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BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
FIFTH ANNUAL CUMULATION
BOOK REVIEWS OF 1909 IN ONE ALPf^ABET
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES WRITTEN BY
JUSTINA LEAVITT WILSON
EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS SELECTED BY
CLARA ELIZABETH FANNING
MINNEAPOLIS
THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY
1909
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PREFACE
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Am. J. Soc. — American Journal of Sociology. $2. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, III.
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of the reach of the ordinary library, we shall endeavor to 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, 1909
Abbey, George. Balance of nature and mod-
3 ern conditions of cultivation ; a practi-
cal manual of animal foes and friends
for the country gentleman, the farmer, the
forester, the gardener and the sportsman.
*$2.50. Dutton. Agr9-i626.
"Classifies and analyzes the common animals
and birds witii reference to the harm or good
they do to man. Tiie classification into "Insec-
tivorous and harmless,' 'Partly useful and part-
ly injurious,' and 'Destructive,' is applied in
successive chapters to wild aninxals, wild birds,
water birds, migratory birds, reptiles, and
game. The author attempts neither to defend
nor condemn, but with scientific impartiality
tells the story of each creature's habits and
conduct from the standpoint of man's wel-
fare."— Dial.
"If any fault is to be found with the author's
sense of justice, it is that, while the second
part of his book gives directions for trapping
or otherwise destroying those creatures that
sometimes do harm, no corresponding space is
given to directions for protecting and preserv-
ing those that do good."
H Dial. 47: 103. Ag. 16, '09. 320w.
"Mr. Abbey sliows himself a close observer,
and in food habits at least, makes a real con-
tribution to our knowledge of British fauna.
The author is moderate in his statements, but
a book such as this should be used with discre-
tion."
-j Nation. 89:166. Ag. 19, '09. 350w.
"If the text be bad the illustrations, which
the author declares to be diagrammatic, are ten
times worse. As regards the economic portions
of the work, the author appears to know more
of his subject, and we trust his observations
will be found of use to the country gentlemen
and farmers for whom the volume is especially
intended." R. L.
1- Nature. 81: 5. Jl. 1, '09. 250w.
"A practical and useful account of animal
foes and friends."
+ Sat. R. 107: 538. Ap. 24, '09. 20w.
Abbott, Rev. Edwin Abbott. Message of
^1 the Son of Man. *$i.7S. Macmillan.
"Sets forth an extended summary of the evi-
dence for the meaning of the term 'Son of Man'
in the prophets, the later Jewish literature,
and the New Testament. . . . Dr. Abbott's con-
tention is that Jesus' use of the term is in
line with that of the prophets, rather than
with that of later literature; and that he per
sistently used the term to fix attention upon
the divine image in which man had been made,
and which he sought to restore in all men,
by the Spirit of God."— Bib. World.
"Throughout the book he shows not simply
the ingenuity now generally associated with
his name, but also the clear vision of a keen
critic, and gives abundant evidence of accurate
scholarship."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 458. O. 16. 650w.
"The learning and originality of the discus-
sions are undeniable."
+ Bib. World. 34:142. Ag. '09. 140w.
"Dr. Abbott's book is rather difficult read-
ing."
— Spec. 103: 692. O. 30, '09. 500w.
Abbott, Frank Frost. Society and politics.
1" in ancient Rome; essays and sketches.
**$i.25. Scribner. 9-24279.
A dozen papers most of which are to some
degree comparative studies of certain phases
of the life of ancient Rome and that of our
own day. They are: Municipal politics in
Pompeii; The story of two oligarchies; Women
and public affairs under the Roman republic;
Roman women in the trades and professions;
The theatre as a factor in Roman politics
under the republic; Petronius: a study in an-
cient realism; A Roman purclain; Petiarch's
letter to Cicero; Literature and the common
people of Rome; The career of a Roman stu-
dent; Some spurious inscriptions and their au-
thors; The evolution of the modern forms of
the letters of our alphabet.
"Not only delightful reading but brings the
Romans within reach of our human sympa-
thies."
+ Outlook. 93: 490. O. 30, '09. 1350w.
Abbott, George Frederick. Turkey in transi-
12 tion. *$4.35. Longmans.
This volume "suddenly switches us away
from the muddy roads, the bare hillsides, the
biting winds of the Balkans and the Anatolian
plateau [of Captain Townshend's book], into
the noisy streets of Pera and offices of Stam-
bul: we learn the people and come to the forces
that move them." (Sat. R.) The volume "sets
forth with apparent accuracy the events as they
happened, and their effect on the mind of a
dispassionate observer." (Ath.)
"Excellent book."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 554. N. 6. 570w.
"Those who have read Captain Townshend
must then read Mr. Abbott. Mr. Abbott in his
even inore difficult task has succeeded as com-
pletely and as splendidly as Captain Town-
shend; he gives us what an enthusiast some-
times calls 'the whole thing' when he is at a
loss to describe a very complicated situation."
+ Sat. R. 108: 599. N. 13, '09. 670w.
Abbott, Lyman. Home builder. **75c.
Houghton. 8-30941.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 5. Ja. '09.
"One of the most valuable points which Dr.
Abbott does bring out, however, is the preser-
vation of the sense of humor through all of
the vicissitudes of the woman's life. But it
hardly possesses the philosophy that the mod-
ern, active woman of the larger communities
can find use for."
1- Char. 21: 640. Ja. 2, '09. 180w.
Ind. 66: 152. Ja. 21, '09. 50w.
Outlook. 90: 842. D. 12, '08. 200w.
Abbott, Lyman. The temple. *$i.25. Mac-
is millan. 9-29207.
Dr. Abbott says: "This volume is one of three
volumes which make one book: 'The great
companion'; 'The other room'; and 'The tem-
ple.' Thev are not Theology; they are bocks
of religion." The temple is the temple of the
living body wherein dwells the spirit, concern-
ing which the author aims not to expand the
Title index at end of alphabet.
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Abbott, Lyman — Continued-
philosophies of either psychologist or physiolo-
gist but to describe human experience as it is
and as it ought to be; to interpret the laws
both of the body and the spirit; to describe
human nature. Contents: The body; The eye;
The ear; The tongue; The hand; The feet; The
appetites; The passions; Imagination; The
conscience; The intuition; The reason; Love.
Outlook. 93: 788. D. 4, '09. 130w.
Abd al-Baha ibn Baha Allah. Some an-
swered questions ; collected and translated
from the Persian of Abdu'1-Baha. *$i.50.
Lippincott. 9-4927-
"The volume expounds the Ideas of the Ba-
hais, or Babis — religious mystics among Mo-
hammedans— as given by their leader, Baha,
to an English learner. . . . The author avails
himself impartially of the Koran and of the
Bible, regarding Moses, Mohammed, and Christ
as his forerunners." (Outlook.) Among the sub-
jects discussed are Darwinism, immortality,
fate, and free-will, evil, reincarnation and pan-
theism.
"A great variety of subjects is discussed in
the volume; all treated shrewdly, though some-
times crudely." _ „ ,„„
^ Nation. 87: 627. D. 24, '08. 400w.
Outlook. 90: 798. D. 5, '08. 170w.
Abrahams, Ethel Beatrice. Greek dress. 9s.
6 Murray, J:, London. 9-12608.
"Miss Abrahams begins with a consideration
of the dress of men and women as seen in the
Mycenean remains, concluding that it argues
strongly for the non-Hellenic character of the
race. This dress was tight-fitting, and alto-
gether different from the flowing robes and
large outlines of Greek garments generally.
These she proceeds to examine, carefully ana-
lysing both the passages in classical authors
where it is described or referred to, and the
portrayals of it that we find in vase-paintings
or elsewhere. The text is amply illustrated."
— Spec.
"This book is to be recommended as the most
practical and trustworthy account of the sub-
ject to be found in any language, and should
prove useful not only to students, but also to
artists and others who are interested in Greek
costume."
-+- Ath. 1909, 2: 49. Jl. 10. 450w.
"Scholarly and well-illustrated volume."
-I- Int. Studio. 37: 254. My. '09. 200w.
"A careful work." C: Ricketts.
-I- Sat. R. 107: 40. Ja. 9, '09. 1400w.
"A very learned and, as far as we can judge,
complete treatise."
+ Spec. 101: 1002. D. 12, '08. 130w.
Abrahams, Israel. Judaism. 40c. Open ct.
11 8-8506.
"An authoritative and singularly impartial
survey of a religion which is at once 'ancient
and modern,' and of which most people have
strange conceptions." — Nation.
"Mr. Abrahams, who writes as a scholar and
as a broad-minded Jew, aimS to set forth the
chief traits of this new religion which arose,
as it were, out of the decay of the Jewish
state, and to trace the more important phe-
nomena connected with Judaism in the course
of its long and eventful history. This he doe?
succinctly, skilfully, and with commendable
courage."
-I- Nation. 85: 353. O. 17, '07. 750w.
"We hesitate to criticise a Jewish rabbi's
definition of Judaism; but we do not think that
Mr. Israel Abrahams has shown as vital an ap-
prehension of the essential principles of Juda-
ism as is shown by Emma Lazarus in her too
little known volume, 'The spirit of Judaism.'
In three important respects this volume appears
to us defective."
— Outlook. 93:362. O. 16, '09. 360w.
Adams, Joseph Henry. Harper's machinery
^ book for boys. $1.75. Harper. 9-10506.
Following the general plan of the author's
"Electricity book for boys" this book is de-
signed to show boys how to take part in the
achievements which are the mechanical expres-
sions of man's ability and ambition. The au-
thor explains in a simple and practical way the
tools and general outfit necessary for inex-
pensive home shops, the elementary principles
of their use, and then shows what a boy can
accomplish easily with little outlay. There are
many illustrations included, and a dictionary of
mechanical terms.
"Practical, comprehensive, well illustrated."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 190. Je. '09. +
"The most prominent fault of the book is the
inclusion of numerous genei-al statements, quite
unnecessary to the purpose of the book, which
are not only in many cases misleading but
often quite untrue."
-I Engln. N. 62: sup. 7. Jl. 15, '09. 300w.
+ Lit. D. 39:1015. D. 4, '09. llOw.
-f N. y. Times. 14: 709. N. 13. '09. 130w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 768. D. '09. 30w.
Adams, Oscar Fay. Motley jest: Shake-
sperean diversions. *$i. Sherman,
French & co. 9-5246.
Contains "A Shakesperean fantasy," and an
imaginary sixth act to the "Merchant of Ven-
ice." The first is supplementary to the "Tem-
pest" "in which Prospero with the aid of Ariel
transports Ferdinand and Miranda, long since
happily married, back to the enchanted island,
which he peoples for them, temporarily, with
the figures of Shakespeare's stage folk — Romeo
and Juliet, the nurse, Mercutio, Falstaff, Lear,
Richard II, Henry VI, and others — who dis-
course briefly in a fashion more or less in ac-
cordance with their theatrical moods and char-
acter." (Nation.) In the second Shylock "is
Christianized, officially and publicly, and open-
ly proclaims his apostasy while secretly hug-
ging his ancient faith and his passion for
revenge." (Nation.)
"It is a literary gem that will delight lovers
of good things in dramatic form."
+ Arena. 41: 606. Ag. '09. 270w.
"Two Shakespearean experiments, which Sire,
perhaps, more entertaining than valuable."
-I Nation. 88: 231. Mr. 4, '09. 180w.
"The Shakespearean spirit is well imitated
[in 'Motley jest'] and the verse is smooth and
rhythmic."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 163. Mr. 20, '09. 310w.
Adamson, Robert. Development of Greek
^ philosophy. los. 6d. Blackwood, W. &
sons, London. 9-9955-
"In this volume we have reproduced the sub-
stance of various courses of lectures upon Greek
philosophy delivered some eight or ten years
ago by the late Prof. Adamson. . . . It is safe
to say that no work of equal importance, cover-
ing the same ground and dealing with the same
aspect of the subject, has appeared, in this
country at least, for many years past. The
ground covered reaches from the beginnings of
scientific thinking down to, and including, the
speculations of the Stoics; while the point of
view from which it is surveyed is that of the
critic of philosophy in the stricter sense of the
term." — Ath.
"It is abundantly evident throughout that
modern and ancient authorities, and added the
the author was well versed in the views of both
quality of erudition to his singular gifts of
mental acumen and soundness of judgment."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 311. Mr. 13. lOOOw.
"This volume will supply a long-felt want.
Singularly able, stimulating and suggestive
throughout, the book ought to secure a wide cir-
cle of readers. In English there is certainly no
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
other treatise on the subject of like compass at
all comparable with it in point of lucidity, thor-
oughness, and sound scholarship." G. D. Hicks.
+ + Hibbert J. 7: 919. Jl. '09. 4600w.
"The advanced student will profit by the clear
and fluent exposition; the lecturer will see
here a good example of the way in which the
subject can be treated; the young student
will find it an excellent companion to his Rit-
ter and Preller. It would be easy to quarrel
with many things in the actual exposition." G.
S. Brett.
H Philos. R. 18: 233. Mr. '09. 400w.
"He is never verbose or obscure or trite, and
he has the gift of developing an argument by
natural stages, so that the reader follows with-
out a profitless straining of the attention."
+ Spec. 102: 97. Ja. 16, '09. 300w.
Addams, Jane. Spirit of youth and the city
11 streets. *$i.25. Macmillan. 9-29194.
Miss Addams makes some intensely vital ob-
servations and points straight to a city's obli-
gations in relation to youth's insatiable desire
for play. She shows that the almost frenzied
zeal for recreation is only natural, that the sin
of permitting tawdry and even evil satisfac-
tion to come thru the dance hall and kindred
places rests upon the cities themselves: "It
is as if our cities had not developed a sense of
responsibility in regard to the life of the streets,
and continually forget that recreation is strong-
er than vice, and that recreation alone can
stifle vice." The spirit of play is related to the
imagination and to the high moments in even
the factory girl or boy's reflection. "What do
we do to encourage and to solidify those mo-
ments, to make them come true in our dingy
towns, to give them expression in forms of
art?"
"These chapters are not merely a socio-eco-
nomic argument: they sound the note of direct
human initerest."
+ Ind. 67: 1147. N. 18, '09. 160w.
"Her book is well worthy the study of all
preachers and teachers."
+ Lit. D. 39: 959. N. 27, '09. 180w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 661. O. 23, '09. 50w.
"It is brimming full of the mother sentiment
of love and yearning, and also shows such san-
ity, such breadth and tolerance of mind, and
such philosophic pentration into the inner
meanings of outward phenomena as to make it
a book which no one who cares seriously about
its subject can afford to miss."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 690. N. 6, '09. 180w.
+ Survey. 23: 261. N. 20, '09. 130w.
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.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A useful volume containing considerable in-
formation not easily found elsewhere."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 5. Ja. '09.
"If it were entirely recast and rewritten
would be of great value to the students it is
Intended to serve."
— + Ath. 1909, 1: 21. Ja. 2. 80w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
Ind. 65: 1459. D. 17, '08. 60w.
"Is a good book; but it will, probably, in many
instances, prove too advanced 'to inform those
who have no Intention of practising such arts.'
The chapters would be easier reading if the ma-
terial in each were arranged under definite
propositions."
H Nation. 87: 586. D. 10. '08. 300w.
"The book is simply a delight crammed with
information, with descriptions of the master-
pieces in each craft discussed, and of the meth-
ods used in producing them, as well as instinct
with that personal element which a volume
dealing with work so human should possess."
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 786. D. 19, '08. 2000w.
Adeney, Walter Frederic. Greek and East-
ern churches. (International theolog-
ical lib.) **$2.50. Scribner. 9-4143.
A story of the Eastern churches from the
time of the great Christological and Trinita-
rian controversies and heresies down to the
present day. "The handbook covers a long peri-
od. It is divided into two parts. The flrsi deals
with Eastern Christendom up to the fall of the
Byzantine empire. . . . The second part of
the work deals with the separate churches —
the modern Greek, the Russian, the Syrian and
Armenian, the Coptic and Abyssinian
churches." (Cath. World.)
"There has long been need of a volume on the
Greek and Eastern churches. Two considera-
tions unite to give great interest and timeliness
to this book. Nearly all the churches dealt with
are or have been under the heavy yoke of the
Turk. The work of American missionaries in
European and Asiatic Turkey, in Egypt and Per-
sia, has been almost wholly among adherents to
these churches." E: W. Miller.
-I- Am. J. Theol. 13: 478. Jl. '09. 720w.
"The carelessness and want ot scholarship
displayed are inexcusable. We admit that
anyone who reads the book through will obtain
a general idea of the history and movements
of the Eastern churches; the ground is cov-
ered, and the main movements are grasped.
We also recognize that the chapters on Arianism
and the earlier controversies about the per-
son of Christ are meritorious, and seem to be
the result of conscientious study. But we can-
not recommend the work as a trustworthy
guide, or as abreast of recent research."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 343. Mr. 20. 700w.
"One chapter there is which hardly seems
to have any logical right to its position here.
That is the one entitled 'Later Eastern
Christianity.' Against this fault of over-in-
clusiveness, there is one of omission; for the
bodies of Eastern Christians that are still in
communion with the Roman See are scarcely
recorded. These faults, however, weigh slight-
ly against the great utility of the book, which
presents the best account that we have of pres-
ent-day Christianity in the lands which once
constituted the great Eastern Patriarchates."
-I Cath. World. 89: 111. Ap. '09. 650w.
"Mistakes of names, apparently due to care-
less manuscript and hasty proof-reading, are
uncomfortably frequent in his account of the
Russian church. But the book as a whole is a
readable and serviceable introduction to a divi-
sion of ecclesiastical history little known to the
ordinary student."
H ■ Nation. 89: 75. Jl. 22, '09. 250w.
"Minor faults aside, the book remains a note-
worthy achievement, indispensable to theolog-
ical and to all important public libraries." W:
W. Rockwell.
H N. Y. Times, 14: 220. Ap. 10, '09. 970w.
"While critical. Professor Adeney is also im-
partially appreciative, and intent on noting all
the worth and truth that appears amidst un-
worth and error."
+ Outlook. 91: 865. Ap. 17, '09. 300w.
Adler, Elkan Nathan. Auto de fe and Jew.
*$2. Oxford. 9-8429.
"About one-third of the book is devoted to
an extended review and laudatory criticism of
H. C. Lea's 'History of the inquisition in
Spain.' The greater part of the remaining
pages appeared in a series of articles in the
'Jewish quarterly review.' They contain a
greatly condensed history of the Jews in Spain
and Portugal and, what is by far the most val-
uable portion of the book, lists covering fifty
pages giving statistics of nearly two thousand
autos de f6 celebrated in Spain and Portugal
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Adler, Elkan Nathan — Continued-
and in the colonies of tliose countries. The
date and the place and in some cases ^he num-
ber of victims is given, with an estimate of
the proportion of Jews. Several miscellaneous
but related matters are treated. Fifteen pages
are occupied by a bibliography." — Am. Hist. R.
"The book shows extensive and careful re-
search. It is not entirely free from errors.
While it is of large interest and value by itself
its principal use will be as a companion of Dr.
Lea's great work."
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 605. Ap. '09. 200w.
"Dr. Adler owes nothing "to the literary
graces. However, he is a sound 'judge of evi-
dence [and] has ample knowledge of his sub-
ject. Apart from occasional lapses. Dr. Ad-
ler is eminently trustworthy."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 194. F. 13. 200w.
"The chief merit of Mr. Adler's volume is
that his lists supplement Dr. Lea's." H. F.
Brown.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 348. Ap. '09. 180w.
Adventures in field and forest, by Frank
H. Spearman, Harold Martin, F. S.
Palmer, William Drysdale, and others.
(Harper's adventure ser.) t6oc. Har-
per. 9-12276.
Fifteen wilderness adventures encountered in
hunting wild beasts and reptiles. Our own
country, South America, the West Indies, Af-
rica and India furnish the forests and jungles
in which the wild boar, grizzly, lion, lynx,
cobra, polar bear, tiger, and other animals are
respectively faced and overcome. Information
concerning habitats and animal characteristics
abounds.
"The various writers have told some stirring
tales of out-of-door adventures."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 638. My. '09. 50w.
Ady, Julia (Carfwright). Baldassare Cas-
tiglione, the perfect courtier: his life
and letters, 1478-1529. 2v. *$7.50. But-
ton. 9-2753-
Beginning with a description of the home
life in the ancestral castle of the Castiglione
family, the author traces every step of her he-
ro's chequered life, one noted man and woman
after another flitting across her canvas, a few
words here, a significant anecdote there, bring-
ing their personalities into vivid relief, the in-
terest culminating in the chapters describing
the courtship and brief married life of Bal-
dassare." (int. Studio.) "It is a history of the
times, through which Castiglione's biography
flows. . . . By showing the wild crimes, the na-
tional and international brigandage, the min-
gling of moral depravity with artistic sensitive-
ness, of the age in which he flourished, she
brings out all the more clearly his virtues, his
honorable conduct, his ideals of courtesy." (Na-
tion.)
"We should have nothing but praise for a
work which, if tedious at times and lifeless, is
still full of industry and good courage, but
that it is often careless in what may seem small
things."
+ — Ath. 1909, 2: 230. Ag. 28. 1050w,
"In handling her authorities she is too easily
content to transcribe and abridge: her in-
stinct for 'throwing out' is not always alert,
and in the constructive use of her material
she relies rather upon accumulation of facts,
when well-judged comparison and generalisa-
tion would better serve her purpose." W. H.
Woodward.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24:349. Ap. '09. 950w.
"Hardly compares in effect with the author's
two recent biographical studies in the same
period."
+ Ind. 66: 921. Ap. 29, '09. 450w.
"Delightful and copiously illustrated vol-
umes."
-f- Int. Studio. 36: 250. Ja. '09. 400w.
"She is a pleasant writer, a fair popularizer
of more learned investigators, and a whole-
some judge of deeds and events."
+ Nation. 88: 172. F. 18, '09. 450w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 741. D. 5, '08. 200w.
"The bibliography that concerns itself di-
rectly with Castiglione presents no volume
more thorough, and certainly none written with
more sympathetic admiration for its subject,
than this biography." G: S. Hellman.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 110. F. 27, '09. 1250w.
"She adds to sound learning a rich imagina-
tion and a quick sensibility to beauty and feel-
ing; and beyond all this, the magic power of
bringing to life whatever she lays a finger on."
+ No. Am. 189: 776. My. '09. 420w.
"Painstaking volumes."
+ R. of Rs. 39:507. Ap. '09. 80w.
"Mrs. Ady writes with her usual industry and
agreeable style."
+ Sat. R. 106: 794. D. 26, '08. 1470w.
Aflalo, Frederick George. Sunset play-
grounds: fishing days and others in
California and Canada. *$2.25. Scribner.
9-19169.
An English traveler's impressions of various
American scenes with the main part of his
descriptive strength spent in reproducing the
joys of sea fishing around Catalina island off
the coast of California.
"The latter part of the book, where we come
to British Columbia and Canada, is more at-
tractive than the beginning. The author, too,
seems to be on better terms with his work, and
the good passages come more and more fre-
quently."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 495. Ap. 24. 850w.
"Like many Englishmen, he must needs pause
now and then to criticise American ways and
things, and sometimes his criticisms seem none
too intelligent, perhaps even a bit childish." G:
Gladden.
-I Bookm. 29: 546. Jl. '09. 150w.
-t- Dial. 46: 374. Je. 1, '09. 200w.
-f Nation. 88:' 516. My. 20, '09. 170w.
"His book has not only its intrinsic interest,
but will serve as a practical guide to any fish-
erman fortunate enough to follow him." G. W.
L.
-t- Nature. 80: 431. Je. 10, '09. 600w.
"Perhaps the most entertaining of these un-
important observations are those in which the
author discloses his dislike of Americans. Nat-
urally, he says things that are just, as well as
others that are quite unjust."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 344. My. 29, '09. 600w.
"We may read, not without pleasure, about
many subjects, from the negro problem on-
wards, but the fishing is the best part."
-I- Spec. 102: 542. Ap. 3, '09. 320w.
Agar, Thomas Leyden. Homerica, emenda-
'' tions and elucidations of the Odyssey.
*$4.75. Oxford. 9-55o8.
"A portly volume of emendations and eluci-
dations of the Odyssey — most of them in-
genious, many plausible, not a few convinc-
ing. Mr. Agar believes that the language of the
Homeric poems is not a medley, but fairly rep-
resents the speech of the Achaean people.
. . . His emendations are especially directed to
the restoration of the digamma, the elimina-
tion of the late article, and the banishing of
the 'hiatus licitus.' against which he wages a
war of epigrams." — Nation.
"Mr. Agar's own style is racy and pleasant to
read, not in the least like the wooden style of
the commentator. It must be admitted that
the cumulative impression of the book is strong,
lur. Agar has brought together a body of evi-
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dence which must advance the knowledge of
Homer, and we should not be at all surprised
to see opinion coming round to his side."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 643. My. 29. 800w.
"The Homeric student will find entertain-
ment or edification on nearly every page of the
book, which will doubtless receive from the
philological journals the detailed consideration
which we cannot give to it here."
+ Nation. 87: 10. Jl. 2, '08. 230w.
Aitken, Robert. Beyond the sky line. $1.50.
^ Huebsch.
A group of short stories based upon real ob-
servation in Spanish South America, the Orient,
the Scottish highlands, the Isthmus of Panama,
and the Boer country. They are as follows:
The passing of the little sister Tula; Rlghinn;
A second-class district; The price of victory;
Paquita; Coeurvaillant; The black sergeant;
Peter; The assythment of Mr. Archibald; De-
lilah; The brand of Cain; Gruagach; The un-
lighted shrine; Meretrix; Falaise; and The
curious case in which Ginger Handsyde came
home.
factory and labor legislation, insurance against
sickness and incapacity, the condition of agri-
culture, co-operation, state aid to agriculture,
and elementary education.
"It is full of excellent material and rich in
promise. When the author has attained more
skill in the practice of his art he should seize
and occupy a higher place. What strikes one
first about these tales is that they have been
Inspired by Mr. Kipling; and the next reflection
that occurs is one of wonder at their variety
and scope."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 223. F. 20. 260w.
" 'Beyond the skyline,' makes any chance read-
er promptly register a vow to make a further
acquaintance of the writings of their author."
P: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 29: 524. Jl. '09. 420w.
"The stories are much better than the ordi-
nary run, but the impression they make van-
ishes with the closing of the book."
H Ind. 67: 41. Jl. 1, '09. 60w.
"There are many types, which are well ana-
lyzed; and the action of the stories is brisk."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 140w.
"The stories are not especially skillful in the
handling of the material, and often the style is
marred by an overwordiness of vivacity when
simplicity would have been more effective."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 297. My. 8, '09. llOw.
"Here we have a collection of short stories,
and being long rather than short they are more
than ordinarily excellent."
H Sat. R. 107: 633. My. 15, '09. 400w.
Alden, Henry Mills. Magazine writing and
the new literature. **$2. Harper.
8-28839.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Brief, very readable sketches."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 281. D. '08.
Reviewed by B. P.
-f Atlan. 103: 1. Ja. '09. llOOw.
"Mr. Alden's style is so lumbering and con-
fused that we with difficulty make out the fact
that he has strong opinions and is elephantinely
trying to convey them to us." H. W. Boynton.
— Bookm. 28: 478. Ja. '09. 830w.
"Turning to the se>'ond half of the book . . .
they take an attitude unusually sane and stim-
ulating toward the whole present-day move-
ment In literature, they present, on the other
hand, certain views with which It seems dis-
tinctly worth while to take Issue." F: T. Coop-
er.
H Forum. 41: 284. Mr. '09. 1850w.
Alden, Percy, ed. Hungary of to-day. *$3.
* Brentano's. 9-27604.
A work prepared by members of the Hunga-
rian government. It treats industries and fi-
nances, the political position of Croatia,
Slavonia and Dalmatia, the financial and com-
mercial advance of Hungary, taxation reform,
"All the articles are valuable in themselves
and testify, in the aggregate, to an amount of
solid Information and skill in imparting It
sucli as few cabinets anywhere at the present
day can boast of. The accuracy of the vol-
ume in the matter of Hungarian accents and
other respects is not all that might be desired,
and, as in so many books on Hungarian sub-
jects, the average foreign reader is puzzled by
the Magyar names of places which are much
better known by other appellations."
H Nation. 89: 486. N. 18, '09. 870w.
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 762. D. 4, '09. 220w.
"Its object is the glorification of the Magyar
race, and little or no attention is paid to those
problems which are becoming more and more
acute in Hungary with every attempt that la
made by the Coalition government to Magyar-
ise the subject nationalities."
H Sat. R. 107: 211. F. 13, '09. 850w.
"That this is an interesting volume we need
hardly say, — let us imagine what we should
think of a book to which the members of the
British Cabinet should contribute. It is not
less obvious that all the contentions are not
to be taken for granted. It is an 'ex parte'
statement."
H Spec. 102: 310. F. 20, '09. 220w.
Alden, Raymond MacDonald. Introduction
s to poetry for students of English litera-
ture. *$i.2S. Holt. 9-7034-
Differs from the author's "English verse" in
"three principal ways: it is more frankly dog-
matic, attempting to state principles with some
fullness instead of merely bringing together the
materials for the inductive study of the sub-
ject; It Includes a discussion of the imagina-
tive and spiritual aspects of poetry, instead of
limiting itself to verse form; and it omits al-
together the historical treatment of the materi-
al, except where this is necessarily involved in
clearness of definition." The chapters are:
Definition and origins; The classes or kinds;
The basis of poetry (internal); The basis of
poetry (external); English metres; and Rime
and stanza forms.
"Without doubt the best work for students."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 153. Je. '09.
"The book seems to us a sound and useful
discussion of a subject of which the teaching In
our schools and colleges now leaves much" to
be desired."
+ Dial. 47: 53. Jl. 16, '09. 70w.
"A careful and sound bit of literary exposi-
tion and criticism. Is thoroly well arranged."
+ Educ. R. 38: 314. O. '09. 30w.
"Professor Alden has produced the best man-
ual of Its kind in print."
+ Nation. 89:208. S. 2, '09. 200w.
"Will no doubt be welcomed by many Eng-
lish teachers for its very clear summaries of
great questions, long discussed, no less than
for its wide range of the literature of the sub-
ject of poetic iheorv."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 760. D. 4, '09. 160w.
Alexander, DeAlva Stanwood. Political his-
1" tory of the state of New York. v. 3,
1861-1882. **$2.5o. Holt. 6-21392.
V. 3. 1861-1882.
This Instalment of Dr. Alexander's exhaus-
tive history begins with the civil war period
and ends with (Cleveland's first presidential
campaign. While the volume is a running nar-
rative of the state's history during the period
it also furnishes an outline of the political
careers of the large group of New Yorkers
who figured so prominently In national affairs
during war times and immediately following.
"This book is interesting from the first page
to the last. Mr. Alexander has gone about It
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Alexander, DeAlva Stanwood — Continued-
with an enjoyment that communicates itself
to the reader, and his vivid, direct, graphic
presentation of his story makes the book as
interesting as a novel."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 758. D. 4. '09. 1350w.
(Review of v. 3.)
R. of Rs. 40: 764. D. '09. 170w. (Review
of V. 3.)
Allcroft, Arthur Hadrian. Earthwork of Eng-
5 land, prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish,
Norman and mediaeval. i8s. Macmillan.
London. 9-7321.
"This classification [of remains] is eightfold,
with a miscellaneous section for works which
fall under none of the eight heads. It begins
with promontory fortresses, which depend chief-
ly on natural situation for their strength; next
come contour forts, also on hilltops, but ren-
dered secure by artificial defences; then three
classes of simple and less interesting forts;
then homestead motes, in some ways the most
interesting of all; and finally great defensive
enclosures and fortified villages. . . . While Mr.
Allcroft does not profess, like the Antiquary of
Scott's tale, to have discovered 'an infallible
touchstone of antiquity,' he shows by exposi-
tion and by illustration how some of these prob-
lems have been solved; and his book is not less
useful as a guide to what has been done than
as a help to those who wish to reconstruct the
history of their own neighbourhood." — !^pec.
"There are some curious blunders, but they
are not sufficiently frequent to detract material-
ly from the high opinion we have formed of the
work as a whole."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 763. Je. 26. 1350w.
"It cannot be called scientific or authoritative.
In its earlier chapters, at least, its treatment
is frequently confused and vague. The differ-
ent classes or types of earthworks are not kept
sufficiently clear, and when one is under dis-
cussion others are brought in too freely, as if
classification was not important. There occur
also serious mistakes, especially in the ac-
count of the Roman earthworks." M. V. T.
\- Eng. Hist. R. 24: 604. Jl. '09. 430w.
"We are too grateful to the author for the
well-sifted materials he has supplied to judge
the whole work by any defects, especially if
those defects concern matters which the author
may have considered as lying outside his proper
scope of work. But there is one feature of
the author's work which calls for special no-
tic^. Though he refers respectfully enough to
Sir Norman Lockyer's work, he indulges in
remarks about the astronomical inquiry which
are both unwarranted and inconsiderate, with-
out showing any appreciation of the points in
question." Jonn Griffith.
-j Nature. 80: 69. Mr. 18, '09. 2400w.
H Sat. R. 107: 246. F. 20, '09. 1250w.
"It is the plain man's 'vade mecum' to earth-
works. It pretends to no immense erudition,
and it lays claim to no great discovery, but it
is the work of a careful student, who knows all
that has been said on this subject in recent
years, who is not afraid to make up his own
mind when authorities differ, and who has the
power of expressing clearly and pleasantly his
own views and those of others."
+ Spec. 102: 463. Mr. 20. '09. 1600w.
Allen, Francis Henry, comp. Bibliography
of Henry David Thoreau. *$S. Hough-
ton. 8-33764.
"Comprises Thoreau's books, selections from
his writings, articles, and poems first issued in
magazines, biographies, books, and periodicals
containing biographical or critical matter about
Thoreau, and records of sale at auction of the
more important items." — Nation.
"As complete a guide book as any author
might wish an admiring posterity to have foi
his works."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 772. D. 12, '08. 240w.
Allen, Gardner Weld. Our naval war with
5 France. **$i.50. Houghton. 9-10958.
A study of the spoliation of American com-
merce by the French, and the resulting hostili-
ties during the last years of the eighteenth
century. Manuscripts and contemporary news-
papers have yielded the author material here-
tofore unused. Contents: Early misunder-
standings; Negotiations; French spoliations;
Naval preparation; The opening of hostilities;
Events of 1799; The last year of the war;
Private armed vessels; The convention of 1800;
Reduction of the navy; Spoliations after 1801;
The spoliation claims. Appendix contains sourc-
es of information, treaties, decrees, vessels in
service, commanding ofllcers, etc.
"Previous to the appearance of the book
under review, no complete history of our naval
war with France had been published. The au-
thor prints some valuable statistics for the
war." C: O. Paullin.
+ Am. Hist. R. 15: 160. O. '09. 750w.
"F\ill and admirably clear account."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 5. S. '09.
"The book is written in a simple and direct
style, and presents a clear and readable ac-
count of the stirring events described."
+ Dial. 47: 126. S. 1, '09. 330w.
"Dr. Allen's account of this curious chapter
in our history is brief and to the point, it
abounds in references to authority; it contains
a full bibliography and a careful index; its fre-
quent quotations from the newspapers of that
day give it a lively air of actuality; it is well
written and well printed."
+ Nation. 89: 357. O. 14, '09. 1300w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 419. Jl. 3, '09. 350w.
Allen, Grant. Evolution in Italian art.
*$3.5o. Wessels. 8-37673.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The work is well done, and is an important
addition to the series."
+ Nation. 88: 13. Ja. 7. '09. 220w.
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 35. F. '09.
"Sometimes Grant Allen's acute intelligence
throws new light oh an old subject. At other
times the text is amateurish and common-
place."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 337. S. 18. 300w.
"It is certainly refreshing now and then to
encounter clear and systematic reasoning and
a logically sustained premise in a field so thick-
ly dotted with the flowers of misapplied senti-
ment and misfit knowledge." Christian Brinton.
+ Putnam's. 5: 621. F. '09. 260w.
Allen, Horace. Modern power gas produ-
cer, practice and applications: a prac-
tical treatise dealing with the gasifi-
cation of various classes of fuels by
the pressure and suction systems of
producer. *$2.50. Van Nostrand.
9-10804.
"In this book the author defines the prin-
ciples governing the gasification of fuel, and
describes the practical commercial types of
producers which have been developed. He also
sets forth details of the most recent inven-
tions in this field, and the claims made by the
inventors, in this way presenting to the read-
er the various problems encountered by de-
signers."— Engin. D.
Engin. D. 5: 295. Mr. '09. 230w.
"Taken as a whole, the book is written in a
rather slipshod manner, which might have
been excusable in the original articles, but
should have been corrected when they were
published in book form. If there were no other
books on the subject this one would have value,
but it is not equal to several of its predeces-
sors."— A. E. Forstall.
— Engin. N. 61: sup. 18. F. 18, '09. 700w.
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Allen, Horace Newton. Things Korean.
**$i.25. Revell. 8-33800.
"A collection of sketches and anecdotes, mis-
sionary, and diplomatic." "As American Min-
ister during the troublous times when China,
Russia and Japan were struggling over the
Land of the morning calm, the author had op-
portunities for exceptional insight into the po-
litical and personal forces of the conflict. . . .
But Dr. Allen's sketches deal more with the
life of the people of all ranks than with polit-
ical questions. He sympathizes with the Ko-
reans in their loss of liberty, of a chance to
work out their own destinies, but he sees no
advantage in intervention now." (Ind.)
"The book is attractive not only because of
its contents, but also because of the pleasing
style which at times recalls Lafcadio Hearn."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 173. Jl. '09. 160w.
"An Interesting collection of miscellaneous
notes of his observations and experiences dur-
ing twenty years of residence in Korea."
-t- Ind. 66: 325. ^'. 11, '09. 120w.
"Many of the incidents are entertaining and
instructive, but many are trivial and hardly
worthy of record."
H Nation. 88: 38. Ja. 14, '09. 130w.
"What might have been an extremely valu-
able contribution to our knowledge of the Hermit
kingdom, therefore, becomes an amusing but
disjointed effort of a reporter."
-i N. Y. Times. 14: 115. F. 27, '09. llOw.
Allen, J, W, Wheel magic; or, Revolutions
11 of an impressionist. **$i.25. Lane.
A little volume of pleasant essays in which
the author reveals himself as the "Isaak Wal-
ton of cycling."
"He includes a capital ghost story and some
measure of incident, but is chiefly concerned
with esoteric thoughts and moods induced by
the country and the open air. Having protest-
ed more than once against the common con-
clusion that the cyclist must be a Philistine, we
congratulate Mr. Allen on his pleasant proof
to the contrary, in these pages."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 614. My. 22. 120w.
"He has sought to give his work an out-of-
door air, but instead there is a flavor of lubri-
cating oil, sprockets, chains, and ball-bearings."
— N. Y. Times. 14:675. O. 30, '09. 250 w.
Allen, James. Mastery of destiny. **$i.
1^ Putnam.
Reasoning from the fact that thought is not
less orderly and progressive than the material
forms that embody thought, and tha.t the "per-
fect law" of causation being all-embracing in
mind as in matter provides relief from all anxi-
ety concerning the ultimate destiny of human-
ity, the author "sets down some words indica-
tive of this Law and this Destiny, and the
manner of its working and its building." The
book is a companion to "The life triumphant."
Allen, James Lane. Bride of the mistletoe.
■^ $1.25. Macmillan. 9-16803.
The first part of a trilogy. It rends the veil
that gives privacy to a middle-aged couple's
mterpretation of the mysteries of love, and
presents in atoningly artistic phrases the "beast
and the angel" leanings which characterize
the man and woman respectively. "The theme
is the American home, its sanctity and its
perils." (Nation.)
"The reader once more falls under the spell
of Mr. Allen as a 'raconteur,' though he may
feel that such prolonged tension and detail in
the portrayal of defeated passion approaches
dangerously near to melodrama. He may resent
as unnecessary the intrusion of certain minute
materialistic allusions in a study of human
nature closely intertwined with a poetic sum-
mary of the evolution of man and man's re-
ligion."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 91. Jl. 24. 180w.
"Mr. Allen has achieved a work of art more
complete in expression, more cohesive, than
anything that has yet come from him. It is
like a cry of the soul, so intense one scarcely
realizes whether it is put into words or not "
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
-h Bookm. 29: 539. Jl. '09. 1250w.
"The mature man or woman may, of course
read it with enjoyment and profit. But it is
not— and this is a point that cannot be too
strongly emphasised— a book for the 'jeune
fllle.' "
h Bookm. 29: 577. Ag. '09. lOOw.
"A crueller book for women has not been
written before this time. About the meanest
thing any person could devise would be to give
a copy of it to a young bride, or a middle-aged
married woman, or any kind of a married
woman."
— Ind. 67: 250. Jl. 29, '09. 1050w.
"A prose poem notwithstanding the somber-
ness of its theme."
-f Lit. D. 39: 349. S. 4, '09. 150w.
"There is a touch of unwholesomeness in the
particularity with which he is wont to appeal
to the lust of the fancy. No seriousness of in-
tent can greatly avail Mr. Allen as long as
this taint remains."
— Nation. 89: 16. Jl. 1, 09. 550w.
"The author has vivisected to furnish forth a
sentimental orgy — secondary and literary mere-
ly, of course — one of the cruel tragedies which
must befall overcivilized folk in a natural
world. The quarrel is not with the material nor
with the use of the scalpel but with the poison-
ous purpose."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 414. Jl. 3, '09. 900w.
"Delicately and at times eloquently written,
the descriptions of Kentucky, the land of the
author's birth and heart, are full of lovely vi-
sion."
+ No. Am. 190: 267. Ag. '09. 150w.
"Its beauty is not a matter of mere phras-
ing, it is evoked out of the material, it is dif-
fused like an atmosphere through the whole
book. The defect of the story lies in its fail-
ure entirely to explain itself and justify the
tragedy of married love which it suggests with
delicate and penetrating skill."
H Outlook. 92: 771. Jl. 31, '09. 470w.
"The style is exquisite; it is Mr. Allen at his
best."
-1- R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. '09. 120w.
"The method is pictorial, and the writer's ef-
fort has been to make a colossal pedestal and
a colossal group. The effort is almost sub-
lime, the result ridiculous."
— Sat. R. 108: 232. Ag. 21, '09. 700w.
Allen, Lyman Whitney. Abraham Lincoln:
a poem. **$i.25. Putnam. 9-4278.
The spirit of the bards of old possessed the
author thruout the fashioning of this wreath
of lyrics. First he sings of the dream of free-
dom and empire, then of the threatening alar-
ums of war and of the rising of a great star
upon the night of slavery. The people's up-
rising. Humiliation, Emancipation, Victory,
The great translation, The pledge of history
and The land of promise are suggestive head-
ings under which he groups his verse all of
which is tuned to the Lincoln struggle.
"Is a good poem or rather series of poems,"
-f Ind. 66: 490. Mr. 4, '09. 40w.
"A series of lyrics, with higher flights but
deeper falls [than 'A man of destiny']."
H Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, '09. 20w.
Allen, Lyman Whitney. Parable of the rose
and other poems. **$i.25. Putnam.
8-33770.
A group of poems written by a Presbyterian
pastor. Many of them sing of enduring love,
the love "ever rife with deepening proofs of
immortality."
"Over fifty shorter poems and sonnets that
are written with grace, and mostly with a per-
sonal flavor."
+ Ind. 66: 102. Ja. 14, '09. lOOw.
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Allen, Mrs. Mary (Wood). Making the best
12 of our children. 2v. ea. **$i. McClurg.
9-28173-
Brief narratives illustrating by twos the
wrong then the right method of handling sit-
uations by which parents are constantly con-
fronted in the rearing of children. These con-
crete cases, dealing with some childish crises
and first snowing the wrong method then the
right, are selected from problems arising thru-
out the years from babyhood to adolescence.
The spirit of the right method in every case is
family cooperation.
N. Y. Times. 14:690. N. 6, '09. llOw.
Allen, William Harvey. Civics and health;
with an introd. by William T. Sedg-
wick. *$i.25. Ginn. 9-5261.
Physical perfection as a basis of effective
citizenship is the keynote of this practical hand-
book. How to detect and remove the elements
in school, home and street environment that in-
duce physical and moral weakness and defects
is the serious business with which Dr. Allen is
concerned. Practical methods and suggestions
are offered in chapters under the following
heads: Health rights; Reading the index to
health rights; Cooperation in meeting health
obligation; Official machinery for enforcing
health rights; Alliance of hygiene, patriotism,
and religion.
"Though particularly addressed to teachers
and school boards, it is of almost equal value to
the parent and to social and civic workers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 129 My. '09. 4"
"This is a most readable book, of great val-
ue to any public-spirited citizen." Carl Kelsey.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 195. Jl. '09. 250w.
"His book should be widely read by teachers
for whom it contains many practical sugges-
tions."
-I- Educ. R. 38: 315. O. '09. 40w.
"Although nearly everything the author says
is valuable and needs to be brought home to
some hundreds of thousands of people through-
out the country, yet we cannot but feel that his
book would have gained in force and usefulness
if he had condensed it materially. We do not
wish to belittle the interest and value of the
book, but merely to point out how both might
have been increased."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 53. Ap. 15, '09. 700w.
"Most interesting reading, well calculated to
draw attention to the exceedingly varied efforts
now making to bring about a general social bet-
terment by beginning at the bottom."
+ Nation. 88: 579. Je. 10, '09. 270w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 386. Je. 19, '09. 1300w.
"A reading of Dr. Allen's book is likely to
give every teacher a new sense of proportion
in dealing with matters of hygiene and sanita-
tion. It is full of suggestions to those communi-
ties that have not yet put themselves in the
right relations to questions of community health,
and It records the achievements of the most
advanced among our American cities."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 511. Ap. '09. 140w.
"I commend the volume in the most unreserved
manner. There is no book to-day in the Eng-
lish language which contains more useful, val-
uable and reliable information on the subjects
of which it treats." G: M. Kober.
+ + Survey. 22: 536. Jl. 10, '09. 1700w.
Altsheler, Joseph Alexander. Forest run-
ners: a story of the great war trail in
early Kentucky. t$i.SO. Appleton.
8-27801.
The continuation of the adventures of the two
boys who were the heroes of "The young trail-
ers." They encounter wild animals and Indians,
and render their greatest service in saving a
band of settlers from massacre.
forest and for the courage of the men who
braved its perils."
-1- A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 307. D. '08. *
N. Y. Times. 13: 542. O. 3, '08. lOOw.
Altsheler, Joseph Alexander. Free rangers:
1" a story ot early days along the Missis-
sippi. t$i-5o. Appleton. 9-25641.
Continues the fortunes of the boys whose
achievenients were set down in "The forest
runner," and tells of their journey down the
Mississippi to New Orleans whither they go
to present to the Spanish Governor-General the
true state of affairs between the American set-
tlers in Kentucky and the emissaries of Spain.
After numerous encounters with their old en-
emy, Braxton Wyatt, and a traitorous Span-
ish agent, they accomplish their object and
help thru the safe voyage of a supply fleet
from New Orleans to Kentucky.
Altsheler, Joseph Alexander. Last of the
10 chiefs. t$i-50. Appleton. 9-25637.
The story of two boys who join a caravan
crossing the western plains under the guide of
an Indian — the last of the chiefs. After peril-
ous adventures they establish themselves in a
INIontana valley living as trappers and hunters.
Upon their return to the East to dispose of
their pelts they are captured by the Indians and
witness the destruction of the tribe by Custer's
army.
American foreign policy, by a diplomatist.
^- *$i.25. Houghton. » 9-29540.
An anonymously written volume whose pur-
pose is "to draw attention to the duty of di-
plomacy to further our foreign policy in differ-
ent regions of the world, and to the conditions
of national security upon which must rest its
assertion.' It covers the whole field of inter-
national relations, dwelling especially upon our
own inefficiency and the reasons for it with the
hope of awakening public opinion to the con-
sciousness of what it may rightly demand for
diplomacy as an instrument for the nation's
welfare.
"A stirring story. Has a fine feeling for the
"The measures he advocates so ably are all
in the right direction."
4- Ind. 67:1148. N. 18. '09. 250w.
"Whoever is able to detect the occasional ad-
mixtures of wide speculation and sheer non-
sense in this vivacious book may use it safely
and with profit."
h Nation. 89: 541. D. 2, '09. 900w.
"This is a meaty little book with internal
evidence why the author is so discreet regard-
ing his identity."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:740. N. 27, '09. lOOOw.
-f R. of Rs. 40: 764. D. '09. 150w.
American school of classical studies in
Rome. Supplementary papers of. Mac-
millan.
V. 2. Includes a paper by G. H. Allen on "The
advancement of officers in the Roman army"
which analyzes and tabulates the system of
promotion followed by the Romans during the
first three centuries of the empire; one by A.
W. Van Buren which transcribes the palimp-
sest of Cicero's "De re publica"; one by J. C.
Egbert on "Inscriptions of Rome and Central
Italy"; and a paper by C. D. Curtis on "Roman
monumental arches" which "is attractive in
theme, and addressed to a wide audience, whom
it takes over a considerable part of the Roman
world in a description of monuments, both ar-
tistic and picturesque." (Nation.)
"Mr. "Van Buren's article will interest a
small circle of specialists, and for them it will
be of permanent value. George H. Allen's ar-
ticle also appeals to specialists, but in a wider
sense, and it will be consulted by historians
as well as by c'asslcists. Prof. J. C. Egberff
'Inscriptions of Rome and Central Italy' has a
broader title than the contents really warrant.
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C. D. Curtis's 'Roman monumental arches' con-
tains no new material and makes no contribu-
tion to knowledge."
-i Nation. 87: 554. D. 3, '08. 1050w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"All four papers include valuable matter. The
whole volume shows careful work and editing,
and has a serviceable index."
+ Sat. R. 107: 84. Ja. 16, '09. 320w.(Re-
view of v. 2.)
Ames, Mrs. Mary (Lesley), ed. Life and
1- letters of Peter and Susan Lesley. 2v.
**$5. Putnam. 9-24273-
A life of Professor Lesley "as he knew him-
self and as his friends knew him." He was a
geologist of eminence and his wife did little
more than share his honors quietly and sym-
pathetically. "The long unreserved letters,
covering the period from 1838 to 1893, concern
not the writers alone; they tell of men and
women who have graven their names deeply in
science, literature and even in politics; they
throw interestirsr sidelights upon many ob-
scure matters in our country's history, for the
Lesleys were associated intimately with many
who were leaders in great movements." (Sci-
ence.)
soldiers, settlers, and Indians are concerned
(N. Y. Times./
N. Y. Times. 14: 564. S. 25, '09. 240w.
"Any notice of this work, brought within
reasonable compass, must be only a patch-
work of fragments, giving no proper concep-
tion of its importance." J: J. Stevenson.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 680. N. 12, '09. 1400w.
Anderson, A. J. Romance of a friar and a
^° nun : being the romance of P ra l^ilippo
Lippi. **$2.so. Dodd.
Once more a rehabilitation of the Carmelite
friar and the nun of Santa Margherita
whose love story seems to lose no interest as
the centuries go by. The friar's "personality
is so interesting that many people have written
about him. Our author is very warm in his —
or should we say her? — championship of the
lovers, and makes out a good case for them
in the appendices. The book is well illustrated
by a number of reproductions of Filippo's pic-
tures." (Spec.)
"An astonishing romance which may well
be true even as he tells it, in essence, though
certainly not in detail."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 654. N. 27. 120w.
"Sentimental and amateurish romance with
no particular psychological insight and a mere-
ly superficial knowledge of the fifteenth cen-
tury, the atmosphere of which he is quite in-
capable of suggesting. The chief merit of
the book is that Mr. Anderson deals very rev-
erently with the religious aspect of the story,
and shows a sympathetic appreciation of the
normal life of a Roman Catholic convent at the
present day."
h Sat. R. 108: 264. Ag. 28, '09. 300w.
"This story of the nun Lucrezia and the
'glad friar' is cleverly built up on a framework
of facts and traditions. It is a pleasantly writ-
ten book, full of merry talk and practical com-
mon-sense."
+ Spec. 103: 384. S. 11. '09. lOOOw.
Anderson, Ada Woodruff. Strain of white.
« t$r.5o. Little. 9-10650.
A story of frontier life in the Pacific north-
west during the 50's. The heroine is the
daughter of a Yakima chief's sister and an
army officer. "As the story opens this girl is
just starting out to find her uncle, Kam-i-ah-
kan, the chief of the Yakimas. in order to ask
him who her father is; for beyond knowing
that he is an army man of considerable rank,
she has no information about him. Before
she finds her father and is acknowledged by
him to be his daughter, a great many interest-
ing and exciting things take place, in which
"The story is extremely well told and sever-
al of the characters are charmingly and
artistically drawn."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 336. My. 20, '09. 270w.
"There ought to be a special news interest
just now in this spirited account."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 762. Je. '09. 70w.
Anderson, Frank Maloy. Constitutions
and other select documents illustrative
of the history of France, 1789-1907. 2d
ed., rev. and enl. *$2.5o. Wilson, H. W.
. 8-37330.
A revision and enlargement of Professor An-
derson's original collection of French documen-
tary material. It contains additional references
and new documents, most of them of recent
date, concerning the separation of church and
state.
"No work of this kind could be beyond criti-
cism; but this perhaps approaches perfection
as nearly as could be expected. All documents
included are important. Some fault might be
found with the proportion of the volume A
few periods of large importance are almost en-
tirely ignored. Few students of the period
however, would be willing to have these faults'
If indeed they be considered faults, corrected
by omitting any considerable number of docu-
ments given."
+ -i Am. Hist. R. 14: 640. Ap. '09. 280w.
"A valuable work for the college or reference
library."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 118. Ap. '09.
"The selection of documents has been very
judiciously made and no English or American
teacher of recent French history can afford to
dispense with this book. The volume is par-
ticularly valuable for collateral reading in col-
lege classes."
+ -f Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 449. Mr. '09. 150w.
"Is one of the most thorough compilations of
Its class. This collection leaves practically
nothing to be desired by the ordinary student
m this most fascinating field of modern his-
tory."
+ + Dial. 45: 349. N. 16, '08. ISOw.
"A similar volume in French would have
been most useful to teachers here; until that
has been supplied they may perforce use this
book, which is well planned and carefully exe-
cuted on the lines set down by the writer " T
F. T.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 201. Ja. '09. 140w.
"The new matter in this edition has been
judiciously selected. It includes important doc-
uments relating to the recent separation of
church and state in France."
+ Nation. 88: 221. Mr. 4, '09. lOOw.
"The translation of the documents is not fault-
less, and the selection has been governed some-
what too closely by purely political interests to
meet the needs of classes attempting to under-
stand the real significance of recent French his-
tory. But the book is already a large one, and
along the political line one has few suggestions
to offer."
-I Pol. Sol. Q. 24: 176. Mr. '09. 180w.
"In the selection, translation and editing of
the documents Professor Anderson has shown
admirable judgment and care, and he has provid-
ed teachers of recent political history with a most
useful instrument for class work."
+ Yale R. 18: 108. My. '09. lOOw.
Anderson, Galusha. Story of a border city
during the civil war. **$i.5o. Little.
8-27164.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The two divisions of the book are of quite
unequal value. This lack of a period of recon-
struction of judgments adds a charm to the real-
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Anderson, Galusha — Continued.
ly important part of the book, the personal rem-
iniscences, which at times approach contempo-
rary evidence in tone and vividness." Jonas
Viles.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 858. Jl. '09. 340w.
"As a story of life in a border state city, the
book is valuable. It is easily the best and most
comprehensive account we have of the peculiar
conditions in such a community, and much of
it would apply to conditions that existed in the
other border states. The writer aims to be im-
partial, and is certainly not bitter; but he
never sees, probably never saw, the other side
of the case."
H Dial. 46: 23. Ja. 1, '09. 400w.
"For the most part our author relates what
he heard and saw himself, and makes a good
contribution to our knowledge of the time."
H Nation. 87: 632. D. 24, '08. 570w.
"From first to last it is distinctly readable."
+ Outlook. 90: 888. D. 19, '08. 300w.
Anderson, Lewis Flint. History of com-
^ mon school education: an outline
sketch. *$i.2S. Holt. 9-9285-
Aims to give clearly, concisely and concretely
such information regarding the history and de-
velopment of the common or non-professional
school as will be of most aid to teachers and
general readers in understanding the nature
and functions of the common school of to-day
and its relations to other institutions educa-
tional and otherwise. The author begins with
the Greek and Roman schools and carries his
history thru the middle ages, the renaissance,
the reformation, early colonial period in Amer-
ica, on down to the present.
"We are not particularly imprest with Its
value."
— Educ. R. 38: 202. S. '09. 70w.
Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 40w.
"Very complete and to be recommended to
the quick-paced student."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:523. S. 4, '09. VOw.
Anderson, William. Japanese w^ood en-
5 gravings: their history, technique and
character. *75c. Button.
"A pocket edition of the well-known book by
the late Dr. William Anderson . . . which
Mr. Joly, in the preface . . . characterizes
as 'an inexhaustible mine of information, not
only upon schools of painting and their repre-
sentatives in the collection, but also upon the
subjects treated by the artists.' Most of the
illustrations of the present work are taken from
examples in Dr. Anderson's collection in the
British Museum." — Nation.
"It falls off decidedly in the reprint. The
text on Japanese art as contained in the pres-
ent book is, however, very helpful." W. G. Bow-
doin.
H Ind. 65: 1460. D. 17, '08. 60w.
+ Nation. 88:394. Ap. 15, '09. 250w.
Andrassy, Gyula. Development of Hungar-
* ian constitutional liberty; tr. from the
Hungarian by C. Arthur and Ilona Gin-
ever. *7s.6d. Paul (Kegan), Trench,
Triibner and co., London. 9-8762.
"Treats of the period from the entry of the
Hungarians into what is now known as Hun-
gary to the end of the reign of Matthias II, in
other words, from 896 to 1619 A. D."— Spec.
like the same sort of knowledge from his read-
er. The translation is excellent."
H Nation. 89: 332. O. 7, '09. 400w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 762. D. 4, '09. 330w.
"It is interesting as a comparison between
English and Hungarian constitutional develop-
ment, but it suffers from diffuseness and repeti-
tion. Moreover, it only considers one side of
the Hungarian question."
H Sat. R. 107: 212. F. 13, '09. 570w.
Spec. 102: 97. Ja. 16, '09. 40w.
Andreades, A. History of the bank of Eng-
5 land; tr. by C. Meredith, with a pref-
ace by H. S. Foxwell. *ios. 6d. King. P. S.,
London. 9-12919.
A history written by a Greek in the French
language for French readers. The translator
"has not attempted any revision, so that aside
from purely technical corrections the treatment
is unchanged. The value of this edition has
been enhanced, however, by the addition of a
critical preface by Professor Foxwell in which
he contrasts this work with the others in the
same field and makes note of a few points
where he is inclined to disagree with the au-
thor." (J. Pol. Econ.)
"AndreadSs is strongest, as might have been
expected of a foreign writer, on the histori-
cal side. There is wanting any inquiry into
certain major issues which are sharply drawn
in connection with banking reorganization in
several of the countries of the world today
and on which the history "Of the bank of Eng-
land should afford evidence, either negatively
or positively." H. P. Willis.
-I Econ. Bull. 2: 242. S. '09. SOOw.
"The task of the translator has been well
performed."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 310. My. '09. 80w.
"The first complete history of the bank of
England. Professor Foxwell's appreciative, yet
discriminating, introduction adds materially to
the value of the volume."
H Nation. 88: 425. Ap. 22, '09. 640w.
"Accurate and scholarly work."
-t- Sat. R. 108: 114. Jl. 24, '09. 150w.
Spec. 103: sup. 715. N. 6, '09. 50w.
"It did not supplant previous studies on spe-
cial periods and special aspects of the long ca-
reer of the bank, but in offering a consecutive
history of the bank, informed by sound scholar-
ship and sober judgment, it furnished something
for which there was and still is no substitute."
+ Yale R. 18: 105. My. '09. 180w.
Andreieff, Leonid. Seven who were hanged:
^ a story; authorized translation from
the Russian by Herman Bernstein. $1.
Ogilvie. 9-1 1689.
A book of political and literary value in the
form of fiction which is a protest against the
reign of terror in Russia and embodies a strong
indictment against capital punishment. It de-
picts with psychological insight the tragedies of
seven who were hanged, two of them being
women revolutionists.
"An eloquent and statesmanlike panegyric
rather than a history. It is not a systematic
exposition, supported by references and allu-
sions to sources. It is rather the work of a
man who has consulted and digested every
treatise on the subject and expects something
"A beautiful and a terrible book, the result
of a passion for humanity and of simple, strong
art — a swift, passionate picture of human life
and character. It is full of the wonderful psy-
chology and emotional realism of the great Rus-
sian writers." Hutchins Hapgood.
+ Bookm. 29: 408. Je. '09. SOOw.
"There are paragraphs and sentences that are
so real as to be a torture; but there are long
passages in which the pace is forced. The sense
of the inevitable Is absent. It is the case of a
highly gifted artist drawing up a tentative list
of psychological states, and then selecting one
as best suited to his purpose. With this pro-
viso, we can not deny Andreyev an exceptional
talent for seeing the truth."
_|. _ Nation. 88: 582. Je. 10, '09. 500w.
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II
"Is by reason of its art even more real, more
horrifying, more impressive than any other Rus-
sian fiction which has been translated in a long
time."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 279. My. 1, '09. 330w.
"It is a powerful study. The translation seems
to be very well done."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 762. Je. '09. 120w.
Andrews, Charles McLean. British com-
mittees, commissions and councils of
trade and plantations, 1622-1675. (Johns
Hopkins university studies in historical
and political science. Ser. 26, nos. 1-3.)
7SC. Johns Hopkins. 8-22803.
"From a first-hand study of material in the
British archives. Professor Andrews is able to
trace with some detail the history of the vari-
ous bodies upon which was devolved, from
time to time, the supervision of plantation
trade, and to point out the steady, though ir-
regular, development of a colonial policy." (Na-
tion.) "The work of the merchants, Noell and
Povey, is for the first time fully brought out.
... In an appendix dealing with 'Heads of
business; Councils of 1670 and 1672,' Professor
Andrews incorporates with the references from
the Calendars under the respective dates the
notices of the proceedings given in Evelyn's
'Diary.' " (Eng. Hist. R.)
in her affairs, and on what might have been
had he come here after his downfall to restore
his fortunes.
"By far the most complete and satisfactory
account of the English organs of colonial ad-
ministration during the period dealt with, which
has hitherto appeared." H. E. E.
+ + Eng. Hist. R. 23: 618. Jl. '08. 200w.
"A contribution of prime importance to our
scanty knowledge of English colonial adminis-
tration in the seventeenth century."
4- -f- Nation. 87: 627. D. 24, '08. 450w.
Andrews, Charles McLean, and Davenport,
s Frances Gardiner. Guide to the manu-
script materials for the history of the
United States to 1783. $2. Carnegie inst.
9-6049.
A guide to the manuscript material for the
history of the United States to 1783 found in the
British museum, in minor London archives, and
in the libraries of Oxford and Cambridge.
"As a handbook for investigators it will be of
the greatest value. With it in his possession the
student can proceed with certainty from the first
that he will not miss any important source of
information. Thus a large amount of useless
searching will be avoided. Very few errors or
misprints have been noted, and in view of the
care with which the volume has been edited, it
is not likely that its prolonged use will bring to
light any considerable number of such." H. L.
Osgood.
-f -f- Am, Hist. R. 14: 829. Jl. '09. 700w.
"Will be of the greatest value to English
no less than to American students of colonial
history." H. E. E.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 624. Jl. '09. 210w.
"A careful examination of titles shows re-
markable freedom from errors in date or name.
The volume is an invaluable aid to the investi-
gator, and full proof of the utility of the series
planned by Mr. Jameson and entrusted to such
capable experts."
+ Nation. 88: 360. Ap. 8, '09. 340w.
"A useful guide."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 98. F. 20, '09. 70w.
Andrews, Edward Lewis. Napoleon and
America: an outline of the relations of
the United States to the career and
downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte. *$2.
Kennerley. 9-6269.
Here are reflections, largely conjectural, on
Napoleon's relations with America and interest
Ind. 66: 985. My. 6, '09. 60w.
"Is scarcely more than a series of reflections
on what might have been, if things had been
different . . . agreeably and cleverly written,
but remaining conjectures and reflections."
h N- Y. Times. 14: 142. Mr. 13, '09. 250w.
"Mr. Andrews conducts us along an inter-
esting bvpath in history."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 493. O. 2, '09. 240w.
Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman. En-
1- chanted forest, and other stories. t$i-50.
Button. 9-26471.
Fairy stories told to a child with the usual
appetite for wonder tales have been collected
and printed for other children with like appe-
tites. "Many a child, new to all the tricks of
the trade, will revel in John and Renard, the
Fox, the whipped-cream plants, the chocolate-
wells, and other incongruously delightful im-
aginings. . . . While "The enchanted forest,"
different in its appeal, has no claim to very long
existence, we must applaud any author who is
young enough at heart to like 'high jinks' every
night with a child." (Lit. D.)
"The story is a mixture of already familiar
books of the same kind."
+ — Lit. D. 39: 1015. D. 4, '09. 160w.
Andrews, William. Old English towns. **$2.
10 Pott.
"The old towns selected for treatment are
twenty-seven, beginning with Winchester, Can-
terbury, and Bath, and ending with Carlisle,
Monmouth, and Chester. They are mostly
chosen from well-known historic centres, but
a few are of minor note, though well worthy
ef inclusion, such as Ledbury and Weobley iii
Herefordshire, and Chepstow on the Wve." —
Ath.
"Its statements may be taken as trustworthy
by the general reader, to whom it will be a
convenience to possess a book for general ref-
erence. In writing about Derby, Mr. Andrews
fell into a considerable blunder, for which, how-
ever, he was scarcelv to blame."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 265. S. 4. 470w.
"The author has ranged through legend, his-
tory, and literature, and gathered up everything
the traveler need wish to know."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 596. O. 9, '09. 150w.
"On the whole, this is a very interesting book
and adequately illustrated."
+ Spec. 103: 210. Ag. 7, '09. 130w.
Andujar, Manuel. Spain of to-day from
* within; with an autobiography of the
author. **$i.25. Revell. 9-9442.
"Travel and religion divide the pages of this
easily read volume. The author was born in
Spain in the Catliolic church but was later
converted and joined the Methodist branch of
Protestantism. About one-fourth of the book
is taken up with the story of the change, of
belief. . . . The last three-fourths tell of a
journey through the Spanish peninsula, in
which interesting descriptions of men, events
and places are presented." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"Past training and temperament explain
many highly prejudiced statements made
throughout the book, for no opportunity to
have a fling at the mother church is lost."
^ Ann, Am. Acad. 34: 173. Jl. '09. 140w.
"The reader will find himself interested from
the beginning to the end of the book."
+ Ind. 67: 1265. D. 2, '09. 180w.
"We see modern Spaiij viewed critically and
almost with prejudice."
H N, Y. Times. 14: 463. Jl. 31, '09. 240w.
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BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Angela Da Foligno, St. Book of the di-
vine consolation of Saint Angela Da
Foligno. (New mediaeval lib.) *$2.
Duffield.
"The book of the blest Angela treats of the
severe and often impossible ideals of saint-
hood as conceived in the thirteenth century.
Originally written in Latin, it appeared in 'th«
vulgar tongue' in 1536, and upon this Italian
version is based the present English transla-
tion. Facsimiles of the early Italian illustra-
tions are given. The chief value of the book
is, of course, historical." — Lit. D.
chemical and magnetic effects of the electric
current." — Engin. N.
+ Lit. D. 38: 307. F. 20, '09. 360w.
"Readers may differ from Mr. Thorold in the
degree of their adiniration for the 'pure and
candid soul' of the Blessed Angela, but no stu-
dent of mediaeval culture can afford to neglect
her religious testament."
+ Nation. 88: 440. Ap. 29, '09. 350w.
"A precious book, a rapt, ecstatic chronicle
of the soul. While the dogmatic side must of
necessity be alien to modern thought, and the
idea of self-abasement still more alien one is
never left unmoved by a spiritual transport
such as these pages reveal." J. B. Rittenhouse.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 113. F. 27, '09. 160w.
Angier, A. Gorton. P'ar East revisited: es-
^ says on political, commercial, social and
general conditions in Malaya, China,
Korea and Japan; with a preface by Sir
Robert Hart. *$4.20. Scribner. 9-5989.
"A travel book. The first third presents a
favorable report of what has been accomplished
in the British Malaysian colonies and in Neth-
erlands India. The last part contains the au-
thor's real contributions. He finds the trade
of Chinese ports growing and efficiently con-
ducted. Praise is especially given to the Ger-
man activity in Tsing-Tao. The recent edicts
intended ultimately to bring the maritime cus-
toms back into Chinese control the author
thinks ill advised. The opium legislation also
is treated in a way which recalls the opium
war and the present interest of England in pop-
py culture in India, but at the last the author
puts himself on record in favor of helping Chi-
na curb the use of the drug. There are two
excellent chapters on present railway develop-
ment in China." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"Japan's ambitions receive much more sym-
pathetic treatment than is accorded by most
recent writers." C. L. Jones.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 195. Jl. '09. 330w.
"His well-known knowledge of Far Eastern
matters makes his comments important and
trustworthy."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 39. Ja. 9. 900w.
"The book was well worth writing, for Mr.
Angier journeyed with a keen eye to facts
and future developments."
-f- Spec. 103: 242. Ag. 14, '09. 150w.
Anthony, William Arnold. Lecture-notes on
the theory of electrical measurements;
prepared for the third-year classes of
the Cooper union night-school of sci-
ence; 3d ed., rev. by Albert Ball. $1.
Wiley. 8-26863.
"In the revision of the late "W. A. Anthony's
notes for this third edition Prof. Ball has add-
ed several problems in each chapter. There is
also some additional matter on condenser ca-
pacity and its determination. Half the book
takes up the bases of different systems and
units of mass, force, energy, etc., and the re-
lations between electrical units. The rest of
the book is given over to the explanation of
practical measurements of potential, current
and resistance, and to the laws of the heating,
-I- Engin. D. 5: 57. Ja. '09. 140w.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 7. Ja. 14, '09. lOOw.
"Within this limited field it is a satisfactory
little volume, fulfilling its purpose well and not
attempting to exceed the requirements of the
students tor whom it has been prepared."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 140. Jl. 31, '09. 80w.
Arabian nights, their best-known tales; ed.
1- by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A.
Smith. t$2.50. Scribner. 9-28132.
Includes ten of the special favorites among
the two hundred and sixty-four stories of the
"Arabian nights. The edition is uniform in
appearance and make-up with Stevenson's
"Child's garden of verses" which Jessie Will-
cox Smith illustrated, and the "Queen's mu-
seum and other stories," illustrated by Fred-
eric Richardson. The twelve full-page illus-
trations, title page, cover ana lining paper are
done in color by Maxfield Parrish.
"They have retained — indeed, if recollection
serves, even increased — the humor of matter-
of fact phrase and understatement which
makes Aladdin's mother, for instance, so de-
licious." Algernon Taasin.
+ Bookm. 30: 344. D. '09. 310w.
"Maxfield Parrish's illustrations . . . hav*
depth and height, and tho they are decorative,
they lose none of the rich imaginative quality
that distinguishes all his work."
+ Lit. D. 89: 1025. D. 4-, '09. 150w.
+ Nation. 89: 538. D. 2, '09. 50w.
"This book is by all odds the most beautiful
child's book of the season. We could have
wished that the English had been as impec-
cable as the make-up and illustrations of the
book."
+ — No. Am. 190: 843. D. '09. llOw.
"No one who knows anything of either the
editors or the illustrator needs to be told that
their product is satisfying."
+ Outlook. 93: 787. D. 4, '09. 90w.
Archibald, Raymond Clare. Carlyle's first
i'^ love: Margaret Gordon, Lady Banner-
man. **$3.50. Lane.
Following the most approved methods of sci-
entific research, the author explains the rela-
tions of Margaret Gordon with Thomas Carlyle,
and answers the question, "Was Margaret Gor-
don the sole original of the Blumine of 'Sartor
Resartus?' "
"The volume before us tells us but little about
Carlyle, and that little by no means new."
— Ath. 1909, 2: 524. O. 30. 550w.
"Thore only who are concerned in certain
Scotch genealogies will find the book valu-
able."
h Nation. 89:517. N. 25, '09. 260w.
N. Y. Times. 14:657. O. 23, '09. 40w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 675. N. 6, '09. 350w.
"That the book is worth the labour it must
have cost is more than we should care to
vouch."
— -I- Sat. R. 108: 355. S. 18, '09. lOOOw.
H Spec. 103: 559. O. 9, '09. 1500w.
Arctander, John W. Apostle of Alaska: the
^ story of William Duncan of Metla-
kahtla. **$i.5o. Revell. 9-14199.
A story, partly told from Mr. Duncan's diary,
which follows "the half century spent by this
apostle among the Indians of Alaska and Brit-
ish Columbia, and how he acted as teacher,
preacher, pastor, being at the same time in-
structor and overseer in the enterprises he
started, including sawmilling, shipbuilding,
salmon canning, and other industries. . . .
The story of his experiences among these people
reads like a romance of adventure in forty-
two chapters, illustrated from drawings and
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photographs. There are also several maps and
facsimile reproductions of interesting docu-
ments." (N. Y. Times.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 67. N. '09.
Ind. 66: 1246. Je. 3, '09. 20w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 683. O. 23, '09. 260w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
"For the most part the story is practically
Mr. Duncan's autobiography, the author hav-
ing depended upon his missionary friend for all
the facts it contains, and having to a large ex-
tent made use of his anecdotal accounts of his
interesting experiences."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 429. Jl. 10, '09. 530w.
Arms, Mary W. Italian vignettes. *$i.25.
11 Kennerley. 9-28478.
Eleven sketches that re-create for the reader
"the atmosphere and charm of Italy, with her
color, her cloisters, her people, her art treasures
and relics of the past." They are: In faery
lands: To Marigliano; Into the golden age; Im-
pressions in Rome: The Campo dei Fiori; An
audience at the Vatican; Holy week and Easter
in Rome; Old cloisters; Tivoii; Stones of Flor-
ence; A Venetian monastery.
"Is just one more of those perfervidly senti-
mental little books which paradoxically enough
are inevitably provoked by that most sensible
of people, the Italians."
-f — Nation. 89: 577. D. 9, '09. 80w.
"Sensibility to the beauties of nature, appre-
ciation of historic,' significance, and much grace
of diction characterize Mary W. Arms's 'Ital-
ian vignettes.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 673. O. 30. '09. 170w.
Armstrong, Sir Walter. Art in Great Brit-
11 ain and Ireland. **$i.5o. Scribner.
9-24666.
A compact, fully illustrated handbook of Brit-
ish and Irish art beginning with Stonehenge
and ending with Alfred Gilbert thru which has
been traced the development of national spirit
and character. It deals successively with ar-
chitecture, stained glass, needlework, iron
work, illuminated manuscripts, engravings,
etchings, painting and sculpture.
Dial. 47: 391. N. 16, '09. 70w.
"It is surprising how much the author con-
trives to say in a few words."
-I- Int. Studio. 39: 83. N. '09. 200w.
"An excellent elementary text book. The text
is a model of condensation and the copious ex-
tent of illustration in good small cuts is a
worthy achievement in publishing."
+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 23. N. '09. 40w.
Lit. D. 39: 535. O. 2, '09. 150w.
Arnaud, Raoul. Louis-Philippe and his sis-
5 ter: the political life & role of Adelaide
of Orleans (1777-1847); tr. by E. L.
Charlw^ood. *$4.20. Scribner. 9-12034.
"A lively composition from well-known sourc-
es, ranging from Madame de Genelis and Ma-
dame Junot to Madame de Boigne. . . . The
title is misleading. There is much social and
personal gossip, but very few pages are devoted
to the history of the July monarchy and to the
part played by Madame Adelaide as her broth-
er's adviser, and after the death of the duke of
Orleans the only person to whom he would lis-
ten."—Eng. Hist. R.
"If not very instructive it is at least readable
and amusing." P. F. W.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 204. Ja. '09. 200w.
"Curious biography and a clever translation."
-I- Spec. 102: sup. 637. Ap. 24, '09. 1500w.
Arner, George B. L. Consanguineous mar-
riages in the American population. *75c.
Longmans. 8-18391.
The author's conclusions are as follows: "That
consanguinity in the parents 'has no perceptible
influence' upon the number of children or their
sex ratio, and 'little, if any, direct effect upon
the physical or mental condition of the off-
spring.' That 'the most important physiolog-
ical effect of consanguineous marriage is to in-
tensify any or all inheritable family character-
istics or peculiarities by double inheritance,' —
wherefore, it is to the interest of society that
the physically and mentally defective should
not be allowed to marry and propagate their
kind. But, on the other hand, the logical con-
clusion is reached that 'in the absence of de-
generative tendencies the higher qualities of
mind and body are similarly intensified by mar-
riage between highly endowed members of the
same family.' " (Ann. Am. Acad.)
"An interesting statistical study of the ef-
fects of inbreeding, and the author's conclu-
sions are hardly in line with popular belief on
the subject."
-t- Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 616. N. '08. 180w.
"A praiseworthy attempt to clear the ground
of some errors which have crept in, and to
reach certain conclusions which may be ac-
cepted." W: B. Bailey.
+ Econ. Bull. 1: 326. D. '08. 500w.
"Within the limits of its scope the book is
interesting and intelligently done."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 103. F. '09. 320w.
Arnold, Felix. Text-book of school and
class management, theory and prac-
tice. *$i.25. Macmillan. 8-33788.
"This volume in many respects may well be
contrasted with the one by Bagley. In the
latter book practice leads and theory explains
and justifies, while in Arnold's theory leads
and is related to practice chiefly by formal
classifications. . . . The formal, systematic
character of the hook will be indicated by the
chapter headings of Part 1, 'Principal and teach-
er: the principal'; 'Cooperation between princi-
pal and teacher: instruction"; 'Cooperation be-
tween principal and teacher: discipline': 'Co-
operation between principal and teacher: super-
vision.' Topics are usually introduced by a
general definition, e.g., the chapter on 'Coopera-
tion between principal and teacher' has a form-
al definition and a half page quotation from
Giddings's 'Sociology on the nature of coopera-
tion.' " — Psychol. Bull.
"We cannot after a careful perusal of the
work, recommend it at all warmly to the notice
of English specialists, whether theoretical or
practical, and we doubt its acceptability to
American readers. The reader of the later
chapters of the work will find many hints
which, if he be a schoolmaster, may be serv-
iceable to him."
1- Ath. 1909, 1: 68. Ja. 16. 620w.
"It is doubtful if the beginner could extract
any inspiration from Dr. Felix Arnold's elabor-
ately wrought 'Textbook of school manage-
ment.' " .„„ „„
— Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 20w.
"A subject on which much has been written
is here discussed by Dr. Arnold with such in-
sight, common sense, and thoroughness that it
must command close and interested attention
and convey a clearer conception of some of the
important phases of a teacher's conduct and
" ^' + Nation. 88: 412. Ap. 22, '09. 200w.
"Comprehensiveness and conciseness are
happily blended."
+ Outlook. 91: 381. F. 20, '09. 210w.
"There are many good things said by the
author and in quotations, but it seems to the
reviewer that there are in the book many
things that are obvious or inappropriate. B.
A. KirkP^trlck.^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ,^^ ^^^^
Arnold, Gertrude Weld, comp. Mother's
12 list of books for children. **$i. McClurg.
9-35844-
A reliable list of children's books for the
mother, teacher and libracian. There are 515
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Arnold, Gertrude Weld — Continued.
titles classified according to the ages and not
the scnool grade of the child, and grouped
under headings that indicate the character of
the book — poetry, stories, travel, etc.
"There is little to criticize in the selection."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 67. N. "09.
"Some stories have crept into her list which
should creep out, but, altogether, the little
volume is one deserving of consultation before
mothers do tneir Christmas shopping."
H Lit. D. 39: 1015. D. 4, 'Oy. 200w.
"The selection is suggestive, provided one is
content to pass over the latest novelty."
+ Nation. 89: 538. D. 2, '09. 7Cw.
"A mQSt welcome aid in the problem of de-
ciding wnat to give the children to read."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 690. N. 6, '09. llOw.
Aronson, Victor Rees. Workingmen's Com-
^ pensation act, 1906. *$6. Unwin, T. Fish-
er, London. 9-16857.
"An exhaustive examination of the Act. Pro-
vision has been made for serving the purpose
of the lay as well as of the professional reader;
there is a complete examination of the Act,
a summary of cases, &c." — Spec.
"A careful view of the law and cases."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 253. F. 27. 670w.
"The student or legislator laboriously striv-
ing to work out an adaptation of workmen's
accident insurance or compensation to American
conditions will surely welcome this book with
gratitude and admiration. It is a model of an-
alysis and precision." J: R. Commons.
+ Econ. Buil. 2: 144. Je. '09. 470w.
"We can heartily commend the book to the
notice of all lawyers or laynlen who may have
occasion to read, study or administer the act."
+ Sat. R. 107: 438. Ap. 3, '09. 180w.
+ Spec. 102: 270. F. 13, '09. 50w.
Arpee, Leon. Armenian awakening: a his-
1'^ tory of the Armenian church, 1820-1860.
*$i.25. Univ. of Chicago press. 9-26331.
A compact history in 235 pages of the real
vanguard of Turkish enlightenment and civil
and religious liberty. The chapters are: Intro-
duction; The revival of learning; Political his-
tory of the period; The Romanist emancipation;
Paulicianism; The first reformers; The protest-
ant excision; Why a protestant Armenian
church; The struggle for democracy; Appen-
dices— containing The Armenian confession and
The Turkish constitution restored; Chronologic-
al table; Bibliography; Index.
"A learned and minute history of the Armen-
ian church."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14:627. O. 23, '09. 150w.
Arrhenius, Svante August. Life of the uni-
^ verse, as conceived by man from the
earliest ages to the present time; tr. by
Dr. H. Borns. (Harper's lib. of living
thought.) 2v. ea. **75c. Harper. 9-35854.
Traces the historical development of cosmo-
gonic ideas from ancient days up to the time of
Newton. The divisions of the study In the first
volume are: Cosmogonies of primitive races;
Creation myths of ancient civilised races; The
most beautiful and profound creation myths;
Cosmogonies of the ancient philosophers; Dawn
of modern ages: multiplicity of the inhabited
worlds. For volume two the chapters are as
follows: From Newton to Laplace: mechanics
and cosmogony of the solar system: More recent
astronomical discoveries: the stellar universe;
The energy conception in cosmogony; The con-
ception of infinity in cosmogony.
want of acquaintance with the practice of Eng-
lish authors. These mistakes are not impor-
tant, but when it is intended to give to the pub-
lic science in a 'tabloid' form, pains should be
taken to see that it is easy to assimilate."
4 Ath. 1909, 2: 100. Jl. 24. 2000w.
Dial. 47: 238. O. 1, '09. 330w.
-f- Ind. 67: 1148. N. 18, '09. 200w.
Arthur, William. New Building estimator:
« a practical guide to estimating the cost
of labor and material in building con-
struction, from excavation to finish. 5th
ed. $2.50. Williams. 9-8823.
An enlarged and revised edition of a work
of value to architects, builders, contractors,
appraisers, engineers, superintendents and
draftsmen. Various practical examples of work
are presented in detail, and with the labor
figured chiefly in hours and quantities.
"It is a compact compilation of cost data
that should be in the possession of every per-
son engaged in building construction."
+ Engin. D. 6: 56. Jl. '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Arthur is an experienced builder, so
that the data on pure buildings is much more
complete and authoritative than that on
bridges, pavements, steel-work, etc., which the
author evidently has taken from other sources
than his own information."
-I Engin. N. 61: sup. 49. Ap. 15, '09. llOw.
"This little book will be found useful, a
compendium of general information covering
a wide field."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 671. My. 22, '09. 90w.
Arundell, John Francis, baron Arimdell of
1'' Wardour. Some papers of Lord Arun-
dell of Wardour, 12th baron, count of
the Holy Roman empire, etc., with a
preface by the dowager Lady Arundell
of Wardour. *$3. Longmans.
"The discussions in this volume of 'social in-
equality and natural right' are not just 'crambe
repetita,' but contain a number of service-
able quotations from French, English and Amer-
ican thinkers, and some good reflections of the
writer's own. The incompatibility of equality
with liberty is pointed out, and also the circum-
stance that, while subordination is a funda-
mental law of the universe, the lines of social
inequality are forever interlacing and inter-
secting."— Sat. R.
"These papers were well worth collecting, for
the late Lord Arundell of Wardour was some-
thing more than a country squire in politics or
a very estimable, devout and conscientious
man."
-I- Sat. R. 108: 292. S. 4, '09. 770w.
Spec. 102: 1037. Je. 26, '09. 300w.
Ashcroft, Edgar A. Study of electrothermal
'' and electrolytic industries; statistics
by I. J. Moltkehansen. 3 pts. pt. i, In-
troductory. *$2. McGraw. 9-8949.
V. 1. "A general summary of the practical and
theoretical development of the rapidly grow-
ing electrochemical field for tne application of
electric energy. ... It is largely given up to
a discussion of the commercial value of elec-
trolytic and electrothermal processes, in which
the author concludes that the future develop-
ment of these industries depends largely on the
use of cheap water-power. A chapter is then
devoted to the location of plants with reference
to such power developments, and to costs of
operation. The final chapter discusses the broad
features of plant design." — Engin. Rec.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 67. N. '09.
"There are a considerable number of mis-
takes, caused apparently by the translator's
"The introductory volume promises well, al-
though it lacks condensation. There is also a
philosophising tendency which distracts from
the main purpose of the book." H: H. Norris.
-I Engin. N. 61: sup. 72. Je. 17, '09. 370w.
(Review of v. 1.)
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"The book Is hardly to be taken as a techni-
cal guide to electrothermical processes, being
mostly a very readable and interesting essay
on the general factors entering into the prog-
ress and future of these comparatively recent
+ Engln. Rec. 59: 726. Je. 5, '09. 180w.
(Review of v. 1.)
Ashdown, Charles Henry, British and for-
^ eign arms and armour. *$4. Dodge.
Valuable not only as an introduction for the
student but as a trustworthy volume for the
general reader this work begins with the rude
weapons of the wild man of the forest primeval
and hurries on thru the bronze and iron ages
to dwell more at length upon the age of mail —
when knighthood was in flower. The author's
purpose is "serious, antiquarian and historical."
"The present magnificent volume has for the
Impressiorable reader much of the charm v/hicli
belongs to the romances of Sir Walter Scott. '
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 416. Jl. 3, '09. 900w.
"With [some! small exceptions, the book is a
remarkably complete, accurate, and unusually
able treatise. It is pleasantly written, and com-
pounded of wide knowledge, enlightened ob-
servation, and a notable comprehen.sion nnd
grasp of the facts. It is a volume for which
there is decidedly a vacant place, and we recom-
mend It to fill that vacancy on the shelves, not
only of the student, but of any reading man
who really cares to understand the life of the
past."
H Spec. 102: 615. Ap. 17, '09. llOOw.
Ashe, Samuel A'Court. History of North
• Carolina. 2v. ea. 54 mor. $6. Charles L.
Van Noppen, Greensboro, N. C. 8-30959.
V. 1. 1584-1783.
Treats the period in the following epochs:
First epoch, 1584-91, Raleigh's explorations and
colonies; Second epoch, 1629-63, permanent
settlement; Third epoch, 1663-1729, proprietary
government; Fourth epoch, 1729-65, North Car-
olina as a royal province; Fifth epoch, 1765-75,
controversies with the mother country; Sixth
epoch 1775-83, the war for independence.
"It is a clear piece of narrative carefully con-
structed from the original sources, rather
strong in its accounts of personal incidents,
and weaker in discussions of social institutions.
Generally speaking this is our best history of
North Carolina in the period covered, and it
is better than many other state histories, but
it falls short of being a satisfactory work
and leaves the task still to be performed by
a student better trained in general history and
with a better sense of historical forces." J: S.
H '■ Am. Hist. R. 14: 833. Jl. '09. 400w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"Mr. Ashe has studied the early records of his
state with great care, and has written from
them with admirable estimate of the impor-
tance of the various movements and episodes
of which he has seen fit to take notice, and
with an evident purpose to keep his narrative
close to fact. He has not allowed his state
pride to warp his judgment and betray him
into erroneous conclusions."
4- N. Y. Times. 13: 803. D. 26, '08. 300w.
(Review of v. 1.)
Askew, Mrs. Alice J. de C, (Leake), and
11 Askew, Claude Arthur Cary. Testi-
mony. t$i-50. Lane.
With the scene shifting from a quiet New
England farm to London this story tells of a
quarrel between a mother and her daughter-
in-law, of the desertion of the daughter-in-law,
of her flight* to the home of a millionaire
uncle in England who uses her beauty and wit
as a help in working his way Into London so-
ciety, and of her final return and reconciliation.
"This narrative is marked by the authors'
usual ingenuity and spirit; but the plot is rath-
er too obviously accommodated to the exhibi-
tion of contrasts between antagonistic individ-
ualities."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 261. S. 4. 150w.
"The first part of this book, the scene of
which passes in New England, is excellently
written and most interesting to the reader.
When, however, the mother and the daughter-
in-law quarrel and the daughter-in-law deserts
her home, the novel distinctly degenerates."
-I Spec. 103: 466. S. 25, '09. 150w.
Association of American law schools, Se-
^ lect essays in Anglo-American legal
history. 3v. v. 2. per set, *$i2. Little.
7-26401.
V. 2. Contains twenty-five essays on the his-
tory of particular topics: Pt. 1 is devoted to
the sources of legal history; pt. 2 "contains es-
says by Inderwick, Spence, Holdsworth and
Mears on the history of the courts — common
law, equity, ecclesiastical and admiralty, their
organization and jurisdiction. Part 3, the larg-
est of the four, traces the history of procedure,
and the ten essays range from the late Profes-
sor Thayer's 'Older modes of trial' and Sir Fred-
erick Pollock's 'King's peace in the middle ages*
to Professor Hepburn's 'Historical development
of code pleading in America and England.'
. . . In part 4 are six essays on equity." (Am.
Hist. R.)
"We do not mind the overlapping in subject-
matter and the conflict of views when the sub-
ject-matter is the origin of equity and the con-
flict of views is between Mr. Justice Holmes
and Professor James Barr Ames." H. D. Hazel-
tine.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 14:561. Ap. '09. lOOOw.
(Review of v. 2.)
"Though primarily intended for lawyers, is at
the same time brimful of matter valuable for
historians. Only in a very few cases do the
editors seem to have fallen below the high
standard of excellence which they have adopt-
ed." F.
H • Eng. Hist. R. 24: 822. O. '09. 300w.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
"This is one of the series of three volumes
which the scholarly lawyer cannot well do
without."
+ N. Y, Times. 13: 666. N. 14, '08. 200w.
(Review of v. 2.)
Atkinson, Eleanor. Lincoln's love story.
**5oc. Doubleday. 9-3343-
"The average person knows only that Ann
Rutledge was Lincoln's sweetheart whom he
lost by death. Of the character of Ann herself,
the circumstances of Lincoln's associations with
her, the qualities which set her apart from the
rustic maids of New Salem and drew Lincoln's
regard, and of the inner heart of the tragedy
which separated them by death — the majority
are ignorant. It is this which Mrs. Atkinson
tells, correlating all this tradition, supplement-
ing it with direct testimony from surviving
friends of Lincoln, and projecting It against the
background where it was enacted." — N. Y.
Times.
"Tradition and the testimony of Lincoln's
friends have been skillfully utilized in this deli-
cate story."
-f A. L. A. Bki. 5: 90. Mr. '09. 4-
"An exquisite little narrative of the tragic
romance that mellowed, softened and deepened
Lincoln's life."
-f Arena. 41: 392. Mr. '09. 70w.
Ind. 66: 328. F. 11, '09. 40w.
"While this story cannot take its place as
literature with 'He knew Lincoln' or 'The per-
fect tribute,' it is, nevertheless, delicately and
reverently told." J. B. Rittenhouse.
+ N. Y, Times, 14: 82. F. 13, '09. 470w.
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Atkinson, William Walker. Mind-power:
or, The law of dynamic mentation. $2.
Progress co. ■ 9-305^-
"Mr. Atkinson premises tliat 'there exists in
nature a dynamic mental principle — a mind-
power — pervading all space— immanent in all
things — manifesting in an infinite variety of
forms, degrees, and phases.' He identifies this
force, or principle — his terminology is rather
loose — with ether, or concedes that it may
dwell in ether. It is a thing in itself and the
way to use it is to say: 'I am dynamic,' with
all possible emphasis, which ranges this force
on your side and makes you irresistible in love,
business, and all the affairs of life." — N. Y.
Times.
desert, that has no use for the formal side of
man's affairs.
"Can have no possible value to a student of
scientific psychical research, but it may prove
attractive to others. The book seems to be a
sort of vade mecum for this class of spiritists,
hypnotists, clairvoyants, and mediums, and if
the reading of it is confined to them no harm
will be done."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, '09. 420w.
R. of Rs. 39: 512. Ap. '09. 50w.
Atlay, J. B. Lord Haliburton. 8s. 6d. Smith,
^ Elder & co., London.
Not a biography but "the bare truths of a
strenuous, and intelligent, and highly conscien-
tious official life."
"Mr. Atlay has done his work well."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 128. Ja. 30. 640w.
"To Americans, this short memoir of the
successful career of a British colonist, born
and bred in Nova Scotia, cannot but be in-
teresting."
+ Nation. 88: 257. Mr. 11. '09. 420w
Sat. R. 107: 371. Mr. 20, '09. 740w.
"Is assuredly a contribution to the literature
of army problems which no student of these can
afford to neglect. It is also an inspiring and
stimulating record of the life of a great civil
servant."
+ Spec. 102: 670. Ap. 24, '09. 530w.
Audel's gas engine manual. $2. Audel.
8-8318.
"Begins with the earliest types of gas en-
gines and attempts to have the reader become
familiar with the various engines in use up to
three or four years ago. There are descrip-
tions of a number of engines, but there is a
noticeable absence of engines from about 100
to 500 h.-p. In general, the scheme is to fa-
miliarize the reader with the various types of
engines, the principles upon which they oper-
ate, their construction, operation, care and ac-
cessories which are always found in connection
with gas engine work." — Engin. Rec.
"While deficient in the matter of theoretical,
or thermodynamic, information, and there-
fore not complete as a text-book on the sub-
ject, this volume presents in a convenient form
a large amount of practical information."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 3. Ja. 14, '09. 320w.
"The author succeeds well in covering the
ground in a general manner, and though more
intended for the practical man, the book is
worth the attention of any one interested in
the subject. It is safe to say that the book
gives more value for the money than any of
its kind now published."
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 679. D. 12, '08. 230w.
Austin, Mrs. Mary Hunter. Lost borders.
11 ti-25. Harper. 9-28270.
Stories of a country "where the boundary
of soul and sense is as faint as a trail in a
sand storm." It is of the unrestrained life of
the far western plains that the author writes,
of the obsessions that seize upon men's souls,
of the moral irresponsibility, engendered by the
"It is a wholesome book for city-dwellers in
its largeness of understanding."
4- Nation. 89: 512. N. 25, '09. 170w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 650. O. 23, '09. 50w.
"This woman has the eye to see, the heart
to understand, the art of words to convey."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 719. N. 20. '09. 600w.
Austin, Stanley Elston. History of engrav-
6 ing from its inception to the time of
Thomas Bewick. *$i.S0. Scribner. 9-4092.
A popular compendium giving in concise form
the various methods of engraving. The chap-
ters are: Its fabled or romantic origin; More
claims considered; Block books; Early masters —
"E. S." and Albrecht Barer; Hans Holbein
the younger; Progress of wood-engraving in
England; Some masters of the French and
Italian schools; The birth of mezzotint; Early
British mezzotinters; More masters of mez-
zotint; A great exponent of stipple; The re-
vival of wood-engraving. Index.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 5. S. '09.
"No 'History' can properly deal with the rise
and progress of engraving 'From its inception
to the time of Bewick' in this space."
— Ath. 1909, 1: 623. My. 22. 230w.
"A somewhat bumptious little book. Mr.
Austin has knowledge of some of the facts
of his subject, although it is questionable if
he possesses a clear idea of. just what consti-
tutes engraving."
h Nation. 88: 178. F. 18, '09. 270w.
"The author's enthusiasms lead him to seeni-
ingly rather overcolored statements."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 309. My. 15, '09. 450w.
Auvergne, Edmund B. d'. Lola Montez. *$4.
^ Lane.
This is the biography of a talented Irish wo-
man whose distasteful early marriage consum-
mated by a scheming parent naarked the be-
ginning of a checkered career of the sort known
to adventuresses. "Maria Dolores Eliza Rosan-
na Gilbert eloped at nineteen to escape a mer-
cenary marriage. By twenty-four she had quit-
ted a husband and become the Spanish dancer
Lola Montez. In the eighteen years of life
left her she passed from end to end of Eu-
rope at the public expense, accumulating ado-
rations 'en route'; fairly naturalized herself
in the Paris of the greater Dumas and fimile
Girardin; episodically sojourned with the Abb6
Liszt; became the Egeria (blamelessly, it ap-
pears) of Louis I of Bavaria; lingered in a Cal-
ifornia camp, and flashed through the mining
fields of Australia; became an author, and a
devout Methodist at New York; a dull and
decorous lecturer in London; made an edify-
ing end, and was buried under her maiden
name in Greenwood cemetery." (Nation.)
"Reading the story of Lola Montez is like
reading a vivid page from the eighteenth cen-
tury." A. B. Maurice.
-I- Bookm. 30: 146. O. '09. 2650w.
"It is probably his rather forced flippancy,
and the tiresome reiteration with which he em-
ploys Lola as a flail for Philistia that obscure
the better qualities of his book. As it is we find
his rather jejune Gautierlsms almost Insur-
mountable."
1- Nation. 89: 118. A&. 5, '09. 530w.
"It is a kindly, sympathetic, and appreciative
view of the famous adventuress that Is pre-
sented."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 475. Ag. 7, '09. 660w.
Avebury, John Lubbock. Peace and happi-
ness. **$i.50. Macmillan. 9-2259.
At the heart of Lord Avebury's entire pres-
entation of the subject of happiness lies the
conviction that "happiness depends upon our-
selves." His chapter headings are: The body.
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The mind, Aspiration, Contentment, Adversity,
Kindness, Education, On friends and enemies.
On riclies. The dread of rature. The love of na-
ture. Now, Wisdom, Religion, Theology, Peace
of mind, and The peace of nations. The au-
thor's attitude towards pain and evil is revealed
in the statement, "Pain is not always, or even
generally, an evil. It is often a warning and
safeguard. . . . But we do not so readily ac-
knowledge that the same is true of mental
troubles."
"Not original, but practical and helpful, with
numerous pertinent quotations."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 71. Mr. '09. 4«
-t- Dial. 46: 142. Mr. 1, '09. 450w.
"It is a temperate, healthy, beautiful book,
one that every intelligent man or woman will
be the better and the happier for having read.
There are two chapters on religion and theology
respectively in which one meets with a few
statements from which a Catholic would dis-
sent."
H Ecclesiastical R. 40: 500. Ap. '09. 460w.
"I^ord Avebury is, in a modest and reason-
able but very candid and courageous way, pro-
gressive and even radical."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 100. F. 20, '09. 770w.
"There is a certain human kindness and phil-
osophic depth about everything that Lord Ave-
bury writes, and he has given us some very
thought-provoking paragraphs in this volume of
brief essays."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 512. Ap. '09. 70w.
"This volume has been pieced together out
of Lord Avebury's note-books, for the benefit of
the rate-provided libraries, whose frequenters
have an insatiable appetite for platitudes, and
are not very familiar with the best things that
have been said."
— Sat. R. 107: 530. Ap. 24, '09. 400w.
"Sometimes, we think, our author is some-
what too dogmatic. Sometimes, again, he is
a little trite. But, on the whole, his book is
full of truth, good counsel, and pertinent ex-
amples, well chosen and well expressed."
-] Spec. 102: 426. Mr. 13, '09. 420w.
Avery, Elroy McKendree. History of the
5 United States and its people from their
earliest records to the present time.
15V. V. 5. ea. *$6.2S. Burrows. 4-32329.
V. 5. Covers the period from the French and
Indian war to the time of the declaration of In-
dependence.
+ Lit. D. 39: 959. N. 27, '09. 420w. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
"From the purely literary point of view, this
latest volume is his best; the style has greater
evenness and dignity, and less of trivial digres-
sion and straining for popular effect than In any
of his earlier work."
-t- Nation. 88: 513. My. 20, '09. 550w. (Re-
view of v. 5.)
"This interesting period is handled by Mr.
Avery in an intelligent, spirited, and entertain-
ing fashion, due attention being paid to all of
the important movements and stirring events
that enlivened it."
-f N. Y. Times, 14: 168. Mr. 20, '09. 280w.
(Review of v. 5.)
"In some respects, particularly in the matter
of typography and illustrations, the best of the
series that has thus far appeared. In all this
narrative Dr. Avery has made good use of con-
temporary sources of information, both for text
and illustrations."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 381. Mr. '09. 120w. (Review
of V. 5.)
"We cannot on this occasion criticise the book
In detail; but we must say a word about the
rich variety of the illustrations with which it
Is furnished."
Spec. 102: 587. Ap. 10, '09. 80w. (Review
of V. 5.)
Ayres, Leonard P. Laggards in our
6 schools: a study of retardation and
elimination in city school systems. $1.50.
Charities pub. corii. 9-16218.
The Russell Sage foundation furnished the
sum of money necessary for conducting a pre-
liminary survey that might (1) Put together use-
ful material bearing on these topics; (2) Develop
a mode of attack on the problem; (3) Analyze
a sufficiently large number of cases to demon-
strate the utility of the method and answer
questions. The results included in this volume
show that the most important causes of retarda-
tion can be removed; that regularity of attend-
ance and faithfulness are major elements of
success; that some cities are accomplishing
results by exemplary measures; that relatively
few children are so defective as to prevent suc-
cess in school or in life.
"Presents valuable data."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 6. S. '09.
Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 601. N. '09. 210w.
"The book, although very clearly written, is
not a merely popular discussion of the subject
as the wording of the title might lead one to
suspect, but gives evidence of careful research,
of keen analysis of the material presented, and
of much insight into statistical procedure." W.
F. Dearborn.
+ El. School T. 10: 94. O. '09. llOOw.
"Such a book, at once readable and scholarly,
scientific and popular, critical and constructive,
is typical of the best in educational literature."
-h Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, 09. 200w.
"Every one interested in the welfare of our
children ought to possess this book. And with
all its statistics and generalizations, it is neith-
er dry nor impersonal. For Mr. Ayres has giv-
en life to figures and character to diagrams,
out of the great love of his heart for child-
hood."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 466. Jl. 31, '09. lOOOw.
Ayscough, John. Dromina. t$i.5o. Putnam.
'^ 9-«577-
"A book of unusual Interest. Tlie scene is
laid in Ireland, and shifts to Spain and South
America. The people are of ancient Irish line-
age, with a group of Gypsies from Spain who
surround their king, and consort with the
descendant of Irish kings. The central figure,
though by no means the strongest character,
is the Gypsy King Ludovic — disclosed as the
last Dauphin, the ill-fated son of Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette. The intricacies of the story
are infinite, but the author holds the guiding
clue firmly, and leads us through many wind-
ing ways, to our satisfaction." — Outlook.
"A long, intricate story of considerable inter-
est, fresh in its scenes, good in character de-
lineation and full of shrewd observation and
clever conversation."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 185. Je. '09.
"One may be well content to condone the
structural weaknesses of 'Dromina' for the sake
of its individual beauties — its fresh scenes, orig-
inal characters, shrewd and delicate observa-
tions, and unforced wit. Above all, one must
recognize its special distinction — a power of spir-
itual perception which enab.es the author to
deal convincingly with supernatural experience."
-J, Ath. 1909, 1: 555. My. 8. 170w.
"Each separate part is well executed; it is
only the whole that is unsatisfactory."
_| Cath. World. 89: 549. Jl. '09. 370w.
"There are enough desperate doings in the
book to stir any grande dame's fine blood."
+ Ind. 67: 424. Ag. 19, '09. lOOw.
"It is in essence a fine and high-minded
work."
H Nation. 89: 212. S. 2. '09. 380w.
"Altogether the book is as delightful as it is
surprising. One is the better for associating
with its men and women, who, under their
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Ayscough, John. — Continued.
playfulness and fantasy, possess such high
breeding, such courage, and so pure a power
for serving their highest aims."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 288. My. 8, '09. 520w.
"Each character of the many which crowd
the pages is individualized and excites our in-
terest, while the romance holds our attention
to the end."
+ Outlook. 92: 19». My. 1, '09. 200w.
"Variety of scene, sympathetic characters, and
shrewd psychological insight combine to make
'Dromina' a very entertaining tale."
-i- R. of Rs. 39: 761. Je. '09. 50w.
"It is magnificent, but it is not enough con-
centrated in interest to move us much."
— Sat. R. 108: 202. Ag. 14, '09. 150w.
"Mr. Ayscough's writing is always interest-
ing, but in the present book he really has given
us too many kings without kingdoms among
his characters. When all is said and done,
there is a charm about 'Dromina' missed by
many novels which are far more competently
put together."
H Spec. 102: 586. Ap. '09. 280w.
B
Bacheller, Irving Addison. Hand-made
^ gentleman: a tale of the battles of
peace. t$i.50. Harper. 9-10497.
James Henry McCarthy, son of an uneducat-
ed wash-woman, discovers early in life that he
is not a gentleman, and, with the aid of Lord
Chesterfield's letters, sets to work to attain
ideals of good breeding. Having unusual abil-
ity for organizing business, he first achieves
success in a private commercial industry, and
afterwards makes himself necessary to the
business of railroad consolidation, then in Its
inclplency.
"As a novel less successful than 'Eben Hol-
den.' "
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 185. Je. '09.
"In his last book he has returned to his earlier
manner and has written with the same sweet
wizardry that made 'Darrel of the Blessed Isles'
one of the most delightful spells ever cast by an
author In fiction."
4- Ind. 66: 1343. Je. 17, '09. 300w.
"It Is written In his usual Inimitable style."
+ Lit. D. 38: 851. My. 15, '09. 250w.
"This story has something approaching the
free panoramic effect of 'Huckleberry Finn.'
His humor is as genuine, though with a lean-
ing toward sentiment, and the flavor of his
people and his scenes is as truly of the soil as
Mr. Clemens's or Mr. De Morgan's. It Is de-
lightful to find an American novelist now and
then who can picture American types without
self-consclousness:"
+ Nation. 88: 562. Je. 3. '09. 420w.
"Is according to brand, but not quite up to
sample. More bluntly put, his latest effort
still retains the flavor of the workshop and
shows Its joints a little more freely than work-
men approve."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 339. My. 29, '09. 400w.
"Mr. Bacheller entertainingly describes rural
New York in the period immediately after the
close of 'the' war. There Is nothing depressing
throughout the book — everything Is cheerful and
warm hearted."
-I- N. Y. times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
"Its love story no one cares for, Its literary
form is odd, its plot Is negligible, but it is de-
cidedly worth while."
H Outlook. 92: 390. Je. 19, '09. 80w.
"The new story is quite as effective as any-
thing that the author has done."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 760. Je. '09. 80w.
Bacheller, Irving Addison. The master.
11 **$i.20. Doubleday. 9-28042.
This is many stories in one; but first of all
it shows the influence of one Christlike soul
over the dominant spirit of one styled "The Na-
poleon of Discontent." The latter is head of a
chain of anarchy that encircles the world, he
has planned a campaign of blood and warfare,
when this friend publishes a book preaching
peace and helpfulness and the world supposes
that the anarchist leader has written it. At
once he is sought by wealth and power, offers
of help pour in upon him and he finds himself
more powerful as a leader of a peace movement
than he had dared hope to be as a bloody aven-
ger. Interwoven with this great theme Is a
tale of villainy and crime, an account of a
school for novelists and also a charming love
story.
Bacon, Benjamin Wisner. Commentary on
1^ the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians.
(Bible for home and school.) *5oc. Mac-
millan. 9-25114.
A commentary that, in keeping with the aim
of the series, offers Bible students the results
of the best modern scholarship as brought to
bear on the study of Galatians.
"The comment is sympathetic. Intelligent,
and stimulating."
+ Bib. World. 34: 360. N. '09. 50w.
Bacon, Josephine Dodge (Daskam). An
idyll of All fool's day.'t$i.2S. Dodd.
8-23558.
A book of "busy nonsense" which records
the adventures of a young man and a maid dur-
ing a day's outing. "Of course, from the time
Mrs. Bacon's youthful Benedick and Beatrice
exchange hostilities at first glance, one fore-
sees that on the last page the moon will be
throwing a needless glory over youth and love
and laughter, but the events of the day that
work the change are none the less piquantly
unexpected for leading to a foregone conclu-
sion." (Nation.)
"Bright, light and as amusing as Impossible."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 54. F. '09. +
"The action is continuous and amuses by Its
very Impossibility."
+ Nation. 88: 282. Mr. 18, '09. 140w.
Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam. In the
11 border country. **$i. Doubleday.
9-27445.
Here are three visions seen long years apart
by a woman who three times, from different
causes, hovers betwen life and death at the
border land of consciousness. They show to
her, and through her they teach us, that the
work of woman is great in that it Is a never
ending service. The first vision comes to her
when she hopes to be a famous artist and says
to her: "Let men make pictures: do you make
men!" The second, coming at a time when she
is overwrought with trying to live her own life
as well as her husband's and her children's,
shows her that she need not make great songs
but only teach them to her children. When she
is grown old and willing to rest and ponder
upon what life may be at a sunset window, the
third vision comes to teach her that "We are
running streams that muddy, if we settle. We
have to live and find life out in living." The
three, too charmingly fanciful to be mere
preachment, teach a great lesson to the restless,
ambitious woman of today.
Baddeley, John F. Russian conquest of the
Caucasus. *$s. Longmans. 9-2520.
"Not one man in a hundred knows or cares
what happened in the Caucasus during the
first sixty years of the last century; it has been
left to Mr. Baddeley to tell us a story from
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which we can gather lessons that would have
saved us lives and money immeasurable in
our fiascos during our wars on the North-
West frontier of India or even in our late con-
test with the Boers. Every one of the diffi-
culties we have encountered in our wars with
semi-civilised races, from Highlanders to
Pathans, Zulus, and Boers, was met by Rus-
sian generals in the Caucasus. . . . Mr. Bad-
deley has saturated himself with a 'genius
loci' before putting pen to paper. . . . And
we have now for the first time in English a
connected narrative from first to last of the
startling succession of incidents that forms
the history of one of the most magnificent
mountain regions of the globe." — Sat. R.
on which few, presumably, will care to dwell."
(Sat. R.)
"In its impartial estimate of the essential
strength and weakness of the Murid movement,
its careful balancing of the case for the con-
quered with the case for the conquerors, lies
the chief value of Mr. Baddeley's sketch; and
for this he has placed all students of modern
Russia under obligation. As a piece of histori-
cal writing the work proves to be of very un-
even character. Mr. Baddeley lacks the his-
torian's touch, and this is nowhere more evi-
dent than in the first half of the book. Here
the narrative is labored and perfunctory In the
extreme. Part 2, on the contrary, offers some
very good reading." C. E. Fryer.
-i Am. Hist. R. 14: 583. Ap. '09. 620w.
"Of limited use in the public library but an
Interesting addition to the literature of frontier
warfare and of considerable value for the study
of Russian history."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 154. Je. '09.
"No complete history of the conquest has
ever been published, even in Russian, and this
work of Mr. Baddeley Is therefore a most im-
portant and useful contribution. A book that
should appeal to a general reading public and
not merely to those Interested in military
affairs." S: N. Harper.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 197. Jl. '09. 700w.
"[There are] one or two trifling Inaccuracies
In the text. He writes well, he has a thorough
knowledge of the Russian language, and he la
an enthusiast for the Caucasus." Oliver
Wardrop.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 599. Jl. '09. llOOw.
"His main subject, the wars of the Russians
with the tribesmen, has never before been pre-
sented to English readers. Of them he gives a
clear and impartial, but not a particularly ani-
mated narrative."
-f Nation. 89: 53. Jl. 15, '09. 220w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 189.. Ap. 3, '09. 270w.
"Travels and history have rarely been more
aptly combined and set before us In an ap-
petising dish. It represents thoroughly good
work from beginning to end, and it deserves to
find a place in every library. "We have praised
highly but not more so than is deserved. If
the book has a fault it lies not so much with
the author as with his slibject."
+ Sat. R. 106: 763. D. 19, '08. llOOw.
"His is a very fine achievement, and he may
well be proud of it. The publication of this
book is an event in the English study of Rus-
sian history."
-f- Spec. 101: 881. N. 28, '08. 1800w.
Bagot, Richard. Anthony Cuthbert: a novel
■^ $1.50. Brentano's. 9-19668.
A story set in Italy which deals with the
tragedy tnat a beautiful girl brings into an
innocent man's life. "When, two months after
parting with her lover of a day, Sonia becomes
the wife of his uncle, Anthony Cuthbert, un-
aware of the relationship between the two men.
It is apparent tliat we are faced with a situa-
tion as repellent as the peculiarly heartless
and sordid intrigue which brought it about. Mr.
Bagot solves the difficulty ingeniously enough,
but the final picture of Anthony complacently
regarding his nephew's son as his own, even if
it can be reconciled with what is known of
human nature (which seems doubtful), is one
"A garrulous style, a mass of unessential
trivialities which retard the action and try the
reader's patience, and dialogue generally stilted
and unnatural go far to discount the fatalistic
Impressiveness of the main idea."
h Ath. 1908, 2: 569. N. 7. 150w.
"In spite of a few strong episodes, this book
is distinctly below the usual level of Mr. Bag-
ot's work, and in theme is needlessly and pain-
fully offensive." F: T. Cooper.
h Bookm. 30: 67. S. '09. 270w.
"Unfortunately, it is disagreeable without be-
ing impressive."
— Nation. 89: 238. S. 9, '09. 500w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
"In the present story it is Impossible not to
feel that he has overstepped the bounds, not
simply of conventionality, but of artistic re-
straint and good taste."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 462. Jl. 31, '09. 220w.
"There is no true pleasure to be got out of
a story of this kind."
— Sat. R. 106: 490. O. 17, '08. 180w.
"Mr. Bagot sets himself a thoroughly un-
pleasant task in the plot of his new novel, and
he does not succeed in carrying it out with-
out offending against many of the canons of
good taste."
h Spec. 101: 1106. D. 26, '08. 140w.
Bagwell, Richard. Ireland under the Stu-
8 arts and during the interregnum. 2v.
*$io.5o. Longmans. 9-17184.
These volumes complete the history of Ire-
land to the restoration. They describe the
dealings of the English government with Ire-
land during the transition from Tudor to
Stuart rule which period includes the eftace-
ment of the tribal system. The vital questions
presented are the Settlement of Ulster, the
career of Strafford, the rebellion of 1641, and
the war and the confiscation that grew out 01
it.
"In one direction, and that unconnected with
the narrative, the present volumes may be open
to criticism. That is in the scarcity of maps. In
short, Mr. Bagwell has not merely produced the
best history of Ireland during this period, but
the only one in its class. And he has laid a
heavy debt of gratitude on reader and scholar
alike for a contribution of the highest value In
a field at once one of the most difficult and im-
portant in modern history." W. C. Abbott.
+ -I Am. Hist. R. 14: 812. Jl. '09. 950w.
"Occasionally there are signs of the easy
writing which makes hard reading, and we
wish that Mr. Bagwell would in future put the
exact date of the occurrences he is describing
in the margin, as a check to discursiveness.
We should like to congratulate Mr. Bagwell on
a fine piece of work. We are sure Mr. Bagwell
will carry with him the judgment of most
students of Irish history."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 457. Ap. 17. 1450w.
"While each single paragraph is good, his
book as a whole is unsatisfactory. Added to
this, and perhaps because of it, his horizon Is
a limited one. 'Ireland under the Stuarts' is
worthy to be placed alongside 'Ireland under
the Tudors,' and this is high praise." R. Dun-
lop.
_| Eng. Hist. R. 24:797. O. '09. 1550w.
"One may regret the absence of certain maps
which would be useful to the reader, and the
Inadequacies of the indexes: one may note
certain obscurities or omissions in the text;
one may wonder at the lack of reference to
the work of continental scholars; yet. when all
Is said. Mr. Bagwell has enriched the history
of Ireland and historical literature generally."
_) Nation. 88: 487. My. 13, '09. 1050w.
"Our anther is diligent and judicious, tells
hi.<? story clearly, and has produced a work
which ought to be (though it will not be) care-
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Bagwell, Richard— Continued-
fully studied by everyone who intends to al-
lude to the events of the seventeenth century
in Ireland. He is, perhaps, a little too con-
temptuous of certain legends which have ob-
tained wide currency."
-\ Sat. R. 108: 443. O. 9, '09. 1500w.
"The two volumes before us are characterised
by the thorough and workmanlike treatment
which gained their author his reputation some
twenty years ago."
+ Spec. 102: 938. Je. 12, '09. ISOOw.
Bailey, John Cann. Claims of French poe-
■^ try: nine studies in the greater French
poets. $2.50. Kennerley. W8-89.
Aims to discover and illustrate what may be
a reasonable attitude for an English lover of
poetry to assume with regard to some of the
poets of France. Following an introduction the
essays are as follows: Knglish taste and French
drama; Marot; Ronsard; La Fontaine; Andr6
ChSnler; Victor Hugo; Leconte de Lisle; Hered-
la.
"Mr. Bailey is at his best when he accepts
and praises, but it is a little difficult to fol-
low him in his apology for Marot. In the es-
says on Ronsard, Chgnier, Hugo, Leconte de
Lisle and Heredia, Mr. Bailey is at his best."
H Ath. 1908, 1: 33. Ja. 11. lOOOw.
"In spite of certain conspicuous merits, Mr.
Bailey's volume does not wholly satisfy the ex-
pectations which it raises."
-I Nation. 89: 307. S. 30, '09. 630w.
"If only for the fortunate manner in which
the essentially poetic nature of the great fabu-
list is disclosed and illustrated, Mr. Bailey's
"book deserves a hearty welcome."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 418. Jl. 3, '09. 750w.
"This is an honest, capable, and on the whole
entertaining book; its aim is to interest Eng-
Ish readers in French poetry, and its quota-
tions are in themselves enough for that pur-
pose. The writing is careful, a little loose, some-
times very happilv turned."
+ Sat, R. 104: 731. D. 14, '07. 750w.
"A series of interesting and sympathetic stud-
ies. Mr. Bailey though he says nothing of Mal-
herbe is as hostile as Mr. Lucas to the whole
school of classical poetry of which Malherbe
was the forerunner and the prophet. This Is all
the more to be regretted, since his essays show
clearly enough that Mr. Bailey possesses in no
small degree that quality of sympathy with-
out which all criticism is a vain and empty
thing."
H Spec. 99: 1051. D. 21, '07. lOOOw.
Bailey, Liberty Hyde, ed. Cyclopedia of
' American agriculture: a popular sur-
vey of agricultural conditions, practices
and ideals in the United States and
Canada, v. 4. $5. Macmillan. 7-8529.
V. 4. "Is in part statistical and historical, in
part social and educational. It considers the na-
tural resources of agriculture, questions of labor
in its relation to land, and of business organi-
zation in relation to agriculture. The further
one looks into the four massive volumes of
which this work consists, the more fully does
one realize that it can be truly described as
a popular survey of agriculture and its allied
subjects. The illustrations which embellish these
books have practical value and are in line and
half-tone, the full-page plates being carefully
printed on supercalendered paper." — Lit. D.
"It gathers together from many sources a
large mass of material hitherto unobtainable
in book form."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 129. My. '09. (Review
of V. 4.)
"This cyclopedia should be put at the head
of the list of books to be bought by every pub-
lic library having a farming constituency.
The smaller the library the more important
that it should have it, for it would require
many other volumes to take its place."
-I- + Ind. 66: 981. My. 6, '09. 570w. (Review
of V. 1-4.)
"Altogether Dr. Bailey's work adequately fills
a place that has long remained vacant."
+ -I- Lit. D. 38: 1069. Je. 19, '09. 750w. (Re-
view of V. 1-4.)
"Volume 4 contains more than one can find
elsewhere, even though it does not contain all
that one would like to find in it."
+ H Nation. 89: 18. Jl. 1, '09. 1300w. (Re-
view of V. 1-4.)
"Well would it be if the fourth volume, or
at least parts of it, could be placed in the
hands of a multitude of thoughtful readers,
for it contains the best knowledge attainable
of the development in farm and country life
along historical, commercial, and economic
lines."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 268. Ap. 24, '09. 750w.
(Review of v. 4.)
"A very important contribution to the liter-
ature of farming and farm-life."
+ + R. of Rs. 40: 128. Jl. '09. 360w. (Re-
view of V. 1-4.)
"The person who will read intelligently these
four books will have absorbed a large part
of the best knowledge of American agriculture,
and he will find that henceforth he will read
agricultural periodicals and technical bulletins
and books on agriculture and country life with
more discernment." W. M. Hays.
+ + Science, n.s. 30: 444. O. 1, '09. 800w.
(Review of v. 1-4.)
Bailey, Liberty Hyde. Nature-study idea:
i'^ an interpretation of the new school-
movement to put the young into rela-
tion and sympathy with nature. 3d ed.
rev. *$r.25. Macmillan. 9-27583.
A third revised edition of Professor Bailey's
authoritative nature study work. He leaves un-
changed his fundamental contentions that the
movement is not the product of "eminent sci-
entific men" but it belongs to the common
schools: that Its first object Is a science-teach-
ing movement, arid its second, a nature-study
movement; and tjiat Its purpose Is to enable
every person to live a richer life, whatever his
business or profession may be. The changes
introduced are such as have grown out of the
author's new view point that came with the
change from teaching to administrative work.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 718. N. 20, '09. lOOw.
Bailey, Liberty Hyde. State and the farm-
er. **i.25. Macmillan. 8-22260.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Every chapter contains valuable suggestions
from a man of ripe experience." C. R. Hender-
son.
-f Am. J. Soc. 14: 552. .Ta. '09. llOw.
"Dean Bailey advances striking arguments In
support of his thesis."
-1- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 450. Mr. '09. llOw.
"The author's philosophy of life is woven into
every paragraph of this book. This philosophy
is virile. It Is put in forceful words which will
be understood by all. The spirit of life is in
the book, hence the book will live." H: C.
Taylor.
+ Econ. Bull. 1: 305. D. '08. 600w.
"This book Is marked by lucidity of style,
soundness of judgment and breadth of view."
-I- J. Pol. Econ. 16: 712. D. '08. 150w.
+ Nature. 81:157. Ag. 5, '09. 400w.
Bailey, Liberty Hyde. Training of farm-
11 ers. **$!. Century. E9-1594.
A popular, suggestive, authoritative presen-
tation of the farmer's place in the scheme of
American development, his possibilities and his
obligations to society. The first general divi-
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sion deals with The means of training farm-
ers; the second, with The school and ihe col-
lege in relation to farm training.
R, of Rs. 40: 638. N. '09. 80w.
Bain, Francis Wilson. Incarnation of the
snow; tr. from the original manuscript
by F. W. Bain. t$i-25. Putnam. 8-25743.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Few writers have a better vocabulary for
translating the moon-capering spirit in Indian
mysticism than Mr. Bain commands."
-f Ind. 66: 590. Mr. 18, '09. 300w.
"Falls in no way below the level of its de-
lightful predecessors. Indeed, we question
whether the earlier books can show anything
equal to the preface."
-I- Spec. 102: sup. 156. Ja. 30, '09. 300w.
Bain, Robert Nisbet. Last king of Poland
11 and his contemporaries, **$3. Putnam.
A sketch of the life of Stanislaus Poniatowski
thruout which are vividly pictured the influ-
ences that caused the downfall of Poland;
among them, class prejudice, religious contro-
versy, useless Diets, and great waste and ex-
travagance.
"We heartily commend Mr. Bain's book,
which is the most sympathetic and authentic
on Poland since that published some years
ago by George Brandes."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 455. O. 16. lOOOw.
"Mr. Nisbet Bain has written for us this
mournful chapter in the history of a decadent
nation, with a brilliancy and point not common
excepting in the writings of French historians.
The tale is as e.xciting as a romance, and re-
flects much of that realistic description of man-
ners, good and bad, which we find in the works
of Balzac."
-h Lit. D. 39: 633. O. 16, '09. 360w.
"Bain's work is a valuable contribution to
the modern history of Europe."
-j- N. Y. Times. 14: 629. O. 23, '09. 1200w.
"A scholarly and strongly written volume."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 757. D. '09. 120w.
Bainbridge, William Seaman. Life's day:
'' guide-posts and danger-signals in
health. **$i.3S. Stokes. 9-10809.
A volume based upon a series of lectures de-
livered at Chautauqua by the author. There are
"no pet theories, no fads, no panacea. He states
clearly and directly the conclusions attained by
enlightened science and sound common sense
working harmoniously for the hygienic salva-
tion of ordinary people in this present-day
world." (Cath. World.) "It begins with the
baby, in the chapter called 'Dawn,' and follows
the man thru the working day to 'Twilight,'
ending in 'Night,' with many sensible and sci-
entific suggestions as to wise avoidance of dan-
ger and proper physiological ethics." (Ind.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 154. Je. '09.
"The characteristic note is one of moderation
in all things, whether it be diet, exercise or
parental guidance."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 174. Jl. '09. 120w.
"An amount of useful information and of sane
advice that will serve the uses of the general
public better than a whole library of medical
and surgical literature."
+ Cath. World. 89: 404. Je. '09. 200w.
"It is free from any trace of the morbid or
the pessimistic."
-+- Ind. 67: 42. Jl. 1, '09. 90w.
"The advice is generally good and the book
ought to help many of the class for which it
Wcus written."
+ Nation. 89: 217. S. 2, '09. llOw.
"A really helpful manual of health."
-f R. of Rs. 39: 641. My. '09. 80w.
Baird, Annie L. A. Daybreak in Korea : a
12 tale of transformation in the Far East.
**6oc. Revell. 9-8931.
"A simple story, by a woman, of her Korean
sister's life in its phases of child-wife, widow,
and slave. Though the leading character may
be fictitious, yet all the facts and incidents
narrated have come within the experience of
the writer, and give a most vivid impression of
the degradation and miserj' of the heathen
peasant woman. Some interesting illustrations
add to its attractiveness." — Nation.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 68. N. '09. 4-
"The transformine of Christianity and the
happiness which it brings into these gloomy
lives are so strikingly portrayed as to make
the book a demonstration of the value of mis-
sions which cannot be gainsaid."
+ Nation. 88: 512. My. 2, '09. 120w.
Baird, Jean Katharine. Sixty-five on time.
11 $1.25. Saalfield. 9-26320.
Just before Jim Crissman, conductor on num-
ber sixty-five, is seriously injured in a wreck,
he is asked by a young vagabond, found on his
train, to deliver a message to a famous surgeon.
Crissman's recovery from the accident is at-
tended with a loss of memory. He has forgot-
ten all of his past, having but a dim recollec-
tion of something he was to tell some one.
After a number of years, memory Is restored
by an operation performed by the very surgeon
for whom he had a message. Thru the deliv-
ery of the belated message a father and son,
long estranged, are reunited.
Baker, Alfred. Life of Sir Isaac Pitman. *$2.
Pitman. 9-8038.
Sketches the career of the man who invent-
ed shorthand and who agitated spelling reform.
The story of his life is the story of self edu-
cation, hard work and definite accomplishment.
While Pitman did not live to see his cherished
scheme of spelling reform realized, his efforts
can be traced in the latter-day interests in sim-
plified spelling.
+ Cath. World. 88: 825. Mr. '09. 420w.
"The work should interest all stenographers
and teachers of stenography. It will also be of
value to spelling reforms."
+ Lit. D. 38: 303. F. 20, '09. llOw.
"Mr. Baker's story is very Interesting."
-f- N, Y. Times. 14: 58. Ja. 30, '09. 330w.
"A useful biographical work. It may be said
that slightly undue emphasis is laid upon minor
Incidents in the life of this inventor. The gen-
eral sforv, however, was well worth telling."
-I R. of Rs. 39: 763. Je. '09. lOOw.
-I- Spec. 102: sup. 158. Ja. 30, '09. 480w.
Baker, Etta Anthony. Girls of Fairmount.
" t$r.SO. Little. 9-25809.
A story of life among a group of girls at a
finishing school. Wholesome ideals are exploit-
ed instead of the superficial ones that are cul-
tivated in many schools of the sort.
"Commends itself because of its glow of
youth."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1015. D. 4, '09. 150w.
Baker, Rev. James F. B. Nestorius and
'' ills teaching: a fresh examination of
the evidence; with special reference to
the newly recovered Apology of Nes-
torius (The bazaar of Heraclides).
Putnam.
Based upon a fresh examination of the evi-
dence bearing on the teaching of Nestorius, this
contribution to theological study aims to pro-
mote closer relations and intercommunion be-
tween the church of England and the "Nesto-
rian" church.
"While this does not in the least diminish
the scholarly merits of the book, we can see
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Baker, James F. B — Coniinued.
that it is with unconcealed pleasure that the
writer reaches the conclusion that Nestorius
was not 'Nestorian.' " H. L. Taylor.
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 298. Ap. '09. 440w.
"Mr. Bethune-Baker has conducted a detail-
ed examination into the doctrines held by the
arch-heretic with acuteness, learning, and im-
partiality; and it is hardly possible to read his
book without sharing his conclusion."
-h Sat. R. 106: 428. O. 3, '08. 300w.
"We must be content with strongly recom-
mending Mr. Bethune-Baker's volume."
4- Spec. 100: 1036. Je. 27, '08. 520w.
Baker, Ray Stannard. Following the color
line. **$2. Doubleday. 8-31 i8o.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A study of the negro problem remarkable for
Its objectivity and psychological insight." C: A.
Ell wood.
+ Am. J. Soc. 1.5: 119. Jl. '09. 250w.
"The treatment of the question is sane and
impartial."
+ A, L. A. Bkl. 4: 283. D. '08. +
"The best book yet written for the general
reader, describing the actual present situation
of the negro, and the problems growing out of
the presence in a white civilization. The book
has a good tone. The author is not a pessimist.
The illustrations are numerous and excellent."
Carl Kelsey.
-)- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 466. Mr. '09. 550w.
"There is a great wealth of material in Mr.
Baker's book, which needs to be studied by
every one who would form a well-based opinion
on racial conditions in the South."
4- Ind. 66: 484. Mr. 4, '09. 430w.
"Mr. Baker's attitude is that of the experi-
enced newspaper reporter practised in observ-
ing closely and in following clues, skilled in
choosing relevant and illustrative facts, accus-
tomed to describing things as he sees them,
but without marked sense of perspective."
-f Nation. 88: 92. Ja. 28, '09. 180w.
"Is essentially a piece of journalism. As such
It ia very successful. Its chief value, perliaps, is
found in its record of the attempt on the part of
members of both races to develop a spirit and
method of co-operation."
-f- Outlook. 92: 271. My. 29, '09. 150w.
"Has set down his story in a spirit of fair-
ness, although he has not veiled his sympathy
with the negro in the struggle upward. There
is not much new in the book, however. Never-
theless, the book is full of intense human in-
terest, and it ought to take high rank among
the 'documents' on the negro question."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24:564. S. '09. 160w.
"That part of the book that will prove of the
greatest interest is the fascinating and contin-
ual play of opinion that enters into every chap-
ter. Deserves careful and serious reading." M.
W. Ovington.
-f- Survey. 22: 348. Je. 5, '09. 950w.
Baker, Ray Stannard. New ideals in heal-
ing. **8sc. Stokes. 9-4938.
A first exposition of the Emmanuel move-
ment and the medical profession's allied activ-
ity. The first part is devoted to "Healing the
sick in the churches," and the second to "The
new mission of the doctor." "As the Emman-
uel movement is only one of many new efforts
or experiments of the church to place itself
in the full current of the new thought, so the
work of Dr. Cabot in extending the influence
and service of the hospital is only one of many
notable activities of the medical profession. . . .
The clergyman is discovering that a man has a
body: and a doctor, that he has a soul."
"It uses psychological terms without careful
discrimination."
— Outlook. 93: 644. N. 20, '09. 130w.
R. of Rs. 39: 507. Ap. '09. 220w.
Baldwin, May. Holly House and Ridges
Row. t$i-50. Lippincott.
In story form are set forth for children Inter-
esting bits of information about London past
and present.
"A brightly written story."
+ Int. Studio. 36: 253. Ja. '09. 40w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 757. D. 5, '08. 60w.
"The girls take walks, and explain all sorts
of places, old and new, information as to which
Miss Baldwin has collected copiously and gives
out again in quite discreet and readable doses."
4- Sat. R. 106: sup. 9. D. 12, '08. 70w.
Baldwin, William Alpheus. Industrial-so-
cial education. $1.50. Bradley, M. E8-36.
"The story of a movement which has been a
gradual growth. It gives the underlying prin-
ciples of selection, the kind of activities which,
while adapted to Hyannis, are suggestive for
the public schools of the state. Finally, the
teachers of the different grades tell how they
do the work. Interesting and helpful illustra-
tions accompany the text." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"The book is full of enthusiasm and common-
sense. All teachers will be helped by consid-
ering the way useful activities indoors and out
were made fundamental in {he school life of
Hyannis."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 189. Ja. '09. 270w.
"Set forth in an interesting way."
-f Engin. N. 61: sup. 36. Mr. 18, '09. 320w.
Ball, Gona H. Their Oxford year. 6s. Me-
^ thuen, London.
A pleasant story written by the wife of a
Canadian professor who is devoting his Sab-
batical year to work in historic Oxford. "They
meet the people whom they might be expected
to meet, — heads of houses, professors, tutors,
undergraduates, and residents, the newcomers
through whom, thanks to the academical
changes and other causes, the population of
half-a-century has been almost doubled. All
these are very pleasantly drawn." (Spec.)
"Mrs. Ball writes very pleasantly, if some-
what discursively, about Oxford life, which she
evidently knows well from the inside."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 697. Je. 12. 180w.
"This book is little more than a repetition of
the same writer's 'Barbara goes to Oxford,'
and shows evidence of fatigue."
— Sat. R. 108: 142. Jl. 31, '09. 130w.
"Its contents are mainly fact, very pleasantly
pictured. The Latin might have been more care-
fully corrected."
-I Spec. 102: 784. My. 15. '09. 380w.
Ball, Robert Steele. Natural sources of
power. *$2. Van Nostrand. 9-5180.
The contents cover: Water power and meth-
ods of measuring; Application of water power to
the propulsion of machinery; The hydraulic tur-
bine; Various types of turbines; Construction
of water-power plants; Water-power installa-
tions; The regulation of turbines; Wind pres-
sure, velocity and methods of measuring; The
application of wind power to industry; Modern
windmills — constructional details; and Power of
modern windmills.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 99. Ap. '09. +
N. Y. Times, 14: 181. Mr. 27, '09. 220w.
"Written primarily for the student, but of
value also to the professional engineer."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 99. Ap. '09.
"The book has been made readable and in-
teresting, not only to the engineer, but to every
manufacturer who is in a position to economize
en his means of power production by taking the
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natural forces that lie at his hand and harness-
ing them in his service."
+ Engin. D. 5: 171. F. '09. 350w.
"This book, though brief in its treatment of
the subject, possesses many features of value
to the engineer. While it neither pretends to,
nor does present anything new in regard to
water and air power, it forms a compilation
in condensed and convenient form, making it
a valuable work of reference." F. C. Finkle.
H Engin. N. 62: sup. 36. O. 14, '09. 1050w.
"The book can be specially recommended to
those readers who, while not being specialists
in the particular branch dealt with, desire to
obtain a general survey of the subject." C. C.
G.
+ Nature. 79: 4. N. 5, '08. 900w.
Balmer, Edwin. Waylaid by wireless; a
6 suspicion, a warning, a sporting propo-
sition, and a transatlantic pursuit. t$i.50.
Small. 9-15088.
The English cathedral towns furnish a back-
ground for this story whose plot centers about
a series of robberies in which American tourists
are victims. The real thief, a wily English-
man, puts the guilt upon an innocent American
and thru clever manipulation of wireless instru-
ments and niessages has him tracked, arrested
and locked up. A vivacious American girl plays
a willing part in clearing the hero.
"Breezy story of mediocre merit, improbable,
but ingenious in its exposition of the possibili-
ties of wireless telegraphy."
-{ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 25. S. '09.
"This invention alone would have sufficed the
author to produce a readable book; for good
measure he adds the counter-complication of
wireless at sea."
+ Ind. 67: 40. Jl. 1, '09. 160w.
"The conversation is always telling and to the
point, whether clothed in humor or seriousness."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 140w.
Bancroft, Marie, and Bancroft, Squire.
^ Bancrofts: recollections of sixty years.
*$5. Dutton. 9-20768.
The memories during si.xty years of the Ban-
crofts who in the height of their success were
accorded the leadership of the London stage.
"The volume contains much interesting the-
atrical history, a rich fund of personal reminis-
cense, a rare budget of anecdote. The illustra-
tions comprise many portraits, caricatures,
scenes froin plays, pictures of buildings. There
are many letters from prominent personages. The
Bancrofts have been more or less in touch with
the leaders of thought and the men of action
of their time and country." (N. Y. Times.)
"Too expensive for its usefulness to the av-
erage public librarv."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 6. S. '09.
"On the whole the figures and financial details
are the most interesting features of this book,
which is not without 'padding.' "
-\ Ath. 1909, 1: 655. My. 29. lOOOw.
"For liveliness and variety, the book is one
of the best of its kind."
-I- Dial. 47: 186. S. 16, '09. 230w.
"Their book is full of interesting and often
pregnant matter."
-I- Nation. 88: 635. Je. 24, '09. 750w.
"The book has a cheery, optimistic vein, and
there is little in it of the acerbity and irony
generally associated with the reminiscences of
aged actors off the stage."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 341. My. 29, '09. 2000w.
"As a book of theatrical gossip it will prove
innocent and entertaining reading to those who
enjoy gossip."
-I- Outlook. 92: 428. Je. 26, '09. 400w.
"A delightful book."
-I- Putnam's. 7: 243. N. '09. 120w.
"It is wonderful that two people of sixty
years of age should deliberately put such child-
ish stuff into print. We have never met with
anything which shows more clearly how ability
on the stage is compatible with general in-
significance of intellect and temperament."
— Sat. R. 107: 662. My. 22, '09. 900w.
Banfield, E. J. Confessions of a beach-
1^ comber: scenes and incidents in the
career of an unprofessional beach-
comber in tropical Queensland. *$4.
Appleton. 9-17185.
"Records the life and observations of an Aus-
tralian retired from the society of white men
on a little island off the north-east coast of
tropical Australia. The author prides himself
that he has 'returned to nature,' but that Is
almost impossible: he has returned to solitude,
to poverty, to freedom, and many other things,
but he has not accepted the conditions of na-
ture. He has rejected the burdens of civiliza-
tion, and gone off with the loot into the wilds:
extirpated the native vegetation, and planted
the trees that feed him agreeably. And there
he sits with his telescope, rainguage, gun, and
camera, and laughs at the slaves that stay be-
hind, inventing more such instr\iments, and
sending him groceries by the weekly steamer."
—Ath.
"He is not a man of science, but he has the
instincts of the field naturalists, and writes in-
terestingly of birds and beasts and insects."
-I- Ath. 1908, 2: 819. D. 2. 240w.
"We would freely acknowledge the literary
charm, the wealth of metaphor, the artistic
qualifications, and the excellent powers of ob-
servation of our beachcomber. At the same time
we direct attention to some faults in this work,
because we hope to see it pass into a second
edition and become a classic for naturalists."
+ — Nature. 79: 403. F. 4, '09. 680w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 652. O. 23, '09. 30w.
Bangs, John Kendrick. Real thing, and
1'^ three other farces. $1. Harper. 9-26299.
The first of these four farces, the title piece,
is a clever take-off on the servant question.
The scene is the office of the Maginnis Employ-
ers' bureau. New York City, where appear not
servants for employers to choose, but employers
for domestic artists to choose. The reader can
imagine What amusement Mr. Bangs could
furnish out of this situation. The other pieces,
each suited to dramatic reading or monologue,
are: The Barrington's "At home"; The return
of Christmas and The side show.
"Four little farcical plays are very well suit-
ed for dramatic reading or for home theatric-
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6, '09. 70w.
Bankart, George P. Art of the plasterer:
an account of the decorative develop-
ment of the craft, chiefly in England
from the xvith to the xviiith century.
*$io. Scribner. W9-80.
Traces development of plaster work. "The
illustrations, of which there are several hun-
dred, are most of them from excellent photo-
graphs taken specially for* the book or from
geometrical drawings by Mr. Bankart, and in-
clude complete buildings, portions of ceilings,
fagades, etc., some on a large scale', with nu-
merous separate reproductions of details such as
rib enrichments, heraldic animals, panels,
friezes, etc., culled from an immense variety
of sources, beginning with antique stucco-duro
and coming down to quite modern plaster work,
so that they form a complete pictorial epitome
of the plasterer's craft from its first inception
to the present day." (Int. Studio.)
"A volume which can at once be accepted as
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Bankart, George P. — Continued-
a standard work. It can hardly be said that the
volume is equally interesting throughout."
^ Ath. 1909, 2: 18. Jl. 3. 850w.
"This important work will, no doubt, be
widely welcomed, and, it is greatly to be hoped,
will do much to inaugurate a much needed re-
form in the design and execution of decora-
tive stucco. Perhaps the most valuable sec-
tion of this book, truly unique of its kind, is
that in which the causes of the decline in plas-
ter work in England are examined."
+ Int. Studio. 37: 83. Mr. '09. 300w.
"He has rendered a real service to architects
and decorators on both sides of the ocean by set-
ting before them through actual example, the
possibilities of a beautiful, but sadly neglected,
form of decorative art."
+ Nation. 88: 636. .Te. 24, '09. 280w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 175. Mr. 27, '09. 400w.
Banks, Rev. Louis Albert. Problems of
12 youth : a series of discourses for young
people on themes from the book of
Proverbs. **$2.50. Funk. 9-28189.
A volume of talks to young people full of
the sort of sympathetic and sane counsel that
young people will be interested in and heed,
illustrative app'^dote is fully used to send the
lessons home to readers.
Barbour, Ralph Henry. Captain Chub.
11 t$i-50. Century. 9-26149.
The fourth "Tom, Dick and Harriet" story,
in which the boys rent a house-boat and, with
Harry and her father for guests, cruise up and
down the Hudson, going ashore now and then
for the fun of adventure. They dance, fish, keep
store in the absence of the owner, run into a
camp of gipsies, and end with a merry house
party.
"Tho this new volume is the fourth in a se-
ries, there is no abatement of wholesome fun
and adventure."
+ Lit. D. 39: iOlS. D. 4, '09. 120w.
Barbour, Ralph Henry. Double play. t$i-5o.
10 Appleton. 9-2563S.
In this new baseball story the author con-
tinues with the experiences of Dan Vinton, the
hero of "Forward pass," during his second term
at Yerdley Hall. The incidents deal, on the
one hand, with his mentorship over a wealthy
New York boy who gets into a good many
scrapes, and on the other, with the hero's effort
to make the baseball team, his final success,
and the great game in which he wins the vic-
tory for Yerdley Hall. The methods of the
baseball coach will interest all who are inter-
ested in the training of a team.
Barbour, Ralph Henry. Lilac girl. t$2. Lip-
12 pincott. 9-2S246.
Another of Mr. liarbour's illustrated roman-
ces which is a symphony in lavender. The
heroine is Eve of Eden Village and the hero is
a young miner to whom the maid first ap-
peared on the rear platform of a Pullman for
a brief moment, in the mountains during a stop
for a "hot box." The daring man makes love
to her, swears allegiance, and continues his
love-making under rnore difficult circumstan-
ces five years later in a New Hampshire vil-
lage.
"The tale is at once sufficiently brief, im-
probable, and cleverlv told, to make an hour or
so pass pleasantlv."
-4- Dial. 47: 464. D. 1, '09. 160w.
Barclay, Florence Louisa (Charleswrorth).
12 The rosary. **$i.35. Putnam. 9-29767.
A novel whose love motif is sounded in Nev-
in's "Rosary." Thru her rendering of that
song, the plain faced Honorable Jane Champion
reveals her soul to a young artist who is re-
puted to love beauty more than all else in the
world; he declares his love for her, and the
young woman, believing that her physical im-
perfections would prove a martyrdom to him,
refuses to marry him. She believes that he
will go off and forget her and leave her to her
lonely life; but his allegiance never falters.
One can't quite forgive the inartistic touch in
the story invention that renders the young art-
ist blind before the reconcliation is brought
about. It is too great a concession to a home-
ly face and not enough of a justification for
the illuminating beauty of the soul.
Barine, Arvede, pseud. (Mrs. Charles Vin-
11 cens). Madame, mother of the regent,
1652-1722; tr. by Jeanne Mairet. **$3.
Putnam. 9-27598.
A familiar and intimate story of the life of
the Duchesse d'Orleans, the second wife of Phi-
lippe of France, the younger brother of Louis
XIV. It reveals Madame's uncurbed hostility
of a thoroly German temperament against the
French people until she came under the spell
of Louis XIV; from that moment reconciliation
with French life began. Her happiness, later
domestic troubles, her great jealousy of Mme.
de IMaintenon and her association with Loui?
XIV are set forth in clear relief against a back-
ground of social and political France.
"A cleverly-written account. The transla-
tion is commendablv fluent and readable."
+ Dial. 47: 458. D. 1, '09. 210w.
"M. Barine's is most interesting. Altho
the translator does not app.ear to have been
born under the star of Addison, or exactly to
the idiom of Addison, the translator makes her-
self intelligible. The work is a valuable addi-
tion to the history of social life in France dur-
ing the age of Moliere."
H Lit. D. 39: 683. O. 23, '09. 950w.
"Altogether the story of her life is wrought
into a delightful bit of comedy, not, however,
to the neglect of its more serious aspects."
+ Nation. 89: 547. D. 2, '09. 370w.
R. of Rs. 40: 755. D. '09. 140w.
Baring, Maurice. Russian essays and sto-
s ries. 5s. Methuen and co., London.
A book that "helps to fill the gap of ignorance
that still remains of a country with which we
ought to be better acquainted. Mr. Baring has
resided long enough among the Russians to
have become master of their language and a
welcome fellow-traveller to the serroy nar6d
(the lower classes). He has made it his prac-
tice to travel third class, to talk and hobnob in
tea with the peasant, the soldier, the cobbler,
and the Jew. His only object in writing the
book, he states, is to give a record of things
seen. To the two vital questions in Russian
economics — that of the peasant and of the Jews
— the author devotes several interesting and in-
structive chapters." — Sat. R.
"Is one of the most picturesque and fresh
books on Russia which we have seen for a long
time."
-t- Ath. 1909, 1: 315. Mr. 13. 400w.
"We welcome this book. It presents a true
picture of Russian life and character taken
from nature. Mr. Baring's deductions regarding
the causes of the hate the Russians have for
the Jews are in our opinon erroneous."
_| Sat. R. 107: 312. Mr. 6, '09. 420w.
"No one writing in English gives us a more
truthful picture of the Russian peasant as he
works and lives and talks."
H Spec. 102: 133. Ja. 23, '09. 1500w.
Baring-Gould, Sabine. Cornish characters
and strange events. *$5. Lane. 9-6566.
"A volume of nearly eight hundred pages
filled with all sorts of curious matter. In gen-
eral arrangement it is a collection of biogra-
phies of those Cornish celebrities who have es-
caped interment in the National cemetery so
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ably planned and laid out and filled by Leslie
Stephen and his successor in the editorial chair.
Cornwall's comparative isolation, as the author
remarks, 'has tended to develop in it much
originality of cliaracter; and the wildness of
the coast has bred a hearty race of seamen
and smugglers; the mineral wealth, moreover,
drew thousands of men underground, and the
underground life of the mines has a peculiar
effect on mind and character.' A forty-three-
page index conveys some idea of Cornwall's
wealth in noteworthy characters." — Dial.
"The volume is as a whole distinctly enter-
taining, and contains only a few well-known or
hackneyed subjects."
+ Ath. iy09, 1: 701. Je. 12. 400w.
"How the subject could have been more ex-
haustively treated, the reader of this thick
octavo would find it hard to indicate."
+ Dial. 45: 463. D. 16, '08. 180w.
"As a whole, it cannot be said that the book
gives the reader a strong impression of the
imaginative cliaracter of the people and the
land."
— Nation. 87: 627. D. 24, '08. 220w.
Sat. R. 107: 792. Je. 19, '09. llOw.
Baring-Gould, Sabine. Family names and
1- their story. $3. Lippincott.
A thoroly informing book on an interesting
subject. "In his introductory chapter the au-
thor gives us some curious instances of how a
confusion, naturally great, lias been worse con-
founded by ignorance and carelessness, but in
the next he brings us to somewhat firmer
ground, and shows how names have developed.
The first distinctions were tribal only; the tri-
bal name gave way to the personal; the per-
sonal name had to be supplemented by descrip-
tive appellations; last of all, the surname be-
came hereditary." (Spec.) He suggests the
course of evolution in the case of many names
thereby keeping the reader's close attention.
"This is an interesting book; indeed, it is
admirable in some respects because, although
not a little has beei written on the subject by
others, it adds much to our knowledge; but
we are bound to say that some of its state-
ments are open to question."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 586. N. 13. 1300w.
"Mr. Baring-Gould will be found a very in-
structive and entertaining guide by those who
will follow him in such explorations as he has
been able to make. We promise the readers,
of the volume plenty of amusement, and doubt-
less not a few occasions of debate."
+ Spec. 103:691. O. 30, '09. 600w.
Barker, Edward Harrison. France of the
French. *$i.5o. Scribner. 9-S988.
"A book of reference, description, and discus-
sion. In it we learn about contemporary
French statesmen, scientists, inventors, au-
thors, architects, painters, sculptors, drama-
tists, players, composers, singers. Especially
do we learn about certain 'Lights and shad-
ows.' Among the latter are, for instance, the
blight of politics in its 'tendency to descend to
mere intrigue, faction-fighting, and Byzan-
tism." . . . Another shadow is, of course, that of
pornographic literature and journalism. . . .
But the lovers of the real France will welcome
the 'lights' too, as described by Mr. Barker —
the amazing industry, frugality, and thrift of
the people, their kindness, good-fellowship, hos-
pitality, and, what is little understood by those
who visit Paris only, the emphasis on family
life and the respect shown to age." — Outlook.
"A cyclopedic work that touches very brief-
ly on almost every phase of modern French
life."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 6. S. '09. +
"Meets a want which, if not yet long-felt,
is none the less genuine."
-f- Dial. 46: 299. My. 1, '09. 330w.
"Mr. Barker's volume may be best described
as an attempt to clothe the skeleton structures
of 'Who's who' with sufficient flesh for the
uses of the average American newspaper office.
This the author has done very successfully."
-f Nation. 88: 444. Ap. 29, '09. 430w.
"There is hardly any phase of French life
which is not brought before us in Mr. Barker's
book and clearly illuminated."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 400w.
+ Outlook. 91: 535. Mr. 6, '09. 250w.
Barker, Elsa. Son of Mary Bethel. t$i.50.
1" Duffield. 9-24253.
Set in Nashburg, Vermont, this story sketches
a modern parallel of the Christ mission. The
chief character is Jesse Bethel, a modern divin-
ity, who is supplied "with parables and ser-
mons, many of them of distinct spiritual beauty
and valuable in themselves, but losing in im-
pressiveness by reason of the inevitable com-
parison. The other characters are closely rem-
iniscent of the apostles, Mary Magdalen, Laz-
arus, Mary the Mother, and others. Jesse
Bethel preaches a mixture of socialism, panthe-
ism, and mysticism intensely modern in Incep-
tion." (N. Y. Times.)
"The author is a woman who has not only
plagiarized the New Testament and the acts
of the apostles for her material, but Madam
Blavatzsky as well as other theosophists, yogi,
mystics, mental scientists. Christian scientists
and spiritualists. It is the most naively com-
posite compendium of quotations ever drama-
tized as fiction and designed as Scripture. All
told, the book is harmless. If the reader is
perfectly sane and normal he will not under-
stand the worst parts of it, which are merely
bad on the mind, and if his faculties have al-
ready been dissolved by the New thoughters,
his case is hopeless anyhow and he might as
well buy it and enjov it."
h rnd. 67: 878. O. 14, '09. 900w.
"If Miss Barker has a message of real spirit-
ual import to give us, it is unfortunate that
she chose this method, for it is not one which
will appeal to those who hold the orthodox
tenets of Christianity; and to others, while due
recognition must be paid to her elevation of
thought and reverent treatment of her theme,
the value of the book is doubtful."
f- N. Y. Times. 14: 551. S. 18, '09. 330w.
Barker, Ethel Ross.
*$3. Macmilian.
Buried Herculaneum.
9-5985.
An account of the excavations of Hercula-
neum and of their products. "A brief descrip-
tion of the various works of art that are fig-
ured in the illustrations; also full tables of the
various objects found, arranged in a convenient
form." (Ath.)
"Briefer and less entertaining than Waldstein
but more convenient and satisfactory for the
general reader wishing an introduction to the
subject."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 71. Mr. '09.
"Its bibliography is more serviceable for stu-
dents than that of the larger work [Prof. Wald-
stein's], because it is classified and accompa-
nied by brief critical notes. The book serves
excellently to supply the compendious account
of these excavations that has long been needed
both by the student and the general reader."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 108. Ja. 23. 210w.
"It is neither so well written nor so enter-
taining as Waldstein, the only other modern
work on the subject, but is more unified and
loss extravagant, and is to be preferred as
an introduction to a somewhat neglected sub-
ject." Grant Showerman.
-I Class. J. 5: 46. N. '09. 400w.
"The author gives a concise and methodical
account of the past excavations and of the ob-
jects discovered. But some perverse demon
seems to have made havoc of her scales."
-I Sat. R. 106: 642. N. 21, '08. 340w.
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Barnes, William. Selected poems; ed. by
T: Hardy; with a preface and glossa-
rial notes. (Oxford lib. of prose and
poetry). *90c. Oxford. W9-127.
"In the judgment of Mr. Hardy, this volume
of selections includes the greater part of that
which is of the highest value in the poetry of
Barnes. In his preface Mr. Hardy devotes some
dozen pages to weighty criticism on the poet's
aim, his methods, and the literary value of the
poems themselves; these he divides into 'Lyric
and elegiac,' 'Descriptive,' 'Meditative,' and
lastly 'Humorous.' " — Ath.
"A new edition of his poems selected by one
of our foremost men of letters, and he is the
man best qualified to judge of the special val-
ue which attaches to the work of his whilom
master, neighbour, and friend. Regarded as a
penetrative analysis, carefully thought out and
subtly expressed, [the preface] is noteworthy,
even if it does not move us to enthusiasm for
our author."
+ Ath. 1908. 2: 815. D. 26. 1050w.
"His homely pathos and beauty will have a
charm for any reader who can surmount the
first repulsion of the Wessex dialect."
H Nation. 87: 651. D. 31, '08. 60w.
"With the aid of Mr. Hardy's glossarial
notes, the reader soon finds that the difficul-
ties of the dialect have vanished, and that he
is beginning to understand its charms. Per-
haps a more serious impediment lies in the
spirit of Barnes's art. The genius of Barnes
combines, in a unique fashion, the simple with
the subtle, the ordinary with the profound."
H Spec. 102: 95. Ja. 16, '09. 1550w.
Barnett, Rev. Samuel A., and Barnett, Hen-
5 rietta O. (Mrs. S. A. Barnett). Towards
social reform. *$i.50. Macmillan. 9-9823.
Based upon a careful investigation of London's
social problems this study covers the subject
of social reformers, poverty, education, recrea-
tion and housing. "If [the modern mind] could
be aroused to overcome its primary disinclina-
tion, it would find here something more valu-
able than the ripe practical suggestions that
appear on every page, namely, a prevailing
steadiness of moral outlook, a cheerful sanity
of judgment, and a hopeful spirit of faith and
good-will which cannot fail to brighten the
baffled student and draw the despairing social
worker into fresh and more sanguine effort."
(Hibbert J.)
"Can be heartily recommended to social work-
ers as one of the most stimulating and suggest-
ive books of its class."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 130. My. '09.
"The point of view is sanely and progress-
ively conservative, as befits those who have
long dealt at first hand with the difficult task
of social reform."
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 174. Jl. '09. 140w.
"Their book is a record of liberal-minded
achievement."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 372. Mr. 27. 470w.
"Of course these papers are written from
the standpoint of a careful and sympathetic
observer of English conditions, but there is in
them a universal human element which gives
them more than common interest for us in
America, where the same problems are press-
ing for solution."
+ Dial. 46: 301. My. 1, '09. lOOw.
"The reading of it has been a refreshment,
and the memory of it will be grateful. There
is one statement in this book [regarding the
Labour party] that provokes contradiction."
J. M. L. Thomas.
H Hibbert J. 7: 684. Ap. '09. 1650w.
"The essays are more valuable as revela-
tions of British social conditions than as guides
to progress in America."
-I- Ind. 67: 201. Jl. 22, '09. 140w.
"Although for American readers, the work
suffers from its localized outlook, yet its con-
sideration of social problems is so sensible and
judicious that it may be consulted to advantage
by all interested in social service."
+ Nation. 89: 139. Ag. 12, '09. 150w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, '09. 240w.
+ Spec. 103: 59. Jl. 10, '09. 700w.
Barr, Mrs. Amelia Edith, Hands of com-
^ pulsion. t$i-50. Dodd. 9-6847.
"The present story is laid in the Hebrides,
among people of a Calvanistic inheritance, yet
with their Scotch humor lending them warmth
enough. The heroine is led by those hands of
compulsion named by many names — Fate,
Providence, Chance — according to the temper of
the speaker — which are busy shaping our ends
for all our willful rough hewing. She is led
from foolish and ignoble love to a sweet and
true one. And the leading is not too evident,
is apparently accomplished by the usual acts
of life; yet the author is not afraid to hint of
Divine government." — N. Y. Times.
"The well drawn characters and realistic de-
scriptions are of greater interest than the girl's
fortunes."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 185. Je. '09. +
"It will suffice to say that this author's admir-
ers will have no reason to feel disappointed at
her latest product."
+ Ind. 67: 40. Jl. 1, '09. 50w.
"It is a book of wholesome reading, breezy out-
of-doors, and cosey within."
+ Nation. 88: 515. My.* 20, '09. 140w.
"There is about Mrs. Barr's work a sincerity,
a direct simplicity, and a knowledge of the
singular experiences of human life which give
her books a real value."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 256. Ap. 24, '09. 450w.
"Told in Mrs. Barr's best style."
+ Outlook. 92: 21. My. 1, '09. 120w.
Barr, Robert. Cardillac. t$L50. Stokes.
11 9-24961.
A story of the times of Louis XIII. Among
the incidents the "escape of Marie de' Medici
down the silken rope-ladder from the castle of
Blois is well managed. . . . We get glimpses
of D'fipernon. Marshal Luynes, and others, and
the queen-mother's obstinacy and unwieldiness
are probably not exaggerated." (Ath.)
"Lively tale. From the historic side the story
is not serious. Some of the author's diction
... is jarring in a story of old times."
-I Ath. 1909, 2; 91. Jl. 24. 140w.
"It is a clean, wholesome romance with
plenty of verve and 'go' — good pabulum for the
young, refreshing to the old."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 728. N. 20, '09. 210w.
"A machine-made historical tale. Quite in-
ferior to his best work."
— Outlook. 93: 361. O. 16, '09. 20w.
Barrett, Frank W: Z. Mourning for Lincoln.
6 **$i. Winston. 9-13910.
A slight volume of less than a hundred pages
that reveals the universal sorrow that seized
people's hearts during the days following
Lincoln's assassination. "This was the great
day of mourning since the world began; no
other page of history has so much black ink
upon it, nor is there another sodden with so
many tears; no other day has its walls so
heavily draped, nor its chambers so silent and
sad."
Barron, Samuel Benton. Lone Star de-
fenders: a chronicle of the Third Texas
cavalry, Ross' brigade. *$2. Neale.
8-37340.
A lively chronicle of days of fighting and
marching with Ross' Texas brigade, "of battles
and skirmishes, of soldier life in camp. In field,
in bivouac."
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Barrows, William Edward. Electrical il-
luminating engineering. *$2. McGraw.
8-30948.
"Deals with light and color, units of illumi-
nation and photometry, photometry and pho-
tometers, spherical photometry and integrating
photometers, standards of illuminating power,
incandescent lamps, arc lamps, flaming arc
lamps, vapor lamps, shades and reflectors, and
illumination calculations. Coming at the pres-
ent time when interest in illuminating engi-
neering topics is on the increase, and being the
first book to treat the subject of illuminating
engineering from both a scientific and prac-
tical standpoint, it should prove welcome." —
Engin. Rec.
is a book of a simpler order than the classic
works of Helmholtz and Lord Rayleigh, being
intended for students of moderate mathematical
knowledge." (Spec.)
"A technical treatise, less complete and tak-
ing up the subject along different lines than
Cravath and Lansingh's 'Practical illumination'
which is the only similar work in English."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 130. My. '09.
"The value of the book is chiefly as a ready
reference work for those with some technical
education, and as a series of suggestions as to
matters which may be followed up with great-
er thoroughness elsewhere."
-f- Elec. World. 53: 582. Mr. 4, '09. 480w.
"The book suffers from carelessness of state-
ment on minor points, and the effect is in-
creased by typographical errors and omissions.
What the volume covers is in convenient and
accessible form so that the reader will be sor-
ry the author stopped short of making it a
great book."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 14. F. 18, '09. 460w.
"The book is intended as a text in illuminat-
ing engineering for class room use, and is
probably the best one in English now available
for that purpose."
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 679. D. 12, '08. 170w.
Bartlett, Frederick Orin. Web of the gold-
en spider. t$i.5o. Small. 9-4296.
The golden spider of the tale is an ugly lit-
tle heathen idol. It lures strong men into a
web for the hope of hidden treasure at the end
of a veritable Jason quest. The story begins
one stormy night in Boston, and continues its
course in the republic of Carlina. A Monte
Cristo never gazed upon more wonderful treas-
ure, nor engaged to serve a sweeter maiden
than the reader is introduced to in Mr. Bart-
lett's imaginative story.
"There are moments when it would seem al-
most as if here were a new writer worthy to
be ranked with the few who can justify a story
of wild men and wild scenes by its only real
reason for existence. It is safe to predict that
a great many readers will read this book
through in a sitting, and also that almost all of
them will like it immensely. A few will sigh
and wish the talented author had set his
standard just a little higher, or had been more
consistent in living up to it." G. I. Colbron.
H Bookm. 29: 199. Ap. '09. 520w.
"Lacks somewhat in even comparative orig-
inality."
-I Ind. 66: 763. Ap. 8, '09. lOOw.
"This book gives the reader a lively hour. A
combination of Richard Harding Davis and
Rider Haggard, somewhat inferior in style to
the originals."
h Nation. 88: 338. Ap. 1. '09. 120w.
"The dazed reader need hardly be surprised
if the too liberal author has not always man-
aged to get his materia! to work together."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 119. F. 27, '09. 340w.
Barton, Edwin H. Text-book on sound. *$3.
Macmillan. 9-10049.
"Is neither taken up wholly with a mathemat-
ical discussion of dynamical principles, nor con-
sists merely of experiments, yet combines these
features and so fully covers the subject as to
deserve the attention and meet the needs of
the serious student of acoustics." (Science.) "It
"What, then, are the main characteristics of
this book which confer superiority upon it? In
the first place, the author does not hesitate to
employ the elements of the calculus, although
in many cases geometrical proofs are given as
well. The second main characteristic is the
close connection, maintained throughout, be-
tween theory and experiment. In the third
place, we commend this book because it rings
true to the spirit of researfh. There are very
few misprints in the entire book."
+ -i Nature. 79: 425. F. 11, '09. 800w.
"All the material in it is excellent, the prin-
cipal question in regard to some of it being one
as to its relevancy. A few errors have escaped
the proof-reader. The admirable choice and
distribution of experiments, the masterly char-
acter of the discussions, the ample scope of the
work and its attractive topography and make-
up, constitute it a welcome addition to the text-
books of this division of physics." D. W. Her-
ing.
-\ Science, n.s. 28: 888. D. 18, '08. 1050w.
"The chapters on various musical instruments
are fuller and clearer than is usually the case
in a physical text-book, and we should think
that this is just the kind of treatise which the
musician who desires some acquaintance with
the physical side of the subject would be well
advised to procure."
+ Spec. 101: 200. Ag. 8, '08. lOOw.
Barton, George. Adventures of the world's
greatest detectives. 75c. Winston.
9-7401.
Fifteen detective stories, each the experience
of some secret service man who has not only
upheld the traditions of his post but has won
laurels by personal success in several big cases.
Among the adventures are Vidocq's experi-
ences in running to cover a gang of burglars
in Paris, Chief Wilkie's work in breaking up a
great counterfeiting scheme, Uobert Pinkerton's
clever management of a great safe robbery,
and Captain O'Brien's solution of a Chicago
murder mystery.
"Detective stories that are true, and yet are
just as complicated, mysterious and exciting as
any that a novelist ever invented. Sometimes
he has strayed far afield from the facts in the
case, as in the opening story. But in this, as
in the other stories, he keeps true to the kernel
of the story, the methods and work of the de-
tectives "
-j ■' N. Y. Times. 14: 196. Ap. 3, '09. 250w.
Barton, Rev. James Levi. Daybreak in
Turkey. *$i.50. Pilgrim press. 8-37732.
Dr. Barton states that his book does not
pretend to be an exhaustive study of the Turk-
ish empire and its problems, but that his pur-
pose has been to set forth the various histor-
ical, religious, racial, material and national
questions having so vital a bearing upon all
Turkish matters, and which now reveal the
forces that have operated in changing Turkey
from an absolute monarchy into a constitution-
al and representative government.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 155. Je. '09. +
"It is a volume of special value for study by
mission classes or bands."
+ Ind. 66: 707. Ap. 1. '09. 130w.
"The book is eminently readable, the writer
a broad-minded political thinker, and no more
timely contribution to the discussion of the
Turkish question from one point of view has
come into our hands."
-f Lit. D. 39: 633. O. 16, '09. 400w.
"Is an eminently timely and readable state-
ment of the various causes which have brought
about the present conditions in the Ottoman
Empire. There is a personal touch through-
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Barton, James Levi — Continued-
out which adds much to its interest. Its val-
ue would have been increased by a map giving
the different missionary stations, and principal
educational institutions as well as the political
divisions."
H Nation. 88: 222. Mr. 4, '09. 400w.
"One wno would understand how the way
was prepared for the surprising transformation
of Turkey last summer from despotism to con-
stitutionalism should read Dr. Barton's recent
book."
+ Outlook. 91: 583. Mr. 13, '09. 130w.
Bashford, Henry Howarth. Pilgrims'
march. t$i-50. Holt. 9-55i8.
The pilgrim of the tale is a youth with an
artistic temperament. He struggles against
the uncongenial tasks assigned to him in his
niche in a big tea house, yet more disturbing
are the unsympathetic Puritan friends whose
constant warning is this: "Do not allow a love
for drawing to intrude between your heart and
God." The struggle, the development, and the
triumph are reproduced true to life.
and finally, two years afterwards, of the licences
which had been issued under it. The rango
of literature, printed and written, which Mr,
Bate has laid under contribution is ample. He
gives citations from nearly 170 out of the 225
distinct sources which are enumerated in the
bibliography." — Eng. Hist. R.
"His tale is by no means without flaw, but
it is at least individual, shows more thought,
and has a new point of view."
+ — Ath. 1909, 1: 313. Mr. 13. 300w.
"It would have been much better had it been
pruned of nearly half the characters. The book
could have stopped fifty pages sooner and by
doing so have been a better book." F: T. Coop-
er.
H Bookm. 29: 189. Ap. '09. 750w.
"The exposition is not altogether lucid, and
the sentimental outcome is abrupt and rather
puzzling; but one closes the book with genuine
regret at parting from the agreeable company of
people who occupy its pages." W: M. Payne.
H Dial. 46: 369. Je. 1, '09. 280w.
"In technique the book is faulty, being much
too long as well as overcrowded with characters.
It happens, however, that the author has some-
thing to say, and on the whole has said it rath-
er well." Philip Tillinghast.
H Forum. 41: 392. Ap. '09. 580w.
"These evangelical people are unnecessarily
unlovely and devoid of imagination, but they
have a sort of grim reality. The esthetic circle
is more nebulous, nor is it, in spite of its free-
dom, much more attractive."
— Ind. 66: 814. Ap. 15, '09. 250w.
"Though irritated, perchance, by a 'bouffe*
opening, and by the use of small, every-day
material, and by an excess of soliloquizing
spirit — exaggerated DeMorgan echoes all — the
reader ultimately yields to the honesty of the
work and the broadly human sympathies that
animate the pages."
+ — Nation. 88: 387. Ap. 15, '09. 280w.
"There is often quite good humor in the sit-
uations, and the talk and the people are set
forth with that cleverness and lifelikeness and
that never failing air of good breeding which
are so constantly in evidence in English novels
and so rare in American fiction."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 142. Mr. 13, '09. 160w.
"A story of original power and charm. The
speech, being chiefly that of young persons, runs
for the most part in that astonishing vernacular
with which we are constrained to credit the ju-
venile Briton and some others." H. W. Boyn-
ton.
-I Putnam's. 6: 496. Jl. '09. 340w.
Bate, Frank. Declaration of indulgence.
^ 1672: a study in the rise of organised
dissent. 6s. Constable, A., London.
9-9656.
A Study of the "religious and political forces
the ceaseless conflict of which, by slow degrees,
led Charles II to the issue of the Declaration
of indulgence, and which, by a process much
more rapid, drove him, much against his will,
to the withdrawal first of the declaration Itself,
"Though his story is clearly and fairly told,
its narrow range and the avoidance of many
larger issues of politics with which the tolera-
tion policy was closely bound up causes this
study, while valuable and suggestive, to lose
a certain depth of interest and breadth of per-
spective which the inclusion of other tenden-
cies would have given it." W. C. Abbott.
+ — Am. Hist. R. 15: 138. O. '0;^. G50w.
"We congratulate Mr. Bate upon what we
imagine to be his first published work. It dis-
plays great and well-directed industry; it is
agreeably impartial in tone; and it is written
without undue emphasis, and with an effective
simplicity of style. It is not without good rea-
son that his study has earned the warm com-
mendation of Prof. Firth."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 554. My. 8. 2200w.
"This work contains by far the most complete
and elaborate treatment [of this subject] which
has yet appeared." G. L. Turner.
-I Eng. Hist. R. 24:366. Ap. '09. 1250w.
"His heart is in his work, and it does not
much matter that he shows the temper of a
militant dissenter. He has admirably per-
formed his task, enriching his book with an
abundance of local knowledge, chiefly of Lan-
cashire affairs, and enlivening it with extracts
from the ballads and satirical, literature of the
time. But his greatest service is that he is the
first to give a complete list of preachers and
buildings licensed in 1672."
H Sat. R. 107: sup. 4. My. 22, '09. 850w.
"This study is, in respect of the industry
which has been expended on it and the re-
search of which it is the outcome, a most
ineritorious work."
+ Spec. 101: 786. N. 14, '08. 340w.
Baterden, J. R. Timber. *$2. Van Nostrand.
8 Agr9-837.
A popular manual containing information
about the uses, preservation and strength of
the commercial timbers of the world.
"The book shows intelligent use of a wide
range of information, and promises to be of in-
terest and at least general usefulness to pur-
chasers and users of timber throughout the
world."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 3. Jl. 15, '09. ]40w.
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 223. Ag. 21, '09. 230w.
"Owing to the limitations of space he has
failed to present enough in regard to any one
point to make the whole of great use to stu-
dents or practical mechanics."
-I Nation. 89: 466. N. 11, '09. 180w.
"It is unfortunate that the author attempted
to write a general treatise. He is confessedly
ignorant of botany; and his account of the
structure and origin of the numerous species
dealt with is usually meagre and defective,
and in many instances almost puerile. The
practical man. for whom the work is intended,
may find it worth the money, in spite of its
inaccuracies."
-I Nature. 80: 94. Mr. 25, '09. 600w.
"The book is, constructively, like a well-
built lumber pile of valuable information, and
every item of interest drawn therefrom is a
careKillv weighed log of seasoned stock."
+" N. Y. Times. 14: 555. S. 18, '09. 330w.
Bates, Frank Amasa. Camping and camp
5 cooking. *75c. Ball pub. 9-11254.
A book addressed "to the business man, the
clerk, the mechanic and every one who wishes
to camp out and does not know how to do it
and still keep his self-respect." As the result
of camping experience the author offers a little
book full of valuable suggestions to the ama-
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teur camper. He gives good advice concerning
camp outfits, selection of place for camp, what
to do if lost, and camp cooking.
"Less extensive than Kephart's 'Book of camp-
ing and woodcraft' and White's 'Camp and trail,'
but also less expensive."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 155. Je. '09. 'i-
"An excellent little treatise, presented in a
spirit which will appeal to any man who really
appreciates what camping means." G: Gladden.
+ Bookm. 23: 545. Jl. '09. 200w.
Ind. 66: 1245. Je. 3, '09. 60w.
"A practical little book."
+ Nation. 89: 138. Ag. 12, '09. 50w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 390. Je. 19, '09. 120w.
Bateson, William. Mendel's principles of
9 heredity. *$3.5o. Putnam. Agr9-i5i6.
"The work is divided into two parts. The
first part is a compilation and summary ol
all Mendelian work to date. The second part
contains a biographical sketch of Mendel and a
translation of his two classic papers on hy-
bridization in Pisum and Hieracium. . . . The
body of the work is occupied with an account
of the facts of Mendelian inheritance, as they
have been accumulated since the work of Mendel
was brought to the attention of the scien-
tific world at the beginning of the century;
and a considerable proportion of this work is
the result of the activities of Bateson and his
students." — Bot. Gaz.
borders when June's plethora is over." The
witchery of fiowers creeps into the pages, and
the author's advice to the person who intends
to join the sudoriferous band is "If he de-
sires to be a free man — or she a free wojnan-
gardening he 'should shun like gambling, and
take refuge in cities and hotels from this per-
nicious enchantment.' "
"In reading this book one seems (to see
the author striving to unravel a hopelessly en-
tangled skein. Thread after thread is taken up
and followed amongst a maze of seeming con-
tradictions until the clue is ultimately lost.
Prof. Bateson's book is a fair presentation of
the subject, though there is throughout a ten-
dency rather to the special pleading of the ad-
vocate than to a critical examination of the
theory."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 271. S. 4. 600w.
"It is a curious blindness to other facts of he-
redity which leads the author to the opinion that
Mendelism probably represents the only type
of inheritance which exists. The work will
be indispensable for reference by all students
of heredity as a compendium of Mendelian
phenomena."
H Bot. Gaz. 48: 61. JI. '09. 700w.
"Professor Bateson's book is the most com-
plete and authoritative presentation of the
studies which have been made of inheritance
phenomena of this sort." C.-B. A. Winslow.
+ Dial. 47: 282. O. 16, '09. llOOw.
"Bateson's well illustrated and arranged sum-
mary of these facts is particularly useful as a
work of reference for the biologist who is able
to discount properly the too frequently exag-
gerated form of statement engendered by
great enthusiasim and zeal for the cause."
H Ind. 67: 762. S. 30, '09. 270w.
"Professor Bateson has indicated some of the
lines on which the new suggestions can develop,
and he has presented the subject in a clear
manner."
+ Nation. 89: 261. S. 16, '09. 1750w.
"It should be of value to the student of sci-
ence." Mary Proctor.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 501. Ag. 21, '09. 1400w.
"It ma.v be regarded as an authoritative
statement of Mendelism at the present time.
The book as a whole will be quite indispens-
able to the student of heredity." W. E. Castle.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 481. O. 8, '09. lOOOw.
Batson, Henrietta M. (Mrs. Stephen Bat-
son). Summer garden of pleasure. *$3.5o.
McClurg. 9-18609.
This book devoted entirely to flowers aims
first to illustrate the subject of colour schemes
in groups and borders, and second to show
"how the annual flower famine may best be
avoided that seems to afflict most herbaceous
"Mrs. Batson is eminently practical, and she
writes pleasantly.,"
+ Ath. 1908, 1: 765. Je. 20. 260w.
"Thoroughly delightful book." S. A. Shafer.
+ Dial. 46: 368. Je. 1, '09. 160w.
"It is well worth its place in the flower-lov-
er's library."
+ Ind. 66: 1246. Je. 3, '09. 180w.
^"Mrs. Batson's book should make a very
wide appeal. She approaches her subject with
the same care as that with which, one can see,
she tends her flowers. While to those whose lot
is cast in the country the book will be of great
interest and real practical value, to the town-
dweller it will be an ever-present delight."
+ Int. Studio. 35: 242. S. '08. 280w.
"Much of the advice is presented in an unin-
teresting manner, but it is all made easily ac-
cessible by the device of marginal headings for
the paragraphs."
H Nation. 88: 469. My. 6, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
"For the lover of home gardens the book will
be most useful."
+ Outlook. 93: 277. O. 2, '09. 230w.
"Altogether, we have here a delightful and
useful book."
+ Spec. 100: 982. Je. 20, '08. 120w.
Batten, Samuel Zane. Christian state: the
■^ state, democracy and Christianity.
**$i.50. Am. Bapt. 9-16157.
To interpret the State to itself, to make so-
ciety know its meaning, its functions, its tasks,
and its goal, to interpret this modern phenom-
enon known as democracy and to show its re-
lation to human progress — these points are in-
cluded in the problem with which the author
deals in this volume.
"A good solid book the reading of which
would awaken many a man from his lethargy
as a citizen and convert him into an active
helper in the task of making state and national
life to conform more and more closely to the
ideal of the kingdom of God. Dr. Batten is
conversant with the best literature upon his
subject."
-j- Bib. World. 34: 216. S. '09. 60w.
"As a popular presentation of an important
subject the work deserves commendation." E.
S. Drown.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 722. N. 20, '09. 200w.
Baudrillart, Henry Marie Alfred. Catholic
church, the renaissance, and Protes-
tantism: lectures given at the Catholic
institute of Paris, January to March,
1904; tr. by Mrs. Philip Gibbs. $2.
Benziger.
"The renaissance and the reformation are
treated as two phases of the same movement
which, in modified form, continues to-day — a
movement away from authority and towards
individualism." (Cath. World.) The rise of the
renaissance is traced and its anti-Christian in-
fluence in Italy. "The sweep of the move-
ment is followed into France, England, and
Germany, i)i which latter countries it merges
into the fiercer current of the reformation.
. . . Other lectures are devoted to following
up the intellectual, doctrinal, and political con-
sequences of Protestantism and to a refuta-
tion of the frequently urged claim that Prot-
estantism has been more favorable than Ca-
tholicism to the political and social progress thai
has been made in modern times." (Cath.
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Baudrillart, Henry M. A. — Continued-
World.) Sidelights are thrown on the charac-
ter and work of Luther.
are shown in more than thirty photographic
illustrations.
"This is an extremely interesting and in-
structive volume from a fair-minded and
erudite Ultramontane. We have, indeed, rarely
found a juster and more discriminating ac-
count of the great religious genius [Luther]
of the sixteenth century. The translation is
fairly good; but the use of proper names is
misleading, and there are far too many mis-
prints."
^ . Ath. 1909, 1: 251. F. 27. 200w.
"The work is avowedly apologetic in aim;
but, however much one may challenge some of
M. Baudrillart's interpretations, no opponent
can (luarrel with his impartiality in liis pres-
entation of facts."
H Cath. World. 87: 537. Jl. '08. 800w.
Bayley, Harold, New light on the renais-
>* sauce; displayed in contemporary em-
blems. *$4. Button. 9-35795-
Water marks in paper and printers' designs
used in tail pieces and typographical decoration
are the emblems that the author studies for the
purpose of showing that "the civilization of
Provence, in the dark ages, far ahead of that
of the rest of Europe, was the real precursor
of the renaissance; that the Albigenses and
Waldenses. objects of papal persecution from
the thirteenth century and originally dwellers
in Provence, where they were the first paper-
makers, were the heralds of a new and liberal
thought and aspiration opposed to ecclesiastical
corruption; that these were destined to have
their fruition in the renaissance and the ref-
ormation, and that they and other thinkers of
like sort circulated and spread their beliefs
by the water marks in the paper of which they
were the makers, just as the other sects of
heretics, Lollards, Hussites, and such, secretly
communicated with each other." (N. Y.
Times.)
"The author's conclusions may fail to con-
vince, but his work is of considerable interest
to the bibliophile and to students of printing
and papermaking and of medieval history and
literature."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 35. O. '09.
"Mr. Bayley has written a considerable book
with views of mediaeval thought derived from
unsatisfaictorv sources."
+ — Ath. 1909, 2: 327. S. 18. 600w.
"However difficult it may be to accept the
author's conclusions as a whole, it must be ad-
mitted that he has really shed a new light
on the renaissance, and in so doing has evolved
a theory that carries with it genuine interest,
and moreover he has extracted from these
ancient emblems facts and interpretations that
must enter into any consideration of the sub-
ject in the future." Laurence Burnham.
H Bookm. 29: 531. Jl. '09. 750w.
"It may be doubted whether the main thesis
of the book will be taken very seriously by
those who study the renaissance. Neverthe-
less his book has claim to serious consideration
in some ways. It will interest, and it certain-
ly is verv handsomely made."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 318. My. 22, '09. 800w.
Bayne, Samuel Gamble. Fantasy of Medi-
ci terranean travel. **$i.2S. Harper.
9-27121.
A running comment upon the amusing inci-
dents and petty annoyances of travel consti-
tutes this small volume. The author's cruise
of the Mediterranean with visits to Spain.
Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor, the Holy Land,
Italy and finally England is sketched in a
sprightly and somewhat slangy fashion while
the real charm and beauty of the places visited
"His text is of the most casual, superficial
character, but his illustrations are excellent."
1- Ind. 67: 1044. N. 4, '09. 50w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 658. O. 23, '09. 20w.
"Notwithstanding all his merriment and his
flippancy . . . his pages are full of accurate
and serious information concerning all the
places visited."
-i N. Y. Times. 14: 673. O. 30. '09. 170w.
Bazin, Rene. Coming harvest (Le ble qui
leve); tr. by Edna K. Hoyt. t$i-2S.
Scribner. 8-25122.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Sympathetic in the treatment of nature and
deeply religious in tone."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 301. D. '08.
"It is too well written. The author has ideal-
ized his poor man, lifted him into the realm
of art, and made his grievance a part of litera-
ture rather than of life."
H Ind. 66: 149. Ja. 21, '09. lOOw.
"Most interesting study of peasant life in the
Nivernais. It must be confessed that the story
itself is almost lifeless and the individual char-
acters not very interesting."
H Sat. R. 107: 48. Ja. 9, '09. 160w.
Bazin, Rene. Italians of to-day; tr. from
the French by William Marchant.
**$i.25. Holt. 3-5350.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"There is a strong personal quality in M.
Bazin's slightest pages; and he has the knack
of unobtrusively inocculating his readers with
his own sympathies."
+ Cath. World. 89: 110. Ap. '09. 370w.
"Its translations exceed the limits of free-
dom, for they are incorrect. In general, how-
ever, the translator has caught the language
and spirit of .the French critic, and has done
hmi and Italy a service to put this book in
English dress. M. -Bazin is a worthy follower
of Taine and Gautier in their memorable 'Voy-
ages en Italic.' "
H Outlook. 91: 246. Ja. 30, '09. 200w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 252. F. "09. 50w.
Bazin, Rene. "This, my son." t$i.25. Scrib-
ner. 9-657^*'
Pierre Noellet, son of a small peasant pro-
prietor in La Vendue, knows full well that he
will never become a priest, yet for the sake of
the coveted education which he cannot have
in any other way, declares himself willing to
enter the priesthood, profits by his years of
preparation, announces his deception to his
father, goes to Paris to pursue a literary
career, is wrecked mentally and physically,
feeds on the prodigal's husks, and finally, dy-
ing, is taken back to his father's home. The
relentlessness of class distinction, and the
modern-prodigal lesson make the book impor-
tant.
"An artistic, vivid picture of French peasant
life and customs."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 25. S. '09. +
"No writer to-day is depicting the varieties
of provincial life and the problems of the
French peasants with the same minuteness as
Ren6 Bazin. The plot itself Is neither skilfully
worked out nor important. The structure is
''iffuse and there is small effort at proper pro-
portion or emphasis." G: Middleton.
-I Bookm. 29: 198. Ap. '09. 580w.
"With all the sweetness of the French scen-
ery, the 'blond light of France' upon everything,
his stories are ghost stories of human sorrows."
H Ind. 66: 1082. My. 20, '09. 350w.
"Without lagging for a moment, it lacks in-
cident, and the plot is common-place."
H Lit. D. 38: 763. My. 1, '09. 180w.
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"It has none of the tediousness of the sugar-
coated tract, nor has it the melodramatic ob-
viousness which Is perhaps suggested by a bald
rehearsal of its incidents."
+ Nation. 88: 563. Je. 3, '09. 370w.
"The story at large is one of compelling
truth where in Anglo-Saxon hands it would
almost certainly have been one of utter false-
' -I- N. Y. Times. 14: 158. Mr. 20, '09. 520w.
"Another of Ren§ Bazin's sweet, wholesome
stories of rural France."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 760. Je. '09. 80w.
"A story simple enough, but M. Bazin col-
ours every page with his sympathetic under-
standing of rural life, of the call of the land,
of the allurement towards town life that so
easily grips the farmboy who discovers that he
has brains and yet so rarely leads him to hap-
piness."
-f Sat. R. 107: 48. Ja. 9, "09. 200w.
"Not equal in power to M. Bazin's last
book, 'Redemption.' The novel is quite ade-
quately translated."
4- Spec. 102: 466. Mr. 20, '09. llOw.
Beach, Edward Latimer. Ralph Osborn,
10 midshipman at Annapolis. t$i-50. Wiide.
9-25972.
A story that offers a true portrayal of mid-
shipman life at the Annapolis naval academy.
It affords the young American an accurate con-
ception of the routine of drills, studies, cus-
toms and environment of our naval college.
conducted under many diflBculties and real
hardships. Mr. Beadnell gives a very fair ac-
count of the historical monuments of Khargeh,
but he is at his best when describing things of a
more modern and practical nature, such as ar-
tesian wells, desert routes, and the work of
the Geological survey." — Sat. R.
N. Y. Times. 14:712. N. 13, '09. 120w.
R. of Rs. 40: 768. D. '09. 30w.
Beach, Rex ElUngwood. Silver horde. t$i.50.
1'^ Harper. 9-24324.
"A thrilling record of struggle against the
elements and of struggle also against the du-
plicity of man in the newly opened country In
Alaska. The plot turns about the establishment
of salmon-canning factories in a district where
the wealth to be obtained easily through the
marvelous incoming of the fish has led an un-
scrupulous man to establish a monopoly and to
fight newcomers by every means, fair or foul." — ■
Outlook.
"A lively tale."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 89. N. '09.
"Undeniably there is good stuff in it, if that
happens to be the kind of stuff you like." F:
T. Cooper.
-I Bookm. 30: 280. N. '09. 450w.
"The reader, who has been fascinated by the
author's graphic descriptions of the cold ana
the hardships of tne country, begins to recog-
nize that he is really reading Frank Norris's
'Octopus,' with the scenes laid in Alaska rath-
er than in California."
-I Ind. 67: 1262. D. 2, '09. 660w.
"The book has verve and go, a stir of life
that affects you like a deep breath of sea or
mountain air. There are some excellent pic-
tures of the world out there In the grip of its
deadly winter and the brief bright glory of its
summer." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 607. O. 16, '09. 900w.
"No one can deny that this story has rugged
vigor or that it holds the reader's attention
closelj', but it lacks just what Sir Gilbert ParK-
er has — that Is, literary finish and a sympa-
thetic touch."
-^ Outlook. 93:317. O. 9, '09. 140w.
"Love and adventure crowd upon each other
so swiftly that the reader almost gasps for re-
lief."
-\ R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 60w.
'Beadnell, Hugh John Llewellyn. Egyptian
• oasis: an account of the oasis of Kharga,
in the Libian desert, with special refer-
ence to its history, physical geography,
and water supply. *$3.5o. Button. 9-22221.
"A record of solid and painstaking works
"It will be read with profit by many besides
professional water-engineers."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 101. Jl. 24. lOOOw.
Ind. 67: 1267. D. 2, '09. 190w.
"The accounts of the various deposits laid
down in these old lakes, with their interesting
contents of worked flint-flakes and pottery, are
among the most novel and interesting portions
of Mr. Beadnell's book." J: D. Judd.
4- Nature. 81: 70. Jl. 15, '09. 1050w.
"What he has to say about the water supply
is perhaps the part most apt to interest the or-
dinary reader."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 522. S. 4, '09. fiOOw.
"Told in a simple style without any embel-
lishments."
+ Sat. R. 108: sup. 3. Jl. 17, '09. 90w.
"Mr. Beadnell gives us a very complete scien-
tific account of the region, of its geological for-
mation and other physical conditions."
-I- Spec. 103: 210. Ag. 7, '09. 330w.
Beale, S. Sophia. Recollections of a spinster
^ aunt. Reynolds, Paul R., N. Y.
Letters and a diary which throw light upon
social and political England as well as on the
Continent during the period from 1847 to 1882.
"The contents of the book are too varied in
subject to catalogue. In a charmingly uncon-
nected fashion are recorded the child's first
ideas of 'Don Giovanni,' of the queen and
Prince Albert, and of the opening of Crystal
palace. Then follow the art student's impres-
sions of London and Paris; and we are shown
glimpses of an intimate acquaintance with the
art of Europe, with English politics, letters, re-
ligion, and music, all in the simple personal
narrative of an evidently unusual and interest-
ing woman." (Dial.)
"In a book of this kind there is no need to
dwell on inaccuracies. Miss Beale has pro-
duced a refreshing and lively book, full of good
things, and however she 'put together' these
'old letters,' she has done it very well."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 281. Mr. 6. 1400w.
"To the catholicity of interest is added an
unusual lucidity and delightful simplicity of
style."
+ Dial. 46: 300. My. 1, '09. 260w.
Nation. 88: 139. F. 11, '09. 60w.
"Miss Beale has given the reading public
an opportunity of enjoying many shrewd ob-
servations and well-considered judgments."
-^ Spec. 102: sup. 643. Ap. 24, '09. 340w.
Bean, William Joseph. Royal botanic gar-
dens, Kew, historical and descriptive;
with introd. by Sir W: Thiselton-Dyer.
*$7.5o. Cassell. 9-6520.
"The author of the present work is the as-
sistant curator, who not only knows all the
circumstances connected with the Internal
management of the gardens, but Is also full of
their spirit and traditions." (Ath.) "Besides
history, it contains a capital description of the
most remarkable plants and the latest improve-
ments." (Spec.)
"He has told the story of Kew in a straight-
forward and interesting manner, without any
superfluous matter."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 230. F. 20. 1200w.
"Mr. Bean has most happily succeeded In
combining historical and descriptive chapters."
+ Spec. 102: 227. F. 6, '09. 660w.
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BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Beard, Charles Austin, ed. Readings in
12 American government and politics.
*$i.90. Macmillan. 9-25160.
"A source-book to accompany the author's
text upon this subject, now in course of prep-
aration. The selections are 237 in number,
grouped in 32 chapters, from 'Colonial origins
of American institutions' down to recent 'Social
and economic legislation.' " — Dial.
"The selections are well suited to accompany
an elementary course In government in either
college or secondary instruction."
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 610. N. '09. 130w.
"The book affords a very valuable adjunct
to the work of instruction in American history
and political science."
-f Dial. 47: 291. O. 16, '09. 70w.
Spec. 103:796. N. 13, '09. lOOw.
Beard, Daniel Carter. Boy pioneers. **$2.
12 Scribner. g-28484.
Every true American boy, to whom Daniel
Boone is a hero, will be interested in the Soci-
ety of the sons of Daniel Boone, an organiza-
tion now numbering over twenty thousand
members. Here is a book by the founder of
the society telling just how a branch may be
organized and how its business should be
conducted. It also tells how to erect a fort,
handle a gun, throw a tomahawk, talk Indian
sign language, — in short, how to be a boy pi-
oneer.
"Were a boy to put into execution all the ad-
mirable directions given by Mr. Beard he
would be such a pioneer as one would imagine
Boone himself dreamed of being."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1016. D. 4, '09. 150w.
Bearne, Mrs. Catharine Mary. Royal quar-
tette. *$3. Brentano's. 9-13597-
In the lives of four women is traced the his-
tory of France from the reign of Louis XIV thru
the first third of the nineteenth century. The
heroines of the quartet are Marie Adelaide de
Savoie, Duchess of Burgundy; Madame Adelaide,
daughter of Louis XV, granddaughter of the
earlier Adelaide; Marie Luisa, Infanta, of Spain,
daughter of Carlos IV; and Marie Am^lie Th6-
r6se of Naples, wife of Louis Philippe, King of
the French.
"Although the author has the command of
several languages, a certain familiarity with
the Continent, and some facility in narration,
she seems to possess little "or no powers of con-
centration or sense of perspective."
h Ath. 1901, 2: 65. Jl. 17. 930w.
"Mrs. Bearne, as always, has a good scent
for the telling anecdote, and in the present ar-
rangement, especially, there is an added inter-
est in the historical changes of such lives as
we pass from the autocratic court of Louis
XIV to the Paris of Louis Philippe."
+ Nation. 87: 601. D. 17, '08. 140w.
"She has gathered her material from the
most authentic sources and enlivens her recital
by vivid pictures of the times of which she
writes."
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 704. N. 28, '08. 200w.
Beaumont, Francis, and Fletcher, John.
® Works. Variorum ed. v. 3. *$3.50. Mac-
millan.
V. 3. Contains five plays as follows: "The
faithful shepherdess"; "The mad lover"; "Rule
a wife and have a wife"; "The loyal sub-
ject"; and "The laws of Candy."
"The high standard of scholarship and ac-
curacy, to which we called attention when we
had our first opportunity of welcoming this
edition of Beaumont and Fletcher, is well main-
tained in the third volume lately published."
+ Sat. R, 107: 435. Ap. 3, '09. 330w. (Re-
view of v. 3.)
"Set forth in all the perfection of careful
scholarship and charming form."
+ Spec. 102: 420. Mr. 13, '09. 800w. (Re-
view of v. 3.)
Becker, Carl H. Christianity and Islam; tr.
^ by H. J. Chaytor. (Harper's lib. of living
thought.) **75c. Harper.
A comparison of Christianity with Moham-
medanism, of interest to the missionary, the
ecclesiastic and the inquirer, which traces the
course of analogous development and the inter-
action of influence for the purpose of increasing
one's knowledge of religion.
"The subject is one with which English read-
ers are not very familiar, and it will be found
e.xceedingly suggestive."
+ Sat. R. 107: sup. 5. My. 22, '09. lOOw.
Becquer, Gustavo Adolfo. Romantic leg-
i'* ends of Spain; tr. by Cornelia F. Bates
and Katharine L. Bates. **$i.50. Crow-
ell. 9-23730.
A mother and daughter have here rendered
into English a score of short stories by a latter-
day Spanish writer. The tales are romantic
and imaginative, full of such delicate mystery
that they cannot have lost much in translation.
They tell of such things as a young noble who
spent years following the trailing robe of an
illusive vision whom he thought he loved only
to become a hopeless pessimist on finding her
a moonbeam; or of a hunter who pursues a
strange white doe hoping to stay it to gain his
mistress' favor but when his arrow flies true
he finds to his despair that he has slain the
loved one herself; or again, of the wronged
maiden whose love was gone to the wars and
after her death lier unburied hand bearing his
bethrothal ring warns him of dangers. The
volume is illustrated wtih photographs of
Spanish scenes.
"Tales containing some of the morbid ele-
ments which distinguish Poe's stories. How-
ever, their delicate imagery, close observation
and tendency to mystery and symbolism estab-
lish a closer kinshin to Hawthorne."
+ A. L. A.. Bkl. 6: 89. N. '09.
"His writings are well worth reading and
are given to the public in excellent form in the
volume before us."
+ Ind. 67: 1209. N. 25, '09. lOOw.
"It is a real service to literature which Prof.
Bates and the late Mrs. Bates have performed,
in giving us this admirable translation of the
work of a powerful and poetic spirit."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 550. S. 18, '09. 570w.
Bedell, Frederick, and Pierce, Clarence Al-
^- bert. Direct and alternating current test-
ing. *$2. Van Nostrand. 9-26810.
"A manual for use in the electrical engi-
neering laboratories of technical schools, and
in conjunction with standard texts on elec-
trical engineering. . . . The book consists of
a carefully selected series of typical tests on
direct and alternating apparatus." — Engin. D.
+ Engln. D. 6:429. N. "09. 180w.
"A little book of great general and practical
interest. The study of the actual working of
electrical machinery, together with a continu-
ous interlacing of theoretical exposition, as
found in this book, is immensely valuable read-
ing, apart from its purpose as a hand-book
for the testing floor. The description of test
procedure is clear and thorough."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 693. D. 4, '09. 150w.
Beeching, Henry Charles. William Shakes-
6 peare: player, playmaker, and poet: a
reply to George Greenwood. *$i. Lane.
9-18622.
A small volume "containing three lectures,
the first a direct series of arguments against
Mr. Greenwood's 'Shakespeare problem re-
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stated.' The two others 'endeavour to set out
the player's life as simply as possible, and
show the congruity of what is recorded of his
character with the impression made upon our
minds by the dramas themselves.' " — Ath.
"That it would have been well if Canon
Beeching had cut himself adrift from his lec-
tures, and spent a little more time and trouble
on his work. Nevertheless, even in this little
volume there are collected some very hard
problems for Mr. Greenwood's 'replication.'
There is unfortunately no index."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 143. Ja. 30. 450w.
Reviewed by Edward Fuller.
+ Bookm. 29: 633. Ag. '09. 50w.
Nation. 89: 147. Ag. i2, '09, 40w.
"Somewhat more coherent and saner than
most of its predecessors."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 302. My. 15, '09. 630w.
"But full of interest as these pages are, most
readers will probably be of opinion that so
fine and scholarly a critic has done too much
honour to a 'weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable'
theme. The value of Canon Beeching's essay
lies in the opportunity which it affords him of
discussing several curious and obscure points
connected with Shakespeare's biography."
i Spec. 102: 185. Ja. 30, '09. 770w.
Beer, George Louis. Origins of the British
colonial system, 1578-1660., *$3. Macmil-
lan. 8-29307.
A full account of the origins, establishment
and development of the British colonial system
up to the outbreak of the dissension that re-
sulted in the revolution. The author "gives an
account of the laws of trade and navigation
as they prevailed in the reigns of Henry VII,
Elizabeth, under the Stuarts, and during the
Commonwealth. He goes deep enough into his
subject to treat of the general fiscal system of
England as far as it concerned the colonies."
(Lit. D.)
"The chapters which contain the exposition of
his main thesis are the most important portions
of his book." C: M. Andrews.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 808. Jl. '09. 1150w.
"The first comprehensive and scholarly treat-
ment of this subject, based on records hereto-
fore generally neglected."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 71. Mr. '09.
"Several of the more political chapters con-
tain much that is both valuable and new." C:
H. Hull.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 123. Je. '09. 350w.
"If present-day politicians were willing to
learn lessons from history, no publication could
be more timely for the tariff reformers and im-
perialists of England than Mr. George Beer's
two volumes on British colonial policy." A. G.
Porritt.
+ Forum. 41: 605. Je. '09. 2500w.
"He is obliged to tread the same ground
again and again, until the repetition becomes a
little wearisome. Still, altho this may detract
somewhat from the readableness of Mr. Beer's
present volume, it does not lessen its value as a
contribution to the history of the British em-
pire."
H Ind. 67: 198. Jl. 22, '09. 430w.
"Writers, especially those in this country, un-
doubtedly have too long overlooked or failed
fully to appreciate the [British] side of the is-
sue, and we are under no slight debt to Dr.
Beer for the admirable way in which he is de-
veloping it." C. W. Wright.
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 303. My. '09. llOOw.
"The author sets about the task of elucidat-
ing his points with praiseworthy accuracy and
lucidity."
-f Lit. D. 38: 103. Ja. 16. '09. 280w.
"Mr. Beer's style lacks grace and charm of
presentation, and his treatment is rendered
heavy by excessive detail and by a lack of clear-
ness of exposition. His book would have been
more readable if he had introduced more sum-
maries and generalizations to show the bearing
of his facts and statistics. He has, however,
performed a very important work, and future
volumes will be awaited with interest."
H Nation. 88: 632. Je. 24, '09. 900w.
"His laborious compilation of authorities is
rather a inarshaling of facts than of thoughts."
E: A. Bradford.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 719. D. 5, '08. 1350w.
"No student of this or any other period, what-
ever his predispositions, can fail to welcome a
work which is so effective and so satisfying In
its conclusions as this." H. L. Osgood.
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 127. Mr. '09. 1400w.
"Not only does credit to his patience in re-
search, but is also a most readable volume."
+ Spec. 102: 940. Je. 12, '09. 380w.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Letters ; a critical
^ edition, with explanatory notes by A.
C. Kalischer; tr. with preface by J. S.
Shedlock. 2v. *$7.50. Dutton. 9-18573-
Tho deficient in the "deliberate niceties of
composition" Beethoven's briefest note is "char-
acteristic of his deep, sincere, and passionate
nature." These letters furnish an insight into
the soul-struggle of a great genius. Dr. Kali-
scher "does not profess to give us all Beetho-
ven's letters, but a complete and carefully col-
lated collection of all those which have already
appeared in book form, plus a considerable
number which have not hitherto been printed.
To the English edition Mr. Shedlock has added
a few more new letters and a brief introduc-
tion." (Spec.) There are indexes to the refer-
ences to Beethoven's works in his letters, and
to the names mentioned in the portraits; fac-
similes, etc.
"Of small service to the average public libra-
ry, and less readable than the standard biogra-
phies but a valuable addition to large reference
collections."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 1. S. '09.
"It is not too much to say that no other man
was so well fitted as Mr. Shedlock to edit
and add to this collection."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 162. Ag. 7. 2000w.
"For students of Beethoven, this edition of the
letters is now the only one. His annotations
and commentary give his work the character of
a biography, and it is brought up to date." L: J.
Block.
+ Dial. 47: 15. Jl. 1, '09. 1900w.
"His letters constitute perhaps the best bi-
ography of this titanic genius of the tone
world, certainly the basis of all that we know
of his life and character."
-h Ind. 67: 255. Jl. 29, '09. 470w.
"All that was really worth reading could have
been easily held in one volume of 400 pages."
H Nation. 88: 470. My. 6, '09. 1200w.
"The letters are endless in their suggestions
of characteristics of the great composer, and
their interest for admirers of the man and his
music is far reaching. The English edition is
not free from misprints — in fact, they are rath-
er surprisingly frequent."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 254. Ap. 24, '09. 1650w.
"Of actual new material there is not much
in these volumes, and the new portion is not of
very great musical interest Mr. Shedlock has
done his work of translation extremely well on
the whole, and that fact renders his occasional
lapses the more surprising."
H Sat. R. 107: 663. My. 22, '09. 850w.
"Where Dr. Kalischer differs from Nohl,
Thayer, and other experts as to dates or the
identity of Beethoven's correspondents, he does
so on good grounds, and his notes, though some-
what ponderous in expression, show a pleasant
combination of careful research, good feeling,
and enthusiasm." C. L. G.
-I Spec. 102: 665. Ap. 24, '09. 1600w.
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Belabre, Baron de. Rhodes of the knights.
5 *$9.-5. Oxford.
"Six vears' residence in the island as French
consul has given [the author] special facilities
for his task: he has been allowed to inspect
several buildings hitherto closed to scholars,
and he has produced a very complete account
of the walls, public edifices and shields of the
knights, profusely interspersed with excellent
photographs. He does not profess to deal with
the history of the island, except where it is
necessary for the e.xplanation of the monu-
ments, but he gives a brief historical introduc-
tion with a list of the Grand masters who held
office in Rhodes, and he has carefully read the
works of his predecessors, whom in several
cases he is able to correct." — Eng. Hist. R.
"We must be grateful to Baron de Belabre
for a most valuable collection of views and
plans of Rhodes, which make his monograph a
work of permanent value. A few slips in dates
deserve correction." W. M.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24:400. Ap. '09. 430w.
"A scholarlv publication. Most of the photo-
graphs with which the book is illustrated are
unique and were taken from places to which
access is usually denied."
+ Nation. 89: 184. Ag. 26. "09. 200w.
"An elaborate and amply illustrated account."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 644. Ap. 24, '09. 240w.
Bell, John Joy. Oh! Christina! 2d ed. **6oc.
B Revell. 9-8994-
A new edition of a story which has for its
heroine an irresistible child of the Glasgow
streets. This little girl, an orphan, goes to
live with a prim aunt who keeps a shop. The
child's perspicacity in matters pertaining to
store management is exceeded only by her in-
tense enjoyment in grown-ups' love affairs.
She is a refreshing little creature near of kin
to the author's Wee Macgreegor.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 185. Je. '09.
"Scotophobes and other dull folk are warned
off, but most people will, we think, appreciate
the sterling and winning character that under-
lies the little rough husk of the Glasgow
'keelie' of twelve."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 528. My. 1. 140w.
"Christina and her nonsense are likely to be
much laughed at and quickly forgotten, which
is, of course, lajing more to her credit than to
her discredit."
-I- Nation. 88: 607. Je. 17, '09. 230w.
" 'Christina' will help to pass a very enjoyable
hour."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 130w.
"The book may be read in an hour, and that
hour at least will be one of jollity."
+ Outlook. 92: 21. My. 1, '09. 80w.
Bell, John Joy. Whither thou goest: a ro-
nance of the Clyde. **$i.20. Revell.
8-30130.
An unspoiled, unselfish girl left at her fa-
ther's death with a fortune becomes the victim
of a jealous, ambitious aunt's cunning and
cruelty. The niece discovers the woman's per-
fidy in time to save from her doom a cousin
who had been auctioned off to the highest bid-
der on the matrimonial slave block, and to woo
back her own happiness at the expense of pride
and fortune.
"An interesting story of average merit."
-)- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 90. Mr. '09. +
"The story is chiefly remarkable for the care-
ful drawing of the minor characters."
-I- Ath. 1908, 2: 756. D. 12. 180w.
"A sweet, simple story, sweetly and simply
told."
+ Nation. 88: 443. Ap. 29, '09. 180w.
" 'Whither thou goest' is a much better
piece of work [than 'Thou fool'], closer and
finer in construction, its interest better man-
aged, its characterization more vivid. It shows
the hand of a man with a native gift for story
telling growing stronger and more skillful with
practice."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 131. Mr. 6, '09. 370w.
"The story is not on ordinary lines; it is
most skillfully constructed and includes a vari-
ety of characters which make it bright and un-
failingly entertaining."
+ Outlook. 91: 815. Ap. 10, '09. 220w.
"Is full of that genial humor and kindly phi-
losophy applied to things of everyday life that
made his other stories so attractive."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 762. Je. '09. 80w.
Belloc, Hilaire. Marie Antoinette. **$2.75.
1- Doubleday. 9-28753-
An introductory chapter on "The diplomatic
revolution" emphasizes the importance of the
great alliance between France and Austria in
relation to Marie Antoinette's entire life. "Her
marriage, her eminence, her sufferings, ajid
her death were each directly the consequence
of that compact; its conclusion coincided with
her birth; from childhood she was dedicated to
it as a pledge, a bond, and at last, a victim."
Following a lead thus established, the biogra-
pher sketches against a background of histor-
ical events, terror-wrought towards the close,
the fascinating story of Marie Antoinette. The
modern viewpoint and method give special
force to the work.
Belloc, Hilaire. On nothing and kindred
subjects. **$i.25. Button. 9-8424.
"Mr. Belloc's little collectiqn of essays and
reflections is quite one to put' in the pocket or
portmanteau for the end of the week; and it is
one to be taken out and read. But it is prob-
ably small beer compared with the stuff Mr.
Belloc could brew if he chose." (Sat. R.)
"Among the topics chosen for treatment as
'kindred' to nothing are these: On ignorance.
On advertisement. On a house. On a dog and a
man also. On railways and things. On a child
who died. On the departure of a guest, and On
coming to an end." (Dial.)
"The book has the air of being designed for
a small circle of the elect. It is, however, the
work of a clever man."
-I- Ath. 1908, 1: 320. Mr. 14. 270w.
"The book is written in a fine spirit of care-
lessness and spontaneity; nevertheless the au-
thor need not have pushed laxity to such an
extreme."
H Dial. 46: 143. Mr. 1, '09. 280w.
"The book is passably entertaining, but it
lends weight to the assertion in the fourth es-
say that 'you must not take things for granted
because thev are printed.' "
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8. '09. 240w.
"His new volume is quite up to the standard;
fresh, frank, versatile. It sparkles all through.
He gives us here the result of his play, and a
most pleasant result; but many of his admir-
ers may be beginning to look for the result of
his labours."
-I- Sat. R. 105: 343. Mr. 14, "08. 220w.
"Of Mr. Belloc's satire we have no very high
opinion. Some one may suggest that he makes
fun of things which we respect. But if we are
not pleased we might at least be hurt, and we
are not hurt."
H Spec. 100: 545. Ap. 4, '08. 140w.
Benedict, Clare. Resemblance and other
stories. t$i.50. Putnam. 9-5526.
"Fresh and charming sentiment, care for
lively and ingenious plot, faithful presentation
of social life, sunny humor, convincing char-
acterization, and graces of style" are the
points that make their appeal to Miss Bene-
dict's audience. There are ten stories in the
group. The first or titular story is an example
of the suggestive method in story writing. It
begins and ends in mystery of which the read-
er's only inkling comes through the agitation
and fear manifested by a liusband and wife
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who are witnessing a performance of "Mac-
beth," both of whom are further terrified by
the resemblance of the wife to Lady Macbeth.
ences which include the sighting of Pike's peak
by the man whose name it was given.
"It is a good, sensible, workmanlike fulfilment
of the formula. One may read these stories with
a sense of gentle satisfaction, if with no thrill."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 727. Je. 19. 160w.
"Miss Benedict unquestionably has great abil-
ity as a writer of delicate psychological prob-
lems. "What she lacks in technique is sure to
come with practice, while she starts with the
possession of a quality which subtler and more
finished writers, such as Mrs. Wharton, might
well envy, the quality of heart." F: T. Cooper.
-I Bookm. 29: 319. My. '09. 800w.
"A volume of short stories that, although of
quite uneven merit, are distinctly of some im-
portance." Philip Tillinghast.
H Forum. 41: 394. Ap. '09. lOOOw.
"Miss Benedict writes g^racefully. though with-
out a great deal of distinction. Her stories are
mildly interesting and belong to the class of
magazine fiction which is too well-bred to be
very striking."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 148. Mr. 13, '09. 300w.
Benjamin, Helen Mina (Helen Melville,
^ pseud.), and Benjamin, Lewis S. (Lewis
Melville, pseud.). London's lure; an
anthology in prose and verse. *$i.2S.
Macmillan. 9-29607.
"An anthology of brief passages in prose and
verse, classified with more than ordinary in-
telligence, relating to the great city, its sights
and scenes, its denizens, and its natural beau-
ties."— Dial.
"Attractive little book."
+ Dial. 47: 24. Jl. 1, '09. 60w.
"The volume is delightful."
+ Spec. 102: 786. My. 15, '09. 140w.
Benn, Edith Eraser. Overland trek from
^- India by side-saddle, camel, and rail ; the
record of a journey from Beluchistan to
Europe. *$5. Longmans.
A record of travel "far too rough for a lady,
and still less suited to a child." "Starting
from Quetta, in Beluchistan, Mrs. Benn, after
a sojourn in Seistan, made her way to Krasno-
vodsk, on the eastern shore of the Caspian.
She crossed the Caspian to Petrovsk, and jour-
neyed from this place to Batoum, on the east-
ern extremity of the Black Sea. Along the
southern shore of the Black Sea her three
methods of progression, side-saddle, camel,
and railway, had to be given up for conveyance
by sea. But of this part of her travel she
takes small account. It will suffice to say that
she went home by Constantinople, Sofia, Bel-
grade, Budapest, Vienna, and Dresden. In-
deed, from Tiflis to Batoum occupies but twen-
ty-five pages out of three hundred and fifteen."
(Spec.)
"Interesting book. Though the account is
not up to date, it has the special importance
of recording the state of affairs at and around
Seistan before the consulate was built and the
telegraph laid from Mashhad (Meshed) and
Quetta."
-f Ath. 1909, 2: 490. O. 23. 650w.
"The book is full of noteworthy things."
-f Spec. 103:851. N. 20, '09. 450w.
Bennet, Robert Ames. Volunteer with
^^ Pike: the true narrative of one Dr.
John Robinson and of his love for the
fair Seiiorita Vallois. t$i-50. McClurg.
9-26323.
A picture of life in Washington during Wash-
ington's administration stands out in clear con-
trast to graphically described frontier experi-
"Robert Ames Bennet deserves not a little
praise for the historical setting he has given
to his romance of love and adventure."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, '09. 220w.
Bennett, Enoch Arnold. The glimpse: an
11 adventure of the soul. t$i.5o. Appleton.
9-27998.
A Londoner, devoted to art and literature,
finding that he had ceased to love his wife and
that she preferred the attentions of a certain
genius whom he numbered among his friends,
suddenly succumbs to a stroke of apoplexy. He
is left for dead when, in reality, he is conscious
but unable to move. In this state he gets a
glimpse of the world to come which the author
amplifies with skill and imagination.
"This is not a real novel; it is a 'tour de
force,' but there is no denying its extreme clev-
erness."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 522. O. 30. 230w.
"Although not to be put in the same class
with that author's strong, big, and rather grim
volume, 'The old wives' tale,' is none the less
a work of distinct originality. Whether it was
really worth doing is quite another question."
F: T. Cooper.
-^ Bookm. 30: 386. D. '09. 370w.
"There is much mysticism and some meta-
physical felicity in the book, which will hardly
make a strong popular apneal."
H N. Y. Times. 14:750. N. 27, '09. 220w.
Spec. 103: 851. N. 20, '09. 200w.
Bennett, Enoch Arnold. Old wives' tale.
9 *$i.50. Doran. W9-196.
"Paints in minute detail the commonplace
events of a rather dull middle-class provincial
English family." (Outlook.) "Mr. Bennett
takes as the subject the separate histories of
two sisters, who in the first chapters of the
book are in their later teens, while the curtain
does not fall till they have both died as elderly
women. . . . The other characters in the book
are grouped round these two salient figures,
and though they stand out from the canvas, yet
do so in due subordination to the two heroines."
(Spec.)
"A story of unusual length but unfailing in-
terest."
+ A, L. A. Bkl. 6: 54. O. '09.
"There are very few books in English which
mirror back so truly and with such a fine sense
of porportion the relative amount of joy and
sorrow that enter in to the average human
life." F: T. Cooper.
-I- Bookm. 30: 186. O. '09. 830w.
"A remarkable work of fiction, a book of such
sincerity, truthfulness and insight as to make
the ordinary novel seem hopelessly shallow and
artificial bv comparison." W: M. Payne.
-I- Dial. 47: 236. O. 1, '09. 950w.
"It is a solid chunk of reality, a character
study in three dimensions. Intensely interest-
ing because the author has the uncanny power
to turn ordinary people inside out so we can
see what they think of themselves."
-t- Ind. 67: 548. S. 2, '09. 200w.
"When he has ceased to speak, there re-
mains nothing for us to leam about these peo-
ple, body, mind, or soul. For the rest, it is
enough to say that there is nothing about
them which we are not grateful for knowing."
+ Nation. 89:356. O. 14, '09. 570w.
"Not a book to be readily forgotten by those
who read it with understanding."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 498. Ag. 21, '09. 650w.
"In 'Old wives' tale' Mr. Bennett has ar-
rived. It is a great novel."
-I- No. Am. 190: 836. D. '09. 210w.
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Bennett, Enoch Arnold — Continued.
"To make such a book thoroughly enjoyable,
as it certainly is, forms a literary 'tour de
force' on which Mr. Bennett is to be congratu-
lated."
+ Outlook. 93: 7. S. 4, '09. 130w.
"An e.xceedingly clever novel, and one which
will well repay perusal."
+ Spec. 101: 950. D. 5, '08. 550w.
Bennett, William Harper. Catholic foot-
8 Steps in old New York. $2.50. Schwartz,
Kirwin & Fauss. 9-6272.
"Covers a period from 1524 to 1808, with chap-
ters on martyrs like Jogues, bishops like Car-
roll, and governors like Dongan; it rambles
with Father Le Moyne up the Heere-Graft or
Great Canal, now Broad Street, and calls on
Dominie Megapolensis, that courteous host and
would-be theological opponent of the early
Jesuits; it pays a tribute to the memory of
James II; exposes the fanatical bigotry of
Jacob Leisler against the 'Papists' and gives
a full picture of his downfall: portrays the hal-
lucination of the 'hellish negro plot,' following
which 'the law passed against Catholic priests
was only once enforced, and then to bring to
death a Protestant clergyman.' " — Cath World.
the beauty of nature and to the beauty of moral
dignity and spiritual purity." (Outlook.)
"It need not be said that the author has
attempted no critical analysis of movements
or of personages; he cares little for sequence,
and wanders in many climes, not without bring-
ing home some of their brightness; though he
has consulted very many authorities, he makes
no pedantic show of learning; he is devout yet
just to opponents; sometimes vigorous in style,
and never dull. To the growing class of
educated Catholic readers it is to be cordial-
ly commended for its intrinsic merit and for
its loyal tribute to the church."
-I- Cath. World. 89: 387. Je. '09. 500w.
"A valuable as well as a highly entertain-
ing history."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 190. Ap. 3, '09. 1200w.
Benson, Arthur Christopher. At large.
**$i.50. Putnam. 8-30590.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Quiet, reflective essays affording new and
helpful viewpoints on the philosophy and mean-
ing of life."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 283. D. '08.
"Is lighter, clearer, and much more sensible
and bracing than his previous essays concern-
ing life or things in general. Though there are
several things said which have previously been
said better."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 99. Ja. 23. 550w.
"Whatever Mr. Benson's titles . . . the wel-
come thing, the thing we are sure to find, is a
genial understanding of the frailties of human
life along with a calm optimism, a wealth of
thought, and a very fluent style enabling one
to wander under any title easily away with the
author from the cares that infest the day."
-t- Ind. 66: 705. Ap. 1, '09. 170w.
"On the whole, they stand very well the test
of consecutive and continuous reading, though
primarily intended to be taken up at monthly
intervals."
-f- Putnam's. 5: 494. Ja. '09. 230w.
"His new book, even if one cannot quite re-
ceive all his ideas, has the old originality and
haunting charm. His thoughts are not plati-
tudes."
-f Spec. 101: 1105. D. 26, '08. 500w.
Benson, Arthur Christopher. Poems of
Arthur Christopher Benson. *$i.so.
Lane. 9-8005.
A collection of Mr. Benson's poems including
old and new pieces. His verse shows "the same
vein of quiet, wholesome sentiment that runs
through his essays, the same sensitiveness to
"Larger libraries having the author's volumes
of essays will find readers for this unpretentious
verse, which has the same pleasing qualities."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 131. My. '09.
"Mr. Benson's aptness for the Laureate-like
task of writing both decorously and with dis-
tinction on topics of public intrest ... is also,
we think, significant of his limitations."
-^ Ath. 1909, 1: 285. Mr. 6. 700 w.
"Mr. Benson is as fluent a writer of verse
as of prose, and his poems are thoughtful,
placid and refined, but not distinguished." W:
M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 97. Ag. 16, '09. 270w.
"His work is minor in the better sense that
it is unpretentious, and that it is replete with
conscious reminiscences. Indeed, it might al-
most be sufficiently characterized by calling it
a mi.xture of Tennyson and Matthew Arnold."
-t- Nation. 88: 256. Mr. 11, '09. 630w.
"Mr. Benson's verses appeal to a cultivated
dilettante fancy."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 102. F. 20, '09. 470w.
"His verse is in no sense poetry of a high
order; but it shows the practiced hand of the
intelligent craftsman, well trained and disci-
plined."
+ Outlook. 91: 385. F. 20, '09. 250w.
"When he is at his best and simplest there
is something very gracious and soothing about
his scholarly and assiduous work."
-I- Spec. 102: sup. 153. Ja. 30. '09. 70w.
Benson, Arthur Christopher. Until the even-
10 ing. (What is worth while ser.) **30C.
Crowell. 9-22921.
Six brief essays as follows: Prayer; The
mystery of suffering: The faith of Christ; The
mystery of evil; Renewal; After death; The
Eternal will; Until the evening. In each the
author takes a fearless stand, as, for instance,
in the opening essay, he says "I confess that
liturgical prayer does not very much appeal to
me. . . . Prayer should not be relegated to
certain seasons, or attended by certain pos-
tures, or even couched in definite language . . .
the deeper secret Lies in the fact that prayer is
an attitude of soul and not a ceremony."
Benson, Edward Frederic. Climber. **$i.40.
Doubleday. 9-3204.
A social climber is the central figure of this
story. "Lucia Grimson, knowing that her dear-
est friend was on the verge of becoming en-
gaged to X (a rich peer), carries off X. The
friend marries Y. Lucia, heartily bored with X,
steals the affections of Y. Exposure follows,
and the carefully wrought fabric of social suc-
cess goes crash. We are asked to believe that
Lucia, the heartless, mercenary, treacherous,
frivolous, falls so madly in love with Y that
for a moment she believes the world well lost
for love." (Sat. R.)
"The evolution of the clever and at times
vulgar Lucia is logical and consistent, except,
perhaps, in the closing scenes. We hear much
of the brilliance of intellectual and 'smart'
gatherings and superb banquets, but something
has evaporated in the telling."
1- Ath. 1908, 2: 640. N. 21. 270w.
"Mr. Benson is a very prolific writer, but it
is long since he has given us as good a story as
'The Climber.' " M. K. Ford.
-I- Bookm. 29: 93. Mr. '09. 640w.
"Never, perhaps, has the ruthless nature of
social ambition . . . been more sternly un-
maskt than in 'The Climber.' "
-f Ind. 66:698. Ap. 1, '09. 200w.
"It is with a sense of dreariness that the
reader closes the book with the question in
his mind if the society life of to-day Is really
as bad as it is painted."
— Lit. D. 38: 385. Mr. 6, '09. 200w.
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"A solid book which refuses to be skimmed,
and which might even bear a second reading."
+ Nation. 88: 200. F. 25, '09. 420w.
"An immensely clever and detailed portrait.
The background of the novel is put in with dash
and spirit." .„„ ,,„
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 88. F. 13, '09. 450w.
"Mr Benson in an unexpected moment of can-
dour about his heroine observes that 'it is hard
to follow the working of so superficial and triv-
ial a soul.' Conscious of that by the time he
has produced some twelvescore pages about her,
he forbears to ask whether the attempt is worth
making." .„„ ,„„
— Sat. R. 106: 765. D. 19, '08. 120w.
"If it is necessary to portray in great detail
so unattractive a figure, it must be acknowl-
edged that Mr. Benson's study is eminently suc-
cessful. 'The climber' is not an immoral book
in the sense of vice being triumphant, but inas-
much as the overthrow of the heroine is due to
the imprudence of being found out, it can hard-
ly be said to be what our forefathers would
have called 'improving reading.' "
f- Spec. 101: 843. N. 21, '08. 320w.
Benson, Edward Frederic. A reaping.
10 **$i.25. Doubleday. 9-35805.
"The record of a kind of sentimental journey
tiirough a twelvemonth of a married couple who
are still on the sunny side of forty, and is
mainly a chronicle of moods and reflections.
We find here, besides much introspective mat-
ter, discourses on most of the author's favorite
topics: music, gardening, travel, the amenities
of town and country life, with a passing touch
of the supernatural. The picture of the hus-
band and wife playing with lead soldiers,
rocking-horse, and Noah's ark, to say nothing
of the dolls'-house, in the as yet unoccupied
nursery appears to us a little curious." — Ath.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 54. O. '09.
^ Ath. 1909, 2: 124. Jl. 31. 140w.
Nation. 89:487. N. 18. '09. 350w.
"The book is a series of essays strung on a
shining strand of story. More particularly it
is a mood, a smiling outlook on life, to be
often taken from the shelf and glanced through,
remembered in quiet moments and talked over
with a friend at tea." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 563. S. 25. '09. 900w.
"All this is agreeable enough to read, except
that the important things touched upon — the
bunkers in the course — are a little out of keep-
ing with the small-talk."
-I Sat. R. 108: 323. S. 11, '09. 170w.
Benson, Margaret. Venture of rational
° faith. 6s. Macmillan, London.
A clear-headed, conscientious defense of
orthodox Christianity.
"Though not an important book, may in-
terest a good many. .She never seems to me to
touch the quick of human thought and feeling.
I fear that the stuff of her book is conventional,
and that the book itself is mostly dull for the
reason that she nowhere gives us to see how
the conventionalities which she handles have
come to be to her so real. I will add that it
is not a book written in a hurry, that wide
reading has gone to it, and that it is clear and
forcible. It has a good many memorable sen-
tences." H. W. Garrod.
h Hibbert J. 7: 680. Ap. '09. 730w.
"An able and scrupulously candid book."
-I- Spec. 102: 741. My. 8, '09. 850w.
Benson, Ramsey. Melchisedec. t$i-50. Holt.
10 9-24017.
To bring out strongly the un-Christlike
qualities of the orthodox churches of to-day the
author has chosen for his hero a child of the
wilderness, a nameless quarter-blood Indian to
whom civilization and convention are not even
names but in whose heart glows the Christ
spirit, the obsession to serve his fellowmen.
Jean Valjean and St. Francis first inspire him,
and, eager to be about his Father's business,
he seeks a white man's city only to find hate
in the church, sneers in organized charity and
crime and selfishness in the hearts of his fel-
lowmen. His zeal carries him from revivalists
and the Salvation Army to Catholicism and the
Jesuits, then in his distress of spirit he turns
to the Unitarian ministry. From each new
hurt he flees from man to his native woods for
comfort, but always returns to his life of serv-
ice until, too deeply scarred, his soul is at last
martyred upon the rack of orthodoxy.
"He has written another book in the same
certifying manner, the most improbable and at
the same time one of the most veracious stories
ever conceived."
-^ Ind. 67: 1205. N. 25, '09. 900w.
"There is scarcely room for question that Mr.
Benson, at least, has failed in his major pur-
pose, though he has given us a psychological
study of no mean interest."
+ — Nation. 89: 306. S. 30, '09. 270w.
"The author has essayed a theme well out
of the ordinary, and one of sufflcient difficulty
to test the powers of a skilled novelist. The
practical handling of it has been a little too
much for Mr. Benson's capacities at this time,
but it is, nevertheless, a noteworthy piece of
fiction. But as a whole the tale is picturesque,
unusual, and has the always gratifying quality
of suggestiveness."
+ — N. Y. Times. 14: 563. S. 25, '09. 300w.
Bentley, Harry Clark. Corporate finance
and accounting; Legal notes by T. Con-
yngton. $4. Ronald. 8-9769.
"The aim has been to provide a manual for
the use of a corporation treasurer. Various
devices and methods for procedure are described
in simple, untechnical language, while the legal
side has been carefully elucidated by Mr. Con-
yngton. The volume is divided into si.x parts
dealing respectively with the treasurer's duties
and legal obligations; the corporate books of
account; the corporate finances, including
checks and dividends; negotiable instruments;
corporate securities; and finally the various
forms used by the treasurer or for the corpo-
rate finances and securities. For obtaining a
knowledge of such things this volume should
prove valuable for those interested in corpora-
tion finance. It does not attempt, however, to
enter into the broader and more fundamental
questions of policy in connection with this sub-
ject."— J. Pol. Econ.
"Presents the subject in an entirely new and
satisfactory manner." W. K. Hardt.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 206. Ja. '09. 300w.
"A reading of the text leads to the conclusion
that for any other than a generaJ purpose the
author has either attempted too much, or has
succeeded in doing too little." F. A. C.
H Econ. Bull. 2: 46. Ap. '09. 240w.
"In the selection of materials judgment has
been used to give to the uninformed a com-
plement of ideas that may be useful, but in no
part is the work systematic. The book pos-
sesses considerable pedagogical value for a
school offering a ten weeks' course in business
practice, but has contributed nothing to scien-
tific literature." F: A. Cleveland.
H ■ Engin. N. 59: sup. 648. Je. 11, '08. 220w.
-I- J. Pol. Econ. 16: 465. Jl. '08. 150w.
"[There is] a failure, in the presentation of
the subject, to distinguish properly between
principles and their application by 'methods' to
specific cases. A manual easy of access and
worthy of a prominent place on every business
man's desk." B: F. Wright.
-j Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 327. Je. '09. 580w.
Benton, Elbert Jay. International law and
T diplomacy of the Spanish-American
war. $1.50. Johns Hopkins. 8-9495.
"A history of the relations of the United
SUtes and Spain during the Cuban insurrection
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Benton, Elbert Jay — Continued-
and the resulting Spanish-American war. Espe-
cial emphasis is given to the controverted points
of international law which were passed upon
during the conflict. Though the sources used do
not include the Spanish material on the sub-
ject, the viewpoint throughout is judicial. Some
of the author's conclusions are, that the 'recon-
centrado' policy was a justifiable means of
warfare: that the refusal of arbitration offered
by Spain in the Maine case was a mistake;
that McKinley did not exhaust the resources
of diplomacy before turning the conduct of
affairs over to Congress; and that the inter-
vention of the United States on humanitarian
grounds was not good practice in international
law. The decisions of the courts in prize cases
and allied subjects are reviewed in detail." —
Ann. Am. Acad.
Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 440. S. '08. 180w.
"The material is well organized and clearly
and compactly presented. The author's judg-
ments are generally fair and impartial." G. W.
Scott.
-J Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 341. Je. '09. 700w.
Bernard, Auguste. Geofroy Tory, painter
^ and engraver; first royal printer re-
former of orthography and typography
under Frangois I; an account of his
life and works; tr. by George B. Ives.
*$37-50. Houghton. 9-10130.
"A translation of M. Au«ruste Bernard's ac-
count of Tory's life and work, supplemented
by scholarly notes and by a large number of
designs, which represent, however, only a very
small part of the immense amount of work ac-
complished by Tory's fervid industry." — N. Y.
Times.
"The main value of this book Is, then, due
to its perfect reproduction of the best work
of Geofroy Tory."
+ Ath, 1909, 2: 90. Jl. 24. 550w.
Reviewed bv Laurence Bumham.
+ Bookm. 30: 194. O. '09. 930w.
"This beautiful volume is creditable in the
highest degree to the author, the translator,
the printer, and the publisher." F: W. Gookin.
+ Dial. 46: 401. Je. 16, '09. 2100w.
"Mr. Ives's rendering of the French text is
accurate and painstaking, but now and then
leaves the reader a little conscious that it is
a translation."
-\ Nation. 89: 61. Jl. 15, '09. 1250w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 293. My. 8, '09. 1650w.
Berry, Charles William. Temperature-en-
tropy diagram. 2d ed. rev. and enl. $2.
Wiley. 8-32508.
"In the revised edition of the 'Temperature-
entropy diagram' a more extended application
of the principles of the T<I>-analysis to advanced
problems of thermodynamics has been made
than was possible in the limited scope of the
previous edition. The chapter on the flow of
fluids has been entirely rewritten and treats at
length various Irreversible processes. A graph-
ical method of projecting from the pv- Into the
T4>-plane has been elaborated for perfect gases
and its application illustrated in the chapters
on hot-air engines and gas-engines. The vari-
ous factors affecting the cylinder efficiency of
both gas- and steam-engines have been thor-
oughly discussed. One chapter has been de-
voted to the thermodynamics of mixtures of
gases and vapors, and another to the descrip-
tion and use of Mollier's total energy-antropy
diagram." — Preface.
brought out one of the most complete books
that we have on the subject."
4- Engin. Rec. 58: 652. D. 5, '08. 200w.
Berry, John B. N. Some assurances of
immortality. 50c. Fenno. 9-7954-
A slight book of sixty-six pages whose short
chapters discuss the modern acceptance of Who
and what is God? Where Is the soul? Man's
immortality; Spiritism; Materialization; Faith;
Intuition and conscience; Prayer; Love; Trust;
and Hope.
R. of Rs. 40: 256. Ag. '09. 30w.
Berry, W. Grinton. Bishop Hannington
and the story of the Uganda mission.
**$!. Revell.
A book designed for mission study classes
which "tells the romantic story of Bishop Han-
nington, not without detail, but still within a
moderate space, and so makes it more accessi-
ble. James Hannington was a veritable Moses.
His name is connected, and rightly connected,
with Uganda, and yet he never set foot with-
in its borders. Nevertheless he achieved much.
Things seemed hopeless enough when he met
his end; yet there is no part of the world where
missionary effort has achieved a more distinct
success. Hannington was martyred on October
29th, 1885, — he was but thirty-seven years old;
twelve years afterwards there were six hun-
dred and fifty-nine Christian lay-agents and
four thousand four hundred and forty- two bap-
tisms, nearly half as many as those recorded in
all the Church missionary, society stations
throughout the world. The story of the strug-
gle by which these results were won is singu-
larly interesting." (Spec.)
Engin. D. 5: 56. Ja. '09. 230w.
Engin. N. 60: sup. 695. D. 17, '08. 320w.
"It is evident that the author has put an
Immense amount of work into the revision and
"He has seized upon the essentials of the
great tale and leaves us stirred with a new
wonder at the Gospel which could inspire such
devotion and win such triumphs."
-t- Ind. 66: 378. F. 18, '09. llOw.
"This very handy volume will be welcome
to many readers."
+ Spec. 101: 238. Ag. 15, '08. 200w.
Berry, W. Grinton. France since Waterloo.
*$i.50. Scribner. W9-66.
A record for the reader who has "only a
vague, imperfect, and unsatisfying knowledge
of what has happened in France since Water-
loo." "The 'interpretation of facts' is the
author's own, and he is an Englishman,, but
seemingly unprejudiced. He has acquired the
art of visualization. He presents clear pic-
tures of important epochs In comparatively
few words. . . . He does not neglect the ad-
vance of science in France, the encouragement
of art, the unsettled relations of church and
state. He has chapters on Boulanger and the
Dreyfus affair. Besides some acceptable por-
traits, there are maps and a chronological table,
a list of rulers and chief magistrates, some
genealogical tables, and a good index." (N.
y. Times.)
"It Is only fair to say that the author ex-
hibits scrupulous care to be impartial, although
his 'limitations' must be obvious. It is not
possible to commend Mr. Berry's treatment of
recent history. The kind of reader who may
be expected to peruse a condensed history will
be puzzled by many passing allusions, and will
not find much assistance from the Index."
f- Ath. 1908, 2: 300. S. 12. 680w.
"There Is also a lack of exact statement In
tracing the beginnings of the present difficulties
in the first revolution."
-] Dial. 46: 406. Je. 16, '09. lOOw.
"He may not reach the same conclusions as
other competent students of contemporary
French history, but the utility of his book is
unquestionable. It tells a long and Involved
story in a few well-chosen words. It Is com-
parable with the best kind of journalism."
t N. Y. Times. 14: 145. Mr. 13, '09. 560w.
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Bertholet, Alfred. Transmigration of souls.
12 (Harper's lib. of living thought.) **75c.
Harper. 9-35855-
A clear account of the doctrine of metempsy-
chosis traced thru ancient and modern history.
"The doctrine filled a considerable space in
time past, and it is well to be instructed about
its various forms and phases by one who has
studied the subject thoroughly." (Spec.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 68. N. '09.
"This little volume is worth reading."
+ Spec. 103: 210. Ag. 7, '09. 170w.
Beruete y Moret, Aurelino de. School of
8 Madrid. (Library of art.) *$2. Scribner.
9-26478.
Continues and supplements the work of
Senor Beruete's father on Velasquez. The
author's task is "the exploration of that un-
known country from which the figure of the
great Spanish master emerges so unexpected-
ly. The period to be studied covers some
seventy-five years from the arrival of Velas-
quez at the Court of Madrid in 1623 to the
death of Claudio Coello at the end of the centu-
ry. Of these successors of Velasquez who go to
form the school of Madrid, that artist's pupil
and son-in-law Del Mazo is the protagonist
and the hero of the story." (Sat. R.)
"Is distinguished by scholarly caution and
critical acumen."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 68. N. '09.
"It is possible to dispute Senor de Beruete's
judgment in connexion with matters of which
he treats only in passing fashion. On the whole
the English is clear, and the style idiomatic
if pedestrian."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 337. S. 18. 900w.
"Valuable work."
-I- Int. Studio. 38: 328. O. '09. 260w.
"Seiior Beruete's work is so scholarly and so
serviceable that we regret to point out its ob-
vious weakness — the failure to take into ac-
count Spanish pictures in America."
-I Nation. 89: 126. Ag. 5, '09. 370w.
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 463. Jl. 31, '09. 400w.
"To students of the Spanish school [it]
should prove invaluable."
-I- Sat. R. 108: 53. Jl. 10, '09. 300w.
Betts, George Herbert. Distribution and
1° functions of mental imagery. $1. Teach-
ers college. 9-25433-
A study of both voluntary and spontaneous
imagery whose problems divide themselves in
two groups: (1) those which grrow out of the
power to evoke images voluntarily; and (2)
those which grow out of the spontaneous use
of imagery In thought.
Beveridge, William Henry. Unemployment:
^ a problem of industry. *$2.40. Longmans.
9-16585.
An inquiry Into the conditions and causes of
unemployment and suggestions for the prob-
lem's solution. "The principles of future pol-
icy laid down are chiefly two: First, organized
fluidity of labor through central labor exchanges,
reducing to actual requirements the necessary
labor reserve, Instead of the existing reserve in
each trade, and even for each employer; and
second, the averaging of work and earnings by
means of insurance against unemployment,
principally through the labor unions." (N. T.
Times.
4 A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 69. N. '09.
"The author tells us, in excellent form and
with singular completeness, exactly what the
public wants to know at the present moment
on 'Unemployment.' The volume is a store-
house of facts for the use of both sides in
any controversy which mav arise "
-t- Ath. 1909, 1: 224. F. 20. 670w.
"One of the most searching analyses of un-
employment that has yet been made." Irene
Osgood.
-f- -f Econ. Bull. 2: 141. Je. '09. 1200w.
"While his details are drawn from British
sources and his conclusions apply more particu-
larly to conditions in Great Britain than to
those of any other country, yet his conclu-
sions are largely applicable in any of the great
industrial countries of the world."
4- Engln. N. 62: sup. 46. N. 18, '09. 1050w.
"No doubt the student of economics will find
much to question in Mr. Beveridge's pages. But
for all that, the real value of the book is not to
be questioned. It is worthy a permanent place
on the bookshelf of the economist and in the
hands of the reformer." A. B. Wolfe.
H J. Pol. Econ. 17: 476. Jl. '09. 950w.
"The chief value of the book — and it is a
real one — is the very complete and fair pres-
entation and analysis of the facts and the
causes of unemployment."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 289. My. 8, '09. 750w.
"If the Unemployed workmen act of 1905 had
accomplished nothing more than the iirodnc-
tion of this book it would have been justified."
J: R. Commons.
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 534. S. '09. 650w.
"Not the least interesting part of Mr. Bev-
eridge's book is his examination of the difficul-
ties which beset older workers in finding fresh
employment. We cannot follow Mr. Beveridge
in the easy view he takes of the mobility of
labour."
-i Sat. R. 108: 570. N. 6, '09. 880w.
"A correct analysis of the machinery of ex-
change as the organising principle of labour
distribution is of the highest importance, and
we recommend Mr. Beveridge's contribution to
the subject as one of much forve and ability.
We enter, however a 'caveat' that the author
hardly realizes the influence of the existing
labour exchange."
+ — Spec. 103: sup. 485. O. 2. '09. 210w
Biagi, Guido. Men and manners of old Flor-
10 ence. **$3.5o. McClurg.
Five sketches that give realistic glimpses of
the social life in Florence from the thirteenth
to the beginning of the last century, during the
age when Florence was a distinctive factor in
the civilization of Europe, when, as the author
says, "her native manners and customs had
not yet been submerged and lost in the great
stream of modern influence and fashions."
Contents: Florence within her ancient boundary;
The mind and manners of a Florentine mer-
chant of the fourteenth century; The private
life of the renaissance Florentines; Tullia of
Arragon; The twilight of the past; Index.
"Is not only a highly informing work but a
highly entertaining one."
+ Dial. 47: 388. N. 16. '09. 460w.
"The author wrote the preface of a charm-
ing work upon 'The women of Florence,' by Is-
adoro del Lungo, reviewed in these columns
last year, which should b" read in connection
with these essays."
-I- Outlook, 93: 601. N. 13, '09. 200w.
Bianchi, Martha Gilbert. Cuckoo's nest.
9 t$i-So. Duffield. 9-18025.
"A novel, the action of which takes place
chiefly at Monte Carlo, offers well in this hour
of cosmopolitan fiction. England, America,
France, Poland, and Germany share the honors
in providing the principal persons of the tale.
. . . The American abroad, the gambler of
noble birth, the courtesan, the brilliant and
amorous amateur of the violin, the rude but
sportsmanlike Englishw-oman with a title, the
all-conquering dragoon — these are the not un-
familiar human materials out of which the
Countess Bianchi has constructed her plot." —
Nation.
"Vv> to the last, one has no clear idea just
where the author meant to place her centre of
Interest. But this does not alter the fact that
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Bianchi, Martha G.— Continued. .
she has here and there done some surprisingly
good bits of work in portraying character. t :
T. Cooper.
.^ Bookm. 30: 68. S. '09. 950w.
"There are passages of somewhat too detailed
description for the taste of Anglo-Saxondom;
but the moral of the story is wholesome. '
-^ Nation. 89: 212. S. 2, '09. 270w.
Bierce, Ambrose. Shadow on the dial, and
10 other essays. *$2. Robertson. 9-28535-
A group of essays with a wide range of sub-
jects Thev are as follows: The shadow on the
dial; Civilization; The game of politics; Some
features of the law; Arbitration; Industrial dis-
content; Crime and its correctives; The death
penalty; Religion; Immortality; Opportunity;
Charity; Emancipated woman; The opposing
sex; The American sycophant; A disserta-
tion on dogs; The ancestral bond; The right to
work; The right to take oneself off.
"Mr. Bierce now forces the note, talks about
matters he does not perfectly understand, says
habitually more than he means, counts that
sentence lost which contains no paradox, and
contradicts himself without a blush."
— Nation. 89: 306. S. 30, '09. 650w.
"If Mr. Bierce does not contribute vastly to
the knowledge of " the world, he assuredly
adds delightfully to its amusement." Hilde-
garde Hawthorne. , ,„„ ^„„„
^ -j N. Y. Times. 14: 491. Ag. 14, '09. 1600w.
"It is quite clear that what Mr. Bierce writes
must be taken 'cum grano.' But there must be
something genuine in it."
-\ Spec. 103:315. Ag. 28. '09. 430w.
Bigelow, John. Retrospections of an active
12 life. **$I2. Baker.
"To have lived to the ripe age of 92 years
with full share of health and happiness, to
have seen pass in review a great crisis in the
history of one's country, to. have grown up
with the great advances in science and the ap-
nlications of science to commercial and indus-
trial Hfe. and finally to be able to sit down
with pen in hand and describe these events
accurately, fully, and entertainingly (N- Y.
Times )— this is what John Bigelow, ex-Ambas-
sador to France has done in three volumes.
"More of his own way of looking at things,
and less of his friends' epistolary account of
them would have been welcome. The result.
in the bulk and cost of the work, is not emi-
nently satisfactory." P. F- Bicknell
4- — Dial. 47: 446. D. 1, '09. 2500w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 731. N. 20, '09. 230w.
"One ought not and one can scarcely criti-
cise this voluminous work. But a little more
careful editing would improve the quality of
certain sections. For instance, one would like
both sides of the correspondence more fre-
quently in order not to lose the thread of the
argument. While giving many letters written
by other men, Mr. Bigelow is rather too spar-
ing with his own letters, a sign of his never-
failing modesty. The intrinsic value of the
matter adduced outweighs all secondary consid-
erations." I. W. Voorhees.
^ N. Y. Times. 14: 737. N. 27, '09. 2600w.
"There is no man living to-day so fitted to
write tne storv of the last three-quarters of a
century of American life as seen by one who
has active! v participated in it; and the vigor
of his activitv is paralleled by the vigor of
his narrative."
+ Outlook. 93:789. D. 4, '09. 400w.
4- R. of Rs. 40: 753. D. '09. 600w.
Bigelow, William Sturgis. Buddhism and
immortality. (Ingersoll lecture for
1908). **75c. Houghton. 8-30599.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
Am. J. Theol. 13: 496. Jl. '09. 160w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 99. Ap. '09.
"An exceedingly well written presentation of
the Buddhistic conception of immortality from
the point of view of a sympathetic student of
Buddhism."
-I- Bib. World. 33: 143. F. '09. 20w.
"The result of asking us to conceive states
without a subject to which these states are
attributable is to render his ideas very con-
fused and confusing."
— Cath. World. 88: 693. F. '09. 180w.
"As an attempt to interpret oriental ideas to
western minds, the book deserves high praise.
In particular, the exposition of 'Karma' is ad-
mirable; and the nobler side of Japanese Bud-
dhist doctiine is brought before the reader very
effectively." E. H. Hollands.
-I- Philos. R. 18: 346. My. '09. 780w.
Bigg, Charles. Origins of Christianity; ed. by
8 T. B. Strong. *$4.i5. Oxford. 9-25437.
"In this excellent work, the Christian history
and literature of the first three centuries are
treated with great learning and breadth of
view, being constantly brought into relation
with the wider history of the times. The book
is thus an introduction both to the history and
to the literature of the early church." (Bib.
World.) 'The first chapter is a review of the
Roman Empire as it was at the time, an insti-
tution usually tolerant, but coming into hos-
tile contact with Christianity on the point of
Caesar-worship. Dissent from this was high
treason. Chapters follow on the foundation of
the Roman church, on the fiery trials through
which it passed under Nero and Domitian, and
on its early teachers, the pseudo- Barnabas,
Clement, and Hermas." (Spec.)
"The style is terse, concrete, original, and
often abrupt. But the story is full of interest,
and exhibits a wide acquaintance with Chris-
tian and pagan literature. While the work will
have no little value and interest for the student,
the general reader will find it a useful intro-
duction to the early history of the church. Pro-
fessor Bigg's views on Christian literature are
not always critically based. The index is far
from complete, which is the more unfortunate
in view of the large range of subjects, persons,
writings, and events treated." E. J. Goodspeed.
-I Am. J. Theol. 33: 617. O. '09. 350w.
"On some matters Dr. Bigg has not adopt-
ed what seems the most critical view, and the
later books of the New Testament, those, e.
g., of Domitian's time, might well have been in-
cluded. But the book will be useful, as show-
ing the subsequent literature vividly in its
historical setting."
-I Bib. World. 34: 72.. Jl. '09. lOOw.
"This is a disappointing book. The promise
of the title is not fulfilled. Nor is the work of
the quality one might expect from the Regius
Professor of ecclestiastical history in Oxford,
whose Bampton lectures on 'The Christian
platonists of Alexandria' have long been well
and favorably known. A more serious defect
is the superficiality of treatment."
— Nation. 89: 382. O. 21, '09. 600w.
"Altogether, this is an awakening book."
4- Spec. 103: 23. Jl. 3, '09. 500w.
Bigham, Madge A. Overheard in fairyland.
11 t$i-5o. Little. 9-27956.
A book of fanciful explanations of the orig'n
and characteristics of flowers, trees and other
elements of woodland life.
4- R. of Rs. 40: 768. D. '09. 20w.
Biles, John Harvard. Design and construc-
tion of ships. V. I. *$7.50. Lippincott.
9-1 1028.
V. 1. Calculations and strength.
It is divided into three parts: pt. 1 deals
with areas, volumes, and centers of gravity;
pt. 2 deals with ship calculations proper, such
as calculations of displacement, center of buoy-
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ancy, metacenters, trim, etc.; pt. 3 deals with
tlie strength of ships.
"The book could be somewhat condensed to
advantage, and its value would be increased if
the author had expressed more fully his own
opinions and recommendations as regards
some of the matters touched on." D. W. Tay-
lor.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 1. Ja. 14, '09. 3000w.
(Review of v. 1.)
"The author's style is clear and the method
of development orderly and well arranged. The
mathematical methods used in dealing with the
various principles involved in the theoretical
portions are not always the simplest or best.
In the broad field of ship design and construc-
tion, it is a book which should prove of the
highest value and it may be cordially com-
mended to the notice both of students and of
designers and practitioners in general."
-I Engin. Rec. 59: 223. F. 20, '09. 600w.
(Review of v. 1.)
"The arrangement of the book is excellent,
its style concise and clear. For a long time
there has been a need for such a book." W.
H. White.
-I- Nature. 79: 454. F. 18, '09. 950w. (Re-
view of v. 1.)
Bindloss, Harold. Greater power. **$i.30.
11 Stokes. 9-23728.
In its wilderness setting, and in Its pioneer
struggle with the forces of nature this book is
similar to the many that the author has writ-
ten of life in the Canadian Northwest. To the
intelligence and ability of the hero are united
the fore-sightedness and initiative of the hero-
ine— a combination that is bound to transform
wildernesses into places of habitation.
"Readers who have liked his earlier volumes
will find in 'The greater power' substantially the
same merits and the same defects." F: T. (hoop-
er.
-I Bookm. 30: 189. O. '09. 150w.
"It makes a varied and virile tale no less
deserving of praise than the half dozen of its
sort that have come before." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 385. N. 16, '09. 140w.
"Mr. Bindloss's muse is always rather heavy
footed, and his style, intensely realistic, lacks
the imaginative spirit. But his knowledge of
the country is profound, his love for it evident,
and his descriptions of the wilderness and of
the lives of the men who toil therein have the
flavor of actuality."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 456. S. 18, '09. 480w.
"The book is a good, straightforward descrip-
tion of a way of living which must always have
at least a vicarious attraction for readers pent
in crowded towns."
+ Sat. R. 107: 502. Ap. 17, '09. 270w.
Bindloss, Harold. Lorimer of the North-
west. t$i-50. Stokes. 9-2261.
The Canadian northwest is the scene of this
story which follows a clean, strong, young pio-
neer's fight for fortune and the woman he loves.
Its pages are filled with struggle, disappoint-
ment and finally the success resulting from
a determined fight with the elements of op-
position that face the sturdy pioneer. The
ozone of the prairies gets into Mr. Bindloss's
pages.
"The way in which two women are always
turning up at the psychological moment to add
new complications to his difficulties, forms a
tax upon our credulity which tends to dis-
credit even that part of the story that is so-
berly and sincerely told." F: T. Cooper.
1- Bookm. 29: 78. Mr. '09. 350w.
"In his dealings with nature, as exhibited in
that part of America which he has made his
own, it seems to us that Mr. Bindloss is stead-
ily growing in fineness of observation and
power of description." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial, 46: 264. Ap. 16, '09. 260w.
Bingham, Hiram, Journal of an expedition
^ across Venezuela and Colombia, 1906-
1907: an exploration of the route of
Bolivar's celebrated march of 1819 and
of the battle-fields of Boyaca and Cara-
bobo; with map and 133 il. from photo-
graphs taken by the author. *$2.25. Yale
pub. assn. 9-13527.
The journal of an expedition made in the in-
terests of history along the route of the great
general Bolivar who in 1819 conducted an
army across Venezuela and Colombia by a road
that was regarded impassable. The record
of uv. Bingham's undertaking along this
course is of definite interest "not only to his-
torians, but to naturalists, geographers, eth-
nologists and lovers of travel in general." The
book is generously illustrated.
"The text is a useful contribution to the
meager literature of this region, but is not of
great interest to the average reader."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 35. O. '09.
"Had the author used the diary to refresh
his memory, and written the account of his trip
in regular book form, it would have made the
work more readable and more valuable. Even
as it stands the volume is one of great inter-
est, and the numerous photographs are excel-
lent."
-j Ind. 67: 93. Jl. 8, '09. 200w.
"While the historical element in Dr. Bing-
ham's diary is always dominant, yet other in-
terests are by no means excluded from the nar-
rative. That Dr. Bingham is not an ornitlinlo-
gist may be known from his speaking of toucans
as if they were horn-bills; and indeed scierce
is throughout the story a secondary interpst.
Yet his observations in the fields of geography
and ethnology have considerable vnlue."
-f- Nation. 89: 328. O. 7, '09. 560w.
"The reader will get a very good idea of the
kind of country and its inhabitants."
-f- Nature. 81:453. O. 14. '09. 470w.
"The ordinary reader will find in this volume
an interesting account of travel off the beaten
track and will gain from it an insight to the
manner of life of the rural populations of Co-
lombia and Venezuela." Forbes Lindsav.
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 479. Ag. 7, '09. 550w.
Spec. 103: 138. Jl. 24, '09. 300w.
Binyon, Laurence. Painting in the Far East.
*$6. Longmans. 0-5221.
"The artistic unity of Asia is Mr. Binyon's
theme, and in a series of illuminating chapters
he proceeds to demonstrate that it is in China
that the central tradition of Asian painting is
to be found. His thesis unfolds itself sponta-
neously like some lovely blossom, and his ac-
companying exposition of Oriental color, line
and rhythm offers a helpful initiation to a style
which few Occidentals rightly appreciate though
manv lay claim to that distinction. Not only
is Mr. Binyon's book specifically valuable; it
is also collaterally so." — Putnam's.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 155. Je. '09.
"His book is a notable one, comprehensive in
its outlook, clear in its statements, and irref-
ragable in its philosophy." F: W. Gookin.
H Dial. 46: 257. Ap. 16. '09. 2300w.
"Although at a disadvantage by reason of
the probable paucity of fine original examples
to refer to, the author has succeeded in produc-
ing a valuable r^sum^ of the history of art in
China and Japan which is a welcome addi-
tion to our literature upon the subject. Some
regret, however, will be felt by lovers of that
art at the altogether unrepresentative character
of the illustrations to the volume."
H Int. Studio. 37: 83. Mr. '09. 500w.
"His task has thus been comparable to that
of a critic who should attempt to describe Ital-
ian art without the treasures of Italy. But
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Binyon, Laurence — Continued-
within the limitations imposed upon him, he
has made a useful and interesting volume."
H Nation. 87: 637. D. 24, '08. 700w.
"This is a work to study by heart and come
back to often of works on art (and the word
is said advisedly) the most important in the
last decade, and the most enchanting of more
than half that time."
+ 4- No. Am. 190: 838. D. '09. 130w.
"So simple and direct are his pictorial and
poetical perceptions that you get at once at
the secret sources of an immeasurably remote
and tortuous fountain-head. Real knowledge of
the subject is limited, and hence such a work
as Mr. Binyon's should find place on the shelves
of almost every apostle of beauty." Christian
Brinton.
+ Putnam's. 5: 622. F. '09. 430w.
"Mr. Binyon's book delights us not only by
the interest of the subject, but also by the
charm of its style and power of expression."
-j- Spec. 102: 541. Ap. 3. '09. lOOOw.
Birdseye, Clarence Frank. Reorganization
of our colleges. **$i.75- Baker. 9-8596.
As a result of a well conducted examination
of the grave abuses practised in both admin-
istration and student life departments of our
colleges and the inadequacy of means used for
remedial purposes the author indicates the na-
ture of the trouble and its location in the col-
lege body, and suggests a general method of
treatment — an antitoxin — capable of effecting a
cure if taken in time and in the right way.
He proposes the placing of college reorganiza-
tion under a separate administrative depart-
ment, with the active cooperation of parents
and business alumni.
"The exposition of the problems is a helpful
service in the cause of higher education."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 131. My. '09.
"From a literary standpoint the book is
greatly marred by its redundancy. Mr. Birds-
eye states that the chief duty of the college is
to prepare for citizenship and therefore that
the intellectual is not alone to be considered.
Here he goes Un far." Carl Kelsey.
_)_ __ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 614. N. '09. 530w.
"Much of the emphasis of the book is timely,
and some of it commendable."
H Dial. 46: 265. Ap. 16, '09. 570w.
"An interesting and stimulating contribution
to the now widespread discussion as to the con-
ditions of American collegiate instruction." F:
P. Keppel.
+ Educ. R. 37: 526. My. '09. 1050w.
-I- Ind. 66: 1296. Je. 10, '09. 500w.
"This is the boldest and clearest plan for im-
proving the higher education in this country
which has hitherto appeared."
+ Lit. D. 38: 559. Ap. 3, '09. 330w.
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 233. Ap. 10, '09. 950w.
"He has put his finger on the most serious
defect in our American colleges; he has ana-
lyzed that defect with great skill and has shown
how composite it is; and he has offered, so far
as we know, the only remedy that appears to be
as comprehensive as the ill it is designed to
cure."
+ Outlook. 92: 149. My. 22, '09. 900w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 511. Ap. '09. 150w.
"In its diagnosis of the weaknesses of the
college this book is clear, and even trenchant;
but it is, on the whole, fair."
+ Yale R. 18: 220. Ag. '09. 200w.
Bisland, Elizabeth, and Hoyt, Anne. Seck-
^" ers in Sicily: being a quest for Perse-
phone by Jane and Peripatetica. **$i.50.
Lane. 9-23013.
"Miss Elizabeth Bisland and Miss Anne Hoyt.
masquerading as 'Jane' and 'Peripatetica,' went
to Sicily as seekers for the dead body of a great
civilization, using their Theocritus oftener than
their Baedeker, and waiting in the cold spring-
time for the coming of Persephone 'laden with
leaves and flowers and the waving corn.' Every
step they took stirred up wraiths of myths and
history, and reminded them of Proteus rising
from the sea, and of old Triton blowing his
wreathed horn. The theatrical scenery of Ta-
ormina, the bones and stones of Syracuse, the
temples of ancient Girgenti, 'the nicest place'
in Sicily, and the land of Goethe's 'das land, wo
die citronen bliih'n,' Palermo, were visited in
turn." — Dial.
"The book is full of life and color, successfully
interprets the spirit of the country and sup-
plies a need for a book of popular travel devot-
ed entirely to Sicily."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 35. O. '09.
"Seriousness and playfulness go together in
this happy visit to the fields of old renown,
and provide a very readable book of travel."
H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 47: 234. O. 1, '09. 300w.
"The book is worth reading, provided that
one does not attempt to read too much of it
at one sitting."
H Ind. 67: 823. O. 7. '09. 270w.
"It is the usual combination of random and
inaccurate information bv way of crumb, with
abundant facetiousness, sentimentality, or
simple talky-talk by wav of plums."
— Nation. 89: 462. N. 11, '09. 220w.
"Visitors to Sicily will find this book an ex-
ceedingly interesting and valuable companion."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 492. Ag. 14, '09. 330w.
Bithell, Jethro. Minnesingers, v. i. *$2.
^° Longmans. W9-220.
A forerunner of the author's history now in
preparation which will treat of the minnesong
as compared with the old lyrical poetry of Prov-
ence, Portugal and Italy. 'This volume is in-
dependent of the one to come, for as the trans-
lator justly observes of its contents, 'if they
are poems, they should need no commentary;
that they are poems in the original, is certain.'
We take satisfaction in saying that they are
also poems in their English dress, poems to be
enjoyed for themselves, with no 'arrifere-pensSe'
of a philological nature." (Dial.)
"He undoubtedly permits himself a good deal
of freedom both in form and expression — occa-
sionally with happy results, but not infrequent-
ly, we think, without adequate compensation for
the sacrifice made."
-I Ath, 1909, 2: 236. Ag. 28. 630w.
"This volume is a real enrichment of the lit-
erature of poetic translation."
+ Dial. 46: 408. Je. 16, '09. 170w.
"Mr. Bithell's translations are excellent, pre-
serving in good measure the spirit of the
originals, together with the form."
-1- N. Y. Times. 14: 404. Je. 26, '09. 170w.
Black, Hugh. Gift of influence. **$i.25. Re-
vell. 8-31998.
Sermons dealing with young men's problems
of life. "While quoting frequently from the
poets, they noticeably abstain from anecdote,
a resource of preachers for which Professor
Black's earnest and engaging manner is an
effective substitute. All college preachers
should take suggestion from their compact
brevity. Dr. Black thinks that there is more
of idealism among our students than of ma-
terialism. 'No one can despair of the future
who knows the splendid material the colleges
of the land contain, and how eagerly men long
to attempt great tasks.' " (Outlook.)
"These brief and vigorous sermons consti-
tute real messages to students, not, indeed,
as such, but as men and women with ideals
and needs common to humanity."
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 499. Jl. '09. 50w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 131. My. '09.
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"A volume abounding in eloquence, wisdom,
and sound teaching."
+ Educ. R. 37: 318. Mr. '09. 40w.
Ind. 66: 428. F. 25, '09. lOOw.
Nation. 89: 439. N. 4. '09. 150w.
"The sermons are eminently practical."
+ Outlook. 91: 583. Mr. 13, '09. 150w.
Blackwood, Algernon. Jimbo: a fantasy.
**$i.25. Macmillan. 9-7037.
Partly allegorical, this is a study of the mind
of an imaginative child whose governess intro-
duces the first element of fear into his mar-
velously peopled world of thought. It further
furnishes a remarkable analysis of the strange
forms and weird experiences encountered dur-
ing this same child's season of delirium, in
which the governess atones for the wrong done
to the child by helping his astral self escape
from the prison in which it was detained.
"A distinctly clever and even poetic fantasy
of aviation. The total effect would be stronger
if Mr. Blackwood had revealed or appeared to
reveal a doctrine about fear which would -uplift
the reader."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 284. Mr. 6. 120w.
"It is written in a simple and exceedingly
graphic style, and people who like that sort of
reading will doubtless enjoy the book."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 130. Mr. 6, '09. 160w.
"We do not believe it is fit for children to
read, nor do we imagine its lesson would be
very effective among matter-of-fact grown-ups
who need the warning contained in it."
— Outlook. 91: 815. Ap. 10, '09. 120w.
'The book is thus incidentally a sermon to
governesses, and ought to be studied by every-
body who nas to do with children, except chil-
dren themselves, for whom the homoeopathy is
quite excessive. One false touch and the aerial
illusion would be shattered, but the realism is
maintained."
+ Sat. R. 107: 310. Mr. 6, '09. 500w.
" 'Jimbo' is not a book for children, and ten-
der-hearted parents will find it almost unbear-
ably painful, in spite of its comparatively hap-
py end. But as a fantastic exposition of the
psychology of fright, as an attempt to illustrate
the workings of the mind in the spectral world
of delirium, it is of engrossing interest."
-i Spec. 102: 619. Ap. 17, '09. 1650w.
Blackwood, Algernon. John Silence: physi-
cian extraordinary. $1.50. Luce, J : W.
9-12624.
Dr. John Silence is a psychic doctor-detective
who in the five cases narrated by his confi-
dential assistant tracks criminals who are not
discernible by the human senses. He deals
with the powers of darkness; in one case it is
the discarnate soul of a woman whose evil he
transforms by his spiritual alchemy; in another,
personified emotions; and still another, "fire
elementals" and fluidic bodies.
"The reader can take the prescribed amount
of the supersensible for granted long enough
to feel creepy with the victims of uncanny
manifestations, and to pursue their adventures
with interest to the climax of each 'case.' "
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 400. O. 3. 150w.
"John Silence is a sort of spiritual Sherlock
Holmes, a novel contribution to the gallery of
autocratic specialists in various lines who tower
in the pages of modern fiction."
+ Nation, 88: 563. Je. 3, '09. 220w.
"You do not lay down the book until it is
finished; and when you do it is with distinct
regret that it must come to an end at all."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 160. Mr. 20, '09. 550w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 130w.
"These stories are weird and thrilling, and
their literary and psychological atmosphere
makes that of the cleverest of ordinary detect-
ive stories appear thin. But they are too
palpably impossible to produce illusion. They
interest and excite, and Mr. Blackwood is in-
genious, imaginative and skilful in descrip-
tion of persons, moods, and scenery; but they
are just sensational and melodramatic."
-\ Sat. R. 106: 426. O. 3, '08. 320w.
Blaine, Harriet Bailey (Mrs. James G.
Blaine). Letters of Mrs. James G.
Blaine; ed. by Harriet S. Blaine Beale.
2v. **$4. Duffield. 8-35845.
These letters run thru Mrs. Blaine's Wash-
ington life from 1869 to 1889, and are mostly
home letters to her absent children. They show
he^ devotion to her husband and children, cast
sidelights upon Mr. Blaine's statesmanship, fur-
nish brief, intimate characterizations of men
and women prominent in Washington society
during her day, and reveal her love of service,
honesty, honor, and courage.
"A judicious editing would have resulted in
reducing the work by half."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 72. Mr. '09.
"Why on earth should a book be issued in
two volumes to inform us, for instance, that
the Blaine family had liver and bacon for
breakfast in November, 1876." R: W. Kemp.
— Bookm. 29: 193. Ap. '09. 1050w.
"Mrs. Blaine at her best was a bright and wit-
ty woman, and her letters would stand on their
own merits far above many which get into
print; but, after all, it is the political connec-
tion which gives them their chief interest.
Hence it is the inevitable impression that they
have been a little too thoroughly culled, for
the sake of avoiding offense, that will be felt by
many as their main defect." W. H. Johnson.
-I Dial. 46: 114. F. 16, '09. 680w.
-I- Ind. 66: 1033. My. 13, '09. 600w.
"A real and extremely interesting portrait.
Occasionally she shows marks of what is almost
literary genius. The letters are always excel-
lent. The volumes have an index, but it has
been badly prepared."
+ Lit. D. 38: 103. Ja. 16, '09. 1700w.
"There is a useless index, consisting of a list
of proper names, with nothing but the pages on
which they are referred to. The notes are
school-girlish, and not without errors."
H Nation. 88: 226. Mr. 4, '09. lOOOw.
"Mrs. Beale has rendered a very important
service to the American people in making pub-
lic [this] collection of letters."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 765. D. 12, '08. 2700w.
"In making a collection of her letters public
Mrs. Beale has revealed the portrait of a char-
acteristically American woman and has thrown
new light on some recent phases of American
history, and she has thus done a double service
to the American people." E. F. Baldwin.
+ Outlook. 91:316. F. 6, '09. 2250w.
"They show us the simplicity of life in Wash-
ington a few decades ago."
+ Putnam's. 5: 627. F. '09. 420w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 507. Ap. '09. 130w.
Blake, Alice Elizabeth (Mrs. Warrenne
^ Blake), ed. Memoirs of a vanished gen-
eration, 1813-1855; with an introd. by
the Lady St. Helier. *$5. Lane. 9-8386.
While chiefly confined to the domestic affairs
of General Knox, his children and many kins-
men, these memoirs reflect the inner political
and social life of the times. "There is an at-
mosphere of old-fashioned goodness and kind-
ness, high morality, warm affection, all kept
fresh, gay, and healthy by a keen sense of the
absurd, which makes the book a charming con-
trast indeed to some family chronicles, French
and English, one could name." (Spec.)
"There is a sufficiency of anecdote and fam-
ily incident in these memorials."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 66. Jl. 17. 700w.
"Not, perhaps, very exciting, but giving a
true picture of the times. On the whole, these
memoirs are a unique and interesting addition
to our knowledge of a 'vanished generation.' "
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 38. Ja. 23, '09. lOOOw.
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Blake, Alice E. — Continued-
"The singular, unaffected charm of the book
. . . is owing to Admiral Knox's delightful
and excellent character, the graceful ease with
which he and his belongings accepted the
troubles of a life not altogether smooth, and the
light Irish humour which meant happiness for
them all."
+ Spec. 102: 618. Ap. 17, '09. 470w.
Blake, Sir Henry Arthur. China; il. by Mor-
^'^ timer Menpes. (Menpes crown ser.)
*$i.50. Macmillan. W9-270.
A work whose art value is of the first Im-
portance. Mr. Menpes's excellent illustra-
tions consist of sixteen full-page color draw-
ings and numerous marginal line drawings.
The accompanying text sketches the pl^sical
features, the manners and customs of the va-
rious peoples in China, their status in the edu-
cational affairs and their prospects for future
commercial activity.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 69. N. '09.
"The illustrations are excellent."
-I- Ath. 1909, 2: 490. O. 23. 700w.
"The book is an art work of merit, and (no
negligible item to many buyers) of modest
price."
4- Dial. 47: 455. D. 1. '09. 210w.
Nation. 89: 569. D. 9, '09. 150w.
"Sir Henry Blake would undoubtedly be very
interesting in conversation, but he cannot im-
part his first-hand knowledge or impose his
valuable opinions, because simply he does not
know tne trick of writing."
— No. Am. 190: 841. D. '09. lOOw.
"The text is reasonably picturesque in its
description of Chinese life and customs."
+ Outlook. 93: 318. O. 9, '09. llOw.
"A very sympathetic, human quality runs
through the illustrated story of an artist's
trip through the Celestial kingdom."
4- R. of Rs. 40: 760. D. '0"^. 60w.
"Compresses a great deal of information
within his hundred and forty pages of letter-
press."
+ Sat. R. 108: 666. N. 27, '09. 120w.
Blanchard, Amy Ella. Four Corners abroad.
1" (Corner ser.) t$i.5o. Jacobs. 9-22943.
A new chapter in the lives of the four girls
who, since the days of their first introduction to
young readers, have enjoyed a good deal of sight
seeing. The haunts of tourists take a new in-
terest as seen thru the eyes of the enthusias-
tic quartette. The book furnishes plenty of
amusement as well as information.
Bland, Edith (Nesbit) (Mrs. Hubert
^ Bland). Daphne in Fitzroy street.
t$i.5o. Doubleday. 9-4957.
A lovable, ingenuous girl without home and
parents and for near relative a little sister to
love and protect, is the heroine of this story.
Opening in a private French school where
Daphne is captain of her playfellow brigands,
the scene shifts, after her father's death, to
a disagreeable aunt's home and finally to an
artist's quarter in London where the chief
events, closely linked with art and romance,
transpire.
"On the whole, it is a readable and pretty
book, especially for young people."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 340. Mr. 20. 120w.
"The story is genuinely amusing and inter-
esting."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 672. O. 30, '09. 250w.
Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6, '09. 50w.
"It is a bright romance, told with the easy
manner of an expert."
-I- Sat. R. 107: 502. Ap. 17, '09. 300w.
"The book, though readable, cannot be called
a great success."
1- Spec. 102: 466. Mr. 20, '09. 400w.
Bland, Edith (Nesbit) (Mrs. Hubert Bland).
House with no address. t$i-50. Double-
day. 9-6278.
A tale which ranges from the pathetic to the
gruesome, from simple motives to deeds darkly
mysterious. The central figures are a dancer of
the Salome dance, the idol of London, and her
lover who after a long absence returns to find
her enmeshed in a strange matrimonial tan-
gle. Mystery and tragedy in which the head
used in her dance plays a gruesome part are
followed by an unexpected squaring of ac-
counts in which the supposed hero is not a
hero at all.
"As a sheer study in horror, the thing is well
done, but it is not the sort of book that can
be commended either as good art or helpful
reading." F: T. Cooper.
f- Bookm. 29:318. My. '09. 240w.
" 'Salome' sensationalism cannot possibly go
farther."
— Ind. 66:764. Ap. 8, '09. 120w.
"A sufficiently lively essay, it will be seen, in
the latest style of the blood-and-thunder ro-
mance."
-I Nation. 88: 562. Je. 3, '09. 240w.
"Any amount of clever handling cannot make
the preposterous persons seem real. It holds
the interest, but not the convictions of the read-
er, and it leaves him disgusted."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 160. Mr. 20, '09. 170w.
Blandin, Isabella M. E. History of higher
education of women in the South prior
to i860. *$3. Neale. ' 9-2274.
From acts of state legislatures, catalogs of
schools, data preserved in libraries of historical
associations, and letters written by people con-
nected with schools facts have been gathered
to justify the South's often misdoubted claim
to an early recognition of the importance of
girl's education. The book sketches the history
of the various institutions, seminaries and col-
leges for women that existed prior to 1860.
Bleackley, Horace. Ladies fair and frail;
8 sketches of the demi-monde during the
eighteenth century. *$5. Lane.
Sketches of the following six adventuresses
of the eighteenth century: Fanny Murray, Kit-
ty Fisher, Nancy Parsons, Kitty Kennedy,
Grace Dalrymple Eliot and Gertrude Mahon.
"Despite its somewhat meretricious title
this careful book is a genuine contribution
to serious biography. The results of Mr.
Bleackley's careful research are recorded in
pleasant style, but a few slips in names anct
spelling need attention."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 369. Mr. 27. 1600w.
"Has treated his subject in a manner at
once serious and indicating a great deal of pa-
tient and painstaking investigation."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 426. Jl. 10, '09. 170w.
Blewett, George John. Study of nature and
the vision of God. *$i.7S. Briggs. 8-6091.
"Concerned with a two-fold opposition of fun-
damental philosophic tendencies: that between
idealism and mysticism, and that between ab-
stract and concrete idealism. The first two
essays deal with the main antithesis itself: the
one outlining the idealistic position which in
its method of apprehending the true nature of
reality is made to move from the world to God,
without forgetting the world from which it
started; the other tracing the development of
mysticism, as interpreted by Spinoza, which
in its method 'leaves the world behind.' The
history of Christendom, is considered as repre-
senting the conflicts of these two tendencies.
The remaining essays are studies in the history
of idealism, with reference to Plato, Erigena
and St. Thomas." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"The philosophical and theological value of
this work lies in its reconciliation of the world
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as It appears to the demand that it shall be
seen as framed throughout for the realization
of a supreme purpose. Its theme is logically,
but rather verbosely, outlined."
H Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 617. N. '08. 200w.
"These essays deserve a permanent place in
the English library of philosophy. His style has
the defects of its merits. It is never common-
place, and at times rises to impressive elo-
quence. The refined but vigorous moral en-
thusiasm which pervades the whole book is al-
most appealing. But there are few passages,
especially in the first essay, which are some-
what turgid and periphrastic, and some have a
slight tinge of homiletic sentimentalism." E. H.
Hollands.
H Philos. R. 18: 88. Ja. '09. IGOOw.
Bliss, Edwin Munsell. Missionary enter-
prise. **$i.25. Revell. 8-20164.
A volume which supersedes the author's
"Concise history of missions." He has "put in-
to this moderately sized volume the whole story
of Christian missions from the early times till
now, enlarging especially upon their develop-
ment in the nineteenth century." (Outlook.)
been the Dauphin, son of Louis XVI " CN T
Times.)
"A good, general survey of Christian mis-
sions."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 6. Ja. '09. +
"A statesmanlike presentation of the objects
for which the most progressive missionaries are
working and the methods by which they are
seeking to accomplish them."
-I- Ind. 67: 42. Jl. 1, '09. 80w.
"His skill is exhibited in this volume, in which
the large facts and salient principles are brought
to due prominence, notwithstanding the extent
of field and fact which he covers. His volume
will serve to ."spread intelligence as to the am-
bitions and purposes which underlie the efforts
of the more statesmanlike propogandists of the
faith, and the substantial and permanent results
which missionary effort is assuredly accomplish-
ing."
-f Nation. 88: 485. My. 13, '09. 180w.
+ Outlook. 90: 136. S. 19, '08. 160w.
Blomfield, Reginald Theodore. Mistress art.
9 *$i.40. Longmans. 9-5222.
"A series of critical essays varying greatly
in subject, but all bearing on the author's main
contention, 'that architecture is not mere decora-
tion or ornamental building, hnt something out-
side and beyond the various crafts which it
calls into play,' 'a grim intellectual art, mov-
ing amid big conceptions.' " (Ath.) Contents:
The study of architecture; Design and temper-
ament: Architecture and the craftsman: The
limitations of the arts: The grand manner:
Egypt and Greece; Pergamos and Hellenistic
art; Rome; The grand manner: France.
-1- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 100. Ap. '09.
"We strongly recommend it to architectural
students and others, as a vivid and sane piece
of criticism."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 187. Ag. 14. 530w.
"These lectures contain plenty of matter
which is worth pondering over."
+ Spec. 102: 61. Ja. 9, '09. 530w.
Bloomfield, J. K. Oneidas. $2.98. Alden
bros. 8-5599.
"Gives a very sympathetic and appreciative
account of the career of the Oneida tribe of In-
dians. His chief interest is in the religious
work done among them. One learns very little
of the social organizations or daily life either
under the older regime or to-day in Wisconsin."
(Ann. Am. Acad.) "It describes their habits,
customs, and beliefs during these several pe-
riods, and devotes a good deal of attention to
the development of their present degree of civil-
ization. A particularly interesting chapter is
that which gives an account of the mysterious
Eleazer Williams, believed by many to have
Much extraneous matter is introduced and
there is little evidence of critical judgment in
deahng with sources of evidence."
h Ann, Am. Acad. 32: 618. N. '08. 70w.
"A historical document of value and a work
of remarkable patience and care."
-t- N. Y. Times. 13: 160. Mr. 21, '08. 200w.
Boardman, Edwin Augustus. Small vacht.
« **$2. Little. 9-"i6854.
"A practical treatise on the building, care
and management of racing boats, to which is
added instruction on the strategy of the race
itself. All these points, where such a thing
is possible, are illustrated with photographs,
designs, and diagrams. The designs include
valuable plans of 18-footers of several designs,
of 30-foot cruisers and racers, showing many
details of construction, with many plans of
sounder boats of various shapes and rigs. A
complete copy of a builder's specifications for
a sounder class yacht, extending over some
ten pages, is added to the section of the work
which is devoted to construction." — N. Y.
Times.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 36. O. '09.
"Amateurs and even experts will find [it] of
botli interest and value."
+ Ind. 67: 42. Jl. 1, '09. 70w.
"A book which should be of value to own-
ers and prospective owners of small sailing craft
for racing."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 452. Jl. 24, '09. 180w.
Bode, Wilhelm. Florentine sculptors of the
^ renaissance. (Classics of art ser.) *$4.
Scribner. W9-67.
A collection of studies published six years
ago to which have been added an essay on
Leonardo da Vinci and on the Medallist Niccolo
Fiorentino.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 7. S. '09.
"The book is the most autlioritative work on
its subject that lias hitherto appeared, and com-
bines with much keen technical criticism a real-
ization of the personal idiosyncrasies of the art-
ists under neview such as has been rarely
achieved by the author's fellow-countrymen who,
as a general rule, lose sight of the craftsman In
their vivisection of his productions."
+ Int. Studio. 38: 78. Jl. '09. 180w.
"There is a swarm of loose and occasionally
false renderings by the translator. Professional
students know how to use Dr. Bode's writings.
Others should be warned perhaps that many of
his conclusions are of a tentative and most dis-
putable sort."
H Nation. 88: 369. Ap. 8, '09. 420w.
"The critic is independent and at times ag-
gressive, and he has undoubtedly made here an
important and original contribution to the sub-
ject."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 336. My. 29, '09. 850w.
"The illustrations are absolutely the next
things to having a set of fine photographs,
and the book is full of interest and personal
charm and delightful sentiment. If tliis book
is a little rambling, yet the stopping-places are
all delightful."
-I No. Am. 190: 261. Ag. '09. 400w.
"The book's only defect is an undue vehem-
ence in criticising other critics of sculpture."
E. F. Baldwin.
H Outlook. 93:597. N. 13. '09. 160w.
"There is rather too nnuch of Dr. Bode and
his opponents in the book, and too little about
certain of the Florentine sculptors; especially
about the greatest of them all, Michplangelo.
It need hardly be said, of course that, taken
simply as a series of essays on various aspects
of the subject, the book contains much that
is extremely valuable." Laurence Binyon.
H Sat. R. 108:381. S. 25, '09. 720w.
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Bode, Wilhelm — Continued-
"Dr. Bode, as we should expect, writes an
interesting study of Florentine sculpture. His
knowledge is great, and his views command re-
spect. We cannot, however, go quite so far
as he does when he says that but for the re-
mains of antique statues left in Italy, the art
of that country would have developed on the
same lines as in the north."
-\ Spec. 102: 668. Ap. 24, '09. 450w.
Bode, Wilhelm. Great masters of Dutch
5 and Flemish painting; tr. by Margaret
L. Clarke. (Library of art ser.) *$2.
Scribner. W9-98.
A translation of the second edition of "Rem-
brandt und seine zeitgenossen." The author
deals with the following subjects: Landscape
painting in Holland; Dutch still life; Dutch
genre pictures; Rembrandt: Van Rijn; Frans
Hals; Adriaen Brouwer; Rubens; and Van
Dyck.
"With the few exceptions to which we draw
attention the book is thoroughly up to date
and unusually accurate."
+ H Ath. 1909, 2: 104. Jl. 24, 1650w.
"Nowhere else will one find Rembrandt's life
and work more sympathetically described."
+ Dial. 47: 291. O. 16, '09. lOOw.
"The opinions of the scholarly Dr. Bode will
always command respect, but some of those
expressed in the work before us will challenge
contradiction." .„„ ,„„
-\ Int. Studio. 37: 254. My. '09. 170w.
"There are venial blemishes in a usually ex-
cellent book."
-i Nation. 88: 424. Ap. 22, '09. 330w.
"He writes with full knowledge, and from a
critical point of view that is at once discriminat-
ing and sympathetic. His analyses and descrip-
tions are helpful and sympathetic, and while his
criticism is seldom technical, it gives a real as-
sistance to the reader who would enter into the
spirit of this art, understand its motives and
methods, and gain a well-rounded idea of what
the .principal period of Dutch art signified ana
sti signi^es^^ Times. 14: 303. My. 15, '09. 800w.
"Is rather unequal in its interest, but leaves
an impression of more substance than the look
of it promised. The rendering is, on the whole,
so fluent and easy as to read like original work;
twice only has the idiom betrayed the trans-
lator."
-i No. Am. 190: 259. Ag. '09. 500w.
Reviewed by E. F. Baldwin.
+ Outlook. 93: 597. N. 13, '09. 150w.
Boehm, Theobald. Flute and flute^playing
« in acoustical, technical, and artistic as-
pects; originally published in German
in 1871; tr. and annotated by Dayton C.
Miller. $1.50. D. C. Miller, Cleveland, O.
5-982.
A treatise written in 1871 by the inventor
of the modern flute. It "bears on the acoustic,
technical, and artistic aspects of the instru-
ment. The tables of fingerings are easily under-
stood, and will no doubt be of value to the
flute player as well as interesting to the stu-
dent of acoustics." (N. Y. Times.)
"It contains many useful hints both as re-
gards the execution of florid music (which
operatic audiences still dote on) and the ex-
pressive playing of sustained melodies."
+ Nation. 88: 494. My. 13, '09. 220w.
"The treatise is a thorough one."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 197. Ap. 3, '09. lOOw.
Bogges, Arthur Clinton. Settlement of Illi-
^2 nois, 1778-1830. (Chicago historical soci-
ety's collection, v. 5.) $3. Chicago his-
torical society. 9-12041.
