchery  is  the 
better  personalitv,  which  thinks,  philosophizes 
and    exerts    a    strength    that    grows    impotent 


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when  the  whole  army  of  lower  personality  imps 
come  trooping  back.  Th«  story  from  a  sub- 
jective standpoint  stimulates  the  reader's 
thought    and   interest. 


"There  is  a  lot  of  trimming  to  the  story  that 
Is  extremely  entertaining,   and   it  is   that  which 
makes  Mr.   Villiers-Stuart's  book  worth   while." 
H N.   Y.  Times.   13:436.   Ag.    8,   'OS.   720w. 

Stuart,  Henry  Longan.  Weeping  cross: 
an  unworldy  story.  **$i.40.  Double- 
day.  8-23103. 
The  adventures  in  New  England,  about  the 
middle  of  the  17th  century,  of  an  Irish  bond 
servant  "who  had  been  first  a  Jesuit  pupil, 
then  a  rovalist  soldier.  He  is  sent  to  the  hard 
mercies  of  the  Pilgrims  by  Cromwell,  indentured 
to  a  noble-minded  master,  but  has  the  misfor- 
tune of  being  loved  by  that  master's  daughter. 
The  conflict  between  religion  and  passion  that 
follows  is  analyzed  with  extreme  keenness,  but 
is  hardly  edifying  in  its  bold  realism,  and  is 
agonizing  in  its  relation  of  mental  and  physical 
suffering."    (Outlook.) 

"It  is  the  matter  rather  than  the  jnanner  we 
confess    to   finding   distasteful." 

+  —  Ath.    190'S,    2:    3:-»8.    O.    3.    170w. 

"The  book  is  eminentlv  worth  reading."  F: 
T.    Cooper. 

-I-   Bookm.    28:    142.    O.    'OS.    770w. 

"It  makes  a  vivid  and  robust  tale,  but  its 
effecti\eness  is  dulled  by  interminable  pas- 
s.ages  of  description  and  introspective  analysis." 
W:    M.    Payne. 

H Dial.  45:  214.  O.  1,  '08.   550w. 

"A  book  which,  for  the  present  day  and  hour 
at  least,  must  be  set  down  as  a  novel  of  some 
importance.  He  has  given  fearlessly  and  hon- 
estly, without  fear  of  offense,  a  record  of  sin- 
ful love  that -nevertheless  does  not  lose  its  dig- 
nity nor  its  claim  upon  our  sympathy  and  our 
esteem."    Philip   Tillinghast. 

-f-   Forum.   40:    224.    S.    '08.    llOOw. 

"Is  not  the  ambitious  success  its  author  has 
aimed  at,  but  it  is  a  serious  piece  of  work, 
creditably   carried    thru." 

-I Ind.  65:   550.  .S.  3,  '08.   70w. 

"With  more  restraint  of  manner  and  matur- 
ity of  thought,  Mr.  Stuart's  vivid  fancy  gives 
promise   of  work   of  real   value." 

H Nation.    87:    213.    S.    3.    '08.    250w. 

"The  story,  although  full  of  rnisery  and  trag- 
edy, deserves  commendation.  Its  literary  merit 
is  of  a  high   order." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   490.   S.    5,    '08.   200w. 

"There  is  much  that  will  offend  the  taste  in 
the  ultra-realism  of  the  narrative.  This  is  all 
the  greater  pity  because  the  author  has  an 
imagination  of  unusual  power,  a  style  vivid  and 
forceful,  and  an  honest  intention  to  present  the 
tragic  struggle  between  a  man's  better  nature 
and   cruel   temptation." 

h  Outlook.    90:    134.    S.    19,    '08.    160w. 

"It  is  a  fine  tragedy,  clothed  in  real  eloquence 
and   dignitv." 

H Sat.    R.    106:    488.    O.    17.    '08.    260w. 

Stubbs,  Rt.  Rev.  William.  Germany  in  the 
early  middle  ages,  476-1250;  ed.  by  Ar- 
thur   Hassall.     *$2.     Longmans. 

8-19595- 
"Contrary  to  one's  natural  expectations,  the 
volume  is  narrative  rather  than  constitutional, 
but  there  are  to  be  found  in  its  pages  several 
of  those  remarkable  characterizations  of  medi- 
eval personages  in  which  Stubbs  was  an  un- 
doubted adept.  The  chapters  are  so  arranged 
as  to  form  a  tolerably  complete  account  of  Ger- 
many from  the  great  migrations  to  the  death  of 
Frederick  II  in  1250,  and  the  style,  less  severe 
and  impersonal  than  the  stately  diction  of  the 
constitutional  history,  will  make  the  book  more 
acceptable    to    the    general    reader." — Ind. 


general  reader,  but  it  miay  be  recommended  as 
oollatoral  reading  to  college  classes  in  medieval 
history."   O.   J.    Thatcher. 

-I Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    167.    O.    'O'S.    6>0w. 

"Tho  the  lectures  throughout  impress  one 
with  the  soundness  and  breadth  of  the  learned 
historian's  studies,  there  is  a,  certain  ancientry 
in   their  doctrines   and    temper." 

+  >—  Ind.   65:   493.   Ag.    27,    '08.   330w. 

"Nor  can  we  feel  that  this  volume  goes  fax 
toward  .sunplying  any  hick  that  really  exists." 

—  Nation.    87:    3SS.    O.    22,    '08.   ■660w. 

"It  is  difficult  to  see  what  purpose  is  served 
by  the  publication  of  this  volume.  We  regret 
that  we  must  add  that  the  editor  has  not  made 
it  easier  to  approve  of  the  publication  by  the 
way   in   which    he    has   performed   his   share." 

—  Sat.    R.   105:   661.   My.   23,   '08.    15O0w. 

Sullivan,  Thomas  Russell.  Lands  of  sum- 
mer: sketches  in  Italy,  Sicily,  and 
Greece.    **$i.so.    Houghton.  8-13684. 

Seven  sketiches  which  the  author's  travel  in 
the  Mediterranean  countries  has  inspired.  They 
are  spring-time  with  Theocritus,  From  Athens 
to  Corfu,  Midsummer  in  Tuscany,  Bergamo  and 
the  Bergamasque  Alps,  The  centenary  of  Alfieri 
at  Asti.  The  wraith  of  a  ducal  city  and  Life  on 
a    Tuscan   farm. 


"It  is  slight  and  superficial,  but  is  at  least 
as  good  to  read  as.  and  much  less  pretentious 
than,  the  majority  of  'travel  books'  written  on 
these  well-kno-wn    lands." 

+  Ath.    1908.    2:   53S.   O.    31.   180w. 
"An    unusually   pleasant   volume     for   reading 
and  possession."   H.   E.   Coblentz. 

+   Dial.   44:   347.   Je.   1,   '08.   470w. 
"The  classical  student  may  read  him  at  home, 
with  pleasure   and  some  profit:   the   tourist  will 
find  him   of  some   service  on   the   spot." 
-I-   Ind.  64:  1290.  Je.  4,  '08.  80w. 
"The   work   lacks   distinction.     As   a   whole   it 
is   scarcely  less   monochrome    (but   more  attrac- 
tive)   than    its    sicklv   blue    cover." 

\-   Nation.    87:  "160.    Ag.    20,    'OS.    270w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  321.  Je.  6,  '08.  130w. 
"It    is    neither    bad    enough    to    infuriate    nor 
important  enough  to  arrest."     A.  I.  du  P.   Cole- 
man. 

f-   Putnam's.    4:    746.   S.    '08.    270w. 

Sunderland,     Jabez     Thomas.     Origin     and 

*  character  of  the  Bible  and  its  place 
among  sacred  books;  new  ed.  rev.  and 
enl.  *$i.20.  Am.  Unitar.  8-33168. 

Embodies  the  results  of  the  latest  investiga- 
tions along  the  lines  of  origin,  authorship, 
growth,  real  character,  transitory  elements  and 
permanent  value  of  the  Bible.  It  contains  illus- 
trative tables,  lists  of  best  books  for  reading 
and  study,  and  several  entirely  new  chapters. 

Surette,  Thomas  Whitney,  and  Mason,  Dan- 

*  iel  Gregory.  Appreciation  of  music. 
**$i.5o.  Baker. 

A  volume  which  "presents  'in  clear  and  un- 
technical  language  an  account  of  the  evolution 
of  musical  ait  from  the  primitive  folk-song  up 
to  the  symphony  of  Beethoven,'  illustrating  the 
stages  of  this  development  by  musical  examples, 
and  providing  detailed  analyses  of  many  typical 
compositions.  The  volume  has  several  portrait 
illustrations." — Dial. 


"The  book  offers  little  or  nothing  to  the 
specialist,  is  not  adapted  to  use  in  the  class 
room,  and  will  hardly  hold  the  attention  of  the 


"A  useful  book  for  students,  for  music  clubs 
and  for  the  individual  reader  who  has  a  fair 
knowledge  of  music." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  297.  D.  '08. 
Dial.  45:  46.  Jl.  16,  'OS.  90w. 
"Teachers  will  no  doubt  find  not  a  few  useful 
hints  in  it,  and  the  general  reader  also  would  do 
well  not  to  ignore  it.  There  are  excellent  things, 
notably  in  the  chapters  on  Bach  and  Beethoven. 
The  best  thing  in  the  book  is  the  chapter  oa 
Beethoven's  humor." 

-I-   Nation.  85:  548.  D.  12,  '07.  840w. 


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Swett,     Sophia     Miriam.     Princess     Wisla. 
*       t$r.5o.   Little.  8-30702. 

The  story  of  a  child  that  was  rescued  from 
drownins  by  an  Indian  woman,  dyed  with  poke- 
berry  Ink  to  resemble  an  Indian  child,  and  made 
Into  an  Indian  princess. 

R.  of  Rs.  38:  76S.  D.  '08.  40w. 

Swift,  Edgar  James.   Mind   in   the  making: 

a  study  in  mental  development.  **$i.50. 

Scribner.  8-12179- 

"As  a   sound-hearted  and  clear-minded   social 

reformer,  taking  a  common  sense  view  of  social 

problems,"    (N.   Y.    Times.)    the  author  makes  a 

plea  for  a  broader  interpretation   to   education. 

"Mental    plasticity,    capacity    for    understanding 

and   controlling  new   situations  and   for   making 

them"   should  be  the  outcome  of  education.   See 

Cumulative  book  index  for  contents. 


"As  a  whole  the  volume  embodies  a  system- 
atic knowledge  of  children  and  sane  ideas  of 
their  needs.  The  book  is  bound  to  have  a. 
wide  and  a  wholesome  influence,  and  largely 
because  of  this  the  reviewer  wishes  to  call  at- 
tention to  what  seems  to  be  an  unwise  empha- 
sis in  the  chapter  entitled,  'Criminal  tenden- 
cies in  boys.'  "  K.  E.  Dopp. 
-|_   ^ Am.    J.    See.    14:    261.    S.    '08.    570w. 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  242.  O.  '08. 
"The  book's  chief  defect  is  an  evident  lack 
of  wide  acquaintance  on  the  part  of  the  author 
with  sociological  and  antiiropological  literature. 
This  gives  rise  to  many  omissions  and  several 
slips."    C;    A.    Ellwood. 

^ Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:    640.    N.    'OS.    420w. 

"One  by  one,  the  more  concrete  and  the  more 
comprehensive  questions  of  the  applying  psy- 
chologist are  reviewed  in  this  collection  of  es- 
says; and  each  brings  a  tangible  addition  to  the 
insight  that  can  assimilate  data  while  it  yet 
directs  their  accumulation  and  dominates  their 
interpretation."   J.  Jastrow. 

-f-   Dial.  45:  40.  JI.  16.  '08.  200w. 

"Some  of  his  psychological  studies  are  par- 
ticularly shrewd  and  practical,  and  the  book 
as   a   whole   deserves   attention." 

-f-   Educ.    R.    36:    317.    O.    '08.    60w. 

"We  can  scarcely  conceive  that  ary  teacher 
or  thoughtful  parent  would  not  be  interested 
in  nearly  all  the  essays,  and  no  one  engaged  in 
educational  or  social  improvement  can  rise 
from  its  reading  without  botli  stimulation  and 
encouragement."    J.   H.    T. 

+   El.    School    T.    0:    162.    N.    'OS.    1000 w. 
Ind.   65:319.   Ag.   6,   '08.    ISOw. 

"A  more  significant  book  or  a  more  attrac- 
tive one  has  not  lately  been  published  because 
it  presents  facts  clearly  and  accurately,  its  de- 
ductions are  reasonable,  its  logic  denotes  a 
broad,  well-cultured  mind,  its  historical  per- 
spective is  suitable,  its  style  is  good.  He  may 
go  too  far  in  some  of  his  deductions,  but  the 
influence  of  his  book  ought  to  be  beneficial  be- 
vond  the  field  of  pedagogy."  B:  A.  Dithmar. 
+   -I-    —  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   325.  Je.  13,  'OS.  1750w. 

"As  a  plea  for  the  personal  element  in  edu- 
cation, and  for  the  extension  of  the  experimental 
method  'in  the  interest  of  a  soundly  construc- 
tive pedagogy,'  this  is  an  eminently  luminous 
and  influential  work." 

+  Outlook.   89:   390.   Je.   20,   '08.    230w. 

"Is  of  real  value  to  both  investigators  in  ed- 
ucational psychology  and  students  of  college 
grade.  Concerning  some  of  the  conclusions 
which  Professor  Swift  does  definitely  accept, 
...  it  must  be  noted  that  other  intelligent  in- 
vestigators possessed  of  the  same  facts  as  the 
author  would  still  not  proceed  to  his  conclu- 
sions."    E:    L.    Thorndike. 

-I Science,    n.s.    28:  212.    Ag.    14,    '08.    6S0w. 

Swift,    Ivan.      Fagots    of    cedar.    $2.      Ivan 
Swift,  Harbor  Springs,  Mich.  8-240. 

A  collection  of  verses  of  the  Michigan  woods 
and   lumber   camps. 


"Mr.  Swift's  poems  have  much  of  the  strong, 
virile,  thought-suggesting  quality  of  Whitman's 
work."   A.    C.   Rich. 

+  Arena.  39:  493.  Ap.  '08.  75aw. 

"At  its  best  Mr.  Swift's  verse  is  virile,  rhyth- 
mical,  and   full   of  meaning,   suggesting  kinship 
with    the    school    of    Kipling   and   Henley." 
+   Dial.   44:   138.   My.    '08.    lOOw. 

"The  breath  of  the  woods  is  in  them  and  the 
perfume  of  the  cedar,  though  there  is  nothing 
to  suggest  that  they  have  come  out  of  an  an- 
cient chest.  On  the  contrary,  they  are  what 
would  he  called  up-to-date  poems.  While  there 
is  at  times  a  touch  of  self-consciousness,  there 
is  throughout  the  evidence  of  genuine  feeling." 
H Outlook.   89:  261.  My.  30,  '08.  350w. 

Swinburne,     Algernon     Charles.       Age     of 

Shakespeare.  **$2.  Harper.  8-27774. 

Nine  critical  papers  which  deal  with  Shakes- 
peare and  the  writers  of  his  age.  Marlowe, 
Webster.  Dekker,  Marston,  Middleton,  Rowley, 
Heywood,  Chapman  and  Tourneur  are  in  turn 
compared  with  .Shakespeare;  and  the  latter's 
indebtedness   to   each   is  pointed   out. 


"Even  those  who  have  long  been  familiar  with 
the  greater  number  of  theso  essays  will  road 
them  with  the  certainty  of  lighting  on  matter 
well  worth  study,  and  will  find  fresh  interest  in 
tracing  the  few  changes  time  has  brought  about 
In  his  judgment." 

+  Ath.   1908,   2:  674.  N.   28.  lOOCw. 

"The  book  is  a  good  book,  a  serious  and  il- 
luminating piece  of  criticism."  Montgomery 
Schuvler. 

+   Bookm.   28:    265.   N.   '08.   ISOOw. 

"Full  of  wonderful  little  flashes  of  delicate 
perception,  epigrammatic  summings-up  that  re- 
fuse to  be  forgotten,  and  then,  at  the  turn  of 
a  page,  a  blast  of  turbulent  adulation,  a  whirl- 
wind of  redundant  hyperbole,  full  of  sound  and 
fury.  Nevertheless,  such  as  it  is,  it  is  a  book 
indispensable  to  any  one  who  is  making  a  study 
of  Mr.  Swinburne  the  poet."  F:  T.  Cooper. 
-I Forum.   40:    405.    O.    '08.    1950w. 

"As  a  critical  work,  it  cannot  be  taken  seri- 
ously." 

—  Ind.   65:   1310.  D.  3,  '08.   300w. 
+   Lit.   D.  37:  854.  D.  5,  '08.  160w. 

"As  a  whole  the  book  must  impress  any  sane 
reader  as  the  cry  of  an  enraged  and  baffled 
romanticism,  of  a  romanticism  that,  like  some 
wild  beast  at  bay,  snaps  and  snarls  at  com- 
mon-sense." 

—  Nation.  87:   445.  N.   5,   '08.  llOOw. 
"Swinburne    guides    us    to    a    study   and    com- 
prehension   of    a    form    of    literary    art    now    ex- 
tinct,  and   helps   us   to   comprehend  its   beauty." 
E:    A.    Dithmar. 

-I-   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   633.   O.  31,   '08.   2000w. 
"The    essay    on    Dekker    is    perhaps    the    most 
deliglitful    in    the   volume." 

+  Sat.  R.  KG:  422.  O.  3,  08.  1550w. 
"The  defects  of  his  book  would  certainly  have 
been  avoided  by  an  unsparing  use  of  the  com- 
parative method.  These  essays  are  excellent 
from  many  points  of  view;  but  their  crowning 
excellence  is  the  force  which  is  in  them  that 
compels  whoever  opens  them  to  go  back  once 
more  for  light  and  refreshment  to  the  works  of 
the  great   Elizabethans." 

-I-  —Spec.    101:502.    O.    3,    '08.    l€00w. 

Swinburne,    Algernon    Charles.      Duke      of 

Gandia.   **$i.2S.    Harper.  8-ri73S- 

Rome  in  the  latter  part  of  the  15th  century 
is  the  scene  of  this  Borgia  story  told  in  poet-y. 
It  is  a  domestic  drama,  which  depicts  a  tragedy 
in  the  life  of  Pope  Alexander  VI.  The  jealousy 
of  the  younger  son  which  causes  him  to  kill  his 
elder  brother,  and  the  father's  ultimate  recon- 
ciliation with  the  wrong-doer  form  thf>  main 
basis  of  the  plot.  The  charact-2.rs  of  mother  and 
daughter  add  lightness  and  human  interest  to 
the  story.  

"Here  In  this  briefest  and  most  actual  of  his 
p'.ays — an  act,   an  episode — he  has  concentrated 


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much  of  this  floating  beauty,  this  overflowing 
imagination,  into  a  few  stern  and  adequate 
words,  and  made  a  new  thing,  as  always,  in 
his    own    image." 

+  +  Ath.  19(>8,  1:  469.  Ap.  IS.  120(>w. 
"Marvellous   worlc,    which   no   other   poet   now 
living     could     dream     of     equalling."     W:      M. 
Payne. 

+  +  Dial.  45:  60.  Ag.  1,  '08.  530w. 
"Has  one  virtue  that  strikes  the  eyes.  It  is 
brief.  Mr.  Swinburne's  excessive  use  of  Cath- 
olic symbol  and  phrase  in  the  mouths  of  these 
inhuman  creatures  of  blood  and  lust  will  be 
wantonly  offensive." 

1-   Nation.   86:   339.   Ap.   9.   'OS.  4C0w. 

"The  book  cannot  hurt  a  poet  of  great  re- 
nown, but  the  contemplation  jf  its  hideous  sub- 
ject   cannot    help    anybody.     It    is    a   mistake." 

h  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  226.  Ap.  18,  '08.  450w. 

"Mr.  Swinburne's  hand  has  not  entirely  lost 
its    power." 

-I-  Outlook.   89:   264.  My.  30,  '08.  450w. 

"  'The  Duke  of  Gandia,'  which  is  perfect  of 
its  kind,  proves  once  more  the  surety  o'f  an 
artistic  instinct  which  can  not  only  choose, 
but   reject." 

-f  -t-  Sat.    R.    105:    532.    Ap.    26,    "08.    1600w. 

"It  is  stamped  with  all  his  old  mastery  of 
craft." 

-I-   Spec.   101:  20.  Jl.   4,  '08.   430w. 

Symons,  Arthur.  Cities  of  Italy.  **$2.  But- 
ton. 7-38637. 

In  studying  Rome,  Venice,  Naples,  Florence, 
Ravenna,  Pisa,  Sienna,  Verona,  Bologna,  Ber- 
gamo and  Brescia,  Mr.  Symons's  "intention  has 
been  that  ihey  should  te'A  him  their  story,  that 
they  should  'give  up  their  own  secrets,'  rather 
than  that  he  should  judge  them  according  to 
his  own  eyes,  ears  and  artistic  prejudices." 
(Spec.) 


+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  84.  Mr.  '08. 
"This  is  a  beautiful  and  quiet  book,  full  of 
delicate  observation  and  fine  criticism  express- 
ed in  the  sensitive  prose  we  expect  from  Mr. 
Symons.  .  .  .  He  has  cared  for  [Italy]  as 
it  were  by  the  way,  as  he  might  do  for  any- 
work  of  art  with  which  he  found  himself  in 
sympathv — not  more,  but  assuredly  not  less." 
-f  H Ath.  190«,  1:   185.   F.   15.   lOOOw. 

"It  is  a  volume  well  worth  while,  and  will  be 
enjoyed  by  many  readers;  it  will  be  most  valu- 
able and  most  enjoyable  for  those  who  have 
basked  long  enough  in  Italy's  smile  and  learned 
enough  of  her  nature  to  compare  impressions 
and  to  enter  iipon  the  little,  lovable,  silent  con- 
troversies that  add  so  much  flavor  to  litera- 
ture of  thie  type." 
+  -\ Dial.    44:    136.   Mr.    1,    '08.    330w. 

"The   book,    as   are   most   of   the   writings    of 
this  English  poet  and  critic,  is  decidedly  worth 
reading." 
-j-  H Ind.    64:    523.    Mr.    5,    '08.    250w. 

"The  amateur,  or,  if  you  will,  the  dilettante 
spirit,  pervades  Mr.  Symons." 

1-   Nation.   86:   264.   Mr.   19,   '08.   450w. 

"The  secrets  he  surprises  are  always  the  ar- 
tist's secrets — never  humanity's.  They  are 
grown  in  the  garden  of  culture,  not  in  the 
■wilderness  of  life." 

-i-  -1-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   116.   F.   29,  '08.   480w. 
H Outlook.   88:   378.   F.    15,   '08.   300w. 

"It  is  a  book  of  sensitive  English  pros-3,  full 
of  unexpected  rhythms  and  words  which  rather 
evoke  than  describe  the  places  of  which  they 
speak.  The  best  chapters  of  ;he  book  are  de- 
voted to  that  tragic  wilderness  [the  Campa- 
gnal." 

H Sat.    R.   105:  272.   F.   29,   '08.    S50w. 

If,  as  he  desires,  the  personal  note  were 
absent,  the  book  would  be  really  delightful 
reading,  and  lits  presence  is  only  occasionally 
irritating.  Mr.  Symons  sees  vividly  and  de- 
scribes brilliantly.   If  his  cities  have   not  given 


him  their  inmost  soul,   their  outward  aspect  Is 

entirely   his." 

+  -\ Spec.  100:  266.   F.   15,  '0«.  450w. 

Symons,   Arthur.     Symbolist   movement   in 
literature.  *$2.  Button. 

A  new  and  revised  edition  of  a  work  appear- 
ing eleven  years  ago.  "The  book  presents  stud- 
ies, both  biographical  and  critical,  of  the  writ- 
ers, chiefly  French,  whom  MV.  Symons  regards 
as  the  leaders  of  the  Symbolist  movement,  and 
the  value  of  the  book  lies  ctiiefly  in  the  facts 
and  impressions  which  it  gives  of  this  little 
group  of  writers,  the  best  known  of  whom  by 
American  readers  are  Verlaine,  MallarmS,  and 
Huysmans.  There  is  a  chapter  on  'Maeter- 
linck as   a  mystic'  "    (Outlook.) 

"A  bodv  of   delicate   criticism." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  637.  My.  23.  60w. 
""One  may  quarrel  with  this  frankly  partisan 
historian  at  whatever  turn  one  will;  but  his 
book  remains  exceptionally  attractive  and  en- 
lightening. We  have  before  us  not  a  search- 
ing philosophical  treatise,  but  a  delightful  bit 
of  literary  history  and  aesthetic  appreciation." 
F.    B.   R.    Hellems. 

+  -i Dial.    44:374.    Je.    16,    '08.    3200w. 

"It  is  the  most  sympathetic  study  and  the 
most  illuminating  interpretation  that  has  yet 
appeared  in  English  of  that  curiously  interest- 
ing group  of  Fiench  writers." 

+    Ind.    65:211.    Jl.    23,    'OS.    200w. 
Nation.  86:   330.  Ap.   9,  '08.  lOOw. 
"Students  of  literature  have  much  to  be  grate- 
ful   to    Mr.    Symons    for,    and    this    little    collec- 
tion  of   essays   increases   measurably   their   debt 
to  hini." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  168.  Mr.  28,  '08.  600w. 
"Whatever  one  may  think  of  its  doctrine,  its 
charm  of  style  and  the  interest  of  its  contents 
will  certainly  recommend  it.  His  little  studies 
are  relevant  and  illuminating.  We  think  he  is 
wrong,  however,  when  in  his  conclusions  he  at- 
tempts to  fuse  his  pessimism  and  mysticism." 
Christian   Gauss. 

-J No.    Am.    188:  454.   .S.    '08.    400w. 

"Ttie   book   is   valuable   a.s   an   impressionistic 
study  of  one  of  the  minor  currents  of    the    lit- 
erary movements   of   the  last  generation." 
-h  Outlook.   88:    840.   Ap.   11,    '08.   200w. 


T.,  L,  G.  Three  years  behind  the  guns: 
the  true  chronicles  of  a  "diddybox." 
t$i.50.  Century.  8-25121. 

The  chronicle  of  a  San  Francisco  youth  who 
ran  away  from  home,  enlisted  in  the  navy  in 
time  to  cross  the  Pacific  on  the  Olympia  and 
take  part  in  the  battle  of  Manila  bay  on  tlie 
flagship  with  Dewey.  Keen  ol^servation  and 
quick  wit  characterize  the  intimate  record  of 
happenings  on  an  American  battleship,  and  the 
descriptions  of  people,   climate  and  scenery. 

Reviewed  by  K.  L.  M. 

Bookm.  28:  385.  D.  '08.  60w. 
Reviewed  by  M.  J.  Moses. 

Ind.  65:  1478.  D.  17,  '08.  50w. 
4-   Nation.  87:  522.  N.  26,  '08.  40w. 
"The    book    affords    an    entertaining    and    oc- 
casionally   edifying,    confidential    account    of    all 
that   one   particular   man-o'-war's   man    thought 
and  felt   and   did   during  three   years'    service." 
+    N.   Y.   Times.   13:   514.    S.    19,   '08.   200w. 

Taft,  William  Howard.  Present  day  prob- 
lem.=;:  a  collection  of  addresses  deliv- 
ered on  various  occasions.  **$i.50. 
Bodd.  8-19618. 

Two  of  these  addresses  deal  with  the  Philip- 
pines, two  with  the  relations  of  China  and  Jap- 
an to   the  United  States,   two  with   the   present 


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Taft,  William  Howard — Continued. 
administration,  two  with  the  judiciary,  and  oth- 
ers with  General  Grant,  the  army,  the  panic  of 
1907,  labor  and  capital,  the  achievements  of  the 
Republican  party,  and  southern  democracy  and 
Republican  principles. 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  242.   O.   'OS. 
Ind.    65:    269.    Jl.    30,    '08.    llOw. 

"Matters  of  public  policy  and  public  interest 
are  discussed  in  Mr.  Taft's  informed  and  per- 
suasive style,  and  whether  one  is  for  or  'agin' 
the  administration  and  its  policies,  the  collec- 
tion provides  valuable  and  instructive  reading-." 
-r   +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  448.  Ag.  15,  '08.  lOUOw. 

"Characterized  by  the  traits  which  have  made 
Mr.  Taft  the  power  that  he  is  in  America  to- 
day— a  warm  and  intelligent  sympathy  with  his 
fellow-men;  ...  a  judicial  spirit;  ...  a  higher 
regard  for  substance  than  form;  ...  a  delight 
in  achievement;  and  an  almost  ingenuous  trust 
in  the  intelligence  and  good  sense  of  the  peo- 
ple, whether  they  be  those  whose  government 
he  is  helping  to  administer  or  those  whose  at- 
tention, as  an  audience,  he  is  undertaking  to 
engage." 

+   +   Outlook.    89:  776.   Ag.    1,    '08.    500w. 

Takahashi,  Sakuyei.  International  law  ap- 
plied to  the  Russo-Japanese  war,  with 
the  decisions  of  the  Japanese  prize 
courts.  (American  ed.)  *$8.  Banks. 

8-17983. 
"The  most  recent  addition  to  the  extensive 
literature  on  the  international  questions  and 
legal  relations  raised  by  the  Russo-Japanese 
war."  (Nation.)  "The  book  is  not  a  defense  of 
Japan  in  any  sense,  although  Japan's  conduct 
was  bitterly  criticised  by  her  adversary.  In- 
stead of  an  apologia  the  book  is  a  legal  his- 
tory of  the  memorable  conflict,  which  has  sup- 
plied a  new  set  of  precedents.  Its  usefulness 
is  enhanced  by  its  liberal  citation  of  the  orig- 
inal correspondence  upon  many  disputed 
points."     (N.   Y.    Times.) 


"Careless  statements,  English  far  from  idio- 
matic anji  bearing  unmistakable  marks  of  its 
foreign  authorship,  misprints  in  quotations 
from  foreign  languages,  and  a  general  tone  of 
extolling  Japanese  observances  in  contrast  to 
Russian  breaches  of  international  law  mar  the 
value    of    the    book." 

-I-  —  Nation.   87:   159.   Ag.   20,   '0«.   2O0w. 

"It  is  hard  to  recall  any  war  of  which  the 
legal  phases  have  been  treated  with  similar 
fulness,  and  in  a  similar  manner;  that  is,  with 
equal  citation  of  original  documents.  It  is  this 
which  gives  the  book  its  value,  apart  from  its 
logical  and  convenient  arrangement."  E:  A. 
Bradford. 

-I-    N.   Y.  Times.  13:   401.   Jl.   18,   '08.   1500w. 

Tappan,  Eva  March.     Chaucer  story  book. 
t$i.so.    Houghton.  8-28994. 

Twelve  stories  in  the  "Canterbury  tales"  re- 
told in  the  prose  of  to-day.  The  stories  chosen 
are  those  that  require  fewest  omissions  in 
adapting  them   to   modern   taste. 

"We  cannot  say  that  she  has  successfully  re- 
tained the  ancient  flavor,  and  unless  that  is 
done,  the  task  were  hardly  worth  while  doing  at 
all."    M.  J.  Moses. 

—  Ind.  65:  1475.   D.   17,   '08.   60w. 
"The    transcription    is    fairly    and    faithfully 
done." 

1-   Nation.  87:  523.  N.  26,  '08.  lOOw. 

"Told  in  a  readable  fashion." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  580.  O.  17,  '08.  160w. 

Tappan,  Eva  March,   ed.     Children's   hour, 
lov.  $17.50.  Houghton.  7-31214-23. 

A  ten  volume  anthology  of  the  best  children's 
literature    in    story,    poem   and   narrative. 

"It  cannot  be  recommended  for  the  library 
with    limited   funds.      It   will   make,    however,    a 


valuable   addition    to    any  library   that   can   af- 
ford it." 

-f-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    93,    Mr.   '08. 
Reviewed   by  M.   J.   Moses. 

-f   Ind.    63:    1476.    D.    19,    '07.    2'80w. 
"Have    much    of    interest    in   them.      For     the 
village  library  and  for   the   home     there     is   of- 
fered  a   rich    choice   and    variety   for    'the    chil- 
dren's hour.'  " 

H Ind.   64:  625.  Mr.  6,  '08.  6Q0w. 

"The  selections  suit  all  ages  of  children,  and 
the  work  as  a  whole  forms  an  almost  ideal 
story-book-present    for    the    holidays." 

+   +   Outlook.    87:    544.    N.    9,    '07.    290w. 

Tappan,  Eva  March.  Letters  from  colonial 
children.  t$i.5o.  Houghton.  8-23916. 
This  collection  of  chatty  letters,  with  the  in- 
timate personal  note,  introduoes  grown-ups  a.nd 
children  of  our  early  colonial  days — the  days  of 
privation  and  valorous  deeds,  the  days  of  John 
Smith  and  Pocahontas,  of  Roger  Williams,  Wil- 
liam Penn  and  Peter  Stuyvesant. 


"These  letters  reflect  admirably  the  child's 
point  of  view  on  conditions  and  life  in  colonial 
times,  and  are  both  good  history  and  delight- 
ful literature." 

+  A.  L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  312.  D.  '08. 
Reviewed  by  K.  L.  M. 

Bookm.  28:  386.  D.  '08.  60w. 
"She  has  kept  the  letters  historical  on  the  one 
hand,  yet  has  not  deprived  them  of  their  youth- 
ful tone  on  the  other." 

+   Nation.  87:  523.  N.  26,  '08.  50w. 
"The  letters  form  an  interesting  story." 
-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  542.  O.  3,  '08.  30w. 

Tardieu,  Andre.  France  and  the  alliances: 
the  struggle  for  the  balance  of  power. 
**$i.50.   Macmillan.  8-31144. 

In  substance  eight  lectures  given  under  the 
auspices  of  the  French  circle  at  Harvard.  Mr. 
Tardieu's  aim  is  to  show  Americans  the  France 
of  to-day,  in  presence  of  Europe  and  the  world, 
such  as  she  has  been  shaped,  a:fter  painful  ex- 
periences, by  thirty-eight  years  of  sustained  ef- 
fort and  diplomatic  action.  His  chapters  aie 
as  foUovv's:  France  and  the  Russian  alliance; 
France  and  the  English  "entente";  France  and 
the  Mediterranean  understandings;  France  and 
the  Triple  alliance;  Conflict  of  the  alliances; 
The  new  Asiatic  and  European  understandings; 
and  >'rance  and  the  United  States. 


R.  of  Rs.  38:  761.  D.  '08.  200w. 

Tarkington,     Booth.       Guest     of     Quesnay. 
t$i.5o.     McClure.  8-27810. 

Thru  an  automobile  accident  in  the  streets 
of  Paris  a  young  American  loses  the  memoi/ 
of  his  life  that  had  gone  before — a  life  which 
was  rapidly  winning  him  one  of  the  most  un- 
savory reputations  on  the  continent.  He  be- 
comes the  charge  of  a  scientific  celebrity  who 
undertakes  a  unique  psychological  experiment 
of  restoration.  The  professor's  ends  are  all  but 
defeated  by  the  pursuit  and  vulture  like  claims 
of  a  Spanish  dancer  to  whom  his  ward  had 
formerly  been  prey.  By  rare  strategy  the 
dancer  and  her  spies  are  baffled,  and  the  "real 
man"  comes  to  his  own  and  to  the  love  of  a 
strong  and  charming  woman— the  guest  of 
Quesnay. 


"Not  wholly  convincing,  but  has  much  of  the 
charm  of  Tarkington's  earlier  stories  and  some 
delightful  minor  characters." 

H A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  305.  D.  '08.  4" 

"But  if  Mr.  Tarkington  never  gets  beneath 
the  surface  of  his  subject,  he  at  least  displays 
all  the  merits  of  the  method  he  seems  delib- 
erately to  have  chosen.  It  is  a  charming  sur- 
face that  he  presents."  E:  C.  Marsh. 
+   Bookm.    28:    278.    N.    '08.    940w. 


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351 


"We    discover    in    his    new    novel— metaphys- 
ics,   subjected    to    the      alchemy    of    a    genius's 
imagination,    freshened   with   the   immortality  of 
hope,   sweetened   with   the   phenomena  of   love." 
+   Ind.   65:    lOCl.    N.    5,    '08.    7&(>w. 
"A  bright  and  interesting  story  for  all  the  met- 
aphysics we  found  in  it."     W:  G.  Bowdoin. 
+   Ind.  65:  1464.  D.  17,  '08.  50w. 
"Mr.  Tarkington  has  made  a  hit." 

+   N.  Y.   Times.  13:  740.  D.   5,  '08.   540w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  748.  D.  5,  '08.  150w. 
"Is    not    quite    convincing    in    its    theme.     But 
the  boolv  has  movement  and  some  fun  in  it." 

h   Outlook.    90:  362.   O.    17,    '08.    SOw. 

"If  Mr.  Booth  Tarkington  had  only  kept  his 
story  out  of  'The  guest  of  Quesnay,'  he  might 
have  given  us  a  delightful  book."  Agnes  Rep- 
plier." 

H Outlook.  &0:   70O.  N.   28,   '08.   200w. 

Tarkington,     Booth,     and     Wilson,     Harry 

*  Leon.  Man  from  home.  '$1.25.  Har- 
per. 8-32634. 

The  play  in  which  William  Hodge  has  scored 
such  a  genial  success.  It  turns  upon  an  inter- 
national marriage,  in  the  preliminary  settlement 
for  which  the  Kokomo,  Indiana  guardian  of  the 
American  girl  marrying  a  title,  crosses  the  ocean 
and  takes  a  hand  in  revealing  to  the  hoodwinked 
girl  the  precise  character  of  a  group  of  sharks 
bent  upon  benefitting  by  the  settlement.  A  good 
plot,  shrewd  interpretation  of  human  nature,  and 
UTesi.stible   humo'-  givo  merit  to  the  play. 

Taylor,  David  Clark.     Psychology  of  sing- 

*  ing:  a  rational  method  of  voice  culture 
based  on  a  scientific  analysis  of  all  sys- 
tems, ancient  and  modern.  **$i.50. 
Macmillan.  8-34628. 

After  examining  the  numerous  scientific  trea- 
tises on  voice  culture  and  testing  their  practical 
value,  Mr.  Taylor's  conclusion  of  the  whole  mat- 
ter is  that  mechanical  vocal  management  is  all 
wrong  and  that  instruction  by  imitation  is  the 
one  scientifically  sound  method  for  teachers  to 
follow.  The  divisions  of  his  discussion  are  as 
follows:  Modern  methods  of  instruction  in  sing- 
ing; A  critical  analysis  of  modern  methods;  Ba- 
sis of  a  real  science  of  voice;  and  Vocal  science 
and  practical  voice  culture. 

Taylor,  Hannis.  Science  of  jurisprudence. 
**$3.S0.    Macmillan.  8-28859. 

"A  tieatisp  in  which  the  growth  of  positive 
law  is  unfolded  by  the  historical  method  and  its 
elements  cla.ssified  and  defined  by  the  analyt- 
ical." "It  is  a  systematic,  comparative  study 
of  Roman  .ind  English  law,  revealing  the  fact 
that  the  ultimate  outcome  of  the  one  is  a  dom- 
inating code  of  private  law,  the  ultimate  out- 
come of  the  other,  a  dominating  code  of  pub- 
lic law."  Out  of  the  fusion,  the  author  shi)ws, 
is,  arising  the  typical  state  law  system  of  the 
future. 


of  sordid  ambitions,  religious  quarrels  and  po- 
litical intrigue.  There  are  also  sketches  of 
Mary  and  Elizabeth,  of  Edward,  Katharine 
Parr,  Dudley  and  Somerset,  and  the  parts  they 
played  in  the  brief  drama  of  Lady  Jane's  lat- 
ter   days. 


"He  does,  indeed,  make  a  useful  contribution 
to  the  comparative  study  of  law.  Dr.  Taylor's 
work  in  this  respect  is  qualified  to  stand  be- 
side the  best,  and  the  good  faith  of  his  title  is 
redeemed.  But  it  is  hard  to  .-esist  the  suspi- 
cion that  his  prime  motive  was  to  assert  his  be- 
lief that  an  American  had  infljenccd  the  devel- 
opment of  the  public  law  of  the  world  funda- 
mentally, in  a  manner,  indeed,  worthy  to  place 
the  United  States  beside  Greece  or  England  as 
a  m.older  of  destinies  of  mankind."  E:  A. 
Bradford. 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  649.  N.  7,  '08.  1400w. 

"Scholarly   work." 

+   R.   of    Rs.    38:  640.    N.    'OS.    90w. 

Taylor,    Ida    Ashworth.     Lady    Jane    Grey 

and  her  times.  *$4.  Appleton.      8-34205. 

Sound    historically    this      biography      outlines 

the    brief    life    of    Eady    Jane    Grey,    the    "little 

saint  of  the  Iconoclasts;"  against  the  background 


"She  ha.s  gone  carefully  over  the  ground  for 
herself,  made  a  judicious  use  of  authorities 
new  and  old,  and  embodied  the  results  in  a 
clear  and  readable  narrative.  The  book  may  be 
recomn. ended  as  a  sound  piece  of  work,  likely 
to  be  of  use  to  those  who  are  mainly  interested 
in  the  personal  history  of  the  period." 
-{-  Ath.    190S,    1:    409.    Ap.    4.    1600w. 

"  'The    times'    bear,    necessarily,    a    dispropor- 
tionate  relation    to   the   heroine.      It   is   the   fault 
of   all    these    popular    biographies    to   avoid    any- 
thing   that    is    not    superficially    interesting.'' 
-; Nation.    87:    411.    O.    29,    'OS.    2S0w. 

Reviewed    by    Hildegarde    Hawthorne. 

-f   N.    Y.   Times.   13:    595.    O.    24,    'OS.    20'0w. 

"We  have  enjoyed  the  book,  and  would  only 
venture  to  recommend  to  the  author  a  little 
more  fearless  certainty  of  touch  and  confidence 
in  her  own  intuitions.  The  spirit  and  the  col- 
our of  the  time  break  out  too  seldom.  When 
they  are  allowed  to  have  their  way,  the  effect 
is    convincing." 

H Spec.    100:    623.    Ap.    IS,    '08.    540w. 

Taylor,  John  Metcalf.  Witchcraft  delusion 
in  colonial  Connecticut.  (Grafton  his- 
torical   ser.)    **$i.5o.    Grafton    press. 

8-17703. 
The  author  shows  from  sources  long  hidden 
that  Connecticut  in  no  way  repudiated  witch- 
craft practices  but  took  an  active  part  in  the 
persecution  of  its  alleged  demon-governed  vic- 
tims. In  what  manner  the  delusion  took  root 
in  the  minds  of  the  colonists,  its  growth  and 
final  passing  are  set  forthi  with  due  attention 
to   an   authentic   colonial   setting. 


"His  book  shows  marks  of  haste,  especially 
in  the  somewhat  chaotic  and  inaccurate  open- 
ing chapters,  and  one  may  be  permitted  to  sus- 
pect some  errors  in  his  transcripts  and  even 
a  possible  incompleteness,  in  his  roll  of  witches, 
but,  sucii  as  it  is,  the  little  volume  is  most  wel- 
come."  G:    L.   Burr. 

■i Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    179.    O.    '08.    .^2iO'w. 

"Mr.  Taylor  h?s  done  a  service  to  psychology 
PS  well  as  to  history  in  searching  out  and  pub- 
lishing the  original   documents   in   the   most   im- 
portant   of    the    Connecticut   witchcraft   cases." 
+    Ind.    65:  208.    Jl.    23,    'OS.    700w. 

"Despite  his  apology  for  the  first  four  chap- 
ters they  show  that  the  history  of  witchcraft 
is  beyond  the  scope  of  his  powers  and  the  bibli- 
ographical note  at  the  end  displays  little  fa- 
miliarilv  with  the  literature  of  his  subject." 
h   Nation.   87:  188.   Ag.   27,   '08.   500w. 

"In  an  author  itative  and  concise  manner,  yet 
with  all  the  charm  of  a  narrative,  the  author 
.sets  forth  .  .  .  the  story  of  the  rise,  spread,  and 
passage   of   the   delusion." 

4-   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  344.  Je.  13,  '08.   230w. 
+    R.   Of   Rs.   3«:    512.   O.    '08.    SOw. 

Taylor,  Mary  Imlay.  Reaping,  il.  t$i.5o.  Lit- 
tle. 8-1781. 
A  cross  section  of  Washington's  social  and 
political  life.  No  special  lens  is  turned  upon 
the  slide;  one  sees  with  the  naked  eye  a  wom- 
an's misery  resulting  from  an  unhappy  mar- 
riage and  the  devotion  of  a  young  congress- 
man, formerly  her  lover,  who  sacrifices  political 
advancement  and  the  girl  he  loves  to  aid  the 
sufferer  to  obtain  her  lost  happiness. 


"It  is  not  a  pleasant  story  .  .  .  and  it 
is  not  particularly  convincing  in  its  treatment 
of  social  problems;  but  It  is  undeniably  read- 
able,  and  the  dialogue  is  excellent." 

1-  Cath.    World.    87:    407.    Je.    '08.    150w. 


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Taylor,  Mary  Imlay — Continued. 

"The  general  atmosphere  of  the  social  life 
of  the  capital  is  interestingly  and  almost  bril- 
liantly  reproduced."    W:    M.    Payne. 

+   Dial.    44:    246.    Ap.    16,    '08.    2'50w. 
"Where  credit   for   freshness   is  due   is   in   the 
characterization." 

f-   Nation.    87:  36.    Jl.    9,   '08.    300w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  247.  Ap.  25,  '08.  200w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    762.    Je.    '08.    170w. 

Temple,   Alfred    George.     Modern   Spanish 
painting.  *$20.   Lippincott.  8-13286. 

"Pictures  by  modern  Spanish  painters  being 
in  great  demand,  it  may  be  concluded  that  Mr. 
Temple's  volume  supplies  a  want.  He  offers  a 
copious  list  of  the  chief  members  of  the  school, 
the  'titles  of  their  principal  works,  and  in  some 
instances  the  owners  of  those  works — informa- 
tion which  is  not  obtainable  in  any  other  work 
on  the  subject,  and  which  must  have  cost  a 
good  deal  of  trouble  and  research."  (Ath.) 
There  are  60  photogravure  reproductions  of  the 
recent  .Spanish   paintings  of   note. 


"We    might    allow      for    a    certain    degree      of 
complaisance    in    an    author    indebted    for   some 
of   his    store   of   information    to   the   courtesy   of 
artists    and    owners.      but    either    gratitude    dis- 
torts beyond  measure  the  expression  of  his  true 
opinion,   or  he  takes  a  too  lenient  view  of  what 
are    only    masterpieces    of    shallow    frippery." 
—  Ath.    190S,    2:    548.    O.    31.    570w. 
"Mr.   Temple's  book  supplies   the  entertaining 
record  that  we  needed  for  English  readers." 
-f   Int.  Studio.  36:  sup.  57.  D.  '08.  260w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   671.   N.  14,   '08.   80w. 
"A  very  beautiful  book  and  one  of  unique  val- 
ue   to    all    who   are    interested    in    contemporary 
European  art." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  7S2.  D.  19,  '08.  300w. 

Tennant,    Pamela.      Children    and    the    pic- 
tures.   $1.50.    Macmillan.  8-13746. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


"I^ady  Tennant  has  exploded  the  frowning 
fortress  of  art  criticism,  and  shown  us  tlie 
real  way  to  see  pictures — to  become  as  little 
children." 

+  Acad.   73:   213.   D.    7,    '07.    700w. 
-I-   Int.   Studio.    33:   253.   Ja.    '08.   50w. 
"One   of   the  happiest  books  for  children   that 
•we    have    seen." 

+   +   Lond.   Times.   6:    334.    N.   1.    '07.   300w. 
"A   verv   pretty   and    readable    book." 

+  Spec.    99:   sup.    903.    D.    7,    '07.    90w. 

Tenney,  Alvan  Alonzo.  Social  democracy 
and  ponulation.  (Columbia  univ.  stud- 
ies in  history,  economics  and  public 
law.)    *75c.    Macmillan.  7-36152. 

"An  attempt  to  answer  the  question  whether 
It  Is  possible  for  modern  society  to  realize  the 
democratic  ideal — that  every  man  shall  have 
a  chance  and  know  that  he  has  it  The  author 
assumes  that  this  ideal,  which  he  terms  'so- 
cial democracy,'  can  exist  only  where  the  plane 
of  living  is  relatively  high;  and  he  investigates, 
from  the  'sociological'  standpoint,  the  effect  of 
the  growth  of  population  upon  the  'plane  of 
living.'  "1 — Nation. 


"The  sample  given  indicates  the  originality, 
foresighitedness,  and  statesmanlike  breadth  of 
an  essay  that  no  scholar  or  public  man  can  af- 
ford to  overlook."  E:  A.  Ross. 

+  +  Am.   J.   Soc.   13:   571.  Ja.   '08.   870w. 

Ann.  Am.  Aead.  31:   511.  Mr.  '08.   120w. 
"An  able  summary  of  the  biological  principles 
of  population   in   their  relation   to   modern   dem- 
ocratic  civilization."     C:   A.   Bllwood. 

-1-   Econ.    Bull.   1:154.   Je.    '08.    330w. 


"With  its  combination  of  things  obvious  and 
things  past  finding  out  the  monograph  well  il- 
lustrates certain  tendencies  in  sociological  writ- 
ings of  the  day." 

-I Nation,  86:  80.  Ja.  23,  '08.  200w. 

Terhune,    Albert    Payson.      World's    great 
events.  **$i.20.   Dodd.  8-24298. 

From  "Marathon,  the  first  struggle  between 
democracy  and  despoti.sm,"  "the  half  hundred 
chapters  come  on  down  through  the  ages, 
choosing  here  a  decisive  event,  there  a  polit- 
ical movement,  or  again  the  life  of  a  great 
man,  but  always  aiming  to  present  the  crucial 
time  or  happening,  and  end  with  '  "Chinese" 
Goidon  and  Egypt.'  Each  narrative  is  very 
brief,  rarely  exceeding  five  or  six  pages."  (N 
Y.    Times.) 

"Each  narrative  ...  is  written  in  crisp,  con- 
cise style,  with  the  aim  of  giving  the  reader 
the  gist  of  events  and  presenting  to  him  an  at- 
tractive birds-eye  view  of  the  progress  of  the 
world." 

-j-   N.    Y.    Times.   13:    538.    O.    3,    'OS.    170w. 

"They  give  the  essential  facts  of  each  event 
in  their  proper  historical  setting,  and  they  do 
this  in  a  way  calculated  to  interest  the  casual 
reader.  The  book  makes  excellent  supplemen- 
tary reading  for  high-school  classes  in  history." 
+   R.    of    Rs.    38:    636.    N.    '08.    lOOw. 

Terry,  Ellen  Alice.  Story  of  my  life:  rec- 
*  ollections  and  reflections.  **$3.50.  Mc- 
Clure. 
A  frank  autobiography,  entirely  tuned  to  the 
personal  note,  which  in  its  history,  stage  gossip, 
and  stage  criticism  merges  into  the  life  of  tlie 
stage  in  England  for,  the  past  fifty  years.  Act- 
ors, artists  and  men  of  letters  cross  and  recross 
the  stage  of  her  book,  where  all  are  seen  in  the 
light  of  her  emotional  fervor.  The  illustrations 
cover  the  entire  period  of  her  stage  life  and  show 
the  actress  in  her  great  variety  of  characteriza- 
tions. 


"Candid  often  to  the  point  of  indiscretion,  they 
have  the  piquancy  of  good  conversation — of  a 
woman's  conversation,  apt  in  its  very  inconse- 
quence, intimate  in  its  reserves,  strangely 
shrewd  even  in  its  too  exnaiisiv'^  moments." 
-I-  Ath.  1908,  2:  411.  O.  3.  1700w. 

"The  pages  of  her  book  are  rich  not  only  in 
anecdotes  of  the  stage,  but  they  deal  to  a  large 
extent  as  well  with  the  personages  who  have 
taken  a  leading  part  in  the  last  hi  If -century  of 
England's  art,  literature,  and  politics." 
+   Lit.  D.  37:  909.  D.   12,  '08.  200w. 

"This  is  an  agreeable'  but  disinpointing  vol- 
ume: agreeable  because  charai'teristic  in  its 
butterfly  style  of  r>ne  of  the  brightest  personali- 
ties known  to  the  modern  stage;  and  disappoint- 
ing because,  abounding  as  it  does  in  evidences 
of  quick  and  shrowd  observation,  it  is  so  cnm- 
paratively  poor  in  those  revelations  of  close  per- 
sonal intimacies  in  which  the  memory  of  Miss 
Terry  musit  be  so  rich.  The  whole  book  would 
be   tile  better  for  iudicious   editing." 

-I Nation.  87:    584.  D.   10,  '08.  llOOw. 

"It  makes  an  interesting  book,  and  in  some 
way  a  remarkable  one,  for  a  large  part  of  it  is 
trulv  autobiographical,  ingenuously  self-revela- 
tory. The  book  is  so  well  written  that  it  holds 
the  reader's  attention  for  400  pages." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.   13:  753.  D.   5,   '08.   2300w. 

"Her  writing  is  for  the  most  part  frankly  the 
writing  of  an  amateur.  But  when  an  amateur 
happens,  like  Miss  Terry,  to  be  a  born  writer, 
the  result  is  always  charming,  and  one  may  well 
be  thankful  for  the  lack  of  professionalism." 
Max    Beerbohm. 

-I-  Sat.    R.  106:  449.   O.   10,  '08.   1400w. 

"Here  we  have  some  criticism  of  actors  by  an 
actress,  and  a  great  actress.  That  alone  will 
give  this  book  a  permanent  worth  which  belongs 
to  very  few  works  of  its  kind.  The  criticisms  of 
Irving  are,  to  our  mind,  the  most  interesting  and 
instructive  part." 

+  Spec,  101:  447.  S.  26,  '08.  1900w. 


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353 


Terry,  Hubert  L.  India-rubber  and  its 
manufacture;  with  chapters  on  gutta- 
percha and  balata.  (Westminster  ser.") 
*$2.  Van  Nostrand.  8-26204. 

Not  a  working  g-uide  or  hand-book  for  the 
india-rubber  manufacturer  but  rather  a  book 
of  information  for  the  general  reader.  It  gives 
the  history  of  the  rubber  industry,  treats  of  the 
production  of  raw  rubber,  and  rubber  planta- 
tions, outlines  the  steps  taken  in  preparing  it 
for  commercial  purposes,  treats  of  tlie  manu- 
facture of  various  mechanical  goods,  and  dis- 
cusses the  subject  of  contracts  for  india-rubber 
goods. 

"Accurate  yet  popular.  Not  too  technicaJ  for 
general    use." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    151.   My.    '08. 

"Mr.  Terry  writes  on  these  subjects  witli  the 
authority  of  personal  knowledge,  though  per- 
haps without  tlie  lightness  of  touch  desirable 
in   a  work   of  this   character."    C.    Simmons. 

-I Nature.  77:   296.   Ja.   30,   '08.   lOOOw. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   584.   O.   17,   '08.    270w. 

"Though  dealing  with  a  distinctly  technical 
field,  the  author  has  succeeded  in  making  a 
very  readable  book,  and  this  is  due  not  a  little 
to  his  pleasing  style,  occasional  prolixity  to  the 
contrary  notwithstanding.  One  experiences  a 
slight  feeling  of  disappointment  in  reading  the 
first  two  chapters,  those  dealing  with  the  history 
of  the  matter  and  with  the  botanical  origin  of 
crude  rubber.  It  would  have  been  justifiable  to 
have  dealt  with  these  topics  with  greater  liberal- 
ity."    F.  E.   Loyd. 

-I Science,  n.s.  28:  890.  D.  18,  '08.  730w. 

Terry,  Milton  Spenser.  Biblical  dogmatics: 
an  exoosition  of  the  principal  doctrines 
of  the  Holy  Scriptures.  *$3.50.  Meth. 
bk.  7-16Q91. 

"An  attempt,  as  the  author  says,  to  present 
'the  old  abiding  truths'  in  a  manner  somewhat 
■new.  In  fact,  he  is  careful  not  to  exploit  any 
strange  doctrines.'  His  method  of  exposition  is 
based  on  the  persuasion  that  the  Bible  is  'a 
remarkably  self-interpreting  book,"  when  its 
different  portions  are  studied  in  their  proper 
historical  connections  and  in  the  light  of  con- 
temporary literatuie  and  circumstances,  so  that 
a  single  system  of  theology  may  be  constructed 
out  of  it.  The  difference  in  view-point  of  the 
biblical  writers  is  not  overlooked,  but  they  are 
regarded  as  mutually  complementary,  never  as 
opposed." — Am.   J.   Theol. 


House  of  Lords  and  Privy  council  and  the 
United  States  supreme  court  might  reciprocally 
consult  for  the  settlement  of  difficult  questions 
of  common  concern,  a  fourth  on  the  "legal  state- 
us  of  the  Indian,  and  a  fifth  on  'Our  new  pos- 
sessions.' "    (Outlook.) 


"The  whole  work  exhibits  an  intimate  ac- 
quaintance with  the  language  of  the  Scrip- 
tures and  a  reverent  submission  to  their  teach- 
ings, without  any  of  the  bitterness  toward  op- 
ponent, which,  unfortunately,  so  often  appears 
in  works  similarly  conceived.  On  the  contrary, 
there  is  a  frank  acknowledgment  of  the  value 
of  critical  studies.  None  the  less  it  seems  to 
the  reviewer  that  the  harmonistic  purpose  in- 
terferes at  times  with  freedom  oi  interpreta- 
tion and  a  full  recognition  of  differences  in  the 
writers,  while  at  times  they  appear  to  be  made 
to  say  more  or  less  than  they  really  do."  G: 
Cross, 
-f-  -^ Am.   J.   Theol.   12:    160.    Ja.    '08.   470w. 

"Its  tone  and  spirit  are  admirable — non-con- 
troversial, open-minded,  alive  with  warm  reli- 
gious feeling.  Dogmatizing  is  avoided,  and 
some  deep  questions  are  left  open  with  candid 
and   cautious   reserve." 

+  Outlook.    86:   «37.    Ag.    17,    '07.    28i0tw. 

Thayer,  James  Bradley.  Legal  essays. 
*$3.S0.  Boston  bk. 
A  collection  of  papers  on  a  variety  of  sub- 
jects connected  with  legal  theory  and  piac- 
tice.  "There  are  a  few  of  a  distinctly  general 
interest,  notably  an  essay  on  the  origin  and 
scope  of  the  American  doctrine  of  constitution- 
al law,  a  second  on  legal  tender,  a  third  on  Sir 
FYederick  Pollock's  suggestion  that  the  English 


"Like  all  posthumous  collections,  these  es- 
says lack  the  freshness  given  by  the  final 
touch  of  the  author's  hand.  The  best  of  the 
contributions  of  the  book  are  the  critical  chap- 
ters   on    authorities    and    decisions." 

-\ Ann.   Am.  Acad.  31:   723.  My.   '08.  lOOw. 

"While  [the  layman]  cannot  judge  the  learn- 
ing of  the  author,  he  may  at  least  admire  his 
lucidity,  and  will  come  to  the  conclusion  that 
Frof.  Thayer  is  entitled  to  rank  with  such  phil- 
osophical and  literary  expositors  of  the  princi- 
ples of  the  law  as  Sir  Frederick  Pollock,  Prof. 
Maitland,  and  Prof.  Dicey,  a  class  of  which  the 
American  representatives  are  rather  surprising- 
ly few." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   102.   F.   22,   '08.   25'Ow. 

"All  of  the  essays,  and  particularly  those 
dealing  with  constitutional  topics,  bear  abun- 
dant testimony  to  the  enthusiasm,  insight  and 
thoroughness  with  which  Professor  Thayer  at- 
tacked the  many  problems  that  came  before 
him  as  a  student  and  exponent  of  law." 
+  Outlook.   88:   378.   F.   15,   '08.   350w. 

Thayer,  William  Roscoe.  Italica:  studies  in 
Italian  life  and  letters.  **$i.50.  Hough- 
ton. 8-13685. 
With  the  freshness,  vividness  and  bias  which 
the  land  inspires,  these  papers  catch  and 
hiild  pas^in?  gs]TOcts  nf  Italian  Hi>  and  tliouglit. 
The  following  essays  are  included:  Fogazzaro 
and  his  masterpiece,  Venetian  legends  and  pag- 
eants, Mazzini's  centenary,  Dante  in  America, 
Giordano  Bruno's  "Expulsion  of  the  beast  tri- 
umphant," Countess  Martinengo  Cesaresco, 
Leopaidi's  home,  Election  of  a  pope.  Thirty 
years  of  Italian  progress,  L.uigi  Chiala,  Dante 
as  lyric  poet.  Cardinal  Hohenlohe — liberal,  Italy 
in   1907,   and  GiosuS   Carducci. 


"Recommended  because  of  the  comparative 
scaicity  of  material  in  book  form  on  recent 
Italian  literature  and  history.  In  the  literary 
essavs  there  are  some  surprising  lapses." 
+  —  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  266.  N.  '08. 
"Altogether  this  is  not  a  very  serious  con- 
tribution to  the  growing  number  of  books  on 
Italian    subjects." 

H Ath.    1908,    2:    437.    O.    10.   2&0w. 

"The  reflections  and  verdicts  recorded  in  the 
volume  are  such  as  we  should  expect  from  a 
student  and  critic  of  Mr.  Thayer's  standing." 
+  Dial.  45:43.  Jl.  16,  '08.  420w. 
"Mr.  Thayer  has  earned  a  right  to  claim  our 
attention  on  matters  literary  and  historical  re- 
lating  to   modern   Italy." 

-I-  Ind.  65:  434.  Ag.  20,  '08.  450w. 
"He  writes  with  a  zest  often  verging  on  pas- 
sion, and  at  times,  perhaps,  allows  his  feelings 
to  permeate  his  facts,  tingeing  them  with  strong 
colors  of  his  own.  Being  interested  himself,  he 
interests  the  reader,  but  his  method  will  not 
gratify  those  historians  who  demand  documen- 
tary evidence  at  every  step." 