"The record of the narrow poverty out of
which came abundance, of the chaos out of
which came organization, in short, the record
of the small beginnings of a great American
commonwealth. The aescription is minute:
forty-five closely printed pages contain the
list of the authorities used. Its accuracy is
vouched for by Prof. Frederick J. Turner and
J.. B. McMaster, who critically read the work
before puolication." — Nation.
"The technique is commendable. Numerous
references to government documents, territori-
al records, and manuscript collections support
statements of fact. Little use, however, has
been made of the 'Publications' of the Illinois
state historical society. Some statistics could
well have been left to the foot-notes and an
additional map showing the location and densi-
ty of population in 1830 would have been an
aid to the reader. Typographical errors oc-
casionally occur, the most serious ones being
the inaccurate numbering of foot-notes. A
carefully prepared bibliography, critical in na-
ture, gives an appraisal of the historical value
and accuracy of all works consulted." W: V.
Pooley.
-I Am. Hist. R. 15:159. O. '09. 600w.
"The book will have small attraction for
those who read merely for pleasure. The
sober student, however, will find here the bases
of Illinois's history clearly and fully discussed."
+ Nation. 89: 465. N. 11, '09. 120w.
Bohannon, Hattie Donovan. Light of stars.
^ *$i. Fenno. 9-10789.
A story of Eastern Texas whose young hero
is a weird mixture of youth and old age. His
lonely struggles are shared "by his one friend,
an old doctor, who from his quiet corner wit-
nesses with pain the village flirt's unconscion-
able weaving of a net about the boy. How the
young man uses his disappointment for strength
development furnishes the lesson of the story.
N. Y. Times. 14: 324. My. 22, '09. 60w.
Bojer, Johan. Power of a lie; tr. from the
Norwegian by Jessie Muir; with an in-
trod. by Hall Caine. $1.25. Kennerley.
9-4956.
Set in Norway this is a story of a man who
signs his name to a bond for a friend, and then,
when the friend goes into bankruptcy, denies
that he had gone security for him, and sees him
imprisoned for forgery, while he himself be-
comes a longsuffering hero and is banqueted
by his townsmen.
"We have seldom read a novel in which the
psychology of self-deception is so strikingly
presented as in this grim little study of human
nature."
-f Ath. 1908, 2: 433. O. 10. 180w.
"It is all done with Scandinavian thorough-
ness, with utter conscientiousness of patient
detail, unsparing, indefatigable, grim — as Mr.
Hall Caine says with 'high seriousness.' "
-\ N. Y. Times. 14: 166. Mr. 20, '09. 500w.
Bond, Francis. Fonts and font covers.
*$4.8o. Oxford. 9-18980.
"The first section of this book is concerned
with the story of baptism, wherein are dis-
cussed its original import, the methods of ad-
ministration, the baptistery and its piscina, and
the transformation of the baptistery tank Into
a tub font, a font on legs, a pedestal font, a
chalice font, and even a metal basin or earth-
en-ware bowl. . . . The second part of Mr.
Bond's work discusses the classification of
fonts and their symbolism, together with the
exceptional materials of which they are some-
times formed, such as various metals and
brick." (Ath.) The last section deals with a
fully illustrated list of fonts chronologically
arranged.
"The present volume marks a great step In
advance in both the quantity and carefulness
of the descriptive letterpress, especially In the
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number of illustrations; of these by far the
greater number have never appeared before,
while the more important examples are pro-
duced on a generous scale."
+ Ath. 1909. 1: 352. Mr. 20. 1750w,
"The text, indeed, while a monument of
painstaking erudition, and crammed full of de-
tailed information, partakes too much of the
nature of a descriptive and analytical cata-
logue to possess any special charm or attract-
iveness. As a compendium of information, and
as an admirable collection of historic examples,
most suggestive to architect and decorative or
ecclesiastical designer, this handsome book
must be of great value and must entirely super-
sede all previous essays in the same field."
H Nation. 88: 233. Mr. 4, '09. 200w.
"When he quits the quaking ground of ritual
and religious practice he is on safe soil; his ex-
pert knowledge serves him well in his classifi-
cation and description of fonts, and shows to ad-
vantage in the historical sketch of pre-Conquest,
Norman, Gothic and post-Reformation design."
-\ Sat. R. 107: 601. My. 8, '09. 950w.
"A very elaborate work."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 161. Ja. 30, '09. 170w.
Bond, Francis. Screens and galleries in
English churches. *$2. Oxford. 9-3348.
"He treats . . . the peculiarly English sub-
ject of those partitions which, under such
names as chancel screen, choir screen, rood
screen, rood loft, and gallery, were as essential
as roof and wall to an English church. He
deals with the subject 'from an evolutionary
point of view,' and shows how the need of
high and rather solid screens followed from the
opening of the great window in the square east
end, so common in English church architecture
and so peculiar to the island. He shows how
much the old churches have lost in internal
beauty and fitness from the destruction of
those screens in recent times." — Naiion.
"There is abundant room for other volumes
on the same topic which are announced as
likely to appear shortly. We do not always
find ourselves in agreement with Mr. Bond's
contentions in the letterpress. By far the
greater part, however, of Mr. Bond's reflec-
tions on screens and their history are most
helpful and informing."
-i Ath. 1908, 2: 616. N. 14. 770w.
"It is not easy to praise too highly the sim-
ple and effective presentation of the subject,
and the interest of the book to all persons
who care for ecclesiology or for decorative art.
It is the work of an enthusiast whose zeal is
informed with full knowledge."
+ + Nation. 87: 124. Ag. 6, '08. 500w.
"Useful little book."
-t- Spec. 102: 668. Ap. 24, '09. 300w.
Bond, Frederick Bligh, and Camm, Bede.
12 Rood screens and rood lofts. *$I2.50.
Scribner.
"The volumes before us are an account of
the screenwork in Devon, in the first place,
and Somerset in a lesser degree, with some
remarks on the few remains which the vandal-
ism of the earlier part of last century has
left us in Cornwall. The whole is introduced
by a long dissertation on the origin, construc-
tion, and uses of early screenwork in the East
and in Roman churches of ine basilican type."
—Ath.
"It is a valuable addition to the vast ntera-
ture whicn has grown up on mediaeval archi-
tecture in general and its special divisions."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 562. N. 6. 1800w.
"The work is addressed particularly to the
eoclesiologist; yet there is no doubt that it
may also lay rightful claim to the attention
of the antiquary, the student of hagiography,
and the liturgiologist. Finally, it will be no
less valuable to the social historian, within
whose province in some measure all these sub-
jects are necessarily embraced. Some experts
may possibly be disposed to differ from Mr.
Bhgh Bond on certain points in his theory of
the origin and evolution of rood screens and
lofts; but all must agree that his facts are
treated in a most scholarly manner, and with
the sincerest scientific intention."
-I Spec. 103: sup. 712. N. 6, '09. 1650w.
Bonney, Sherman Grant. Pulmonary tu-
berculosis and its complications; with
special reference to diagnosis and
treatment, for general practitioners and
students. *$;. Saunders. 8-22246.
This book which embodies "largely the re-
sults of personal experience" is uesigned es-
pecially for the general practitioner. "The sec-
tions of the book which will probably most in-
terest the practitioner are those on diagnosis,
symptomatology, complications and treatment
These occupy the major portion of the book,
and are illustrated by many excellent and well-
chosen cuts." (Science.)
'In the sixth part there is a good deal of
general interest for the intelligent layman as
to safeguarding the community and the individ-
ual."
H Nation. 88: 95. Ja. 28, '09. 260w.
"In spite of the defects, and though we may
not agree with Dr. Bonney in some of his views
we consider the book a valuable addition to
our knowledge of the terrible disease of which
he treats. Not only the general practitioner, for
whom the book is written, but the specialist
will find it will worth careful study." M P
Ravenel.
H Science, n. s. 29: 298. F. 19, '09. 700w.
Book of Christmas; with an introd. Ijy
1" Hamilton W. Mabie. *$i.25. Macmil-
l^n- 9-27107.
The introduction which Mr. Mabie contributes
to this volume eulogizes the Christmas festival,
mentions the writers since Dickens who have
revived Christm„,s sentiment, touches upon tii-
symbolism of Christmastide, emphasizes the
necessity of celebrating the old rites yearly
to save Christmas from desecration and to
keep it sacred, and commends this "text-book
of piety, friendship and merriment" to the
skeptical and the cynical. The divisions of the
anthology of prose and verse are: Signs of the
seasons; Holiday saints and lords; Christmas
customs and beliefs; Christmas carols; Christ-
mas day; Christmas hymns; Christmas poets-
When all the world is kin; Christmas stories;
New Year; Twelfth night; The Christmas spirit.
+ Dial. 47: 466. D. 1, '09. 80w.
Nation. 89: 538. D. 2, '09. 50w.
"It is a truism that nobody's anthology suits
anybody else, but the present one comes very
near covering the ground for a Christmas
anthology. Should there be a second edition,
we should enter a plea to have the photographs
omitted as not only ugly in kind, but common-
place in choice and robbing the book of any
touch of distinction."
H No. Am. 190: 844. D. '09. 140w.
"Really delightful book."
+ Outlook. 93: 788. D. 4, '09. 130w.
Boorman, T. Hugh. Asphalts, their sources
and utilizations. $3. Comstock. 9-35049.
"The first eleven chapters are devoted to de-
scriptions of the occurrence, properties and uses
of the various forms of asphaltic substances.
Two chapters then follow on the developments
of the asphalt industry. Asphaltic oils and
their application to roads for the purpose of
making them dustless are discussed in the suc-
ceeding six chapters. The author then includes
chapters dealing with municipal asphalt plants,
asphalt water-proofing, asphalt roofing and as-
phalt for manufacture. The book closes with
a short chapter on asphalt machinery." — En-
gin. D.
"His information taken In connection with
the various specifications he has drawn up for
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Boorman, T. Hugh — Continued.
the use of asphalt, will be found of marked val-
ue by the increasing number of persons who are
finding uses for this material."
+ Engin. D. 5: 175. F. '09. 200w.
Engin. D. 5: 537. My. '09. lOOw.
"The p,uthor does not appear to have given
the reader very much of the benefit of his '36
years of active life' among asphalt men, in so
far as criticism of the opinions of others or ex-
pression of his own opinions is concerned."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 16. F. 18, '09. 300w.
"Timely and valuable."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 57. Ja. 30, '09. 220w.
Booth, William Stone. Some acrostic signa-
8 lures of Francis Bacon ; Baron Verulam,
of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban; togeth-
er with some others, all of which are now
for the first time deciphered and publish-
ed. **$6. Houghton. 9-11139.
"Mr. Booth does not attempt in any sense
to treat the whole Baconian theory, accepting,
rather, most of the conclusions and evidence
of Greenwood and Begley. He divides his royal
octavo volume of some six hundred and twen-
ty pages into two parts. The first part, after
some preliminary treatment of Elizabethan
cryptography, considers 'The uses of ciphers,'
'Anonymity and Pseudonymity,' 'Method,' and
'Practical specimens of acrostical signatures.'
In part two, in some fifteen chapters, he de-
ciphers the signatures of Francis and Anthony
Bacon in works originally published anony-
mously, or over the names of other 'men." — Na-
tion.
"A collection of 'signatures' in the form of
acrostics which the amiably credulous will doubt-
less receive as proof absolute that William
Shakespeare was none other than Francis Ba-
con." E: Fuller.
— Bookm. 29: 633. Ag. !09. 300w.
"The purpose of the book is serious, its meth-
od is painstaking, and it aims to be judicial,
but can a theory which proves too much, and
which calls for belief in an extraordinary man-
ifestation of multiple personality, be taken with
entire seriousness?"
— Nation. 88: 609. Je. 17, '09. 2000w.
Borchers, Wilhelm. Electric furnaces: the
production of heat from electrical en-
ergy and the construction of electric
furnaces; tr. by H: G. Solomon. *$2.so.
Longmans. GS9-32.
"The first six chapters give a good, concise
and classified review of various commercial de-
signs of resistance and arc furnaces, with his-
torical notes. . . . Then follow the best and
most valuable chapters in the book, sketches
of the author's own experimental furnaces de-
signed for various purposes, and a discussion of
various details of construction. The book is
concluded by two chapters on the particular
advantages of electric heating and on furnace
outputs of some of the larger industries." — En-
gin. Rec.
"The cuts and the descriptive matter are
above criticism and the book will find place as
a sta.ndard in every establishment having to
do with this type of heating appliance."
+ Eiec. Worid. 54: 441. Ag. 19, '09. 140w.
"The matter is well arranged, finely illus-
trated and altogether very readable. The writ-
er of the book has an exaggerated opinion as
to the value of some of the experiments which
he himself made with electric furnaces between
1888 and 1898. The omissions are not numerous,
and mostly of unimportant matter." J. W.
Richards.
H Engin. N. 60: sup. 540. N. 12, '08. 350w.
"The technical information in the book is
reliable. In some cases the expression is not
quite exact, but this may be the fault of the
translator."
H Engin. Rec. 58: 735. D. 26, '08. 220w.
"The book is decidedly useful . . . but at times
the description is scrappy, and we are rather
afraid the reader who knows nothing about fur-
naces will hardly get sufficient inlormation to
be of service."
H Nature. 79: 216. D. 24, '08. 450w.
Bordwell, Percy. Law of war between
^ belligerents. $3.50. Callaghan. 9-1248.
"Falls naturally into two parts — the first
historical, the second in the nature of a com-
mentary. Beginning with a rapid sketch of
the rules regulating warfare in ancient and
mediaeval times, the author traces in consider-
able detail the growth of the law and practice
of belligerency from the days of Grotius through
tne Russo-Japanese conflict of 1904-5." (Dial.)
"The second part of his work he devotes to
commentary on war practice between belliger-
ents, carefully considering all the important
international connections, including those
drawn up at the second Hague conference, the
regulations respecting the laws and customs
of war on land, and the several Red Crosg
agreements." (N. Y. Times.)
"The entire monograph, in truth, partakes
rather too much of the character of a note-
book."
-I Dial. 47: 50. Jl. 16, '09. 280w.
"Prof. Bordwell handles a subject of large in-
ternational importance with great skill, under-
standing, and conciseness."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 32. Ja. 16, '09. 250w.
"The work is well organized, and is written
in a clear, interesting style." G: W. Scott.
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 517.. S. '09. 1300w.
Boswell, Charles Stuart. Irish precursor of
^ Dante: a study on the vision of heaven
and hell ascribed to the eighth-centurv
Irish saint Adamnan, with translation
of the Irish text. *$3.40. Scribner.
9-2032.
An English translation accompanied by com-
mentary, of a ninth century text which pre-
sents early Irish visions of the world to come.
"It brings together most of the important doc-
uments of this class, analyzes them at length,
and compares them with one another, and with
the accounts of the happy other-world in secu-
lar Irish saga. . . . On the whole, the book
exhibits better than any other the part the
Irish took in developing the literary type which
derives its chief interest from the 'Divine com-
edy,' and it does this without losing sight of
literary values or making untenable claims of
Dante's indebtedness to Celtic sources." (Na-
tion.)
"Serious as seem the defects In Mr. Boswell's
Celtic scholarship, his book Is, nevertheless, of
considerable value, as being the only extensive
collection of early Irish visions of the world to
come."
H Nation. 88: 172. F. 18, '09. 600w.
"Excellent little book."
+ Sat. R. 107: 468. Ap. 10, '09. lOSOw.
Bousset, Wilhelm. Faith of a modern Prot-
5 estant; tr. by F. B. Low. **75c. Scrib-
ner. 9-2256.
"Professor Bousset . . . declares that the
doctrine of the uniqueness of the individual is
essential in Christianity. 'Modern biologists are
especially interested in the fact that every form
of organic life, every plant, even though it is
in conformity with the law of its development,
has something peculiar, individual, incalculable
in it. And it is this same riddle that con-
fronts us everywhere, that meets us in human
life, only with far greater potency and distinct-
ness.' This idea, he says, 'has remained pe-
culiar to the Christian belief.' " — Atlan.
Am. J. Theol. 13: 500. Jl. '09. 150w.
A. L. A, Bkl. 6: 7. S. '09.
Reviewed by George Hodges.
Ativan. 103: 555. Ap. '09. 160w.
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"Whether or not we agree with it in all de-
tails we must at any rate acknowledge its
spiritual depth. It is in truth a remarkable
book, and almost every page is full of illumi-
nating suggestion. In one respect the treat-
ment is weak, in that it tends to overindivid-
ualism." E. S. Brown.
H N. Y, Times. 14: 239. Ap. 17, '09. 500w.
-h Spec. 102: sup. 1008. Je. 26, '09. 130w.
Bowen, Marjorie, pseud. Leopard and the
9 lily. **$i.20. Doubleday. 9-24330.
A stirring tale of medieval times in Brittany
by the author of the "Viper of Milan." It
depicts the downfall of a woman of great beauty
and wealth who, for the love of an honest Eng-
lish adventurer, runs the gamut of treachery and
deceit, including murder itself, to free herself
from her husband who stands between her and
happiness. Even the far reaching villainy
practiced by a typical crafty, brutal medieval
nobleman does not choke the growth of a won-
derful friendship between the Englishman and
the husband of the woman he loves.
"The whirring of the machinery is as pain-
fully apparent in every page of Miss Bowen's
last book as it is in a cheap talking machine
behind the singer's voice. For all its tawdrl-
ness it gives some real thrills and any one
wanting to kill time will find the book a useful
A. D. C. in the task." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
H Bookm. 30: 152. O. '09. 700w.
"There are more thrills in the book than
In a whole week's issue of a yellow newspaper.
Miss Bowen handles the many threads of her
story deftly, with an instinctive sense for me-
chanical construction. She has. moreover, a
certain eloquence of the pen point, an imagin-
ative vision, and an opulence of jeweled phrase
that carry her narrative along on light, quick
foot and comport well with its tense and higln:
colored spirit."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 555. S. 18, '09. 530w.
Bower, B. M. (B. M. Sinclair). Lonesome
trail. t$i.25. Dillingham. 9-8812.
A new chapter in the lives of the Flying U
boys. Miss Sinclair's understanding of cow-
boy life enables her to lose no phase of their
rugged, dare-devil, loyal, big-hearted natures.
The story contains the favorite school teacher
but she is not up to the standard.
"Can be warranted to give an hour's amuse-
ment to readers of many sorts, provided only
that they have some sympathetic understand-
ing of the life of the western plains."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, '09. 230w.
Bowne, Borden Parker. Studies in Chris-
1*' tianity. **$i.5o. Houghton. 9-7107.
Six essays of a controversial nature which
constitute a defense of modern thought. They
are: The Christian revelation; The incarnation
and the atonement; The Christian life; The
modern conception of the kingdom of God;
The church and moral progress; The church
and the truth.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 7. S. '09.
"Altogether, these two essays may be strongly
recommended to all persons Interested in or
perhaps troubled by the present conditions of
theological controversy."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14:322. My. 22, '09. 650w.
Box, George Herbert, tr. Book of Isaiah; tr.
^2 from a text rev. in accordance with the
results of recent criticism ; with introds.,
critical notes and explanations, and 2
maps ; together with a prefatory note by
S. R. Driver. *$2.25. Macmillan.
"The translation constitutes the bulk of this
book. The introductions and notes are very
condensed. The author proceeds upon the ba-
sis of historical criticism, showing the assign-
ment of the materials to their various sources
by means of different styles of type. He aW
tempts no original contribution in the analysis
of sources, but contents himself with the views
of Duhm for the most part." — Bib. World.
"Notwithstanding the more or less serious
criticism to which parts of the work may just-
ly be subjected, the book as a whole recom-
mends itself by its scholarly character, its
clearness of exposition, and the fearless, yet
reverent spirit of investigation by which it is
animated."
-\ Ath. 1908, 2: 783. D. 19. 730w.
"The translation is well done and is deserv-
ing of praise for its endeavor to adhere to the
poetical form of the original."
-I- Bib. World. 34:360. N. '09. llOw.
"Mr. Box deserves high praise for his ad-
mirable critical work. His 'Introductions' are
models of clear statement; his notes short and
to the point; he prints the text so that its
'rhythmical articulation and movement' are set
plainly before the reader's eye. In short, the
student could hardly find a more useful work."
-f Spec. 102: 19. Ja. 2, '09. 2000w.
Boyer, Charles C. Modern methods for
teachers: a twentieth century hand-book
for American teachers, normal schools,
and teachers' reading circles. $1.50. Lip-
pincott. 9-711.
Modern methods for the modern teacher —
the teacher who is "an evolution, the product
of the centuries of progress behind him." The
work is divided into three parts as follows:
Pt. 1, Principles of teaching; Pt. 2, Methods of
culture; Pt. 3, Methods of instruction.
"Containing much sound practical sense."
+ Educ. R. 37: 425. Ap. '09. 30w.
Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 20w.
"The suggestions offered are in harmony with
the best practice of the present time."
-f- Nation. 88: 412. Ap. 22, '09. 90w.
"One looks in vain for any exposition in mod-
ern, or any other, method of teaching either
the manners or the morals which were thought
to be of so much importance two or three cen-
turies ago."
-I N. Y, Times. 14: 122. F. 27, '09. llOw.
Boyles, Kate, and Boyles, Virgil Dillin.
10 Homesteaders. t$i-5o. McClurg.
9-24261.
By the authors of "Langford of the three bars,"
this is also a tale of the free-range cattle coun-
try whither Jack Carroll and his sister go to
take up a homestead. The plucky girl will not
for one moment be depressed over her brother's
desperate fight with cattle rustlers, but cour-
ageously aids him in overturning and recon-
structing the "whole moral plan of the cow
lands."
"The story is full of the life and color of
the country and its characters are, for the most
part, life-like, although they do sometimes in-
dulge in speeches too long to seem natural."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 594. O. 9, '09. 200w.
Boys on the railroad by Molly Elliot Sea-
i'^ well, James Barnes, Ellen Douglas De-
land, John R. Coryell, E. Carruth and
others. (Harper's athletic series, iii)
t6oc. Harper. 9-24259.
Thirteen stories of thrilling adventure all
connected with railroad perils, quick heroic ac-
tion, and escapes. They furnish good food for
the average boy's vivacious appetite.
"For the lover of thrills — be he boy in age
or in spirit — the book can be safely recom-
mended."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 583. O. 2, '09. 120w.
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Brabant, F. G. Rambles in Sussex. 6s.
* Methuen, London.
An expansion of the author's "Little guide"
to Sussex published some years ago. "Mr. Bra-
bant proceeds, for the purposes of his descrip-
tions, first from various southern centres —
Chichester, Midhurst, Arundel, Bramber, Brigh-
ton, Lewes, Eastbourne, and Hastings. The
northern districts he covers by first travelling
along the southern forest ridge from Hastings
to Horsham (which he uses as a centre for the
Wealden country west of it), and then turn-
ing eastward again along the main forest ridge
to Tunbridge Wells. His pages are adorned
with interesting reflections and historical mat-
ter, and though he has a liking for legends,
he has also a ready pin wherewith to prick
bubbles of untrustworthy romance." (Ath.)
"If we want more of Mr. Brabant, it is no
doubt largely due to the alluring character
of the Sussex scenery he has chosen to wan-
der in; but undoubtedly his own qualities as a
rambler contribute generously to our enjoy-
ment."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 696. Je. 12. 900w.
"His strongest point is the summary descrip-
tions of the architectural features of the vil-
lage churches."
+ Sat. R. 108: 54. Jl. 10, '09. 180w.
"His fidelity to his theme is admirable, and
he writes with perfect clarity; but he lacks
alike the synthetic vision which gave us
Mr. Kipling's Sussex poem, the pantheistic rap-
tur-e of Mr. Hudson, the lyrical devotion of Mr.
Belloc, and that joy of the discoverer which
maae the late Louis Jennings so pleasant a
companion in the South Downs."
-] Spec. 102: sup. 1005. Je. 26, '09. 350w.
Bradley, Andrew Cecil. Oxford lectures on
7 poetry. *$3. Macmillan. 9-22233.
Lectures delivered during the author's tenure
of the professorship of poetry at Oxford. "About
a third of the volume is devoted to Shakespeare,
and one at least of these chapters is fully the
equal of anything in the earlier work. The re-
maining lectures deal with the theory of poetry
and contain notable examples of poetic prac-
tice." (Spec.)
"Profound, vigorous and original, they are
an important addition to the literature 01 cru-
icism."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 36. O. '09.
"It is probable that this volume will attain
a permanence for which critical literature gen-
erally cannot hope. Very many of the things that
are said here are finally said; they exhaust
their subject. Of one thing we are certain — that
there is no work in English devoted to the in-
terpretation of poetic experience which can
claim the delicacy and sureness of Mr. Brad-
ley's."
-f- Ath. 1909, 1: 721. Je. 19. 3000w.
"As a whole, the book is worthy of its au-
thor and of his professorship." J. W. Tupper.
+ Dial. 47: 334. N. 1, '09. lOOOw.
"Of the general essays, that on 'Hegel's the-
ory of tragedy' is the most penetrating, the
most perspicuous, and the most instructive.
"Wo could wish that the discussion had been
translated into terms of the scientific age for
the sake of readers to whom the ideal world
is somewhat lacking in solidity."
H Nation. 89: 214. S. 2, '09. 700w.
"The writer of these admirable lectures may
cla.im what is rare even in this age of critic-
ism— a note of his own. If space permitted we
should like to argue several of Mr. Bradley's
points."
-I Sat. R. 108: 229. Ag. 21, '09. 1350w.
"Professor Bradley's new collection of Oxford
lectures has not the unity of impression and in-
terest of his previous book on 'Shakespearean
tragedy.' The new volume shows the same com-
plete sanity of judgment, the same subtlety, the
same persuasive and eloquent exposition; but
its subjects are chosen from up and down the
fields of poetry."
+ Spec. 102: 978. Je. 19, '09. 1600w.
Bradley, Arthur Granville. Making of Can-
ada, 1 763-1814. *$3. Button. 9-5540.
A sequel to "The fight with France for
North America." It is a history of Canada from
1763, the date of its cession to Engand by the
French, to the end of the war of 1812. The
author's aim has been to depict "the most vital
and interesting period of Canadian history with-
in a compass that is neither sketchy on the
one hand, nor monumental on the other."
"Happily the facts he deals with can generally
support this mode of presentation, and we read-
ily forgive the author an occasional turgid pas-
sage for the sake of his admirable battle pic-
tures and his many graphic sketches of the old
life of the backwoods and the clearings." (Spec.)
"The formative period of Canadian history Is
nowhere else so well and succinctly treated."
-h A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 72. Mr. '09.
"It is to be regretted that Mr. Bradley has
not taken the trouble, in passing his sheets
thru the press, to correct any grammatical er-
rors and even moTe numerous examples of
awkward constructions of sentences which mar
greatly the quality of his book."
H Ind. 67: 199. Jl. 22, '09. 530w.
"Mr. Bradley's appeal is to the general reader.
His book is always readable, but scarcely pro-
found."
+ Nation. 89: 17. Jl. 1, '09. 400w.
"A careful narrative."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. 200w.
"He is too frequently under the influence of a
partisanship that renders him an untrustworthy
guide. As between the French and English
Canadians in the crucial period precedent to
the Quebec act, he is uncompromisingly on the
side of the French; and as between both French
and English Canadians and their neighbors to
the south, he consistently maintains an attitude
unpleasantly reminiscent of the bitternesses of
the time, and quite unworthy a modern histo-
rian."
H Outlook. 91: 815. Ap. 10, '09. 280w.
R. of Rs. .39: 252. F. '09. 90w.
"Mr. Bradley with plenty of facts at command,
carries one forward on a rush of words some-
times to the point of redundancy."
H Sat. R. 107: sup. 3. My. 22, '09. 470w.
"Mr. Bradley's story of this half-century of
making is as vigorous and spirited as the great
argument demands."
-I- Spec. 102: 307. F. 20, '09. 1550w.
Bradley, Arthur Granville. Romance of
ii^ Northumberland. **$2.7S. McClurg.
A travel book which is less a guide book than
an armchair companion. It follows the leisure-
ly course of a traveler over Northumberland's
varied expanse of mountain and moorland,
showing the country as it is to-day and recall-
ing historic associations in which the whole
territory is particularly rich. The illustrations
in color and black and white are unusually
artistic.
"The sketchy style of writing is fairly inter-
esting, and the book will probably be valued
by those who visit any p.art of a fascinating
and comparatively little-known county."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 509. O. 24. 180w.
"Mr. Bradley treats a subject full of interest
of many kinds with his accustomed skill. A
better tour and a better guide we could not
have."
-f Spec. 101: 374. S. 12. '08. 470w.
Bradley, Arthur Granville. Worcester-
11 shire. (Color books ser.) *$3. Macmil-
lan.
Painted by Thomas Tyndale and described by
A. G. Bradley, this delightful ramble proves
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that Worcester, famous to most people chiefly
for its sauce and china, "is the most illuminat-
ing county in England to the historical stu-
dent." The county is treated from a geograph-
ical, historical and industrial standpoint, with
most of the description devoted to Malvern
range, the River Severn and Bredon Hill.
"Mr. Bradley does not deal much in super-
latives, which is no doubt one Important rea-
son why his descriptions are pleasing."
+ Dial. 47: 461. D. 1, '09. 240w.
"The coloured pictures are inoffensive, but the
value of the book so far as it has value is
literary. Mr. Bradley is picturesque without the
aid of the three-colour process."
-f Sat. R. 108: sup. 6. Jl. 17, '09. 260w.
"Altogether, Mr. Bradley has in Worcester-
shire a great subject, whether in its geograph-
ical or its historical aspect. Nor is there want-
ing an interesting industrial side. He does his
work, as one might e.xpect, admirably well; and
he has an excellent assistant in Mr. Tyndale."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 492. O. 2. '09. 300w.
Bradley, John W. Illuminated manuscripts.
12 (Little books on art.) *$i. McClurg.
A recent addition to the "Little books on
art." The volume gives a r6sum6 of the best
historical information to be had upon the sub-
ject. "Mr. Bradley, whose text is supplemented
with many illustrations, including a reproduc-
tion in colour of a page from a fourteenth-
century English 'Book of hours,' gives a list
of the mss. consulted, and concludes a most
valuable monograph with a hope of a future
revival of illumination by competent artists."
(Int. Studio.)
"In this scholarly little volume the author
deals ably and exhaustively with the art of
illumination."
+ Int. Studio. 28: 276. My. '06. llOw.
"He falls into the seductive error of begin-
ning with Adam or his contemporaries. The
book is compact of information, treating the
subject on a historical outline and should prove
of real service."
+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 24. N. '09. llOw.
"By bringing the book up to date and adding
further illustrations it might be made over
into a really excellent manual. Its defects are
rather in minuter matters of scholarship than
in judgment and taste."
-I Nation. 89: 582. D. 9, '09. 290w.
"An immense amount of information is pack-
ed into small compass, and it is all written
in a way to make it interesting even to the
general reader and doubly so to those who are
moved to give it closer attention."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 690. N. 6. '09. 80w.
Bradley, Samuel Carlyle. Jesus of Naza-
reth. *$2. Sherman, French & co.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
8-32494.
"This volume is one of the most notable re-
ligious works of the season. It is a book that
in spite of some serious defects in style,
abounds in passages of strength and beauty."
-j Arena. 41: 82. Ja. '09. 780w.
"An account of the 'Man of Galilee' that is
sympathetically told."
-f Ind. 65: 1621. D. 31, '08. lOOw.
"Highly imaginative and equally unreliable."
— Ind. 66: 328. F. 11, '09. 90w.
Brady, Cyrus Townsend. Island of regen-
12 eration. t$i-5o. Dodd. 9-27033.
A story in which the hackneyed shipwreck
theme is treated in a novel manner. A young
woman, cast ashore upon a lonely island in
the Pacific, finds an Apollo-like man clothed
like a savage and unable to speak any lan-
guage. The woman develops the mind and
soul of this weird islander and incidentally dis-
covers in herself a fuller, deeper womanhood
than had ever revealed itself to her before.
The ship that never fails appeared one day and
carried them back to the world. Then came rev-
elations and the trial that tests character. "The
regeneration is not in the education of the
man, but in re-education of the woman, who
learns eventually from her pupil what is really
and originally rierht as touching human na-
ture. There are also side lights on what is
right as touching a man's life and wrong as
touching a woman's. It is a good story." (N.
Y. Times.)
"Mr. Brady has succeeded in writing a most
ingeniously original tale."
-I- Lit. D. 39:959. N. 27, '09. 230w.
"Although it is apparent that Mr. Brady
has a sermon to preach in this story, he is
none the less the same entertainer of old,
with an eye for the picturesque, ihe adventur-
ous, and the blood-thrilling."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 738. N. 27. '09. 270w.
Brady, Cyrus Townsend. On the old Kear-
12 sarge: a story of the civil war. (Boys of
the service.) **$i.35. Scribner. 9-28212.
A boy's story of the civil war which opens
with a hand to hand encounter between James
Montgomery Stevens, acting midshipman of
the IJ. S. navy, seventeen years old, and
Charles Farrer Tucker, acting second-lieuten-
ant of the Virginia infantry, also seventeen
years old. Each of the two boys claims the
capture of the other, and then, with all the
dignity of veteran generals, proceeds to effect
an exchange of prisoners, and each goes his
way. The Union midshipman in company with
an old ho's'n's mate makes his way back to
his ship. He is promoted rapidly 'and is a
lieutenant on the Kearsarge when that ship
sinks the Alabama. Among those rescued from
the doomed vessel he finds his Confederate
friend.
"The narrative is not a great one, but in
its class, as one of a series, it will have its
momentary appeal, especially if incident and
adventure are what readers most desire."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1016. D. 4, '09. llOw.
R. of Rs. 40: 768. D. '09. 50w.
Brady, Cyrus Townsend. Ring and the
man. t$i.50- Moffat. 9-5701.
A tale of politics and love set in New York.
The hero is a reformer, and is bent upon puri-
fying political conditions and gaining a victory
over the "ring" leaders. "Of course the cam-
paign is heated, and of course the old story of
guilty adventure crops up to add its incubus
to the man's race. There are plenty of excit-
ing pages and narrow political escapes." (N.
Y. Times.)
"Style mediocre but plot good and action
lively."
-\ A. L. A. Bkl. 5:113. Ap. '09. +
"It is written by a man who knows how, and
there is no reason why a number of people
shouldn't be interested in it."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 159. Mr. 20, '09. 260w.
Brahms, Johannes. Johannes Brahms: the
Herzogenberg correspondence; ed. by
Max Kalbeck; tr. by Hannah Bryant.
*$3.5o. Button. 9-10981.
The correspondence between the composer
and his devoted friends Heinrich and Elisabet
von Herzogenberg. "The musical experi-
ences and compositions, the professional
ideals and aspirations, of the three writers of
these letters are the favorite topics discussed
by them, with all sorts of variations and wirn
the occasional introduction of homelier themes.
The friendship between the bachelor composer
and the Herzogenbergs was intimate and
beautiful." (Dial.)
"Too special for any but large libraries."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 156. Je. '09.
"Abundant footnotes clear up all perplex-
ities in the text."
-t- Dial. 46: 232. Ap. 1, '09. 220w.
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Brahms, Johannes —Continued.
"All who enjoy the intimacy of revelation
which is the charm of personal letters will wel-
come the attractive volume." G. I. Colbron.
+ Forum. 42: 384. O. '09. 1550w.
+ Ind. 67: 603. S. 9, '09. 200w.
"A volume which quite deserves the com-
pliment of a translation — a task excellently ac-
complished by Hannah Bryant."
-f- Nation. 88: 232. Mr. 4, '09. 730w.
"There is a vast deal that is real meat for
the admirer of Brahms and that cannot fail
to increase the respect and admiration for the
warm-hearted and sincere though outwardly
rugged personality which they reveal."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 179. Mr. 27, '09. 340w.
"Really gives such a glimpse of Brahms'
character as to amount to a biography."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 507. Ap. '09. 50w.
Braithwaite, William Stanley, comp. Book
of Georgian verse; chosen and ed. with
notes by W: S. Braithwaite. *$2.50.
Brentano's. 8-37176.
An anthology containing the best poems of a
hundred and sixty English, Scottish and Irish
poets who contributed to the rise and develop-
ment of poetry under the four Georges. There
are full explanatory and biographical notes, a
glossary and full indexes of authors, titles and
first lines.
"On the editor's judgment In selection some
strictures might be made."
-I Nation. 88: 113. F. 4, '09, 260w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 102. F. 20, '09. 240w.
Braithwaite, William Stanley. House of fall-
ing leaves, with other poems. *$i. Luce,
J- W. 8-27527.
Some sixty poems, strong in imagination and
sympathy, many of which emphasize the "white
radiance of inward light" which the high souls
of literature have furnished for man's "steep
road of life to Heaven's gate."
"Mr Braithwaite shows himself to be a son-
neteer of thoughtful dignity and an effective
poet of occasions." W: M. Pavne.
+ Dial. 46: 50. Ja. 16, '09. 250w.
-j Nation. 89: 54. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
Brandes, Georg M. C. Anatole France.
(Contemporary men of letters ser.)
**7Sc. McCIure. 9-861.
A new volume in the "Contemporary men of
letters" series. "M. France described by his
sympathetic critic as 'the most strictly upright
politician, the most eloquent orator, and th,
greatest writer of the France of to-day,' whose
easily intelligible while ironical style 'succeeds
in captivating an audience representing every
class in society,' is likewise described as a
hedonist, a skeptic, and, when treating of re-
ligious subjects, 'as callous in his inmost soul
as Voltaire.' ... It is not M. France alone, but
the character of the people who acclaim such
a man as their representative, that is discern-
ible here by a thoughtful reader, the fruit of
a certain long dominant type of ecclesiasti-
cism." (Outlook.)
"It will be useful to meet a small demand In
larger libraries."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 73. Mr. '09.
"As an estimate by one of the foremost crit-
ics of the world of letters of the work of a
prominent writer of a leading nation in that
world the essay is inadequate. Its method and
style are simple and direct to the verge of
the commonplace, while its observations upon
France's characteristics are of the obvious sort
that might occur to almost any reader who had
made a study of his books."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 614. O. 24, '08. 230w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 582. O. 2, '09. 850w.
Outlook, 90: 841. D. 12, '08. 120w.
Branford, Benchara. Study of mathemat-
ical education; including the teaching
of arithmetic. *$i.io. Oxford. E8-894.
Contains "pedagogical methodology, educa-
tional psychology, historical citation beginning
with Thales of Miletus (600 B. C), tracing
'the evolution of zero,' the 'evolution of geo-
metric axioms' and many other evolutions."
(Nation.) "By far the most valuable part of
this book consists of the examples which it gives
of the curiously limited powers of generalisation
and abstraction possessed by young pupils."
(Nature.)
"Within its 392 compactly printed pages one
finds [many subjects], all woven together with
rare skill, genuine platitude, unfailing patience,
and infinite enthusiasm."
H Nation. 87: 212. S. 3, '08. 90w.
"The volume is very miscellaneous, and. In-
deed, suffers from the fact that addresses, lec-
tures, notes, &c., have been gathered together
without much attention to revision or general
effect. The bibliography is neither discriminat-
ing nor up to date. In spite of defects the book
is worth reading, and the author's views appear
to be sound." G. B. M.
H Nature. 78: 473. S. 17, '08. 540w.
"On its practical side the book is of immense
value, and bears evidence of the greatest care.
There Is at the present moment every need of
such a book."
+ Sat. R. 108: 448. O. 9, '09. 260w.
Brebner, Percy James. Royal ward. t$i-50.
^ Little. _ 9-10651.
A stirring tale of love and adventure in
England during the days just preceding and
following Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig. The
hero is a French marquis, suffering thru pain-
ful vicissitudes while seeking to keep an oath
made to a dying father; the heroine is the
king's ward, more charming even than the
usual historical novel heroine for the very
reason that she takes less delight In grilling
her hero to test him properly.
"A straightforward story of a rather old-fash-
ioned sort, without psychological subtleties or
perplexing mysteries, which keeps a surprisingly
firm hold upon the reader's Interest." W: M.
Payne.
-f- Dial. 47: 47. Jl. 16, '09. 170w,
"In his latest novel Mr. Brebner has drawn a
more vivid picture of time and place than hith-
erto. A tale crammed full of action and excite-
ment. It is good entertainment with a modicum
of instruction."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 420. Jl. 3, '09. 320w.
Bredon, Julie. Sir Robert Hart: the romance
^- of a great career. **$i.7S. Dutton. W9-272.
The sketch of a "small, insignificant Irish-
man" whose diplomatic career is "remarkable,
interesting and significant." (N. Y. Times.)
"He began as a student-interpreter, was then
appointed to the British Consulate at Ningpo,
and took the place of his chief when suspend-
ed for a time. In 1859 was made Deputy-Com-
missioner at Canton of the Chinese imperial
maritime customs. In 1863 he became Inspec-
tor-General. 'I. G.' is the familiar designation
under which we meet him as we follow these
pages in manv a vivid scene of action and
council, diplomacy and war." (Spec.)
-f- Ath, 1909, 1:701. Je. 12. 700w.
"The narrative is agreeable — even profitable
— reading, and gives a pleasant picture of the
man Hart as he seemed to the women folk of
his own family."
-1- N. Y. Times. 14: 707. N. 13, '09. llOOw.
"Admirable volume."
+ Spec. 103: 169. Jl. 31, '09. 450w.
Brennan, B. A. Brennan's handbook: a
compendium of useful legal informa-
tion for business men. *$5. Wiley.
"The result of the author's experience In
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providing business and legal advice for the
guidance of the large staff of his company.
It covers contracts in general, sales, contracts,
deeds, mortgages, liens, insurance, acknowl-
edgments, power of attorney, guarantee, notes,
checks, interest, negotiable instruments, condi-
tional sales, chattel mortgages, mechanics'
liens, bills and notes, collections and legal
forms." — Engin. Rec.
"A very complete index adds considerably
to the value of the book."
4- Engin. N. 61: sup. 34. Mr. 18, '09. 200w.
"Should prove useful to engineers, contract-
ors and salesmen."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 335. Mr. 20, '09. 130w.
Brennan, George Hugh. Bill Truetell: a
story of theatrical life. t$i-5o. McClurg.
9-6274.
A hard luck story of the stage, with the val-
ue of a document, recounting the experiences
of a manager whose specialty invariably ran
to "theatrical shipwrecks." How he played a
losing game with his "Gay Gothamites" an-
nexing hotel proprietors who "went along" to
attach, for unpaid bills, the "next night's" re-
ceipts; how he managed a rising Shakespeare
star; and how for the love of a little dancing
girl he attempted suicide and was rescued in
time to find the little maid of his dreams quite
constant — is all set forth with humor, pathos,
and a realism true to life.
"Mr. Brennan's book is about as illuminative
of actual stage people as the long-haired cari-
catures of actors in the comic papers, though
scarcely so amusing as some of them. It Is a
typical railway counter book, and as such may
enjoy some popularity with travelers."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 177. Mr. 27, '09. 300w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
Brent, Charles Henry. Leadership; being
the William Belden Noble lectures de-
livered at Sanders theatre, Harvard uni-
versity, December, 1907. **$i.25. Long-
mans. 8-28971.
" 'A leader is one who has the sense of pur-
pose for himself and the universe of which he
is a part in a marked degree, and who bears in
his character the features discernible in the
larger order.' The power of the single social
motive, the power of will, the power of the
blameless life, form his triple crown, and con-
sciousness of a calling from above his secret
Inspiration." — Outlook.
Ind. 66: 266. F. 4, '09. 50w.
"His lectures exhibiting the philosophy of
leadership and the ethical qualifications of the
true leader of men will stand as a classic work
on that subject. These discourses are dis-
tinctly inspirational in their presentation of
great motives and noble examples."
+ Outlook. 91: 383. F. 20, '09. 180w.
Brett, George Sidney. Philosophy of Gas-
10 sendi. *$3. Macmillan. 9-12892.
"The main part of Mr. Brett's task has been
to give us the substance, with a running com-
mentary, of Gassendi's 'Syntagma' — a work
which, if we may judge from certain passages
in which Mr. Brett takes us into his confidence.
Is almost, if not altogether, unreadable. That
Gassendi revived the principles of 'atomism,'
and furnished anew the philosophy which has
become known as 'Epicureanism,' may be gath-
ered from histories of philosophy. But beyond
this is there anything of importance to be
gained by a detailed study of this genial, but
too monumental author?" — Ath.
philosophy of which we have hitherto known
but little, and displays an admirable union of
enthusiastic interest and temperate judgment."
G. N. Dolson.
H Philos. R. 18: 552. S. '09. 2000w.
Brewer, Isaac Williams. Rural hygiene.
1- *$i.25. Lippincott. 9-28068.
A hand-book of sanitation designed for the
use of students in the agricultural schools and
colleges and for the residents of the rural dis-
tricts of the Uniueu States. It is practical, sci-
entific and untechnical.
Brewer, Robert W. A. Motor car: a prac-
i<* tical manual, with notes on the internal
combustion engine and its fuel, for the
use of students and motor car owners.
*$2. Van Nostrand. W9-223.
"A short history of the internal combustion
engine is given in the first chapter tracing the
development of this machine from the year
1690, when Denis Papin obtained motive
power by exploding gunpowder in a cylinder,
up to the comparative perfection of the pres-
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sions of different varieties of engines, transmis-
sion gears, lubrication, ignition, and care of
the car. The book is indexed." — N. Y. Times.
"The technical parts seem to have been care-
fully prepared, though British practice alone is
treated of. The greatest value of this book Is in
its presentation to interested car owners and
drivers of the place of the automobile engine
in the wide field of the development of inter-
nal-combustion motors."
-I Engin. N. 62: sup. 18. Ag. 12, '09. 200w.
"The average owner of an automobile may
learn much that he never knew before by care-
fully reading 'The motor car.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 490. Ag. 14, '09. 130w.
Brewster, William N. Evolution of new
China. *$i.25. West. Meth. bk. 7-29049.
A missionary's discussion of the trend of re-
ligious development in China. "His volume
deals very largely with ethical and religious
questions; but the first half of his book is de-
voted to a careful survey of political and indus-
trial conditions in China and furnishes a basis
for the author's general conclusions." (Econ.
Bull.) "The main theme of the book appears
to be that missions and the spread of Chris-
tianity will prove the solution of all difficulties
and make China the foremost nation of the
East." (Ann. Am. Acad.)
"For the average reader the first half of the
book holds the chief interest; the later chap-
ters are hardly likely to appeal to anyone but
the enthusiastic mission worker. It is often
difficult to follow some of the leaps in his
logic."
h Ann. Am. Acad. 31: 265. Ja. '08. 500w.
"Interestingly written volume." O. C. Gould.
+ Econ. Bull. 1: 340. D. '08. 350w.
Bridgman, Raymond Landon. Passing of
the tariff. *$i.20. Sherman, French &
CO. 9-4575-
A timely book presenting an untechnical sur-
vey of the economic and moral merits of the
tariff question. The author's aim is to show
the political, industrial and economic forces
operating to destroy the tariff system, to en-
courage those who are fighting for the removal
of artificial obstructions to trade and prosper-
ity, to inform readers concerning the signs of
the times, to arouse the indifferent, to chal-
lenge opponents and to make friends of all.
World unity, world trade, and world peace are
the watchwords.
Ath. 1909, 1: 344. Mr. 20. 210w.
"I think the book would be improved by omit-
ting the final chapter, which weakens the im-
pression left by the preceding ones. With this
exception it would be difficult to find fault with
the book. It is a well-written account of a
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 156. Je. '09.
"The general reader, for whom it is intended,
jvill find it well worth while; though unfortu-
nately it is badly organized, and would greatly
gain "in force by condensation." C. W. W.
-\ J. Pol. Econ. 17; 382. Je. '09. 450w.
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Bndgman, Raymond L. — Continued.
•'The chief point in Mr. Bridg-man's book,
however, is the summing-up of the forces which,
in the United States at present, are undoubted-
ly making for a letting-down of the tariff bars.
But, like all enthusiasts, the author grossly ex-
aggerates the strength of that movement."
-I Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 562. S. '(>9. 200w.
R. of Rs. 39: 382. Mr. '09. lOOw.
"A powerful e.xposition of the working of pro-
tection in the United States."
+ Spec. 102: 786. My. 15, '09. 160w.
Brierley, Jonathan ("J. B.,» pseud.). Side-
lights on religion. *$i.4Q. Whittaker.
T^ • .• 9-1 1697.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
The writer is evidently an Englishman of a
somewhat violently Protestant type, and is not
always fair to Christianity in its organic forms.
Nevertheless he writes forcibly and presents a
great deal that is true. The reader may be oc-
casionally provoked, but he will always be in-
terested, and will be forced to do some thinking
for himself." E: S. Drown.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 127. Mr. 6, '09. lOOw.
'"The book as a whole is full of suggestion
Perhaps we may say that it is a book for those
whose business it is to teach, and who have a
toirly well assured standing ground of belief.
These It cannot fail to strengthen, while it
broadens their outlook."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 642. Ap. 24, '09. 320w.
Briggs, Charles Augustus. Church unity:
1° studies of its most important problems
**$2.5o. Scribner. 9-25299.
The author is lecturer on Christian irenics in
the Union theological seminary and is the fore-
most apostle of church unity in America. The
book IS the result of exhaustive study of church
polity, worship, and doctrine in all their phases
with a view of finding what is essential to
Christianity, what is Catholic, and what is the
consensus of Christianity. A warm human
sympathy pervades the book which gives it the
appeal of the true irenic.
R. of Rs. 40: 762. D. '09. 80w.
Briggs Ernest Edward. Angling and art
m Scotland: some fishing experiences
related and illustrated. *$4. Longmans.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
va'l'ue^" illustrations are of more than usual
+ Int. Studio. 36: 251. Ja. '09. lOOw.
"Charming and amusing to read "
+ Spec, 101:885. N. 28, '08. 400w.
Brigham, Louise. Box furniture: how to
make a hundred useful articles for the
home. **$i.6o. Century. 9-14202.
Describes and gives instruction for making
useful and artistic pieces of furniture out of
dry goods boxes. The author shows how with
simple tools one may fashion bedsteads, wash-
stands, desks, music racks, flower stands, foot-
stools, pipe racks, etc. The author says "Be-
sides the educational and artistic values found
in such work there is also a wide economic
signihcance in the use of the box To
all who care for simplicity and thrift. ' utility
and beauty, I send my message."
+ A. L. A, Bkl. 5: 156. Je. '09. +
"Her directions are to the point, her illus-
trations helpful, and the required material Is
easily obtained."
+ Ind. 67: 257. Jl. 29. '09. 170w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 207. Ag. 7, '09. 330w.
"Deserves a good word."
-f Nation. 89: 312. S. 30, '09. 170w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 356. Je. 5, '09. 200w,
+ School R. 17:725. D. '69. 70w.
Brightmore, A. W. Structural engineering.
*$3.75- Cassell.
"Suitable for students of engineering, inter-
mediate between what is generally called
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'Roofs and bridges.' " "An endeavor is there-
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tal principles of statics, and especial attention is
given the methods of the equilibrium polygon
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"With this formidable array of subjects, only
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en; but as the book is intended for use in
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and sufTicient dilution to make the book pala-
table would have commended the book to the
reader's attention far more forcibly."
— + Engin. N. 60: sup. 429. O. 15, '08. 300w.
Bristol, Frank Milton. Life of Chaplain
McCabe, bishop of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. **$i.5o. Revell. 8-23284.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Sympathetic biography." .
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Ind. 66: 704. Ap. 1, '09. 340w.
"The biography is full of anecdotes and inter-
esting incidents."
-H Nation. 87: 626. D. 24, '08. 170w.
Bronson, Walter Cochrane, ed. English
1- poems; selected and ed., with illustrative
and explanatory notes and bibliographies.
4v. V. 2. *$i.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
7-29843-
V. 2. The Elizabethan age and the Caroline
period.
Numerically, the second volume In a series
of four, altho the third to be published, this
volume devotes two-fifths of its space to Spen-
ser, Shakespeare and Milton and the remain-
der to some sixty of the minor poets. In meth-
od, completeness of notes, bibliographies and
inde-x, this volume follows the plan adopted for
the series.
"A good collection for larger libraries."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 36. O. '09.
Brookfield, Frances Mary. Friar observant.
^ $1.50. Herder.
A story of the reformation in England nar-
rated by a friar of the period.
"From its historical side, indeed, the book Is
throughout somewhat open to criticism; but
with all its faults there is a certain amiability
in it which will redeem it in the eyes of many
-I '- Ath. 1909, 1: 341. Mr. 20. 200w.
"It presents only an episode; but the episode
is well-conceived and well-related, and the
characters of Luther, Philip, and Margaret are
boldly drawn, while the friar himself and the
Lady Anne are mere marionettes. It is a stir-
ring and picturesque tale of the times."
+ Cath. World. 89: 256. My. '09. 470w.
Brooks, John Graham. As others see us:
a study of progress in the United
States. **$i.75. Macmillan. 8-31147,
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"An excellent volume for general reading, in-
forming and entertaining."
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"It is a volume that merits a place in every
well-ordered library and should be found on the
shelves of all public libraries."
+ Arena. 41: 253. F. '09. 1050w.
"It is Mr. Brook's commentary that makes
the book worth while, that makes it, indeed, a
book about America by an American." J: Macy.
+ Bookm. 28: 607. F. '09. 3700w.
"A book worthy of being read, and whole-
some in its lessons."
+ Dial. 46: 54. Ja. 16, '09. 140w.
"The point of view of the book is a novel one,
and the treatment of the subject by Mr. Brooks
makes both interesting and suggestive reading.
He handles some critics a little too gently and
some others perhaps not quite roughly enough."
H Educ. R. 37: 531. My. '09. i*0w.
"I wish that every faint-hearted American,
whose faith in democracy is wavering, could be
induced to read and re-read and then read again
Mr. Brooks's book. Nothing more splendidly
sanely, and convincingly optimistic has appeared
in a long time." H. A. Bruce.
+ Forum. 41: 386. Ap. '09. lOOOw.
+ Ind. 66: 637. Mr. 25, '09. 550w.
"The volume is one that should be widely read
if for no other reason than that it is delightful
reading."
-h Nation. 88: 490. My. 13, '09. 700w.
"A work which is not only very readable,
with its variety of pertinent comment, but is
also informing. There are few evidences in
Mr. Brooks's work of false perspective." E:
Gary.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 1. Ja. 2, '09. 1300w.
"No book that has recently appeared is more
interesting or suggestive."
+ Outlook. 90: 862. D. 19, '08. 1900w.
"His own connected comment on these criti-
cisms is sane and enlightening as well as
kindly."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 125. Ja. '09. llOw.
"We must be content with saying generally
that not only is the book one of the most enter-
taining and illuminating that we have ever
come across, but tliat it is from beginning to
end a happy proof of the good understanding
that is growing more and more complete be-
tween the two countries."
H Spec. 102: sup. 642. Ap. 24, '09. 380w.
"We cannot refrain from urging that the vol-
ume should be at the earliest moment in the
hands of two classes of people: first, those who
contemplate a journey to another country, ei-
ther for the purpose of pleasure, or study; sec-
ond, those who intend to stay at home, either
from choice or from necessity. The first class
will find the volume a delightful traveling com-
panion and a guide to intelligent observation.
The second will find it a most entertaining
text book in a study of American life and in-
stitutions." O. R. Lovejoy.
+ Survey. 22: 304. My. 29, '09. 1600w.
Broomhall, Marshall. Present-day condi-
tions in China. **5oc. Revell. 9-964.
The author, editorial secretary of the China
inland mission, gives in this volume a sum-
mary of happenings in China during a year.
Quotations from Chinese newspapers, maps,
tables and text all bear witness to the fact
that there is a great movement in China and
with it are opportunities for Christianizing its
people.
Broughton, Lord. Recollections of a long
9 life ; with additional extracts from his
private diaries ; ed. by his daughter, Lady
Dorchester. 2v. *$6. Scribner. g-25987.
"Fifty years ago Lord Broughton privatelj
printed his 'Recollections of a long life' in five
volumes. With this work as a basis, his daugh-
ter. Lady Dorchester, has compiled a record
of his early manhood, when he was the inti-
mate friend of Byron and a notable figure
among the stalwarts of reform. The record is
elucidated by many extracts from his private
diaries — like all his contemporaries, he was a
voluminous diarist — and from his published
works. And we can only hope that these vol-
umes, which come down to 1822, will be followed
by others dealing with Lord Broughton's later
life." — Spec.
"A fascinating and valuable book."
+ Ath. 1909, 2:117; 2:147. Jl. 31; Ag. 7.
eoow.
"The chief interest, of course, attaches to
the personal reminiscences of Byron, which are
so plentiful in these volumes." P. F. Bicknell.
-f- Dial. 47: 175. S. 16, '09. 1750w.
Lit. D. 39: 775. N. 6, '09. 430w.
"It must be confessed that as a whole these
pages are pretty thin reading."
_| Nation. 89: 431. N. 4, '09. 1550w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 589. O. 9, '09. 1900w.
"Apart from what we consider the Byron
blunder. Lady Dorchester has done her work
in editing and arranging these papers very
well."
H Sat. R. 108: 84. Jl. 17. '09. 830w.
"It is one of the most delightful books of
reminiscences which we have read for long."
+ Spec. 103: 131. Jl. 24, '09. 2000w.
Brown, Abbie Farwell. Fresh posies;
rhymes to read and pieces to speak.
t$i.50. Houghton. 8-27776.
A book of natural, spontaneous child-wisdom
set to rime.
"His little book is as up to date as anything
can be upon a subject that changes with kalei-
doscopic rapidity."
+ Ind. 66: 324. F. 11, '09. 220w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 673. N. 14, '08. 200w.
"Mr. Broomhall has some very striking facts
to lay before his readers."
+ Spec. 100: 835. My. 23, '08. 300w.
"Charming rhymes, happy in thought and
expression, for children of seven and eight."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 307. D. '08. +
"Many of the verses hold to the child spirit,
while others neglect it. I hope that the book
will have an encouraging reception, for there
is in the lines a naive appreciation of youth
that is rare." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 65: 1470. D. 17, '08. 60w.
"Deserves a warm welcome."
+ Nation. 87: 522. N. 26, '08. 70w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 580. O. 17, '08. 80w.
Brown, Abbie Farwell. John of the woods.
12 t$i-25. Houghton. 9-28265.
A book with a message for children which
tells the story of a little boy who lives m the
forest with a good hermit, learns from him a
secret power over the wild creatures of the
woods and comes to trust them as protectors
and brothers. The influence of the kingdom of
the forest reaches out to the troubled realm of
which it is a part and teaches the ruler les-
sons of harmony and happiness.
"Miss Abbie Farwell Brown has succeeded
commendablv in disguising an overworked
moral beneath a suflficiently entertaining story.
Miss Brown is a good companion for children,
both in her prose and verse."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1016. D. 4, '09. 170w.
"This is one of the best of the new books
for children."
+ No. Am. 190: 844. D. '09. lOOw.
Brown, Alice. Story of Thyrza. **$i.35-
Houghton. 9-5521.
Miss Brown has woven into the structure of
her story the conditioning forces that made
for happiness and tragedy in a single woman's
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Brown, Alice— Continued.
life. A studious, imaginative little girl, a hero
worshiper, grows to womanhood, mistakes for
the prince of her dreams a wooer who fools and
betrays her, then with grim resolution and
stout-hearted purpose faces alone the future of
her child. She trains and educates him the
while refusing the love of a good man whose
name she was not willing to sacrifice. It is a
strong handling of a difficult situation.
"Though unconvincing in its main motive, It
is a strong dramatic novel, wholesome in its
teaching and remarkably unobjectionable for its
kind. Not advised for the small library or a
traveling collection."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 147. My. '09.
"This is an attractive and, in a measure, orig-
inal story."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 581. My. 15. 80w.
"Lacking consistency and continuity, this
study of a woman's development fails to satis-
fy."
— Atlan. 103:710. My. '09. 300w.
"With all its art, the story still leaves you
incredulous." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 191. Ap. '09. 270w.
"A more significant work than has hitherto
come from the pen of Miss Alice Brown." W: M.
Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 372. Je. 1, '09. 480w.
"A story which, although sombre and some-
what painful, cannot be denied a place among
recent volumes of some importance." Philip Til-
linghast.
H Forum. 41: 393. Ap. '09. 500w.
"Such an ending is fortunate, but somehow it
thins the tragedy to an obvious fiction."
H Ind. 66: 812. Ap. 15, '09. 750w.
"As with other novels from the same pen,
the book rings true. Delineations of New-Eng-
land character are well done and show a.cute
observation."
+ Lit. D. 38: 559. Ap. 3, '09. 230w.
"An almost austere restraint of style gives
the work a peculiar charm. The interest of
plot is subordinated to that of the characters
and their reaction upon one another. The sit-
uations are rich in suggestion beyond what is
actually developed."
+ Nation. 88: 307. Mr. 25, '09. 230w.
"It has taken all of Miss Brown's art and
skill, and that is saying a good deal, to make
plausible the situation which is the crux of the
story. She has made it plausible, but not quite
convincing."
-\ N. Y, Times. 14: 136. Mr. 6, '09. 430w.
"The earlier chapters are amusing and
charming in their pictures of Thyrza's girlhood,
and there is a deal of tenderness in the final
chapters."
H Outlook. 92: 19*. My. 1, '09. 120w.
"She has done nothing so good on the larger
scale." H. W. Boynton.
+ Putnam's. 6: 495. Jl. '09. 320w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 760. Je. '09. lOOw.
Sat. R. 107: 822. Je. 26, '09. 30w.
"It is a thoroughly engrossing, poetical, and
distinguished study of a finely conceived char-
acter, and the narrative is rich in odd surprises
and contrasted emotions."
+ Spec. 102: 785. My. 15, '09. 730w.
Brown, Charles Reynolds. Young man's af-
^ fairs. **$i. Crowell. 9-35794-
A book of common sense for every young man
who hopes some day to "arrive." The chap-
ters are: His main purpose; His intimates; His
books; His money; His recreations; His wife;
and His church.
"A strong religious flavor manifests itself in
these talks, but their really distinguishing
characteristics are the clear understanding they
exhibit of young-man life, and the quaint,
picturesque forcefulness, with which the advice
they contain is presented. A strong vein of
humor runs through them which cannot fail to
make an appeal to young men."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 511. Ag. 28, '09. 140w.
Brown, Daniel Rollins. The baby: a book
for mothers and nurses. *$i. Whitcomb
& B. 8-36406.
Includes the results of recent investigation of
all matters pertaining to the health of a baby.
"A good general treatment limited to the
principles and practical knowledge that every
mother and nurse should possess. The subject
of food receives special attention."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 73. Mr. '09. +
N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, '09. 200w.
Brown, Demetra (Vaka) (Mrs. Kenneth
6 Brown). Haremlik: some pages from
the life of Turkish women. **$i.25.
Houghton. 9-13429.
Out of the experience of six years in Amer-
ica a Turkish girl, back once more in Constan-
tinople, studies the Turkish women who had
been her friends in girlhood. The chapters re-
cord her impressions gained during a round of
visits among them and afford an authentic view
of life as it is lived by Turkish women of to-
day.
"Distinguished by a grasp of essentials, sound
common sense and a picturesque and humorous
style."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 37. O. '09. 4.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 8. S. '09.
"Whatever may be the book's value as doc-
umentary evidence for the sociologist, — and it
".s probably not impersonal enough or general
enough to give it a great deal of value in that
direction. — it is stirringly written, and two or
three little incidents of childhood companion-
ships, in particular, are told almost as prettily
as anything of the kind in literature."
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'I Nation. 89: 166. Ag. 19, '09. 450w.
"It is a strange book this — strange in that it
is something quite fresh and, if not quite new,
the subject is treated with a newness of un-
biased viewpoint that compels attention and
willing conviction."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 304. My. 15, '09. 880w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
Outlook. 92: 428. Je. 26, '09. 430w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 126. Jl. '09. 140w.
"Whatever the precise value may be which
the reader allows to the present book, he will
scarcely after reading tnese conversations
dismiss it as altogether insignificant."
-I Sat. R. 108: 505. O. 23, '09. 780w.
"Mrs. Kenneth Brown's book is well worth
reading because, although it says nothing about
the revolution, it reveals the standpoint and
temperament of Turkish women, and proves
that they are likely to remain for a long time
Just what they are."
+ Spec. 103: 514. O. 2, '09. 2400w.
Brown, Goodwin. Scientific nutrition sim-
plified: a condensed statement and ex-
planation for everybody of the discov-
eries of Chittenden, Fletcher, and oth-
ers. **7Sc. Stokes. 8-19025.
The self application of principles of nutrition
discovered thru recent physiological study has
resulted in this "condensation" for general use.
"The author shows that science strongly antag-
onizes the deep-rooted idea in the mind of man
that everything he can get' down will do him
good, and he shows that science declares, on
the contrary, that food taken in excess of phys-
iological requirements does not yield increased
energy for work, but actually takes energy that
might be given to work. He makes it plain
that the average man overloads his system
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with waste products difficult to dispose of be-
cause of eating too much and improperly se-
lected food." (Educ. R.)
"It would be of great advantage if every
teacher, and, what is more important, every
mother, would read this little volume. The
book may be unreservedly recommended, and
will be found of markt practical value."
+ + Educ. R. 36: 422. N. '08. 200w.
"Whoever is interested in the modern theories
of nutrition will find here a plain, accurate
statement of the ideas of the most advanced
scientific thinkers upon how best to make food
conserve the body's needs."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 282. My. 16, '08. 180w.
Brown, John Franklin. American high
11 school. *$i.40. Macmillan. 9-14954.
Discusses the distinctive features of the
American high school, its function, organiza-
tion and management, its curriculum and its
social life.
"An important contribution to the history of
education."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 662. O. 23, '09. 30w.
+ Spec. 103: sup. 490. O. 2, "09. 270w.
Brown, John Mason. Lectures on the stat-
utory provisions relating to govern-
ment contracts, delivered before the
Engineer school, U. S. army, Washing-
ton barracks, D. C, March, 1908. (Oc-
casional papers. Engineer school, U.
S. army, no. 31.) Press of the Engi-
neer school, Washington barracks, D-
C. 8-26844.
This volume is Intended to supplement its
predecessor and to call attention to the more
important of the many statutory provisions
which have direct bearing upon government
contracts, and the observance of which, by
both the contractor and the agents of the gov-
ernment, is so Important.
-f- Engln. D. 5: 294. Mr. '09. 200w.
"Should be of value to any and all contract-
ors doing business with the government. The
material is wisely condensed."
+ Engin.'N. 60: sup. 316. S. 17, '09. 160w.
Engln. N. 61: sup. 48. Ap. 15, '09. 50w.
Browne, Patrick William. Where the fishers
3 go: the story of Labrador. *$i.75. Coch-
rane pub. 9-17326.
"Gives topographical, historical, industrial
and social [information] concerning the people
and their surroundings, their mode of life, the
products of the soil and the sea. Every step
that a tourist can take, and every detail that
might contribute to secure his comfort or satis-
fy his curiosity, is recorded with the fidelity
of a Baedeker." — Cath. World.
"A convenient volume for larger libraries be-
cause of its supplemental information to the
several narrative and travel accounts published
within the past few years."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6:37. O. "09.
"The book is not remarkable for descriptive
power nor, in fact any conspicuous grace of
style. But it is packed full of detailed informa-
tion."
+ Cath. World. 89: 839. S. '09. 120w.
"It would be difficult to discover a single vol-
ume in which so much information is con-
tained, and for this reason the hook may be
heartily recommended to travellers in the north-
lands."
H Nation. 89: 234. S. 9, '09. 170w.
"His information is as miscellaneous as it is
unarranged in spite of all the mechanics of
topics v/hich adorn his pages."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 4B5. Jl. 24, '09. 270w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. 50w.
"Mr. Browne writes about Ins theme with
Knowledge and with enthusiasm."
-I- Spec. 103: 693. O. 30, '09. 230w.
Brownell, William Crary. American prose
12 masters. **$i.5o. Scribner. 9-28257.
Studies of Cooper, Hawthorne, Emerson, Poe,
Lowell and Henry James. The author's criti-
cism "is seriousb' concerned in discovering
what is significant, what has contributed to
the great success and what is ephemeral, what
is vital and upholds the tenets of the faith —
in fine, in clarifying the discussion of his sub-
jects from the traditions both of ill-judged en-
thusiasm and prejudice."
"An important addition to our small but dis -
tinguished company of books of criticism that
count and will endure."
+ Ind. 67: 1136. N. 18, '09. 220w.
"He has rendered real and novel service to
American letters, to letters in America, to the
\ital function of the intellect in the national
life."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 708. N. 13, '09. 1050w.
"One would not hesitate to file Mr. Brownell's
book with the best books of its class abroad
as convincing evidence that we have, so to
speak, arrived."
+ Outlook. 93: 649. N. 27, '09. 220w.
Brownscombe, Fred J. State control of
courses of study. $1. Silver. 8-28066.
A book whose "merit consists in the presenta-
tion it makes of information about the educa-
tional systems of the world heretofore to be
had only after laborious searchings through
many books and pamphlets, some printed in
foreign languages. . . . Among the topics
treated are: the relation of the state to the
subjects of instruction, the grading of school
systems, the status of schoolmasters in various
parts of the world, educational systems pre-
scribed by home governments for their de-
pendencies, the relation of kindergarten, ele-
mentary, secondary, normal, and high schools
to themselves and the state, amount of reli-
gious instruction permitted and required, re-
cent American legislation relating to educa-
tion."—N. Y. Times.
"Students of education will do well to keep
it at their elbow. We regret that the bibliog-
raphy, beginning on p. 123, does not contain
an indication of the date and place of publica-
tion of each of the books quoted."
-I Educ. R. 37: 315. Mr. '09. 120w.
"A little book which educators will value
highly. His classification is extremely well con-
ceived, inasmuch as it facilitates comparisons
and makes it easy to turn up the particular
bits of information one desires to obtain."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 86. F. 13, '09. 200w.
Bruce, Henry A. B. Romance of American
5 expansion, **$i.75. Moffat. 9-8392.
A story which elicits "the romance [of Amer-
ican expansion] by exhibiting the picturesque-
ness of the personalities engaged in the various
stages and steps of it." (Bookm.) Contents:
Daniel Boone and the opening up of the west;
Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana purchase;
Andrew Jackson and the acquisition of Florida;
Sam Houston and the annexation of Texas:
Thomas Hart Benton and the occupation of
Oregon: John Charles Fremont and the con-
quest of California; William Henry Seward and
the Alaska cession: William McKinley and the
transmarine possessions; Hints for further
reading.
"It is not claimed that the specialist will
find in the sketches anything that is new. At
the same time they are not unworthy of per-
petuation in book form, because they are sane,
well written, and, so far as they go, generally
superior to the works of their class with which
our shelves have grown crowded in recent
years." F: A. Ogg.
H Am. Hist. R. 15: 187. O. '09. 430w.
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Bruce, Henry A. B.— Continued.
"Taken individually, they are somewhat un-
satisfactory, but as a compact survey the book
has considerable usefulness."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 132. My. '09.
"The author's enthusiasm in his description
of these men leaves him in little less than
hero worship. The man who finds history dull
will not have to discard this volume. The
personal element is given such emphasis that
events serve only as a, setting."
-\ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 175. Jl. '09. 150w.
"It does include a concise and popular and
well-informed account of its subject, though
that fact is obscured by the fine writing which
some friendly blue pencil ought remorselessly to
have deleted." Montgomery Schuyler.
H Bookm. 29: 307. My. "09. 940w.
"The book will not be ranked among impor-
tant contributions to the historical library. It
is excellently fitted for that large class of readers
who, while disinclined to serious study, seek not
merely entertainment, but profit, from their
book."
+ Cath. World. 89: 385. Je. '09. 300w.
"A useful book for supplementary reading
on the part of students of American history."
+ Educ. R. 38: 315. O. '09. 20w.
-f Ind. 67: 146. Jl. 15, '09. 280w.
+ Lit. D. 39:776. N. 6, '09. 180w.
"This book is, as might be expected, buoyant,
vigorous, and optimistic. But his work shows
lacks and lapses which disappoint, and we can
not altogether trust his guidance."
h Nation. 88: 605. Je. 17, '09. 1500w.
"Somewhat inexcusably it seems in a volume
published in the year 1909. the author quite
omits the contribution of Theodore Roosevelt
to this series — the acquisition of the Canal Zone
and the bringing into the world of the con-
venient Republic of Panama."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 290. My. 8, '09. 700w.
"In clarity of narrative, smoothness of style,
and sense of proportion as to subject matter,
Mr. Bruce has told this story admirably. An
excellent feature of the book is a supplemen-
tary chapter giving hints for further reading —
not a mere list of books, but a carefully pre-
pared sketch of the literature of the entire sub-
ject."
+ Outlook. 92: 21. My. 1, '09. 300w.
"Reasonably pood history, and is certainly
good reading."
+ Yale R. 18: 333. N. '09. 130w.
Briickner, Alexander. Literary history of
Russia. (Lib. of literary history.) *$4.
Scribner. 9-3063
"It is the history of Russian culture, of the
gradual freeing of the Russian mind from its
bonds, that the author undertakes to write.
He points out causes and influences, giving to
each its due weight; he follows the main cur-
rent of the national mental life, with occasional
excursions into the affluents." (Spec.) Profes-
sor Bruckner shows what elements have en-
tered into the early literary history of Russia,
to the seventeenth century, reviews the ten-
dencies and growth of the literature of the
eighteenth century, and for the nineteenth cen-
tury presents "Pushkin, Nekrasov, Turgenev,
Tolstoi, and many another not as artists, liv-
ing for their art alone, but utterers of their
country's longing for freedom, of its discourage-
ment and its shame." (Spec.)
of Western Europe on Russian literature as a
whole." S: N. Harper.
H Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 199. Jl. '09. 430w.
"Prof. Bruckner is a Pole, but does not allow
his sympathies to be warped."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 66. Ja. 16. llOOw.
"Unfortunately, this valuable work is clothed
in a style that will frighten away any but de-
termined students of literature. The book as a
whole may be recommended almost without re-
serve as the one thorough, comprehensive, and
scholarly account of Russian literature in any
of the languages of western Europe."
-i Nation. 88: 630. Je. 24, '09. 2000w.
"Prof. Bruckner's fine work en the literary
history of Russia suffers under the slight dis-
advantages which necessarily attend any book
of the class when written from a viewpoint
foreign to the people to whom it is addressed.
Its acute analyses and discriminations and its
wealth of information place it beside the great-
est essays in interpretive criticism. The work
of the translator is without distinction." Anne
H N. Y. Times. 14: 2. Ja. 2, '09. 2000w.
"Professor Bruckner's book is not only re-
markable as a history of Russian literature, but
as a history of Russia. It should be said that
the translation of the book by Mr. H. Havelock
is excellent, with the exception of the passages
quoted as translations from the Russian. These
are sometimes, as on page 258, unintelligible."
H Sat. R. 107: 242. F. 20, '09. 1500w.
"So far no English student of Russian liter-
ature has treated the subject with the authority
and searching penetration that distinguish ev-
ery page of Professor Bruckner's book. The
translation which we are reviewing is on the
whole close, following the original with almost
canine fidelity. It bears, however, numerous
marks of haste."
H Spec. 101: 1057. D. 19, '08. 1800w.
Bryan, William Jennings. Speeches ; with a
^2 biographical introd. by Mary Baird Bryan,
his wife. 2v. ea. **$i. Funk. 9-30038.
A two-volume edition of Bryan's speeches.
The first volume contains Speeches on taxa-
tion and bimetalism; the second, those includ-
ed under the divisions, Political speeches,
Speecnes in foreign. lands, EMucational and re-
ligious speeches and Miscellaneous speeches.
Mrs. Bryan has written a biographical intro-
duction, free from estimates of character or of
mental endowments, that narrates simply the
principal facts "necessary to an understand-
ing of the forty-nine years spanned by his
life."
Bryant, Marguerite. Christopher Hibbault:
roadmaker. t$i-50. Duffield. 9-35333-
Two cousins are rivals for the hand of Eliza-
beth Hibbault. She rejects the Apollo and mar-
ries the egotist. The rejected suitor maims
himself thru attempted suicide, while the mar-
riage that drove him to it turns out a failure.
The young woman dies in a workhouse leav-
ing a son. The story is concerned with the for-
tunes of this boy who is adopted by the crip-
pled man. When the father meets the boy in
his cousin's charge "he takes a fancy to him
and offers him an opening in his business . . .
in ignorance of their relationship. Christopher
enters his father's office, works there for years,
develops great ability as an engineer and in-
ventor, and does not discover the secret of his
parentage until after the death of his father,
who leaves him the whole of his colossal for-
tune." (Spec.)
"The most exhaustive and scholarly work yet
published, containing a wealth of information
and giving acute analyses and discriminations.
The prejudice of the Polish author is notice-
able, especially in the earlier portions, and the
style is difficult in places. The index is in-
complete."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 73. Mr. '09.
"Professor Bruckner's original work in Ger-
man has been and still is the authoritative book
"A story of peculiar charm and decided orig-
inality."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 90. Mr. '09. 4.
Reviewed by F: T. Cooper.
Bookm. 29: 404. Je. '09. 300w.
"It is doubly a document, no doubt, but no
doubt, also, an interesting story written in a
fine spirit. A hundred pages less and the weav-
ing would draw together into greater firmness."
H Nation. 88: 418. Ap. 22, '09. 300w.
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"A good story just for its plot and its in-
cident alone. The characters are interesting
people, too, not just like others, especially the
others that are to be found between the covers
of books of fiction."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 94. F. 20, '09. 300w.
"The book throughout is well written, but the
serious social purpose disclosed as the story
nears its end, fine and sincere as it is, gives
the whole a didactic tinge and weakens the
story as such."
H Outlook. 91: 534. Mr. 6, '09. 60w.
"She is to be congratulated on a piece of work
which, though far from perfect, is marked by
many engaging qualities, — charm of style, ele-
vation of thought, and a vivid sense of beauty.
The cumulative effect of a sequence of improb-
abilities seriously impairs the persuasiveness
of Miss Bryant's story."
H Spec. 102: 64. Ja. 9, '09. 560w.
Buckley, Elsie Finnimore. Children of the
^ dawn: old tales of Greece; with introd.
by Arthur Sidgwick. t$i.50. Stokes.
W9-90.
Stories of Greece retold for children. Con-
tents: The riddle of the sphinx; Eros and
Psyche; Hero and Leander; The sacrifice of
Alcestis; Hunting the Calydonian boar; The
curse of Echo; The sculptor and the image;
The divine musician; The flight of Arethusa;
The winning of Atalanta; and Paris and
CEnone.
"Admirable versions of these old tales for
older children, well adapted for reading aloud.
An attractive and very well made book in every
respect."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 115. Ap. '09.
"She embroiders her authorities with taste,
supplying full details, adding descriptive pas-
sages, and using dialogue and soliloquy to add
dramatic point to the story."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 642. N. 21. lOOw.
"Unusually well-written versions of the sto-
ries."
+ Sat. R. 106: sup. 9. D. 12, '08. 70w.
"She tells these stories once more with much
grace and skill. We cannot wholly approve of
her choice."
-I Spec. 101: sup. 809. N. 21. '08. 120w.
Bullen, Frank Thomas. Young nemesis.
5 t$i-50. Dutton. W9-225.
"A realistic picture of the sea some two hun-
dred years ago, of a sort calculated to stir the
imagination and hold the interest of any
healthy-minded boy, to whom the ordinary hap-
penings of a seaman's life with its numerous
perils In the early part of the eighteenth cent-
ury are unknown. For the glamour of
romance which has been thrown around piracy
and for the abominations of the press-gang,
Mr. Bullen has nothing but the strongest con-
demnation."— Sat. R.
"Shows the author's gift for sea-pictures."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 643. N. 21. 90w.
"A really ludicrous performance."
— Nation. 89: 37. Jl. 8, '09. 270w.
"Is as moral as amusing."
-J- N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, '09. 420w.
"To say that it is an admirable sea story and
just the thing for boys seems almost super-
fluous. In this story he paints piracy in Its true
colours, shorn of the false glory with which so
many writers have decorated It."
+ Sat. R. 106: sup. 7. D. 12, '08. 180w.
"It is a book for boys, and he knows how to
entertain them if anyone does."
+ Spec. 101: sup. 707. N. 7, '08. 300w.
Bullock, Charles Jesse. Introduction to the
study of economics. 3d ed., rev. and enl.
*$i.28. Silver. 8-18386.
"The issue of the third edition of this excel-
lent text has given the chance of adding to it
a chapter on railroad transportation, which is
mainly devoted to the movement toward com-
bination, the rate problem, and the question
of public control of railroads. A section on the
localization of industry has also been added,
but aside from bringing the statistical data up
to date there are no other changes of impor-
tance."— J. Pol. Econ.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 60. F. '09.
"As a whole the work is -well fitted for its
purpose."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 451. Mr. '09. 120w.
Ind. 65: 322. Ag. 6, '08. 60w.
Ind. 67: 304. Ag. 5, '09. 70w.
J. Pol. Econ. 16: 712. D. '08. 70w.
Nation. 87: 261. S. 17, '08. 30w.
Burge, C. O. Adventures of a civil engi-
!•* neer: an autobiography. $3. Rivers, A.
London.
"A record of fifty years of engineering work
and of impressions of five continents, gathered
during a busy career in the development of
India, South Africa and Australia, as well as
Europe. It contains very little about civil en-
gineering work, except a popular description
of the diffioilties encountered in the foundations
of the Hawkesbury bridge of which the author
was resident engineer and American companies
were the contractors." — Engin. Rec.
"The present book has hardly any Indication
that the author is an engineer. In this we are
disappointed, for instead of an account which
might have been of peculiar interest to the pro-
fession, we find the typical chat of the trav-
eled Englishman who has gone far and seen
much, and who is constrained to set it all down
In detail. It is clever writing and good read-
ing, but it is the work gf Burge the traveler and
not of Burge the engineer."
-i Engin. N. 62: sup. 11. Ag. 12, '09. lOOOw.
"A delightful autobiography. It is this 'ste-
reoscopic view' of life on five continents, as it
appears to a cultured civil engineer, "which
makes the book so interesting."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 195. Ag. 14, '09. 450w.
"Being evidently a man of observation and
humour, the writer has a good deal to tell
that is amusing. If some of his stories are
rather venerable they may, from their very
age, have an element of novelty for a new
generation."
H Sat. R. 108: 418. O. 2, '09. 150w.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Good wolf.
**$!. Moffat. 8-28997.
"A little boy by the name of Barry goes into
the woods, where he meets a big wolf, which
at first frightens him. However, after the an-
imal tells him that he is a good wolf and a
good friend to a boy who is happy and never
grumbles, Barry trusts him and many good
times are in store for the boy through the kind
offices of the big wolf. It is illustrated through-
out with pictures of all the animals Barry
meets in the woods." — Bookm.
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 499. Ja. '09. lOOw.
Reviewed bv M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 65: 1472. D. 17, '08. 20w.
"The instinctive humor and the unerring re-
petitions of effective phrasing are wholly com-
mendable."
-f Nation. 87: 550. D. 3, '08. 30w.
"A most attractive volume."
-t- N. Y. Times. 13: 702. N. 28. '08. 200w.
Burns, Rev. James Aloysius. Catholic
school system in the United States; its
principles, origin and establishment.
*$i.2S. Benziger. 8-18343.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It is fair and unbiased In its treatment of
mooted questions, though overemphasizing the
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Burns, James Aloysius — Continued.
part that the schools of the Catholic church
have played in the educational development of
the country."
H A. L. A. Bkl, 5: 35. F. '09.
"As a summary of the facts in the history
of the educational policies of the church, the
volume deserves notice."
+ Ann. Am, Acad. 34: 176. JI. '09. 120w.
"The book is characterized by a high degree
of fairness and candor." S: T. Button.
+ Educ. R. 37: 420. Ap. '09. 1450w.
Burr, Mrs. Anna Robeson (Brown). The
ii autobiography. **$2. Houghton. 9-28082.
A far reaching comparative and scientific
study of the origin, motives, ideals and psy-
chological importance of the autobiography.
Kiglit hundred biographies in Latin, liYencn,
German, English and Italian have furnished the
groundwork for the author's investigation cf
the "obscure and important questions of the
subjective tendency in private history, of the
standards of sincerity, and of the relative val-
ue of the deliberate self-study and the uncon-
scious self-revelation."
"This is one of those books that no working
library should be without, an aid where the
card index of the general library generally fails
one."
+ Ind. 67: 1137. N. 18, '03. 220w.
"The absolute ignoring of Montaigne is quite
incomprehensible. A reckless audacity of state-
ment is the prime defect of the book."
H Nation. 89: 513. N. 25, '03. SOOw.
"The book must take its place at once as
an exceedingly valuable and unhackneyed con-
tribution to the history of literature."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 676. O. 30, '09. 820w.
"A book of unique purpose and value."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 727. N. 20, '09. 1150w.
Burr, Jane. Letters of a Dakota divorcee. $1.
1- Roxburgh pub. 9-29507.
Letters that remind the reader of Klinor
Glyn's "Three weeks." The manner in which
the divorcee deports herself is not conven-
tional, to say the least; and there are a good
many thoughtless iiings at decorum and va-
rious religious bodies that cheapen the "high
soul" experiences of the letter-writer.
Burstall, Sara A. Impressions of American
^ cdtication in 1908. *$i.25. Longmans.
E9-825.
"Miss r.urstall . . . has written what we
have no hesitation in calling much the best of
recent books on the present educational situa-
tion in America. She visited and inspected
schools widely, both west and east. A trained
observer and a skilful teacher herself she was
keen to note the difference between educational
programs and educational performances. In
consequence, she has brought together a series
of really valuable observations and critical in-
terpretations of American educational activity
of every sort and kind."— Educ. R.
"A work for college, reference and large pub-
lic libraries onlv."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 132. My. '09.
"Appreciative but discriminating study of
our educational system."
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 176. Jl. '09. SOOw.
"In short, Miss Burstall's book can be unre-
servedly commended not only to the intelligent
foreigner who would read accurate and pains-
taking criticism of American education, but al-
so to the reflective American who would like to
knojv how what is being done here impresses
the well trained professional observer from an-
other land."
+ Educ. R. 37: 419. Ap. '09. 320w.
Ind. 67: 309. Ag. 5, '09. 70w.
"Is remarkable for its breadth of view, its
keen diving after the causes of things and its
illuminating comparison between educational
aims and progress in England and America."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 278. My. 1, '09. 930w.
"It would be hard to equal it for careful re-
search and relevant, well-balanced statement."
+ Spec. 102: 379. Mr. 6, '09. ISOOw.
Burt, William. Europe and Methodism.
^2 (Little books on missions.) *35c. West
Meth. bk. 9-28781.
A little dictionary of European Methodism
in which is sketched briefly the rise of that
church in eleven countries of Europe.
Burton, Charles Pierce. Bob's cave boys:
a sequel to "The boys of Bob's hill."
t$i.5o. Holt. 9-7040.
Continues the rollicking good times of a
group of boys whose abounding spirits and
energy escape thru the safety valves of whole-
some, innocent pranks and sports.
"Mr. Butler, in the person of one of the
boys, [writes] with excellent understanding and
interpretation of boy nature. The book Is
thoroughly wholesome."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 178. Mr. 27, '09. 220w.
Burton, Ernest Dewitt; Smith, John Merlin
1- Powis; and Smith, Gerald Birney. Bib-
lical ideas of atonement; their history
and significance. *$i. Univ. of Chicago
press. 9-28224.
A "historical interpretation rather than a
theological systematization" whose aim is "to
set forth the content of the biblical teachings
upon the subject of atonement, and to suggest
the point of view from which these concep-
tions may be profitably studied at the present
day." Tlie divisions of the subject are: The
idea of atonement in the Old Testament; The
idea of atonement in non-canonical Jewish lit-
erature; The idea of atonement in the New
Testament; Summary of the biblical teachings
concerning atonement; The significance of the
liiblical teachings concerning atonement.
Burton, Frederick Russell. Redcloud of the
^ lakes: a novel. t$i-50. Dillingham.
9-14513-
An epic story dealing with the history of a
group of Ojibway Indians thru three genera-
tions— from the time that the grandfather of
the tribe goes forth as a young man to fast,
and in the wilderness sees a vision, until the
vision is fulfilled in the life time of the grand-
son. The vision — that of a young buffalo
despoiled of horns and mane and heart by a
great beast whose body trailed away to in-
\isible distance — foretells the coming of the
white man, the end of the wild tribal life, and
the civilization of the Indian.
"One feels that the book suffers from loose-
ness of construction: and that it would have
greatly gained had the traditional form of epic
narration been followed. Nevertheless, 'Red-
cloud of the lakes' will take its place among
the very few sincere attempts to put the Real
Indian into fiction." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 525. Jl. '09. 450w.
"In the present volume he has had a freer
hand, and the book is far better in both con-
ception and execution than ['Strongheart']."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 486. Ag. 14, '09. 600w.
Burton, Marion Le Roy. Problem of evil.
11 $1.25. Open ct. 9-26820.
A detailed and technical criticism of the
philosophical basis of the Augustinian treat-
ment of the problem of evil. It aims to set
forth in a true light the historic theory which
for centuries has dominated Christian thought,
and has shown the absolute necessity of a re-
construction of the doctrine of sin.
R. of Rs. 40: 763. D. '09. 80w.
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Burton, Richard. From the book of life
10 [poems]. **$i.25. Little. 9-24977.
Such poems as a minstrel and a harp could
interpret to gentle listeners. There is no din
of war, nor the glory of conquerors; but there
are brief, clear-cut impressions, some born of hu-
man struggle, others of human conquest. The
dumb animal at man's mercy, the Discard of
the pack, the steamship stoker, the miner of
the nether pit, the sweat-shop worker and the
factory child furnish themes for the grim
chants; while music, mother love, Elizabeiii
Barrett Browning's love, beauty, and kindred
themes are touched upon with poetic tenderness.
"As we turned the leaves we were reminded
of nothing so much as an orchestra whose music
is marred by some discordant instrument. Oc-
casionally the offending instrument is silenced
and then the music rises sweet and clear and
unvexed."
H Lit. D. 39: 731. O. 30, '09. 200w.
Burton, Richard. Three of a kind. t$i-5o.
Little. 8-26676.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It will not appeal to the average novel read-
er."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 24. Ja. '09.
"This book is wholesome in its atmosphere
and the lessons it subtly and unobtrusively im-
presses are of the very best."
+ Arena. 40: 610. D. '08. 350w.
"Happily, a certain amount of sugar is whole-
some, and there is here, besides, a good deal of
good human nature in the old German musi-
cian; while the boy and the dog are very com-
mendably real, the boy satisfactorily canine,
the dog more than half boy, as nice boys and
good dogs should be and are."
H Nation. 87: 581. D. 10, '08. 260w.
Bury, John Bagnell. Ancient Greek his-
torians. (Harvard lectures.) *$2.25.
Macmillan. 9-2594.
A survey of Greek history and its writers
down to the first century B. C. Contains: The
rise of Greek history in Ionia; Herodotus; Thu-
cydides; The development of Greek historiog-
raphy after Thucydides; Polybius; The influ-
ence of Greek on Roman historiography; Views
of the ancients concerning the use of history;
Appendix: The re-handling of his history by
Thucydides; Bibliography; Index.
"Professor Bury's book is extremely read-
able and very much up-to-date in the cita-
tion of the latest finds and discussion of the
newest hypotheses." Paul Shorey.
H Am. Hist. R. 15: 113. O. '09. 770w.
"An important work for classical students,
and interesting to the educated reader. Herod-
otus and Thucydides are treated very fully and
with ciitical acumen."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 100. Ap. '09.
"In thoroughness the book of necessity con-
trasts strikingly and unfavourably with H.
Peter's elaborate work on the cognate subject
of Roman historiography in Imperial times,
and it cannot serve any purpose as a work of
reference. The author's great learning, how-
ever, is manifest notwithstanding the popular
character of the lectures and this combined as
it is with a felicity of expression which is all his
own, makes the book very welcome."
H Ath. 1909, 1:430. Ap. 10. llOOw.
+ Dial. 47: 75. Ag. 1, '09. 210w.
"We welcome it with unmixt praise."
4- Educ. R. 38: £8. Je. '09. 120w.
"The first criticism that is likely to suggest
itself to most readers of these lectures is that
too much is attempted. The result of attempt-
ing to cover so much ground is apparent in the
want of proportion which is observable in the
treatment of the subject-matter. There are
one or two particular points, as to which I find
it hard to accept Mr. Bury's views." E. M.
Walker.
h Eng. Hist. R. 24: 542. Jl. '09. 2050w.
-t- Ind. 67: 145. Jl. 15, '09. 300w.
"A volume whose value for all students of the
Greek historians is in no wise affected by these
minor criticisms which we have thought more
profitable than the indiscriminate praise usually
awarded to writers of Professor Bury's emi-
nence."
-I Nation. 88: 516. My. 20, '09. 700w.
"Prof. Bury treats Herodotus and Thucydides
and the others as litterateurs, and invests them
with a very human interest. Moreover, he suc-
ceeds in attaching them to the present day by
discerning and disclosing a relation to the art
and science of writing history."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 211. Ap. 10, '09. 860w.
"Professor Bury is well within his inetier when
in this highly interesting book he discusses so
lucidly the ancient historians of Greece."
-f- Sat. R. 107: 216. F. 13, '09. 480w.
Busch, Wilhelm. Edward's dream: the phi-
* losophy of a humorist; tr. and ed. by
Dr. Paul Carus from the German of
Wilhelm Busch. *$i. Open ct. 9-16925.
A little volume made up of those passages in
Busch's "Eduards traum" that the translator
looks upon as especially trustworthy. "The
plot of the little narrative is simple enough.
It is a dream, and in this dream the author
presents to the reader a number of philosophic-
al problems which he either solves in an aphor-
istic way, or, only touching upon them, passes
on to other problems."
"Admirers of Busch's light-hearted genius
should be warned to avoid Mr. Carus's depress-
ing analysis of humor with unconvincing ex-
amples."
-I Nation. 89: 206. S. 2, '09. lOOw.
" 'Eduard's traum,' even in its present
emasculated version, is interesting, and, while
the dreamer's adventures in the world of pure
forms would probably appeal most to the ris-
ibles of a Pythagoras or a Euclid, his encoun-
ters with philosophers and philanthropists have
a fine satiric flavor."
+ — N. Y. Times. 14: 526. S. 4, '09. 550w.
Butler, Edward. Carburettors, vaporisers,
11 and distributing valves used in internal
combustion engines. *$2. Lippincott.
"The object of this treatise is to present in-
formation specially useful to engineers, design-
ers, and others engaged in constructing inter-
nal combustion engines for automobiles, station-
ary and marine engines. The book is confined
to the discussion of carburettors for use with
gasoline and similar volatile fuels, vaporisers
for use with kerosene and crude oils, admission
and exhaust valves, and two-cycle and valve-
less engines. As would naturally be expeetel,
the book refers most largely to English prac-
tice, although the practice of continental man-
ufacturers is quite well represented and some
of the more prominent American designs are
shown." — Engin. N.
"He presents in a clear and concise form val-
uable information."
-1- Engin. D. 6: 337. O. '09. 140w.
"The book should be useful for any engineer
engaged in any way in the design of internal
combustion engines. It covers a limited but
nevertheless verv important field."
-I- Engin. l\l. 62: sup. 41. O. 14, '09. 180w.
Butler, Ellis Parker. Mike Flannery on
8 duty and ofif. 50c. Doubleday. 9-14821.
Three stories which set forth in a manner
quite up to the author's standard of humor
the trials of the express agent. The first, "Just
like a cat" relates the diflficulty arising from
Mike's confusing "deceased" and "diseased'
in his report of orders; the second, "The
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Butler, Ellis Parker — Continued.
three hundred," depicts a struggle with three
hundred simplified spelled words; the title of
the third story is quite Butleresque, "Fleas
will be fleas."
"The third and last story of the book is not
up to the usual Mike Flannery standard, de-
spite its promising title."
*^ ^ N. Y. Times. 14: 441. Jl. 17, '09. 170w.
Butler, Harold E. Post-Augustan poetry,
8 from Seneca to Juvenal. *$2.90. Oxford.
9-22234.
"The first chapter handles the general ques-
tion of the decline of post-Augustan poetry, and
then we liave a series of chapters dealing with
Seneca, Persius, Lucan, Petronius, the minor
poetry of the years 14-69 A. D. and 70-117,
Valerius Flaccus, Statius, Silius Italicus, Mar-
tial, and Juvenal." (Ath.) "No attempt is made
to glorify these poets unduly; their faults are
indicated" clearly enough, but a generous en-
deavor is made to save them from an unde-
served neglect." (Dial.)
"To have so much done for us by a man of
Mr. Butler's literary powers, with his clear-
ness of discrimination and expression, is a
substantial boon. We wish to make it plam
that we consider Mr. Butler's book wholesome-
ly helpful. We have enjoyed the perusal of
Mr. Butler's pages, perhaps the more be-
cause in his critical estimates he allows gen-
erosity gently to strike the balance, and is
determined to dig out what precious ore there
may be in a confessedly second-rate mine.
-t- Ath. 1909, 1: 462. Ap. 17. 900w.
"As separate studies of individual poets the
chapters are altogether convincing." H: W.
PrcscoLt
^ Class. J. 5:90. D. '09. 800w.
"Will be of service not only to the Latin spe-
cialist but also to the student and critic of any
literature/' ^^ 47: 51. Jl. 16. '09. 250w.
"Somehow Mr. Butler's work lacks the flavor
of the essa\ — the all-essential quality in an un-
dertaking of this scope. It contains nothing
new for the scholar, and will not, we fear, gain
the wide popularity deservedly won by Sellar
and Mackail." „„ „,„
t- Nation. 89:359. O. 14, '09. 850w.
"This is a book to be read with much inter-
est and profit." . „ „^^
-I- Sat. R. 107: 820. Je. 26, '09. 950w.
Butler, Rev. Henry Montagu, Ten great
12 and good men. $2. Longmans.
Sketches, with characterizations and esti-
mates, of Burke, the second William Pitt,
George Canning, John Wesley, William Wil-
berforce, Ixjrd Shaftesbury, John Bright, Gen-
eral Charles George Gordon, Dr. Arnold and
Thomas Erskine of Linlathen.
"Though modest in scope, the volume is wel-
come."
-f- Ath. 1909, 2: 656. N. 27. 130w.
"Some very interesting lectures are publish-
ed in 'Ten great and good men.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 765. D. 4, '09. 140w.
"The first of the ten sketches is headed
'Some gleanine-s from Burke,' and it- is the
only one of wnich we have to make a serious
criticism."
H Spec. 103: 650. O. 23, '09. 570w.
Butler, Nicholas Murray. American as he
is. *$t. Macmillan. 8-34126.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 713. My. '09. 280w.
"Every American who wishes to get a good
look at himself at his best should read this In-
teresting volume." F. W. Collier.
+ Arena. 41: 85. Ja. '09. 360w.
"His patriotism did not quite hinder him
from an occasional admission that the typical
American betrays some slight imperfections
of character, and that the prevailing conditions
of life, political, commercial, and social, are
not absolutely Utopian. But his good taste and
loyalty rightly restrained him from airing fam-
ily grievances before strangers."
+ Cath. World. 88: 542. Ja. '09. 1200w.
"The lectures are characterizec^ by breadth
of treatment and a clean-cut style."
+ Dial. 46: 25. Ja. 1, '09. 180w.
+ Ind. 66: 428. F. 25, '09. lOOw.
"If they were half as interesting to those he
talked to as to those of whom he talked, they
must have been successful. The analysis of
the unifying forces made by Dr. Butler is par-
ticularly suggestive. Some of the elements in
it are familiar enough, but those are freshly
treated, and others are relatively novel."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 6. Ja. 2, '09. 900w.
"The four lectures are good for home as well
as foreign consumption, and are deservedly
published for that purpose. They will serve to
correct both a provincial and a pessimistic
view of our domestic conditions. There is
hardly a sentence that needs correction."
H Outlook. 91: 21. Ja. 2, "09. 150w.
"Dr. Butler's estimate of the American con-
tribution to the fine arts is too modest."
-I Outlook. 91: 624. Mr. 20, '09. lOOOw.
R. of Rs. 39: 124. Ja. '09. 60w.
"The passages with which we are most in-
clined to disagree are those in which, though
he regrets the divorce between political life and
some of the best elements in the country. Pres-
ident Butler appears to think of that divorce
as inevitable."
-I Spec. 102: 183. Ja. 30, '09. 1550w.
"The general freedom from any tendency to
e.xaggerate the importance of American tradi-
tions is much to be commended." Agnes Miller.
-f Survey. 22: 699. Ag. 21, '09. 670w.
Butler, Samuel. Characters and passages
from note-books; ed. by A. R. Waller.
(Cambridge Eng. classics.) *$i.So. Put-
nam. 8-32380.
A complete presentation of the prose writings
of Butler, the author of "Hudibras." "It is
made up of a large number of 'Characters,'
after the manner of Theophrastus, and a mass
of observations and notes, written in varying
degrees of elaboration, upon a multitude of
miscellaneous topics. The majority of the
'Characters' and a small selection of the notes
have been already printed; the rest are repro-
duced for the first time from the manuscripts in
the British museum. It is in the notes that the
main interest of the volume lies." (Spec.)
"Butler's important prose writings are now
for the first time adequately and completely
presented. Of the value of this volume to stu-
dents there can be no question; there is reason-
able ground for doubt as to its general worth
as a contribution to literature. At the most it
is probably to be ranked with the curiosities
of letters."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 176. Mr. 27, '09. 980w.
"How did the pungent satirist bear his sor-
rows? Did he laugh or did he weep? What
was his pliilosophy? What was his true atti-
tude towards the world? From this point of
view the volume ... is of the greatest inter-
+ Spec. 102: 224. F. 6, '09. 1150w.
Butlin, F. M. Among the Danes. **$2.50.
11 Pott. 9-35857-
"This is a pleasant book to read. There Is
nothing, certainly of the 'Smelfungus' tone
about it. Everything pleased the traveller, ex-
cept, perhaps the etiquette of the Copenhagen
pavement, which, as an earlier traveller ex-
pressed it, consists in pushing you into the
gutter. Perhaps the most interesting chapter
is that in which what we should call the 'con-
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tinuation schools' are described. It is a quite
inexhaustible wonder, when we remember what
the corresponding class in England think about
such things, that thousands of young men ana
women, women chiefly in summer and men in
winter, leave their places to improve their edu-
cation. It is no thought of bettering them-
selves that moves them; simply, it would seem,
the desire of knowledge. Another Danish won-
der is the co-operative system." (Spec.) "Mr.
Butlin has supplemented his work with a multi-
tude of Danish myths and tales of historical
events, and he has repeatedly, with great suc-
cess, translated some of the ancient ballads so
dear to the Danish heart." (N. Y. Times.)
sundry "fickle" lines in evidence. For he is
the bee that sips the honey from many a flower,
and his flitting process is the book's only diver-
sion.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 69. N. '09. 4«
"The many Danes who will study Mr. But-
lin's volume will be highly interested in the
views of the author, his justness in sizing up
the national faults and sins, and his fair-mind-
edness in telling about the attractive features
of Danish life."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 655. O. 23, '09. 750w.
"A pleasant book, and Miss Ellen "Wilkinson's
pictures add greatlv to its attraction."
4- Spec. 103: 353. S. 4. '09. 200w.
Buxton, Charles Roden. Turkey in revolu-
5 tion. *$2.50. Button. W9-99.
An account of what was observed by the
members of the Balkan committee deputation
who went out to study the new regime at the
invitation of the Young Turks.
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 8. S. '09.
"It is marked by conspicuous fairness, and is
highly interesting."
-f Ath. 1909, 1:436. Ap. 10. 800w.
+ Outlook. 92: 825. Ag. 7, '09. 350w.
"In so far as his work deals with the estab-
lishment of the constitution by force of arms and
the history of the events which led up to the
famous Twenty-fourth of July, it is an interest-
ing record of the observations of one who, what-
ever his personal opinions may be, knows the
country well; but much has happened during the
last few weeks to diminish the value of these
observations."
H Sat. R. 107: 725. Je. 5, '09. C50w.
"He has made an honestly balanced state-
ment of the difficulties in the way of the Young
Turks, and of the advantages on their side, be-
fore venturing to sum up with optimism."
+ Spec. 102: 500. Mr. 27, '09. 1750w.
Byrne, Mary Agnes. Peggy-Alone. $1.25.
11 Saalfield. 9-I5999-
Peggy-Alone is left for one summer In the
charge of her uncle, a young man who does
not approve of the exclusive notions of up-
bringing held by her parents. He allows her
for the first time in her life to make friends
with other girls. She becomes an enthusiastic
member of the "Happy go lucky" club and
learns to live and play as other children do.
Cabell, James Branch. Chivalry. **$2. Har-
^^ per. 9-27967.
Ten stories in holiday make-up retold from
the work of a dependent of the Duke of Bur-
gundy in 1470. They "treat of divers queens and
of their love-business." They are the stories of
the Sestina, of the Tenson, of the Rat-Trap, of
the Choices, of the Housewife, of the Satraps,
of the Heritage, of the Scabbard, of the Navar-
rese and of the Fox-Brush.
Outlook. 93: 787. D. 4, '09. llOw.
Cabell, James Branch. Cords of vanity.
t$i.50. Doubleday. 9-4297.
Should the young hero of these chapters of
wooings and small flirtations open his palm for
a professional reading, doubtless where the line
of constancy ought to appear there would be
"Viewed as a whole, the book is a notable
performance."
-f--Ath. 1909, 2:357. S. 25. 160w.
"One is reminded of the time-honored charac-
terization of this class of flction as worse than
immoral — dull."
— Nation. 88: 582. Je. 10, '09. 200w.
"When it comes to near half a score love
affairs, with only one man for the entire lot
the atmosphere grows sirupy, and not all Mr'
Cabell's skill with the English language, which
IS considerable, is suflicient to save the reader
from a keen longing for fresh air and lemons "
— N. Y. Times. 14: 175. Mr. 27. '09. 170w.
Cable, George Washington. Kincaid's bat-
tery. t$i.5o. Scribner. 8-32648.
A story of New Orleans during the first part
of the civil war. In the background is the din
of warfare while the center of the stage is held
by two women combatants. One of them a
Creole, loves fiercely and jealously the young
captain whom she tries to separate from the
other woman.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 24. Ja. '09. ►{.
"We cannot describe it as a successful work
of Active art. A certain amount of misunder-
standing and playing at ct-oss-purposes is quite
proper as a means of holding the reader's in-
terest in suspense, but the device is absurdly
overworked in the present instance." W: M
Payne.
1- Dial. 46: 87. F. 1, '09. 260w.
"All told, it is a story where the red fuse
of war burns into the drawing-room of a pretty
society. And the author misses neither the
lightness nor the tragedy of such a situation."
-f Ind. 66: 700. Ap. 1, '09. 320w.
"Perhaps the tale pleases us chiefly because
it takes us back to the old scene and the old
figures. The theatrical inventions might be
dispensed with."
-I Nation, 88: 19. Ja. 7, '09. 580w.
"He trails every elusive emotion to its last
hiding place, and with exquisitely fine art, even
If the reader does find it a bit tedious some-
times and not quite worth while, makes his chief
characters depict themselves and one another
through pages upon pages of conversation and
unimportant action."
-I N. Y. Times. 13: 740. D. 5, '08. 500w.
"Frankly, we find it rather hard reading. It
seems to us that the author does not tell his
story in a simple, direct way, but adopts a
style that is, not exactly enigmatic, but, if we
may use the phrase, 'round-the-cornerish.' The
result is that the interest halts or retrogrades
just when it should move forward with firm,
quick step."
— Outlook. 91: 107. Ja. 16, '09. 240w.
Cable, George Washington. "Posson Jone' "
^2 and Pere Raphael; with a new word
setting forth how and why the two
tales are one. t$i-So. Scribner. 9-28036.
A reprint, in holiday dress of two favorite
Creole stories. For the second, Mr. Cable kept
blowing thru his bubble pipe, refusing a new
dip into the source of his first well rounded
sphere of lights and colors, knowing that there
was another bubble up the pipe which he could
develop to the full proportions of the first. And
here we have the two which Mr. Cable's gen-
ius has lent permanency to — the drafts of crit-
icism cannot blow them out, neither have they
the disposition to.
4- Dial. 47:464. D. 1, '09. 130w.
" 'P&re Raphael' is more melodramatic, con-
ventional, and even machine-like in plot and
development than this author's stories are wont
to be."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6, '09. 120w.
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Cabot, Oliver. Man without a shadow.
8 t$i-50. Appleton. 9-1 1688.
A young man after a lapse of memory wakens
to consciousness one day in a sanitarium but
by some queer freak his memory was left behind.
There is an indefinable fear that compels him
to believe that he has been evilly dealt with.
He escapes and the incidents of the story have
to do with his efforts to win back his memory
by the aid of instinct and faces seen in dreams,
and they involve the tricking of enemies who
had been responsible for the young man's
condition, the interest of a French scientist,
and the d^otion of a young New York girl.
The scene shifts from New Jersey to Paris.
"Ingenious tale."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 25. S. '09.
"This story may be regarded as a faint re-
flection of 'Somehow good,' and, although it of-
fers not a tithe of the art or the psychology of
Mr. De Morgan's novel, may yet be recognized as
an entertaining production." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 48. Jl. 16, '09. 180w.
"Its plot has been well invented and worked
out, and the incidents contrived in a perfectly
natural way. The story lays no claim to literary
quality, it makes no literary pretensions, but it
holds the attention easily and agreeably until the
^" ^ Ind. 67: 40. Jl. 1, '09. 80w.
"Merely as a story of plot and incident 'The
man without a shadow' is remarkably clever,
skillful and entertaining. Mr. Cabot is to be
congratulated upon the fertility of invention
and the mastery of construction which it
shows^ fg. Y. Times. 14: 270. My. 1, '09. 530w.
Caffin, Charles Henry. Story of Dutch
12 painting. **$i.20. Century.
The story of Dutch art from the beginning of
the seventeenth century which date marks a
new era. It is with the newness of their art
that the author is concerned, but he studies it
in "its relation to the material and mental en-
vironment of the nation itself, of whose new-
ness it was so immediate a product and so
manifest an expression." Mr. Cafhn tells how
the artists of the seventeenth century develop-
ed a new school of painting, what they accom-
plished in portraiture, in landscape, and in the
representation of the indoor and outdoor life of
the people; why they chose these subjects and
Why they treated them as they did.
"This book will hardly serve the turn of
those who love painting as such. Those, how-
ever, who wish merelv information about ar-
tists and their times, and discursive medita-
tion about nictures, will find it both edifying
and entertaining."
^ Nation. 89: 522. N. 25, '09. 620w.
"A complete handbook of Dutch art."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 659. O. 23, '09. 30w.
Caffin, Charles Henry, and Caffin, Caroline
A. Appreciation of the drama. **$r.5o.
Baker. 8-31502.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"An interesting contribution to stage litera-
ture, but not of first importance."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 6. Ja. '09.
"The salient points in the general history of
the drama are lucidly presented with practical
succinctness."
-I- Dial. 46: 25. Ja. 1, '09. 260w.
"He does not in any way show a deep knowl-
edge of the theater or a wide knowledge of the
theatrical situation."
— Ind. 66: 1141. Je. 27, '09. 180w.
Cain. Georees. Walks in Paris; tr. by Al-
5 fred AlHnson. *$2. Macmillan. W9-151.
The author as guide avoids the megaphone
man's method of stringing together common-
places and does the honors properly and
pleasantly, of the old quarters of Paris, to Pa-
risians who complain of knowing nothing of the
history of the great city. He dabbles not at
all in hackneyed legend but supplements the
history of buildings with brief narratives of
events, heroic or calamitous, that have hap-
pened beneath their shadow. It is Paris from
a French point of view. Numerous illustrations
accompany the text.
"Excellent descriptions of notable landmarks
written by a Parisian having ample knowledge
and love for his city."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 156. Je. '09.
"All M. Cain writes about Paris in worthy of
introduction to English readers."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 583. My. 15. 200w.
"M. Cain's conspicuous merit is his ability to
keep off the paths beaten by the guide-books;
and wherever he conducts his readers he re-
veals new interests in unlikely places."
-f- Dial. 46: 373. Je. 1, '09. 350w.
"A veritable treasure-house of information
about the Paris that has disappeared, or is
doomed to disappear, on both banks of the Seine
— the old Paris of history and of the historical
novel."
-1- Ind. 66: 1241. Je. 3, '09. 130w.
"The translator was obviously interested In
his translation and tries to supplement in his
notes the information of the text."
-I- Nation. 88: 628. Je. 24, '09. 240w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 403. Je. 26, '09. 400w.
"He knows not only all of Paris in brick and
stone, he has known all of Paris living; he is
the son of the house, he is your delightful host,
he is full of family anecdotes. He has the in-
comparable faculty of making you feel, for the
nonce, as if you too were of the family."
+ No. Am. 190: 561. O. '09. 320w.
"This book, we should say, almost reaches
the ideal of the art of writing about the old
buildings and historical associations of a city
such as Paris or London."
+ Sat. R. 107: 728. Je. 5, '09. 320w.
Caine, Hall. My story. **$2. Appleton.
9-6264.
"A brief but graphic sketch of the surround-
ings of his childhood, and the friendships
formed among literary men in his early man-
hood." (Outlook.) He shows "familiar knowl-
edge of the methods, phraseology, and varied
'tricks of the trade' of modern journalism. . . .
This familiarity has been expressed in racy
comments on American newspapers and their
interviewers; it has also impressed the general
style of many pages of his book. . . . The
chief interest is found in the nucleus of the
story — the revelations of Rossetti and his small,
but choice coterie of friends as they were known
by Mr. Caine during the last few years of Ros-
setti's life." (Dial.)
"A story of considerabl'^ interest."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 100. Ap. "09.
Reviewed by A. B. Maurice.
-I- Bookm. 29: 305. My. '09. 1750w.
"In spite of its blemishes of style, and its in-
completeness of structure, 'My story' is inter-
esting and illuminating as a series of impres-
sions of Rossetti and his friends, Watts-Dun-
ton, Madox Brown, I'hilip Marston, Shields, and
others, and as a revelation of Mr. Caine's own
personalitv and convictions." A. R. Marble.
H Dial. 40: 223. Ap". 1. '09. 1400w.
Reviewed by A. B. Maurice.
+ Forum. 41: 398. Ap. '09. 950w.
"This autobiography is interesting because it
does actually reveal the character of the writer."
H Lit. D. 38: 473. Mr. 20, '09. 730w.
"Mr. Caine gives ... an altogether undue
number of letters from these great men in
praise of his own works of fiction. Perhaps the
most striking minor portrait is that of Henry
Irving playing a role in life as on the stage."
H Nation. 88: 256. Mr. 11, '09. 650w.
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"Caine fails in trying to picture Rossetti as
an attractive personage, arousing only pity, and
not sympathy. The chapter written around his
visits to America has a distinct aroma of pat-
ronage. Mr. Caine concludes with some ob-
servations on the literary life, its joys and its
emoluments. Some of these are pertinent and
others are impertinent."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 192. Ap. 3, '09. 530w.
"To those who are fond of literary gossip, Mr.
Hall Caine's 'Story' must, in despite of defects,
appeal. Is nowise an important book, but it is
a readable and amusing book of very light lit-
erary gossip."
H No. Am. 189: 781. My. '09. 600w.
"Altogether, while the book is in no way
important, it is entertaining and well worth
reading."
4- Outlook. 91: 773. Ap. 3, '09. 380w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 7fi3. Je. '09. 160w.
Caine, Hall. White prophet. t$i-5o. Apple-
» ton. 9-23731-
A novel of Egyptian life and English life in
Egypt in which the author "attempts to re-
create the course of the events of the last
quarter of a century as they ought to have hap-
pened." (Sat. R.) It portrays social and of-
ficial life in government and military circles of
Egyptian cities and follows the unconvincing
course of the "White prophet" half Christian,
half Mohammedan as leader of the new Nation-
alist movement.
"Of the plot, founded as it is on misconception
of the state of Egypt, and defective under-
standing of its men and problems, without one
spark of humour, we will only say that it is
wildly melodramatic."
— Ath. 1909, 2: 232. Ag. 28. 870w.
"Fortunately we now know the worst that
Mr. Hall Caine can do. No living being, not
even himself, can surpass the enormity which
he calls 'The white prophet.' " A. Schade van
"Westrum.
Bookm. 30: 150. O. '09. 1330w.
"Compound of preposterous politics and sick-
ly sentiment." W: I\I. Payne.
— Dial. 47: 238. O. 1, '09. 450w.
"This book has no message from the spirit,
but is just another subject the aiithor has
selected over which to have hvsterics."
— Ind. 67: 1093. N. 11, '09. 380w.
"The eastern atmosphere with which the en-
tire story is infused is quite as pleasing as the
more familiar British setting usually associat-
ed with Hall Caine's work. In the main the
dramatic unfolding of the plot holds the read-
er's attention."
-f Lit. D. 39: 535. O. 2. '09. 400w.
"Mr. Caine has a habit of dwelling intermin-
ably upon his facts without really illuminating
them."
— Nation. 89: 255. S. 16, '09. 600w.
" 'The white prophet' is Mr. Caine at his
worst and at his best. It is good melodrama:
it is also full of platitude, proli.x, and over-
larded with sentimentality. The book would
gain in intensity and power were a goodly num-
ber of GOO pages judiciously blue penciled. Mr.
Caine 'preaches' too much, but the bones of
the story are good melodrama — and melodrama
is always popular."
f- N. Y. Times. 14: 522. S. 4, '09. 500w.
"As a novel this is a typical Hall Caine book,
and in its own way the appearance of a Hall
Caine hook is a literary event. In this story
the action and movement are at first rapid and
strong, but by the middle one begins to weary
of the artificial excitement and to long for
a little plain common-sense realism."
H Outlook. 93: 52. S. 11, '09. 530w.
"On more than one of the more than 600
pages of this novel the reader finds blood-stir-
ring dramatic narrative strength, but from even
the most casual perusal it is quite evident that
if the tale had been half as long it might have
been twice as strong."
H R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 140w.
" 'The white prophet' is vulgar and unpreten-
tious; it never gets within a hundred leagues
of literature; even in its badness it is undis-
tinguished."
— Sat. R. 108: 228. Ag. 21, '09. 1350w.
"When leniency has done its utmost, the
book must be described as a bad work of art as
well as a most mischievous and odious travesty
of our policy in Egypt."
— Spec. 103: 244. Ag. 14, '09. llOOw.
Cairns, William B., ed. Selections from early
3 American writers, 1607-1800. *$i.25. Mac-
millan. 9-14597.
Selections from early American writers from
1607 to 1800. "Theologj' is the base of most
of these selections, although such matters as
Indian rights, poems on various sentimental
subjects, translations of the Psalms, the exam-
ination and condemnation of witches, love let-
ters and historical and descriptive sketches lend
variety and prove more agreeable reading than
the dissertations upon infant damnation or
descriptions of the traits of the grim Deity
these people had fashioned for their terror and
worship." (N. Y. Times.)
+ Dial. 47: 52. Jl. 16, '09. SOw.
+ Ind. 67: 298. Ag. 5, '09. 40w.
"The volume ought to serve a good purpose
in many ways."
-f Lit. D. 39:535. O. 2, '09. llOw.
"Mr. Cairns has done a good work for stu-
dents of Ameirican literature. He has also
given us a book full of human interest, quaint
knowledge, and real experience, where in a
small compass it is easy to get a broad idea
of a phase of our national life none the less
important because it has utterly passed away."
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 475. Ag. 7, '09. 1200w.
Calisch, Edward N. Jew in English litera-
6 ture, as author and as subject. *$2. Bell
bk. 9-15983-
A work the scope of whose subject and the
method of whose treatment "have been deter-
mined with the view to bring out the purpose
of the work, viz., to show, on the one hand, what
has been the attitude of the British nation, as
expressed by its writers, towara the Jew at
various periods of their common history, what
influence the Jews have thus unconsciously had
upon its literature; and on the other hand, what
influence they have unconsciously exercised by
their own contributions to this literature." It
covers English literature from the tenth century
to date.
"The little book will attract attention to one
of the curiosities of English literature, and,
indeed, might be regarded as a supplementary
chapter to Isaac Disraeli's book of that name,
though scarcely with its charm."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 479. Ag. 7, '09. 430w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. 40w.
Call, Annie Payson. Nerves and common
11 sense. **$i.25. Little. 9-35851.
The author who has delivered numerous help-
ful messages to nervously tired people has gath-
ered into this volume twenty-five papers that
have been published separately, very many of
them in the "Ladies' home journal." The titles
are suggestive, some of them being: Habit and
nervous strain: How women can keep from be-
ing nervous; "You have no idea how I am rush-
ed"; "Whv does Mrs. Smith get on my nerves";
The trying member of the family: In itable hus-
bands; How to be ill and get well: Is physical
culture good for girls? Working restfully; Tele-
phones and telephoning; "Vv'hy fuss so much
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Call, Annie Payson — Continued-
about what I eat"; About faces; About vices;
and About frights.
"More restricted in its appeal but also more
practical and suggestive in the field covered
than any of the numerous recent books."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 70. N. '09.
"A collection of pleasant suggestive essays."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. 20w.
Callender, Guy Stevens, ed. Selections from
1^ the economic history of the United
States, 1765-1860, with introductory es-
says. (Selections and documents in eco-
nomics.) *$2.7S. Ginn. 9-26314.
A book of collateral reading for undergradu-
ate classes in American economic history, or
for general courses in American history that
give attention to economics. At the beginning
of each chapter is a preliminary essay that
prepares the way for the account of economic
affairs that follows.
Calthrop, Dion Clayton. Everybody's secret.
» t$i-50. Dillingham. 9-20662.
Toby Quarrenden, an over-trustful young man,
is a firm believer in the idea that there is
more good in man than evil. Tenderly pic-
tured is his Platonic friendship for an actress,
Christine Macaire, and his sorrow over the
discovery that the woman whom he had married
and his best friend Mr. Weiby have con-
cealed from him an illicit relation of early
years. The deception of these two, which had
reached everybody's ears before its revela-
tion to him, somewhat shakes his faith in man-
kind. After the death of his wife, thru the
influence and love of Christine, his simple trust
in humanity is restored.
"The unskilful employment of incidences in
the manufacture of difficulties casts a serious
blot on this novel, which, however, is written
in a sparkling style, and studded with poetic
4-'— Ath. 1909, 2:9. Jl. 3. 120w.
Allan. 104: 686. N. '09. 260w.
"The story is very mteresting and not of
the sensational sort. It compares favorably with
the author's former success, 'The dance of
love.' "
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 5t6. S. 18, '09. 380w.
"His book is quite devoid of offence, and is
evidence once again of the intense importance
of manner in treating of certain matters."
-h Sat. R. 108: 202. Ag. 14, '09. 150w.
Calvert, Albert Frederick. Madrid: an his-
* torical descriptiort and handbook of the
Spanish capital. *$i.50. Lane. 9-35585.
A general, popular account "containing a
chapter of general impressions, a brief history
of the city, descriptions of the court, society,
art, literature, and the drama, churches, and
public buildings, including the Escorial, La
Granja, and Alcal&; an e.xcellent guide to that
marvellous collection of arms and armor, so
little of which, curiously enough, is of Span-
ish workmanship; and last but not least two
chapters on the bull-fight." — Nation.
A. L. A, Bkl. 5: 157. Je. '09.
"Though the style of the text is popular
and at times diffuse, the prospective tourist to
Madrid will find the book of great value."
+ — Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 177. Jl. '09. 200w.
"One could not ask for a better supplement
to the more practical details of the guide-book.
The work is accurate, sympathetically just,
complete without being tiresome, and profusely
Illustrated."
+ Nation. 88: 468. My. 6, '09. 370w.
"A corner of the curtain has just been rather
urgently raised, but the revelation reveals only
one phase of Spanish life — the religious and
80ci3.1 "
+ '— N. Y. Times. 14: 463. Jl. 31, '09. 80w.
"Possibly the chapter on 'Literature and the
drama' is the most inadequate."
H Spec. 103: 99. Jl. 17, '09. 80w.
Calvert, Albert Frederick. Royal palaces of
^ Spain: a historical and descriptive ac-
count of the seven principal palaces of
the Spanish k'ngs. *$i.50. Lane. 9-12927.
Describes El Alcazar, the Escorial, El Par-
do, Aranjuez, La Granja, Royal palace (Ma-
drid), and Miramar.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 157. Je. '09.
"The text and 165 small but e.xcellent illus-
trations fulfil the promise of the preface."
+ Nation. 89: 105. Jl. 29, '09. 500w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 463. Jl. 31, '09. 70w.
Calvert, Albert Frederick. Southern Spain;
painted by Trevor Haddon. *$6. Mac-
millan. 9-5230.
This book, the embodiment of the author's
personal impressions and observations, is in-
tended for guide-book use; in it are brought to-
gether "as much of history, art, and topography
as the traveler is likely to assimilate."
"A sumptuous and well-informed handbook."
+ Dial. 45: 460. D. 16, '08. 230w.
"One of the most fascinating gift books ot
its kind."
+ Nation. 87: 577. D. 10, '08. 50w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 755. D. 5, '08. 160w.
"Mr. Trevor Haddon's book of coloured
sketches may be taken on the whole as giving
a good general idea of the various scenes de-
picted. Mr. Calvert's descriptions are pleas-
antly written and give a very fair historical
account of the places visited. His errors are
at any rate harmless."
-I Sat. R. 106: 764. D. 19, '08. 180w.
"We are told that he has 'introduced a little
gossip into the descriptive matter.' It is per-
haps this 'gossip' that gives the book its curi-
ously second-hand character, though this is
a merit as well as a defect, for the authors
copied by Mr. Calvert are often men of sound
taste and knowledge."
H Spec. 102: 268. F. 13, '09. 550w.
Calvert, Albert Frederick. Valladolid,
Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avila and
Zaragoza; an historical and descriptive
account. (Spanish ser.) *$i.5o. Lane.
8-26390.
The text mainly historical is followed by some
four hundred full-page illustrations.
"The text contains sundry, random assertions,
some unauthentic anecdotes, and not a few seri-
ous errors. The photographs are more val-
uable than the letterpress."
1- Ath. 1908, 2: 538. O. 31. 250w.
Dial. 45: 300. N. 1, '08. 60w.
Nation. 87: 577. D. 10, '08. 80w.
Spec. 101: 171. Ag. 1, '08. 60w.
Calvert, Albert Frederick, and Gallichan,
8 Catherine Gasquoine. El Greco: an ac-
count of his life and works. *$i.50. Lane.
9-17456.
Contains an introduction giving an account
of the development of Spanish painting dur-
ing the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, fol-
lowed by a sketch of the famous Creton's life
from his birth to the time of his coming to
Spain.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 8. S. '09.
"This book is a conscientious but wholly un-
inspired compilation, negligible as criticism, but
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useful as a collection of facts not readily ac-
cessible in English."
H Nation. 89: 388. O. 21, *09. 130w.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 463. Jl. 31, '09. 440w.
"The Spanish and Italian quotations in this
volume are often somewhat inaccurate, and
we have some amazing Greek on p. 25. There
is, moreover, a strangely persistent confusion
in the proper names."
H Spec. 103: 99. Jl. 17, '09. 300w.
Camac, Charles NicoU Bancker, comp.
^ Epoch-making contributions to medicine,
surgery, and the allied sciences ; being re-
prints of those communications which
first conveyed epoch-making observations
to the scientific world, together with bio-
graphical sketches of the observers. *$4.
Saunders. 9-S259-
A series of "articles each of which communi-
cated such observations as first placed the sub-
ject upon a sound scientific basis." The contri-
butions include those of Lord Lister on anti-
septic surgery; Ifarvey's circulation of the
blood; Leopold Auenbrugger's Percussion
of the chest; R. T. H. Laennec's Use of
the stethoscope; Edward Jenner's Vaccination
against small-pox; Morton, Wells, and Warren's
Anesthesia; Oliver Wendell Holmes' Puerperal
fever.
"The idea of the compilation is a good one
and the work will interest laymen as well as
professionals."
+ Lit. D. 38: 851. My. 15, '09. lOOw.
"The book is handsomely and, barring a few
slight typographical errors in the bibliography,
excellently printed, and should keenly Interest
those medical students — 'rarae aves' — who can
be induced to read anything outside the re-
quired textbooks."
-i Nation. 89: 167. Ag. 19, '09. 160w.
Cambridge history of English literature;
ed. by A. W. Ward and A. R. Waller.
14V. ea. *$2.50. Putnam. 7-40854.
V. 3. Renascence and reformation.
"The present volume begins with the Eng-
lish humanists, Linacre and Grocyn, in the clos-
ing years of the fifteenth century, and ends
with Hooker's 'Ecclesiastical polity,' the first
books of which appeared in 1594. It does not
include, however, the plays which fall within
the limits of these dates, since the whole sub-
ject of the English drama, from its beginnings,
down to the closing of the theatres in 1642, is
reserved for continuous treatment in the fourth
and fifth volumes." — Nation.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5:133. My. '09. (Review
of v. 3.)
"The bibliographies are in general good but
are unequal in merit: in some cases the best edi-
tions are not noted, and the dates of first edi-
tions are not mentioned. The index of names
is laudablv complete."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 6. Jl. 3. 1300w. (Review of
V. 3.)
"These articles fail in what should be their
first purpose, the orientation of the student.
Our philological scholarship has never been
particularly felicitous in expression; but the
effect of it, when massed in such bulk as this,
is unexpectedlv depressing."
h Ind. 66: 865. Ap. 22, '09. 950w. (Re-
view of V. 2 and 3.)
-t- Lit. D. 38: 904. My. 22, '09. 450w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
"The third volume of this work shows an even
greater improvement on the second than the
second showed on the first. This volume, like
the previous ones, contains a full and excellent
bibliography. We note some lacunae in the
section devoted to Spenser."
+ -I Nation. 88: 338. Ap. 1, '09. 700w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
"The absence of any dominating names ren-
ders this volume even more useful for the stu-
dent of English literature, since it is the sec-
ond and third rate little masters about whom
it is difficult to get full and accurate informa-
tion such as is afforded in the present volume.
Apart from a few defects, the present volume
seems to be fully up to the very high stand-
ard of the two preceding." Joseph Jacobs.
-j N. Y. Times. 14: 114. F. 27, '09. 650w.
(Review of v. 3.)
R. of Rs. 39: 508. Ap. '09. 70w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
"This rich composite history of English liter-
ature is a real service to English scholarship."
-f- Sat. R. 107: 562. My. 1, '09. 1550w. (Re-
view of V. 2 and 3.)
Cambridge modern history; planned by the
late Lord Acton; ed. by Adolphus W:
Ward, G: Walter Prothero and Stanley
Leathes. I2v. ea. **$4. Macmillan.
4-21616.
V. 11. The growth of nationalism.
"Considers that highly important period In
human history from 1845 to 1871. It treats of
the great revolutionary period, which was con-
tinent wide 1845-48, and of the political and so-
cial changes throughout Europe which culmi-
nated in the Franco-Prussian war of forty year.s
ago." — R. of Rs.
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you meet in a dictionary."
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 822. Jl. '09. 1200w. (Re-
view of v. 11.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 74. Mr. '09. (Review
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"Where the book fails to satisfy is in its lack
of general views of international diplomacy,
and secondly, in its manifest inequalities of
treatment."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 367. Mr. 27. 1450w. (Re-
view of V. 11.)
"Probably, the most valuable part of the
volume is the series of bibliographies." W:
Miller.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 390. Ap. '09. 860w.
(Review of v. 11.)
"The volume, like all others in the series, is
indispensable to every student of modern his-
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view of V. 11.)
"The present volume is perhaps the most
interesting of all that have appeared, at least
to those who wish to understand the Europe
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view of V. 11.)
"All the work is carefully and intelligently
done; all conforms to the modern conception of
scientific history."
+ Nation. 88: 441. Ap. 29, '09. 2100w. (Re-
view of V. 11.)
"The chapter on Rome and the Vatican coun-
cil by Mr. G. A. Fawkes only increases the re-
gret that Lord Acton did not live to write upon
a subject, which, in English-speaking lands, he
had made so decisively his own. Able as Mr.
Fawkes's treatment is, it is too detailed and
has no firm general standpoint." Joseph Ja-
cobs.
-I- H N. Y. Times. 14: 97. F. 20, '09. 1300w.
(Review of v. 11.)
"There is probably no other volume in this
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Cambridge modern history— Continued-
"Of course no book dealing with this period
can be without interest, and, bald as the style
of narration generally is, there will be found a
ereat deal of 'miscellaneous feeding for the
inquiring mind. But to call such a book a his-
tory' is almost a misuse of terms. haa^,
+ _ Sat. R. 107:467. Ap. 10, '09. llOOw.
(Review of v. 11.)
"In a work so full of interest it is impossible
to comment on all that is valuable."
+ Spec. 102: 614. Ap. 17, '09. 960w. (Re-
view of V. 11.)
Cambridge natural history; ed. by S. t.
12 Harmer and A. E. Shipley. lov. v. 4-
*$4.25. Macmillan. 5-12127.
V. 4. Although the fourth in numerical or-
der mis volume is the tenth and last of th s
important work begun sixteen years ago. it
includes Crustacea, by Geoffrey Smith and the
ate W F R. Weldon; Tardigrada and Pentas-
tomida" also Introduction to Arachnida, and
Sosura, by Arthur E, Shipley: Arachnida
embolobranchiata (scorpions, ^spiders mites
etc.), by Cecil Warburton; Euryptenda and
Trilo'bita by Henry Woods.
"It is a pleasure to congratulate all concerned
on the completion of an undertaking which is
a credit to a generous publisher two ex-
cellent editors, and many competent zoolo-
gists.'^ Ath. 1909, 2: 301. S. 11. 720w. (Review
of V. 4.)
"A comprehensive work, one that exhibits so
manv excellencies and has been of such great
service as a reference work to zoologists, vve
can sav of this volume that what is given
is given fairly well, the errors are mostly of
omission " T- H. Montgomery, jr.
°"'+!^ Science? n.s. 30° 682. N. 12, '09. 1350w
(Review of v. 4.)
Cameron, Agnes Deans. New North; being
12 some account of a woman's journey
through Canada to the Arctic. =^*$3-
Appleton. 9-29788.
The record of the travels of two women down
the Mackeoizie river from Athabasca Land-
ing in Alberta, Canada, to the Arctic ocean,
and back bv wav of the Peace river. It is a
narrative of dangerous passages on the river,
meetings with the Esquimaux, the discovery
of new sites; and abounds in descriptions of
people, of northland scenes, interpersed here
and there with anecdote. On its economic side
the author discusses the agricultural possibil-
ities timber resources, etc. Many illustrations
from' paotographs form a pictorial accompani-
ment to the text.
"She has much that is interesting to say
about arctic animals and arctic food, and she
writes enthusiastically of the many friends she
made along the way."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1072. D. 11, '09. llOw.
Cameron, Margaret. Involuntary chaperon.
10 t$i.5o. Harper. 9-26953-
This chaperon is one of those fascinating
young widows so dear to fiction, and the series
of sprightly letters she writes to her chum
forms the story. But her situation is unusual
as she is chaperoning, against her will, a young
girl who is being sent by her parents on a trip
to South America to escape an incipient love
affair. A bachelor uncle accompanies them,
and they discover many amusing people and
interesting scenes in the course of their jour-
ney, all of which is told in detail to the friend
at home who is also the recipient of heart to
heart confidences which develop into a double
love story. The illustrations are South Amer-
ican views.
"They are such letters as anybody would be
delighted to receive from a traveling feminine
friend."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 691. N. 6, '09. 230w.
Camp, Walter Chauncey. Jack Hall at
11 Yale: a football story. t$i-5o. Appleton.
9-26146.
The group of boys who were introduced in
"The substitute," reappear in the present story.
After a Christmas house party, they participate
in college life and athletics open to freshmen,
and, in their Sophomore year, two win places
on the football team; the victory over Harvard
being largely due to Jack's punting and clear
thinking. Jack Hall, one of the boys in "The
substitute" soon acquires the Yale spirit and
carries it into contests on the wrestling mat
and on the football field in which he brings
honor to Yale. The intercollegiate games of his
Sophomore year, during which he develops skill
as a kicker, give the interest to the book.
Campbell, F. W. Groves. Apollonius of
Tyana: a study of his life and times;
with an introd. by Ernest Oldmeadow.
*$i. Kennerley.
"As Blount's translation is only an obsolete
fragment, and as Berwick's almost inaccessible
version contains a superabundance of misren-
derings and lacks all the flavour of the orig-
inal" this rendering of the life of the rhetorician
and sophist of Lemnos fills a gap in English
libraries. Mr. Oldmeadow says: "Dr. Camp-
bell has sought to recover Apollonius of Tyana
from the dust of controversy and to picture
him as he existed in the minds of his more
reverent and spiritually minded believers. . . .
He has rounded off his short study by contrast-
ing some of the practices and doctrines of this
Cappadocian . . . with some .words and works
of that Galilean who has conquered the world."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 701. Je. 12. 620w.
"A Pateresque appreciation of the first-century
sage and mystic revealed to us in the third-
century biographical rom.ance of Philostratus.
Judged as such it must be pronounced success-
ful in spite of a few exuberances of rhetoric."
H Nation. 88: 560. Je. 3, '09. 150w.
"Dr. Campbell's story of this strange and
fascinating life is well worth reading. Its style
is rather florid, and the writer is sometimes
led by his enthusiasm into extravagances of ex-
pression and sentiment; but the enthusiasm
itself is refreshing and interesting. Mr. Old-
meadow's introduction is careful and concise,
and his hope that the book may be of value to
general readers rather than especially to schol-
ars is amply justified."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 206. Ap. 10. '09. 650w.
+ Spec. 102: 102. Ja. 16, '09. lOOw.
Campbell, Reginald John. Thursday morn-
ings at the City Temple. *$i.5o. Mac-
millan. 9-35041.
A group of sermons preached before his
Thursday morning audiences in which Mr.
Campbell continues to expound the New theol-
ogy interpretation of the teachings of Jesus.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 7. Ja. '09.
"The book is modern, both in method and
doctrine, and is superior to the author's 'New
theology sermons' since they are less distinctly
theological."
-t- Ind. 66: 152. Ja. 21, '09. 90w.
"The world doubtless has need of iconoclasts,
but one does not ordinarily go to church to hear
things smash, not even on a Thursday morning
in a city temple."
— Nation. 88: 39. Ja. 14, '09. 190w.
"The occasional note of extravagance, which
is Mr. Campbell's chief defect as a preacher,
is the defect of his quality, which is a constant
though not always well-balanced enthusiasm for
humanity and for the realization in all men of
the divine ideal."
^ Outlook. 90: 593. N. 14, '08. 310w.
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Camphor, Alexander Priestley. Missionary
« story sketches, folk-lore from Africa;
with an introd. by Rev. M. C. B. Ma-
son. *$i.5o. West Meth. bk. 9-IS872.
Story sketches, folk-lore and incidents that
reveal something of the African as he appears
by nature in his native habitat, and shows what
influence the missionary is exerting upon him in
his moral and spiritual awakening.
Canby, Henry Seidel. Short story in Eng-
12 lish. *$i.6o. Holt. 9-24292.
A historical and critical study of the short
story as a distinct type of literature. It touches
upon the early English, medieval and Eliza-
bethan periods of the short story and presents
fully the origin and development of the modern
short story. Separate chapters discuss some of
the latter-day successful short story writers.
"Let it be said at the outset that Professor
Canby has performed with much tact and
adroitness a pretty difficult task. Professor
Canby's historical sympathy and imagination
are at times distinctly defective."
-I Nation. 89: 513. N. 25, '09. 630w.
"It is written by a man who knows his sub-
ject, has read widely, and has reached con-
clusions. As a study in evolution it is dis-
appointing."
H Sat. R. 108: 448. O. 9, '09. 230w.
Canfield, William Walker. Along the way.
9 $1.50. Fenno. 9-24449-
A political story which is based upon condi-
tions as they must exist should public utilities
be controlled by the government. The plot deals
with the attempt made by a grafting govern-
ment oflicial to thwart an honest, influential
capitalist in his efforts to reestablish private
control.
"The literary critic can find little to say for
'Along the way.' It is crude, obviou.s, half-
tract, half-melodrama; its persons have little
reality, its didacticism is a nuisance. Yet tne
hook is written with good purpose, and will no
doubt find its own respectful audience."
1- Nation. 89: 433. N. 4, '09. 440w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 594. O. 9, '09. 450w.
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.
N. Y. Times. 14: 633. O. 23, '09. MJw.
Cannan, Gilbert. Peter Homunculus: a
11 novel. t$i-SO. Duffield. 9-12880.
"Mr. Cannan's hero is introduced to us as
a small boy applying for work at a bookshop in
Shaftesbury avenue. His employer at the book-
shop, X. Cooper — an old man who dies early in
the story, but whose influence haunts its pages
— is a unique and remarkable creation, for
whose sake alone the book is worth reading.
The other characters do not suggest much real-
ity. The upward career of the hero — a vainglo-
rious, affected youth who never becomes a gen-
tleman— is described with much elaboration and
detail."— Ath.
"The book is an interesting effort, of which
the first part is successful, but the conclusion
feeble."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 612. My. 22. 140w.
"His adventures and development are of more
tlian curious interest."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 652. O. 23, '09. 50w.
"Mr. Cannan has generally a sure touch, and.
while his beautiful actress is very hard to com-
prehend, he has filled liis story with odd people
who arrest the reader's attention."
-f Sat. R. 108: 173. Ag. 7, '09. 210w.
"The old formula of the 'good idea badly
worked out' may be applied here with some
explanatory reservation. If he will take our
advice, which is sincerely offered, because, in
our opinion, he is a brand well wortli plucking
from the burning, he will not be so desperate-
ly afraid, as he betrays himself to be here, of
relaxing the tautness of liis epigrams, and of
being now and again simple, comfortable, and
placid."
h Spec. 103: 101. Jl. 17, '09. 750w.
Canning, George.
5 friends. 2v. *i
George Canning and his
. Button. 9-14585.
"A contribution to the definitive life of Can-
ning which has yet to be written. They illus-
trate, but they present no finished portrait,
'iiie letters published by him tell us little that
is new, for example, about the birth and brief
existence of 'The Anti-Jacobin,' though they
give a curious sequel, namely. Canning's per-
emptory suppression of a proposal to publish
an edition of the poetry with plates by Gillray.
No fresh light, again, is thrown upon those
very important events, the bombardment of
Copenhagen and capture of the Danish fieet
in 1807; and thus the story of Canning's first
foreign secretaryship remains incomplete in an
essential particular." — Ath.
"The general reader will find much to interest
him in these fascinating pages, while the his-
torical student will rise from them with the
feeling that, though many points remain to be
elucidated, he has yet gained a much more
complete idea than was hitherto possible of a
brilliant, but vulnerable statesman. As for
Capt. Bagot's editing, it is most ably done,
though he might have curbed a tendency to
repeat himself in the foot-notes."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 310. Mr. 13. ISOOw.
"The running comment of this correspondence,
most of it undress, and some of it highly confi-
dential, is as amusing to the general reader as
it is instructive to the historical reader."
+ Nation. 88: 561. Je. 3, '09. 1600w.
"Bagot has collected a vast deal of corres-
pondence written by the statesman and his
intimates, and has linked it together in an in-
teresting and pleasing sequence."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 548. S. 18, '09. 930w.
"Captain Josceline Bagot has edited these
letters . . . v/ith a tact and knowledge of
politics and society whicli place him amongst
best biographers of the day."
+ Sat. R. 107: 338. Mr. 13, '09. 2000w.
"The present compilation . . . will certainly
prove indispensable to every future biographer.
The selection and arrangement of this large
mass of material leave very little to be desired;
the reader is relieved to find in Captain Bagot
an editor who is at once informal and inform-
ed,— a combination of qualities rare enough in
these days of hasty and ponderous book-mak-
ing."
+ Spec. 102: 499. Mr. 27, '09. 1800w.
Carey, Rosa Nouchette. Key of the un-
10 known. t$i.5o. Lippincott. 9-25183.
Altho the scenes described are those of mod-
ern English life, there is an old-fashioned
flavor about this story, and it gives an impres-
sion of a much earlier time. Motor cars and
other present day innovations seem quite out
of place. The love affair of Craig Barstow,
heir to a title, and Joan Leigh, beautiful and
attractive, but poor, seems aPout to end dis-
astrously because, according to the dictates of
his family, he must marry money. Thru the
opportune appearance of a will in the last
chapter their marriage is made possible.
"Shows about the same quality as her previ-
ous books."
-1- N. Y. Times. 14: 674. O. 30, '09. 220w.
+ Sat. R. 108: 572. N. 6, '09. 160w.
"Miss Cairey's stories are restful, wholesome,
constructed with sufficient skill, and not with-
out touches of humor and pathos."
+ Spec. 103: 610. O. 16, '09. 32'Ow.
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Carey, Rosa Nouchette. Sunny side of the
hill. t$i-50. Lippincott. 8-26685.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Though far remote from real life, the atmos-
phere of the book is soothing and sympathetic,
and there is some clever characterization."
-\ Ath. 1908, 2: 469. O. 17. 90w.
"A welcome is due to a story which is mild,
modest, interestingly eventful, and well-writ-
ten."
+ Nation. 88: 144. P. 11, '09. 200w.
"A pretty little English love story of quite
the approved pattern."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 103. F. 20, '09. llOw.
Carleton, Will. Drifted in. **$i.50. Moffat.
8-11414.
"The rhymed narrative of a journey on a
railroad train, with episodic songs developing
thoughts by the way." — Dial.
abridged work. The aim has been that of cut-
ting out the extraneous matter and bringing
the work within reasonable length.
+ Dial. 45: 468. D. 16, '08. 140w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
4- Ind. 65: 1466. D. 17, '08. 60w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. 60w.
Carlton, Frank Tracy. Education and in-
dustrial evolution. (Citizen's lib.) *$i.25.
Macmillan. 8-28067.
"Part 1 discusses 'The modern educational
problem' and Part 2 'Actual or proposed addi-
tions to the educational system.' The author
points out the fact that education to-day is
greatly in need of 'democratising' in order that
it may become 'an integral and vital part of
the experience of every future efficient member
of the community.' The book is permeated with
the new social spirit that is abroad in the land
to-day." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"A thoroughgoing study of the problem of
education in the industrial state of civilization.
One misses in the book the legal justification of
class education, and the correlation of indus-
trial education to the development of the higher
culture interests. For purposes of ready ref-
erence this book is commendable and up to
date." H. P. J. Selinger.
^ Am. J. Soc. 14: 414. N. '08. 330w.
"A helpful, up-to-date contribution to the
literature of the 'new education.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 7. Ja. '09.
"The style is easy and forceful, the treatment
broad minded, and constructive. Altogether,
the book is of value to students of modern prob-
lems either in the field of education or of sociol-
ogy."
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 191. Ja. '09. 120w.
"It will serve to concentrate attention upon
the problems which are perhaps the most vital
of all those connected with the schools to-day."
-j- Nation. 87: 575. D. 10, '08. 230w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 627. O. 24, '08. 30w.
"One may differ from the author in some of
his interpretations of needs and tendencies but
there is no question that the book is a real
contribution to the situation." F. A. Manny.
H School R. 17: 726. D. '09. 650w.
Carlyle, Thomas. Carlyle [selections]; ed.
12 by A. W. Evans. (Masters of litera-
ture.) *$i.io. Macmillan.
In keeping with the aim of the "Masters of
literature" series this volume contains the
finest passages from Carlyle's writings, con-
nected by editorial comment and prefaced by
an introduction that includes a sketch of his
life and critical estimates of his spirit of crit-
icism, political and social teaching, style and
influence.
Carlyle, Thomas, Frederick the Great: abr.
^° by Edgar Sanderson. **$i.50. McClurg.
The main thread of the narrative as it runs
thru the larger work is unbrolcen still in this
"Mr. Sanderson's manageable volume will be
found useful."
+ Spec. 102: 271. F. 13, '09. 70w.
Carlyle, Thomas. Love letters of Thomas
^ Carlyle and Jane Welsh. 2v. **$8. Lane.
9-10960.
Letters written by the Carlyles during the
period from 1821 to 1826. Their emotion "never
rises into an all-absorbing and terrific force,
shattering conventions, annihilating the am-
biguous and the secondary, and seizing upon the
secret springs of language with mysterious art.
The emotion of the Carlyles expressed itself
in a very different manner, — through the
medium of moral exhortations, and metaphysi-
cal disquisitions, and immense argumentations,
and a somewhat formal and pompous style."
(Spec.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 157. Je. '09.
"We wish that Mr. Alexander Carlyle had not
found it necessary to rake up the ashes which
reticence had allowed to grow cold."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 553. My. 8. 1500w.
"If the last word has not now been said on
the relations of Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle to each
other the fault is not Mr. Alexander Carlyle's."
P. F. Bicknell.
+ Dial. 46: 290. My. 1, '09. 2000w.
"The world's thanks are due to the editor of
these two volumes for his courage and wisdom in
printing all the letters, for his pains taken to
insure complete accuracy, for the excellent notes,
which are always clear and helpful, for the ade-
quate illustrations, and for the extremely valua-
ble appendices. No one can fully understand
his position in the history of literature without
reading these volumes." W: L. Phelps.
+ Forum. 41: 594. Je. '09. 1150w.
"It was time for these letters to be published
in full."
-h Lit. D. 39: 349. S. 4, '09. 730w.
"So far as mere interest goes, these two
thick volumes will be a disappointment to
readers who know me writers from Froude and
from their other letters."
-i Nation. 88: 416. Ap. 22, '09. 2400w.
"The courtship of Thomas Carlyle and Jane
Welch, as it is set forth in this long corres-
pondence, is as interesting as a novel."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 285. My. 8. '09. 1650w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
Reviewed by Lyman Abbott.
+ Outlook. 92: 366. Je. 12, "09. SlOOw.
"The best reading the wretched Carlyle con-
troversy has yet supplied."
+ Sat. R. 107: 402. Mr. 27, '09. ISOOw.
"The real interest of the correspondence is not
literary, but psychological."
H Spec. 102: 577. Ap. 10, '09. 1350w.
Carnegie, Andrew. Problems of to-day:
wealth — labor — socialism. **$i.40. Dou-
bleday. 8-32653.
A summary of Mr. Carnegie's book may be
found in the following: "First, the millionaire
must be left alone during his life time, for his
accumulation of wealth means an enterprise
and a mobilisation of capital which do infinitely
more good than harm. Secondly, as the mil-
lionaire's enterprise dies with him, his wealth
may fairly be taxed out of all recognition at
his death. Thirdly, the land must be split up
into small properties. Fourthly, the system
of profit-sharing businesses must become uni-
versal. Fifthly, the family is the only train-
ing-ground for the good citizen, and socialism
must nowhere be more furiously resisted than
when it tampers with this holy of holies."
(Spec.)
A. L. A, Bkl. 5: 7. Ja. '09.
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"To the conservatives this book will seem
radical. To the radicals it will seem conserva-
tive."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 451. Mr. '09. 500w.
"It will amply pay perusal."
+ Ind. 66: 325. F. 11, '09. 480w.
"His fondness for gross optimistic assertion
precludes anything like true discussion. Mr.
Carnegie's habit of cutting discussion short by
oracular utterance gives to his style a peculiar
quality, that can only be described as pudgy."
— Nation. 87: 628. D. 24, '08. 320w.
"Mr. Carnegie's argument as to the undesir-
ableness of wealth really is just about as mis-
leading as his representation that the Amer-
ican workingman bears no portion of the bur-
den of the protective tariff. A book that should
be rated as valuable and important. In plac-
ing this estimate on Mr. Carnegie's book, we
especially have in mind his views touching
socialism. They are well considered and well
©X Dress €(3 **
H N. Y. Times. 13: 797. D. 26, '08. 1250w.
Outlook. 91: 65. Ja. 9, '09. 250w.
Pol. Sol. Q. 24: 563. S. '09. 120w.
"Mr. Carnegie's book is really a sentimental
romance. His Vicar of Wakefield simplicity is
not credible."
— Sat. R. 106: 676. N. 28, '08. 630w.
"Mr. Carnegie's doctrines are so clearly and
simply stated that the reader will have no dif-
ficulty in measuring other men's opinions by
them, or deciding what he can or cannot ac-
cept himself. We could summarize the book
in five sentences. It would be easy to state
certain doubts in as few sentences."
H Spec. 101: 839. N. 21, '08. 1500w.
Carotti, Giulio. History of art. 4v. v. 2.
9 *$i.50. Dutton. 8-35413.
V. 2. Early Christian and neo-Oriental art,
European art north of the Alps. "E.xcluding
Italy, after the thirteenth century, it includes
what is usually called early Christian, Byzan-
tine, Saracenic, Romanesque, and Gothic art.
. . . The bibliography Is full, though not ex-
haustive, the lists of typical monuments, in
smaller type, very useful. The scope of the
work may be inferred from the space given to
Gothic art — something more than one hundred
pages, as against about fifteen in Relnach's
standard manual, 'Apollo.' " (Nation.)
his characteristics are studied impartially with-
out the bias of adverse or favorable criticism
of the centuries since he lived."
"Convenient texts for reference or study, fair.-
ly accurate, systematically arranged, fully illus-
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 9. S. '09. (Review of
V. 1 and 2.)
+ Ind. 67: 94. Jl. 8, '09. 130w. (Review of
V. 2.)
"A great amount of information, generally
accurate and up to date, has been packed with-
in a small compass. The text has not had prop-
er editorial supervision and needs a minute
overhauling. It is fair to add that these de-
fects are usually rather of taste than of sub-
stance."
H Nation. 89: 148. Ag. 12, '09. 280w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"The value of his book does not depend on its
fullness so much as on the stimulus afforded
to more extensive researches." E. F. Bald-
win.
+ Outlook. 93:598. N. 13, '09. 140w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
Carpenter, Edmund J. Roger Williams: a
^2 study of the life, times and character
of a political pioneer. (Grafton histori-
cal ser.) •'*$2. Grafton press.
A study of Ro^er Williams not in the light
of the doctrinal considerations of his dav but
in the scientific, human-brotherhood spirit. He
is viewed as a man among men; the times are
considered "from a political and personal, rath-
er than from a strictly religious point of view;
"Mr. Carpenter has dug deeply and his re-
searches have been rewarded."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:772. D. 4, '03. 400w.
Carpenter, George Rice. Walt Whitman.
(English men of letters.) *75c. Macmil-
lan. 9-8067.
A study of Whitman's life under the following
heads: Boyhood (1819-1841): Journalist (1841-
1850); Workman and poet (1850-1860): Comrade-
ship (1861-1873): Old age (1873-18 '2). The
author places Whitman in the class of men who
represent a new attitude, who bring a message
to their brothers, a truth mainlv expressed in
their lives and only incidentally thru their writ-
ings. "These are the great accepters and uni-
fiers of life; their teachings and examples pass
beyond the confines of literature or politics:
they show new and noble ways of living. Of
this type, in his own degree. Whitman seems
to me to have been."
"The best of the brief works, but not to be
chosen before Bliss Perry's life when a single
volume must suffice."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 133. My. '09.
"Mr. Carpenter has given us a genuine biog-
raphy, a thoroughly readable and vivacious life
of one of the most picturesque in the group of
our American writers, and one whose signifi-
cance in the history of American literature is
more and more clearly recognized with the pass-
ing years." W. E. Simonds.
-f Dial. 46: 404. Je. 16, '09. 650w.
"The whole book is broad and brilliant, clear,
and calmly wise. In this biography the seer
has found a seer, and is granted the great boon
of being understood. It is a book to be not
only read but pondered — a monument not mere-
ly to Walt Whitman, but to George Rice Car-
penter as well." Clavton Hamilton.
+ Forum. 42: 80. Jl. '09. 2600w.
"The clearest, plainest, and least vexatious
account of Walt Whitman in print "
+ Ind. 67: 603. S. 9, '09. 300w.
"This is an excellent and notably precise
life of Whitman."
+ Lit. D. 39:349. S. 4, '09. 220w.
"We cannot but believe that Professor Car-
penter's rejection of literary sources (despite
his protests. Whitman was in some respects
always a bookish man) for a vague theorv of
'impassioned speech.' based on a rather fine-
spun psychology of language, is due in part to
the necessity imposed on the later biographer
of being different. As a whole. Professor Car-
penter's work is well-proportioned and pleas-
antly written."
-j Nation. 88: 364. Ap. 8, '09. 900w.
"The book is particularly welcome because it
is such a good hook to read."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 244. Ap. 17, '09. lOOOw.
"Is distinctly the best of those accounts of the
poets which may be classed as appreciations
rather than as critical estimates."
+ Outlook. 92: 420. Je. 19, '09. 300w.
"It is refreshing to read the sober, sedate, and
impartial appraisal."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 763. Je. '09. 70w.
Carpenter, Rolla Clinton, and Diederichs,
s Herman. Internal combustion engines,
their theory, construction and opera-
tion. *$5. Van Nostrand. 8-22.=;68.
"Professors Carpenter and Diederichs have
done a good service in extracting what is mist
valuable from German literature and incorpor-
ating it in their book. . . There are four
principal divisions to the book. The first five
chapters are occupied with definitions and the-
oretical considerations: the next five with fuels
and the phenomena of combustion: then follow
four chapters on gas-engine construction and
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Carpenter, R. C, and Diederichs, H.-Cont
operation; finally there are four chapters on
power estimation, testing, results of tests and
costs." — Engin. N.
"Very complete and satisfactory treatment."
+ Engin. D. 5: 416. Ap. '09. 330w.
"The line drawings are sometimes fair, but
the reproductions of photographs are uniformly
poor. Altogether this book may be highly rec-
ommended to students and engineers. It cov-
ers its chosen field more thoroughly and more
capably than any other book in the English
language, and it appears to be remarkably free
from inaccuraciei=. The only respect in which it
is seriously lacking is in its failure to handle
satisfactorily the subject of gas-engine con-
struction." L. S. Marks.
H Engin. N. 60: sup. 533. N. 12, '08.
1350W.
"Anyone wishing to obtain a good general
idea of present-day practice in America will
find this book a valuable work." E. G. Coker.
+ Nature. 80: 124. Ap. 1, '09. 220w.
Carr, Clark Ezra. Railw^ay mail service:
s its origin and development. **50c. Mc-
Clurg. 9-5707-
A brief history of tne railway mail service
from the time of its conception and inaugura-
tion to the present high state of efficiency.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: .^8. O. '09.
"Clark B. Carr impressively sets forth the im-
provement that has taken place in the handling
of mail in this country in the last half century."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 321. My. 22, '09. 550w.
Carr, Clark Ezra. Stephen A. Douglas: his
11 life, public services, speeches and pa-
triotism. **$2. McClurg. 9-28566.
A sketch and an appreciation of the great
Illinois senator that aims to perpetuate a prop-
er conception of his statesmanship and charac-
ter. It is a searching and analytic review of
Douglas's career linked close with the stirring
events in which he took part.
"The little volume, while far from being a
thorough life of Douglas or a comprehensive
estimate of his services, is a valuable and in-
teresting contribution and will aid in placing in
a truer light the man whose unfortunate lot
it was to act as a foil for Lincoln and to be on
the losing side in the final casting of the dice
of chance."
-I- Dial. 47: 337. N. 1, '09. 400w.
"An entertaining sketch of the career of that
famous democratic statesman and a generous
appraisement of his public services."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 783. D. 11, '09. 550w.
-f R. of Rs. 40: 754. D. '09. 120w.
Carr, Joseph William C. Some eminent
Victorians: personal recollections in
the w^orld of art and letters. *$3.50.
Scribner. W9-193.
A book of pleasant recollections and stories of
famous men of letters, actors and artists whom
the author knew during the latter half of the
nineteenth century. Among them are Tenny-
son. Browning, Irving, Rossetti, Burne-Jones,
Millais, Holman Hunt and Leighton.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 9. S. '09.
"Is not only pleasantly and intimately rem-
iniscent of many celebrated men of the last
century, but also receives something of added
weight and value from the interspersed expres-
sions of a ripe judgment on divers questions of
art, literature, and the drama." P. F. Bicknell.
+ Dial. 46: 134. Mr. 1, '09. 1500w.
"The pages on his life as a newspaper man
in the old Bohemian days are the most enter-
taining in the book."
-f Nation. 88: 167. F. 18, '09. 330w.
"Among the many books of personal recollec-
tions that have come to our notice, none con-
tains a more varied lot of interesting informa-
tion about artistic and literary men."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 137. Mr. 6, '09. 680w.
Carr, Kent. Rivals and chums. t$i-25. Lip-
pincott.
A story of public school life in England, with
side lights on athletics.
"English school stories are seldom anything
but good reading, and this is no exception."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 756. D. 5, '08. 40w.
"A first-rate story. The football in the school
is quite peculiar. Has the author got his no-
tions of sport from Ouida?"
-I Sat. R. 106: sup. 7. D. 12, '08. 240w.
Carr, Sarah Pratt, Billy To-morrow. t$i-25.
i*" McClurg. 9-24957.
Billy is a little California boy whose spirit
of procrastination earned for him the nickname
of the title. In the weeks following the earth-
quake all his courage and manliness are called
into action, and he wins for himself the new
name, Billy To-day.
N. Y. Times. 14: 709. N. 13, '09. 70w,
Carrington, Hereward. Coming science;
with an introd. by James H. Hyslop.
**$i.5o. Small. 8-37615.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"At last we have a rational and well-written
worlt on psychic research by an author who
knows his business and keeps his feet on solid
scientific ground. This is the highest possible
praise and I am glad to give it." R. E. Bisbee.
-f Arena. 41: 510. Jl. '09. 280w.
Lit. D. 39: 101. Jl. 17, '09. 200w.
"We discover in Mr. Carrington's work noth-
ing new which is of special value, and small
justification for proclaiming the birth of 'the
coming science.' "
— Nation. 88: 70. Ja. 21, '09. 1400w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 20. Ja. 9, '09. 400w.
"It lays too much stress on the alleged ne-
cessity for proving life after death as the main
motive of psychical Investigation. And it be-
trays a too obvious tendency to regard such
proof as having been already obtained. It
should be added that, regarding the book not as
an appeal to the incredulous scientist but as a
brief exposition of the nature, problems, and
theories of psychical research, it affords a help-
ful introduction to the reading of more elabo-
rate works, such as those of Myers and Pod-
more, dealing with the subject in detail."
-i Outlook. 91:383. F. 20, '09. 310w.
R. of Rs. 39: 572. Ap. '09. 480w.
Carruth, William Herbert. Each in his own
tongue and other poems. **$i. Putnam.
8-37720.
"Mr. Carruth, who is the head of the depart-
ment of Germanic language and literature in
the University of Kansas, is widely known by
his short poem, 'Each in his own tongue,' which
is the initial number in this collection." (N. Y.
Times.) "We must think of Mr. Carruth as more
than a man of a single poem, for he has just
given us a collection of some fourscore pieces,
many of which approach in seriousness of
thought and felicity of expression the one wide-
ly-known example which provides his book with
its title." (Dial.)
"A fine sense of the essential realities per-
vades Mr. Carruth's verse. He is an academic
poet, but one whose sensibilities the academic
environment has not deadened." W: M. Payne.
-f Dial. 46: 50. Ja. 16, '09. 420w.
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"All of the poems are filled with the deep
religious feeling and moral earnestness char-
acteristic of the author."
+ Ind. 66: 638. Mr. 25, '09. 140w.
+ Nation. 89: 55. Jl. 15, '09. 150w.
"One finds the central interest in these verses
to be their intense moral earnestness and their
concern with the serious questions of life."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 10. Ja. 2, '09. 270w.
Carson, Blanche Mabury. From Cairo to
6 the cataract. $2.50. Page. 9-10281.
"The book is in the form of original let-
ters, and gives a very good account of many
of the things that one sees and experiences on
the boat journey up the Nile and back again.
... As a lively narrative of the doings and
sight-seeing of a wide-awake American girl,
the book is a success." — Nation.
"A readable account of a familiar trip."
-f- Ind. 66: 1138. My. 27, '09. 380w.
-{- Nation. 88: 512. My. 20, '09. 220w.
"Her condensations will be found extremely
useful to those who have not the leisure nor
the inclination to make exhaustive studies of
Egyptian history on their own account."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, '09. 170w.
Carson, William English. Mexico, the won-
11 derland of the South. *$2.2S. Macmillan.
9-29345-
A volume of nearly four-hundred and fifty
pages which pictures and describes very neaily
all that is worth seeing and knowing in Mexico.
Its picturesqueness, its romance, its contrasts;
its rapid development into a modern country;
its cities, its haciendas, gold and silver mines,
health resorts; and its human interest to the
modern economist — all claim a share of the au-
thor's attention in his fresh, accurate, inclusive
pen picture of Mexico of to-day.
Ind. 67: 1146. N. 18, '09. 140w.
"The sure touch of the man who knows his
subject intimately is evident throughout. A
book of real human interest."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 759. D. '09. 140w.
Carter, Ada. Seamless robe: a tw^entieth
12 century imprint of the ideal. t$i-5o.
Wessels. 9-28693.
An American edition of a Christian science
novel written by an English woman. It is a
strong, serious argument for the faith of Chris-
tian scientists, made concrete by the psycho-
logical development and evolution of a young
clergyman who rises, thru struggle, from his
plane of traditional, orthodox belief to the
heights of religion as a demonstrable science.
Carter, Charles Frederick. When railroads
were new^; with introd. note by Logan
G. McPherson. **$2. Holt. 9-9S11.
An attempt "to gather the floating fragments
of railroad history having a human interest into
a coherent narrative of the work-a-day trials
and triumphs of the pioneers in the planning
and building of the railroad that would be
neither a dry historical treatise nor a collec-
tion of anecdotes." The suggestive chapter
headings are: The dawn of the railroad era;
America's pioneer railroad: Early days on the
Erie: Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania rail-
road; Genesis of the Vanderbilt system; Incu-
bator railroads; The first transcontinental rail-
road; Through tribulation by rail; and Romance
of a great railroad. Index.
"The absence of better books on the subject
gives to this a real value. Its contents are not
accessible elsewhere in any single volume." F:
L. Pax son.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 15: 191. O. '09. 320w.
"A decided tendency to realism and a wealth
of local color will make it attractive reading for
boys."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 133. My. '09. 4.
"A little more attention to literary finish would
not have hurt the book."
-I Dial. 46: 406. Je. 16, '09. 200w.
"A few slips were noticed, but they were
suriirisingly fevv. All in all, the book may be
commendea to those who desire to read the ro-
mance of the railroads." E. L. Bogart.
H Econ. Bull. 2: 128. Je. '09. 250w.
Engin. D. 5: 667. Je. '09. lOOw.
"Much of the in.timate and popular info'^ma-
tion (and the conversations) must be taken on
trust or with some shadow of doubt."
-i Engin. N. 62: sup. 40. O. 14, '09. 550w.
"A vast amount of curious information, hith-
erto left uncollected and in peril of being lost.
And. in addition to all this, the book is good
desultory reading for the layman."
+ Ind. 66: 1086. My. 20, '09. 140w.
"It can scarcely fail to excite interest, and
while many of the details are fictitious, or at
the best used with considerable freedom, the
main body of facts is essentially correct." L. C.
M.
H J. Pol. Econ. 17: 481. Jl. '09. 260w.
"The story is told in a clear, accurate, and in-
teresting manner in the present volume, which
is enriched with many illustrations and should
find a place in every popular library."
+ Lit. D. 38: 898. My. 22, '09. 200w.
"That he has cultivated his field assiduously
is clear from the abundant harvest of new and
fugitive material which he has garnered. Amid
such an array of matter one expects to find oc-
casional errors in dates and points of fact, but
these could be more readily forgiven if the final-
ity of statement so prevalent throughout the
book, were supported by the evidence."
^ Nation. 88: 463. My. 6, '09. 350w.
"Mr. Carter's very entertaining book is brim
full of interesting records of the early days of
railroading." „, ,„„ „„„
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 257. Ap. 24, '09. 320w.
"This book is not a history of the development
of railroad finance or railroad exploitation, but
the fascinating story of the struggles, the fan-
tastic failures and the final triumphs of the
pioneer railroad builders."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 90w.
"It appeals to the general reader and will be
to him a highlv interesting narrative."
-f Yale R. 18: 333. N. '09. 160w.
Carus, Paul. Pleroma: an essay on the
12 origin of Christianity. $1. Open ct.
9-29363-
The editor of "The monist" conducts a sci-
entific investigation of the causes of Christian-
ity with the result that he finds Christianity to
be not the result of accident, but of necessity.
"There are definite causes and definite effects.
Its doctrines, its ceremonies, its ethics are the
product of given conditions and the result
could not be different." The divisions of the
treatment are: Christianity predetermined by
the needs of the age; Pre-Christian gnosticism;
The bloom preceding the fruitage of Christian-
ity; How the gentile Savior changed into the
Christ; The origin of Judaism and its signifi-
cance for Christianity; Conclusion.
Cary, Elisabeth Luther. Artists past and
12 present: random studies. **$2.So. Mof-
fat. 9-25959-
Contains a dozen "random studies" of ar-
tists as follws: "Rembrandt, Jan Steen, Carlo
Crivelli, Callot. Fantin-Latour and Louis
Barye represent the past: Mary Cassatt, Max
Kliriger, Alfred Stevens, Carl Larsson and the
recent exhibitions in New York of modern Ger-
man paintings and of Zuloaga and Sorolla, the
present." (Ind.) "All are keen, penetrating, ap-
preciative, and sensible." (Dial.)
"As attractive in appearance as it is stimu-
lating in content."
-I- Dial. 47: 465. D. 1, '09. 210w.
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Gary, Elisabeth Luther — Continued-
'•The note is mostly that of the fugitive
magazine article, which is often of consider-
able immediate helpfulness in giving tirst aid
to the benighted, but generally of little per-
manent significance."
-j Ind. 67:1142. N. 18, '09. 120w.
"There is little critical literature in English
dealing with certain of these artists, and the
group has been chosen in an unusual and in-
teresting way." ^„„
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1072. D. 11, '09. 120w.
"To each of the studies, although they dif-
fer so widely in their appeal to both intellect
and temperament, she brings the critical qual-
ities of personal detachment, penetrating vis-
ion, breadth of view, and a keenly intellectual
but at the same time warmly human appre-
ciation of intention, content, and method."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 706. N. 13, 'Od. 300w.
Gary, Rev. Otis. History of Christianity in
12 Japan. 2v. ea. **$2.50. Revell. 9-22916.
Tells the story of "how Catholic missions
flourished in the sixteenth century, were cruel-
ly extirpated in the seventeenth, and revived
in the nineteenth, then the rise, vicissitudes,
and expansion of Protestant missions since
1859." (R. of Rs.) "Official documents, narra-
tives of events, and relations of personal ex-
perience are skilfully woven together by the
scholarly historian, now more than thirty years
an actor on the scene." (Outlook.)
London where thru the efforts of her humble
lover, Lily achieves the triumph which crowns
her ambition — that of seeing her name at the
top of the bill.
"Standard work of reference."
+ Ind. 67: 1316. D. 9, '09. 820w.
"Throughout the 800 pages his statements
are invariably unimpassioned, rational, and
free from parti.san spirit. At the same time it
must be admitted that the book is somewhat
ponderous in style and the manner it deals
with the subject." K. K. Kawakami.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 702. N. 13, '09. 1400w.
"There is no other work on the subject which
compares in interest or in value with this."
+ Outlook. 93: 560. N. 6, '09. 260w.
"The official documents and personal mem-
oranda in these two volumes make them valu-
able for reference."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 762. D. '09. 80w.
Gasson, Herbert Newton. Cyrus Hall Mc-
11 Cormick: his life and work. **$i.50.
McClurg. 9-28139-
A life of the master builder of the modern
business of manufacturing farm machinery. His
life, coincident with the pioneer era of replac-
ing muscle with machinery, has been devoted
to inventions that have revolutionized farm la-
bor, and it is one of those "rare life-histories
that blazon out the peculiar genius of the na-
tion under the stress of a new experience."
"He has diligently collected and very attract-
ively presented much historical and statistical
matter concerning the development of agricul-
tural implements and the recent rapid increase
in the world's wheat production. The life and
personality of the great inventor are adequate-
ly set forth. The author makes an occasional
error of fact."
H Dial. 47: 184. S. 16, '09. 270w.
R. of Rs. 40:755. D. '09. 160w.
Gastaigne, Andre. Bill-toppers. t$i.5o. Bobbs.
» 9-21870.
A story which pictures the life of the "ar-
tistes" of the vaudeville circuit and which tells
more particularly of Lily and the process by
which her father P. T. Clifton, manager, en-
deavors to make her a star. The career has
its beginning in the South seas, and runs its
course in various parts of the world, from In-
dia to San Francisco, from Mexico to New
York. The final height is at length reached in
"The story is wholesome in tone and catches
that decency and simple morality which, more
often than the public believes, characterize
these people of the vaudeville. Mr. Castaigne's
style of writing is deplorable."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 563. S. 25, '09. 450w.
"The story is quite entertaining, and, in a
sense, instructive."
+ Sat. R. 108: sup. 5. S. 25. '09. 160w.
Gastle, Mrs. Agnes Sweetman, and Gastle,
11 Egerton. Diamonds cut paste. t$i-5o.
Dodd. 9-24954.
"Sir Reginald Esdale returns from India, after
several years' absence from his family, with a
splendid record behind him. a distingulsheu
career ahead of him, and a mild and sentiment-
al attachment to a pretty and clinging widow.
The attachment is mild, but Sir Reginald is
peculiar, and the widow is very clinging." — N.
Y. Times.
"Judged as a comedy of manners, it should
be a success; but from the point of view of
fiction it has many shortcomings. Mr. and
Mrs. Castle never leave the impression of dis-
counting their own work; they are invariably
conscientious and careful, and take a pride in
their craft. We hope to see a, dramatic version
of this story."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 421. O. 9. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 652. O. 23, '09. 50w.
"The reader . . . will just get from the book
what it was meant to give — an hour or two
of perfectly sinless enjoyment."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 729. N. 20, '03. ISOw.
"Their latest venture may be considered to
prove not only the wisdom in their selection
of bygone periods but also how easily, when
dressed in costume, the most moderate of tal-
ents may pass for something more consider-
able."
— Sat. R. 108: sup. 5. O. 16, '09. 820w.
Gatholic church in the United States of
America: an illustrative history pub-
lished in honor of the golden jubilee of
His Holiness, Pope Pius X. 6v. $90.
Catholic editing co., i W. 34th St., N.
Y. 9-7144-
"This initial volume of the series is devoted
to the religious orders. The five succeeding
volumes will deal with the secular clergy, v. 2
treating of the provinces of Baltimore and New
York; v. 3 of Boston, Philadelphia, and Cincin-
nati; V. 4 of Chicago, St. Paul, and Oregon,
and V. 5 of New Orleans, St. Louis, Dubuque,
Santa Fe, and San Francisco. The sixth and
concluding volume will be of general character,
and will follow in broad lines the history of the
Catholic church in this country. It will take
up movements of the American church as a
whole, and will be especially rich in statistics.
Separate sections will deal with Catholic char-
ities, education, literature, journalism, eminent
men, societies, clubs, sports, and other sub-
jects."— N. Y. Times.
"Offered as a history, it must be judged by
modern critical standards, and by these this first
volume may be set down as a remarkable col-
lection of pictures, valuable and novel in their
extent, rather than a record comprehensive in
detail, exact in statement, and complete in
scope. In going over this list of communities
several serious omissions must be noted."
^ Nation. 88: 200. F. 25, '09. 400w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
N. Y. Times. 14: 112. F. 27, '09. 380w.
(Review of v. 1.)
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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. I5v. ea. $6. Appleton,
Robert. 7-1 1606.
V. 4. Cland — Diocesan. Especially noteworthy
in this fourth volume are the articles on the
book of Daniel, The deluge, Constantinople,
Congo Free State, Collectivism, Communism,
and Cross and Crucifix in which archaeological-
ly the Catholic attitude toward the use of im-
ages in worship is clearly stated and defended.
V. 5. Continues the scholarly excellence of
the foregoing volumes. "Among the more not-
able contributions are those relating to evolu-
tion, excommunication, ecclesiastical art, dis-
pensation, editions of the Bible, eschatology,
extreme unction, dynamism, Ethiopia, Eng-
land, and divorce." (N. Y. Times.)
"The fourth volume fairly merits the praise
of maintaining the high standard embodied in
the preceding numbers."
-f H Cath. World. 88: 546. Ja. '09. 930w.
(Review of v. 4.)
"While microscopic criticism might find some
opportunities for stricture, this volume fulfils
the promise of the encyclopedia to be a work
that will meet the reasonable standards of the
learned without neglecting the claims of the
uncritical."
+ Cath. World. 89: 538. Jl. '09. 900w. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
"While splendid scholarship exists in the
Catholic church, and appears to admirable ad-
vantage in the discussion of what we may call
neutral matters, still as soon as it approaches
the more delicate topics of modern criticism, it
is either clouded by prejudice or paralyzed with
fear."
h Ind. 66: 51. Ja. 7, '09. 780w. (Review of
v. 4.)
"What can a candid critic do but despair
when impurlant articles like 'Esther,' 'Elijah,'
'Elisha,' Ecclesiastes,' 'Divination,' and 'Eu-
charist,' are assigned to writers whose incom-
petence fairly takes one's breath away?"
— Ind. 67: 657. S. 16, '09. 730w. (Review
of V. 5.)
+ Lit. D. 39: 101. Jl. 17, '09. ISOOw. (Re-
view of v. 4 and 5.)
"Contains a number of important articles,
more or less popular, which exhibit in general'
the same spirit of fairness that characterizes
the earlier volumes."
+ -f Nation. 88: 68. Ja. 21, '09. 530w. (Re-
view of v. 4.)
"The standard set by the earlier volumes
is fully maintained in the present volume."
+ Nation. 89: 35. Jl. 8, '09. 330w. (Re-
view of v. 5.)
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 399. Je. 26, '09. 200w.
(Review of v. 5.)
+ R. of Rs. 39: 383. Mr. '09. llOw. (Re-
view of V. 4.)
+ R. of Rs. 40: 384. S. '09. 140w. (Review
of V. 5.)
"On the whole, the bibliographies are by no
means a strong point in this instalment of 'The
catholic encyclopedia.' "
H Sat. R. 107: 532. Ap. 24, '09. lOOOw.
(Review of v. 4.)
-f- Spec. 102: sup. 1005. Je. 26, '09. 330w.
(Review of v. 1-4.)
Catlin, George. Boy's Catlin: my life among
11 the Indians; ed. with biographical
sketch by Mary Gay Humphreys.
**$i.5o. Scribner. 9-25173.
Contains the most interesting parts of Cat-
lin's book about the North American Indians,
and their habits and customs, in war, peace
and hunting. The writer gained his wide
knowledge of Crows, Blackfeet, Assiniboines,
Ojibbeways and other tribes first hand while
pamtmg among them; and he produces for the
reader pictorial impressions that are very close-
ly related to his work with the brush. Sixteen
of his own drawings are used for illustration.
From the cover design, with its dashing
brave, to the index, there are 'real' incidents
more picturesque than, and equally as unbe-
lievable as, incidents of fiction "
+ Lit. D. 39:' 1016. D. 4, '09. 130w.
"It is a book which boys will welcome heart-
ily as being stranger than fiction, however
careful the fact."
+ Nation. 89: 539. D. 2, '09. 50w.
"It should be a welcome addition to any
boy s library."
+ R. of Rs. 40:768. D. '09. 30w.
Caw, James Lewis. Scottish painting, past
5 and present, 1620-1908. *$8. Stokes.
"Mr. Caw, the director of the Scottish national
galleries, has in this volume covered the entire
field from the time of Jamesone to the present
day. Encyclopaedic in extent, and indicative of
wide and accurate knowledge and much pains-
taking study and research, Mr. Caw's history
IS a valuable and timely contribution to the
literat'jre of art."— Int. Studio.
"If ihe informed reader may not at all times
be inclined to accept Mr. Caw's conclusions he
cannot but be impressed by their general ac-
curacy, and above all by the fearlessness with
which they are stated. One cannot read the
book without admiring the keen perception
accurate information, critical acumen, ripe
judgment, and well reasoned conclusions of the
author."
H Int. Studio, 36:332. F. '09. 700w.
"A comprehensive and copiously illustrated
volume."
+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 23. N. '09. 120w,
"An inspection conveys the impression that
while it deals with some works and some artists
of real distinction, it is over-weighted with
mediocrities."
1- Nation. 88: 205. F. 25, '09. 70w.
"As a history the book is excellent and worthy
of Its author's position: as a book to read it is
a little handicapped as all such complete ac-
counts must be, by the necessity of covering so
much ground and treating of so many minor
men." * Laurence Binyon.
H Sat. R. 107: 490. Ap. 17, '09. 1500w.
Cayley, George John. Bridle-roads of Spain;
s or, Las Alforjas. *$2. Estes.
A reprint of a book published in 1853. In the
form of letters it records the author's experi-
ences while traveling in Spain, 1851-1852. "As
he met with no exciting adventures, he drew
largely on his imagination, represented himself
as having killed a rogue in Seville, and eked out
a volume with similar inventions, to which he
confessed good-humouredly enough later. These
flights of fancy seem to have irritated some of
his critics, but irritation is out of place. Cayley
as a traveler in Spain is not to be taken seri-
ously. He was barely eight months in the
country, knew little of the language, and was
therefore not in a position to understand the
national characteristics." (Ath.)
"Some of the misprints in the text might have
been corrected."
H Ath. 1909, 1:405. Ap. 3. 280w.
"The chief blemish of the book is the in-
troduction of imaginary adventures into the ac-
count of his travels. Still we forgive him, if
only because few writers have described so well
as he does the life, manners, and customs of
the Spanish peasantry as they were when he
saw them in 1851 and as they happily still are
when once the traveler breaks away from rail-
ways and tourists' routes."
-I Sat. R. 106: 764. D. 19, '08. 350w.
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Cayley, George John — Continued-
"For all Its faults it is in many ways an orig-
inal and entertaining worJc, based as much upon
romantic imaginings and thoughts suggested on
tlie road as upon actual fact."
H Spec. 101: 1104. D. 26, '08. 580w.
Cecil, Algernon. Six Oxford thinkers. *7s,
» 6d. Murray, John, London. 9-22567.
Holds up for critical inspection the careers of
six typical Oxford men: Edward Gibbon, John
Henry Newman, R. W. Church, James Anthony
Froude, Walter Pater, Lord Morley of Blackburn.
"Although there is not much which is new in
this volume, and in some cases the author be-
trays a rather inadequate acquaintance with
well-known authorities, the essays contained
in it are well worth reproduction. In the first
place, the writing is good."
-\ Ath. 1909, 2: 235. Ag. 28. 600w.
"Mr. Cecil has given us a book full of interest
and suggestion. In many places he carries us
with him and in points where we differ from
him we can still appreciate his point of view."
Wilfred Wilberforce.
-\- — Cath. World. 89: 758. S. '09. 6800w.
"A remarkable book, full of that subtle criti-
cism and fine seriousness which are marks of his
distinguished family. His standpoint is con-
servative, and, in the most liberal sense of the
word, catholic; or rather, in his philosophy of
historv the two stand identified."
"-f- Spec. 102: 940. Je. 12, '09. 900w.
Cesare, Rahaele de. Last days of papal
^^ Rome, 1850-1870; abridged with the as-
sistance of the author and tr. by Heif;n
Zimmern; with an introd. by G. M.
Trevelyan. **$3.50. Houghton. 9-25989.
A history of the papal states less for the
amateur than for the student of modern Ital-
ian history and for the specialist in interna-
tional politics of the past century. The narra-
tive begins with the Pope's return to Rome
from Gaeta in 1850, and continues down to
the entiy of the Italian troops into the city on
September 20, 1870.
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 70. N. '09.
"It is in a tone of impartiality that the whole
of this splendid chapter in history is written."
-f Lit. D. 39: 633. O. 16, '09. lOOOw.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 692. N. 6, '09. 210w.
Outlook. 93: 601. N. 13, '09. 260w.
"A monograph scientifically valuable but
artistically of small consequence. He has, it
is true, produced a work that can only be ap-
preciated by collating it with other works writ-
ten upon the same lines: but, at the same time,
he has written a book that no student of papal
history can afford to neglect."
H Sat. R. 108: 230. Ag. 21, '09. 1300w.
Cesaresco, Evelyn Martinengo. Place of an-
10 imals in human thought. *$3. Scribner.
A volume of absorbing interest to students
of animal psychology and those interested in
man's treatment of the inferior animals.
"Mixed up with a large amount of perhaps
somewhat irrelevant matter relating to the
history of religions, the author has collected
a vast store of information relating to the
estimation or otherwise in which animals have
been held by the ancient nations from Egyptian,
Bhuddistic, and Grteco-Roman times to the
middle ages; while the concluding chapter deals
with modern ideas on the subject. The objects,
origin, and conception of sacrifice are each
treated at considerable length, while folk-lore
has been largely drawn upon to illustrate the
subject from all points of view." (Nature.)
"Though it is full of curious facts, they are
not sifted with care, or co-ordinated with any
consistency. But withal the book is both
learned and entertaining — a very creditable
combination."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 297. S. 11. 450w.
"The work sadly wanted revision by a well-
educated proof-reader. If such blemishes oc-
cured in many books, we could mention, we
should pass them over without notice; the pity
of it is that they mar the pages of sucli a thor-
oughly interesting volume as the one of which
we now take leave." R. L.
-I Nature. 81: 276. S. 2, '09. 600w.
"The liuge mass of material which she has
collected has anthropological value as well as
human interest. As a source of accurate in-
formation as to the habits and capacities of
animals, however, the old mythologies, and,
indeed, all the so-called zoology produced more
than a few score years ago, are, of course, quite
useless. This obvious and unquestionable fact
has escaped the attention of the Countess
Martinengo Cesaresco, and if anybody ever told
her of it she did not believe him. Tlie book
has the interest of very unintentional and con-
sequently frank self-revelation. It is uninter-
esting, too, in another way. It rehearses dozens
and dozens of the best of the old animal sto-
ries— stories that nowadays are grouped with
the biographies of fairies, though they were
once told with as much faith — and about as
much accuracy — as the exploits of dawn-histor-
ic kings."
H N. Y. Times. 14:669. O. 30, '09. lOSOw.
"The recital of this history by so well-in-
formed and skilful a writer as the author is
makes pleasant reading."
+ Sat. R. 108: 142. Jl. 31, "09. 300w.
"A fascinating book. It is a book full of mis-
cellaneous information and entertainment, the
sort of book whicli makes the reader idly long
for Macaulay's memory in which to store all
the delightful tilings which the author has told
and shown him. Stories, quotations, comments,
and pictures are all alike good. The writer of
this book has with extraordinary self-control
avoided every temptation to put in foolish or
sentimental or improbable stories."
+ Spec. 102: 770. My. 15, '09. 1550w.
Chaimovitsch, Isaac. Tables for calculat-
ing sizes of steam pipes for low pres-
sure heating. $2. Domestic engineering.
8-32657.
"Prepared for those who have not had enough
experience to judge of the limitations of mere
'rules of thumb' in the design of steam pipes.
These tables are calculated to show the loss of
pressure per linear foot of pipe, in diameters
of % to 24 ins., for various deliveries of steam
under 1, 3, and 5 lbs. boiler pressure. The use
of the tables is e.xplained and illustrated." —
Engin. N.
Engin. D. 5: 176. F. '09. lOOw.
Engin. N. 60: sup. 695. D. 17, '08. 80w.
"Part of the book lacks clearness."
-] Engin. Rec. 58: 652. D. 5, '08. 170w.
Chamberlain, Arthur Henry. Standards in
education, with some consideration of
their relation to industrial training. *$i.
Am. bk. CO. 8-37723.
A discussion of the factors in modern ele-
mentary education including aims of education,
special elements of good character, the cur-
riculum in the elementary school, the method of
its presentation, the method of training teach-
ers, and the duties of parents toward school
work.
"It is to be regretted that the book is pub-
lished witliout an index."
^ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 177. Jl. '09. 80w.
"A useful and stimulating book. Mr.
Chamberlain has combined wide reading with
his unusually valuable practical experience and
his book bears the mark of both. It may be
used in a normal school or as material for
study and discussion at teachers' meetings and
associations."
+ Educ. R. 37: 425. Ap. '09. 70w.
H Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 20w.
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"Though there is nothing new in point of
view or treatment it has some merits as a
textbook."
+ Nation. 88: 412. Ap. 22, '09. 120w.
"On the whole the contents are representa-
tive of what one would say to a class rather
than organized material for publication in a
book." F. A. Manny.
H School R. 17: 729. D. '09. 210w.
Chamberlain, James Franklin. How we
travel: a geographical reader. (Home
and world ser.) *40c. Macmillan.
8-19617.
A book for young readers that "provides a
simple, entertaining, and attractively illustrated
account of means of travel and communication
in various parts of the world. Previous vol-
umes have dealt with man's activities connected
with securing food, clothing, and shelter." (Na-
ture.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 308. D. '08. >I«
+ Educ. R. 37: 209. F. '09. 30w.
"The little book should be popular in the
lower classes of secondary schools."
+ Nature. 78: 569. O. 8, '08. 90w.
Chamberlain, John Aldrich. Principles of
*> business law. $2.50. Anderson. 8-28323.
"This volume undertakes to state clearly
and with as few technical expressions as
possible those rules and accepted principles of
legal procedure which a business man should
know when, for instance, he makes contracts,
liandles commercial paper, sells or buys real
estate, enters into a partnership, or sustains
one of tiie relations of landlord or tenant. The
book is carefully arranged in sections, each
with its particular head, and is indexed with
completeness and clearness." — Outlook.
"A useful compendium for the commercial
man."
+ Ind. 66: 1142. My. 27, '09. 120w.
"The prime usefulness of the volume is as a
book of reference. Its value in this respect,
however, is somewhat impaired because of the
meager information given on very important
topics."
H Ind. 67: 882. O. 14, '09. 190w.
"It will not save the ordinary business man
from employing a lawyer, but it will often
save him getting into such a situation that it
needs a lawver to extricate him."
+ Outlook. 89: 627. Jl. 18, '08. 180w.
Chamberlain, Lucia. Other side of the door.
5 t$i.50. Bobbs. 9-14827.
A story built up about a murder which the
heroine chances to be eye witness to and con-
cerning which she furnishes the evidence that
convicts the hero of the crime. He is not the
real criminal and why he is loath to clear him-
self is revealed in a closing chapter in which
the confession of a Spanish woman sets matters
straight.
"It is not a very skillrully managed narrative."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 302. My. 15, '09. 280w.
Chamberlin, Georgia Louise, and Kern,
11 Mary Root. Child religion in song and
story : walks with Jesus in his home
country. (Constructive Bible studies.
Elementary ser.) *$i.25. Univ. of Chi-
cago press. 9-29793.
A second volume of songs, prayers, song texts
and story to be supplemented and enforced by
the manual work. The first volume, "The child
in his world." should precede this, if possible,
in Sunday school work. The purpose of the les-
sons i.=! to emphasize ethical truth and to give to
the child a sense of the reality of Jesus and an
attitude tow^ard him.
"Here is a wide range of well -chosen, helpful
material, sympathetically selected in view of
a child's religious life and arranged helpfully
for the teacher." H: F. Cope.
+ Bib. World. 33:348. My. '09. lOOOw.
Chambers, Robert William. Danger mark.
1" **$i.50. Appleton. 9-24255.
Idle and overrich New York society folk fill
the pages of this novel. The heroine, one of
the orphaned Seagrave twins, who has inherit-
ed dangerous wealth and more dangerous appe-
tites, is thrust at her debut into a world of plea-
sure seekers where ennui is often banished at
the expense of liome ties, and where physical
and financial gratification are the sole ambitions.
The girl has ideals and bravely fights the de-
generating tendencies within her to make her-
self worthy of the man she loves, a man who is
fighting also against social weakness. But such
as they are, tempted, back-sliding, struggling,
but winning in the end, they are the best of
their luxurious, naughty world "whose sole in-
tellectual relaxation is in pirouetting along the
danger mark without overstepping, and in con-
cealing it when they do."
"Mr. Chambers is deservedly a popular writ-
er, for never does he fail to hold the attention
of his readers to the end. It is thus with his
latest story, even though its first hundred pages
or so are decidedly slow reading, and the inter-
est goes in the end to minor characters rather
than to the heroine, least of all to her brother."
A. S. van Westrum.
-I Bookm. 30: 264. N. '09. 930w.
"Mr. Chambers has been clever and deft as
usual in many scenes, but he has spun the thing
out too thin, spread on too much society mar-
malade for his bread and butter."
— N. Y. Times, 14: 632. O. 23. '09. 580w.
"l\Ir. Chambers's books are probably read as
widely as any American novels now appearing,
but their faults of taste are not light."
— Outlook. 93: 515. O. 30, '09. 120w.
Chambers, Robert William. Special mes-
senger. t$i-50. Appleton. 9-8578.
"A novelet of the civil war, the special mes-
senger being a woman who rendered great
service to the Union armies in the field as a
gatherer and conveyor of intelligence. The
book reads as if it were based upon facts, but
Mr. Chambers expressly denies this in a very
brief preface" — Ind.
"Of no literary merit and inclined to sensa-
tionalism, but there is otherwise no objection to
it."
^ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 147. My. '09.
"It is a vivid, stirring piece of work, well
put together."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 522. O. 30. 120w.
"Sue is not the civil war lieroine we have
known; she is merely the protagonist of Mr.
Chambers's society novels set to 'The star span-
gled banner.' The stories — for the book is a
small sheaf of short stories, not a novel — are
built in the regular style of such things, and
from the usual materials." Ward Clark.
— Bookm. 29: 310. My. '09. 850w.
Ind. 6fi: 765. Ap. 8, '09. 120w.
"With his usual .skill, Mr. Chambers holds the
reader's attention from start to finish."
4- Lit. D. 38: 898. My. 22, '09. 200w.
"Mr. Chambers tells the tale of her deeds so
entertainingly and makes her always so wom-
anly that the reader does not care the least bit
whether or not they are plausible, or even pos-
sible."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 216. Ap. 10, '09. 550w.
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Te. 12, '09. 200w.
"A stirring tale maintaining the author's high
level of narrative power."
4- R. of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. '09. 70w.
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Chancellor, Edwin Beresford. Private pal-
" aces of London, past and present. *$5.
Lippincott.
A rehabilitation of the characteristics of the
more important of the fimous London houses
and an account of the annals of those that still
remain.
"Containing much useful information resppct-
Ing most of the lordly houses of London, which
will interest a large number of readers. Mr.
Chancellor writes in a verbose style which
wastes a good deal of space and does not tend
to pleasant reading."
H Ath, 1909, 1: 494. Ap. 24, 400w.
+ Sat. R. 107: 280. F. 27, '09. 220w.
"The book is worthy of its great subject."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 156. Ja. 30, '09. 370w.
Chancellor, Edwin Beresford. Wanderings
^ in London : Piccadilly, Mayfair and Pall
Mall. **75c. Pott.
"Dr. Johnson thought that Charing Cross
was the centre of the universe; Mr. Chancel-
lor puts it somewhat more to the northwest.
But the region that he suggests is too large. It
reaches from Buckingham palace to Oxford
street, from Bond street to Park lane." (Spec.)
•'These notes on the heart of the West End are
m.ade to gyrate round Stewart's Tea-rooms at
the corner of Bond street, called 'Stewart's Cor-
ner.' " (Ath.)
"In this pretty little book the illustrations
are of more value than the letterpress, which is
merely an epitome of other books on the same
subject."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 495. Ap. 24. 200w.
"The traveller who likes to realize the dead-
and-gone past of the scenes ne visits will find
Mr. Chancellor's little book a help and an en-
tertainment for his journeys about London."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 596. O. 9, '09. 140w.
"This little volume, which is judiciously il-
lustrated, makes good reading, the better the
more the reader knows of the English literature
of the last two centuries. We venture to cor-
rect one quotation of Mr. Chancellor's."
H Spec. 101: 507. O. 3, '08. 170w.
Chancellor, Louise Beecher. Players of
11 London: a tale of an Elizabethan smart
set. *$i.75. Dodge, B. W. 9-28110.
An Interesting tale of the players of Eiza-
beth's times in which Shakespeare, the veritable
Jack-of-all-stage-trades, is intimately portray-
ed. His personal charm and his lovable charac-
teristics that won him friends everywhere are
apparent in the pretty romance that grows up
between himself and the charming Phyllis who
plays Juliet to his Romeo.
Chancellor, William Estabrook. Our city
schools: their direction and manage-
ment. *i.25. Heath. 8-21610.
"Written with direct reference to the prob-
lems that are peculiar to cities of more than
40,000 population, and is intended to complement
the author's earlier work, which dealt with
conditions prevailing in communities of from
5000 to 40,000 population." (R. of Rs.) "The
author's point of departure Is his belief that a
correct system is absolutely essential to good
schools; that those charged with the supervision
of schools have too long contented themselves
with seeking the best results possible under
conditions far from perfect; and that they
should have the courage to demand the best-
known methods both of legislation and admin-
istration. Many ideas which he presents seem
radical, and yet nearly all may be found ex-
emplified in practice." (Nation.)
tional processes throughout the nation." J. S.
Hiatt.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 200. Jl. '09. 330w.
"Is of unusually practical value."
-f- Educ. R. 37: 207. F. '09. 50w.
"Seldom is the administration of public
schools treated so philosophically and coura-
geously. However revolutionary some of his pro-
posals appear, he compels us to think and to
ask whether we are basing our procedure upon
rational principles or merely upon tradition."
-) Nation. 87: 575. D. 10, '08. 140w.
R. of Rs. 38: 636. N. '08. 120w.
Chandler, Walter Marion. Trial of Jesus
from a lawyer's standpoint. 2v. ea. %
mor. $5. Empire pub. co. 8-28970.
Two volumes, the one dealing with the He-
brew trial, and the other with the Roman trial,
which set forth from a lawyer's standpoint
"the legal rights of the inan Jesus at the bar
of human justice under Jewish and Roman
laws."
This is one of a group of books now appear-
ing which, by giving details of methods, rec-
ords, forms, etc., aim to aid in unifying educa-
"The work is on the plane of the popular
lecture platform, where the speaker appeals to
his audience with picturesque description, com-
monplace allusion, and a inatter-of-fact hand-
ling of topics that are usually treated only in
the solemn language of the pulpit. The sub-
ject is spun out by numerous digressions."
— Cath. World. 88: 545. Ja. '09. 380w.
"He has given us the completest study of the
whole matter vet presented to English readers."
+ Ind. 66: 813. Ap. 15, '09'". 650w.
"It would seem probable that nothing more
exhaustive upon this topic will ever be pro-
duced, since it evidently covers all the material
available. The amount of erudition disclosed in
this treatment is surprising, and the capacity
to reduce it all to an argument so clear that the
ordinary reader can grasp it easily should give
the book a very wide general reading."
+ + Lit, D. 37: 983. D. 26, '08. 250w.
"To his legal discussion Mr. Chandler has
prefixed a defence of the authenticity and
credibility of the gospel narratives, but the
work would be imprpved by the omission of
this part."
-I Nation. 88: 278. Mr. 18, '09. 350w.
"A production closely and clearly reasoned,
which those readers who are in sympathy with
his belief will hold to be an unanswerable argu-
ment, but which those who are not will doubt-
less feel could be demolished by a lawyer hold-
ing a brief for the opposite side."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 740. D. 5, '08. 680w.
"There have been several recently published
monographs on 'The trial of Jesus.' This is the
fullest and most comprehensive with which we
are acquainted. The learning is ample and is
well digested; the style is lucid, the temper ju-
dicial, the whole work that of a judge, not of an
advocate, strong by reason of its self-restraint."
+ Outlook, 90: 976. D. 26, '08. 600w.
"Noteworthy for fits] firm, courageous, and
dispassionate, but delicate and reverential hand-
ling."
+ R. of Rs. 38: 756. D. '08. lOOOw.
Channing, Edward. History of the United
States. 8v. ea. *$2.50. Macmillan.
5-1 1649.
V. 2. A century of colonial history, 1660-1760.
"Professor Channing's second volume opens
with the English restoration of 1660, and the
return of king and courtiers, 'poorer in purse
even than they were in morals,' and carries the
story to the eve of the revolution when the col-
onists, 'in all that constitutes nationality,' were
quite a separate nation from 'that empire from
which they had sprung.' It not only covers the
hundred years between 1660 and 1760, but it
shows as no other history from a single hand
has done how the great transformation came
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about which split the course of imperial devel-
opment and started the portentous deviation." —
Ind.
"Professor Channing has set so high a stand-
ard of accuracy in his work that it is surprising
to find a few errors of rather an unexpected
character. We may not agree with all that
Professor Channing has said or be entirely
satisfied with his way of treating the history of
this period, but we do acknowledge that he has
produced a book of first importance for the
study of the neglected period and in so doing
has removed a reproach hitherto cast upon his-
torical scholarship in America."
+ H Am. Hist. R. 14: 364. Ja. '09. 1400w.
(Review of v. 2.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 36. F. '09. (Review
of V. 2.)
"The manner in which source material is
used in weaving the fabric of history must
command the admiration of all historians. The
most obvious shortcoming of the book is in
the treatment of social and economic questions."
E. R. Johnson.
H Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 469. Mr. '09. 550w.
(Review of v. 2.)
"If any unfavorable criticism be deserved, it
Is to be grounded upon the absence of a complete
and unified survey of colonial and imperial poli-
tics in the first half of the eighteenth century.
A few errors, usually in the case of dates, have
escaped the proof-reader." St. G: L. Sioussat.
-I Dial. 46: 327. My. 16, '09. lOOOw. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"The main impression made is one of wide
reading and of studied moderation. Professor
Channing is as incapable of being elevated as
of being obscure. This is more than a mere
fault of style." W. L. Grant.
+ -j Eng. Hist. R. 24; 145. Ja. '09. 880w.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
"His style is always clear and precise. The
same conscious authority which marked his first
volume is here too. The hand of the master is
imprest on every page. We have still what
promises to be the most important history of
the United States since George Bancroft's. But
no other scholar has had at once the attainment
with which to carry thru a complete history, and
the courage to attempt it."
+ + Ind. 65: 1122. N. 12, '08. 530w. (Review
of V. 2.)
"We believe that Professor Channing has
some very good theories about [history], and
only regret that he has concealed the best part
of them. That, however, is a small matter.
We commend Professor Channing's book to
scholar and reader alike: a better one is not
likely to appear soon."
4- H Nation. 87: 440. N. 5, '08. 1400w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"It is a thoroughly scholarly book, serviceable
to the general reader as well as to the stu-
dent, and noteworthy as containing the best
account yet written of the constitutional growth
of the country during the century."
+ -\ Outlook. 91: 753. Mr. 27, '09. 1300w.
(Review of v. 2.)
"It can no longer be said that the period
has been neglected, since Professor Channing
has explored it with all the zest and thorough-
ness that have characterized his work in other
periods of our history."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 251. F. '09. lOOw. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
Channing, Edward, and Lansing, Marion
Florence. Story of the Great lakes.
*$i.SO. Macmillan. 9-7929.
A chronicle of the important events, with the
customs and life of each period of the history
of the Great lakes. The chapters are arranged
under the following divisions: Discovery and
exploration; The struggle for possession; and
Occupation and development. There is a brief
bibliography and an index.
than chapters from the history of the regions
contiguous to the lakes. Much is omitted; too
much, sometimes, to make what is told an ade-
quate presentation of the subject. In nothmg
is the present work more eccentric than in its
illustrations."
— Am. Hist. R. 15: 189. O. '09. 450w.
"The varied and interesting, often romantic,
history of our great inland seas is well told and
admirably mapped and illustrated."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 133. My. '09. +
"It is perhaps a little to be regretted that they
did not see fit to round out the story by telling
us something of the exploration and development
of the Canadian side of the lakes. These are but
trifling omissions in what is in other respects
a fair-minded, well-balanced, and decidedly
readable history of the Great lakes." L. J. Bur-
pee.
-i Dial. 47: 45. Jl. 16, '09. 320w.
Ind. 66: 1240. Je. 3, '09. 50w.
+ Lit. D. 38: 898. My. 22, '09. 480w.
-t- Nation. 89: 36. Jl. 8, '09. 250w.
"They have presented very fully and satisfy-
ingly the letter of the story, but have some-
times missed its spirit."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 290. My. 8, '09. 850w.
R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 30w.
Chapin, Robert Coit. Standard of living
among workingmen's families in New
York city. $2. Charities pub. com.
9-8817.
A study of the actual standards of living of
several hundred workingmen's families of
normal size, who, with annual incomes vary-
ing from $600 to $1,100 and more, have been able
to maintain themselves independently. A care-
fu'Iy planned and conducted investigation yield-
ed material which has been used for exten-
sive tabulations showing sources of income,
objects of expenditure, and relation of income
to expenditure. Appendices contain studies re-
lating to the causes of poverty and working
budgets, reports of investigations in other towns
and cities of the state, and a partial bibliog-
raphy and index.
"The book is less the story of the Great lakes
"The reviewer desires to express his appre-
ciation of the high grade of work done by Dr.
Chapin and his colaborers who have done well,
using a method that has in itself many serious
difficulties and some positive limitations." T.
J. Riley.
-f- Am. J. Soc. 15: 268. S. '09. 2800w.
"The value of the work as a basis of com-
parison is large, though inaccuracies in esti-
mates vitiate the results of the reports on nu-
trition."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 134. My. '09.
"Had the four hundred schedules been col-
lected by the same person in the same spirit,
with the same point of view, there would
have been more reason for the publication of a
book based upon them."
— Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 177. Jl. '09. 370w.
"As a provisional general statement of condi-
tions now prevailing in this city, the conclusions
of the present volume are of very considerable
value."
+ Cath. World. 89: 401. Je. '09. 570w.
"Professor Chapin has done a most thoro
piece of work, and he deserves the commenda-
tion of students of the subject for the very
careful workmanship he has shown in putting
together in readable, compact, accessible shape
the mass of data gathered by his investigators.
+ Ind. 66: 983. My. 6, '09. 440w.
Reviewed bv Marion Talbot.
-I J. Pol. Econ. 17: 541. O. '09. 1600w.
"All social workers will recognize in Profes-
sor Chapin's exhaustive treatise a very valuable
presentation of the suoject."
+ Lit. D. 38: 851. My. 15, '09. 180w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 370. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
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Chapin, RoDert Coit — Continued-
"The conclusions now published are worthy of
full credence."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 127. Jl. '09. 80w.
■"The book represents an important piece of
work admirably done. It deserves the careful
attention of social workers, economists and
employers alike." H: R. Mussey.
+ Survey. 22: 147. Ap. 24, '09. 1150w.
"The book shows the effects of the pains-
taking labor which was bestowed upon it. It
has increased our knowledge of living condi-
tions among the working class, and offers a
mass of information which may be used for
the determination of the standard of living."
W: B. Bailey.
+ Yale R. 18: 325. N. '09. 1150w.
Chapman, Abel. On safari: big game hunt-
ing in British East Africa, with studies
in bird life. *$4.so. Longmans. 9-53-
A book of interest to readers who wish to
familiarize themselves with hunting grounds
and big game which will occupy Roosevelt's at-
tention after the coming inauguration. The
book is in the main a record of two expedi-
tions made by Mr. Chapman into the African
wilds. "He describes in entertaining fashion his
experiences in killing elephants and rhinoce-
roses, hippopotami, leopards, giraffes, zebras,
and a wide range of other animals of strar.ge
names and strange appearance: a veritable
Noah's ark of them." (N. Y. Times.) "The
nearest English equivalent to 'safari' as used
in Africa is probably 'camp,' a very compre-
hensive expression." (Ath.)
"In an appendix notes on bird-life in British
East Africa should be useful to students. The
illustrations deserve praise."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 817. D. 26. lOOOw..
"Mr. Chapman's book contains very much that
is interesting upon the habits of African ani-
mals. In this particular he has brought to bear
a degree of ornithology and natural history not
pos.sessed by the average hunter of big game."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 39. Ja. 23, '09. 800w.
Reviewed bv F. C. Selous.
+ Sat. R. 107: 41. Ja. 9, '09. 1600w.
"His latest work will be read with the great-
est pleasure, for though his style is without
pretension, he is such a keen observer of animal
life and so competent an ornithologist that every
detail which he records is worth recording. A
delightful book for naturalists and sportsmen."
+ Spec. 102: 345. F. 27, '09. 530w.
Chapman, Frank Michler. Camps and
cruises of an ornithologist. **$3. Ap-
pleton. 8-34816.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Contains a great deal of useful information,
often about birds of which our knowledge is
meager."
-h A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 7. Ja. '09.
"A notable contribution to bird lore."
-I- Dial. 45:461. D. 16, '08. 200w.
"The work done in "Camps and cruises of an
ornithologist' is of the best in quality and in
general interest, being most enticing to the
general reader and most suggestive to the
special student of birds."
+ Ind. 66: 1033. My. 13, '09. 500w.
"No one can read this book without feeling a
closer touch of friendship with the forms of bird
life about him."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 19. Ja. 9, '09. 1200w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 127. Ja. '09. 170w.
"Though popular in style, it is not lacking
in seriousness, for it contains many fresh or
new observations on the habits of birds which
will be of permanent value to ornithologists.
Typographical errors and a few other slight
evidences of haste while the book was in press
are rather too frequent to be overlooked." W.
H. Osgood.
H Science, n.s. 29: 549. Ap. 2, '09. 630w.
"No praise is too great for Mr. Chapman's
admirable photographs, and he writes exceed-
ingly well."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 816. N. 20, '09. 380w.
Chapman, John H. Notes on the early his-
5 tory of the Vulgate gospels. *$5.2S.
Oxford.
"Accepting the results of recent scholars Dom
Chapman inquires what lines are to be followed
for the restoration of Jerome's text of the
Gospels. The first step, he thinks, will be to
recover the readings of the codex possessed by
Eugipius. . . . Other points discussed are the
relation of the Eugipian text to that of Codex
Fuldensis and to the Galilean liturgy, the Capu-
an mass-books, the Irish text, the 'Gospels of
St. Augustine,' and the Vulgate text of Gregory
the Great." — Nation.
"He shows himself acquainted with the recent
literature which deals with the subjects he dis-
cusses, and his own scholarship is equal to the
task he has undertaken."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 123. Ja. 30. 2800w.
"Much excellent material has been gathered
by Dom John Chapman. Such a contribution is
particularly welcome now that Pope Pius X, as
has been announced, has ordered a new edition
of the Vulgate."
+ Nation. 88: 253. Mr. 11, '09. 340w.
Chapman, John Jay. Maid's, forgiveness: a
play. **75c. Moffat. 8-33412.
A play set in mediaeval times. "It is written
in blank verse and prose, and tells a somewhat
fanciful, but interesting, story of a royal big-
amist, his remorse, confession, and abdication,
and the enthronement of his newly discovered
heir in the place of the really illegitimate son,
who had been accepted for twenty years as the
crown prince. Both the plot and the construc-
tion are old-fashioned, but the characters of
the two half-brothers — the one a gallant man
of action and the other a fervent idealist, op-
pressed by the conviction of a wrong to be
righted — are well and vigorously drawn." (Na-
tion.)
"Possesses much literary merit and some ef-
fective theatrical qualities. The dialogue is
not only excellent in form — the blank verse es-
pecially showing careful study of the Eliza-
bethans— but vigorous, picturesque, and imagi-
native in matter."
+ Nation. 87: 585. D. 10, '08. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. 40w.
Chatelaine of Vergi: a romance of the
Xlllth century: tr. by Alice Kemp-
Welch; introd. by L. Brandin. (New
medieval lib.) *$2. Duffield.
This is the tragic story of the Chatelaine of
Vergi which excited the tears and admiration
of court lords and ladies of six centuries ago.
"The absence of the conventional and the tra-
ditional, the depth and Variety of the psycho-
logical analysis, the naivete of the moral, the
unexpectedness of the philosophical ideas — these
are the causes of its eternal youth."
"Miss Kemp-Welch has revised and altered
her translation, not always to the improvement
of its rhythm."
H Ath. 1908, 1: 601. My. 16. 170w.
"It appears in a form which will appeal to
bibliophiles."
+ Nation. 88: 359. Ap. 8, '09. 300w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 538. O. 3, '08. 80w.
Chatfield-Taylor, Hobart C. Fame's path-
^ way: a romance of a genius; il. by
"JoB." t$i.5o. Duffield. 9-8576.
A story built up about the life of the French
dramatist, Moliere. It "is a romanticised and
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popularized account of the playwright's amorous
adventures as well as of his fight. . . .The crux
of the story is MoliSre's determination to be
a devotee of tragedy, and his loving Madeleine's
sincere conviction that comedy is his real mis-
tress. Many and hard are his lessons before
he realizes that his actress-love is right and he
wrong." (N. Y. Times.)
"Considering the obstacles he has had to con-
tend with, Mr. Chatfield-Taylor has achieved a
more than creditable measure of success in pic-
turing the life and fortunes of the young Molii^re,
and reproducing the atmosphere of the period in
which he struggled." W: M. Payne.
H Dial. 47: 47. Jl. 16, '09. 300w.
"An interesting picture of the life of a stroll-
ing player in the France of Mazarin and Louis
XIV."
+ Ind. 66: 868. Ap. 22, '09. 220w.
"The author's chief aim was obviously to -pre-
sent Moliere in the flesh, and it must be record-
ed that he has merely succeeded in exhibiting
a rather awkwardly stuffed effigy of him."
— Nation. 88: 539. My. 27, '09. 300w.
"Events follow one another with considerable
swiftness, but there is nothing of real character
diawing: the figures are lay, and their talk is
manufactured talk, while the straining after
wit and attempts at repartee are only painful."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, '09. 450w.
"There are many words to be passed before
the heart of the tale is reached, and then it
shows but a feeble pulse, and we are not deeply
impressed by the sorrows and struggles of the
genius of the seventeenth centurv."
— Outlook. 92: 21. My. 1, '09. llOw.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 50w.
Cheetham, F. H. Louis Napoleon and the
genesis of the Second Empire; being
the life of the Emperor Napoleon III
to the time of his election to the pres-
idency of the French republic. **$5.
Lane. 8-37055.
A careful account of the life of Napoleon III
and his times. "Mr. Cheetham has treated
events in France briefly but with intelligence,
so that the resurrection of the Napoleonic
legend in the person of the un-Napoleonic
nephew of the great Emperor is made compre-
hensible." (Sat. R.) The author agrees with
Bagehot that Napoleon became Emperor be-
cause France wanted a savior of society. "So
long as he retained his mental and physical
vigour he was by no means a bad ruler. He
had ideals, and there was considerable nobility
in many of his conceptions. Mr. Cheetham
shows that these ideas existed in his mind Jong
before he became the ruler of France, and that
there was much practical sense behind his
dreams." (Sat. R.)
"Though written in the tone of apology, this
book deserves attention because it represents
under an attractive literary form a detailed,
if not a complete and thorough, account of the
early career of a great French ruler."
4- Nation. 89: 144. Ag. 12, '09. 650w.
"Mr. Cheetham is, perhaps, too amiably
biased in his attitude toward Louis Napoleon,
and some of the conclusions at which he ar-
rives cannot be considered wholly warranted.
The book commends itself not only to students
of Napoleonic literature, but to the general
reader as well, furnishing a unique and de-
tailed view of the rise of a little-understood
personality."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 14. Ja. 9, '09. 1050w.
"Mr. Cheetham gives the English reader what
he has not possessed hitherto, a readable and
accurate account of the life of Napoleon III be-
fore he became President. Mr. Cheetham has
shown some capacity for historical research and
criticism; this Is not mere book-making."
-I- Sat. R. 107: 310. Mr. 6, '09. 230w.
Cheramy, Paul Arthur, Favourite of Na-
5 poleon: memoirs of Mademoiselle
George ; ed. from the original manu-
script. *$2.5o. McBride, J:
A document which throws light on a little
known side of Napoleon's character. It con-
tains the artless chatter of a "great child,"
an actress whose liaison with Napoleon ex-
tended thru a period of eight years. People of
the period and events of the day are com-
mented upon wuh ingenuous and" unsopnisti-
cated reserve.
Ath. 1909, 2: 124. Jl. 31. 60w.
Nation. 89: 39. Jl. 8, '09. 280w.
Chester, George Randolph. Cash intrigue.
^1 t$i.5o. Bobbs. 9-27745.
A money extravaganza set in New York in
which a money-mad broker who has stored
awav a billion and a half dollars in vaults un-
der his house, a young American, mad with the
thirst for power, a socialistic leader, mad for
notoriety, a young woman mad of passion and
of lust, an older woman, mad for social posi-
tion—all craving success— fight a wild battle
and lose. Insanity, ignonimy. and death follow
in the wake of their money debaucheries.
N. Y. Times. 14:721. N. 20, '09. 230w.
Chester, George Randolph. Making of Bob-
■^ by Burnit. $1.50. Bobbs. 9-16442.
By the author of "The letters of a self-made
merchant" this story outlines the struggles of a
rich man's son which begin at the death of his
father and are directed by the provisions of a
curious will. The father's aim had been that
of making a real man out of his son, and the
son had the grit to follow the father's well-
planned course. At intervals marked bv spe-
cial business crises a long gray envelop was de-
livered to him by his father's old clerk in which
each time was found sound, homely business
philosophy of just the sort to spur him on.
The love interest is of a character quite in
keeping with the main idea of the story.
"Despite serious defects, a story that will
attract many readers."
H 'A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 25. S. '09.
"May be summed up as modern, American,
spirited, entertaining, and ephemeral." Beverly
Stark.
+ Bookm. 29: 642. Ag. '09. 380w.
"There is a slender thread of love-story run-
ning through this entertaining yarn, but it adds
practically nothing to the interest, which is
wholly centered upon Bobby's succesive eye-
openings and their salutary contribution to his
development." W: M. Pavne.
+ Dial. 47: 49. Jl. 16, '09. 550w.
"The appositeness of his father's letters, al-
ways ready for him at the proper moment, their
keen prevision and homely practical wisdom are
very amusing."
+ Ind. 67: 550. S. 2, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 372. Je. 12, '09. loOw.
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith. George Bernard
^" Shaw; portrait sketches of George
Bernard Shaw and Gilbert K. Chester-
ton by Mrs. Barney. **$i.S0. Lane.
9-23024.
A sketch of the man and criticism of his
works written for the "English men of letters"
series by one "who is kindly disposed toward
Mr. Shaw personally but who does not take
his ideas altogether seriously." "Mr. Ches-
terton starts with remarking on the absurdity
of writing a book about Mr. Bernard Shaw at all.
and the indefensible foolishness of attempting
to explain a man whose sole object through
life has been to explain himself. If the reader
reminds him, he says, that this is a book
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Chesterton. Gilbert Keith — Continued.
about Shaw, 'I can only assure him that I will
reasonably and at proper intervals remember
the fact.' " (Sat. R.)
"Will entertain those readers familiar with
Shaw's dramas who are Inured to Chesterton's
running fire of chaff and paradox."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 70. N. '09.
"He has written a pretty sharp criticism,
tempered with eulogy, of what he professes to
understand. His book is a clever, ill-written,
but readable performance. The book is nothing
more than a piece of good journalism."
H Ath, 1909, 2: 291. S. 11. 1200w.
"G. R.. Chesterton has written a most in-
teresting book about G. B. Shaw, and also,
by the way, about manv otner things."
+ Cath. World. 90: 244. N. '09. 850w.
"The reviewer's tone is in general cordial,
and there is little of captious criticism. The
book as it sta:nds is well worth while." P. F.
Bicknell.
+ Dial. 47: 280. O. 16, '09. 1700w.
+ Nation. 89: 375. O. 21, '09. 1400w.
"Mr. Chesterton's analysis of Shaw's literary
work is of unusual interest but he makes it clear
that he does not consider Shaw primarily a
writer, but a public figure."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 624. O. 23, '09. 1200w.
"There is a great deal of good sense in this
analysis of the elusive Irishman."
+ Outlook. 93: 361. O. 16, '09. 130w.
"A most entertaining book, full of illuminat-
ing phrases on many subjects."
4- Outlook. 93: 574. N. 13, '09. 1650w.
"A racy and sparkling volume."
-t- R. of Rs. 40: 637. N. '09. 80w.
"Chaff is always Intended to bring out the
chaffer's cleverness, and this is evidently Mr.
Chesterton's primary purpose, the revelation
of Mr. Shaw being only secondary. It would
be absurd to take the book seriously as being
anything but this. In Mr. Chesterton's book
there is a considerable amount of the fun-at-a-
fair sort of amusement. Mr. Chesterton alone
of all possible writers of a Shaw book, biogra-
phy or whatever we are to call it, could have
set opinions out so cleverly, humorously, frank-
ly, and yet so inoffensively."
-\ Sat. R. 108: 290. S. 4, '09. llOOw.
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith. Orthodoxy.
**$i.5o. Lane. 8-28073.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A curious 'apologia,' unconventional and
original to a degree, it would be interesting to a
large number of people were it not written in
Chesterton's most difficult and paradoxical
style."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 36. P. '09.
"Many a weighty philosophic or historical
argument is couched in witty metapnor or
whimsical illustration: and its richness of
thought, if diluted with a sufllcient infusion of
syllogism, would furnish forth more than one
respectable volume."
+ Cath. World. 88: 538. Ja. '09. 1200w.
"The volume i.s evidently written 'currente
calamo,' and with little attention to the best
order and the most concise form of statement;
but it is, on the whole, one of the best pieces of
work Mr. Chesterton has given us."
H Dial. 46:52. Ja. 16, '09. 400w.
"It is interesting just because Mr. Chester-
ton really is clever, and knows it and delights
in it. I rather fancy that 'Orthodoxy' is one
of Mr. Chesterton's failures. Mr. Chesterton
has attempted in 'Orthodoxy' exactly that for
which he was not born — a piece of consistent
thinking." H. "W. Garrod.
H Hlbbert J. 7: 448. Ja. '09. 1750w.
" 'Orthodoxy' is at once more serious and less
Irritating than its predecessors."
H Ind. 65: 1620. D. 31, '09. 450w.
"But in manner as in style, the book pays
the penalty of its merit. In the first place, it
does not cover its own ground; for it expounds
the author's theology only in part. Is the most
important religious work that has appeared
since Emerson." Brian Hooker.
H No. Am. 189: 135. Ja. '09. 2350w.
Chesterton, Gilbert Keith: a criticism.
[Anonymous.] *$i.50. Lane. W9-38.
"Here are 266 fair pages concerning Chester-
ton's opinions, fancies, impressions, and whims
as they are derived from or founded on the con-
templation of art and letters, religion and pub-
lic affairs, and here are also likenesses of the
protagonist to Illustrate the text, including one
at thirteen years, a likable boy with a book,
who looks as if he would rather be out in the
open with a good frisky dog, and another at
the age of seventeen, representing a purpose-
ful youth with inherent capacity for making
his way in the world." — N. Y. Times.
-j Ath. 1908, 2: 365. S. 26. 260w.
"This book is almost as diverting as one of
Mr. Chesterton's."
+ Lit. D. 38: 559. Ap. 3, '09. 700w.
"Chesterton is worth while, and so is this
anonymous book about his life and his prejii-
' -t- N. Y. Times. 14: 44. Ja. 23, '09. 1250w.
"We must own that we are among those
who think 'that this book demands an apology,'
and we would say further that such an apology
cannot in the nature of things be forthcoming.
Still, to be candid, we have found it good read-
ing."
H Spec. 101: 451. S. 26, '08. 21 Ow.
Cheyney, Edward Potts. Readings in Eng-
lish history, drawn from the original
sources, intended to illustrate A short
history of England. *$i.8o. Ginn.
8-31971-
Intended to serve as a close companion to the
author's "Short history of England." The order
of arrangement of material follows the order of
subjects in the text-book, illustrating and sup-
plementing it. "It differs from previous collec-
tions in drawing on a somewhat greater variety
of historical material, and in "^eing, it is be-
lieved, the result of a more extensive and pro-
longed search for suitable illustrative pas-
sages." (Preface.)
"It is indeed a most interesting and valuable
collection of illustrative material. The in-
troductory paragraphs to the various selec-
tions are all that could be asked, clear, concise
and instructive. Several minor criticisms may
be made. The date when the sources used
were written ought to be given in every in-
stance and words not now in common use
should be defined. Professor Cheyney quotes
from Howell's 'Letters' as if they were authen-
tic sources, which they are not." R. C. H.
Catterall.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 639. Ap. '09. 200w.
"An admirable collection. It will make a
useful library tool, especially where transla-
tions of early English texts are not available."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 74. Mr. '09.
"The work is well done and we are glad to
see that the social, industrial, and the biblio-
graphical aspects of English history are not
neglected."
+ Educ. R. 37: 314. Mr. '09. 50w.
Ind. 67: 302. Ag. 5, '09. lOOw.
"The collection is especially noteworthy for
its illustration of the life of various periods."*
-t- Nation. 88: 412. Ap. 22, '09. 80w.
"Mr. Cheyney has a wide and scholarly
knowledge of the material from which the nar-
rative history of England is drawn and has
chosen wisely from this abundant store." Dora
Wells.
+ School R. 17: 578. O. '09. 480w.
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Chittenden, Lucius Eugene. Lincoln and the
sleeping sentinel: the true story. **soc.
Harper. 9-3197-
A true version of the story of Lincoln in his
quiclt action of suspending the execution of Wil-
liam Scott, a young Vermonter, who fell asleep
while on sentinel duty. On the one hand are
shown Lincoln's human kindness and sense of
justice, on the other, his ability to inspire pa-
triotism, loyalty, and manhood courage in
young men.
-h A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 74. Mr. '09, +
Ind. 66: 261. F. 4, '09. 470w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. 300w.
Chitty, J. R. Things seen in China. (Things
seen ser.) lea. *$i. Dutton. 9-5229.
"Mr. Chitty's little book is packed full of in-
teresting, intimate things about the life, cus-
toms, manners, habits of the Chinese which he
learned during a residence in various parts of
China. . . . The general reader . . . will find
a multitude of observations which will enable
him to understand better the inner conditions,
local and national, of the Chinese empire, as
well as some of the puzzling characteristics of
the nation in its dealings with the western
world." — N. y. Times.
"There is little excuse for the appearance of
the present work, since the information which
it contains appears to be eminently common-
place. We exclude from this remark the photo-
graphs with which the volume is adorned, and
which are excellent."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 40. Ja. 9. 650w.
"Mr. Chitty's knowledge is limited and
sounds in places suspiciously second hand."
— Ind. 66: 325. F. 11, "09. 40w.
"It Is all told very simply and directly, with
no words wasted on rhetoric."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 20. Ja. 9, '09. 210w.
Cholmondeley, Mary. Hand on the latch.
'^ t$i.25. Dodd. 9-9254.
"Four stories from the author of 'Red pottage'
are prefaced by a rather witty rehearsal of the
trials of authorship. Each story shows a wom-
an and analyses her with skill. The lonely
prairie home, where the wife waits her hus-
band's return, having disobeyed his last in-
junction to let no one in, by allowing a miser-
able wounded tramp to lie by the fire, is a
sombre picture wonderfully done. The dra-
matic stir all through the story reaches the
.climax with such true artistic feeling that even
the hardened novel-reader will feel a thrill.
The amusing and witty contrast between true
and false sentiment, in the tale of a fugitive
convict woman, arouses alternately smiles and
sober thought. 'The understudy' and 'St. Luke's
summer' are in no way inferior to the other
two." — Outlook.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 185. Je. '09.
"Remarkably finished stories."
+ Nation. 89: 56. Jl. 15, '09. 350w.
"The preface which has been written for the
book is perhaps the most delightful part of it.
Its only crying fault is its brevity. One wants
more."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 256. Ap. 24, '09. 270w.
"An exceptional quartet of entertaining and
well-conceived stories."
+ Outlook. 92: 20*. My. 1, '09. 140w.
Church, A. Hamilton. Proper distribution
of expense burden. (Works manage-
ment lib.) $1. Eng. mag. 8-27359.
"The two common methods of distribution —
hour rate and labor cost rate — are discussed and
the weak points revealed. The author then
takes up the machine and supplementary rate
and gives figures and data illustrating its use
and closes with a good argument for the gener-
al adoption of this combination system as the
proper way."— Engin. Rec.
+ Engin. D. 4: 417. O. '08. 280w.
"One could hardly wish a clearer or more
suggestive little dissertation on the 'unproduc-
tive expenditures' of a manufacturing organiza-
tion. For the benefit of the less informed
reader, however, the author might profitably
have given some direct illustrations of the un-
healthy conditions which may prevail when the
cost distribution among different classes of
work IS known very imperfectly."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 44. Ap. 15, '09. 230w.
■ "7J^^ ^°°^ '^ ^ Soo'^ o"e for those interested
m the subject and who know enough about ac-
counting to appreciate the arguments and the
line points made by the author."
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 679. D. 12, '08. 200w.
Church, Irving Porter. Mechanics of engi-
neering; comprising statics and kinet-
ics of solids; the mechanics of the
materials of construction, or strength
and elasticity of beams, columns, shafts,
arches, etc.; and the principles of hy-
draulics and pneumatics, with applica-
tions; for use in technical schools; rev.
ed., partly rewritten. $6. Wiley.
8-19874.
A new edition "partly rewritten and improved
by the addition of new sections on reinforced
concrete beams, the determination of the flex-
ure of beams by a geometrical method, modern
column formulas and a great many notes in
most of the chapters."— Engin. Rec.
"It Is primarily a text-book for students, with
the rare characteristic, an adaptability to the
practicing engineer."
4- Engin. N. 61: sup. 30. Mr. 18, '09. 260w.
"The author's painstaking care and critical
spirit In the revision are shown on a very
large proportion of the pages, and the volume
deserves a continuation of its popularity among
engineers."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: "^5. Mr. 20, '09. lOOw.
"In any further re-issue of this work, it
would be a distinct improvement if the indices
were made more thorough and complete." T.
H. 6.
H Nature. 80: 34. Mr. 11, '09. 400w,
"It is needless to say that the emendations
and revisions have added greatly to the value
of the book by the introduction of much new
matter now necessary to the engineer. As a
whole the book is singular for its clear, lucid
treatment, wise selection of subjects and sub-
ordination of mathematical to mechanical con-
siderations." H: T. Eddy.
+ Science, n.s. 29: 185. Ja. 29, '09. 750w.
Churchill, Winston Spencer. My African
journey. *$i.50. Doran. 9-8731.
The story of what Mr. Churchill saw and did
in his recent visit to Africa. "It contains many
shrewd and suggestive remarks, and certainly
sets before us in clear and attractive form a
number of facts about which most minds are
hazy. He has a robust faith in the civilizing
power of railways and cotton-mills, and the
value of a civilization so produced." (Ath.)
"Besides its interest as a recital of hunting
adventures, it is a careful study of the physical,
political, and racial conditions of a region that
promises to be of considerable importance to
Great Britain and is of immediate interest to
Americans."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 101. Ap. '09. +
"Mr. Churchill has a graphic touch and a
practised pen; and considered as letters to a
newspaper, written in the midst of the scenes
they describe, his chapters could hardly be bet-
ter."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 99. Ja. 23. 180w.
Reviewed by H. E. Coblentz.
H- Dial. 46: 364. Je. 1, '09. 800w.
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Churchill, Winston Spencer — Continued.
"The main charm in this work lies in the
freshness imparted to a somewhat hackneyed
subject by the personality of its author."
+ Lit. D. 38: 473. Mr. 20, '09. 300w.
+ Nation. 88: 366. Ap. 8, "09. lOOOw.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 151. Mr. 13, '09. 750w.
"Mr. Churchill's new book is a delightful lit-
erary performance, a tribute to British imperial
achievement in savage lands, a statesmanlike
forecast of the needs of the immediate future,
and a monument to Churchillian self-sufficien-
cy."
H Sat. R. 106: 761. D. 19, '08. 1050w.
"It would be just to say of Mr. Churchill's
book, that it is capital, and in places brilliant
journalism. It has all the touches, and all the
graces that are possible in the circumstances,
of the man who knows how to keep his readers
thoroughly entertained although he writes in a
hurry."
H Spec. 101: 1056. D. 19, '08. 1600w.
City history club of New York. Historical
11 guide to the city of New York; com-
piled by Frank Bergen Kelley from
original observations and contributions
made by members and friends of the
City history club of New York. **$i.5o.
Stokes. 9-25287,
"Contains a series of excursions to all the
spots of historic interest within the limits of
tlje greater city. It has maps and plans, and
bibliographies (and these last might be a little
fuller). It calls attention to all the hlstoiical
tablets, and to all the commemorative statues
and paintings. It seeks to record the houses
where famous men were born or lived or died.
It brings together an immense mass of facts
not otherwise easily accessible; it presents
these facts in their proper places." — Forum.
"It is certain to be a valuable incentive to
the continued study of the city's history — a
study likely to bear fruit in determined resolve
to better present conditions." Brander Mat-
thews.
+ Forum. 42: 477. N. '09. 340w.
"One can not too much respect the conscien-
tious nature of the work which has gone into
this compilation."
+ Lit. D. 39: 781. N. 6, '09. 340w.
"The volume will be a useful addition to the
library of every citizen of New York who is in-
terested in its development and is able to ap-
preciate the things that are not obvious."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 790. D. 11, '09. 230w.
Clark, Ellery H. Loaded dice. t$i.SO.
Bobbs. 9-9251.
A man who concludes that life is a gamble
chooses to disregard any moral law, and mur-
ders, steals, cheats and betrays liis friends to
win the fortune that can lead him straight to
the realization of his towering political ambi-
tions. There is no betrayal of friend or foe too
heinous for his brutality to cope with. His
cleverness in covering up the tracks of his
treathery stands him in stead for a time and
then come the reckoning, the confession, and
the bitter cry of one who had made a gamble
of life and lost.
"A poor and unpleasant book."
— Ind. 66: 764. Ap. 8, '09. 180w.
"The incidents that develop the plot are of
the tinsel -theatric order, while in characters,
style, and method the story follows convention-
al lines."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 162. Mr. 20, '09. 170w.
Clark, Francis Edward, and Clark, Harriet
^ A. Gospel in Latin lands: outline
studies of Protestant work in the Latin
countries of Europe and America. Unit-
ed study of missions ser.) *50C. Mac-
millan. 9-12891.
Deals with the rise and progress of mission-
ary work first in Latin Europe and second in
Latin America. There are twenty-four distinct
nations treated from the missionary point of
view, "separated from each other not only by
seas and continents, but by the wider gulfs
of different languages, customs and traditions."
The work is historical rather than picturesque.
A. L. A. Bkl, 6: 37. O. '09.
"It is worth reading. It brings a very im-
portant question to a direct issue."
+ Spec. 103: 566. O. 9, '09. 220w.
Clark, Imogen. We four and two more.
10 t$i-25. Crowell. 9-24964.
"We four" are the Egertons, Philip and Judy,
twins, and Margery and Gilbert the little broth-
er and sister, who come to live with their
grandmother while their father and moth-
er are in the Philippines. The "two more"
are Jack and Sheila who also come to stay at
Granny's house while their father is in Europe.
Philip tells the story of their good times thru
one happy summer.
Lit. D. 39: 1027. D. 4, '09. 60w.
Clarke, Helen Archibald. Browning's Eng-
land: a study of English influences in
Browning. *$2. Baker. 8-31681.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 37. F. '09.
+ Dial. 45: 415. D. 1, '08. 180w.
"If somewhat desultory, the work will aid in
making Browning more agreeable and in some
way more real to the ordinary reader."
H Lit. D. 38: 104. Ja. 16, '09. 120w.
"Is hardly a study, but rather a cursory
glance at some of the English influences to be
discerned in that poet's work. The book's
criticism and comment are all of the most
obvious kind."
H N. Y. Times. l5: 769. D. 12, '08. 150w.
Clarke, Helen Archibald. Child's guide to
mythology. **$i.25. Baker. 8-33422.
An introductory chapter answering the query
"What is a myth?" is followed by legends
grouped according to subject containing myths
about plants, trees, animals, sky and air. the
sun, moon, and stars, mother-myths and child-
myths.
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 28. Ja. '09. Hh
"Is well fitted for the work she has under-
taken in the preparation of a volume of this
kind." K. L. M.
+ Bookm. 28: 502. Ja. '09. llOw.
"A collection of folk-tales of an unusuk,lly
wide range."
+ Ind. 65: 1568. D. 24, '08. 40w.
"She herself has evidently gone profoundly
deep into the subject, but it is to be feared that
children's minds will confound the nationalities
of these tales, which one should prefer to tell
them without tracing their origin or paternity.
"The book is well written."
H Lit. D. 37: 983. D. 26, '08. lOOw.
"A book of information which may be safely
recommended. Miss Clarke tells the old stories
in simple and good English."
+ Nation. 87: 601. D. 17, '08. 60w.
Clarke, John Henry. Vital economy; or,
12 How to conserve your strength. *5oc.
Wessels. 9-29494.
Seeking its audience mainly among people who
have just enough vitality to enable them to
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get thru their duties by exercising due econo-
my and no more, this little book discusses the
bath — in which the author makes the para-
doxical statement that one "may wash them-
selves dirty," by removing too much of the
protecting surface and thus allowing dirt to
get into their skin — fresh air, exercise, stim-
ulants, tea, coffee, worry, and visiting the
sick.
and hesitant inquirer, humble as to his own
measures of knowledge and intellectual power,
to acquire a modern, informed and reverent
conception of the Bible without the paroxysms
of a revolution, and it may be hoped that his
gentle pages will fulfil this purpose for large
numbers." — Ind.
"Dr. Clarke's volume, while entertaining in
its way, contains nothing new save his so-call-
ed 'plea for an acknowledgment of a Science
of vital economics.' "
-I- — N. Y. Times. 14: 784. D. 11, '09. 280w.
"Altogether, this is a book worthy of at-
tention."
-H Spec. 101:888. N. 28, '09. 120w.
Clarke, William Newton. Christian doc-
8 trine of God. (International theological
lib.) **$2.50. Scribner. 9-6858.
"The volume falls into the following divi-
sions: (1) Introduction, setting forth the theme,
the method, and the sources of information;
(2) God, expounding his character, personality,
goodness, love, holiness, wisdom and unity; (3)
God and Men, in his relations as Creator,
Father, Sovereign, moral Governor, Providence,
Savior, Trinity, and in human life; (4) God
and the Universe, wherein the commonly ac-
cepted attributes of God are treated, e. g.,
self-existent, eternal, infinite, omniscient; (5)
Evidence, in which the author seeks to show
the reasonableness of the Christian conception
of God, as he has thus far interpreted it. The
volume departs widely from the usual type of
discussion of the doctrine of God in that Dr.
Clarke eschews absolutely all metaphysical and
philosophical questions and furnishes us in-
stead a persuasive and winsome exposition of
the religious content of the God-idea as held
by the Christian church." — Bib. World.
"An instructive book, full of clear thought
and independent insight; but it is something'
better; it is a live book, dealing with realities
and not with words merely, and relying for its
appeal upon the assent of the reader's own ex-
perience. Passing to the doctrine of freedom,
one notes a certain lack of clearness in the
definition of terms." W: A. Brown.
-I Am. J. Theol. 13: 466. JI. '09. lOOOw.
"An extensive and scholarly exposition."
+ A, L. A. Bkl. 5: 134. My. '09.
"This important volume has long been eager-
ly awaited."
-J- Bib. World. 33: 358. My. '09. 170w.
"It is a book which will enter current roli-
gious life as a sweetening and purifying influ-
ence, revealing to many the truths by which
they have lived, but which they knew not how
to state."
+ Ind. 67: 707. S. 23, '09. 600w.
"The book in hand is easily Dr. Clarke's 'mag-
num opus.' "
+ Nation. 89: 2.58. S. 16, '09. 870w.
"Perhaps the main lack in the book as a
whole is its failure to bring out strongly the
essentially social element in the Christian be-
lief of God. As a whole the book is valuable,
sound, and attractive. It should be widely read
by all who want a thoroughly sympathetic and
modern expression of the Christian belief." E:
S. Drown.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 367. Je. 12, '09. 920w.
"Apart from these serious disadvantages of
method, there is much clear and readable expo-
sition of these great themes."
H Sat. R. 108: 50. Jl. 10. '09. 1200w.
Clarke, William Newton. Sixty years with
12 the Bible: a record of experience.
**$i.25. Scribner. 9-26003.
The author tells the story of his "own prog-
ress from the dim and unsatisfying light of
a book mechanically inspired to the clearer vis-
ion which historical appreciation of the an-
cient records have made possible. . . . Dr.
Clarke has made it possible for even a timid
"An exceedingly persuasive book, especially
for the many who still require, for their spirit-
ual good, to be persuaded on this subject."
+ Ind. 67: 1208. N. 25. '09. 400w.
"This frank recital of his experience will
serve admirably as a guide to less thorough
and discerning minds."
-I- Nation. 89: 578. D. 9, '09. 220w,
R. of Rs, 40: 761. D. '09. 80w.
Cleaves, Margaret Abigail, Autobiography
1- of a neurasthene; as told by one of
them and recorded by Margaret A.
Cleaves. $1.50. Badger, R: G.
A physician's story based upon the experi-
ences of a neurasthene. It is told with the def-
inite purpose "of removing, if possible, the
sting and opprobium which the essential
neurasthene bears because of the long contin-
ued pose of the neurasthene who does not ex-
haust neuronic energy, but poisons it by his
way of livin?."
Clegg, Thomas Bailey. Joan of the hills.
8 t$i.50. Lane.
A story of Australia which "concerns the
fortunes of a very uninteresting and weak-
kneed Englishman — a briefless barrister who
has taken to the colonies and counter-jumping
for the living the law failed to afford him. But
it depends for its dramatic and romantic ap-
peal upon a handsome Australian girl aided
and abetted by a youngster, the weak-kneed
person's son. and for its special favor upon a
sort of David Harum of the bush, a shrewd
old Australian general storekeeper and money
lender." — N. Y. Times.
"Mr. Clegg takes his hero and enlists a good
deal of sympathy and interest before the cur-
tain falls on an uneven tale."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 641. My. 29. 120w.
"Though it deals with topics pleasantly far
from modern clatter, this novel lacks. In its
swing and briskness, nothing either of original-
ity or modernity."
+ Nation. 89:279. S. 23, '09. 210w.
"The book is readable and even exciting, in
spite of the shortcomings of the hero."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 428. Jl. 10, '09. 550w.
Spec. 103: 136. Jl. 24, '09. 180w.
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain,
11 pseud.). Extract from Captain Storm-
field's visit to heaven. t$i. Harper.
9-27263.
A humorous account of a celestial journey
which, on account of thirty years of whirling
thru space, ended at a gate millions of leagues
from the one that usually admitted earth's in-
habitants. Rteiiping on the wishing carpet and
wishing himself in the booking offlce of his own
section the narrator speeds thru space and real-
izes that he is in the proper quarter when he
hears some one shout out "A harp and a hyrnn-
book. a pair of wings and halo, size 13, for
Cap'n Eli Stormfield, of San Francisco!— make
him out a clean bill of health and let him in.
The experiences that follow are above all else
practical and quite out of the run of what Is
supposed to happen in an orthodox heaven.
"His humour is still of the brand labelled
American, and consisting in the juxtaposition
of obvious incongruities."
+ Bookm. 30: 323. D. '09. 160w.
"TTnderneath the drollery of Captain Storm-
field's forms of expression there is an immense
lot of philosophy of a shrewd and homely sort
concerning the future life."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6, '09. 130w.
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Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain,
6 pseud.)- Is Shakespeare dead? From
my autobiography. **$i.25. Harper.
9-9664.
In his well known jocular style, Mark Twain
attempts to show that William Shakespeare
could not have written the plays and poems at-
tributed to him. By a similar process of rea-
soning it is claimed that Bacon and no other
person living in Shakespeare's time could have
written them. Incidentally a good deal of
Mark Twain's life on the Mississippi is includ-
ed.
"Not recommended except where demand ne-
cessitates."
-j A. L, A. Bkl. 5: 158. Je. '09.
"He is not even funny when he loses his
temper." E: Fuller.
— Bookm. 29: 633. Ag. '09. 1250w.
Ind. 67: 90. Jl. 8, '09. 200w.
"The humor, however, it must be confessed,
is occasionally somewhat forced."
^ Nation. 88: 422. Ap. 22, '09. 150w.
"Even in such meagre quantity the quality of
Mark Twain's writing is always assured of a
wide welcome."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 272. My. 1, '09. 300w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 230w.
"So far as Shakespeare is concerned, this
volume is a thing of naught. There are oc-
casional entertaining passages, descriptions of
life on the Mississippi; there is also a gi-eat
deal of dreary reading."
— + Outlook. 92: 69. My. 8, '09. 260w.
"The argument abounds in humor, but it Is
not for that reason the less convincing."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 767. Je. '09. 140w.
"The little volume before us . . . does, in-
deed, make a strong demand upon our in-
dulgence. His only serious arguments are
'lifted' avowedly from Mr. Greenwood's pages.
Happily Mark Twain from time to time puts
off the harness which so ill becomes him, and
we get glimpses of the author of the 'Missis-
sippi pilot,' of the creator of Tom Sawyer and
Huckleberry Finn."
-I Spec. 103: sup. 716. N. 6, '09. 900w.
Clery, Jean Baptiste C. H. Royal family in
11 the Temple prison (journal of the im-
prisonment). (Court ser. of French
memoirs.) **$i.50. Sturgis & Walton.
9-28241.
An impressionistic account, kept in the Jour-
nal of Jean Baptiste Cant-Hanet, called Cl6ry,
of the life of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and
the Dauphin during the five months of their
confinement in the Temple.
Cleveland, Frederick Albert. Chapters on
8 municipal administration and account-
ing. **$2. Longmans. 9-14716.
A suggestive work by a leader In the move-
ment for reform in American municipal ac-
counting. Dr. Cleveland is connected with the
New York city Bureau of municipal research
and has had full opportunity to stydy the ac-
counting system of that city. "As to the book
as a whole, it may be noted that, while it
takes up many phases of municipal administra-
tion, it centers for the most part in accounting
and related problems. At the same time, the
need for physical and other operative statis-
tics, as well as accounting figures and conclu-
sions, is always kept in mind by the author, and
often forcibly presented." (Engin. N.)
"His work is valuable in its constructive as
well as its destructive criticism."
+ Ind. 67: 483. Ag. 26, '09. 450w.
"It has the weaknesses which are necessa-
rily found in a work of this sort: It is loosely
constructed, full of repetition, and in some re-
spects out of date. However, its constant re-
iteration of fundamental principles will prove
not to be a fault if it results in driving home
the indisputable propositions so clearly and con-
vincingly set forth."
H Nation. 89: 407. O. 28, '09. 530w.
"A book almost unique in its sphere."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 593. O. 9, '09. 1300w.
"Some extremely suggestive chapters."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 254. Ag. '09. 140w.
Spec. 103: sup. 825. N. 20, '09. 170w.
Cleveland, Frederick Albert, and Powell,
8 Fred Wilbur. Railroad promotion and
capitalization in the United States. **$2.
Longmans. 9-12091.
"The present work is not speculative, nor is
it commentary on things as they are or ought
to be. It is pure fact and history from title-
page to finis. . . . The authors begin at the
beginning, and in the first chapter give an ac-
count of the transportation equipment and con-
dition of the highroads during the revolutionary
period. ... It contains a history of the orig-
ination, financing, and completion of every im-
portant railroad on this continent." — Lit. D.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 37. O. '09.
"It is true that for consecutive reading there
is a large amount of repetition in the volume,
but until the underlying principles set forth
by the author are more generally understood
and appreciated they will bear repeating."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 4. Jl. 15, '09. 650w.
"On the whole the merits of the work are
such that it must be regarded as a valuable
addition to the literature of American industrial
and financial history." H. S. Smalley.
-f Am. Hist. R. 15:166. O. '09. 580w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 38. O. '09.
"Every library and student of railway his-
tory should have a copy as a bibliographical
reference and as an excellent history of rail-
road construction." G. G. Huebner.
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 615. N. '09. 730w.
"The book is written in most entertaining
style. It ought to be included in every engi-
neering reference library and the library of
every engineering school; in fact, we may go
further and say that in the development of
courses of business engineering in our engi-
neering schools, this book may well be placed
upon the list of works which the student should
be required to read."
-j- Engin. N. 62: sup. 3. Jl. 15, '09. 230w.
"Some few exceptions may be taken; but the
narrative is on the whole a good brief account,
covering well-trodden ground. The book is dis-
tinctly serviceable, and can be recommended."
Stuart Daggett.
-i J. Pol. Econ. 17: 475. Jl. '09. 700w.
"A most valuable work of reference. In its
own particular line it is a monument of erudi-
tion and should find its way into the library of
every college, polytechnic, and professional rail-
road man in the country."
4- Lit, D. 38: 1069. Je. 19, '09. 270w.
"Much detailed information concerning the
general history of railways is given, some of it
not heretofore published."
4- Nation. 89: 309. S. 30, '09. 230w.
"A condensed survey of American railroad
finance."
-f- R. of Rs. 40: 384. S. '09. 80w.
Cleveland, Grover. Letters and addresses;
6 ed. by Albert Ellery Bergh. 72c. Unit
book pub. 9-11525.
Includes a collection of the addresses, state
papers and letters of Cleveland, besides a brief
life, a story of the book, notes on the text,
list of authorities and an Index.
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Clews, Henry. Fifty years in Wall street.
*$-5. Henry Clews, 15 Broad St., N. Y.
8-18389.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The book should not be taken too seriously,
however. The original edition was not intended
for the well-informed reader, and there is
little in the additional chapters which will add
to its value, or extend its range of appeal." F.
W. Powell.
— Econ. Bull. 1: 322. D. '08. 400w.
Clouston, J, Storer. Prodigal father. t$i-50.
11 Century. 9-25631-
A thoroly amusing tale in which the strait-
laced father of a family of live children takes
some sort of cell -renewing treatment which re-
verses the aging process and starts him back
over the ground to youth. The story is concern-
ed with his astonishing antics and capers, ac-
companied by leniency in place of the former
harsh treatment of a son and daughter in
relation to their love affairs. He is censored
and thwarted by an imperious prig of a son
who finally gives him his choice between the
insane asylum and exile. The father chooses
the latter only for the purpose of freedom in
which to plan the obnoxious son's downfall.
"An amusing book."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 653. O. 23, '09. 40w.
"It is a well-told, bizarre, and amusing tale."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6, '09. 90w.
"In returning to the vein of his early success
'The lunatic at large,' Mr. Clouston makes a
considerable draft upon the charity of the read-
ing public. There are times and seasons lor
everything, even for humour, and 'The prodigal
father' — after the manner of champagne at
breakfast — strikes us as decidedly outside the
fitness of things."
— Sat. R. 108: sup. 8. O. 16, '09. 270w.
Clow, W. M. Cross in Christian experience.
7 *$i.5o. West. Meth. bk.
A 'series of addresses which are arranged so
as to present the atonement "as a faithful say-
ing and worthy of all acceptation." The es-
sential feature is the study of the Christian
consciousness.
Cobham, Claude Delaval, tr. Excerpta cyp-
ria. *$6.30. Putnam. 9-2022.
Descriptive note in December, 1908, under
"Excerpta cypria."
"They will be convenient as a work of refer-
ence to the few who are interested in Cyprus,
and will certainly prove most useful to any
student who undertakes to write on the medi-
aeval or modern history of the island."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 288. Mr. 6. 430w.
"The authorities for the history of the Le-
vant are so scattered, and at times so difficult
of access, that it is extremely convenient to
have them collected within the compass of a
single volume. It may be doubted however
whether it was worth while to devote space to
an author so easy to obtain as Paruta, who
wrote moreover in a language with which eyery
student of this subject must be familiar." W.
M.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 183. Ja. '09. 380w.
"The book is valuable as far as it goes, but
as he says, it is material for a history, not the
history itself." C: R. Gillett.
+ N, Y. Times. 14: 13. Ja. 9, "09. 1800w.
"It is to be regretted that Mr. Cobham has
left unnoticed the long, interesting period pre-
ceding the birth of Christ. The volume will un-
doubtedly prove of great value to all who wish
to make themselves acquainted with Cyprus."
H Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 177. Mr. '09. 200w.
Codd, Margaret Jane. With Evans to the
9 Pacific : a story of the battle fleet. 60c.
Flanagan. 9-24658.
A travel story of the great cruise told for
young readers. The route of the fleet has been
closely followed; typical experiences have been
introduced to give an idea of life on shipboard;
sketches of the life of Admiral Evans are given;
while the matters of general interest in regard
to the principal countries of South America add
value to the book.
Coerne, Louis Adolphe. Evolution of mod-
ern orchestration. *$3. Macmillan.
8-21540.
Touches only lightly upon the ground covered
in Lavoix's "Histoire de I'instrumentation," but
lays special emphasis upon the nineteentii cen-
tury. The author says that his purpose has not
been that of writing a treatise on instrumenta-
tion or to prepare a pedagogical analysis of
orchestration only, but rather to trace the evo-
lution of the orchestra and of orchestration in
connection with the history of music proper.
"The book shows wide reading and experi-
ence."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 50. Ja. 9. 620w.
"It is not a treatise in any sense, but a his-
tory of the orchestra, and from this point of
view is unique."
+ Dial. 46: 407. Je. 16, '09. 160w.
"The book wras written to prove Dr. Coerne's
erudition; it was not written to instruct otn-
ers. There is much fragmenta.ry information
about the composers of Russia, the Scandina-
vian and other countries, that might escape him
imless he read many books not published in
English." F: R. Burton.
— -f- Forum. 42: 269. S. '09. ]250w.
"The book is one which no musical library
can afford to do without."
-f Ind. 66: 1299. Je. 10, '09. 160w.
"America is not forgotten in this volume; in-
deed. Dr. Coerne accords it more honor than it
deserves."
H Nation. 88: 72. Ja. 21, '09. 560w.
"A useful book to keep on hand for refer-
ence. A good many statements are made In
a pragmatic and final form which any critic
would be likely to call into question, and mu-
sical estimates are there in abundance which
cannot be held in very high regard."
H No. Am. 190: 266. Ag. '09. 180w.
"A scholarly piece of work."
-I- Outlook. 91: 292. F. 6, '09. lOOw.
"In spite of infelicities of manner and of the
hovering between the too technical and the
vaguely general, there is much solid research
and much luminous criticism in Dr. Coerne's
book." D. G. Mason.
H Putnam's. 6: 112. Ap. '09. 300w.
R. of Rs. 39: 255. F. '09. 60w.
"In spite of some excellent qualities. Dr.
Coerne has only achieved a partial success. He
is handicapped by a ponderous style and a fatal
fondness for polysyllables. Again, his laudable
desire to be fair and generous to everybody re-
sults too often in undiscriminating praise." C.
L. G.
H Spec. 101: 836. N. 21, '08. 1950w.
Cohen, Alfred J. (Alan Dale, pseud.). Great
7 wet way. **$i.50. Dodd. 9-9225.
Some fifty trips across the ocean have fur-
nished the author with the material out of
which to construct an entertaining expos6 of
the "essential idiocy of humanity." "He has
pierced the deceits of shipboard aristocracy and
shipboard epicures, and has analyzed if not
solved the intricate problems of the tip. He
has played with the children on board. . . . He
has discovered why shipboard is the ideal place
for flirtations. He has listened to the noisy
boasts of the 'tinsel patriot," accompanied the
'hustler' while he collected talent for the ship's
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Cohen, Alfred J. — Continued-
concert, and watched and meditated upon the
subtle change that comes over some of the
passengers when land and the custom-house ap-
proach." (Dial.)
"Humorous descriptions of life aboard an
ocean steamer."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 158. Je. '09.
"His book is very entertaining."
+ Dial. 46: 373. Je. 1, '09. 320w.
"Mr. Dale's style is easy and familiar."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 218. Ap. 10, '09. 230w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 372. Je. 12, '09. 140w.
Cohu, Rev. J. R. Gospels in the light of
11 modern research. *6s. Parker, James,
& Co., Oxford.
A work whose purpose "is to demonstrate that
modern criticism substantiates the view of the
church as to the age, spiritual character, ana
inestimable worth of the Gospels. . . . The ac-
count which Mr. Cohu gives of each of the
Gospels is of value, not because of the removal
of any fundamental difficulty, but for the state-
ment of the pioblems concerning these Gospels
and solutions accredited by high authority." —
Ath.
"In this volume he has justified his reputation
as a popular expositor. Mr. Cohu, while un-
doubtedly on the side of the higher tritics, is
never in the company of extremists; and his
book may be commended to those who, though
they may tremble for the faith, desire to know
what scholars of repute believe and teach re-
garding the Gospels."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 459. O. 16. llOOw.
"The reader who wants to know what high-
er criticism of the sober kind has to say about
the Gospels cannot do better than study Mr.
Cohu's new volume. We are not prepared to
accept all his conclusions."
_l Spec. 103: 423. S. 18, '09. 400w.
Colby, Albert Ladd. Reinforced concrete
11 in Europe. $3.50. Chemical. 9-19618.
Data collected from books, government re-
ports, trade and government specifications, com-
mittee reports and personal interviews "have
been collated, compacted and classified under
several heads, such as economies of reinforced
concrete, endurance of concrete, foreign sys-
tems, mechanical bond, reinforcing metal, ce-
ment, and specifications for concrete and rein-
forced concrete. This portion of the report is
therefore in the nature of a symposium, in
which the opinions of the various contributors
are reduced to the lowest terms. . . . The rest
of the book is mostly given over to lists of the
various concrete systems now in use or on the
market in Europe, and of the numerous individ-
uals, committees, commissions, societies and
laboratories engaged there in the study of the
subject." (Engin. N.)
"The multiplicity of so-called systems is the
bane of concrete construction abroad and we
can see no use of recording them for American
eyes. However, ISJr. Colby's clients desired this
information and its undue prominence in the
book is due to that fact. The report is closed
by a very extensive and complete, but poorly
arranged, concrete bibliography."
+ — Engin. N. 62: sup. 33. O. 14, '09. 280w.
"A work which is unique in many respects
and which fills a heretofore open space in the
literature of concrete-steel construction. The
book is an excellent summary of European
methods, but it should be used judiciously in a
search for precedents for work on this s'de of
the Atlantic."
-I- Engin. Rec. 60: 419. O. 9, '09. 380w.
Colby, Charles W. Canadian types of the
old regime, 1608-1698. **$2.75. Holt.
8-20983.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"In the field of Canadian history it is the
most readable book that has appeared for many
a day." W: B. Munro.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 393. Ja. '09. 500w.
"Authoritative, popular, attractively written."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 285. D. '08.
-I- Ird. 66: 52. Ja. 7, '09. 400w.
"The lectures gain a novel and very real
value because of the author's point of view and
effective presentation."
-f- Nation. 88: 143. F. 11, '09. 550w.
+ Sat. R. 107: 308. Mr. 6, '09. 600w.
+ Spec. 102: sup. 1007. Je. 26, '09. 180w.
Cole, Mrs. Donna Rieta. Chums: or, An ex-
^ periment in economics: ed. by Gertrude
Ogden Tubby. $1.25. Gertrude Ogden
Tubby. 7 West 42d st, N. Y. 9-16.
Six stories dealing with the actual problems,
hardships, reverses and victories of a group of
settlement workers.
"There is a great deal of good material in
this work, but here again the laborious pen of
the inexperienced handler falls short of the
subject. There is, however, the sense of first-
hand knowledge conveyed to the reader's mind."
Stephen Chalmers.
h N. Y. Times. 14: 278. My. 1, '09. 120w.
Cole, William Morse. Accounts, their con-
struction and interpretation. *$2.
Houghton. 8-31984.
Descriptive note in December, 1908
"The best single reference volume for public
libraries."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 37. F. '09.
"On the whole. Professor Cole's book is not
of great value to the student of higher account-
ing, but presents the material in a way calcu-
lated to make the reader think."
-f- — Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 714. My. '09. 300w.
"Generally speaking, the principles stated and
the conclusions reached are those supported by
the best accounting authorities. In this the
author has rendered a service by bringing to-
gether in a single volume which may he used
f«r purposes of instruction, the premises for
sound reasoning concerning a wide range of
administrative problems, the data for the solu-
tion of which must be obtained through ac-
counts." F: A. Cleveland.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 137. Je. '09. 900w.
"It should find its way into the hands of all
persons interested in publicity in corporate
+ Ind. 67: 254. Jl. 29, '09. 270w.
"The author has faithfully carried out the
plan which he laid down, and anyone who
wishes to obtain a clear understanding of the
subject will be well repaid by reading this book.
Ordinarily one finds books on accounting dry
and dull, but this is the exception, for the
principles here presented are explained very
clearly, and at the same time in a most attrac-
tive style." Trevor Arnett.
4 J. Pol. Econ. 17: 165. Mr. '09. 770w.
"For the student of accounting practice, this
book, clearly and concisely written, should prove
a valual)le guide. It is difficult to understand
why some of the chapters have been included
in a book of this kind."
4- — Nation. 89: 408. O. 28, '09. 400w.
"It will be sufficient to say of Professor Cole's
book that he has admirably succeeded in his
'attempt to set forth in simple form the mam
principles which must govern any attempt at
accounting.' His style is so simple and direct
that one is conscious only of the thought to be
conveyed, save for the presence of some quaint
but good old orthodox words. The freedom
from anything dogmatic in the presentation of
illustrative material comes as a refreshing
breeze to one who has perused the literature
of accounting." B: F. Wright.
-I- Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 325. Je. '09. 950w.
R. of Rs. 39: 640. My. '09. 90w.
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89
Coles-Finch, William. Water: its origin and
^'•' use. *$5. Van Nostrand.
A popular work which the author describes
as "an ordinary person's interpretation of what
he sees in nature." The twenty chapters are:
Heat: Atmosphere: Clouds: Rain; Water; Forms
of water; Snow; Ice; Glaciers; Springs; Rivers:
Waterfalls: Lakes; Ocean and sea; Mountains
and volcanoes; Chalk; Denudation; Water:
how obtained; Use, abuse and waste; Lessons
from nature.
"A work which, though written for the most
part in a popular form, and not free from cer-
tain elements of weakness, yet tells with fair
completeness the fascinating story of water and
its work."
H Ath. 1908. 2: 651. N. 21. 600w.
"The book is, in fact, a nature study. It is a
subject of which the average person knows
comparatively little, but which, presented as
it is in this work, has an intense interest alike
for the lover of nature and for those who are
not generally attracted to subjects of this
kind."
-f- Engin. D. 6: 246. S. '09. 250w.
"The book is commonplace, antiquated, un-
critical, and erroneous."
Nation. 89:363. O. 14, '09. 220w.
"Apart from slips, and notwithstanding some
defects of arrangement and a little too much
sermonising, l\Ir. Coles-Finch's book contains a
large amount of interesting information."
H • Nature. 79: 271. Ja. 7, '09. 1050w.
"Considering the scope and general interest
of the work one can well forgive the sketchy
character of several chapters which are ob-
viously the outgrowth of very copious notetak-
ing."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 567. S. 25, '09. 1050w.
Collier, Price. England and the English
^ from an American point of view.
**$i.50. Scribner. 9-8385.
Impressions, fairly-formed opinions and con-
victions concerning the "slow-moving, unchang-
ing, confident" Englishman whose dullness is
his safety and his success, and "out of whose
root has grown an overshadowing national
tree." The author contrasts American and
English ways, and avers that the Americans
while in England do as the English do so far
as their temperamental limitations permit.
The chapters are: First impressions; Who
are the English? The land of compromise;
English home life; Are the English dull?
Sport; Ireland; An English country town;
Society.
"Entertaining studies."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5; 134. My. '09.
"Presents us with a picture of ourselves in
part flattering, and in part, perhaps, too accu-
rate to please."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 615. My. 22. 550w.
"One of the most entertaining contributions
of late years to the literature of transatlantic
guesswork."
-I- Bookm. 30:327. D. '09. 670w.
Reviewed bv F. M. Colby.
Bookm. 30: 399. D. '09. 380w.
"The value of the book lies not in the author's
views on Ireland, still less in the two or tnree
incidental remarks through which he indicates
hia views on religion, but in the lessons which
it has for Americans."
+ Cath. World. 89: 545. Jl. '09. 1150w.
"The book leaves an impression of fairness,
even of warm friendliness, toward the English,
and of carefully matured opinions and well-in-
formed judgments on a number of timely and
interesting topics."
+ Dial. 46: 299. My. 1, '09. 370w.
"Mr. Collier's book is not judicial, or phil-
osophic, or scientific, but falls squarely within
the familiar field of international impressionism
where we no longer look for the 'clear, white
light of truth,' but for the colors of personal
experience. Like other books of its class it
owes both its interest and its value to its in-
stances." F. M. Colbv.
-I ■ Forum. 42: 479. N. '09. 2200w.
"This is a clever and entertaining account
of some features of British life — an account
accurate, fair-minded and penetrating."
+ Ind. 67: 369. Ag. 12, '09. 300w.
"The England he discusses is the England one
will find if one goes across this summer. Most
Americans should therefore find the book rather
readable — and not less so because it has no par-
ticular distinction or profundity."
+ Nation. 88: 634. Je. 24, '09. 700w.
"Although Mr. Collier is at times rather sharp
and satirical, he is sympathetic and apprecia-
tive always."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 372. Je. 12, '09. 250w.
"It offers more sagacious observation of a
general kind than the American dwelling in
England is usually able to give."
-I No. Am. 190: 411. S. '09. 520w.
"One of the most thought-provoking, stimu-
lating, and keen analyses of the English char-
acter we have ever seen. Mr. Collier's style is
very graphic and suggestive."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 130w.
"Only on a very few points need any fairly
self-satisfied Englishman take the trouble to
quarrel with Mr. Collier. tor some reason,
however, that we find hard to understand, Eng-
lish viTomen do not please him so much as the
men."
H Sat. R. 108: 262. Ag. 28. '09. lOOOw.
"Mr. Price Collier's book on English life and
character is more thoughtful and better ex-
pressed than anything on similar lines by an
American that we have read for a long time.
Naturally (we might say inevitably) Mr. Collier
makes some statements which most Englishmen
could not accept."
H Spec. 102: 819. My. 22, '09. 1900w.
Collins, Archie Frederick. Design and con-
1*^' struction of induction coils. *$3. Munn.
9-12097.
"Mr. Collins considers that there is a need
for a convenient and complete reference book
devoted entirely to the induction coil and he
has tried to meet the need. He has. from his
large experience in the use of such coils. In
wireless transmission, been able to give prac-
tical details as well as imderlying principles.
The data and directions are such as to enable
any reader, who has some mechanical skill, to
design and build his own coils. This is the pur-
pose of the book." — Engin. N.
Engin. D. 5: 664. Je. '09. 170w.
"The style is popular and descriptive, well
suited to the amateurs and young students who
will form the bulk of the readers. The infor-
mation will be useful to any one who requires
induction coils for anv purpose." H: H. Norris.
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 14. Ag. 12, '09. 400w.
"Within its limits the work is unusually com-
plete, although fault may be found with the
manner of presenting certain features."
-I Engin. Rec. 59: 726. Je. 5. '09. 60w.
Collins, Hubert E. Erecting work. ("Power
handbooks.) $T. Hill pub. 8-31840.
"Begins with an excellent chapter on founda-
tions and ends with a decidedly condensed one
on the lighter work of erecting such as putting
in flywheel links, crossheads and pistons. The
remaining ten chapters are given over to meth-
ods of moving and lifting the heavy pieces, to-
gether with descriptions of blocking ginpoles,
and various 'hitches.' " — Engin. Rec.
"It can scarcely be said to constitute a com-
plete or connected treatise on this subject, but
it contains much information on practical de-
tails which may save inexperienced engineers
considerable annoyance."
H Engin. N. 60: sup. 693. D. 17, '08. 230w.
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Collins, Hubert Edwin — Continued.
"The book is excellently written and would
undoubtedly prove vt inestimable value to an
engineer, somewhat short in practical experi-
ence, who found himself compelled to directly
supervise the unloading and erection of a 2,000-
h.-p. reciprocating engine, but to a rigger or
a constructing engineer the information con-
tained in it would be somewhat elementary and
too narrow in its scope to be of interest."
H Engin. Rec. 58: 595. N. 21, '08. 150w.
Collins, Hubert E. Knocks and kinks.
(Power handbooks.) $i. Hill pub.
8-32655-
"Deals almost entirely with the causes of
'knocking' in steam engines and with the means
of locating and correcting them. With few ex-
ceptions the information is conveyed by describ-
ing actual cases and explaining the cause and
cure of each. Chapter VIII describes a method
of 'rigging up to turn and refit large pistons' and
a crank-pin turning device. The final chapter
describes the common method of finding the
'dead center.' " — Engin. N.
trations are line cuts of diagrammatic charac-
ter and ably supplement the text in making
clear the operation of the various governor
mechanisms." — Engin. N.
+ Engin. N. 60: sup. 693. D. 17, '08. 80w.
"The subject of 'Kinks' however is rather dis-
appointing, as there are only about a dozen en-
gine room kinks described, of which half would
be known to the average fourth-year apprentice
boy in the machinist's trade."
— Engin. Rec. 58: 595. N. 21, '08. SOw.
Collins, Hubert E. Pipes and piping.
(Power handbooks.) $1. Hill pub.
8-31650.
"An elementary work on steam engine piping.
It is written mainly from the practical man's
standpoint. The more important chapters are
those on expansion and contraction, high-pres-
sure flanges, connecting boilers to steam mains,
bursting strength of fittings and accidents. As
the chapters are taken from articles which have
appeared from time to time in 'Power,' the in-
formation presented is more in the form of a
series of practical suggestions rather than as a
textbook on the subject in general." — Engin.
Rec.
"No effort appears to have been made to rec-
oncile or unify these articles, and the value of
the book lies solely in the collection into one
convenient volume of a mass of related material.
There is room for considerable Improvement In
the index, which might have been made to add
greatly to the value of the book."
H Engin. N. 60: sup. 693. D. 17, '08. lOOw.
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 595. N. 21, '08. 140w.
Collins, Hubert E. Pumps. (Power hand-
books. $1. Hill pub. 8-34265.
"Deals with the location and correction of
pump troubles. Two short chapters give direc-
tions for setting the valves of duplex pumps,
and chapter XI describes a means of indicating
the instantaneous rate of delivery of a boiler
feed pump at the time of observation. The final
chapters contain tabulated information relating
to pump performance and directions for pump
operation of the sort commonly printed in cata-
logs of pumping machinery." — Engin. N.
"The first half ... is probably the most val-
uable feature of the book."
+ Engin. N. 60: sup. 693. D. 17, '08. 120w.
"Should prove valuable."
4- Engin. Rec. 59: 27. Ja. 2. '09. 120w.
Collins, Hubert E. Shaft governors. (Pow-
er handbooks.) $1. Hill pub. 8-34266.
"Contains an historical account of the devel-
opment of this type of mechanism, with a clas-
sification of the forms in common use, followed
by a series of separate chapters taking up the
construction, operation and adjustment of a
large number of specific makes of shaft govern-
or, covering practically every type. The illus-
"This book is, as a whole, better arranged and
more unified than the others in this set, and
should prove of value to anyone interested in its
subject."
+ Engin. N. 60: sup. 693. D. 17, '08. lOOw.
Engin. Rec. 59: 27. Ja. 2, '09. llOw.
Collins, Hubert Edwin. Steam turbines: a
8 book of instruction for the adjustment
and operation of the principal types of
this class of prime movers; compiled and
written by H. E. Collins. *$i. Hill pub.
CO. 9-14603.
"The book is strictly practical and deals with
the erection, operation, and maintenance of tlie
Curtis, Allis-Chalmers, and Westinghouse units.
It is well illustrated and the construction of
many parts of the turbine is shown in detail
drawings. Chapters dealing with the prepara-
tion of a turbine for an economy test and with
the general subject of auxiliaries are given,
and also an excellent one on the mechanical ex-
amination of the turbine and its auxiliaries.
The book ends with an interesting account of a
troublesome set of turbine auxiliaries." — En-
gin. Rec.
"A compact, well illustrated manual."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 9. S. '09.
Engin. D. 6: 154. Ag. '09. SOw.
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 7. Jl. 15, '09. 180w.
"It is undoubtedly the best one of the series
and wilt prove of value to any operating en-
gineer in charge of steam turbines."
-r Engin. Rec. 59: 789. Je. 19, '09. 140w.
Collins, Hubert Edwin. Valve setting:
simple methods of setting the plain
slide valve, Meyer cut-off, Corliss, and
poppet types. *$2. Hill pub. 8-33041.
"The main part of this book consists of de-
tailed directions for setting the valves of steam
engines, including piston valves, the riding cut-
off, gridiron, Corliss, Porter-Allen, Wright and
Fitchburg types. In the latter part of a chap-
ter on air compressors, directions are given for
setting the valves of compressors and blowing
engines. These directions are supplemented
with adequate illustrations of the valves and
valve gears and are, as a whole, sufficiently
explicit and clear. The compiler gives his as-
surance that they have in each case been re-
ferred to the engine builder for approval. This
portion of the book occupies about three-
fourths of the total number of pages." — Engin.
N.
"About a nucleus of good material
happily been clustered a few stray
which would be less regrettable were
marred by a widespread dubiety in the
of the figures."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 16. F. 18,
"The book is a valuable addition to
engineering literature."
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 707. D. 19, '08,
have un-
chapters
they not
lettering
'09. 360w.
practical
130w.
Collins, John Churton. Voltaire, Montes-
^ quieu and Rousseau in England. *7s.
6d. Nash, Everleigh, London.
Three studies that deal with the visits of
Voltaire, Montesquieu and Rousseau to Eng-
land and the influence which English politics,
thought and literature exerted thru them on
France In the eighteenth century.
"The whole book is an example of the art
of combining instruction and literary pleasure."
-h Ath. 1908, 1: 471. Ap. 18. llOOw.
Reviewed by W. B. Blake.
Dial. 46: 388. Je. 16, '09. 120w.
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91
"A contribution of value to the literary his-
tory both of France and England. The style
in which the subject is treated is as scholarly
as the author's reputation would warrant us in
anticipating."
+ Sat. R. 105: 631. My. 16, '08. lOOOw.
"He has been interested chiefly in the per-
sonal side of his subject, and though of course
he does not ignore the broader issues, his work
is mainly valuable as an elucidation of bio-
graphical facts."
+ Spec. 100: 866. My. 30, '08. 2000w.
Collison-Morley, Lacy. Giuseppe Baretti;
1' with an account of his literary friend-
ships and feuds in Italy and in England
in the days of Dr. Johnson; with an
introd. by the late F. Marion Craw-
ford. *$4.20. Scribner.
Mr. Crawford's introduction treats Baretti's
position in the world of letters and touches
briefly upon his two literary reputations, the
Italian and English. Si.x chapters of the biog-
raphy deal with the Italian life while the re-
mainder turn entertainingly to his sojourn in
England where he came under the influence of
Johnson and his circle.
"We have but slight reserves to make in our
commendation of this interesting and well-
composed book. The author is rather too
sparing of his notes, and sometimes a little
obscure in the matter of relatives and antece-
dents."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 725. Je. 19. 1900w.
"Mr. Morley has produced an interesting book,
and what is better it is the result of real knowl-
edge of the subject of which he treats."
+ Sat. R. 108: 294. S. 4, '09. 150w.
-I Spec. 103: 313. Ag. 28, '09. 700w.
CoUyer, Robert. Some memories. *$i.25.
« Am. Unitar. 9-2248.
Reminiscences that "deal out of the mists
of many years" — years of effective achieve-
ment and ministry. Dr. Collyer's varied experi-
ences from childhood during which he was
"yoked up to work in the factories" thirteen
hours a day, to the time of his pastorate of
the Church of the Messiah in New York are full
of "sunshine and shadow, sorrows and joy."
"A simple, well told narrative."
-h A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 74. Mr. '09.
'This is a volume that cannot fail to be
interesting and helpful to all who read it,
while to the host of friends of Dr. Collyer it
will be a very precious story told by one whose
life has radiated sunshine, helpfulness and good
cheer."
'+ Arena. 40: 606. D. '08. 900w.
+ Ind. 66: 1140. My. 27, '09. 450w.
"A series of pleasant and inspiring glimpses
into what has been not only a remarkably long
and useful but also a beautiful life."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 32. Ja. 16, '09. 220w.
"Has many interesting and pleasant things
to tell."
+ Outlook. 90: 842. D. 12, '08. 170w.
Columbia university. Lectures on science,
philosophy and art; delivered at Col-
umbia university during the academic
year 1907-1908. *$$. Columbia univ.
press, N. Y.
Twenty-one lectures descriptive in non-tech-
nical language of the achievements in science,
discovery, art, literature and philosophy, and
indicating the present status of these subjects
as concepts of human knowledge.
"An Imposing volume which should find its
place in many libraries."
+ Dial. 46: 193. Mr. 16, '09. 180w.
"Few universities in the world could furnish
a list of men more competent to interpret mod-
ern thought. Some of the lectures are dull, com-
monplace or staid in expression: others are
brilliant, vivacious or strikingly original."
H Ind. 66: 587. Mr. 18, '09. 750w.
"With but one or two exceptions, lucidity,
directness, and calm impartiality mark the ac-
complishment of this difficult task."
-I Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, 'Oit. 310w.
Colvin, Fred Herbert, and Stanley, Frank
Arthur. American machinists' hand-
book and dictionary of shop terms: a
reference book of machine shop and
drawing room data, methods and defi-
nitions. *$3. Hill pub. 8-30950.
"A thoughtful study of the needs of a ma-
chinist and machinery draftsman. Its contents
cover screws, piping, drills and taps, files, work
benches, soldering, gearing, milling, grinding
and lapping, calipering and fitting, tapers and
dovetails, shop and drawing-room standards,
wire gauges, belts and shafting, metals, shop
trigonometry, general tables and a good glos-
sary of shop terms." — Engin. Rec.
"There seems no reason why the book should
not well fill its expected place."
-I- Engin. N. 60: sup. 543. N. 12, '08. 280w.
"There has been a demand for such a book
for so long that it is gratifying to see such a
good volume to meet it."
-I- Engin. Rec. 59: 250. F. 27, '09. 130w.
Colvin, Ian D. South Africa. (Romance of
^1 history ser.) **$2. Stokes.
"This attractively produced volume is one of
a series presumably intended for the young,
and, in accordance with this design, plenty of
space is allotted to the fights and adventures
of the early voyagers." — Ath.
"The style is brisk and readable, but suffers
in some places from fine writing, and in others
from laborious attempts to write down to the
reader's capacity. The last two or three chap-
ters contain some statements which are strong-
ly biased."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 460. O. 16. 360w.
"He aims at writing serious history, and in
more than one chapter has contributed to the
elucidation of questions which have long been
the subject of bitter recrimination. The book
is the outcome of a research which is unusual
in works of this sort, and there is an element of
imagination about it which lifts it outside its
class. Thoroughly British as he is, Mr. Colvin
is British without unfairness to the Dutch; he
has the gift of seeing something of the other
side, which is not always the historian's char-
acteristic."
-j Sat. R. 108: 414. O. 2, '03. 860w.
Conder, Claude Reignier. City of Jerusalem.
' **$4. Dutton. 9-22222.
A survey of Jerusalem's history during the
forty centuries that have passed from the found-
ing of the city in the days of Melchizedec to
the present time. "As an officer of the British
army, the author lived in Palestine for a num-
ber of years and had command of the British
surveys in that country between 1872 and 1882."
(N. Y. Times.) "The design of this book is to
furnish in a volume of moderate size the sub-
stance of the best information about Jerusalem,
and this, he says, is to be found in the memoirs
and reports of modern researchers and ex-
plorers." (N. Y. Times.)
"In spite of dogmatism and intolerance of ri-
val opinions. Col. Conder's 'City of Jerusalem'
is a useful, if not an interesting book. And if
it includes some of the author's theories on ex-
traneous subjects, these do not materially af-
fect tne narrative."
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Conder, Claude Reignier — Continued.
"There is a lack of caution and thoroughness
in deahng with questions which lie outside the
topography of Jerusalem, and this is to be
regretted in a book which claims that 'reli-
iince is chiefly placed on monumental informa-
tion.' " Y.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 602. Jl. '09. 630w.
"The volume will, however, be best appre-
ciated by those who wish to know precisely
how much (or how little) has been done at
Jerusalem."
+ Ind. 67: 91. Jl. 8, '09. 270w.
"While much that he has to say, especially
with regard to ancient sites and ancient his-
tory, will not be accepted by ihe modern schol-
ar, the work is full of valuable suggestions,
from the author's own observations, and of
much interesting and useful information, albeit
the reader should at times check the facts
recorded bv reference to other authorities."
H ■ Nation. 89: 409. O. 28, '09. 720w.
"A scholarly and authoritative historical
work."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 365. Je. 12, '09. 480w.
"It is well written, rising at times into pas-
sages of real eloquence. But Colonel Conder's
acquaintance with modern archeology is slight."
H Sat. R. 108: 172. Ag. 7, '09. 780w.
"He is doing excellent service when he puts
this store of knowledge at the disposal of the
traveller, the student, and the larger public
which finds an inexhaustible interest in the
story of the Hon- City."
+ Spec. 102: 744. My. 8, '09. 300w.
Conger, Sarah Pike. Letters from China;
^ with particular reference to the empress
dowager and the women of China.
**$2.75. McClurg. 9-Q792.
During the period of Mr. Conger's ambas-
sadorship to China, Mrs. Conger was busy
reading the hearts, character and setting of the
Chinese people. Permitted, as she was, to pass
thru the "smaller and larger avenues of the al-
most iron-clad customs of China" she reproduces
the sights and visions therein afforded. These
she preserved in letters to daughter, sisters,
nieces and nephews which have been gathered
together in this volume. The period of Chinese
history recorded is that from 1898-1908 includ-
ing the siege of the legations.
"The illustrations have unusual value."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 158. Je. '09.
"It is nearly all good reading, albeit about
a third could be eliminated." R: W. Kemp.
H Bookm. 30: 59. S. '09. llOOw.
"In range of observation and in fluency of
descriptive narration she is not unlike Madame
Waddington, also an American by birth and
breeding." P. F. Bicknell.
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"The 'naivete* and simplicity of the style and
thought adds to the value, for it assures us
that we have here contemporary observation at
first hand, unretouched photographs of histor-
ic characters and events."
+ Ind. 66: 1243. Je. 3, '09. 250w.
"Fully as valuable as Mrs. Fraser's 'Letters
from Japan' are Mrs. Conger's 'Letters from
China.' Her richly illustrated and well-indexed
book is vivid and fascinating, and as a whole
is likely to hold its own as a permanent con-
tribution to our knowledge, not only of China,
but of the less known half of it, the Chinese
woman."
-I- Nation. 88: 633. Je. 24, '09. 250w.
"There is matter of great and permanent his-
torical interest [in this book]."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 340. My. 29, '09. lOOOw.
"Very vivid and entertaining."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 511. O. '09. lOOw.
Connor, Ralph, pseud. Life of James Rob-
ertson: missionary superintendent in
the Northwest territories. **$i.5o. Re-
vell. 8-36385.
A sympathetic study intimately dwelling upon
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"inspirer, director and backer" of the "Sky pi-
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Northwest. The sketch reveals him "living, lov-
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"The reader will find not only the picture
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Conover, James Potter. Personality in edu-
cation. **$i.25. Moffat. 8-32423.
The author, master in St. Paul's school, Con-
cord, N. H., brings twenty years of experience
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"Is remarkably rich in spirit, sweet in temper,
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Outlook. 91: 381. F. 20, '09. 240w.
Conrad, Joseph. Point of honor: a military
tale. t$i.25. McClure. 8-27098.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A stirring story."
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"The story is crisply told, with much acute
comment and humorous observation." W: M.
Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 263. Ap. 16, '09. 320w.
Converse, Florence. House of prayer.
**$i.50. Button.
The experiences of a little boy too lonely to say
his prayers, who, aided by an angel of his chap-
el of dreams, wanders all over the world study-
ing forms of prayer. "He goes deeply into Ori-
ental petitions, and studies the sources of the
English prayer-book, learning Latin prayers and
copying long ancient forms on his typewriter."
(Outlook.)
"The story is told with great simplicity and
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"It is a story which a thoughtful child and
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"The gap between the erudition necessary to
the subject and the little boy who masters it all
is too wide for the credulity of the ordinary
— Outlook. 90: 751. N. 28, '08. 200w.
— Sat. R. 106: sup. 12. D. 12, '08. 80w.
Conway, Agnes Ethel, and Conway, Sir
11 William Martin. Children's book of
art. (Color books for boys and girls.)
*$2. Macmillan. W9-299.
Addressed to children — but surely children of
an older growth — this book discusses interest-
ingly and reproduces some dozen and more fa-
mous paintings of children. Who painted them
and what kind of people they were painted for
are questions that are answered in the text.
"If the title of the book be ignored, it will
be realised that, though its author is not
gifted with the rare power of appealing to a
juvenile audience, she has no little insight in-
to the qualities differentiating the work of
one painter from that of another."
H Int. Studio. 39: 170. D. '09. 140w.
"Sir Martin Conway and his daughter have
done a real service both to the world of art and
to the world of children."
+ Outlook. 93: 645. N. 20, '09. 280w.
Conway, Moncure Daniel. Moncure D. Con-
3 way; addresses and reprints, 1850-1907;
published and unpublished work represent-
ing the literary and philosophical life of
the author. **$3. Houghton. 9-16468.
Representative specimen addresses which show
the argument "that influenced the early action
of the anti-slavery contingent in the war."
Some of the articles are: Free schools in Vir-
ginia: Golden hour; Gospel of art; Sunday open-
ing of exhibitions; Public service; Dogma and
science; William Penn; and Ellen Dana Con-
way. A brief biographical introduction and an
eight-page bibliography add to the value of the
collection.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 38. O. '09.
"The volume will be valued by all who cher-
ish the memory of our old contributor."
-f Ath. 1909, 2: 291. S. 11. lOOOw.
"As a reverent free-thinker, a sane and safe
radical, and an ardent lover of and seeker for
truth at any cost, Mr. Conway deserves the
widest possible reading."
-I- Dial. 47: 102. Ag. 16, '09. 270w.
+ Ind. 67: 481. Ag. 26, '09. 400w.
Lit. D. 39: 536. O. 2, '09. 120w.
"It was a good idea to publish these selections
from a body of work that reflected so many
phases of the great period of change through
which he lived, and to give the public a quick-
ened memory of a courageous and warm-heart-
ed personality."
-t- Nation. 89: 260. S. 16, '09. 230w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 466. Jl. 31, '09. 730w.
"It is impossible to be silent when our ad-
miration is asked for such crude utterances as
are to be found in this volume."
— Spec. 103: 284. Ag. 21, '09. 240w.
Conwentz, Hugo Wilhelm. Care of natural
^ monuments with special reference to
Great Britain and Germany. *$i. Put-
nam. 9-27586.
"The term 'natural monument' may be best
explained by illustration. A rock w^hich has
been brought say by an ice-drift, to a locality
remote from its place of origin is such; a spot
covered with some unusual flower — wild lilies-
of-the-valley, for instance — is another; an eyot
in the Thames, or such uncommon animals
as the badger or the wild cat, may be so de-
scribed. Now we all know how these and like
things are threatened as a country becomes
more tliickly populated. Our author tells us
what has been done for the preservation of
such things in Great Britain and Germany
(to which countries his book mainly refers),
and gives us hints as to what might be done
in the same line." — Spec.
"An excellent and praiseworthy volume. By
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newed interest in the subject." R. L.
-t- Nature. 80: 275. My. 6, '09. 300w.
"The book calls for attention from corpora-
tions and individual proprietors."
+ Spec. 102: 386. Mr. 6, '09. 200w.
Cook, Albert Stanburrough, ed. Concord-
ance to the English poems of Thomas
Gray. *$2.so. Houghton. 8-331-43.
The first volume to appear under the auspices
of The concordance society, which was organ-
ized at Yale university December, 1906. The
basis of this concordance is Gosse's edition of
Gray.
"The omissions are such as are reasonable,
and we fully approve of the abundance of
cross-references."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 254. F. 27. 220w.
"Unfortunately, the book is marred by omis-
sions, errors, and inconsistencies, due in the
main not so much to lack of scholarship and
care as to the bad mistake made at the outset
in the selection of Gosse's edition (1884) as the
basis for the text and the collation of the
manuscripts and early editions."
-I Nation. 88: 228. Mr. 4. '09. 950w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 699. N. 28, '08. 70w.
Cook, Ernest Thomas. Gardens of Eng-
land. *$2.5o. Macmillan. 9-15051.
A garden book whose descriptive chapters
have been inspired by twenty paintings by Miss
Beatrice Parsons. "As in most cases of this
kind, the text prepared for general reading does
not describe the pictures, but, for all that, the
chapters on the herb-garden, and on lavender
and rosemary are pleasant reading for the win-
ter, and are about as good as if they had Illus-
trations to match; while, on the other hand,
the pictures are very good without any specific
description." (Nation.)
"The volume before us is attractive in its style
and sound in its advice."
+ Nation. 87: 578. D. 10, '08. 180w.
"It is not easy to guess at first sight what
kind of reader is aimed at by books of the type
of 'Gardens of England.' If, as seems probable,
its twenty illustrations are its raison d'etre, they
might surely have been presented in some like-
lier way than that of sandwiching them between
the chapters of a stout volume of miscellaneous
garden 'description.' Its chapters consist large-
ly of rather gushing descriptions, with a propor-
tion of slipshod fine writing."
— Sat. R. 106: 180. Ag. 8, '08. 460w.
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.
*$2.50 Doubleday. 8-7371.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The one marring feature of the whole story
appears in the astonishingly cruel and needless
abandonment of the worn-out horses, to what-
ever fate they might find in an Arctic winter
on the frozen tundra. Aside from this one un-
pleasant aspect of the narrative, the book as
a whole makes decidedly interesting reading,
at times affording powerfully impressive word
pictures of the marvels of nature revealed to
the partv." W. S. Tower.
-\ - Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 208. Ja. '0". 630w.
"In the present work ... he sometimes rises
to eloquence. The appendixes . . . are impor-
tant from a scientific point of view, though the
ordinary reader will probably skip them."
-\ Ath. 1909, 2: 102. .11. 24. 650w.
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Cook, William Wallace. Quarter to four,
6 t$i-50. Dillingham. 9-10647.
A story of hidden treasure concealed in a
sea-cavern on tlie shores of an island in the
Pacific. Instructions for finding the treasure
are written on a card which is cut into four
parts and a quarter given to each of four
persons entitled to a sliare, all of whom must
meet and join cards before the way to the
gold is clear. Love, adventure and intrigue
offer their usual course of uncertainties.
"The adventures are not ill-devised — though
the execution is too much for the writer's skill
— and the initial idea is original enough to
raise hopes of a sense of humor — hopes which
are presently blasted."
1- N. Y. Times. 14: 328. My. 22, '09. 300w.
Cooley, Charles Horton. Social organiza-
5 tion: a study of the larger mind. **$i.50.
Scribner. Q-QSiO-
The author says: "In a former book (Human
nature and social order) I tried to see society
as it exists in the social nature of man and to
display that in its main outlines. In this one
the eye is focussed on the enlargement and
diversification of intercourse which 1 have called
social organization, the individual, though vis-
ible, remaining slightly in the background."
The divisions of his study are: Primary aspects
of organization; Communication; The dem-
ocratic mind; Social classes; Institutions; Pub-
lic will.
"In his two volumes 'Human nature and the
social order' and 'Social organization' Professor
Cooley has given to the public the best state-
ment of the newer social philosophy that has
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"A work of admirable ideals and temper and
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-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 432. S. '09. 700w.
"Probably the best portion of the book is the
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democratic mind.' " I: A. Loos.
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facts take on the color of poetry."
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"Notable contribution to the literature of so-
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Coolidge, Archibald Cary. United States as
a world power. **$2. Macmillan.
8-19878.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Of course there are particular statements
scattered throughout the book, which the re-
viewer would like to challenge, did space per-
mit. Tliis attractive volume deserves a con-
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such works as Latanfe's 'America as a world
power,' Moore's 'American diplomacy,' Hart's
'Foundations of American foreign policy,' Fos-
ter's 'Century of American diplomacy,' and
Reinsch's 'World politics.' " A. S. Hershey.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 372. Ja. 'Oy. 800w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 286. D. '08. +
"It is distinctly to be hoped that it will com-
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"It has substance as well as symmetry and
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"A work which will be found of the greatest
helpfulness by all who would improve their
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"Professor Coolidge has a direct and lucid
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+ R. of Rs. 39: 38L Mr. '09. 50w.
"Altogether, this is a highly interesting
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Coolidge, Mary Roberts. Chinese immigra-
^ tion. (American public problems ser.)
**$i.7S. Holt. 9-23245-
A work of economic importance which gives
the complete history of Chinese immigration
from the days when the Pacific coast welcomed
these yellow men as a helpful solution of the
local labor problem. The study painstakingly
sets forth what the Chinese have wrouglit as
social and economic factors in our common-
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bers and non-assimilation; and the effect of
exclusion upon China.
"This is one of the best studies of a race
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"If ever a book contained a damning arraign-
ment of a governmental policy and its adminis-
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Painful and humiliating as is the story which
Mrs. Coolidge has to tell, the book must never-
theless prove a powerful agent for good."
+ — Nation. 89: 574. D. 9, '09. 1250vv.
R. of Rs. 40: 511. O. '09. lOOw.
Copeland, Charles Townsend, and Hersey,
3^' Frank Wilson Cheney, eds. Representa-
tive biographies of English men of let-
ters. *$i.25. Macmillan. 9-25200.
A collection of biographies designed primarily
to illustrate the varieties of biographical writ-
ing. It includes: first, extracts from notable
autobiographies, among which are those of
Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Colley Cibber, Gib-
bon, and Ruskin; second, examples of the meth-
od and style of such famous biographers as
Isaak Walton, Dr. Johnson, Boswell. Lockhart,
Southey, Macaulay, and Carlyle; and third, many
complete lives from the "dictionary of national
biography" which represent the work of ac-
complished literary historians.
"This makes a useful collection of material
for the student of biographical technique, but
the selection is too haphazard to be of much
use to the student of the history of English lit-
erature."
4 Dial. 47:340. N. 1, '09. 170w.
"Both the autobiographic and the biographic
selections are in themselves well worth the
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Copus, Rev. John Edwin. Son of Siro: a
story of Lazarus. *$i.50. Benziger.
9-S6i.
A story of the period of Christ's ministry
dwelling especially upon the development of
Lazarus, Mary and Martha.
sense a history of the world's struggle for an
adequate supply of wholesome water and of its
efforts to dispose of the resultant sewage with-
out injury to health or offense to the sense of
sight and smell.
"The story is a fine piece of imaginative con-
struction, directed by good taste. Persons un-
familiar with the gospel-history cannot but
read it with more intelligence and interest after
they will have read this attractive story."
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Corelli, Marie. Holy orders: the tragedy of
a quiet life. t$i-50. Stokes. 8-23928.
A story which exploits the evil wrought in ru-
ral England thru the adulterated drink trafRc.
It seeks its audience among "church people, pro-
hibitionists, anti-saloon league adherents and
journalists."
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strained."
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"A little too highly dramatic, perhaps, is 'Holy
orders,' but still undoubtedly a good story."
H R. of Rs. 39: 121. Ja. '09. 250w.
Cornish, Vaughan. Panama canal and its
6 makers. **$i.50. Little. 9-35588.
"The work of a British geographer, who has
taken the pains to get the most authoritative
information, to supplement and vivify it by
personal observations and to put it into a clear
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the enterprise, the rival plans and engineering
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"It must be confessed that his work compares
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"There is no better book for the general read-
er who wants to know just what is being done
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"A concise and complete account of the great
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"For the general reader, there is no better
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R. of Rs. 40: 121. Jl. '09. 70w.
-f Sat. R. 107: 634. My. 15, '09. 370w.
" 'The men on the Isthmus' is one of the most
interesting chapters in the book."
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Cosgrove, John Joseph. History of sanita-
'' tion. $1.50. Standard sanitary mfg. co.
9- 14 1 92.
A story of sanitation from the days of primi-
tive man down to the present time of perfection
in the manufacture of plumbing fixtures and ap-
proaching perfection in sewage systems. The
slight volume of some 125 pages is in its broad
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 159. Je. '09.
Engin. N. 61: sup. 66. My. 13, '09. 200w.
Cosgrove, John Joseph. Sewage purification
^ and disposal. $3. Standard sanitary mfg.
CO. 9-13289.
A timely handbook for engineers and com-
munities wrestling with the sewage problem
giving in concise, ready form, rules, tables and
data for designing and proportioning purifica-
tion works. Original drawings accompany the
text.
"The untechnical and simple nature of the
text and a large number of original drawings
make it useful for municipal officers as well as
the engineer or student."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 159. Je. '09.
Engin. D. 5: 664. Je. '09. 160w.
"Considering his limitations of space and evi-
dent lack of professional experience as a sewage-
works engineer, Mr. Cosgrove has covered about
the whole field of sewage treatment in a remark-
ably satisfactory manner. Here and there ap-
pear evidences, both in statements and in spell-
ing, which indicate unfamiliarity with the sub-
ject before entering upon the preparation of the
book."
-I Engin. N. 61: sup. 75. Je. 17, '09. 220w.
Costello, Frederick Hankerson. Sure-dart:
1° a story of strange hunters and stranger
game in the days of monsters. t$i-^5-
McClurg. 9-25176.
A story set in the Cretaceous epoch of the
Secondary geological period. In order to en-
hance the interest of the tale, and the monster
animals of that period, the author has intro-
duced human beings, a liberty warranted only
by imagination.
Cotes, Hornor. Counterpart. $1.50. Macau-
12 lay CO. 9-25629.
A civil war story of which a young Northern-
er is the hero. At the beginning of the war he
is fooled by a Southern girl who, on pretence of
sympathy for the North, obtains from him in-
formation which brings an expedition to a dis-
astrous end; after which, his lesson learned, he
becomes a shrewd soldier and runs the gamut
of war adventure. Thruout the love element is
interwoven deftly w'.th the war episodes.
"The book is written witn unusual care and
considerable skill, and brings in many of the
notable figures of that time, both civil and mili-
tarv. And if the author has not quite the emo-
tional power to reproduce the thrills of the pe-
riod, he at least has the philosophical ability to
describe them very well."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 750. N. 27, '09. 330w.
Coulter, John Merle; Coulter, John G.; and
11 Patterson, Alice Jean. Practical nature
study and elementary agriculture; a
manual for the use of teachers and
normal students. *$i.35. Appleton.
9-10812.
A discussion of nature study, its field, and its
principles in which the subject is combined
with elementary agriculture. Three helpful out-
lines are supplied: (1) for the training school
with typical lesson plans, (2) for the lower
grades, and (3) for elementary agriculture for
seventh and eighth grades.
"Differs considerably from Holtz's 'Nature
study' in method and subject matter, and is
more helpful for teachers of rural schools or
those having insufficient preparation."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 38. O. '09.
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Coulter, John M., and others — Continued-
"Coulter and Patterson have packed into their
book a large amount of useful material, but
some of it is not approved nature-study."
H Ind. 67:302. Ag. 5, 'OH. 140w.
Coulton, George Gordon. Chaucer and his
England. (Memoir ser.) *$3.50. Putnam.
8-33921.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A useful book for the student of literature
or medieval history, though not without prej-
udices."
-] A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 286. D. '08.
"The book is well illustrated, and in every
way most desirable as an account of mediaeval
England."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 41. Ja. 9. 750w.
"When the author ventures far from the
beaten path of biography into the attractive
by-ways of conjecture, he is not to be taken
too seriously. The chief value of the book
lies in the fresh and lifelike pictures it affords
of society in town and country." C. S. Northup.
j^ Dial. 46: 185. Mr. 16, '09. 1400w.
"An abundance of historical and personal in-
cident is wrought into Mr. Coulton's text, and,
with many plate and other illustrations, gives
interest and charm to it throughout."
-\- Outlook, 91: 584. Mr. 13, '09. 250w.
Courtney, William Leonard. Literary man's
^ Bible: a selection of passages from the
old Testament, historic, poetic and
philosophic, illustrating Hebrew litera-
ture; arranged with introductory essays
and annotations. *$i.2S. Crowell. 8-3644.
A fourth and popular edition of a book which
considers the literary rather than the theologi-
cal aspect of the Bible.
work and character of the great War Presi-
dent which grew out of intimate relations dur-
ing the closing years of the civil war.
H Ath. 1908, 1: 12. Ja. 4. 340w.
Bib. World. 34: 70. Jl. '09. 50w.
"Such a book as this does inestimable serv-
ice to the cause of religion."
-I- Dial. 46: 408. Je. 16, '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Courtney's work is scholarly and judi-
cious in the extreme, and his selections from
the Bible, as well as his classification of them
and hia form of printing, are admirable and
most helpful."
+ Educ. R. 38: 202. S. '09. lOOw.
-I Nation. 89: 159. Ag. 19, '09. 300w.
"Fault may be found with the main title of
this work. The term 'Bible' includes the Old
and the New Testament. Yet Dr. Courtney
considers only the Old Testament literature.
With this exception the work may be cordially
commended." K. S. D.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 670. O. 30, '09. 390w.
"Possibly this volume may induce those who
are too conceited or too stupid to read an or-
dinary Bible to become familiar with portions
of its glorious literature."
— Sat. R. 105: 304. Mr. 7, '08. 860w.
"It would be difficult to praise too highly
the literary discrimination displayed in each
half of the book. To be a little too long is al-
ways a good fault in an anthology, and we
think it is the only fault which could reason-
ably be brought against this one. A large por-
tion of the reading public owe a debt of grati-
tude to Mr. Courtney, who in reopening their
Bibles has done them a service."
+ Spec. 99: 1094. D. 28. '07. 1500w.
Cowen, Benjamin Rush. Abraham Lincoln:
an appreciation by one who knew him.
*$i. Clarke, R. 9-5872.
An addition to the I^incoln literature which
is the first appearance in book form of a lec-
ture delivered frequently by General Cowen in
Ohio and the adjoining states. It is a just
estimate and sympathetic appreciation of the
Ind. 66: 985. My. 6, '09. 50w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 242. Ap. 17, '09. 90w.
Crabtree, Harold. Elementary treatment of
^'^ the theory of spinning tops and gyro-
scopic motion. *$i.so. Longmans.
9-29876.
"Practical applications of the gyroscope, in-
cluding the monorail car and the steering de-
vice used in torpedoes, are taken as examples
for analysis by the methods developed in the
earlier chapters. "The author has aimed to
bring the subject within the range of first-
year undergraduates." — Engin. N.
"The theoretical explanation of gyroscopic
action is very well presented in this volume. A
book which will be readily comprehended by
anyone at all conversant with the methods of
theoretical mechanics."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 19. Ag. 12, '09. lOOw.
"The subject is a large one for so small a
book, and this necessitates a brevity and
brusqueness that in certain chapters almost
amounts to a defect."
-^ Engin. Rec. 60: 56. Jl. 10, '09. 170w.
"The method by which the theory is intro-
duced is admirable. While criticism is mis-
placed, the writer would suggest that those di-
agrams, such as Fig. 20, in which bent arrows
are intended to show a direction of rotation
round an axis indicated by a line" are, as drawn,
ambiguous, for it is impossible to tell whether
the arrow is intended to be in front of or be-
hind the line." C. V. Bovs.
H Nature. 81: 182. Ag. 12, '09. 630w.
Craddock, Charles Egbert, pseud. (Mary
Noailles Murfree). Fair Mississippian.
t$i.5o. Houghton. 8-29332.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A story of moderate interest."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 26. Ja. '09.
Reviewed by W: M.- Payne.
h Dial. 46: 86. F. 1, '09. 230w.
"The fiy in the amber is a habit of bow-wow
in the language which sits with curious artifi-
ciality on a story absolutely clear-cut in device."
-I Nation. 88: 42. Ja. 14, '09. 220w.
"Novels like 'The fair Mississippian' are not
common. They are very welcome, though."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 8. Ja. 2, '09. 270w.
Cradle of the rose. **$i.5o. Harper. 8-30708.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The characteristics and traditions of the
fisher-folk of Brittany are treated understand-
ingly."
+ Lit. D. 38: 385. Mr. 6, '09. 200w.
"The lavish descriptive impulse is allowed to
run riot and overpower the narrative. In the
end, one feels that the work is too heavy for
an idyll and too static for a novel."
h Nation. 88: 67. Ja. 21, '09. 240w.
-f R. of Rs. 39: 121. Ja. '09. 120w.
Craig, Robert S. Making of Carlyle. *$4.
5 Lane. 9-18716.
An "experiment in biographical explication."
"The author has undertaken his task less with
the hoiie of disclosing new facts than with the
intention of showing how the various events
which befell Carlyle in his struggle to gain tne
attention of the world were inseparable from
the 'making' of him, and recognisable in the
finished product. To this 'making' there went,
says Mr. Craig, 'not only the old Scots Calvin-
ism and all hereditary traits, not only his genius
. . . but also the faithful and generous friend-
ship of men and women.' ... A large part
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of the book is concerned with making clear
Carlyle's indebtedness to these friends." (Spec.)
"Mr. R. S. Craig has become dominated by
a theory, whicli is allowed some more or less
full expression on almost every page, at least
of the latter part of the work." C. S. Northrup.
— Dial. 47: 283. O. 16, '09. 1150w.
"Considering the real cerebration shown in
this book, it is one of the most badly written
valuable works that ever came to a reviewer's
table." W: L. Phelps.
H Forum. 41: 597. Je. '09. 1600w.
"The repetition is incessant, and the moraliz-
ing often fiat, even at its first appearance. By
far the best part of the book is that which
dilates on the strength of the clannish spirit
among the Carlyles, and shows how much of
the style and ideas of the writer came to him
with his Calvinistic inheritance. We must ac-
count Mr. Craig's volume as among the 'baud
desiderata.' "
h Nation. 88: 360. Ap. 8, '09. 210w.
"Mr. Craig interests the reader from the first.
His style is clear and nimble, his sympathy is
perfect."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 286. My. 8, '09. 530w.
"While there is a conscientious effort to be
absolutely just his methods remind one of the
gentle caress of softly furred cats' paws, sud-
denly discovering sharp claws for the laceration
of poor Mrs. Carlyle."
-) Outiook. 92: 427. Je. 26, '09. 500w.
"Hyperbole ... is a small defect in a
valuable analysis of the influences which played
so large a part in helping Carlyle to win his
hardly won triumph."
H Spec. 102: 135. Ja. 23. '09. 500w.
Cramp, William, and Smith, Charles F.
^ Vectors and vector diagrams, applied
to the alternating current circuit with
examples of their use in the theory of
transformers, and of single and poly-
phase motors, etc. *$2.5o. Longmans.
9-18463.
"As the name implies, this work on vectors
is a book in which the branches of mathematics
necessary in the study of electric circuits are
explained and illustrated. It contains a synop-
sis of the algebra and geometry which are di-
rectly applicable to the solution of alternating-
current problems and no more. A working
knowledge of this material is absolutely, es-
sential to an electrical engineer who expects to
understand the theory of electrical circuits and
machines and who desires to read Intelligently
the more theoretical discussions in the technical
press." — Engm. N.
"Should be of value as a textbook for ciec-
trical engineering students."
+ Elec. World. 53:1042. Ap. 29, '09. 130w.
Engin. D. 5: 418. Ap. '09. 140w.
"While the title is formidable the treatrrent
Is not so. It can be readily followed by a
reader who is familiar with higher algebra and
geometry and who has a practical acquaintance
with electrical circuits and machines." H: H.
Norris.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 49. Ap. 15, '09. 70r:w.
"A textbook which is decidedly good. The
authors have succeeded in giving a very clear
presentation of the meaning of vectors and
their algebra with the exception noted above."
-I Engin. Rec. 59: 615. My. 8, '09. 380w.
"The imperfections do not affect the purpose
of the authors, who are to be congratulated on
having enriched our technical literature with
a clear and systematic exposition of the vec-
torial graphics of alternating-current phenom-
ena."
-I • Nature, 81: 93. Jl. 22, '09. 950w.
Crandall, Charles Henry. Songs from sky
^ meadows: poems of nature and of na-
ture's children. *$i. Outing pub. 9-8089.
A sheath of poems of field and fen, moor and
weald, of love and life in the open, whose key-
note is mergence into the "all-life."
-I Nation. 89: 55. Jl. 15, '09. 160w.
N. Y. Times. 14:503. Ag. 21, '09. 230w.
Crane, Walter Richard. Gold and silver.
*$5. Wiley. 8-20033.
Comprises an economic history of mining in
the United States, the geographical and geo-
logical occurrence of the precious metals, with
their mineralogical associations, history, and
description of methods of mining and extrac-
tion of values, and a detailed discussion of the
production of gold and silver in the world and
the United States. "The book is geological
rather than economic; and was prepared for the
economic history of the United States under the
charge of Carroll D. Wright for the Carnegie in-
stitution." (J. Pol. Econ.)
"Its interest and value is mainly of a histor-
ical nature, but, since in all cases the records
are brought up to this year, it presents consid-
erable information on present distribution,
methods of mining and extraction of values.
Taking into consideration the necessity of em-
ploying terms peculiar to the mining industry in
much of the descriptive matter, the book as a
whole is clearly written and as intelligible, even
to the non-technical reader, as could be expect-
ed."
-I- Engin. N. 60: sup. 318. S. 17, '08. 480w.
J. Pol. Econ. 16: 711. D. '08. lOOw.
"There are typographical errors in proper
names of the west, some displeasing errors in
grammar and rhetoric and other literary blem-
ishes. As a convenient hand-book for ready
reference by busy practitioners, the statistics
and much of the technical matter quoted may
be in useful form, and probably the whole will
fill a want among the untutored who require
pre-digested nutriment. The compiler has
rendered good service faithfully and conscien-
tiously, according to a plain apparently dic-
tated by others." T. B. Comstock.
-I Science, n.s. 29: 389. Mr. 5, '09. 1350w.
Craven, Priscilla, pseud. Pride of the Graf-
'^'> tons. t$i-So. Appleton. 9-29366.
The Graftons' pride was of the kind that goes
before a fall, and as it rested upon unpaid bills
and precarious credit great was the fall thereof.
The crash, which shook London society, taught
the heroine, a Grafton debutante, to love for
the sake of his loyalty and kindness the rich
American whom she had all but married for
his money. But the plot is not the main con-
cern of the story which is cleverly amusing
throughout, and unbUishingly shows how much
more interesting are the people with indiffer-
ent morals than those who are piously com-
monplace. Real wickedness meets its own re-
ward, however, and virtue, where blended with
a proper sense of humor, triumphs; but the
whole is an unsparing picture of the gambling,
flirting, dissipated upper social circle and there
is some good character drawing of the leaders
of this set.
"Miss Craven has developed the love story
with not a little skill, and has written a most
diverting and interesting novel."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 643. O. 23, '09. 230w.
Crawford, Caroline. Folk dances and games.
If' $1.50. Barnes.
A book for the use of school children in which
the author "indicates the educational use and
value of the dances as a form of exercise, and
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Crawford, CaToUne—Coiiliimed.
has prepared with extraordinary skill her ma-
terial to accomplish that end." (Educ. R.)
"A truly admirable volume."
+ Educ. R. 37: 208. F. '09. 50w.
-f Ind. 65: 322. Ag. 6, '08. 40w.
+ N. Y, Times. 13: 542. O. 3, '08. lOOw.
"Miss Crawford deserves the warm thanks
of all those interested in the educational side
of games and dances." M. W. Hlnman
+ School R. 17: 515. S. '09. 550w.
Crawford, Francis Marion. Stradella. $1.50.
^^ Macmillan. 9-24943.
This is the last of Mr. Crawford's novels, the
manuscript for which with that of "The white
sister," previously published, was completed at
the time of the author's death. From some an-
cient Venetian chronicles Mr. Crawford gleaned
material that bore upon the life of Stradella,
a great musician of the seventeenth century.
Out of these fragments he has constructed his
story which is rich in its Italian setting. The
love of Stradella for a dowerless niece of a
pompous, self-sufficient Senator who intended
to marry the girl himself, furnishes the key
to the difficult situations that crowd one up-
on another along the course of their experience.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 89. N. '09. >i>
"As it stands it is a delicate, whimsical, alto-
gether delightful love story, with swift transi-
tions from scenes of real charm and pathos
to others of a humor that wisely stops just
short of the grotesque." F: T. Cooper
+ Bookm. 30: 281. N. '09. 370w.
"Nowhere has been displayed more clearly
than in this last (if it be the last) of his tales
his extraordinary faculty of holding his read-
ers' attention by means which appear to have
nothing extraordinary about them whatever."
+ Nation. 89: 329. O. 7. '09. 330w.
"The plot of the story shows all the ease
of invention and smoothness of narrative which
are universally recognized as characteristic of
jMaxion Crawford. "We particularly commend
to lovers of Dumas the two villains of the tale,
hired assassins, unsurpassed swordsmen, fertile
in invention, and not without their own peculiar
sense of humor."
+ Outlook. 93: 317. O. 9, '09. 200w.
"For all its fluency the story lacks distinc-
tion."
H Sat. R. 108: 636. N. 20, '09. 130w.
-f Spec. 103: 795. N. 13, '09. 120w.
Crawford, Francis Marion. White sister.
^ $1.50. Macmillan. 9-10700.
A Roman setting lends appropriate coloring
to this story of convent life. A prince, an ad-
herent of the clerical party, is killed in a
motor car accident and because of his refusal
to have his marriage legally ratified, combined
with the fact that no will comes to light, his
daughter is turned out into the streets by tlv^
jealous mheritor of the title and wealth. The
tale deals with her renunciation of her love
for an artillery officer, her life as the "white
sister in a convent, her discovery of her aunt's
theft of the will, the return of her lover and
the struggle between her obligation to the man
and her allegiance to the church, and her final
release from the convent.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 186. Je. '09. 4*
f "l^ is precisely the antiquity of Marion Craw-
ford s theme which compels one to recognize
with pleasant surprise the quickening power of
his pen.
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 581. My. 15. lOOw.
"The book leaves you with the impression
that you have read it all before, for the facile
art which neither waxed nor waned tor twenty
years presents here no new achievement "
-I Atlan. 104: 679. N. '09. 240w
You accept it all, the probable and the im-
probable alike because he possesses that rare
ti-ick of making you see it with your own eyes."
F: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 29: 401. Je. '09. 550w.
"Is decidedly the work of a practised hand,
though it does not measure up to the author's
full literary power. This last chapter is, to
us, wholly disappointing."
-j Cath. World. 89: 690. Ag. '09. 300w.
"There seems to us a touch of casuistry in
the reasoning." W: M. Payne.
H Dial. 47: 181. S. 16, '09. 230w.
"This last book of his, one is tempted to say
represents a maximum of technique and a min-
imum of material. One hastens to add this
qualification: plenty of things happen in 'The
white sister'; but the material of which it is
built comes too near to melodrama to be ma-
terial worthy of the earlier Marion Crawford."
Philip Tillinghast.
H Forum. 41: 618. Je. '09. 380w.
"There are two reasons for Crawford's con-
tinued popularity: he always had a story to
tell and he knew how to tell."
-I- Ind. 66: 982. My. 6, '09. 750w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 207. Ag. 7, '09. 200w.
"It must be admitted that the less said about
the logic of the events in the present narrative,
the better."
-I Nation. 88: 514. My. 20, '09. lOOOw.
"It is not the best of Mr. Crawford's novels —
not so good, for instance, as the Saracinesca
trilogy, but it is better than >the Primadonna
series, and, on its own merits, is a remarkably
interesting and well-constructed tale."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 306. My. 15, '09. 450w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 372. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
"As a story in point of construction and char-
acter-drawing, 'The white sister' is distinctly
the best novel which has come from Mr. Craw?
ford's hand for a number of years past."
+ Outlook. 92: 99. My. 15, '09. 300w.
"Is typical of the novelist's work."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 762. Je. '09. 70w.
" 'The white siste.r,' good up to its closing
chiapter, suddenly falls to pieces. Its finish is
cheap, inartistic, theatrical."
-1 Sat. R. 107: 757. Je. 12, '09. 580w.
"Mr. Crawford was never more happily In-
spired than in the group of Roman novels which
begins with 'Saracinesca' and ends in the vol-
ume before us."
-I- Spec. 102: 705. My. 1, '09. 740w.
Crawford, Mary Caroline. Old Boston
11 days and ways. **$2.5o. Little. 9-28413.
A thoroly informing study in preparation for
which the author uncovered a large amount of
new material. It follows the growth of the
city from the point where the author's "St.
Botolph's town" dropped it and continues it to
"the time when we blossomed into a municipal-
ity and indulged in a mayor and aldermen." She
deals with Boston of revolutionary days, Bos-
ton in the first flush of liberty, the development
of its literary and social life, the establishment
of its theaters, and characterizes the distinction
that belongs to such men as Copley, John How-
ard Payne, Edmund Keane, Samuel Shaw, La-
fayette and many another man of prominence
during the time depicted.
" 'Old Boston days and ways' as interpreted
by Miss Crawford with accuracy, vivacity, and
the novelty due to the use of a considerable
body of new material, are certainly not want-
ing in interest for readers of to-dav."
-f Dial. 47: 466. D. 1, '09. 180w.
"The section about the social iife of the tran-
sition period will be new to many, especially
the account of Poe's father and actress mother;
as will the chapter about early Boston theaters."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1072. D. 11, '09. 130w.
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Crawford, Mary Caroline. St. Botolph's
town: an account of old Boston in
colonial days. $2.50. Page. 8-28847.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
Ind. 65: 1462. D. 17, '08. 50w.
"We have never met with a volume of the
like compass, which contained fifty illustrations
of such historic value and unique interest as
characterize the prints in this volume."
+ Lit. D. 37: yOO. D. 12, '08. 180w.
"Like its author's previous books, it lends
itself well to desultory reading, being divided
into chapters, each with its own interesting
story, the whole forming a delightful account
of life and manners in Boston from the coming
of Winthrop and his valiant followers to the
outbreak of the revolution."
+ Outlook. 91: 22. Ja. 2, '09. 220w.
Creelman, James. Why we love Lincoln.
6 *$i.25. Outing pub. 9-5693-
"A biography designed to bring out especial-
ly those human sides of the man Lincoln which,
as a matter of fact, are so great a part of him
that not even the most formal treatment can
hide the humorous inouth, the tender heart, the
shrewd eye, and the laugh by which, in fact,
the great man held (and still holds) the Amer-
ican people as no gther man holds them." — N.
Y. Times.
"Suited to the same class of readers as Mor-
gan's life but may interest a larger circle be-
cause of its brevity and a decided impression-
v^itic style that holds the attention."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 135. My. '09. >i>
"It sounds the proper note, and does it with
conviction."
-t- Ind. 66:985. My. 6, '09. 30w.
"Mr. Creelman's narrative is interesting."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 242. Ap. 17, '09. 80w.
"Written in vivid, suggestive stvle."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 507. Ap. '09. I'Ow.
Crew, Henry. Principles of mechanics, for
students of physics and engineering.
*$i.50. Longmans. 8-18295.
"This book comprises a series of lectures de-
livered during several years past to second-
year students in physics who have had general
instruction in the subject and in calculus. The
author's aim has been to give the student a
clear conception of the principles of dynamics
in a minimum of time, confining the treatment
to that portion of the subject which is common
ground for the physicist and the engineer."
(Engin. D.) "It covers the elements of kine-
matics, kinetics, friction, elastic bodies and flu-
id motion, and does not contain any of those
lapses from correct and scholarly statement
that are too often considered advisable for the
'practical' courses of engineering study." (En-
gin. Rec.)
Engin. D. 4: 56. Jl. '08. 160w.
"The method is no doubt logical, and in the
sense that it seeks for precision and concise-
ness it is philosophical. But there is little to
be said for a method that keeps the reader in
ignorance of the term and concept 'force' until
the 84th page is reached."
— Engin. N. 60: sup. 81. Jl. 16, '08. 200w.
"As an introductory book on the subject it
would deserve little praise and considerable
condemnation. The book has the great merit
of being scientifically correct, while free from
sloppy English and pedantic fussiness over
trifles."
-I Engin. Rec. 59: 251. F. 27, '09. 220w.
"For the general student, the purpose of the
book is admirable. The book is written in a
style which is always clear and interesting.
The forms of statement are fresh, and the
author has drawn on a wide range of reading
and experience for new and apt illustrations."
' -I- Science, n.s. 29:579. Ap. 9, '09. 400w.
Crichfield, George Washington. American
« supremacy. 2v. *$6. Brentano's.
8-36697.
Accumulated material about laws, customs
and concessions in certain South American
states, "The author's one thesis is thlt Sou^h
Americans are a set of liars and cut-throats
and his sole inference is that 'the United States
should establish civilized governments in those
countries, which would make pillage by revo-
lution bands impossible.' " (Nation )
'"The extended quotations from various works
on bouth America give us material not else-
where easy of access, but lack of orderly man-
agement and digressions covering dozens of
pages swell the volumes far beyond what
should be their size." C. L. Jones
H Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 202. ji. '09. 380w.
"His tone is embittered and violent, his con-
clusions wild. Such an extreme of passion and
unreason defeats itself."
f- Nation. 88: 63. Ja. 21, '09. 120w.
Crichton-Browne, James. Parcimony in
nutrition. **75c. Funk. W9-101.
Discusses the question of what and how much
the normal human being ought to eat. The au-
thor disagrees with frugality notion in nutrition
maintained by Fletcher and Chittenden, and
believes that more emphasis should be placed
on economy in the selection and preparation of
food than upon the process of lopping off of
proteid.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 156. Je. '09.
Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 602. N. '09. 210w.
"The present work is closely reasoned, and
though some poems are open to criticism the
major contention, if certain basic claims are
admitted, seems to be sound."
H Arena. 41: 607. Ag. '09. 370w.
+ Ind. 67: 1091. N. 11, '09. 200w.
"It is a learned, attractive and valuable
brochure."
+ Lit. D. 38: 560. Ap. 3, '09. 150w.
"Is well worthy of careful reading, particu-
larly by such laymen as have been attracted by
the doctrines associated with the names of
Fletcher and Chittenden."
+ Nation. 89: 190. Ag. 26, '09. 330w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 147. Mr. 13, '09. 460w.
R. of Rs. 39: 508. Ap. '09. 60w.
Crockett, Samuel Rutherford. Men of the
^ mountain. t$i-5o. Harper. 9-22183.
The French-Swiss frontier in the "French
year terrible," 1871, is the scene of this tale
in which the quiet ministry of the pastor of
the Evangelical church of Geneva is outlined
against carnage and warfare. There are por-
trayed a David and Jonathan friendship; the
whip hand rule of a grim, determined chatelaine,
the pastor's mother; and the vital love affairs of
the friends and two loyal-hearted young women.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 54. O. '09.
"The author has, on the whole, done better
in this book than in most of his others, and we
must not be too severe upon his indulgence in
the sentimental." W: M. Payne.
H Dial. 47:385. N. 16, '09. 260w.
"The book is a pot-boiler, the evident effort
it has cost its author to put it together fatigu-
ing the reader."
— Ind. 67: 549. S. 2, '09. 50w.
"The story is well told, there is plenty of in-
cident, the characters are excellently portrayed,
and at the end one lays down the book with
the sense of having read something worth
while."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 578. O. 2, '09. 250w.
"A bright and pretty little double love-story.
The book is a pleasant one and there is but
one unkindly word to say of it. No reproof
could be too severe for a writer who sends pro-
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Crockett, Samuel Rutherford — Continued.
nouns wandering aimlessly down liis pages
without antecedents, wlio invariably chooses
the wrong preposition and who cannot distin-
guish between a noun and a verb."
H No. Am. IbO: 710. N. '09. 200w.
"Shows more careful work than he has done
for a long time, and is free from the fantastic
sensationalism which often mars otherwise
good stories from his pen."
+ Outlook. 93: 361. O. 16, '09. 50w.
"We have never seen anything better from
his pen."
+ Spec. 103: 693. O. 30, '09. 200w.
Crockett, Walter Hill. History of Lake
9 Lhamplain: the record of three centuries,
1609-1909. 75c. Hobart J. Shanley co.,
Burlington, Vt. 9-20252.
A book made timely by the tercentenary cel-
ebration of the discovery of Lake Champlain.
"For those who did not see the celebration this
book will bring a surprise in the fulness of in-
cident it chronicles. The picturesque discovery
by the French explorer, the first attempts of
the PYench missionaries to settle the country,
seem remote, but the conflicts of Howe and
Montcalm are well within the borders of our
history, and Ethan Allen's raid and Arnold's
naval operations against the British are among
the most stirring revolutionary cainpaigns. The
war record of the lake closes with Macdonough's
victorv at Platlsburgh, in 1814, but its shores
have gathered tradition since, as Mr. Crockett's
book shows." (Nation.)
"A good volume for reference in reading
Parkman's histories."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 9. S. '09. +
"For a reproduction of the romantic atmos-
phere of the lake one must still go to the pages
of Parkman and Cooper; this book is occupied
with matters of fact. But a complete record of
these particular matters of fact could hardly
be better done."
-t- Nation. 89:118. Ag. 5, '09. 250w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 478. Ag. 7, '09. 80w.
Crockett, William Shillinglaw. Footsteps
of Scott. **$i.2S. Jacobs. 8-36155.
Presents the principal facts of Scott's life
and describes intimately the Scott country —
the "storied castles, ancient abbeys and the
beauty of natural scenery" — which gave back-
ground to the Waverley novels.
"Libraries not possessing this author's
'Scott country' or Hunnewell's 'Lands of Scott'
may prefer this because of its smaller price,
lesser volume and larger value for young peo-
ple's use."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl, 5: 37. F. '09. +
-\ Ath. 1908, 1: 541. My. 2. 600w.
"This is a delightful book to read anywhere.
He knows his subject well. He knows the man
and the places where Scott wandered or dwelt,
and he has a very keen appreciation of the
beauties of his literary work."
+ Spec. 100: 69. Ja. 11, '08. 120w.
Croly, Herbert. Promise of American life.
12 *$2. Macmillan. 9-28528.
A reasonable interpretation of the American
future, entirely without the work of prophecy,
but based upon the salient dynamic conditions
of American life. Preliminary to a presentment
of the new conditions that must grow out of
the old, the author e.vamines the earlier econ-
omic and social conditions and the ideas and
institutions associated with them; with such a
ground work he leads up to a "more consistent
and edifying conception of the Promise of
American life."
feel that he has made an important contribution
to our knowledge of the underlying principles
of American democracy."
-j- Outlook. 93: 788. D. 4, '09. 190w.
Cronau, Rudolf. Our wasteful nation: the
story of American prodigality and the
abuse of our national resources. $1.
Kennerley. 9-I45-
Wakens the reader to an understanding of
the enormous waste of which the American peo-
ple are guilty. From a brief contemplation of
this land as one of "inexhaustible resources" the
author passes to a discussion of the destruction
of forests; the waste of water, soil and mineral
resources; the extermination of game, fur and
great marine animals; the vanishing of birds;
tlie decreasing fish supplies; and the waste of
public lands, privileges, public money, property,
and human lives.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 75. Mr. '09. <i>
"The book, which is written for the general
reader, contains an interesting though miscel-
laneous lot of facts and extracts gathered from
magazine articles, government reports, etc.
The more fundamental economic aspects of
the problem are not touched upon."
-I J. Pol. Econ. 17: 309. My. '09. llOw.
"Mr. Cronau's book itself will serve its best
use in checking his own predictions."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 85. F. 13, '09. 1200w.
R. of Rs. 40: 127. Jl. '09. 70w.
Cross, Wilbur Lucius. Life' and times of
6 Laurence Sterne. *$2.50. Macmillan.
9-14130.
Presents the personal history of this great
humorist of the middle eighteenth century with
some account of the men and women whom
he knew at home and abroad. It tells what
sort of man Sterne was, how he lived in his
obscurity and after he became famous, what
he did and what he said, what books he read,
what were his pastimes and pleasures, what
was his home life, who were his friends, wherein
lay the secret of the man "whose speech and
conduct filled the imaginations of all who
knew him immediately, whether in New York,
London or Paris."
"It is not necessary to agree in every point
with the conclusions reached by Mr. Croly to
"The most complete biography."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 9. S. '09.
"Prof. Cross writes too laboriously. His
work is an example of scrupulous but perhaps
slightly undiscriminating, scholarship."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 327. S. 18. 53aw.
"This biography will disappoint only those
who prefer entertainment to knowledge." W: L.
Phelps.
-I Bookm. 30: 253. N. '09. 2300w.
"This curious life we have now an excellent
opportunity to know, as we have not known it
hitherto."
+ Dial. 47: 22. Jl. 1, '09. 370w.
"A brave and splendid achievement, an en-
during monument to the author's industry, and
worthy tribute to that unique and whimsical
genius, to whom we owe one of the very few
perfect and indispensable things in English lit-
erature, 'The sentimental journey.' " F: T.
Cooper.
-r Forum. 42: 94. Jl. '09. 2300w.
"Professor Cross has produced the fullest and
most complete life of Sterne which has been
published. In more than one way it is exhaus-
tive. Is written in an interesting and enter-
taining manner."
-I- Lit. D. 38: 1070. Je. 19, '09. 800w.
"When all deductions a.re made, this Life of
Sterne, which is every way as readable as Mr.
Fitzgerald's, decidedly improves upon the latter
in fulness, accuracv, coherence, and imperson-
ality." S. L. Wolff.
-1 Nation. 89: 346. O. 14, '09. 4600w.
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lOI
"Those who, like Sterne himself, have a
curious fancy in their reading will be those
who will gain the most benefit from Prof.
Cross's book as mere reading matter."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 450. JI. 24, '09. llOOw.
"A book more enthralling than the whole
year's fiction."
+ No. Am. 190: 5.57. O. '09. 730w.
"As literary biography this work is very full
and complete."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 756. D. '09. 80w.
"He shows the humourist in a light which is
probably as near the true as anyone will ever
get."
+ Sat. R. 108: 107. Jl. 24, '09. 1200w.
"The most serious defect in the book as a
biography is the persistent glossing over of
the more discreditable incidents in Sterne's
life."
H Spec. 103: 310. Ag. 28, '09. 1200w.
Crothers, Samuel McChord. Oliver Wendell
^^ Holmes: the autocrat and his fellow^
boarders. *75c. Houghton. 9-26004.
Here Mr. Crothers sets down the varied and
unexpectedly interesting things that Dr. Holmes
as his own Boswell sees during the excursions
that his mind took into the realms of fact and
fancy, the excursions that are recorded in his
"autocrat" series. Following the essay are
eleven of Holmes' best known poems.
"It takes a gentle humorist like Dr. Crothers
to seize upon and set luminously before us the
distinctive traits and qualities of that earlier
master of gentle humor, the ever-delightful
autocrat. A book holding so much good in so
small compass as this centennial study of the
autocrat is not met wtih everv day."
+ + Dial. 47: 239. O. 1, '09. 350w.
"Nature intended Samuel IMcChord Crothers
for the ideal celebrant of Dr. Holmes's centen-
ary, as any one may learn by reading the little
volume."
+ Nation. 89:384. O. 21, '09. 450w.
"An admirable analysis of the autocrat, his
attitude, his spirit, and the quality of his in-
sight."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 725. N. 20, '09. 420v,r.
"A verj- clever book, by no means lacking
in critical insight, and certain to be entertain-
ing."
-f Outlook. 93: 361. O. 16, '09. lOOw.
Crowe, Joseph Archer, and Cavalcaselle,
Giovanni Battista. History of painting
in Italy; Umbria, Florence and Siena
from the second to the sixteenth cen-
tury; ed. by Langton Douglas. 6v. v.
3. ea. *$6. Scribner.
V. 3. This latest instalment of the Crowe and
Cavalcaselle history "is devoted to the Sienese
masters of the fourteenth century and of the
earlier years of the century following — from the
time of Duccio, that is, to that of Taddeo di
Bartolo, and his immediate followers. The re-
maining space is given over to the less impor-
tant early painters of Umbria, the Marches, and
Northern Italy in general." — Ath.
"Neither in scope nor in character do Mr.
Douglas's notes appear to fulfil the legitimate
requirements of a present-day edition of what
is, when all is said and done, one of the most
important works of its kind yet written."
+ — Ath. 1909, 1: 262; 1: 294. F. 27; Mr. 6.
2300W. (Review of v. 3.)
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 149. Mr. 13, '09. 270w.
(Review of v. 3.)
"In reprinting Crowe and Cavalcaselle — a
work of necessity — Mr. Douglas has shown how
the thing should be done."
-f No. Am. 190: 262. Ag. '09. 330w. (Re-
view of v. 3.)
"The volume as a whole is indispensable to
students of painting in general and particular-
ly of painting in Italy. The book sorely lacks
chronology."
H Outlook. 92: 71. My. 8, '09. 420w. (Re-
view of v. 3.)
Reviewed by E. F. Baldwin.
-I- Outlook 93:599. N. 13, '09. 160w. (Re-
view of v. 1-3.)
Crowe, Joseph Archer, and Cavalcaselle, Gi-
« ovanni Battista. New history of paint-
ing in Italy from the second to the six-
teenth century; ed. by E: Hutton. 3v. ea.
*$5. Dutton. \V9-6.
"This new edition is in three moderately
priced volumes, amply illustrated in far more
satisfactory fashion than was mechanically
possible forty-four years ago. The editor is
Mr. Edward Hutton, whose notes, enclosed in
brackets, voice such newly discovered facts or
modern theories as seriously confute or worth-
ily supplement the text, which is kept absolutely
intact." — Dial.
+ Dial. 46: 333. My. 16, '09. lOOw. (Review
of V. 1-3.)
"The whole book bears the impress of true
scholarship, and when complete will be a very
valuable contribution to art literature."
+ Int. Studio. 37:336. Je. '09. 300w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"Well maintains the high level of excellence
of its predecessor, and, with its numerous notes
from the able pen of Mr. Edward Hutton, forms
a very up-to-date history of the development of
the Siennese and Florentine schools of the lOur-
teenth and fifteenth centuries."
+ Int. Studio. 39: 170. D. '09. 210w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"It may be said that while Mr. Douglas has
edited like a schoolmaster. Mr. Hutton has
edited like an inspired student — one profes-
sional and the other an amateur — one anxious
to impart knowledge, the other zealous to
convey impressions."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 149. Mr. 13, '09. 220w.
(Review of v. 1.)
Reviewed by E. F. Baldwin.
-f Outlook. 93:599. N. 13, '09. 160w. (Re-
view of v. 1.)
Cruttwell, C. T. Anglo-Saxon church and
^ the Norman conquest. 2s. 6d. Methtien,
London.
Thru inference rather than by direct state-
ment, says the Spectator, are answered the
questions. Did the conquest raise the tone of
clerical life? Did it promote good government
in the church? Did it increase the Papal pow-
er?
-f — Sat. R. 107: 788. Je. 19, '09. 340w.
"The volume, as a whole, is an excellent piece
of work, and will be most useful to the stu-
dent."
-f Spec. 102: sup. 1009. Je. 26, '09. 160w.
Culbreth, David M. R. University of Vir-
ginia: memories of her student-life and
professors. *$5. Neale. 8-31641.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"An interesting account of his life as a stu-
dent at the university, with sympathetic per-
sonal sketches of the members of the faculty
during the period of his attendance."
+ Dial. 46: 193. Mr. 16, '09. 270w.
"The present rambling volume is of singular
interest to a large body of persons of Southern
nativity— a sort of family memoir — while it
should have no small value to a body at least
equally large, not of Southern origin, as a
witness of the power which touched the forma-
tive period of so many often misunderstood
countrymen."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 44. Ja. 23, '09. 770w.
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Cullen, Rev. John. Hundred best hymns
in the English language. (Golden an-
thologies ser.) 50c. Button.
A selection of one hundred hymns with an
extra thirty-three for an appendix all of which
have been chosen for the "devotion, teaching,
religion and poetry" found in them as essen-
tials of good hymns.
_|_ _ ind. 67: 145. Jl. 15, '09. 130w.
"That a majority of the hymns are wisely se-
lected there can be no doubt; but Dr. Cullen
has a decided leaning toward the sweetly sen-
timental."
-I Nation. 88: 165. P. 18, '09. 200w.
"A useful and companionable little volume,
but it is not ideal."
-j N. Y. Times. 14: 218. Ap. 10, '09. 550w.
"Though the editor's choice is on the wholo
admirable, he has probably been guided, as
most of us would be, rather by an unreasoning
preference than by regard for any rule."
H Spec. 101: 837. N. 21, '08. 2150w.
Cullum, Ridgwell. The compact: the story
9 of an unrecorded conspiracy in South
Africa. *$i.20. Doran.
"The scone of this vigorous story is laid
in South Africa in the days following the Ma-
juba incident, and the desperate doings of the
free-booters of Bechuanaland form the back-
ground to the romantic events of the tale. The
two Englishmen who figure prominently in the
book — Ferman Ehvood, undemonstrative, de-
termined, and loyal, and Guy Chalmer, fasci-
nating, shallow, and unscrupulous — are vividly
and carefully drawn; but the central incident
of the story — the compact by which each under-
takes to destroy his own life on an appointed
day if he fails to secure the love of Elwood's
wife — is conventional and unconvincing." — Ath.
"The real merit of the book lies in its pic-
turesqueness, its spaciousness, its atmosphere.
The air of the veldt pervades it."
H Ath. 1909, 1:460. Ap. 17. 210w.
"The fact that it is something considerably
better than a dime novel is due to its careful
worknianship. and especially to the clear and
accurate brushstrokes of the Transvaal back-
ground." V: T. Cooper.
-f Bookm. 30: 282. N. '09. 240w.
"A melodramatic tale of conspiracy and free-
booting, of plot and counterplot." W: M. Payne.
— Dial. 47: 182. S. 16, '09. 280w.
"His plots, though lurid, are sketchy; his
conspirators bpcome exclamation points; his de-
tails, ejaculations. A more serious fault is the
cheaply melodramatic quality of the love-sto-
ry."
— Nation. 89: 329. O. 7, '09. 160w.
"A somewhat unusually stirring story of love
and adventure."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14:524. S. 4, '09. 300w.
"In this exceedingly clever hook Ridgwell
Cullum has created striking and dramatic situ-
ations which he has handled splendidly. His is
fascinating, wholesome romance that makes
the blood tingle, yet keeps the heart pure."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 653. O. 23, '09. 30w.
"The book is well worth reading because of
the pictures of early days in South Africa. The
book may be recommended, but not because of
its qualities as fiction."
H Spec. 102: 620. Ap. 17, '09. 200w.
Cundall, Herbert Minton. History of Brit-
ish water-colour painting; with a chron-
ological list of painters with dates
of birth and death and brief accounts of
their lives, etc. *$6. Button. 9-5219.
"Shows in the pictures as well as in the text
the different phases through which water color
painting has passed from the time of Holbein to
the present day in England. The volume opens
with a miniature painting which was brought
from Europe by the Irish monks and then car-
ried over to England. The chapters following
take up the work of Girtin, Turner, Constable,
Cotman, Cox, and their contemporaries, the in-
fluence of pre-Raphaelitism, and the artists who
formed the Royal society of painters in water
colors and other such institutions " (N. Y.
Times.) It contains fifty illustrations and a bi-
ographical list of painters.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 160. Je. '09.
"A capable compilation of many names and
dates in a relatively small space, and valuable
as a book of reference."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 244. Ag. 28. 130w.
"At once comprehensive, authoritative and
readable. Sane and balanced judgment, and
careful economy of space by judicious selection
from a wide field are the best points about Mr.
Cundall's method."
+ Dial. 45: 407. D. 1, '08. 200w.
"The illustrations have been carefully se'ected
and constitute an exceedingly attractive feature
of the book." W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1459. D. 17, '08. 120w.
"The book contains a vast amount of care-
fully collected information that will bt of great
use to the future historian."
+ Int. Studio. 37: 169. Ap. '09. 350w.
"Mr. Cundall has chronicled some previously
unbroached small beer anent the societies; for
the rest, his book is a compilation that nowhere
reveals either unusual taste or intelligence. It
is written in very slovenly English, and abounds
in minor but significant inaccuracies."
— Nation. 87: 662. D. 31, '08. 400w.
-f- N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, '08. 240w.
"The present volume with its orderly arrange-
ment and fullness of biographical material, is
an acceptable work of reference, the value of
which is notably increased by the reproductions
in colour."
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 803. D. 26, '08. 200w.
"It seems strange that any one should attempt
to write a history of water-color painting in
unpicturesque style. Yet this is what Mr. H.
M. Cundall has done."
-I Outlook. 91: 335. F. 13, '09. 160w.
"For sensitive spirits, mars an otherwise able
and serviceable book by quoting, at its close, a
characteristically Philistine arraignment of free
technique from tlie heavy pen of Sir William
B. Richmond." Christian Brinton.
-I Putnam's. 5: 620. F. '09. 200w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 125. Ja. '09. 40w.
"I wish Mr. Cundall had been a little less se-
renely impartial in the short space he has al-
lotted to artists of great interest and to painters
of no interest alike. The same unfortunate im-
partiality which prevails in the text of the book
is reflected in the choice of illustrations. Mr.
Cundall's book fully carries out its author's in-
tentions; but it still leaves the field open for a
book of different aim, a critical rather than
merely historical account of the subject." Lau-
rence Binyon.
-i Sat. R. 106: 753. D. 19, '08. lOOOw.
Curtin, Jeremiah. Journey in southern Si-
12 beria: the Mongols, their religion and
their myths. **$3. Little. 9-29224.
Opening with a brief sketch of the physical
features and the history of Siberia, the author
proceeds to describe a long journey in southern
Siberia, to set forth scenery, institutions, homes
and the mode of life of the people he met. He
relates the customs of the Buriats; deals with
the origin of the Shamans or priests; records
myths connected with the Mongol religion; and
completes the volume with a collection of folk-
tales. Illustrations, notes and an index make
the book complete.
"A storehouse of information that makes-
rather hard reading."
H Ind. 67: 1143. N. 18, '09. 180w.
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103
"President Eliot, in a prefatory note says
rightly that the work is one that only an ex-
traordinary linguist and scholar could have writ-
ten, and that the varied kinds of knowledge nec-
essary for such a book have rarely been pos-
sessed by a single writer."
+ Outlook. 'J3: 830. D. 11, '09. 200w.
Curtin, Jeremiah. Mongols in Russia. **$3.
Little. 8-30035.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A scholarly work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 75. Mr. '09.
"Perhaps, however great the enthusiasm of
Mr. Ourtin, he was hardly competent in these
days of advanced schola.rship to treat of the
Mongolians and the old Russian chronicles. Al-
though they treat of a dull period, the pages of
Mr. Curtin are not tedious."
-I Ath. 1009. 1: 750. .Te. 26. 770w.
"While the story of the Mongols is new to
most readers, and is here vividly told, the
style of the narrative, for want of the author's
final revision is somewhat too terse and abrupt
for easy reading, suggestive rather of annals
than of a rounded history."
H Nation. 88: 466. My. 6, '09. 700w.
"We wish that the volume were characterized
by greater simplicity of statement. It needs
editing. Certain pages glow with vividness, it
is true; but the book, as a whole, will hardly
appeal to any but the mature student."
H Outlook. 91: 383. F. 20, '09. 280w.
R. of Rs. 40: 125. Jl. '09. llOw.
Curtis, A. C. Good sword Belgarde, or.
How De Burgh held Dover. t$i-50.
Dodd. 8-31683.
A story set in the turbulent times of King
John. "The great Hubert de Burgh is worthily
commemorated, and the climax of the warfare
is the defeat of Eustace the Monk in the Straits
of Dover, an engagement full of political con-
sequences. The bulk of the story consists of
the military and other adventures of two gal-
lant young squires, to whom, as is the nearly
universal practice in these cases, an ancient
adviser attaches himself." (Ath.)
Ath. 1908, 2: 643. N. 21. 140w.
"A new book which will be welcomed by
boys." K. L. M.
+ Bookm. 28: 500. Ja. '09. 90w.
"A stirring enough historical tale."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 791. D. 19, '08. 220w.
"Many of the minor characters, including the
old sea-dogs of the day, are well drawn. The
story is told in good nervous modern English."
+ Sat. R. 106: sup. 6. D. 12, '08. 170w.
Curtis, William Eleroy. One Irish summer.
6 **$3.50. Duffield. 9-10946.
"A number of newspaper letters the author
wrote while he was in Ireland last summer.
He went to the Emerald Isle chiefly for the
purpose of seeing what progress had been made
in the uplifting of the Irish people from their
poverty and wretchedness." (N. Y. Times.)
"Mr. Curtis discourses pleasantly and inform-
ingly upon the well-known features of Irish
life and scenery, and relates many t)leasant lit-
tle instances of personal experience." (R. of
Rs.)
"It contains a larger amount of information
of all kinds than Jones' 'Shamrock land' or Shoe-
maker's 'Wanderings in Ireland' and will interest
a less well informed class of readers than will
Paul-Dubois' 'Contemporary Ireland.' "
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 160. Je. '09.
"No one who has ever visited the Green
Isle will be disappointed in reading this book,
and no one who contemplates a visit there
can find a better introduction to it." H. E.
Coblentz.
+ Dial. 47: 235. O. 1, '09. 250w.
"It is crowded with information, and written
in the well-known, pleasant style of this experi-
enced traveler, whose 'stuff' (to use the verna-
cular of the newspaper office) is invariably well
worth republication in book form."
+ Ind. 66: 1244. Je. 3, '09. 50w.
"Mr. Curtis's collection of n.^wspaper articles
constitutes fair journalism but a poor book."
h Nation. cS!): 330. O. 7, '09. 350w.
"The story of his travels in Ireland is very
agreeably told."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 325. My. 22, '09. 270w.
"Entertainingly written and capitally illus-
trated."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 765. Je. '09. 80w.
Curwood, James Oliver. Great lakes, the
^ vessels that plough them: their owners,
their sailors, and their cargoes; togeth-
er with a brief history of our inland
seas. **$3.50. Putnam. 9-1 1734.
A strong, handsomely-made and illustrated
work on the Great lakes whose greater portion
deals with the commercial uses made of the
lakes for purposes of transport, while three
chapters are devoted to their origin and history.
Altho the picturesque side has not been neglect-
ed the principal service, authoritatively render-
ed, has been that of setting before the readers
and students actual facts about the cities, the
commerce and the future of the greatest fresh-
water seas in the world.
"The inaccurate and perfunctory attempt to
review in a few pages the history of two cen-
turies adds nothing to a work which otherwise
well accomplishes its purpose."
H Am. Hist. R. 15: 188. O. '09. 320w.
"As a whole the work is useful for reference
though less valuable than Channing's 'Story of
the Great lakes.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 160. Je. '09.
"It might have been wiser if Mr. Curwood
had confined himself to the modern story of the
lakes; for here he leaves little to be desired.
As an industrial history of the Great lakes, his
book stands by itself." L. J. Burpee.
H Dial. 47: 45. Jl. 16, '09. 300w.
"His manner of telling has an enthusiasm that
is contagious."
-I- Ind. 66: 1239. Je. 3, '09. 220w.
"The beautiful and the practical are combined
in this sumptuous volume in which we learn
a great deal about the nautical and commercial
activities on the vastest fresh-water seas in the
world."
+ Lit. D. 38: 1070. Je. 19. '09. 250w.
"The more unconcerned reader may be par-
doned for tiring a little of the insistence with
which the material magnitude of everything
connected with the Great lakes is thrust upon
him by the author, who seems deliberately to
prefer the tone of the professional promoter."
-i Nation. 89: 36. Jl. 8, '09. 350w.
"A volume as entertaining as it is inform-
ing."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 372. Je. 12, '00. 200w.
"Dr. Curwood's 'Great lakes' is written with
such sympathy and energy that interest would
be compelled if it were not felt spontaneously."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 393. Je. 19, '09. 370w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 50w.
Curwood, James Oliver. Wolf hunters: a
tale of adventure in the wilderness.
t$i.5o. Bobbs. 8-20578.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"From a literary viewpoint it is incomparably
superior to most boys' books, and while per-
sonally we question the wisdom of placing
stories dealing with the slaughter of men and
animals before our youths, it is, we think, the
best tale of this kind that has appeared in
years."
+ Arena. 41: 90. Ja. '09. 160w.
I04
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Curwood, James Oliver — Continued-
"The book shows intimate acquaintance with
the Canadian wilderness, enjoyment of its win-
try wastes, and sympathy with the spirit of ad-
venture."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 783. D. 19, '08. llOw.
Gushing, Mary Gertrude. Pierre Le Tour-
'' neur. (Columbia univ. studies in ro-
mance, philology and literature.) *$i.50.
Macmillan. 8-30946.
"A monograph of much interest and not a
little erudition written around the life and
work of the man who first translated into
French the complete works of Shakespeare, Ed-
ward Young, and Ossian. That, a century and
a half after the poet's death, Le Tourneur gave
to his people the works of Shakespeare in their
entirety is perhaps sufficient reason why he
should not be forgotten." (N. Y. Times.) "His
versions . . . were the best fruit of a move-
ment that stirred literary France to a con-
sciousness of her great lack." (Dial.)
"Is one of the most readable contributions to
literary history that have appeared recently."
+ Dial. 46: 191. Mr. 16, '09. 300w.
"Within the limits of her subject, Dr. Gush-
ing seems painstakingly to have covered her
ground."
-f- Nation. 83: 280. S. 23, '09. 900w.
"To the author of the essay should be accord-
ed a credit almost parallel to that of Le Tour-
neur for rescuing his name from desuetude, if
not oblivion."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 260. Ap. 24, '09. llOw.
Cust, Nina (Mrs. Henry Cust). Gentlemen
^ errant; being the journeys and adven-
tures of four noblenren in Europe dur-
ing the fifteenth and sixteenth cen-
turies. *$4. Button. 9-22285.
A view of the renaissance, the reformation
and the counter-reformation from the stand-
point of the rank and file. Four men "wander
through Europe in their various capacities,
touching many lands, and meeting many of the
chief personages of the centuries in which they
lived. The fortunes of the road, the manners
of camps and cities, the courtesies of social
life, the idiosyncrasies of nations, or sudden
glimpses into the near life of men whose
names are in all the books and vet remain for
us little else but names to the "end — all these
things are to be found here." (Sat. R.)
"A volume on which she is much to be con-
gratulated."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 458. Ap. 17. lOOOw.
"There is, perhaps no book in English which
give.s so vivid an impression of German life in
the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as this." E.
Armstrong.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 789. O. '09. lOOOw.
"The book is to be commended to students
and teachers of the renaissance and reforma-
tion as a valuable aid in making the ordinary
histories live in the consciousness of our seem-
ingly more prosaic days."
+ Nation. 89: 119. Ag. 5, '09. 380w.
"To these skeletons of the past, as it were,
she has added flesh, sinew, and red blood, un-
til the Europe of the renaissance moves across
the pages in animated pageant with kingly ex-
ploits, pride, pomp, and piety, its beggar am-
bassadors worshipping, wondering, tilting, danc-
ing, loving, fighting, and wandering — ever wan-
dering."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 388. Je. 19, '09. llOOw.
"We are loth to part from these gentlemen.
Mrs. Cust has given real life to her scenes and
characters. Occasionally however, we are
tempted to exclaim that 'the butter's spread
too thick.' "
H Sat. R. 107: 598. My. 8, '09. 2000w.
"She has expounded and annotated her orig-
inals with remarkable learning, but the result
is not history, but romance. We are inclined
to call the book the best historical novel which
has appeared for many years."
+ Spec. 102: 539. Ap. 3, '09. 2200w.
Cutten, George Barton. Psychological phe-
nomena of Christianity. **$2.50. Scrib-
ner. 8-31997.
Seeks its audience among psychological and
theological students. "The whole range of the
phenomena of Christianity has been included,
abnormal and normal, pathological and health-
ful. As far as possible the supernatural aspect of
religion has been avoided, and the discussion of
the human side as evidenced in the 'behavior
of the soul' (as far as this may be known at
all) forms the basis of consideration." (R. of
Rs.)
"It will be of high value to all students of
religion, whether layman or professional, and
especially to all who are interested in religious
therapeutics."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 75. Mr. '09.
"The author means to serve the general
reader as well as the psychological and theo-
logical student; he has served him almost ex-
clusively; for his generalizations are frequently
much wider than the inductions on which they
are built; his cases are gathered too much at
haphazard; he is too prone to put forward the
abnormal for the type, to permit him to be of
much service to the serious student."
— Cath. World. 89: 106. Ap. '03. 530w.
"In the present volume Dr. Cutten has made
a really valuable contribution to the psychology
of religion — a contribution that may be welcomed
all the more warmly in the present condition of
the science because it is a collection of data
rather than a presentation of a theory. The val-
ue of the book to students would have been
much enhanced had Dr. Cutten added a bibli-
ography of the literature of the subject."
-i Ind. 66: 1084. My. 20, '09. 330w.
"It is strictly a summary rather than an
original treatise, and it will consequently in-
terest the general reader rather than the psy-
chologist." Irving King.
+ J. Philos. 6: 389. Jl. 8, '09. 550w.
"In one particular this book is especially
timely at this moment: viz., in bringing be-
fore us in convincing form the close relation
between hysterical phenomena and religious
ecstasies. He displays that unfortunate ten-
dency, which Professor James has done so much
to strengthen, to fall back upon mysticism when
one finds one's self balked in the endeavor to
attain claritv of conception."
H Nation. 88: 119. F. 4, '09. 620w.
"The value of Dr. Cutten's work is beyond
dispute. In summarizing the best theories and
ideas of the writers who have preceded him,
and in advancing noteworthy ideas of his own,
he has performed a service to modern religious
thought which can scarcely be overestimated.
In its own field no more important book has
been published in this country for a number of
years."
-I- + N. Y. Times. 14:117. F. 27, '09. 950w.
"A notable contribution to the modern clergy-
man's library. In the main Dr. Cutten has done
this work thoroughly and well. His attitude is
independent and fearless, and generally scholar-
ly and scientific though occasionally one feels
that he allows the preacher to slip into the
place of the scientist, that he has turned from
an impartial statement of the facts to exhort
the faithful and reassure the timid by brief
declarations of his personal beliefs." S: P.
+ — Philos. R. 18: 452. Jl. '09. 1150w.
"The book will serve to popularize many sen-
sible explanations of religious experience, and
the general reader will probably not be particu-
lar about points which trouble the conscience
of the hypersensitive psychologist. The latter
will not find in the book anything that is new
either in point of view, method or material."
I. K.
H Psychol. Bull. 6: 199. Je. 15, '09. 280w.
R. of Rs. 39: 126. Ja. '09. 170w.
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Cutting, Mrs. Mary Stewart. Just for two.
10 **$i. Doubleday. 9-25639.
A half dozen stories of the wooing- or married
state in which Mrs. Cutting portrays an even
finer quality of loyalty and constancy than one
finds in her former stories. For illustration,
there is nothing better than "The wife," in
which a divorced woman refuses to marry again
because she knows that, in spite of the fact
that the husband has remarried, she herself is
the one link he has with goodness, purity and
the higher life; and rather than outrage that
ideal, she denies herself the companionship and
protection, in marriage, of a man who is in
every way worthy of her.
"Upon the whole, the unambitious little vol-
ume makes pleasant diversion for an empty
hour."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 708. N. 13, '09. 70w.
D
Da£Fan, Katie. Woman in history. *$2.
Neale. 9-2.
Twenty-nine women famous for rulership, for
qualities of heroism or for beauty constitute
this galaxy: Cleopatra; Vashti; Queen Esther;
Queen of Sheba; Aspasia; Cornelia, mother of
the Gracchi; Mary, the mother of Jesus; Hy-
patia; Heloise; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Matilda of
Flanders; Beatrice Portinari; Joan of Arc;
Elizabeth of England; Mary Stuart; Nelle
Gwynne; Madame de Maintenon; Madame Pom-
padour and Madame du Barry; Marie Antoi-
nette; Madame Roland; Charlotte Corday; Ma-
dame de Stael; Madame Recamier; Empress
Josephine; Maria Theresa; Catherine II; Queen
Victoria and Eugenie.
Daggett, Mabel Potter. In Lockerbie street:
1- a little appreciation of James Whit-
comb Riley. *50c. Dodge, B. W. 9-28407.
A charming appreciation of Mr. Riley as he
lives, laughs and sorrows with Lockerbie street
"In Lockerbie street he is one of the folks," he
visits the corner grocery, entertains troops 01
children, gives generously of his pennies and
likewise of his genial, sympathetic personality.
Why Mr. Riley has never married, the writer
admits, is his own secret; why he stays away
from church is summed up in the following: "I
dcn't go to church only wnen I have to. I can't
bear the awe and gloom. I don't like worship
that way. It ought to be cheerful and joyful.
... It just sort o' clabbers my mind to go to
church."
Daggett, Stuart. Railroad reorganization.
(Harvard economic studies, v. 4.) **$2.
Houghton. 8-15469.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"On the whole, the work appears to me to be
excellent. It is one of the few books which
have appeared on railways during the past ten
years that is worth the serious study of a
serious student." H: C. Adams.
+ - Am. Hist. R. 14: 838. Jl. '09. 620w.
"Is the most important addition made in 1908
to the book literature upon railroad trans-
portation. The volume has several distinctive
merits: It deals with a relatively neglected
phase of railroad history and management; it
approaches the subject by the scientific high-
way of induction and careful analysis: and last-
ly the work has not been done hastily, but is
the result of years of study." E. R. Johnson.
+ + Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 470. Mr. '09. 600w.
"So far as the work is expository little can
be said except in praise. But so far as the
work is critical one gathers the impression that
the author's thought has not been quite
mature." H. S. Smalley.
H Econ. Bull. 1: 341. D. '08. 750w.
Dahlke, Paul. Buddhist essays; tr. from
the German by Bhikkhu Silacara. *$3.
Macmillan. 9-15096.
"Dahlke's 'Essays' are a fair presentation of
the religion of his Master; for the most part
they give a presentation of the texts them-
selves, taken from the Middle collection of the
second book of the Pali cpion. They deal with
Buddha's life and with the teaching in regard
to life, sorrow. Nirvana, God, morality, asceti-
cism, etc. To these the author adds his own
exegesis and conclusions." — Nation.
"As each essay is complete in itself and in-
dependent of the rest, the plan of the volume
involves a certain amount of reiteration and re-
statement, but the result is undoubtedly a great
gain in clearness and precision."
+ Ath. 1909. 1: 406. Ap. 3. 750w.
"So far as we have compared the translation
with the original, the English version is idio-
matic and satisfactory. It only as an antidote
to the pernicious 'mischmasch' so often offered
to the general public as Buddhism this volume
would be heartily welcome. Nevertheless, It
is not without grave defects; and if space per-
mitted it would be worth while enlarging on
these, for they are the defects of the school to
which Dahlke belongs."
H Nation. 88: 173. F. 18, '09. 950w.
"This is in two points of view a valuable
book — first as a full and reliable exposition of
an exclusively Oriental system of thought by
an appreciative European convert, but chiefly
as furnishing a fresh incentive to rid Christian-
ity of accretions which give a starting-point
for such religious nihilism."
H Outlook. 90: 595. N. 14, '08. 260w.
Dalhousie, Fox Maule. Panmure papers:
being a selection from the correspond-
ence of Fox Maule, Second Baron
Panmure, afterwards eleventh earl of
Dalhousie, K. T., G. C. B.; ed. by Sir
G: Douglas and Sir G: Dalhousie Ram-
say. 2v. *$6. Clode, E. J. 9-3530.
"Letters written and received by Lord Pan-
mure while he was at the head of the British
war department and a member of Lord Palmer-
ston's Cabinet, have been the means of dis-
seminating considerable interesting informa-
tion. The period covered by the correspondence
is that during which the British and their allies
were fighting against Russia in Crimea. Among
those who contributed to the correspondence
were Palmerston, Lord Raglan, the Duke of
Cambridge, Gen. Sir James Simpson, Gen. Sir
William Codrington, Queen Victoria herself, and
her devoted husband, the Prince Consort." — N.
Y. Times.
"What is new is the detailed statement of the
practice of the rulers of the nation as to the
best mode in which to regulate the fortunes of
a most difficult undertaking."
-t- Ath. 1908, 2: 533. O. 31. 4300w.
"The military student will gain from a study
of the letters knowledge that heretofore has not
been available of the operations of the British
forces in one of the world's greatest wars. An-
other very important feature of the correspond-
ence is the light it throws upon the Queen as
she followed the course of events in the Cri-
mean peninsula with deeply concerned and in-
telligent interest."
-I- N. Y. Times. 13: 770. D. 12, '08. 920w.
"A most valuable and interesting book; but
the editors would have done better if they had
reduced its dimensions by omitting about half
of the letters, many of which are purely
formal."
H Sat. R. 106: 761. D. 19, '08. 390w.
"No student of history can afford to neglect
these two stout volumes, which are excellently
edited. The despatches tell their own story,
and little more than the editing was required."
-f Spec. 101: 674. O. 31, '08. 1800w.
io6
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Dalliba, Gerda. Earth poem and other po-
ems; with an iiitrod. by Edwin Mark-
ham. **$2. Putnam. 8-25.379.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It is an amorplious composition, in wliich
nuggets of poetic diction may be found imbed-
ded. We must call the book the work of a na-
ture at present utterly unregulated, from both
the intellectual and the artistic points of view."
\V: M. Payne.
h Dial. 46: 51. Ja. 16, '09. 320w.
"If vagueness of thought, obscureness of lan-
guage, veiled meanings which are but the ech-
oes of meanings, constitute a poet, then Gerda
Dalliba is a poet. The author evidently has
youth; she certainly has the courage of inven-
tion; what is also important, she has a good
ear for rhythm."
h Ind. 67:880. O. 14, '09. 370w.
"With such a subject, the wonder is, not that
the poem is so long, but that it is so good — by
fits and starts."
^ Nation. 88: 41. Ja. 14, '09. 150w.
Dallimore, W. Holly, yew and box; with
notes on other evergreens; the descrip-
tions of tlie varieties of the common
holly are based on the monograph by
T: Moore. **$2.50. Lane. 9-616.
"The volume deals with these three elements
of the garden, rather than with the garden
itself. The illustrations of English holly trees
are exceedingly effective, and indicate the high
vjilue of the plants in the construction of pic-
turesque combinations. . . . The volume con-
tains much besides a mere botanical review of
the holly. The patient box, which has borne
so much mutilation from formal gardeners, and
the sombre yew also, find here congenial treat-
ment, but they and a few other evergreen trees
are kept a little out of proportion by the greater
space deservedly assigned to the hollies." — Na-
tion.
"The value of this book centres chiefly on
the reproduction of a unique series of illustra-
tions of holly leaves published by the late
Thomas Moore in 'Tlie gardeners' chronicle' in
the years 1874-6."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 411. Ap. 3. 330w.
"Lovers of trees and of the folk-lore of trees
will find in this work much of deep interest."
-t- Nation. 87: 470. N. 12, '08. 200w.
"Full of practical, present day information on
the different varieties with helpful suggestions
as to their planting and proper care."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 31. Ja. 16, '09. 730w.
Daly, Thomas Augustine. Carmina. **$i.
6 Lane. 9-9231-
Some eighty pieces reprinted from the Catho-
lic standard and times. "Mr. Daly is poet
laureate of the peanut peddler. He can also
handle Irish dialect and plain English, but
other people can do that, while in Italo-Amer-
ican he has no rival. But it is no mere display
of 'dialectics.' The ballads have point, pathos
and human nature." (Ind.)
"The sympathy of Mr. Daly's Italian lyrics
even — and they are the best of his book — is
not often wistful enough to be real. The oc-
casional exceptions, like 'Leetla Joe' and 'The
mourner,' make one wish there were more of
them: and the dedicatory sonnet, 'To a tenant,'
would honour a richer offering." Brian Hooker.
H Bookm. 29: 368. Je. '09. 200w.
"It contains all the elements of his popularity,
which are easily described. He is always sane,
he is eminently human and genial, and takes
a joyful attitude towards life. The brighter
and happier qualities of the Celtic character
are ''evealed in his song. He writes without
obscurity and on themes of popular interest.
He has something definite to say in each
separate piece and knows how to build up a
poem. Over all his work, according to his sub-
ject, presides a graceful fancy or a true feel-
ing, or a humor that is always natural and
agreeable."
+ Cath. World. 89: 399. Je. '09. 650w.
"They are the sort of thing that you cut
out of a newspaper and carry around in your
pocket to read to appreciative friends until
the clipping is worn out, and then you copy it,
unless you know it by heart."
-I- Ind. 66: 10S4. My. 20, '09. 230w.
"Because of the dialect, or in spite of it, and
because of a pretty gift of rhyme and line and
a wholesome sentiment, because also of some-
thing of romance, of tradegy in the exile's lot,
something oddly appealing in the aspiration of
the transplanted Italian especially to be a good
American — these little bits of occasional verse
have made friends."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 256. Ap. 24, '09. 200w.
Dana, John Cotton. Modern American li-
'- brary economy; as illustrated by the
Newark, N. J. Free public library. Ft.
I, *25c; Pt. 5, *75c. Elm tree press; for
sale by the H. W. Wilson co. b-36693.
Pt. 1. The lending department.
This pamphlet includes the first section of Pt.
1 devoted to the subject, "The work of the reg-
istration desk," by Sara C. Van de Carr. It
discusses minutel.v the methods and routine of
registration, giving diagrams and alphabetical
list of special furniture and equipment required
for registration work.
Pt. 5. The school department.
A pamphlet containing the second section of
pt. 5, in which there is discussed the "Course
for Normal school pupils on the use of a libra-
ry," by Marjory Ij. Gilson. It gives in outline
a course of twelve lessons, with suggestions for
practice work and working materials.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 8. Ja. '09. (Review of
pt. 1, sec. 1.)
"Will be helpful to other libraries carrying on
or wishing to take up similar courses."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 161. Je. '09. + (Re-
view of pt. 5, sec. 2.)
"Better redundancy than defect, however, in a
work of this kind."
-I Dial. 46: 400. Je. 16, '09. 160w. (Review
of pt. 5, sec. 2.)
Daniels, John. Outline of economics. *4oc.
Ginn. 8-30043.
"A very concise synopsis of the entire field of
economic science." — Educ. R.
"Its greatest use will undoubtedly be found
as a guide to lecture work by the college in-
structor."
4- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 453. Mr. '09. llOw.
"As a guide, the book will help the student
get his ideas in order and keep them so."
-I- Educ. R. 37:99. Ja. '09. 70w.
"He writes lucidly, as he desired to do, and
in those cases where a terse statement is ade-
quate his formulation is often excellent. In-
teresting but hardly important."
-I J. Pol. Econ. 17: 104. P. '09. 200w.
Pol. Sol, Q. 24: 558. S. '09. 130w.
"To those who attended this course the book
will doubtless be of value; it is hard, however,
to see how it can serve the other purposes (five
in number"* which the author indicates for it."
1- Yale R. 18: 106. My. '09. 140w.
Darwin, Charles Robert. Foundations of the
^- origin of species: two essays written in
1842 and 1844; ed. by Francis Darwin.
*$2.5o. Putnam.
"These two abstracts, one of 1842 and the oth-
er of 1844, . . . are edited and an introduction
Is furnished by Francis Darwin. The 1842 es-
say ... is simply a worker's outline notes, pre-
liminary to a careful setting forth of the sub-
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ject. ... It is interesting chiefly for two rea-
sons: one, because the outline is Darwin's — we
see how the master worlced ; tlie other, Vjecause
it, in connection with the 1844 essay, shows how
his ideas changed and developed in the twenty
years from 18:59 when lie read Malthus to 18.59
when the 'Origin' appeared. The 1844 essay is
much easier and more satisfactory reading than
the earlier outline. It is a far more carefully
prepared statement of the subject, which was
originally written as a sort of 'insurance policy'
on L>arvvin's ideas as to the origin of species."
—Dial.
+ Ath. 1909, 2:333. S. 18. 450vv.
"The volume forms an interesting addition to
existing Darwiniana."
+ Dial. 47: 389. N. 16, '09. 350w.
"Almost nothing in his biography brings us
into such intimate appreciation of Darwin's
methods of work as this stray outline or "p'oun-
dation," cast aside and never intended for pub-
lication."
-f- Nation. 89: 413. O. 28, '09. 470w.
+ Sat. R. 108: 24. Jl. 3, '09. 200w.
Darwin, Sir George Howard. Scientific pa-
^ pers. V. 2, Tidal friction and cosmogony.
*$4.So. Putnam.
Nine papers whose underlying thesis is that,
whatever the actual constitution of the earth
may be, it must be more or less plastic. "The
following papers are included in the volume: — •
(1) On the bodily tides of viscous and semi-elas-
tic spheroids, and on the ocean tides upon a
yielding nucleus, (2) Note on Thomson's theory
of the tides of an elastic sphere, (3) On the
precession of a viscous spheroid, and on the re-
mote history of the earth, (4) Problems con-
nected with the tides of a viscous si)heroid, (5)
The determination of the secular effects of tidal
friction by a graphical method, (6) On the secu-
lar changes in the elements of the orbit of a
satellite revolving about a tidally distorted
planet. (7) On the analytical expressions which
give the history of a fluid planet of small vis-
cosity, attended by a single satellite. (8) On
the tidal friction of a planet attended by sev-
eral satellites, and on the evolution of the
solar system, (9) On the stresses caused in
the interior of the earth by the weight of
continents and mountains." (Nature.)
"Each of the papers in the volume before us
contains a summary which the general reader will
find perfectly intelligible, and which will give him
the opportunity of watching the growth of a vig-
orous theory and of admiring the combination of
poetic imagination and untiring industry which
marks its author."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 186. Ag. 14. 400w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"Workers in mathematical physics will be
grateful to the author for his careful revision."
A. E. H. L.
-f- Nature. 80: 421. Je. 10, '09. 1550w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"Some features of the author's work and
methods appear to the present reviewer to be
of high value in the study of applied mathe-
matics. The collection will thus be something
more than a reprint." E: W. Brown.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 212. Ag. 13, '09. 2200w.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
Daulton, Mrs. Agnes McClelland. From
11 Sioux to Susan. t$i.50. Century. 9-26139.
Girls of boarding school age and younger will
delight in this story of Sue, the minister's
daughter, the merry, unselfish tomboy who was
the main help of her mother in their big happy-
go-lucky family but whose slang was a constant
distress to both parents. The story tells of her
life at home and at school, her troubles and es-
capades and her gradual development from the
"Sioux" whose madcap ways so shocked her
elders to Susan lovable and womanly. Her
friends, teachers, and small brothers and sisters
fill out the tale.
Davenport, Herbert Joseph. Exercises in
value theory, based upon "Value and
distribution." pa. *25c. Univ. of Chica-
go press.
"A companion volume to Professor Daven-
port s 'Value and distribution,' reviewed else-
where. It is intended for the use of the teach-
er in the classroom, and consists of specific
questions on the various chapters of the larger
book. The booklet is printed in such a manner
as to make easy the interpolation of other
sheets, and for the purpose of annotation by
the teachers." — Yale R.
J. Pol. Econ. 16:712. D. '08. 80w.
"It should serve a very useful purpose for all
who make use in the classroom of the larger
work, or for advanced students, to whom it
should be valuable in testing mastery of what
has been read."
4- Yale R. 17: 4C0. F. '09. lOOw.
Davenport, Homer Calvin. My quest of
11 the Arab horse. *$2. Dodge, B. W.
9-27600.
The record of a search for pure blooded Arab
horses whose pedigree could be traced back to
the Anezeh tribe of Bedouins. The purpose was
a serious one, for the author hoped that by a
judicious use of the pure Arabian blood, a breed
of horse might be re-established as useful to
mankind as was the Morgan horse when it was
at Its greatest. The story includes much of the
romance of the desert and of the journey to it
Has the double merit of being a capital,
cheerful, observant and graphic narrative of
travel in Turkey and Arabia, spiced with humor
and a tribute to the noble beast he went to
seek whose eloquence will appeal to every lov-
er of horses."
-I- Ind. 67: 1146. N. 18, '09. 130w.
"The volume is in itself an interesting story
of adventure, quite apart from its relation to
horses. Horsemen, however, will read the book
with peculiar interest."
-I- Lit. D. 3y: 1072. D. 11, '09. 200w.
Davidson, John. Fleet street, and other po-
8 ems. *$i. Kennerley. 9-15396.
The last work of a morbid poet who ended
his own life. "It contains no new note, it in-
cludes most of the different kinds of verse for
which John Davidson was rightly famous In
'Fleet street,' and 'Snow flakes,' and 'Cain'
there is that strange mixture of science, imagi-
nation, and rebellion (not to say blasphemv)
which we have in the Testaments and Mammon
dramas. In 'The crystal palace,' 'Rail and
road,' and others we have that genial satiric
description of which Davidson is a master.
Some of the songs once more display that bird-
like note he had at his best; and we have
more of the Eclogues which established his
reputation with many." (Ath.)
"We do not think the volume as a whole
will add to the writer's fame; but it will in
no wise diminish it. There is nothing common
or poor from cover to cover, and a reader
who knew nothing of Davidson's previous work
might form from this small collection a not
inadequate notion of his quality."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 36. Jl. 10. 1250w.
"Bitterness is the underlying note of his
verse, and mordant irony its characteristic
method of expression. Himself out of tune of
life, he hears only discords and is powerless
to effect their resolution." W: M. Payne.
— Dial. 47: 96. Ag. 16, '09. 500w.
"In spite of much good, though curious,
verse, without which we should be the poorer
by a thing unique, the appeal of his poetry
draws very much upon the humanity of its
author."
H Nation. 89: 256. S. 16, '09. 870w.
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BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Davidson, John — Continued-
"These poems should be read with certain
prejudices in leash. So read it will appear
that though the faults are grreat the merits
are greater."
H N, Y. Times. 14: 427. Jl. 10, '09. 700w.
"To those who neglected his development since
his first three volumes until the last one the
notable points are the increase of minute ob-
servation; the intent, strained attention to mi-
croscopic detail; the unrelieved self-conscious-
ness, the mind turning trebly' upon itself
and over-intent to every step of its operations.
The handling of words is remarltable and the
descriptions are exact to the point of eloquence;
it is truth hounded and tracl<ed until it shrieks
its name."
+ No. Am. 190: 705. N. '09. 300w.
"Almost sounds like a burlesque of Whitman.
Do you wonder that it was not popular?"
— Putnam's. 7: 247. N. '09. 870w.
"In 'Cain,' John Davidson is at his best and
worst. It .is fine rhetoric occasionally touched
with a real emotion that brings it almost to
the level of good poetry."
H Sat. R. 108: 321. S. 11, '09. 260w.
Davidson, John, and Gray, Alexander.
8 Scottish staple at Veere: a study in the
economic history of Scotland. *$4-50-
Longmans. 9-14959-
A work that falls readily into two main
divisions: "the former, corresponding to Part
1 and comprising the first 112 pages of the
volume, gives an admirable summary of the de-
velopment of Scottish trade up to the close
of the sixteenth century; the second, corres-
ponding to Parts 2 and 3, and forming the bulk
of the work, describes in detail the history,
organization, and development of the Scottish
staple in the Netherlands." (Nation.)
erary allusions and with bits of description
such as nature lovers delight in." — N. Y. Times.
"The brief bibliograpliy would be better for
some well-placed critical comments. The presen-
tation of the subject is clear and logical and the
method is scholarly." W: K. Lingelbach.
H Am. Hist. R. 15: 122. O. '0;^. 750w.
"Does honor to the industry and intelligence
of the late professor John Davidson and of Mr.
Alexander Gray, who has completed the work
from Professor Davidson's notes." H. M. Ste-
phens.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 617. N. '09. 500w.
"The work is comprehensively planned, Mr.
Gray having succeeded in preserving uniformity
of style. It is, however, too often overburdened
with unimportant, though not irrelevant, detail;
and, liaving no table of contents and only an
imperfect index, is a mine of information not
easily tapped."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 526. My. 1. 620w.
"A most careful, thorough, and scholarly
study of an important subject in Scotch eco-
nomic history."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 54b. O. '09. 130w.
"This is an able and scholarly book on an
important phase of an extremely thorny sub-
ject."
+ Nation. 89: 78. Jl. 22, '09. 1050w.
Davidson, K. L. Gardens past and present.
*$i.5o. Scribner. Agr9-iS76.
"A chatty account of the history and art of
gardening in England. The author goes back
into the very beginnings of British history and
with a graceful pen follows the development of
English gardens down to more recent years and
then discourses entertainingly and instructively
about various kinds of gardens — bulb, herb, rose,
water, and others. She gives, evidently out of
long experience, much advice about the making
of these pleasant places, basing it upon general
principles and now and then describing details.
But all this is plentifully diluted with interest^
ing information, historical and other, with lit-
"Though of slight practical value in this coun-
try the graceful style and often entertaining text
will attract garden-lovers."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 70. N. '09.
"Mrs. Davidson's book on gardens is more
satisfactory than more pretentious treatises;
but its value would have been enhanced had it
been better produced. The matter of the book
is excellent. The author has studied her sub-
ject, and is full of garden lore, which she can
use so as to interest. She has also good taste."
-i Ath. 1909, 1: 230. F. 20. 380w.
"Admirable volume." S. A. Shafer.
+ Dial. 46: 367. Je. 1, '09. 180w.
"The illustrations on the paper required for
half-tones are really good, and the text is
above mediocrity."
+ Nation. 88: 203. F. 25, '09. 340w.
"Especially charming as to text."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 95. F. 20, '09. 220w.
Davies, Gerald Stanley. Ghirlandaio. (Clas-
3 sics of art ser.) *$4. Scribner. 9-18604.
The first volume in English devoted wholly
to this member of the minor Florentine artists
who together prepared the way for Botticelli,
Perugino, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Andrea
del Sarto and Michael Angelo.
"As the only work on Ghirlandaio in English,
this volume will be useful in large libraries
though in itself an indifferertt production."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 10. S. '09.
"This useful work is carried out in conscien-
tious fashion and with excellent taste."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 244. Ag. 28, 120w.
"Avoiding the too common fault of over-
laudation, Mr. Davies traces the gradual de-
velopment of the master's distinctive style, dis-
pelling bv the wav several long-accepted errors."
+ Int. Studio. 36:338. F. '09. 300w.
"We can recommend little in this slipshod
monograph except the clear type and the good
cuts."
— Nation. 89: 148. Ag. 12, '09. 400w.
Davies, Henry Rodolph. Yiin-nan, the link
8 between India and the Yangtze. *$5. Put-
nam. 9-18957-
"While Major H. R. Davies, of the British
Army, made his trips thru Yiin-nan for a pur-
pose that is suggested in his subtitle, the
advocacy, namely, of thru communication be-
tween Briti.sl: India and China, he yet furnishes
a work of wider interest, in that a great part
of the territory he traversed had been previous-
ly untrodden, even by missionaries, while much
of the remainder had not previously been de-
scribed. His book is elaborately provided with
appendixes dealing with the various tribes
of western China, the climate, products, and
prospects of the country, etc." — Ind.
"Major Davies has added to his clear and
carefully written narrative a set of brief chap-
ters and tabular statements dealing with the
commercial, industrial, and ethnical aspects
of the Yiin-nan province."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 639. My. 29. 1350w.
"A work primarily for the geographer, in
so far as it is not a commercial survey for a
railroad, but containing many pages of interest
to the general reader, even tho perilous adven-
ture be lacking."
+ Ind. 66: 1138. My. 27, '09. 140w.
"Theories about railway construction apart.
Major Davies' book is a most valuable gazetteer
of the province, a work which all interested
in South-western China should get."
-^ Sat. R. 107: 754. Je. 12, '09. 1600w.
"The interest of Major Davies's book for
most readers will lie in his very acute and
lively observations of men and things."
+ Spec. 102: 670. Ap. 24, '09. 350w.
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Davies, Randall, and Hunt, Cecil, comps.
Stories of the Englisli artists from
Vandyck to Turner. $3. Duffield. 9-8431.
Descriptive note In December, 1908.
"A good collection for popular use; contains
artists of whom the average library would need
no individual biography."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 101. Ap. '09.
"A book made up in this way can never rank
as an authority."
— Ath. 1909, 1: 382. Mr. 27. 570w.
+ Ind. 66: 588. Mr. 18, '09. 90w.
+ Int. Studio. 36: 252. Ja. '09. lOOw.
Daviess, Maria Thompson. Miss Selina Lue
9 and the soap-box babies. t$i- Bobbs.
9-26670.
Miss Selina Lue is a glorified Mrs. Wiggs —
glorified to the extent that her philosophy,
practical and livable in the extreme, is spirit-
ualized by her unconscious adaptation of the
principles of very modern thought, no longer
called new thought. She runs a grocery store
and incidentally takes care of the neighbor-
hood babies, keeps a sort of day nursery, so to
speak; helps along a charming romance; and
achieves as a crowning stroke the reconciliation
between a lumber king and his son who would
paint pictures while the father roared and
scolded and disowned him, hoping thereby to
compel him to repent and enter a partnership.
upon to turn publisher when he observed how
poor were the contemporary accounts of travel.
"A sweetly sentimental and very diverting lit-
tle story."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: S9. N. '09. ^
"The book makes a pleasant and amusing
little character sketch, while the loving kind-
ness that radiates from the person of .Miss
Selina lAie ought to be sufficient to warm and
cheer the most disgruntled and pessimistic
+ N. Y. Times. 14:624. O. 23, '09. 200w.
Davis, Charles Belmont. Lodger overhead
^ and others. t$i-50. Scribne;-. 9-10027.
These ten stories are like the earlier stories
of the author's elder brother, Kichard Harding
Davis, and some of the same characters ap-
pear. One meets a Van Bibber under another
name; pathetic, hardworking vaudeville artists;
a butler whose invalid child needs medical at-
tention quite beyond the family resouices; and
various typical New York characters.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 186. Je. '09.
"There is good work in the ten stories."
+ Ind. 67: 551. S. 2, '09. llOw.
"After injecting quite a dose of abstract
speculation into his first story, our author
seems to have had enough. At any rate, he
settles down to dispensing narrative of a mild-
ly moralistic, mildly sentimental flavor without
particular character or distinction."
H Nation. 89: 101. Jl. 29, '09. 230w.
"Although this deft handling sometimes runs
a little too far into idealism and the picture
is often a little too dimly impressionistic, the
stories are altogether delightful."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 304. My. 15, '09. 240w.
"Occasionally the pror'rietics get a jolt, but
serious disaster is always diverted."
H R. of Rs. 39: 761. Je. '09. 70w.
Davis, John. Travels of four years and a
^^ half in the United States of Amentsi,
1798-1802; ed. by A. J. Morrison.
**|2.5o. Holt.
A reprint of a book of travel published in 1803
and dedicated to Thomas Jefferson. The au-
thor, John Davis, "was a vagrant from his
youth, and is an interesting figure quite apart
from the significance of his activities as in-
ternational author and observer of young Amer-
ica." His travels extended thru the "southern
states of North America" and he was prevailed
N. Y. Times. 14: 717. N. 20, '09. 170w.
"Mr. Morrison's preface and notes of compari-
son where other travelers' accounts agree or
disagree with Davis's enhance the interest for
the ordmary reader, and for the historian are
mvaluable, for they hint at wide vistas of
fascinating inquiry."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 789. D. 11, '09. 730w.
Davis, Mrs. Mary Evelyn. Moons of Bal-
banca. t$i. Houghton. 8-23106.
Mainly children under fourteen figure in this
story of the French (Quarter of New Orleans.
Their chief amusement is that of acting out
Robin Hood tales, Indian stories, etc., of plan-
ning holiday festivities after the southern fash-
ion, and of devising emblems for the months of
the year. They skirt with child curiosity upon
the edge of a romance which concerns two
grown-ups of the story.
"Will not attract many children because of
the 'patois' and superstitions, but will be
enjoyed by a few, especially if read to them."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 190. Je. '09.
"A skilful blending of social custom and
clever adventure." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 65: 1477. D. 17, '08. 40w.
"Is as nice a children's story as any boy or
girl could wish to read."
-I- N. Y. Times. 13: 580. O. 17, '08. 220w.
Davis, Michael Marks. Psychological inter-
^•^ pretations of society. (Columbia univer-
sity studies in history, economics and
public law. V. 33, no. 2.) *$2.5o. Long-
mans. 9-11542.
"Some two years ago the author privately
printed as his Ph. D. thesis about one-third of
the present volume, i.e., the second section
whose title is 'Social function.' This is an il-
luminating study of the theories of Gabriel
Tarde. To this have been added section one,
'The social mind,' and the last section. 'Ap-
plications.' The volume is essentially a survey
of the theories of various writers." — Ann. Am.
Acad.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 71. N. '09.
"Dr. Davis has covered a wide range of read-
ing and presents his matter in interesting
form."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 426. S. '09. lOOw.
"Students of social theory will welcome the
evidence he musters as well as the historical
facts." Carl Kelsey.
+ Survey. 22: 539. Jl. 10, '09. 600w.
Davis, Norah. Wallace Rhodes: a novel.
t$i.5o. Harper. 9-9508.
A story whose scene is laid in the cotton
delta of Louisiana, and which deals with old
southern families — American not French or
Creole. The principal characters sketched are
Wallace Rhodes, a widower, his son, and Ver-
onica Bowdre. the last of the line of beautiful
and alluring Bowdre women. The son intends
to marry Veronica who has been careless of
the code of her set and has committed social in-
discretions. The father sends the son away,
and, turning to the young woman with the
hope of urging her to relinquish her claim upon
the son, falls in love with her himself, marries
her, and then plans a course of restitution for
his seeming double-dealing.
"No technical merits could make such a plot
convincing, or awaken much sympathy for any
of the persons concerned." vV : M. Payne.
— Dial. 46: 372. Je. 1, '09. 250w.
"The actual story, entertainingly carried
along is made on a foundation quite too artifi-
cial to give the book a firm hold on acceptance."
f- Nation. 89: 77. Jl. 22, '09. 350w.
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BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Davis, Norah — Continued-
"Is unusual in both theme and quality.
There are some readers doubtless to whom the
former will be repellent, and there are others to
whom the latter will not appeal."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 240. Ap. 17, '09. 230w.
"The struggle between parental and filial love
and passion is the powerful undercurrent upon
which float and sparlfle the bubbles of provincial
humor, gossip, and social effort. The book is
well written, and will be found entertaining."
+ Outlook. 92: 20*. My. 1, '09. 230w.
Davis, Richard Harding. White mice.
0 t$i-50. Scribner. 9-13544-
The lion of the tale is General Don Miguel
Rojas who has served Venezuela as minister of
foreign affairs and who at the moment of the
story's beginning is deep in a dungeon cell
underneath the fortress in the harbor of Porto
Cabello. The "White mice" are two Americans
who set about to nibble the net that had en-
meshed the wronged ofllcial. Drawn into the
storv that grows up about this situation are
the "family of the imprisoned man, all of whom
except one daughter distrust the intentions of
the liberators, a jealous American consul, a
prison doctor, an engineer, and servants. Ele-
ments found in Dumas and Anthony Hope mingle
in the strategy and the quick action required
for successful execution of plans.
"Light, livelv tale of average Interest."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 186. Je. '09. 4.
"Mr. Davis in his new book shows himself
again a novelist of gift who lias set himself no
high task."
+ Atlan. 104: 680. N. '09. 180w.
"The book shows Mr. Davis dextrous in the
handling of his tools, but the old spirit of
other years — the dash, the fire, and above all
the buoyant enthusiasm that marked even the
most preposterous pages of 'Soldiers of fortune'
— seems irrevocably gone." A. B. Maurice.
H Bookm. 29: 541. JI. '09. 1300w.
"The tale is breezy, 'smart,' topical, and en-
livened by slangy humor. It may be read at a
gallop, and put aside without a pang." W: M.
Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 48. Jl. 16, '09. 120w,
"A very interesting tale."
+ Ind. 67: 423. Ag. 19, '09. lOOw.
Nation. 89: 77. Jl. 22, '09. 380w.
"In short, it is a very good sample of its
kind, and as summer fiction will serve the
purpose admirably."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 372. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"A breezy, alert story of love, adventure, and
revolution."
+ R. Of Rs. 39: 763. Je. '09. 60w.
Davis, William Stearns. Outline history of
i** the Roman empire. (44 B. C. to 378
A. D.) *65c. Macmillan. 9-23012.
A brief outline narrative which aims to lead
the student into mediaeval history by showing
him the progress and fall of the Roman em-
pire from which feudal Europe issued.
"The work is brief, clear, and readable. The
method, however, does not escape the defects
incidental to summarizing historical judgments
in brief space. The last cnapter, especially, on
'Christianity and the empire,' is open to crit-
icism."
-1 . Cath. World. 90: 396. D. '09. 120w.
"The volume is notable for the skill with
which a long and moving story has been pre-
sented clearly and with precision in such brief
space, and for the care with which, in a few
words here and there, the author brings out
the fact that the happiness and pursuits of the
people of the empire were little affected by
imperial crimes and tragedies."
+ Lit. D. 39: 536. O. 2, '09. 140w.
Dawson, Rev. Edwin CoUas. Heroines of
missionarj' adventure. (Heroes ser.)
*$i.50. Lippincott. 9-593-
Brief biographies of a group of missionary
workers whose courage, faith, endurance, re-
sourcefulness and devotion to service entitle
them to be classed among the greater heroines
of dangerous adventure. Among them are Mme.
Coillard, Irene Petrie, Mary Louisa Whately,
Mrs. Alexander Duff, Isabella Bird Bishop,
Fanny Butler, Mary Reed and Hansina Hinz.
N. Y. Times. 13: 800. D. 26, '08. 160w.
"This volume will be found most useful for
preparing programmes, as its records are true,
and many instances recorded are thrilling."
+ Outlook. 90: 977. D. 26, '08. 170w.
+ Sat. R. 106: sup. 14. D. 12, '08. 30w.
"Our readers should explore for themselves
the treasures which we have left untouched."
+ Spec. 101: sup. 807. N. 21, '08. 950w.
Dawson, George E. Child and his religion.
^1 *75c. Univ. of Chicago press. 9-26188.
Four addresses prepared at different limes
which have not the unity of a single work yet
which have a common aim: viz., that of bring-
ing the so-called natural processes of life and
education into harmony with religious process-
es. The contents are: Interest as a measure or
values; The natural religion of children; Chil-
dren's interest in the Biljle; The problem of re-
ligious education; Index.
"Mr. Dawson loves and uihderstands chil-
dren and we gladly give liim credit for the
fresh, candid, and earnest way in which he
handles a verv difficult problem."
-f- Lit. D. 39: 776. N. 6, '09. 200w.
Dawson, William Harbutt. Evolution of
modern Germany. *$4. Scribner. 9-4082.
"At first sight the reader will wonder whether
the book is likely to be in any sense parallel to-
Mr. Bodley's book on France. He will soon dis-
cover that it is not so. Mr. Dawson gives few
pictures of German life, dwells little on German
politics, and hardly -at all on German history.
His book is primarily economic, yet by no means
exclusively so. It is an elaborate and interest-
ing study of Germany as a trading nation, and
it deals by the way with the education and
social environment which are the setting of the
great trading spirit." — Ath.
"Scholarly and technical; not a book for the
average reader."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 161. Je. '09.
"Mr. Dawson has succeeded in putting in
readable form a mass of information which
will prove valuable to every student of indus-
trial advance amd international affairs." C. L.
Jones.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 434. S. '09. 430w.
"A very solid book by one who knows Ger-
many thoroughly, in literature, 'in statistics, in-
actual life. The author has wide knowledge,
and his opinions, tliough they are open in many
points to attack, do not obtrude themselves.
He supplies a reasoned collection of facts, not
a partisan presentation of conclusions."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 36. Ja. 9. llOOw.
"His book is a valuable granary of fact for
every student who would understand political
and economic Germany." W. H. Carruth.
+ Dial. 46: 224. Ap. 1. '09. llOOw.
"The legislator, the merchant, or the teach-
er, who is not trained [in the use of statistics]
and for whom figures have no fascination, can-
not find a more satisfactory and stimulating
explanation of the increasing severity of Ger-
man competition in industry and commerce."
+ Nation. 88: 536. My. 27, '09. 550w.
"As may be presumed, the whole spirit of Mr.
Dawson's book is conciliatory. Not clearly dis-
cerning the inevitable alternative, he encour-
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ages foreign Industrial nations to compete with
Germany and rival lier on her own ground."
Walter Littlefield.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 87. P. 13, '09. lOOOw.
"A thorough, comprehensive, and authorita-
tive study."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 227. Ap. 10, '09. lOw.
"The most interesting part of the book, so it
seems to us, lies, first, in the author's views as
to German industrial competition, and, second,
as to the policy of nationalization and munici-
palization."
+ Outlook. 91: 246. Ja. 30, '09. 440w.
"Set forth in a judicial, scholarly way."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 251. F. '09. 220w.
Dawson, William James. Masterman and
11 son. **$i.2o. Revell. 9-27031.
A story made up of the usual elements — life.
love, business, adventure — thru which runs an
unusual relation between a father and son. The
son, a young man of honesty of purpose, is
pitted against an unprincipled father who treats
the former's fine ideals of right and justice as
so many bubbles to be burst by brutally lucid
expositions of what business meant from his
unscrupulous view point.
"As a story the hook has not much interest,
but it is full of much wise comment upon the
modern ways of the world,* the values 01 life,
the forces that fo into the building of charac-
ter, and the various attitudes toward life of
thinking men."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 728. N. 20, '09. 230w.
Dawson, William James. Soldier of the fu-
ture. t$i.5o. Revell. 8-24464.
A novel built up about the shortcomings of
the church as it exists to-day and the second
coming of Christ.
"Considered as a story, the book is a neat
little doe-eyed failure, but it abounds in star-
tling visions and situations relating to life and
eternity that are likely to leave a lasting im-
pression."
f- Ind. 66: 148. Ja. 21, '09. 300w.
"So far as the story is concerned, the author
does not make it clear what he is at, though
there is evident sincerity and conviction on his
part. He is confused both In his psychology
and in his philosophy."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 568. O. 10, '08. 210w.
Dawson, William James, and Dawson, Con-
12 ingsby W:, eds. Great English essay-
ists; with introductory essays and
notes. (Readers' lib.) *$i. Harper.
9-28295.
A volume whose aim is to answer in the field
of the essay a growing taste for chosen ex-
amples of literature which have attained clas-
sical value. Following an introductory chapter
on The genesis of the essay are six general
divisions as follows under which are grouped
representative English essays: The classic es-
say; The letter essay; The short-story essay;
The biographical and critical essay; Impassion-
ed prose; The familiar essay. Among the au-
thors whose essays have been drawn upon are:
Bacon, Robert Burton, Sir Thomas Brown, Mil-
ton, Samuel Johnson, Cowlev, Hazlitt, Leigh
Hunt.
Ind. 67: 1137. N. 18, '09. 50w.
"Will be found interesting and valuable, not
only as an object for close study as well as oc-
casional reading, but also from the fact that it
brings together a lot of the literary material
which heretofore has been found in more or less
remote places."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 761. D. 4, '09. 250w.
Dawson, William James, and Dawson,
Coningsby W:, eds. Great English letter
writers; with introductory essays and
notes. (Reader's lib.) 2v. ea. *$i. Har-
per.
The first two volumes in a new series to be
known as the "Reader's library." The intro-
ductory essays furnish a general historic sur-
vey of the art of letter-writing, and a critical
estimate of the writers and of their relation to
the literature of their age, while the selections
themselves have been arranged with a view
to the illustration of the growth of the art of
letter-writing.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 71. N. '09.
"The greatest merit of the collection is its
admirable catholicitv."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 288. Mr. 6. 600w.
"This anthology of English letters, well chos-
en and well classified, makes good reading.
[The index] is almost as laughable as it is
slovenly."
-I Ind. 66: 265. F. 4, '09. llOw.
"The letters are well selected and presented
to greatest advantage."
+ Ind. 67: 881. O. 14, '09. 230w.
"Both essays are rich with genial thought and
human sympathy, both show wide and thorough
knowledge of literature and its makers, and
both are charming in manner. The work of
selection has been admirably done and with
preliminary •ssays and the footnotes will en-
able the readers of a busy age to gain a fairly
complete and succinct view of the development
of the art of letter writing and of the charac-
teristics and personalities of its greatest Eng-
lish exponents."
+ N. Y. Times. 13:577. O. 17, '08. 450w.
Day, Clarence Munro. Accounting practice.
« **$6. Appleton. 8-27505.
"As suggested by the title, Mr. Day's contri-
bution is designed to serve the purpose of a
field book of accounting as distinguished from
a treatise on accounting theory. Part 1 is
descriptive of the methods of making an audit,
adjusting the books, preparing the accountant's
report, and planning a general system of ac-
counting records. Part 2 deals with planning
and installing cash accounts. Part 3 is compos-
ed of drafts of typical accounting forms and
documents. Part 4 describes and illustrates
reporting forms. While the first few pages
contain elementary commonplaces, the contents
generally reflect the experience of a practi-
tioner."— Engin. N.
"The full text, .exhibits and statements of an
accountant's report setting out in detail the
methods of presenting the results of an audit
are excellent."
-f- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 715. My. '09. 300w.
"Its place in an accountant's library Is more
largely for the use of the clerk or junior than
for the senior and principal. The technique
is well worked out and the suggestions will be
most helpful to those who have not already
developed a method or technique through
which reliable auditing and critical results may
be obtained." F. A. C.
-f- Econ, Bull. 2: 47. Ap. '09. 210w.
"It fills a place in accounting literature not
before occupied." F: A. Cleveland.
+ Engin. N, 61: sup. 6. Ja. 14, '09. 220w.
Day, Lewis Foreman. Nature and ornament;
» being a new treatise founded on the au-
thor's "Nature in ornament," which is
now incorporated in it. 2v. v. i. *$2.
Scribner. 9-35782.
"This is the first of the two volumes written
to replace an earlier work, 'Nature in orna-
ment,' which the author explains, he has felt
to be deficient in the treatment of the orna-
mental aspect of nature. The present volume
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Day, Lewis Foreman — Continued.
is mainly concerned with illustrating the decora-
tive character of natural growth; the second will
seek the evidences of natural form in conven-
tional ornament." (Ath.) "The motto of this
book is 'Ornament for its own sake' and
throughout the lesson he preaches is the
submission of natural form to ornament,
not the subordination of ornament to nature."
(Int. Studio.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 10. S. '09.
"It is written with all Mr. Day's usual facility
and knowledge."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 132. Jl. 31. 220w.
"Mr. Lewis Day goes to the very root of the
matter."
+ Int. Studio. 37:254. My. '09. 220w.
Int. Studio. 39: sup. 24. N. '09. 50w.
Dealey, James Quayle. Development of the
8 State ; its governmental organization and
its activities. *$i.5o. Silver. 9-10159.
Deals with the essential principles of the
state and its organization. It traces political
development from its beginnings in the horde-
fibe to its modern attainment in the United
States, England, Continental Europe and New
Zealand.
gers, and poison, concocted accusations and
lorged documents, where now it is played
with party cries, misleading statements, un-
truthful posters, and lying leaflets. In short,
the difference was between a murderer and a
liar."
"In the first or historical part he has, from
the point of view of the adult reader, succeeded
almost too well in making it elementary." C.
H. Mcllwain.
+ _ Am. Hist. R. 15:169. O. 'CD. 580w.
"A good elementary treatment for the gen-
eral reader."
+ A, L. A. Bkl. 6: 10. S. '09.
"A very comprehensive and useful little vol-
ume, interesting and unprejudiced."
+ Ind. 67: 304. Ag. 5, '09. 50w.
"Of special interest is his discussion of the
electorate as constituting, in a sense a fourth
department of government. Many of the foot-
notes and chapter references are cast in an un-
familiar form, and some of them are slovenly."
H Nation. 89:209. S. 2, '09. 150w.
"Professor Dealey, by an excellent arialys'is
of material culled from writers in various
fields, has given a broad survey and composite
picture." T: R. Powell.
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24:526. S. '09. 320w.
"Throughout the book there is a noteworthy
tendency to tell how the various departments
of government actually do their work, rather
than to confine the attention to paper con-
stitutions."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 126. Jl. '09. llOw.
"One could wish that Professor Dealey had
eschewed the outworn classification of eco-
nomic periods of development and not left
the impression that every state must needs pass
through these historic epochs, if it develops at
all. In spite of a somewhat Latinized diction.
Professor Dealey has written a readable and
suggestive text-book. He has had constantly
in mind not only the whence but the whither of
organized society; and the reader is bound to
lay down the book with a clearer realization of
the responsibilities of citizenship in the mod-
ern state."
H Yale R. 18: 222. Ag. '09. 250w.
Deans, Richard Storry. Trials of five queens.
7 *$3.50. Brentano's.
From the standpoint of the modern lawyer
the author discusses in this volume the fates
of the five queens, Katherine of Aragon, Anne
Boleyn, Mary queen of Scots, Marie Antoinette,
and Caroline of Brunswick. "To a politician of
the sixteenth century," says Mr. Deans, "a
false accusation, whereby an opponent was
caused to be legally condemned to death, was
no more a subject of shame than a lying pla-
card is to a party manager of the twentieth
century. In those days the game of politics was
played with headsmen's a.xes, assassins' dag-
"We have nothing but praise for the main
conception and general execution of Mr. Storry
Deans' work. On some subjects which he in-
cidentally treats, such as tne French life of
Marv Stuart, he is unsatisfactory, and in mat-
ters of detail he is from time to time inac-
curate."
H Sat. R. 107: 788. Je. 19, '09. 1250w.
"It is no mere piece of book-making, but a
scholarly and picturesque study. Mr. Deans
writes with a lawyer's knowledge and consid-
erable historic imagination. He puts very clear-
ly before the reader the points at issue, and
enables him to consider the verdict in the light
of modern practice. The author seems to us to
overrate t)ie merits of Brougham's speech, in
which there was more bombast than eloquence.
Dennian's was by far the finer performance."
H Spec. 102: 578. Ap. 10, '09. 320w.
Spec. 103: 837. N. 20, '09. 500w.
Dearie, Norman Burrell. Problems of un-
^ employment in the London building
trades; with an introduction by L. L.
Price. *3s. 6d. Dent, London. 9-18552.
"The building trade is obviously one in which
there cannot be complete continuity of em-
ployment, and Mr. Dearie has very appropriate-
ly chosen this trade as the field of an inquiry
into the problem of unemployment. He lays
the facts before us in great detail and with
much clearness, and discusses the remedies
suggested. He appreciates the need of greater
fluidity and adaptability of labour, and takes the
view that for the organising of the labour mar-
ket in London 'it will be necessary to reduce
non-unionism to that feeble minority, chiefly
of inferior men, that it is in some other parts
of the country.' " — Spec.
"A valuable supplement to Mr. Beveridge's
more general treatment of the problem." A. B.
Wolfe.
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 476. Jl. '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Dearie's monograph, though we do not
entirely agree with it, is most informing, and
should be studied by every one interested in
the problem of the unemployed."
-\ Spec. 102: 243. Ag. 14, '09. 170w.
Dearmer, Percy. Body and soul. *$i.5o.
11 Dutton. 9-17979-
"In the first place the author writes from the
religious point of view. . . . Secondly, he be-
lieves that the healing influence of soul over
I'ody does not rule out the use of physical means
of healing. . . . Thirdly, all healing is in the
deepest sense 'natural.' . . . Fourthly, he re-
jects the confusing distinction between 'func-
tional' and 'organic' disease. . . . There is dis-
cussed at considerable length the relation be-
tween soul and body through the nervous sys-
tem. Then follows discussion as to the possibil-
ities of health being produced through the in-
fluence of mind, and of the 'undermind,' a term
substituted for the unconscious. The author
then treats of the New Testament miracles of
healing, and gives a sketch of the general re-
lation between healing and religious belief." —
N. Y. Times.
"In regard both to style and contents this
study of the relation between body and soul
merits distinct attention." E: S. Drown.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 537. S. 11, '09. 540w.
Outlook. 93: 644. N. 20, '09. 60w.
"There is much that is interesting, and in-
deed admirable, in Mr. Dearmer's book, but
his ideals are not ours."
h Spec. 103: sup. 490. O. 2, '09. 260w.
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De Bary, Richard. Land of promise; an ac-
count of the material and spiritual
unity of America. *$i.50. Longmans.
9-7059.
"Mr. De Bary casts sweeping glances at our
valleys and plains, wonders at our newspapers,
patronizes our schools and colleges, sniffs the
faint aroma of our religions, admires our rest-
less and masterful energy, apologizes for our
political failings, and adores our women: in
short, does all the things that a well-bred and
ready-to-wear tourist is expected to do, and
dresses it all up in catchy phrases and senten-
tious generalizations that sparkle like the tinsel
armor of the stage warrior." — Nation.
traced back to a common origin — and, hardly
ever letting this thesis slip from her grasp, she
has imparted a unity to this collection of highly
varied sketches." (Spec.)
"His generalizations are much sounder than
those usually found in books of this tvpe."
+ Educ. R. 38: 201. S. '09. 130w.
"Of all the recent writers who have commit-
ted to print their 'impressions' of the United
States, none, certainly, has outdone Mr. De
Bary in high-sounding rhetoric, or rushed
with more breathless enthusiasm at the task,
weakly imagined by some timid souls to be a
rather serious one, of determining our exact
place in the social, philosophical, ana aesthetic
universe."
— Nation. 88: 304. Mr. 25, '09. 280w.
"It is evident he studied the American people
and their institutions with rare intelligence and
alertness, and his book, based upon that study,
is both generously appreciative and kindly crit-
ical. Mr. De Bary's serious, practical, and
sympathetic view of America runs all through
his book, but it is only one of the admirable
features of the volume."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 17. Ja. 9, '09. 1350w.
DeBekker, Leander Jan. Stokes' encyclo-
pedia of music and musicians. **$3.
Stokes. 8-33829.
"Covers practically the entire field of music;
definition of musical terms in several languages,
brief but comprehensive articles on theoretical
matters, accounts of the musical instruments,
biographies of musicians, composers, perform-
ers, singers, conductors, writers, lists of the
works of the more important composers, and da-
ta concerning symphony orchestras, opera hous-
es, academies, and other musical institutions.
Some of this information is difficult of access
elsewhere." — N. Y. Times.
"While there is little more than half as much
material as in Riemann's 'Encyclopaedic dic-
tionary of music,' this work has the advantage
of being thoroughly up to date and costing only
half as much."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 38. F. '09. 4.
"Apart from [small] details, the Stokes 'en-
cyclopedia' calls for the highest praise; as a
modern supplement to other musical diction-
aries it is Indispensable in every public or pri-
vate library."
-h H Nation. 87: 585. D. 10, '08. 520w.
"This is a remarkable work of completenesB
and industry in compilation, conveying the
maximum amount of information in the min-
imum of space."
-I- + N. Y. Times. 13: 690. N. 21, '08. 360w.
"No work of this kind can be without errors;
and for the sake of the next edition the follow-
ing may be noted. In spite, however, of these
shortcomings, 'Stokes's encyclopedia' is cer-
tainly a volume which 'no musician's library
should be without.' " D. G. Mason.
-I Putnam's. 6: 112. Ap. '09. 240w.
DeBunsen, Victoria. Soul of a Turk. *$3.5o.
^2 Lane.
The outcome of five journeys in Turkey, both
European and Asiatic. The author "has a thesis
to prove — that a countless number of religious
beliefs and practices all over the world are to be
"Mrs. de Bunsen, we think, is a little over-
confident in her intuitions and did not always,
we think, see so far into the Turk's soul as she
imagined ; yet she saw a good deal further than
most male observers, and it is clear that her
power of sympathy drew the people's hearts to
her, and led them to reveal themselves as they
would not have done to a mere tourist, sheltered
behind a bristling Cook's dragoman and a stolid
English husband."
-I- — Ath. 1909, 2: 583. N. 13. 1550w.
"It is told in a way that is intensely interest-
ing." C: R. Gillette.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 767. D. 4, '09. 160w.
"Mrs. de Bunsen has the honour of adding
something lo the researches of Dr. Frazer. We
thoroughly commend this book to every one who
enjoys following the travels of a plucky, enter-
taining, and exceptionally intelligent woman."
+ Spec. 103:646. O. 23, '09. 2000w.
Deeping, Warwick.
Harper.
Mad Barbara. t$i.SO.
9-3879.
An exciting tale set in the reign of Charles
II. The young heroine — a feminine type of
Hamlet — discovers her father's murderer to be
her mother's lover, one Lord Gore. She ac-
cuses him of the deed, attempts to kill him, is
adjudged insane and confined in a lonely castle
tower, exposed to cold and poor food until res-
cued by her lover. Something of the strife
between Catholics and Protestants of the time
of Charles II enters into the plot of the story.
"The whole is rather a disappointment after
the author's earlier work."
— Ath. 1908, 2: 569. N. 7. lOOw.
"This is evidently the material for an excit-
ing tale, and the author has used it to excel-
lent effect." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 182. S. 16, '09. 250w.
"The story is well worked out, although per-
haps a little unnecessarily prolonged toward the
end, as if the author were loath to leave his
characters."
-I N. Y. Times, 14: 119. F. 27. '09. 310w.
Deeping, Warwick. Red saint. $1.50. Cassell.
A story of the struggle between the barons
and King Henry. "The heroine is a siint that
all men reverence — one who works mira les; but
the land is overrun with Gascon hire ings. You
shall see her head bowed in shame, look upun
her pelted of the mob, an outcast with none to
do her charity but the other outcasts that fol-
low the camp." (N. Y. Times.)
"The pictures of the time are vivid and con-
scientiously reproduced; and the action i<; full
of vigour. The plot is simple, but ex eedirgly
well devised: and the style is good and clean
and strong."
+ Atli. 1909, 1:696. Je. 12. 130w.
"There is vividness of incident, picturesque,
impressionistic narrative, and the forest back-
ground is sketched with deep sense of its beau-
ty. The style, graphic, admirable often, in its
power of significant omissions, becomes at times
a bit studied and overconscious. This story of
a saint makes far deeper appeal to sense than
to soul."
-I Atlan. 104: 685. N. '09. 300w.
"Taken in cold blood, the result is, of course,
more or less preposterous.*'
— Nation. 89: 573. D. 9, '09. 380w.
"The thing is evil; but the author does it
effectively. He masks the evil, too, so far as
he may with stained glass attitudes by the way
and a particularly virtuous ending."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 610. O. 16, '09. 270w.
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De Garmo, Charles. Principles of second-
ary education: a textbook. *$i. Mac-
millan. 7-6800.
V. 2. Processes of instruction.
"The present volume deals with the acquisi-
tion of facts, and their meaning, the educa-
tional status of the high school student, the
inductive and the deductive approach to knowl-
edge, and processes of application. Insight and
efficiency are the supreme results to be secured
by our methods of instruction — insight leading
to culture, and efficiency to mental discipline.
The aim of the boolc is to render so clear the
principles on which the acquisition of knowl-
edge is based that the teacher will instinctively
employ the methods that lead to insight and
efficiency." — Nation.
"Doubtless will do much toward making high
school teaching rational and scientific."
+ Ind. 65: 318. Ag. 6, '08. 200w. (Review
of V. 2.)
"The book loses in value because it approach-
es its subject almost wholly from the side of the
concept; it presents clearly, completely, and
attractively the logical basis of the teaching
process wherever that process becomes in any
degree scientific; but the living institution with
which the book is supposedly concerned, the
American higli school (now so much the storm-
center of educational conflict) is not constantly
and concretely present in its pages, and its
mission remains, therefore, partly unfulfilled."
H: W. Holmes.
H J. Philos. 6: 130. Mr. 4, '09. 2300w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"It is not true nor does the author assume
that the principles which he urges are not valid
in all educational philosophy. His application
of these ideas to the work of the high school
is, however, new."
+ Nation. 87: 575. D. 10, '08. 200w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"Two rather polar faults appear to the pres-
ent reviewer to occur to some extent in his
works. As a philosopher and former Herbar-
tian, he has a tendency even in a practical work
to lean toward abstractions and schemata;
while, possibly as a result of habits long fixed
by the classroom, his efforts to touch student
life and interest tend toward the diffuse and
irrelevant. On the whole, the book is well pro-
portioned and gets at the problems of secondary
instruction more specifically than any treatise
yet published." F. P. Graves.
H Psychol. Bull. 6: 114. Mr. 15, '09. 560w.
(Review of v. 2.)
"Taken as a whole this volume, while con-
tributing less to the student than did its pred-
ecessor, yet brings together within small com-
pass material that teachers need acquaintance
with, and it will help to bring us more fully to
consciousness as to the needs of training for
secondary school teachers." F. A. Manny.
+ School R. 16: 691. D. '08. lOOOw. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
Deinhardt, Kurt, and Schlomann, Alfred,
eds. Illustrated technical dictionary in
six languages; English, German,
French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, v. i,
*$2; V. 2, *$7; V. 3, *$4; v. 4, *$3. Mc-
Graw.
Four volumes as follows: v. 1, Machine details
and tools; v. 2, Electrical engineering, compiled
by Charles Klnzbrunner; v. 3. Steam boilers
steam engines, and steam turbines; v. 4, Gas
engines.
"It seems necessary In using these dictionaries
to best advantage first to acquire a general
familiarity with the scheme of arrangement.
After this is done they should be of no little
service to engineers working in these lan-
guages."
+ Engln. N. 61: sup. 36. Mr. 18, '09. 330w.
(Review of v. 2-4.)
"Cannot fail to prove of enormous value in
international relations. Is undoubtedly the
most accurate technical dictionary that has yet
been published."
+ Nature. 78: 412. S. 3, '08. 22uw. (Review
of V. 3.)
"The scheme of this dictionary and its exce-
cution are both excellent."
+ Rhys. R. 28: 231. Mr. '09. 60w. (Review
of V. 2.)
Dejeans, Elizabeth. Winning chance. t$i.50.
^ Lippincott. 9-12617.
A refined, winsome American girl facing the
problem of supporting herself, a blind mother
and a crippled brother, is bribed, out of con-
sideration of their restoration to health, to sell
her honor to her employer. The story deals
with lier rebellion, agony and final rescue from
the life she loathes. Her real honesty of heart
disarms Nemesic determination and one feels
that her final happiness is just.
"As a study of social conditions her story has
no value whatever; as a story it is conveu-
tional."
-I Ind. 67: 40. Jl. 1, '09. 70w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 372. Je. 12, '09. llOw.
"In spite of some faults of construction, the
book as a whole is so far above the average
of our usual immature fiction as to suggest that
Miss Dejeans is a writer whose future will be
worth watching."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 404. Je. 26, '09. 300w.
"It holds interest by its melodramatic plot
and very obvious appeal to those in search of
sensation." B. L. Israels.
h Survey. 22: 622. Ag. 7, '09. 160w.
Deland, Ellen Douglas. Miss Betty of
New York. t$i.25. Harper. 8-31 164.
A story for young readers full of innocenc
pranks and adventures.
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 500. Ja. '09. 50w.
"Is in many ways on the right level for boy
and girl readers. What is more than weari-
some is the boy and girl nonsense that creeps
in, how sparingly soever. A story generally
wholesome, barring unreproved heedlessness
and eavesdropping and a certain absence of
spanking."
H Nation. 88: 255. Mr. 11, '09. 300w.
"A charming little story."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 757. D. 5, '08. 50w.
"Though old the subject matter is absorb-
ing."
+ R. of Rs. 38: 768. D. '08. 40w.
Deland, Lorin Fuller. Imagination in busi-
11 ness. **soc. Harper. 9-28100.
A revised and enlarged treatment of one of
the many cardinal qualities that determine
an individual's capacity as a producer. The
author discusses mainly the place of imagina-
tion in relation to merchandising, distinguishes
carefully between imagination and sagacity and
imagination and invention, and offers a number
of concrete examples of the remedial a.nd con-
structive work that can be accomplished by
use of imagination in any business.
Deland, Margaret Wade (Campbell). Where
12 the laborers are few. t$i-5o. Harper.
9-27265.
Set among Dr. Lavendar's people this slight
story tells how a preacher-acrobat, during a
period of physical healing, drops into the life of
the Misses Jay; how the combination of the
profane and the religious startled them out of
their narrow monotony; and how the youth,
eager for education and training, is advised by
the good Dr. Lavendar to continue his work in
the taverns and on the streets — a work "which
most of God's ministers are not capable of do-
Dlal. 47: 464. D. 1, '09. 130w.
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115
De La Pasture, Mrs. Elizabeth Bonham.
Catherine's child. **$i.20. Button.
8-23929.
"Catherine of Calais" was one of Mrs. De
La Pasture's most charming and delicate studies
of girlhood, and this story of the heroine's
early middle age is chiefly interesting for the
manner in whicli the relationsliip of mother and
daughter — in this case a difficult one — is
treated." (Ath.) "The daughter sull^s till the
mother lets her go to town with her cousin;
when there she is kidnapped by a plot which
would stretch even the kindly credulity of the
stage: she is discovered in a garret near the
Crystal palace at the point of death by the V.
C. hero and nursed back by her mother to a
consciousness of his affection." (Sat. R.)
"Not equal to the author's best work."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 54. F. '09.
"There are many characters in the book, and
they are all human and individual; but the skill
with which they are handled is of infinitely
greater importance than the plot."
+ — Ath. 1908, 2: 503. O. 24. 230w.
"There is a delightful and touching fragment
of a child's diary, which, like Lady Sarah's ti-
rades, reassures one that, however this novel-
ist's humor may lapse in the conduct of her
love-affairs, it undoubtedly exists."
+ Nation. 88: 308. Mr. 25, '09. 400w.
"She has entangled in a melodramatic plot a
set of characters, some of them excellently con-
ceived and a few pretty well carried out, the
total effect, however, being such as to discour-
age the average cheerful reader."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 76. F. G, '09. 360w.
"The book is composed of an intolerable deal
of gossip."
— Sat. R. 106: 674. N. 28, '08. 220w.
DeLeon, Thomas Cooper. Belles, beaux
8 and brains of the 6o's. **$3. Dillingham.
9-14950.
Chatty, informing chapters reproducing faces
and facts of ante-bellum Virginia with generous
comment, statement and deductions. There
are nearly five hundred reproduced daguerreo-
types and photographs. The author's picture
of the southern woman corrects the notion that
"the Southern girl, from pinafore to orange
blossoms, was educated for a bride, but not for
a wife."
"The book will interest especially those older
readers of Southern antecedents who are fond
of recalling good old times 'before the war.' "
-I- Dial. 47: 75. Ag. 1, '09. 150w.
Lit. D. 39: 441. S. 18, '09. 70w.
"As a succession of flash-light views of the
social life of Richmond during the war, the
book is not without value, and its reproduc-
tions of contemporary pictures are interesting;
but a work which is neither history, nor bi-
ography, nor genealogy, nor reminiscence, but
an undiscriminating mixture of all four, is
hard to classify."
-J Nation. 89: 139. Ag. 12, '09. 200w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 407. Je. 26, '09. 130w.
Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel. Canyon
voyage: the narrative of the second
Powell expedition down the Green-
Colorado river from Wyoming, and the
explorations on land, in the years 1871
and 1872. **$3.50. Putnam. 8-30303.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
His narrative is plain, and often heavy; but it
is necessarily interesting on account of its sub-
ject."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 614. My. 22. 440w.
"A substantial and extremely interesting vol-
ume on the subject. No one could well be more
at home in his subject than Mr. Dellenbaugh."
4- Dial. 45: 460. D. 16, '08. 280w.
-t- Ind. 66: 921. Ap. 29, "09. 550w.
"The book is interesting as a record of brave
personal daring; and as a piece of scientific
registry, powerful description by pen and illus-
tration, and genuine story-telling it is equally
effective."
-I- Lit. D. 37: 900. D. 12, '08. 200w.
"It was decidedly worth writing, this detailed
record; a more absorbing, and at times, stir-
ring, story of adventure has not seen the
light in a long time, and the author's un-
adorned, yet vivid, style enables the reader
to share all the emotions of the exploreis."
+ Nation. 88: 515. My. 20, '09. 700w.
"In these later years, when amateur travel
in the west is frequent, a detailed record of
this kind will be of value to seekers after ad-
venture." W. M. D.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 218. Ag. 13, '09. 300w.
Deming, Horace Edward. Government of
American cities. **$i.5o. Putnam.
9-8012.
A book on the theory and practice of munici-
pal government which is "chiefly valuable for
its historical survey of the development of in-
telligent municipal rule in modern Europe and
its significant comparison of tne workings of
intelligent foreign systems and our own fre-
quently clumsy local government machinery."
(N. Y. Times.) "The author traces, through
many a modern instance, the profound change
which is swiftly coming over popular concep-
tions of city government. He shows, how, since
1880, the line between politics and administra-
tion has been drawn more sharplj'. He devotes
still more attention to the strengthening of the
conviction that municipalities must be freed
from state control and extraneous politics."
(Nation.)
"The volume is an absorbing record of dan-
gerous travel in unknown country and of won-
derful beauties of natural scenery."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 287. D. '08.
"Mr. Dellenbaugh has not the advantage of
a graphic style, nor is he an artist in writing.
"A good statement of the more progressive
theories and ideals, and useful in creating a
public sentiment, but not so scholarly or valu-
able as Goodnow and Fairlie or Rowe."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 135. My. '09.
"The book offends even more in repeating its
own ideas than in borrowing those of others.
But in spite of these most obvious defects, the
desirability of a wider acceptation of the prin-
ciples set forth and elaborated bids us welcome
Mr. Deming's cooperation in the task of educat-
ing citizens for the more efficient administra-
tion of the public business."
H Dial. 46: 331. My. 16, '09. 280w.
"If one were disposed to criticise so splendid
a piece of logical reasoning as this, it would
be on the ground that the author mars the or-
derly procedure of his argument by a too fre-
quent reiteration, and by a too rigid exclusion
of illustration and of that sort of comparative
comment which one finds so helpful in Mun-
ro's book." C. R. Woodruff.
-I Econ. Bull. 2: 267. S. '09. 670w.
"The book should appeal to a broad and vari-
ous range of readers. It deals with the very
fundamentals of municipal government and is
presented in a manner which cannot fail to com-
mand the respect and admiration of the deep-
est and most accomplished student of munic-
ipal government, while at the same time arous-
ing and holding the interest of those who have
before given only a general consideration to the
subject or are approaching it for the first
time."
+ Engln. N. 61: sup. 60. My. 13. '09. 1150w.
Ind. 66: 1400. Je. 24, '09. 250w.
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Deming, Horace Edward — Continued-
"One can find fault only with Mr. Deming's
attempt to turn his book into a prcJof that cit-
ies can prosper solely through democracy — a
rather vague term at best."
-i Nation. 88: 366. Ap. 8, '09. 530w.
"The whole book is an able argument in fa-
vor of local self-government, somewhat aca-
demic, perhaps, here and there, but sincere and
useful."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 181. Mr. 27, '09. ]200w.
"All who are interested in American city
government can hardly fail to approve the con-
crete suggestions which Mr. Deming makes
and which, it may be said, are advocated in the
main also by Dr. Rowe. " F. J. Goodnow.
4- Pol. Sol. Q. 24: 313. Je. 'Ob. 640w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 254. Ag. '09. 230w.
De Morgan, William Frend. It never can
1^ happen again. t$i-75- Holt. 9-28954.
Mr. De Morgan's readers know better tlian
to hurry thru one of his novels. Leisure is de-
manded for acquaintance with his many and
varied characters; who, the author wishes fully
understood, do not express his views — yolitical,
religious, or otherwise — but "just what the
character he was dreaming of seemed to say to
h;m." There are two distinct groups of men and
women in this new story. Lizarann — near of
kin to Alice-for-Short — is from the slums; she
and her father who is a blind beggar, her drunk-
en uncle, and other "submerged-tenth" friends
and associates compose one group; in the other,
we find a novelist, his drab-colored wife, and a
brilliant young woman who plays upon the writ-
er's affections. From the first interview with this
young woman, which offers the stimulant of a
"soul-brush," to an elopement is a long ^^ay
and involves a "Deceased wife's sister's" argu-
ment that furnishes the peg upon which hangs
the whole tale. The two groups cross paths but
once, at the climax of the drama But the
reader will have co peruse these 688 pages for
himself. Brevity permits of no attempt at jus-
tice to a De Morgan novel.
"These seven hundred pages of ingenious ni-
"vention are stamped with the truly creative
mark as far as character is concerned, replete
with the humor that lights up the depths of
life, and rich with the fruits of a ripened in-
telligence brought to bear upon a wide range
of human concerns." W: ISI. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 384. N. 16, '09. llOOw.
"In 'It never can liappen again' he is em-
barrassed by two distinct themes, or groups of
characters, and hardly succeeds in getting them
to work together plausibly, though there is one
supreme point of contact." H. "W. Boynton.
-I Nation. 89: 532. D. 2, '09. 3000w.
"Whether it is a better book or a less good
book than the others the present reviewer finds
himself unable to say. It is closer knit as a
story. It is a story — there's no denying that —
a story with a plot as well defined as if it
were a French farce."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 779. D. 11, '09. 1300w.
"We must record our impression that Mr. De
Morgan has put together too many and too di-
verse things for one novel to hold in unison
comfortably, and that, while humor, character
creation, and human sympathy are all here, the
total of enjoyment to be had is less than in
'Joseph Vance' or 'Somehow good.' "
H Outlook. 93: 829. D. 11. '09. 440w.
Denison, George Taylor. Struggle for im-
5 perial unity. *$2.2S. Macmillan.
9-21021.
"An account of the work the author and other
Canadians associated with him have done to
prevent dissolution of the political ties that
bind Canada to Great Britain and to promote
British imperialism." — N. Y. Times.
preciative readers in Canada than it will in
this country, for Canadians have long declined
to take Colonel Denison as seriously as he takes
himself." E. P.
— Am. Hist. R. 15: 192. O. '09. 470w.
+ A. L. A Bkl. 6: 71. N. '09.
"The personal animosities which appear
throughout the work mar a story otherwise well
told."
f- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 179. Jl. '09. 170w.
"It is an unneighborly book both as regards
Colonel Denison's fellow -Canadians and also
as regards the United States."
— Ind. 67: 827. O. 7, '09. 700w.
"Some passages offend the American reader."
H Nation. 89: 52. .11. 15, '09. 200w.
"The story of his campaigns he tells in his
book in a very entertaining fashion, and un-
doubtedly his story will find many appreciative
readers in the three countries with which it
deals — that is to say, Canada, England, and
America."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 279. My. 1, '09. 540w.
R. of Rs. 40: 125. Jl. '09. 40w.
+ Sat. R. 107: 536. Ap. 24, '09. 300w.
"We cannot always approve his methods and
manner; some of his immediate objects seem to
us to be undesirable; but we frankly recognize
his zeal and his patriotism, and are glad to
have from him this description of his work."
H Spec. 102: 702. My. 1, '09. 1250w.
Denney, James. Jesus and the gospel:
^ Christianity justified in the mind of
Christ. **$2. Armstrong." 9-4567.
"Dr. Denney seeks to answer two questions:
'Is the prevalent conception of Christianity
sustained by the New Testament?' and, 'Can
the Christian religion, as the New Testament
exhibits it, justify itself by appeal to Jesus?"
By an elaborate and reasonably critical inquiry.
Dr. Denney satisfies himself that both ques-
tions must be answered in the affirmative." —
Bib. World.
"The real difficulty here in accepting the
author's conclusions seems to be in supposing
that we can have the sort of attitude demanded
without the presence of a certain philosophic-
al position which is fundamentally determina-
tive for any further intellectual exposition of
one's thought of Jesus' person." S. J. Case.
H Am. J. Theol. 12: 462. Jl. '09. 350w.
Bib. World. 33: 357. My. '09. 50w.
"His argument is well put, in clear and
popular style, without ceasing to be scholarly
in character." E. S. D.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 491. Ag. 14, '09. 270w.
"Taken as a whole, the book is exceedingly
interesting, though in argument Dr. Denney is
apt to offend his readers by so openly mar-
shalling his evidence in favour of a precon-
ceived dogmatic conviction. It is the more re-
grettable as he frequently accuses his adver-
saries of a like error."
H Spec. 102: 743. My. 8, '09. 320w.
Deperet, Charles Jean J. Transformations
9 of the animal world ; being the authorised
translation of "Les transformations du
monde animal." (International scientific
sen, V. 94.) *$i.75- Appleton. W9-130.
"Broadly speaking, the aim of the present
book may be said to be to show, on the basis
of the paleontological data now in hand, the
phyletic history of the larger groups of ani-
mals existing to-day. Doing this furnishes
the occasion for discussing the probable meth-
ods through which the observed transformation
of animals may be held to have occurred, and
also for outlining briefly the history of opin-
ion on these points." — Dial.
"From no point of view is Colonel Denison's
book one that can be helpful to neighborly rela-
tions between Canada and the United States;
but it is one that will not find many more ap-
"Somewhat one-sided, but useful for Its fresh
presentation from a new viewpoint."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 11. S. '09.
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
"7
"A hook which marshals the data of pa-
leontology and shows their bearing on the prob-
lems of evolution is particularly timely in the
year when all over the world men are doing
honor to the memory of Darwin. Occasionally
the translator slips up on a technical detail,
but in general the style is accurate and pleas-
ing."
-^ Dial. 47: 76. Ag. 1, '09. 230w.
"Undoubtedly a general work of this kind is
a need of the times, but we fail to see that
this volume is an adequate rendering of the fac-
tors that accompany evolution. The book suffers
from an entire lack of references and illustra-
tions, and in Us English dress it contains
many serious mistakes."
— Nature. 80: 452. Je. 17, '09. 650w.
De Selincourt, Basil. William Blake. *$2.
7 Scribner. W9-185.
Less a biography than a fair minded work of
criticism. Taking for granted the biographies!
facts presented by Arthur Symons, the author
expands such subjects as Blake's simplicity,
force, mysticism, application of symbolism, the-
ories of art, and artistic development.
"Its author has produced on a very hack-
neyed subject a book full of original sugges-
tion that, with its numerous reproductions of
typical drawings, forms a notable contribution
to the literature on Blake."
-I- Int. Studio. 39: 170. D. '09. 130w.
"On the whole, we regard these general
chapters as the soundest criticism yet pub-
lished of Blake, and as a desirable corrective
to the indiscreet panegyrics of Swinburne, Sy-
mons, Yeats, Ellis, and the others who have,
to a greater or less degree, lost their common -
sense in vaporous enthusiasm. Our main crit-
icism of Mr. de Selincourt is that, having ana-
lyzed the imagination so ably and having
shown how the grotesque failures of Blake are
connected with his systematically false theory
of its office, he steps half way and does not
apply his analysis to the whole art of Blake."
+ — Nation. 89: 355. O. 14, '09. 1250w.
"It seems likely that his contribution to the
appraisal of this extraordinary man will be
useful as a check upon the buoyant chorus that
Is exalting him in recent vears."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 417. Jl. 3, '09. llOOw.
""We now have an estimate of Blake's life
and work more thoroughgoing and balanced
than anv vet published." E. F. Baldwin.
+ Outlook. 93: 598. N. 13, 'OH. 400w.
"Blake's great gifts are now much too well
recognized to need flattery, and we welcome
Mr. De Selincourt's just criticism as a whole-
some corrective. He does not hesitate to call
nonsense and absurdity by their right names,
yet gives praise and admiration generously,
where praise and admiration are due."
+ Sat. R. 107: 785. Je. 19, '09. 880w.
De Selincourt, Hugh. Way things happen.
12 t$i.50- Lane. W9-315.
The story of Miss Paul, a "gentle lady who
has become a specialist in joy despite loneli-
ness and poverty," (Nation.) one day "met a
Stranger in Gray, who made her very happy —
until the catastrophe came. She kept her brav-
ery and courage, and after a while her love of
life came back and she made others happy,
because she was 'an apostle of joy.' It is very
pleasant to be reminded that things do happen
this way, sometimes." (N. Y. Times.)
"It is a pity that so charming a whole should
be marred by a somewhat affected stvle; Mr.
de Selincourt's pen picks its way at times wiin
a mincing primness the example for which
cculd never have been set by Miss Paul's feet."
H Nation. 89: 407. O. 28, '09. 300w.
"We are not so much burdened with books
of such graceful simplicity and wholesome
optimism that we can afford to miss one when
It chances to come our wav."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:593. O. 9, '09. 400w.
Devine, Edward Thomas. Misery and its
^ causes. (American social progress ser.)
*$i.25. Macmillan. 9-13279.
A sociological study based upon a twelve
years' survey of misery among the New York
poor. Contents: Poverty and maladjustment;
Out of health; Out of work; Out of friends;
The adverse conditions In dependent families;
The justice and prosperity of the future.
"The most valuable portion of the book
doubtless is the report of the investigation of
5,000 dependent families of New York." W: L.
Chenery.
-f- Am. J. Soc. 15: 120. Jl. '09. 480w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 161. Je. '09.
"Many valuable additions have recently been
made to the literature of the social worker,
but none more valuable than this last work of
Dr. Devine's." F. D. Watson.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34:435. S. '09. 570w.
"Whatever he sets down in this book as the
result of observation, or the analysis of facts,
goes to show that he is clear-headed, vigorous,
practical, and zealous for justice. Written
with eloquent simplicity, his book is adapted to
teach and to inspire all those who care for the
serious things of life."
-f Cath. World. 89: 826. S. '09. 500w.
"A volume for which all students of the so-
cial sciences should be grateful. The work is
sane, conservative, and scholarly, yet inspiring
in its optimism." C: A. Ellwood.
4- Econ. Bull. 2: 254. S. '09. 600w.
"Dr. Devine is the first American authority
on this subject, and we confidently commend
his admirable book to those who wish to be
good intelligent citizens."
-I- Educ. R. 33: 203. S. '09. 50w.
Ind. 67: 369. Ag. 12, '09. 350w.
"Through this book Dr. Devine is likely once
more to win earnest followers for the cause
of a true social betterment." J. A. F.
-I- J. Pol. Econ. 17: 480. Jl. '09. 220w.
"To one familiar with organized charity work
the book may let in little fresh light: but It
certainly helps clear the air. Professor Devine's
most convincing chapters analyze the disabili-
ties of five thousand families lately assisted by
the New York charity organization society; the
instances are well selected, and are in them-
selves persuasive, but they leave open one
point of attack. In a few generalities he dis-
misses the cost of reform; and yet this is pre-
cisely the crucial question just now."
H Nation. 88: 536. My. 27, '09. 420w.
"The charm of the author's treatment is its
hopefulness."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 477. Ag. 7, '09. 700w.
+ Outlook. 93: 292. O. 9, '09. lOOOw.
R. of Rs. 40: 128. Jl. '09. 70w.
"Those unfamiliar with the theory and tech-
nique of present philanthropic effort may well
turn to the text of the lectures before us for
a reliable presentation of these aspects. The
expert (and how far the most studied of men
are from knowing the last word on this sub-
ject!) will read the book for the inspiration it
affords."
-f- Yale R. 18: 322. N. '09. 1400w.
Devine, Edward Thomas. Report on the
12 desirability of establishing an employment
bureau in the city of New York. (Russell
Sage foundation.) $1.25. Charities pub.
com. 9-3309.
"This report considers the advisability of es-
tablishing an employment bureau on a busi-
ness basis, but by philanthropic men whose
purpose it is to make such a bureau a genulne-
Iv effective agency for the remedy of unemploy-
rrtent." (Ann. Am. Acad.) "The first 34 pages
embody the report proper; the remainder of the
volume consists of a series of appendices, con-
ii8
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Devine, Edward Thomas — Continued-
taining the views of many of the most com-
petent American students, on bad distribution
of labor as a cause of unemployment, studies
made by the Bureau of social research on
some phases of the employment bureau ques-
tion, and other matters of varying interest anu
value." (Econ. Bull.)
than from the speculative Interpretations so
common during the past generation and the
present time." (Sat. R.)
"The various appendices furnish very useful
ri'aterial for reference purposes on the general
subject of unemplovment." G: B. Mangold.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 618. N. 'Oy. 280w.
"While this unpretending report deals pri-
n^'arily with a local problem, it has much in-
terest for the economist because of its bearing
on the problem of mobility of labor, and for
the social reformer because of its many sug-
gestions regarding unemployment. In the ab-
sence of any thorough study in this field, Mr.
Devine has performed a service in pointing out
so many of the problems that need investigation.
His usual sound judgment and power of clear
statement are displayed throughout the re-
port." H. R. Mussey.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2:241. S. '09. 520w.
De Voe, Walter. Doors of life; or, Little
11 studies in self-healing. *$i. Funk.
9-28549.
A health-giving book whose key note is activ-
ity. Anything that will turn the blood into new
channels and arouse brain cells that have been
inactive will, the author maintains, restore
health, be it a new diet, a new opportunity to
earn more, a new benevolence, new scenery,
new friends, physical culture, new science, or a
new philosophy of life. If the faculties a- e
quickened there comes a new sense "of unlim-
ited life and of infinite progression of wisdom."
Dewar, Douglas. Birds of the plains. **$4.
Lane. 8-31848.
About forty sketches of various birds that are
natives of the plains of India. The author sets
down some new observations as, for instance,
the tailor-bird's method of building a nest; he
takes exception to the dogmatism of modern
Darwinism, declaring that "the field naturalist
cannot but see that natural selection is turning
out rather a failure"; he also objects to the po-
sition of John Burroughs in regard to the
thinking ability of animals.
"For though not severely scientific, the de-
scriptions are accurate, and, at the same time,
attractively written with abundant humour."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 202. F. 13. 900w.
"The style is excellent and there is a pervad-
ing sense of humor which is all too rare a
quality with writers on natural history. On
some topics, he occasionally becomes rather
confused."
H Nation. 87: 391. O. 22, '08. 650w.
"Birds' habits and incidents of their lives are
related with all the freshness of the enthusiastic
field naturalist."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, '09. 420w.
"We do not find Mr. Dewar's frequent changes
from lively to severe — or philosophical, as he
would probably prefer to have it — wholly to our
taste. There is much to commend in the book,
and if the author had not been in too great a
hurry to give it to the world it would doubtless
have been as good as his former work."
H Sat. R. 106: 800. D. 26, '08. 300w.
Dewar, Douglas, and Finn, Frank. Making
1° of species. **$2.so. Lane.
On the side of destructive criticism the authors
take exception to "Wallaceism," "Lamarck-
ism" and "De Vriesism." "Constructively the
authors rediscuss, as the various factors of
evolution, variation and correlation, heredity,
natural selection, sexual selection and isolation,
but without greatly advancing the solution of
the mystery how species not only survive but
originate. They predict its solution rather on
the lines of experiment, especially in breeding,
"The actual contribution to the sum of our
knowledge made by their volume is not great.
Their most effective criticism is contained in
the chapter dealing with the coloration of ani-
mals, where they contend that many natural-
ists have pushed the various theories of animal
coloration and mimicry to absurd lengths."
-f — Ath. 1909, 2: 333. S. 18. 570w.
"It has singularly few of the faults and
many of the real virtues peculiar to amateur
science. For the general reader its lack of
proportion and self-assertive style place it far
below such a book as Jordan and Kellogg's
'Evolution and animal life,' As reference books,
Plate's 'Selections-prinzip' and Kellogg's 'Dar-
winism to-day' remain unsurpassed. The pro-
fessional biologist will receive neither 'a rude
shock' nor 'a fresh impetus' from Messrs. Dew-
ar and Finn: but he will find in their field
notes and in their quotations of breeders' gossip
an occasional grain of wheat."
-1 Nation. 89: 363. O. 14, '09. 500w.
"It is to be regretted that Messrs. Dewar
and Finn have made this aggressive incursion
into the domain of biological theory. The work
as a whole will not add to their reputation;
with the inajority of readers it will probabl\'
have the reverse effect." R. Meldola.
— Nature. 81:481. O. 21, '09. 1600w.
"The authors are both Indian zoologists — or-
nithologists especially — and as such bring up
not a few fresh observations and arguments."
H Sat. R. 108: 110. Jl. 24, '09. 650w.
Dewar, George A. B. Life and sport in
Hampshire. **$3. Longmans.
A nature lover's observations in Hampshire.
The volume is "a collection of articles, gather-
ed mainly from contemporary journalism, and
so it possesses no more coherence than is
possible to such collections. . . . Various chapters
deal with the singing birds, the flight of birds,
their migrations, angling, insects, and shoot-
ing." (Ath.)
"In the matter of acute and sympathetic
observation Mr. Dewar is fully equal, if not
superior, to other writers on nature. This
book is characteristic of his faculties and gifts."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 822. D. 26. 600w.
"One almost feels, after reading the book, as
though he had personally experienced some-
thing of the charm and beauty of English coun-
try scenes and partaken in a certain measure
of the keenness of English sport."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 137. Mr. 6, '09. 480w.
Dewey, John, and Tufts, James Hayden.
Ethics. *$2. Holt. 8-22532.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Most comprehensive of recent works on eth-
ics. Probably no more convincing effort to
construct a system of moral philosophy by a
strictly scientific method has ever been carried
out." G. A. Tawney.
+ Am. J. See. 14: 687. Mr. '09. 1250w.
"What gives the 'Ethics' of Professor Dewey
and Professor Tufts a real distinction amid the
multitude of ethical textbooks is the fact that
it makes the study of ethics appear practical,
vital, pertinent to affairs, capable of contribut-
ing to the settlement of problems that contem-
porary mankind is really in doubt about. This
is not only a great virtue but also a curiously
rare one, in this class of books." A. O. Love-
joy.
H Am. J. Theol. 13: 140. Ja. '09. 1700w.
"The best general introduction in English,
representing a point of view toward which the
great majority of ethical writers are converg-
ing. Its attitude is modern, yet conservative,
and the treatment is Interesting, vital and prac-
tical."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 39. P. '09.
Dial. 46: 146. Mr. 1, '09. lOOw.
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"This book, even apart from its content, Is
of interest to students of sociology and eco-
nomics." C: A. Ellwood.
+ Econ. Bull. 1: 335. D. '08. 500w.
"Tlieir treatment of this world-old subject
has inuch originality and power."
-f Educ. R. 37: 210. F. '09. 30w.
"In conclusion, we would state our conviction
that this book promises to be the foremost text-
book of ethics for the next decade." W. T.
Marvin.
+ Educ. R. 37: 413. Ap. '09. 950w.
+ Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 170w.
"This relevancy to present fact and present
tendencies is just the very thing we would ex-
pect from the pragmatist attitude, and it does
not relieve the book after all from the charge
of its comparative failure to set up a definite
picture of the attitude of the moral man, in
our present transitional or Vi'ould-be construct-
ive age. It would have been even more edify-
ing and inore constructive if it had been less
practical and less sociological." W. Caldwell.
H Philos. R. 18: 221. Mr. "09. 3S00w.
"I cannot close the review of such a book as
this without expressing my admiration of the
way in which the authors have accomplished
their task." E. B. McGilvary.
-I Psychol. Bull. 6: 14. Ja. 15, '09. 3300w.
"It represents the most recent scholarship in
psychology, sociology, and ethics. It ought to
have a wide reading among all classes of citi-
zens interested in the moral problems of our
social, industrial, economic, and political life."
I. E. Miller.
+ School R. 17: 204. Mr. '09. 1150w.
"A credit to American scholarship." Frank
Thilly.
4- Science, n.s. 30: 89. Jl. 16, '09. 1200w.
"An unusu.al amount of material of value to
those who are in the thick of social struggles."
F. A. Manny.
+ Survey. 22: 217. My. 1, '09. 480w.
Dewing, Elizabeth Bartol. Other people's
11 houses. $1.50. Macmillan. 9-28031.
"When the soul of man does battle with the
forces of nature, it is the forces of nature
which are deathless," this foreword is perhaps
the key note of the story of a girl who is all
inind and spirit but is hampered by a weak
physique, the petering out of a race of scnol-
ars. She loves her great splendid cousin who
is good to see, and he, by mere physical great-
ness, has the world at his feet and chooses
for himself a girl of equal physical attainments,
while the hampered little cousin refuses wealth
at the hands of another man. There is much
more in the book than this, there is a minute
delineation of various characters, the society
woman of a certain type stands before us as
she is and it is all drawn with the fearless
certaintj' of one perfectly at home in other peo-
ple's houses.
"The scene shifts so rapidly that one's mental
vision is left with that sense of blurred weari-
ness produced in the physical by a cimemato-
graph. This, however, may be the result of
literary immaturity, as there is an underlying
power in the book that definitely conveys a
promise of better things."
H Nation. 81: 488. N. 18, '09. 200w.
"A striking and absorbing study of character,
and is an effective introduction to a writer
whose ability will doubtless place her among
the very few American novelists of impor-
+ N. Y. Times. 14:728. N. 20, '09. 400w.
"A remarVaMy clever novel in its happy and
subtle touching-off to the life of personal traits
and social side-lights. One does not expect
plot in such a story, but 'situation' we should
have, and it is here that the storv is unsatis-
factory."
H Outlook. 93: 643. N. 20, '09. llOw.
Dewitt, David Miller. Assassination of
Abraham Lincoln and its expiation.
*$2.2S. Macmillan. 9-4104.
"Mr. Dewitt has studied the official records of
the conspiracy trial, of the trial of John H. Sur-
ratt and of the impeachment investigation of
1867, and has sought to sift the actual incidents
of the plot from the mass of myth and legend in
which they have become involved. . . . Mr. De-
witt throws doubt upon the shooting of Booth
by Boston Corbett. He draws a curious paral-
lel between the death of the assassin and that
of Robespierre, and if he does not plainly state
that Booth committed suicide, at least leaves
the reader to infer that his own judgment is in
favor of the theory of suicide. Tlie theory is a
crotchet, with nothing to sustain it." — Ind.
"A thankless task, to which moreover our
author is able to bring neither a tolerable liter-
ary style nor a sense of humor." E. S. Corwin.
— Am. Hist. R. 14: 860. Jl. '09. 230w.
"The most valuable part of Mr. Dewitt's book
has to do with the military commission that
tried the alleged conspirators. Altogether the
manner of this book is as objectionable as its
material is valuable. One should not write his-
tory in a series of rather tawdry purple patches
and thereby make it appear ridiculous." H: T.
Peck.
H Bookm. 29: 192. Ap. '09. 600w.
"Mr. Dewitt's [volume] will- appeal more to
the student, while Miss Laughlln's will attract
rather the general reader. The one approaches
the subject in the mood of the jurist who tests
every point; the other in the attitude of the
witness who gives a narrative." E. E. Sparks.
H Dial 46: 297. My. 1, '09. 760w
"The care and patience with which the work
has been prosecuted are evident. Not so much
can be said for its judicial temper; it is in parts
extremely passionate and violent in statement;
and its account of the conspiracy trial seems
rather like an impassioned plea for the defense
than an historical account of what happened
there."
h Ind. 66: 265. F. 4, '09. 180w.
"The volume may be highly commended in
particular, for its jnasterly discussion of the
trial." J. B. Rittenhouse
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13, '09. 200w.
"His method is neither that of the scientific
historian nor that of the criminologist, whose
right is as clear as De Quincey's to horrify his
readers. Mr. Dewitt indulges in many inap-
propriate and grandiose phrases, as well as in
an unnecessary and rather tiresome use of the
historic present. And yet if English readers
were unacquainted with one of the most aston-
ishing crimes, and one of the most astonishing
trials, in modern history, they cannot do much
better than get to know them in this book."
h Spec. 102: 580. Ap. 10, '09. 1700w.
Dey, Frederic Van Rensselaer. Gentleman
^ of quality. $1.50. Page. 9-7950.
An ingenious tale of mistaken Identity. "It
concerns chiefly a young American who, after
some years of sorrowful vicissitudes, finds him-
self claimed by the servant, wife and friends
of an Englishman of wealth and title as that
gentleman himself who, unknown to any one
except his wife and servant, had disappeared
years before on his wedding day and had never
been heard of since." (N. Y. Times.)
"The dialogue is awkward and unnatural, and
in consequence it is hard to believe in the
flesh-and-blood reality of the speakers. But
the springs of action are sound, and the inci-
dents, however strange, have as much plausi-
bility as the nature of the affair demands."
-\ Nation. 89: 142. Ag. 12, '09. 200w.
"A tale of mystery, full of curious events
that follow crowding upon one another's heels
and of situations that test the hero's resource-
fulness and the reader's credulity."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, '09. 220w.
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Dickens, Charles. Dickens scenes and char-
acters: scenes and characters from the
works of Charles Dickens. *$3. Scrib-
ner. W9-63.
Printed from the original woodbloclis there
are collected in this book the eight hundred and
sixty-six drawings contained in the "House-
hold edition" of Dickens's novels published in
1870. They represent the work of eleven art-
ists, among them Fred Barnard, Hablot K.
Browne ("Phiz"), A. B. Frost, J. Mahoney and
E. G. Dalziel.
They are little, but they are wren sohgs of real
poetry, and very lovely. Let us be grateful for
them." (Bookm.)
"Will prove a source of perpetual delight to
all who lay claim, in any degree, to be consid-
ered Dickensians."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 726. D. 5. 200w.
"The scheme was happily conceived, and has
been well e.xecuted. It is timely too, for there
seems to be a decided revival of interest just
at present, in the work of Dickens."
+ Dial. 45: 467. D. 16, '08. 260w.
"To turn over the pages is to see the whole
of Dickens in dumb show, so to speak, a rare
entertainment."
+ Nation. 87: 601. D. 17, '08. 80w.
"The book will give pleasure to many readers
of the generation that is passing."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 803. D. 26, '08. 200w.
"The collection before us is a very welcome
one, varying, we may say, greatly in merit,
but always interesting."
H Spec. 101: sup. 810. N. 21, '08. 300w.
Dickens, Charles. Miscellaneous papers and
^ plays and poems. (Authentic ed.)
$1.50. Scribner.
A volume "made up of as much as can be
identified and is considered worthy of preserva-
tion of his contributions to The morning chron-
icle, The daily news, The examiner, House-
hold words, and All the year round, together
with a few articles from other sources." — N.
Y. Times.
"Dickens's journalism will attract a wide
circle as containing a good many of the 'pieces
justificatives' of events, figures, and criticisms
in his fiction. It also contains a good deal that
is now historically Interesting: it emphasizes
his untiring zeal for reform now largely achiev-
ed; and it shows more directly than his fa-
mous books the merits and defects of his educa-
tion and temperament. Dickens was not a
great dramatist, and his verse has never been
regarded as deserving serious criticism."
H Ath. 1908, 1: 636. My. 23, 620w.
"Though there is much good reading between
the covers of this bulky tome, there is little
of rare quality."
+ Nation. 88: 119. F. 4, '09. 700w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 774. D. 12, '08. 180w.
"In bulk these two volumes make a handsome
addition to the Gadshill edition. In quality
there is hardly anything which is really worthy
of preservation. Dickens as an essayist had
neither thought nor style which gives his work
of this kind any permanent value. He wrote
good, vigorous, straightforward prose on the
topics of the day; and this is the best that
can be said of these 'Miscellaneous papers.' "
H Sat. R. 106: 49. Jl. 11, '08. llOOw.
Dickins, Mrs. Edith Pratt. Port o' dreams,
* and other poems. **$i. Putnam. 9-7327.
A book of poems whose stanzas di.<!ti1 the
clear essence of true melody. "Gettysburg,
the desolation of Hagar, an Arab dying of thirst
in the desert — these themes are beyond her.
But the familiar loveliness of earth; the spirits
of the passing months, the dear commonplaces
of ordinary loving, the momentary holiness of
reverie, are her own to feel and to express.
Such things as 'The queen's garden' and 'Songs
of dreams' are worth many volumes of arid
intellection and confused endeavor after passion.
"She has neither the mind nor the imagina-
tion for rising to the height of great argu-
ments, and her technique fails her except in
the simplest measures. But through her little
book there runs a thin vein of pure gold."
Brian Hooker.
H Bookm. 29: 371. Je. '09. 150w.
"Mrs. Dickins has a happy knack of versi-
fying agreeably the quieter and more sedate
appeals of nature."
+ Ind. 67: 1266. D. 2, '09. lOOw.
Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes. Is immor-
7 tality desirable? **75c. Houghton.
9-13618.
The Howard Ingersoll lecture for 1908. It is
"a noteworthy contribution to the modern spec-
ulative literature on the destiny of man after
death. Prof. G. Lowes Dickinson, the author,
is less concerned with argument as to the de-
sirability of immortality, per se, than with con-
sideration of what must be the nature of the
life beyond the grave to make immortality a
thing to be desired by thoughtful men." (N. Y.
Times.)
"A logical dispassionate, yet illuminating
presentation of the various conceptions of im-
mortality and of the widely differing attitudes
of mind concerning its desirability."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 162. Je. '09.
+ Dial. 47: 127. S. 1, '09.' 180w.
"It is from the literary standpoint, and with
frequent references to literature that he deals
with his topic, clothing his thoughts in the
clear and charming prose that has delighted
readers of his other books, and exhibiting
everywhere sincerity and restraint in the ex-
pression of his opinions." .7. E. Creighton.
+ Int. J. Ethics. 20: 102. O. '09. 580w.
Reviewed by G. Santayana.
J. Philos. 6: 411. Jl. 22, '09. 1900w.
"This essay has a grace of language and a
subtlety of procedure that few other writers
to-day, if any. can command. But it cannot
be said that the discussion carries one far or
is very persuasive."
H Nation. 88: 627. Je. 24, '09. 130w.
"This well-known English writer has added
a notable little book to the literature on im-
mortality, written in his fine style and bril-
liant manner."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 232. Ap. 10, '09. 20w.
"The essay is finely conceived, stimulating,
and, in the main, convincing. It may best be
regarded, perhaps, as the 'non omnis moriar*
of a nature satisfied neither with skepticism nor
with accepted beliefs."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 336. My. 29, '09. 500w.
" 'Is immortality desirable?' is discriminating
but not convincing."
-I Outlook. 93:599. N. 13, '09. 80w.
R. of Rs. 40: 256. Ag. '09. 90w.
Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes. Justice and
liberty: a political dialogue. **$i.20.
McClure. 8-31838.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A more philosophical study than many of its
kind, and very readable."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 9. Ja. '09.
"This book does not seem to us so brilliant
or interesting as 'The modern symposium,' or
so profound as 'The idea of good.' A fine book,
fit more than most we have perused of its like
to arouse the dulled conscience of the comfort-
able, and breathe hope into the disinherited!"
-] Ath. 1909, 1: 93. Ja. 23. 2400w.
"In one sense, the dialogue cannot be said to
make any contribution to socialistic thought.
Sometimes we wish Mr. Dickinson were not
keeping his English audience quite so strictly
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in mind. We may merely say, in closing, that
we think the book is worthy of Mr. Dickinson;
which implies our belief that it deserves to be
wide.ly read by thinking people." F. B. R. Hel-
lenis'.
H Dial. 46: 15. Ja. 1, '09. 1450w.
Reviewed by T. Whittaker.
Int. J. Ethics. 20: 99. O. '09. 1250w.
"One need not accept all of Mr. Dickinson's
doctrines; but, accepted or not, they set one
to thinking." L.
+ Nation. 88: 352. Ap. 8, '09. 4800w.
"Mr. Dickinson has made a successful at-
tempt to compress into a book of moderate di-
mensions the leading principles, or, rather, the
rival contentions, of those who would reform
society according to their respective notions."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 780. D. 12, '08. 500w.
"Presented brilliantly and forcibly."
+ Outlook. 90: 889. D. 19, '08. 320w.
"We gladly acknowledge the literary ability of
Mr. Dickinson's book, but, as for its conclu-
sions, we find it difficult to find fitting words
in which to characterize their folly and futility."
h Spec. 102: 783. My. 15, '09. 780w.
Dickinson, H. N. Sir Guy and Lady Ran-
1" nard: a novel. t$i-5o. Duffield.
9-15997-
A study "of a politician's progressive insan-
ity caused by overwork and suspiciousness. The
politician is Sir Guy Rannard, who, by a sys-
tem of corruption demanding great skill and
industry, is returned by an enormous majority
as conservative M. P. for a provincial town.
After a period of estrangement, his wife has
the misfottune to fall in love with him for the
first time, with the result that she is present
at the exhibitions of tactlessnes. rudeness, and
political effrontery which precede the collap. ,
of his intellect." — Ath.
story of his love for Mrs. Whitman, an ex-
position of errors prevalent in the more recent
biographies, the truth about Poe as attested by
people who knew him, the poet as a social lion,
his conversational powers and his striking per-
sonality, his latter-day recognition, his status
here and abroad, and a critical review of the
most generally accepted editions of his life.
"The mechanism of the story is admirable
and the character analysis clever, but it has
no touch of genialitv or charm."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 90. N. '09.
"Among frankly pathological novels we do
not recall one which surpasses this study.
There is much to admire in the story."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 669. Je. 5. 150w.
"People who find themselves bored by the in-
tricacies of English political campaigns should
be frankly warned that 'Sir Guy and Lady Ran-
nard' is a volume not to their taste. But to
all others it may be commended warmly and
even enthusiasticallv." F: T. Cooper.
-t- Bookm. 30: 187. O. '09. 370w.
"These are familiar enough materials; but the
present treatment of them is not without origi-
nality."
-I- Nation. 89: 279. S. 23. '09. 300w.
"From first to last the story of this mad
baronet is sombre and sad, but it is capitally
told. All the characters are well drawn and
some of them are very interesting."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 539. S. 11. '09. 250w.
"If it is impossible to feel liking for Sir Guy
and his wife, it is also impossible not to be
interested in them. and. if the tedium of the
earlier part of their history is endured, not to
be absorbed in and impressed by the descrip-
tion of the sinister development of Guy's na-
ture."
H Sat. R. 108: 21. JI. 3, '09. 250w.
"One might easily multiply the list of his
accomplishments and solid qualities, which
amount to a formidable total, and yet. owing
to his absolute lack of charm or geniality, fail
in their ultimate appeal to the reader's heart."
h Spec. 103: 23. Jl. 3, '09. 830w.
Didier, Eugene Lemoine. Poe cult, and oth-
^ er Poe papers; with new memoir. $1.50.
Broadway pub. 9-17539-
Twenty-three papers dealing with the im-
portant incidents in Poe's life, including the
real Poe as he moved among his friends, the
Influence of women in his poetry, the true
"Even readers favorably disposed to Poe will
wonder how Mr. Didier manages deftly to
avoid all mention of certain topics, and will
cavil at his superlatives. Nevertheless, there
are two reasons for recommending the book.
It represents the loving labors of a pioneer stu-
dent of Poe whose services have not always re-
ceived due acknowledgment, a.nd it contains
anecdotes, poetical tributes, and other mate-
rial useful to the student and not easily accessi-
ble elsewhere."
H Nation. 89: 206. S. 2. '09. 270w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
Diehl, Alice Mangold. Life of Beethoven.
*$3. Doran. 9-22047.
"In this volume the author is almost entirelj
concerned with Beethoven's 'ordinary human
life,' and besides quotations from Reichardt,
Rellstab, Spohr, and other writers, and extracts
from letters of Beethoven, includes many anec-
dotes." (Ath.) "Though neither scholarly nor
complete — the volume tells us little of Beetho-
ven's compositio! J, or of their character or tech-
nique— gives a picturesque and genial account of
his personality, habits and friends." (Spec.)
"The volume should appeal to general read-
H Ath. 1908, 2: 582. N. 7. 560w.
"This biography can hardly be given an im-
portant place in the literature relating to Bee-
thoven. It is written in an easy and rather
agreeable style, however, and its fullness of per-
sonal details concerning this master will inter-
est many people."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 42. Ja. 23, '09. 500w.
"With all its blemishes, the book is readable
and its enthusiasm infectious."
H Spec. 101: 1104. D. 26, '08. 330w.
Dillon, Edward. Arts of Japan. (Little books
12 on art.) *$i. McClurg. W6-351.
Uniform with the "Little books on art," this
exposition "is divided into two parts, the first
treating of painting and sculpture in connec-
tion with a general sketch of Japanese history,
and the second devoted to the so-called 'minor'
arts, colored woodcuts, metal work, netsuke,
lacque.r and ceramics. j\ short bibliography
is added and the book is illustrated." (Int. Stu-
dio.)
"The author of this unpretending little book
is well qualified to write the volume on the
arts of Japan in this series."
+ Ath. 1906, 2: 662. N. 24. 410w.
"These 'little books,' within their acknowl-
edged limitations, are something of a triumph
in the making of compact treatises."
-I- Int. Studio. 39: sup. 24. N. '00. POw.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 690. N. 6. '09. 80w.
Dillon, Mrs. Mary C. Patience of John Mor-
9 land. t$i-5o. Doubleday. 9-16802.
A story full of fascination and charm which
has for is heroine the beautiful, headstrong
Peggy O'Neil of Jackson's administration. The
author draws her Peggy, otherwise Kitty, true
to history, yielding to the full play of her ini-
agination in dressing up friends and foes of this
wilful daughter of an Irish inn keeper. Her
unhappy marriage, her indiscretions, her ostra-
cism at the hands of Washington women, PTes-
ident Jackson's championship of her integrity,
and the patient friendship of the heroic Sec-
retary of state are the principal elements in
Mrs. Dillon's story.
"Tale of mild interest and doubtful history."
-^ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 26. S. '09.
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Dillon, Mrs. Mary C. — Continued-
"It is certainly readable enough, at least for
those who still care for this much-abused type
of historical romance, and the central fignre of
the book' is certainly very much alive and very
charming and very feminine in her perversity
and her contradictions." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 30: 69. S. '09. 420w.
"The result is as to fiction a readable but rath-
er commonplace showing of girlish caprice and
long suffering chivalry: as to history, a group
of names, a list of policies, a mirror of cos-
tumes, and a few scenes."
H Nation. 89: 256. S. 16, '09. 280w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 492. Ag. 14, '09. 270w.
Dimock, Anthony W., and Dimock, Julian
A. Florida enchantments. *$3. Outing
pub. 8-31146.
The sportsman's Florida is pictured and de-
scribed in this volume by two authors who have
come under the Utopian spell of "Florida, the
fascinating." "Accounts of crocodile-hunting,
tarpon-fishing, canoeing in the surf, searching
for wild honey (and finding it), crossing the
everglades in a power boat, capturing a sea-
cow, intercourse with the Seminoles, and other
more or less thrilling adventures, fill the vol-
ume in a manner acceptable to the reader, ad-
venturous or unadventurous." (Dial.)
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 39. F. '09.
"The book would be an excellent one to read
before going, or on the way, or even after ar-
riving [in Florida]."
+ Dial. 45: 409. D. 1, '08. 250w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
-I- Ind. 65: 1463. D. 17. '08. 140w.
"A most interesting volume."
+ Ind. 66: 815. Ap. 15, '09. lOOw.
"An authentic record of sport."
+ Lit. D. 38: 219. F. 6. '09. 270w.
"A breezy and generally admirable account of
the sport and fun to be had in the home of the
alligator and the manatee."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 754. D. 5, '08. 150w.
"In this book the pictures are the main fea-
ture, though the text is far from being un-
readable."
+ Outlook. 91: 149. Ja. 23, '09. 300w.
Dinsmore, John Wirt. Teaching a district
school: a book for young teachers. *$i.
Am. bk. 8-21614.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A helpful and practical book for everyday
use on the rural school teacher's desk."
+ Educ. R. 37: 210. F. '09. 50w.
"Gives the kind of help needed by an un-
trained beginner."
+ Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 20w.
"Mr. Dinsmore's book is thoroughly sound
and as stated before he has arranged a most
complete outline for the teacher and I feel sure
that the educational work of our country would
be materially benefitted could every teacher
have access to this estimable little book. The
author and the publishers are to be congratu-
lated on its general excellence." W. H. French.
+ School R. 17: 61. Ja. '09. 800w.
Ditchfield, Rev. Peter Hampson. Old-time
8 parson. 2d ed. *$2.50. Dutton. 9-29970.
"The greater part of the book deals with the
clergy in post-reformation days, and such
themes as 'The parson and his people,' 'The
parson preaching,' 'Tne parson's wife,' 'Parish
clerks and choirs,' 'The hunting parson,' (with
Jack Russell as the chief exemplar), and 'The
parson's dress.' Other chapters discuss 'The
Elizabethan parson,' 'The sufferings of the
clergy of the commonwealth period,' 'The su-
perior parson,' and 'The parson in literature.' "
(Ath.) The popular portion of the book is
taken up with setting down the eccentricities
and the wit and humor of certain clergy.
"Mr. Ditchfield is to be congratulated on
having secured a good theme, and treated it
in a worthy and entertaining fashion."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 468. O. 17. 1200w.
+ Dial. 47: 75. Ag. 1, '09. 250w.
"It seems to us a pity that Mr. Ditchfield
in this book should have given so much space
to controversial matters of the reformation, and
especially to a rather bitter account of the
sufferings of the clergy under the common-
wealth."
-I Nation. 89: 52. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
"A eulogy, a defense, and a collection of an-
ecdotes."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 497. Ag. 21, '09. 1200w.
"He has done good service to posterity by
tills collection, and no one can read the book
without many a hearty laugh. The strong
point of this book is not its history; its charm
lies in its jokes, its racy anecdotes, and its
songs."
-^ Sat. R. 106: 672. N. 28, '08. 900w.
"A most agrreeable book this; a second edi-
tion will give, we hope, the opportunity to
make a few corrections."
H Spec. 101: 591. O. 17, '08. 1650w.
Dixon, Clarissa. Janet and her dear Phe-
be. t$i- Stokes. 9-3332.
The chronicle of the devotion of two little
girls who are separated thru family differences
but wlio go on loving each other with an unal-
terable affection. Their hopes, their sorrow,
their young-wise philosophy, their letters to
each other, their stories and poetry — all reveal
the heart of the child.
"A sweeter, truer picture of childish philos-
ophy and childish feeling has not been made in
a long time."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 142. Mr. 13, '09. 160w.
Dixon, H. Claiborne. Abbeys of Great Brit-
ain. (Cathedral ser. no. 11.) *$l.50.
Scribner. 9-6981.
Abbeys built by early monks in England,
Scotland and Wales pass in review before the
reader. "Mr. Dixon prefaces his accounts of
the historic buildings with a brief resume of
Englisti monastic history. The monks were the
great civilizers of ancient days, and where-
soever they settled agriculture, learning, and
the arts began to make their appearance. As
they grew rich and powerful they became de-
teriorated, and with the reformation were swept
away. But the ruins of their great houses
make the British Isles lovely, and the simple,
straightforward, and, withal, loving descrip-
tions of them contained in this little volume
cannot fail of attracting many." (N. Y.
Times.)
"A book of an agreeable and gentle charm."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 86. F. 13, '09. 280w.
"The book was probably intended to be
stronger on the religious than on the aesthetic
side. The index could be improved. The book
as a whole, however, is a singularly concise and
valuable statement of interesting facts."
-1 Outlook. 91: 587. Mr. 13, '09. 320w.
Dixon, Thomas, jr. Comrades: a story of
8 social adventure in California. t$i-50.
Doubleday. 9-2040.
A novel dealing with the establishment of a
socialistic colony upon a deserted island off the
coast of California. The band is headed by
tiie son of a wealthy San Francisco business
man who deplores his son's socialistic proclivi-
ties and foresees a cure for his folly in allow-
ing him full bent, secretly donating a million
dollars to the cause. The way of disillusion-
ment is the course over which Mr. Dixon con-
ducts his reader.
"In his story of social adventure he con-
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jures up an absurd situation, builds a mighty
man of straw, and then thrashes it with all
the enthusiasm of a Don Quixote charging a
windmill, no man, not even an irresponsible
Dixon, has any right, just for the sake of
creating a sensation, to so falsify a great social
movement as has this irrational teller of tales."
R. E. Bisbee.
— Arena. 41: 509. Jl. '09. 450w.
"Although there is a good deal of mere
talk in the story, it sweeps along with a nerv-
ous rush, starred with superlatives, and en-
joying constantly a high emotional temperature.
Mr. Dixon makes his characters do surprising
stunts. They develop unexpected and ilkigieal
traits without warning, turn summersaults of
temperament, and do whatever is necessary to
keep the story moving according to the author's
plan. But doubtless there are a great many
readers who like the rather bewildering breezi-
ness of style which results from such an unre-
strained method."
h N- Y. Times. 14: 76. F. 6, '09. 470w.
"Especially interesting are the interrogations
of one human question-mark whose genius for
putting awkward queries is something more
than diverting."
+ Yale R. 18: 109. My. '09. 80w.
Doctor says: a book of advice for the
household with practical hints for the
preservation of health and the preven-
tion of disease. **$i. Jacobs. 9-9256.
A book on medicine for the household which
places before the readei in an intelligent and in-
teresting form the chief facts of medicine and
surgery, with which it is proper and useful for
him to be acquainted. It is an emergency book,
a popular text-book of medicine as well as a
reference work. It is based upon sound prin-
ciples of physiology, pathology; treatments are
outlined and rules are given for health preserva-
tion.
Dodd, Walter Fairleigh. Government of the
12 District of Columbia; a study in federal
and municipal administration. $1.50.
Byrne. 9-20125.
"While primarily a description of the feder-
al and municipal administration of the District,
this volume also contains in its opening chap-
ters an historical review of the various gov-
ernments to which the District has been sub-
jected from 1791 to the present time." — Am.
Hist. R.
"The historical portion of the book is con-
fined to forty pages, but is accurately and
cltarlv written."
+ Am. Hist. R. 15: 180. O. '09. 70w.
"Students of political science will welcome
it while regretting that the work should not
have been shorn of some of its crudities. With
seme exceptions, the task of research has
been carefully and thoroughly done, and the
narrative, if dry and unadorned beyond that of
most monographs, is at least clear and order-
ly."
-j Nation. 89: 184. Ag. 26, '09. 250w.
Dodd, Walter Fairleigh. Modern constitu-
tions: a collection of the fundamental
laws of twenty-two of the most impor-
tant countries of the world, with histor-
ical and bibliographical notes. 2v. *$5.
Univ. of Chicago press. 9-2008.
While of importance to lawyers and public
men the aim of these volumes primarily is to
furnish constitutional texts for use in courses
on the subject of comparative constitutional
law.
so as to gam thereby a clearer knowledge of the
underlying principles of political development."
J. Q. Dealey.
-I Am. Hist. R. 14: 828. Jl. '09. 480w.
"These criticisms, or rather suggestions, are
not meant in any way to disparage the work
of Mr. Dodd. The collection will prove of ines-
timable benefit to teachers and students of con-
stitutional law and they owe the editor a debt
of gratitude for making it. Especially is he to
be commended for giving the documents in
translations. Not one scholar in a hundred is
acquainted with half the languages represent-
ed." D: y. Thomas.
+ Am. J. Soc. 14: 845. My. '09. 480w.
"This scholarly work is the first of its kind
in English and will have a large value in the
study of comparative constitutional law."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 76. Mr. '09.
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 180. Jl. '09. 160w.
"The book of Mr. Dodd is a little wooden."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 314. Mr. 13. 470w.
"The work is well done and it supplies con-
veniences for which students of political insti-
tutions will be grateful."
+ Nation. 88: 2i!l. Mr. 4, '09. llOw.
"It is a tool for a historian or a textbook for
a student, rather than the fruits of study in this
department of comparative jurisprudence. In
its sphere the book is unique."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 88. F. 13, '09. 430w.
"An examination of a few of the documents
in connection with originals bears out the con-
tention of the translator, although it must be
admitted that faithfulness to the letter of the
law has sometimes produced an unnecessary
awkwardness and an occasional obscurity. Un-
fortunately the editor does not anywhere state
the authoritative text on wnich he has found-
ed his translation — a serious omission in a
scholarly work of this character." C: A. Beard.
H • Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 524. S. '09. 660v/.
Spec. 102: 505. Mr. 27, '09. 150w.
+ Yale R. 18: 109. My. '09. 80w.
Dole, Charles Fletcher. Ethics of progress:
^ or, The theory and the practice by which
civilization proceeds. **$i.50. Crowell.
9-24682.
A discussion whose aim is "to set forth a
simple, philosophical, and inspiring vital prin-
ciple, which governs all ethical questions, and
ensures the development of noble, useful, happy
character. The treatment touches the great
issues of human life, the significance of con-
science, the problem of evil, the supposed an-
tagonism between freedom and necessity. The
effort is made to treat such questions without
any theological or metaphysical prepossessions,
but simply from the study of the facts of con-
sciousness." (Preface.)
"The collection as a whole is excellent and
will prove to be well-nigh indispensable to that
large and growing body of students who desire
to compare the governmental systems of states
"Everything in it, beginning with part 3.
would do good in the hands of men of the col-
lege age or older, in or out of college, who
were intelligent enough to read it. Neverthe-
less I have somewhat against the reasoning in
parts 1 and 2." A. W. Small.
+ — Am. J. Soc. 15: 418. N. '09. 580w.
"While exception might be taken to some of
the author's conclusions, there Is no doubt that
the book, on the whole, is a helpful and in-
structive one."
-i Lit. D. 39:959. N. 27, '09. 160w.
+ Outlook. 03: 227. O. 2. '09. 230w.
Dole, Charles Fletcher. What we know
about Jesus. (Christianity of to-day
ser.) *75c. Open ct. 8-22964.
"Calls attention to the extreme scantiness, as
he thinks, of our trustworthy knowledge of
Jesus, yet he finds sufficient evidence to prove
that Jesus should not be given any position of
supreme uniqueness among other good men of
the past. Some of his deeds and words when
judged by a true standard seem to be thought
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Dole, Charles Fletcher —Continued.
actually immoral, the more worthy side of his
work was not new. and it was not he but Paul
who was pi-incipally responsible for the found-
ing of Christianity. The synoptic gospels, or at
least so much of them as suit the author's pur-
pose, are used to illustrate inconsistencies in
Jesus' life and teaching, which are thought to
bring him quite to the common level." — Am. J.
Theol.
"Deficient in critical value. His conclusion
is not based upon any thorough examination of
the sources." S. J. Case.
— Am. J. Theol. 13: 117. Ja. '09. 210w.
"This book deals rather with what we think,
than with what we know, about Jesus, and that
in a decidedly negative way. It is too meager
a sketch, however, to perform even this task
adequately, and is further largely absorbed in
the destructive process."
— Bib. World. 33: 216. Mr. '09. 40w.
Dial. 46: 118. F. 16, '09. 50w.
"The book is not worth mention except as a
symptom."
— Spec. 101: 785. N. 14, '08. 120w.
Dolmage, Cecil G. J. Astronomy of to-
day. **$i.50. Lippincott. 9-51 ii.
A popular introduction to astronomy in non-
technical language. The most important pres-
ent day facts and theories are given without
involving the reader in mathematical forms
and processes.
"Altogether the work contains an excellent
summary of the leading facts of present-day
astronomy, set forth in a lucid and interesting
way."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 101. Jl. 24. 1200w.
"By the arrangement of the various branches
of the subject, the reader is ever led from co-
ordinated generalities to the more specific de-
tails, and is always prepared for what he is
reading by the knowledge acquired from the
previous chapters." "W: E. Rolston.
+ Nature. 80: 181. Ap. 15, '09. 420w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 112. F. 27, '09. 50w.
"His book, we should say, contains the mini-
mum of the history of astronomical discovery
and of present knowledge below which one can-
not allow oneself to fall."
+ Sat. R. 106: 456. O. 10, '08. 410w.
"If we regard the amount of space devoted to
a subject as indicating to a certain extent the
importance of the subject, then this volume
shows some rather remarkable conceptions. Too
much prominence is given to the opinions of
writers of scientific fiction; it is certainly an
innovation in a serious work to find H. G. Wells
so freely quoted. It may serve the purpose de-
scribed by its subtitle as 'a popular introduc-
tion in non-technical language.' " C: L. Poor.
h Science, n.s. 29: 349. F. 26, '09. 660w.
"Mr. Dolmage has brought many aspects of a
most fascinating subject within easy reach."
-j- Spec. 101: 1002. D. 12, '08. 320w.
Donahoe, Daniel Joseph. Early Christian
hymns: translations of the verse of the
most notable Latin writers of the early
middle ages. *$2. Grafton press. 8-26396.
Metrical renderings of one hundred and sixty
Latin hymns ranging in date from St. Hilary's
time to that of Pius VII.
"The biographical notes are interesting,
though sometimes too brief; the indexes are
accurate; the appearance of the book attrac-
tive."
+ Cath. World. 89: 250. My. '09. 260w.
"This gives us a Christian anthology of great
value, the versions being both scholarly and
melodious."
+ Dial. 46: 234. Ap. 1, '09. 70w.
-\ Ind. 66: 488. Mr. 4, '09. 220w.
"Mr. Donahoe's renderings of the really great
hymns fall very decidedly below the level at-
tained by our best translators of the same verse,
even when he does not confine himself to a
closely literal version of the original. But in
general Mr. Donahoe's understanding is correct,
his pen facile, his spirit sweet and sympathetic,
and his versions eminently readable."
H Nation. 87: 439. N. 5. '08. 300w.
"The book is distinctly creditable to its au-
thor. A little reflection and some pains might
weed out its redundancies and reduce its pres-
ent plethora to a simplicity more in accordance
with the spirit of the old-time hymnologists."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 218. Ap. 10, '09. 570w.
R. of Rs. 39: 126. Ja. '09. 60w.
Dondlinger, Peter Tracy. Book of wheat:
an economic history and practical man-
ual of the wheat industry of the world.
*$2. Judd. 8-23519.
"This work treats of the growing, cultivation,
and harvesting of wheat, as well as of the sys-
tems of crop rotation, irrigation, and fertilizing
employed, the diseases to which this grain is
subject, its insect enemies, and, finally the im-
portant questions of transportation, storage,
marketing, and milling. In short, the writer has
attempted nothing less than a complete practi-
cal manual of the wheat industry." — R. of Rs.
"The most complete and scientific work on the
subject, covering every phase of the industry."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 9. Ja. '09.
"He started out to make a reference book to
cover the whole field of the wheat industry. In
this he succeeds so well that it is not likely that
the work will be attempted by another for a
considerable time. It appears to be a thoroughly
careful piece of work and written by a man who
appreciates the economic factors."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 192. Ja. '09. 330w.
"An extensive and fairly exhaustive bibliog-
raphy in so far as Ainedcan publications are
considered shows that the data presented were
derived from the latest and most reliable sourc-
es." J. I. Schulte.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 32. Ap. '09. 380w.
"Fills a place for which there are no rivals,
and it fills that place well and satisfactorily."
+ Ind. 66: 815. Ap. 15, '09. 330w.
"The chief significance of the book will pos-
sibly be found by some persons to consist in
the aid it gives to a more inductive study of
economic science. For those who think that
descriptive and statistical accounts of our vari-
ous industries should necessarily precede the
enunciation of definite economic laws with
their proper modifications, this will probably be
a welcome volume." E. K. Eyerly.
-t- J. Pol. Econ. 17: 306. My. '09. 300w.
"The grain market would not be the worse
off for the information which Mr. Dondlinger's
book contains — information which is clearly and
accurately put. and strikingly devoid of confus-
ing technicalities. The thirty-three pages de-
voted by Mr. Dondlinger to the bibliography of
wheat deserve special notice."
-f- Nation. 88: 343. Ap. 1, '09. 600w.
"The book is very rich in material of impor-
tance to the student of general economics, and
its appearance should do much to reform the
agricultural views of the text-book writers,
which are largely based upon the facts of a by-
gone epoch."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 564. S. '09. 250w.
R. of Rs. 39: 253. F. '09. 60w.
"It is a book that will oe extremely useful
not only to business men but as a reference
work in schools and colleges." M. A. Carleton.
-I Science, n.s. 29: 1000. Je. 25, '09. 900w.
Donworth, Grace. Letters of Jennie Allen
to her friend, Miss Musgrove. t$i-5o.
Small. 8-30936.
Jennie Allen sets down in letters to her friend.
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Miss MusgTOve, the affairs of her life in a
brother's family where she shoulders a good
share of the work and incidentally makes "rap-
pars" and "aperns" for a living. Homely, cheer-
ful philosophy, practical common sense and an
abounding sense of humor characterize her ob-
servations.
"While from a humorous view-point it is far
inferior to the Susan Clegg books by Anne War-
ner, yet in some respects is more pleasing than
are those stories."
-I Arena. 40: 613. D. '08. 420w.
"The letters are delightful, altho the spelling
is unnecessarily grotesque."
H Ind. 66: 638. Mr. 25, '09. 120w.
"At lamentable moments some deplorable
punning and other lapses from taste pull the
book down below even its own moderate level.
But with those drawbacks there is diversion of
a plain, amiable, rag-carpetty sort between its
covers. ' '
— + Nation, 88: 93. Ja. 28, '09. 180w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, '08. 200w.
"Jennie Allen is the best ever."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, '09. 180w.
"In 'Jennie Allen' Miss Grace Donworth has
created, we believe, a really new character, as
deliciouslv original as 'Mrs. Wiggs.' "
+ R. of Rs. 39: 122. Ja. '09. 70w.
D'Ooge, Martin Luther. Acropolis of Ath-
ens. *$4. Macmillan. 9-5106.
"A sumptuous and elaborately illustrated vol-
ume is that which the Professor of Greek in the
University of Michigan devotes to the won-
drous hill of Athens, the works of its successive
generations of builders and artists, the spoilers
who wasted them, the conservators who now
repair and guard." — Outlook.
"The serious student will find the book pack-
ed with sifted facts which hitherto he has had
to gather lor himself from a wide range of
writers in various tongues." J. I. Manatt.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 792. Jl. '09. 350w.
"Valuable for large or special collections;
Gardner's 'Ancient Athens' is preferable for gen-
eral reading."
-h A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 101. Ap. '09.
"The volume may be commended to the close
reader of history, the exceptionally serious trav-
eller, and the lover of things Grecian in gen-
eral."
+ Dial. 46: 408. Je. 16, '09. 150w.
"The careful work has left only the fewest
of negligible errors."
H Ind. 66: 696. Ap. 1, '09. 620w.
"A book of the kind has been much in re-
quest, not only by the archseological student,
but by every intelligent visitor to Athens. The
whole presents a readable, though perhaps
rather matter-of-fact, account."
H Nation. 88:- 612. Je. 17, '09. 650w.
"Prof. D'Ooge designed this book both for
general readers and for those wishing to make
a minute study of the subject. In this point,
and in only this has he failed. Written with
careful attention to detail, its lucidity comple-
mented by numerous maps, diagrams, and ex-
cellent photographs, the book should be of the
greatest value to the student of Greek history."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, '09. 480w.
"Enriched with the latest fruits of the ex-
ploration and study of the ruins of the once
most glorious spot in the world, this volume is
both a delight to the Hellenic scholar and a
valuable souvenir for the cultured traveler."
+ Outlook. 91: 587. Mr. 13, '09. 150w.
"The production of a scholar and enthusiast
on a subject which is deeply interesting to all
who have a tincture of Greek letters."
-H Sat. R. 107:504. Ap. 17, '09. 80w.
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.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 193. Ja. '09. 160w.
"It is one of the most stimulating little works
of the season."
+ Arena. 40: 608. D. '08. 260w.
"Most curious and stimulating studv of old
men."
+ Ind. 66: 200. Ja. 28, '09. 580w.
Dougall, Lily. Paths of the righteous.
$1.50. Macmillan. 9-35332.
"Few have dealt more suggestively with the
romance of religion than Miss Dougall without
deviating from a reverent sympathy with its
highest aims. Prom this point of view, 'The
paths of the righteous' demands attention as a
powerful, and eloquent plea for comprehension
and toleration in regard to the question of re-
ligious education. But the story is very far
from being a mere theological pamphlet. It
certainly is a novel with a purpose, but it is
singularly free from partisanship. The case
of the Nonconformists is at least as fully stated
as that of the Anglicans, and though the writer
practices an artistic self-effacement, there can
be no doubt of her earnest desire to render
faithful justice to sincere extremists, while ad-
vocating the 'via media' as the true solution."
— Spec.
"Too 'solid' and informing to be generally
popular, but can be heartily recommended to
educated readers interested in English affairs."
H A. L. A, Bkl. 5: 90. Mr. '09.
"Much discussion of religious problems is
. . . spread over a story of considerable secu-
lar interest."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 603. N. 14. 80w.
"While her work in its essentials is an eiren-
icon. Miss Dougall does not discard the use of
wit and satire — satire none the less mordant
for its delicacy — to reinforce her argument. The
book can be read with pleasure even by those
who may be indifferent to its guiding purpose.
Miss Dougall's eloquence and distinction of style,
have never been more happily displayed than in
these pages."
-f Spec. 101: 679. O. 31, '08. 1350w.
Douglas-Lithgow, Robert Alexander. Dic-
1'' tionary of American-Indian place and
proper names in New England; with
many interpretations. $7. Salem press.
9-17202.
"Dr. Douglas-Ijithgow has here collected into
one volume the Indian place and personal names
of New England, defining and locating them
whenever possible. In the introductory chap-
ter he gives a brief history of the American
Indians in New England, which will stimulate
the reader's interest: curiosity is fully aroused
bv descriptions of these aborigines. The dic-
tionary has two main divisions, "place" and
"proper" or personal names. Of these the dic-
tionary of place names occupies three-fourths
of the volume and is subdivided by states.
The section devoted to personal names is bio-
graphical in form." — Lit. D.
"That part of the work devoted to the prin-
cipal American tribes of New England is ety-
mological, as well as definitive, and will be fre-
quentlv consulted."
+ Lit. D. 39: 536. O. 2, '09. 310w.
"It may be said that the dictionary is a work
of historical importance."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 498. Ag. 21, '09. 330w.
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Douthit, Jasper L. Jasper Douthit's story:
6 the autobiography of a pioneer; with
introd. by Jenkin Lloyd Jones. *$i.2S.
Am. Unitar.
The story of a pioneer's labors for anti-
slavery, temperance, and liberal religion.
gard to form and metabolism,' 2, on 'Systemat-
ics and iiistory.' " (Philos. R.)
"Tells his life-story with all the charm and
moving power of simple truth."
+ Dial. 46: 331. My. 16, '09. 200w.
"The book is not an important one, except
as a human document. It tells a very real
story."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 322. My. 22, '09. 150w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
Drage, Geoffrey. Austria-Hungary. *$6. Dut-
0 ton. 9-35858.
Sets forth the history and aims of the various
nationalities of Austria-Hungary and dwells at
length upon the conditions of labor among
them. "In Mr. Drage's opinion, whatever the
solution of the southern Slav problem and other
problems may be, Austria-Hungary will survive.
She may become a federated monarchy; she may
alter her form in many ways; but she will not
be absorbed into a German hegemony." (Spec.)
"A thorough, comprehensive and unusually
impartial study which will be of use to diplo-
mats, economists, newspaper men and states-
men."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 71. N. '09.
"This book is useful for reference as it con-
tains a good deal not brought together else-
where. His statement of the facts sometimes
varies, and his final chapters are wanting in
clearness, though we can hardly blame him."
^ Ath. 1909, 2: 67. Jl. 17. llOOw.
"An admirably clear, thoro and comprehen-
sive work on the dual monarchy."
-f Ind. 67: 708. S. 23, '09. 860w.
"The author's sources of information are, as
a rule, well chosen, though one is surprised to
s-ee among them the 'Historian's history of the
world,' and to find too much space given to
passing newspaper opinions."
-^ Nation. 89: 486. N. 18, '09. 1050w.
"His volume promises to become of the three
[Alden's 'Hungary of to-day'; Andrassy's 'De-
velopment of Hungarian constitutional liberty';
and Drage's 'Austria-Hungary'], the most val-
uable and authoritative contribution on the sub-
ject."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 762. D. 4, '09. 920w.
"The statistical tables and other facts, col-
lected as they have been at different times, are
not always up to date. It is superior in some
important respects to recent works, for it nei-
ther proceeds from a solitary visit to Austria-
Hungary nor does it suffer from any particular
party prejudice."
-f — Sat. R. 108: 231. Ag. 21, '09. 1450w.
"What distinguishes Mr. Drage's book from
all the others we have read on the subject is
that he gives a very nearly impartial account of
everything."
+ Spec. 103: 17. Jl. 3, '09. 1700w.
Driesch, Hans. Science and philosophy of
the organism: the Gifford lectures de-
livered before the University of Aber-
deen in the year 1907. *$3. Macmillan.
8-26199.
This first course of lectures delivered before
the University of Aberdeen will be followed by
another for a concluding course. "The two
volumes, it is announced, will be divided into
three 'sections,' on 'The chief results of analyt-
ical biology,' 'Die seele als elementarer natur-
faktor,' and 'The philosophy of the organism,'
respectively. The first makes up the whole of
the present volume, and is subdivided into two
'parts': 1, on 'The individual organism with re-
"The book is a harassing one for the student,
because even ordinary scientific phrases seem
to require special definition in order to express
the author's meaning, and the reader is fre-
quently lost in a maze of terminology which
appears to lead only to confusion."
h Ath. 1908, 2: 158. Ag. 8. 410w.
"It is very unfortunate that the table of con-
tents gives absolutely no clue to the arrange-
ment of the work. The latter would gain much
In intelligibility if the table were made to in-
dicate the general plan of the lectures, as stat-
ed later." M. L. Eastwood.
-I Int. J. Ethics. 19:383. Ap. '09. 720w.
"That Driesch has written a fascinating ex-
position of his subject few will deny. Whether
we agree with Driesch or not concerning the
nature of the unlinown factors of development,
his attempt to hold our interpretation to the
more difficult epigenetic of thought is, we
think, deserving of the highest praise." T. H.
Morgan.
-I J. Philos. 6: 101. F. 18, '09. 2250w.
"It offers only an incomplete development of
the author's position. For this reason, and be-
cause of disconnected presentation, of frequent
repetition, and of hesitating argumentation, the
volume is somewhat unsatisfactory. However,
it contains much that is of value by way of
summarizing recent work, and much that is
suggestive by way of criticism." E. G. Spauld-
ing.
h Philos. R. 18: 63. Ja. ;09. 2600w.
Driesch, Hans. Science and philosophy of
^ the organism, v. 2. *$3. Macmillan.
9-41 1 1.
V. 2. The first part of this volume brings to
a close the secijon on "The chief results of
analytic biology" waich formed the suuject
matter of volume one, and then concludes
with a lengthv discussion of the "Philosophy of
the organism."
"The attempt to carry through the philoso-
phy of vitalism and of Entelechy seems to re-
veal a great deal of loose thinking and of bad
confusion on the part of Professor Driesch. And
yet it must be confessed that the volume is
suggestive in parts and, on the whole, worth
reading." E. G. Spaulding.
H Philos. R. 18: 436. Jl. '09. 3000w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"Driesch's book, though an important and
valuable contribution to the discussion over
vitalism, is not very successful as a work of
jiopularization. It is ill planned and awkwardly
executed, diffuse, involved, and written in a
tongue far removed from idiomatic English."
A. O. Lovejoy.
-] Science, n.s. 30: 761. N. 26, '03. 3100w.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
Driver, Samuel Relies. Modern research as
9 illustrating the Bible. (Schweich lectures,
1908.) *3s. Oxford. 9-14445.
"The first half of the book summarizes the
results of the travels, explorations, and excava-
tions carried on in Egypt, Babylonia, Arabia,
and the countries which were occupied by the
more immediate neighbors of ancient Israel, while
the second half takes up more in detail the ex-
cavations in Canaan itself. ... In the second
half of the book which takes up the excavations
at Tell el Hesy, the ancient Lachish, Gezer,
Taanach, Jericho, and other Palestinian mounds,
especial attention is given to the 'religious an-
tiquities'— highplaces, mazzebahs, figures of the
goddess Ashtoreth, human sacrifices, founda-
tion sacrifices, lamp and bowl deposits, and other
objects which have to do with the cults of the
ancient inhabitants of Canaan." — Bib. World.
"If one may venture a general criticism on
such an excellent book, it is to the effect that
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it furnishes the student no direct help on the
probleins now so prominent in this field."
-^ Am. J. Theol. 13:643. O. '09. 300w.
"A careful and brief summary."
+ Bib. World. 34: 70. Jl. '09. 40w.
"Although necessarily but a rapid survey of
the results of these excavations, etc., upon the
interpretation of the Bible, this book is espe-
cially welcome as tlie work of one who is pri-
marily a biblical scholar. It must be confessed
that Professor Driver lays too little rather than
too much stress upon the infiuence of Babylonia
upon Israel." D. D. Luckenbill.
-i Bib. World. 34: 211. S. '09. 900w.
+ Nation. 89: 518. N. 25, 'OJ. 130w.
Spec. 102: 587. Ap. 10, '09. 220w.
Drummond, Andrew Lewis. True detect-
* ive stories. t$i-50. Dillingham. 9-18068.
Seventeen detective stories, relating principally
to counterfeiting and blackmailing. They range
from the banks of the Red river, in the days
following the civil war, to Broadway as ii is
to-day. The biggest, brainiest criminals of al-
most half a century, both men and women, are
introduced to the reader.
"Although these stories are 'true,' there Is
lacking the literary craftsmanship."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 512. Ag. 28, '09. 250w.
Dryden, John. Poetical works of John
Dryden. (Cambridge ed.) $3. Hough-
ton. 9-7326.
Includes all of Dryden's undoubted poetical
works, both original and translated, except his
dramas, and a number of his critical essays.
The chronological arrangement insures a clear
conception of the poet's literary development,
and his relation to the politics of the time. The
full editorial matter includes in the "notes" a
considerable portion of Sir Walter Scott's Com-
mentary on Dryden.
"The most complete collection of Dryden in
popular form."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 193. Je. '09.
Dial. 46: 333. My. 16, '09. 70w.
"Most of the notes are judicious as well as
learned, and many are really contributory."
-I Nation. 88: 585. Je. 10, '09. 400w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. '09. 50w.
Du Bartas, Guillaume De Salluste. Divine
weeks of Josuah Sylvester; mainly
translated from the French of William
de Saluste, lord of the Bartas; ed. with
introd., notes, emendations and exci-
sions by Theron Wilber Haight; col-
lated with the quarto edition of 1608,
1611 and 1613, and the folios of 1621,
1633 and 1641. $2. H. M. Youmans,
Waukesha, Wis. 8-28426.
"The divine weeks" has been somewhat
abridged, and modernized for this edition, and
is supplied with full editorial equipment for the
"curious" reader.
Du Bois, Mary Constance. Lass of the sil-
*i ver sword. t$i-So. Century. 9-26142.
A group of girls at boarding school are or-
ganized into a band of girl knights by a youth-
ful leader who has. in a rudimentary state, all
of the qualities of a Joan of Arc. Tiiey 1 le ige
themselves to fight hard to stand well in their
lessons, to help each other, for love of Hazel-
hurst. Their frolics at school and later their
adventures in the Adirondacks are full of whole-
some fun and spirit; while their leader, impetu-
ous and clever, is a splendid type of young
heroine.
"The book in style is easily written, with an
unfortunate tendency to make use of oversweet
adjectives, a fault which mars so much of our
fiction. Is wholesome, however."
-i Lit. D. 89: 1017. D. 4, '09. 120w.
Dubois, Paul. Psychic treatment of nervous
■^ disorders (The psychoneuroses and
their moral treatment); tr. and ed. by
Smith Ely Jelliffe and W. A. White.
6th ed. rev. *$3. Funk. 9-14931.
This sixth revision brings the author's work
to date and elucidates such points as his read-
ers have misunderstood and criticized.
Dubois, Paul. Self-control and how to se-
cure it; a translation of the author's
L'education de soi-meme by Harry
Hutcheson Boyd. **$i.5o. Funk. 9-9244.
Supplements the author's "Bsychic treatment
of nervous disorders" and "Iniluence of the
mind on the body." It differs from these works
in that It IS not devoted so largely to citations
of interesting cases and questions but provides
a philosophical and direct discussion of what
may be accomplished by self-control and how
it may be secured.
+ A, L. A. Bkl. 5: 162. Je. '09.
"Many of the opinions advanced appear at
first thought rather startling, but the author
never neglects to give a rational foundation for
his ideas."
+ Lit. D. 38: 763. My. 1, '09. 480w.
"Those familiar with Prof. Dubois's former
work will find this particularly interesting be-
cause it illustrates a phase of his mind so differ-
ent from that which they already know "
+ N. Y. Tmes. 14: 373. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
DuBois, William E. B., ed. Economic co-
^ operation among Negro-Americans. $1.
Univ. press, Atlanta, Ga. 8-31624.
"In this volume Professor W. E. B. Du Bois,
the editor, continues his interesting and valu-
able studies of negro life. The present volume
is rather fragmentary in character, and covers
a wide range of topics, beginning with an in-
troductory chapter on the economic develop-
ment of the negro in Africa and tracing his
history through slavery and emancipation to
the present time. This is followed bv exten-
sive quotations of the statistics of the material
wealth and development of the church, school,
benefit, insurance and secret societies, banks,
and co-operative businesses conducted by ne-
groes."— Ann. Am. Acad.
"The book has a healthy tone sure to appeal
to wide-awake young people."
+ Lit. D. 39: 684. O. 23. '09. 200w.
"This issue, therefore, presents to the student
a multitude of facts whose value of course de-
pends largely upon their accuracy. We must
probably assume that the majority of them are
correct but It so happens that the only com-
parison made of statistics of church member-
ship shows that they are widely at variance
with those given In an earlier publication. This
would appear to Indicate that possibly not
enough attention and time had been spent In
checking figures."
-I Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 453. Mr. '09. 170w.
"The book contains a brief but well selected
bibliography of the subject which answers as
a working bibliography of the economic aspects
of the negro problem In general." U. G.
Weatherlv.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 62. Ap. '09. 500w.
DuBois, William E. B. John Brown. (Amer-
9 ican crisis biographies.) **$i.25. Ja-
cobs. 9-24274.
A biography constructed from a vast amount
of new material which adonts the viewpoint
of the "little known but vastly important inner
development of the Negro American." It por-
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DuBois, William E. B. — Continued-
trays the work of John Brown not for the
negroes but with them.
Ind. 67: 1140. N. 18. '09. 70w.
"Dr. DuBois's work is disappointing in that
it betrays no original research and abounds in
inaccuracies. His last chapter in the book be-
fore us is a notable discu.=ision of the race
question as it stands to-day in the light of
John Brown's sacrifice."
h Nation. 83; 405. O. 28, '09. lOOOw.
Du Cane, Florence. Flowers and gardens
of Japan; painted by Ella Du Cane, de-
scribed by Florence Du Cane. *$6. Mac-
millan. 9-3089.
A book which describes and pictures char-
acteristic Japanese gardens, clever of design
and precise in arrangement; which describes
certain flowers closely associated with Japan
and interprets their meaning and correspond-
ing treatment in gardens; and which tells of
the festival associated with the blossoming
time of different flowers.
"As a garden book or a book about Japan
this one is full of interest."
+ Dial. 45; 467. D. 16, '08. 200w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1460. D. 17, '08. lOOw.
"A readable and informing account."
+ Int. Studio. 36: 336. F. '09. 180w.
"Since these pictures supplement in a satis-
factory manner the most exhaustive treatise in
English that we have on Japanese gardens,
namely, that by Josiah Conder, the volume is
a slight but real addition to our garden litera-
ture. [There are] certain slight shortcomings
in the work."
j^ Nation. 88; 25. Ja. 7, '09. 650w.
"The book has the best account we have seen
anywhere of the way in which Japanese gar-
dens, including the landscape garden, are
planned, planted, and made effective."
+ Outlook. 90: 843. D. 12, '08. 80w.
"The book was wanted, although the sub-
ject has already been dealt with more thor-
oughly, if only to show how totally unlike the
real gardens of Japan are so-called Japanese
gardens made in England."
+ Sat. R. 106: sup. 5. D. 12, '08. 330w.
"This book is attractive to look at, interesting
to read, and useful as a treasury of informa-
+ Spec. 102: 386. Mr. 6, '09. 90w.
Duchesne, Rt. Rev. Louis Marie Olivier.
1- Early history of the Christian church,
from its foundation to the end of the
third century; rendered into English from
the 4th ed. ^$2.50. Longmans. 9-25435-
"The author begins the imperial environ-
ment, including Judaism, and passes from the
apostolic ages to the growth of the first her-
esies, the foundation of the monarchical epis-
copate, the formation of the earliest Christian
literature, and the early persecutions. He pro-
ceeds through the movements and controver-
sies of the second century to the time of the
persecutions by special edict in the third cen-
tury: intervening with attempts at fusion with
t))e later paganism, the development of Alex-
andrian Christianity, and the consolidation of
the hierarchy. The last struggle, beginning
■V 'ith Diocletian's persecution, is not contained
in this volume." — Eng. Hist. R.
"Perhaps, for non-specialists in theology,
lather too many proper names and too many
details are given in the latter part of the book
TO construct a life-like picture. The translation
cannot be regarded as successful. It may seem
doubtful whether a translation was needed at
all, but it certainly should not have been un-
dertaken by anyone who could not imitate the
terse and racy stvle of tne author." A. G.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 820. O. '09. 560w.
"We would have wished that so wise and in-
teresting a book had been worthily translated.
Ot classical antiquity and of Church history the
present translator is quite ignorant, and though
this is not manifest through many pages of
flowing narrative it becomes discreditably con-
spicuous wherever a knowledge greater thai:
that of the general reader is needed to inter-
pret the author's sense."
H Sat. R. 108; 667. N. 27, '09. 1130w.
"The present book is admirably sound and
fair. If it were not for its frequent insistence
on the claims of the church of Rome to suprem-
acy, it would be well-nigh impossible to dis-
cover anything distinctively Roman in its ten-
dency. And even here it is strictly honest.
Consignor Duchesne's style is clear and pure,
with touches of tender and refined eloquence
here and there which have a rare and peculiar
charm."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 713. N. 6, '09. 1750w.
Dudeney, Mrs. Henry Ernest. Rachel Lo-
rian. t$i-50. Dnffield. 9-7038.
"Rachel Lorian's husband was fearfully mu-
tilated by a railway accident on his wedding-
day. So, while acting as a conscientious nurse
to the cripple, she fell in love with his artist
friend. But they determined not to wrong the
husband in act. Later on Rachel, through the
defects of her own temperament, threw away
her hopes of happiness, but we leave her on
the last page rejoicing in the possession of her
lover's child by another woman." — Sat. R.
"At length we possess an English version of
his study on the early church, a study which,
besides augmenting and correcting our pre-
vious knowledge of the first ages of Christian-
ity, has helped incalculably ecclesiastical his-
tory by setting a model of exact scientific
method."
+ Cath. World. 89: 540. Jl. '09. 1250w.
"We admire the shrewd, but seldom Ill-na-
tured touches of humour in the delineation of
subsidiary characters. The style suffers slight-
ly from the influence of Mr. Henry James, also
from grammatical lapses."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 127. Ja. 30. 200w.
"What is difficult to understand is why such
a good artist did not know when to stop. It
is this later part which mars the symmetry
of the story and consigns it to a much lower
rank in the scale of fiction." P: T. Cooper.
+, — Bookm. 29: 187. Ap. '09. 630w.
"It is to be hoped that the cleverness of the
book — and it is decidedly clever — will not avail
to make either its style or its ideas conta-
gious."
H Nation. 88: 255. Mr. 11, '09. 300w.
"A noteworthy achievement, and in its cre-
ation and development of character, artistic
handling of material, and imaginative power it
deserves to be classed among the best of cur-
rent fiction."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 118. F. 27, '09. 330w.
"An interesting if somewhat sad novel."
-f- No. Am. 190; 268. Ag. '09. llOw.
"The characters who pass before a Cornish
background are successfully presented. The
book is disagreeable without impropriety."
h Sat. R. 107: 146. Ja. 30, '09. 200w.
"The story is powerfully written, and the pic-
ture of Francis Lorian, the cripple, is only too
lifelike and realistic. But there appears no
particular reason why so very painful an inci-
dent should ever have been expanded into a
novel."
-I Spec. 102: 310. F. 20, '09. 310w.
Dudeney, Mrs. Henry E. Trespass (Eng.
« title; Orchard thief). **$i.25. Small.
9-28117.
A close analysis of the hearts and characters of
two men and a woman. The young woman be-
trothed to an honest inn-keeper is lured away
from him by a fascinating author. The latter,
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an egoist, uses the woman's charm to feed his
"twin streams of beauty — his expressed art and
his dormant religion." He betrays her, and in
the moment of her agony and despair the faith-
ful Stephen, with his love as big as ever, and
quite unquenchable whatever she did, weds her
and so protects her and her child. The story's
chief merit lies In the delineation of the selfless
Stephen's character.
ligion. . . . The history proper is divided into
two main periods: the earlier literature of the
Republic (from the origins to 70 B. C.) and the
literature of the golden age, the second period
being subdivided into the Ciceronian age (70
B. C. to 43 B. C.) and the Augustan age (43
B. C. to 14 A. D.)." (Nation.)
"The three persons have individuality, and
the writing is effective and germane to the
noatter."
+ Ath. 1907, 2: 650. N. 23. 170w.
"It is pleasant to be able to record so marked
an improvement In literary art as is shown by
Mrs. Henry Dudenev's new novel, 'Trespass.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: .^igl. O. 2, '00. 220w.
"Like 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles,' it deals
boldly with the problems of passion, and may
offend in this way, but, like that book also, It
Is essentially dramatic, a searching exposition
of human nature under the stress of conflict-
ing emotions."
H Outlook. 93: 276. O. 2, '09. llOw.
"The whole novel is remarkable."
+ Sat. R. 104: 732. D. 14, '07. 180w.
"The book may be warmly recommended to
those readers who like an interesting story, and
if it is not 'virginibus puerisque," it is at any
rate unmistakablv on the side of the angels."
-f Spec. 99: 993. D. H, '07. 220w.
Dudley, Albertus True. A full-back afloat.
(Phillips Exeter ser.) t$i.25. Lothrop.
8-17995.
"After his first year at college, where he has
distinguished himself on the gridiron, Dick Mel-
vin is desirous of making a trip to Europe, and,
lacking the funds, is induced to earn his pas-
sage over. This he does on board a cattle ves-
sel, and his athletic training proves (luite an
asset when he finds himself associated with a
class of men who are rough and lawless." —
Bookm.
"Lively, well told story. A boys' book, but
interesting to girls."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 94. Mr. '09. »f
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 500. Ja. '09. lOOw.
Dudley, Gertrude, and Kellor, Frances
Alice. Athletic games in the education
of w^omen. **$i.25. Holt. 9-4473-
A discussion in which more einphasis is placed
upon athletics as a training for citizenship and
a part of general education than upon their
physical value to the individual, the latter
value not being underestimated but subordi-
nated for the reason that it has been covered
so generously in many treatments.
"This book fills a real need."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 136. My. '09.
-I- Ind. 66: 1245. Je. 3, '09. 70w.
"The book is well written and constitutes a
forcible argument in favor of the subject in
hand."
-r Lit. D. 38: 724. Ap. 24, '09. 230w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 126. Mr. 6, '09. 210w.
"A study which is unique not only with refer-
ence to the influence of athletic sports and par-
ticularly team games upon women, but with
reference to the nature and meaning of athletic
sports themselves." L. H. Gulick.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 92. Jl. 16, '09. 500w.
Spec. 102: 942. Je. 12, '09. lOOw.
Duff, John Wight. Literary history of Rome,
^ from the origins to the close of the
golden age. *$4. Scribner. 9-22725.
The tenth volume in Mr. Fisher Unwin's "Li-
brary of literary history." "It begins with a
long introduction, of 57 pages, on the descent of
the Romans, their language, character, and re-
"We may frankly say that we have not read
a better book of the kind, and that he has ful-
filled his task with great success. He does, we
think, as is natural with a specialist, overrate
the importance of his subject. Strange to say,
Mr. Duff seems to underrate one of the I^atin
Masters, the admirable Terence."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 62. Jl. 19. 1150w.
"Professor Duff's book fortunately contains
also a wealth of the essential, such as may
be found in no other work on the subject; and
this fits it for the wider circle (who may' omit
the less significant portions if they choose),
as well as for the specialists. A sense of mon-
otony in style insists on rising into the reader's
consciousness as often as momentary flagging
of interest in the subject-matter gives It op-
portunity, and is Indeed never very far from
the surface." Grant Showerman.
H Dial. 47: 332. N. 1, '09. 1800w.
"We do not know any work of moderate di-
mensions which i.s more likely to revive or
whet an appetite for Latin literature than Pro-
fessor Duff's manual. It is packed full of In-
lormation. and its critical remarks are sound
and good."
+ Lit. D. 39: 634. O. 16, '09. 470w.
"A good scholarly piece of work. It is writ-
ten professedly for the general reader, but even
the professional student of Latin may read it
with much pleasure and profit. His critical
judgments are usually sound and well expressed
and one gets the pleasant impression that tliey
are based on his own reading of all the authors
concerned. His decisions on disputed questions
will, of course, not satisfy everybodv. but he is
always scrupulously fair and courteous."
-f- Nation. 89: 185. Ag. 26, '09. 120w.
"Some of Prof. Duff's pages are mere cata-
logues of names and dates; he has not, it would
seem, the ability of writing interestinglv of un-
interesting subjects. But when the subject ap-
peals to him he produces remarkably interesting
criticism and comment."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 486. Ag. 14, '09. 700w.
"So much has been written on Latin authors
especially .those of the golden age, that it might
appear a difl^cult and thankless task to take up
the tale anew, but Mr. Duff's success is great
enough to justify the experiment."
+ Sat. R. 108: 200. Ag. 14. '09. 1550w.
Dufour, Frank O. Bridge engineering; roof
trusses: a manual of practical instruc-
tion in the calculation and design of
steel truss and girder bridges for rail-
roads and highways, including also the
analysis and design of roof trusses and
other details of mill building construc-
tion. $3. Am. school of correspondence.
8-30724,
"Under each of the two parts — Bridge engi-
neering and Roof trusses, separately paged as
taken from two different volumes of the Cyclo-
pedia— it takes up computation of stresses and
the practice of detailing. Stresses are treated
entirely analytically, except in a few instances,
where graphic diagrams are printed with no
other explanation than a reference to a vaguely
indicated companion volume. For such an ex-
position for the theory of stresses as a new stu-
dent requires — simple, clear and consecutive — ■
the book is satisfactory." — Engin. N.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 76. Mr. '09. +
"It suffers somewhat from its association to
the Cyclopedia, in its references to other parts
of the larger work to which the reader may
not have access. For its intended use as an in-
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Dufour, Frank O. — Continued-
troduction to the study of bridge design it surely
has a place, though it can in no way replace the
more widely known standard books on the same
subject."
-i Engin. N. 60: sup. 536. N. 12, '08. 240w.
"Of bridge engineering, however, in its broad-
er sense, there is little in this volume, and the
work does not justify its title."
H Engin. Rec. 59: 83. Ja. 16, '09. 180w.
Dulles, Charles Winslow. Accidents and
^ emergencies: a manual of the treatment
of surgical and medical emergencies in
the absence of a physician. *$i. Blakis-
ton. 9-9255-
The seventh edition of a volume useful in
the home and especially in the camp of the
engineer or contractor.
"The instructions given in the book are clear-
ly and briefly put, and are accompanied by
helpful illustrations."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 48. Ap. 15, "09. 120w.
"His well-known scepticism as to hydrophobia
leads him to advise against resort to Pasteur
institutes, on account of bites by presumably
rabid animals; but in all other respects the
well-indexed little volume may be accepted as a
trustworthy compendium of practical informa-
tion."
H Nation. 88: 390. Ap. 15, '09. 150w.
Dumas, Alexandre. My pets ; newly tr. by
12 Alfred Allinson. $1.75. Macmillan.
A translation of "Mes betes." "The work is
filled to overflowing with good stories, chiefly
animal stories, but there are others besides,
and all center around the strange household at
Monte Cristo on the Marlev road." (N. Y.
Times.)
"One of the few works of the novelist which
may be starred 'pour la jeunesse.' But where
could one ever find for the country house book-
shelf (no matter how many feet to it) a better
book than 'Mv pets?' "
-I- Nation. 89: 464. N. 11, '09. 330w.
"The stories of Vatrian the keeper, with his
cutty pipe, of the experiences of a monkey with
a soda-water bottle, and countless others told
by the garrulous Dumas make delightful read-
ing."
-1- N. Y. Times. 14:685. N. 6, '09. 210w.
"Ought to be cordially received by all lovers
of the great French dramatist, as well as by
every man or woman who owns or loves a dog."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 778. D. 11. 'D9. 700w.
Du Maurier, Guy Louis Busson. English-
3 man's home: a play in three acts. t$i-25.
Harper. 9-10962.
A play centering in the home of a common-
place Knglishman. The family and their friends
are seen in a moment of leisure, each endeavor-
ing to amuse himself. When an invading army
enters and bullies these harmless peace-lovers,
they bustle and complain, sit and shudder, and
resent the indignity put upon them but are
wholly incompetent to rise and terminate it.
"There is an absolute lack of literary thought
or expression."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 162. Je. '09.
"It may be that the spectator will think the
realism of the first act too strong, there is cer-
tainly no let-up in the dead-level of stupidity
exhibited by touch after touch. Yet not one
touch is wrong, and it is probable that each
one is necessary to the contrast which is the
life of the piece." E: E. Hale. jr.
-f Dial. 47: 68. Ag. 1, '09. 660w.
"On the whole, 'An Englishman's home' is
very interesting; but it is at many moments
crude in dramaturgy and does not Indicate con-
clusively that its author will ever be important
as a dramatist. It remains a timely journalistic
'jeu d'esprit' rather than an earnest work of art.
It is a novel, but it is scarcely real." Clayton
Hamilton.
H Forum. 41: 447. My. '09. 820w.
Ind. 67: 931. O. 21, '09. 170w.
Dummelow, Rev. John Roberts, ed. Com-
mentary on the Holy Bible, by various
writers; complete in one volume, with
general articles and maps. *$2.so. Mac-
millan. 9-5247.
"A commentary especially written to meet the
wants of the ordinary Bible reader. The edi-
tor has had the assistance of forty-two scholars
in the preparation of the work, though no com-
mentator's name is attached to his special work.
Among these interpreters are the Americans E.
L. Curtis, Kent, McFadyen, Baton, G. L. Rob-
inson, P. K. Sanders, and .1. H. Ropes, and
such English scholars as Peake, W. T. Davi-
son, W. J. Moulton, Wade, Adeney, Plummer,
and Colonel Conder. The point of view is that
of the historical school, but the application of
the historical method is quite conservative and
restrained." — Bib. World.
"The volume will go far toward popularizing
a more intelligent and appreciative conception
of the Bible."
+ Am. J. Theol, 13: 644. O. '09. 220w.
"A much needed, valuable reference work
that can be strongly recommended to public
libraries of any size."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 136. My. '09. +
"This volume is likely to prpve very useful
to teachers and others who wish, without much
expenditure of time, to arrive at the meaning
of difficult texts, to appreciate the general sense
of a passage, and also to find a way to recon-
cile modern critical views with orthodox be-
lief. The desire for correctness of understand-
ing will, as a rule, be fully satisfied by the
comments, and the general articles at the be-
ginning of the work will be found as acceptable
as the commentary itself."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 250. F. 27. 450w.
Bib. World. 33: 287. Ap. '09. lOOw.
"Should prove widely useful to clergymen,
teachers, and the laity."
-I- Dial. 46: 193'. Mr. 16, '09. lOOw.
+ Nation. 89: 103. Jl. 29, '09. 380w.
"It is a well-edited book."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 195. Ap. 3, '09. 300w,
"It is a real achievement in compression."
-I- Outlook. 93:600. N. 13. '09. llOw.
"The particular value of Dr. Dummelow's
work lies in the fact that it is complete in one
volume."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 510. Ap. '09. 40w.
"Altogether it is an admirable book to rec-
ommend to a busy man who is anxious not sim-
ply to read his Bible but to understand it."
+ Sat. R. 108: 574. N. 6, '09. 330w.
"It will be seen, therefore, that this com-
mentary, as a whole, represents a school of
thought which owns the influence of recent
criticism, but does not cease to hold in sub-
stance the accepted creed of Christendom. There
will be, of course, various opinions on this and
that point, but outside the daily diminishing
circle of those who hold to theories of verbal
inspiration the work will be recognised as a
very valuable book."
-f- Spec. 102: 187. Ja. 30, '09. 350w.
Dunbar, William Philipps. Principles of
^ sewage treatment; tr. with the author's
sanction by H. T. Calvert. *$4.50- Lip-
pincott. Agr9-I5i2.
Sets forth the principles involved in sewage
treatment. "The volume is divided into two
parts. The first of these is historical. The
second part deals with 'The present position of
sewage treatment.' In the historical portion,
the author takes up successively the growth
of river pollution and efforts to restrain it by
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law, and the development of methods of sewage
treatment. In part 2 the characteristics of
sewage and the objects of purification worlts
are briefly discussed. The author then discus-
ses in considerable detail methods for removing
(1) suspended matter and (2) putrescibility.
Disinfection is next considered, and after that
there are chapters on supervision of disposal
works and on the utility and cost of different
methods of treatment." (Engin. N.)
"More detailed and technical than Cosgrove."
+ A. L.-A. Bkl. 5: 162. Je. '09.
"One of the best books, if not the best, on
sewage treatment ever written. There is
scarcely a page of the volume that does not
bristle with interesting comment and valuable
suggestion."
+ + Engin. N. 61: sup. 41. Ap. 15, '09. 3550w.
"Completely fulfills the expectations of those
interested in this branch of sanitary science.
No. small amount of credit is due the translator,
Mr. Calvert, for the important part he has
played in placing the book before English
readers."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 335. Mr. 20, '09. 520w.
"It fills a place in the literature of the sub-
ject, the requirements of which no existing work
completely satisfies." B: Ardern.
-I- Nature. 80: 5. Mr. 4. '09. 700w.
Duncan, Frances. When mother lets us
« garden. **75c. Moffat. 9-35522.
A child's garden book dealing with the care
of the simpler plants and flowers. There are
chapters on what plants eat, supplying the
family with salad, tub gardens, water gardens,
garden play-houses, and growing jack-o'-lan-
terns.
"More direct and more readily used as a
handbook than the author's 'Mary's garden
and how it grew.' "
-]- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 150. My. '09. +
"An excellent A B C of gardening for chil-
dren of an older growth — within its limita-
tions."
-I- Ind. 66: 1244. Je. 3, '09. 220w.
"A book which is suited especially to the
needs of the youngest gardeners, although con-
taining information of the practical kind for
their seniors."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 179. Mr. 27, '09. 50w.
Duncan, John Garrow. Exploration of Egypt
and the Old Testament. **$i.50. Revell.
9-12038.
"A beautifully illustrated and popular sum-
mary of the results of modern explorations, ex-
cavation, and decipherment in Egypt, in so
far as it affects Old Testament interpretation.
The author's attitude toward Old Testament
criticism is very cautious, and he exhibits much
dependence upon his teacher. Professor Petrie,
though he does not follow him altogether
blindly."— Bib. World.
"The book, although by no means unreadable,
can hardly be depended on from the Egyptolog-
ical standpoint."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 753. Je. 26. 420w.
-f Bib. World. 33: 287. Ap. '09. 50w.
"It contains interesting and readable accounts
of experiences in the field at Petrie's camp, but
is entirely without value in solving any of
those problems of the Old Testament which
are involved in Egyptian discovery. He is en-
tirely innocent of any critical knowledge of the
Old Testament."
h Nation. 89: 143. Ag. 12, '09. 230w.
"Taken as a whole, the book contains more
than the title implies. It is eminently read-
able throughout, and it is well illustrated." C:
R. Glllett.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 159. Mr. 20, '09. 570w.
+ Spec. 101: 1062. D. 19, '08. 240w.
Duncan, Norman. Going dow^n from Jeru-
11 salem. **$i.5o. Harper. 9-27602.
The author and illustrator of this delightful
volume traversed together that route once taken
by Joseph and his family down into Egypt, and
they have given us the unchanging East, the
glamour of its tradition, its people, and its sa-
cred hills. Pictures and narrative blend happily
together to give to the reader the illusion of
seeing with his own eyes the desert and the
olive groves, of living among tents and camels,
and of talking and bartering with the incom-
parable Moslem and learning much of his re-
ligion and philosophy.
"A book that has all the charm of a first
visit paid by an observant, highly impression-
able traveler to an unknown country."
+ Ind. 67: 1044. N. 4, '09. lOOw.
"A notable book." C: R. Gillett.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 767. D. 4, '09. lOOw.
"He has caught the spirit of the East fax
better tlian many more pretentious writers."
-f Outlook. 93: 600. N. 13, '09. llOw.
R. of Rs. 40: 759. D. '09. 80w.
Duncan, Norman, Higgins, a man's Chris-
12 tian. 50c. Harper. 9-29364.
Snap shots of daily scenes and daily expe-
riences of a "pilot of souls" among the north-
ern Minnesota lumber-jacks. Higgins is a man
among men, and elicits such bar-room remarks
as "Higgins's job is keepin' us boys out o' hell;
an' he's the only man on the joo." "I want
t' tell ye, friend, that he's a damned good Chris-
tian, if ever there was one." It is of such a
preacher and such Tnen that Norman Duncan
writes.
N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, '09. 180w.
Duncan, Norman. Suitable child. **6oc.
" Revell. 9-28038.
A story of Christmas eve which tells how five
passengers aboard the Winnipeg west bound
express discover a poor little orphan who is
tagged thru to an asylum in Winnipeg, and how
they plan a happy Christmas for him. It is a
story that grips the heart, and every man,
woman and child who reads it will not be con-
tent until he has lightened some burdened lit-
tle heart of its load of loneliness.
"All classes of readers will welcome his
story."
-I- Lit. D. -89:1018. D. 4, '09. 150w.
+ Nation. 89: 538. D. 2, '09. 40w.
Dunham, Curtis. Gambolling with Galatea:
8 a bucolic romance. **$i.i5. Houghton.
9-13921.
A diverting rural fantasy in which figure a
professor, a poet, a painter, a winsome maiden,
a colt, a dog, a pig, a goat, a cow and a bull
calf. "With its fine irony for certain schools
of contemporary natural history, its real love
of domestic animals and understanding of their
ways, its appealing love story, its general in-
dividuality and charm the story is unique."
"A diverting rural comedy."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 54. O. 'OS.
"The tediousness of the performance is ag-
gravated by the 'literary' affectation of its
^^^ ^' — Nation. 89: 164. Ag. 19, '09. 140w.
"A most amusing little comedy. At times
his fancy seems to gambol a trifle heavily, but
the humor of the book is enlivening and its
quaint conceit sufficiently diverting."
+ N. Y. Times, 14: 355. Je. 5, '09. 240w.
"The gambols, though lively, are not coarse."
-I- N, Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
"Is full of wit and humor and quaint descrlp-
**""■ + R. of Rs, 40: 253. Ag. '09. 50w.
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Dunn-Pattison, R. P. Napoleon's marshals.
8 *$3. Little.
The story of how and why Napoleon was led
to select his marshals. The story of their serv-
ices is prefaced by a synopsis of the twenty-six
soldiers giving names, dates of birth, and vari-
ous titles, and includes a column showing how
disposed of, and their ages when they died.
"The new book is a real acquisition to the
literature of its class."
-f- Dial. 47: 389. N. 16, '09. 330w.
"For the well-read In Napoleonic literature
there is little new in this book, yet we imagine
that many readers will find some of the details
both interesting and instructive. The book is
decidedly good, and would be even better had
the author refrained from repeating sundry
French accounts of the prodigies of valour of
the one man against a hundred type ascribed to
some of the marshals, which are painfully sug-
gestive of some of Baron Marbot's perform-
ances."
-I- Sat. R. 108: 51. Je. 10, '09. 1200w.
"The volume is a useful contribution to
political and military history."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 1006. Je. 26, '09. 320w.
Dunning, James Edmund. Master builders.
i« t$i-50. Appleton. 9-i6»Oi.
A story that represents the United States on
the eve of war with a foreign power. The in-
cidents center about the building of a huge
war ship, the attempts of the enemy to steal
it, and the outwitting of the plotters by a youth
of recognized inconsequence, who turns hero
and wins the victory for the Americans.
"Gives an excellent picture of New England
shipyard interests but is marred by some un-
pleasant incidents."
^ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 26. S. '09.
"Any one thirsting for machinery and ma-
chination may here gulp freely."
— Nation. 89: 356. O. 14, '09. 170w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 484. Ag. 7, '09. 430w.
Durand, Sir Henry Mortimer, Nadir Shah.
8 *$3. Dutton.
A historical novel having for the central figure
"Nadir Kuli, the Turcomen robber, soldier, and
tyrant, who became Shah of Persia and ruled
that country with a rod of iron until an as-
sassin got after him and ended his life. Sir
Mortimer has formed some pretty definite con-
ceptions of Nadir and Nadir's times, and the
purpose of his book is to give us the benefit of
his study, conjecture, and day dreams, so that
we mav know approximately what the Near
East was like when Nadir was building up the
Persian nation." (N. Y. Times.)
"A biographical romance which is at once too
romantic to be real biography, and too bio-
graphical to be a true romance. We cannot rec-
ommend the book to novel-readers 'pur sand.'
They will find it tedious, in spite of some charm-
ing— and some rather realistic — harem scenes."
h Ath. 1908, 2: 639. N. 21. 1250w.
"Except for the character of the heroine,
which savors something too much of the Oc-
cident, there is little to offend the sense of
verisimilitude."
H Nation. 89: 102. Jl. 29, '09. 340w.
"It certainly would require a good deal of
ignoring and a good deal of forgetting to enable
one to share with Sir Mortimer his admiring
view of Nadir."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 453. Jl. 24, '09. 470w.
"While the book is worth attention both be-
cause of construction and stj'le, it is, as may be
fancied, chiefly notable because of its character
drawing."
+ Outlook. 92: 870. Ag. 14, '09. 400w.
"It is on its historical truth and the picture
it presents of the times that the value of the
work must finally rest. However judged, it
must be pronounced a work of great interest
and value. It bears evidence of much research
and knowledge gained not merely from writ-
ten records but also from rapidly perishing tradi-
tions which it saves from oblivion. No one who
wishes to understand the genesis of the Persian
character and the unhappy condition of the
country to-day should fail to read it. Its clear
and forcible style makes this an easy and pleas-
ant task."
+ Sat. R. 107: 309. Mr. 6, '09. 900w.
Durand, William Fredrick. Resistance and
^ propulsion of ships. 2d ed., thoroughly
rev. $5. Wiley. 9-4175-
"Professor Durand's well-known work, which
first appeared in 1898, has been revised by the
author. Much new matter has been added and
somewhat more cut out, with the net result
of four pages of reduction. The work repre-
sents substantially lectures given by the author
to the students in the school of Marine con-
struction at Cornell university when he was
in charge of that school. Hence it naturally ap-
proaches its subject from the point of view of
the student rather than the working naval
architect or marine engineer." — Engin. N.
"While the calculus and mechanics have been
freely used by the author, it is, nevertheless,
possible, by omitting the parts Involving high-
er mathematics, to obtain a fairly connected
idea of the subject from the descriptive stand-
point, and also to apply all methods given for
purposes of design."
-f- Engin. D. 5: 417. Ap. '09. 240w.
"The typographical work is .very good, there
being but very few errors. It follows that this
book, while valuable and useful to any one in-
terested in its subject, will appeal most strong-
ly to the student who is mostly concerned with
theory and principles rather than practical ap-
plications." D. W. Taylor.
-i Engin N. 61: sup. 50. Ap. 15, '09. 700w.
During, Stella M. Love's privilege. t$i.5o.
5 Lippincott. 9-12615.
Following a period of enmity between two
rivals one of them is mysteriously shot, and
circumstantial evidence is strong against the
other rival. The baffiing tangle is unraveled in
due time, the while misunderstanding and suf-
fering run their full course.
"On the whole, the book provides entertain-
ment of a slightly higher quality than the mo-
tive for its wilting would lead us to antici-
pate." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 181. S. 16, '09. 130w.
R. of Rs. 3y: 761. Je. '09. 40w.
Durley, Ella Hamilton. My soldier lady.
$1.25. Clark. 8-34813.
"Consists of a series of letters written by a
lady and conveying 'big, satisfying slices of
Kentucky life' to a friend who has gone to
Japan. ... Of course the all-necessary love-
motif is interwoven with a graceful lightness
of touch which is charming. In a sense these
letters may be taken as the other half of the
correspondence which make up 'The lady of
the decoration,' a highly successful book by an-
other author published about two years ago."
—Lit. D.
"Will Interest only readers who know the
earlier book, to which it is decidedly inferior."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 113. Ap. '09. 4.
"Clever, bright, and interesting as it is, no
one can fail to be refreshed by its sprightliness
and clever description of life in the South."
-I- Lit. D. 38: 385. Mr. 6, '09. llOw.
"The letters are gossipy and vivacious and
entertaining enough for any young woman alone
in a foreign country to have been enlivened and
heartened by their reading."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 110. F. 27, '09. 230w.
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Duthie, Arthur Louis. Decorative glass
processes. (Westminster ser.) *$2. Van
Nostrand. 9-12266.
"The processes treated of by the author, who
has had practical experience of them as a de-
signer and executant, are those involved in
leaded lights, stained glass, embossing or
'etching,' brilliant cutting and bevelling, the
sand-blast, gilding, silvering, and mosaic.
Special chapters are devoted to proprietary and
patented processes, and at the outset an ac-
count is given of the various kinds of glass em-
ployed in the processes described." — Int. Studio.
rnt. Studio. 37: 171. Ap. '09. lOOw.
+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 25. N. '09. 80w.
"In spite of a few criticisms, and some fur-
ther defects from the literary point of view,
the book is to be welcomed as an addition to
the scanty literature of glass from the pen of a
practical glass worker, and it will no doubt
find many appreciative readers among those
interested in decorative glass." W. R.
H Nature. 79: 334. Ja. 21, '09. 700w.
Duthie, Rev. D. Wallace, ed. Bishop in the
9 rough. *$2. Dutton.
This journal, newly edited was prepared by
John Sheepshanks a young English clergyman
nearly fifty years ago while working among the
pioneers of British Columbia. "British Colum-
bia occupies about half the book, and it is no
disparagement to the author to say that it is
the most interesting part. The Sandwich
Islands, China, Mongolia, Tibet, and Siberia
do not show such marvellous changes, nor is it
in these regions that we see 'the Bishop in the
rough.' " — Spec.
"Although it describes inuch that has passed
away, Mr. Wallace Duthie is fully justified in
his opinion that it has lost little of its freshness
and interest."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 728. Je. 9. 1200w.
"Both the journalist and the editor have
done their literary work well, and the book
makes capital reading."
+ Dial. 47: 238. O. 1, '09. 450w.
Nation. 89: 362. O. 14, '09. 150w.
-I- Outlook. 92: 872. Ag. 14, '09. 200w.
Spec. 103: 135. Jl. 24, '09. 300w.
Dutt, W. A. Norfolk and Suffolk coast. 6s.
8 Unwin, London.
An informing volume dealing with the Nor-
folk and Suffolk coast from Landguard Fort to
the border of Lincolnshire. The topographical
history of the coast, its time-wrought changes
and striking natural features, places and ob-
jects of archaeological interest, the histor.v and
romance of court life, rates of shipwrecks, life
saving deeds, smuggling, and numerous related
topics are presented with emphasis on the pic-
turesque aspects.
"It is not easy to see what is the peculiar
sphere of utility contemplated by the new 'Count-
ry coast series,' in as much as the ground cov-
ered has already been fully dealt with in the
many county guidebooks, of varying status,
that recent years have brought forth, Mr. Dutt
in the opening volume, "The Norfolk and Suf-
folk coast,' has set about his task conscientious-
ly, with a praisworthy ambition (not always
realized) of imparting freshness and novelty
to an old-told tale."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 89. Jl. 24. 1200w.
"It contains an excellent treatise on one of
the most famous and interesting of the English
counties and one of the foremost."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 596. O. 9, '09. 80w.
Sat. R. 108: sup. 5. Jl. 17, '09. 450w.
"The subject which Mr. Dutt treats in this
volume abounds in many kinds of interest and
it has fallen into most capable hands. He has
the art of setting off his knowledge to advan-
tage."
+ Spec. 103: 102. Jl. 17, '09. 320w.
Dutton, Samuel Train, and Snedden, David
Samuel. Administration of public edu-
cation in the United States; with an in-
trod. by Nicholas Murray Butler.
*$i.7S. Macmillan. 8-29852.
"In the preface of this work President But-
ler distinguishes between the activities of thp
state, the American people viewed as an or-
ganized unit, and those of the government. 'It
is this governmental educational activity with
which the present volume deals.' There are
thirty-two chapters treating such subjects as
'Factors favoring the advance of education';
'The national government and education'; Lo-
cal units of educational administration"; 'Tlie
financing of public education'; 'The improve-
ment of teachers in service'; 'The elementary
course of study'; 'The administration of higli
and normal schools'; 'Vocational, physical, and
correctional education'; 'Educational statistics';
'The widening sphere of public education,' etc.
. . . The introduction brings together the
names of important persons in American edu-
cation, then follow the significant industrial and
social conditions upon which schools depend,
and the leading events in national, state, and
local school development. _There is scarcely a
topic from ventilation to p'ensions, child lat)or,
tuberculosis, festivals, and the school nurse
which is not included." — School R.
"Though not a complete treatment, it is
scholarly and valuable."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 39. F. '09.
"Indispensable will it prove as a hand-book
and work of reference for the school expert, for
the social worker or the non-professional stu-
dent of the child problem, and for the young
teacher who would know the metes and bounds
of the field wherein he has chosen to do his
lifework." J. L. Barnard.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 203. Jl. '0'?. 650w.
"While the 'Administration of public educa-
tion in the United States' has its defects and
limitations, these are. in the majority of cases.
of the sort necessarily imposed upon a bit of
pioneer work treating of such a rapidly chang-
ing field of human action." E: C. Elliott.
H El. School T. 9: 524. Je. '09. 440w.
"Comprehensive and scholarly text-book."
-f Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 30w.
"Students and teachers of the problems of
educational administration looked forward with
special interest to the publication of this book;
and in the main their high expectations are
amply justified. Its limitations are due largely
to the nature of its subject-matters." E. K.
Adams.
H -J. Philos. 6: 473. Ag. 19, '09. 670w.
"The scholarly and very comprehensive vol-
ume now before us is a distinct contribution to
the literature of education; and it should aid
further progress."
+ Nation. 88: 304. Mr. 25, '09. 160w.
"The treatment is descriptive and accurate.
To one accustomed to the somewhat inspira-
tional style of many works on school manage-
ment this encyclopedic book will prove hard
reading. It is essentially a reference book.
Fortunately there is an excellent index." F. A.
Manny.
-I School R. 17: 209. Mr. '09. 320w.
Dye, John T. Ideals of democracy: con-
s versations in a smoking car. **90c.
Bobbs. 9-10793.
A conversation on subjects relating to democ-
racy and the brother-hood of man engaged in
by a professor of political economy and sociol-
ogy, a banker, a civil engineer, a Catholic bish-
op, and a professor of law. Some of their
ideals are embodied in the following: "The
real enemies of democracy are not beyond the
sea. They are the false ideals which make the
government an instrument by which the few
distribute wealth to themselves, monopolize pro-
duction, exploit labor, create caste, corrupt
public life, rob the living and lay burdens on
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Dye, John T. — Continued.
the unborn. These false ideals can not be over-
come by the sword or destroyed by battleships,
but only by growing intelligence, enlightened
self-interest, the coming of a quickened sense
of duty, of public service and of social helpful-
ness."
Dykes, James Oswald. Christian minister
6 and his duties. *$2.2S. Scribner. 8-26256.
The work of an Knglish Presbyterian divine
"which attests the demand for closer adaptation
of the Christian ministry to modern conditions.
. . . E. g., against the Anglican conception of
the minister as a priest. Dr. Dykes stands for
the New Testament teaching that this can be
only in so far as the church itself is 'a priestly
brotherhood of spiritual equals,' officially repre-
sented in its minister. On the other hand,
an entire section of the volume is devoted to
the subject of public worship, so strongly em-
phasized by Anglicans, and to the minister's
part therein. . . . Dr. Dykes's elaborate treat-
ment of his theme takes note of all particulars
tViat have to do with the minister's success —
even his choice of a wife, his manner in sick-
rooms, and his precautions in cases of infec-
tious disease." — Outlook.
"The work may be criticized, along with all
practically similar productions, for being oblivi-
ous of the social probation which the church is
now undergoing. The thought of leadership in
social regeneration is absent; only the individu-
al is in evidence. In this respect the book, al-
though excellent in the ground that it does
cover, leaves nrmch to be desired by those who
are conscious of modern church problems, at
least in America."
-\ Am. J. Theol. 13: 498. JI. '09. 180w.
"Although written from the standpoint of
English social and ecclesiastical conditions, and
open to criticism for its lack of emphasis on
the work of social regeneration, it is a sane
and forceful work, more detailed and compre-
hensive than Hoyt's 'The minister' wliich
is confined to various aspects of pulpit dis-
course."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 72. N. '09.
"The counsels of Principal Dykes will be
found well worth attention especially on the
subject of the conduct of Christian worship."
-t- Ind. 67: 42. Jl. 1, '09. 60w.
"His lectures on the usual themes of that de-
partment of ministerial education are distin-
guished by sanity of view and force of utter-
ance."
4- Nation. 88: 485. My. 13, '09. 140w.
"He views his subject from the standpoint
of social and ecclesiastical conditions differing
from ours. This naturally causes different em-
phasis on some points of common concern."
H Outlook." 90: 318. O. 10, '08. SOOw.
Dyllington, Anthony. Green domino: a
comedy. t$i-5o. Lane. 9-13041.
A slight plot, plenty of color and a good bit
of humor mingle in this whimsical story whose
scene is laid in the Isle of Wight. "A gentle-
man clad in a loosely flowing green domino with
a peaked hood and carrying a banjo, and his
protesting friends, clothed similarly in black,
a young, pretty, and widowed 'ladyship,' and
a matchmaking duchess are the principal char-
acters. The action takes place in a lovely little
seaside English town, and the beginning of
the romance harks back to a Swiss mountain
hotel, where the green dominoed gentleman
had seen the face of 'her ladyship.' " (N. Y.
Times.)
"It is long since we have chanced upon so
delightful a story of its kind."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 716. D. 5. 130w.
"A pretty story."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 8. Ja. 2, *09. 160w.
Earhart, Lida Belle. Systematic study in
the "elementary schools. (Columbia imi-
versity contributions to education. Teach-
ers college series, no. 18.) $1. Teachers
college. 8-22123.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"We commend the book especially to teachers
and principals of elementary schools."
+ Educ. R. 37: 210. F. '09. 60w.
"Reading this monograph should be helpful
to every teacher: but the reader will find diffi-
culty in following the text and the tables which
are not most conveniently arranged for ease of
reference." E: F. Buchner.
-I El. School T. 9: 439. Ap. '09. 300w.
Ind. 67: 309. Ag. 5, '09. 70w.
Earle, Franklin Sumner. Southern agricul-
ture. *$i.25. Macmillan. 8-12779.
"This work has many points of merit to com-
mend it to the schools of the south and will no
doubt be widely used as a text-book. It is
divided into two parts, the first dealing with
general considerations, such as climate, soil,
soil m^anagement, soil improvement, the growth
of plants, insects and diseases, and closes with
a chapter on farm policy and management.
The second part treats of the chief southern
agricultural crops, including grasses and for-
age crops, fiber crops, tobacco, coffee, fruits,
nut crops and forestry, and closes with a short
chapter on domestic animals." — Science.
"The book will be useful to southern teachers
and to farmers especially."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 179. Je. '08.
"This volume treats agriculture far more
broadly than the title would indicate. The soil,
its treatment and improvement is dealt with in
a full and comprehensive manner. The space
given to individual discussions of crops grown
in the south ... is especially well handled."
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 193. Ja. '09. llOw.
"The book contains the best account avail-
able, within small compass, of the agriculture
of the warmer regions of North America and
the West Indies, and has in addition many fea-
tures which will ensure it being of use also in
other parts of the world." W. G. Freeman.
-f Nature. 79: 186. D. 17, '08. 550w.
"There seems to be very little use for de-
voting twenty-four pages to sugar cane and
only sixteen to cotton. It seems that the
author is more at home in his studies of trop-
ical agriculture, and though he has done ex-
cellent work, many parts of the book read as if
the information given were not first hand." R.
J. H. DeLoach.
-I Science, n.s. 29: 32. Ja. 1, '09. 880w.
Eastland, Florence Martin. Matt of the
'' water-front. *6oc. West. Meth. bk.
9-12879.
The story of a bright, sturdy little Irish lad
who lives in a poor water-front shack, and sup-
ports himself out of school hours by gathering
and selling driftwood. His adoption into a law-
yer's family and the subsequent discovery that
he is the lost heir to an uncle's fortune are the
important happenings in the young hero's life.
It is a story that any parent or teacher would
be glad to put into a boy's hands.
Eastman, Charles Alexander (Ohiyesa, the
11 Sioux Indian), and Eastman, Elaine
Goodale. Wigviram evenings. t$i.25.
Little. 9-26010.
Twenty-seven Indian myths into which enter
the favorite ingredients of all fairy lore — -n-
vincible heroes, beautiful princesses, wicked
witches, magic, etc. The author, a full-blooded
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Sioux, has produced the tales from his chi'd-
hood v/igwam memories, and in the retelling
nothing of the early spell is lost.
Eaton, Daniel Cady. Hand book of modern
8 • French painting, with 250 illustrations.
**$2. Dodd. 9-13980.
"Includes brief biographies of French artists
of note as well as many ininor men, and criti-
cisms of their work. It also includes a list of
the provincial museums of France and their
principal possessions, not the least valuable
feature of the book." — ^N. Y. Times.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 11. S. '09.
"His comments are not of the customary
guide book character but have a personal
touch that makes them interesting, however
brief."
+ Ind. 67: 826. O. 7, '09. 280w.
-\ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 23. N. '09. 50w.
"We can find little to praise. It gives, indeed,
a good deal of information in a handy form, hut
the text is so carelessly printed as to deprive
this information of much of its value."
— Nation. 8J: 41. Jl. 8, '09. 380w.
"A work of precisely this character is so much
needed as a reference book that it would be
welcome were its merits fewer than they are.
In general it is a fair and candid statemient of
a personal point of view."
-j ■ N. Y. Times. 14: 426. JI. 10, '09. 450w.
"The volume is valuable for any one who in-
tends to have a practical knowledge of modern
French art or even intends to 'do' intelligently
the Louvre, Luxembourg, or any picture gal-
lery containing the works of modern French
painters."
+ Outlook. 93: 645. N. 20, '09. 250w.
Eaton, Isabel Graham. By the shores of
Arcady. $L25. Outing pub. 9-2777.
The experiences of a bachelor girl artist one
summer in the Arcady she had chosen to "re-
store the wasted tissues of a tired brain." Sur-
roundings and people reproduced for the reader
are touched up in word colors that rival any
artist's effects in oils. Atmosphere abounds, and
a varied group of characters pass in gentle pro-
cession, while the thread of the story is at-
tached deftly to the fortunes of a little lad
who had been kidnapped and who is finally re-
stored to his guardian. Art, the buoyancy of
youth, and love mingle in idyllic unity.
"The lack of Interest and vivacity dulls an
otherwise good story."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 91. Mr. '09.
"It is an entertaining, wayward, ingenious
little tale, written with a spontaneity of feel-
ing that gives it a good deal of charm."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 170w.
Eaton, Walter Prichard, and Underbill,
6 Elise Morris. Runaway place. $1.25.
Holt. 9-14514.
A May idyl of Manhattan written by a former
dramatic critic of the New York .Sun. A man
out of work and an unknown maid on a vaca-
tion meet in Central Park. They waive the
formality of an introduction. In this Run-a-way
place in the heart of town they meet day after
day. Their fairy fancies, whims and child-
hood spirit of play are tempered with wise
grown-up philosophy. They frolic, reason and
make love, and chase the bird of happiness to
cover; while once possessing it they march
away touched by the spirit of Victory who with
wings agleam leads Genefal Sherman trium-
phant down the avenue.
"A pretty, whimsical tale, for educated read-
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 26. S. '09. Hh
"Self-conscious, over-literary, and curiously
inartistic medley."
— Nation, 89: 238. S. 9, '09. 260w.
"Fresh little story."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
Echoes from the O-xford magazine. Ox-
ford lib. of prose and poetry.) *90c.
Oxford.
"Printed from the second (1830) edition. It
is a book of academic humor at its best, a
worthy continuation of Calverley, a rich and
fine growth which has never taken root on this
side of the Atlantic, though Dr. Holmes some-
times came close to it. Some of the best pieces
in this collection are parodies of Tennyson and
Swinburne and others by Q. (Mr. ' Quiller-
Couch), a clever skit on 'The art of bowling'
written as a Socratic dialogue by C. T." — Na-
tion.
"All the pieces are so good tliat there is lit-
tle choice."
-f- Nation. 87: 651. D. 31, '08. 120w.
"The merit of their work lies almost entirely
in its high spirits; it would be impossible to find
a book of verses more obviously and delightful-
ly youthful."
+ Spec. 102: 305. F. 20, '09. 270w.
Eckard, — , and Naundorff, Charles-Louis.
^ King who never reigned; being memoirs
upon Louis XVII; with a preface by
Jules Lemaitre, together with introd.
and notes by Maurice Vitrac and Ar-
nould Galopin, to which is added Jo-
seph Turquan's "New light upon the
fate of Louis XVII." *$3.5o. McBride,
J:
The first part of these memoirs is the Royal-
ist Eckard's of the Dauphin's brief life, his
captivity and death: the second contains the
"revelations" of the pretender, Charles-Louis
Naundorff, T^'ho in the early nineteenth century
claimed to be the Dauphin and to have been
rescued from the Temple by certain royalists;
the third, "New light upon the fate of Louis
XVII," by Joseph Turquan, contains a new
theory concerning the mystery and death of the
Dauphin.
"It would seem that M. Turquan's evidences
are somewhat scanty to cover so considerable
an extent of territory. The book, however, has
interest and value as an epitome of a famous
historic controversy."
H Dial. 47: 102. Ag. 16, '09. 200w.
"This work, like those that have gone bpfore
it, will simply have the effect of proving that
it is useless to expect any complete revelation
of the truth concerning, perhaps, the most
poignant episode of the Reign of Terror."
— Nation. 89:187. Ag. 26, '09. 850w.
"These fragments have been arranged and
annotated by the compilers in a thoroughly
scholarly and unprejudiced manner, and the
translation is particularly good."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 349. Je. 5, 'O"*. 1250w.
+ Spec. 102: 135. Ja. 23, '09. 150w.
Edgar, Madalen G. Treasury of verse for
little children. $2.50. Crowell.
An anthology of verse for children with sym-
pathetic illustrations In black and white. "Its
range is wide, including on its serious side
Tennyson, Blake, Stevenson, and George Mac-
Donald, and on its humorous, Edward Lear
and Judge Parry; while Dr. Watts and Miss
Jane Taylor are present, we presume for the
due pointing of morals." (Ath.)
"An admirable selection, and should be of
real value In suggesting early to the Infant
mind a taste for what is good in verse."
-I- Ath. 1908, 1: 284. Mr. 7. 120w.
"The main fault we find Is that too many
pieces of Inconspicuous merit have been in-
cluded, the places of which might well have been
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Edgar, Madalen G. — Continued-
filled with better things. A book that is on the
whole well arranged and admirably produced."
^ . Ath. Ib08, 2: 505. O. 24. 220w.
Reviewed by M. J. Moses.
Ind. 65: 1470. D. 17, '08. 50w.
+ Int. Studio. 36: 253. Ja. '09. 60w.
"The inclusions are somewhat strange, show-
ing the compiler more an editor, with personal
taste tor poetry, than a born anthologist."
H Nation. 87: 522. N. 26, '08. 60w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 702. N. 28, '08. 80w.
"Containing a goodly number of remarkably
well-chosen selections."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 127. Ja. '09. 50w.
"An admirable gift-book for young children."
+ Sat. R. 106: sup. 12. D. 12, '08. 50w.
Edgcumbe, Richard. Byron : the last phase.
1- *$3. Scribner.
A book that stirs up once more the muddy
deep.s of Byron's nature. "The book falls into
two parts, the first of which describes his last
days in Italy and Greece, and the second dis-
cusses the eternal question of his relations with
his wife. Most readers will share our prefer-
ence for the former section, which, indeed,
casts much new light upon the most heroic
part of an amazing career. . . . Mr. Edg-
cumbe traces every detail of these last days, and
his chapters are a worthy contribution to that
tiue and final Life of Byron which still remains
to be written." (Spec.)
"We regard [the first part] of Mr. Edg-
cumbe's work as a thoroughly desirable addi-
tion to the Byronic literature. Of the second
section of his book, one must speak more cau-
tiously."
H Nation. 89: 433. N. 4, '09. 850w.
"We suggest that he republish his book with
the second portion omitted. The first portion —
that dealing with Byron's last days at Misso-
longhi — is at any rate quite harmless, if it is
not quite necessary."
\- Sat. R. 108: 569. N. 6, '09. 650w.
"Mr. Kdgcumbe's book, whether or not we
accept all his conclusions, is one of great in-
terest for all students of Byron. It is the work
of a genuine expert who knows the period in-
timately, and who. further, has the right dis-
criminating admiration for his subject."
H Spec. 103: 645. O. 23, '09. 1700w.
Edwards, George Wharton. Holland of to-
12 day. **$6. Mofifat. 9-25808.
"More like an ampler and glorified Baedeker
reads 'Holland of to-day,' written and pictured
b> Mr. George Wharton Edwards. The tone
is less personal and intimate, and the material
is largely a collection and abstract from other
books. 'There is more categorical information
and less of real knowledge; more facts for
the intending traveller and far less lure to take
him thither. Yet though its method is mis-
taken— since it is not a book which one can
carry in his pocket or even in his trunk — it
does not love its subject less." (Bookm.) "The
plates are not mere illustrations, — they are pic-
tures, each a thing of beauty, and altogether
setting forth a view of Holland which is strik-
ing, individual, inviting, and impressive."
(Dial.)
"Both text and illustrations show apprecia-
tion and an eye for the picturesque, but are
occasionally at fault in matters of detail."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 114. D. '09.
"Nor, in the list of this season's beautiful
ones are the pictures conspicuously successful.
They seem a little dry and lacking in range
and grip. Like the hook, they are full of in-
formation, but they do not make you long to
pack your traps." Algernon Tassin.
-I Bookm. 30: 348. D. '09. 450w.
"Considered as a picture book, this deserves
to be one of the most successful of the sea-
son's output. The text is a confused and con-
fusing mass of detail, the interesting parts
jostling the commonplace, the arrangement il-
logical, a point of view fatally lacking, the ef-
fect incoherent."
-I- — Dial. 47: 460. D. 1, '03. 300w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 1072. D. 11, '09. 130w.
"The text consists of a substratum of Bae-
deker with a fairlv plentiful covering of sym-
pathetic personal observation."
-f- Nation. 89: 569. D. 9, '09. 120w.
"The text is comprehensive, condensed, vi-
vacious, and informative. The text seems al-
ways well put. Occasionally, however, we meet
with some slight disappointment. The arrange-
ment of the subject-matter also leaves some-
thing to be desired. But we forget about this
in admiration of the capital pictures. Surely
none could be more truthful, sympathetic, or
graphic."
H Outlook. 93: 833. D. 11, '09. 260w.
Edwards, Matilda Barbara Betham-. French
11 vignettes: a series of dramatic episodes,
1787-1871. *$3. Brentano's.
A work in which Miss Betham-Edwards has
"touched upon a variety of characters and in-
cidents, each of which is interesting and dra-
matic. Some of these papers are based on more
voluminous works recently published on he
same subjects, as, for instance, the very charm-
ing 'Due d'Enghiens's Love story,' which is a
resume of the book by M. Jaques de la Faye;
while the same thing holds with the piper on
the Second empire, for which Hippolyte Magen's
history furnishes the materia]; while the ar-
ticles on Mme. Roland and Dr. Guilloline owe
their birth to French sources." — N. Y. Times.
"The book is written with spirit and force
and a keen insight into the Gallic temperment."
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 634. O. 23, '09. 460w.
Sat. R. 108: 388. S. 25, '09. lOOw.
"The 'vignettes' or 'dramatic episodes' . . .
vary a good deal in interest and value. Some
are very old stories, without much freshness in
the telling; others are almost too deeply marked
^\•^th political prejudice to be found acceptable
in these days of many-sided study and more
impartial judgment.-"
H Spec. 103: sup. 717. N. 6, '09. 470w.
Edwards, Richard Henry, ed. Labor prob-
'' lem. (Studies in American social con-
ditions, V. 4.) pa. 20C. R: H: Edwards,
2^7 Langdon St., Madison, Wis.
9-35524.
A concise statement of the factors that have
brought about our industrial troubles with sug-
gestions for the difficult solution. He says: "The
labor problem admits of no simple solution. It
is apparent that no single form of effort is ap-
plicable to the wide variety of difficulties in-
volved. The ideal is a far cry. Its achievement
will be a long drawn struggle. Accurate justice,
industrial democracy, and perfect adjustments
will only be approached by many and varied ef-
forts, some coercive and some generous. The
human touch and a fair consideration by em-
ployers and employes, each for the interests of
the other, are perhaps the most pressing needs."
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 136. My. '09.
"Judging from the work before us, Mr. Ed-
wards is well fitted for the task he has set
himself."
-t- Dial. 47: 52. Jl. 16. '09. 30w.
"Is perhaps the most carefully thought out
of any of the four which have appeared."
+ Survey. 22: 441. Je. 19, '09. 520w.
Eells, Rev. Myron. Marcus Whitman:
" pathfinder and patriot. *$2.50. Harri-
man. 9-22997.
"Among the greatest of American pioneers
Dr. Eells would place Marcus Whitman, the
physician who entered the service of the Ameri-
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n?
can mission board In 1835 and wltb his wife
and another married missionary crossed the coa-
tinent to Washington. Mr. Whitman has left
a vivid account of the journey which is in-
serted in this booli. Whitman and his wife with
twelve others were massacred by Indians in
1847. Like that of other pioneers, Marcus Whit-
man's work had a political significance and led
to the annexation of California in 18i6." — Liii.
D.
"A careful reading of tlie overwhelming mass
ot evidence in this book ought to put the
matter of Whitman's purpose forever outside
the realms of controversy."
-H Ind. 67:1206. N. 25, '09. 760w.
"The present work adds a new chapter to
the history of our country and is valuable b-'th
as a record of missionary work and of heroic
daring in advancing westward the frontier of
civilization."
+ Lit. D. 39:536. O. 2, '09. 200w.
"Dr. Eells's story is more convincing than
any other that has been told."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 547. S. 18. '09. 290w.
Egan, Maurice Francis. Wiles of Sexton
Maginnis. t$i.50. Century. 9-7142.
A story of Irish-American life and adventure
whose hero smiles, loiters, talks delicious
brogue, and reflects calmly on the world and
his share of ups and downs. The most disturb-
ing element in an otherwise serene existence
is an unsympathetic mother-in-law.
"A humorous Catholic story in which priests
and nuns figure largely."
-\- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 147. My. '09.
"He entertains us with a rapidly-moving set
of situations, illustrating widespread character-
istics of clergy and laity as they are to be
found everywhere in our towns and cities.
Where occasion offers, the Doctor is almost as
profuse in his literary allusions as Canon Shee-
han himself; but he does not imitate the
Canon's precision and deflniteness."
-\ Cath. World. 89: 253. My. '09. 560w.
Lit. D. 39: 207. Ag. 7, '09. 130w.
"Incidentally Maginnis preaches a jesting and
valuable sermon upon the appreciation of truth
in art. It is in this spirit that Prof. Egan has
written, and that his unpretending little work
can be commended to general reading."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, '09. 340w.
"There is much humor in the book, and a
clever picture of the ways and ideals of both
Italians and Irish-Americans."
-f Outlook. 92: 20*. My. 1, '09. 120w.
Egerton, Hugh Edward. Canadian constitu-
8 tional development. *ios. 6d. Murray, John,
London. 8-9028.
A narrative that begins with the passing of
Canada into British hands after the surrender
of Montreal and ends with the union of the
provinces and the establishment of the Domin-
ion. "Some coincidence with the 'Constitutional
documents' by Dr. Doughty and Professor
Shortt was unavoidable, but it ceases after
XT^X: laws are left out, and the despatches, pe-
titions and speeches are given with a short com-
mentary, cautious and instructive. The whole
well enables us to understand 'how it strikes
a contemporary.' We hear the voice of Canada
and the voice of those who are trying to govern
Canada through all the stages of unsuccessful
experiment that ended in confederation." (Eng.
Hist. R.)
"This volume is welcome for its own sake,
as being a valuable contribution to history, and
as the first fruits of the Beit foundation of
Colonial history at O.xford."
+ Spec. 100: 384. Mr. 7, '08. 200w.
Eggeling, Otto, and Ehrenberg, Frederick.
Fresh water aquarium and its inhab-
itants: a guide for the amateur aquarist.
(American nature ser. Group 4, Work-
ing with nature.) **$2. Holt. 9-571.
Gives full instruction to tlie amateur con-
cerning an aquarium outfit, the aquatic plants
with which it mav be supplied, the water crea-
tures that may be assembled to populate it, the
feeding of the inmates, fish-hatching, fish mal-
adies and implements for the care and keeping
of the aquarium. Abundant illustrations ac-
company the text.
"The book, which is well illustrated, is the
best practical guide to the aquarium we know."'
-I- Ind. 66: 366. F. 4, '09. lOOw.
"A well-balanced, clearly written account."
-f- Nation. 88: 175. F. 18, '09. 160w.
"In these days of experimental stations and
school laboratories, such a practical guide as
tlis sliould be very welcome."
-f Nature. 82:35. N. 11, '01. 150w.
"Is virtually a textbook, and a highly in-
structive one, on the subject."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 40. Ja. 23, '09. 370w.
"The subject is treated in a thorough and
practical fashion."
-f Spec. 103: 421. S. 18, '09. llOw.
Eggleston, George Gary. Irene of the moun-
9 tains : a romance of old Vireinia. t$i-50.
Lothrop. 9-13427.
Set in the Virginian mountains this story re-
minds one of "The trail of the lonesome pine."
It portrays, as does Mr. Fox's novel, the de-
velopment of a mountain girl who is separated
from her family during a period of education
and social training. Her special strength and
sweetness of character are tested when she re-
fuses to engage herself to the scion of an old
Virginia family until he has seen her in her
mountain setting surrounded by members of a
family counted among "poor wliite trash." Mr.
Eggleston, who knows his South well portrays in
clear cut fashion a shrewish mountain dictator,
Judy Peters, Queen of the mountains, whose
word on political matters was law to the men
of the mountains.
"Almost the only fault that we can find with
the book before us concerns the paucity of doc-
uments to illustrate the entry in the table of
contents of 'Reciprocity treaty with United
States ' "
+ Ath. 1907, 2: 760. D. 14. 600w.
Reviewed by J. Bonar.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 581. Jl. '09. 630w.
"He mutilates the story and the reader's re-
spect for his own intelligence with an unnec-
essary glossary of manners and customs, and
successfully expurgates all local color from his
book by a profuse use of quotation marks. I\lr.
Eggleston, with his heroes and heroines, and
of course, a chaperon, ouglit to be retired to
an old Virginia plantation and kept there, pen-
sioned by his readers."
— Ind. 67: 828. O. 7, '09. 200w.
"A genuine pleasure awaits the reader of
'Irene of the mountains.' for no prettier story
of southern life has appeared in a long time."
-f Lit. D. 39: 634. O. 16, '09. 250w.
"It is a pleasant picture of life in old Vir-
ginia in the days before the war. The best
work in the story is in the depiction of the lives
and characters of the mountaineers."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 613. O. 16, '09. 270w.
Eldridge, William Tillinghast. American
12 princess. $1.50. Sturgis & Walton.
9-2581 1.
A little kingdom in a remote corner ot Eu-
rope, a dying ruler, a plot to put a preten-
der on tlie throne, tne troubles of the rieht
princess and similar elements are ingredients
that have been used over and over in story
and drama. The American who takes a hand
in the game is not new to readers either: but
he has a sister who is, — a sister whose striking
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Eldridge, William T.— Continued.
resemblance to the princess furnishes the cnief
factor in the plot.
"Polly and Tom are game,' and the devel-
opments arising from their adventure are both
lively and entertaining."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 728. N. 20, '09. 350w.
Elias, Frank. Right Hon. H. H. Asquith,
6 M. P. 3s.6d. Clarke, James, & co., Lon-
don.
"The life of the Prime Minister as here set
forth is frankly told, and offers more agreeable
reading than most such books do. Much early
history is brought up which, though forgotten,
is worth reviving in the case of so distmguished
a career."— Ath.
"We congratulate the author on the success-
ful accomplishments of a most difficult task."
-i- Ath. l':00, 1: 437. Ap. 10. 200w.
"Mr Elias is not offensive, only dull, and
is as 'accurate and as little inspiring as the
'Annual register." On the whole Mr. Elias can
be recommended to anyone who desires to
know the bare facts of Mr. Asquith's career.
— + Sat. R. 107: 634. My. 15, '09. 170w.
"The biographer has neither a proper view-
ground nor adequate data and he is driven to
rhapsody, varied by the kind of personal de-
tails which adorn the picture papers. Mr
Elias's book stands out from this class of
work as a sober, well-bred narrative, full ot
sound and well-balanced criticism. We may
differ from him, but as a rule we respect his
judginent^'^^^^ 102: 740. My. 8. '09. 1500w.
Eliot, Charles William. Education for ef-
10 ficiency and The new dehnition of the
cultivated man. (Riverside educational
monographs.) *35c. Houghton. 9-18049.
Two essays by Ex-President Eliot, the first
of which carefully sets forth education for ef-
fective power for work and service durmg a
healthy and active life; the second, defines the
present-day ideal of a cultivated man.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 11. S. '09.
Lit. D. 39: 175. Jl. 31, '09. 700w.
"Ought to be read by every teacher, every in-
telligent parent, and as many young men and
young women as can be induced to read it.
* ^+ N. Y. Times. 14: 430. Jl. 10. '09. 770w.
Eliot, Charles William. University ad-
ministration. **$i.50. Houghton.
8-32425.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A timely and noteworthy volume, of per-
manent value."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 10. Ja. '09.
"The volume that President Eliot alone could
have written is the source of regret, — one that
might have really discussed the vital issues upon
which not practice alone but sound policy must
in the future be based."
-I Dial. 46: 88. F. 1, '09. 300w.
"There is no question as to the importance of
the book, nor of the fact that every one inter-
ested in university administration should study
it carefully; and yet one must confess that It
is strangely one-sided. Barring a few general
statements as to the peculiar relation of the
tax-supported institutions to the communities
which maintain them, there is practically noth-
ing in the book which would not have been in-
cluded had the title been 'Harvard university
administration.' " F: P. Keppel.
-I Educ. R. 37: 94. Ja. "09. 820w.
"To those who have studied President Eliot's
administration for many years, the book con-
tains nothing that Is new, though it restates In
admirable form and with much lucidity the
Eliot theory of university government. Here
is much with which every sound educator will
agree. There are opinions which no one out-
side of Harvard will accept." H. T. Peck.
-j Forum. 41: 380. Ap. '09. 1800w.
"These lectures make up the best college
president's handbook that exists. They fur-
nish something which really might be condensed
into a code of administrative ethics and ex-
pediency."
+ Lit. D. 37: 983. D. 26, '08. 400w.
"A book which will long ranK as the stand-
ard authority on the subject."
-I- Nature. 82: 3. N. 4, '09. 680w.
"Any man of affairs who is interested in uni-
versity work can rely upon finding President
Eliot's book as snappy and interesting as the
report of an expert to a corporation — which is
just what the book is in effect."
-I- N. Y. Times. 13: 766. D. 12, '08. 600w.
"For the governing and teaching bodies of the
higher institutions this can hardly be less than
a standard text-book: likewise also for the
aspiring young men and women who are fitting
for such service."
+ Outlook. 91: 382. F. 20, '09. 270w.
Reviewed by W: De Witt Hyde.
+ Outlook. 92: 931. Ag. 21, '09. 3700w.
-\- R. of Rs. 39: 510. Ap. '09. 120w.
"This volume is therefore an exposition of
what Harvard actually is, and the reasons why
it is so, in so far as these depend on admin-
istrative methods of any sort. The book is the
best of reading for college men, and to the col-
lege president it is a veritable hand-book full
of suggestiveness on every page." D: S. Jor-
dan.
+ -i- Science, n.s. 29: 145. Ja. 22, '09. 2350w.
Elliot, George Francis Scott. Romance of
savage life, describing the life of primi-
tive man, his customs, occupations, lan-
guage, beliefs, arts, crafts, adventures,
games, sports, etc. *$i.50. Lippincott.
8-3131.
A panoramic sketch of British life from Eo-
lithic man who "nearly carried out, as only a
society of squirrels and hedgehogs could do, the
beautiful ideas of modern socialism" "through
the periods of the mammoth hunters, the pony
men, and the Picts and the Celts, right up to the
Norman conquest of the Anglo-Saxons." (Ath.)
"We can recommend Mr. Scott Elliot's book
as filling a gap, and we think it should be useful
as a popular handbook on its subject."
-f- Ath. 1907, 2: 587. N. 9. 340w.
"His ground is safer and more certain in the
later chapters; in the earlier he takes risks
and guesses a good deal, as must every one
with imagination in dealing with such a per-
plexing and fascinating problem."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 504. O. 24. 420w.
Int. Studio. 33: 169. D. '07. 50w.
"Mr. Elliot professes to give references, but
these and his list of authors are inadequate.
The book will supply excellent reading to an
intelligent boy, and may lead him to study the
scientific literature of the subject."
-i Nature. 77: 171. D. 26, '07. 580w.
" 'The romance of early British life' is clever-
ly written by means of a series of stories, in
which the manners of successive peoples are
rendered with the insight and humour of a
Dutch genre painter, and yet with the sober
references to authorities that befit a man of
science." G. A. J. C.
H Nature. 79: 131. D. 3, '08. 400w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 774. D. 12, '08. 120w.
"Interesting, and even instructive, as the vol-
ume is, to a boy it could scarcely seem other
than congested and too tightly packed with in-
formation."
-^ Spec. 99: sup. 747. N. 16, '07. 180w.
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Ellis, Katharine Ruth. Wide awake girls in
" Winsted. t$i-50. Little. 9-25975-
Three of the "Wide awake girls" come, one
from Berlin, one from Massacliusetts, and one
from Washington, to spend the summer wilh
Catherine, the fourth girl at her home in Win-
sted, a little midwestern town. The town need-
ed a library and the giils, wilh the help of other
friends, undertake the good work of starling
one.