H Nation.   87:143.   Ag.  13,   '08.   540w. 

"Mr.  Thayer  has  a  pleasing  style,  his  knowl- 
'^dge  is  broad,  his  scholarship  unquestioned,  and 
his   critical   acumen   satisfying  to  foreigners." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.    13:    315.    Je.    6,    '08.    250w. 
"No    chapter    of    'Italica'    is    uninteresting    or 
unsuggestive,    but   the     most    impressive      seem 
those  in   which   the  critic  makes  all   Dante  stu- 
dents  his   debtors." 

+  Outlook.  90:  271.  O.  3,  '08.  105Ow. 
"Quite  apart,  however,  from  these  fulmina- 
tions  of  a  ferv^ent  believer  in  the  Italy  of  prog- 
ress and  taxation  to  the  starving-point,  there 
is  much  of  great  interest  in  the  book."  A.  I. 
du  P.  Coleman. 

-{ Putnam's.  4:747.   S.  '0«.   560w. 

Spec.  101:  sup.  812.  N.  21,  '08.  230w. 


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Thibaudeau,  Antoine  Claire.  Bonaparte  and 
the  consulate;  tr.  and  ed.  by  G.  K. 
Fortescue.    *$3.25.    Macmillan.     8-23294. 

"The  present  memoir  covers  the  four  years 
of  the  Consulate  from  17&9  to  1804.  when  Na- 
poleon became  emperor.  Their  special  char- 
acter consists  in  their  reporting  the  conversa- 
tions and  discourses  of  Napoleon  on  important 
questions  in  the  Council  of  state  or  in  private 
cons'ersation  and  of  conversations  with  Joseph- 
ine on  political  events.  They  are  not  speeches 
but  talk  as  in  a  committee  round  a  table." — 
Sat.   R. 


"This  volume  will  .give  the  general  reaxier  a 
good  insight  into  the  administrative  genius  of 
Bonaparte,  but  the  student  will  consult  the 
original  edition."  G:  M.   Dutcher. 

H Am.   Hist.   R.   14:    173.  O.   '08.   320w. 

"Dr.   Fortescue's   introductioa    here    and    there 
invites    criticism.      Perhaps    it    is    a    desire      for 
brevity  which    is   accountable   for   exaggerations 
at  some  points  and   omissions  at  others." 
H Ath.   IPOS,   2:   364.   S.    26.   430w.     , 

"The  [memoirs]  certainly  rank  with  the 
memoirs  of  Miot  or  Mollien.  and  the  'Recollec- 
tions' of  Chaptal.  The  volume  has  an  un- 
necessary number  of  misprints  or  slight  er- 
rors." H:  E:  Bourne. 
+   +  —  Dial.   45:  86.   Ag.   16,   '08.   lOOOw. 

"It  is  a  pity  that  the  printinig  of   [the  notes] 
was   not   seen   to   with   more   care,   as   there   are 
some  annoying  but  not  serious  slips.     The  book 
is   to   be  warmly  welcomed."   L.   G.   "W.   L. 
+  —  Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    832.    O.    '08.    ISOw. 

"Dr.  Fortescue  has  done  his  work  with  the 
utmost  care.  All  has  been  done  that  could  be 
done   to   make   the  book   useful." 

+   Nation.   87:  54.   Jl.   16,   '08.   560w. 

"No  one  could  liave  provided  a  more  authori- 
tative edition  of  the  valuable  Thibaudeau  mem- 
oirs. The  translation  is  splendidly  done,  and 
the  introduction  and  notes  provide  admirable 
matter  to  supplement  the  text  as  it  appears  in 
the   original   work." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  485.   S.   5,   '08.   750w. 

+  Sat.    R.   106:  88.   Jl.   18.   '08.    360w. 

-L  Spec.    101:    sup.    472.    O.    3,    '08.    1350w. 

Thomalen,  Adolf.  Text-book  of  electrical 
engineering;  translated  from  the  Ger- 
man by  George  W.  O.  How^e.  *$4.20. 
Longmans.  8-15869. 

Covers  "the  whole  range  of  electromagnetic 
phenomena  usually  taught  to  students  of  elec- 
trical engineering  in  high-grade  colleges.  Start- 
ing with  the  elementary  principles  of  electro- 
phvsics  and  electrochemistry,  and  stating  Ohm's 
law  in  Its  simplest  terms,  the  a'^thor  leads 
the  student  into  the  involved  electromagnetic 
relations  in  dynamos  by  way  of  the  most  eas- 
ilj'    traveled    routes."     (Elec.    World.) 


"[An]  excellent  treatise  .  .  .  that  will 
be  welcomed  alike  by  the  student  and  the  in- 
structor   in    electrical    engineering." 

+  Elec.    World.    51:    310.    F.    8,   '08.    380w. 

Reviewed    by    H:    H.    Norris. 

+   Engin.    N.    59:    299.    Mr.    12,    '08.    950w. 

"The  treatment  of  the  polyphase  induction 
motor  is  unnecessarily  complicated,  but  that  of 
the  single-phase  motor  is  better.  It  is  not  a 
'popular'  book,  but  a  substantial,  scholarly 
work." 

-\ Engin.   Rec.  57:  307.  Mr.  14,  '08.  150w. 

"The  translator  has  done  his  work  with 
marked  success;  it  is  suflflcient  to  say  that  the 
book  does  not  read  like  a  translation  from  the 
German,  and  all  who  have  done  such  work  will 
agree   that   this   is  high   praise." 

+  Nature.    77:    124.    D.    12,    '07.   670w. 


Thomas,  Augustus.    Witching  hour.  t$i-50. 
Harper.  8-30012. 

Mr.  Thomas  has  novelized  his  own  play,  so 
insuring  no  loss  of  the  drama's  compelling  in- 
terest that  was  due  to  telepathy,  mental  sug- 
gestion and  hypnotism. 

"A   story  of   considerable    interest." 
+   Ind.   65:  1126.   N.    12,   '0-8.   90w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  618.  O.  24,  'OS.  40w. 
"A  lively  .and  interesting  narrative  of  roman- 
tic events  brought  about  under  remarkaDle 
conditions,  and  whether  j'ou  are  disposed  to 
grant  the  facts  or  not,  it  can  hardly  be  denied 
that  the  conclusions  are  entirely  in  accordance 
with  the  promises  the  author  has  laid  down." 
+   N.    Y.    Times.   13:    045.    O.    31,    '08.    500w. 

Thomas,  John  M.     The  Christian  faith  and 
the  Old  Testament.  **$i.  Crowell. 

8-14748. 
The  author  discusses  the  contributions  of  the 
Old  Testament  to  Christianity  in  its  morale  re- 
ligious, and  theological  teaching  and  in  afford- 
ing Christians  a  sense  of  continuity  with  the 
life  of  the  past;  but  he  admits  that  in  the  alle- 
gorizing of  the  Old  Testament,  and  in  the  ac- 
ceptance of  all  as  of  equal  value,  the  true  spir- 
itual significance  of  the  Old  and  much  of  the 
New  Testament  was  lost  sight  of.  Modern 
criticism  is  rediscovering,  restoring  our  Bible 
and  of  the  process  and  results  of  this  discovery 
the  author  gives  a  brief  but  comprehensive  ac- 
count. 


''Brief,  reverent,  logical;  for  the  general  reader 
not  familiar  with  the  achievements  and  benefits 
of  higher  criticism." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  298.  D.  '08. 

"The  author's  point  of  view  is  scholarly  and 
he  is  thoroughly  in  sympathy  with  modern 
thinking.  To  those  who  doubt  whether  any- 
thing of  usefulness  is  left  to  the  Old  Testa- 
ment as  interpreted  by  the  modern  scholar, 
this  volume  may  be  warmly  commended." 
+   Bib.   World.   31:    478.  Je.    '08.   50w. 

"A    serious   and    scholarly   treatment   of    pres- 
ent-day religious  problems  and  difficulties." 
+   Educ.    R.    36:    422.   N.    '08.    40w. 

"It   represents    frank,    free    and    devout    study 
of    current    biblical    problems,    by    one    who    has 
the    taste    of    study   and    the    art    of    expression. 
We   commend   it   heartilv  to   thinking  people." 
-t-  +  Ind.    64:    1040.    My.    7,    '08.    150w. 

"Dr.  Thomas  will  succeed,  in  our  judgment, 
in  stirring  up  in  his  readers  the  desire  to  study 
the  Old  Testament  with  intelligent  apprecia- 
tion." 

+   Nation.    86:554.    Je.    18,    '08.    130w. 

"He  combines  a  full  acceptance  of  the  mod- 
ern point  of  view  with  a  deep  sense  of  the  val- 
ue of  the  Old  Testament  and  shows  clearly  that 
these  two  attitudes  are  not  opposed."  E.  S. 
Drown. 

+   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   606.   O.    2'4,   '0'8.    90w. 

"This  little  book  is,  for  plain  readers  with 
scant  leisure,  an  admirable  presentation  of  what 
all  ought  to  know  who  care  to  understand  the 
essential   facts   and   their   significance." 

+  Outlook.   89:   128.   My.    16,    '08.   170w. 

Thomas,     William     Jenkyn.       Welsh     fairy 
*       book.  t$i.5o.   Stokes.  8-26193. 

"This  is  the  first  English  collection  ever  made 
of  an  excellent  source  of  folk-  and  fairy-lore. 
.  .  .  The  stories  are  varied,  derived  from  old 
writers  like  Giraldus  Cambrensis  and  the  stores 
of  afcon>plished  modern  schola's  likr  Sir  John 
Rhys.  'Nothing  has  been  inserted  which  is  not 
genuinely  traditionary,'  adds  the  author,  and  the 
book  shows  the  richness  of  the  mine  which  he 
has  opened  for  English  readers." — Ath. 


"  'The  Welsh  fairy  book'  is  worth  reading  for 
several  reasons.  The  Welsh  are  spiritual  and 
musical,  and  they  have  waited  for  their  Grimm 
till  to-day." 

+  Acad.  73:  218.  D.  7,  '07.  1200w. 


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355 


"Adults  as  well  as  young  people  will  rejoice  in 
-The  Welsh  fairy  book.'  " 

+  Ath.  1907,  2:  516.  O.  26.  220w. 
Reviewed  by  M.  J.  Moses. 

+    Ind.  65:  1473.  D.   17,  '08.  40w. 
+   Nation.  85:  544.  D.  12,  '07.   170w. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  756.  D.  5,  '08.  120w. 
"It  will   form  a  welcome   and   even   necessary 
addition  to  any  child's  collection  of  fairy-tales." 
+   Sat.  R.  104:  sup.  10.  D.  7,  '07.  50w. 
"On   the   whole,    there   is   much   novelty  about 
the  collection." 

+  Spec.  99:  sup.  905.  D.   7,  '07.  llOw. 

Thompson,  Charles  Miner.  Calico  cat:  a 
rural  detective  story  minus  a  detective. 
t$i.25.  Houghton.  8-30016. 

In  attempting  to  rid  his  premises  of  a  mock- 
ing- calico  cat,  a  respectable  Yankee  shoots  a 
tramp,  slips  away  from  the  scene  of  trouble, 
and.  allows  an  innocent  boy  to  be  sent  to  jail. 
He  is  chosen  juror  on  the  very  jury  that  is  to 
try  the  case  when  his  conscience  goads  him  to 
a  confession.  The  clearing  up  of  the  tangle 
j-eveals  that  the  victim,  entirely  unhurt,  was 
posing  for  money;  that  the  boy  believed  his 
father  to  h.ave  fired  the  shot  and  was  shielding 
him;  and  that  a  termagant  wife  really  did  have 
a  heart. 

Thompson,  Francis.  Selected  poems;  with 
*  a  biographical  note  by  Wilfrid  Mey- 
nell.  **$i.50.  Lane. 
Selections  contained  in  this  volume  have  been 
made  from  "Sister  songs,"  "Poeins"  and  "New 
poems,"  which  with  a  biographical  note  and  a 
number  of  "appreciations"  are  intended  to  bear 
witness  to  a  fine  quality  of  genius. 


"I  feel  much  in  him  that  is  great.  Even  in 
this  residue  from  which  all  the  dross  of  his  work 
has  supposedly  been  drawn  off,  there  is  still  so 
much  to  harass  the  ear  and  tease  the  mind."  P. 
E.  M. 

4-  —  Nation.  87:  4Sfi.  N.   19,   '08.   3500v. 

"Francis  Thompson's  ■work  is  of  such  excel- 
lence in  its  own  kind  that  no  selection  can  be 
satisfactory  except  to  those  who  have  not  time 
for  more."  . 

-I-  Sat.    R.   106:  395.    S.  26,   '08.   1250w. 

Thomoson,  Pete.r  Anthony.  Lotus  land;  be- 
ing an  account  of  the  country  and  the 
people  of  southern  Siam.  *$3.S0.  Lippin- 
cott.  7-37975- 

"Opening  with  a  chapter  on  the  history  of 
Siam  which  suggests  that  research  might  well 
be  turned  in  thait  direction,  Mr.  Thompson  gives 
an  account  of  the  capital  and  then  takes  us 
right  into  the  country.  '  (Sat.  R.)  "The  picture 
of  country  life  among  the  people,  the  study  of 
their  habits  and  beliefs — where  the  Buddhist 
faith  is  laid  over  deep-seated  superstitions, 
tree-worship,  taboo,  ghost-terrors,  charms,  and 
curious  rites  and  precautions — the  descriptions 
of  their  sport,  fishing,  elephant  driving;  these, 
to  our  mind,  constitute  the  best  part  of  Mr. 
Thompson's   volume."    (Ath.) 

"It  is  not  easy  to  hit  the  mean  between  a 
globe-trotter's  transient  impressions  and  a  res- 
ident's cumbrous  statistics,  but  Mr.  Thompson 
has  achieved  this.  [An]  admirable  account  of 
a  singularly  attractive  people." 

+  Ath.   1906,    2:   506.   O.    27.   lOTOw. 

"The  historical  sketdhi  of  Siam  will  well  re- 
pay a  careful  study." 

-f-   N.    Y.    Times.    13:    90.    P.    15,   '08.   130w. 
"No    more    intimate    book    on   southern    Siam 
has  appeared  than   this." 

+  Sat.    R.  102:    682.    D.   1,   '06.   300w. 
"A    delightful    picture    of   a   people   not    over- 
anxious  to   march   in   the  van   of   progress   and 
of  a  country  the  wealth  of  which  lies  at  pres- 
ent almost  dormant." 

-I-  Spec.   97:    sup.   763.   N.   17,   '06.   280w. 


Thomson,   John   Arthur.      Bible    of   nature: 
*       five  lectures  delivered  before  Lake  For- 
est   college    on    the    foundation    of    the 
late    William    Bross.    (Bross   lib.    v.   4.) 
**$i.    Scribner.  8-25139. 

Five  lectures  which  state  "some  of  the  lessons 
which  man — minister  and  interpreter — may  learn 
from  Nature."  They  are:  The  wonder  of  the 
world:  The  history  of  things;  Organisms  and 
their  origin;  The  evolution  of  organism;  and 
Man's  place  in  nature. 


"The  book  is  a  joy  to  read  and  is  to  be  heartily 
commended  to  all  religious  persons  who  feel  the 
difficulties  caused  by  the  present  scientific  situa- 
tion." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  777.  D.  12,  '08.  270w. 

"Not  only  for  its  clarifying  of  many  hazy  ideas, 
but  for  its  correction  alike  of  dogmatic  scientists 
and  dogmatic  theologians,  this  volume  should  be 
in  every  Sunday-sclTool  library." 

-f  Outlook.  90:  458.  O.  24,  '08.  130w. 

Thomson,  John  Arthur.  Heredity.  (Science 
ser.)  **$3.50.  Putnam. 
A  thoroly  practical  exposition  based  upon  con- 
clusions reached  thru  microscopic  study  of  the 
germ-cells,  thru  the  application  of  statistical 
methods,  and  thru  experiment.  The  aim  is  to 
expand  the  facts  of  heredity  and  inheritance 
as  known  at  present,  to  give  the  securely  es- 
tablished conclusions  and  the  more  important 
theories.  The  handling  is  impartial  altho  the 
author  adheres  to  what  is  called  Weismannism, 
or — to  take  a  particular  case — the  conviction 
that  we  do  not  know  of  any  instance  of  the 
transmission    of    an    acquired    character. 


"The  best  book  on  the  subject  for  the  general 
reader;  comprehensive,  scholarly  and  popular  in 
the  best  sense  of  the  word." 

+  A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:  298.  D.  '08. 
"The   English   student  will  welcome  a  volume 
which  places  within  his  grasp  an  adequate  sum- 
mary  of   the   work   not   onlj-   of   leading   English 
authorities   but   also   of   continental    writers." 
-I-  Ath.    ISOS,    2:47.   Jl.    11.    lOOOw. 
"This    newest   work,    strikingly    like    the    older 
'Evolution    of   sex'    in    method,    may   well    attain 
the   same   hi2;h   repute."     E.    T.    Brewster. 
+   Atlan.    102:  122.    Jl.    '08.    300w. 
"Is    intelligible,    pleasant   to   read,    and   distin- 
guished  by   a   broad   outlook."     T.    D.    A.    Cock- 
erell. 

+  Dial.  45:  59.  Ag.  1,  'OS.  1250w. 
"It  is  'easy'  reading;  the  clearness  and  force 
of  the  style  hold  the  reader's  attention  so  that 
he  forgets  for  the  moment  that  it  is  an  ab- 
struse scientific  matter  which  is  under  discus- 
.sion.  The  chief  particular  in  which  the  book 
is  open  to  criticism  is  in  the  matter  of  con- 
struction." 

-^ Ind.   65:376.    Ag.    13,   '08.   900w. 

"In  spite  of  its  condensation,  tliis  is  the  only 
book  in  the  language  which  has  methodically 
liandled  heredity  from  its  origin  in  physical  re- 
production to  its  further  development  in  social 
pheromena." 

-f  Lit.  D.  37:  470.  O.  3,  '08.  350w. 
"In  addition  to  a  clear  statement  of  current 
theories,  then;  is  much  instructive  critici<=:m 
and  comment,  often  requiring  very  attentive 
perusal,  which  the  reader  will  find  most  stim- 
ulating   and    suggestive." 

-L   Nation.   87:    499.    N,   19,   '08.   650w. 
"The   outstanding   feature    of   the    book   is    its 
great,  perhaps  its  excessive,  kindliness  and  tol- 
eration."    G.    A.    Reid. 

-t-   Nature.    78:  361.    Ag.    20,    '08.    2200w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:   227.  Ap.  18,  '08.  250w. 
"The    volume,    if    not    quite   so    readable     and 
full    of    suggestion    as    Metchnikoff's,    is    yet    of 
more    immediate    application    to    the    problems 
that  confront  them."  Charles  De  Kay. 
-f   Putnam's.  5:   236.   N.  '08.  660w. 
R.  of  Rs.  37:   759.   Je.   '08.   70w. 


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Thomson,  John  Arthur — Continued. 

"It  is  in  fact  a  vast  encyclopaedia  article,  in 
which  all  the  aspects  of  the  subject  are  pre- 
sented in  orderly  fashion  and  from  many  points 
of  view,  always  with  the  historical  development 
of  each,  and  with  its  varying  controversies 
summed  up  with  clearness." 

+  Sat.    R.    105:  791.   Je.    20,   '08.   1450w. 

"The  few  imperfections  that  might  be  no- 
ticed do  not  interfere  materially  with  the  value 
of  the  book.  It  fulfils  its  purpose  as  an  'intro- 
duction to  the  study  of  heredity'  excellently 
well,  it  is  rich  in  illustrative  facts  and  judicious 
criticism,  and  is  written  in  a  style  which  is 
clear,  consecutive,  forcible  and  at  times,  even 
picturesque."  J.  P.  McM. 
+  -j Science,  n.s.   28:210.  Ag.   14,   '08.   1050w. 

Thomson,  William   Chase.     Design  of  typ- 
ical  steel   railway  bridges:    an    elemen- 
tary   course    for    engineering    students 
and  draftsmen.  *'$2.  Eng.  news.  8-11716. 
A    sequel    to    "Bridge   and    structural    design." 
"The   present   volume   is   devoted   chiefly   to    the 
presentation   of  six   examples  in   design   of  steel 
superstructures.       An  introduction  gives  the  nec- 
essary extracts  from  a  specification,   with  some 
annotations,   tables  and  a  moment  diagram;  and 
there  is  a  final  chapter  on  latticing  of  compres- 
eion  members.     The  examples  are  selected  with 
good  judgment  and  cover  the  range  of  average 
railway   bridge   superstructures    in    a   way   that 
may  be  called  typical."    (Engin.   N.) 

"The  thoroughly  practical  character  of  the 
work  would  seem  to  make  it  well  suited  for  use 
as  a  text-book  in  engineering  schools  and  of 
marked  value  to  junior  draftsmen  in  bridge 
shops  and  to  those  who  desire  to  fit  themselves 
for  such  work." 

-f   -I-   Engin.    D.    4:  53.    Jl.    '08.    330w. 

"Notwithstanding  these  shortcomings,  which 
are  mostly  non-essentials  .  .  .  the'  book  is  a 
commendable  effort  to  fill  a  long-felt  want.  It 
should  be  in  the  possession  of  all  the  younger 
men  engaged  in  structural  steel  work,  and 
many  older  ones  will  find  it  useful."  A.  W. 
Buel. 
-f   H Engin.   N.  60;  73.  Jl.  16,  '08.  1350w. 

"Has  the  character  of  a  set  of  rules  for  de- 
signing issued  by  a  bridge  company  to  its 
draftsmen." 

H Engin.   Rec.  58:   476.  O.   24,   '08.  440w. 

Thoreau,    Henry    David.      Cape    Cod;    with 
*       introd.  and  il.  by  Clifton  Johnson.  **$2. 
Crowell.  8-2'2336. 

A  holiday  edition  of  "Cape  Cod"  whose  careful 
word  pictures  are  aided  by  a  series  of  illustra- 
tions produced  by  Mr.  Johnson's  camera  during 
a  leisurely  tramp  over  Thoreau's  own  course. 

"An  unusually  attractive  reprint  of  the  work." 

+   Dial.  45:  411.  D.  1,  '08.  240w. 
Reviewed  by  W.  G.  Bowdoin. 

Ind.  65:  1462.  D.  17,  '08.  60w. 
-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  563.  O.  10,  '08.  200w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  748.  D.  5,  '08.  160w. 

Thorndike,  Ashley  Horace.  Tragedy. 
(Types  of  English  literature  ser.) 
**$i.50.     Houghton.  8-15303. 

The  third  volume  so  far  published  in  a  lit- 
erature series  which  disregards  the  usual  chro- 
nological divisions  and  proceeds  on  the  basis 
of  a  division  according  to  types.  This  book 
traces  the  course  of  English  tragedy  from  Its 
beginning  in  England  in  1562,  the  year  of  the 
production  of  "Gorboduc,"  thru  Marlowe  and 
his  contemporaries,  Shakespeare,  the  later  Eliz- 
abethans, the  Restoration,  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury, and  the  romantic  movement,  to  the  mid- 
dle of  the  nineteenth  century.  It  indicates  the 
part  tragedy  has  played  in  the  history  of  the 
theatre   and   of   literature. 


"The  interest  of  the  book  consists  in  its 
handling  of  familiar  matter  from  this  unifying 
point  of  view,  rather  than  in  its  contribution  of 
new  facts  to  scholarship.  On  the  whole  he  is 
to  be  congratulated  on  the  accomplishment  of 
a  piece  of  sound  scholarly  work."  C.  M.  Hath- 
away,  jr. 

+   Dial.   45:   116.    S.    1,    '08.    640w. 

"Professor  Thorndike's  book,  taken  as  a 
whole,  is  mildly  disappointing.  We  find  our- 
selves in  constant  agreement  with  him,  but  with 
no  enthusiasm.  The  latter  part  of  the  work  is 
somewhat  breathless,  as  though  the  writer  were 
acutely  aware  of  the  fact  that  the  volume  must 
not  exceed  a  certain  length,  and  that  everything 
must  somehow  be  mentioned."  "W:  L.  Phelps. 
-I Forum.    40:  592.    D.    '08.    1600w. 

"We  must  insist  then  that  a  good  deal  of  the 
present  work  is  necessarily  unsatisfactory.  It 
is  not  cc-nplete  enough  in  detail  to  serve  the 
scholar:  it  is  often  too  meagre  to  preserve  hu- 
man interest.  But,  within  the  limitations.  Prof. 
Thorndike  has  succeeded  commendably." 
h   Nation.  86:  561.  Je.  18,  '08.  830w. 

"Comprehensive  treatment  of  his  large  sub- 
ject." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   314.   Je.    6,    'OS.    830w. 
R.  of   Rs.   38:   126.   Jl.   '08.   80w. 
"Able    review    of    the    tragic    drama    in    Eng- 
land." 

+  Spec.    101:    266.   Ag.    22,    '08.    4S0w. 

Thurston,    Katherine    Cecil.        Fly    on    the 

wheel.    t$i.5o.    Dodd.  8-27495. 

A  determined  young  Irish  councellor  married 
five  years  to  a  placid,  unthinking  woman  whose 
personality  he  completely  dominates,  attempts 
to  break  up  the  love  affair  of  his  youngest 
brother  and  a  spirited  young  girl.  He  yields 
to  the  spell  of  this  girl's  power,  finds  himself  in 
love  with  her  as  she  is  with  him,  and  in  his 
madness  confesses  his  love.  The  reaction  comes, 
he  knows  his  duty;  but  the  girl,  young,  mother- 
less, gives  up  to  morbid  despair  and  ends  her 
life  as  did  Oswald  in  Ibsen's   "Ghosts." 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  212.  Je.  '08. 


"It  is  a  study  of  sexual  passion  rising  at 
times  to  real  power.  It  is  a  conscientious  and 
clever  piece   of  work." 

+  Ath.   1908,   1:380.  Mr.  28.   120w. 
"Best  work  she  has  done  thus  far." 
+   Ind.  65:  1182.  N.  19,  '08.  30w. 
+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   616.  O.   24,  'OS.   30w. 
"As  a  story  is  less  sensational  than  some  for- 
mer  stories   by   this   author,    but   it   far   exceeds 
any   of   them    in   perfection   of   development   and 
in   real   interest." 

+   Outlook.  90:   503.   O.   31,   '08.   ]60w. 

"The  end  is  startlingly  tragic,  in  what  seems 
to  us  a  forced,  unlikely  way.  What  she  does 
well  is  the  description  of  emotions,  moods,  and 
behaviour,  her  sense  of  ordinary  character  is 
true  and  perceptive,  and  is  shown  in  one  or  two 
quite  excellent  sketches,  notably  that  of  Father 
James." 

-J Sat.   R.  105:  664.  My.  23,   '08.  220w. 

"The   story  is  well   told  and  interesting  in  its 
way,    but    singularly   lacking   in   elevation." 
H Spec.    100:    505.    Mr.    28,    '08.    7S0w. 

Thwaites,  Reuben  Gold,  and  Kellogg, 
Louise  Phelps,  eds.  The  revolution  on 
the  upper  Ohio,  1775-1777.  $1.50.  Wis. 
hist.  soc.  Madison.  8-8546. 

Compiled  from  the  Draper  manuscripts  in  the 
library  of  the  Wisconsin  historical  society,  the 
events  chronicled  in  this  volume  "immediately 
succeeded  and  in  a  considerable  degree  were 
the  direct  outgrowth  of  Dunmore's  war.  .  .  .  The 
documents  chosen  for  publication  herein  do  not 
afford  a  continuous  history  of  any  one  cam- 
paign or  group  of  men.  They  do,  however, 
shed  light  upon  the  principal  incidents  and  the 
prominent  characters  of  the  long  frontier 
stretching  from   the  Greenbrier  region  in  South- 


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western   Virginia   to   the  post   at  Kittanning  on 
llie    upper   Allegheny."     (Preface.) 


"Much  credit  is  due  the  editors  for  the  ex- 
cellent compilation  of  these  documents."  V.  A. 
Lewis. 

+  Am.    Hist.    R.   14:   183.   O.   '08.   630w. 

Tiernan,  Mrs.  Frances  C.  (Christian  Reid, 
pseud.).  Princess  Nadine.  t$i.5o.  Put- 
nam. 7-42008. 

"A  novel  involving  an  heiress  of  American 
birth  and  her  ambition  for  a  European  title. 
Nadine  is  everything  exquisite,  aristocratic,  and 
fascinating.  About  to  be  betrothed  by  her  Am- 
erican grandmother  to  a  lovely  prince  who  hopes 
to  be  king  of  'Serabia,'  she  meets  a  money 
king  from  America,  whose  advent  completely 
changes  her  future.  ...  Of  the  complications 
between  an  Imprudent  and  revolutionary  young 
Russian,  ?.  daring  American  girl,  and  a  diplo- 
matic Slav,  the  reader  must  learn  for  himself." 
—Outlook. 


"The  character  of  Nadine  is  the  artistic  merit 
of  the  story." 

+  Cath.   World.   87:   262.   My.   '08.   150w. 
"The    game    of    intrigue,    which    brings    about 
Nadine's  defiance  of  the  Czar's  government,   is 
played    light-heartadly    enough,    hero    and    hero- 
ine holding  the  usual  marked  cards." 

+    Nation.   Sti:379.   Ap.    23,   '08.   250w. 
"Upon   the   wtiole,    the    most   fitting   adjective 
for   this   novel   is    'elegant.'  " 

+  Outlook.    88:    512.    F.    29,    '08.    lOOw. 

Tilden,  Samuel  Jones.  Letters  and  literary 
memorials  of  Samuel  J.  Tilden;  ed.  by 
John  Bigelow.  2v.  **$6.  Harper.  8-4918. 

FVom  a  vast  collection  of  papers  the  execu- 
tors of  Mr.  Tilden  have  selected  speeches,  pub- 
lic documents  and  letters  which  not  only  offer 
sidelights  on  the  latter  half  of  the  last  cen- 
tury's history  but  give  proper  proportion  to 
public  services  of  this  man  whose  party  stand- 
ards weie  "too  high  for  the  multitude."  His 
battles  and  their  victories  are  traced  thru  these 
documents. 


"If  we  find  somewhat  too  much  of  the  genial 
editor  in  the  volumes,  he  has  good  examples  to 
quote,  .-md  we  should  be  grateful  for  what  he 
has  given."   F. 

+  —  Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    152.    O.   'OS.   loOOw. 
"Necessary    for   the    historian    because    of   de- 
tails  of   politics,    especially   in    New   York   state, 
but    not   particularly   valuable   or    interesting    to 
the   general   reader." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  212.  Je.  '08. 
"The  work   as  a   whole   is  an   important   and 
historically    valuable    supplement    to    Mr.    Bige- 
low's    earlier    publications    in    the    same    field." 
P.  F.  Bicknell. 

+  Dial.  44:  205.  Ap.  1,  '08.  1650w. 
Lit.  D.  36:  657.  My.  2,  '08.  600w. 
"There  is  less  material  of  first-rate  political 
importance  in  these  volumes  than  one  had 
hoped.  Though  these  letters  add  but  little  to 
our  knowledge  of  the  man,  they  fall  in  perfectly 
with  that  conception  of  his  character  whicii 
those  who  have  studied  it  most  closely  have 
slowly  formed." 

H Nation.  86:   336.   Ap.  9,   '08.   6€(hv. 

"Absorbingly  interesting  volumes.  They  are 
of  the  highest  class  of  'memoires  pour  servir.'  " 
Montgomery   Schuvler. 

-I-  -f   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  109.   F.  29,  '08.   2450w. 
"It  aids  in  the  understanding  both  of  Tilden's 
conduct    of   life    and   of    the   seemingly   extrava- 
gant  esteem    in   which   he   was    held   by   his   in- 
timate friends." 

-I-  Outlook.    89:  862.   Ag.    15,    '08.    540w. 
+  R.  Of  Rs.  37:  507.  Ap,  '08.  300w. 


Tileston,     Mary     Wilder,     ed.       Children's 
=*       treasure   trove   of  pearls.   t$i.5o.    Little. 

Contains  some  forty  stories  rescued  from  ob- 
livion for  children  from  five  to  nine  years  to  en- 
joy. Among  them  are:  Fiarva;  Bean  Flower  and 
Pea  Blossom;  Tatterhood,  Tom  Tit  Tot;  Tom, 
nurse's  .story,  etc. 


Reviewed  by  M.  J.  Moses. 

Ind.  65:  1473.  D.  17,  '08.  30w. 
Nation.  87:  550.  D.  3,  '08.  50w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   756.   D.   5,   '08.   70w. 
R.  of  Rs.  38:  765.  D.  '08.  50w. 

Tipping,   H.  Avray,   ed.     Gardens,   old   and 
new.  3d.  series.  *$I2.  Scribner.  8-23521. 

ser.  3.  Country  house  and  its  garden  environ- 
ment. 

"Contains  accounts,  amply  illustrated,  of 
thiily-four  gardens,  all  more  or  less  famous. 
The  best  known  among  them  are  Hatfield 
house,  Holland  house,  Lyme  hall  (Cheshire,  be- 
longing to  Lord  Newton),  South  Wraxall  man- 
or, Wilton  house,  and  Wotton  house  (near 
Aylesbury).  An  iiTtroduction,  itself  fully  illus- 
trated, gives  particulars  of  other  places." — 
Spec. 


"Notable  addition  to  garden  literature." 

+    Dial.    45:  412.    D.    1,    '08.    320w     (Meview 
of  ser.  3) 

"The  volume  has  an  interest  extending  quite 
beyond  that  of  a  guide  to  a  house  or  garden 
building." 

-f-   N.   Y.   Times.    13:  404.   Jl.    18,    '08.    2S0w. 

(Review  of  ser.    3.) 

"This  is  a  very  handsome  and  interesting 
volume." 

+  Spec.   101:101.  J^  18,   'OS.   SOw.    (Review 
of  ser.   3.) 

Titchener,  Edward  Bradford.  Lectures  on 
the  elementary  psychology  of  feeling 
and    attention.    *$i.40.    Macmillan. 

8-21948. 

"The  book  discusses  analytically  the  ultimate 
mode  of  concei\-ing  the  nature  of  the  funda- 
mental psychological  processes.  For  current 
usage  as  coins  of  the  Intellectual  realm,  the 
value  of  such  terms  as  feeling,  sensation,  at- 
tention, is  .sulficiently  understood;  but  an  ac- 
curate essay  is  indispensable  when  technical 
definition  and  analysis  are  to  be  reached.  As 
an  example  of  the  clarification  of  concepts,  as 
a  contribution  to  the  mode  of  extracting  the 
metal  from  the  crude  ore,  the  work  may  be 
strongly  recommended  to  the  student  analvst." 
—Dial. 


"The    treatment    suitable    to    a   general    audi- 
ence is  equallv  suitable   to  the  general  reader." 
-f   Dial.  45:  300.  N.  1,  '08.  180w. 

"It  cannot  be  said,  however,  that  the  writer 
is  without  his  own  bias.  This  bias  in  our  au- 
thor's case  is  in  favor  of  sensationalism.  Col- 
lections of  classroom  lectures  are  not  often  in- 
spiring, but  this  work  is  a  welcome  exception 
to  this  rule.  It  m.ust  add  much  to  its  author's 
reputation." 
-j-   H Nation.    S7:    444.    N.    5,    '08.    63'Ow. 

"The  entire  treatment  of  attention  as  sensory 
clearness  as  set  fyrth  by  Professor  Titchener, 
however,  is  the  best  which  has  appeared  thus 
far.  His  unbiased  disi:ussion  of  the  leading  au- 
thorities and  his  interesting  style  render  the 
book  worth  reading  apart  from  its  psycholog- 
ical value,  while  the  list  of  authorities  which 
is  given  makes  the  volume  probably  the  best  of 
its  kind  for  the  research  student."  Felix  Arnold, 
-f  -I Psychol.   Bull.  5:  367.  N.  15,  '08.  730w. 


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Todd,  Charles  Burr.  In  olde  New  York; 
sketches  of  old  times  and  places  in  bo.th 
the  state  and  the  city.  (Grafton  histori- 
cal series.)   **$i.50.  Grafton  press. 

7-36943- 

A    series    of   sketches    brought   forward    from 

twenty    years    ago    which    describe    types    and 

conditions.    landmarks    and   structures,    that   no 

longer   exist. 

"It  cannot  supersede  or  compete  with  defi- 
nite historical  treatises  on  the  state,  but  it 
offers  interesting  sketciies  and  will  prove  of  use 
for  certain  phases  of  old  New  York  life."  E.  K- 
Alden. 

+  Am.    Hist.   R.   13:   655.   Ap.   '08.   300w. 
"What    with    text    and    pictures,    an    amusing 
little  book  to  look  over." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   3.   Ja.   4,   '08.  ISOw. 
"It  is  well  that  this  valuable  and  curious  In- 
formation, at  first  prepared  for  more  ephemeral 
publication,    has    been    preserved    and    collected 
In  this  tasteful  volume." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  37:  382.  Mr.  '08.  80w. 

Tomlinson,    Everett   Titsworth.      Camp-fire 

of  Mad  Anthony.  'i$i.5t).   Houghton. 

7-29723. 

Tells  of  a  tea  party  which  took  place  in  Phil- 
adelphia, and  involved  the  heroes  of  this  sto- 
rv-  also  relates  the  adventures  of  the  Pennsyl- 
v.ania  trcopb  under  Anthonv  Wayne,  from  1774 
to   1776. 


"A  story  used  as  a  vehicle  becomes  stereo- 
typed and  Mr.  Tomlinson's  strength  does  not 
lie   in    his   plots."     M'.    J.    Moses. 

-! Ind.    63:    1482.    D.    19,    '07.    150^v. 

"In  his  customary  manner,  Mr.  Tomlinson 
bases  his  incident  upon  fact.  In  this  respect 
he  is  a  seasoned  writer,  but  he  falls  short  m 
the  development  cf  his  plot,  and  his  style  is 
not   irreproachable." 

-I Nation.    85:    520.    D.    5,    '07.    80w. 

Tomlinson,  Everett  Titsworth.  Mad  An- 
thony's young  scout:  a  story  of  the 
winter    of    1777-78.     ■|$i.5o.     Houghton. 

8-2002.4. 

Philadelphia,  Valley  Forge  and  the  outlying 
country  furnish  the  setting  for  this  tale  of  ex- 
citing: ad^•enture  based  upon  the  happenings  of 
the  hard  winter  of  1777-78.  Noah  Dare  is  the 
hero,  and  into  the  story  are  introduced  "Mad 
Anthony"  Wayne,  Washington,  I^afayette  and 
other  revolutionary  generals.  Also  there  is 
among  the  histo'ical  sidelights  a  clear  present- 
ation of  the  division  among  the  Quakers, — one 
portion  swearing  allegiance  to  the  British  gov- 
ernment, the  other,  to  the  cause  of  the  colon- 
ists 


"No  boy  who  once  begins  the  book  will  want 
to  lay  it  down  until  it  is  finished." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  497.   S.  12,  '08.  170w. 

Tompkins,    A.    F.      Marine    engineering:    a 
*       text  bonk.   ='=$4.=;o.   Macmillan. 

"Gives  a  very  full  history  of  the  development 
of  the  steam  engine  from  Savery  in  16*^8  to  the 
turbine  and  gas  producer  of  to-day.  Much  infor- 
matinn  is  "i'-en  to  t'"i°  onp  wi-^'iiri"-  t^  nractise 
the  art  of  designing  the  different  structures,  but 
the  most  to  those  desiring  to  become  skilled  in 
Vie  ropst'-nction.  oi''evM f ;,->>-  ^ni  c"n"<=  of  Hv'  rna- 
rine  engine,  as  the  designing  of  such  machinery 
demands  a  line  of  study  outside  of  what  can  be 
given  in  a  treatise  of  this  kind." — Science. 


are  given,  and  readers  can  claim  no  more."    W. 
H.  White. 

+  -i Nature.  7^:  598.  O.  15,  '08.  800w. 

"This  single  criticism  [about  his  view  of  the 
combustion  chamber  in  the  cylindrical  boiler] 
should  not  take  from  the  value  of  the  work  as  it 
abounds  in  so  much  that  is  good  and  valuable  to 
one  seeking  information  on  the  subject  and  de- 
siring to  be  correctly  informed  as  to  the  ma- 
rine engine  practise  of  to-day  and  the  lines  on 
which  it  may  be  extended  in  the  future."  Hor- 
ace See. 
-f   H Science,  n.s.  28:  686.  N.  13,  '08.  lOOOw. 

Tompkins,  Juliet  Wilbor.    Dr.  Ellen.  t$i.5o. 
Baker.  8-2613. 

The  story  of  a  stout-hearted  struggle  to  care 
for  a  consumptive  sister  and  to  establish  a  rep- 
utation as  a  medical  practitioner  In  a  little  town 
among  the  Sierras.  "It  is  a  love  story,  a  char- 
acter study  and  the  history  of  a  brave  woman's 
struggle  against  ignorant  prejudice,  all  welded 
into   a  single   narrative."    (Bookm.) 


"Has  no  particular  strength  nor  depth  but 
is    wholesome." 

-I-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  88.  Mr.  '08. 
"It  is  Dr.  Ellen's  courageous  and  victorious 
struggle  to  retrieve  her  losses  that  makes  the 
real  strength  and  interest  of  the  book;  although 
the  delicate  and  subtle  love-story  which  is  in- 
terwoven with  it  will  have  no  small  share  in 
assurmg  the  book  the  popularity  it  deserves." 
F:  T.  Cooper. 

-1-   Bookm.   26:  672.   F.   '08.   380w. 
Nation.  86:  195.  F.  27,  '08.   250w. 
"This  new  book  is  quite  as  sparkling  as  any- 
thing she  has  ever  done." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   'S:   77.   F.    8,   '08.   320w. 
"It   is   a   privilege   to  meet  a  woman   so  noble 
in   character,   so  well  equipped  in   mind,   and   so 
essentially    feminine    in    heart    and    soul    as    Dr. 
Ellen." 

-f   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  344.   Je.   13,   '08.   250w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    761.    Je.    '08.    70w. 

Tonge,  James.  Coal.  *$2.  Van  Nostrand. 

8-17746. 

"This  book  is  a  popular  presentation  of  the 
latest  facts  regarding  the  origin,  position  and 
extent,  of  coal  seams  throughout  the  world,  to- 
gether with  particulars  as  to  the  economical 
utilization  and  application  of  this  indispensable 
mineral  fuel.  It  treats  of  the  historv  and  oc- 
currence of  coal,  the  mode  of  formation  of  coal 
seams  rind  the  fossils  and  botany  of  the  coal 
measures." — Engin.    D. 


"The  book  should  be  interesting  and  instruc- 
tive to  students  of  various  sciences,  as  well  as 
to  those  who,  though  proud  of  the  high  com- 
mercial position  of  their  country,  are  unaware 
as  to  how  greatly  this  is  due  to  an  abundant 
supply  of   inexpensi-^-e   fuel." 

+    Engin.    D.    4:    415.    O.    'OS.    200w. 

"The  work  appears  to  have  been  hastily  com- 
piled,   and    the    proofs    carelessly    revised." 
!-   Nature.    77:    3S9.    F.    27,    'OS.    200w. 

Torbett,  D.  Schemers.  75c.  Doscher. 

8-10856. 

"This  volume  is  frankly  designed  to  provide 
an  hour's  light  entertainment.  It  tells  of  a 
quite  preposterous  cad.  of  a  society  widow  un- 
willing to  part  with  her  youth,  of  that  widow's 
attractive  daughter,  and  of  the  daughter's  loy- 
al but  impoverished  suitor."  (Bookm.)  "Posi- 
tively harmless  .  .  .  unless  the  author  could  be 
persuaded  to  give  the  name  of  the  Paris  doctor 
who  produced-  such  marvelous  results  in  Mrs. 
Van  Agan's  face."    (N.   T.   Times.) 


"Tt  despr^■os  and  will  seizure  a  p-ood  recention 
from  all  who  are  interested  in  the  subjects  of 
which  it  treats.  The  author  has  the  courage  of 
his  opinions,  and,  in  not  a  few  instances,  excep- 
tion mav  be  taken  to  'Ms  nor,f^incin-<3:  hut  in 
all  cases  the  materials  for  judging  independently. 


"[The   incidents]    are   certainly   new   and   cer- 
tainly amusing." 

H Bookm.   27:  242.   My.   '08.    140w. 

"It  is  written  with  a    certain   smartness." 

H N.   Y.  Times.   13:  415.   Jl.   25,   '08.   llOw. 


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359 


Tourville,  Henri  de.  Growth  of  modern  na- 
tions: a  history  of  the  particularist 
form  of  society;  tr.  from  the  French  of 
Henri  de  Tourville,  by  M.  G.  Loch. 
*$3.5o.  Longmans.  8-5819. 

"Not  in  any  sense  a  history  of  western  Eu- 
rope. Rather  it  tells  how  far  different  our  so- 
ciety is  from  the  society  of  antiquity;  how  a 
certain  human  race  became  emancipated  from 
that  society  of  the  past  and  how  when  settled 
in  one  corner  of  Europe  its  society  received  a 
special  form.  The  most  powerful  modern  na- 
tions, it  is  declared,  have  gradually  evolved,  not 
by  public  action,  but  by  the  free  play  of  private 
initiative.  From  germanic  and  gothic  origins 
to  the  constitution  of  the  present  great  nations, 
the  author  carefully  points  out  the  steps." — Ann. 
Am.  Acad. 

"The  book  is  a  mass  of  generalizations,  of 
which  many  are  based  on  hypotheses  rather 
than  upon  ascertained  facts,  while  few,  if  any, 
are  supported  by  sufficient  evidence.  The  book 
may  be  of  some  value  in  suggesting  new  points 
of  view;  but  the  method  is  so  superficial  that 
the    conclusions    carry    slight    weight." 

—  Am.   Hist.   R.  13:   898.   Jl.   '08.   520w. 

"The  volume  is  very  suggestive  and  contains 
some   especiallv   interesting  ciTapters." 

-I Ann.   Am.  Acad.   31:   723.   My.   '08.   230w. 

"To    the    historical    student    (as    opposed    per- 
haps  to  the   student   of  social   science),    the   de- 
tail and  method  of  these  essays  will  have  more 
interest  than   their  generalizations." 
+  Ath.   1908,   2:  39.   Jl.   11.   900w. 

"Not  the  least  of  the  author's  peculiarities 
is  the  ease  with  which  he  bends  each  bit  of 
evidence  to  conform  to  his  theory.  The  chap- 
ter on  the  United  States  is  childish  in  its  ig- 
norance." 

Nation.   87:   266.   S.   17,   '08.   900w. 

"It  is  fair  to  add  that  Mr.  Loch  has  done  his 
work  as  translator  fairly  well,  quite  as  well  as 
the  original  deserves." 

—  -}-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  168.  Mr.  28,  '08.  130w. 

"Valuable,  therefore,  though  it  is  a  sort  of 
dictionary  of  sociological  growth,  and  delightful 
to  dip  into  at  odd  moments  both  for  entertain- 
ment and  edification,  this  volume  is  lacking  in 
compactness,  and  in  that  lucidity  and  vividness 
which   compactness   brings   with   it." 

H Spec.  100:   sup.  125.   Ja.  25,   '08.  500w. 

Tracy,  Louis.  Red  year:  a  story  of  the  In- 
dian mutiny.  $1.50.  Clode,  E.  J.  8-979. 
More  of  a  history  of  the  mutiny  than  a 
story.  "The  hero,  who  begins  as  Lieutenant 
and  ends  as  Major  Malcolm,  disting'uished  liim- 
self  especially  by  riding  across  the  risen  coun- 
try for  relief,  first  from  Lucknow  to  Allahabad, 
and  again  from  Allahabad  to  Delhi.  In  the  lat- 
ter half  of  the  book  he  has  as  stirring  a  mili- 
tary career  as  the  most  jaded  novel  reader 
could  wish."   (N.  Y.  Times.) 

Acad.   73:   297.   D.   28,   '07.    170w. 
"Is   really   a   very   fair   history  of   the    Sepoy 
mutiny.  But  its  value  is  slight  as  a  novel." 

-I Ind.   64:    317.   F.    6,   '08.   400w. 

"The  power  of  'The  red  year' —  for  'The  red 
year'  is  a  powerful  boolc — lies  in  the  stern  real- 
ism of  its  account  of  the  never  to  be  forgotten 
events  of  1S57." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:    3«.   Ja.   25,   '08.    BfiOw. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  345.  Je.  13,  '08.  180w. 

Tracy,    Louis.        Wheel    o'    fortune.    $1.50. 
Clode,  E.  J.  8-25370. 

A  story  of  a  hunt  for  buried  treasure  which, 
to  vary  it  from  the  stock  variety,  is  "tangled 
up  with  mystery  and  archaeology  and  Roman 
triremes  and  loot  taken  from  the  land  of  the 
Queen  of  Sheba  and  Bedouins  and  camels  and 
the  Abyssinian   desert."    (N.   Y.   Times.) 

"This  fluent  sensational  story  ...  is  devoid 
of   humor  and   characterization." 

—  Ath.   190S,    1:    724.    Je.   i3.    30w. 


"It  is  a  good  tale,  entertaining  and  well  told. 
The  author  adds  much  to  its  interest  bv  his 
cleverness  in  keeping  the  story  moving  along 
a   blind   trail." 

-t-   N.    Y.   Times.   13:   539.   O.  3.   '08.   450w. 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   615.   O.   24,   'OS.   30w. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  748.  D.  5,  '08.  130w. 

Train,    Arthur    (Cheney).     True    stories   of 
crime.    t$i.5o.    Scribner.  8-17543. 

Thirteen  stories  of  crime.  "As  assistant  to 
Mr.  Jerome  Mr.  Train  has  nad  great  opportu- 
nities to  meet  interesting  ciiminals  and  know 
their  careers.  The  stories  are  guaranteed  true 
to  the  facts.  They  are  very  interesting  and 
valuable."    (Ann.    Am.    Acad.) 

"The  style  is  interesting  and  the  tone  is 
wholesome." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    224.   Je.    'OS.   + 
"The  author  is  a  good  story-teller." 

4-  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    629.    N.    '08.    4Uw. 

Tratman,  E.  E.  Russell.     Railway  track  and 
track   work.    3d   ed.   *$3.50.    Eng.   news. 

8-23881. 
"Mr.  E.  E.  Russell  Tratman  .  .  .  not  only 
treats  this  subject  in  an  exhaustive  and  com- 
prehensive manner,  but  piovides  a  most  val- 
uable addition  to  the  literature  on  the  Amer- 
ican railway  track."  (Engin.  N.)  "This  new 
edition  contains  some  fifty  pages  and  several 
illustrations  more  than  the  previous  edition. 
There  aie  two  more  chapters,  some  of  the  sub- 
jects having  gained  so  in  importance  as  to  de- 
mand more  exhaustive  treatment  and  some  of 
the  combinations  of  subjects,  treated  in  one 
chapter,    being  changed."    (Engm.   D.) 

"Its  comprehensive  and  representative  treat- 
ment of  the  subject  is  most  commendable  and 
assures  the  book  of  a  continued  recognition  as 
the  standard  autiiority  on  railway  track  work.  ' 

+  Engin.  D.  4:  300.  S.  '08.  1350w. 
"Outside  of  the  olficial  publications  of  the 
American  engineering  and  maintenance  of  way 
association,  there  is  no  single  work  which  con- 
tains between  its  covers  such  a  brood  and  com- 
prehensive treatment  of  the  subject."  J:  F. 
Wallace. 

-I-   Engin.    N.    GO:  537.   N.    12,    '08.   340w. 
"There    is    not   anything   written    in    the    book 
which  a  railway  engineer  would  desire   to   have 
left    out." 

-I-   Engin.    Rec.   5S:  567.    N.    14,    '08.   540w. 

Travis,   Elma    Allen.    The    cobbler.    $1.25. 
Outing  pub.  8-17997. 

In  the  main  this  is  a  character  sketch  of  a 
will  o'  the  wisp  youth,  a  victim  of  his  tempera- 
mental moods.  He  is  a  poet,  a  dreamer  and  an 
irresponsible  lover  whose  life,  a  thing  of  shreds 
and  patches,  is  symbolized  by  the  cobbler  heri- 
tage transmitted  by  his  father.  It  is  a  life 
abounding  in  atmosphere  whose  structural  poise 
and  practicality  it  becomes  a  woman's  mission 
to   supply. 


"The  story  is  told  gracefully,  and  is  unbur- 
dened by  moralizing  or  flippancy.  The  emi- 
nence of  the  hero  seems  to  consist  far  less 
clearly  in  what  h^  does  or  is  than  in  what  his 
creator  says  of  him." 

-I Nation.    87:  76.    Jl.    23,    '08.    600w. 

"Barring  the  occasional  evidences  of  feminine 
pedantism,  the  style  is  admirable,  and  the  au- 
thor has  a  fine  gift  for  descriptive  writing.  It 
is  a  book  which  should  win  success,  for  it  re- 
flects knowledge  and  thought." 

-\ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  358.  Je.  20,  '08.  380w. 

Travis,  Thomas.  Young  malefactor:  a  study 

in  juvenile  delinquency;  with  an  introd. 

by    Judge     Ben      B.     Lindsey.     **$i.5o. 

Crowell.  8-12983. 

A   book   which   no    library  can    overlook.     The 

introduction    contributed    by    tire    widely-known 


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Travis,  Thomas — Continued. 
authority  on  children's  courts  emphasizes  the 
necessity  for  a  better  understanding  of  the  sub- 
ject of  juvenile  delinquency.  The  body  of  the 
book  restfng  upon  facts  collected  during  six 
years  of  investigation  in  Europe  and  America 
urges  that  inasmuch  as  the  child  criminal  of 
to-day  becomes  the  man  criminal  of  lo-mor- 
row,  the  important  task  is  to  reacTi  the  child 
thru    study    of    individual    cases    and    causes. 


Forge  during  the  dismal  winter  of  1778;  Clin- 
ton's evacuation  of  Philadelphia  and  his  suc- 
cessful retreat  to  New  York  despite  the  ob- 
stacles placed  in  his  way  by  the  American 
army  at  Monmouth;  and  concludes  with  the  straps 
that  led  up  to  the  alliance  of  1778  with  France. 


"The  bibliography  has  important  defects,  but 
indicates  significant  books.  Apprentice  work, 
but  work  full  of  promise."     C.   R.   Henderson. 

-^ Am.   J.   See,  14:  130.   Jl.   '08.   90w. 

"A  thoroughly  scientific  study.  Clearly  writ- 
ten, well  arranged,  reliable  in  its  statements, 
and  temperate  in  tone." 

-f-  A.    L.  A.    Bkl.   4:213.   Je.   '08.  'i> 
"The  style  is  very  dift'use,   there  is  a  decided 
lack   of  logical   order,   and  repetitions   are  num- 
erous." 

^ Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:   629.    N.   '08.    SOOw. 

"This  is  a  thorough,  scholarly,  honest  work. 
Its  importance  consists  not  only  in  what  it 
teaches  but  also  in  that  it  shows  us  the  limita- 
tions of  our  knowledge  of  one  of  the  great  vital 
questions  of  the  hour."  R.  E.  Bisbee. 
+  Arena.  40:  386.  O.  'OS.  530w. 
"Mr.  Travis'  book  is  a  most  able  work  and, 
considering  the  importance  of  the  subject,  it 
fills   a   much    needed    want    in    literature." 

+  Cath.    World.    87:    401.    Je.    '08.    400w. 
"May   be   commended   to   superintendents   and 
principals   of  scnools,    to  judges  in  the  criminal 
courts,  and,  indeed,  and  unhappily,  to  not  a  few 
parents." 

+  Educ.  R.  36:  522.  D.  '08.  40w. 
"A  volume  which  will  enable  a  more  careful 
study  of  causes  of  juvenile  delinquency  and  de- 
pendency, and  consequently  of  better  trained 
application  in  the  development  of  these  youths 
toward  straight  paths  in  life.  It  is  regrettable 
that  the  author  has  not  put  his  matter  in  some- 
what better  style,  so  as  to  be  attractive  to  the 
general  reader  and  to  those  who  are  not  stu- 
dents." 

H Ind.    65:  491.    Ag.    27,    '08.    240w. 

"A  good  study." 

4-  J.    Pol.    Econ.    16:    636.    N.    '08.    2S0w. 
"It    contains    much    trustworthy    information 
usually  couched  in  simple,  direct  language,  and 
seldom    swamped    under    the    purposeless    erudi- 
tion which  Mr.    Travis   occasionally   displays." 

-i Nation.    87-262.    S.    17,    '08.    2a0w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  296.  My.   23,   '08.   170w. 
R.   of    Rs.   38:  256.   Ag.   '08.   40w. 
+  Spec.    101:    sup.    477.   O.   3,    '0«.    260w. 

Tremayne,  Eleanor  E.     First  governess  of 

*  the  Netherlands,  Margaret  of  Austria. 
**$3.  Putnam. 
A  biography  painstakingly  produced  from  re- 
liable material  for  which  Mr.  Hume,  editor  of  the 
"Romantic  history  series,"  to  which  this  volume 
belongs,  writes  an  introduction  containing  a  re- 
sume of  certain  letters  throwing  light  upon  the 
life  of  Margaret  of  Austria. 

h  Ath.  190&,  2:  606.  N.  14.  llOOw. 

"Mrs.  Tremayne's  biography  is  well  written 
and  interesting,  but  she  lacks  the  vitalizing,  con- 
structive imagination  which  enables  the  histor- 
ical writer  to  make  past  scenes  and  events  and 
long  dead  men  and  women  live  again,  in  all  their 
native  warmth  and  color,  before  the  reader's 
eyes." 

-I N.  Y.  Times.  13:  640.  O.  31,  '08.  380w. 

Trevelyan,  Sir  George  Otto.  American  rev- 
olution, pt.  3.  *$2.50.  Longmans, 
pt.  3.  Covers  Howe's  inactivity  during  the 
early  months  of  1777  and  his  subsequent  cap- 
ture of  Philadelphia;  Burgoyne's  long  march 
from  Canada  and  his  enforced  surrender  at 
Saratoga;    Washington's    tribulations    at   Valley 


Reviewed  by  John   Bigelow,   jr. 
4-  ^  Am.     Hist.     R.    13:874.    Jl.    '08.    1200w. 
(Review  of  pt.   3.) 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  108.  Ap.  '08.  (Re- 
view of  pt.  3.) 
"The  book  is  scholarly  and  free  from  vulgar- 
errors  of  fact,  and  will  have  a  permanent  place- 
in  the  literature  of  the  subject  both  for  the 
scholar  and  the  more  general  reader."  C.  R. 
Fish. 

-f-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  532.  Mr.  '08.  450w. 
(Review  of  pt.   3.) 
"Hardly  a  page  is  to  be  found  in  the  volume 
where  a  careful  proof-reader  would  fail  tomaik 
peculiarities,    or   even   errors." 

H Ath.  1907,   2:   541.  N.   2.   2200w.    (Review 

of   pt.    3.) 
"The   most  touchy   of   patriots   can   find   noth- 
ing  to   complain   of   in   the    treatment   measured 
out    in    this    volume    to    the    worthy    American 
leaders   and   the   Americans   as  a   nation." 

+  +  Cath.  World.  86:  399.  D.  '07.  1150w. 
(Review  of  pt.  3.) 
"Sir  Geoige  Trevelyan  possesses  to  a  pecu- 
liar degree  the  art  of  portrait-painting,  and  no 
more  human  or  satisfying  description  of  Howe 
has  probably  ever  been  written  tiian  that  pre- 
sented  in   these   pages."    H.    E.   Egerton. 

-f   -I-   Eng.    Hist.    R.    23:    167.    Ja.    '08.    llOOw. 
(Review   of   pt.    3.) 
"It  ranks  equally  high  as  history  and  litera- 
ture." 

+  Ind.  €4:  586.  Mr.  12,  '08.  650w.  (Re- 
view of  pt.  3.) 
"The  rounded  and  highly  sustained  stvle  of 
the  earlier  volumes,  which  some  have  likenpil 
to  tl:at  of  Trevelyan's  uncle.  Lord  Macaulay,  ;s 
maintained,  and  there  is  just  enough  of  the 
British  r>cin<  of  view  to  give  new  zest  to  a 
subject  so  frequently  treated  by  our  own  wri*-- 

+  -f  Lit.  D.  36:  96.  Ja.  18,  '08.  600w.  (Re- 
view of  pt.  3.) 
"If  Sir  George  scarcely  has  that  rare  talent 
which  can  take  a  wilderness  of  scattered  and 
rather  disorganized  military  actions,  and  show- 
plainly  what  was  done  in  each  case,  and  why, 
and  with  what  result,  he  can  rise  admirably  to 
the  big  situations  where  the  professional  in- 
terest is  lost  in  the  greatness  of  the  luman 
tragedy." 

+   -i Lond.    Times.    6:    297.    O.    4,    '07.    1450w. 

(Review  of   pt.    3.) 

"His  point  of  view  is  so  catholic,  his  reading 
so  wide,  and  his  likes  and  dislikes  so  positive 
that  he  confers  upon  the  story  a  semblance  of 
novelty,  due  to  his  own  personal  qualities  as 
a  writer." 

-t-  -f  Nation.  86:  194.  F.  27,  '08.  1120w.  (Re- 
view of  pt.  3.) 
"It  is  obvious  from  this  that  Trevelyan  is 
not  always  a  safe  guide,  and  that  the  reader 
must  make  allowances  for  the  personal  equa- 
tion. Hs  work,  though  ranking  high  as  a  piece 
of  literature,  is  but  a  slight  contribution  to 
historical    knowledge." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   12:   741.   N.   23,   '07.   270w. 