"Not so good as 'Wide awake girls," but de-
cidedly superior to the average girl's book."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 137. D. '09. +
"There are some very little people in the
book who say and do many funny things."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 597. O. 9, '09. 70w.
Elson, Henry William. Child's guide to
11 American history. (Child's guide ser.,
V. 3.) **$i.25. Baker. 9-20755.
"The romance of history in print and picture
is here set before us. Dates and statistics are
set aside even more completely than they were
in the anecdotic annals of him who was the
Father of History and had not quite learned the
difference between prose and poetry. In a series
of picturesque acts and scenes the author un-
rolls the story of the United States fnm the
landing of the Pilgrims to the excavations at
Panama. The pictures partake of the romantic
character of the prose and are reproductions
from paintings." — I.iit. D.
"They are simply and entertainingly told and
can be read by children of ten: a good library
book and of value for teachers' use as supple-
mentary reading."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 95. N. '09. >i>
"We would recommend this work to teachers
principally as a sort of side dish which may be
laid on the table at the intellectual feist fur-
nished by the author's more complete 'His-
tory of the United States.' "
-f- Lit. D. 39: 536. O. 2, '09. 170w.
"The narrative is direct and absorbing."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, '09. 70w.
Elson, Henry William. Star-gazer's hand-
1" book: a brief guide for amateur aiu-
dents of astronomy. *50c. Sturgis &
Walton.
A handbook for ready reference that presents
not only the general facts of astronomy, but
also traces the constellations and includes the
mythological stories in connection with them.
"The book is a valuable addition to educa-
tional works on astronomy, and should be in
the possession of every teacher who wishes to
have an outline, at any rate of the up-to-date
theories on this most fascinating subject."
Mary Proctor.
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 671. O. 30, '09. 430w.
Elson, Robert. Magnate: a novel. t$i-50.
^ Brentano's.
A story "founded on the well-worn theme of
a nominal marriage, and the gradual growth
in the woman of love for the man who has
married and adores her. The early days of
this commercial king's beggar-maid amid vul-
gar surroundings are described with a vigour
which carries one through a succession of gild-
ed scenes to the inevitable happy ending." —
Ath.
"Riots in a luxury of superlatives. The at-
mosphere of the almighty dollar is overpower-
ing at times."
h Ath. 1908, 2: 328. S. 19. lOOw.
"Is very amusing, and this in spite of the
fact that its author designed it to be distinctly
serious. It is amusing because of its thought-
fully wrought absurdities."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 216. Ap. 10, '09. 650w.
"The book is clever, vital, and for a kind of
fairy-tale very real in its happenings, though
'Robert Elson' is more at home in studies of
middle-class life than in scenes of splendour.
But he, or she, is interesting and sincere."
-i Sat. R. 106: 369. S. 19, '08. 280w.
Ely, Richard Theodore. Outlines of eco-
nomics. *$2. Macmillan. 8-25156.
A revision of the 1893 edition enlarged to meet
the requirements of college or university
classes. "The work is divided into four books,
labeled respectively, 'Introduction,' in which are
discussed such matters as scope and method,
the characteristics of the present economic sys-
tem, and the evolution of economic society;
'Principles and problems' in which are discussed
the general problems of political economy, in-
cluding consumption, production, values and
exchange, distribution, and the relation of the
state of industry; 'Public finance'; and the 'His-
tory of economic thought.' Book 2, on the
'Principles and problems,' is naturally the most
important part of the work. It is singularly
well arranged and lucid." (Econ. Bull.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 276. N. '(38.
"For wealth of material and formality of
method, the book is excellent with the histor-
ical aspect, of economic society carefully worked
out and an interesting chapter devoted to the
characteristics of the present economic system."
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 194. Ja. '09. 270w.
"One of the most sane, practical and up-to-
date general works on political economy. The
treatment is on the whole critical and authori-
tative, and a broad, tolerant, truth-loving spirit,
pervades the work. In a few instances, it is
true, there seems to be wanting something of
the impartial spirit that characterizes the vol-
ume as a whole, and at times there is a sin-
gular narrowness of intellectual outlook, such
as one finds where prejudice influences rea-
son."
-^ Arena. 40: 607. D. '08. 620w.
"This is undoubtedly one of the best text
books for college classes now available. It is
singularly well arranged, the style is clear and
straightforward, and the treatment is free from
those personal idiosyncrasies and peculiarities
of doctrine which have marred so many of our
recent text books. It is the first general text
book to appreciate fully and discuss intelligently
the varied phases and applications of the prin-
ciple of diminishing productivity." T. N. Car-
ver.
+ + Econ. Bull. 1: 301. D. '08. 400w.
+ Ind. 67: 304. Ag. 5, '09. 20w.
"A feature of the book to which . . . one
is inclined to give appreciative comment is its
general sanity on most of the burning ques-
tions. The chapters discussing money and so-
cialism, in particular, are notably moderate in
tone and at the same time really excellent on
other grounds. The work of course has its de-
fects." F. M. Taylor.
-I J, Pol. Econ. 17: 301. My. '09. llOOw.
"One of the best text-books available for use
either in the class-room or by the general read-
er. It is sufficiently complete and detailed to
satisfy the advanced student, and at the same
time is so free from cumbersome technicalities
as to be intelligible to the beginner."
+ Outlook. 91: 338. F. 13, '09. 300w.
"In its present enlarged form it Is a far
better work than the original, and it now forms
a distinctly valuable addition to the growmg
list of modern text-books."
-I- Pol. Sol. Q. 24: 185. Mr. '09. 80w.
Embury, Aymar, II. One hundred country
11 houses; modern American examples.
**$3. Century. 9-26473.
A suggestive and authoritative discussion of
modern American architecture, its origin, devel-
opment, uses and abuses, and its possibilities.
One hundred country houses are pictured and
their peculiarities of architecture described.
They are grouped under the heads: New Eng-
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Embury, Aymar, II — Continued-
land colonial; Southern colonial; Classic-revival;
Dutch colonial; Spanish or mission; Art nou-
veau; American farm-house; Elizabethan; Mod-
ern English; Italian; andJapanesque. The book,
ten by eleven inches in size, is handsomely
printed and bound.
"Attractive and comprehensive volume."
+ Int. Studio'. 39: sup. 25. N. 'OJ. 60w.
"The work is only not a mine of suggestive-
ness and inspiration to architects, but is now-
adays almost indispensable to those contemplat-
ing the erection of a home."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 776. N. 6, '09. 370w.
"Mr. Embury has done good service in the
preparation of this volume. Among books hav-
ing similar purposes to serve the volume is a
vork apart."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1073. D. 11, '09. 90w.
Emerson, Edward Randolph. Beverages,
past and present; an historical sketch
of their production, together with a
study of the customs connected with
their use. 2v. **$S. Putnam. 9-690.
Traces the origin and history of beverages
both intoxicating and non-intoxicating from the
earliest times to the present day, and includes
also an account of some of the curious customs
connected with their use, as, for instance, in
the Dionysian festivals of the Greeks, the ban-
quets of the Romans and the feasts of the Dru-
ids of Britain. Drinking in all countries is dis-
cussed from mythological times to the present.
his people. . . . These journals show the soil
out of which Emerson grew, the atmosphere
aiound, his habits and mental food, his doubts,
his steady, earnest purpose, and the things he
outgrew . . . the growth of his literary taste,
his style, independence of thought and original-
ity in writing."
+ Ind. 66: 1035. My. 13, '09. 70w.
"We should say that about everything that
is worth knowing about the drinking habits of
the world is to be found in this book."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14:87. F. 13, '09. 470w.
"Thorough historical sketch."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 508. Ap. '09. lOOw.
Emerson, Harrington. Efficiency as a basis
1^ for operation and wages. (Works man-
agement lib.) $2. Eng. mag. 9-24879.
"The book is not a technical ti-eatise on shop
management or on methods of paying labor or
on industrial organization or cost-keepi g."
(Engin. N.) It is a series of essays relating to
such subjects as: National efficiencies: their
tendencies and influence; Line and staff organi-
zation in industrial concerns; The location and
elimination of wastes; The realization of stand-
ards in practice; Standard times and bonus.
"Written in a style peculiarly the auMior*.?
own and so involved and profuse In its use of
illustrations and figures of speech that one is
reminded of another writer of the same sur-
name and far wider fame. There is a great deal
of thought-provoking material in tlie book; but
there are frequent statements, particularly in
the 'side remarks,' which tempt the reader to
disagreement and which really have so little
to do with the author's main thought that they
had better have been omitted.'"
-I Engin. N. 62: sup. 39. O. 14, '09. 920w.
"A very interesting book which should appeal
to every one interested in works management.
It is well written, logical and advanced in
character and the subject well covered."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 448. O. 16, '09. 270w.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Journals; w^ith an-
1- notations; ed. by E: W. Emerson and
Waldo Emerson Forbes, v. i and 2,
1820-1832. ea. *$i.75. Houghton. 9-29980.
The first two volumes comprising the years
fiom 1820-1832, of the hitherto unpublished
journals of Emerson, Viegun at the age of sev-
enteen and continued for fifty years. The se-
lections from Emerson's early journals are
rr.ade in order that the lover of Emerson may
see "the youth in his apprenticeship, the priest
in his noviciate and in his full ofBce caring for
"No books of the season will exceed these
volumes in serious interest for readers of the
best American books, or for those who are
eager to understand American life, and espe-
cially to understand the most spiritual inter-
pieter of that life who has yet appeared."
+ Outlook. 93:877. D. 18, 'OJ. 2 Ow.
Empedocles. Fragments of Empedocles;
tr. .into English verse by W: Ellery
Leonard. *$i. Open ct. 8-33413.
A useful manual for the study of Empedocles
which in addition to the translation of the
"fragments" is furnished with an introduction,
a bibliography and twenty-five pages of notes.
"Taken as a whole, the version is both trust-
worthy and readable."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 69. Jl. 17. 300w.
"Students and readers unacquainted with
Greek will welcome this admirable version of
the fragments of Empedocles, which combines
to an unusnnl degree adequate scholarship with
poetical feeling and insight." C. E. Millerd.
+ Class. Philol. 4:465. O. '09. 300w.
"Dr. William Ellery Leonard has done a not-
able service to classical literature by publish-
ing 'The fragments of Empedocles' in acceptable
English verse, accompanied by the original
text."
-f- Dial. 46: 194. Mr. 16, '09. 40w.
"This translation of the 'Fragments of Em-
pedocles' deserves credit for the extent to
which it preserves the exact meaning, together
with the beauty and power of the original." E.
H: Johnson.
+ J. Philos. 6: 193. Ap. 1, '09. 450w.
"We congratulate the author on accomplish-
ing well a desirable piece of work."
-f Nation. 88: 305. Mr. 25, '09. 240w.
N. Y. Times. .14: 337. My. 29, '09. 80w.
"Whether, liowever, we form a just judg-
ment of Empedocles or no — and all judgments
must be largely conjectural — it is certain that
English students owe Dr. Leonard a large debt
for placing this excellent edition in tlieir hands.
We can warmly recommend it to all who wish
to make personal acquaintance with a writer
who, if he fails to instruct will at any rate en-
tertain them."
+ Spec. 102: 939. Je. 12, '09. 870w.
English vegetable garden; written by ex-
^1 perts. *$3. Scribner.
"Tells how to grow familiar things to the best
advantage, and it tells also — there is no chap-
ter more worthy of note — how to grow some
things which are not familiar. Here is a list
of 'Vegetables neglected in English gardens.' —
cardoon, chicory, salsify and scorzonera, auber-
gine or egg-plant, and sugar-corn." — Spec.
"While not a guide to the American gardener,
to the open-minded this will prove a suggestive
book."
-f Nation. 89:333. O. 7, '09. 980w.
"While no portion of the volume makes a
plea for vegetarianism, the recipes for pre-
paring vegetables in novel and appetizing wavs
will probably be to many readers one of the
most valuable features of the book."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 489. Ag. 14, '09. 300w.
"The 'experts' who . . . are responsible for
the text give tbei" {"formation in a rather gen-
eral and indefinite way. stopping short of really
intimate and circumstantial direction in de-
tails which, though second nature to the skill-
ed hand, are often the crux of the tiro and the
cause of most depressing failures."
H . Sat. R. 108: 12. .11. 3. '09. 1500w.
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"This is liltely, as one might suppose from
the title, to be a most useful volume.'-
+ Spec. 102: 866. My. 29, '09. TOw.
Knock, C. Reginald. Mexico: its ancient
11 and modern civilisation, history and
political conditions, topography and
natural resources, industries and gen-
eral development; with an introd. by
Martin Hume. (South American ser.)
*$3. Scribner. 9-22998.
The sub-title suggests the ground covered by
Mr. Knock in liis story of Mexico. "The land
and the people are put before us with the most
careful detail and understanding sympathy.
Mr. Enoclv is by profession a civil and mining
engineer, and his chapters on these subjects
are especially valuable. He thinlis Mexico a
coming power and one which English and
American capital will do well to consider. He
deplores the present tendency to welcome Asi-
atic immigration, but says that Mexico needs
more population, and that it should be recruit-
ed from Europe. The tropics are becoming,
with increasing knowledge of hygiene and ther-
apeutics, more and more safe for the white
races, and Mexico, with her spirit of progress,
her courage and determination, is sure of tak-
ing the lead among Latin-American countries."
(N. Y. Times.)
"Covers modern conditions as thoroughly and
is much less expensive than Martin's 'Mexico
of the twentieth century.' Winter s 'Mexico
and her people of today' is more popular in
style and would prove an acceptable substitute
on modern Mexico, but contains much less
history."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 114. D. 'OD.
"As to the material itself, it has been writ-
ten by an enthusiast, nor, having read, do we
blame the enthusiasm. The volume is really
amazing. There is nothing about Mexico that
seems to have been left out, and it is as inter-
esting as it is comprehensive." Hildegarde
Hawthorne.
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 513. Ag. 28, '09. 1300w.
"Mr. Enock is at his best in his desfriptions
of Mexican life in city and on the road; and
his survey of the natural resources, the mineral
wealth, and the industrial prog'ess is exhaus-
tive, full of information, and illustrated by an
admirable series of photographs."
+ Spec. 103:560. O. 9, '09. 610w.
Enock, C. Reginald. Peru: its former and
present civilisation, history and exist-
ing conditions, topography and natural
resources, commerce aiid general de-
velopment; with an introd. by Martin
Hume. *$3. Scribner. 8-31238.
"Sets forth the past and present condition
of Peru in a manner which may be of practi-
cal value, while sustaining the interest and
color which have always tinged our imaginings
of that fascinating land. In his former book
Mr. Enock dealt with the manner of travel and
life in the Andes, with less of an -informative
side than the present work." (N. Y. Times.)
Some of the topics discussed are: Recent de-
velopment, Political administration and divi-
sions, the Social system. Orography, Geology,
Hydrography, Natural history. Climate, Means
of communication. Agricultural and natural
products. Mineral wealth, Financial, Industrial,
and Commercial conditions.
Epstein, Mordecai. Early history of the
^ Levant company. Dutton. 9-6032.
A study based upon original sources covering
"the years of periodic charters from 1581 to 1695
and the period of the permanent charter down
to 1640. The appendix, which makes up nearly
one-half of the volume, contains early charters,
lists of officers, ships, ports, etc." — J. Pol. Econ.
"Especially valuable for the chapters on min-
eral resources and agricultural development.
Supplements the author's 'Andes and the Ama-
zon' which covers life and travel in Peru, and
is more readable, but less informing."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 102. Ap. '09.
"Is especially full on Peruvian mineral re-
sources and agricultural development. Serves
the purpose of a handbook reasonably well."
-f- Nation. 88: 63. Ja. 21, '09. 90w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 542. O. 3, '08. 140w.
"We can only hope that this 'first instalment,'
as Dr. Epstein calls it, may be speedily followed
by an equally careful account of the later for-
tunes of the company." E. A. M'A.
4- Eng. Hist. R. 24: 405. Ap. '09. 570w.
"A distinct contribution to our knowledge of
the early history of this company."
4- J. Pol. Econ. 17: 238. Ap. '09. 60w.
"The story is worth telling all through, but
perhaps the most interesting part is chap. 10,
"Pirates, interlopers, and factors.' "
-I- Spec. 101: 136. Jl. 25, '08. 280w.
Escott, Thomas H. S. Story of British di-
plomacy; its makers and movements.
**$4. Jacobs. 8-34178.
The story of Great Britain's foreign policy
from Pitt to Palmerston. "Mr. Escott has had
opportunities of intercourse with those 'who
know,' and has availed himself of them to good
purpose. . . . The reader will find especially
interesting the narrative of the negotiations
which ended in the Crimean war." (Spec.)
"Mr. Escott has not produced a more solid
piece of work than his new book, singularly dif-
ferent in this respect from his latest gossipy
volumes. Mr. Escott's paragraphs and sen-
tences are long and somewhat breathless, but
he interests us from the first page to the last.
For dates we sigh in vain. Their absence in-
volves some confusion, and leads the author to
obscurities, if not mistakes."
+ _ Ath. 1908, 1: 781. Je. 27. 1400w.
"There are no new facts and no original re-
flections in this loose and verbose sketch of
English history."
— Sat. R. 106: S3. Jl. 18, '08. 180w.
"It may all be read with interest, though not,
we may say, with implicit confidence. There
are, too, unaccountable omissions."
H Spec. 101: 337. S. 5, '08. 250w.
Esenwein, J. Berg. Writing the short-story:
5 a practical handbook on the rise, struc-
ture, writing, and sale of the modern
short-story. $1.25. Hinds. 9-I34I4-
Embodies the practical principles of short-
story structure as viewed by the magazine ed-
itor and as practiced by the best contributor.
After a historical introduction on the rise of
the short-story and its present place and power
the following subjects are treated at length:
The nature of the short-story; The structure
of the short-story; Preparation for authorship;
The manuscript and its market; and Ap-
pendices including collections of short-stories,
sketches, and tales, representative short-stones,
plots, a digest of historical rules applicable to
short-story writing, bibliography, etc.
"More practical than Allbright's 'The short
story," which aims to establish a critical cri-
terion."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 39. O. '09.
"Mr. Esenwein has approached the short
story as an historian, as a maker of text-
books, and as a literary adviser. It is always
difficult to ride three horses at once, and in
this instance they are not all guided with equal
^ ^+ ^ Dial. 47:289. O. 16, '09. 310w.
"While the author does not add much to the
criticism of the subject, he does succeed in
collecting a good deal of information for the
practitioner." , .„^ , ^„
4- Ind. 67: 297. Ag. 5, '09. 130w.
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"If his book is the best, it is partly because
it is the latest. But he has analyzed his sub-
ject and organized his ideas with unusual vigor
and perspicuity."
+ Nation. 89: 12. Jl. 1, '09. 220w.
"Mr. Esenwein has an admirably logical meth-
od in the treatment of his subject and at the
same time he writes always in an easy, in-
teresting style."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 368. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 255. Ag. '09. 80w.
"The book is eminently practical."
+ Spec. 102: 865. My. 29, '09. 320w.
Estabrook, Alma Martin. Rule of three: a
s story of Pike's Peak. $1.25. Small.
9- II 256.
The rule of the three Bellas in a bungalow
on the side of Pike's Peak furnishes incidents
for this love comedy. Aunt Marianna, supposed
to be in .Japan, drops in suddenly upon her
nephew, Garvin Longstaff, and overcome by
the altitude demands Bella whom he had prom-
ised to marry within a certain time, now past,
as a condition for receiving a large portion of
the aunt's fortune. He rushes out to find a
substitute for Bella until she can be hurried
on to a wedding which he promises himself
shall take place speedily. The first girl he
meets refuses to serve; when he returns with
the compliant second he finds number one, who
had changed her mind, self installed as nurse.
By the time the rightful Bella appears, Gar-
vin's heart is lost to number one. The compli-
cations are smoothed out by the united efforts
of number one's grandfather and Aunt INIari-
anna. A little above the average summer
"hammock" story.
"A very plea.sant little trifle. The confection
is agreteably sentimental, with a saving spice of
humor."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 323. My. 22, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
Eucken, Rudolf Christot. Life of the spirit:
'' an introduction to philosophy; tr. from
the German by F. L. Pogson. 2d ed.,
with introductory note by the author.
(Crown theological lib., v. 26.) *$i.50.
Putnam. 9-10967.
A searching inquiry into the elements of life
with a view to reconciling them. The author
"aims at developing, not a new category, but a
new culture, and holds that it is the privilege
of philosophy, by penetrating to what is most
inward in human nature, to bring a religious
inspiration to bear upon the problem of the
world of human labor." "The author regards
a spiritual life a life of insights and affections,
as the normal development of man, and affirms
that this life must be sustained by a philoso-
phy suited to it. The life gives occasion to
the philosophy, and the philosophy justifies and
guides the life." (Dial.)
"Most stimulating arid suggestive and un-
technical, but assumes considerable learning and
requires close application."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 163. Je. '09.
"Deserves attention by reason of its intrinsic
merit. Is simple in construction and well sus-
tained in manner of presentation. The style
of the book is somewhat diffuse, but it leads
us by a sure path to this fundamental notion
of an expanding life which is mothering the
world and bringing to it a truer and more ade-
quate philosophy." J: Bascom.
H Dial. 47: 20. Jl. 1, '09. 700w.
-f- Ind. 67: 256. Jl. 29, '09. 240w.
"The book is thoroughly stimulating, and is
an admirable synthetic interpretation of mod-
ern thought. So far as can be judged from
wiiat appears to be an excellent translation,
Prof. Eucken's style is simple, straightforward,
and pure."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 95. F. 20, '09. llOOw.
Eucken, Rudolf Christof. Problem of hu-
1° man life as viewed by the great think-
ers from Plato to the present time;
tr. from the German by Williston S.
Hough, and W. R. Boyce Gibson. **$3.
Scribner. 9-24685.
A volume of nearly six hundred pages de-
signed to afford historical confirmation of the
view that conceptions are determined by life,
not life by conceptions. With this as a guiding
conviction, the author traverses "the whole
spiritual development of the Western world
in the hope that the several phases of develop-
ment and above all, its great personalities
will be brought nearer to the personal experi-
ence of the reader than is customarily done."
The discussion falls under the following gen-
eral heads: Hellenism; Christianity; The mod-
ern world. The great philosophical thinkers ana
teachers who influenced trend of thought are
treated for each period.
-f- Dial. 47: 20. Jl. 1, '09. 350w.
Nation. 89: 384. O. 21, '09. 70w.
"Here is a book, a large and seriou.s book,
full of thinking matter as well as reading mat-
ter, well written by one who has earned the
Nobel prize for literature, well translated .^y
competent American professors, well read by
the public of another land. Wliat will the
American public answer to this challenge?" J.
E. Sampter.
+ N. Y. Times. 14:747. N. 27, '0'). 1.500w.
"Welcome is the lesson here ^duced from the
struggles of the past, that human destinies are
ruled by spiritual necessities, and that life
emerges from its testing in fresner and truer
form."
-h Outlook. 93: 832. D. 11, '09. 330w.
"An admirable volume."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 762. D. '09. 70w.
Ewing, James Alfred. Mechanical produc-
tion of cold. *$3.25. Putnam. 9-7594.
A reprint of a series of lectures given in 18-^7
covering "the general principles of refrigeration,
air machines, absorption machines, the vapor
compression process, trials of refrigerating ma-
chines, uses of mechanical refrigeration and
applications of extreme cold."
"The man who takes an intelligent interest
in matters affecting our daily life cannot fail
to find in Mr. Ewing's pages much that will
appeal to him. W^hile the boo!-" is intended pri-
marily for scientific readers, it is in the main
couched in language readily intelligible to the
general public."
-f Ath. 1009, 1: 350. Mr. 20. 570w.
"In his attempt to make the treatment in-
telligible without unnecessary mathematics,
this well-known author has succeeded admir-
ably, and the lecture form makes the work
especially pleasing. A book of this kind is
much needed among men who would like to
know the principles of thermodynamics, but
who do not have the knowledge of mathematics
necessary to use the ordinary text-books on
the subject. On the other hand, it will be of
value to engineering students in showing them
that the mathematics that they meet with in
their course in thermodynamics is simply a con-
venient means to an end."
-I- Engin. Rec. 58: 706. D. 19, '08. 430w.
"It is to be regretted that [C. G. S. units!
have not been used throughout the book so as to
make it more uniform." F. H.
-I Nature. 79: 484. F. 25, '09. 780w.
Fabian essays in socialism, by G: Bernard
« Shaw and others. *soc. Ball pub. 9-35445-
A new edition of the "Fabian essays in so-
cialism," with an introductory chapter by Mr^
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Shaw relating to the Fabian society and its
worlt. "The ruling idea of the book, as de-
scribed in an introductory essay by the late
Prof. William Clarke, Is that of Inevitable polit-
ical and industrial evolution — nothing Utopian,
but an attemrted generalization on the lines
of modern scientific Ideas." (N. Y. Times.)
The railroads and efficiency of service; The
railroads and publicity; The case of the Penn-
sylvania; Labor and responsibility; Labor au-
thority over the railroads.
"One of the most important works on social-
Ism."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 119. Ap. '09.
"The rare citizen who is willing to reason
logically as well as feel humanely will find
this book most helpful."
+ Ind. 66: 1084. My. 20, '09. 400w.
"One cannot help wishing that in a little book
so generally the result of sincere and earnest
thinking the blue pencil had been used on Mr
Shaw. The book is to be commended to those
who wish to get at the heart of the Fabian idea
of socialism, to all those, in fact, who take an
interest in sociology, whether their views coin-
cide with or are opposed to the ideas promul-
gated. To the amateur who knows practically
nothing of the subject the book offers a very
fair r6sum6 of the best data and arguments
on its side of the question, presented in clear,
concise, and Intelligible style."
H N. Y, Times. 14: 206. Ap. 10. '09. 420w.
Spec. 103: 59. Jl. 10, '09. 280w.
Fagan, James O. Confessions of a rail-
road signalman. **$i. Houghton.
8-25159-
Descriptive note In December, 1908.
"Has won a right to be heard by mastery of
his field and by the devotion of a trained and
philosophic mind to a problem of vital signifl-
cance." C. R. Henderson.
-I- Am. J. Soc. 14: 548. Ja. '09. 150w.
"The author is also fortunate in possessing a
well-trained mind and he has command of re-
markably good English."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 45,5. Mr. '09. 310w.
"An exceptionally able book, worthy of the
serious attention of every student of the causes
of railroad accidents." E. R. Johnson.
-f- Char. 21: o09. Ja. 2, '09. 550w.
"This book serves a useful purpose In keeping
the real question before the American public.
But in laying the entire blame upon the rail-
road employee it does this class an injustice
and presents only a partial picture of the sit-
uation." F. H. Dixon.
H Econ. Bull. 1: 348. D. '08. 450w.
"It must command the attention of the
traveling public as well as the consideration
of the railway man, however the latter may
view the opinions of the author."
+ Engln. N. 61: sup. 19. F. 18, '09. 950w.
"There can be no doubt that the case he
presents is worthy of careful consideration." L.
C. Marshall.
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 42. Ja. '09. 430w.
"A candid consideration of the argument
leads the reviewer, at least, to feel that the
author himself is not totally unprejudiced. The
book is well thought out. The English Is ex-
cellent and the style calm and clear. It Is of
interest to everybody." E. E. Agger.
-I Pol. ScL Q. 24: 147. Mr. '09. 480w.
Fagan, James O. Labor and the railroads.
11 **$!. Houghton. 9-28733.
A vitally Important contribution to economic
history in which the author treats of the rela-
tions between organized labor movemen s and
employers, turning the force of his arguments
Into concrete railroad problems. His point of
view is that of a former emplovee who believes
that the railroad employees are the most im-
portant factors in the situation from every
point of view. "Their opinions, their policies,
their behavior, are the great topics to be con-
sidered, socially, financiaHy, and inrlustrlnlly.
His chapters are: The Industrial dilemma; La-
bor and railroads; The railroads and education;
"Vigorous and authoritative essavs."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 115. D. '69.
Fairweather, Rev. William. Background of
the gospels; or, Judaism in the peri-
od between the Old and New Testa-
ments. (Cunningham lectures, 20th
sen.) *$3. Scribner. 9-13620.
A treatment of later Judaism "with special
reference to the times of Jesus. Discussions
of the Maccabaean struggle, the Herodian age.
the Apocalyptic movement, and Hellenistic
Judaism constitute the bulk of the work. There
is a full bibliography, and numerous critical
notes and complete indices conclude the vol-
ume."— Bib. World.
"While offering thus some general criticism
on Mr. Fairweather's work, we recognize the
author's industry and the admira.ble spirit of
his discussions." G: H. Gilbert.
H Am. J. Theol. 13: 619. O. '09. 530w.
"An intelligent and comprehensive treatment
of later Judaism."
-f Bib. World. 33: 216. Mr. '09. 50w.
"The book meets admirably the end for which
it seems to have been written, namely, to put
in convenient form a large mass of historical,
literary, and theological facts pertaining to a
neglected but highly important period." H:
B Carn§.
-h Bib. World. 34: 426. D. '09. 800w.
"A good book . . . scholarly but not too tech-
nical."
-f- Nation. 88: 536. My. 27, '09. 260w.
"A valuable contribution to religious knowl-
edge."
+ Outlook. 92: 71. My. 8, '09. 200w.
"He is careful, thorough, sound, and shows
wide reading: but he lacks vigour and original-
ity in his treatment of the matter he has so
laboriously collected, and we get a little tired
of his Protestant contempt for Jewish legalism
and ecclesiasticlsm. His work is rather too big
and technical for the popular reader, and the
specialist will find little in it that he has not
found equally well expressed elsewhere; it will
remain in the thoroughly respectable class of
useful books, but it does not show, or arouse,
enthusiasm."
H Sat. R. 107: 250. F. 20, '09. 260w.
"This book deals with Judaism In the period
between the two Testaments, and certainly Mr.
Fairweather has contrived to fill 'the blank
page' with wonderfully interesting matter."
-I- Spec. 102: 579. Ap. 10, '09. 1450w.
Fallows, Alice Katharine. Mental hygiene
^ in every day living. (Making the best
of things ser.) **35c. McClurg. 9-106=;^.
A little talk on the subject of "common sense
made authoritative" that helps nervous suf-
ferers back to health, makes the timid cour-
ageous, teaches the lazy to work, cheers the
hopeless, and gives more power to the in-
dustrious.
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 163. Je. '09. +
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 342. My. 29, '09. 60w.
Fallows, Alice Katharine. Point of view.
5 (Making the best of things ser.) **3=;c.
McClurg. 9-10296.
Urges a healthy, normal, wholesome outlook
on life as the initial step to a more competent,
more efficient, happier self.
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 163. Je. '09. +
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 342. My. 29, '09. 30w.
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Fallows, Alice Katharine. Talk on relaxa-
^ tion. (Making the best of things ser.)
**35c. McClurg. 9-10655.
A little talk whose spirit is in keeping with
the work in practical Christian psychology es-
tablished by Bishop Fallows in St. Paul's
church, Chicago.
an age 'not only of reaction from the crass
materialism of which Professor Haeckel is a
belated exponent, but an age of unprecedented
ethical interest, of altruistic enthusiasm, of a
moral passion that overflows all ecclesiastical
channels and conventional modes of expression
and spreads like a great river nearing the sea.' "
— R. of Rs.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 164. Je. '09. +
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 342. My. 29, '09. 60w.
Fallows, Rt. Rev. Samuel. Health and
happiness; or, Religious therapeutics
and right living. *$i.50. McClurg.
8-30270.
A book which has grown out of Bishop Fal-
lows's work in Christian psychology, as he has
conducted it in St. Paul's church, Chicago. It
is quite similar to the Emmanuel work in Bos-
ton and teaches "faith as a dynamic force,
chiefly for the cure of overtaxed nerves. He
is for co-operation with the neuropath." (Ind.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 10. Ja. '09.
Ind. 65: 1184. N. 19, '08. 90w.
Fanning, Clara Elizabeth, comp. Selected
^~ articles on capital punishment. (Debat-
ers' handbook ser.) *$i. Wilson, H. W.
A recent volume in the "Debaters' handbook
series." It is uniform with the predecessors,
and, like them, offers as the chief reason for
compilation the manifest need among students,
debaters, and club women for material on the
subject under treatment which cannot be had
in the small libraries of the country.
Fanning, Clara Elizabeth, comp. Selected
^^ articles on the election of United States
senators. (Debaters' handbook ser.) *$i.
Wilson, H. W.
A volume in the "Debaters' handbook series"
which reprints entire or in part the most valu-
able articles on the subject of the Election of
United States senators. The book is for de-
baters who have small access to material, and
includes a full bibliography of the subject.
Farrar, James M. Junior congregation.
1884-1908. **$i.20. Funk. 8-29743.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The book is thoroughly practical." F. W.
Collier.
-j- Arena. 41: 512. Jl. '09. 130w.
"The sermons are not very good. Neither
are they very bad. The chief merit about them
is that they must have been interesting. They
are not too condescending nor are thev too
learned. Other preachers will wonder and ad-
mire. Whether they will imitate will depend
on their capacity."
+ Ind. 66: 425. F. 25, '09. 160w.
"Preachers and Sunday-school teachers would
find this book distinctly helpful to them."
-f Lit. D. 38: 106. Ja. 16, '09. 50w.
Faunce, William H. P. Educational ideal
in the ministry. **$r.25. Macmillan.
8-324IS.
President Faunce's Lyman Beecher lectures
delivered at Yale university. "To the criticism
that the work of the clergyman is not properly
correlated to modern life Dr. Faunce brings
his contention that the real, vital relation of
the preacher to the community is that of
teacher. Moreover, he contends that preaching,
far from being relegated to-day to the back-
ground of our modern life, is 'outside the pul-
pit more widespread, more vigorous, more
effective, and more in demand than at any time
during the last hundred years.' Preaching,
he declares, is done perhaps most effectively
to-day by college professors, political leaders,
judges, diplomats, governors of states, even
labor leaders. We are, he contends, living in
"It is a notable book. It cannot fail to be
an inspiration to the ministry." T. G. Soares.
-I- Am. J. Theol. 13: 481. Jl. '09. 430w.
"He presents a point of view rather than a
compendium of rules and regulations."
-f- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 716. My. '09. 270w.
"One may not agree with the author's re-
ligious points-of-view at all times, but about
the practical worth of the volume to those for
whom it has been prepared there can be no
question."
-f Arena. 41: 510. Jl. '09. 400w.
Reviewed by G: Hodges.
Atlan. 103: 561. Ap. '09. lOOw.
"The book is more an emphasis than a con-
tribution. It deals less with facts than with
values and furnishes a broad presentation
rather than a prophetic call." R: -H: Edwards.
+ Char. 21: 1049. Mr. 6, '09. 700w.
"The lectures contain robust counsel and
vigorous thinking for the theological student
of today."
-f Educ. R. 38: 99. Ja. '09. 30w.
"It would be a fine thing for the country if
this book were read by every minister and
every student of theology and every young man
who has any thought of the ministry as a pro-
fession." E. S. D.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 116. F. 27, '09. 500w.
-f Outlook. 91: 584. Mr. 13, '09. 380w.
"It is seldom, we think, that a presentation
of the relation of the clergyman to the life of
the world around him has been so graphically,
cogently, and convincingly made as Dr. Faunce
has done in this volume."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 254. F. '09. 300w.
Fauth, Philipp. ]\Ioon in modern astronomy:
9 a summary of twenty years selenographic
work and a study of recent problems ; tr.
by Joseph McCabe, with an introd. by J.
Ellard Gore. *$2. Van Nostrand. 8-14716.
"Contains Mr. Fauth's summary of his twenty
years' selenographic work, together with a dis-
cussion of the many problems which face the
selenographer of to-day. Mr. Gore's introduc-
tion is purely descriptive of the general classi-
fication of lunar features, of which he defines
the general terms, thus enabling the non-as-
tronomical reader to study Mr. Fauth's work
with some measure of understanding. The
theme of the work is the substantiation of the
author's conclusion that our satellite is covered
with a thick layer of ice." — Nature.
"The book is carefully prepared and Is well
worth consideration." H. E. Buchanan.
+ Astrophys. J. 29: 91. Ja. '09. 160w.
"The work before us places him In the first
rank of selenographers."
-f Ath. 1907, 2: 74. Jl. 20. 550w.
-i- Nature. 77: 195. Ja. 2, '08. 450w.
"The reader who wishes to lea/n the meaning
of the peculiar riddles scientists are gradually
solving regarding the cuneiform writings on the
moon's surface, will welcome this book as a pop-
ular exposition of the science of the moon."
Mary Proctor.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 515. Ag. 28, '09. 1800w.
Fay, Charles Ryle. Co-operation at home
and abroad; a description and analysis.
*$3. Macmillan. 8-338^0.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"No other work covers the subject so com-
pletely."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 137. My. '09.
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"Without doubt it is the best piece of work
ever published in this field of economic investi-
gation."
+ -t- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 194. Ja. '09. 180w.
Ind. 67: 196. Jl. 22, '09. 630w.
"The chief value of the book attaches rather
to the detailed description of these undertak-
ings than to any analysis of economic princi-
riles involved in the aims and ideals of co-op-
eration." J. C.
-f J. Pol. Econ. 17: 733. D. '09. 530vv.
"His account of the organization and working
of cooperative credit is the best general ac-
count I have seen and will form a valuable
supplement to more detailed works, such as
Wolff's." .1. E. Pope.
H Pol. Sci. Q. 24! 153. Mr. '09. 600w.
"Mr. Kay's work is indispensable to any one
who would be 'au courant' with cooperation in
Europe." N. P. Oilman.
+ Yale R. 17: 455. F. '09. 500w.
FenoUosa, Mary McNeill (Sidney McCall,
6 pseud.). Red Horse Hill. t$i-So. Little.
9-12084.
A story of even greater dramatic qualities
than "Truth Dexter." A young woman offi-
cially notified of the death of her husband who
had taken their child and run away with a
servant marries, without revealing her past
unhappiness, the junior partner in a large
milling firm. In a southern town whither they
go to build up some declining mill interests,
the wife discovers her former husband, a.
diseased drunkard, and also her child among
the frequently flogged child employees of the
mill. The terror of the revelation, the suffer-
ing for her child's misery, the unburdening of
her secret to her husband, the blow to his
pride and his final forgiveness are all elements
that are woven into a story whose dominant
note is the power for good or evil in the hands
of Southern mill owners.
"Plot Is strong but poorly handled."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 26. S. '09.
"Represents a type of fiction growing com-
mon among us, — melodrama allied to a larger
theme and a greater plea."
H Atlan. 104: 683. N. '09. 120w.
"Quite aside from any purpose, the book Is
interesting. The fact about the book which
makes it worth while is a certain passionate
intensity, a vibrant quality that seizes upon
the reader and will not let him go." Hildegarde
Hawthorne.
-I- Bookm. 29: 413. Je. '09. 970w.
"This idea . . . would have made a powerful
book had it not been weakened by an hysterical
riot of Individual emotion on the part of the
actors in the drama."
-I Nation. 89: 78. Jl. 22, '09. 140w.
"If the book were a better novel, however,
it might be a better tract as well."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 342. My. 29, '09. 500w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"Is defective in its building-plan, flat in its
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to be always effective, but it is a I'assionate,
honest, genuine blow at the hateful evils of
child-slavery in mills, and in other ways its in-
sight into human nature is notable."
H Outlook. 92: 390. Je. 19. "09. 90w.
"Viewed from the standpoint of the social
worker the book is clearly a failure."
— Survey. 22: 689. Ag. 14, '09. 200w.
Ferrero, Guglielmo. Characters and events
8 of Roman history, from Caesar to Nero;
tr. by Frances Lance Ferrero. (Lowell
lectures of 1908.) **$2.50. Putnam.
9-14129.
A series of studies of the great men and
women of ancient Rome and of critical mo-
ments and events in Roman history. Contents:
"Corruption" in ancient Rome and its coun-
terpart in modern history; The history and
legend of Antony and Cleopatra; The develop-
ment of Gaul; Nero; Julian and Tiberius; Wine
in Roman history; Social development of the
Roman Empire; Roman history in modern edu-
cation. Index.
A. L. A. Bkl, 6: 11. S. '09.
"When we come to weigh his claims care-
fully we find very s>erious flaws in his work.
Learned as he is in Latin literature and his-
tory, he lacks that broad culture which is indis-
pensable to a great historian."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 7. Jl. 3. lOOOw.
Reviewed by W. H. Johnson.
H Dial. 47: 41. Jl. 16, '09. 850w.
"It is a pity that the lectures were not trans-
lated by someone more familiar with English
vocabulary and idiom." H. S. Jones.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24:756. O. '09. 150w.
"The lectures of Mr. Ferrero still remain
suggestive, fascinating, and fresh, altho some
readers will be inclined to think that he some-
times seems to be doing in earnest what Whate-
ly did in jest, when the latter wrote an essay
to prove that such a man as Napoleon never
existed."
H Lit. D. 39: 207. Ag. 7, '09. 580w.
H Nation. 89: 80. Jl. 22, '09. 800w.
"There is no present doubt that he leads the
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old and new material, and confidence in his
own opinions, however widely they may differ
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his work is 'good reading.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 351. Je. 5, '09. llOOw.
"Prof. Ferrero, as may be expected, writes
entertainingly, and from thorough knowledge
of his subjects."
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Outlook. 92: 583. Jl. 10, '09. 500w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 125. Jl. '09. lOOw.
"The book is a manual of sound political
thought, as well as a gallery of brilliant pic-
tures. But brilliant and original as Signor Fer-
rero always is, he is never freakish. His seem-
ing paradoxes are based on sound scholarship,
and they carry full conviction."
-f Spec. 103: 513. O. 2, '09. 20{)0w.
Ferrero, Guglielmo. Greatness and decline
of Rome; v. i and 2 tr. by Alfred E. Zim-
mern. v. 3.-5 tr. by H. J. Chaytor. 5v. ea.
**$2.5o. Putnam. 7-25134.
V. 3. Fall of an aristocracy.
Continues the narrative from the day of Cae-
sar's death to the renewal of the second trium-
virate. "In other words, it is the narrative of
the fall of aristocracy, the bringing to grief of
the plans of the Conservatives, who had hoped
to obtain so much from the removal of Caesar,
and emphasizing the decadence of Rome, which
began to be revealed not only in the rottenness
of the State itself, but in the fact that Roman
leaders began to seek their fortunes abroad."
(N. Y. Times.)
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Includes the "Persian war of Anthony, the
downfall of young Pompey, and the rise of Au-
gustus, from 37 to about 23 B. C, from the fall
of Jerusalem into the power of Herod and Sos-
sius to the initiation of constitutional reforms
by the new Emperor. The reunion of Anthony
and Cleopatra, and their marriage in defiance
of the Latin rule of monogamy, the brief ex-
istence of a new Egyptian empire, the triumph
of Octavianus at Actium, the restoration of the
republic, the birth of the empire are its chief
subjects."— N. Y. Times.
V. 5. This final volume deals with "The
republic of Augustus, bringing the history down
to A. D. 14. "It is Ferrero's main contention
or chief discovery — that Augustus was a sin-
cere supporter of republican ideas and in-
stitutions; that he had no imperial ambition;
that his every effort was to preserve the
supremacy of the Senate, and that only with
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Ferrero, Guglielmo — Continued-
reluctance and under compulsion did he take
upon his own shoulders one burden of state
after another." (N. Y. Times.)
"Authoritative and final, even for a short
time, the worlt cannot be, but it has all the
charm of the best historical fiction." B. Perrin.
_| Am. Hist. R. 14: 796. Jl. '09. 1400w.
(Review of v. 5.)
"Ferrero is a valuable corrective to Momm-
sen in some respects, and his pages are far
more interesting for general reading. The
work does not cover half the period the title
promises."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 164. Je. '09. (Review
of v. 5.)
"What distinguishes the work of Fecrero is
precisely the brilliancy of his guesses — the satis-
factory manner in which they make the epoch
live again." A. C. Howland.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 205. Jl. '09. 1250w.
(Review of v. 1-5.)
"That a book should be so fascinating, even
In a translation, is its highest praise, for it
implies that its style is not mere polish of dic-
tion, but the expression of clear and persuasive
thinking. The gravest defect we find here is,
as we have said of the third volume, a super-
ficial and somewhat random psychology, which
does not appreciate what qualities are consist-
ent, and inconsistent, in human character."
-I Ath. I!i09, 1: 33. .la. 9. 2000w. (Review
of V. 3 and 4.)
"On the whole the work is well done, runs
easily, and is throughout very good, if not
convincing, reading."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 459. Ap. 17. 1450w. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
"It is worth noting that Signor Ferrero is
often willing to suppress undoubted facts. Fer-
rero's volumes are full of notions which are at
least suggestive. They are written with the re-
pressed vivacity of an Italian, who is also a
scholar. They do not, however, supersede the
work of Mommsen for that portion of Roman
history which Mommsen's volumes cover. At
the most, they may be viewed as a corrective."
H. T. Peck.
-^ Bookm. 28: 439. Ja. '09. 1800w. (Review
of v. 1-4.)
Reviewed by W. H. Johnson.
-I Dial. 47: 41. Jl. 16, '09. 850w. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
"It will be read for the undeniable brilliance
of its style — albeit this hardly receives sufficient
justice at the translator's hand — for its vivid
character-sketches, and for its acute diagnosis
of social maladies; but paradox is still the mas-
ter passion of its author, and paradox is no
fit substitute for criticism." H. S. Jones.
-j Eng. Hist. R. 24:753. O. '09. 2700w.
(Review of v. 3-5.)
"Professor Ferrero's work reflects the minute
Investigations of the coin hunters, and the sweat
of brain of modern critics."
-I- Ind. 66: 46. Ja. 1, '09. llOOw. (Review
of v. 3 and 4.)
"No great historical theme has been dealt
with In a fashion so striking and interesting
as this In many, many years."
-f Lit. D. 37: 900. D. 12. '08. 220w. (Re-
view of v. 3 and 4.)
"One of the most attractive features of the
work is the way in which he employs the
poetic literature of Rome in illustration of the
sentiments of the time."
+ + Lit. D. 38: 303. P. 20, '09. 680w. (Re-
view of v. 4.)
"He is likely, however, to be Ingenious rather
than convincing. One quality Ferrero has still
to show before he can do full justice to the
constitutional work of Augustus, namely, a
certain legal sense."
-I Nation. 87: 603. D. 17, '08. 2100w. (Re-
view of v. 3 and 4.)
"If there is anything new, as compared with
the work of various others. It is rather in the
extreme to which these points are pushed,
and we can only say that these extremes are
not adequately supported."
— Nation. 88: 491. My. 13, '09. 900w. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
"A perusal of the pages of 'The greatness
and decline of Rome' is an aesthetic as well as
an intellectual pleasure. There are no digres-
sions. The story moves with wonderful direct-
ness from cause to effect — absolutely devoid
of rhetorical ornamentation."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 683. N. 21, '08. 730w.
(Review of v. 3.)
"The translation is competent and more than
that, and the history is good reading through-
out. There are no dry pages."
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 782. D. 19, '08. lOOOw.
(Review of v. 4.)
"The volume is perhaps the most interesting
of the five."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 175. Mr. 27, '09. 870w.
(Review of v. 5.)
"A fresh charm is imparted to Roman history
by the sociological insight and the dramatic
touch of this Italian scholar."
+ Outlook. 91: 109. Ja. 16, '09. lOOOw.
(Review of v. 3 and 4.)
"Signor Ferrero's viewpoint throughout the
entire work is that of a strictly impartial ob-
server, with no theory to prove."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 123. Ja. '09. 360w. (Review
of v. 1-4.)
"This Italian scholar certainly knows how
to make history interesting."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 640. My. '09. 160w. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
"It is clear that Ferrero has* established a
claim to be heard on those great questions
about Augustus which can be solved, if at ail,
on general historical grounds, and not by an
examination of the ancient evidence."
-f Sat. R. 108: 260. Ag. 28, '09. 1400w.
(Review of v. 3-5.)
"It is the work at once of a scholar and of
an artist: it is based upon foundations of the
most solid erudition, and it is marked on every
page by the traces of a brilliant. Imaginative,
and exceedingly original mind. The work is
convincing because It Is intensely imaginative."
-I- Spec. 102: 20. Ja. 2, '09. 1850w. (Re-
view of V. 3 and- 4.)
Ferry, Ervin Sidney. Brief course in ele-
mentary dynamics for students of en-
gineering. *$i.25. Macmillan. 8-22618.
"A clear, consecutive and consistent devel-
opment of those laws and principles of dynam-
ics most frequently occurring in the ordinary
affairs of life and of widest application In the
arts." — Engin. D.
"Emphasis has been laid on a thorough
knowledge of principles upon which facts de-
pend, rather than on a familiarity with a vast
range of different phenomena."
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"A few very unconvincing statements, or
awkwardly put definitions, contrast with the
clearness and accuracy of the most of the
text."
H Engln. N. 61: sup. 45. Ap. 15, '09. 160w.
"It is logically arranged and written in a
clear style that students fit for technical edu-
cation can readily understand."
+ Engln. Rec. 58: 448. O. 17, '08. 230w.
"One of the best class books that has ap-
peared In a long time."
-f Engln. Rec. 59: 251. F. 27, '09. llOw.
"It appears to be an orderly, well -written ac-
count of the principles of dynamics, but rather
over-burdened with formulae." E. G. C.
H Nature. 80: 95. Mr. 25, '09. 170w.
Ffoulkes, Constance Jocelyn, and Maiocchi,
Rodolfo. Vincenzo Foppa of Brescia,
founder of the Lombard school. *$25.
Lane.
"The text embodies not only the opinions of
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the authors themselves but also of the most
distinguished European critics of the past and
present on Foppa and his school. It Is more-
over enriched with excellent reproductions of a
large number of his Vi'orks, fifteen In photo-
gravure, and supplemented by an index of all
the mss. quoted, with translations of some of
the more important, a chronological list of his
extant paintings, one of those now lost, a place
Index and a carefully compiled subject one." —
Int. Studio.
"Skilfully woven into an interesting consec-
utive narrative. The book is a perfect encyclo-
paedia of knowledge that will be a mine of
wealth to future students."
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N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, '08. 140w.
"What deserves especial praise is the admir-
able temper of Miss Ffoulkes' writing; it is
quite free from the barren acrimonies of the
partisan and from exaggerated laudation of Its
subject; it is also lucid and unpretentious In
style." I-^urence Binyon.
+ Sat. R. 108: 389. S. 25, '09. 420w.
"The writers of this book are enthusiasts for
their subject, and have given us a profusion of
rather insignificant detail. We could have
spared a good deal of this for the sake of a
well-reasoned essay on the art of the painter."
H Spec. 102: 668. Ap. 24, '09. 150w.
Field, Claud. Tales of the Caliphs. *$i. Dut-
8 ton.
.Included in the "Romance of the East" series
edited by L. Cranmer-Byng. "The Caliphs
who appear in this volume are five: All-Mansur
(A. D. 754), who was the Henry VII of Bagh-
dad, and the hero of the famous story of the
poem engraved on marble; Al-Mahdi, son of the
first (774) ; Karoun al-Raschld. — here we have
the excellent story of Abu'l-Kasim of Basra;
Al-Mamoun (Haroun's son); and Al-Mansour
of Cordova. It was Al-Mamoun who wept at
his brother's death, though he had sent to his
general in the field a shirt without an open-
ing for the head in answer to the question
what he was to do with the captured Prince."
(Spec.)
Dial. 47: 52. Jl. 16, '09. 40w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 342. My. 29, '09. 340w.
"Excellent stories these, though probably
known to some readers."
4- Spec. 102: 311. F. 20, '09. lOOw.
Fifty years of Darwinism: modern aspects
8 of evolution. **$2. Holt. 9-12096.
The eleven essays in this volume reflect the
views of as many of the well-known scientists
of America upon Darwin's influence and upon
his views of origin. They reveal the enormous
development and divergence of biological
thought which have been the direct conse-
quence of Darwin's work. Divergence ot
thought is the most characteristic quality, for
no two of the writers hold quite the same view
of the processes of evolution. Some of the
papers reflect closely Darwin's own opinions,
both earlier and later, while others are almost
diametrically opposed, at least in so far as the
methods of origin are concerned. The volume
is invaluable as a symposium of Amerlcaii
views of evolution.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 154. Je. '09.
"It is not 'popular science,' but it puts things
within the reach of laymen who are willing to
take thought."
+ Bookm. 29: 590. Ag. '09. 350w.
"On the whole, however, the papers are clear,
concise, and very much to the point." C. R. B.
and W. L. Tower.
+ Bot. Gaz. 48: 391. N. '09. 680w.
"These make an Interesting and valuable set
of papers, and form a notable demonstration of
the flourishing condition of American biological
science." Raymond Pearl.
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+ Ind. 67: 480. Ag. 26, '09. 270w.
+ Nation. 89: 145. Ag. 12, '09. 1700w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 339. My. 29, '09. 726w.
R. of Rs. 40: 383. S. '09. 200w.
Reviewed by D: S. Jordan.
-f- Science, n.s. 30: 528. O. 15, '09. lOOOw.
Figgis, Darrell. Vision of life: poems; with
1° an introd. by Gilbert K. Chesterton.
*$i.25. Lane.
" 'A vision of life' is but a vision of the
broad and strait ways, imagined on lines not al-
together novel." — Ath.
Sincerity and a lofty ideal are undoubtedly
the key-notes of the book; the author ranges
his forces, as Mr. Chesterton observes, 'on the
side of the angels,' but an ill-controlled pre-
ciosity, both verbal and metrical, goes far to
discount the power of his message. The tech-
nique generally, in which modern verse is usual-
ly strong, leaves much to be desired."
h Ath. 1909, 2: 178. Ag. 14. 450w.
"On the whole, and even with the help of
Chesterton's pointer, we fail to see why oblivion
should not have remained their portion." Hilde-
garde Hawthorne.
— N. Y. Times. 14: 553. S. 18, '09. 350w.
"The writer meant well and might have been
pardoned much but for the introduction. Yet
it is but honest to say that the thought is com-
monplace throughout and foolish at intervals."
— No. Am. 190: 707. N. '09. 400w.
"Until he gets rid of certain affectations of
archaism and a certain laborious endeavor to
liberalise the dictionary of modern poetic
speech, he will never give his real gifts as a
versifier any chance to appear for what they
are."
— Sat. R. 108: 322. S. 11, '09. 270w.
"While promise is not wanting, the author
has written very indifferent verse. Far-fetched
words do not constitute originality, and senten-
tiotis platitudes are not the stuff of poetry."
— Spec. 103: 21. Jl. 3, '09. 60w.
Figgis, Rev. John Neville. Gospel and hu-
9 man needs ; being the Hulsean lectures
delivered before the Univ. of Cambridge,
1908-9; with additions. *$l.25. Longmans.
An attempt "to show that miracles are a help
rather than a stumbling block to faith." "The
main thought of his four lectures may be said
to be the reassertion of the supernatural in a
materialistic age. He will have nothing to do
with the apology which minimizes the super-
human nature of the Christian revelation or its
expression in the life of Christ and the church."
(Ath.)
"A distinct and interesting contribution to
modern Christian apologetic. There are not a
few signs that the lectures were prepared for
the press with some haste."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 521. My. 1. 1500w.
"Dr. Figgis's eloquent and scholarly Hulsean
lectures are of absorbing interest. There are
minor blemishes in a work which has the real
literary flavour, and thev can easily be removed
in a later edition." G. K. Ffrench.
-\ • Hibbert J. 8: 215. O. '09. 550w.
"He is at his best when criticising critics;
his constructive work is not very convincing."
H Sat. R. 108: 204. Ag. 14, '09. 330w.
Filippi, 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
situated between the equatorial lakes of
Central Africa; tr. by Caroline de Fil-
ippi. *$8. Dutton. 9-6571-
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 749. Je. 26. 1150w.
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Filippi, Filippo de — Continued-
"Had the explorer told his own story, the
book would no doubt have been more lively in
style and more vital in content. But these un-
avoidable defects in the narrative by no means
disparage the intrinsic merit of the expedition,
which went forth, not for a storj-, but to dis-
cover and catalogue scientific data. And as a
record of important scientific discovery, no pos-
sible fault can be found with the book. We
have never seen more remarkable panoramic
pictures of mountain scenery than are here re-
produced." H. E. Coblentz.
-I Dial. 46: 184. Mr. 16. "09. 700w.
"As a story of adventure and of triumph over
difficulties it will be interesting to the general
reader, and as a description of one of the very
few unknown spots upon our globe it has a
unique scientific importance."
-t- Ind. 65: 1566. D. 24, '08. 330w.
-t- Nation. 88: 95. Ja. 28, '09. 920w.
Reviewed by J. W. Gregory.
+ Nature. 80: 281. My. 6, '09. llOOw.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 252. F. '09. lOOw.
"A handsome volume which will appeal at
once to the scientific climber and the lover of
travel literature."
+ Sat. R. 107: 49. Ja. 9, '09. 150w.
"Not only is it an enthralling record of ex-
ploration and climbing, but there is a. mass of
valuable scientific material in appendices which
is of high value to the geographer. The charm
of the book Is in the strangeness of the country
explored."
+ + Spec. 101: 997. D. 12, '08. 1550w.
Fillebrown, Charles Bowdoin. A B C of
* taxation; with Boston object lessons,
private property in land, and other es-
says and addresses. **$l.20. Doubleday.
9-5557.
Prepared as a guide revealing the true prin-
ciple of taxation to the landlord, the rent-
payer, and the student of economics. The
author treats his subject under the following
heads: Part 1, The A B C of taxation; Part
2, Three Boston object lessons in taxation;
Part 3, Private property in land, and other
essays and addresses; Part 4, Appendix, which
includes articles on "Ethics of the single tax,"
"Its breadth and catholicity," "Tolstoy and
Henry George," "A protest against unjust tax-
ation," "Agreement in political economy," etc.
"A fair and clear exposition of the single
tax, seemingly well grounded on statistical
data."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 164. Je. '09.
"The book seems to the reviewer to serve
three distinctly important purposes, and will be
equally welcome for each. In the first place it
gives us an authoritative statement, in con-
densed and interesting form, by a loving dis-
ciple, and brilliant writer, of what the Georg-
ian single tax theory ultimately meant to its
own creator. It makes a permanent and easily
available record of Mr. Fillebrown's intensive
statistical studies of real estate values and
rentals in Boston. These are valuable in many
connections other than in problems relating to
taxation. The third purpose served is to fur-
nish a record of Mr. Fillebrown's efforts at
'agreements in political economy.' " C. C.
Plehn.
-f- Econ. Bull. 2: 248. S. '09. 750w.
"A lucid propositon of George's teaching
about land values. It is cogent in parts as a
geometric proposition, tho detailed with some
unnecessary repetition. Enthusiasm and cock-
sureness, qualities which distinguish the genus,
Single taxer, appear all thru."
-^ Ind. 67: 1093. N. 11, '09. 340w.
"His harp has but one string, and to him the
single tax is the tone dominant in the entire
chord of taxation. His book discusses nothing
else, but discusses that very well, as though
it were the X Y Z of taxation, as well as the
A B C."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 243. Ap. 17, '09. 420w.
"His book is brief, easy to understand, and
full of interesting illustrations of the working
of taxation in the city of Boston. He states
his theory definitely, and maintains it with able
arguments, reinforced by evidence in the form
of concrete exhibits."
+ Outlook. 92: 109. My. 15, '09. 120w.
Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 568. S. '09. 140w.
"A clever and interesting exposition of the
+ r'. of Rs. 40: 126. Jl. '09. 80w.
Finch, Francis Miles. Blue and the gray,
and other verses; with preliminary
word by Andrew D. White. **$i.30.
Holt. 9-3883.
A group of verses by a New York man, num-
bered among the "big-hearted, wise, and wit-
ty" sons of Yale. Mr. Andrew D. White says
in his "Preliminary word," "His main pleasure
he found in the hills, the woods, the streams of
the Cayuga region, and love for these inspired
his verse."
"With their subdued colouring, their declam-
atory style, formal even in its informality, and
their rigid simplicity of verse-form, they be-
long to a period in American letters already
old-fashioned — the period of the great New
Englanders." Brian Hooker.
+ Bookm. 29: 369. Je. '09. 240w.
Nation. 88: 439. Ap. ,29, '09. 270w.
"This little volume contains nearly fifty short
poems of good quality, none of them, to be sure,
revealing the magical touch of inspiration, but
all indicative of a good mind, a sound heart, a
sense of melody."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 132. Mr. 6, '09. 230w.
Finck, Henry Theophilus. Grieg and his
' music. **$2.50. Lane. 9-15889.
An amplification of the biography included in
the "Living masters of music." It is practically
"a new work, ana may be briefly described as
an enthusiastic appreciation of the Norwegian
master, as composer, executant, conductor, and
man. To musicinns it will be welcome and val-
uable on account of its comprehensive analyt-
ical studies of different phases of Grieg's ge-
nius, while the general reader will And much
to interest him in the biographical and descrip-
tive passages, which are uncommonly rich in
personal anecdote, in the observation possible
only to intimate friendsliip, and to the revela-
tions of private correspondence." (Nation.)
"Will no doubt remain the standard author-
ity."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 12. S. '09.
-\- Ath. 1909, 2: 52. Jl. 10. 250w.
"We may not agree with Mr. Finck in all the
claims he makes for his hero, but his argu-
ments are calculated to convince. He has
given the earnest and devoted life of Grieg
with true regard and understanding; he fur-
nishes a review of the works which is author-
itative; and has made an illuminating and en-
joyable book." L: J. Block.
-J, Dial. 47: 379. N. 16, '09. 2000w.
"May the book in its new form continue
the good work begun in the old."
-I- Ind. 67: 1141. N. 18, '09. 360w.
"This is a fascinating biography — sympathet-
ic and calling up the reader's sympathy."
+ Lit. D. 39: 350. S. 4, '09. 330w.
"The book Is a full and satisfying one, wheth-
er considered in its critical or biographical as-
pect, and certainly does full justice to its sub-
ject."
+ Nation. 88: 611. Je. 17, '09. llOOw.
"Mr. Finck had the advantage of a long per-
sonal friendship with him, which has given him
command of material contributing notably to the
picturesqueness and accuracy of his account, and
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giving information about tlie genesis of some of
his works. "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 356. Je. 5, '09. 600w.
"We liave in Mr. Finck's boolc an excellent
and authoritative biography."
+ No. Am. 190: 264. Ag. '09. 500w.
"We cannot admit that Mr. Finck has suc-
ceeded in revealing to the public -wha-t he calls
'the greater Grieg.' But none the less we wel-
come the book for the fresh and pleasant light
that it sheds on the personality of a delight-
ful little master." C. L. G.
H Spec. 103: 460. S. 25, '09. 1200w.
Finck, Henry Theophilus. Success in music
1- and how it is won; with a chapter on
tempo rubato by Ignace Jan Pade-
rewski. **$2. Scribner. 9-28946.
A sort of symposium in which many of the
world's greatest singers, pianists, violinists,
and teachers tell the secrets of their success.
The author's personal conversation with many
of them, letters and various other sources have
furnished material from which he has con-
structed the "Gradus ad Parnassum," and has
shown the labored process of ascent. The
divisions of the work are: Music, money, and
happiness; Successful singers; Great pianists;
Four types of violinists; Teachers, parents and
pupils.
Ind. 67: 1142. N. 18, '09. 50w.
"The volume has the merit of presenting a
steadv 'crescendo' of interest."
+ Nation. 89: 551. D. 2, '09. 950w.
"Such details of the public and private lives
of musicians have always had attraction for
many people, and this book will be found no
e.xception. But Mr. Finck gives much more in
his own comments and observations, in his crit-
icisms, interpretations, and deductions that
come on every page."
+ N. Y. Times. 14; 768. D. 4, '09. 470w.
Finley, John H., and Sanderson, John F.
American executive and executive
methods. (Am. state ser.) **$i.25. Cen-
tury. 8-33813.
The last of eight volumes which together fur-
nish complete information concerning the man-
ner in which the governmental agencies are or-
ganized and administered. This volume sketches
the organization and mode of constituting the
American state and federal executive power,
contrasting the federal or unified type with the
state or distributed type of organization. The
legal powers of each of the three departments
of the executive are defined and some illustra-
tive judicial decisions are included.
"The distinctive feature of the work is the
marked emphasis laid upon the administrative
as opposed to the political functions of the ex-
ecutive departments of government. The book
reflects somewhat the defects inherent in a
work of dual authorship. A number of minor
errors have been noticed but the work has, on
the whole, been performed with commendable
accuracy. The 'personal views of the authors
are sound and discriminating." M. S. Brown.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 619. Ap. '09. 420w.
"Written from a too strictly legal attitude to
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umes in this series."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 76. Mr. '09.
"There is less unity in this book than could
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plain many of the omissions which could easily
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ment of the power of appointment and removal
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other leave the reader confused as to what Is
the actual condition. A similar criticism ap-
plies to the discussion of state boards and com-
missions. After going through the chapter the
reader knows what agencies there are, but not
what they do. The treatment of the various
branches of the subject is too brief to satisfy
the advanced student."
-I Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 426. S. '09. 250w.
"Nothing new or startling is developed in
the volume. It is instructive though rather
dry reading." R. E. Bisbee.
-I Arena. 41; 396. Mr. '09. lOOw.
"An important addition to our literature of
politics. The treatment is inductive and his-
torical, and eminently practical."
-t- Educ. R. 37: 315. M. '09. 50w.
Engin. Rec. 59: 166: F. 6, '09. 150w.
"The broad distinction is noted that exists
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tions relating to the national executive one could
desire that there should be a fuller considera-
tion of what might be called the prerogative
powers of the office."
-I Nation. 87: 627. D. 24, '08. 560w.
"The authors begin their book like an ortho-
dox history and end it like a political pamphlet.
Apparently the subject ran away with the
writers. It is a sort of citizen's manual of
government which would do good if 'read,
learned, and inwardly .digested' by men in
public life in any capacity." E: A. Bradford.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 37. Ja. 23, '09. 1400w.
"A full and accurate book on this subject
has been long needed, and has at length appear-
ed."
-I- Outlook. 91: 583. Mr. 13, '09. 320w.
R. of Rs. 39: 381. Mr. '09. lOOw.
Finn, Frank. World's birds: a simple and
5 popular classification of the birds of
the world. 5s. Hutchinson, London.
"After an excellent, but very short, introduc-
tion, he begins with the American vultures
(Catharditas), goes through all the families
in order, and ends with the woodpeckers
(Picidse). A great quantity of accurate and
compressed information is given under head-
ings such as size, form, plumage, young, nest,
eggs, incubation, courtship, food, gait, flight,
note, disposition, and habits, economic quali-
ties, captivity, distribution, and important
species. Mr. Finn is already well known as
a writer on popular ornithology who is also
a trustworthy authority." — Spec.
"Whatever merits this scheme of decentrali-
zation may possess, they are considerably dis-
counted by the inevitable lack of cohesion be-
tween the separate units. Apart from these
considerations, we have nothing but praise for
this excellent handbook. The practical form in
which the information relating to each family
is given is admirable, and it is wonderful how
much is contained in such a small compass:"
H Ath. 1909, 1: 201. F. 13. 500w.
"It is distinctly unfortunate that Mr. Finn
did not follow the methods of the alphabetical
system in its entirety on the lines of Montagu
and Newton. If we set aside these incongru-
ities, the book gives a fairly good ^popular idea
of the numerous families of birds."
H Sat. R. 107: 374. Mr. 20, '09. 280w.
"We cannot help thinking that Mr. Finn
would have produced an equally handy and a
more satisfactory little book of reference if he
had dealt with the birds of the world in sys-
tematic instead of alphabetic order. The mass
of facts collected, digested, and arranged in
these two hundred pages is amazing."
-I Spec. 102: sup. 158. Ja. 30, '09. 200w.
Finot, Jean. Philosophy of lone life; tr. from.
9 the French by Harry Roberts. **$2.50.
Lane. 9-17309-
"The first portion of the essay is a disquisi-
tion on longevity. . . . The mysteries of lon-
gevity are dwelt upon in a spirit in which mys-
ISO
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Finot, Jean — Continued-
ticism IS blended with science, and while the
author furnishes us with 'means for prolonging
life,' he tells us that one of the main means
is the exercise of the will, for in the exercise of
the will is to be found the cure of old age and
the power of prolonging bodily existence to an
almost indefinite period. . . . The second part
of the boolt deals with the body when it has
passed beyond the farthest limit of longevity.
* . . Mr. Finot's religion of the grave casts a
phosphorescent light over the tomb which is
bright and beautiful if not satisfying."— Lit. D.
"This is a delightful book if it be read as
one reads 'The anatomy of melancholy,' the
•Pseudodoxia epidemica,' or Wanley's 'Wonders
of the little world.' Indeed, M. Finot's scien-
tific equipment is of the slenderest in spite of
all his parade of knowledge. The translation is
good as a whole but Mr. Harry Roberts does
not seem to have much more scientific knowl-
edge than his author."
f- Ath. 1909, 2: 129. Jl. 31. 350w.
"Mr. Finot is a scientific man and a subtle
philosopher and he seems to enjoy playing
around his subject with quick and clever dia-
lectic skill without attempting to prove any-
thing except the obvious."
\- Lit. D. 39: 350. S. 4, '09. 430w.
"Turning to the mystery of death, M. Finot
puts a guess in the place of every wanting
fact."
— Nation. 88: 634. Je. 24, '09. 450w.
"It may be that Mr. Finot spreads over a lit-
tle too wide scientific field to give anything more
substantial than an imaginative and optimistic
gleaning of many more or less closely correlated
facts, apprehended with more or less accuracy.
At all events, his book is interesting."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 449. Jl. 24, '09. 1300w.
"On the scientific side, M. Finot's book has
not the merits of Professor Metchnikoff' s. It
has few technicalities; it is popular; and the
treatment is essentially literary. M. Metchni-
koff is a great expert. M. Finot is not; we doubt
If he is more than a clever Frenchman exercis-
ing a literary gift on a promising topic."
— Sat. R. 108: 140. Jl. 31, '09. 900w.
"Probably the most practically interesting
part of the volume will be found in what the
author has to say about results actually accom-
plished in the direction of longevity."
(- Spec. 102: 941. Je. 12, '09. 450w.
Fisher, Mary. Journal of a recluse; tr. from
" the original French. **$i.25. Crowell.
9-25177.
An unsigned autobiography that divulges the
suffering of a hungry, wounded heart in its
search for a cure in solitude and work. It Is
the story of a man who had lived broadly,
traveled extensively and suffered deeply; a
man of high ideals, fine perception, and un-
quenchable courage, whose bitter experiences
but sweetened his nature and cleared his vis-
ion. He comments on education, marriage,
woman's place and religion — all with a broad
spirit of fairness and tolerance. The cold facts
of a human document are softened and glori-
fied by an atmosphere full of sunlight and the
"odor of pines and wild flowers."
"The recital of the earlier years of the recluse
is unmteresting — we would almost say stupid.
Dramatic, forceful moments are not wanting,
but a tone of self-sufficiency disagreeably ob-
trudes itself at times."
1- Lit. D. 39:683. O. 23, '09. 280w.
"You quickly make up your mind that it i!»
not to be accepted at its face value as a veri-
table bit of autobiography, but it is really a
piece of sentimental fiction." H. W. Boynton.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 633. O. 23. '09. lOOw.
"The book has the charm of the unhack-
neyed."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 705. N. 13, '09. 470w.
"In its simplicity and directness It suggests
Rousseau or Amiel."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. 60w.
Fitch (William) Clyde. Wave of life: a
12 novel. $1.50. Kennerley.
The only novel of Mr. Fitch, written in 1890.
It is a drawing-room story, mainly of the
tangled loves of two young women and two
men, and of the tragic outcome. To one study-
ing the evolution of Mr. Fitch's literary suc-
cess the book has value; for it affords the
opportunity of marking the progress in logi-
cal arrangement of material and in artistic
form achieved by the piaywrig.ic along the
course from this early story to his latest play.
A tribute to Mr. Fitch's genius of friendship
prefaces the story.
Fitzhugh, Percy Keese. King Time; or,
The mystical land of the hours. $1.25.
Caldwell. 9-7338.
The dream visit of a little boy to the king-
dom of Father Time where his curiosity to find
out what becomes of the ticked-off hours and
minutes is abundantly satisfied. He meets the
imps who represent hours, minutes and jiffies,
visits their homes, and witnesses a war be-
tween the Duke of Procrastination and Father
Time.
"A fairy book of original conception."
+ Nation. 87: 601. D. 17, '08. lOOw'.
"[This] little story in verse and prose will
be an attractive gift for the juvenile reader."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, '08. lOOw.
Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James. Chapters on
s Spanish literature. *7s. 6d. Constable, Lon-
don. 9-18715.
A review in ten chapters of nearly eight cen-
turies of Spanish literature from the CId to
the novelists of to-day.
"We have no hesitation in saying that this
volume forms the most valuable English con-
tribution to Spanish letters since the same
author gave us his 'History of Spanish litera-
ture.' "
-f Ath. 1909, Ir 338. Mr. 20. 1200w.
"The verified translations are smooth and
elegant, and the work is rendered complete
by a good index."
+ Lit. D. 38: 899. My. 22, '09. 200w.
"Mr. Fitzmaurice-Kelly's lectures on Cer-
vantes and on the Spanish dramatists are
worthy of their subject, and are remarkable
for a sanity of criticism and appreciation which
his predecessors have not always possessed;
and the chapter on modern novelists gives a
satisfactory outline of the revival of Spanish
fiction from Fern&n Caballero to P^rez Gald6s
and Pardo Bazan."
-I- Sat. R. 107: 499. Ap. 17, '09. 800w.
"A deep learning perpetually enlivened by
lightning-flashes of humour, a critical analys-
ing spirit united with a breadth of insight due
to wide sympathy and knowledge of the litera-
tures of many other countries, combine to form
a very striking work, — a work that will delight
Spanish scholars, and appeal also to the more
general reader."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 636. Ap. 24, '09. llOOw.
Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James, tr. Nun ensign;
^ a translation of "La monja alfercz.''
/S. 6d. Unwin, T. Fisher, London.
The extraordinary adventures of Catalina de
Erauso, the Basque novice, who at fifteen ran
away from a convent, converted her nun's robe
into a man's attire and "sallied forth to seek her
fortune. . . . The astounding history of this ex-
traordinary woman with the soul of a swash-
buckler and the manners of a bravo, how she
took service with a merchant, how she killed
three men, to say nothing of her own brotheF
whom she unwittingly slew in fair fight, and
how, after many other adventures, she sailed
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for the New World and there fought against the
Indians, all is told us in Mr. Fitzmaurice-Kelly's
translation of this old tale." (Int. Studio.)
"A volume which will prove welcome alike to
students of Spanish literature and English read-
ers who can appreciate a stirring record of ad-
venture, unadorned by art and uninterrupted
by sentiment."
4- Ath. 1908, 2: 816. D. 26. 400w.
"The many reproductions are unfortunately
far too small."
H Int. Studio. 36: 251. Ja. '09. 250w.
"A translation with a learned introduction
and copious notes."
+ Nation. 88: 64. Ja. 21, '09. 150w.
Flack, Horace Edgar. Adoption of the
fourteenth amendment. (Johns Hop-
kins university studies in historical
and political science. Extra v. 26.) $2.
Johns Hopkins. 8-35972.
"This is an excellent study of the purpose of
the fourteenth amendment. The conclusion is
not new — that the Supreme court in its later in-
terpretations of the amendment nullified what
was the almost unanimous belief of national and
state legislatures as well as of the people at
large as to what change had been made in our
constitution. Mr. Flack has presented in de-
tail the historical evidence justifying this con-
clusion. The discussion begins with the Freed-
men's bureau and Civil rights bills, then the
amendment itself, prompted by the same mo-
tives as these bills, is attacked. . . . The last
chapter discusses the Congressional interpreta-
tions placed upon the amendment just after its
adoption." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"The book will be very useful to every
serious student of reconstruction. There is a
wholesome spirit of restraint and caution about
the book and its statements of fact are to
be relied on. A single slip has been noted: on
page 251 Senator Thurman is said to have been
"later Vice-President of the United States.' " W.
A. D.
H Am. Hist, R. 14: 625. Ap. '09. 370w.
"Mr. Flack is to be congratulated on the way
he has handled his subject. He has confined
himself strictly to the subject in hand and has
given us the best compilation of the historical
evidence as to the purpose of the fourteenth
amendment which is now available." C. L.
Jones.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 471. Mr. '09. 380w.
"There is plenty of evidence of a patient and
devoted industry in the preparation of the work;
but the standpoint is biased and the treatment
often unfair."
— Ind. 66: 485. Mr. 4, '09. 80w.
"Is constructed altogether too much accord-
ing to the rules of the scientific school of his-
tory writing to enjoy any wide circulation; and,
moreover, its subject is one in which the aver-
age man of the present generation is not vitally
interested. But there can be no question of
its helpfulness to the student of American his-
tory."
4- Outlook. 91: 774. Ap, 3, '09. 300w.
Fleming, John Ambrose. Elementary man-
ual of radio-telegraphy and radio-te-
lephony for students and operators.
*$2. Longmans. W8-192.
"The author has endeavored to present such
information as will enable readers who have
a knowledge of the elementary facts of electric-
ity and magnetism to follow intelligently the
practical development of the subject, and fit
them for the i^tudy of more advanced works.
Purely historical matter has been omitted as
far as possible, and the mathematical reason-
ing introduced is limited to the use of simple
operations and expressions." — Engin. D.
Engin. D. 5: 58. Ja. '09. 200w.
Engin. N. 61: sup. 27. Mr. 18, '09. 500w.
"The majority of those who are engaged or
who seek engagement in this work are hardly
to be expected to have any desire to pursue its
study into its more diflicult theoretical parts;
to such the present volume will prove an ade-
quate guide. To others it will serve as a useful
introduction to its more conprehensive pre-
decessor." Maurice Solomon.
-I- Nature. 80: 65. Mr. 18, '09. 380w.
"Besides its uses as a hand-book for operators
end an introduction to the more advanced
treatises for students, the manual will serve
as a valuable supplement to the author's 'Princi-
ples of electric wave telegraphy' until a new
edition of the larger work shall become neces-
sary." G. W. Nasmyth.
-!- Phys. R. 29: 88. Jl. '09. 350w.
Fletcher, Charles R. L. Historical portraits:
^ Richard II to Henry Wriothesley, 1400-
1600; The lives by C. R. L. Fletcher;
The portraits chosen by Emery Walk-
er; with an introd. on the history of
portraiture in England. *$2.90. Oxford.
9-24668.
A collection of one hundred and three biogra-
phies. "This volume, like all previous works
of the kind, begins with Richard II, for the
sufficient reason that portrait-painting was
practically unknown in England before the open-
ing of the fifteenth century. It is interesting
here to trace the development of the art, from
faces that to our eyes seem conventional and
without much individuality, down to Holbein,
who is the dominant artist of the collection."
(Nation.)
"Of the arrangement of the portraits, how-
ever, some criticism can fairly be made. Tht
written accompaniment to the illustrations falls
much below the selection of portraits in scholar-
ly characteristics."
4- + Am. Hist. R. 15:121. O. '09. 600w.
"The lives are brief but sufficient."
-I- Nation. 88: 394. Ap. 15, '09. 200w.
"It is in every way a most interesting book.
We venture, however, to differ from the state-
ment which makes Queen Mary wholly re-
sponsible for the persecutions of her reign."
H Spec. 102: 467. Mr. 20, '09. 170w.
Fletcher, Joseph Smith. Harvest moon.
$1.50. McBride, J:
A Story set in Yorkshire which deals with il-
licit love, the penalty, and the development
of the wronged woman amid tribulation.
"This is a well-written novel pitched in a
minor key."
-t- Arena. 41: 90. Ja. '09. 170w.
"The story is told with delicacy, but a false
note is struck at the reunion of the parents."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 177. Ag. 15. 220w.
Flete, John. History of Westminster ab-
11 bey; ed. by J. A. Robinson. (Notes and
documents relating to Westminster ab-
bey, V. 2.) *$2. Putnam. 9-22201.
"Flete, who was the only mediaeval writer to
attempt a history of the Abbey, was a monk of
the house from 1420 to 1465. ... A trust-
v^orthy text of the old monk's history has now
for the first time been put forth by Dean Robin-
son. He makes no profession of annotating the
text, but he supplies some useful iniroductory
remarks on the growth of the legend of the
consecration of the church by St. Peter (in the
spirit) ; the authenticity of certain of the royal
charters and papal bulls; the relics and indul-
gences; the effigies of the Norman abbots; and
the ancient tapestries of the choir. An at-
tempt has also been made to correct. Flete's
obvious inaccuracies in the chronology of the
abbots." — Ath.
"From an historical point of view the most
valuable of the present manuscripts of the
Dean and Chapter."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 432. O. 9. 250w.
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Flete, John — Cotitimicd-
•'The task by which he has laid under obli-
gation every student of the history of the ab-
bey is the edition of Flete's history, which
forms the volume before us."
+ Sat. R. lOS: 112. Jl. 24, '09. 2S0w.
Flexner, Abraham. American college: a
criticism. **$i. Century. 8-30713.
Descriptive note in December, lOOS.
Fluegel, Maurice. Humanitj', benevolence
■ and charity legislation of the Pen-
tateuch and the Talmud. *$2. H. Flue-
gel & CO., Baltimore, Aid. 8-21636.
Aims to prove the originality of the Mosaic
laws and their superiority, social and economic,
over those of the Hammurabi code.
A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 2ST. D. 'OS.
"Mr. Flexner has done well to call attention
to these problems in college life, although there
may be some justitiable doubt as to the value
of suggestions given by a man who has not been
a college teacher himself. These problems need
discussion and this volume has the merit of
stating the issue in a manner both clear and in-
teresting."
4. _ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 456. Mr. '09. 230w.
"We hope every one actively interested in
American educational institutions will read this
book." F. W. Collier.
+ Arena. 41: S6. Ja. '09. 540w.
"If Mr. Flexner was aware of this [an error],
then his reasoning is decidedly disingenuous.
If. on the other hand, he was not aware of it.
then whv on earth had he the presumption to
write a book on the subject of the American
college?' H. T. Peck.
— Bookm. 2S: 592. F. '09. 220w.
"The whole forms an admii-able and timely
criticism of an important factor in the Amer-
ican problem, and one upon which a good deal
more remains to be said and to be thought and
done."
+ Dial. 46: 23. Ja. 1, '09. 400w.
"The book before us is, so far as we recall,
the most keen and searching analysis of the
actual presern status of our educational sys-
tem that has anywhere appeared."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 5. Ja. 14. '09. 760w.
"This book is a real contribution to the sub-
ject. Mr. Flexner is iconoclastic, and yet at
the same time constructive and his book will
find a response in the minds of many who have
given careful thought to the situation."
-1- Lit. D. 3S: 3S5. Mr. 6. 'O!*. 360w.
""Mr. Flexner's over-coloring of the picture
mav be well excused if it shall rouse college au-
thorities out of a lazy satisfaction with inade-
quate results."
-\ Nation. ST: 629. D. 24, '08. llOOw.
N. Y. Times. 14: 233. Ap. 10, '09. 900w.
"This is a book whose significance is not
grasped at a cursory reading: it invites
close analysis, and though the first impression
is distinctly pessimistic, there is disclosed in its
pages an V.bundant idealism despite the un-
sparing criticism of college shortcomings."
Julius Sachs.
-i- School R. IT: 2T4. Ap. '09. 840w.
Floy, Henry. High-tension underground
6 electric cables: a practical treatise for
engineers. $2. Electrical ptib. co. Q-QS-P-
"Mr. Floy has built up this book from a
series of rapers contributed to the 'Electric
world' in the fall of 1!H"'S. The book sum-
marizes experience and gives data based on the
practice of many engineers who have been re-
sponsible for the installation and maintenance
of high-tension underground, power-transmis-
sion iines. The argument of the book is that
service by cable is more reliable than by aerial
conductors and that the cost is often so low-
as to make the installation of cables economical
in many locations where they are not demand-
ed."— Engin. X.
Engin. D. 5: 543. My. '09. 200w.
"The book is clearly written and well ar-
ranged."
-r Engin. N. 61: sup. 53. Ap. 15, '09. 440w.
"The book would be more convincing if it
were less declamatory, and if the author had not
attempted to strengthen b.is position by blam-
ing and accusing those who think differently.
The book suffers, also, from prolixity. In spite
of these and other defects, those portions of
the book which treat of the purely economic
teachings of the Hebrews are of value and will
be found useful to the student of economics.
The reader gets an impression of a book written
in haste, to order and piece-meal, and there are
errors which cannot be explained by careless-
ness alone." F. F. Uosenblatt.
h Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 145. Mr. '09. SOOw.
"We liave taken a few points in which our
author's statements seem doubtful, but we wish
to give the heartiest welcome to his book."
-i Spec. 102: TS4. My. 15, '09. 3S0w.
Flynt, Joseph. My life; with an introd. by
■Artluir Symons. *$2. Outing pub.
8-30135.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 299. D. '08.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 45T. Mr. '09. 130w.
"Looked at as an extraordinarily interesting
story of an extraordinary man. — a born tramp
and wanderer, the book is well worth while."
L. E. Palmer.
-h Char. 21: 992. F. 20, '09. 550w.
"The book answers many of the questions
that his other works inevitably raise, and it
rounds out a unique character and a unique
accomplishment."
+ Lit. D. 38: 219. F. 6, '09. 450w.
"The value of his work is in the clear, un-
refracted light which it sheds, not over civiliza-
tion on a romantic truancy, but over civiliza-
tion going quietly, furtively to the dogs." S.
P. Sherman.
-f Nation. 88: 188. F. 25. '09. 3300w.
"Nothing, seemingly, is exaggerated, and
naught set down in malice — even against him-
self."
+ Putnam's. 5: 496. Ja. '09. 530w.
Foltz, El Bie Kean. Federal civil service
as a career: a manual for applicants
for positions and those in the civil
service of the nation. **$i.50. Putnam.
9-7065.
A manual on the workings of the govern-
mental machinery for the use of young men
aspiring to Federal civil ser\ice appointments,
for the holder of such positions, for the edu-
cator and for the citizen. It deals with gov-
ernment organization, government business
methods, the merit system, preparation, ex-
amination, appointment, salaries, opportunities,
the nation's problems, government service as
a career and as a stepping stone, faults and
ethics, women in government service, and the
college graduate in public life.
"A useful manual presenting the general sub-
ject in a practical, concise manner."
-h A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 103. Ap. '09.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 181. Jl. '09. ITOw.
"All through the volume on its 'higher side,'
Mr. Foltz falls short. He .gives no adequate
account of the newer fields of public service
and how to reach them as e.g.. the consular
service: and his conception of the real meaning
and dutv of public life is vague. Yet the book
is useful and need not be despised." H. P.
Willis.
H Econ. Bull. 2: 2T6. S. '09. G^^Ow.
+ Educ. R. 38: 315. O. '09. 50w.
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"It contains a multitude of pertinent facts,
concisely stated and arranged with a view to
practical use."
+ Engin. D. 4: 542. My. '09. 140w.
+ Ind. fu: 91. JI. 8. '09. 260w.
J. Pol. Econ. 17: 6.5.3. N. '09. 70w.
"The stvle i.s marred by journalistic fustian."
^ Nation. H'J: U9. Jl. 29, '09. llOw.
+ N, Y. Times. 14: 274. My. 1, "09. 240w.
"To all who are seeking admission to the
federal service this book will prove a useful
manual. It states in a readiible way the essen-
tial facts an applicant for any kind of Wash-
ington clerkship most needs to know, and even
after the appointment is secured the appointee
will find many of the chapters helpful in be-
ginning his work."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 510. Ap. '09. 200w.
Folwell, William Watts. Minnesota the
North star state. (American common-
wealths.) *$i.25. Houghton. 8-29356.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The frequent use of slang phrases is not
commendable, though they lend a sort of raci-
ness to the style that will doubtless be pleasing
to many. The conspicuous use of uncommon
words and phrases is suggestive of a certain
staginess that is not a usual accompaniment of
serious scholarship. There is no bibliography.
Anyone who reads this little book with care
will have a fairly good understanding of the his-
tory of INIinnesota. Although without confir-
mation elsewhere one cannot be quite sure
just how much is fact and how much fiction,
yet, in the main, it seems to be trustworthy."
-1 Am. Hist. R. 14: 631. Ap. '09. 430w.
"Not only the most concise, but the most
complete history of Minnesota that has yet
been written."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 11. Ja. '09.
"The history and development of Minnesota
may be taken as typical of the Northwest, and
the volume has for this reason a general inter-
est that is added to the intrinsic interest of the
story. The book has been carefully and skil-
fully written."
-f Dial. 46: 115. F. 16, '09. 350w.
"It is at best but a disconnected chronicle,
made somewhat less interesting than might
have been the case by the author's failure to
discover any organic unity in the state's prog-
ress and by his inability to clothe his facts in
attractive and graceful style."
f- Nation. 8^: 214. S. 2, '09. 430w.
"It in the best written book on the subject,
and is the most trustworthy. Through it all
runs a stern and healthy morality, characteris-
tic of the man. His comments on public men
and measures are open and fearless. The
book, within the limitations set by the series,
is satisfai^torv and entirelv commendable."
-f Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 557. S. '09. 210w.
R. of Rs. 39: 124. Ja. '09. 80w.
Folwell, William Watts. University address-
12 es. *$i. Wilson, H. W.
A volume containing four important address-
es delivered by Dr. Folwell, the first president
of Minnesota's university, 'me first. "Inaugural
address," was delivered in 1869 to commemorate
the foundation of the University m Minnesota:
the second, "The Minnesota plan," was the
principal address made before the National
educational association held in Minneapolis in
1875; the third, "The secularization of educa-
tion." addressed to the National educational
association in Saratoga in 1882, is a counter ar-
gument to check tiie sentiment of those davs
that institutions were "Godless" and "infidel":
the fourth. "The civic education" -"-as deliv-
ered as a baccalaureate address in 1884.
Forbes, George. History of astronomy.
'2 (History of the sciences.) **75c. Putnam.
9-29873.
A new volume in a series that aims to pre-
sent for the information of the general public
a historic record of the great divisions of sci-
ence. This pocket history is not a treatise on
practical or theoretical astronomy, neither a
complete descriptive astronomy nor a book on
.•■peculative astronomy. It is "an attempt to
trace the evolution of intellectual thought in
the progress of astronomical discovery, and, by
recognising the different points of view of the
different ages, to give due credit even to
the ancients."
Ford, Julia Ellsworth. Simeon Solomon ; an
'- appreciation. I': F. Sherman, 42 W. 39th
St., X. Y. 9-29393-
An appreciation of Simeon Solomon, a con-
temporary of Rossetti, Swinburne and Burne-
Jcnes with twenty-three reproductions of his
drawings and a partial list of his works. "The
wonderful promise of nis early work was never
fulfilled; the same vivid imagination that marks
his drawings became, in his daily life, a rest-
less fancy that led him into all sorts of dissipa-
tion, wrecked his friendships, and brought his
career to a tragic close. . . . Except possibly
in a dominant note of sadness, the artist's
marred life does not in any way aiTect his work,
which suggests that of Burne-Jones, at the
same time that it is strongly original." fDial.;
"Both the drawings and the poem will well
repay the attention which Mrs. Ford asks for
them, and which her competent criticism and
well-proportioned exposition do much to focus."
+ Dial. 47: 464. D. 1, '09. 300w.
Ind. 67:984. O. 28, '09. 210w.
Ford, Sewell. Cherub Devine. $1.50. Kenner-
' ley. 9-10791.
There is a strain of Shorty McCabe in Mr.
Ford's new hero. He has been toned down to
prove fit, questionably so at times, to mingle
with aristocrats. He finally wins a countess
after various adventures that reveal the sturdy
qualities that had stood him in good stead thru
the many vicissitudes from errand boy to Wall
Street magnate.
"A cheerful and extravagant tale."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 55. O. '09.
"Mr. Ford has made this unique situation
quite plausible, and out of it has woven a
string of amusing developments. In the humor
of caricature, of both character and situation,
he has a genuine gift, to which he gives free
play in this entertaining story."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 275. My. 1, '09. 170w.
"The story as a whole is clean, clever, and
bubbling with humor."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
Ford, Sewell. Honk, Honk!! Shorty McCabe
12 at the wheel. 50c. Kennerley.
In which Shorty McCabe is heard to say to
his wife after her remark that it is a pity
that he can't run a car: "Yes, or play the
zither, or walk a slack wire. And think how
handy I'd be around the house if I'd added
practical plumbin' and shoe cobblin' to my
other accomplishments." Then unexpectedly he
is persuaded to try his hand at being his own
"shuffer": with what success, these brief chap-
ters relate.
N. Y. Times. 14: 760. D. 4, '09. 160w.
Forder, Archibald. Ventures among the
1' Arabs, in desert, tent, and town. *$i.
Gospel pub. house.
The narrative of the experiences of a mis-
sionary among the Ishmaelites of Moab. Edom,
and Arabia. "The purpose of his book, he say^,
is to arouse interest in the Arabians that shall
result in more vigorous efforts to make them
a Christian people. He holds that th'lr g-eat-
est need is to be freed from the bonds of Mo-
hammedism, which, in his view, contains noth-
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Forder, Archibald — Continued-
ing that is ennobling or helpful to social or do-
mestic life." (N. Y. Times.)
"Is a stirring narrative yet told with becom-
ing modesty."
+ Ind. 67:604. S. 9, '09. 250w.
"A readable story of his experiences in des-
ert, town, and tent."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 634. O. 23, '09. 230w.
Forman, Justus Miles. Jason : a romance.
8 t$l-50- Harper. 9-13923-
A Paris setting is chosen for this tale of
modern chivalry. The Jason in question is a
marquis descended from noted French ances-
tors, a man admired of women and respected
of men. For the love of a beautiful woman
he starts out upon the quest of finding her
brother who had suddenly dropped from the
face of his Paris world and concerning whose
welfare grave fears possessed his family.
Treachery and foul play attend his quest —
a medley of happenings in which the boy is
rescued and at the end of which Jason finds
that the "one woman" is fickle and that one su-
perior to her makes the discovery less poignant.
"Without distinction either in plot or work-
manship, but will interest the average novel
-I- — A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 26. S. '09.
"This pleasant novel, which, though it once
or twice touches the fringe of the demi-monde,
is a clean and clever story."
+ Cath. World. 90: 101. O. '09. 350w.
"It is an intensely Parisian story, written by
one who knows intimately and loves deeply the
cheerful City of Light." W : M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 387. N. 16, '09. 200w.
"Very readable, an admirable bit for a ham-
mock and a lazy day."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 492. Ag. 14, '09. 280w.
Forman, Samuel Eagle. Essentials in civil
government: a text-book for use in
schools. *6oc. Am. bk. 9-14831.
A book valuable in starting pupils "at the top
of the grammar school and at the bottom of the
high school" on the road to good citizenship.
Its aim is less to teach facts than "to establish
political ideals and to indoctrinate in notions
of civic morality."
"A very simple, straightforward introduc-
tion to the study of civil government."
-f Educ. R. 38: 99. Je. '09. 20w.
Ind. 67: 304. Ag. 5, '09. 40w.
Forrest, George William. Life of Field-
8 Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain. *i8s.
Blackwood, London. 9-29613.
Aims not "to lay before the public a series of
private correspondence connected by a thin
thread of narrative, but to write a biography
in the strictest sense of the word." It seeks to
present justly a man at the fore in English
frontier expeditions and Indian mutiny "in
whom was united to a remarkable degree the
burning desire to fight individually any number
of our foes, coupled with such sincere pity and
compassion for the vanquished, as we find in
all records and opinions of Neville Chamber-
lain's character." (Sat. R.) In addition Mr.
Forrest has "given us an admirable history of
the First Afghan war, of the Second Sikh war,
and has told the story which never palls, the
story of Delhi and its siege." (Spec.)
"Mr. Forrest has written a model biography
of a soldier whose services to his country have
hitherto received a good deal less than their
due recognition."
4- Ath. 1909, 2: 5. Jl. 3. 160w.
"It contains the most readable account of the
British disasters in Afghanistan." Sir Evelyn
Wood.
-f-— Sat. R. 108: 74. Jl. 17, '09. 2000w.
"The book should be read both by those who
in these latter days wish to learn the secret
of British rule in India, and by those, all the
world over, who love to hear of 'mighty men and
dreadful derring dooers.' "
+ Spec. 102: 977. Je. 19, '09. 2000w.
Forsslund, Louise. Old lady number 31.
t$i. Century. 9-7140.
A story full of pathos and gentle humor is
this of two old people who mortgage their small
property for mining stock, lose everything, sell
their few possessions at auction, and realize
enough to send the wife to the "old ladies' "
home while the husband faces the poor house.
How Abe is adopted by the "old ladies," how
he becomes "old lady number 31," how he de-
ports himself to miss the sting of humiliation,
and ushers in a reign of harmony and good
will in the home, how eventually the mining
stock brings modest wealth, and how they stay
on at the home — is all delightfully set down.
"Short story, humorous and pathetic."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 149. My. '09. +
"Miss Forsslund has sacrificed much in the
narrative, but always the right things. With
all this there is imported an exquisite honesty
finer than mere realism."
+ Nation. 88: 419. Ap. 22, '09. 220w.
"A quaint and curious sentimental invention.
Because the pathos of the situation is redeemed
with gentle humor, and in spite of the fact that
the dialogue is couched in the dialect appro-
priated in fiction to the Long. Island 'longshore
folk, it is not nearly so maudlin an affair as the
circumstances seem to call for."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 199. Ap. 3, '09. 380w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 374. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
"The book might be expected to have some
features of social interest. It hasn't." B. 1...
~ Survey. 22: 622. Ag. 7, '09. 30w.
Forster, Hugh Oakeley Arnold-. Military
8 needs and military policy; with an introd.
by Field-Marshal Earl Roberts. *3s. 6d.
Smith, Elder, London. 9-14812.
Deals with the army, "but contains some
references to naval inatters, and many to the
need for treating the two services in a common
policy. An appendix on volunteer crews for
local torpedo-boat stations is of high value,
and its proposals are applicable to certain special
cases (such as that of Jersey) which have
not received sufficient consideration. A passage
in which the writer contrasts 'British methods —
naval and military,' might be used as a text
for statesmen." — Ath.
"There is a tendency in the volume which
we should not notice but for the fact that it
may militate against the eventual success of
those reforming views with regard to the army
to which Arnold-Forster gave the last years of
his life. The main lines of reform, as well as
the details which were his own, are, all through
the book, 'my plan.' "
H Ath. 1909, 1: 337. Mr. 20. 1700w.
"Generally we consider this book of great
value. It places before the public the naked
truth; and we trust that in the interest of the
nation it will be widely read."
-f- Sat. R. 107: 818. Je. 26, '09. 900w.
Forsyth, David. Children in health and dis-
10 ease. *$3. Blakiston. E9-1189.
"Dr. David Forsyth writes for the physiol-
ogist, the psychologist, the schoolmaster, the
medical officer of health, the school inspector,
the health missioner, and the medical man. . . .
He recognizes that if the teachers of boys have
still much to learn, the teachers of girls are
in still greater need of instruction: for to a
woman housekeeping and child-rearing are of
far greater importance than book learning. . . .
The later chapters, dealing with the illnesses
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of children, their diagnosis and treatment are
the direct outcome of Dr. Forsyth's own expe-
rience."— Ath.
"The more it is studied and its teachings laid
to heart, the better it will be for the nation.
Dr. Forsyth puts forward no extreme views,
because his wealth of knowledge about child-
life enables him to survey the whole subject
from the broad standpoint of common sense."
4- Ath. 1909, 2: 269. S. 4. 180w.
"This volume should appeal to a large num-
ber of readers, medical and lay, and its publica-
tion at the present time i.'s opportune, for it
brings a sane and experienced judgment to the
assistance of those who in a public or private
capacity are striving to solve the problems
with which it deals."
+ Nature. 81:454. O. 14, '09. 520w.
"Dr. Forsyth has collected a quantity of facts
which will certainly be useful to students of
school hygiene in general. But it is too long,
and many pages are devoted to matter so ob-
vious that it is hard to pardon the author for
burdening his text with it; while elsewhere one
encounters subjects which, in the detail accord-
ed to them, can only appeal to physicians. Nev-
ertheless, we may welcome the book, for it is
•an earnest of newly awakened public interest
in what can claim to be one of the most ur-
gent problems of the time."
H Sat. R. 108: 354. S. 18. '09. llOOw.
Foster, Eugene Clifford. Boy and the church.
8 *75c. S. S. times co. 9-18013.
Deals with the questions concerning the boy
who is under some form of religious training
rather than with the reclamation of boys. The
aim is to determine the relationshio between
the boy and his adult advisers and to learn
how the church touches him at certain points
in his experience.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 40. O. '09. +
"A capital little book of practical advice for
grown-ups in their well-meant efforts to be of
help to bovs."
-I- Bib. World. 34: 216. S. '09. 20w.
Foster, George Burman. Function of re-
^ li.^ion in man's struggle for existence.
*$i. Univ. of Chicago press. 9-12412.
Cleaving to the "sunnier side of doubt" the
author addresses principally people who have
outgrown the traditional church faith, and who
for various reasons have given up church going.
He snows that in the history of the doctrine
of the soul there have been three epochs, In
each of which the psychology of the period
has assimilated itself to the method and control-
ling concept of the natural science of the era,
and that in turn the thought of God has been
determined by the psychologist. He discusses
the place of religion in experience, the stages
in the pilgrimage from the lower to the higher
development, and the place or function of the
Great Man in religion.
"I cannot help feeling that Professor Foster's
book would have been more successful, even
than it has been, in its splendidly practical
and helpful purpose, had he faced more square-
ly the one really fundamental question of re-
ligion." J. B. Pratt.
H Am. J. Theol. 13: 473. Jl. '09. lOOOw.
-f Bib. Worid. 33: 432. Je. '09. 90w.
"The title of Professor Foster's apologia for
theological liberalism cannot be justified either
by the contents of the book or by its method.
As a matter of fact, its discussion of religion
is more rhetorical than scientific."
1- Nation. 89: 123. Ag. 5, '09. 650w.
Outlook. 92: 530. Jl. 3, '09. 550w.
"His work bears the mark of the hasty prep-
aiation, he admits. So good a purpose need-
ed more careful execution."
H R. of Rs. 40: 761. D. '09. 90w.
Foster, Horatio A, Electrical engineer's
poclcet-book: a handbook of useful data
for electricians and electrical engi-
neers; with the collaboration of emi-
nent specialists. 5th ed. $5. Van Nos-
trand. 8-19614.
This fifth edition, completely revised and en-
larged, contains 600 pages more than previous
editions. New sections are included on elec-
trolysis, wireless telegraphy, resonance, elec-
tric automobiles, Rontgen rays and power re-
quirements of machinery.
"The book is one that cannot be omitted from
the consideration of those whose duties lie
along electrical lines."
4- Engin. D. 5: 54. Ja. '09. 370w.
"Apart from a few minor defects, which it is
very difllcult to avoid in a compilation of this
kind, the tables appear to be trustworthy, and
are readily referred to by the aid of an ex-
cellent and complete index." E. W. M.
H Nature. 80: 365. My. 27, '09. 140w.
"The amount of information given in con-
densed form is sirupl-y enormous, an^i certainly
the compiler deserves the thanks of all who
use the book for making the information so
readily available." F. B.
H Phys. R. 28: 231. Mr. '09. 200w.
Foster, John. Shakespeare word-book: be-
ing a glos.sary of archaic forms and
varied usages of words employed by
Shakespeare. *$3. Button. 9-8400.
Aims to help the student to "fix upon the
precise meaning of the dramatist's diverse and
often puzzling use" of words as Shakespeare
employed them. "It is a laborious and com-
prehensive work, compiled from various anno-
tated editions of the poet, and the notes of
such authorities as Nares, Halliwell, Dyce, and
Skeat." (Nation.)
"Many [words] are included which bear the
same meaning they have nowadays, and conse-
quently there can be no valid reason for their
inclusion. By the judicious excision of words
of this description the 735 pages in this volume
would have been reduced to more reasonable
proportions. It is only fair to add that much
of the work would have been impossible with-
out the help of the many who have gone be-
fore."
H Ath. 1909, 1:387. Mr. 27. 750w.
"It appears to have let some doubtful words
slip thru altogether."
H • Ind. 67: 91. Jl. 8, '09. 150w.
"Upon a cursory comparison with earlier
publications, it seems to be both full and ac-
curate. Like many other commentaries of a
similar kind, it is likely to reject the obvious
and simple meaning in favor of one that is more
abstruse or far-fetched, while some of its dis-
tinctions of meaning are so slight as to be un-
important or altogether fanciful: but its ex-
planations of obsolete words and phrases, its
parallel quotations, and copious references will
make it very useful to all younger students of
the text and to many of more advanced ex-
perience "
-I 'Nation. 88: 284. Mr. 18, '09. 130w.
"There is a great deal of really valuable in-
formation in the book. It is a handy volume
to have on the library shelves, even if there
is a good concordance there, also."
-1 N. Y. Times. 14: 101. F. 20, 'd. 280w.
"It is a summary of the conclusions which
scholars have reached regarding the varied
uses of English words in the Shakespearean
plays, with abundant illustrations of those
-I- Outlook. 91: 816. Ap. 10, '09. 200w.
Foster, Joshua James. Chats on old minia-
tures. *$2. Stokes. 9-35043-
"The book in the main, though not exclusive-
ly, deals with miniatures painted and owned
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Foster, Joshua James — Continued-
in England, but its historic value is greatly en-
hanced by the concluding chapter, which gives
an excellent account of the miniatures in the
exhibition of works of art of the eighteenth
century held at the French national library in
1906."— N. Y. Times.
"His 'chats' are no mere gossip, but con-
stitute a small handbook on miniatures which
we can heartily recommend to those about
to start collecting."
+ Ath. liiOS), 2:564. N. 6. 370w.
"Contains a great amount of interesting in-
formation in a small space."
4- Ind. 65: 1186. N. 19, '08. 40w.
"The book is filled with information of great
value to the collector as well as to the general
reader." W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1458. D. 17, '08. 60w.
"Amongst the many experts who have recent-
ly published books on miniatures, Mr. Foster
takes high rank on account of his insight into the
peculiarities of technique and appreciation of
the difficulties with which the exponents of
the beautiful art have to contend."
+ Int. Studio. 38: 79. Jl. '09. lOOw.
"For the serious student of the history of
miniature painting there is much of interest In
the text. To one whose interest in miniatures
is just beginning . . . the book should prove
exceedingly useful."
+ N, Y. Times. 13: 789. D. 19, '08. 540w.
"No notice can give any idea of the charm
of the volume."
4- Spec. 102: sup. 160. Ja. 30, '09. 320w.
Foster, Maximillian. Corrie who? t$i-50.
Small. 8-30937.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The book is amazinglv clever of its kind."
1- Atlan. 103: 704. My. '09. 300w.
"This is a fairly well-written mystery story,
but it is much too long and would gain greatly
in strength if cut down at least one-third." A.
C. Rich.
+ — Arena. 40: 616. D. '08. 200w.
"It is a story of mystery, handled very skil-
fully."
-f Nation. 87: 605. D. 17, '08. 250w.
"An unusually good story, cleverly worked
out and well written."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 800. D. 26, '08. 330w.
Foster, William. English factories in India,
8 1622-1623. *$4.i5. Oxford. 8-20865.
"The main events dealt with are the capture
of Ormus by the English, and the retaliatory
measures taken by the agents of the company
which secured from the Mogul compensation for
past injuries and more favourable terms for
the future. The volume is full of complaints of
the treatment of the English by the Dutch."
(Eng. Hist. It.) "Of the calendared documents
a majority deal with the activities of the com-
pany on the west coast of India, some tell of
the attempts to secure more trade on the east
coast, near Madras, and of the failures of the
English in the Far East; and others give much
valuable information In regard to important
events in the internal history of the Mogul Em-
pire." (Nation.)
"The excellent introduction provided by the
editor and the useful index are good guides to
the topics here treated." A. L. P. Dennis.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 380. Ja. '09. 550w.
"First and last, the student is again indebt-
ed to Mr. Foster for his excellent work as
editor." A. L. P. Dennis.
+ Am. Hist. R. 15: 135. O. '03. 650w.
Reviewed by H. E. E.
Eng. Hist. R. 24: 196. Ja. '09. 460w.
Reviewed by H. E. E.
-I- Eng. Hist. R. 24: 833. O. '09. 200w.
"Documents [are] calendared with discrimina-
tion and indexed with care in this volume."
+ Nation. 89: 98. Jl. 29, '09. 300w.
Foundations of reform. *ios. 6d. Simpkin,
'^ Marshall & co., London.
Contains papers read before the Defence asso-
ciation and reprints from the Times and the Na-
tional review bearing chiefly on army reforms,
national defence and allied questions. "The de-
tails of certain campaigns, which are pertinent
to the consideration of England's insular posi-
tion and liability to invasion, are dealt with
minutely. Prominent amongst these is the Da-
nish campaign of 1864." (Sat. R.)
"In most matters that are more important
than such detail, students of the art of war will
agree with Col. Repington."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 717. D. 5. 580w.
"As a collection of instances which show up
the dangers by which we are encompassed
through our haphazard manner of regarding our
national responsibilities the work must always
remain a most valuable handbook."
4 Sat. R. 107. 692. My. 29, '09. 450w.
"We must be content with commending to
our readers this very full statement."
+ Spec. 101: 1003. D. 12, '08. lOOw.
Fournier D'Albe, Edmund. New light on
immortality. *$i.75. Longmans. 8-34723.
A book which "welds into a synthetic whole
some arguments based on physics and physi-
ology, with others drawn from spiritism, to
prove the existence of the life beyond." (Cath.
World.) "Fournier frankly turns back to ma-
terialism, pure and simple. Upon the observa-
tions of continuity and of various grades of
complexity in nature and life, he bases the
assumption of the existence of attenuated, un-
observable forms of matter which pervade the
living body, and which still persist after death
in forms which are of the essence of the in-
dividual during life." (Nation.)
"The scholastic will find himself muttering
repeatedly an uncompromising 'nego majorem,'
or 'nego conclusionem,' though he cannot fail
to be interested at the ingenuity of some of the
speculations."
— Cath. World. 88: 687. F. '09. 320w.
"His conclusions prove to be entirely un-
worthy of serious consideration." H. R. M.
— Nation. 87: 658. D. 31, '08. 380w.
"It is a curious phase of human thought
which can ignore metaphysics, morality, and
faith, and base its ultimate consolations on the
apparition of Katie King."
— Sat. R. 107: 213. F. 13, '09. 1400w.
Fowler, Charles Evan. Law and business
8 of engineering and contracting. *$2.50.
McGraw. 9-6036.
"Not an extended treatise on specifications or
contract law, but. rather an instruction book to
young engineers regarding the difficulties that
beset contract work and the methods to avoid
them." (Engin. N.) The chapters based on a
course of lectures delivered by the author to the
engineering students of the University of Wash-
ington deal with the relation between engineer
and contractor, specimens of ordinary and
special forms of contracts and specifications,
inspection of engineering structures, methods
of estimating and bidding on work and upon the
organization of contracting companies.
"Not so extensive as Johnson's 'Engineering
contracts and specifications,' but practical and
up to date."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 165. Je. '09.
Engin. N. 61: sup. 34. Mr. 18, '09. 130w.
"The book is quite elementary, but under-
graduate civil engineering students will find it
a decidedly valuable introduction to an impor-
tant feature of their future work."
-f Engin. Rec. 60: 251. Ag. 28. '09. 550w.
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Fowler, William Warde. Social life at
Rome in the age of Cicero. **$2.25.
Macmillan. 9-5190.
A book which meets a longfelt want by sup-
plying a picture of life and manners, of educa-
tion, morals and religion In the age of Cicero.
The letters of Cicero, more than nine hundred
in number, have been to the author a "rich
treasure-house." His chapters are suggestive
of his plan of treatment: Topographical, The
lower population. The men of business and
their methods, The governing aristocracy, Mar-
riage and the Roman lady. The education of the
upper classes. The slave population, The house
of the rich man in town and country, The daily
life of the well-to-do. Holidays and public
amusement, and Religion.
mystifying to most of those who have not
made a special study of it, are e.xplained with
admirable lucidity. The interest as well as
the utility of the work is considerably enhanced
by the coloured plates and multitudinou.s de-
signs which Mr. Graham Johnston, Herald
painter to the Lyon court, has executed ex-
pressly for it." (Int. Studio.)
"The book will probably not be superseded
for many years, and it deserves a place among
the reference manuals of all students of sociol-
ogy and economics as well as among those of
students of classical antiquity." S. B. P.
-f Am. Hist. R. 14: 795. Jl. '09. 480w.
"A scholarly yet very readable work, of value
to students but also of interest to the educated
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 103. Ap. '09.
"We make these criticisms of detail because
we have found the book excellent reading, and
have noticed in it much that will be new to
readers, and seems to us eminently true."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 552. My. 8. 1200w.
"He depicts Roman life in the last years of
the republic in a manner at once interesting
and informing."
-f Bib. World. 33: 357. My. '09. 50w.
"The work Is admirably done, and the book
will be of lively interest both to the general
reader and to the special student of Roman life.
The main criticism which one is inclined to
make of it is that it deals almost exclusively
with the upper classes." P. F. Abbott.
-J Class. J. 5: 45. N. '09. 550w.
"For the general reader the treatment is
adequate throughout; and to the student the
volume may be recommended just as cordially,
with the suggestion that he will often find in
it a starting-point rather than a resting-
place." F. B. R. Hellems.
4- Dial. 47: 17. Jl. 1, '09. 1800w.
"We find, as in all that Mr. W. Warde Fowler
•writes, the wealth and aptitude of illustration
which spring from intimate knowledge of his
subject, the ripeness of observation born of
leisurely and independent thinking, and the ad-
mirable lucidity of expression which is his own."
TJ a T
' ' ' -f Eng. Hist. R. 24: fi03. Jl. '09. 330w.
-I- Ind. 67: 300. Ag. 5, '09. 80w.
"He writes with sympathy and grace and
has filled a gap in the library of Latin criticism
and commentary which has long been de-
plored."
+ Lit. D. 39:537. O. 2, '09. 770w.
"It is a popular book in the best sense of
that term."
-I- Nation. 89: 215. S. 2, '09. lOOOw.
"The book is interesting and valuable, not
only to the student but to the general reader.
Its pages are livelier than those of many nov-
els, and Mr. Fowler's style is so pleasantly sim-
ple that the reading is a delight."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 133. Mr. 6, "09. 1500w.
".''o far as we can judge, he has succeeded,
as few English scholars could, in presenting us
with a perfectly faithful and vivid picture of
Romnn society at one of the great crises in his-
tory."
+ Sat. R. 107: 408. Ap. 17, '09. 1600w.
"Tt fails the student exactly where he most
needs help and guidance."
1- Spec. 103: 134. Jl. 24, '09. lOOOw.
Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles. Complete
** guide to heraldry. *$4. Dodge. 9-2.11803.
A comprehensive guide to the law and practice
of heraldry. "The intricacies of the subject
"The subject is as exhaustively treated as
anyone outside the Heralds' college could wish "
+ Int. Studio. 37: 336. Je. '09. lOOw.
"The book naturally contains a vast deal of
curious information as to the pictorial side of
heraldry, much about the Garter king of arms
and the Lyon and the Ulster and the rest who
have charge in such matters in the United
Kingdom under the crown."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 512. Ag. 28, '09. 850w.
"Here indeed are all the familiar errors of the
handbooks masked in their familiar nonsense-
language, a tongue which would have puzzled
the mediseval knight as much as it confuses
the pedant of the twentieth century."
— Sat. R. 107: 817. Je. '09. 1600w.
"Valuable and most interesting."
+ Spec. 102: 615. Ap. 17, '09. 500w.
Francis, Alexander. Americans: an impres-
^1 sion. **$2. Appleton. 9-22216.
Equally as frank and friendly in his com-
ments about Americans as Mr. Price Collier
was in his impressions of the English Mr
Francis is prepared, be declares, "to undertake
the defense of Americans against themselves
and of Americans against the world, and
to prove, when occasion shall offer, that
the prevalent opinion that America has a dou-
ble dose of the original sin of materialism is
the result of partial observation and mistaken
judgment, and is due, in large measure, to the
fallacious theory that a people which has
proved itself practical and efficient in hand-
ling actualities must needs be devoid of spirit-
ual vision, energy, and power." His attention
IS confined to America's social questions; of
politics he has little to say.
"Although more serious studies than those in
H. G. Wells' 'Future in America' they lack the
flashes of insight and suggestiveness which dis-
tinguish those essays."
-^ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 72. N. '09.
"It lacks all those engaging qualities which
an essay on international impressionism needs
.'■•o much more than it needs a sound judg-
ment. For with a sound judgment the im-
piessionist would decide not to write it at all"
— ' Bookm. 30: 326. D. '09. 930w.
"The matter does not seem new and the
manner is not distinctive. No American re-
viewer will lay hands on so friendly a book save
in the way of kindness, but the hands of most
readers will not be laid on it long." F. M. Col-
by.
— Forum. 42: 477. N. '09. llOOw.
"A globetrotter of such a range should s^e
national life in proper perspective, and Mr.
Francis does show a freedom from that in-
sular narrowness which tias sometimes spoiled
the work of British critics of America. Least
effective is the chapter on Race prejudice,
which treats quite superflciallv America's mosr
distressing and complex nrohlem."
H Ind. 67: 1208. N. 25, '09. SOOw.
"He has strictures to makp upon certain as-
pects of American life: but his opinion of it In
the large is sympathetic and optimistic." H.
W. Bovnton.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 561. S. 25, '0^. 1600w.
Frank, Henry. Modern light on immortality:
^- being an original excur.'^ion into historical
research and scientific discovery, pointing
to a new solution of the problem. *$i.8.s.
Sherman, French & co. 9-20216.
A book that "surveys all history, all biologv,
and all philosophy in its quest after evidence
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Frank, Henry — Continued-
concerning the problem of life after death.'
Nation.
"Since the author has no first-hand and
little accurate knowledge in any of these prov-
inces and manifests no sense for the distinc-
tion between guessing and reasoning, his book,
which is written in pretentious and ungrammat-
ical English, has only the merit of earnestness
and of independence of traditional opinions."
— Nation. 89: 519. N. 25, '09. 70w.
"There is much in this volume which will
stimulate rational thought and inquiry, even if
it falls far short of offering anything positive.
The author is to be commended for his in-
dustry, impartiality, and the generally suc-
cessful wav in which he handles his facts."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 622. O. 23, '09. 1250w.
R. of Rs. 40,: 762. D. '09. 80w.
Frankau, Mrs. Julia (Frank Danby, pseud.).
5 Sebastian. (Eng. title, Incompleat
Etonian). $1.50. Macmillan. 9-9253.
The study of the heart of a boy in which
are traceable the same courage of conviction
and independent development that one finds
in the author's "Heart of a child." Sebastian
is the son of mismated parents. The mother
is distant and resigned: the father is a living
apology for having asked so superior a woman
to marry him. When the son at nineteen takes
matters into his own hands, leaves Oxford, goes
into business with his father and relieves him
of the tired strain, he outrages his mother's
ambition but brings solace to a dying man.
The mother's eyes are opened to real living
thru the uncompromising struggle of the boy,
which is not, however, free from mistakes and
suffering.
"With this wavering as to goal is combined
an unevenness in execution, running all the
way from the construction of plot, and the de-
lineation of character, into the sentence-struc-
ture."
H Atlan. 104: 684. N. '09. 250w.
"Mrs. Frankau has begged the issue: but one
does not seriously mind it because the real so-
lution is sufRoiently obvious. Only we sincere-
ly hope that in her future books she will re-
vert to her earlier attitude of indifference to
the public and absorption in her art for art's
sake." Philip Tillinghast.
H Forum. 41: 482. My. '09. SOOOw.
Ind. 66: 1343. Je. 17, '09. 60w.
"She is interesting at all times, and, unlike
the novelist Vanessa, her men and women are
more than mere oen-and-ink puppets."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 441. S. 18, '09. 230w.
"Is not in all respects a 'pleasant' story, but
it Is perfectly wholesome."
H Nation. 88: 583. Je. 10, '09. 300w.
"Mrs. Frankau's work in this book is curious-
ly uneven. Sometimes she goes unseeingly past
such obvious falsities or weaknesses that the
reader marvels at her blindness to them. And
again she creates scenes of remarkable force
and truth. As a whole the book is a keen study
of one sort of maternal feeling.*
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 270. My. 1, '09. 480w.
"Compared with a score of the novels of
the day. 'Sebastian' is worth while; it is when
it is set beside its delightful predecessor that
it fails to satisfy."
-I Outlook. 92: 390. -Je. 19, '09. 200w.
"An atmosphere of the consulting-room per-
vades the book, for which mentally or morally
there are no compensations. The hero him-
self is a prig, and as a prig is ouite courageous-
ly treated, and the best tribute to Frank Dan-
by's talent is the fact that one can read his
story, however reluctantly, to the end. Is
dreary from an absence of effective charm In
any one of its characters."
h Sat. R. 107: 529. Ap. 24, '09. 540w.
"The book is never dull, and is always clever-
ly, although often carelessly, written. But the
pleasure it affords is' intermittent, and the
reader will close it with a slight feeling of dis-
satisfaction."
-I Spec. 102: 671. Ap. 24, '09. 240w.
Fraser, David. Short cut to India. *$5. Scrib-
^ ner. 9-17248.
"Gives an excellent account of the state of
the Baghdad railway, of the reasons why con-
struction has not been continued, and of the
international significance of the line." (Sat. R.)
"The geographical interest of the book is con-
siderable, for less is known of those regions in
Asia Minor or Turkey in Asia, east of Aleppo
and forming the northern part of Mesopotamia,
than of the more remote deserts of Chinese
Turkistan: whilst the description of the country
passed through bears witness alike to the power
of observation possessed by the traveller and his
capacity for recording results." (Ath.)
"Special interest — personal, geographical, and
political — attaches to 'The short cut to India.' "
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 405. Ap. 3. 300w.
".So far as his chapters touch on politics,
[the book] is already out of date. His book,
however, does not depend for its value on politi-
cal considerations."
H Sat. R. 108: sup. 6. Jl. 17, '09. 200w.
"It is safe to say that Mr. David Fraser's
story of his travels along the route of the Bagh-
dad railway will be read as widely as any book
of the kind that has been published for a long
time."
+ Spec. 102: 423. Mr. 13, '09. 1400w.
Fraser, John Foster. Quaint subjects of the
11 king. *$i.75. Cassell. 9-19601.
A peep into the by places of the earth over
which the British flag floats, with an inquiry
into the customs and habits of the people who
dwell there. "Africa, with as usual 'aliquid
novi,' Australia, the Pacific Archipelagoes,
North America, India are among tlip countries
which contribute quotas of the strange and the
picturesque. A book that is full of strange
things, and amply illustrated." (Spec.)
"Written in rather flippant, reportorial style
and not based entirely on first-hand informa-
tion, it nevertheless contains sufficient curious
inaterial to be useful in a public library. Not so
comprehensive or authoritative as Keane's
'World's peoples.' but more popular."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 40. O. '09. 4"
"This volume is. in its way, full of imperial
interest. Mr. Fraser takes us to many places
in the wide, wide world,' and shows us our
brothers and sisters. He writes from consider-
able experience of his own, and he has gone
to other sources of knowledge."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 1009. Je. 26, '09. lOOw.
Fraser, Mary (Crawford) (Mrs. Hugh
Fraser). Heart of a geisha. t$2. Put-
nam. 8-31464.
The story of a Japanese girl who by a be-
wildering, fascinating dance Ijeguiled an officer
into sparing her lover who was under arrest.
"Sweetly pathetic story of a Japanese dancing
girl."
-f Dial. 45: 464. D. 16, '08. 60w.
"A fascinating story of Japan."
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 751. D. 5, '08. 80w.
"Pretty little tale of a by-gone time. The
story is not embellished by the drawings and
marginal decorations."
H Outlook. 90: 751. N. 28, '08. 200w.
"Mrs. Fraser has done no better work in fic-
tion than this moving and dramatic little tale."
-I- Putnam's. 5:495. Ja. '09. 150w.
"A well-sustained little story of .Tapanese so-
cial and political life which makes pleasant
reading."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 122. Ja. '09. 40w.
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Frazer, James George. Psyche's task. *8oc.
5 Macmillan.
"An expanded version of an evening dis-
course delivered by [the author] at the Royal
institution. His theme is the soul of good in
things superstitious and he declares that the
folk-lorist, like Psyche, has to separate the
nourishing grain out of the rubbish heaps of
savage custom." — Nation.
"This new book is indeed short, but also very
long, in the sense of the famous aphorism of
Hippocrates: 'Life is short, but art long.' "
+ Ath. 1909, 1:443. Ap. 10. 950w.
Dial. 46: 407. Je. 16, '09. 220w.
"The whole essay is as interesting reading as
It is instructive and consolatory doctrine."
+ Nation. 88: 360. Ap. 8, '09. 170w.
Sat. R. 108: 144. Jl. 31, '09. 180w.
Freeman, Mary Eleanor (Wilkins). Win-
" ning lady and others. t$i-25. Harper.
9-27999.
Eleven stories of every day life, the first one
of which, the title story, being a portrayal of
the agony suffered by a naturally upright wom-
an who cheats at bridge for the coveted first
prize and bitterly repents her wrong-doing.
During the humiliating adjustment that fol-
lows, she finds that the woman who ought to
have won, cheated too, desiring the second
prize, a set of Shakespeare, above the first, a
cut-glass punch bowl; whereupon it transpires
that the Shakespeare and the bowl were both
among the dollar-and-something bargains, and
that they proved irresistible to the hostess.
French, Anne Warner. In a mysterious way.
5 t$i.5o. Little. 9-10498.
In the background of Mrs. French's story are
her favorite "near neighbors," one a sort of
leaner, the other the cheerful, energetic, capable
woman of many activities, whose constant re-
frain, "He moves in a mysterious way His
wonders to perform." "fits e\erything and ac-
counts for everything." Embodying the spirit
of this refrain in the "new life" sense is por-
trayed the young woman contemplating riiar-
riage with a man who. as the result of an
accident, has only a brief span of life before
him. Her spiritual development permits her
to believe that bodies and what they suffer do
not count; that love is eternal. When death
separates them before the marriage takes plac'e,
there is an immediate and conscious reincarna-
tion. The soul of the man regenerates a sin-
burdened wayfarer, and so serves a needed end;
but as for friendship between the new man
and the young woman, it is torture to the bereft
woman and she goes her own way.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 186. Je. '09.
"Overflows with humor."
+ Cath. World. 89: 689. Ag. '09. 80w.
"Mrs. French has not succeeded in present-
ing a story sufficiently clear and coherent to
make plain just what its message may have
Taeen. In the minor characters, Mrs. French
comes into her own."
f- N. Y. Times. 14: 319. My. 22, '09. 200w.
French, Anne Warner. Your child and mine.
" t$i..SO. Little. 9-25821.
Twenty-one stories for little people or grown-
ups whose aim is to teach child values — the
values that are bound to expand and develop
into strong manhood and womanhood qualitie'^.
Mrs. French proves herself a past-master at
covering the years from babyhood to the altar
within the bounds of a few pages, and doing it
so comprehensively as to include the chief con-
ditioning factors of development.
French, George. Art and science of adver-
■^ tising. *$2. Sherman, French & co.
9-5894-
Mr. French "contends that the man who de-
votes himself to the advertising business is a
professional man in the same sense and to the
same extent as is a lawyer, minister, doctor
architect, engineer, or teacher. ... It was
part of Mr. French's purpose in writing his
book to show how the advertising business may
be placed upon the scientific plane where he
thmks It belongs." (N. Y. Times.) "Emphasis
on artistic taste in advertising chiefly distin-
guishes this book from other writings on ad-
vertising which the past few months have
brought forth." (J. Pol. Econ.)
"A well-proportioned work based on many
years' practice and study."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 12. S. '09.
"Contains many helpful hints and sugges-
tions for workers in this busy field of modem
commercial life."
+ Dial. 47: 185. S. 16, '09. 330w.
"The author, too, seems to be at his best
^,"^J} "6 IS discussing this same artistic aspect
of the advertising problem. At other times
his style often suggests the would-be essayist,
and manner struggles to cover a paucity of
matter." ^
-i J. Pol. Econ. 17: 385. Je. '09. lOOw.
"AH will agree that his book contains excel-
lent advice and sound precepts for those who
pay for advertising and those who write and
place advertisements."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 289. My. 8, '09. 350w.
French, Lillie Hamilton. House dignified:
its design, its arrangement, and its
decoration. **$5. Putnam. 8-28317.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Although the charming preface is 'For
children only,' some of the tales, certainly
might be labeled 'for grown-ups only.' while ail
have under the surface an appeal to the mature
+ N. Y. Times. 14:718. N. 30, "09. 170w.
"Lovers of beautiful and spacious houses will
find their knowledge and enjoyment increased
by the volume, while those who are content
with more humble dwelling places can learn
from its expert criticism much which they can
apply to their own uses."
+ Dial. 45: 467. D. 16, '08. 160w.
"The text is more useful than the illustra-
tions in practical directions."
+ N, Y. Times. 14: 4. Ja. 2, '09. 280w.
"Midas cannot go far wrong in building his
golden house, so long as he has the text and
illustrations of this handsome book to guide
him."
+ Putnam's. 5: 495. Ja. '09. 200w.
Spec. 101: 1003. D. 12, '08. llOw.
Frenilly, Auguste Frangois F. Recollections
of Baron de Frenilly, peer of France,
1768-1828; ed., with introd. and notes by
Arthur Chuquet. *$3. Putnam. 9-17249.
Of definite historical interest these memoirs
throw light upon the last days of the 'ancien
regime,' upon France of the revolutionary period
and of the restoration. The Baron was "a man
of quick and alert mind, possessed of true Gal-
lic humor, a thorough aristocrat, and with an
easy conversational style eminently suited to
the sort of book he was occupying his last
rather lonely years in writing, these memoirs
rank among the most delightful which the
French have given the world." (N. Y. Times.)
"Once begun, will probably be read to the
last page, and if read will not soon be forgotten
nor regarded as without historical interest.
The translator has been able to an unusual de-
gree to preserve the liveliness of the original."
H: E. Bourne.
+ Dial. 47: 178. S. 16, '09. lOOOw.
"Most delightful and entertaining volume."
-f- Lit. D. 38: 473. Mr. 20, '09. 700w.
-f Nation. 89:160. Ag. 19, '09. 360w.
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BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Frenilly, Auguste F. F. — Continued-
"It would be difficult to find more charming
reading thari the volume of reminiscence, anec-
dote, and history written for his own amuse-
ment by the Baron de Frenilly. Whatsoever he
touches upon lives for the reader in lively fash-
lon, and the volume brims with a personality
peculiarly winning." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 125. Mr. 6, '09. 1450w.
"Is of extreme interest in its delineation of
the life of a class who resented but ignored
the world-shaking events amid which they were
compelled to live."
-I- Sat. R. 107: 792. Je. 19, '09. 120w.
"It is not a little to be regretted that neither
editor nor translator gives us any bibliographi-
cal information about these 'Recollections.' "
-I Spec. 102: 670. Ap. 24, '09. 430w.
Friedlander, Ludwig. Roman life and man-
ners under the early empire. 2v. ea.
*$i.50. Button. 8-37054.
"An authorized translation of the seventh edi-
tion of Ludwig Friedlander's 'Sittengeschichte
Roms.' . . . The first volume translated by Leon-
ard A. Magnus, has just been issued: the sec-
ond volume translated by J. H. Freese, will be
ready for publication early this year. Prof.
Friedlander says that the text of the new edi-
tion of his classic work is essentially the same
as that of the sixth edition; but at the request
of his publisher in Germany he has omitted
the footnotes and excursus and has supple-
mented, shortened, corrected and amplified
many passages. Among the portions of the
work subjected to revision he mentions those
dealing with Christianity and belief in immor-
tality."—N. Y. Times.
"It is seldom that we have to complain of
the last edition of a Gerinan work being chosen
for translation into English; but in the present
case it is distinctly a misfortune. The seventh
edition omits all the foot-notes (even refer-
ences to authorities) and appendixes which are
among the most instructive and valuable parts
of the original book. Without these an intelli-
gent reader is at a loss to know what weight of
authority even Dr. Friedlander has for many
curious facts which occur on almost every
page."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 616. My. 22. 800w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"We cannot congratulate the translator, Mr.
L. A. Magnus, on the success of his work, for
his renderings are often singularly infelicitous."
TJ g T
— Eng. Hist. R. 24: 183. Ja. '09. 260w.
(Review of v. 1.)
"A book packed with information attractively
presented."
-f- Ind. 65: 1178. N. 19, '08. 20w. (Review of
V. 1.)
"The style of the book is choppy, not in good
Impressive paragraphs."
-J- — Ind. 66: 150. Ja. 21, '09. 500w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
N. Y. Times. 14: 12. Ja. 2, '09. 130w.
(Review of v. 1.)
"The book is vastly entertaining as well as
most inforining."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 489. Ag. 14, '09. 480w.
(Review of v. 2.)
"This is one of those companionable books
which one can open at any point in its series
of topics to occupy a leisure half-hour enter-
tainingly and profitably."
+ Outlook. 91: 865. Ap. 17, '09. 170w. (Re-
view of v. 1.)
+ Outiook. 93:277. O. 2, '09. 400w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
Friend, John Albert Newton. Theory of
12 valency. (Text-books of physical chem-
istry.) *$i.6o. Longmans. 9-18465.
The latest addition to the "Text-books of
phj'sical chemistry." "The first thirteen pages
are of the nature of an historical introduction.
This is followed by thirty-eight pages devoted
to the theorv of valency, valency and the peri-
odic law, Lhe valency of carbon, and Thiele's
theory. Ten further chapters covering sixty-
nine pages are then devoted to a somewhat
detailed discussion of the valency of the ele-
ments contained in each of the groups of the
periodic system. Finally, forty-three pages are
taken up in the consideration of Werner's theo-
ry, electro-chemical theories, and the physical
cause and nature of valency." (Science.)
"It is to he heartily welcomed for there is
no English treatise, and no very recent Ger-
man one, dealing with the important subject of
valency. The author's exposition is careful and
thorough." J. C. P.
+ Nature. 80: 305. Je. 3, '09. 580w.
"The introduction and the discussion of the
various theories of valency form by far the
best portions of the hook." L: Kahlenberg.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 648. N. 5, '09. 450w.
Frobenius, Leo. Childhood of man; tr. by
A. H. Keane. *$3. Lippincott. 9-20S-4.
A popular account of the lives, customs, and
thoughts of the primitive races of mankind.
"In a succession of chapters he talks of adorn-
ment, tattooing, test^ of manhood, the communi-
cation of ideas by dress, gestures, drums; and
pictures of funeral ceremonies, worship of skulls
and ancestors, the adventures of the souls of
the dead, the origin of the world, the theft of
fire, the stone and iron ages, cannibals, and
war. On all these things he discourses in a
lively and familiar way, with many shrewd ob-
servations." (Nation.)
"The author's desire to popularize his sub-
ject sometimes leads him to the verge of the
frivolous."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 697. Je. 12. 700w.
"This unevenness of importance in the topics
treated is a defect in the book. His best ma-
terial and his real value in discussion is in the
African and Melanesian field. He is at his
worst in discussing American themes." F: Starr.
H Dial. 47: 71.- Ag. 1, '09. 730w.
"It Is a book to put into the hands of young
people, even children and may be characterized
as an unpretentious but masterly summary of
its subject."
+ Lit. D. 37: 810. N. 28. '08. 900w.
"Not much of what he communicates is new.
but his treatment of his subjects is fresh and
suggestive."
-f- Nation. 87: 582. D. 10, '08. 500w.
"It cannot be said that there is much se-
quence or arrangement in these studies such
as would fit them to constitute in their en-
tirety a treatise or a text-book. The whole
constitutes a splendid work of reference, and
one of interest to the general reader. The
translation is satisfactory."
H Yale R. 17:. 459. F. '09. 250w.
Frost, Thomas Gold. Man of destiny. $1.50.
^1 Gramercy pub. 9-23729.
In this novel, under the thin disguise of the
name Samuel Burton, is traced the career of
Grant from boyhood days to the age of 44.
"The change of name has left the narrator free
to provide dialogue, letters, and, above all, a
'love interest' departing widely from the facts
of Grant's life and character as stem history
knows them." (Nation.)
"He has a love for his theme, and he means
well by it. He has written out of a commendable
enthusiasm for a great figure of our near past>
The author evidentlv did not know ouite what
he intended it to be 'primarily.' Eventually,
it is an odd mixture of fact, fiction, and pane-
gyric."
h Nation. 89:381. O. 21, '09. 350w.
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i6i
"Allowing a certain amount of poetic (.or his-
toric) license to the author, we think it unfair
that he should have allowed his hero to become
enamored of so shallow a damsel as the Sallie
Custis of the story."
— N. Y. Times. 14:504. Ag. 21, '00. 200w.
Frothingham, Arthur Lincoln, jr. Monu-
ments of Christian Rome, from Con-
stantine to the renaissance. (Hand-
books of archasology and antiquities.)
**$2.25. Macmillan. 8-36410.
"The historical sketch contained in the first
eight chapters is a history of the city, with the
changes it underwent in the reigns of Constan-
tine and his successors, after the Gothic inva-
sion, under the Byzantine influence, as a Carlo-
vingian city and in the dark age from the death
of Pope Formosus in 896 to the accession of
Pope Leo IX, in 1049, by the fire of Robert
Guiscard, under the great mediaeval popes, and
during the papal exile. This survey of the city,
derived from a careful and exhaustive study of
the documentary history and from years of
exploration in situ, enables the author to pre-
sent, in the second part of his volume, some
fascinating chapters on basilicas, campanili,
cloisters, civil and military architecture, sculp-
ture and painting, with accounts of some of the
Roman artists and of art in the Roman prov-
ince and the artistic influence of Rome." — Dial.
The legislature; The land system; Finance; Jus-
tice; Military affairs.
"The only single book covering the period,
and valuable as a reference work, but unat-
tractive in style."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 77. Mr. '00.
"These and other corrections of the same
modest importance must not be taken as re-
ducing the value of the volume. Prof.
FVothingham is proof against serious criti-
cism."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 591. My. 15. lOOOw.
"The book is of inestimable value as an arch-
aeological handbook."
+ + Dial. 46: 143. Mr. 1, '09. 370w.
"The second section of the book is not
only an invaluable vade-mecum for the stu-
dent of archeology on the spot, but a mine of
information for the general student of history."
+ Ind. 66: 1085. My. 20, '09. 350w.
"For the space which the author has allotted
to the treatment of his subject we consider the
mass of information furnished to be marvelous.
Whether for the tour or the study this book
■will prove of exceptional value to those who
consult it. The whole work impresses us as
scholarly and complete and as well adapted for
the class-room as for private reading."
+ -I- Lit. D. 38: 304. F. 20, '09. 200w.
"To his writing Arthur L. Frothingliam has
brought wide and thorough knowledge, ardent
interest, and the ability to take the comprehen-
sive philosophical view, as well as to study de-
tail."
+ -f N. Y. Times. 13: 808. D. 26, '08. 320w.
"The plan of the present volume is simple
and admirable."
-j- Outlook. 91: 775. Ap. 3, '09. 300w.
"i\Ir. Frothingham's book is not a handbook
as are other handbooks. It is a really inter-
esting study of Roman medifeval art, written
by a man who has lived in Rome and worked
in Rome, and written of Rome not because he
wishes to say somthing but because he has
something to say."
+ Sat. R. 108: 170. Ag. 7, '00. 850w.
"This is a book which the traveller will find
very interesting if he desires to trace the
building of the Christian churches out of the
ruins of the Imperial city."
+ Spec. 103: 689. O. 30, '09. 270w.
Fry, William Henry. New Hampshire as a
8 royal province. (Columbia university stud-
ies in history, economics and public law.
V. 29, no. 2.) *$3. Longmans. 9-2759-
Deals with the colonial history of New Hamp-
shire under the following heads: The executive;
"The work in its entirety presents a view
of colonial New Hampshire which will add a
valuable contribution to its history and will
afford fresh evidence of the abundance and val-
ue of the material which the author has found
available for his present undertaking." A. S. B.
-j- Am. Hist. R. 14: 854. Jl. '09. 380w.
"A careful treatment." J. P. Bretz.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 130. Je. '09. 480w.
"Deals with the constitutional history of the
Province in a very careful and elaborate m in-
ner. The absence of an inde.x is a drawback to
the usefulness of the volume." H. E. E.
+ — Eng. Hist. R. 24: 619. JI. '09. 60w.
Frye, William Edward. After Waterloo:
reminiscences of European travel, 1815-
1819; ed., with a preface and notes by Salo-
mon Reinach. *ios. 6d. W. Heinemann,
21 Bedford St., W. C, London. 9-17187.
A reprint of a volume that appeared after
Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. "Major Frye's
descriptions and observations relate for the
most part to the various objects of interest
which the ordinary traveler of his time was
apt to encounter as he moved about in the
Continental states. The Major gives us minute
accounts of his visits to German, French, Ital-
ian, Swiss, Austrian, and Belgian cities, which
are rather entertaining, because of the con-
trasts they suggest between his time and our
own, in respect to means of locomotion, hotel
methods and prices, inunicipal practices, and
the manners and customs of the people. A
more important portion of the Major's book
bears upon the politics of Europe in that period
when the allied armies were endeavoring to
accomplish the downfall of Napoleon.
"We thank Mr. Salomon Reinach for pre-
senting to the world a diary wliich gains high
interest bv his notes."
+ Ath. 1008, 2: 678. N. 28. 900w.
"An interesting post-Napoleonic document."
-f Ind. 66: 1142. My. 27, '09. 90w.
"He is often naive, but still this account
of his travels is pleasant reading."
+ Nation. 88: 411. Ap. 22, '09. 280w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 48. .la. 23, '09. 560w.
"His psychology, when politics are put aside,
is not uninteresting."
h Sat. R. 107: 276. F. 27, '09. 1350w.
"Mr. Reinach has written an introduction to
the book which is brief and unfortunate. The
bigotry and hypocrisy of the Major are evi-
dent on every page in his book, and it is clear
that Mr. Reinach is insufficiently acquainted
with English history or with the aims and
achievements of English Toryism."
— Spec. 102: 98. Ja. 16, '09. 1700w.
Fuller, Hubert Bruce. Speakers of the
10 House. **$2. Little. 9-28103.
A brief, dispassionate story of the develop-
ment of power by the presiding officer of the
lower House of Congress from 1789, when the
Speaker was merely a moderator, to the present
day when the same officer is the most potent
factor in American legislative life. The history
is preceded by an introductory chapter wherem
is traced the origin and development of this
office in England and colonial America.
"Less valuable and scholarly than Follett's
'Speaker of the House of representatives,' but
covers a later period and is better adapted for
public library use."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 115. D. '09.
"The book improves decidedly when recent
congressional history is reached."
+ _ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 603. N. '00. 200w.
"A well-knit presentation of tne history of
the speaker's office."
+ Cath. World. 90: 391 D. '00. 620w.
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Fuller, Hubert Bruce — Continued-
"Those to whom history is not merely past
politics, but past gossip, past anecdote, and
past scandal, will enjoy this book."
— Dial. 47: 339. N. 1, '09. 2<Mhv.
"The book will undoubtedly find a place in
the unacadeiTiic and readable literature of
American politics."
+ Ind. 67: 1092. N. 11, '09. 600w.
"The book has been very well put together."
+ Lit. D. 39: 635. O. 16, '09. 210w.
"Errors of taste and etyle should not obscure
the fact that the book is extraordinarily inter-
esting; that It fills a want, that it is valuable,
and that in the main the author has performed
his task with great skill. It is entirely non-
partisan in tone."
+ — N, Y. Times. 14: 626. O. 23, '09. 1450w.
R. of Rs. 40: 637. N. '09. 90w.
Furlong, Charles Wellington. Gateway to
12 the Sahara : observations and experiences
in Tripoli. **$2.5o. Scribner. 9-25983.
An informing book on Tripoli and Tripolitania.
It includes "an insight into this most native
of the Barbary capitals, its odd and fascinating
customs, industries, and incidents; a view of
those strange and interesting people who in-
habit the oases and table-lands of Tripolitania,
their primitive methods and patriarchal life; a
narrative of some personal adventures which
occurred during a trip alone with Arabs over
some two hundred miles of the great Sahara:
and a description of the daily life and vicissi-
tudes of the camel and the Sahara caravans,
of the trails over which they travel, and of
the great wastes which surround them."
States, and to dominate the world — socially,
spiritually, commercially and artistically. How
an American secret service man foils the plan,
how he also falls in love with the woman who
engineered the compact is told convincingly
and with not a little verve.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 73. N. '09. +
"There is real insight into the unique fas-
cination of the most unspoiled of the Barbary
capitals, pictures, full of color and atmosphere,
of its life and of the strange peoples who in-
habit the oases and plateaus of Tripoli."
-f Dial. 47: 461. D. 1, '09. 230w.
"The book has local color, it is excellently
written, tne mixed population, its strange ways
and methods of thought, as they reveal them-
selves to the unbeliever^ receiving, as much
attention as the country Itself."
+ Ind. 67:1042. N. 4, '09. 210w.
"Mr. Furlong's readable narrative is accom-
panied by many admirable illustrations."
-I- Outlook. 93:558. N. 6, '09. 200w.
-f R. of Rs. 40: 759. D. '09. lOOw.
+ Spec. 103: 796. N. 13, '09. 190w.
Futrelle, Jacques. Diamond master. t$i.
10 Bobbs. 9-27746.
When a young man proves to New York's
greatest diamond experts that he has in his
possession enough diamonds to flood the mar-
ket and when these diamonds are perfect and
often duplicates of the great diamonds of the
world, the experts are naturally excited. They
have this young man shadowed by detectives
and there are many interesting complications
involving much mystery and even murder.
When everything is at last made clear and the
young man explains that his diamonds are
manufactured, the secret process is already
lost, and the danger to the diamond market
past.
"An entertaining tale."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 653. O. 23, '09. lOw.
"A breathlessly interesting tale."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:783. D. 11, '09. 270w.
Futrelle, Jacques. Elusive Isabel. t$iSo.
' Bobbs. 9-13428.
A story that deals with an international plot
of war in which the "elusive Isabel" is a deli-
cate and vital instrument. It involves the de-
termination of the Latin countries to unite in
ending the sway of England and the United
"There is a lot of good detective work done in
it of the romantic kind."
+ Ind. 67: 425. Ag. 19, '09. 130w.
"Mr. Futrelle certainly has a knack of mak-
ing a tangled skein and unraveling it quite sim-
ply. The atmosphere of the story — whether it
be real or not — takes the reader out of him-
self and away from his conceived notions of
Washington as a 'city of evasion and con-
ventionalities.' "
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 337. My. 29, '09. 280w.
Fyvie, John. Tragedy queens of the
^ Georgian era. *$4. Dutton. 9-22022.
Traces the "personal and artistic" career of
the following actresses of the eighteenth and
early part of the nineteenth century: Eliza-
beth Barry; Anne Bracegirdle; Anne Oldfield;
Mary Porter; Susannah Gibber; Hannah
Pritchard; Mary Anne Yates; Anne Crawford;
Elizabeth Pope; Elizabeth Inchbald; Sarah Sid-
dons; Julia Glover; and Eliza O'Neill.
"The book necessarily savors somewhat of
the scandalous chronicle, but is attractive, on
the whole instructive, and furnishes informa-
tion hitherto only obtainable from scattered
sources."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 73. N. '09.
"He furnishes in one attractive and, on the
whole, instructive book, information hitherto
obtainable only in a long course of miscellaneous
reading."
+ Nation. 88; 446. Ap. 29. '09. 700w.
"Of each actress there is a good biographical
sketch, full of gossip and anecdote."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 270. My. 1, '09. 920w.
Fyvie, John. Wits, beaux and beauties of the
11 Georgian era. *$4. Lane.
Eight essays "illustrating social England in
the eighteenth century. . . . They take the form
of biographical sketches with the emphasis
placed on the social aspects of life. Some of
these were well worth writing: the introductory-
essay on Samuel Foote, the 'English Aristo-
phanes,' is particularly interesting not only as
a vigorous defence of the actor-dramatist, but
also for the light that it sheds on the world
that Foote satirized on the London stage. The
author supports his conclusions by quoting lib-
erally from Foote's plays." — Dial.
"A pleasant and instructive piece of work. If
his style is not greatly alluring, it is at all
events lucid and sober; and although he may
not touch bed-rock on all occasions in his his-
torical research, he marshalls his facts indus-
triously and avoids serious mistakes."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 63. Jl. 17. 1050w.
"Mr. Fyvie's work contains little that is new
or original. His work is throughout a very
readable one; the English is delightful, though
at times somewhat informal."
-I Dial. 47: 289. O. 16, '09. 270w.
"Mr. Fyvie's chapters will be lively reading
for those who are not too familiar with their
themes; they will sound pretty stale to those
who have kept up at all with the recent anec-
dotal literature of the eighteenth century. Mr.
Fyvie writes conscientiously and with a fair de-
gree of vivacity."
H Nation. 89: 385. O. 21. '09. 230w.
"Mr. Fyvie's book — which, by the way, con-
tains a surprising number of typographical er-
rors which careful proof-reading should have
eliminated — is an admirable example of con-
densed literature, fortunately unknown to the
period of which he writes."
■i N. Y. Times. 14: 592. O. 9, '09. 1150w.
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Gadow, Hans Friedrich. Through southern
Mexico: an account of the travels of
a naturalist. *$6. Scribner. 9-6066.
"The present volume is based on two jour-
neys which [Professor Gadow and his wife]
toolt during the period from June to September
in 1902 and 1904, through some of the wilder
portions of southern Mexico. . . . The material
includes personal adventures, short disserta-
tions on fauna and flora, and on the human
inhabitants, past and present." — Nation.
"More attractive to the general reader than
Starr's 'In Indian Mexico.' "
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 12. S. '09.
"Dr. Gadow's book is a valuable contribution
to Mexicana, because he went where few have
gone, and did what none have done." F: Starr.
-i Dial. 47: 176. S. 16, '09. 850w.
"The style is clear, and the author's observa-
tions reveal the keenness of vision of a thor-
oughly good field naturalist. A more serious
defect is the lack of a good index. The seven
pages devoted to one are almost wasted."
H Nation. 87: 633. D. 24, '08. 670w.
"A collection of scientific observations and
speculations of considerable value." J. W. E.
+ Nature. 79: 252. D. 31, '08. 1300w.
"A fascinating contribution to the travel
books of the year."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 754. D. 5, '08. 90w.
Gairdner, James. Lollardy and the reform-
ation in England: an historical survey.
2v. *$6.so. Macmillan. 8-34724.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Though the facts adduced are almost in-
variably stated with accuracy, it is not always
easy to see how they bear on the main ques-
tion. No worthy student of the English ref-
ormation can feel otherwise than grateful that
it has seen the light." R. B. Merriman.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 573. Ap. '09. 770w.
"Dr. Gairdner is neither so clear nor so sat-
isfactory in his general remarks as in his crit-
icism of evidence; here and there the work
would have gained in clearness by expansion
of short judgments. On the other hand, scat-
tered throughout the book there are passages
and notes containing corrections and accepted
dates and received statements which give us
an accomplished authority at his best." J. P.
Whitney.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 780. O. '09. 2350w.
"No student can afford to neglect his book;
but the foregoing incidents are only a few
out of many which might be quoted to warn
the reader that Dr. Gairdner's bias is some-
times strongest where his tone is most judi-
cial." G. G. Coulton.
H Hibbert J. 7: 693. Ap. '09. 1750w.
"Many of Mr. Gairdner's chapters are in-
teresting reading, and he has done a real
historical service in presenting the point of
view of authority in the contest with the new
forces that were impelling men to think for
themselves and to protest against the abuses
and encroachments of the Roman hierarchy."
-t- Ind. 66: 866. Ap. 22, '09. 950w.
"His particular antipathy seems to be di-
rected against the use of the Bible as a
source of religious certainty to the individual
soul. Even his style, generally dignified and
objective, becomes contemptuous and ironical
whenever he approaches this side of his sub-
ject."
-I Nation. 88: 537. My. 27, '09. 800w.
"Scholarly and valuable volumes."
+ Outlook. 90: 889. D. 19, '08. 500w.
"Dr. Gairdner moves among his materials
with a veteran's ease. Diffuse and garrulously
innocent of literary artifice, he is yet so learn-
ed and so honest that the scandal he causes
by looking at things from the point of view
of the people he writes about rather than from
the conventional Liberal standpoint of the
modern historian is almost forgiven him. The
present book will be indispensable to students.
Yet it has neither unity nor form."
H Sat. R. 107: 501. Ap. 17, '09. llOOw.
Gale, Zona. Friendship Village love stories.
12 $1.50. Macmillan. 9-29428.
The little world of Miss Gale's Friendship
Village folk comes into view once more and
with it old acquaintances as well as new. The
nineteen chapters, any of which is quite com-
plete by itself, are united by a thread of ro-
mance— the love of Peter for Miggy; of Peter
who "looked as. in another milieu. Shelley
might have looked," and who earns his bread
at a cannery and feeds his soul on his violin
melody and on the uncertain love of Miggy.
There is the charm of personal essay reflection;
there is the deft touch of character portrayal.
These elements, in a final analysis, account for
Miss Gale's success in depicting the emotions,
both simple and complex, of her village friends.
"Romance in its most engaging form appears
and reappears in the midst of capital descrip-
tions of village festivities and kindly neighbor-
ings."
+ Outlook. 93: 876. D. 18, '09. 140w.
Galsworthy, John. Fraternity. **$i.3S.
Putnam. 9-6848.
A book which strikes out from the shoulder
at the upper middle class of English people.
Miliary Dallison, a writer, weary with the peace
of dullness attending his married estate, con-
tents himself with the little model who posed
for his wife's painting, "The shadow." The
only offset to the passive courage with which
the numerous members in two closely related
families endure this man's indiscretions is
found in the strenuous cry for cleanliness
which a certain busy sanitarian lifts. The
man is cured of his folly by the stale smell of
violet powder which symbolizes the barrier be-
tween human beings and their "shadows."
"Though in story form, this serious study of
London conditions will not interest the aver-
age novel-reader and should not be given to
young people."
-\ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 113. Ap. '09.
"As a novel this elaborate study of upper
middle-class life and the life of mean streets
can hardly be considered a success: while, on
the sociological side, it throws no illumination
upon the probleins of philanthropv or caste."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 312. Mr. 13. 210w.
" 'Fraternity' is finely wrought in thought
and in art, and one is always aware of a
certain finish in the style, in descriptive touch,
in plot, in character-study, yet it is in certain
ways an overthoughtful, self-conscious art."
^ Atlan. 103: 706. My. '09. 1400w.
"Structurally, the book is a remarkable piece
of technique. Powerful and thoughtful vol-
ume." F: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 29: 316. My. '09. 530w.
"Mr. Galsworthy's books are not without a
gleam of idealism, but it is a gleam too re-
mote and waverin" to save thein from the
legitimate accusation of pessimism." W: M.
Payne.
-I Dial. 46: 369. Je. 1, '09. 500w.
"There are sound critical grounds for assert-
ing that his new volume, 'Fraternity,' is a
distinct advance upon all his earlier work."
Philip Tillinghast.
-I- Forum. 41: 389. Ap. '09. 1250w.
Ind. 67: &01. S. 9, '09. 400w.
"There is no denying the power of this
story. Mr. Galsworthy is rapidly taking a place
among the foremost of English novelists. It
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Galsworthy, John — Continued-
is not exactly the place left vacant by George
Gissing for he lacks the width of view and
the humanity of that lamented writer when at
his best."
+ Lit. D. 38: 764. My. 1, '09. 530w.
"In spite of his desire to malie fiction serve
a higher master, he has produced a book
which, even judged purely on its artistic mer-
its, must rank as one of the most notable of
the '^^■^g^jp^^ gg. 4g6. My. 6, '09. 680w.
"His realism is infused with poetry, and it
deals with universals rather than with localized
pettiness. It has warmth and color, and that
spiritual exaltation of insight into the heart of
humanity which is one of the attributes of gen-
ius. In conception and execution 'Fraternity
must be justly termed a great novel."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:160. Mr. 20, '09. 600w.
"Mr. Galsworthy's latest book must be
classed among the best novels this century
has so far produced." „ ,^^ „^^
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 374. Je. 12. '09. 250w.
"In sheer ability the novel ranks very high;
the characters are alive, the irony is searching,
the imagination is poetical. 'Fraternity is
not a tale to amuse the idler. But it makes
one t^^'^^-jj^iQQ^^ 92: 19*. My. 1, '09. 310w.
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.
Putnam's. 6: 495. Jl. '09. 430w.
"In the guise of a novel Mr. John Galsworthy
has produced a very dangerous and revolution-
ary book. The book is quite unworthy of the
author of 'The country house' and 'A man ol
property.' It is closely written and laborious—
entirely lacking in spontaneity. In manner it
lacks grace or charm. It is a book that gets
upon the nerves."
^ _ Sat. R. 107: 341. Mr. 13. '09. 450w.
Galsworthy, John. Plays: The silver box,
8 Joy, Strite. **$i.35. Putnam. 9-16204.
Three plays which deal with "the seemingly
hopeless conflict of ideal justice with natural
instincts. In the 'Silver box' a member of
Parliament sacrifices a poor man to save
the reputation of his son— justice against the
paternal instinct; in 'Joy' a mother sacrifices
to some extent her uncle and even her own
daughter to save her lover— justice against the
amatory instinct; in 'Strife' the two non-com-
promising and principled representatives of cap-
ital and labor are sacrificed to save their
women and children— justice against the in-
stinct of self-preservation." — Nation.
"They are very readable and equal to the
author's best work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 13. S. '09.
"For the most part this playwright's dialogue
has a pungency and a naturalness not easily
to be overpraised. His style has none of the
usual faults. Where he a little fails in realism
in his plays is in his handling of the conversa-
tion of 'mean-street' types."
^ . Ath. 1909, 2: 79. Jl. 17. 850w.
+ Ind. 67: 931. O. 21, '09. 150w.
"His plays have, like his novels, the interest
of difficulties seriously confronted, vividly ex-
perienced. Mr. Galsworthy's leading 'dramatis
personge' are not so much feeble in characteri-
zation as in character — which is to be deplored
because he is possessed of the seriousness, the
idealism, and the irony which go to the crea-
tion of tragedy."
-I Nation. 89: 167. Ag. 19, '09. 500w.
"It is not an easy matter to point out in just
what respects these plays are unsatisfactory, or,
rather, unsatisfying. He does not preach or
theorize, but, when the book is laid aside, the
sermon and the theories implied stand out more
definitely than do the characters of the plays.
This whatever it may be in the novelist, is a
fault In the dramatist."
1- N. Y. Times. 14: 477. Ag. 7, 09. 650w.
"His work is thoroughly original and absolute-
ly sincere, and it concerns itself, in an intelli-
gent and vigorous manner, with really impor-
tant questions which have a vital bearing upon
the life of the the present time." Ignotus.
+ Spec. 102: 498. Mr. 27, '09. 1150w.
Galton, Francis. Memories of my life.
6 *$3.so. Button. 9-35586.
An account of Galton's scientific achieve-
ments combined with the personal aspects of
his career. Grandson of Erasmus Darwin and
cousin to Charles Darwin, it has been the sci-
entist's privilege to trace his hereditary ten-
dencies. "This bald, epitomised sketch of the
life and activities of Dr. Galton indicates the
wide range of his interests and powers. The
practical application of scientific principles
seems to be always in his mind, never from the
point of view of the patentee or exploiter, but
invariably disinterestedly, and his eugenic in-
vestigations were fired by a burning zeal for
the well-being of his fellow-men. The trans-
parent honesty and naivete of the man are re-
vealed in these straight-forward memories."
(Nature.)
"His unpretentious and concise chapters
have a large interest."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 165. Je. '09.
"From cover to cover there is not a dull page.
It contains many good stories, but also much
sound and serious criticism of the scientific life
of his day. If fault must be found, it is with
Mr. Galton for omitting — perhaps owing to his
native shyness — to refer to much of his own
work which is not available to ordinary read-
ers."
+ Ath. 1008, 2: 613. N. 14. 1700w.
"The straightforwardness and unpretentious-
ness of Mr. Galton's book win the reader.'s favor
and hold his attention to the end. The book
has the excellent fault of being shorter than
one could have wished." P. F. Bicknell.
+ Dial. 46: 322. My. 16, '09. 1450w.
"These most interesting 'Memories,' written
by a man still, at eighty-six, enjoying life, give
us the vivid sun-points of the path he trav-
eled."
-f- Ind, 67: 482. Ag. 26, '09. 450w.
"A career of suc.h significance deserves an
even more adequate account than that given in
these pages."
-I- Nation. 88: 542. My. 27, '09. SOOw.
"Those who are interested in the history of
the growth of science in this country and in
the men who participated in its development
wii! thank Dr. Galton for having provided them
with a characteristic account of his own life
and of his relations with three generations of
men of thought and action." A. C. Haddon.
+ Nature. 79: 181. D. 17, '08. 1800w.
"A book full of interest for the curious in
life and fertile of hints for the thoughtful."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:609. O. 16, '09. 1300w.
+ Spec. 101: sup. 805. N. 21, '08. 1450w.
Gamble, Frederick William. Animal life.
*$2. Button. 9-51 12.
A survey of animal life from the evolutionarv
standpoint which is intended for students with
a limited knowledge of zoology. "The author
begins by contrasting animal and vegetable life,
and pointing out the profuse abundance of life
on land and in the water. He shows the links
that connect the great classes of vertebrate
and invertebrate animals. ... In animal life the
three problems to be solved must include the
maintenance of the individual, the development
of self, and the progress of the race. In suc-
ceeding chapters, Mr. Gamble deals with move-
ment, the quest for food, the need for oxygen,
the development of the senses, and with them
of organs and a nervous system. The colours
of animals, their meanings and origin, are fer-
tile subjects." (Spec.)
"Above the average nature book in scientific
respects, accurate, fairly interesting, and well
illustrated, but sometimes confused in style.
-i A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 13. S. '09.
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"This is certainly the best book of the kind
that has appeared for some time. If its in-
formation is in a sense not always new, its
facts are true and trustworthy."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 578. N. 7. 340w.
"This book, the interesting contents of which
we have hinted at, will delight all who read
it, both those who know much and those who
know little. It will charm with its style and
with the wonders which it discloses. Some-
times, perhaps, the author's epigrammatic style
makes a difficulty instead of removing one. A
contribution not only to science but to litera-
ture." J. A. T.
+ H Nature. 79: 182. D. 17, '08. 1400w.
"A very handy and clearly written volume on
a subject of ever increasing interest."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 5. Ja. 2, '09. 280w.
"Mr. Gamble has produced a very readable
little book which will suggest matter for
thought. For a popular work Mr. Gamble occa-
sionally assumes that his reader has more
knowledge than we believe probable. He some-
times also fails to express himself in as clear
language as might be desired."
H Spec. 101: 593. O. 17, '08. 550w.
Garland, Hamlin. Moccasin ranch: a story
1" of Dakota. t$i. Harper. 9-24262.
Into th-e unbroken west with other settlers a
colorless failure from Illinois takes his spirited
wife. The result is obvious. She is preyed up-
on by loneliness and disappointment and turns
to a vigorous young land agent first for friend-
ship, then for sympathy, and later for everything
her barren existence liad denied her. At last
he takes her away from her husband's hut in a
terrifying blizzard and they justify themselves
on tlie ground that they really belong to each
other by virtue of the little soul that is to come
into being through them, a fact which, to their
reasoning, morally dissolves her childless mar-
riage. Even the reader feels man-made con-
ventions weakening in the face of the great
open prairie and the illimitable sweep of sky.
"There is a touch of strain in the speech and
conduct of these four persons. The moving
thing is that atmosphere of place which '^.Ir.
Garland knows how to make us breathe."
H Nation. S9: 433. N. 4, '09. 400w.
"Mr. Garland has written longer and more
important novels than this, but he has writ-
ten nothing finer or more powerful in its pre-
sentation of human passions or more beautiful
in style."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 611. O. 16, '09. 470w.
R. of Rs. 40: 636. N. '09. 20w.
Garman, Charles Edward. Letters, lec-
11 tures and addresses of Charles Edward
Garman. **$3. Houghton. 9-18055.
A memorial which is "the outcome of a sug-
gestion made to Mrs. Garman on behalf of the
class of 1884 of Amherst college, and a commit-
tee of the class has co-operated with her in the
selection of material and in arranging for its
proper publication. Prof. Garman was a teach-
er of philosophy, and practically all of his liter-
ary remains are of the philosophic order. Of
this sort is most of the matter in his memorial
volume, though there are several interesting let-
ters and a few addresses which are of a dif-
ferent character. A number of tributes and
characterizations appear in an appendix, in all
of which Prof. Garman is spoken of in terms
of great respect." — N. Y. Times.
"These collected papers are wonderfully in
teresting and stimulating. We warmly com-
mend the volume to the study of others besides
the hundreds who were Professor Garman's pu-
pils."
+ Ind. 67: 602. S. 9, '09. 300w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 460. Jl. 24, '09. 160w.
Garnett, Lucy Mary Jane. Home life in
9 Turkey. *$i.7S. Macmillan. Q-35864.
A brief introduction on the origin of the Os-
manli Turks is followed by sixteen cha.pters un-
der the headings: Social life; Religious beliefs
and institutions; and Domestic life. A conclud-
ing chapter discusses the future of the Osmanli
Turks in which the author believes that what-
ever political changes may be wrought by rev-
olutionized economic conditions it will be long
before any considerable changes take place in
the social, religious and domestic life of the
Turkish people.
"Not so interesting as either of the previous
books in the series."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 73. N. '09.
-I- Ind. 67: 1145. N. 18, '09. lOOw.
'•The most comprehensive work of the kind
w^ith which we are acquainted."
+ Spec. 103:166. Jl. 31, '09. 330w.
Garnett, Martha (Mrs. R. S. Garnett). In-
-'^ famous John Friend. t$i-5o. Holt.
9-20137.
A story dealing with Napoleon's cherished
scheme for the invasion of England. "The
pictures of life under the Regency at Brighton
and elsewhere are very well done, and the com-
bined brilliance and odiousness of the social
atmosphere of the time are cleverly indicated.
It is, however, impossible to sympathise en-
tirely with any one of the characters. "(Spec.)
"The man Friend is a strong artistic character,
admirable and lo\ab!e in spite of the fact that
he is a spy, a traitor, and a blackmailer." (N.
Y. Times.)
"It offers to a general glance only one single
blemish, an episode between subordinate char-
acters of quite irrelevant and needless offen-
siveness." F: T. Cooper.
-I Bookm. 30: 69. S. '09. 280w.
"One of the best of the many treatments
that have been given to the subject, exhibiting
a close acquaintance with the social and polit-
ical conditions of the period, and developing
a fairly original plot in a thoroughly interest-
ing manner." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 184. S. 16, '09. 260w.
"It is not a thrilling stony but it is worth
reading for the sake of getting acquainted with
the man John Friend and his wife, Polly."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 478. Ag. 7, '09. 500w.
"The end of the novel is extremely power-
ful, but the last chapter is really too brutal in
its realism. The novel is interesting as a whole,
and the great figures which every now and then
pass across the stage are adequately sketched."
-f — Spec. 102: 982. Je. 19, '09. 120w.
Garrison, Theodosia. Joy o' life and other
*' poems. *$i. Kennerley. 9-12911.
The author's more permanent pieces have
been gathered into this volume. "Happiness
and sorrow, failure and longing, peace, despair,
fantasy, and laughter, all have their word
here." (N. Y. Times.)
"This exultant note is the dominant one from
beginning to end of her volume." W: M.
Payne.
-f Dial. 47: 101. Ag. 16, '09. 250w.
"There is about it at times a mixture of
motives, an anachronism of mood which recalls
with a difference Christina Rossetti."
-|_ _ Nation. 89: 55. Jl. 15, '09. 170w.
"Something as free and lovely, as near to
nature as the growth of flowers, lives in this
little volume. It is by no means music and
flowing line alone that is given in this book.
These r)oems lay hold of your heart, they sing
of those experiences which come to us all."
Hildegurde Hawthorne.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 319. My. 22, '09. llOOw.
Garrison, Wendell Phillips. Letters and
memorials of Wendell Phillips Garri-
son, literary editor of "The Nation,"
1865-1906. *$i.50. The Nation, 20 Vesey
St., N. Y. 9-5465.
"The plan of the book is to give a condensed
account of his outwardly uneventful life, a few
personal tributes from men who knew him well,
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Garrison, Wendell Phillips — Continued.
with selections from his letters to friends and
contributors, closing w ith a few specimens of his
published self-expression in verse, in articles,
and in addresses. His friend and classmate.
Prof. J. H. McDaniels of Hobart college, writes
the sympathetic and adequate introduction." —
Nation.
"Will especially interest older readers of the
•Nation.' "
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 77. Mr. '09.
"A modest and pleasant picture of a man
who did much for good journalism and good
criticism in the United States."
-f Ath. 1909, 2: 176. Ag. 14. ISOOw.
"Is welcome to his numerous former co-
workers and admirers, and deserves to be
read and studied bv manv besides."
+ Dial. 47: 50. Jl. 16, '09. 350w.
-i- Lit. D. 39: 208. Ag. 7, '09. 330w.
"In arrangement, form, and t>-pography, it ex-
hibits a taste which would have satisfied his
exacting standards, while in the nicer matter
of judgment concerning what to print, one
would fain believe that even his fastidious pen
could have found nothing here to strike out."
+ Nation. 87: 656. D. 31, '08. 520w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 325. My. 22, '09. 600w.
"Give interesting glimpses of the busy life of
the literary editor of the 'Nation.' "
-i- R. of Rs. 40: 254. Ag. '09. 70w.
Gask, Lilian. In nature's school. t$i-50.
8 Crowell. 8-29613.
The story of the adventures of a sensitive
young boy who finds his little corner in an or-
phanage unbearable, runs away to the woods
and finds a friend in Nature who takes him with
her round the world. The lessons learned in her
kingdom of fur and feather are true to scientific
fact, and there have been interspersed valuable
lessons of love for all living creatures.
Gaskell, Walter Holbrook. Origin of verte-
6 brates. *$6. Longmans. 8-34823.
"An extended series of papers which have
aimed to convert morphologists to the view
that vertebrates are descended from arachnids."
— Science.
"Whatever be the fate of its main thesis, Gas-
kell's book will stimulate research and dis-
cussion respecting an interesting and complex
problem."
-I Nation. 88: 389. Ap. 15, '09. 1050w.
"No one can read this book without being im-
pressed with the author's audacious' ingenuity,
with his patient following up of clues into re-
mote recesses, and with the good humor with
which he holds his 'unus contra mundum' posi-
tion. Whether he is right or wrong, he has
written an entertaining book and found out a
lot of interesting things by the way."
-i Nature. 80: 301. My. 13, '09. 2350w.
"It is hardly fair that the purchaser of this
book should believe that he has here a resume
of our knowledge of the ancestrv of the verte-
brates. He is given merely a one-sided view of
the whole intricate problem. The momentous
problem of vertebrate beginnings is still 'on
the knees of the gods.' We gravely doubt
whether Gaskell's book will be of great value
in dislodging it." Bashford Dean.
-I Science, n.s. 29: 816. My. 21, '09. 950w.
Gasquet, Rt. Rev. Francis Aidan, Black
death of 1348 and 1349. 2d ed. *$2. Mac-
millan. 8-16915.
A reprint of the author's "Great pestilence"
published in 1843. "The work is not changed
except for the addition of a preface calling at-
tention to the light thrown on the fourteenth
century epidemic by the recent outbreak of the
same disease in India and elsewhere. The in-
formation given by Father Gasquet on the facts
or the great pestilence and the extracts from
contemporary records are as interesting and
valuable as ever." (Nation.)
"It is to be regretted that the opportunity of
a new edition was not utilized by the author
to correct certain defects which previous re-
viewers had pointed out." G: Kriehn.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 569. Ap. '09. 550w.
"Father Gasquet is in the greater danger of
•slipping because of his preoccupation with the
rehabilitation of the mediaeval church."
J Nation. 87: 138. Ag. 13, '08. 330w.
Geden, Alfred S. Outlines of introduction
7 to the Hebrew Bible. *$3.50. Scribner.
Outlines that treat the subject "from the lit-
erary rather than the archaeological point of
view. Professor Geden discusses (1) the He-
brew language: (2) the Text of the Old Testa-
ment; (3) Hebrew and Greek canons of the Old
Testament: (4) Later Hebrew literature; (5)
the Versions; (6) the Pentateuch." — Spec.
"It may safely be said to constitute the best
existing English handbook in this field. In
general the volume may be regarded as des-
tined to hold a position as authority and guide
in its own sphere corresponding to that unan-
imously granted to Driver's 'Introduction to
the literature of the Old Testament' in its
sphere." J: M. P. Smith.
-I Am. J. Theol. 13: 428. Jl. '09. 420w.
"Mr. Geden's book betokens a sympathetic in-
terest in his subject, wide reading, and a more
or less independent manner of testing the liter-
ary and historical evidence with, which he has
to deal. His standpoint is that of an intelligent
conservatism. Many criticisms might be offered
on details in the different chapters. The book
is emphatically one which both demands and
deserves a thorough revision."
i Ath. 1909, 1: 723. Je. 19. 800w.
"The book thus fills what has long been a
vacancy in the company of handy guides to the
interpretation of the Old Testament."
-f- Bib. World. 33: 431. Je. '09. 70w.
"The book is well illustrated, is written in
a popular style, commands a subject of keen
interest and growing appreciation for the stu-
dent of the Old Testament, and should have
a place in everj' up-to-date library." R. H.
Mode.
-I- Bib. World. 34:209. S. '09. 950w.
"We would express our special appreciation
of the last chapter, in which Professor Geden
shows an admirable temper, ready to accept
the results of research, and at the same time
quite free from destructive tendencies."
+ Spec. 102: 587. Ap. 10, '09. llOw.
Geil, William Edgar. Great wall of China.
12 *$5. Sturgis & Walton. 9-29129.
A presentation in which "Mr. Geil shows the
wall to us as a boundary between two civiliza-
tions, that of the nomad and the herder, and
of the agriculturist: as the dividing line in
China between the age of faole and that of his-
tory, the great Chinese ruler who built it.
and who is the hero of this work, the Emperor
Chin, destroyed the old books of his people,
and forced them to write a new literature in
characters that should bring it within the reach
of all. But side by side with this antiquarian
and historic interest, these pages hold a con-
temporary, living one, for the author has the
knack of giving life in a few phrases to the
natives he met and interviewed." — Ind.
"His pages reveal no lack of scholarly equip
ment. abundant accumulation of material, and
a first-hand acquaintance witii Chinese litera-
ture. Mention must be made of the pictures,
which are so numerous and so truly illustrative
that they are in themselves a vivid presenta-
tion of this more than vivid book."
-I- Dial. 47: 454. D. 1, '09. 430w.
"A book of exploration, telling of strange
things unknown, it is also an altogether delight-
ful book of travel."
-f- Ind. 67: 1143. N. 18, '09. 250w.
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"The gorgeous panorama of Oriental scenery
and history which Mr. Geil unrolls in this vol-
ume is simply wonderful."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1073. D. 11, '09. 80w.
"A travel book of extraordinary and absorb-
ing interest."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 758. D. '09. 150w.
"He has been at pains to collect a great deal
of information, legendary, historical and archse-
ological. His stvle is sensational."
H Sat. R. 108: 666. N. 27, '09. 130w.'
George, William Reuben. Junior republic;
1- its history and ideals; with an introd.
by Thomas M. Osborne. **$i.5o. Ap-
pleton. 9-31449-
An interesting unfolding of the idea that led
Mr. George to the founding of the Junior re-
public in Freeville, New York, where democracy
"that is a political expression of the 'Golden
rule' is applied;" where the standard is citizen-
ship: where there is taught the sort of "lib-
erty that fits men for liberty." The chapters
cover the whole scheme of industries, govern-
ment and citizenship training.
Gephart, William Franklin. Transportation
li and industrial development in the Mid-
dle West. (Studies in history, econom-
ics and public law, v. 34, no. i.) *$2.
Longmans. 9-17969.
A valuable contribution to economic history
in which the author confines his investigations
mainly to the state of Ohio. The rude craft of
the pioneer, the steamboat that made possible
commercial activity, the Erie canal, the rail-
ways, and finally the interurban railway all
mark stages in transportation development a
discussion of which he closes with attention to
the present movement for the restoration of
waterways.
"Authoritative and careful Investigation."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: ^0. O. '09.
"The book is an interesting and careful in-
vestigation, more exhaustive than has been
published heretofore, of the evolution of indus-
try in the state of Ohio and of the close rela-
tionship between this development and the
progress of transportation."
-I- Nation. 89: 235. S. 9, '09. 120w.
Gerard, Dorothea. Pomp and circumstance.
5 $1.50. Dodge, B. W. 8-30934.
Vienna and London furnish the setting of this
story whose hero is a young diplomat and the
heroine the daughter of a Vienna banker forced
into bankruptcy thru a wife's extravagance and
his own unsuccessful speculation. The father
and daughter lose themselves in London under
assumed names and teach languages for a
living. Here the hero steps into the story and
the course of true love is marred and made by
the usual dramatic incidents.
"Altogether the book will appeal to the gen-
eral novel reader as one of the best romances
of the autumn."
-f- Arena. 40: 615. D. '08. 320w.
"The book is a careful and pleasing piece of
work, its sentimentality being redeemed by a
delicate touch of humour."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 494. Ap. 24. 120w.
"It Is quite an absurd book."
— Sat. R. 107: 438. Ap. 3, '09. 80w.
Gerhard, ^yilliam Paul. Guide to sanitary
inspections. 4th ed., entirely rev. and
enl. $1.50. Wiley. 9-1605.
Outlines the main features of sanitary In-
spection work. "Included with the new matter
given In this edition Is a chapter on the sani-
tary Inspection of public buildings, and another
on sanitary surveys of cities and towns. Many
question schedules or blank forms for use in
recording the results of inspections are pre-
sented." (Engin. N.)
"Has increased value and wider usefulness "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 120. Ap. '09.
"While one of its purposes is to instruct
owners, managers and tenants In regard to the
essentials of healthful buildings and surround-
ings, it is believed that the book will be also
useful to health and sanitary inspectors, to
boards of health, to fire department officials,
inspectors for insurance companies, and to
architects, civil engineers, and building super-
intendents in general."
+ Engin. D, 5: 296. Mr. '09. 200w.
"A great deal of time and space might have
been saved by laying down first of all the
features of sanitary inspection common to all
buildings, and then citing variations for city
and country houses, schools, hospitals, etc."
-j Engin. N. 61: sup. 32. Mr. 18, '09. 130w.
Gerhard, William Paul. Sanitation and san-
■'■ itary engineering. 2d rev. and enl. ed.
$1.50. W: P. Gerhard, 33 Union sq.,
N. Y. 9-10504.
"The author has here extended some defini-
tions of and notes on the profession and prac-
tice of sanitary engineering and on the sani-
tary engineer in time of epidemics, war, etc.,
which he published a few years ago. Besides
the subjects just mentioned, there are notes on
various phases of sanitation between 1850 and
1900, and further notes on the sanitation of
Greater New York. A few pages are devoted to
some observations on sanitation in Russia
made by an army surgeon in Dresden in 1896."
— Engin. N.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 60. O. '09.
"All citizens have a vital interest in this
branch of engineering work and could read this
book with profit and pleasure. Health oflJicials
will find it a manual of pronounced value."
-f Engin. D. 5: 666. Je. '09. 180w.
Engin. N. 61: sup. 66. My. 13, '09. 80w.
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 139. Jl. 31, '09. 200w.
+ Nation. 89: 240. S. 9, '09. 60w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 363. Je. 12, '09. llOw.
Gerhard, William Paul. Sanitation, water
■^ supply and sewage disposal of country
houses. $2. Van Nostrand. 9-11275.
Discusses comprehensively the three subjects
indicated by the title. First is explained "in
a general way the requirements of healthfulness
in the country. The soil, the sub-soil, surface
drainage, outlook, surroundings, cellars, light-
ing, heating and ventilation, water supply, sew-
erage and plumbing, screening to keep out flies
and mosquitoes and the care of houses and
buildings all receive attention. The second
part is devoted to an explanation of the meth-
ods of procuring and distributing a suitable wa-
ter supply, and the third part discusses sewage
disposal." — Engin. Rec.
"For the use of laymen rather than the pro-
fession, offering many valuable hints to builders
of countrv houses."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 74. N. '09. 4.
"The treatment throughout is on the whole
quite satisfactory, although considerable con-
densation could probably have been effected to
advantage."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 75. Je. 17, '09. 240w.
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 726. Je. 5, '09. 200w.
-I- Nation. 89: 240. S. 9, '09. 130w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 420. Jl. 3, '09. 330w.
Gibbon, Frederick P. Lawrences of the
Punjab. *$i.50. Dutton. 9-14134.
" 'The Lawrences of the Punjab' is a valuable
addition to the 'Temple biographies.' While
the title of the book properly embraces four
brothers, the author^ reasonably enough, de-
i68
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Gibbon, Frederick P. — Continued-
votes himself almost exclusively to the lives
of Henry and John Lawrence, those greatest of
the many great men who served the Ji)ast India
company. In vivid lines are traced the meteor-
ic paths of the soldier and the civilian." — N. Y.
Times.
"In Mr. Gibbon's pages the reader is given
a comprehension of the land, the peoples and
the problems of India.
+ Ind. 67: 92. Jl. 8, '09. 240w.
"Mr. Gibbon's book is precisely what a biog-
raphy should be — an entertaining recital with
an undercurrent of moral suggestion. A better
biography than 'The Lawrences of the Punjab'
it has seldom been our good fortune to read."
Forbes Lindsay.
-f + N. Y. Times. 14: 142. Mr. 13, '09. 310w.
"Mr. Gibbon tells very well the stories with
which we are all more or less familiar. But it
is in what he tells us of things less commonly
known, the patient working of the two men in
the days before the Mutiny, that the special
value of his volume is to be found."
+ Spec. 102: 137. Ja. 23, '09. 300w.
Gibbon, Perceval. Salvator. t$i-5o. Double-
^ day. 9-8ijQy.
A story which follows the fortunes of two
Englishnien, rivals for the love of an earl's
daughter. The one is a sober, landed gentle-
man of Sussex, loving law and order and the
inert force of things established; the other,
Salvator, is all for balancing his life on his
fingers, dodging between disease and murder,
with ruffians for companions and scoundrels for
enemies. Mosambique is the hot bed of the
revolution and the one object of the author,
aside from general entertainment, is the por-
trayal of the comfortable English respect for
authority and the failure of any opposition to
it.
"More than the average story of adventure,
well handled, and showing a knowledge of
East Africa."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 187. Je. '09. +
"A book which comes exasperatingly near to
being a worthy piece of work." P: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 646. Ag. '09. 400w.
"As a story of adventure the book would be
commonplace and lacking in artistic finish;
but its appeal goes below the surface."
-t- Nation. 89: 37. Jl. 8, '09. 200w.
"The book is, in fact, charmingly written.
One is constantly smiling over its shrewd rev-
elations of human nature. A story, and a
mighty good one."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 302. My. 15, '09. 550w.
Gibbons, James, cardinal. Discourses and
sermons for every Sunday, and the
principal festivals of the year. *$i.
Murphy, J: 8-34609.
"Simple, sincere, earnest expositions of the
old truths applied to daily life." (Cath. World.)
"The whole result is a collection of discourses
adapted to the hearing or reading of the com-
mon people. At the same time many important
questions are dealt with, in private conduct and
in social and civic affairs." (Lit. D.)
"The first good quality to be perceived in
them is brevity. All sermons, even the dog-
matic ones, are largely composed of solid, ap-
posite, practical counsel on the duties and dan-
gers of life."
+ Cath. World. 88: 820. Mr. '09. 570w.
"There is matter here for instructing the
faithful on every day of the year on which the
Catholic pastor is expected to speak to his peo-
ple from altar or pulpit; and the lesson fits
every congregation, large or small, throughout
the length and breadth of our land."
+ Ecclesiastical R. 40: 372. Mr. '09. 180w.
"While the sermons are better suited to the
Roman-Catholic than to the Protestant mind,
they are not without value to readers of all
kinds, as dissertations upon common truths by
a teacher of positive religious faith and excel-
lent Christian common sen.se."
+ Lit. D. 38: 304. F. 20, '09. 140w.
"A series of simple, sincere, and earnest
sermons."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 640. My. '09. 30w.
Gibson, Arnold Hartley. Hydraulics and its
applications. *$5. Van Nostrand. 9-23748.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The work seems to reflect a stronger inter-
est in the theoretical side of the subject than
in the applications, which, if true, will account
for certain inequalities of treatment; but as a
whole the book is an excellent one, with a char-
acter quite its own, and is well worth careful
study by anv student of the subject."
H Engin. Rec. 58: 735. D. 26, '08. 600w.
"ISIr. Gibson has undoubtedly succeeded in
secuiing not only new material, but in treat-
ing it with some novelty. The author of this
work exhibits a refreshing element of open-
mindedness toward the meaning of the various
expressions derived for the action of fluids."
-t- Nation. 87: 659. D. 31, '08. 370w.
Gibson, Charles R. How^ telegraphs and tel-
1^ ephones work. *75c. Lippincott. 9-21871.
"The very large degree to which the tele-
graph and telephone enter into the daily life
of the community should make this book |iar-
ticularly useful, and it should fmd a large cir-
cle of readers. The book is more or less an
amplification of the chapters dealing with this
branch in earlier more general books. The
subjects covered are telegraphy and telephony,
both with wires and without; there is a short
chapter on lightning, the reason for the inclu-
sion of which 'by request' does not seem cle.tr,
and three concluding chapters of a more gener-
al character on electrical units and theory.
The volume is well printed and illustrated." —
Nature.
"The work is up to date."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6:115. D, '09.
"An excellent small work."
+ Engin. D. 6:'336. O. '09. 40w.
"The present small volume shares the merits
of its predecessors." M. S.
+ Nature. 81: 244. Ag. 26, '09. 150w.
Gibson, Charles R. Romance of modern
1- manufacture. *$i.5o. Lippincott.
"In clear and interesting chapters Mr. Gib-
son tells us how textiles are woven, how lace
and embroidery are made, and how all these
things are washed by machinery. The mowing
machine, the locomotive, clocks, and ships, and
the ways they are made by modern machinery,
are subjects of other chapters; while the sewing
machine and the machinery for making thread
which it utilizes are also described with equal
fulness. The manufacture of steel rails, and of
candy, and of bread, and of needles, of paper,
and of books, is equally attended to." — N. T.
Times.
"The boy who gets the book will add to his
stock of general knowledge though he may fall
into occasional misconceptions."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 620. N. 20. 200w.
"A very good introduction into this world of
mechanical miracles."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 766. D. 4, '09. 200w.
"Mr. Gibson knows how to set out the steps
by which inventive brains have altered the
whole tenor of civilisation. Readers will find
interesting matter in this volume, though they
mvist not expect the sensations which awaited
the discoveries of the processes in photogra-
phy."
-1- Spec, 103: sup. 820. N. 20, '09. 360w.
Gibson, Charles R. Scientific ideas of to-
day. *$i.5o. Lippincott. 9-35I70
A popular presentation In non-technical lan-
guage of the nature of matter, electricity, light.
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heat, energy, •olor. X-rays, radium, gravita-
tion, etc.
"Well adapted to the needs of uneducated
adult readers wishing elementary information."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 40. F. '09.
"While in some matters the author has evi-
dently a clear gi-ip of his subject, there are
others in which he is as evidently trusting
blindly to the conclusions of others, not always
with the happiest results. To sum up, then,
we think Mr. Gibson's is an honest, able, and
useful book, though perhaps less suited to the
beginner than he fancies. Its occasional in-
accuracies and too great dependence on author-
ity might cause a person unacquainted with
science to conceive many ideas that he would
have to get rid of later."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 350. Mr. 20. llOOw.
"Very instructive for the general reader who
is more or less interested in the great problems
of natuie."
+ Engin. D. 5: 176. F. '09. 200w.
"A marked feature of this book is the num-
ber of analogies by which the various actions
and interactions are illustrated." W: E. llolston.
+ Nature. 80: 181. Ap. 15, '09. 600w.
"Within the understanding of any reader of
ordinary intelligence."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 112. F. 27, '09. 280w.
"This book is one which would justify a
favorable estimate from almost any other point
of view than that which the present review-
er chooses to take. Many sections of the book
are such as to demand a favorable estimate
from any point of view." W. S. Franklin.
h Science, n.s. 29: 937. Je. 11, '09. 1350w.
Gibson, Robert Edward Lee. Miracle of St.
9 Cuthbert, and sonnets. $1. Morton.
9-15513-
The title piece is based on an old English
legend that tells of the loss and later recovery
of the copy of the Gospels written in honor of
St. Cuthbert. Besides there are some seventy
sonnets.
"Volume of refined and unpretentious verse."
W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 100. Ag. 16, '09. 150w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 503. Ag. 21, '09. 150w.
Gilbert, George Holley. Acts: the second
volume of Luke's work on the begin-
nings of Christianity; with interpre-
tative comment. (Bible for home and
school.) *75c. Macmillan. 8-37068.
"Mr. Gilbert's design is 'to place the results
of the best modern Biblical criticism at the
disposal of the general reader.' This purpose
is accomplished by a brief introduction to the
book, discussing date and authorship, literar\-
character, and historical trustworthiness, fol-
lowed by interpretative comment on the English
text. . . . The commentary offers explanation
wherever it is really needed and trustworthy in-
formation from other sources. The series
should furnish good text-books for elementary
study for either class or private use." — Nation.
-t- Am. J. Theol. 13: 646. O. '09. 140w.
"The arrangement, the comment appearing
on the same page with the text, is convenient
and thoroughly practical. The notes are intel-
ligent and helpful."
-I- Bib. World. 33: 141. F. '09. 50w.
"On the whole the notes are clear and ac-
curate, and as complete as the nature of the
present series permitted." S. J. Case.
-j- Bib. World. 34: 65. Jl. '09. 300w.
"Professor Gilbert's introduction to Acts is a
model of succinct presentation of critical re-
sults, without argument except through clear
exposition of cogent facts."
+ Nation. 88: 253. Mr. 11, '09. 160w.
Gilbreth, Frank Bunker. Bricklaying sys-
1^ tern. *$3. Clark. M. C. 9-20945.
A work whose threefold purpose is: "(a)
to put in writing that knowledge which has
been handed by word of mouth from Journey-
man to apprentice for generations; (b) to
record methods of handling labor, materials
and plant on brickwork that will reduce costs
and at the same time enable the first-class
workman to receive higher pay; (c) to enable
an apprentice to work intelligently from his
first day and to become a proficient workman
in the shoitest possible time."
"The book is easily understandable, and
should be read by every mason, contractor and
builder, as well as by engineers and others in-
terested in building construction."
+ Engln. D. 6: 244. S. '09. 730w.
"The text, if carefully studied, will materi-
ally aid a novice, but a fault common to the
books of most experts exists, that of using
terms at the start which are explained only
very late. The book is a good one for a young
architect to study, because he can thereby gain
some idea of the technique of the subject,
which is essential to the preparation of good
designs and proper specifications."
H Engin. Rec. 60: 251. Ag. 28, '09. 320w.
Gilder, Richard Watson. Lincoln the leader,
" and Lincoln's genius for expression.
**$r. Houghton. 9-27351.
The first essay is an appreciation of Lincoln
that finds in his literary style the qualities that
are traits of his character and thus elements of
his leadership; such qualities as humor, candor,
sympathy, tact, justice, sincerity, disinterested-
ness and devotion. The second, shows how Lin-
coln, striving for no artistic method of expres-
sion thru imitation of the masters, yet achieved
a clear and forcible style which took color from
his noble character and became a thing individ-
ual and distinguished, characterized by simplici-
ty and directness.
"Two discerning essavs."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 116. D. '09. +
"An intelligent study of the sources of Lin
coin's greatness."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 764. D. 4, "09. 300w.
Gilder, Richard Watson. Poems. $1.50.
Houghton. 8-3i5-''3-
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 12. Ja. '09.
"Included in the 'Household' edition, and well
deserving of admission to that choice company."
W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 48. Ja. 16, '09. lOOw.
+ Lit. D. 37: 984. D. 26, '08. 60w.
-I- Nation. 89: 56. Jl. 15, '09. 160w.
"He is the laureate of the nation as the
civil war made it."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 20. Ja. 9, '09. 450w.
"None could fail to find in the volume a real
poet, sincere, humble-minded, serious; never
dropping to the popular lilt, never failing in
large and noble enthusiasms, one who has lived
life fully, aware of great issues and alert to
chronicle all loveliness." L. C. Willcox.
H No. Am. 189: 615. Ap. '09. 1300w.
"This volume represents in a rare degree both
the literary and the moral conscience. It is
a striking expression of artistic and intellectual
integrity. Perhaps the first quality which one
receives from the reading of these poems in
succession is that of perfect sincerity."
+ Outlook. 91: 64. Ja. 9, '09. 426w.
"He is pre-eminently a poet's poet as well as
a people's poet, and his many friends and ad-
mirers will welcome this excellent collection,
in which they will find such a large proportion
of the really good magazine poetry of the past
generation."
-J- R. of Rs. 39: 508. Ap. '09. lOOw.
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Gildersleeve, Basil Lanneau. Hellas and
" Hesperia ; or, The vitality of Greek stud-
ies in America : three lectures. (Univer-
sity of Virginia. Barbour-Page founda-
tion.) *$i. Holt. 9-15085.
Three lectures delivered before the University
of Virginia on the quickening of Greek studies:
the first, The channels of lite, traces analogies
between the life of ancient Greece and our own;
the second, Greek language and literature, pre-
sents some aspects of the Greek language and
literature in their relation to the present; the
third, Americanism and Hellenism, treats of the
affinities of ancient Greek and modern American
life.
revolutionary renown and the mother of many
famous sons." (Dial.)
"They are pleasant reading, especially for
tliose interested in the classical studies, but are
not essential contributions to the subject."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. b: 116. D. '09.
"We don't care what Professor Gildersleeve
writes about, or whether he sticks to his sub-
ject. We would follow him, tho his course
be as scoliodromic as the track of a rabbit in
the morning dew."
+ Ind. 67: 829. O. 7, '09. 160w.
"Professor Gildersleeve's University of Vir-
ginia lectures, 'Hellas and Hesperia: or The vi-
tality of Greek studies in America,' inevitably
suggest comparison with Professor Butcher's
'Harvard lectures on Greek subjects' and the
late Sir Richard .Jebb's TurnbuU lectures on
Greek poetry at .Johns Hopkins. It is disap-
pointing to find that they do not stand the
comparison."
-I Nation. 89:490. N. 18, '09. 200w.
"Many folk who have kept themselves mod-
ern b\' using old studies to sharpen their ap-
preciation of new things must find delight in
this little book."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 642. O. 23, '09. 330w.
Gill, Augustus Herman. Short hand-book
■^ of oil analysis. 5th ed., rev. and enl.
*$2. Lippincott. 9-4496.
"A concise manual for the analysis of the
commonly occurring animal, mineral and veg-
table oils and, in addition to describing the
methods used in applying physical and chemical
tests, gives particulars, regarding their prepara-
tion, properties, analytical constants, uses and
adulterants. Among the additions made in the
present edition are: A description of the new
universal vicosimeter; improved methods for
the detection of anti-fluorescents, and of apply-
ing the spontaneous combustion test; a new
chapter on waste fats and oils; a description
of the titer test and one for sulphur in burning
oils. The sections dealing: with the detection
of animal and vegetable oils, the treatment of
unsaponifable matter, and the turpentines have
been entirely rewritten. Other minor changes
have been made to bring the text down to
date." — Engin. D.
+ Engin. D. 5: 416. Ap. '09. 150w.
"One of the comparatively few chemical books,
which are simple enough to be taken up with-
out immediately previous preparation, in the in-
tervals of an engineer's work."
-f Engin. N. 61: sup. 59. My. 13, '09. 470w.
"It may be observed that there are some
things in which this book may yet be Im-
proved. The illustrations are better than none,
but not much; and the directions for using
flash-test apparatus are not quite as complete
as a beginner ought to have." A. H. Sabin.
H Science, n.s. 30: 244. Ag. 20, '09. 300w.
Gilman, Arthur. My Cranford: a phase of
the quiet life. **$i.25. Houghton.
9-6273.
Hollls, N. H. furnishes the setting for this
quiet neighborhood story of gentle spells and
mild musings. The town is "literary In its
tastes, independent in its ways, of glorious
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 137. My. '09.
"The descriptions and reflections and remin-
iscences are able to stand on tlieir own merits."
-h Dial. 46: 231. Ap. 1, '09. 260w.
"Nothing more restful could be found than
this contemplation of 'My Cranford.' "
+ Lit. D. 38: 764. My. 1, '09. 230w.
"If tragedy, or sin, or even vulgarity, ever
invades this Arcadia, Mr. Gilman does not see
them; his picture is all of pleasantness and
peace."
+ Nation. 88: 260. Ap. 8, '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Gilman has caught the spirit of this
simple village life, and in a charming, half-
autobiographical vein makes it very real and
enticing to the more sophisticated and wearied
dweller in cities. It is scarcely an ambitious
effort, but the essays are musing and gentle and
well worth reading."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 177. Mr. 27, '09. 430w.
Gilman, Benjamin Ives. Hopi songs. (Hem-
enway southwestern expedition.) *%2.
Houghton. 9-17546.
"This story of Hopi, or Moqui, singing com-
pletes an inquiry into Pueblo music that was
begun by this author in 1891 with a study of
Zuni melodies. The volume is divided into
three parts. In the first Mr. Gilman makes a
scientific study of the Rote-.Song of the Hot)is.
The second part is devoted to an exposition of
the phonographic method in the notation of In
dian music. . . . The third and major part of
the book is given up to notations of Hopi songs,
diagrams, and comments, nearly a score of
songs being treated." — N. Y. Times.
+ Nation. 88: 311. Mr. 25, '09. 500w.
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 736. D. 5, '08. 200w.
"The volume represents much careful work
and is a valuable contribution to the study of
the phonetics of some kinds of Indian singing."
A. C. Fletcher.
+ Science, n.s. 29: 977. Je. 18, '09. 1200w.
Gilman, Bradley. Son of the desert. t$i.50.
11 Century. 9-26147.
A story set in Egypt in which the hero is the
son of a Bedouin sheik. He is befriended by
an American boy traveling for his health, and,
in turn, enlists his courage and young strength
in the service of the traveler. Together th'y
encounter a fearful sand-storm, are captured
by brigands, have a thrilling subterranean ex-
perience, and, finally, return unharmed. The
author's descriptions of customs, language and
localities are drawn from his own recent ob-
servation and experience.
Gilman, Lawrence. Aspects of modern
opera. **$i.25. Lane. 9-3317-
In four chapters entitled The Wagnerian
aftermath, A view of Puccini, Strauss's "Sa-
lome": its art and its morals, and A perfect
music drama, the author discusses critically
"the alms, artistic methods and actual achieve-
ments," of composers who are dominant in the
operatic art of the present day.
"Mr. Oilman's book is well worth reading, as
It contains matter that will awaken new
thoughts and stimulate discussion on musical
themes."
-f Dial. 46: 232. Ap. 1, '09. 250w.
"Mr. Gilman furnishes us with appreciative
and discriminating reviews of the development
of operatic music since Wagner."
-f Ind. 65: 1185. N. 19, '08. 160w.
"In the first three sections many Interesting
observations are made regarding Wagner, Puc-
cini, Strauss, and other composers, but before
the reader reaches the middle of the book he
will begin to suspect that the author Is like a
huge spider weaving a web around him and
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making him a helpless victim by the time the
last chapter is reached. It is" a clever example
of eloquent special pleading. The chapter on
Puccini is excellent."
H Nation. 87: 610. D. 17, "08. 650w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. 320w.
+ Outlook. 91: 292. F. 6, '09. lOOw.
Gilman, Lawrrence. Edv^^ard A. MacDow-
ell. **$i.50. Lane. 9-609.
An expansion and completion of the biography
which Mr. Oilman wrote four years ago for
the "Living masters of music" series. "The
biographical part is almost wholly new, and
is rich in details that throw an interesting
light upon MacDowell's development, upon the
incidents of his life, and especially upon his
work as professor of music at Columbia uni-
versity. There is thoughtful and sympathetic
consideration of his character as a man." (N.
y. Times.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 40. F. '09.
"Mr. Finck's appreciation of his compositions
seems to us at times too laudatory, but it is
thoughtful, and therefore interesting."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 52. Jl. 10. 320w.
Dial. 46: 190. Mr. 16, '09. 420w.
+ Lit. D. 38: 304. F. 20, '09. 200w.
"The new volume is in every way a great
improvement on its predecessor; it is not only
readable, but uncommonly stimulating. One
thing, alas! is missing: an index."
H Nation. 88: 46. Ja. 14, '09. 900w.
"Superlative praise for MacDowell's best
work does not seem too much to this critic."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, '09. 320w.
"We could have chosen no one in America
better fitted to write the authoritative biogra-
phy of our greatest American composer."
+ No. Am. 190: 263. Ag. '09. 330w.
"It is balanced and not uncritical."
+ Outlook, 91: 291. F. 6, '09. 90w.
"There is a lack of balance, of just propor-
tion and clear perspective." D. G. Mason.
-I Putnam's. 6: 110. Ap. '09. 500w.
R. of Rs. 39: 255. F. '09. 70w.
Ginzberg, Louis. Legends of the Jews; tr.
6 from the German manuscript by Henri-
etta Szold. $2. Jewish pub. 9-14182.
V, 1. Bible times and characters from the
creation to Jacob. This is the first instal-
ment of a work whose aim is that of gathering
from the original sources all Jewish legends,
in so far as they refer to Biblical personages
and events, and of reproducing them with the
greatest attainable completeness and accuracy.
Contents: The creation of the world; Adam;
The ten commandments; Noah; Abraham; Ja-
cob.
"These tales are really expressions of the
Hebrew mind wrestling with the problems of
biblical interpretation and the difficulties of
life itself, and offering solutions of all these
difficulties as nearly as possible. The arrang-
ment of the tales is excellent and the trans-
lation most happy."
-f Ind. 67: 369. Ag. 12, '09. 240w. (Review
of v. 1.)
"A word of special praise is due the translator,
for her important share of the work, done so
faithfully and acceptably." A. S. Isaacs.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 443. Jl. 17, '09. 930w.
(Review of v. 1.)
Gladden, Rev. Washington. Recollections.
11 **$2. Houghton. 9-28138.
The author announces at the start that his
story is simply that of an average American;
that its interest will not be found in any ex-
ploits of the narrator, but in whatever power
he has possessed of looking sympathetically at
the things he has seen and of accurately re-
porting them. "Most readers will agree that
the best wine is put before them early. . . .
Dr. Gladden's memory of the rude early years
is not only retentive, but intense and visualiz-
ing. The price which poverty had to pay for
bread and books is set down with detail that
sticks in the mind. For the rest, the 'Recol-
lections' are discursive, part autobiography and
part contemporary history, and stamped with
that broad churchmanship and geniality, com-
bined with the capacity to stand up stoutly for
a firm conviction, which we have been accus-
tomed to associate with the author." (Nation.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 116. D. '09.
"Biblical students will appreciate the recol-
lections of the beginning of larger views of the
Bible in America."
+ Bib. World. 34: 431. D. '09. lOOw.
+ Cath. World. 90: 389. D. '09. 500w.
"The chapters describing the nature of the
struggle for livelihood and for education, in a
family of artisans and farmers seventy years
ago, are more interesting than the later ones."
+ Nation. 8^:411. O. 28, '09. 150w.
"The book is less a biography than an ac-
count of the progress of the last haif-century
bj' one who has had a very important part in
making that progress possible. It is an im-
portant foot-note to the history of America
in one of its most critical periods. On one im-
portant point only has the 'Outlook' as an in-
terpreter found itself compelled to dirter with
Dr. Gladden. In his campaign against what
was called 'tainted money' we thought, and
still think, that lie misinterpreted a wide spread
popular prejudice, which he shared, for a fun-
damental ethical principle common to human-
ity."
-I Outlook. 93: 766. D. 4, '09. 1500w.
"Dr. Gladden's luminous style makes this
book of 'Recollections' especially attractive."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 754. D. '09. 160w.
Glasgow, Ellen Anderson. Romance of a
6 plain man. $1.50. Macmillan. 9-12083.
Ben Starr, son of an uneducated stone-cutter,
at the age of seven or thereabouts is called
"common" by a wee lass with red shoes and a
drenched white coat who with her mother is
storm sent to Benjy's poor little home for shel-
ter. Tho not quite understanding the haughtily
pronounced epithet, Benjy is sensitive to the
scorn in the child's tone. From this moment
Benjy's development begins. He is not brilliant
but determined, and taunts and jibes but in-
crease his resolution. From the post of deliv-
ery boy for a meat and fruit dealer to the presi-
dency of a railroad his course is one of unre-
mitting hard work. It is nevertheless made a
path of joy by the winning of the spirited hero-
ine whose contempt for the boy is transformed
into love and honor for the man.
"One of the author's best stories."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 187. Je. '09. >i'
"The author has command of the story-tell-
er's art, and treats an old theme with a deft
hand."
-f Ath. 1909, 2: 424. O. 9. 180w.
"The earlier part of the book is worked out
with much significant realism of detail; the
latter part is more commonplace."
-I • Atlan. 104: 682. N. '09. 180w.
"Perhaps the simplest as well as the shortest
way to define this book is to say that it be-
longs in the same general class with Professor
Robert Herrick's admirable 'Memoirs of an
American citizen.' " Philip Tillinghast.
+ Forum. 41: 616. Je. '09. 650w.
. "The author dramatizes in a perfectly truth-
ful manner the difference between the tempe.r-
ament of an aristocrat and the character of
a 'plain man.' "
+ Ind. 67: 423. Ag. 19, '09. 500vv.
"A fine appreciation is shown by the author
of the best in both the old aristocracy and the
democracy of the plain people."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 102. Jl. 17, '09. 240w.
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Glasgow, Ellen Anderson — Continued.
"The subtle individuality of the writer invests
the most hackneyed themes with a touch of her
own originality."
+ Nation. 89: 37. JI. 8. '09. 380w.
"Miss Glasgow's intimate sketches of South-
ern scenes and people are always interesting."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 374. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"Miss Glasgow, as always, has a story to
tell, and knows how to tell it. She writes
with a tine reserve and with a sure instinct for
the dramatic situation and the telling phrase."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 402. Je. 26, '09. 750w.
"It is a significant contribution to the literary
interpretation of the new order in the South."
+ Outlool<. 92: 309. Je. 5, '09. 270w.
R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 50w.
"This is a fine novel, written with delicacy."
+ Sat. R. 108: 173. Ag. 7, '09. 170w.
"The book is an interesting specimen of
the business novel."
+ Spec. 103: 245. Ag. 14, '09. 320w.
Glaspell, Susan. Glory of the conquered:
the story of a great love. t$i.5o. Stokes.
9-6277.
A rugged scientist in the Chicago university
weds a young artist, a woman who is the em-
bodiment of exquisite femininity. Their dream
of happiness ends when the husband thru a
careless trick of rubbing his eyes inoculates
them with the most virulent germ known to
pathology; he becomes blind. There follows a
period of struggle during which a mighty man
succumbs to his fate; while the wife, all devo-
tion, resolves to take up his laboratory work
and be eyes for him. Then he is taken from
her, and out of her poignant grief grows a res-
olution to go back to the soul of things, to fight,
to work, to conquer seeming fate, to bring back
to her world harmony and the light.
"An intensely emotional story, but remark-
able for its vivid realism and imaginative
power."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 147. My. '09.
"Unfortunately, the story requires more sci-
entific and professional colouring than the au-
thor has supplied, but her heroine inspires some
touching dialogue."
h Ath. 1^09, 2:358. S. 25. 130w.
"Frankly, while the attempted symbolism of
the last chapter is obvious enough, it must be
regarded as a distinct anticlimax to a book
that otherwise is the best American novel of
the month." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 317. My. '09. lOOOw.
"Nothing is spared our feelings in this- nar-
rative, and nothing but the richness and ten-
derness of the author's sympathies makes it
tolerable." W: M. PSiyne.
H Dial. 47: 183. S. 16, '09. 330w.
"There is much that is morbid in Miss Glas-
pell's first novel, 'The glory of the conquered,'
and something that is fine."
-I Ind. 67:602. S. 9, '09. 600w.
"Whoever can appreciate this point of view
will find the story well told, even excellently
told at times; and possibly be so captivated by
its lachrymose lights and shadows that she
will even overlook the utter superfluity of
Georgia, Joe Tank, and some other characters."
1- Nation. 88: 489. My. 13, '09. 360w.
"In. the telling of the story there is an un-
usual amount of beauty, grace, imagination,
and emotional impressiveness. Unless Susan
Glaspell is an assumed name . . . 'The glory of
the conquered' brings forward a new author of
fine and notable gifts."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 145. Mr. 13, '09. 420w.
"It is not often that an author comes forward
tvith a first book so worthy of serious attention
as is Miss Glaspell's notable romance."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 374. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"There is something unusually appealing
about the scientific professor at the university
and his artist wife whose noble passion lifts the
story, despite some faults of style, into the class
of great novels."
H R. of Rs. 39: 760. Je. '09. llOw.
"The character-drawing is good, and alto-
gether the novel is a piece of sound and con-
scientious work."
-H Spec. 103: 565. O. 9, '09. 170w.
Glover, Terrot Reaveley. Conflict of reli-
i"-" gions in the early Roman empire. '''$2.50.
Scribner. 9-275^1.
An elaboration of certain lectures delivered
at Mansfield college. "In the foreground is the
life of Christ, the simplicity and directness of
His example and His teaching." (Ath.) The
author "realizes clearly that Christianity , cre-
ated a new civilisation, and he shows also that
it was not the conversion of the empire that
destroyed the ancient civilisation." (Sat. R.)
"The volume before us does not pretend to
completeness. It is even wanting in logical de-
velopment. We thank him for his studies, and
hope to read more of them."
+ — Ath. Iii09, 2: 234. Ag. 28. 630w.
"This volume is, so far as it touches on the-
ological problems, an essentially partisan work.
Regarded as a denominational treatise it is
worthy of careful attention, if only for the light
that it throws on the theological tendencies of
niodein Nonconformity. Controversial matters
apart, the book is interesting. Its author is a
good classical scholar, and the chapters that
discuss Lucretius, Vergil, and Plutarch make
fascinating reading."
-\ Sat. R. 108: 293. S. 4, '09. 570w.
Glyn, Elinor. Elizabeth visits America.
« t$i-SO. Dufiield. 9-13919.
A quarrel between Elizabeth and her Lord
"Harry" sends him to Africa to shoot big game
and her to the States. In a series of letters to
her mother she gives with sprightly abandon
her impressions of things American from New
York to San Francisco. A reconciliation is
happily effected upon the last page.
"It is to be hoped that the Marchioness of
Valmond will remain at home in the future
if she can not use her eyes and ears to bet-
ter advantage than she did during her recent
visit to America."
— Lit. D. 39: 441. S. 18, '09. 270w.
"In short, Mrs. Glyn not only used her eyes
and her imagination to her own great enter-
tainment during] her grand tour of the United
States of America, but she has used her pen
and her wits very cleverly in telling the Amer-
icans what she thinks it will amuse them most
to ha\'e her say about them. Even when she
is cruel she takes care to flatter the pet foibles
of all but the grossly pork-prosperous and the
smart set already mentioned."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 321. My. 22, '09. lOOOw.
"Makes very readable copy of her recent vis-
it to the United States."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 374. Je. 12, '09. 2O0w.
"After Mr. Wells and Mr. Henry James here
is Elizabeth, with a picture of America which,
if it lacks the philosophy of the one and the
artistry of the other, will probably supply an
illumination for many who would find more
reasoned criticism intellectually inaccessible."
— Sat. R. 107: 728. Je. 5, '09. 600w.
Glyn, Margaret H. Analysis of the evolu-
^ tion of musical form. *$3.5o. Longmans.
9-18572.
"Miss Glyn seeks an intelligible basis of
music that will afford foundation and breadth
of artistic criticism; a truthful, intellectual
presentment of the growth of musical form."
(N. Y. Times.) "The chief value lies in the
application of the comparative method. Musical
evolution in Europe is contrasted with what we
know of the development and present condition
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of the art in Oriental countries, and in this
way new light is thrown on various disputed
problems." (Nation.)
"A book such as the present, which sets one
thinking, is valuable, even though one cannot
agree in all points with the writer."
H Ath. liOy, 1: 537. My. 1. 850w.
"Frankly and briefly, the theory of IMiss Glyn
seems to be sound. The musical world will
not revise its terminology to suit Miss Glyn,
and it does not need to in order to under-
stand her theory. There is not one thought in
her pages that could not be expressed with
perfect lucidity by the terms in common use."
F: R. Burton.
-\ Forum. 42: 270. S. '09. 470w.
"It cannot be said that this is an entertain-
ing book, or one in which it is easy to follow
the author's course of reasoning at all points.
She indulges in an abstruse style of ratiocina-
tion which requires pages to explain what a
more concrete and imaginative writer would
more fully elucidate in as many paragraphs.
Yet it is a stimulating and instructive book,
which must be commended not only to stu-
dents— and experts — in musical theory and
history, but to composers as well."
-i Nation. 88: 392. Ap. 15, '09. 750w.
"There is much that is illuminating and sug-
gestive in this book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 275. My. 1, '09. 770w.
Godfrey, Elizabeth, pseud. (Jessie Bedford).
■^ Sister of Prince Rupert, Elizabeth,
princess palatine, and abbess of Her-
ford. *$4. Lane. 9-27771.
A life of the daughter of the King of Bohe-
mia "decidedly worth reading, for it is that of
a sweet and sane soul, desjnte a personality
somewhat stiff and formal. She was essentially
noble in spirit. The historical background is
thoroughly picturesque, and the others mem-
bers of her romantic family were adventurous
and unusual to the highest degree. From the
time that the numerous brothers and sisters
played together in the King's house at Rhenen
to their scattered deaths here and there over
Europe, the story is brimful of human life, and
the writer seems' to have hesitated at no trouble
to make it complete." — N. Y. Times.
"Miss Godfrey's work has considerable in-
terest; but most of all it will be appreciated
as a faithful and symrmthetic iiicture of an
unusual type of royal womanhood."
-I- Dial. 47: 240. O. 1, '09. 330w.
"It cannot be denied that this biography has
many of the crudities that mark this kind of
writing to-day, but it is based on good knowl-
edge of the sources, is, in general, despite its
lapses, simply written, and has to its great
advantage a thoroughly entertaining subject
which is not much known to the ordinary
English reader."
H Nation. 88: 608. Je. 17, '09. 700w.
"If the author's style lacks distinction, the
book is yet very agreeable reading. The human
element is felt and conveyed. The personages
of the biography are no cold abstractions, but
real men and women."
-i N, Y. Times. 14: 338. My. 29, '09. 1200w.
Godfrey, Hollis. For the Norton naine.
^" (Young captains of industry.) t$i--5-
Little. 9-24949.
The first of a new series of stories for boys
entitled "Young captains of industry." It fol-
lows the success of a young college man who
puts to the test his inherited resourcefulness
and acquired attainments in saving from ruin
the Norton glass factory business left in a pre-
carious state at his father's death.
Godley, Alfred Denis. Oxford in the eigh-
teenth century. *$2.25. Patnam. E9-792.
Aiming to convey some idea of the conditions
of life at Oxford in the eighteenth century, the
author has chosen from a mass of material the
salient aspects of the academic life of the pe-
riod and presented them in "subject catalog"
form. He deals with such subjects as univer-
sity examinations, college and university teach-
ing, social life in colleges and the amusements
of undergraduates. ^ Oxford's attitude towards
politics of the time 'is also revealed.
"Oxford still has her wits; and here one of
the brightest, whose verse has now delighted a
whole generation, comes forth to tell in witty
prose the 'curiosities' of a bygone age."
-f Ath. l:)09, 1: 65. Ja. 16. 1500w.
"A charming series of sketches of the aca-
demic long ago."
-t- Educ. R. 37: 97. Ja. '09. 120w.
"Mr. Godley has gone through the material
dutifully, he writes with a sense for English
rather above the average, he has an attractive
theme, but he mars all by the supposition that
it is dull to be orderly, and that the reader's
mind cannot dwell on one subject nvore than
five minutes."
1- Nation. 87: 463. N. 12, '08. 350w.
"To American readers those chapters which
show how the undergraduates passed their time
will be the most interesting in the book."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 20. Ja. 9, '09. 600w.
"He has brought together in his pleasant
Eusebian way most of the chatty information
which a hurried and ugly age wants about that
leisured and charming old Oxford which is so
near us and yet so far away."
-f- Sat. R. 106: 671. N. 28, '08. 920w.
"Whether he convinces us or not that the
university of that maligned epoch was better
than we thought it, at least he furnishes us
with a good deal of material for forming or
revising our judgment."
-I Spec. 101: 946. D. 5, '08. ISOOw.
Godsal, Philip T. Storming of London and
^ the Thames valley campaign: a military
study of the conquest of Britain by the
Angles. los. 6d. Harrison & Sons, Lon-
don. 9-4908.
"An attempt to reconstruct the story of the
Anglo-Saxon conquest on the basis of 'military
principles' and a study of topography and place-
names. The conquest, [the author] believes,
was undertaken and carried on by a highly
organized nation, the Angles, occupying the
Baltic shores from Sweden to the Elbe. Their
neighbors, the Saxons, played a merely sub-
ordinate part as allies." — Am. Hist: R.
"A clear, straightforward and interesting nar-
rative."
+ N. y. Times. 14: 583. O. 2. '09. 150w.
"The entire work is a series of conjectures
and inferences, some of them quite plausible,
but most of them highly improbable. To these
conjectures the author gives the value of estab-
lished facts. Evidently such a work can not
be regarded as serious history. It rather be-
longs in that class of writings that we some-
times call historical fiction." L. M. Larson.
— Am. Hist. R. 14: 601. Ap. '09. 300w.
— Ath. 1908, 2: 540. O. 31. 880w.
"The author knows nothing of such work as
Mr. F. Haverfield's on the condition of Britain
in this age, nor has he any adequate com-
prehension of the position of the Roman
empire in the fifth century. He has
no grasp of the succession of tradition, e.g.
from Gildas to Bede. Most of the book is built
upon 'a priori' reasoning from military con-
siderations drawn from warfare of to-day."
T. N.
— Eng. Hist. R. 24: 606. Jl. '09. 550w.
"His ample volume gives evidence of long
and profound study of the subject and of deep
interest in it, and will make an important ad-
dition to the historical literature dealing with
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Godsal, Philip T. — Continued-
the overflow of Britain by the Angles and al-
lied tribes."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 32. Ja. 16, '09. 150w.
"Amid much that is tawdry and turgid there
exists, however, considerable skill and ingenuity
in the presentation of his case by the author."
f- Sat. R. 107: 533. Ap. 24, '09. lOOOw.
"A theory, like a soldier, may be a good
servant but a bad master, and we fancy most
people will declare that Major Godsal has been
mastered by his. We have certainly found it
very interesting."
(- Spec. 102: 342. P. 27, '09. 1650w.
Going, Charles Buxton. Star-glow and
song. **$i.20. Harper. 9-9808.
Among these eighty varied poems are poems
of nature, love, hero-worship, subliminal fan-
cy, sleepy-time melodies, and songs of the sea.
due indication of their sources, and giving the
minor variations, so far as they are significant
in the foot-notes. After the year 107u, where
the Parker ms. ends, the Peterborough chron-
icle (ms. E) takes its place as the basis of the
translation, the variants and additions of other
mss. being inserted under the respective years."
— Ath.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 165. Je. '09.
"It is easy to say that it is good average
magazine-poetry, workmanlike, earnest, and un-
inspired; but that sounds like faint praise; and
the book deserves no condemnation. In its
two hundred pages there is not a banal thought
nor a slovenly line." Brian Hooker.
+ Bookm. 29:^369. Je. '09. 250w.
— Engm. N. 6*1: sup. 57. My. 13, '09. 430w.
"These verses are marked by clear thought,
a terse, compressed, yet perfectly lucid expres-
sion, born, it may be, of two or three writers
whose manner still holds the public attention."
+ Ind. 67: 367. Ag. 12, '09. 320w.
4- Nation. 89: 54. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 503. Ag. 21, '09. 250w.
"In his collection entitled 'Star-glow and
song' there is a good deal of lyric and dramat-
ic tervor."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 123. Jl. '09. 40w.
GoU, August. Criminal types in Shakes-
12 peare; tr. by Mrs. Charles Weekes. *5s.
Methuen, London.
The reason why the problem of the criminal
is still unsolved is set forth in Mr. GoU's intro-
duction. "Society never seriously takes the
trouble to penetrate the shell of the criminal's
actions, or find the path to his soul. He repre-
sents to the public simply a danger to be feared,
to the jurist a crime to be punished, to the
prison authorities a sin to be purged, and to
no one is he a human being to be understood.
Mr. GoH goes into the 'why' and 'wherefore.'
He dissects and analyses the types he takeg
from the immortal genius of Shakespeare, puts
them under a microscope, and shows step by
step the minds at work, till one gets a new
insight into -criminal methods, and studies the
poet's characters in a new light." (Spec.)
"Practically Mr. Goll's book does not enlight-
en as much, but as a literary study of a set of
Shakespearean characters it is worth reading."
+ Sat. R. 108: 572. N. 6, '09. 300w.
"To all students of criminology this book
should appeal; to all lovers of Skakespeare it
should be a companion volume, for it is written
by a student capable of exhibiting many of the
poet's characters in a new light. In addition, it
is full of things that will entertain the general
reader."
-t- Spec. 102: P80. Je. 19, "09. 650w.
Gomtne, E. E. C, tr. Anglo-Saxon chron-
10 icle. *$2. Macmillan. W9-269.
"The problem of making this work, in its
various recensions, fully accessible to readers
unacquainted with Old English, is not alto-
gether easy. Mr. Gomme has adopted what
seems on the whole the most satisfactory plan.
He has translated the text of the Parker ms.
(A) so far as it extends, inserting the addi-
tional or materially divergent entries of the
other mss. In their chronological place, with
Am. Hist. R.. 15: 206. O. '09. 40w.
"We think the translator has made an un-
fortunate mistake in leaving the Latin passages
in that language. The translation, so far as
we have compared it with the original, is sub-
stantially correct. It is very literal, often to
the sacrifice of modern English idiom. Now
and then the literal rendering is positively mis-
leading. The first foot-note is copied verba-
tim from Mr. Plummer's edition, the important
correction at the end of that volume having
been overlooked."
-\ Ath. 1909, 2: 151. Ag. 7. 400w.
"We can only thank Mr. Gomme for making
this work accessible to ordinary students at a
modest price. His volume is furnished with
excellent notes and index, and his translation,
though a critic ignorant of Anglo-Saxon cannot
judge of its scholarship, is eminently readable."
H Spec. 103: 382. S. 11, '09. 1250w.
Goodnow, Frank Johnson, Mtinicipal gov-
^ ernmcnt. **$3. Century. 9-23987.
A thorogoing handbook which aims both to
treat the historical development of the city
institutions in \\ estern Europe and to discover
the characteristics that distinguish the social
conditions of modern urban population, in the
hope that help may be obtained in the solution
of the problems presented by city life.
"The best now in the field either for the
student or the genoial reader. Not so detailed
as Fairlie's 'Municipal administration' but more
readable; Munro's 'Government of European ci-
ties' is more complete for foreign govern-
ments."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 74. N. '09.
"Professor Goodnow has drawn an outline so
harmonious and well proportioned as to form a
text-book of non-partizan and masterly com-
pleteness."
+ Lit. D. 39: 537. O. 2, '09. 420w.
"Almost half Mr. Goodnow's book is de-
voted to subjects outside the range of Mr.
Munro's book."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 642. O. 23, "09. 630w.
Outlook. 93: 90. S. 18, '09. 1450w.
"Those students and general readers who are
familiar with Professor Goodnow's book on
'City government in the United States' will find
the present more comprehensive treatment of
the subject extremely interesting as well as
practically helpful."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 512. O. '09. llOw.
Goodspeed, Edgar Johnson, ed. Epistle to
■^ the Hebrews. *50c. Macmillan. 8-31485.
"The series of handy commentaries on the
Old and New Testament of which this is the
first volume to appear is addressed to the gen-
eral reader seeking to put at his disposal the
results of the best modern scholarship. The re-
vised version of 1881 occupies the upper part of
the page, the somewhat full comment standing
below. In the introduction Hebrews is held to
have been addresses to Roman Christians in the
later years of Domitian." — Bib. World.
+ Am. J. Soc. 13: 646. O. '09. 140w.
-H Bib. World. 32: 440. D. '08. 70w.
"The notes are compact and fairly compre-
hensive, the philological, historical, and theo-
logical phases of the study all receiving due
attention. The comments also offer a more mi-
nute subdivision of the subject-matter than that
given in the paragraph headings of the text."
S J Case
-f Bib. World. 34: 64. Jl. '09. 200w.
-j- Educ. R. 37: 100. Ja. '09. 60w.
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"It is to be commended for the purpose de-
signed."
+ Ind. 66: 152. Ja. 21, '09. 60w.
Goodwin, Maud Wilder. Veronica Playfair.
" t$i-5o. Little. 9-2495^^-
The story of a spirited young woman of the
shire of Somerset who is taken to London to
have her hoydenish ways mended. The time
is that of Pope, Lady Mary Montagu, Benjamin
Franklin and Dean Swift, and the author takes
occasion to set his heroine down at Twicken-
ham to see how she will deport herself among
the distinguished literary folk. Certain chap-
ters connected with the heroine's romance por-
tray the social life of Bath in its heyday.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 90. N. '09. 4.
N. Y. Times. 14: 584. O. 2, '09. 350w.
Gordon, Rev. George Angier. Religion and
30 miracle. **$i.30. Houghton. 9-27433.
Five lectures delivered on the Nathaniel W.
Taylor foundation at Yale university. Five lec-
tures whose aini in a broad sense is that of
contributing toward the final emancipation of
the fundamental beliefs of Christianity from the
cycle of signs and wonders. The author says:
"I am concerned to show that where miracle
has ceased to be regarded as true, Christianity
remains in its essence entire; that the fortune
of religion is not to be identified with the for-
tune of miracle: that the message of Jesus
Christ to tills world is independent of miracle."
Contents: The issue defined; Belief in God and
miracle; Jesus Christ and miracle; The Chris-
tian life and miracle; An eternal gospel.
Bib. World. 34: 431. D. '09. 60w.
R. of Rs. 40: 761. D. '09. lOOw.
Gordon, H. Laing. Modern mother: a guide
11 to girlhood, motherhood and infancy.
$2. Fenno.
A work that turns the attention of the moth-
er to the rational means of preparing the body
for its functions and of maintaining health dur-
ing and after their performance. Prevention is
the key note of the study.
" 'The modern mother' is absolutely sane and
wholesome, and should be put in the hands of
all who are likely to be the mothers of America.
We recommend the work very highlv."
-f Lit. D. 39: 960. N. 27, '09. 200w.
Gordon, Kate. Esthetics. *$i.50. Holt.
'' 9-25958.
A text-book whose object is (1) to give to
students a concise statement of some of the
most important facts about esthetic experience
and artistic activity and (2) to stimulate among
students some interest in the experimental
treatment of esthetic problems.
Gordon, Lina Duff (Mrs. Aubrey Water-
field). Home life in Italy: letters from
the Apennines. **$i.75. Macmillan.
8-35752.
From the vantage point of an empty castle
among the Carrara mountains the author has
studied the people of Lunigiana, and has given
"a succession of sketches, often dramatic in
form, which have the cumulative effect of con-
veying a true idea of the characters and cus-
toms." (Spec.)
"A thoroughly enjoyable, yet informing book."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 288. D. '08. +
"One of the most delightful books of gossip
about life in Italy that we have ever read. It
has in itself, perhaps, but little claim to be
called literature; it is without form, or any
sort of order or construction."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 538. O. 31. 700w.
"The chief merit of the book is its somewhat
piquant way of describing the daily household
Incidents, those that involve the doings and
sayings of children and servants, the marketing,
the hours in the garden, etc., such minor but
interesting things as we welcome in the well •
written letters of a personal friend."
+ Dial. 46: 231. Ap. 1, '09. 250w.
"A book that represents the real home life
in the Italian Apennines." W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1461. D. 17, '08. 120w.
"Mrs. Waterfield shows us all sides without
prejudice or controversy, and with unfailing
good humor. Here Is the best book of the kind
we have seen for a long time."
+ Nation. 88: 196. F. 25, '09. 210w.
"What a delightful picture we have here of the
life of this particular little corner!" Charlotte
Harwood.
+ Putnam's. 6: 238. My. '09. 480w.
"Indeed, we have but one quarrel with her —
her treatment of the country priest and of the
actual religion of the country as she seems to
have seen it. We strongly recommend every
lover of Italy to read this book. It is excellent
and it is absolutely true. But we must draw
the reader's attention to the last chapter, 'Cher-
ubina's diary.' "
-^ Sat. R. 106: 424. O. 3, '08. 900w.
"It is agreeable and graceful from beginning
to end. But, unfortunately, her experience
leaves out a very large slice of Italian life, and
that the most notable in recent history."
H Spec. 101: 542. O. 10, '08. 1700w.
Gordon-Smith, Richard. Ancient tales and
folklore of Japan. *$6. Macmillan.
9-8402.
These stories have been transcribed from
voluminous diaries which the author has kept
during twenty-five years of travel in many
lands, and particularly during nine spent in
Japan on a mission of collecting for the Brit-
ish museum's department of natural history.
"His pursuits have brought him into contact
with all sorts of people — the fisher, the farmer,
the priest, the doctor — and from these he has
gathered and set down a wealth of folklore and
legend." (Nation.)
"In spite of its gloom and weirdness, the ef-
fect of this volume is not entirely sorrowful.
In one respect he has not satisfied our an-
ticipations. His title led us to hope for special
chapters on native rites and customs, on super-
stitions, games and songs, but on these topics
we must be content with scattered allusions.
Apart from this omission Mr. Smith has treated
us liberally."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 698. Je. 12. 700w.
"We miss an introductory chapter, which
should discuss the origin of the tales, their re-
lation to western folk-lore, and their place in
modern Japanese life."
-j Dial. 46: 144. Mr. 1, '09. 240w.
"Many of them are new to Eastern readers,
and most of them will be found interesting to
students of folk-lore and lovers of old-world
myths."
+ Int. Studio. 37: 169. Ap. '09. 140w.
"Mr. Smith writes the stories down in a
straightforward manner . . . with sufficient
honest skill to keep the curiosity awake through
a good many pages. It is a book to read at in-
tervals, and not straight through. The illustra-
tions vary greatly also in execution, and as a
body are more interesting than correct. Alto-
gether, the book can be recommended as one
of the most attractive recent works of which
Japan has been the theme."
^ Nation. 87: 627. D. 24, '08. 240w.
"A very beautiful book, which will come un-
der the head of fairy tales for children or folk
lore tales for any one."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 757. D. 5, '08. 90w.
R. of Rs. 39: 128. Ja. '09. 30w.
"I think that the chief delight of this book is
its pictures." Lord Dunsany.
+ Sat. R. 108: 472. O. 16, '09. 1400w.
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"iiie ftrst thing that attracts our admira-
tion in this volume is the illustrations. They
are excellent reproductions of Japanese art."
H Spec. 103: 314. Ag. 28, '09. 470w.
Gorky, Maxim. The spy: the story of a
superfluous man. $1.50. Huebsch.
8-33904.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
momenclature of dextral, sinistral, and atten-
tional organs and functions.
"He offers us a series of extremely interest-
ing pictures of this proscribed nook of Rus-
sian life." Abraham Cahan.
H Bookm. 29: 90. Mr. '09. 1300w.
"It is well for the world to know these facts,
and here we have no vain exliibition of ugly
pictures, no frivolous retailing of salacious in-
cidents, no silly and purposeless 'Three weeks'
tantalizing the appetite."
-H Ind. 66: 201. Ja. 28, "09. 360w.
"Tlie translator lias completed his task in a
worlimanlike manner, and, moreover, has suc-
ceeded in communicating much of the spirit
and temperament of the original."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 121. Ja. '09. 160w.
"The book gives the picture of Russian life
which the British public desires, and its lon-
gueurs and inconsecutiveness will probably be
condoned in consequence."
-i Sat. R. 106: 798. D. 26, '08. 130w.
Gostling, Frances M. Bretons at home; with
1^ an mtrod. by Anatole Le Braz. **$2.50.
McClurg. 9-35859-
Six years of leisurely wandering thru Brit-
tany prepared the author for this sympathetic
portrayal of Breton life and character. He dips
into the history, their legendary lore and quaint
superstitions, and shows how even to-day the
Bretons are a people upon whom old traditions,
old customs and old views of life liave a tena-
cious liold.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 74. N. '09. ►*-
"It is an excellent work of its kind, and the
kind is almost unique."
-i Ath. 1909, 1: 755. Je. 26. 800w.
Lit. D. 39: 1073. D. 11, '09. 130w.
"Thus heralded and adorned, Mrs. Gostling's
book itself is a little disappointing. Possibly,
the wide range of her reading and her inter-
ests has tended to impair the unity and effect-
iveness of Mrs. Gostling's book. She makes
too great a demand upon the flexibility of her
reader's mind."
-h — Nation. 8'J: 575. D. 9, '09. 480w.
"Wliy cannot an American write such books?
Slie is tremendously up, speaking generally, on
anthropology and folk-lore, and her suggestions
and interpretations are illuminating."
-f- No. Am. 190: 840. D. '09. 150w.
"Mrs. Gostling's recent book on Brittany and
the Bretons is one of the best that has been
published in English."
+ Spec. 103: 384. S. 11, '09. 500w.
Gould, George Milbry. Righthandedness and
8 lefthandedness ; with chapters treating of
the writing posture, the rule of the road,
etc. **$i.25. Lippincott. 8-16710.
"The book's eight chapters, two of which are
reprinted from 'Biographic clinics,' and the
others collected from medical and scientific jour-
nals, treat chiefly of writing and the writing-
posture in relation to the eyes and to spinal
curvature, with useful advice and information in
other kindred matters." (Dial.) They are as
follows: The origin of righthandedness: Why is
a particular child righthanded or lefthanded?
The rule of the road; Study of a case of two-
handed synchronous writing; Visual function
the cause of slanted handwriting; Its relation
to school hygiene, school desks, malposture, spi-
nal curvature, and myopia; The pathologic re-
sults of righteyedness and lefteyedness: A pa-
tient's struggle for right-eye function; and The
"In Dr. Gould's book the eminent oculist
clearly, and for the first time so far as we
know, shows the part played by the eye in
determining which shall be the dominant hand
and foot."
+ Dial. 45: 118. S. 1, '08. 350w.
"That the right or left hand should come to
be used exclusively for all highly specialized ac-
tions, as a conquence of the right or left eye being
more nearly emmetropic than the other, seems to
the reviewer to be untenable for several reasons."
H. C. Stevens.
h Science, n.s. 30: 182. Ag. 6, '09. 125nw.
Grace's Earthwork tables. $5. Spoil.
"These tables give contents in cubic yards of
ground on uniform transverse slope and uniform
longitudinal grade, for lengths of one chain (66
ft.), roadway widths of 12, 15, 18, 20, 26, 27, 28,
30 and 50 ft. and side slopes of V^ on 1, V2 on 1,
I on 1, and IV^ on 1." — Engin. N.
"For the limited field they cover, the tables
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ably clear and concise, but the additional trans-
formation from 66 ft. chains to 100 ft. stations
necessary for American practice will somewhat
hamper their usefulness in this country."
-I • Engin. N. 59: sup. 541. My. 14, '08.
lOOw.
"A book that will be useful to railway engi-
neers wherever the British chain is the unit of
measurement."
H Engin. Rec. 58: 679. D.U2, '08. 170w.
Graham, David. Grammar of philosophy.
*$2.50. Scribner. 8-26258.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The most stimulating thing about the book
is its confidence that it outlines the way of
truth. It is a vigorous galvanizing of the com-
mon-sense theory of knowledge, exhibited with
a fair degree of originality." H. A. Youtz.
-t- Am. J. Theol. 13: 313. Ap. '09. 210w.
"Anything more violent than his mode of
argument we have seldom read."
— Ath. 1908, 2: 786. D. 19. 120w.
"It never seems to have occurred to him that
the advice he so freely offers to others might
be retorted on himself — 'he is to be most stren-
uously recommended to retain his seat in gold-
en silence.' "
— Ind. 66: 706. Ap. 1, '09. 270w.
"Not only is the title of this book misleading
— for it gives no analysis of scientific method,
and is merely a defense of the attitude of 'com-
mon sense' in philosophy — but there is so little
argument in it, and so much abuse, that the
philosophical student will hardly care to spend
much time with it." W. H. Sheldon.
— Philos. R. IS: 236. Mr. '09. 120w.
Grainger, M. Allerdale. Woodsmen of the
II West. $2.50. Longmans. 9-7388.
Partly autobiographical. "Mr. Grainger goes
to Vancouver, becomes a 'logger,' and writes a
narrative of 'logging' in those fretted inlets be-
tween Vancouver Island and the mainland,
and writes it in the language of 'loggers.' His
writing falls on your ear, as you say the words
over to yourself, like a burst of conversation
from a bar-room in the West. It seems very
casual. But as you read on you become con-
scious that Mr. Grainger has really got hi?
language and his ideas very well in hand; he
makes his impressions as with the cut of an
axe and with no waste of material." (Spec.)
A. L, A. Bkl. 6: 40. O. '09.
"If literature Is the art of using the right
words in the right way to produce particular
effects — and what else can it or ought it to
mean? — Mr. Grainger has performed a literary
feat. The narrative is real, and necessarily
true."
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Grant, Robert. Chippendales. t$i-So. Scrib-
ner. 9-9472.
A story which "shows the Old Brahmin Bos-
ton in the painful process of being engulfed by
the modern Boston of commerce — a Boston
which has little reverence for Harvard college,
cares not a rap for the anti-slavery tradition
and is as ignorant of the ethical standards
which go with the New England conscience as
the rest of commercial America." — N. Y.
Times.
"A clever, laboriou.'", lengthy study; of in-
terest to only a small proportion of readers."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 148. My. '09.
"Nothing is clearer than that the story as a
whole has a kind of solidity and effectiveness.
This is no more due to novelty of plot than to
happiness of style." H. W. Boynton.
+ Bookm. 29: 309. My. '09. 800w.
"We have no doubt whatever that it is a
contribution to our literature worth the at-
tention of the thoughtful, and likely to be val-
ued fifty years hence more highly than it will
be valued to-day." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 370. Je. 1, '09. 850w.
Ind. 66: 920. Ap. 29, '09. 300w.
"It is a substantial novel, and in this day of
flimsy fiction it is refreshing to be able to make
a comment of this sort."
+ Lit. D. 39: 208. Ag. 7, '09. 150w.
"Judge Grant has here produced another of
his careful, somewhat laborious studies of
American life. He has no brilliancy or adroit-
ness of style. His effectiveness is due rather
to the working of a quiet and steady intelli-
gence. He knows what he is driving at, and
arrives, as it were, by force of sheer assiduity.
One or two contradictions of detail may be
noted."
H Nation. 88: 363. Ap. 8, '09. 780w.
"Is, once you get into it, an interesting and
human story about interesting and human peo-
ple. Mr. Grant's methods are somewhat labor-
ious and overconscientious."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 198. Ap. 3, '09. 950w.
"The book is admirable of Its kind."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 374. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"The action Is dramatic and the plot con-
vincing. Because it is a study of real people
its humor is appealing and its grasp of human
frailties both amusing and instructive."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 763. Je. '09. 60w.
Grant, W. L. Acts of the Privy council of
^ England. (Colonial ser.) v. i. 1613-
1680; ed. by W. L. Grant and James
Munro, under the general supervision
of Almeric W. Fitzroy, clerk of the
Privy council. Wyman & sons, London.
"When completed, the five volumes covering
tiie period from 1613 to 1783, will be as indis-
pensable as are the 'Calendars of state papers'
or the 'Reports of the historical manuscripts
commission' and will take their place in the
same class as the 'Journals of the continental
congress.' Their value will lie not so much in
the additional information furnished as in the
view they will give of the Privy council at
work and of the business that came into its
hands for adjustment or adjudication." (Am.
Hist. R.)
V. 1, "In the pages of this volume there
Is a great deal of detailed narrative that re-
lates to the continental and West Indian
colonies, to Hudson's bay and to South Amer-
ica. Scores of entries relate to the fisheries,
the tobacco industry, plantation trade, mer-
chant shipping, transportation of criminals, and
the operation of the navigation acts." (Am.
Hist. R.) There are also governors' commis-
sions, details of annulling the Virginia company
charter, letters to governors from the Council,
entries of manifests and cargoes, and many
reports relating to the Council's business.
"Messrs. Grant and Munro, the editors, have
done their work with excellent judgment and
great thoroughness and in text and preface
have left little to be desired." C: M. Andrews.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 590. Ap. '09. 760w.
"Read in conjunction with the State paper
series, domestic and colonial, this series will
be most valuable to students, who will find
their work lightened by efficient indexing, clear
arrangement, and admirable editing."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 180. Ag. 14. 260w.
"They have however endeavoured, they say,
to give in every case the essentials in the
words of the original and to condense only the
verbiage, and they appear to have done their
work admirably." H. Lambert.
-f Eng. Hist. R. 24: 799. O. '09. 520w.
"Among the publications of the British gov-
ernment few are likely to be of greater im-
portance for colonial history than the project-
ed series of 'Acts of the Privy council, coloni-
al.' "
+ Nation. 88: 488. My. 13, '09. 820w.
Graves, Alfred Perceval. Irish poems. 2v.
8 *$i.5o; lea. *$2.25. Macmillan.
9-3415; 9-3414-
The first volume contains the songs of Gael
and A Gaelic story-telling: the second. Country-
side songs and Songs and ballads.
"He has a humour of his own, which may or
may not be Irish — spontaneous and wholesome,
if at times a trifle thin — and a keen ear for
the musical possibilities of verse."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 570. N. 7. 420w.
"Racy, perhaps, rather than homely — at all
events they are bound to seem so to the Yankee
— are Mr. Graves's 'Irish poems.' They have quite
a different tang from ordinary Anglo-Irish po-
etry, while preserving all the shrewdness, naive-
ty, and mischievousness of their country."
-h Nation. 89: 55. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
"Beyond the use of Irish names, stories and
phrases, and an occasional imitation of the
popular song, we see nothing essential which is
not to be found in many a book of verse which
is not Anglo-Irish. The narrative poems ar«
lively and of the kind that is best in recitation.
But as the narratives need recitation, so the
lyrics need a tune."
H Sat. R. 106: 115. Jl. 25, '08. 220w.
"Given a tune and a rhyming lexicon and few
men would be unequal to writing a book like
this, had they the courage to face the boredom
of it."
— Sat. R. 106: 672. N. 28, '08. lOOw.
"To the critic one of the most interesting
features of Mr. Graves's work is its catholicity.
The true magic often escapes him, and though
his literalness is the accurate tradition of pop-
ular verse, it sometimes prevents him from
writing poetry."
-i Spec. 101: 543. O. 10, '08. llOOw.
Graves, Frank Pierrepont. History of edu-
s cation before the middle ages. **$i.io.
Macmillan. 9-4932-
Traces the development of the ideals and
aims which have dominated and shaped the
education of the human race from the dawn
of history down to the fall of the Roman
power in the West. "This study makes two
facts plain: (1) that education, whether in
uncivilized or civilized society, has always aim-
ed at preparation for life through adjustment
of the individual to the social order into which
he was born; (2) that in this process social
progress has resulted from the development of
individualism wherever permitted. Thus the
experience of the race lays down the two lines
on which sound educational method must base
its further processes." (Outlook.)
"Professor Graves's book is well written. Ita
statement.s are as Plausible as could be ex^
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Graves, Frank Pierrepont. — Continued-
pected of such a succession of affirmations and
generalization about 2000 years of history, four
or five civilizations, and three or four liter-
atures. He seems to have consulted the re-
cent authorities to which reference is made in
the notes for suppleraentary reading at the end
of each chapter. The book is a good one of its
kind." Paul Shorey.
+ Am. Hist. R. 15: 194. O. '09. 370w.
"A full, scholarly text, mainly of interest
to educators."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 138. My. '09.
"The volume has the merit of stating succinct-
ly the achievements of the various nations. The
field is too big, however, for one man to cover
satisfactorily in one volume."
H Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 181. Jl. '09. llOw.
"It is too little for a new scholarly interpreta-
tion of the period, and is too great to be of
much practical use to the student of educa-
tion in school and college. The book is well
done, however, and shows abundant scholarship
in spite of the fact that it appears to fall be-
tween two stools."
H Educ. R. 37: 424. Ap. '09. 80w.
"Dr. Graves is more careful than most such
writers as to his historical facts but he fails as
a literary artist in making the characteristics
of each educational system stand out with
sufficient distinctness strongly to impress
elementary students. Considered in all re-
spects, however, the book will rank high among
histories of education." E. A. Kirkpatrick.
-J El. School T. 9: 484. My. '09. 660w.
+ Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 30w.
"The plan is well carried out."
+ Nation. 88: 412. Ap. 22, '09. llOw.
N. Y. Times. 14:523. S. 4, '09. 400w.
+ Outlook, 91: 865. Ap. 17, '09. 170w.
"Professor Graves has produced a book
which gives evidence on every page of his
ripe scholarship, breadth of view, and keen
discrimination between significant things and
mere detail." F: E. Bolton.
+ School R. 17: 656. N. '09. 450w.
Gray, Asa. Gray's new manual of botany:
a handbook of the flowering plants and
ferns of the central and northwestern
United States and adjacent Canada; re-
arranged and extensively rev. by Ben-
jamin Lincoln Robinson and Merritt
Lyndon Fernald. 7th ed. *$2.so. Am.
bk. 8-27398.
An edition of Gray's manual presenting the
following changes: (1) a change in the geo-
graphical limits, namely by excluding the re-
gion west of the 96th meridian instead of the
100th, and in extending northeastward to in-
clude the maritime provinces and a portion
of Quebec and Ontario; (2) the sequence of
the families, which for the most part is In
accordance with the system of Eichler as elab-
orated by Engler and Prantl; (3) the re-
moval of the keys leading to the species. In
the case of most of the larger genera, from
the body of the text to a position immediate-
ly preceding the specific descriptions; (4) the
introduction of numerous text — or marginal
figures; and finally (5) in the use of a different
System of nomenclature, namely the strict ob-
servance of the Vienna code, or the nomen-
clatorial rules adopted at the International con-
gress held at Vienna in 1905." (Bot. Gaz.)
"In its revised form will continue its use-
fulness as a convenient, reliable guide."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 277. N. '08. +
"The value of this work as a text-book should
not be overlooked. The discriminating text
and complementary illustrations present the
subject-matter In a satisfactory way for teach-
ing purposes. The Illustrations themselves are
for the most part Insufficient for the hasty de-
termination of the species by the student, and
they can be used to advantage only in con-
nection with the brief but clear descriptions
In this regard the book has no equal. Thor-
oughly revised to date, incorporating the ver-
ified results of recent years of research, and
fully accords with the most advanced and uni-
versally accepted views of taxonomy." J. M.
Greenman.
+ Bot. Gaz. 47: 153. F. '09. 680w.
-I- Educ. R. 37: 208. F. '09. 40w.
+ Ind. 67: 301. Ag. 5, '09. lOOw.
"A convenient and scholarly work, fully a-
breast of the times."
-i- Nation. 87: 366. O. 15, '08. 260w.
+ Nature. 79: 457. F. 18, '09. 350w.
"In closing this very general notice of this
Important addition to the literature of syste-
matic botany we wish to record our opinion
that this is the right kind of a revision of
such a standard work." C: E. Bessey.
+ Science, n.s. 28: 688. N. 13, '08. 760w.
"The writer cannot believe but that the il-
lustrations of species published in connection
with the 'Manual' will do away with most of
the usefulness it may have had as a training
subject preliminary to advanced studies upon
plant life." H: L. Bolley.
— Science, n.s. 2^: 182. Ja. 29, '09. 850w.
Gray, B. Kirkman. Philanthropy and the
6 state. 7s.6d. King, P. S., & son, London.
9-14963.
"It is to be regretted that the author could
not have lived to complete the work, for much
of this book is fragmentary — a mere skeleton of
the topics intended for further discussion. A
wide range of subjects is treated. Part 1, called
the 'Transition in thought,' is an interesting
r6sum6 of the developments of the nineteenth
century in the realm of philanthropy in Eng-
land. The relation of the philanthropist to po-
litical measures; the new problems of city life;
the administration of the poor law; the devel-
opment of the charity or organization society
are typical chapter heads. ... In Part 2, 'The
intervention of the state,' the author points out
various activities undertaken by the state in
England. The insane, prisoner's aid move-
m.ents, juvenile offenders, reformatories, in-
ebriate homes, hospitals, tuberculosis, public
health, widows, children, the aged are all con-
sidered. . . . In an appendix the value of so-
cial agitation is considered and the different
types of agitators described." — Ann. Am. Acad.
Reviewed by C. R. Henderson.
+ Am. J. See. 14: 843. My. '09. 180w.
"Few more readable volumes on social prob-
lems have come to the reviewer's notice than
this. No one will agree with all the author's
ideas. There is a charm about the style, a
freshness in presentation of topics that con-
stantly holds the attention of the reader. The
book is to be higuly commended to all who
wish to know recent developments in English
philanthropy." Carl Kelsey.
H Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 730. My. '09. 470w.
"To ponder over the course of events in oth-
er lands, the tendencies and principles they
represent and the temper they have resulted
from and in, is a valuable exercise for all who
are helping to work out or to" formulate a
social philosophy for America in the twentieth
century; and to all such Mr. Gray's book will
he full of interest and suggestiveness." Lillian
Brandt.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 256. S. '09. 1650w.
"There is value in the presentation of even
so incomplete a study as this of the appropria-
tion of governmental machinery by this idea
of social obligation." S. P. B.
H J. Pol. Econ, 17: 648. N. '09. 870w.
"We may not agree with the view there set
out, but we acknowledge the importance of the
issues raised and the moderation with which
they are presented."
4 Spec. 103: 59. Jl. 10, '09. 250w.
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"The historical treatment in the book is ad-
mirable, and the entire volume is interesting
and suggestive." W: B. Bailey.
H Yale R. 18: 97. My. '09. 1200w.
Greely, Adolphus Washington. Handbook
8 of Alaska: its resources, products, and
attractions. **$2. Scribner. 9-13911.
A handbook which the Alaska-Yukon exposi-
tion makes especially timely. It assembles the
widely scattered and reliable Alaska data of
current interest offering a "clear, brief summary
of such definite and accurate information as
may be of interest to the student or of value to
the man of action." It includes such phases of
Alaskan affairs as may concern those interested
in the development of the country, those who
plan journeys to Alaska for business, pleasure,
or research, as well as for those Interested in
commercial ventures or permanent residence
there.
"Not so readable as Higginson's 'Alaska' but
a valuable reference volume."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 166. Je. '09.
"General Greely has performed a task, in
writing this handbook, that will be of great
service to tourists and prospectors, and will
do much to remove our general ignorance about
Alaska." H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 47: 233. O. 1, '09. 370w.
"General Greely's 'Handbook' is useful in
bringing us down to solid earth and giving
plain facts and figures."
+ Ind. 66: 1246. Je. 3, '09. 160w.
"The standard works of geographic reference
are full of errors and omissions which this
book has been the first to correct and supply."
+ Lit. D. 39: 441. S. 18, '09. 300w.
"To the too often untrustworthy Alaskan
literature Gen. Greely's book is a welcome con-
tribution."
+ Nation. 89: 259. S. 16, '09. 530w.
"There is none who can speak with greater
authority than Major Gen. Greely whose 'Hand-
book' tells in simple, straightforward style, un-
tainted by the exaggerations of the enthusiast
or the writer for effect the story of what has
been done in Alaska, what conditions prevail
there now, and what are the territory's com-
mercial prospects."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 352. Je. 5, '09. 950w.
"Any one will find the volume interesting. It
is also authoritative and exhaustive."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 375. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"There is no book in print that so fully sum-
marizes the latest facts regarding that won-
derful country as does General Greely's hand-
book."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 126. JI. '09. 180w.
+ Spec. 103: 284. Ag. 21, '09. 170w.
Greely, Adolphus Washington. Handbook
^2 of polar discoveries; new ed. **$i.5o.
Little. 9-3102S.
Includes, in addition to the former text, the
latest discoveries by Cook, Peary and Shackle-
ton, covered in the new chapters on "The con-
quest of the North pole" and "The South pole
quest." General Greely is non-partisan in his
discussion of the Cook-Pearj' controversy.
Green, Alice S. A. (Stopford) (Mrs. John
Richard Green). Making: of Ireland
and its undoing, 1200-1600. *$2.5o. Mac-
millan. 9-5223.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It is the absence of constructive plan and
definite statement that is the greatest weak-
ness of Mrs. Green's historical work. "We
wander around in a maze of somewhat incoher-
ent assertions and detached illustrations and
receive a general impression rather than a set
of clear notions. An equally serious defect is
the lack of a bibliography. Mrs. Green, in
other words, gives her readers no real informa-
tion as to what part of her narrative is solid-
ly based, and what part is derived from doubt-
ful or worthless testimony. But after all
technical objections liave been made this work
must be recognized as being of serious value
as a learned, original and sympathetic contri-
bution to the history of Ireland." E: P. Chey-
ney.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 341. Ja. '09. 900w.
"Her latest work throws a flood of new light
upon the story of four centuries. Mrs. Green
has done a splendid work in her scholarly
refutation of this legend and in giving to the
English-speaking peoples this noble picture of
pre-reformation Ireland." A. H. Atteridge.
-t- Cath. World. 88: 671. F. '09. 3000w.
"Throughout large sections of this book, in-
deed, there is hardly a passage which is not
turned, often quite unjustifiably, to the dis-
credit of England." G. H. Orpen.
h Eng. Hist. R. 24: 129. Ja. '09. 2350w.
"The book utterly fails to convince."
— Nation. 88: 20. Ja. 7, '09. 630w.
Green, Helen. Maison de Shine: more
stories of the actors' boarding house.
$1.25. Dodge, B. W. 8-32338.
Vaudeville "artists" off the stage are por-
trayed here. The author gives intimate pic-
tures of these mummers, stripped of the tinsel,
and set against the background of a cheap
boarding house.
"Like so many distinctly humorous books, the
volume should be read in installments; other-
wise it will pall on the reader."
+ — Arena. 41: 607. Ag. '09. lOOw.
"Unfortunately, our author has added nothing
to the value of her rough material. The
sketches move on in a succession of absurd
plots and silly situations delineated in the spirit
of what is known professionally as 'slap-stick'
humor."
— Nation. 88: 143. F. 11, '09. 140w.
"In reading 'The maison de Shine' we spend
more time wondering whether such beings are
possible than in interesting ourselves in their
fortunes." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
— N. Y. Times. 13: 685. N. 21, '08. 250w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 743. D. 5, '08. 140w.
Greene, Frances Nimmo. Into the night: a
^^ story of New Orleans. **$i.20. Crow-
ell. 9-24256.
New Orleans immediately after the assassi-
nation of Mavor Hennessy by the Mafia fur-
nishes the setting for this exciting and mysteri-
ous detective story. The black hand of the
Mafia lurks menacingly behind every incident
and the strong hearted hero is all but baffled by
it in his efforts to do justice to his own honor
and to win the woman he loves. Through the
story flits a power for evil in the unusual guise
of a beautiful, erratic young girl. When at last
her origin and birthright are explained the
tangles of the story untwine themselves and the
whole sad tale of murder, love, hate and re-
venge is made clear.
Greene, Homer. Lincoln conscript. t$i-SO.
Houghton. 9-10028.
The story of a copperhead who refused to re-
spond when drafted into the northern army.
Finallv "like Saul of Tarsus, breathing out
threatenings and slaugnter" he went into tho
presence of the overmastering Lincoln, there
learned from him the supreme lesson of the
Union's prime importance over the factional
pride of the south, and emerged a Lincoln con-
script.
"Presents very well the attitude of the south-
ern sympathizers."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 190. Je. '09.
"A very readable story."
+ Cath. World. 89: 548. Jl. '09. 150w.
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Greene, Homer — Continued.
"As it assumes all the points in dispute as
indisputable, it may fail to appeal to the other
side quite so utterly as the author intends. Is
sufficiently interesting."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 242. Ap. 17, '09. 160w.
Greenwood, Alice Drayton. Lives of the
1° Hanoverian queens of England: Sophia
Dorothea of Celle;' Caroline of Ans
bach. '^'$3.50. Macmillan. 9-23999.
V. I. Portraits of two queens projected from
the background of England in the days of the
two Georges when kingly ideals were confined
to "blunt honesty, to a certain sense of jus-
tice without mercy and to personal courage."
The pleasure-loving wife of George I is sketched
true to her discreditable life and elicits only
"contemptuous pity"; and Queen Caroline clev-
er and virtuous enough is shown to lose ground
thru lack of refinement. "The domestic life of
the two heroines, the family quarrels, the court
intrigues and the court pageants — these form
the main part of the book." (Sat. R.)
"Accurate and unpredjudiced studies."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6; 74. N. '09. (Review of
of V. 1.)
"This is the first instalment of a continua-
tion of Miss Strickland's 'Lives of the queens
of England.' In the more solid historical quali-
ties, industrious research and critical treatment
of authorities, the later work will be found to
compare favourably with the earlier; whilst in
point of style Mrs. Greenwood at the least
holds her own. A few slips in detail may be
noted."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 173. Ag. 14. 1500w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"If the sequel is as well studied and written
as the part before us, the whole will make a
valuable work."
+ Nation. 89: 410. O. 28, '09. S30w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"Miss Greenwood has given us a very read-
able book, written in a clear and forcible style.
She has taken every pains to make her work
accurate and thorough; her judgment is sound
and sober; she avoids the besetting temptation
of the biogra.pher to belaud her heroines, and
in her preface she gives us a very useful criti-
cism of her authorities."
+ Sat. R. 108: 319. S. 11, '09. 1400w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"Not of the first importance, either as biog-
raphy or as literature. At the same time, the
volume is inevitablv full of interest."
H Spec. 103: sup. 487. O. 2, '09. 470w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
Greenwood, Granville George. In re Shake-
* speare : Beeching vs. Greenwood ; rejoin-
der on behalf of the defendant. **$i. Lane.
9-22020.
A reply to Canon Beeching in which the au-
thor's legal training is much in evidence. He
gives clearly and compactly points concerning
Shakespeare's antecedents, education and liter-
ary achievements.
Bookm. 29: 633. Ag. '09. lOw.
"There can be no question that Mr. Green-
wood's fervor as a controversialist leads him
into strange ways. Nor does his exceedingly
lame explanation, in an appendix, of his sup-
posed discourteous references to Mr. Sidney
Lee increase a reader's willingness to accept
him as a whole-souled searcher for truth."
— Nation. 89: 147. Ag. 12, '09. 280w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 302. My. 15, '09. 60w.
Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason. Adrift on an
^ ice-pan. **75c. Houghton. 9-16853.
In this little volume of less than a hundred
pages Dr. Grenfell gives a graphic account of
one perilous night spent in company with his
dogs on an ice-pan. Besides furnishing an im-
pressionistic picture of Newfoundland sish ice
and the islands of snow covered slabs or pans
which furnish temporary safety to one caught in
the lake of mush it is also a human document
that reveals the unafraid determination with
which a strong man uses every device to prolong
life. A brief sketch of Dr. Grenfell's life written
by Clarence John Blake prefaces the volume.
"An absorbing, graphic narrative that will
interest readers of all ages."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 13. S. '09. +
"The doctor tells an ideal story of his adven-
ture, a simple, straightforward, vital story,
which exhibits not only the perils he encounter-
ed and the efforts he made to overcome them,
but also the thoughts that passed through his
mind as hour after hour went by and hope of
escape from his ice pan grew fainter and faint-
er."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 440. Jl. 17, '09. 800w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. '09. 60w.
Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, and others.
12 Labrador. *$2.25. Macmillan. 9-28564.
Dr. Grenfell argues in his foreword that the
same scientific zeal which has reclaimed des-
erts, has acclimatized fruit and vegetables to
Dakota frosts, is able to find a solution for
lifting the almost Stygian darkness that hangs
over the resources of Labrador. His five hun-
dred page volume covers Labrador's meager
history, routes to Labrador, its physiography,
geology, people of the coast, Indians, missions,
fishing industry, birds and flora. Appendices,
six in all, follow the main text and include
articles by authoritative writers on the follow-
ing subjects: Insects of Labrador; The marine
Crustacea; The mollusks: List of mammals;
List of birds; List of Crustacea on the Labrador
coast.
"The book reveals an almost unknown coun-
try and will be indispensable to tourists and
students."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 116. D. '09.
"Dr. Grenfell supplies a need that has long
been felt for a volume containing a full and
adequate account of the country, its natural
resources, the climatic conditions, and its peo-
ple."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14:658. O. 23, 'OT. 60w.
Grew, Edwin Sharpe. Romance of modern
geology. (Romance ser.) *$i.5o. Lip-
pincott. 9-2079.
Describes in language simple and exact enough
for a child to understand the making of the
e.arth, with an account of prehistoric animal
life. It "takes up the formation of the earth
in early ages and the development of life and
denls with the forces of wind and wave and
internal heat that are still at work upon it,
explaining what these forces do and how they
act and giving many instances of their efH-
ciency." (N. Y. Times.)
I'He discourses ... in a way that shows him
to possess clearness, brightness and accuracy.
There are minor matters in the bopk which
unquestionablv admit of improvement."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 765. D. 12. 300w.
"Many of the chapters are somewhat specu-
lative for a work that seeks to convince the
reader of a romance of ordinary things. The
literary style is so direct and agreeable that
few will open the book without wishing to read
further." G. A. J. C.
-I Nature. 79: 131. D. 3, '08. 450w.
"Intended primarily as supplementary read-
ing in connection with school work, [this se-
ries] will appeal equally to those no longer of
school age who enjoy scientific reading, but
like it made interesting."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 774. D. 12, '08. 140w.
Grey, Zane. Short stop. t$i-25. McCIurg.
7 9-18159.
A transcript from life on the diamond. The
young hero tiring of his factory grind starts out
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to win fame and fortune as a professional ball
player. His hard knocks at the start are fol-
lowed by such success as clean sportsmanship,
courage and honesty ought to win. The story is
told bv one intimately acquainted with the game
and players and contains a helpful handling of
the Sunday-game situation.
trait will strike the reader's mind as Balzac's
portrait of Dante strikes those who study it." —
Lit. D.
"The story Is full of 'go' and ought to find
many readers at this particular season."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 481. Ag. 7, '00. 120w.
Gribble, Francis Henry. Chateaubriand and
12 his court of women. *$3.75. Scribner.
A work that introduces a good deal of fresh
material. "Here in his brilliant, gossipy style
are the illuminating comments, the shrewd in-
terpretations of attitudinising or of one-sided
evidence, the piquant and protean trick of al-
lusion to racv episodes to come, and — above all
— the sprightly Gallic use of the suggestive
dash, handled like the fan of La Pompadour or
a mantilla of Spain; all with the light touch
of the accomplished and resourceful anecdot-
ist." (Bookm.)
"In these sparkling and critical pages Mr.
Gribble, as may be divined from his title, keeps
his customarv wav." Algernon Tassin.
-I- Bookm. 30:388. D. '09. 1750w.
"A readable and far from superfluous vol-
ume."
-I- Dial. 47; 458. D. 1, '09. 250w.
"An excellent book on an extraordinary man."
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 634. O. 23, '09. 500w.
"They [the members of the 'Court'] are all
there to be discovered by anyone foolish enough
to read the book."
— Sat. R. 108: 568. N. 6, '09. 800w.
Gribble, Francis Henry. Geneva; painted
by J. Hardwicke Lewis and May Hard-
wicke Lewis. (Colour books.) *$2. Mac-
millan. W8-i8f«
A companion volume to "Montreux" and
"Li4ee" in which "the hlstorv of this ancient
city is given, something of its literature and
science, its men of letters, its songs and squibs,
Its religion and its romanticism." (Ind.)
H Ath. 1909, 1: 374. Mr. 27. 530w.
"The chief charm of the book lies in the
twenty colored illustrations." W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1461. D. 17, '08. 50w.
"The present volume is entertaining, but would
have been more of a unit if, in such chapters
as those on Ferney and Coppet, he had told
more of the places and less of their famous
owners. The illustrations are . . . fair work
but a little lacking in distinction."
H Nation. 87: 577. D. 10, '08. lOOw.
"An account of [Geneva's picturesque] his-
tory which redeems it from the 'dry-as-dust'
description too often found in guide-books."
+ Outlook. 91: 23. Ja. 2, '09. 300w.
"Mr. Gribble writes amusingly with an eye
to anecdote, and quaintly turns some of his
notes into chapters two pages long."
-h Sat. R. 106: 765. D. 19. '08. 60w.
Grierson, Francis. Valley of shadows: rec-
* ollections of the Lincoln country, 1858-
1863. **$2. Houghton. 9-10292.
"The 'valley of shadows' is the period of
trial which preceded the issuing of President
Linnoln's emancipation proclamation in 1863,
with which the old order passed away never to
return. What that order was on the prairies
with their log cabins, vast plains which have
since then been cut up into farms, or dotted
with cities, Mr. Grierson describes in style
scarcely to be rivaled in grace, color, and poetic
feeling. . . . We venture to predict that this por-
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 166. Je. '09.
"He is a mystic and an idealist. He goes to
the heart of things and sees them stripped of
their masks and robings. He has the poet's
art of divination, and thus he is able to give
an epic quality to a volume of as charming
reminiscences as we have read in years." B.
O. Flower.
-I- Arena. 41: 4P8. Jl. '09. 7700w.
"The fact of Mr. Grierson's foreign birth
and rather cosmopolitan course of life gives
to these impressions of his a certain peculiar
value and interest."
+ Dial. 47: 186. S. 16, '09. 250w.
"This is a remarkable book, written by a re-
markable man. A vivid and fascinating ac-
count."
+ Lit. D. 38: 851. My. 15, '09. 400w.
"The book, as a whole, does not hang well
together. It is a matter of sincere regret that
a work which makes, in a large part, so wel-
come an addition to autobiographical literature
should not have been more consistently carried
out."
H Nation. 88; 585. Je. 10, '09. 400w.
"The interest is as breathless as in any novel
written in many a day, though this is no nov-
el. Still less, however, is it a book of reminis-
cences, as that term is generally understood."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 4[i8. Ag. 21, '09. 1200w.
'A welcome addition to the Lincolniana of
the anniversarv season."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 763. Je. '09. 120w.
Griffin, Grace Gardner. Writin.sfs on Ameri-
5 can history, 1906. *$2.5o. Macmillan.
8-29891.
"An annual bibliography of writings on
American history similar to those for European
publications, which students have found so
useful has long been a want unsupplied. This
book is the result of a movement to resume a
series begun for 1902 and 1903 but discontinued
because of lack of support. Funds are now in
hand which guarantee the publication of the
summary yearly for the years 1907-1911 inclu-
sive." (Ann. Am. Acad.) The sections are:
America in general; United States (with peri-
od, state and subject divisions); British Amer-
ica: Latin America; Pacific islands. Periodical
articles, government documents and parts of
books are included.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 104. Ap. '09.
"The work of compilation bears the marks
of careful scholarship."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 457. Mr. '09. 120w.
"There is ample room for a publication of
this kind, and it should receive adequate popu-
lar support."
-I- Nation. 88: 604. Je. 17, '09. 230w.
Griffin, Grace Gardner, comp. Writings on
6 American history, 1907: a bibliography
of books and articles on United States
and Canadian history published during
the year 1907, with some memoranda
on other portions of America. *$2.5o.
Macmillan.
A bibliography which includes all books and
articles however brief which contain anything
of value to the history of the continental United
States and Canada.
Griffis, William Elliot. Story of New
Netherland. **$i.2S. Houghton. 9-9529.
A popular and picturesque narrative of the
Netherlands in America from 1607-1909. The
author's thoro equipment for his task makes
his work broad and authoritative. Here are
'local color' and trustworthy narratives. "The
Dutch settlement, the English conquest, the
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Griffis, William Elliot — Continued-
change of loyalties and languages, the long
struggle against British State-Churchism, the
victory of Dutch tolerance, the abiding influ-
ence of federalism in government, and the per-
sistent survival of social customs, that have
influenced the whole nation, are vividly set
*orth in rapid movement and thirty brief chap-
ters."
should make the wife responsible for about all
the book contains that is descriptive of the Gold
Coast people and their ways of living; lor the
solid facts and the philosophical and political
comment we should hold ourselves indebted to
the Major." (N. Y. 'Times.)
"The author has avowedly purposed making
a serious contribution to our knowledge of New
Netherland history but the book can justify no
such pretension. A critical spirit is wholly lack-
ing. The meagre historical narrative is inter-
spersed with much matter of merely antiqua-
rian interest and the author's frequent general-
izations." S. G. Nissenson.
— Am. Hist. R. 15: 185. O. '09. 300w.
"Supplies the need for a volume briefer and
more popular than the extensive literature on
which it is based: useful for young readers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 166. Je. '09. +
"Mr. Griffls's story is worth telling and ho
tells it very well." Montgomery Schuyler.
+ Bookm. 29: 533. Jl. '09. ISOOw.
"The writer has dressed the historical facts
of his story, rather trivial and uninteresting
many of them, in a readable style, and he has
given much valuable and interesting informa-
tion on the social life in New Netherland."
+ Dial. 46:. 408. Je. 16, '09. 120w.
"His books are enthusiastic and they are
picturesque, sufficient unto their purpose."
+ Ind. 67: 144. Jl. 15, '09. lOOw.
"It is a pity that so good a book is marred
by these amateurish touches."
H Nation. 88: 628. Je. 24, '09. 270w.
"The chief fault to be found with the book
is that the author has not treated with suffi-
cient completeness the social and economic life
of the manors."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 318. My. 22, '09. 300w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 768. Je. '09. 150w.
Grisewood, Robert Norman. Zarlah, the
10 Martian. $i. Fenno. 9-22948.
A scientist, while experimenting with elec-
tricity in the effort of finding a substitute for
glass, suddenly discovers that he is in com-
munication with Mars. The figure of the Mar-
tian appears on a screen and a clever bit of
apparatus makes possible communication be-
tween the two. The scientist learns that Mars
is a sort of dreamed-of Utopia, and that the
Martian knows the secret of soul transporta-
tion which he is willing to impart to the in-
habitant of Earth. Then ensue a journey to
Mars and a romance that involves the Martian
maiden Zarlah.
N. Y. Times. 14: 538. S. 11. '09. 230w.
Groton, William M., ed. Sunday school
teacher's manual: designed as an aid
to teachers in preparing Sunday-school
lessons. **$r. Jacobs. 9-2533.
Eleven men have collaborated in producing
this manual whose purpose is not only to fur-
nish instruction in approved methods of pre-
paring and teaching the lesson, but also to im-
part the information concerning the Scriptures
and the church which often lies beyond his im-
mediate reach.
Guggisberg, Mrs. Lilian Decima (Moore),
8 and Guggisberg, Frederick Gordon. We
two in West Africa. *$3.50. Scribner.
9-18476.
A joint account of interesting observations
made by Major Guggisberg and his wife in
"West Africa. "The plan they hit upon was to
pool their impressions and present them as
though they all had been formed in the mind
of the new-comer to the Gold Coast. . . . We
"An authoritative and entertaining contribu-
tion to the literature of the Gold Coast."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 41. O. '09.
"Happily combines the freshness of first im-
pressions with the insight acquired by long resi-
dence."
-\ Ath. 1909, 1: 614. My. 22. 320w.
"It has enough merit of its own — though of a
very personal kind — to commend it as a worthy
addition to our well-filled shelf books on Afri-
ca." H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 46: 366. Je. 1, '09. 250w.
"Many trivial details, especially of camp-life,
are recorded, which make it at times somewhat
wearisome reading."
+ — Nation. 89: 166. Ag. 19, '09. 520w.
"A book that will be entertaining and valu-
able to anybody who cares to know what sort
of property Great Britain owns on the west
shore of the dark continent."
-H N. Y. Times. 14: 342. My. 29, '09. 400w.
"Mrs. Guggisberg's account of what she saw
and did on the coast, in Kumasi, and in
parts of Ashanti where no white woman, hardly
a white man, had ever been seen before, is
most entertaining and fresh."
+ Sat. R. 108: 142. Jl. 31, '09. 250w.
Guinness, Geraldine. Peru: its story, peo-
ple and religion; with a preface by
Alexander Macalester of Cambridge
univ. **$2.5o. Revell. 9-11989.
"Besides her investigations into the educa-
tional and social conditions prevalent at the
present day in Peru Miss Guinness devotes a
considerable portion of her book to a review
of the religious situation in that country. Her
chief and avowed interest, in fact, is with the
Protestant missionaries, and to them she ap-
peals for active co-operation in the educational
and religious advancement for which she be-
lieves the Peruvians are especially ripe at this
time." — N. Y. Times.
"A book which in spite of its offensive tone
of gushing religiosity, contains an element of
human interest. The best thing in the volume,
however, is the illustrations."
H Nation. 88:384. Ap. 15, '09. 80w.
"Supplies a much-needed picture of the land
of the Incas as it is to-day, while furnishing
besides an appreciative sketch of the Peruvians
as they lived before and immediately following
the Spanish conquest. The book is well fille'i
with charmingly told anecdotes, illustrative of
native Peruvian life and manners. The descrip-
tions of travel, also, are excellent and furnish
a piquant setting to the more serious subjects
whose treatment forms the bulk of the work."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 161. Mr. 20, '09. 830w.
"She evidently possesses a keen power of ob-
servation, a good deal of enthusiasm, and the
faculty for writing a stirring, poetically worded
account of an interesting people. The facts are
well grouped and the Peruvian people are made
to glow with life before the reader."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 509. Ap. '09. 120w.
"The book is worth consideration."
H Spec. 102: 65. Ja. 9, '09. 60w.
Gulick, Luther Halsey. Mind and work.
**$i.20. Doubleday. 8-26028.
Points out "the vital relation between one's
mind and the daily work." The chapters are:
The habit of success. What is real. Resolutions
good and bad, Mental effects of a flat top desk.
Thinking that arrives. Put it on paper. Man-
agement of the feelings, The time to quit,
Fatigue and character, Will-fatigue, Rest the
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will, Will-economy, The need of adequate work,
Handicaps, The spirit of the game.
"Stimulating, practical talks, popular yet
based on sound knowledge and a sound sense
of values."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 288. D. '08. +
"Dr. Gulick has translated into concise,
every-day terms the great principles underlying
right thinking and doing."
+ Lit. D. 38: 220. F. 6, '09. 360w.
"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.
"The pages shine with vigor, optimism, san-
ity. It is an inspiring book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 244. Ap. 17, '09. 220w.
"No one could have a better stimulant or a
more sensible corrective than this book."
+ Outlook. 91: 338. F. 13, '09. 120w.
"[It has] sprightly style and vigorous
thought."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 127. Ja. '09. 80w.
Gulick, Luther Halsey, and Ayres, Leon-
ard P. Medical inspection of schools.
$1. Charities pub. com. 8-31120.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A valuable manual."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4; 288. D. '08.
"On the whole this volume not only makes it
clear that America is behind Europe in safe-
gaurding the physical health and vigor of the
pupils in its schools, but will go far toward
remedying that defect." J. S. Hiatt.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 731. My. '09. 430w.
"Few more helpful and suggestive books for
teachers and school officers have recently come
to our notice."
-I- Educ. R. 37: 100. Ja. '09. 60w.
Reviewed by Theodore Henkels.
+ Educ. R. 38: 93. Je. '09. lOOOw.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, '09. 260w.
"In general it ought to be said that this book
fulfills the mission which the authors designed
and announced in its preface. Should be in the
hands of every schoolman and every public
spirited person who aims to take a broad view
of the mission of public-school education." D.
P. MacMillan.
+ School R. 17: 721. D. '09. 1500w.
Gull, Cyril A. E. R. (Guy Thome, pseud.).
Angel. t$i.50. Dillingham. 8-29738.
The author aims "to show that, by means
of processes of which we have at present but
little idea, a man may be drained and emptied
under special circumstances, of himself and the
influences of his past life, and be made as a
vessel for the special impouring of the Holy
Spirit." "One Joseph, an intellectual atheist,
is converted to Christianity by a miracle in
the Welsh mountains, opens a campaign of
righteousness in London (emptying a musical-
comedy theatre by denunciation of the perform-
ance from a private box), and finally, so far as
we can make out, is caught up to Heaven."
(Sat. R.)
"There is a certain amount of scrappy think-
ing and a large amount of exaggeration and
intolerance."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 751. D. 5, '08. 220w.
"Mr. Thorne, if he must write stories of this
sort, would be better advised to verify his Bible
quotations and avoid such a phrase as 'Blessed
be him that cometh in the name of the Lord'
than to write a pseudo-philosophical preface."
— Sat. R..106: 765. D. 19, '08. 120w.
Gull, Cyril A. E. R. (Guy Thorne, pseud.).
1- The socialist. **$i.35. Putnam. 9-31022.
"Mr. Thorne gives us an undergraduate duke,
kidnapped in a London slum, and rescued by a
brilliant dramatist of socialistic views. Of course
the duke turns socialist, and marries a gifted
actress who takes leading parts in socialist
plays, and has a very uncomfortable life. But
then he escaped marriage with a beautiful and
very patrician daughter of a pompous peer-
bishop, and as the duke was a young cub
(though Mr. Thorne does not know this) the
lady was well out of it." — Sat. R.
"The events are dramatic, and, whatever
may be one's views on socialism, the novel is
full of interest."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 694. N. 6, '09. 420w.
"The story is heavily splashed with highly
altruistic idealism, and is rather amusing in
ways that the author does not intend."
— Sat. R. 108: 294. S. 4, '09. llOw.
Gummere, Francis Barton, ed. and tr. Old-
** est English epic: Beowulf, Finnsburg,
Waldere, Deor, Widsith, and the Ger-
man Hildebrand; tr. in the original me,
ter by Francis Gummere. *$i.io. Mac-
millan. 9-10486.
A superior translation made from fhe origin-
al meters accompanied by introduction and
notes. "For it demonstrates beyond cavil that
this study is pursued here most diligently, not
alone as a linguistic discipline, but in equal
measure for whatever it may offer of cultural
and literary value." (Nation.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 167. Je. '09.
"Prof. Gummere will hardly claim to be con-
sidered as a poet; and if his work is to be
fairly judged, it must be regarded simply as an
attempt to enable the unlearned reader — with
some exercise of imagination on his own part —
to gain a tolerably correct idea of what the old
English epic was like in form and substance.
Considered from this point of view, the book
is entitled to some commendation."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 151. Ag. 7. 650w.
"The introduction and notes furnished by
the translator render the present work doubly
valuable as a complete and compendious guide-
book to a somewhat obscure department of
English literature."
-f- Lit. D. 38: 900. My. 22, '09. 180w.
"We estimate [it] to be the most significant
of all recent American contributions to the
study of Old English. To wide and accurate
scholarship — the notes evidence a mastery of
the most recent monographs — Professor Gum-
mere joins a facile expression wholly out of
the common. In truth, if Professor Gummere
has any chronic weakness, it is in the use of
the pleonastic introductory and and hut."
-I Nation. 89: 79. Jl. 22, '09. llOOw.
+ R, of Rs. 40: 255. Ag. '09. 30w.
"Mr. Gummere has caught the tone and spir-
it of Beowulf very happily. The notes will
prove useful."
+ Spec. 103: 65. Jl. 10, '09. 120w.
Gunther, Charles Godfrey. Electro-magnetic
11 ore separation. *$3. Hill pub. co.
9-15412.
"This is a practical book, which purports to
include only material of present commercial
importance. It is a compilation, plus informa-
tion gathered by correspondence, and data of
the writer's own observation. The treatment
of the subject matter is as follows: a brief
statement of general principles, description of
separators for strongly magnetic materials,
of separators for feebly magnetic materials,
concentration of magnetic iron ore, separation
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Gunther, Charles Godfrey — Continued-
of pyrite from blende, of siderite from blende,
and miscellaneous separations." — Engin. N.
"The best book available, considering only
methods that are of present commercial impor-
tance and excluding all irrelevant matter."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 41. O. '09.
"The whole impression given by the book is
that it is incomplete. The work is technically
valuable and useful because of the carefulness
with which it is compiled, but limited in Its
usefulness as a book of instruction or informa-
tion on the subject of electro-magnetic ore sep-
aration in general." J. W. Richards.
+ — Engin. N. 62: sup. 16. Ag. 12, '09. 200w.
Guthrie, Arthur. Letters from France and
11 Italy. **$i.25. McClurg. 9-35^63.
In these letters may be found the record of
"two employers of leisure" who embark upoii
a fresh venture, go south with the sun and
take their "whimseys and their walks abroad."
It is to the spirit of leisure combined with the
author's clever touch that the record owes its
special interest. "He does not spend too much
space upon the big, important things that every
traveler sees, and he seasons them well with
amusing little stories and observations and ex-
periences, and he has a knack of hittirg off a
bit of truth or an opinion in a terse sentence
that is always satisfying, even though one may
not agree because of the air of satisfaction with
which he does it. There are many illustra-
tions in line drawings or from photographs by
George Houston." (N. Y. Times.)
"They depend for their entertaining quality
less on the description of scenery and sights
than on the individuality of the author's view-
point and the originaJity of his comments."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 75. N. '09.
"Arthur Guthrie is emphatically a good trav-
eller, being sparing of comment on the stand-
ard sights and whimsically sensitive to the cas-
ual encounters of the road. The manner is old-
fashioned, and, perhaps, the more agreeable for
that."
-I- Nation. 89: 570. D. 9, '09. 180w.
"Very entertaining to read. The perfonal
note is dominant through these, but always in
a genial, companionab'e sort of way, with
many a touch of whimsev or of humor."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14:"596. O. 9, '09. 160w.
Guttmann, Oskar. Manufacture of explo-
■^ sives: twenty years' progress: four Can-
tor lectures delivered at the Royal
society of arts in Nov. and Dec; 1908.
*$i.io. Macmillan. War9-42.
"A continuation or, perhaps, an appendix to
the earlier book, bringing the practice down to
the present time." (Engin. N.) "Lecture 1 deals
with black powder and other nitrate mixtures,
chlorate mixtures, 'metallic' explosives, picric
acid, picrates and trinitrotoluol; lecture 2 with
nitro-glycerine, dynamites, guncotton and nitro-
starch; lecture 3 with smokeless and flameless
powders, fulminates, detonators and fuses, safe-
ty explosives and their use, particularly in
mines: lecture 4 with the use of nitrocellulose
in other industries, the construction, lighting
and inspection of factories, accidents and pre-
cautions to be taken, the merits and demerits
of explosives, stability of explosives and stabiliz-
ing agents, and finishes with a prophecy re-
garding the powder of the future." (Science.)
"It should be valuable to the explosives ex-
pert as a concise resume of modern development
of the art. though it cannot be of great inter-
est to the novice who is anxious to learn some-
thing of the underlying principles of that art."
-f Engin. N. 61: sup. 61. My. 13, '09. llOw.
"Will be found exceedingly interesting and
suggestive."
-I- Engin. Rec. 59: 789. Je. 19, '09. 200w.
"A useful addendum to the larger work." J. S.
SB
-I- Nature. 80: 272. My. 6, "09. 550w.
"The book is filled with information, much of
which is quite up to date, and it bristles with
references, a large part of which are to
British patents. A defect is in its limited
use of American sources, patent or other
readily accessible literature. It is more
than a compilation, for it is thoughtful, crit-
ical and sometimes controversial. Every ono of
the many who possess the parent volumes must
also acquire this and they will be pleased to
have done so." C: E. Munroe.
H Science, n.s. 30: 26. Jl. 2, '09. 1250w.
Gwynn, Stephen Lucius. Holiday in Conne-
** mara. *$2. Macmillan. 9-35783.
A guide book "for the most part more con-
cerned with good fishing waters than with eco-
nomic and social considerations. Connemara,
one of the Gaelic strongholds of the island, is
a fascinating country, full of interest to the
student of the Irish question. Mr. Gwynn in-
troduces a miscellany of information, derived
from old chonicles, as to the ancient lords of
the country, and proffers some statistics of more
modern origin as to its present state." — N. Y.
Times.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 13. S. '09. +
"A very readible volume. There is a great
deal of detailed geography, which becomes a
weariness to the reader."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 671. Je. fv. 570w.
"His book gives us a medley of land-lore,
folk-lore, and fishing-lore, with a dash here
and there of economic wisdom." H. E. Coblentz.
-f Dial. 47: 235. O. 1. '09. 250w.
"Exceptionally well worth a reader's while."
+ Ind. 67: 372. Ag. 12, '09. llOw.
"Tt is written by an Irishman with humor
and sympathy and intimate knowledge."
-f- Nation. 89: 331. O. 7, '09. 150w.
"Is scarcely more than a glorified guide book."'
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 476. Ag. 7, '0). 350w.
"The price is 10s. 6d., but about 9s. 6d. worth
is journalism, that is, a product of necessities
other than literary. The other shilling's worth
arises from the author's own mind and feeling."
H Sat. R. 108: 24. Jl. 3, '09. 350w.
"Has some charming descriptions of Irish
life and Irish manners and Irish sport."
4- Spec. 103: 247. S. 4, '09. 630w.
H
Haaren, John Henry, and Poland, Addison
^ B. Famous men of modern times.
*50c. Am. bk. 9-9441.
The last of the "Famous men" series writ-
ten to create a deeper interest among the
young in the study of history. In brief chap-
ters twenty-three men are presented from the
point of view of their greatest service to the
world. Among them are discoverers, warriors,
statesmen, scientists and rulers.
Habberton, John. Budge and Toddie; or,
Helen's babies at play: being an ac-
count of the further doings of these
marvelously precocious children. $1.
Grosset. 8-33785.
To an aunt and uncle falls temporarily the
care of Budge and Toddie. Their methodical
life is woefully outraged by the lively esca-
pades of the two youngsters who in very truth
act out a sequel to "Helen's babies."
"Their proclivity to mischief is undiminished
but their 'doings' are less interesting than in
the earlier book."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 91. Mr. '09.
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
"While it is still too verbose and indulges in
too much skippable conversation between the
grown-ups, the two dreadful infants are still
just as adorably and ingenuously naughty as
they were in their first annals."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 52. Ja. 23, '09. 150w.
Hackett, Frank Warren. Deck and field:
^^ addresses before the United States Na-
val w^ar college and on commemorative
occasions. *$i.25. Lowdermilk. 9-15219.
Twelve addresses on commemorative occa-
sions. "They are quite free from the oratorical
bombast and 'we love our country' sentimen-
tality that creep in and pollute the speeches
of some of the greatest men. They are truly
patriotic." (N. Y. Times.)
Ind. 67: 372. Ag. 12, '09. 130w.
"He is rather slow generally in getting under
way, and he labors too often under the disad-
vantage of a trite subject. On the other hand,
when lie deals with things outside the ordinary
course, he is very interesting."
-I Nation. 89: 309. S. 30, *09. 220w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 453. Jl. 24, '09. 120w.
Hackwood, Frederick W. Inns, ales, and
11 drinking customs of old England. *los.
6d. Unwin, T. Fisher, London.
9-29527.
Traces briefly the story of the British public-
house thru the phases of the Roman-British
posting-house, the Saxon ale-house, ihe medi-
aeval inn, the wine tavern, the coaching-house
to the rise of the modern hotel, with mention
of the. inn-yard, of inn signs and of tavern
tokens: it deals with inn-keeping and inn-keep-
ers: with brewers and vintners, and the intro-
duction of spirits; it treats of the ale-drinking
habit, of the influence of the church on the na-
tional habit: of trade customs, licensing, and
restrictive measures; and of drinking customs,
mugs, and mysteries.
"All who hanker after the old tavern life wi'l
find much of interest in Mr. Hackwood's book."
-f Sat. R. 108: sup. 3. S. 25. '09. 1530w.
"There is much entertaining reading to be
found in this volume."
+ Spec. 103: 561. O. 9, '09. 500w.
Hadley, Edward S. Railway working .'ind
^" appliances.; to which are added a chap-
ter and diagram on railway sketching.
*5oc. Longmans. W9-1S7.
Lectures given in an employees* course on
rules, methods and appliances in use in the safe
operation of railways. "About 70 pages are
devoted to signaling, interlocking and the block
system, and 20 pa:Tes to the Westinghouse and
vacuum brakes. A short chapter deals with
accidents and wrecking, and another describes
how freight traffic is handled. One chapter
briefly describes a system of 'slip coupling,' by
whicli a conductor in a rear car of a fast
train detaches his car so that it will stop at an
intermediate station. . . An interesting lit-
tle chapter discusses railway sketching, or the
making of explanatory sketch plans to accom-
pany reports as to proposed alterations, etc."
(Engin. N.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 75. N. '09.
"It forms a handy primer and contains much
valuable information, but is entirely ada^pted
for British railways, and while the general sub-
ject is of interest to railway men everywhere,
the special applications as treated in this bonk
are of little practical value to American rail-
way men."
-I Engin. D. 6: 248. S. '09. 120w.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 78. Je. 17, '09. 180w.
Hageard Andrevir Charles Parker. Louis
^1 XVI and Marie Antoinette. 2v. *$6. Ap-
pleton.
"The often told tale of Marie Antoinette and
the sixteenth Louis Is retold in two large vol-
umes with infinite detail. . . . The history is a
simple narration of events; the writer has no
conception of the philosophic or evolutionary
value of the revolution. He tells us what hap-
pened, nor does he hesitate to paint many an
atrocity in sufficiently vivid terms, though, as
he says, he refrains from transcribing sorpe
passages 'which even the French authors pre-
fer to print in the Latin tongue.' " — N. Y.
Times.
"The author is a trifie dry, but he gives us a
clear notion of the early, gay years and the
following long tragedy, and, too, of the culmin-
ating horror." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
H N. Y, Times. 14: 634. O. 23, '09. 360w.
"Colonel Haggard's style of writing cannot
be called literary; it is both confused and spas-
modic. But these faults, [are] probably owing
to the want of careful arrangement of an enor-
mous mass of material, and of critical study
and re-reading before publication."
-) Spec. 103: 242. Ag. 14, '09. 1050w.
Haggard, Henry Rider. Lady of the heav-
■^ ens. $1.50. Lovell, F. F. 8-17553.
"Mr. Haggard's new story is woven around
the personality of a white girl, the daughter
of an English missionary in Zululand. Her
parents having been murdered by a native
chief, this girl went mad arid cursed the
tribe. She was then sold to a dwarf people
in the interior. Her adventures make up the
substance of this weird tale." (R. of Rs.) "Of
such — they tell us — are the dreams born of the
opium pipe. Certain wizards, like Mr. Haggard,
have the power, working directly upon the
imagination with words, to conjure up the
dreams and spare yoir the necessity of resorting
to the drug. The effect — in a milder form, of
course — is much the same." (N. Y. Times.)
"An exciting narrative."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 348. My. 29, '09. 580w.
R. of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. '09. 120w.
Haines, Alice Calhoun. Cock-a-doodle Hill.
12 t$i-5o. Holt. 9-28116.
A sequel to "The luck of the Dudley Gra-
hams" which is really the story of Ernie'a
chicken farm. It pictures country scenes, coun-
try adventures and country happiness found in
a rambling, open-windowed old white house "set
among flowery meadows, pine woods, and river
land."
Haines, Charles Grove. Conflict over judi-
1- cial powers in the United States to
1870. (Studies in history, economics and
public law, ed. by the Faculty of politi-
cal science of Columbia univ., v. 35, no.
I.) *$r.5o. Longmans. 9-18185.
"Deals respectively with the judicial powers
before the adoption of the federal constitution;
the early conflicts over judicial nullification by
federal courts: the extension of federal judicial
authority: the conflicts over the extension of
judicial authority; the principles of the Jack-
sonian democracy, and judicial powers from
1856-1870."— Ann. Am. Acad.
"To the student who desires a general knowl-
edge of the subject and familiarity with the ar-
guments advanced bv the strongest advocates,
pro and con, this little book will prove of value.
The author has been happy in his selection of
material and is unusually clear and concise in
statement."
-j- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 604. N. '09. 240w.
"For the historian Dr. Haines's volume will
have much value."
+ Spec. 103: 353. S. 4, '09. 90w.
Haldeman, Isaac Massey. Christian science
in the light of Holy Scripture. **$T.50.
Revell. 9-6857.
An attack upon Christian science which Is
conducted judicially and which aims to show
that its teachings are wholly outside the Bible
and have no right to the name "Christian." The
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Haldeman, Isaac Massey — Continued-
author's method is that of juxtapositional treat-
ment of the fundamental propositions of
Christian science and the testimony of the Holy
Scriptures.
"The author's point of view is that of the
average, traditional interpreter. His refuta-
tion of Christian science, however, can scarcely
be termed scientific."
H Bib. World. 33: 359. My. '09. 90w.
Outlook. 93: 645. N. 20, '09. 30w.
Hale, Louise Closser. The actress. t$i-5o.
Harper. 9-5702.
A simple story with little plot told by the
actress herself, which runs intimately near to
the real happenings in the every-day life of the
stage. It concerns the love of a New York
broker for a hard working young actress who
crosses the ocean and pursues her work in
London only that Aaron Adams may forget
her. A devoted lover's strategy reveals to the
girl her own heart, and a happy ending en-
sues.
"A readable, sentimental story, showing the
lighter side of stage life."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 113. Ap. '09. -i-
"A perfectly healthy, thoroughly humorous
story of an ordinary love-affair of ordinary
people, told with a more than ordinary degree
of literary capacity."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 92. Jl. 24. 170w.
"The graphic, realistic, intimate chronicle of
life behind the footlights ... is the part of
the book that one cares about, and certainly it
is extremely well done." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 191. Ap. '09. 230w.
Ind. 66: 1297. Je. 10, '09. 150w.
"The book abounds in clever character-draw-
ing, the descriptions of English society being
particularly well done."
+ Nation. 88: 467. My. 6, '09. 250w.
"Slight as it is for a novel, a mere love
story of the most ordinary kind, with everyday
folks for its hero and heroine, with no re-
markable ingenuity of plot, involving no mod-
ern 'social problem,' 'The actress' is a note-
worthy book. We have found her book in-
forming and delightfully inspiriting."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 111. F. 27, '09. 1400w.
"Delightful and enthralling story."
-f- No. Am. 189: 782. My. '09. 280w.
"It is fairly bright and interestingly told,
but for a young lady who prides herself on be-
ing amusing, and who despises the British
sense of humour, the heroine is decidedly dis-
appointing as a specimen of American bright-
ness."
H Sat. R. 108: 264. Ag. 28, '09. 120w.
"Brightly told."
+ Spec. 103: 65. Jl. 10, '09. 40w.
Hall, Alfred Daniel. Fertilizers and ma-
^2 ,nures. **$i.50. Dutton.
A sequel to the author's volume, "Soil." "In
the history and evolution of the practice of
keeping up the crop-producing power of the
soil Mr. Hall examines critically the various the-
ories of manuring adduced from time to time,
and the experiences upon which they are based,
and the study of merely this part of the work
will be of supreme importance to the practical
man and to the student in showing how experi-
ments may be misconstrued and conclusions of
the most erroneous description drawn. TTie
recommendations as to the manuring of farm
crops are tempered with sound advice, and the
impossibility of prescribing more than a gen-
erally suitable method of manuring without a
careful study of soil and climatic conditions ex-
tending over some years is well demonstrated."
(Nature.)
"The work before us is valuable because an
authoritative and painstaking account of the
origin, character, and particular uses of all the
manures and fertilisers now in the service of
the agriculturist."
-I- Spec. 103: sup. 492. O. 2, '09. 310w.
Hall, Alfred Daniel. Soil: an introduction
to the scientific study of the growth
of crops. 2d ed., rev. and enl. *$i.50.
Dutton. Agr9-663.
An edition revised to include results of the
latest experiment for determining the functions
of bacteria and fungi in the soil. "Mr. Hall's
book is not only for the scientific student of
soil problems, who can, by the use of the bib-
liography in the appendix, become familiar with
the most important research on the subject, but
the practical man will find a very considerable
portion of the book of interest and value to
him, and the carefully reasoned conclusions will
assure him of the reliability of the recommenda-
tions." (Nature.)
"A careful revision of one of the most au-
thoritative works in print."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 194. Je. "09.
"Will be of interest and value to all those
who have occasion to go into those subjects
for engineering or other reasons. From the
agricultural viewpoint, the book seems to be
comprehensive and thorough."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 53. Ap. 15, '09. 130w.
"This edition has evidentjy ^een most care-
fully revised in the light of modern investiga-
tion, and is an accurate record of existing
knowledge on the soil considered from its me-
chanical, chemical, and biological aspects." M.
J. R. D.
-f Nature. 79: 127. D. 3, '08. 550w.
"A helpful bibliography of works on the soil
and its c- ganisms is appended, and the ab-
sence of a too severe technical style should
render Mr. Hall's treatise on the soil of gen-
uine instructive interest to all who are seeking
practical scientific aids in improved methods
of agriculture."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 42. Ja. 23, '09. 900w.
R. of Rs. 39: 127. Ja. '09. 60w.
"It is at once authoritative and wide in scope,
and it gives the reader an impression of the
difficulties of the subject which is not con-
veyed by some writing on soil problems."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 158. Ja. 30, '09. 140w.
Hall, Bolton. Garden yard: a handbook of
■^ intensive farming; introd. by N. O.
Nelson. $1. McKay. 9-14704.
Not a scientific book on agriculture but a
book that shows how the plain man or woman
who has a back yard or back lot can make a
living. He has combined his own experience
and that of friends with information contained
in bulletins, books and catalogs and tells "how
to lay out the land, how to prepare and
plant the harvest, and how to make life joy-
ous." Intelligence and care exercised as the
author outlines will insure a bare living the
first year, a good living the second, and the be-
ginning of a bank account the third.
"This is a sound and scientific book which
should be in the hands of every practical agri-
culturist as well as in those of the student, the
teacher, and the manufacturer." M. J. R. D.
+ Nature. 81: 483. O. 21, '09. 650w.
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 13. S. '09. +
"While planned along similar lines, the book
falls distinctly below the standard set by such
books as Bailey's 'Principles of vegetable gar-
dening.' "
-j Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 605. N. '09. 140w.
"In spite of being a book of decided value,
has an amateur flavor. However, take this
book thru and thru, and you will be surprtsed
to find how little there is to criticise, espe-
cially when you consider what an infinite num-
ber of topics are discussed."
H Ind. 67: 600. S. 9, '09. 600w.
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187
"For its size tlie book is very comprehensive,
and its treatment of the subject is simple and
practical."
+ Nation. 89: 147. Ag. 12, '09. 120w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 384. S. '09. 70w.
Hall, Charles Cuthbert. Christ and the
^ eastern soul: the witness of the ori-
ental consciousness to Jesus Christ.
(Barrows lectures, 1906-1907.) *$i.25.
Univ. of Chicago press. 9-10502.
"To thoughtful Indians of all faiths these
lectures are dedicated respectfully by a citizen
of the west who believes in the unity of the
human race and who looks with reverence on
the India of the past, with affection on the
India of the present and with ardent expecta-
tion on the India of the future." The lectures
delivered in many Indian cities aim to put the
sacred lore of the east into normal relation
to the Truth as revealed in Jesus Christ.
+ A. L. A. Bki. 5: 167. Je. '09.
"Missionaries, missionary boards, and all con-
cerned with the propagation of Christianity
among the oriental peoples may learn much
from these lectures."
+ Bib. World. 33: 432. Je. '09. 90w.
Ind. 66: 1346. Je. 17, '09. 240w.
"With rare tactfulness and grace Dr. Hall
undertook to discover 'elements of sublimity
in the Oriental consciousness.' "
-i- Nation. 88: 486. My. 13, '09. 140w.
Hall, Rev. Charles Cuthbert. Silver cup:
■^ simple messages to children from one
who loved them. **$i.2S. Houghton.
9-8405.
A posthumous volume of sermons preached
during special afternoon services for children
while Dr. Hall was pastor of the First Presby-
terian church of Brooklyn.
"They would be helpful for parents, Sunday-
school teachers and ministers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 190. Je. '09.
-[- Ind. 66: 1348. Je. 17, '09. 80w.
-f- Nation. 88: 486. My. 13, '09. 80w.
Hall, Henry Fielding. One immortality.
t$i.50. Macmillan. 9-4484.
"True marriage, founded upon love and nur-
tured by romance, is one immortality. Three
loves dominate the world, each justified in its
own immortality — the love of man and woman,
the love that draws families into nations, the
love that holds the world to God. With this
thesis, the author depicts the experiences of a
group of travelers whose goal is India. Two
Englishmen are attracted by a girl in the care
of a Mr. and Mrs. Holman, who furnish the
happy, hopeful, sensible element in the party.
Two other youths flutter for a time about a
young woman of India returning after some
years in Germany to her home. An ill-matched
couple, a German scientist, and a group of
nuns make up the ship's company." — Outlook.
"The reader will find no plot, and no action
in the story. Mr. Fielding Hall is a poet in
feeling, and if on this occasion he is disap-
pointing as an exponent of the East to the
West, there is beauty both in his ideas and his
expression of them."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 220. F. 20. 160w.
"The best definition of its subject, form and
style would be to call it a prose poem of love.
It is eminently a wholesome book, full of an
unquenchable faith in the happiness and the
sanctity of love and marriage." F: T. Cooper.
4- Bookm. 29: 76. Mr. '09. 300w.
"The people have a phonographic effect, as
tho they were reeling out the record of the
author's voice, a little thin and strange, and
saying undisputed things in a metallic way."
h Ind. 66: 1141. My. 27, '09. 300w.
"Sententious is the word for this book. The
author, with little distinctly in mind to say,
invents a few named figures and a situation
as excuse for the nmltitudinous and, alas! often
platitudinous apothegms which for some hun-
dreds of pages flow from his pen."
— Nation. 88: 364. Ap. 8, '09. 250w.
"For the most part the book is a pack of
irrelevant commonplace and sentimental non-
sense. The gleams which have already been
noted are well enough, but they might all
be concentrated into a magazine article of,
say, two pages."
f- N. Y. Times. 14: 76. F. 6, '09. 370w.
"There is some good talk, but more that is
ineffective. Underneath all, however, is a
wholesome, practical faith in the power of love
and in its inevitableness. The story is too
slight to command real interest, and the phi-
losophy lacks substance. In point of style,
'One immortality' does not equal in beauty 'The
inward light.' "
h Outlook. 91: 533. Mr. 6, '09. 210w.
"Mr. Hall shadows forth a mystical theory
of love with much of that quiet charm which
we are accustomed to look for in his books.
The story — what there is of it — has been
naively constructed to afford a peg for the mys-
ticism. Even the most exact scientist may ad-
mire the deft woi-d-pictures of sea and sky
and shore, done quite simply."
■j Sat. R. 107: 278. F. 27, '09. 300w.
"The characterization throughout is too
misty to be effective. The real charm of the
book resides in the author's digressions."
-I Spec. 102: 230. F. 6, '09. 950w.
Hall, Hubert, ed. Formula book of English
official historical documents. *$2. Put-
nam. 9-4070.
"A handbook of two hundred and twenty-five
classified specimens of English official docu-
ments, ranging in date from the eighth to the
nineteenth centuries. . . . Besides the ex-
amples of individual types, the editor has at
certain points brought together a series of
writs or letters which show a connected se-
quence of transactions, as in the grant of let-
ters patent to Connecticut in 1661-1662." — Am.
Hist. R.
"A collection at once more convenient and
more scientific than the 'Formulare' of Madox
with which the student has hitherto been obliged
to content himself. The method of printing
the documents will not command universal as-
sent." C: H. Haskins.
-i Am. Hist. R. 14: 558. Ap. '09. 250w.
"To criticize his work is easy: but to
produce a better one is hardly likely to be the
good fortune of any scholar of the present gen-
eration."
-) Ath. 1908, 2: 600. N. 14. 320w.
"The work is admirably done and its use-
fulness is beyond dispute."
+ Nation. 88: 463. My. 6, *09. 240w.
Spec. 102: sup. 645. Ap. 24, '09. lOOw.
Hall, Hubert. Studies in English official
historical documents. *$3.7S. Putnam.
9-4071.
"The first systematic attempt in modern
times to deal with the diplomatic of our offi-
cial records as a consecutive whole." (Ath.)
"Mr. Hall divides his work into three parts: the
first relating to the history, classification, and
analysis of the archives; the second, to the dip-
lomatic study of official documents; and the
third to palaeography, its requirements and
uses. Each part is accompanied by a series of
appendices, containing tables, lists, outlines, and
classifications too elaborate for insertion in the
text." (Nation.)
"As is inevitable in so vast and so little
cultivated a field, the book disclaims anything
like completeness or finality but it covers a
wide range of topics compactly and from the
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Hall, Hubert — Continued-
sources, and is everywliere suggestive and full
of meat. Some topics are dismissed too briefly
and some not touched." C: H. Haskins.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 558. Ap. '09. lOOOw.
"For the future Mr. Hall's books will be the
inseparable companions of all engaged in orig-
inal investigation of the English middle ages.
It must be recognized that, with all Mr. Hall's
learning and devotion, his style and method
sometimes lack that incisive clearness which
guides the student straight to the point of which
he is in quest, and never overwhelms him in a
sea of semi-relevant detail. Sometimes we are
rather at a loss to discover what Mr. Hall is
driving at; and occasionally he indulges in gen-
eralizations that do not seem to us specially
helpful towards his immediate ends."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 600. N. 14. lOOOw.
"No other work, British or Continental, com-
bines in such an admirable manner the learn-
ing of the archivist, the grasp of the historian,
and the suggestiveness of the teacher."
-1- + Nation. 87: 657. D. 31, '08. 640w.
Halsey, Forrest. Fate and the butterfly.
$1.50. Dodge, B. W. 9-9466.
A cross-section of contemporary American so-
ciety. Against a background shifting from New
York, Egypt, Italy, back to New York, is en-
acted a drama of ill-assorted loves. A young so-
ciety woman tricked into marriage with a
morphine-drugged man of millions leaves him
for the man of her early dreams only to find the
prince charming unworthy, and is finally re-
claimed by a rising politician to save whose
career she makes the supreme sacrifice.
and shelter, but she will be able to demand
premium wages.
"A remarkably clever first story. The de-
termination to have a pleasant ending — or per-
haps it was only the necessity — or it may have
been an overendowment of youthful sentiment
— has proved too much for the author's sense
of the grim logic of life."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 279. My. 1, '09. 240w.
Hamilton, Angus. Problems of the middle
** East. *i2s. 6d. Nash, London. 9-18475.
"In this volume the author writes concern-
ing the Young Turks, the Baghdad railway,
our interests in the Persian Gulf, the Turkish
railway through Arabia, and Japanese actions
in Korea. The most valuable part of the book
is that upon the Baghdad railway, and we com-
mend the careful survey of Mr. Angus Hamilton
upon a subject which he has considered with
less partiality than most British writers."—
Ath.
"The non-strategic portion of Mr. Angus Ham-
ilton's volume may be commended, especially
that dealing with the Baghdad railway in its
commercial and narrowly political aspects."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 527. My. 1. 300w.
, "It is a pity that this book, to which we
. have not the space to do full justice, suffers
from the weakness of advocating constitution-
al goverinment for countries unsuited to it."
H Sat. R. 107: 726. Je. 5, 09. 650w.
"The chapter on the present and the late
Amirs of Afghanistan is a careful piece of
history, much of which is <>ery little known. Mr.
Hamilton is one of the few journalists who can
write of Afghanistan from first-hand knowledge.
But the chief importance of Mr. Hamilton's
book lies in the political chapters, where he
offers advice on the foreign policy of Britain."
-f Spec. 103: 166. Jl. 31, '09. 900w.
Hamilton, Cecily Mary. Marriage as a trade.
11 **$i.2S. Moffatt. 9-23010,
Miss Hamilton advocates woman's economic
independence, and, all sentiment of marriage
aside, constructs a theory of marriage which
would make it a real partnership, "not merely
a partnership in social and parental affairs."
No longer will she serve man for her mere food
"Marked prejudices and cynicism weaken .the
effect of the work, which is not without value."
H -A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 75. N. '09.
Reviewed by Leonard Curtis.
H Bookm. 30: 265. N. '09. 660w.
"An instructive and somewhat, startling vol-
ume. Even a mere man . . . may see that there
is much truth in what she says. But he may
also suspect, with all polite deference and prop-
er difliidence, that there is much wrong also."
H N. y. Times, 14: 578. O. 2, '09. 1150\v.
Hamilton, James Shelley. New sophomore.
11 t$i-So. Appleton. 9-26954.
A continuation of college life at Tresham in
which the old hero. Butt Chanler, reappears
but permits Qne Ridgeway Bill to play the role
of hero. His right to the title is demonstrated
thru some clever detective work in restoring to
the institution a lost statue of Sabrina.
Hamilton, W. Wistar. Sane evangelism.
**75c. Am. Bapt. 9-3366.
Addresses contributed by eight divines in
which are revealed the present-day possibilities
of sane evangelism. The volume deprecates
vast movements away from the church, and ad-
vocates well-planned, well-organized efforts in
the church.
Hammerton, J. A. George Meredith in anec-
^ dote and criticism. *$4. Kennerley.
A generous volume whose chief concern is
criticism but which also gives in "orderly narra-
tive some slight account of Meredith's life and
friendships." The chapter headings are sug-
gestive of the scope of the work: Outline of life
and work; The eighteenth birthday; Personal
characteristics; Friendships and home life;
Home early appreciations; Eiterary characteris-
tics; In parody and caricature; The novels in
contemporary criticism; His heroines and wom-
en-folk; His poetry; The comic spirit;His philos-
ophy of life; Judged by his fellow-novelists; His
place in literature;- The continental view of
Meredith; Illustrators of the poems and novels;
Index.
"Altogether, the book in the hands of a judi-
cious reader will be oi considerable service until
the biography by Mr. Edward Clodd or another
is given to the world."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 94. Jl. 24. 300w.
"Mr. Hammerton's book is a sort of 'Literary
guide to Meredith' — the 'filler' for a good Mere-
dith smoke." Archibald Henderson.
-f Forum. 42:387. O. '09. 1350w.
"Yet withal we regard the book as distinct-
ly valuable and even to a certain degree, de-
spite the necessary repetition of ideas, inter-
esting."
+ — Nation. 89: 281. S. 23, '09. 770w.
"Mr. Hammerton's work is rather a reference
book than a biography for general reading. The
immense amount of research and study makes
it an invaluable contribution to Meredithiana,
and the illustrations, many of them reproduc-
tions from the original editions of the novels
and poems, lend it an exceptional interest."
Anne Peacock.
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 461. Jl. 31, 09. 1900w.
"It is the invasion of cheap journalism into
the preserves of literature. All unity of im-
pression is broken by balancing contradictory
estimates, and the point of view is shifted
often enough to keep the reader dizzy."
h No. Am. 190:559. O.-'09. 420w.
"This is exactly the sort of book for readers
who could not read Meredith to save their lives,
but have found out from the newspapers that
he was a great man they ought to be able to
talk about."
+ Sat. R. 107: 822. Je. 26, '09. 370w.
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"Mr. Hammerton's book is so good and so
useful for students of Meredith tliat it is to be
hoped that he will publish a second edition cor-
recting a few errors and supplementing a few
deficiences. Among the errors we have noticed
a very incomplete index."
H Spec. 103: 98. Jl. 17, '09. 1500w.
Hancock, Albert Elmer. Bronson of the
11 rabble: a novel. t$i-50. Lippincott.
9-25822.
Philadelphia in 1812 and the years following
forms the setting for this story of the black-
smith's son who is a true American and by
his own effort wins his countrymen's esteem as
soldier and politician until he penetrates into
the hearts and homes of the Federalist aristo-
crats of lace and knee-buckles. His love story
follows his fortunes and he rises aboVe a ple-
bian attachment, which ends in disaster, to win
the .Judge's niece, the girl who has been brought
up to look down upon him and has learned to
look up to him.
Hancock, Albert Elmer. John Keats: a
literary biography. **$2. Houghton.
8-28422.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Supplements Sidney Colvin's 'Keats' and
duplicates it comparativelv little."
+ A. L. A. Bki. 5: 12. Ja. '09.
"Unless it be a dash or two of gossip, he has
added little to Mr. Colvin's delicate sketch.
This is a book neither for students of Keats
nor for the fastidious in literature."
— Ath. 1909, 1: 8. Ja. 2. 950w.
"Somewhat too smart in style, with a fre-
quent straining for effect. Yet it is an admir-
able book, accurate and well-founded in its
learning, and judicial in its verdicts."
H Ind. 65: 1617. D. 31, '08. 750w.
"The style is of that spasmodic sort which
allows the reader no rest, and the critical tone
is of the ultra-romantic."
— Nation. 87: 386. O. 22, '08. 180w.
"This is quite as much a book of criticism as
of biography, and it is criticism of unusual
quality." H. W. Boynton.
-I- Putnam's. 5: 488. Ja. '09. lOOOw.
"An eminently successful biography."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 125. Jl. '09. lOOw.
Hancock, Edward Lee. Applied mechanics
for engineers. *$2. Macmillan. 9-1597-
"Prepared for the instruction of engineering
students of the Junior year, and while little
new in the way of principles is presented, yet
many novel applications of these principles are
introduced." (Engin. D.) "It is characterized
by more attention to problems relating to mo-
ment of inertia, center of gravity, work and
energy, friction and impact than most elemen-
tary text-books, by the use of vectors in the
treatment of couples, and by an excellent col-
lection of problems." (Engin. Rec.)
"Is more mathematical than Perry's 'Applied
mechanics' and disregards graphical methods,
which receive brief attention in Perry. Not a
work for engineers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 117. D. '09.
"No textbook dealing with the subject that
has reached us is better or simpler."
+ Educ. R. 38: 99. Je. '09. 50w.
"Will be found decidedly helpful to engineers
as well as to students."
+ Engin. D. 5: 296. Mr. '09. 180w.
"There are also a number of minor errors
both in the text and in the figures." A. H.
Knight.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 33. Mr. 18, '09. 670w.
"There is an unsatisfactory looseness of
statement in some places. The book is such
a thorough one in some branches that it may
prove useful in a good many schools."
-I Engin. Rec. 59: 251. F. 27, '09. 210w.
-I- Ind. 67: 307. Ag. 5, '09. 70w.
"A modest but sound work."
+ Nation. 88: 416. Ap. 22, '09. lOw.
"The book is certain to prove a useful one
to all those who are engaged in teaching the
subject of mechanics to engineering students,
and the number of well-selected examples
makes it a particularly satisfactory book for
the student himself."
+ Nature. 81:332. S. 16, '09. 450w.
Haney, Lewis Henry. Congressional histo-
6 ry of railways in the United States to
1850. V. I. (Reprinted from v. 3. of the
Bulletin of the Univ. of Wisconsin, eco-
nomics and political science ser.) 50c.
Univ. of Wis. 8-24289.
V. 1. The first instalment of a three volume
work. "The present volume is divided into
three 'books,' which deal respectively with the
Rise of the railway question, Aid to railways,
and Railways to the Pacific, in so far as these
questions came before Congress. As is indicat-
ed in the title, the work is a study of Congress
and the railway, and to a lesser degree a his-
tory of the railway as illustrated by congres-
sional debates and legislation." (Econ. Bull.)
"The criticism most likely to be passed upon
the volume is that it shows too evidently its
earlier form of a monograph. Evidences of a
prentice hand are not infrequent. This volume
in connection with those to appear later will
form a distinct contribution to economic his-
tory."
H Am. Hist. R. 15: 164. O. '09. 670w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"The volume as a whole indicates a large
amount of systematic work, and though its
scope is chiefly limited to congressional activ-
ity, it is a valuable contribution to the early
periods of railway history." G: G. Huebner.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 732. My. '09. 400w.
(Review of v. 1.)
"The errors into which the author has fallen
are those of lack of discrimination rather than
of misstatement of fact." E. L. Bogart.
-j Econ. Bull. 2: 30. Ap. '09. 850w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"Dr. Haney's monograph is a well-written
and thorough piece of investigation. The au-
thor has relied mainly upon congressional docu-
ments for his material and few measures or
proposals seem to have escaped his notice." W.
B. Hammond.
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 233. Ap. '09. 1200w.
(Review of v. 1.)
"He takes up in an interesting way the rise
and development of the railways, and especially
the subject of land grants, which is treatea
more fully than in any previous work."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 191. Mr. '09. llOw. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
Hanks, Charles Stedman. Our Plymouth
9 forefathers. **$i.50. Estes. 9-9526.
"Beginning with a chapter on 'The English
separatists.' which gives the commonly accepted
account of King Henry VIII's rupture with
Rome, the author traces the course of the Pil-
grims from Scrnobv to Holland and America,
the greater part of the book being naturally
devoted to the vicissitudes of the colony at Ply-
mouth. Due honor is paid to Provincetown, as
the place of our forefathers' first landing: and
some account is also given of the Buzzard's Bay,
Connecticut River, and Penobscott River trad-
ing posts, with one charter on 'The Puritan
settlement at Boston.' " (Dial.)
"Suited to the needs and tastes of young stu-
dents of American history and good reading for
their elders."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 75. N. 'On. +
"The book is well suited to the needs and
tastes of voung students of American history,
and is good reading for older persons also."
+ Dial. 47: 104. Ag. 16, '09. 200w.
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Hanks, Charles Stedman— Continued-
"The attention which Mr. Hanks devotes to
the business side of the enterprise and the
shrewd common sense which the colonists dis-
played in developing and making the most of
their resources gives to the book a special in-
terest. * '
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 318. My. 22, '09. 250w.
Hanotaux, Gabriel-Albert-Auguste. Contem-
8 porary France ; tr. from the French by
E. Sparvel-Bayly. v. 4. *$3.7S. Putnam.
V. 4. 1877-1882. Covers the political records of
France from 1877 until 1882 on thru seven minis-
tries, from that of the Due de Broglie to that
of Duclerc.
sip. Makers of history, Quips and cranks, and
The fine art of living.
"Indispensable to large libraries."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 14. S. '09. (Review
of v. 4.)
"Errors, which are the joint production of the
author, the translator, and the index-maker,
are most serious, and are numerous beyond our
experience. In many cases the result will be to
deceive the very elect. We cannot explain the
extraordinary difference between the conclud-
ing pages of the French and the English ver-
sions."
— Ath. 1909, 2: 94. Jl. 24. 630w. (Review
of v. 4.)
"This volume, like its predecessors, shows
qualities of style which remind the reader that
the author is a member of the Academy, but
occasionally the habit of epigrammatic expres-
sion merges in a fondness for obscure Delphic
utterances."
H Dial. 47: 185. S. 16, '09. 550w. (Review
of V. 4.)
"M. Hanotaux maintains the high level of the
earlier parts: but the period treated (1877-1882),
being less dramatic than the years preceding,
its story is perforce less thrilling."
-I- Ind. 67: 1209. N. 25, '09. 320w. (Review
of V. 4.)
'The author of this work has kept up the
interest of the reader from the beginning to
the close of his narrative."
+ Lit. D. 39: 538. O. 2, '09. 360w. (Re-
view of V. 4.)
"In this last volume M. Hanotaux's style re-
tains all its vivacity and its finish. If is with
regret that we part from this animated nar-
rative of events fateful for France and for
Europe, which so intelligent and well-informed
an observer has given us."
-f -^ Nation. 89: 253. S. 16, '09. 2850w. (Re-
view of V. 4.)
"We do not deny that M. Hanotaux's volume,
principally on account of its personal and inti-
mate atmosphere, makes entertaining reading.
M. Hanotaux has no perspective and offers no
hypotheses, while his narrative is burdened with
opinions, judgments and even impressions,
which the future is as likely as not to prove
wrong."
T N. Y. Times. 14: 499. Ag. 21, '09. 1250w.
(Review of v. 4.)
"This fourth volume is much the best of
the work, and is more worthy of the author's
reputation than those which preceded it."
-I- Sat. R. 108: 292. S. 4, '09. 1550w. (Re-
view of V. 4.)
"The book is alive with personal and general
mterest, and no intelligent person is likely to
lay It down unfinished."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 918. D. 4, '09. 450w. (Re-
view of V. 4.)
Hanscom, Elizabeth Deering, comp. Friend-
ly craft. *$i.25. Macmillan. H-33897.
An anthology of letters which have been
gathered together under such heads as The
news from home, Little men and little women.
Students' tales. Lovers and friends. Genial gos-
"A more interesting collection to the Amer-
ican reader than Lucas' 'The gentlest art.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 41. F. '09.
"Everyone who owns 'The gentlest ar.t,' will
want 'The friendly craft' to place beside it on
his shelves."
+ Dial. 45: 464. D. 16, '08. 140w.
"The editor of the collection has an unerring
taste for literary quality, and a sense of humor
which shows itself in prankish headlines."
+ Ind. 66: 638. Mr. 25, '09. 160w.
"The volume is, in our opinion quite as en-
tertaining as Mr. Lucas's, and that is saying
a great deal. The pages contain abundant hu-
mor, with now and then a touch of pathos."
+ Nation. 87: 575. D. 10, '08. 200w.
"There should be a copy of this delightful
book in the collection of every lover of that
which is choice in literature."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 116. F. 27, '09. 560w.
+ Outlook. 91: 151. Ja. 23, '09. 130w.
"A quite admirable book."
+ Spec. 102: 464. Mr. 20, '09. 840w.
Hanus, Paul Henry. Beginnings in in-
dustrial education; and other educa-
tional discussions. *$i. Houghton.
8-21612.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Able, practical papers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 289. D. '08.
"The most valuable contribution is made by
the chapter on 'The industrial continuation
schools of Munich.' "
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 195. Ja. '09. 60w.
"The busy man will find the meat of these
essays in the first one, which gives title to
the volume."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 22. F. 18, '09. 300w.
"Professor Hanus puts the case clearly and
convincingly." L.
+ J. Pol. Econ.-17: 383. Je. '09. 180w.
"Each of the eight brief essays makes the
reader sigh for more of the same kind."
+ Nation. 88: 412. Ap. 22, '09. 160w.
"It is a help to have these miscellaneous
presentations brought together at the time
when the first excitement of the revival is over
and men realize the necessity of taking their
bearings before going farther." F. A. Manny.
+ School R. 17: 203. Mr. '09. 470w.
Hapgood, Hutchins. Anarchist woman.
8 **$i.25. Duffield.
"A book belonging to the same general or-
der as Mr. Hapgood's 'Autobiography of a thief
and 'The spirit of labor.' It is a report of 'low'
life tinged with almost morbid sympathy."
( Nation.) It portrays the mental life of a
woman who possessed the "tetnperament of re-
volt." The man to whom she abandoned herself
is little else than a drunkard in whom the
author finds "a perfect type of the idealist."
Tliru these two rebellious slum folk Mr. Hap-
good shows under what conditions, in connection
with what personal qualities, the anarchistic
habit of mind arises.
"If you agree with Mr. William Winter's
criticism of Ibsen or approve the policy of An-
thony Comstock toward Bernard Shaw, this is
no fit book for vou to read." F. M. Colby.
— Bookm. 29: 637. Ag. '09. 3200w.
"Mr. Hapgood's chief fault is lack of humor,
and the effect of it in this instance is rather
appalling. Mr. Hapgood's story is largely made
up of letters. They are extremely frank letters,
but they have little beside frankness to rec-
ommend them."
— Nation. 88: 608. Je. 17, '09. 600w.
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Harben, William Nathaniel (Will N.,
10 pseud.). Redemption of Kenneth Gait.
t$i.SO. Harper. 9-25184.
Once more Mr. Harben introduces his readers
to his favorite Georgian setting. The story
follows the awaicening and regeneration of Ken-
neth Gait, brilliant and well-born, who, when
success is within his very reach, betrays a
young girl, and leaves her to bear her burden
of village ostracism while he goes out into the
world to win power and fame. Six years later
he returns and thru the influence of his own
child has the courage to atone for his cow-
ardly action and face a situation which during
all these years had been allowed to implicate
an innocent man.
"The book has astonishingly little excuse
for being, even in this age of incontinent pens.
The plot and characters are as hackneyed as
the title, and the quality of the English, which
is richly journalese, differs sadly from that of
mercy."
— Nation. S9: 407. O. 28, '09. 250w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 591. O. 9. '09. 230w.
R. of Rs. 40: b36. N. '09. 30w.
Hard, Miron Elisha. Mushroom, edible and
8 otherwise; its habitat and its time of
growth. $4.75. Mushroom pub. co., 210
Schultz bldg., Columbus, O. 8-24898.
A guide to the study of mushrooms, with
special reference to the edible and poisonous
varieties, with a view of opening up to the
student of nature a wide field of interesting and
useful knowledge. "This volume chiefly on ac-
count of its excellent half-tone illustrations,
which include almost all of the common species,
will be of good service to those who wish a
book less expensive and voluminous than Mc-
Ilvaine's, and at the same time comprehensive
enough to enable them to identify the plants
they pick up in fields and woods." (Bot. Gaz.)
"Will be useful for reference in large libra-
ries but for identification purposes is not so
good as Atkinson's 'Studies of American fungi'
or Marshall's 'Mushroom book.' "
-I- A. L.- A. Bkl. r,: 167. Je. '09.
"It is evident that the author has no ade-
quate technical training in taxonomy or mor-
phology; and in presenting such matters, neither
his keen powers of observation nor his enthus-
iasm could prevent him from falling into er-
rors both of form and fact. It will indeed be a
welcome addition to public, school, and college
libraries, where there is always a demand for
well -illustrated books of this kind, and it will
probably do good service in awakening an in-
terest in mushrooms. It certainly treats wise-
ly the matter of testing the edibility of mush-
rooms and no one who follows Mr. Hard's ad-
vice will come to harm. Thus it has a real field
of usefulness. But it is not for the mycologist."
+ '— Bot. Gaz. 47: 414. My. '09. 450w.
"An exceedingly interesting and valuable
book upon a subject, in which every one is in-
terested, whether he is a botanist or not. With-
out doubt this is the finest and most carefully
arranged set of half-tone figures of American
agarics to be found in a single book." R. J.
Pool.
-\- Science, n.s. 29: 263. F. 12, '09. 340w.
Hardie, J. Keir. India, impressions and sug-
« gestions. $i. Huebsch.
Conclusions and the reasons for forming them
which were reached by the author during two
months spent in traveling in India and in in-
terviewing officials or representative men of all
stations in life and of all creeds, castes and
classes.
icise, yet there is so much current official praise
of the English administration of India that we
welcome any discussion from the other side."
H Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 605. N. '09. 200w.
"Mr. Hardie has not. we may say, assimilat-
ed ail his information gathered in his two
months' stay in India, but he has written a
book that will interest and instruct everyone
who is interested in Great Britain's major
problem."
-I Dial. 47: 240. O. 1, '09. 270w.
"The greatest lack of this book is that it
is practically silent concerning those fea ures
of the India of to-day which, in the last analy-
sis, mean infinitely more to Hindustan than do
verbal and picric acid bombs."
— Nation. 89: 411. O. 28, '09. 520w.
"It does not follow necessarily that Mr.
Hardie is unjust in nis views concerning the
British administration in India, but it is of
course material to know that he did not go
East with an open mind, and that what he has
written is not the outcome of prolonged, pains-
taking, and unbiased effort to know the truth."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 664. O. 23, '09. 680w.
R. of Rs. 40: 512. O. '09. 60w.
"His arguments are recklessly and wilfully
perverse. We are astonished that he should
have taken so little trouble to make some of
them even superficially plausible. As a narra-
tive the work is very poor, the descriptions leav-
ing little impression upon the mind, and making
one reflect on the immense superiority of such
work as that of Mr. Sidney Low."
— Spec. 102: 937. Je. 12, '09. 2100w.
Hardie, Martin. John Pettie. *$6. Macmil-
6 Ian.
A monograph which furnishes "a delightful
picture of the kindly, generous, tremendously
forceful Scotch artist, and makes up for mea-
greness of biographical incident by fulness of
descriptive matter about Pettie's paintings. Dili-
gent search through the artist's note-books
and in exhibition and sale catalogues, as well
as in correspondence of interviews with private
owners of his work, has resulted in a practi-
cally complete catalogue, chronologically ar-
ranged."— Dial.
"Both as an individual study and as a con-
tribution to the history of Scotch art in the
last century, Mr. Hardie's biography is well
worth while."
-f Dial. 46: 267. Ap. 16, '09. 210w.
"When the author writes of his uncle's works
as an artist, he does so with a commendable
personal detachment. The book is profusely
illustrated by reproductions in colour of almost
all of Pettie's principal pictures, and the cata-
logue of his works is • not the. least valuable
portion of the volume."
+ Int. Studio. 37: 253. -My. '09. 320w.
-f Int. Studio. 39: sup. 24. N. '09. 70w.
-f Nation. 88: 205. F. 25, '09. 60w.
Harding, John William. City of splendid
night. t$i-50. Dillingham. 9-4958.
Reveals the heart of a man and of a woman,
who after fifteen years of separation, divorce,
remarriage for the husband, and death of the
second wife, are brought to a reconciliation.
"One can but feel, in reading these interesting
sketches, that the author went to India to crit-
"After the title the best things in it are the
many pages of description of the varied aspects
of New York city by night and by day, under
various conditions of weather. These show
sensibility to beauty and good descriptive
power. Not one of the characters shows any
sign that the author knows anything about
men and women except what he has learned
from other novels."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 147. Mr. 13, '09. 130w.
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Harding, Samuel Bannister, comp. and ed.
^^ Select orations; with an introduction on
oratorical style and structure, and notes
by J: Mantel Clapp. *$i.25. Macrnil-
lan. 9-26305.
A book for schools, clubs and teachers' insti-
tutes. The purpose, primarily, historical,
has been that of bringing together selections
that illustrate the political history and develop-
ment of the United States: while oratorical ex-
cellence has also been considered. The ora-
tions are grouped under the following heads:
The revolution: The constitution adopted; Na-
tional government established: The conquest on
slavery; Civil war and reconstruction.
Educ. R. 38: 426. N. '09. 50w.
Hardy, Blanche Christabel. Princesse de
7 Lamballe. *$3.50. Appleton. 9-18960.
"This is a sympathetic study of a supremely
touching figure in French history, a martyr to
loyalty and friendship in whose innocent life
nothing had ever happened to merit one of the
most frightful deaths — perhaps the most frightful
of all — in the annals of the revolution." (Spec.)
"The Princess de Lamballe had been superin-
tendent of the household of Marie Antoinette,
and we have here, among other things, a re-
markably telling picture of how a queen lived
in the days before the revolution." (N. Y. Times.)
The author draws clear portraits of "the sad
Queen Maria Leczinska . . . the once reckless
and pleasure-loving Marie Antoinette , . . the
stolid, lumbering, pathetic Louis XVI, the
faithless Due d'Orleans . . . and the Princesse
herself." (N. Y. Times.)
"The author is as a rule laudably guarded in
her judgments concerning conjecture and evi-
dence. We have but slight reservations to make
as to style and accuracy."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 811. D. 26. 1500w.
"She gives us a distinctly lifelike picture of
the woman in her life of every day, treating
her with all becoming reverence, omitting noth-
ing in this record of her heroism and devotion,
setting down naught in malice, and yet letting
us see through to the little failings that make
her woman. She gains in being thus human-
ized, and the author has given us a work that
is at once interesting and authentic." Christian
Gauss.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 385. Je. 19, '09. llOOw.
"Little exception can be taken to the his-
tory of this volume."
-1 Sat. R. 106: 486. O. 17, '08. 780w.
"This was not an easy book to write. The
author has overcome that difficulty very well,
and has kept the later story of his heroine
clear against the background of confusion and
storm."
-I- Spec. 101: 886. N. 28, '08. 550w.
Hardy, E. G. Studies in Roman history, 6s.
9 Sonnenschein, London.
"The title of this important but unpreten-
tious little volume would fitly have been 'Stud-
ies in Roman military history,' for it specially
deals with that branch of historical research,
and will be particularly valuable to those inter-
ested in it." (Sat. R.) "Largely an historical
commentary on Tacitus. In the first section Dr.
Hardy discusses the German frontier, a subject
which appears again and again in the period
(14-70 A. D.) covered by the 'Annals and his-
tories.' . . . The second section is given to the
subject which occupies nearly all that survives
of the 'Histories.' . . . Finally, he gives us an
illuminating account of the struggle between
Pompey and Caesar, which ended at Philippi."
(Spec.)
spend a few hours in checking the citations.
The printing is not at all good. This is a pity,
as the volume is indispensable to students of
Roman military history."
+ — Ath. 1909, 2: 297. S. 11. 330w.
"These essays would be infinitely more in-
structive and interesting had maps been sup-
plied in adequate number, and we trust that in
any subsequent edition of this book almost the
only flaw we have discovered in it may be re-
moved."
H Sat. R. 108: 138. Jl. 31. '09. lOOOw.
Spec. 103: sup. 1008. Je. 26, '09. 150w.
Hardy, Rev. Edward John. How to be
12 happy though civil. **$i. Scribner.
"Not a book of etiquet, of social forms, per-
fect familiarity with which, and scrupulous ob-
servation of which, may be, and often are, ac-
companied by boorishness, but a treatise on the
root of true courtesy, which is breeding, deli-
cacy of perception, or, as the author himself
prefers to call it, 'bushido.' He points his mor-
al and adorns it with many anecdotes." — Ind.
"A book that should do some good in a gen-
eration where it is, oh, so badly needed."
+ Ind. 67:1210. N. 25, '09. 120w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 960. N. 27, '09. 180w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14:766. D. 4, '09. 170w.
-f- Outlook. 93: 515. O. 30, '09. 170w.
Spec. 103: 937. D. 4, '09. 1350w.
Haring, Theodor von. Ethics of the Chris-
^^ tian life; tr. from the 2d German ed. by
James S. Hill; with an introd. by Rev.
W. D. Morrison. (Theological transla-
tion lib., V. 25.) *$3. Putnam. 9-7568.
A work that regards modern ethics as "es-
sentially psychological, and of the world," in-
stead of belonging "to the realm of the infin-
ite." "Specially valuable portions of the vol-
ume are those which contrast Roman Catholic
with Protestant ethical teachings, and discuss
at length various questions of social ethics.
But it is indefensible to set Christian ethics in
an unreal opposition to normative ethics. 'I
regard "Christian." ' .said Edward Caird, 'as
the permanent adjective by which we must de-
fine the growing ideal of humanity.' " (Out-
look.)
"When one considers the circumstances in
which research is alone possible to the author,
the errors are trifling, nor do they matter much
to the few who will verify them; but it is a
pity that Dr. Hardy did not get a pupil to
"The book labors under the disadvantage
which is almost inevitable in a translation from
the German, in that it employs a style and a
vocabulary somewhat unfamiliar to English
readers. Thus while the volume is full of
wholesome suggestions on various ethical prob-
lems, and while it may be used with advantage
and profit by those whose thinking is still dom-
inated by the deductive method, it will seem to
the student of empirical social ethic=! to-dny
like a survival of an outgrown method in the
history of ethical science." G. B. Smith.
H Am. J. Theol. 13: 472. Jl. '09. 430w.
Outlook. 93: 227. O. 2, '09. 160w.
Harker, Alfred. iNatural history of igneous
^ rocks. ^$3. Macmillan. GS9-256.
"The scope of Harker's work may be indicated
by the titles of the chapters which are as fol-
lows: (1) Igneous action in relation to geology;
(2) Vulcanicity; (3) Igneous intrusion; (4) Pe-
trographical provinces; (5) Mutual relations of
associated igneous rocks; (6) Igneous rocks and
their constituents; (7) Rock-magmas; (8) Crys-
tallization of rock-magmas; (9) Supersaturation
and deferred crystallization; (10) Isomorphism
and mixed crystals: (11) Structures of igneous
rock; (12) Mineralisers and pneumatolysis; (13)
Magmatic differentiation; (14) Hybridism in ig-
neous rocks; (15) Classification of igneous
rocks." — J. Geol.
"Mr. Harker's new work stands, in many re-
spects, alone, and is sure of a welcome.* A book
which could be written now only by one who
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is at the same time a geologist and a physicist,
acquainted with the latest development of both
sci6nc6s '*
+ 'Ath. 1909, 2: 157. Ag. 7. 1300w.
"It appears that the book is an excellent sum-
mary of our present knowledge, and well suited
for use with advanced students of petrology."
A. N. W.
+ J. Geol. 17: 488. Jl. '09. 700w.
"This is a book for the trained specialist, but
it lias a message for the layman. With unex-
celled completeness and force, Mr. Marker has
presented the latest ideas as to the nature and
activities of the fluid material emanating froni
the earth's interior."
+ Nation. 89:578. D. 9, '09. 1050w.
"Mr. Harker has covered so wide a range
and compressed so much information into this
brief tpace that he has achieved a very large
measure of success." J. S. F.
+ Nature. 81 : .^31. S. 16, '09. llOOw.
"Mr. Barker's treatise is for the scholar, and
almost for the specialist. It may not appeal
even to all who regard themselves as trained
geologists; but, on the other hand, there is
much in it that will attract both the chemist
and the physicist."
+ Sat. R. 108: 446. O. 9, '09. llOOw.
Harland, Henry (Sydney Luska, pseud.).
Royal end: a romance. t$i-SO- Dodd.
9-5217-
A posthumous novel completed by the author's
wife. "The book is offered to us as the last
the author wrote, and it was evidently com-
posed during his years of ill-health. But for
all that it is characteristic of him, gay, ir-
responsible, volatile, witty, and audacious. . . .
There are a prince, an Englishman of good
lineage, a beautiful American heiress, and a
useful 'property' dog, besides other auxiliaries."
(Ath.)
"There is little plot, the charm of the story
lying in the clever conversation. Suffers by
comparison with 'The cardinal's snuff box' and
'The ladv paramount.' "
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 148. My. '09.
"If the fairy tale lacks at times the spon-
taneity of its predecessors, and is a little less
bright and less neat of wit, that is attributable
doubtless to the conditions under which it was
written. Nevertheless it is an agreeable and
entertaining romance, the slightness of which
will not concern the admirers of the author's
work."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 312. Mr. 13. 240w.
"One never used to care whether anything
was doing or not, and the earlier books could
have been quite as shapeless as this (though
they never were) and we would have snapped
our fingers. It is the inannerisms without the
manner, the abandonment without the aban-
don." Algernon Tassin.
h Bookm. 29: 409. Je. '09. 1350w.
"The taste of the novel reader has changed
since the 'Cardinal's shuff box' was published,
and for this reason 'The royal end' is not like-
ly to be so popular."
H Ind. 66: 1083. My. 20, '09. 200w.
-t- Nation. 88: 539. My. 27, '09. 280w.
"Mrs. Harland has done her work faithfully,
and it may seem ungracious to emphasize her
failure to capture fully the charm of her hus-
band's style. None the less the story is a de-
lightful one, and the royal end is quite as sat-
isfying as it is unexpected."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 192. Ap. 3, '09. 500w.
"It is a pleasant tale, not altogether probable
In every part, not at all well planned as to
construction, and saved only from mediocrity in
that its conversation is often delicately humor-
ous."
H Outlook. 91: 814. Ap. 10, '09. 60w.
"The last three of the seven parts are in-
ferior." H. W. Boynton.
-t Putnam's. 6: 493. Jl. '09. 270w.
"The end of the book in America is not so
well done."
H Spec. 102: 672. Ap. 24, '09. 130w.
Harnack, Adolf. Acts of the apostles; tr.
6 by J. R. Wilkinson. (Crown theologi-
cal lib. no. 2T.) *$i.75. Putnam. 9-3372.
The third volume in Dr. Harnack's studies on
the Synoptic gospels and the Acts of the
apostles. "In 'Luke the physician' he presented
with convincing power the evidence on behalf
of the Lukan authorship of the Acts; in the
present volume he carries his investigations
further and examines with characteristic ihor-
oughness the internal evidence of the book as
to date, sources, and historical value." (Sat.
R.) "He seeks a 'more assured judgment' as
to the degree in which Acts is homogeneou.'^,
inquires into the sources and their trustworth-
iness, and seeks further proof of the indentity
of the writer of the we-sections with the author
of the whole." (Bib. World.)
"The whole is wrought out with Harnack's
chaiacteristic minuteness of research and Il-
luminating historical imagination."
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 647. O. '09. 80w.
"The chapter which deals with the sources
and their value will appeal to many readers
as the most suggestive."
+ Ath. I'JOH, 2: 294. S. 11. 700w.
"It presents a wealth of material relating
to Acts, and interestingly exhibits Harnack's
notable method of inquiry. The translator's
failure to supply an index is deplorable."
^ Bib. World. 33: 216. Mr. '09. lOOw.
Reviewed by E. S. Drown.
N. Y. Times. 14: 258. Ap. 24, '09. 400w.
"Whetlier we agree with him or not, we
cannot but admire the clearness and breadth of
view with which he treats the puzzling phenom-
ena of the earlier chapters."
+ Sat. R. 107: 664. My. 22, '09. 250w.
"The thirty pages of introduction with which
it opens are written with all his force and
charm, but as a whole the book is technical,
and will appeal chiefly to scholars."
H Spec. 102: sup. 1008. Je. 26, '09. 120w.
Harnack, Adolf. Mission and expansion
^ of Christianity in the first three centu-
ries; tr. and ed. by James Mofifatt. 2d cd.
enl. and rev. (Theological translation
lib.) 2v. *$7. ir^utnam. 9-8426.
A translation of the second German edition.
The two volumes "contain what is practically
a history of the Church's expansion during the
first three centuries as it is viewed by a critic
who rejects every detail and all data which
can not be certified by the tests of modern
criticism." (Lit. D.) "For the ordinary reader
the first volume is by far the more interesting.
Its chapters are substantially monographs,
dealing with characteristics of early Christian-
ity and with the reasons of its success — reasons
at once concerned with its own inward na-
ture, with its organization, and with its relations
both to Judaism and to the Roman world." (N.
Y. Times.)
"More tlian ever in this enlarged form, and
with these helpful maps, it will be indispensable
for the interpretation of early Christian liter-
ature and still more of early Christian life, in
the stirring and mysterious centuries before
Eusebius and Constantine. We notice a few
misprints."
^ Am. J. Theol. 13: 495. Jl. '09. 180w.
"As a critical, comprehensive survey of the
extension of Christianity before Constantine
this work is invaluable."
+ Bib. World. 33: 357. My. '09. 70w.
"This fresh and accurate work will hereafter
be an indispensible manual in teaching or
studying church history with critical thor-
oughness."
-I- Lit. D. 38: 901. My. 22, '09. 400w.
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Harnack, Adoli— Continued.
"It has taken its place as one of Harnack s
most important contributions to the early
history of Christianity. A word of praise should
be said for the admirable translation of Dr.
Moffatt/'^E.^S.^Drown.^^^ 258. Ap. 24, '09. 400w.
Harper, Charles George. Tower of Lon-
10 don- fortress, palace and prison. *=^$2.5o.
Jacobs. 9-27770.
"An introduction, giving a brief history of the
building as a wholl, is^ followed by chapters
that m-esent in detail a full account and de-
scHpt?on of its several parts, with abundant
refe?ence to noted prisoners once lodged withm
[ts wrils. and to t^e famous crimes and con-
spirrdes and rebellions that furnished occu-
nants f or its cells and dungeons. Some of the
horrors of jDld-time torture and execution are
also revealed while two chapters reproduce
Sy ellborate stone-carvings to show how
H^e weary captives sometimes beguiled the long
hourTb^pe/petuating their tragic memory ^r
the memory of those dear to them. —Dial.
"Recent removal of certain restrictions has
openeT?he 'Tower more extensively and freely
to visitors than ever before, and this 'atest
guide book to its many points of historic Inter-
fst is timely and valuable. The evident care
and study that have gone to its making place
r^on a |gh level ^|rnong books of^lts^ class.
+ Spec. 102: 785. My. 15. '09. 180w.
Harper, George McLean. Charles-Augus-
tin Sainte-Beuve. (French men of let-
ters.) **$i.50. Lippincott. 9-9445-
A biography which gathers the conditioning
element! of this noted French critic's life, and
presents them topically and chronologically
The author gives him ^a place with Taine and
Renan in the intellectual triumverate of mod-
ern France, acknowledging him to be one of
the world's greatest critics in the broad sense—
"a man who has thrown the light of reason
upon all great questions of psychology, moral-
ity, religion, politics and art."
"A scholarlv study, showing extensive re-
search and familiarity with the period."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 168. Je. '09.
"It has the distinction of being the first book
written in English on the life and work of the
most eminent French literary critic, and the
merit of being an unusually careful and schol-
arly bit of work."
-I- Dial. 47: 50. Jl. 16, '09. 320w.
"When all this has been said, it must still
be acknowledged that Professer Harper has
written an intelligible and interesting account
of the great critic."
H Ind. 67: 478. Ag. 26, '09. 420w.
"The present work keeps up the high stand-
ard of the preceding volumes in this series."
-f Lit. D. 98: 1072. Je. 19, '09. 400w.
"Professor Harper has the distinction of
writing the nrst book on Sainte-Beuve in Eng-
lisii. He gives evidence of long and careful
study of Sainte-Beuve himself, and of most
that has been written about him, but should
have reserved space for a more systematic
discussion of Sainte-Beuve's ideas and his place
in criticism. As it is, his work strikes one as
a rather loosely written biography, mainly de-
voted to Sainte-Beuve's youth, or at least to
the period before 1848." Irving Babbitt.
H Nation. 88: 622. Je. 24, '09. 3400w.
"Prof. Harper has done extremely well a
work of much difficulty and real importance."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 309. My. 15, '09. 1600w.
"It was not easy to draw Sainte-Beuve's
portrait: nor was it easy to analyze this special
quality and to bring into clear light his method.
All these three things Professor Harper has
done with patience, sagacity, and scrupulous
integrity of attitude. His book is a real con-
tribution to the subject, as it is a credit to
American literary scholarship."
+ Outlook. 92: 422. Je. 19, '09. 300w.
"A compact and coherent analysis."
+ R. Of Rs. 39: 764. Je. '09. 120w.
"His book is a sympathetic and just endeav-
our to get at the real Sainte-Beuve. Concern-
ing the style of the book it is only necessary
to hint that American readers will perhaps en-
joy it more than English."
H Sat. R. 108: 18. Jl. 3, '09. 900w.
-f Spec. 103: 172. Jl. 31, '09. 130w.
Harris, Frank. The bomb. $1.50. Kenner-
ley. 9-4963.
The story, a history in the most important
particulars, of Rudolph Schnaubelt who "threw
the bomb that killed eight policemen and
wounded sixty in Chicago in 1886." He is a
young German of fair education, who leaves
Munich for New York, experiences a round of
embittering hardships, drifts to Chicago, and
comes under the influence of Lingg the An-
archist. The story moves on to a dramatic
close in the anarchist plot, the escape of the
bomb thrower, and the trial and execution of
Lingg and his accomplices.
"We find in 'The bomb' a love-story, to us
unpleasant, and not redeemed by its truth to
life — given the simplicity of the hero. The
woman does not convince us, and the old max-
im still holds good: 'Tout ce qui est vrai n'est
pas bon k dire.' "
— Ath. 1908, 2: 641. N. 21. 450w.
"The theme is plausible, but in its fictional
expression it breaks down in some places and
moves clumsily in others, apparently because
Mr. Harris has not the story-telling gift in the
first place, and, in the second, writes fiction
with a prentice hand."
.►— N. Y. Times. 14: 118. F. 27, '09. 500w.
"Altogether, the book is a thoroughly fine
piece of work, worthy of the creator of Conk-
lin."
+ Sat. R. 106: 674. N. 28, '08. 770w.
Harris, Frank. Man Shakespeare and his
12 tragic life-story. *$2.5o. Kennerley.
9-28298.
An analytic study of Shakespeare, the man.
in which ithe author finds the full length por-
trait of the great dramatist in each of twenty
dramas. Aside from building up the essential
outlines of Shakespeare's character there is also
shown "Shakespeare as he was with his imperial
intellect and small snobberies, his great vices
and paltry self-deceptions, his sweet gentleness
and long martyrdom. . . . Thanks to this book,
we now know Shakespeare in his habit as he
lived; we know him in his love and jealousy and
despair; and we are fain to admit with Mr.
Harris that Shakespeare's suffering and wreck
are symbolical of the fate of genius everywhere
and at all times. His life story is therefore of
enduring interest: in its own way a world- trag-
edy."
"A remarkable book, ingeniously conceived,
and based on a comprehensive knowledge of the
bard's works. It will interest lovers and stu-
dents of Shakespeare, and prove of benefit to
them, whatever the conclusion to which it may
lead them."
+ Ind. 67: 1137. N. 18. '09. 300w.
"This is the book for which we have waited
a lifetime. We know this now that it is come:
and we mark the day of its publication as a
red-letter day in the history of literature. We
have had Shakespeare the dramatist. Our li-
braries are filled with his bloodless monuments.
Now we want Shakespeare the poet, Shake-
speare the lover. Shakespeare the sweet-hearted
singer, as he lived and suffered and enjoyed.
And this is what Mr. Frank Harris gives us in
his book." Temple Scott.
+ -I- N. Y. Times. 14: 685. N. 6, '09. 3800w.
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195
"Nobody who cares for fine literature, how-
ever indifferent he may be to Mr. Harris' main
thesis, should pass the book by. As a thesis,
we call it a brilliant and fascinating tour de
force. As a book concerned with the greatest
poetry, we assign to it critical merit of the first
order. In both aspects we predict for it a per-
manent importance."
H Sat. R. 108: 633. N. 20, '09. 2250w.
Harris, Joel Chandler. Bishop and the boo-
german; being the story of a little tru-
ly-girl, who grew up; her mysterious
companion; her crabbed old uncle; the
whish-whish woods; a very civil engi-
neer, and Mr. Billy Sanders, the sage of
Shady Dale. **$i. Doubleday. 9-3878.
A charming story of little Adelaide, suddenly
orphaned, who with her imaginary playmate
Cally-Lou goes to live in a crabbed uncle's
home. There is a "Silas Marner" touch to the
tale with its softening little-child influence.
"Slight, uneventful and disconnected, but full
of the author's characteristic charm and
humor."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 113. Ap. '09. +
"The atmosphere of the story is delightful,
while the characterization and the illustrations
are adequate."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 403. Ap. 3. 180w.
"This story is effective because it revives
in the reader the innocent emotions of child-
hood from which it springs."
+ Nation. 88: 171. F. 18, '09. 300w.
"It is very charming, with its unexpected
turns of thought and quaint forms of expres-
sion, its understanding of the child heart and
the workings of the child brain, its kindliness,
and its sweet, bubbling humor."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 103. F. 20, '09. 420w.
Sat. R. 107: 502. Ap. 17, '09. 90w.
Harrison, Alfred H. In search of a polar
^ continent, 1905-1907. *$3.S0. Longmans.
9-8804.
There is "carefully set forth, with the ac-
companiment of many excellent half-tone photo-
graphs an account of the writer's exploration
of the northern section of Alaska and the neigh-
boring islands of the Arctic Ocean in the period
from July, 1905, to September, [1907]. ... It
is the story of a practical man, full of detailed
and painstaking observation, and it is gratify-
ing to read with respect to his polar aspirations
that the author now believes the great project
of arctic travelers to be wholly feasible." — N.
Y. Times.
"The account of his adventures makes pleas-
ant reading. We consider Mr. Harrison's
scheme visionary."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 439. Ap. 10. 900w.
"His story of his two years' wanderings,
while neither very exciting nor particularly
novel, is full of interesting details of a country
all but unknown."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 754. D. 5, '08. 220w.
"The book is not one of the most readable,
perhaps because it shows no grasp of a def-
inite problem nor any strong purpose to carry
out his plan of Arctic exploration, perhaps be-
cause of the numerous Latin tags and the
irritating frequency of allusions to characters
in Dickens who would have been much sur-
prised to find themselves introduced into a vol-
ume of Polar travel."
— Sat. R. 107: 433. Ap. 3, '09. 630w.
"His chapters on Eskimo life are a valuable
contribution to our knowledge of a virile race."
-t- Spec. 102: 502. Mr. 27, '09. 250w.
Harrison, Birge. Landscape painting; with
12 24 reproductions of representative pic-
tures. **$i.5o. Scribner. 9-29386.
A volume in which the author gathers up
twenty-one impromptu talks on landscape
painting given before the Art students' league
of New York during a summer session at Wood-
stock, N. Y. The chapters are: Landscape art
in general; Color; Vibration; Refraction; Val-
ues; Drawing: Composition; Quality; Pigments-
On framing pictures; On schools; The arts and
crafts; Mural painting; On vision; The impor-
tance of fearlessness in painting; The sub-con-
scious servant; Temperament; Character; What
is a good picture? The true impressionism; The
future of American art.
"These talks are practical, helpful and en-
thusiastic; a little positive here and there, in
their expression of opinions."
H Ind. 67: 1142. N. 18, '09. llOw.
Harrison, Edith Ogden. Flaming sword,
and other legends of the earth and sky.
**$i.25. McClurg. 8-37065.
A group of imaginative stories based upon
Bible legends.
"A little too much emphasis is placed upon
the moral of each tale; otherwise Edith Ogden
Harrison's attempt to treat biblical material
purely as legendary of earth and sky is by no
means deprived of keen feeling." M. J. Moses.
h Ind. 65: 1473. D. 17, '08. 80w.
"The moral attachment is a little too evident."
— Nation. 87: 550. D. 3, '08. 40w.
"The stories are charmingly written and beau-
tifully imaginative."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 580. O. 17, '08. 120w.
Harrison, Mrs. Mary St. Leger (Lucas
8 Mallet, pseud.). The score. t$i.50. Dut-
ton. 9-19190.
Two stories the first of which, "Out in the
open," tells of a young member of parliament's
wooing of an actress whose refusal of him re-
sults in his taking her in his arms and nearly
crushing the breath out of her; the second
"Miserere nobis," told in the form of a dying
man's confession to a priest, deals with a young
Italian's misguided vengeance for fancied wrong
and the later remorse that led to taking his
own life.
"The short story does not give quite sufficient
scope to this author's remarkable gifts. In
both of them, however, the situations, though
widely different, are as poignant as original."
-J Ath. 1909, 2: 206. Ag. 21. 300w.
"The unquestioned power of Lucas Malet
shows itself fully only in the long and elabo-
rate novel."
H Atlan. 104: 686. N. '09. 190w.
"The stories are to be forgotten — but not the
story-teller's charm and sparkling if self-con-
scious grace." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
-I- Bookm. 30: 62. S. '09. 1150w.
"To us it has the bigness, the thoughtfulness
of the old Greek tragedy; and it excells in the
very point in which the Greeks themselves
excel."
+ Cath. World. 89:820. S. '09. lOOOw.
"Lucas Malet is a dramatist and a preacher.
She is a dramatist in two senses — she has an
eye for stage effects and for dramatic 'lifts.'
But nothing would save the book from being
more tha.n a brilliant monolog if it were not
for the 'lifts.' However, Lucas Malet Is im-
portant to us now as a preacher."
-I- Ind. 67: 824. O. 7, '09. 870w.
"One is tempted to hazard the guess that the
author may have planned or begun the [second]
story as a poem; in its prose form, it is, to
say "the truth, strained and ineffective."
^ Nation. 89: 141. Ag. 12, '09. 400w.
"Mrs. Harrison always writes well and these
short stories have an interest which makes one
wish that they were longer."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 468. Jl. 31, '09. 420w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 70w.
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Harrison, Mrs. M. St. L. — Continued-
"The first [story] is a brilliant piece of work,
though just a little too determined to deserve
that description. The second story is far less
successful, is, indeed, a very ordinary piece
of work."
-\ Sat. R. 108: 230. Ag. 21, '09. 570w.
"These pages are so well done that they
have caused us to hope that 'Lucas Malet' will
recognize soon that her native power and in-
sight can easily dispense with those adventitious
aids to make people 'feel' which are to us
extremelv unpleasant."
H ■ Spec. 103: 136. Jl. 24, '09. lOOOw.
Hartt, RoUin Lynde, People at play: ex-
6 cursions in the humor and philosophy
of popular amusements. '''■*$i.50. Hough-
ton. 9-15055-
A shrewd, genial, sociological study of "people
at play" made ta> an essayist and journalist.
His excursions into the rea.lms of popular hilar-
ity have been supplemented by extensive litera-
ture on the subject: his attitude is that of the
student of comparative ethics. His observa-
tions cover the home of burlesque, the amuse-
ment park, the dime museum, melodrama, "the
world in motion," "the muses in the back
street," base ball, etc.
"The author's thorough understanding of his
subject gives the book a decided sociological
value, and his humor and wholesome geniality
make it good for general reading."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 168. Je. '09.
+ Cath. World. 89: 687. Ag. '09. 240w.
"The book might liave been written effect-
ively and at the same time with a little less
of appeal to a low standard of literary taste."
H Dial. 47: 23. Jl. 1, '09. 270w.
"On the whole the book does not carry a very
deep philosophical keel. Its chief value lies in
its record of things which few writers have
thought wortny of record."
H Nation. 88: 628. Je. 24, '09. 340w.
"The book may be heartily commended alike
to the student and to the general reader as a
unique and interesting contribution to the liter-
ature of sociology."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 428. Jl. 10, '09. SOOw.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 255. Ag. '09. 80w.
"The book with its delicious satire is a per-
manent contribution to the literature of play."
'+ Survey. 22: 598. Jl. 31, '09. 350w.
Hasbach, Wilhelm. History of the English
8 agricultural labourer; tr. by Ruth Ken-
yon. *7s. 6d. King, P. S., & son, London.
9-7840.
This translation "has given the author an
opportunity to revise his volume and make
some additions. New emphasis is laid on the
process by which the agricultural laborer ob-
tained his freedom, and the chapter dealing with
that topic has been enlarged and rewritten in
the light of the latest research. There lias been
added a brief chapter covering the comparative-
ly uneventful period from 1894, when the first
edition appeared, to the present time. The
author's final conclusion is that the reorgani-
zation of English agriculture should, in the
main, take the form of a great multiplication
of small peasant holdings " — J. Pol. Econ.
"There are several appendices of a scientifi-
cally accurate character and, within the bounds
of the general subjects mentioned above, a
great body of extremely interesting and sug-
gestive historical material."
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 603. Ap. '09. 430w.
"While the agricultural laborer is the cen-
tral figure in this book, the telling of the story
of this one class involves the writing of the
history of the growth of all three classes and
their interrelations. This task has been admir-
ably performed by the author." H. C. Taylor.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 436. S. '09. 24Uw.
"The book is an excellent study of the con-
dition of a large division of the laboring class
of England." J: L. Coulter.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 126. Je. '09. 700w.
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 106. F. '09. lOOw.
"We differ from the author on many points,
and it is no doubt the case that he may be
tripping in his history here and there, we hope
that his book will be read by every country
and every townsman who is desirous of obtain-
ing a grip of some of the bottom facts of
rural questions."
H Spec. 102: 465. Mr. 20, '09. 530w.
"It is by far the best book on the subject
treated."
+ Yale R. IS: 105. My. '09. 330w.
Hassall, Arthur. Viscount Castlereagh. *3s.
^ 6d. Pitman, London.
A volume belonging to the "Makers of nation-
al history," a series treating of "important men
whose share in the making of national history
seems to need a more complete record than it
has received." The book deals pro and con with
Castlereagh's fitness for iiis managment of Eng-
land's military affairs at the most critical
moment of her existence.
"If however we cannot admit that it has
been left to Mr. Hassall to rehabilitate this
great statesman we can welcome a clear, well-
proportioned, and well-informed sketch of his
career. His judgment is sound enough in the
main, but lie sometimes goes too far." E. M.
L.
H ■ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 622. Jl. '09. SOOw.
"The book will be a useful one; no one can
read it without considerably improving his ac-
quaintance with tlie three decades of English
history, 1793-1823."
H Spec. 102: sup. 157. Ja. 30, '09. 300w.
Hastings, G. W.. Vindication of Warren
8 Hastings. *$2. Oxford.
In which the author rebutes the six charges
that are tlie "great crimes" of Macaulay's
essay.
"The test of the use made of the documents
shows in a number of quotations, inaccuracies
of spelling and in some instances verbal varia-
tions. On the whole, however, the use of the
documents has been legitimate." A. L. P. Den-
nis.
-f — Am. Hist. R. 15: 146. O. '09. 340w.
"On the main issues the writer does not add
to the fruits of the researches already under-
taken by Sir James Stephen and other vindi-
cators of Hasting's fame, and indeed his eulogy
of 'the greatest man of our race' is marked
rather by piety and enthusiasm than by any
subtlety of thought or judgment. Nevertheless
the book is handy and useful, and some of its
personal information is curious and new." G.
' +'— Eng. Hist. R. 24: 621. Jl. '09. 250w.
"Though nothing is ever likely to be written
which will have a tithe of Macaulay's audience,
this 'Vindication' . . . deserves a wide circula-
tion as an antidote to the famous essay."
+ Nation. S9: 187. Ag. 26, '09. 1200w.
"He has written here with much sympathy and
reverence. It is a record of Hastings's public
life in India, rather a plea for the defendant
than the summing up of the evidence."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 366. Je. 12, '09. 570w.
"We must be content with commending this
ably written volume to the notice of our read-
ers."
+ Spec. 103: 210. Ag. 7, '09. 120w.
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Hastings, James, ed. Dictionary of the Bi-
ble; ed. by James Hastings, with the co-
operation of John A. Selbie, and with the
assistance of John C. Lambert and of
Shailer Mathews. **$5. Scribner. 9-3371-
"This is a notable volume and should meet
a hearty welcome. It is the first and only pop-
ular Bible dictionary in which modern methods
of interpretation prevail throughout. Further-
more, every article is accompanied by the name
of the author. The amount of matter in the
volume is astonishingly large, a fact due to
ec«nonty of space and to the use of a rather
small type." (Bib. World.) "It is not a mere
abstract of Dr. Hastings's larger dictionary,
but the principal topics have been committed to
other writers and the latest discoveries have
been embodied, but, of course, in condensed
form." (Ind.)
"It is indeed commendable that Kuch a work
should avoid fresh adventurous views not yet
digested by discussion and should give to the
general student what is judged to be the estab-
lished result of criticism." F. A. Christie.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 843. Jl. '09. 300w.
"The text is slightly vitiated by careless
proofreading. In the balance of articles ac-
cording to intrinsic worth, in fairness, thor-
oughness and lucidity of treatment, and, de-
spite faults that cannot be overlooked, in gen-
eral usability, this dictionary meets a genuine
need of lay students and Christian workers,
will be of positive use to the general pastor, and
not without interest and suggestion to the bib-
lical scholar." R. H. Ferris.
jf Am. J. Theol. 13: 273. Ap. '09. lOOOw.
"The work is well suited to serve the pur-
pose for which it is intended, though it will
naturally be in greater favour with those who
wish to assimilate the results of modern criti-
cism in a sufficiently full measure than with the
more conservative sections of readers."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 341. Mr. 20. 1200w.
"It can be unreservedly commended to the
educated layman and Sunday-school teacher."
-I- + Bib. World. 33: 215. Mr. '09. 80w.
"The 'Hastings' volume presents a much
larger amount of subject-matter than the
'Standard Bible dictionary.' It has a type so
small as to constitute a serious objection in a
popular book. For the most part contributors
represent a critical and historical attitude
somewhat in advance of that taken by the
editors and contributors on the 'Standard's'
list." J: M. P. Smith and S. J. Case.
H Bib. World. 33: 283. Ap. '09. 770w.
"It deserves only praise. We commend the
volume more heartily, and even to those who
possess either Hastings's or Cheyne's larger
dictionaries for this is later than either of
them, and no duplication of either."
-I- + Ind. 66: 376. F. 18, '09. 180w.
+ Nation. 89: 102. Jl. 29, '09. 340w.
-j- N. Y. Times. 14: 114. F. 27, '09. 280w.
-I- Outlook. 93: 600. N. 13, '09. 60w.
"We get more reading for our money from
Dr. Hastings' booK than from Murray's dic-
tionary."
-I Sat. R. 107: 376. Mr. 20, '09. 600w.
Hastings, James, ed. Encyclopaedia of re-
ligion and ethics. lov. subs. ea. *$7.
Scribner. 8-35833.
A work which when completed will include
about ten volumes. The aim is to give an ac-
count of religion and ethics in all ages the world
over. All forms of religion will be presented,
religious beliefs and practices, philosophy and
allied subjects, and people and places associated
with religious struggle and development. The
contributors are all men of special fitness for
the particular articles requested of them, and
the work as a whole will furnish the equipment
necessary for a study of comparative religion.
getics' is not quite adequate, being a bit anti-
quated in form, as well as misguided in em-
phasis, to say nothing of its assuming so many
things as proofs which themselves require to
be proved. In particular, its treatment of
miracle and of historical criticism is singularly
unsatisfactory from the point of view of mod-
ern needs." G: B. Foster.
-i Am. J. Theol. 13: 269. Ap. '09. SOOw.
(Review of v. 1.)
"The system of cross referencing is good,
and the literature cited under each subject is
adequate and well chosen."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 14. S. '09. (Review of
v. 1.)
"The general result of our examination en-
ables us to say that the editor has risen to the
height of his great undertaking. The work de-
serves the fullest and best encouragement which
the world of readers and investigators can give
it."
-t- -f- Ath. 1908, 2: 713. D. 5. 2000w. (Review
of V. 1.)
"As is almost inevitable, the quality of the
material is uneven; articles of great value are
alongside of others practically worthless. But
the work as a whole will constitute an inval-
uable thesaurus of information in the large
field with which it deals."
+ -\ Bib. World. 33: 143. F. '09. 150w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"The editorial work deserves the highest
praise. Disturbing errors are rare. In articles
on Muhammadan subjects, the dates of the
Christian era should always be given. There is
no reason why the reader should be obliged to
reduce dates from one era to another." Na-
thaniel Schmidt.
-f- — Dial. 47: 377. N. 16, '09. 1650w. (Review
of v. 1.)
"This new encyclopedia will be an essential
for the library of every student of religion and
ethics, and it will provide the material for
much theology."
+ + Ind. 65: 1060. N. 5, '08. 820w. (Review
of V. 1.)
"It is in the matters of editing, allotment
of space, and selection of writers for particu-
lar topics that room for criticism has been af-
forded. The reviewer can not help the con-
clusion that the editing is distinctly empirical,
not expert."
-i Lit. D. 38: 385. Mr. 6, '09. 600w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"In so large a mass of material there will
necessarily be points on which specialists differ,
but the articles have all been carefully pre-
pared, and in most of them the conclusions are
well supported."
+ -J Nation. 88: 173. F. 18, '09. 630w. (Re-
view of v. 1.)
"Nothing seems to have been overlooked in
the wide field."
+ -\ Outlook. 91: 245. Ja. 30, '09. 400w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"The line [of inclusion] should have been
drawn at the point where metaphysics verges
upon theology and ethics."
-f H Sat. R. 107: 145. Ja. 30, '09. 1300w. (Re-
view of v. 1.)
Hatfield, Frank, pseud.
$i..S0. Reid nub.
Realm of light.
8-23532.
Here are set down the experiences of some
Chicago business men in the heart of Africa.
They discover a mountain inhabited at its sum-
mit by a race whose giant size suggests their
phyfical power and whose discoveries and in-
ventions attest their intellectual development.
"If one were inclined to be exacting, one
woald find, I think, that the article on 'Apolo-
"This is one of the best Utopian romances
of recent decades."
+ Arena. 41: 88. Ja. '09. 370w.
"The adventures and experiences of two
Chicago business men in the heart of Africa
are thrillingly set forth."
-f Ind. 65: 1187. N. 19, '08. 70w.
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Hatfield, Henry Rand. Modern accounting:
^ its principles and some of its problems.
**$i.75. Appleton. 9-8816.
A treatise of scientific interest which goes
into the unsettleu problem of accounting. "The
book begins with a lucid treatment in two
chapters of the principles of double-entry book-
keeping. Then follows a chapter on the balance
sheet, out o£ which grow the succeeding chap-
ters which treat of the individual items of the
balance sheet and the problems suggested by
them. If any chapters were to be selected for
special commendation, they would be those on
depreciation, profits, and surplus and reserves."
(Nation.)
"More technical and in some features more ex-
haustive than Cole's 'Accounts' and more valu-
able for accountants' reference use."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 168. Je. '09.
"The product is scholarly; abundant evi-
dence being present of research in the liter-
ature of accountancy, continental, British and
American. It also gives evidence of personal
contact with affairs and with men who have
been in positions of highest administrative re-
sponsibility." F: A. Cleveland.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 235. S. '09. 780w.
"On the whole, the book is heartily to be com-
mended for the sanity of the author's individu-
al judgments, for its gathering of information
about the practice, or lack of uniformity in
practice, of modern accounts, and for its ency-
cloptedic character." W: M. Cole.
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 647. N. '09. 850w.
"Within the limits that he has marked out
for himself, Professor Hatfield has produced the
best treatise on accounting that has yet ap-
peared in the United States, and it is difficult to
find its superior in the English language."
+ Nation. 88: 584. Je. 10, '09. 900w.
"Students of accounting will find his work a
valuable book of reference."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 289. My. 8, '09. 200w.
Haultain, Theodore Arnold. Mystery of
golf: a briefe account of games in gen-
erall, their origine, antiquitie, and ram-
pancie, and of the game ycleped golfe
in particular, its u.niqueness, its curious-
ness, and its difficultie, its anatomical,
philosophicall, and moral properties to
gether with diverse conceipts on other
matters to it appertaining. *$S. Hough-
ton. 8-34682.
"Simply a present-day golf-enthusiast's enam-
oured account of the delights of his favorite
pastime." (Dial.) "The author ambles pleas-
antly in discussion of the perversities of golf,
its humors, its insoluble problems, its perpet-
ual charm. He discusses the physiological, psy-
chological and social aspects of the game."
(N. Y. Times.)
"The well-convinced and cleverly executed
little treatise is amusing, especially to golfists."
+ Dial. 45: 459. D. 16, '08. 210w.
"This venture of Mr. Haultain's does justify
itself."
+ Nation. 88: 167. F. 18, '09. 150w.
"Any book lover, any collector, will prize
this little book. It is a book for men of good
minds; trifling learnedly with a weighty sub-
ject. It is charming reading."
-I- N. Y. Times. 13: 800. D. 26, '08. 400w.
"Why the ludicrous, more than Spenserian,
extravagance of the rubric notes?"
H Spec. 102: 505. Mr. 27, '09. 200w.
Havell, Ernest Binfield. Indian sculpture and
» painting. *$25. bcribner. 9-7586.
"This is a work of exceeding interest to stu-
dents of Oriental art. The author has studied
his subject closely, and writes with an intimate
knowledge of the magnificent examples of glyp-
tic art for which India is famous. His defini-
tions of the ideals of the native sculptor are
clearly presented, and help his readers to a just-
er appreciation of the examples which still re-
main more or less intact as a witness of the
aesthetic culture and technical skill of the
craftsman in past ages. Among the excellent
photographs with which the work is illustrated
is a particularly interesting series from the
shrine of BorobudQr." — Int. Studio.
"A work of extraordinary value and interest."
+ Int. Studio. 38: 245. S. '09. 230w.
"The book is a pioneer work, and will stand
as something of a landmark in the future. His
overstatements considerably impair the value
of the book as a contribution to knowledge."
Laurence Binyon.
H Sat. R. 107: 38. Ja. 9, '09. 1700w.
"Those who would know something of the true
essence of Indian art will welcome Mr. Havell's
book. Mr. Havell at once goes to the root of
the matter, and not only makes us realise that
Indian art is totally different in its aim from
that of the West, but helps us to understand
why this is so."
-f- Spec. 102: sup. 641. Ap. 24, '09. 550w.
Hawker, George. Life of George Grenfell.
11 **$2. Revell. 9-30437.
A life of George Grenfell who spent thirty
years as missionary among the Congo natives.
"Mr. Hawker bases his work upon writings of
Mr. Grenfell which have been gathered together
since his death in July, 1906, and includes in it
many direct quotations from, his letters, jour-
nals, and other papers." (N. Y. Times.)
"A new and interesting life of George Gren-
fell."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 555. S. 18, '09. 350w.
Spec. 102: 863. My. 29, '09. 450w.
Hawkes, Clarence. Shovelhorns: the biog-
1*^ raphy of a moose. t$i-SO- Jacobs.
9-25955-
A biography that traces the struggles of the
king of the wilderness as with main strength
he fights his battles with other dwellers of the
forest and uses his, "wilderness cunning against
the artifices of civilization." Altho the treat-
ment of the chapters is in the popular vein,
moose characteristics are set down with fideli-
ty to scientific fact.
Hawkins, George Walter. Economy factor
in steam-power plants. $3. Hill pub.
. 9-3208.
"The only problem dealt with is the deter-
mination of the fuel consumption of a steam
plant per unit of power delivered. . . . The
plan of the book is simple. First of all, the
performance of the elements of a steam plant
are considered; then a number of formulas are
built up for the fuel consumption under full
load test conditions for steam plants of various
types; and finally, factors are determined for
taking into account variable load and standing
losses." — Engin. N.
"Its chief value lies in the large amount of
specific information relating to the efficiency of
engines, boilers, etc., which seems to have
been compiled with exceptional care."
+ Elec. World. 54: 52. Jl. 1, '09. 120w.
"Those having to do with the economical de-
sign of steam power plants will find the book
a desirable addition to their working libraries."
-I- Engln. D. 5: 293. Mr. '09. 380w.
"If he will examine R. H. Smith's 'Commer-
cial economy in steam and other thermal power-
plants,' he will find a very much more com-
prehensive, but at the same time a very differ-
ent, treatment of the subject. It is to be re-
gretted that the author did not make his work
more comprehensive by giving the data for de-
termining the commercial efficiency of steam
plants." L. S. Marks.
\- Engin. N. 61: sup. 29. Mr. 18, '09. 1350w.
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Hayden, Arthur. Chats on old earthenware.
11 *$2. Stokes.
This volume, a companion volume to the au-
thor's "Chats on English china," "gives sug-
gestions for collectors and describes various
stonewares, Wedgwood products, transfer-
printed ware, Staffordslilre ware and luster
ware. The book is illustrated with numerous
productions." (Int. Studio.)
Int. Studio. 39: sup. 23. N. '09. 30w.
"For the large and ever-growing class which
collects eaithenware and stoneware because ot
its variety and decorative character, and be-
cause unimportant specimens can still be ob-
tained at small cost, Mr. Hayden's 'Chats' will
be of considerable use."
-I- Sat. R. 108: 174. Ag. 7, '0.1. 320«-.
"A most serviceable volume."
-f- Spec. 103: sup. 722. N. 6, '09. 140w.
Hayes, Charles Willard. Handbook for
^- field geologists. 2d ed., thoroughly rev.
*$i.50. Wiley. 8-17308.
"Contains much which is onlj' applicable to
members of a government survey in the United
States, but is, besides, a very practical little
handbook, the treatment of the problems con-
nected with the determination of dip, thickness,
and depth of beds being perhaps the least sat-
isfactory part. These problems, if properly put,
are of great simplicity; but the_ beginner, trust-
ing to Dr. Hayes, might well conclude that there
was some subtle difference between the dip ot
a fault plane and the dip of a stratum, and
that problems which may be tackled in the one
case are insoluble in the other." — Nature.
formed a part of her sabbatical -year experi-
ences. She confines her talks to Carmel by the
sea. the Mount of Beatitudes, the sea of Gal-
ilee, Capernaum, the plain of Sharon, Joppa,
Bethlehem, Jericho, the Jordan and the Dead
sea, the wilderness, Jerusalem — the lament,
and Jerusalem — the triumph.
"An attempt has been made to get over the
difficulty of making the same work at once a
beginner's guide and an expert's 'vade mecum'
by dividing it into two sections, and of the two
the latter seems better done."
-f- Nature. 81:455. O. 14, '09. 340w.
"It can be most highly recommended not
merely to geologists and scientific men, but, as
many of the points are applicable, to any camp-
er-out, to any one who has to do with mining or
civil engineering, and it should be brought to
the attention of a wide circle." A. C. Lane.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 371. S. 17, '09. 430w.
Hays, Helen Ashe. Little Maryland gar-
'' den. **$i.75. Putnam. 9-12050.
Miss Hays describes a' garden "made by a
transplanted Californian, with many backward
longings for the luxuriant growth of the Far
West, whereas we had been led by the title
to look for an embodiment of some of the
countless charms that distinguish the ripe old
gardens of Maryland." (Dial.)
"A lover of flowers will find pleasure and in-
spiration in it."
-f- Bet. Gaz. 48: 310. O. '09. 150w.
"The book is cleverly written and attractively
illustrated, and gives many a bit of garden-
lore and many helpful words in advocacy of
the culture of our native flowers." S. A. Shafer.
-f- Dial. 46: 368. Je. 1, "09. 180w.
+ Ind. 67: 427. Ag. 19, '09. llOw.
"Here is a garden-book above the average."
-f Nation. 89: 40. Jl. 8, '09. 380w.
"Delightful contribution to the general sub-
ject."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, '09. 30w.
"It is certainly worth study."
-f- Spec. 103: sup. 492. O. 2, '09. 160w.
Hazard, Caroline. Brief pilgrimage in the
^^ Holy Land; recounted in a series of
addresses delivered in Wellesley col-
lege chapel. **$i.25. Houghton.
A series of brief Sunday evening addresses
delivered by the president of Wellesley college to
her students. She presents some aspects of a
three-weeks' journey in the Holy Land which
"A series of delightful sketches of various lo-
calities. There are a score of pictures, all of
them interesting and outside of the range of
postcards and stock illustrations." C: R. Gillett.
-(- N. Y. Times. 14: 767. D. 4, '09. 90w.
"Good supplementary reading to Mr. Duncan's
book."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 759. D. '09. 50w.
Headlam, Cecil. Inns of Court. *$2. Mac-
11 millan. 9-35793-
Describes and pictures the mediaeval and
modern buildings around the courts of the Out-
er and Inner Temple, Lincoln's Inn and Gray's
Inn. "The development of the Inns of Court as
teaching and administering bodies is lucidly de-
scribed. And then there is the great store of
personal interest. Here the literary element
inay be said to dominate the legal. When we
walk through the Temple we think of Johnson.
Goldsmith, and Lamb lather than of old-time
Chancellors and Chief Justices. All the Inn?,
present and past, have their due share in Mr.
Headlam's narrative." (Spec.)
"Described in a manner combining a maxi-
mum of information with a minimum of dull-
ness."
-f A, L. A. Bkl. 6: 41. O. '09.
"Its illustrations deserve high praise. Mr.
Cecil Headlam's letterpress is not an altogeth-
er satisfactory ally to the paintings of Mr. Gor-
don Home."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 220. Ag. 21. 370w.
Sat. R. 107:792. Je. 19, '09. 160w.
"We cannot help thinking that Mr. Head-
lam's invective is sometimes a little too vio-
lent."
-I Spec. 102: 900. Je. 5. '09. 350w.
Headlam, Cecil. Venetia and northern Italy;
being the story of Venice, Lombardy
and Emilia. (Old world travel ser.)
*$2.so. Macmillan. W8-17S.
Deals in outline with the history, architecture
and art of the towns of northern Italy which
lie within the triangular plain bounded on the
north by the Alps, on the west by the Apen-
nines, and on the east by the Adriatic sea.
"Well adapted for use by clubs doing ad-
vanced work, by prospective travelers and by
readers already familiar with the region."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 42. F. '09.
"More care and research are needed to make
the volume satisfactory."
— Ath. 1909, 1: 404. Ap. 3. 600w.
"He writes delightfully, and his characteriza-
tions are so clear and beautiful that they linger
in the mind."
-f- Dial. 45: 459. D. 16, '08. 120w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
Ind. 65: 1461. D. 17, '08. 50w.
"The general impression he makes is that of
an intelligent and sympathetic companion, who
never discourses long enough on any subject to
weary his hearers. Quantitatively, he seems to
succeed in imparting a larger number of facts
than is usual in books of this kind."
-f Nation. 87: 578. D. 10, '08. 250w.
"In Mr. Headlam's text we find the same at-
tractiveness which we have found in his de-
scription of other places — Oxford, Chartres,
Nuremberg."
+ Outlook. 91:66. Ja. 9, '09. I20w.
R. of Rs. 38: 759. D. '08. 40w.
"The author has considerable knowledge and
has used very considerable diligence; his style
flows pleasantly and rarely jars; his observa-
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tion is keen, and his art judgments are often
botli penetrating and just. To tell the truth, in
what should be a thrilling history tliere is scarce
a single thrill. And throughout there is the
assumption that the reader is well-informed
enough to be content with generalisation and
the allusi\'e method of writing history."
-i Sat. R. 106: 733. D. 12, '08. 650w.
+ Spec. 103: 689. O. 30, '00. 40w.
Headland, Isaac Taylor. Court life in
^1 China: the capital, its officials and peo-
ple. **$i.50. Revell. 9-27282.
To apply the scientific method to the study
of the Chinese royal family seems like taking
forbidden liberties. Yet the author has accom-
IJlished his inirpuse, and, shows that what he
lias done has been i^ossible only within the past
ten years, during wliich time the Empress Dow-
ager has come out from behind the screen and
the court has entered into social relations with
Europeans. The author tells the story of the
Empi-ess Dowager's life, piecing together the
meager facts obtainalile, and gives intimate
glimpses of life at court.
"An excellent and an instructive book."
+ Dial. 47: 455. D. 1, '09. 250w.
+ Ind. 67: 104J. N. 4, '09. 220w.
"The book is just to all. appreciative of the
Chinese, and hopeful that increasing knowledge
among us will result in greater respect for
Cliinese statesmanship and honesty."
+ Outlook. !;3: 560. N. 6, '09. 140w.
"Full of interesting descriptions of court proce-
dure and conditions in the celebrated empire
such as the western world does not often have
set before it."
-f R. of Rs. 40: 758. D. '09. 120w.
Hearne, R. P. Aerial warfare; with an in-
trod. by Sir Hiram S. Maxim. **$2.5o.
Lane. Warg-ii.
"Mr. Hearne's te.xt goes pretty fully into the
various forms of air-craft — flying machines
of many types, balloons pure and simple, dir-
igible balloons with rigid and semi-rigid enve-
lopes— and indicates what has already been
done with each type. This part of the book is
provided with many useful illustrations from
photographs. From what has been accom-
plished thus concretely, the author advances to
the possibilities and probabilities of the air-
ship in war, and arrives at the conclusion that
it must be considered a very important factor
in all future military calculations for attack
or defense." — N. Y. Times.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 104. Ap. '09.
"In reading some parts of this book one
wonders if the author intends what he says to
be taken seriously; certainly he fails to be
convincing to any one with technical train-
ing and, of course, it is from the viewpoint of
such a person that the book is here consid-
ered."
— Engin. N. 61: sup. 46. Ap. 15, '09. 500w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 129. Mr. 6, '09. 800w.
R. of Rs. 39: 382. Mr. '09. 80w.
"We commend this book to the attention of
our readers."
+ Spec. 102: 270. F. 13, '09. 70w.
Hedges, Florence E. Blake-. Story of the
^ catacombs. *$i. West. Meth. bk.
9-10945.
A treatment of the catacombs as a factor
In the mighty testimony of the Christian re-
ligion's earliest achievements. It covers the
origin, construction, and e.xtension of the cata-
combs; the life, worship and martyrdom of
Christians In them; and the catacomb period of
Christian art which had its birth in the tomb.
the Christian whose interest is special and re-
ligious."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 371. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
Heidenreich, E. Lee, Engineers' pocket-
book of reinforced concrete. *$3.
Clark, M. C. 9-71.
"The author realizes the constantly chang-
ing standards of the industry and offers his
book as a snapshot, so to speak, of the present
stage, to be revised with the development of
the art. . . . The chapter headings are: Mate-
rial and machines; Design and construction of
buildings; Design and construction of bridges;
Abutments and retaining walls; Culverts, con-
duits, sewers; Pipes and dams; Tanks, reser-
voirs, bins and grain elevators; Chimneys, mis-
cellaneous data, cost keeping, estimating, speci-
fications, etc." — Engin. N.
"The book affords in convenient form judi-
ciously chosen formulas, tables and collateral
data."
-I- Engin. D. 5: 295. Mr. '09. 250w.
"It is necessarily incomplete, but it has com-
pactness, good arrangement, clearness and a
fair selection, all valuable attributes of the
good handbook. The chapter on bridges treats
only the elastic arch, and that not at all satis-
factorily, and includes some very incomplete
notes on construction."
-I Engin. N. 61: sup. 5. Ja. 14, '09. 240w.
"Ijike all others, the author has compiled
freely from many sources, but his selections
have been well made and his^ own wide experi-
ence furnished a large amount of information
and many useful suggestions and schemes for
executing the details of work. While the work
Is largely elementary in character, the tables
are not always sufficiently complete to answer
the requirements of an inexperienced drafts-
man."
H Engin. Rec. 59: 111. Ja. 23, '09. 270w.
Heil, Adolf, and Esch, W. Manufacture
11 of rubber goods: a practical handbook.
*$3.50. Lippincott. 9-357^4-
"A translation of Heil and Esch's 'Handbuch
der gummiwarenfabrikation,' adapted to Eng-
lish usage in respect of the machinery general-
ly employed in this country." (Nature.) The
handbook gives the plan and arrangement of a
factory for carrying out the operations involved
in manufacture of rubber goods from the raw
materials. The volume is fully illustrated.
"A thorough manual."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 14. S. '09.
"The text is generally lucid, though occa-
sionally with a leaning to Teutonic stolidity.
Except in this respect, the translator has elim-
inated any lingual indication of the origin of
the book, which can be recommended as a very
practical and useful work." C. S.
+ Nature. 81: 391. S. 30, '09. 720w.
Heilman, Ralph Emerson. Chicago trac-
tion: a study of the efforts of the pub-
lic to secure good service. (American
economic assn. quarterly, 3d ser. y. 9,
no. 2) $1. Am. economic assn., Prince-
ton. 8-25382.
"Under a somewhat misleading main title, —
since the study is confined to the street rail-
ways of Chicago, and, moreover, omits any
discussion of the financial operations even of
these, — Mr. Heilman traces the history of the
surface traction companies of the city from
1858 to a date within ninety days following
the Chicago election of April 2, 1907. The his-
torical study is followed by an analysis of the
present situation and a statement of the
writer's view of the probable future." — Econ.
Bull.
"The design is to inform the general reader
who may be merely curious as well as to edify
"The book contains numerous typographical
errors." G: R. Wicker.
-^ Econ. Bull. 1: 346. D. '08. 870w.
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"Within the limitations suggested the treat-
ment is a valuable history of the franchise
grants to street railways with a fairly good
summary of the provisions of the latest ordi-
nances." Spurgeon Bell.
-I J. Pol. Econ. 17: 41. Ja. '09. 750w.
Helm, W. H. Jane Austen and her Country
11 House comedy. 7s. 6d. Nash, London.
A work whose aim is to bring "new members
into the large but comparatively restricted cir-
cle wherein she is regarded, not always as the
first of English novelists, but at least as sec-
ond to none in the quality of her work." "It is
favourite dogma nowadays with the superior
person that literary criticism has nothing to do
with biographx-, and that in estimating an au-
thor's work no attention should be paid to the
facts of his life. The method adopted by Mr.
Helm is in direct opposition to this theory. In
the meagre annals of Jane Austen's career he
diligently seeks for the raw material of her
novels, and from the novels in turn deduces the
realities of her personal experience." (Ath.)
"He is never dull, and though much of what
he saj's has been said before, it is always ex-
pressed in a style which redeems it from the
stigma of obviousness. To add that he is never
irritating is to signalize a virtue of the rarest
among writers of literary criticism. His appre-
ciation contains perhaps too much of the crit-
ical element to be wholly acceptable to the
straitest sect of .Jane Austen enthusiasts; but
his ap.plause is as ungrudging as it is discrim-
inating, and has the note of personal affection."
+ Ath. 190lt, 2: 454. O. 16. 1450w.
"Mr. Helm's admiration is sane and well bal-
anced."
+ Sat. R. lOS: 352. S. 18, '09. 1650w.
Henderson, Charles Richmond. Industrial
insurance in the United States. *$2.
Univ. of Chicago press. 9-3310.
Substantially an English version of "Die
arbeiter-versicherung in den Vereinigten Staat-
en von Nord-America." New material has
been added to bring the text to date, and
statistics have been compared in many cases
with primary sources. A summary of European
laws on industrial insurance prefaces the work
to indicate the tendencies of thought and activ-
ity in the field. The author discusses the social
policy for industrial insurance in the United
States, Social relief societies. Benefit features
of trade unions, Insurance of fraternal societies,
Employers' liability law, Private insurance
companies, Firms and corporations. Insurance
plans of railway corporations. Pension systems,
and Protective legislation. The appendi.x con-
tains regulations of several schemes of insur-
ance, drawn up by actuaries, with the best
legal and business advice.
"A valuable and timely presentation."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 77. Mr. '09.
"An English book on this important subject
is timely and for the present this volume sup-
plies the deficiency." G: B. Mangold.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 207. Jl. '09. 250vv.
"The book brings together a mass of materi-
al, properly classified, and revealing long and
patient inquiry." J: R. Commons.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 55. Ap. '09. 900w.
"Its usefulness has been considerably enhanc-
ed by the addition of a succinct summary of
the legislation along this line of every Euro-
pean country of importance, thus furnishing a
good background for comparsion with the
situation in this country."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 308. My. '09. 90w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 83. F. 13, '09. 300w.
Spec. 103: 243. Ag. 14, '09. llOw.
Henderson, Charles Richmond. Social du-
ties from tlie Christian point of view.
a text book for the study of social
problems. $1.25. Univ. of Chicago press.
9-8935-
Full of suggestions for the concrete and prac-
tical religious and moral instruction whose aim
is to riglit and stimulate the thought that im-
pels conduct. The author discusses social duties
relating to the family, to neglected children, to
workingmen, and social duties in rural com-
munities; the public health, economic interests,
educational agencies, church and municipal
duties in urban life; charities and corrections;
rights and responsibilities of the great corpora-
tions; and social duties relating to the business
and leisure classes, to government and social
duties in international relations.
"Professor Henderson has labored so fruit-
fully in various portions of this whole social ter-
ritory that he is well qualified to give advice
in a general textbook." N: P. Oilman.
+ Am. J. Soc. 15: 119. Jl. 'O;). 2S0w.
"Written from a broadly human viewpoint
and in an admirable spirit; sane and stimu-
lating to right thinking and living."
4- A. L. A. Ski. 5: 138. My. '09. Hh
-t- Bib. World. 33: 359. My. '09. 40w.
Henderson, Ernest Flagg. Lady of the old
11 regime. *$2.50. Macmillan. 9-27596.
It is a coincidence that two biographies of
the same woman, Arvede Barine's "Madame,
mother of the regent" and ]\Ir. Henderson's "A
lady of the old regime" should api)car the same
month. i\Ir. Henderson portrays the Duchesse
d'Orleans, true to her "child-of-nature" in-
stincts, guileless in her artificial surroundings,
practical and sensible in everything except her
inordinate jealousy of .Madame de Maintenon.
His delineation of court scenes and people of
Louis XlV's court are sprightly and vivid.
Dial. 47: 458. D. 1, '09. 220w.
"An entertaining and judicious comrilation in
which he has permitted the heroine of the tale,
so far as possible, to speak for herself."
+ Lit. D. 34:684. O. 23, '09. 650u-.
"The weakness of Mr. Henderson's work is its
lack of chronological sequence; its chief interest
lies in its discursive account of life in the pal-
aces of the Grand Monarque. In one respect
Mr. Henderson's work is far more enjoyable
than the English version of Arvede Barine's:
his style is good, whereas the language of the
other, though correct enough, is still unmis-
takably a translation."
-I Nation. 89: 547. D. 2, '09. 350w.
"Mr. Henderson treats the subject with per-
haps less svmpathv than Madame Barine."
^ R. "of Rs. 40: 756. D. '09. 50w.
Henderson, Percy E. (Selim, pseud.). Brit-
ish officer in the Balkans: the account
of a journey through Dalmatia, Mon-
tenegro, Turkey in Austria, Magyar-
land. Bosnia and Hercegovina. *$3-50.
Lippincott. 9-14694-
"An entertaining account of a journey in
Montenegro, Bosnia, and their neighbourhood.
The reader will not be bored with useless dis-
cussion of those insoluble problems that are
raised in most writings concerned with the Bal-
kan peninsula." — Ath.
"Covers some of the ground that Jackson's
'Shores of the Adriatic' does, but m a more
popular and less exhaustive manner."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 168. Je. '09.
"The criticism often made by us on narra-
tives of travel, to the effect that their authors
have not sufficiently wide experience to dis-
tinguish circumstances of interest from those
which are well known because widespread, may
be directed against Major Henderson. Far
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Henderson, Percy E — Continued-
more than the usual writer of traveller's gossip
he is a guide worth following, and his pages
are readable by all."
^ Ath. 1909, 1: 161. F. 6. 770w.
"Those who are more concerned with the
domestic manners and the everyday life of the
people in pleasure and business, will find the
book replete with stories, incidents, and cus-
toms of a people who are now — unhappily-
very prominent in the public eye." H. E.
Coblentz.
+ Dial. 46: 367. Je. 1, '09. 160w.
"At any rate it is most readable, being both
interesting and amusing. We feel grateful to
the author for the pains he has taken in col-
lecting information of all kinds with regard
to the cities, buildings, and national types he
met with."
-I- Lit. D. 38: 852. My. 15, '09. 280w.
"It is a sort of revision of Baedeker, indis-
pensable for any one contemplating a trip to
the picturesque country."
-I- Nation. 88: 361. Ap. 8, '09. 300w.
"The writer brings to his subject a keen vi-
sion and mature experience. Yet he is pains-
taking to a fault in his avoidance of discus-
sion and partisanship."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 189. Ap. 3, '09. llOOw.
"An interesting record."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 228. Ap. 10, '09. 20w.
"The book has a certain archaeological value
in its description of the Bogumilite monuments
in Bosnia."
-I Outlook. 92: 70. My. 8, '09. 270w.
"If anyone wants to know what Austria has
effected in thirty years in a country which
when she took it over was as wild and barbar-
ous as Macedonia, he can gather it from these
extremely matter-of-fact pages. This indeed
gives the book tue only merit it possesses, and
it carries conviction far more successfully to
the mind than if it were the strongly worded
work of a partisan."
+ Sat. R. 107: sup. 6. My. 22, '09. 200w.
"May be described as an enthusiastic guide-
book. It is traveller's narrative which looks
little below the surface. It assumes no knowl-
edge and usefully suggests routes."
+ Spec. 102: 500. Mr. 27, '09. 30w.
Henderson, Walter George. Norah Con-
ough. $1.25. Outing pub. 9-15204.
Ranch life in New South Wales is depicted in
this story full of atmosphere and the human
element. Two brothers take up a selection
(Australian for claim) and develop it. Closely
related to their struggle in the bush are their
respective courses of true love; in the one case
moderately smooth-running, in the other, turbu-
lent to the point of heartbreak.
"A love story that is fresh and wholesome,
but lacking in subtlety and skill in character
drawing. Good as a picture of social and do-
mestic life in a crude new country."
-\ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 187. Je. '09.
"The inn-keeper's daughter, and her rough
champion are the figures which give the pleas-
ant story such distinctiveness as it can lay
claim to."
-I Nation. 89: 163. Ag. 19, '09. 230w.
"There are some strong emotional situations
in the story and much account, made quite
skillfully a vital part of the story, of out-of-
doors life in that quarter of the world."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 241. Ap. 17, '09. 160w.
"For readers upon the other side of the
world the book has the charm of the unaccus-
tomed."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 375. Je. 12, '09. 250w.
Henry, C, pseud. (Sydney Porter). Op-
12 tions. t$i.50. Harper. 9-27747.
Sixteen O. Henry stories, true to life, clever
and full of rare entertainment. In fact, this
collection is called an "edition de luxe" of O.
Henry. It contains the "best stories he has writ-
ten in the past two years. Besides two prize
stories, "Thimble, thimble," and "Supply and
demand," there is at least one other that ought
to have had a prize. It is "The third ingredi-
ent." To say that the third ingredient is an
onion, and that about that onion, the necessity
for it and the daring it took to secure it for
a certain shop-girl's stew, centers the story
with its neat plot, clever characterization and
swift action, seems to be admitting great possi-
bilities for small things.
+ — Nation. 89:540. D. 2, '09. 380w.
"Contains very few examples of O. Henry's
best. Full of good stories — wonderfully good
stories of men and women — most of them still
rather young — stories that flash upon you things
which your stupidity or inattention has missed
when you have looked with your own uncoached
eyes upon the identical common life they are
concerned to picture."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 728. N. 20, '09. 400w.
Henry, O., pseud. (Sydney Porter). Roads
8 of destiny. t$i-50. Doubleday. 9-1 1 539-
A volume of stories many of which deaV'with
the picturesque riff-raff floating through the
South and West-Mi.«sissippi, Texas, Mexico and
South America." (Nation.) They are: Roads of
destiny; The guardian of the accolade; The dis-
counters of money; The enchanted profile; "Next
to reading matter": Art and the bronco; Phoebe;
A double-dyed deceiver; The passing of
Black Eagle; A retrieved reformation; Clierchez
la femme; Friends in San Rosario; The fourth
in Salvador; The emancipation at Charleroi;
On behalf of the management; Whistling Dick's
Chri.stmas stocking; The halberdier of the little
Rheinschloss; Two renegades; The lonesome
road.
"Readable though perhaps inferior to his
earlier volumes."
-I 'A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 28. S. '09.
"Of the particular type of short story which
he produces, O. Henry is a perfectly assured
master."
-h Nation. 89:. 56. Jl. 15, '09. 380w.
"The stories are' marked by that humor and
keen characterization which we have come to
expect from this industrious writer. Though
not, on the whole, quite so worthy of serious
Iiraise as the former collections of Mr. Porter's
work."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 319. My. 22, '09. 180w.
Henshaw, Nevil Gratiot. Aline of the Grand
woods: a story of Louisiana. $1.50. Out-
ing pub. 9-3875-
A story set in the Louisiana woods among
the Cajuns. It deals with the development of
an orphan child after the death of her father
who had been disinherited on account of his
marrying contrary to paternal wishes. Aline
is brought up almost within the shadow of the
ancestral Hall, but her portion is air, sunshine,
the breath of flowers and of the woods. Doubts,
longings, misunderstandings and suffering, ac-
centuated by a troublesome Cajun lover, give
way in good season to a generous measure of
happiness.
"The slight plot is rather crudely developed
and there is a lack of reality about the many
characters and incidents that detract from the
interest."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 91. Mr. '09.
"It Is a good, downright story in the old-
fashioned style, moving along the paths of
real life, which it softens and colors with a
tinge of romance."
-{■ Cath. World. 89: 257. My. '09. 260w.
"One is indeed left wondering why one should
waste spring days on pages like these when the
literature of the running brooks is to be ob-
tained so easily."
— Nation. 88: 337. Ap. 1, '09. 180w.
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"The author shows much dramatic strength
in his style, and in his use of incidents, and
much unusual skill in his ability to make the
reader feel the personality of his widely vary-
ing characters."
+ N. Y, Times. 14: 136. Mr. 6, '09. 180w.
"The story is dramatic, and many of its
scenes are tense with strong feeling."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 375. Je. 12, '09. 330w.
"There can be no question of the truth of
the picture, though its composition at times
seems somewhat ill-proportioned."
H Outlook. 91: 815. Ap. 10, '09. 120w.
Hepburn, Alonzo Barton. Artificial water-
ways' and commercial development,
(with a history of the Erie canal). *$i.
Macmillan. 9-3307.
"A r4sum§ of the relation to commerce of
the world's artificial waterways. . . . The book
opens with an historical sketch of the world's
canals, followed by a more detailed history of
the Erie canal. . . . Then follow a few facts re-
lating to the present conditions of the Panama
canal and a discussion of the waterways ques-
tion and conservation of our resources. In an
appendix is given a series of tables (1) Relat-
ing to New York canals; (2) Relating to com-
merce of New York City; (3) Miscellaneous." —
Engin. D.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 104. Ap. '09. +
"In discussing the Erie canal, however, much
interesting historical data is presented in a read-
able torm."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 182. Jl. '09. 140w.
"The historical portion is interesting and the
appended statistical tables helpful, but the ar-
guments for modernization do not seem to fol-
low as logically from the historical recital as
the autlior would assume. Two weaknesses
which never fail to appear in the arguments of
waterway enthusiasts, must be noted. The one
sets forth figures showing the cheapness of
transportation with a modernized canal and
fails to take into account the burden of con-
struction and maintenance charges thrown up-
on the people as a whole. The other fails to
differentiate the comparatively short ship-canal
connecting great bodies of water from the long
shallow ditch which can only be utilized by
craft built especially for the purpose." F. H.
Di.xon.
H Econ. Bull. 2: 38. Ap. '09. 420w.
"The book is both interesting and instruct-
ive."
+ Engln. D. 5: 295. Mr. '09. 300w.
"There is no need of a really first rate book in
the field which this one pretends to cover, but
it should be written by someone with a broad-
er viewpoint and greater technical knowledge
than the author of this work."
— Engln. N. 61: sup. 30. Mr. 18, '09. 220w.
"A short but forceful little book." E. L.
Bogart.
-I- Forum. 42: 92. Jl. '09. 300w.
-f Ind. 66: 1142. My. 27, '09. 120w.
"It adds nothing to our previous stock of in-
formation upon the subject and contributes
about as much to the solution of the much-
vexed waterways question."
— J. Pol. Econ. 17: 384. Je. '09. 150w.
"A timely contribution to the evidence on
the subject."
-I- Nature. 80: 307. My. 13, '09. 250w.
"Though Inadequate in the treatment of the
subjects with which it deals, . . . the book is
certainly of interest as a primer. It presents
an excellent synopsis of the more important in-
cidents in the history of the Erie canal."
H N. Y. Times, 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 330w.
Herbert, Agnes. Isle of man *$3.5o. Lane.
8
Deals with the native and the tripper, with
the history, archaeology, customs and scenery
of Manxland. "She is here on her own ground,
and her style is not less racy . . . when she
was engaged in explaining how she shot lions
in Africa or bears in America, and incidentally
turned the mere male person into her willing
servitor." (Sat. R.)
"But, for all its shortcomings, the book Is
readable, and all the pictures excellent."
-\ N. Y. Times. 14: 591. O. 9, '09. 720w.
"A book which is really admirable. Mona's Isle
is never likely to find a more vivacious chron-
icler."
+ Sat. R. 108: sup. 5. Jl. 17, '09. 220w.
"We cannot say that we like [Mr. Maxwell's
drawings] all equally well."
H Spec. 103: 138. Jl. 24, '09. 180w.
Herbert, Alice. Measure of our youth.
° t$i.50. Lane.
A story of psychological purport dealing with
the sex theme. '.'England is the setting for all
that transpires after the explanatory chapter,
in which there is a short history of the liaison
that was responsible for the introduction of East
Indian blood into the Bewley family. Francis
and Adela Bewley, brother and sister, are the
principal characters, but from their babyhood to
marriage, which is approximately the time cov-
ered by the story, they are accompanied by a
host of people just as clearly delineated." (N.
Y. Times.)
"A too colorful story, replete with 'near' cli-
maxes, and peopled with familiarly bizarre char-
acters."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 353. Je. 5, '09. 210w.
"The story is a thoughtful piece of work,
sometimes a little naively ignorant and crude in
its philosophy of life, but written with sincerity
and earnestness."
H Sat. R. 108: 174. Ag. 7, '09. 150w.
Herbert, George. Priest to the temple; or,
The country parson, his character and
rule of holy life; with an introd. and
brief notes by the bishop of North
Carolina. *75c. Whittaker. 8-28972.
A reprint of Herbert's observations on the
duties of a pastor. "Judicious and helpful sug-
gestions abound as to preaching, catechizing,
visiting, and other points of pastoral duty, when
applied with discrimination, remembering that
the letter killeth, and that it is the spirit that
giveth life."
Nation. 87: 579. D. 10, '08. 90w.
Hereford, William Richard, The demagog.
1- t$i-5o. Holt. 9-28115.
The demagog of Mr. Hereford's stirring po-
litical novel is the owner of a chain of newspa-
pers who for years had been lying low and
scheming persistently for ultimate political pow-
er. This story is concerned with his open cam-
paign for the presidency. On the one side are
portrayed his schemes for winning the office
thru his favorite means — force and stratagem;
on the other is the weaving of the net by his
opponent from the threads of his past traitorous
dealings with fellow men, of unfaithfulness to
women and general corruptness, which finally
enmeshes him and renders him alike harmless
and ignominious.
Hewitt, Emma Churchman. How to live
■^ on a small income. 50c, Jacobs.
9-18582.
A little volume Inscribed to young house-
keepers. It alms to open up a train of ideas
that will lead the young housekeeper to think
for herself and to adjust herself to her environ-
ment. The advice rests upon the requirement
that a housekeeper shall learn the difference
between the words "cheap" and "inexpensive."
Some of the chapters are: Selecting a home:
Health problems and sanitation; Floors and
their treatment; Furnishings and their care;
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Hewitt, Emma Churchman — Continued.
The finance problem; False economy which is
waste; Economy of work; Dress and shopping;
Clothes for the little ones; Entertaining; With
the home chef.
Hewlett, Maurice Henry. Artemision:
^ idylls and songs. **$i. Scribner.
W9-160.
"Three long poems of irregular form, followed
by a group of sonnets and these by the lyrics,
while the author betrays the same knowledge
of early Grecian myth revealed in Mrs. Whar-
ton's verse [Artemis to Actppon]." — N. Y.
Times.
A. L. A, Bkl. 6: 15. S. '09.
"Mr. Hewlett's verse is the verse of the schol-
ar and the man of letters: its sweetness is
reminiscent, its ruggedness carefully devised,
and its similitudes neither striking nor yet
commonplace."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 670. Je. 5. 280w.
"One would expect in any writing of his a
keen and delicate sense of words, an ear sensi-
tive to the melody of language and p .<!barp sin-
cerity of emotion. And these expectations are
well satisfied in his new volume of verse."
Brian Hooker.
+ Bookm, 29: 366. Je. '09. 400w.
'"As a writer of verse he rather emphasizes
the Meredithian vice of obscurity than the
penetiating Meredithian vision." W: M. Payne.
— Dial. 47: 98. Ag. 16, '09. 400w.
"The effect of these classic topics as treated
in IMr. Hewlett's peculiar romantic and neo-
renaissance vein, with a good deal of rhythmi-
cal 'insouciance,' genuine or affected, is dis-
tinctly curious. It is like looking at a clear
landscape thru colored glasses — a brilliant and
prismatic spectacle, no dotibt, but one singu-
laily anomalous and out of character."
\- Ind. 67: 6.JS. S. 16, '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Hewlett's treatment of classic themes
has suffered to some extent from the poet's
temperament."
H Nation. 89: 55. .11. 15, '09. 300w.
"There is a rare quality to this book of Hew-
lett's, something it is not easy to define, but
which is felt."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 300. My. 8, '09. 470w.
"The book is one students and lovers of
poetry dare not miss."
-I- No. Am. 190: 704. N. '09. 330w.
"Much of the sureness of touch and philo-
sophic insight which makes Maurice Hewlett
the lineal successor of Meredith appears in the
little volume."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 123. JI. '09. 40w.
"Is, in the fullest sense of the word, a dis-
tinguished book."
+ Spec. 103: 19. Jl. 3, '09. 430w.
Hewlett, Maurice Henry.
^'> t$i.SO. Scribner.
Open country.
9-35789-
Those readers who are familiar with Mr.
Senhouse in the author's "Halfway house" will
be glad to find him here, four years earlier,
rejoicing in the open country as his heritage.
He gives us much of the simple philosophy
which made him one with nature in his letters
to the girl whom he loves. He met her in the
open and he loved her well, too well to enslave
her by matrimony, but well enough, when the
time came, not to count the cost in helping
her give herself to the man who had won
her heart, a man whom he knew to be less
worthy of her than he, he who had inspired
her to be the noble woman he thought her.
But Senhouse in his own great purity knew her
pure and felt that her love justified all things
though, because of it. her whole world closed
its doors against her."
"This story is extremely clever, but it is no
more. To tell the truth about Mr. Senhouse,
he is wholly unconvincing, and rather a bore."
4- - Ath. 1909, 2: 325. S. 18. 350w.
"On the whole, the book is a disappoint-
ment to those who, admiring Mr. Hewlett's
unquestionable cleverness, have looked for the
great comedy which he has sometimes seem-
ed capable of writing." E: C. Marsh.
-I Bookm. 30: 263. N. '09. lOOOw.
"The readers of Mr. Maurice Hewlett's 'Half-
way house,' who made the acquaintance of
John Senhouse in that charming book, will be
glad to have further intei course with him in
the pages of 'Open country.' " W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 237. O. 1, '09. 630w.
"The performance as a whole hardly shows
Mr. Hewlett at his best. Here more clearly
than ever his ingenuousness is seen to be in-
genuity."
H Nation. 89:305. S. 30, '09. 570w.
"It is as if Mr. Hewlett, perceiving that the
world knew little of that actual personal story
of Stevenson's life, proceeded to build it in
around Senhouse, making Senhouse act and
talk as Stevenson probably did."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 565. S. 25, '09. 900w.
"We do not read Mr. Hewlett for the story,
but for the beauty, and this is in the book in
generous measure."
+ No. Am. 190: 838. D. '09. 210w.
"As a story the book is a little less attrac-
tive than its p: ^rlecessor, but Mr. Hewlett's
grace and char; '.r^ writing have not lost their
quality, although thej' have ^ in some ways
changed their form."
+ Outlook. 93: 276. O. 2, '09. 210w.
"We lay down the book rather glad to be
done with it. The unceasing click of the epi-
grams, sham or real: the continual search after
fine allusions, the strain to be if not original
at any rate unusual, the lack of human, over-
brimming humour and the pervading acid tone
■ — all these help to damp our spirits. Still the
novel is clever; and, as a great many folk ad-
mire cleverness above all things, we presume
that INIr. Hewlett has his great admirers."
— + Sat. R. 108: 320. S. 11, '09. 1500vv.
Hewlett, Maurice Henry. Ruinous face. t$i.
1^ Harper. g-27262.
Plelen of Troy is shown to us as a woman
with a soul and a longing to be truly loved as
her husband's companion: but her ruinous
beauty dooms her to be merely the oliject of
physical desire. Her hope for a liiglier affec-
tion leads her to betray Paris, to murder Mene-
laus. and finally to hang herself with her girdle
when she reads siren passion in the eyes of
each man who loves her. The volume has
marginal drawings and a gift-book make-up.
"Mr. Hewlett brings to this short story all the
subtlety, suggestiveness, and finish that make
his novels notable."
+ Dial. 47: 464. D. 1, '09. 70w.
Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6, '09. 350\v.
Hichens, Robert Smythe. Bella Donna.
11 t$i-50. Lippincott. 9-28245.
A humanitarian and great believer in the
good that is in mankind marries a notorious
ostracized London woman, reputed equally for
her beauty and her infamy. Ho transplants
his Bella Donna to Egyptian soil where she
finds new health and almost a feeling of youth,
and where she comes under the spell of an Al-
exandrian man of affairs — a man of sinuous
cunning. His oriental subtlet>' finds quick re-
sponse in her nature, under the sway of whirli
she plans to poison her husband by degrees,
but is foiled by a master physician-detective
whose friendship for the husljand furnishes the
fine elements of the story.
"Will appeal only to cultured readers.'
-f A. L. A. Bkl, 6: 55. O. '09.
"His story, in spite of its brilliant qualities,
is one of the most distasteful we have ever en-
countered."
— h Ath. 1909, 2: 522. O. 30. 170w.
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205
Of all the current studies of feminine unrest,
the most strikingly individual and the one hard-
est to escape from is 'Bella Donna.' One feels
throughout a taint of the neurotic and the pa-
thological." F: T. Cooper.
-\ Bookm. 30: 387. D. '09. 650w.
"Is more direct and forcible than the usual
plot of Mr. Hichens. Its treatment, moreover,
seems to depend less obviously upon an arti-
ficial high flavor. As for the persons, they are
more nearly 'convincing' than any of Mr. Hich-
ens's previous creations."
+ Nation. 89: 541. D. 2, '09. 500vv.
"A few carelessly constructed sentences mar
the usually clear-cut English of the book, and
several t\pographical errors. notabl>' in the
French expressions, have escaped the proof-
reader. The public has seldom the opportun-
ity to sho\v its appreciation of a novel of such
originality, charm, and power. Nor can its
tremendous message be ignored, the mes?:age
inevitable from the fact that materialism is
pressed home to its logical conclusion."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 670. O. 30, '09. 700w.
"Mr. Robert Hichens has never put mofe
careful literary art-work into any of his novels
than one finds in 'Bella Donna.' "
■f Outlook. 93: 643. N. 20, '09. 130w.
"This is one of the best novels we have ever
read, and quite the best that Mr. Robert Hich-
ens has written."
-I- -f- Sat. R. 108: 636. N. 20, '09. 240w.
"The book as a whole is a clever piece of
work."
+ Spsc. 103: 795. N. 13, '09. 220w.
Higginson, Ella. Alaska: the great country.
**$2.25. Macmillan 8-33137-
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It will be useful for reference and wouia
serve the traveler's needs admirably."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 13. Ja. '09.
"It has no table of contents and the chapters
have no individual headings. The ordinary
reader is so much accustomed to having definite
topics put before him that the absence of
these creates a feeling of hopeless bewilder-
ment."
-j Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 182. Jl. '09. llOw.
"Written in a mood of exalted appreciation."
— Ind. 66: 702. Ap. 1, '09. 430\v.
"The most complete as well as the most
attractive work on the subject."
-f Lit. D. 37: 984. D. 26, '08. 130w.
"It is thoroughly a woman's book, emotional,
pleasant-tempered, picturesque, and (shall we
say it?) in cool accuracy not quite careful, and
in discrimination, not quite keen."
^ Nation. 88: 229. Mr. 4, '09. 360w
"While Alaskan economic resources are de-
scribed with great fullness, the most salient
quality of Mrs. Higginson's book lies in its de-
scription of scenery."
+ Outlook. 91: 384. F. 20, '09. 330w.
"Mrs. Higginson has put into this volume
much more than a mere series of fleeting im-
pressions."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 252. F. '09. 50w.
"Up to the moment when the vessel which
proudly conveys Mrs. Higginson sets her prow
westward from Sitka, this book has scarcely
anything to recommend it, except its pictures.
It is marked alternately by a naive lack and
excess of information which merely moves us
to smile. But as soon as she gets west of
Sitka her book becomes meritorious."
h Sat. R. 108: 84. Jl. 17, '09. 850w.
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, Carlyle's
^2 laugh and other surprises. **$2. Hough-
ton. 9-28426.
The title essay "Carlyle's laugh" occupies on-
ly ten pages of this volume while the "other
surprises" bring it very nearly to the four-hun-
dred page mark. Of the laugh the author says:
"After the most vehement tirade, Carlyle would
suddenly pause, throw his head back, and give
as genuine and kindly a laugh as I ever heard
from a human being. It was not the bitter
laugh of the cynic, nor yet the big-bodied laugh
of the burly joker; least of all was it the thin
and rasping cackle of the dyspeptic satirist.
It was a broad, honest, human laugh." There
are twenty-four papers in all in this volume
many of which are reprinted from magazines.
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 117. D. '09.
+ Outlook. 93: 650. N. 27, '09. 160w.
Hildebrande, Adolph. Problem of form in
painting and sculpture; tr. and rev.
with the author's co-operation by Max
Meyer and Robert Morris Ogden. *9oc.
Stechert. 8-1129.
A translation from the fourth German edi-
tion with the preface to the third edition.
"Hildebrand discusses the problem of Form,
chiefly from the sculptor's point of view and
with reference to the sculptor's materials. The
topics treated are: vision and movement, form
and appearance, the idea of space and its visual
expression, ideas of planes and depth, the con-
ception of relief, form as an interpretation of
life, and sculpture in stone. These topics are
liandled partly from the technical point of view
of the artist and partly from the point of view
of psychology." (Philos. R.)
"There is a serious typographical error on
page 61 which makes some seven or eight lines
quite unintelligible. It is an interesting addi-
tion to the psychology of imagination." Kate
Gordon.
-I J. Philos. 6: 136. Mr. 4, '09. 340w.
"No intelligent sculptor, or for that matter
no painter who cares for the noble and monu-
mental in art, can read this little treatise with-
out some stimulation of bis faculties and clarifi-
cation of his ideas."
+ Nation. 87: 612. D. 17, '08. 340w.
"The book is translated into clear English
find is a valuable addition to our literature on
the psychology of art." W. A. Hammond.
+ Philos. R. 18: 91. Ja. '09. 860w.
Hill, Alexander. Body at work: a treatise
6 on the principles of physiology. *$4.50.
Longmans. 9-35903-
"Presents the subject of physiology in such a
manner as to be intelligible to those who have
acquired no previous knowledge of chemistry,
physics, or anatomy." — Spec.
"A thorough, well written work, for the edu-
cated reader."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 117. D. '09.
"It deals with the subject . thoroughly in the
light of the m_ost recent investigations, and
any one who reads carefully through it will
have acquired a clear and accurate picture of
the present state of a science which grows and
changes daily."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 169. F. 6. 550w.
"Dr. Hill has given us a book at once In-
structive and attractive."
+ Nature. 80: 366. My. 27, '09. 420w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 276. My. 1, '09. 210w.
"We have some doubt as to whether his ob-
ject has been attained. At the same time, the
reader who has the courage to take up this
volume will gain a very sound general knowl-
edge of the principles of physiology."
H Spec. 102: sup. 645. Ap. 24, '09. 130w.
Hill, Constance. Maria Edgeworth and her
12 circle in the days of Bonaparte and
Bourbon. **$6. Lane.
"The title [of Miss Hill's book] is taken from
the chapters which tell of Miss Edgeworth's
visits to Paris in the shifting days of empire
and monarchy, but the story is by no means
confined to France. London also comes Into
view, with glimpses of Mrs. Barbauld, Joanna
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Hill, Constance — Continued-
Baillie, the Miss Berrys, and other twinkling
lights, chiefly feminine. Miss Hill draws on
letters preserved by the Edgeworth family and
hitherto unpublished." — Nation.
"The interest of her work is due to her
sprightliness more than to any novelty of ma-
terial. The book is scarcely as entertaining
as her 'Juniper hall' and 'House in St. Mar-
tin's street,' owing to the fact that the unity
of place in those earlier volumes kept her from
that scattering of effects which is always
the temptation of the anecdotal writer."
H Nation. 89: 490. N. 18, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 700. N. 6, '09. 9Uw.
"Full praise is due to Miss Hill for the thor-
oughness with which she has chronicled the
travels, the gaieties in high places, the ac-
quaintance, the risks of a visit to Paris and a
timely flight home, which have such a curious
bearing — or want of bearing — on Miss Edge-
worth's books. This is so capably done, and
offers so many clues of reference which are
consequent, if at times rather fine-spun, that
the reader will probably regret the inclusion
of several chapters whose connexion with the
subject is thin to the point of invisibility."
H Sat. R. 108: 571. N. 6, '09. 860w.
Hill, Frederick Trevor. Story of a street.
**$i.6o. Harper. 8-31816.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The book bears evidence of careful study
beneath its regrettably journalistic style, and
contributes some fresh material."
-\ Nation. 88: 146. F. 11, '09. 470w.
"That the facts could be handled in a more
entertaining way than they are in Mr. Hill's
book is doubtful."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 410w.
"Altogther the book will be a valuable ad-
dition to the history of New York, and will be
read by many descendants of those whose
names appear in its pages."
-I- Outiook. 91: 20. .la. 2, '09. 230w.
Hill, Henry Wayland. Historical review of
"^ waterways and canal construction in
New York state. (Publications, v. 12.)
$4. Buffalo hist, soc, Bufifalo, N. Y.
9-13607.
Thirteen years' training in the New York
state legislature naturally lead the author to
consider the development of the canal legis-
lation with its accompanying financial and com-
mercial aspects. "Of the 27 chapters of the
book, the first five are devoted to a history of
the waterways of the state and of the very
earliest canals; the next seven chapters dis-
cuss the Erie canal from the dreams of the
18th century colonist to the opening in 1825 of
De Witt Clinton's 'Grand' canal; the next five
chapters treat of the rapid growth of lateral
canals in the ensuing 30 years and of the
gradual decline in canal traffic due to the in-
roads of the railway; the final ten chapters are
on the movement which culminated in the
Barge canal legislation and popular endorse-
ment of 1903." (Engin. N.)
"A large part . . . deals with the legislative
history of the barge canal and the progress of
the new canal policy. This part constitutes
a valuable contribution by one speaking -from
the inside. It is singularly fair and free from
personal animosities for a work of the kind.
However, the spirit of the advocate permeates
the whole." E. J. B.
-I Am. Hist. R. 15: 190. O. '09. 350w.
"In his earlier chapters, then, Senator Hill
is most happy, because he is there discussing
historical facts which no one can deny. But
once his history gets to that time when the
railway influence on the canal is felt, his en-
thusiastic partisanship overcomes his histori-
cal disinterest. With Mr. Whitford's book for
the engineering history and Senator Hill's for
the legal and economic, a reader should gain a
most concise knowledge of the internal water-
ways of the great state of New York."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 82. Je. 17, '09. llOOw.
"An important contribution to the literature
of the subject. As a historical review, which
is its chief purpose. Senator Hill's book is
thorough and peculiarly valuable because it
covers ground that has hitherto been neglect-
ed." Forbes Lindsay.
-H N. Y. Times. 14: 415. Jl. 3, '09. 700w.
Hilliers, Ashton. As it happened. **$i.3S.
1" Putnam. W9-261.
"This work has the circumstantiality of the
eighteenth-century masters. Tom Furley, the
gunner turned Quaker, is an historical char-
acter. Like most of the other figures, he re-
volves round that of the orphan heroine, a fine
conception. Two old scholars; a good and mod-
est soldier who is a kind of more martial Doli-
bin; an immodest Irish major who is the vil-
lain of the piece; and a strange secretary, the
Anointer, make up the cast. Historically the
story begins with the "mutiny at Madras, and
ends with the defence of Gibraltar by Ellott,
of whom we see a good deal, with glimpses of
Secretary Jenkinson and 'old Q.' " — Ath.
"The type used is so small as to seriously
interfere with the enjoyment of the story."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 90. N. '09.
"It combines wealth of incident, variety and
originality of character, fine descriptions, and
battle-pieces by pea and land. We are not
confident in our author as an Indian historian;
he follows Wilks and Mill too much; but he
is always interesting."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 697. Je. \2. 150w.
"It is loosely knit, rambling, starting appar-
ently from nowhere, and eventually arriving
at the same spot." F: T. Cooper.
— Bookm. 30: 189. O. '09. 330w.
"The range of information is extraordinary:
the fitting of walk and conversation to each
character most apt; the humor rich."
+ Nation. 89: 329. O. 7, '09. 330w.
"Exciting novel."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 652. O. 23, '09. 20w.
"An essay in fiction much better than most
in a literary way at the same time that it is
interesting enough — merely as a tale — to keep
a reasonably alert reader awake during the
greater part of a day's railway journey. That
should be a fairlv good rough test."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 72!1. N. 20, '09. 480w.
"It demands careful reading, but no intelli-
gent reader will want to skip a single page of
a chronicle so rich in incident and humanity,
and set forth in a style so engagingly com-
pounded of scholarship and vivacity."
+ Spec, 102: 864. My. 29, '09. 770w.
Hillquit, Morris. Socialism in theory and
practice. *$i.50. Alacmillan. g-5098.
Mr. Hillquit says: "Socialism is a criticism
of modern social conditions, a theory of social
progress, an Ideal of social organization, and
a practical movement of the masses. To be
fully understood it must be studied in all of
these phases." He embodies his conception of
the movement in a two part discussion; "the
first, the socialistic philosophy and movement,
undertakes to state the theory on which social-
ism is based. The second, socialism and re-
form, discusses those particular measures of
reform which socialists regard as temporary
measures, but which they think will alleviate
conditions during the transition from the pres-
ent social order to the one they predict." (Out-
look.)
"The book would have be^n of more homo-
geneous value had the author omitted much
elementary and fragmentary treatment of the
history of ethics and law, had he bravely elim-
inated the numerous rhetorical passages into
which his sympathies lead him, and had he
been more liberal in stating the sources of his
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statistics. On the whole however he has con-
tributed worthily to the literature of socialism."
A. B. Wolfe.
^ Am. J. Soc. 15: 264. S. '09. 750w.
"The best treatment written on the subjects
presented by one of the men best qualified to
represent the socialist party."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 138. My. '09.
"The book is a good one, and shows clearly
both the strength and the weakness of Ameri-
can socialism."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 183. Jl. '09. 240w.
"This book marks a great advance over the
author's earlier 'History of socialism in the
United States,' as it does indeed over most of
the earlier literature on the subject of social-
ism." E. L. Bogart.
+ Forum. 42: 91. Jl. '09. 450w.
"No oriie who wishes to know the philosophy,
the aims and the achievements of the socialist
movement, stated by a man who Is a prom-
inent figure, in that movement, can well afford
to miss this excellent book."
+ Ind. 66: 13P8. Je. 24, '09. 700w.
"This book adds little that is new to social-
ist literature. Nevertheless it is a valuable
work."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 482. Jl. '09. 80w.
Nation. 88: 278. Mr. 18, '09. 320w.
"He has written well."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 144. Mr. 13, '09. 900w.
"It is on at least two vital points that 'The
Outlook' takes issue with socialism as Mr.
Hlllquit presents it."
— Outlook. 91: 765. Ap. 3, '09. 1050w.
-f R. of Rs. 40: 128. Jl. '09. lOOw.
Spec. 103: sup. 715. N. 6, '09. 70w.
"Of course the reader feels some distrust of
a writer who speaks dogmatically upon sub-
jects of such wide range and difficulty. The
ideas are, however, refreshing and stimulating
and the book will unquestionably find many in-
terested readers." W. B. Guthrie.
H Survey.. 22: 406. Je. 12, '09. 400w.
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. 9-3076.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A valuable book for the student and col-
lector, and for art and reference libraries."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 42. F. '09.
"Although Mr. Hind's book is in no sense an
official publication, it possesses the admirable
qualities which we are now accustomed to as-
sociate with Mr. Sidney Colvin and his assist-
ants— thoroughness, accuracy, sobriety, and ab-
sence of flowery language."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 623. My. 22. 1250w.
"A really important contribution, and will
take its place among the best of the present-
day authorities on the subject. Nor does it
seem that any of the modern etchers or en-
gravers are adequately considered." Laurence
Burnham.
H Bookm. 28: 481. Ja. '09. 1050w.
"That the author has expended a prodigious
amount of trouble and care in the writing of
this short history is evident and the extensive
knowledge he has brought to bear on the sub-
ject, coupled with the judicious way in which
he has dealt with the work of individual artists,
especially those now living, should ensure for
the work a leading place in the literature of
this branch of art."
+ Int. Studio. 36: 164. D. '08. 350w.
"Here and there a critical reader will differ
from Mr Hind's rapidly sketched positions. We
have seen nothing quite so useful for the aver-
age person who is concerned with prints."
-I Nation. 88: 342. Ap. 1, '09. 630w.
"No better guide to prints in general can be
imagined."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 803. D. 26, '08. 350w.
"To the exact perceptions and trained sym-
pathies of the true lover of line Mr. Hind has
added, in the preparation of his volume, the
minute and precious learning of the specialist."
Christian Brinton.
+ Putnam's. 5: 620. F. '09. 210w.
Kingston, William E. Forgeries and false
T entries. $1. Roxburgh pub. co. 9-18389.
A work by an e.xpert examiner of disputed
writing, documents, false entries, questioned
book accounts, etc., which is based upon the
author's own experience with a strange as-
sortment of crooks. The tricks of the forger
and defaulter are uncovered, and safeguards
against them are suggested. The book furnishes
enlightenment of profit to all business men.
"The book is likely to prove useful to in-
vestors and occasional speculators in the stock
market, who are often led astray uy an allur-
ing prospectus."
-f- Lit. D. 39: 686. O. 23, '09. 180w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 439. Jl. 17, '09. llOw.
Hirst, Margaret E. Life of Friedrich List,
9 and selections from his writings ; with
an introd. by F. W. Hirst. **$2. Scribner.
W9-191.
A story of the life of a man whose economic
writings, chiefly his "National system of polit-
ical economy," have not been justly appreciated.
This work aims to give a "sane appraisal."
"List made a deep impression upon the economic
thought of his times and his writings have es-
pecial interest for Americans, for two reasons.
First, he lived, studied, and wrote on this side
of the ocean after having won recognition in hjs
native land, and, secondly, on account of the
working out of his theories on a parallel be-
tween Germany and the United States." (N. Y.
Times.)
"The author's presentation is well executed.
We have discovered but a single error, where
1787 is given (p. 38) for 1789, as the date of the
first Tariff act."
-f- -^ Nation. 89: 257. S. 16, "09. 500w.
"Miss Hirst's unpretentious but scholarly book
will be useful to all interested in these topics."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 500. Ag. 21, "09. 700\v.
"We could wish that the endowment of re-
search always gave us a product as well jus-
tified as this very interesting study."
+ Spec. 103: 790. N. 13, '09. 900w.
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter. Compressed air,
6 its production, uses, and applications.
5th ed. rev. and enl. $5. Henley. 9-1598.
A new edition in which the out-of-date mater-
ial has been cut out and new material .added.
"A complete, up-to-date treatise."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 120. Ap. '09.
"The treatment of the subject is very compre-
hensive, and the present edition shows evi-
dence of much revisional work."
-1- Engin. D. 5: 541. My. '09. 220w.
Hitchcock, Ripley, ed. Decisive battles of
11 America, by Albert Bushnell Hart, and
others. $1.50. Harper. 9-28142.
A companion volume to Creasy's "Decisive
battles of the world," whose aim is to set forth
the crucial military events in our history, to
trace their causes and to provide a clear nar-
rative. It begins with the European contests
affecting America and continues to the battle
of Santiago, 1898.
+ Ind. 67: 1149. N. 18, '09. 160w.
"This type of book, carefully planned, with
adequate maps and full index, is one that teach-
ers as well as the layman should welcome."
+ Nation. 89: 539. D. 2, '09. 70w.
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Hitchcock, Ripley — Continued.
"Mr. Hitchcock's selections seem to be well
chosen, and a perusal of them will open the
eyes of many as to the measurable amount of
tins country's history that has been made by
warfare."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 760. D. 4, '09. 410w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 764. D. '09. 70w.
Hobart, Henry Metcalf. Heavy electrical
** engineering. ^$4.50. Van Nostrand.
9-23«i3-
"Under the non-committal title asigned to
this book the author discusses the over-all
efficiency of generating stations and the re-
lation between coal consumption and out-
going electrical energy, the steam-raising
plant, piston engines and steam turbines,
condensing plant, electric generating plant, the
design of generating stations, high-tension
transmission lines, the high-tension continu-
ous-current series system, electric traction cal-
culations, traction motors and the electrifica-
tion of railways. Although design details are
omitted the whole book is arranged for use
by the designing engineer and the various
statements made by the author are based on
inter-related facts that are outlined." — Elec.
World.
"The treatment throughout is interesting and
should prove useful to consulting and construct-
ing electrical engineers."
+ Elec. World. 54: 213. Jl. 22, '09. 380w.
"The book is evidently intended, primarily,
for engineers in Great Britain. This is indicated
by the method of treatment and by the ex-
pression of costs in English currency. The book
contains some most valuable tables, which have
been carefully and laboriously worked out. and
much valuable broad-gage engineering, evident-
ly based on the author's wide experience. The
arrangement of the topics may be criticized."
H: Floy.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 79. Je. 17, '09. 730w.
"This book is original from beginning to
end; moreover, it is a perfect store of useful
practical data and is clearly written, so that
the reader always remains in touch with the
author and knows what point he wishes to
make. These points are not matters of little
detail, but the features in a design which really
count. It is this ability of Mr. Hobart to take
a broad and comprehensive view of his sub-
ject which makes this book so eminently read-
able." Gisbert Kapp.
-I- Nature. 80: 392. Je. 3, '09. lOOOw.
Hobart, James Francis. Millwrighting. *$3.
10 Hill pub. CO. 9-8948.
A thorogoing handbook for the millwright or
mechanical engineer that gives instruction on
selection of factory location, laying out build-
ings, laying out foundations, erection of build-
ings, inspection of buildings, and the installa-
tion and adjustment of machinery.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 15. S. '09.
"The book is written for master builders, but
it will prove of equal service to any young en-
gineer who needs to go out into factory con-
struction from time to time. The statements
of theory from a workman's point of view should
be novel and often illuminating. It will help
put one in a way to see the builders' opinions
of a designer's ideas. The pages abound in
homely suggestions which. In most cases, quick-
ly strike home to the reader."
+ Engln. N. 61: sup. 71. Je. 17. '09. 730w.
Hobson, John Atkinson. Industrial system:
12 an inquiry into earned and unearned
income. *$2.5o. Longmans. g-21894.
"A twofold purpose is discernible in this lat-
est book by Mr. Hobson. The first purpose is
purely scientific: 'to construct an image of
the actual, concrete system of industry' so as
to throw light upon distribution by a 'study
of the various sorts of acts of distribution.'
The second purpose, not explicitly slated, but
dominating the book as a whole, is to furnish
a plausible logical basis for the peculiar radical
movement with which Mr. Hobson is idenlitied.
The former purpose carries Mr. Hobson through
the first three chapters of the book; its definite
result is the construction of a static scheme
of industrial society, essentially similar to
Clark's group and sub-group system, but exe-
cuted with greater elaboration. The remainder
of the book subserves the propaga,ndist pur-
pose."— J. Pol. Econ.
"One of the most valuable features of this
work is its statement of the problem. The most
disappointing thing, however, about the book
is its treatment of the concept of marginal
productivity, which the author thinks he is
refuting." T. N. Carver.
-I Econ. Bull. 2: 349. D. '09. 480w.
"One is almost forced to the conclusion that
Mr. Hobson, in order to give his work an im-
mediate practical significance, unconsciously
substituted the taxation projects, now under
discussion in Great Britain, for those that might
logically be deduced from his theoretical treat-
ment of income. A careful examination of Mr,
Hobson's theory will disclose, under a seeming
definiteness of outline, a surprising number of
liazy conceptions." A. S. Johnson.
— J. Pol. Econ. 17: 644. N. '09. 2800w.
"Free traders will naturally welcome the work
as an achievement of value, but it is not of less
interest to Tariff reformers, because it states
the case against Tariff reform ,as well as it
can possibly be stated. We do "not remember
having seen such an acute mind, so highly fit-
ted for the task, in such hopeless confusion."
1- Sat. R. 108: 137. Jl. 31, '09. 2000w.
Hocking, Joseph. Sword of the Lord. **$i.25.
9 Button. 9-10031.
"A story of Tudor England and contemporary
Germany, the period of the reformation in
Europe, when Luther and Erasmus were most
powerful. The hero is Brian Hamilton, known
far and wide as a hater of females. Henry
VIII sends him to Germany to escort a lady of
noble birth to England, whose presence is im-
perative in the latter country for political rea-
sons. . . . The narrative is full of little inci-
dents that make the period and its people seem
very real. The figure of Luther is life-like and
true to history and the great scenes in which
he figures — the burning of the Pope's bull and
the Diet of Worms, are made vivid and interest-
ing."— N. Y. Times.
"The author has done his best to get the
times in and has succeeded but indifferently
well."
-I Ind. 67: 424. Ag. 19, '09. lOOw.
"A verv readable romance."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 335. My 29. '09. 250w.
"The scenes in courts and camps are described
with animation bv this well-known story-teller."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 375. Je. 12, '09. 170w.
Hodges, Rev. George. Apprenticeship of
6 Washington, and other sketches of sig-
nificant colonial personages. **$i.25.
Moffat. 9-4183.
A noteworthy contribution to our historical
literature which shows how Washington's early
training fitted him for later service. Contents:
The apprenticeship of Washington: The hang-
ing of Mary Dyer; The adventures of Captain
Miles Standish; The education of John Harvard;
The forefathers of Jamestown.
"The value of these unassuming papers lies
In the new aspect they present of people and
events that have been long familiar."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 105. Ap. '09.
"Five short and readable, as well as scholar-
ly and painstaking, chapters."
+ Dial. 46: 268. Ap. 16, '09. 250w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 130. Mr. 6, '09. 220w.
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Hodges, Rev. George. Garden of Eden:
^^ stories from the first nine books of
the Old Testament. t$i-5o. Houghton.
9-27360.
Forty Bible stories for children, short, clearly
told and to the point of the lesson contained
in the scriptural source. They are intended to
be read or told to children, and appear in at-
tractive holiday binding.
"The unfortunate attempt has again been
made to re-tell some of the grand old Bib!
siories in language supposed to suit young
— Dial. 47: 442, D. 1, "09. 250w.
"Dean Hodges' collection will prove suggest-
ive, and, were it not for these mistaken affecta-
tions of style, would have wide reception."
-I Lit. D. 39: 1018. D. 4, '09. 120w.
"We have given space to this criticism of a
poor book because it is handsomely printed and
illustrated, in a manner to attract unsuspecting
buyers."
— Nation. 89: 464. N. 11, '09. 240w.
"Old Testament stories entertainingly retold
for children."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 663. O. 23, '09. lOw.
"Through the volume there runs a vein of
quiet humor that emphasizes at once the human
quality in which the Old Testament itself is
rich, and the reverence which underlies the
whole treatment."
+ Outlook. 93: 786. D. 4, '09. SOOw.
Hodson, A, L. Letters from a settlement.
9 $1.50. Longmans. 9-20784.
Letters describing experiences growing out
of London settlement work. "The author, who
is evidently an excellent settlement worker,
gives some vivid pictures of the London poor;
whilst not blind to their weaknesses, she does
justice to their good qualities. Almost every
feature of settlement work is described. The
letters on boys' clubs are especially interesting.
Miss Hodson understands the London boy.
The letters throw much light on the work of
the charity organization society and reveal
the value of that much criticized body." (Ath.)
"A series of well-written and interesting let-
ters. The letters were well worth publishing,
and prove the great good which is accomplished
by a well-organized settlement."
-L Ath. 1909, 2: 153. Ag. 7. 180w.
"[The letters] give us a very good inner
view of one of those charitable houses in the
East End of London."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 444. Jl. 17, '09. 450w.
"The letters themselves are written with
some sympathy, and they are not difficult to
read, but they do not go far towards helping
anyone who wants to know a little more defi-
nitely what, after all. a settlement is, and who
is not merely contented with hearing some-
thing of what residents of a settlement may
do." Roger Howson,.
-I Survey. 23: 140. O. 30, '09. liSOw.
Hofmann, Josef. Piano questions an-
^2 swered; a little book of direct answers
to 250 questions asked by piano stu-
dents. **75c. Doubleday. 9-27752.
Two-hundred and fifty replies to inquiries
made thru the columns of the Ladles' home
journal. "The questions that are answered are
arranged together under different headings, as
technique, (in its many different divisions,) the
instrument, the pedals, practice, marks, and
nomenclature, phrasing, memorizing, playing for
people, bad music, the student's age, and so on;
and there are pages devoted to Bach, Beethoven,
Mendelssohn, and Chopin." (N. Y. Times.)
"Give hints and elucidate points which no
text-book has space to dwell upon."
+ Lit. D, 39: 960. N. 27, '09. llOw.
"What Mr. Hofmann says is practical, sound,
genuine; and there are very few students, or
even players beyond the pupilary state, who
would not find help and stimulus in it."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 744. N. 27, '09. 400w.
Hogan, Albert Edmond. Pacific blockade.
5 *$2. Oxford. 9-6476.
"Pacific blockade is a means of international
coercion short of war which first found use In
the nineteenth century. The author by this
essay gives short historical sketches of the in-
stances in which it has been used and draws
conclusions as to its present status and prob-
able future development. The discussion is
based on some twenty conflicts, most of them
of lesser importance, some of which lasted but
a day or two and others of so transitory a
nature that the facts are not definitely known.
Naturally under such circumstances the dis-
cussion must be at many points vague as the
author frankly admits." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"In this book the author has discussed a
minor topic of international law, fully, fairly
and ably. It is the only treatise in English
exclusively upon this subject. Except to a
person somewhat prejudiced against the en-
tire practice of pacific blockade, IMr. Hogan's
fairminded, moderate statement of the case
for it may seem very nearly convincing. Yet
there are certain objections. To allow absolute-
ly unrestricted traffic through the lines of a pa-
cific blockade to all ships of third states would
in most cases make the blockade so ineffective
as to be valueless. It is a pity that the author
is not clearer, is not less inconsistent, on this
point, for it is the crux of the whole matter."
T. S. Woolsey.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 588. Ap. '09. 780w.
Ann. Am. Acad. 33:718. My. '09. 300w.
"His historical work is exceedingly thorough
and sound, and he puts most 'pure historians'
of the period to shame by the abundant knowl-
edge upon which he bases a trenchant vindica-
tion of the policy adopted by Palmerston in the
affair of Don Pacifico." G. B. H.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24:207. Ja. '09. 120w.
Hogarth, David George. Ionia and the East :
9 six lectures delivered before the Univer-
sity of London. *$i.i5. Oxford. 9-23807.
A summary of all that Mr. Hogarth and "his
brother archaeologists have to tell us about
the rise of that splendid civilization with which
the history of the Hellenic world begins." (Eng
Hist. R.) His main contentions are that in
Ittica the population before the migration to
Asia Minor was mainly Aegean mixed with a
Danubian element; that the Hittite civilization
strongly Infiuenced Hellenic culture in Ionia;
and that the Phoenicians played a small part
in the development of Greek civilization."
"Are many useful specific hints on points
of technique or interpretation."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 117. D. '09.
"Mr. Hogarth has done more than sift histor-
ical data from vain imaginings; he has not
only collected the evidence, but has also elicited
from it all that it can prove, presenting his
results with a brevity, a completeness and a
lucidity in startling contrast to the manner
of almost every other worker in the same
field. In conclusion, attention should also be
called to the fact that the book is Incidentally
a mine of Information as to recent archaeloglcal
discoveries in the East, and contains several
Important and Interesting discussions." W.
A. Galigher.
-I- Eng. Hist. R. 24: 541. Jl. '09. llOOw.
"The one weak point in Mr. Hogarth's ad-
mirable little book is his disregard of the
evidence of physical anthropology." J. O.
-i Nature. 81: 94. Jl. 22, '09. 600w.
-f Spec. 103: 386. S. 11, '09. 120w.
2IO
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Hogle, William M. Internal combustion
^ engines: a reference book for design-
ers, operators, engineers and students.
*$3. McGraw. 9-1 1276.
"The book opens with a description of the
usual cycles and some practical comparisons.
It then takes up practical details of operation,
starting devices, carburetcers and vaporizers,
producers, fuels and combustion, engine com-
pression and the indicator card. These matters
are arranged rather inconsequentially and take
up half of the book. The chapters on design
follow, and last there are descriptions of gov-
erning devices, ignition, engine testing, report
of tests and various miscellaneous tables. It
is not a reference book, nor is it a book for
students, as it does not take up even the ele-
mentary theory. It is rather a book for a per-
son with practical experience and no technical
training." — Engin. N.
"The only part of his book which can in any
sense be regarded as a reference book Is that
part relating to design. It is pretty obvious
at once that the author does not know what
has been publshed in the field of gas-engine
design or else has not seen fit to take ad-
vantage of such publication. It is not without
practical value; its greatest fault is in de-
scribing itself as something that it certainly is
not." L. S. Marks.
-I Engin. N. 61: sup: 59. My. 13, '09. 600w.
"One of the main features lacking in this
book is the 'why' and the 'wherefore,' rather
than the 'how.' "
— Engin. Rec. 59: 755. Je. 12, '09. 300w.
Holder, Charles Frederick, and Jordon,
David Starr. Fish stories alleged and
experienced; with a little history, nat-
ural and unnatural. **$i.75. Holt. 9-51 14.
These unusual fishing e.xploits and capital
fish stories, classic and otherwise, prepared by
two prominent amateur and professional ich-
thyologists, are full of entertainment and in-
terest for the angler and the naturalist. Some
of the chapters are: Ancient anglers and their
literature; Fish stories of the fathers; Izaak
Walton; Fishes on the mountains of the sea:
Fishing in the air; Boys' fish and boys' fishing;
and Little stories of strange fishes.
"Entertaining stories."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 104. Ap. '09. +
"There is in the volume so much interesting
information regarding the natural history and
habits of the many species of fishes which, in
various parts of the world, have fallen victims
to the authors' piscatorial skill, that the book
would have been better if the imaginary part
had been left out."
H Ath. 1909, 2:186. Ag." 14. 700w.
"Most entertaining reading for a sports-
man's idle hours."
-f Dial. 46: 373. Je. 1, '09. 300w.
"It is interesting in every part. It teems with
scientific fact clearly stated, and its facts and
fictions do not overlap in that hazy border-
land which marks the work of writers who
try to elucidate nature with the equipment
merely of the sensational journalist."
-i Nation. 88: 421. Ap. 22, '09. 60w.
"All in all, this is a delightful book for a
fisherman and for general readers who are not
fishermen, but ought to be."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 163. Mr. 20, '09. lOOOw.
"The book will be pleasurable reading to not
only fishermen but those who \^4}sh a little en-
tertainment with some information added to it."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 375. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
R. of Rs. 39: 638. My. '09. 70w.
"There is plenty of variety and no lack of
good reading in the forty unconnected chap-
ters."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 489. O. 2, '09. 170w.
Holland, Clive. Tyrol and its people. **$2.5o.
« Pott. W9-303.
A guide book less for the wayfarer or climb-
er than for the tourist of the beaten track. It
abounds in descriptions of towns; includes his-
tory, legends, folklore, customs; and empha-
sizes the Roman and Italian influences on Tyrol.
"His book would be improved by a good map,
and a careful index. The volume is so badly
bound that the coloured plates fell out when
first we turned over the pages."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 10. Jl. 3. 370w.
"An exceptionally interesting historical and
descriptive account of a delightful land and
people."
-I- Int. Studio. 39:83. N. '09. 50w.
"An exhaustive account."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 722. N. 20, '09. 180w.
"Mr. Holland's book is as pleasant to read
before or after visiting the Tyrol as it will
be useful to the visitor who is fortunate enough
to find himself there."
+ Sat. R. 108: sup. 5. Jl. 17, '09. 320w.
Holland, Cornelius Joseph. Divine story; a
1- short life of our blessed Lord written
specially for young people. *$i. Joseph
M. Tally, 512 Westminster st., Provi-
dence, R. I. 9-8404.
"The life of Christ, as given by the Evan-
gelists, is fragmentary; rehearsed once more
in plain speech and with unquestioning faith, it
may gather fresh impulse and call out new trust.
This is the purpose and this the effect of this
little book."— Dial.
"This life of our Lord, intended for young
persons, comes as near to the ideal as we can
reasonably hope for. Though the book pro-
fesses to be for the use of young persons, it
may very well aspire to serve the laity at
large."
-I- + Cath. World. 89: 835. S. '09. 150w.
"The directness, confidence, and sincerity of
the author call out kindred feelings in the read-
er."
-f- Dial. 47: 390.. N. 16, '09. 300w.
Holland. Rupert Sargent. Man in the tow-
10 er. t$i.50. Lippincott. 9-25178.
A dramatic story based upon the legend of
"the invisible prince," John Christian XX,
Prince of Athelsteln, whose throne was stolen
from him by the regent while he was forced
into banishment. The narrative tells how the
prince played a winning game In thwarting the
conspirator by marrying the very princess
whom the regent was depending upon for the
carrying out his nefarious schemes.
"An exciting novel."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 650. O. 23, '09. 40w.
Holland, Thomas Erskine. Laws of war
8 on land ; written and unwritten. *$i.S0.
Oxford. 9-3067.
"Mr. Holland In this short compilation aims
to codify such usages as have by general ac-
ceptance become recognized as binding on
civilized nations in time of war. Even now
after the declaration of the Hague conference
of 1907 it must be admitted that there are many
important points upon which no declaration
has as yet been made. The Hague declara-
tions are made the groundwork about which
the discussions of less generally accepted prac-
tices are grouped. There are valuable cross-
references to the chief authorities. The lat-
ter half of the book contains a republication
of the more important national instructions as
to the laws of war on land, the text of the
Hague declarations and an historical review
of the chief diplomatic notes relating to the laws
of war." — Ann. Am. Acad.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 183. Jl. '09. 140w.
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211
"Mr. Holland has expended much labor in
the preparation of this little book, and the re-
sults are presented with the logic and precision
which always characterize his work."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 169. Mr. '09. 320w.
Holley, Clifford Dyer. Lead and zinc pig-
1" ments. *$3. Wiley. 9-22027.
Gives a full description of the manufacture
and properties of the various lead and zinc
pigments. It traces the history of the paint
manufacture in the United States, describes the
four processes by which white lead Is made.
"Sublimed lead (sulphate), zinc-lead and lead
oxides are described; lead-poisoning is fully
discussed; European practice has a chapter;
white zinc and the various ways to make it,
and lithopone, are given about fifty pages; and
finally about eighty pages are devoted to grind-
ing, painting tests, and physical and chemical
examination of both pigments and mixed paints.
. . . Scattered through the book everywhere are
found remarks on technical and disputed points
of much interest." (Engin. N.)
the ability and skill requisite for conducting
the smallest village school.' " (Spec.)
"This Is by far the most complete and au-
thoritative book yet written on the subject."
A. H. Sabin.
-f Engln. N, 62: sup. 27. S. 16, '09. lOOOw.
"This work Is admirably written, well ar-
ranged, and excellently gotten out. with pro-
fuse illustrations. The general criticism of It
Is that Dr. Holley too often gives new conclu-
sions as if they were facts without giving the
facts on which these conclusions are based."
-I Engin. Rec. 60: 390. O. 2. '09. 550w.
HoUis, Alfred Claud. The Nandi : their lan-
8 guage and folk-lore. *$S.25. Oxford.
9-14599-
A companion volume to the author's work on
"The Masai" in which he deals with an allied
tribe. "The Nandi, for some time one of
the most troublesome elements in the Uganda
Protectorate, has now been taught a respect
for order, and Mr. Hollis anticipates a more
prosperous future for them. They seem to
occupy an Intellectual level which gives at least
some of response to a wise and considerate
treatment. Mr. Hollis's volume contains a
sketch of the history of the people and of
their customs, social and religious. Then we
have specimens of their folk-lore, and finally a
grammar and vocabulary." (Spec.)
"Except in Mr. Hollis's previous work on the
Masai, the student has never before, we think,
been furnished with the materials for acquiring
so thorough ai knowledge of the language of
an East African tribe."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 697. Je. 12. 1400w.
"A. C. Hollis, to whom we owe an excellent
book on the Masai, now gives us an equally
excellent study of the Nandi."
-)- Nation. 89: 35. Jl. 8, '09. 280w.
"It will thus be seen that Mr. Hollis has made
a noteworthy contribution to our knowledge of
the ethnology of British East Africa." A. C. H.
-f Nature. 80: 249. Ap. 29, '09. 930w.
"We must be content with expressing our
sense of the the energy and industry witli
which the author has dealt with the subject."
-I- Spec. 102: sup. 644. Ap. 24, '09. 270w.
Holman, Henry. Pestalozzi: an accottnt of
® his life and work. *$i.io. Longmans.
E8-706.
A work for the general reader as well as for
the student of pedagogy which summarizes the •
foundation principles of the great educational
reformer and discusses the causes of his fail-
ure. "In Mr. Holman's judgment Pestalozzi
was 'one of the world's greatest benefactors,'
and yet, as one who knew him well observed,
'in spite of his grand ideal, -tyhich comprehend-
ed the whole human race, he did not possess
"The reader is provided with the data for
estimating at its real value the work of Pes-
talozzi and the influence he has exerted upon
education during the last century."
-I- Nation. 88: 412. Ap. 22, '09. 60w.
"The strength of the study lies in its ex-
cellent organization, its complete and some-
times fresh treatment of an oft-discussed
theme, its liberal use of quotations from Pes-
talozzi's less familiar writings, and its brief
but suggestive criticism." Willystine Goodsell.
-I- School R. 17: 644. N. '09. 800w.
"Very careful appreciation."
-f- Spec. 101: 270. Ag. 22, '08. 300w.
Holmes, Charles John. Notes on the science
8 of picture-making. *$3. Appleton.
A book for "students of art, professional
workers and amateur enquirers into aesthetic
questions. . . . The special merit of the book
is that it makes no concessions to popular
fallacies, but criticises impartially the art that
is emptily conventional .and that which aims
at extravagant novelty; it wisely advocates
originality and intelligent experiment as essen-
tials for real artistic progress, but it demands
that all good painting, whatever its subject
or intention, should have as its foundation
decorative qualities of the highest type." — Int.
Studio.
"Prof. Holmes has done a remarkable and
original thing; he has applied common sense to
the arts of design in an apnropriate way. We
may fairly add that since Reynold's discourses
the student has never had put before him
such a fruitful and suggestive guide to his en-
deavours. Certainly no student of painting
can afford to neglect the opportunity for im-
provement here offered. "
+ H Ath. 1909, 1: 414. Ap. 3. 1200w.
"If the book is a little pedantic in manner,
and suffers somewhat from the anxiety of the
writer to explain and account for the endless
varieties of artistic activity, these at any rate
are only minor defects. The argument through-
out is sane and temperate, inspired bv sm-
cere conviction, and presented withopt any of
those affectations and obscurities which have
been so often adopted by theorists on artistic
practice."
-I Int. Studio. 37; 335. Je. '09. 400w.
"It offers the fruit of full-grown personal
theory and should not be neglected by any
reader who keeps abreast of current philosophic
art criticism."
-f Int. Studio. 39: sup. 24. N. '09. 240w.
Holmes, Thomas. Known to the police.
**$3. Longmans. 9-9569.
First hand knowledge of London's underworld
lies back of these "shrewd, practical studies of
criminal psychology, of the individual and of
the class, always looking toward the end of
benefiting the criminal by reforming him or
protecting society by treating him with need-
ful wisd9m. Perhaps the most interesting
chapter is that in which he compares present
conditions among criminals and police courts
with the conditions of a quarter of a century
ago." (N. Y. Times.)
"Mr. Holmes has rendered great servlfce by
the publication of his book."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1:372. Mr. 27. 540w.
"All who are interested in the study of so-
ciological conditions and in the attempts of
modern times to bring the underworld into the
light will find [this] a very meaty sort of book."
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 766. D. 12, '08. 420w.
"Mr. Thomas Holmes is always strong; the
book abounds in bold and valuable suggestions."
+ Sat. R. 107; 18. Ja. 2, '09. 900w.
+ Spec. 102: sup. 1002. Je. 26, '09. 1800w.
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Home, Gordon Cochrane. Yorkshire;
painted and described by Gordon Home.
*$6. Macmillan. W9-25.
The republication in one volume of the three
works entitled "Coast and moorland scenes,"
"Dales and fells," and "Vales and wolds." "Fa-
mous houses and ruins, great churches, moor-
land and sea-coast, the many things that put
Yorkshire so high among English shires are to
be found here." (Spec.)
"Mr. Home knows well how to give variety
of interest to his pages."
+ Dial. 45: 462. D. 16, '08. 170w.
"Mr. Home's text Is chiefly descriptive, and
suffers a little from the monotony due to such
writing and from an uncertain taste when the
purple patches are in order. His pictures are
more to our liking."
H Nation. 87: 577. D. 10, '08. 180w.
"A volume of great and varied interest."
+ Spec. 101: 951. D. 5, '08. 90w.
Hoover, Bessie Ray. Pa Flickinger's folks.
'■^ t$i- Harper. 9-22182.
A story of Ma and Pa Flickinger and their
family, types of ordinary working people in
every day life. The author convincingly por-
trays the fun they get out of life, the philo-
sophical way in which they look upon all hard-
ships when influenced by their belief that every-
one is fitted for his burdens and all things
come right.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 55. O. '09. <i<
"A friendly, optimistic realism is the great
merit of a volume of sketches linked together
by a slight plot and the unity of their char-
acters. A modest, slight little book, but worth
while."
-I- Ind. 67: 550. S. 2, '09. 180w.
"The family hopes, fears, merrymakings, and
misadventures brawl along in a channel of
noisy humor, comic, cheerful and clean."
+ Nation. 89:381. O. 21, '09. 130w.
"There isn't any doubt that Miss Hoover
writes of these people with full knowledge of
the class of which they are types, nor that the
book is a faithful portrayal of the life with
which it is concerned."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 549. S. 18, '09. 230w.
Hope, Laurence (Violet Nicolson) (Mrs.
' Malcolm Nicolson). Songs from The
garden of Kama. **$3. Lane. 9-30426.
Poems steeped in Oriental atmospliere. The
author "holds the gorgeous East in fee; and
through her we hear our own dreams of it —
of fierce joys and pains, a swarming vividness
of life, a fate cruelly smiling, death-cries trod-
den under the feet of interminable generations
and sultry fevers of desire. It is a new dream,
intensely modern and a little unhealthy; but
it has a tone and a colour of its own, and it
will find its place in our literature and live
there." (Bookm.)
"A volume which has that character of its
own that a real book ought to have. Like the
poems themselves, [the photographic illustra-
tions] make India curiously real." Brian Hook-
er.
+ Bookm, 29: 371. Je. '09. 250w.
"Love songs in the Oriental vein are a severe
test for any poet. In this book they maintain
a perfect level of unexciting fluency."
— Sat. R. 107: 693. My. 29, '09. 120w.
"A remarkable, If undisciplined, book."
-^ Spec. 102: sup. 153. Ja. 30, '09. 30w.
Hopkins, Alphonso Alva. Profit and loss
in man. **$i.20. Funk. 8-37659.
The new gospel of patriotic, economic, and
political cominon sense on the temperance ques-
tion. It is a strong plea for prohibition.
together in a readable and impressive way mat-
ter that temperance people are much in need
of. It is very fortunate that the author can
see the overthrow of the liquor traffic only
through the agency of the Prohibition party."
F. \V. Collier.
-I Arena. 41: 393. Mr. '09. 580w.
"The speaker is terribly in earnest, though
never so much so that he cannot stop to intro-
duce a jocular remark or anecdote."
+ Cath. World. 89: 120. Ap. '09. 70w.
"It is full of facts, statistics, anecdotes, and
illustrations, and would furnish quite a treas-
ury of material to temperance or prohibition
lecturers, as well as to preachers. Yet it is
extremely lively and interesting reading for the
home."
-f- Lit. D. 38: 386. Mr. 6, '09. lOOw.
Hopkins, Margaret Sutton (Briscoe). Image
12 of Eve. t$i.2S. Harper. 9-28152.
A womanly matron, happily married, who
was dubbed a Subrikinque — meaning "a super-
qualified chaperon, warranted by birth and by
education to fulfil all the plenipotentiary duties,
large and small, that might properly attach to
the cult" — for a long season thrusts a match-
maker's finger into the private affairs of Peter,
well devoted to both husband and wife, and is
punished for it by his carrying off her own
Daphne. "It was not in my mind to marry off
my own little daughter at eighteen. ... 1 will
buy me a muzzle if I cannot learn to hold my
foolish, matrimony-praising tongue. No, I shall
never be called Subrikinque again."
"It is a slight story, but it is cleverly told,
with much insight into human nature."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 751. N. 27, '09. 200w.
"Both grace of style and cleverness of thought
may be found in the book."
-H Outlook. 93: 876. D. 18, '09. 170w.
Hornblow, Arthur. By right of conquest.
■^ t$i-50. Dillingham. 9-12277.
A fearless, interesting handling of a hack-
neyed situation. When a liner goes down dur-
ing a tempest in the Indian ocean a coal stoker
rescues a New York heiress. They are cast up-
on an uninhabited island. This peril and the
succeeding struggle for daily food level the dif-
ferences between them while the refining in-
fluence of the young woman holds the man
close to a high sense of honor. Rescued and
carried home the girl returns to her lu.Kurious
life and the man to a day laborer's work. Then
fortune takes up the game, turns her wheel,
and shows the hero to be the heir to his father's
English title and estates. This turn in the tide
of his affairs gives the hero courage to woo
the girl, but not until he had won her does he
announce his changed fortune.
"Less carefully done the story might have de-
generated into the sort of tale whose chief ex-
cuse for being is its appeal to the baser side of
human nature."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 375. Je. 12, '09. 250w,
"Mr. Hornblow has not by any means been
adequate to his idea. He has not even treated
it bona fide. But it must be said in his favor
that he has treated his rather delicate theme
without offense."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 401. Je. 26, '09. 300w.
Hornibrook, Isabel. From keel to kite.
t$i.50. Lothrop. 8-31470.
A story of Gloucester which tells "how a young
boy, Oakley Rose, who has inherited a love of
vessels, after years of apprenticeship, constantly
confronted by diflficulty, becomes a naval archi-
tect. The boy has many thrilling experiences,
especially on a voyage to the Arctic waters,
where he is astray in a dory for days." — Bookm.
"The author has done a good work. He has
not exhausted the subject, but he has brought
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 500. Ja. '09. 60w.
Reviewed by M. J. Moses.
Ind. 65: 1479. D. 17, '08. 50w.
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"There is the genuine sea twang to the at-
mosphere."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 756. D. 5. '08. lOOw.
Hornung, Ernest William. Mr. Justice Raf-
1" fles. t$i.50. Scribner. 9-24258.
Another thrilling chapter in the life of Mr.
Hornung's fascinating gentleman-burglar. Raf-
fles' masterfully handled episode in this new
Instalment of experiences is that of kidnapping
a money lender, cracking a safe, slipping away
from the police — and all for the sake of seeing
justice rendered to a young cricket player who
was writhing In the toils of the notorious Shy-
lock.
"The book is a sequel well up to the standard
of what has gone before, excellently written,
and lightened by a pretty touch of sentiment."
-f- Ath. 1909, 2: 357. S. 25. 80w.
"There is a good, readable plot, and the same
deftness and dexterity and careful workman-
ship which from the beginning raised the
stories about Raffles far above the ordinary
shoe ken *'
+' Bookm. 30: 216. N. '09. 140w.
"If the action drags slightly over occasional
half-pages, there is full compensation towards
the end. When Mr. Hornung falls Into fuii
swing he gets perceptibly away from the pretty
graces of style with which he enmeshes Raffles
in his quieter moments. The high merits of
the stvle we would not deny."
^ Nation. 89:356. O. 14, '09. 400w.
"He is a most amusing and entertaining
scamp, and he continues to be much more lik-
able than many heroes of far greater propri-
ety."
+ N, Y. Times. 14: 598. O. 9, '09. 230w.
Outlook. 93: 515. O. 30, '09. llOw.
"Mr. Hornung's delivery is losing its power,
and he ought to be taken off."
— Sat. R. 108: 668. N. 27, '09. 140w.
Horsburgh, E. L. S. Lorenzo the Magnifi-
cent and Florence in her golden age.
*$4.50. Putnam. 9-8732.
While Lorenzo de Medici is the central figure
of this sketch the main purpose has been "to
produce not a personal study but a sketch of
political conditions and movements." All the
forces of this golden age are reviewed, and the
manner in which they operated thru art, lit-
erature, and philosophy.
"Of service to scholars though written in
popular tone for the general reader."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 41. O. '09.
"If Mr. Horsburgh's work is not exactly a
contribution to knowledge, it is at least a very
agreeable presentment of what is known, and
is written pleasantly and lucidly, without that
touch of preciosity one often finds in books
dealing with this period."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 344. Mr. 20. 750w.
"Mr. Horsburgh's work is a distinct contribu-
tion to Italian literature and humanism, as well
as to Florentine history." P. A. Martin.
+ Dial. 46: 294. My. 1, '09. 1450w.
"The history itself is told in a pleasant and
Interesting fashion, though the interest is
somewhat marred by a good deal of repetition
and some padding. Mr. Horsburgh seems to
have a special animus against Venice." K. D.
V.
H Eng. Hist, R. 24:403. Ap. '09. 220w.
"The reviewer finds himself forced to reply
to readers who ask: 'We cannot read both Arm-
strong and Horsburgh; which shall we choose?'
It is safe to reply that either gives a safe survey
of Lorenzo's life and times. Armstrong is more
compact: Horsburgh more detailed. Horsburgh
pays more attention to the state of Italy, and
to renaissance civilization in general. We have
marked many 'corrigenda,' especially in the
Italian proper names."
^ Nation. 88: 385. Ap. 15, '09. 950w.
"A more detailed study of Lorenzo as poet
and author than in any other biography of
which we know." G: S. Hellman.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 110. F. 27, '09. 740w.
"It is written, not primarily for scholars,
but for the average cultivated reader who
knows Italy and its history in a general way
and is glad to know more. The style, which
it were unfair to call slip-shod, is yet lacking
In distinction, but perhaps it is all the hap-
pier medium for a temper so ingenuous,
straightforward and sincere."
H No. Am. 189: 778. My. '09. 250w.
"He has evidently devoted himself to honest
and thorough study of the period of which he
treats, and if his conclusions are not often very
original they are. at all events, the results of
his own thought."
+ Sat. H. 107: 18. Ja. 2, '09. 870w.
"His book, if it is somewhat dry, has at least
the merit of being instructive."
-i Spec. 101: 839. N. 21, '08. 450w.
Horstmann, Henry Charles, and Tousley,
10 Victor Hugo. Practical armature and
magnet v^inding. mor. $1.50. Drake, F:
J. 9-19614.
"The practical side of armature and magnet
winding is presented in this book, enabling the
student to see the exact manner in which the
work is done, but sufflcient of the theory has
been given to enable the reader to comprehend
why certain precautions and methods are nec-
essary. The titles of the chapters are: Ele-
ments of armature design; Mechanical consid-
erations; Armature windings — diagrams; Ring
armatures; Drum armatures; Commutator con-
struction; Armature troubles; Armature cal-
culations; Magnet winding; Useful formulas
and tables." — Engin. D.
-f- Engin. D. 6: 248. S. '09. lOOw.
"This small book is suitable for the ambi-
tious worker who has some slight knowledge
of the laws of electricity and magnetism and
who wishes to know something of the appli-
cation of principles to actual machinery that
may come into his hands daily. Books of this
class are too often carelessly written and their
elucidations fail to elucidate even to the well
trained. The reverse Is true of this book."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 16. Ag. 12, '09. 250w.
Horton, Robert Forman. My belief: an-
6 swers to certain religious difficulties.
**$x.2S. Revell. 9-4i4i-
"A collection of brief essays dealing with
essential phases of religious life. . . . The
spirit of modern thinking is taken constantly
into account, and the mood of the average man.
Christian doctrines are briefly restated in terms
of present-day convictions. It does not exhibit
the same background of articulated principles
as does President King's book, but offers rather
a series of concrete treatments of aspects of
doctrine. It aims Indeed not at a formal sci-
entific apologetic, but consists rather, accord-
ing to its subtitle, of 'answers to certain re-
ligious difficulties.' It ought to have a ministry
where a conservative and yet thoughtful and
vital discussion of religious problems in a
modern spirit is needed." — Am. J. Theol.
"The book is rational, devout and practical.
It is a popular book In the best sense." H. A.
Youtz.
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 313. Ap. '09. 140w.
"Dr. Horton in large measure represents
distinctively modern theologj'."
-f Outlook. 91:585. Mr. 13, '09. 500w.
Hosmer, George Leonard. Azimuth. $1.
9 Wiley. 9-12206.
A handbook that "gives just the ordinary
methods for checking the angles of a survey
bv observation of the sun and stars, but the
book is removed from the commonplace by the
conciseness of its instructions and the numer-
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Hosmer, George Leonard — Continued-
ous practical hints given at all the necessary
points. The tables for computing the results
are given in the latter part of the booK, and
the examples are worked out on specimen
forms calculated to obviate clerical errors." —
Nature.
+ Engin. D. 6: 155. Ag. '09. 120w.
"A very compact and complete handbook."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 2. Jl. 15, '09. 80w.
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 111. Jl. 24, '09. 180w.
"It is a handbook for the practical surveyor,
and, as such, should prove very useful." W. E.
R.
+ Nature. 81: 126. Jl. 29, '09. 150w.
Hough, Emerson. 54-40 or fight. t$i-50.
Bobbs. 9-2775.
A novel set in the times of the controversy
over the boundary of Oregon and the annexa-
tion of Texas. The story is based upon the
efforts of the sturdy Americans to resist Eng-
land in terminating the Oregon boundary at 54
degrees, 40 minutes north latitude. President
Tyler and Calhoun are prominent figures, while
the hero, with the typical historical novel in-
trepidity. Is put to confusion in affairs of love
and state by the brilliant Baroness von Ritz
who plays an important part in shaping Amer-
ica's destinies.
""We have read few better descriptions of the
marches across the plains of the caravans of
the settlers than is found In the book. A ro-
mantic novel that strongly suggests the ro-
mances of Stanley Weyman and which cannot
we think, but impress the reader as being as un-
convincing."
H Arena. 41: 603. Ag. '09. 1350w:
"There is probably no one writing to-day
who has so well caught the trick of this par-
ticular sort of pseudo-history, in which real per-
sonages and real events are so dexterously in-
terwoven with a tissue of purely imaginary
happenings, and the causes of great Interna-
tional crises attributed to the audacious in-
trigues of some charming adventurers invented
expressly for the occasion, as Mr. Hough has
succeeded in doing." P: T. Cooper.
-I- Bookm. 29: 78. Mr. '09. 270w.
"Mr. Emerson Hough has become an adept,
In the 'big bow-wow' style." W: M. Payne.
-i Dial. 46: 264. Ap. 16, '09. 220w.
"Historical novels, we are Inclined to believe,
ought to cling more closely to recorded history
than does this one. Of the personages in the
story we cannot say that any of them ade-
quately proves his or her existence."
— Ind. 66: 374. F. 18, '09. 680w.
"Judged as a novel, Mr. Hough's book con-
tains many elements that go to make popular
success. Its most doubtful feature is the her-
oine."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 70. F. 6, '09. 600w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 375. Je. 12, '09. 270w.
"A rapidly moving story, full of action and
stirring the blood like the call of a trumpet."
-i R. of Rs. 39: 383. Mr. '09. IfOw.
House, Edward John. Hunter's camp-fires.
12 **$5. Harper. 9-28706.
A book for hunters in which is given a "plain
and unvarnished" description of successful big-
game hunts from the Arctic to the equator. The
author is a thoro sportsman, and while justify-
ing the hunter in legitimate pursuit of big game,
he protests against indiscriminate slaughter.
Eighty illustrations accompany the text.
"The territory covered by Mr. House makes
it a book of travel as well as of sport."
-f Ind. 67: 1145. N. 18, '09. 150w.
"We look upon this volume as one of the
most remarkable records of hunting which we
have met with."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1073. D. 11, '09. 160w.
Houston, Edwin James. At school in the
11 Cannibal islands. $1.25. Am. Bapt.
9-23810.
The fourth volume in "The Pacific series."
It tells of the experiences of three lads who
have figured thruout the series and six Poly-
nesian boys who are enrolled together in a
school on Harding Island. The Interest centers
about the routing of a cannibal Invading army
and the thrilling adventures attendant upon it.
"Though the novelty of setting . . . and an
invasion by a fleet of cannibal canoes woula
catch the interest of any lad, yet the chunks of
natural history inserted at fairly regular Inter-
vals are likely gradually to dampen his ardor."
-f- — N. Y. Times. 14: 709. N. 13, '09. 90w.
Houston, Edwin James. In captivity in
the Pacific; or. In the land of the bread-
fruit tree. t$i-25. Am. Bapt. 9-5522.
The third volume In "The Pacific series." It
furnishes an informing account of various val-
uable tropical products and gives a description
of the daily life of the Polynesians, their cus-
toms, religious habits and occupations.
"The story of the adventures of these boya
during their captivity Is extremely entertaining,
and along with it runs a lot of instructive mat-
ter."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 113. F. 27, '09. llOw.
Houston, Edwin James. Wonder book of
light. **$i.50. Stokes. 8-34626.
Treats interestingly such subjects as reflec-
tion and refraction, the microscope, and tele-
scope, the spectrum and the rainbow, looking
glasses, soap bubbles, burning glasses and shav-
ing glasses, the eye, invisible light, the X-rays,
lighthouses, ghosts, etc.
"The only book for young people devoted to
light alone."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 94. Mr. '09. +
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 501. Ja. '09. lOOw.
"Is full of information." M. J. Moses.
-I- Ind. 65: 1480. D. 17, '08. 30w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 736. D. 5, '08. lOOw.
Houston, Edwin James. Wonder book of
magnetism. **$i.50. Stokes. 8-31457.
Discusses magnetic batteries and magnetic
currents, lodestones, the compass, causes of its
variations and methods of preventing them,
magnetism and light, the varieties of aurora
borealis, the telephonograph, or "talking news-
paper," etc.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 94. Mr. '09. 4-
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 501. Ja. '09. lOOw.
"The author shows an excellent knack for
stating scientific facts and principles with such
clearness and such happy choicef of illustration
as to make them entertaining, even while he
preserves scientific accuracy."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 736. D. 5, '08. lOOw.
Howe, Maud. Sun and shadow^ in Spain.
**$3. Little. 8-31668.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 10. Ja. '09.
"Seldom does the discriminating reader come
across a volume of travel that is at once so
informing and so beguiling."
-I- Arena. 41: 78. Ja. '09. 400w.
"Maude Howe met, on terms of friendship
and intimacy, many very interesting Spaniards
and enjoyed the hospitality of their homes;
so she is able to present us with some intimate
glimpses of Spanish character and manners."
+ Cath. World. 88: 549. Ja. '09. 460w.
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"For promoting a more Intimate understand-
ing and a warmer friendship between Ameri-
cans and Spaniards, tiiis attractive picture of
the land and its people is liltely to do good
service, besides affording considerable enter-
tainment."
+ Dial. 45: 410. D. 1, '08. 200w.
"The book is a delightful addition to the ra-
ther limited group of descriptive travels per-
meated by the wit and distinctive personality
of a clever woman."
+ Outlook. 91: 63. Ja. 9, '09. 180w.
Howe, Samuel Gridley. Letters and journals
8 of Samuel Gridley Howe; ed. by his
daughter, Laura E. Richards ; with notes
by F. B. Sanborn. 2v. **$3. Estes. 6-38340.
A two volume biography, the first of which,
"The Greek revolution" deals with the "more
adventurous and spectacular circumstances of
the years when Dr. Howe was busy with the
struggle between Greek and Turk, Christianity
and Islam, liberty and old-world tyranny," and
the second with "the habitually more quiet sur-
roundings of his unwearied efforts at home to
alleviate suffering, to illuminate darkness, to
lighten the burden of the lowly." — Dial.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6:76. N. '09. (Review of
v. 2.)
"A faithful portrayal of how life appeared,
during the ardent nineteenth century, — the cen-
tury of reform succeeding upon revolution, — to
an impetuous spirit intensely harmonious with
the philanthropic aspirations of his time." Bar-
rett Wendell.
+ Dial. 47: 64. Ag. 1, '09. 1450w. (Review
of V. 1 and 2.)
"The two stately volumes are not too long to
commemorate his unparalleled career." F. G.
Peabody.
+ Hibbert J. 8: 139. O. '09. 5300w. (Re-
view of V. 1 and 2.)
"The second volume ... is of more general
interest than the first. To reaid his record will
make the reader himself feel a better man."
+ Nation. 89: 279. S. 23, '09. 800w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"Mrs. Richards's work, both in spirit and ex-
ecution, is in every way worthy of its subject.
She has given us a book of thrilling interest,
and her work as editor and annotator is per-
fect." H. P. Spofford.
-f- -I- N. Y. Times. 14: 437. Jl. 17, '09. 4000w.
(Review of v.- 1 and 2.)
"Such a life as this, so filled with varied in-
terest, crowded with adventure, consecrated to
the loftiest ideals, and crowned with the best
success, is worth recording In two stout vol-
umes." G: Hodges.
+ Outlook. 92: 647. Jl. 17, '09. 2300w. (Re-
view of v. 1 and 2.)
R. of Rs. 40: 512. O. '09. 80w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
Howells, William Dean. Boy life: stories
^" and readings from Howells, selected
and arranged for supplementarv read-
ing in elementary schools by Percival
Chubb, '^soc. Harper. g-24966.
Boys, and girls too, in or out of school will
read with delight these selections from Howells'
well known juvenile books: "A boy's town"
and "The flight of Pony Baker." The editor
has classed his selections under five headings:
Adventures in a boy's town; Life in a boy's
town; Games and pastimes; Glimpses of "the
larger world; and The last of a boy's town.
This method makes definite subjects easy of
access.
be stigmatized on its title-page as 'supplemen-
tary reading in elementary schools." Mr.
Chubb's wise counsel in his Introduction would
have been sufficient and the book itself should
have been allowed to travel on its own merits."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1018. D. 4, '09. 140w.
"Anybody who likes listening to a real boy
telling a real story will have a happy time
reading 'Boy life.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 709. N. 13, '09. 120w.
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 766. D. '09. 30w.
Howells, William Dean. Mother and the
6 father: dramatic passages. **$i.20. Har-
per. 9-14596.
Right from life are chosen the three phases
of this drama. First the father and mother
looking down upon their new-born infant marvel
at the wondrous love able to bring to con-
sciousness a living soul that can know, feel and
think. Second they face the hour of their
child's marriage staunching the wound of sep-
aration with the calm reflection tnat she now
needed the whole of her love as they had found
it in each other. The third momentous hour Is
that of death which the parents face hand In
hand, suffering, struggling, overcoming thru the
might of love in which now as always the child
lives.
"The psychology of these crucial experiences
has been translated Into speech that is remark-
able for its simplicity and directness and for
its beauty of thought and depth of feeling."
-h A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 169. Je. '09. -i-
"When we have finished the book our chief
sympathy is for the daughter who had to bear
with the nerves of her parents and the husband
who had to be a foil for his wife's hysteria."
— Ind. 67: 1318. D. 9, '09. 400w.
"The spirit of the book is poetic, but the
verse is not felicitous. But the spirit of the
book transcends the accident of form, and the
spirit is rarely beautiful and fine."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 342. My. 29, '09. 750w.
"An exquisite poem which is of the real Vic-
torian flavor."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 123. Jl. '09. 250w.
Howells, William Dean. Seven English cit-
ii ies. **$2. Harper. 9-28285.
Mr. Howells tells his readers the secret of his
modest liking for Liverpool, lets them know his
ideas on the merits of Manchester, pauses with
them in smokiest Sheffield, shows them a nine-
days' wonder in York, relates to them two
Yorkish episodes, spends with them a day at
Doncaster and Durham, grows reminiscent
over the history of Cambridge, the "mother of
our American Athens," turns Into Wales to
enjoy Aberystwyth and Llandudno, and closes
with some intimate estimates of English char-
acter.
"This volume will have some usefulness in
school collections."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 145. D. '09.
"It is unfortunate that a book so excellent
as this is in spirit, and one, moreover, that has
been selected with such discrimination, should
"Mr. Howells is usually at his best in travel
sketches of this sort but one or two of these
will impress even his most faithful admirers
as below the standard."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 118. D. '09.
"He is as gossipy and entertaining as ever."
-f Dial. 47: 459. D. 1, '09. 400w.
"A pure delight,- because it reveals so grace-
fully the beauty of the purely technical side of
his talent, and the playful ease with which it
can turn the least promising of material Into
something worth the doing, and so superlative-
ly well worth the reading."
+ Ind. 67: 1144. N. 18, '09. 160w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 658. O. 23. '09. 60w.
-I- No. Am. 190: 839. D. '09. 130w.
"One only wishes that Mr. Howells's 'Seven
English cities' were seventeen. He has the ir-
responsible, free-from-guide-book-bonds atti-
tude that only an old traveler attains, and as
a literarv travel companion he is even more en-
jovable "than as critic and story-writer."
+ Outlook. 93: 788. D. 4, '09. 90w.
R. of Rs. 40: 760. D. '09. 50w.
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Hoyt, Arthur Stephen. Preacher : his person.
* message and method : a book for the
class-room and study. **$i.so. Macmillan.
9-4142.
Shows a keen consciousness of modern pulpit
problems. "In Part 1 of his book Professor
Hoyt makes a remarkably satisfactory analysis
of the elemental factors in pulpit power. The
chapters on 'The social message,' 'Ethical ser-
mons,' and 'The ethics of pulpit speech' are
especially valuable." (Am. J. Theol.)
"The book is a timely contribution to the bet-
ter training of ministers."
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 499. Jl. '09. 80w.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 138. My. '09.
"Dr. Hoyt's counsels are discreet, if not bril-
liant."
-f Nation. 88: 486. My. 13, '09. lOOw.
Hoyt, Charles Oliver. Studies in the his-
tory of modern education. *$i.SO. Sil-
ver. 8-33791.
Emphasizes the evolution of educational doc-
trines and their influence upon present day
theory and practice. "Professor Hoyt has cut
loose from the traditional methods of present-
ing this subject, has confined himself to really
important men and movements in modern edu-
cational theory, and has brought together a
large amount of ancillary material of suggest-
iveness and value." (Educ. R.)
directions concerning their installation and op-
eration, and outlines of the generally accepted
methods of calculatioji. There are numerous
well-selected problems, with answers." — Engin.
Rec.
"A more than usually interesting book. t
is a book for students and teachers, and migli*^
well find a wide use in normal schools. His
book ought to be widely used. The bibliog-
raphies and questions are particularly full and
carefully made."
+ Educ. R. 37: 314. Mr. '09. llOw.
Ind..67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 80w.
R. of Rs. 39: 511. Ap. '09. 50w.
Hsiang Yuan-p'ien. Chinese porcelain; six-
teenth-century colored illustrations
with Chinese ms. textp tr. and annot.
by Stephen Wooton Bushell. *$S0. Ox-
ford.
A work of great importance to the task of
reconstructing the story of Chinese ceramics.
It is a reproduction of the famous album pre-
pared by Hsiang Yuan-p'ien in 1575 in which
are described and illustrated eighty-three pieces
of porcelain. "The importance of bringing be-
fore the public interested in Chinese ceramics
this authoritative work, in a complete form,
will be recognised by those who know how
often the album of Hsiang Yuan-p'ien has sup-
plied material, of which the source has not al-
ways been acknowledged, to several writers on
Chinese porcelain." (Spec.)
"It may be described, in the terms he ap-
plies to some of his own specially cherished
vases, as 'a beautiful ornament for a scholar's
library.' "
-f Ath. 1908, 2: 615. N. 14. 1400w.
"Most interesting and instructive album."
+ Spec. 102: 381. Mr. 6, '09. 770w.
Hubbard, Charles Lincoln. Heating and
ventilation: a working manual of ap-
proved practice in the heating and ven-
tilating of dwelling-houses and other
buildings, with complete practical in-
struction in the mechanical details, op-
eration, and care of modern heating and
ventilating plants. $1.50. Am. school of
correspondence. 8-30358.
"Written in a semi-popular vein, an endeavor
having been made to pay special attention to the
practical side of the subject rather than to the
theoretical. The book is devoted principally to
descriptions of the various forms of apparatus,
"It is a book that will give a good working
knowledge of the principles and practice of mod-
ern heating and ventilation to those who can
read and comprehend simple English, and who
can solve arithmetical problems."
+ Engin. D. 0: 431. N. '09. 140w.
Engln. N. 60: sup. 695. O. 17, '08. 200w.
"Is rather more than a mere introduction,
having so much practical information as to ren
der it useful as a handbook."
-f Engin. Rec. 58: 566. N. 14, '08. 180w.
Hubbard, Mina Benson. Woman's way
through unknown Labrador: an ac-
count of the exploration of the Nas-
caupee and George rivers. **$i.5o. Mc-
Clure. 8-35/00.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Mrs. Hubbard's book is less informing and
entertaining then 'Lure of the Labrador wild'
and is marred by depreciation of Wallace's
services, but as a vivid recital of a dangerous
trip is well worth reading."
-1 A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 290. D. '08. 4.
"The book is naturally of the highest in-
terest."
+ Lit. D. 37: 673. N. 7, '08. 380w.
"The topographical results were of slight val-
ue, and the book is almost devoid of notes on
flora and fauna. In a word it is as a volume
of entertainment that the work is recommended,
for it is excellently written, in a natural style,
and with much vivacity."
+ Nation. 88: 114. F. 4, '09. 330w.
"The account, brief as it is, of the meeting
with the Montaignais and Nascaupees is full
of interest, and Mrs. Hubbard used her eyes
and ears to some purpose in her short study
of these wild people." J. G. Millais.
+ Nature. 79: 401. F. 4, '09. 1300w.
N. Y. Times.' 13: 623. O. 24, '08. 40w.
Huckel, Oliver. Mental medicine: some
" practical suggestions from a spiritual
standpoint. **$i. Crowell. 9-17602.
Presents the "latest and sanest" conclusions
on the mental and spiritual factors in health
and healing. The chapters are based on a se-
ries, of lectures given by the author at Johns
Hopkins medical school showing how physicians
and ministers may rationally co-operate in the
work of healing. The following conferences or
lectures are included: Mental and spiritual fac-
tors in the problems of health; The therapeutic
value of faith and prayer; Possibilities in the
control of subconsciousness; Some elements in
morbid moods; Higher factors in the re-educa-
tion of the nerves.
"The author's attitude is somewhat conserv-
ative, and his exposition of the psychology of
the subject much simpler than Dr. Worcester's
in 'Religion and medicine.' One of the best
books for readers who approach psychotherapy
through religious belief."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 42. O. '09. »{<
N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 487. Ag. 14, '09. 180w.
Outlook. 93: 644. N. 20, '09. 30w.
Hudson, W. H. Afoot in England. *ios.
'" 6d. Hutchinson, London.
"Mr. Hudson proclaims that his purpose is
to teach the charm of the unknown, and the
joy of discovering and exploring for oneself:
and on the whole this is a very good descrip-
tion of the spirit of the book. It consists
mainly of disconnected papers, all informed
with the same idea — the delight of the vaga-
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bond in English lanes and by English fields and
woods. . . . He wanders far afield, 'but confesses
that the most attractive haunts for him are
between Reading and Basingstoke, among the
South Wiltshire downs, in the flat country of
the .Severn, in Cambridgeshire and Elast Ang-
lia."— Ath.
"He has long been known as a writer of
nature, and the most enjoyable passages of his
latest book are perhaps those dealing with na-
ture. But for the most part he is here not
dealing so much with nature as with human
nature and human emotions. It is generally
a chronicle of small beer, but the beer has a
relish."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 265. S. 4. 600w.
"IMuch of these twenty-five delightful chap-
ters is of wild and solitary paths in cloud and
mist and wind; of walks over downland In a
storm of hail, through fogs set like a wall at
the foot of slopes of sunlit green, along cliffs
above nesting herring-gulls; and here and there
Mr. Hudson plays with some strange fancy,
born of loneliness and haunted ways."
+ Spec. 103: 204. Ag. 7, '09. 1650w.
Hudson, William Henry. Land's End: a
naturalist's impressions in west Corn-
wall. *$3. Appleton. 8-33922.
Observations of bird and plant life, comments
upon climate and scenery, and impressions con-
cerning the racial problems presented by the
people of Cornwall provide an interesting text
for the general reader as well as the scientific
student.
"Refreshing originality, absolute candour, and
a complete lack of self-consciousness are equally
characteristic of the author, who has a definite
charm that is pecuHarlv his own."
+ Ath. 1908. 2: 306. S. 12. 1700w.
-f Nation. 87: 652. D. 31, '08. 180w.
"Of the birds he writes charmingly, disclosing
both his love for the feathered tribe and his
knowledge of it, but we are sure that most per-
sons who read his book will find their greatest
enjoyment in what he has to say about the men
and women who live in the territory around
Land's End."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 639. O. 31, '08. 420w.
"That it is written well, and with much at-
traction; that it is literature; that once begun
it cannot be dropped goes without saying. "We
ourselves could not give the book up. though
frankly we do not like it. As a whole it is irri-
tating."
-i Sat. R. 106: 367. S. 19, '08. 1400w.
"It is as the study of a Cornish character,
with all its strange inconsistencies and inver-
sions, that the book will take its place among
the best and most discerning that have been
written of rough, natural man."
-f- Spec. 101: 58. Jl. 11, '08. 1500w.
Hueffer, Ford Madox. "Half Moon." **$i.3S.
** Doubleday. 9-35786.
A book which while timely for the Hudson
tercentenary chooses a wider field than the perils
of discovery for its theme. The events center
chiefly about Edward Coleman who to escape
the death that a woman's wrath had prescribed
flees from the English town of Rye to Holland
and sets sail for the new world with Hendrick
Hudson in the Half Moon. "The plot has been
used by Mr. Hueffer as the framework for a
careful and very vivid picture of seventeenth
century bigotry, ignorance, and superstition; of
the final struggle between mediaevalism and
modernity; and of the desperate lengths to
which a proud, powerful, and undisciplined wom-
an will go in her attempt to avenge the wrongs
of her slighted beauty." (Bookm.)
"Perhaps the most attractive portion of this
book is its strong archaeological element. The
characters, for all the author's straining after
a certain archaic forcefulness, are shadowy and
unconvincing."
-I • Ath. 1909, 1: 525. My. 1. 140w.
"Belongs to that better sort of historical novel
that refuses to purchase popularity at the cost
of honest narrative and careful style." F: T.
Cooper.
-f- Bookm. 29: 648. Ag. '09. 250w.
"The introductory dedication to this story Is
better than the story itself; a very accomplish-
ed little essay, rather in the Stevensonian man-
ner."
-f- — Nation. 89: 278. S. 23, '09. 420w.
"A book which would be welcome at any time
for its careful and skillful art. and for the hu-
man interest of the story which he has to tell.
The connection of the book with the tercenten-
ary is incidental and inferior to the story it-
self. No one need be afraid of finding anything
of a Baedeker sort, and whoever ventures will
find entertainment as well as an edifying his-
torical study."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 451. Jl. 24, '09. 530w.
"A timely story, full of incident, entertain-
ingly written, and full of historic allusion."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. '09. 50w.
"In spite of certain mannerisms which are
apt to be a little trying at times, Mr. Hueffer
is an excellent story-teller."
H Sat. R. 107; 633. My. 15, '09. 150w.
"The end is also weak."
-I Spec. 102: 864. My. 29. '09. 220w.
Hueffer, Oliver Madox. Book of witches.
5 *$2.so. McBride, J : W9-147.
Traces the descent of the witch from earliest
times to the present day, including reasons up-
on which her influence has been based, the
great persecutions of the sixteenth and seven-
teenth centuries in Europe and New England,
and the reconstruction of the life of the me-
diaeval witch as pictured by her contempo-
raries.
"The story is heavy and unwieldly, the
characterization indistinct, the superstitious
schemes of the witch who dominates the plot
distasteful and unconvincing."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 27. S. '09.
"A light and pleasing narrative."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 169. Je. '09.
+ Dial. 46; 330. My. 16, '09. 280w.
"Lovers of the curious will find something to
their liking in 'A book of witches.' "
+ Ind. 66; 1086. My. 20, '09. 160w.
"Altogether, the book cannot be commended
for any thoroughness of treatment, but is fair-
ly readable and amusing."
H Nation. 88; 603. Je. 17, '09. 130w.
"The ingenious author of a volume combining
some erudition with much whimsical entertain-
ment attacks with infinite zest what is perhaps
the most fascinatmg combination of subjects
in the wide world."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 317. My. 22, '09. 1300w.
"In the light, bantering, often brilliant style
in which he has written Mr. Hueffer has di-
gested and worked up an immense amount of
information. Persecutions ancient and modern,
general principles, and particular trials are
abundantly given, the least satisfactory portion
being an account of some modern witches who
do not appear very wonderful specimens."
-\ Sat. R. 107: 243. F. 20, '09. lOOOw.
"Generally we may say that we should like
the book better if the tone and temper were
more scientific."
— Spec. 102: 588. Ap. 10, '09. llOw.
Huelsen, Christian K. F. Roman forum: its
'^ history and its monuments; tr. by Jes-
se Benedict Carter. 2d ed. rev. *$i.75.
Stechert.
A volume that "gives a history of the Forum
Romanum'from the earliest times through the
middle- ages and of its exploration since the
renaissance. Then follow descriptions of its
monuments and of the present condition ot Its
2l8
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Huelsen, Christian K. F. — Continued-
ruins. It is copiously illustrated with maps,
plans and cuts." (N. T. Times.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 194. Je. '09.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 132. Mr. 6, '39. 120w.
"It will awaken interest especially with that
class of readers who stand half-way between
the mere tourists, satisfied with ordinary guide-
book information, and the students in history
and archaeology. A modest book of reference,
rigorously excluding detailed discussions, and
condensing his descriptions to well-nigh tele-
graphic brevity."
+ Outlook. 92: 584. JI. 10, '09. 350w.
Hugel, Friedrich, freiherr von. Mystical ele-
ment of religion; as studied in Saint
Catherine of Genoa and her friends.
2v. *$6. Button. 9-22578.
A book "whose proper place in the library
will be the department of philosophy or apolo-
getics. . . . The biographical narrative is only
a framework on which is woven a wide inquiry
into the psychological roots of religion itself, as
they have manifested their character in the his-
tory of mankind. . . . The two volumes swarm
with minute questions of historical criticism,
sweeping surveys of philosophic thought and
human action, appreciations of rival epistemo-
logical theories, analyses of the psychological
factors which have shaped the various sects In
Christian times, and even those of Pagan and
Jewish history." — Cath. "World.
Reviewed by George Hodges.
Atlan. 103: 5fi0. Ap. '09. 950w.
"A biography, which, from the critical his-
torian's point of view, Is a fine piece of work
bearing the evidence of great study directed
by rigorous method."
-f Cath. World. 89: 103. Ap. '09. 1400w.
"If there is a certain amount of inevitable
confusion in these 887 pages, it is from the fact
that they are all too few for the wealth of re-
search and learning that is crowded into them.
If these voluines are not the last word, they are
certainly the fullest word that has been spoken
on the subject of mysticism. They include and
add to all that has yet been said, and no future
addition will be solid that does not include and
take account of them. They are difRcult read-
ing as well as difRcult writing, and make no
pretence of closing eternal questions." G. Tyr-
rell.
H Hibbert J. 7: 687. Ap. '09. 1400w.
"A style that is both intricate and cumbrous,
a plan that entails much repetition and yet that
does not present itself to the mind of the reader
with clearness and illumination, and a subject
that is abstruse and encumbered with much
that is repulsive to modern ideas, combine to
make the two lengthy volumes on 'The mystical
element of religion,' an impossibility for the
general public."
— Ind. 67: 251. Jl. 29, '09. 340w.
"Such a biography is a contribution to re-
ligious psychology. It maintains throughout a
spirit that is serious, candid, and hospitable
to science."
+ Nation. 88: 539. My. 27, '09. lOOOw.
"In spite of an awkward style, which rather
suggests that English is not the writer's mother
tongue, we have a book of great value and im-
portance. It should occupy a permanent place
in the history and the psychology of religion.
A thorough and a scholarly piece of work." E:
S. Drown.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 96. F. 20, '09. 1250w.
"The author's subject is a difRcult one, and
his style is more than necessarily obscure. The
book loses by being over-weighted, but it is
a valuable addition to the scholarship and re-
search of mystic literature. No one who at-
tempts to know the strain of mysticism that
runs through philosophy or religion can afford
to pass the 000k bv. "
H No. Am. 189: 916. Je. '09. 570w.
"It is a good book in the highest sense of
the term, and its place is beside the works of
Philo Judseus. "
+ Sat. R. 107: 630. My. 15, '09. 1200w.
"The serious faults of tne author's style are
mainly due to the influence of German idiom
and syntax. It is a lofty ideal, and excuses
some faults in construction, and the book is a
deeply interesting, learned, and original con-
tribution to the religious thought of our time."
H Spec. 102: 820. My. 22, '09. 1550w.
Hughes, Edwin Holt. Teaching of citizen-
^1 ship. $1.25. Wilde. 9-26152.
For the purpose of guiding an Instinct and
training a sentiment, Bishop Hughes suggests
certain natural and human starting points for
the teaching of patriotism and citizenship. Fol-
lowing a discussion "The need and the method"
are nine chapters on the lessons of instinct, of
breadth, of cost, of protection, of benefit, of de-
mocracy, of liberty, of character and of duty.
"Very sensible little book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 690. N. 6, '09. 140w.
Hughes, Henry Clay. Philosophy of the
federal constitution. *$i.50. Neale.
8-25158.
An analysis of the provisions of the federal
constitution prepared for the boys of our land
to familiarize them, for citizenship reasons, with
"the most complete written document of human
rights ever penned" and "a theory of govern-
ment unique in itself and found nowhere in the
world."
"In analyzing the various provisions the au-
thor occasionally gives his opinion, rather than
a philosophical treatment, which the title calls
for. The style of the book as a whole is per-
haps somewhat too stilted for its purpose.
Moreover there is neither table of contents nor
index to the volume, nor are references given in
the text or in footnotes to aid the reader in get-
ting at additional sources of information."
— Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 196. Ja. '09. lOOw.
N. Y. Times. 14: 336. My. 29, '09. 200w.
Hughes, James Laughlin. Teaching to read.
9 *50c. Barnes. 9-16808.
In accordance with the view that speed is
the main considei^ation in reading. "Mr. Hughes,
who is inspector of schools for Toronto, points
out that reading consists, not merely in re-
peating printed words aloud, but in gaining
information from them. Hence, learning to
read aloud in the ordinary fashion may not in
reality be learning to read at all — much less to
read effectively. In connection with this idea
Mr. Hughes properly calls attention to the fact
which has been too frequently overlooked, that
in learning to speak and to read there are in-
volved two distinct sets of processes, which
should be distinguished accordingly." — Nation.
"Intended for teachers but helpful also for
parents."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 42. O. '09.
"Such books as this, dealing in a philosophical,
psychological, and yet practical way with the
dominant formal studies of the curriculum are
needed bv manv teachers." S. C Parker.
+ El. School T. 10: 44. S. '09. 630w.
"His little book deserves consideration."
+ Ind. 67: 297. Ag. 5, '09. 130w.
Nation. 89: 208. S. 2, '09. 170w.
Huish, Marcus. American pilgrims' way in
England. $6. Max Williams, New^ York.
8-2558.
"The work, which has evidently been a labour
of love to both author and artist, includes his-
tories of the families of William Penn, George
Washington, General Wolfe, Benjamin Franklin,
Washington Irving, the Pilgrim Fathers (the
founders of Yale and Harvard universities), the
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219
Quaker settlers, and many others, no pains hav-
ing been spared to identify the sites connected
with them." — Int. Studio.
"His narrative is generally sound, and it is
clear that he has taken pains to secure details
on the spot in many cases. The pity of it is
that he writes a journalistic style disfigured by
clumsy and needless verbiage, and strays re-
peatedly beyond his subject, which ought to be
interesting enough in itself."
-\ Ath. 1908, 1: 20. Ja. 4. 380w.
"The charming water-colour drawings give
sympathetic renderings of many of the surviving
homesteads that are so dear to the hearts of the
descendants of these heroes of the sixteenth
century, and, with the reproductions of details
of architecture, facsimiles of letters, inscrip-
tions, etc., form a vivid and pictorial epitome of
the text."
+ Int. Studio. 33: 335. F. '08. llOw.
"The feature of the work is the illustrations."
+ Nation. 87: 578. D. 10, '08. 160w.
"Although the text is rather wordy and could
have been freely bluepenciled with advantage,
the author writes an interesting narrative, and
one whicli will be found both entertaining and
instructive."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 798. D. 26, '08. 250w.
Hull, William Isaac. Tw^o Hague conlcr-
ences. *$i.5o. Ginn. 8-28855.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
+ A. L. A, Bkl. 5: 43. F. '09.
"The book is replete with facts which are
fairly well organized, and, as a rule, correctly
stated, but Professor Hull rigidly abstains
from any criticism or interpretation of these
facts. Some of the details furnished are alike
uninteresting and unimportant. The style is
extremely colorless and formal, and lacks
warmth and animation of personality. It has
a good index, but contains no references to the
literature of the subject with the exception of
Holls's. 'Peace conference' with which this vol-
ume will hardly bear comparison." A. S. Her-
shey.
-I Am. Hist. R. 14: 384. Ja. '09. 540w.
"Professor Hull's work is concise and ade-
Quate. It is the best popular history of the con-
ferences available for the student's use."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 459. Mr. '09. 160w.
+ Dial. 47: 51. Jl. 16, '09. 280w.
"The book seems to be planned so that it will
admirably meet the requirements of teachers
and students."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 38. Ja. 23, '09. 220w.
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 168. Mr. '09. 150w.
R. of Rs. 39: 251. F. '09. lOOw.
"A short and clear narrative. It is written
for the general reader, and in a spirit of sym-
pathetic optimism." S. E. Baldwin.
+ Yale R. 17: 447. F. '09. 950w.
Hume, Fergus W. Disappearing eye. t$i.25.
9 Dillingham. 9-18023.
The story deals with a weird murder of a
%voman with a glass eye on the back of which
is recorded the hiding place of a fifty thou-
sand pound legacy left to a beautiful girl.
Circumstantial evidence points to the girl and
also to either of two others who were with
the woman the night of her death. Altho the
main evidence urged against these suspects
was that the glass eye had been seen in the
room of each and had immediately vanished,
the reader finally learns at the end of the
tangle that the real murderer is a fourth
person wholly unsuspected of the crime.
struction, and with no more literary art than
his readers, are accustomed to find in his
books — which apparently is as much as they
want."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 517. Ag. 28, '09. 180w.
Hume, Fergus W. Solitary farm. t$i.2S.
■^ Dillingham. 9-7827.
A mystery story built up about the murder of
an old sea captain who had quarreled with his
daughter and who had offered her hand and
his farm to the man he had selected for her
if the man in question would kill the girl's lov-
er. The tangle is an intricate one to straighten
whose threads the author makes large demands
upon his ingenuity.
"It cannot be said conscientiously that this is
literature, but it is thrilling in spots, and mys-
terious until the last pages — an excellent va-
cation book."
1- N, Y, Times. 14: 452. Jl. 24, '09. 400w.
Hume-Griffith, Mrs. M. E., and Hume-
6 Griffith, A. Behind the veil in Persia
and Turkish Arabia: an account of an
Englishwoman's eight years' residence
amongst the women of the East by
M. E. Hume-Griffith; with narratives
of experiences in both countries by A.
Hume-Griffith. *$3.50. Lippincott
W9-100.
"As the wife of a medical missionary, Mrs.
Hume-Griffith saw much of life 'behind the
veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia' but her
book deals with other things than the position
of woman there — with religion, material condi-
tions of life, its comforts and discomforts, the
beauties of the land of the Sun much more than
of the Lion, with manners, customs and super-
stitions, and the work of the medical mission-
ary."— Ind.
"The tale is as lively as the eye and con-
tains no end of ingeniously contrived and un-
expected incident. It is written with all of
Fergus Hume's usual skill in mechanical con-
"Gives a remarkable insight into the lives
and natures of Persian and Arabian women."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 167. Je. '09.
"A most informing book, readable withal."
-f Ind. 66: 1138. My. 27, '09. 150w.
"Enthusiastically wrapped up in the work of
her husband. Dr. Hume-Griffith, his wife has
done well to chronicle in so effective a manner
the various phases of work and travel which
she shared with him, and she has accomplished
this in the plainest and most unaffected man-
ner."
+ Lit, D. 38: 764. My. 1, '09. 330w.
"The illustrations are more than usually
striking, being evidently drawn from other
sources than the common stock from which the
traveller ordinarily obtains his supply."
+ Nation. 88: 517. My. 20, '09. 350w.
"Her story is not altogether a new one, but
it is not unimportant, for it is the result of
a very close association with the people with
whom it is concerned, and presents life-pictures
which are strong and convincing."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 184. Mr. 27, '09. lOOOw.
"Any reporter could have made a better
job for them. All the reality has dropped out
between the sentences here; all that must have
been alive and human and pitiful and kindly or
simply comic thev have left unsaid."
— No. Am. 190: 414. S. '09. 330w.
"Too little credit is given to whatever of
good there is — and it is beyond question that
there is much — in the Mohammedan creed. The
suggestion is inevitable that in other matters
also the book may not be entirely impartial."
-] Sat. R. 108: sup. 4. Jl. 17, '09. 480w.
"It is written in a light colloquial style, and
is inspired throughout with a genuine sym-
pathy and affection for the people among whom
the author worked."
+ Spec. 103: 166. Jl. 31, '09. lOOw.
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Huneker, James Gibbons. Egoist: a book
^ of supermen. **$i.50. Scribner. 9-8579.
A keenly critical and analytical study of the
following modern poets, philosophers and prose
writers whose works embody the individualistic
idea as opposed to altruistic and socialistic
sentiments: Stendahl, Baudelaire, Flaubert,
Anatole France, Huysmans, Barres, Nietzsche,
Blake, Ibsen, Stirner and Ernest Hello.
and for the household employee; more physical
vigor; joy in mere living and beauty for all;
more pleasure for the producer of household
stuff; more conscience for the consumer; and
new work for the home.
"Vivid, svmpathetic sketches."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 139. My. '09.
"It is information which lie generally conveys,
and not knowledge, or even learning. Mr. Hun-
eker has a fair amount of common sense, and to-
wards the end of each essay he often makes
use of it. It would have been very much bet-
ter if he had used it at the beginning, and
written entirely from his own point of view."
+ -^ Ath. 1909, 2: 95. Jl. 24. 580w.
"It is perhaps inevitable that he has not en-
tirely escaped the contagion of his theme, and
so exhibits traits both of style and thought
which are not admirable. On the side of the
thought, this verbal smartness sometimes leads
Mr. Huneker to prefer cynical epigram or the
clever half-truth to genuine seriousness of
statement. Nevertheless, Mr. Huneker has
made a book that is not only entertaining but
helpful." R: Burton.
H Dial. 46: 327. My. 16, '09. 520w.
"He is always stimulating, provocative of
thought, and by virtue of this quality, not in-
variably possessed by critics, he is entitled to
a distinctive place in American letters." E: C.
Marsh.
-f- Forum. 41: 600. Je. '09. 2600w.
"This new volume of literary biographical
studies has all the characteristics of Mr. Hune-
ker's earlier ones; the sympathetic yet not un-
critical exposition, the ingenious interweaving
of dates, references, and book titles so that
they do not interrupt or impede the flow of the
theme, the ciuick-witted sentences, the hints of
wide reading in unconventional fields and the
abundant quotations."
-f- Ind. 66: 920. Ap. 29, '09. 210w.
"His criticism is a kind of fine spray; he
atomizes, rather than anatomizes, his author.
His subject diffuses in the warmth of his hand
into an impalpable vapor, instead of condensing
into its more stable elements."
-j Nation. 88: 492. My. 13, '09. 600w.
"It is a full book, with an irresistible charm
for those who know about certain kinds of lit-
erature that seem odd to Anglo-Sa.xon minds,
and packed with sound information, somewhat
flamboyantly, but very coherently conveyed, for
those who still need to know something of the
subjects and have neither the time nor the
patience to go to the fountain head."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 196. Ap. 3, '09. 1050w.
"It is the work of a man who knows his sub-
ject thoroughly and who writes frankly and
unconventionally, as he ought. It must be added,
however, that at times the lawless spirit of
some of the men he celebrates gets into Mr.
Huneker's style; it confuses the vocabulary of
all the arts; it sins in excess and extravagance;
it is needlessly elliptical and paradoxical."
H Outlook. 92: 418. Je. 19, '09. 800w.
-f R. of Rs. 39: 764. Je. '09. 90w.
"Mr. Huneker is induced to take an attitude
to literature which is frightfully complicated —
indeed giotesque — by the modern journalist's
passion to be the first to 'discover' or rediscov-
er a genius."
— Sat. R. 108: 16. Jl. 3, '09. 1200w.
Hunt, Caroline Louisa. Home problems
from a new standpoint. *$i. Whitcomb
& B. 8-24278.
A discussion of the responsibilities, opportuni-
ties and privileges which for every home are
increasing as it becomes a recognized factor in
the present-day social problem, yrging upon
men and women simplicity in home life, the
author discusses more life for woman, for man
"A book of high ideals yet practical and sug-
gestive along definite lines."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 290. D. '08. +
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 459. Mr. '09. 130w.
"The book has the virtue of brevity, and has
more thought-provoking suggestions than many
much larger volumes. Nowhere have we seen
the power for good or ill of the home in rela-
tion to the social problems of the day better
revealed than in this little book." F. W. Collier.
+ Arena. 41: 601. Ag. '09. 340w.
Hunt, Enid Leigh. Advent of Arthur. t$2.
Lippincott.
"That Joyce, aged sixteen, with a brother
aged twelve or thereabouts to look after, should
have fared so well when she determines to earn
her own living may surprise us a little. But
there are some fortunate people, and for Joyce
friends grew,- so to speak, on every bush. Em-
ployment comes to her with marvellous rapidity,
and when she is tired of it, then a friendly shel-
ter which enables her to do without it. And
when the proper time comes the very perfect
knight is not wanting. If this is not like life, so
much the worse for life; anyhow, it is pleasant
to read about in this prettily told story." — Spec.
"The youthful maturity of the heroine has a
certain charm; the feeling in the text is some-
what personal and the whole is only a shade
removed from a regular novel." M. J. Moses.
-I- Ind. 65: 1477. D. 17, '08. 40w.
"Another English story — a long and interest-
ing one."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 757. D. 5, '08. 50w.
"Though this is a story of common life, no one
can complain that it is wanting in the romance
which the title seems to suggest."
H Spec. 101: 26. Jl. 4, '08. lOOw.
Hunt, Gaillard. John C. Calhoun. (Amer-
ican crisis biographies.) **$i.25. Jacobs.
8-23726.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"What was most needed, Mr. Hunt has sup-
plied— a description of Calhoun so clear and a
judgment of him so sane that there is no room
for disagreement as to the main features. And
e.xcepting a few slips, no positive errors have
been noticed." F: Bancroft.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 368. Ja. '09. 650w.
"The best biography for the public library,
scholarly yet popular."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 290. D. '08.
"Mr. Hunt has given an interesting interpre-
tation of the man and the situation."
-I- Ind. 66: 489. Mr. 4, '09. lOOw.
"Von Hoist is vastly superior in his philo-
sophical grasp, but Hunt is unrivalled in de-
scription and literary flavor."
+ Nation. 88: 18. Ja. 7, '09. 660w.
"He honors the man without advocating his
doctrine, and depicts the issues of his time
without prejudice but not without intelligible
interpretation."
+ Outlook. 91: 22. Ja. 2, '09. 660w.
Hunt, Rev. William, and Poole, Reginald
Lane, eds. Political history of England.
I2V. ea. *$z.6o. Longmans.
Descriptive note for set in Annual, 1905.
"[If] it is not the function of a critic to set
up his own standard but to ascertain the pur-
pose of an author and to judge the performance
accordingly, [the reviewer] must, on the whole,
estimate the present work favorably." A. L.
-f- '— Am. Hist. R. 15: 141. O. '09. 1250w. (Re-
view of 9.)
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"The whole book .affords a singularly com-
pact, clear, and well-proportioned account of a
complicated period."
4- Ath. 1909, 1: 668. Je. 5. 1350w. (Re-
view of V. 9.)
"As might have been expepted from Mr.
Leadam, the book is noteworthy for its gen-
eral exactness in point of detail; but there are
one or two small matters which require cor-
rection or elucidation in future editions." L.
G. W. Legg.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 804. O. '09. 1200w.
(Review of v. 9.)
"Mr. Leadam is at his best unfolding the
conflicts of Whigs and Tories in Parliament
and drawing on the historical mss. for materi-
al. He is quite insufficient when it comes to
the atmosphere of his period and its person-
+ — Nation. 89: 75. Jl. 22, '09. 160w. (Re-
view of v. 9.)
N. Y. Times. 14: 462. Jl. 31, '09. 200w.
(Review of v. 9.)
"A scholarly and entrancing volume."
+ Sat. R. 107: 819. Je. 26, '09. 1300w. (Re-
view uf v. 9.)
"Mr. I.eadam has found the common diffi-
culty of keeping the proper proportion between
unlimited material and limited space. On the
whole, however, Mr. Leadam has given us an
effective picture of the period which he de-
scribes "
-t- — Spec. 102: 1036. Je. 25, '09. 400w. (Re-
view of V. 9.)
Hunting, Henry Gardner. Cave of the bot-
11 tomless pool. t$i-5o. Holt. 9-27035.
This is a sequel to "Wittier Whitehead's
own story" but even those boys who have not
made Wittier's acquaintance before will en-
joy this detective story in which he plays a
leading role. The scene is a summer camp
school, and how Wittier escapes the clutches
of counterfeiters, the revenge of an ex-convict
and death in the cave of the bottomless pool
forms a story lilled with adventure and mys-
tery.
"The incidents and plot will hold any boy's
interest."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 662. O. 23, '09. 20w.
"Here is a boy detective story told in such a
genuine fashion by the boy himself that it
seems 'reallv true.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 709. N. 13, '09. 80w.
Hunting, Henry Gardner. Silver canoe : the
8 story of the secret that had to be kept.
t$i.25. McClurg. 9-22945.
A story of an errand boy in a big metro-
politan department store. His honesty is
pitted against the dishonesty of one of his
co-workers in the winning of a thousand-dol-
lar rebus-prize. Truth triumphs and dishon-
esty is punished.
"Though the tale is a highly moral one,
there is plenty of adventure and even 'thrill'
enough to charm anv normal boj'."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 583. O. 2, 'O^l. 160w.
Hunting. Henry Gardner. Witter White-
head's own story about a lucky splash
of wliitevvash, some stolen silver, and a
house that wasn't vacant. t$i.25. Holt.
9-6843.
A story for young readers whose youthfid
hero, a delivery boy in a large department
store, rounds up a band of robbers. He is
a sturdy, stout-hearted boy. coping with various
trying situations, championing unjustly accused
fellow employees, and ferreting out the real
scoundrels.
Hurd, Marian Kent, and Wilson, Jean Bing-
11 ham. When she came home from col-
lege. **$i.i5. Houghton. 9-28147.
Here are set down the trials of a Vassar girl
during the summer following her graduation
when, in the absence of her mother, the burden
of household management falls upon her shoul-
ders, with the accompanying problem of l-;eep-
ing four young brothers and sisters satisfied
and happy. Her dearly prized theories, and her
authorship ambition, suffer serious defeats
while she struggles with knotty domestic
problems that in the end teach her humanity.
"Over-done in its naturalness and in the enor-
mity of the heroine's ignorance, but neverthe-
less a bright, humorous story, that can be rec-
ommended for girls of high school age and old-
er."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 132. D. '09. +
"The lilirarians complain that it is difficult
to supply fiction to girls of the 'betwixt and be-
tween age.' Here is one book we recommend,
as it happens, there is no romance to be fol-
lowed, but in spite of tliis there is no lack of in-
terest from beginning to end."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1018. D. 4, '09. 120w.
"The book contains humor and distinctive
character sketching."
+ Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, '09. 50w.
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, ed. Handy Bible
encyclopaedia: prepared in simple lan-
guage. $1.50. Winston. 8-23274.
"There is provided under one alphabetical ar-
rangement: A concordance to the Scriptures, a
subject dictionary, a Biblical biography diction-
ary, a Biblical geographical dictionary, a dic-
tionary of archaic and obsolete words that are
used in the English Bible, a dictionary of Biblical
antiquities, customs, musical terms, plants, ani-
mals, and precious stones, and several other in-
structive features of importance to Bible stu-
dents. The book is printed from bold face type,
and is profusely illustrated." — ^N. Y. Times.
"The work is designed for popular use. but
will be found convenient by almost any Bibli-
cal student."
-I- Nation. 88: 222. Mr. 4. '09. ISOw.
"Sunday school teachers and others who are
accustomed to the study of the Bible will find
[this] a useful volume."
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 523. S. 26, '08. 80w.
"The difficulty is that the brevity required and
perhaps the demands of extreme conservatives
combine to make the information inadequate
and sometimes misleading."
h Outlook. 91: 24. Ja. 2, '09. 230w.
Hurtado de Mendoza, Diego. Life of Laz-
arillo de Tormes: his fortunes and ad-
versities; tr. from the ed. of 1554 by
Sir Clements Markhani. *$i.25. Macmil-
lan. 9-5519-
Besides the translation from the 1554 edition,
the volume includes a notice of the IVIendoza
family, a short life of the author, a notice of
the work and some remarks on the character
of Lazarillo de Tormes.
"Is told with sufficient skill to make it seem
quite possible."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 178.. Mr. 27, '09. 140w.
"But though this translation leaves so much
to be desired, the introductory matter of which
we have spoken is useful, and the footnotes that
Sir Clements has appended to the text here and
there are helpful in elucidating historical and
other references. The same may be said of the
indexes, and the sketch-map of the route taken
by Lazarillo from Salamanca to Toledo."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 6. Ja. 2. 2400w.
"Obviously this new version is published irre-
spective of easily accessible 'apparatus criti-
cus.' In its rendition of the Burgos edition of
1554 the present edition is relatively faithful."
1- Nation. 87: 361. O. 15, 'OS. 300w.
Sat. R. 106: 582. N. 7, '08. lOOw.
-I- Spec. 102: sup. 1007. Je. 26, '09. 200w.
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Hussey, Eyre. Polly Winford. t$i-50. Long-
* mans.
A young Australian girl left with a fortune
looks formidably upon a visit to two maiden
aunts in England. She goes to the little town
incognita, and there under the name of Polly
"Winford finds favor with her relatives. "In-
cidentally there are some capital spirited ac-
counts of hunting and other open-air doings
and some clever bits of character-sketching,
from the mentally deficient squire to the more
or less colourless rector, his small boy Tommy,
and his domineering wife." (Sat. R.)
"One follows the chapters with a steady if
quiet interest. The book will harm nobody, and
there is no reason why it should not pleasantly
entertain a great many."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 322. My. 22, '09. 160w.
"The story is fresh and bright, so readers
will perhaps be less inclined to resent the many
coincidences on which the author depends for
the working out of his romance."
H Sat. R. 107: 502. Ap. 17, '09. 310w.
Hutchinson, Frances Kinsley (Mrs.
1'^ Charles L. Hutchinson). Motoring in
the Balkans along the highwrays of
Dalmatia, Montenegro, The Herzego-
vina, and Bosnia. **$2.75. McClurg.
9-27939-
A volume of over three hundred pages which
combines geographical instruction and histori-
cal information with descriptions of people and
scenes along the route from Trieste to the
western Balkans. The chapters parallel the
pictures snapped along the route over which
the reader is hurried from one point to an-
other enjoying the vivacious guide's description
and comment.
"The whole journey is sufficiently idealized
and dramatized and disencumbered of the com-
monplace to make it into a very inviting book."
4- Dial. 47: 514. D. 16. '09. 220w.
"The book furnishes good reading, there is
so cheerful a holiday atmosphere in its pages."
+ Ind. 67: 1043. is. 4, '09. 120w.
"The value of the book would have been much
increased if some account had been given of
the methods employed by the Austrian rulers
in the development of the recently annexed
provinces. The book's chief value is to be found
in the information given as to journeys, wheth-
er by motor or by rail and diligence, through
a coiintry whose wonderful scenery and pictur-
esque people make it a 'continuous delight.' "
H Nation. 89: 545. D. 2, '09. 480w.
"The journey seems to have been very en-
joyable from beginning to end, and the account
we get of it is graceful, vivacious, and illuminat-
ing."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 705. N. 13, '09. 180w.
Hutchinson, Woods. Instinct and health.
**$i.20. Dodd. 8-30538.
A book that seeks its audience not among in-
valids but ordinary normal individuals. The
author's statement that "it isn't so very dan-
gerous to be alive" suggests a healthy, fearless
cheerful attitude. He discusses the physical
necessities of the body and describes methods of
securing the greatest efficiency from it. "His
knife is out for fads and superstitions, preju-
dices, and the over-zealous regimen. Diets are
as apt to make dyspeptics as to help them.
Pleasant things are not inherently noxious, as
our Puritanic or proverbial misconceptions lay
down, but are in the main pleasant because they
are in accord with nature; pleasure is the stamp
of approval that nature gives them as their re-
ward." (Dial.)
"Vegetarians and patent-breakfast-food
cranks should read this work."
-f Lit. D. 38: 220. F. 6, '09. 250w.
"Dr. Hutchinson gives considerable advice,
often rather indefinite and vague, but on the
whole sound. Unfortunately, there is a tenden-
cy to overlook what care has done for the [hu-
man] machine and to disparage serious investi-
gation of the conditions under which the ma-
chine works best."
-I Nation. 87: 609. D 17, '08. 220w.
"Dr. Hutchinson is not always quite fair in
his statement of other people's theories, but d:hat
foible, of course, has no effect upon the value of
his own. And he is always stimulating in his
ideas and vigorous and entertaining in their ex-
pression."
-I N. Y. Times. 13: 664. N. 7, '08. 1300w.
"One of the most readable and entertaining, if
not always convincing, books on the philosophy
of health we have ever had the pleasure of read-
ing."
-I R. of Rs. 39: 127. Ja. '09. 90w.
Hutchinson, Woods. Preventable diseases
1- **$i.50. Houghton. 9-30130.
Nineteen chapters dealing with such subjects
as: The body-republic and its defense; Our leg-
acy of health: the power of heredity in the pre-
vention of disease; Colds and how to catch them;
Adenoids, or mouth-breathing; Tuberculosis, a
scotched snake; The natural history of typhoid
fever; Diphtheria: the modern Moloch; The Her-
ods of our day: scarlet fever, measles, whooping-
ing-cough; Appendicitis, or Nature's remnant
sale; Germ-foes that follow the knife, or Death
under the finger-nail; Cancer, or Treason in the
body-state; Headache: the most useful pain in
the world; Nerves and nervousness: Mental in-
fluence in disease, or How the mind affects the
body.
Hutten zum Stolzenberg, Betsey (Riddle)
12 freifrau von. Beechy; or, The lordship
of love. t$i-5o. Stokes. 9-25818.
"The setting of much of the story is Rome,
the atmosphere typically and delightfully Italian,
and Beechy herself is -in reality Bice, the famil-
iar short form for Beatrice. If Bettina von
Hutten had any purpose, beyoni that of telling
the story of an interesting human life, it must
have been much the same purpose as that of
Prank Danby in writing 'The heart of a child' —
namely, to answer the question whether a wom-
an-child, alone in the world and brought up
in the slums, can choose a stage career and, in
the face of all its trials and temptations, keep
herself unsullied." — Bookm.
"Invigorating, entertaining talks on the work
and needs of the bodv."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 14. Ja. '09. +
"Dr. Hutchinson's prescriptions may be freely
taken, though the prudent will add their own
dose of salt."
H Dial. 46: 24. Ja. 1, '09. 260w.
"Aside from the insincerity of the ending,
this is one of the most pleasing books that the
author of 'Pam' has produced." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 30: 386. D. '09. 230w.
"Mme. von Hutten avoids the absurdities of
most of those who write novels of stage life,
and makes her Beechy's success seem at least
possible. The girl herself, with her naturalness,
her lack of ability to pose is a fascinating
study."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 687. N. 6, '09. 380w.
Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6, '09. 40w.
"The histrionic temperament is not merely so
uncommon as some people — particularly those
who have it — imagine, but its development in the
character of the half-Italian girl who is the
heroine of the story is sketched in with unu-
sual understanding, sometimes entirely sympa-
thetic, sometimes plavfullv ironical."
+ Sat. R. 108: 538. O. 30, '09. 620w.
Hutten zum Stolzenberg, Betsey (Riddle)
5 freifrau von. Kingsmead. t$i.5o. Docjd.
9-5216.
The fourth "Pam" book which "introduces
Tommy as a grown-up hero, while his sister,
Brigid. who fell in love, most reprehensibly,
with the picaresque violinist, is a respectable
married person with a blighted heart. As for
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223
Pam herself, she has white hair." (N. Y.
Times.) "As a friendly, bighearted, and modest
aristocrat. Earl Tommy is a favorite, and he is
well contrasted with two equally warm-hearted
'nouveaux riches,' who drop their h's, but are
sweetly unselfish." (Outlook.)
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 526. My. 1. 200w.
"It is a pity that this volume, which up to a
particular point contains the best work that
the author has done in several years, should
all of a sudden weaken palpably." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 190. Ap. '09. 450w.
"Without especial nimbleness, one may find
incongruities and contradictions in abundance
within the bounds of the present story."
H Nation. 89: 186. Ag. 26, '09. 350w.
"Mme. von Hutten writes well; she has the
gifts of humor and charm, and her stories are
always interesting and clever."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, '09. 340w.
"The 'denouement' does not strike one as
probable or pleasant, and almost spoils an
amusing story."
H Outlook. 92: 19*. My. 1, '09. llOw.
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.
Putnam's. 6: 492. Jl. '09. 330w.
Hutton, Edward. In unknown Tuscany:
8 with notes by William Heywood. **$2.50.
Button. 9-23855-
"The record of a summer passed on Monte Ami-
ata, apparently in the very abbey where Pius II
lodged, from which the various castelli, even
in the August heat, can readily be reached,
and where even 'a German company mining
for quicksilver' has not been able entirely to
destroy the primitive life of rural Tuscany.
Incidentally it supplies some new and vivid
details concerning the part played by feudal-
ism in the history of the republic of Siena,
based upon the researches of Zdekauer, Lisini,
Fumi, Calisse, and other distinguished local
scholars whose work is still comparatively
little known in this country." — Sat. R.
"Limited in its appeal to those who know the
byways of Italy and seek a renewal of Impres-
sions."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 118. D. '09.
"Of the ways of the people of the mountains,
Mr. Hutton writes in a manner that makes the
reader for the time a traveller in unknown
realms." H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 47: 234. O. 1, '09. 300w.
Ind. 67: 824. O. 7, '09. 80w.
Naturally Mr. Hutton's business is with his
own impressions of the people 'and scenery —
on which topics he is characteristically lyrical
— and with the historical narrative, which en-
lists his more sober manner. The blend if
not quite harmonious, is agreeable enough."
+ Nation. 89: 160. Ag. 19, '09. 500w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 584. O. 2, '09. 240w.
-I No. Am. 190: 564. O. '09. 500w.
"There are but slight blemishes in a very
charming and welcome book."
H Sat. R. 108: 140. Jl. 31, '09. 1400w.
Hutton, Edward. Rome. *$2. Macmillan.
11
Mr. Hutton fills a marvelously large self-giv-
en order by interpreting to the reader Rome,
"eternal and persistent as life, as strangely va-
rious, as mysteriously secret." Her hills, her
structures, her art treasures and her Campa-
gna with mountains round about, bear messages
into which the author breaths the spirit of hero
worship and of poetry.
"A handy and attractive pocket companion for
the traveller, arid also offers pleasant reading
to the armchair tourist at his own fireside."
-I- Dial. 47: 515. D. 16, '09. 120w.
"Numerous omissions and inaccuracies bring
the work below the author's standard. The
book is far from up to date. In short, this book
should have begun with its second edition. How-
ever, it is enthusiastically written, and will
doubtless warm the hearts of those whose Ro-
man days are behind them."
-I Nation. 89: 577. D. 9, '09. 400w.
"It will not be a disappointment to his read-
ers."
-f N, Y. Times. 14: 657. O. 23, '09. 30w.
Hutton, Frederic Remsen. Mechanical en-
gineering of steam power plants. 3d ed.
$5- Wiley. 8-27795.
The work has been entirely rewritten fo:- this
edition. "Some of the additions which call for
special notice are the treatments accorded to
the analysis of the power plant and its diagram,
and the separation between the simple and
complex phases of this problem; the treatment
of the steam pipe as an element of co-ordinate
importance with the boiler and engine; the
chapters on auxiliaries, the steam turbine and
engine mechanism, and the establishment of
the philosophy of the expansion of the elastic
medium as the basis for the valve gear, the
governor, the condensing and the compound
engine." (Engin. D.)
"While avowedly a text for the enlighten-
ment of technical students, it contains such a
wealth of up-to-date engineering detail, ad-
mirably expressed, that there are few who have
occasion to consider the subjects it treats of,
who will not find it of real service in facilitat-
ing their work."
-I- Engin. D. 5: 53. Ja. '09. 470w.
"Is an exceptionally complete work on steam
boilers and engines."
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 707. D. 19, '08. 250w.
"On the whole the book will prove useful to
anyone engaged in the study of the problem
of supplying machinery for the production of
power." R. C. Carpenter.
-f Science, n.s. 29: 544. Ap. 2, '09. 850w.
Hyatt, Stanley Portal. End of the road;
9 (English title: Marriage of Hilary Car-
den.): a novel. t$i-50. Appleton. 9-21867.
"A story of the South Africa that was be-
fore the Boer war, of the retreat of the trans-
port rider before the mining engineer, of the
invasion of the veldt by the railway— of the
lure of the open and the tyranny of the town
—and of the coming of the white woman to
the frontier which is the province of men,
whom she tempts from freedom and lures
back to the bonds they had left behind them."—
Ind.
"A rather ordinary love story, redeemed by
its dramatic and picturesque portrayal of South
Africa.n mining and transportation in pioneer
days before the war and by its sympathy with
the fascination of the 'open road.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 55. O. '09. <i'
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 297. S. 11. 120w.
"A story that is distinctly worth while." F:
T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 30: 187. O. '09. 570w.
"The story is well worth reading; its simple
plot is effective, and its figures and scenes
have reality." W: M. Payne.
-I- Dial. 47: 237. O. 1, '09. 270w.
Ind. 67: 549. S. 2, '09. 180w.
"As vivid a* picture of life in a distant land
as one often finds in a novel."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 510. Ag. 28, '09. 200w.
"This story, though rather higgledy-piggledy
as a novel, gives a really interesting picture
of South African conditions before and since
the Boer war."
_| Nation. 89: 306. S. 30, '09. 180w.
"The book is obviously a direct description
of actuality, and the story is really a first-
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Hyatt, Stanley Portal — Continued-
hand 'human document' having positive value
as information and some dramatic quality also."
+ Outlook. 93: 8. S. 4, 'O'.t. 70w.
"This novel is interesting as long as it deals
with life in Soutu Africa and with the making
of the country as a white man's dominion."
H Spec. 103: 386. S. 11, '09. 160w.
Hyde, William De Witt. Self-measure-
ment: a scale of human values, with
directions for personal application. (Art
of life ser.) *50c. Huebsch. 9-9245.
The ten fundamental relations in which man
stands form a scale of self-measurement ap-
plicable to every life. These fundamental re-
lations are physique, work, property, pleasure,
science, art, family, society, country and re-
ligion. Dr. Hj'de shows on the one hand re-
ceptive, productive and creative benefits result-
ing from fulfilment, and on the other the de-
fective, perversive and destructive effects of
violation.
idness in the pages of this book. The hero, an
idealist educated for the priesthood, abjures
his faith and becomes a revolutionary. After a
life of flight, imprisonment, and torture he
comes back to the cathedral in the old, proud
decadent city of Toledo and spends his last
days under the shadow of this institution,
which, with its splendor, its pride. Its love of
tradition, and its narrowness, so aptly typifies
the condition of modern Spain." — R. of Rs.
"Presents concisely and concretely the qual-
ities that underlie riernt livmg and good citizen-
ship, largely in the form of direct personal
questions."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 169. Je. '09. 4-
N. Y. Times. 14: 14. Ja. 9, '09. 170w.
Hyrst, H. W. G., pseud. (Sidney Harry
Wright). Adventures among wild
beasts. (Adventure ser.) *$i.50. Lip-
pincott. 9-5101.
"A bulky collection of anecdotes ranging the
whole world over, from the grizzly bears of our
own west to the kangaroos of Australia, and
from the walrus of the northern ice-fields to the
lions of Africa. . . . Nearly all the tales in this
book date back to some time during the first
half of the last century or a very little later." —
N. Y. 'times.
N. Y. Times. 13: 800. D. 26, '08. 160w.
"A book that any boy would be lucky to pos-
sess. The 'adventures' recorded not only make
fascinating reading, but they teach invaluable
lessons of courage and resource."
+ Spec. 101: sup. 808. N. 21, '08. 80w.
Hjrrst, H. W. G., pseud. (Sidney Harry
12 Wright). Adventures in the Arctic re-
gions. *$i.50. Lippincott.
"Deals with the less famous names of Arctic
travel and exploration, 'the men who, like the
obscure craftsmen that laboured on Westmin-
ster abbey, left behind them, not a name, but a
monument.' Among these are Samuel Hearne,
in the employ of the Hudson bay company, who
for four years prosecuted the search for a north-
west passage under the most difficult conditions;
Alexander Mackenzie, the first white man to
cross the Rocky mountains; Ferdinand Baron
von Wrangel, who made his way across Siberia;
Benjamin Morrell, one of the earliest of Ant-
arctic explorers; and Captain Robert Macguire,
who had some exciting adventures among the
Eskimos about the middle of the last centurv.
The volume winds ur> with the discovery of the
Franklin relics by McClintock and Hobson." —
Spec.
N. Y. Times. 14: 750. N. 27, '09. 130w.
"Altogether, this is a most readable volume,
and it leaves a pleasant flavour, which all Arc-
tic stories certainly do not."
-I- Spec. 103: sup. 719. N. 6, '09. 150w.
I
Ibafiez, Vincent Blasco. Shadow of the ca-
11 thedral: a novel; tr. from the Spanish
by Mrs. W. A. Gillespie. **$i.35. But-
ton.
"The present mental and social decadence of
Spain is set forth with startling force and viv-
"A serious book thi^, with a most serious pa-
triotic purpose. A book notable also, for its
descriptions of the cathedrals, its splendid past,
its obscure present, for Its frank review of
Spanish history as the world sees it. A picture
and a sermon, but not a clarion call."
-I- Ind. 67: 548. S. 2. '09. 350w.
"Mrs. Gillespie's work Is deserving of praise."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14:550. S. 18, '0:t. 380w.
"Judging by the pages we have compared,
Mrs. Gillespie's translation is reasonably ade-
quate, though neither inspired nor free from
blunders. Considered as a story, it must all
be voted tedious. Yet one sees a marked and
significant 'tendenz' running through the rather
poor imitation of a story.''
1- Nation. 89: 380. O. 21, '09. 450w.
"It is not often that the English-speaking
world is permitted a glimpse into the soul life
of another people which is so vivid and impres-
sive as that given by the Spanish novelist Iba-
fiez."
-1- R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 140w.
In American fields and forests, by H : D.
Thoreau and others. **$i.50. Houghton.
9-13942.
A collection of representative sketches by six
eminent writers on nature: Henry D. Thoreau;
John Burroughs; John Muir; Bradford Torrey;
Dallas Lore Sharp; and Olive Thorne Miller. The
subjects included are birds, beasts, frogs, and
fishes; ponds, wild apples, the cow; forests and
wild flowers; strawberries and trout-fishing; and
the territory covered extends from Massachu-
setts to California, from the coast of Maine to
North Carolina. "The book represents both the
literary outcome and- the literary inspiration of
an important movement in American life."
"Useful for supplementary school work and
also attractive for general circulation."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 170. Je. '09.
"A good representative selection. It would
have been difficult to choose more wisely." M.
E. Cook.
+ Dial. 46: 362. Je. 1, '09. 800w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 278. My. 1, '09. 220w.
Ingram, Eleanor Barie. Game and the
1** candle. t$i-5o. Bobbs. 9-28032.
Although the plot of this novel centers about
the court of a nameless mid-European empire
It is not of the swash-buckling order. The vil-
lain is kept in the background and his works
merely serve to bring out more strongly the
characters of the three who share heroic hon-
ors; the regent who is building a strong state
only that he may turn it loyally over to his
cousin, the heir, when he comes of age; the
young emperor who keeps his heart true to the
regent although enemies beset him with false
tales of treachery; and a young Californian
who serves them both at the risk of his own
life. There is a double love story delicately
handled, and there is much political intrigue
cleverly worked out. The whole is pleasing
reading for an idle hour.
"To be interesting is all that can be demanded
of a story frankly impossible, and this demand
is met bv Eleanor M. Ingram's novel."
+ — N. Y. Times. 14: 724. N. 20, '09. 250w.
Innes, Norman. Lonely guard. **$i.20. Ja-
1'' cobs.
Austria in 1743 under Maria Theresa is the
scene of this tale of pretty sword play, wrongs
righted, and love won. A young Scotch officer
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in the Austrian army is sent to Rohn on the
lonely frontier to protect her majesty's inter-
ests. Here he finds two beautiful young coun-
tesses in possession. The way he wins them
to himself and his cause, the price paid and
the risks run, form the plot of the story which
involves numerous characters, much villainy,
and many brave and gallant deeds.
N. Y. Times. 14: 598. O. 9, '09. 180w.
International bureau of American republics,
8 Washington, D. C. Chile: a handbook.
$1. International bureau of American re-
publics.
A thorogoing handbook covering the follow-
ing poi.nts: Geography, area and population,
boundaries, topography, orography, hydrog-
raphy, climatology, flora and fauna; Govern-
ment and constitution, citizenship, rights of
foreigners, education, judiciary, army and navy;
Political divisions, the capital, its resources,
means of communication, banks, public build-
ings, etc.; Provinces and territory; Agricul-
ture, government lands, land laws; Mining and
metallurgy, mining laws; Manufacturing indus-
tries, innnigration; Commerce, imports and ex-
ports, ports, etc.; Finance and banking; Means
of corrmiunication.
"Packed with information and statistics."
+ Ind. 67: 830. O. 7, '09. llOw.
"The text, brief but to the point, has been
thoroughly edited, and should prove of interest
not alone to persons desiring a business knowl-
edge of the country but to those who care to
learn the vital facts about a most interesting
land, and one whose development in recent
years has been surprising."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 645. O. 23, '03. 250w.
"A book to be commended."
+ Outlook. 93: 9. S. 4, '09. 270w.
"Tlie work cannot fail to be very useful as
a reference work to students and those who
have a commercial Interest in the Southern
continent."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 512. O. '09. 50w.
International conference on state and lo-
5 cal taxation. State and local taxation:
second international conference under
the auspices of the International tax
association, held at Toronto, Ontario,
October 6-9, 1908: addresses and pro-
ceedings. International tax assn., Co-
lumbus, O. 9-6973.
A volume which contains a discussion of
methods of taxation and assessment, by ofli-
cials and educators from all parts of the Unit-
ed States and Canada. Problems of adminis-
tration and the economic effects of legislation
are considered from different viewpoints. This
volume and that published after the foregoing
conference, represent the latest conclusions of
administrators in regard to practical problems
and the best modern thought.
"An examination of the volume . . . impress-
es the reader with the variety of subjects con-
sidered, the varying degrees of excellence in
the papers and the irrelevancy of a too consid-
erable part of the discussion. The Internation-
al tax association has given us two excellent
volumes well edited well arranged and attrac-
tively printed." F. I>. IMcVev.
H Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 546. S. '09. lOOOw.
International congress of applied chem-
s istry, 7th. Rise and progress of the
British explosive industry. *$5.25. Mac-
millan.
"The joint product of a number of authorities
on the subject which on account of this multiple
authorship does not attempt to preserve unity
of treatment. It is a series of papers, fairly
consecutive, in which the hitherto hidden stories
of the development of the explosives trade are
given. The titles of the chapters, as follows,
will probably give the best idea of the contents:
History of gunpowder, Researches of gunpowder,
Nitrocellulose, Nitro-glycerine, Permitted ex-
plosives. Percussion caps. Safety fuses. Fire-
works, Legislation, Bibliography and Chronology.
In the latter part of the book there are 'given
short descriptions of all the public and private
explosives factories on the British Isles." — Engin.
N.
+ Engin. D. 6: 430. N. '09. 160w.
"The history of the early days of the indus-
try will have much of interest even to the laity."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 4. Jl. 15, '09. 220w.
"It is one of the finest examples of what can
be done by a committee of scientists and engi-
neers co-operating with intelligence. As a ref-
erence book on the history of explosives, it has
a unique and permanent value."
-f- Engin. Rec. 60: 448. O. 16, '09. 220w.
"It hardly fulfils the expectation that its ap-
pearance arouses, for more than halt the book
is occupied with bibliographical and chronologi-
cal tables and statistics of the governmental and
private factories now existing in England, use-
ful for reference, no doubt, but unreadable."
h Nation. 89: 82. Jl. 22, '09. 160w.
"A valuable addition to the literature of ex-
plosives." J. S. S. B.
+ Nature. 81: 190. Ag. 12, '09. 930w.
"A large part of the text could have been
omitted without serious loss, yet the research
student must examine it in detail. The book is
a disappointing one and most so in the matter
of statistics." C: E. Munroe.
— -I- Science, n.s. 30: 309. S. 3, '09. 700w.
Irwin, Louise Godfrey. Secret of Old Thun-
11 der-head. t$i-5o. Holt. 9-26808.
A story of a summer spent by a city boy and
girl with cousins on a Vermont farm. To the
joys of out-of-door life are added the interest of
hidden treasure and the excitement of finding
it.
Irwin, Wallace Admar. Letters of a Japa-
nese schoolboy. t$i-SO. Doubleday.
9-4915-
"I am a Japanese Schoolboy age 35 years &
I come to this Free Country for some follow-
ing reasons: (1) To save up money for old age;
(2) To learn so much I can; (3) To wait on
table 14 hours Daily at Boarding house of Mrs.
C. W. O'Brien, honorable lady." So the first
letter opens. There pass under his scrutiny
America's practices, tolerated evils, fads and
foibles. In his series of observations, included
in some forty letters, he touches upon such
subjects as The yellow peril. Lady suffergetts
and how they do it. Hon. Niggers, was they
freed by Lincoln, Hon. Simple life among am-
bassadors, Hon. Modesty: Is it a disease. Hon.
GaSolene, My conception of the presidency.
High tariff on princes, The servant problemb.
The Hon. Bomb, The Alcoholic temperance
movement, and Fall hats and the ladies inside
of them.
"Clever, humorous, sometimes enlightening."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 114. Ap. '09.
"Their humour stands the test of continuous
reading and survives the passing events that
furnished the subjects. They belong to humor-
ous literature as distinct from humorous jour-
nalism." John Macy.
-t- Bookm. 29: 311. My. '09. 1050w.
"The book is wholesome in tone, as well as
mirth-provoking."
-f- Dial. 46: 300. My. 1, '09. 270w.
"In some of the later letters the Oriental
point of view is quite lost sight of. For rapid
or intermittent reading, it is not a bad book;
it will add to the wholesome laughter of the
passing hour."
-j Nation. 88: 309. Mr. 25, '09. 400w.
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Irwin, Wallace Admar — Continued-
"Assisted by an eminent author, poor Togo
lost the characteristic naivetS and charming
simplicity of his own style, and these letters
of his are burdened with words and phrases
that he never dreamed of using. This, of course,
is not to deny that the book is a fine example
of what clever verbal jugglery can produce.
Droll, grotesque, humorous, the book makes us
merry as we turn its pages." K. K. Kawakami.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 180. Mr. 27, '09. 680w.
"Mr. Irwin knows his Japs as well as Mr.
Dunne knows his 'Mr. Dooley,' and that is
saying a great deal."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 255. Ag. '09. lOOw.
Irwin, William Henry. Confessions of a
12 con man: as told to Will Irwin. *$i.
Huebsch. 9-21868.
A "con" man's confessions with the value of
a human document; for Mr. Irwin takes us into
his confidence and tells us that they are real
experiences of a real dweller in the underworld.
The confidence man tells how he learned to
cheat at cards; how the largest profits of a cir-
cus came from the confidence outfits and gam-
bling games that accompany it, how new de-
vices are unnecessary for catching the unwary,
that three-card monte and the gold brick game
are still perpetrated with success.
"The con man's revelations of his life and the
tricks of his trade are of much curious — and
human — interest."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 525. S. 4, '09. 600w.
Irwin, William Henry. Pictures of old
Chinatown, by Arnold Genthe; with
texts by Will Irwin. **$i. MofTat.
8-33429-
Dr. Genthe's fifty-six reproduced photographs
making a picture record of Chinatown as it
was before the great San Francisco disaster,
are supplemented by Mr. Irwin's word pictures.
Impressions and recollections of "this bit of
the mystic, suggestive East, so modified by the
West that it was neither Oriental nor yet Occi-
dental— but just Chinatown."
solitary island. Rescued, he returned to London
and became a criminal lawyer sharing his hap-
piness with the girl who had been his good
angel.
"The pictures are remarkable for the artistic
quality of their lights and shades, and of their
composition, although the reproductions are not
of the best. Mr. Irwin's text is decidedly read-
able, but the mellow haze of memory coupled
with the gift of words seem to carry him off
his feet very frequently and set him floating in
a roseate mist of things that never were."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 20. Ja. 9, '09. 260w.
Irwin, William Henry. Warrior, the un-
11 tamed; the story of an imaginative press
agent, tsoc. Doubleday. 9-24019.
Upon the pegs of a well-nigh Impossible llrin
story Mr. Irwin hangs some of the trials and
tribulations of the publicity member of a cir-
cus aggregation. Warrior, the untamed, is a. de-
crepit old lion, and he is used in a balloon as-
cension and a parachute drop to advertise the
show and amuse the crowds. The comedy ends
merrily in spite of a few serious moments that
threaten catastrophe.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 598. O. 9, '09. 120w.
Isham, Frederic Stewart. Half a chance.
8 t$i.5o. Bobbs. 9-25179.
Deals with the regeneration of a debauched
but unjustly convicted man, who tho of good
New England stock, had batted from pillar to
post since childhood. In the hard school of life
he had learned one lesson, — "Fight or be beat-
en." His soul's awakening carne thru the com-
passion of a little English girl. The confidence
and innocent faith placed in him by this child,
caused the good in his nature to take root when
by shipwreck he was saved from a convict's
exile in Australia and made an inhabitant of a
"A story of interest for its plot rather than
its psychology."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 91. N. '09. 4.
N. Y. Times. 14: 598. O. 9, '09. 200w.
Ivins, William Mills. Control of public util-
ities; in the form of an annotaion of the
public service commissions law of the
state of New York. *$7. Baker, Voorhis.
8-33023.
"Gives the Public service commission law of
New York, together with the text of the Inter-
state commerce act and the Rapid transit act of
New York, all carefully annotated, with cita-
tions of leading American cases. The whole Is
a bulky volume of nearly 1200 pages, which, with
its full indexes, cross-references and judicial
precedents, is itself an obvious public utility." —
Nation.
"To legislators as well as lawyers, this work
is of timely interest."
-I- Nation. 87: 652. D. 31, '08. 170w.
"It is possible to praise Mr. Ivins's presentation
of his thesis without assenting to his conclu-
sions."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 790. D. 19, '08. 1650w.
J
Jackson, Andrew. Statesmanship of Andrew
Jackson, as told in his writings and
speeches ; ed. by Francis Newton Thorpe.
$2.50. Tandy-Thomas co. 9-13909.
A collection of the writings and speeches of
Andrew Jackson selected to show every as-
pect of his representative statesmanship, to
which have been added an introduction, notes,
chronology, bibliography and complete analytic-
al index.
"The student wishing to make a special study
of Jackson will find in this volume a handy col-
lection of his official papers, together with oc-
casional comments selected from Benton's
'Thirty years' view.' "
-t- Dial. 47: 127. S. 1, '09. 200w.
"The eminent author of this book has done
his work well and faithfully, and we have
here the best portrait and the best justifica-
tion of Jackson as a statesman and a patriot
which has yet appeared."
+ Lit. D. 39: 447. S. 18, '09. 300w.
"It is a question of whether Prof. Thorpe's
book has by itself a sufficient 'raison d'etre.' "
— Nation. 89: 12. Jl. 1, '09. 200w.
"Particular attention is directed by the pro-
fessor to seven letters on nullification which
are included in his collection; we feel sure
these letters are printed now for the first time.
They constitute, of course, the item of great-
est interest in the Thorpe collection, and their
publication will be very gratifying to students
of American history and biography."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 350. Je. 5, '09. 800w.
Jackson, Frederick Hamilton. Shores of the
Adriatic, the Austrian side: The Kiis-
tenlande, Istria and Dalmatia. *$6. Dut-
ton. 9-35521.
"Beginning with an eloquent general descrip-
tion of the physical characteristics of the
Austrian sea-board and of its inhabitants, Mr.
Jackson, who has supplemented his own ob-
servations by close study of the work of his
predecessors in the same field, tells in suc-
cession the chequered story of the various dis-
tricts, noting the traditions and superstitions.
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customs and costumes of each, deftly weaving
his personal experiences into a narrative of
unflagging interest, every section of his text
being copiously illustrated with excellent re-
productions of good photographs of streets and
churches, art treasures, groups of natives, etc.,
and original drawings of architectural details,
the latter from his own hand." — Int. Studio.
"The style is rather dull, hut in the arrange-
ment history is agreeably commingled with de-
scription, and much attention is paid to archi-
tecture and archeology."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 139. My. '09.
"This is one of those solid undertakings which
once completed, stand for years as the abso-
lute authority on their subject, unlikely to be
superseded, rendering, indeed, further literary
exploitation of it unlikely, except for additional
discoveries and finds."
-I- Ind. 66: 1242. Je. 3, '09. 140w.
"Will be welcomed with enthusiasm, not only
by the ordinary tourist . . . but by all who are
interested in the still unsolved ethnological and
archaeological problems connected with the
Kustenlande, Istria and Dalmatia, as well as
by students of architecture and the pictorial
arts, folk-lore and costume. It is, perhaps,
in the descriptions of notable buildings that
the writer's expert knowledge is most clearly
revealed, so well Is the significance of every
peculiarity of structure brought out."
+ Int. Studio. 36: 335. F. '09. 320w.
"The thread of personal narrative is barely
discernible in the mass of tediously minute his-
torical detail which alternates with the plans
of basilicas and the enumeration of the mosaics,
embroideries, chalices, croziers, monstrances,
plate, and vestments enshrined within the
cathedrals. Pictorially, Mr. Jackson's volume is
rather attractive."
H Nation. 88: 563. Je. 3, '09. 920w.
-f- Nature. 80: 274. My. 6, '09. 350w.
"A useful guide to the treasures of art con-
tained in the little towns." W: A. Bradley.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 94. F. 20, '09. 270w.
"So far as we know, there is no single volume
which comprises so much information as does
this on so many subjects in connection with
these provinces."
+ Outlook. 92: 70. My. 8, '09. 240w.
"Travelers and students who are interested
in that marvelous, unfamiliar region on the
east shore of the Adriatic sea will find a great
deal that is new and fascinating in Mr. Jack-
son's book."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 766. Je. '09. lOOw.
"Handsome and interesting book."
-I- Sat. R. 107: 662. My. 22, '09. 800w.
Jackson, Rev. George. Fact of conversion;
Cole lectures for 1908. **$i.25. Revell.
8-24446.
"This is an attempt to restate the doctrine
of conversion and to interpret it to this genera-
tion. . . . Can a modern man believe in con-
version? Mr. Jackson thinks so and he makes
it seem so in his book. In none of the recent
valuable studies of the psychology of conver-
sion and of religious experience has it been so
conclusively shown that spiritual facts are as
much facts as those which occur in the natural
world." — :Ind.
"A valuable feature of the book is the esti-
mation of his predecessors in this line of study.
Coe, Starbuck and James. The book is worthy
of its predecessors in the Cole lectureship."
+ Ind. 66: 590. Mr. 18, '09. 210w.
"Mr. Jackson's book is well worth study."
-f Spec. 102: sup. 161. Ja. 30, '09. ISOw.
Jackson, George Leroy. Development of
12 school support in colonial Massachu-
setts. (Teachers college, Columbia univ.
Contributions to education, no. 25.) $1.
Teachers college. 9-18945.
A study whose aim is, first, to trace the vari-
ous methods thru which the early schools of
Massachusetts were supported; and second, af-
ter partial support by general taxation had be-
come customary, to point out the main causes
which made general taxation the sole method
of school support and hence gave rise to th
"free school" — publicly controlled and publicly
supported.
Jackson, Samuel Travena. Lincoln's use of
the Bible. *25c. Meth. bk. 9-2241.
"The brochure on Lincoln's use of the Bible
shows how the backwoodsman acquired prose
style which touched the people and astonished
scholars, a point worth emphasizing now the
Bible is not the daily food of the masses." — Ind
Ind. 66: 264. F. 4, '09. 40w.
Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, '09. 30w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13, '09. 80w.
Jackson, Wilfrid Scarborough. Trial by
12 marriage. t$i.5o. Lane.
"The hero marries a chorus-girl, who deserts
him, and, by a newspaper report of her death,
convinces him that he is free to marry again.
His second marriage reintroduces him to his
legal wife as a blackmailer, and to prevent ex-
posure and the impoverishment of his family
he fabricates evidence of suicide and lives under
an assumed name, while the mother of his chil-
dren, thinking herself a widow, idealizes him
for their benefit, without regretting his absence.
Her engagement to an officer in the army caus-
es a new situation, in which the attitude of her
daughter is of much importance. The clos-
ing note is in harmony with the idea that par-
ents may find unlimited compensation in filial
love for their indifference to each other." — Ath.
"Mr. Jackson's new novel, though provided
with a plot of studious improbability, is not so
much a work of humour as of philosophy. It
lacks momentum and magnetism, and the read-
er has occasionally to infer what might have
been told with advantage. The character-draw-
ing is generally good; and here and there we
note felicities of humorous expression'."
h Ath. 1909, 2: 457. O. 16. 180w.
"A too highly seasoned novel of English life.
The novel is rather commonplace and dull."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 707. N. 13, '09. 340w.
Jacob, Violet (Mrs. Arthur Jacob). Irres-
olute Catherine. t$i. Doubleday.
"The background is Welsh, and the atmos-
phere has an element of primitive fierceness
not lacking in charm. The heroine, a simple-
minded farm-servant, lives, and appeals to our
sympathy; but, owing perhaps to the limita-
tions imposed by the form of the 'shorter novel,'
we have no clear pictures of the shepherd and
the cattle-dealer who contend for her affec-
tions. The first scene of the book, representing
an open-air meeting for the purpose of a^i"
baptism, is one of the most impressive."— Ath.
"Mrs. Jacob has contrived to invest the situ-
ation with a certain freshness."
-f Ath. 1908, 2: 569. N. 7. lOOw.
"The work as a whole has a restraint, com-
pactness, and finish which mark it for a bit of
literary art, as distinguished from the amusing
catchpenny fiction of the popular book-mart."
+ Nation. 88: 583. Je. 10, *09. 170w.
"The story has not the Importance which a
more detailed treatment and a better construc-
tion would have given It."
— 4- N. Y. Times. 14: 176. Mr. 27, '09. 270w.
22i.
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Jacobus, Melancthon Williams, ed. Stand-
ard Bible dictionary, designed as a com-
prehensive guide to the Scriptures, em-
bracing their languages, literature, his-
tory, biography, manners and customs,
and their theology; ed. by Malancthon
W. Jacobus, E. E. Nourse, and Andrew
C. Zenos, in association with American,
British and German scholars. *$6.
Funk. g-2531-
Complete in one volume, this dictionary, the
joint work of thirty-seven Rible scholars in
America, Great Britain and Germany, is a the-
saurus of Scriptural knowledge, and a dic-
tionary of archaeology, ethnology and natural
history combined. The typographical arrange-
ment the pictorial illustrations and the valua-
ble new maps have all been determined upon
for their points of practical value.
"It is made for use. It will find a large
clientage to whom it will soon come to seem in-
dispensable." D. A. Hayes.
+ _ Am. J. Theol. 13: 275. Ap. '09. 700w.
"\ reference work that has long been needed
for smaller public libraries that cannot afford
the expensive dictionaries in several volumes.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 139. My. '09. +
"The weakest feature in the treatment of
the Old Testament is probably found in the
theological articles. Here the historical and
comparative method and spirit do not find free
play nor is the amount of space assigned to
these themes adequate to their prime signifi-
cance " J- M. P. Smith and S. J. Case.
+ — Bib. World. 33: 283. Ap. '09. 770w.
"The editors have been diligent in securing
a generally trustworthy discussion of the top-
ics belonging to a Bible dictionary, and in a
compact form making it useful for the Bible
scholar who has no access to more preten-
tious works." ,^„
-I Ind. 66: 377. F. 18, '09. 530w.
"To say nothing of the excellence of this
work as a pastor's study handbook, it should
win for itself a place in every Sunday-school
library, for it is the Bible dictionary of all in
existence best suited to that purpose. The cross
references are sometimes inexact and obscure.
^ Lit. D. 38: 730. Ap. 24, '09. 830w.
+ Nation. 89: 102. Jl. 29, '09. 350w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 114. F. 27, '09. 200w.
+ Outlook. 93: 600. N. 13, '09. 160w.
"Even a cursory examination of the pages
of this book by a layman would seem to bear
out the modest claims of the publishers and
^ ' °^+ R. of Rs. 39: 382. Mr. '09. 210w.
Jacomb, A. E. Faith of his fathers: a story
11 of some idealists. t$i-5o. Dodd. 9-35907-
"The story deals with life in a small English
manufacturing town, and the two families who
furnish most of the characters are Methodists
of the strictest and narrowest sort. The elders
in the Alexander family, especially the father,
exemplify the stern and literal faith of an
earlier day. But the children are not able to fit
this faith upon life as they see and long for it.
In consequence come struggle, tragedy, heart-
break."— N. Y. Times.
"It makes no appeal to the average fiction
reader, but as a character study is worth
while."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 133. D. '09.
"An interesting, if rarther laborious story.
The story is carefully written, and gives a real-
istic, but not too highly coloured picture of a
certain class of provincial society."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 193. F. 13. 200w.
"The skill with which the dignity of the Puri-
tan character is cumulatively impressed upon
the reader marks this story, with all its dreari-
ness, as a sincere and fruitful piece of interpre-
tation."
H Nation. 89: 380. O. 21. '09. 420w.
"The plot is managed with much skill, the in-
herent tragedy slowly culminating and reaching
its climax in the final lines."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 612. O. 16, '09. 280w.
"The book will leave a sensation of intense
dreariness on the mind of its readers. It is
written with considerable power, but the atmos-
phere is of well-nigh continuous gloom, and as a
work of art it decidedly lacks the saving gift of
humour."
h Spec. 102: 269. F. 13, '09. 90w.
James, Alice L. Houskeeping for two: a
1- practical guide for beginners. **$i.25.
Putnam.
A little volume packed with information for
beginners in housekeeping in a small way. The
author's attention has been given largely to the
minute details concerning which the young
housekeeper finds no information and is too in-
experienced to settle for herself. The effort has
been made to cover ground not usually included
in books on housekeeping.
James, George Wharton. Through Ra-
mona's country. **$2. Little. 8-34801.
An attempt after painstaking investigation to
answer authoritatively the question as to how
much of fact and how much of fiction entered
into the story, "Ramona," by Helen Hunt Jack-
son.
-1- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 78. Mr. '09.
"All those who have read Helen Hunt Jack-
son's 'Ramona,' and many who have not will
find Mr. James' book a delightful complement
of that famous novel."
-f- Cath. World. 89: 545. Jl. '09. 200w.
"Aside from its value as a contribution to a
literary discussion, furnishes a unique descrip-
tion, in text and picture, of the southwest as it
is to-day."
+ Lit. D. 37: 902. D. 12, '08. 140w.
"The most interesting pages in this book are
those describing the .astonishing changes that
have taken place in California since Ramona's
day."
+ Nation. 88: 140. F. 11, '09. 270w.
"Mr. James's effort has constantly been to
get at the facts upon which Mrs. Jackson based
her story. He falls short of the truth, however,
in not admitting the exceedingly romantic and
idealizing point of view from which she consid-
ered her Indian hero."
-I N. Y. Times. 13: 766. D. 12, '08. 260w.
James, Gertie De S. Wentworth-. Wild
widow. $1.50. Empire book co. 8-17250.
"The plot is ingenious though artificial; the
lady described in the title incurs a risk of
penal servitude, but, by dint of bribery and
payment to a black-mailer, maintains a position
among those whose visits and dresses are
chronicled in 'society papers.' She is vividly
presented. The stinginess of her friend Lady
Chesham is mechanically funny, and there are
many passages of smart writing." — Ath.
"This novel is written in a mood of bountiful
optimism and by no means straightened mo
rality."
— Ath. 1908, 1: 693. Je. 6. 80w.
— N. Y. Times. 14: 60. Ja. 30, '09. 140w.
James, Henry. Italian hours. **$7.50.
12 Houghton. 9-29605.
"Among the two or three hundred handsomest
travel books of the season must be placed Hen-
rv James's 'Italian hours.' . . . The chapters on
the various cities were for the most part writ-
ten at earlier dates (those on Venice, for in-
stance, go back to 1872, 1882, 1892, and 1899),
but they are now first brought together so as
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to give a picture of Italy as a whole." (Na-
tion.) "The novelty of the present volume con-
sists in the fact that 'the notes on various vis-
its to Italy are here for the first time exclusive-
ly placed together,' to quote once more the
preface. 'I have not hesitated to amend my
te.\t, expressively,' the traveller adds. There
has, however, been little attempt to bring the
chapters 'down to date,' unless it be in the addi-
tion of papers recording later impressions."
(Dial.)
"Italy is at once too simple and too complex
to yield her secret readily. Disarmed by her
open heart, Mr. James thinks he has found that
secret on the first railway platform, and, de-
ceived once, he is blind to it when it shines be-
fore his eyes."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 689. D. 4. 850w.
"The pictures much more than justify them-
selves as glosses of the text by Mr. James.
When the time comes to evaluate these travel-
sketches of a subtler sort, one is prompted to
quote, without consciousness of malice, one of
Mr. James's own sentences, occurring in 'Ro-
man neighbourhoods.' 'The great thing in art is
charm, and the great thing in charm is sponta-
neity." W. B. Blake.
+ Dial. 47: 450. D. 1, '09. 900w.
"The combination of Henry James and Jo-
seph Pennell in 'Italian hours' was exceedingly
happy." W. G. Bowdoin.
4- Ind. 67: 1352. D. 16. '09. lOOw.
"We feel glad that the publishers have re-
printed the essays in this attractive and perma-
nent form. The illustrations by Joseph Pen-
nell are exactly suited to the vague suggestive-
ness of the text."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1073. D. 11, '09. lOOw.
"Free from the involved ambiguity of hesita-
tion that makes of his later writngs, such as his
recent impressions of America, a task rather
than a pleasure."
+ Nation. 89: 569. D. 9, '09. 240w.
James, Henry. Julia Bride. t$i-2S. Harper.
10 9-24962.
A remarkably analyzed situation in which a
beautiful girl wakens to the fact that she deep-
ly loves a conservative young man whose train-
ing and family traditions are likely to render
it impossible for him to overlook her mother's
many divorces and her own several-times-brok-
en engagements. She implores one of her ex-
fiances to go to the new lover and explain away
her apparent fickleness and to assert her worth-
iness. The man uses the opportunity for sel-
fish social aims with the result that the gir!
suffers pitiful humiliation.
"If he had written none of the books that ap-
pear in his bibliography since 'The tragic muse,'
this would be accounted a slight but sufficiently
pleasant short story."
+ Bookm. 30: 322. D. '09. 260w.
"The average busy man or woman of to-day
will hardly read a novel of this sort with en-
thusiasm. It is too much of a psychological
puzzle to prove either instructive or entertain-
ing."
— Lit. D. 39: 962. N. 27, '09. 220w.
"There are sordid features in the story — it
is not quite pleasant reading. One feels that
Mr. James is a little unsympathetic, a little sar-
castic, perhaps. It is possibly a comedy by rea-
son of its treatment. And, be it added, a one
act comedy — merely a curtain-raiser. It will
delight Mr. James's admirers."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 613. O. 16, '09. 370w.
"It is a piece out of life, wonderfully done,
with no single detail slurred."
+ No. Am. 190: 836. D. '09. 250w.
Outlook. 93: 515. O. 30, '09. 200w.
James, William. Meaning of truth: a sequel
1^ to Pragmatism. **$i.2S. Longmans.
9-27102.
This series of articles, comprising all the
work of his pen that bears directly on the truth
question, Professor James has published as a
refutation of various arguments used against
Pragmatism in so far as it has to do with de-
fining truth. "What our critics most persist-
ently keep saying," he writes, "is that though
workings go with truth, yet they do not consti-
tute it. It is numerically additional to them,
prior to them, explanatory of them and in no
wise to be explained by them. . . . But once
establish the proper verbal custom, let the
word 'truth' represent the property of the idea,
cease to make it something mysteriously con-
nected with the object known and the path
opens fair and wide, as I believe, to the discus-
sion of radical empericism on its meriis.'
"This genuine logic, the counterpart and com-
plement of a no less genuine psychology, af-
fords the only ground on which Dr. James, be-
ing thoroughly at home, can expect to bring his
fight with the Rationalist school to a finish. As
it is, he skirmishes about with incomparable
ingenuity, but little practical effect."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 549. N. 6. 1350w.
"The development of pragmatism by William
James reads like the plea of a skillful attorney
for a criminal with every 'prima facie' evidence
of guilt against him." T: V. Moore.
— Cath. World. 90: 341. D. '09. 4100w.
"Prof. James's pragmatic explanation of truth
grows clearer and clearer through the succes-
sive essays, so that the last ones are the best.
Prof. James, with all his attractive personality
and his charming style, in lecture room and in
book, has the bad habit of using words and
phrases that antagonize, of giving some objec-
tional name to a perfectly innocent state of
mind, all because of his wit and strong feeling."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 691. N. 6, 'OD. 700w.
James, William. Pluralistic universe: Hib-
^ bert lectures at Manchester college
on the present situation in philosophy.