(Review   of    pt.    3.) 
"It  is  as  interesting  as  Lord  Macaulay's  'His- 
toi-y  of  England.'  " 

-h  +  Outlook.  89:  42.  My.  2,  '08.  500w.  (Re- 
view of  pt.  3.) 
"Those  who  have  read  the  fascinating  earlier 
volumes  of  Trevelyan's  'American  revolution' 
will  find  in  this  new  volume  the  same  quaint 
and  personal  touch,  the  same  exquisite  satire, 
the  same  easy  mastery  of  what  the  author 
knows  about  his  subject,  and  epigrams  fitted  as 
nicely  as  ever  into  the  serious  portions  of  the 
text.  There  is,  too,  the  old  way  of  rambling, 
which  carries  the  reader  irresistibly  along,   but 


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just   as   surely    causing   him      )   lose   the   logical 
development   of   the    story."    C.    H.    Vantyne. 
4-  —  Pol.  Scl.  Q.  23:  134.  Mr.  '08.  950w.   (Re- 
view   of    pt.    3.) 
"The  book  is  truly  a  Washingtoniad."     Mont- 
gomery  Schuyler. 

+   Putnam's.  4:490.   Jl.  '08.   570^-.   (Review 
of  pt.   3.) 
"This    is   the   best   of   the  four  published   vol- 
umes of   Sir   Georsre   Trevelyan's   history."' 

+   +   Sat.    R.    104:    sup.    3.    O.    19,    '07.    1250w. 

(Review  of  pt.  3.) 
",Sir  George  Trevelyan  proves  himself  an 
admirable  military  historian,  showing  merits  of 
lucidity,  arrangement,  and  criticism  which  his 
earlier"  work  has  not  prepared  us  for.  It  is 
true  that  he  has  lost  the  charm  of  his  first 
nianner,  with  its  astounding  plentitude  of  light- 
ly borne  knowledge  and  its  allusive  grace  of 
style,  but  he  has  acquired  another  kind  of 
charm." 

4-   +  Spec.   99.   710.   N.   9,  '07.  1720w.    (Review 
of  pt.   3.) 

+  Yale    R.   17:   355.   N.   'OS.   330w.    (Review 
of  pt.  3.) 

Trevena,  John.    Furze     the     cruel.      t$i.5o. 
Moffat. 

"Furze,"  "Heather"  and  "Granite"  are  the 
titles  of  a  contemplated  trilogy.  Furze  symbol- 
izes cruelty,  heather  endurance,  and  granite 
strength.  This  first  volume  "is  a  strenuous  up- 
heaval of  the  mire  of  the  moors."  The  flesh 
and  blood  eharacteis  include  a  quixotic  boy,  a 
girl  of  doubtful  origin,  the  half-witted  Mary 
and  Peter  Tavy,  a  vice-sodden  deacon  and  his 
victim,   the  simple,  dull  Thomasine. 


"Since  Charles  Kingsley's  'Yeast'  we  can- 
not recall  any  picture  of  rural  life  in  England 
that  approaches  within  any  measurable  distance 
of  this  ghastly  description  of  the  Dartmoor 
peasant.  It  is  undoubtedly  a  great  book — al- 
most a  masterpiece." 

+   +  Acad.  73:  66.  O.  2G,  '07.  5fOw. 

"The   characters   live    and    move,    and    are     so 
nicely    balanced    in    their    relations    as    to    make 
them  seem  the  result  of  their  environment." 
+   -\ Ath.    1907,    2:    683.    N.    30.    170w. 

"There  is  good  reason  to  believe  that  Mr. 
Trevena  is  one  of  the  few  men  of  real  promise 
among  the  new  recruits  of  English  fiction."  F: 
T.    Cooper. 

+   Bookm.  27:   304.   My.  '08.  6.50v.-. 

"He  strips  bare  the  ugliness  of  Dartmoor  life 
with   a   merciless   candor    that    shows    too    much 
schooling  from  Zola,   Ibsen,   and   Tolstoy." 
4-   H Nation.   8G:   2S7.   Mr.   26,   '08.   200-w\ 

"Mr.  Trevena's  handling  of  Thomasine's  mis- 
fortunes is  Zolaesque  in  treatment,  and  her 
scene  with  the  brutal  Pendoggat  suggests  a 
page  of  'La  terre'  in  its  realism."  Lewis  Mel- 
ville. 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  157.  Mr.  21,  '08.  IG.'iOw. 

R.    of    Rs.    37:    767.    Je.    '08.    lOOOw. 

Treves,  Sir  Frederick.  Cradle  of  the  deep: 
an  account  of  a  voyage  to  the  West 
Indies.     *$4.     Button.  8-21129. 

Beginning  with  Bar'oados,  the  author  visits  in 
turn  the  islands  of  the  West  Indies.  "Every- 
where against  the  back  drop  furnished  by  the 
present  scene  Sir  Frederick  throws  all  sorts  of 
pictures  from  the  magic  lantern  slides  of  his- 
tory and  legend."  (N.  Y.  Times.)  "Buccaneers, 
explorers,  and  great  captains.  Dampier,  Haw- 
kins, Drake,  Rodney,  and  Nelson  are  among 
the  dramatic  personae  of  the  story  he  has  to 
tell,  and  the  incidents  alternate  between  the 
convulsions  of  nature — he  has  a  vivid  account  of 
Kingston  after  the  earthquake— and  the  cr«sh 
of  great  fleets  in  the  struggle  for  world  em- 
pire."  (Sat.  R.) 

"This  book  is,  of  its  kind,  excellent.  "We  note 
a  few  small  inaccuracies  in  the  author's  ac- 
count of  Capt.    Kidd's   voyages." 

H Ath.   1908,   1:   782.   Je.   27.   llOOw. 


"If  the  reader  takes  it  up  for  what  it  is,  a 
rambling  descriptive  account  of  a  recent  voy- 
age in  the  West  Indies,  written  at  leisure  and 
with  great  gusto  and  packed  with  historical  and 
romantic  anecdote,  he  may  spend  a  very  pleas- 
ant hour." 

H Nation.    87:    2S7.    S.    10,    '08.    400w. 

"He  has  read  widely  and  he  has  read  in  a 
spirit  which  enables  him  to  make  the  record  of 
h\!~  course  as  different  from  a  guide-book  as 
possible." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  460.  Ag.  22,  '08.  930w. 

R.   of   Rs.   38:   509.   O.   'OS.   90w. 
"It    is    the    work   of    a   keen    observer    who    is 
able    to    express    his    thoughts    in    picturesque 
English." 

+  Sat.    R.   105:    794.    Je.    20,    '08.    280w. 

Trowbridge,  John.     Story  of  a  wireless  tele- 
*       graph  boy.  "$1.25.  Houghton.       8-26832. 

The  exciting  story  of  a  Russian  boy  who  fled 
from  Russia  with  his  father  and  physics  teacher 
when  it  is  discovered  that  they  are  promoting 
revolutionary  plots  by  means  of  wireless  teleg- 
raphy. 


Reviewed  bv  K.  L.  M. 

Bookm.  28:  386.  D.  '08.  40w. 

Trowbridge,  William  R.  H.  Mirabeau,  the 
demi-god,  being  the  true  and  romantic 
story  of  his  life  and  adventures.  *$3.75. 
Scribner.  7.-41576. 

A  eulogistic  sketch  of  Mirabeau  in  which  the 
author  calls  Mirabeau  a  "demi-god,"  a  "hero" 
and  states  that  he  prefers  "to  see  in  him  only 
his  noble  and  what  he  believed  to  be  his  funda- 
mental self."  "The  greatness  of  Mirabeau  is 
displayed  during  the  last  period  of  his  life,  and 
not  in  his  love  affairs  and  low  intrigues.  To 
justify  his  title,  Mr.  Trowbridge  should  have 
passed  lightly  over  Mirabeau's  early  years  and 
filled  his  canvas  with  the  dramatic  scenes  of 
the  national  assembly  in  which  Mirabeau  show- 
ed himself  truly  great.  In  giving  but  seventy 
pages  to  this  important  period,  he  had  little  op- 
portunity to  justify  his  title."   (Am.   Hist.   R.) 


"The  book  is  not.  then,  a  serious  biography, 
nor  is  it  a  good  historical  novel." 

—  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    902.    Jl.    '08.    650w. 
"Will  satisfy  the  class  of  readers  whose  high- 
er education  is  being  taken  care  of  by  the  writ- 
ers of  Sundav  supplements." 

—  Nation.    87:  140.    Ag.    13,    '08.    300w. 

-I N.   Y.  Times.  13:   387.  Jl.  11,  '08.   1150w. 

"Is  an  attempt  to  strike  a  happy  mean  be- 
tween a  novel  and  a  biography,  and  is  not  al- 
together  successful." 

h  Sat.   R.   105:   601.  My.   9,   '08.   270w. 

"The  exaggeration  and  disorder  of  Mirabeau's 
natuie  seem  in  many  respects  to  have  infected 
his  latest  biographer." 

—  Spec.  100:  379.  Mr.  7,  '08.  450w. 

Trowbridge,  William  R.  H.  Seven  splendid 
sinners.  **$4.50.  Brentano's. 

The  lives  of  the  Duchess  of  Chateauroux, 
Duchess  of  Kendal,  Catherine  II  of  Russia, 
Duchess  of  Kingston,  Countess  de  Lamotte, 
Duchess  de  Polignac,   and  Lola  Montez. 


"A  handsome  volume  against  which  much 
might  be  written  with-jut  diminishing  the  large 
number  of  readers  that  such  a  book  is  certain 
to   attract." 

—  Ath.   1908,    2:   472.    O.   17.    850w. 

"The  sketches  in  no  wise  fall  behind  the  Ini- 
tial   promise."      Hildegarde    Hawthorne. 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.   13:    595.  O.   24.   '08.    570w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  748.  D.  5,  '08.  160w. 


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Trubetzkoi,  Amelie  (R.)  C.  Golden  rose. 
t$i.25.   Harper.  8-15326. 

The  struggle  of  a  woman  to  possess  the  gold- 
en rose  in  place  of  the  ordinary  painted  apple 
of  Eden.  A  woman  is  portrayed  who  having 
had  an  unhappy  marriage  none  the  less  be- 
lieves in  love,  but  love  idealized  and  purified 
of  its  material  association,  too  exalted  to  per- 
mit of  a  fulfilment  in  marriage.  To  her  wooer 
she  offers  her  golden  rose  which"  he  fondles  for 
a  time  ecstatically.  When  he  would  exchange 
it  for  the  painted  apple  she  refuses  and  so 
sacrifices  her  material  happiness  for  a  princi- 
ple's sake. 

"Miss  Rives  commands  a  lush  and  poetic  dic- 
tion. The  book  is  keyed  a  good  third  above 
concert    pitch."    E:    C.    Marsh. 

-) Bookm.    27:    413.    Je.    '08.    900w. 

"The  wickedness  of  such  books  as  the  'Gold- 
en rose'  is  that  they  appeal  to  an  element  of 
insincerity  in  women  readeis,  especially  young 
women  readers.  The  one  really  vigorous  and 
fine  thing  in  this  story  is  her  description  of  a 
summer  storm  in  Virginia.  The  rest  of  it 
should  never  have  been  written." 
h   Ind.   65:153.   Jl.   16,   '08.    780w. 

"On  the  whole,  the  abnormal,  however  loftily 
treated,    is   unsatisfactory." 

^   Nation.  86:  493.  My.  28,  '08.  300w. 

"There  are  all  tastes  in  the  world,  and  love 
is  such  a  universal  sentiment  that  the  book  ap- 
peals even  to  those  who  cannot  take  the  au- 
thor's point  of  view." 

h   N.   Y.  Times.   13:  329.  Je.   13,   '08.   45Uwr. 

"A  'charmingly  told  emotional  story." 

+   R.   of   Rs.   37:   761.    Je.   '08.    40w. 
"The  little   book   is   well   written   and    attract- 
ive, and  the  pictures  of  southern  life  charming- 
ly drawn." 

+  Spec.   101:  64.   Jl.   11,   '08.   130w. 

Trubetzkoi,  Prince  Michael.  Out  of  chaos: 
a  personal  story  of  the  revolution  in 
Russia;  tr.  by  Edith  Livermore.  $2. 
Longmans.  8-17556. 

Prom  an  investigation  into  the  deplorable 
condition  of  the  Russian  peasantry  who  pay 
most  of  the  taxes— nobility,  officials  and  clergy 
being  exempt — the  author  became  identified  with 
the  revolutionary  movement.  His  narrative  of 
the  unendurable  conditions  in  Russia,  the  suf- 
fering caused  by  them  and  their  great  injustice 
to  human  activity  is  the  straightforward  ac- 
count of  a  man  who  is  yielding  up  wealth  and 
position  for  the  salvation  of  the  masses  thru 
whom,  he  maintains,  oppression  must  eventually 
cease. 


"The    extreme    simplicity  of    a   boyish    narra- 
tive is  disconcerting  to  the  reader  of  the  earli- 
er pages  of  this  book,  but  if  he  has  the  courage 
to  go  on  he  will  be  rewarded  for  his  pains." 
H Ath.   1907,   2:   549.   N.   2.    200w. 

"It  will  do  no  one  any  harm  to  read  this  book, 
and  it  is  possible  that  even  we,  here  in  Ameri- 
ca, can  learn  very  much  from  it— more  than 
we  are  likelv  to  leaj*n  from  anything  we  are 
ourselves  writing  in  the  cause  of  humanity." 
+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   57.   F.  1,   '08.  680w. 

"This  is  a  vivid  picture  of  the  difficulties 
which  a  young  Russ'an,  who  is  not  content 
with  accepting  things  as  they  are  in  Russia,  is 
sure  to  encounter." 

-f-  Spec.  99:  1100.   D.  28,   '07.   340w. 

Trubetzkoi,  Pierre.  Passer-by.  +$i.50-  Doub- 
*       leday. 

A  story  which  portrays  th§  complications  re- 
sulting from  a  business  man's  unintentional  neg- 
lect of  his  wife  and  the  advantage  taken  of  her 
loneliness  by  two  foreigners  who  make  love  to 
her. 


"It  is  done  with  remarkable  skill  and  knowl- 
edge of  human  nature  and  unusual  artistic  in- 
sight." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  770.  D.  12,  '08.  240w. 

Tschudi,  Clara.  Ludwig  the  second,  king 
of  Bavaria;  tr.  from  the  Norwegian  by 
Ethel  Harriet  Hearn.  *$2.5o.  But- 
ton. 8-18336. 

The  life  story  of  a  half-witted  ruler.  "Ke 
was  the  pupil  and  supporter  of  Dollinger,  the 
patron  and  intimate  of  Richard  Wagner;  ana 
his  wonderful  palaces,  his  queer  habits,  his  as- 
sociations with  'Lohengrin,'  his  tragic  and  in 
a  way  mysterious  end,  all  help  to  surround  him 
with  an  unusual,  if  unedifying  atmosphere." 
(Nation.)  "The  real  value  of  such  a  volume  as 
this  is  found  not  so  much  in  the  narration  of 
certain  romantic  episodes  in  Louis's  life  as  in 
the  incidental  light  thrown  upon  the  develop- 
ment  of   the   Bavarians   themselves."    (Outlook) 


"One  or  two  slight  slips  we  have  noticed  in 
the  text.  Miss  Hearn's  translation  is  far  from 
satisfactory." 

H Ath.    1908,    1 :    153.    F.    8.    1400w. 

"The  sole  interest  of  the  book  for  normal 
persons  will  be  in  the  chapters  dealing  with 
Ludwig's    service   to   Wagner." 

-^ Ind.    65:  267.    Jl.    30,    '08.    240w. 

"It  will  serve  its  purpose  for  the  general  pub- 
lic." 

+   Nation.  86:  465.  My.  21,  '08.  200w. 
"It    is    well    and    readably    compiled,    but,    as 
usual,    has    suffered    in    the    translation." 

-1 N.  Y.  Times.  13:  174.  Mr.  28,  '08.  230w. 

"A  rather  gossipy  biography." 

h  Outlook.   89:   125.  My.  16,   '08.   200w. 

"Full    of    interesting   personal    anecdotes." 
+   R.   of    Rs.   38:  255.    Ag.   '08.   30w. 
4-  Sat.   R.  105:  601.  My.   9,  '08.  250w. 
"The   narrative   is    compact,    and    as   complete 
as  is  necessary,   and  if  it  is  not  very  penetrat- 
ing,   it   is   interesting   because   Ludwig's   history 
is  interesting." 

+  Spec.    100:    188.    F.    1,    '08.    2'OOOw. 

Turley,  Charles.  Playmate,  il.  t$i.5o.  But- 
ton. 
A  wholesome  spontaneous  book  which  "re- 
lates how  the  'playmate,'  a  grown-up  of  thirty- 
four  years,  and  his  tialf-dozen  goflchildren, 
whose  ages  range,  we  take  it.  from  eight  to 
eleven,  form  a  club,  among  themselves  for  the 
better  enjoyment  of  life,  and  thereafter  hold 
various  meetings,  discussions,  and  excursions." 
(Ath.) 


-I-  Ath.  1908,   2:   604.   N.  14.  16'0w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  €17.  O.  24,  '08.  50w. 


"Intended  to  be  a  very  amusing  book,  but  is 
only   rather    so." 

H Acad.  73:   271.   D.   21,  '07.   50w. 

"The.  whole  thing  is  charmingly  done,  for  Mr. 
Turlev  has  a  thorough  understanding  of  the 
juvenile  point  of  view,  and  presents  it  with  an 
unobtrusive  art  that  is  altogether  admirable." 
+  +  Ath.  1907,  2:  726.  D.  7,  250w. 
"Is  written  with  a  gentle  sense  of  humor  and 
an  appreciation  of  the  vivacities  and  whimsical- 
ities  of  childhood." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:   222.  Ap.  11,  "08.  120w. 

Sat.   R.  104:  sup.   5.  D.  7,  '07.  lOOw. 

"There  is   the  same  kindly  humor,   the  same 

intimate  appreciation  of  the  boyish  standpoint, 

the  same  easy,   unaffected  style   [that  one  finds 

in  'Maitland  Major'T." 

+  Spec.   99:   873.   N.   30,    '07.    200w. 

Turneaure,  Frederick  Eugene,  and  Maurer, 
Edward  Rose.  Principles  of  reinforced 
concrete    construction.    $3.    Wiley. 

7-36223. 

Principles  of  mechanics  underlying  the  design 
of  reinforced  concrete  and  the  result  of  avail- 
able   tests    of    these     principles     are     presented 


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here.  "About  three-quarters  of  the  book  Is 
devoted  to  development  of  methods  of  desig-n 
arid  the  remainder  to  very  condensed  descrip- 
tions of  recent  American  constructions  in  re- 
inforced concrete.    (Engin.   N.) 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  85.  Mr.  '08. 
"Apart  from  su^h  points  of  minor  detail  as 
have  been  mentioned  above,  it  is  difficult  to 
see  how,  in  the  present  state  of  the  art,  a  bet- 
ter and  safer  exposition  could  have  been  made, 
and  the  task  was  not  a  small  one  nor  the  dan- 
gers few.  The  book  will  be  found  indispensa- 
ble by  all  workers  in  reinforced-concrete  de- 
sign. The  authors  have  performed  a  distinct 
service  to  the  profession,  and  are  to  be  con- 
gratulated  upon  their  success."     L.   J.  Johnson. 

-I-   -i Engin.    N.    58:    651.    D.    12,    '07.    910w. 

+  Nature.    77:    sup.    6.    Mr,    6.    '08.    750-w. 

Turneaure,  Frederick  Eugene,  and  Russell, 
*  Harry  Luman.  Public  water-supplies: 
requirements,  resources,  and  the  con- 
struction of  works;  with  a  chapter  on 
pumping  machinery  by  D.  W.  Mead. 
2d.   ed.,  rev.  and  enl.  $5.  Wiley. 

8-25128. 

A  thorolv  revised  and  enlarged  edition,  treat- 
ing the  subject  .as  follows:  Pt.  1  contains  seven 
chapters  on  the  quantity  and  quality  of  water 
required  for  public  supplies,  the  sources  of  sup- 
ply, evaporation  and  percolation,  the  examina- 
tion and  quality  of  water,  and  the  relations  be- 
tween communicable  diseases  and  water  sup- 
plies. Pt.  2  is  on  the  construction  of  water 
works. 


A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:    298.   D.   '08. 

"The  book  is  a  most  excellent  elementary- 
summary  of  the  fundamentals  underlying  the 
subject,  and  is  altogether  up  to  the  hiprh  stand- 
ard established  by  the  author  in  the  longer  work 
on  'Public  water  supplies'  written  by  him  in  col- 
laboration with  li.   L.   Russell." 

-I-    Engin.   D.  .3:  418.  Ap.  '08.  23'Ow. 

"The  lapse  of  seven  years,  during  which  no 
competing  work  has  appeared,  and  the  revision 
•wliich  has  now  been  made,  establish  the  book 
more  firmly  than  ever  in  its  position  among  Am- 
erican texts  on  water-supply."' 

H Engin.   N.  60:   541.   N.   12,   'OS.   C70w. 

"Great  progress  has  been  made  of  late  in  the 
purification  of  water,  and  the  book  is  well  up 
to  date  in  tliis  important  branch,  imperfectly 
covered  in  most  general  books  on  water  supply. 
It  will  be  difficult  to  mention  any  detail  of  wat- 
er works  design  not  covered  in  this  admirable 
book,  which  has  its  value  materially  enhanced 
by  a  short  bibliography  appended  to  each  chap- 
ter." 

+   Engin.    Rec.   58:    594.    N.    21,   '08.    S40w. 

Tuttle,  Hudson.  Arcana  of  nature,  or,  The 
history  and  laws  of  creation;  with  an 
introd.  by  Emmet  Densmore.  *$i.50. 
Stillman  pub.  8-31 129. 

A  reprint  of  a  book  that  was  written  about 
fifty  years  ago  by  a  farmer  boy  of  seventeen, 
together  with  an  introductiton  giving  an  ac- 
count of  the  phenomena  of  its  authorship,  and 
the  "superior  condition"  of  Andrew  Jackson 
Davis,  Emanuel  Swedenborg.  and  other  psy- 
chics. The  interest  attached  to  Hudson  Tut- 
tle's  work  lies  mainly  in  the  psychic  influence 
that  was  brougiit  to  bear  upon  his  writing  it, 
a  matter  worthy  the  consideration  of  students 
of  psychical  research. 


N.    Y.    Times.    13:    660.    N.    7,   '08.    160w. 

Tweedie,  Ethel  B.     Hyde  Park;  its  history 

and  romance.  **$4.  Pott.  8-34713. 

A    book    of    memories      which    are    associated 

with    Hyde    parli's    history      for    four    centuries. 


aurmg  which  time  the  fashionable  resort  of  to- 
day has  evolved  from  a  royal  hunting  ground. 
The  narrative  covers  the  uses  made  of  this 
park,  the  associations  with  social  and  political 
life  of  England,  the  duels  fought  there,  and  the 
hangings  at  Tyburn.  The  volume  is  illustrated 
from   old   engravings. 


"Mrs.  Tv.-eedie  has  brought  together  a  good 
many  interesting  facts  relating  to  London's 
chief  park,  and  has  produced  a  volume  of  easy 
and  agreeable  reading;  but  it  is  rather  a  col- 
lection of  scraps  than  a  consecutive  history." 
-I Ath.    1908,    2:    118.    Ag.    1.    640w. 

"While  it  cannot  be  regarded  as  anything  but 
a  compilation,  it  is  the  work  of  a  compiler  who 
had  the  good  grace  to  saturate  herself  in  tho 
atmosphere  of  her  subject  before  jotting  down 
a  line,  with  the  result  that  the  book,  even  to 
its  most  colourless  parts,  bears  the  unmistak- 
able marks  of  zest  and  freshness."  Firmin 
Dread. 

+   Bookm.    28:    272.    N.   '08.    ISOOw. 

"Its  merit  is  that  it  is  written  in  an  easy  and 
attractive  style,  and  that  it  contains  reproduc- 
tions of  a  lot  of  old  prints  that  are  very  inter- 
esting." 

4-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    538.   O.   3,   'C8.    200w. 

"Mrs.   Alec   Tweedie   has   given   us   a   pleasant 
book,    full    of  anecdote   and   description." 
+   Spec.  100:    711.   My.   2,   '08.   340w. 

Tyler,   John    Mason.    Man   in   the   light    of 
evolution.   **$i.25.   Appleton.       8-29749. 

From  a  biologist's  point  of  view,  yet  intended 
for  lay  reader's,  this  study  is  concerned  with 
the  light  that  evolution  throws  upon  the  prob- 
lems of  man's  moral,  religious,  social  and  fam- 
ily progress.  The  chapters  are  as  follows: 
Evolution  and  Darwinism;  Stages  of  human 
evolution;  Family  and  society;  The  logic  of 
evolution;  The  survival  of  the  fittest;  Evolu- 
tion and  faith;  Racial  experience;  Confor-'mity 
to  environment;  and  Social  environment.  Bib- 
liography  and    index. 


N.   Y.  Times.   13:   628.   O.   24,   '08.   20w. 
"An    important   and   excellent   book,    this,    and 
in    a    line    not    often    talten    by  .  a    professor    of 
biologv." 

+  Outlook.  90:   594.   N.   14,  '0«.  160w. 

"Professor  Tyler  is  to  be  thanked  for  present- 
ing thus  a  wholesome  picture  of  the  progress  of 
the  ages  from  a  somewhat  new  standpoint."  H. 
W.   Conn. 

+  Science,  n.s.   28:   844.   D.   11,   '08.  60Ow. 

Tyler,  Lyon  Gardiner.  Williamsburg,  the 
old  colonial  capital.  $2.50.  Lyon  G.  Ty- 
ler,  Richmond,  Va.  7-38428. 

A  complete  history  of  the  town  from  its  first 
settlement,  full  information  concerning  "pub- 
lic buildings,  political  and  social  conditions,  and 
much  interesting  data  In  reference  to  the  prom- 
inent   families    of    Virginia."     (N.    Y.    Times.) 


"President  Tyler  has  given  us  the  best  and 
fullest  account  of  'ancient'  Williamsburg  and 
Its  fine  old  college  that  we  are  likely  to  havA 
In   years   to   come."     W:    E.    Dodd. 

+  Am.    Hist.   R.   13:  650.   Ap.  '08.   250w. 

"Bears  the  stamp  of  careful  research,  and 
is  evidently  the  work  of  a.  scholar  as  well  as 
of    an    enthusiastic    Virginian." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  lOOi.  F.   22,   '08.   l«(hr. 

R.   Of   Rs.   37:   115.  Ja.   '08.    170w. 

"Dr.  Tyler  has  collected  a  quantity  of  facts 
about  the  place  and  rts  people.  And  quite  worth 
collecting  they  were,  though,  of  course,  the  in- 
terest is  mainly  local." 

+  Spec.    100:    305.    F.    22,    '08.    250w. 


364 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Tyndale,    Walter.    Below    the    cataracts,    il. 
*$3.5o.    Lippincott.  8-5821. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"Is  written  in  good  English  and  publistied  in 
good  print  with  numerous  and  prettily  coloured 
illustrations.  Remember  this  is  a  guide-book — 
a  very  luxurious  one  to  those  going  to  Egypt, 
and  a  well  illustrated  one  to  those  who  don't 
or    can't    go    there." 

-I-  +   Acad.    73:    296.    D.    2S,    '07.    630w. 

"Mr.  Tyndale  has  done  well  himself  to  write 
the  letterpress  required  as  a  setting  for  these 
Egyptian  pictures;  for  he  has  thus  secured  a 
harmony  rare  in  this  sort  of  publication,  in 
which  the  artists's  work  and  the  author's  often 
cry  against  each  other.  This  pleasant  narra- 
tive, taken  in  conjunction  with  the  pictures, 
gives  a  life-like  im.pression  of  Egypt  which 
works  more  pretentious  have  utterly  failed  to 
oonvev.  We  note  some  errors." 
+   H Ath.     1907,     2:    774.    D.    14.    420w. 

"The  work  of  an  artist  possessing  not  only 
technical  ability,  but  a  facile  pen.  To  visitors 
of  the  Metropolitan  museum  in  New  York  his 
text  will    have    a   special   interest." 

-f-  +   Nation.    8H:    224.    Mr.    5,    '08.    520w. 

"He  writes  simply  and  naturally,  giving  for 
the  most  part  an  account  of  his  own  experi- 
ences, and  what  he  writes  is  consequently 
pleasant    to    read." 

-j Sat.    R.    105:    341.    Mr.    14,    '08.    lOOOw. 

Tyrrell,   George.      Medievalism:   a   reply  to 
Cardinal    Mercier.   *$i.2S.    Longmans. 

W8-175. 
"Last  Lent  Cardinal  Mercier  issued  a  Pas- 
toral to  the  diocese  of  Malines  in  which  he  con- 
demned the  errors  of  modernism;  it  was  a  doc- 
ument of  jio  great  ability,  and  its  interest  for 
English  readers  lay  mainly  in  the  fact  that  it 
branded  Father  Tyrrell  as  a  typical  Modernist. 
Father  Tyrrell  has  not  unnaturally  taken  up 
the  gauntlet,  and  he  now  gives  Cardinal  Mer- 
cier his  opinion  of  him,  of  the  Roman  church, 
and  of  the  Modernist  movement,  with  great 
freedom   and   at   considerable   length." — Sat.    R. 

Ind.   65:   1183.  N.  19,   '■OS.   340W. 
"Personally    courteous    to    the    Cardinal,    this 
reply   is  a   fine   and   manly   specimen   of   British 
straight-hitting  at  the  power  that  backs  him." 
+   Outlook.    90:  364.    O.    17,    '08.    2i00w. 
"We  thin      that  this  reply  would  have  gained 
In  power  had  it  been  more  restrained,  and   had 
the  author  been   content  to   explain   and   defend 
his   own   position   without    denouncing   the   gov- 
ernment  and   morality   of  Rome,    or   holding   up 
to    scorn    the    weaker    paragraphs    of    the    Car- 
dinal's   pastoral." 

-i Sat.   R.  106:  426.  O.  3,  '08.  360w. 

"In  more   than  one  respect   'Medievalism'  may 
be    compared    to    Newman's    'Apologia';    in    its 
occasion,    its   Qne   literary   form,    and    its   crush- 
ing polemic   it   recalls  that   famous   work." 
+  Spec.   101:  329.    S.   5,    '08.    ISOOw. 


u 


Underwood,  Joseph  Harding.  Distribution 
of  ownership.  (Columbia  university 
studies  in  history,  economics  and  pub- 
lic law.)  pa.  *$i.50.  Longmans.       8-832. 

"Dr.  Underwood  attempts  to  give  the  history 
of  ownership  from  the  most  primitive  times, 
thru  the  eras  of  Hebrew,  Greek,  Roman  and 
Teutonic  civilizations,  to  the  present  day  con- 
ception of  corporate  ownership  and  the  begin- 
nings of  a  return  to  restrictions  of  individual 
ownership,  not  only  of  land,  but  also  of  chat- 
ties."   (Ind.) 


it  is  marred  by  a  number  of  historical  errors 
which,  while  perhaps  not  of  serious  conse- 
quence to  the  substance  of  the  work,  shake 
the    reader's    confidence   in    its    accuracy." 

-j Ind.   65:    435.   Ag.   20,   '08.   370w. 

"He  makes  indiscriminate  use  of  a  variety  of 
works,  .good,  had.  and  mdifferent,  upon  econom- 
ics, jurisprudence,  and  sociology,  but  nowhere 
shows  a  firm  grasp   of  his  subject." 

—  Nation.    87:    493.    N.    19,    '0'8.    450w. 
"Without     proposing     any     concrete     reforms, 
and    weakened    at    times    by    an    unjudicial    im- 
patience,   it  at   least   indicates  valid  reasons  for 
cheerfulness   and   confidence." 

H Outlook.    88:    323.    F.    8,    '0'8.    380w. 

R.  of  Rs.  37:  383.  Mr.   '08.  60w. 

Unwin,  William  Cawthorne.  Treatise  on 
hydraulics.  *$4.25.  Macmijlan.  W8  47. 
A  thorogoing  class  text-book  as  well  as  a 
work  of  reference.  The  chapters  are  as  follows 
Properties  of  fluids.  Distribution  of  pressure. 
Principles  of  hydraulics,  Discharge  from  orifi- 
ces, Notches  and  weirs,  Compressible  fluids. 
Fluid  friction.  Flow  in  pipes.  Distribution  of 
water.  Later  investigations  of  flow  in  pipes. 
Flow  of  compressible  fluids  in  pipes,  Uniform 
flow  of  water  in  canals,  and  conduits.  Gaging 
of   streams,   and   Impact  and  reaction  of   fluids. 


"Considered  as  a  whole,  the  treatment,  from 
the  scientific  point  of  view,  is  terse,  accurate 
and  concise,  but  the  many  admirers  of  Profes- 
sor Unwin  will  close  the  book  with  a  feeling 
of  disappointment  that  the  writing  of  it  has 
been  permitted  to  partake  of  the  nature  of 
pastime  rather  than  of  strenuous  work."  G.  S. 
Williams. 

-\ Engin.    N..  59:   77.   Ja.   16,   "OS.    2930W. 

"The  book  will  answer  the  expectations  of 
all  but  the  most  critical,  for  the  ndstakes,  in 
it  are  very  few  and  refer  mainly  to  experi- 
mental results  with  which  American  readers 
are  apparently  more  familiar  than  the  au- 
tlior." 
-t-  -J Engln     Rec.  57:  111    Ja.   25,  'QiS.  960w. 

Updike,  Wilkins.  History  of  the  Episco- 
pal church  in  Narragansett,  R.  I.,  in- 
cluding a  history  of  other  Episcopal 
churches  in  the  state;  2d.  ed.  ed.  by 
Daniel  Goodwin.  3v.  *$I5.  Updike. 

8-266. 
A  revision  of  a  work  appearing  in  1847.  "Dr. 
Goodwin  has  retained  the  text  of  the  original 
work  in  its  entirety,  merely  making  necessary 
corrections  and  dividing  into  chapters.  The 
addition  of  new  matter  he  has  made  in  the 
form  of  notes,  segregated  in  the  back  of  each 
volume,  and  bulking  as  large  as  the  original 
text.  The  book  contains  a  history  of  the  Epis- 
copal church  in  Narragansett  and  of  other  Epis- 
copal churches  in  Rhode  Island,  and  of  all  the 
principal  families  of  that  region,  a  transcript 
of  the  parish  register,  and  reprints  of  many  in- 
teresting old  documents,  letters  and  diaries." 
(N.   Y.  Times.) 


"It   is   to  be  regretted   that   it   is   not   written 
in  a  clearer  and  more  readable  style,  and  that 


"Dr.   Goodwin's  editing  of  the  present  edition 
shows   his    eminent   fitness   for   the    work." 
4-   Nation.   87:72.   Jl.    23,   '08.   350w. 

"The  work  throws  so  much  light  upon  the  so- 
cial and  ecclesiastical  history  of  Rhode  Island 
in  the  eighteenth  century,  and  gives  so  many 
intimate,  self-made  pictures  of  the  life  of  the 
time  that  it  will  be  sure  of  a  warm  welcome 
from  all   students   of   that  period." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  204.   Ap.   11,   '08.   370w. 

Upson,  Arthur  Wheelock.  Tides  of  spring, 
and  other  poems.  $1.  Small.  8-3140. 
The  titular  piece  is  a  brief  one-act  drama 
for  whose  theme  Mr.  Upson  "has  gone  to  Scot- 
tisli  history,  that  almost  unworked  dramatic 
quarry;  and  about  a  picturesque  incident  in  the 
early    life    of    Malcolm    Ceannmor,    one    of    the 


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ancient  Scottish  kings,  has  created  an  idyl  of 
youth.  .  .  .  The  contrast  between  the  cau- 
tious wisdom  of  experience  and  the  daring  in- 
tuition of  youth  lies  the  philosophical  motive 
of  the  play."  (N.  Y.  Times.)  The  volume  also 
contains   a   group   of   lyrics    to   friends. 


date,  including  notices  of  works  by  Briicker, 
Cowen,  Dvor&k,  Elgar,  Franck,  Mackenzie, 
Parker,  Parry,  Sinding,  Richard  Strauss,  and 
Tchaikovsky.  Contains  portraits  of  the  com- 
posers included. 


"Mr.  Upson's  lines  are  full  of  germinal 
thoughts."      J.    B.    Rittenhouse. 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  196.  Ap.  11,  '08.   700w. 

Upson,  Henry  Swift.     Insomnia  and  nerve 
strain.  *$i.So.   Putnam.  8-18289. 

A  discussion  wliich  urges  physicians  to  hunt 
for  a  phvsical  basis  in  the  cause  of  mania, 
melancholia  and  dementia  precox.  The  au- 
thor's main  contention,  supported  by  innumer- 
able cases,  is  that  the  nerve  strain  of  those 
cases  almost  always  associated  with  insomnia 
is  not  degenerate  and  is  not  incurable.  He  de- 
scribes in  this  connection  the  action  of  the 
ner\ous  sy.'stem,  in  vascular  control,  in  inhibi- 
tion, nutrition  and  shock;  and  he  formulates 
the  difference  between  vital  and  non-vital  mat- 
ter,  and  between  nerve   cells  and  lower  tissues. 


"The  author's  views  concerning  the  action  of 
the  nervous  .system  are  not  altogether  clear 
and  rest  upon  an  interpretation  of  nervous  phe- 
nomena which  few  students  of  these  subjects 
are    readv    to   accept." 

—  Nation.   87:  145.   Ag.   13,   '08.   250w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:  448.   Ag.   15,    '08.    400w. 
"A  very  wilderness   of  words   and   well   up  to 
the  high  standard  of  obscurity  adopted  by  writ- 
ers   on    psychology." 

—  Sat.    R.   106;   306.  S.   5,   '08.    150w. 

Upton,  George  Putnam.  Musical  memories. 
*$2.75.  McClurg.  8-30387. 

"The  •memories'  relate  to  those  stars,  of  var- 
ious magnitudes,  and  now  chiefly  extinct,  that 
were  in  their  gloiy.  on  the  operatic  stage  and 
m  the  concert  hall  in  the  latter  half  of  the 
nineteenth  centurv,  and  that  cast  some  rays  of 
their  effulgence  on  the  Chicaaro  of  that  period." 
(Dial.)  Patti,  Ole  Bull,  Wieniawsky,  Rubin- 
stein, Christine  Nilsson  and  'L^heodore  Thomas 
are  among  the  celebiities  who  call  back  from 
the  past  pleasant  reminiscences.  Five  chapters 
treat  of  the  history  of  musical  societies  in  T'hi- 
cago,   beginnMig  as  far   back   as   the   year  1833. 


"Professional  criticisms  and  judgments  add  to 
the    value    of    the    book,    and    there    a-'e    many 
amusing  anecdotes  and  crisp  characterizations." 
-I-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:    29S.   D.    '08. 

"A  book  of  unusual  interest  to  those  of  his 
own  community,  and  hardly  less  attractive  to 
music-lovers  and  readers  generally."  P.  F.  Bick- 
nell. 

-f  +   Dial.   45:    206.   O.   1,   '08.   2200w. 

"Mr.  Upton's  book  is  one  of  the  most  valu- 
able contributions  to  American  musical  histoty 
ever  issued,  and  the  numerous  personal  sketches 
and  auBcdotes  interspersed  make  it  as  interest- 
ing as  a  novel   to  music  lovers." 

+   4-   Nation.    87:  367.    O.   15,    '08.    llOOw. 

'■The  'memories'  are  on  the  whole  entertain- 
ing. There  are  people  and  things  about  whom 
and  which  Mr.  Upton  feels  impelled  to  write 
when  he  has  little  or  nothing  to  say;  some  of 
his  critical  remarks  will  call  forth  doubt  or  dis- 
sent." R:  Aldrich. 

-] N.   Y.   Times.   13:   543.   O.   3,   '08.   950w. 

Upton,  George  Putnam.  Standard  concert 
guide:  a  handbook  of  the  standard 
symphonies,  oratorios,  cantatas  and 
symphonic  poems  for  the  concert  goer. 
$1.75.     McClurg.  8-23575- 

A  combination  and  condensation  of  the  au- 
thor's "Standard  oratorios,"  "Standard  sym- 
phonies," and  ''Standard  cantatas"  in  a  sinele 
volume  for  concert  and  library  purposes.  New 
matter    has    been    added      to    bring    it    down    to 


+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  266.  N.  '08.     + 
Dial.   45:    120.   S.   1,   '08.    50w. 
"[The    reader]    will    be    puzzled    only    by     one 
strange  thing.     In   the  Index   reference   is   made 
to   'Biirckner.'        His  real  name  is  Bruckner." 

H Nation.    87:    321.    O.    1,    '08.    300w. 

"The  index  appears  to  be  quite  full  and  serv- 
iceable." 

+    N.  Y.   Times.  13:  466.  Ag.   22,   '08.   170w. 
"This   'Guide'   is  sufficiently  safe  and  authori- 
tative if  one  can  accept  the  seemingly  arbitrary 
method    of    selection." 

-H  —  R.   of   Rs.   38:  511.  O.   '08.   200w. 

Urusov,  Sergiei  Dmitrievich,  kniaz.  Mem- 
oirs of  a  Russian  governor;  tr.  by 
Herman  Rosenthal.  **$i.5o.  Haroer. 

8-^431. 

A  prince  of  an  ancient  Russian  family,  a 
member  of  the  Iirst  Duma,  tells  in  these  mem- 
oirs the  secrets  about  czardom;  lays  bare  the 
intricate  machinery  of  the  autocracy,  the 
schemes  of  the  police  department,  and  the  in- 
trigues and  corruption  that  underlie  the  fabric 
of  government.  Prince  Urusov  is  not  a  revolu- 
tionist, not  a  destructive  agitator,  but  a  con- 
structive patriot,  typical  of  the  new  Russia 
"now  rising  from  the  wreckage  of  the  old." 
The  memoirs  form  a  permanent  document  of 
Russian  history." 


"An  excellent  book  and  of  more  value,  though 
of  limited  scope,  than  half  the  books  that  set 
out  to  give  the  American  reader  a  general  idea 
of    Russia    and    the    Russians." 

-I-  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:213.    Je.    '08. 
"Because  of  the  light  it  throws  upon   the   in- 
most   workings    of    the    Russian    government    it 
Is    a   book   which   every   one    will   read   with    in- 
terest."   L.    W.    Tower. 

+  Ann.   Am.   Acad.   32:   464.    S.    '08.   430w. 
+  Ath.    1908,    1:    381.    Mr.    28.    400^v. 
"Here  is  a  book  of  rare  interest  written  from 
a   rare   point   of   view — an    account   by   a   native 
official  of  the  intricate  workings  of  the  Russian 
bureaucracy."   I.   W.    Riley. 

-h   Bookm.    27:    274.    My.    '08.    1300w. 
"It  is  the  details  of  this  absurd  and  anarchic 
system    which    Prince    Urussov    sets    forth    most 
convincingly,  and  at  times  in  a  highly  amusing 
manner."  ^,„ 

-I-   Ind.   64:   1035.   My.    7,    '08.   2i50w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  461.  Jl.  27,  '07.   25a0w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:    33.   Ja.    25.   '08.   I30w. 
"A   permanent   and   vitally   valuable   historicaT 
document."  „„    „„„ 

-t-  Outlook.   89:    40.   My.   2,   '08.   600w. 
"These  records  and  impressions  are  bound  to 
take    their   place    among    the    permanent    docu- 
ments  of    Russian    history." 

+    R.  of   Rs.  37:   381.   Mr.   '08.   300w. 
"This    is    one    of    the    books    that    count.     It 
tells  us   more  of  the  inner  history  of  Russia  in 
recent  years  than  has  been   told,   we  venture  to 
sav,    by   any   other   volume." 

•+   -I-  Spec.   101:   332.   S.   5,   '08.   1350w. 

Urwick.   W.   E.      Child's    mind,    its    growth 
and   training;   being  a   short   study     of 
some   processes   of  learning  and  teach- 
ing.   $1.50.    Longmans.  E    8-29. 
"Mr     Urwick's    object    is    to    found    the    right 
teaching  and   training  of  scholars  from   infancy 
(for  which   he  substitutes   the   ungainly  expres- 
sion   infanthood)   to   adolescence   on    the  results 
of  psychology  and  biology,  so  far  as  these  sci- 
ences  have   explained   the   development   of  chil- 
dren's minds."   (Ath.)     "Mr.  Urwick's  treatment 
is   based   upon   the   modern   conception   of   con- 


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Urwick,  W.  E. — Continued. 

nation.  Human  behavior  can  be  analysed 
largely  into  connative  processes  •whicti  set  to- 
wards or  away  from  objects  or  positive  or  nega- 
tive  'immediate   value.'  "    (Nature.) 


into  aiding  them,  they  attempt  to  rob  the  girl 
of  her  property  of  which  the  part  most  imme- 
diately desirable  is  a  black  bag  of  jewels.  A 
young  Californian  takes  a  hand  in  the  game, 
outwits  the  plotters  and  accidentally  delivers 
Dorothy  into  the  hands  of  the  real  George 
Burgoyne  Calendar,  her  father. 


"We  cannot  admit  that  he  has  succeeded  In 
setting  forth  'in  simple  and  untechnical  lan- 
guage' the  results  obtained  by  the  investigation 
of  'mind-growth  as  an  organic  process';  but  he 
has  derived  from  them  much  sound  advice  to 
trjuchers   in  their  practical  work." 

H Ath.   1907,    2:   763.    D.    14.    650w. 

"We  find  in  the  book  elementary  matter  set 
forth  ;n  a  complicated  and  difficult  style;  in 
consequence,  the  reader  who  Is  in  need  of  such 
a  book  will  find  this  one  obscure  and  perplex- 
ing, while  those  who  can  readily  understand  the 
book  do  not  need  to  read  it."  E:  O.  Sisson. 
—  Dial.   44:   276.  My.  1,  '08.   150w. 

"One  of  the  most  useful  pedagogical  treatises 
of  recent   vears."     T.    P.   N. 

+   Nature.    77:410.    Mr.    5,    '08.    300w. 

"It  is  rather  in  its  scattered  suggestions  and 
its  point  of  view  than  in  us  completed  state- 
ments- that  it  has  most  value.  The  reader  feels 
that  the  aitthor  is  on  a  good  trail  but  needs  to 
follow  it  out  further.  Altogi?ther  we  commend 
the  book  as  a  most  suggestive  presentation  of 
certain  phases  of  educational  theoiy  from  the 
point  of  \iew  of  functional  or  activity  psychol- 
ogy."  Irving  King. 

-i School    R.   W:   686.    D.   '08.   600w. 


Vacandard,  Elphege.  Inquisition:  a  crit- 
ical and  historical  study  of  the  coer- 
cive powrer  of  the  church;  tr.  from  the 
2d  ed.,  by  Bertrand  L.  Conway.  **$i.5o. 
Longmans.  8-7862. 

Discusses  the  origin  and  development  of  the 
coercive  power  of  the  Catholic  church  in  mat- 
ters of  faitli.  The  author  "proves  that  the 
primitive  churcb  has  a  horror  of  persecution 
for  conscience  sake,  and  declares  that  the 
church's  departure  'from  her  early  tradition  is 
not  only  revolting  in  itself  but  has  far-reach- 
ing and  lamentable  consequences.  ...  In  his 
concluding  cliapter  M.  Vacandard  endeavors  to 
explain  the  atrocities  of  the  inquisition  from 
the  standpoint  of  a  loyal  Catholic."    (Ind.) 


A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:   242.  O.  '08. 
"A    much-needed    counterpoise    to    Mr.    Lea's 
'History  of  the  inquisition.'  " 

+   Cath#  World.  87:  246.  My.   '08.  830w. 
"A    book    worthy    of    special    notice.     Vacan- 
dard   is    a    historian    first,    an    apologist    after- 
ward." 

+   Ind.   65:  379.   Ag.   13,    '08.   340w. 

Vaizey,    Jessie    Mansergh.    Pixie    O'Shaug- 
nessy.  +$1.50.  Jacobs.  7-39107- 

A  little  Irish  child  from  Knock  castle,  th(=- 
ugly  duckling  among  conspicuously  pretty  sis- 
ters, with  no  nose  to  speak  of,  and  a  mouth  of 
enormous  proportions,  is  the  youthful  heroine 
of  this  boarding-school  tale.  Honest,  brave- 
hearted,  loyal,  witty,  she  is  an  unwavering  ex- 
ample to  school-mate.s  and  teachers. 

Vance,    Louis   Joseph.      Black   bag.     '•$1.50. 
Bobbs.  8-980. 

The  same  hurried  action  and  absorbing  strain 
of  romance  are  found  here  as  in  "The  brass 
bowl."  At  the  center  of  the  plot  is  a  rascally 
diamond  smuggler  who  pretends  to  be  the  long 
absent  father  of  Dorothy  Calendar,  an  English 
girl,  who  has  just  inherited  a  large  fortune.  He 
connives  with  the  mother  of  the  next  heir  in 
line    and    between    them,    hoodwinking    Dorothy 


"The  book,  if  ingenious,  is  wanting  in  imag- 
inative power,  literary  worth  or  striking  ele- 
ments of  novelty  which  might  to  some  extent 
compensate  the  reader  for  the  extraordinary 
demand  on  his  credulity." 

—  Arena.  39:  506.  Ap.  '08.  250w. 
"Is  one  of  the  best  specimens  of  modern  ad- 
venture that  we  have  read  lately." 

+  Ath.    1908,    2:  39.   Jl.    11.   lOOw. 
+  Ind.    €4:    693.    Mr.    26,    '08.    150w. 
"  'The   black   bag'    is   probably   not   a   master- 
piece,   but    it   has    certain    very    pleasing    quali- 
ties.     The   most   engaging   thing  about   it   is   its 
youthfulness,   its  buoyancy.   Its  joy  of  motion." 

-i Nation,   re:  237.   Mr.  12,   '08.   320w. 

"There  is  an  amount  of  adventure,  move- 
ment, danger,  and  excitement  that  might  al- 
most surfeit  the  appetite  were  it  not  for  a 
certain  delightful  whimsicality  on  the  part  of 
the  author,  who  never  takes  himself  too  se- 
riously." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   92.   F.   15,  '08.  180w. 
"As  a  sensational  narrative  of  crime  attempt- 
ed  and   frustrated   it   is   ingenious    enough,    but 
it   does   not   come   within   sight  of   the   remotest 
borders  of  real  literature." 

1-   Outlook.    88:   612.    F.    29,    '08.    50w. 

Vandewalker,  Nina  Catharine.  Kindergar- 
ten in  American  education.  *$i.2S. 
Macmillan.  8-10422. 

A  licok  for  teachers  and  all  students  of  social 
and  educational  problems.  It  "gives  a  history 
of  a  naif-century  of  kindergarten  development, 
exhibits  its  relation  to  other  movements  that 
have  been  significant  in  American  life  and  edu- 
cation, and  shows  how  its  practice  is  being 
gradually  modified  by  the  new  educational  psy- 
chology."    (Nation.) 


"Because  of  its  contemporaneousness  the  book 
is  unusually  concrete  and  explicit,  and  not  in 
the   least  speculative."     M.   V.   O'Sriea. 

-h  Am.   J.   Soc.   14:124.  Jl.   '08.   900w. 
A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    242.    O.    '08. 
"The    book    is    encyclopedic      in    nature.      The 
student  of  almost  any  phase  of  the  subject  will 
find  an  abundance  of  material  well  selected  and 
well  organized."   F.   A.   Manny. 

+    El.   School  T.  9:   54.   S.   '08.   600w. 

"She  overestimates  the  importance  of  the 
movement  and  fails  to  see  the  future  decline, 
or  at  least  great  modification,  of  the  kinder- 
garten." 

-I Ind.    65:  320.   Ag.    0,   '08.   50w. 

Nation.  86:   399.   Ap.   30,   '08.  lOOw. 

N.   Y.   Times.  13:   251.   My.    2,   '08.   180w. 

R.  of  Rs.   37:  639.  My.   '08.  120w. 

Van  Dyke,  Henry.       Counsels  by  the  way. 
**$!.      Crowell.  8-21627. 

A  group  of  Dr.  Van  Dyke's  most  stimulating 
short  papers  and  addresses.  The  following  are 
included:  Ships  and  havens,  under  which  gen- 
eral heading  are  Pilgrims  of  the  sea,  whither 
bound?  The  haven  of  work.  The  haven  of  char- 
acter and  the  last  port;  The  poetry  of  the 
Psalms:  Joy  and  power;  The  battle  of  life;  and 
The  good  old  way.  A  general  note  of  optimism 
is  sounded  thruout,  the  warranted  optimism  of 
one  wlio  knows  true  service,  struggle  and  con- 
quest. 


"They  are  excellent  in  point  of  style  and  per- 
meated  with    a   helpful    optimism." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.  4:   298.   D.   '08.   Hh 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Z^7 


"The  author  hardly  meets  our  expectations 
at  times.  The  work  as  a  whole,  however,  is 
one  of  the  finest  volumes  of  ethical,  literary  and 
religious  essays  of  the  year." 

J Arena.   40:   4(^S.   N.    'OR.    260w. 

+    Dial.  45:   414.   D.   1,  'OS.   160w. 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:  641.   O.   3,   'OS.   llOw. 

Van   Dyke,   Henry.     House   of   Rimmon:   a 
*       drama  in  four  acts.  **$i.   Scribner. 

8-30293. 

A  drama  whoso  scene  Is  laid  in  Damascus  and 
the  mountains  of  Assyria  in  850  B.  C.  Naaman, 
the  Damascus  captain,  is  the  central  figure, 
who.  a  leper,  and  a  victim  of  an  urfaithful 
wife's  plottin.sr  is  cared  for  by  the  Israelitish 
maid,  Ruahmah,  thru  whose  aid  he  is  healed  by 
the  prophet  Elisha. 


"Its  pre-Christian  setting  is  sympathetically 
imagined:  the  psychology  of  chiracter  is  bound 
up  in  some  haunting  poetry;  but  when  that  is 
said,  all  is  said.  His  scen^^s  are  fragmentary 
and  his  mateilal  is  .shaped  for  imaginative  ef- 
fect, not  for  externalizing." 

H Ind.   65:    10fi3.    N.    5,   '08.    2C'0w. 

"Its  lines  throu.ghout  are  rythmic  prose,  lack- 
ing the  impassioned  beauty,  the  unity  of  word 
and  emotion,  which  are  the  essence  of  true  po- 
etic drama.  In  action  'The  house  of  Rimmon' 
shows  an  instinctive  sense  of  dramatic  effect- 
iveness, of  the  value  of  spectacle  and  climax, 
but  its  psychology  is  in  se\-eral  places  so  defec- 
tive that  its  most  impressi',-e  scenes  are  open 
to  impeachment  when  cons'dered  as  other  than 
a  spectacle.  The  points  in  which  Dr.  Van  Dyke 
has  shown  most  strength  are  in  the  delicate 
and  beautiful  characterization  of  the  Hebrew 
captive  Ruahmah,  in  his  portrayal  of  the  fine 
spirit  of  Naaman,  the  hero,  and  in  the  gener- 
allv  high  ethical  standard  of  the  drama." 

'-L    —  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   690.   N.   21,   '08.   720w. 

"Must  be  counted  among  the  most  important 
recent  achle\ements  in  the  poetic  drama.  In 
idea  and  feeling  it  is  unaffectedly  religious.  In 
interest  it  is  engrossingly  dramatic,  in  fonn 
and  phrase  it   is  deeply  poetic." 

+   +  Outlook.  yO:   746.   N.   28-,   '08.   1200w. 

Van    Dyke,    Henry.      Out-of-doors    in    the 
*       Holy    Land:    impressions    of    travel    in 
body  and  spirit.  **$i.50.  Scribner. 

8-29361. 

The  record  of  a  journey  thru  Palestine  which 
was  "a  religious  revelation  to  the  author."  "Dr. 
Van  Dyke  has  discovered  that  'Christianity  is 
an  out-of-doors  religion,'  and  journeys  in  the 
taith  that  '■the  shut-in  shrines  and  altered  me- 
morials are  less  significant  than  what  we  find 
in  the  open,  among  the  streets  and  on  the  sur- 
rounding 'nill-sides.'  His  'impressions  of  travel 
in  body  and  spirit'  (his  sub-title)  are  therf  -re 
not  heavy  wiih  human  creeds  and  contentions, 
hut  breathe  the  spirit  of  the  land  itself.  His 
writing  always  combines  poetrv,  religion,  and 
the  love  of  nature,  and  this  threefol'l  felicity 
could  not  be  more  appropriately  displayed  than 
in  celebrating  the  birthplace  of  Christianity." 
(Dial.) 


"His    descriptions   of   these   long-loved   places 
are  at  once  refreshing  and  reverent." 
-H   Dial.  45:   40S.  D.   1,  '08.  270w. 
Ind.  05:  1181.  N.  19,  '08.  40w. 
Reviewed  bv  W.   G.  Bowdoin. 

Ind.  65:  1465.  D.  17,  '08.  140w. 
"The  work  will  be  welcomed  as  a  rare  gift- 
book,    and    the    sixteen    full-page    colored    illus- 
trations  are   no   mean  addition  to  its   claim  on 
general   popularity." 

-f-   Lit.    D.   37:   90'9.    D.   12,    'OS.   160w. 
"There  is  nothing  new   in   it.   and  yet  the  au- 
thor   has    added    to    the    literature    of   the   Holy 
Land  something  worth  having  in   the  record  of 


impressions  made  by  the  land  itself,   its  people, 
and  its  pilgrims  on  a  devout  and  poetic  soul." 

+   Nation.  87:  548.  D.  3,  '08.  400w. 

+   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   742.   D.   5,  '08.  140w. 
"The  book  is  exactly  what  might  be  expected 
from  a  traveler  whose  ey<  s,  like  D*-.  Van  Dyke's, 
are  ever   open    to   the   beautiful   and   whose   pen 
is  so  well  able  to  set  forth  what  he  sees." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13;   754.   D.   5,   'OS.  430w. 

-f   R.  of   Rs.   38:   757.  D.   '08.   50w. 

Van  Dyke,  John  Charles.  Money  god:  chap- 
ters of  heresy  and  dissent  concerning 
business  methods  and  mercenary  ideals 
in  American  life.  **$i.  Scribner. 

8-14734- 
"Devoted  to  the  exposure  of  money-madness 
as  the  great  American  epidemic.  This  afflicts 
millions  of  'little  rascals'  as  well  as  the  com- 
paratively few  'wealthy  malefactors.'  It  'has 
journalism  by  the  throat,'  depraves  the  drama, 
and  taints  all  business  life.  It  despoils  the  land 
by  waste;  it  demoralizes  ou?  national  life,  and 
gives  us  ill  fame  throughout  the  world.  'The 
trail  of  the  dollar  is  over  it  all.'  " — Outlook. 


Reviewed  bv  I.  A.  Loos. 

Econ.    Bull.  1:150.   Je.   *08.  380w. 
"Finely    wrought    chapters." 

+  Ind.  65:  842.  O.  8,  '08.  lOOw. 
"Mr.  Vandyke  .  .  .  has  no  remedy  to  suggest 
for  the  social  troubles  which  he  describes.  In 
that  case  the  description  hardly  seems  worth 
while  unless  better  done  than  by  Mr.  Vandyke. 
"What  Mr.  Vandyke  deserves  most  credit  for  is 
his  chapter  showing  the  folly  of  legislation  as 
a  remedy  for  faults  which  lie  deep  in  human  na- 
ture." 

h   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   287.  My.   23,  '0-8.  440w. 

"It  is  a  tremendous  indictment  of  the  degrad- 
ing materialism  now  menacing  both  democracy 
and  religion.  As  such  it  should  be  read  by  all 
who  have  at  heart  the  need  of  a  moral  revival. 
Exception,  however,  must  be  taken  to  an  oc- 
casional savor  of  race  prejudice." 

H Outlook.  89:  389.  Je.  20,  '08.  160w. 

"He  has   brought    to    his   task   that   directness 
of    vision    and    statement    which      have    so    well 
served   him    in   the   treatment   of   subjects   of     a 
very  different   nature."    H.   W.   Boynton. 
-I-   Putnam's.   5:    110.   O.    '08.   450w. 

Van  Dyne,  Frederick.  Treatise  on  the  la'w 
of  naturalization  of  the  United  States. 
*$S.     Lawyers'   co-op.  7-'2M77- 

"Mr.  Van  Dyne  brings  together  all  the  laws 
still  in  force  dealing  with  the  acquisition  of 
citizenship  by  foreigners.  The  historical  devel- 
opment of  our  present  regulations  is  traced,  as 
are  also  the  judicial  decisions  and  the  opinions 
and  rulings  of  the  executive  and  international 
claims    commissions." — Ann.    Am.   Acad. 


"The  book  will  be  found  to  be  of  greet  value 
to  those  having  jurisdiction  in  naturalization 
proceedings,  to  lawyers  who  desire  to  advise 
clients  wno  are  seeking  naturalization  or  to 
establish  rights  of  citizenship  and,  in  general, 
to  every  student  and  citizen  who  has  an  inter- 
est in  solving  those  problems  arising  from  the 
assimulation  bv  the  nation  of  the  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  aliens  coming  to  our  shores  every 
year." 

+  Ann.  Am.   Acad.   32:   451.  S.  '08.   250w. 

"The  book  is  essentially  complete  as  a  text- 
book, and,  if  its  500  pages  are  slightly  padded, 
it   is  with   interesting   matter." 

H Ind.   04:    1150.    My.   21,   '08.   140w. 

"The  book  may  be  adversely  criticised  for  its 
somewhat  defective  organization,  the  long 
quotations  from  documents  .and  cases  and  the 
failure  to  give  a  list  of  the  cases  cited."  H:  B. 
AriTiGS 

\.  Pol.   Scl.   Q.   23:    522.   S.   '08.   580w. 

"A  new  legal  work  of  more  than  ordinary  im- 
portance." 

-t-    R.   of   Rs.    37:   255.    F.    '08.    lOOw. 


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Van  Vorst.  Bessie  (Mrs.  John  Van  Vorst). 

Cry  of  the  children:  a  study  of  child- 
labor;  with  introd.  by  Hon.  Albert  J. 
Beveridge.  **$i.25.  Moffat.  8-4342. 

A  first-hand  study  based  upon  an  investiga- 
tion conducted  in  the  cotton  mills  of  Alabama, 
Georgia,  Maine,  New  Hampshire  and  Massa- 
chusetts. Mrs.  Van  Vorst's  aim  has  been  to 
get  at  the  human  side  of  the  child-labor  ques- 
tion without  making  her  interest  sensational. 
She  talked  and  walked  with  the  children,  visit- 
ed their  homes  and  their  schools,  questioned 
them  and  drew  conclusions.  "Without  doubt 
her  series  of  impressionistic  pictures  will  give 
to  most  readers  an  idea  more  vivid  and  intel- 
ligible of  conditions  in  the  mill  towns  than 
would  any  other  method  of  presentation."  (N. 
Y.  Times.) 


"Sympathetically  but  not  sensationally  told, 
save  as  the  facts  themselves  are  sensational." 
+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  151.  My.  '08.  4" 
"Nothing  is  gained  by  over-statement  and 
hysterics.  Mrs.  Van  Vorst  would  do  better  to 
confine  herself  strictly  to  describing  what  she 
saw,  for  her  strong  point  is  not  in  drawing  in- 
ferences." 

—  Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    451.    S.    '08.    300w. 
Ind.   65:  2i67.   Jl.   30.   '08.   400w. 
"Interestingly   told  narrative." 

+  J.    Pol.    Econ.   16:   246.    Ap.    '08.    lOOw. 
"Her  treatment  of  the  subject  is  popular  and 
impressionistic.     Her  book   is  a  straightforward 
acoouni  of  what  she  herself  saw  and   heard." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:   70.   F.    8,   '08.   6a0vv. 

Outlook.  88:  610.  Mr.  14,  '08.  400w. 
Van  Vorst,  Marie.     Sentimental  adventures 
of  Jimmy  Bulstrode.  il.  t$i.5o.  Scribner. 

8-10276. 

Adventures  of  a  wealthy  bachelor  during  ten 
years  of  devotion  to  a  married  woman.  Every- 
where "the  kind  fates  give  him  glimpses  of  the 
woman  who  has  a  husband,  and  to  her  his 
conduct  is  the  essence  of  propriety,  delicacy, 
and  devotion  combined  and  double  distilled." 
(N.  Y.  Times.)  Finally  his  faithfulness  is  re- 
warded. 


"He   is   really  not   a   bad   fellow,    and   his   ad- 
ventures  make   sufficiently  agreeable   reading." 
+  Ath.    1908,    1:    473.    Ap.    18.    150w. 
"There   is   more   sentiment   than   adventure   in 
the  concoction,  and  more  words  than  either." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   188.   Ap.   4,   '08.    230w. 
N.   Y.   Times.   13:   211.   Ap.  11,   '08.   30W. 
-{ R.    of    Rs.    37:    761.    Je.    '08.    lOOw. 

Vasari,  Giorgio.  Vasari  on  technique;  trans- 
lated by  Louisa  S.  Maclehose;  edited 
with  introduction  and  notes  by  G. 
Baldwin  Brown.  *$4.  Button.  8-12590. 
This  treatise,  translated  for  the  first  time, 
constitutes  the  introduction  to  Vasari' s  "Lives 
of  the  most  excellent  painters,  sculptors  and 
architects."  "So  far  as  the  art-worker  is  con- 
cerned, this  preliminary  exposition  of  the  vari- 
ous processes  and  materials  employed  by  the 
artists  and  craftsmen  of  his  day  is  of  far 
greater  interest  than  the  biographical  details 
constituting  the  bulk  of  the  work."  (Int.  Stu- 
dio.) "In  the  province  of  painting,  for  instance, 
Vasari  tells  us  not  only  concerning  the  OifEer- 
ent  methods  of  executing  drawings  and  car- 
toons, and  then  of  the  subsequent  mural  paint- 
ing, or  of  the  oil  painting  on  panel  or  canvas; 
he  also  informs  us  concerning  permanent  deco- 
rative painting  for  fagades,  he  tells  us  about 
gilding,  about  glass  or  marble  mosaics,  about 
tarsia,  or  wood  inlays,  about  stained  glass, 
and   about   methods   of    enameling."     (Outlook.) 


fined  strictly  to  the  matter  indicated  In  its  ti- 
tle." 

H Ath.  1908,   1:   265.  F.   29.  500w. 

Dial.  44:  250.  Ap.  16,  '08.  lOOw. 
"A  welcome  contribution  to  the  literature  of 
craftsmanship.  Its  nerviceableness  is  enhanced 
by  Professor  Brown's  introductory  essay  and 
his  copious  notes,  which  are  both  learned  and 
Interesting." 

-I-  Ind.  64:  473.  F.  27,  '08.  20w. 
"The  translation  and  editing  of  the  work 
have  been  carried  out  with  conscientious  thor- 
oughness, and  additional  interest  is  given  to  the 
volume  by  the  numerous  illustrations  contained 
in  it." 

+   Int.  Studio.  33:  252.  Ja.  '08.  250w. 

-j •  Nation.    86:    270.    Mr.    19,    '08.    80w. 

"Its  language  is  technical,  Oif  course,  but  not 
so  technical  as  to  be  too  far  above  the  head  of 
the  general  reader.  Its  value  is  manifest  whe;i 
we  consider  its  comprehensiveness." 

-i Outlook.  88:   562.  Mr.   7,  '08.  450w. 

Vaughan,  Herbert  Millingchamp.  Medici 
*  popes  (Leo  X  and  Clement  VII).  **$4. 
Putnam. 
"It  is  to  a  study  of  the  personal  character  of 
Leo  X  that  he  devotes  the  grsiter  portion  of 
his  book;  what  he  has  to  say  of  the  other  Medici 
popes  he  compresses  into  a  few  brief  chapters, 
and  the  political  relations  of  the  church  with 
the  several  countries  of  Europe  during  the  Med- 
ici period,  he  practically  ignores." — N.  Y.  Times. 


"The  book,  interesting  as  it  is,  is  only  to  a 
limited  degree  calculated  to  satisfy  the  curios- 
ity of  which  it  is  so  welcome  a  symptom,  and 
it  would  be  even  less  satisfactory  were  it  con- 


''After  reading  Mr.  Vaughan' s  book  we  know 
better  than  before  what  Leo  looked  like,  what 
his  mind  was  like,  in  what  his  strength  con- 
sisted, and  the  nature  of  his  weakness." 

4-   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   610.   O.   24,   '08.   480w. 

"Even  from  the  point  of  view  of  a  personal 
study  the  wisdom  of  his  omissions  m  1  be 
questioned.  The  undue  prominence  given  to 
unimportant  details  makes  the  book  a  perilous 
one  for  the  uninitiated.  Yet  it  is  obviously  in- 
tended for  the  uninitiated.  Mr.  Vaughan's  par- 
ticular outlook  may  be  right  enough,  but  his 
book  gives  an  entirely  false  notion  of  the  ren- 
aissance as  a  whole." 

—  Sat.  R.  106:  614.  N.  14,  'US.  1050W. 

"Mr.  Vaughan  quotes  largely  from  Benven- 
uto  Cellini,  but  he  has  been  unable  to  bring 
the  glamour  and  the  movement  of  that  aston- 
ishing autobiogiaphy  into  the  rest  of  his  book." 

—  Spec.  101:   839.  N.  21,  '08.  160w. 

Vedder,    Henry    Clay.        Christian    epoch- 
makers:    the    story    of    the    great    mis- 
sionary  eras   in   the   history   of   Christ- 
ianity.    **$i.20.     Am.  Bapt.         8-21632. 
A    chapter    on    the    philosophy    of    Christian 
missions    Introduces    a    graphic    account    of    the 
great    leaders    of    the    missionary    epochs    of   the 
Christian    church.     The    seventeen    men    whose 
work    is   outlined    are   as    follows:    Paul,    Ulfilas, 
Patrick,    Augustine,    Boniface,  Aurgar,  Vladimir, 
Raimund   Lull,    Francis   of  Assisi,   Xavier,   Zieg- 
enbalg,    Schwartz,    Zinzendorf,    Carey,    Martyn, 
Judson   and   Livingstone. 

"The  value  of  this  book  lies  in  the  bringing 
together  in  a  unique  manner  of  a  vast  mass  of 
materials,  in  their  lucid  interpretation,  and  in 
the  really  fine  generalizations,  which  are  in- 
terpolated without  obtrusiveness."  H.  P.  J.  Se- 
linger. 

+  Am.   J.   Theol.    12:    672.    O.   '08.   SeOw. 
"This    book   should    have   a  wide  reading." 
+   Bib.   World.  32:   36'8.  N.  *08.  30w. 

Vedder,    Henry    Clay.      Our     New     Testa- 
*       ment:    how    did    we   get    it?    **$i.    Am. 
Bapt.  8-35968. 

A  historical  investigation  rather  than  a  work 
of  apologetics  in  polemics  whose  central  thought 
is  that  in  the  formal  sense  of  the  term  there 
was   no  such   thing  as  a   closed  canon. 


-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  316.  Jl.  6,  '08.  90w. 


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Venable,  William  Mayo.  Methods  and  de- 
vices for  bacterial  treatment  of  sewage. 
$3.     Wiley.  8-10451. 

"The  introductory  chapter  briefly  explains 
■what  is  meant  by  the  bacterial  treatment  of 
sewage  and  the  second  chapter  gives  a  list  of 
books  on  the  subject  and  references  to  similar 
articles  in  technical  journals.  The  aerobic  treat- 
ment of  crude  sewage,  the  mechanical  removal 
of  sludge,  the  anaerobic  treatment  of  sewage, 
intermittent  contact  systems,  automatic  dis- 
chaiging  devices  and  percolating  filters  are  giv- 
en a  chapter  each,  after  which  there  is  a  sum- 
marj'  of  engineering  principles  regarding  the 
design  of  sewage  purification  works."  (Engin. 
Rec.)  "The  tenth  chapter  describes  In  detail 
the  actual  installation  of  two  plants."  (Engin. 
D.)  

".■Vs  a  guide  to  the  sanitary  engineer,  it  seems 
to  the  reviewer  that  this  book  will  prove  in- 
dispensabU>."   R.    W.    Hall. 

-I-  Engin.  D.  3:  525.  My.  '08.  3S0w. 
"There  is  much  interesting  reading  in  this 
book  and  the  author's  idea  as  to  the  importance 
of  intelligent  supervision  is  thoroughly  sound. 
However,  the  subjects  of  comparative  efficien- 
cies and  costs,  size  of  filtering  material,  rates 
of  filtration,  deptli  of  beds,  etc.,  are  left  in  a 
rather  unsatisfartorv  state."   G:   W.    Fuller. 

H Engin.    N.   59:   540.   My.    14,   '08.   650w. 

Engin.  Rec.  57:  624.  My.  9.  '08.  250w. 

Verschoyle,  W.  Denham.  Electricity:  what 
is  it?  *$i.  Macmillan.  8-28960. 

"The  main  object  of  this  book  is  to  sustain 
the  contention  that  something  more  than  the 
usually  accepted  elpctrical  idea  is  ne.?ded  if  we 
would  aim  at  solving  the  manv  problems  which 
exist  around  us.  .  .  .  The  author  of  this  book, 
staiting  merely  with  three  postulates,  (1)  ab- 
solute energy,  (2)  aether,  (3)  some  form  of  in- 
teraction between  ther.i.  develops  a  theory 
which  claims  to  admit  of  the  main  facts  or  nat- 
ural phenomena  being  arrang?d  'in  a  homogen- 
eous and  inter-related  series.'  The  funda"^*  n- 
tal  conception  of  the  theory  is  that  of  the  gyron. 
...  It  is  not  very  clear  how  the  author  arri  es 
at  the  existence  of  forces  emanating  from  the 
ciyron.  but  by  means  of  them  he  is  able  to  dis- 
cuss the  evolution  of  The  atom,  the  relations  of 
the  elements,  heat,  light,  electricity,  dissocia- 
tion. The  'mystery  of  life'  even  is  not  excluded 
from  the  discussion." — Nature. 


"The  work  can  hardly  be  regarded  as  a  seri- 
ous  contribution   to   science." 

—  Ath.    1908,    2:    131.    Ag.    1.    740w. 

"He  so  mixes  reliable  experimental  knowledge 
with  abstruse  hypotheses,  whic'a  are,  to  say  the 
least,  still  disputable,  that  the  reader  •is  left 
quite  bewildered." 

—  Nation.  87:  212.  S.  3,  '08.  140w. 

"We  do  not  agree  with  him  in  thinking  that 
the  diverse  and  tentative  views  held  just  now 
by  our  leading  investigators  as  to  the  ultimate 
constitution  of  matter  afford  a  sufficient  justi- 
fication for  the  present  attempt  to  explain  mat- 
ter and  electricity  by  an  effort  of  the  imagina- 
tion." 

—  Nature.  78:  475.  S.  17,  '08.  370w. 

"This  is  a  bra\e  attempt  by  an  enquirer  de- 
void of  the  first  essential  requirement — exact 
knowledge  of  elementary  mechanical  laws — to 
explain  tlie  relation  between  electrical  phenom- 
ena and   the  ether  of  space." 

—  Sat.   R.  106:   3(;9.   S.  19,    OS.   800w. 


Viele,      Herman     Knickerbocker. 

break   Hill.  t$i.50.   Duffield. 


Heart- 
8-26196. 

The  prospect  of  a  stepfather  is  an  outrage 
to  Mopsie  Beatoun,  so  she  runs  away  to  live 
with  an  uncle  and  aunt.  How  she  throve 
among  her  relatives,  breathing  all  the  while 
the  peaceful  air  of  Heartbreak  Hill,  is  told  with 
charm  and  fidelity  to  the  things  of  real  life. 


"Sentiment  and  humor  are  nicely  balanced  in 
its  pages,  and  the  transcript  of  New  England 
life  and  character  is  both  truthful  and  chaiTn- 
ing."    "VV:    IVJ.    Pavne. 

-f   Dial.  45:   295.  N.  1,  '08.   230w. 

"A  writer  of  such  stories  as  Mr.  Vielg's  ear- 
lier 'Inn  of  the  silver  moon'  and  the  present 
book   is  a   public    benefactor." 

-h   Nation.    87:    31S.    O.    1,    '0'8.    170^. 

"It  always  is  a  matter  for  regret  when  a 
good  story  goes  wrong,  and  in  this  instance 
there  is  ground  for  deep  and  earnest  regret, 
because  in  his  openmg  chapters  Mr.  Viele 
arouses    great    expectations." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.  13:  514.   S.  19,   '08.  480w. 
"A  love  storv  full  of  amusing  complications." 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  618.  O.  24,  '08.  20w. 
"Tire  introduction  of  a  preposterous  plot 
about  a  copper  mine  and  the  burlesque  attitude 
of  the  characters  one  to  another  become  dis- 
tinctly tiresome  before  the  plot  draws  to  a 
weak-kneed   close." 

—  Outlook.    90:    273.   O.    3,    '08.    70w. 

Villari,  Pasquale,     Studies     historical     and 
critical;    tr.    by    Linda    Villari.    *$3.7S. . 
Scribner.  7-38555- 

Seven  essay.s,  irost  important  of  which  is  the 
critical  treatment  of  "Is  history  a  science?" 
"The  others  are  all  on  Italians  of  different  ages 
and  different  degrees  of  distinction, — Cavour, 
Savonarola  (on  whom  Professor  Villari  is,  of 
course,  the  supreme  authority),  Donatello,  Lu- 
Igi  Settembrini,  Francesco  de  Sanctis,  the  crit- 
ic, and  Domenico  MorelW,   the  painter."    (Spec.) 


-f  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   305.   D.  '08.  Jf 


"The  essay  [on  'Is  history  a  science?']  is 
an  Interesting  one,  although  it  contains  per- 
haps little  of  originality,  but  the  expert  colla- 
tion and  contrast  of  so  majiy  weighty  opinions 
upon  a  subject  that  is  m  its  essence  a  vital 
one,  renders  it  a  valuable  contribution  to  the 
philosophy  of  history." 

+  Acad.   73:   10.   O.   12,   '07.   650w. 

"The  style  is  excellent  but  too  weighty  and 
scholarly  for  the  ordinary  reader.  The  transla- 
tion is   well  done." 

-\ A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  214.   Je.   '08. 

"The  question,  whether  history  should  be  a 
science  or  an  art,  is  handled  with  great  wealth 
of  detail,  and  with  large  knowledge  of  kindrea 
studies;  but  there  is  decidedly  too  much  ama- 
teur metaphysic  in  the  essay." 

-J Ath.  1907,   2:   544.   N.  2.  1150w. 

"The  essay  on  'Savonarola  and  the  present 
day*  Is  perhaps  the  most  suggestive  of  any  and 
the  fullest  of  Professor  Villari's  essential  teach- 
ing." 

+   Lend.   Times.   6:346.   N.   15,   '07.   550w. 

"As  he  is  as  thoroughgoing  as  a  German  ped- 
ant In  his  application  of  the  scientiflc  method 
to  research,  his  opinions  ought  to  command  a 
hearing  in  quarters  where  the  dry-as-dust  the- 
ory of   historical   study   still   prevails." 

+  Nation.    86:    239.   Mr.    12,    '08.    700w. 

"[In  'Is  history  a  science*?']  the  author  swirls 
about  In  an  eddy  of  other  men's  opinions,  and 
it  might  be  said  of  his  method,  as  of  an  earlier 
school  of  criticism,  that  it  does  not  conclude." 
Christian  Gauss. 

-\ N.  Y.  Times.  13:  199.  Ap.  11,   '08.   900w. 

"The  whole  volume  is  competently  translated, 
though  In  Its  English  dress  It  has  lost  distinc- 
tion." 

+  Spec.  99:  433.  S.  28,  '07.  IGOOw. 

Vinogradoff,  Paul.  English  society  in  the 
eleventh  century:  essays  in  English  me- 
diaeval  history.     *$5.20.     Oxford. 

8-17763. 
"The  volume  is  a  sort  of  sequel  to  'Villain- 
age in  England.'  ...  It  is  divided  into  two 
essays,  one  on  government  and  organized  soci- 
ety, the  other  on  the  tenure  and  use  of  land, 
the   various   classes   ol    the   population,    and    the 


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Vinogradoff,  Paul  — Continued. 
relations  ol  people  and  land.  Under  these  gen- 
eral headings  are  ranged  some  fifteen  chapters 
of  detailed  investigation,  with  concrete  sum- 
maries at  the  end  of  each  section,  and  two  ad- 
mirable chapters  stating  his  general  conclu- 
sions."— Nation. 


It  deals  with  the  problem,  of  continual  fora.ge 
supply,  a  matter  of  particular  interest  to  dairy 
farmers  near  the  cities. 


"Professor  Vinogi-adoff's  book  is,  however, 
much  more  than  a  series  of  special  and  import- 
ant Domesday  studies.  Its  highest  value  llcS 
in  the  fact  that  it  is  a  reasonable,  well-ordered 
explanation  of  English  society  at  an  important 
moment." 

4-   -I-  Am.    Hist.    R.    14:    102.    O.    'OS.    lOOOw. 

'•A  high  level  of  abstract  science  is  main- 
tained; and  in  scope  and  language  the  volume 
is  for  specialists,  and  fully  intelligible  to  them 
alone.  A  few  criticisms  of  detail  cannot  be 
omitted,  especially  as  the  cardinal  limitation  of 
a  most  scholarly  and  in  all  ways  remarkable 
book  is  soine  lack  of  pains  in  finishing  off  the 
details,  and  even  in  seeing  tire  work  through 
tlie  press." 
+   -\ Ath.  1908,  1:  753.  Je.  20.  2150w. 

"The  work  well  fulfills  the  promise  of  its  title 
by  giving  on  the  whole  much  the  best  account 
that  we  possess  of  the  organization  and  classes 
of  the  English  people  in  the  critical  eleventh 
century." 

+    +    Nation.    87:  264.    S.    17,    'OS.    940w. 

"Exhaustive  enquiry." 

+  Sat.    R.    105:501.    Ap.    18,    '08.    1550w 

"It  is  difficult  to  give  in  a  review  any  ade- 
quate idea  of  the  value  of  this  monumental 
work,  which  reconstructs  in  a  very  wonderful 
way  the  social  life  of  the  eleventh  century.  It 
is  possible  at  last  to  feel  that  we  are  in  positive 
touch  with  the  nation  that  William  the  Con- 
queior  subdued  and  transformed.  In  accom- 
plishing such  a  task  Professor  Vinogradoff  has 
carried  Maitland's  work  noticeably  forward." 
-t-    +   Spec.    lO'O:  977.    Je.    :'0,    '08.    2100w. 

Virgil,  Publius  Virgilius  Maro.  Aeneid;  tr. 
*  into  Engl'sh  verse  by  Theodore  C. 
Williams.  *$i.50.  Houghton. 
Moved  bj'  the  desire  for  a  smooth  story-ren- 
deriiig  of  the  Aendd  th<^;  auihoi  has  produced 
a  translation  that  will  permit  of  continuous 
reading  aloud.  It  is  characterized  by  lucidity, 
swift,  clear  movcni'^nt,  ?.n  avoidance  ot  L..e 
commonplace,  and  the  preservation  of  both  the 
dramatic  and  argumentative  force  of  the 
speeches  contained  in  the  poem  and  the  reli- 
gious suggesti-icness. 

Voogt,  Gos  de.  Our  domestic  animals,  their 
habits,  intelligence  and  usefulness;  tr. 
from  the  French  of  Gos  de  Voogt,  by 
Katharine  P.  Wormeley;  ed.  for  Amer- 
ica by  C:  W.  Burkett.  *$3.S0.   Ginn, 

7-400 II. 

"This  volume  is  devoted  to  dogs,  cats,  horses, 
asses,  sheep,  goats,  pigs,  cattle,  fowl  and  rab- 
bits, described  in  an  easy  popular  style,  with 
abundant  photographic  illustrations.  There  are 
over  five  hundred  of  these,  besides  seven  full- 
page  color  plates." — Ind. 


"Especially   useful   in    the   children's  room   for 
reference   use   in    connection   with   the   schools." 
+  A.  L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  50.  F.  '08. 
"An    interesting    and    profitable    book    to    look 
over." 

+  Ind.  64:   1044.  My.   7,  '08.   lOOw. 

Voorhees,  Edward  Burnett.  Forage  crops 
for  soiling,  silage,  hay  and  pasture. 
(Rural  science  ser.)  **$i.50.  Macmil- 
lan.  7-31477. 

A  practical  treatment  from  the  cultivator's 
and  feeder's  standpoint,  prepared  by  the  direc- 
tor  of    the   New   Jersey   experimental   stations. 


+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:18.  Ja.  '08.  4« 
-i-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  724.  My.  '08.  lOOw. 
"The  summaries  are  perhaps  the  best  part 
of  the  book,  and  will  be  appreciated  both  by 
the  student  and  the  farmer.  Certain  state- 
ments will  want  correction  in  a  future  edi- 
tion."  E.   J.   R. 

H Nature.    77:   3SS.    F.    27,    '08.    7S0w. 

"Although  the  work  is  prepared  for  American 
readers,  there  are  useful  ideas  in  it  for  many 
English    agriculturists." 

+  Spec.   100:   sup.   130.   Ja.   25,   '0«.   120W. 

Verse,    Mary    Heaton.      Breaking    in    of    a 
yachtsman's   wife.   il.   t$i.5o.   Houghton. 

8-14521. 
A  delightful  book  of  "maritime  miscellany" 
which  records  in  the  main  the  experiences  of  a 
landlubber  who  married  a  nautical  man  and 
learned  to  lov;e  every  phase  of  the  happy  care- 
free life.  "A  voyager  on  many  seas,  and  these 
as  various  as  the  differing  shores  of  Venice 
and  Cape  Cod  can  make  them,  she  and  the 
faithful  Stan,  yachtsman-in-chief,  were  attend- 
ed by  more  than  one  pair  of  lovers  in  differing 
stages    of    infectioh."    (Dial.) 


"A    charming    summer    book." 

+  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  224.  Je.  '08.  -i- 
"One  may  justly  pay  it  a  compliment  rarely 
due  to  fiction  of  the  episodic  sort,  of  feeling 
that  instead  of  there  being  a  superfluity  of  ep- 
isodes, there  is  on  the  contrary  no  page  that 
we  would  willingly  have  sacrificed."  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

+   Bookm.   27:  502.   Jl.    '08.    220w. 
"It    is    a    pleasant    book,    flavored    with    more 
than  one  kind  of  salt." 

+   Dial.    44:    3'54,    Je.    1,    '08.    250w. 
"The    writer   of    this    little   book    has    a   sense 
of  humor  which  is  apparent  in  the  first  chapter 
and   appears   intermittently   thruout    the   story." 
-f    Ind.    64:    1290.    Je.    4,    '08.    120w. 
+    Lit.    D.   37:  398.    S.    19,    '08.    170w. 
"Human    nature    under    the    influence    of    the 
boating    passion    is    a    study    which    Mrs.    Vorse 
has    prosecuted    thoroughly,    humorously,    alto- 
gether  delightfully." 

+  Nation.  SO:  515.  Je.  4,  '08.  2O0w. 
"The  string  of  stories — for  such  is  the  char- 
acter of  the  book — may  be  recommended  even 
more  decidedly  to  the  serious  than  to  the  young 
and  frivolous.  As  a  tonic  to  depression  and  an 
antidote  to  gloom,  it  has  a  higher  mission  than 
even  the  entertainment  of  those  for  whom  pre- 
sumably   it    was    written." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  288,  My.  23,  '08.  400w. 
"All   through   the  pages   there  is  the   amusing 
give-and-take  repartee  and  the  whole  book  has 
a  breezv,   salty  flavor." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:  345.   Je.   13,    '08.    200w. 


w 


Waddell,    John    A.    L.      Specifications    and 
contracts.   *$i.   Eng.   news.  8-983. 

Four  chapters  presenting  a  "very  sound  dis- 
cussion of  a  number  of  typical  contracts,  em- 
bodying comments  on  many  points  of  trouble 
or  difficulty,  comments  drawn  from  long  expe- 
rience in  engineering  work."     (Engln.  N.) 

"These  lectures  attracted  wide  attention  at 
the  time  of  their  delivery,  as  condensing  into 
small  space  the  essentials  of  the  subjects  treat- 
ed, and  in  a  form  particularly  adapted  to  the 
instruction  of  students.  The  element  of  illus- 
tration and  example  embodied  in  this  book  will 


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recominend  It  to  professors  in  technical  schools, 
giving  as  it  does  the  results  of  the  extended  ex- 
perience of  two  writers  eminent  respectively  in 
the   engineering  and   legal   professions." 
-i-  +   Engln.    D.   3:  70.   Ja.   '08.   400w. 
"The    fecanty    literature    of    engineering    con- 
tracts    is    measurably    enriched    by,    Waddell    & 
Wait's   new   work.    A   separation    into   specifica- 
tions and   contracts  is  attempted   by  Mr.   Wad- 
dell, with  not  very  good   success." 
+  -\ Engin.   N.  59:  84.  Ja.  16,  '08.  1630w. 

Waddington,  Mary  A.  King.  Chateau  and 
country  life  in  France.  **$2.so.  Scrib- 
ner.  8-28628. 

An  intimate  account  of  life  in  the  French 
chateaux  written  by  one  "who  knows  her  sub- 
ject thoroughly  well,  for  a  good  portion  of  her 
life  has  been  spent  in  rural  France  amid  the 
scenes  and  among  the  people  she  writes  about 
so    charmingly."    (N.    Y.    Times.) 

"As  a  whole  the  book  has  less  interest  and 
charm  than  her   'Italian  letters.'  " 

-j A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  299.  D.  '08. 

"We  fear  that  as  little  paias  have  been  taken 
with  the  writing  as  with  the  revision.  It  con- 
tains many  agreeable  pages  which  make  the 
reader  regret  that  an  author  who  has  lived 
among  interesting  scenes,  and  possesses  a  real 
power  of  description,  should  not  have  taken 
pains  to  produce  a  book  worthy  of  her  mater- 
ial and  her  ability." 

h  Ath.  190S,   2:  720.  D.   5.  1250w. 

"It  is  the  human  element  in  Mme.  Wadding- 
ton's  book,  rather  than  her  references  to  arch- 
itecture and  landscape,  that  makes  it  especially 
enjoyable." 

+  Dial.  43:  413.  D.  1.  'OS.  260w. 
"Thoroughly  familiar  with  the  scenes  she  de- 
scribes,- yet  with  a  certain  freshness  of  view, 
due  to  her  American  origin,  Madame  W.adding- 
ton  paints  a  picture  of  rural  life  in  France  with 
a  charming  directness   and   simplicitv." 

-f-    Nation.   87:    493.   N.    19,   'OS.   2S0w. 
"We    get    some    delightful    and    authoritative 
Impressions   from   the    book." 

-I-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:638.  Q.  31,  '08.  430w. 
"Madame  Waddington's  former  books  have 
led  the  reader  confidently  to  e.xpect  from  her 
writing  agreeable  impressions,  large  social 
knowledge,  and  charm  of  manner.  The  present 
volume    confirms    that    expectation." 

-f  Outlook.    90:552.    N.    7,    '08.    lOOw. 
-I-    R,  of  Rs.  38:  760.  D.  'OS.  ISOw. 

Wagnalls,  Mabel.  Palace  of  danger.  t$i-50. 
Funk.  8-27097. 

A  historical  novel  set  in  the  reign  of  Louis 
XV  whose  ruling  spirit  is  the  fascinating  Mad- 
ame de  Pompadour.  Across  the  pages  is  a 
shadow  of  the  Jesuit — Jansenist  quarrel,  sim- 
mered down  to  strife  between  church  and  par- 
liament; but  the  story  deals  principally  with 
Louis,  his  favorite,  and  the  love  of  the  Mar- 
quise's prot6g6e  for  a  ruthless  count. 


"Though  not  anything  like  so  strong  and 
compelling  as  the  historical  romances  of  the 
elder  Dumas,  is  superior  to  many  of  the  pop- 
ular historical  novels  of  recent  years." 
+  Arena.  40:  482.  N.  '08.  250w. 
"The  author  seems  nowhere  to  have  been 
opprest  by  the  weight  of  her  historical  knowl- 
edge. It  rather  comes  to  the  reader  as  a  di- 
rect  and   spontaneous   creation." 

+   Lit.    D.   37:679.    N.   7,   '08.  160w. 
"Plenty    of    rapid    action    and    many    interest- 
ing  and    truthful    pictures    of   the    time    enliven 
the  course  of  the   storv." 

-!-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  6o'3.  N.  7,  'OS.  230w. 
-f-  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  74S.  D.  6,  '08.  180w. 
"It  Is  a  thoroughly  human  tale  and  so  well 
constructed  that  the  interest  holds  one  to  the 
end.  Perhaps  there  are  too  many  dramatic 
surprises,  but  they  are  all  of  the  kind  that 
might    really    have    happened." 

H R.   of    Rs.   38:    634,    N.    '08.    120w. 


Wagnalls,  Mabel.  Stars  of  the  opera;  re- 
vised and  enlarged  edition.  **$i.20. 
Funk.  7-31432- 

A  new  edition  revised  and  enlarged.  Person- 
al interviews  and  life  studies  of  Sembrlch, 
Eames,  CaW^.  Nordica,  Lehmann,  Farrar  and 
Melba  are  followed  by  critical  studies  .of  the 
operas  with  which  their  names  are  especially 
associated. 


+   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:  230.   Je.   '•08. 
-f  Arena.    38:    6«2.    D.    'OT.    140w. 
"The  book  is  notable  as  a  trustworthy  guide 
to  those  who  are   unfamiliar  with   the  operatic 
stage,  while  as  a  source  of  entertaining  read- 
ing to  others  v/ho  in  these  matters  are  sophisti- 
cated,   it    makes   further   distinct    claims." 
-t-   Lit.    D.    36:    165.    F.    1,    '08.    150w. 
"These   Interviews   are   all   in   good   taste  and 
authentic,    each   having  been   proof-read   by  the 
singer  who  gave  it." 

+  Nation.   86:   315.  Ap.   2,   '08.   350w. 

N.   Y.   Times.  12:   726.   N.   16,   '07.   lOOw. 

Wagner,  Richard.  Rhine-gold:  a  dramatic 
poem;  freely  translated  in  pontic  narra- 
tive form  by  Oliver  Huckel.  **7.=iC. 
Crowell.  7-28637-. 

As  in  his  "Tannhauser"  and  "Parsifal,"  Dr. 
Huckel  opens  the  "Rhine-gold"  with  a  criticism 
and  description  of  the  story.  "Then  comes  the 
magnificent  I'endition  of  the  ,^eat  poem.  It  is 
a  free  translation.  The  author  has  striven  to 
present  as  perfectly  as  possible  in  rhythmic 
form  the  ideas  and  mental  pictures  as  well  as 
the  words  of  Wagner."    (Arena.) 


"The  present  volume  will  be  regarded  as  in- 
dispensable by  lovers  of  the  music-dramas  of 
Richard  Wagner." 

+  Arena.    38:    681.    D.    '07.    120w. 
"The  most  valuable  part  of  the  book  Is,  per- 
haps,   its    careful    and    interesting   foreword." 
+  Ind.    d4:    49.   Ja.    2,     08.    lOOw. 

Waineman,    Paul.        Summer    tour    in    Fin- 
land.  **$2.50.    Pott.  8-34794. 

A  tour  from  Helsingfors  "to  Tornea.  at  the 
north  of  the  gulf  of  Bothnia,  "where  only  a 
small  river  divides  Finland  from  Sweden,  and 
where  one  is  m  the  luminous  summer  nigiits  of 
the  Arctic  circle."  The  authar  gives  her  im- 
pressions of  the  people  tuned  slightly  to  the- 
personal  note,  because  she  herself  is  a  Finn; 
gives  word  pictures  of  motmtains,  forests  and 
lakes;  takes  the  reader  into  peasants'  huts  as 
well  as  piinces'  abodes;  and  voices  thru  the 
whole  a  regret  for  the  downfall  of  feudalism, 
"for  no  other  reason  than  that  it  was  more  pic- 
turesque   than   democracy." 


"The  writer  has  the  'seeing  eye,'  and  a  gift 
of  describing,  in  poetic,  and  Fometimes  ultra- 
sentimental,  language,  a  variety  of  scenery. 
The  book  is  a  little  too  long,  and  the  account 
of  the  railway  journey  southward  in  v.-estern 
Finland    rather    lacking    in    int':>rest." 

-\ Ath.   1908,    2:   539.    O.    31.   400w. 

"A  clever  writer's  impression  of  a  delightful 
country." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  563.  O.  10,  '08.  160w. 
N.  Y.   Times.  13:  623.   O.   24,   "08.   3'Ow. 
"Quite    half    the    small    facts     she    sets    down 
have   no   relevance   to   the   matter  in    hand,   and 
therefore  do  not  illuminate  it." 

1-  Spec.   101:   3GS.    S.   12,   '08.   IfiSOw. 

Waldstein,  Charles,  and  Shoobridge,  Leon- 
*  ard.  Herculaneum,  past,  present,  and 
future.  *$5.  Macmillan. 
An  informing  work  which  "brings  home  to 
every  'thoughtful  and  honest  man  who  can  look 
further  and  rise  higher  than  his  own  immediate 


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Waldstein,  C;,  and  Shoobridge,  L. — Cont. 

hearthstone'  tlie  high  importance  of  investigat- 
ing the  ruins  of  these  ancient  cities  and  bring- 
ing to  iight  their  treasures  of  art.  Referring  to 
the  fact  that  the  worlt  is  to  be  caiTied  on  by 
the  Italian  government  with  the  assisitance  of 
an  international  commission,  Dr.  Waldstein 
points  out  that  it  is  working  together  'on  the 
very  soil  on  which  our  common  civilization  rests 
to  restore  the  living  testimonies  of  culture 
whicn  belong  to  us  all.'  " — R.  of  Rs. 


"It  is  the  most  complete  and  most  accessible 
account  in  English  of  the  little  that  is  actually 
known  of  Herculaneum  in  ancient,  mediaeval 
and  modern  times.  It  is  when  we  turn  to  the  lat- 
ter portion  of  the  book, — the  portion  treating  of 
Herculaneum's  future,  that  we  find  the  author's 
method  of  exposition  not  only  unconventional, 
but  even  disconcerting  in  its  flights  of  fancy 
that  at  times  verge  upon  the  grotesque."  F:  T. 
Cooper. 

+-  —  Forum.  40:   507.  N.   '08.  1750w. 

"Waldstein  deals  in  grand  projects.  He  likes 
to  move  before  the  footlights  of  the  stage.  It 
seems  also  wide  of  the  mark  to  call  the  excava- 
tions of  Olympia  and  Delphi  in  'the  bow  and 
arrow  phase.'  " 

—  Ind.  Co:   124!^.   N.   20,  '08.   TCOw. 

"An  interesting  volume — especially  interesting, 
indeed,  necause  of  the  scope  indicated  in  its 
title." 

-I-  Outlook.  90:   797.   D.   5,   '08.   3'OOw. 

"The  volume  contains  a  series  of  valuable  ap- 
pendices." 

+    R.  of   Rs.   38:   757.   D.  '08.  400w. 

"Part  2  can  only  be  described  as  the  sort  of 
day-dream  in  which  many  people  probably  in- 
dulge, in  church  or  on  a  solitary  walk,  but  which 
they  seldom  print.  Apart  from  these  fantasies, 
the  authors  throw  little  new  light  on  questions 
which  they  must  have  considered." 

—  Sat.    R.    IQO:    642.    N.    21,    '08.    lIOOw. 

Wales,      Hubert.      Old      allegiance.      $1.50. 
Kennerley.  8-17994. 

The  adventures  of  two  Oxford  graduates  on 
an  island  sheltering  and  isolating  a  Jacobite 
society  with  whose  leader  it  had  become  a  hob- 
by to  foster  the  old  allegiance.  The  descend- 
ant of  the  Stuarts  was  entertained  here  period- 
ically. When  James  VI  was  expected  and  cir- 
cumstance forbade  his  coming  one  of  the  Ox- 
ford men  masqueraded  as  the  Stuart  ruler.  The 
adventures  of  the  masquerader  including  his 
clever  foiling  of  a  band  of  dynamiters  are  of 
the  Anthony  Hope  order. 


"The  author  is  to  be  congratulated  on  hav- 
ing made  a  story  of  adventure  which,  though 
dealing  with  familiar  topics  .  .  .  has  yet  con- 
trived to  get  itself  invested  with  a  dewy 
frGshri6^ss  '' 

-h   Nation.    87:  213.    S.    3,    '08.    140w. 

"His  tale  is  well  constructed  and  well  writ- 
ten, with  a  light  touch,  a  sufficient  realism  and 
a  lively  fancy." 

+    N.   Y.   Times.   13:  427.   Ag.   1,    '08.    TSOw. 

"When    we    reviewed    this    novel    in    October, 

1899,    with   a   due   appreciation   of   its   undoubted 

merits,    it  was   entitled,    'Purple   and   fine   linen: 

a    tale    of    two    centuries,    by   William    Plgott.*  " 

-h   Spec.   101:203.   Ag.    8,   '08.    220w. 

Walk,  Charles  Edmonds.  Silver  blade:  the 
true  chronicle  of  a  double  mystery. 
t$i.5o.    McClurg.  8-9527. 

A  Spaniard's  vendetta  is  responsible  for  the 
duplex  problem  ot"  murder  involved  in  this  story. 
Among  an  excited  group  of  more  or  less  unre- 
lated characters,  all  of  whom  are  well-drawn 
t>pe3,  moves  a  detective,  unagltated,  endowed 
with  the  Impassiveness  of  an  Indian.  His 
methods  are  his  o^ti  and  worth  studying. 


with  our  marvel  at  Captain  Converse,  but  his 
ingenuity  keeps  us  entertained,  and  what  more 
has  one  the  right  to  ask  from  a  story  of  this 
kind?" 

-I-   Ind.   64:    1037.   My.   7,   '08.   200w. 

-\-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   345.   Je.   13,   '08.   lOOw. 
Outlook.  89:  313.  Je.  6,  '08.  50w. 

Walker,  Ernest.  History  of  music  in  Eng- 
land. *$2.5o.  Oxford.  8-12789. 
A  history  whose  purpose  is  to  sketch  the 
main  features  of  English  music  from  its  earli- 
est artistic  manifestation  to  the  close  of  the 
nineteenth  century.  "The  book  has  been  de- 
signed from  the  standpoint  of  a  musician  rath- 
er than  from  that  of  an  antiquarian;  and  even 
then  more  for  the  general  music-lover  than  for 
the  technically  erudite."  More  stress  is  laid  up- 
on the  art  itself  than  upon  biographical  minu- 
tiae. 


-I Ath.    1908,    1:   202.    F.    15.    170w. 

"The  best  and  most  useful  results  of  re- 
search are  embodied;  and,  what  is  more,  oppor- 
tunity is  afforded  the  reader,  by  means  of  co- 
pious musical  illustrations  printed  in  the  text, 
to  form  his  own  conclusions.  We  know  of  no 
chapter  on  Handsl  so  luminous  and  unbiased  as 
Dr.    Walker's." 

^ Nation.   S6:  157.  F.   13.  '08.  730w. 

"Dr.  Walker  has  made  an  original  and  im- 
portant contribution  to  musical  history  in  this 
volume."     R:    AJdrich. 

-f-   -I-    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  289.  My.  23,  '08.  lOOOw. 

"As   a  whole,   the  book  deserves   nothing  but 
praise,   and  it  is  the  only  condensed  history  of 
English  music  which  is  at  once  competent,  com- 
plete, and  unprejudiced."   Arthur   Symons. 
-f  ■\-  Sat.    R.    105:    44.    Ja.    11,    'OS.    1900w. 

"Not  merely  a  masiterly  piece  of  cGi]densa- 
tion,  based  on  intimate  first-hand  knowledge  of 
the  available  material,  but  fro.m  beginning  to 
end  it  is  written  with  a  conviction  which  com- 
mands respect,  and  with  an  incisive  energy  and 
felicity  of  phrase  which  render  its  perusal  a 
most  stimulating  literarv  experience." 
+   +  Spec.  100:  338.   F'.   29.   '08.   750w. 

Walker,    Margaret    Coulson.      Bird    legend 
*       and    life.    **$i.25.    Baker. 

Contains  "descriptive  matter  (^f  the  kind  us- 
ually found  in  such  ]3opular  nature  books.  A 
few  pages  of  desultory  bird  lore  are  a^  far  as 
the  .author  has  gone  in  her  endeavor  'to  get 
together  the  most  important  avian  legends  and 
super. ''titions,  and  al.^o  to  discover  in  them  evi- 
dences of  apparent  truth.'  " — Ind. 


"Contains  some  sood  photogi'aphs  of  wild 
birds."  W.  J.  Bowdoin. 

■I Ind.  *I5:  1467.  D.  17,  '08.  COw. 

"Is  illustrated  in  a  very  aatisfactory  way. 
The  quotations  are  apt  and  succinct,  and  there 
is  much  information*  in   the   text." 

-f    R.  of  Rs.  38:  676.  D.  'OS.  30w. 

Walkley,  Arthur  Bingham.  Drama  and  life. 
*$i.7S.     Brentano's.  W  8-65. 

The  collected  studies  and  appreciations  of  the 
dramatic  critic  of  the  London  Times.  The  vol- 
ume "consists  of  revised  dramatic  reviews  and 
essays  taken  from  the  London  Times  and  two 
longer  and  more  deliberate  papers,  the  one  on 
modern  English  and  French  drama  and  the 
other  on  selected  French  and  English  plays, 
which  were  printed  originally  in  the  Edinburgh 
Review."    (Nation.) 


"Mr.  Walk  has  constructed  a  very  complicated 
puzzle.     There  may  be  a  bit  of  incredulity  mixt 


"There  is  a  lightness  of  touch  about  his  pen 
that  makes  his  notices  of  the  dullest  plays  en- 
tertaining reading." 

-f-  Ath.  1908,   1:   140.   F.  1.   8O0TV. 
"There  Is   much  entertaining  and  a  consider- 
a.ble  proportion   of   solid  and   instructive   matter 
in    this    volume.     With    all    his    brilliancy    Mr. 
Walkley  is  not  always  consistent." 

H Nation.    86:    496.    My.    28,    '08.    900w. 


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"Mr.   Walkley's  humor,   which  we  make  bold 
to  call  his  most  delightful  attribute,   shines   on 
many  pages  and   is   the  book's  saving  grace." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  293.  My.  23,  '08.  770w, 

"He  is  not  only  the  shrewdest  English-speak- 
ing critic  of  the  stage  to-day,  but  so  agree- 
able a  writer  that  he  can  be  read  with  pleas- 
ure by  people  who  have  little  interest  in  his 
subject.  His  'Drama  and  Life'  is  like  some  of 
the  plays  he  enjoys,  but  condemns.  It  has  in 
places  broken  the  mould  of  current  dramatic 
criticism.  It  is  the  better  reading  on  that  ac- 
count, and  may  be  commended  even  to  those 
wise  persons  to  whom  the  present  English  stage 
is  a  subject  of  little  interest."  F.  M.  Colby. 
-t-   No.    Am.    187:    777.    My.    '08.    180(hv. 

Wall,  Mary  Virginia.  Daughter  of  Virginia 
Dare.   $1.50.    Neale.  8-16952. 

A  story  based  upon   the  supposition   that  Po- 
cahontas was  the  daughter  of  Virginia  Dare. 


"A  story  that  will  have  considerable  mild  in- 
terest for  those  who  have  taken  stock  in  the 
theorj'  that  Pocahontas  was  a  Dare — and  no  in- 
terest at  all  to  those  who  turn  up  their  noses 
at   that    theory." 

-^ N.   Y.   Times.  13:  440.   Ag.    8,   '08.   160w. 

Wallace,  Edgar.       Angel   Esquire.       t$i.5o. 
Holt.  8-20673. 

An  eccentric  man  bequeaths  his  millions  to 
the  one  of  four  people — a  defenseless  girl  and 
three  daring  criminals — who  shall  first  deci- 
pher a  cryptic  verse  containing  the  combina- 
tion of  the  safe  where  his  gold  reposes.  By 
twos  and  threes  they  try  to  outwit  the  girl,  and 
finally  one  of  the  three,  the  most  unorthodox 
of  detectives,  becomes  the  girl's  champion  and 
defends  her  not  only  against  the  other  two 
possible  heirs  but  also  against  an  evil  attorney 
who  takes  a  hand  in  the  game. 


"A  detective  story  with  some  novel  turns, 
which  Can  be  safely  recommended  to  connois- 
seurs." 

-t-   Ind.  6S:  1183.  N.  19,  '08.  20w. 
"It   is    not   a    detective    story,    but    that    much 
rarer    thing,    a    dime    novel    .is    well    written    as 
detective  stories  have  been  since  Poe  and  Con- 
an  Doyle  showed  us   how." 

-I-   Nation.   87:    460.    N.   12,   '08.    2«0w. 
"Certainly   there   is   no   lack   of   entertainment 
for     the     brief     time     spent — or     squandered — in 
tlie   perusal    of    this    thoroughly   modern    story." 

H N.    Y.    Times.    13:514.    S.    19,    '08.    270w. 

"Mr.  Wallace's  story  will  certainly  make  the 
lover  of  talcs  of  crime  'sit  up,'  and  will  also 
entertain  him  with  its  comedy-side — rare  in  this 
class  of  fiction." 

+  Outiook.   90:  274.   O.    3,   '08.   80w. 

Walling,  William  English.  Russia's  mes- 
sage: the  true  world  import  of  the 
revolution.  **$$.  Doubleday.  8-18337. 
Setting  out  to  show  what  Russia  can  offer  us 
rather  than  to  suggest  what  the  world  can  do 
for  Russia,  the  author,  whose  sympathies  art 
with  the  revolutionists  goes  beyond  the  outra- 
geous atrocities  and  presents  the  world  import 
of  the  revolution.  "This  volume  is  first  of  all 
an  indictment  of  the  Russian  government.  It 
is  not  too  severe;  but  that  is  only  because  it 
is  not  possible  to  draw  a  too  severe  indictment. 
The  Russian  bureaucracy  is  the  worst  govern- 
ment now  on  the  face  of  the  ^obe.  unless  that 
of  the  Congo  surpasses  it  in  atrocity."  (Out- 
look.) 


"It  is  indispensable  for  all  who  care  to  study 
this  great  upheaval  of  modern  times." 
+  A.  L.  A.  Bki.  4:  243.  O.  '0«. 
"The  Russian  revolution  is  a  phenomenon 
so  vast  that  no  single  mind  or  book  can  pos- 
sibly compass  it,  but  'Russia's  message'  is  the 
best  exposition  of  it  that  has  yet  appeared  in 
our   language." 

+    f   Ind.  65:610.   S.  10,   '08.  6€0w. 


"We  must  credit  the  author  with  giving  us 
a  great  deal  of  learned  socialistic  disquisition, 
yet   the  work   is  drv." 

-I Lit.    D.   37:' 470.    O.    3,   '08.    SOOw. 

"Mr.  Walling,  though  he  violates  the  law  of 
historiography  as  it  is  handed  down  to  us  from 
Germany,  has  given  us  by  far  the  most  note- 
worthy study  of  the  late  Russian  upheaval  that 
has  appeared  in  this  country,  and  one  of  the 
very  few  first-rate  books  on  the  subject  that 
have    been    written    anywhere." 

-i Nation.   87:  120.   Ag.    8,    '08.    1150w. 

"Mr.  Walling's  work  covers  the  whole  ground 
of  the  Russian  revolution  in  a  very  interesting 
and  instructive  way,  and  though  his  book  is 
not  likely  to  convey  the  same  message  as  his 
title  seems  to  imply,  it  will  be  indispensable  for 
all  who  care  to  study  this  great  upheaval  of 
modern   times." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:  409.   Jl.  25.   '08.   870w. 

"The  book  is  a  complete  .^tudv  of  the  whole 
situation." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  622.   O.  24,   '0'8.  40w. 

"His  passionate  devotion  to  what  he  regards 
as  the  rights  of  man  gives  interest  to  his  book, 
but  also  contributes  its  chief  defect.  It  has 
impelled  him  to  make  a  volume  much  larger 
than  it  need  to  have  been.  It  is  the  work  of 
an  avowed  partisan." 

h  Outiook.   89:  764.  Ag.   1,   '08.   1250w. 

"The    struggle    now    going    on    in    the    czar's 

empire  has  a  vital  significance  for  the  future  of 

human    society,    and     Mr.      Walling's     clear-cut 

style  drives  home  this  truth  with  great  force." 

-h   R.   of    Rs.   38:  254.   Ag.   '08.   260w. 

Walpole,     Sir     Spencer.     Essays,     political 
and   biographical;    ed.   by   Francis    Hol- 
land. *$3.  Dutton.  8-32327. 
A    volume    of    biographical    and    political    es- 
says,   very   many   of   which    appeared    originally 
in     the    Edinburgh     review.     Among    them     are 
essays    on    George    Savile,    first    Lord    Halifax, 
George   Crabbe,   Godolphin,   The  dining  societies 
of  London,  and  Croker  papers. 


"Though  hardly  profound,  they  are  always 
agreeable." 

-I-  Ath.    1908,    2:  208.    Ag.    22.    360w. 

"All  the  papers  are  interesting  and  readable 
— excellent  specimens  of  the  author's  genial 
style." 

+   Dial.   45:    255.    O.    16,    '08.    250w. 

"We  heartily  commend  this  posthumous  vol- 
ume. We  regret  that  the  titles  of  the  books 
which  called  forth  Sir  Spencer's  reviews,  and 
the  names  of  the  periodicals  in  which  they 
first  appeared  (with  dates)  have  not  been  giv- 
en. The  essays  themselves  abound  in  inter- 
est." 
+   H Nation.    87:  214.    S.    3,    '08.    480w. 

"One  of  the  most  enjoyable  of  the  essays  is 
a  critical  appreciation  of  George  Crabbe,  the 
East   Anglian   poet." 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.  13:  458.   Ag.   22,   'OS.   80w. 

"Will  add  nothing  to  the  historian's  reputa- 
tion." 

H Sat.    R.    106:  83.    Jl.    18,    '08.    220w. 

"We  have  found  a  chapter  of  reminiscences 
by  his  daughter  one  of  the  most  interesting 
parts  of  the  book." 

-t-  Spec.    101:166.   Ag.   1,    '08.    1300w. 

Walsh,  James  Joseph.  Popes  and  science: 
the  history  of  the  papal  relations  to 
science  during  the  middle  ages  and 
down  to  our  own  time.  *$2.  Fordham 
univ.  press.  8-15255. 

The  "brief  of  an  advocate"  which  shows 
that  popes  are  liberal  patrons  of  science,  and 
that  they  have  encouraged  medical  research. 
"He  collects  many  instances  to  show  physi- 
cians in  good  standing  in  the  Church  did  use 
dissection  and  make  considerable  progress  in 
anatomy  and  medicine,  and  argues  that  the 
treatment   of   the    sick   and   insane   was   not  so 


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"Walsh,  James  Joseph — Continued. 
heartless  and  irrational  as  we  have  been  accus- 
tomed to  believe.  Finally,  he  brings  forward 
Crookes,  Wallaca,  Richet  IjOdge,  Lombroso  and 
the  psychical  researchers  to  prove  that  the 
tendency  of  science  is  away  from  materialism 
and  toward  the  recognition  of  the  spiritualist- 
ic interpretations  that  it  used  to  sneer  at." 
(Ind.) 


"He  IS  occasionally  tempt.^d  to  push  the 
claims   of   his   clients    bevond   bounds." 

H Cath.    World.    S7:    830.    S.    '08.    920w. 

"His  books  are  not  more  partisan  than 
White's  'Warfare  of  science  with  theology,' 
against  which  they  are  chiefly  directed,  and 
they  should  be  read  in  connection  with  it  by 
those  who  want  to  get  both  sides." 
-I Ind.    65:  613.    S.    10,    '08.    2O0w. 

"The   book   is   well   worth   reading   for    its   ex- 
tensive learning  and   the  vigor  of  its   style." 
-I-   Lit.    D.   37:   604.   O.   24,   '08.   20Ow. 

"The  writer's  unbroken  silence  on  the  work- 
ings of  inciuisitors  ami  the  censorship  is  fatal 
to  his  arguments.  He  has  vindicated  some 
churchmen,    but   not    the   Church." 

—  Nation.    87:    319.   O.    1,   '08.    700w. 

"He  is  no  mean  antagonist  in  debate,  and  in 
this  case  he  comes  armed  with  a  wealth  of  in- 
formation beyond  the  ordinary  layman's 
reach." 

H N.  Y.   Times.   13:460.  Ag.    22,   'OS.   5S0w. 

Walsh,  James  Joseph.  Thirteenth  greatest 
of  centuries.  *$2.50.  Catholic  summer 
school  press,  no  W.  74th  St.,  N.  Y. 

7-26016. 

"All  the  great  issues,  forces,  and  institu- 
tions of  the  thirteenth  century  are  reviewed  at 
generous  length  —the  rise  and  character,  the 
curricula  and  the  Influences  of  the  early  uni- 
versities; the  steps  taken  towards  popular  ed- 
ucation, both  literary  and  technical;  the  devel- 
opment of  letters;  the  great  books  and  the 
great  writers  of  the  period;  the  Latin  hymns  of 
the  church,  Thomas  Aquinas,  Dante,  the  Gold- 
en legend,  the  Romance  of  the  rose,  Joceylln 
of  Brakeland,  Matthew  Paris,  and  Vincent  of 
Beauvais;  hospitals;  famous  women;  Marco  Po- 
lo and  the  story  of  geographical  exploration; 
the  systematizatlon  of  law;  and  the  beginnings 
of  modern  comme'-ce." — Cath.   World. 


"Dr.  Walsh,  who  is  both  a  student  and  a  pop- 
ular lecturer,  conies  forward  in  this  volume,  la- 
den with  the  results  of  omnivorous  reading,  and 
lays  his  treasures,  in  almost  boundless  profu- 
sion, at  the  feet  of  his  audience." 

+  +  Cath.   World,  86:   532.   Ja.  'OS.   700w. 

"We     respectfully     commend     to     the     open- 
minded   his   presentation   of   that  great   epoch." 
+   Educ.    R.   36:207.  S.    '08.    8Uw. 

"l>r.  Walsh's  book,  maintaining  that  the  thir- 
teenth Is  the  greatest  century  In  human  annals. 
Is,  of  course,  not  scientific,  but  interesting  it 
certainly  is,  and,  because  of  its  abundant  in- 
formation,  it  Is  valu-able  too." 

-I Ind.  64:  €39.  Mr.   19,  '08.   4O0w. 

"As  an  Interesting  and  accurate  account  of 
medievalism,  with  its  intensity,  its  enthusiasm. 
Its  devotion,  as  well  a.s  its  narrowness  and  ex- 
cluslveness,  this  volume  may  be  read  with 
pleasure   and   profit" 

+  Lit.   D.  36:   419.  Mr.   21,  '08.   120w. 

"This  dull,  thoughtless  and  styleless  volume 
contains  a  mass  of  interesting  facts,  most  of 
which  were  doubtless  novel  to  the  lecturer's  au- 
dience; and  If  we  cannot  commend  his  manner 
of  presenting  them,  which  resembles,  on  an  ele- 
phantine scale,  that  of  our  snippet  press,  we 
cannot  doubt  that  in  many  of  his  hearers  he 
has  started  the  train  of  profitable  thought" 
■ 1-  Sat.   R.  105:  175.   P.   8,   '08.   1150w. 


Walsh,  William  Shepard.  International 
encyclopedia  of  prose  and  poetical  quo- 
tations. $5.  Winston.  8-18548, 

"Differs  from  most  books  of  its  class  in  the 
kind  of  quotations  included  and  in  the  treat- 
ment. It  in  fact  combines  with  ordinary  col- 
lections of  , 'elegant  extracts'  something  of  the 
book  of  phrase  and  fable  and  something  of  an 
author  book."  (Nation.)  "There  are  selections 
from  many  languages,  but  all  under  one  al- 
phabet, and  all  thoroughly  indexed."  (Out- 
look.) 


"Altogether  a  cursory  inspection  of  the  work 
gives  the  impression  that  it  may  be  more  than 
ordinarily  useful.  The  indexes  are  full,  the 
printing  careful  except  for  the  occasional 
Greek  passages  which  show  a  sovereign  con- 
tempt  for   the   rules   of   accent." 

H Nation.    87:    438.    N.    5,    '08.    170w. 

"So  far  as  it  goes  [it]  is  an  excellent  book 
of  reference.  Its  arrangement  is  such  that  it  is 
a  very  easy  matter  to  find  what  one  is  look- 
ing for  if  the  matter  is  among  the  quotations 
included  in  the  book.  It  is  rather  startling  to 
discover  that  a  considerable  percentage  of  the 
American  and  English  writers  of  note  of  our 
time  are  quite  ignored  in  Mr.  Walsh's  com- 
pilation." 

H N.   Y.   Times.   13:   549.  O.   3,   '08.   240w. 

"The  volume  is  a  welcome  addition  to  the 
literature    of    its    class." 

+  Outlook.    90:    594.    N.    14,    '08.    70w. 

Walton,     George     Lincoln.     Why     w^orry? 
**$i.   Lippincott.  8-16562. 

"The  author  discusses  worry  and  obsession 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  neurologist,  devot- 
ing most  of  his  attention  to  how  absurd  and 
dangerous  is  the  mental  attitude  of  those  who 
can't  stop  tapping  with  the  fingers  or  can't  en- 
dure such  tapping;  who  must  have  the  head  of 
their  bed  to  the  north  or  will  not  sit  with  the 
face  to  the  wall;  who  go  back  three  times  to 
see  if  they  locked  the  door  or  wash  the  hands 
after   touching  anything." — Outlook. 


"A  practical,   readable  book." 

-I-  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   243.   O.   '08. 
Ind.   64:  1352.  Je.   11,   '08.  140w. 
"From  this  little  volume  ...   it  is  quite  pos- 
sible   for   a   reasonably    'fussy'    person    or    hypo- 
chondriac   to    extract    extremely    beneficial    pre- 
scriptions." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:  380.   Jl.   4.  '08.   360w. 

Ward,   Elizabeth   Stuart  Phelps.       Though 

life  us  do  part.  t$i.5o.   Houghton. 

8-26679. 

A  story  which  teaches  a  lesson  of  inviolable 
love.  Love-making  and  marriage  under  the 
most  promising  of  circumstances  are  followed 
by  disagreement  and  separation.  The  husband, 
a  young  physician,  enlists  in  the  Cuban  war, 
and  after  a  short  period  of  service  is  reported 
dead.  In  reality  he  is  not  dead,  and  as  a  much 
scarred  and  wounded  stranger,  co.Ties  back  to 
his  town  unrecognized  even  by  his  wife,  leases 
from  her  his  old  omce,  and,  thru  service,  wins 
her  love.  Important  also  in  the  ne'jative-les- 
son  sense  is  the  vengeance  of  a  collie  upon  a 
vivisector  whose  hand  on  the  point  of  offering 
a  sucrifice  to  science,  was  staid  by  searchers 
for  the  lost  dog. 


—  Nation.    87:    415.    O.    29,    '08.    40Ow. 
"With   the  exception   of  her   heroine,    she   In- 
troduces her  people  to  the  reader  before  she  has 
made    intimate    acquaintance    with    them    her- 
self." 

h  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  556.  O.  10,  '08.  4O0w. 

"There  is  a  happy  working  out  of  the   skill- 
ful and  original  plot." 