**$i.50. Longmans. 9-9478.
Eight lectures as follows: The types of phil-
osophic thinking: Monastic idealism; Hegel and
ills method; Concerning Fechner; The compound-
ing of consciousness; Bergson and his critique of
intellectualism; The continuity of experience:
and Conclusions.
A. L, A. Bkl. 5: 170. Je. '09.
"We are treated to what is substantially a
disquisition, on the shortcomings of Absolutism,
as compared with Pragmatism, in all respects,
though notably in respect of its failure to pro-
vide Theism with a satisfactory foundation."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 577. My. 15. 1750w.
Cath. World. 89: 679. Ag. '09. 850w.
"Into this type of philosophical nicety, as in-
to matters of artistic technique, only the pro-
fessional will care or dare to follow; and tha
discerning and interested amateur, as he fol-
lows the conversation or the exhibition with ap-
preciation and respect, is peculiarly grateful for
the illuminating and refreshing personal touches
of the expositor. The hearers of Professor
James doubtless had this advanta.ge to a greater
extent than his readers; but the latter will be
repaid for the effort to secure an intelligent
insight into the Jamesian point of view."
-I- Dial. 47: 22. Jl. 1, '09. 270w.
"The negative or critical side of the Jamesian
vision contains much that is of value. The
fault I have to find with it is, that it identifies
intellect with one form of intellectualism. Of
the positive side of his method it is not easy
to speak." W. R. Sorley.
-] Hibbert J. 8: 204. O. '09. 2600w.
"Much of it will be found difficult to follow
by those who are not well read in modern phi-
losophy and familiar with the language of the
various schools. But Professor James's uncon-
ventional manner and touches of personal ex-
perience render anything he writes of interest
to a wide audience."
H Ind. 66: 1031. My. 13, '09. 680w.
Reviewed by P. E. M.
_| Nation. 88: 457. My. 6, '09. 3700w.
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James, William — Continued.
"Perhaps the most interesting portions of the
present volume are those in which Prof. James
points out the theological implications of his
metaphysical doctrines. We are not called on
in this place to discuss the absolute merits of
Prof. James's sketch of his new philosophy and
theology; its mode of presentation is more di-
rectly our concern. The subject matter has
hindered Prof. James from displaying that lu-
cidity and lightness with which his name is
associated among students of philosophy. Not
that the present volume is without flashes of
insight or brilliancy." Joseph Jacobs.
+ _ N. Y. Times. 14: 419. Jl. 3, '09. 1700w.
"More and more it becomes clear that our
author has found his own metier" in the role
of the popular essayist in philosophy, that his
writing is dominated by tae essayist's desire
to interest and surprise, by the essayist's con-
cern for picturesque effect, by the essayist's
'art de bien dire.' The result is a brilliant
literary effort rather than a substantial con-
tribution to philosophical discussion." James
Seth.
_| Philos. R. 18: 536. S. '09. 3200w.
"We differ profoundly on many points from
the author, but we welcome any man who can
so freshly and forcibly restate world-old prob-
lems, and who strives so valiantly to make phi-
losophy a true lamp to the human path."
H Spec. 102: 898. Je. 5, '09. 1700w.
Jameson, John Franklin, ed. Original nar-
ratives of early American history, ea.
**$3. Scribner.
V. 8. Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-
1664. 9-24463.
"Contains, if not all, certainly the most im-
portant of the contemporary representations of
New Netherland, from Van Meteren's and Ju-
et's accounts of Hudson's voyage to Peter Stuy-
vesant's report of the surrender of the prov-
ince, fifty-six years later. De Laet, Wasse-
naer, De Vries, Father Jogues, Megapolensis,
Domine Selyns — all the early authorities are
here, the editor deserving special thanks for
printing in full the 'Privileges and exemptions
for patroons, masters and private individuals
who will settle anv colonies and cattle in New
Netherland' (1630), and the historic 'Represen-
tation' of 1650."— Ind.
undiscovered and of high value in that they
exhibit the sworn testimony of six eye-witnesses
who confirm Prickett's narrative of the Hudson
mutiny.
-f- Am. Hist. R. 15: 216. O. '09. llOw. (Re-
view of v. 8.)
Dial. 47: 291. O. 16, '09. 80w. (Review
of V. 8.)
"Apart from its service In placing within
easy reach of the student sources of early
American history which would otherwise have
grown increasingly difficult of access, the series
continues to be a growing storehouse of true
romance, as our historical novelists of a decade
ago well knew."
+ Ind. 67: 751. S. 30, '09. 420w. (Review
of V. 8.)
"There is no gainsaying the charm that lies
in such intimate accounts as these of the way
the world looked to men who ventured forth
upon its unknown face three centuries ago."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 564. S. 25. '09. 900w.
(Review of v. 8.)
R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. 70w. (Re-
view of V. 8.)
Janvier, Thomas Allibone. Henry Hudson : a
8 brief statement of his aims and his
achievements, to which is added a newly-
discovered partial record now first pub-
lished of the trial of the mutineers by
whom he and others were abandoned to
their death. **75c. Harper. 9-22208.
Gives first a life that is a condensation of
what has been recorded by Hudson's authorita-
tive biographers, and second some fresh ma-
terial in the form of documents, until recently
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 42. O. '09. 4"
"Altogether, aside from its merit of time-
liness, the little book has a real and permanent
value for all admirers of the brave explorer
and great discoverer."
+ Ind. 67: 763. S. 30, '09. 200w.
"The book makes charming reading, whether
one be familiar with the facts already, or
whether he approaches the subject for the first
time."
+ Lit. D. 39: 442. S. 18, '09. 180w.
"The contemporary documents are a valuable
addition to Hudson inemorabilia."
+ Nation. 89: 259. S. 16, '09. 280w.
"Mr. Janvier is at some pains to make out
a case for Hudson as deserving of the monu-
ment which fate has given him in the City of
New York. He is at pains also to spin out
his book — little as it is — by going over all the
ground twice and most of it thrice and by
indulging in those arguments and speculations
which are the license of the reconstructors of
history."
H 'N. Y. Times. 14: 540. S. 11, '09. 400w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 510. O. '09. 150w.
Jefferson, Charles Edward. Christmas build-
12 ers. **5oc. Crowell. 9-22920.
From a protest against the frenzy of Christ-
mas, "when the world is embarrassed and real-
ly injured by a desire of people to be loving,
and to manifest their love by giving gifts," the
bearer of this Christmas message moves rapidly
over the way that he trod hunting for architects
and builders competent to build a Christmas
great enough to satisfy and bless a world. He
knocked at the doors of all universities, went to
the palaces of kings, turned to the parliaments
of the world, stole into the study of philoso-
phers, sought help from the aged; and all in
vain. Finally he found the answer in the heart
of a child, where standing radiant were seven
angels: Wonder, Humility, Trust, Simplicity,
Purity, Joy and Affection. Thru these builders
Christmas may return to old-time ideals and
cover the whole year.
N. Y. Times. 14: 798. D. 18, '09. 40w.
"Dr. Jefferson's striking little book ought to
be in everybody's hands when the day of the
Nativity comes."
-I- Outlook. 93: 763. D. 4, '09. 230w.
Jefferson, Charles Edward. My father's
^ business : a series of sermons to children.
**$i.2S. Crowell. 9-25794.
Ten simply worded sermons preached to the
children of the Broadway tabernacle. They are
as follows: IJne upon line: How to grow; The
duty of asking questions; The beauty of obedi-
ence; Mv father's business; The silent years;
Work; The will; Honesty; Being a Christian.
N. Y. Times, 14: 808. D. 18, '09. 80w.
Jekyll, Gertrude. Children and gardens.
(Country life lib.) *$2. Scribner.
9-4186.
"The twelve chapters that go to make up the
book give much advice and useful information
regarding children's gardens and the flowers
they should grow, and of the play-house that
every child must covet for its own, together
with various dissertations as to weeds and
seeds, and botany. The chapter called 'Cowslip-
time,' with its instructions on the making of
cowslip balls, is especially attractive; and the
conversion of a snapdragon pod into the sem-
blance of an old woman is nothing less than
the solution of a puzzling problem." — Ath.
"Her advice is both practical and pleasant
reading."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 29. S. '09.
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"Will be a welcome gift to children who are
fortunate enxiugh to have gardens of their own,
while even to those who have not it should pre-
sent many points of interest."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 18. Ja. 2. 200w.
"No better book — none so good, indeed — could
be placed in the hands of the children to whom
the gardens of the future must look for care
and preservation." S. A. Shafer.
+ Dial. 46: 367. Je. 1, '09. 180w.
'"A strange medley of odds and ends, put to-
gether in rather a whimsical but attractive
fashion. It has a good deal of sound elementary
botany, for the most part so completely sugar-
coated as to make the disguise perfect."
+ Nation. 88: 71. Ja. 21, '09. 200w.
+ Sat. R. 106: sup. 5. D. 12, '08. 140w.
"No one could write a pleasanter book on a
more harmless subject."
+ Spec. 102: 861. My. 29, '09. 120w.
Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple. Life questions of
high school boys. 40c. Y. M. C. A.
8-30285.
"Makes some suggestions to young men on
how to meet liberally and manfully tlie problems
and temptations likely to assail them during
the first years of their high school life." — R. of
Rs.
"Is wholly admirable and would be found ex-
ceedingly useful by parents and teachers."
+ Educ. R. 37: 96. Ja. '09. 30w.
"A helpful little brochure."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 126. Ja. '09. 50w.
"A reading of the book resulted in consid-
erable disappointment. A skilful teacher well
acquainted with boys can make some good use
of it, but such a teacher has most of the ma-
terial it furnishes already in hand. We hope
that the author will undertake the same task
again with less limitations as to size of the
work, precedents of publishers, etc." P. A.
Manny.
h School R. 17: 576. O. '09. 400w.
Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple. Principles of
•5 politics from the viewpoint of the Amer-
ican citizen. *$i.50. Macmillan. 9-10657.
The George Blumenthal lectures for 1908.
"They are marked, as were the lectures of Dr.
Shaw and of President Wilson, by intense prac-
ticality and by a host of concrete illustrations
and of applications of political principles. This
fact is itself worthy of notice, for it indicates
how wide of the truth is the crude generaliza-
tion that asserts a lack of practical knowledge
on the part of academic students and teachers
of political subjects." (Educ. R.)
"Too general to be of great value to the close
student."
H A, L. A. Bkl. 6: 43. O. '09.
"This book of Professor Jenks deserves a
place in every collection of books on contempo-
rary politics."
-I- Educ. R. 38: 96. Je. '09. 200w.
Ind. 67: 303. Ag. 5, '09. llOw.
"The book was written in haste, and the
reader suffers who peruses it at leisure."
h Nation. 89: 119. Ag. 5, '09. 280w.
"This lucid and interesting volume both read-
able and instructive to the man of fifty, gives a
clear idea of the need of taxation and takes
away some of its bitter taste."
-I- Outlook. 92: 108. My. 15, '09. 150w.
"To the student of political science the lec-
tures contain little that is unfamiliar. For the
popular audience for which they are intended
they are valuable as the contribution of a man
of wide experience and sound judgment in the
matters with which he deals." T: It. Powell.
+ Pol. Scl, Q. 24: 525. S. '09. 420w.
"While the theoretical basis of his lectures
Is sound and well-considered the real value of
his conclusions comes from the fact that they
have been tested in actual life."
-f R. of Rs. 40: 126. Jl. '09. 140w.
Jenks, Tudor. Book of famous sieges. **$i.so.
^ Doubleday. 9-23997.
Treats the following typical sieges and shows
the various methods of taking cities irom the
beginning of history to our times: Troy,
Babylon, Platjea, Tyre, Saguntum, Syracuse,
Alesia, Jerusalem, Constantinople, 717 A. D.,
Paris, Antioch, Orleans, Fall of Constantinople,
Rhodes, Gibraltar, Antwerp, Vicksburg, Paris,
and Port Arthur.
"The accounts are necessarily very sketchy,
and the style is rather perfunctory and spirit-
less, but the book will be useful for boys who
are interested in the development of modern
welfare."
-\ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 137. D. '09.
"It is a genuine pleasure to come upon such
a clear, forceful style, simple enough for a boy
of twelve, yet highly interesting to mature
readers."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 583. O. 2, '09. 130w.
Jenks, Tudor. When America won liberty;
9 Patriots and Royalists. **$i.25. Crowell.
9-^4275-
A companion volume to the author's "When
America was new." It begins with the estab-
lishing of the colonies and their main com-
munities and tells the story of how the na-
tions of the old world came into conflict on
the new continent and how, when the struggle
was reduced to a contest between the French
and English, the English gained the leader-
ship and took possession of the principal colo-
nies along the Atlantic coast.
"This is a worthy departure from the stereo-
typed school history." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1364. D. 16, '09. llOw.
"When his series is completed, he will have
executed a compact and agreeably told account
of the building of a nation."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1018. D. 4, '09. 180w.
-!- Nation. 89:539. D. 2, '09. 60w.
Jepson, Edgar. Arsene Lupin; from tlie
^- play by Maurice Leblanc and Francis
de Croisset. t$i.5o. Doubleday. 9-28119.
Novelized from the play by Maurice Leblanc
and Francis de Croisset, this storv follows the
daring adventures of Lupin, the brilliant, the
mysterious gentleman-burglar who hides his
own identity under a title and woos a wealthy
American's daughter in Paris only for the ac-
cess it affords to objects which he may steal
with little chance of discovery. Finally, when
he is under suspicion and is at the point of
being caught, the curtain rings down upon his
escape. Like Raffles, he possesses a strange
magic that foils apprehension.
"The translation is easy and dramatic, and
the whole offers excellent entertainment."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 122. Jl. 31. llOw.
"Arsene is still the same brilliant, charming,
uncannily clever person, while the other char-
acters, by reason of the more detailed treat-
ment are better rounded and more lifelike."
-h N. Y. Times. 14: 721. N. 20, '09. 260w.
"It is most entertaining, lively, and unex-
pected; a boolc of the moment, but a very
clever one."
-I- Outlook. 93: 643. N. 20, '09. 90w.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka. Passing of the
third floor back. t$i. Dodd. 8-30014.
Six stories as follows: Passing of the third
floor back: The philosopher's joke; The soul of
Nicholas Snyders, or. The mis.er of Zandam;
Mrs. Korner sins her mercies: The cost of kind-
ness; and The love of Ulrlch Nebendahl.
"Most of the stories have a sentiment and
delicacy, also a seriousness of thought, that
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Jerome, Jerome Klapka — Continued-
place them in a different class from Mr. Jer-
ome's humorous volumes. They will interest
educated readers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 24. Ja. '09.
"Out of these half dozen short stories the
one that gives its title to the book is without
doubt the best — in fact, is the one that is most
worthy of its author. Even in this the moral
seems rather transitory."
H Ath. 1907, 1: 789. Je. 29. 200w.
"The book as a whole strikes strangely. It
seems the work of a man of great cleverness,
some fancy, and a shrewd humour; but one who
has never tried his hardest to hnd out what is
in him, and who speaks too often easily from
the surface through ignorance or fear of what
the depths may contain. We believe that the
depths are there."
H Lond. Times. 6: 166. My. 24, '07. 330w.
"The other stories of the book are of no
especial distinction, but these that we have
cited will suffice to endear it to those who have
wished to go deeper than laughter with this
modern master of fooling."
+ Nation. 88: 308. Mr. 25, '03. 300w.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka. They and I. t$i-50.
12 Dodd. 9-24947-
"Mr. Jerome makes plenty of amusement out
of the adventures of a middle-aged father and
his family. His method is something like Mark
Twain's, and he manages to hit off with skill
some of the trials which beset the ordinary man
in the course of selecting a house, losing his
way in the dark, satisfying his wife's demands,
&c. The difficulties of the literary man in
search of truthful ddtail are also lightly touched
on." — Ath.
"This book is presented to us as a maturer
'Three men in a boat,' and being in the same
vein, it sho\\s a distinct advance in taste and
style. All is easily told, and we merely object
to the attril)ution of some of Browning's best-
known lines to Swinburne. If an author is to
rise early to get a sunrise described properly,
he might as well go to a book to verify his
quotations."
+ — Ath. 1909, 2: 522. O. 30. 170w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6. '09. 90w.
"Verv amusing."
-i- Spec. 103: 750. N. 6, '09. 30w.
Jerrold, Walter Copeland. Highways and
12 byways in Middlesex. (Highways and
byways ser.) *$2. Macmillan. 9-29191.
"Middlesex, the 'homeliest of the home coun-
ties,' as Mr. Jerrold aptly calls it, never could
lay claim to much natural beauty, and can do
so still less now when such orchards, pastures
and other rural amenities as it possesses, are
fast being invaded by the speculative builder and
converted into suburbs. Still, for its shortcom-
ings in this respect ample compensation is af-
forded by its associations with notable person-
ages and great events, and herein, as the au-
thor justly points out, the country can claim its
strongest individuality. Into these old associa-
tions Mr. Jerrold has delved with good effect." —
Int. Studio.
"A volume abounding in interest. Of the
sketches which Mr. Thomson has contributed—
one hundred and twenty odd in number — we
may say that they are among the best we have
seen from his pencil: the point of view is always
selected with judgment, and actuality is
achieved without anv superfluity of detail."
-f- Int. Studio. 39: 170. D. '09. 150w.
"Mr. Jerrold has done his work with admir-
able industry and diligence. Novelty in such a
subject is almost impossible — the expert, indeed,
is wearied by the repetition of familiar matter-
but the various points of Interest for which we
have looked are generally well taken ud. In
church architecture alone Mr. Jerrold disap-
points us, omitting noteworthy details, though
he is particularly strong on mortuary inscrip-
tions."
H Sat. R. 108: sup. 3. N. 13, '09. 1600w.
H Spec. 103: sup. 925. D. 4, '09. 220w.
Jerrold, Walter Copeland. Thomas Hood:
" his life and times. *$s. Lane. 8-21534.
An entertaining and informing book on Hood
the man, poet, and humorist. It brings to light
new material including hitherto unpublished
letters among which are several from L.amb
"Mr. Jerrold's book is deserving of high praise;
it is conscientious as to facts, it contains a
wealth of material, and it presents a most
human and satisfying portrait of the lovable,
witty Hood." (N. Y. Times.)
"The book is sufficiently entertaining for a
popular biography, always accurate and. though
not complete in the fullest sense of the term,
contains enough material old and new to serve
as the standard reference life."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 43. O. '09.
"If Mr. Jerrold is not always impeccable in
his handling of literary matters, he does full
justice to the human, domestic, and social sides
of his subject."
H Ath. 1908, 1: 441. Ap. 11. 2300w.
"Accuracy seems usually to have been at-
tained. Completeness in the fullest measure has
not. This life of Hood will properly go to its
place upon many library shelves as the stan-
dard reference book for an author whose fame,
though small, is constant. It Is trustworthy,
and it contains much not elsewhere to be found."
H: S. Canby.
H Dial. 47: 43. Jl. 16, '09. 1250w.
"The biography is the result of honest pains-
taking, and has the solid merit of correcting
traditional errors and of offering a considerable
amount of new material." P. E. M.
+ Nation. 8;9: 179. Ag. 26, '09. 3200w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 301. My. 15, '09. 1900w.
"Mr. Jerrold has done his work in a thorough
and conscientious way. He has spared no
pains to sift all the available material, and has
probably written the best account of Hood there
is."
-I- Sat. R. 104: 670. N. 30, '07. 750w.
Jervey, Theodore Dehon. Robert Y. Jlayne
8 and his times. *$3. Macmillan. 9-12869.
"A misunderstood statesman — that is the bur-
den of Theodore D. Jervey's book about Robert
Y. Hayne, and his effort is toward the clearing
away of the misunderstanding and the creation
of an understanding of the real Hayne." (N. Y.
Times.) It is maintained that "from the very
beginning of his service in the Senate and
throughout the nullification debates Hayne was
the undisputed leader of his faction, while Clay
succeeded "Webster as the leader of the op-
posing faction, the Protectionists." (R. of Rs.)
"An excellent piece of historical biography."
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"The author has made good use of source
material, some of which, such as contemporary
newspapers, is not readily accessible. But in
the matter of construction, his work is not above
criticism. Perhaps a more serious criticism is
that he has attempted to delineate a national
hero in a setting almost entirely local." D: Y.
Thomas.
-\ Dial. 47: 94. Ag. 16, '09. 1400w.
"Many new facts are brought to light, and a
good deal of valuable information regarding so-
cial and industrial conditions in South Carolina
is given. The occasional bitter and sweeping
allusions to the abolitionists, and in particular
to John Quincy Adams, reveal a sectional bias
rather than a historical weighing of causes and
consequences, but these indulgences do not of-
ten obtrude. The work as a whole is to be
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"Lack of perspective and proportion prevents
Mr. Jervey's work from being a portrait and
makes it rather a collection of materials, or
a guide to the study of Havne."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 362. Je. 12, "09. 1050w.
"It is doubtful whether new light has been
thrown on the matter by Mr. Jervey's research-
es, but so far as the personal career of Hayne
is concerned Mr. Jervey has made use of manu-
script sources and has undoubtedly gathered
some facts not heretofore generally known."
4- R. of Rs. 40: 254. Ag. '09 200w.
Jevons, Frank Byron. An introduction to
the study of comparative religion.
(Hartford-Lamson lectures on the re-
ligions of the world.) **$i.50. Macmil-
lan. 8-30157.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
On the whole, the second part of the 'Age'
shows the characteristic principle in decay."
(Spec.)
"This volume shows a scientific and religious
grasp of a wide subject, and as a condensation
of material is invaluable to students of religion
and missionary activitv." 8. E. llupp.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 474. Mr. '09. SSOw.
"Mr. Jevons's work, though necessarily
sketchy, is full of interest, and admirable in
tone and expression."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 248. F. 27. 900w.
"Everj' student of religion should read it."
+ Bib. World. 33: 143. F. '09. lOw.
"In several cases he appears to lay undue
stress on logical definitions, and his statements
are not always self-consistent."
-i Nation. 88: 490. My. 13, '09. 750w.
"It is an admirable introduction to the sub-
ject, clear in style, sound in method, and with
a comprehensive grasp of facts. The book may
be cordially commended, especially to those who
are beginners or those who wish a treatment
that is free from technical difficulties." E: S.
Drown.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 127. Mr. 6, '09. 280w.
Outlook. 90: 978. D. 26, '08. 200w.
Johns, Claude Hermann W. Ur-Engur, a
bronze of the fourth millennium: a brief
treatise on canephorous statues, priv.
ptd. F: Fairchild Sherman, 42 W. 39th
St., N. Y. 8-19726.
"C. H. W. Johns of Queen's college, Cam-
bridge, gives 'a brief treatise on canephorous
statues,' including an examination of the Mor-
gan statuette. After describing the Greek ca-
nephorous maidens, the 'basket-bearers' (who
officiated in great festivals), and their artistic
representations, he enumerates the similar
Babylonian and Assyrian figures, and from a
comparison of the two groups concludes that
probably the Greek custom is of Semitic origin."
(Nation.) "The interest of the object is two-
fold. It is the only one of the kind bearing
the name of this ruler, and it is the oldest ca-
nephorous statuet known to us." (Ind.)
-f Ind. 66: 198. Ja. 28, '09. 680w.
Nation. 87: 448. N. 5, '08. 300w.
Johnson, A. H. Age of enlightened despots.
8 1660-1789. 2s. 6d. Methuen, London.
Belongs to the series of "Six ages of Euro-
pean history." "The author divides the period
into two parts. In the first (1660-1715) the 'en-
lightened despots' are represented by Louis XIV,
Leopold of Austria, the Orange princes, and
Charles XII of Sweden. Of course each of these
rulers fell short in one respect of the ideal, but
they represent personal government as a gen-
uine power. In the second we have Joseph II
and Frederick the Great. The reign of Peter the
Great, to whom the epithet 'enlightened' applies
but dubiously, falls chiefly into the first period.
"Mr. Johnson has written an admirable prim-
er, in which none but the most essential facts
are stated; his discussions of vexed questions,
though simply worded, are extremely sugges-
tive. The series must be swallowed as a whole
or not at all, and as a whole it is strong meat
for babes."
-] Sat. R. 107: 822. Je. 26, '09. 270w.
"Mr. Johnson's book is a considerable contribu-
tion to historical study, valuable in itself, and
suggestive of developments which the reader
may follow out for himself."
+ Spec. 102: 467. Mr. 20, '09. 200w.
Johnson, Charles Frederick. Shakespeare
^ and his critics. **$i.5o. Houghton.
9-6493-
"Comprises a history of the criticism of
Shakespeare as poet and playwright, in Eng-
land and the L'nited States, with some notice
of foreign criticism, from the very beginning.
It also serves to elucidate much of that crit-
icism, to set it in the proper historical light;
it classifies the textual criticism, the supposed-
ly 'common sense' criticism of the order of Dr.
Samuel Johnson's, the romantic criticism of
Coleridge and his followers, including Swin-
burne, the philosophic and mystical criticism
of the German school, the scientific criticism of
Furnivall and Fleay, and shows the student
how much has been done, in the centuries, to
promote comprehension of the poet." — N. Y.
Times.
"The discussion of the canan, the schools of
interpretation, and the various editions is dis-
tinctly valuable."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 170. Je. '09.
"A most useful book — a veritable literary
Baedeker. In accuracy and in some of the de-
tails of book-making, the work is faulty."
H Dial. 47: 74. Ag. 1, '09. 240w.
"In some instances, like that of Hamlet in
particular, the writer's own comments form
something of an original contribution of them-
selves. The volume is in reality a discussion
and a very suggestive one."
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"It is not only as a comprehensive review of
Shakespearian criticism in English — a review
rapid enougii to show tlie configuration of tne
whole country without being so cursory as to
blur its features — that Prof. Johnson's book is
interesting. It is interesting also as a kind of
review of English criticism and literary taste
in general. The weakest part of the volume is
the treatment of eighteenth-century criticism,
for whose ideals Professor Johnson has so little
sympathy that he misses even the kernel of
truth that was in it."
-i Nation. 88: 587. Je. 10, '09. 800w.
"This is a book packed with suggestion and
information, and worthy of a permanent place
in the library of every Shakespearean student."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 158. Mr. 20, '09. 840w.
"Professor Johnson covers a wide field, and
collects and condenses great varieties of opin-
ions; but he has an excellent sense of perspec-
tive, a vital interest in his work, and he has
kept the successive phases of his subject in a
certain unity which makes his book a connect-
ed history as well as a resumg of significant
Shakespearean criticism."
-f Outlook. 92: 69. My. 8, '09. ITOw.
Johnson, Charles Morris. Rapid methods
s for the chemical analysis of special steels,
steel-making alloys and graphite. $3.
Wiley. 9-3105.
"Gives a detailed account of the author's
methods for the determination of chromium,
vanadium, copper, titanium, nickel, molybdenum,
and tungsten in steel and steel-making alloys,
besides those for the ordinarily occurring ele-
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Johnson, Charles Morris — Continued-
ments, viz. carbon, silicon, sulphur, phosphorus,
and manganese. No reference is made to tan-
talum and uranium." — Nature.
+ Engin. D. 5: 418. Ap. '09. 80w.
"Most of the methods described are to be
found in the standard English works on the sub-
ject, but there are several new features which
deserve to procure a place for the book in all
steel-works' laboratories." F. I.
-\ Nature. 80: 272. My. 6, '09. 430w.
Johnson, Clifton. Picturesaue Hudson. (Pic-
9 turesque river ser.) *$i.25. Macmillan.
9-24935-
A guide book that presents the picturesque,
historic, literary and legendary features of the
Hudson. The chapters traverse the whole
course of the river from the tiny rills of the
Adirondacks to its end at the southern point
of Manhattan Island. Numerous clear illus-
trations accompany the text.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 77. N. '09. +
"INIuch as Mr. Johnson has that is Interest-
ing about the great river that, historically at
least, holds first place in American art and let-
ers, it seems to us that he has done little to
present what he calls its chief quality."
H Dial. 47: 287. O. 16, '09. 430w.
"Is filled with pleasant and unpretending chat
about the Hudson river. It is easily written
and it can be read without effort. It might
well have been provided with a. map, containing
only the specific places mentioned in the text."
Brander Matthews.
-I Forum. 42: 476. N. '09. 170w.
"An informing, useful little volume, whose
perusal will greatly enhance one's enjoyment
of the Hudson trip."
-H Ind. 67: 758. S. 30, '09. 180w.
"More comprehensive than the average guide-
book, it likewise shows evidence of those per-
sonal touches that only an interested traveler
in thorough sympathy with his subject can im-
part to a work of this character."
+ Lit. D. 39: 635. O. 16. '09. 280w.
"Is really a notable contribution to the liter-
ature of the Hudson."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1073. D. 11, '09. 80w.
"A pleasant and timely description of the riv-
er."
-f Nation. 89: 308. S. 30, '09. 150w.
"A pleasing little book, well written and lav-
ishly illustrated."
-i- N. Y. Times. 14: 570. S. 25, '09. lOOw.
R. of Rs. 40: 510. O. '09. 80w.
Johnson, Emory Richard, American rail-
way transportation: 2d rev. ed. (Ap-
pleton's business ser.). *$i.SO. Apple-
ton. 8-29203.
Squares the subject with the latest statistics
available in 1908, gives a summary of the legis-
lation by states from 1902 to 1908, includes de-
cisions of the United States courts since 1903
and the changes in federal and state laws.
"There are no essential changes in point of
view or in method of discussion." (J. Pol.
Econ.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 63. F. '09.
"It may be added that the price of the book
Is exceedingly low for a work containing such
a large amount of valuable matter, and one
which is of such usefulness as a work of refer-
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 35. Mr. 18, '09. 400w.
"The book is a veritable storehouse of statis-
tical information and is well Indexed."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 671. My. 22, '09. 300w.
-f J. Pol. Econ. 17: 168. Mr. '09. 30w.
"The book still continues to be the only avail-
able comprehensive treatment of the railway
question in the United States."
-f Nation. 88: 425. Ap. 22, '09. llOw.
"On the one hand it avoids excessive gener-
alization in principle, not raising theories which
might be argued about indefinitely without con-
clusion. And on the other hand it avoids mi-
nutiae which distract attention without inform-
ing the judgment."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 323. My. 22, '09. 580w.
Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 560. S. '09. 50w.
Yale R. 18: 221. Ag. '09. llOw.
Johnson, Emory Richard. Elements of
1^ transportation: a discussion of steam
railroad, electric railway, and ocean
and inland water transportation. **$i.50.
Appleton. 9-26313.
A new edition of Dr. Johnson's popular as
well as technical treatment of railway trans-
portation that has been revised to contain the
latest official statistics available in 1908. The
discussion of state and national legislation In-
cludes an account of the Hepburn act of 1906
and a summary of the legislation by states fro.n
1902 to 1908.
"Of general interest from the nature of the
subject, but arranged in textbook style for the
use of schools and colleges."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 119. D. '09.
Reviewed by F. H. D.
Econ. Bull. 2: 360. D. '09. 120w.
Johnson, Hugh S. Williams of West Point.
t$i.50. Appleton. 8-28984.
A thoroly informing story of West Point life
which follows the development of a manly fellow
who by dint of hard work and courage becomes
the leader of his class.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 30. Ja. '09. +
N. Y. Times. 13: 542. O. 3, '08. llOw.
Johnson, Owen, Eternal boy: being the
story of the prodigious Hickey. t$i-5o.
Dodd. 9-2772.
Hickey is the principal figure in a group of
"young brutes, tigers for cruelty, pigs for appe-
tite, monkeys for mischief" known as Shrimp,
the Gutter Pup, the Turkey, Fire Crackers.
Hungry and Old Ironsides. "These are all
young gentlemen of respectable families, sup-
posedly preparing by intellectual exercise for
entrance to Princeton university. For the
scene is, frankly, the big preparatory school at
Lawrenceville, N. J., renowned as a 'feeder' for
that great university. It is set before us vividly
and picturesquely, with its various dormitories,
its chapel and 'Gym,' its broad campus, its
gridiron and its diamond." (N. Y. Times.)
"Hardly a book for children, because of its
deplorable attitude toward teachers and study
in general, but entertaining and even instruc-
tive for adults."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 114. Ap. '09. 4«
"It is a story for boys, but for boys of from
fourteen to seventy, and for the mothers, sisters
and wives of these boys." A. B. Maurice.
4- -I- Bookm. 28: 596. F. '09. 1750w.
"Certainly since Mr. Kipling wrote 'Stalky
and company' no book dealing with school life
has appeared of as much significance as Mr.
Owen Johnson's 'The eternal boy.' " A. B.
-f' Forum. 41: 177. F. '09. lOOOw.
"To teachers and other discreet adults it may
be commended as an entertaining and perhaps
even instructive interpretation of the schoolboy
spirit."
-I- Nation. 88: 226. Mr. 4, '09. 230w.
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"Funny the stories may be, but he is a heed-
less father who can contemplate them without
anxiety if he has a son of the 'prep' age."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 70. F. 6, '09. 1250w.
"It is hard to say which chapter is the most
entertaining."
-I- Outlook. 91: 533. Mr. 6, '09. 410w.
Johnson, Walter. Folk-memory; or, The
continuity of British archaeology.
*$4.i5. Oxford. 9-8733-
Discusses the means by which archaeological
remains of our country have been preserved
and the machinery by which a great mass of
tradition has been handed down during the
ages. Contents: Continuity of the ages of stone
and bronze, "racial continuity, links between
the prehistoric and proto-historic ages, traces
of the ages of stone and bronze in ceremonies
and superstitions, the later history of the
megaliths, fairies, mound-treasure and barrow
superstitions, the reputed virtues of iron, our
oldest industry (stone implements), dene holes,
linchets, dew ponds, incised figures of our
chalk downs, old roads and trackways." (Na-
ture.)
"The present volume will obtain for him full
recognition as a writer on general archaeology.
The book may be read with profit and satisfac-
tion by those who hold the catastrophic the-
ories as well as those who are in full agree-
ment with Mr. Johnson."
-i Ath. 1909, 1: 126. Ja. 30. 1150w.
"He is sound on most of the scientific prob-
lems he deals with, and does not allow his
theory to master him. Mr. Johnson is not al-
ways just to his own theory."
H Nature. 79: 423. F. 11, '09. 620w.
"He has succeeded in setting in array such
a mass of evidence, and has examined such a
number of theories in regard to some of the
most difficult and most enticing problems of
antiquity, that his book could claim a place
if only as supplying a list of references or an
index. But it is much more."
+ Spec. 102: 226. F. 6, '09. 1700w.
Johnston, Reginald Fleming. From Peking
to Mandalay: a journey from North
China to Burma through Tibetan
Ssuch'uan and Yunnan. *$5. Button.
8-34209.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"An important work of limited appeal, hav-
ing special value for geographers, ethnologists
and philologists."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 15. Ja. '09.
"A very human expression of interest in
people and magnificent scenery."
+ Ind. 66: 537. Mr. 11, '09. 370w.
"The concluding chapter upon the present
conditions in China is suggestive and valuable."
-I- Nation. 88: 21. Ja. 7, '09. 730w.
"The want of new and more precise observa-
tion is the chief defect of the book, and for a
travel-book there is far too frequent a ten-
dency to theorise and inflate the text with
discursive and speculative views on the general
tenets of Buddhism and on commonplace topics
of that religion taken from the well-known
works of European writers." L. A. W.
h Nature. 79: 193. D. 17, '08. llOOw.
Johnston, Robert Matteson. French rcvolu-
■^ tion: a short history. **$i.25. Holt.
9-16816.
A short history which frees from the mass of
details the shape, the movement, and the sig-
nificance of this "great historical cataclysm."
Only the principal actors In the great nation-
al drama appear and the important happenings.
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 43. O. '09. +
"In the foregoing criticisms, and in those
we are about to make, we wish it to be under-
stood that we are judging Mr. Johnston by the
high standard of his earlier work. If the book
had borne the name of an unknown writer we
should have recommended it as an excellent
and accurate manual, comparing it favourably
with any work on modern French history which
has been produced in recent years by Oxford or
Cambridge, and we might have suggested that
its usefulness to students would be increased
by the marginal addition of dates to every
page."
-\ Ath. 1909, 2: 204. Ag. 21. 950w.
"A simple, readable, and thoughtfully dis-
cussed narrative, that is not so radically differ-
ent from other succinct histories of the period as
the critical preface might lead one to expect "
-t- Dial. 47: 126. S. 1, '09. 300w.
"As it stands. Professor Johnston's volume
forms a fitting prelude to his 'Napoleon,' ana
the two together embody the history of France
in the momentous years which intervened be-
tween the reigns of Louis XV and Louis
XVIII."
-f Ind. 67: 883. O. 14, '09. 400w.
"It is not exactly a school-book and yet it
should serve an excellent purpose in school
reading."
+ Lit. D. 39: 442. S. 18, '09. lOOw.
"That he has disentangled anything that can-
not be found already disentangled in many oth-
er compendiums, is not apparent. There are
many evidences of carelessness in the construc-
tion of the book."
H Nation. 89: 516. N. 25, '09. 880w.
"It is the first successful attempt to indicate
a history of that great event on a hypothesis
based on the present political situation not only
in France, but in all Europe, where vibrations
of the great upheaval of '8) are still visible."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 521. S. 4, '09. 1350w.
Johnston, Robert Matteson. Napoleon: a
■^ short biography, new ed. **$i.2S. Holt.
A compact volume of less than 250 pages
whose purpose is that of presenting to the read-
er in the most concise form possible, but yet
with historical accuracy, an outline of the his-
tory of Napoleon that will convey an adequate
first impression of his genius and policy. This
new edition is revised to date in the bibliog-
raphies and includes corrections of typograph-
ical errors.
A. L.
Bkl. 6: 61. O. '09. 4-
Johnstone, James. Conditions of life in the
sea: a short account of quantitative
marine biological research. *$3. Put-
nam.
Important because it opens a field that here-
tofore has not been readily accessible and be-
cause of the noteworthy consistency with which
the quantitative standpoint is maintained. "The
book is divided into three parts. Part 1 de.?lg-
nated introductory, contains in the first place
a general description of the apparatus and
procedures used in the most advanced marine
biological researches. . . . The real essence of
the volume is in parts 2 and 3, designated re-
spectively Quantitative marine biology and
Metabolism of the sea." (Science.) Part 3 con-
siders the three chief explanations for the
greater productivity of the ocean in high lati-
tudes than in the low.
"It treats a fascinating subject in a read-
able way. It possesses the distinction of being
almost the only available text-book on the sub-
ject In English."
-f Ath. 1909, 2: 159. Ag. 7. 600w.
"Mr. Johnstone Is to be congratulated on the
masterful manner in which he has carried out
his task. A clear and concise account of all
the more important work is given in lan-
guage devoid of unnecessary technicalities, and
in dealing with the more speculative problems
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Johnstone, James — Continued-
the author states 'pro' and 'con.' with an Im-
partiality which is quite refreshing." E. \V.
+ Nature, 79: 332. Ja. 21, '09. 870w.
"Had the author taken as his title 'Condi-
tions of life in the North sea' or sometlnng of
the sort, he would have saved himself from the
grave criticism that must now be passed upon
him. Some of the chapters were turned over
to the printer while their English was yet sore-
ly in need of pruning and finishing. Despite
these unsa-'orv remarks brought upon itself, the
book's merits far outweigh its defects." W: E.
Ritter
-I Science, n.s. 29: 461. Mr. 19, '09. 1900w.
Joly, John. Radioactivity and geology: an
I'J account of the influence of radioactive
energy on terrestrial history. *$3. Van
Nostrand. GS9-259.
Two cliapters in which the fundamental prin-
ciples and methods of radioactive inquiry are
explained and followed by chapters on radium
in the earth's surface, the effects of radium
as a factor in terrestrial thermodynamics, an
inquirv whether the same cause of instability
may in anv degree account for the more gen-
eral movements of the ocean bed which were
first referred to by Dai-win, and specialized
problems of the mountains and problems of
earth-heat in general.
"Suffers from the defects to all books which
are written with one purpose and rewritten
with another. When it comes to be expanded
into a book, its provisional character is rather
disagreeably evident, and the fact that the
author barelv touches upon the place of thori-
um in the scheme produces in the mind of the
lay reader the suspicion that there are gaps
left unfilled in the main argument which may
make his assimilation of the rest of the rea-
soning useless. We have thought it best thus
to mark at the outset the limitations of the
book; for the rest, we have nothing but praise
for Prof. .Tolv's treatise. To use the book
for future reference the reader is almost com-
pelled to make a fresh index for himself."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 157. Ag. 7. 900w.
"It is necessarily easy to criticise a work of
this character. Almost all its conclusions are
involved in assumptions. Yet the fundamental
position is sound. The book is full of sugges-
tion and new lines of thought. It will compel
interest, and should do much to encourage and
direct investigation into wlmt cannot fail to
be a richlv fruitful field."
-i Nature. 81: 152. Ag. 5, '09. 1550w.
Jones, Dora Duty. Technique of speech.
11 **$i.2S. Harper. 9-27292.
A work whose course is shaped by the rudi-
mentary defects in American voices and one in
which the author applies the mechanism of
speech to the study of English diction. Pure
pronunciation, she claims, lies at the basis of
clearness of speech and of resonance of voice
in speaking and singing. She teaches thru an-
alysis of the organs of speech the conscious
control of the vocal organs, and offers careful-
ly selected studies in articulation and enuncia-
tion.
"Is obviously the result of careful study, ex-
perience, and practice — the outcome, in fact, of
years of actual experience as a teacher — [and]
seems worthy of indorsement."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 743. N. 27, '09. 500w.
Jones, Forrest Robert. Gas engine. $4.
5 Wiley. 9-414S.
"The scheme of Mr. Jones' book is unusual
in several respects. The general consecutive
order is stated by the author to be 'descriptive,
operative, testing for faults, theoretical, results
of trials.' The first two-thirds of the book are
rather for the operator than for the student; it
is not till near the end that pressure-volume
diagrams are explained and gas-engine cycles
considered. A very considerable body of prac-
tical operating experience is placed before the
reader, though this experience appears to have
been with automobile and other gasoline engines
rather than with larger gas engines."— Engin. N.
"A good semi-technical treatise."
-j- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 170. Je. '09.
Engin. D. 5: 293. Mr. '09. 230w.
"The first chapter is confused in its arrange-
ment. The author does better in dealing with
operating and other details than in the more
general parts of the subject. Here and else-
where there is a curious but not very success-
ful treatment of illustrations. On the whole,
this book is a useful contribution to gas-engine
literature, but only from the operative stand-
point. In that particular it occupies a place
by itself." L. S. Marks.
H Engin. N. 61; sup. 43. Ap. 15, '09.
1400W.
"The text is very clear and the illustrations
unusually good."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 699. My. 29, '09. 250w.
Jones, Harry Clary, and Anderson, John
1- Augustus. Absorption spectra of solu-
tions of certain salts of cobalt, nickel,
copper, iron, chromium, neodymiuin,
praseodymium, and erbium in water,
methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol and ace-
tone, and in mixtures of water with the
other sohtnts. $3.50. Carnegie inst.
9-9963.
"Gives results for about 1,200 new and differ-
ent solutions. Besides publishing the 'maps of
the spectra, an analysis of the bands has been
undertaken for the purpose of comparison with
Beer's law." (Nation.) "The principle which
underlies the whole research is that the absorp-
tion spectrum of a solution consists simply of
the superposed absorption spectra of all the mo-
lecular species present in the solution." (Sci-
ence.)
+ Nation. 89: 40. JI. 8, '09. ISOw.
Reviewed by A. B. JL,amb.
+ Science,- n.s. 30: 565. O. 22, '0^. 1400w.
Jones, Henry. Idealism as a practical
12 creed; being the lectures on philosophy
and modern* life delivered before the
University of Sydney. *$2. Macmillan.
Studies in idealism delivered as popular lec-
tures to an Australian audience. They teach
"not quite the idealism of Berkeley, nor of Kant,
notwithstanding the Categorical imperative; but
a still more sublimated and spiritualized ideal-
ism than that of Hegel, even, whose teaching
is so thoroughly assimilated by the author, an
idealism made up of the teachings of Hegel and
Carlyle, of Wordsworth and Browning; an ideal-
ism in which mind, that has so large a part
in the idealism of Hegel, is dominated by spir-
it." (Ann. Am. Acad.)
"Were the. counsels of perfection so engag-
ingly presented for our consideration in this
volume only acted upon, this world would be
a different sort of world, — indeed, a veritable
Utopia." Mary Lloyd.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 620. N. "09. 420w.
"Generous and well-inspired lectures. It is
to be hoped that this powerful presentation of
the case for idealism will receive the attention
it deserves from a generation largely inclined
to take up with the 'hybrid schemes' whose
impotence Professor .Jones denounces. In read-
ing the sheets for the press, the author has ap-
parently been hurried." A. S. Pringle-Patti-
son.
-\ • Hibbert J. 8: 198. O. '09. 3250w.
"We cannot imagine a method better calcu-
lated to interest his hearers in the practical
value of philosophy than that which Professor
Jones has adopted. His philosophical style is
more eloquent than that of any modern writer.
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except, perhaps, Professor Santayana. He has
much of Professor Royce's wistful graciousness,
though his tone is more masculine. While he is
stimulating, he is also persuasive, an infrequent
and most valuable combination."
+ Spec. 103: 419. S. 18, '09. 1550w.
Jones, Jenkin Lloyd. What does Christmas
really mean? a sermon begun by John
T. McCutcheon, continued by Jenkin
Lloyd Jones. 50c. Forbes. 9-20219.
The story of the real meaning of Christmas
which a mother tells to her little boy who thinks
that the day was set apart only for holiday
sports, presents, and goodies to eat.
Reviewed bv K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 499. Ja. '09. 70w.
Dial. 45: 466. D. 16, "08. 70w.
"The lesson of the book cannot fail of bo-
ing useful in this day and generation when
Christmas loses so much of its true significance
in the worldly side of the festival that is so
much accented." W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 67: 1355. D. 16, '09. 130w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 798. D. 18, '09. 50w.
Jones, Rev. John Peter. India, its life and
thought. **$2.5o. Macmillan. 8-30291.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The fourteen papers that make up Dr.
Jones's inviting book are independent studies
upon one great theme, put together, apparently
at haphazard. It is precisely the sort of a
book to 'dip into.' " A. K. Parker.
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 640. O. '09. 550w.
"Will contribute to a better understanding
of India than many of the books of travel now
available."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 43. F. '09.
-I- Ind. 67: 762. S. 30, '09. 210w.
"This is the book on twentieth-century In-
dia."
-f + Lit. D. 38: 386. Mr. 6, '09. 310w.
"To all who desire to learn something of the
conditions and characteristics of [the Indians']
life and thought, it will prove exceedingly help-
ful."
-f Nation. 88: 17. Ja. 7, '09. 230w.
"His book is not altogether satisfying be-
cause, as in the productions of others in the
same field of endeavor as himself, the mis-
sionary point of view is allowed to predominate
to the almost total exclusion of every other.
The ordinary reader will find too much of the
'thought' and not enough of the 'life' of India
in Dr. Jones's book." Forbes Lindsay.
h N. Y. Times. 14: 45. Ja. 23, '09. 1200w.
"A well-digested description and analysis of
the great Oriental land which, however much
we may study it, will always be a puzzle to
western thought."
+ Outlook. 90: 887. D. 19, '08. 540w.
"Particularly interesting at the present mo-
ment is Mr. Jones's first chapter, on India's un-
rest."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 252. F. '09. 90w.
"This is a profoundly interesting book
throughout."
+ Spec. 102: 65. Ja. 9, '09. 250w.
Jones, Philip Lovering. Restatement of
^ Baptist principles. **5oc. Am. Bapt.
9-9475-
A clear, concise, every way fine statement of
the structural Baptist principles by one who has
been connected with the American Baptist pub-
lication society for twenty years and the book
editor for sixteen.
Jones, Rufus Matthew. Studies in mystical
'' religion. *$3.50. Macmillan. 9-35860.
"A book tracing the witness and weighing the
evidence of mystical experience from its first
Christian sources to the end of the English
Commonwealth. . . . Mr. Jones traces the mys-
tic sense from its first sources in primitive
Christianity, as it is offered in St. John the
Evangelist and St. Paul, through the ministry
and organization of the early church; he shows
the rebound to prophecy in Montanism ... he
counts among the elements borrowed from Greek
philosophy the influence of Plato, the immense
sway of Plotinus and the neo-Platonic school;
lie sets forth — slightly, of necessity — the mystic
elements in the teachings of the Church Fath-
ers . . . and, after two chapters devoted to Dio-
nysius the Areopagite and to John Scotus Erig-.
ena, he turns entirely to the mystical outpour-
ing as it affected those spiritual groups that
spread over mediaeval Europe, the Waldenses,
the spiritual Franciscans, the Friends of God,
the Brotherhood of the Common Life, the Lol-
lards, the Anabaptists, the Family of Love,
etc." — No. Am.
"An unprejudiced and sympathetic account,
full of charm and interest."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 77. N. '09.
"Dr. Jones is free from this one-sidedness.
The incompleteness of his book, is due to an-
other cause — his exclusive interest in the Prot-
estant mystics and their spiritual forerunners.
The essays in this volume are, within these
self-chosen limits, very helpful towards an un-
derstanding of mysticism." W. R. Inge.
H Hibbert J. 8: 208. O. '09. 900w.
"Among recent books on the subject. Dr.
Jones's volume is pre-eminent for its clear, sane
and sober criticism of the various aspects of
mysticism."
+ Ind. 66: 1344. Je. 17, '09. 700w.
"In a second edition. Professor Jones will, no
doubt, revise the text so as to remove certain
inconcinnities and infelicitous statements.
While a truly scientific treatment of mystic-
ism is still a 'desideratum' the spirit in which
this book is written and the information it con-
tains cannot but prove profitable." Nathaniel
Schmidt.
H Int. J. Ethics. 20: 103. O. '09. 2300w.
"In a collection of essays these structural de-
fects are not so serious as they would be in a
systematic treatise, and there can be no ques-
tion that Mr. Jones's sympathetic appreciation
of mystical types of thought and his ability to
present them succinctly and in popular form are
certain to secure for his book the attention and
recognition of many readers."
^ . Nation. 89: 514. N. 25, '09. 580w.
"Is the writer justified in giving the word
mysticism such a wide use? E^xceedingly in-
teresting and valuable book." E: S. Drown.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 455. Jl. 24, '09. 900w.
"It is a book of wide and conscientious re-
search, solid and steady structure and noble aim.
The style, considering the difficulties of the sub-
ject and the kind of reading and study in which
the author must long have been Immersed, is
clear and definite, free of any attempt to daz-
zle or confuse." .„„ ,^„
+ No. Am. 189: 915. Je. '09. 550w.
''The one criticism which I could wish to
urge does not seriously affect either the struc-
ture or the workmanship of the book. Dr.
Jones's interest is in that inwardly spiritual
religion which is always new. always creative,
sometimes revolutionary, because of its sense
of immediate relationship with God; and such
religion (with ample historical precedent for
the usage) he calls mystical. But does not the
term mvsticism lose in usefulness by being ap-
plied so widely? The book is written with
clearness and quiet dignity. It is animated
throughout bv breadth of fine and kindly sym-
pathies, and by a sense of the character of re-
ligion as a light and a power that from with-
in controls all the social fulfilments of our na-
ture." G. J. Blewett.
-I Phllos. R. 18: 663. N. '09. 1250w.
"A popular book dealing from an unpreju-
diced standpoint with the historical heresies is
very much wanted just now. For such reading
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Jones, Rufus Matthew — Continued.
Mr. Rufus Jones has whetted the appetite of
all those into whose hands his 'Studies' may
fall."
+ Spec. 103: 346. S. 4, '09. 1550w.
Jones, Russell Lowell. International arbi-
"^ tration as a substitute for war be-
tween nations. *5s. Univ. press., St.
Andrews, Scotland.
A monograph that received the first of five
prizes offered by Andrew Carnegie upon this
subject. The author "believes that war has been
and will continue to be the only means of set-
tling certain differences among states; thus,
'When two nations are brought face to face;
when the expansion of either, means injuring
the other, and both are equally determined to
protect their trade interests and their markets,
their political aims and ideals, then there re-
mains but the sword to determine which shall
go on. Arbitration can never decide these huge
questions of progress and evolution.' " (Ann.
Am. Acad.)
"He handles many of the writers on the sub-
ject without gloves. After an examination of
some of the instances of arbitration in a man-
ner decidedly superficial, considering the point
he seeks to make, he concludes 'in no single
case — with only one notable exception [Alabama
claims] — has the difference to be solved been
in any way dangerous to the peace of the coun-
try concerned.' This volume has neither a ta-
ble of contents nor an index."
— Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 196. Ja. '09. 180w.
"The book needs 'pruning' severely. It has the
faults of most prize essays. Despite them, this
can be recommended as .i good book on a most
difficult subject, and one which is marked, as
Dr. Bosanquet says it is, by learning, straight-
forwardness and common sense." G. C. Ran-
kin.
H Int. J. Ethics. 19: 516. Jl. '09. lOOOw.
"It is written in a stilted, disconnected fash-
Ion and in a tone that is excessively compla-
cent."
— Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 168. Mr. '09. 120w
"Naturally it is largely occupied with a review
of the past: in this review Mr. Jones appears
to keep a level judgment. And he is as tem-
perate in his anticipations as in his judgments."
+ Spec. 101: 27. Jl. 4, '08. 150w.
Jones, William Henry Samuel. Malaria and
^2 Greek history; to which is added The
history of Greek therapeutics and the
malaria theory, by E. T. Withington.
*5s. University press of Manchester.
9-15882.
"This volume has a direct interest as a study
in Greek history, an indirect as a contribution
to the campaign which is being carried on
against disease as produced by exterrfal causes,
the struggle for existense in which, as Mr. Jones
puts it, disease parasites are competitors with
man. Mr. Jones deals separately with non-med-
ical and medical authorities, and brings an im-
posing array of testimony from them. Yet we
cannot help feeling how many are the gaps.
Our knowledge of Athens and Athenian life is
great; but what do we know of Boeotia? Yet
it is probable that the low-lying country round
Lake Copais suffered much more from the
malaria trouble than did Attica."— Spec.
"Is in substance a pamphlet issued in the in-
terest of the anti-malaria propaganda; and,
since it manages to suggest that Pericles, Alex-
ander the Great, and Philopoemen died of the
disease, and that it was St. Paul's 'thorn in
the flesh,' it probably will be a good pamphlet."
W. S. Ferguson.
H Am. Hist. R. 15: 115. O. '09. 620w.
"This brief, but both learned and suggestive
book is a welcome study in the by-ways of
Greek literature."
+ Ath. 1909. 2: 366. S. 25. 780w.
+ Nation. 89: 386. O. 21, '09. 650w.
"He has accumulated and arranged a large
amount of information on a very important
subject."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 1009. Je. 26, '09. 140w.
Jordan, David Starr. Fate of Iciodorum:
5 being the story of a city made rich by
taxation. **90c. Holt. 9-1 1245.
An allegory which exposes the very anatomy
of protection. Dr. Jordan shows how a little
French town, Iciodorum. develops its manufac-
turing industries by means of an octroi or tar-
iff; how a tax makes prohibitive wares from
other cities; how high prices result in stripping
the poor of their little and giving it to the
rich; "by reducing the problem to its simplest
terms, he shows us the repulsive reality that
our Congressional orators have been decking
with fine phrases about the prosperity of the
laboring man, luxuries for the wage-earner, and
defence of the American home against the low
standard of living that has made Europe a
vast' poorhouse." (Nation.)
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 195. Je. '09.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 185. Jl. '09. llOw.
Dial. 47: 52. Jl. 16, '09. 80w.
"Clever satire."
+ Ind. 66: 1401. Je. 24, '09. 140w.
"Critics of protection will be glad to meet
protectionist argument in such peculiarly deli-
cious form; and perhaps persons not yet com-
mitted to either side of the tariff question may
find in the little story a saving measure of en-
lightenment."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 308. My. '09. 170w.
"An amusing little fable. After reading this
book, no man who wishes to get at the funda-
mental theory of protection can plead igno-
rance."
+ Nation. 88: 388. Ap. 15, '09. 720w.
"The republication is a timely as well as an
Interesting occurrence, The book, on the whole,
is a picturesque and not unconvincing treat-
ment of the tariff question."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 216. Ap. 10, '09. 600w.
"A delightful and amusing satire."
+ Outlook. 92: 109. My. 15, '09. lOOw.
Jordan, David Starr. Higher sacrifice. 80c.
Am. Unitar. 8-23287.
The higher service that grows out of higher
education is Dr. Jordan's theme. "To know and
to do is the basis of the highest service."
Dial. 45:466. D. 16, '08. 40w.
Jordan, David Starr. Religion of a sensi-
11 ble American. *8oc. Am. Unitar.
9-23502.
Originally a contribution to the "Hibbert
journal" in its series covering the religious ex-
periences of "sensible" men of different nations,
this essay sets forth the religion of Wilbur
Wilson Thoburn who was professor of binomics
in Stanford university at the time of his death
in 1899. It is the religion that justified itself
in swaying the lives of young men and women
"towards noble thoughts and sturdy righteous-
ness," the religion that appeared in deeds rath-
er than words, a religion expressed "in terms
of life."
Dial. 47: 291. O. 16, '09. lOOw.
Jordan, David Starr, and Kellogg, Vernon
5 Lyman. Scientific aspects of Luther
Burbank's work. *$i.75. Robertson.
9-279.
Two papers setting forth the character and
value of Luther Burbank's work. "The first
author quotes largely Mr. Burbank's own words,
his own account of results attained, and simply
credits the gardener with an artist's genius In
putting Into practice the principles of Darwin.
Dr. Kellogg tells us the same things, cites many
of the same facts by way of Illustration, de-
clares that Mr. Burbank has brought to light
no new principle, but has excelled all other ex-
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perimenters among plants by his delicacy of
touch, his boldness, and the magnitude of the
scale on which experiment is conducted. Each
author contributes also a 'vorwort,' or intro-
ductory note; the first a biographical apprecia-
tion, the second more nearly prefatory." (Dial.)
"It would have been largely increased in
usefulness if revised to record Mr. Burbank's
later achievements and to correct some popular
notions."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 171. Je. '09.
"The book is interesting as recording the
judgment of two distinguished zoologists upon
the work of the most famous gardener of the
world."
+ Dial. 46: 300. My. 1, '09. 220w.
-f- Lit. D. 38: 560. Ap. 3, '09. 200w.
"Both of these authors are capable of giv-
ing the public, lay and professional, a fair state-
ment of Luther Burbank's best work, which
shall be up with the times, and creditable to
all concerned. This little republication leaves
much to be desired."
h Nation. 88: 542. My. 27, '09. 250w.
-I- Nature. 80: 337. My. 20, '09. 440w.
"It is a real relief to find his work taken seri-
ously and analyzed in a scientific spirit by men
who thoroughlv appreciate Its possibilities."
-j- R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 80w.
Jordan, Rev. W. G. Biblical criticism and
1'^ modern thought; or, The place of the
Old Testament documents in the life
of to-day. *$3. Scribner.
"This volume has grown out of a series of
nine lectures given at Queen's University in
1906-7. It now comprises fourteen chapters.
It is in the main an effort to justify the posi-
tion of historical criticism against such charges
as those made by Orr, in his 'Problem of the
Old Testament.' "—Bib. World.
"It is a piece of work that makes its appeal
to the educated layman and the more intelli-
gent of the clergy. It is not, however, alto-
gether easy reading; the somewhat detailed
and polemical character of the discussion on
the one hand and, on the other, the lack of co-
herence among the fourteen chapters make its
perusal something of a task."
H Am, J, Theol. 13: 643. O. '09. 430w.
"The task is on the whole well done and
the volume should do good service, though it
is not altogether easy reading."
H Bib. World. 33: 431. Je. '09. 70w.
"The book is apologetic in its purpose. The
ground traversed is familiar to all professional
students of the Old Testament and nothing very
new or original from their point of view is to
be found in Professor Jordan's discussions.
What is required, however, in a work of this
character is thorough familiarity with the proc-
esses and results of contemporary scholarship,
and this demand is amply satisfied." Kemper
FuUerton.
-I Bib. World. 34: 139. Ag. '09. 770w.
"Altho the book is somewhat discursive and
loosely connected, it nevertheless has real val-
ue and will serve well a good cause in help-
ing many to see how reasonable and how ad-
vantageous to the religious life the work of
biblical criticism has been."
-i Ind. 67: P82. O. 28. '09. 650w.
"Perhaps the best chapters in the book are
those devoted to 'Struggles and survivals' and
'Historical development.' The least satisfac-
tory part of the book is that dealing with 'The
message of the prophets,' partly, to be sure, be-
cause here we expect the most. Yet as an aid to
a better understanding of critical methods and
results, this book has genuine value."
-. Nation. 89: 360. O. 14, '09, 500w.
"It will repay a careful and detailed studv."
-+ Spec. 103: 386. S. 11. '09. 170w.
Jordan, William George. Crown of individ-
12 uality. **$!. Revell. 9-25752.
Seventeen "straight-from-the-shoulder talks."
The triumphant note in the first essay which
gives the title to the collection is sounded in
the following suggestive sentences: "When God
'created man in His own image' His iirst gift
to him was dominion. The greatest dominion
is over self. . . . Individuality is the only real
life. It is breathing the ozone of mental, moral,
spiritual freedom. . . . Individuality is the com-
plete self-acting man and unity of man's whole
mind, nature, heart and life. . . . Let us
realize that the four guardians of the crown
of individuality are Right, Justice, Truth, and
Love."
Jourdain, M. Old lace: a handbook for col-
lectors; an account of the different
styles of lace, their history, character-
istics and manufacture. *$4.5o. Scribner.
9-5254.
A fully illustrated handbook that places more
importance upon the technical and artistic side
of the subject than upon the historical. "Though
this book treats elaborately of design and style,
the human interest is not wanting, for, if we
are not told much of the lords and ladies who
wore the lace, we are brought into touch, even
if indirectly, with the women who worked it."
(Spec.) "The book shows a very true apprecia-
tion of the exquisite beauty of the delicate
craft, as well as a most intimate acquaintance
with the history of the development of needle
point and bobbin lace from the early 16th cen-
tury to the present day. Copious notes giving
the names of the authorities consulted, and a
glossary of technical terms, add to the value
of the volume." (Int. Studio.)
"Preferable to Lowes' 'Chats on old lace.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 16. S. '09.
"Has several distinctive merits of Its own,
the chief being the care with which it traces
the influence of contemporary art and design
upon the development of lace and that of differ-
ent countries and schools on each other, and
the arrangement in chronological order of the
excellent illustrations."
-I- Int. Studio. 37: 169. Ap. '09. 130w.
"It is just this treatment of the technical
aspects of the subject, always a vital matter
to collectors, which will give the present book
a special place in the English literature of the
subject.
-f- Nation. 89: 240. S. 9, '09. 850w.
"The illustrations of the book will be an es-
pecial joy to all who are interested in old laces.
There are pictured 163 examples, from photo-
graphs, on ninety-five full-page plates."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 288. My. 8, '09. 760w.
"The book is very useful for reference and
Is not dull, though the style is careless and
not alwavs grammatical."
-I Sat. R. 107: 113. Ja. 23. '09. 800w.
"A valuable addition to our knowledge of this
somewhat intricate subject."
+ Spec. 102: 228. F. 6. '09. 340w.
Joyce, George Hayward. Principles of logic.
*$2.5o. Longmans. 9-98i7-
"The work adheres to traditional Aristotelian
and scholastic principles, but it differs as much
from the conventional text-book as a dried spe-
cimen in a botanical museum differs from a
vigorous living plant." (Cath. World.) "Of the
two parts of the work, the first lies beyond
praise and censure, being a slightly modern-
ized, dogmatic restatement of the orthodox
'Logic of thought.' " (Nation.) "The Inductive
method is assigned six full chapters in which
are discussed the relation of formal logic to
scientific research; the function of observation
and experiment; methods of inductive inquiry;
the scope of scientific explanation and hypoth-
esis; the methods of quantitative determina-
tion and the elimihation of chance; and the
estimation of probabilities. These subjects
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Joyce, George Hayward — Continued-
make up the second part of the work, and
constitute 'Applied logic' as it stands in Father
Joyce's treatment." (Cath. World.)
"With its assistance a scholastic student is
equipped to present himself at any modern uni-
versity examination and to hold his own in the
concursus."
+ Cath. World. 88: 830. Mr. '09. 650w.
"As a specimen of bookwriting and of book-
making, this text-book deserves high praise."
W. H. Kilpatrick.
-f Educ. R. 38:308. O. '09. 570w.
"A particularly well-knit piece of work, in-
formed and directed throughout by a distinct
and conscious philosophical conception which,
whatever one may regard as its adequacy, is at
any rate firmly grasped and applied with much
logical keenness and vigor." A. K. Rogers.
+ J. Philos. 6: 387. Jl. 8, '09. 600w.
"Writing for beginners, Father .Joyce is
clear, simple, and lavish with illustrations. The
student prejudiced against mediaeval Latin
cannot do better than turn to this book for an
exposition of the subtlest, most closely knit,
most treacherous of Occidental philosophies.
And, if he will keep an eye open for sophistries,
he will learn much about the art of clear
thinking that is not to be picked up in the
schools of the renaissance."
+ Nation. 88: 222. Mr. 4, '09. 440w.
Judge West's opinion, reported by a neigh-
bor. **$i. Revell. 8-30146.
The optimistic views of a man whose mind is
"like a springy hillside, always adrip with
ideas." He gives his opinions on such subjects
as life, evolution, fancied miseries, pains of
memory, bad conscience and death. He says
"Half of the misery of life is in dodging mere
shadows."
"Very human, very lovable, and very inter-
esting he proves himself, with his wide fund of
knowledge about all sorts of curious things, up-
on which he draws to adorn his arguments."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 8. Ja. 2, '09. 220w.
Judson, Katharine Berry. Montana: "the
^ land of shining mountains." **75c. Mc-
Chirg. 9-10477.
A school reader which in outline sketch pre-
sents some of the romantic and picturesque
scenes from the early history of Montana.
"Makes good use of the romantic and pictur-
esque elements and furnishes good material for
school work. The illustrations are poorly exe-
cuted but interesting, the paper poor, the typog-
raphy and binding good."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 96. N. '09.
"A rather unique bit of historical work."
+ Ind. 67: 303. Ag. 5, '09. 30w.
Jiiptner von Jonstorff, Hanns. Heat energy
and fuels; pyrometry, combustion,
analysis of fuels and manufacture of
charcoal, coke and fuel gases; tr. by
Oskar Nagel. *$3. McGraw. 9-3099.
"After describing the various forms of energy,
as mechanical, heat electromagnetic, chemical
and radiant, the author discusses in detail the
chemical technology of heat and fuels. How-
ever, the treatment is more largely of an en-
gineering nature than chemical. Three of the
chapters are devoted to pyrometry, four to com-
bustion, ten to solid fuels and six to liquid and
gaseous fuels. The book contains much data
relating to the manufacture of artificial fuels.
This material is presented in the form of tables
and of illustrations of practical equipments." —
Elec. World.
"It will be found of great value, however, by
chemists, metallurgists and practicing engineers,
not only because of its concise statement of
fundamental principles, but on account of the
very large amount of carefully tabulated data
it contains, much of which is new and not
otherwise readily available."
+ Engin. D. 5: 419. Ap. '09. 200w.
"A work by a man whose name is associated
with much important research in his field, and
who is in other ways eminently well qualified
to undertake the work. The work of the trans-
lator and of the proofreader have been done
so poorly as to render certain parts of the book
almost unintelligible." L. S. Marks.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 29. Mr. 18, '09. lOOOw.
"The chapters on artificial fuels are especially
interesting."
-f Engin. Rec. 59: 526. Ap. 17, '09. 330w.
Jusserand, Jean A. A. J. Literary history
1- of the English people. 3v. ea. *?3.50.
Putnam. ySS^^S-
V. 3. "M. Jusserand continues in this thirri
volume the subject of the second, a period which
is described as 'From the renaissance to the
civil war.' Nearly three-fourths of the five hun-
dred and sixty-four pages are given to Shakes-
peare, his predecessors and contemporaries.
Then we have what is called 'The aftermath,'
desrrribing the literary activities of the English
people from Shakespeare's retirement down to
the limit of the period." — Spec.
"The fundamental excellence of this work is
the perspective which the foreign birth and
training make more practicable if they be not
indispensable to it. But given this advantage,
let it not be forgotten what an immense labor
goes to its realization. A work of which French-
men may be proud and for which we of the
English tongue must be grateful."
-f- -I- N. Y. Times. 14: 786. D. 11, '09. 890w.
(Review of v. 3.)
"The review is rapid, as, indeed, it was bound
to be, but it seems complete; we miss no name
of importance."
-I- Spec. 103: 609. O. 16, '09. 450w. (Review
of V. 3.)
K
Kagay, Daniel Martin.
1- Roxburgh pub.
Eastside boys. $1.
9-27743-
Does not deal with boys from the East Side
of New York as the title might lead the reader
to suppose but from the manufacturing district
of a certain town called Albion. It is a faith-
ful portrayal of the American youth, his pranks,
jealousies, friendships and good times.
Kaler, James Otis (James Otis, pseud.).
9 Found by the circus. t$i- Crowell.
9-30320.
A laughter-producing story of a lively young-
ster, Joey Carter, who is visiting a prim
maiden aunt. Aunt Jane takes Joey to the
"Great and Only Circus," where once under
the spell of the new sights and sounds she
forgets her nephew who, tired and sleepy,
crawls under the seat of the monkey wagon
and is carried to the next town. How the
affable and jewelled-bedecked showman makes
capital of the lost boy and later craftily de-
tains the frantic Aunt Jane as an added at-
traction to the "Great and Only" is amusingly
portrayed.
"The book Is intended for use in engineering
schools, but much of the information is arranged
so as to be of value to practising engineers."
+ Elec. World. 53: 582. Mr. 4, '09. ISOw.
"The story is an excellent and amusing pic-
ture of life behind the scenes in an old-fashioned
circus "
+ N. v. Times. 14: 535. S. 11, '09. 230w.
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Kaplan, Jacob Hyman. Psychology of proph-
8 ecy: a study of the prophetic mind as
manifested by the ancient Hebrew proph-
ets. *$i.50. Julius H. Greenstone, 915 N.
8th St., Philadelphia. 8-34134-
"In Part 1, 'What is a prophet?' the author
undertakes to correct certain popular miscon-
ceptions as to the nature and function of proph-
ecy. This task occupies about one-half of the
book and is but a popular statement of the
commonly accepted results of scholarship con-
cerning this subject. Part 2 briefly disposes of
'Prophetic genius.' pointing out its analogies to
human genius in general and describing the
prophets as 'the perfected embodiments of the
Hebrew genius, that is, they were the political,
economic, social and religious geniuses of
Israel all in one.' In Part 3, the theme of the
book 'Psychology of prophecy,' is taken up.
Here are discussed in succession 'Prophetic
call'; 'Premonition, prescience, and prediction';
'Revelation'; 'Dream, vision and audition, ec-
stasy'; and 'Inspiration.' The book gathers up
and presents in accessible and interesting form a
large amount of material on these subjects not
otherwise easily obtained." — Am. J. Theol.
"It is to be heartily recommended to all stu-
dents of these subjects as the best discussion
j'et put forth."
.+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 485. JI. '09. 180w.
"This is an excellent summary of the facts ac-
cessible to us regarding the nature of Hebrew
prophecv."
+ Bib. World. 33: 140. F. '09. 60w.
Kaye, John Brayshaw. Trial of Christ, in
^- seven stages; a poem. *$i. Sherman,
French & co. 9-28123.
A poem that gives, besides the meager de-
tails of the Gospels, the probable facts of the
procedure, language and conduct of everything
that was concerned in the trial of Christ. The
seven stages of the poem are: The betrayal, ar-
rest, and hearing before Annas; Before Caia-
phas; Before the Sanhedrin: Before Pilate; Be-
fore Herod; Again before Pilate; The crucifix-
ion.
Keep, Austin Baxter, comp. History of the
New York Society library; with an in-
troductory chapter on libraries in co-
lonial New York, 169S-1776. $7.50. Scrib-
ner. 8-34672.
The authentic story of the discouragements
and difficulties endured in the establishing of
the Society library in New York. "The com-
piler has made diligent and exhaustive search
in all sorts of records, official and other, and
especially in the minutes and account books of
the library and the journals of the day, until it
is hardly in exaggeration to say that he must
know more of the actual condition of the li-
brary at any given date than any one then liv-
ing could have known it." (N. Y. Times.)
"The value of the work to the local historian
and genealogist is of course paramount, but it
is also of importance as a study in library or-
ganization. . . . On the side of library adminis-
tration, however, the character of the library's
collections and the policy pursued in making
them, the use of the library, its extent and na-
ture, the equipment of the institution, etc.,
there is disappointingly little." W. D. Johnston.
-I Am. Hist. R. 14: 85. Jl. '09. 320w.
"Had the subject been one of national impor-
tance or interest, sources could not have been
studied more carefully. But for all his literary
skill and his long array of facts and person-
ages, one is conscious throughout the narrative
that there is something decidedly artificial
about it all — that the author is engaged In a
kind of 'tour de force.' "
H Nation. 88: 197. F. 25. '09. 180w.
"This information, painfully and patiently
gathered, he has conveyed in a surprisingly
agreeable and interesting manner."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 798. D. 26, '08. 670w.
Keith, Marian. Treasure Valley. $1.50.
1=^ Doran. 8-32386.
A village story with plenty of characteriza-
tion and a slight plot. "It is about two men,
warm friends both of whom are beggared by
the same villain, who come together again years
afterward in a village in Ontario, wliere one
of them finds the sweetheart who has been
waiting for him all the years and the other
finds peace and content after bitterness and sor-
row. But the people who live in Treasure Val-
ley, where nearly all the action takes place, are
delightfully quaint, as amusing as anv that
have appeared in fictional pages in a long" time "
(N. Y. Times.)
"The plot is somewhat vague and entirelv
negligible. If one is not too particular about
artistic effects he can find recompense in the
book's frank and lively humor."
— -^ N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, '09. 210w.
Keller, Albert Galloway. Colonization:
a study of the founding of new so-
cieties. $3. Ginn. 8-18742.
Descriptive note in December, J 908.
"The book is of value to the thoughtful gen-
eral reader quite as much as for the purposes
of a college class — a value enhanced by a
small but well- selected bibliography." H. P.
Judson.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 14: 861. Jl. '09. 650w.
"Best extant treatment of the subject from
the newer, sociological point of view."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 43. F. '09.
"He has made a clear, readable history. The
dry bones are not reshaped out of scientific
recognition by the personality of the author,
but they are vitalized by his sane and frequent-
ly sage interpretations. As treating a special
topic of the broad subject of sociology the book
will be welcomed both inside and outside of
the university." A. E. Jenks.
-I- Am. J. See. 14: 536. Ja. '09. lOOOw.
"The discussion of the monopoly systems is
especially to be commended. The last two
chapters are the most valuable contributions
made by the book. Much of the material pre-
sented is available elsewhere. For the aver-
age college student, however, the book fills a real
need. It is readable and concise enough to be
used as a valuable book for supplementarv read-
ing."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 197. Ja. '09. 200w.
"Within its scope, and with special reference
to its view point it forms a valuable contribu-
tion to the general literature of the subject,
while for American readers it has distinct value
and must hold a place by itself till a more
comprehensive study, based on further research,
shall displace it." J. A. LeRoy.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 42. Ap. '09. 830w.
"Its style is not unattractive, its arrangement
is good, and its standard of accuracy is high."
-f- Nation. 88: 413. Ap. 22, '09. 370w.
Kelly, Florence Finch (Mrs. Allen Kelly).
5 Delafield affair. t$i-50. McClurg. 9-7041.
"The scene is New Mexico, the action rang-
ing over the desert and the plains from a great
ranch to the nearest market town, and involv-
ing the use of all the weapons of the country —
lariat, six-shooter, quick-thrown knife, to say
nothing of the strong right arm and the steady
fist of the Anglo-Saxon. The plot provides the
piquant situation of an avenger hot on the trail
of an enemy, who all the time is, unknown to
him, his trusted friend and the confidant of all
his schemes." — N. Y. Times.
"Of chief interest for its picture of political
and social conditions in the Southwest."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 187. Je. '09.
"The story moves with the rush of a reckless
ride across the 'mesa' to its inevitable end. It
is told with animation."
+ Ind. 66: 1032. My. 13, '09. 150w.
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Kelly, Florence Finch — Continued-
"Altogether it is a tale more than likely to
cause the unsuspecting reader who piclis up the
book, thinking merely to kill an odd half hour
before going to bed, to sit up a great part of
the night."
+ N. Y, Times. 14: 136. Mr. 6, '09. 320w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 170w.
Kelly, Florence Finch (Mrs. Allen Kelly).
12 Rhoda of the Underground. $1.50. Stur-
gis & Walton. 9-29503.
As the title suggests this story turns back
to war times. A Southern girl comes under tho
spell of "Uncle Tom's cabin," and thereattu
enlists her sympathy and energy in the can
of helping fugitive negroes over the Under-
ground railway to Canada. Story interest and
dramatic situations abound.
Kelly, M5n:a (Mrs. Allan Macnaughton).
11 Golden season. **$i.2o. Doubleday.
9-24016.
"The intention here seems to be the genial
satirizing of conditions in a normal co-educa-
tional college in New York city and the Bos-
wellized Johnson is a certain Elizabeth. In ef-
fect, the satire is caricature, and the geniality
is of a hard kind nurtured by fibs and by joy
in the confounding of others — the fibs and the
joy of Elizabeth. Upon a chapter like that of
the mothers learning to play kindergarten
games, caricature sits easily and extracts a
smile without any great pain. But the humor-
ousness of lying is no greater in college affairs
than in financial ones." — Nation.
"There are a host of minor characters who
are delightfully amusing, or gently pathetic
figures, finely drawn, alive and true. They are
of more value than the incidents, amusing
though some of these last be, and of far more
value than the principals. There is a subjec-
tiveness in Miss Kelly's style which has always
been characteristic of her work, but which is
now growing into a mannerism it would be wise
to check." J. Marchand.
H Bookm. 30: 266. N. '09. 730w.
"The initial chapters are somewhat disap-
pointing, it is true, for the author's rightful
field is unquestionably among her small East
side citizens. But Elizabeth improves upon
acquaintance, and it is safe to predict that no
reader will close the volume without a kindly
feeling for this fun-loving girl."
-j • Lit. D. 39: 962. N. 27, '09. 200w.
"A whole volume of commercial trickery is
gloomy, and so is this one as a whole, amusing
in sundry spots though it be."
1- Nation. 89: 356. O. 14, '09. 120w.
"The story of the college life is told with
great vivacity, and whether or not the faculty
of any school would claim it as its own from
the description given by the writer's facile pen,
the reader chortles with glee and hopes that It
is all true, everv word."
-f N. Y. times. 14: 597. O. 9, '09. 250w.
"Amusing story."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 651. O. 23, '09. lOw.
Kelly, Myra (Mrs. Allan Macnaughton).
Rosnah. t$i.50. Appleton. 8-32646.
"Miss Kelly's tale is concerned with the ad-
ventures of a young Irish heiress who imper-
sonates the daughter of an irascible old general
just returned from long Indian service. His
children have been sent home in their early
years and have grown to manhood and woman-
hood practically strangers to their parents as
well as to each other. The situation is farcical,
but it has unpleasant elements of which Miss
Kelly seems unaware." — N. Y. Times.
"A pleasant story of Irish country life."
+ A, L. A. Bkl. 5: 25. Ja. '09. +
"A story of modern Ireland, with a com-
mendable richness of local colouring, an
abundance of diverting brogue, and incidental-
ly some aspects of the economic problems con-
fronting Irish landlords." F: T. Cooper.
-f Bookm. 29: 77. Mr. '09. 360w.
"We have read Myra Kelly's work with inter-
est but it will hardly be accepted with the same
enthusiasm as her short stories of the lower
East side."
H Lit. D. 37: 1)84. D. 26, '08. llOw.
"Some of the characters are well drawn, and
there is a pleasant Hibernian flavor to the dia-
logue and many of the minor events. But the
story as a whole is loosely written and appears
to have been thrown together in haste. It will
not add to her reputation."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 712. N. 28, '08. 200w.
"The story is written with humor and spright-
liness, and contains interesting pictures of Irish
life among those of her people who love Ireland
and hate her oppressors."
-f- Outlook. 91: 108. Ja. 16, '09. 140w.
Kelman, John, jr. From Damascus to Pal-
5 myra. *$6. Macmillan. 9-18449.
"Mr. Kelman has a fine subject in attempt-
ing to realize and describe the romantic his-
tory of Palmyra, the past and present of Da-
mascus and other places, the weird Syrian
desert, the temples, tombs, and other memo-
rials of bygone Empire. The description of the
mental and physical effect of the desert on the
western traveller would alone lend the book a
certain distinction. . . . Mr. Kelman's literary
touches are often richer in true Eastern colour
than the coloured illustrations themselves, and
the book loses nothing in attractiveness from
the fact that it was ready for the press be-
fore the recent changes in Turkey had taken
place. Hence it enjoys 'the curious distinction
of being the last of the countless records of the
impression which Oriental rule of the older days
made upon the mind of the modern traveller
from the west." — Sat. R.
"The book is eminently readable from end to
end, and not only readable, but also scholarly.
One or two pardonable slips may be pointed
out."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 492. Ap. 24. 1250w.
"Mr. Kelman had an almost embarrassing
wealth of material to- draw upon both from
books and personal observation; he has made
an admirable selection, and worked it up effect-
ively."
-f Sat. R. 106: 802. D. 26, '08. 170w.
Kemp, E. G. Face of China. **$6. Dufifield.
11
Thru a comparison of the trying conditions
attending travel in China in 1893 and the com-
fortable ones apparent to-day. Miss Kemp shows
what advancement has been made in the coun-
try along commercial, political, social and edu-
cational lines.
"A brightly written book of sprightly adven-
ture, the pages of which are, however, disfig-
ured by slovenly English and inaccuracy as to
facts."
-i Ath. 1909, 2: 491. O. 23. 650w.
"A very inviting book."
+ Dial. 47: 455. D. 1, '09. 320w.
"She writes pleasantly, but a longer residence
would have taught her that reform does not
necessarily follow edicts deprecating malprac-
tice; while more careful inquiry would have en-
abled her to assure herself that his Majesty's
government, while scrupulously fulfilling their
promises in regard to opium, desire only proof
that China is doing her part."
H Sat. R. 108: 666. N. 27, '09. 250w.
+ Spec. 103: 650. O. 23, '09. 550w.
Kenealy, Arabella. Whips of time. t$iSo.
Little. 9-7440.
A story built up about an experiment made
In the interests of science to prove that en-
vironment is a greater factor in development
than heredity. A doctor exchanges two babies
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
24:
at birth; in the keeping- of the murderess he
places the baby of the woman of culture and
rank, and to the latter gives the criminal's off-
spring. Not only does his experiment fall, but
Nemesis invades his household and dire is the
vengeance.
"An interesting, and, on the whole, original
story. The author's taste for melodrama is
throughout conspicuous."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 97. Ja. 23. 130w.
"Belongs to the class of books that make no
pretensions to high literary value, and are ac-
cepted at their face value by the general pub-
lic, whose verdict is therefore just about com-
mensurate with their real worth." F: T. Cooper.
-I Bookm. 29: 647. Ag. '09. 400w.
"The story is not a pleasant one, but Its
mechanism is skilfully put together, and it is
madp the vehicle of a strong human interest."
W: M. Payne.
-I Dial. 47: 183. S. 16, '09. 250w.
"Dr. Kenealy has treated her psychological
problem in a human way and has shown much
Ingenuity in so complicating the story as to
keep the issue long in doubt. There is skill also
In the development of character, especially of
the several young people concerned, and humor
In the portrayal of odd English country types.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 174. Mr. 27, '09. 230w.
"The characters in the book, evil and good,
noble and simple, are excellently drawn, and
though in fact the novel is sensational, it is
well conceived and well written."
-f Outlook. 92: 20*. My. 1, '09. 200w.
"There is plenty of incident in the story."
+ Sat. R. 107: 248. F. 20, '09. I80w.
Kennedy, Charles Rann. Winterfeast.
t$i.2S. Harper. 8-36392.
A viking homestead in Iceland furnishes the
scene for this tragedy of the eleventh century.
Suspending during nearly a score of years the
retribution demanded for a lie, the time comes
for its mission of evil to be fulfilled. It is pre-
saged by the half human cries, the storm and
thunder which on Winterfeast bode only sorrow,
by the evil Ufeig who reveals to an apparently
peaceful household the treachery of its stalwart
son Valbrand, who had lied to his brother in
order to win the latter's sweetheart. The mer-
ciless Nemesis strikes blow upon blow leaving
only stunned quiet in her wake.
"A tragedy of great power and strong moral
tone."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 43. F. '09.
"It is simpler in its main lines than even that
of 'The servant in the house,' but there is a
perpetual by-play of allusions, a twisting of
motives, a complication of misunderstandings
that play about the fundamental structure of
the plot as the angled and twining ornament
of a Gothic cathedral plays about the pillars
and arches. To suggest the idea of ornament
may, however, be more or less misleading, so
clear and rapid and unadorned is the language
of the play, and so strictly are the classic uni-
ties preserved." E. L. Gary.
-f Atlan. 103: 73. Ja. '09. 3000w.
"It is quite evident from the tenor and the
tone of the drama that he intended to make a
tragedy: and it is just as evident, upon studious
consideration, that he succeeded only in mak-
ing a melodrama. The play has considerable
literary merit, and is well worth reading. It
Is written in a sort of William Morris prose,
eloquent with connotative archaism. It reveals
a great deal of poetic feeling, — a strong sweep
and a frequent grandeur of emotion." Glayton
Hamilton.
h Forum. 41: 26. Ja. '09. 2000w.
+ Ind. 66: 427. F. 25, '09. 280w.
"It is a play of powerful imagination and ex-
cellent literary and dramatic workmanship,
which will well repay the attention of the in-
telligent reader."
-f Nation. 87: 636. D. 24, '08. 50w.
"He has erred in execution, not in intention.
He has made Fate too capricious, so much so
that its caprice becomes a perverted law of his
drama. The moment came for his characters
to take Fate into their own hands, and they
did not do it: thereafter they cease to interest
as human beings. But his aim was high, even
his partial accomplishment a sign of better
things on the American stage." W. P. Eaton.
H No. Am. 189: 294. F. '09. 1700w.
Outlook. 91: 336. F. 13, '09. 170w.
R. of Rs. 39: 256. F. '09. 60w.
Kennedy, James Boyd. Beneficiary features
* of American trade unions. (Johns Hop-
kins university studies In historical and
and political science. Ser. 26, nos. 11-12.)
pa. 50c. Johns Hopkins. 9-4493-
"An excellently worked out intensive study
of the benefit features of American trade unions.
The work describes systems of insurance against
death and disability, sick, out-of-work and su-
perannuation benefits, and the methods of ad-
ministration of these varied forms of relief."
(Ann. Am. Acad.) "The local unions are not in-
cluded, except where it is necessary to show
the development of national systems out of
local practices or where the conduct of a na-
tional system restrains or makes use of local
agencies." (Econ. Bull.)
"Best presentation of the subject in print."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 140. My. '09.
"The author has made a valuable addition to
the literature on the American trade union."
-H Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 185. Jl. '09. 80w.
"The monograph has a good index and it
serves the purpose of an authentic and valuable
guide to the beneficiary activities of all national
unions." J: R. Commons.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 140. Je. '09. 370w.
Kennedy, Mrs. M. G. Our boys and girls:
^1 hov\r to interest and instruct them in
Bible study. 75c. Wilde. 9-25951.
Gives to Sunday school workers the benefits
of a life time of study and practice along the
lines of efficient Sunday school service. It
deals with the common needs of the average
teacher.
Kennelly, Arthur Edwin. Wireless teleg-
''' raphy and wireless telephony. (Present
day primers.) 2d ed. **$i. Moffat.
9-10505.
For the new edition the text of the 1906 work
has been revised to Include the results of prog-
ress made in wireless telegraphy during the
past three years, and adds an account of wire-
less telephony.
"One of the best works for the general read-
er, clear, untechnical. authoritative. More com-
plete than Massie's book."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 195. Je. '09. 4.
"Those interested in these modern forms of
communication will find in it a clear, scientific,
easily comprehended, and non-mathematical
treatment of the subjects."
+ Engin. D. 6: 56. Jl. '09. 70w.
"Is written for the general reader as well as
for the technical student."
-f Ind. 66: 985. My. 6, '09. llOw.
"If the reader really does read and digest
the book he may pass for a very fair author-
ity on wireless in a large and respectable cir-
cle."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 524. S. 4, '09. 1300w.
Kent, Charles Foster. Historical Bible for
schools and colleges. 6v. ea. **$i.
Scribner.
V. 1. Heroes and crises of early Hebrew his-
tory. 8-17902.
"The first volume of a series covering both
Testaments and intended to make 'the most
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Kent, Charles Foster — Continued.
valuaDle constructive results of modern biblical
discovery and research' accessible in 'popular
practical form.' Volume 1 presents the biblical
material in Professor Kent's own translation,
analyzed into its constituent sources which are
arranged in parallel columns when they narrate
the same event, and are provided with brief
introductory and explanatory notes." — Bib.
World.
V. 2. The founders and rulers of united Israel
from the death of Moses to the division of the
Hebrew kingdom. 8-21946.
"Volume 'Z follows close upon the heels of
Volume 1. Characterized by the same aim,
method and arrangement as its predecessor,
it ought to put the student in intelligent posses-
sion of the main facts and forces operative in
the pre-prophetic period of Israel's history." —
Bib. World.
V. 3. Kings and prophets of Israel and Judah
from the division of the kingdom to the Baby-
lonian e.xile. 9-14411,
"This third volume of the 'Historical Bible'
covers that period in Old Testament history
that is richest in literary and spiritual achieve-
ments."— Bib. World.
"As a teachers' handbook, the work is open
to criticism at one point. At the end of each
section is a paragraph entitled 'Aim and teach-
ings,' in which the author sums up the more
important religious truths of the narrative. If
these could have been put a little more sug-
gestively, or interrogatively, rather than dog-
matically, the student would be stimulated to
discover for himself what the author has now
discovered for him."
H Am. J. Theol. 1.3: 319. Ap. '09. 220w.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
"An excellent text for use in schools, Bible
classes or by individual students."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 15. Ja. '09. (Review of
V. 1.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 15. Ja. '09. (Review of
V. 2.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 16. S. '09. (Review of
V. 3.)
"The plan of the series seems well adapted to
the needs of those for whom more elaborate and
technical presentations are confusing."
+ Bio. World. 32: 149. Ag. '08. 90w. (Re-
view of v. 1.)
+ Bib. World. 32: 221. S. '08. 80w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"The volumes are thus to "be heartily recom-
mended. They present an adequate transla-
tion, illuminating historical notes, and a sane
religious application." I. G. Matthews.
-I- Bib. World. 33: 426. Je. '09. 820w. (Re-
view of V. 1 and 2.)
"It can be unreservedly recommended to the
teacher and student who are willing to do a
little actual work in order to secure a just
appreciation of the Old Testament."
+ Bib. World, 34: 70. Jl. '09. 50w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
+ Ind. 66: 708. Ap. 1, '09. 150w. (Review
of v. 1 and 2.)
"These handbooks will be found helpful in the
study of the history of the Hebrew nation and
the development of its religious beliefs, and are
adapted to those for whom Professor Kent's
'Student's Old Testament' is too elaborate and
involved."
+ Nation. 88: 39. Ja. 14, '09. 180w. (Re-
view of V. 1 and 2.)
+ Nation. 89: 412. O. 28, '09. lOOw. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
"This series puts into the hand of the Eng-
lish-speaking reader the generally accepted re-
sults of the criticism of the Old Testament."
E. S. Drown.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 606. O. 24, '08. lOOw.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
"Their translations of the text retain the
best features of the common version, and, by
embodying the results of modern scholarship,
lessen the reader's dependence on commen-
taries, as is desirable in a manual for popular
use. For this it seems admirably planned."
+ Outlook. 8a: 816. Ag. 8, '08. 180w. (Re-
view of V. 1 and 2.)
"The way in which the history and the
prophecy are made mutually illustrative is ex-
cellent, and the whole book is likely to be very
useful to the student."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 490. O. 2, '09. 350w.
(Review of v. 3.)
Keppel, Frederick. Christmas in art.
1- -"^*$2.5o. Dul^eld. 9-27931.
"The work of the well-known connoisseur of
prints and engraving:s. The many illustrations
are chiefly reproductions of rare prints of the
Nativity by fifteenth and sixteenth century art-
ists; but there are some more familiar pictures.
Each is accompanied by a paragraph of com-
ment, skilfully contrived to bring out its es-
sential quality or especial point of interest. The
text discusses, in rambling, informal fashion,
the pictures and their artists, Christmas mu-
sic and poetry, and quaint Christmas customs
in many lands." — Dial.
H- Dial. 47: 465. D. 1, '09. 90w,
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 67: 1353. D. 16, '09. lOOw.
"There are rare examples of German and
Spanish masters, and one or two charming cuts
from miniatured manuscript." .
+ Nation, 89: 609. D. 16, '09. llOw.
"A particularly interesting collection of re-
productions."
+ N. Y, Times. 14: 801. D. 18, '09. 150w.
"The collection of Mr. Keppel is a Paradise of
dainty devices, a mine of priceless and imper-
ishable delights."
+ No. Am. 190: 839. D. '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Keppel's text not only contains valuable
information on the art side of his subject, but
is a genial, discursive essay on Christmas. Not
the least interesting pages of the book record
personal boyhood reminiscences of Christmas in
Ireland."
-t- Outlook, 93:786. D. 4, '09. 120w.
Kerr, Estelle M. Little Sam in Volendam.
**$i.25. Moffat. 9-7135-
In verse and pictures is told the story of a
little boy's trip thru Holland where windmills,
wooden shoes and caps abound.
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 488. Ja. '09. 40w.
"The pictures and rhymes will please many
youngsters, although they are somewhat stilted
in conception." M. J. Moses.
(- Ind. 65: 1471. D. 17, '08. 20w.
"The children will like the rhymes which give
an idea of the life of the children in Holland,
and the difference between the customs there
and in America."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 702. N. 28, '08. 50w.
"Miss Estelle M. Kerr has written verses, not
so very well, but made the pictures in very
good style."
h R. of Rs. 38: 767. D. '08. ^Ow.
Kershaw, John B. C. Electro-metallurgy.
(Westminster ser.) *$2. Van Nostrand.
9-S181.
Gives an account of the industrial develop-
ments of electro-metallurgy for the student of
limited knowledge of chemistry or electrical sci-
ence. The subjects considered are: Aluminum;
gold and silver refining; calcium carbide and
acetylene gas; carborundum; copper extraction
and refining; ferro-alloys, graphite; electro-
thermic reduction of iron and steel; lead re-
fining; calcium, carbon bisulphide; carbon tetra-
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chloride; magnesium; phiospliorus; silicon; niclv-
el; sodium; zinc; detinning of tin plate.
"This book gives us the impression that it
was written and published before the author
was quite ready with his materials. Notwith-
standing this, Mr. Kerslmw has produced a
book which contains a large amount of interest-
ing information."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 135. Ja. 30. 680w.
"He presents in this work much matter that
will be found of interest by those who desire to
have correct information regarding this modern
utilization of electric energy."
+ Engin. D. 5: 53. Ja. '09. ISOw.
"The political economist will find this book
very suggestive."
+ Nation. 87: 556. D. 3, '08. 240w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 38. Ja. 23, '09. 160w.
"The author has collected much valuable in-
formation in this rapidly developing field."
+ Phys. R. 28: 231. Mr. '09. 80w.
Ketchum, Milo Smith. Design of highway
bridges and the calculation of stresses
in bridge trusses. *$4. Eng. news.
8-32509.
"In some 550 well-printed pages the author
covers the entire field, including the super-
structure and the substructure on the one hand,
and trusses and arches of steel, reinforced
concrete and timber on the other. The book
begins with a chapter on loads and weights of
highway bridges, where much of the informa-
tion is compiled from many sources. It abounds
in tables and diagrams, and will enable the en-
gineer to estimate the weight of any beam or
truss bridge he is likely to attempt to de-
sign."— Engin. Rec.
"As the first book on the specific subject of
highway bridges that has been published for
some time, it is deserving of the most careful
consideration."
-I- Engin. D. 5: 535. My. '09. 450w.
"It is a matter of regret that the author's
treatment of the subject, in general, seems to
be content with expounding current practice in
ordinary highway bridge building, without
making a more serious effort to elevate that
practice. A little more painstaking care in
writing would make the book, in parts, easier
reading, and more harmonious with his mathe-
matical work." A. W. Buel.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 13. F. 18, '09. 2550w.
"It deserves attention because it is the only
modern American book devoted to highway
bridges exclusively, and in many ways these
bridges differ from the much studied and dis-
cussed railway structures. The author has
succeeded in bringing together in one volume
much information on highway bridges, and
while the whole has not been welded together
into a homogeneous mass, his book will prove
of value to students and engineers interested
in highway bridge building."
-f- Engin. Rec. 59: 167. F. 6, '09. 500w.
"This bo'^k meets a distinct want, and it
will be especially useful to the young designer,
in view of the fact that the author iias given
special attention to the problem of the design
of the substructure, which is usually quite
neglected in books on bridge design." T. H. B.
+ Nature. 81: 393. S. 30, '09. 500w.
Key, Ellen K. S. Century of the child.
**$i.50. Putnam. 9-5891.
A work which has gone thru more than
twenty German editions. The author, a well-
known champion of woman's emancipation,
severed her connection with this movement
twelve years ago, and since has turned her
energies to the broadening of woman's concep-
tion of her natural mission of wife and mother.
Her chapters, as follows, are characterized by
originality, revolutionary insight, and ethical
purpose: The right of the child to choose his
parents; The unborn race and woman's work;
Education; Homelessness; Soul murder in the
schools; The school of the future; Religious in-
struction; Child labor and the crimes of chil-
dren.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 140. My. '09.
"Mrs. Key's program for an ideal education,
though acknowledged as a 'mere dream,' is an
interesting forecast of tlie education of the fu-
ture." N. M. S. Nearing.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 208. Jl. '09. 220w.
"It is unfortunate that the author's most rad-
ical views, and those that are likely to be
thought subversive of morality, are set forth
in the opening chapter, which concerns mar-
riage and parenthood; for many readers will be
turned aside at this point and miss the chapters
on education which are the most valuable part
of the book." C. L. Hunt.
H Dial. 46: 325. My. 16, '09. 1200w.
"The book contains wise and weighty words
which seem well calculated to make mothers and
fathers think."
+ Lit. D. 38: 560. Ap. 3, '09. 400w.
"Many of Ellen Key's ideas are familiar to
us, and are found in practice in our schools.
Many others are most radical. But the whole
book breathes a love for the child, a respect for
his individuality, and a sincerity that are most
attractive."
H Nation. 89: 75. Jl. 22. '09. 300w.
"Her argument is not always all that could be
desired. It is often sloppy in method and ex-
pression, and it lacks the clear-cut, incisive
manner of the logical mind. She has observed
much and read widely, but she has often lacked
discrimination in the one and has been too
credulous in the other. Her statements, for
instance, about certain developments in America
will doubtless be convincing enough in Ger-
many, but in this country will not enhance the
credibility of her statements about things else-
where. To American readers she will seem
often to be beating a man of straw, because
here the woman movement has taken a differ-
ent direction from that which it is following in
Germany."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 128. Mr. 6, '09. lOOOw.
R. of Rs. 39: 511. Ap. '09. 180w.
"Nobody will regret a study of Mrs. Key's
book. It is suggestive, interesting, and earnest
even if somewhat chimerical." K. L. Maurice.
-\ Survey. 22: 680. Ag. 14, '09. 920w.
Khuddakanikaya. Sayings of Buddha, the
5 Iti-Vuttaka: a Pali work of the Bud-
dhist canon for the first time trans-
lated, with an introd. and notes by
Justin Hartley Moore. (Columbia univ.
Indo-Iranian ser., v. 5.) *$i.50. Mac-
niillan. 9-4569.
"The first translation into an Occidental
tongue of the 'Sayings of Buddha.' The date and
author of the original are unknown, but in-
ternal evidence shows that the collection can-
not have come from Buddha himself and it is
impossible to surmise how much, if any, is
authentic tradition of his words." — N. Y.
Times.
"Adds an interesting volume to our literature
of Buddhism, and one of considerable value to
students."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 132. My. '09.
"A translation of this has been a desidera-
tum. The English of the translation is well
enough, but a very considerable number of er-
rors of interpretation and some of fact compel
the judgment that the task was undertaken be-
fore the writer was fully prepared for his task."
+ — Natibn. 88: 385. Ap. 15, '09. 90w.
"Evidently the form in which it comes to us,
with its wearisome repetitions, is mnemonic.
As one of the canonical books it is indispen-
sable to the student and is not without inter-
est for the general reader."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 193. Ap. 3, '09. 230w.
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Kidd, Benjamin. Individualism and after;
the Herbert Spencer lecture delivered
in the Sheldonian theatre on the 29th
May 1908. *35c. Oxford. 9-7554-
"The central thesis of the lecture is that, in
the thought and life of the western world, an
organic view of society has been rapidly dis-
placing the individualism which was dominant
until well after the middle of the nineteenth
century. Accompanying this development there
has been, as he shows, a rapid and continuous
extension of the functions of government, and
an abandonment of the doctrine of unqualified
competition. Herbert Spencer is taken as the
chief representative of individualism." — Nation.
"Mr. Kidd pronounces, as it were, the funeral
oration over individualism. This has, of course,
often been done before, but no one has done It
better than Mr. Kidd." C. A. E.
+ Econ. Bull. 1: 345. D. '08. 150w.
"Even while accepting Mr. Kidd's leading con-
tentions, one feels the need of a more exact
definition and a closer criticism of the terms
and conceptions which he so freely uses."
-\ Nation. 87: 215. S. 3, '08. 460w.
Kidd, Dudley. Kafir socialism and the dawn
■^ of individualism: an introduction to the
study of the native problem. *$2.7S.
Macmillan. 8-24294.
A scientific study of the relation of the Kaf-
ir to the white government whose main thesis
is that interference with tribal Institutions is
undesirable and mischievous. The first part of
the treatise looks at the natives as they are and
notes that their attitude is essentially social-
istic. "The latter half of Mr. Kidd's book is a
plea for a truly constructive native policy based
on a correct understanding of native needs."
(Spec.)
"While many of Mr. Kidd's conclusions are
open to question, he has provided a noteworthy
contribution to an important subject. The two
things which he appears to us to lack are a
certain imaginative insight (for, with all his
experience, he fails to understand the native
as Livingstone or Mary Kingsley understood
him), and — strange as this may seem, in view
of some parts of his book — a sufficient respect
for the process of evolution."
H Ath. 1908, 1: 726. Je. 13. lOOOw.
"To separate Mr. Kidd's useful suggestions
from the mass of tedious verbiage in which
they are concealed would be a thankless task.
The one redeeming feature of the book is the
fact that from the various anecdotes and from
the quotations from scientific writers the pop-
ular reader may possibly gain the conception
that the Kafirs as subjects of Great Britain
should be treated with at least some knowledge
of their habits and customs."
(- Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 180. Mr. '09. 300w.
"We commend this book as the most widely
informed, well-balanced, and sympathetic study
of the native problem that we have met with."
+ Spec. 100: 708. My. 2, '08. 1450w.
Kidder, Frank Eugene. Building construc-
6 tion and superintendence, pt. i, Ma-
sons' work. 9th ed., rev. and enl. $6.
Comstock. 9-9631.
"This new edition embodies all of the old
matter, with the exception of obsolete descrip-
tions and discussions, and has added thereto
much that is modern. By far the greatest ad-
vance in masonry construction since the original
edition of the book has been in the line of fire-
proofing and in concrete and reinforced con-
crete, so that it is natural that the most pro-
nounced revision and addition should be in the
chapters treating these subjects. ... In addi-
tion to these additions revisions have been made
in the discussions of caisson and cantilever foun-
dations, needing and underpinning and bricks
and brickwork. Over 400 new drawings have
been added and the tables and appendices am-
plified."— Engin. N.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 61. O. '09.
Engin. D. 5: 664. Je. '09. 300w.
+ Engin, N. 51: sup. 61. My. 13, '09. 300w.
"In the revision Professor Nolan has taken
up the work with a full understanding of the
secrets of the success of the book and has not
attempted to change its character."
-I- Engin. Rec. 59: 644. My. 15, '09. 170w.
Kikuchi, Dairoku, Kurai no na. Japanese
^- education: lectures delivered in the
University of London. *5s. Murray,
John, London. E9-1296.
"The chief interest of the book lies in the
description of Japanese elementary education,
and the methods used in moral education. The
child begins by simple lessons on ordinary vir-
tues, such as order and punctuality; then fol-
lows instruction in home relations and loyalty,
and then he passes on to more detailed lessons
of daily conduct, such as friendship, honesty,
kindness, generosity, modesty, courage, and
manners. All these virtues are illustrated by
tales and examples. Later on the children have
lessons on the higher social virtues, such as pa-
triotism, co-operation, honour, tenacity of pur-
pose, public duty. It is enjoined on the teach-
ers that, in addition to the formal lessons, every
opportunity should be taken of instilling these
and similar precepts into the minds of the chil-
dren."—Sat. R.
+ Sat. R. 108: 171. Ag. 7, '09. 1200w.
"His qualifications for the task of making
Japanese education intelligible to Englishmen
are incontestable. Moreover, he combines a sin-
gular gift of lucid exposition In the English lan-
guage with a knowledge of our national life and
circumstances, which enable him to appreciate
the points requiring special explanation, and to
render them easily intelligible. From the tech-
nical point of view alone the book should be
valuable to those engaged in educational work,
whether as administers or as teachers."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 815. N. 20, '09. 1500w.
Kimball, Dexter Simpson, and Barr, John
12 Henry. Elements of machine design.
*$3. Wiley. 9-24920.
"A book that aims to give the college stu-
dent the general principles of an engineering
subject without going into practical details. It
deals chiefly with the theory of equations per-
taining to machine elements, and gives very
brief descriptions of the nature and functions
of those elements. Much of the subject-matter
is commonly taught in a course on the mechan-
ics of materials. As stated in the preface, 'the
treatise is in no sense a handbook neither is
it a manual for the drafting room.' " — Engin.
Rec.
"The book Is intended primarily for engineer-
ing students, but it will also prove of interest
to the practicing designer."
+ Engin. D. 6: 428. N. '09. 270w.
"The book is doubtless well adapted to the
needs of the particular students for whom it
was prepared, but as a working reference for
designing machinery it is too meager, while as
an introduction to design it seems too volumin-
ous."
H Engin. Rec. 60: 559. N. 13, '09. 240w.
Kimball, Sumner Increase. Joshua James:
12 life-saver. (True American types.) *6oc.
Am. Unitar. 9-25284.
The fourth volume in the "True American
types" series. It is a biography of a life-saver,
a simple, unpretentious man, who for sixty
years rendered the United States devoted, hero-
ic service in one of her life-saving crews. While
exploiting the courage of one man the sketch
represents one phase of our national character
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little knovn, to which the element of authority
is added thru the fact that the writer has been
general superintendent of the life-saving serv-
ice since its inception.
"The reader is brought into intimate touch
with a career of unpretentious heroism which
deserves to rank high among the inspiring an-
nals of human endeavor, endurance, and sacri-
fice."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6, '09. 450w.
King, Basil. Inner shrine: a novel of to-day.
5 t$i-50. Harper. 9-12616.
A French-Irish girl born into an illustrious
French family is the heroine of this story which
opens on the" eve of a duel between her Amer-
ican husband and a lying Frenchman who had
cast reproaches upon her good name. The
husband is killed and the incidents of tlie story
(which changes scene from Paris to New York)
following a season of deep remorse grow out
of her splendid struggle to prove her worthiness.
Thruout this portion of the story are traced
three developments; her own. that of the
Frenchman who after long months is led to re-
store her good name, and that of a wooer who
in spite of evidences to the contrary believes
for a time the Frenchman's slander.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 187. Je. '09.
"Throughout is a certain remoteness from
actuality, which makes one wonder whether
the author really knows the life of which he
is writing, or whether he is making up the
wicked people, and tlie good who play the dan-
gerous game."
-I Atlan. 104: 681. N. '09. 750w.
"A story that is better written than the sub-
stance of it deserves, and for all its good writ-
ing is apt to seem needlessly long drawn out."
F: T. Cooper.
H ■ Bookm. 29: 526. Jl. '09. 370w.
"It is certainly a striking novel, although
highly artificial and even tricky. Its chief mer-
its are cleverness of invention and dramatic
effectiveness; its defects are found in its uncon-
vincing characterizations and its failure to make
certain important features of the action seem
plausible." W: M. Payne.
-I Dial. 46: 370. Je. 1, '09. 480w.
"It is not a well-constructed book; it is not
a pleasant book; it is not even a plausible book
— and yet it is one of those books thac will be
read and discussed and considerably overrated
because, with all its faults, just a few of the
characters do possess the merit of a living per-
sonality, the power of direct personal appeal."
Philip Tillinghast.
h Forum. 41: 619. Je. '09. 400w.
Ind. 67: 424. Ag. 19, '09. 80w.
"The dialog is clever and the story one to
be enjoyed by all who care for a bright, brisk -
Iv told narrative."
+ Lit. D. 39: 350. S. 4, '09. 300w.
"There are interesting situations in this story,
there are even brilliant bits of dialogue, but
there is little in its actual content, whether of
incident or interpretation, to arouse anything
approaching emotion in the reader who looks
upon fiction as a responsible art."
H Nation. 88: 489. My. 13, '09. 500w.
"It makes a strong, dramatic, promising start,
which, despite that it is a very readable and en-
tertaining book, is not fully sustained to the
close."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, '09. 670w.
"The tale is tense, dramatic, full of striking
situations, and brilliantly told."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 381. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"The double problem is handled cleverly, and
the book holds the attention closely, although
it neither charms nor amuses."
-I Outiook. 92: 389. Je. 19, '09. 280w.
"The mainspring of the story is, it will be
seen, a scandal; the whole savor of it, beneath
its agreeable perfume of style, is that of opera-
box and smoking-room morality. Its issues, its
persons, are essentially trivial." H. W. Boynton.
— Putnam's. 6: 493. Jl. '09. 300w.
"A novel of undeniable power. The plot is
skillfully developed, and the style serves to
heighten the interest of the narrative."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 761. Je. '09. 120w.
King, Charles. Lanier of the cavalry; or
^' A week's arrest. t$i-25. Lippincott.
9-7831.
Once more General King chooses a war set-
ting for his story. It concerns a wronged
young cavalry lieutenant about whom is woven
a web of intrigue and mystery directly trace-
able to jealousy and debt.
"If one does not care greatly for the finer
arts of fiction he can spend a pleasant hour
over the book."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 261. Ap. 24, '09. 200w.
King, Franklin Hiram. Ventilation for
8 dwellings, rural schools and stables. *7Sc.
Franklin H. King, Madison, Wis. 8-37680.
Treats the facts upon which successful ven-
tilation depends, and the application of theoreti-
cal conclusions to practical problems facing the
parent, the teacher and the farmer. It is il-
lustrated with diagrams and views of build-
ings.
-I- A. L. A. Ski. 5: 44. F. '09. 4<
"The volume may be commended specially to
parents, teachers, and stock owners."
-I- Nature. 80: 127. Ap. 1, '09. 80w.
King, Georgiana Goddard. Way of perfect
love. $1.25. Macmillan. 8-27521.
A symbolic poem which is "a decorative com-
position, half pastoral, half lyric masque, done
after the manner of the early Renaissance paint-
ing. . . . The Duchess, we should fancy, is the
adventurer who leaves her enclosed gardens
where her handmaidens bedeck and shield her
and where the Duke would fain shelter her
from all experience, to go with the unknown
and unfelt, with the Wayfarer to try life. . . .
Hers is the modern nature to which renounce-
ment is negation and atrophy, but which learns
and grows only by absorption and assimilation,
and ultimately finds its vocation in the admin-
istrative life of ceaseless growth and readjust-
ment and therefore allies itself with the Duke,
the man of science and the modern." — No. Am.
"The value of the poem is quite aside from
whatever may be the chosen parable, and lies
in the delicacy and carefulness of its work-
manship and in the wealth of its fancy."
-I- Ind. 66: 425. F. 25, '09. 300w.
"Who knows and loves the great era of Ital-
ian painting will find the hours spent in reading
this poem not unlike a stroll into the placid
background of an Umbrian painting. It is no
light pleasure for the moment to be led from
the dust and din and clatter of our modern life
into this 'flowery nunnery." " L. C. Willcox.
-I- No. Am. 188: 930. D. '08. 1300w.
"A poem of refinement and genuine poetic
feeling. Its greatest fault is lack of simplicity."
H Outlook. 90: 550. N. 7, '08.- 350w.
King, Gertrude. Landlubbers. t$i.50. Dou-
0 bleday. 9-8575-
A story of the experiences of an Illinois
school teacher and a bibulous Englishman who
are left behind on a wrecked ocean liner. The
fight for life against odds complicated by the
rescue of the ship's adventuress from a boat
that had put to sea on the night of the catas-
trophe, furnishes thrills for readers who enjoy
hair breadth escapes from death.
"Undoubtedly will give just great pleasure to
that considerable section of the American read-
ing public which has a liking for wild, impossi-
ble, nightmarish ocean tales of love and adven-
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King, Gertrude— Continued.
ture, for it is out of that sort from beginning to
end, with an eye-opener, a thrill and a cold
shiver for every page."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, '09. 600w.
King, Henry Churchill. Laws of friendship,
■^ human and divine. (Haverford library
lectures.) *$i.25. Macmillan. 9-8407.
"It is one of the first articles in the creed of
Oberlin's president. Dr. Henry Churchill King,
that the prime purpose and highest end of life
is the cultivation of friendship with God and
man; and this little book of his states the laws
governing this friendship as they were
formulated in the author's lectures at Haver-
ford college, in the course known as the Haver-
ford library lectures. To Dr. King 'the problem
of friendship is the problem of life itself; and
the essentials of true friendship are, first, in-
tegrity and breadth and depth of personality;
second, deep community of interests; third, mu-
tual self-manifestation and answering trust;
and, fourth, mutual self-giving." — Dial.
"It is written with Dr. King's well-known lu-
cidity, and will doubtless be read widely and
with great profit."
-I- Am. J. Theol. 13: 500. Jl. '09. 80w.
"Inspiring yet practical and suggestive."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 171. .Je. "09. 4«
"The book is inspiring and helpful."
-f- Dial. 46: 329. My. 16, '09. 340w.
Educ. R. 38:315. O. '09. 30w.
"A good book for an age little given to seeing
visions or indulging in dreams. It treats its
great theme, human and divine, 'con amore.'
yet without rapture."
-f Nation. 89: 52. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
King, Henry Churchill, and others. Educa-
tion and national cliaractcr. *$i.50. Re-
ligious education assn.
Thirty-three addresses selected from a larger
number given at the fifth convention of the Re-
ligious education association. "Among the
contributors are such men as President King,
Professors Peabody, Stewart, Coe, Votaw, Drs.
Abbott and Gladden, Dean Hodges, and others
well known. 'Our national need,' President
King afl^rms, 'is a religious need.' The moral
and social principles inseparable from religion
receive an equal emphasis in this volume."
(Outlook.)
"They present important aspects of the re-
ligious life of Ainerica in a strong and sug-
gestive way."
-f Bib. World. 33: 144. F. '09. 30w.
-f Outlook. 91: 382. F. 20, '09. 200w.
Kingsley, Florence Morse. Glass house.
6 t$i-SO. Dodd. 9-6846.
A story about a woman who towards middle
age takes to story-writing and neglects her
three children. "A wealthy business man, who
has a grudge against her husband, an unsuc-
cessful architect, schemes to carry off the
woman's young daughter on his yacht to Eu-
rope, and also contrives a plan by which he
hopes to foil the hopes and ruin the budding
success of. the architect. The latter's acumen
prevents the success of this design, and a fifth-
rate actor, who has picked up a speaking ac-
quaintance with the girl, ends his villainous
plot with regard to her. And then the wife
and mother decides to reform and declares she
will never write again." (N. Y. Times.)
"It is a book that is worth reading and then
putting aside to be read many tunes again.
The finish of her writing is always literally
'ad unguem.' " H. T. Peck.
4 Bookm. 29: 405. Je. '09. llOOw.
"The book is not without an occasional cru-
dity, but its net results might well be envied by
many another contemporary writer of wider and
bigger reputation." Philip Tillinghast.
-1 Forum. 41: 614. Je. '09. 750w.
"If the moral is not loudly demanded by the
public, the fable at least is mildly readable."
+ 'Nation. 89: 122. Ag. 5, '09. 300w.
"A pretty story, written with considerable
skill, but drawing its inspiration from the auth-
or's imagination rather than from knowledge of
real men and women."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, '09. 180w.
"A syinpathetic novel, one of the best in our
opinion that Mrs. Kingsley has written."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. '09. 80w.
Kingsley, Florence Morse. Star of love. t$-J-
11 Appleton. 9-27029.
The life of Queen Esther, the star of love,
at the corrupt court of Xerxes is here pictured
in a vivid fashion that well supplements the
Bible story. The benign influence of the gen-
tle Hebrew maiden over the dread king who
lives in suspicion of intrigue and deception is
charmingly shown, and she appears in glowing
contrast to the wily queen mother, the wile
of Hamon, and others of the court. She is true
to herself and her love, be it in the royal gar-
dens of ease, or on the day of dread and dan-
ger when she faced her enemies with her little
son in her arms and a prayer to the one God
on her lips. There are eight illustrations by
Arthur E. Becher in soft oriental tones.
"An absorbing romance."
-f- Dial. 47: 464. D. 1, '09. llOw.
"Miss Kingsley will add materially to an al-
ready wide and favorable reputation by tliis
latest novel."
-f Lit. D. 39: 782. N. 6. '09. 280w.
Kingsley, Rose Georgina. Roses and rose-
growing; with a chapter on "How to
grow roses for exhibition," by the Rev.
F: Page-Roberts. *$2. Macmillan.
Agr9-iS98.
"To amateurs and professional cultivators
who wish to inform themselves as to what is
latest and best in regaid to roses, we can cor-
dially recommend this modest volume. Miss
Kingsley brings to her task literary skill, and a
fair experience in the- selection and cultivation
of roses, for both of which she is indebted to
the late Charles Kingsley of Eversley."' — Nation.
"The color plates in this book are exception-
ally accurate and beautiful." S. A. Shafer.
-f Dial. 46: 367. Je. 1, '09. 230w.
"All garden lovers may welcome this instruc-
tive and charming book."
-t- Ind. 66: 1032. My. 13, '09. 140w.
"She has made good use of the standard
books, new and old, and has succeeded in pre-
paring an attractive handbook such as Kingsley
himself would have been delighted to use."
-f Nation. 88: 147. F. 11, '09. 280w.
Spec. 101: 1062. D. 19, '08. 130w.
Kinross, Albert. Joan of Garioch. t$i.So.
Macmillan. 8-29337.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The story is harmless and too well written
to be classed with cheap melodrama, but it has
no literary quality or particular merit."
h A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 25. Ja. .'09.
"He has done better work, but this is of its
kind excellent. Some time elapses before we
are well in the saddle, as the plot is jointed in
sections."
^ Ath. 1908, 2: 715. D. 5. 140w.
"Although the love-interest is kept well in
the background, there are all sorts of romantic
compensations for this defect, and the interest
of the story does not flag in a single chapter.
W: M. Pavne.
+ Dial. 46: 263. Ap. 16, '09. 270w.
"Is an important story, marking as it does a
;iew level for the novel of adventure."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 76. F. 6, '09. 230w.
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"It is possible to read the adventurous part
of the book and merely glance at the romance.
On tliese conditions the novel may be recom-
mended to those who are interested in the
Lettish rising, and Russian politics generally."
H Spec. 102: 24. Ja. 2, '09. 170w.
Kipling, Rudyard. Abaft the funnel. *$i.5o.
J- Dodge, B. W. 9-28704.
"A gleaning of hitherto uncollected papers — ■
stories and sketches — contributed to Anglo-In-
dian periodicals in the years 1888-1890. . . .
Inquiry reveals 'Abaft the funnel' to be what
it seems, an exhumation of material which
Kipling had doubtless reckoned safely buried
in the files of the Allahabad 'Pioneer' or else-
where. . . . They contain the crude substance
of the Kipling, who, in his young twenties, took
the world by storm. The 'Plain tales' and the
other early volumes were made up of precisely
such stories as these — many of them written
hastily as newspaper fillers." — Nation.
"If it is only occasionally we find the Man
Who Was at his best, 'Abaft the funnel' offers
many -illustrations of the old Kipling at his
worst."
\- Bookm. 30: 319. D. '09. 1450w.
"The thirty papers collected under the title
'Abaft the funnel' stand as they originally came
from his hurried pen. Most of them are sketches
rather than tales, and of slight intrinsic value."
f- Nation. 89: 460. N. 11, '09. 400w.
Kipling, Rudyard. Actions and reactions.
^0 t$ioO. Doubleday. 9-26138.
The eight stories which are gathered into
this volume are unrelated in subject, but each
bears the unmistakable mark of its author, and
each is followed by a poem which to a certain
extent reflects the spirit, if not the sense, of the
prose preceding it. The tales are entitlea: An
habitation enforced: Garm — a hostage; The
mother hive; With the night mail; A deal in
cotton; The puzzler: Little foxes; and The house
surgeon. They range geographically from Eng-
land to India, and, in characters, from men to
our dumb brothers.
"A casual collection of reprints which as a
whole do not adequately represent Kipling's
genius."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 133. D. '09. +
"There is hardly a tale in this volume which
is not unmatchable in its kind, in its alertness,
knowledgeableness, the quick understanding of
human nature revealed by every scrap of dia-
logue."
-I- Ath. 1909, 2: 453. O. 16. 1700w.
"Without doubt the new book offers excuse
for the sneering references that have been com-
mon of late j-ears: 'the work of a talented writ-
er who was once a genius.' As for the verse, it
is Kipling at his worst. But there are two
stories that offer the perfect Kiplingite a ray
of hope."
h Bookm. 30:321. D. '09. 370w.
"The rough, swift force is gone, the youthful
cynicism, and the journalistic dash. 'The 'ac-
tions and reactions' of his latest volume would
have been recorded by the young Kipling in a
tenth the space here employed. They are the
careful product of a responsible middle-aged
practitioner.''
-f — Nation. 89: 460. N. 11, '09. 380w.
"The old vigor, the old heart-searching eye,
and the old bold phrase that strips naked what
the eye has seen and flashes it clean-cut full
upon you — all here are unimpaired; pervaded
somehow with a subtler essence, an intangible
nexus which holds within itself things too dim
for words, yet real enough for feeling."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 670. O. 30, '09. 800w.
"Mr. Kipling is as successful as usual in his
new book. It is the combination of strength
and tenderness that makes Mr. Kipling's work
remarkable."
-f Sat. R. 108: sup. 3. O. 16, '09. 1300w.
Happily the riddle-reading powers of his ad-
mirers are not seriously taxed in his new vol-
ume of stories, and the poems in which, after
his wont tie sums up the tendency and moral
ot each of his stories are more than usually in-
cisive and Illuminating."
+ Spec. 103:564. O. 9, '09. llSOw.
Kipling, Rudyard. Kipling stories and
poeins every child should know; ed
^^'o^^^^''^ ^- ^"""^ ^"^ W- T. Chapin.
''"*$i.2o. Doubleday. 9-11260.
Another volume in the "What every child
should know ' series. The editor has skimmed
the cream of Kipling's poems and juvenile sto-
ries, making a collection of virile classics rich
in local color and full of alimental qualities.
"A very useful volume for the small library
that cannot aftord the complete books, and for
teachers of primary and grammar grades "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 191. Je. '09. 4«
+ Dial. 47: 24. Jl. 1, '09. I30w.
"Here the tw^ editors have trampled on
worthy material and have pieced it together
in most artificial fashion." M. J. Moses
— Ind. 67: 1359. D. 16, '09. 70w.
"The editor has doubtless been actuated by
excellent motives, but it is unfortunate she did
not set at defiance the demands of teachers, and
aim only to satisfy the children."
-I Lit. D. 39: 1020. D. 4, '09. 150w.
"Undoubtedly they have some rich material
here, but that is Kipling's fault: he cannot be
harmed liy the commonplace remarks at the
head of the selections, printed in excruciating
type, and serving as superfluous connective tis-
sue."
1- Nation. 89: 538. D. 2, '09. 80w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 798. D. 18, '09. llOw.
Kipling, Rudyard. With the night mail: a
story of 2000 A. D.; together with ex-
tracts from the contemporary maga-
zine in which it appeared. **$i. Dou-
bleday. 9-8570.
A tale which chronicles a trip from London
to Quebec by dirigible balloon during the hours
of a single night in the year 2000 A. D. Kip-
ling's quick imagination copes bravely with the
struggle of the numerous flitting packets to
keep well to their five-thousand foot lanes, and
the excitement of a storm during which a fel-
low liner succumbs to its fate and is swallowed
by the Atlantic. The narrative "is filled with
a strange technical jargon, relieved bv some
remarkably vivid passages of description." (Na-
tion.)
"Here all the terms are unknown not merely
to literary men but to everybody of this gen-
eration, yet the story is readable and compre-
hensible enough. Kipling does not relv upon
the knowledge of his readers, but on their in-
telligence."
-f Ind. 66: 814. Ap. 15, '09. 280w.
"The story is a good enough one of its kind.
It is a pity that he is so destitute of ideas that
in the interval of two years and a half since
'Puck of Pook's hill' he has been able to pre-
pare no better apology for a book."
H Nation. 88: 364. Ap. 8, '09. 160w.
"The conviction is strongly borne in upon you
that this man is hardly less seer than artist "
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 216. Ap. 10, '09. 420w.
"Absorbing short tale."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. '09. 120w.
Kirbye, J. Edward. Puritanism in the South.
*75c. Pilgrim press. 8-36696.
Correcting at the outset the historical inac-
curacy that the Puritan was in New England
and the Cavalier in the South, the author shows
that the colonial south contained Puritans, Hu-
guenots, Cavaliers, German, Irish, Scotch and
French. He shows that the difference between
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North and South originated in the differing land
systems, the farm and the plantation, which
affected their social, intellectual and religious
ideals. He discusses conditions in Virginia,
Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia, and an-
swers, in closing, the question, What is Puri-
tanism in the South?
"The style is journalistic, and the matter is
determined by temporary interest rather than
historical value. It is scarcely necessary to
point out minor mistakes in a volume which is
not to be taken as serious history and which
has no index."
— Am. Hist. R. 15: 186. O. '09. 350w.
Kirk, John. Biographies of English Catho-
5 lies in the eighteenth century; ed. by
J. H. Pollen and Edwin Burton. *$2.75.
Benziger. 9-14581.
Intended as a continuation of Dodd's "Church
history." There are some thousand sketches.
"The names, arranged in alphabetical order,
belong to every conspicuous rank of society,
those of the clergy and gentry predominating.
Many of the names have rich historical asso-
ciations, stretching back far beyond the bad
days of the reformation." (Cath. World.)
"His great mass of biographical notes are
now published and will be of prime value to
whoever is destined to carry out the work. Even
in their present shape they assist us to form
a fair idea of the conditions of English Cath-
olics from the days of Anne down to the close
of the penal times."
+ Cath. World. 89: 244. My. '09. 280w.
Spec. 101: 1063. D. 19, '08. 60w.
Kirk, William, ed. Modern city: Providence,
11 Rhode Island, and its activities; a col-
lection of essays by members of the
faculty of Browrn university. *$2.50.
Univ. of Chicago press. 9-26166.
Presents the physical characteristics, the ra-
cial element, the commercial and industricl
growth, the labor conditions, and the govern-
mental, financial, educational, aesthetic, phil-
anthropic, and religious activities of a typical
American city. The work is less a complete de-
scription of any one city than a survey of its
distinctive characteristics.
"Chapters on 'Population.' 'Labor,' and 'Fi-
nance,' to mention such as are of interest to
the economist, are good, while that on 'Indus-
try' is lamentably weak — mostly eighteenth-
century history. There is, in fact, throughout
the book, a rather uncertain wavering between
historical fact and present-day conditions which
not only is disconcerting in this description of
a 'modern city' but also results in some unfor-
tunate gaps."
H J. Pol. Econ. 17: 651. N. '09. 180w.
"It should prove a valuable collection* of
'm§moires pour servir.' "
+ Nation. 89: 353. O. 14, '09. 50w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 776. D. 4, '09. 320w.
Kirkham, Stanton Davis. Mexican trails.
8 **$i.7S- Putnam. 9-7928.
"An account, admirably and fully illustrated,
of what is loveliest, most picturesque, and most
Interesting, historically and from other points
of view, in Mexico: and it is a result of a three
years' residence in the country and of long
horseback tours over a large part of the Re-
public. The author knows Mexican life and
character from intimate personal experience,
and, being a veteran and accomplished writer,
his pen does full justice to the many-sided
charm of his subject."
"The narrative is refreshingly free from sta-
tistics and chapters on the financial resources
of the country and the political situation. As
an artist is said to catch the expression of his
model, so Mr. Kirkham has succeeded in por-
traying the individuality, the elusive spirit of
Mexico."
-h Nation. 89: 516. N. 25, '09. 500w.
"It is rather a pity he does not give us a
fairly full record of his Mexican days instead
of a series of glimpses of the life and scenery
with which he came in contact. But he might
have written much more fully about the im-
pressions he enjoyed while he was roaming
about in localities not often visited by Ameri-
cans."
H N. Y. Times. 14: irS. Ap. 3, '09. 330w.
R. of Rs. 39: 765. Je. '09. 50w.
"Altogether, this is a book to be read."
-I- Spec. 103: sup. 494. O. 2, '09. 170w.
Kirkham, Stanton Davis. Philosophy of self-
help. **$i.2S. Putnam. 9-4135.
Auto-suggestion is the means of self-help
which the author uses thruout this presenta-
tion. He reviews the body of truth which con-
stitutes the normal field of the mind's activity;
considers at length the nature and activity of
the mind and its relation to the body; and con-
cludes with such logical deductions and infer-
ences as may be drawn with reference to mind
building and character forming, thru a prac-
tical application of the principles discussed.
"The philosophy is idealistic and inspiring
to a degree and the last third of the book,
which presents the philosophy in detail, will
bear rereading."
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 427. S. '09. 130w.
"One is glad at last to find a book written
not only in tolerably good English, but also
with a precision of thought, a sequence of ideas
that are understandable, and answerable, and
withal, a book typical of the movement for
which it stands. Mr. Kirkham expounds a
practical philosophy, a popular philosophy."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 244. Ap. 17, '09. 800w.
Kirkland, Winifred. Introducing Corinna.
10 **$!_ Revell. 9-24329.
A story of a college girl after college days are
over that gives an account of Corinna Sar-
gent's year as head mistress of Bramley Hall.
Corinna, Or^typical girl-graduate, brings all her
Ingenuity, and tact to bear on the problem
of managing a difficult set of girls not much
younger than herself. Through her under-
standing of girls, she succeeds where those
older and wiser than she have failed.
"Gives a very good idea of local conditions
and of the status of Mexican Indians."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 171. Je. '09.
Ind. 66: 1240. Je. 3, '09. 80w.
"Librarians and mothers should welcome such
a charming, straightforward romance. For sev-
eral years we have met with no story so fresh,
so frank, so picturesque, and so holding in its
sympathetic, distinctive portrayal." M. J.
Moses.
-f Ind. 67: 1365. D. 16, '09. 80w.
"It is just the 'romance' for a 'betwixt and
between' girl."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1027. D. 4, '09. 40w.
"The plot is defective in places, but the gen-
eral tone is wholesome."
-I Nation. 89:598. D. 16, '09. 50w.
Kirkpatrick, Edwin Asburv. Genetic psychol-
3 og)': an introduction to an objective
and genetic view of intelligence. *$i.25.
Macmillan.
"The plan underlying the work is that of
coining in one exposition the underlying types
of behavior of our own complex mentality and
the antecedent and simpler varieties charac-
teristic of the structurally simpler organisms.
There thus results a conception of behavior
as a consistent and expanding procedure, and
of the mental factor in it as again an organic
principle in a still larger whole. Nor is this
left vague and generic; it is coordinated with
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the amcEba and the insect and the fish and
fowl; it binds dog and ape with these, and
these with men." — Dial.
"A helpful contribution to the equipment for
presenting to the young idea some adequate
notion of its own ancestry and conditions."
+ Dial. 47: 23. Jl. 1, '09. 200w.
"We could not wish a more wisely balanced,
better adapted introduction. The classification
and interpretation of instincts are doubtless
somewhat more scholastic in their sharp dis-
tinctions than the facts allow."
H Nation. 89: 210. S. 2, '09. 200w.
Kitton, Frederick George. Charles Dickens.
*$3.50. Appleton.
To the material which Foster drew upon for
his biography a third of a century ago has been
added for this "life" a considerable amount of
new material including Dickens's private cor-
respondence.
"To his work there is introduced a number
of intimate touches from the hand of the novel-
ist himself which give it a unique flavor."
+ Lit. D. 37: 902. D. 12, '08. 200w.
"It is in its total effect an abridgment of the
work of his predecessor: What it suppresses —
the intimate comment and criticism of Dickens's
bosom friend — is of the highest interest and
value; what it adds — a few scraps of informa-
tion and letters — does not contribute any new
and important 'fact of life or character.' "
— Nation. 87: 607. D. 17, '08. 780w.
Reviewed by Stephenson Browne.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 598. O. 24, *08. 2000w.
"A fascinating life fascinatingly told, and one
which no lover of Dickens can leave unread
without depriving himself of a great pleasure."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 621. O. 24, '08. 20w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 750. D. 5, '08. 240w.
"Mr. Kitton is an enthusiast; he could not be
more offensively panegyrical if Dickens had died
last week. Unfortunately he has very little
humor, and a great knack at quoting the pas-
sages from Dickens's letters, and dwelling upon
the incidents of his career, which idolaters
might choose to ignore." H. W. Boynton.
— Putnam's. 5: 493. Ja. '09. 430w.
Kitts, Eustace J. In the days of the coun-
■^ cils. *ios. 6d. Constable, A., and co.,
London.
A book whose "substance and core is a care-
ful setting forth of the various methods for
terminating the schism proposed or followed at
one time or another, coupled with a clear enu-
meration of the difficulties that thwarted each
new effort in behalf of religious peace and unity.
The documentation is not always entirely satis-
factory, owing to the circumstance that the au-
thor, although his studies have carried him back
to the original sources, leans largely upon the
excellent secondary works dealing with the pe-
riod, and frequently yields to the temptation of
referring undisputed facts to them." — Am. Hist.
R.
"A sound and painstaking, though a by no
means original, work. But though even-tem-
pered as the historian should be, Mr. Kitts pays
the price for this cold merit by his failure to
endow his leading personalities with the warm
breath of life." Ferdinand .Schevill.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 801. Jl. '09. 620w.
"Instead of the coat of many colours that this
picturesque adventurer deserved, has produced
a sqrry piece of patchwork. Here was an au-
thor who was setting out to rewrite Bryce and
Creighton without either grace of style or ac-
curacy of statement. First of all, Mr. Kitts
has given his book a double-barrelled title, and
both barrels miss fire. By all means let him
complete the story, but let him spare his read-
ers the jumble of second-hand quotations and
Irrelevant facts with which his first is crammed."
— Sat. R. 107: 214. F. 13, '09. lOOOw.
'It is just, sensible, and competent, and it is
put together with workmanlike skill which would
do credit to a professional historian. The kind
offices of some friend might have saved Mr
Kitts's book from such slight slips, which oc-
cur chiefly when he goes outside his own pe-
riod, and we mention them only in order that
they may be removed in a later edition. They
do not seriously interfere with the special in-
terest and value of the book. His book is writ-
ten with vigour and freshness, and he retains
the reader's interest throughout."
-I Spec. 102: sup. 635. Ap. 24, '03. 1400w.
Klein, Charles. Music master; novelised
^ from the play as produced by David
Belasco. t$i.50. Dodd. 9-7830.
A novelized version of the play in which Dav-
id Warfield has achieved his greatest success.
It turns upon a wife's desertion of her hus-
band, a German musician, her flight to Amer-
ica with their child, and the father's struggle
with poverty during twenty years of searching
for the lost daughter.
"Novelization of the play, indifferently well
done."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 148. My. '09.
"It is a readable tale, and though occasion-
ally verbose, will probably appeal to a large
circle of readers."
H N, Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, '09. 220w.
N. Y. Times. 14; 376. Je. 12, '09. 240w.
Klein, Charles, and Hornblow, Arthur.
12 Third degree. t$i-5o. Dillingham.
9-29769.
A strong, impressive arraignment of the abus-
es in this country of the police system. The
son of an old New York family marries a girl
of character, but one whose parentage is un-
worthy the recognition of the husband's family.
They disown the son; he sinks into dissipation
and debt; and is finally accused of murder. He
becomes a victim of the police officials, but is
saved from the "chair" bv his clear-headed,
stout-hearted wife who believes absolutely in
his innocence, and whose wit and good sense
enable her to win against the tremendous odds
imposed by the law.
Kleiser, Grenville. How to develop power
and personality in speaking; with an
introd. by Lewis O. Brastow. **$i.25.
Funk. 9-703.
A handbook, particularly valuable to the stu-
dent of homiletics, which gives suggestions and
exercises under the following heads: Power and
personality in speaking. How to develop physical
power, How to develop the speaking voice. How
to build a vocabulary, Power in English style,
How to develop the imagination, Dramatic pow-
er in speaking, How to train the memory, Power
cf illustration, Power in conversation. Power in
extemporaneous speaking, Power in holding an
audience, Power in prayer, and Pov/er in service
and repose. Part 2 contains helpful selections
for study and practice.
"Practical manual of instruction in pulpit
oratory."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5:78. Mr. '09.
"We take pleasure in heartily recommending
this volume to all persons interested in the
subject discussed."
-I- Arena. 41: 393. Mr. '09. 320w.
-I- Ind. 66: 328. F. 11, '09. 50w.
"Though the book is designed to be especially
helpful to ministers, its sound and fundamental
method should make it generally useful."
+ Nation. 88: 415. Ap. 22, '09. 130w.
"Whoever examines the book, however, will
find that any person desirous of increasing his
power as a public speaker may benefit greatly
from Mr. Kleiser's practical instructions and
suggestions."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 114. F. 27, '09. 210w.
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Knapp, Margaret Lizzie. But still a man.
t$i.50. Little. 9-4954-
A story whose ke.vnote is found in Pope's line
"A minister — but still a man." The hero is a
young man just turned out of the theological
seminary into the world. He finds his niche
in a small valley town, serves and stimulates
his parish, and suffers the usual small-town
persecutions. The real concern of the story is
the mission of the one woman in opening this
hero's eyes to the height, the depth and the
fulness of love which when understood swept
away a great cloud of resentment and hatred
that had hung over his life.
"The religious tone is dominant but not un-
pleasantly obtrusive."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 91. Mr. '09. +
"It gains a strong hold upon us by its natural-
ness, its eairnestness, its variety of character
and incident its gleams of poetry and humor,
and its clear, unaffected stvle." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 182. S. 16, '09. 300w.
"There is much e.xcellent work in the depic-
tion of these strongly individualized characters.
Her story of Gordon Dale's first parish is one of
strong human interest."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 116. F. 27, '09. 200w.
Knight, Charles Robert. Animals of the
world for young people; with an introd.
by Tudor Jenks. **$2. Stokes. 8-31036.
"Here are described all the existing mammals,
with the exception of those that are very rare
and almost unheard of nowadays, and in his
introduction ]Mr. Jenks, after giving the scope
of this work, outlines briefly the general struc-
ture and anatomy of the animals treated In the
volume. There are forty full-page coloured
plates, which represent two hundred animals."
— Bookm.
"An interesting and instructive book." K. L.
M.
-I- Bookm. 28: 502. Ja. '09. 70w.
"The text is concise." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 65: 1480. D. 17, '08. 30w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 756. D. 5, '08. 60w.
Knight, Edward Frederick. Awakening of
"" Turkey: a history of the Turkish revo-
lution. *$3. Lippincott. 9-3578o.
A detailed account of the Turkish revolution
which confirms other authentic reports and
which "contains some new material, such as
the diary of Niazi Bey after he had declared
the revolution and taken to the hills at Resna;
and it differs essentially froin some of the Times
telegrams in its testimony as to the later char-
actei- of the Committee of union and progress."
(Spec.)
"A well written, timolv work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 16. S. '09.
"Mr. Knight is almost Thucydidean in his
minute account of what Niazi did and said
duiing fie two weeks of insurrection."
+ Nation. 89: 188. Ag. 26, '03. 320w.
"It is no slight to Mr. Buxton's interesting
volume, entitled 'Turkey in revolution,' to say
that Mr. Knight's work is the most thorough
account that has appeared in the English lan-
guage. '
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 500. Ag. 21, '09. 1350w.
-t- Outlook. 92: 825. Ag. 7, '09. 350w.
"Mr. Knight says all that an extreme parti-
san could to justify everything that the revo-
lutionary party has done to establish the mili-
tary despotism which has taken the place of
the rule of the Sultan Abdul Hamid. His knowl-
edge . . . has not saved his work from glaring
inconsistences. There is, however, some value
in Mr. Knight's description of the secret society
which with the co-operation of local freemason-
ry fomented the revolution by means of assas-
sinations which Mr. Knight gladly justifies as
necessary to its work."
h Sat. R. 107: 726. Je. 5, '09. 380w.
"We notice a few mistakes in the book. In
spite of a certain provocative tone which we
think unnecessary in the circumstances — for are
we not all friends of Turkey now? — Mr.
Knight's book is to be heartily recommended as
a piece of clear and informing narrative worthy
of his reputation."
H Spec. 102: 858. My. 29, '09. 1900w.
Knopf, Siegmund Adolphus. Tuberculosis:
" a preventable and curable disease ; mod-
ern methods for the solution of the tu-
berculosis problem. **$2. Mofifatt. 9-17599.
"The book is intended not so much for
physicians as for philanthropists, social work-
ers, publicists, teachers, consumptives and the
people at large. Besides the fundamental
chapters explaining the sources of infection
and the modern methods of treatment, there
are sections on the duties of the physician,
the duties of municipal health authorities, of
state and federal authorities, of employers,
school teachers, educators, newspapers, clergy-
men, charity organizations and ordinary citi-
zens."— Survey.
"Not so specialized and comprehensive as
the N. Y. Charity organization 'Handbook' (now
out of print) and less informing on the techni-
cal side than Newsholme's 'Prevention of tu-
berculosis,' but better adapted for general read-
ing than either and perhaps the best work in
print for popular use. It should be on the
shelves of every public library."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 43. O. ;09.
"Dr. Knopf's book is quite as optimistic as
that of Dr. Otis. If the book is to be read, as
seems to have been the intention, by tuberculo-
sis patients, it is too bad that it was not made a
little lighter. The heavy calendered paper makes
it weigh several pounds."
~\ Ind. 67: 1208. N. 25, '09. 170w.
"The validity of what this author has to
say can scarcely be called in question, for
there is no more zealous student of tubercu-
losis in America, or for that matter in Europe."
I. W. Voorhees.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 464. Jl. 31, '09. 800w.
"It deals in a thorough and most satisfactory
manner with one of the most important prob-
lems of the human race." O: M. Kober.
-I- Science, n. s. 30: 447. O. 1, '09. 1600w.
"It is clearly and interestingly written, con-
veying throughout the impression of well-
balanced judgment on all disputed questions,
and of very wide familiarity with all branches
of the subject. The book will certainly be
of the greatest value as a storehouse of in-
formation such as would be needed by those
who are to speak on the subject of tubercu-
losis, or to undertake any portion of the edu-
cational campaign. It is curious that less
than half a rage is devoted to the subject of
nutrition, and about the same space to re<;t,
while the value of fresh air is admirably
illustrated in scores of pages and from every
point of view." R: Ct Cabot.
H Survey. 22: 678. Ag. 21, '09. lOOOw.
Knott, Cargill Gilston. Physics of earth-
quake phenomena. *$4.75. Oxford.
GS8-443.
"The work is a condensed but very clear re-
view and discussion of the phenomena and
causes of earthquakes. The earth is consistently
viewed from the standpoint of physics and of the
physicist, who regards the rocky crust as a me-
dium of greater or less elasticity in which vi-
brations are produced and through which they
are propagated. In this discussion the larger
features of the shocks, such as their distribution
and periodicity, are explained; the means of de-
tection and measurement are analyzed in a gen-
eral way, and the more prominent instruments
are described." — Nation.
"The book presents a timely and excellent
statement of the subject."
+ Nation. 88: 175. F. 18, '09. 240w.
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253
"Dr. Knott has confined himself to the phys-
ics of earthquakes, a department of their study
with which he is well qualified to deal, and of
which, more than any other, an adequate text-
book was required. To a large extent the book
deals with matters contained in other manuals,
the treatment differing only in form and more
than usual correctness, and frequently in an
unusual point of view."
+ Nature. 79: 184. D. 17, '08. 900w.
Knowles, Robert Edward.
11 novel. **$i.20. Revell.
Attic guest: a
9-26805.
A story, autobiographical in form and strong
in heart interest, in which are set down the ex-
periences of a gay southern girl who married a
sturdy Scotch preacher and learned some bitter
lessons in his Canadian church with its surplus
of patricians who had "bought their way to the
seats of the mighty."
Knowlton, Frank Hall. Birds of the world:
a popular account. (American nature
ser.) **$;. Holt. 9-/956.
A book written in simple, concise, popular
style designed less for the specialist than the
general reader. It is furnished with an intro-
duction by Frederic A. Lucas on the anatomy
of birds which leads up to scientific classifi-
cation. There are numerous fine illustrations
in color and engraving.
"Fills a gap that existed for untechnical des-
criptions of birds of several foreign countries.'
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 171. Je. '09.
"There is no doubt that the book fills a real
want. It is extremely satisfactory thus to have
presented the latest information obtainable in
this field of nature-study." L. S. Keyser.
-h Dial. 46: 361. Je. 1, '09. 1400w.
"To those who would pursue such studies, or
who would excite an interest in them in their
families, we would recommend this volume, with
its excellent descriptions, its numerous illus-
trations, and its brilliantly colored plates."
-f Ind. 66: 766. Ap. 8, '09. 400w.
"The most serious drawback to the book is
its unwieldy size and its weight of seven and a
half pounds."
-I- — Nation. 89: 39. Jl. 8, '09. 800w.
"Very excellent, succinct, and trustworthy ac-
count of the 'Birds of the world,' and we hope
it will, despites its bulkiness and weight, meet
in the United States, and in England also, with
the appreciation it fully deserves." F.
H Nature. 81: 421. O. 7, '09. 1300w.
"A book about birds that attempts to describe
the salient characteristics of nearly 4,500 varie-
ties may be regarded, and quite properly, as a
monumental undertaking."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 305. My. 15, '09. 1350w.
"The method of treatment not only includes
scientific accuracy and comprehensiveness, but
supplies that information which the general
reader is likely to require concerning the hab-
its and distribution of, it may be said, every
known member of the bird family."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 638. My. '09. 150w.
"The author has surveyed the most pertinent
literature so well, and has preserved so sane a
Judgment in dealing with it, that he is a guide
to be trusted on all matters of which he treats.
His errors will be found to be chiefly those of
omission." F. H. Herrick.
-I Science, n.s. 30: 27. Jl. 2, '09. 750w.
Knox, Dorothea Heness. Heart of Washing-
* ton. $1.50. Neale. 9-22003.
A story with little pretention to literary
claims which is built un about the love of Wash-
ington for Esther Denis, the misunderstandings
that separated tliem and his marriage to Martha
Custis.
Konody, Paul G.; Brockwell, Maurice W.;
1- and Lippmann, F, W. National gallery.
2v. *$8. Dodge.
To illustrate the uniqueness of London's co-
lossal gallery "the sumptuous plates of these
two volumes have been got together, while the
text follows the long and splendid procession —
placing the painters and filling in the gaps
which even so bountiful an array of plates must
leave in the specimens of the world's illustri-
ous artists. The text devotes it-self equally to
the historical position and to the temper and
personality of its subjects, and is clear and suc-
cinct."— Bookm.
"The general effect of every plate is one of
remarkable fidelity. There is a swing in the
text which proclaims that it is mainly in-
tended for popular reading; but in the matter
of dates and facts the latest researches have
evidently been utilized. There are some 'flowers
of speech.' "
-I Ath. 1909, 1:322. Mr. 13. 420w. (Re-
view of v. 1, pts. 1-6.)
"It may be doubted if there is any other pop-
ular guide to the history of painting which
gives such an admirable, condensed account of
a subject which has given birth to a whoie
library. The descriptive particulars on the fly-
leaf of each picture are not so full as they
iTiight be."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 652. My. 29. 280w. (Review
of V. 1.)
"Perhaps the most notable accomplishment
of the season's art-books." Algernon Tassin.
+ + Bookm. 30:343. D. '09. 230w. (Review
of V. 1 and 2.)
Konta, Annie Lemp. History of French
1- literature; from the oath of Strassburg
to Chanticler. '''*$2.5o. Appleton.
A comprehensive outline history of French
literature produced in keeping with modern
methods of study. Proper proportion is main-
tained thruout, both as to the importance of
the various forces of literary development and
the modern estimate of their value. The volume
furnishes an excellent text for college classes.
Kramer, Harold Morton. Chrysalis. t$i-50-
Lothrop. 9-7042.
Opens with a Yale-Harvard football game and
then shifts scene to Spokane and the Palouse.
The story is strongly tinctured with a western
flavor, and deals with politics, the rounding up
of a band of rustlers, and a young lawyer's
growth out of chrysalis thru the influence of a
strong, fine-spirited western girl.
"Political and financial intrigue form the sub-
stance of the narrative, and, together with a
certain admixture of physical violence, gives it
virilitv." W: M. Payne.
-I- Dial. 47: 48. Jl. 16, '09. lOOw.
"His up-to-date picture of life in Washington,
with its action centering in Spokane, has plenty
of the color and the flavor of the people and
the region."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 203. Ap. 10, '09. 260w.
"A very characteristic story of present-day
life in city and country in the Northwest."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
Krans, Horatio Sheafe, ed. English love
1- poems, old and new. **$i.25. Putnam.
0-30314-
A little volume of lyrical poetry from which
have been excluded such lyrics "as, amorous
though they be, are still sicklied with the cast
of thought and philosophy . . . verses whose
ardor has cooled in quest of fantastic conceits
and of ingenious rhetorical devices: and verses
in which love is but the plaything of a pretty
wit or antic fancy." The poems that have been
admitted to its pages are brief, spontaneous,
254
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Krans, Horatio Sheafe — Continued-
song-like lyrics, impassioned or aglow with
feeling; simple, direct, and immediate in their
appeal.
"The selection is good. The illustrations were
better omitted."
H Nation. 89: 571. D. 9, '09. llOw.
Krapp, George Philip. Modern English : its
9 growth and present use. *$i.25. Scribner.
9-22256.
"Presents in popular form the results of a
very thorough historical study of English in-
flections, syntax, vocabulary, and pronuncia-
tion." (Forum.) "While the very reverse of
provincial, it is a book that could hardly have
been written anywhere but in America, its note
throughout being frankly and refreshingly dem-
ocratic. Its conclusions, therefore, are not
likely to find full favor with the creators of
artificial 'authority,' or with academic conserv-
atives in general." (Dial.)
"There are surface failings. The book itself
is an exceptionally good one, and will doubtless
be read widely and with profit." C. B. Wright.
H Dial. 47: 177. S. 16, '09. 750w.
"Is a very sensible and serviceable book; and
it is only because it is so bold in thought and
lively in presentment that the reader feels
summoned at times to couch a lance and ride
at tourney with the author." Clayton Hamil-
ton.
H Forum. 42: 277. S. '09. 2700w.
Krehbiel, Henry Edward. Chapters of op-
era: being historical and critical obser-
vations and records concerning the
lyric drama in New York from its ear-
liest days down to the present time.
**$3.5o. Holt. 8-37086.
An important work whose first seven chapters
deal with the earliest operatic performances in
New York, and follow the development of ex-
isting taste, appreciation, and interest in the
lyrical drama; and whose remaining chapters
deal with the quarter-century history of the
Metropolitan opera house. The record of vicis-
situdes thru which the institution has passed
is interspersed with estimates of operas, con-
ductors, singers, and also with humorous anec-
dotes. The volume is handsomely illustrated and
contains a good index.
"A complete and interesting survey of oper-
atic history in New York city."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 44. F. '09.
"It is only the irrepressible 'modernist' who
will take issue on this point with Mr. Krehbiel.
For others — indeed, for the 'modernist' himself
— 'Chapters of opera' will furnish a generous
measure of entertainment, enlightenment, and
edification: and for' many it will be indispen-
sable." Lawrence Oilman.
+ ^ Bookm. 29: 86. Mr. '09. ISOOw.
"A book which is not only a valuable and in-
teresting compendium, but delightful to read."
G: P. Upton.
-f- Dial. 46: 398. Je. 16, '09. 500w.
"It is valuable as a record and reference book
either for writers who need the information pro-
fessionally, or for those who wish to freshen up
pleasurable memories." G. I. Colbron.
-I- Forum. 41: 480. My. '09. 1050w.
"The musical editor of the New York 'Tribune'
was preeminently fitted for the task he set
himself and he has carried it thru with brilliant
S11CC6SS
+ Ind. 67: 368. Ag. 12, '09. 400w.
"The record of the facts is here presented,
not only in a readable manner, but without bias,
and with a painstaking accuracy of which only
two other musical scholars in this country —
Philip Hale and O. G. Sonneck — would be capa-
ble."
-f -I- Nation. 87: 636. D. 24, '08. 930w.
"Both as opera guide and reference book Mr.
Krehbiel's volume should appeal to music lov-
ers."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 744. D. 5, '08. 180w.
"He writes in a delightfully engaging man-
ner, with humor, allusiveness, and an abundance
of the personal note. Seekers after the facts
of the record, however, will find them all copi-
ously and compendiously set down." Richard
Aldrich.
-f- -H N. Y. Times. 13: 799. D. 26. '08. 1050w.
"The book is painstaking as a history, but
is at the same time readable by virtue of Its
many anecdotes and passages of personal remi-
niscence "
-f Outlook. 91: 292. F. 6, '09. lOOw.
"Absorbingly interesting volume."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 255. F. '09. 200w.
Kreps, Elmer Harry. Science of trapping.
11 60c. Harding, A. R. 9-18378.
Describes intimately the fur-bearing animals
of this country, their characteristics, values
and habits, and gives practical methods for
their capture.
"Covers its ground in a very businesslike
way."
+ N. Y. Times, 14:677. O. 30, '09. 80w.
Kriiger, H. Gustav Edouard. Papacy: the
9 idea and its exponents. (Crown theologi-
cal lib.) *$i.SO. Putnam.
Traces the outline history "of the papacy,
its idea and its exponents from the earliest
times.
"The translators have done their work ex-
ceptionally well. There are a few misprints:
pp. 191, 210, 271. Possibly German affairs some-
times receive slightly more than their due at-
tention, but there is, on the whole, probably
no book on the subject at once so illuminating,
so trustworthy and so readable. It snould be
widely welcomed by ministers, laymen, and
scholars."
+ H Am. J. Theol. .13: 652. O. '09. 200w.
"For the reader who does not know the
facts the historical background is insufficient
For one who does know the facts they are
unnecessary. Yet within these self-impos«ed
limits. Dr. Kriiger has well performed his
task." E: S. Drown.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 511. Ag. 28, '09. llOOw.
"Professor Kriiger's book, though distinctly
anti-Papal, is a valuable contribution to the
literature of the subject."
+ Spec. 103: 246. Ag. 14, '09. 280w.
Kiichler, Carl G. F. Elizabeth, Empress of
9 Austria; tr. by G : P. Upton. **6oc. Mc-
Clurg. 9-23800.
Sketches the life of Elizabeth, Empress of
Austria. Her estrangement from her husband,
the lack of sympathy in her relatives and the
tragic death of her son, Prince Rudolph, are
some of the events which made her life one
of the saddest in the history of royalty.
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, '09. 50w.
Kuehnemann, Eugen. Charles W. Eliot,
•5 president of Harvard university (May
19, 1869-May 19, 1909). **$i. Houghton.
9-14956.
Originally written for the "Deutsche rund-
schau," of Berlin this essay will appear in its
May and June numbers "as an homage of Ger-
many to President Eliot on his retirement from
office and at the same time to America in the
person of her representative educator." The
chapters are: Introduction, The university at
the time of Eliot's inauguration; The college
under Eliot's administration; The professional
schools under Eliot's administration; Eliot's
educational philosophy; Eliot's social philosophy
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255
(The ideals of American democracy); Eliot's
life, public activities, personality.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 17. S. '09.
"The book is an important memorial of the
Eliot regime."
-f Dial. 47: 24. Jl. 1, '09. 150w.
Educ. R. 38: 204. S. '09. 40w.
+ Ind. 67: 308. Ag. 5, '09. llOw.
"To us, naturally, the little essay brings little
that is new. If Prof. Eugen Kuehnemann errs
anywhere it is in laying somewhat exaggerated
emphasis on President Eliot's devotion to the
cause of American democracy. The German
reader is a bit in danger of drawing wrong
conclusions concerning the aristocratic tone of
the average American university other than
Harvard."
+ — Nation. 88: 579. Je. 10, '09. 160w.
"There should be a good deal of encourage-
ment for doubters in the pages of this book, and
certainly for every one who reads it a better
understanding of the ideals that have made Har-
vard what we find it to-day."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 386. Je. 19, '09. 320w.
+ Spec. 103: 566. O. 9, '09. 270w.
Kuropatkin, Alexei Nicholaevitch. Russian
^ army and the Japanese war: being his-
torical and critical comments on the
military policy and powder of Russia
and on the campaign in the Far East;
tr. by Capt. A. B. Lindsay and ed. by
Major E. D. Swinton. 2v. *$7.5o. But-
ton. War9-S3.
A volume of memoirs in which Gen. Kuropat-
kin discusses the policies which led up to the
Russo-Japanese war, and gives a full account
of the conflict. "It is a matter of singular in-
terest, to note that Kuropatkin has not made
his memoirs the vehicle for a protest against
his government for the latter's cavalier treat-
ment of him during the course of the war. The
book is thus not, as might have been expect-
ed, a sort of 'apologia,' but it is a straight, im-
personal handling of a great historical theme.
The present English translation does not cover
much more than a fourth part of the original
wprk in Russia." (N. Y. Times.)
A. L. A, Bkl. 5: 172. Je. '09.
"Though there are passages that are hopeless-
ly profuse this work makes a 'decided contribu-
tion to our knowledge of the war. It brings us
nearer to an understanding of Russia's defeat
and to a realization of her future ambitions in
the Far East." C. L. Jones.
-I Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 209. Jl. '09. 480w.
"Students of war and politics will welcome
the appearance of these two volumes."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 527. My. 1. 880w.
"In genuinely illuminating and informing qual-
ities, the four chapters devoted to this theme
Ithe reasons for the Russian reverses and the
Japanese successes during the recent war] have
not been surpassed, and it may be doubted
whether the Tsar himself, were he so Inclined,
could speak more authoritatively upon the sub-
ject." F: A. Ogg.
-f Dial. 47: 65. Ag. 1, '09. 1550w.
+ Ind. 67: 197. Jl. 22, '09. 600w.
"This is an important, albeit a somewhat
heavy, work."
H Lit. D. 39: 352. S. 4, '09. 570w.
"An excellent translation."
+ Nation. 88: 583. Je. 10, '09. 1050w.
"In the literature arising from the recent war
between Japan and Russia these memoirs are
undoubtedly destined to hold an authoritative
position."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 274. My. 1, '09. 620w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
"This book is valuable, in fact, because a great
deal of it constitutes an excellent treatise on
the art of war, on the value of good communi-
cations, of the necessity of politics and strategy
being in harmony with one another, on the need
for resolution and foresight on the part of the
government powers of a country as well as for
efficiency in tactical respects on the part of the
troops."
-f Sat. R. 108: 17. Jl. 3, '09. 1500w.
"It can hardly be doubted that the more in-
teresting portions have been selected, and the
work of both translator and editor leaves noth-
ing to be desired. It would not be difHcult to
multiply instances showing that in many cases
when blame is thrown upon subordinate officers,
or even upon private soldiers, the Commander-
in-Chief was himself the principal offender "
-I Spec. 102: 782. My. 15, '09. 1900w.
Ladd, Frederic Pierpont. One fair daugh-
ter. $1.50. Kennerley. 9-495S-
This "fair daughter" hating poverty marries
a man whose heavy face was the color of the
tallow upon which the fortunes of his family
had been builded. A young clergyman falls
victim to her wiles, thinks it is his mission to
save her soul, in so doing sells his honor, gives
up his church, and then discovers that the wom-
an whom he had stolen Is less concerned about
her soul than about the luxuries without which
life would pall.
"The author has been too Intent upon his
story to make all his characters fit his theme.
His heroine is not illy portrayed, and she is
not without some degree of convincingness.
But the situations into which the clergyman,
supposed to be an honest-minded, high-prin-
cipled man, allows himself to be drawn from
the start are so humiliating as to make the
man absurd."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 194. Ap. 3, '09. 210w.
La Farge, John. Higher life in art: a
series of lectures on the Barbizon
school of France. **$2.so. Doubleday.
8-37207.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 44. F. '09.
"To a picture lover the book is full of charm
and to an art student It overflows with helpful-
-I- Ind. 66: 426. F. 25, '09. 320w.
Int. Studio. 39: sup. 23. N. '09. 20w.
"Numerous illustrations, happily, for the most
part, chosen from examples to be found in this
country."
-f Lit. D. 38: 388. Mr. 6, '09. 530w.
"The facts rehearsed are to be found else-
where; what interests is the light thrown, in-
cidentally, upon Mr. La Farge himself, his own
art, and his attitude toward the art of others."
+ Nation. 88: 233. Mr. 4, '09. 180w.
"He makes familiar and comprehensible the
fundamental truths which commonly are
shrouded in formulas and technical words." E.
L. Gary.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 30. Ja. 16, '09. lOOOw.
"These talks are full of suggestion: some of
the best things are merely dropped and left."
+ No. Am. 190: 262. Ag. '09. 400w.
"The volume is one of inspiring quality and of
high value."
+ Outlook. 91: 335. F. 13, '09. 680w.
Lamson, Zachary Gage.. Autobiography of
Captain Zachary G. Lamson, 1797-1814;
with introd. and historical notes by O.
T. Howe. $1.25. Clarke. 8-34124.
"Gives all too briefly some of the incidents
of an active and honorable career in the mer-
chant service between the years 1797 and 1814.
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Lamson, Zachary Gage — Continued-
. . . The story is especially valuable in the
many side lights it throws upon nautical mat-
ters during the time of the Napoleonic struggle.
It is edited by O. T. Howe, who gives a pains-
taking and accurate account of the state of the
American mercantile marine at that period and
of the international complications which beset
our efforts to carry on trade under the prohibi-
tory conditions of Napoleon's Berlin and Milan
decrees on the one side and the British Orders
in Council on the other." — Nation.
"Few books of its size, if any, contain so
much in these respects that is worthy of read-
ing and preserving."
+ Nation. 88: 16. Ja. 7, '09. 160w.
"Interesting and valuable."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 32. Ja. 16. '09. 300w.
Lancaster, F. Hewes. Marie of Arcady.
12 t$i.25. Small. 9-28273.
Set among the descendants of the exiles of
the land of Acadie in the basin of a bayou along
the lower Mississippi, this quaint story of a
land of "small farms and large loves and of loy-
alty to love" is a transcript of life as it is
lived among the Cajan people. The young Ma-
rie Micou, a lonely unselfish girl, almost breaks
her heart in relinquishing the love of the stal-
wart Aluin because the glad-eyed friend who
had been good to her loves him too. Around
this central theme the story is built.
Lanchester, Frederick William. Aerodonet-
8 ics. constituting the second volume of a
complete work on aerial flight; with ap-
pendices on the theory and application of
the gyroscope, on the flight of projectiles,
etc. *$6. Van Nostrand. 9-6si3-
A technical work dealing mainly with the fol-
lowing points: the conditions of longitudinal, la-
teral, and directional stability; the theory and
use of scale-models; theories of soaring flight;
and a large number of experimental verifica-
tions.
"It is to be regretted that Mr. Lanchester has
not made some attempt to bring his equations
more into conformity with ordinary well-recog-
nised notation. Mr. Lanchester's observations
and experiments are deserving of the most care-
ful consideration." G. H. Bryan.
H Nature. 80: 221. Ap. 22, '09. 1050w.
Spec. 101: 745. N. 7, '08. 40w.
Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo. Wanderings in
12 the Roman campagna. **$5. Houghton.
9-30395-
The fourth volume in a brilliant and authori-
tative series on Rome. Natural beauty, pic-
turesqueness, rich historic association, art in-
terest abound in the campagna: of these attrac-
tions the author discourses freely, adding an
authoritative account of of many important dis-
coveries and lending to the whole a personal
note that Interests and charms the reader. The
chapters are: The land of Saturn; The land of
tlorace; The land of Hadrian; The land of Greg-
ory the Great; The land of Cicero; The land
of Pliny, the younger and the land of Nero.
The volume is handsomely made and fully il-
lustrated.
"A popular, ^•et authoritative account."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 658. O. 23, '09. 20w.
Lander, Arnold Henry Savage. In the for-
1- V:)idden land; new one-volume ed. $3.
Harper. 9-29220.
A popular, one-volume edition of the author's
account of his journey into Tibet, his capture
by the Tibetan Lamas and soldiers, his impris-
onment, torture and ultimate release.
Landsberg, Grace F. ABC of philosophy.
'' 75c. Fenno. 9-18056.
A primer of less than a hundred and fifty
pages which gives in brief, concise form an
outline of philosophy from the time of Thales,
the father of philosophy, to the present day.
Aside from its reference value it is designed
as a suggestive, nutshell presentation of the
theories of philosophy for the general reader.
Educ. R. 38: 206. S. '09. 30w.
Lane, Elinor Macartney. Katrine: a novel.
t$i.50. Harper. 9-7828.
Katrine, the heroine of this tale, is a charm-
ing Irish girl whose father is overseer of a North
Carolina plantation. The love-making of the
head of the house of Ravenel, the separation
due to his family pride, Katrine's triumph thru
her gift of song, the man's struggle for man-
hood mastery, and the final reunion are ele-
ments in a most entertaining story based on
the facts of an actual singer's career.
"Less interesting than 'Nancy Stair,' but a
pleasant, wholesome story, specially success-
ful in depicting the Irish temperament."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 148. My. '09. 4"
"Katrine, less individual in type than Nancy,
never for a moment wears her convincing air
of being alive."
-I Atlan. 103: 703. My. '09. 200w.
"A pleasantly readable and quite harmless
little volume, although not for a moment to be
ranked in the same class with this author's
'Nancy Stair.' " F: T. Cooper.
-I- Bookm. 29: 318. My. '09. 200w.
"One lays it aside with the feeling of having
met an adorable woman-spirit, not Katrine's,
but the author's own, of having listened to
great music and of having walked at evening
in an old-fashioned garden."
-I Ind. 66: 760. Ap. 8, '09. 600w.
"In 'Katrine' are to be found all the requi-
sites of a satisfactory love-story, and this win-
ning, irresistible Irish girl bids fair to become
as popular as her predecessor, Nancy Stair."
+ Lit. D. 38: 725. Ap. 24, '09. 200w.
"Graceful and charming."
-I- Nation. 88: 515. My. 20, '09. 200w.
"There are many elements of popularity in
the book, and it will no doubt prove a satis-
factory successor to 'Nancy Stair.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 192. Ap. 3, '09. 310w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 140w.
"Has vivacity, wit and insight."
-f No. Am. 189: 921. Je. '09. I40w.
"It is beautifully told, and the viewpoint
throughout the book is an exalted one."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 760. Je. '09. 70w.
Lang, Andrew. Maid of France: being the
story of the life and death of Jeanne
D'Arc. *$3.5o. Longmans. 9-8027.
The Church of Rome by its special decree
of beatification has admitted Joan of Arc to the
ranks of the candidates for canonization. This
action implies recognition of the very condi-
tions emphasized in Mr. Lang's championship
of the peasant girl of Domremy. The biog-
raphy is not written "in the soothing spirit of
leisurely research. It has a vivacity inspired
by the two master passions of literature, love
of the subject as a vital issue, and a strong ob-
jection, both temperamental and reasoned, to
the author (Anatole France) who has most
lately treated it." (Nation.)
"Mr. Lang's admiration of the Maid would not
Jet him stop with a refutation of error, but made
him go forward to produce a readable and, on
the whole, a sound biography of Jeanne. He
too has read deeply in the literature of the fif-
teenth century, though not so prodigiously as M.
France, and his side-lights are thrown more
faithfully, if somewhat less luxuriantly. A few
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of his conclusions will be disputed in minute de-
tail." F. C. Lowell.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 803. Jl. '09. 500w.
"The author's issue with Anatole France's
iconoclastic conception and exposition, in his
recent 'Vie de Jeanne d'Arc.' gives the narra-
tive a controversial tone that detracts from its
interest for general reading, but as a valuable
and scholarly work it will hold an important
place."
-f- - A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 105. Ap. '09.
"Apart from the criticism and the polemics,
the book is good to read. In his desire to
worst his adversary he sometimes presses a
point dangerously far. He has given us the
life, 'complete and critical,' hitherto lacking in
this country."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 248. F. 27. lOOOw.
"If Mr. Lang's careful citations from the
documents and his minute scrutiny of the evi-
dence have now and then interferred somewhat
with the easy flow of the narrative, his book
is none the less profoundly interesting and a
welcome addition to the literature of the sub-
ject." E: Fuller.
-I Bookm. 29: 88. Mr. '09. 1450w.
"Takes its place, with all due respect to Mr.
Lowell's work, as the most complete and critic-
al English work on the subject."
+ + Cath. World. 88: 826. Mr. '09. 950w.
"While the author has apparently written for
the general reader, he has not forgotten the
needs of the serious student." Ta M. Larson.
-h Dial. 46: 260. Ap. 16, '09. 2000w.
"It is well for English readers at all events
to have a 'Life' written by one who can stand
apart from this conflict." C. L. Kingsford.
H ■ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 787. O. '09. llOOw.
"Careful, critical, and, perhaps we may add,
exhaustive monograph."
-I- Lit. D. 38: 886. Mr. 6, '09. 260w.
-I Nation. 88: 169. F. 18, '09. 850w.
"His achievement, while disconcerting alike
for her detractors of 1431 and those of 1909,
opens a new path in the story of biography
where the supernatural has hitherto veiled and
obscured from rational view the faith and sin-
cerity of the subject."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 157. Mr. 20, '09. 2150w.
"The author seems to have consulted the ar-
chives diligently; and yet there is little that is
new in the book and not to be found in that of
Mrs. Oliphant published in 1896 and in Mr. F.
C. Lowell's 'Life.' "
+ No. Am. 189: 782. My. '09. 240w.
"On the subject of Jeanne's trial Mr. Lang
makes some interesting suggestions, though on
the main points he adds little to our knowl-
edge."
+ Sat. R. 107: 78. Ja. 16, '09. 1700w.
-h Spec. 102: 130. Ja. 23, '09. 2600w.
Lang, Andrew. Sir George Mackenzie,
king's advocate, of Rosehaugh, his
life and times, 1636-1691. *$4.20. Long-
mans. 9-IS743-
A far reaching knowledge of Scotland's his-
tory lies back of this sketch of "Bluidy Macken-
zie" who "began his career, like most political
lawyers, in Opposition. In 1661 he defended,
unsuccessfully, the Marquess of Argyll against
a charge of treason. In 1681 he prosecuted,
successfully, the Earl of Argyll, his first
client's son, on a similar charge. In the in-
terval the young advocate had made himself so
conspicuous at the Bar and in Parliament that
Lauderdale took him up and finally made him
King's advocate. Unlike most lawyers, Macken-
zie was interested in history, philosophy, and
belles lettres. Indeed, he was himself a poet,
an historian, and a Stoic pen. It would be going
too far to say that the King's advocate was a
sceptic: but we gather that his religion was
'that of all sensible men.' " (Sat. R.)
sketches over which he passes with occasional
flashes of wit. While it has many merits, the
book is hard reading. We are lead through
labyrinths of detail, events are alluded to rather
than described, and to use the author's own
words in another connection, 'his characters are
as numerous as the grains on the ribbed sea
sands.' " A. L. Cross.
-i Am. Hist. R. 14: 814. Jl. '09. 420w.
"Solid and valuable as this work is, we are
by no means delighted with its style."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 695. Je. 12. llOOw.
"On the whole, the discussion is sane and
convincing, far more calm and judicious in tone
than the author's vigorous English usually per-
mits."
+ Dial. 46: 406. Je. 16, '09. 250w.
"This book is. like all his other works, deeply
interesting, it adds much to our knowledge of
the life of its subject, and it presents him in a
far more favorable light than ever before."
+ Nation. 89: 165. Ag. 19, '09. 600w.
"Mr. Lang has treated his subject with thor-
oughness and with a sympathy that does not go
too far. We recommend the present work es-
pecially to lawyers." G: S. Hellman.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 287. My. 8, '09. 800w.
"Partly owing to his cryptic and bald style
of writing, and partly owing to the fact that
there is not very much about Mackenzie's pri-
vate life, Mr. -Andrew l^ang has contrived to
write a dull book about an interesting sub-
ject."
— Sat. R. 107: 275. F. 27, '09. 950w.
"Mr. Lang has such a strong equipment of
learning, and so genuine an imaginative sym-
pathy with his subject, but we cannot but re-
gret that he should not have given more time
to the shaping of his material. He has written
the standard book on Mackenzie: but he might
have made it a great deal better if he had re-
membered Sheridan's remark about easy writ-
ing and hard reading."
H Spec. 102: 377. Mr. 6, '09. 1400w.
Lang, Leonora Blanche. Red book of
12 heroes. **$i.6o. Longmans. W9-326.
"Heretofore Mr. Lang and his wife have dealt
largely with folk-lore and legendary romance;
now they find it necessary to turn to reality.
As a trade-mark, they adhere to the rainbow
nomenclature, but 'The red book of heroes'
claims to be history, wherein the lives repre-
sented are marked by two dominant character-
istics, honor and courage." (Lit. D. ) Accounts
of such heroes as Florence Nightingale, John
Howard the philanthropist, Hannibal, Father
Damien, the apostle of the lepers, the Marquis
of Montrose, the little Abbess, and others.
"Mr. Lang shows his usual minute and varied
learning, and brightens the gloomy and stormy
"The children who get so charming a book
should be delighted."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 523. O. 30. 60w.
"The editor is now prompted to exploit the
heroic in actual history, and this first attempt
is verv inviting." M. J. Moses.
+ ind. 67: 1364. D. 16, '09. 80w.
"The young reader will gain much inspira-
tion from these careers."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1020. D. 4, '09. 140w.
-I- Nation. 89: 539. D. 2, '09. 60w.
"It would surely be an abnormal child who
would not welcorfie 'The red book of heroes'
among his Christmas gifts."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 709. N. 13, '09. 130w.
"Mrs. Lang has a very pretty story-telling
gift of her own. while Mr. Lang does his part
in giving the books a background of scholar-
ship."
4- Outlook. 93: 601. N. 13, '09. 140w.
"In things of every kind which are to be
pleasant in the using, skilful mixing goes a long
way. As for the ingredients, they are of the
best qualitv and plentiful."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 718. N. 6, '09. 750w.
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Lang, Leonora Blanche — Continued-
"It is not quite as easy reading as the 'Story
of the magic Persians,' but the sketches hold a
mint of information, with enough action and
idealism mixed in to keep the interest of any
child." B. L.. Israels.
+ Survey. 23:376. D. 18, '09. 60w.
Lang, W. H. Australia. (Romance of em-
pire ser.) *$2. Stokes. 8-22307.
A narrative written by a surgeon who spent
twenty years in the Hume district on the bor-
ders of Victoria and New South Wales. "There
are touches of geology, ethnology and mythology
about his chapters which serve to leaven the
purely adventurous side of his narrative. The
doings of the early settlers and explorers, of
convict, colonist and bushranger, are described
by one who has an irrepressible love of Aus-
tralia, 'a great gem, flashing in the crown of
the king.' To him Australia has only one draw-
back— want of water, but that she is making
good by means of artesian boring." (Sat. R.)
"He possesses considerable knowledge of the
country he writes about. We must therefore
confess to some disappointment that his work
is marred in the earlier chapters by discursive
remarks, typographical errors, and other mis-
takes, some of which might have been avoided
if he has seen the volume through the press
himself."
-I Ath. 1908, 1: 641. My. 23.. llOOw.
"In conception and treatment the volume
falls short of being either historical or descrip-
tive, and apparently aims to set forth only the
unusual and the striking in the history of the
Australian continent. His style is a bit crude,
but his presentation of scenes and incidents is
often quite vivid."
h N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. 230w.
"Although apparently always conscious that he
is writing for the young, has done Australia
well."
H Sat. R. 105: 732. Je. 6, '08. 130w.
Lankester, Sir Edwin Ray, ed. Treatise on
1" zoology, pts. I and 7. ea. *$S.2S. Macmil-
lan.
Pt. 1. Introduction And protozoa.
An introduction' concerned with the definition
of zoology is followed by a series of separate
treatises by various biologists which aim to
give a general outline of the entire subking-
dom protozoa from a zoological point of view.
Pt. 7. Appendioulata. Third fascicle, Crusta-
cea.
"The book preeminently is a zoological trea-
tise, dealing with the purely zoological side of
the matter: morphology, anatomy, embryology
and the systematics. With regard to this, it is
a complete success, and should be used, by zo-
ologists, not only by the side of other text-
books, but is apt to supersede the latter, thus
becoming, for the present time, the standard
text-book on crustaceans." — Science.
"It may be said at once that in no previous
work has the phylum of the protozoa been so
thoroughly and adequately treated, or better
illustrated. The student in this department
of zoology will find it indispensable. The arti-
cles are accurate and trustworthy, and the
criticisms of the work of others just."
-I- — Ath. 1909, 2: 185. Ag. 14. 1050w. (Re-
view of pt. 1, 1st fascicle.)
"As a basis for more specialized work in
different lines of protozoan research, the book
has a greater value than any of the others of
more limited scope that have appeared in the
last few years. Unfortunately, as with all
such collaborated works, the various groups of
protozoa are not equally well presented, and
the treatment of some of the topics indicates
plainly that the authors are writing from a
library rather than a laboratory knowledge of
the subject."
H Nation. 89: 285. S. 23, '09. 450w. (Re-
view of pt. 1, 1st fascicle.)
"This volume worthily upholds the high stan-
dard attained in its companion fascicle, with
which it forms a comprehensive treatise on
the protozoan of outstanding excellence."
-] Nature. 80: 152. Ap. 8, '09. 1150w. (Re-
view of pt. 1, 1st fascicle.)
"Dr. Caiman's volume is especially strong
in the morphological and systematic aspects of
carcinology. With the yearly increasing output
of research, the trustworthy text-book becomes
more than ever necessary, and the modern Eng-
lish student is fortunate with sets of 'Lankes-
ter' and 'Sedgwick' on his shelves." G. H. Car-
penter.
+ Nature. 80: 361. My. 27, '09. llOOw. (Re-
view of pt. 7, 3d fascicle.)
"Anybody desiring to get any information
within the range as defined above will surely
find it here, and not only this, but he will find
the account given up to date." A. E. Ortmann.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 766. N. 26, '09. 800w.
(Review of pt. 7, 3d fascicle.)
"All of the articles are fairly clear and well-
written expositions of the structures and
modes of life of the several types of Protozoa,
but with the exception of the sections on My-
cetozoa and Radiolaria there is little that is
new or above the average of an ordinary text-
book, while there are few references to litera-
ture later than 1906. The paper is altogether too
thick and clumsy however, making a heavy
and poorly bound volume, which will never
stand the wear of ordinary use." G. N. C.
H Science, n.s. 30: 888. D. 17, '09. 580w.
(Review of pt. 1, 1st fascicle.)
Lathbury, Eva. Long gallery. t$i-5o. Holt.
A leisurely story of English life thru whose
romance is traced the influence of dead ances-
tors whose portraits hang in the long gallery of
Southern Court. Mystery weaves its spell about
the characters, including two brides, their
mothers, and the men who wooed them. The
mystery, heart tragedies, and memories all seem
to lie dust covered in an old play room in the
Court until a dying woman's servant draws
them out into the light.
"The book is distinguished by subtle charac-
terization and much -imagination of a delicate
and whimsical varietv."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 55. O. '09.
"A story of unusual quality, written with un-
common distinction of style. The book possess-
es few elements of popularity, but it will hold
the discriminating reader as much by its finesse
of style as its interesting play and interplay of
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 409. Je. 26, '09. 500w.
"The story is at times involved, but it is
well told, it shows creative power, imagination,
sincerity, and its ideas are essentially of hu-
man interest."
H Outlook. 93: 8. S. 4, '09. UOw.
Lathbury, Eva. Sinking ship. t$i-50. Holt.
^2 9-29256.
A story of the stage, tense, introspective, in
which three generations — a granddaughter, a
mother and daughter — struggle to give expres-
sion of their temperamental individuality. We
have the impossible grandmother with her love
for stage tinsel, frumpery and flash, which, in
her last moments, turn into grinning horrors;
the mother, half mad with inner revolt against
idyllic productions with their fancy dresses and
scenic effects, who clutches at a young dram-
atist's play, built up about her, and creating for
her a "new skin which she slips into"; and the
daughter, Sibyl, who symbolizes the new stage
that is to grow out of the old one with its mist
and shadow, who says: "Some day, someday
very soon, the theater will give up to us, and we
shall paint the truth there; we're growing tire J
of pretense. Some day the false gods will be
turned out and the true God will come in."
"With keen penetration and merciless por-
trayal Miss Lathbury delineates in vivid scenes
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the characters of the actress herself and of her
mother, daughter, and husband, who are all on
the stage."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 764. D. 4, '09. 200w.
"The book is so wordy that its intention is
nebulous; and Miss Lathbury makes very little
of what seemed a promising contrast between
the three women."
— Sat. R. 108: 508. O. 23, "09. 350w.
Latifi, Alma. Effects of war on property;
^*> being studies in international law and
policy; with a note on belligerent rights
at sea, by J: Westlake. *$i.50. Macmil-
lan. War9-23.
"This is not a study of the entire field in-
dicated by the title. Five studies present vari-
ous phases of the law of war as applied to
property. Especial emphasis is placed on top-
ics hitherto little treated by writers on inter-
national law. The method of treatment is prac-
tical rather than jural. The chapters indicate
the field oovered: Property of enemies and neu-
".laio on land; Effects of conquest on property;
Property of enemies and neutrals at sea; Ex-
ceptions to the rule of capture of property at
sea; Inviolability of private property at sea."
— Ann. Am. Acad.
"The last two chapters constitute the chief
contribution made, though there are many
points in the other chapters on which interest-
ing evidence is presented from the Spanish-
American, South African and Russo-Japanese
war."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 427. S. '09. 120w.
Nation. 89: 124. Ag. 5. '09. SOOw.
"His failure to make use of the large body of
precedents collected by Mr. Moore in his 'In-
ternational arbitrations' and in his 'Interna-
tional law digest,' and the omission, apparently,
to examine at first hand the cases growing out
of the Spanish-American and Russo-Japanese
wars blemish an otherwise valuable series of
studies on the effects of war on property. The
lack of a table of the cases discussed and cited
makes the book defective also as a law manual."
G: W. Scott.
H Pol. Sol. Q. 24: 548. S. '09. lOOOw.
Latimer, Robert Sloan. Liberty of con-
^2 science under three tsars. **$i.50.
Revell.
"An account of the advance made in the Rus-
sian empire since the Crimean war toward the
ideal of personal liberty in matters of religion.
The Czars referred to are Alexander II., Alex-
ander III., and Nicholas II., who is now on the
throne." — N. Y. Times.
"Will be found serviceable on account of its
broad outline of the history of the origin of the
Russian sects, and their treatment by the Rus-
sian government, which is the Orthodox church.
The book is not Intended for serious students,
but for the general public — the English gener-
al public, more by token, and, to judge from its
sentimental tone, chiefly for its women."
+ Ind. 67: 1267. D. 2, '09. 70w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 764. D. 4, '09. 170w.
Spec. 103: 316. Ag. 28. '09. 290w.
Laughlin, Clara Elizabeth. Death of Lin-
coln. **$i.5o. Doubleday. 9-3344-
A detailed account of Lincoln's death, the
events leading up to it. Booth's life, the plot,
the assassination and the penalty.
"The author possesses an admirable style and
has threaded together the facts and evidence in
her possession in such a manner as to make an
absorbingly Interesting volume."
-f- Arena. 41: 393. Mr. '09. 130w.
"The readers of this volume, be they young
or old, will have a far more 'realising sense'
than It is likely they have already of the con-
ditions which made possible the assassination
and the consequence." Montgomery Schuyler.
+ Bookm. 29: 84. Mr. '09. llOOw.
Reviewed by E. E. Sparks.
+ Dial. 46: 298. My. 1, '09. 200w.
Ind. 66: 328. F. 11, '09. 40w.
Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, '09. 20w.
"A remarkably vivid and dramatic piece of
work, and without desecrating the sanctity of
the scene or descending to melodrama, she has
placed the events of the last few hours of Lin-
coln's life on earth so sympathetically before
us that we seem to have been with that hushed
company." J. B. Rittenhouse.
-h N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13, '09. 450w.
Laughlin, James Laurence. Latter-day
12 problems. **$i.5o. Scribner. 9-28275.
Professor Laughlin discusses scientifically the
following economic subjects and uses language
sufficiently untechnical to be understod by all:
The hope for labor unions; Socialism a philos-
ophy of failure; The abolition of poverty; Social
settlements; Political economy and Christian-
ity; Large fortunes; The valuation of railways;
The guaranty of bank deposits; The depositor
and the bank; Government vs. bank issues.
"Professor Laughlin's book is clear, keen,
scholarly, suggestive; but it has the defect
which often characterizes the product of the
study: it shows greater familiarity with eco-
nomic theories than it does with the actual
facts of modern industrial life."
-I Outlook. 93: 876. D. 18, '09. 350w.
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.7S. Putnam. 8-32340.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The most comprehensive book to be had on
the subject of gold production and its relation
to the world's economy."
-t- A. L. A, Bkl. 5: 141. My. '09.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 719. My. '09. 280w.
"His work on gold may be read with much
interest, whether the reader be geologist, miner,
metallurgist, or economist. The translation has
been done with accuracy and judgment."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 292. Mr. 6. 400w.
"While M. De Launay is both interesting and
reliable in the sections of his book dealing with
the geology, the distribution, and the mining
and extraction of gold, he is much less reliable
when he deals with the politics and economics
of the gold question."
-i Ind. 66: 589. Mr. 18, '09. 530w.
Reviewed by W. H. E.
+ J. Geol. 17: 192. F. '09. llOw.
"He is caught tripping In his economic think-
ing by Mr. Conant." L.
-I J. Pol. Econ. 17: 305. My. '09. 380w.
"This is a wonderfully complete tho concise
essay on a subject about which accurate in-
formation has not always been easily accessible.
The work is well and fluently translated."
+ Lit. D. 37: 983. D. 26, '08. 240w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 109. R 27, '09. 400w.
"A singularly useful and lucid manual for
the student alike of the geology, the extraction,
and the political economy of gold."
+ Outlook. 91: 63. Ja. 9, '09. 430w.
"Professor DeLaunay's book is valuable for
its detailed and presumably accurate descrip-
tion of the geological and technical features of
the subject, but it would be greatly improved
by the elimination of its puerile economics." J.
F. Johnson.
H Pol. Scl. Q. 24: 545. S. '09. 190w.
R. of Rs. 39: 253. F. '09. lOOw.
"Taken as a whole, the work Is well and
logically written and fairly accurate in facta
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Launay, Louis de — Continued.
and figures. It is a work which will be read
wirli interest by both technical and non-tech-
nical readers, and especially by those interested
in the financial aspect of money and metals."
W. R. Crane.
+ Science, n.s. 29: 300. F. 19, '09. 300w.
Spec. 102: sup. 638. Ap. 24, '09. 300w.
Launspach, Charles W. L. State and fam-
ily in early Rome. *$2.5o. Macmillan.
9-2061.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A readable and generally interesting book
for those with tastes similar to his own. As
he appears, however, to be quite ignorant of
the present state of discussion and criticism
in the investigation of his subject, it must be
said in all candor that his work has no value
for the student." S. B. P.
h Am. Hist. R. 14: 375. Ja. '09. 240w.
"It is a lawyer's treatment of one department
of Roman law — the relation of the family to the
state; and we know not where an intelligent
student could find a better exposition in brief
of a long and thorny subject. We congratulate
the author on his sound and sensible book."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 193. F. 13. 750w.
"Regarded as the production of an amateur
this book is both laudable and interesting; but
it is difficult to see why it should be pub-
lished." W. A. G.
— Eng. Hist. R. 24: 394. Ap. '09. 300w.
Laut, Agnes Christina. Canada, the empire
12 of the North: being the romantic story
of the new^ dominion's growth from
colony to kingdom. *$2.5o. Ginn.
9-26653.
Miss Laut's story begins with the early dis-
covery and exploration of North America and
proceeds swiftly and accurately to the Confed-
eration of 1867. "To re-create," says Miss Laut,
"the shadowy figures of the heroic past, to
clothe the dead once more in flesh and blood, to
set the puppets of the play in life's great dra-
mas upon the stage of action, — frankly, this may
not be formal history, but it is what makes
the past most real to the present day." It is
to the realistic conception of her task that the
author owes the dramatic quality of this work.
Laut, Agnes Christina. Conquest of the
great Northwest; being the story of the
adventurers of England known as The
Hudson's bay company; new pages in
the history of the Canadian Northwest
and w^estern states. 2v. *$5. Moffat.
8-31815.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It will serve a distinct use in the field of
popularized history, but it is not always con-
vincing, and the serious student will turn to
Mr. Burpee's volume for the sober recital that,
while less entertaining, confines itself within
the e.xact region of facts."
-j A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 16. Ja. '09.
"Compared with the mass of original docu-
ments which Miss I^aut has managed to un-
earth . . . the foundation of the earlier his-
tories appears meagre and inadequate." L. J.
Burpee.
-I- + Dial. 46: 139. Mr. 1, '09. 1450w.
"The fascination of exploration and of the wild
life of the wilderness could hardly be more
vividly portrayed than in 'Conquest of the great
Northwest." "
+ Ind. 66: 1399. Je. 24, '09. 650w.
"The first complete history that has been
vi'^ritten of a body of men who had sole posses-
sion for hundreds of years of a territory larger
than the whole of Europe."
+ Lit. D. 38: 106. Ja. 16, '09. 580w.
"To fill out the picture is all very fine, but it
is hazardous; and we think Miss Laut in par-
ticular might show more caution. In truth, an
adherence to the bare words of her sources
would have given often vividness enough."
-I Nation. 88: 142. F. 11, '09. 470w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 124. Ja. '09. 210w.
Law, Robert. Tests of life: a study of the
^1 First epistle of St. John; being the
Kerr lectures for 1909. *$3. Scribner.
"This work, not primarily homiletic in its
interest ... is a historical and doctrinal ex-
position of the P'irst epistle of John, and orig-
inally constituted the Kerr lectures for 1909 at
the Glasgow college of the United free
church. The style, structure, aim and author-
ship of the epistle are discussed briefly, but the
main purpose seems to be to expound its teach-
ing. The method chosen is not that of con-
tinuous comment. Passages that deal with the
same theme are grouped into one treatment,
and critical notes are inserted from time to
time." — Am. J. Theol.
Am. J. Theol. iS: 649. O. '09. Ibuw.
"This work is a serious and well-propor-
tioned commentary. He is over-inclined to de-
tect later theology in the epistle."
H Bib. World. 33: 357. My. '09. 70w.
Lawson, Andrew Cowper. California earth-
quake of April 18, 1906: report of the
state earthquake investigation commis-
sion. 2v. V. I, in 2 pts. "$17. Carnegie
inst.
V. 1. Part one contains an account of the ge-
ology of the coast system of mountains, a com-
plete discussion of the San Andreas rift and
assembled phenomena attending the San Fran-
cisco earthquake. Part two includes a discus-
sion of the greater havoc of earthquakes in the
soft ground sections, general effects of the
earthquake in question, and a comparison of it
with other seismological disturbances in the
same region.
Nation. 88: 174. F. 18, '09. 600w. (Re^
view of V. 1.)
"The illustrations are by far the most in-
forming and the most interesting photographs
of the earthquake which have been published."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 526. S. 26, '08. 410w.
(Review of v. 1.)
Lawton, Frederick. Third French republic.
6 *$3.50. Lippincott. W9-ii5.
An anecdotal account of the progress of the
Third republic from the end of May, 1871 to the
year 1908. During twenty years of acquain-
tance with people prominent in politics, litera-
ture and art the author has been gathering
material which has not yet found its way into
permanent form.
"It is not easy to see for whose use the author
designs it. It cannot be for students, as the
book is inaccurate and incomplete. Nor does
it possess compensating qualities for the gen-
eral reader, being slipshod in style and barren
in ideas. It contains spme sound and acute
criticism which deserve a worthier setting."
r Ath. 1909, 1: 582. My. 15. 750w.
-f Dial. 46: 406. Je. 16, '09. 200w.
"In spite of this ambitious scheme the work
lacks proportion and bears evidence of hasty
writing and superficial knowledge. His book
does embody some useful material that might be
left unnoticed by a more careful historian."
f- Nation. 88: 628. Je. 24, '09. 320w.
"Frederick Lawton deserves thanks from
everybody interested in France and in recent
European history for the good work he has done
in his 'Third French republic' It is a book of
much value and one which no student of con-
temporary politics can neglect."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 401. Je. 26, '09. 950w.
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"On the whole it is accurate, but it falls to
give the Catholic case with any real force
or fairness. We really cannot see any adequate
excuse for bringing out this kind of thing in
a large volume with elaborate illustrations. It
is not attractive in itself, nor made justifiable
by profound acquaintance with diplomatic his-
tory. The chapters on literature, science, and
art are ludicrously inadequate if they are in-
tended to give English readers any idea of the
great French writers and artists of the last
ihirty years."
1- Sat. R. 107: sup. 6. My. 22, '09. 200w.
"A very readable book. Its most valuable
part, we think, is to be found in the sum-
maries of science, literature, art, as they have
been developed during these four decades."
-I Spec. 102: 505. Mr. 27, '09. 180w.
Lea, Homer. Valor of ignorance. **$i.8o.
11 Harper. 9-29140.
A work in military literature that commands
the attention of every student of United States
history and of the science of war. Its object
is to show how unprepared the United States is
for war and to prove the possibility of a Jap-
anese conquest of Western America. In the
first part the author shows that America is ex-
cessively opulent and arrogant without mili-
tary power to defend its opulence or support its
arrogance. Wealth cannot safeguard against
foes, he says, and arbitration Is an illusion. In
the second part, he shows logically how the Jap-
anese might seize and hold the Philippines,
Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Cali-
fornia.
"Written in an amazingly highfalutin' style,
bristling with historical generalizations."
— + Ind. 67: 1149. N. 18, '09. 150w.
"Mr. Lea has written a very daring and
startling book. Under the marshaling of this
bright and conscientious author they tell a
story which every American would do well to
ponder."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 962. N. 27, '09. 230w.
"Entertaining reading."
+ R. of Rs. 40:764. D. '09. 150w.
Lea, James Henry, and Hutchinson, J. R.
Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln. Spe-
cial ed. *$io. Houghton. 9-5537-
Here are recorded the results of investigation
conducted in England and America by one who
believes in hereditary genius and who has been
able to trace Lincoln's ancestry four generations
further back than it has been carried before.
"In England the family were 'ostensible yeo-
men, with a dominant strain of gentle blood in
their veins'; in America, they were plain
pioneers, with fine inherited traits." (Nation.)
"By far the most notable volume which has
been published so far this year In honor of the
one hundredth anniversary of Abraham Lin-
coln's birth." I. M. Tarbell.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 859. Jl. '09. 300w.
"Altogether Mr. Lea's contribution is decided-
ly the most original that the centenary has
evoked."
+ Dial. 46: 233. Ap. 1. '09. SOOw.
"An excellent piece of special genealogical
investigation."
-I- Nation. 88: 277. Mr. 18, '09. 2G0w.
"The collaborators have told entertainingly
the story of the Lincoln family "through ten
successive generations."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 242. Ap. 17, '09. 230w.
Lea, John. Romance of bird life: being an
account of the education, courtship,
sport and play, journeys, fishing, fight-
ing, piracy, domestic and social habits,
instinct, strange friendships and other
interesting aspects of the life of birds.
*$i.50. Lippincott. 8-37685.
"A fascinating account of the habits and cus-
toms of all manner of birds, telling how they
are educated from the moment they emerge
from the shell, how much they know by instinct
and how much they have to be taught, of how
they carry on their courtships, what they do
for recreation, how they take their journeys,
how they fish and fight and steal and act the
pirate, their domestic virtues and vices, their
strange friendships and their social habits, and
many other queer and interesting things that
most people would never dream of in connection
with birds. It deals with birds all over the
world, from those as familiar as the barnyard
goose and hen to those of the least known kinds,
while one chapter has something to say of ex-
tinct species." — N. Y. Times.
"In such a 'pot-pourri' one naturally finds
errors, but fewer than would be expected; and
most of these occur in the quotations from
other writers."
H Nation. 88: 147. F. 11, '09. 260w.
"Possibly the 'romance' is a little overstrained
In places, and ordinary incidents in a bird's
general life habits sometimes magnified or trans-
figured into something more wonderful. Un-
like most of the popular bird books published
in recent years this one fills a vacant place."
H Nature. 81: 99. Jl. 22, '09. 470w.
"Written with charming simplicity and rich
with illustrations and anecdote, with which [he]
makes vivid [his] statement of scientific fact."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 774. D. 12, '08. 170w.
"It Is certainly one of the most fascinating,
suggestive, and readable of the season's gift-
books."
+ Spec. 101: sup. 706. N. 7, '08. 700w.
Le Bon, Gustave. Evolution of forces. (In-
ternational scientific ser., v. 91.) *$i.75.
Appleton. 8-16427.
"The first half of the book is devoted to a
discussion of the principles of physics, includ-
ing the fundamental conceptions of time, space,
energy, and matter, and the principle of the
conservation of energy and of matter from the
point of view of Le Bon's theory. . . . The
second half contains an account of experiments,
with numerous illustrations by the author in
support of his views. Some simple electrostatic
experiments are described from which he draws
truly astonishing conclusions. The latter part
is devoted to a description of his experiments
on phosphorescence and 'black light.' This por-
tion of the book will be found very Instructive
to those who are intei-ested in the little-known
subject of phosphorescence." — Nature.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 79. Mr. '09.
"Dr. Le Bon's literary style is clearness It-
self, even although the clearness may be pur-
chased in some instances by frequent repetition.
We have noticed a few misprints."
H Ath. 1908, 1: 701. Je. 6. 1700w.
"Dr. Le Bon certainly exhibits great original-
ity and a powerful imagination."
+ Nation. 87: 5S3. D. 10, '08. 170w.
"The book is clearly written, and the interest
is maintained throughout. We can recommend
it to readers who are Interested in revolution-
ary ideas of physics and In the spectacle of the
debacle (according to Le Bon) of a large amount
of scientific doctrine. We would suggest, how-
ever, that the reader need be under no obliga-
tion to consider the statements contained in it
as the latest accepted scientific gospel."
H Nature. 79: 121. D. 3, '08. 1300w.
Reviewed bv W. S. Franklin.
— Science, n.s. 29: 580. Ap. 9, '09. 450w.
"Dr. Le Bon's very interesting book has been
competently translated by Mr. Legge. and should
be studied by every reader who is Interested in
this fairv-tafe of science."
-f- Spec. 101: 199. Ag. 8, 'OS. 440w.
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Lecky, Elisabeth (van Dedem) (Mrs. W.
12 E. H. Lecky). Memoir of the Rt. Hon.
William Edward Hartpole Lecky, M.
P., O. M., LL. D., D. C. L., Litt. D.,
member of the French institute and of
the British academy. *$2.5o. Longmans.
9-28242.
"A chronicle of Lecky's outer life, of his ac-
tivities and widespread 'intellectual interests
and achievements, historical, philosophical,
political, with never a glimpse of the man him-
self. This is a memoir of a wondrous brain,
and to some extent of a character, so far as it
exprest itself in thought and worlc, but of our
human brother there is not a glimpse." — Ind.
the hero before he should invade India. The
love between the conqueror and the princess,
her discovery of the taint in her blood, her de-
cision to ruin her own country to save her lov-
er's life, and the great struggle between his
ambition and his love for Yzdra — all afford ma-
terial which the dramatist has worked into
shape with fine power.
"The limitations of her materials taken into
account, she has produced a most interesting
and always tactful biography."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 552. N. 6. 1250w.
"Within the lines thus laid down, the book is
packed with diversified interest for the student
of our own times."
+ Ind. 67: 1140. N. 18, '09. lOOw.
"A memoir that embodies so many of his own
qualities of tact, proportion, and reserve."
+ Nation. 89: 571. D. 9, '09. 2350w.
R. of Rs. 40: 756. D. '09. 140w.
"Perhaps the Irish parts are the most valu-
able, because it is so difficult to find an impar-
tial history of Ireland. Mjs. Lecky has done
her task exceedingly well. We cannot pay her
a higher compliment than to say that it is ex-
ecuted with masculine judgment and skill."
+ Sat. R. 108: 535. O. 30, '09. 1150w.
"It would not be easy to praise too highly
the skill and the unerring taste with which Mrs.
Lecky has brought together the none too nu-
merous documents of her distinguished hus-
band's career."
+ Spec. 103: 605. O. 16. '09. 2500w.
Lecky, William E. H. Historical and polit-
ical essays. *$3.50. Longmans. 8-31477.
Fourteen essays including the following:
Thoughts on history, The political value of his-
tory. The [British] empire, Carlyle's message
to his age, Mme. de Stael, Israel among the na-
tions. The private correspondence of Sir Robert
Peele, and Formative influences.
"Some of these essays seem to be written
from the standpoint of the controversialist
rather than of the historian, but the book as a
whole well repays perusal bgth for its matter
and for its literary style."
_| Am. Hist. R. 14: 596. Ap. '09. 260w.
Reviewed by W: E. Lingelback.
Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 436. S. '09. 630w,
"This collection of essays and addresses fully
justifies its publication."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 98. Ja. 23. 330w.
Nation. 87: 626. D. 24, '08. 60w.
"Men like Lecky are forceful influences in
both moral and intellectual development, and
every reader of these essays will be rewarded
with many thoughts and suggestions that may
well serve him as sign posts on the road of
culture." G: S. Hellman.
+ N". Y. Times. 14: 55. Ja. 30, '09. 260w.
"His essay on Carlyle is a good example of
common sense in judgment upon genius."
+ Pol. Scl. Q. 24: 177. Mr. '09. 200w.
+ Spec. 102: 705. My. 1, '09. 500w.
Ledoux, Louis Vernon. Yzdra: a tragedy
11 in three acts. **$i.25. Putnam. 8-1689.
A drama based upon an anonymous story told
in the "Secreta secretorum," a book widely
read during the middle ages. The story tells of
a Hindu princess who, after being fed without
her knowledge upon poisons, became poisonous
herself, and is used as the tool of her father's
empire to propose betrothal to Alexander the
Great, and so, thru a kiss, to bring death to
"The author has interwoven humor, wisdom.
Eastern religion, and superstition into the
thread of his story. He has consistently and
effectively depicted the characters of the play."
G: S. Hellman.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 613. O. 16, '09. 950w.
"There are both grace and strength in this
drama, and it also possesses the movement and
spirit needed for presentation upon the stage."
+ Outlook. 93: 832. D. 11, '09. 220w.
Lee, Jennette Barbour. Simeon Tetlow's
shadow. t$i.50. Century. 9-4193.
Simeon Tetlow is a railroad president, and
the personification of his road. ."It might al-
most be said that he loas the road. Its minute
ramifications and its great divisions were hard-
ly more than the nerves and arteries that
threaded Simeon Tetlow's thin frame." John
Bennett, the secretary, is the "shadow." He
is "hands and feet" for his chief, "almost it
might seem, lungs and a few other vital or-
gans." Miss Lee shows intimately the devel-
oping and expanding influence which the quiet
secretary exerts over the magnate until the
latter awakens to the meaning -of brotherhood
service.
"There is no love element, but the realistic
details of business and office management give
a certain interest to the slight story, which is
well told."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 91. Mr. '09. +
"John Bennett is the chief actor, and his
feats are as probable as those of the heroes
of Messrs. Oliver Optic and Henty. Accepted
as a novel of sentiment and not of commercial
life, the story may be enjoyed for its fluency
and sweetness."
-I Nation, 88: 4'43. Ap. 29, '09. 680w.
"In nearly all the book there are a freshness
and originality of style and a. poetic touch that
have made it possible for the author to bid de-
fiance to the actualities of life and yet to write
a very acceptable story."
^ N. Y. Times. 14: 146. Mr. 13, '09. 370w.
"A book with the blessed quality of difference.
The story has in it an uncommon human qual-
ity."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
-I Outlook. 92: 21. My. 1, '09. 380w.
Lee, Sidney Lazarus, ed. Life of William
^ Shakespeare. New and rev. ed.; with
a new preface. *$2.25. Macmllan.
9-10641.
A new edition revised to include: the results
of the author's researches during the past ten
years; errors have been corrected, bibliogra-
phies have been brought down to date, and im-
portant additions have been made to the bib-
liographical information. In a new preface of
twenty-four pages Mr. Lee points out five newly
discovered references to Shakespeare: to the
personal character of Shakespeare's father; to
Shakespeare's sojourn in London; to the posses-
sion of a coat-of-arms; to the dramatist in his
declining years and to Shakespeare as a prop-
erty owner.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 196. Je. '09.
"Mr. Lee has made revisions, in a brief, but
satisfactory style."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 69. Jl. 18. 90w.
Reviewed by E: Fuller.
-I- Bookm. 29: 635. Ag. '09. 550w.
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"It is very well that a handbook like this
should be accurately leveled up from time to
time."
+ Ind. 67: 90. Jl. 8, '09. 130w.
H Nation. 89: 168. Ag. 19, '09. 180w.
"It still stands as the sanest, most readable,
and most useful of all the biographies."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 302. My. 15, '09. 130w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 768. Je. '09. 150w.
+ Sat. R. 106: 582. N. 7, '08. 60w.
Lee, Vernon. Gospels of anarchy and other
contemporary studies. **$3.50. Bren-
tano's. 8-22324.
A group of essays on such subjects as Emer-
son; Tolstoy; Nietzsche, and the Will to power;
Prof. James and the Will to believe; Rosny,
Ruskin, H. G. Wells, "Deterioration of soul,"
and "The economic parasitism of women."
Use of instruments, lettering, sketching tra-
cing, projection drawing, sectioning, drawing
to scale, assembly and detail drawing, sections
mtersections and development, conventionalities
used in drawing, spur and bevel gears, worm
and gear, and the periphery and plate cam "—
li^ngin. Rec.
"May we gently ask, as we read these pages,
filled with opinions expressed with uncouth vio-
lence of language, whether such a manner of
writing can carry us over the difficulties of the
way? What has become of what was once a
style — artificial, imitative, but a style?"
— Ath. 1908, 2: 301. S. 12. 740w.
"Vernon Lee shows all her old qualities of
brightness and insight, and writes with a cer-
tain masculinity of thought with femininity of
expression."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 415. Jl. 25, '08. 1900w.
Lee, Vernon. Laurus nobilis. **$i.So. Lane.
11 9-23736,
/Chapters on . "Art and life" that "explain
beauty as a natural uplifting force." (N. Y.
Times.) "Three significant coincidences, eariy
pointed out, indicate the line of argument fol-
lowed by the author. These coincidences are:
'that between development of the aesthetic fac-
ulties and the development of the altruistic in-
stincts; that between development of a sense of
aesthetic harmony and a sense of the higher
harmonies and universal life; and, before every-
thing else, the coincidence between the prefer-
ence for aesthetic pleasures and the nobler
growth of the individual.' " (Dial.)
"Parts of the volume are charmingly written,
and certain pages of 'The art and the country'
show the author at her best. Unfortunately,
there are other passages both obscure and slip-
shod."
-j Ath. 1909, 2: 460. O. 16. 520w.
"In spite of the much fine writing in the
book, one feels the earnest sincerity of it ail.
The book is one to read slowly and take to
heart."
+ Dial. 47: 289. O. 16, '09. 300w.
"The book is the fruit of a spirit that lacks
neither charm nor distinction, but always the
ardor to embody these qualities in a form of
quite authentic memorableness."
h Nation, 89: 288. S. 23, '09. 300w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 606. O. 16, '09. 550w.
"It is long indeed since we have met with a
volume of art criticism so wise, so attractive,
so suggestive. The book is indeed too full of
charm, originality, and wisdom to be quickly
read or dealt with in a few lines. It should be
bought and studied."
-f -f Sp€c. 103: 515. O. 2. '09. 470w.
Leeds, Charles Carley. Mechanical drawing
^- for trade schools. Machinery trades ed.
(Carnegie technical schools text
books.) *$2. Van Nostrand. 9-10798.
A text prepared "for the purpose of grounding
those engaged in the machinery trades in the
principles of mechanical drawing and to fa-
miliarize them wtih the methods in vogue in
drafting rooms. The course is divided Into a
series of 58 lessons. The subjects treated are:
The method of arrangement of this book at
once commends itself for its simplicity and con-
venience. It can scarcely be considered to be
in a higher sense, a text book of mechanical
drawing, but it presents a course of lessons
which IS well designed to make a reasonably
competent draftsman of anyone who conscien-
tiously goes through with it, and it will mini-
mize the need of a personal instructor "
-f Engln. N. 62: sup. 51. N. 18, '09. 530w.
"Much of the work is similar to that founa
in other text books on mechanical drawing and
it is difficult to see wherein this text would
surpass them for use in trade schools. The se-
quence of the work is well planned, but it seems
that an endeavor is made to cover too much
ground. Throughout the work too little is left
for the students' originality, there being a great
deal of almost straight copy work "
— + Engin. Rec. 60: 587. N. 20, '09. 190w.
Lees, Frederic. Summer in Touraine: the
^ record of a sojourn among the cha-
teaux of the Loire. *$2.75. McClurg.
W9-IS3.
A volume of generous proportions lavishly il-
lustrated, presenting not "the pageant of a
summer only but the whole pageant of the re-
naissance in France." From art folios, archaeo-
logical dictionaries, forgotten pamphlets, an-
cient manuscripts and musty memoirs of his-
torical societies the author has gleaned archi-
tectural, historical and topographical informa-
tion concerning the Loire country which he has
worked into attractive form for the traveler to
whom he dedicates his book.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 172. Je. '09.
"The pages of Mr. Lees lead us to fear that
he went to Touraine without that general knowl-
edge which should have been the foundation of
a book instructing others."
h Ath. 1909. 1: 582. My. 15. llOOw.
"Few travel books afford more pleasant en-
tertainment than this delightful sketch of so-
journs." H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 47: 235. O. 1, '09. 270w.
"This volume is one of the best of its class,
adequate, sane and helpful."
+ Ind. 66: 1246. Je. 3, '09. 160w.
"Mr. Lees is not a pictorial writer, and oc-
casionally he trips up in his syntax, but he tells
his story without affectation, and he strikes a
fair balance between description and history."
H Nation. 88: 628. Je. 24, '09. 200w.
"A book that is in many respects more com-
plete and more interesting than any of its pred-
ecessors. Its especial value consists in the
fact that its author has liad access to many cha-
teaux now in the hands of private owners who
permit no public invasion of them."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 387. Je. 19, '09. 520w.
"He writes with knowledge, sometimes en-
thusiastically, at others critically. To those
who contemplate a tour in this charming region
his book is the best preparatory course they
could have as a guide for the eye and mind."
+ Sat. R. 107: 604. My. 8, '09. 200w.
"There cannot be a better testimonial to the
book's merits than the fact that its pages are
turned with interest, its illustrations studied
with delight, by people of a foreign language,
yet who are, after all, its most capable critics,
under those very summer skies of beautiful
Touraine "
-I- Spec. 103: 465. S. 25, '09. 270w.
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Lees, George Robinson. Witness of the
^ wilderness, the Bedawin of the desert:
their origin, history, home life, strife,
religion, and superstitions in their re-
lation to the Bible. $1.25. Longmans.
9-16832.
A work of apologetic, historical and archaeo-
logical importance which is based upon personal
observation supplemented by the best contem-
porary authorities. "Mr. Lees' main purpose is
to draw attention to the resemblances between
modern Arab life and the occasional glimpses
which the Old Testament, and, less profusely,
the Gospels, throw upon the character, morals,
manners, and customs of these tribes. He also
discusses briefly the nature and effects of Ma-
hometanism: and tells us how far the Bedouin
accepts its tenets and practices its code." (Cath.
World.)
"A charming little book."
+ Cath. World. 89: 248. My. '09. 460w.
"This book exhibits at least once a vice not
easily forgiven, in a tendency to an allegorical
interpretation which quite equals that of the
ancient Alexandrian theologian Origen." C: R.
Gillett.
-i N. Y. Times. 14: 159. Mr. 20, '09. 200w.
Leete, Frederick De Land. Every-day evan-
**• gelism, personal, trained, co-operative. $1.
West. Meth. bk. 9-/953-
The evangelistic side of a pastor's and lay-
man's everyday Christian mission is set forth
practically in this vplume. It sounds the in-
dividual note in the work of the world's re-
demption and so emphasizes personal responsi-
bility.
Le Gallienne, Richard. New poems. *$i.50.
1'-' Lane.
Poems into which rare vision, deep insight,
and symbolism enter so largely that it "is icih-
to rheasure these delicate, impalpable things
with the yard stick of a cold ana practical crit-
icism, or to arraign Mr. Le Gallienne because
he gives us too much fairy food and too little
meat; the more surely he trusts his instinct as
to what he shall give us, the truer artist he
proves himself." (>;. Y. Times.)
"When all is said, however, these war songs,
once read, will not allure again. It is a para-
dox that in a borrowed form, as that of Omar
of Hafiz, Mr. Le Gallienne is able not only to
move us with the spell of art but to express his
own feeling far more convincingly than he
expresses it in the group of love poems in the
present volume. Here is everything but form,
but the unaccountable something needed to
crystalize passion into art. Once only, perhaps,
does it enforce itself inevitably, in that strong,
but-aloe-tinctured, sonnet, 'I heard a liar say
my love doth cease.' " J. B. Rittenhouse.
1- N. Y. Times. 14: 693. N. 6, '09. 22Q0W.
"It is both easy and difficult to be severe with
Mr. Le Gallienne. It is easy, because he can
be so very irritating. It is difficult for much
the same reason that it is difficult to be severe
with a pretty child who is tiresome. His pre-
ciosity is often quite unendurable, yet his best
effects lie so near to preciosity that it seems
unreasonable to ask him to be less precious."
h Sat. R. 108: sup. 5. O. 16, '09. 850w.
Legge, Ronald. Hawk: a story of aerial
« war. $1.50. McBride, J: 9-12618.
Love, intrigue and war are involved In this
story which demonstrates the theory that at-
tack by air-ship is a possibility at the present
moment.
Lehar, Ferenc. Merry widow: a novel
•^ founded on Franz Lehar's Viennese op-
era, "Die lustige witwe," as produced
by Henry W. Savage. t$i.50. Dilling-
ham. 9-1 1258.
A novelization of the opera which of neces-
sity omits something of the fun and frolic which
ha\e captivated large audiences.
"To those who are not familiar with the orig-
inal it will appear merely a poorly written and
illogical hodge-podge of sentimental romance
and cheap humor."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 387. Je. 19, '09. 80w.
Lehmann, Rudolph Chambers. Complete
oarsman: with chapters by T. S. Kelly,
R. B. Etherington Smith, and W. H.
Eyre. *$3. Jacobs. 8-36772.
A handbook which is the result of careful
scientific study of the subject and which dis-
cusses the history, growth, art, forms of row-
ing and rowing principles, and famous crews
and regattas. The book is fully illustrated.
"A very complete English manual."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 79. Mr. '09.
"Mr. Lehmann has a combination of qualities
for his task believed by us to be unrivalled.
Almost each time that we have found some-
thing we thought wrong we have remembered
that we were in pages by Mr. Kelly or Mr.
Etherington Smith."
H Ath. li)08, 2: 123. Ag. 1. 1300w.
"There is a most interesting chapter on the
style adopted by countries other than our own."
R. P. P. Rowe.
H Sat. R. 106: 137. Ag. 1, 'OS. 1600w.
Lenygon, Francis. Decoration and furni-
'" ture of English mansions during the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
*$io. Scribner.
"An inteiesting account of the decorations
and furniture assembled in No. 31, Old Burling-
ton Street, by a firm with which the author is
connected. The house was built by Lord Her-
vey in 1720, and passed into various hands. At
present it appears to be the home of various
admirable examples of English decoration and
furniture. The book is divided into chapters
dealing with the successive periods of furnitu'-e
from that of the early English renaissance —
tapestries, wood panelling, plaster ornamenta-
tion, paintings, damasks, gesso-work, carpets,
and other matters. It is plentifully illustrated
with handsome photographs, and contains a
useful catalogue of reference books." — Ath.
N. Y. Times. 14: 352. Je. 5. '09. 430w.
"Mr. Lenygon has a tasteful knowledge of
his subject, and his treatise should prove serv-
iceable to many amateurs and collectors."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 303. S. 11. 200w.
"The text imparts no small knowledge of the
decorative work of the great architects whose
genius for these lesser things is often over-
looked, and also of the manufacture of tapes-
tries, carpets, lacquer, mirrors, and other acces-
soriss *'
+ Dial. 47: 519. D. 16, '09. 200w.
"Embracing as the illustrations do every Im-
aginable class of domestic decoration and fur-
niture . . . they should prove of great value to
the designer and craftsman of to-day."
-I- Int. Studio. 38: 163. Ag. '09. 200w.
-f- Sat. R. 108: 199. Ag. 14, '09. 950w.
Leonard, Mary Hall. Grammar and its
reasons. *$i.50. Barnes. 8-12816.
"A series of chapters, not only on the parts
of speech, inflection, construction and similar
topics, but also on questions connected with
the teaching and the general significance of the
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subject, such as the place of grammar in the
school course and the like." — Ind.
"Not complete enough for a treatise, but a
helpful tool for ready reference."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 17. Ja. '09. <i<
"The best feature is the quotations with
which the several chapters _open. The book it-
self lacks any very distinctive characteristic,
and its scholarship does not appear to be al-
ways of the best."
h Educ. R. 36: 523. D. '08. 40w.
"The discussions are uniformly nlain and
clear, marked by good common sense and a
disposition to simplify the study as much as
possible."
+ Ind. 65: 309. Ag. 6, '08. lOOw.
Lepelletier, Edmond. Paul Verlaine: his
" life — his work; tr. by E. M. Lang.
*$3.50. Duffield.
A "life" written by Verlaine's friend from
boyhood. "M. Lepelletier maintains that Ver-
laine's supposed extreme depravity was a legend
created and encouraged by himself, the product
of a poet's imagination poisoned with alcohol
and morbidly reacting against his real desires
for good. . . . Verlaine's extraordinary Bohem-
ian life is told fully, sympathetically, and ten-
derly. Perhaps it is too apologetic on the whole,
and with too much of the theory that genius
excuses or condones vice." (Sat. R.)
"The English version is fluent and agreeable
to read, except for some obvious Gallicisms,
necessary, 'for the purpose of space,' to abridge
the original. The translator lacks education.
The book would be more satisfactory, for the
English reader at any rate, if it included a
good selection of the fine verse which gave Ver-
laine a reputation in spite of his disorderly
career."
H Ath. 1909, ] : 558. My. 8. 250w.
"We take leave of our gifted, bad, sad, mad
brother, thanking M. Lepelletier for his gener-
ous', loyal work, which will achieve its aim be-
cause it will probably be accepted as the stand-
ard on its subject, and the translater for an able
and literary achievement of a by no means easy
+ Ind. 67: 1138. N. 18, '09. 270w.
"It is a valuable contribution to the history
of French poetry. It contains, moreover, some
vivid pictures of French literary society of an
earlier day where many a figure now famous is
pictured in their early years of struggle."
-f- Lit. D. 39: 782. N. 6, '09. 550w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 1073. D. 11, '09. 200w.
"Failure fully to perceive and disengage one
side of Verlaine's personally constitutes the
one serious defect in a work that is otherwise a
wholly admirable interpretation of a great poet
whose life involved the e.xtremes of glory and
misery." W: A. Bradley.
+ — N, Y. Times. 14: 757. D. 4, '09. 2100w.
R. of Rs. 40: 755. D. '09. 90w.
"No other book reveals so much of Verlaine's
life and poems as this does."
H Sat. R. 107: 470. Ap. 10, '09. 280w.
Leroux, Gaston. Perfume of the lady in
black. t$i-50. Brentano's. 9-6576.
"M. Gaston Leroux's new tale of the detect-
ive cleverness of Rouletabille presupposes
familiarity- with his earlier 'Mystery of the
yellow room.' Samo heroine, same villain,
same hero, same detective, same admiring com-
mentator. The new story begins where the
old one left off, but the scene is shifted, and
the criminal is more infernally clever than ever.
The 'denouement' taxes our credulity some-
what, bv.i that does:- not n^.atter, as we have the
full benefit of the mystery and its intricacies
nearly all the way." — Ind.
"Is no better than its predecessor, and it is
no worse; which implies neither high praise
nor serious disparagement." Rupert Ranney.
H Bookm. 29: 199. Ap. '09. 450w.
"Those who read the original story will find
the sequel fully as good of its kind.""
+ Ind. 66: 764. Ap. 8, '09. 160w.
" 'The perfume of the lady in black' can be
described as inferior to the 'Mystery of the
yellow room' and yet remain a tale of mystery
and 'ratiocination' very far above the average."
+ Nation. 88: 282. Mr. 18, '09. 200w.
"It is a cleverly contrived and, barring the
tendency of the superhumanly ingenious young
newspaper detective to relapse into absurd and
semi-hysterical sentiment, well-written detect-
ive story."
4- — N. Y. Times. 14: 160. Mr. 20, '09. 200w.
Leroy-Beaulieu, Pierre Paul. Collectivism:
a study of some of the leading social
questions of the day; tr. and abridged
by Sir Arthur Clay. *$3. Button.
9-7580.
The translation and abridgment of a book
that "has been regarded as the acutest and
most searching analysis of the various commu-
nistic and socialistic schemes, and in particular,
while allowing the waste inevitable under any
exaggerated system of competition, it shows
with remorseless logic the inability of collect-
ivism to meet the laws of supply -and demand
in domestic exchange, and still more emphatic-
ally in foreign trade." — Nation.
"While it is not a profound or sympathetic
presentation of its subject it is nevertheless a
virile, well written criticism, and one adapted
to set to thinking any who would thoughtlessly
abandon the advantages of our present form of
economic organization." H: R. Mussey.
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 198. Jl. '09. 350w.
"Making proper allowance for his bias, one
may trust the descriptions and definitions of
this writer as fairly representative."
-I Dial. 46: 301. My. 1, '09. 90w.
"Sir Arthur Clay has done a good work well
in abridging and translating 'Collectivism.' To
those who talk loosely of socialism as at least
a tendency in the right direction and as the
necessary step of progress or evolution, the
clear thinking and wide knowledge of Leroy-
Beaulieu's treatise may be strongly recommend-
ed. Such doubting minds will here meet with
facts."
+ Nation. 88: 361. Ap. 8, '09. 180w.
"The book truly possesses cosmopolitan vir-
tues as well as suitability to a subject of per-
manent interest. It is this quality of solid worth
which distinguishes the book from many other
concurrent publications."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 332. My. 22, '09. 250w.
Outlook. 91: 817. Ap. 10, '09. 300w.
R. of Rs. 40: 128. Jl. '09. 50w.
"Most warmly do we commend this admirable
work to the study of all who seek to under-
stand the development of a controversy which
in our own country has only just begun."
-f- + Spec. 102: 267. F. 13, '09. 780w.
Lethaby, William Richard. Greek buildiiigs
9 represented by fragments in the British
museum. *$4.20. Scribner. 9-15533-
A three part work dealing with the Temple
of the Ephesian Diana, the Tomb of Mausolus
and the Parthenon.
"It is difficult to see why the book was
written, or rather published, at least in this
form. The whole volume makes the impres-
sion of being in the form of rough notes on
points that happen to have interested the writ-
er, intended to be worked out properly later.
As is natural in a book of this sort, mis-
statements are frequent, and the serious stu-
dent must be warned against them."
— Nation. 89: 219. S. 2, '09. 700w.
Spec. 100: 345. F. 29, '08. lOOw.
"Any one who will take this little tractate
to the" museum and study the remains by its
help will certainly learn much."
-I- Spec. 100: 981. Je. 20, '08. 170w.
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Letters from G. G. **$i. Holt. 9-27269.
11
A little volume of refreshing, entertaining
letters that perpetuate a real platonic friend-
ship between a Nice Girl and a Youth. They
write of "Icve and life and death; of dogs,
of themselves, and one another; of mice ana
men and modern instances; of trifles light as
air; of all that one does and hears in the
course oT a day's work, and hands on be-
cause it means a laugh or tear; of all that
goes to make people and their lives."
"They are quite commonplace, entirely on the
surface, dealing with the trifling facts of life,
rarely and superficially only, with ideas or emo-
tions."
— Ind. 67: 1210. N. 25, '09. 230w.
"For the entertainment of an idle hour one
could hardly find in a day's search a more en-
gaging book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 751. N. 27, '09. 210w.
Letters v^ritten by a gentleman in Boston
^0 to his friend in Paris, describing the
great fire, with introductory chapters
and notes by Harold Murdock. *$5.
Houghton. 9-23233-
"The present volume blends direct historical
narrative with much imaginative detail. Mr.
Murdock writes here on the basis of personal
experience reinforced and amplified by docu-
mentary evidence. An introductory chapter de-
scribes Boston as it was on the eve of the
great disaster." (Nation.) The edition is limited
to 500 copies.
"One must admire the skill with which he
has used his material."
+ Dial. 47: 241. O. 1, '09. 300w.
"The story of the great fire i.s told with con-
siderable amplitude by an observant, active,
and well-informed anonymous citizen, who
seems to have retained his sense of humor and
of literary style in the midst of the general
calamity."
+ Nation. 89:332. O. 7. '09. 180w.
"As fiction the letters are good, but the mind
of their supposed writer is of a time twenty-
five years later. 'The' Boston fire still lacks
a historian at once accurate, comprehensive,
and entertaining. Unless he can be as enter-
taining as Mr. Murdock he may as well refrain
from writing and allow '1872' to become the
accepted chronicle."
-I N. Y, Times. 14: 569. S. 25, '09. 1600w.
Letts, W. M. Diana dethroned. t$i.50. Lane.
9-35848.
"A story of two families — English country
families — and a picture of English country life
and the people who move In it. The central
figure is a healthy kind of Diana, indeed, and
the central male figure — Robin, of the other
house, with whom she is in love — is a masterly
etching of the negatively virtuous type — the type
that so appeals to a maternal woman and
brings her so much sorrow by its childish weak-
nesses."— N. Y. Times.
"Story of the transformation of a girl, 'half
vestal, half schoolboy,' who responds only to the
moods of nature, into a woman who accepts her
lieritage of love, pity and self-sacrifice. The
charm of the story lies not so much in its char-
acter analysis as in its appreciation of English
outdoor life."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 91. N. '09.
"Its integral charm resides In the quiet ar-
tistry of the telling, and the consistently gra-
cious atmosphere in which it moves."
-^ Ath. 1909, 2: 64. Jl. 17. 130w.
"Olints of wit and humor are not lacking. A
little worldliness invades the pastoral. Wisdom
and even piety have their say in wholly unaf-
fected fashion. The threads of the tissue are
drawn together just a little loosely, but the in-
terest does not die out."
-f Nation. 89: 122. Ag. 5, '09. 320w.
"A substantial piece of work, and it is well
done."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 481. Ag. 7, '09. 200w.
"This story, well written though it is, makes
anything but exhilarating reading."
-J Sat. R. 108: 202. Ag. 14, '09. 180w.
Levering, Julia Henderson. Historic Indi-
ana: being chapters in the story of the
Hoosier state from the romantic peri-
od of foreign exploration and domin-
ion through pioneer days, stirring virar
times, and periods of peaceful prog-
ress, to the present time. **$3. Put-
nam. 9-5241.
A brief account of what is "most memorable,
striking, and picturesque in the past and pres-
ent-day history of Indiana." It includes the
various phases of development of the common-
wealth—the foreign dominion on the Wabash,
the plain tale of early settlers, Indiana's sa-
lient part in war, the development of her na-
tural resources and the position that she has
come to assume among the states in provisions
for education, and the enactment of liberal
laws.
"A decided credit to the author and to the
state." J. A. Woodburn.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 860. JL- '09. 450w.
"A distinct contribution to western history,
though with some unfortunate omissions."
-j A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 141. My. '09.
"Such volumes have their legitimate' use in
popularizing the knowledge reached at- the time
of publication."
-f Dial. 47: 104. Ag. 16, '09. UOw.
"While in general Mrs. Leveripg only retells
a well-known story, her narrative notes a num-
ber of matters which, if ever mentioned, have
been forgotten or not sufficiently recognized."
-f Nation. 88: 581. Je. 10. '09. lOOOw.
"Her treatment of. the development of the
Hoosier state and her study of the pioneer
period are upon such broad lines that they will
be of value to all for whom the titanic struggles
that have made a nation out of a wilderness
are matters of interest. It is true she is guilty
of too many adjectives, and her constructions
are often slovenly. In her account of the im-
migration, moreover, she has failed to give that
complete picture of the development of the
state which seems to have been her intention."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 118. F. 27, '09. 850w.
"No one could desire a more informative re-
view of the conditions attending the trans-
formation of the 'western country' from an
Indian -infested wilderness into a region of pros-
perous and progressive commonwealths. She
would be more convincing were she less uni-
formly eulogistic."
H Outlook. 91: 816. Ap. 10, '09. 300w.
Levitt, Dorothy. Woman and the car; ed.
5 with introductory articles by C. Byng-
Hall. **$i. Lane. 9-18567.
Written by a noted amateur woman motorist
this volume "contains the results of her own
practical experience, and is full of advice, writ-
ten in a simple, chatty style, for women motor-
ists, whether beginners or experts. She consid-
ers the questions of the cost of the car and its
upkeep, the best ways of dressing, how to man-
age the mechanism of a car, gives practical
instructions about driving, and about how to
avoid and how to mend troubles, and devotes
several chapters to motor manners, expenses of
motoring and the growing popularity and use-
fulness of the small car. The volume Is copi-
ously illustrated."— N. Y. Times.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 17. S. '09.
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"This is a practical little volume, yet not In
the least degree technical."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 406. Ap. 3. 220w.
"A useful and Interesting handbook."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 309. My. 15, '09. 160w.
Lewis, Caleb. Almost fairy children; or,
12 The cozy evenings of brother and sis-
ter. t$i.25. Bobbs. 9-22622.
A dozen stories told to two children by an old
fisherman whose cozy cabin lured the listeners
to it night after night.
Lewis, Frank Wesley. State insurance, a
' social and industrial need. *$i.25.
Houghton. 9-8934.
Based upon a study of workingmen's insur-
ance and old-age pensions in continental Eu-
rope, this work discusses the desirability of
state insurance, analyzes the most important
laws now in operation, outlines the problems
connected with it for our own country and of-
fers suggestions for their solution.
"The book is argumentative rather than ex-
pository, is well written, popular and very
readable. For the student Henderson's 'Indus-
trial insurance' is perhaps more valuable because
of its greater wealth of material."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 141. My. '09.
"The author concludes in favor of state in-
surance, but his conclusions lack deflniteness
and directness."
— Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 606. N. '09. 280w.
"In general the author's position is sound,
although he is often visionary and impractica-
ble. Moreover, he has undue reverence for the
economy of the state and the honesty of its
officials (p. 50). The work is somewhat dis-
credited by what seems an unwarranted attack
upon what the author calls existing institu-
tions." M. H. Robinson.
-I Econ. Bull. 2: 161. Je. '09. 550w.
"The book is intended for the public rather
than the economist and does not pretend to be
either a thorough or a scientific treatment of the
subject. But it can well be recommended to the
general reader who desires a clear, sympathet-
ic, and sane statement of the reasons in favor
of workingmen's insurance — a subject about
which a greater knowledge on the part of the
public is much to be desired."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 650. N. '09. 500w.
"Altogether, Mr. Lewis has made out a
strong case. He does not strengthen it, how-
ever, by presenting mere estimates of outlay
for poor relief (p. 20). when the census statis-
tics are available; or by using rickety esti-
mates of the distribution of wealth in the
United States (p. 15); or by citing unreliable
enthusiasts and sensationalists as authorities
or 'Competent observers.' "
-I Nation. 89: 188. Ag. 26, '09. 300w.
"There is nothing socialistic or doctrinaire
about Mr. Lewis's argpuments. They are or-
thodox to the last degree, and convincing to
those willing to be convinced."
-h N. Y. Times. 14: 534. S. 11, '09. 450w.
R. of Rs. 40: 126. JI. '09. llOw.
Lewis, Lawrence. Advertisements of The
Spectator ; with appendix of representa-
tive advertisements now^ for the first time
reprinted, and an introductory note by G :
Lyman Kittredge. **$2. Houghton.
9-16896.
A study of the literature, history and man-
ners of Queen Anne's England as they are re-
flected in the commercial columns of The Spec-
tator, as well as an Illustration of the origins
of advertising.
"We recommend all who know the 'Spectator'
only as it is stript of its commercial, literary,
and theatrical notices, to read this unique work
which will lead them the way to a 'Spectator'
doubly charming from the commentary fur-
nished by its advertisements."
+ Lit. D. 39:442. S. 18, '09. 430w.
"But, pleasantly as Mr. Lewis fulfils the prom-
ise of his sub-title, the value of his book would
be considerably greater had he not seen fit to
isolate the 'Spectator' from its predecessors
and contemporaries. It is particularly to be
regretted that he has neglected the 'Tatler,'
which serves even better than the 'Spectator'
to answer some of the problems that beset a
student of the Queen Anne periodical consid-
ered as a business enterprise."
-j Nation. 89: 98. Jl. 29, '09. 230w.
"There is much diversion and considerable In-
struction to be found in this book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 441. Jl. 17, '09. llOOw.
"No student of eighteenth-century society
should neglect these advertisements."
-I- Sat. R. 108: sup. 10. O. 16, '09. 180w.
"We must be content with thanking Mr. Lew-
Is for his excellent execution of an excellent
idea."
-I- Spec. 103: 690. O. 30, '09. 1300w.
Lewis, Myron Henry. Waterproofing: an
'^^ engineering problem. *5oc. Eng. news.
A paper read "before the Municipal engineers
of the City of New York, which explained In
a general way the necessity for waterproofing,
the various methods of doing the work, the
details of the different methods, and the spec-
ifications for waterproofing adopted by various
companies or suggested by the author." — Engin.
Rec.
"On account of the importance of the subject
and the scarcity of literature in reference to it,
this pamphlet is one that every engineer, con-
tractor and builder should have."
-I- Engin. D. 6: 247. S. '09. 160w.
"The paper is a good summary of informa-
tion regarding the present state of the art."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 308. S. 11, '09. lOOw.
Lewis, William Draper, ed. Great Amer-
ican lawyers: the lives and influence of
judges and lawyers who have acquired
permanent national reputation, and have
developed the jurisprudence of the Unit-
ed States; a history of the legal profes-
sion in America, subs. ^ cf. Contribu-
tors' ed. 8v. V. I. $7.50. Winston. 7-21395.
A cooperative work which when completed
will include brief biographies of ninety-six men.
"Its aim is to provide, by means of a series
of biographical sketches, a comprehensive view
of the development of the jurisprudence of the
United States, and also to afford a clear under-
standing of the influence exercised by American
judges and lawyers in shaping the life of the
nation." (Outlook.)
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 418. O. 9. 1200w.
"His work is done with neatness and a stroke
of the Addisonian humor."
-I- Ind. 67:482. Ag. 26, '09. 270w.
"By no means devoid of interest to the Intel-
ligent layman. In the somewhat perplexing task
of selecting the subjects for the sketches, the
editor, on the whole, has shown excellent judg-
ment."
^ Nation. 88: 145. F. 11, '09. 1400w. (Re-
view of V. 1-4.)
N. Y. Times. 13: 745. D. 5, '08. 230w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"For the most part, the authors of the differ-
ent papers have been content to rely on second-
ary sources for their information: and the ma-
jority of them betray a tendency to eulogize
rather than to draw judicially impartial por-
traits. There is also noticeable In certain cases
a cheerful disregard for the findings of modern
historical research, with respect more particu-
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Lewis, William Draper — Continued-
larly to pre-revolutionary conditions. But apart
from these limitations and an occasional lapse
into dullness, little fault is to be found. Some of
the sketches, n;oreover, possess literary charm."
H Outlook. 91: 337. F. 13, '09. 360w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
Library of soiiihern literature; comp. under
" the direct supervision of southern men
of letters; Edw^in Anderson Alderman,
Joel Chandler Harris, editors in chief,
C: W. Kent, literary editor, isv. per
set $8o-$2oo. Martin & Hoyt co., At-
lanta, Ga. 9-7940.
Resembling' the "Warner library" somewhat
in plan this work when completed will include
fifteen volumes. Each author represented is
given a biographical sketch which precedes ex-
amples of his work. "The critical and biograph-
ical introductions have been carefully prepared
under the supervision of Prof. Charles W. Kent
of the University of Virginia, and with the co-
operation of a formidable array of college pres-
idents, congressmen, clergymen, and other dis-
tinguished people." (Nation.) The first two vol-
umes, the only ones to appear so far, include
forty authors.
ry and his reverence; and reveals his heroism,
his broad thought and his gentle heart.
"Like all subscription works, this one is made
'to sell,' but it is fairly obvious that salability
has not been the only end in view, and that
ideals of intelligent writing and sound judg-
ment have informed the entire plan."
-I- Dial. 46: 330. My. 16, '09. 380w. (Review
of v. 1 and 2.)
"These volumes from Dixie follow the model
set by the late Mr. Warner's series, and follow
it well."
+ Nation. 89: 12. Jl. 1, '09. 170w. (Review
of v. 1 and 2.)
Lieckfeld, G. Oil motors: their develop-
^ ment, construction and management:
a handbook for engineers, owners, at-
tendants, and all interested in engines
using liquid fuel. *$4.50. Lippincott.
9-27951-
A descriptive work with evidence of practical
experience. "The motors described are partic-
ularly those adapted for portable work, such as
for airships, automobiles and traction engines,
with a few references to engines like the Diesel.
The latter part of the book is given over to
notes on erection and attendance of engines
and some explanation of the causes of peculiar-
ities of operation and remedies for them." (En-
gin. Rec.)
"On the title page it is described as 'a hand-
book for engineers, owners, attendants and all
interested in engines using liquid fuels.' In en-
deavoring to serve three masters at one time,
all three have been scantily and to some ex-
tent unsatisfactorily treated. The translation
has not been done particularly well." L. S.
— + Engin. N. 61: sup. 3. Ja. 14, '09. 730w.
"The arrangement of the subject matter . . .
is to be commended."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 526. Ap. 17, '09. 320w.
"There are several important omissions in the
book."
H Nature. 80: 246. Ap. 29, '09. 360w.
Lighthall, William Douw. Master of life: a
8 romance of the five nations. $1.50. Mc-
Clurg.
A romance of "woods and waters and prehis-
toric scenes" which deals with the League of
the five nations, or Iroquois, founded by Hia-
watha. It pictures the red man's mind, life, and
inelancholy; interprets his mysticism, his chival-
"As a picture of life among the different
tribes of Indians, their customs in peace and in
war, jthe book has much merit."
-f N. Y. Times. 14:498. Ag. 21, '09. llOw.
Lillibridge, William Otis. Dominant dollar.
11 t$i.5o. McClurg. 9-24327.
Portrays "some curiosities in character and
custom . . . and just these keep the reader's
attention, in spite of an inward protest against
another beautiful girl face on the cover. The
power of money is shown to be for good, and
that in unusual ways." — Outlook.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 91. N. '09. +
"It is a strong, wholesome, clean-cut piece
of work, so strong and finished that the as-
surance of unusual capacity it gives makes
doubly deplorable the untimely death of the
author."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 694. N. 6, '09. 180w.
+ Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6, '09. 50w.
Lillie, Frank Rattray. Development of
5 the chick. *$4. Holt. 8-34623.
"The arrangement of the material and the
plan of the book are in general much the same
as in other embryological treatises, and embody
the conventional ideas regarding the presenta-
tion of the subject to students. An introduc-
tion, dealing briefly with certain of the general
biological principles on which any study of em-
bryology depends, prepares the way for the de-
tailed consideration of the course of the devel-
opmental processes in the chick. The account
begins with the formation of the egg, and fol-
lows this with the detailed description of the
development of the embryo and its organs day
by day up to the time of hatching of the
chick." — Dial.
"To attract any special attention, a book of
this kind must be markedly superior to others
in the same general category. This require-
ment is well fulfilled by Professor Lillie. The
superiority of the present work lies rather in
the manner of treatmejit than in the matter dis-
cussed. The few minor inaccuracies of state-
ment which the reviewer has noted have with-
out exception been upon points where the au-
thor relied on some statement in the literature
of the subject rather than upon his own obser-
vations."
H Dial. 46: 267. Ap. 16, '09. 270w.
"Will be heartily welcomed: for there has
long been need of a new textbook or a thor-
ough revision of the best old one."
+ Nation. 88: 120. F. 4, '09. 170w.
"The beginner, having worked through the
book and some or all of the literature, will have
gained a very erroneous idea of what modern
embryology really is. One of the handsomest
books available for embryological study, and
it will be indispensable in every laboratory,
though we should not care to regard it as a
text-book of embryology for the student in
quest of the scientific principles underlying
animal development." B.
H • Nature. 80: 271. My. 6, '09. 1200w.
"While exhaustive and painfully erudite in
detail, the work is not technical in expression
and is easily intelligible to the general reader
as well as to the student of embryology."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 50w.
"The book contains the inevitable errors of
a first edition." L. W. Williams.
H Science, n.s. 30: 217. Ag. 13, '09. 870w.
Lincoln, Abraham. Anthology of the epi-
9 grams and sayings of Abraham Lincoln ;
collected from his writings and speeches ;
ed. by Francis D. Tandy. 75c. Tandy.
8-30961.
An anthology of the sayings of Lincoln from
his authenticated writings and speeches. The
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selections are made from "The complete works
of Abraham I^incoln" with a reference at the
end of eacli indicating volume and page from
which it is taken.
4- Ind. 66: 983. My. 6, '00. 40vv.
Lincoln, Abraham. Wisdom of Abraham
Lincoln: being extracts from the
speeches, state papers, and letters of
tlie great president; (ed. by Marion
^lills Miller.) **50c. Wessels. 8-30717.
The authenticity of these extracts is em-
phasized by a supplementary line giving source
and date.
"N'ot the least valuable, though possibly the
smallest volume in the year's crop of Lincoln
books."
4- Dial. 45: 465. D. 16. '08. 60w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13. '09. 130w.
Lincoln centennial medal. **$5. Putnam.
8-34130.
"Contains an actual medal with Lincoln's
head on the obverse, and on the reverse the
date of the Emancipation proclamation (January
1st. 1863), with a facsimile of the President's
signature. The medal is from the hands of M.
Jules fidouard Roing of Paris, and is certainly
an admirable piece of work. The volume con-
tains a paper by Professor George N. Olcott on
the origin and symbolism of the medal, an essay
by Mr. Richard Lloyd Jones on the purpose and
character of the centennial celebration, and
some of Lincoln's characteristic utterances, —
his 'Farewell address' at Springfield, the Proc-
lamation itself, the famous letter to General
Hooker notifying his appointment to the chief
command of the Army of the Potomac, &c." —
Spec.
Dial. 46: 117. F. 16, '09. 160w.
-f Ind. 66: 328. F. 11, '09. 60w.
"This medal is so altogether pleasing that one
is tempted to cut it out and let the book find
its own fate. The 'Characteristic utterances'
of Lincoln, being seven and very brief, are
scarcely enough."
H Nation. 87: 575. D. 10, '08. 160w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 750. D. 5, '08. llOw.
Spec. 102: 101. Ja. 16, '09. 140w.
Lincoln, Abraham, tributes from his asso-
ciates, with an introd. by the Rev. Wil-
liam Hayes Ward. 6oc. Crowell.
"The list of contributors contains many fa-
mous names, among them those of George Wil-
liam Curtis, Major Gen. Howard, George S.
Boutwell, Frederick W. Seward, Thomas L.
James, Frank B. Carpenter, Theodore L. Cuyler,
Grace Greenwood, and Gen. Egbert L. Viele. In
his introduction to the reminiscences the Rev.
Dr. William Hayes Ward lays stress upon the
fact that notwithstanding the views of a large
number of persons are presented there is noth-
ing in any of them that breaks the harmony of
the whole. From every point of view Lincoln
is noble." — N. Y. Times.
+ Ind. 66: 262. F.. 4. '09. 480w.
+ Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, '09. 40w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. 200w.
"Not important as a permanent addition to
literature, but interesting and valuable as an
interpretation of a great and enigmatical char-
acter."
+ Outlook. 91: 293. F. 6, '09. 60w.
Lincoln, Jonathan Thayer. City of the din-
10 ner-pail. **$i.25. Houghton. 9-26312.
A first-hand discussion of the labor situation
from the manufacturer's point of view. The
author who is an employer of labor emphasizes
the need of a better social understanding be-
tween the man who buys and the man who
.<?ells labor. The chapters are: The city of
the dinner-pail: The average American citizen
and the labor problem; The man and the ma-
chine; The time-clock: Trade-unionism and the
individual worker; and The city of luxury. Mr.
Lincoln affirms that something must restore
the individuality which, in the course of in-
dustrial evolution, has been losing out thru
unionism, and the increasing use of machinery.
"Even if there is no addition to knowledge it
is something to discover a business man who
can interpret the real meaning of trade unions,
read the employers a lesson of patience, and
keep his faith in the soundness of national life."
C. R. Henderson.
+ Am. J. Soc. 15: 421. N. '09. 60w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 77. N. '09.
"Its agreeable style, its spirit of reasonable-
ness, and its tone of reality, make it a welcome
contribution to the literature of the labor ques-
tion and of social problems in city life."
+ Dial. 47: 337. N. 1, '09. 360w.
"But what is all too rare, either in sociologi-
cal essays or in technical treatises, is the quali-
ty whlcii we find in this book, namely literary
excellence. Taken as a whole, the book is one
which every true lover of democracy and of the
perpetuation of our social institutions will find
ijenefit in reading."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 40. O. 14, '09. 400w.
+ Ind. 67: f83. O. 28, '09. 350w.
"The relations between labor and capital are
discussed with marked intelligence and fair-
ness."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 629. O. 23, '09. 400w.
"This is a book that will help to solve what
is called the labor problem, because it will
give to the employer and the employee a bet-
ter understanding of each other."
-f- Outlook. S3: 599. N. 13. '09. 240w.
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 638. N. '09. 160w.
Keziali Cofifin.
9-24450.
Lincoln, Joseph Crosby.
'1 t$i.5o. Appleton.
"Trumet, Cape Cod, is the setting of Mr.
Lincoln's new novel. Keziah is a female 'Cy
Whittaker.' She was deserted by a worthless
husband who. she asserts contrary to general
opinion, is not dead. She is. therefore, not
free to marr.v the man who loves her. There
is also a second love storv in the book." — N. Y.
Times.
"The humor lacks something of the sponta-
neitv of his former work."
H -A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 91. N. '09. +
N. Y. Times. 14: 650. O. 23, '09. 60w.
"It is a simple tale of simple people, in whom,
nevertheless, runs the red blood that makes
plain, every-day life a strong story in the hands
of a strong writer."
-h N. Y. Times. 14: 751. N. 27, '09. 180w.
"Is rich in Cape Cod character, and Keziah's
shrewd remarks on human nature are keenly
amusing."
+ Outlook. 93: 361. O. 16, '09. 30w.
Lincoln, Joseph Crosby. Our village.
« **$i.50. Appleton. 9-11524.
A group of sketches with the author's familiar
Cape Cod setting. They are as follows: Our
house: A Cape Cod clambake: The old maids;
The school picnic; Our oldest inhabitant; Teach-
er; A Christmas memory. "Dreamy stories of
foreign-bound vessels that never returned, ro-
mances that were nipped in the bud, and oft-
repeated yarns of ancient mariners are among
th'.; author's recollections." (Lit. D.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 188. Je. '09.
"An interesting memory book of New England
customs and scenes, and should be very popu-
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Lincoln, Joseph Crosby — Continued-
lar with readers who are familiar with the New
England of a former generation."
+ Ind. 66: 1344. Je. 17, '09. 60w.
+ Lit. D. 38: 902. My. 22. '09. 150w.
+ N, Y. Times. 14: 292. My 8, '09. 130w.
Lindsay, C. H. A. Forbes-. Washington:
the city and the seat of government.
(Photogravure illustrated books.) $3.
Winston. 8-27374.
"History and description, and sufficiently
minute details concerning our governmental
machinery, are relieved with numerous agree-
ably tinted photographic views of priacipal
buildings and places of interest. The pages
that treat of journalism in Washington, the
educational institutions of the city, the Library
of Congress, and other matters relating to
learning and literature, are especially inviting.
The chapter on the social life of the capital is
also good reading, but (best of praise) too
short." — Dial.
"A compact, useful, and also ornamental vol-
ume."
+ Dial. 45: 462. D. 16, '08. 170w.
"The author has managed to put into a com-
paratively small book a mass of information
which is at once accurate and attractively pro-
pounded."
+ Lit. D. 37: 900. D. 12, '08. 200w.
"The ground has been recently travelled over
by other writers, who are more entertaining and
less inaccurate than is the present author."
— Nation. 87: 548. D. 3, '08. 350w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 17. Ja. 9, '09. ]80w.
"An interesting volume."
+ Outlook. 91: 21. Ja. 2, '09. 150w.
Lindsey, William. Severed mantle. *$i.35-
10 Houghton. 9-27996.
Provence in the time of the troubadours is
re-created in this volume. In the story of
Raimbaut, the lad who adopts the severed man-
tle of his patron Saint Martin, to remind him
of his vow to live a life of love and purity,
the author has shown that the troubadour of
the twelfth century took life earnestly and
dreamed great dreams. He carries the boy
througii .hardship and adventure but leaves
him true to himself, and true to his dual not
divided, allegiance to God and to his lady.
"Mr. Lindsey has successfully reproduced the
life of this period with its atmosphere of mys-
tery and intrigue, love and mysticism."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 962. N. 27, '09. 250w.
"There are not a few traces of the tyro in
the present performance. It is a creditable 'tour
de force,' but it is far from a masterpiece.
Whatever the book has of intrinsic interest Is
due to Mr. Lindsey's happy bits of translation
from the Provencal song of the period."
^ Nation. 89:573. D. 9, '09. 400w.
"In all these pa,sses you may follow young
Raimbault, knight of the old romance. He is
merely a modern copy, of course, but the copy
is not ill-done."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 622. O. 23, '09. 430w.
Lipman, Jacob Goodale. Bacteria in rela-
tion to country life. (Rural science
ser.) **$i.50. Macmillan. 8-271 13.
A discussion of bacteria, their structure and
growth, their connection with the problem of
health and comfort, and their uses in relation
to air and water, sewage, soil fertility, barn-
yard manure, niilk and dairy products, food
preservations, and fermentation.
"It may be recommended to all those who de-
sire to obtain a general knowledge of the func-
tions of bacteria and the important 'role' they
play in relation to daily life, while the intelli-
gent agriculturist will find a large amount of
Information which should aid him in his work."
R. T. Hewlett.
-f Nature. 81: 63. Jl. 15. '09. 670w.
"Very thorough and painstaking account."
-f- R. of Rs. 39: 127. Ja. '09. 130w.
Spec. 102: sup. 158. Ja. 30, '09. llOw.
Lloyd, Alfred Henry. Will to doubt: an
essay in philosophy for the general
thinker. (Ethical lib.) *$i.25. Macmil-
lan. 8-13764.
"This book which 'might be described as an
introduction to philosophy.' though it is 'ad-
dressed quite as much to the general reader or
rather to the general thinker, as to the prospec-
tive student of technical philosophy,' is an at-
tempt to show that 'the contradictions, duplic-
ity, and vacillation' of the human experience,
by preventing any 'fatal digression' from real-
ity, enable us through our doubts 'to believe
In the very things we doubt'; and that 'doubt
Is essential to real belief.' " (Int. J. Ethics.)
"The largest portion of the book is given up to
an examination, first of the ordinary, then of
the scientific views, and the usual confusions
and contradictions inherent in experience are
set forth." (Philos. R.)
"An excellent, semi-technical treatise, pro-
nounced by an expert the best yet published."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 17. Ja. '09.
-f Nation. 88: 230. Mr. 4, '09. 2S0w.
"A masterly essay in philosophy written by
one who is evidently thoroughly at home in
philosophic thinking. He aims to appeal to the
general reader as well as the student of phi-
losophy, and there is a freshness and individual-
ity about his style that is attractive: but the
discussion is too fundamental and abstract, and
the reasoning too close, and the philosophical
view-point too new to allow the book to be of
great value to any but the trained student." W.
C. Keirstead.
-f Am. J. Theol. 13: 314. Ap. '09. 750w.
"Some assumptions, which play no unimpor-
tant part in the argument of the book, receive
no satisfactory examijiation, and no reasons are
given for supposing them to be true. This de-
fect, coupled with a plentiful use of some unin-
telligible distinctions, and the lack of defini-
tion of the meaning, and consequently in the
use of some words, make the book exceedingly
obscure and unconvincing, and as 'an intro-
duction to philosophy' practically worthless. So
many of its assertions may mean so many dif-
ferent things." A. R. Ainsworth.
— Int. J. Ethics. 19: 259. Ja. '09. 400w.
"The whole book is interesting, and I confess
to a pretty general sympathy with the doc-
trines expressed therein. I would mention the
treatment of contradiction and of the continued
life of humanity as especially good. On the
other hand, I seriously doubt whether this
book will prove illuminating to the general
thinker not already trained in philosophy." J.
A. Leighton.
-] J. Philos. 5: 665. N. 19. '08. 770w.
"Prof. Lloyd's argument is interesting, and is
ably, if not always convincingly, developed, but
suffers from his somewhat perverse and strained
efforts after brilliance of style."
-) Nature. 77: 534. Ap. 9, '08. 250w.
"Though often interesting, and sometimes
suggestive, must nevertheless be characterized
as lacking in clearness of statement and In ac-
curacy of reasoning. One great virtue, how-
ever, must be conceded to it; it is not stereo-
typed, and even in its faults, which are great.
It avoids the academic commonplaces." G. N.
Dolson.
1- Philos. R. 17: 668. N. '08. 470w.
Lloyd, Arthur. Every-day Japan. *$4. Cas-
B 'sell. 9-15392.
A thoro acquaintance with Japan during
twenty-five years of residence there renders the
author's account intimate and authoritative.
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He enumerates the conditioning elements in the
national development, naming loyalty as the
great national asset; discusses the national
policy; sketches Japanese characteristics and
leads the reader to form an intelligent opinion
upon the handling of Japanese problems.
"A good corrective to the many volumes by
superficial observers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 17. S. '09.
Nation. 88: 420. Ap. 22, '09. 220w.
"No one could be more kindly, more sympa-
thetic, more appreciative of all that is best in
the national character and most attractive in
the national life: But he is not blind to Jap-
anese faults."
-I- Spec. 102: 504. Mr. 27, '09. 440w.
Loane, M. Englishman's castle. $2. Long-
7 mans. W9-152.
A volume of essays founded upon practical
experience of the author's work as nurse among
the poor — "a record of her 'cases.' interspersed
with the morals to be drawn from them." "They
are pictures of the home life of the underpaid
and the unemployed who make up a very large
percentage of the English people, and they show
a great prevalence of want and wretchedness
throughout the country. One of the lessons
they convey to the intelligent reader is that
the conditions in which the industrial classes
of England are placed are full of peril to the
country, and that the future of the country prob-
ably depends quite as much on what shall hap-
pen to its working people as upon any other in-
fluence to which it shall be subjected." (N. Y.
Times.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 173. Je. '09.
"New light on old questions is always wel-
come, and it is precisely this that Miss Loane
is able to supply."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 152. Ag. 7. 240w.
"Miss Loane's book makes a pretty thorough
exposition of the people with whom she deals.
Nobody in England knows this people better
than she does, nobody has studied them at clos-
er range and with greater intelligence, and no-
body has written about them in a more ef-
fective fashion. She sets before the statesmen
and philanthropists of England the real inward-
ness of their greatest problem."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 389. Je. 19, '09. 550w.
"A human document which supplies the con-
crete instances demanded to enforce the general
principles laid down by Mrs. Bosanquet. It Is
a pure accident that the two books have ap-
peared together, and yet one is so exactly com-
plementary of the other that it is difficult not
to feel that the genius of accident determined
to strike a shrewd blow against the cult of
pauperism."
-I- Spec. 102: 422. Mr. 13, '09. llOOw.
Locke, James. Plotting of Frances Ware.
10 t$i-50. Moffat. 9-14414.
A story of political intrigue against the Rus-
sian government. There appears on the scene
of a Harvard archeologist's researches, way
off in Turkestan, an escaped convict. The
scientist and his sister befriend the refugee who
in turn draws the girl, all unconscious of
crime, into his plots. He weds her, involves
her heavily in his scheme, and finally him-
self falls victim to treachery while the wife
is saved by the British consul.
"A swiftly moving straightforward story, not
too harrowing to the feelings."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 91. N. '09.
"It makes a straightforward and highly in-
teresting story, swift and logical in movement,
and not too harrowing to our feelings." W: M.
Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 181. S. 16, '09. 250w.
"[The heroine] is fairly enmeshed in a tangle
of plotting and counter-plotting and criss-cross
intriguing, which the author has contrived with
a good deal of cunning. But he does not seem
to possess many other of the novelist's qualifi-
cations."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 329. My. 22, '09. 200w.
Locke, William John. Septimus. t$i-So.
Lane. 9-562.
The keynote of this story is a "sort of grown-
up Simple Simon solemnly carrying water in
a sieve, so to speak, and makes you rather
proud of him for so doing." (Bookm.) He is an
eccentric young Englishman, a mathematician,
an inventor and an impractical, tender hearted
visionary. As for the woman of the tale — "she
is really the modern young woman. And per-
haps you have seen her learn the lesson of
life — exchange the goddess for the woman. It
is a marvelous change, and so far as the mem-
ory of the present writer runs has not been
attempted before as Mr. Locke has attempted
it." (N. Y. Times.)
"A quaintly humorous story of far more than
ordinarv literary merit."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 54. F. '09. 4«
"It is all Mr. Locke's huge joke, and it is
good fun."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 193. F. 13. 250w.
-f- Atlan. 103: 711. My. '09. llOOw.
"Let us place it unhesitatingly above such
earlier books as 'Derelicts,' and 'Where love is,'
but just as surely below 'The morals of Mar-
cus Ordeyne,' and 'The beloved vagabond.' "
F: T. Cooper.
-f- Bookm. 28: 594. F. '09. 1550w.
"The satisfaction which we get from this, as
from Mr. Locke's other recent novels, is intel-
lectual rather than emotional, and is of tlie
keenest sort." W: M. Payne.
-t- Dial. 46: 263. Ap. 16, '09. 310w.
"It is even better than some of his very early
productions. But the present tendency is to
proclaim it as a sort of masterpiece, a crowning
glory around the pinnacle of his recently
achieved fame. A good many people of fair
average intelligence will take this contention
seriously. And that will be an infinite pity."
Philip 'Tillinghast.
+ Forum. 41: 180. F. '09. 2500w.
"His creations are whimsical to a degree, the
situations bizarre, yet we love them too much
to laugh at them; his people are eccentric In
their goodness and in their weakness, but they
are not absurd, and we succumb at once to
the elusive but very enchaining charm of 'Septi-
mus.' "
-f Ind. 66: 699. Ap. 1, '09. 300w.
"It all makes up a pleasant fantasia, per-
haps, rather than a novel in the 'strenuous'
sense now commonly attached to the term; and
for this, one is inclined to say, so much the
better."
+ Nation. 88: 117. F. 4, '09. 440w.
"An achievement which marks him as the
successor of Du Maurier and the heir — along
with that other wise man, William de Morgan
— of the mantle of Thackeray." H. I. Brock.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 36. Ja. 16, '09. 970w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"Once more Mr. William J. Locke has given
us one of his slight, but very engrossing, tales."
-I- No. Am. 189: 783. My. '09. ISOw.
"The book as a whole is perhaps a little
lighter and less thoroughly worked out than
'The beloved vagabond,' but it is a rare ro-
mance, most delightful even when closest to
the fantastical, abounding in cheerfulness, sur-
prising in its turns of wit and action, and quiet-
ly optimistic in its kindliness and its recogni-
tion of the unselfish side of humanity."
-I- Outlook. 91: 107. Ja. 16, '09. 300w.
" 'Septimus' affords so much real entertain-
ment that the reader will hardly be inclined
to cavil at some disappointments."
-I Sat. R. 107: 211. F. 13, '09. 950w.
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Locke, William John — Continued.
"We find Mr. Locke an unequal artist. He
is an idealist, but he is afflicted with spasms
of unnecessary realism."
-I Spec. 102: 135. Ja. 23, '09. 900w.
Lodge, George Cabot. Herakles [dramatic
s poem]. **$i.25. Houghton. 8-33151-
A poetic drama constructed about Herakles,
his madness, his labors and the deliverance of
Prometheus. "It is not so much a stage-play,
but rather a poem, which the poet has chosen to
cast in dramatic form." (Dial.)
"The poem as read is satisfying to the lover
of noble thought and lovely imagery. Whether
it be really a dramatic development, I cannot
be so sure; but still the drama is a remarkable
achievement, and one of which we may well be
proud." E: E. Hale, jr.
+ Dial. 47: 69. Ag. 1. '09. 650w.
Ind. 65: 1174. N. 19, '08. 30w.
"Here also is the smell of the academic lamp.
The blank verse moves with dignity, but the
poet is stirred by memories of Hellenic legends,
not by life. The Hellenic dramatists felt life in
the legends — we in this piece get the glamour
only."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. 80w.
Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph. Ether of space.
" **75c. Harper. 9-13944.
A new volume in Harper's "Library of living
thoughts" which gives in compact form the con-
clusions of Sir. Oliver Lodge's investigation of
the nature and properties of the ultra-material
luminiferous medium. His chapters scientifical-
ly lead up to and justify the idea of tne reali-
ty and substantiality, and vast though as yet
largely unrecognized importance, of the ether
of space.
"A clear, succinct account, written for readers
having a knowledge of the elements of physics."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 78. N. '09.
"Nobody can write in a way better suited
to the popular comprehension than Sir Oliver
Lodge, when he chooses, and the little book be-
fore us is a model of clear exposition."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 158. Ag. 7. 580w.
"It mav be unreservedly commended."
+ Educ. R. 38: 206. S. '09. 70w.
"A most entertaining book on the fascinating
branch of physics he terms 'The ether of space.'
The book furnishes much material for thought,
and has been handled in an entertaining as well
as scholarly manner." Mary Proctor.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 397. Je. 26, '09. 1400w.
+ Sat. R. 107: sup. 5. My. 22, '09. 70w.
Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph. Immortality of
the soul. (Eng. title, Man and the uni-
verse.) *$i. Ball pub. 8-29637.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
Reviewed by St. George Stock.
HIbbert J. 7: 451. Ja. '09. 1600w.
"We believe that the average man, in whose
throat the dogmatism of both sides has begun
to stick, will read the book with gratitude, not
as offering a solution of the difficulty, but as
letting in light."
+ Spec. 101: 996. D. 12, '08. 1050w.
Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph. Science and im-
mortality. **$2. Moffat. 8-28409.
A group of essays which discuss the persist-
ence of personality after death proving the im-
mortality of the soul by scientific evidence. The
book is divided into four parts: Science and
faith; Corporate worship and service; The im-
mortality of the soul; Science and Christianity.
"His opinions are of much interest and will
afford help and inspiration to many."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 17. Ja. '09.
"There is nothing notably new in the way of
argument, and much of it comes suspiciously
near to what may be termed special pleading."
— Dial. 46: 22. Ja. 1, '09. 400w.
"His complete failure to exemplify the ideals
of scientific method, and to satisfy the crav-
ings of the intelligent among the audience to
which he appeals, must be evident to one who
reads the book itself, even without careful anal-
ysis and without special search for the basis of
the author's conclusions." H. R. M.
— Nation. 87: 657. D. 31, '08. 1700w.
"It very promptly appears, of course, that the
author is prepared to accept as evidence in the
case certain so-called 'occult experiences' which
most other scientists reject offhand. The book
as a whole is stimulating to the thoughtful and
open minded, and if it fails to appeal either to
orthodox scientist or orthodox religionist it is
in the nature of these two that they should be
deaf to appeals."
-\ N. Y. Times. 13: 569. O. 17, '08. 2100w.
"An extremely valuable contribution to the
literature of the present important crisis in
modern thought."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 627. O. 24, '08. 40w.
"The value of Sir Oliver's admirable volume
. . . does not lie in any striking originality of
thought, but in the fact of its existence as a
rational mediation between science and re-
ligion." G. C. Mars.
+ No. Am. 189: 458. Mr. •'09. 2100w.
"The book is throughout suggestive, and
ought to be of real help to those who are puz-
zled how to preserve their spiritual faith in an
era whose advancing knowledge has done so
much to destrov their old creeds."
+ Outlook. 91: 151. Ja. 23, '09. 770w.
Loliee, Frederic. Life of an empress (Eu-
11 genie de Montijo); English version by
Bryan O'Donnell. *$4. Dodd. 9-8738.
A biography of Empress Eugenie, wife of
Napoleon III, facts for which have been gained
from people who knew her, from letters and
diaries.
"The claim to original information that the
French author makes In his preface must be
viewed with a critical eye. A great many mis-
takes are to be noted: and about many other
passages there is much to be said by way of
doubt."
— Ath. 1908, 2: 678. N. 28. 1150w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 657. O. 23, '09. 40w.
Lombroso, Ceseire. After death — what? Spir-
it itistic phenomena and their interpreta-
tion; rendered into English by William
S. Kennedy. **$2.5o. Small. 9-28193.
In entering the field of spiritistic and psychic
phenomena after an "honorable career" in
criminal anthropology that placed him to the
forefront of social pathologists, the author's
momentary hesitation, due to prejudice, gave
way to candid conviction thait there was truth
to be revealed and that it was his duty to reveal
it. He surveys the whole field of spiritistic
phenomena from their first appearance in sav-
age tribes and early civilized races down to
present-day races. He treats of telepathy,
clairvoyance, auto-suggestion, mesmerism, pre-
monition, identity, doubles, haunted houses,
tricks and biology of the spirits.
Reviewed bv D. C. Macintosh.
Am. J. Theol. 13: 632. O. '09. 600w.
"He is deservedly regarded as a singularly
original and independent thinker, of absolute
intellectual fearlessness, and possessing a hap-
py facility for rendering his views in a lan-
guage understandable by the untrained mind.
All these traits are in evidence In his latest
book, dealing with a subject of more universal
interest than any of which he has formerly
written. The more carefully one reads his
book, the stronger must the Impression grow
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that the marvels which lie recounts with such
boundless enthusiasm are in reality the work
not of an intermediary between this world
and the next, but of an uncommonly clever
and resourceful trickster." H. A. Bruce.
H Bookm. 30: 258. N. '09. 1350w.
"A volume which, considered logically or
charitably, should receive the solace of neglect.
Presents through three hundred and fifty pages
an amazing exhibition of credulity, whicn it is
difficult to reconcile with the author's unas-
sailed reputation, and his recognized contribu-
tions to comple.x aspects of modern, science."
Joseph Jastrow.
— Dial. 47: 284. O. 16. '09. IGOOw.
"It is unfortunate that a lack of logical con-
nection characterizes the book — the chapters
following one another In no definite order:
while the translation is mediocre, and there
are a number of errors noticeable in the spell-
ing of proper names. These faults aside, the
book has very decided Interest. Tlie book is
filled with 'cases' that are of interest, and
will repay a careful perusal."
H Lit. D. 39: 538. O. 2, '09. 450w.
"Without any prejudice one wonders after a
reading of this book whether the author did
not give undue credence to many of the sto-
ries here set forth. The reviewer is sorry that
after a careful reading of this latest contribu-
tion to spiritistic literature he fails still to be
convinced that many or most of these extraor-
dinary happenings are not clever tricks of de-
ception."
— N. Y. Times. 14:621. O. 23. '09. llOOw.
"The book is interesting, entertaining, even at
times amusing, but it is not convincing."
— -f- Outlook. 93: 830. D. 11, '09. 390w.
R. of Rs. 40: 763. D. '09. 120w.
London, Jack. Martin Eden. $1.50. Macmil-
^^ Ian. 9-22752.
When twenty-one, Martin, uncouth and un-
tutored, a sailor round the world before the
mast, rescues a San Francisco society man
from a street assault, he is brought into this
man's home and there learns of books, poetry,
and the ideal things of life. Held to his task by
his love for a girl who seems the embodiment
of taste and culture, he battles against all odds,
wrests from the world an education and tries
to wrest from it a living by writing of the
things which life has shown him and with which
his brain is seething. But the way is hard anfl
his tools are crude, his friends, his tradesmen,
and at last even his love turn from him because
he cannot become a conventional money getter.
Then comes a dazzling literary success. At
once they flock about him and offer all they
refused him in the days of need. But his dis-
illusionment is complete and in his bitterness he
weakly throws away all that his strength has
won.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 92. N. '09.
"This lack of comprehension of his own lim-
itations is the conspicuous fault of his latest
volume. The fault lies not so much with the
plot, which is of the thinnest, as with a distort-
ed perspective of life." F: T. Cooper.
— Bookm. 30: 279. N. '09. llOOw.
"It is unfortunate that Mr. London could not
invest his hero with the attributes that awaken
sympathy, so that we might at least mourn the
abrupt termination of his career." W: M. Pavne.
— Dial. 47: 386. N. 16, '09. 630w.
"It seems best to accept this story not as
real history, but as an earnest and truthful
record of what Mr. London might have been
if he had been Martin Eden instead of being
limited by himself. "Whatever the readers of
this story may think of Mr. London's views of
life, the passionless courage with which he sets
down the failure of such views to satisfy the
eternally human heart commands respect for
him."
h Ind. 67: 980. O. 28, '09. 1650w.
"Such of the reading mob that mav be at-
tracted to his history are likely to discern a
good deal of autobiography therein, and to be
stirred piquantly by its daring adumbrations of
various well-known proper names."
— Nation. 89: 406. O. 28, '09. 650w.
"Aside from any value in this connection as
a human document, what the book chiefly shows
is that Mr. London, who writes so eloquentlv
about the 'primordial beast' and seems to our
far from primordial eyes to understand some-
thmg about the beast in question, is quite at
sea when he tries to write about that ordi-
nary society which is variouslv described as de-
cent, as respectable, as cultured, or as good,
and, in his language, as bourgeois."
1- N. Y. Times. 14: 631. O. 23, '09. 750w.
"It is not a very sane or well-balanced book
but there is much wholesome truth in it " H
W. Boynton.
-\ N. Y. Times. 14: 633. O. 23, '09. 250w.
"Is, to be entirely frank, tedious."
— Outlook. 93: 361. O. 16, '09, 40w.
Long, Charles Massie. Virginia county
5 names ^$1.50. Neale. 8-36778.
,,.^". analysis of the county nomenclature of
Virgmia showing how its one hundred counties
were named.
Dr. Long has written a very entertaining
story m tracing the names of the Virginia
counties."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 285. My. 8, '09. 180w.
"Dr. Long shows in an interesting wav how
these names reflect to a certain extent the
thoughts and feelings of historic Virginians "
+ R. of Rs. 40: 383. S. '09. 80w.
Long, John Luther. Felice. t$i. Moffat.
8-28990.
A story of the Italian quarter of Philadelphia
m which the father of hungry children steals
bread, is arrested, and in time finds a friend
and champion in Martinos. a barber, who se-
cures the prisoner's release and becomes his
patron saint.
"It is told with much delicacy and sympathy,
and has a pleasing foreign atmosphere."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 25. Ja. '09. 4"
"We do not recall that the word Christmas
is employed in the story of 'Felice,' but the at-
mosphere of that blessed and somewhat emo-
tional season is about it."
+ Nation. 88: 67. Ja. 21, '09. 200w.
"Mr. Long has evidently been at some pains
to make this a dialect story, and that this fact
is evident rather mars an otherwise delightful
piece of work."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 8. Ja. 2, '09. 190w.
"The bare outline of the story does not con-
vey in the least an idea of its moving pathos or
its entertaining humor."
+ Outlook. 90: 750. N. 28, '08. 160w.
Longueville, Thomas. Curious case of La-
^ dy Purbeck: a scandal of the i8th
century; by the author of The life of
Sir Kenelm Digby. $2. Longmans.
"The author of 'The life of Sir Kenelm Dig-
by' has made a very vivacious tale out of the
woes of the first (and last) Lady Purbeck, the
wife of Buckingham's brother, and the daugh-
ter of Sir Edward Coke and Lady Elizabeth,
his spouse. . . . Poor Lady Purbeck, who was
a very mild sinner with great excuses, was
fated to become a public sacrifice to the moral-
ities when notorious offenders walked about un-
abashed."— Spec.
"The doing of this piece of investigation must
have been a pleasure, the reading of it is not
uninteresting. But there are many questions
better worth while."
-I Mm. Hist. R. 15: 178. O. '09. 360w.
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Longueville, Thomas — Continued-
"It must be confessed that his later chapters
are somewhat lacking in personal interest." F.
C. M.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 617. Jl. '09. 200w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 304. My. 15, '09. 400w.
"Fascinating volume."
+ Sat. R. 107: 536. Ap. 24, '09. 420w.
"The slight tale was well worth telling when
the writer possesses such a gift of crisp and
precise English."
+ Spec. 102: 578. Ap. 10, '09. 300w.
Loomis, Charles Battell. Holiday touch,
and other tales of undaunted Amer-
icans. t$i-25. Holt. S-29333.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
a dozen pages to titles of chosen music for
choir and solo use, and the third gives outlines
and subjects for song sermons and services." —
Ind.
"They touch life lightly and at queer angles,
but always with good humor and optimism."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 55. F. '09.
"They are little tales of life all the year
around, warranted to please the most unpleas-
ant man at any season. Mr. Loomis has a cork
genius that floats his Imagination high above
the weariness of this world while laying his
scenes in the midst of it."
-I- Ind. 66: 639. Mr. 25, '09. 250w.
"He who reads them will laugh many times."
+ N. Y, Times. 14: 7. Ja. 2, '09. llOw.
Loomis, Charles Battell. Just Irish. $1.
Badger, R: G. 9-10469.
An account of Mr. Loomis's travels In Ire-
land, Intended as such, not as amusement. Con-
siderable local color is given by incidents, but
the book is more a recital of facts than readers
of "Cheerful Americans" might expect. The
facts given pertain chiefly to the social, rather
than the industrial condition of the Irish of
to-day. There is no attempt to exploit Irish
ways for the amusement of the rest of us — the
tone being thoroly sympathetic and apprecia-
tive.
"Slight, humorous sketches of travel experi-
6nC6S "
'+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 17. S. '09. +
"He makes no profession of serious disserta-
tion; he writes only to amuse. The various
scenes of Irish life which fell under his notice,
the people with whom he came In contact, the
experiences which befell him, are told In his
breezy, jocular style with good effect."
+ Cath. World. 89: 395. Je. '09. 600w.
"Mr. Loomis had a perfectly good time In
Ireland, and he loves to talk about It. More-
over, every one who gets the book will love to
read about it, for though the author complains
that he did not find that ready wit and repartee
in the Irish which he had expected, he keeps
his own sense of fun."
-1- N. Y. Times. 14: 303. My. 15. '09. 670w.
Loomis, Charles Battell. Little Maude and
12 her mamma, tsoc. Doubleday. 9-28267.
Three humorous, bedtime stories In which lit-
tle Maude and her mamma figure respectively In
a runaway, a shipwreck and a fire. Poise on
the part of the child, together with the moth-
er's ready acquiescence, to a point approaching
Imbecility gives the story its humorous touch.
Lorenz, Rev. Edmund Simon. Practical
* church music : a discussion of purposes,
methods and plans. **$i.so. Revell.
9-10979-
"A compact, well-written encyclopedia which
can be made of practical value if studied by
pastors, choir leaders and music committees.
Members of choirs might profit by reading such
chapters as treat of church solos, choir re-
hearsals, and the serious Import of the service
which they lead. The first appendix gives a
list of books helpful in the study ot church mu-
sic and of hymns, the second devotes more than
"Is specially praiseworthy because, from cov-
er to cover, the author never forgets that
church music should be an act of worship; at
the same time he is broad enough, while discrim-
inating against Cubbish, to value in its place
the 'gospel song.' "
+ Ind. 67: 145. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
"Mr. Lorenz knows very well what he is talk-
ing about. He is not troubled with many artis-
tic scruples in his discussion of church music,
and he has taken pains to clear himself of
any old-fashioned ideas about dignity and ideals.
From the author's point of view his book is
highly successful."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 464. Jl. 31, '09: 670w.
"If we disagree with every position Mr.
Lorenz takes up as regards church music it is
by no means to assert that his book might not
have a value for others who would agree. We
can only say that we should carefully avoid
the church which should adopt it as a hand-
book."
— No. Am. 190: 267. Ag. '09. 150w.
Lorenzini, Carlo. Adventures every child
should know: the marvellous adventures
of Pinocchio; ed. by Mary E. Burt;
from an original translation by Augus-
tus G. Caprani. (Every child should
know ser.) **90c. Doubleday. 9-4295.
An immortal Italian classic for children
which relates the adventures of the little wood-
en puppet, Pinocchio. "The book is an alle-
gory, and an incentive to action and thought, a
guide to self-control, self government, self-de-
termination. ... It is a child's book, a teach-
er's bookj a parents' assistant, a guide to com-
mon sense, a book of fun, a serious book, a
fairy-tale, a treatise on ethics." (Translator's
note.)
"Its concise style and picture words are well
calculated to hold the attention of children. A
few scenes In the book, however, might be con-
sidered too gruesoine for the child mind."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 192. Ap. 3, '09. 270w.
Lorenzini, Carlo (C. CoUodi, pseud.). Pin-
1" occhio: the adventures of a little wood-
en boy; tr. by Joseph Walker. t$i.
Crowell. 9-24941.
A new translation of this captivating Italian
juvenile story, for which the translator has
prepared a brief Introduction including a word
about the author and an outline of the allegory.
Lorraine, Rupert. Woman and the sword.
7 7Sc. McClurg.
A swashbuckling romance set in the times of
the Thirty years' war in which the action cen-
ters about the rescue of a spirited English girl
from the clutches of a villainous Austrian count
who had taken advantage of her moment of
pique to abduct her. Her rescuer Is a middle
aged soldier of fortune who traverses nearly
the half of Europe to end the girl's misery and
to punish the crime-sodden count.
"A stirring tale."
-f- Ath. 1908, 2: 538. O. 31. 120w.
"The story as a whole, like' so many of its
school. Is read with interest, and — perhaps un-
gratefully— ridiculed in the cold light of later
judgment."
H Nation. 89: 238. S. 9, '09. 180w.
"While it is frankly written to pass the time
for the idle reader, it is neither common place
in workmanship nor negligible in material."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 451. Jl. 24. '09. 250w.
Louis, Henry. Dressing of minerals. *$8.50.
» Longmans. GS9-359.
"Gives an aacount of the theory and prac-
tice of the dressing of minerals (including
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coal), which will prove useful to mining
engineers and metallurgists, to manufacturers
who supply the necessary appliances, and es-
pecially to students who are preparing for
either of these professions. The author has
drawn upon the very large amount of prac-
tical work which has been done by manufac-
turers of apparatus, and numerous excellently
illustrated descriptions of standard machines
and devices are included." — Engin. D.
+ Engln. D, 6: 55. Jl. '09. 250w.
"An excellent treatise on this very important
subject, and on which the literature is so mea-
gre. The woric should commend itself as a
reference both to the student and the practi-
cal worker in ore dressing and coal wasliing.
The book offers many valuable suggestions to
its readers, and while it is not complete, it is
of sufficient scope and sufficient detail to com-
mend itself readily and to merit the attention
of any one interested in mineral dressing oper-
ations." W. G. Haldane.
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 26. S. 16, '09. 800w.
"A book which will prove of much value to
students of mining engineering."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 503. O. 30, '09. 600w.
"The book is well written and interesting,
more especially, perhaps, in those parts that
deal with theoretical considerations which re-
late to the construction of the machines."
H Nature. 81: 91. Jl. 22, '09. lOOOw.
Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford. English
1" spelling and spelling reform. **$i.50.
Harper. 9-26304.
The author bids his readers take issue with
the state of mind that recommends the old
spelling only on account of custom and preju-
dice, that defends it thru ignorance, that makes
It an object of veneration thru superstition.
His volume is a plea for spelling reform in
which he collects, combines and "puts in a
form easily comprehensible by the general
reader, the widely scattered facts that go to
show the character and characteristics of Eng-
lish orthography," and brings out "with dis-
tinction the deep-seated disease under which it
labors."
"The tone of the book is aggressive and the
author's temper far from judicial, but It is, nev-
ertheless, a learned, spirited and amusing work."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 120. D. '09.
"We have said that Dr. Lounsbury's volume
is contentious, aggressive, destructive. It is
certainly one which no opponent of simplified
spelling can afford to ignore. But it has value
and interest quite apart from its contention.
It is full of construction. And there is not a
dull page in it."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 644. O. 23, '09. 720w.
"The entire subject is treated consecutively
and with great clarity of style."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. lOOw.
Lovell, Ingraham, pseud. Margarita's soul:
11 the romantic recollections of a man of
fifty. t$i-50. Lane. 9-26806.
The story of a young savage and her train-
ing. "Our author has shown himself ingenious
In providing a special sort of savage, a girl
of mingled Italian, New England, and Virginia
blood, who has been kept sedulously ignorant
of civilization by a recluse father. The real
interest of the story lies, of course, in the
totally unexpected things which Margarita does
in circumstances in which civilization provides
a formula which everybody else obeys with
mechanical precision. Margarita does not know
the formula. Therefore, when Margarita is
kissed — or when Margarita is lonely — or when
Margarita is hungry or angry — Margarita is
worth watching." (N. Y. Times.)