+  N.   Y.  Times.  13:   616.   O.  24,  '08.   S'Ow. 
"A  story  that  will  interest  if  it  does  not  re- 
form,   readers   who    enjoy   Mrs.    Ward's   clever- 

+  Outlook.   90:    502.   O.    31,    '08.    90w. 


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Ward.  Elizabeth  Stuart  Phelps.  Walled  in. 
t$i.5o.    Harper.  7-3.^ "^QO. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 

"This  author  still   retains  a  sweetness  of  the 
mind    In    describing:    natural    scenery    or    even 
earden    scenery."    Mrs.    L.    H.    Harris. 
+   Ind.    64:   183.   Ja.    23,   'OS.    250w. 

"Tf  she  were  a  young  writer  we  might  be 
tempted  to  say  of  her  recent  work  that  it  has 
shown  increased  promise.  It  seems  to  contain 
more  sentiment  and  less  sentimentality,  less 
appeal  to  the  sensibilities  of  the  s-choolgirl  and 
the  shoplady,  than  marked  the  'Confessions  of 
a  wife.'  and  (in  less  degree)  its  successors." 
+  Nation.   &5-  690.   D.    2i6,    '07.    600w. 

"A  love  story  that  will  not  add  to  its  au- 
thor's literary  reputation  or  give  its  readers  a 
shock  of  delight." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   61.   F.   1,   '08.    aSOw. 

Ward,  John  J.  Some  nature  biographies: 
plant  —  insect — marine  —  mineral ;  with 
upwards  of  200  illustrations  reproduced 
from  photographs  and  photo-micro- 
graphs taken  by  the  author.  *$i.50. 
Lane.  8-12203. 

A  series  of  nature  studies,  originally  published 
in  the  .Strand,  Pall  Mall,  and  other  magazines 
which  deal  with  the  observations  in  the  English 
woods  and  field.  It  "may  be  regarded  as  a  kind 
of  kinematograph  in  book  form."  (Nature.)  It 
presents  the  life  history  of  certain  butterflies 
and  moths,  the  descriptive  material  being  aided 
by  some  fine  photographic  work. 

"Is   one   of   the   best  of  its   class   that   can   be 
put  into  the  hands  of  anv  boy  or  girl  who  loves 
nature  and  seeks  to  be  told  more  about  her." 
-I-   Ath.   1908,   1:   197.   F.   15.   380w. 

"Are  of  interest  to  American  readers,  not  only 
because  of  the  painstaking  care  with  which  the 
author  has  gathered  his  facts  and  his  illustra- 
tions, and  the  pleasing  manner  in  which  he  has 
narrated  them,  but  also  because  of  the  fact  that 
some  of  the  chapters  .  .  .  have  no  limitations 
of  locality  to  circumscribe  their  Interest." 
-1-   Dial.    44:    216.    Ap.    1.    =08.    200w. 

"Interesting  and  well  written,  and  give  evi- 
dence both  of  a  sound  knowledge  of  the  best 
authorities  and  considerable  independent  ob- 
servation." 

-I-   Nation.    86:    584.   Je.    25,    '08.    130w. 

"A  better  book  of  its  class  we  have  never 
seen." 

+  +   Nature.  77:  147.  D.  19,  '07.  330w. 

N.  Y.   Times.  13:   353.   Je.   20,   '08.   70w. 
"He  writes  also  in  the  same  pleasant  and  in- 
forming   manner    on    the    development    of    buds, 
the   decay  and  fall   of  leaves,   the   senses  of  in- 
sects, and  the  story  of  a  piece  of  coal." 

-I-  Spec.  99:  sup.   907.  D.  7,  '07.   270w. 

Ward,  Mary  Augusta  (Arnold)  (Mrs. 
Thomas  Humphry  Ward).  Testing  of 
Diana   Mallory.  t$i.50.   Harper.  8-26683. 

In  the  world  of  her  book  Mrs.  Ward  has  once 
more  placed  strong  men  and  weak,  and  intimate- 
ly inspects  manners  and  motives,  settings  and 
atmosphere.  Her  heroine  is  adorable:  her  he- 
ro, weak  of  will  and  an  unconscionable  cad. 
Oliver  Marsham  confesses  his  love  for  Diana 
Mallory.  He  soon  learns  that  she  is  the 
daughter  of  one  Janet  Sparling,  gambler  and 
murderer.  He  retreats,  leaves  the  girl  to  suf- 
fer, pursues  his  way  to  parliament,  misman- 
ages his  campaign,  is  hit  by  an  enemy's  mis- 
sile, and,  when  failure  and  death  stare  him  in 
the  face,  turns  to  Diana,  who  ministers  to  him, 
marries  him,  and  wooes  him  back  to  life.  Not 
overcome  by  the  revelation  of  her  mother's 
crime,  not  resentful  when  Oliver  deserts  her, 
not  shrinking  when  love  and  duty  send  her  to 
Oliver's  bedside,  Diana  seems  to  have  trans- 
cended the  sense  of  distorted  forms  to  the  real- 
ities  that    constitute    the   life    principle. 

A.    U.    A.    Bkl.    4:    246.    O.    '08. 


Marsham  must  be  regarded  as  the  weak 
point  in  the  story,  Neither  his  position  as  a 
rising  politician  nor  his  personal  charm  and 
brilliancy    impress    us    as    they   are    intended    to 

-I Ath.  1908,  2:  397.  O.  3,  460w. 

w"w"?,^   ^  F"^^^  "°^'«':   't   is   a   moving   ta!e." 
H.    w.    Boynton. 

-f  Bookm.  28:  149.  O.  'O^.  1050w.. 
.J'^^  '^^?^'  ^°  extremely  well  informed,  and  so 
thoroughly  well  done,  that  it  is  difficult  to  un- 
der.=!tand  why  we  should  not  b^  more  deenlv 
moved  by  it  and  why  it  should  not  make  a  more 
lasting  impression."  W:  M.   Payn^ 

■i Dial.  45:   454.   D.   16,   '08.  500w. 

"There  is  not  a  thrilling  scene  in  the  book 
nor  a  single  character  of  extraordinary  fascin- 
ation; but  it  is  written  with  a  fineness  of  ppr- 
ception,  a  delicacy  of  expression,  that  redeems 
It  from  the   commonplace." 

-I-    Ind.  65:  896.   O.  15,  'OS.   970w. 
Ind.  05:  1182.  N.  19,   'OS.   lO'Ow. 
"To    its    readers'    deepest   and    highest    human 
feeling  it  appeals  with  the  irresistible  power  of 
truth." 

4r   Lit.    D.    37:    604.    O.    24,    '08.    SOOw. 
"Our    respect    for    Diana    is    put    under  an   al- 
most  intolerable  strain.     Are   such   people   quite 
worth  presenting  to   us  on   so  large  a  canvas "?" 

H Nation.   87:  264.    S.   17,    '08.   450w. 

"Considered  as  a  novel  of  society,  'Diana 
Mallory'  is  fascinating  and  authoritative;  con- 
sidered as  the  story  of  a  young  woman  pa- 
thetically situated,  it  is  moving  and  satisfy- 
ing." 

+   N.    Y.    Times.   13:505.    S.   19,    '08.    770w. 
"A     romantic     story     in     Mrs.     Ward's     best 
style." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   616.   O.   24,   '08.   70w. 
-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  748.  D.  5,  'OS.  220w. 
Reviewed  by  C.  L.  Rudvard. 

+   No.   Am.   I8S:   779.   N.   'OS.    24C0w. 

-f  Outlook.   90:   ,502.   O.   31,   '08.   400w. 

"lias  an  assured  welcome  in  the  librarv,   and 

a  space    already   waiting    far    it    by    the    s"ide    of 

•Lady    Rose's    daughter'    and    'The    marriage    of 

AVilliam  Ashe.'  "  Agnes  Repplier. 

-I-   Outlook.   90:   697    N.  28,   08.   480w. 
"It  is  not  a  great  novei,   but  Diana  is  almost 
a    gi'eat   figure." 

+   R.    of    Rs.   38:    634.    N.    '0'8.    300w. 

H Sat.    R.   106:   425.   O.   3,   '08.   970w. 

"Judged  by  the  test  of  originality,  the  book 
stands  on  a  much  higher  plane  than  any  of  its 
three  prf-decessors,  while  the  stoi-j',  regarded 
merely  as  a  story,  is  at  least  as  engrossing,  as 
well  furnished  with  incident,  and  as  strong  in 
dramatic   interest." 

+   +  Spec.   101:   506.   O.   3,  'OS.   130'Ow. 

Ward,  Robert  De  Courcy.  Climate — con- 
sidered especially  in  relation  to  man. 
(Science  ser.,  no.  19.)  **$2.     Putnam. 

8-12801. 
With  the  needs  of  both  teacher  and  student 
kept  in  mind  the  author  co-ordinates  and  sets 
forth  clearly  and  systematically  the  broader 
facts  of  climate.  The  work  is  intended  to  be 
supplementary  to  the  first  volume  of  Dr.  Julius 
Hann's  "Handbuch  der  klimatoiogie,"  translat- 
ed   into    English    in    1903. 


"The  book  contains  a  good  deal  of  interesting 
historical  material  as  well  as  a  very  clear-cut 
and  informing  presentation  of  the  facts  of  clim- 
ate as  thev  are  now  known." 

+  Educ.  R.  36:  524.  D.  '08.  80w. 
"A  fit  supplement  to  Hann's,  presenting  clear- 
ly and  reducing  to  its  simplest  terrn's  a  sub- 
ject over  which  first-hand  knowledge  and  re- 
.search  and  a  cumulative  experience  in  teach- 
ing have  given   him   the  mastery." 

+   +   N.  Y.  Times.  13:302.  My.   30.  '08.  lOOOw. 
"An    important   volume." 

+   R.    of    Rs.    37:    758.   Je.    '08.    70w. 


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BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Ward,  Robert  De  Courcy — Continued. 

"Mr.  Ward  has  succeeded  in  presenting  a 
well -written  volume,  suitable  for  the  classroom, 
beingr  methodical  in  arrangement,  and  clear  and 
direct  in  statement."  O.  L.  F. 

+   Science,   n.s.   28:   841.   D.  11.  '08.   820w. 

+  Spec.  101:  783.  N.  14,  '08.  4'20w. 

Ware,  Richard  Darwin.     In  the  woods  and 
on   the   shore.   $2.    Page.  8-17814. 

A  record  of  several  seasons  of 'hunting  and 
fishing  ;n  Newfoundland  and  New  Brunswiclt, 
along  the  shores  of  the  Gulf  of  St.  Lawrence 
and  the  eastern  coast  of  Massachusetts.  "The 
book  has  a  liuman  side,  for  there  seems  no  bet- 
ter way  to  become  acquainted  with  one's  fel- 
lows—not even  the  French  method,  of  dividing 
an  Inheritance  with  them — than  by  cramping  out 
in  the  wilds  with  them  for  a  season.  On  some 
of  his  longest  expi'ditions,  Mrs.  Ware  was  a 
member  of  the  hard-woriiing  company;  so  that 
this  book,  unlike  most  of  its  fellows,  has  a  fem- 
inine touch  added  to  its  other  desirable  fea- 
tures."   (Dial.) 


"The  influence  of  the  woods,  coupled  witlj  the 
single-mindedness  of  the  sportsman,  has  given 
a  simplicity  and  directness  to  the  style  that  is 
good  to  meet,  and  the  pages  may  be  aptly  de- 
scribed as  spacious."   Wallace  Rice. 

+   Dial.  44:   343.  Jo.   1,   '08.   230w. 
"Written    in   a   pleasant   style   by  a   hunter   of 
experience." 

+   Nation.   87:  314.  O.  1,  '08.  70w. 

"Warfield,  Rev.  Benjamin  Breckinridge.  Lord 
of  glory:  a  study  of  the  designations 
of  our  Lord  in  the  New  Testament 
with  especial  reference  to  his  deity. 
*$i.5o.  Am.  tract.  7-38253- 

"An  examination  of  the  designations  applied 
to  Jesus  in  the  synoptics,  John,  Acts,  Paul, 
Hebrews,  the  Catholic  epistles,  and  the  Apoca- 
lypse satisfies  Professor  Warfield  that  all  the 
New  Testament  writers,  beginning  with  Mark, 
held  His  person  to  be  supernatural  and  divine 
in  the  fullest  sense.  The  result  is  'to  throw  into 
prominence  the  unitary  presupposition  by  thp 
entire  New  Testament  of  the  deity  of  our 
Lord.'  "—Bib.   "World. 


"Throughout  the  book  interpretation  is 
strained,  yet  it  is  fair  to  add  that  the  author's 
purpose,  to  examine  the  designations  of  our 
Lord  in  the  New  Testament  with  especial  ref- 
erence to  His  deity,  is  useful,  and  that  he  has 
shown  wide  acquaintance  with  the  writings  of 
New    Testament    commentators." 

i-  Ath.   1908,   1:    663.   My.    30.   500w. 

"In  some  matters,  one  feels  that  Professor 
Warfield  has  been  too  easily  convinced,  e.  g., 
in  his  treatment  of  'lord,'  and  that  his  finding 
is  too  sweeping  in  consequence." 

+  —  Bib.    World.    31:    160.    F.    '08.    lOQw. 

"The  result  is  the  most  exhaustive  mono- 
graph which  has  appeared  in  English  on  the 
subject."     I.    F.    Wood. 

f   -h   Bib.    World.    32:  75.   Jl.    '08.    1050w. 

"I'o  one  already  holding  to  it,  it  seems  con- 
clusive. To  an  inquiring  mind,  indisposed  or 
unable  to  scrutinize  the  argument  very  closely, 
It  may  carrj'  some  conviction." 

+  Outlook.   88:  42.   Ja,   4,   '08.   2€0w. 

Waring,     Eleanor     Howard.      White     path. 
$1.50.    Neale.  7-41587. 

A  story  with  a  problem  which  deals  with  a 
man  and  a  woman  each  of  whom  has  lived 
thru  the  agonies  of  an  unhappy  marriage. 
Their  friendship  terminates  in  love,  but  their 
legal  ties  prevent  marriage,  so  they  are  con- 
tent to  walk  in  a  white  path  of  Idealism,  elim- 
inating  entirely   all   material   relations. 


Warren,  Maude  Radford.     Land  of  the  liv- 
ing. t$i.5o.   Harper.  8-2071 1. 

Chicago  is  the  scene  of  this  story  of  love  and 
city  politics.  An  Irish  political  boss,  who  winks 
at  questionable  practices  that  are  profit- 
able, adopts  a  sturdy  little  youngster  of  the 
streets,  and  attempts  to  bring  him  up  as  a  ma- 
chine. The  lad's  genius  and  goodness  foil  the 
machine  methods  of  the  'boss,'  no  less  than  the 
dorrupt  agencies  of  reform  thru  which  a  rival 
hoped   to  win  both  a  bride  and  an  election. 


"The  characters  are  well  conceived  and  con- 
trasted; there  is,  however,  a  traioe  of  weakness 
in    construction." 

+  —  Ath.   1908,    2:    297.    S.    12.    160w. 
"A  book  to  be  cordially  commended  and  read 
with  quiet  enjoyment."   F:   T.   Cooper. 
+    Bookm.  28:  145.  O.  '08.  280w. 
"Into  the  oft-told  tale  of  ward  politics  in  Chi- 
cago   the   author  has   infused   some    new    effects 
by  making  it  at  the  same  time  a  study  of  two 
phases   of  the  Celtic   nature — tha   idealizing  and 
the   domineering." 

+    Nation.   87:    289.    S.   24,   '08.   SO'Ow. 

N.    Y.    Times.   13:  440.    Ag.    8.    '08.    240w. 
"The  book  as  a  whole,  while  neither  deep  nor 
large,   has   movement  and  variety,   so  that  it  is 
readable   in    more   than   an   ordinary   degi  ee." 
-+-   Outlook.   89:  957.   Ag.   22,    '08.    70w. 

Warwick,   Charles   Franklin.     Danton     and 
the   French   revolution.   **$2.5o.  Jacobs. 

8-15330. 
A  popular  history  of  the  Frenoh  revolution 
in  the  midst  of  whose  war  of  ideas  the  figure 
of  Danton  is  traced  as  he  rose  to  sudden  power, 
was  cut  off  in  the  heyday  of  his  manhood,  and 
sent  to  the  scaffold  in  the  thirty-fifth  year  of 
his   age. 


N.  Y.  Times.  13:  216.  Ap.  11,  '08.  30w. 
"A  book  on  a  great  topic,  and  worthy  of  it. 
In  but  one  respect  does  the  writer  mar  his 
reader's  pleasure — he  quotes  frequently  and 
copiously  without  naming  his  authority.  Clergy- 
men who  join  socialists  and  anarchists  in 
prating  of  revolution,  justifying  the  latter  by 
allusion  to  the  French  revolution,  should  read 
Mr.    Warwick's   book." 

-f   -f-  —  N.    Y.   Times.    13:  374.   Jl.    4,    '08.    1600w. 
"Mr.   Warwick    shows   no    evidence    of   having 
made     any     study     of     original     materials.     He 
shows    no    remarkable    dramatic    insight." 
—  Outlook.    89:  813.    Ag.    8,    '08.    700w. 

R.    of    Rs.    38:    637.    N.     '08.    40w. 

Washburn,    Margaret    Floy.    Animal    mind: 
a    text-book    of    comparative    psycholo 
gy.   *$i.6o.    Macmillan.  8-6095 

The  facts  set  forth  in  this  book  have  been 
deduced  from  experimental  work  in  comparative 
psychology.  The  author  shows  the  difficulties 
besetting  the  student  who  desires  to  know  the 
contents  of  minds  below  the  human  level. 
Knowledge  must  be  obtained  by  way  of  infer- 
ence from  behavior.  The  questions  then  con- 
fronting the  comparative  psychologist  are:  By 
what  method  shall  he  find  out  how  an  animal 
behaves?  and  How  shall  he  interpret  tihe  con- 
scious aspect  of  that  behavior?  These  questions 
are  answered  scientifically  "thruout  the  study. 


Lit.    D.  38:   97.   Ja.  18,   '08.   TOnr. 


"While  the  book  offers  nothing  new  to  the 
scientist  and  psychologist,  it  is  a  careful,  sane, 
reliable   piece  of   work." 

-I-   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.    4:215.   Je.    '08. 

"Renders  accessible  to  student  as  well  as  to 
the  studious  layman  the  kind  of  data,  the  crit- 
ical interpretation  of  results,  and  the  source 
of  the  guiding  principles,  that  in  the  modem 
view  are  likely  to  bring  some  systematic  unJ 
derstanding  of  animal  psychology."  J.  Jas- 
trow. 

-f   Dial.    45:  39.    Jl.    16,    '08.    620w. 

Ind.  64:  758.  Ap.   2,  '08.   3&0ve. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


377 


"It  will  be  found  indispensable  to  all  work- 
ers in  the  subject  of  animal  behavior,  and 
ought  to  be  read  extensively  by  physiologists." 
S.   O.    Mast. 

+  J.    Philos.   6:467.   Ag.    13,    '08.    llOOw. 

"Psychologists  will  be  unanimous  in  their 
gratitude  to  Miss  Washburn  for  the  very  thor- 
ough way  in  which  she  has  accomplished  her 
task."     W:    Brown. 

+   Nature.    78:  269.    Jl.    23,    '08.    4S0w. 

"The  author  does  not  juggle  with  facts;  she 
Is  sternly  scientific  in  the  matter  of  deductions 
and  conclusions." 

-\ N.  Y,  Times.  13:  153.  Mr.  21,  '08.   GoOw. 

"The  strong  feature  of  the  work  is  the  sys- 
tematization  and  correlation  of  facts."  K:  T. 
Waugh. 

+   Psychol.    Bull.  5:  205.  Je.   15,   '08.   1650w. 

"In  the  chapter  on  hearing,  the  author,  while 
giving  a  good  r6sum§  of  -the  field,  makes  the 
mistake  of  saying  that  birds  have  no  cochlea. 
The  book  as  a  whole  is  so  well  done  that  we 
venture  the  opinion  that  its  usefulness  will  con- 
tinue for  several  years  to  come."  J:  B.  Wat- 
son. 

H Science,   n.s.   28:  275.   Ag.   28,   '08.   1050w. 

Washburne,  Marion  Foster.  Mother's  year- 
book: being  a  practical  application  of 
the  results  of  scientific  child-study  to  the 
problems  of  the  first  year  of  childhood. 
*$i.2S.  Macmillan.  8-16420. 

Each  month  of  a  baby's  first  twelve  is  care- 
fully followed,  the  possible  development  out- 
lined, and  the  mother's  preparation  and  respon- 
sibility dwelt  upon;  the  educational  principles 
of  Froebel,  Preyer,  and  others  being  applied 
after  a  manner  that  will  assure  the  most 
healthful  and  rational  results.  The  book  is  a 
common  sense  mother's  book  based  upon  thor- 
oly   tested   scientific   principles. 


of  fancy,  bold  daring,  and  bred-ln-the-bone 
superstition.  The  book  is  illustrated  from  the 
author's    own    sketches. 


"For    the    young    mother    to    whom    her    new 
baby    is    more   than    merely   a   pretty   plaything, 
we  have   seen   no  book  better  than   this." 
-I-    Ind.   64:1405.   Je.    18.    'OS.    40w. 

Washington,  Booker  Taliaferro.     Negro  in 
business.    $1.50.    Hertel,    Jenkins    &    co. 

7-37616. 
Furnishes  some  record  of  the  business  awak- 
ening among  the  negro  people  in  the  United 
States.  "Part  1  is  devoted  to  accounts  of  the 
success  different  members  of  the  race  have 
achieved  in  various  lines  of  business,  the  ma- 
terial being  mainly  biographical  in  its  nature. 
.  .  .  Part  2  deals  more  with  general  principles. 
Chapters  upon  'Progress  of  the  American  negro,' 
'The  negro  and  the  labor  problem  of  the  south,' 
'The  negro  and  his  relation  to  the  south,'  'The 
fruits  of  industrial  training,'  and  'The  Ameri- 
can negro  and  his  economic  value,'  are  fruitful 
in  matter  and  suggestions.*'    (J.   Pol.   Econ.) 


A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  215.  Je.  '08. 
"Dr.  Washington  makes  a  strong  appeal  by 
describing  various  men  and  women.  What  he 
has  to  say  should  receive  careful  attention  from 
all  those  who  feel  that  the  negro  is  doomed  to 
inevitable   failure." 

+  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:   724.  My.   '08.   lOOw. 
J.    Pol.    Econ.   15:  €43.   D.   '07.   SOOw. 
"An   informing  book." 

+   R.   of   Rs.   37:    254.   F.   '08.   140w. 

Wasson,  George  Savary.     Home  from  sea. 
t$i.5o.  Houghton.  8-11079. 

The  deep  sea  fisherman  as  a  type  Is  perpetu- 
ated in  these  tales  of  Killick  Cove.  We  hear  him 
speak  in  terms  of  maritime  vernacular,  note  how 
his  life's  strength  and  savor  come  from  the  in- 
vigorating tang  of  the  salt,  and  how,  unmindful 
of  progress  and  fast  vanishing  traditions,  he  re- 
mains   a   primitive   New   Englander   in    freedom 


"Original,  wholesome  in  tone,  and  full  of  lo- 
cal   color." 

-f  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    246.   O.    '08. 
"There    is    a    strong    flavor    of    New    England, 
that   appears   in    the   dialect,    as   well   as   in   the 
dry    humor    of    the    characters." 

+   Ind.   64:    1351.    Je.    11,    '08.    150w. 
"The   originality   of   the  stories   does    but   add 
to    their    credibility." 

-f   Nation.   86:   492.  My.   28,   '08.  150w. 
"Mr.    Wasson    is    doing    a    distinct    service    in 
preserving  so   faithfully   a   type   of   man   rapidly 
disappearing,    to   be   found   nowhere   else   in   the 
country." 

-t-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  304.  My.  30,  '08.  130w. 
"There    are    good,    wholesome    stories    in    the 
collection." 

-f   R.   of    Rs.   37:    761.   Je.    '08.    50w. 

Waterbury,  Leslie  Abram.  Cement  labora- 
tory manual.  $1.  Wiley.  8-27794. 
A  manual  of  instructions  for  the  use  of  stu- 
dents in  cement  laboratory  practice.  "It  opens 
with  a  brief  chapter  on  the  methods  used  in 
laboratory  work,  and  gives  instructions  regard- 
ing the  care  and  use  of  apparatus.  The  sec- 
ond chapter  is  devoted  to  illustrated  descrip- 
tions of  the  apparatus  employed  in  cement 
tests.  Following  this  chapter  is  one  in  which 
fourteen  laboratory  problems  are  set  forth." 
(Engin.    D.) 

-f    Engin.    D.    4:    545.    N.    '08.    280w. 

-f   Engin.    Rec.    58:    531.    N.    7,    '08.    200w. 

Waterbury,  Leslie  Abram.  Vest-pocket 
handbook  of  mathematics  for  engi- 
neers. *$i.  Wiley.  8-17557. 

"Intended  as  a  reference  work  for  the  use  of 
those  who  have  studied  or  are  studying  .he 
branches  of  mathematics  usually  taught  in  en- 
gineering courses.  It  contains  the  basic  for- 
mulas of  algebra,  trigonometry,  analytic  geom- 
etry and  calculus,  and  brief  statements  of  the 
principal  theorems  of  statics  and  dynamics. 
Thirty  pages  are  devoted  to  stresses  and  the 
strength  of  pipes,  cylinders,  riveted  joints, 
beams,    columns,    etc."— Engin.    D. 


Engin.   D.  4:  55.   Jl.   '08.   lOOw. 
"Should    prove    a    very    desirable    addition    to 
the   engineei-'s   equipment." 

-f    Engin.    N.   60:  82.   Jl.   16,    '08.   160w. 
"The  selection   of  the  formulas  has  been  well 
done   so   as    to    cover   the   requirements   of   most 
engineers." 

-f    Engin.    Rec.   58:   56C.   N.   14,   '0'8.    140w. 

Waterfield,  Margaret  H.  Flower  grouping 
in  English,  Scotch,  and  Irish  gardens; 
notes  and  fifty-six  sketches  in  color  by 
Margaret  Waterfield;  with  contribu- 
tions by  E.  V.  B.,  S.  Arnott  and  others. 
*$6.   Button.  8-29354. 

A   garden    onoir   whnsc>    text    and    illustrations 

are  full  of  artistic  instruction  and  suggestions. 


"As  a  garden -book  at  once  artistic  and  yet 
fairly  practical.  Miss  Waterfleld's  leaves  little 
to  be  desired  within  its  chosen  field."  E.  K. 
Dunton. 

+•4-  Dial.  44:  339.  Je.  1,  '08.  450w. 
+  Nation.  86:  224.  Mr.  5,  '08.  250w. 
"To  the  lover  of  gardens,  and  to  the  student 
of  gardening.  It  is  of  great  interest  and  full  to 
the  brim  with  informing  observations  and  les- 
sons from  experience  and  long  devotion  to  the 
subjooL" 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  104.  F.  22,  '08.  130w. 
"The    meat    of    the    book    is    in    the    illustra- 
tion, and   the  meat  is  delicious." 

+  Outlook.   89:   350.   Je.   13,   '08.   lOOw. 


378 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Waterfield,  Margaret  H.  — Continued. 
Reviewed  by  A.   M.    Cecil. 

Sat.    R.    105:    527.    Ap.    2i5,    'OS.    700w. 
"Miss  Waterfield  has   haxi  the  help     of     able 
contributors,    and    has    given    garden-lovers    not 
only  a  book,   but  an  ideal,  nay,   many  ideals.'' 
+  Spec.  100:  70.  Ja.  11,  '08.  60w. 

Waters,    Robert.    Culture    by    conversation. 
**$i.2o.    Dodd.  7-29842. 

"A  plea  for  the  resurrection  of  the  old  lost 
art  of  conversing,  which,  says  the  author  of 
this  volume,  is  as  superior  to  books  as  living 
men  and  women  are  tc  the  post  mortem  stories 
of  their  livts."  (R.  of  Rs.)  Helpful  rules  and 
illustrations  of  conversation  are  given  for  in- 
struction. 


"This  is  a  very  entertaining  hook  to  read 
because  it  is  full  of  anecdote  and  happy  illus- 
tration. Mr.  "Waters  has  culled  quotations  by 
the  score — all  of  them  well  worth  noting — and 
if  we  look  at  the  book  as  a  series  of  easy- 
going essays,  it  is  most  commendable.  Wheth- 
er it  will  do  anything  to  revive  the  obsolescent 
art  of  conversation,  may  well  be  doubted." 
+   Bookm.    26:    674.    F.    '08.    820w. 

"A    few    details    might    call    for    criticism    .'f 
space    permitted.     But    these    are    trifling   blem- 
ishes   on    a    good    and    useful    and    entertaining 
hook." 
-f-   +  —  Dial.    44:    19.    Ja.    1,    '08.    250w. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  52.  Ja.  2t5,'  08.  240w. 
R.    of    Rs.    37:    118.    Ja.    '08.    40w. 

Watkeys,    Frederick    W.       Old    Edinburgh. 

*       (Travel   lovers'   lib.)    2v.   $3.   Page. 

8-32990. 

An  account  of  the  ancient  capital  of  the  king- 
dom of  ScotUind,  including  its  streets,  houses, 
notable  inhabitants,  and  customs  in  the  olden 
time.  "The  outcome,  as  tlie  author  explains  in 
his  preface,  of  a  recent  pleasant  sojourn  in  the 
Scottish  capital,  his  book  will  be  a  welcome 
companion  to  other  sojourners  and  of  interest 
to  intending  \-isitors.  It  makes  no  claim  to  be- 
ing exhaustive,  nor  does  it  seek  to  supersede 
older  and  more  learned  historical  accounts  of 
the   famous   city."    (Dial.) 


"Is  an  attractive  and  serviceable  book  of  its 
kind." 

-I-    Dial.  4'3:  462.  D.  16,  '08.  230w. 
"The  illustrations,  printed  in  brown  tone,  that 
are  introduced   from   rare   prints,   add  greatly  to 
the  book's  value."  W.  G.  Bowdoin. 

+   Ind.   Go:   1460.   D.  17,   '08.   70w. 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   755.   D.   5,   'OS.  80w. 

Watkins,  George  Pendleton.  Growth  of 
large  fortunes:  a  study  of  econcmic 
causes  affecting  the'acquisition  and  dis- 
tribution of  property.  (Publications  of 
the  American  economic  assn.)  $1.  Mac- 
millan.  8-4000. 

"The  object  in  the  present  work  is  not  to 
discu.js  the  social  aspects  of  the  problem,  nor 
to  devise  plans  for  corrective  legislation;  it  is 
simply  to  acquaint  the  readers  with  the  eco- 
nomic factors  which  have  operated  to  bring 
large  fortunes  into  existence.  These,  roughly 
speaking,  are,  on  his  showing,  identical  with 
the  factors  that  have  made  for  economic  prog- 
ress generally — the  development  of  Improved 
methods  of  production  and  distribution,  the 
growth  of  invention  and  discovery,  the  exploi- 
tation of  natural  resources  unutilized  by  pre- 
vious generations,  the  steady  and  unprecedented 
growth    of    capital."— Outlook. 

"The  treatise  presents  a  good  analysis  of  the 
conditions,  changes  and  general  causes  under- 
lying the  recent  development  of  large  fortunes, 
and  may  be  considered  a  valuable  contribution 
to    the   subject."     E.    N.    Tuckey. 

+   Econ.    Bull.    1:117.    Je.    '08.    1300W. 


"He  does  not  cover  his  subject  in  its  entire- 
ty, but  within  Its  self-imposed  limitations  his 
examination  is  certainly  thorough  and  informa- 
tive." 

H Outlook.    88:    324.    F.    8,   '08.   250w. 

R.    Of    Rs.    37:    383.    Mr.    '08.    30w. 

Watson,  Charles  R.       In  the  valley  of  the 
Nile:  a  survey  of  the  missionary  move- 
ment in  Egypt.  **$i.  Revell.        8-17702. 
A     survey    of    the     missionary    movement    In 
Egypt    from    the    be.ginnings    of    Christianity    in 
the  Nile  valley  down  to  the  present  time.     The 
peculiarities  of  the  field,  the  history  of  the  van- 
guard   in    entering    it,    the    gain    in    power,    the 
outgrowth  of  the  necessity  of  devising  methods 
of  work,   the  present  need  of  expanding  and  ex- 
tending actual  operations  are  all   enlarged   upon 
out   of   the   fulness  of  the  author's  own   experi- 
ence. 

"His  survey  of  pres'^nt  social  and  political 
conditions  shows  insight  and  judgment.  It  should 
be  read  by  any  one  desirous  of  understanding 
modern  Egypt." 

+    Ind.  05:  782.  O.  1,  '08.  lOOw. 

+  Outlook.  89:   533.  Jl.   4,   'OS.   440w. 

Watson,    H.    B.    Marriott.      Devil's      pulpit. 
*       ■:$i.5o.   Dodd.  8-29000. 

A  "buried  treasure"  story.  "It  carries  as 
reckless  and  unassorted  a  lot  of  adventurers  as 
ever  took  ship  tosjether  from  Southampton  to 
an  island  in  the  West  Indies.  Battle,  murder, 
and  sudden  death  go  with  them,  and  so  do  all 
sorts  of  wild  and  unexpected  happenings.  But 
in  the  end  they  get  their  treasure,  such  of  them 
as  are  still  alive."    (N.   Y.   Times.) 


Ind.  65:   1183.   N.   19,   '08.   40w. 
"A  thoroughly  good,  rattling,  thrilling  story  it 
is." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:   719.  D.  5,  '08.  220w. 

Watson,  John.  The  philosophical  basis  of 
religion:  a  series  of  lectures.  *'$3.  Mac- 
millan.  8-12831. 

The  author  concerns  himself  with  the  recon- 
struction of  the  history  of  religious  belief, 
which  he  deems  necessary  in  view  of  "the  un- 
rest and  confusion  of  ideas  which  have  in- 
vaded our  modern  life."  He  offers  a  philosophy 
of   religion   based   upon   rationality. 

"In  every  part^of  the  book  subjects  of  long- 
standing debate  have  b^^en  so  treated  as  to 
bring  out  the  most  recent  phases  of  the  con- 
tro\ersy  and  it  is  scarcely  necessary  to  add 
that  these  lectures  will  be  warmly  welcomed 
by  many  earnest  students  of  philosophy  and 
theolosv."   J.   G.   Hume. 

+  Am.   J.   Theol.    12:  507.    JI.    '08.    700w. 

"We  do  not  share  the  author's  views,  or  find 
him  particularly  cnnvinrjng.  But  his  position, 
both  ;n  attack  and  defence,  is  well  sustained, 
and  we  recall  few  such  well -argued  expositions 
of  a  standpoint  not  easily  understood." 
h  Ath.   1908,   2:  435.   O.   10.  200w. 

"On  the  whole — and  this  is  the  only  serious 
criticism  T  should  advance  against  Dr.  Wat- 
son— matters  are  not  advanced  in  a  convincing 
manner  beyond  the  stage  already  reached,  es- 
pecially by  .  .  .  Dr.  Edward  Caird.  By  his 
present  work  he  has  laid  both  the  student  of 
religious  philosophy  and  those  whose  main  in- 
terest lies  in  the  history  of  the  evolution  of 
dogma  under  an  obligation  which  is  not  easily 
m-i^asured:  for  he  has  written  a  wise  book  upon 
a  subject  whose  importance  in  these  days  out- 
rivals   all    other    interests."    H:    Jones. 

+   -i Hibbert    J.    6:    676.    Ap.    '08.    3000w. 

-I-   Nation.    87:117.    Ag.    6,    'OS.    260w. 

"These  lectures  eminently  deserve  the  atten- 
tion of  those  who  agree  with  their  author  that 
'nothing  short  of  a  complete  revision  of  theo- 
logical ideas  can  bring  permanent  satisfaction 
to   our  hi.ghlv  reflective  age.'  " 

+   Outlook.   88:   566.   Mr.   7,   '08.   350w. 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


379 


"It  is  in  connection  with  the  main  philosoph- 
ical   thesis    of    the    bool<    that   I    venture   to    ex- 
press the   most  dissatisfaction."   A.   K.    Rogrers. 
-I Philos.    R.   17:    529.    S.   '08.   IVO'Ow. 

Watson,  John  (Ian  Maclaren,  pseud.)-  God's 

message  to  the  human  soul:  the  use  of 
the  Bible  in  the  light  of  the  new  knowl- 
edge. (Cole  lectures  of  Vanderbilt  uni- 
versity for   1907.)    **$i.25.    Revell. 

7-32354. 
The  lectures  which  Dr.  Watson  was  to  have 
delivered  at  Vanderbilt  university  in  the  autumn 
of  1907.  "Dr.  Watson  welcomes  the  modern 
world,  its  science,  its  criticism.  He  recognizes 
to  the  full  the  change  that  has  come  over  our 
idea  of  the  Bible  in  these  latter  days.  Tlie  book 
is  itself  an  evolution;  that  fact  alone  will  en- 
able us  to  understand  it,  and  especially  to  ap- 
preciate the  imperfect  but  developing  ethics  of 
the  Old  Testament.  The  purpose  of  the  Bible  is 
religious,    not   scientific."    (N.    T.    Times.) 


"It  does  not  equal  in  merit  'The  mind  of  the 
Master'  cr  the  Yale  lectures  on  'The  cure  of 
souls.'  " 

-1 Ind.   64:   52.   Ja.    2,    '08.    llOw. 

"He  presents  these  sane  and  sound  views  in  a 
style  that   catches   the  ear  as  well  as  the  mind 
and  that  often  has  the  charm  of  epigram." 
-f  +   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   57.   F.   1,   '08.   3S0w. 

Watson,  John    (Ian   Maclaren,  pseud.).   St. 

Jude's.   *$i.25.   S.    S.   times   co.     7-21223. 
Sketches    or   studies    illustrating   the    spiritual 
life  of  St.  Jude's,   a  free  church's  congregation 
in  Glasgow. 


A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    54.    F.    '08. 
"The    book,    though    slight,    is   worth   reading, 
ard    leaves   a    kindly   irnpression    of  the   writer 
and  the  man." 

4-  Ath.  1907.  2:  475.  O.  19.  160w. 
"The  parishioners  are  every  whit  as  canny, 
dour  and  disagreeably  theological  as  the  sim- 
pler folk  of  the  Grampian  hills  but  somehow 
they  are  not  quite  so  interesting  in  the  tliick 
and  heavy  Glasgow  atmosphere." 

-> Ind.   63:    825     O.   3    '07    lOOw. 

"1'hey  are  all  good." 

+  Spec.   99:   616.   O.   26,   '07.   ISttw 

Watson,  John  (Ian  Maclaren,  pseud.).  Scot 
of  the  i8th  century:  his  relieion  and 
his  life.  *$2.  Armstrong.  8  8469. 

Ten  posthumous  sketches  eight  of  which  are 
devoted  to  the  Scot's  religion  and  two  to  his 
life.  "In  'The  Scot  in  his  home'  we  have  a  brief 
but  comprehensive  survey  of  social  conditions, 
and  another  section  unfolds  the  familiar  tale  of 
■Church  discipline.  The  greater  part  of  the  book 
Is  occupied  with  an  interesting  account — soine- 
what  marred  by  repetition — of  the  men  who  gov- 
erned or  rent  the  Kirk,  and  of  the  literary  circle 
which  made  Edinburgh  famous."     (Ath.) 


"Tlie  sketches  are  unequal  in  value,  and  the 
best  of  them  in  our  opinion,  is  that  which 
traces,  with  no  small  insight  and  humour,  the 
declin-?  and  ritual  in  the  reformed  kirk.  His- 
torical blunders  are  fairly  numerous,  and  some- 
limes  serious.  There  are  few  misprints,  and 
some   oddities  of  style." 

H Ath.    1907,    2:    647.    N.    23.    1500w. 

"Those  who  have  read  the  late  Dean  Stan- 
ley's 'History  of  the  church  of  Scotland'  can 
never  forget  it.  The  same  xnay  be  said  of 
this    harvest    from    the    same    rich    field." 

+  +  Outlook.  88:  47.  Ja.  4,  '08.  260w. 
_  "The  late  'Jan  Maclaren'  could  always  write 
:n  a  genial  and  interesting  way  on  anything  and 
everything  connected  with  Scotland.  This  post- 
humous volume  is  a  proof  of  the  fact,  and  of 
little   else." 

-i Spec.   100:   sup.   127.  Ja.   25,   '08.   320w. 


Watson,      Thomas      Edward.         Waterloo. 
*$i.50.  Neale.  8-28406. 

A  vivid  account  of  the  battle  of  Waterloo,  to 
the  historical  records  concerning  which  the 
author  brings  the  aid  of  a  brilliant  imagina- 
tion. 


"Worthily  senses  as  an  epilog  to  his  life  of 
Napoleon." 

+   Ind.  €5:   117o.   N.   19.   'OS.   30w. 
"The    story    of    a    partisan    who    tries    to    be 
just  and  succeeds  fairly  well  in   the  endeavor." 
-I-   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   611.   O.   24,  '08.   280w. 

Watt,  Lauchlan  MacLean.  Attic  and  Eliza- 
'^       bethan  tragedy.  *$2.  Button. 

"T)ie  first  half  dozen  chapters  are  taken  up 
with  a  broad  general  comparison  of  the-  condi- 
tions in  the  two  countries  under  which  tragedy 
reached  its  noblest  expression,  its  origins  in 
Greece  and  in  England,  and  of  the  dramatic 
laws  and  social  customs  which  governed  its 
writing  and  presentation.  Then  a  dozen  or  more 
chapters  are  devoted  to  the  three  great  authors 
of  Attic  tragedy  and  their  remaining  works,  and 
as  many  more  to  the  foremost  tragedians  of  the 
Elizabethan  age." — N.  Y.   Times. 


"The  author  has  the  gift  of  dramatic,  inter- 
esting statement,  and  his  general  discussion  of 
the  drama  is  thoughtful  and  illuminating." 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   673.  N.  14,  '08.  200w. 

"On  the  whole  he  has  prepared  himself  for  his 
task  by  a  course  of  wide  reading  which  might 
certainly  have  been  more  up  to  date,  but  which 
includes  many  high  authorities  on  his  subject. 
Some  of  his  verse  paraphrases  are  fair,  some 
very  bad  indeed.  The  book  is  mainly  derivative 
and  presents  to  u.^*  nothing  essential  that  has 
not  been  said  before,  and  often  said  a  good  deal 
better.  In  short,  the  book  is  obviously  suited 
to  students  who  are  anxious  for  a  simple,  com- 
prehen.=ive  study  of  a  subject  more  or  less  new 
to  them." 

-I Sat.  R.  106:  703.  D.  5,  '08.  9S0w. 

Watts,  Mary  S.  The  tenants:  an  episode  of 

the  '80s.  t$i.5o.  McClure.  8-iio8x. 

A  mansion  whose  history  is  the  history  of  a 
strange  group  of  human  beings  furnishes  the 
stage  for  this  kaleidoscopic  drama.  The  build- 
er. Governor  Gwynne,  is  succeeded  by  less  pros- 
perous and  ambitious  generations,  who  bask  for 
a  time  in  the  glory  of  his  name,  then  allow 
the  house  to  pass  to  a  southern  broker  who 
plays  the  town  honor  false.  The  author  finds 
all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men  to  portray,  and 
each  sketch  in  turn  is  .iistinct  and  impression- 
istic. 


"This    is   almost   an    invention   In    stories." 

+  Nation.  86:  469.  My.  21,  '08.  200w. 
"It  is  a  novel  of  manners  rather  than  start- 
ling plot,  and  the  interest  -in  the  depicting  of 
character  outweighs  the  interest  in  incident. 
Perhaps  the  finest  quality  of  the  work  is  a 
gentle  humor." 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  186.  Ap.  4,  '08.  550w. 
"We  hope  to  see  more  books  like  'The  ten- 
ants.' It  is  leisurely  but  not  lengthy,  humorous 
but  not  boisterous;  and  it  lias  a  gradually  de- 
veloping plot-interest  which  does  not  degen- 
erate   into   cheap   sensationalism." 

+  +  Outlook.  89:   40.  My.  2,  '08.   170w. 

Wayland,  John  Walter.  Political  opinions 
of  Thomas  Jefiferson:  an  essay;  with  an 
introd.  by  R.  H.  Dabney.  $1.25.  Neale. 

8-1940. 
The  quintessence  of  Jefferson's  political 
views.  The  discussion  falls  under  five  heads: 
Concerning  government,  Concerning  the  Ameri- 
can states.  Concerning  the  United  States  gov- 
ernment.   Concerning   the   United   States   in  re- 


38o 

Wayland,  John  Walter — Continued. 
lation   to  foreign  powers,   and  Concerning-  vari- 
ous  questions   of  importance. 

"Tlie  opinions  quoted  are  at  times,  too,  se- 
lected   rather   than   interpretive." 

—  Ann.   Am.   Acad.  32:   452.   S.   '08.   160w. 
"Dr.    Wayland   nas    certainly  made   an  inter- 
esting   and    useful    classification    of    Jefferson's 
political    doctrines." 

-h   R.   of   Rs.   37:   382.    Mr.    '08.    170w. 

Weale,  B.  L.  Putnam.  Coming  struggle  in 
eastern  Asia.  *$3.50.  Macmillan.  8-11478. 
The  last  of  four  volumes  dealing  with  the 
Far  Eastern  question.  It  contains  the  author's 
"careful  revaluation  of  the  old  forces  in  the 
Far  Eastern  situation  as  they  displayed  them- 
selves during  the  first  half  of  the  year  1907." 
The  author  believes  that  it  is  the  oligarchic 
Japan  which  constitutes  the  new  problems  in 
eastern  Asia.  "Apart  from  his  political  argu- 
ment the  book  is  of  value  for  the  larj:e  amount 
of  information  it  gives  of  the  pnisent  condi- 
tion and  future  prospects  of  Eastern  Siberia 
and  Manchuria  and  the  financial  and  commer- 
cial statistics  of  Japan  and   China."    (Ind.) 

"The  account  of  the  situation  in  Manthuria 
is  especially  valuable;  other  parts  are  some- 
what disappointing — not  up  to  his  best  work — 
because  some  facts  and  conclusions  are  to  b"© 
questioned." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:  209.    Je.    '08. 

"The  criticisms  are  often  directly  opposed  to 
those  commonly  passed  on  the  same  subjects 
in  Europe  and  Ameiica.  but  the  conclusions  are 
reached  by  an  acute  observer  of  Oriental  af- 
fairs and  are  based  on  statements  of  fact  con- 
vincing and  often  startling,  a  fact  which  gives 
the  arguments  more  than  ordinary  weight."  C: 
L.   Jones. 

-f   Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:    466.    S.    '08.    640w. 

"Having  called  attention  to  the  somewhat 
dangerous  doctrines  of  the  author,  and  warned 
our  readers  against  the  exaggeration  of  many  of 
his  640  closely  printed  pages,  we  must  not 
omit  to  point  out  that  he  supplies  an  enormous 
amount  of  useful  information,  especially  on  the 
present  naval  and  military  preparations  of  Ja.p- 
an." 

f-  Ath.  1908,  1:  225.  F.  22.  1400w. 

"Although  one  may  not  glean  from  it  a 
great  deal  that  is  really  new,  one  cannot  put 
his  hands  upon  a  more  sane,  compact,  and 
readable  discussion  of  the  subject  in  English." 
F:   A.   Ogg. 

+  Dial.  45:  5S.  Ag.  1,  '08.  830w. 
+  Ind.  64:  749.  Ap.  2,  '08.  250w. 
"While  the  political  conclusions  of  the  vol- 
ume must  be  taken  account  of  everywhere,  its 
real  value  lies  in  the  wealth  of  information  and 
multiplicity  of  details  which  it  gives  regarding 
Manchuria." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  165.  Mr.  28,  '08.  1750w. 
Outlook.   S9:   311.   Je.   6,   '08.   700w. 
R.  of   Rs.   37:   508.  Ap.  '08.   350w. 

Weale,  William  Henry  J.  Hubert  and  Tohn 
Van  Eyck:  their  life  and  work.  *$30. 
Lane.  8-20537. 

A  work  which  makes  its  appeal  mainly  to  the 
"true  connoisseur  and  the  genuine  lover  of  art 
for  its  own  sake.  Mr.  Weale  prefaces  his  work 
with  a  chronological  summa.ry  of  the  chief 
events  that  affected  the  careers  of  the  Van 
Evcks,  and  devotes  a  considerable  portion  of 
his  text  to  the  actual  transcription,  in  order 
of  date,  of  the  more  important  of  the  docu- 
ments from  which  he  has  culled  his  information, 
supplementing  his  quotations  by  a  very  com- 
plete bibliography  of  all  the  publications  that 
bear  even  remotely  upon  the  fortunes  of  the 
two  famous  brothers."    (Int   Studio.) 

"In  the  monumental  work  before  us  we  have 
one  of  the  most  authoritative  and  scholarly 
works   that   have   been  published  in  any  language 


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for  many  years.  The  individuality  of  the  au- 
thor, his  sincerity  and  his  knowledge,  are 
stamped  on  every  page.  Tiresome  little  inac- 
curacies impair  the  value  as  a  work  of  ref- 
erence." 
+  +  —  Ath.    1908,    1:    484.    Ap.    18.    2900w. 

"Upon  its  artistic  side  the  book  is  a  notable 
contribution  to  the  art  works  of  recent  years." 
W.    C.    Larned. 

+   Dial.   45:  112.   S.  1,   '08.   1200w. 
"A   monumental   work     .     .     .     the  value  of 
which   to  the  student  of  Flemish  painting  it  is 
impossible    to   over-estimate." 

+  +  Int.  Studio.  33:  332.  F.  '08.  300w. 
"His  book  is  a  model  to  all  future  scientific 
art-historians;  it  is  a  voluime  indispensable  to 
all  who  concern  themselves  with  connoisseur- 
ship  or  the  history  of  art.  Here  is  a  compila- 
tion from  which  fancy  is  wholly  barred  out; 
nothing  but  absolute  facts  are  admitted  to 
these  stern  pages." 

-t-  +  Int.  Studio.  34:  sup.  25.  Mr.  '08.  1800w. 
"In  accuracy  the  work  falls  far  short  of  the 
German  standard.  We  hasten  to  add  that  the 
book  as  it  is  is  immensely  useful.  The  very 
ricliness  and  variety  of  the  book  forbids  us  to 
follow  it   in  detail." 

H Nation.    87:  40.    Jl.    9,    '08.    2250w. 

+  Spec.  100:  303.  F.  22,  '08.  420w. 

Webb,  Wilfrid  Mark.  Heritage  of  dress; 
being  notes  on  the  history  and  evolu- 
tion of  clothes.       *'$3.50.  McClure. 

8-12147. 
How  we  came  to  have  articles  of  dress  as 
common  as  the  modern  coat,  shawl,  buttons, 
safety-pins,  etc.  is  set  forth  "after  the  method 
of  the  naturalist."  The  origin  of  dress  and  its 
development  furnish  a  most  enlightening  dis- 
cussion for  the  reader  who  is  apt  to  take 
things  for  granted  and  not  to  inquire  into  de- 
scent. 


"Interesting  account  of  the  origin  and  evo- 
lution of  all  sorts  of  details  of  dress,  contain- 
ing a  considerable  amount  of  conjecture,  but 
presenting  mucli  curious  and  instructive  mat- 
ter." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  215.  Je.  '08. 
"Mr.    Webb   renders     an      interesting    subject 
somewhat  dull  by  a  pedestrian  style.   The  value 
of    the    book    is,    however,    much    enhanced    by 
many   plates   and    figures." 

H Ath.  1908,   1:  124.   F.  1,  750 w. 

"If  Mr.  Webb  has  not  written  a  scientific 
treatise  on  tiie  'Heritage  of  dress,'  he  has  giv- 
en us,  within  the  limits,  an  interesting  and 
suggestive   book." 

-I Nature.   77:   sup.   7.   Mr.  5,   '08.   700w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  12:  666.   O.  19,  '07.  20w. 
"His  stock-in-trade  appears   to  be  a  habit  of 
theorising  from   insufficient  data,   and   a  certain 
amount    of   genuine    knowledge    of    natural    his- 
tory not  applicable  to   his  present  subject." 
—  Sat.    R.    lOG:  177.    Ag.    8,    'OS.    1500w. 

"This  important-looking  book  contains  a  good 
deal  that  is  very  curious  and  instructive." 
+   Spec.   lOO:   102.   Ja,    18,   '08.   440w. 

Webster,  Henry  Kitchell.  Whispering  man. 
t$i.5o.    Appleton.  8-27494. 

The  amateur  detective  who  unravels  the  mys- 
tery of  a  murder  that  baffles  police  and  plain 
clothes  men,  is  not  a  "Thinking  machine"  but 
a  man  who  knows  by  instinct  when  he  is  look- 
ing into  the  face  of  a  criminal.  He  finds  the 
murderer  after  detectives,  professional  and 
amateur,  have  done  their  best  to  convict  var- 
ious  innocent  people. 


"  'The  whispering  man'  belongs  to  the  class 
of  tlie  more  successful  [detective  stories],  be- 
cause of  the  precision  with  which  the  parts  of 
the  plot  are  fitted  together,  and  the  clock-work 
regularitv  of  the  action."  W:  M.  Payne. 
4-   Dial.  45:457.   D.  16,  '08.   200w. 


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381 


"A    clever   detective   story." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  577.   O.  17,   'OS.   240w. 
N.   Y.  Times.  13:   743.  D.   5,   'OS.   160w. 
Webster,    Hutton.      Primitive    secret   socie- 
ties:  a   study  in   early   politics   and   re- 
ligion. **$2.  Macmillan.  8-3955. 
"In    which    the    author    discusses    the    signifi- 
cance of  the  data  collected  in  recent  years  by 
Investigators    in    Australia,     Melanesia.     Africa, 
and   North  America.     Much   of  this   information 
regarding    initiation    ceremonies    and    other    cu- 
rious  rites  found   among   savage   and   barbarous 
communities  will  be  entirely  new  to  those  read- 
ers who  have  never  had  access  to  detailed  ac- 
counts of  these  recent  discoveries." — B..  of  Rs. 


"A  very  welcome  and  important  contribution 
to  the  study  of  early  society,  and  yet  it  is  per- 
haps as  notable  for  what  it  has  not  attempted 
as  for  what  it  has  performed.  Within  the  lim- 
its of  his  attempt,  it  seems  to  me  that  the  au- 
thor follows  a  defective  method  in  assuming 
that  the  motives  lying  behind  the  organization 
of  secret  societies  are  everywhere  the  same." 
W:  I.    Thomas. 

H Am.    Hist.    R.    14:   166.    O.   '08.    440W. 

"Dr.  Webster  has  done  all  students  of  social 
institutions  a  service  by  collecting  and  inter- 
preting so  much  evidence  to  show  the  signifi- 
cance and  development  of  the  rites  by  which 
the  boy  becomes  a  citizen  with  the  responsi- 
bilities   of   the    adult." 

-f-  Ann.  Am.  Acad.   31:  724.  My.  '08.   12(hv. 

"It  is  a  book  that  will  be  of  special  interest 
to  students  of  sociology  and  anthropology."  A. 
C.    Rich. 

-I-  Arena.   39:  594.    My.    '08.   llOw. 

"It  is  a  comparatively  small  matter  if  on  the 
side  of  theory  the  book  shows  certain  short- 
comings, notably  the  tendency  we  have  noticed 
to  Ignore  plurality  of  casual  chains  of  develop- 
ment. As  a  systematic  arrangement  of  well- 
chosen  evidence  it  will  take  a  'high  place 
amongst  contemporary  aids  to  anthropological 
study." 
+  H Ath,  1908,  1:  443.  Ap.  11.   1500w. 

"Dr.  Webster  pursues  what  we  consider  a 
deplorable  practice  in  the  matter  of  quotation." 
Frederick   Starr. 

-\ Dial.  45:  248.  O.   16,   '08.   lG50w. 

"As  an  example  of  scholarly  research,  judi- 
cious statement  and  careful  interpretation  the 
book  leaves  little  for  criticism.  Perhaps  an  ad- 
ditional chapter  tracing  the  historical  impor- 
tance of  this  succession  would  have  given  the 
book  greater  completeness  as  well  as  more 
well-rounded  interest."  U.  G.  Weatherly. 
-t-   Econ.    Bull.    1:151.    Je.    '08.    720w. 

"The  work  is  extremely  valuable  for  any  stu- 
dent of  human  life  and  social  organizations  that 
tries  to  see  things  in  their  beginnings.  In 
its  field  it  may  be  compared  with  Wester- 
marck's  'History  of  human  marriage'  and  such 
other  fundamental  treatises  on  the  psychical 
life  and  institutions  of  mankind." 

+   +   Lit.    D.    36:    767.    My.    23,    '08.    450w. 

"Portions  of  the  book  are  filled  with  curious 
and  interesting  details  which  lighten  Professor 
"Webster's  somewhat  v.'ooden  treatinont  with 
vivid  detail." 

H Nation.    86:  560.    Je.    18,    '08.    430w. 

"Although  the  main  usefulness  of  his  work 
will  be  for  those  who  read  to  write,  it  has  its 
uses  for  those  who  read  merely  to  read." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:    101.   F.    22,   '08.   4a0w. 
R.  of   Rs.  37:   640.  My.  '08.   70w. 

Weed,  Clarence  Moores.  Our  trees:  how^  to 
know  them;  photographs  from  nature 
by  Arthur  I.  Emerson,  with  a  guide  to 
their  recognition  at  any  season  of  the 
year  and  notes  on  their  characteristics, 
distribution  and  culture,  by  Clarence 
M.  Weed.  **$3.  Lippincott.  8-8141. 
A  book  whose  text  and  very  fine  illustrations 

unite  in  teaching  the  non-botanical  reader  how 


to  Identify  at  a  glance  any  unknown  tree.  In 
the  descriptive  matter  special  attention  has 
been  given  to  distinguishing  characteristics  of 
the  various  species,  as  well  as  to  the  more 
Interesting  phases  of  the  yearly  cycle  of  each, 
and  the  special  values  of  each  for  ornamental 
planting. 


A.    L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   152.  My.   '08.  4- 

Reviewed    by    T:    H.    Macbride. 
-I Dial.    44:    342.    Je.    1,    '08.    150w. 

"We  commend  the  volume  heartily  to  the 
amateur  and   the   student." 

+   Ind.    64:    1149.    My.    21,    '08.    lOOw. 

"The  text,   wtiich   is  pleasantly  written,   gives 
a  good  account  of  forest  lore,  and  of  facts  rela- 
tive to   the  range   of   the  species,   together  with 
a   sprinkling   of   fairly   selected   verse." 
+    Nation.  86:  428.  My.  7,  '08.  150w. 

N.   Y.    Times.   13:    264.    My.    9,   '08.    80w. 

"The  text  and  pictures  together  form  a  com- 
plete method  of  acquiring  an  intimate  acquain- 
tance with  American  trees.  The  descriptions 
are  accurate  and  reasonably  full." 

+  Outlook.    88:  886.   Ap.    IS,    '08.    80w. 

Weed,  Clarence  Moores.  Wild  flower  fam- 
ilies.     **$i.50.      Lippincott.  8-13637. 

The  haunts,  characters  and  family  relation- 
ships of  the  herbaceous  wild  fiowers  are  given 
with  suggestions  for  their  identification.  "The 
treatment  is  by  families,  beginning  with  such 
flowers  as  appear  earliest  in  spring  and  ending 
with  tJiosc  that  longest  defy  the  frosts  of  au- 
tumn."   (Dial.) 


"One   of  the  most  helpful  of  the  wild  flower 
books.' 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    249.   O.   '08.   + 
"The   book   always   keeps    in   view    the   giving 
of    practical    information,    which    is    admirably 
blended  with   literary  flavor  through  apt  quota- 
tion,   largely   from    contemporarv   poets." 
-f   Dial.    44:    354.    Je.    1,    '08.    2O0w. 

"The  work  is  well  conceived  and  executed. 
We  particularly  like  the  instructions  given  in 
the  introduction  about  collecting  and  preserv- 
ing plants.  We  wish  the  author  were  not  so 
afraid  of  using  botanical  names,  at  least  tne 
generic  ones." 
+  -j Ind.    64:    1298.    Je.    4,    '08.    lOOw. 

Weir,  Archibald  A.  E.  Introduction  to 
the  history  of  modern  Europe.  $2. 
Houghton.  7-42473. 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 


"Selected  chapters  of  this  little  book  will 
make  good  supplementary  reading  and  be  help- 
ful and  stimulating  to  any  person  of  culture 
and  wide-reading,  or  to  the  student  stall-fed 
on  the  husks  of  political  details."  G.  S.  Ford. 
+   Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    634.    Ap.    '08.    550w. 


Educ.    R.    36:  207.    S. 


?.    50w. 


"Here  and  there  his  staternents  are  over- 
strained. Its  chief  value  lies  in  the  clear  and 
suggestive  relations  which  it  presents  between 
the  realms  of  thought  and  action.  Here  the  au-, 
thor  gives  many  thoughtful  touches  which  re- 
veal the  connexion  between  politics  and  cul- 
ture."  J.   H.   Rose. 

-i Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:   170.   Ja.    '08.    820w. 

+   Ind.    65:321.    Ag.    6,    '08.    20w. 

"To  the  reviewer  it  seems  that  Mr.  Weir  has 
erred  in  essaying  the  impossible  and  that  his 
work  would  be  far  more  valuable  if  he  had 
centred  his  attention  on  one  phase  of  civili- 
zaticn,  say,  politics,  instead  of  squandering  it 
upon   the  whole,    vast  field." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  18.  Ja.  11,  '08.  340w. 


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Weiss,    Mrs.    Susan   Archer.    Home    life    of 
Poe.   $1.50.    Broadway   pub.  7-42108. 