"Altogether, however, 'Margarita's soul' is
a book for which we ought to be grateful. It is
off the beaten track, refreshingly new and
earnest and tenderly strong. The best thing
about the book is its originality. It owes no
conscious debt to any other author." P: T.
Cooper.
-I Bookm. 30: 384. D. '09. 850w.
"Makes unusually pleasant reading for those
who do not mind a discursive and reminiscent
treatment."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 636. O. 23, '09. 470w.
"Just because it is discursive and easy-going
the book is emphatically enjoyable. We should
be hard put to it to name a better American
novel of the month."
-t- Outlook. 93:514. O. 30, '09. 140w.
Low, Alfred Maurice. American people: a
^^ study in national psychology. **$2.2S.
Houghton. 9-28143.
The author traces the development of the
American national consciousness from the ear-
liest times to the revolution, showing the re-
lation of historical facts to psychological prog-
ress in order to prove that the American peo-
ple "have not sprung from the air but are,
similar to all other highly developed races, the
product of evolution"; in their case political
and sociological. He observes that American is
not merely a geographical expression, but the
name of a country whose people present dis-
tinct, coherent, and highly individual traits and
characteristics distinguishing them from all
other people.
"From a Catholic point of view, Mr. Low's
work presents agreeable aspects."
+ Cath. World. 90: 390. D. '09. 600w.
"His spirit is admirable. His style lacks a
little in sobriety, and still more in simplicity
and logical order. There are minor errors or
defects, regrettable only as interfering with the
effect of careful and valuable work."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 692. N. 6, '09. 870w.
+ Outlook. 93: 649. N. 27, '09. 150w.
R. of Rs. 40: 764. D. '09. 90w.
Low, Will Hicok. Chronicle of friendships.
**$3. Scribner. 8-30913.
Reminiscences of painters and men of letters
associated with Paris and Barbizon forty years
ago which reveal especially the friendship of
Robert Louis Stevenson, his cousin, R. A. M.
Stevenson, and the author.
"A work of unusual interest and great
charm."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5:' 79. Mr. '09.
"Mr. Low writes with admirable discretion
and taste, and he writes extremely well to
boot."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 125. Ja. 30. 920w.
+ Lit. D. 37: 902. D. 12, '08. 60w.
"Many efforts have been made, both in fiction
and in reminiscences, to paint the life of artists
and of art students, but we know of none so
successful as this."
-1- Nation. 87: 662. D. 31, '08. 440w.
"Delightful book of reminiscences."
+ N. V. Times. 13: 686. N. 21, '08. 1450w.
+ Spec. 102: 668. Ap. 24, '09. 70w.
Lowe, Paul Emilius. Electric railway
12 troubles and how to find them. $1.50.
Drake, F: J. 9-22202.
"Innumerable practical points, brought out
only by the experience that a repairman or a
motorman would be expected to gain, are com-
bined in this volume with what an engineer
would call bits of very elementary theory. . . .
It may be best briefly described as a guide to
the proper inspection, testing and repair of mo-
tors, controllers, lightning arresters, substation
apparatus, and the minor electrical' fittings of
an electric car." — Engin. N.
"The author has compiled in this volume con-
siderable instructive information that will fur-
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Lowe, Paul Emilius — Continued-
nish the student with a guide in motor opera-
tion."
+ Engin. D. 6: 247. S. '09. 70w.
"The book is intended for mechanics and
seems admirably to fill their needs. It is a
■welcome addition to books of this class, which
in times past have too often been loosely com-
piled, or disjointedlv written."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 47. N. 18, '09. lOOw.
Lowell, Percival. Evolution of worlds.
12 *$2.50. Macmillan.
In substance, a course of lectures delivered
before the Massachusetts institute of technolo-
gy. In his eight chapters Professor Lowell
traces the course of heavenly bodies from
the darkness out of which they spring to the
darkness to which they return. It is with the
cycle of birth, growth and decay that he deals
in chapters under the following headings: Birth
of a solar system; Evidence of the initial catas-
trophe in our own place; The inner planets; The
outer planets; Formation of planets; A planet's
history; Death of a world.
N. Y. Times. 14: 757. D. 4, '09. 190w.
Lowell, Percival. Mars as the abode of life.
*$2.50. Macmillan. 8-36795.
Eight lectures delivered at the Lowell insti-
tute in 1906. They '"outline a new science,
which the author calls a science of planetol-
ogy, the history of the career of a' planet con-
sidered as such, dealing as it does with the
genesis and development of what we call a
world." (R. of Rs.) He makes application of
the law of evolution as it has been and is oper-
ating on our own planet; he shows that the
action of the sun in decreasing oceans and the
density of air results In canals to utilize the
"failing resources of water. In such a state as
this Mr. Lowell believes the planet Mars now
to be; the 'canals' seen there he thinks to be
evidences of the handiwork of intelligent be-
ings." (Dial.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 45. F. '09.
"It would be impossible to condense what is
said on the subject in the work before us, but
we would strongly recommend those interested
to read it for themselves. Personally we feel
with Mr. Bryant — ('History of astronomy,' p.
21.t) that 'the assumptions involved are so
great that Prof. T^owell's very plausible expla-
nation can hardly be called convincing.' "
— -I- Ath. 1R09, 2: 186. Ag. 14. 220w.
"The outward appearance of the book is just
as delightful to the eye as its subject matter
is to the mind."
+ Dial. 46: 87. F. 1, '09. 430w.
"A book which will prove to readers of in-
telligence more fascinating than any novel of
the year."
-\ Ind. 66: 260. F. 4, '09. 880w.
"In the volume before us, which may be looked
upon as a delightful essay on the birth and
development of worlds. Prof. Lowell has pre-
sented us with a vein of thought which will
appeal to a very wide cir<51e of readers."
+ Nature. 80: 212. Ap. 22, '09. lOOOw.
"It is only fair to say at once that Mr. Low-
ell's book at once stirs the imagination and
clears the subject marvelously of the clouds
of misapprehension with which hasty discussion
of his sensational seeming announcements has
fogged it."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 781. D. 19, '08. 2300w.
"The book is fascinatingly readable, and to
the lay reader little short of convincing in its
conclusions."
+ Outlook. 91: 336. F. 13, '09. 580w.
R. of Rs. 39: 253. F. '09. 340w.
"It may be said that this book has not the
dignity of a grand speculation. Possibly some
of Professor Lowell's quips and his cuts at the
enemies of his theories are inappropriate,
judged by the usual academic standard, but for
ourselves we do not profess to lament the
junction of raciness and profundity. There Is
room for men who carry their learning lightly."
-f- Spec. 102: 303. F. 20, '09. 2100w,
Lowes, Emily Leigh. Chats on old lace
and needlework. *$2. Stokes. W9-1.
An informing book on the subject of laces
giving historical, artistic, utilitarian and com-
mercial points of interest. "Many of the book's
illustrations are derived from that wonderful
storehouse of treasures, the South Kensington
museum." (Ind.)
"Not so valuable or satisfactory as the older,
more expensive works, but will fill the needs
of the average library both for history and
identiPcation purposes."
-i A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 79. Mr. '09.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
Ind. 65: 1460. D. 17, '08. 80w.
"Is timely as well as filled with a recondite
learning and a refinement of taste equally rare."
+ Lit. D. 37: 904. D. 12, '08. 200w.
"Its style is colloquial and its text is arranged
with an eye to easy assimilation. The book be-
longs to the get-wise-quick class, but its size
and arrangement make it a convenient handbook
for household use, and as such it may be recom-
mended."
-i Nation. 87: 586. D. 10, '08. 200w.
+ Spec. 101: 414. S. 19, '08. 280w.
Lowndes, Mrs. Marie A. Belloc-. Pulse of
life: a story of a passing* world. t$i-SO.
Dodd. 9-2771.
"The story deals with the tangle of evil and
good within a small social circle, in present
England. A group of men and women belong-
ing to the Roman Catholic nobility are the act-
ors, and the action is complicated by the intro-
duction of a Russian element. The tale is of
the world, emphatically worldly and of doubt-
ful profit." (Outlook.) "Like most women,
the author is happiest in hei' portraits of
women. The slight portrait of the trained
nurse, with her professional interest, and real
indifference, is one of the best things in the
book, which shows throughout refinement and
distinction." (Ath.)
"This book has dignity and a certain amount
of remote interest, but it is almost inhuman in
its curious lack of spontaneity."
H Ath. 1908, 1:318. Mr. 14. 260w.
"Never was a book more unluckily named;
the title serves as a perpetual reminder of just
what this long, solid, carefully written novel
lacks — the pulse of life."
h Nation. 88: 199. F. 25, '09. 380w.
"An admirable example of what may be
called well-bred fiction. It has elements of
tragedy, of pathos, and of humor, but some-
thing of technical ability is wanting to give
these various elements their proper emphasis
and place. No lover of good fiction will fail to
find enjoyment in its clever pages."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 128. Mr. 6, '09. 340w.
"There is much to interest the novel-reader
but there is nothing to amuse him. The at-
mosphere is somber and the effect is unhappy,
leaving the reader to ask. Of what use is it
all?"
h Outlook. 91: 533. Mr. 6, '09. 120w.
"In spite of its many good points the book is
not successful as an artistic whole. It is dis-
jointed, the style is often diffuse and clumsy,
and the realism is not the natural effect of life-
like description, but a quality consciously striv-
en for by the author, even at the expense of
some lapses from good taste."
h Spec. 100: 304. F. 22, '08. 260w.
Lowndes, Mrs. Marie A. Belloc-. Uttermost
9 farthing. $1.25. Kennerley.
A keen, self-controlled American diplomat
and the cultured, neglected wife of an English
millionaire have loved for years but repressed
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their feelings, then give way to them and
leave Paris together for a week of secret
happiness. En route the woman dies of heart
disease and the complicated consequences which
follow this tragic end tax to the utmost the
resourcefulness of the diplomat, who lives an
incredibly clever lie to save the woman's hon-
or.
"The passionate conventionality underlying
this novel is justified by careful art and strong
huiTian interest."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 361. S. 26. 120w.
"The story is remarkably well written, with
grave, restrained power and pathos and an
emotional tensity that is sustained with no
little skill at a high pitch to the end."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 523. S. 4, '09. 300w.
Lownhaupt, Frederick. Investment bonds,
their issue and their place in finance: a
book for students, investors, and prac-
tical financiers. **$i.7S. Putnam.
8-36725.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Compares very favorably with Greene's
'Corporation finance,' the standard work on this
subject, and its less technical treatment adapts
it better for the general reader, though it is of
value to the trained man as well."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 105. Ap. '09. +
"In his discussion and illustrations the author
displays a comprehensive and up-to-date knowl-
edge of the facts of financial history." T: W.
Mitchell.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 210. Jl. '09. 270w.
"It will make a strong appeal to that large
class of young men who during the business
hours of the day are busy with the routine of
office and financial work, but who through
reading are seeking a broader view and a bet-
ter basis for the exercise of judgment — the
young men who will fill a large part of the im-
portant business positions of the future." F: A.
Cleveland.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 44. Ap. '09. 300w.
"The treatment given to the subject in some
parts is less effective than it would be if the
textual matter were better organized: that is,
it does not readily yield to analysis. These,
however, are not serious defects. The infor-
mational value of the contribution must give it
a permanent place in the literature of finance."
F: A. Cleveland.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 6. Ja. 14, '09. 310w.
"It is probably the best general treatment
of the subject available, but it is to be regret-
ted that the author has not attempted a more
thorough discussion of some of the general
principles involved."
-I J. Pol. Econ. 17: 168. Mr. '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Lownhaupt's excellent little book is not
comparable with competent financial advice —
which includes much hardly to be put into
print — and yet it may fill a useful niche in the
library of a student, whether he is pursuing his
course in academic shades or in the haunts of
bulls and bears."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 136. Mr. 6, '09. 200w.
Lucas, Sir Charles Prestwood. Historical
s geography of the British colonies. 6v.
V. 5, pt. 2. *$i.io. Oxford. 8-14683.
V. 5, pt. 2. Egerton, Hugh E. Canada: histor-
ical. 9-8767.
A history of Canada treated in three parts:
Book 1 covers the pre-Union period to 1841,
closing with a chapter on the early history of
the Maritime provinces; Book 2 deals with the
practical realization of the union of the two
Canadas, now Ontario and Quebec, and the
early operation of responsible government;
Book 3 considers briefly the Dominion of Can-
ada from 1871 to the present day.
"Professor Egerton has maintained an admir-
able proportion in his treatment of the field as-
signed him. A number of maps are distributed
through the volume; but those purporting to
represent the railways of the Dominion are
most misleading. According to these there is
in Canada but one railway and its connections
— the Canadian Pacific railway." Adam Short.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 349. Ja. '09. 800w. (Re-
view of V. 5, pt. 2.)
"In his previous writings Mr. Egerton has
been far from exhibiting close adherence to the
received British view. In his book he is driv-
en to a somewhat colourless statement of the
orthodox Canadian view."
-I Ath. 1908, 2: 237. Ag. 29. 450w. (Review
of V. 5, pt. 2.)
"He has written by far the best history of
Canada available. It is clear, scholarly, com-
prehensive and well-informed. From a literary
point of view, his general abstinence from com-
ment and speculation is a distinct failing, while
if the work is to be judged as a school-book,
we Imagine that boys would prefer the more
glowing and discursive style of 'picturesque'
historians of the old school, to that of these
austere and encvclopsedic pages." T.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 409. Ap. '09. 140w.
(Review of v. 5, pt. 2.)
"To one who has a general idea of events in
Canada in the last century and a half it will
be an excellent guide."
+ Sat. R. 106: 372. S. 19, '08. 160w. (Re-
view of V. 5, pt. 2.)
Lucas, Sir Charles Prestwood. History of
' Canada, 1763-1812. *$4.I5. Oxford.
9-16814.
"Deals with selected phases of North Ameri-
can history, from the inauguration of British
government in Canada, after the treaty of Par-
is of 1763, to the close of Sir .James Craig's
administration in June, 1811." (Am. Hist. U. )
"It is not so much a narrative of Canadian his-
tory as an analysis, exceedingly acute and schol-
arly, of the causes and consequences of certain
events that mark the period." (Nation.) "There
are a couple of appendices: the first of which
contains the text of the Treaty of 1783, and
the second, which is a natural sequel, contains
a summary of the proceedings connected with
the settlement of the boundary between Canada
and the United States. The volume is enriched
bv a number of excellent maps." (Am. Hist.
R.)
"From a literary point of view the volume is
quite successful, the author is careful as to
his facts and the narrative of events is simple,
direct and interesting."
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 840. Jl. '09. 820w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 120. D. '09.
"His 'History of Canada' not only deals ade-
quately with a critical period in colonial history,
but is also enlightening and convincing." G. B.
Hertz.
-I- Eng. Hist. R. 24: 812. O. '09. 760w.
"His work is sharply defined from all previous
attempts to write a history of this period: it
corrects a number of errors into which previous
historians had been led, because they lacked
the original documents now available."
+ Nation. 89: 17. Jl. 1, '09. 400w.
"Sir C. P. Lucas has enjoyed advantages in
his official capacity which, even though he wrote
less well than he does, would make his colonial
histories valuable. Occasionally he packs his
pages so full of facts that they leave little
more impression on the mind than the reading
of a dictionary of dates or a summary of geog-
raphy."
+ _ Sat. R. 107: sup. 3. My. 22, '09. 470w.
-t- Spec. 102: 347. S. 4, '09. 30w.
Lucas, Clarence. Story of musical form.
*$i.25. Scribner. 9-35335-
An untechnical treatise. The author "begins
by showing the necessity for form in music, and
then treats of rhythm, melody, and scale, in-
cluding exotic scales, tonic and dominant, and
their implications, cadences, phrases, and sen-
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tences, which last involve a word on leading
motives. He explains counterpoint, imitation,
canon and fugue. Curiously enough, then, equal
temperament is the next subject; it is a pre-
lude to a brief discourse on harmony. The
more detailed ej^position of form is preceded
by remarks on purity of style. Then Mr. Lucas
describes song form, variation forms, rondo and
sonata forms." (N. Y. Times.)
head he introduces sketches of men taken from
the writings of literature from Plutarch's time
to the present.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 80. Mr. '09. Hh
"Most books on musical forms are, unfor-
tunately, so technical, so dry, so crammed with
details, that the general reader shuns them.
For this reason one must welcome Mr. Lucas's
volume."
+ Nation. 88: 96. Ja. 28, '09. 450w.
"He rambles on more or less entertainingly or
suggestively, and says many interesting things;
also, not unnaturally, some on which issue
might be taken with him."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, '09. 270w.
"It is written with such sprightliness and
vivacity that it entertains while it instructs
the reader; at the same time, it is so clear
that it can hardly fail to direct the reader to
paths in the domain of music which he never
trod before."
+ Outlook. 91: 292. F. 6, '09. 240w.
Lucas, Edward Verrall. One day and an-
i** other [essays]. *$i.25. Macmillan.
9-35861.
The twenty-six kindly little essays upon
everything under the sun which fill this little
volume will make good pick-up reading for odd
moments. You may choose what you will;
roses, men and affairs, old tales, pigeons, dogs,
literature or, now and again a bit of pleasant
moralizing, the author has a word for every
mood.
•'Good for reading aloud."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 78. N. '09.
-f- Dial. 47: 390. N. 16, '09. 300w.
"Excellent as these exercises in fancy may be
in themselves, a whole volume of them brings
gof jg + y **
-t- — Nation. 89: 546. D. 2, '09. 350w.
"Mr. Lucas is at his best when he is chatting
about some quaint book or character which he
has met and delighted in, and which he is pret-
ty sure that the reader has not met."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 706. N. 13, '09. 500w.
"Most pleasantly humorous and friendly, is
his new volume of essays."
-t- Outlook. 93: 514. O. 30, '09. 70w.
"Censure would be beside the point, as there
Is nothing to censure. Serious appreciation
would be equally out of place, as it would spoil
the effect of these essays to take them too se-
riously. We have here pleasantness quintes-
sentialised. It is a book to keep upon the ta-
ble. If it were put up on tne shelf, it would
probauiy never get taken down, which would be
the ereatest of pities."
+ Sat. R. 108: 510. O. 23, '09. 120w.
Lucas, Edward Verrall, ed. Some friends
11 of mine: a rally of men. *$i.2S. Mac-
millan. 9-27283.
A companion volume to "The ladles' pa-
geant." Mr. Lucas assembles for his "rally"
men whom he groups under the following
heads: Chance acquaintance; Urban humorists;
The country gentlemen; Good servants; Two
cricketers; The simple minds; Two borrowers;
Human divines; The law; The healers; Nim-
rod's heroes; The champions; The adventurers;
Wild Irishmen; The masters; Monk and lover,
Six painters; The poets; The talkers; Two book
worms; Collectors; The patriots; Teachers of
youth; The gentle; Last of all. Under each
"A large part of this material will be abso-
lutely new to the average reader, who will find
this volume, if the least witty, far from being
the least interesting of the Lucas anthologies."
+ Dial. 47: 465. D. 1, '09. 160w.
"Mr. Lucas's modest volume contains a fine
collection of pages apt for reading aloud."
+ Nation. 89: 576. D. 9, '09. 230w.
"Full of amusement and instruction."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 659. O. 23, '09. lOw.
"Is as pleasant a book as has come from the
press for many a day. There is not a dull ex-
tract in it. It is like a gathering of entertain-
ing and odd people, with every one of whom
the reader would like to make acquaintance."
+ Outlook. 93: 851. D. 18, '09. 1250w.
Lucas, Edward Verrall. Wanderer in Paris.
" *$I75- Macmillan. 9-24643.
The unrestraint of the title is everywhere ap-
parent in Mr. Lucas's entertaining book. His
impressions are those of an outsider in the re-
cording of which there has been preserved the
freshness of the first sensations; while from
the point of authenticity, his wanderings afford
material that will interest and instruct tourist ^
who know their Paris well. The art galleries,
curio shops and the external beauties of the
city call his best descriptive powers into use.
"It presupposes some knowledge of history,
literature and art, but is redeemed from guide-
book aridity by the graceful personal touch."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 78. N. '09.
"In spite of too much quotation of Carlyle's
'French revolution,' the book is readable, though
defaced by a terrible nurftber of misprints,
French and English."
H Att>. 1909, 2: 180. Ag. 14. 350w.
"To grasp and retain the very essence of the
charm of the places he visits, and to convey
an intimate sense of that quality to his read-
ers,— this is the difficult task Mr. Lucas accom-
plishes. His books are not for the specialist,
though the specialist should enjoy them; nor
for the tourist's valiee, though they are In a
sense guide-books, idealized guide-books. The
catholic interests of their author embrace the
diverse tastes of a multitude of readers." M. A.
Havens.
+ Dial. 47: 508. D. 16, '09. 1650w.
"Mr. Lucas is the best possible guide for the
super-traveler. He seems never to have for-
gotten anything that he has once read, and he
has all his resources on tap at the right mo-
ment; yet one never feels a sense of suffocation
from his profusion."
+ Lit. D. 39:636. O. 16, '09. 250w.
"Here is joined to many of the useful serv-
ices of the guide, the charm which belongs to
mellow style and regnant humor."
-I- Nation. 89: 353. O. 14, '09. 30w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 596. O. 9, '09. 200w.
"Is a bit dull and insular and perfunctory and
compares not well with, for instance, the
'Walks' of M. Georges Cain."
— No. Am. 190: 840. D. '09. 170w.
"He has keen insight, and his frequent 'hit-
tings off' of French traits and French character
and his occasional comparisons of Gallic and
British are apt and telling."
+ Outlook. 93: 514. O. 30, '09. 250w.
-1- R. of Rs. 40: 760. D. '09. 140w.
"The cause of the book's shortcomings may
be perceived at a glance. To modern people
there is nothing so strange in modern Paris that
a mere description should entrance us. Paris
Mr. Lucas has never ceased to look at as an out-
sider looks; he has not got to the secret of its
charm, fascination and enchantment."
— Sat. R. 108: 259. Ag. 28, '09. 1250w.
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"Of course there are passages which will
provoke any Englishman who knows Paris at
all well to dissent, but it is to be remarked
that all these deal with matters of opinion, not
of fact. We have read a good deal about Paris,
but nothing in the not too scientific spirit
which has given us so much pleasure as this
book. The illustrations by Mr. Dexter are very
effective, in our opinion because they com-
bine extreme clearness with a certain pallor
in the brightness of the lighting in a manner
truly characteristic of Paris."
H Spec. 103: 239. Ag. 14, '09. 2400w.
Lucas, St. John. Rose-winged hours. *$i.40.
Longmans.
An anthology intended as "a garland of fa-
miliiir flowers." Out of some two hundred and
fifty pieces, forty-four come from Shakespeare,
eighteen from Donne, fourteen from Sir Philip
Sidney, thirteen from Campion, eight from Her-
rick, five from Michael Drayton, and four from
Samuel Daniel. Of the moderns, the two Brown-
ings are represented by twenty, W. b. Landor by
nine, Shelley by seven, Wordsworth by five, and
Tennyson by four pieces." (Spec.)
"As an anthology the book is far above the
average."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 815. D. 26. 160w.
Dial. 45: 4C4. D. 16, '08. 90w.
"Many of the best things are here and none
but the best. It would have been better to ex-
clude altogether so small a handful of living
poets if it was necessary to exclude a dozen
others whom we could name."
H Sat. R. 107: 144. Ja. 30. '09. lOOw.
"It is a very attractive selection."
+ Spec. 101: 786. N. 14, '08. lOOw.
Lucy, Henry W: Sixty years in the wilder-
■^ ness: some passages by the way. *$3.
Button. 9-22718.
"The wilderness of Mr. Lucy's title is the
wilderness of brick and mortar and multitudi-
nous human beings struggling for existence,
fighting for fame and fortune." (N. Y. Times.)
"His specialty has been his reports of parlia-
ment. . . . He takes the right points and gives
taem just the proper prominence. And he is
admirably equitable in his treatment of party
matters. The virtue of English political life on
which he enlarges in this volume, the personal
friendliness which is unshaken by the storms
of party, is exemplified by his method. . . .
For a book dealing almost wholly with politi-
cians, their ways and their doings, the element
of political opinion is amazingly small." (Spec.)
"We heartily commend this pleasant book."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 462. Ap. 17. 520w.
"Written in a brisk and effective style, though
with many of the lapses and inelegances of the
current journalistic manner, 'Sixty years in the
wilderness' is likely to meet with such favor
as to encourage the issue of a second volume."
P. F. Bicknell.
-] Dial. 47: 91. Ag. 16. '09. 1200w.
"Humor and lightness of touch are Mr.
Lucy's outstanding characteristics. It is these
characteristics that will secure for Mr. Lucy's
autobiography its widest acceptance."
+ Ind. 67: 365. Ag. 12, '09. 850w.
"Good nature, a gentle humor, absence of bit-
terness or of style that bites — these are the
qualities which the writer has long identified
with his name, and they mark this latest book
of his."
-I- Nation. 89: 52. Jl. 15, '09. 90w.
"A cheerful book, and pleasant reading."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 405. Je. 26, '09. 1300w.
"There are some passages, we must own.
which it might have been better to omit. But
the volume is eminently readable."
H Spec. 102: 582. Ap. 10. '09. 340w.
Lutz, Mrs. Grace (Livingston) Hill-. Phoe-
10 be Deane. t$i.50. Lippincott. 9-25180.
When the fates endowed Phoebe Deane with
a love of beauty and a delicate refinement that
craved books, and a pleasant environment they
offset their kindness by leaving her, orphaned in
a New York state farm house, a drudge depend-
ent on the bounty of her half brother and his
sharp-tongued wife. The dismal life the young
girl led here is pictured In an appealing and pa-
thetic fashion, and when a wicked old widower,
who is their neighbor, begins to persecute her
with his attentions and she is made the object
of false scandal to further his suit it seems that
she must marry him and lose all hope of happi-
ness. But the man who is worthy of her res-
cues her at the right moment and all is well.
The time of the story is 1830, and there Is a
vague historical background.
"A pretty wholesome story of the frankly
artificial kind."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 627. O. 23. '09. 180w.
LUtzow, Franz H. H. V. Life and times of
8 Master John Hus. *$4. Button. 9-23750.
A painstaking biography of Bohemia's famous
national hero, Jan Hus. "In this goodly volume
of about four hundred stately octavo pages we
have a picture of the real Hus drawn by a
patriotic hand, impartially presented, with the
opinions of friend and foe carefully analyzed,
and all religious bias eliminated." (Ath.)
"We hope that this book will find many read-
ers; it is the record of a great and glorious life,
the details of which have been unduly ignored
by western Europe."
-\- Ath. 1909, 1: 666. Je. 5. 820w.
Ind. 67: 1140. My. 18, '09. llOw.
"It is written in a spirit of ardent admira-
tion for the man who stands in the author's
mind as the chief representative of their com-
mon fatherland, yet with admirable temper and
evident anxiety to do justice to all reasonable
opposition."
-I- Nation. 89: 436. N. 4, '09. 620w.
"Had Count Liitzow been less impartial, his
work might be passed with slight notice. Writ-
ing in the spirit he has, it is hard to see how
any reader can follow the narrative without a
tribute to its logic and sense of justice."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 485. Ag. 14, '09. lOOOw.
"Though it suffers somewhat from repetition
and amassed detail, is yet scholarly and reli-
able and is the best English life there is of
Hus."
-J No. Am. 190: 559. O. '09. 300w.
"A volume of standard worth."
+ Outlook. 92: 917. Ag. 21, '09. 320w.
"A learned historian, whose competence has
been shown by earlier English works, he writes
our language with ease and accuracy, though
we would have wished tnat a more careful
reading of the proofs had removed some slight
blemishes and some errors in the printing of
Bohemian names."
H Sat. R. 108: 478. O. 16, '09. 1950w.
"In this volume he has added to his reputa-
tion by placing before English readers a well-
informed and pleasantly written account of one
of the two episodes in the history of Bohemia
which have special interest for this country, and
both of which have stood in need of being re-
told in English from the Bohemian standpomt.
-I- Spec. 103: 202. Ag. 7, '09. 1200w.
Lyman, William Denison. Columbia river:
8 its history, its myths, its scenery, its com-
merce. (American waterways.) **$3.5o.
Putnam. 9-15979-
Belongs to the "American waterways" series
and gives an authoritative narrative of the se-
ries of events in the history of the Columbia
and presents the remarkable scenic features
from the headwaters to the mouth of the riv-
er.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 18. S. '09.
"It is in all respects an excellent book."
-h Ind. 67: 829. O. 7, '09. 250w.
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Lyman, William Denison — Continued.
"He writes with the historical sense. At
the same time lie has by no means neglected
the scenic aspects of his subject."
+ Lit. D. 39: 540. O. 2, '09. llOw.
"For the most part, we find him trustworthy,
and hold his book to be not only fascinating
but thoroughly studied and packed with valu-
able knowledge."
H Nation. 89: 207. S. 2, '09. 170w.
"Prof. Lyman tells the story exceedingly well.
He is very full and precise in his presenta-
tion of what may I'e callod the early hJttory
of the Columbia valley."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 468. Jl. 31, '09. 600w.
"We advise all visitors to the Seattle fair
to familiarize themselves with Mr. Lyman's
book."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 126. Jl. '09. 160w.
Lynd, Robert. Home life in Ireland. *8s.
11 Mills and Boon.
A book written "with the laudable object of
showing that the differences and contrasts
and quarrels of Irishmen are not essential, as
resulting from an ineradicable difference of
race, but temporary and curable. Mr. Lynd has
strong hopes that with the allaying of these
causes of dissension the future of Ireland will
be different from the past, and that a new
patriotism will combine all the forces of the
nation into a noble harmony by resolving the
present discords." — Ath.
"This is a book full of interesting gossip —
in the main, too. a very fair book. In most of
liis estimates of classes we agree with Mr.
Lynd; regarding the landlords we fancy that
he has no great store of knowledge at first
hand, and takes his cue from the political
press."
+ — Ath. 1909, 2: 488. O. 23. 830w.
"We naturally have said more about points
of difference than about points of agreement;
but our criticisms do not touch the real value of
the book. It is the work of a close and in-
terested observer. Keep the grain of salt at
hand and all will be well."
-I Spec. 103: 652. O. 23, '09. 480w.
Lynde, Francis. King of Arcadia. t$i.50.
Scribner. 9-6573.
An enclosed valley in the middle Rockies is
the scene of the story in which a young irriga-
tion engineer, representing the interests of the
farmer wars against a cattle king, a Virginian
of true Southern type, who is greedy for the
isolation of his vast tract of grazing land. The
story grows into unity through the influences
that are brought to bear upon the ambitious
southerner to relinquish his selfish scheme and
to transform his tract into a sure-enough king-
dom of Arcadia, and the leisurely but definite
progress sustained by the engineer in his woo-
ing of the Arcadian king's daughter.
"A dramatif^, well told tale, full of adventure
and mysterv."
+ A, L. A. Bkl. 6: 27. S. '09. 4.
"It all makes an entertaining, good-humored,
and perfectly superficial story, well supplied
with dramatic incident, and told, for the most
part, in a form of dialogue too smart to bear
much relation to ordinary human speech." W:
M. Pavne.
-\ Dial. 46: 264. Ap. 16. '09. 240w.
"The sentiment does not go very deep, the
characterization is on the surface, but the in-
cidents are many, and the story has a whole-
some atmosphere of activity, determination,
courage and manliness."
-I Ind. 66: 764. Ap. 8, '09. 200w.
"There is the breath of out-of-doors in every
page, while the general tone of the novel Is
clean and wholesome."
-f Lit. D. 38: 726. Ap. 24, '09. 230w.
Lyndon, Lamar. Development and electric-
al distribution of water power. *$3.
Wiley. 8-11462.
A book for engineers whose "object is to show
the relations between the available water pow-
er, the works and machinery for developing it,
and the final use to which the- energy will be
put. Accordingly, the author first explains the
nature of the hydraulic development, including
dams, canals and flumes and water-wheels;
then the features of the electrical equipment,
including dynamos, transformers, conductors,
pole line, lightning protection, switching and
controlling apparatus, and finally describes two
foreign and seven American developments as
typical of the results of the study." (Engin.
Rec.)
"Mr. Lyndon's book possesses some features
of novelty, and the work should be of particular
interest to those engineers whose activities do
not tend to give them knowledge and experi-
ence in the trend of hydraulic and electrical
power developments."
+ Engin. N. 60: sup. 74. Jl. 16, '08. S.^Ow.
"The volume brings together in compact
form a large amount of information previously
available only in technical journals."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 308. Mr. 13, '09. 240w.
Lyon. Harris Merton. Sardonics: sixteen
sketches. $1.25. Stuyvesant press.
9-1287S.
A book of unpleasant sketches material for
which, manipulated according to the school of
realism, has been selected from wretched, de-
graded walks of New York life. "Take for in-
stance such a story as the one bearing the la-
conic title, 'In the Black -and-Tan.' It pictures
with such pitiless frankness the promiscuous,
unclean, befuddled crowd who constituted a
lively evening at Yellow Mamie's, that you fair-
l.v smell the reek of whiskey and rank tobac-
co." (Bookm.) "In a number of the stories,
notably the opening one, 'The father,' in which
a man who had deserted his wife and child tries
years afterward to make things up with the
son, there is clever sketching of character in
broad outlines." (N. -Y. Times.)
"There is much strength, much grimness,
and a good deal of irony packed away in these
sixteen brief sketches, which in spite of a cer-
tain youthful crudeness, are more promising
than the maturer work of many a successful
writer. Mi\ Lyon has something of the Mau-
passant attitude toward life." F: T. Cooper.
-I- — Bookm. 29: 79. Mr. '09. 500w.
"They are faithful enough pictures of the fet-
id and sodden life that ferments and rots in
the deeps of a big city, and they are written
with considerable skill, although at times the
straining after effect is too manifest."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 28. Ja. 16, '09. loOw.
Lyons, A. Neil. Sixpenny pieces. t$i-50. Lane.
9
A story of "the lower phases of life from
the consulting-room of an East End doctor.
These tersely written sketches of the patients
of Dr. Brink — an outspoken, kLndly, and capa-
ble man, who contrives to make an income
of 1.200 1. a year out of the modest sixpences his
patients pay him — are full of humor and pathos,
sometimes rather painful in their realism, but
never wanting in sympathy and tolerance." —
Ath.
"He conveys the impression that he has lived
among the people whom he describes, so in-
timate is his knowledge of their modes of
thought and speech, so swift and certain is
his touch in picturing their peculiarities."
-\- Ath. 1909, 2: 93. Jl. 24. 210w.
"The author's deep sympathy never obvious-
ly expressed but all-pervading, his unusiial
power of observation, the humor and the pene-
tration shown, make the book of unusual value,
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wliile tlie occasional over-audacity or flippancy
of expression never for a moment conceals the
seriousness of the work."
-f- Atlan. 104: 684. N. '09. 240w.
"The reader can concern himself with the
misery of it if he likes. Otherwise, the humor
is the obvious thing. The stories are all clev-
erly written and show keen observation and a
graphic pen."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 499. Ag. 21, '09. 170w.
"He IS an artist, yet his human concern for
his material is always discernible under his oc-
casionally relentless handling. For the few
false notes in the book the poor in it are not
responsible."
H Sat. R. 108: 21. Jl. 3, '09. 400w.
Lyons, Andrew W. Grammar of lettering.
5 *$2.50. Lippincott. 9-15107.
""We can commend this book very heartily to
those who are interested in lettering on a large
scale, such as sign-writing, mural inscriptions,
etc. They will find in it not only a very clear
account of the principles on which the form of
letters depends, but also a practical course of
construction in the actual writing, or rather
painting, of the letters themselves, and a full
account of the materials and implements to be
used." — Ath.
"More useful for sign-painters than for archi-
tects or art students."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 173. Je. '09.
"It should be in the library of every school
of art and architecture in the country."
+ Ath. 1909, 1 : 21. Ja. 2. 140w.
"It is thus a book for the sign-writer and
student in Trade schools, rather than for the
art student and architect, who should be inter-
ested in the history and philology of the alpha-
bet and of literal forms."
4- Dial. 46: 332. My. 16, '09. lOOw.
"It is a useful volume in spite of the mis-
nomer."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 243. Ap. 17, '09. 90w.
M
Maartens, Maarten. Brothers all. t$i-50.
' .\pp1eton. 9-21861.
A collection of stories dealing with Dutch peas-
ant life which the author "presents in a most
repellent aspect. They are nearly all quite ofli-
ous people in these short stories— morose, stu-
pid, and rigidly, offensively Calvinistic; lumpish
country folk, hard, dishonest business men, re-
pulsive clerics." (Sat. R.)
"TliP grimly facetious turn of most of the
sketches is less successful than the soberer
and more sympathetic vein of a few."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 56. O. '09.
"The tales are of unequal merit, but on the
whole it cannot be said that the author shows
at his best in them. Though he can senti-
mentalize on occasion, we cannot help feeling
that he is often out of sympathy with his sub-
ject."
— Ath. 1909, 1: 435. Ap. 10. 120w.
"Differs little from its predecessors — unless
perha''S. as it makes smaller display of his
versatility, and over-represents a type of hu-
morou.s tale in which he does not excell."
r Nation. 89: 163. Ag. 19, '09. 330w.
"Though these stories concern themselves
with people of small horizons and isolated
communities where the great tides of life do
not wash, yet, being so true and so living,
they reach out and touch each of us, fulfilling
the title under which they appear."
- N. Y. Times. 14: 453. Jl. 24, '09. 420w.
"A volume of short sketches of Dutch peas-
ant life admirably drawn, largely painful, but
good reading because they give a sense of truth
and reality."
-I- No. Am. 190: 124. Jl. '09. 70w.
"The motives of the tales are far-fetched, the
procedure seems artificial, the humour strained.
There is not even the glamour of local colour."
— Sat. R. 107: 373. Mr. 20, '09. 160w.
"But quite apart from the fact that the au-
thor has here resorted to the highly reprehen-
sible device of exploiting the imaginary suffer-
ings of children in order to play upon the heart-
strings of his readers, he has done his fellow-
countrymen a grave disservice by the well-nigh
continuous disparagement of his portraiture."
— Spec. 102: 268. F. 13, '09. lOOOw.
Maartens, Maarten. Price of Lis Doris.
11 t$i-5o. Appleton. 9-28113.
Lis Doris, the son of a Dutch grocer, looks
out upon the world with an artist's eye, re-
joicing in the colors of his first soap bubbles
and making surreptitious sketches on his fa-
ther's wrapping paper. Yetta, the minister's
daughter, loves the artist's soul in him and
mothers and encourages it, finally marrying a
man of wealth that Lis may have the money
for an education. Unconscious of the price,
he becomes the artist she dreamed of; but, be-
fore he has shown his work, her jealous hus-
band comes to him and tells him the secret,
claiming as a return that Lis shall let him
have the credit for painting the pictures that
he may win his wife's respect and thus make
her happy. Lis pays the price and condemns
himself to be a painter of the portraits he
hates and to give up his real life as a painter
of nature and the great out of doors. Thus
he and Yetta sacrifice their lives for each oth-
er and nothing comes of it save the momentary
revelation of their great love in the end and
their hope of love and eternal life.
"In places there is a regrettable straining
after thrilling effects but no imperfection can
blind the reader to the charm of the author's
humour and satire."
+ — Ath. 1909, 2: 522. O. 30. 220w.
"The book is sunny with a delightful humor
and filled with character studies that are inim-
itable, running the scale of the social chord from
high to low. Every page is rich with human
life." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 742. N. 27, '09. 1250w.
"Strong and picturesque as his studies are,
they arouse the suspicion that it is not mere-
ly because they are Dutch that they seem un-
familiar to VIS. There is something dispropor-
tionate in their semblance of life, they are in
some instances distorted from their true out-
line, whether wilfully to suit the purpose of the
plot, or unconsciously through the limitations
of Mr. Maartens' powers of expression."
-I Sat. R. 108: 506. O. 23, '09. 600w.
Mabinogion. Wonder stories from the
Mabinogion, by E: Brooks. (Classic
stories for boys and girls.) t$i.2S. Penn.
8-15724.
A volume of Welsh wonder tales, full of heroic
adventure and supernatural incidents. The
stories had their origin as early as the fifth
or sixth century.
"It is better illustrated and cheaper in price,
and also in appearance, than Lanier's. The
latter is preferable for a library that can have
but one."
h A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 311. D. '08.
"The present book seems to have been care-
fully done and should find a considerable audi-
ence." M. J. Moses.
-f Ind. 65: 1475. D. 17. '08. 60w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 756. D. 5. '08. lOOw.
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McArdle, Fred, and Helmholtz, Henry, eds.
^ Air brake text for engineers and fire-
men: a complete treatise on the West-
inghouse and New York air brake and
signal systems, air brake practice and
train handling. $2.50. McArdle & Helm-
holtz. 9-9355-
"The work contains a treatise on all of the
old air brake equipment, in addition to a com-
plete description and treatise of the latest West-
inghouse and New York equipments, which are
briefly explained and cover all the points neces-
sary to qualify the engineman to pass a thor-
ough examination on air brake operation and
train handling." — Preface.
McArdle, Fred, and Helmholtz, Henry, eds.
® Locomotive text for engineers and fire-
men: a complete treatise on the engine,
electric headlight and standard code of
train rules. $2.50. McArdle & Helmholtz.
9-9356.
Aims to assist the inexperienced engineman
as well as those more advanced in the service
in becoming more proficient in the care and
management of the locomotive. The first part
deals with locomotive firing; the second with
locomotive injectors, and the third with the
standard code of train rules and signals. •
McAulay, Allan. Eagle's nest. t$i-5o. Lane.
10 W9-318.
"Mr. McAulay has chosen a period and condi-
tions which ar^ new to us in fiction. The
eagle's nest is Corsica, and it is the Corsica of
Napoleon's young days. The hero, however, is
not Napoleon, but his friend Domenico Tirolani,
who becomes involved in the Intrigues which
grew up in the island after the French occu-
pation. . . . The character of the young Bona-
parte is deftly kept in tone with that of the
Napoleon who was to be evolved from him.
The love-interest also is excellent and pathet-
ic."—Ath.
overcome this impossible love, in portraying
which the author uses great delicacy of touch.
"The author's familiarity with past conditions
of Corsican life is remarkable, and his story
Is spirited and interesting. Nor does it affect
the interest in any way that is tragic. We
should describe the book, in fine, as a brilliant
'tour de force.' "
-I- Ath. 1909, 2: 325. S. 18. 120w.
"This happy art, added to a fine dignity of
construction, puts the novel quite above the
too fluid current of modern historical ro-
mance."
+ Nation. 89: 434. N. 4, '09. 270w.
"The beginning of a Corsican story provides
distinct thrills and is not without promise of
sustained interest. The author, however, seems
to have wearied of his task just as the climax
was in sight."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 525. S. 4, '09. 400w.
" 'Allan McAulay' is greatly to be congratu-
lated on turning his faithful study of a gener-
ally neglected period of Napoleon's early career
to such fruitful purpose. For this is one of
those illuminating and stimulating romances
which set people reading history."
+ Spec. 103: 692. O. 30, '09. 830w.
Macaulay, Mrs. Fannie C. (Frances Little,
11 pseud.). Little Sister Snow^. **$i. Cen-
tury. 9-27380.
A charming story about a little Japanese
maiden written by the author of "The ladv of
the decoration." In early childhood Tuki Chan
resolves upon drowning a naughty kitten, but
is interrupted in her plan by an American boy.
When she grows up, after her parents have
engaged her to a middle-aged Japanese officer,
the American youth returns and she falls in
love with him. There is much of pathos and
sweet womanliness in her quiet struggle to
"In revelation of character and Japanese
bearing the story bears the mark of verisimili-
tude."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 133. D. '09. ^
"Thanks to a perfect understanding on the
author's part of the boundary line between
pathos and tragedy, tenderness and senti-
mentality, this is, for English readers at all
events, an admirable story."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 489. O. 23. 140w.
"Full of charm and beauty, this little book
has a message for the thoughtful far beyond
its more obvious motive."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 721. N. 20. '09. 420w.
+ Outlook. 93: 876. D. 18, '09. lOOw.
R. of Rs. 40: 766. D. '09. 50w.
"A charming story of modern Japan."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 924. D. 4, '09. 170w.
McCabe, Joseph. Iron cardinal; being the
^1 romance of Richelieu. *$3.50. McBride,
A personal story of the Cardinal de Richelieu.
"Mr. McCabe frankly admits, both in the sub-
title and in his preface, that he has maintained
a special point of view throughout his book;
he presents Richelieu's character and career
in a light as romantic as even Bulwer-Lytton
ventured to throw on the hero of his recur-
rently popular drama." (N. Y.* Times.)
"Upon the whole our impression remains
that the author has fallen between two stools.
While not sufficiently equipped or enough in-
terested to treat of Richelieu as the European
statesman, he has not concentrated himself
with adequate care upon the literary and ro-
mantic aspects of his subject."
— Ath. 1909, 2: 66. Jl. 17. 700w.
"The complete life of this wonderful man re-
mains to be written. Meanwhile this less se-
rious and far less voluminous study of his char-
acter, with its many portraits and other at-
tractive features, is welcome."
+ Dial. 47: 511. D. 16, '09. 210w.
"There is evidence of more kindliness, more
human feeling, in this book than we are ac-
customed to look for in the character of Riche-
lieu. It is a fresh and interesting conception
of the man, and as such merits a secure place
in literature."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 640. O. 23, '09. 900w.
"This one contains more genuine history
tha.n most of them, but there is no reference
to authorities and no means of checking the
statements made except through a general al-
lusion to a large number of works dealing with
Richelieu."
H Sat. R. 107: 824. Je. 26, '09. 780w.
"Mr. McCabe's study of the life and career
of Richelieu is to some extent a satisfactory
book. It is certainly interesting. One cannot
help expreslBing regret that so lively and in-
teresting a book on a subject so important
and absorbing should be marked by defects so
easily avoided, defects which matter all the
more perhaps because it is not every reader
who will be aware of them."
H Spec. 103: 60. Jl. 10, '09. 1850w.
McCarthy, Callaghan. Causes of poverty.
1" *2s. King, P. S., • and son, London.
9-5476.
A work that emphasizes less the maladjust-
ment theory of poverty than the physiographic
and social causes looked at from a national
standpoint. "The present volume, says Mr. Mc-
Carthy, 'might be described as an effort to evolve
a mentai picture of the world we live in, to
behold before us a working model of this eart'i
and all its belongings, and to realise, from an
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examination of that model, the causes respon-
sible for human poverty.* " (Spec.)
"The presentation of the problem as one of
exchange is suggestive, but Mr. McCarthy's
treatment of it is magniloquent rather than il-
luminating."
— Spec. 100: 710. My. 2, '08. 400w.
"Even if the proportion of unproductively con-
sumed income has been overstated, Mr. Mc-
Carthy has written an interesting and suggest-
ive study of poverty looked at from the stand-
point of the nation as a whole." C. C. Carstens.
^ Survey. 22: 802. S. 11, '09. 430w.
McCarthy, Justin Huntly. God of love.
11 t$i.5o. Harper. 9-28000.
Florence the beautiful and her gorgeous,
pleasure loving, quarrelsome Florentines form
the setting for the story of the love of Dante
and Beatrice. A note tells us that the archives
of the Abbey of Bonne Aventure in Poitou have
yielded to the author this version of the great-
est love story of all ItaJy, the story of the ob-
scuie young poet, the beautiful etherial girl
and their great love which to the end was of
the spirit. A wicked suitor, a hard father, and
the wild times in which they lived brought
about the early death of Beatrice and left
Dante, in the words of his chronicler, in "a
kind of moral torpor in which all sense of
things righteous and things evil was confused."
McCarthy, Justin Huntly. Gorgeous Borgia:
a romance. t$i-5o. Harper. 9-5203.
A night, a morning, an afternoon and an
evening in the life of Caesar Borgia, are depict-
ed here, tho many moons apart. It is a tale of
his cruelty, his tyranny, his professed loyalty
to Italy, and his one great passion, the love
for Lavinella Orsini. The great Borgia woos her
in ignorance of her lineage, while in turn she
knows not that he is the tyrant of a rival
house. When her people elect her to slay
the hated Borgia, she little dreams that it is her
lover. The story is true to history in its plots
and betrayals, and its delineation of lawless,
sensual Roman life.
er part of which is devoted to garden design;
and in addition there is a short description of
each plate, containing much useful informa-
tion."— Ath.
"His book does not suggest an intimate
knowledge of Caesar's times. The events of his-
tory are very cavalierly dealt with."
-^ Ath. 1908, 2: 677. N. 28. 150w.
"An exciting tale."
-f Ind. 66: 1034. My. 13, '09. 220w.
"As a story, the book is weak, its slender
thread of a plot being over-weighted with long
pages of description and narrative. As a his-
torical picture, an attempt to revivify the mad,
strenuous, shameless life of the time, it is hard-
ly more successful, although now and then
there is a brilliant page."
f- N. Y. Times. 14: 145. Mr. 13, '09. 230w.
"Mr. McCarthy knows how to tell a story well,
and, with considerable allowance for the bad
taste the characters leave in the mouth of the
reader, the tale itself is a good one."
H R. of Rs. 39: 761. Je. '09. 120w.
"There is plenty of brisk incident, but the
spirit of the renaissance is hardly renewed in
these pages."
-I Sat. R. 106: 765. D. 19, '08. 200w.
MacCartney, Mervin. English houses and
^ gardens in the seventeenth and eigh-
teenth centuries. *$6. Scribner.
"Consists of a selection of birdseye views of
English country houses, made for the most part
bj' Dutch engravers at the end of the seven-
teenth century and the beginning of the eigh-
teenth, admirably reproduced by means of pho-
tography. . . . The period is a fascinating one,
the houses, though in some cases Tudor, being
chiefly of the time of Inigo Jones and Wren,
and either the work of those masters or of their
pupils and followers; while at no time, perhaps,
has garden design reached so high a level. . . .
There Is an Interesting introduction, the great-
"The material the author had to draw upon
was large, and he has made an excellent selec-
tion. We notice one or two slight misprints.
While the plates reproduce with remarkable
fidelity both the spirit and detail of the orig-
inals, the considerable reduction in scale is a
distinct loss."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 470. Ap. 17. 440w.
"To those who desire to get a strong im-
pression of the formality and dignity of life in
the good days of Queen Anne and the neigh-
boring periods, we recommend this volume."
+ Nation. 88: 151. F. 11, '09. 200w.
McCasland, Charles Orville. Right and
c riches. $1.50. Wilbur pub. 8-18383.
A scientific study of wealth in its relations
to producer, consumer and society; the cause
of want and its amelioration; the nature and
laws of money and the dangers of our central-
ised system of banking and corporate control;
the elements of collective prosperity and in-
dividual success.
"Taking things as they are and allowing Mr.
McCasland his definitions of terms, it is hard
to find any flaw in his reasoning. The trouble
with the book lies in the fact that it is too
technical for the ordinary reader, and scholars
may not be willing to acknowledge Mr. McCas-
land as an authority." R. E. Bisbee.
— Arena. 41: 395. Mr. '09. 500w.
McClelland, Thomas Calvin. Mind of
^ Christ: an attempt to answer the ques-
tion what did Jesus believe? **$i.25.
Crowell. 9-21685.
In the following chapters the author sets forth
in simple speech the ijelief of Jesus: Jesus' idea
of God; Jesus' idea of himself; Jesus' idea of
man; Jesus' idea of religion; Jesus' idea of
sin; Jesus' idea of salvation; Jesus' idea of
prayer; Jesus' idea of immortality; The proof
of Jesus' idea of God; How a man may know
Jesus' God; The seriousness of believing in
the fatherhood of God.
"The theology involved in it is distinctively
modern, and it is luminous both in thought and
in expression."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 762. D. '09. 60w.
McClung, Robert Kenning. Conduction of
1- electricity through gases ana radio-ac-
tivity. *$i.5o. Blakiston. 9-29406.
A combined text-book and laboratory manual
that aims to present in simple form the funda-
mental facts of the subject and explanatory-
theories, accompanied, where possible, by the
description of suitable experiments. The de-
sire has been uppermost to give a stu<lent a
working knowledge of the main facts and prin-
ciples of the subjects.
MacColl, Alexander. Working theology.
**75c. Scribner. 9-6470.
A body of doctrine for the orthodox layman
which has resulted from a revision and read-
justment of old ideas subjected to the present-
dav examination and criticism of traditionary
dogmas. The chapters are: The religious atti-
tude toward the newer conceptions of truth;
God the loving Father, Man the erring child;
Divine providence in the play of cosmic proces-
ses: Praver in a world of law; Miracles in a sci-
entific age: The Bible in the light of modern
revelation and inspiration: The sense of sin in
modern life: The great gospel of the cross; and
Things to come.
"In general the spirit is that of honest facing
of difficulty. The volume is calculated to help
many toward a 'theology that will work.' "
-f Ind. 66: 12S8. Je. 10, '09. 200w.
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McComb, Rev. Samuel. Making of the
1- English Bible; with an introductory es-
say on the influence of the English Bi-
ble on h-nglish literature. **$i. Moffat.
A work whose purpose is not to give a his-
tory of the English Bible, but to point out in
the light of recent investigation tlie debt that
the latest revision owes to its predecessors, and
to estimate the contributions to it from all
sources. Contents: William Tindale — the father
of the English Bible; The contribution of Miles
Coverdale; The contribution of the Genevan
version; The contribution of the Bishop's Bible;
The Roman Catholic contribution: The contri-
bution of the authorized version; The contribu-
tion of the Anglo-American version.
The repression of the negro vote is admitted,
but the author maintains that the best South-
ern opinion insists only upon an intelligence
qualification, and wishes to disfranchise the ig-
norant white as well as the black." — Ind,
"Tliough popular in style and treatment, it
will be of most use to the student of the text."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 78. N. '09.
"The story is succinctly told, yet with em-
phasis where it belongs, and with sufficient il-
lustration by way of parallel texts and exhibi-
tion of relationships."
+ Nation. S9: 362. O. 14, '09. 140w.
"It is not clear to wliat the sub-title of this
book refers. There is no essay on the influence
of the English Bible on English literature.
Otherwise the volume is admirable." E. S. D.
H N. Y. Times. 1-1: 767. D. 4, '09. 400w.
McComb, Rev. Samuel. Power of self-sug-
1" gestion. **soc. Moffat. 9-14535-
"A small volume containing an address which
reviews in the spirit of the movement connect-
ed with tlie Emmanuel cliurch the varieties
of aid to be derived from a vigorous and con-
fident appeal to the best within one." — Dial.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 18. S. '09.
Dial. 47: 24. Jl. 1. '09. 50w.
McCook, Rev. Henry Christopher. Ant
1- communities and how they are gov-
erned: a stud}' in natural civics. **$2.
Harper. g-27978.
A distinctly informing work that covers main-
ly those phases of ant life that are develope 1
around ants' beliavior as social animals. A
secondary feature of the book is the indication
of parallels, more or less distinct, between the
communal actions of ants considered simply
as natural history, and the communal actions
of man. considered in their relations to the
highest welfare of the race.
"''^liis is a fresh and original book. A book
delightfully written and delightfully illustrated."
+ Lit. D. 39: !;64. N. 27, '09. 330w.
N. Y. Times. 14:806. D. 18, '09. 850w.
Outlook. 93: 830. D. 11, '09. 200w.
McCord, Peter B. Wolf: the memoirs of a
cave dweller. $1. Dodge, B. W. 8-33782.
Purported to be tlie transcript of an old
priest's work in piecing together meagre scraps
of information concerning the cave dwellers.
It is in the form of a cave-dweller's autobio-
graphical sketch and throws light on this half
man, half animal tribe, and the development
which characterized its evolutionary progress.
MacCorlcle, William Alexander. Some
Southern questions. **$i.75. Putnam.
8-36695
"Mr. :MacCorkle, who is an ex-governor of
West Virginia, has a good deal to say about the
negro in his series of valuable papers on South-
ern questions. He accepts the localization of
the negro in the South as a permanency, and
dismisses all kinds of colonization talk as idle.
The Southern whites want and need the negro,
he maintains. Considerable space is given to a
record of Soutliern efforts for negro education.
"A man's desire to preserve his own utter-
ances is easily understood. To understand our
difficult social and race problems we need care-
ful studies — not after-dinner oratory. This in-
dicates the strengtli and weakness of the
book."
— Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 720. My. '09. lOOw.
Ind. 66: 485. Mr. 4, '09. 120w.
"Althougli Gov. MacCorkle's oratorical style
may belong to a past age, his political views
are decidedly modern."
-I Nation. 88: 221. Mr. 4, '09. 460w.
"Is entitled to special consideration as wit-
ness of what these problems actually appear to
tlie South to be and of tlie angle in which the
Soutli as an active and practical entity looks at
them."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 78. F. 6, '09. 640w.
McCormack, Mary Anna. Spool knitting.
11 *$i. Barnes. 9-18381.
Tells of the numerous articles that can be
made out of the cord or flat web that is made
l3y knitting worsteds over pins stuck into an
empty spool.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 44. O. '09.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 503. A^. 21, '09. 90w.
McCullough, Ernest. Engineering work in
« towns and cities. 2d ed. $3. Clark, M. C.
8-2861 1.
"In the first edition of this book the author
divided liis subject-matter into two parts, for
the technical and for the non-technical reader,
placing the two treatments of each sub-division
at opposite ends of the book. In this second
t dition, just issued, tliis scheme lias been aban-
doned and all the matter on any one subject is
to be found at one place. While removing one
of the assumed virtues of the old edition — the
benefit of the book to non-engineering city of-
ficials— this sclieme tends mucli toward tlie gen-
eral betterment of the work and makes it more
in keeping with its title. Various other changes
might be noted, biit they are of a somewhat
ninor character." — Engin. N.
"The typography is extremely poor."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 146. D. '09.
"In its field the work can be commended."
-f- Engin. D. 5: 537. My. '09. 180w.
"The general impre.'^sion of the second edi-
tion is that, while not differing materially in
ils matter from the first, the arrangement is
much more useful and there is an absence
of a certain culloquial style, brought about
probably by the removal of many not altogether
aupropriate chapter heading quotations." C. G.
Barth.
-I- Engin. N. 60: sup. 691. D. 17, '08. 180w.
"Taken as a wliole, the book will probatoly
he more helpful to an engineer undertaking to
manage for the first time the engineering de-
partment of a small citv than anything else
that has been published."
H ■ Engin. Rec. 60: 475. O. 23. '09. 330w.
McCutcheon, George Barr. Alternative.
■ t$i.25. Dodd. 9-10493.
A light-weight story of a father and son in
which the son improves upon his father's gen-
eration and ideals. Having squandered their
fortune Van Pyckes senior sees continuance of
his life of ease only thru a wealthy marriage.
The son halts before the alternative to such a
scheme which presents itself in the idea of en-
tering upon a business career. He chooses the
latter course, pursues liis own domestic ideas
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about marriage and witnesses a father's agita-
tion over the fact that his son should be the
first of the old family of Van Pyckes to do any
work.
dry weather by means of tillage together with
the growth of drought-resistant plants.
"Another book whose atmosphere fails to
carry conviction."
h Ind. 67: 40. Jl. 1, '09. lOOw.
"The farcical swing with which he carries
his story swiftly through makes amends for de-
fects in construction and characterization."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, '09. 200w.
"It is an airy little tale, full of amusing situa-
tions and crisp, delightful dialogue."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
McCutcheon, George Barr. Truxton King:
11 a story of Graustark. t$i.SO. Dodd.
9-24451.
"Truxton King, big, handsome, good-natur-
ed and young, ranges over the face of the
earth looking for romance and adventure and
finding none, until at last he comes to the
natural home of such things — Graustark. There
he jumps over the palace wall and meets
Prince Robin, and first sets eyes on the hero-
ine."— N. Y. Times.
"This most recent addition to the Graustark
series will be welcomed by all those who have
made the acquaintance of that stirring little
principality."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 636. O. 16, '09. 280w.
"Those who like exciting tales of intrigue,
adventure, and heroism of the Zenda school
may look here for such a one, and not look
in vain."
-I- Outlook, 93: 515. O. 30, '09. 170w.
Macdonald, Duncan Black. Religious atti-
tude and life in Islam: being the Has-
kell lectures on comparative religion de-
livered before the University of Chica-
go in igo6. *$i.75. Univ. of Chicago
press. 9-5544-
Ten lectures which outline the religious atti-
tude and life of Muslims, as opposed to the sys-
tematic theology of Islam. The author has
turned to the occult for interpretative analo-
gies. He makes himself clear as to his own
stand, stating that he is driven to regard te-
lepathy as proved, that the proof of telekine-
sis— the inovement of objects at a distance
without contact, approaches certainty: but that
there is no satisfactory proof of communication
by discarnate spirits. By means of his analo-
gies he sketches the essential outlines, leaving
it to the future to make additions and correc-
tions.
"A scholarly study from original so'irces: of
limited appeal to the average reader."
-I- A. L. A, Bkl. 6: 18. S. '09.
"Altogether the volume is an excellent book.'
-I- Ann, Am. Acad, 34: 18.'^. Jl. '09. 90w.
"We are indebted to Professor Macdonald for
a valuable exposition of one phase of Moslem
thought, and we would suggest that the value
of his work would be increased by distinguish-
ing between the three sections of Islam, the
Semitic, the Aryan, and the Berber. It is only
the Arvan that has developed mysticism."
-1 Nation. 89: 164. Ag. 19, "'09. 950w.
"Prof. Macdonald gives a. deeply interesting
view of the religious life in Islam."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 177. Mr. 27, '09. 700w.
Macdonald William. Dry-farming: its prin-
^1 ciples and practice. **$i.20. Century.
9-27125.
.'^ets forth in a straightforward way the
principal facts of the new branch of agrir'ul-
tural science known as dry-farming or dry-
land agriculture. It deals with the conserva-
tion of soil moisture during long periods cf
"A valuable contribution to agricultural lit-
erature."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 120. D. '09.
"We believe that this is the first book to be
published on the subject."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 638. N. '09. 80w.
Macdonnell, Anne. In the Abruzzi. *$2.
1- Stokes. W9-26.
A record of a pilgrimage in a land, "strange,
uncouth, primitive, little distant from Rome in
mileage, incalculably distant in everything else."
The author "discourses of past and present,
of brigands and the simple, unquestioning faitn
of the mountaineers, of their singers and im-
provisatori, their folk-lore, repeating several
legends well worth adding, on account of their
charming 'naivetfe' clothing simple wisdom.'
(Ind.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 79. N. '09.
"Interesting from beginning to end."
-f- Dial. 47: 516. D. 16, '09. 250w.
-f- Ind. 67: 1143. N. 18, '09. 180w.
"Her book is by no means a mere guide-book,
but is full of information on all sorts of subjects.
We should have indeed nothing but praise for
this volume, which, as we have said, is within
its limits excellent, if it were not for two mat-
ters which go far to spoil its worth. Pains-
taking and sincere as Miss Macdonell's vv-ork is,
it seems to us quite lifeless. The book has some
queer mis-spellings and translations."
H Sat. R. 107: 179. F. 6, '09. 7S0w.
McDougall, William. Introduction to social
psychology. *$i.50. Luce, J: W. 9-8413.
A presentation which presupposes no famil-
iarity with psychological treatises, but which
aims to provide students of all social sciences
"with the minimum of psychological doctrine
that is an indispensable part of the equipment
for work in any of these sciences." The au-
thor discusses the conceptions of instinct and
of instinctive processes; elaborates the princi-
ple that all emotion is the affective aspect of in-
stinctive process; combats the current view
that imitation is to be ascribed to an instinct
of imitation; and interprets Mr. Shand's doc-
trine of the sentiments: and applies it to the
description of the organization of the life of
emotion and impulse. The second part of the
book treats "The operation of the primary
tendencies of the human mind in the life of so-
cieties.
"A work for students and general readers.'
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 79. N. '09.
"He has no great acquaintance with social
facts, and hence the second section of the book
. . . offers far less than the first section." E: A.
Ross.
-I Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 438. S. '09. 250w.
"This book has both charm and originality. It
forms, in fact, as fresh and stimulating a con-
tribution to psychology as has been made by
any writer in recent vears."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 754. D. 12. 1600w.
"All in all, Mr. McDougall's book is well
fitted to render a great service to students of
the social sciences by giving them a correct
psychological point of view and the indispensa-
ble minimum of modern psychological doc-
trine." C: A. EUwood.
-I Econ. Bull, 2: 168. Je. '09. 900w.
"Mr. McDougall has made good his claims to
a fresh and original treatment of his subject.
Whether he is presenting new material or elab-
orating familiar themes, his grasp is sure and
his exposition lucid." G: E. Vincent.
-f Hibbert J. 7: 930. Jl. '09. 930w.
"My quarrel with Mr. McDougall will not be
so much with what he says, nearly all of which
I find excellent, as with some omissions to which
he himself points." Frank Granger.
-I Int. J. Ethics, 19: 512. Jl. '09. 1250w.
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McDougall, William — Continued-
"The author's psychology is notably sound,
his mode of procedure thoroughly scientific, his
illustrative examples happy and his criticisms
cogent and moderate in tone."
+ Nation. 99: 331. O. 7, '09. 630\v.
"In bringing together emotion and instinct,
Mr. McDougall has made an original contribu-
tion to psychological science of the highest
value and importance, and even if he does not
succeed in carrying his fellow-psychologists all
the way with him in his identification of the
two, he will have set the problem of their re-
lation in a form which is itself at least half
the solution. The book is full of close reason-
ing, but is written in so lucid a style that it
makes very pleasant reading. Its importance
is more than academic; there are political theo-
rists at the present day who would do well
to take some of its teachings to heart." W:
Brown.
-I- Nature. 80: 245. Ap. 29, '09. 550w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 499. Ag. 21, '09. 520w.
"The most disappointing chapter in the book
to the reviewer has been that on development
of self-consciousness." G: H. Mead.
^ Psychol. Bull. 5: 38,5. D. 15, '08. 2800w.
McElroy, John. Struggle for Missouri. $2.
>■•> National tribune co., Washington, D.
C. 9-19864.
A work of historical significance that gives
in swift narrative the story of the struggle be-
tween Unionists and Secessionists in Missouri
for the supremacy in the early sixties.
"The author shows just familiarity with his
suViject and his story is entertaining and in-
structive, in spite of the fact that he writes as
a partisan."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, '09. 28ow.
MacFadyen, Allan. Cell as the unit of life,
and other lectures; ed. by R: Tanner
Hewlett. *$3. Blakiston. 9-22255.
"The volume consists of four courses of lec-
tures delivered by Dr. MacFadyen at the Royal
institution, whilst he was Fullerian professor of
physiology there. They are entitled 'The cell
as the unit of life,' 'Cellular physiology,' 'Re-
cent methods and results in biological inquiry,'
and 'Toxins and antitoxins.' A final lecture on
'The effects of physical agents on bacterial life'
is included." — Ath.
"Will be ranked as one of the most important
recent works dealing with interesting problems
of modern physical science and medicine from
the materialistic view-point."
+ Arena. 41: 397. Mr. '09. 300w.
"The whole series is characterized by clear-
ness of thought and accuracy of statement, and
the .=ubject-matter is presented in an attract-
ive form. It is some years since these lec-
tures were delivered, but under the careful
editorship of Prof. Hewlett they are as valuable
now as when first uttered."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 170. F. 6. 600w.
"For those who are interested in getting at
the present position of progressive biologists
with regard to the mystery of life and its the-
oretic and scientific explanations. Professor
MacFadyen's book will have a distinct appeal."
-h Ind. 66: 102. Ja. 14, '09. 550w.
"The treatment is popular in the best sense
of the word and without reference to the lit-
+ Nation. 89: 82. Jl. 22, '09. 220w.
"The style is always interesting, and the
book may well claim to form an introduction
to a study of some of the fundamental problems
of biology, if not to biology itself."
-f- Nature. 80: 123. Ap. 1, '09. 550w.
"The difficult task, undertaken 'con amore,'
has been well performed by the editor, and a
very readable and acceptable, although from its
very nature somewhat out-of-date, 'introduc-
tion to biology' lies before us." G. N. C.
H Science, n.s. 29: 667. Ap. 23, '09. 400w.
McFadyen, John Edgar. Epistles to the
Corinthians and Galatians; with notes
and comments. (Interpreter's com-
mentary on the New Testament, v. 6.)
$1.50. Barnes. 9-4565.
"The commentaries of Lyman Abbott on the
gospels. Acts, and Romans, first published 1875-
88, are now continued in this volume, published
under the .1oint general editorship of Dr. Abbott
and Professor McFadyen. The Corinthian letters
are assigned, though not positively, to 57 A. D.
McFadyen inclines to the view that our I Cor.
is the painful letter referred to in II Cor., and
that II Cor. is one epistle, not a combination
of two or more. Galatians he holds to have
been written probably about 55 A. D., which
view practically Implies the acceptance of its
North-Galatian destination." — Bib. World.
"The notes are copious and skilfully wrought
into a continuous expanded paraphrase. The
use of the Authorized Version, even to its print-
ing of each verse as a paragraph, is unfortu-
nate."
-I Bib. World. 33: 288. Ap. '09. 120w.
"The strength of the work lies in its appre-
ciation of the apostle's thought. It gives in a
more popular form such exposition as one would
find, say, in the 'Expositor's Greek Testament.' "
S. J. Case.
-t- Bib. World. 34: 67. Jl. '09. 180w.
-I- Outlook. 91: 535. Mr. 6, '09. 560w.
Macfall, C. Haldane. Beautiful children
immortalized by the masters; ed. by T.
Leman Hare, **$5. Dodd. 9-28434.
"Contains fifty full page illustrations in col-
ors of unusually good reproductions of famous
paintings of children. The author in his text
has not attempted technical criticism of the
pictures, but has told entertainingly the his-
tory of the painters and the sitters and has
filled in the background with some account of
the times they lived in." — N. Y. Times.
"It is unfortunate that in an art-book the
publishers have not. avoided using different
.styles of type on the same page, but for the
rest these beautiful children are in a beautiful
setting." Algernon Tassin.
-I Bookm. 30: 344. D. '09. 380w.
"The colored plates delightfully carry out the
color schemes in the originals from which they
were uerived." W. G. Bowdoin.
-I- Ind. 67: 1353. D. 16, '09. 70w.
"Written, if not exactly down to the child's
level, yet in a simple and easy vein. The re-
productions are generally good, though we no-
tice occasionally the messiness that almost in-
evitably goes with this form of printing in its
present state of development."
-I Nation. 8): 583. D. 9, '09. lOOw.
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 801. D. 18, '09. 130w.
Macfarland, Charles Stedman, ed. Chris-
'- tian ministry and tlie social order: lec-
tures delivered in the Course in pastoral
functions at Yale divinity school, 1908-
1909. *$i.25. Oxford. 9-15877.
A volume of lectures on social questions deal-
ing "with the relation of the minister to human
society and indicating the definite, concrete
tasks and problems which face the Christian
ministry." (Ann. Am. Acad.)
"This work is a valuable contribution to so-
cial science, indicating the desire of modern
theology for a comprehensive grasp of social
problenis bv the ministry." S. E. Rupp.
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 621. N. '09. 230w.
+ Outlook. 93: 646. N. 20. '09. 300w.
Reviewed by J: H. Holmes.
-I Survey. 22: 848. S. 25, '09. 1550w.
Reviewed by Graham Taylor.
Survey. 22: 854. S. 25, '09. 950w.
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McFarlane, Arthur E. Redney McGaw: a
11 story of the big show and the cheerful
spirit. t$i.50. Little. 9-28951.
The story of a typical New York street
gamin who joins a circus just to be trans-
ported to a farm out West where he hoped
to join a chum. Hardships of earning his liv-
ing are ofYset by the excitement of the life
and such thrills as result from saving a pan-
ther-tamer, preventing a train-wreck and a
wild ride on an elephant. The human quality
in circus folk is brought out, also their wit
and intelligence.
"His philosophy under trying circumstances
is healthy for voung readers." 1ST. J. Moses.
-f Ind. 67: 1366. D. 16, '09. 30w.
"Since the days when James Otis' 'Toby Ty-
ler' was so enthusiastically received by juve-
nile readers, there has been no more refreshing
circus storv than 'Redney McGaw.' "
-f- Lit. D. 39: 1020. D. 4, '09. 120w.
"It would make anybody laugh to read of
the enforced battle between the two tramps."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 709. N. 13. '09. 120w.
"Mr. McFarland writes with the easy pen of
the journalist and the keen observation of a
Kipling."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 766. D. '09. 40w.
McGhee, Zach. Dark corner. **$i. Grafton
press. 8-34812.
"A story of the uplifting of a lot of rural folk
by educational means. The hero is a school-
master, who, in addition to being a young man
of remarkable intelligence and energy, is now
and then extremely entertaining by reason of
the humorous views he takes of persons and
things with which he comes in contact. A fea-
ture of INlr. McGhee's little volume is the dedi-
cation of his story to 'men of talent, strength,
energy, and culture,' who 'pursue lives of toil,
poverty, and obscurity that they may brighten
the minds, ennoble the souls, and increase the
opportunities of other men's children.' " — N. Y.
Times.
"With many rawnesses and roughnesses, It is
In some inscrutable way a very likable little
story."
-I Nation. 88: 200. F. 25, '09. 280w.
"He has pictured some interesting bits of
Southern life."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 103. F. 20, '09. 180w.
MacGowan, Alice. Wiving of Lance Cleav-
12 erage. **$i.35. Putnam. 9-27261.
A story set in the Tennessee mountains that
tells of the clashing temperaments of a young
husband and wife while they "are fighting it
out" and learning to agree. "The difficulties that
beset Lance and Callista before they reached
a happy married haven are of general human
interest, but in the case of the hero, take on
especial coloring from his temperament — which
is distinctlj' a Tennessee mountain product.
. . . With Callista it is otherwise. Hers is
the case of many a spoiled beauty who does not
know how to cook." (Nation.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 134. D. '09.
"There are most excellent character portray-
als all along the way."
-f Nation. 89: 600. D. 16, '09. 250w.
"Contrasted with the hothouse atmosphere of
.so mi'^h of the fiction of the day and with the
subtleties and complexities of its characters
this story of children of nature, simple, strong,
direct, is as refreshing as a lung-filling breath
of their own mountain air."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 726. N. 20, '09. 300w.
MacGrath, Harold. Goose girl; with illus-
* trations by Andre Castaigne. t$i.50-
Bobbs. 9-22181.
A narrative of love and adventure in which
the main interest centers in a peasant girl, who
tends geese in the German state of Ehren-
stein. The daughter of the Duke of this prin-
cipality had been abducted when a child by a
band of g>-psies and after sixteen years of search
was supposed to be found. Further develop-
ments proved that it was not the reigning
princess but the goose girl who was the stolen
child.
"A harmless tale which has a touch of ro-
mantic charm."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 56. O. '09. <i>
"The genre is beginning to show signs of
wear, the mechanism of its romance is begin-
ning to cleak; it is time for the invention of
something new."
— Ind. 67: 550. S. 2, '09. 120w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 501. Ag. 21, '09. 200w.
Macgregor, Mary. Romance of history:
The Netherlands. (Romance of his-
tory ser.) **$2. Stokes. 9-5227.
A story of the Netherlands for boys the ma-
terial for which is freely acknowledged to have
been drawn from Motley's "Dutch republic"
and Prescott's "Philip II."
"The lurid details of the Inquisition and gen-
eral style make it less suitable for children's
than for young people's or even adult's read-
ing."
H A. L, A. Bkl. 5: 95. Mr. '09.
"Mrs. MacGregor writes very well, and her
book . . . will be an excellent introduction to
the fuller studies of Prescott and Martin
Hume."
+ Sat. R. 105: 53. Ja. 11, '08. 170w.
Mach, Edmund Robert O. von. Art of
painting in the nineteenth century.
*$i.25. Ginn. 8-34260.
"French, German, British, and American
painting are discussed, each in a separate chap-
ter; Italy, Spain and the Netherlands are
classed together in one chapter; Russia, Den-
mark, and Scandinavia in another. A book of
170 pages covering so large a field implies that
little more than brief sketches of principal
names has been possible. But the preface
warns us not to expect 'art-criticism, nor clev-
er and pithy sayings,' so we need not be mis-
led. There are thirty-two full-page illustra-
tions."— Dial.
"A convenient handbook."
+ Dial. 46: 233. Ap. 1, '09. 130w.
"A good example of over-condensation."
-I Outlook. 91: 335. F. 13. '09. I20w.
Mclsaac, Isabel. Hygiene for nurses.
*$i.25. Macmillan. 8-25736.
Discusses with generous use of quotations
from good authorities such subjects as food, air,
soil, water, sewage, garbage, causes and dis-
semination of disease, personal, household and
school hygiene, hygiene of occupation, disinfec-
tion and quarantine.
"Though intended as a first book for nurses,
these chapters . . . are not too technical, and
equally important, for the housekeeper. They
are scientific, clear and very practical."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 292. D. '08. +
"Much of the information is good, but there
is far more of it than the average nurse may
be expected to comprehend; nor will she be able
to use many of the directions unless she already
knows too much to need the book."
[. Nation. 87: 529. N. 26, '08. 120w.
Mack, Arthur Carlyle. Palisades of the
9 Hudson. *75c. Palisade press. 9-25288.
A slight volume, fully illustrated, dwelling
upon the formation, tradition, romance, histor-
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Mack, Arthur Carlyle — Continued.
ical associations, natural wonders and preser-
vation of tlie Palisades of the Hudson.
"Probably nowhere else will one find in con-
venient compass so much information on this
subject."^_^^ D. 39:540. O. 2, '09. lOOw.
Mackail, John William. Springs of Helicon:
5 a study in the progress of English
poetry from Chaucer to Milton. **$i.25.
Longmans. 9-7035-
Contains the substance of the author's two
official courses of lectures delivered in 1906 and
1908 at Oxford. The subject suggests -that all
European poetry is connected with and mdebt-
ed to Greece; and that English poetry especial-
ly is indebted to the Grecian stream, from
which it has borrowed, directly and indirect-
ly at three turning points of its development.
These three stages which Professor Mackail
has selected in order to study the growth and
progress of English poetry as a phase of life,
are embodied in Chaucer, Spenser, and Milton.
Each of these is treated at considerable length
in an essay abounding in erudite, broad, and
luminous criticism." (Cath. World.)
"An excellent review of the general movement
In English poetry as exemplified in Chaucer,
Spenser and Milton."
-+- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 173. Je. '09.
"His gift is for detailed appreciation; it is
because his book is not concerned with the prog-
ress of poetry that it is worth reading."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 640. My. 29. 680w.
"Professor MackaH is learned and technical
without being pedantic; he has to convey subtle
appreciations of the supra-sensuous and in-
tangible in terms proper to concrete expres-
sion; but he manages to express intelligibly
what he wants to say, and he has always
something to say that is worth listening to."
+ Cath. World. 89: 252. My. '09. 420w.
"In the end. Professor Mackail's work is
rather to be valued for its general suavity of
tone than judged in accordance with the cor-
rectness or originality of its separate ideas."
^ Nation. 88: 444. Ap. 29, '09. 960w.
"He does not touch the vital heart of the
poetry, nor does he bring it to the point of
contact with real life; his criticism does not
stimulate, and for purely academic analyses,
covering no new ground, there can be little
demand."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 195. Ap. 3, '09. 400w.
"Essays which are not only penetrating and
learned, but which give one the thrill and de-
light of work which has a universal quality."
+ No. Am. 190: 408. S. '09. 470w.
"The immensity of the subject is a difficulty,
but the present volume proves the author's abil-
ity to compress a vast amount of good matter
into a small space without distorting proportions
or confusing his meaning — a rare gift."
+ Sat. R. 107: 691. My. 29, '09. 1200w.
"Professor Mackail's mellifluous prose rises
often to eloquence, but it. escapes the defect of
that quality and is never vapid or obscure. He
coins memorable phrases, but he eschews para-
dox, last, and it is a high merit in a modern
critic, he avoids the kind of pseudo-scientific jar-
gon in which some scholars choose to expound
their views. He is never forgetful of the dig-
nity of English prose."
+ Spec. 102: 818. My. 22, '09. 1900w.
Mackail, John William. Swinhnrne: a Icc-
^^ ture delivered before the University on
April. 30, 1909. ^35c. Oxford.
A tribute to Swinburne the student, the poet,
the man.
"Perhaps it is early yet to give his poetry
the full meed of praise and at times Mr. Mac-
kail seems over-cautious, but then it is the way
of the world to hesitate before it lays the
laurel wreath on the grave of mortality become
immortal."
-I No. Am. 190: 409. S. '09. 500w.
"It it an admirable piece of criticism. It
abounds with good things, — many of the lec-
turerer's own, some chosen with rare insight
from the utterances of others."
H- Spec. 102: 865. My. 29. '09. 230w.
Mackay, Constance D'Arcy. House of the
^- heart and other plays for children; de-
signed for use in the schools. *$i.io.
Holt.
Ten plays suitable ethically, dramatically, and
educationally, for public school performances.
The plays contain lessons in manners and mor-
als, and are so simple in setting and costumes
that, with the full directions accompanying
the text, any teacher can stage them success-
fully.
"A practical little volume for home or school
use."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 798. D. 18, '09. 60vv.
"The collection is really worth having for
constant use." B. L. Israels.
+ Survey. 23: 376. D. 18, '09. 130\v.
Mackay, Mrs. Helen Gansevoort (Ed-
^ wards). Houses of glass: stories of
Paris. **$:. Duffield. 9-9473-
"The sketches are all of Paiusian life, about
stupid and lovely women of the half-world
and their sordid or tragic stories, the in-
trigues of clever women of the social world
and the attempts of silly American women to
tiptoe around the edge of the pit and look
down into it without getting their feet mUddy.
They are told with dramatic effect, and the
author has a very good knack for making vivid
a scene or a character with an illuminating
phrase or sentence." — N. Y. Times.
"Frankly, they are wonderfully well done,
these short sketches in the Maupassant man-
ner— although, of course, they are not quit<»
Maupassant in quality." F: T. Cooper.
-f Bookm. 29: 320. My. '09. 550w.
"While one may honestly admit a difference
of opinion regarding the importance of the
subject-matter of this collection of stories and
sketches, there can be no question about their
vividness of portrayal and their mastery of tech-
nique." Philip Tillinghast.
-I Forum. 41: 397. Ap. '09. 730w.
"The best things in the book, artistically,
are some of the short impressionistic sketches
of phases of life in the restaurants or the
streets. Their illusion of Parisian life and
scene is unusually good."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 240. Ap. 17, '09. 200w.
"The literary artistry of the book is of a
distinctly high order."
+ Outlook. 91: S14. Ap. 10, '09. 70w.
MacKaye, Percy Wallace. Poems. *$i.25.
12 Macmillan. 9-31271.
Mr. Mackaye knows the trick of setting words
aflame to kindle a wondrous soul afire. His
art is broad, as this volume attests. From
his epic ode read at Fort Ticonderoga, July 6,
1909, and his "Sistine eve," in which the dra-
matis personae are figures in the paintings
by Michelangelo and Botticelli on the ceiling
and walls of the Sistine chapel, to his dainty
lyrics seems only a step for this singer who
is instinct with melody.
"No one can read the Ticonderoga ode with-
out a sense of the presence of a large and free
imagination. While the 'Sistine eve' has a
rare beauty of feeling and phrase. The cour-
age and unconventional handling are admirable,
but the work is occasionally rough and inhar-
monious. Mr. Mackaye has abundance of ma-
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terial and the highest alms; he needs more pa-
tience and restraint to give his work that
toucli of art without which genius is crippled.."
-I Outlook. 93: 651. N. 27, '09. 210w.
Mackaye, Percy Wallace. Ode on the cen-
tenary of Abraham Ljncohi. *75c, Mac-
millan. 9-4103.
A poem delivered before the Brooklyn Insti-
tute of arts and sciences at the Academy of
music, Brooklyn, New York, February, 1909.
"The idea — parallel between the birth in the
manger at Bethlehem and that in the rude
Kentucky cabin — is as good as it is old, and the
opening lines which picture the wilderness
about the cabin, the. frozen night, the voices of
the wild creatures that break the \fintry si-
lence just miss being really impressive." (N.
Y. Times.)
"Its regular rime and. meter are well suited
to its subject, and both thought and feeling find
original expression in its lines."
+ Ind. 66: 490. Mr. 4, '09. 170w.
"Despite the stirring swing of the lines here
and there, it must be said that as a whole he
has not succeeded in fusing the humbler de-
tails of Lincoln's life with the elevation of his
general theme."
h Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, '09. 90w.
"Of large Miltonic sound it fails to measure
up to the requirements of the case in the ar-
ticle of matter."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 83. F. 13, '09. 160w.
Mackaye, Percy Wallace. Playhouse and
5 the play, and other addresses con-
cerning the theater and democracy in
America. *$r.25. Macmillan. 9-10640.
In an introduction Mr. Mackaye says: "The
vital problems which confront the drama in
America to-day are not questions of dramatic
art; they are questions which concern the op-
portunities for dramatic art properly to exist
and to mature. Primarily, they are not aesthet-
ic questions; they are civic questions. . . .
They are questions which concern, on the part
of dramatic artists, liberation; on the part of
the public, enlightenment." His five addresses
are: The playhouse and the play, dealing with
conditioning influences of the theatre upon the
drama; The drama of democracy, showing a
possible goal for our native drama; The drama-
tist as citizen, treating the civic status of the
dramatist's profession; Self-expression and the
American drama, emphasizing need of leader-
ship; Art and democracy, dealing with art as
public service.
"Visionary but suggestive."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 173. Je. '09.
Ind. 67: 93. Jl. 8, '09. 230w.
"It is well that they should be offered in this
convenient form, for — and this will be admitted
even by those who do not agree with all his
conclusions — they are full of interesting and
pregnant inatter."
+ Nation. 88: 469. My. 6, '09. 750w.
"There is a great deal of earnest thought
and a sincere devotion to the drama to be
found in Mr. Mackaye's book. But it leaves
the reader cold, for many of the reforms urged
are purelv Utopian."
-j N. Y. Times. 14: 290. My. 8, '09. 600w.
R. of Rs. 39: 767. Je. '09. 140w.
McKeever, William Arch. Psychologic
methods in teaching. $1. Flanagan.
9-8597-
A three part work which tells a teacher what
to see. how to interpret the thing seen, and
how to conduct the teaching so as to produce
the best results for the child. Part one dis-
cusses the principles and methods of teaching;
part two treats of the special branches of in-
struction; and part three presents the subject
of moral instruction.
McKenzie, Robert Tait. E.xercise in educa-
1- tion and medicine. *$3.50. Saunders.
9-19600.
"In the present volume there is nothing of
the propagandist movement to beguile puny
muscle or tight purse strings. A definitioii
and classification of exercise is given in the
first chapter, followed by the physiology of ex-
ercise and the use of massage and passive mo-
tions. Exercise by apparatus and the German
system of physical training are outlined in de-
tail, and a comparison is made with the re-
sults of such modifications as are in most prom-
inent use in America. An interesting account
is given of the jiu jitsu or 'soft business ot
Japan.' . . . The chapters on "Playgrounds and
municipal, gymnasiums,' 'Physical education in
schools,' and 'The physical education of men-
tal and moral defectives' may be read with
profit."— N. Y. Times.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 764. D. 4, '09. 380w.
"This book represents a distinct advance m
the literature on physical e.xercise. It is well
written, and interesting. It contains a good
deal of material of scientific value." T: A. Stor-
ey.
-I Science, n.s. 30: 716. N. 19, '09. 1250w.
Mackinlay, Malcolm Sterling. Garcia the
centenarian and his times: a biography.
*$4. Appleton. 9-9291.
"The biograplier presents a brief sketch of
the elder Garcia and his activity in Spain, Italy,
Paris, and England, and the circumstances in
which Manuel and his two sisters, Maria and
Pauline, afterward the great singers Malibran
and Viardot- Garcia, were brought up — breath-
ing the very atmosphere of opera house and
concert hall. There is naturally much space
given to the visit of the family to New York
in 1825, when tne father brought the first Ital-
ian opera company that ever came to this coun-
try." (N. Y. Times.) "He gives us an interest-
ing account of Garcia's method as a teacher,
and illustrates his modestj', courtesy, patience,
and humour by some characteristic anecdotes."
(Spec.)
-I- Ath. 1908, 1: 459. Ap. 11. 450w.
-f Nation. 88: 259. Mr. 11, '09. 770w.
"He has presented a record of this remark-
able life, as well as of the two remarkable sis-
ters, that will be an important addition to mu-
sical biography."
^ N. Y. Times. 14: 41. Ja. 23, '09. 800w.
"To sum up, the new matter contributed by
Mr. Mackinlay might have furnished forth a
magazine article, but affords no excuse for the
publication of a volume of three hundred and
thirty pages." C. L. G.
\- Spec. 100: 618. Ap. 18, '08. 17o0w.
Maclaren, J. Malcolm. Gold: its geological
« occurrence and geographical distribu-
tion. *2is. Mining Journal, London.
GS9-181.
The book is divided into two parts, namely
the General relations of auriferous deposits
and the Geographic distribution of gold. '•The
longest and m.ost valuable section of the book
is occupied by an account of the geological
structure and mining history of all the chief
goldfields of the world. This part of the work
occupies 544 pages. ' The goldfields are classi-
fied bv continents. Those of Europe are de-
scribed first, and in proportion to their econom-
ic importance receive longer notice than those
of Australia and South Africa. The longest
section is that on the goldfields of North Amer-
ica." (Nature.)
"Though many geologists may be disposed to
differ from the author in some of his conclu-
sions as to the formation of good ores, they
will be no less grateful to him for this valua-
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Maclaren, J, Malcolm — Continued-
ble and trustworthy summary of the volumi-
nous gold literature issued during the past twen-
ty years." J. W. G.
H Nature. 81: 34. Jl. 8, '09. 730w.
"The book is well written, and while it con-
tains much of interest it is doubtful whether
it fills any great and pressing need which is
not already occupied by other works." W. R.
"+ Science, n.s. 30: 57. Jl. 9, '09. 450w.
Maclaurin, Richard Cockburn. Light. (Co-
12 lumbia univ. lectures. The Jesup lec-
tures, 1908-1909.) *$i.5o. Columbia univ.
press, N. Y. 9-18151.
"This book, while not comprehensive eiiough
to serve as a text-book, will meet the require-
ments of those who wish to acquaint them-
selves with the experimental part of the work
that has given us our modern theory of light.
The subjects are treated in the following or-
der: (1) Early contributions to optical theory,
(2) Color vision and color photography, (3)
Dispersion and absorption, (4) Spectroscopy, (5)
Polarization, (6) The laws of reflection and re-
fraction, (7) The principle of interference, (8)
Crystals, (9) Diffraction, (10) Light and elec-
tricity."— Science.
"They are popular in their mode of presen-
tation and at the same time abreast of the
latest developments in the science of optics."
+ Dial. 47: 523. D. 16, '09. 50w.
"The style of the book is clear and concise,
and should prove invaluable to the large body
of teachers of physics throughout the country.
They will find in it much that is scarcely
touched upon in the ordinary textbooks and
their appreciation of the difficulties of pre-
senting such a subject in the technical lan-
guage will put them in that sympathetic frame
of mind that helps so much toward the under-
standing of a writer." Mary Proctor.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 708. N. 13, '09. 850w.
"The author's standing as a physicist is a
sufficient guarantee that the book is free from
errors, and the subject is treated in a very read-
able manner, free from mathematics and re-
quiring little or no previous knowledge of the
subject on the part of the reader. It brings
the subject down to date, or as much so as
can be expected in a popular treatment." R. W.
Wood.
-f Science, n.s. 30: 768. N. 26, '09. 170w.
Maclear, Anne B. Early New England
towns: a comparative study of their
development. (Columbia univ. studies
in history, economics and public law.
V. 29, no. I.) *$i.SO. Longmans. 8-18393.
"Gives in some detail an account of the in-
stitutional life of a Massachusetts town of the
seventeenth century, by means of a comparison
of the institutions^ of five of the earliest of
these towns — Salerri, Dorchester, Watertown,
Roxbury, and Cambridge." — Eng. Hist. R.
Reviewed by H. E. E.
Eng. Hist. R. 24: 197. Ja. "09. 60w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 4.^9. Ag. 8, '08. 570w.
McMahan, Mrs. Anna Benneson. Shake-
1- speare's love story, 1580-1609. **$2.5o.
McClurg. 9-27050.
A charmingly illustrated book whose text has
grown out of the privilege that the author
has taken of selecting a few of Shakespeare's
sonnets from their arbitrary setting by the orig-
inal publisher and of placing them between the
lines of the pages that we know of Shakes-
peare's wooing.
McMurry, Charles Alexander. Special
method in reading in the grades; in-
cluding the oral treatment of stories
and the reading of classics. *$i.25.
Macmillan. 8-33789.
"This book is a combination of two earlier
volumes both of which deal with special method
in reading. ... In the present form the book
will be found to contain in the main three
lines of treatment of the subject. In the first
place, it is a plea for the teaching of reading
in- all grades for the sake of its content. Sec-
ondly, several chapters are devoted to a consid-
eration of the technique of teaching reading to
beginners; and thirdly, the book contains a
course of study in reading for each of the
grades together with illustrative lessons." — El.
School T.
"Contains a large amount of suggestive and
helpful material."
+ Educ. R. 37: 317. Mr. '09. 60w.
"The bibliographical material of the book is
extensive and valuable."
-h El. School T. 9: 390. Mr. '09. 460w.
"Even if he has been a little inclined to draw
the subject toward himself, his book contains
a good many useful hints and observations,
particularly so with reference to the primary
teaching of reading — to say nothing of the ad-
vantage of having the entire matter once worked
out and exhibited."
H Ind. 67: 297. Ag. 5, '09. 140w.
"The fact that Dr. McMurry* speaks with the
enthusiasm of conviction and experience should
make this work stimulating to primary instruc-
tors."
-t- Nation. 88: 415. Ap. 22, '09. 140w.
Macnaughtan, S. Three Miss Graemes.
$1.50. Dutton. 9-35443.
"The reader makes the acquaintance of three
aristocratic and rather superb young ladies,
who might be mermaids as far as their knowl-
edge of English society goes. They are chap-
eroned by a mean and affable lady of title
who, though a farcical figure, is portrayed with
considerable knowledge of a class who collect
acquaintances much as a philatelist collects
postage stamps. The author might have spared
us that figure, unaccountably dear to fiction,
the ass who poses as a literary genius." — Ath.
+ Dial. 47: 466. D. 1, '09. 150w.
"Skilful character portrayal and the contrasts
the plot provides make the main interest in a
slight and somewhat vague story."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 114. Ap. '09.
"Humour, irony, and pathos distinguish the
first eighty pages of this novel; but there is a
noticeable drop when the scene shifts from a
Scottish island to London."
H Ath. 1908, 1: 505. Ap. 25. lOOw.
"Though it lacks the directness and artistic
finish of 'The expensive Miss Du Cane,' the story
has the quaint daintiness of its own heroines
and is a pleasant companion for an idle hour, its
very gentle verbosity having a certain soothing
quality."
+ Nation. 88: 171. F. 18, '09. 230w.
"The book's interest and charm lie in the
author's remarkable skill in the portrayal of
character and m the cleverness with which she
carries on the contrast between the unworldli-
ness of the three girls and their London sur-
roundings."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 71. F. 6, '09. 540w.
"A story which chiefly impresses us by its
grace and beauty, though there is a certain
hiatus in the presentment which requires either
courage or obtuseness on the part of the reader
to overcome."
-I Sat. R. 106: 118. Jl. 25, '08. 320w.
"It is clever satire of its acidulated kind.
Admirers of Miss Macnaughtan's earlier work—
among whom we desire to be reckoned — wiU
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regret that she should have deviated so far
from the paths 0/ geniality in which her en-
gaging talents have hitherto been most con-
spicuously displayed."
H Spec. 100: 754. My. 9, '08. 550w.
MacNutt, Francis Augustus. Bartholomew
de las Casas: his life, his apostolate,
and his writings. **$3.50. Putnam.
9-2758.
A biography which seeks to "assign to the
noblest Spaniard who ever landed in the west-
ern world, his true place among those great
spirits who have defended and advanced the
cause of just liberty, and, at the same time, to
depict the conditions under which the curse of
slavery was first introduced into North Amer-
ica." The author includes the events that best
illustrate the character-development of this
sixteenth-century historian of early Spanish
America, missionary worker, and staunch
friend of the Indians.
"The interest and utility of this able biog-
raphy is enhanced by its appendices."
+ Cath. World. 89: 108. Ap. '09. 900w.
"Is pleasantly written, contains good por-
traits and a map, and shows careful study of
the writings of Las Casas, but does not really
add very much to our knowledge of him." VV.
L. G.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24:830. O. '09. 290w.
"A fascinating story of Las Casas and his
publishers have given the story a material form
that is a delight to the eye."
+ Ind. 67: 254. Jl. 2i), '09. 400w.
"The book is an impartial, entertaining rec-
ord of one of the most important periods of the
world's history. Best of all, Mr. MacNutt has
succeeded in fusing a human interest into the
dry facts of history."
-I- Lit. D. 38: 304. F. 20, '09. 520w.
"The- book is in many ways so satisfactory
that one lays it down with a distinct feeling of
regret that lack of thorough and careful study
has prevented it from being really good."
H Nation. 88: 388. Ap. 15, '09. 800w.
"Mr. MacNutt makes him a most vital and
interesting figure." W: A. Bradley.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 94. F. 20, '09. 470w.
R. of Rs. 39: 507. Ap. '09. 70w.
"He has spared no pains in making It as
authentic and as complete as the thorough-
going study of documents and books could en-
sure."
+ Spec. 102: 503. Mr. 27, '09. 450w.
Macphail, Andrew. Essays in politics. *$i.8o.
1-' Longmans.
A group of Canadian essays in politics deal-
ing with such subjects as the patience of Eng-
land, Canada's patent-law, her last political
election, commerce, a neighbor's view of the
United States, and British diplomacy In rela-
tion to Canada.
"No one will agree with the author in every-
thing, and all will be pleased by the way in
which he puts his paradoxes — as they will
seem — at points where his opinions are not
shared. We heartily commend Mr. Macphail's
essays, and do not fear that anyone will adopt
his opinions as a whole."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 124. Jl. 31. 300w.
"The book is well calculated to offset aggres-
sive publications that assume preferential tar-
iffs as the indispensable basis of federation.
There is much in it that rings clear and true."
H Nation. 89: 383. O. 21, '09. 530w.
"We can best sum up what we feel about
this suggestive and admirable book by saying
that if we could have our way we would
oblige every cabinet minister at home and
throughout the nations of the empire to read,
mark, learn, and Inwardly digest It. Though
we may not a^ee with It In all Its details, we
are thoroughly at one with the aplrlt by which
It is Inspired."
-I Spec. 103: 418. S. 18, '09. 2000w.
McPherson, Logan Grant. Railroad freight
8 rates in relation to the industry and
commerce of the United States. **$2.25.
Holt. 9-13047.
A book for the general public and younger
railroad men which furnishes clear, first-hand
information on the present freight rate sys-
tem and tells how it has been evolved. Prepara-
tion for this exposition of the effect of freight
rates of the rauroaus upon the industry and
commerce of the United States has taken the
writer to every part of the country to inter-
view shippers, representatives of commercial
organizations and officers in charge of the
traffic departments of railroads.
"Though somewhat biased in favor of the
railroads, it will be a very serviceable volume
for students and should be added to large li-
braries already having Haines' 'Railway cor-
porations as public servants' and Noyes' 'Amer-
ican railroad rates.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. C: 44. O. '09.
"There are several chapters in this volume
of particular interest because of their weaitu
of information. Their main value lies in the
extensive data which has been collected ratner
than in the deductions that are drawn. The
volume unfortunately lacks logical arrangement
of the subjects discussed." G. G. Huebner.
-i Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 622. N. 'uy. 470w.
"It must be admitted thait the book is inter-
esting in spite of its defects, for it contains
many concrete details in the way of unofficial
information gleaned from interviews and inter-
course with railway men. On the whole, the
book cannot be regarded as a safe guide for
the student; neither is it of much real value to
those who can detect its defects and erroneous
conclusions." C. W. Doten.
f- Econ. Bull. 2: 228. S. '09. 900w.
"Exhaustive volume."
-f Ind. 67:658. S. 16, '09. 400w.
"Few would be inclined to dissent from these
conclusions and Mr. McPherson has rendered
service in furnishing much new data upon this
vexed problem. The work is not fortunately ar-
ranged. This is very noticeable despite a serv-
iceable index and a detailed table of contents."
L. C. Marshall.
H J. Pol. Econ. 17: 479. Jl. '09. 500w.
"While his study is condensed, and in some
respects incomplete ... he has added much to
our knowledge of the subject by simplifying for
the layman, with great success a very complex
system of rate adjustments."
-I Nation. 89: 357. O. 14, '09. 1200w.
"Takes up the economics and laws of a sub-
ject more vexed than any other among present
problems, and treats it worthily. Mr. McPher-
son has a rare talent of compressed and yet lu-
minous exposition."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 674. O. 30, '09. 570w.
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 384. S. '09. llOw.
McSpadden, Joseph Walker. Waverley syn-
1" opses: a guide to the plots and char-
acters of Scott's Waverley novels. 50c.
Crowell. 9-21669.
The third of Mr. McSpadden's series of syn-
opses of great authors. The plan of the book
is to place the various stories in their proper
historical sequence, to give a cast of characters
and an outline of the plot. There is a general
indov.
Dial. 47: 241. O. 1, '09. 40w.
"The work has been done with care and In-
telligence, and presents such a clear review
and summary of the immense mass of Sir Wal-
ter's work as will make it especially valuable
for students of English literature in high
schools and colleges."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 576. S. 25, '09. 180w.
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Macvane, Edith. Black flier. t$i-5o. Moffat.
8 9-14216.
A motor-car story ingeniously piecing to-
getlier a series of exciting and unexpected hap-
penings. A voung man at the moment of his
marriage finds an error in the license, has-
tens off to have it corrected, meets with an ac-
cident, is picked up by a young woman, in spite
of expostulations is carried off in a motor car
to the Scottish border, and there seems pow-
erless while she registers his name as that of
her husband. The woman flees while he is
charged with the theft of her car. How these
events end his intended marriage and start him
along another path of romance is the con-
cern of the tale.
"The book does not carry conviction with it.
Nevertheless, it is destined to be widely read
and popularly enjoyed, because it does give an
exhilarating illusion of the rush and swirl of
a mad flight, the breathless onward plunge
through space, the fascination of limitless and
lawless speed." F: T. Cooper.
H • Bookm. 29: 647. Ag. '09. 470w.
"One of the most fascinatingly ingenious
comedies that we have encountered in the fic-
tion of recent years." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 46. Jl. 16, '09. 470w.
"It takes some effort on the part of the would-
be time squelcher to swallow whole this initial
situation, but, what with an ever-present sense
of its comedy, notwithstanding its distressful-
ness to her characters, and a good, swinging
style the author has made it entertaining."
+' — N. Y. Times. 14: 464. Jl. 31, '09. 600w.
MacVane, Edith.
Dillingham.
Thoroughbred. t$i-50.
9-8813.
Deals with a trying situation between hus-
band and wife. The husband, cashier of a
large trust company, is accused by the real
criminal, the president of the institution, of
misappropriating a half million dollars. The
"thoroughbred" wife takes a hand in the game,
and the she makes a few false moves, check-
mates the malefactor and saves her husband s
reputation.
"Its plot is well made, its action rapid, and
its emotional atmosphere kept at a high figure.
Nevertheless it is an entirely artificial story,
and, while there is nothing in it that might not
happen any day, its inspiration has come from
other novels and not from real life."
^ N. Y. Times. 14: 146. Mr. 13, '09. IBOw.
Madach, Imre. Tragedy of man; tr. from
the Hungarian by W: N. Loew. $1.50.
Arcadia press.
A drama which in dealing with Adam in his
various reappearances since the garden of Eden
days deals not with the life of one man, or of
the nation, but with mankind as a whole.
"The hero is Adam, the eternal type of human-
ity The work displays the whole history of
man, not merely his past, but his present, and
even his future. We witness the whole process
of man's development, up to the time when the
human race will be extinguished, and its earth-
ly home become frozen and uninhabitable.
Seen through the eyes of the poet, that history
appears a huge, grim tragedy. The problern
for the poet to solve was, how to compress such
an immense subject within the narrow limit of
a single drama." (Introd.)
"Few books are better calculated to enlarge
our continental narrowness and to teach us to
respect the intellect and genius of less progres-
sive races." Bolton Hall.
-I- Arena. 41: 254. F. '09. 670w.
"A faithful translation of the great classic,
so far as its argument is concerned, but as for
reproducing it in English as a poem, the work
of Mr. Loew is a failure."
-J, Ind. 66: 1035. My. 13, '09. 200w.
"The poet — at least in this version — has not
succeeded in imparting any real life to the
shifting characters that crowd his canvas. No
one ever appears really to want anything or to
do anything. It is all talk; and, as to the Eng-
lish, not very good talk."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 98. F. 20, '09. lOOOw.
"There is not, it must be confessed, much
poetry in the English version, but a perusal of
even a portion of this great poem is worth while
for its demonstration of the intellect and genius
of the Hungarian people."
H R. of Rs. 40: 123. Jl. '09. lOOw.
Maennel, Dr. B. Auxiliary education ; the
^ training of backward children ; translated
by Emma Sylvester, **$i.so. Doubleday.
9-24001.
Discusses the rise and development of schools
for defectives, plan for admitting pupils, the
parents, health of pupils, traits, the organiza-
tion of an auxiliary school and classification of
pupils, the program, course of study, methods of
teaching, discipline, preparation of pupils for
church, relation of slate towards schools, the
teachers and the principal, the pedagogical val-
ue of the schools, and the education of ex-
ceptional children in the United States.
Maeterlinck, Maurice. Blue bird: a fairy
play in five acts; tr. by Alexander
Teixeira de Mattos. **$i.20. Dodd.
9-8584.
"Written with charming sin'iplicity. and tell-
ing a story admirably suited to childish inter-
ests and understanding, this play makes an
equally strong appeal to adults by its imagi-
native symbolism, its freshness of humor and
observation, and the inventive spirit which ani-
mates its parable. It deals with the dream ad-
ventures of Tyltil and Mytil, the children of a
wood-cutter who are coinmissioned by the
fairy Berylune (the very counterpart of an old
neighbor, Madame Berlingot) to go in quest of
the Blue Bird whose possession will enable man
to discover the hidden souls of animals and
things, and so deprive them of their last vestige
of independence." — Nation.
"The child's naive point of view is well sus-
tained."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 174. Je. '09.
"To attract the attention of young people
to the romance and the wonders of science,
while telling an ingenuous story of fairies and
magic, is no easy task: but it is one M. Maeter-
linck has accomplished, and that without let-
ting his desire to be instructive fetter the free-
dom or gaiety of his fancy."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 163. Ag. 7. llOOw.
"Is certainly a very charming piefce. It makes
as real and as intense an impression as did any
of M. Maeterlinck's earlier successes." E: E:
Hale, jr.
+ Dial. 46: 296. My. 1, '09. 1500w.
"This fairy play, ostensibly written for chil-
dren, obviously like many another of the kind
intended for grown-ups, is pure joy and opti-
mism."
+ Ind. 66:765. Ap. 8, '09. 420w.
"It is possible that some of the original
charm of. this fascinating vision may have been
lost in the translation, but enough remains to
prove it a masterpiece of its kind. Only gen-
ius could charge a nursery tale with so much
significance without robbing it of its childlike
-j- Nation. 88: 366. Ap. 8, '09. 900w.
"The play is literature — and poetry — of great
power and charm; it is cast in dramatic form
not through caprice but through the inherent
demands of the theme. The translation merits
praise." .„„ , „„„
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 207. Ap. 10, '09. 1200w.
"Unimaginative and literal-minded people
are warned off these premises; they will find
nothing but nonsense here; but those who like
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'The little white bird' and 'Peter Pan' will
delight in the poetic beauty and freshness of
feeling of this modern fairy play."
+ Outlook. i)2: 69. My. 8, '09. 330w.
"We are sure that children would delight to
have it read to them, just as a fairy story of
strange creatures that appear natural In the
fresh imagination of children."
+ Sat. R. 107: 792. Je. 19, '09. 150w.
Magnus, Laurie. English literature in the
"-' nineteenth century: an essay in criticism.
*$2. Putnam. 9-35^47-
Not so much a history of English literature
between 1784 and the present day as a survey
of that literature as a whole and an essay in
its criticism.
"Will be valuable as a supplementary work
for advanced students in English literature
rather than as a textbook."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 79. N. '09.
"Mr. Magnus's style is scarcely satisfying;
the issues are apt to be obscured by conscien-
tious epigram and rhetorical e.xuberance; but
the book shows qualities of care and thorough-
ness, though its conclusions too often engender
a spirit of controversy rather than of convic-
tion."
1- Ath. 1909, 2: 204. Ag. 21. 800w.
"On the whole it may be said by way of
general stricture, he hardly seems to be at
the most ad\antageous point of view somehow.
Not only is his formula too cramped; he is al-
most too mucli of the thing he criticises to be
a thoroly safe critic. The merit of the book
consists in its 'apergus' and flashes of insight
which are at times exceedingly penetrating."
H Ind. 67: 710. S. 23, '09. 320w.
"With Victorian literature in general, he is
heartily sympathetic and at the same time dis-
criminating. In dealing with individual writers
lie is direct, specific, and vivid. The failure of
Mr. Magnus to bring into strong relief the main
currents of literature in his period is due, in the
first place, to the lack of political and philo-
sophical ballast, and in the second to an almost
total neglect of foreign influences, arising from
a wisli to prove the independence of English lit-
erature."
f- Nation. 89: 143. Ag. 12, '09. 1050w.
"The book is distinctly adapted to those read-
ers who already have a pretty wide acquaintance
with English literature. For the student to
whom the ground is unfamiliar there is the
double bewilderment of a multitude of names
not met with often enough to become fixed in
the mind, and casual references to matters
biographical and literary that need to be known
as a condition precedent to the enjoyment of
such incidental criticism."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 534. S. 11, '09. 1200w.
"We do not know of any book dealing with the
same subject in which the reader, anxious to
improve his knowledge of modern literary his-
torj', will gain more. We cannot accept all
Mr. Magnus's dicta."
+ — Spec. 103: 352. S. 4, '09. 150w.
Mahabharata. Bhagavad gita "The songs
of the master"; tr. with an introd. and
commentary by C: Johnston. $1. C:
Johnston, Flushing, N. Y. 8-18365.
A trustworthy English version of a poem em-
bodying the essence of Vedantic philosophy.
The translation is accompanied by a general in-
troduction and separate introductions to each
of the eighteen books of the GitS..
"Mr. Johnston's judgments at the outset are
not such as to inspire confidence in his guid-
ance. With courageous independence he takes
no heed of predecessors. The difficulty of the
translator, of course, lies in the philosophical
terms. Mr. Johnston evidently desires to make
his version intelligible and interesting to Eng-
lish readers. He therefore strives to avoid all
technicalities, but he is landed consequently in
frequent vagueness and inexactitude. With the
ethical and religious vocabulary Mr. Johnston
is lar more successful, and his deep sympathy
with some of the fundamental conceptions of
the poem makes his interpretations full of sug-
gestiveness." J. E. Carpenter.
-I Hibbert J. 7: 700. Ap. '09. 2850w.
"Can be recommended as the most satisfactory
version of the 'Bhagavad GIta' in the English
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 San-
skrit or has failed to reproduce the force of
tlie original."
-I • Nation. 87: 117. Ag. 6, '08. 400w.
"Those who wish to know something at first
hand of the essence of Vedantic philosophy will
find this fine translation, with its admirable
expository commentaries, a convenient and sat-
isfactory little volume." J. H. Coates.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 445. Ag. 15, '08. 2200w.
Mahaffy, John Pentland. What have the
^^ Greeks done for modern civilization?:
the Low^ell lectures of 1908-09. **$2.5o.
Putnam. 9-27603.
A brief, popular summary of the author's
study regarding the influence of Greek civiliza-
tion upon modern life, showing his conclusions
regarding the modern world's political, social,
literary, artistic, and philosophical heritage
from the Greeks.
These lectures have all the popular qualities
and charm of style that characterize the au-
thor s earlier writings."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 121. D. '09.
"He seems to be lecturing to the intelligent
workingmen in a mechanics' institute, or the
'young ladies' of a fashionable boarding-school
The broad and deep handling of his theme is
also somewhat hampered by the cut and dried
academic divisions into which the lecturer di-
vides his subject. It is impossible for Professor
Mahaffy to write anything that is not inform-
ing, a^nd these lectures, thin and superficial as
they must needs be as adopted to the audience
the lecturer considered he was to address, are
interesting."
-I • Lit. D. 39: 784. N. 6, '09. 750w.
"We have dealt at greatest length with his
chapters on literature and art since they most
invite to controversy, and we have touched
most on those few points in which we have been
presumptuous enough to disagree with the fa-
mous Irish scholar whose book has fascinated
us." Christian Gauss.
-\ N. Y. Times. 14: 720. N. 20, '09. 1750w.
"These lectures are a valuable contribution
to the discussion now going on in the interest
of the culture studies which suffer in the pur-
suit of bread-and-butter studies."
-I- Outlook. 93: 516. O. 30, '09. 320w.
R. of Rs. 40: 763. D. "09. 70\v.
Mahan, Alfred Thayer. Harvest within:
« thoughts on the life of the Christian.
**$i.5o. Little. 9-15066.
A collection of the scattered, occasional
thoughts and refiections of a lifetime bearing
upon the conception summed up in "Because I
live, ye shall live also." The underlying theme
of the work is the mystical relation of the in-
dividual life of the Christian man, and the
corporate life of the Christian church, to the
life of God in Jesus Christ.
"A book of this kind from tlie pen of a dis-
tinguished layman will exert an influence among
wide circles that would be impervious to the
professional divine."
4- Cath. World. 89: 683. Ag. '09. 550w.
"A work of devout and disjointed medita-
tions, springing from a narrow and inflexible
creed. It must be chiefly of interest to those
who share its convictions." J: Bascom.
-^ Dial. 47: 72. Ag. 1, '09. llOOw.
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"They are all marked with deep piety, and
some of them show clearly that they were writ-
ten by one with a very great knowledge of the
^^^^^- _(. N_ Y. Times. 14: 420. Jl. 3, '09. 400w.
P. of Rs, 40: 256. Ag. '09. 60w.
"We thank Captain Mahan for a piece of
self-revelation which is in a high degree edi-
fying and interesting."
-I- Spec. 103: 7y2. N. 13, '09. 420w.
Mahan, Alfred Thayer. Naval administra-
tion and warfare: some general prin-
ciples, with other essays. **$i.50. Little.
8-31976.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
sive transformations. In the concluding chap-
ters the activity of substances in general and
the mechanism of radio-active changes are
briefly discussed."— Nature.
"Thev contain admirable statements of fact
and opinion from the viewpoint of an author-
ity in naval art and history."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 80. Mr. '09. Hh
"The general reader will not care for the first
chapters, dealing with our Board of admiralty
and the United States navy department."
-j Ath. 1909, 1: 11. Ja. 2. 1300w.
"His method, which, as somebody has said, is
to deal with a few large, plain, simple ideas,
contributes to render his work intelligible and
interesting to the lay mind in a measure very
much beyond the degree in which this quality is
usually found in books of experts."
+ Cath. World. 88: 681. F. '09. 700w.
"While every product of Capt. Mahan's fer-
tile pen deserves careful reading, this latest col-
lection of essays possesses the added merit of
exceptional timeliness."
+ _ Nation. 88: 94. Ja. 28. '09. 800w.
"The chapter which deals with the organiza-
tion of the navy department is by far the most
important, particularly so as it deals with a
subject that is now so very much before the
country. ^ ^ -pimes. 14: 40. Ja. 23, '09. lOOOw.
"Each essays conveys sound information in
an entertaining, readable way. It is a volume
of essays easily read and well worth reading.
+ Outlook. 90: 888. D. 19, '09. 420w.
-I- Spec. 102: 60. Ja. 9, '09. 800w.
Major, Charles. Gentle knight of old Bran-
11 denburg. $1.50. Macmillan. 9-26322.
This gentle knight is fat and a wondrous
beer drinker, but nevertheless he plays a heroic
role in the love story of the Princess Wilhelmina
of Prussia, beloved sister of Crown Prince Fritz
who was later to become Frederick the Great.
Both are cordially hated by their father, the
weak, bad-tempered old king who is the prey
of Austria's spies; whose persecution of the
sweet princess and whose terrible treatment of
courtiers form a strange and complicated story.
The hero, kidnapped by the king's agents for
his giant regiment, wins the king by his fear-
lessness, the princess and her brother by his
loyal friendship and at last by a series of com-
plications worthy of the author of "When
knighthood was in flower," wins his heart's
desire.
Makower, Walter. Radioactive substances:
their properties and their behaviour.
(International scientific ser.) *$l.75.
Appleton. 8-33947.
"The author's aim in writing this volume Is
to present the chief phenomena and theories re-
lating to radio-activity in a concise and simple
form. . . . All branches of the subject are
treated in this book. Beginning with chapters
on the nature of gaseous conductivity and on
the methods of measurement employed, the
author goes on to describe the discovery of the
radio-active substances, the nature of the radi-
ations they emit, the emanations, the active
deposits from the emanations, and their succes-
"A popular treatment in comparison with
Rutherford's works but full and scholarly."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 142. My. 'Oy.
"That there is room for such a book there
can be no doubt. Nor is the book wanting in
matter not to be found elsewhere, or only dis-
coverable with difficulty. We have discovered
only two clerical errors."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 794. D. 19. 1450w.
"It can be studied with profit before taking
up Dr. Le Bon's treatise in the same series."
+ Nation. 87: 583. D. 10, '08. 120w.
"In summarising work on points about which
there is difference of opinion the author
shows a commendable caution, and his verdict
usually appeals to one as sale. The book con-
stitutes a valuable addition to the literature of
radio-activity, and can be recommended to
those interested in that fascinating subject."
J. A. M.
-I Nature. 79: 157. D. 10. '08. 470w.
"To one at all interested in the progress of
physical science this volume will well repay a
careful reading."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 594. O. 9, '09. 330w.
Mallet, Bernard. Thomas George, earl of
Northbrook, G. C. S. I.: a memoir. $5.
Longmans. « 9-14131.
Sketches Lord Northbrook's family history,
his early life, his early private secretaryships,
Ills work in the capacity of Civil lord of the ad-
miralty in Lord Palmerston's government, of
Under secretary at the India oflice. War office,
and Home office, etc; treats at length the pe-
riod of governor-generalship of India; and de-
votes the last chapters to his relation to the af-
fairs of Afghanistan and Egypt.
"He was clear, calm and consistent, almost
methodical in his statesmanship; and this book
resembles its subject."
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 613. Ap. '09. 340w.
"Mr. Bernard Mallet has admirably performed
a most difficult task."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 507. O. 24. 1800w.
"Mr. Mallet writes a plain style, even a
trifle stiff at times, but he spares eulogy and
evidently purposes to tell the truth."
-I Nation. 88: 439. Ap. 29, '09. 470w.
"The very attempt which he makes to recog-
nize [Lord Northbrook's grave defects of tem-
perament and imagination, of judgment and
insight] candidly yet with such discretion as not
to detract from the impressiveness of the pic-
ture which it is his business to present, gives
the work the note of insincerity inseparable
from such an undertaking conceived and ap-
proached in such a spirit." W: A. Bradley.
h N. Y. Times. 14: 7. Ja. 2, '09. 400w.
4- Sat. R. 107: 116. Ja. 23, '09. 300w.
"The book is well proportioned, it is written
with unerring taste, it is graceful, and, above
all, it succeeds in giving a clear picture of its
subject."
+ Spec. 101: 736. N. 7, '08. 2000w.
Mallock, William Hurrell. An immortal
soul. t$i.50. Harper. 8-31 158.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"From the novelist's standpoint Mr. Mallock's
book is a clever piece of work, full of action,
sparkling dialogue, and vivid pictures of char-
acter and manners. He manages the mystifica-
tion element dramatically enough to make the
story not a bad second to 'Jekyll and Hyde.'
From the philosophical point of view his close
is rather impotent."
-I Cath. World. 88: 685. F. '09. 580w.
"Readers who do not expect this sort of
thing in a novel may well complain that he
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does not play the game, and will be justified if
their quest is for enteitainment only. But if
they are sufficiently serious of mind to enter
into the spirit of the author's speculations,
they will give, if anything, a more absorbed
attention to his psychological discussion than
to the fictive framework in which it is set."
W; M. Payne.
H Dial. 46: 84. F. 1, '09. 700w.
"Much of the time we might fancy ourselves
in a laboratory rather than a studio. Yet the
story is not without a leisurely, whimsical,
well-nigh Peacockian flavor."
-] Nation. 88: 67. Ja. 21, '09. 440w.
"A story which at no stage fails to hold,
both in point of plausibility and deep intel-
lectual interest. Of the supplementary char-
acters it is proper to say that they are far more
than ordinarily well done, and that the argu-
ments of science and of the church are fairly
presented."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 688. N. 21, '08. 250w.
"We read on, won by the thoroughness of
his work."
+ Outlool<. 91: 107. Ja. 16, '09. 400w.
"A really clever romance."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 122. Ja. '09. 60w.
"The book is extremely interesting. It will
bore the matter-of-fact, distress the orthodox,
and send the inquisitive to works on psycholo-
gy."
-^ Sat. R. 106: 764. D. 19, '08. 360w.
"The net result of this dovetailing of alleg-
ed scientific fact with fiction is extremely
h'Spec. 102: 100. Ja. 16, '09. 700w.
Mallory, Herbert Samuel. Tempered steel.
^ $1.50. Fenno. 9-13967.
A story set in the time of the strife between
Stephen and Matilda for the English crown.
"One hears the cry of battle, and the clash of
lances in single combats, and there are maid-
ens in trouble and renegade Knights. The story
will make one think of Tennyson and his 'Idylls
of the king,' and the characters will at once re-
mind one of Lancelot and Guinevere, Modred
and Arthur, Paolo and Francesca." (N. Y.
Times.)
N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, '09. 170w.
"If the reader — steeped in naturalism — de-
clines to see much reality in the characters,
he is nevertheless entertained in an agreeable
and workmanlike manner."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 450. Jl. 24, '09. 200w.
Maltzahn, Curt L. W., baron v. Naval war-
fare: its historical development from
the age of the great geographical dis-
coveries to the present time; tr. from
the German by J: Combe Miller. *75c.
Longmans.
"The Admiral's treatise is founded upon lee
tures he delivered at the German naval acad-
emy, of which he for a time was the head. It
gives the history of naval development from the
earliest times to the present, from the point of
view of one who believes thoroughly in the
strong navy. With respect to his own" country,
the Admiral says: 'The backbone of all success
is a navy powerful for combat.' " — N. Y. Times.
"He is especially competent to treat naval
warfare from the German point of view, and
what he says is of interest, in presenting the
case of those who urge a great navy as neces-
sary to a nation, which is largely engaged in
commerce. When these war scares and buga-
boos become recognized as figments of the im-
agination and treated as maladies, this little
book will find its true place, for it is a symptom
rather than a treatise."
H Nation. 88: 333. Ap. 1, '09. 550w.
"An excellent translation."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, '09. 230w.
Manchester, Arthur Livingston. Twelve
lessons in the fundamentals of voice
production. (Music students' lib.) $1.
Ditson. 8-33831.
A students' handbook of the essentials of
good tone-production, teaching the recognition
of the conditions, comfort and firmness which
accompany the producing of good tones.
"A beginner in the study of voice culture
may find valuable help in the handy and sen-
sible little treatise."
+ Ind. 66: 869. Ap. 22, '09. 90w.
Nation. 88: 368. Ap. 8, '09. 180w.
Manly, John Matthews, comp. English
^ prose (1137-1890). *$i.50. Ginn. 9-12184.
A companion volume to Manly's "English
prose" and, like it, is intended chiefly for use
in a general survey of English literature. It is
suca an anthology of poems important eitner
historically or for their intrinsic merits, as will
permit a teacher to make his own selection
in accordance with his tastes and the needs of
his class. Whole selections rather than ex-
cerpts have been chosen in order to show sus-
tained power and control of organic structure.
"A convenient volume for the small library
wishing to have a compendium of representa-
tive examples and for any library that has
many student demands."
•f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 45. O. '09. +
Dial. 46: 375. Je. 1, '09. 60w.
"In the absence of cheap and reliable single
texts, such books make a valuable acquisition
for student or even general reader."
-h Ind. 67: 2ti8. Ag. 5, '09. 80w.
"All things considered— abundance, variety,
interest, range, compactness, and legibility —
this is decidedly the most useful thing of its
kind in the field."
-\ Nation. 89: 283. S. 23, '09. 320w.
Mannix, Mary Ellen. Cupa revisited. 45c.
■* Benziger. 9-8573.
"Introduces young folk to the Californian
Indian as he is to-day; and iacidentally gives
them a lesson in history by drawing their at-
tention to the contrast between the Indian's
condition to-day and that which he enjoyed
while the missions flourished." — Cath. World.
Caih. World. 89: 260. My. '09. 40w.
Mansfield, Milburg Francisco (Francis Mil-
1*^ toun, pseud.). Italian highways and by-
ways from a motor car; with pictures
by Blanche McManus. $3. Page.
9-13515.
"In the space of 370 not over closely printed
pages, diversified by Blanche McManus's sug-
gestive illustrations, we are hurried from the
Genoa Riviera to Naples by way of Tuscany,
round through Romagna to Venice, Lombardy.
and back to Piedmont. . . . The book is full
of helpful hints, not only regarding byways to
seek out, but when these have been sought and
found, other directions of a more practical na-
ture concerning distances and inns, garages,
and gasolene." — Nation.
"The information is of necessity fragmentary
and unrelated. It all has a somewhat rushed,
sixty-miles-an-hour effect."
H Ind. 67: 822. O. 7, '09. 350w.
"The illustrations are always interesting,
those in colors being particularly striking."
-f- Lit. D. 39: 442. S. 18, '09. 130w.
"It may well be a literal 'vade mecum.' "
+ Nation. 89: 24. Jl. 8, '09. 200w.
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Mantzius, Karl. History of theatrical art
^ in ancient and modern times; au-
thorized tr. by Louise von Cossel. 5v.
^- 5- *$3-5o. Lippincott. 5-18107.
V. 5. Great actors of the eighteenth century.
"Tlie fifth volume maintains the reputation of
the worli, and is rightly styled, inasmuch as the
time of which it treats was more an age of
acting than of dramatic fecundity, 'Great ac-
tors of the eighteenth century.' The players
covered in this survey include Carolina Neuber,
Konrad Ekhof, Schroder, Iffland, and Adrienne
Lecouvreur among continental celebrities; and
such persons of mark on our own stage as
Betterton. Gibber, j^nne Oldfield, Quin, Mack-
lin, and Garrick." — Ath.
"Herr Karl Mantzius knows, as few men do,
how to write interesting stage history — knows
how to arrange and group his material, and
also how to conceal scholarship that is wide
and thorough under a style of delightful vi-
vacity. Herr Mantzius is a little unfair to our
comedy of the eighteenth century, and indulges,
we venture to think, in rather hasty general-
izations. Our old comedy writers seem to an-
noy him by their lack of 'architetonic master-
ship.' Here we seem to strike upon a certain
defect of sympathy in an historian who Is
otherwise admirably catholic in his taste."
H Ath. IfiOO. 1: 474. Ap. 17. 370w. (Re-
view of v. 5.)
"If tlie historical acumen of Dr. Mantzius is
occasionally dimmed and his sense of propor-
tion dwarfed by Germanic influence, lie is nev-
ertheless a painstaking student who has made
the history of his craft his life-work. His
work is almost monumental: indeed, it should
find a place in tlie dramatic alcove of every
library, for in no other single work has so
much information concerning the stage been
brought M'ithin reach of the student and thor-
oughly indexed." H. C. ChatfiPld-Taylor.
-f- — Dial. 47: 122. S. 1. '09. 1200w." (Review
of V. 5.)
"As an interesting, chatty conspectus the
book will be useful to the casual reader: to
the student of the stage it offers little save col-
location of accepted opinion on the great
names of three national stages. The transla-
tion is une\en: usually it is competent, but at
moments the pronouns squint badly."
+ — Nation. 81:334. O. 7, '09. 350w. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
"Karl Mantzius is a painstaking historian of
the dramatic stage, and his voluminous history
is a serviceable work. As a history of English
acting in the eighteenth century, Mantzius's
few chapters are woefullv deficient."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 269. My. 1, '09. loOOw.
(Review of v. 5.)
Sat. R. 107: 758. Je. 12, '09. llOw. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
Manucci, Niccolo. Storia do Mogor; or
Mogul India, 1653-1708; tr. with introd.
and notes by W: Irvine. (Indian texts
ser.) ea. *$3.So. Button. 8-17330.
"With the support of the Government of In-
dia and under the aegis of the Royal Asiatic
society the elaborate 'Storia do Mogor,' sent
to Europe by Niccolao Manucci more than two
hundred years ago, now first reaches the pub-
lic as he wrote it, allowing for the change from
Portuguese and French and Italian into Eng-
lish." (Acad.) "Manucci's story is an exceed-
ingiv valuable contribution to the literature of
India, less on account of its historical data,
however, than for the light it throws on the
social conditions of Hindustan and the early
missionary efforts of the Roman Catholic
church." — N. Y. Times.
to students of India, and indispensable to the
historian or collector."
+ Acad. 73: 922. S. 21, '07. 400w. (Review
of v. 1 and 2.)
"E.xcept for the unquenchable charm of
French prose, Manucci's original memoirs are
as superior in interest to Catrou's adaptation
'after the model of the Greek and Latin his-
torians' as the 'Collects' are to Knight's 'Fam-
ily prayers.' When it comes to a question of
veracity, there is even less room for argu-
ment."
+ Ath. 1907, 2: 147. Ag. 10. 28.50w. (Re-
view of v. 1 and 2.)
"The merits and attractions of the book far
outweigh its faults. As a history, it is full of
ob\ious defects: as a picture of certain aspects
of Indian life at the close of the seventeenth
century and the beginning of the eighteenth, it
is wonderfully vivid and real."
H Ath. 1908. 1: 690. Je. 6. 2250w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
"Mr. Irvine has spent ten years to good pur-
pose over the work." G. Le Strange.
-f- Eng. Hist. R. 23: 369. Ap. '08. SOOw.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
"Mr. Irvine's footnotes are a mine of in-
formation on the subject-matter of the text."
G. Le S.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 406. Ap. '09. 400w.
(Review of v. 3 and 4.)
"The book is full of good stories and keen-
sighted observation of character and manners.
As a picture of Mogul life in the seventeenth
century, not only at court, but in camp and in
the bazars, it is unique; and readers of all
kinds, as well as historians, will be grateful to
Mr. Irvine for recovering this long-lost author
and delivering him from the ingenious disguise
of Father Catrou. The authenticity of the il-
lustrations seems incontrovertible. Even in
black and white they are an interesting addi-
tion to an extremely valuable work."
+ Lend. Times. 6: 254. Ag. 23, '07. 1750w.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
"It is essentially a book for the student rath-
er than the casual reader. The translator's
notes, which exliibit wide knowledge and ex-
haustive research, add greatly to the value of
the work." Forbes Lindsay.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 142. Mr. 13, '09. 360w.
(Review of v. 4.)
Mapes, Victor. Partners three : a novel.
8 t$i.23. Stokes. 9-8997.
A story "neither tragical, comical, historical,
criminal, sociological, nor even romantic-com-
ical-sociological " (Nation.) purporting to be told
by a convict serving sentence in Sing Sing
for counterfeiting. The incidents chosen out of
the latter's past experience are connected with
a benevolent man, a waif who had been picked
up in Switzerland and the narrator himself.
These are the "partners three."
"The whole affair has a freshness of savor
for wliich the dutiful follower of current fiction
must be grateful."
+ 'Nation. 89: 101. Jl. 29, '09. 430w.
"An idyl of kind liearts that are more than
coronets."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 258. Ap. 24, '09. 360w.
March, John Lewis. Theory of mind. **$2.
Scribner. 8-25725.
"The theory, in brief, is that all essential
traits are in the nature of impulses and in-
stincts; that psychology must be written wholly
in the terms of such instincts and impulses, and
that we may use such terms as ideal impulses,
home-building impulses, and other specialized
impulses, to account for every phase of social,
personal, or material action." — Dial.
"It was well worth the research and trouble,
for the work is unique in its way, is valuable
"For the general student of psychology it will
carry but moderate meaning and less convic-
tion."
— Dial. 46: 54. Ja. 16, '09. 270w.
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"The book as a whole Impresses the reviewer
as essentially a piece of closet thinking. The
earlier chapters strike her as open to consider-
able criticism from the philosopher, the psychol-
ogist, and the scientist; but the later chapters
seem worthy of the attention of the student of
social psychology and of ethics." E. K. Adams.
f- J. Philos. 6: 361. Je. 24, '09. 1050w.
Nation. 87: 556. D. 3, '08. 120w.
"Mr. March offers a new solution of the riddle
of mind and matter — a solution which is ad-
mirable for ingenuity and may well commend
itseli to the serious student of such problems in
right of qualities of logic and common sense."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 214. Ap. 10, '09. lOOOw.
Harden, Orison Swett. Peace, power and
plentj'. **$i. Crowell. 9-4136.
Another helpful book that preaches the gos-
pel of optimism and love in their potential as-
pect. Some of the chapter headings are sug-
gestive: Power of the mind to compel the body;
Poverty, a mental disability; The law of opu-
lence; Character-building and health-building
during sleep: Health through right thinking;
Why grow old?; The miracle of self-confidence;
Destructive and constructive suggestion; Worry,
the disease of the age; Fear, the curse of the
race; Good cheer — God's medicine; and "As ye
sow."
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 80. Mr. '09.
"The book as a whole cannot fail to be help-
ful to the general reader, especially to young
men and women and those who are becoming
discouraged after long grappling with the grave
perplexities of present-dav life." B. O. Flower.
+ Arena. 41: 595. Ag. '09. 2800w.
"Teaches in sententious, forceful style the
wisdom of compelling the thoughts to keep al-
ways in lines of sanity, harmony, brotherly
love, and aspiration."
-f N, Y. Times. 14: 47. Ja. 23, '09. 160w.
Harden, Philip Sanford. Travels in Spain,
ij **^^ Houghton. 9-29222.
While mainly the record of a wide-awake
traveler's experiences during a springtime jour-
ney from Giliraltar across the Spanish penin-
sula this book is valuable for the historical and
art information running thru its pages. For
the prospective tourist in Spain, there is an
introductory chapter on "Spanish travel." The
volume is generously illustrated with pictures
of the author's own making.
"To the stay-at-home traveller, no less than
to him of more adventurous mood, the book
inay be commended."
+ Dial. 47: 514. D. 16, '09. 180w.
"Art and history and legend, city and coun-
try are described in a manner that will makf
tne book of value to whoever follows its au-
thor's itinerary."
+ Ind. 67: 1146. N. 18, '09. 130w.
"Vividness, indeed, is not wanting in his de-
scription of a most inspiring country."
4- Lit. D. 39: 1078. D. 11, '09. 150vv.
Hargolis, Hax Leopold. Holy Scriptures
with commentary. Micah. 75c. Jewish
pub. 9-3898.
The first volume in a series of commentaries
intended primarily for the teacher, the pupil
and the general reader who need help to ob-
tain an understanding of the Scriptures, at
once reliable and Jewish.
"The translation is good and the comments
good enough to make us wish for more."
-I Am. J. Theol. 13: 644. O. '09. 130w.
"Professor Margolis' name is a guarantee of
the high quality of the scholarship at the basis
of this volume. But his attitude toward the
textual and the historical criticism is unex-
pectedly timid. The te.xt of Micah needs much
correction, but receives little. The unity of the
book is here maintained, though surrendered
by practically all recent commentators."
H Bib. World. 33: 287. Ap. '09. 150w.
Hario, Jessie White. Birth of modern Italy:
1- posthumous papers of Jessie W. Mario;
ed., with introd., notes, and epilogue, by
the Duke Litta-Visconti-Arese. *$3.5o.
Scribner.
The memoirs of an Englishwoman who mar-
ried an Italian patriot. They are full of the
spirit of the Italian revolution, and amount, in
reality, to a memoir of Mazzini. "Madame
Mario follows the career of Italy's arch-patrioi
from his birth to his death, and, as is natural
in a woman of English birth, dwells especially
upon the years of Mazzini's exile in England."
(IN. Y. Times.) The volume gives inside infor-
mation from the view point of the revolu-
tionary party of the events from 1830 to 187ii.
"The latest book on this engrossing theme,
by the late Signora Mario, is at once attractive
yet unsatisfactory. Signora iSIario's prejudices
are manifest in her book."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 356. S. 25. 1450w.
"Her last volume which has been admirably
compiled by Duke Litta, is less autobiographi-
cal than those of us who knew Signora Mario
would like to have it. To make her acquaint-
ance through her books is to feel the very pulse
of the cause to which she consecrated herself.
Through her veins throbbed the great Emotion
which has the lifeblood of the Italian Risor-
gimento." W: R. Thayer.
+ Nation. 89: 564. D. 9, '09. 2700w.
"If the course of the stream of events is lost
among the shifting scenery and higgledy-pig-
gledy incidents, the scenes and the incident-;
themselves are interesting and often vivid. "This
is especially the case with Madame Mario's
reminiscences."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 692. N. 6, '09. 650w.
Hariti, Giovanni. Travels in the island of
8 Cyprus ; tr. from the Italian by Claude D.
Cobham ; with contemporary accounts of
the sieges of Nicosia and Famagusta.
*$i.2S. Putnam.
"This second edition is increased and im-
proved by translations of contemporary accounts
of the final sieges of Nicosia and F'amagusta,
written respectively by Giovanni Pietro Con-
tarini and Count Nestor Martinengo." — Eng.
Hist. R.
"Mariti was an industrious traveller, but not
a very scientific or. over-well-informed record-
er. His geographical description is rather curi-
ous than valuable." D. G. H.
-I Eng. Hist. R. 24: 620. Jl. '09. 200w.
"The narrative is minute and careful in its
description, and evidences the mind of the trained
observer and of a painstaking recorder."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 398. Je. 26, '09. 270w.
Harius, G. Hermine. Dutch painting in the
3- nineteenth century; tr. by Alexander
Teixeira de Mattos. *$3.75- Lippincott.
9-9583.
"Beginning with a brief review of the pro-
saic eighteenth century, so barren of art pro-
duction in Holland, the author gives a most elo-
quent account of the great revival of painting
in the nineteenth century, inaugurated by Israels
and Jongkind and carried on by Mesdag, Mauve,
the brothers Maris and others less celebrated.
Due consideration is also given to the roman-
ticists, of whom Ary Scheffer was the chiet.
and to the minor interpreters of genre and land-
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Manus, G. Hermme — Continued-
scape subjects, but it is in the chapters on the
great Hague school that the interest of the
volume culminates." — Int. Studio.
"The editing is careless and there is oi'i
one index, ot artists' names without dates,
which restricts the book's usefulness in refer-
ence work. This is the only book available in
English on nineteenth century Dutch art as a
whole."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 80. N. '09. +
"That three good books on Dutch painting
should appear simultaneously — each, it is to be
feared, to the detriment of the other two — is
a striking illustration of the keen competition
in the literary market. Of these the best is
perhaps the one from the pen of Hermine Ma-
rius, but it is unfortunately considerably spoiled
by the inadequacy of the translation, which
throughout retains a foreign ring."
H Int. Studio. 37: 253. My. '09. 160w.
Int. Studio. 39: sup. 23. N. '09. 40w.
Markham, Christopher Alexander. Pewter
1^' marks and old pewter ware, domestic
and ecclesiastical. *$7.5o. Scribner.
W9-70.
"A mass of information which all collectors
of old pewter will find of utmost value. While
disclaiming any intention of going deeply into
the history and other aspects of pewter work,
which have been fully dealt with by other writ-
ers, he gives in the preliminary sections a brief
historical survey of the ciaft, followed by de-
scriptive accounts of domestic and ecclesiastical
pewter, together with some useful notes on
the manufacture, composition, cleaning and re-
pairing of pewter." — Int. Studio.
"Scholarly work."
+ Ath, 1909, 2: 273. S. 4. 1200w.
"f'rom the collector's point of view, the value
of the book centres in the concluding four sec-
tions occupying more than half the volume, for
these contain important lists which should be
of material service to him in making selec-
tions."
+ Int. Studio. 38:162. Ag. '09. 180w.
Markham, Sir Clements Robert. Life of
8 Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock, K. C.
B. *i5s. Murray, John, London.
"A worthy and affectionate record of the
facts of Sir Leopold's life" (Sat. R.) which fol-
lows him "from his starting to join the 'Sam-
arang' — with a bag of marbles and a bottle of
apple-juice in his bag — till his retirement."
(Spec.) It is as the discoverer of the fate of
Franklin and the creator of Arctic sledge-trav-
eling that Sir Clements is chiefly known.
"Sir Clements makes just complaint of the
many errors committed during the relief expedi-
tions; but on one point his strictures are un-
just. With this reservation, we think this book
by far the best ever written on the Franklin
search. The story groups itself naturally round
the discoverer of the record; the style is lucid
and vigorous; and the illustrations and maps
are well chosen."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 410. Ap. 3. 1300w.
"He has done the work — and no other living
man could have done it — with fine affection and
with sailorlike modesty. The tribute to a great
Englishman's memory is worthy."
+ Sat. R. 107: 564. My. 1, '09. 500w.
"Admirable narrative."
+ Spec. 103: 21. Jl. 3, '09. 300w.
Markham, Sir Clements Robert. Story of
f Majorca and Minorca. *7s. 6d. Smith,
Elder, London.
A history of the past and present of the two
islands, Majorca and Minorca, which will serve
as a guide-book for the tourist, and an illumi-
nating text for the student. The author "has
set before us with simplicity and enthusiasm
the deeds of the brave islanders, and of those
whom war and politics have driven to their
coasts. He writes always as one who remem-
bers the beauty of the landscape and the mani-
fold associations of church and castle." (Spec.)
"Sir Clements Markham has delved into the
records with results which he sets forth simply
and unpretentiously. His volume will be useful
to the many visitors to these romantic islands,
and particularly to the student of Mediterranean
history."
+ Sat. R. 107: 730. Je. 5, '09. 120w.
"The tale of these two islands, which have
played their part upon the stage of history, was
well worth telling, and it has been well told by
Sir Clements Markham in an unpretentious lii-
tle work. We wish the author had read his
proofs with greater care, and preserved a bet-
ter uniformity in the spelling of names."
H Spec. 102: 617. Ap. 17, '09. 1300w.
Marks, Jeannette Augustus. English pas-
toral drama from the restoration to
the date of the publication of the "Lyr-
ical ballads" (1600-1798). *$i.SO. Stech-
ert. 9-2006.
Summarizes the history of the pastoral as a
literary form, from the lost idylls of Stesichor-
us, B. C. 600, Theocritus, Bion and Moschus
thru Virgil, Calpurnius and Baptista Mantua-
nus to Spenser and the acclimatization and nat-
uralization of the pastoral drama in England.
"The one complaint to be urged against her
volume is that it too often reads like jottings
from a notebook."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 23. Ja. 2. 350w.
"The earlier and more general chapters are
feeble and sophomoric. The latter part of the
book . . . has some value in so far as it gives
brief notices of plays that very few even among
professed students of the drama have read.
The most valuable section of the book is the
bibliography in the appendi.xes."
-I Nation. 86: 562. Je. 18, '08. 80w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 410. Jl. 25, '08. 660w.
"A needful though not highly important work
for students of English literature. Scholarly
volume."
+ Outlook. 89: 863. Ag. 15, '08. 130w.
"The book as a whole is too much like an
annotated catalogue to make easy and agree-
able reading, whilst it is not sufficiently com-
plete to make a really useful catalogue."
— Sat. R. 105: sup. 6. My. 2, '08. 320w.
Marks, Jeannette Augustus. Through Welsh
doorways. **$i.io. Houghton. 9-7949.
Eleven excellent stories ranging from the hu-
morous to the pathetic. One tells of an ambi-
tious townsman who after thirty years of fail-
ure to win an election secures it finally by
presenting the town with its first hearse. Then
follows a period of rivalry between the Wynnes
and the Joneses over the matter of the first
funeral — each having a member at death's door.
One other story looks in upon a dying man who
wishes above all else to hear the cuckoo note
once more. Being "over early for the cuckoo"
the aged wife patiently practices the note
among the hills, returns to her garden and soft-
ly sings it, granting to Davie his dying wish.
"They have the charm of the new and remote
and are well written."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 148. My. '09.
+ Atlan. 104: 687. N. '09. 30w.
"Too quiet and sombre perhaps to exert a
wide appeal, yet unmistakably the product of
a rare and finished art." F: T. Cooper.
-f Bookm. 29: 403. Je. '09. 450w.
"This small volume is quite worth while."
-f- Lit. D. 38: 727. Ap. 24, '09. 300w.
"The author has done her work well. If
you like quaint and sympathetic sketches of
out of the way folk — if the 'Bonny brier bush'
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and its company please j'ou, you should find
these Welsh doorways worth looking into."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 240. Ap. 10, '09. 400w.
"The tone of the book is refined, tender, and
eminently full of the grace of truth."
+ Outlook. 92: 20*. My. 1, '09. 120w.
Marks, Jeannette Augustus, and Moody, Ju-
<5 lia. Little busybodies: the life of
crickets, ants, bees, beetles and other
busybodies. (Story-told science.) 75c.
Harper. 9-10975.
Here is set down what five children learn
on a journey in search of locusts, grasshoppers,
crickets, katydids, dragon-flies, May-Hies, leaf-
hcppers, lace-wings, caddis-worms, butterflies,
beetles, bees, wasps and numerous other six-
legged creatures. Story interest is combined
with tho wom^'ers of insect life.
"Entertaining story. The children's questions
and remarks break up the instruction in a man-
ner that may serve to hold the child's interest,
but that becomes annoying to the grown-up and
suggests possible confusion."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 191. Je. '09.
"Either as a treatise on certain insects or
as a story book it is an insult to a normal child's
intelligence or imagination."
— Ind. 66: 1245. Je. 3, '09. 70w.
"The whole assemblage of incidents and facts
is well managed and falls naturally into the
author's purpose. The technical knowledge con-
veyed is accurately as well as pleasingly giv-
en. There is really nothing to criticise serious-
ly, only here and there a questionable slip."
H ■ Nation. 89: 124. Ag. .'5, '09. 370w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 807. D. 18, '09. 70w.
Marks, Lionel Simeon, and Davis, Harvey
1^ Nathaniel. Tables and diagrams of the
thermal properties of saturated and su-
perheated steam. *$i. Longmans.
9-17588.
Includes six tables as follows: "the 'first gives
the properties of saturated steam for even Fah-
renheit degrees, the second gives the same prop-
erties for even pounds, and the third gives the
properties of superheated steam. . . . Tables
4, 5 and 6 will be found convenient in the solu-
tion of certain problems and several pages are
devoted to an explanation of their use. The
last 20 pages of the book are devoted to a dis-
cussion of the sources from which the matter
for the tables was taken." — Engin. Rec.
Engin. D. 6: 155. Ag. '09. 350w.
"The book is commendable in every respect,
and it will prove an invaluable companion to
those who have to make accurate computations
in which the properties of steam are involved."
W: Kent.
-f Engin. N. 62: sup. 11. Ag. 12, '09. 800w.
"A remarkably well arranged and complete
utilization of the results of the latest investi-
gations on the properties of steam."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 250. Ag. 28, '09. 270w.
Marquand, Allan. Greek architecture.
'' (Handbooks of archaeology and an-
tiquities.) *$2.2S. Macmillan. Q-8999.
A handbook with full bibliography, 400 illus-
trations, list of abbreviations and index. The
subjects treated are as follows: Materials and
technique; Forms; Proportions; Decoration;
Composition and style; Monuments.
"A scholarly treatment by an authority and
a valuable addition to the literature of archae-
ology."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 174. Je. '09.
"The book will, however, be very useful to
students, who will not easily find elsewhere so
much information about Greek architecture In
so small a compass."
4- — Ath, 1909. 2: 245. Ag. 28. 370w.
"One who already knows the styles and the
general history of Greek architecture will find
the work valuable, interesting, instructive, and
suggestive. It would seem to be primarily in-
tended for such a student, and not for a begin-
ner." W: C. Poland.
H Class. J. 5: 94. D. '09. 750w.
"The iilu.strations are unusually good."
-f Educ. R. 38: 314. O. '09. 20w.
"The long needed book on Greek architecture
is now before us. First principles, which some
might slightingly regard, are now thoroly dealt
with."
+ Ind. 66: 1247. Je. 3, '09. 500w.
"The power of condensation and lucid ar-
rangement could not be shown in a more strik-
ing degree than this work presents. Professor
Marquand has done his work so clearly, so well,
and so completely that the student receives from
his book quite enough to serve as a clue of Ari-
adne in finding his wav through the labyrinth."
+ Lit. D. 38: 1074. Je. 19, '09. 400w.
"Altogether the book, composed of clear, con-
cise, straightforward statements even on such
points as still remain open to dispute, contains
much valuable information and is singularly
free from theoretical Opinion."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 427. Jl. 10, '09. 430w.
"Professor Marquand's book is a disappoint-
ment. It is unpedantic, detailed, long and very
dull. It takes up practically the same matters
twice or thrice and says nothing that the read-
er can remember afterwards."
— No. Am. 190: 259. Ag. '09. 200w.
"Heavy to the hand and heavy in style. It
is not a book of general discussion, but of ref-
erence, valuable to the archasologist, the archi-
tect, and the student of history." E. F. Bald-
win.
4- .— Outlook. 93: 597. N. 13, '09. 150w.
"One looks in vain for anything but the se-
verest succession of well-authenticated facts
set down like carefully arranged paving stones
of equal size and equal importance. The effect
is depressing."
H Sat. R. 108: 264. Ag. 28, '09. 270w.
"Professor Marquand has marshalled his
facts, diagrams, and photographs admirably,
and the mass of information is put clearly and
accessibly before the reader."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 924. D. 4, '09. llOw.
Marriott, Charles. Kiss of Helen. t$i.5o.
Lane.
"The story told in this novel is a love story
in which none of the elements of lovemaking
commonly so-called enter. It is the essence, the
inward flame we are given, the first, fresh,
utterly new meeting of man with absolute wom-
an. Woman only possible now, after ages of
fragmentary sketches. It is a story, moreover,
in which the personal equation of each reader
will affect his interpretation. Joan will mean
to him, in the last analysis, what woman means
to him when he forgets women." — N. Y. Times.
"Though the novel has no ethical label, it
leaves an impression of a good word said on
behalf of the innocence which disregards con-
ventional morality."
+ Ath. 1908, 1: 505. Ap. 25. 180w.
"Inordinately clever novel. A shining feature
of the book is the exceeding freshness and lus-
tre of the conversations. In them, as in nar-
ration and in comment, banality has no tiniest
part."
-I- Nation. 88: 337. Ap. 1, '09. 550w.
"In breadth of outlook, in a deeper compre-
hension of modern life and the elements which
are now in process of evolution, it is an im-
mense advance upon 'The column." It is a book
singularly worth while." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 29. Ja. 16, '09. 850w.
"The ordinary reader will feel merely pro-
voked by the whimsical perversion of senti-
ments, which have on the whole a moral foun-
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Marriott, Charles — Continued.
dation, here set forth. It is a pity that Mr.
Marriott should not liave a more worthy gos-
pel to preach."
— Spec. 100: 754. My. 9, '08. 180w.
Marriott, Charles. Spanish holiday. *$2.50.
Lane. W9-I79-
"The account of an unconventional sort of trip
taken by the author and his friend 'James' thru
out-of-the-way corners and through cities and
towns in Spain. .lames has an energetic dis-
position, and a most efficient faculty for making
things happen, as well as a picturesque re-
sourcefulness in getting both into and out of
unusual and interesting situations, while the
author has a sense of humor, a gift for quaint,
amusing or pleasing statement and the knack
of effective narration."— N. Y. Times.
"Written with no serious intent and suited
to the reader who desires impressions rather
than information."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 45. O. '09. +
^ Ath. 1909, 1: 405. Ap. 3. 130w.
"The author has a pleasant discursive style,
and his comments upon the things he saw, the
places he visited and the people he met are of-
ten amusing and almost invariably Interesting."
+ Int. Studio. 38: 163. Ag. '09. 150w.
"While Mr. Marriott's volume is not one of
great permanent value, it is both intelligent and
interesting, and will well repay reading."
-f Nation. 87: 574. D. 10, '08. 340w.
"James made their journey a very joyous one
and the author makes it possible for the reader
to get almost as much fun out of it as they
did."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 8. Ja. 2, '09. 200w.
"Mr. Charles Marriott is the usual man in a
hurry who takes his holiday in Spain or any-
where else and produces a book illustrated with
well-known photographs of the postcard type
and some sketches in monochrome of more or
1 GSS merit ' *
— Sat. R. 106: 764. D. 19, '08. 140w.
Marriott, Charles. When a woman woes.
11 t$i-5o. Lane.
"The book is, on the whole, a study of the
relations of men and women in the particular
institution of marriage. It is an attempt to de-
fine what a real marriage is, and it shows very
decidedly what it is not." (N. Y. Times.) "The
interesting part of his new book, however, is
not the question whether the heroine does or
does not marry the hero, but the study of the
heroine's mother, Mrs. Tregarthan. With al-
most morbid fidelity Mr. Marriott pictures for
his readers the terrible consequences to a
middle-class household of even a slight ten-
dency to drink on the part of the mother of the
family." (Spec.)
"There is an amorphousness about 'When a
woman woos' which might have been averted
with a little care. Also, we note a provinciality
of tone to which we have referred before. On
the other hand, Mr. Marriott has always sym-
pathy and atmosphere and sincerity."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 525. My. 1. 140w.
"The book is worth reading more than once."
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 687. N. 6, '09. 950w.
"In its fidelity, its insight into the intricate
workings of a woman's mind the book is an
amazing achievement. The novel is a fine in-
stance of true realism as opposed to' the stuff,
alternately foul and glaring, which often passes
under the name. 'When a woman woos' is in
many ways the best thing Mr. Marriott has
done."
+ Sat. R. 107: 633. My. 15. '09. 350w.
"The whole description of the life which may
go on in out-nf-the-way places under the calm
surfaces of middle class existence is horrifying
in its reilism."
H Spec. 102: 823. My. 22, '09. 190w.
Marsh, Richard. Interrupted kiss. $1.50. Cas-
^ sell.
A thrilling mystery tale in which "a wealthy
usurer is murdered by a burglar, and a num-
ber of perfectly innocent persons, including even
the heroine, are each made to believe that they
struck the fatal blow. The circumstances that
create this confusion are neatly devised, and the
narrative moves swiftly along to the closing
scene, where, in accordance with tradition, all
the figures in the story appear unexpectedly in
a body." (Ath.)
"A story of this description is to be enjoyed
all the more because the author makes it clear
that he is not wholly unconscious of its absurd-
ity. Mr. Marsh, unlike many writers of melo-
dramatic fiction, has a sense of humour."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 220. P. 20. 150w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
Marshall, Edward. Writing on the wall.
1- t$i-50. Dillingham.
A novel founded on Olga Nethersole's play
written by William J. Hurlburt. It portrays
relentlessly the terrible state of things exist-
ing in a tenement house district of New York. A
tenement-house landlord and a young man de-
voting his life to tenement-house reform are
rivals for the hand of a New York society girl.
The former wins her and then follows a revela-
tion of her husband's irresponsibility and greed
coupled with infidelity to her. The tangled
threads are finally untwisted thru a tragic fire
in one of the tenements in which the little son
is killed.
Marshall, H. E. Story of Napoleon. (Chil-
drens' heroes ser.) 50c. Dutton. W8-is6.
A story of Napoleon told for children.
"A particularly interesting account of Napo-
leon the soldier."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 31. Ja. '09. Hh
"The story is well and fairly told, but we
must own that to a child asking whether Na-
poleon was a 'true hero' we should have made
a more decisive answer than Mrs. Marshall
gives."
-j_ _ Spec. 100: 909. Je. 6, '08. 80w.
Marshall, Henry Rutgers. Consciousness.
11 . *$4. Macmillan.
A serious and scholarly discussion in a system-
atic form of the psychological doctrines which
have formed the basis of the author's previous
writings. Book 1, Of consciousness in general,
treats of the general nature of human con-
sciousness and of other than human forms of
consciousness; Book 2, The general nature of
human presentations, is an analytic study of
the general qualities common to all presenta-
tions; Book 3, The self, presents the nature of
self as part of consciousness.
Marston, Anson. Sewers and drains. $1.
Am. school of correspondence. 9-2272.
"Undertakes the difficult task of covering in
150 pages the design of sewerage systems and
sewage disposal works, the principles of land
drainage and house sanitation, and sewer con-
struction and maintenance. Manifestly, it has
been impossible to treat of any of the subjects
m more than an elementary way. Only 15
pages are devoted to sewage disposal, and even
a smaller number to house sewerage. The most
generally useful parts of the book are those on
computing the flow in sewers, on the cost of
sewers and on specifications." — Engin. Rec.
"The subject seems to be systematically cov-
ered. The most of the line drawings are well
adapted to the text. Many of the half-tone
plates, however, are quite as appropriate to
any other monograph in the series as to this
one."
H Engin. N. 60: sup. 692. D. 17, '08, lOOw.
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"Viewed as a guide for self-instruction and
home study, the book should prove useful to
many readers."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 83. Ja. 16, '09. 170w.
Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis). Se-
lected epigrams of Martial; ed., with
introd. and notes, by Edwin Post. (Col-
lege ser. of Latin authors.) *$i.50. Cxinn.
8-32373-
"Tlie text is made to conform largely to Lind-
say's Oxford text, though the selection is not
identical with, and much shorter than,- that of
the 'Krigrammata selecta.' Mr. Post therefore
covers less ground than INIessrs. Bridge and Lake,
hut his annotations are more thoroughgoing. . . .
There is also an excellent introduction, in which
the views of the best modern authorities, chiefly
German, find a reasoned place. It traces the de-
velopment of the epigram, and its culmination
in the literary form which Martial made his
own." — Ath.
"The careful and scholarly notes are the char-
acteristic feature of the book before us. The
only fault we have to find with the Introduction
is excessive and needless quotation. The selec-
tion of the text seems, on the whole, judicious."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 71. Ja. 16. 480w.
"We are ve.ry glad to see at last a good edi-
tion of selected epigrams from Martial. A cur-
sory examination convinces us that this Is an
admirable book with judicious and illuminating
notes." H. T. Peck.
.+ Bookm. 28: 592. F. '09. lOOw.
"Tlie book's chief and familiar defect is that
it i.s written for both undergraduate and in-
structor. It is clearly a book upon which much
time has been spent: and it is undoubtedl.v the
best college edition of the poet available." Paul
Nixon.
H Class. J. 5:47. N. '09. 380w.
"There is perhaps no better material for
studying the private life of the Romans than
this book."
+ Educ. R. 37: 99. Ja. '09. 40w.
Martineau, John. Life of Henry Pelham.
fifth duke of Newcastle. 12s. Murray,
John, London.
"Mr. Martineau lells his readers that this
book was originally intended to deal only with
the Duke of Newcastle's administration of the
war office during the Crimean war, and its
interest is chiefly confined to the part of it
which relates to that subject." (Eng. Hist. R. )
"With the aid of his diary, Mr. IMartineau has
constructed a portrait of ducal isolation, po-
litical impracticability, and grim Evangelicalism
which is most instructive as showing what an
unamiable thing aristocracy could be, when it
tried, in the day before the Act of reform."
(Ath.)
"This is a sterling biography, but unfor-
tunately no merits of treatment can invest its
subject with anv particular interest."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 712. D. 5. 950w.
"He has not been fortunate in his efforts to
obtain biographical information, nor has he
perhaps always used such as was available to
the best advantage." W: Hunt.
h Eng. Hist. R. 24: 387. Ap. '09. 1350w.
"It seems to us to be an impartial and ac-
curate account of the part played by the Duke
of Newcastle as secretary for war and by
Lord Aberdeen's government, told in a good
literary style, clear, correct, animated, and
with a saving sense of humour."
-f- Sat. R. 106: 760. D. 19. '08. 1050w.
"It contains many hitherto unpublished letters
from Lord Raglan of the first interest. As
for the criticism of the book, Mr. Martineau
almost out-Kinglakes Kinglake in his defence
of I-ord Raglan."
H Spec. 101: 676. O. 31, '08. 70w.
Mason, Arthur James. Memoir of George
' Howard Wilkinson, bishop of St. An-
drews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane, and
primus of the Scottish church; former-
ly bishop of Truro. 2v. *$8. Longmans.
A careful biography of George Howard Wil-
kinson, organizer and preacher, prophet and
saint, a man with no special claims to eloquence
who was essentially simple and spiritual.
"The biographer. Dr. Mason, deserves to be
praised for his admirable work. The narrative
is always clear and never dull, and he allows
the man of the book to reveal himself. He
should have known, however, that the Episco-
pal church is not the church of Scotland, and
that there is no Primus of Scotland, as he should
ha\e known that Gawain Douglas was not the
first Scottish poet."
H Ath. Iti09, 1: 580. My. 15. ISOOw.
"We are grateful for this memoir, which re-
minds us that there has been a prophet amongst
+ Sat. R. 107: 755. Je. 12, '09. ISOOw.
"The world is certainly richer for having this
carefully studied picture of his life. The book,
with its eight hundred and fifty pages, may seem
somewhat long, but not to the public for which
it is meant."
+ Spec. 103: 134. Jl. 21, '09. 350w.
Mason, Mrs. Caroline Atwater. Mystery
'" of Miss Mottc. $1.25. Page. 9-1 '537-
A story of love and mystery in which figure
prominently a rector his curate and the young
woman with an Oriental touch for whose hand
the two men are rivals. "That both men are
in love with the mysterious Miss Motte gives
human zest to their spiritual contests, and af-
fords a chance for one of them to turn defeat
into moral victory." (Nation.)
"Slight, but unusual and interesting."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 27. S. '09. +
"The plan and scope of this little story are
rather out of the usual."
+ Nation. 88: 607. Je. 17, '09. 230w.
Mason, Mrs. Caroline Atwater. Spell of
5 Italy. $2.50. Page. 9-9552.
"A collection of articles written by the author
as she moved about the Peninsular from city
to city. Its chapters are not related one to
another, and are quite dissimilar in respect
to form and style, although they have as their
common purpose the purveyance of instruction
about the history, art, literature, scenery, and
other characteristics of Italy and the Italian
people. The book includes chapters on Naples.
Rome, Florence. Perugia, Verona, Siena, and
the Appenines." — N. Y. Times.
"I'^ntluKsiastic and sprightly account."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 45. O. '09. +
"It did. indeed, irritate us, as we read, to find
our intelligent countrywoman thus ready to
touch upon these various difficult and delicate
matters, and to publish in print sentiments and
opinions so little tested and sifted. Mrs. Ma-
son may have written in haste and may not have
seen proof: but the patrons of her publishers
surely pay for careful writing and proof-read-
ing, and editing too."
\- Cath. World. 89: 402. Je. '09. 630w.
"A beginner who happens upon this volume
will at least not waste the hours bestowed upon
it."
+ Ind. 66: 1241. Je. 3, '09. lOOw.
"A volume of delightfully fresh and original
impressions. Mrs. Mason's style is always
breezy and entertaining and there is not a
dull page in the volume."
+ Lit. D. 38: 852. My. 15, '09. 300w.
"The book is a well-written series of per-
sonal impressions with an unusually attractive
'format.' "
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1078. D. 11, '09. llOw.
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Mason, Mrs. Caroline Atwater — Continued-
"Her book may be recommended to readers
who desire something less impersonal than Bae-
deker, and less prolix than most of the histo-
ries."
+ Nation. 88: 603. Je. 17, '09. 120w.
"All chapters contain matter of interest to
those who care to increase their knowledge
of those things which make Italy charming."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 264. Ap. 24. '09. lOOw.
+ Outlook. i)3: 318. O. 9, '09. 270w.
Mason, Daniel Gregory. Child's guide to
^2 music. (Child's guide ser.) '''*$i.25. Ba-
ker. 9-27751.
A book that "lirst tells what the elements
of music are and the principles which govern
the use of those elements in musical structure;
then it takes up in turn the piano, the orches-
tra, the opera, and characteristic features of
music heard at a pianoforte recital, an orches-
tral concert, and an operatic performance." —
Outlook.
"The book is strongly recommended." M. J.
Moses.
-I- Ind. 67: 1369. D. 16, '09. 30w.
"The music-teacher will find Dr. Mason's
'Guide' invaluable; its instruction is done, not
by any educational didacticism, but by an en-
tertaining discussion, in which the style is
conversational and the spirit unspoiled by any
condescension or superiority."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1020. D. 4, '09. 130w.
+ Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, '09. 50w.
"The book, which covers its ground skill-
fully, thoroughly, and, best of all, interesting-
ly, could be properly understood by older chil-
dren only; but in the hands of a discerning
teacher, it could be made fascinating for the
youngest of little piano players."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 807. D. 18, '09. 80w.
"Its title seems to limit its usefulness. It is
called 'A child's guide to music,' but it is in
fact a guide that any listener would find il-
luminating and that even professional critics
of musical performances might read profitably.
No writer on musical subjects is sounder In
his judgments, clearer in his thinking, or more
successful in the expression of his ideas than
Mr. Mason."
-I- Outlook. 93: 876. D. 18, '09. 340w.
Mason, Daniel Gregory. Orchestral instru-
* ments and what they do : a primer for
concert-goers. **$i.25. Baker. 9-14964.
"A popular condensation of the contents of
various scientific treatises on orchestration, of
which those by Berlioz and Gavaert are the
most important. The descriptions of the vari-
ous instruments of the orchestra are reinforced
by photographs of them as played, as well as
by brief illustrations from well-known scores
showing how the various composers have em-
ployed the several voices of the orchestra; and
the attentive reader may gain a fair idea of
the particular problem which the composer of
orchestral music has before him." (Dial.)
"A simple, accurate text, written for the un-
trained concert goer."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 18. S. '09.
"The author has been fairly successful in ac-
complishing what he set out to do."
-I- Dial. 47: 51. Jl. 16, '09. 230w.
"He calls it 'a primer for concert-goers,' and
has written it in such a simple arrd clear style
that the veriest tyro can understand and profit
by it. On the other hand, there are many hints
which will help even veterans by calling their
attention to subtleties in orchestral coloring
that may have escaped their attention."
-I- Nation. 89: 335. O. 7, '09. 450w.
"It will serve a useful purpose, for many
who go to such concerts constantly are sur-
prisingly ignorant of the different instruments.
The pictures, we are fain to believe, are the
mose valuable feature of the book, and it is
one that has not been utilized in such an ex-
cellent manner in any other book of the kind."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 406. Je. 26, '09. 500w.
"Forms a capital supplement to 'Guide to
music' "
+ Outlook. 93: 877. D. 18, '09. 120w.
Mason, Roy. When I am rich: a novel.
!'■' t$i.5o. Dillingham. 9-18059.
The story of an intrepid young college man
who, quite down on his luck, enters upon a
series of marvellous adventures when once he
has tasted success thru substituting wit for
ready cash. He begins by ordering four or five
hundred dollars worth of clothes and leasing
an eighteen thousand a year apartment — this
not only on nothing a year but nothing a month.
To follow his game of bluff and his success Is
the purpose of the story.
"A good wholesome sketch of American in-
dependence."
-f- R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 50w.
Mason, Ruth Little. Trailers: a novel.
*$i.2o. Revell. 9-5525.
A bright story of a New York girl whose in-
clination to emancipate herself from the tradi-
tional social thraldom meets with an ambitious
mother's determined rebuff. While she is duti-
fully trying to cultivate a submissive attitude
of mind for a debut she goes abroad and meets
John Reeve engaged in philanthropic work
among the Waldensian Italians. Their ro-
mance and her father's loss of millions com-
bine to bring the mother around to a normal
point of view.
"The author writes in a fresh, bright style,
with a frequent touch of humor. Her narrative
and descriptive faculty is good, and some of
her characters show promise of creative power.
But the fabric of her story is ill-made and
clumsily put together."
-\ N, Y. Times. 14: 163. Mr. 20, '09. 170w.
Maspero, Gaston C. C. New light on an-
cient Egypt; tx. from the French by
Elizabeth Lee. *$4. Appleton
I St ed. W9-39. 2nd ed. 9-8735.
A translation of the author's "Causeries
d'figypte." It is a collection of a number of
Professor Maspero's "articles that have ap-
peared over his signature at various times,
dealing with all the most important Egyptolog-
ical discoveries, whether made by English or
American spades in temples and tombs, or by
German pairs of spectacles in papyri and in-
scriptions, during the last fifteen years." (Na-
ture.)
"Limited in interest to students of Egyptolo-
gy, for whom it is a good supplementary
volume."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 142. My. '09.
"As for the translation, the best that can be
said for it is that it very seldom entirely mis-
represents the meaning of the author, though
it is far from giving any idea of his clear and
brilliant style. It is worth while to translate
M. Maspero's lighter articles for the benefit of
those readers who cannot appreciate them in
the original, but we think that the work should
have been handed to an expert."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 98. Ja. 23. 450w.
"Criticism may be offered, in spite of the
note which the author has prepared on the
subject on the method of transliterating native
names. Deserves a place on the shelves of
those who are interested in things Egyptian,
and who desire to extend the field and content
of their knowledge."
-^ Nation. 88: 333. Ap. 1, '09. 420w.
"The book is translated, on the whole, ex-
tremely well. But blemishes can be taken out
in a second edition of the book, which, it is to
be hoped, will appear in a few years' time with
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additions, and with one or two articles, which
are somewhat out of date, such as that on 'Ar-
chaic Egypt,' omitted." H. R. Hall.
H Nature. 79: 222. D. 24, '08. 750w.
"This book bids fair to hold an honored
place among the books useful to the general
reader. It seems ungracious to find the tly in
such a pot of ointment, but it is there in the
shape of the French spelling of the names of
Pharaohs, persons and places which occur in
the hieroglypiiic texts."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 286. My. 8, '09. lOOOw.
"We warmly commend this book to our read-
+ Spec. 102; 268. F. 13, '09. 430w.
Masten, Vincent Myron, Crime problem;
11 what to do about it, how to do it. $1.50.
Star-gazette co., Elmira, N. Y. 9-13924.
The author "seeks to analyze present
methods of treating crime, and suggests a
system extending from so-called primary in-
dustrial schools, to which children under four-
teen shall be committed, to convict prisons
which, with classifications, shall contain life
prisoners and habitual criminals. Intermediate
stages in the treatment of criminals are out-
lined through secondary industrial schools and
reformatories." — Survey.
"It is significant as a reflection of personal
experiences in daily contact with criminals."
C. R. Henderson.
+ Am. J. Soc. 15: 420. N. '09. 40w.
"The first two chapters dealing in a general
way with crime are rambling and incoherent.
The subject matter of the volume is good and
deserves attention."
-J Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 607. N. '09. 140w.
"Poor English, lack of index, Dad typography
— one wonders whether his proofs were read at
all — cannot hide the fact that Col. Masten is a
sincere and sound, if not very original, reform-
er. And his faults are perhaps the faults of
his virtues. He is a worker, not a writer."
■i N. Y. Times. 14: 440. Jl. 17, '09. 700w.
"It may be questioned whether Colonel Mas-
ten's book throws much new light upon prison
management or prison problems. One misses
in It what might be specially expected in a
treatment of penology written by an Elmira
official, namely, the careful study of reforma-
tory statistics, and an intensive and individual
study of the prisoners." O. F. Lewis.
— Survey. 23: 142. O. 30, '09. 450w.
Masterman, Charles F. G. Condition of
■^ England. 6s. Methuen, London. 9-21856.
"Mr. Masterman gives us a rough account of
England as he sees it, making each class pa-
rade past him in turn while he jots down its
characteristics. ... It is an almost horribly
detached record of large failures and only petty
successes." — Spec.
"Mr. Masterman's new book can hardly fail
to interest any intelligent person into whose
hands it mav fall."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 62. .II. 17. lOOOw.
"We wish he had retained enough spirit for
polemic; some strong belief which served him
as a clue through the bewildering maze of the
English life he describes. As it is, the book
is depressing, saddening, and we are perplexed
by an accumulation of disheartening facts and
opinions which lead us to nothing but sheer pes-
simism."
— Sat. R. 107: 786. Je. 19, '09. 1250w.
"It is a brilliant picture, constructed with
quick and facile phrases, but we have seldom
read anything more depressing. It was a mis-
take for Mr. Masterman to impose on himself
a superficial impartiality. We are not as a rule
in favour of 'blinkers' for man or beast, but in
Mr. Masterman's case we are sorely tempted
to recommend that he be provided with a pair.
Then perhaps he will not think everything he
passes on the road of life a bogy, and conclude
it to be his duty to 'shy' at it, and then 'jib,'
as a protest."
f- Spec. 102: 896. Je. 5, '09. 2000w.
Masterman, Ernest W. G. Studies in Gal-
^2 ilee; with a preface by G: Adam Smith.
*$i. Univ. of Chicago press. 9-27601.
An account, from first-hand information, of
Galilee as a whole, its structure, frontiers, di-
visions, natural products, the resulting char-
acters of its people's life, and its place in his-
tory.
"A thoroughly original first-hand study of
the historic district of Galilee."
+ Bib. World. 34: 430. D. '09. 40w.
"Must take its place among the permanently
valuable books of Palestinian research. It is a
book primarily for scholars, though others will
find in it many pages of interest." C: R. Gil-
lett.
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 767. D. 4, '09. 160w.
Mathevirs, Byron Collins. Our irrational dis-
tribution of wealth. **$i.25. Putnam.
8-29608.
"Another excursion of a professional econo-
mist into the precincts of sociology. The thesis
of the book is, that while there has been an
enormous change in the methods and quantity
of production, distribution has not changed, but
is still on the old basis of manager taking the
lion's share. The panacea for the ills of distri-
bution is found in public ownership, and this
thesis is argued interestingly in ten chapters:
Introduction; The sources of wealth; Capital's
illegitimate function the key to distribution;
Basis of distribution wrong; Land-rent, a gra-
tuity; Interest makes no discrimination; The
wage system; the step from legal into economic
slavery; Profits, a gratuity; The second distri-
bution; Public ownership the source of per-
manent improvement." — Am. J. Soc.
"A very interesting contribution of a profes-
sional economist to the sociological doctrine of
the conflict of classes. The one-sided over-
emphasis on the economic struggle is signifi-
cant, because it once more furnishes silent, but
potent evidence for the raison d'etre of modern
sociology as an academic discipline, and a fac-
tor in the intellectual life of society." H. P. J.
Selinger.
-f Am. J. Soc. 14: 540. Ja. '09. 760w.
Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 461. Mr. '09. 90w.
"The weakest chapter is that entitled 'Legal-
ized economic slaverv.' "
— Educ. R. 37: 208. F. '09. 50w.
"This is not a carefully thought out treatise,
but a piece of special pleading. At the same
time it is well worth careful consideration."
1- Outlook. 90: 7P8. D. 5, '08. 200w.
Spec. 103: 60. Jl. 10. '09. 60w.
Mathews, John Lathrop. Remaking the Mis-
^ sissippi. **$i.75. Houghton. 9-14201.
Presents a correct account of the several en-
gineering methods by which each great division
of the Mississippi has been so far developed —
the various methods of canalization and regu-
larization — with a correct summary of the cost
to date: to which has been added an outline of
the newer science, its methods, what it hopes
to accomplish, what it will cost, and the far
reaching advantages resulting from its opera-
tion.
"A sound and timely study."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 174. Je. '09.
"He writes as a journalist rather than as an
engineer, and the result is an exceedingly read-
aole treatise on a subject about which the
majority of our people know altogether too
little."
+ Dial. 47: 49. Jl. 16, '09. 450w.
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Mathews, John Lathrop — Continued-
"It meets a growing demand for fuller infor-
mation t'onoerning our national resources,
aroused by the recent discussion of the needs
and methods of conservation; while, at tlie
same time it tends to increase the popular en-
thusiasm for achievement along that line." C.
\V. Doten.
-f- Econ. Bull. 2: 225. S. '09. 550\v.
"To gain a clear knowledge of the Mississip-
pi river and its navigation sj'stem one could
iiai-dly ask for a more succinct production tlian
this volume. On one crucial point, however,
the author falls into a technical error, and his
deductions are, therefore, misleading on the one
great question now being agitated, that of giv-
ing the Mississippi a deep channel for naviga-
tion." Major C. E. Gillette.
H • Engin. N. 62: sup. 21. S. 16, '03. 2100w.
-t- Ind. 67: 883. O. 14. '09. 120w.
"The book will open sometliing like a now
field of romance to the general i-eader and wili
prove interesting and inspiring to the profes-
sional engineer."
+ Lit. D. 39: .541. O. 2, '09. 210w.
Nation. 89: 74. Jl. 22, '09. 350w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 338. My. 29, '09. 650w.
"Not only a readable l>ut also a distinctly
valuable work."
-I- Pol. Sci. Q. 24:560. S. '09. 200w.
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 384. S. '09. 80w.
Mathews, John Mabry. Legislative and ju-
11 dicial history of the fifteenth amend-
ment. (Johns Hopkins university stud-
ies in historical and political science.
Ser. 2y, nos. 6-7.) $1. Johns Hopkins.
9-16005.
Gives an account of the "introduction and the
working of the article of the American con-
stitution which forbids the denial or abridg-
ment, by the United States or any state, of the
right of citizens to vote on account of race,
colour, or previous condition of servitude; and
gives the congress power to enforce this article
by appropriate legislation." — Eng. Hist R.
"The study is careful and its spirit is ju-
dicial."
-I- Ann, Am. Acad. 34: 607. N. '09. 140w.
"An elaborate and exhaustive account." H.
E. E.
+ Eng. Hist. R, 24: 836. O. '09. 70w.
N, Y. Times. 14: 450. Jl. 24, '09. 160w.
Mathews, Lois Kimball, Expansion of New
1- England: the spread of New England
settlement and institutions to the Mis-
sissippi river, 1620-1865. **$2.5o. Hough-
ton. 9-29148.
"An attempt," the author says, "to entangle,
from the complex skein of our national history,
the one strand of the New England element!"
The chapters following an introduction are: The
beginnings of an American frontier; The influ-
ence of Indian warfare upon the frontier, 1660-
1713; Forty years of strife with the wilderness,
1713-1754; The frontier in war and in peace,
1754-1781: The beginning of the great migra-
tions from New England toward the west, 1781-
1812; The planting of a second New England,
1787-1865; The joining of two frontiers- Indi-
ana and Illinois, 1809-1865; The New England -
ers as state builders: Michigan and Wisconsin,
1820-1860; Two centuries and a half of New
England pioneering, 1620-1865.
"Her book, although clearly intended for the
historical student rather than the general read-
er, is useful to all who would gain an under-
standing of the process by which New Eng-
land influence and tradition were extended to
other sections of the country."
-I- Outlook. 93: 879. D. 18, '09. 300w.
Matthews, Brander. American of the fu-
1- ture and other essays. **$i.25. Scribner.
9-26987.
Fifteen "apologetic essays on our American
walk and conversation." (Nation.) They are:
The American of the future; American charac-
ter; The Americans and the British; "Bloo 1
is thicker than water"; The scream of the
spread-eagle; American manners; American
humor; The speech of the people; English as
a world-language; Simplified spelling and "fo-
netic reform"; The question of the theater; Per-
suasion and controversy; Reform and reform-
ers; "Those literary fellows"; Standards of
success.
"It is sprightly, entertaining, clear, at times
even forcible — though rarely — and one ought to
get 'forrarder' with it. Yet one doesn't. Per-
haps the reason is that there is an odd lack of
accent and a judicious weighing of opposites
which efface every impression about as soon
as it is made."
H Nation. 89: 546. D. 2, '09. 300w.
"Mr. Matthews has a certain brightness and
quickness of perception which one is tempted
to call American, a lightness* and courage of
manner which give his comments the freshness
of an open-minded intelligence, and the vivacity
of an observer who sees things in their variety
and not in a single depressing category. Very
good reading."
-^ Outlook. eS: 650. N. 27, '09. IHOw.
Matthews, Charles H. S. Parson in the
Australian bush. $2. Longmans. 9-7566.
"A condensation by the Rev. C. H. S. Mat-
thews of the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd,
of a series of parish lectures delivered in Eng-
land on religious and educational conditions in
Australia, tending to become a treatise on de-
tails of missionary work there with which few
will have serious concern." — N. Y. Times.
"The fireside traveler, we are afraid, unless he
has special interests, will quickly turn in an-
other direction."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 754. D. 5, '08. lOOw.
"There is much that is both interesting and
instructive in Mr. Matthews's pictures of life
in the back regions of Australia as viewed from
the clergyman's standpoint."
+ Spec. 101: 1062. D. 19, 'OS. 280w.
Matthews, Franklin. Back to Hampton
11 Roads; cruise of the U. S. Atlantic
fleet from San Francisco to Hampton
Roads, July 7, 1908-Feb. 22, 1909. $1.50.
Huebsch. 9-27398.
Supplementary to "With the battle fleet."
this book aims to describe and narrate the
leading events that marked the homeward run
of the fleet from San Francisco to Hampton
Roads, by way of New Zealand, Australia,
Japan and the Suez canal.
"It is not often that a thesis for a post-grad-
uate degree becomes a substantial contribution
to history. That distinction, however, belong.s
to Mrs. Mathews' extremelv interesting work "
+ Lit. D. 39: 1078. D. 11, '09. 220w.
"His style in this volume is as brisk and
jaunty as in its predecessor. The book, wit'
its occasional pictures, is all that one could
ask for in its sort."
+ Dial. 47: 517. D. 16, '09. 150w.
"Mr. Matthews is a newspaper reporter o''
exceptional merit, and his descriptions are well
written." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1367. D. 16, '09. 70w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 1020. D. 4, '09. 50w
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"Is full of the acute observation of a very
clever newspaper man."
+ Nation. S9: 598. D. 16, '09. 50w.
"The author has used a good deal of ma-
terial that did not appear in liis newspaper
publications."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 721. N. 20, '09. 150w.
Maturin, Mrs. Fred. Petticoat pilgrims on
^ trek. */S. 6d. Nash, London.
"Describes lightly and humorously her ex-
periences with her maid in and about Johannes-
burg and other places in South Africa after
the war. There is an occasional touch of the
pathetic aftermath of war, and now and again
we get a bright thought. Mrs. Maturin's idea is
that 'to analyse life is to spoil it.' The simple
life on treli is her way to happiness." — Sat. R.
".She describes [her adventures] in the spirit
of one to whom everytiiing that happens, how-
ever trivial, is of some moment. The book is
a noveltv."
-f Sat. R. 108: 142. Jl. 31, '09. llOw.
"It is often entertaining, and would be more
so if we could be quite sure of knowing when
Mrs. Maturin is serious, and when she is ro-
mancing."
+ Spec. 102: 544. Ap. 3, '09. 170w.
Maude, Frederick Natusch. Jena campaign,
1- 1806. (Special campaign ser., no. 9.)
*$i.6o. Macmillan. 9-1S509.
"Jena, as the author rightly holds, marks the
point at which the French revolution imposed
on Europe the theory of the loosely trained
armed nation, which at the present day lies
witii other factors, at the back of the Pacifist
movement. But was Europe right? Did not
the Prussian battalions really demonstrate that
the small army of highly trained long-service
soldiers is superior to the loosely trained mass?
That is the author's thesis: and without forc-
ing us to agree with his extreme conclusions,
he proves the case, as have most of his pred-
ecessors from Klausewitz to de Bonnal, that
it w^as only in the higher command that inc
Prussians really failed." — Nation.
"An unusual book that should attract readers
from a wider circle than the special students
of military history to whom it is addressed.
While disagreeing with many of the author's
historical generalizations, and with a few of
his details, we can praise his volume highly
for its grasp of the military facts, and for its
suggestiveness. The only serious criticism to
which he is open on his subject proper is that
he does not ascribe to the movements of St.
Hilaire nearlv enough importance."
-I Nation. 89: 491. N. 18, '09. 200w.
"A very clear and intere'sting account of one
of the most momentous phases of modern Eu-
ropean history. We cordially recommend all
those interested in the subject to read Colonel
Maude's book."
+ Sat. R. 108: sup. 10. O. 16, '03. 140w.
Maugham, William Somerset. Explorer.
t$i.50. Baker. 9-3205.
A Story at the center of which is a daughter's
responsibility in urging a brother on to redeem
the honor of the house that had been besmirched
by a father who had unconscionably followed the
broad way to a felon's cell. Her lover, "the
explorer." aids her in the task by taking the
brother off to Africa, and trying to enlist him in
the cause of empire-building. The failure to
make a man of him, and the hero's self-sacrifice
and hardships are compensated for in the ex-
pedition's final victory for the British empire.
"A creditable novel of modern life."
+ Ath. 1908, 1:9. Ja. 4. 230w.
"The faults of the book are its lack of pro-
portion and its occasional sketchiness. Having
drawn his characters so carefully, Mr. Maugham
might well have devoted more space to their in-
teraction, which is often indicated rather than
GXDrGSSGd * *
H Lond. Times. 6: 390. D. 20, '07. 500w.
"Is quite innocuous and even comparatively
pleasant."
H Nation. 88: 255. Mr. 11, '09. 230w.
"Mr. Maugham has excellent faculty in the
portrayal of character. He has skill in con-
struction, too, and one feels all through the
story the strong grip of the author, who had
vivid conception of his people, his incidents,
and his story before he began to put them upon
paper."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 117. F. 27, '09. 470w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
"Mr. Maugham's latest novel is interesting as
showing how literary perception and instinct
may take the place of actual experience. There
is a good deal of smart dialogue which would be
effective in a plav."
H Sat. R. 105: 209. F. 15, '08. 430w.
Maugham, William Somerset.
t$i.5o. Dtiffield.
]\Iagician.
9-7829.
"In this extraordinary book Mr. Maugham
plays alternately the parts of the Balzac of the
'Peau de chagrin,' the Du Maurier who created
.Svengali, and an H. G. Wells consistently logical
in his most fantastic moments. . . . Oliver Had-
do is a repulsive student of the black art who by
his psychic power not only takes possession of a
young surgeon's betrothed, but also creates in
her a corrupted secondary personality, and final-
ly kills her in his sucessful attempt to create
Paracelsian 'liomunculi.' " — Atli.
"Mr. Maugham has in an especial degree the
art of controlling his machinery and piling up
unobtrusive proofs when they are needed; and,
on the whole, the illusion is about as complete as
could fairly be demanded. The lighter parts of
the book show keen humour and observation."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 715. D. 5. 220w.
"His theme Mr. Maugham handles so realis-
tically, so materially, so hideously, as to excite
only loathing and disgust."
— Nation. 88: 255. Mr. 11, '09. 230w.
"The author shows not a little skill in dealing
with the uncanny and tells his tale of the weird
and the horrible with a simple sincerity and a
constant matching of unhallowed practices with
the clean, sweet things of common life that
make its effect uncommonly impressive."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 88. F. 13, '09. 520w.
"The book attempts an effect of terror: it pro-
duces onlv nausea."
— Sat. R. 106: 798. D. 26, '08. llOw.
Spec. 101: 1002. D. 12, *08. 130w.
Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens. Artificial and
natural flight. *$I75- Macmillan.
9-5179-
"Views and experiences on the art and sci-
ence of aerial navigation. The introduction
deals in general terms with the work of the
author and other experimenters. Following
this the flight of birds and kites is discussed,
and the author's experiments with screws and
supporting aeroplanes are recorded; while other
important material is found in the appendices.
"One of the best treatises on the science of
aeronautics, helpfully illustrated."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 106. Ap. '09.
"The flight of birds and kites is discussed and
then follows the part really important to stu-
dents of aeronautics — the account of the au-
thor's early experiments with screws and sup-
porting aeroplanes. These are both interesting
and instructive and present data that probably
have never before been made generally avail-
able."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 27. Mr. 18, '09. 320w.
Nation. 88: 634. Je. 24, '09. 420w.
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Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens — Continued-
"Sir Hiram Maxim's book is distinctly disap-
pointing. An account of his early experiments,
if somewhat out of date, would be at least of his-
toric interest; but when the author indulges in
a tirade against mathematicians, the question
which naturally suggests itself is, Where on
earth does he find his mathematicians?" G. H.
Bryan.
— Nature. 80: 222. Ap. 22, "09. 1050w.
"Sir Hiram S. Maxim has accomplished ad-
mirably the task of illuminating for the lay
mind the principles upon which the aeroplanists
of our day are working, and the means these
ingenious and daring gentlemen are using to
advance humanity to the flying stage."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 57. Ja. 30, '09. 1300w.
R. of Rs. 40: 038. N. '09. 90w.
"A valuable guide to others who may con-
template like work." O. Chanute.
H Science, n.s. 30: 282. Ag. 27, '09. 800w.
Maxwell, Sir Herbert Eustace. Scottish gar-
dens: being a representative selection
of different types, old and new. *$6.
Longmans. 8-37199.
"The text is by the Right Hon. Sir Herbert
Maxwell, who dips his pen deep in the Jove of
all growing things, and the full page colored
illustrations are from the paintings by Mary
G. W. Wilson. After a dissertation on Scottish
gardens in general, the author takes up, in
separate chapters, over thirty different gar-
dens, making altogether a representative selec-
tion of garden types, old and new." (N. Y.
Times.) "He takes a wide range of the sub-
ject . . . including the Princes gardens in Edin-
burgh, a famous nursery at Aberdeen, and many
gardens more or less famous from Ayrshire to
Sutherland." (Spec.)
"Misprints are few in the body of the book,
but there are some errors in the plant-names
that need revision, and there is no index."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 412. Ap. 3. 400w.
"An entirely charming book, although the.
facts and the conditions with which it deals
have no bearing upon gardening in this coun-
try."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 805. D. 26, '08. 200w.
"Very pleasant reading, but the parts directly
bearing on horticulture would fill but a small
fraction of the book. The book is not exhaus-
tive, and although it gives delightful glimpses
into Scottish gardens, it leaves much unsaid.
It has no index."
H Sat. R. 106: sup. 4. D. 12, '08. 480w.
-f Spec. 101: 638. O. 24, '08. 220w.
Maxwell, William Babington. Seymour
12 Charlton: a novel. t$i.5o. Appleton.
9-26150.
In his new book Mr. Maxwell "gives his
readers in detail the story of a younger son
who unexpectedly succeeds to a peerage and
great possessions. Seymour Charlton, the hero,
falls in love with a girl of the middle class
and marries her on his accession to his new dig-
nities. . . . He is, in fact, a young gentleman
who, though serious in mind, is quite incapa-
ble of doing any work except on the surface of
things. He suffers from this fault in politics
and in business. In the latter walk of life he
comes to grief, and only saves his name and
honor by sacrificing the whole of his private
possessions to satisfy the claims of sharehold-
ers In the company of which he Is chairman."
— Spec.
"Readers of 'Vivien* and 'The guarded flame'
will be prepared to find this theme treated by
Mr. Maxwell in no merely conventional way."
+ Nation. 89: 573. D. 9, '09. 390w.
"It is a sufflciently absorbing story."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 739. N. 27, '09. 470w.
"Mr. Maxwell's pictures of modern life are
ably drawn, if one can accept the language in
which he presents them, and the whole book
carries one on by sheer force of readability.
Mr. Maxwell, at any rate, earns praise for the
amount of careful work that he puts into his
books, which have enough material in them
to furnish at least three novels by less con-
scientious writers."
-I Spec. 103: 750. N. 6, '09. 400w.
Maxwell-Scott, Mrs. Mary Monica. Ma-
dame Elizabeth de France, 1764-1794:
a memoir. ^$3.50. Longmans. 9-3532.
In this pathetic history of Louis XVI's faith-
ful sister may be read the sufferings and dep-
rivations of the "Capets" specially during the
year that preceded their death on the guillo-
tine.
"Readable, if of no trandescendent merit.
Certain serious faults detract from the value
of the work, except to the purely uncritical read-
er."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 146. Ag. 7. 1300w.
"The 'angelic Princess' has probably never
been so engagingly presented to English readers
as now by Mrs. Maxwell Scott; and she has
moreover based her narrative on contemporary
and other French authorities whose writings, as
a whole, have not been available to earlier stu-
dents in this field."
-f- Dial. 45: 463. D. 16, '08. 140w.
"Mrs. Maxwell-Scott has succeeded in welding
together the various accounts."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 798. D. 26, '08. 220w.
"Mrs. Maxwell-Scott's style is far from at-
tractive."
— Sat. R. 106: 734. D. 12, '08. 170w.
"This is a touching and well-written life."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 640. Ap. 24, 'Oy. 400w.
Mayne, Ethel Colburn. Enchanters of men:
1^ twenty-four studies of fascinating
women. *$3.50. Jacobs.
"A collection of lively sketches of some two
dozen ladies whose names are well known in
the annals of love and beauty, and the author
has grouped them under the headings, Tho
royal mistress. The courtesan. The royal lady,
The star. The Egeria."— N. Y. Times.
"Miss Mayne has some qualifications for her
task. It is impossible to read her chapters
. . . without seeing that she has more right to
be treated as an original writer than have
many who lightly enter on a similar under-
taking. On the other hand, we must be for-
given for saying that her style stands in need
of purification."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 583. My. 15. 550w.
Dial. 47: 457. D. 1, '09. 150w.
"The sad, fantastic, sometimes happy lives of
these heroines are told with a strong feeling
for their romance and human quality, with
nothing extenuated, nor aught set down in
malice. It makes excellent reading." Hilde-
garde Hawthorne.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 633. O. 23, '09. 1050w.
"Miss Mayne has written her sketches so
cleverly that we must regret that she has not
set herself, or been set, to do worthier sort of
work."
-\ Sat. R. 107: 634. My. 15, '09. 40w.
Mayo, Margaret. Polly of the circus. t$i-
Dodd. 8-23540.
A novelizatlon of the play. It tells how Polly,
the circus rider, falls from her horse and is
taken to a young clergyman's home where she
is restored to health, learns what true service
Is, and, much to the discomfiture of the med-
dling deacons, weds her benefactor.
"Few stories adapted from plays are as well
written; slight and unimportant."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 25. Ja. '09.
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307
Ind. 65: 1126. N. 12, '08. 70w.
"Has that quality of 'heart interest' so val-
uable in popular theatrical fiction."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 635. O. 31, '08. 170w.
Mead, Daniel Webster. Water power en-
gineering: the theory, investigation and
development of water powers. *$6.
McGraw. 8-28609.
A book for engineers. "In the preparation of
this treatise the author has endeavored to con-
sider all the fundamental principles involved,
and to indicate the basis upon which success-
ful water-power development depends." — Engin.
D.
"If for no other reason, this commendable
work should be in the possession of every water-
power engineer, on account of the unusually
extended and complete bibliography it contains
on hydraulic subjects."
+ Engin. D. 4: 663. D. '08. 740w.
"His book should be found in the library of
every hydraulic engineer; it is a valuable work
of reference for engineers generally; and stu-
dents of water-power engineering can profit by
its liberal use in their course of study." F. C.
Finkle.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 25. Mr. 18, '09. 3000w.
"The book is one of the most complete trea-
tises on an engineering subject published in
this country and will unquestionably be of val-
ue to any engineer engaged in water power
development."
+ -j- Engin. Rec. 58: 622. N. 28, '08. 940w.
Meade, Edward Sherwood. Story of gold.
**75c. Appleton. 8-30947.
An untechnical account which describes the
processes of discovering and mining gold, the
growth of the gold industry and the tuture of
gold production.
+ A. L. A. Bki. 5: 45. F. '09. +
"The book is decidedly readable and most
admirably suited to give the ordinary individ-
ual a sense of actual personal acquaintance
with the gold industry. To the multitude, for
whom mining stocks are irresistibly tempting,
it is to be most strongly recommended as a
book of useful information, interestingly writ-
ten, and certain to prove a profitable invest-
ment." W. S. Tower.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 737. My. '09. 400w.
"The pages treating the occurrence of gold
in nature are the least satisfactory portion of
the work."
-\ Ath. 1909, 2: 215. Ag. 21. 700w.
"The subject matter is of course of a type
that can be procured from trustworthy sources
by an investigator but has no value over and
above that which already exists in those
sources, save that it is probably more con-
veniently put together." H. P. Willis.
H Econ. Buii. 2: 49. Ap. '09. 430w.
"With numerous illustrations the author suc-
ceeds in making a very readable book.
Throughout the volume, however, the discus-
sion is permeated with a questionable theory
of the direct relation between the periodical
production of gold and industrial prosperity."
L,.
H J. Poi. Econ. 17: 305. My. '09. 400w.
"A long succession of careless misstatements
such as appear in the book becomes weari-
some, and creates an atmo.«phere of prejudice
against the author, so that his most lugubrious
predictions and stirring calls to action leave
the reader unconvinced and apathetic. His main
thesis is, of course, tinged with e.xaggeration."
T IC R.
'— Nature. 80: 306. My. 13, '09. SOOw.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 109. F. 27, '09. 1150w.
"In his geology. Or. Meade is in agreement
with Professor DeLaunay, but in his treatment
of the economics of gold he is as orthodox as
the P'renchman is heretical." J. F. Johnson.
+ — Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 544. S. '09. 630w.
Meade, Norman Gardner. Electric motors;
their installation, control, operation and
maintenance. *$i. McGraw. 8-26689.
"Mr. Meade has evidently written this book
for the shop man who does not understand elec-
tric motors, but finds himself in need of know-
ing more about them, theoretically and prac-
tically." (Engin. N.) "He has sought to explain
the phenomena of electric motors, describe the
leading types of direct and alternating-current
motors and their auxiliary apparatus, and give
practical suggestions for their installation, care
and management. Mathematics have been used
sparingly, figures and diagrams being depended
upon as far as possible to elucidate the sub-
ject." (Engin. D.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 142. My. '09.
Engin. D. 5: 170. F. '09. lOOw.
Engin. N. 61: sup. 8. Ja. 14, '09. 300w.
Meade, Richard Kidder. Design and equip-
■^ ment of small chemical laboratories.
*$2. Chemical engineer pub. 9-7738.
A book for inexperienced chemists. "The
first chapter takes up the general arrangement
and location of the laboratory and its appara-
tus. Next come several chapters on stationary
equipment. The balance of the book describes
and discusses the smaller apparatus and miscel-
laneous equipment. The book is well supplied
with illustrations, and the explanations are made
in a clear and direct manner. In connection
with each subject discussed, practical details
are introduced which will make the book of
great value." (Engin. N.)
Engin. D. 6: 54. Jl. '09. 120w.
"Of great value to those called upon to su-
perintend the construction and installation of
laboratory equipment."
-I- Engin. N. 60: sup. 695. D. 17, '08. 140w.
"The book seems to have a wider field of
usefulness than this summary of its contents
would indicate, on account of the simple and
clear, though not detailed, descriptions of va-
rious small-scale chemical engineering appli-
ances with which any engineer should be ac-
quainted."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 789. Je. 19, '09. 200w.
Means, David MacGregor. Methods of tax-
■^ ation compared with the established
principles of justice. **$2.5o. Dodd.
9-10265.
An analysis of tax-paying and tax-collecting
based on legal rather than economic principles.
"Mr. Means distinctly takes the medicinal view
of taxation; he thinks it is all, as at present
compounded, extremely unpalatable; but he per-
forms a real service in bringing before the read-
er the fact that the country is suffering from
some fiscal ills that require new tax prescrip-
tions." (Outlook.)
"The book demands and deserves serious
study."
-f Educ. R. 38: 314. O. '09. 60w.
"When a few criticisms haive been made, it
must be recognized that Mr. Means has pro-
duced a stimulating, incisive and valuable
book."
H Nation. 89: 236. S. 9, '09. 1700w.
"Mr. Means's qualifications for the task indi-
cated by his subtitle are exceptional."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 403. Je. 26, '09. 1150w.
"An admirably written treatise on the philos-
opny, and it may be added, the psychology of
tax-paying and tax-collecting. No better gen-
eral review of the different kinds and methods
of taxation applied by civilized government since
the days of Adam Smith has come to the no-
tice of the Outlook."
-f- Outlook. 92: 109. My. 15, '09. 120w.
"For a thoughtful discussion of the whole
subject of taxation the reader will do well to
consult this new volume."
-f R. of Rs. 40: 126. Jl. '09. 130w.
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Meany, Edmond Stephen. History of the
** state of Washington. *$2.25. Macmillan. ,
9-13526.
"The first period treated is that of Discov-
er5% which extends from prehistoric times to
tlie visits of the 'Columbia,' the 'Lady Washing-
ton,' and tlie 'Boston,' to tlie Northwest coast.
. . . Tlie period of Exploration covers the Astor
project and the long contest with England for
the fur-trade and the possession of the terri-
tory. . . . The early period of statehood is de-
scribed as marked by an extravagance of public
expenditure, which was, however, corrected un-
der later administrations. The last chapter is
the most novel in the volume, being a descrip-
tion of the results of Federal activity in the
state in the shape of surveys, postal and cus-
toms service, judiciary, irrigation, etc." — Dial.
"A conscientious performance, possessing
considerable merit as a compendium of facts
relating to the northwest. Some topics are
treated more adequately than anywhere else.
The author's information is always respectable,
his judgment sane, his sympathies admirable.
He has done so well that we are impatient wiih
him for not taking the trouble to do better."
Joseph Schafer.
-I Am. Hist. R. 15: 167. O. '09. llOOw.
"A worthv addition to the state histories."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 45. O. '09.
"The book as a whole is deserving a perma-
nent place in the history of the states of the
Union."
+ Dial. 46: 405. Je. 16, '09. 280w.
"His pictures and judgments of men and
events, though warmly patriotic, are never ex-
travagant; the detail, though somewhat long
drawn for the general reader', is none too elab-
orate for the public the author has especially
in view, the high schools and colleges of Wash-
ington itself."
+ Nation. 89: 103. Jl. 29, '05. 600w.
Mees, Charles Edward K. Photography of
s coloured objects. *5oc. Tennant & W.
A guide, for those who have some knowledge
of the subject, explaining the theory of color-
photograpliy and showing how this theory is
applied to the actual operations of the studio.
"Although the volume is, small it deserves an
index."
-i Nature. 80: 489. Je. 24, '09. 320w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 454. Jl. 24, '09. 150w.
Mehrtens, August Christian. Gas engine
8 theory and design. $2.50. Wiley. 9-13550.
The following headings indicate the scope of
treatment: Principles of operation; Applica-
tions; Thermodynamic considerations; Com-
bustion; Fuels; Gas-engine efficiency; Explosive
mixtures; Mixing valves and carbureters; Gov-
erning; Ignition; Cooling; E.xhaust; Selection of
type; Determinations of principal dimensions;
Forces acting in gas engines; Design and di-
mensions of parts; Operation: Testing. Com-
plete detailed drawings are then given of a
small vertical canoe or boat engine developing
about 21/2 HP., and of a small horizontal four-
cycle gasoline engine of V2 HP. — both designed
by the author. Tables of the properties of ma-
terials, fuels, etc., are included.
Engin. D. 5: 665. Je. '09. 140^^.
"Tlie treatment is everywhere superficial and
elementary." I>. S. Marks.
— Engin. N. 62: sup. 5. Jl. 15, '09. 640w.
"In ci-iticism of the book, it may be said that
it contains mucli that is unnecessary in a work
of this chairacter. especially matter to be found
in chai)ters relating to design and dimensions
of i)arts and also in the description of the two
engines built by the author."
H Engin. Rec. 60: 251. Ag. 28, '09. 320w.
"There are the inevitable slips of a 'first edi-
tion,' but they are not numerous. Although
the author has attempted to get too much into
so small a volume, it must be acknowledged
that he has produced a book at once interest-
ing in treatment and clear in language."
H Nature. 81: 245. Ag. 26, '09. 530w.
Melitz, Leo Leopold. Opera goers' com-
plete guide; comprising 299 opera plots
with musical numbers and casts; tr. by
Richard Salinger. **$i.20. Dodd.
8-37365.
"Instead of telling the story first and follow-
ing it up with a reference to the principal airs,
the author of this volume, who is director of
the Stadt-Theater in Basle, always begins by
giving the 'Who's who' of each opera, and then
tells the story step by step, as it is enacted on
the stage." — Nation.
"The most complete and up-to-date collection
in print."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 106. Ap. '09.
"An operatic guide book with a difference. In
spite of numerous misprints and some errors of
translation, the book will be found useful here
as it has already been found in Germany."
H Ind. 67: 147. Jl. 15, '09. 180w.
"The translator, Richard Salinger, has done
his part of the work well."
+ Nation. 88: 47. Ja. 14, '09. 170w.
"Unfortunately, there are not a few errors in
the statement of the plots of more or less im-
portance, some evident misapprehensions on
the part of the translator as to the meaning of
the te.xt he was translating, and numerous more
or less annoying misprints. The book will be of
value, because of the great amount of informa-
tion it contains that is not easily and quickly
accessible otherwise."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 119. F. 27, '09. 230w.
"It is decidedly up-to-date."
-f- Outlook. 91: 292. F. 6. '09. 40w.
Mensch, L. J. Reinforced concrete pocket-
' book. $10. Errg. news. 9-^3937'
A valuable handbook for one who already has
a good knowledge of mechanics and building
construction. "Approximately half the book is
devoted to building work, but very good tables
and their explanations are given fpr retaining
walls of the counterfort type, to round tanks,
domes, grain elevators, coal bins, dams, water
pipes up to 132 in., diameter for pressure up
to 40 lb. per square inch, circular sewers, trol-
ley and transmission poles, chimneys, concrete
piles, girder bridges and arches. ... A short
mathematical discq^ssion is also included con-
cerning the stresses in framed structures due
to the monolithic character of properly designed
reinforced concrete." (Engin. Rec.)
"In its intention and execution, is more near-
ly like the standard steel handbooks such as are
issued by the Cambria and the Carnegie steel
companies than any of the others. For those
portions of the book which contain the results
of routine computation and for the really useful
material on estimating and on formwork, we
have the greatest commendation. The portion
which assumes to give short cuts to what must
of necessity be the result of either long expe-
rience or tedious computation, we think is dan-
gerous matter to put in the hands of the in-
experienced."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 73. .Je. 17, '09. 1050w.
"One of the most serviceable reinforced con-
crete handbooks from the point of view of the
experienced designing engineer. The book de-
serves little [adverse criticism]. The book is
really a valuable addition to the subject, but
any one using it must see that the numerous
corrections mentioned on page 216 are made
throughout the text."
H Engin. Rec. 59: 788. Je. 19, '09. 450w.
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309
Meredith, George. Last poems. *$i.25.
1- Scribner. 9-28254.
In these last poetic utterances of George
Meredith "there is nothing which repeats his
highest poetic achievement. That was, indeed,
to be expected, for the strength for great flights
was ebbing when he wrote. But the spirit is
untouched, and not only the philosophy remains,
but much of the melody which fifty years ago
seemed to many the authentic voice of youth
and spring." — Spec.
playground movement may be started; recounts
the history of the organization of public recrea-
tion in the United States." (Outlook.)
"These verses, taken even with the great
name they bear, can offer little to posterity.
They are not for those who wish to estimate,
but for those who have elsewhere learnt to re-
vere and love, their author. We read them for
their priceless echoes of a memorable past.
[There is] a regrettable laxity in the prepara-
tion of a volume which we expected to see
produced with the most scrupulous care."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 551. N. 6. llOOw.
Lit. D. 39: 966. N. 27, '09. 180w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 701. N. 13, '09. loOw.
"In this volume, to tell the truth*, there is
more of the real Meredith than we had antici-
pated. One or two of the poems are highly
characteristic and beautiful examples. We art,
therefore, far from being sorry, as w» fancie 1
we should be, that the volume has been pab-
lished."
+ Sat. R. 108: sup. 4. N. 13, '00. 670w.
"These last poems show that the voice of the
master kept to the end its splendid resonance
and his heart its unconquerable youth."
+ Spec. 103: 849. N. 20, '09. 430w.
Meredith, H. O. Outlines of the economic
history of England: a study in social
development. $2. Pitman. 9-6978.
A concise exposition of the economic history
of England from the time of the Saxon invasion
down to the present century, with a brief men-
tion in the introduction of the economic devel-
opment during the Roman occupation.
"In common with many English text-books
it is crowded with facts which are not always
sufficiently explained or adequately arranged
so as to lea.ve clear-cut and definite impres-
sions on the mind. Occasional summaries at
the end of chapters would have been very
helpful."
H Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 429. S. '09. ::oOw.
"This volume supplies the long-felt want of
a manual of economic history at once exact
and authoritative in its information, and con-
cise and handv in form."
-I Ath. 1&09, 2: 260. S. 4. 850w.
"The book does credit to his scholarship. It
has, however, pedagogical defects, chief among
which is the philosophic discussion in the form
of a 'general survey' of each period before the
facts upon which such general discussion is
based have been treated, and a want of con-
creteness and vividness. It should be added that
there are no maps, the bibliography is inade-
quate, and the index too brief to be of much
use." E. H. Downey.
H J. Pol. Econ. 17: 478. Jl. '09. 380w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 148. Mr. 13, '09. 220w.
"Scholarly and interesting volume."
H Spec. 102: sup. 638. Ap. 24, '09. 350w.
Mero, Everett Bird, ed. American play-
grounds. *$i.5o. The Dale association,
box 136, Back Bay, Boston. 8-35734.
Concerned with construction, equipment,
maintenance and utility of playgrounds. "It ex-
plains the police value of the playground; de-
scribes games; gives suggestions as to admin-
istration, making criticism of the supervision of
the playgrounds of certain cities; tells how a
• "A useful compilation."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 18. Ja. '09.
"This is one of the rare cases in which a
compiled book is really better than one written
by a single hand."
-I- Ind. 66: 869. Ap. 22, '09. 260w.
"Throughout, the book shows direct, prac-
tical, business-like method."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 645. O. 31, '08. 250w.
"It is, in fact, a sort of manual on the sub-
ject."
+ Outlook. 91: 152. Ja. 23, '09. 180w.
"Mr. Mero has certainly. given us a book con-
taining much practical information." C. W.
Crampton.
H School R. 17: 647. N. '09. 350vv.
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.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It is an indispensable work for reference."
H: J. Ford.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 626. Ap. '09. 650w.
"The author has done his work well. The
book seems to be almost free of errors." J. H.
Reynolds.
-f- Am. J. Soc. 14: 843. My. '09. 580w.
"The index is inadequate."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 81. Mr. '09.
Engin. N. 61: sup. 78. Je. 17, '09. 300w.
"The great merit of this work is that it is a
timely demonstration of the absurdity of the
present multiplicitv of elective offices."
-I- Nation. 88: 21. Ja. 7, '09. 600w.
"Professor Merriam's conclusions on the mer-
its of the new system are of the highest prac-
tical importance. Professor Merriam has writ-
ten so clearly, briefly and systematically that an
intelligent citizen may secure by an evening's
study a solid grip on one of the pressing polit-
ical questions of our day while the professed
student is inducted into the whole subject of
governmental control over party nominations
and supplied with guidance for advanced work
in the form of an appendix of statutes, digests
and bibliography." C: A. Beard.
-f Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 316. Je. '09. 400w.
"This study of American legislation on the
subject should prove extremely useful."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 253. F. '09. 60w.
"Those who desire the latest and best treat-
ment of the subject should read this little
book." J: H. Perry.
+ Yale R. 17: 456. F. '09. 600w.
Merrick, George Byron. Old times on the
upper Mississippi: the recollections of a
steamboat pilot from 1854 to 1863.
*$3.50. Clark, A. H. 8-34128.
A book for the general reader no less than stu-
dent of history. "The author was a pilot on
the river for the nine years previous to the war,
and besides his own personal recollections he
has collected a vast amount of information about
the steamboats of the river, the rise and growth
of trade, the change and development of its
cities." (Ind.)
"We know of no better account, from the in-
side, of steamboating." J. K. Hosmer.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 14: 595. Ap. '09. 550w.
"A well proportioned, well written, and vivid
account."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 46. F. '09.
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 495. Ap. 24. 430w.
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Merrick, George Byron — Continued.
"The narrative is simple, somewhat monoto-
nous, but the value of the facts still remains."
H Ind. 66: 378. F. 18, '09. 90w.
"It is a good book for any one to pick up
for a half-hour of recreation, but it is still more
than that to any reader who would realize the
life of our western rivers a half-century ago."
+ Nation, 89: 36. Jl. 8, '09. 280w.
"Well- written recollections."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 83. F. 13, '09. 840w.
"If Captain Merrick had not taken the pains
to compile this record many of the facts bear-
ing on the early settlement of those three states
might have been lost to the historian."
-\- R. of Rs. 39: 509. Ap. '09. lOOw.
Merwin, Bannister. Girl and the bill. t$iSo.
« Dodd. 9-9474-
A tale "of the exciting things that happened
to Robert Orme of New York during a two
days' sojourn in Chicago. In the first chapter
he sees a girl in an automobile, and buys a new
hat, receiving a five dollar bill in his change.
These seem simple enough incidents, but they
suffice to plunge him straightway into a whirl
of adventure. For the girl is the daughter of
the Secretary of State, and the bill has direc-
tions which reveal the hiding-place of a stolen
document— the draft of a treaty between the
United States and Germany which must be dis-
covered and signed by midnight of the next
day." — Dial.
"A light, diverting story of adventure and
romance."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 27. S. '09. +
"A breathless tale." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 371. Je. 1. '09. 270w.
"Out of the whole emerges a very good, read-
able story, violating probabilities, as it should,
but dealing mercifully with sensibilities."
+ Nation. 88: 467. My. 6, '09. 160w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 216. Ap. 10, '09. 300w.
Merwin, Samuel. Drugging a nation: the
story of China and the opium curse: a
personal investigation, during an ex-
tended tour, of the present conditions
of the opium trade in China and its ef-
fects upon the nation. **$i. Revell.
8-34255-
A discussion of the opium situation which is
of special interest in view of the coming world
congress to consider the greatness of the peril
and measures for ending it. "Mr. Merwin
holds England directly responsible for the in-
troduction of opium into China and believes
that so long as India gets $20,000,000 a year
from the opium traffic England will stand in
the way of China's attempt to reform herself."
(Ind.)
-f- Ind. 66: 325. ,F. 11, '09. 160w.
"An unusually frank statement of facts, made
after a searching investigation into both the lit-
erature of the subject and actual conditions in
China, may be found in the book of Mr. Mer-
-I- Nation. 88: 633. Je. 24, '09. 150w.
"The most interesting portions of the book
are the author's personal opinions."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 115. F. 27. '09. 260w.
Merz, Heinrich, Louise, queen of Prussia;
» tr. by G : P. Upton. **6oc. McClurg.
9-23798.
A story of the sufferings and fortitude of
Queen Louise of Prussia. Her love of husband,
children and country commend her to all who
admire purity, truth and devotion.
"It must surely be a favorite with those chil-
dren whose hearts are tender and sympathies
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, '09. 60w.
Metour, Eugene Paul. In the wake of the
® Green banner. t$i-50. Scribner. 9-12620.
A swiftly moving tale of the French occupa-
tion of Algeria written by one who knows everv
inch of his ground, the entire structure of
Moslem society, and the tricks and traits of
the Berber tribes among whose strongholds be-
yond the Atlas range the main action of the
story takes place. Among the characters in-
troduced are a French general, his daughter,
her American cousin who is a painter, a Cir-
cassian girl, and a Corsican captain with a
capacity for valorous deeds commensurate with
his love for glory.
"It is distinctly exasperating to see how easily,
with a little knowledge of technique he might
have raised this uncommon volume from the
second to the first rank." F: T. Cooper.
h Bookmn. 29: 522. Jl. '09. 680w.
"Vivid in coloring and brilliant in descrip-
tion, it is the work of a writer who has first-
hand knowledge of his subject — knows it, in
fact, almost too well for the reader's comfort,
who would like to have the political situation
more fully explained, and who is in danger of
much bewilderment at the strange local vocab-
ulary. It is weak in its delineation of these
cliaracters." W: M. Payne.
H Dial. 47: 181. S. 16, '09. 250w.
-I Ind. 66: 1344. Je. 17, '09. 30w.
"The writer evidently has still to learn that
a good story is not to be constructed entirely of
local color and tumultuous action."
— Nation. 89: 57. Jl. 15. '09. 150w.
"Is noteworthy because of the intensity of its
local coloring. Sometimes a little less attention
to detail and a little more swiftness and vivid-
ness of movement would have given the same
result without the little touch of tedium that,
as it is, sometimes mars the pages."
H N. Y. Times. 14:320. My. 22. '09. 280w.
Meyer, Arnold. Jesus or Paul? tr. by Rev.
9 J. R. Wilkinson. (Harper's lib. of living
thought.) **75c. Harper.
Who was the founder of Christianity. Christ
or Paul? This question is dealt with in a re-
ligious spirit, while the method employed "is
that of a scientific historian who brings the
clear, cold light of criticism to bear upon the
records of past events, who will not suffer any
spiritual interpretation of those events to affect
his judgment of the way in which they actually
occurred." "Jesus was the founder of Christi-
anity; for in His Personality God is mani-
fested to us as the object of our adoring worship.
He did not ask, nor could He as true Man
think of asking, that men should worship Him;
He could only call upon men to follow Him.
It was St. Paul, who above all others, first ex-
pressed the inmost heart of believers as they
gaze upon the earthly life of the Master."
Meynell, Everard. Corot and his friends.
10 **$3.25. Wessels.
The usual course of popular biography is fol-
lowed in this life of Corot thru the first trying
years, among which are the inevitably weary
ones of apprenticeship on to the developing of
definite individuality, and to the period of recog-
nition and success. From the climax of Corot'a
fame down the gentler slope to old age, there
are word portraits offered of a painter still zeal-
ous, still turning out robust work, but includ-
ing in his day's paraphernalia "a hot-water
bottle and a young woman with an umbrella."
The expository tone of the book is pleasantly
relieved by the living atmosphere that the au-
thor creates.
"The text is entertaining but desultory, the
editing careless, the illustrations revelations
of the variety of Corot's work."
J, A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 121. D. '09.
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3"
"An agreeable and interesting book, if not
one of high importance."
+ Ath. iy09, 2: 244. Ag. 28. 170w.
"He has brought together all that the desul-
tory student of art history needs to Itnovv ot
this French painter."
+ Dial. 47: 512. D. 16, '09. 240w.
"A very readable volume, altliougn It must be
admitted that some of the anecdotes related are
very trivial. The illustrations leave much to be
desired."
H Int. Studio. 36: 164. D. '08. 200w.
"Is in its way a remarkable piece of book-
making; few have succeeded in producing so
large a volume with so very little in it. It is
agreeably enough written, in a fluttering, touch
and go, allusive manner, but all it really tells
us about Corot might be put in two of its
three hundred octavo pages."
h Nation. 89: 366. O. 14, '09. 230w.
"For the first time, so far as we know, a
complete and adequate biography of the great
French painter Corot has been published."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 637. N. '09. llOw.
"Without any depth of artistic criticism, the
book is enjoyable from the picture it gives of
the radiant nature of the great painter."
+ Spec. 102: 668. Ap. 24, '09. 80w.
Michaelis, Adolf Theodor F. Century of ar-
chc-cological discoveries; tr. by Bettina
Kahnweiler; preface by Percy Gardner.
*$4. Dutton. 9-3353-
"A survey of archaeological exploration and
progress through the area of the undivided Ro-
man empire and its borderlands, and through
the period which begins with Napoleon and
Lord Elgin and ends with Dr. Evans at Cnos-
sos and the British school at Sparta." — Sat. R
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 19. S. '09.
"Probably no man in Europe or America
is so well able to form a just judgment of the
whole field of classical art, and of what the
workers are doing from Dan to Beersheba."
+ Ind. 66: 919. Ap. 29, '09. 430w.
-I- Int. Studio. 37: 170. Ap. '09. llOw.
"The picture is necessarily sketchy; yet, con-
sidering the size of the volume, it is very com-
prehensive, because not only have the actual
finds been recorded, but the more important
discoveries in the e.xamination of the material
have been noted, so that the achievements of
the scholar as well as those of the explorer
have been embodied. The chief criticism is that
the work is a little one-sided. A few additions
would remedy this defect, and it is to be hoped
that in a future edition this amendment will
be made."
-\ Nation. 88: 471. My. 6, '09. 650w.
"For the student of classical art the volume
is of prime interest, since it gives so general a
glimpse of the whole field as well as many
items regarding the specific work which has
been accomplished. The translation is good,
and the frank preface of Prof. Gardner is most
commendable and helpful." C: R. Gillett.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 61. Ja. 30, '09. 1050w.
"Within its limitations, which certainly should
have been indicated by the title, it is a distinctly
valuable book."
+ Outlook. 91: 864. Ap. 17, '09. 310w.
"The reader can only admire the breadth of
knowledge which enables a man to write such
a volume single-handed. Professor Michaelis
knows nothing of exploration in Cyprus since
1888, or of the progress at the British museum
since 1874. Where the author took part in the
events described the personal touch gives life
to the narrative. Elsewhere the necessity of
brevity makes it somewhat jejune."
H Sat. R. 107: 182. F. 6, '09. 220w.
Michelson, Miriam. Michael Thwaite's wife.
« t$r-50. Doubleday. 9-15091.
A story of clover invention based upon a sit-
uation that seems impossible to real life.
Michael Thwaites, a famous surgeon trained
to hard work, loses his heart and, as his close
friends thought, his liead too when he falls in
love with a bewitching min.K of a girl whom he
had known almost irom her babyhood. The
young wife's indiscretions are bravely assum-
ed by her twin sister, Therese, who resembled
her so closely that nearest friends were un-
able to tell them apart. Finally Beatrix, the
wilful, elopes, and Therese upon rallying from
an illness finds that her friends and even the
husband believe that it is she who has run
away and they take her for Beatrix. The
decalog offers no authority for Therese's
solution of her problem.
"If the last third of this novel were rewrit-
ten, drawn together with a tenser construction,
composed with a better balance of background
and central figures, it would easily be pro-
nounced one of the best books of the summer."
G. I. Colbron.
_l . Bookm. 30: 63. S. '09. 770w.
"Unfortunately, Miss Michelson seems to have
taken her plot too seriously. At different times
she tries to write like George Eliot, Mrs. Hum-
phrey Ward, Robert Herrick, and Frank Norris,
when she should have consistently tried to write
like Robert W. Chambers."
— Nation. 8y: 142. Ag. 12, '09. 210w.
"Is in its way quite interesting."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:377. Je. 12, '09. 130w.
MifHin, Lloyd. Toward the uplands: later
poems. *$2. Oxford. 8-36785.
Libraries would do well to encourage the read-
ing of the sort of verse that Mifflin writes. This
volume, including sonnets mainly, justifies the
author's hope that yet he may accomplish the
writing of at least one sonnet that shall have
no defect. To the gifts of the poet, generously
bestowed, has been added a broad sense of pro-
portion pertaining not only to literary form but
to the essentials of life. One is sensitive with
him to the
". . . javelins in the quivering soul
From onset of the worldly powers."
One rejoices in his faith that men of integrity
are the country's hope; and one experiences
with delight the delicacy of his nature impres-
sions."
"From Mr. Mifflin's sonnets it is difficult to
make a selection, so many and deserving are
the claimants for distinction." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 100. Ag. 16, '09. 350w.
Mighels, Ella S. (Mrs. Philip Verrill
5 Mighels). Full glory of Diantha: a
novel of New York life. $1.50. Forbes.
9-15516.
A story in which the heroine, a New York
bookkeeper, refuses to marry the junior partner
of the firm employing her only because her
wooer is not the elemental man of her dreams.
She accepts a position in a western mining
camp, finds her primitive man, loves him, and
later learns that the rudimentary strength of
the hero is so crude that he lacks the refining
interest in his species upon which all social
intercourse is based. A continual clash of wills
finally terminates relations between them and
Diantha turns to the man, strong of spirit,
who had suffered and triumphed for her sake.
"The narrative is too delightfully absurd to
be dismissed as inane by the catholic reader."
^ Nation. 89: 238. S. 9, '09. 280w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 406. Je. 26, '09. 350w.
Mikkelsen, Ejnar. Conquering the Arctic
10 ice. *$3.5o. Jacobs. 9-18568.
"The work of what was known as the Anglo-
American polar expedition of 1906-7 is described
in detail in this volume recently completed by
Ejnar Mikkelsen, the young Danish explorer,
who in company with Ernest de Koven Leffing-
well. of Illinois, headed the expedition. Al-
tliougli their ship, the 'Duchess of Bedford,'
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Mikkelsen, Ejnar— Continued.
was lost in the ice, these young men succeeded
in mapping the northern coast of Alaska and
a(;qu!red much useful knowledge of that region,
although their 'farthest north' was only the
seventy-second parallel, which of course does
not entitle them to rank with the polar dis-
coverers."— R. of Rs.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 121. D. '09.
"Few books in the now imposing mass of Arc-
tic literature contain more varied matter; none
certainly are written with more modesty, or
with a greater gift of relating adventure In
simple, yet graphic fashion."
-f Ath. Ib09, 1: 320. Mr. 13. 1200w.
"His story is simply and modestly told, and
will be read with interest especially for its ac-
count of the natives whose characters and cus-
toms he had abundant opportunities to study."
H. E. Coblentz.
-h Dial. 47: 233. O. 1. '09. 330w.
+ Ind. 67: 1266. D. 2, '09. 550w.
"A more interesting account of the adven-
turous and self-sacrificing life of the Arctic ex-
plorer, it would be difficult to find. Two slight
errors have been noted— Collingson for Collin-
son and Serah for Sherard Osborn. It is to be
regretted that there was not a better map
showing the route of the expedition."
H Nation. 89: 327. O. 7, '09. 1300w.
"His story of this great overland trip and of
the course of events that preceded it is verv
well told in his book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 611. O. 16. '09. 220w.
R. of Rs. 40: 511. O. '09. 220w.
+ Sat. R. 107: 433. Ap. 3, '09. 370w.
"Altogether, it is a delightful book, full of
valuable geographical data, and written with
an engaging frankness and unflaggi.ng high
spirits."
+ Spec. 102:502. Mr. 27, '09. 950w.
Milham, Willis Isbister. How to idetitify
' the stars. 75c. Macmillan. 9-16994.
A little handbook, scientific in method and
material, which gives constellation tracings and
descriptive matter necessary for locating the
more conspicuous stars and star groups.
"For popular reading Martin's "Friendly
stars' or either of Serviss' works is preferable."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 46. O. '09.
"To those visionary souls who still take pleas-
ure in naming the constellations we recom-
mend a little book."
+ Nation. 89: 147. Ag. 12, '09. 20w.
"The special value of tlie book consists in
the fact that these magnitudes are according
to the measurements made at the Harvard ob-
servatory. For this reason alone the book is
invaluable to students of this particular branch
of astronomy, while for the popular reader it is
a guide to the best literature on the subject."
Mary Proctor.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 539. S. 11, '09. 1200w.
Millard, Columbus Norman. Wonderful
house that Jack has: a reader in prac-
tical physiology and hygiene, for use in
school and home. *50c. Macmillan.
8-19602.
A book for children which "endeavours to
convey, without difficult technicalities, all the
main points of the physiology of the body— the
building of it up from food materials, digestion,
the stomach, milk, animal foods, food habits,
breathing habits, stimulus, clothing, eyesight,
hearing, rest and sleep, infectious diseases, &c."
— Nature.
"The expositions are very simple and attrac-
tive. The book may be thoroughly recommended
as a good class book."
+ Nature. 79: 307. Ja. 14, '09. llOw.
"The best book on the subject, both for the
school and the home, that the present writer
has met with."
+ Outlook. 90: 978. D. 26, '08. 160w.
Millard, Thomas F. F. America and the
•* Far Eastern question. **$4. Moffat.
9-10628.
An examination of modern phases of the Far
Eastern question, including the new activities
and policy of Japan, the situation of China, and
the relation of the United States of America to
the problems involved. "Broadly speaking, the
subject matter of Mr. Millard's work may be
divided into the following five sections: Japan's
foreign relation and internal conditions; Japan
in Korea; Japan in Mancliuria: the China of
to-day, and America in the Philippines." (N.
Y. Times.) "The thirteen appendices containing
the texts of treaties and other papers from the
treaty of Portsmouth to the Root-Takahira
notes, add to the value of the book." (Dial.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 19. S. '09.
"The student of international affairs cannot
afford to neglect this work." C. L. Jones.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 196. Jl. '09. 480w.
Ath. 1909, 2: 621. N. 20. 320w.
"As the latest study of Far Eastern politics,
Mr. Millard's book should be "read by all who
desire to follow recent developments there, and
even if they question the opinions advanced
from time to time they cannot fail to enjoy the
treaty-port gossip which enlivens the pages.
It is always enjoyable, but rarely convincing."
P. J. Treat.
H Dial. 46: 324. My. 16, '09. 1250w.
Ind. 67: 198. Jl. 22, '09. 260w.
"In its nature and its attitude toward Jaijan
the book closely resembles B. L. Putnam
Weale's (Mr. Simpson's) 'The coming struggle
in eastern Asia,' which appeared last spring.
As an argumentative writer Mr. Millard pos-
sesses remarkable .ability. True, he hazards
niany a generalization, which, to be convincing,
ought to be supported by more substantial facts
than are set forth in his hook; yet his ardor,
his straightforwardness, his fearlessness in
facing tlie logic of his conclusions, make his
assertions singularly appealing." K. K. Kawa-
kami.
— + N. Y. Times. 14: 273. My. 1, '09. llSOw.
Miller, Alice Duer (Mrs. Henry W. Mil-
« ler). Less than kin. t$i-25. Holt.
9-14451.
An entertaining story with an ingenious situ-
ation. Vickers, a young man who had fled to
South America under the cloud of a crime, sees
the opportunity to return when a fellow coun-
tryman dies whom he resembles and who dur-
ing his twelve years has been importuned by
an aged father to come home. Vickers slips
into Lee's shoes and is received as the long lost
prodigal, but finds, not at all to his liking, that
in assuming Lee's identity a most unsavory
reputation goes with it. How he took the dilem-
ma by the horns and even won an obdurate
maiden is interestingly told.
A. L. A. Bkl, 5: 31. Ja. '09.
"It is a valuable contribution to this field of
instruction." J. A. Norris.
+ El. School T. 10: 151. N. '09. 500w.
"Cleverly constructed story."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 27. S. '09. +
"The story is witty, terse, and swift. For a
narrative so light, bent purely at amusement,
the characterization is surprisingly sliarp and
vivacious."
+ Nation. S'): 186. Ag. 26, '09. 200w.
"The situations are developed with humor and
cleverness, and the reader's interest is held to
the denoument."
-(- N. Y. Times. 14: 398. Je. 26, '09. 200w.
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31.
Miller, Irving Elgar. Psychology of think-
^ ing. *$i.25. Macmillan. 9-10500.
•'The book is a text, and persistently holds
to the impression of the student with the data
and the procedure of the useful thought proc-
esses. It tells him what functional value think-
ing has in the organic scheme; what its connec-
tions are with the nervous substrata; what
its dependence upon the sensory stream of ex-
Iierience and upon the motor channels of ex-
l)ression: it follows the elaboration of the sim-
I'lei- experiences into the more involved perceptive
and imaginative and conceptual fields; and it
i-elates the process to the logical standards of
tlie product in sound reasoning. It sets the
whole presentation in an educational frame." —
Dial.
"Itis treatment, though germane and adequate
to his purpose, yet in no marked degree rises
aliove the conventional and uninspiring presenta-
tion of a topic of vital interest."
-^ Dial. 47: 51. Jl. 16, '09. 180w.
— Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 80w.
"It is a book for teachers and schoolmen,
and for them, perhaps, too elementary, too con-
sciousl>- modeled on other well-known psycholo-
^ — N. Y. Times. 14: 427. JI. 10. '09. 330w.
Miller, James Russell. Bethlehem to Olivet.
>* **$i.5o. Crowell.
-V life of Christ illustrated by modern paint-
ers. Thirty full page reproductions beginning
with Henry Lerolle's "Arrival of the shepherds"
and ending with Van Liphart's "Ascension"
are accompanied by brief chapters that follow
the life from the manger to the ascension.
■'Dr. Miller has presupposed on his reader's
part a knowledge of the facts of the Bible nar-
rative, and, using them merely as points of
departure, brings out the message of each in-
cident for the world of to-day."
-i- Dial. 47: 466. D. 1, '09. lOOw.
Reviewed bv W. G. Bowdoin.
Ind. 67: 1353. D. 16, '09. 70w.
Miller, Kelly. Race adjustment: essays on
the negro in America. *$2. Neale.
8-24845.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 81. Mr. '09.
"It makes no pretense at continuity of treat-
ment nor have the repetitions been" eliminated.
The striking characteristic of the book is its
poise and dignity. I consider the book one of
the most important yet written by a negro. In
a chapter on 'Roosevelt and the negro' alone
it seems to me the author loses his balance and
fails to understand at all the significance of
events." Carl Kelsey.
-i Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 212. Ja. '09. 420w.
"There is no book which more fully and cor-
rectb' represents the wishes and demands for
equal recognition in civil and political rights
than does this volume."
-r- Ind. 66: 327. F. 11, '09. 150w.
+ Nation. 88: 91. Ja. 28, '09. 850w.
"Tlirows a useful sidelight on the field Mr.
Stone has so carefully surveyed. It is all very
picturesiiue reading and excellent things are
said from time to time."
^ N. Y. Times. 14: 16. Ja. 9, '09. 200w.
Miller, Peyton Parrell. Story of Robert
Fulton. $1. Peyton F. Miller, Hudson,
N. Y. 8-33932.
One of the piiblications which this year of the
Fulton celebration in New York is calling forth.
"We are made to feel anew by this author the
Jovial and s.enial character of his hero, again
we appreciate his pertinacity and steady tem-
per, and again we rejoice in his successes.
Fulton was a man whom we all love to honor
more for his healthy, sanguine vigor than even
for his inventive genius. As an example to our
American youth, it is diflicult to find one more
sturdy." (Ind.)
"A little book of a liundred-odd pages, more
brightly and personally written than the oth-
+ Ind. 66: 378. F. 18, '09. lOOw.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 509. Ap. '09. 60w.
Miller, Roman John. Around the world with
" the battleships. t$i-25. McClurg. 9-27395.
A first-hand account of the voyage that the
battleship fleet made around the world in which
are given in detail descriptions of the intricacies
of the modern battleship, an account of the
daily lives and amusements of the sailors and
graphic portrayals of enthusiastic welcomes,
thruout the entire course of which may be de-
tected the upholding of a fine spirit of patriot-
ism and loyalty to the flag which furnishes
reason enough for the disciplines and hard-
ships of a naval life.
"The publishers were unwise in reproducing
the pictures in such inartistic manner." M. J.
Moses.
+ — Ind. 67: 1367. D. 16, '09. 40w.
"Will have attraction for the boy reader. Mr.
Miller, frank and genial, shows his inexperience
with the pen."
H • Lit. D. 39: 1020. D. 4, '09. 120w.
"The text is fragmentary, but none the less
full of incident and instruction. The 'make-up'
of the book is startlingly gaudv."
H Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, '09. 80w.
"The views of the parades are fine enough
to make all good Americans feel exceedingly
proud of their representatives who were sent
abroad."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 785. D. 11, '09. 150w.
Miller, Rev. William. Latins in the Levant:
a history of Prankish Greece (1204-
1566). *$s. Button. 8-33802.
A history of the Latin states which were es-
tablished in Greece and Greek islands as the
result of the fourth crusade. "INIr. Miller dis-
covered the secret that, if the stories of Corfu
and the Duchy of Na.xos were told separately,
the histories of the other states could be
wrought into a connected narrative, in which
the main interest is concentrated on Achaia and
Athens. The fortunes of Athens and the Pelo-
ponnesus have been related in greater detail
by Gregorovius in his 'Geschichte der stadt
Athen im mittelalter,' and Sir Rennell Rodd in
his attractive book 'The princes of Achaia';
but Mr. Miller's concise narrative represents
the fruits of a wider study of special literature."
(Ath.)
"Of few historical books can it be said more
unreservedly that the work is excellent through-
out than of this history of mediaeval Greece
under Latin rule."
+ -f Ath. 1909, 1: 94. Ja. 23. 1200w.
"Mav be commended to the student or the
exceptionally earnest traveller. Mr. Miller
writes clearlv and succinctly; but lie does not
exhibit the final grace of style that might carry
the general reader through the inevitable de-
tails of a painstaking history treating of count-
less and ephemeral petty dynasties."
-\ Dial. 46: 117. F. 16, '09. 300w.
"What one misses most in Mr. Miller's book
is a consideration of the connexion between the
events which he records so well and the wider
issues of European politics. No living student
has more thoroughly mastered the details of
the period. The work is as trustworthy and
solid as it is clear and pleasant to read." J. B.
+"+■_ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 135. Ja. '09. 1050w.
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Miller, William — Continued-
"It is not often that a work of such impor-
tance as this swings into our ken. It is per-
haps unfortunate that the last words of the
author should be a dig at 'the stern classicist."
+ H Ind. 66: 99. Ja. 14, '09. 1300w.
"As a book of reference Mr. Miller's work
has a value whicli will not be soon impaired.
It is also another striking evidence of the truth
of the 'dictum' that knowledge and industry do
not suffice to make an historian."
H Nation. 89: 307. S. 30, '09. 650w.
"It is a confused and crowded period, and it
required no small skill to construct a clear and
concise narrative such as Mr. Miller has given
us." W: A. Bradley.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 94. F. 20, '09. 760w.
"Mr. Miller covers more ground than Sir
Rennell Rodd."
+ Sat. R. 106: 702. D. 5, '08. llOOw.
"In spite of the masses of detail which have
been assimilated, the book is so readable, and
tiie interest of the general narrative is so well
sustained, that only those who have studied
this obscure and intricately complex bypath of
history can appreciate how difficult the work of
compression must have been, and how ably
these difficulties have been overcome by his
clear and sequent exposition of the rapid trans-
formations which took place in scenes once so
familiar with a very different cast of actors."
+ Spec. 102: 343. F. 27, '09. 1250w.
Mills, Enos Abijah. Wild life on the Rock-
ies. **$i.7S. Houghton. 9-8919.
The explorations, adventures, observations
and impressions of a government experiment
officer in the wilds of Colorado. A sturdy
mountaineer, a calm philosopher, a great na-
ture-lover, the author writes of winter excur-
sions, mountain climbing, furred and feathered
life, of rocks and trees, all with a love and
reverence for unsullied, primeval grandeur.
The work is fittingly illustrated and is dedi-
cated to John Muir.
"Of slight value but considerable interest; too
expensive for the small library."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 142. My. '09.
"There is something very genuine in the man-
ner of Mr. Mills's writing about nature. Per-
haps he strains the point a bit at times." G:
Gladden.
-I Bookm. 29: 545. Jl. '09. 480w.
"It is a delightful book on its own account,
but its chief cliarm is in the revelation of the
author's personality." M. B. Cook.
+ Dial. 46: 363. Je. 1, '09. 350w.
"He delights in recalling the perilous moments
of his life, and the graphic stories he tells
about them are among the finest things in his
book. The chapter in which the wisdom and
accomplishments of Scotch are portrayed will
give great pleasure to every one of Mr. Mills's
readers who rates himself a dog lover."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 257. Ap. 24, '09. 740w.
"He knows his territory thoroughly."
-i- R. of Rs. 39: 638. My. '09. 30w.
Milman, Lena. Sir Christopher Wren. (Li-
brary of art.) *$2. Scribner. 9-S218.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L, A. Bkl. 6: 19. S. '09.
"Miss Milman, though critically sound as a
rule, does not write exactly from an architect's
point of view. The Index is so incomplete as
to be virtually useless. The volume is throughout
well written and full of interest, and especially
good In its presentment of the central figure in
relation to the contemporary social and relig-
ious conditions."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 415. Ap. 3. 700w.
"This latest life of Wren is one of the best
that has been written. It is both narrative and
critical."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 598. O. 24, '08. 180w.
"We could have wished for rather more tech-
nical information and fewer generalities."
H Spec. 102: 22. Ja. 2, '09. 450w.
Milmine, Georgine. Life of Mary Baker G.
12 Eddy and the history of Christian sci-
ence. **$2. Doubleday. 9-29857.
A history of Mrs. Eddy and the Christian
science movement that was published serially
in McClure's magazine during 1907-1908.
Ming, John Joseph. Morality of modern so-
^^ cialism. *$i.50. Benziger. 9-26447.
Aims to throw light on the bearings of so-
cialistic ethics upon the state, the family and
the church.
"Like all polemic treatments of such subjects,
the book bases its charges on very small induc-
tions." Joseph Jacobs.
— N. Y. Times. 14: 743. N. 27, '09. 90w.
Misawa, Tadasu. Modern educators and
'' their ideals. **$i.2S. Appleton. 9-8594.
"Dr. Tadasu Misawa, in the compass of three
hundred pages, sets forth, forcibly, clearly, and
developmentally, the problems of modern educa-
tors and their ideals. He begins with Comenius
and ends with Dr. Harris and President Hall.
The survey is of educational ideals, not of meth-
ods or measures or institutions, and keeps con-
sistently to the task. The contrasts and in-
dividualities of the thinkers are well handled;
and the reader takes away the very vital im-
pression that the systems presented grew out
of much the same sets of intellectual problems
through tlie increasing purpose of the ages." —
Dial.
"The selection of materials and method of
presentation are good, and it will have some
value to students as a supplement to the gen-
eral histories."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 175. Je. '09.
"The work is concise and commendable."
-f Dial. 46: 300. My. 1, '09. 150w.
Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, '09. 20w.
"It is an interesting, interpretive book, and
for those who do not wish to read each man's
work in the original, this is a good substitute."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 523. S. 4, '09. lOOw.
Mitchell, Edward Bedinger. Shadow of the
8 Crescent. $.1.25. Stokes. 9-17586.
"A breakneck and breathless story of a lost
ward — a beautiful and mysterious girl — and the
adventures into which her guardian fell on ac-
count of her." — N. Y. Times.
N. Y. Times. 14: 468. Jl. 31, '09. 250w.
"Very interesting reading."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. '09. 50w.
Mitchell, Hinckley Gilbert. Genesis. (Bible
1*^ for home and school.) *90c. Macmil-
lan 9-26821.
One of the two recent additions to Shaler
Mathews' useful series. In keeping with the
purpose of the series this volume places the
results of the best modern scholarship on the
sub.1ect of Genesis at the disposal of the gen-
eral reader.
"The notes are just such as the layman needs,
illuminating and helpful. With this book in
hand, any man can find out for himself th ■
meaning and character of the Book of Genesis."
-\- Bib. World. 34: 429. D. '09. lOOw.
"He assumes the critical position as distinct
from the traditionary, according to which the
whole book was written by Moses and is of
uniform authority. This principle being accept-
ed, the work seems to have been done in a
moderate and reasonable way."
-f- Spec. 103: 954. D. 4, '09. 210w.
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315
Mitchell, John Kearsley. Self help for ner-
vous women: familiar talks on econo-
my in nervous expenditure. **$i. Lip-
Pincott. 9-3555-
Matters purely medical are avoided in this
counsel which seeks its audience among suffer-
ers from nervous disorders and their families
and friends. Its aim is to teach them the best
way to help, control, comfort and even cure pa-
tients.
criminal, and he is also shown moving pictures
of the crime, but his wits are too sharp until
m the end, he outwits himself, and the girl is
restored in mind and fortune and marries the
accused American.
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 142. My. '09. +
"The instruction, which deals largely with the
economies of nervous expenditure is really good
and well suited to help those for whom it is
intended."
+ Nation. 89: 82. Jl. 22, '09. 220w.
"Dr. Mitchell, who is the son of Dr. S. Weir
Mitchell, in making a specialty of nervous
diseases, is following in the medical footsteps
of his famous father, while the lucid, compact,
and forceful manner in which he expresses his
ideas shows that he has inherited also some-
thing of the literary ability."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 176. Mr. 27, '09. 420w.
R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. "09. 30w.
Mitchell, Silas Weir. Venture in 1777. t$i.2S.
Jacobs. 8-28999.
A story of the winter of 1777 which tells how
a Philadelphia boy got possession of a British
officer's map of the forts in and about the city,
and rushed it to General Washington's camp.
"Charming short story. Too expensive for the
small library."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 96. Mr. '09.
"To read it should be a Christmas pleasure
for patriots, mischievous boys, and lovers of
both."
+ Nation. 87: 606. D. 17, '08. lOOw.
R. of Rs. 39: 122. Ja. '09. 50w.
Moffett, Cleveland. Battle. t$i.So. Dilling-
T ham. 9-13430-
A novelization of the author's play "The bat-
tle" which since December, 1908, has run so
successfully and has aroused so much socialis-
tic comment. The story is concerned with the
adventures of the richest man in America who,
under an assumed name, goes into the slums
to win his lost son.
Nation. 89: 122. Ag. 5, '09. 400w.
"While the navel bears all the ear marks of
having been adapted from a play, its theme is
sufficiently interesting to raise it above others
H N.Y. Times. 14: 387. Je. 19, '09. 140w.
"A good example of that strange mongrel,
the 'novelized plav.' " H. W. Boynton.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 633. O. 23, '09. 90w.
Moffett, Cleveland. Through the wall. t$i.50.
1^ Appleton. 9-28041.
A clever Parisian detective is pitted against
a clever criminal throughout this story. A
murder done in a private room of a hotel leads
to the arrest of a young American who is in
love with a beautiful girl who sells candles in
a church. The detective, who saves him after
a series of remarkable happenings, hounds the
real criminal and finds him to be the stepfather
of this girl who is really an heiress but has lost
her identity and memory in a fire in which
the villain let her mother burn. The inventive
genius of the author is taxed to the utmost in
devising moves and counter moves. Various
new psychological methods are tried on the
"A first class detective and mvstery story
the interest of which never flags from start to
finish."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 134. D. '09.
N. Y. Times. 14: 721. N. 20, '03. 200w.
Moliere, Jean B. P. A new translation of
the verse plaj'S being for the first time
rendered into English verse, by Curtis
Hidden Page; with an introd. by Bran-
der Matthews. (French classes for Eng-
lish readers, no. 3.) 2v. *$5. Putnam.
8-19168
Includes: The affected misses, Don Juan, Tar-
tuffe, The misanthrope, The doctor by compul-
sion. The miser. The tradesman turned gentle-
man. The learned ladies.
"Still, in spite of occasional lapses. Professor
Page's work is a credit at once to his erudition
and to his skill as a writer of English. To him
all credit is due for an arduous task skilfully
performed." H. C. Chatfield-Taylor.
+ -) Dial. 46: 78. F. 1, '09. 1600w.
"Professor Matthews' introduction is marked
by all his wealth of knowledge and charm of
style. Professor Page's renderings of the
French dramatist are both skilful and agree-
able."
-I- Educ. R. 37: 99. Ja. '09. 80w.
"Moliere is very satisfactorily presented to
modern English readers in the two volumes.
Prof. Page makes good use of the metre he has
selected and arrives at a rendering of the spirit,
the humor, and the gayety of MoliSre for which
English readers may be grateful. The prose
plays are hardly as successful, I think, as those
,in verse. They do not move as easily and con-
tinuously. But this does not imply that the
prose translation is inferior in fidelity to the
verse." E: Carv.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 728. D. 5, '08. 1650w.
+ Sat. R. 106: 492. O. 17, '08. 180w.
MoUoy, Joseph Fitzgerald. Victoria regina:
her court and her subjects. 2v. *$6.50.
Dodd. 9-5192.
A history of Queen Victoria and her times
from her accession to the death of the Prince
Consort in 1862. "We get a sketchy survey
of Victorian literature, but no attempt to sum-
marize the results of scientific research, which
rendered the reign illustrious. The bulk of the
book may be not unfairly described as expanded
Court circular, supplemented by correspondence
derived from familiar sources." (Ath.)
"Readable and gossipy, but devoid of critical
insight, and lacking in balance. Politics are
handled in a perfunctory manner, and various
statesmen receive considerably less than their
due."
1- Ath. 1908, 2: 364. S. 26. 220w.
Nation. 88: 17. Ja. 7, '09. 120w.
"Mr. Molloy's work is so planned that it un-
doubtedly will be found very useful to those
who need a history of the Victorian age that
will tell them as simply and as briefly as pos-
sible what went on in England in that very
interesting period."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 799. D. 26, '08. 670w.
"Mr. Molloy makes a good use of his oppor-
tunity. Readers will find [three chapters given
to the literary history of the period] written
with considerable skill, though they will scarcely
agree with all Mr. Molloy's judgments."
H Spec. 101: 338. S. 5, '08. 440w.
3i6
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
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. *$5. McClurg. 8-5355.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The solidity and usefulness of the work is
beyond dispute,, but no reader, overwhelmed
with the accumulation of details, will fail to
ask himself whether a little more self-repression
would not have produced a pleasanter result."
Ferdinand Schevill.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 576. Ap. '09. 550w.
"He does for the Venetians what Green and
Traill did for the English people, and Burck-
hardt for the Italians of the renaissance, and
by his success he demonstrates afresh that the
intimate life, the liabits, work, and play of hu-
man beings, have a perpetual fascination." W:
R. Thayer.
-)- 4- Atlan. 103: 832. Je. '09. 3800w. (Review
of pts. 1-3.)
"After all possible points of adverse criticism
have been urged, the fact remains that in no
other work is the student of Italian society like-
ly to find so clear, vivid, and exhaustive a dis-
cussion of Venetian life, both public and private,
as in these six volumes by Professor Molmen-
ti."
-\- -\ Dial. 46: 22. Ja. 1, '09. 470w.
"The Molmenti work abounds in pictures il-
luminating the text, but the text itself is not
so much a clear and consecutive story of the
memorable deeds of the Republic's declining days
as it is a thesaurus of illustrative detail of its
arts, its commerce, costumes, every-day glitter
and show of life."
H Ind. 66: 1139. My. 27, "09. 500w.
"A work that is a monument of erudition
and patient research."
-I- Int. Studio. 37: 83. Mr. '09. 240w.
"This work deserves to have a permanent
place among the social chronicles of Italy. The
great variety of its subjects, the well-chosen
illustrations, and Mr. Brown's fluent transla-
tion will commend it to English-speaking read-
ers, for whom the charm of Venice never grows
cold."
4- Nation. 88: 118. F. 4, '09. GOOw.
"In the chapters enumerated the reader be-
comes his own historian. And for him as well
as for the dramatist, novelist, and student of
arts and customs they are a perfect mine of in-
formation."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 20.. Ja. 9, '09. 600w.
"We have only one regret; it is that, for
some unexplained reason, Mr. Brown has not
translated the large number of original au-
thorities quoted by the author, so that the text
is strewn with considerable portions of untrans-
lated Italian."
H Spec. 102: 308. F. 20, *09. 550w.
MoncriefF, Ascott Robert Hope. Heart of
11 Scotland. *$3. Macmillan. W9-198.
"The 'Heart' of Scotland,' it should be under-
stood, is Perthshire; it is not undeserving of
the name, for all that is of the best in the
country may be seen in sample there, — moun-
tains, valleys, salmon and trout streams and
lochs, picturesque towns, and great historical
associations. Pen and pencil are happily com-
bined to do justice to this fine tiieme. Mr.
Palmer's pictures are well varied, and Mr.
Moncrieff mingles the serious and gay with
equal success. It was a happy thought to fol-
low the two earlier volumes, 'Bonnie Scotland'
and 'Highlands and islands,' by a third, not
inferior, to say the least, to its predecessors." —
Spec.
"This is a very handsome volume, good to
look at and good to read."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 493. O. 2, '09. 120w.
Moncrieff, Ascott Robert Hope. Isle of
Wight; described by A. R. Hope Mon-
crieff; il. in color by A. Heaton Cooper.
(Colour book ser.) *$2.50. Macmillan.
9-5689.
Depicts the beauties of this historic island
and connects with it men and women prominent
in English life and letters who have made it a
favorite summer home.
"The book is satisfactory."
+ Ind. 65: 1180. N. 19, '08. 50w.
"The narrative bears the respectable and un--
exciting character that one would expect. The
colored illustrations are vigorous and interest-
ing."
+ Nation. 87: 652. O. 31, '08. 70w.
Monroe, Mrs. Harriet Earhart. Washing-
1^ ton: its sights and insights; new^ and
rev. ed., **$i. Funk. 9-26652.
A new and revised edition of a guide book
glorified by a bright, lively personality. Mrs.
Monroe teaches history, and interprets tne
meanings of movements and institutions the
while the tourist is gaining an outline notion
of the architectural construction.
-f- A. L, A. Bkl. 6: 46. O. '09.
"A good book."
+ Sat. R. 107: 792. Je. 19, '09. 40w.
"Makes available again an informing, well-
written guide to the national capital."
+ Ind. 67: 1045. N. 4, '09. lOOw.
"It is something more than an ordinary
guide-book both in text and in illustrations."
+ Lit. D. 39: 636. O. 16, '09. 80w.
Monroe, Will Seymour. In viking land:
Norway, its people, its fjords and its
fjelds. $3. Page. 8-30604.
A survey of the social, economic and political
condition of Norway of to-day; a description of
of its scenery and domestic life; and a brief
account of the new king and methods and pol-
icies of administering the affairs of this "most
democratic country in the world."
"More entertaining and more attractive in
form than Willson's 'Norway at home.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 20. S. '09. +
"There are signs that many of the descrip-
tions, both of scenery and people, are at second
hand. Though inferior to Mr. Wilson's 'Nor-
way at home' in its survey of Norse institutions
in social life, it gives a better account than that
book of the arts and the natural features of
the country."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 614. My. 22. 620w.
"An unusually attractive book of travel."
-I- Educ. R. 37: 100. Ja. '09. 50w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
-t- Ind. 65: 1462. D. 17, '08. 70w,
"The volume serves its purpose very well."
-J- Nation. 88: 90. Ja. 28, '09. 180w.
"W. S. Monroe has found much that is Inter-
esting, and sets it forth tersely and well."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 755. D. 5, '08. 80w.
"The volume will be found to be full of in-
tcrcst "
+ Spec. 101: 1108. D. 26, '08. 300w.
Monroe, Will Seymour. Sicily, the garden
11 of the Mediterranean; the history, peo-
ple, institutions and geography of the
island. (Travel lovers' ser.) $3. Page.
9-21276,
"Seems to touch upon everything from the.
voyage- of Ulysses to .the earthquake of Messina,
finally adding an annotated list of other books
about Sicily in four languages. The author
recommends winter as the best time for a tour
of the island and discourages walking, cycling
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and automobillng on account of bad roads and
bandits. An unusual feature of the work is
the attention given to recent Sicilian writers,
musicians and artists about whom most of us
know nothing." — Ihd.
"Comprehensive but not particularly enter-
taining."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 46. O. '09.
"A sober and sympathetic account ot the
Island."
+ Ind. 67: 824. O. 7, '09. llOw.
"In no sense a guide-book, it will serve to
fill out Baedeker's exc-essively skeletonizeu treat-
ment of Sicily. There are trifling blemishes in
a work generally accurate and useful. For a
lack of literary distinction no one need criticise
Mr. Monroe. He effects what he sets out to
do — a sober, well-balanced survey of a compli-
cated subject."
H Nation. 89: 461. N. 11, '09. 400w.
"Mr. Monroe's 'Sicily' is put together in a
very businesslike manner. Any one who reads
it through and contrives to retain in his mem-
ory a reasonable proportion of its contents
Will have a good working knowledge of the past
and present of the island."
+ Spec, 103: 950. D. 4, '09. 540w.
Montague, Margaret Prescott. In Calvert's
valley. t$i-50. Baker. 8-31465.
A story of the West Virginia mountains in
which a young business man is led to believe
that in a state of intoxication he pushed a man
over a cliff to his death, and a young woman
is convinced that her rejection of the unfor-
tunate man's suit caused him to become a
suicide. The suspense of these prisoners of
conscience, their love for each other, and the
final revelations that clear up the mystery are
the principal elements in the story.
"While Interesting is not over-exciting and
has some good bits of humor and sentiment."
-f- A. L, A. Bkl. 5: 26. Ja. "09. +
"The whole story is conscientious rather than
brilliant, but it sustains a reasonable degree
of interest throughout, and is clearly the prod-
uct of close observation of the mountain folk
and the mountain setting." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 86. F. 1, '09. 230w.
"Miss Montague has the story teller's in-
stinct. Her characters are well differentiated
in general outline, but she has yet much to
learn in the art of rounding them out into con-
vincing personalities."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 719. D. 5, '08. 570w.
"Comedy and tragedy are Interwoven very
simply and convincingly. The local colour is
quaint and amusing, and the plot is so well
thought out that only a few readers will guess
the denouement beforehand. The author's
style when describing nature shows an anthro-
pomorphic bias."
H Sat. R. 107: 822. Je. 26, '09. 150w.
Montaigne, Michael Eyquem de. Essayes
of Michael Eyquem, sieur de Mon-
taigne, gentleman in ordinary to his
majesty King Henry III of France;
tr. by J: Florio; with an introd. by
T: Seccombe. (New library ed.) 3v.
*$io. Dutton.
Three volumes whose workmanship is in
keeping with the distinction of the subject.
"Whatever may be said of Florio's occasional
inaccuracies, his translation of Montaigne has
two undeniable merits. It was accepted at
once (the first edition is dated 1603) as an in-
tegral part of English literature, preparing the
w^ay for a succession of essayists from Bacon
to Lamb, who have no parallel in any other
country; and it succeeded admirablv in pre-
serving the spirit of the original." (Nation.)
ten; the subject leading him. ncf doubt, to inter-
lard his phrases with unnecessary scraps of
French."
H Ath. 1D09, 1: 226. F. 20. llOw.
"This limited edition is beautifully made, and
of those eleven hundred and fifty copies printed
tor sale in England and America 'before tne
type was distributed,' none are likely to find
their way to the second-hand counters." H.
W. Bovnton.
+ Dial. 47: 19. Jl. 1, '09. 1050w.
"We could wish that this new and hand-
somely printed edition had been more gener-
ously, or at least differently, planned. It is
hard to see any profit in retaining the spelling
and, more especially, the eccentric punctuation
of the original edition."
H Nation. 88: 362. Ap. 8, '09. 1450w.
"The present edition has a charm of its own,
due to the careful preservation of the spelling
of the early seventeenth century and to the
slightly antique character of the type."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 209. Ap. 10, '09. 950w.
-f Sat. R. 107: 84. Ja. 16, '09. 420w.
+ Sat. R. 107: 655. My. 22, '09. 1200w.
+ Sat. R. 107: 684. My. 29, '09. 1150w.
Montgomery, Harry Earl. Vital American
problems. **$i.50. Putnam. 8-24847.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The .author states that his book is 'an at-
tempt to solve the trust, labor and negro prob-
lems.' This is rather an ambitious program for
one man in one book and invites criticism easily
avoided by a more modest statement. 'Negro
problem' is the poorest section in the book. The
author has plenty of ideas which are good. He
shows, however, no intimate acquaintance with
the actual living conditions of the negro or
with the best literature on the subject." Carl
Kelsey.
1- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 213. Ja. '09. 700w.
"While intended for the general public it can
hardly be expected that this volume will give
anyone a real grasp on these problems, though
to one already somewhat familiar with them
it might be of aid in offering a definite solu-
tion."
H J. Pol. Econ. 17: 106. F. '09. 150w.
"While he has nothing particularly new to
say, his book will be found a sane and thought-
ful contribution to the mass of testimony and
argument which sometimes illuminates, but
more often befogs, the great questions which the
American people are facing."
+ N. Y, Times. 14: 16. Ja. 9, '09. 140w.
"It will be a useful book, both because of its
clarity of statement and of its suggestiveness."
-I- Outlook. 91: 24. Ja. 2, '09. ISOw.'
"He has handled this difficult task very well.
His book bears evidence of wide reading and
painstaking study."
+ Pol. Scl. Q. 24: 192. Mr. '09. 160w.
Montgomery, Helen Barrett. Empire of the
East: a simple account of Japan as it
was, is, and will be. **$2.50. McClurg.
W9-I54-
A book "not technical, historical, abstruse or
recondite, but a book describing in simple lan-
guage Japan as it was, is. and will be." It
omits Japan's recent material development, Its
politics and political parties; it does deal with
Japanese morality, religion, art, the constitu-
tion, home life, the army and navy, and the
financial position of the country.
"Mr. Seccombe's introduction Is sufficient, it
not altogether Inspired, or uniformly well-writ-
"It is similar in scope and treatment to, but
more concise than Dyer's 'Dai Nippon.' "
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 175. Je. '09.
"Too much is attempted in this book."
-I Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 429. S. '09. I'UOw.
"On the whole, the author has done well to
give us one more book about Japan."
H Dial. 47: 23. Jl. 1, '09. 300w.
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Montgomery, Helen Barrett — Continued-
"Mr. Montgomery shows no superior scholar-
ship or insight into the genius of the people,
and he has neither discovered any new sources
of information nor been especially diligent in
collecting what was known before. His style
is dull and his observations commonplace and
often repeated. But the book is comprehensive
in its scope, moderate in tone and nowhere dif-
ficult to understand."
h Ind. 66: 1243. Je. 3, '09. lOOw.
"We miss the firmness of touch and accuracy
of perspective belonging to the long resident.
He shows very clearly that he has not mastered
the results of the archaeology and philology of
Munro or Batchelor."
H Nation. 88: 633. Je. 24, '09. 350w.
"Writes with abundant knowledge of his sub-
ject."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 352. Je. 5, '09. 90Cw.
"If the point of view were only as good as
the cover, and if the English were only as ir-
reproachable as the press-work! Yet the book
Is withal too ingenuous for condemnation, and
young Mr. Gigadibs, with his little liberalities,
is rather engaging than otherwise."
H No. Am. 190: 415. S. '09. 500w.
+ Outlook. 93: 9. S. 4, '09. •430w.
"We do not set ourselves against his opti-
mistic views. Much that he says is true be-
yond all question. Mr. Montgomery has writ-
ten a very interesting book."
+ Spec. 101: 303. Ag. 29, '08. 200w.
alistic and yet idealistic type of religion that
has made many a community in the middle
west a garden for sects." (Outlook.)
Moiitgomery, Lucy Maud.
'" lea. $1.50. Page.
Anne of Avon-
9-22941.
A sequel to "Anne of Green Qables." " 'Anne of
Avonlea' contains much the same gentle charm
that made 'Anne of Green Gables' so delect-
able a book. Anne is now past sixteen, which
is evidently maturity in Prince Edward island,
and begins to teach school in the place where
she herself was taught. Her old chums are
similarly occupied in nearby villages; and she
and they, with several of the old characters
and some new ones, continue their hushed, se-
cluded, leisurely lives in a way calculated to
yield the reader, weary of the steam riveter and
the automobile, the career and the fad, a re-
freshing sense of peace." (Bookm.)
"Has much of the charm of the earlier book
but, while it will be enjoyed by older girls, it
is scarcely suitable for a juvenile collection."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 134. D. '09. +
"The book is as simple as a daisy, and if
not quite as bewitching as the first we were
given, the fault is doubtless with ourselves
rather than the little flower." Margaret Mer-
win.
+ Bookm. 30: 152. O. '09. 350w.
"It is by no means a great work but is
rather a somewhat commonplace story of a
school teacher of some imagination." W. G.
Bowdoin.
-I Ind. 67: 1355. D. 16. '09. 170w.
"If the fancy is sometimes exaggerated, it is
not in the least morbid, but w^alks always in
lock-step' between fun and common sense."
-I- Nation. 89: 212. S. 2, '09. 270w.
"The story will surely be read."
+ Outlook. 93: 276. O. 2, '09. 130w.
Moody, William Vaughn. Faith healer. **$i.
Houghton. 9-1588.
A psychotherapeutic play which resembles
the author's "Great divide" "only in its use of
symbolism, its contemporaneous significance,
its compact, pregnant, and occasionally elo-
quent dialogue, and its dramatic interest."
(Nation.) "It depicts with great skill the aes-
thetic mediocrity and the irrepressible idealism
characteristic of certain middle western com-
munities, and has caught the spirit of the llter-
"A play of excellent literary values, masterly
in its use of symbolism and appealing strongly
to the imagination."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 143. My. '09.
Reviewed by E: E. Hale, jr.
-I Dial. 47: 330. N. 1, '09. 700w.
"The play would be stronger if it were clear-
er in meaning and purpose, more definite in ar-
gument and declaration. A thoughtful and
suggestive work, which, whether it wins suc-
cess upon the stage or not, will make a strong
appeal to the imagination of all intelligent
readers. In literary expression, it is exceed-
ingly felicitous, not only in the appropriateness
of the dialogue to the personages concerned,
but in the melody of the more oratorical pas-
sages."
H Nation. 88: 175. F. 18, '09. 660w.
"It is closely written, with many individual
lines of great beauty. But the drama, as a
whole, has not the straight, direct appeal of
'The great divide.' "
H N. Y. Times. 14: 112. F. 27, '09. 800w.
"The play is more than a picture; it is a
symbol; and somehow the symbolism is not
persuasive. A great many readers will have
the feeling that 'The faith healer' is chiefly in-
teresting as a 'tour de force.' "
1- Outlook. 91: 536. Mr. 6, '09. 420w.
Moody, William Vaughn. Great divide: a
^" play in three acts. *$i.2S. Macmillan.
9-35853-
This successful three-act play is here issued
in book form dedicated to Henry Miller. Shorn
of its stage accessories, the play makes excellent
reading, and the great division between western
ideals, morals, and conventions and those of
New England is well brought out in the tale of
tlie crude man who marries his wife by force
and then makes himself worthy of her, and*
the wife who suffers long and makes the man
sufl'er as expiation for her wickedness, so char-
acterized by herself, in loving him under such
conditions.
"The brutal situation on which the plot turns
is more prominent in the book than on the stage
and makes unpleasant reading."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 80. N. '09.
Reviewed by E: K. Hale, jr.
H Dial. 47: 330. N. 1, '09. lOOOw.
"It proved to be one of the most successful
and effective plays of recent years on the stage,
and it does not lose its emotional power in tne
printing."
+ Ind. 67:932. O. 21, '09. lOOw.
+ Nation. 89:387. O. 21, '09. 350w.
Moore, Edward Crozier S. Sanitary en-
" gineering: 3d ed. *$I4. Lippinco-tt.
9-29219.
"This third edition is even more voluminous
and complete than either of its predecessors.
Many pertinent alterations and additions have
been made and much out-of-date matter has
been omitted. The chapters on sewage purifi-
cation and refuse disposal have been recast and
enlarged owing to the rapid advances which
have been made in these fields in recent years,
and a r6sum6 of the reports of the Royal com-
mission on sewage disposal, 1898-1908, has been
added. This work is in two volumes, the first
dealing with sewerage and draining, and the
second with sewage disposal and refuse destruc-
tion."— Engin. Rec.
"The two hundred and more pages on sewage
treatment seem to be by far the most useful part
of the book for American engineers."
+ Engln. N. 62: sup. 8. Jl. 15, '09. 420w.
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"This work expresses essentially the viewpoint
of British engineers, but, taken as a whole, it
is one which will continue to find a place of
great usefulness in the libraries of sanitary en-
gineers in this country. The revised edition is
naturally of more value than its predecessors,
as the data it contains are of more modern
application. The work shows signs of careful
editing and is profusely illustrated throughout."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 55. Jl. 10, '09. 600w.
"Is likely to prove of especial value to Amer-
ican engineers in their study of the multiplying
problems of sewage disposal."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 396. Je. 19, '09. 150w.
Moore, Frank Frankfort. Georgian pa-
* geant. *$3.50. Button. 9-22290.
"This book may not inaptly be summed up as
a revolt against 'Boswell's Johnson,' and
against those writings of Macaulay which de-
rive their colour and inspiration from it."
<Spec.) The studies are concerned with the
Burneys, the Thrales, Dr. Johnson, the Gun-
nings, Goldsmith, Sheridan and Rev. James
Hackman.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 80. N. '09.
"Mr. Moore's is no trivial knowledge of the
subjects he handles, and he sets it forth with
a vivacious pen. His wit is abundant, if some-
tiiTies rather boyish, but so is his spleen; and
his prejudices, though they undoubtedly help
to give colour to his writing, do not serve pro-
portionately to advance his theses. In all these
studies the writer has a thesis to maintain,
whicla he worlds up to with no little skill, and
always holds his reader, if he does not in-
variably convince him. But this thesis is often
subordinated to Mr. Moore's pet prejudices — an
inordinate exaltation of Goldsmith and an im-
placable hatred of Boswell."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 489. Ap. 24. 1200w.
"Even where he is not convincing he is sug-
gestive and original. The book is excellent
reading."
H Dial. 47: 186. S. 16, '09. 240w.
"The most probable motive for the writing
of this book was not the vindication of the
fame of a fellow-countryman. It was rather
Mr. Moore's desire for an opportunity to show
his own cleverness."
— Ind. 67: 709. S. 23, '09. 320w.
"Altogether his book is more entertaining
than the average writing of the kind on the
comedy of the eifi:hteenth century."
-I Nation. 88: 463. My. 6, '09. 570w.
"He has a witty way with him, an ironic
touch which is perhaps a trifle overdone — sar-
casm is amusing, but a bit dangerous when too
frequently resorted to. The book is none the
less hugely entertaining, and merits a place
on the shelf devoted to histoires intimes."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 398. Je. 26, '09. llOOw.
"Mr. Moore knows every inch of the ground,
and he possesses the novelist's gift of seizing
the essential situation; but a love of paradox
and contradiction leads him occasionally into ex-
cesses which it is not easy to pardon."
-1 Spec. 102: 309. F. 20, '09. 530w.
Moore, John M. Etchings of the East. *$i.
8 Pub. house M. E. ch. So. 9-25126.
A member of the editorial staff of the Chris-
tian advocate has recorded in this series of let-
ters the results of his study of the people,
methods of missionary work and the results of
missionary labor in Japan, Korea, China and
India. It is published "with the earnest hope
that some new interest in the non-Christian
peoples may be awakened and that some new
missionary effort will be put forth as a result
of the reading of these letters."
Moore, Mabel. Days in Hellas: rambles
I"' through present-day Greece. **$2. Ja-
cobs.
"With a kindly feeling toward modem
Greece, and a reverential respect for the past,
the author views that land with a curious com-
mingling of the ancient and the present times.
Mount Pentelcos, for instance, is seen with its
'twice-scarred brow,' the one scar caused by
the emissaries of Pericles, the makers of the
Parthenon, and the other scar made by 'Mar-
mor limited,' a modern company engaged In
supplying the world with Pentelic marble. The
delineation of Greek character leaves little to
be wished for, in spite of the modest state-
ment in the author's preface that 'the pres-
ent volume is not offered in any sense as a
study of Greek life or Greek character.' " — Dial.
"The publisher should have employed a read-
er of some classical knowledge to correct the
proper names, which the author gives in shock-
ing forms. The book is not without some
merit."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 93. Jl. 24. 470w.
"Miss Moore has satisfied us that the lay
reader who enjoys a medley of Greek life, with
its gods and heroes mixed with its modern as-
pects, more than he does a treatise on archse-
olog>' will find pleasure in this charming book."
H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 47: 234. O. 1, '09. 180w.
"When she does tell of the things she did
aind the sigiits. she saw it is always in an un-
conventional way, with nothing whatever of the
tourist flavor discernible even between the
lines."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 673. O. 30, '09. 330w.
"This book adds nothing to our knowledge
of Greece, nor did Miss Moore see very much
of the country. She really need not fear that
her book will 'face the vicissitudes of the un-
known future' for lorvg."
— Sat. R. 107: 760. Je. 12, '09. 120w.
"Miss Moore evidently has plenty of humour,
plenty of good sense, and is quite capable of
sentiment, always gracefully expressed, when
occasion demands. It is most excellent read-
ing."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 1009. Je. 26, '09. 210w.
Moores, Charles Washington. Life of
Abraham Lincoln for boys and girls.
**6oc; (Riverside literature ser.) *25c.
Houghton. 9-13B3.
A book whose purpose is to give to children
an understanding of the great life of Lincoln,
an appreciation of the simplicity and purity of
his literary style, and a love of the man. It is
a faithful, simple, dignified portrayal of a life
without a false note, a life whose seriousness
is everywhere leavened with humor.
"Admirably adapted for pupils of the eighth
grade and older, and also good for home read-
ing."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 96. Mr. '09. +
"The life is accurately and pleasantly writ-
ten, and the youth of America will find it
both agreeable and profitable reading."
-I- Educ. R. 37: 531. My. '09. 50w.
"For school use, especially from the fifth to the
eighth grades, this brief and interesting life can
be recommended without reservation."
+ Ind. 66: 264. F. 4, '09. 30w.
Reviewed by J. B. Rittenhouse.
N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13, '09. llOw.
Moorhouse, E. Hallam. Samuel Pepys: ad-
6 ministrator, observer, gossip. *$3. Dut-
ton. W9-117.
Miss Moorhouse has searched the writings of
Pepys's contemporaries for material that would
confirm accounts- given in the famous diary.
Out of the diary itself and the additional matter
she has produced an illuminating account of
the personality of Pepys, his private and public
life, his work as Secretary of the Admiralty,
and his contribution to literature.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 20. S. '09.
"Although we have expressed doubt respect-
ing Miss Moorhouse's estimation of some ot
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Moorhouse, E. Hallam — Continued.
Pepys's characteristics, we can congratulate her
on having produced an excellent picture of the
complete man as exhibited not only in the
diary but also In his life's work."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 610. My. 22. 1050w.
"Well known as is the immortal diarist there
was certainly a place for Miss Moorhouse's ad-
mirable life and aporeclation of Samuel Pepys.
+ Ind. 67: 426. Ag. 19, '09. 650w.
"We should have been glad to have a much-
needed bibliography of Pepys included h^-e,
some footnotes, and an adequate mdex. *or
the rest, we welcome this volume as a substan-
tial sign of a reviving and better informed m-
terest in a man who has many holds upon our
-I ' Nation. 89: 140. Ag. 12, '09. 1800w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 350. Je. 5, '09. 750w.
"Miss Moorhouse's book is more entertain-
ing and soundly informative than any other yet
written on Pepys, not excepting Wheatley :>
'Samuel Pepys and the world he lived in
Writing sympathetically, yet with keen dis-
crimination. Miss Moorhouse makes no attempt
at undue laudation of Pepys, but graphically
portrays him as he unquestionably was. ±i. A.
Bruce.^ Outlook. 92: 607. Jl. 10, "09. SSOOw.
Morawetz, Victor. Banking and currency
7 problem in the United States. *$i.
North American review pub. co. 9-2543.
Discusses the banking problem of our country
and the means of providing ^^fefuards against
stringent markets and panics His Planjncludes
an argument based upon the principle of the
central bank.
"The best book on the subject for the average
reader/^- ^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^. ^^^ ^p .^g
"A number of somewhat questionable views
are propounded in the earlier part of the
book The popular reader, for whom the book
is doubtless intended, will not in the main,
however, be led far astray by the introductory
Daees." H. P. Willis.
'^ ^ Econ. Bull. 2: 366. D. '09. 680w.
"Mr Morawetz is to be credited with a sincere
and able discussion of a difficult subject.
ana du^t;^^ ^ Times. 14: 366. Je. 12, '09. 800w.
Pol. Scl. Q. 24: 559. S. '09. 130w.
More, Paul Elmer. Shelburne essays.
(Studies of religious dualism, sixth
ser.) **$i.2S. Putnam. 9-6859.
Ten essays concerned chiefly with religion
and philosophy, also with literature in its reli-
gious and philosophical bearing. The titles are:
The forest philosophy of India; The Bhagavad
Gita; Saint Augustine; Pascal; Sir Thomas
Browne; Bunyan; Rousseau; Socrates; The
apology; and Plato.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 107. Ap. '09. (Review
of V. 6.)
"His power of analysis compels admiration
even when we dissent most emphatically from
the results which it reaches."
H Cath. World. 89: 675. Ag. '09. lOOOw.
(Review of v. 6.)
"That the high standard of the series is here
maintained, if not Indeed raised even higher,
goes almost without saying. Readers of the
earlier volumes cannot afford to neglect this
-f Dial. 46: 267. Ap. 16, '09. 300w. (Re-
view of V. 6.)
Reviewed by W. B. Blake.
Dial. 46: 388. Je. 16, '09. 140w. (Re-
view of V. 6.)
"They presuppose, possibly, a rather extend-
ed knowledge on the part of the reader, but
they bear the undisputed marks of scholarly-
criticism."
+ Lit. D. 38: 728. Ap. 24, '09. 520w. (Re-
view of V. 6.)
Nation. 88: 221. Mr. 4, '09. 80w. (Re-
view of V. 6.)
"Of his merits — and they are many and fine —
it is no longer necessary to speak; the defect
in his work may be suggested best by a quo-
tation from an earlier essay in the third series:
'For we have put away the imagination as one
of the pleasant but unfruitful playthings of
youth.' "
-i N. Y. Times. 14: 159. Mr. 20, '09. 240w.
(Review of v. 6.)
"It is not too much to say of him tnat more
than any other American writer of his time
he holds the professional attitude of the crit-
ics who have made criticism a department of
literature.'
H Outlook. 92: 419. Je. 19, '09. 950w. (Re-
view of V. 6.)
"Scholarly, artistic, analytical studies."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 250. Ag. '09. 60w. (Re-
view of v. 6.)
More, Sir Thomas. More's millennium, ren-
8 dered into modern English by Valerian
Paget. $1.50. McBride. 8-32403.
More's "Utopia" rendered Into modern Eng-
lish from the translation of Ralph Robinson.
"An excellent piece of work, making this
classic accessible to the general reader."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 64. F. '09.
"The present volume merits wide circulation."^
-I- Arena. 41: 606. Ag. '09. 140w.
Morgan, Anna, comp. Selected readings de-
6 signed to impart to the student an ap-
preciation of literature in its wider
sense. **$i.50. McClurg. 9-15868.
An anthology of prose selections, monologs,
poetry, scenes and dialogs, etc., selected with a
view to offering the reader a widfe range of
the best literature that is well-adapted for
recital work.
"Not In any respect superior to the many
similar volumes already in use, but contain*
considerable material not found in them, mak-
ing it useful in libraries having a large de-
mand for such volumes."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 81. N. '09.
Dial. 46: 408. Je. 16, '09. 40w.
Morgan, Mrs. Mary Ella. How to dress a
doll." 50C. Altemus. 8-26000.
Fully illustrated this little book prepared by
an experienced teacher of sewing gives instruc-
tion that can be followed by any child In the
matter of doll dressing.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 32. Ja. '09. +
"The book is so written as to make the sub-
ject not only plain but interesting to the child.'"
+ Arena. 40: 396. O. '08. lOOw.
Morley, Arthur. Strength of materials.
* *$2.50. Longmans. 9-18585.
"While the method of treatment follows well-
established lines in the main, especial attention
is given to a number of subjects which have
hitherto been accorded little or no attention in
books on the strength of materials. Among
these are: The strength of rotary disks and
cylinders; the bending of curved bars, with ap-
plications to hooks; rings, and links; the strength
of unstayed flat surfaces, and the stresses
and instabilitv arising from certain speeds of
loaded machine shafts." — Engin. D.
"Though prepared primarily for the Instruc-
tion of engineering students, this work will be
found very useful to practicing engineers.'
4- Engln. D. 5: 173. F. '09. 240w.
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"In a word, the book must be considered an
excellent piece of work. Few there are, even
among those already skilled in strength of ma-
terials, who would not find a careful reading
of this book an invigorating and profitable ex-
perience." L. J. Johnson.
+ -j Engin. N. 62: sup. 12. Ag. 12, '09. 670w.
"The book is a valuable addition to the li-
brary of the engineer who has to undertake the
calculation of the stresses and strains in ma-
chinery and structures."
-f Nature. 80: 65. Mr. 18, '09. 400w.
Morris, Charles. Home life in all lands.
^- Bk. 2. **$i. Lippincott. 7-28638.
Bk. 2. Manners and customs of uncivilized
peoples.
In this second journey, instead of peeping
into the huts and hovels of men and nations,
the author takes his readers "into the palaces
of the kings, the grand dwellings of the chiefs
and rulers, the splendid halls In which court-
iers and people gather to do homage to their
head-men or chiefs."
Morris, Gouverneur. Putting on the screws.
11 **5oc. Doubleday. 9-28153.
A commuter with a wife and nine children
finds himself confronted with the problem of
supporting a poverty-stricken aunt, an actress
wlio announces that unless she can prevail upon
his generosity she must go to the liome for
aged women. How the family opens its arms
to her, and is kind to her and goes into debt to
care for her during a long sickness and how she
finally reveals the fact that she is wealthy be-
yond comprehension and that her cynical and
misanthropic spirit directed her in a scheme
of testing the family for mere goodness — is all
happily set down.
"A dainty and pretty story with humorous
side lights here and there."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6, '09. 50w.
Morris, William, and Bax, Ernest Belfort.
"^ Socialism, its growth and outcome. 50c.
Kerr.
"Covers the history of socialism in its rela-
tion to social history. It traces the development
•of society in ancient, mediaeval and modern
times." (Survey.) "It is not hard to distin-
guish Bax's assertion that socialism shall suc-
ceed civilization as civilization succeeded bar-
barism, and to hear Morris add that not until
socialism makes all architecture municipal can
we hope to have beautiful cities." (N. Y. Times.)
N. Y. Times. 14: 322. My. 22, '09. 170w.
"The little volume presents a brief though
comprehensive view of social evolution and mer-
its a reading by those who are interested in
that historical school begun by Karl Marx." W.
B. Guthrie.
+ Survey. 22: 406. Je. 12, '09. 140w.
Morrison, Arthur. Green ginger. t$i-5o.
1° Stokes. 9-24894.
A "budget of funny tales and yarns." "They
rely for their humor largely upon the Juxta-
position of incongruous ideas. In most of them
the precise, somewhat pompous, and most re-
spectable Britisher is carried with every plaus-
ibility into unusual and absurd situations." (N.
T. Times.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 92. N. '09. 4.
"These short stories have probably all ap-
peared in magazines, and some of them are
so slight that they might well have been left
there. On the other hand, we should have been
sorry to miss others."
H Ath. 1909, 1:435. Ap. 10. 200w.
"Short stories that are all bubbling over
with good-humored fun."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 549. S. 18, '09. 200w.
"It would be easy to multiply instances of
Mr. Morrison's versatility, but we have said
enough to indicate the high quality of the en-
tertainment provided in this excellent vol-
ume. We must not omit to mention how com-
plete Is his mastery of the Essex dialect and
with what a genuine gift of impersonation he
varies the dialogue to suit the character of
the speaker."
+ Spec. 102: 309. F. 20, '09. 900w.
Morrison, Charles Edward.
neering. $2.50. Wiley.
Highway engi-
8-26022.
"The book has been prepared for second year
students in the Department of civil engineering
at Columbia university, and is intended to 'em-
phasize those basic principles which are essen-
tial to good highways." (Engin. Rec.) "The vol-
ume contains, with some e.xceptions, about all
that one could expect to find in a text-book for
ordinary classes in civil engineering." (Engin.