A  sketch  in  which  the  author  presents  a 
"thorougly  human  likeness.  The  failings  of  the 
man  are  not  concealed,  but  they  are  treaited 
humanly,  with  neither  the  attempt  to  throw 
the  blame  for  them  on  others,  as  certain  advo- 
cates have  tried  to  do,  nor  the  more  common 
gloating  over  his  weaknesses  which  has  been 
carried  on  by  most  biographers  from  the  jeal- 
ousies aroused  by  Poe  among  his  contempora- 
ries Possibly  there  is  a  touch  of  undue  ani- 
mosity shown  against  Mrs.  Clemm  and  her 
daughter."    (Nation.) 

"Her  contribution  to  Poe  literature  is  a  ^per- 
manent    and   wholesome   one." 

+   Ind.    65:  206.    Jl.    23,    '08.    2'60w. 
"The  author  makes  a  distinct  contribution   to 
an   understanding  of   Poe   as  a   man.   No   future 
historian   of  American   literature  can   neglect   it 
or  is  likelv  to  do  so." 

-I-   Lit.    D.    36:    236.    F.   15,    '08.    730w. 
"Within    its    own    field,    as    an    intimate    por- 
trait  of   Poe  and   of  those   with   whom   he  lived 
from    childhood    to   death,    we   regard    It   as    the 
sanest   and    truest    book    yet   published." 
+   Nation.    86:    192.    F.    27.    '08.    3SUw. 
"The   final    biographer   of   Poe   will    be  guided 
In  his   storv  of   the   poet's   childhood  and   of  his 
later  life  in  Richmond  largely  by  those  pictures 
of  him  which  appear  m  this  modest  little  book. 
C:   M.    Graves.  ,„„    „„„ 

+   N.   Y.   Times.     13:   71.   F.   8.   '08.   670w. 

Welch,  Catherine.  Little  Dauphin.  *$i.SO. 
Scribner. 
The  life  of  the  son  of  Louis  XVI  and  Marie 
Antoinette  is  traced  to  the  imprisonment  of 
the  French  royal  family  in  the  Temple,  and 
from  there  "the  author  has  no  definite  the- 
ory; but,  although  unwilling  to  accept  any  one 
of  the  fortv  personages  who  claimed  to  be  the 
son  of  Louis  XVI,  she  does— and  in  our  view, 
iustifiatalv— express  a  decided  disbelief  in  the 
fact  of  "^the  death  in  the  Temple,  and  sets 
forth  substantial  grounds  for  dissatisfaction 
with    the    official   proof   of   it."     (Ath.) 


"Miss    Welch's    book    amply    justifies    its    ex- 
istence.     The   only   blunder   as   to   fact    that   we 
have  encountered  in   the  book   is   the  calling  of 
Drouet    'the    postmaster    of   Varennes'    (twice). 
-I Ath.   1908,    2:  294.    S.   12.    IT'i-Ow. 

"Miss  Welch  writes  with  a  lively  imagination 
and  a  warm  tenderness  of  feeling  that  make 
her  narrative  vivid  and  appealing.  She  has 
a   gentle   sense   of   humor." 

+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  593.   O.   24,  '08.   lOSOw. 

"Is  quite  a  good  book  to  read.  The  author 
has  some  gift  of  style  and  a  pleasant  vein  of 
exaggeration.  Her  case  is  put  with  impartial- 
ity and  at  the  same  time  with  decision.  It  is 
possible  to  quarrel  with  her  conclusions,  but 
it  is  impossible  not  to  respect  them." 

^ Sat.    R.    106:    271.    Ag.    29,    '08.    850w. 

Wells,  Carolyn.     Emily  Emmins  papers,  il. 
t$i.5o.   Putnams.  7-39016. 

"Emily  Emmins,  spinster"  writes  character- 
istically of  her  first  impressions  of  London 
gained  and  enjoyed  without  a  Baedeker.  She 
comments  upon  "week-end  house-parties  out  of 
town,  tea  drinking,  shopping  experiences  in 
Piccadillv.  and  that  alluring  social  game  known 
as   "going   on.'  "      (Nation). 


"The   illustrations  add   to  the  liveliness  of  an 
uncommonlv    diverting    narrative." 

+  -f  A.   L.   A.   Bkl.   4:   54.  F.   '08.  + 
"An    uncommonly    lively    and    readable    text." 

-j-  -f  Nation.    S5:    568.    D.    19,    '07.    360w. 
"Her   original    side-remarks   on    the   peculiari- 
ties ci   British   institutions  are  full  of  good  nu- 
mor    of   the    kind    that    provokes    many   a    quiet 
chuckle." 

+    N.    Y.    Times.    13:    15.    Ja.    11,    '08.    70w. 


Wells,  Carolyn,  comp.  Vers  de  societe  an- 
thology. **$i.25.  Scribner.  7-17621. 
A  book  of  light  verse  culled  from  poems  all 
the  way  from  Sir  Philip  Sydney's  time  to  the 
present.  "Her  own  suggestion  [that  the  title 
should  be  Gentle  Verse]  strikes  us  as  capital, 
and  we  could  wish  she  had  boldly  made  it  the 
title  of  her  book;  it  fits  well  her  definition  of 
the  kind  as  depending  for  its  spirit  'on  an  in- 
stant perception  and  a  fine  appreciation  of  val- 
ues, seen  through  the  medium  of  a  whimsical 
kindliness.'  "    (Nation.) 


"One  of  the  best  of  Miss  Wells'   anthologies." 
+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   1:    51.    F.    '08. 

"An    excellent    book    to   read." 

-j Nation.    85:    492.    N.    28,    '07.    240w. 

-f-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  26.  Ja.  18,  '08.  160w. 

Wells,    Herbert    George.      First      and     last 
things:    a    confession    of    faith    and     a 
rule  of  life.  **$i.50.  Putnam.       8-29004. 
It    is    demanded    of   all    who    write    concretely 
of   reform    that    there    shall    be    some   system    of 
belief    underlying    their    schemes.       While    Mr. 
T^'ells    bflieve.s    that    no    "trimmed    or    rounded 
system   of   philosophy   or   religion   is   attainable" 
he  does  set  forth  his  social  faith,  and  the  convic- 
tions and   ideas  which  constitute   it,   and   which 
have  led  up  to  a  rule  of  life.     He  turns  analyst 
of  his  own  mind  and  these  pages  record  the  re- 
sults. 


"A  personal  testament  of  this  sort  must  of 
necessity  have  an  interest,  and,  in  the  case  of 
an  intellect  .such  as  Mr.  AVells's,  a  value  also. 
Fascinating  volume." 

+  Ath.  190S,  2:  712.  D.  5.  1900w. 
"Although  Mr.  Wells'  religion  and  philosophy 
may  not  be,  and  indeed  cannot  be,  exactly 
those  of  any  one  if  his  readers,  the  book  is 
valuable  as  the  honest  attempt  of  a  man  of 
vigorous  and  wide-ranging  intellect  to  explain 
precisely  what  he  believes  and  what  he  disbe- 
lieves." 

H Dial.    45:    347.    N.    16,    '08.    420w. 

N.    Y.   Times.   13:    658.   N.    7,    '08.    2200w. 
Outlook.    90:    594.    N.    14,    '08,    200w. 
"Not    only   has    Mr.    Wells    himself   said    it   all 
before,  bui  it  was  never  anything  but   the  stale 
commonolace  of  'progressive  thought.'  " 
h  Sat.  R.  lOG:  70n.  D.  5,  '0-8.  850^v. 

Wells,    Herbert    George.    New    worlds    for 
old.    **$i.50.    Macmillan.  8-8150. 

An  intimate  and  first  hand  study  of  the  so- 
cialist movement.  Acquaintance  with  its  lead- 
ers, membership  in  many  of  its  organizations, 
and  experiments  in  socialist  politics  have  en- 
abled the  author  10  arrive  at  certain  conclu- 
sions as  to  the  trend  and  needs  of  social  de- 
velopment. These  he  sets  down  here.  He  dis- 
cussi  s  till'  spirit  of  good  will  in  man,  thf  funda- 
mental idea  in  socialism,  some  generalizations 
on  sociali-sm,  some  objections  to  socialism,  rev- 
olutionary administrative  and  con.structi\'p  so- 
cialism, and  answers  the  questions.  Would  so- 
cialism destroy  the  home  and  would  it  abolish 
all  property?  A  final  chapter  is  devoted  to  the 
advancement   of  socialism. 


"A  most  persuasive  plea  for  socialism,  which 
is  at  the  same  time  fair,  temperate,  open-mind- 
ed." 

-f-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  153.  My.  '08.  + 
"Not  for  a  long  time  has  the  literature  of 
socialism  been  enriched  by  a  more  reasonable 
and  entertaining  book  than  this.  Some  of  his 
difticuUies  he  slurs  over  instead  of  meeting 
them   squarely."     H.    R.   Mussey. 

_| Ann.    Am.    Acad.    32:467.    S.    '08.    470w. 

"This  book  is,  in  our  judgment,  the  very 
best  popular  treatise  on  socialism  that  has  ap- 
peared."    B.    O.    Flower. 

-I-   +  Arena.   39:  586.   My.   '08.   3350w. 


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"We  highly  commend  the  defence  of  moderate 
non-revolutionary  •Socialism'  contained  in  the 
first  and  several  of  the  other  chapters  of  Mr. 
Wells.  The  main  objection  that  may  be  taken 
to  the  work  of  Mr.  Wells  is  that  we  took  to 
the  last  collection  of  the  essays  of  M.  Jaur6s, 
namely,  that  the  title  of  the  best  of  those  es- 
says applies  to  the  picture  that  Mr.  Wells  and 
M.   JaurSs  paint — 'Moonlight.'  " 

H Ath.    1908,    1:320.    Mr.    14.    340w. 

"Forms  a  very  good  introduction  ''to  social- 
ism. It  will  attract  and  interest  those  who 
are  not  of  that  faith,  and  correct  those  who 
are."     T.   D.   A.   Cockerell. 

-f-   Dial.    45:  163.    S.    16,    'OS.    860w. 

"This  is  at  once  the  most  readable,  the  most 
sensible  and  the  least  socialistic  of  recent  so- 
cialist works."    F.    A.    Fetter. 

-I Econ.    Bull.    1:53.    Ap.    'OS.    700w. 

"The  vogue  which  the  writer  enjoys  is  to 
us  a  mystery,  for  the  content  of  his  books 
seems  to  oscillate  between  the  weird  and  the 
grotesque,    and   to   be   distinctly   tiresome." 

—  Educ.    R.    36:    102.    Je.    '08.    120w. 

"Mr.  Wells  has  some  particularly  irritating 
mannerisms,  and  his  humor  is  not  always  in 
the  best  of  taste."     James   Seth. 

1-    Hlbbert   J.    6:910.    Jl.    '08.    830w. 

"Altogether  this  [that  the  state  should  be- 
come the  over-parentj  is  a  most  seductive,  sane 
and  sober  argument.  Like  all  sociological  stud- 
ies made  in  Europe,  it  fails  to  hit  American  con- 
ditions exactly." 

-I Ind.    64:    865.    Ap.    16,    "08.    350w. 

"His  title  might  with  equal  truth  have  been 
'New    words    for    old,'    for    this    book    does    not 
present   an   essential   project   of   Utopian   social- 
ism   which    he    has    not    elaborated    before." 
H Nation.   86:   491.   My.   2S,   'OS.   450w. 

"For,  despite  all  the  praise  which  is  not 
grudged  him,  it  remains  true  that  there  Is  more 
of  the  Blue  book  about  this  document  than 
anything  yet  appearing  from  his  pen.  The  sta- 
tistics are  tremendously  respectable  and  con- 
vincing, but  alas!  they  are  caviare  to  the  gen- 
eral, and  not  pure  literature,  however  well  they 
enforce  a   point." 

h   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  167.  Mr.  28,  '08.  1200w. 

"When  his  analysis  of  socialism  is  scrutin- 
ized, it  is  impossible  to  share  his  enthusiasm 
to  any  degree."     H.   A.    Bruce. 

—  Outlook.   89:   388.  Je.   20,   '08.   S30w. 

"In  content  the  book  is  very  valuable  in- 
deed." 

-I Pol.    Soli    Q.    23:  556.    S.    '08.    25'Ow. 

"Mr.  Wells  temporarily  forsakes  his  role  of 
a  writer  of  fantastic  romances  and  sets  forth 
his  idea  in  his  own  clear  style  of  what  the  fu- 
ture socialistic  state   is  to  be." 

+  R.  of   Rs.  37:640.  My.  '08.  50w. 

H Sat.    R.   105:    405.    Mr.    28,    '08.    1200w. 

"Mr.  Wells  sets  out  the  grounds  of  our  dis- 
content, and  pictures  for  us  reconstructions  of 
society  which  are  alluring,  if  not  convincing  to 
the   sober   imagination." 

—  Spec.   101 :   sup.  471.   O.   3,   '08.  90'0w. 


Wells,    Herbert    George. 

t$i.5o.  Macmillan. 


War    in    the    air. 
8-30615. 


A  book  in  which  Mr.  Wells  takes  the  reader 
step  by  step  to  the  end  of  a  triumph  of  "sci- 
entific imagination."  It  is  a  prediction  fraught 
with  achievement.  A  cockney  of  a  scientific 
turn,  who  is  carried  away  to  Germany  in  a 
balloon,  and  from  there  is  taken  on  the  flag- 
ship of  a  German  air  fleet  setting  out  to  at- 
tack the  United  States,  furnishes  eyes  for  the 
reader  to  behold  the  possible  development  of 
aerial  navigation,  and  the  use  of  air  ships  in 
future    war. 


"The  book  certainly  'gives  to  think,'  and 
for  those  who  do  not  like  to  think  it  provides 
entertainment,  with  a  certain  modicum  of  in- 
struction   perforce    and    unawares." 

-f-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   668.  N.    14,   '08.   800w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  749.  D.  5,  '08.  IGOw, 
"May  stand  as  the  best  boy's  book  of  the  sea- 
son it  it  can  stand  as  a  boy's  book  at  all." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  756.  D.  5,  '08.  llOw. 
"It  is  a  novel,  a  romance,  a  social  study  and 
a  prophetic  anticipation  crushed  into  one.  Its 
complexity  spoils  it  as  a  work  of  art.  The  book, 
indeed,  is  wotth  reading  for  hah  a  dozen  rea- 
sons; but  it  would  have  been  better  worth  read- 
ing had  there  not  been  quite  so  manv." 
H Sat.   R.  106:   614.   N.   14,   'OS.   470w. 

Welsford,  Joseph  W.  W.  Strength  of  na- 
tions: an  argument  from  history. 
■'*$i.75.   Longmans.  7-38586. 

"Stated  briefly,  Mr.  Welsford's  theme  is  that 
ihe  only  permanent  source  of  national  strength 
is  national  production,  and  that  the  neglect  of 
national  proiuction  for  the  sake  of  temporary 
advantages,  whether  in  the  shape  of  tribute 
from  subjects  or  dividends  from  foreign  invest- 
ments, of  profits  for  merchants  and  capitalists, 
or  cheap  food  for  the  masses,  has  invariably 
led  to  national  decay  and  disaster."  (Ath.) 
He  uses  Rome  and  Constantinople  as  his  lirst 
illustration    of    his    thesis. 


"His   story,    however,    suffers   from   being   less 
of  a  storv  than  it  ought  to  be." 

-I Ath.  1908,   2:   602.  N.   14.   420w. 

Ind.  66:  1183.  N.  19,  '08.  50w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:    617.    O.    24.    '08.   30w. 


"The  argument  is  plain,  and  the  analogies 
are  good- — ^the  historical  lesson  all  that  the  most 
ardent  protectionist  can  desire.  There  is  one 
most  annoying  feature  in  the  book.  The  au- 
thorities, to  whom  reference  is  made  in  the 
notes,  are  indicated  by  letters  only,  and  fur- 
ther reference  must  be  made  to  an  index  of 
authorities  at  the   end   of   the   book." 

-\ Acad.    73:    741.    Ag.    3,    '07.    1200w. 

"Mr.  Welsford's  book  can  be  recommended 
to  classes  v/hich  are  studying  the  pathology  of 
history,  and  want  a  morbid  specimen  for  ex- 
.".mination;  it  can  serve  no  other  good  pur- 
pose."    Clivc   Day. 

—  Am.    Hist.    R.   13:   347.   Ja.   '08.   590w. 
"While    [the   author]   is   successful   in   collect- 
ing  his   material,    he   fails   to   round   it   out   into 
a  definite  sjstcm  of  ideas.     In  his  zeal  for  in- 
dustry,   he   forgets   humanity." 

—  Ann.  Am.  Acad.  31:  511.  Mr.  'OS.   350w. 
"The  work  has  been  based  almost  entirely  on 

general    histories,    and    is    loosely    reasoned,    su- 
perficial,  and  partisan   in   character." 

—  J.   Pol.   Econ.  16:   390.  Je.   '08.   130w. 
"Those    who    are    already    in    agreement    with 

him  will  welcome  with  delight  an  exposition  ••■o 
full  of  novel  and  suggestive  instances.  Those 
whose  point  of  view  diflers  from  Mr.  Welsford's 
may  think  hir-  conclusions  exaggerated  and 
may  feel  annoyed  by  his  frankly  controversial 
lone,  but  can  hardly  fail  to  be  impressed  bj' 
the  facts  which  he  lias  adduced  " 
+   H Lond.   Times.   6:   219.   Jl.   12,    '07.   I'OOw. 

—  Nation.   S7:   444.  N.   5,   '08.   90Ow. 

"In  spite  of  the  crispness  of  his  style  and  a 
somewhat  serene  confidence  in  his  ability  to 
discover  the  real  lines  of  cause  and  effect  in 
the  labyrinth  of  the  past,  the  new  Orosius  of 
the  Tariff  reform  league  will  find  at  least  as 
many  students  of  history  who  will  question  his 
synthesis  as  economists  convinced  by  his  ar- 
guments. On  the  other  hand  the  book  does 
show  originalitv  and  is  decidedly  stimulating." 
h   Pol.   Scl.    Q.   23:  563.   S.    '08.    220w. 

Wendell,      Barrett.         Privileged       classes. 
**$i.25.   Scribner.  8-28840. 

"In  the  four  essays  that  make  up  this  vol- 
ume Professor  Wendell  discusses  the  deeper 
problems  of  higher  education  in  their  rela- 
tion to  present-day  American  life.  The  papers 
were  originally  presented  as  addresses  on  lit- 
erary   and    educational    occasions." — R.    of    Rs. 


"The   great  merit  of  this   collection   of  essays 
is  the  brilliancy  of  the  phrasing.     That  intellec- 


584 


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Wendell,  Barrett  — Continued 
tual  couraije  which  enables  Mr.  Wendell  to  ex- 
pound the  unpopular  side  of  the  problem  of 
equal  rights  is  not  characteristic  of  the  colleg- 
iate or  social  circles  in  which  he  moves.  There- 
fore It  is  the  more  honourable  to  him."  J:  Macy. 
+  Bookm.  28:  357.  D.  '08.  15O0w. 
"We  believe  Professor  Wendell  exaggerates 
the  discontent,  but  be  that  as  it  may,  he  cer- 
tainly misinterprets  it  if  he  seriously  believes 
it  is  symptomatic  of  revolution  based  on  con- 
viction that  our  democracv  is  a  failure." 

—  N.  Y.  Times.   13:   6.55.   O.   31,   '08.   700w. 
R.  of   Rs.  38:  638.  N.   '08.  40w. 

Wernle,  Paul.  Sources  of  our  knowLdere 
of  the  life  of  Jesus;  tr.  by  Edward 
Lunimis.  *$i.  Am.  Unitar.  7-31390. 

Aims  to  prepare  for  the  lay  reader  a  path  to 
the  knowledge  of  Jesus,  and  to  guide  him  so 
far  forward  in  the  examination  of  the  sources 
that  he  may  himself  take  part  in  the  answer 
to  the  question.  Who  and  what  was  Jesus?  The 
author  discusses  Source — material  outside  the 
four  gospels.  Our  four  evangelists.  The  synop- 
tics,  and   The   sources  of  the  synoptics. 


Rover,  the 


Wesselhoeft,   Elizabeth   F.  P. 

farm  dog.  t$i.25.  Little. 

A  story  of  child  life  on  a  farm,  introducing 
a  delightful  step-grandmother  and  a  number  of 
interesting   dogs. 


Reviewed  by  K.  L.  M. 

+   Bookm.  28:   386.   D.  '08.   80w. 
"Kindness    is    the    motive    behind    the    adven- 
tures in  this  book."  M.  J.  Moses. 

+   Ind.  65:  1479.  D.   17,   '08.   40w. 

West,  Jennie  Jerome  (Lady  Randolph 
Spencer  Churchill,  afterwards  Mrs. 
George  Cornwallis-West).  Reminis- 
cences of  Lady  Randolph  Churchill. 
**$3.5D.   Century.  8-30607. 

With  characteristic  detachment  Mrs.  West 
assembles  rambling  personal  reminiscences  of 
social  and  political  England  during  the  past 
thirty  years.  To  these  are  added  glimpses  of 
court  life  in  Russia  and  Germany;  impressions 
and  experiences  gained  from  a  tour  around  the 
world;  knowledge  of  the  Red  cross  movement 
gained  thru  actual  service  on  the  staff  of  the 
hospital  ship  Maine.  Her  own  sprightly  descrip- 
tion and  comment  are  interspersed  with  bits  of 
conversation  and  excerpt  from  letters.  The 
book  is  handsomely  illustrated. 


A.  L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  299.  D.  '08. 

"Lady    Randolph    Churchill    is    a    true   woman 

in  that  her  point  of  view  is  always  the  personal 

one,   which   gives  an   original   tang   to   he''   a   trc- 

dotes  of  great  personages,  English  and  foreign." 

+   Ind.   {}5:   1176.   N.   19,   '08.   300w. 

"A  valuable  and  spritely  record  of  men  and 
women." 

-f-   Lit.  D.  37:   899.  D.  12,  '08.  120w. 
"There    is    nothing    ill-natured    in    the    book, 
and    apparently    nothing    indiscreet." 

4-    Nation.   87:    462.    N.    12,    '08.    200w. 
-f    N.   Y.   Times.    13:  C&O.   N.   7,   '08.    1450w. 
N.   Y.  Times.  13:   741.   D.   5,   '08.   170w. 
"With   much    good   humor  sketches   the   char- 
acter   of    friend    and    opponent,    using    sufficient 
prudence    yet    making   a    witty,    piquant    narra- 
tive." 

+  Outlook.  90:   841.  D.   12,   '08.   550w. 

"In  a  volume  of  this  kind  the  point  of  view 
is  everything,  and  it  is  that  which,  to  Amer- 
ican readers  at  least,  lends  a  rare  charm  to 
these   memoirs." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  38:  761.  D.  '08.  220w. 


"Mrs.  Cornwallis  West  seems  to  think  that 
to  make  a  good  book  it  is  enough  to  throw 
together,  without  method,  arrangement,  or 
dates,  a  lot  of  hazy  recollections  about  famous 
and  fashionable  people.  But  it  is  not  enough; 
and  smce  the  appearance  of  Sir  Henry  Drum- 
mond  Wolff's  memoir  we  have  not  experienced 
so  keen  a  disappointment  as  in  these  pointless 
and    rambling    reminiscences." 

h  Sat.    R.    106:    487.    O.    17.   '08.    800w. 

"As  boldness  generally  succeeds,  so  does 
Mrs.  George  West  succeed  in  writing  a  most 
entertaining  book  without  giving  any  one  a 
harder  knock,  we  should  think,  than  he  is  able 
to  bear,  or  causing  more  embarrassment  to 
public  characters  still  living  than  they  are 
accustomed    to." 

-h   Spec.   101:    589.    O.   17,   '08.   2450w. 

West,  Max.  Inheritance  tax.  2d  ed.,  com- 
pletely rev.  and  enl.  (Columbia  univ. 
studies  in  history,  economics  and  pub- 
lic law,  V.  4,  no.  2.)  *2.50.  Longmans. 

8-831. 
"Includes  all  the  valuable,  historical  material 
of  the  first  edition  and  reviews  the  many  and 
extensi\'e  changes  brought  about  by  the  legis- 
lation during  the  past  fourteen  years."- — Econ. 
Bull. 


"The  work  is  an  unbiased  presentation  of  the 
data  necessary  for  a  clear  knowledge  of  the 
subject."     Carl  C.   Plehn. 

-f    Econ.    Bull.    1:48.   Ap.    '08.    500w. 
"We    commend    his    monograph    to    all    inter- 
ested in  the  subject." 

+   Outlook.    SS:  380.    F.    15,    '08.    330w. 

Westall,  Laura  May.     Common-sense  view 
of  the  mind-cure.   **75c.   Funk. 

8-27799. 

Not  a  contribution  to  Christian  science  but  a 
discussion  of  the  use  of  will  power  in  curing  or 
driving  away  common  functional  disorders. 

"There  is  not  much  sentiment,  and  there  is 
a  good  deal  of  logical  practical  statement  in 
'A  common  sense  view  of  the   mind  cure.'  " 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   548.   O.    3,   '08.   120w. 

Westell,  W.  Percival.  Insect  book.  (Coun- 
try handbooks  ser.)  *$i.  Lane. 
A  brief  study  of  the  insects  of  Great  Britain. 
The  author  "tells  about  insects  of  the  garden, 
of  the  waterside,  of  the  wood,  and,  we  may  say 
of  the  country  generally;  finally,  about  insects 
of  the  house.  Of  course,  he  is  a  friend  of  the 
insect  tribe  as  a  whole;  but  he  concedes  that 
the  cockroach  is  'an  unmitigated  nuisance'  in 
many  houses.  It  came  over  to  this  country  in 
the  sixteenth  century,  a  heavy  "per  contra' 
when  we  are  reckoning  up  the  benefits  of  that 
epoch."    (Spec.) 


"A  delightful  little  book,  easily  read  at  a  sit- 
ting, and  in  the  main,  accurate.  One  might  also 
doubt  if  Mr.  Westell  has  not  gone  too  far  in  his 
aim  to  be  popular  and  simple,  by  omitting  so 
generously   the  scientific   names." 

H Nation.  S6:  561.  Je.  18,  '08.  200w. 

"The  volume  breathes  a  certain  culture  and 
graciousness  refreshing  as  the  conversation  of 
some  learned  but  withal  quite  human  friend." 
Hildegarde   Hawthorne. 

-f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:   449.  Ag.   15,  '08.   170w. 
"A   very   interesting   little   book   on   a   subject 
in  which   he  is  an  expert." 

-I-  Spec.  100:  545.  Ap.  4,  '08.  lOOw. 

Westlake,  John.  International  law:  a  trea- 
tise. 2v.  ea.  *$3.  Putnam. 
The  author  "has  not  attempted  an  exhaust- 
ive and  technical  treatise,  but  rather  a  general 
work,  which  would  appeal  both  to  university 
students,     publicists    and    that    widening    circle 


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of  the  reading  public  Interested  in  internation- 
al questions.  The  first  volume  is  devoted  to 
the  law  of  peace;  the  second  volume  to  the 
law  of  war  and  of  neutrality." — Ann.  Am.  Ac- 
ad. 


"The  distinguishing  characteristic  of  Prof. 
Westlake's  work  is  that  he  has  succeeded  in 
emancipating  himself  from  the  insular  prepos- 
sessions which  have  heretofore  characterized 
so  manv  of  the  British  works  on  international 
law.  While  this  work  cannot  be  said  to  pre- 
sent the  subject  from  a  new  point  of  view,  it 
is  in  many  respects  the  most  satisfactory  sum- 
mary of  the  piesent  status  of  international  law 
available  to  English  speaking  students."  L.  S. 
Rowe. 

-I-   +   Ann.    Am.   Acad.   32:  468.    S.    '08.   300w. 

"Perhaps  no  work  has  been  written  on  the 
leading  topics  of  international  law  which  is 
more  likely  to  enable  its  readers  to  reason 
sanely  upon  the  'other  topics'  of  the  subject. 
The  only  defect  observoble  in  the  book,  if  it  be 
permitted  to  criticize  adversely  one  who  has 
demonstrated  himself  a  master,  is  the  some- 
■what  obscure  language  in  which  the  thought 
has  at  times  been  expressed."  G.  W.  Scott. 
-h   -1 Po'i.    Sci.    Q.    23:518.    S.    '08.   1750w. 

Westrum,  Adriaan  Schade  van.     The  devil. 
t$i.SO.  Dillingham.  8-27363. 

A  story  based  on  the  translations  and  adapta- 
tion made  from  the  Hungarian  by  Alex  Konta 
and  William  Trowbridge  Larned.  "It  is  a  pic- 
ture of  erring  human  nature,  but  the  sophist- 
ries of- Satan  are  set  forth  with  wit  and  humor 
and  are  made  the  vehicle  of  satirical  flings  at 
the  modern  social  order." 


+  Lit.  D.  37:  814.  N.  28,  '08.  130w. 
"The  task  of  one  who  runs  dramatic  mate- 
rials into  the  novel  mould — much  simpler  than 
the  opposite  process — is  to  avoid  adding  too 
much.  In  this  case  the  adapter  has  acquitted 
himself   well." 

+   Nation.  87:   442.  N.  5,   '08.   280w. 

Westrup,  Margaret.  Greater  mischief.  ''■$1.50. 
Harper.  8-CS83. 

A  sensitive  child  at  the  mercy  of  a  jealous, 
undemonstrative,  puritanic  mother  struggles  in- 
to bloom  in  the  little  garden  of  her  wonderful 
imagmation.  A  prince  charming  offers  to  her 
w)ien  a  child  of  ten  the  first  real  sympathy  her 
hungry  little  soul  has  known.  She  lives  upon 
the  memory  of  their  companionship  until  in  aft- 
er years  he  returns  and  offers  her  his  love. 
Their  love  is  changed  to  grief  thru  an  ancient 
grudge  which  the  wooer's  father  bears  the  dead 
father  of  Audrey,  and  only  a  heroic  sacrifice 
on  the  part  of  the  hitherto  uncompromising 
mother  is  able  to  restore  happiness. 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  224.  Je.  '08. 
"Speaking  generally,  the  personages  of  the 
story  (inclu.ling  Euphemia,  a  truly  comical  dog) 
are  realized  far  nicre  vividly  than  in  the  run 
of  contemporary  novels.  It  is  a  pity  that  their 
effectiveness  should  be  so  often  endangered  by 
the  coil  of  a  fuiile  and  over-ingenious  plot." 
+  -\ Nation.    86:  2.S7.    Mr.    12,    'OS.    150w. 

"An    excellent    specimen    of    English    skill    in 
the    writing    of    fiction    and    of    those    points    in 
which    it    is   superior    to    the   American    novel." 
-I-   N.    Y.    Times.    13:266.    My.    9,'   '08.    200w. 

"The  problem  presented  in  [this  story]  is  a 
serious  one,  and  has  tragic  possibilities;  but 
the  story  holds  it  wnth  firm  but  skillful  gi"asp, 
and  surrounds  it  with  so  much  pleasant  humor 
and  charming  suggestion  that  the  reader  is  nev- 
er overwhelmed." 

+  Outlook.  88:  652.  Mr.  21,  '08.  150w. 

Wharton,   Anne   HoUingsworth.     An    Eng- 
*       lish  honeymoon,  t^i.so.   Lippincott. 

8-32322. 

Honeymoon     happiness     casts     its     effulgence 

across    every   page    of    this    bright    narrative   of 


scenes  and  sights  thru  England.  In  a  series  of 
letters  the  bride  reveals  how  they  convert  ev- 
erything from  a  king's  highway  to  an  obscure 
lane  into  a  byway  of  lovers;  comfortable,  un- 
conventionable  "honeymooners"  they  are  who 
describe  scenes,  haunts  and  structur  s  as  they 
perceive  them,  and  assemble  bits  of  historical, 
literary  and  art  information  for  the  reader's 
enlightenment. 


"It  is  an  attractive  volume  and  written  in 
Miss  Wharton's  best  style." 

+   Dial.   46:   462.    D.   16,   '08.   170w. 
"It    is    all    charmingly    told,    and    as    a    bit   of 
travel    literature    the   little    volume    is    strength- 
ened by  the  excellent  illustrations." 

+   Lit.   D.  37:   911.  D.  12,  '08.  140w. 
"The  travel  narrative  is  an  entertaining  mix- 
ture of  description,   quotation,   and  anecdote." 
+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   740.   D.   5,   'OS.   220w. 
"The   happy   traveler   writes   enthusiastically." 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  749.  D.  5,  'OS.  160w. 

Wharton,    Edith.      Hermit    and      the    wild 
woman.  t$i.50.  Scribner.  8-27101. 

A  group  of  stories  dealing  "with  subtle  prob- 
lems, delicate  situations,  the  nuances,  so  to 
speak,  of  conduct  and  temperament."  (Out- 
look.) "The  title  story,  'The  hermit  and  the 
wild  woman,'  is  in  the  form  of  an  Italian  leg- 
end and  bears  the  mark  01  the  author's  famil- 
iarity with  the  history  and  literature,  the  art 
and  faith  of  Italy.  The  other  stories  are  of 
modern    life."    (N.    Y.    Times.) 


"Have  all  the  subtlety  and  artistry  in  style  and 
conception  that  we  associate  with  Mrs.  Whar- 
ton." 

+  A.  L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  306.  D.  '08. 
+   Ath.  190'8,  2:   644.  N.  21,   l€Ow. 

"The    stories    are,    of    course,    admirably   told; 
we    must    hope   that   their   uniformity   of   key   is 
a   coincidence,   and   that   the  story-teller's  buoy- 
ancy has  not   taken  itself  off  altogether." 
^ Nation.   S7:  525.   N.   26,   '08.  4(iOw. 

"The  stories  are  unequal  in  interest,  although 
uniformly  delightful  in  the  felicity  of  their  de- 
tail and  the  trained  taste  of  their  composi- 
tion." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  541.  O.  3,  '08.  600w. 

"They  are  not,  however,  either  so  novel  in 
situation  or  so  interesting  as  some  of  their 
predecessors.  They  are  a  little  inclined  to  a 
certain  form  of  preciosity  from  which  Mrs. 
Wharton  will  do  well  to  deliver  herself." 
H Outlook.    90:    362.    O.    17,    '08.    150w. 

"Is  best  read  by  firelight,  when  the  room  is 
still,  when  the  delicate  perfection  of  the  work 
makes  its  just  appeal  to  an  alert  and  impartial 
reader."    Agnes   Repplier. 

-f-  Outlook.   90:  702.   N.   28,   '08.  330w. 

"To  begin  with,  we  cannot  think  that  she 
was  altogether  well  advised  in  Including  in  a 
set  of  ultra-modern  stories  the  mediaeval  quasi- 
aliegory  which  giv^s  its  name  to  the  book. 
Apart  from  that,  the  almost  invarialle  recur- 
rence of  fail-are,  disappointment,  and  disillus- 
ionment as  the  leading-  motives  of  each  episode 
makes  for  depr'^ssion  as  well  as  monotony." 
h  Spec.   101:   Sm.   N.   28,   '08.   750w. 

Wharton,      Edith.        Motor-flight      through 
France.  **$2.  Scribner.  8-30288. 

A  book  for  readers  familiar  with  France. 
Mrs.  Wharton's  glances  here  and  there  s(-r\e 
as  suggestions  to  start  a  description  that  grows 
out  of  the  fulness  of  her  historical  understand- 
ing of  the  places  visited,  and  her  shrewd,  ana- 
lytical reflections. 


"Readers  who  enjoy  style,  readers  who  are 
fond  of  automobile  riding,  readers  who  are  in- 
terested in  rural  France,  whether  for  its  art,  its 
architecture,  or  its  landscape,  will  enjoy  Mrs. 
Wharton's   book." 

+   Dial.   45:   40i9.   D.   1,   '08.   250w. 


386 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Wharton,  Edith — Continued. 

"Is  rich  witn  the  delicate  observation  of  a 
keen,  well-stored  mind,  eager  for  new  impres- 
sions." 

+   Ind.  65:   IISO.  N.   19,   '08.   260w. 

"For  anyone  contemplating  a  motor  trip  thru 
France  it  should  serve,  moreover,  as  an  excel- 
lent guide." 

+  Lit.  D.  37:  911.  D.  12,  '08.  200w. 
"One  may  say  that  this  is  a  book  to  give 
keen  pleasure  to  all  wha  have  themselves  vis- 
ited the  scenes  which  Mrs.  Wharton  recalls 
so  surely  and  charmingly,  but  that  it  is  too 
wide  in  scope,  too  crowded  with  detail,  too 
hasty  in  movement,  to  be  very  satisfactory  to 
the    untravelled." 

-i Nation.   87:    469.    N.    12,    "08.   830w. 

N.   Y.  Times.   13:   622.   O.   24,   '08.  40w. 
"Those    who    have    been    charmed    with    Mrs. 
Wharton's    novels    will    not    be    disappointed    by 
her   venture  into  the  unfamiliar  role  oi  a  trav- 
el   writer." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   637.  O.   31,  '08.   230w. 
"Her  keenness  of  observation  and  delicate  de- 
scriptive style   never  fail  her." 

-f-   R.  of   Rs.  38:  7G0.  D.  'OS.  30w. 
"A  glance   at   the   contents   of  the   book  does 
not  suggest  anything  like  the  treasures  of  nov- 
elty to  oe  found  within." 

-r   Spec.  10 L:  947.  D.   5,  '08.  620w. 

Wheeler,   H.  F.  B.,  and  Broadley,    A.    M. 

Napoleon  and  the  invasion  of  England. 

2v.  *$io.  Lane.  8-6630. 

Newspapers,  letters,  diaries  and  broad-sides 
of  the  period  from  1793  to  1805  have  provided 
a  we^lt'i  of  material  upon  which  this  narrative 
is  based.  It  describes  the  various  plans  which 
tho  French  considered  during  this  period  tor 
the  invasion  ot  the  British  Isles  with  Napoleon 
as  leader.  "The  authors  bring  out  clearly  the 
importance  of  Napoleon's  ignorance  of  matters 
nautiral,  a.n  ignorance  which  assumes  great 
importance  when  we  remember  that  one  of  the 
most  potent  factors  in  the  overthrow  of  Na- 
poleon was  the  sea  power  of  England."  ',N.  Y. 
Times.) 


"Whether  we  consider  the  number  of  new  ma- 
terials, the  wealth  of  illustrations,  both  picto- 
rial and  literary  (most  of  them  drawn  from 
Mr.  liroadley's  fine  collection),  the  skill  \\\in 
which  materials  and  illustrative  extracts  are 
wovon  into  the  narrative  or  the  correctness  of 
the  text,  the  completeness  of  the  index,  and 
the  excellence  of  the  form,  the  result  must  be 
considered    highly    satisfactory." 

4-   -f  Ath.    1907,    2:    396.    O.    5.    1920w. 

"These  caricatures,  strange  to  say,  thougii 
they  are  of  course  valuable  for  the  side-light 
they  throw  on  public  feeling  at  the  time  of 
their  production,  are  singularly  deficient  in 
real  iiuraour,  and  fail  altogether  to  appeal  to 
modern  taste — an  incidental  proof  of  the  in- 
crease in  refinement  that  has  taken  place  in 
that  taste  of  late  years  These  are  all  of  stir- 
ring interest,  and  bring  out  more  forcibly  than 
could  any  description  by  a  later  pen  the  actual 
feelings  aroused  by  the  gloomy  situation." 
H Int.    Studio.    33:    250.    Ja.    '08.    400w. 

"We  cannot  pretend  to  think  that  it  alto- 
gether sustains  the  authoritative  character  im- 
plied in  its  rather  ambitious  title.  It  is,  in 
our  judgment,  palpably  lacking  in  a  true  sense 
of  historical  perspective  and  Is'  little  qualified 
to  sustain  the  comparison  it  suggests  with  the 
n'orks  of  such  men  as  Colomb,  M'ahan,  and  Des- 
Lriere,  br.t  it  is  nevertheless  full  of  entertain- 
ment   and    not    devoid    of    instruction." 

-> Lend.    Times.   6:    321.    O.    2'5,    '07.    1580w. 

"The  great  value  of  Messrs.  Wheeler  and 
Broadley's  handsome  volumes  is  that  they  bring 
together  a  great  deal  of  miscellaneous  material 
that  paint,  as  nothing  else  does,  the 
national  psychology  of  England  at  this  moment 
of  pressing  danger.  They  fill  a  gap  in  Eng- 
lish historical  literature  and  may  be  heartily 
recommended.     At    the   same   time    it   must   be 


said  that  the  authors  are  more  collectors  thaa 
historians,   enthusiasts   than   stylists;   their   own 
share   of  the   book  is  occasionally  slipshod  and 
is   not   marked    by    the    historical   sense." 
-i Nation.,  86:    125.    F.    6,    '08.    260w. 

"Every  critic  must  unhesitatingly  commend 
the  wealth  of  pictorial  material  in  these  two 
volumes.     It    has   very   high   historical   value." 

+   N.    Y.   Times.    13:    16.    Ja.   11,    '08.   iiouw. 

"There  can  be  little  doubt  that  the  authors- 
of  this  book  are  right  in  their  contention  that 
Bonaparte  seriously  intended  the  invasion  of 
England  after  the  breach  of  Treaty  of  Amiens,, 
and  we  do  not  know  where  we  can  find  so  liv- 
ing a  pictuie  of  the  preparations  which  were 
made   to   m.eet   it  " 

-1-   Sat.    R.    104:    sup.    3.    S.    28.    '07.    160Ow. 

"The  present  work  succeeds  in  giving  us  in 
the  compass  of  a  single  book  a  more  convinc- 
ing picture  of  a  period  of  panic  than  we  can 
recall    in    any    library." 

+   4-  Spec.    99.    sup.    899.    D.    7,    '07.   2ir20w. 

Wheeler,  Henry.  History  and  exposition 
of  the  twenty-five  articles  of  religion 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  *$2. 
Meth.  bk.  8-2747. 

"A  traditional,  'confessional,'  treatment  of 
the  twenty-five  articles  as  an  exiiaustive  creed- 
al  statement  of  Methodist  doctrine.  .  .  .  The 
book  contains  a  brief  introduction  by  Bishop 
Warren,  a  preliminary  account  of  the  articles, 
a  parallel  presentation  of  the  thirty-nine  ar- 
ticles with  Wesley's  abridgment,  and  as  the- 
body  of  the  work,  a  discussion  of  each  article 
verbatim,  giving  origin,  aim,  and  exposition." — 
Am.    J.    Theol. 


Am.    J.   Theol.   12:    678.    O.    '08.    140w. 
Ind.    65:    46.    Jl.    2,    '08.    70w. 

Wheelock,  Elizabeth  M.  Stories  of  Wagner 
operas  told  for  children.  t$i.25.  Bobbs. 

8-6994. 

Stories  of  seven  of  the  best  Wagner  optras 
are  here  retold  for  children:  The  master  sing- 
ers of  Nuremberg,  The  flying  Dutchman,  Lohen- 
grin, The  Rhinegold^,  The  Walkyries,  Siegfried, 
and  The  dusk  of  the  gods. 


"Assuredly  a  contilbutlon  to  the  every-child- 
should-know  literature." 

+   Dial.  44.  251.  Ap.  16,  '08.  70w. 
"The  style  of  the  author  is  too  slavishly  de- 
pendent upon  the  incidents  to  be  distinctive."  M. 
J.  Moses. 

—  Ind.  t;5:1474.  D.  17,  'OS.  40w. 
"Mrs.  Wheelock  has  been  remarkably  suc- 
cessful in  infusing  the  real  narrative  spirit  into 
these  tales,  and  her  book  may  be  placed  by 
the  side  of  the  Grimm  and  the  Andersen  fairy 
tales." 

+  Nation.   86:   291.   Mr.   26,  "08.  350w. 
"Contain.?    very    little    spontan-eou.s    narrative,, 
although   the  events  are   faithfnllv   followed." 

1-   Nation.  87:  550.  D.  3,  '08.  SOw. 

"They  are  told  here  as  they  were  told,  net 
written,  and  retain  a  flavor  of  the  human  voice, 
a  certain  pleasant  intimacy." 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:   221.   Ap.   11,   '08.   80w. 

Whetham,   Catherine   Burning,   and   Whet- 
ham,    William    C.    D.      History    of    the 
life  of   Colonel   Nathaniel   Whetham,   a 
forgotten     soldier     of    the     civil     wars. 
*$2.8o.      Longmans. 
The    career   of   a   typical   soldier   of   the   Com- 
monwealth,   including   early    life,    apprenticeship 
to   a   baker,    marriage   with   the   baker's   widow, 
service    for    parliament   at   the   outbreak   of   the 
civil  war  in   1642,   governorships,   and  opposition 
to   the    establishment   of   an   hereditary   protect- 
orate.    "With     the     exception     of     the     opening 
chapter  of  the  book  deals  exclusively  with  Whet- 
ham's  public  and  military  life,  and  a  great  part 
of  the  work  is  occupied  with   explanatory  sum- 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


387 


maries  of  the  state  of  parties  in  England  and 
Scotland  and  with  the  causes  and  course  of  the 
civil  war."    (Eng.  Hist.   R.) 

"It  is  only   by   such  work    that  we   may   ulti- 
mately   come    to    comprehend    such    periods    as 
that  of  the  Puritan  revolution."  W.  C.  Abbott. 
+  Am.   Hist.  R.  14:  121.  O.  '08.  440w. 

"Rich  in  illustration,  drawn  in  great  measure 
from  original  sources,  this  book  is  refreshing- 
ly free  from  superfluous  matter;  and  its  style 
presents  the  directness,  and  restraint  regarding 
the  intrusion  of  personal  sentiments,  which  be- 
long to  true  scholarship." 

+  Ath.  190S,   1:  3tS.   Mr.   21,   2450w. 

"The  chief  interest  of  the  work  lies  in  the  ac- 
count given  of  the  minor  details  of  the  war 
round  Oxford,  of  Whetham's  defence  of  North- 
ampton, and  of  his  lat.-r  work  and  difficulties 
as  governor  of   Portsmouth."   EJva   Scott. 

+   Eng.    Hist.    R.   23:   364.  Ap.   '08.   550w. 

"A  valuable  contribution  to  the  history  of  the 
seventeenth  century.  Generally  the  book  is 
most  interesting.  Perhaps  its  pleasantest  pages 
are  those  which  describe  the  rural  life  or  the 
seventeenth   century." 

-I-  Sat.    R.  105:   536.  Ap.  25,   'OR.   700w. 

Whidden,  John   D.       Ocean  life  in  the  old 
sailing    ship    days,    from    forecastle    to 
quarter-deck.    **$i.S0.    Little.       8-15x64. 
Old-time   sailing  ships,   the   incidents  connect- 
ed   with    them,    the    captains      who    commanded 
them  and  the  departed  glamour  and  romance  of 
the   sea    are    the    items    for   this    autobiographic 
narrative.     It   is   written    out   of   the    experi  nee 
of  an  old  sea  captain  who,  an  orphan  at  five,  on 
shipboard   at    twelve,    exposed    to    temptation   in 
every  port,    subjected    to   hard   usage   an  I    strict 
discipline,    rose    from    service    in    the    forecastle 
to  the  command  and  part  ownership  of  a  sail- 
ing craft. 

"It  is  to  be  noted  that  in  the  account  of  his 
Eastern  \  oyages  Captain  Whidden  as  repeated 
the  old  and  all  but  baseless  tradition  of  Jug- 
gernaut sacrifices.  The  Captain  spins  a  rattling 
good  yarn,  and  we  commend  it  to  all  lovers  of 
sea   stories." 

-I Dial.   45:    215.    O.   1,   '08.    400w. 

"One  is  constantly  led  to  wish  that  better  use 
had  been  made  of  the  abundant  material  at  the 
disrwsai  of  its  author;  for  occasionally  he  es- 
says a  literary  (light  outside  his  usual  record 
in  log-book  style,  and  thos«  excursions  seldom 
fail  to  interest,  instruct,  or  amus".  Our  legis- 
lators should  read  these  paces  written  in  uncon- 
scious support  of  the  present  movement  to  strike 
the  tariff   shackles   from  American   industries." 

H Nation.  87:  547.  D.  3,  'OS.  30Ow. 

-I-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   67G.   N.   14,    '08.   3S0w. 

"His  book  not  only  relates  his  experiences  as 
a  voyager,  but  gives  remarkable  insight  into 
the  ships  and  seafaring  methods  of  a  past  gen- 
eration." 

+   R.   of   Rs.  38:   637.   N.   '08.   80w. 

Whipple,  George  Chandler.  Typhoid  fever: 
its  causation,  transmission  and  pre- 
vention; introd.  by  W:  T.  Sedgwick. 
*$3.    Wiley.  8-13622. 

Aims  to  furnish  to  doctors  and  engineers  "a 
condensed  summary  of  the  most  important 
facts  that  have  been  learned  regarding  typhoid 
fever,  so  far  as  they  relate  to  the  prevention 
and  spread  of  the  disease;  to  furnish  to  the  stu- 
dent of  sanitary  science  a  group  of  illustrations 
of  some  of  the  leading  principles  of  epidemi- 
ology; and  to  give  the  general  reader  a  sim- 
ple and,  it  is  hoped,  a  clear  and  correct  account 
of  the  causation,  transmission  and  prevention 
of  the  disease,  and  his  own  responsibility  in 
helping  to  bring  about  such  conditions  of  clean- 
liness that  typhoid  fever  shall  soon  cease  to 
be  a  national  disgrace." — Preface. 


treats    so    concisely    and    yet    so    thoroughly    as 
he   has   done." 

+  -I-  Engin.  D.  4:  181.  Ag.  '08.  730w. 
•'Rarely  is  a  book  written  with  such  capabil- 
ities for  good  as  has  this  one.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  the  book  will  have  a  wide  circula- 
tion and  careful  reading  and  heeding  among 
engineers,  physicians  and  lay-members  of 
boards  of  health,  as  well  as  many  others  who 
are  interested  in  the  public  wealth  and  health." 

+   +    Engin.    N.   59:  648.  Je.   11,   '08.    6G0w. 
"This  is  the  most  important  work  on  the  sub- 
ject, in  English,  since  Curschmann's  monograph 
was  translated  and  edited  by  Dr.  William  Osier 
seven  years  ago." 

+   +    Nation.    87:    417.    O.    29,    '08.    940w. 
"In   the   main   the  work   is  an   admirable   one, 
and    worthy    of      the     highest      commendation." 
George   Blumer. 

+   +  Science,   n.s.   2S:   733.    N.   20,   '08.   470w. 

Whitaker,  Walter  Claiborne.  Richard 
Hooker  Wilmer,  second  bishop  of  Ala- 
bama:  a   biography.   **$2.   Jacobs. 

7-39218. 
A  sketch  of  Bishop  "Wilmer's  life  which  ren- 
aers  "simple  justice"  to  his  undaunted  cour- 
age, self-foigetfulness,  and  the  consecration 
with  which  he  discharged  his  pioneer  diocese 
responsibilities. 


"It  is   doubtful   if  any  work   in   any  language 
presents    the   side   of    the    subject   of   which    h« 


"This  life  of  the  Alabama  clergyman  well  re- 
pays a  careful  perusal  both  from  the  viewpoint 
of  church  history  and  from  that  of  a  lively 
human    interest."     W:    E.    Dodd. 

-f  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:  917.   Jl.   '08.    500w. 
+   Dial.    44:    21S.    Ap.    1,    '08.    550yv. 
Reviewed   by  Gaillard  Hunt. 

+   N.   Y.  Times.   13:   52.   Ja.   25,   '08.   1330w. 
Spec.  100:  sup.  649.  Ap.  25,  '08.  320^. 

White,  Albert  Beebe.  Making  of  the  Eng- 
lish constitution,  449-1485.  *$2.  Put- 
nam. 8-29201. 
A  brief,  up-to-date  college  text  which  places 
the  emphasis  thruout  upon  evolution  rather 
than  upon  description;  whose  purpose  has  been 
to  furnish  a  logically  satisfying  account  of  the 
genesis  of  each  institution  as  far  as  present 
knowledge  permits.  In  arrangement,  it  is  gov- 
erned by  the  requirements  of  the  subject-mat- 
ter, and  does  not  attempt  to  conform  to  either 
the  chronological  or  topical  order.  It  aims  to 
make  the  student  understand  the  origin  and 
growth  of  the  English  constitution  as  a  many- 
sided   but   single   evolution. 

"The  book  is  admirably  arranged  and  writ- 
ten; it  is  notable  for  its  simplicity,  lucidity, 
and  directness.  Something  may  be  said,  too, 
in   its   favor   on    account   of   its    brevity." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   576.   O.   17,   '08.   160w. 

White,    Fred     Merrick.    Five    knots.    t$i.5o. 
Little.  8-12766. 

A  tale  of  crime  and  mystery  in  which  a  ven- 
detta is  executed  by  two  little  yellow  men  from 
Borneo.  An  English  ship  owner's  road  to  for- 
tune led  from  a  heinous  crime  which  he  com- 
mitted among  some  Malays,  two  of  whom  es- 
cape, and  later  arrive  in  London  to  execute 
their  vengeance.     The  story  is  full  of   thrills. 

"Mr.  White  has  done  better  work  along 
these  same  lines,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that 
he  will   do   so   again."     F:    T.    Cooper. 

—  Bookm.    28:    67.    S.    '08.    200w. 

"A  more  absurd  story  is  seldom  written." 

—  Nation.  86:  536.  Je.  11,  '08.  250w. 

White,  Fred  Merrick.  Yellow  face.  *$t. 

Fenno.  8-4908. 

A  Hiystery  story  with  an  arch  conspirator  who 
has  upon  his  track  the  usual  Scotland  Yard 
sleuths  and  the  more  resourceful  amateur  de- 
tectives. "The  story  hinges  upon  a  surgical  mu- 
tilation borrowed  from  the  Aztecs,  involves  the 


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White,  Fred  Merrick — Continued. 
aid    of    numerous    scientific    discoveries    and    in- 
ventions;  in  the   end   the  entire   cast   is  arrayed 
in   all    its   strength  against  the  villain."    (N.    Y. 
Times.) 


"The  plot  is  well  conceived  and  is  executed 
in  forcibly  mtsresting  style.  There  are  a  num- 
ber of  minor  discrepancies  and  many  earmarks 
of  overhasty  composition,  but  the  story  never 
flags  in  its  rapid,  thrilling  movement,  the  very 
evident  work  of  an  old  hand  at  the  art." 
-i N.   Y.    Times.   13:   100.   F.    22,    '08.    200w. 

White,  Stewart  Edward.  Arizona  nights,  il. 
t$i.5o.    McClure.  7-36101. 

A  book  of  scenes  and  portrayals  that  fiash 
by  the  reader  as  tho  "caught  in  the  films"  of 
a  panora.ma  camera.  "Mr.  Vvhite  gives  a  view 
of  the  life  on  Arizona  cattle  ranches  which  is 
instinct  with  ^•iriiity  and  love  of  that  out-ot- 
dcor  existence  wliich  he  knows  so  well.  The 
stories  rrm  the  gamut  from  'The  honk  honk 
breed,'  whose  humor  will  delight  every  unre- 
pentant nature-faicir,  to  the  last  tale  'The  raw- 
hide,' a  grim  sketch  in  a  vein  which  will  s,ar- 
prise  a  good  many  of  Mr.  Wliite's  admirers." 
CN.    y.    Times.) 


"That  .  .  .  IVir.  White's  pages  as  they 
stand  do  not  give  the  impression  of  being  over- 
crowded is  due  to  the  unusual  clearness  of  his 
mental  vision  and  to  a  terse  vigorous  style 
wliich,  witiiout  abruDtness,  often  compacts  in- 
to a  sentence  the  pith  of  a  paragraph.  Of  this 
sor"  of  writing  the  present  book  is  an  admir- 
aol-=^    example."     Churchill    Williams. 

+  Bookm.  26:  524.  Ja.  'OS.  980w. 
"This  volume  is  largely  a  catena  of  camp- 
fire  stories  cf  cowboys,  rustlers,  Indians,  remit- 
tance men  and  greasers,  including  some  details 
too  gross  to  make  pleasant  reading."  W.  G. 
Bowdoin. 

-I Ind.  G3:  1473.  D.  19,  '07.   80w. 

"Shews  a  hitherto  unsuspected  ability  in 
chararter  drawing  and  in  the  sensing  of  dra- 
matic values,  which  makes  of  it  the  most  in- 
teresting   thing   he    has   written." 

-i-  +    N.    Y.    Times.   12:    856.    D.    21,    '07.    230w. 
-I-   R.   of   Rs.   37:    123    Ja.   'OS.   ISOw. 
"Here  are  some  most  readable,   and  at  times 
exciting,   yarns  of  the  Arizona  desert." 

+   Spec.    9&:    993.    D.    14,    '07.    280w. 

White,   Stewart   Edward.   Riverman.    '$1.50. 
McClure.  8-23537- 

A  s'ory  of  Micliigan  rivermen  whicli  deals 
with  the"  fortunes  of  a  log-driving  firm.  The 
liero  is  a  rixtr-boss  who  is  induced  by  a  New 
York  lawyer,  roughing  it  for  his  health,  to  join 
him  in  organizing  a  company  to  handle  expe- 
ditiously all  of  the  logs  of  the  section.  The 
treacheiy  of  the  partner  is  outlinpd  in  detail 
against  "the  sterling  strength  of  the  rugged  he- 
ro.    Local    color    and    atmosphere    abound. 


"The     love     story     is     inferior     and     detracts 
somewhat  from  the  merit  of  the  book." 
-I A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    2413.    O.    'O'S-    + 

"It  is  to.be  heartily  recommended  to  any  and 
every  one  who  likes  a  tale  of  action  that  is 
American  through  and  through,  that  has  no 
tinge  of  melodrama,  an  occasional  incident  ex- 
cepted, but  that  has  thrills  in  plenty,  and  is 
pervaded  with  a  bucyant  spirit  of  optimism 
and  rugged  health  which  is  good  for  mind  and 
body."    Churchill   Williams. 

-I-   Bookm.   28:    150.    O.   '03.    10'3Ow. 

"It  is  a  good  story  if  you  free  Mr.  White 
from  obser\ing  the  usual  canons  of  literary  con- 
struction." 

-I-  —   Ind.    65:    1W3.    N.    5,    'OS.    500w. 

"The  story  is  good,  and  we  think  would  be 
better  for  a  little  abridging  of  the  mass  of 
technicalities  relating  to  logging  and  to  the  fi- 
nancing   of    lumber    companies." 

-i Nation.   87:   340.   O.  8,   'O'S.   270w. 


"It  is  certain  that  a  great  many  people  will 
find  it  quite  possible,  and  even  exciting,  to 
read  Mr.  Whites  frightfully  inartistic  but  in 
pans    very    stirring    narrative." 

h   N.    Y.   Times.    13:  4S2...  S.   5,    '08.    660w. 

"A  powerful  companion  novel  to  "1  he  blazed 
trail.'  " 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   615.    O.   24,   'OS.   70w. 
+    N.  Y.  Times.  13:  749.  D.  5,  '08.  260w. 
"Jn   and   out   ot   this   good   story-materiai    Mr. 
White  has  woven  a  sub-plot  of  villainy  which  is 
not  at  all  convincing  and  is  essentially  uninter- 
esting." 

+  —  Outlook.    90:    273.    O.    3,    'OS.    120\v. 

White,  WilUam  Frank.     Scrap-book  of  ele- 
mentary    mathematics;    notes,     recrea- 
tions,   essays.     *$i.     Open   ct.        8-3914. 
A      book      of      mathematical      curiosities.     "It 
deals   with   more    than    Disraeli's    'six   follies   of 
science,'    not    conrining    itself    to    follies    or    to 
impossibilities    of    the    circle-squaring    type,    but 
including  in  its   medley  of  seventy   topics   many 
other    points    of    interest    and    even    critical    im- 
poitance    in    modern    matliematics,    as,    for    ex- 
ample,   linkages    and    straight-line    motion,    and 
the    instruments    allowed    by    Plato     in     simple 
Construction."     (Nation.) 


"His  book  is  decidedly  worth  having  and 
studying." 

-h    Educ.    R.    35:  423.    Ap.    '08.    60w. 

"Though  it  is  inferior  in  some  respects  to 
Schubert's  "Mathematical  essays  and  recrea- 
tions,' is  yet  a  miscellany  well  worth  having 
botli  on  account  of  the  mathematical  curiosities 
it  has  brought  together  out  of  a  space  of  more 
than  two  thousand  yoai;~,  and  on  account  of 
its   enlightened   comment   upon    them." 

+    Nation.    87:212.    S.    3,    '08.   130w. 

Whitford,  Caleb  Bailey.     Training  the  bird 
dog.     *$i.25.  Outing  pub.  8-21503. 

A  clear,  scientific  treatise  for  dog  owners  and 
sportsmen  on  the  development  of  the  hunting 
dog,  written  by  an  expert  dog  breaker,  one 
whose  methods  have  produced  a  long  line  of 
prize  winners.  In  leading  up  to  the  'first  les- 
sons,' the  author  discusses  the  genius  of 
breaking,  the  breaker's  ideal,  breaking  the 
breaker,  rewards  and  punishments,  and  the 
best  age  for  breaking. 


N.   Y.   Times.   13:454.   Ag.   15,   '08.   220w. 

Whitin,  Ernest  Stagg.  Factory  legislation  in 
Maine.  (Columbia  univ.  studies  in  his- 
tory, economics  and  public  law.)  *$i. 
Longmans.  8-18392. 

The  first  part  of  this  study  is  historical.  "It 
traces  the  conditions  of  the  industrial  and  the 
legislative  acts  from  1821  to  1907.  The  second 
part  is  equally  instructive  and  deals  with  ad- 
ministration and  the  factory  law  of  190S.  The 
critique  of  the  child  labor  law,  pp.  130  ff.,  is 
especially  apt.  A  complete  index  of  the  labor 
laws  of  Maine  in  force  in  1908  is  appended  to 
this    very   valuable   little   book."     (Am.    J.    Soc.) 

"Important  technological  essay."  H.  P.  J. 
Bellinger. 

+  Am.    J.    Soc.    14:270.    S.    '08.    80w. 
"Excellent    monograph." 

-f  Ann.   Am.    Acad.   32:   631.    N.    "OS.    160w. 
"Mr.    Whitin's   treatise   is   of   chiefly    local    in- 
terest,   but    it   is   a  part   of   the  times    in    which 
we  live,  and  which  are  similar  in  all  states." 

+   N.    Y.   Times.   13:  439.    Ag.    8,    '08.    360w. 

Whiting,  Lilian.  Italy,  the  magic  land. 
**$2.50.    Little.  7-37741- 

Descriptive  note  and  excerpts   in  Dec.   1907. 

"The  book  as  a  whole  is  sufficiently  attrac- 
tive, aside  from  its  occasional  overload  of  poly- 
svllabic    adjectives."      F:    T.    Cooper. 

-I Bookm.    26:    510.    Ja.   '08.    390w. 

Dial.   43:   427.   D.   16.   '07.    90w. 


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"A    queer    hodge-podge." 
H Ind.    64:    523.    Mr.    5,    'OS.    lOOw. 

"Certain  phrases  might  merit  the  criticism 
•gushing.'  Xotwithstanding  such  an  occasion- 
al Umitation.  the  book  contains  much  genuine 
Italian   atmosphere." 

^  _  Outlook.   87:   bTG.   D.   21,    '07.   ]50w. 
+   Putnam's.    3:    G25.    F.    'OS.    320w. 
Whiting,   Lilian.     Paris   the  beautiful.  **$2. 
*       Little.  8-32991. 

"A  little  record  of  the  crystalized  enchant- 
ment of  manv  springtimes  and  early  summers" 
spent  in  Pari.s.  "Mo-st  unique  and  .satisfactory 
of  all,  it  pictures  Paris  in  its  activity  to-day. 
The  work  that  Is  being  done  by  scientists  is  re- 
ported as  if  110m  the  laboratory,  and  tliat  of 
artists  from  the  Salons  of  last  spring.  Men  like 
Rodin,  Richet,  the  scientist  Landor.  ana  many 
others,  are  described  in  connection  with  labors 
now  in  h:ind.  Miss  Whi!ing's  spirit  i-  that  of 
enthusiastic  admiration  of  the  Parisians,  whose 
chief  characteristic  she  considers  is  imaginative 
intensity:'  and  admiration  also  of  the  city,  w  ose 
atmosphere  she  finds  not  one  of  frivolity  and 
wickodn'ss,  but  of  'light  and  colji',  of  the  keen- 
est and  most  sympathetic  hum  in  response  in 
joy  or  sorrow, — an  .atmosplier-'.  too,  thai  is  peo- 
pled with  lofty  visions  and  with  ideals  of  love- 
liness.' "   (Dial.) 


"It  is,  in  truth,  just  such  a  record  as  actual 
and  w.>uld-be  lover.s  of  Paris  will  welcome,  be- 
cause it  shows  the  city  not  only  in  it;i  outward 
fairness  but  in  its  beauty  of  intellectual  and 
artistic  achievement." 

+   Dial.  45:  4G1.  D.  IG,  'OS.  27'0w\ 
"There    is     no    doubt    that     wit'n    this   book    a 
pleasant  hour   may   be   spent   in   a  literary  com- 
panionship,  which  will  be  a  delight  to  many." 
-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  699.  N.  2S,  'OS.  130w> 
N.   Y.  Times.  13:   749.   D.   5,   'OS.   SOw. 

Whiting,   Robert   Rudd.      Ball    of   yarn:    its 
unwinding.  **75c.  Elder.  7-31419. 

"The  '  Varus'  are  told  by  several  men  sitting 
around  the  stove  in  a  hotel  office  and  vary 
from  that  of  the  breath-bound  \illage  in 
which,  on  a  cold  winter's  day,  the  people  all 
pot  lost  in  the  frozen  fog  of  their  own  orea^hs 
to  that  of  the  man  who  had  a  scheme  for  beat- 
ing the  races  by  telegraphing  the  list  of  a  day's 
winners  around  the  world  and  getting  it  back 
to  New  York  the  day  before  it  started."- — N.  Y. 
Times. 


Revie-\\ed  bv   \V.    G.    Bowdoin. 

H Ind.   63:    1469.   D.    19,    '07.    70w. 

"A  collection  of  grotesque  perversions  of  pos- 
sibility somewhat  after  the  manner  of  Mun- 
chausen   tales." 

-f    N.    Y.    Times.    12:    C31.    O.   19,    '07.    130w. 

Whitney,  Helen  Hay.     Gypsy  verses.  $1.25. 
Duffield.  7-31381. 

Underneath  the  flaunting  of  gypsy  colors,  and 
Ihe  hoaxes  of  Romany  spells,  this  verse  reveals 
regret,  weariness  and  longing  for  the  "Silver 
and   azure   of    the   open   day." 


"There    is    imaginative      distinction    in    these 
verses."   W:   M.    Pavne. 

+   Dial.   45:    64.   Ag.    1,   'OS.  ^loOw. 
Nation.   85:    589.    D.    26,    '07.    200w. 
"There  are   .   .    .   individual   lines  and   epith.ots 
that   have   freshness   and   lustre,   and   once    in   a 
while  an   unhackneyed   point  of  viev/  that  gi\es 
a  glimpse  and   promise  of  something  deeper." 
H N.   Y.   Times.  13:   199.   Ap.   11,   'OS.   300w. 

Whitty,  Edward  Michael.  St.  Stephen's  in 
the  fifties,  the  session  1852-3,  a  parlia- 
mentary retrospect;  with  an  introd.  by 
Justin  McCrtrthy,  and  notes  by  H.  M. 
Williams.  *$3.  Wessels.  7-12661. 

The   gallery  letters  written   by  a  young  Irish 

Journalist  to   the   Leader,   a  London  paper,   re- 


veal two  things:  viz.,  that  newspaper  writing 
was  an  art  in  those  days  and  that  parliament 
had  many  an  interesting  character  to  portray. 
There  are  Disraeli,  Gladstone,  John  Bright, 
Henry  Drummond  and  many  another.  "It  is  the 
story  of  rises  and  falls  in  great  reputations,  of 
disappointments  soothed,  of  foiled  intrigues,  of 
dogged    endurance   and   loyalty    rei^/aid."    (Spec.) 


"Much  of  [the  English  journalism  of   the  'fif- 
ties and  'sixties]    has  passed   into   the   ranks  of 
permanent  literature,  and  in  this  portion  a  high 
place   must   be  given   to   the  book   before   us." 
+   Acad.    71:369.    O.    13,    '06.    82'Ow. 

"Some  of  Whitty's  portraits  are  of  singular 
interest  and  power,  and  well  deserve  the  hon- 
our  of    frequent     epublication." 

+  Ath.    1906,    2:    405.    O.    6.    450w. 

-f   Nation.    86:    153.    F.    13,    '08.    S50w. 

"Mr  McCarthy's  preface  is  a  work  of  super- 
erogation from  beginning  to  end,  for  it  attempts 
to  elucidate  nothing  but  the  already  obvious, 
and  cumbers  the  ground  with  a  deal  of  person- 
al opinion.  The  oldest  'Parliamentary  hand'  and 
the  last  successful  candidate  at  a  by-election 
can  learn  much  to  his  edification  and  amuse- 
ment by  studying  the  conditions  at  'St.  Ste- 
Dhen's    in    rhe   fifties."  " 

^ Spec.    97:    623.    O.    27,    '06.    2620w. 

Who's    who    on    the    stage,    1908;    ed.    by 

Walter  Browne  and  E.  DeRoy  Koch.  il. 

*$3.50.  Dodge,  B.  W. 

The  dramatic  reference  book  and  biographical 

dictionary  of  the   theater,   for  190S.     It   cont.iins 

careers  of  actors,   actresses,   managers  and  play- 

wrrights    of    the   American    stage.     A    number   of 

illustrations  are   included. 

Wide,  Anders.  Home  gymnastics  on 
Ling's  system.  **50c.  Funk. 
A  little  handbook  of  some  seventy  pages 
which  outlines  the  principals  of  the  Swedish 
gvnmastic  s^■stem  as  introduced  and  developed 
bv  Pehr  Henrik  Ling.  Not  only  are  the  phys- 
ical benefits  of  the  system  pointed  out  but  the 
ethical   and   moral   as  well. 


"Is  valuable  to  the  man  of  sodentar\-  occu- 
pation, wlio  is  anxious  to  keep  himself  in  good 
physical    condition." 

-f    Ind.   64:   1044.   My.   7,  'OS.   70w. 

Wiedersheim,  Robert.  Comparative  anat- 
omy of  vertebrates;  adapted  from  the 
German  of  Dr.  Robert  Wiedersheim 
by  W.   N.   Parker.   *$3.75.   Macmillan. 

8-16426. 

The  third  English  edition  founded  upon  the 
sixth  German  edition.  It  has  been  prepared 
chiefly  for  students  whereas  former  editions 
have  been  used  largely  by  investigators  and 
teachers.  The  bibliography  of  the  previous  edi- 
tions has  been  extended  to  Include  six  hundred 
additional    titles    of    the    last    German    edition. 

"The  work  is  without  a  rival  in  any  language, 
and  is  unsurpassed  as  a  complete  and  compre- 
hensive compendium  of  the  more  significant 
facts  of  comparative  anatomy,  an  Indispens- 
able text  for  college  and  university  use,  and  a 
valuable  work  of  reference  in  the  general  li- 
brary." 

-I-    4-    Dial.   44:    249.    Ap.    16,    '08.    300w. 
Nation.  86:  156.  F.  13,  '08.  500w. 

"Notwithstanding  deficiencies,  the  present  is 
the  best  English  treatise  upon  vertebrate  anat- 
omy, as  the  original  is  the  best  German.  The 
reviewer  sincerely  hopes  to  greet  a  later  fault- 
less edition."   B.   G.  Wilder. 

-I Science,    n.s.    27:  737.    My.    8,   '08.    SOOOw. 

Wiggin,    Kate    Douglas,    and    Smith,    Nora 

*       Archibald,      eds.        Tales     of     lau.ghter. 

^$1.50.    McClure. 

A    hundred    and    forty    tales    of   the    character 

that  from  time  immemorial  have  entertained  the 


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Wiggin,  K.  D.,  and  Smith,  N.  A.—Coni. 
grroup  of  listener?  about  a  mother's  knee.  They 
will  prove  a  mine  to  little  people  who  like  the 
"huff  and  puff"  of  the  story  of  the  three  little 
pigs,  and  the  jig-s  of  the  dancing  Japanese 
kettle. 


"All  having  the  humorous  quality  that  the 
title  of  the  collection  suc?g-ests.  Uniform  in  bind- 
ing with  'The  fairy  ring'  and  'M.agic  casements," 
to  which  excellent  volumes  it  is  a  worthy  sue- 
CGSsor  ** 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  313.  D.  '08. 

Reviewed  by  M.  J.  Moses. 

Ind.   05:  1483.    D.    17,    'OS.    50w. 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  756.   D.   5,  '08.   SOw. 
"No  better  editors  could  be   chosen,   and  they 
lay  tribute  upon  manv  lands  and  languages." 
+  Outlook.  90:  751.  N.  28,  '08.  120w. 

Wilder,  Marshall  Pinckney.  Smiling  'round 
the  world.  t$i.5o.  Funk.  8-15165. 

A  jaunt  "of  many  moons  and  many  miles"  of 
"many  jests  and  many  smiles."  There  are  no 
hardships  of  travel  indulged  in  here;  with  an 
abundance  of  good  cheer  and  ready  wit  the 
author  carries  his  reader  across  the  continent, 
over  sea  to  Hawaii,  and  from  there  over  the 
regulation  course  to  Gibraltar  and  on  to  New 
York. 


"Full  of  interesting  facts  and  information 
that  all  intelligent  people  should  possess,  so 
sugar-coated  with  humor  that  the  dullest 
mind  cannot  fail  to  heartily  enjoy  the  con- 
tents." 

-f  Arena.   40:   127.   Jl.   '08.   140w. 
"An    amusing   chronicle   of   his   trip." 
+   Lit.   D.   37:   163.   Ag.   1,    '08.   70w. 
+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  345.  Je.  13,  '08.  140w. 

Wilder,  Victor.  Mozart:  the  story  of  his 
life  as  man  and  artist  according  to  au- 
thentic documents  and  other  sources; 
tr.   by   L.   Liebich.  2v.   *$3.S0.   Scribner. 

8-22792. 
Trustworthy,  save  for  a  few  slips,  and  in- 
terestingly told,  this  life  is  written  for  general 
readers.  It  contains  a  bibliography  of  Mozart 
liteiature,  both  English  and  foreign,  a  list  of 
his  compositions,  published  and  unpublished, 
and    twenty-three    portraits   and    facsimiles. 


"There  is  more  of  biography  than  artistic 
comment  or   criticism   in  his   book." 

-I Ath.    190S,    1:487.    Ap.    IS.    300w. 

"It  has  certainly  deserved  the  honor  of  a 
translation,  even  after  this  long  interval,  be- 
cause of  its  lucid  style  and  charm  of  narrative. 
There  are  reasons  to  think  that  the  author  of 
this  book  had  not  read  Jahn.  A  few  ludicrous 
blunders  appear.  The  translator  has  done  her 
work  well." 

H Nation.    86:451.    My.    14,    'OS.    380w. 

Willcocks,  Mary  Patricia.  Man  of  genius: 
a  story  of  the  judgment  of  Paris.  t$i. 50. 
Lane.  8-17245. 

"Miss  Willcock's  new  story  tells  of  an  ambi- 
tious young  architect  who  is  loved  .by  two 
women,  one  of  whom  sacrifices  herself  by  con- 
cealing from  him  that  she  is  to  become  the 
mother  of  his  child,  lest  she  should  block  his 
advancement,  yet  has  no  understanding  of  his 
imaginative  and  esthetic  nature;  while  the  oth- 
er, who  is  in  sympathy  with  him  on  these 
points,  keeps  herself  in  the  background,  urges 
him  to  marry  the  other  girl,  and  helps  them  to 
success  and  to  as  happy  a  married  life  as  is 
possible  for  them — ill  mated  as  they  are  tem- 
peramentally."— Outlook. 

"The  book  as  a  whole  is  thoughtful,  if  some- 
what dull." 

-I Ath.   1908,    1:784.  Je.    27.    140w. 

"It  is  good,  conscientious  work,  but  it  falls 
to   convince,    chiefly,    but   not   only,    because   the 


man    of    genius    does    not    convince    one    of    his 
possession    of    the    divine    quality." 
—  +   Ind.    65:    551.    S.   3,    '08.    lOOw. 
"The    sentiment    cloys,    while    the    characters 
move  forward  with  no  volition  of  their  own  and 
evident   effort   on    the   part   of   the   author." 
—  Nation.    87:  56.    Jl.    16,    '08.    470w.     " 
N.  Y.  Times.  13:  345.  Je.  13,  '08.  200w. 
"In   both   characters  and  story  it  strikes  root 
in  the  deeper  meanings  of   life." 

-f-    N.   Y.   Times.   13:   637.   O.  31,   '08.   60«w. 
"Far    above    the    average    level    of    the    fiction 
of  the  day  as  to  intellectual  ability.    It  is  equal- 
ly   true    that    it    conspicuously    lacks    those    ele- 
ments  of   livelj'   entertainment   and    plot-excite- 
ment so  dear  to  many  novel-readers'   hearts." 
-f-  —  Outlook.    S9:  531.    Jl.    4,    '08.    240w. 
"Had    'Adam    Bede'    never    been    written,    this 
story    would    have    greater    claim    to    originality. 
Miss   Willcocks,    it   is    true,    constructs    her   own 
plot,    but    her    treatment    of    character    suggests 
George  Eliot,  and  we  share  Hazlitt's  preference 
for  an  old   book  over  a  new." 

H Sat.    R.   106:   369.   S.    19,   'OS.  2:;0w. 

Williams,   Eliot   Crawshay.  Across     Persia. 
*$3.50.   Longmans.  8-9064. 

"Mr.  Williams'  made  his  return  to  Europe 
from  India  via  Persia,  landing  at  Bushire  and 
stopping  at  Shiraz,  Persepolis,  Isfahan,  and 
Teheran.  He  tells  us  in  leisurely  fashion  wrfat 
he  thinks  of  the  scenery,  the  inhabitants,  the 
remains  of  Persian  grandeur  and  Greek  enter- 
prise. And  he  often  amuses  himself  and  us  by 
details  of  Persian  manners  and  methods.  A 
traveller  devoid  of  the  sense  of  humour  is  un- 
thinkable, and  the  author  must  have  found  ita 
possession  an  invaluable  quality  at  times." — 
Spec. 


"He   has   nothing  very   new   to   say,    but   his 
observations  of  men  and  manners  are  fair  and 
just,  and  the  account  of  his  wanderings  makes 
interesting   reading.     The   value    of    his    book    is 
enhanced  by  a  .ijood  map,  :3ome  excellent  photo- 
eraphic    reproductions,    and   an   index." 
+  Acad.   73:   296.   D.    28,    '07.   170w. 
A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  153.  My.  '08. 
"A    conscientious,    but    unsatisfying    piece    of 
work,    and    his    frequent    reflections    are    apt   to 
be  trivial." 

—  Ath.    1908,    2:  206.    Ag.    22.    120w. 
"His  traveller's  tale  has  chaim  and  serenity. 
Picture  and   text  are  mutually  helpful   and   in- 
teresting to  the   reader."   H.   B.    Coblentz. 
+  Dial.    44:    103.    F.    16,    '08.   320w. 
"Mr.    Williams    gives    us    a    most    interesting 
description    of    the    ancient    monuments    of    the 
Persian    kings     .      .      .     and    his    many    photo- 
graphs add  greatly  to  the  charm  of  the  book." 
4-  Sat.    R.   104:  767.   D.   21,   '07.  570w. 
"Our   author    belongs    to    the   class     of     bom 
travellers    to    whom    travel    is    an    existence    in 
itself.    He    is    a    kindly    humourist,    and    a    very 
patient   one.    He    travelled   with    his   eyes   wide 
open,  and  can  give  us  not  a  little  valuable  in- 
formation." 

-I-  Spec.   99:   781.   N.  16,   '07.   2'50w. 

Williams,    Hefshel.     Fairy   tales   from   folk 
*       lore.    **$i.    Moffat.  8-22796. 

Twelve    folk-lore    tales    taken    from    as   many 
countries. 


"The  Interest  is  relative,  and  the  nationalistic 
value  is  beyond  the  ken  of  boys  and  gitl'*.     We 
do  not  discount  the  fancy,   but   undoubtedly  the 
student   emphasis  is  too  strons.  '   M.   J.   Moses. 
H Ind.  65:  1473.  D.  17,  '08.  rOw. 

•'A  pleasing  little  collection.  The  stories  are 
all  told  very  simply,  with  now  and  then  a  touch 
of  homely  humor  thfit  smells  of  the  soil  out  of 
which  they  were  born." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  483.  S.  5,  '08.  130w. 


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391 


Williams,  Hugh  Noel.  Princess  of  intrigue, 
Anne  Genevieve  de  Bourbon,  duchesse 
de  Longueville,  and  her  times.  2v. 
*$6.5o.   Putnam.  8-12137. 

"Born  of  a  race  of  royal  intriguers,  thrust 
from  a  convent  into  the  artificial  atmosphere 
of  the  H6tel  de  Rambouillet  and  the  sraiety  of 
a  corrupt  court,  -where  her  wit  and  beauty  car- 
ried everything  before  them,  married  to  a  man 
twice  her  as^e.  who  cared  notnlng  for  h<r  '  ut 
was  wax  in  her  hands  for  any  madcap  political 
adventure,  Anne,  duchesise  de  I^ongueville,  found 
herself,  at  twenty- five,  an  object  of  univi-rpal 
homag-e  and  a  power  to  be  reckoned  with  in  the 
state  of  France."  (Dial.)  It  is  of  this  woman's 
career  and  Influence  that  Mr.  Williams  writes 
having  studied  exhaustively  both  contemporary 
and  modern  sources. 


Armstrong's  reformation,  The  advantage  of  a 
college  education.  The  man  in  the  window, 
Wliat  the  old  graduate  learned,  and  Talks  with 
a  kid  brother. 


"The  author  ^enorally  passes  lightly  over 
points  of  controversy,  though,  when  he  does 
enter  the  lists,  little  fault  is  to  be  found  with 
his  arguments  or  conclusions.  The  took  is  un- 
doubtedly interesting  and  well  written  as  a 
whole." 

■] Ath.  1908,  1:  250.  F.  29.  190Ow. 

"Compared  with  some  of  his  previous  studies 
of  a:reat  Frenchwomen   this  one  lacks  vivacity." 

H Dial.   44:180.   Mr.   16,   '08.    300w. 

"As  a  history  of  French  society  this  care- 
fully prepared  and  richly  illustrated  work  will 
be  valuable  to  readers  who  have  no  access 
to  the  French  material  which  the  author  has 
used   freely." 

-I Nation.    86:    553.    Je.    18,    '08.    340w. 

"The  research,  tho  information,  and  the  dis- 
criminative judgment  which  have  gone  to  the 
compiling  [of  this  book]  must  claim  instant  rec- 
ognition and  respect.  Mr.  Williams  has  suc- 
ceeded .  .  .  not  only  in  writing  an  admir- 
able historical  work  on  the  times,  out  has 
achieved  the  more  trying  and  delicate  task  of 
rendering  this  work  as  absoroing  as  a  novel." 
-f  +'N.  Y.  Times.  13:  100.  F.  22,  '08.  lOOOw. 
"Should  make  a  strong  appeal  to  all  who  de- 
light in  contemplating  the  events  of  history 
from   the   court   point   of  view." 

-I Outlook.    89:    534.    Jl.    4.    '08.    230w. 

R.  of   Rs,  37:   637.  My.  '08.   50w. 
"An    interesting   chronicle    of   a    most    roman- 
tic period." 

-I-  Spec.    100:    979.    Je.    20,    '08.    500w. 

Williams,  Hugh  Noel.  Women  Bonapartes. 
*       2v.  *$6.  Scribner. 

A  biographical  sketch  of  Madame  Mdre  and 
her  three  daughters  Elisa,  Pauline  ana  Caro- 
line. "The  treatment  of  the  iheme  is  chron- 
ological, and  necessaril.\-  inlroduC(-s  many  im- 
portant characters,  both  male  and  female,  be- 
sides  the  Bonaparte   ladies."    (Dial.) 


"Messrs.  Methuen  may  be  congratulated  upon 
the  readableness  of  the  book.  It  is  not  possible 
t'j  combine  the  light  handling  suitalile  t  .  such 
volumes  with  serious  studv  of  the  hist'^ri'^al 
facts.  The  extent  of  Mr.  Williams's  indebted- 
ness to  French  authorities  will  be  judged  by  the 
reader's  impatience  at  the  use  of  French  idiom 
in  the  book." 

H Ath.  1908,   2:   541.  O.  31.   740w. 

"The  work  is  really  an  account  of  the  life  and 
times  of  Napoleon  from  a  fresh  point  of  view." 
-f   Dial.   45:   403.   D.   16,   '08.   200w. 
Ind.  65:  1178.   N.  19,  '08.  4'Ow. 

Williams,  Jesse  Lynch.  Girl  and  the  game, 
and  other  college  stories.  ''■$1.50.  Scrib- 
ner. 8-17249. 

A  group  of  college  stories  as  follows:  The 
girl  and  the  game,  The  college  and  the  circus, 
At  the  corner  of  Lover's  lane.  Leg  pull,  Reddy 


"Vary  in  quality,  on  the  whole  inferior  to  the 
author's  earlier  work.  The  moral  tone  is  good, 
if  somewhat  forced   at   times." 

■j A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    247.    O.   '08. 

-  "They  are  without  wit  or  humor,  they  are 
crudely  constructed,  they  are  even  tri\  ial  and 
silly." 

—  Nation.    87:56.   Jl.    16,    '08.    200w. 
"About  most  of  MV.  Williams'  stories,   it  may 

safely  be  said  that  they  are  more  blameless 
than    exhilarating." 

1-    N.    Y.    Times.    13:442.   Ag.    8,    '08.    240w. 

Williams,  Jessie  Ljmch.  My  lost  duchess: 
an  idyl  of  the  tovirn.  t$i.5o.  Centurv. 

8-1 T  087. 
With  only  the  window-pane,  the  half-hidden 
privet  hedge,  and  the  granite  balustrade  be- 
tween them  a  man  woos  in  his  heart  an  un- 
Imown  maiden.  He  fancies  she  is  the  duchess 
or  the  goddess  of  his  dreams  when  in  reality 
she  is  a  dainty  little  governess  whom  he  does 
not  win  without  trials  and  discouragement.  The 
characteristic  idyl-atmosphere  of  leisure  per- 
vades the  story. 

"The  situations  suggest  Van  Bibber  and  the 
conversations    Anthony    Hope." 

-1-  A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  224.  Je.  '08. 
"If  Mr.  Williams  is  a  trifle  too  lively  of  fancy 
and  broad  of  touch  to  produce  a  town  eclogue 
of  classical  grace,  he  is  by  that  same  token 
more  fit  for  the  moment,  more,  as  it  is  called, 
up-to-date." 

H Nation.    87:    12.    Jl.    2,    '08.    240w. 

"Mr.   Williams   has   shown   himself   to    be   just 
enough    of    an    idealist    to    refine   the    events    of 
dail>    life   without   becoming   unconvincing." 
-I-   -f   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  278.  My.  16,   'Ob.   200w. 
"Nick,    the  hero,   is   as  worthy  and   entertain- 
ing a  protagonist  of  the  Fifth  avenue   phase   of 
New  York  life  as  Van  Bibber  was  at  his  b\st.  ' 
+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   345.   Je.   13,   'OS.   230w. 
"It    is    as    light    as    froth,    but    it    has    in    its 
delicate    fabric    some    of    the   irridescent    gleams 
of  the   soap-bubble." 

+  Outlook.    89:    313.    Je.    0,    '08.    30w. 

Williams,  Leonard.  Arts  and  crafts  of  old- 
er Spain.  (World  of  art  ser.)  3v.  *$4.50. 
McClurg.  8-15871. 

A  comprehensive,  copiously  illustrated  three- 
volume  work  based  upon  a  wealth  of  mate- 
rial. The  first  volume  includes  gold,  silver, 
and  jewel  work,  iron  work,  bronzes  and  arms; 
the  second,  furniture,  ivories,  pottery  and 
glass;  the  third,  textile  fabrics — silk,  clotnes 
and  woolens,  embroidery,  tapestry  and  lace. 
Appendices,  a  bibliography  and  an  index  com- 
plete the  volume. 

Reviewed  by  W.  G.  Bowdoin. 

4-   Ind.  65:  1459.  D.  17,  '08.  lOOw. 

"If  such  a  work  as  this  is  to  be  of  scientific 
value,  its  author  should  take  care  to  employ 
tecnnical    terms    where    such    exist." 

—  Int.    Studio.    35:    166.    Ag.    '08.    470w. 
-+-   Lit.  D.  37:  912.  D.  12,  '08.  120w. 

"These  volumes  serve  as  a  suggestive  and 
stimulating  introduction  to  all  these  treasures 
of  the  peninsula." 

4-  Nation.  87:  559.  D.  3,  'OS.  400w. 
"It  is  sufficient  to  express  appreciation  for  the 
author's  practical  treatment  of  his  subject  which 
makes  the  book  a  valuable  guide  fo  t  e  mod- 
ern craftsman,  and  to  close  with  an  added  ex- 
pression of  admiration  for  the  literary  charm, 
of  Mr.  Williams's  style." 

4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  755.  D.  5,  '08.  780w. 
Spec.   100:    1003.   Je.    27,   '08.   ISOw. 


392 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Williams,  R.  H.  With  the  border  ruffians: 
memories  of  the  far  West,  1852-1868;  ed. 
by  E.  W.  Williams.  *$4.  Dutton. 

8-12130. 

A  lumous  adventure  book.  "Of  English  birth, 
the  author  came  here  at  the  age  of  20  in  the 
year  1852,  and  for  the  better  part  of  the  fol- 
lowing sixteen  years  he  was  in  the  cyclone  belt, 
and  it  was  blowing  all  the  time.  He  fought  with 
the  Kansas  Rangers  and  with  their  Texan 
namesakes.  He  fought  to  maintain  slavery  when 
he  wasn't  fighting  Indians  or  ruffians  of  one 
sort  or  another.  Barroom  fights  and  summary 
hangings — in  one  of  which  the  narrator  came 
very  near  playing  the  principal  part — alternate 
with  prospecting  lours  and  ranching.  Out  of  the 
great  welter  of  struggle  and  bloodshed  one  sees 
the  country  em.erging,  settfing,  coming  to  ma- 
turity."   (N.  T.   Times.) 


"As  a  narrative  of  personal  adventure  and 
experience  it  is  remarkably  interesting;  as  a 
contribution  to  local  history  it  presents  a  viv- 
id picture  of  frontier  life  during  an  important 
period." 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    153.    My.    '08. 

"A  fascinating  romance,  the  interest  of 
which  reminds  one  more  than  a  little  of  the 
qualiti;.>s  which  have  made  'Robinson  Crusoe' 
beloved." 

+  +  Ath.    190?,    2:    825.    D.    28.    760w. 
"An   interesting   book,   whether  regarded   as  a 
mere  story,   as   autobiography,   or  as  a  descrip- 
tion   of    bygone    social    conditions." 

+    Dial.   45:   45.   Jl.   16,    '08.    330w. 
"Interesting    reading    and    good    material    for 
history.  The  author     .     .     .     nothing  extenuates 
nor  sets  down  aught  in  malice." 

+   Ind.    64:    472.    F.    27,    '08.    250w. 

"The  straightforward  tale  of  a  man  who  from 
boyhood  lived  in  the  thick  of  alarums  and  ex- 
cursions. He  has  [told  the  story  of  Capt.  Wil- 
liams] excellently  in  this  roomy,  well-made 
volume."  Hildegarde  Hawthorne. 

+  N.  Y.   Times.   13:  8€.   F.   15,   '08.   7«0w. 

"As  recorded  in  the  present  volume  the  story 
Is   well    told   and   has   its   place   as   a   contribu- 
tion  to  the  stirring  history  of  tha/t  period." 
+   R.   Of    Rs.   37:    381.    Mr.    '08.   230w. 

"Mr.  Williams's  memoirs  are  written  with  no 
art,  but,  if  we  are  entitled  to  judge,  they  are 
absolutely  truthful.  One  must  get  inside  the 
atmosphere  of  this  book  really  to  appreciate 
how  fine  a  tribute  these  words  are  to  the 
Federal  army." 

-I Spec.    99:    1064.    D.    21,    '07.    1550w. 

Williamson,    Charles    N.,    and    Williamson, 
Mrs,  Alice  M.  Chauflfeur  and  the  chap- 
eron.   (English    title,    The    botor    chap- 
eron.)   il.  t$i.5o.    McClure.  8-16473. 
Another    guide    book    glorified     by     the     most 
whimsical    and     interesting    of    romances.       An 
American    girl    and    her    English    step-sister    in- 
herit   a    motor    boat   and    decide    to    explore    the 
waterways    of    Holland.      Accident    procures    for 
them    lovers,    relatives    and    a    chaperon.       The 
lively  experiences  of  the  party  only  make  more 
palatable  the  real  instruction  which  is  imparted 
in    generous    measure. 


"When,  fired  with  enthusiasm,  one  closes  the 
novel  and  rushes  to  pack  a  hasty  portmanteau, 
he  will  start  for  the  land  of  canals  with  a  pret- 
ty clear  notion  as  to  what  will  be  his  route 
and  where  lie  vnW  linger  on  his  wav" 
+  Acad.  73:  849.  Ag.  31,  '07.  220w. 
"It  is  lively  reading  but  is  rather  too  long 
drawn    out." 

-I A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    225.    Je.    '08. 

"Their  writing,   though   it  does  not  pretend  to 
literary    quality,    has   both   gafety    and    natural- 
n&«s,    so   that   their   glorified   tours,    duly   spiced 
with  a  love   interest,   are  agreeable  reading." 
+  Ath.    1907,    2:    92.    Jl.    27.    80w. 


"It  contains  rather  a  larger  proportion  than 
usual  of  guide-book,  and  a  smaller  proportion 
of   plot."    b  :    T.    Cooper. 

H Bookm.    27:    502.    Jl.    '08.    370w. 

"To  all  who  like  amphibious  excursions  and 
farcical  story  combined  the  book  will  be  wel- 
come, for  the  journey  is  charming  and  the 
company    merry." 

+   Nation.    87:    56.    Jl.    16,    '08.    220w. 

"Has  all  the  qualities  that  have  made  their 
previous  stories  so  popular  and  at  the  same 
time  has  more  complexity  of  plot  and  more 
incident,  both  exciting  and  amusing,  than  is 
to    be    found    in    some    of   their   stories." 

-t-   N.   Y.   Times.   13:   345.   Je.    13,   '08.   280w. 

"The   plot  is   as   impossible   as   usual,   but   the 
characters    are    attractive,    some    of    their    com- 
plications   amusing,    and    the    guide-book    direc- 
tions   interesting   and   not   too    obtrusive." 
+  Outlook.    89:    532.    Jl.    4,    '0«.    lOOw. 

"There  is,  in  fact,  so  much  useful  and  de- 
tailed information  in  the  volume  that  it  is  a 
thousand  pities,  in  the  first  place,  that  there 
is  no  index,  and,  in  the  second,  that  the  infor- 
mation is  buried  under  so  thick  a  covering  of 
romance." 

-I Spec.    99:    333.    S.    7,    '07.    230w. 

Williamson,  M.  G.  Edinburgh:  a  historical 
and  topographical  account  of  the  city. 
*$i.75.  Dutton.  7-28491. 

A  book  whose  purpose  is  to  connect  the  his- 
tory of  the  city  with  the  chief  objects  of  inter- 
est "The  city's  consecutive  historv  begins  in 
the  fifth  century  A.  D.,  and  from  that  date  tne 
author  carries  down  his  narrative  to  the  nine- 
teenth century.  He  includes  a  good  account  or 
the  golden  age  of  Edinburgh  society  in  the  sev- 
enteenth and  eighteenth  centuries,  and  of  the 
literary   men   of   old  Edinburgh."    (Nation.) 


"Will  give  the  interested  -reader  plenty  to 
'think  about,'  especially  if  he  does  not  already 
know  his  Edinburgh." 

+   Ath.    1906,    2:341.   S.    22.    300w. 
"The  volume  is  a  good,  historical  guide  book." 

+    Nation.    87:  71.    Jl.    23,    'OS.    150w. 
"If,  we  may  judge  from  these  initial  volumes, 
the   text  and   pictures   of  the   new  series   are  in 
the    hands    of    competent    authorities." 

+   Outlook.    89:534.    Jl.    4,     08.    lOOw. 
"Mr.    Williamson   has    had   a   great   subject   to 
deal  with,   and   has   treated  it  worthily." 
-f  Spec.    97:  65.    Jl.    14,    '06.    250w. 

Willis,  Bailey,  and  others.  Research  in 
*  China.  3v.  and  atlas,  v.  i,  $8;  atlas,  $7; 
V.  2,  $2.  Carnegie  inst. 
In  three  voiumts  are  recorded  the  results  of 
seven  months  of  research  in  China  conducted  by 
a  topographer  and  two  geologists.  "The  first 
part  of  the  volume  .  .  .  forms  a  bulky  quarto 
of  more  than  350  pages,  with  upwards  of  fifty 
plates,  consisting  of  photographic  views  of  land- 
scapes, maps,  and  geological  sections.  The  sec- 
ond part  includes  systematic  petrography,  zool- 
ogical notes,  and  a  syllabary  of  Chinese  sounds. 
The  second  volume  is  intended  'to  summarize 
the  detailed  presentation  of  our  results,  and  to 
comljine  them  with  the  work  of  others  in  a 
systematic  discussion  of  the  geology  of  south- 
eastern Asia.'  The  third  volume  is  to  be  de- 
voted to  palaeontology.  The  atlas  contains  some 
forty  sheets  of  maps,  sections,  and  photographic 
views,  most  of  the  maps  bc-ing  on  the  scale  of 
1/125,000,  or  two  miles  to  the  inch,  engraved  and 
coloured  in  the  excellent  style  to  which  the 
United  States  geological  survey  has  now  accus- 
tomed us."     (Nature.) 


"These  sumptuous  volumes  constitute  a  mon- 
umental contribution  to  Asiatic  geology.  They 
are  signal  productions  not  only  in  their  sub- 
stance and  form,  but  in  the  fact  that  they  are  a 
gift  of  productive  industry  to  progressive  sci- 
enct,  and  a  tribute  of  one  of  the  newest  phases 


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of  civilization  to  one  of  the  oldest."     T.  C.  C. 
4-   +  J.  Geol.  16:  387.  My.  '08.  740w.   (Review 
of  V.  1  ,  pts.  1  and  2,  and  v.  2.) 
"We  venture   to   think  that   aJl   that  was   new 
and    important   among   the   results   of   the   expe- 
dition  might  easily  have  been  comprised  within 
the  limits  of  this  first  single  volume.     The  phys- 
iographical   dis^^ussions  in   the  volume   are   most 
unsatisfactory." 

h  Nature.  76:  345.  Ag.  8.  '07.  1700w.  (Re- 
view of  v.  1,  pt.  1.) 
"There  is  some  internal  evidence  of  hasty 
writing,  such  as  inaccuracies  in  translation  con- 
veying a  rather  different  sense  from  that  of  the 
original.  The  pith  of  this  volume  might  have 
been  summed  up  in  a  single  chapter  without 
losing  any  important  contribution  to  science, 
and  the  space  so  sa\ed  m.ight  have  been  de- 
voted to  a  much-needed  bibliography  of  the 
subject.  The  arti.stic  excellence  of  the  numer- 
ous maps  by  which  the  volume  is  illustrated  de- 
serves unqualified  pr.aise." 

h   Nature.   79:    61.    N.    19,    '08.    llOOw.    (Re- 
view of  V.   1!.) 

Willson,  Rev.  Thomas  B.  Norway  at  home. 
*$i.75.     Scribner.  8-22498. 

Tells  of  Norway's  "constitution  and  govern- 
ment, its  national  defense,  its  religion,  litera- 
ture, music,  education,  its  capital,  its  social 
life,  agriculture,  rural  customs,  forests,  local 
government,  poor  laws,  industrial  life,  trans- 
portation, and,  finally,  about  'Norway  as  a 
playground.'  "  (Outlook.)  "A  lucid  account  is 
given  of  the  circumstances  which  led  to  the 
separation   of  Norway  from   Sweden."     (Ath.) 


"It  shows  a  full  knowledge  of  the  subject." 

-I-   Ath.    1908,   1:759.   Je.   20.    520w. 
"His    sincerity    and    sympathy    quite    win   the 
reader's  heart  and   shine   through   the   trite   fig- 
ures of  the  tame  and  old-fashioned  stvle." 

-I Nation.   87:  161.   Ag.    20,   '08.   460w. 

"Mr.  Willson  tells  us  authoritatively  about 
many  departments  of  life  and  occupation  in 
Norway." 

+  Outlook.  89:  815.   Ag.   8,   '08.   200w. 

Wilson,  Andrew.  How  to  keep  well.  (Handy 
information   series.)    50c.    Crowell. 

7-20716. 

A  little  book  of  Instruction  on  points  of  clean- 
liness, ventilation,  care  of  body,  eating  and 
drinking,  and  what  to  do  in  case  of  accidents 
and  illness. 

Wilson,  Ernest,  and  Lydall,  Francis.     Elec- 
trical traction.  2v.  ea.  *$4.  Lonp:mans. 

8-14350. 
"Volume  1  is  devoted  to  direct-current  trac- 
tion and  the  first  part  is  given  up  to  tramways, 
the  latter  part  to  heavier  traction.  In  neither 
case  is  the  subject  carried  further  back  in  the 
syotem  of  distribution  than  the  switchboard. 
"Volume  2  is  devoted  entirely  to  alter- 
nating-current traction,  an  Indication  of  the 
extent  to  which  this  system  is  considered  fa- 
vorably   in    Europe." — ^St.    Ry.    J. 


"Valuable  addition  to  works  on  subject." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    15'3.  My.    '08. 
"The  treatment  is  mostly  descriptive,  but  not 
always   complete."     Gisbert   Kapp. 

-f-  -I Nature.   77:  169.   D.  26,   '07.  1840w. 

"Thare  is  a  demand  for  a  book  of  this  kind, 
and  the  authors  have  been  very  successful  in 
their    treatment   of   the    subject." 

+   +  St.    Ry.   J.    30:    1076.    N.    30,    '07.   550w. 

Wilson,    William    R.    A.      Journeys    of    the 
*       Kit-Kat  clubr-England.  **$2.  Appleton. 

8-27783. 
Meant  to  serve  the  present  generation  as  But- 
terworth's  "Zigzag  journevs"  did  the  last,  this 
volume  records  the  experiences  of  four  Amer- 
ican school  boys  and  their  tutor  in  England. 
Information  concerning  history  and  literature  is 
served   up    in   story   form    greatly   enhanced    for 


the  youthful  reader  by  the  wealth  of  good  illus- 
trations. 

Wilson,  Winter  Lincoln.     Elements  of  rail- 
*       road  track  and  construction.  $2.  Wiley. 

8-27791. 

"In  this  volume  no  attempt  has  been  made  to 
treat  the  subjects  of  railroad  track  and  con- 
struction with  any  considerable  amount  of  de- 
tail, but  rather  to  present  a  few  of  the  funda- 
mental principles  in  such  manner  that  the  inex- 
perienced engineering  student  can  form  a  gen- 
eral idea  of  the  subjects." 


"Professor  Wilson  has  treated  this  matter  in 
a  very  attractive  and  common  sense  manner. 
He  has  certainly  shown  the  qualities  of  a  high- 
class  instructor  by  presenting  his  subject  in 
plain  and  simple  lant-ruage,  unincumbered  by 
complicated  cr  unnecessary  inathematical  for- 
mulas, and  it  is  written  in  such  a  way  as  not 
only  to  interest  young  engineering  students  in 
this  subject,  but  to  impress  upon  their  minds 
the  essential  principles  underlying  maintenance- 
Gf-way  work."  J:  F.  Wallace. 

+    Engin.  N.  fiO:  537.  N.  12,  '08.  ISOw. 

"The  author  has  fulfilled  his  purpose  excel- 
lently. While  the  book  is  primarily  for  engi- 
neering students,  it  can  be  recommended  for 
general  readers  who  wish  to  know  something 
more  .about  railroad  track  than  they  can  see 
from,  the  car  window." 

-I-   Engln.    Rec.   58:    706.   D.  19,   '08.   160w. 

Wilson,  (Thomas)  Woodrow.  Constitution- 
al government  in  the  United  States. 
*$i.50.   Macmillan.  8-17752. 

The  author  states  that  these  lectures  do  not 
undertake  to  discuss  systematically  the  charac- 
ter of  the  American  government  and  its  meth- 
ods, but  that  they  are  intended  to  set  forth 
certain  salient  features  from  a  fresh  point  of 
view,  .and  in  the  light  of  a  fresh  analysis  of  the 
nature  and  operations  of  constitutional  govern- 
ment. "Eight  lectures  are  included  in  the  se- 
ries; they  define  constitutional  government  and 
present  the  author's  views  of  the  application 
of  the  constitutional  principle  In  this  country." 
(N.    T.    Times.) 


"Suggestive,  valuable,  popular  rather  than 
profound." 

-f-   A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   300.   D.   'OS. 
"Dr.    Wilson's    lectures    are    clearly    intended 
for      the      thoughtful      citizen      not      necessarily 
learned   in    the  law — &.   popular  treatise." 

-I-  Ind.  65:  1001.  O.  29.  "OS.  5-^Cw. 
"A  suggestive,  but  not  very  profound,  exam- 
ination of  certain  aspects  of  the  American  sys- 
tem. It  is  certainly  matter  of  regret  that,  with 
such  keen  insight  and  so  much  literary  skill, 
the  distinguished  author  should  here  have  held 
his  plough  with  so  light  a  hand." 

-I- ^Nation.    87:94.    Jl.    30,    '08.    220w. 

-f  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  329.  Je.  13,  '08.  150w. 
"Though  less  detailed,  less  legal,  less  schol- 
astic, arid  possibly  less  scholarly  than  Profess- 
or Stimson's,  is  broader,  more  philosophical, 
more  vital,  animated  by  a  clearer  perception 
of  p„ctual  conditions,  less  constricted  by  refer- 
ence  to   the  letter  of  the  law." 

+   Outlook.   90;    313.   O.   10,   '08.   740w. 
"No   American   publicist   is   better   fitted    than 
President  Wilson  to  make  such  a  presentation." 

+   R.   of    Rs.    38:  256.   Ag.    '08.    120w. 

Wilson,     Thomas     Woodrow.     Free     life. 
**75c.    Crowell.  8-22491. 

In  substance,  a  baccalaureate  address  which 
makes  a  serious  appeal  to  young  people  to  live 
a  life  free  from  the  fetlocks  of  tradition;  to  be 
transformed  by  the  scriptural  renewing  of  the 
mind — a  renewal  which  results  in  a  "return  to 
a  sort  of  youth  and  naturalness  of  thought 
drawn  out  of  those  only  fountains  of  perpetual 
youth,  the  fountains  of  just  thought  and  true 
feeling." 

Dial.   45:   466.  D.  16,  '08.   40w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   13:   593.   O.    24    'OS.   ISOw.. 


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Wilstach,    Paul.      Richard    Mansfield:     the 
*       man  and  the  actor.  **$3.50.  Scribner. 

The  authorized  biograpliy  of  Mansfield  written 
by  a  personal  friend  with  the  actor's  papers  ard 
correspondence  at  his  disposal.  "The  book  is 
full  of  amusing  anecdotes  and  appreciative  dra- 
matic criticism.  It  narrates  the  life  of  Mans- 
field from  boyhood  to  the  end  of  his  career,  and 
treats  exhaustively  of  the  genius  and  develop- 
ment of. each  of  the  great  parts  with  which  he 
became  identified  in  his  art."   (Lit.  D.) 


Ind.  65:  1176.  N.  19,  '08.  70w. 

"As  a  v/hoie  the  book  gives  an  interesting 
picture  of  the  stage  during  the  last  thirty 
years." 

-I-   Lit.  D.  37:  913.  D.  12,  '08.  140w. 

"I'his  is  the  sort  of  book  that  might  have 
been  written  by  a  theatrical  press  agent,  so 
p.icked  is  it  with  trivial  and  irrelevant  detail, 
so  devoid  of  sober  judgment,  so  disorderly  in 
arrangement,     so     oblivious     of     uncomfortable 

'—  Nation.   87:  500.  N.   19,  '08.   640w. 
"Serious  inaccuracies  are  few  in  any  chapter. 
Is  best  from  rhe  twenty-second  chapter  forward 
to  the  end,   for  that  part  of  the  book  relates  to 
Mansfield's    golden   prime." 

H N.  Y.  Times.  13:   667.   N.  14,  'OS.  820w. 

"While  interesting  in  itself,  an  attractive  fea- 
ture of  the  biography  is  the  large  number  of 
illustrations." 

-I-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  749.  D.  5,  '08.  200w. 
"He   discloses    to   the   public    ^raze   many    pas- 
sagos    of    personal    history    th.at    tend    to    throw 
new   light   on   this   unique   personality." 
+    R.  Of   Rs.  38:   761.    D.   '08.   120w. 

Winckler,  Hugo.  History  of  Babylonia  and 
Assyria;  tr.  and  ed.  by  James  A.  Craig; 
rev.  by  the  author.  **$i.so.  Scribner. 

7-29420. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 


"The  book  has  indeed  its  uses,  but  I  can- 
not but  fe«l  that  Professor  Craig,  an  able  and 
accurate  scholar,  would  hav^e  served  better  the 
aim  that  he  had  in  view,  if  he  had  written  an 
entirely  new  book  over  his  own  name."  R.  W. 
Rogers. 

H Am.   Hist.   R.  13:  557.   Ap.  '08.   650w. 

"Tn  religious  matters  Dr.  "Winckler  tells  us 
much  which  is  new.  and  which,  if  not  always 
strongly  supported  by  fact,  at  any  rate  stim- 
ulates the  spirit  of  inquiry.  We  have  noticed 
sonie  curious  mistakes  or  mistranslations." 
H Ath.    1908,    1:    724.    Je.    13.    1650w. 

"The  style  in  general  is  clear,  although  the 
author's  fulness  of  knowledge  and  the  larevity 
of  treatment  make  some  passages  obscure  at 
first  reading.  The  separate  consideration  of  the 
history  of  each  of  the  nations.  Babylonia  and 
Assyria,  here  found  is  probably  better  than  the 
combined  treatment  ordinarily  employed.  But 
the  resulting  gaps  in  the  Assyrian  history,  with 
references  to  the  previous  treatment,  seriously 
interrupt  the  continuity;  some  repetition  would 
have  been  preferable."  G:   R.   Berry. 

-\ Bib.   World.   32:    435.   D.   '08.   440w. 

"Professor   Craig,   as  translator,   has   done  his 

work    well.      The    translation    reads    easily,    and 

Professor   Winckler   knows   how   to  write   in   an 

interesting  and  frequently  picturesque  manner  " 

H Nation.   86:   174.   F.   20,   '08.   llOOw. 

Wingate,  Charles  Frederick.  Sanitary  que.=- 
tion-box.  50C.  Funk. 
A  practical  guide  to  the  essentials  of  sani- 
tation and  ventilation  In  the  home,  the  bed- 
room, the  kitchen,  the  cellar,  the  laundry  and 
the   stable. 


Winslow,   Helen   Maria.  Spinster  farm.  $2. 
Page.  8-15883. 

Tells  of  the  experiences  of  "the  Spinster, 
Janet  Fleming  by  name,  who  purchases  a  larm 
and  engages  in  chicken-raising;  her  lively  niece 
Peggy;  the  Professor,  who  pays  persistent  court 
to  the  Spinster;  young  Robert  Graves,  who  does 
the  sanie  to  Peggy;  and  the  humbler  characters 
playing  their  useful  parts  in  kitchen  and  barn. 
Homely  reality  is  interspersed  with  romance." 
(Dial.) 


-f-   A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  306.  D.  '08. 

"Miss  Winslow  has  a  penchant  for  old  run-to- 
seed  farms,  a  humorous  way  of  describing  coun- 
try scenes  and  events,  and  a  fresh  unconven- 
tional manner  of  looking  at  life's  problems  and 
perplexities."    P.    F.   Bicknell. 

+   Dial.   44:   336.  Je.   1,   '08.  5i50w. 

-1 Ind.   65:  1247.   N.  26,  '08.   5O0w. 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  345.  Je.  13,  '08.  230w. 

Winslow,  Kenelm.  Production  and  handling 
of  clean  milk.  ^$2.50.  Jenkins.  7-41833. 
A  complete,  plain,  practical,  authoritative 
guide  to  the  production  and  distribution  of 
clean  milk  for  farmers,  health  officers,  milk 
inspectors,  students  of  agriculture  and  dairy- 
ing, physicians  and  others  interested  in  mat- 
ters pertaining  to  dairying  and  hygiene. 


"On  the  farm  side  Professor  Winslow's  book 
is  better  than  Professor  Jensen's,  which  in 
other  respects  is  more  authoritative  and  com- 
prehensive." 

H A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    217.    Je.   '08. 

"Dr.  Winslow  has  written  an  eminently  prac- 
tical treatise." 

-f-   R.   of    Rs.   37:    384.    Mr.    '08.    200w. 

Winter,  Nevin  Otto.     Mexico  and  her  peo- 
ple of  to-day.     $3.     Page.  7-34if'3- 
Descriptive  note  and   excerpts   in  Dec.   19U7. 


"Should    be   widely   useful    In    promoting   the 
spread  of  knowledge  on  these  subjects." 

-I-   Lit.    D.    36:   768.    My.   23,   '08.   50w. 


"Though  an  attractive  and  on  the  whole  very 
satisfactory  treatise  on  Mexico,  is  poorest  in 
its    historical    sections." 

-j Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    663.    Ap.    '08.    lOOw. 

"Well  arranged,  up-to-date,  interesting  infor- 
mation .  .  .  written  in  a  pleasant,  easy 
stvle." 

+  A.   L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   86.   Mr.   '08.   + 
"An    entertaining   account,    unfortunately    ful. 
of    repetitions    and    inaccuracies." 

H Ann.  Am.   Acad.  31:   512.  Mr.   '08.   150w. 

"When  treating  of  religion  Mr.  Winter,  we 
regret  to  say,  shows  at  times  a  gross  ignor- 
ance of  the  teachings  of  the  Catholic  church — 
an  ignorance  which  vastly  decreases  the  value 
of    his    work." 

H Cath.    World.    87:    682.    Ag.    '08.    680w. 

"The  book  is  weakest  in  its  historical  por- 
tions." 

H Ind.    64:    754.    Ap.    2,    '08.    300w. 

"Mr.  Winter  writes  with  the  sympathy  and 
insight  of  one  who  knows  his  subject  thorough- 
ly." 

+   Nation.   86:   221.   Mr.    5,   'OS.    430w. 
"Mr.    Winter    presents    his    observations    and 
study    in    a    scientific    manner,    which    is    most 
mforming,     convincing,      and     Impressive,      and 
cannot   fail   to  attract  readers  of  all   classes." 
T:    B.    Connery. 

-f-  -{-   N.  Y.  Times  13:  155.  Mr.  21,  '08.  1500w. 
N.   Y.  Times.  13:   345.  Je.  13,   '08.   200w. 
"His    book    is   especially     to    be   recommended 
for   its  account   of   scenery  and   for   its    delinea- 
tion of  Mexican   customs   and   character." 
+  Outlook.   88:   277.   F.  1,  'OS.  lOOw. 
"A  thoroughly  up-to-date  description  of  Mex- 
ico." 

+  R.    of    Rs.    37:    116.    Ja.    '08.    SOw. 


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Winter,  William.  Other  days:  being  chron- 
icles and  memoirs  of  the  stage.  **$3. 
Moffat.  8-28838. 

Against  a  background  made  by  outline 
sketches  of  Hodgkinson,  Fennell,  Cooper,  Ed- 
win Forrest,  Junius  Brutus  Booth,  Jefferson, 
Edwin  Booth  and  Irving,  the  author  sketches 
In  detail  the  careers  of  Jefferson,  Brougham, 
Boucieault.  Charlotte  Cushman,  Edward  A. 
Sothern,  John  McCullough,  Barrett,  Mary  An- 
derson and  Adelaide  Nielson:  omitting  Mans- 
field, as  the  author  is  engaged  now  upon  a 
complete    "life." 


+   A.   L.  A.    Bkl.  4:   300.  D.   '08. 

"AH  lovers  of  the  drama,  and  one  may  add  of 
good  writing,  ought  to  be  grateful  to  him  for 
what  he  has  done  in  the  present  volume."  Mont- 
gomery Schuvler. 

"f    Bookm.    £8:    340.    D.    '08.    ISOOw. 

"Mr.  Winter  speaks  with  the  authority  of  an 
expert,  with  the  judgment  acquired  by  long 
experience,  with  the  knowledge  and  sympathy 
which  spring  from  personal  acquaintance  and 
association,  and  with  the  critical  acumen  and 
graceful  style  of  the  scholar."  G:  P.  Upton. 
+   -t-   Dial.   45:  24<j.   O.    16,   'OS.   SOOOw. 

"It  is  mainly  because  of  its  human  quality 
that  'Other  days'  is  an  important  book;  it  calls 
the  great  dead  back  to  life  again.  He  shares 
with  so  gi-eat  a  critic  of  tlie  arts  as  Ruskin 
the  merit  of  being  always  right  when  he  is 
lauding  beauty,  and  the  defect  of  being  almost 
alwa\s  wrong  when  he  shifts  to  the  less  lofty 
mood  of  deprt'cation."  Walter  Clayton. 
H Forum.   40:    504.   N.    'OS.   120'0w. 

"There  is  no  one  living  who  has  better  per- 
spective of  the  American  Stage  than  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Winter.  His  book  is  indicative  of  his 
rich  experience  and  has  a  certain  permanent 
worth  as  an  addition  to  the  literature  of  the 
American  stage.  Its  narrative  quality  is  bal- 
anced by  a  critical  and  literary  side  that  is 
as  agreeable,  even  if  it  is  not  quite  as  classic, 
as  Elia's  opinions  concerning  the  actors  and 
the   dramas  of   his   day." 

-I-   +   Ind.   65:   1124.   N.    12,-  '08.   320w. 
+    Lit.    D.   37:    913.   D.   12,   '08.   170w. 

"His  volume  will  be  a  welcome  addition  to 
every  dramatic  library.  It  is  full  of  fresh  and 
illuminative  detail,  of  analytical  character 
studies,  of  sound  theatrical  philosophy,  of  witty 
comment,  eloquent  appreciation,  and  whole- 
some  scorn." 

-f-   +    Nation.    87:    392.    O.    22,    '08.    1300w. 

"His  new  book  is  full  of  his  own  uncommon 
charm.  That  is  its  principal  merit.  But  Mr. 
Winter  is  invariably  accurate  in  his  state- 
ments, dates,  names,  and  titles  of  plays.  This 
is  a  rare  merit  with  theatrical  historians." 
-I-   -I-    N.   Y.   Times.  13:   651.   N.   7,   '08.'  500w. 

Wishard,  John  G.     Twenty  years  in  Persia. 
*       **$i.50.    Revell.  8-31141. 

Persia  as  seen  thru  the  eyes  of  a  medical 
missionary.  "But  it  would  be  a  mistake  to  sup- 
pose this  volume  exclusively  devoted  to  the  his- 
tory of  missionary  labor.  On  the  contrary,  while 
not  pretending  to  the  encyclopedic  character  of 
Curzon's  work,  it  supplements  the  latter  by  a 
vast  amount  of  detail  descriptive  of  the  inti- 
mate life  of  the  Persian  of  every  class,  and  in 
this  respect,  for  accuracy  and  just  observation, 
far  surpasses  in  interest  the  records  of  the  cas- 
ual traveler."   (Ind.) 


"It  is.  above  all.  refreshing  to  find  a  book  on 
Persia  free  from  the  tiippant  criticism  so  often 
chargealjle  to  western  authors,  whose  eyes  are 
out  of  focus  in  the  East  and  who  have  no  seri- 
ous interest  in  the  struggle  for  reform  which 
has  just  he':^n  inaueruratpd." 

+    Ind.   G5:    1308.   D.   3,   '08.   470w. 

"I.r.  Wi-hard  writes  easily  and  fascinatingly 
about  the  Shah's  country." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  754.  D.  5,  '08.  170w. 


Wister,    Owen.      Seven    ages    of    Washing- 
ton: a  biography  **$2.  Macmillan. 

7-38230. 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.   1907. 

"The    book's    worst    faults    are    crude    histor- 
ical   knowledge    and    statements    which    are    not 
consistent   with    themselves."    J:    S.    Bassett. 
—  Am.    Hist.    R.    13:    911.    Jl.    'OS.    620w. 

"A  truly  delightful  biography  giving  a  fin- 
ished portrait,  broad  and  vigorous  in  treatment, 
not  overlaid  witlr  common-place  or  labored  de- 
tail." 

-t-   -I-   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.   4:    51.    F.    '08.    4- 

"Forms  a  pretty  volume,  possessing  obvious 
merits,  but  open  to  criticism  if  considered,  to 
use  the  author's  words,  as  'a  full-length  por- 
trait of  Washington,  with  enough  of  liis  times 
to  see  him  clearlv  against.'  " 

-\ Ath.    1908,    1:  73.    Ja.    18.    30Ow. 

"At  some  points  extravagant  in  expression, 
and  at  others  exhibiting  perhaps  not  the  best 
of  ta<^te,  this  book  presents  a  picture  of  the 
great  man  that  is  clearcut  and  on  the  whole 
true.  Unpretentious,  the  volume  is  of  just  about 
the  value  that  the  author  meant  it  should  pos- 

+  —  Nation.   86:   102.  Ja.  30,  'OS.   140w. 
"A    pleasant     and     wholesome     and     patriotic 
little    book." 

+   Putnam's.    4:    491.    Jl.    'OS.    260w. 
"A  biography  of  a  new  and  attractive  type." 
-f  -f   R.  of   Rs.  37:  113.   Ja.   'OS.  140w. 

Wolff,    Sir    Henry    Drummond.      Rambling 
recollections.    2v.    *$7.50.    Macmillan. 

8-11479. 
"The  most  valuable  parts  of  the  book  are 
those  chapters  devoted  to  the  British  admin- 
istration of  the  Ionian  islands;  the  account  of 
Wolff's  interviews  with  a  number  of  the  prom- 
inent European  statesmen  just  prior  to  the  Con- 
gress of  Berlin  of  1878;  the  description  of  the 
organization  of  East  Rumelia,  pursuant  to  the 
treaty  formulatsd  by  that  Congress,  and  the 
story  of  the  insitigation  of  the  treaty  with  Tur- 
key, upon  which  is  based  the  legality  of  Eng- 
land's present  anomalous  position  in  Egypt.  Of 
great  interest  also  are  the  personal  impres- 
sions of  the  Franco-Prussian  war,  and  the  de- 
tailed account  of  Lytton's  strange  mterest  in 
occult  phenomena,  to  which  he  gave  expres- 
sion In  'Zanoni,'  and  in  some  of  his  other  nov- 
els."—N.    T.    Times. 


"His  stories  are  of  curiously  uneven  merit. 
All  are  kind,  but  fewer  than  half  are  pointed. 
Gossiping   and    agreeable    book." 

h  Ath.    1908,    1:    123.    F.   1.    1150w. 

"Whatever  criticism  the  author  may  have 
subjected  himself  to  .  .  .  'ne  will  not  be  cen- 
sured as  having  taxed  his  readers'  attention 
in  a  manner  unbefitting  this  season  of  rest 
and   recreation."    P.    F.    Bicknell. 

+    Dial.    45:    14.    Jl.    1,    '08.    1400w. 

H Ind.    65:    152.    Jl.    16,    'OS.    400w. 

"PTis  main  interest  is  personal,  and  he  ambles 
gently  on  from  man  to  man  that  he  has  known. 
He  aims  to  be  exact,  and  this  accounts  for  a 
•leal  of  useless  genealogical  lumber  In  his  vol- 
umes." 

H Nation.   86:   428.   My.   7,   'OS.    500w. 

"Interspersed  throughout  the  two  volumes 
are  a  legion  of  anecdotes,  some  of  them  time- 
worn,  but  others  fresh  and  amusing.  These 
serve  to  enliven  what  would  otherwise  be  a 
most  tedious  book,  and  one  which  in  its  en- 
tirety must  fail  to  fulfill  legitimate  expeota- 
tions." 

h   N.  Y.   Times.   13:   114.    F.    29,    'OS.    520w. 

"His  record  of  witty  sayings  and  amusing  in- 
cidents is  extensive,  but  the  stories  are  tiirown 
into  the  narraitive  in  a  curiously  abrupt  and 
desultory  way." 

■i Outlook.    S8:    612.    Mr.    14,    '08.    200w. 

Reviewed    bv   Montgomery   Schuvler. 
-i Putnam's.   4:492.   Jl.   'OS.   400w. 


396 


BOOK  REVIEW  DIGEST 


Wolff,  Sir  Henry  Drummond — ConUmicd. 

"The  author  managas,  without  giving  away 
diplomatic  secrets,  to  convey  to  us  a  great 
deal  of  the  'atmosphere'  surrounding  the  lega- 
tions of  the  great  powers  in  the  European  cap- 
itals." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  37:  637.  My.  '08.  lOOw. 

"Not  half  as  good  as  his  conversation.  The 
recollections  of  a  writer  who  has  been  every- 
where and  icnown  everybody,  and  done  a  great 
marv  things  in  politics  and  diplomacy,  ought 
to  be  a  great  deal  more  interesting  than  these 
two  volumes  are.  Few  men  could  have  written 
a  better  book  of  recollections;  and  few  have 
written  a  worse.  " 

\-  Sat.   R.  1&5:  142.  F.  1,  '08.  1280w. 

"The  grammar  is  often  faulty,  and  there  is 
much  repetition.  Though  he  has  much  to  say 
of  value  on  politics,  he  discourses  at  unneces- 
sary length  of  matters  which  had  only  a  mo- 
mentary interest.  But  with  all  its  faults,  his 
book   IS   good   reading." 


-! Spec.    100:    222. 

Wollaston,    A.    F.    R. 

*       the      Congo: 


F.  8,  '08.  1550W. 
Froni  Ruwenzori  to 
naturalist's  journey- 
across  Africa.  *$5.  Button. 
The  record  of  an  expedition  conducted  in  the 
interests  of  the  British  museum.  "The  great 
merit  about  the  whole  narrative  is  that  it  in- 
.«ists  upon  the  romance  of  Central  Africa.  Trav- 
ellers nowadays-  are  apt  to  be  so  very  scientific 
and  impassive,  and  when  they  expand  it  is  gen- 
erally in  the  direction  of  politics.  But  Mr. 
Wollaston  is  full  of  the  delight  and  romance  of 
strange  sights."  (Spec.)  "The  Duke  of  the 
Abruzzi's  liook  is  largely  the  record  of  the  as- 
cent of  Ruwenzoii — a  feat  which  had  ne\-er  be- 
fore been  achieved  by  a  European— the  Wollas- 
ton volume  is  more  exclusively  de\'oted  to  the 
natural  history,  not  only  of  Ruwenzori  itself, 
but  of  the  whole  region  which  it  dominates.  The 
book  is  profusely  illustrated."   (N.  Y.  Times.) 

N.  Y.  Times.  13:  698.  N.  28,  'OS.  140w. 
"Mr.  Wollaston's  book  is  an  excellent  spec- 
imen of  how  works  of  travel  should  be  written. 
He  never  bores  the  reader  because  he  is  never 
oored  himself.  Lot  it  be  added  that  the  book  is 
admirably  written,  and  that  the  author,  being 
a  tiained  natura;ist,  has  a  great  deal  to  say 
about  the  flOT'a  and  fauna  wnich  one  does  not 
get   from   the   ordinarv  tra^■eller." 

-J-   +  Spec.   101:   .jT6.   O.   31.   '08.   ItiOOw. 

Wollstonecraft,  Mary.  Love  letters  of 
Mary  Wollstonecraft;  with  an  introd. 
by  Roger  Ingpen.  *$i.  Lippincott. 
Mr.  Ingpen  in  his  preface  calls  these  letters 
written  to  George  Imlay  "the  most  passionate 
love  letters  in  our  literature."  "The  passion 
of  the  letters,  which  rises  on  occasion  to 
Sappho's  height,  is  less  striking  than  the  dig- 
nity and  independence  of  the  writer.  She  is 
saved  reluctantly  from  suicide,  but  she  does  not 
sentimontilize  over  her  bioken  heart.  She  only 
asks  ciuestions  where  she  is  entitled  to  de- 
nounce; and  the  final  letters,  with  their  stud- 
ied moderation  and  sense  of  personal  agony, 
are  an  indictment  which  can  never,  one  thinks, 
have  been  forgotten,  even  by  a  shallow  and  pal- 
try  !o\ei-."      (Ath.) 


+   Ath.   1?08,   1:    227.   F.    12.   160w. 
Nation.    87:    3S6.    O.    22,    'OS.    20Ow. 
"A    prefatory      memoir    by      Roger    Ingpen    is 
sympathetic   in   its   tone   but   just   and   discrimi- 
nating in  its  estimate."       " 

+    N.  Y.  Times.   13:   564.   O.   10,   'OS.   150w. 
N.   Y.  Times.   13:   621.   O.    24,   '08.    30w. 
Wood,    Eugene.    Folks    back    home.    t$i.5o. 
McClure.  8-8099. 

Tiiirteen  stories  of  central  Ohio  in  whicli  the 
homely  incidents  of  simple  life  are  realistically 
sketched.  Th^  "h-yur,"  "whur"  and  "w'y" 
stamp  the  dialect,  unmistakably,  as  the  "Ahia" 
variety. 

A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:   158.   My.   '08.   * 


"Some  of  the  stories  are  authoritative  social 
studies  of  village  habit  and  custom;  they  are 
always  whimsically  correct  to  the  utmost  de- 
tail, often  tender,  sometimes  pathetic,  and  once 
or  twice  the  laughing  voice  of  the  narrator 
deepens  to  tragedy,  but  the  prevailing  note  is 
that    of    lighthearted    humor." 

4-    Ind.    64:    1350.    Je.    11,    "08.    3fl0w 

"The  book  is  a  pleasant,  inoffensive  example 
of  the  applepie  school;  chiefly  remarkable  for 
the  ahsc'K  ■  ti-om  its  v^/ze^  of  the  time-honored 
'b'gosh'  and  the  substitution  of  a  new  exple- 
tive,  'I  jox.'  " 

-f  Nation.  86:   287.  Mr.   26,  '08.  120w. 

"A  collection  of  short  stories,  vivacious  and 
veracious." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.   13:    304.   My.   30,   '08.    50w. 

"The  author  wields  the  magic  wand  that  is 
the  possession  of  all  writers  who  can  reach  the 
hidden  springs  of  common  "humanity;  of  those 
who  write  simply  concerning  things  they  have 
known  always,  and  in  which  the  kinship  of  us 
all  is  discerned." 

-f-  -I-  Outlook.   88:   797.   Ap.   4,   '08.   150w. 

Wood,    Henry.      New    old   healing.     **$i.20. 
Lothrop.  8-18719. 

A  hook  of  fragments,  related  by  the  unitary 
principles  of  psychical  healing.  "The  teachings, 
says  the  author  "are  in  accord  with  a  libeial 
interpretation  of  the  Biblical  and  Christian 
point  of  view." 


"Contains  a  number  of  theses  for  meditation 
'in  the  silence  room,'  and  brief  discussions  of 
old  and  new  forms  of  faith  cure  and  mental 
treatment  in  a  tolerant  and  comprehensive 
spirit." 

-\ Ind.    G3:  433.    As.    20,    'OS.    170w. 

"Instead  of  Iieing  a  study  of  a  ver.\-  interest- 
ing development  it  is  practically  nothing  more 
than   a   collection    of   fragments." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  434.   Ag.   S,   'OS.    200w. 

"One  who   cannot   agree  with    him   in   defining 
matter  as   'vibration'   or  health  and   strength   as 
real   'entities,'   can  admit  that  his  main   conten- 
tion has  a  sound   psychological   basis." 
h   Outlook.    89:  766.    Ag.    1,    'OS.    200w. 

"Almost    every    page    contains    some    thought 
that   is   not   only  mentall>-   stimulating   but    spir- 
itually   uplifting,    some    suggestion    of    real    use- 
fulness in  the  conduct  of  life."   H.   A.   Bruce. 
+   Outlook.   90:   703.   N.   28.   'OS.   700\v. 

Wood,  Henry  A.  W.  Money-hunger:  a 
brief  study  of  commercial  immorality 
in   the   United  States.   *''=$i.   Putnam. 

8-1479- 
"After  pointing  out  tliat  at  present  there  is 
no  established  basis  for  business  ethics,  and 
that  tiie  hoine,  the  church,  the  schools  and  the 
newspapers  fail  to  supply  any  .standard,  the 
author  devot'-^s  three  chapters  to  a  discussion 
of  the  responsibility  of  the  press  for  present 
conditions  of  commercial  immorality.''  (Ann. 
Am.  Acad.)  ''It  is  a  v.^ry  timely  and  vigorous 
moral  protest  against  tire  worship  of  Mammon 
and  the  failure  to  inculcate  higher  ideals  wliich 
have  resulted  in  such  a  debased  moral  tone  as 
is  found  in  the  bu.siness  world  of  to-day."  (J. 
Pol.  Econ.) 


"While  it  lacks  the  periods  of  Ruskin  and 
the  thunderings  of  Carlyle  it  is  nevertheless 
well  done.  The  view  point  of  the  book  is  dis- 
tinctly ethical,  set  off  by  touches  of  innocent 
ignorance  concerning  the  operation  of  economic 
forces." 

J Ann.  Am.  Acad.  32:  433.  S.  '08.  140w. 

"The  book  contains  practically  nothing  that 
is  new,  emphasizes  perhaps  too  strongly  tiie  in- 
fluence of  certain  factors  in  our  social  life,  but 
rightly  recognizes  that  any  social  change  for 
the  better  must  come  by  a  slow  process  which 
shall  work  through  public  opinion  rather  than 
by  any  legislative  or  administrative  change."  J. 
W.   Jenks. 

4-   —  Econ.   Bull.   1:   349.   D.   '08.  650w. 
Ind.  65:  S42.  O.   S,   'OS.   lOOw. 
J.    Pol.    Econ.    13:    174.    Mr.    '08.    50w. 


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397 


Wood,  Joseph.     The  Bible:  what  it  is  and 

is  not.  *$i.  Am.  Unitar.  8-35658. 

A  discussion  which  will  be  of  help  to  people 
who  are  troubled  because  they  have  wakened 
to  the  fact  that  the  Bible  is  not  infallible;  that 
It  is  not  verbally  inspired.  "Once  let  it  be 
known,"'  says  the  author,  "that  Christians 
study  the  Bible  as  they  do  any  other  great 
book;  tiiat  they  believe  in  its  human  origin; 
that  they  know  it  to  contain  mistakes;  that 
they  value  it  not  for  its  myths  and  miracles 
but  for  its  moral  and  spiritual  records  and 
teaching."   This  attitude  disarms  the  skeptic. 

"A  reverent  treatment  of  some  of  the  prob- 
lems of  the  Bible." 

+   A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    243.    O.    '08. 

Wood,  Robert  Williams.  Animal  ana- 
logues: Denatured  series,  no.  24.  **7Sc. 
Elder. 

Related  in  idea  to  "How  to  tell  the  birds 
from  the  flowers."  "As  in  the  earlier  contri- 
bution to  comparative  biology,  the  humor  is 
almost  all  in  the  parallelistic  nomenclature, 
and  in  the  pictures  which,  like  attractive  su- 
burban homes  at  reasonable  prices,  must  be 
seen  to  be  appreciated.  The  puss  and  the  octo- 
pus take  on  a  really  startling'  resemblenco  un- 
der tne  author's  clever  pencil.  Happy  also  is 
the  hitherto  unsuspected  similarity  between 
the  pipe-fish  and  the  sea-gar,  the  doe  and  the 
dodo,  the  cross-bill  and  the  sweet-william,  the 
pitcher-plant  and  the  fly-catcher,  the  P-cock 
and  the  Q-cumber,  the  pansy  and  the  chim- 
pansy."    (Nation.) 


"Deftly   set  forth   in   Mr.    Wood's   characteris- 
ticaHv  buo^-ant  and  convincing  style." 
+    Dial.   45:    466.   D.   3  6,   08.   70w. 
Ind.    65:    952.    O.    22,    '08.    40w. 
Nation.   S7:  386.   O.    22,    '08.   UQw. 

Wood,   Robert  Williams.   How   to   tell   the 
birds    from    the    flowers:    a   manual      of 
flornitliology  for  beginners;  verses  and 
il.    by  "R.    W.    Wood.    (Nature   ser.,   no. 
2^.)    **75c;   pa.   **50c.    Elder.       7-24147. 
"In   a  series  of  clever  nonsense   verses,   each 
one   accompanied   and    made   clearer   by   a  very 
earnest  illustration,   the  author  gives  directions 
by  which  any  one  can  distinguish  the  bird  from 
the  flower  that  sounds  like  it."   (N.   T.   Times.) 
"Obviously  a  satire  directed  against  the  senti- 
mental nature-study  literature  which  sometimes 
masquerades   as   scientific   teaching,    particular- 
ly In   the  United  States."    (Nature.) 


"Clever   little   skit.  ' 

+   Lit.    D.    36:    238.    P.    15,   '08.   lOOw. 
Nature.    VT:    7.    N.    7,    'Oa.    60w. 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  12:  &46.  S.  14,  '07.  ISOw. 
Woolberry,  George  Edward.  Appreciation 
of  literature.  **$i.50.  Baker.  7-'?3230. 
The  fourth  volume  in  the  "Appreciation  se- 
ries," and  one  which  is  Intended  as  a  popular 
Introduction  to  the  art  of  reading.  "In  discus- 
sing the  first  principles  In  the  appreciation  of 
literature.  Prof.  Woodberry  says  that  literature 
is  an  art  of  expression,  or  the  expression  of  life. 
The  reader's  own  experience,  therefore,  is  the 
kev  to  literatTire."  (N.  Y.  Times.)  "The  open- 
ing chapter  on  'First  principles,'  is  one  in  which 
the  writer  attempts  a  definition  of  literature, 
art,  criticism,  and  such  like  elementary  mat- 
ters. Then  follows  a  discussion  of  the  various 
prominent  genres,  Lyric  poetry.  Narrative  po- 
etry.   Dramatic   poetry   and    Fiction."    (Nation.) 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  217.  Je.  '08. 
"F'rom  the  critical  point  of  view  Mr.  Wood- 
berry's  new  volume  is  not  particularly  sienifi- 
cant.  Such  a  volume  may  be  of  assistance  to 
persons  of  a  certain  stage  of  culture  who  are 
not  indisposed  to  be  coaxed  still  farther  by  a 
little    discreet    encouragement." 

-I Ind.    64:    872.    Ap.    16,    '08.    170w. 


'Critically  the  book  Is  slight.  And  yet  by 
readers  at  a  certain  stage  of  culture  it  might 
be  found  suggestive  and  even  stimulating.  At 
the  same  time  It  is  for  just  ruch  readers  that 
a  good  many  of  Mr.  Woodberry's  statements 
seem  misleading,  If  not  actuilly  dangerous." 
h  Nation.   S5:   469.  N.  21,  '07.   330w. 

"What  is  particularly  attractive  is  the  charm- 
ing simplicity  of  style,  never  suggestive  of  the 
savant  who  feels  that  he  is  commissioned  to 
guide  his  fellow-creatures  from  some  lofty  ped- 
estal, but  recalling  vividly  the  easy,  dreamy 
conversational  manner  of  the  popular  professor 
In  his  Madison  avenue  lecture  room." 

-t-  N.   Y.   Times.  13:  117.   F.  29,   '08.   2320w. 

Woodbridge,  Jahleel  Ligon.  Story  of  the 
covenant  and  the  mystery  of  the  Jew. 
$1.  Broadway  pub.  7-33914. 

Written  for  the  lay  reader  in  order  to  arouse 
Interest  in  the  subject  and  to  bring  Into  brief 
compass  the  arguments  and  the  scriptural  quo- 
tations bearing  upon  the  Abrahamlc  covenant, 
and  seeks  to  substantiate  the  practice  of  infant 
baptism  by  tracing  its  historical  connection 
with  the  covenant  of  Abraham. 

"It  is  unfortunately  characterized  by  more 
zeal  than  discretion.  Its  point  of  view  Is  wholly 
unscientific  and  dogmatic." 

—  Am.  J.  Theol.  12:  341.  Ap.  '08.  lOOw. 
"The    exegesis    is    rabbinical    and    the    whole 

point  of  view  Inaccessible  to  the  average  man." 

—  Bib.    World,   31:   319.   Ap.    '08.    50w. 

N.   Y.   Times.   12:   731.   N.   16,   '07.   lOOw. 

Woodrow,    Nancy    Mann    Waddell    (Mrs. 

Wilson    Woodrow).      Silver    butterfly. 

t$i.50.  Bobbs.  8-30252. 

In  quest  of  the  owners  of  a  fabulously  rich 
South  American  mine,  Robert  Hayden  returns 
to  New  York  after  years  of  travel  to  the  utter- 
most parts  of  the  earth.  He  feels  intuitively 
that  his  day  of  destiny  and  a  fairy  princess 
await  him.  The  princess  proves  an  elusive  Cin- 
derella who  leaves  an  ornate  butterfly  in  lieu 
of  a  slipptr.  Immediately  he  is  precipitated  in 
the  very  "haunt  and  home  of  tantalizing  mys- 
tery." Tracing  a  similarity  in  names — a  coin- 
cidence in  which  a  wondrous  fortune-teller 
plays  part — he  not  only  finds  Eldorado, — but 
wins  Cinderella  too. 


"The  story  itself  has  little  to  recommend  it. 
It  has  no  special  literary  merit  and  though  it 
professes  to  be  a  tale  of  mystery,  it  is  not  suf- 
ficiently exciting  to  keep  the  reader's  interest 
from    fiagjring."   A.    C.   Rich. 

—  Arena.   40:    484.    N.   '08.    200w. 
"The    action    moves    rapidlv   .ind    the    story    is 
told  with   m'uch   dash   and  spirit." 

-t-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  676.  N.  14,  'O'S.   260w. 

Woodward,  Ida.  In  and  around  the  Isle  of 
Purbeck.  **$5.   Lane.  8-29188. 

The  author  has  gone  into  the  details  of  the 
history  of  this  neck  of  land — for  it  is  a  penin- 
sula rather  th.an  an  Island — with  an  area  of  less 
than  a  hundred  square  miles.  "Its  most  famous 
show  place  is  Corfe  castle.  This  came  into  his- 
torical prominence  when  it  was  the  scene  of 
the  murder  of  King  Edward.  William  the  Con- 
queror seems  to  rave  added  the  great  tower, 
and  John  shut  up  here  for  a  while  his  niece, 
the  sister  of  Arthur,  and  'Damsel  of  Brittany.' 
From  time  to  time  It  reappears,  commonly  as 
a  prison.  In  1643  It  was  courageously  held  by 
Lady  Bank3s  /or  the  king.  Two  years  after- 
wards It  was  taken  by  treachery,  and  destroyed 
by  order  of  Parliament.  It  now  remains  .  .  . 
one  of  the  most  picturesque  ruins  in  England." 
(£!pec.) 

"The  omissions,  where  information  was  much 
to  be  desired,  are  numerous;  whilst  Tve  have 
com'  across  many  statements  which  are  doubt- 
ful or  wholly  inaccurate.  It  is  only  fair,  how- 
ever, to  .?t;ite  that  there  are  various  passacres 
which  yield  sound  historic   information,   as  well 


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Woodward,  Ida — Continued. 
as  some  which  are  of  an   entertaining  charac- 
ter." 

H Ath.  1908,  2:   509.   O.   21.  lOOOw. 

"A  series  of  thirty-six  plates  in  color  forms 
a  most  attractive  feature  of  the  volume."  H.  E. 
Coblentz. 

+  Dial.    44:    348.    Je.    1.   '08.    200w. 

+  N.   Y.   Times.   13:  114.   F.   29,  '08.   lOOw. 

-I Sat.    R.   105:   113.  Ja.   25,   '08.   140w. 

Spec.   100:   104.   Ja.   18,   '08.    250w. 

Worcester,  Elwood;  McComb,  Samuel;  and 
Coriat,    Isador    H,    Religion   and    medi- 
cine; the  moral  control  of  nervous  dis- 
orders.   **$i.50.    Moflfatt.  8-17567. 
An    authoritative    account,    furnished    by    the 
ministers  of  Emanuel  church  and  their  medical 
associates,  of  the  psychological,  medical  and  re- 
ligious   facts    and    principles    ufwn    which    their 
practice  of  psychic  healing  is  based. 

A.  L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  266.  N.  '08. 
"The  several  contributors  do  not  really  agree, 
nor  can  the  exposition  be  said  to  be  particularly 
helpful  to  those  acquainted  with  the  current 
views  as  to  psychic  treatment.  Dr.  Worcester's 
insistence  upon  an  independent  and  mystic  sub- 
conscious mind  is  unfortunate,  and  does  not 
strengthen  the  practical  side  of  the  volume. 
But  it  v.'ill  serve  a  timely  and  useful  purpose, 
and  for  that  it  should  be  welcomed." 

H Dial.   45:   17.   Jl.   1,   '08.   450w. 

Ind.    65:    431.    Ag.    20,   '08.  500w. 
"The  book  is  marked  throughout  with  an  ad- 
mirable modestv  and  moderation." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   376.   Jl.   4,   '08.   lOOOw. 
"Nio    more   needed   book    on    the   general    sub- 
ject of  psychotherapy  has  lately  come  forth,  and 
none    more    likely   to    exert   beneficent    influence 
wherever  read." 

+  Outlook.  89:  625.  Jl.  18,  '08.   280w. 

Reviewed    l)v   H.   A.    Bruce. 

Outlook.   90:   702.   N.   28,   '08.   12.50w. 

Wordsworth,  William.  Letters  of  Words- 
worth's family  from  1787  to  1855;  col- 
lected and  ed.  by  W:  Knight.  3v.  $7.50. 
Ginn.  7-38248. 

"Three  volumes  of  Wordsvvorth  letters  now  col- 
lected together  for  the  first  time.  .  .  .  The  merit 
of  the  collection  lies  rather  in  the  completeness 
of  the  view  which  itgives  us  of  Wordsworth's  his- 
tor>-  than  in  the  novelty  of  its  contents,  though 
these  include  some  interesting  unpublished  mat- 
ter,— notably  the  newly  discovered  series  of  let- 
ters addressed  to  Coleridge.  In  bringing  to- 
gether and  arranging  chronologically  a  great 
correspondence  which  hitherto  has  lain  strewn 
up  and  down  among  a  multitude  of  memoirs,  re- 
mains, and  miscellaneous  publications.  Profes- 
sor Knight  has  done  a  lasting  service  to  litera- 
ture."'— Spec. 

A.   L.  A.  Bkl.  4:  140.  My.  '08. 

"Ill  arranged,  scantily  annotated,  and  poorly 
indexed.  With  all  its  faults,  this  edition  of  the 
'Letters'  is  indispensable  to  the  student  of 
Wordsworth." 

+  _  Ath.  1908,  1:   630.  My.   25.  570w. 

"There  is  not  a  great  deal  that  is  new  in  Mr. 
Knight's  'Letters  of  the  Wordsworth  family,' 
and  the  editing  can  only  be  described  as  chaotic 
yet  we  may  be  thankful  to  have  the  correspond- 
ence of  the  poet  and  his  household  brought  to- 
gether  in   any  form." 

^ Nation.    87:    49.   Jl.    16,    '08.   4800w. 

"In  their  store  of  fresh  material,  illuminat- 
ing, by  both  data  and  comment,  the  charac- 
ters of  most  of  Wordsworth's  great  contem- 
poraries; in  the  light  flashed  upon  his  own 
nature  from  many  facts,  and  in  the  complete 
expression  of  his  opinions  upon  subjects  of  per- 
manent interest. — these  letters  will  henceforth 
be  indispensable  to  the  student  of  Wordsworth, 
and    they   supply    much    that   will    be   invaluable 


to  future  biographies,   not  only  of  Wordsworth, 
but  of  his   fellow   poets."   J.    B.    Rittenhouse. 

4-  -F  No.  Am.  188:  292.  Ag.  '08.  1450w. 
"It  is  only  to  be  regretted  that  he  has  not 
stated  clearly  the  source  of  each  letter,  and  thus 
afforded  the  reader  at  once  a  useful  clue  thru 
the  labyrinth  of  already  published  Wordsworth- 
iana,  and  the  means  of  arriving,  without  the 
effort  of  a  somewhat  elaborate  collation,  at 
what  is  new  in  the  present  book." 

H Spec.    100:    460.    Mr.   21,    '08.    1450w. 

Workman,  Fanny  Bullock,  and  Workman, 
William  Hunter.  Ice-bound  heights  of 
the  Mustagh:  an  account  of  tv^o  sea- 
sons of  pioneer  exploration  and  high 
climbing  in  the  Baltistan  Himalaya,  il. 
*$5.     Scribner.  8-18698. 

"The  authors  show  in  detail  what  a  serious 
sport  mountain-climbing  may  become.  The  sto- 
ry of  their  climbs  In  the  ice-world  of  the  Him- 
alaya is  a  record  of  scientific  observations  and 
discoveries  comprehensible  only  to  those  wno 
are  masters  of  the  science  of  geography,  and 
of  interest  only  to  those  who  have  some  knowl- 
edge of  mountain-climbing,  or  those  who  wish 
to  enlarge  their  information  regarding  the  phys- 
iography of  the  world.  Here  and  there  in  the 
book  the  general  reader  will  find  some  ordinary 
statement  of  fact  that  will  interest  him." — 
Dial. 


+   Ath.    190S,    1:    633.    My.    23.    1200w. 

"As  mountain  climbers  bent  on  increasing 
the  world's  knowledge  of  scientific  geographical 
data,  they  have  succeeded  to  an  unusual  de- 
gree."    H.   E.   Coblentz. 

+   Dial.    44:    346.    Je.    1,    '08.    350w. 

"The  volume  contains  a  large  amount  of  In- 
teresting matter:  running  comment  on  botany 
and  geology,  and  even  the  record  of  animalcu- 
la?  at  a  height  of  17,000  feet;  sketches  of  people 
and  notes  on  the  nature  of  the  countrv." 
+  +   Nation.   86:   538.   Je.   11,   '08.   70fiw. 

"A   book   of  rare   iT\terest  to   mountain   climb- 
ers and  to  all  lovers  of  travel  and  of  adventure." 
-f    N.    Y.    Times.   13:    112.    F.    29,    '08.    150w. 

"The  book  is  not  only  a  scientific  record  in 
narrative  form,  but  also  an  invaluable  guide 
for  others  who  may  wish  to  attempt  the  same 
ascents.  It  has  the  special  interest  of  dealing 
with  positive  explorations  on  mighty  peaks 
heretofore   never   scaled." 

+  N.  Y.  Times.  13:  274.  My.  16.  '08.   250w. 

"The  writing  is  correct  enough,  but  wholly 
without  any  sort  of  charm,  and  this  chronicle 
of  continual  success  leaves  an  impression  of 
Felf-satisfaction  which  is  probably  due  only  to 
the  method  employed.  It  is  not  a  book  to  read 
for  any  literary  quality,  but  only  for  the  in- 
terest   of   the   facts." 

H Spec.    100:    621.    Ap.    IB,    '08.    1450w. 

Workman,  Rev.   George   Coulson.     Servant 
of  Jehovah;   or,  The   passion   prophecy 
of    Scripture    analyzed    and    elucidated. 
*$i.6o.   Longmans. 
"The  work  is  a  careful  historical  exegesis  of 
all   the     "Servant   passages'    in   the   Deutero-Isa- 
iah.     Professor   Workman's   view    is     that      'the 
servant    is    always     the     Israelitish     nation,     or 
the   Jewish    church,    contemplated    by  the  proph- 
et  either   fiom    the    point   of  view   of   its   actual 
condition  or  from  the  point  of  view  of  its  di- 
vine vocation.'   This  has  come  to  be  the  opin- 
ion of  modem  students  generally." — Ind. 


"Some  of  the  arguments  advanced  in  Prof. 
Workman's  book  may  be  open  to  serious  ques- 
tion; hut  the  treatise  can  nevertheless  be  rec- 
ommended as  an  able  and  even  eloquent  expo- 
sition of  the  prophecy  as  viewed  by  a  very  in- 
fluential school  of  critics." 

H Ath.   1907,    1:438.   Ap.   13.   170w. 

"It  is  sane  and  spiritual.  The  treatment  is 
scholarly,  but  not  technical;  thus  the  book  will 


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399 


be  fcund  Interesting  and  Instructive  by  all  who 
are  concerned  for  such  things. " 

+  Bib.  World.  30:  239.  S.  •07.  40w. 
"Deserving   of   attention." 

+  Ind.  64:   160.   Ja.  16,  '0«.   90w. 

Worthington,  Arthur  Mason.  Study  of 
splashes.  *$2.  *  Longmans. 
An  untechnical  treatment  based  upon  the 
author's  photographic  study  of  splashes.  "The 
numerous  photographs  of  splashes — 197  in  all — 
are  chosen  for  Iheir  beauty  as  well  as  for  their 
appropriateness  in  illustrating  different  phases 
of  the  phenomena,  and  are  well  reproduced. 
The  apparatus  used  in  obtaining  the  photo- 
graphs is  described,  and  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciples involved  in  the  formation  of  splashes  are 
also   briefly  but  clearly  explained."     (Phys.    R.) 

"Should  find  a  place  in  every  scientific  li- 
brary."   C.   V.    Boys. 

+   Nature.    78:    666.    O.    29,    '08.    1700w. 
"A    particularly    fascinating    volume." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  470.  Ag.  29,  '08.  1400w. 
+  Phys.    R.   27:  223.    S.    '08.    300w. 
"Is    a    brilliant    monograph,    and    deserves    to 
pass  at  once  into  the  rank  of  classic  works  of 
the  kind." 

+  Spec.   101:  200.  Ag.   8.   '08.    llOw. 

Wright,  Henry  Burt.  Life  with  a  purpose: 
memorial  of  John  Lawrence  Thurston, 
first  missionary  of  the  Yale  mission. 
**$i.50.   Revell.  8-10897. 

"A  memorial  to  John  Lawrence  Thurston, 
who,  at  the  very  beginning  of  his  career  as 
a  missionary  in  China,  was  ordered  home  on 
account  of  ill  health  and  soon  died  of  con- 
sumption. The  volume  has  been  prepared  by 
many  hands  of  relatives,  friends  and  associ- 
ates. All  who  knew  him  intimately  contributed 
of  their  knowledge.  Beginning  with  his  child- 
hood, his  life  is  portrayed  and  the  develop- 
ment of  his  character  is  traced  with  the  ut- 
most detail  by  means  of  his  own  letters  and 
diaries  and  the  reminiscences  of  his  friends." — 
N.    Y.    Times. 


Nation.   87:  463.    N.   12,   '08.   160w. 
"As  a   human   document  the   volume   is   of  in- 
terest   to    all    who    value    such    intimate    studies 
of    mind    and    spirit    as    well    as    for    those    who 
care  for  the  work   in   which   he  was  engaged." 
-f   N.  Y.  Times.   13:   239.  Ap.   25,   '08.   170w. 

Wright,  Mabel  Osgood.  Gray  Lady  and  the 
birds:  stories  of  the  bird  year  for  home 
and   school,   il.    **$i.75.    Macmillan. 

7-38237- 
Descriptive  note  and  excerpts  in  Dec.  1907. 

+  A.    L.    A.    Bkl.    4:    96.    Mr.    'OS. 
"As  a  book  for  children  to  read  to  themselves 
Its  success   is    [somewhat]   doubtful,    for   it   con- 
tains   somewhat    solid    food    for    tender    diges- 
tions." 

-f  Ath.    1908,    1:    327.    Mr.    14.    350w. 
"It   is   a   useful    book   altho   somewhat   oadued 
with  poems  and  other  quotations." 

^ Ind.   64:    50.    Ja.    2,    '08.    90w. 

"The  many  lovers  of  Mabel  Osgood  Wright's 
books  will  find  the  present  a  particularly  good 
example  of  her  work." 

-f   4-   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  40.  Ja.  25.  '08.  210w. 
"Nothing    better    in    the    way   of   bird-lore   for 
children    has    appeared    than    this   pleasant,    hu 
man,    true   book." 

+  +  Outlook.  87:   875.   D.    21,   '07.   160w. 

Wright,  Mabel  Osgood.  Open  window: 
tales  of  the  months.  +$1.50.   Macmillan. 

8-18722. 

A  story  for  every  month  of  the  year.  In  lights 

varying  from  the  cold,   "hard  moon"  of  January 

to  the  mellow  "moon  of  falling  leaves"  nature's 


byplaces  and  remote  hamlets  are  made  to  reveal 
their  influence  on  the  vital  things  of  life.  The 
author  is  a  past  master  in  portraying  the  de- 
lightful sympathy  between  nature  and  its  lov- 
ers, and  in  defining  the  quality  of  human  kind- 
ness which   nature-training  produces. 


A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    247.    O.   'OS.  + 
"  'Barbara's'    work    Is    open    to    the    criticism 
that   IS   often    trivial   and   sometimes   sentiment- 
ally false.     However,  a  'nice'   atmosphere  envi- 
rons It,   and  that  counts." 

H Ath.   1908,   2:   400.   O.   3.   180w. 

"Twelve  tales  'of  the  m.onths,'  good  work  all 
of  them,  each  with  a  bit  of  observation  of  life 
in  it,  and  with  here  and  there  a  line  of  inter- 
pretation.'" 

-r   Ind.    65:    551.    S.    3,    '08.    SOw. 
".She  has  the  graceful  affectionate  manner  of 
the   feminine   diarist,    the   facuitv  of  chronicling 
the    small    beer   of   experience   without   seeming 
impertinent   or    dull." 

-f   Nation.    87:  265.    S.    17,    '08.    lOOw. 
"Written   in  an   excellent  vein,   with  a  strain 
of    imaginative    richness    to    give    color    to    the 
narratives." 

+   N.   Y.  Times.  13:   377.  Jl.  4,  '08.  160w. 
"The  anticipations  excited  by  the  appearance 
of  a  new  volume  by  the  author  of  'The  garden 
of     a     commuter's     wife'     will     not     be    disap- 
pointed." 

+  Spec.   101:   412.    S.   19,   '08.   750w. 

Wright,   Sidney.     Romance   of  the  world's 

fisheries:  interesting  descriptions  of  the 
many  and  curious  methods  of  fishing 
in  all  parts  of  the  world.  *$i.50.  Lip- 
pincott.  .8-2215. 

A  book  for  the  general  reader  which  de- 
scribes the  methods  of  fishing  for  whales,  seals, 
pearls,  sponges,  salmon,  sardines,  anchovy 
mackerel,  etc.  The  implements  required,  nets' 
hooks,  lines,  bas  ets,  and  the  trawl  of  antiquity 
receive    their   share   of   attention. 


A.    L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  87.  Mr.  '08. 
+  Spec.  99:   sup.  747.   N.   16,   '07.   850w. 

Wright,     Walter    Page.       Perfect     garden: 

how   to   keep   it   beautiful    and   fruitful; 

with     practical     hints     on     economical 

management  and  the  culture  of  all  the 

principal  flowers,  fruits  and  vegetables. 

*$2.    Lippincott.  8-31981. 

"Mr.    Wright's    aim    is    to    show    an    amateur 

how  to  pick  a  suitable  spot   for  a  garden,  and 

then,    'how    to    keep    it    beautiful    and    fruitful.* 

He    deals    with    flowers,    fruits,    and    vegetables, 

and    gives   some    space   also    to   glass-houses.  '■ — 

Nation. 


"-Among  the  innumerable  books  on  gardening 
which  have  been  produced  during  the  last  few 
years,  this  by  Mr.  Wright  is  one  of  the  best." 
-f  Ath.  1908,  2:  516.  O.  31.  6S0w. 
"Naturally  he  offers  very  little  that  is  orig- 
inal; but  he  makes  all  his  points  with  skill  and 
excellent   judgment." 

-h   Nation.    87:  166.   Ag.    20,    '08.    250w. 
"As    far   as    we    have   examined    the   book   we 
have   found   it  judicious   and   practical." 
+  Spec.   101:  101.   Jl.   18,   '08.   70w. 

Wright,  William  Kelley.  Ethical  signifi- 
cance of  feeling,  pleasure,  and  happi- 
ness in  modern  non-hedonistic  sys- 
tems. *5oc.  Univ.  of  Chicago  press. 

7-36261. 
The  monograph  is  a  critical  study  of  the 
teachings  of  philosophers  from  Descartes  thru 
Green  and  Nietzsche.  The  divisions  of  the  study 
are  as  follows:  Introduction,  The  perfectionists. 
The  British  non-Hedonists,  Modified  perfection- 


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Wright,  William  Kelley — Continued. 
ism,     Kant,     .Several     nineteenth-century     non- 
Hedonists,    and   Conclusion. 

"He  has  given  a  concise  and  careful  state- 
ment of  the  growth  of  an  ethical  problem  and 
of  various  proposed  solutions.  Though  primar- 
ily ethical  in  its  scope,  this  essay,  in  the  at- 
tention it  gives  to  the  definition  of  pleasure, 
becomes  a  valuable  contribution  to  the  history 
of  psychology  as  well  as  to  the  field  of  ethics." 
Kate  Gordon. 

+  J.    Philos.   .":   217.   Ap.   9,   '08.    1400w. 

Reviewed  by  F.  H.  Rousmaniere. 

+   Philos.    R.   17:   559.   S.   '08.   520w. 

Wright,  Wilmer  Cave.  Short  history  of 
Greek  literature  from  Homer  to  Julian. 
*$i.50.  Am.  bk.  7-32173- 

Descriptive  note  in  Dec.   1907. 


tories,  many  of  whose  productions  are  repro- 
duced in  some  of  the  forty  excellent  plates.  Th# 
makers*  marks  are  also  reproduced  In  facsim- 
ile."'—Dial. 


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tle book  too  highly." 
^.   4-  4-  Acad.    73:    272.    D.    21,    '07.    410w. 

"An    excellent    sketch." 

+   Class.    J.    3:    128.   Ja.    '08.    lOw. 

"I  have  taken  up  this  book  on  different  days 
and  at  ^-arious  hours,  when  fresh  and  when 
tired,  and  have  never  failed  to  become  inter- 
ested."   C.    F.    S. 

+   Class.    J.    3:    242.    Ap.    '08.    670w. 

"The  view^s  expressed  are  sane  and  reason- 
able, and  the  style  is,  on  the  whole,  agreeable 
In  spite  of  a  few  lapses  into  figurative  ex- 
pressions of  doubtful  taste.  Mrs.  Wright  hardly 
does  justice  to  the  poetry  of  Bacchylides."  H. 
N.   Fowler. 

H Class.    Phllol.    3:    217.    Ap.    '08.    500w. 

"It  is  well  done  and  it  will  serve  either  as  a 
reading  book   or   as   a   book   of   reference." 
+   Educ.    R.    36:206.    S.    '08.    80w. 

"No    one    has    better    rendered      into    English 
the    spirit    of    the    devil-may-care    Archilochus." 
+   Ind.    65:    312.    Ag.    6,    '08.    lOOw. 

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terial— these  are  the  qualities  which  impart  to 
this  small  manual  genuine  value  beyond  its 
modest    pretr-nsions." 

-t-  +  Nation.   86:  240.  Mr.  12,  '08.   800w. 

Wundt,  Wilhelm  Max.  Outlines   of  psychol- 
ogy;   tr.    with    the    co-operation    of   the 
author,  by  C.   H.  Judd.  3d  rev.  English 
ed.  from  the  7th  rev.  German  ed.  *$2.25. 
Stechert. 
A  new  edition  whose  most  notable  change  is 
the  inclusion  of  some  twenty   figures  and  dia- 
grams,   with    new    explanatory    matter    in    the 
text. 


"Ore  has  only  words  of  praise  for  this  volume 
as  it  now  stands  in  Its  third  English  dress,  and 
Professor  Judd  is  to  be  warmly  commended  for 
the  skill  and  pains  with  which  he  has  executed 
his  task."  A.  H.  Pierce. 

+  Philos.    R.   17:   228.   Mr.   '08.    500w. 

"English-speaking  students  are  fortunate  in 
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great  psychologrist's  answer  to  the  average  stu- 
dent'3  needs."  Raymond  Dodge. 

+  Science,  n.s.   26:   5«8.  N.  1.  '07.   40«w. 

Wylde,   C.   Hi   How   to   collect   continental 
china.   (How  to  ser.)  $2.  Macmillan. 

8-13288. 
"Mr.  Wylde  gives  the  history  of  all  the  im- 
portant old  European  factories,  devoting  most 
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reached  its  perfection,  and  to  Meissen,  where 
the  use  of  hard  paste  was  discovered.  There 
Is  also  a  careful  account  of  the  forms  and  styles 
of  decoration  characteristic  of  the  various  fac- 


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"Mr.  Wylde  has  covered  a  very  great  deal 
of  ground,  and  his  book  should  be  of  consider- 
able value   to   the  collector." 

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"Because  the  description  of  each  type  Is  led 
up  to  with  a  little  exposition  of  the  personal- 
ity and  motives  of  the  potters,  the  book  leaves 
an  impression  of  being  readable  and  entertain- 
ing." 

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"The  information  is  in  the  main  correct 
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as  possible.  The  experienced  collector  as  well 
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ful book.     The  index  is  quite  comprehensive." 

-f   Sat.    R.  105:   146.   F.  1,  'OS.   16'Cw. 
"Mr.    Wylde's  volume  will   be   found   a  useful 
guide." 

+  Spec.  100:' 29.  Ja.  4.  '08.   280w. 

Wyllarde,  Dolf.  Mafoota:  a  romance  of  Ja- 
maica. t$i.5o.  Lane.  8-6988. 
Th2  story  of  a  self-exiled  wife's  development 
from  a  pinched,  frigid  girl,  disliking  her  hus- 
band, into  a  lovable  woman  who  returns  to  him 
with  the  trophies  of  her  better  experiences. 


"The    story    marks    an    advance    on    the    au- 
thor's part  in  a  wider  and  brighter  horizon." 
+  Ath.   1907,   2:  650.   N.    23.    250w. 

"The  author  appears,  to  us.  to  have  hand'ed 
her  material  with  delicacy,  strength,  a.nd  sin- 
cerity. Lovers  of  straightforward  writing,  writ- 
ing that  is  also  instinct  with  emotional  quali- 
ties, will  give  Dolf  Wyllarde  the  credit  she 
deserves." 

+   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  114.   F.  29,  '08.  300w. 

Wyllie,  Bertie.     Sheffield  plate.  (Newnes  li- 
brary of  applied  arts.)  *$2.50.  Scribner. 

7-40880. 

A  handbook  "written  with  a  complete  knowl- 
edge of  its  subject  both  as  regards  its  techni- 
cal and  artistic  aspects  and  with  the  view  of 
reviving  an  industry  almost  on  the  verge  of 
extinction.  The  illustrations — some  six  score  in 
number — will  ser\e  as  a  guide  to  those  ignorant 
of  the  beautv  of  these  last  products  of  the  old 
handicraft  methods  of  working,  and  may  help 
to  preserve  others  lying  about  unregarded,  and 
awaken  their  owners  to  a  sense  of  their  value." 
—Ath. 

"It  will  be  useful  and  interesting  not  only 
to  the  collector  and  designer,  but  also  to  many 
households  throughout  the  country." 

+  Ath.  1908,  1:  135.  F.  1.  220w. 
"An  enthusiastic  collector  himself,  he  avoids 
the  dry,  statistical  tone  that  discourages  the 
beginner,  and  he  possesses  a  liappy  raculty — 
somewhat  rare  in  students  of  the  antique' — of 
saying  clearly  and  exactly  what  he  means." 
+  Dial.   44:   81.    F.   1.   '08.    150w. 

Int.    Studio.    S3:    336.    F.    '08.    ISOw. 
"One  of  the  most  infectiously  enthusiastic  of 
recent  books  on  anv  of  the  arts  and  crafts." 
-t-   Nation.    86:    520.    Je.    4,    '08.    400w. 

Wyzewa,  Teodore   de.     Some   women   lov- 
ing or  luckless;  tr.  from  the  French  by 
C.  H.  JeaflFreson.  **$2.50.  Lane. 
Sketches   of   fourteen   lives   of   women   of   dif- 
ferent   climes    and    times    all    meeting    upon    a 
plane    of    despair    and    suffering,    and    all    fur- 
nishing in   iheir  life   record  a  human   document 
of    universal    interest.      Among    them    are    some 
of    Henry    VIII's    wives,    Sophia    Dorothea    the 


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wife  of  George  I  of  England,  Caroline  von 
Ounderode,  Mary  Stuart,  Mary  Woolstonecraft. 
Constanza  Monti,  Fanny  Burney  and  Mrs. 
Browning. 

"His  pronouncements  are  in  general  vitiated 
by  a  noticeable  lack  of  the  judicial  faculty, 
which  is  especially  apparent  in  his  estimate  of 
Henry  VIII.  The  translation,  though  abound- 
ing in  literalisms  ...  is  above  the  average." 
-I Ath.   1908,   2:  470.   O.   17,    270w. 

"There  is  not  one  of  these  papers  which  is 
not  interesting.  They  are  written  with  a  Gael- 
ic grace  and  sympathy,  with  a  strong,  even  a 
naif  Catholic  lien,  yet  with  the  knowledge  and 
insight  of  a  man  of  the  world."  Hildegarde 
Hawthorne. 

+   N.  Y.  Times.   13:  594.   O.   24,   '08.   540w. 

+   N.    Y.   Times.    13:    622.    O.    24,    '08.    20w. 


Ybarra,  Thomas  R.  Davy  Jones's  yarns 
*  and  other  salted  songs.  **$i.25.  Holt. 
The  "yarns,"  five  in  number,  relate  in  rhyme 
how  Davy  Jones  met  an  Icecreamberg;  how  a 
Swiss  Admiral  helped  him  out  of  trouble  in 
Russia;  how  he  and  the  Swiss  Admiral  chased 
the  Mince  Pirates;  how  he  and  Professor  Bim 
wont  to  Cuba  to  kill  the  revolution  bug;  and 
how  he  met  with  a  typhoon.  The  "Salted  song-s" 
are  in  the  same  hilarious  vein.  The  illustrations 
are  as  spirited  as  they  are  funny. 

"A  fantastic  quality  in  their  humor  that  Is  as 
unusual  as  it  is  delightful." 

+   Dial.   45:   415.   D.   1,   '08.   120w. 
"The   drawings   rescue    the     verses     from     the 
commonplace."  W.  G.  Bowdoin. 

h    Ind.   6-5:    1467.   D.   17,   'OS.    30w. 

Yeats,   William   Butler,   and   Gregory,   Isa- 

belle  A.     Unicorn   from  the   stars,  and 

other  plays.  *$i.50.  Macmillan.  8-16447. 

Containing    The    unicorn    from    the    stars,    by 

Lady    Gregory    and    W.    B.    Yeats;    Cathleen    ni 

Houlihan,   by  W.   B.   Yeats;   The  hour-glass,   by 

W.    B.    Yeats. 


"Tlie  plays  impress  us  as  having  little  dra- 
matic character:  we  should  say  that  they  con- 
veyed their  idea  chiefly  by  symbol  rather  than 
by  action.  We  like  to  read  and  enjoy  them, 
rather    than    criticize    them." 

+    Dial.    45:    255.    O.    16,    '08.    360w. 
"It  would   be  easy   to   exaggerate  the   impor- 
tance of  them  as  plays,  impossible  to  deny  their 
significance    as    first    fruits    of    a    veritable    na- 
tional   drama." 

H Nation.    86:    540.   Je.    11.    '08.    620w. 

N.   Y.  Times.   13:  217.  Ap.   11,   '08.   30w. 

Yerkes,  Robert  Mearns.  Dancing  mouse: 
a  study  in  animal  behavior.  (Animal 
behavior  ser.,  v.   i.)   *$i.25.   Macmillan. 

7-34599. 

"The  book  is  a  thoroughly  scientific  study  of 
behavior  in  one  of  the  higher  animals, — a  work 
of  really  fundamental  interest  to  all  students 
of  comparative  psychology.  .  .  .  The  first  five 
chapters  are  devoted  more  particularly  to  the 
special  peculiarities  of  the  dancing  mouse;  to 
Its  origin  and  history;  to  its  extraordinary 
'dance'  movements;  to  methods  of  breeding  and 
care;  to  the  controversy  that  has  long  existed 
regarding  the  structure  of  the  ear  and  the  sense 
ol  hearing.  "With  the  sixth  chapter,  on  the 
sense  of  hearing,  begins  tlie  account  of  the  au- 
thor's  own   investigations." — Psychol.    Bull. 

"This  study  is  the  nearest  approach  yet  made 
by  any  student  of  behavior  to  giving  a  complete 
and  syste.matic  account  of  the  varieties  and 
complexities  of  the  actions  of  a  mammalian 
race."  J:  B.  "Watson. 

+  J.  Phllos.  5:  184.  Mr.  26,  '08.  2000w. 


"Apart  from  its  value  as  a  contribution  to 
science,  the  book  is  an  extremely  readable  one, 
and  is,  moreover,  admirably  bound  and  printed." 
"W.    B. 

+   Nature.   77:  533.   Ap.   9,   '08.   400w. 

"The  distinguishing  feature  of  the  work  lies 
in  the  Ingenious  and  extremely  valuable  meth- 
ods of  experimental  investigation  worked  out 
by  Yerkes;  this  makes  the  book  really  indis- 
pensable to  every  investigator  in  this  field."  H. 
S.  Jennings. 

+   Psychol.    Bull.   5:   92.  Mr.   15.   "O'S.   900w. 

"To  people  who  have  not  followed  the  recent 
developments  in  this  field  of  science  the  book 
is  a  revelation." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  37:  112.  Ja.  '08.  80w. 
"Aside   from   its   general   usefulness   as   a  ref- 
erence book  for  the  research  student,    the  book 
forms    a    valuable    guide    to    the    technique      of 
experimentation   upon   animals."    J:    B.    "Watson. 
-I Science,   n.s.   28:   151.   Jl.   31,   '08.   1950w. 

York,    Francis   L.    Counterpoint    simpliiied. 
(Music  students  lib.)  $1.25.  Ditson 

8- II 24. 

A  resetting  of  old  well-known  principles  of 
strict  couni.erpoint  in  as  convenient  and  as 
concise  a  form  as  possiuie. 


"A  textbook  that  merits  high  commendation. 
Its  statements  are  clear  and  orderly,  and  its 
examples   valuable." 

+  A.    L.   A.    Bkl.   4:    243.   O.    '08. 

Young,  Alexander  Bell  Filson.     When  the 
*       tide    turns.     t$i.50.    Estes. 

"The  hero  is  a  young  artist  with  gonius 
for  expression  bv  moans  of  the  line.  His  eye- 
sight and  his  feelings  are  both  a  bit  morbid 
at  the  start,  but  the  controversies  that  his  work 
arouaes  set  his  feet  more  firmly  upon  the  road 
to  fame.  .  .  .  There  comes  to  him  the  great 
love,  and  its  object  is  the  wife  of  his  be-t  friend. 
The  author  has  no  doubts  whatever  about  the 
right  solution  of  the  problem,  and  neither,  af- 
ter an  hour's  reasoning  about  it  has  the  artist." 
— N.  Y.  Times. 

"Mr.  Filson  Young  shows  his  youth  in  many 
ways  throughout  this  book.  It  'reads  young,' 
and  there  is  youth  to  account  for  and  excuse 
certain  errors  in  treatment.  He  writes  admlr- 
ablv,  and  by  far  the  pleasant^sst  parts  of  his 
livook  are  the  descriptions  of  nature,  which  are 
frequent." 

H Ath.   1908,   2:   715.   D.   5.   140w. 

"Without  detriment  to  his  narrative  the  au- 
thor might  have  been  more  discreet  in  his  ac- 
counts of  the  young  man's  experiments  with 
the  tree  of  knowledge." 

—  N.   Y.   Times.  13:   789.   D.   19,   '08.   340w. 
"The  book  falls  into  pieces  which  owe  nothing 

to   each    other,    written   in   differ.Mit    styles,    dif- 
ferent veins,  and  of  different  people." 

—  Sat.    R.   106:   674.   N.   28,   '08.   400w. 

Younghusband,  George  John.     Story  of  the 
Guides.  *$2.25.  Macmillan.  8-27167. 

A  narrative  of  some  of  the  adventures  of  the 
corps  of  guides  organized  in  India  in  1846  to 
furnish  aid  to  troops  in  the  field  and  to  col- 
lect information.  "It  is  full  of  interest  from 
the  first  chapter,  in  which  a  buief  sketch  of  the 
raising  of  the  corps  by  'Joe'  Lumsden  is  given — 
through  the  description  of  distinguished  service 
whloh  began  then,  and  has  since  been  continu- 
ous—to the  final  chapter,  in  which  'the  home  of 
the  guides'   at  Mardi  is  described."     (Ath.) 


"Deserves  a  cordial  welcome  for  several  rea- 
sons, but  primarily  because  of  its  mtrmsic 
merits,  which  are  many.  There  is  little  to  find 
fault  with  in  the  book,  but  that  little  should  not 
have  been  there." 

H Ath.    1908,    1:727.   Je.    13.    780w. 

"From  this  'story'  one  gains  a  new  and  high- 
er  appreciation    of   the   Indian's    character,    not 


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Younghusband,  George  John — Continued. 
only  as  regards  his  bravery,  but  more  especial- 
ly his  absolute  devotion  to  duty." 

+   Nation.  87:  98.  Jl.  30,  '08.  740w. 
"It   is   the   rough   material   out  of  which  his- 
tory   is    made." 

H Spec.   101:  232.   Ag.  15,   '08.   ISOOw. 


Zamacois,    Miguel.     The   jesters:    a   simple 

story    in    four    acts    of    verse,    adapted 

from    the    French,    by   J:    N.    Raphael. 

**$r.    Brentano's.  8-6085. 

A  translation  done  into  English  rime. 

"Why  this  translation  should  have  been 
deemed  worthy  of  preservation  in  permanent 
form  it  is  not  easy  to  guess — for  it  is  a  most 
inadequate  performance.  The  lines  exhibit  few 
traces  of  literary  facility  or  poetic  instinct." 
—  Nation.   86:428.    My.   7,   '08.    270w. 

"It  is  a  bit  of  the  old  lace  of  literature,  ar- 
chaic and  euphuistic,  but  with  the  convention- 
al threads  woven  into  a  gossamer  woof  of 
v^se." 

-h   N.  Y.  Times.  13:  275.  My.  16.  '08.  270w. 

Zeuner,  Gustav  Anton.  Technical  ther- 
modynamics; authorized  translation  by 
J.  F.  Klein.  2v.  *$8.  Van  Nostrand. 

7-29742. 
This  first  English  translation  has  been  made 
from  the  fifth  complete  and  revised  original 
German  edition.  Volume  one  contains  a  discus- 
sion of  The  fundamental  laws  of  thermodynam- 
ics, theory  of  gases;  volume  two  treats  of  The 
theory  of  vapors. 

"Of  interest  both' to  the  pure  physicist  and 
to  the  engineer.  The  translation  is  on  the  whole 
clear  and  accurate.  The  sentences  are  often 
German  in  construction,  and  the  frequent  use 
of  compound  words  leaves  no  doubt  as  to  their 
origin.  The  fault  is  palpable  throughout,  ren- 
dering the  text  clumsy  and  troublesome  to  read 
even    when    the    meaning   is    clear." 

H Ath.   190S,   1:   388.   Mr.    28.   370w. 

"A  standard  work  which  should  be  in  all  tech- 
nical libraries." 

+  A.   L.  A.   Bkl.  4:  154.  My.  '08. 

Zueblin,  Charles.  Religion  of  a  democrat. 
*$i.  Huebsch.  8-12540. 

Professor  Zueblin  outlines  the  religion  of  a 
democrat  in  six  chapters  dealing  witti  Tempera- 
ment and  personality,  The  constraint  of  ortho- 
doxy. The  decay  of  authority.  Religion  and  the 
church.  Religion  and  the  state,  and  Impersonal 
immortality.  The  first  five  chapters  argue  for 
the  renunciation  of  time-honored  hindrances 
to  living  Issues  and  the  development  of  a  great- 
er social  utility  to  be  achieved  thru  the  State; 
while  the  last  chapter  deduces  the  subjective 
obligations  of  democratic  religion,  which  are 
considered  under  the  tferm  of  "impersonal  im- 
mortality." 


"The  reader  cannot  fail  to  be  quickened  and 
profited  by  so  thoughtful,  unconventional,  and 
earnest  a  discussion  of  the  grreat  religious  re- 
alities."    N.    P.   Oilman. 

+  Am.   J.   Soc.   14:267.    S.   '08.    370w. 

"Thougli  .  .  .  we  are  not  at  all  times  pre- 
pared to  accept  Professor  Zueblin's  views,  we 
regard  this  work  as  on  the  whole  one  of  the 
most   helpful   and  constructive   contributions   to 


economic   progress   which  has   appeared   in   re- 
cent  years." 

H Arena.    40:    117.    Jl.    '08.    24«0w. 

"The  atmosphere  of  the  book  is  fresh  and 
free   and   bracing."  • 

+   Dial.   45:   67.   Ag.  1,   '08.   SOOw. 
"These   essays  constitute   a  suitable  eompan- 
lon   volume   to   the  author's    'A   decade   of  civic 
development.'  "   J:   Aw   I^oos. 

+   Econ.    Bull.   1:  333.  D.   '08.   700w. 
Ind.   65:   557.  .S.   3,   '08.   llOw. 
Outlook.    89:    392.   Je.    20.    '08.    20Ow. 
"A     fine,     sensible     contribution     to     modern 
thought,    to    current    efforts    to    solve    present- 
day  problems.     The   book   is   radical   and   fear- 
less,   though    scarcely    conclusive— perhaps    the 
more    valuable    for    that    reason." 

+   N.   Y.   Times.  13:   331.  Je.   13,   '08.   440w. 

Zwemer,    Samuel    Marinus.    Islam,    a    chal- 
lenge to  faith:  studies  on  the  Moham- 
medan religion  and  the  needs  and  op- 
portunities of  the  Mohammedan  world 
from   the   standpoint  of  Christian  mis- 
sions. $1.  S.  V.  M.  7-39397. 
"The   present   volume   by   a   missionary  schol- 
ar  long  resident   in  'Arabia   is   a   compact   com- 
pendium   of    complete    information    on    all    the 
iacts  pertinent   to   a   complete   anderstanding   of 
its  present  conditions,    political,  religious,   ethi- 
cal,   and    social,    of    the    problem      presented     to 
Christendom  by  the  antagonist  which  now  dom- 
inates a  seventh  part  of  mankind." — Outlook. 

"A  useful  compendium  of  up-to-date  infor- 
mation regarding  a  subject  in  which  Christian 
churches  today  are  only  beginning  to  take  an 
interest." 

-f-  Am.    J,    Theol.   12:    527.    Jl.    '08.    60w. 
"His   most   effective   chapter   is   that   on    'The 
ethics  of  Islam.'  " 

+   Ind.    65:    782.    O.    1,    '08.    lOOw. 

Outlook.   88:   98.  Ja.   11,   '08.   15»w. 
"An  informing  study." 

+   R.  of  Rs.  37:  384.  Mr.  '08.  60w. 

Zwemer,  Rev.  Samuel  Marinus,  and  Brown, 
Rev.  Arthur  Judson.  Nearer  and  far- 
ther East:  outline  studies  of  Moslem 
lands  and  of  Siam,  Burma  and  Korea. 
(United  study  of  missions.)  *5oc.  Mac- 
millan.  8-15133. 

"Dr.  Zwemer,  who  writes  on  the  general 
characteristics  of  Islam  and  the  problem  of 
Christian  missions  in  Mohammedan  countries, 
dwells  vividly  and  fervently  on  the  points  in 
which  Mohammedan  theory  and  practice  in  re- 
ligion, morality,  and  government,  especially  as 
regards  the  status  of  women  and  freedom  of 
thought  and  discussion,  are  inferior  to  those 
of  Christianity.  .  .  .  Dr.  Brown,  on  the  other 
hand,  who  writes  of  Siam,  Burma,  and  Korea, 
describes  in  a  broad  and  straightforward  fash- 
ion the  physical,  social,  and  political  conditions 
of  those  countries,  with  simple  recitals,  excel- 
lently put,  of  what  enlightened  missionary  ef- 
fort   has    accomplished." — Nation. 

A.   L.  A.    Bkl.   4:  300.   D.   OS.  4« 

Ind.    64:  1451.    Je.    25,   '08.    lOOw. 

"One    cannot    but    hope    that    those    who    will 

use    this    volume    as    a    basis    for    missionary 

studies    in    churches    and    societies    may    arise 

part   to   the  wider  social  plane  of   the  second." 

from    the    complacent    spirituality    of    the    first 

+   Nation.    87:  160.    Ag.    20,    '08.    360w. 


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