N.)
"The chapters that can be most severely
criticized are those on asphalt and wooden
pavements — with these branches the author
shows himself not entirely familiar."
-i Engin. D. 5: 413. Ap. '09. 450w.
"The general arrangement of the book is sat-
isfactory. The subject is well presented, and
from the literary point of view is generally well
done. On the whole it cannot be said that Mr.
Morrison's book is an ideal text-book upon high-
way engineering." S. Whinery.
h Engin. N. 60: sup. 428. O. 15, '08. 940w.
"In most respects it seems well adapted for
the purpose for which it is written, but it can
be criticized for not giving proper references to
many of the quotations which are used in the
work, and for the insertion of specifications
which in some cases are open to criticism. The
work, as a wnole, reflects the atmosphere of
the study of the subject rather than that of
field work."
-i Engin. Rec. 58: 391. O. 3, '08. 130w.
"It contains a great deal of useful informa-
tion, especially to engineers having to deal with
roads in new countries. The elementary prin-
ciples of road-making are clearly set out, and
copies of specifications suitable for different
classes of roads are given."
-f Nature. 79: 336. Ja. 21, '09 700w
Morse, Margaret Fessenden. On the road
to Arden. **$i. Houghton. 9-7948.
The journey of a modern Rosalind and Celia
to a Forest of Arden. They go merely to "en-
joy the wilderness and to take nothing from
It." That they find their Orlando and Oliver is
to be expected; that they meet them unex-
pectedly at various points in their wanderings
is surprising to Celia, while to Rosalind it is
but the working out of a quietly made plan.
For was not Orlando the hero of her steamer
romance, and would not Celia disapprove unless
she could personally conduct Rosalind's woo-
ing? Birds and flowers and awakening woods
form an exquisite setting to the taie.
"Pleasant little story."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 148. My. '09. 4"
"The story is written in the light, happy
style befitting a summer's idyl. The pages are
enlivened by comments on passing men and
women that are both amusing and entertain-
ing."
-f- Lit. D. 38: 729. Ap. 24, '09. 200w.
"Seems like a bit taken out of real life; its
people are delightful, its situations are divert-
ing, and the scenes in which its quaint comedy
is enacted are extremely dainty and full of
charm."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 279. My. 1, '09. 350w.
"A double love story very agreeably and
whimsically told."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 170w.
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Morse, William Francis. Collection and dis-
12 posal of municipal waste. $5. Municipal
journal. 9-6510.
"Part 1 gives a preliminary historical sketch
of the work done in American communities
from 1885 to the present time. . . . Part 2 de-
scribes the various methods of waste disposal
in American towns by incineration. . . . Part 3
describes the disposal of waste by British
high-temperature refuse destructors. Part 4 dis-
cusses the disposal of waste by reduction and
extraction processes, and gives descriptions
of many forms of apparatus used for this pur-
pose. Part 5 discusses the revenue to be de-
rived from waste materials, and describes the
various methods of its utilization." — Engin. D,
"A text that will be found of timeliness and
importance by municipal engineers, and offi-
cials charged with the maintenance of sanitary
conditions."
4- Engin. D. 5: 540. My. '09. 280w.
"We believe it will long stand as the most
complete exposition of the first quarter-century
of the evolution of garbage and refuse disposal
in America. The arrangement of the volume
is in some respects poor. Another minor fault
of the book is due to the fact that the author
has not quite cleared his mind of the old mis-
conceptions as to the relation of garbage dispos-
al to public health."
-1 Engin. N. 62: sup. 46. N. 18, '09. 1150w.
Morton, Francis T. Roman Catholic church
12 and its relation to the federal govern-
ment. *$2. Badger, R: G. 9-29963.
A brief history of the Roman Catholic church
whose object is to set forth its claims, objects
and purposes in the past as exemplified in the
older countries where it has held sway for
centuries and also to show its position in the
United States at the present time.
Moses, Barr. Dreaming River. t$i. Stokes.
9-3051-
"The tale is that of a young and singularly
ill-balanced poet who lives hermit-wise in a
lonely farmhouse called Dreaming River. To
him comes for protection a girl of sixteen, a
penniless orphan, who turns to him as her only
kin in obedience to the last wish of her dying
father. The growth of love between them, per-
turbed by blizzards and cyclones, both without
and within, makes up the rest of the story,
which ends with Dorothy's surrender." — Na-
tion.
"This little story would be negligible were it
not for its underlying theme, which possesses
sufficient psychologic interest to save the dis-
cussion of the work from the pettiness of
breaking a butterfly."
H Nation. 88: 144. F. 11, '09. 260w.
"Sometimes the author's manner of telling
the story grows a bit monotonous, because he
has depended too much on mere narrative.
But he has written, nevertheless, a charming
little tale."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 118. F. 27, '09. 270w.
Moses, Montrose Jonas. Henrik Ibsen: the
man and his plays. *$i.50. Kennerley.
8-33031-
"A comprehensive summary of a considerable
body of literature on Ibsen, which will be very
useful to those junior students of the Norwe-
gian dramatist who have neither time nor op-
portunity to consult the original authorities. It
contains a sufficiently full sketch of his life;
detailed, if not always clear, synopses of his
plays; a variety of selected comment and inter-
pretation, mostly of a highly laudatory descrip-
tion; and a liberal proportion of the author's
individual views, which, though sometimes ex-
travagant in their enthusiasm, often evince
strong common sense and a power of discrimina-
tion never found in the fanatical worship-
per."— Nation.
"Supplements Gosse's biography, containing
more matter about Ibsen's writings, but is not
so interesting or well written."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 175. Je. '09.
"The special merit is the thoroughness with
which it reflects the recent literature of the
subject. Altogether, Mr. Moses has made a
useful book, adequate in scholarship and sound
In judgment."
+ Dial. 46: 192. Mr. 16, '09. 260w.
"There is, in fact, no other book of its size
in English that contains so much information
about Ibsen as this."
-I- Ind. 66: 1400. Je. 24, '09. 180w.
"Like many other disciples of Ibsen', Mr.
Moses is prone to exaggerate both the achieve-
ments and the influence of the master, but he
does recognize some of his limitations. The in-
terest of this book suffers much from the au-
thor's crudities of style."
H Nation. 87: 609. D. 17, '08. 480w.
"A particularly level-headed and illuminating
study of the Norwegian dramatist."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 740. D. 5, '08. 370w.
"The chief critical merit of Mr. Moses's book
is that he has emphasized Ibsen's constant
mental and spiritual dependence on his own
country." G. I. Colbron.
-f No. Am. 189: 621. Ap. '09. lOOOw.
"The book is an example of the kind of critical
biography which, if it is well done, is the most
profitable form of dealing with, men of letters
and artists. The treatment shows close and
conscientious study of the different aspects of
Ibsen's work."
+ Outlook, 91: 773. Mr. 3, '09. 600w.
Motley, John Lothrop. History of the
^ United Netherlands from the death of
William the Silent to the Twelve years'
truce — 1609; new ed. 2v. $3. Harper.
A new edition in strong binding for library
purposes.
+ Ind. 67: 144. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times: 14: 464. Jl. 31, *09. 80w.
Mott, John Raleigh. Future leadership of
the church. $1. Y. M. C. A. 8-31484.
'The results of a careful and systematic study
of the problem of decrease in the rank and file
of young men entering the ministry. "Mr.
Mott's present appeal sets forth the problem,
its urgency, the obstacles, the favoring influ-
ences, and the propaganda called for. . . . The
time has come, in Mr. IMott's view, for every
Christian denomination in its ofl^cial assembly
to determine upon a plan to meet the crisis of
a short supply of leaders that will secure ef-
fective backing from its entire membership.
Supplementary to the book is a sheaf of pithy
pamphlets in which eminent men appeal per-
suasively to students for the claim and the op-
portunity presented by the Christian ministry."
(Outlook.)
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 46. F. '09.
"The volume is closely packed with relevant
facts . . . and so stated as to constitute an ar-
gument of the most compelling kind."
+ Outlook. 91:585. Mr. 13, '09. 240w.
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 126. Ja. '09. llOw.
Reviewed by Graham Taylor.
Survey. 22: 853. S. 25, '09. 380w.
Moulton, Mrs. Louise Chandler. Poems and
sonnets; with an introd. by Harriet
Prescott Spofiford. $1.50. Little. 8-35957.
A one volume edition of Mrs. Mv/Ulton's poems
including all contained in three former volumes.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 46. F. '09.
-I ■ Ath. 1909, 2: 179. Ag. 14. 530w.
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"So many other voices have borne witness
both to the beauty of the poet's character and
to the exquisite artistry of her lyrics and son-
nets, that even friendship may hardly be said
to exaggerate in this instance. Certain it is
that no writer stands higher upon the roll of
our woman poets than the gracious personality
which this volume discloses." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 48. Ja. 16, '09. 160w.
Ind. 65: 1174. N. 19. '08. 30w.
"Mrs. Moulton's verse suffers somewhat from
reading in mass; its saccharine taste becomes
cloying after a while."
■i Nation. 87: 652. D. 31, '08. lOOw.
Reviewed by J. B. Rittenhouse.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 56. Ja. 30, '09. 1400w.
"Her appeal is obvious and simple, and if
she rarely reaches the heights, she walks on a
pleasant upland where many can follow."
+ Spec. 103: 20. Jl. 3, '09. 40w.
Mowry, William Augustus. Recollections
of a New England educator. *$i.5o. Sil-
ver. 8-33790.
Reminiscences covering the years from 1838-
1908 and constituting a history of education in
America during that period. "His book is not
an autobiography, but a simple narrative of
the progress of educational methods and condi-
tions as he has observed them and been a part
of them from the time he entered the district
school at the age of four years until the present
time. It covers all grades of education and the
author endeavors to show by constant compar-
ison how tremendous has been the growth and
improvement throughout the entire curricu-
lum." (N. Y. Times.)
the book will be the chapters on current prac-
tice."— Engin. Rec.
"Mr. Mowry's experiences . . . are entertain-
ingly presented."
4- Dial. 46: 117. F. 16, '09. 260w.
"His book is admirable reading and will be
a valuable addition to the literature of American
education."
+ Educ. R. 37: 425. Ap. '09. lOOw.
"A book to be studied rather than one to be
read."
-f Ind. 66: 428. F. 25, '09. 160w.
"Far from being the dry record of a typical
pedagog, the recollections are a bright, chatty
account of contemporaneous educators and ed-
ucational movements."
+ Lit. D. 38: 306. F. 20, '09. 280w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 3. Ja. 2, '09. 180w.
"His reminiscences, while certainly not with-
out biographical interest, really give the materi-
al for an extremely suggestive comparison be-
tween the educational conditions in this country
fifty, sixty, and seventy years ago and those
at the present time."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 511. Ap. '09. 90w.
"It is fortunate that these reminiscences have
been preserved, for they will serve to aid stu-
dents to get into touch with original impres-
sions of an important pej-iod in American life."
F. A. Manny.
+ School R. 17: 650. N. '09. 450w.
Moyer, James Ambrose. Steam turbine: a
practical and theoretical treatise for
engineers and designers, including a
discussion of the gas turbine. $4.
Wiley. 8-37678.
"The book commences with a short history of
the art, and a condensed but very clear chapter
on the elementary theory of heat, in which
special attention is given to the entropy-tem-
perature diagram. This is followed by chap-
ters on nozzle and blade design; on the me-
chanical losses in steam turbines; and on
stresses in rings, drums and disks. The sub-
ject matter of these chapters, treating solely of
theory and design, is concisely and very clearly
explained; but, to the average engineer, the
most interesting and directly valuable part of
"Better than Neilson on economics and on
details of American design, but less full in
treatment of the low pressure turbine."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 107. Ap. '09.
"The author had had unusual facil'ities for
obtaining information regarding the latest re-
sults in turbine engineering through his pro-
fessional connections, and he has embodied
these gleanings in a well-ordered and concise
but comprehensive text that merits the atten-
tion of educators and practicing engineers."
-f Engin. D. 5: 170. F. '09. 420w.
"It is rather hard to place this book of Mr.
Moyer's. While excellent in many ways, it
would scarcely do for use by students in en-
gineering nor yet is it a handbook for the aver-
age operating engineer. In most cases, he does
not lay before the reader the experimental data
on which he bases his results. Were these
presented it would materially increase the value
of the book." A. G. Christie.
1- Erigln. N. 61: sup. 32. Mr. 18, '09. 950w.
"The author has certainly carried out this
subject in a most satisfactory manner."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 335. Mr. 20, '09. 300w.
Mugge, M. A. Friedrich Nietzsche: his life
9 and work. ="$3. Brentano's. 9-14446.
. A biography founded upon Frau Foerster-
.Nietzsche's "Leben." It contains a valuable
Nietzschean bibliography, also a chronological
epitome of all Nietzsche's writings.
"As compared with Mr. Mencken's study, the
present work shows a marked superiority in
respect both of scholarliness and philosophic in-
sight. The style, too, is more to our taste."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 69. JI. 17. 300w.
"He gives a full and interesting account of
Nietzsche's strangely varied life; he has pro-
vided a really admirable bibliography."
-I- Spec. 102: 425. Mr. 13, '09. 250w.
Muir, John. Stickeen. **6oc. Houghton.
9-6875.
The story of one terrible Alaska storm-day
which the author spent in exploring a glacier.
Flying clouds with their rain-floods, ice-cliffs,
the majestic ice-cascade, a vast glacier with
its tremendous crevasse are the awe-inspiring
elements that the author and Stickeen, a dar-
ing midget of a dog, battle with for their lives
during a few perilous hours. Stickeen's cour-
age, his big wise fears on the brink of a yawn~
ing abj'ss, his almost human agony when his
master dares the ice bridge, his bravery in
following after many remonstrances, and his
wild joy over deliverance from death hold the
reader breathless thru the short 73 pages.
"A stirring tale, exquisitely told; will be
liked by older children."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 149. My. '09. 4-
"This little story of a man, a dog, a storm,
and a glacier, is full of the glamour that be-
longs to the heroic-in-little."
+ Nation. 89: 37. Jl. 8, '09. 300w.
"It is a notable little story, although so brief,
having as much appeal for lovers of the wild
as for students of dog nature."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 197. Ap. 3, '09. 440w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. '09. 70w.
Mulhall, Mrs. Marion McMurrough. Ex-
^- plorers in the new world before and af-
ter Columbus; and the story of the Jes-
uit missions of Paraguay, with pre-Co-
lumbian maps. ^^$2.25. Longmans.
"Opens with a r4sum6 of the voyages of the
adventurers who ante-dated Columbus, covers
the explorations of later times by centuries,
and in other chapters deals with the military
and naval operations of Europeans in South
America. Her final chapter, entitled, 'Rise and
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Mulhall, Mrs. Marion M. — Continued-
fail of the Jesuit missions,' is largely the fruit
of original research in the Vatican and else-
where. An interesting feature of Mrs. Mul-
hall's book is its display of pre-Columbian maps,
including reproductions of Edrisi's planispheres,
which are preserved in the Bodleian library at
Oxford, and the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris."
— N. y. Times.
"The contents of the volume hardly fulfil the
promise of its title. A few pages are indeed
devoted to the 'Predecessors of Columbus,' but
the Spanish and Portuguese navigators who
carried on his work are absolutely ignored, and
it would be vain to search for a reference to
such well-known explorers as John Cabot,
Jacques Cartier, Frobisher, Davis, or Hudson
apart from discoverers of more recent times,
J. Cook, Vancouver, and Ross. The account
which the author gives of the 'Predecessors of
C*lumbus' is, moreover, misleading."
H Ath. 1909. 2: 102. Jl. 24. 400w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 765. D. 4. '09. lOOw.
"Her book is rather a strange compound.
Her pages are packed with facts about adven-
turers some of whose records are not easily
available, and the compilation shows much in-
dustrious reading."
H Sat. R. 108: 176. Ag. 7, '09. 200w.
"Mrs. Mulhall conducts us along many pic-
turesque byways of history."
-{- Spec. 103: 171. Jl. 31. '09. 400w.
Miiller, Johannes. Hindrances of life; tr.
12 by F. F. Strecker. *$i.50. Kennerley.
The hindrances to making the best in life
come true are, in the experience of Dr. Miiller,
grief, fear, worry, lack of assurance, doubt,
and the other self in us. These drawbacks to
accomplishment, and hence to happiness, the au-
thor discusses with insight, and offers helptul
suggestions for overcoming their harassing con-
ditions.
Miiller, Margarethe. Carla Wenckebach,
pioneer. *$i.25. Ginn. 8-29596.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"However excellent a German biography she
might have given us, she has certainly suc-
ceeded in presenting in English a very engag-
ing picture of a strong and inspiring character.'
+ Dial. 46: 116. F. 16, '09. 250w.
"It may be truthfully said that the book is
much more than a mere biography. It is a
charming bit of writing and a gentle and kind-
ly sketch."
+ Educ. R. 37: 97. Ja. '09. 70w.
Ind. 67: 308. Ag. 5, '09. 30w.
"A generous and affectionate tribute."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 122. F. 27, '09. 160w.
"A fascinating portrait-biography of a fas-
cinating woman."
+ Outlook. 91: 819. Ap. 10, '09. 450w.
"The book is very well written. It will be
valuable in high school, normal school, and
college as well as in private libraries." F. A.
Manny.
+ School R. 17: 575. O. '09. 930w.
Mumford, Eben. Origins of leadership, pa.
12 *5oc. Univ. of Chicago press. 9-21602.
"Leadership is considered first in its relation
to the science of sociology and to the social
process. It is discussed in both its innate and
acquired aspects and its evolution is traced
through the associations of some of the lower
animals, of children, and, in particular, of hunt-
ing people, the main problem being to show
its relation to the development of personality
and the various institutions." — Ann. Am. Acad.
preliminary study which might easily be ex-
panded into a much-needed monograph on lead-
ership in primitive society." Hutton Webster.
H J. Philos. 6: 416. Jl. 22, '09. 240w.
Mumford, James Gregory. Surgical mem-
oirs, and other essays. **$2.so. Moflfat.
8-28080.
"A collection of papers and addresses writ-
ten during the last decade, beginning with a
sketch of 'The history of surgery,' embracing
accounts of Hippocrates, Galen, Vesalius, Pare,
Haller, John Hunter, and Lister. A summary
follows of ancient achievements in surgery and
biographical essays on Cooper, Brodie, Warren,
and Bigelow; and the rest of the volume con-
tains addresses to nurses, brief papers on ethics
and medical education, and other random pa-
pers."—N. Y. Times.
"Taken as a whole, the book ... is written
with too ready a pen, but is nevertheless pleas-
ant reading and will be useful to many to whom
a more scholarly work would be unwelcome."
H Nation. 87: 556. D. 3, '08. 400w.
"His book is as interesting to the layman
as to the inembers of his own profession."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 31. Ja. 16, '09. 760w.
"His pages are distinguished by a broad tol-
eration, eminent fair-mindedness, and when
opportunity offers, a sturdy preachment of
lofty professional standards."
-I- Outlook. 93:318. O. 9, '09. 220w.
Mumm, Arnold Louis. Five, months in the
'' Himalaya: a record of mountain travel
in Garhival and Kashmir. *$6. Long-
mans. 9-35862.
Contains an account of the author's ascent
to the top of Trisul, an elevation of 23,406 feet.
"The party, after exploring the mountains and
valleys of Garhwal, passed on into Kashmir and
spent some time there. Mr. Mumm's volume
contains admirable reproductions of photographs
taken at the time, the illustrations including
four panoramas, twenty-four full-page plates,
forty-seven collotypes, and two maps." (.N. Y.
Times.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 81. N. '09.
4- Nation, 89: 281. S. 23, '09. 470w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
"Mr. Mumm has written a circumstantial ac-
count of an arduous expedition that will hold a
high rank in the annals of mountaineering."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 452. Jl. 24, '09. 420w.
"The book affords a very full idea of the
character of the peaks and valleys, the passes
and people in the Himalaya; an idea which is
assisted by the many admirable illustrations."
+ Sat. R. 108: sup. 5. Jl. 17, '09. 350w.
"The book is full of interesting things, besides
the mountaineering narratives. One great
charm of the volume is to be found in the mag-
nificent photographs of mountain scenery."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 1006. Je. 26. '09. 200w.
Mummery, A. F. My climbs in the Alps and
Caucasus; newr ed. *$5. Scribner.
I -18807.
"Mrs. Mummery gives the public a few pages
of extracts from the last letters received from
her husband when in Kashmir, which will be
read with interest. They must confirm the be-
lief that his death was caused by a sudden av-
alanche rather than any more avoidable acci-
dent in a rash atempt. For the rest the text
of the book is identical with that of the pre-
vious edition." — Ath.
Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 608. N. '09. 330w.
"Its eighty-seven pages can not be account-
ed a very weighty contribution to the subject.
Nevertheless, the author has made a useful
"No more direct and vigorous narrative of
the incidents of mountain travel or hard climb-
ing, of a bivouac with Caucasian shepherds,
or a day on the Chamonix Aiguilles, can be
found on our bookshelves."
+ Ath. 1909, 1:225. F. 20. 600w.
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+ N. Y. Times. 14: 119. F. 27, '09. 340w.
"An Interesting volume."
+ Sat. R. 107: 49. Ja. 9, '09. 300w.
Munby, Alan Edward. Introduction to the
* chemistry and physics of building
materials. *$2. Van Nostrand. 9-27410.
"An elementary description of the chemical,
physical and geological phenomena that must
be understood before a good knowledge of the
properties of building materials can be gained.
The text is extremely elementary, as a rule,
but will nevertheless prove desirable reading
for undergi-aduates in technical schools and
others who wish to secure some general in-
formation on the subject without a prolonged
study of the sciences named. While the book
was prepared primarily for the British reader,
recent advances in the technology of cements
made in the United States are mentioned in
It." — Engin. Rec.
"As preliminary reading it has a field."
-f Engin. N. 62: sup. 3. Jl. 15, '09. 300w.
"It will be found to supply in convenient form
Information rather difficult to obtain readily
from any other source."
-f Engin. Rec. 60: 139. Jl. 31, '09. 130w.
"The book will not be so useful to tue uned-
ucated or self-educated builder and mechanic
as to the one who has had a smattering of
school science but is not able to apply it to his
work. The use of British names for stone and
other building materials impairs the value of
the book for the American public."
-j Nation. 89: 286. S. 23, '0.4. 270w.
"In spite of a few minor points like these, the
book as a whole is well written, and admirably
adapted to the class for whom it is Intended.
It deserves to take a permanent place among
the textbooks upon the subject, and in future
editions the points referred to will no doubt
receive attention." H. B.
H Nature. 81: 62. Jl. 15, '09. 420w.
"The volume is inclusive and explicit in its
treatment of the subject, and it furnishes all
who are engaged in engineering and technical
trades with an excellent work of reference."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 555. S. 18, '09. 270w.
Munford, Beverley Bland. Virginia's atti-
^2 tude toward slavery and secession. **$2.
Longmans. 9-28220.
"Both before and since the civil war it has
been almost universally held in the North that
Virginia was strongly pro-slavery in sentiment
as well as hostile to the Union. Mr. Beverley
B. Munford now presents the view that the
state was strongly anti-slavery in sentiment,
and at the same time friendly to the Union,
and that the influences which finally impelled
Virginia to secede must be traced to other
causes. Mr. Munford marshals an imposing
array of historical documents and brings to
the support of his position facts which it would
be found extremely difficult if not impossible
to gainsay." — R. of Rs.
"A candid and temperate examination of all
the events and currents of sentiment and opin-
ion leading up to the war."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 746. N. 27, '09. 900w.
R. of Rs. 40: 764. D. '09. lOOw.
Munro, William Bennett. Government of
European cities. *$2.5o. Macmillan.
9-7553-
An introduction to the study of European city
governments which explain.s the structure and
functions of city government in three European
countries — -France, Germany (the Prussian
system is outlined as representative of the
German type) and England — and contrasts
these with the functions of city government
in the United States.
"It is a book which will prove a great bene-
fit to the serious-minded reader interested in
municipal government; but it will probably be
used mostly as a reference or textbook in col-
leges and universities. The style is sometimes
too involved for rapid reading — many sentences
needing to be broken up and recast." Howard
Woodhead.
H Am. J. Soc. 15: 122. Jl. '09. 1400w.
"One of the best studies on municipal govern-
ment, more scientific than Shaw's."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 143. My. '09.
"Dr. Munro's book is the most important
recent addition to the literature of comparative
municipal government. It should be read by
everyone interested in local government and its
improvement."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 609. N. '09. 400w.
"We are disappointed with this volume. Dr.
Munro does not seem to have kept clearly be-
fore him the difference of law and practice
between Prussia and many of the states of
the German empire, or between ^.ngland and
the rest of the United Kingdom. The other
defect noticeable in the book, which has, how-
ever, features of interest, is the general avoid-
ance of the subject of local taxation, upon
which (after all) municipal government rests."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 558. My. 8. llOOw.
"While not cast in so popular form as Shaw's
earlier volumes on the same subject (with
which one very naturally compares it) never-
theless it is better fitted for educational classes
and for use as a work of reference." C. R.
Woodruff.
-I Econ. Bull. 2: 265. S. '09. 920w.
"Obviously, a book of this character is more
suitable for reference than for general read-
ing: but this is more on account of the mass
of details which the author found it necessary
to present, notwithstanding his admirable con-
densation, than through any fault of style or
method of presentation."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 60. My. 13, 'Q9. 880w.
"Dr. Munro's work, scholarly, full and clear,
should satisfy curiosity as to British, French
and Prussian municipal methods."
+ Ind. 66: 1345. Je. 17, '09. 380w.
"A valuable addition to this literature."
-I- Nation. 89: 160. Ag. 19, '09. 350w.
"The methods of these two excellent books
[Goodnow's Municipal government and Mun-
ro's] upon municipal government are so differ-
ent and so mutually complementary that who-
ever desires either will desire both."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 642. O. 23, '09. 520w.
"The work which he has done is on the
whole the most comprehensive, accurate,
painstaking and thorough work which has been
done in the English language on the subjects
which are treated." P. J. Goodnow.
-4- Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 315. Je. '09. 650w.
"Such a body of knowledge is of the greatest
value to all students of comparative adminis-
tration."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 254. Ag. '09. lOOw.
"INIr. Munro's examination of the duties and
function of this checking and revising body
[the Prussian 'Magistrate'] is quite tne best
part of his book, and well worth close atten-
tion. English readers will naturally find a
criticism of our own methods of local govern-
ment more interesting than that of strangers.
The present criticism is a little disappointing —
too much ground is covered; too little space
given to essential details."
— -f- Sat. R. 108: sup. 4. S. 25, '09. 1200w.
"His observations and criticisms are useful,
though we are not prepared to allow that the
American system, at least in its results, is bet-
ter than ours."
+ — Spec. 103: 284. Ag. 21, '09. 130w.
Miinsterberg, Hugo. Eternal values. **$2.5o.
6 Houghton. 9-14408.
A translation by the author of his German
edition in which he has left out side issues
that connected the work with particular Ger-
man movements and has made additions that
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Miinsterberg. Hugo — Continued-
refer to recent American discussions. The pur-
pose of the volume is to answer the relativist
in his theory that everything is relative, that
everything is good only for a certain purpose,
lor a certain time, for a certain social group,
for a certain individual; to show that relativ-
ism and skepticism are wrong, that idealism is
just4fied by true science and true philosophy,
and that "one may stand with both feet on
the rock of facts and may yet hold to the ab-
solute values as eternally belonging to the
structure of the world."
"So speaks the book, a book sure to attract
attention. So runs Professor MiinvSterberg's in-
teresting logism, always ingenious when not
also brilliant, and in the freedom of it he lias
successfully transformed the world of values,
making that world meet the demands of his se-
lected principle of identity, so long known as
the principle of the formal logic and so useful
as the fundamental working hypothesis of all
positive science." A. H. Lloyd.
-I Am. J. Theol. 13: 634. O. '09. 1350w.
"The work is likely to be called for on ac-
count of the author's reputation but only those
schooled in metaphysical and philosophic
thought will find it intelligible."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 81. N. '09.
"Only those schooled in philosophic and meta-
physical reasoning will find the book intelligible,
and they will declare its method unphilosophi-
cal. The book is really a statement of the
author's personal convictions regarding the con-
struction of the moral universe."
— - Bib. World. 34: 143. Ag. '09. 70w.
"Will interest the same set of readers who
in this country are accustomed to follow the
author's more philosophical contributions."
-f- Dial. 47: 338. N. 1, '09. 270w.
"Of all the services which Professor Munster-
berg has rendered the thinking public in this
country this volume is the most worthy and
enduring." A. U. Pope.
-f- Ind. 67: 879. O. 14, '09. llOOw.
"The book is very hard reading. Altogether,
the 'Eternal values' cannot but add to Prof.
Mtinsterberg's reputation as a profound if not
very original thinker." Joseph Jacobs.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 798. D. 18, '09. 780w.
Outlook. 93: 878. D. 18, '09. 50w.
R. of Rs. 40: 255. Ag. '09. lOOw.
Miinsterberg, Hugo. Psychology and the
12 teacher. **$i.5o. Appleton. 9-28281.
"Professor Miinsterberg says that one does
not study a time-table to decide whether to
travel north or south, but, after deciding where
to travel, studies the table to discover how to
go; so one cannot learn from psychology what
the aims of teaching are; but, after deciding on
the aims, one can learn from psychology the
means. So he divides his book into three parts:
the first, which he calls the Ethical part, is
on the 'Aims of the teacher'; the second, which
he calls the Psychological part, is on the 'Mind
of the pupil'; and the third, which he calls the
Educational part, is on the 'Work of the school.'
In other words, he presents what he regards as
the philosophy that underlies teaching, then
the mental facts with which the teacher has
to deal, and finally certain conclusions regard-
ing practical questions." — Outlook.
"It is largely advice, partly sermonizing, to-
gether with some sound exposition of whole-
some texts; and the whole, if well shaken and
frequently taken, should prove an eflicient cor-
rective for much weak sentiment and weaker
thinking that passes for wisdom at educational
meetings."
-f Dial. 47: 338. N. 1, '09. 470w.
"A volume of importance."
4- Outlook. 93: 878. D. 18, '09. 160w.
Miinsterberg, Hugo. Psychotherapy. **$2.
^ Moffat. 9-12057.
"Takes up the phenomena blindly used and
as blindly misused in the various systems of
'mental healing' and 'faith cure,' frees them
from mysticism, fanaticism, and fraud, and
presents them as they are, with their pos-
sibilities and limitations definitely formulated
and in some measure explained." — N. Y. Times.
"While not technical, neither is it popular,
and it will not be directly helpful to the av-
erage reader. A book for the special student
and for ijiinisters and physicians engaged in
tiie work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 175. Je. '09.
Reviewed by J. D. Stoops.
Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 623. N. '09. 380w.
"No more concrete and valuable application
of the larger problem appears on the vista of
our present interests than that which affects
the attitude toward the maintenance of human
health, which means sanity; and Professor
Mtinsterberg's book finds its significance as a
worthy and' wholesome influence to this end."
Joseph Jastrow.
+ Dial. 46: 292. My. 1, '09. 1600w.
"The book will, without doubt, be widely
read, and will increase in marked degree the
interest of the public in psychotherapv."
-I- — Nation. 89: 189. Ag. 26, '09. 2200w.
"In some senses the most important of the
many volumes that have come from his in-
dustrious pen."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 271. My. 1, '09. 1050w.
-I- Outlook. 93: 644. N. 20, '09. 210w.
"It is a pity that the book is intended to
serve for propaganda to so many classes. A
book frankly addressed to physicians, and an-
other frankly addressed to the layman would
have been safer and moire acceptable." Adolf
Meyer.
— Science, n.s. 30: 150. Jl. 30, '09. 2200w.
Murphy, Agnes C. Melba. **$2.7S. Double-
1- day.
A story of Melba's life in which the reader
is permitted to run up the great diva's ladder
to fame, and to learn the trials and hardships
endured at every round. The biography is
"brought down to the spring of 1908, all her
tours and her appearances being related in de-
tail, and with a number of personal anecdotes
that illustrate her energy, her ambition as an
artist, her kindheartedness and straiglitforward-
ness, and especially her interest and the un-
selfishness in aiding young artists to success."
(N. Y. Times.)
"It is far from being a critical biography. It
is a fervent and devoted eulogy."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 702. N. 13, '09. 7.")0w.
"Independently of its subject, however, the
book throws a good deal of light on the psy-
chology of musical hero-worship. Personally
we have a distaste for these 'lauds of the liv-
ing,' but in this case they are animated by a
perfect sincerity and redeemed by a most en-
gaginglv unconscious humour." C. L. G.
+ Spec. 103: 686. O. 30, '09. 1550w.
Murphy, Edgar Gardner. Basis of ascend-
8 ancy : a discussion of certain principles of
public policy involved in the development
of the Southern states. *$i.50. Longmans.
9-17972.
"In this volume Mr. Murphy endeavors to
formulate the great race question, as the South
must see it for her present comfort and fu-
ture security. Back of all the issues of the
moment, he declares, 'as they may express
themselves in this or that phase of definite leg-
islation or of accepted custom, there lies the
question of fundamental attitude. Where two
social or racial groups, — a stronger and a
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weaker, — find themselves -in inevitable contact
upon the same soil, what elementary principles
shall ultimately determine the policies of the
state?" "— R. of Rs.
"His earlier volume, which was published
five years ago, together with the present book,
may interest those people who care for philo-
sophic speculation on such matters and do not
insist on practical proposals."
-i Ath. 1909, 2: 236. Ag. 28. 130w.
"It seems to be not so much left over mate-
rial, as surplus philosophizing, which Mr. Mur-
phy here utilizes. For the work is almost pure
abstraction. With all of his philosophy, if we
understand it, it would be impossible for us to
ag^ee; but we can at least recognize a brave
and generous spirit in this Southerner writing
primarily for Southerners."
— Nation. 89: 57. Jl. 15, "09. 630w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 2]0w.
"It is a good book for both sides in the con-
troversy to read."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 566. S. 25. '09. 1400w.
"A tone of courteous, firm conviction ex-
pressed in scholarly, elegant style is charac-
teristic of all his writings. Calmness and logic
characterize in a high degree his latest book."
-f R. of Rs. 40: 256. Ag. '09. 160w.
"Its tone is sympathetic and kindly, but it is
difficult reading, and its 248 pages are full of
intricate phrasing and over-elaboration." M.
W. Ovington.
-I Survey. 23: 169. N. 6, '09. 950 w.
Murray, John Clark. Hand-book of Chris-
tian ethics. *$2.25. Scribner. 9-5890.
"Tends toward an important simplification,
perhaps an entire reconstruction, of Christian
dogmatics. No theory can stand except by vin-
dication in practical tests. Professor Murray
carries into his discussion from its outset an
ethical conception of religion. Viewing religion
as attachment to God with the will, his defini-
tion of the ethical ideal of Christianity as re-
vealed in Jesus is 'the realization of God's will
with regard to man.' This is then exhibited in
its pre-Christian evolution, in its New Testa-
ment presentations, in its development in in-
dividual life and character, in the church, the
family, the state, and, finally, in general and
special methods of moral culture." — Outlook.
"While the work fails to do justice to many
problems growing out of a genetic study of
morality, it is an unusually excellent discus-
sion of the subject from the point of view with
which most clergymen are familiar, and is es-
pecially valuable because it expounds morals
In terms of defensible psychology." G. B. Smith.
-I Am. J. Theol. 13: 471. Jl. '09. 500w.
"An excellent summary."
-h Bib. World. 33: 143. F. '09. 30w.
"Comprehensiveness, insight, discrimination,
and lucidity characterize the discussion through-
out. Here and there one is disposed to ques-
tion."
H Outlook. 91: 247. Ja. 30, '09. 340w.
"The book is a sensible presentation of the
subject. It is well written and well arranged,
and will be of great service to the student and
general reader desiring an introduction to the
study of Christian ethics." Frank Thilly.
+ Phllos. R. 18:549. S. '09. 1400w.
Musselman, Rev. Hugh Thomas, and
Tralle, Rev. H. E. The Sunday-school
teacher's school. *40c. Am. Bapt.
The first part of this handbook written by
Mr. Musselman discusses the work and organi-
zation of the Sunday school; the second part
by Mr. Tralle deals with its conduct and equip-
ment.
Musset, Paul Edme de. Mr. Wind and
Madame Rain; tr. with permission of
the author by Emily Makepeace. (Har-
per's young people ser.) t6oc. Harper.
9-35180.
A nursery tale composed of material gathered
from the unconnected folk-lore recitals of Bret-
on peasants.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 176. Je. '09.
"A cheap reprint that will serve for ordinary
use and has the advantage of being lighter in
weight. The story is based on legends of Brit-
tany, is full of action and narrated with great
charm and simplicity."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 64. F. '09. Hh
"An enchanting tale."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 631. O. 24, '08. 30w.
N
Nagel, Oskar. Mechanical appliances of the
chemical and metallurgical industries; a
complete description of the machines
and apparatus used in chemical and met-
allurgical process for chemists, metal-
lurgists, engineers, manufacturers, su-
perintendents and students. *$2. Oskar
Nagel, P. O. box 385, N. Y. 9-567.
"In this work the author discusses in great de-
tail all the Important types of machines and ap-
pliances which are of direct interest to industrial
chemists and metallurgists, giving descriptions
of those used in this country which he considers
to be of the highest standard." — Engin. D.
"No other work in English deals with the sub-
ject matter here considered, and it is therefore a
welcome addition to our technical literafure."
+ Engin. D. 5: 174. F. '09. 220w.
"Its value is mainly descriptive. The book as
a whole is well arranged and well written, and
the explanations are reasonably clear and con-
cise. It will be of value to anyone wishing to
get an idea of the arrangement and operation of
any of the numerous appliances described."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 33. Mr. 18, '09. 460w.
"The book is weak in two points: First, while
some chapters, and especially the description of
American-made machinery, are smooth and easy
reading, the English in other chapters is bad.
In man.v cases it is difficult to get at all at the
sense of the text. Second, the book is essential-
ly descriptive, written from the standpoint of
the mechanical engineer who builds machines
for chemical industries. The fundamental phys-
ico-chemical principles on which a thorough un-
derstanding of the operation of these machines
must ultimately depend are lost sight of."
H Engin. Rec. 59: 195. F. 13, '09. 250w.
Nascher, Ignatz Leo. Wretches of Poverty-
■^ ville: a sociological study of the Bowery.
$1.25. Jos. J. Lanzit, 227 So. Green St.,
Chicago. 9-14830.
A description of the Bowery — the backbone
of Povertyville — with special emphasis upon the
vicious phases of life found there. The author
calls it "a hell such as Dante could never con-
ceive of, a hell without a river Lethe to bestow
hell's only blessing, forgetfulness." The bar-
rooms, dens, dance halls, opium joints, etc. are
reviewed and their habitues presented in all
their sin-sodden repulsiveness.
"The author has no apparent object or liter-
ary skill and the book is filled with repetition.
— Ind. 67: 147. Jl. 15, '09. 40w.
"His information is useful only to the police
and social workers, all of whom already possess
it ten times over. For everybody else it is
either revolting or viciously attractive. The
'Practical measures' suggested in the closing
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chaptei- are loosely thought out. They suggest
a smattering knowledge of criminology blended
with a great deal of shrewd but one-sided ob-
servation."
— Nation. 88: 628. Je. 24, '09. 130w.
"The author is an excellent guide — he tells
everything, all that he knows and anybody
knows, and even more mayhap, both of the
past and present; and pleasantly, with a
rhythm in his talk, does he tell his story. But,
be you no slummer, — as slummers go — you will
find here meat for thought, deep and profound."
-f Survey. 22: 723. Ag. 28, '09. 570w.
Nathan, Sir Nathaniel. Economic heresies:
12 being an unorthodox attempt to appre-
ciate the economic problems presented
by "things as they are." *$3. Houghton.
914519.
The author's heresy consists, he states in
thinking that "the formulae deduced by ortho-
dox economists are inadequate," and that "ef-
forts of society to bring about a better state of
things must not be hampered by an unquestion-
ing acquiescence in a body of doctrine deduced
from imperfect observation of some of the facts
attending a bygone and rudimentary stage in
the economic history of the world." "The au-
thor is against the orthodox economists — a term
which is now of very vague import — and he is
against the socialists in their 'new creed of
collectiA'ism.' He is, however, in favour of that
particular form of socialism which thinks it
can regulate trade, not by free exchange, but
by that variety of considerations which go to
prompt a scientific tariff." (Spec.)
"His restatement of the controversies be-
tween free trade and protection, socialism and
individualism are especially illuminating and
impartial."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 122. D. '09.
"Sir Nathaniel's acquaintance with American
economics, so far as one can judge from this
book, seems largely confined to Henry George,
Upton Sinclair, and W. J. Bryan. The best
part of this vigorous treatise is the analysis of
socialism."
H Nation. 89: 437. N. 4, '09. ISOOw.
"We cannot ourselves reconcile what appear
to us to be irreconcilable opinions, but we rec-
ommend the work as typical of the frame of
mind which rejects the aid of general princi-
ples, and considers every project on what are
called 'the merits of the case,' a euphemism for
much of the unscientific thinking by which the
world is now troubled."
— Spec. 103: sup. 715. N. 6, '09. 220w.
National association for the study and pre-
vention of tuberculosis. Campaign
against tuberculosis in the United
States; including a directory of institu-
tions dealing with tuberculosis in the
United States and Canada; comp. by
Philip P. Jacobs. $1. Charities pub. com.
8-27800.
"A comprehensive and useful directory of the
sanatoria, hospitals, dispensaries, .and associa-
tions which exist wholly or in part to combat
this plague. Canada, Porto Rico, the Philip-
pines, and Hawaii are included; there is no men-
tion of Mexico, but Cuba stands perhaps pro-
phetically between Connecticut and Delaware.
In part the book, whose compilation is attributed
to Philip P. Jacobs, is a revision of the directory
which Miss Brandt preoared four or five years
ago. About seventy pages are devoted to brief
statements of the legislation of states and mu-
nicipalities concerning notification, expectora-
tion, and other matters." — Nation.
A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 263. N. '08. 4*
"The estimate of the extent to which these
laws are enforced is not very satisfactory, and
seems to be largely guess-work, as, indeed, it
must be. The copious index would be even bet-
ter if it contained the names of all the places."
-\ Nation. 88: 147. F. 11, '09. 200w.
Nearing, Scott, and Watson, Frank D.
Economics. *$i.90. Macmillan. 8-27507.
"Of the 500 pages only 40 are devoted to the
theory of distribution. There is no analysis of
value and price; no mention of diminishing re-
turns (except in one passage enumerating ex-
ploded dogmas) ; no treatment of money and
credit, international trade, or foreign exchange.
In place of these topics — which are indeed some-
what liackneyed, like matter and mind in meta-
physics— the student is offered a rich and varied
mass of economic material, derived from pub-
lications of the administrative bureaus at Wash-
ington, from President Roosevelt's messages,
from current periodical literature, and from
works on 'practical economics.' The only eco-
nomic theorist whose works receive serious con-
sideration is Professor Patten. The evident
purpose of the authors is to acquaint the stu-
dent with as many facts as possible, without
troubling him too much with underlying princi-
ples."— J. Pol. Econ.
Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 199. Ja. '09. 200w.
Dial. 45: 301. N. 1, '08. 40w.
"The general conception of a work on
economics is an excellent one, and there are,
scattered throughout the work, a great many
excellent and original contributions which give
promise of good work in the future; but it
must in honesty be said that- there are multi-
tudinous evidences of the 'prentice hand' in
the actual execution of the plan." T. N. Carver.
— -i- Econ. Bull. 2: 24. Ap. '09. 470w.
Educ. R. 37: 209. F. '09. 30w.
Ind. 67: 304. Ag. 5, '09. 140w.
"This book should be welcomed by those
teachers of economics who are in revolt against
the 'refinements' of modern theory. It must be
admitted that there is a need for textbooks oil
this character. The book would interest [stu-
dents] in spite of an unfortunate literary style,
characterized at times by a frisky frivolity, at
times by an utterly hopeless pedantry." A. S.
Johnson.
H J. Pol. Econ. 16: 706. D. '08. 950w.
"To those who think that economics can be
taught only by giving chapters of facts about
pretty much everything in general the book
is commended."
+ Pol. Sol. Q. 24: 559. S. '09. lOOw.
"The lively and journalistic treatment of
these vital present-day problems ought to im-
press the student with the importance and vi-
tality of the whole subject of economics and
should add much to the interest of classroom
work."
+ R. of Rs. 38: 640. N. '08. 300w.
Neeser, Robert Wilden. Statistical and
^ chronological history of the United
States navy, 1775-1907. 2v. *$I2. Mac-
millan. 9-6970.
These two volumes cover about one-third of
Mr. Neeser's work which when completed will
appear as follows: (1) Administration of navy
department, and events and dates of reference
in United States naval history; (2> Engage-
ments, expeditions, and captures of vessels of
war; (3) Captures of merchantmen; (4) A com-
plete record of every vessel's service and fate;
(5) American privateers, 1772-1862; the state
navies, 1775-1783; and the confederate navy,
1861-1865. "Volume 1 is preliminary to the
remaining volumes, and consists of a remarka-
bly exhaustive bibliography of the history of the
American navy. ... In volume 2., which con-
tains Parts 1, 2, and 3, of the work, is disclosed
the author's unique method of treating naval
history." (Dial.)
"Mr. Neeser has accurately described his book
in the preface as 'a comprehensive reference
work of our naval history.' It is also an Im-
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mense guidebook to the field of history of which
it treats. The execution of so extensive and
«>rudite a work requires the rare qualities pos-
sessed by Mr. Neeser, patient and painstaking
scholarship and unlimited industry and enthu-
siasm." C: O. Paulin.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 14: 831. Jl. '09. 700w.
"A comprehensive reference book of unusual
merit, particularly fitted to meet the needs of
public libraries and students of naval history.'
-I- Dial. 46: 329. My. 16, '09. 300w.
"As a work of reference the two books now
before us are indispensable to every library and
newspaper office and for any student who has
hereafter to deal with naval questions. In giv-
ing accurate and complete information as to
the history of the navy, together with a full
analysis of tlie sources consulted, Mr. Neeser
has undoubtedly been successful in filling a
great need."
+ Nation. 89: 12. Jl. 1, '09. 330w.
+ Spec. 103: 206. Ag. 7, '09. 400w.
Neihardt, John Gneisenau. Man-song
10 [poems]. *$i. Kennerley. 9-25225.
Here is poetry, virile, full of red blood, man[s
blood, quivering with his passion, singing in his
triumph quite untrammeled by convention of
thought or usage. The sweep of it carries the
reader with it, the elemental male is singing of
life and achievement, giving glowing tribute to
love and to generation. There are twenty-five
poems on such subjects as: Woman-wine, love
cry, nuptial song, April theology, lonesome in
town and the song of the turbine wheel. Then
follow two dramatic poem dialogs called The
fugitive glory and The passing of the lion.
"In spite of blemishes to be found in 'Man-
song,' there is an unmistakable sincerity in Its
pages. More than that, there is the lyric in-
tensity of a naive and passionate human voice."
Bliss Carman.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 724. N. 20, '09. 1250w.
Nevill, Ralph Henry. French prints of the
eighteenth century. *$5. Macmillan.
9-3354-
"In addition to a reliable account of the best
surviving line engravings produced in the three
decades before the fall of Louis XVI, the author
calls up many a vivid picture of the society
that, with all its faults, was the most cultivated
and brilliant in Europe in the eighteenth cen-
tury." (Int. Studio.) "There are two main parts
of the book: An account of the lives and work
of the great line-engravers and makers of color-
prints, with some general suggestions for ama-
teur collectors; and a catalogue of the most im-
portant French engravings of the eighteenth
century, grouped under an alphabetical arrange-
ment of artists' names, and accompanied by
brief descriptions, and notes on the various
states." (Dial.) Illustrations and index.
"Half of Mr. Nevill's work is taken up with
'Detailed descriptions of the most important
French engravings executed In the eighteenth
century together with notes on their various
states; and it is this part of It which will be
most often consulted. Unfortunately, it Is not
so good as it might be."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 18. Jl. 3. 880w.
"An excellent guide to a little-known division
of an art of which almost nothing has been
written in English."
-I- Dial. 46: -233. Ap. 1, '09. 220w.
"Combining with a thorough grip of his sub-
ject a mastery of literary style rare amongst
art critics, Mr. Nevill has done far more in his
new volume than its title implies."
-I- Int. Studio. 36: 336. F. '09. 330w.
"A good elementary handbook of the subject
and something better; for it is agreeably writ-
ten and contains much of anecdotal interest."
-H Nation. 88: 313. Mr. 25, '09. 440w.
Nevill, Ralph Henry, and Jerningham,
5 Charles E. W. Piccadilly to Pall Mall:
manners, morals, and man. *$3.5o. But-
ton. 9-1983-
A survey of the manners and morals of
fashionable London during the latter half of
the Victorian era. "In a sense it is an essay
on city life and its modern developments. The
changes in London are the changes that are
going on in all cities which are in touch with
modern growth. Social life, political life, the
life of the theatre, the court, the club, the
tavern, the modern flat, and the old mansion
are all comprehended. There is a chapter on
morals not in a moralizing vein. One who
knows London will find delight in 'From Pic-
cadilly to Pall Mall.' A stranger to the great
city will find in the book much valuable in-
formation." (N. Y. Times.)
"As a whole, the contents of the book are
varied and entertaining, though not of uniform
refinement."
H Dial. 46: 331. My. 16, '09. 150w.
H Nation. 89: 74. Jl. 22, '09. 320w.
"The book is remarkably well written and
the authors are sure of their facts, as well
as sympathetic and entertaining."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 126. Mr. 6, '09. 450w.
"Though in the nature of things [the anec-
dotes and stories] are not new, they are well
put and brightly told, and serve to make the
volume quite a readable one."
+ Sat. R. 107: 435. Ap. 3, '09. lOOOw.
New golfer's almanac, carefully compiled
1" and computed on an ingenious astro-
nomical basis for the year 1910 made up
by W. L. Stoddard, with sundry pictures
by A. W. Bartlett. **90c. Houghton.
9-26303.
Aims to do for the golfer what the Old farm-
er's almanac does for the agriculturist. It con-
tains a calendar and reliable weather predic-
tions for every month, besides an entertaining
miscellany of golfing literature and information.
"Among the humorous booklets of the sea-
son, [it is] one of the wittiest."
4- Dial. 47: 520. D. 16, '09. 80w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 799. D. 18, '09. llOw.
Newbolt, Henry John. New June. **$i.35-
5 Button.
A story of Richard II's court whose char-
acters are modern in speech and dress. "He
puts into the mouths of his characters the
language of to-day, and is at no pains to in-
troduce the ordinary paraphernalia and War-
dour street trappings of the writer of histori-
cal romance. He tells of joustings, of battles,
of journeyings by land and by water, of war-
fare and intrigue, and he pictures these thmgs
as if they were happening in our midst." (Sat.
R.)
"Mr. Newbolt makes a spirited plea for his
method, which, however, hardly convinces us.
Apart from this, Mr. Newbolt's slice from his-
tory is astonishingly virile and imaginative."
^ Ath. 1909, 1: 403. Ap. 3. 260w.
"A story that is not only historically true but
that rings true to the reader. Such is the
witchery of his pen that the illusion is pre-
served throughout, and the effect upon the
reader is not so much that he has been look-
ing upon a skilfully designed pageant as that
he has been actually taking part in heroic
happenings."
-t- Sat. R. 107: 436. Ap. 3, '09. 400w.
"Speaking for ourselves, we are not greatly
concerned to impugn the truth of Mr. New-
bolt's psychology in view of the charm and
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Newbolt, Henry John — Continued-
eloquence of his presentation. He has set be-
fore us many of the most dramatic incidents
of a highly romantic reign in an engaging
guise without doing violence to its main his-
torical outlines."
+ Spec. 102: 586. Ap. 10, '09. 950w.
Newman, Ernest. Hugo Wolf. (New lib. of
12 music.) *$2.5o. Lane. 8-16557.
"Mr. Ernest Newman's elaborate monograph
on Hugo Wolf is divided into two parts, — the
first dealing with his life, and the second with
his works. The former makes of necessity very
painful reading. Hugo Wolf, who was the son
of an unsuccessful Styrian leather-merchant,
was denied the qualities which make either for
success or content. His school life was unhap-
py, he was dismissed from the "Vienna Conserv-
atoire for insubordination, and his temperament
rendered it absolutely impossible for him to
make a livelihood by teaching, hack-work, or
musical criticism. . . . Mr. Newman's elaborate
analysis of the songs, operas, and other compo-
sitions of Hugo Wolf is based on an intimate
acquaintance with the scores which is only pos-
sible in a thoroughly accomplished musician." —
Spec.
-I- London Times. 6: 354. N. 22, '07. 1700w.
"Mr. Newman is one of the most ardent of
Wolf's admirers and his book is by far the most
comprehensive biography of the man and study
of his art that has appeared in English. It is
also the ablest and best, although it must be
recognized that Mr. Newman's position is to a
considerable degree that of a special pleader."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 723. N. 20, '09. 870w.
"From his estimate of Wolf as the foremost
song-writer of all time it is possible to dis-
sent energetically; but there is no gainsaying
the ability and enthusiasm with which he sup-
ports his claim. He is an uncompromising but
a convinced partisan."
H Spec. 100: 339. F. 29, '08. 650w.
Newsholme, Arthur. Prevention of tuber-
culosis. *$3. Button. 8-33920.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It is untechnical, scholarly and in a measure
popular, though not adapted to the uneducated
reader."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 19. Ja. '09.
"A bibliography of perhaps one hundred and
fifty titles, in which we note Ruchle for Ruehle,
makes no pretence to completeness, but will be
found useful."
H Nation. 88: 120. F. 4, '09. 400w.
"The book is free from technicalities, and
may be commended to the notice of all those
interested in the national question of the pre-
vention of tuberculosis, and in the public
health." R. T. H.
+ Nature. 79: 422. F. 11, '09. 700w.
"Dr. Newsholme has done a great service to
the nation. His book should be read, and read
carefully, by every man in a position of respon-
sibility, however great or however limited that
responsibility may be."
+ Spec. 102: 23. Ja. 2, '09. 560w.
Newte, Horace W. C. Sparrows: the storj'-
1- of an unprotected girl. $1.50. Kennerley.
Mavis Keeves' London experiences as a bread
winner provide the author with material for
"an exact and unrelieved picture of the temp-
tations and trials of friendless youth." (Ali..
"Photographic preciseness in delineation —
which makes the assertion that several of
the characters have their prototypes in real
life almost unnecessary — renders the story un-
desirable for general home reading."
— Ath. 1909, 1: 341. Mr. 20. 170w.
"The author shows a thorough knowledge of
the life of which he writes."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 652. O. 23, '09. 40w.
"The first half of the book is skillful and in-
teresting, filled with vivid descriptions and
promising a realistic novel not unlike George
Moore's work. But Mr. Newte has seen fit to
introduce sentimentality and to cater to the
conventional prejudice which looks for a 'happy
ending,' and, in consequence, his novel fails to
achieve the significance which it might well
have had. His canvas is crowded with charac-
ters, all sketched in with decisive strokes. In
spite of its defects the book has many elements
of interest and merit."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, '09. 360w.
Newton, Joseph Fort. David Swing, poet-
preacher. *$2. Torch press. 8-37339.
A sketch of the "eloquent and lovable and
thoroughly human teacher of the multitudes
that used on Sundays to throng Central music
hall in Chicago. . . . The comparatively humble
origin of the man, his simple, almost Spartan-
like upbringing, his determination to get an
education in spite of insufficient means, his
inward call to the ministry, a call obeyed with
much diffidence and self-doubting, his growth
in greatness of soul, and his final bursting of
the bonds of creed and the trammels of dogma,
— all this, and more, is well recounted by Mr.
Newton." — Dial.
"Mr. Newton has well filled a gap in our
biographical literature."
+ Dial. 46: 192. Mr. 16, '09. 300w.
"Mr. Newton's work will perhaps find less
favor with the average reader than it would
have found if the views of the great Chicago
preacher had been more concisely stated and
illustrated in the words of the preacher, and the
facts of his life, his work, his associations, etc.,
more fully unfolded."
H Ind. 67: 253. Jl. 29, '09. 450w.
"The portrait has been drawn with care, with
intelligent analysis of its subject's mental and
spiritual qualities, but affection and personal
enthusiasm have often pushed the pencil."
H Nation. 88: 303. Mr. 25, '09. 230w.
"It is a pity it could not have been written
and published earlier, for it is excellently done
— an affectionate but just and discriminating
appreciation, a friendly but distinctly honest
analysis and criticism."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 193. Ap. 3, '09. 800w.
Nibelungenlied; tr. from the Middle High
11 German by Daniel B. Shumway. *$2.
Houghton. 9-27926.
A literal translation of the Nibelungenlied
that aims at accuracy and avoids the error,
often made by prose translations, of being too
continuous and in condensing too much. An
introduction prefaces the translation in which
Professor Shumway compares the poem with
the Iliad, its rediscovery amd restoration to the
world of literature, the Scandinavian sources
of the story, the story itself, opposition to the
mythological interpretation, historical elements
introduced during the fifth century, variation
from the Norse version, the strophlc form, the
language and the character of the poem and
its place in German literature.
Nichols, Starr Hoyt. Breath of the world.
**$i.50. Putnam. 8-34151.
More than three hundred and fifty sonnets are
included in this volume touching upon patriot-
ism, evolution, philosophy, the supernatural,
love, men and affairs, animals, birds, flowers,
and the author's convictions and feelings con-
cerning life and nature.
Nicholson, Meredith. Lords of high decision.
11 t$i.5o. Doubleday. 9-28248.
The Pittsburg of to-day, with its smoke which
even besmirches some of its characters, forms
the background for this story of Wayne Craig-
hill, to whom wealth and position have brought
nothing but a notorious reputation for alssipa-
tion and drunkenness. A girl who is a nobody
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from the anthracite country scorns him so hot-
ly that his flirtatious advances change to ad-
miration; and for her he remakes himself,
learns to work with his hands, and to lead a
clean life until he feels that he can looK the
world in the face. Then he claims her love.
There are many other characters and many
dramatic scenes and complications which round
out the plot.
"Who are 'the lords of high decision?' Let the
questioner go to the novel for his answer, and
so gain the blissful experience of losing himself
in a book — a book from which he will rise with
the sense of having gathered something that
will abide."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 729. N. 20, '09. 450w.
Nicolay, Helen. Boys' life of Ulysses S.
12 Grant. t$i-50. Century. 9-26306.
Authentic historical facts of Grant's life are
here served up to young readers with all the
sauce of a gifted story-teller's art. A book for
every young school boy's library.
"Miss Nicolay adequately supplements his-
tory." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1363. D. 16, '09. 40w.
Lit. D. 39: 636. O. 16, '09. 80w.
Nation. 89: 539. D. 2, '09. 40w.
N. Y. Times. 14:785. D. 11, '09. 130w.
NicoU, William Robertson. "Ian Maclaren;"
the life of the Rev. John Watson, D. D.
**$2. Dodd. 8-33799.
A sketch of John Watson, the man, preacher,
writer and lecturer, emphasizing his breadth
of sympathy, kindliness, humaneness and broad
liberality respecting theological questions.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 107. Ap. '09.
"On the whole. Dr. Robertson Nicoll has done
his work well."
-h Ath. 1909, 1: 220. F. 20. 750w.
"It is all highly interesting and worth read-
ing; but does not, for some reason, have that
indescribable quality of the 'inevitable,' the best
possible, the complete and final, which the
great biographies seem to possess."
H D\M. 46: 87. F. 1, '09. 360w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 621. O. 24, '08. 80w.
"Admirable biography."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 771. D. 12, '08. 860w.
"An admirably written biography of a lovable
and admirable man."
+ Outlook. 91: 148. Ja. 23, '09. 500w.
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.
Putnam's. 5: 492. Ja. '09. 740w.
Spec, 101: 1000. D. 12, '08. 580w.
Nicolson, John T., and Smith, Dempster.
Lathe design for high- and low-speed
steels: a treatise on the kinematical and
dynamical principles governing the con-
struction of metal turning lathes; with
notes to guide the purchaser in the
choice of a tool and many examples
from practice. *$6. Longmans. 9-8784.
"In this extensive treatise, covering some 400
large pages, the authors have attempted to lift
the design of metal-cutting lathes to a high
level of scientific engineering; and every phase
of the subject has apparently had its share of
careful attention, even to the limitations put
upon the practical designer by commercial con-
siderations."— Engin. N.
"It is characterized by thoroughness of treat-
ment and comprehensiveness of scope, and
should be in the possession of every designer
of lathes and boring mills."
+ Engin. D. 4: 664. D. '08. 330w.
"The book cannot be considered in all re-
spects an unqualified success, though it shows
throughout painstaking effort; and more particu-
larly as numerous American engineers and ma-
chine designers are aware of the exceeding
simple manner in which Mr. Taylor's still active
associates handle the subject of speeds, feeds,
and power for lathes and other machine tools, by
means of slide-rules embodying the formulas
entering into the solutions of the problems im-
plying these elements." C. G. Barth.
f- Engin. N. 60: sup. 691. D. 17, '08. 730w.
"While the book may be of greater useful-
ness to the designer of large or roughing out
lathes than it is for the small sizes, it is safe to
say that no other book has been published that
approaches this in either its scope or in its sci-
entific treatment of tne whole subject."
+ + Engin. Rec. 58: 679. D. 12, '08. 460w.
"It is an admirable example of the way in
which scientific research in our engineering
schools can be applied to advance and improve
the great manufacturing industries of the coun-
try." T. H. B.
-I- Nature. 80: 33. Mr. 11, '09. 560w.
Niven, Frederick. Lost cabin mine. t$i.5o.
Lane. 9-9250.
"This is a story of the Far West, and is full
of exciting adventures and of bloodstained
combats. The hero is not the man who tells
the story, but his companion, known as 'the
Apache Kid,' wiio has committed a mysterious
crime which prevents his ever returning to his
family in England. The Apache Kid is, how-
ever, possessed of indomitable courage, great
generosity, and unselfishness; in fact, of all the
virtues necessary to the hero of this sort of ro-
mance."— Spec.
"The book should be read by lovers of good
fiction."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 641. N. 21. lOOw.
"It is good material of its kind, quite familiar,
to be sure, but welcome none the less after a
respite of several years."
-f- Ind. 66: 764. Ap. 8, '09. 80w.
N. Y, Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 240w.
"The author is to be congratulated on having
succeeded in making his sensational episodes
really exciting, and also on the convincing na-
ture of the catastrophe which overwhelms the
'Lost cabin' and the mine."
+ Spec. 102: 136. Ja. 2, '09. llOw.
NoUoth, Charles Frederick. Person of our
^ Lord and recent thought. *$I.2S. Macmil-
lan.
"Mr. Nolloth's plan is to take those parts of
the New Testament which in the opinion of
the most liberal critics are allowed to rank as
genuine, and from this irreducible minimum to
show that a picture of our Lord's personality
may be formed similar in all its main features
to what the church has believed and taught.
Such a plan involves a review of almost all
the points on which controversy exists with re-
gard to the gospels; the reader who has di-
gested this book will be well up in the difficulties
and problems of modern criticism." — Sat. R.
"In dealing with the 'sources' he discriminates
between the evidential values to be assigned
to the Synoptists and the Fourth gospel, but
in such a manner as to prove plainly that he
entertains no doubt as to Johannine author-
ship or the historical validity of the narrative.
Of Philo he says 'there is no doubt that he was
acquainted with Christ and Christianity.' There
is no warrant whatever for this statement."
R. Roberts.
H Hibbert J. 7: 945. Jl. '09. 1800w.
"A very useful handbook, so good that it
deserves to rank as a companion volume to
Dr. Sanday's. If his style, straightforward
and clear as it is, lacks the winning charm
which marks everything that Dr. Sanday writes,
he is equally well versed in the theories of
German critics and fully as fair in his treat-
ment of them; his book, too, is more of a
unity; it is written on one subject and ad-
heres methodically to it."
+ Sat. R. 107: 250. F. 20, '09. 300w.
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Norris, Frank. Third circle. t$i-5o. Lane.
' 9-15089.
Sixteen stories gatiiered from various maga-
zines to wliicii tiie author contributed during
tile ten years following 1891. "Nearly all of
them have their scenes laid in the San Francis-
co of the last decade of the nineteenth century
and give brief glimpses of life, sudden snatches
of light and color, as the author saw them in his
walks about the city. None is of much impor-
tance in itself, but all are of interest in the
view they give of a novelist in the making."
(N. Y. Times.)
"Not equal to the author's more mature
work, but entertaining, and interesting as
showing his early versatility and realistic
bent."
+ A. L, A. Bkl. 6: 56. O. '09.
"The sketches here presented are rather
iournalistic than literary."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 206. Ag. 21. lOOw.
"As they stand, they display not so much
grovt'th as versatility. They are extremely clev-
er, and, with three or four exceptions, patently
'magazinable.' "
-f Nation. 88: 607. Je. 17, '09. 620w.
"All of them show more or less of those qual-
ities of close observation and vivid rendering
which made distinctive his later novels."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 339. My. 29, '09. 140w.
"In its sixteen tales one can trace the unfold-
ing of his mental qualities and see them gradu-
ally increasing in force and clarity."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
"The stories do not show Mr. Norris at his
best, but they were well worth collecting.
The author had the seeing eye and the gift of
conveying vividly what he saw."
+ Sat. R. 108: 264. Ag. 28, '09. 70w.
"The book, altogether, is well worth reading,
s\en though the sketches are unequal."
H Spec. 103: 425. S. 18, 09. 180w.
North, Lawrence. Syrinx. t$i.So. Duffield.
9-6851.
A "fantastic and unreal" story of a girl who
remained a minx in spite of her voracious zest
for musty Greek texts in the manuscript room
of the British museum. "It is impossible to
note any steadying influence which her pro-
found knowledge of Greek may have had upon
her character. In fact, she is able to make
use of that knowledge to accent her capricious-
ness, and her absorption of the Greek spirit
makes her only so much the more of a siren.
So it is no wonder that she mows her way
triumphantly through the hearts of artists and
savants alike in a veritable triumph of blue-
stockingism — or maybe it is only the same old
sirenism, after all." (N. Y. Times.)
"This is an Interesting, almost an important
story. Three purposes are fulfilled in it. It
expresses hints of a new social manifestation;
it preserves (in difficult circumstances) an air
of sanity and reality; and it inspires in a
reader the desire to know what will happen."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 433. Ap. 10. 220w.
"It is a sparkling tale, perfectly fantastic,
diabolically clever, ornamented with descriptions
that remind one of 'Oulda' in her most opu-
lent verbal moods, and with dialogue that re-
calls 'The green carnation.' " W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 369. Je. 1, '09. 380w.
"The book has a freshness of touch and man-
ner and an individual attitude toward the world
that are quite engaging. There is much clever
talk while the portrayal of the two chief
characters, the heroine and a middle-aged
scholar who is one of her suitors, is very in-
teresting."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 194. Ap. 3, '09. 250w.
"A clever book."
-t- Sat. R. 107: 373. Mr. 20, '09. 320w.
Norton, Dora Miriam. Freehand perspec-
^ tive and sketching. $3. Dora M. Norton,
Pratt institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. 9-7582.
A book that "presents essentially the course
of study that has been developed at Pratt in-
stitute. The author's aim is to give the stu-
dent a foundation of definite knowledge and
practice sufficient to make him master of prin-
ciples and methods. The volume is intended
to be a text book for high, normal, and techni-
cal schools and colleges, and also a work of
reference for supervisors and teachers of draw-
ing, while draughtsmen and artists, whose
training in perspective has been insufficient,
will also find it valuable." — N. Y. Times.
"A good text for schools above the grades and
a useful reference work for teachers and art-
ists."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 143. My. '09.
"The book, which is attractively illustrated
with great practical detail, covers its subject
comprehensively and will be found a thorough
guide in pictorial representation of common
objects, interiors, buildings and landscapes."
+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 24. N. '09. 60w.
"A clear, concise, and simple exposition."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 265. Ap. 24, '09. 130w.
Norwood, Gilbert. Riddle of the Bacchas:
'' the last stage of Euripides' religious
views. *ss. Univ. press, Manchester,
Eng.
"The interest of Mr. Norwood's book . . . lies
in the way in which, by applying Dr. Verrall's
methods to the plot of the play and the charac-
ter of Dionysus, he first shows up difficulties
and inconsistencies, some of which have hardly
been noticed before, or perhaps have not re-
ceived due consideration, and then produces his
own startling theory, which, he claims, is the
great solvent of all the perplexities, the clue to
'The riddle of the "Bacchae." ' This is really
the gist of the book." — Sat. R.
"Mr. Norwood is generally clear, and abounds
in illuminating thoughts. He has added a full
bibliography (running to twenty-three pages) of
writings on Euripides, and for this every schol-
ar will offer his sincere thanks. In fine, though
his style and English are sometimes poor, and
misprints are too numerous, he has done a very
good piece of work."
-i Ath. 1908, 1: 740. Je. 13. 480w.
"It may be said of him, as he himself says
of Verrall about another matter: 'Dr. Verrall
is pushing subtlety too far.' But his book should
be read by all students of Euripides." C. F.
Castle
+ — Class. Philol. 4: 337 Jl. '09. 650w.
"Is a very welcome addition to the bibliog-
raphy of Euripides, and a scholarly and inter-
esting piece of work."
-t- Sat. R. 105: 565. My. 2, '08. 1700w.
Spec. 101: 544. O. 10, '08. lOOOw.
Nott, Charles Cooper. Mystery of the
Pinckney draught. **$2. Century.
8-33815
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"It is to be regretted that so much time and
labor, by a man of such ability as Judge Nott,
should have been wasted in a mistaken cause."
Max Farrand.
— Am. Hist. R. 14: 592. Ap. '09. 1050w.
Reviewed by R. E. Bisbee.
Arena. "41: 510. Jl. '09. 250^.
"Will interest all historical students."
+ Lit. D. 38: 306. F. 20, '09. 130w.
"His book is not convincing in itself, and is
marred by remarkable omissions."
— Nation. 88: 282. Mr. 18, '09. 1700w.
"Chief Justice Nott's argument is a fine ex-
ample of the higher criticism and a large con-
tribution to the story of how the constitution
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grew. It is as convincing as anything could be
with such materials to work from. But Justice
Nott admits inconsistencie.s, which, indeed, it is
his chief function to reconcile."
-\ N. Y, Times. 14: 146. Mr. 13, '09. llOOw.
"It may be questioned whether historians will
accept Judge Nott's conclusions as final; but
he certainly has made out a stronger case for
Pinckney than any one has hitherto suspected
possible. His book deserves to be, and doubt-
less will be, thoughtfully pondered by every
student of the American constitution."
-\ Outlook. 91: 338. F. 13, '09. 340w.
Noyes, Alexander Dana. Forty years of
8 American finance: a short financial his-
tory of the government and people of the
United States since the civil war. 1865-
1907. **$i.50. Putnam. 9-13622.
The second and extended edition of "Thirty
years of American finance." "The interest at-
taching to the present edition lies chiefly in its
treatment of the episodes culminating in the
Northern Pacific corner, the silent panic of
1903, and the collapse of 1907." (N. Y. Times.)
and 'The dream fair' the latter an extract from
the dainty and inimitable 'Forest of wild
thyme.' " — Ath.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 147. D. '09.
"A very interesting and serviceable narrative
of a period of American finance marked by
movements and events full of the greatest sig-
nificance to the American people." R. V. Phe-
lan.
4- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 623. N. '09. 420w.
"For the preparation of his new chapters, Mr.
Woyes possessed rich material of his own." W.
C. Mitchell.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 370. D. '09. 540w.
"Coming from so well recognized an author-
ity as Mr. Noyes, makes the book distinctly the
best available account of the interesting period
leading up to the recent panic. As the writer
states, his book is a history, not an economic
treatise. The analysis, study, and interpreta-
tion of the course of events has yet to be
made."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 482. Jl. '09. 140w.
"Here they will find the facts marshaled
with all the skill of a trained financier and a
brilliant journalist, who knows how to make
the subject not only clear to the ordinary read-
er but illuminating and instructive to the stu-
dent of commercial history and economics."
+ Lit. D. 39: 210. Ag. 7, '09. 180w.
"It adds to the author's invaluable history
... an accurate, dispassionate, and well-rea-
soned account of the decade that ended with the
panic of 1907."
H Nation. 89: 106. Jl. 29, '09. 1450w.
"Mr. Noyes has hardly sufficient considera-
tion for the men of affairs whose plans went
awry under influences so beyond foresight or
control, and it is necessary, therefore, to make
allowances for his point of view. Nevertheless,
his book remains the best of its class."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 468. Jl. 31, '09. 400w.
"The new work measures up to the high
standard of the earlier one and will likewise
be indispensable to the student of American
finance."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 566. S. '09. 60w.
Noyes, Alfred, ed. Magic casement: an an-
thology of fairy poetry; with an introd.
by Alfred Noyes. *$2. Dutton. W9-118.
"Consists of a tasteful and judicious selection
of the fairy fancies of English poets from
Shakespeare onwards, including among the
more modern Mr. Kipling, Fiona Macleod, and
Mr. G. K. Chesterton. It is but right that some
of the editor's own work should find a place
here also, since he may be regarded as among
the contemporary prophets of Fairyland and
the book is the richer for the presence — among
other pieces from the same pen — of 'Sherwood'
"Mr. Noyes's introduction . . . despite its
charm and humour, seems to us scarcely called
for."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 571. N. 7. 170w.
"Delightful book."
+ Dial. 46: 372. Je. 1, '09. 60w.
"Will be a splendid addition to the book-
shelves of any children's room." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1363. D. 16, '09. lOOw.
+ Lit. D. 39: 1017. D. 4, '09. 90w.
"A good volume of verse."
+ Nation. 88: 2(8. Mr. 18, '09. llOw.
"An excellent anthology for old as well as
for the 'mediumly' young."
-I- Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, '09. 70w.
"That the work of editing and collecting has
been done by Mr. Alfred Noyes is, perhaps, the
book's best indorsement."
-i N. Y. Times. 14: 199. Ap. 3, '09. llOw.
Noyes, Alfred. William Morris. (English
men of letters.) **75c. Macmillan.
9-5502.
A biography of one hundred and fifty pages
in which one poet's work is appraised by a
brother poet. More attention has been paid to
the poetic spirit x)f Morris, to the discovery of
the real self in his poetry, than to the vital
facts in his career.
"Will serve admirably where as extensive a
work as Mackail's is not needed."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 81. Mr. '09. +
"It must be stated frankly that his attitude
toward his subject is sometimes puzzling, and
is often in doubt regarding the sympathy and
admiration which he affirms." W. E. Simonds.
H Dial. 46: 141. Mr. 1, '09. 900w.
"As a revelation of the poetic mind the book
is disappointing, for the reason that, although
it contains quite a deal of Morris, it contains
scarcely any of Noyes." Walter Clayton.
-I Forum. 41: 175. F. '09. 1250w.
"Mr. Noyes has' written a life of William
Morris in a tone of almost lyrical enthusiasm."
P. E. M.
-H Nation. 88: 243. Mr. 11, '09. 4650w.
"Within the limits imposed by the series this
monograph is the most valuable and interesting
comment on Morris which has yet appeared."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. 360w.
"In place of Mr. Mackail's ripe dignity or
Pater's virile subtlety or Mr. Symons' delicacy
or Mr. Yeats' distinction, he has nothing but
a gushing admiration for some of Morris' work,
a plainly perfunctory acquaintance with the
rest and an abounding facility in coining shoddy
metaphors."
— Sat. R. 107: 629. My. 15, '09. 1200w.
"When all is said, Mr. Noyes has made a not
unworthy contribution to the literature of crit-
icism. His faults are, at worst, the faults of
youth, and, like youth, will easily correct them-
sgIvgs **
+ — Spec. 102: 265. F. 13, '09. 1950w.
Nursey, Walter R. Story of Isaac Brock:
« hero, defender and saviour of upper
Canada, 1812. (Canadian heroes ser.)
**$i,50. McClurg.
A story for boys and girls which sketches
graphically the campaign of 1812 which saved
Canada to the British crown.
"Graphic and vigorous account. Will be in-
teresting alike to adults and young people."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 122. D. '09.
N. Y. Times. 14:785. D. 11, '09. 80w.
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Oakley, E. Clarence. Dyke's Corners. $i.
' Badger, R: G. 9-14215.
A story which records the sleuth mission of
a photographer's "magic box," an invention
which when used with the camera lays bare in
the resulting photograph the true character of
the people reproduced. The villain is run to
cover and the heroine's secret is read by means
of it.
"It is not remarkable. The literary world
would not have suffered if it had never been
w<ritten, and would pass away none the less
happy (or miserable) by not reading it. But
it is simple, in places charming."
r N. Y. Times. 14: 469. Jl. 31, '09. 90w.
Obenchain, Eliza Calvert (Eliza Calvert
i*^ Hall, pseud.). Land of long ago. t$i-50.
Little. 9-24960.
Another instalment of short stories construct-
ed from material in the storehouse of Aunt
Jane's memory. In this volume the entertain-
ing narrator of Sally Anne's experiences gives
her opinions among other things on the sub-
ject of modern divorce. She says: "The partin'
of husbands and wives is one new-fangled way
I can't git used to"; and quotes a good friend as
saying: "If folks'd only forsake their sins as
easy as they forsake their husbands and their
wives nowadays, this'd be a sanctified world."
The stories are: A ride to town; The house that
was a wedding Ijee; The courtship of Miss
Amaryllis; Aunt Jane goes a-visiting; The
marriage problem in Goshen; An eye for an eye;
The reformation of Sam Amos; In war times;
and The watch meeting.
"Quite equal to the earlier volume."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 90. N. '09. 4-
, "Her recollections are both pathetic and hu-
morous."
+ Lit. D. 39: 635. O. 16, '09. 230w.
"Tales that are brimming over with human
nature."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 626. O. 23, '09. 200w.
"Bubbling good humor is combined in a
marked degree with an appreciation of nature,
and with an insight into the funda.mental spir-
itual qualities of the average man and woman."
+ Outlook. 93:276. O. 2, '09. 150w.
Ober, Frederick Albion. Sir Walter Raleigh.
(Heroes of American history.) **$i.
Harper. 9-45SO.
A concise, graphic sketch of Raleigh's life,
including the many romantic episodes that early
take root in every school child's imagination.
Raleigh, the boy, courtier, promoter of discov-
ery and colonization, sharer in the victory of
the "invincible Armada," the victim of Eliza-
beth's wrath, discoverer of Guiana, and Ral-
eigh accused of conspiracy and imprisoned are
characterized true to history.
"He is graphic, and there is every effort to
be accurate." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1363. D. 16, '09. 50w.
"Writing, with his customary fullness and
picturesque knowledge."
-f- Nation. 89:539. D. 2, '09. 20w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 130. Mr. 6, '09. 650w.
Oberg, Erik. Handbook of small tools,
comprising threading tools, taps, dies,
cutters, drills, and reamers, together
with a complete treatise on screvkr-
thread systems. $3. Wiley. 9-565.
"The first seven chapters are devoted to
screw thread systems, methods and principles
of thread cutting, threading tools, threading
dies, hand, taper, tapper, screw machine taps,
hobs and die taps and their principles of con-
struction. These chapters form a valuable
treatise on screw threads and are by far the
most useful portions of the book. Chapters 8
and 9 are devoted to plain and side milling cut-
ters and miscellaneous cutter information.
Chapter 10 deals with reamers, and chapter 11
with drills, counterbores, hollow mills and lathe
mandrels." — Engin. Rec.
"It is unquestionably the best book that has
appeared on the subject of small tools." W:
W. Bird.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 22. F. 18, '09. 430w.
"The text is concise and clear. The book is
one that should be in the library of every ma-
chine and tool designer as well as the expert
tool-maker."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 111. Ja. 23, '09. 300w.
O'Brien, Richard Barry. Dublin castle and
'^ the Irish people. *7s. 6d. Paul (Kegan),
Trench, Truebner & co., London.
9-22289.
"A condensed historical account of English
administration in Ireland, with all its machin-
ery and personnel, not omitting the ways in
which it impinges upon the feelings of Irish-
men."— Nation.
"The subject is dry, yet the laboriously com-
piled information is shot through with flashes of
national spirit and with stories to the point."
+ Nation. 88: 384. Ap. 15. '09. lOOw.
"Prejudiced it is, frankly, but it cannot be
called unfair, for it is full of documentary de-
tails, it is free from malice and intentional mis-
representation, it abounds in authentic statis-
tics. Naturally it is a useful book, in which
the whole Irish question is set forth as clearly
as possible. It will take its place on the shelves
of the student of contemporary history as an
invaluable book of reference. But it is a book
to be read, too. It is interesting and vivacious
from the very first page."
-J- N. Y. Times. 14: 361. Je. 12, '09. 900w.
"The book is most skillfully constructed, alike
in its statements and its omissions, to appeal to
the English Liberal mind. Mr. O'Brien is care-
ful never to define -his terms: his business is
not to think clearly, but to write effectively,
with an eye to people who never think."
— Sat. R. 107: 631. My. 15, '09. 1500w.
O'Brien, Mrs. Sibyl Wilbur. Life of Mary
Baker Eddy. $3. Concord pub. co.
8-24841.
A sketch which defends Mrs. Eddy against the
attacks made in the account of her life pub-
lished in McClure's magazine last year.
"Many of her statements are manifestly and
sweetly false, but doubtless she is unaware of
this. The worth of the book consists in the sim-
plicity of the author's faith, and in her ability,
therefore, to present Mrs. Eddy in a character
suitable to the belief of her 'students.' "
h Ind. 66: 100. Ja. 14, '09. 640w.
"There is little doubt that such a biography
will eminently satisfy hardened Christian Sci-
entists. That it will have any effect in con-
verting the unbelieving, or that it satisfactorily
answers the disagreeable charges brought
against Mrs. Eddy as the 'mother' of Christian
Science is seriously open to doubt."
h N. Y. Times. 13: 596. O. 24, '08. lOOOw.
Ogden, Henry Neely. Sewer construction.
$3. Wiley. 8-29346.
"This volume is not intended to discuss sewer
design, but is written to supplement an earlier
work on that subject by the same author. Be-
ginning with an interesting chapter on the
manufacture of terra-cotta pipe, the author dis-
cusses at length the construction of brick and
concrete sewers, manholes, catch-basins, siphons,
screens, bell-mouths, foundations, house con-
nections and other such details of sewerage
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work. Drawings and descriptions of existing
structures are given, and the effectiveness of
these designs in meeting actual conditions after
several years' service is discussed." — Engin.
Rec.
"There are comparatively few errors in the
text. This book is written primarily for the
student and the engineer confronted with these
problems for the first time; but in spite of the
elementary nature of much of the subject mat-
ter, it is a book which engineers who have been
designing and building sewers for many years
can well efford the time to read, and should
have at hand for reference." H. P. Eddy.
H Engin. N. 60: sup. 689. D. 17. '08. 250w
"A book which gives an excellent and com-
prehensive view of current practice in the con-
struction of sewerage systems. The chapter on
screens might have been enlarged to advantage
by reference to sewage screening in Germany."
H Engin. Rec. 58: 595. N. 21, '08. 320w.
"Outstanding features of the book are the
large number of well-produced diagrams and
drawings, illustrative of a great variety of con-
structional work carried out in various towns
in America, and the numerous references, which
the engineering student will find very useful."
E: Ardern.
-+- Nature. 80: 5. Mr. 4, '09. 130w.
O'Higgins, Harvey Jerrold. Old Clinkers:
^2 a story oi the New York fire depart-
ment. t$i-50. Small. 9-27992.
Thru several thrilling experiences on the fire-
boat Hudson, the author traces the struggle of
Captain Keighley, "Old Clinkers," the com-
mander of the boat, to keep the crew from
"playin' politics," a game that was threatened
by the formation of a "benevolent association"
known as "Jigger jumpers." The captain's
clean stand is revealed in the following: "Here's
the firemen — the same breed as the policemen —
an' yuh never hear a word against 'em. Why?
'Cause our work's too hot fer a grafter — an'
too hot fer a politician — an' too hot fer a 'Jig-
ger,' unless he's a fireman first an' a 'Jigger'
after."
many, Italy and England, with explanatory
text.
"The book is remarkably well done, with bits
of penetrative psychology here and there, en-
joyable alike for their terseness and their
truth."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, '09. 260w.
Olcott, William Tyler. In starland vs^ith a
11 three-inch telescope: a conveniently ar-
ranged guide for the use of the ama-
teur astronomer. **$i. Putnam. 9-27584.
A handbook whose convenience of arrange-
ment is its chief claim to usefulness. The
author "has found by experience that what the
student most needs when he is observing with
the telescope, is a page to glance at that will
serve as a guide to the object he desires to
view, and which affords concise data relative
to that object. The diagrams therefore direct
the student's vision, and the subject matter
affords the necessary Information in each case."
"A little book that will prove very convenient
to the amateur astronomer, even if equipped
with nothing better than a good opera-glass."
-I- Dial. 47: 340. N. 1, '09. 50w.
"Many books have been written on the sub-
ject, but none are quite as convenient for the
student's practical needs as the one lately com-
piled by William Tyler Olcott. The latter pari.
of the book . . . contains many valuable hints
for the observer." Marv Proctor.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 671. O. 30. '09. 320w.
Old masters: one hundred examples of
their work chosen from European gal-
leries and reproduced in colour, with
notes on the pictures. 2v. *$8. Dutton.
W9-250.
A hundred colored reproductions of pictures
by the old masters of Holland, Flanders, Ger-
"We have no doubt that this book will
achieve the object which the publishers have
in view."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 368. S. 25. 850w.
"To possess these treasures is a delight, but
to possess them in a setting that destroys
whatever of excellence the reproduction has
attained is a tragedy. Much might be said of
the quality of the reproduction, but these prints
do not stand on their merits; they fall by the
serious error which the publisher made in
mounting them on gray paper. As a matter
of fact, these reproductions are not above the
average either in fidelity to the originals or
in intrinsic beauty."
h Ind. 66: 588. Mr. 18, '09. 450w.
"Considering the good quality of the repro-
ductions, the work is remarkably cheap."
+ Int. Studio. 36: 338. F. '09. 150w.
"The results as a whole have been remark-
ably successful and the collection is very in-
structive and interesting. The text is unusually
adequate. The commentator has occasionally
been unable to resist the temptation to gush,
which has overcome so many art critics. But
the pictures are the thing."
-I Nation. 87: 638. D. 24, '08. 270w.
"The accompanying notes are Informing and
are written in a dignified style, and the truly
sumptuous volumes are valuable material for
the most ambitious art library."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, '09. 220w.
"The notes on the pictures are concise, but
with considerable information of the kind which
stimulates to further study in the biographies
of the artists represented, and in the histories
of national and international art."
+ Outlook. 91: 335. F. 13, '09. 120w.
Old yellow book; source of Browning's The
ring and the book in complete photo-
reproduction; with tr., essay, and notes
by C: W. Hodell. *$7. Carnegie inst.
8-24883.
old
A photo-facsimile copy of the original "square
d yellow book" in "crumpled vellum" from
which Browning gathered material for his great
poem, "The ring and the book," and which
he bequeathed to Balliol college, Oxford.
Ath. 1908, 2: 396. O. 3. llOOw.
"Mr. Hodell writes a fascinating essay of
comparison between the source and the art-
product, the whole being concluded by topical
notes, 541 in number, the result of much schol-
arly and painstaking research." A. B. McMahon.
+ Dial. 45: 344. N. 16, '08. 1700w.
"Unfortunately the accredited expositor has
In this instance brought to his task a quite
uncommon ignorance of the three languages
that might have been helpful to him and his
readers." L. F. Peirce.
H Mod. Phiioi. 6: 487. Ap. '09. 400nw.
"The plan of the work can be heartily com-
mended. In his essay Mr. Hodell has summed
up the substance of the matter with consider-
able skill, although not every one will go with
him in his excessive admiration for Browning,
or set the emphasis just as he sets it."
4 Nation. 88: 198. F. 25, '09. 1350w.
"Seeing that a few blemishes, due to creases
in the original book, have been removed, and
that the pages have been re-numbered, it seems
a pltv that the present book was not properly
guillotined before being issued to the public."
_! Nature. 79: 279. Ja. 7, '09. 150w.
"It is quite as noteworthy mechanically as for
its scholarship and the enthusiasm of its maker."
4- -I- N. Y. Times. 13: 507. S. 19, "08. 750w.
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Old yellow book — Continued-
"It would be impossible to exaggerate the
great interest of this publication. The duty of
reviewers obliges us to state that such parts of
the translation from, the Italian as we have
examined — and among them the love-letters —
bristle with curious, almost inexplicable, errors
and defects."
+ H Sat. R. 107: 16. Ja. 2, '09. 1050w.
Oldmeadow, Ernest J. Antonio. **$i.30.
7 Century. 9-19188.
A story of struggle and sacrifice in which a
young monk is the heroic figure. On the day
that the monasteries of Portugal were sup-
pressed and the monks sent from them, Father
Antonio makes a vow to devote his life to the
restoration to power of his order. That he may
earn money to buy back the monastery from the
government he serves an apprenticeship to an
Oporto wine merchant, becomes invaluable to
his employer, and finally achieves the first step
toward the success of his plan. Hand in hand
with his struggle to free himself from the clutch
of usurers is the strife between the man and
the monk over the love of a girl.
"A strong and delicately wrought story and
a picture of a modern Catholic saint fit to hang
beside Carmichael's 'Life of John William
Walshe.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 56. O. '09. +
"The literary -craftsmanship and imaginative
contents of this long novel are both of a high
order."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 8. Jl. 3. 140w.
"A work of fiction with a spiritual appeal."
+ Attan. 104: 686. N. '09. 210w.
"Obviously, the story has numerous faults.
Yet these objections are more than counterbal-
anced by the welcome fact that here Is a book
not written in accord with any of the popular
formulas." F: T. Cooper.
-I Bookm. 29: 644. Ag. '09. 470w.
"Is of fascinating interest."
+ Cath. World. 90: 102. O. '09. 550w.
"One of the most masterly and moving books
of fiction that are often to be met with." W:
M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 181. S. 16, '09. 400w.
"A striking effort of the imagination, sus-
tained to the end."
-f Ind. 67: 549. S. 2, '09. 170w.
"A story touched with an unusual charm and
revealing literary skill far beyond the average."
+ N. Y, Times. 14: 429. Jl. 10, '09. 620w.
"The accounts given us in this book of An-
tonio's financial difficulties are rather tedious
and a lifte confused. The end, however, if
not quite convincing, is at any rate Interest-
ing."
-j Spec. 103: 210. Ag. 7, '09. 150w.
Olin, Helen Remington. Women of a state
1"^ university: an illustration of the work-
ing of coeducation in the middle West.
**$i.50. Putnam. 9-28280.
Nowhere has coeducation flourished as It has
in the middle west. The author's investiga-
tions have been pursued in the University of
Wisconsin, where, during the past forty years,
all of the typical middle west conditions favor-
ing coeducation have been called into existence.
The author uses Wisconsin's history as an il-
lustration of the higher education of women
in public as opposed to private institutions,
and she shows the relation of this education to
public service, and its claim to public support.
"The book as a whole will command the at-
tention of college women and educators."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 122. D. '09.
Oliver, Samuel Pasfield. Life of Philibert
8 Commerson; ed. by G. F. Scott Elliot.
*ios. 6d. Murray, John, London. 9-29831.
The first biography of Philibert Commerson
published in English. His expeditions in the
interests of science are the most Interesting
part of the sketch. "Had Commerson lived,
he would have left a name second only to that
of Linnaeus among the eighteenth-century nat-
uralists, for besides his vast knowledge he had
a rare insight into the interrelations of animals
and plants in nature, and their dependence on,
and adaptation to, local geological and physical
conditions. He was too clearly an evolution-
ist, and with his vast knowledge and extraor-
dinary personality might well have changed the
history of biology by causing the acceptance of
that idea even in the eighteenth century." (Na-
ture.)
"We commend this book, which sympathetic-
ally relates the incidents of his life, to all who
care to read of noble, self-sacrificing work, for
Commerson may be described as a martyr in
the pursuit of botanical science."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 335. S. 18. 350w.
"Commerson was indeed a great man, and his
life is ably and attractively pieced together by
the late Capt. Oliver from evidently very frag-
mentary material. Undue stress is laid through-
out on Commerson's qualities as a collector
as compared with his qualities as a great think-
er." J. S. G.
-I Nature. 80: 430. Je. 10, '09. 770w.
Spec. 102: sup. 642. Ap. 24, '09. 280w.
Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat of Omar Khay-
1" yam; rendered into English verse by
E: Fitzgerald; ed., with introd. and
notes by Reynold Alle"yne Nicholson.
*$2.50. Macmillan.
A beautifully illustrated edition of the Rub&I-
yat with whose text has been included a schol-
arly introduction and helpful notes by the lec-
turer in Persian in the University of Cambridge.
-f- Dial. 47: 462. D. 1, '09. 60w.
"Is edited with a greater scholarship than the
other [new editions]." W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 67- 1357. D. 16, '09. 90w.
Nation. 89: 570. D. 9, '09. 50w.
On the gridiron, and other stories of out-
11 door sport, by Jesse Lynch Williams,
S. Scoville, jr., J. Conover, W. J. Hen-
derson, and Paul Hull. (Harper's ath-
letic ser.) t6oc. Harper. 9-25182.
These sixteen stories of college and prepara-
tory school life deal with football (under the
old rules), hockey and other winter sports or
amusements and show the boy in those mo-
ments wiiich make for victory or defeat in both
score and character building.
On track and diamond, by George Harvey,
Van Tassel Sutphen, James M. Hal-
lowell, J. Conover, and S. Scoville,- jr.
(Harper's athletic ser.) t6oc. Harper,
9-10040.
A book which gives intimate pictures of "the
struggles and triumphs of baseball, the cinder-
path, the river, and the tennis-court at school
and college." Its spirit is that of clean, whole-
some, live sportsmanship.
full of spirit and fair
"Bright stories .
play."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 192. Je. '09.
"The yarns themselves, without being re-
markable, are of the kind which a boyish reader
may well find both entertaining and — moral.
One suspects that the moral idea was somewhat
prominent in the compiler's mind."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 216. Ap. 10, '09. 200w.
O'Neill, Rose Cecil (Mrs. H. L. Wilson).
8 Lady in the white veil ; with il. by the
author. t$i-SO. Harper. 9-12877.
"A young man just landed after a long so-
journ abroad stands mooning before his old
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home in Stuyvesant square. A lady in a white
veil emerges from the supposedly deserted
house beckons him into her carriage, and drives
him off into a tangle of fun and mystery. . . .
A lunatic, with the engaging habit of lock-
ing people in cellars and closets; a fat Uncle
Dodson, who plays the violin and rather fan-
cies himself as a Sherlock Holmes; an ingen-
ious gamin, and a lost Titian figure in the
story. It is excellent fooling, and as a mystery
story which does not take itself seriously very
good reading, indeed for the dog days." — N. Y.
Times.
"It must be regretfully stated that she has
written a very poor book. It is quite impos-
sible to discover why such a book should have
been written at all." G. I. Colbron.
— Bookm. 23: 641. Ag. '0;i. 340w.
"We have not had a story with more il-
lusive charm, that was more innocent, or tear-
fully witty, since 'The loves of Edwy.' "
+ Ind. 67: 423. Ag. 19, '09. 80w.
"The author has a spontaneous humor which
is most diverting, and while her characters are
not particularly true to any accepted theories
of human nature, they are very amusing and
likable."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 337. My. 29, '09. 180w.
Oppenheim, Edward Phillips. Governors,
e t$i.50. Little. 9-I44I5-
An intrepid, unconquerable magnate of finance
lays a trap for four of his millionaire friends by
getting them to attach their signatures to a
paper which will render them parties to an
Illegal conspiracy. When they waken to the
real import of what they have done they make
a desperate attempt to steal the document. A
daughter and niece of the original conspirator
play neat hands in a game that turns into one
of hearts.
"He fails to convince us of the reality of
the atmosphere of American frenzied finance
In these pages."
-^ Ind. 67: 40. Jl. 1, '09. 120w.
"In the interval one learns much about Amer-
icans and American affairs which will be con-
sidered new and curious even to the natives.
He is a born story-teller. His characters say
and do things, and there Is no dullness any-
where."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
"The interest is kept at a high pitch, al-
though the situations are not always convinc-
ing."
-t-.— N. Y. Times. 14: 406. Je. 26, '09. 170w.
Oppenheim,- Edward Phillips, Jeanne of the
1° marshes. t$i-50. Little. 9-26148.
A lively tale of love and intrigue in which
the hero masquerades as a Norfolk fisherman,
while the heroine, young, beautiful and suffering
from ennui out of all keeping with her youth,
takes his measi're and finds that he tallies
with her idea of a man. While their affairs
are shaping themselves along unconventional
lines the younger brother of the masquerader
is playing host to the girl's step-mother and
other Londoners among whom a conspiracy
shapes Itself and in which an underground pas-
sage plays an important part.
Oppenheim, Edward Phillips. Missioner.
t$i.S0. Little. 7-41581.
A young man who determines to devote his
money and his time to philanthropic work se-
lects for the field of his service a model Eng-
lish village, the possession of a young woman of
social prominence. He is repulsed by her, and
ordered out of the town, when suddenly she is
fascinated by his manliness and earnestness.
Shadows of her past life cross the path of their
romance, but they are dispelled and happiness
is the final portion.
"Not since Mr. Oppenheim wrote 'A prince
of sinners' have we read so excellent a story
from his pen. True, 'The missioner' is inferior
to the earlier work, but the hero is a character
much stronger and more convincing than have
been most of his predecessors." A. C. Rich.
+ Arena. 41: 605. Ag. '09. 340w.
"Is vivacious in dialogue, and full of scenes
bright and sometimes lurid."
-I- Ath. 1908, 1: 601. My. 16. lOOw.
"Mr. Oppenheim's character drawing is not
very careful; but he does not leave us time to
reflect on this drawback. And he deserves the
praise of always inculcating morality, though
the ideals of some of his good people are not
always suflSciently strict in detail."
H Cath. World. 88: 839. Mr. '09. 380w.
"The story, as a whole, leaves the impression
that a more leisurely handling would have re-
sulted in better work."
\- Nation. 88: 143. P. 11, '09. 260w.
"Should please his old admirers and make for
him new friends."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 19. Ja. 9, '09. 230w.
Oppenheim, James. Doctor Rast. $1.50.
1'^ Sturgis & Walton. 9-24254.
The author's first book of fiction. It is set in
the Ghetto and portrays the influence 01 a
young Hebrew doctor upon varying types of
his people. Mr. Oppenheim seems near by kin
to Israel Zangwill, not only in nationality but in
ideals, sentiments and estimates of practical
service.
"The author's style is too exuberant, but his
pathetic and humorous sketches are brimming
over with real life."
H A. L..A. Bkl. 6: 92. N. '09. +
"The book is an epic of the modern doctor,
the large-hearted fighter of the modern city-
battle." Graham Berry.
+ Bookm. 30: 393. D. '09. 830w.
"The tales which make up this volume repre-
sent one of the most successful types of maga-
zine story."
-t- Nation. 89:461. N. 11, '09. 300w.
"Mr. Oppenheim Is well dowered with the
emotionalism and the idealism of his race, and
he has given them stirring expression in the
character of Doctor Rast, and in the power
and majestic beauty of many of his word-pic-
tures of East Side hearts and lives."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 595. O. 9, '09. 200w.
Orcutt, William Dana. Spell. t$i.5o. Har-
per. 9-2773-
Florence furnishes the setting for this story
whose scenes are enacted during the honey-
moon of a young scholar and his "society girl"
wife. The interest centers in a literary under-
taking in which the husband's collaborator is
an intellectual young woman, the friend of the
wife. The wife's devotion to her husband and
loyalty to her friend suffer no diminution even
tho she recognizes the affinity which is creat-
ing for her friend a spell which cannot be re-
sisted. At the point of sacrificing herself for
her husband's and her friend's happiness she
learns that the former's love for her had never
wavered, and that the friend had idealized a
master-spirit that had departed at the book's
completion.
"The 'spell' is fairly convincing, the ending
satisfactory and the intellectual atmosphere
and conversation pleasing."
-I- A. L, A. Bkl. 5: 92. Mr. '09. +
"A pleasant story, which might find its place,
not unworthily, on the shelf with other Italian
stories by let us say, Richard Bagot and Ma-
rion Crawford." F: T. Cooper.
-I- Bookm. 29: 410. Je. '09. 1400w.
"The novel is well written, and exhibits both
artistic feeling and delicate analytical power;
its chief fault is that it lacks sufficient sub-
stance for a novel of its length." W: M. Payne.
-I Dial. 46: 265. Ap. 16, '09. 230w.
"But the fact remains that their sorrows and
their joys leave us rather cold, because after all
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Orcutt, William Dana — Continued-
they are merely the joys and sorrows of some
of the author's friends and not of our own."
Philip Tilllnghast.
H Forum, 41: 617. Je. '09. 500w.
"It is unfortunate that the theme of this
well-written story is so limited in its appeal.
The descriptions, especially of the Laurentian
library, are redolent of actuality, but the psy-
chology of the principle characters is at times
tangled to the point of tedium."
h Nation. 88: 337. Ap. 1, "09. 230w.
"There is a great deal of conversation, and
much of it is neither especially interesting in
itself nor of vital importance to the story. Most
of it also is so dignified in manner and so pre-
cise in expression as to lack the quality of
naturalness. But an air of erudition and refine-
ment pervades the book and gives it a distinc-
tion not often found among American novels."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 88. F. 13, '09. 460w.
No, Am. 189: 921. Je. '09. 180w.
O'Reilly, Michael Francis (brother Pota-
9 mian), and Walsh, James J. Makers of
electricity. *$2. Fordham univ. press.
9-22923.
A biographical history of electricity for whose
preparation the controlling idea has been to
provide brief yet reasonably complete sketches
of the lives of the great pioneer workers in
electricity. These men are: Peregrenus, and
Columbus, Norman and Gilbert, Franklin, Gal-
vani, Volta, Coulomb, Hans Christian, Oersted,
Andrg, Marie Amp$re, Ohm, Faraday, Clerk
Maxwell, and I-ord Kelvin.
"The biographical plan which the authors
have adopted enables them to combine in pleas-
ing and harmonious form three important
fields of knowledge: science, history, and re-
ligion."
-f Cath. World, 90: 386. D. '09. 580w.
Orr, James. Resurrection of Jesus. *$i.5o.
West. Meth. bk. g-7108.
A restatement of the grounds of belief in the
fact of the resurrection made in view of the
"changed form of assault on this article of
Christian faith in recent years." The chapters
discuss the present state of the question as com-
pared with the past, the nature of the resur-
rection as miracle, the gospel narratives and
critical solvents; the credibility of the witness —
the burial, the Easter message, and the post-
resurrection; the significance of the appear-
ance.s — the risen body; the apostolic church —
visional and apparitional theories; neo-Babylon-
lan theories — Jewish and apocryphal ideas; and
doctrinal bearings on the resurrection.
"We have sometimes found ourselves differ-
ing seriously in opinion from Professor Orr. But
with the thesis that is set forth in the volume
before us we are in entire agreement."
H Spec. 101: 550. O. 10, '08. 340w.
Orrock, John Wilson, Railroad structures
8 and estimates. *$3. Wiley. 9-11747.
Covers briefly the estimates pertaining to the
general subjects that enter into the practice of
the average railroad engineer. "There is given
a summarized description of numerous railway
structures, with the information as to costs,
weights and quantities of material, etc., and in
some cases particulars as to the Items and
unit prices upon which the costs ar>e based. In
many cases a lump sum Is given for total cost;
in others, there is a cost per unit (per square
foot for buildings, or per lineal foot for trestles
of varying heights, et<i.)." (Engin. N.)
-f- A, L. A, Bkl. 6: 47. O. '09.
"A large part of the contents deals with sub-
jects of direct Interest to engineers of all
branches, architects, and contractors, and the
work will prove as valuable to them as it will
to the particular class for which it has been
primarily prepared."
+ Engin. D. 5: 665. Je. '09. 200w.
"The book relates largely to Canadian prac-
tice (and presumably Canadian prices). The
book is a very useful one (in spite of its weak
point in the omission of matter on estima-
ting), but the user should thoroughly appreciate
the necessary limitations of any book dealing
with the 'uncertain quantity' of prices and
+ — Engin. N, 62: sup. 6. Jl. 15, '09. 820w.
"The book is a timely one, of value not only
to the young engineer, but to the older prac-
titioner. This work is, therefore, a pioneer in
this line and should be in the hands of anyone
interested or engaged in railroad construction."
-I- Engin. Rec. 60: 167. Ag. 7, '09. 440w.
"A book of this sort then should find its best
value in suggesting methods of cost estimation,
and in analyzing the constituent parts of costs.
This book is somewhat uneven from this stand-
point, some chapters having the elements of
cost well classified, while others are very gen-
eral, as in the costs of tunnels where a short
table of costs per lineal foot is quoted from
Drinker's rather ancient treatise. The criti-
cism applies perhaps to the difficulty of the sub-
ject rather than to inferiority of treatment."
C. F. Allen.
+ — Science, n.s. 30: 411. S. 24, '09. 500w.
Osborn, Chase Salmon. Andean land
0 (South America). **$S.- McClurg.
9-14200.
Two volumes based upon widely sought in-
formation which tells in simple manner "some
things of South America and the people that
vitalize its thirteen countries and that give
routes of travel and such suggestions as the
author found valuable in travelling in South
America from Panama to Patagonia and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific." The work is
fully illustrated.
"The book is encumbered with guide-book
sta;tistics and, on account of recent progress,
the travel information is somewhat out of date,
but the remarks on South American trade are
worthy of especial note."
-I A. L. A, Bki. 6: 47. O. '09.
"They are decidedly not up to the standard
of recent books on South America, being nei-
ther so entertaining as Ruhl's 'Other Ameri-
cans,' so informing as Martin's 'Five republics,'
or so accurate as Keane's 'South America.' As
an aid to travellers, however, the work is of
doubtful value. Mr. Osborn's remarks on our
trade with South America are important and
deserve to be widely read."
[- Nation. 89: 104. Jl. 29, '09. 400w.
"When he gets down to the subject proper of
his book Mr. Osborn skips from one topic to
another with such abruptness and frequency
that one is tempted to suspect that his volumes
are almost a literal transcription of his notes."
Forbes Lindsay.
— N. Y. Times, 14: 479. Ag. 7, '09. 650w.
"He has written a work intended for the
general reader, for the tourist, and for the busi-
ness man, who wishes to understand the South
American markets."
i Outlook. 93: 8. S. 4, '09. 500w.
H R, of Rs. 67: 201. Jl. 22, '09. 160w.
Osborne, William Hamilton, Red mouse,
t$i.50. Dodd. 9-559.
This story which starts out to be a melodra-
matic tangle of intrigue ending in murder de-
velops into a story of the "plots and counter-
plots of New York practical politics." A dis-
trict attorney engages "in a determined effort
to close up a huge gilded gambling house that
is protected by a powerful ward boss. The In-
cidents of the story dealing with this struggle
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furnish a graphic picture of the way in which
law, politics, and personal interests sometimes
get tangled up in New York." (N. Y. Times.)
"One of the easiest books to riddle with crit-
icism. But it is not nearly so easy to lay it
aside unfinished if one has once given it a fair
chance to grip the interest, for it is a real story
and the work of a man who possesses the real
knack of telling a story." Rupert Ranney.
H Bookm. 28: 598. F. '09. 840w.
'The general verdict will doubtless be that
it does not contain a dull page and, regarded
merely as a means of recreation, fulfils its
mission to the letter."
+ Lit. D. 38: 390. Mr. 6, '09. 210w.
"The conventionality of the characters alone
would not much matter, since the story has a
good deal of life, but the conventionality of the
point of view is tiresome."
— Nation. 88: 256. Mr. 11, '09. 200w.
"Although it deals with matters of sensa-
tional character, the author has handled them
with a restraint and a sense of artistic values
that put the story above the average of cur-
rent novels. [The political part] of the novel is
very well done, indeed, compact, cleverly knit
together, vivid, convincing. The love story is
not so well handled, for the author has not suc-
ceeded in making either the prosecutor or his
■ady love attractive."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 32. Ja. 16, '09. 270w.
Osbourne, Lloyd. Infatuation. (Eng. title:
Harm's way.) t$i-5o. Bobbs. 9-7335-
An impressionable young daughter of a rail-
road president returns to New York after a
season in Washington with a belt full of scalps,
not in the least daunted to number among them
the scion of an old Washington family and a
baron. She discovers her real idol on a cheap
theater stage, becomes infatuated, runs away
with him, marries him and thru her wit, loyalty,
common sense and courage arouses the manli-
ness in him; develops him out of the common
Into the sphere of higher art, and brings about
a reconciliation with an infuriated father.
"Looked at as a study of the actor's life,
with all its weaknesses of character, trials,
troubles, bohe'mianism, and grubbiness, the
novel must be pronounced successful."
-\ Ath. 1909, 2: 91. Jl. 24. 130w.
"It is unfortunate that a book with many good
qualities should be marred as this is by more
than a suspicion of vulgarity, and by something
less than the strictest artistic probity. Here he
had a subject worthy of his best efforts, and
he has shirked the hard work of following it
through honestly to the end." Ward Clark.
-I Bookm. 29: 406. Je. '09. 950w.
"The story is not remarkable. It is what the
story means that is worth while. In all proba-
bility he has hit upon the real explanation of
why more bad men are not reclaimed in mar-
riage and why so many good ones turn bad in
It."
+ Ind. 66: 761. Ap. 8, '09. 700w.
"Mr. Osbourne's assumptions are false, his
presentation of the facts of life is false, and his
conclusions the falsest of all the whole misrep-
resenting tale."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, '09. 300w.
"Phyllis Ladd is really two persons in Mr. Os-
bourne's literary hands and neither person is
very convincing. Occasionally it would seem
that the author has tried to sail nearer to the
'shores of impurity' than was very necessary or
artistic."
h R- of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Osborne has a bright and easy way of
writing, a facility in the rendering of dialogue
and a knack of individualising his people, and
these keep us entertained, though we should
prefer to have them exercised over a less
well-worn theme."
-i Sat. R. 108: 233. Ag. 21, '09. 230w.
Osgood, Irene. Servitude. t$i.SO. Estes.
^'' 8-20137.
"A wildly imaginative historical novel, in
which the author presents her conception of
the slavery to which Christians were subjected
in Algiers in the early years of the nineteenth
century. It deals chiefly with the Captain of
the brig Stella Marina, which, while proceed-
ing from Leghorn to Barcelona in the spring
of 1815, is captured by a Barbary pirate, and
with an American girl, who, at the time the
Captain begins his servitude, is residing tem-
porarily in Algiers in the house of the British
consul." — N. Y. Times.
"The author fails to produce a real human
character or characteristic."
— Ath. 1908, 2: 122. Ag. 1. 200w.
"Even a sensitive reader who would shud-
deringly put this book aside, half read, must feel
that Irene Osgood is an author whose future
work is to be watched with interest." F: T.
Cooper.
-I Bookm. 29: 401. Je. '09. 420w.
"Reads as if it had been written during her
senior year at a young lady's seminary."
— Ind. 66; 1344. Je. 17, '09. 70w.
"Whoever takes the story seriously will be-
come greatly excited as he reads of the ad-
ventures and hardships the Captain and the
beautiful American undergo; those who do not
take the story seriously will get their money's
worth out of it in the form of amusement
with its weird plot, its bazarre characters, its
uncanny situations, and other outputs of the
author's untrained and untrammeled fantasy."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 297. My. 8, '09. 130w.
O'Shea, Michael Vincent. Social develop-
12 and education. *$2. Houghton. 9-26315.
"The object of the present work is to recon-
cile these two methods [the Rousseau method
of unrepressed development of individuality and
the Locke method of parental authority] so as
to produce the best result. The child is to be
trained and restrained but not stunted or tyr-
annized over. Professor O'Shea divides his
work into two parts in the first of which we find
a profoujid and detailed analysis of ordinary
child nature, with its inherent passions and
predilections, good and bad. In the second
part of the treatise the education of the child is
taken up from a national, social, and educa-
tional standpoint." — Lit. D.
"A valuable study of child nature which
should appeal to all those charged, with the
care and culture of young people."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 123. D. '09.
+ Lit. D. 39: 636. O. 16, '09. 400w.
"Among those who would be interested in
such a book as Professor O'Shea's there are
many who are specially interested in the train-
ing of children in school."
+ Outlook. 93: 878. D. 18, "09. 290w.
Ostrom, Henry. Crisis in church work.
*50c. West. Meth. bk. 8-29366.
"The nature of the crisis and its contributing
causes are discussed in this book, and an
attempt is made to discover the 'lost key' to
successful church work. The discovery 13
'Evangelism.' Revivalism receives considerable
attention, and its relations to organization and
inspiration are set forth. A chapter is given
to the Experimental religion. The viewpoint
of the book is religious not social." — Ann. Am.
Acad.
"The author has missed a splendid opportu-
nity to analyze more comprehensively the crisis-
in the church through his failure to consider
that want of confidence which depends upon
the social lethargy of the church. A more-
adequate presentation of the subject is greatly
to be desired."
— Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 462. Mr. '09. lOOw.
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Ostwald, Wilhelm. Fundamental principles
11 of chemistry: an introduction to all
text-books of chemistry. *$2.25. Long-
mans. 9-15888.
"An attempt to set down in exact and for-
mal, but as far as possible, non-technical, lan-
guage those fundamental laws or principles
which are manifested in chemical phenomena,
as they are at present known; according to its
subtitle it is an Introduction to all text-books
of chemistry; it is especially a guide to the
teacher, but it is equally useful to all who
wish to acquire a philosophical knowledge of
the subject. It presupposes but a little knowl-
edge. . . . The subjects are treated in a se-
verely logical manner; definitions are given
first, and the terms thus defined are always
used with rigid adherence to these meanings." —
Engin. N.
"It will serve only for those already possess-
ing a wide knowledge of physics, and a good
deal of chemistry."
H- Ath. 1909, 2: 561. N. 6. 530w.
"It is clear and attractive in style, and is well
ada.pted to clear the mind of many vague and
indefinite notions. The book is to be commend-
ed to all who wish a fundamental knowledge
of chemical principles, and will prove a per-
manent aid to the right interpretation of many
chemical and physical phenomena." A. H. Sa-
bin.
+ EngIn, N. 62: sup. 34. O. 14, '09. 1450w.
"It is a very remarkable work, full of sug-
gestions and inspiration. The book is a guide
for the teacher or advanced student rather than
an introduction for beginners. But, in its way,
it Is a masterly work."
-f Engln. Rec. 60:672. D. 11, '09. 330w.
"It is one of the most satisfying of all the
writings of this prolific author in the field of
physico-chemical science. Every candidate for
the doctorate would profit by its reading. Every
modern teacher will recognize its value and
see that a copy is in his library."
+ Nation. 89: 364. O. 14, '09. 160w.
Oswell, George Devereux. Sketches of rul-
ers of India. 4v. ea. *7oc. Oxford.
9-12402.
"These biographical essays are studies In the
military and administrative history of India
from Clive to Mayo. As is said in the prefaces,
they are based on well known larger biog-
raphies, many of which are included In the
Rulers of India' series."( Am. Hist. R.) In the
first volume are Included sketches of the prin-
cipal figures of the Mutiny era: Dalhousle, Can-
ning, the Lawrences, Clyde, Strathnairn, Mayo,
Nicholson, and Havelock. The second volume
treats of "The Company's governors" from
Clive and Hastings to Colvin. The third deals
with the period 1786-1856, during which India
was freed from the anarchy which had pre-
vailed for centuries thru the raids of wars be-
tween the states. The fourth treats of famous
Indian incidents from the reign of the Buddhist
monk and emperor, Asoka, to the Sikh ruler,
Kanjit Singh.
"Mr. Oswell's work will have small value for
the investigator or for any well-informed read-
er of Indian history. It may be questioned
whether Forrest's investigations have been
utilized by the author. Such comments, how-
•ever, should not obscure the real value of these
volumes, which is considerable. They are ex-
cellent studies in hero-worship for the boy who
has or ought to have an interest in the history
of the British empire; and teachers of modern
history will gladly add these books to their lists
of collateral reading for undergraduate classes.
Taken as a whole there is a lack of discrimina-
tion in the estimates made; but the author's
point of view is clear. He writes for the most
part as the enthusiastic defender of the group
of brilliant men whom he has selected."
-j Am. Hist. R. 14: 607. Ap. '09. 500w.
(Review of v. 1 and 2.)
"A wise choice of interesting incidents and
anecdotes gives a vivid personality to the sub-
jects of the various sketches. Considering the
educational aim of the work it is strange that
none of the volumes contains maps or indexes."
-{ Nation. 88:195. F. 25. '09. 600w. (Rto «
view of V. 1-4.)
"Some of these names mean but little to th«
average reader. This is all the more reason
why books of this kind are welcome."
-t- Spec. 101: 951. D. 5, '08. 150w. (Re-
view of V. 1 and 2.)
Otis, Alexander. Hearts are trumps: a nov
" el of love and laughter. $1.50. Mc-
Bride, J: 9-10042.
A rollicking comedy which has its beginning
in a New York newspaper man's swapping
identities with a clergyman. An exchange of
berths results in Basil Plympton's sleepily
donning the clergyman's clothes and be-
ing hurried out Into the night at the wrong
destination, conducted to a country home in
the Berkshires and precipitated into a remark-
able series of happenings Involving a sermon
and the marriage of the daughter of the house
to a scoundrelly actor. He himself, hero and
defender, falls in love with the girl, weds her,
then finds himself In the unique position of
performing a mock ceremony between his wife
and the actor whose rascality he later exposes.
Humorous incident abounds with no end of sur-
prises and complications.
"A pleasant comedy of errors."
-f- Ind. 66: 1344. Je. 17, '09. 160w.
"Is very lightweight reading. The situations
arising from these conditions are as artificial
and story-bookish as the conditions them-
sgIvgs "
— N. Y. Times. 14: 293. My. 8, '09. 160w.
N. Y, Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
Otis, Edward Osgood. Great white plague,
^ tuberculosis. **$i. Crowell. 9-24474.
A practical, popular consideration of tuber-
culosis intended mainly for the enlightenment
of the layman. It presents in untechnical lan-
guage the Important aspects of the plague in the
light of present-day knowledge. The author
gives its causes and results; tells what action is
being taken to stamp It out; shows what
part the Individual may take In the crusade
against It; and gives the patient specific di-
rections for eating, sleeping, breathing, and dai-
ly habits and exercise.
"It would have been more effective In some
places if It had illustrations, and the economic
basis for the conflict with disease might have
been more fully treated. But on the whole it
is an excellent book for the purpose." C. R.
Henderson.
-j Am. J. Soc. 15: 420. N. '09. 80w.
Ind. 67: 1207. N. 25, '09. 150w.
-I R. of Rs. 40: 638. N. '09. 150w.
"To present a summary of the world's knowl-
edge of tuberculosis in such delightful form is
no easy task. To write a summary so concisely
and intelligently and so clearly that even a
school child can read and understand is a more
most difllCult task. For the performance of
this most difficult task Dr. Otis is to be highly
congratulated." L. R. Williams.
-I- Survey. 23: 247. N. 20. '09. 1300w.
Otis, William Bradley. American verse,
T 1625-1807: a history. **$i.75. MoflFat.
9-7329.
"Includes all Important American verse from
the 'Nova Anglia' of William Morrell, in 1625,
to the publication of the 'Columbiad,' in 1807.
. . . Dr. Otis has grouped the verse of this pe-
riod under five main chapter headings — His-
torical verse. Religious verse. Political and sa-
tirical verse. Imaginative verse, and Transla-
tions. The chapter on Political and satirical
verse is subdivided into Political satire, Social
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and personal satire, and Patriotic verse, while
the chapter on Imaginative verse is treated as
Narrative, Pastoral, and Descriptive, and as
Moral and Didactic." — N. T. Times.
"Valuable for special students for its bib-
liographic data but not recommended for the
average public library because of its limited
scope and th£ several works already in use that
are more popular and cover a larger field."
■j A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 177. Je. '09.
+ Ann. An.. Acad. 34: 187. Jl. '09. 180w.
+ Dial. 47: 52. Jl. 16, '09. 60w.
"Dr. Otis, in his history, has given the first
thorough study of seventeenth and eighteenth
century American verse. That which makes
the book of special value is the fact that it is
not an anthology, but is an interpretative study,
through the literature of the time of political,
religious, and social conditions."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 143. Mr. 13, '09. 750w.
"A valuable study of early literary condi-
tions."
+ Outlook. 92: 422. Je. 19, '09. 120w.
Owen, Frank Allen. Dyeing and cleaning
8 of textile fabrics: a handbook for the
amateur and the professional ; based part-
ly on notes by H. C. Standage. $2. Wiley.
9-5485.
A useful handbook containing recipes for nu-
merous processes that may be attended to in
the home including dyeing, bleaching, cleaning
and renovating.
"Clear, well arranged and provided with a
good, full index."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 178. Je. '09.
"It is a matter for regret that the book
should have been published in its present form.
It contains many trustworthy and useful recipes
for the removal of stains, the cleaning of
gloves, etc., but these are associated with so
much useless and even misleading matter that
their value is greatly discounted." W. M. Gard-
ner.
1- Nature. 81: 5. Jl. 1, '09. 200w.
Ozaki, Yei Theodora. Warriors of old
^- Japan, and other stories. **$r.25.
Houghton. 9-29630.
Who shall say how much in these tales Ma-
dame Ozaki, wife of the Mayor of Tokio owes to
her English education, how much to her Jap-
anese story-telling gift and how much to the
fascination of Japanese folk-lore, legendary his-
tory, fairy tales and myths? All, however, be-
come assets in these stories of valor, conquest,
loyalty and faith whicii are told with simple
directness of narrative peculiar to Japanese
tales.
"They appeal to children and to the student
of folk-lore alike."
-f- Lit. D. 39: 1078. D. 11, '09. 120w.
Packard, Winthrop. Wild pastures. **$i.20.
* Small. 9-16426.
A New England pasture is the haunt in which
the author gains the nature impressions set
down in these eleven essays. In the first he
watches the "June morning miracle" of the
coming of the dawn; then come the following
chapters: Stalking the wild grape; The frog ren-
dezvous; A butterfly chase; Down stream;
Brook magic; In the Ponkapoag bogs; Some
butterfly friends; The resting time of the birds;
The pond at low tide; How the rain came.
"Worthy to stand beside the work of Bur-
roughs, Torrey and Dallas j_,ore Sharp."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 47. O. '09. +
'The book is satisfactory for not attempt-
ing too much, and accomplishing what It at-
tempts delicately and well."
-t- Dial. 47: 76. Ag. 1, '09 2.10w.
"His eyes see much, as do the eyes of all
who love nature; and he describes well."
+ Ind. 67: 372. Ag. 12, '09. 60w.
Page, Thomas Nelson. John Marvel, as-
11 sistant. t$i-5o. Scribner. 9-28122.
"Mr. Thomas Nelson Page is not afraid of
the melodrama, and he not only introduces this
element generously but uses it effectively. He
tells the story of a young Southerner who
wastes his time and his early fortune at the
university, speculates, gets heavily in debt, is
jilted, goes west, opens an office as a lawyer
in a rushing manufacturing town, promptly be-
gins a new romance of the heart, and gets
into serious complications with the politics and
commercial element of the town. There is a
strike involving various exciting incidents and
a happy 'denouement.' The story is told with
spirit, and is the best that Mr. Page has written
of late years." — Outlook.
"Mr. Page rather subordinates the story of
the discussion of corrupt civic conditions, and
some of the characters are types, not persons."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 134. D. '09. +
"A thoroughly readable novel, albeit one that
exhibits several loose ends, and is rather dis-
jointed in construction." W: M. Payne.
-j Dial. 47: 386. N. 16, '09. 300w.
"Except that the unity of the story is some-
what destroyed by constant shifting from the
first to the third person, the novel commands
our attention and approval."
H Lit. D. 39: 966. N. 27, '09. 160w.
"This story is written in that florid and in-
genious style which yet survives in Dixie. The
multiplicity of minor characters and scenes
gives an effect — kaleidoscopic, perhaps, rather
than panoramic, but certainly a vivid presen-
tation— of various aspects, social, moral, and
political, of current American life."
-I Nation. 89: 541. D. 2, '09. 350w.
"An Interesting and straightforward story. A
good deal of Mr. Page's material Is somewhat
unconvincing and the story frequently has a
tinge of conventional melodrama, but the scenes
of the strike are effectively presented, and the
novel has plenty of action to hold the reader's
fritcr6st '*
H ' N. Y. Times. 14. 636. O. 23, '09. 420w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 650. O. 23, '09. 70w.
-j- Outlook. 93: 515. O. 30, '09. 120w.
Page, Thomas Nelson. Robert E. Lee: the
Southerner. **$r.5o. Scribner. 8-30716.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Interesting as a eulogistic study from the
southern viewpoint, but almost negligible as a
biography."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 47. F. '09.
"With the best of intentions he has written
a biography of General Lee that would be ad-
mirable if it might be judged by the canons of
fiction."
-I Nation. 88: 18. Ja. 7, '09. llOOw.
"Mr. Page, writing with enthusiasm, writes
also with spirit, and he has spared no pains
to make his story what it should be. Unfortu-
nately he has not much of the judicial temper."
-I Spec. 102: 467. Mr. 20, '09. 200w.
Paget, Stephen. Faith and works of Chris-
^ tian science; by the writer of "Con-
fessio medici." *$i.25. Macmillan.
9-10964.
The author of "Confessio medlcl" sets forth
what he calls the fallacies of Christian science
and shows that It is passing from consolidation
to disintegration. The "unreality" theories
which Christian scientists hold concerning mat-
342
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Paget, Stephen — Continued.
ter, pain and disease he combats, often quoting
and attempting to confound passages from
"Science and health." He discusses Mrs. Eddy,
gives cases of healing and cases of failures to
heal, and finally argues that common-sense and
Christian science are incompatible.
Am. J. Theol. 13: 499. Jl. '09. lOOw.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 178. Je. '09.
"The author is no dogmatist. This aspect of
jnind renders the book all the more convincing,
a,nd we feel sure that it may fill a useful place
in refuting the pretensions of Christian 'scien-
tists.' " R. T. H.
+ Nature. 81: 513. O. 28, '09. 530w.
+ Outlook. 93: 645. N. 20, '09. 290w.
"He is not free from the besetting sin of con-
troversialists, the sin of pressing his case too
hard. His examination of the faith of Christian
science might well have been softened and com-
pressed; there is too much repetition, explana-
tion, and exposure of the nonsense which it
propounds as philosophy; it would have been
more effective if the quotations had been longer
and the comments shorter."
+ — Sat. R, 108: 514. N. 6, '09. 240w.
Paine, Ralph Delahaye. Ships and sailors
11 of old Salem: the record of a brilliant
era of American achievement. *$3-SO.
McClurg. 9-16435-
From log books, sea journals, and other hith-
erto unpublished manuscripts have been gath-
ered narratives of the first American voyages
to Japan, India, the Philippines, Guam, Cape
of Good Hope, Sumatra, Arabia and the South
Seas. Between the years from the revolution
to the war of 1812 the port of Salem was the
miost Important seat of maritime enterprise In
the new world; for here were the headquarters
of a race of sailors who fostered the spirit of
American commerce in its adventurous aspect.
It is of these sailors and their achievements
that the author writes.
"The maritime story of Salem is an epic, and
one of the most interesting in American his-
tory; for Mr. Paine's volume is not alone a
study in Salem records, it is a valuable contri-
bution to the national history. There are few
more engaging books for a winter evening
around the fire than this record of 'the brave
days of old.' " G: P. Upton.
+ Dial. 47: 451. D. 1. '09. 1250w.
"Mr. Paine has extracted enough chronicles,
narratives, descriptions, and statistics to fill a
large volume, every page of which is alive with
interest."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 718. N. 20, '09. 830w.
"The book Is a worthy memorial of bold and
hardy seamen and of a great foreign commerce
no longer carried on In American bottoms."
+ Outlook. 93: 600. N. 13, '09. 140w.
Palgrave, Francis Turner. Golden treasury,
8 selected from the best songs and lyrical
poems in the English language and ar-
ranged with notes. $1.50. Macmillan.
A new one volume edition of Professor Pal-
grave's "Golden treasury." For the conven-
ience of readers It Is published In handy pocket
form.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 147. D. '09.
"The notes, a little cloying In style, display
a good deal of knowledge and taste which was
uncommon in former years, and now — partly,
perhaps, through Palgrave's efforts — seem like
the endorsement of recognized reputations."
-j Ath. 1909, 2: 69. Jl. 17. 160w.
"It Is the best selection of lyrics that we
"have despite the fact that the editor's judg-
ment did not in the second series display the
unerring quality that was exemplified in the
first."
+ — Dial. 47: 290. O. 16, '09. 50w.
-h Lit. D. 39:542. O. 2, '09. 50w.
+ Nation. 89: 282. S. 23, '09. lOOw.
Palmer, Abram Smythe. Ideal of a gentle-
man; or, A mirror for gentle folks; a
portrayal in literature from the earliest
times. **$i.so. Button.
"As the editor says, his anthology has become
something like a 'cyclopaedia of gentlehood,'
ranging over 'a field of flowers so wide and ex-
tensive that it includes at one extreme the
Egyptian moralist, Ptah-hotep, B. C. 3300, and
at the other Mr. William Watson.' The book
is divided into sections devoted to various as-
pects of the subject — such as 'The herald's gen-
tleman,' 'Wealth and work,' 'Manners and good
breeding,' 'The poet's gentleman, — and each
receives abundant illustration in the extracts
which Dr. Palmer has gathered together." —
Spec.
"No better book of extracts can be Imagined
on the subject, and even the most miscellaneous
of readers can hardly fail to find amongst Its
sources something new to him.'"
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 818. D. 26. 200w.
"It is a sort of book that, while rather appall-
ing in its entirety, is very pleasant to dip into
at odd moments. And if the masculine rising
generation could be induced to read a little of it
every day it would doubtless «have a desirable
effect upon their manners and characters."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 802. D. 26, '08. 200w.
"It is well worth looking into, if only for the
amusement which it provides."
+ Spec. 101:630. O. 24, '08. 1300w.
Palmer, George Herbert, and Palmer, Alice
Freeman. The teacher: essays and ad-
dresses on education. "■*$!. 50. Hough-
ton. 8-32424.
Descriptive note In December, 1908.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 19. Ja. '09.
"The entire volume has a breadth of view and
of Interest and a charm of style such as few
books on education possess."
+ Dial. 46: 22. Ja. 1, '09. 350w.
-f Lit. D. 37: 986. D. 26, '08. 50w.
"If Mr. Palmer's ideas, however true and help-
ful, are not remarkably original or profound,
they borrow some distinction from the medium
through which they are put forth, a style of
limpidity, suavity, and familiar elegance."
+ Nation. 87: 630. D. 24, '08. 650w.
"Illuminating volume."
4- Outlook. 91: 381. F. 20, '09. 280w.
R. of Rs. 39: 511. Ap. '09. 60w.
"After having for years sent students and
teachers to various magazine and pamphlet
sources to work upon articles by Professor
Palmer, the substance of which no one else has
afforded us, we now have brought together
those of his educational writings 'which may
have some claim to permanent interest.' " F. A.
Manny.
+ School R. 17: 278. Ap. '09. 550w.
Parabellum, pseud. Banzai! t$i.50. Baker.
9-965.
A story which grows "out of the looting of
Japanese shops in San Francisco In 1907, and
the voyage around the world made by the
American fleet In 1908. It begins with a series
of mysterious and totally unexpected attacks
on Manila on San Francisco, and other points
along the Pacific coast, and ends with a great
battle fought between the Japanese and Amer-
ican armies among the Blue mountains of Ore-
gon."— Bookm.
"While somewhat crude in literary expression
and lacking In unity of treatment. It has con-
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siderable dash and vividness and holds one's
attention to the close."
-j A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 55. F. '09. +
"Viewed apart from its political significance
it will be found an exceedingly entertaining
and spirited narrative that is second to none
treating of the imaginary war of the future
that has appeared since the late Frank R.
Stockton published 'The great war syndicate.'
But it is not easy to look at it purely as a
work of fiction." Beverly Stark.
+ Bookm. 28: 599. F. '09. lOOOw.
"It lacks unity, while the introduction of a
new set ef characters in nearly every chapter
is confusing. The bringing about of more
amicable relations between the two nations will
hardly be accomplished by literature of this
kind."
— Lit. D. 38: 729. Ap. 24, '09. 300w.
"The translator has done his work smoothly,
but without quite ridding the text of a foreign
flavor."
H Nation. 88: 90. Ja. 28, '09. 90w.
"The vision is quite vivid. So much so that
even though you are not given to alarmist
views qji the so-called Yellow Peril, you may
find yourself momentarily, at least, caught by
the spell."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 81. F. 13, "09. 1900w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
Parker, Edward Harper. Ancient China sim-
plified. *$3. Dutton. 9-8736.
The author "has simplified ancient China and
pictured the important phases of its life in a
most satisfactory fashion. From his book it is
possible to obtain fairly clear conceptions of
China's civilization, government, social customs,
literary attainments, and religious conditions as
far back as 872 years before Christ, and in these
days, when China is of so much importance in
the commercial and political worlds, no intel-
ligent person can feel indifferent as to the past."
— N. Y. Times.
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 39. Ja. 9. 900w.
"We fear we have not found that the book
fulfils the claim made by its title: but we grate-
fully acknowledge that, whatever the form of
the work may leave to be desired, we have
never seen collected together under one cover
so much valuable information concerning the
China of the past." T. L. Bullock.
-i Eng. Hist. R. 24: 107. Ja. '09. 1700w.
"The present historian has unfortunately
divested his story of about all the human
touches which even the ancient sources contain,
■which is too bad."
+ — Ind. 66: 324. F. 11, '09. 220w.
"Though as a whole the book will appeal
only to the special student, there is much of
general interest in it."
+ Nation. 88: 252. Mr. 11, '09. 420w.
"An instructive and very interesting book."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 19. Ja. 9, '09. 420w.
"The arrangement of the work is admirable,
the chapters are brief, distinctly Chinese names
are introduced gradually, and repetition is skill-
fully used as an aid to memory."
+ Outlook. 90: 976. D. 26, '08. 30Ow.
Parker, Eric. Highways and byways in
Surrey. (Highways and byways ser.)
$2. Macmillan. 8-37734.
Personal impressions unite with guide book
material to produce a volume valuable for its
descriptions of natural beauties, historic inter-
ests, and special plants and animals whose
habitats are in these parts.
There is scarcely a note in English life
which is not struck by Mr. Parker in his enter-
taining pages."
+ Ind. 66: 539. Mr. 11, '09. 370w.
"His record has all the leisureliness and light-
ness of the free pedestrian. Altogether it is
delightful reading of its kind."
-f- Nation. 87: 574. D. 10, '08. 280w.
"The sketches make it possible to appreciate
the beauty of the highways and byways in Sur-
rey without visiting them."
+ Nature. 79: 158. D. 10, '08. 120w.
"It would be a real service if such books as
this were to set out half a dozen footpath plans
of such districts, where the traveller, if he
do but know how, may walk for days and
scarcely set his foot upon the turnpike. Both
the illustrator and the author give us so much
to be grateful for that one would onlj' mention
the desire for a more definite sense of county
character as a counsel of perfection."
H Sat. R. 107: 80. Ja. 16, '09. 1200w.
"A very charming book both to dip into and
to read. The secret of that charm is largely to
be found in the fact that the author has had a
just understanding of the limits of his work,
and, aiming neither too high nor too low, has
exactly hit the mark."
+ Spec. 102: 21. Ja. 2, '09. 1400w.
Parker, George Augustus. Out of the
8 depths. $1.25. Reid pub. 8-34599.
By a curious coincidence here is a story of
the same title as a recent one by George R.
Varney. The latter refuted the claims of Chris-
tian science while this novel by Mr. Parker
follows a young man's restoration to health
thru Christian science treatment.
"The story is fa.irly well written, but is in-
comparably inferior as literature and as ro-
mance to 'Paul Anthony, Christian,' which, in
our judgment, is the best Christian science nov-
el that has appeared. Quite beyond the author's
limitations as a writer of fiction, this volume
contains elements of weakness for propaganda
purposes that will make it, we think, of doubt-
ful value."
\- Arena. 41: 606. Ag. '09. 480w.
"It is good enough as propagandism, but as
fiction it is clumsy and futile in construction,
uninteresting in its story, -diill and stilted in
style, and without merit in its depiction of
— N. Y. Times. 14: 128. Mr. 6, '09. lOOw.
Parker, George F. Recollections of Grover
1" Cleveland. **$3. Century. 9-26972.
A biography of a thoroly personal character
which is sympathetic and also exact. It begins
with the boyhood days of Cleveland, passes
in review his early struggles in Buffalo that
shaped his democratic tendencies, deals with
his long political service, and covers the closing
days of his life at Princeton; it also includes
an estimation of his place in history, and an
appreciation of hfs achievements and character.
"Decidedly one of the best in this e.xcellent
series. Wherever you dip into Mr. Parker's
book you will find information pleasantly re-
tailed, and we cannot discover that he misses
much. He does not, however, seem to know
the beautiful village of Felday."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 158. F. 6. 750w.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 123. D. '09.
"His book is judiciously and temperately
written. It does not degenerate Into mere eu-
logy. Nevertheless, it lacks a sense of propor-
tion and does not bring a strong light to bear
upon any particular phase of Mr. Cleveland's
character." H. T. Peck.
H Bookm. 30: 391. D. '09. 700w.
"Mr. Parker's book is not intended as a for-
mal biography, but it answers every purpose of
a biography from the political side, and it pre-
sents the real Grover Cleveland with great
skill." C. H. Cooper.
+ Dial. 47: 382. N. 16, '09. 1200w.
"This is the man whose life Mr. Parker tra-
ces, in a somewhat haphazard order at times,
but lucidly and with knowledge of his subject.
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Parker, George F. — Continued.
He is no Boswell, to ride roughshod over the
sensibilities of the living."
+ Ind. 67: 1315. D. 9. '09. 1050w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 686. O. 23, '09. 200w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 1078. D. 11, '09. 150w.
"Although thoroughly reminiscential, the book
is not light and gossipy, or of a newspaper or
magazine flavor, but a careful presentment of
a great public character as seen by his inti-
mates. The tone and attitude throughout is
admiring, respectful, almost reverential; and
possibly the book is open to criticism on the
score of not being sufficiently critical."
-I Nation. 89: 458. N. 11, '09. 3200w.
"It is a revealing document which shows us
a real man. idealized somewhat, but generally
quite convincing, whose aims, ambitions, mo-
tives, habits of mind, mental calibre, methods
of thought, moral standards, and personal life
are plainlv exhibited."
-1- N. Y. Times. 14: 605. O. 16, '09. 1400w.
+ Outlook. 93: 805. D. 11, '09. 1500w.
"Easily the most important volume of bi-
ography among the publications of the autumn
season."
-f R. of Rs. 40: 636. N. '09. 190w.
Spec. 103: 797. N. 13, '09. 380w.
Parker, Sir Gilbert. Northern lights. t$i-50.
10 Harper. 9-24321.
Fearlessly does the author handle a series of
strong situations in this his recent book of
seventeen short stories. They are tales of Ca-
nadian life, and fall into two groups: the first
five are reminiscent of "border days and deeds,"
"of days," the author says, "before the great
railway was built which changed a waste Into
a fertile field of civilization"; the remaining
stories "cover the period passed since the Royal
Northwest mounted police and the Pullman car
first startled the pioneer, and sent him Into the
land of the farther north or drew him into the
quiet circle of civic routine and humdrum oc-
cupation."
"Virile sind dramatic and have B decided
charm; excellent for reading aloud."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 92. N. '09. 4"
"Scarcely more than four [of the stories]
show enough invention to be called successful,
though the dialogue in them is vivacious and
true to type."
^ Ath. 1909, 2: 423. O. 9. 240w.
"The be-all and the end-all of these tales
does not lie in their chronicle of suffering and
tragedy and brutal impulses, but rather in the
unexpected gleams of kindness and mercy and
humaji kinship that suddenly, in almost every
one of the stories, diffuses a glow of tenderness
that well justifies the symbolic title of 'North-
ern lights.' " F: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 30: 281. N. '09. 160w.
"Tales that are vigorous and strong and
written in the manner the author had before
his knighthood sweated so much of the pig-
ment out of his life-colored words."
-I Ind. 67: 1262. D. 2, '09. 370w.
"It seems pretty clear that Sir Gilbert has
been persuaded to exhume these specimens of
his early work for commercial reasons. The
stories are not dull, they are as good as the or-
dinary specimens of their 'genre.' "
^ Nation. 89:488. N. 18, '09. 310w.
"Contains very little that can add to the rep-
utation of Sir Gilbert Parker. The material is
such that a very poor story teller may not quite
spoil it."
-f ^ N. Y. Times. 14: 607. O. 16, '09. 300w.
"A better or stronger volume of short stories
has not been published for a long time."
-f- Outlook. 93: 317. O. 9, '09. 160w.
"The most interesting feature of these sto-
ries, from a literary point of view, is the easy
sureness and truth of their outlines. There is
not a finished picture among them, but there
is not a sketch that does not afford a finely
finished picture."
+ Sat. R. 108: 445. O. 9, '09. 800w.
"A collection of stories, told with Sir Gilbert
Parker's wonted power."
+ Spec. 103: 610. O. 16, '09. 30w.
Parker, Lottie Blair. Homespun: a story of
8 some New England folk. t$i-5o. Holt.
9-14824.
With a New England village for a setting
the author- portrays intimately several dis-
tinct types of its inhabitants. There are two
brothers between whom exists a feud over
the line which divides their respective farms;
there is a meek and long suffering sister who
knuckles down to the abuse put upon her by
the wife of one of the brothers; there is the
wife herself who sends her boy, the idol of
her heart, to medical college and sees him
turned out a trickster; there is the patient
manly fellow who achieves self-made distinc-
tion; there is the village justice who fully lives
up to his calling; and there is the fine-spirited
heroine besides other clearly drawn aud true-
to-life characters.
"An engaging story."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 56. O. '09.
"The story is pleasantly sentimental and en-
tertaining throughout" W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 183. S. 16, '09. 160w.
"A story which, with all its crudeness, has
its engaging features."
1- Nation. 89:212. S. 2, '09. 380w.
"It is a fine study of rustic life, full of Yan-
kee humor. The characters are well di"awn and
easily recognized as products of the soil. And
in the development of the plot, the author has
shown skill in working out her story."
-i- N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"By the author of the successful plays 'Way
down East' and 'Under Southern skies,' and
presumably that is why it has been published,
for there is no other discoverable reason ap-
parent as you read it.''
— N. Y. Times. 14: 492. Ag. 14, '09. 300w.
Parkin, George Robert. Sir John A. Mac-
s donald. (Makers of Canada.) Morang
& CO., Toronto. 8-6972.
Throws less light upon private life than up-
on "the dominant part that was played in
the creation and building up of the young
Dominion." (Nation.) The author's "business
is with the larger issues, the wider atmosphere,
in which the statesman moved who, more than
any one else, embodied the spirit and purpose
of the Canadian people." (Ath.)
"An admirable proportion is maintained in
the treatment of the different periods. The
manner and style of the volume are worthy of
its subject."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 524. My. 1. 880w.
"Of the twenty-odd volumes so far issued in
the 'Makers of Canada' series, this life of Mac-
donald stands easily among the best. Dr.
Parkin has avoided many of the faults of ear-
lier volumes, and has given us a thoroughly
sane, reasonably impartial, and very readable
biography of the Canadian statesman."
-I- Nation. 86: 447. My. 14, '08. 1400w.
"There is, of course, in this volume much
that an English reader will find it difficult to
appreciate. There are some things which he
will hardly understand."
H Spec. 103: sup. 492. O. 2, '09. 290w.
Parkinson, Edward Kneeland. Guide to the
9 country liome. *$i. Outing pub. 9-28785.
A practical discussion of such subjects re-
lating to the country home as the choice of a
location, winter planning, tools, stock and its
treatment, crops, and how to plant them, the
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orchard, the market garden, the kitchen garden,
bees, trees, lawns and shrubbery, and the har-
vest.
"It gives distinctly practical advice on a
great varietv of important items."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 592. O. 9, '09. 150w.
Parmelee, Maurice. Principles of anthro-
pology and sociology in their relations
to criminal procedure. (Citizens lib.
of economics, politics, and sociology.)
*$i.25. Macmillan. 8-22622.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
'The argument is too clear and convincing to
be ignored and it will make its appeal to all
lawyers who have any insight whatever into
the modern requirements in respect to the
treatment of criminals." C. R. Henderson.
-f Am. J. Soc. 14: 548. Ja. '09. 180w.
"The discussion is solid, the author's view-
point usually sane. Unfortunately there is no
Index. Mr. Parmelee is to be congratulated for
having covered so large a field in a manner so
satisfactory." Carl Kelsey.
-i Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 215. Ja. '09. 580w.
"All of this manifestation of deficiency in phi-
losophy, psychology and the fundamental princi-
ples of science is very unfortunate, because it
discounts what the author says in regard to
some practical problems in criminology. Among
those well worthy the careful attention of those
In authority are his discussions of individualiza-
tion of punishment, the criminal law, and his
criticism of the jury system." F. W. Collier.
-I Arena. 41: 394. Mr, '09. 780w.
"In his suggestions for the reform of criminal
procedure Mr. Parmelee has put his finger on
most of the weak points of the present system.
He has perhaps passed over with too slight em-
phasis two of its most conspicuous shortcom-
ings, the abuse of appeals and the exaggerated
part played by the lawyer in criminal trials in
America." U. G. Weatherly.
H Econ. Bull. 1: 344. D. '08. 520w.
"This work will be particularly welcome to
the student of comparative criminal procedure."
+ Pol. Sol. Q. 24: 178. Mr. '09. 220w.
"Space does not permit of pointing to a few
minor inaccuracies in Mr. Parmelee's text. The
book is certainly one of the most important
contributions to the subject which has ever ap-
peared in English, and we know of no other
work which has so carefully gone over the
whole field in review. It is commended to the
careful attention alike of lawyer, social worker,
legislator, teacher and intelligent layman." F.
M. McLean.
+ H Survey. 23: 97. O. 16. '09. 1700w.
"The volume is an exceedingly Interesting
and accurate summary of the results of the
studies of European criminologists and of ex-
isting systems of procedure. Such works are
needed." Mason Trowbridge.
+ Yale R. 17: 457. F. '09. 430w.
Parr, Harriet (Holme Lee, pseud.). Legends
from fairyland. t$i.50. Lippincott.
W9-177.
"Contains many real, old-fashioned legends
from fairyland. The history of Prince Glee and
Princess Trill, the cruel persecutions of Aunt
Spite, and the adventures of other dwellers in
fairyland are told for children, with the ac-
companying necessitie.s of moral lessons. The
pictures and many decorative devices are by
R. L. and H. J. Knowles. who have resorted to
the unusual expedient of giving an exhaustive
table of contents, assigning each tinv drawing
to one or other of the two artists." — Outlook.
N. Y. Times. 13: 756. D. 5, '08. llOw.
Outlook. 91: 108. Ja. 16, '09. 80w.
Parrish, Randall. My lady of the South:
^1 a story of the civil war. t$i.So. McClurg.
9-26140.
Although this is a war-time story the In-
terest centers about the Southern home of old
Judge Dunn with its mysterious passages and
sliding fire place, while the bitter feud be-
tween two old families is the cause of much
dramatic complication. There are strange mur-
ders, always done in the dark, and the terri-
ble face of a crazed woman which appears
and disappears. Thru it all runs the thread of
romance until the gallant Northern oflScer, hav-
ing shown himself both brave and honorable,
wins my lady of the South.
Parry, Sir Charles Hubert H. Johann Se-
12 bastian Bach. **$3.5o. Putnam. 9-30624.
"Bach's temperament and character, his deep
religious feeling, all his impulses and energies,
went to the creation of music, the development
of its powers of expression, the discovery of its
possibilities, so far as they could be realized in
his day, and in all this Sir Hubert is his biogra-
pher, indeed. Thus does he lead us to see the
man as well as the musician, and his analysis
of the period that prepared his coming, that
called for it, is a model of exposition." — Ind.
"Is first of all, and most of the time, a book
for musicians, to be recommended to scholarly
conductors, who will find in it a rich fund ot
helpful suggestion. The book has also the dis-
tinction of its author's wider culture, his wider
outlook on the life of art."
+ Ind. 67: 1141. N. 18, '09. 290w.
"Dr. Parry's own researches into the history
of music and musical personalities have made
him pre-eminently the person to write the life
story of such a great personality."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 757. D. '09. 130w.
Parsons, Mrs. Florence Mary (Mrs. Clem-
^2 ent Parsons). Incomparable Siddons.
**$3-50- Putnam.
A work that "throws all the known traits,
professional and private, of Mrs. Siddons, into
bold relief, and so recreates, as it were, an ex-
tinct personality. This constitutes its salient
merit and charm. It recalls the almost unani-
mous testimony of credible eye-witnesses to
the regal beauty, the matchless grace and dig-
nity, the melting pathos, and the majestic pas-
sion of this queen of the tragic stage." — Nation.
"Mrs. Clement Parsons has got together a
great amount of entertaining matter refating to
the English stage of a century and more ago,
the histrionically gifted Kemble family, and the
brightly shining light of that family, Mrs. .'^arah
Kemhle Siddons. The lack of any recent and de-
tailed work on her chosen subject makes her
book timelv and acceptable."
+ Dial. 47: 512. D. 16, '09. 250w.
"This latest work by Mrs. Parsons exhibits
all the characteristics that distinguished her
'Garrick and his circle.' The book will not only
prove a boon to the ordinary reader, but a val-
uable aid to the more deliberate student of the-
atrical affairs. It is a full and good book which
no student of theatrical literature can afford to
neglect."
+ Nation. 89: 579. D. 9, '09. 1050w.
"Mrs. Clement Parsons' biography is pains-
taking, and, as far as we have tested it, accur-
ate, and may be commended to those who wish
to know more of the woman who ruled the Eng-
lish stage for thirtv vears."
+ Sat. R. 108: 665. N. 27. '09. 900w.
Parsons, Frank. Choosing a vocation. *$t.
8 Houghton. 9-14718.
A study of the problems involved in the
choice of a vocation solved in a careful, sci-
entific way with emnhasis upon one's "anti-
tiides. abilities, ambitions, resources and lim-
itations and the relations of these elements to
the conditions of success In different Industries."
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Parsons, Frank — Continued-
The three general headings of the treatment
are: The personal investigation; The industrial
investigation; The organization and the work.
The second part contains an elaborate scheme
for personal record and self-analysis.
A. L, A. Bkl. 5: 178. Je. '09. +
"To educators and others who share the
responsibilitv of directing young persons to se-
lect a profession or trade the book will amply
repay study." ^ „,„
+ 'Cath. World. 90:114. O. '09. 350w.
•'The book is well worthy the careful reading
and thoughtful consideration of every man and
wom,an who has to face the choice of workers
in any field of life or upon whom devolves the
duty and privilege of assisting anyone to
choose a vocation."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 35. O. 14, "09. 400w.
+ Ind. 67: 257. Jl. 29, '09. 160w.
"It will be found useful to parents as well
as to their children and indeed to all whose
privilege and responsibility it is to direct the
lives and prescribe the careers of^ the com-
ing men and women of the country."
+ Lit. D. 39: 542. O. 2. '09. lOOw.
"A very important portion of Prof. Parsons's
book is that in which he illustrates his methods
by citing sample cases. These citations are both
interesting and instructive."
+ 'N. Y. Times. 14: 400. Je. 26, '09. 500w.
Partridge, Anthony. The distributors. t$i.5o.
McClure. 8-28064.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A strange, clevef, impossible sort of story
with a curiously warped sense of right and
wrong." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 28: 588. F. '09. 410w.
"There are numerous thrills in the fantastic
romance, and much sprightliness of dialogue."
W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 85. F. 1, '09. 230w.
"Mr. Anthony Partridge's story is as star-
tling as it is dangerously suggestive. The idle
rich should avoid it as offering a peculiar temp-
tation to them in particular."
— Ind. 66: 487. Mr. 4, '09. 260w.
Partridge, Anthony. Kingdom of earth.
6 t$i-50. Little. 9-13542.
A story of love and revolution involving an
American college woman educated at Welles-
ley, and a European crown prince, who permit-
ting a profligate foster brother to scamper about
Paris incognito, and to be taken for himself,
was hated by the ruler, his uncle, no less than
by the people of the kingdom. He started a
socialist campaign, placed before the people
ideas of democracy, helped them to establish a
republic, all unknown and unappreciated until
he had very nearly lost his life at the hands
of the mob.
eracy of the king. "The book is more an en-
deavor to give us the atmosphere and color
of the time and court than a collection of
facts and dates. These are by no means lack-
ing, but it is not they that keep the reader
eagerly turning the pages." (N. Y. Times.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 28. S. '09.
"A book that will hold the attention of the
class of readers who are endowed with a love
of the spectacular, and do not bind their fa-
vorite author to a strict account regarding the
unities or the probabilities."
-I Cath. World. 89: 824. S. '09. 200w.
Reviewed by W: M. Payne.
Dial. 47: 47. Jl. 16, '09. 270w.
"Mr. Partridge's central idea is a novel one
and he has worked it out skillfully, leading the
reader on from chapter to chapter with new
complications and mysteries and perils and ad-
ventures growing more and more exciting."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 355. Je. 5, '09. 380w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
Patmore, K. A. Court of Louis XIII.
11 **^^ jQ Brentano's.
A sketch that shows the power of Richelieu
as contrasted with the loutishness and degen-
"Mrs. Patmore evidently takes great interest
in her subject, and has studied all the best
sources with care; so that her book has fresh-
ness and an air of accurate presentment."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 353. S. 25, 1500w.
"It is a picturesque and engaging account
of this reign within a reign." Hildegarde Haw-
thorne.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 634. O. 23, '09. 210w.
"We may say at once that the author of
this book does not always show the discretion
which the subject imperatively demands. The
book, however, has great merits. No pains
have been spared in making it complete; the
men and women of the time are lifelike as they
are made to move before us; we carry away
with us a vivid picture of the time."
H Spec. 103: 464. S. 25, '09. 400w.
Paton, Lewis Bayles. Critical and exegetical
^ commentary on the book of Esther.
(The international critical commen-
tary.) **$2.2S. Scribner. 8-30156.
"Contains — excluding the indices — 306 pages,
118 of which are devoted to introductory mat-
ters, the rest to the detailed comments. . . .
The detailed comments are sdne, cautious, and
complete, meeting the needs of the student
who desires an adequate knowledge of the nar-
rative of Esther. . . . The introductory
material is discussed under five general heads.
Under the first the author indicates the various
positions assigned to Esther in Hebrew and
Greek manuscripts, and in printed editions of
the Old Testament. The text as found in dif-
ferent Hebrew and Greek recensions is treated
at length in the succeeding section. . . . The
remaining three sections deal with questions of
higher criticism, canonicity, and the history of
interpretation from the earliest times ^'^ the
year 1908."— Bib. World.
"The commentary places within the reach of
every English reader a sane, competent, and
scholarly guide to the best that is known con-
cerning the book of which it treats, and ought
to find a place in the library of every student
of the Bible." G: A. Barton.
-f- Am. J. Theol. 13: 286. Ap. '09. 720w.
"Characterized by scholarship and sanity; it
is indispensable to the close student of this
biblical romance."
+ Bib. World. 32: 438. D. '08. 20w.
"The reader may hesitate at times to follow
Professor Paton all the way, but no one who
desires to understand the Book of Esther can
afford to disregard this volume, for undoubtedly
it is without equal in the English language,
and in many respects it is superior to com-
mentaries in other languages." F: C. Eiselen.
4- -I Bib. World. 33: 131. F. '09. 1200w.
Paton, Lewis Bayles. Recent Christian prog-
9 ress : studies in Christian thought and
work during the last seventv-five years.
*$3. Macmillan. 9-22199.
Studies prepared by professors and alumni
of Hartford theological seminary in celebration
of its seventy-fifth anniversary. May 24-26, 1909.
They are grouped under preliminary studies.
Old "Testament, New Testament, church history,
systematic theology, the modern churches,
church work, allied agencies, home missions,
and foreign missions.
"Some of the essays are necessarily fragmen-
tarv contributions to the subjects, but the vol-
ume is valuable as indicating to the student
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where to look for further information, as show-
ing drifts and as illustrating the produciive
scholarship of Hartford seminary."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 82. N. '0,i.
Bib. World. 34: 431. D. '09. 60w.
"As the essays cover the whole theological
and religious field there is something for all
tastes, and we commend it as a comprehen-
sive sort of encyclopedia, in which the reader
can trust his informants."
+ Ind. 67: 628. O. 7, '09. 150w.
-f Nation. 89: 491. N. 18, '09. 90w.
Patten, Simon Nelson. Product and climax.
« (Art of life ser.) *50c. Huebsch. 9-15869.
A little book of definite sociological interest
to the settlement worker. It is a study of the
laborer's social unrest in which the lecturer
finds wanting a proper balance between action
and toil, resulting in the product, and reaction
in enjoyment and recreation — the climax of
satisfaction. The causes of unrest are analyzed
and a cure is suggested which will bring about
the right relation between work and play.
"The new basis [of civilization] apart, Prof.
Patten has some rery valuable and striking
Ideas."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 462. Jl. 31, '09. 550w.
Survey. 22: 344. Je. 5, '09. 500w. (Quoted
paragraphs from the book.)
Patterson, John Henry. In the giip of
1- the nyika; further adventures in Brit-
ish East Africa $2. Macmillan. 9-30334.
A "plain account" of the trials and adven-
tures that befell the author on two expeditions
thru the nyika, or wilderness, in British East
Africa. Alternately at the mercy of wild men
and wild beasts, the author's narrative reflects
the strain put upon a mind tense with alert-
ness. The illustrations are from the author's
own photographs.
Patterson, Rev. M. W, History of the
^- Church of England. *$2. Longmans.
A work of moderate size whose point of view
is that of a strong churchman agreeing with i.i •
leaders of the O.vford movement that "the
church is a substantive body, independent of
the state, with rights, privileges, and title-
deeds of its own." The author does not mini-
mize the effects of the reformation altho he be-
lieves that its course was marred by evils. The
work is a history written in the light of modern
understanding.
"The Rev. M. W. Patterson makes no claim
of original research, yet it is an uncommonl .'
good summary. The author's point of view is
that of a moderate Anglican, and the treatment
is characterized throughout by fairness and
self-restraint. The eighteenth century fares
very badly. Taken as a whole, however, the
book is one of the best, as it is one of the most
readable, of the many brief histories of the
English church."
-I ■ Nation. 89: 519. N. 25, '09. 230w.
"The work is well thought out and propor-
tioned, as far as it goes. We could wish that
the manner were always worthy of the matter."
H Sat. R. 107: 788. Je. 19, '09. 600w.
"Generally he steers with success the middle
course, and may be relied upon for impartial
judgment and a reasonable estimate of doubtful
personalities and causes."
+ Spec, 103: 136. Jl. 24, '09. 670w.
Pauer, Ernst. Musical forms. (Music stu-
dents' lib.) 75c. Ditson.
Gives a clear explanation of the various forms
used in vocal and instrumental music such as
anthem, mass, oratorio, passion music, chorale,
aria, chorus, cantata, song, ballad, madrigal,
opera, prelude, toccata, invention, fugue, sym-
phony, sonata, quartet, caprice, fantasia, and
dance forms, classical and modern.
Paul-Dubois, Louis F. A. Contemporary
Ireland; ed. by T. M. Kettle. **$2. Bak-
er. 9-2601.
"Represents an attempt of a mind, at once
scientific and imaginative, to see Ireland stead-
ily and to see it whole." The author "begins
his work with an historical introduction, filling
about ninety pages, in which he gives a re-
markably lucid and sympathetic outline of the
history of Ireland as diverted from normal chan-
nels, first by the Viking invasion and then by
English conquests and government. . . . He
then proceeds to a study of political and social
conditions, material decadence, and the pos-
sibilities of a regeneration of Ireland. In con-
clusion he asserts that Ireland has now reached
a turning-point in her history, and that her
future, whether it shall be one of decay or of
regeneration, 'depends upon the direction she
takes and the effort she puts forth.' " (Lit. D.)
"A scholarly sympathetic study of Irish his-
tory and conditions."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 107. Ap. '09.
"His book is thus valuable as a compendium,
an encyclopaedic reference ready for the student
seeking the original sources of Irish history.
What one deplores is that the journalistic plan
of the book works ill to its most vital topic — •
the regenerative influences now in progress in
Ireland." Ellen FitzGerald.
-I Dial. 46: 80. F. 1, '09. ISOOw.
"Mr. Kettle praises this introduction warmly,
and most readers will share in his enthusiasm."
+ Lit. D. 37: t86. D. 26, '08. 600w.
Nation. 88: 384. Ap. lb, '09. lOOw.
N. Y. Times. 14: 8. Ja. 2, '09. 600w.
"We cannot quite accept the translator's
very high estimate of its value, for it shows
little insight into the social conditions of mod-
ern Ireland. But as a political study it was
well worth translation, and it has been very
well rendered."
-I Sat. R. 107: 142. Ja. 30, '09. 1500w.
Payne- Gallwey, Sir Ralph. History of the
^ "George" worn on the scaf¥old by
Charles I. $2.50. Longmans.
A narrative based upon the author's theory
concerning the disposition of "George" — the
medallion of the Order of the garter — which
Charles I wore at the time of his execution.
History states that the exiled Stuarts had it.
"But for certain ingenious and, in the main,
convincing reasons Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey
concludes that this was not the 'George' which
Charles wore, but that the latter passed to
one of the king's guards. Colonel Thomlinson,
thence to tue Parliamentary commissioners,
was bought from them by one Widmore, prob-
ably acting for Thomlinson, was returned to
Charles II by Thomlinson's sister, and is now
in Windsor castle." (Am. Hist. R.)
-f Nation. 88: 96. Ja. 28, '09. 140w.
"Few who pick up the attractive little book
which embocjies this excursion into history and
antiquarianism are likely to lay it down un-
read. The essay it contains is at once a very
pretty piece of historical method and, to one
interested in such things, an interesting story."
-I- Am. Hist. R. 14: 851. Jl. '09. 320w.
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 132. Jl. 31. 750w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 240w.
Payot, Jules. Education of the will; tr.
^- from the French by Smith Ely Jelliffe.
**$i.50. Funk. 9-29208
A French work that has run thru twenty-sev-
en editions since 1893. Under the heading
"Theoretical section" the author presents in a
preliminary discussion the evils to be overcome,
the aim to pursue and false theories of the edu-
cation of the will; next, he devotes a section
to the psychology of the will: and third, treats
the internal measures: under the heading,
"Practical section," are two divisions treating
respectively, private meditations — the enemies
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Payot, Jules— Continued.
to combat— and the sources of our environment.
His worlt combin'es scientific authority anJ
practical common sense.
but many will have clearer ideas as a conse-
quence of their reading." — Outlook.
"It is a necessary work for up-to-date teach-
ers and physicians. It will also interest the in-
telligent public in general."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1078. D. 11, '09. 40w.
Peabody, Cecil Hobart, and Miller, Ed-
ward Furber. Steam-boilers. 2d ed.,
rev. and enl. $4. Wiley. 8-31132.
For this second edition each chapter has been
rewritten and brought down to date. A chap-
ter on superheaters has been added. The fol-
lowing subjects are treated: Types of boilers;
Superheaters; Fuel and combustion; Corrosion
and incrustation; Settings, furnaces and chim-
neys; Power of boilers; Staying and other de-
tails; Strength of boilers; Boiler accessories;
Shop practice; Testing boilers; Boiler design.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 122. Ap. '09.
"While written primarily for the use of stu-
dents, it will be found valuable as a guide to
approved practice by engineers interested in
steam-power production."
4- Engin. D. 5: 56. Ja. '09. 200w.
"A fault shared by many books on technical
subjects, is found in parts of this book, in
that specific directions and statements are set
forth as of general application, which in reality
apply only in special cases. Their book is
carefully written, and the few points open to
criticism do not affect the value of the book to
anv serious extent." C. C. Thomas.
■_!. _ Engin. N. 61: sup. 16. f. 18, '09. 1200w.
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 111. Ja. 23, '09. 300w.
Peabody, Josephine Preston (Mrs. Lionel
1- S. Marks), r'iper. **$i.io. Houghton.
9-29824.
A poetic drama based upon the old legend of
the 'Pied piper" but enriched and spiritualized
bv modern thought and symbolism. The piper,
true to the legend, lures the children away, but
only to a cave where he holds simple court and
provides rare entertainment for them. He is
an idealist whose sole mission is that of releas-
ing from bondage; when the daughter of the
mayor of Hamlin is to be sacrificed as a nun
to an outraged Heaven, his magic pipe rescues
her for her lover; when the grief of the strick-
en mother of a child whom he lured away be-
comes an illumination to him of the uncon-
duerable mother love, he yields his scheme of
vengeance and leads the children home, and
fares forth on the high-road to pipe elsewhere.
"This is a little poetic play of uncommon
quality, having distinct literary and dramatic
value."
-t- Nation. 89: 606. D. 16, '09. 500w.
"It yields abundant pleasure to the reader,
but it bears every evidence of having been writ-
ten for the stage, and on the stage its full beau-
ty would be made manifest."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 760. D. 4, '09. 850w.
"A play of fresh feeling and of original con-
ception and charm of manner."
-h Outlook. £3: 651. N. 27, '09. lOOw.
Peake, Arthur Samuel. Christianity: its na
^'- ture and its truth. **$i.25. Crowell.
"Dr. Arthur S. Peake, D. D., of the Univer-
sity of Manchester, takes up, in his book,
'Christianity, its nature and its truth,' the
questions that seem to be chaxacteristic of the
times, and attempts to distinguish what is tran-
sient from what is permanent in Christian doc-
trine. Some readers will feel that the author is
too easily satisfied with the answers he finds;
"His point of view is essentially orthodox,
notwithstanding his wide departure from tra-
ditional methods of interpretation."
+ Bib. World. 34: 288. O. '09. 70w.
"His results are distinctly conservative, but
conservatism does not mean with him either a
lack of scholarship or a lack of sympathy with
present thought." E. S. Drown.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 722. N. 20, '09. 150w.
"Dr. Peake has the uncommon gift of seeing
clearly and putting strongly the arguments
which he undertakes to answer. His frankness
and freedom from dogmatism will win many
whom the forceful assertions and formal rea-
soning of others have failed to persuade."
+ Outlook. 93: 832. D. 11, '09. 170w.
Peck, Ellen Mary H. (Mrs. James Sidney
Peck). Travels in the Far East. *$3.
Mrs. James S. Peck, 5 Waverley pi.,
Milwaukee, Wis. 9-5984.
The record of a nine months' tour around
the world including Egypt\ I Northern India,
Burma, Southern India, Ceylon, Malay penin-
sula, Java, Siam, Southern China, Japan, North-
ern China, Manchuria and Korea. The work is a
succession of word pictures, supplemented gen-
erously by reproduced photographs, abounding
in description of places and people, institutions
and industries, customs and manners, with
here and there bits of history and traditional
lore. Mrs. Peck's book is of value to the travel
student because of the record's manifest fidelity
to facts.
"Presents in a pleasing manner a series of
interesting first impressions."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34:430. S. '09. lOOw.
"The reader will not find an excess of detail
nor a burden of historical facts, but he will find
enough of both to appreciate Mrs. Peck's prog-
ress." H. E. Coblentz.
-f Dial. 46: 366. Je. 1, '09. 220w.
"The great attraction of the work is its
wealth of beautiful and well-chosen illustra-
tions."
+ Nation. 88: 384. Ap. 15, '09. 200w.
Peck, Harry Thurston. Studies in several
" literatures. **$i.20. Dodd. 9-13530-
Contains twelve essays covering a range of
books and authors from Homer to Conan Doyle.
Contents: The Odyssey; 'Alciphron; Milton;
The lyrics of Tennyson; Longfellow; Poe as a
story-writer; Hawthorne and "The scarlet let-
ter"; Emerson; Thackeray and "Vanity fair";
Anthony Trollope; fimile Zola; Tolstoi's "Anna
Kargnina"; Alphonse Daudet's masterpiece
"Sapho"; The detective story; The psychology
of the printed page.
"Offer little that is original or suggestive in
the way of interpretation but are entertaining
reading for those who enjoy the author's
breezy and confident style."
+ — M. L. A. Bkl. 6: 48. O. '09.
"When you agree with him, he is delightfully
informing," intelligent, perspicuous; when he
runs counter to your own likes and dislikes
he is unaccountably perverse, even irritating.
Then he becomes dogmatic and opinionated."
Ward Clark.
-I Bookm. 29: 529. Jl. '09. 920w.
"If we may judge from these 'studies,' Pro-
fessor Peck is not a student in the ordinary
sense: he is one who picks up commonplaces
about people and things, and expresses them
in a smart and chirpy style which furnishes
his readers a moderate degree of entertain-
ment." ,„„ „„„
— Dial. 47: 74. Ag. 1, '09. 300w.
"The essays are all readable, being light, an-
pcdotic, and allusive. What will prove to be
newest to the ordinary reader, for whom they
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are undoubtedly intended, is the treatment of
Greek and Roman novelists."
+ Lit. D. 39: 354. S. 4, '09. 170w.
"They are of some little value to students
of the authors mentioned, but to people who
have the liablt of thinking for themselves
tnev are unsatisfactory."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 429. JI. 10, '09. 350w.
Peixotto, Ernest Clifford. Through the
11 French provinces. **$2.50. Scribner.
9-27597-
"We thought ourselves perfectly familiar with
tlie beauties and picturesqueness of the French
chateaux, did we not? Well. Mr. Peixotto has
rediscovered others, famous once, forgotten
now — Vaux-le-Vicomte, Courances, and Fleu-
ry-en-Bi&re— all three of them easily reached,
in the neighborhood of Fontainebleau. Here is
a suggestion capable of infinite expansion, but
there are others in this book, which is one
long invitation, extended with contagious en-
thusiasm, to go wandering by autoboat and au-
tocar, around Paris." — Ind.
hunger for income at the hero's expense
provides some cheap amusement; and an im-
pulsive Irishman is an attractive figure." (Ath.)
"The 'role' of author-illustrator is a difficult
one, too often played badly; but Mr. Ernest
Peixotto is competent for it, as he proves anew
by his skilful conduct of his readers."
+ Dial. 47: 461. D. 1, '09. 250w.
"^Tr. Peixotto does not forget, in his en-
thusiasm, to be practical in his r51e as guide.
His drawings are a delight, of course."
-f- Ind. r,7: 1042. N. '09. l.iOw.
"Were not this record of travel reenforced
by very charming sketches it would be more
or less unimportant. The style is fluent; but
the drawings are a sufficient justification. Here
Mr. Peixotto is individOal and charming and
his book will be valued for these graphic rep-
resentations of a land of romance."
H Lit. D. 39: 786. N. 6, '09. 270w.
"Mr. Peixotto has a fluent style and his pic-
tures are at once graphic, individual, anl
charming."
-j- Lit. D. 39: 1079. D. 11, '09. 120w.
"Mr. Peixotto's pen-drawings are vibrant as
always, carry a discreet elimination very far,
and gain thereby in picturesqueness and essen-
tial truthfuless to effect."
+ Nation. 89: .n69. D. 9, '09. llOw.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 760. D. '09. 40w.
Pelzer, Louis. Augustus Caesar Dodge. $2.
^ State historical society, Iowa City, la.
9-4597-
Belongs to the "Iowa biographical series."
"mere is not much to be said about Augustus
Caesar Dodge as a national figure. He was
essentially a commonplace man, possessing
neither originality nor marked political talent.
But as the representative of the territory and
state of Iowa, he is not uninteresting. . . .
Mr. Pelzer records the political revolution of
1854 which broke the Democratic ascendency
in Iowa and prevented the re-election of Dodge
to the Senate; but he has given no adequate
explanation of the revulsion of popular senti-
ment in a constituency which lias hitherto been
staunchly Democratic." (Am. Hist. R.)
"Within the somewhat narrow limits of his
task. Mr. Pelzer exhibits great industry." Al-
len Johnson.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 14: 857. Jl. '09. 300w.
"The State historical society of Iowa is per-
forming a distinct service in publishing this
series of biographies."
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 723. My. '09. 60w.
Pemberton, Max. Show girl. t$i-5o. Win-
^ ston. 9-16437.
A story set in the Latin quarter of Paris
"which tells in letters the story of an idle
Englishman's love for a Parisian dancer, vir-
tuous amid doubtful associates, and of mysteri-
ous parentage. A hypocritical clergyman's
■' The melodramatic part of the tale, wliich
includes a muraer, is only moderately interest-
ing."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 526. My. 1. 60w.
"It has plenty of plot, young, healthful sen-
timent, and is told in the form of letters, a
rather unnecessary form, one would think,
were it not handled with considerable clever-
+ Ind. 67: 40. Jl. 1, '09. 40w.
"His tale is squarely addressed to the au-
dience which loves to hear of students' balls,
cocottes, grisettes, and the Moulin rouge."
— Nation. 89: 122. Ag. 5, '09. 250w.
"Mr. Pemberton has the knack of inventing
incidents and adventures which amuse and
please. He has chosen one of the most lively
themes for the exercise of his gifts."
+ N. Y. Times 14: 377. Je. 12, '09. 130w.
"The manner in which the story is told is
fresh and entertaining, while its varied array
of incidents is well spiced with mystery, danger,
and desperate wickedness."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 420. Jl. 3, '09. 330w.
Pendred, Vaughan. Railway locomotive.
*$2. Van Nostrand. 9-7591.
"The book is distinctly a descriptive review
of the locomotive engine as a working machine,
and shows the relations of its design and con-
struction to the conditions under which it
works. It presents the general principles em-
bodied in the engine, together with some of
the special features of its construction. . . . Tlie
author omits all matters of history and also
the development of various types, but discusses
the locomotive engine from three point.x of
view: (1) as a vehicle; (2) as a steam gener-
ator; (3) as a steam engine." — Engin. K.
"This book does not consist of mere dry bones
of technical terms, but possesses great inter-
est. It is, on tlie whole, well and clearly writ-
ten, though the author seems to have forgotten
to tell us how the return motion of tlie paper-
cylinder on the indicator is obtained."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 589. My. 15. 520w.
-f- Engin. D. 5: 171. F. '09. 250w.
"The book is written is an interesting man-
ner, and is very far from being a dry 'treatise.'
It certainly gives to the engineering reader and
the student a better general idea of the locomo-
tive and its work than is given in many a book
of greater pretensions."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 7. Ja. 14, '09. llOOw.
"If it is the intention of our author to describe
the locomotive as it is for the benefit of engi-
neers not of the locomotive variety, then he is
to be congratulated upon having produced an
interesting and useful volume, and one likely
to fulfil the object he has in view. Locomotive
engineers will do well to find a place for it in
their libraries."
+ Nature. 79: 305. Ja. 14, '09. 930w.
Pennell, Elizabeth Robins (Mrs. Joseph
1- Pennell). French cathedrals, monaster-
ies and aobeys and sacred sites of
France. **$5. Century. 9-29391.
A beautiful book in which the French cathe-
dral and associated structures are set forth in
some four hundred pages of text accompanied
bv one hundred and eighty-three reproduce!
drawings and sketches by Joseph Pennell. The
architectural route has been covered leisurely
during the past quarter century, which, begin-
ning in the cities of Provence, was continued
to other centers of the Romanesque in France —
to cities in Aquitane, the far north, Auvergne
and Languedoc. Then followed the journeys to
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the Gothic churches— from Albi to Paris, from
Bourges to Beauvais, from Chartres and Le
Mans to Laon and Rheims, from Amiens to
Rouen.
"Less useful for reference or club work than
Perkins' 'French cathedrals and chateaux' or
Wilson's 'Cathedrals of France.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 123. D. '09.
"Rarely does one find such fascinating pages
on architecture. Tenderness with discrimina-
tion, enthusiasm with understanding — these are
in everj' line, in every stroke of it." Algernon
Tassin.
-I- Bookm. 30: 349. D. '09. 520w.
+ Dial. 47: 459. D. 1, '09. 600w.
"It must be read to be appreciated and he
who does so will be well repaid."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1079. D. 11, '09. 220w.
"The total impression one carries away from
the reading of her handsomely got-up book is
of enthusiasm for beautiful and venerable pla-
ces and monuments."
-I- Nation. 89: 569. D. 9, '09. 400w.
"Mr. Pennell has done imperishable work in
this great and beautiful volume on the French
cathedrals."
-I- No. Am. 190: 842. D. '09. 140w.
"Among the elegantly printed and illustrated
descriptive volumes of travel in modern and
medieval France probably the most noteworthy
is this one."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 759. D. '09. llOw.
Pennell, T. L. Among the wild tribes of
'^ the Afghan frontier: a record of six-
teen years' close intercourse w^ith the
natives of the Indian marches; w^ith
an introd. by Field-Marshal Earl Rob-
erts. *$3.50. Lippincott. 9-15078.
The story of sixteen years spent as medical
missionary and mendicant pilgrim among the
wild tribes in the Northwest frontier of India.
The account is interestingly informing in point
of the domestic, social and religious aspects
of the lives of natives, and it also affords food
for the appetite keen for daring adventure.
Peple, Edward Henry. Mallet's master-
piece. **75c. Moffat. 8-33156.
"A story that centers around a carving of
the Venus de Melos. Art and romance go hand
in hand in the story, which is told with much
skill and dramatic power." — Ind.
"Not only a very readable volume but a sig-
nificant commentary on the value of medical
missions as a civilizing agency."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 178. Je. '09.
"Dr. Pennell's modest narrative shows the
infinite amount of good that can be done by a
Cliristian medica.l missionary on the northern
frontier of India."
-j- Ath. Ib09. 2: 322. S. 18. lOOOw.
"This readable and instructive work deserves
a place with other books on Afghanistan, nota-
bly those by Paget and Mason, Holdich, Oliver,
Warburton, Elsmie, and Hamilton; and it will
bear com, arison with any of those named." H.
E. Coblei.LZ.
-I- Dial. 46: 366. Je. 1, '09. 300w.
"The work is of exceptional interest."
4- Lit. D. 38: 730. Ap. 24, '09. 450w.
"This is the record of a singularly interest-
ing and humanizing work among a remarkable
people. An enlightening work which we can con-
fdently recommend to all students of the prob-
lems which India presents not to the English
onlv, but to the whole civilized world."
+ Nation. 88: 541. My. 27, '09. 680w.
"Of the contraditions in character, the crimes,
and the virtues of the wild tribes on the Indian
frontier Dr. Pennell writes with a wealth of
anecdote which transforms the volume into a
series of human documents."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 189. Ap. 3, '09. lOOw.
"The whole book Is interesting In the highest
degree."
-f Spec. 103: 61. Je. 10, '09. 400w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1459. D. 17, '08. 30w.
-h N. Y. Times. 13: 751. D. 5, '08. 90w.
Perkins, Clara Crawford. Builders of Spain.
5 2v. **$5. Holt. 9-12029.
A two volume record of Spanish civilization
wliich considers first Spain's native stock and
then the alien peoples — the Romans, the Visi-
goths, the Arabs and Moors, and the Christian
kings — with the cultures introduced by them
into the peninsula. An interesting part of the
work is the study of some fifteen cities which
have been chosen for the distinct development
which they represent. The volumes are liand-
somely illustrated.
+ Ind. 66: 1242. Je. 3, '09. 60w.
Int. Studio. 39: sup. 26. N. '09. 40w.
"A valuable contribution to the study of
things Spanish."
+ Lit, D. 39: 354. S. 4, '09. 180w.
"It is as ill-arranged and ill -proportioned in
its main features as it is untrustworthy in de-
tail."
— Nation. 89: 58. JI. 15, '09. 470w.
"It is an admirable rewriting of old things."
-i- N. Y. Times. 14: 463. Jl. 31, '09. 70uw.
R. of Rs. 39: 764. Je. '09. 120w.
Perkins, Jane uray. Life of the Honour-
^- able Mrs. Norton. **$3 50. Holt.
A biography whose aim is to render justice to
a personage whose reputation as a poetess and
a writer is of less importance than her influence
"not only on the men and manners but the very
laws of her time." It is in the spirit, then, of
sympathetic treatment and fair judgment that
the sketch is written, and it throws interesting
side lights on the social and literary conditions
of England during- the first fifty years of the
nineteenth century.
"We cannot help thinking that Miss Perkins
might have indicated more clearly than she has
what is new in her pages, and what old. The
book is also rather destitute of arrangement;
and letters are inserted out of their chronolog-
ical order. Still, Miss Perkins has obviously
spent much pains over her presentment of a
beautiful, unhappy, and courageous woman, nor
is it her fault that Mrs. Norton eludes us to a
considerable extent."
h Ath. 1909, 2: 656.- N. 27. 450w.
"The generous space allowed her to tell her
own story in the form of intimate letters is a
striking and admirable feature of the book."
-I- Dial. 47: 513. D. 16, '09. 230w.
"Jane Gray Perkins has done her work well."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1079. D. 11, '09. 190w.
Perrier, Joseph Louis. Revival of scholastic
* philosophy in the nineteenth century.
*$i.75. Macmillan. 9-10966.
"Traces the story of an important movement
in modern thought. The movement is noth-
ing less than the revival under unfriendly
conditions of that scholastic philosophy which
held the western world so long in its grip. In
revolting against scholasticism, Europe threw
away the good as well as the evil in that
lamous system. It is very interesting to find
in Dr. Perrier's pages how the many elements
of scholasticism that had permanent value are
yet able to reassert themselves in important
ways." — Educ. R.
"Altogether the book is remarkable, not alone
as a tribute to the space which scholasticism
occupies in the mind of the learned world to-
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day, but also as a piece of scholarly research
and erudition."
+ Cath. World. 89: 678. Ag. '09. 480w.
"Students of philosophy will not overlook this
book."
+ Educ. R. 38: 96. Je. '09. 80w.
Perrin, Alice. Idolatry [Anglo-Indian nov-
el]. t$i.5o. Duffield. 9-7826.
A story portra>ing two types of North-West
Indian missionaries and the young stepdaughter
of one of them wlio, reared in England by a
worldly grandmother, finding herself penniless
goes to India with the avowed intention of
winning back a rejected suitor, an army officer
who had come into a fortune. The main story
interest centers in her awakening through the
selfless example of the young missionary who
forms tlie second of the afore-mentioned types.
"The sketch gi.'en of the heroine's step-
father's domestic and official life is masterly.
The glimpses of native life and points of view
are interesting."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 250. F. 27. 140w.
"There is a tendency in the boolc toward ex-
aggeration, verging upon religious sentimental-
ity, yet, taken as a whole, it is a careful piece
of work that succeeds in holding the reader's
interest." F: T. Cooper.
+ — Bookm. 29: 645. Ag. '09. 350w.
" 'Idolatry' shows clever workmanship, good
style, insight into human nature, and some
capacity in its portrayal, and considerable
knowledge, at least of the surface, of life in
India."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 140w.
"Each set of English people in the little for-
eign colony is admirably indicated."
+ Outlook. 91: 814. Ap. 10, '09. 200w.
"Mrs. Perrin's Indian stories are always in-
teresting and 'Idolatry' is no exception to the
rule."
-f Spec. 102: 504. Mr. 27, '09. lOOw.
Perry, Ralph Barton. Moral economy.
i^J ^■'*$i.25. Scribner. 9-16464.
The author turns from traditional contro-
versies and the technicalities of creeds and
dogmas, and examines the live, present-day
aspects of goodness, duty, virtue, progress, cul-
ture and religion.
"What the student really ought to get from
the study of ethics is a clear and firm conviction
that the basis of inorality is rational and cer-
tain, not dogmatic and arbitrary, and that it is
so simple as to be easily grasped by any man
of responsible mind. Professor Perry, in this
little book, succeeded in putting ethics on such
+' Ind. 67: 761. S. 30, '09. 400w.
"Professor Perry's little book is notably out of
proportion to its size and pretensions. It is the
most recent expression of the new spirit in
ethics, which aims to get away from historic
concepts and controversies back to the facts
themselves of the moral life." Norman Wilde.
+ J. Philos. 6: 608. O. 28, '09. 1450w.
"Professor Perry's volume has the value and
the limitations that belong to the work of those
moralists who conceive the problems of conduct
to be much like problems in mathematics.
Whatever be said of the technical ethical rea-
sonings of the book, its pervasive moral temper
has a wholesomeness and balance and a free-
dom from the prevalent itch after paradox
which make the volume eminently profitable
reading for a perplexed and over-sophisicated
age."
-I Nation. 89: 545. D. 2, '09. 430w.
"He says nothing that is entirely untrue;
therefore necessarily he says much that is true,
but somehow he misses the living, inspired
word that makes truth. He who calls Interest
the source of goodness has been Inconsistent
by purposely writing a dull book."
(- N. Y. Times. 14:477. Ag. 7, '09. 330w.
Peters, Madison Clinton. Abraham Lin-
coln's religion. 75c. Badger, R: G.
9-3055.
A eulogistic chapter on "Lincoln the man"
is followed by two chapters answering respec-
tively the questions "AVas Abraham Lincoln a
Christian" and "Why did Lincoln never join
the church?"
Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, '09. 400w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13, '09. 60w.
"A highly interesting treatise."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 226. Ap. 10, '09. lOw.
Petit-Dutaillis, Charles Edmond. Stadias
and notes supplementary to Stubbs's
Constitutional history down to the
Great charter; tr. by W. E. Rhodes.
(University of Manchester. Publica-
tions. Hist, ser., no. 7.) *$i.50. Oxford.
8-34171.
"There are twelve studies and notes, varying
in length from twenty-eight pages to two
pages. In the first seven (pp. l-66'>, the author
confessedly does little but sum up the work of
others showing however the shrewd discrimi-
nation and sound judgment of the experienced
researcher. The three most extensive of these
treat the origin of the manor, the origin of the
Exchequer, and the tenurial system. . . . The
last five studies . . . are upon the origin of
English towns, twelfth century London, the
two trials of King John, the 'Unknown charter,'
and Magna Carta." — Am. Hist. R.
"These supplementary studies impress one
as a discreet and learned attempt to safeguard
a public, which is likely to learn all that it will
know of a great subject from a single book,
against the shortcomings of that book." A. B.
White.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 563. Ap. '09. 700w.
"The volume will virtually be indispensable
to teachers and students of history. So careful
is the author, and so thorough his knowledge,
that there is hardly a criticism to make. But
he seems to be unacquainted with Prof. Adams's
studies, on 'The origin of the English constitu-
tion.' And in dealing with the difficult problem
of the Cinque Ports confederation, the writer
seems to be under a misapprehension."
+ -\ Ath. 1908, 2: 566. N. 7. 870w.
"M. Petit-Dutaillis' survey of recent criti-
cism on a series of problems in early constitu-
tional history will be found invaluable by
students. We need not always accept his con-
clusions, which perhaps too generally favour
the last opinion; but his statement of the case
in each disputed question is precise and im-
partial, the breadth of his reading is remarkably
extensive, and the references in the footnotes
furnish a most useful index to the detailed lit-
erature of the subject. The translation by Mr.
W. E. Rhodes is well done, and it has been
revised by the highly competent hand of Pro-
fessor James Tait." C.
+ -\ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 185. Ja. '09. 200w.
"A careful and accurate English translation."
+ Nation. 89: 17. Jl. 1, '09. 550w.
Petre, Francis Loraine. Napoleon and the
Archduke Charles: a history of the
Franco-Austrian campaign in the valley
of the Danube in 1809. **$4. Lane.
8-31672.
A narrative covering the essential points of
a campaign which the author claims has "re-
ceived too scant notice," and which "has been
a good deal misunderstood." Contrasted with
the events that marked the beginning of Na-
poleon's military decline are the brilliant
achievements of the Archduke Charles who is
seen at his best in the campaign.
"We hope our criticisms will not deter the
author from pursuing his detailed studies of
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Petre, Francis Loraine — Continued.
Napoleon's campaigns, or give the impression
tliat we underrate his diligence or capacity. But
it is a pity, when a writer displays both qual-
ities, if he fails to do justice to them through
getting his information at second hand, or ob-
scures them by omission of dates and a gen-
erally confused scheme of narrative."
1- Ath. 1908, 2: 753. D. 12. 1700w.
Dial. 46: 266. Ap. 16, '09. 400w.
"Is of particular interest because it illus-
trates the beginning of the decline of Napoleon's
military genius."
+ Ind. 65: 1177. N. 19, '08. 50w.
"Though serviceable to the general reader,
will not fully meet the needs of the student
who would use it as an introduction to a more
detailed investigation of the subject; for it con-
tains no bibliography; the footnotes are in-
complete, and often lacking entirely. Clearly,
the book Is not from the pen of a critically
trained liistorian, but it is so much better than
anything we previously possessed In English
tliat we should feel grateful for it."
+ — Nation. 88: 227. Mr. 4, '09. 1050w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 576. O. 17, '08. SOOw.
Petrie, Graham. Tunis, Kairouan and Car-
thage, described and illustrated by
Graham Petrie. *$4.8o. Doubleday.
9-6021.
The towns of North Africa pictured and de-
scribed furnish pleasant material for the stay-
at-home traveler who has the oriental tempera-
ment. The author pictures mosques, thorofares,
byways, caf^s, markets and bazaars of the
Moslem cities of vanished greatness, and de-
scribes customs, manners, occupations and the
superstitions of men, who "still wear amulets
against the evil eye." The volume deals less
with historical ruins tlian with the picturesque
life of to-day.
"We have little but admiration for Mr. Pet-
rie's painting, but we do not see the use of a
great deal of his letterpress."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 132. Jl. 31. 750w.
"His heavy volume is not a welcome addition
to the literature of Barbary. Lacking imagi-
nation and observation, he ekes out liis work
with endless extracts from mustj' chroniclers,
neither apposite nor entertaining. When he
trusts to his own inspiration, he sinks to the
level of a fifth-rate guide-book. Nor is his
Knglish much better than his French or his
Arabic. As for his illustrations, the less said
the Ijetter. Though very numerous, they all
contrive to resemble one another."
— Sat. R. 107: 276. F. 27, '09. 820w.
"Indeed, his whole book, with its fine re-
productions of scenery and architecture, is
most attractive."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 157. Ja. 30, '09. 240w.
Pettigrew, James Bell. Design in nature.
^" *$i6. Longmans. 9-13058.
Three volumes that trace the "design, order
and purposes in the inorganic, and organic king-
dom, especially the latter." "In the first vol-
ume the relations and so-called resemblances
between the two systems are discussed, and the
various theories of the universe examined.
The second volume is devoted to the circula-
tory, nervous, and other systems of animals,
spiral formations in plants and animals, and a
review of theories of the origin of species, he-
redity, and the question of spontaneous gener-
ation. The third volume deals with animal
locomotion, extinct plants and animals, and
the origin and career of man." (Ath.)
"Although his opinions are not in agreement
with the general trend of scientific thought of
the day . . . yet the book has some value for
the student. His volumes are accurate and up-
to-date, and of use as a work of reference, their
value being enhanced by the illustrations."
h Ath. 1909, 2: 269. S. 4. 1050w.
"Seriously, it is a matter for sincere thank-
fulness that the time is forever past when such
a book as this can exert any significant influ-
ence on the thought or action of men." Ray-
mond Pearl.
— Dial. 47: 230. O. 1, '09. SOOw.
"We can only advise the reader to regard
'Design in nature' as a memorial volume of
the late Prof. Pettigrew, and not to attach too
great scientific value to statements and conclu-
sions which the author might have expunged or
modified had he lived to complete his task.
Any reader, whether scientific or otherwise,
who will study the book will, unless he has
already specialized in anatomy, derive great
benefit from the information which he will ac-
quire on this particular branch of science."
h Nature. 80: 151. Ap. 8, '09. llOOw.
Peyton, John Howe. American transpor-
^ tation problem. 50c. Courier-Journal
Ptg- 9-3395-
A controversial study of American transpor-
tation conditions made "with a view to as-
certaining what policy America should adopt
in order to effectively meet existing conditions
and be prepared to continue to lead the nations
In the march of progress and civilization."
"The book is the most violent arraignment of
Inland waterways thus far written, but It Is
written in such a jocular tone that It will per-
haps never exert much influence." G. G. Hueb-
ner.
— Ann. Am. Acad. 34: ^24. N. '09. 2.50w.
"In spite of intemperate language, discour-
teous treatment of opponents, and an all-per-
vadiner spirit of omniscience, the arguments
which attempt to show the technicd.1 weak-
nesses of engineering plans for waterway im-
provement, the figures of cost, the demonstra-
tions of a lack of traffic demand, and of the
improbability of traffic development. shoulr<
give us pause, and should put a barrier in the
path of those who would recklessly impound
the government credit to tlie extent of $500,000,-
000." F. H. D.
1- Econ. Bull. 2: 39. Ap. '09. 200w.
"Admitting deficiency in economic analysis,
woeful lack of scientific bibliograpliy, and much
'non-sequltur' in logic, it still remains true
that the student desiring thoroughly to sift
this matter will find much of interest In Mr.
Peyton's book." L. C. Marshall.
f- J. Pol. Econ. 17: 377. Je. '09. 280w.
Phelan, Raymond Vincent. Financial his-
tory of Wisconsin, pa. 50c. Univ. of
Wis. 8-13959.
"After a brief historical chapter, sketching
the creation of the state of Wisconsin and the
adjustment of its boundaries, the author out-
lines the financial provisions of the state con-
stitution which was adopted at a time when
adjacent states were suffering from the evils
of speculation. It contains cautious restrictions
on state indebtedness and provisions for 'uni-
formity of taxation.' " (Ann. Am. Acad.) "The
treatment is historical and descriptive and with-
out any effort to prove a theory or advocate any
reform." (Econ. Bull.)
Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 201. Ja. '09. 220w.
"It is a very thorough piece of work based
on original documents." C. C. P.
+ Econ. Bull. 1: 325. D. '08. 350w.
Engin. N. 61: sup. 20. P. 18, '09. 160w.
Phelps, Edith M., comp. Selected articles
12 on the income tax; with special refer-
ence to graduation and exemption.
(Debaters' handbook ser.) *$i. Wilson,
H. W.
Uniform with the "Debaters' handbook se-
ries." Many of the references examined were
out of date or too technical for the purposes of
this book, and these have been omitted, ren-
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(leriiig the bibliography, it is believed, of more
practical service to the reader than if all ref-
erences had been included. Owing to the fact
that several phases of the subject are covered,
the magazine articles have not been grouped as
affirmative or negative; instead, an annotation
is given for each article, indicating its charac-
ter.
Phelps, Edith M., comp. Selected articles
1- on the initiative and referendum.
(Debaters' handbook ser.) *$i. Wilson,
H. W. W9-305-
A volume in the "Debaters' handbook series"
in whicli articles or parts of articles bearing
upon the subject have been gathered together
from books, magazines and pamphlets, and
have been printed for the benefit of students,
club members and general readers whose town
libraries can not furnish them with material
necessary for debating purposes.
Philip, Alexander J. Dickens dictionary:
the characters and scenes of the novels
and miscellaneous works alphabetically
arranged. *$3. Dutton. 9-16959.
Provides an alphabetical index of characters
and scenes that appear in Dickens's novels and
miscellaneous writings. His letters and "Child's
history of England" are not included.
"Mr. Philip's attempt is in itself praise-
worthy, for an adequate book of reference on
the subject is needed; but the present work is
of little value, and many of its shortcomings
might with reasonable care have been avoided."
— Ath. 1909, 1: 458. Ap. 17. 850w.
Dial. 46: 233. Ap. 1, '09. 80w.
"The compiler himself laments the difficulty of
separating the characters and places dealt with
by the novelist from merely casual allusions.
Barring this defect, the dictionary is admirably
wrought."
H Nation. 88: 579. Je. 10, '09. I50w.
"The design of this 'Dickens dictionary' is
better than the e.xecution. The mechanical
errors that disfigure the book are trivial com-
pared with Mr. Philips's own inaccuracies. He
has a synopsis of the various works, quite
dull and useless, for the plots as he gives them
are all incoherent. Mr. Philips is at his worst,
however, as a critic. He lacks not only judg-
ment and discretion, but the ability to express
his thoughts."
1- N. Y. Times. 14: 162. Mr. 20, '09. 850w.
"His book is a very painstaking guide to
and interpretation of the characters and ref-
erences in Dickens' works."
-f Sat. R. 107: 438. Ap. 3, '09. lOOw.
Spec. 102: 506. Mr. 27, '09. 120w.
Philip, James C. Romance of modern chem-
^- istry. *$i.50. Lippincott.
"A description in non-technical language of
the diverse and wonderful ways in which chem-
ical forces are at work, and of their manifold
application in modern life." "The volume
shows how dependent we are on the chemist
for almost every creature comfort we enjoy,
from our clothes and our food to our means of
locomotion on or in three of the 'elements'
known to the ancient philosophers quoted by
Mr. Philip." (Ath.)
The series to which this excellent book be-
longs is intended, no doubt, for boys and girls,
but it deserves a better fate than banishment
to the junior library, though its somewhat
gaudy binding makes it seem out of place on
grown-up shelves."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 4?8. O. 23, 300w.
Nation. 89: SrS. D. 16, '09. 50w.
"Altogether Dr. Philips goes over most of
the more striking discoveries of chemistry in
a way to tempt the lay reader and intelligent
lads to further studv of the science."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 764. D. 4, '09. 250w.
"The author seems to feel that to make his
book interesting to the general reader he must
occasionally try to be flippant and sprightly by
usmg slangy colloquialisms. He has an interest-
ing story to tell and he tells it in a vivid, in-
teresting way. The book is so good that it
is a pity it should be marred by these blem-
ishes, and if the author would cut them out
in his next edition his book and its readers
would be gainers." E: Renouf.
H Science, n.s. 30: 886. D. 17, '09. 200w.
Phillips, David Graham. Fashionable ad-
ventures of Joshua Craig: a novel.
t$i.50. Appleton. 9-2260.
An interesting portrayal of the bull-in-a-
china-shop methods of a young westerner, un-
couth and unconventional, who roars thru his
paces in Washington social and political life.
Abrupt, determined, noisy, invincible, by sheer
force of physical strength and will he wins the
office he wants and the woman too — a dainty
aristocrat to whom his coarseness is nauseat-
ingly revolting.
"If Mr. Phillips's aim was to present a new
and particularly objectionable type of all-round
cad, the book must be regarded as an unquali-
fied success. If he intended offering a half
apology for his cad; if he wished to reconcile
the reader to the marriage of Craig and Mar-
garet Severence, or had himself the slightest
belief in a possible happy result of that mar-
riage, he has just as certainly failed." Firmin
Dredd.
— Bookm. 29: 95. Mr. '09. 410w.
"The straining for sensational effect and the
determination of the author to be startling at
any cost are so obvious that the total result is
repellent, and this quite apart from the com-
monness of the style and the unredeemed Vul-
garity of the treatment. Considering the story
as an extravaganza, it is rather good fun to
follow the progress of the forceful Josh." W:
M. Payne.
1- Dial. 46: 264. Ap. 16, '09. 250w.
"It is a pretty problem, and if Mr. Phillips
had put it less crudely and splashily, his audi-
ence would, no doubt, be more likely to dismiss
it as a very old one."
H Nation. 88: 225. Mr. 4, '09. 620w.
"The author's view of American society in
this book is unrelenting. There is little relief
of sentiment and good humor. There is more
of verisimilitude in a single chapter of Leon-
ard Merrick or Locke than in his whole book."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 59. Ja. 30, '09. 780w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 378. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
"The book has its faults, but dullness is not
one of them."
H Outlook. 91: 533. Mr. 6, '09. 220w.
"The story is more vigorous than entertain-
ing."
— R. of Rs. 39: 762. Je. '09. 70w.
Phillips, David Graham. Hungry heart : a
'■> novel. t$i-5o. Appleton. 9-22750.
A story of married life in which the neglect-
ed wife of a chemist is beguiled into thinking
that the love of a young Philadelphian can
stanch her domestic grief. The husband dis-
covers the true state of affairs, magnanimously
frees her only to learn that her amour has wed
another woman. The curtain rings down upon
forgiveness and reconciliation.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Phillips, who can write
verbosely and expound a thesis with a good
deal of vehemence, cannot shape consistent
characters, and cannot avoid the pitfalls of
vulgarity and sensationalism. He keeps our
sympathies constantlv shifting." W: M. Pavne.
— Dial. 47: 386. N. 16, '09. 270w.
"If he had not worked at his solution with
what may be almost praised as a courageous
disregard for decency and virtue, the book
might be called a moral masterpiece in fiction."
— h Ind. 67: 758. S. 30, '09. ISOOw.
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Phillips, David Graham — Continued.
"It is a book one would hardly care to read
aloud in the family circle. The novel is not
convincing and the cynical tendency it exhibits
in railing at human nature and existing con-
ditions is not uplifting."
— Lit. D. 39: 444. S. 18, '09. 300w.
" 'The hungry heart' is a vigorous tract."
h Nation. 89: 196. Ag. 26, '09. 650w.
"It is not the theme which is in itself repel-
lent; it is the lack of artistic balance, the in-
sistence on details which have no value, moral
or artistic, to the working out of the story, and
that fixed idea which is becoming an unpleas-
antly prominent feature in Mr. Phillips's work
which render the book unattractive. He is mis-
taken in his method of presenting his ideas,
which are often well* worth while."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 511. Ag. 28, '09. 570w.
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.
N. Y. Times. 14:«33. O. 23, '09. 130w.
Phillips, Henry Wallace. Mascot of Sw^eet
Briar Gulch. t$i-50. Bobbs. 8-30248.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Well told and pleasingly illustrated. Too
expensive for its length."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 26. Ja. '09.
"He has introduced at times profanity, rough
sayings and descriptive phrases that he who
would depict the characters described with
photographic accuracy must employ otherwise
the book is very charming. it is a sweet tale
of human service and love that faileth not."
-j Arena. 40: 482. N. '08. 250w.
"The story develops with a good deal of ex-
citement and some humor, and comes to a satis-
factory conclusion."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 3. Ja. 2, '09. 120w.
Phillpotts, Eden. .The haven. t$i-50. Lane.
12 9-27991-
"Mr. Phillpotts has set his newest story in
the fishing harbour of Brixham, within the
l)lue arc of Torbay. . . . John Major, the own-
er of the Jack and Lydia, 'a fine dandy-rigged
trawler,' is a character admirably conceived
and executed, worthy to be placed beside the
portraits of the 'Three brothers.' . . . The
chief theme of the book is the revolt of John
Major's son against following the sea, and his
ultimate surrender. We leave him, his father,
and his son sailing for the fishing grounds in
company on the Jack and Lydia. One of the
most interesting features in the story is the
vivid account of trawling on the 'Scruff.' Un-
der Mr. Phillpotts's cunning hands this descrip-
tion becomes more interesting than many a
narrative of action." — Ath.
"Mr. Phillpotts knows his seafarers as in-
timately as he does the moormen and farmers
of Devon, and he is able to interest us from
the outset in the lives and fortunes of the
Majors and their connexions and friends and
acquaintances."
-f Ath. 1909, 2: 521. O. 30. 250w.
" 'The haven' suffers from a diffusion of
interest^a shifting of emphasis, which, some-
how, leaves the reader cold, yet with the con-
sciousness that a drama of unusual pathos has
been opened out to him. In description, Mr.
Phillpotts is a consummate artist; he paints
the sea in its myriad phases, and pictures the
fisherman's life of simple heroism with grace
and power. But there is no 'grip' to the book;
it ends without seeming to be finished."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 740. N. 27, '09. 450w.
"It covers an entire generation, and In its
quiet and unhurried, undirected presentation
of progressive existence its hold on the reader
will be found. That hold is unexacting, there is,
most commendably, no effort made to heighten
it, and it depends throughout on a sheer sim-
plicity and directness which never attains the
highest narrative quality, and even when it
moves us most is plainly but a paraphrase, and
often a somewhat distant one, of actuality."
-I- Sat. R. 108: 668. N. 27, '09. 620w.
"There is a crowd, but not too large, of
vividly drawn characters, and the effect of
the whole is distinctly impressive."
+ Spec. 103: 851. N. 20, '09. 30w.
Phillpotts, Eden. Three brothers.
Macmillan.
$1.50.
9-2043.
Once more a Dartmoor setting, once more the
intimate handling of the life Incidents that fill
up the gaps between the great joys and sor-
rows of life. Three brothers, Vivian, Hum-
phrey and Nathan Baskerville, well on in years,
are neighbors on the moor, yet strangely sep-
arated in ideals and temperament. Vivian,
generous, and self-opinionated, embodies the
spirit of hard work; Nathan, volatile and swift-
minded practices trickery without discovery;
Humphrey, the greatest soul among them, per-
sonifies doubt. Humphrey's development is the
great work of the author. Sorrow and dis-
aster serve to teach him the way of peace. He
learns that "to see a poor soul happy is better
far than to see 'em gratified." The children of
the brothers, their love-making and love-trag-
edies, the village folk, their philosophy and gos-
sip, and the vicar and the parish clerk are all
portrayed with photographic definition.
"Strong, faithful study of peasant life in Dart-
moor. ','
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 92. MK '09. +
"It is a considerable feat, that this, his latest
novel of the district, should be in some wa>s
more interesting than any of its predecessors."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 460. Ap. 17. 200w.
"It is a kindly picture of life in its physical
aspects, and in certain ethical aspects as well,
done with a large stroke, by means of a gen-
erous brush which is not sparing of color."
+ Atlan. 103: 704. My. '09. 950w.
"While no greater than its immediate prede-
cessor, 'The three brothers,' is a worthy com-
panion to Mr. Phillpotts's best work. It is a
book one likes to linger over and think of after-
ward." G. I. Colbroh.
-I- Bookm. 29: 94. Mr. '09. 780w.
"In the treatment of a theme like this, Mr.
Phillpotts's sincere method is at its best."
-t- Nation. 88: 282. Mr. 18, '09. 350w.
"In it are new ideas, new aspects, and, in
fact, an indication of some change in the ap-
proach to the vital things of life. Unfortunate-
ly, there is also a loss of artistic power."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 103. F. 20, '09. 600w.
"The book is full of humorous epigrams from
the mouths of the Devon rustics."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 378. Je. 12, '09. 130w.
"The story opens with a sweet, wholesome
pastoral, compounded of youthful desire, filial
faith, and sound common sense. From this lev-
el there is never a descent, even at moments of
perplexity in the presence of sin, open or hid-
den."
-t- Outlook. 91:532. Mr. 6, '09. 730w.
"It is less sombre than most of its predeces-
sors. Its comedy episodes are better managed,
more worth while for their own sake; and it ac-
tually ha.s a happy ending for the persons in
whom we are chiefly interested." H. W. Boyn-
ton.
+ Putnam's. 6: 494. JI. '09. 300w.
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 762. Je. '09. 60w.
Pick, Bernhard. Apocryphal acts of Paul.
1- Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas. $1.25.
Open ct. 9-26819.
A compact work on the apocryphal legends
of the Apostles that is based largely on Lip-
sius' work of some 1800 pages. Altho originally
the apocryphal writings aimed to supply a pop-
ular kind of religious reading in the shape of
tracts set forth by the Gnostic propaganda,
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they have also succeeded in giving to modern
times valuable descriptions of second and third
century divine service in the houses.
"The work will give English readers an in-
teresting glimpse of popular Christianity in
the late second and early third centuries."
+ Bib. World. 34: 430. D. '09. 70w.
Pick, Bernhard, comp. Hymns and poetry
of the Eastern church; collected and
chronologically arranged by Bernhard
Pick. *$i. Meth. bk. 8-6991.
"This collection does not profess to be more
than a compilation from sources 'accessible in
the English language' of five early and eight
later anonymous compositions and eighty-seven
others, the authors of which are known or which
are attributed to some known author of the early
Greek or Syrian church." (Am. J. Theol.) "Af-
ter a brief biographical sketcli of each author,
such as one might gather from Julian or Schaff,
a translation, in some cases several versions, of
the better-known poems is supplied. The ren-
derings are from various writers, those of John
Mason Neale being of course of greatest merit.
The arrangement is chronological." (Nation.)
-I Am. J. Theol. 13: 152. Ja. '09. 170w.
"Mr. Pick has done good service in making
this compilation; and, in his notes and Introduc-
tions, he has given due credit to other students
of Eastern hymnology."
+ Ind. 66; 70.5. Ap. 1, '09. 450w.
"The volume furnishes convenient information
concerning the hymns of Greek origin commonly
found in hvmn books and religious writings."
-I- Nation. 86: 466. My. 21, '08. 130w.
Pickett, William Passmore. Negro problem:
■^ Abraham Lincoln's solution. **$2.50.
Putnam. 9-15773-
"Rather more than half [of this book] is
taken up with a preliminary survey of the
condition of the negro in the United States.
. . . For most of the numerous 'solutions' thus
far proposed, including that of industrial ed-
ucation, Mr. Pickett has but little respect,
since, to his thinking, their main premises are
erroneous. The remedy which he extracts
from Lincoln's writings, and to the exposition
and defence of which he consecrates more than
two hundred and fifty solid pages, is coloniza-
tion, preferably in South or Central America,
San Domingo, or Africa, at the expense and
under the protection of the United States." —
Nation.
"The author's tone is balanced, his attitude
very fair. His statements are generally ac-
curate, though lack of personal observation
leads him into some errors of judgment." Carl
Kelsey.
-I Ann. Am. Acad. 34:625. N. '09. 360w.
"That Mr. Pickett is an earnest, dispassion-
ate student of the problem and that he makes
an effective plea for his case is sufficiently
clear. If his argument falls short of being con-
vincing, the fault lies mainly in the character
of the chief proposition advanced." U. G.
Weatherlv.
-I Econ. Bull. 2; 391. D. '09. 630w.
"When a writer has thoroughly convinced
himself, that the deportation of some ten mil-
lions of persons, at a cost to the nation of sev-
eral hundred millions of dollars ... is within
the bounds of practicability, argument 'contra'
is obviously useless."
— Nation. 88; 604. Je. 17, '09. 300w.
"Mr. Pickett would have us think that the
grand scheme he presents for ridding the coun-
try of its radical troubles is fully in accord with
the views Lincoln entertained and frequently ex-
pressed in his addresses and conversation, but
with all possible consideration for Mr. Pickett,
we are quite unable to come to his way of
thinking."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 365. Je. 12, '09. 770w.
Spec. 103; 611. O. 16, '09. 310w.
Picton, James Allanson. Man and the Bible:
J" a review^ of the place of the Bible
ih human history. **$2. Holt.
"Concerned not with the questions of the va-
rious versions and manuscripts about which
so many books have been written, but with the
far more interesting question of the attitude to-
ward the Scriptures that has characterized the
successive ages of the church's history." — Bib.
World.
"The author, while indulging in a consider-
able amount of desultory talk, is very de-
termined in his attack on the Bible as 'the
revealed word of God.' It is impossible to fol-
low Mr. Picton in all his arguments or asser-
tions, but that he is not free from prejudice
may be seen from his treatment of St. Francis."
— Ath. 1909, 2: 293. S. 11. 680w.
"An admirable book."
+ Bib. World. 34: 142. Ag. '09. 50w.
"His point of view is frankly and severely
critical. In his discussion he has in mind the
bearing of all modern science upon the sub-
ject. Before the age of printing the influence
of the Bible was so indirect and so slight that
'a superficial observer might have regarded it
as negligible.' In this part of his work the
author is sketchj', considers his real subject in-
directly, discusses some irrelevant material,
and is unsatisfactory. The book in this re-
spect is disappointing. It is impossible to get
froin it any clear understanding of the concep-
tion of the Bible which prevailed through the
centuries." J. W. Bailey.
-i Bib. World. 34; 357. N. '09. SOOw.
Pier, Arthur Stanwood. New boy. t$i-50.
Houghton. 8-23550.
Another story of St. Timothy's school in which
the author "adheres with almost mathematical
precision to all the ethical requirements, to the
athletic demands, to the conventional bully and
self-sacrificing hero, of a hundred stories of
like character." (Ind.)
"Not quite equal to 'Harding of St. Tim-
othy's.' "
H A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 311. D. '08. +
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28; 386. D. '08. 60w.
"The tale is told sincerely, but with ever re-
current monotony." M. J. Moses.
H Ind. 65: 1476. D. 17, '08. lOOw.
Piercy, Rev. William Coleman, ed. Mur-
ray's illustrated Bible dictionary. *$5.
Button. 9-13277.
Many eminent scholars have contributed the
text for the volume which "is not only a dic-
tionary of persons, names, things, and customs
mentioned in the Bible each with copious ref-
erences to the Bible and cross-references to
other articles, but it contains also many articles
on spiritual things, on ideas and on doctrines."
(N. Y. Times.)
"The dictionary is profusely illustrated, a cir-
cumstance which is sure to add materially to
the interest with which the volume will be re-
ceived by many. One could wish that the bib-
liographies at the end of the articles were uni-
formlv satisfactory."
-j Ath. 1908, 2: 565. N. 7. 1900w.
"The chief purpose is to supply a volume con-
fessedly conservative in its theology, not simply
more conservative than Cheyne's, but also than
Hastings's. In this the editor has succeeded."
+ Ind. 66: 264. F. 4, '09. SOOw.
"The space allotted to important subjects is
altogether too meagre. The point of view is
decidedly conservative, and scant courtesy is
allowed to critical opinions now generally re-
ceived."
— Nation. 88: 223. Mr. 4, '09. 70w.
"Is so much wider in scope than its title sig-
nifies that it is a veritable treasure house of
knowledge, not only of Biblical matters in
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Piercy, William Coleman — Continued-
themselves, but of the manners, customs, and
history of all the eastern nations that in any
wise influenced or were connected with the
Hebrews."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 3. Ja. 2, '09. 240w.
"In matters of Biblical criticism a strong
aversion is often shown to the present con-
sensus of the majority of critical scholars. On
the other hand, there is a perceptible shifting
to modern views. Of sectarian bias no evidence
appears.'"
-\ Outlook. 91: 149. Ja. 23, '09. 200w.
"The critical articles . . . are of very un-
equal merit."
H Sat. R. 107: 374. Mr. 20, '09. 730w.
"This volume may be described as a manifesto
of the conservative party in the church. When
we have put the controverted matters aside,
there remains a vast mass of information which
lias been carefully brought together and lucidly
expressed."
H Spec. 101: 842. N. 21, '08. 400w.
Pigou, Arthur Cecil. Problem of theism,
and other essays. *$i. Macmillan.
9-6580.
Seven essays as follows: The general nature
of reality: The problem of theism; Free will;
The problem of good; The ethics of the gospels;
The ethics of 2s"ietzsche; The optimism of
Browning and Meredith.
"We fear 'the general reader' will not carry
much away in the form of positive conclusions,
even when he has derived full advantage from
the careful and always interesting style in
which the book is written."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 251. F. 27. 680w.
"At present not a few votaries of philosophy
are wending their way towards realism. Pro-
fessor Pigou's first essay is an interesting
illustration of this tendency. And to the present
writer it is gratifying to meet Professor Pigou
on the road to critical realism." A. Wolf.
-I Hibbert J. 7: 454. Ja. '09. 2150w.
"Disciples of the late Professor Henry Sidg-
wick will be pleased with this little volume.
FYofessor Pigou is one of them, and the same
careful analysis and critical judgment that dis-
tinguished Sidgwick is noticeable in his disci-
ple's work." D: Phillips.
+ Int. J. Ethics. 19: 510. Jl. '09. 800w.
"Mr. Pigou's essays are deeply interesting,
yet there is about them an element of dis-
appolnt:nent. He asks questions of vital mo-
ment; he begins to argue about them as though
he were working up to an optimistic conclusion;
he raises his reader's hopes. At last, however,
he comes to no conclusion at all, and the read-
er perceives that, after a long, delightful, and
at times strenuous excursion among the in-
tricacies of the subject, he and his author have
come back to where they began."
-I Spec. 102: 382. Mr. 6, '09. 380w.
Pike, Oliver G. Behind the veil in birdland.
" *ios. 6d. Religious tract society, Lon-
don.
A book for the nature lover that "consists of
some exceedingly good piiotographs and rather
slender letterpress." (Spec.) "The illustrations
are mounted on brown paper and show us
many of the denizens of wood and field in their
haunts, some familiar enough by name at all
events if not by sight, such as the fox and the
badger, the squirrel, the thrush and the kite,
while others as the Fulftiar petrel, Richard-
son's skua, the puffin, the white-tailed eagle,
and the chough, are year • by year becoming
fewer in number and more shy of man. (Int.
Studio.)
"Entertaining book."
+ Int. Studio. 37: 337. Je. '09. 150w.
'Mr. Pike in this rather pretentious volume
has given some very excellent photographs, but
the "Nature secrets revealed by pen and cam-
era' which he promises in his title-page are
conspicuous bv their absence." W. P. P.
f- Nature. 81: 67. Jl. 15. '09. 200w.
"It is a handsome but unwieldy volume."'
H Spec. 102: 861. My. 29, '09. lOOw.
Pirie, P. Kashmir: the land of streams and
solituaes. **$5. Lane. 9-8389.
A volume in which descriptions and pictures
combine to reveal the life and scenery of Kash-
mir.
"As might be expected, both the writing and
the drawing vary in excellence."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 768. D. 12. 250w.
-H Int. Studio. 36: 338. F. '09. 400w.
"Miss P. Pirie has contributed some grace-
fully written descriptions of the country and
some instructive observations upon the man-
ners and customs of the people."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 563. O. 10, 'OS. lOOw.
"The book is neither verv good nor very bad."
H Sat. R. 107: 49. Ja. 9, '09. 80w.
"A most fascinating book."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 157. Ja. 30, '09. ISOw.
Pirsson, Louis Valentine. Rocks and rock
minerals. *$2.50. Wiley. 8-19075.
A compact treatise on elertientary petrology
in which the subject is dealt with entirely from
a megascopic standpoint. Part 1, Introduction
and general considerations; Part 2, Rock min-
erals; Part 3, The rocks.
"The letterpress is rather trivial, though
a few interesting items may be here and there
gleaned."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 649. My. 29. 250w.
"Concise, practical treatise."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 294. D. '08.
"The book is, of course, not adapted to the
needs of the geologist and petrographer, but
to those of engineering and general students
whose knowledge of the subject need not be
profound. His discussions of the difficult sub-
jects of metamorphism. differentiation, etc., are
remarkably well adapted in their simplicity and
clearness to the place they occupy. As is to
be expected, they reflect chiefly the views of the
German school of petrographers." A. N. W.
H J. Geol. 17: 93. Ja. '09. 700w.
"Is the most advanced of the manuals of
petrology without the microscope, but it may
be recommended even to students who can
use that intsrument. owing to its clear state-
ment of the principles of petrogenesis and of
the mode of occurrence of the sedimentary and
igneous rocks."
+ Nature. 81: 242. Ag. 26, '09. 310w.
"The arrangement of the material in the vari-
ous chapters is admirable throughout, while
discussions, descriptions and statements in gen-
eral are accurate, clear, concise, yet sufficiently
complete, and are written in a style which is
attractive and easy to read." C: H. Warren.
-I- Science, n.s. 28: 374. S. 18, '08. 960w.
Pisan, Christine de. Book of the Duke of
true lovers; introd. by Alice Kemp-
Welch. (New medieval lib.) *$2. Duf-
field. 9-14149.
Supposedly the love story of Jean, Due de
Bourbon, and Marie, Duchess de Berry, which
tells us that the ducal lover, harassed by mis-
chief-makers, and unable to bear the pain of
separation in his own country which her posi-
tion and his own gallantry alike demanded, de-
parts with the army for an expedition in Spain.
4- Ath. 1908, 1: 601. My. 16. 220w.
-f- Lit. D. 37: 902. D. 12, '08. 60w.
+ Nation. 88: 359. Ap. 8, '09. 370w.
"A very useful introduction is contributed by
the translator."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 538. O. 3, '08. 70w.
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Plehn, Carl Copping. Introduction to pub-
II lie finance. 3d ed. *$i.75- Macmillan.
9-26310.
A third edition, completely revised and en-
larged, in which the statistics and other illus-
trative data have been brought down to date,
and discussions have been introduced of some
of the more important of the fiscal questions
which have come into prominence since the
first edition was published.
Plunket, Emmeline M. Judgment of Paris
** and some other legends astronomically
considered. *7s. od. Murray, John, London.
A work in which Miss Plunket offers a scien-
tittc origin for a large number of ancient Greek
mvths. "It is in effect an attempt to explain
the chief divinities and heroes associated with
the Trojan war as personifications not so much
of the sun and its more obvious phenomena
but of more recondite astronomical events, and
in particular to connect them with certain pe-
culiarities of the system of time measurement
employed in the early civilisations of Western
Asia." (Sat. R.)
"Xo classical or astronomical scholar can fail
to find the volume interesting."
-I- Ath. ISOy, 1: 589. My. 15. 700w.
"The author makes suggestions which will
compel the most sceptical critic to read her
work with attention and respect, even though
he may differ "toto caelo' from its main con-
tentions." H. R. Hall.
H Nature. 79: 335. Ja. 21, '09. 630w.
"Even if we grant the fundamental theory
we still find the subsequent speculations wholly
unconvincing."
— Sat. R. 108: 112. Jl. 24, '09. 900w.
Spec. 101:1003. D. 12, 'OS. 180w.
Podmore, Frank. Mesmerism and Christian
y science. **$i.50. Jacobs. W9-28g.
A work for the psychologist, student of psy-
chical research and student of religious phe-
nomena, that traces the various phases of heal-
ing from Mesmer, who looked upon the art as
wholly material, to Mrs. Eddy who teaches its
spiritual basis and connects it with religion.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 124. D. '09.
"Displaying a wide knowledge of his subject,
the author has stated his conclusions impar-
tially a!Kl convincingly, and any one who de-
sires a clear bird's-eye view of this disputed
(juestioii can not do better than consult the
I'Ook under review."
+ Lit. D. 39: 967. N. 27, '09. 280w.
Outlook. 93: 645. N. 20, '09. 70w.
"It is not the least merit of Mr. Podmore's
CNcellfnt book that he has pruned his material
into ]jerfectly manageable proportions. The
l)0',vpr of tilt' mind over the body and the real-
ity of what is called 'sugge.stion' are very im-
portant matters. We cannot name any work
which is more likely to set the public right
than this book by Mr. Podmore. He accepts
the minimum of what is likely to be true,
and in the circumstances that is an advan-
tage."
4- Spec. 103: 421. S. 18, '09. 1450w.
Poe, Edgar Allan. Complete poems; with
a critical study by Charles F. Richard-
son, lea. $3. Putnam.
A complete edition of Poe consnicuous for its
critical editorial material, illustrations, and
t.vpographical excellencies.
"The simple, sensuous, mystical, yet pictur-
esque, quality of Foe's verse, its elegant aloof-
ness, contrasted with its human thrill, are all
suggested in the photogravures."
+ Dial. 45: 411. D. 1, '08. lOOw.
"We cannot agree with Professor Richardson
when he maintains that 'Poe is the American
world author.' "
H Spec. 101: 745. N. 7, '08. lOOw.
Poe, Edgar Allan. Last letters of Edgar
Allan Poe to Sarah Helen Whitman;
ed. by James A. Harrison. In Com-
memoration of the hundredth annivers-
ary of Poe's birth, January 19, 1909;
pub under the auspices of the Univer-
sity of Virginia. **$2.50. Putnam.
9-4554-
"It is to be regretted that these letters are
so fragmentary, but enough remains to show
that a very real attachment certainly existed
between Poe and Mrs. Whitman, altho it never
culminated in marriage. . . . As to the literary
character of this correspondence, it represents
the outpourings of a poet. Wildly extravagant
expressions of endearment are mingled with
gloomy forebodings and morbid self-distrust."
(Lit. D.) The volume also contains reprints of
the request for the banns of marriage between
Poe and IVIrs. Whitman and a contract made in
view of the inarriage transferring certain bank
stocks.
"It is difficult to share Professor Harrison's
enthusiasm for these letters." \\ . B. Blake.
■j Dial. 47: 119. S. 1, '09. 370w.
"It is a characteristic memorial and as such
forms an appropriate contribution to the lit-
erature of the Poe centenary."
+ Lit. D. 38: 562. Ap. 3, '09. 300w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 132. Mr. 6, '09. lOOw.
Poe, Edgar Allan. Tales; centenary ed.
*$2.5o. Duffield. 8-31689.
Includes the following seven of Poe's most
weird tales: The fall of the house of Usher; The
masque of the red death; The pit and the pen-
dulum: The black cat; The facts in the case of
M. Valdemar; The gold-bug; and The murders
in the Rue Morgue. A particularly suggestive
illustration in color has been prepared for each
story by E. L. Blumenschein.
+ Dial. 45: 465. D. 16, '08. 130w.
"The spirit of the tales as written by Poe has
been caught by the artist, who accents the
grewsome and the weird." W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1463. D. 17, '08. 40w.
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 747. D. 5, '08. 230w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 750. D. 5, '08. lOOw.
"The volume is extremely attractive."
+ Outlook. 91: 108. Ja. 16, '09. 130w.
Poincare, Lucien. Electricity, present and
'•> future ; Ir. by Jasper Kemmis. *7s. 6d.
Sisley's, London. 9-31014.
"The first part of the book is occupied with
theoretical matters, the main outlines of the
theorv of magnetism and of induction being
clearlv expounded. Then follow two chapters on
generating machines and motors, a fairly long
chapter on the transmission of energj-, and final-
ly two short chapters on electro-chemistry and
electric lighting." — Nature.
"On the theoretical side of all these matters
M Poincare, of course speaks with authority,
and his explanation of the subjects of which he
treats is both clear and good. Yet it Seems to
us that the book fails somewhat in not being
sufficiently detailed for the technician, while for
the general reader, who merely wishes to pick
up an acquaintance with sucli matters at an
easy cost, it is too technical."
^ . Ath. 1909. 2: 158. Ag. 7. 190w.
"We think the whole book, excellent though
it is in many respects, would be greatly im-
proved bv simplification and a frank abandon-
ment of the philosophic aims which have helped
to inspire it. and which have given rise, we
think, to such defects as it possesses. Never
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Poincare, Lucien — Continued-
was an index more curiously compiled since
someone wrote, 'Mill, on liberty: do., on the
Floss' in a book catalogue." Maurice Solomon.
_|. _ Nature. 79: 482. F. 25, '09. 800w.
"M. Poincaire's omniscience, however, breaks
down sadly in several scientific points, where
there are bad mistakes as to facts. But these
blunders are as nothing to the wild freaks of
the translator who has muddled and mangled M.
Poincarfe's text."
— Sat. R. 106: 796. D. 26, '08. 920w.
Pollard, A. F,, ed. British empire, past,
8 present and future. *5s. League of the em-
pire, London.
In the interests of imperial unity Mr. Pollard
offers this informing exposition of the facts
about the past, present and future of Great
Britain. "Mr. Pollard's book is mainly history,
though he devotes a good many pages to the
needs of the future." (Sat. R.)
"This volume, which claims to have a primar-
ily educational purpose, seems to be very thor-
oughly done, and the spirit maintained through-
out is calm and fair."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 125. Jl. '09. 140w.
"An admiraljle guide for schools and popular
purposes."
+ Sat. R. 108: 22. Jl. 3, '09. lOOw.
Poole, Cecil Percy. Gas engine. *$i. Hill
« pub. CO. 9-8824.
Not a complete treatise on the gas engine,
but a text that presents "the principles gov-
erning the salient features of gas-engine con-
struction and operation in as simple a manner
as possible." "The subjects dedlt with are the
methods of operation of four-cycle and two-cy-
cle engines, empirical calculations of pressures
and temperatures, water jacketing, valves and
valve gears, ignition, carburetters and vapor-
izers, governing, care and management of en-
gines, and finally some power and efficiency
calculations." (Engin. N.)
"Jones' 'Gas engine' is preferable for the
student, being more complete, but this text
may be sufficient in libraries where the de-
mand is for rudimentary information."
+ — A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 21. S. '09.
"Apart from this table mania the book is
practical, useful and concise. In many places it
is too concise, and in no place is it in anyway
comprehensive. On the whole the book can be
recommended to those who, having some knowl-
edge of the steam engine, desire to know how
the ordinary gas engine works." L. S. Marks.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 59: My. 13, '09. 460w.
"The impression of the book as a whole is
that the author has tried to cover too much
ground in 100 pages. The book seems rather
unbalanced."
h Engin. Rec. 59: 588. My. 1, '09. 320w.
Porritt, Edward. Sixty years of protection
" in Canada. 1846-1907. *$i.SO. Macmil-
lan. 8-10472.
A polemical presentation of the thesis that
"protection to home industries is today more
firmly entrenched in Canada than in any
other country in the Anglo-Saxon world."
"Not merely a full and vigorous statement of
liis position, but it contains a great mass of
well arranged and well digested statements of
fact. Mr. Porritt's sketch of the rise of the
national policy is extremely interesting and
valuable. He has followed it through the avail-
able sources with great industry." James Ma-
yor.
-j- Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 333. Je. '09. 1500w.
"We cannot doubt Mr. Porritt's sincerity.
"We can only extend to him our sympathy in
his strange hallucination."
— Sat. R. 105: 668. My. 23, '08. 200w.
"Mr. Porritt tells the most instructive, if
scarcely edifying, story. We cannot follow
its course, but we commend it to the atten-
tion of our readers."
-I- Spec. 100: 192. F. 1, '08. 220w.
Porter, Gene Stratton (Mrs. Charles Dar-
12 win Porter). Birds of the Bible. *$2.
West Meth. bk. 9-29323.
An unusual bird book in which the author in
two chapters on "The time" and "The place,"
respectively, furnishes a historical and geo-
graphical setting for her study of what "Mos-
es recorded in history, what Solomon said in
his wisdom, what David sang in ecstasy and
what Job cried out in his agony." Her chap-
ters are, beginning with the third: The birds
of the poets; The birds of "Abomination"; The
dove; The eagle; The sparrow; The ostrich; The
cock and hen; The hawk; The quail and par-
tridge; The bittern; The swallow; The peacock;
The stork; The raven; The pelican; The pigeon;
The crane; The owls. Heavy plate paper, nu-
merous fine illustrations and an imitation of
wood binding contribute to the attractiveness 01
the volume.
Porter, Gene Stratton (Mrs. Charles Darwin
8 Porter). Girl of the Limberlost. t$i-50.
Doubleday. 9-35787-
A successor to "Freckles" that cannot be rec-
ommended too highly. It traces the struggle
of a young girl for an education against the odds
put up by a grim, sour mother.. The Limberlost
swamp in which the girl fearlessly hunts rare
moths, thru the sale of which to earn her way
thru high school, enters into the woof and
fiber of the story. It seems symbolic of the mire
and loneliness, of the cocoon state from which
by heroic endeavor she emerges a wonderful
creature of spiritual lights and colors. The re-
generation and rejuvenation of the mother and
a charming romance leave nothing of story
unity to be desired.
"Recommended for older girls."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 57. O. '09. 4*
"It is a good story for young girls'."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 501. Ag. 21, '09. 130w.
Porter, Sarah Harvey. Life and times of
Anne Royall. *$i.50. Torch press.
8-37342.
A review of the life and times of a pioneer
woman journalist. Widowed at forty-three she
found herself deprived of her husband's prop-
erty and, thrown upon her own resources, turn-
ed to writing as a means of livelihood. "Mrs.
Royall was known throughout the country for
about forty years, during which she figured as
traveler, author, editor, and agitator, and if
we were to accept what we regard as the un-
just estimate put upon her by some of her con-
temporaries we should add that she also figured
as a beggar, blackmailer, and common scold.
She lived from 1769 to 1854, and was a worker
almost to the end of her life; it was only four
months prior to her death that she issued in
Washington the final number of her paper
known as 'The huntress.' " (N. Y. Times.)
"Miss Porter has followed Mrs. Royall's er-
ratic course with commendable thoroughness.
She has taken a fair view of Mrs. Royall's char-
acteristics, but she has exaggerated her im-
portance." G. H.
_| Am. Hist. R. 14: 622. Ap. '09. 450w.
"A sympathetic and, from the nature of the
subject, often amusing biography of an exceed-
ingly quaint, racy and vigorous personality."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 82. N. '09.
+ Ind. 66: 869. Ap. 22, '09. 170w.
"The thorough and scholarly way in which
the author has handled the mass of material
at her command is distinctly worthy of notice.'
-I- Lit. D. 38: 766. My. 1, '09. 470w.
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"Excellent story of her life."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 179. Mr. 27, '09. 960w.
"Miss Porter has proved herself an able and
sympath€/tic biographer of this delightfully hu-
man and interesting woman."
+ No. Am. 190: 561. O. '09. 300w.
"Miss Porter's work is valuable as a con-
tribution to historical detail, and it is written
with a vivacity and conviction that would have
won the approval of Mrs. Royall herself."
+ Outlook. 91: 863. Ap. 17, '09. 340w.
Spec. 102: 620. Ap. 17, '09. 170w.
Post, Emily (Mrs. Edwyn Main Post). Ti-
" tie market. t$i.50. Dodd. 9-25632.
A story that "shows, in a way that holds the
interest, certain aspects of international mar-
riages which, if n.ot actually new, afford, at
least, some unfamiliar variation of a familiar
theme; it takes us to Italy, and gives us nu-
merous pleasant pictures of the sunshine and
laughter and the glamour of Rome; and it has,
besides, an ingenious plot in which an un-
scrupulous nobleman intrigues to gain the hand
of an American heiress, and incidentally breaks
the laws of Italy by smuggling out of the coun-
try a priceless Madonna of Raphael to the
end that an enemy who stands between him
and the girl he wants may be charged with
the crime and imprisoned." — Bookm.
"Like Mrs. Burnett's 'The shuttle,' the story
is somewhat melodramatic, but as an exposition
of the philosophy of international marriages
shows both sides of the shield much more fair-
ly."
+ A. L. A. Bkl, 6: 92. N. '09.
"The author seems desirous of saving time,
economising space; she eliminates description
and detail over and over at times when detail
and description would add substantially to
the story's strength and interest. Neverthe-
less, 'The title market' is one of the books
of the current month that can be recommended
with the pleasant assurance that people will
come back to you afterward and tell you how
much they liked it." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 30: 67. S. '09. 400w.
Reviewed bv A. Schade van Westrum.
-I- Bookm. 30: 341. D. '09. 240w.
"In spite of its happy moments, we close the
book with a general sense of one superfluous
volume the more."
— -I- Nation. 89:.461. N. 11, '09. 220w.
"The book is by no means of sustained ex-
cellence, and there i.s a curious flavor of the
amateur to it, considering Mrs. Post's more
than slight apprenticeship to the trade of writ-
ing, but it has good stuff in it. The book is an
advance on Mrs. Post's previous work, and also
a promise of better things to come."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 723. N. 20, '09. 360w.
"Emily Post treats an old theme flattering
to our national pride with some freshness. The
story flows smoothly until the American heir-
ess returns to her American lover, but the
closing scenes are rather too well arranged
to be convincing."
H Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6, '09. 50w.
Potter, Mary Knight. How Richard won
out. t75c. Wilde. 8-32394.
The story of how a lame boy, fatherless and
motherless, makes good in the eyes of two aunts
who discountenanced the father's marriage.
Potter, Mary Knight. Richard in camp. t7Sc.
^^ Wilde. 9-25971.
Richard and his cousin Rosamond spend part
of a summer vacation in the Adlrondacks. The
opening of school brings their happy out-door
life to pn end. Later, at the Christm&s holiday
time, Richard returns to the woods for a week
In a winter camp.
"A wholesome boys' book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 805. D. 18, '09. 20w.
Potter, Thomas. Concrete: its uses in build-
ing, from foundations to finish. 3d ed.
rev. and enl. *$3. Van Nostrand.
9-9634.
"To those concrete engineers, and there are
many in this country, who think that concrete
as a building material was not used extensively
until the last decade, this book should be com-
mended. Its first edition was published in 1877
and many of the processes and systems de-
scribed in the latest edition are retained from
that time. In addition the history of the use
of the material in ancient times and more par-
ticularly in England the middle of the last cen-
tury is very complete." — Engin. N.
"It should have considerable value for the
small builder of straight concrete work. There
is an attempt to enter somewhat into the mat-
ter of the theory of concrete mixing and de-
signing and a slight reference to reinforced
concrete, but this portion is quite evidently out
of the author's scope and of very little value."
H Engln. N. 61: sup. 4. Ja. 14, '09. 200w.
"Could all recent designers have been ac-
quainted with the history recorded in this book,
it is certain that fewer mistakes would have
marred our records of the last few years. De-
serves a place beside Sabine's 'Cement and
concrete.' "
-I- Engin. Rec. 59: 111. Ja. 23, '09. 550w.
"Mr. Potter's pages promise to be invaluable
not only to builders and architects, but to land-
owners, on whose estates so much work, from
cattle-troughs to cottages, can often be car-
ried out to advantage in concrete."
-1- Spec. 102: sup. 154. Ja. 30, '09. 620w.
Poulton, Edward Bagnall. Essays on evolu-
tion, 1889-1907. *$4. Oxford. 8-35865.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 83. Mr. '09.
"The present collection of essays will be of
interest alike to the general reader and to the
special student of evolutionary problems." F.
B. Sumner.
H J. Philos. 6: 185. Ap. 1, '09. 2540w.
"The essays form a powerful reinforcement of
what is properly and distinctively called the
Darwinian theory of evolution, and should tend
to reassure those weaker brethren who have
allowed themselves to be persuaded or terrified
into losing confidence in the work of the two
great founders of rational evolutionary doc-
trine." F. A. D.
4- Nature. 79: 302. Ja. 14, '09. 980w.
"Professor Poulton's book is one that may be
commended to the general reader as well as to
his colleagues. His exposition is lucid, and his
method truly philosophical, for everywhere he
tries to see the part in the light of the whole."
E. H. Hollands.
-f Philos. R. 18: 449. Jl. '09. 1500w.
"If any points may be selected for special
mention from a treatise whose general excel-
lence is so high, they are the evidence ad-
vanced tending to place the Mullerian theory
of common warning coloration on a firmer basis,
and the extension of its applicability to a great-
er number of cases at the expense of the Bates-
ian theory of mimicry." J. P. McM.
+ Science, n.s. 29: 109. Ja. 15, '09. 1300w.
Powell, Addison M. Echoes from the fron-
8 tier. **$!. Wessels. 9-1905S.
to
A slight volume of frontier verse dedicated
"those who hearken to the 'wild's calling.' "
Such themes inspire the verse as an
Alaska river, Alaska mountains, the sheep hunt-
er, the white silence, the California hills, the
mule train packer, etc.
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Powell, Addison Monroe. Trailing and
^-' camping in Alaska. *'"$2. Wessels.
9-3041 1.
A narrative tliat has grown out of a scout
and trail -maker's ten years spent in exploring,
liunting anO prospecting in Alaska. The author
"sees everything and sees well" in this north-
ern wonderland where latent possibilities are
nursed into l>eing by strong rnen with large
hopes, initiative and courage. It is an inform-
ing description of the country and of the life
of its pioneers.
Pov/ell, Lyman Pierson. Emmanuel move-
ment in a New England town: a sys-
tematic acconnt of experiments and re-
flections designed to determine the
]M-oper relationship between the minis-
ter and the doctor in the light of mod-
ern needs. **$i.25. Putnam. 9-35440.
A brief, popular statement of the scope, prin-
ciples and clinical experiments of the Emman-
uel movement as conducted by Mr. Powell in
Northampton, Mass.
Ileviowrd bv J. T.. Gillin.
Am. J. Soc. 15: 267. S. .'09. 220\v.
"IVfore easily understood by the average read-
er than Worcester's 'Religion and medicine'
and useful as a supplement, but in no way
supersedes it."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 108. Ap. '09.
Outlook. 1)3: 645. N. 20, '09. 90w.
"Throughout the book there is a notable ab-
sence of the exaggeration and straining for ef-
fect w'hich so often accompany the propaganda
of any new cult. Mr. Powell's conservatism
makes his conclusions the more convincing."
+ R. of Rs. 39:582. My. '09. 1050w
Spec. 103: sup. 493. O. 2, '09. 140w.
Powell, Lyman Pierson. Heavenly heretics.
1- **$i.25. Putnam. 9-29856.
Jonathan Edwards, .lolm Wesley, William K\-
lery Channing, Horace Bushnell and Phillips
lirooks are the "heavenly heretics" treated here.
I'he author calls in the testimony of contempo-
rary listeners, analyzes specific sermons, and
thru the gateway of analysis leads on to each
man's general philosophy of life and states the
salient facts and illustrative incidents that have
helped each to influence the religious life of
his contemporaries.
Pownall, Charles A. W. Thomas Pownall,
M. P., F. R. S., governor of Massa-
chusetts Bay, author of The letters of
Junius: with a supplement comparing
the colonies of Kings George III and
Edward VII. *$5. Henry Stevens, Son
& Stiles, London; for sale by W: Ab-
hott. 9-9266.
A sketch of the life and times of a man who
"played an important, but almost forgotten,
part in America during the seven years' war
and in the Parliamentary battles against Bute
and Grafton and North. ... To most readers
the heart of the work will be .n the two
chapters which elaborate an old argument to
piove that Pownall wrote the 'L,etters of
Junius.' " — Nation.
"There was room for a brief biography of
Governor Pownall. But it is to be feared that
Mr. Charles Pownall has to a large extent de-
feated his own end by developing the career
of liis kinsman to the prodigious length of some
460 pnges. Mr. Charles Pownall boldly describes
his kinsman as 'author of "The letters of Jun-
ius," ' his theory being that Francis wrote them
at Pownall's dictation. The theory seems to
us to break down absolutely in the important
matter of style."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 283. Mr. 6. lOOOw.
"It is unfortunate that the author shows lit-
tle skill in the art of narration, and allows him-
self to wander oft into long disquisitions on
colonial history and allied topics, which detract
seriously from the value of his book."
H Dial. 46: 331. My. 16, '09. 250w.
"Mr. Pownall has written the life of an in-
teresting and important figure, and has given
a new impetus to an old controversy." W. L.
Grant.
-h Eng. Hist. R. 24: 375. Ap. *09. 1300w.
"It must be added that Mr. Pownall shows
no special skill in the art of narration, and that
he swells his book to an uncomfortable size by
entirelj' unnecessary excursions into American
history."
h Nation. 88: 306. Mr. 25, '09. 2450W.
Pratt, Edwin A. Railways and nationaliza-
tion. 2s. 6d. King, P. S., & son, London.
"Mr. Pratt writes in support of the thesis
tliat nationalization of railways, under any of
its forms, 'is unnecessary, undesirable and im-
practicable as regards any applications thereof
to the United Kingdom,' whatever defense of
the principle may be urged in other countries
with other economic and political conditions.
This said, enough said. The topics treated are
inevitable: state railway finance; state vs.
private management; effects upon politics and
upon labor; probable terms of acquisition;
comparison of English and continental rates,
services, and conditions of traffic; what Eng-
lish railways have done; their present situa-
tion; how other countries have been led to
adopt state ownership — all treated from the
point of view that out of the nationalization
Nazareth nothing good can come; at least not
for England." — J. Pol. Econ.
"The main interest of the book for Ameri-
cans lies in its lucid exposition of British traf-
fic conditions and grievances, and the proposed
remedies for the latter." V: S. Clark.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 40. Ap. '09. 240w.
"As a piece of economic journalism, dealing
with a eui-rent problem and intended to influ-
ence the popular mind, the book has merit. It
is timelv; it furnishes recent data."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 237. Ap. '09. 180w.
"He has done for this subject what Prof.
Meyer did for the subject of municipal owner-
ship of public utilities. It is not a treatise, nor
a consideration of principles, but frankly is a
brief held for the opposition. This is both its
strength and weakness." E: A. Bradford.
H N. Y. Times. 13: 572. O. 17, '08. 1300w.
Pratt. James Bissett. What is pragmatism?
*$i.25. Macmillan. 9-S136-
Six lectures somewhat recast by the author
since delivering them at the Glenmore summer
school. They form a popular and informal pres-
entation of pragmatism (not presupposing any
prior knowledge on the subject) for those who
find themselves unable to accept the pragmatic
view. The chapters are: Meaning and method
in pragmatism. The ambiguity of truth, The
pragmatic view of the truth relation. Pragma-
tism and knowledge. Pragmatism and religion.
The "practical" point of view. Index.
"Among the anti-pragmatists Professor Pratt
is known as one of the clearest and cleverest
writers. On the whole the present volume sup-
ports and enhances this reputation. Professor
Pratt's style is delightfully free and easy, and
some readers, especially the pragmatic ones, may
find that this applies also to some of his crit-
icisms." A. W. Moore.
H Am. J. Theol, 13: 477. Jl. '09. 770w.
"Clear; forcible and mainly to the point. Not
as interesting as James' 'Pragmatism.' but
should be read by those wishing to 'hear the
other side.' "
-i A. L. A. Ski. 5: 108. Ap. '09.
Ann. Am. Acad. 34:610. N. '09. 170w.
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"The book contains a number of shrewd crit-
ical observations and its style is enjoyable."
+ Educ. R. 38: 202. S. '09. 60w.
"Mr. Pratt ably refutes all the arguments of
the pragmatists which he examines. What he
does not do, but which he might have done, is
to make us realize that they are practically the
same argument all the time." A. Schinz.
H Int. J. Ethics. 20: 117. O. '09. 1500w.
"Professor Pratt's book is a most welcome and
timely contribution to the discussion of pragma-
tism. It is an excellent summary of the current
arguments against pragmatism, written in a
very attractive style. On a few fundamental
questions. Professor Pratt's discussion seems to
me to fail in being convincing." H. T. WooUey
H J. Philos. 6: 300. My. 27, '09. 1650w.
ReviSwed by P. E. M.
Nation. 88: 456. My. 6, '09. 280w.
"This critique, lucid, keen, kindly, and ingra-
-tiating itself by its bright and genial style, de-
serves to be read as widely as the three or
four volumes by distinguished but discordant
pragmatists which thus far have exclusively
occupied whatever of public attention has been
attracted to their showy philosophy."
+ Outlook. 91: 818. Ap. 10, '09. 250w.
R. of Rs. 39: 512. Ap. '09. 80w.
Pratt, Lucy. Ezekiel. t$i. Doubleday.
8 9-14825.
A wondrous wise little negro boy is the chief
figure among the group of Hampton institute
children who work and play thru these pages.
His progress and setbacks on the road to wis-
dom are representative and intensely human.
His stories, wonderful to the ears of his com-
panions, reveal the negro's spirit of make-be-
lieve, his superstition and love of rhythm.
-j- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 28. S. '09. +
"A reserve and control, a withholding of
comment, letting the child in word and deed
betray his own imaginative, sensitive person-
ality, show great artistic skill, while the human
sympathy underlying the artistic appreciation
gives a large quality to the work."
+ Atlan. 104: 683. N. '09. 80w.
"Feminine sentiment can do no more for the
pickaninny than it has done in Lucy Pratt's
'Ezekiel.' "
-t- Nation. 89: 206. S. 2, '09. 210w.
"One may feel at times that she rather over-
emphasizes a didactic note in her effort to gain
sympathy for the negro race at large. The book
is thoroughly delightful and fresh, and the read-
er who does not welcome Ezekiel into the gal-
lery of children in literature must be hard heart-
ed, indeed."
■i N. Y. Times. 14: 420. Jl. 3, '09. 200w.
Prelini, Charles. Graphical determination of
earth slopes, retaining walls and dams.
*$2. Van Nostrand. 8-28615.
Consists mainly of graphical methods of solv-
ing problems concerning the slopes of earth
embankments, the lateral pressure of earth
against a wall, and the thickness of retaining
walls and dams. Graphical methods of Cul-
mann, Rebhann, Weyrauch, Blanc and others
have been used; the course of the discussion
IS similar to that followed by Professor Senesi
of Italy.
"The text should commend itself to the at-
tention of instructors."
+ Engln. D. 4: 665. D. '08. 200w.
"The proof reading has been hastily done, as
is evident by the discrepancies between cuts
and text and by the corrections required in
following the derivation of the formulas." C: L.
Crandall.
-I Engln. N. 60: sup. 693. D. 17, '08. 640w.
"The short chapter on dams is probably like-
ly to be of least use outside the classroom, while
that on earth slopes is well above the average
in general interest."
-I Engin. Rec. 58: 594. N. 21, '08. 130w.
"The book should prove especially useful to
civil engineering students during their final
college year." T. H. B.
-H Nature. 81: 393. S. 30, '09. 500w.
Preuss, Arthur, ed. Study in American
freemasonry. *$i.50. Herder. 8-29606.
A study based upon Pike's "Morals and dog-
ma of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite,"
Mackey's "Masonic ritualist," "The encyclo-
paedia of freemasonry," and other American
masonic and standard works. The author
"seeks to show that freemasonry is by no
means the harmless social and benevolent or-
ganization it appears to be, but rather an in-
sidious and dangerous enemy of true faith and
upright morals." (Nation.)
"A more liberal exercise of compression, prun-
ing, and elimination would have made the book
more compact and, therefore, more readable.
Dr. Preuss seems to weaken his case now and
again by unduly pressing some inference based
upon some passing remark from a masonic
source."
— Cath. World. 88: 108. O. '08. lOSOw.
"Mr. Preuss takes his antagonist somewhat
too seriously."
— Nation. 88: 63. Ja. 21, '09. 140w.
Preyer, David C. Art of the Netherland
galleries. (Art galleries of Europe ser.)
*$2. Page. 8-30912.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Is more than a mere guide to the collections
of paintings in Holland."
+ Int. Studio. 37: 254. My. '09. 80w.
Int. Studio. 39: sup. 23. N. '09. 50w.
"A mildly entertaining book by an author
with no charm of well-formed literary style,
with apparently no profound convictions, no
original philosophy of art and life, but with an
equipment of generally sound ideas as to the
relative standing of the Dutch painters, and with
an indubitable fund of information on various
aspects of his subject."
-I Nation. 87: 638. D. 24, '08. 370w.
"A part of the liveliness of tone is due to ths
author's marked predilections and readiness to
indulge his enthusiasms, thereby communicating
to the reader something of his own feeling."
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 577. O. 17, '08. llOOw.
Prichard, Harold Arthur. Kant's theory of
11 knowledge. *$2.is. Oxford. 9-24195.
"This book is an attempt to think out the
nature and tenability of Kant's Transcendental
Idealism, an attempt animated by the convic-
tion that even the elucidation of Kant's mean-
ing, apart from any criticism, is impossible
without a discussion on their own merits of
the main issues which he raises."
"Mr. Prichard's volume is more of a rarity
as a vigorous manifesto in favor of this new
realism than as an addition to that multi-
tude, which no librarian can number, of books
about Kant's philosophy. Yet, though Mr.
Prichard is evidently more interested in real-
ism than in Kant, his book, within the limits
chosen, has some singular merits, even as a
commentary on the 'Kritik'; and in certain
ways it should be more serviceable to students
of that obscure classic than any existing Eng-
lish writing."
+ Nation. 89: 213. S. 2, '09. 750w.
"Throughout the book the author's analysis
and his criticism seem to me almost always
correct, excellent, and helpful, yet, though some
of the chapters certainly should have been pub-
lished as articles. I cannot help asking, why
they all were published as a book? It is hardly
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Prichard, Harold Arthur — Continued-
a book for a student beginning Kant. Finally,
as an attack on idealism and as a defense of
realism, the book loses much of its force by
keeping so closely to the letter of Kant's cri-
tique instead of dealing with his main problems
apart from their artificial setting." W. T. Mar-
vin.
-\ Philos. R. 18: 653. N. '09. 2550w.
Priest, George Madison. Brief history of
1- German literature; based on Gotthold
Klee's "Grundziige der deutschen litc-
raturgeschichte." **$i.5o. Scribner.
9-28542.
A study of German literature from the eai
liest times down to the present day which is
essentially the embodiment of "an attempt to
reproduce Professor Klee's manual for the ben-
efit of English readers." At the same time the
author has aimed to prepare a book suite 1
to the needs of the English reader rather than
to offer a faithful translation of the German
work.
"A model of comprehensiveness for its size."
+ Ind. 67: 1137. N. 18, '09. lOOw.
Prince, Morton, ed. My life as a dissociated
s personality, by B. C. A.; with an in-
trod. by Morton Prince. *5oc. Badger,
R. G. 9-5248.
Contains (1) an account of the different phas-
es of multiple personality as they appeared to
the subject after restoration to health, and (2)
an account of co-conscious life written by the
same subject in one of her states of dissociated
personality.
Dial. 46: 333. My. 16, '09. 80w.
Prindle, Edwin Jay. Patents as a factor in
manufacturing. (Works management
lib.) $2. Eng. mag. 8-31843.
"The author of this volume disclaims any in-
tention of making the inventor or the manu-
facturer his own patent attorney. His book,
therefore, omits any consideration of the fine
legal technicalities of patent law, but instead
takes up the broader subjects with which every
manufacturer or engineer having to do with
patents ought to be reasonably familiar. . . .
Of the seven chapters of the book. Chap. 4,
relative to infringements, and Chap. 6, on the
patent relations of employer and employee, are
particularly worthy of commendation for their
usefulness to engineers." — Engin. N.
"Every chapter is of interest, and the book as
a whole can be most highly commended."
+ Engin. D. 5: 174. F. '09. 250w.
"We do not recall anywhere so systematic
and complete a presentation of patent law for
the layman in small compass as is here given.
The book as a whole is a meritorious and use-
ful one." C. G. Barth.
-t- Engin. N. 60: sup. 691. D. 17, '08. 120w.
"For the general reader the book is instruc-
tive and entertaining as well as authoritative.
For the young engineer it is much in a nutshell
and he should read it many times until its con-
tents are absorbed."
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 707. T>. 19, '08. 320w.
"Should be of value to the public which it
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 492. Ag. 14, '09. lOOw.
Prout, Ebenezer. Instrumentation. (Music
students' lib.) 75c. Ditson.
Prepared for students who wish to gain a
knowledge of the proper blending of orchestral
instruments, their compass and capabilities,
and everything connected with this branch of
musical art. "Instead of commencing with a
catalogue of all the Instruments used in the
modern orchestra ... it has been thought
better to begin with an orchestra of strings
alone, and to teach first how they are to be
used. The various wind instruments are then
added by degrees to the strings, until at length
the full orchestra is reached. The subjects
of balance of tone and contrast are then treated:
next the instrumentation of vocal music, and of
concertos, and other Instrumental solos; and
a few general principles conclude the volume."
(Preface.) Numerous e.\amples are given from
the works of the masters.
"Is particularly timely now."
-h Nation. 88: 72. Ja. 21, '09. 400w.
"The book is an excellent one to set on the
music-shelf for reference beside Krehbiel's 'How
to listen to music' "
-I- No. Am. 190: 266. Ag. '09. 160w.
Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice (Mrs. Roger At-
11 kinson Pryor). My day: reminiscences
of a long life. *$2.25. Macmillan.
9-28141.
Over seventy years are traversed in this
sketch that leans more to the personal aspects
of history than to autobicssraphy. From her
early days in Virginia to the exciting days
before and during the war, and on to a rebel's
struggle in starting life anew in the North
after the war had ended and had left him with
nothing but a ragged uniform, a sword, a wife
and seven children. The sketch fixes some of
the emotions and some of the vital experiences
that entered woof and fiber 'into the structure
of a past generation.
"One welcomes with enthusiasm so delightful,
graphic and interesting a record of days that
are past, and whose memory is well worth
preserving, as Mrs. Roger A. Pryor's 'My day:
reminiscences of a long life' proves to be."
-h Ind. 67: 1139. N. 18, '09. 210w.
"The only deficiency in a work which must be
widely read and much referred to is the absence
of an index."
H • Lit. D. 39: 1080. D. 11, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 657. O. 23, '09. 40w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 754. D. '09. 130w.
Pumpelly, Raphael, ed. Explorations in
Turkestan, expedition of 1904; prehis-
toric civilizations of Anau, origins,
growth, and influence of environment.
(Cnrnegie institution of Washington,
Publication no. 73.) $10. Carnegie inst.
9-2519-
The results of a study of prehistoric man
based upon the remains that can be found in
the central plateau of Asia. The volumes deal
chiefly with the exploration of two mounds
near the city of Anau, about half way between
the Caspian and the City of Merv.
"These volumes with their wealth of illustra-
tions are a wortliy counterpart to the magni-
ficent series of volumes on Susiana edited by
DeMorgan."
+ -I- Ind. 66: 424. F. 25, '09. 670w.
"These volumes are very interesting in many
ways. They are monumental contributions to
a subject of great importance in the history
of a section of mankind, and quite worthy of
the institution whose imprint they bear." C:
R. Gillett.
+ + N. Y. Times, 14: 194. Ap. 3, '09. 900w.
Punch, London. Poems from Punch; ed. by
Francis C. Burnand. 40c. Caldwell.
8-26006.
"This collection of Poems from 'Punch' has
been drawn almost entirely from verses pub-
lished in that periodical during the first twen-
ty-five years of its existence (1841-65), years
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which bridge the gulf between the latest work
of Hood and the earliest contributions of Sir
Francis Burnand himself." — Spec.
"As a whole the volume is scarcely exhila-
rating, and Sir Francis Burnand's introduction
might well have comprised matter more defi-
nite and of wider interest."
— Ath. 1908, 2: 816. D. 26. 200w.
+ Dial. 45: 464. D. 16, '08. 70w.
Reviewed bv W. G. Bowdoin.
Ind. 65: 1466. D. 17, "08. 30w.
"For the serious poems in 'Punch' little can
be said when thev are twenty or sixty years
old."
— Sat. R. 107: 144. Ja. 30, '09. 120w.
"The poems vary greatly both in quality and
in subject-matter."
H Spec. 102: 304. F. 20, '09. 780w.
Purvis, J. B. Through Uganda to Mount El-
s gon. $1.50. Am. Tract.
Conducts readers thru nearly the whole of the
East African Empire, and gives glimpses of
countries and peoples. It includes an informing
presentation of problems of race and color, civ-
il and military questions, and commercial and
missionary enterprises.
veying and chart-making, historical notes, and
explanation of the use of charts. "The book is
written in non-technical language to as great
an extent as is feasible. T)\e general reader will
find it clear and concise." (Science.)
"We have no hesitation in saying that his
book has permanent value. The later chap-
ters fxii-xvi) will be found most interesting by
the anthropologist."
+ Ath. 1909. 2: P?.. Jl. 24. 440w.
"Mr. Purvis went beyond the now almost
beaten track, and his book should be read by
all interested in mission work."
+ Sat. R. 108: 203. Ag. 14, '09. 160w.
"Mr. Purvis has much to say about various
matters in Uganda, principles and details of
administration, &c. We prefer to give no opin-
ion on these matters, but we certainly think
that what he says is worth considering."
-I- Spec. 103: 316. Ag. 28, '09. 500w.
Putnam, Bertha Haven. Enforcement of
^ the statutes of labourers, during the
first decade after the black death, 1349-
1359- (Columbia univ. studies in his-
torj-. economics and public law. v. 32.)
*$4.50. Longmans. 8-32654.
"Miss Putnam has endeavored to answer two
questions much disputed among students of
English economic and social history: first, were
the provisions of the statute of laborers legiti-
mate, and secondly, were they effective? . .
The essay rests upon a remarkably fine basis
of documentary material obtained after long
search in the Public record oflfice, London, and
here printed in part in an appendix of docu-
ments occupying 463 pages, or twice the num-
ber of the thesis itself." — Nation.
"The interest of the book is sustained by a
persuasive literary style and by a workmanship
which is admirable in several respects." J. F.
Baldwin.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 14: 799. Jl. '09. 620w.
"A very scholarly study of administration."
R. V. Phelan.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 27. Ap. '09. 1200w.
Ind. 66: 1298. Je. 10, '09. 280w.
"Quite apart from her main purpose of show-
ing the operation of the system set up to en-
force the statute of laborers she has ac-
complished an exceedingly useful result in call-
ing attention to sources misplaced or unknown
and of orienting the entire mass of material
necessary for a further investigation of the
subiect."
+ Nation. 87: 520. N. 26, '08. 450w.
Spec. 103: sup. 715. N. 6, '09. 120w.
Putnam. George Rockwell. Nautical charts.
$2. Wiley. 8-28865.
A series of lectures delivered at Columbia uni-
versity. Includes an account of nautical sur-
"Bears the characteristics of a semi-popular
work. But it is clear and instructive as far
as it goes, and the fact that it leaves the wish
that the author had taken time to go more into
detail may be due to his success in engaging the
reader's Interest. That the book deserved to
be written is further grounded in the fact that
there exists no general writing on nautical
charts."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 31. Mr. 18. '09. 200w.
"Unnecessary alike to the hydrographer and
the sailor, this little book may yet prove at-
tractive to the curious in maritime matters."
h Nation. 87: 659. D. 31, '08. 120w.
"A valuable addition to books dealing with
hydrographical surveying." H. C. Lockyer.
-I- Nature. 79: 365. Ja. 28, '09. lOOw.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 352. Je. 5, '09. 250w.
"For mariners, yachtsmen, surveyors and
shippers it is of special interest. The expert in
the lines treated will find it valuable in furnish-
ing a good general view of the subject by any
expert. The book is up to date, is written in an
interesting manner, and yet is especially to be
commended for laying emphasis upon matters
which are really important to the users of
charts, rather than the matters which are mere-
Iv Interesting." J. F. H.
+ + Science, n.s. 28: 766. N. 27, '08. 860w.
Querido, Israel. Toil of men. **$i.35- Put-
11 nam.
The wretched, sordid life of some Holland
slaves of toil is portrayed in this story. Wheth-
er it be the sodden, passion-seized man or wom-
an, or the creature whom grim toil has plung-
ed into stupor, the author reproduces the type
with marvelous realism. There is no progress,
no development in the story: it ends where It
began. It is a cross section of actual life, among
the very animals of human society, sharply
scrutinized and clearly analyzed. It contains
a description of a thief's passion for stealing
that has no parallel. The book suggests Zola
and Gorky.
"Able translation. In striking contrast with
the deplorable human element is the beauty of
the setting."
_| . Ath. 1909, 2: 493. O. 23. 170w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 652. O. 23, '09. 40w.
"Much that must seem coarse appears in the
tale. It is grim, but never uninteresting, au'l
some of the descriptions of nature in varying
moods are beautifullv written."
H ■ N. Y. Times. 14: 729. N. 20, '09. 380w.
Quick, Herbert. American inland water-
J- ways. **$3.50. Putnam. 9-31048.
"The present work is not only a description
of places, but a work on commerce and trans-
portation. Among the eighty fine illustrations
most represent harbors, docks, levees, and ele-
vators. The writer, in fact, may be said to
hold a brief for the waterways as means of
transportation, as against, or rather supple-
mentary to, the railways. He suggests a plan
for a system of water communication coexten-
sive with the continent and he states, with
many arguments in support of his thesis, the
country's 'bitter need for better transportation
facilities' as likely best to be met by 'a more
complete use of our inland waterways as a
complementary sjstem of free highways to
3^4
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Quick, Herbert — Continued-
carry the tonnage which in good times the rail-
ways can not bear.' " — Lit. D.
Lit. D. 39: 1080. D. 11, '09. 210w.
"Mr. Quick's text is of the sort which stirs
the blood of Americans with either imagina-
tion or patriotism, and makes a hardly less
convincing appeal to that class— neither small
nor uninrluential — which is moved most by
thrills of the pocket nerve."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 763. D. 4, '09. 770w.
Quick, Herbert. Virginia of the air lanes.
10 t$i-50. Bobbs. 9-26671.
Miss Virginia Suarez, cruisSng above the
Gulf of Mexico in her uncle's aerostat, the Roc,
steps into a helicopter while its inventor is ex-
plaining the mechanism. Unintentionally she
touches the wrong lever, the intricate machin-
ery is started in motion, the helicopter rises
from the deck, and before the startled bystand-
ers can prevent, the little car with its one oc-
cupant shoots off into space. So this exciting
tale of adventure in mid air begins. Succeeding
chapters tell of Virginia's rescue by Theodore
Carson, of the perfection of his own inven-
tion the aeronef, of his fight with the girl's
uncle for the monopoly of the skies, and of the
final happiness of the young people. The time
of the story is, naturally, some few years
hence.
"The author enables you to interpolate sev-
eral bright, irresponsible hours into the drab
calendar of your days."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 719. N. 20, '09. 500w.
Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas. True Tilda.
9 t$i-5o. Scribner. 9-35790.
A vouthful heroine with nine years to her
credit pursues her shrewd, energetic way thru
the pages of this story. Tilda is a circus girl
and when the, story opens is lying in a hospital
ward impatiently biding the healing of a bruised
thigh-bone. With tiue sleuth cleverness she
pieces together the incoherent sentences mur-
mured by a dying woman near her, takes ad-
vantage of a half hour granted for an airing and
slips awav, steals a wronged child from a prison
orphanage, and with the aid of coal-stokers,
show-people, bargemen, a "Pooh-bah" of the
wharf, and a determined lady bountiful conducts
the child to his home and brings justice upon
the head of a depraved orphanage superintend-
ent.
"A story with much originality, an abun-
dance of strong human interest, and full of
the charm of the unexpected and unusual."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 54. O. '09. »i«
"The touch of the poet is felt throughout the
book, and the description of some of the water-
ways over which the children travel would
alone make it worth reading."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 357. S. 25. 220w.
"Although a book about children, it is dis-
tinctly designed for their elders to read, and is
one of the happiest of the author's whimsical
Inventions. So much humor, entertaining ad-
venture, and unconventional life is not often
packed within a single pair of covers." W: M.
Payne.
-1- Dial. 47: 237. O. 1, '09. 250w.
"Is not at his best in 'True Tilda.' "
— Ind. 67: 550. S. 2, '09. 160w.
"The plot is simply all that it needs to be.
The unlucky thing is the sketchiness and inclus-
iveness of the persons. 'Q'-land is peopled with
creatures of paper and ink as well as of flesh
and blood: a large number, more particularly,
of figures bearing the mark of 'Boz.' It is not
so much that 'Q,' like De Morgan, thinks in
terms of the middle-Victorian novelist, as that
his brain seems to be persistently haunted by
the spooks of Gadshill."
H Nation. 89: 329. O. 7, '09. 450w.
"There is something of a treat in store, so
long as [the readers] will only leave the thing
they call their critical sense behind them."
H Sat. R. 108: 386. S. 25, '09. lOOOw.
"A very delightful and genial book and the
best tribute that we can pay to its many merits
is to say that it suffers from its brevity."
-h Spec, 103: 650. O. 23, '09. 1250w.
Quinn, Daniel. Helladian vistas. $1.50. Dan-
iel Quinn, Yellovir Springs, O. 8-30697.
"In effect this is rather a book of travel, a
sort of personally-conducted tour. We are tak-
en to the Acropolis of Athens, to an Athenian
cemetery, to the regions about Mycenae, and to
the vale of Tempe. We are also shown the
Olympic games, and, so far- as may be, the mys-
tic rites of Elevsis are unfolded to us. But it
is to those places to which our classical studies
less often lead us that our author oftenest con-
ducts us — to 'The land of the Klephts,' to 'Mega
Spelaeon or the Monastery of the great cave,'
to 'The Phaeaks' 'island,' to Zakynthos ('The
flower of the East'), and to other localities,
among which Arkadia and Mesolonghion are not
to be forgotten. History, ancient, medieval and
modern, mingles with the description of nat-
ural scenery and characterizations of the peo-
ple."—Am. Hist. R.
"The 'tone' is a delightful one and even those
who are not classical students will find the book
full of interest."
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 375. Ja. '09. 250w.
"Is very entertaining reading."
+ Cath. World. 88: 693. F. '09. 130w.
"Neither grace nor fashion in the narrative
neither thoroughness nor learning. A
due regard for the quick and the dead should
have allowed these brief and breathless essays
to remain in the holy sleep of the magazines
where they first appeared." J. G. Winter.
— Class. J. 4: 336. My. '09. 130w.
"Some of the essays are very readable." F.
B. R. Hellems.
-I- Class. Philol. 4: 335. Jl. '09. 130w.
"We may prophesy that when this book once
gets into circulation it will receive high praise."
-I Ind. 66: 868; Ap. 22, '09. 460w.
Radau, Hugo, ed. and tr. Letters to Cas-
site kings from the Temple archives of
Nippur. (Babylonian expedition of the
Univ. of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cun-
eiform texts, V. 17, pt. I.) $6. Dept. of
archaeology, Univ. of Pennsylvania,
Phil. 8-33646.
"Contains 103 letters — mostly fragmentary —
of the Cassite period (about 1750 to 1210 B. C),
dealing with the business and other official af-
fairs of the chief temple at Nippur. This col-
lection forms a supplement to the two volumes,
also on the business affairs of the Nippur temple
during the Cassite period, which have been
so admirably published by Professor Clay of
the University of Pennsylvania." (Nation.) "Dr.
Radau has added an unusually full introduction
of over 150 large pages, which gives evidence
of careful study of the texts. There is a full
index of names of persons, professional and
gentilic, places, houses, gates, temples, rivers,
canals and gods." (Ind.)
"Dr. Radau is a young and capable scholar,
and this volume is of great value for its texts
and translations, and considerable of its dis-
cussions. What we criticise are matters of
iudgment and in part of courtesy."
-j Ind. 66: 636. Mr. 25, '09. 800w.
"Altogether the introduction, though giving
evidence of much study and showing the in-
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genuity and learning of the author, is marked
by hazardous hypotlieses that will not endure
a critical test; and it would have been far bet-
ter if Dr. Radau had confined liimself to a sum-
mary of the actual data to be gleaned from
these letters."
-; ■ Nation. 88: 338. Ap. 1, "09. 800w.
Raffety, Charles W. Introduction to the
s science of radio-activit\'. "^$1.25. Long-
mans. 9-35781.
"A concise and popular account of the prop-
erties of the radio-active elements and the
theoretical conceptions which are introduced by
the stud.v of radio-active phenomena." "The
book i.s divided into three parts: a descrip-
tive part of eight chapters, a theoretical part of
eight chapters, and a practical part of five
chapters. An appendi.x contains a summary of
the several rays and radio-active elements. The
inde.K is very good." (Engin. N.)
"A clear and logical account. Not exhaus-
tive hut useful as an elementary reference
work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 21. S. '09.
"The arrangement is such as to introduce un-
necessary obscurity into the subject. We note
several inaccuracies and misstatements."
— Ath. 1909, 2: 72. Jl. 17. 670w.
"Is so wa-itten that lay readers will find little
or no difficulty in its study."
+ Engin. D. 6: 56. Jl. '09. ISOw.
"The book forms an e.xcellent introduction to
the subject: yet, one cannot but feel the need-
lessness of a book of the scope of this one, when
we have Makower's 'The radioactive substances,'
Bottone's 'Radium,' and Levy and Willis' 'Ra-
dium.' The value of even a popular treatise
could be enhanced by the addition of references
to the literature."
^ Engin. N. 61: sup. 62. My. 13, '09. 130w.
"The book can be heartily recommended to
mathematical, sls. well as non-mathematical,
readers who desire an acquaintance with the
subject of radio-activity."
+ Nature. 81: 483. O. 21, '09. 330w.
Ragg, Rev. Lonsdale. Church of the apos-
-'' ties; bemg an outline of the history of
the church of the apostolic age. *$i.40.
Macmillan.
"An attractive and discriminating sketch of
the spread of Christianity in the first century.
Mr. Ragg has not confined himself to canonic-
al sources, but has included in liis survey the
whole field of the earliest Christian literature
and other contemporary materials." — Bib.
World.
"His.studv of the primitive church shows him
to be a well-read and discriminating scholar
with a strong literary sense. The indices are
full and useful. On some critical matters Mr.
Ragg's positions do not altogether satisfy." K.
.1. Goodspeed.
-I Am. J. Theol. 13: 617. O. '09. 30o\v.
"The positions taken are generally intelligent
though not always critical. There is a curi-
ous disagreement between pp. 7 and 284."
H Bib. World. 34: 288. O. '09. 70w.
"It is not his knowledge or his style that
we feel bound to criticise: it is his point of
view and the way in which he has approached
his work."
H • Sat. R. 108: .=i74. N. 6, '09. 230w.
"It is a careful piece of work, which ma^-
he read with pleasure and profit. We cannot
always accept Mr. Ragg's explanations. "
-] Spec. 103: 387. S. 11. '09. 280w.
Railway signal association. Railroad sig-
nal dictionary: comp. by Braman B.
Adams and Rodney Hitt under the
supervision of the following commit-
tee: C. C. Anthony, Azel Ames, jr., J.
C. Mock. $6. Railroad age gazette.
8-23071.
An illustrated vocabulary of terms which
designate American railroad signals: their
parts, attachments and details of construction,
with descriptions of operations and some il-
lustrations of British signals and practice.
"Altogether the authors have accomplished a
very difficult and ungrateful task in highly com-
mendable manner. If it should reach a sec-
ond edition, as is to be hoped, there will be
opportunity for simplification and shortening,
and for covering also European practice."
H Engin. N. 61; sup. 32. Mr. 18, '09. 650w.
"Really the first complete textbook on modern
signal apparatus. Because of its completeness
and the care which has been taken to make all
of the descriptions clear and simple in wording,
the book is of value alike to the trained signal
engineer, the operating ofiicer who knows the
functions of signals but not the details of their
operation, and the student who is ignorant of
first principles."
-f- Engin. Rec. 58: 279. S. 5, '08. 320w.
Raine, William MacLeod. Ridgway of
" Montana. t$r.50. Dillingham. 9-11151.
A story in which a loveless engagement is
terminated for the hero when lie falls in love
with the girl-wife of liis septuagenarian busi-
ness rival and for his fiancee when she realizes
her insincerity in permitting masterful force
whetted by predatory greed to substitute for
ideal manly requirements. A rough struggle
for mining rights and a fight for life in a moun-
tain snow storm and avalanche, emphasize the
western qualify of the story.
"A bVisk, melodramatic story of big things
and big men. The story is well told."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 344. INIy. 29, '09. 170w.
Rainsford, Rev. William Stephen. Land 01
1- the lion. **$3.8o. Doubleday. 9-29437.
"Rev. Dr. W. -S. Rainsford, the well-known
former rector of St. George's, in New York, re-
cently spent thirteen months in East Africa,
hunting big game, and his book describes in
detail, and with many pictures from photo-
graphs, the things he did and saw and heard
about in that huntsman's paradise. Keen on the
scent for game though Dr. Rainsford is, it is
not the mere butchery that engrosses him.
Among the divers excursory speculations ana
reflections that the book contains is a little
homily on the degeneration of the rhinoceros
under the too-easy conditions of his modern
life."— Dial.
"The literature of African hunting, already
abundant, is increasing in these days: but a
more variously interesting book for the stay-
at-home general reader than Dr. Rainsford's
will not soon make its appearance."
-f Dial. 47: 516. D. 16, '09. 200w.
"This admirable narration is written with
candor, simplicity, and an absence of rhetori-
cal effort. The hunting-incidents are graphic
and convincing from their very boldness in
description."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1080. D. 11, '09. llOw.
"He tells hunting stories that are vivid and
thrilling, describes picturesquely the varied
countr.v through which he traveled."
+ Outlook. 93: 788. D. 4, '09. 240w.
"Rather unusual illustrations from photo-
graphs bv the author complete the volume."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 758. D. '09. lOOw.
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Rambuteau, Claude Philibert, comte de.
Memoirs of the Comte de Rambuteau;
ed. by his grandson; tr. from the French
by J. C. Brogan; with an introd. and
notes by Georges Lequin. *$3.50- Put-
nam. 9-5497.
"A record of the experiences of the Chamber-
lain of Napoleon I. This admirable master of
ceremonies saw the Emperor in his familiar and
every-day relations, and gives in this volume
an animated account of the way the court en-
tertained officially and publicly, as well as the
way it informally amused itself. (R. of Ks.)
"If he does not show us a Napoleon 'mtime, he
at least gives us glimpses of the warrior at
leisure, and of the ways in which he spent it.
(Ind.)
"In spite of some imperfections the transla-
tion reads smoothly, and must have entailed a
great deal of labour."
^ -\ Ath. 1909, 1: 129. Ja. 30. 800w.
"In the later pages of the 'Memoirs' is a de-
tailed analysis of the improvements which Ram-
buteau introduced in Paris as prefect. To stu-
dents of Parisian history this will be particular-
ly interesting." ,^„ „„„
+ Dial. 46: 230. Ap. 1. '09. 380w.
+ Ind. 65: 1178. N. 19, '08. 70w.
"The translation is edited with the usual care
of American and English publishers and has a
sufficient index. Few mistakes can be charged
to the translator."
-^ Nation. 88: 64. Ja. 21, '09. 520w.
"While the Comte de Rambuteau is not pri-
marilv a raconteur and has little of the French
volatility, the light and intimate touch which
constitutes the usual charm of memoirs, he has
a keen sense of values and knows how to ana-
lyze a character or an epoch, so that his rem-
iniscences, as dictated in old age to his grand-
son, are full of material for the historian. J.
B. Rittenhouse. .„„ ,„„„
-{- N. Y. Times. 13: 784. D. 19, '08. 1600w.
"Chiefly valuable in the incidental light
thrown upon the Emperor."
+ Outlook. 91: 382. F. 20, '09. 70w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 128. Ja. '09. 80w.
+ Sat. R. 107: 144. Ja. 30, '09. 950w.
"Unhappily the light which they throw on
Napoleon's life and character is neither very
new nor very penetrating."
H Spec. 101: 1101. D. 26, '08. 280w.
Ramsay, Rina. The straw. $1.50. Macmil-
lan. 9-5527.
"Called 'The straw' in reference to a gentle
girl, weak of will, who allows herself to be sac-
rificed to a vicious brute, thereby in the end
bringing about a murder tragedy, the mystery
of which is solved only by the very last words
of the book." (Outlook.) "As a brisk, graph-
ic, panoramic picture of English country life of
to-day among the gay and reckless hunting
set, with the tingling excitement of breathless,
break-neck dashes after the hounds, disastrous
tumbles and broken limbs, the book certainly
achieves what the author meant it to.'
(Bookm.)
"Although this novel may be read appre-
ciatively as a Leicestershire hunting and rac-
ing romance, it is more interesting and imagi-
native than such a description would imply."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 284. Mr. 6. lOOw.
"A book which just misses deserving a place
in the class of stories that we mentally cat-
alogue as 'worth while.' Its weakness lies in
the plot construction." F: T. Cooper.
\- Bookm. 29: 77. Mr. '09. 480w.
"Is the best riding romance that has appear-
ed lately, if indeed there ever was another like
it. The book abounds in that peculiarly flagrant
wit of society people who have no reputations
worth preserving."
H Ind. 66: 1083. My. 20, '09. 280w.
"The zest of the book lies in the crisp, racy
style, and in the fact that one is kept most
of the time in the saddle, galloping furiously
after the hounds."
+ Nation. 88: 418. Ap. 22, '09. 230w.
"A very fair rainy night's entertainment, in-
deed. The persons in the drama are by no
means stock figures, and the drama itself is
made of good material rather skillfully and ef-
fectively developed."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 103. F. 20, '09. 310w.
"Miss Ramsay's story provides a singularly
fresh and pleasing entertainment for those of
us who are jaded with much reading of fiction."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 378. Je. 12, '09. 140w.
"The story has action, color, and out-of-doors
atmosphere, and will attract a large class of
_readers."
+ Outlook. 91: 534. Mr. 6, '09. 120w.
Ramsay, Sir William. Essays, biographical
5 and chemical. *$2.50. Button. 9-10278.
Fourteen essays as follows: Historical essays:
The early days of chemistry; The great Lon-
don chemists: 1, Boyle and Cavendish; 2,
Davy and Graham; Joseph Black: his life
and work; Lord Kelvin; Pierre Eugene Mar-
cellin Berthelot; Chemical essays: How dis-
coveries are made; The Becquerel rays; What
is an element? On the periodic arrangement of
the elements; Radium and its products; What
is electricity? The aurora borealis.
"On account of their lucid and delightful
style the essays make excellent reading aside
from the valuable information which they con-
vey."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 48. O. '09.
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 158. Ag. 7. 130w.
+ Ind. 67: 367. Ag. 12, '09. 250w.
Reviewed bv C. Simmonds.
+ Nature. 81:122. JI. 29, '09. 970w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 306. My. 15, '09. 750w.
"We hope the book, which is pleasantly writ-
ten, and calls for no technical knowledge in
the reader, may have a wide circulation, for
the indifference of. our politicians and public
officers to science is one of the most danger-
ous features in the state."
+ Sat. R. 107: 82. Ja. 16, '09. 320w.
"The most attractive essay of the whole is
'Lord Kelvin.' "
+ Spec. 102: sup. 640. Ap. 24, '09. 500w.
Ramsay, Sir William Mitchell. Luke the
physician and other studies in the his-
tory of religion. *$3. Armstrong.
9-13276.
"This bulky volume bears the simple title
'Luke the physician' on its back, but only the
first hundred pages are directly concerned with
that evangelist and with Harnack's vindication
of his authorship both of the Acts and of the
third Gospel; the remaining three-fourths of the
book consists of reviews, lectures, and magazine
articles on subjects connected with Asia Minor,
the New Testament, and early Church history."
—Sat. R.
-1 Ath. 1909, 2: 588. N. 13. 750w.
"They form a rather miscellaneous collection,
those dealing with Lycaonia in the fourth
century probably carrying most weight. The
illustrations are admirable."
4- Bib. World. 33: 288. Ap. '09. 80w.
"The bias of Professor Ramsay's estimate of
Luke, however, does not detract from the great
value of his careful descriptions of the physical
conditions of Asia Minor and their influence on
its political and religious history, nor from the
indebtedness under which all students are
placed by his study of the monuments and
inscriptions of that interesting meeting-place
of East and West."
-\ Nation. 88: 196. F. 25, '09. 420w.
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367
"He is a little too fond of throwing stones at
'prejudice,' and needs occasionally to look to his
own windows." E. S. D.
H N. Y. Times. 14. 271. My. 1, '09. 240w.
-i Sat. R. 107; 250. F. 27, '09. 400w.
"Whatever Sir William Ramsay writes has a
deep interest and a real fascination, even
though his theories seem at times to be a
little fantastic or extreme. His attitude
towards modern criticism of the Bible is, as his
readers know, strongly reactionary."
H Spec. 102: 132. Ja. 23, '09. lOOOw.
Ratikin, George A. American transporta-
1'' tion system: a criticism of the past and
the present, and a plan for the future.
*$i.50. Putnam. 9-28107.
The author probes to the disease of the Amer-
ican railway system, shows what attempts have
been made to eradicate it, and then offers reme-
dial suggestions that have grown out of care-
ful investigation of the system as it is oper-
ated. For the wrongs of accident, waste, dis-
honesty, inefficiency, and corrupt influence upon
American life, the author maps out a construc-
tive policy that will lessen accidents, serve all
classes impartially, require a fair return to
capital invested, provide sound and stable se-
curities and at all times be free from politics.
R. of Rs. 40: 638. N. '09. lOOw.
Rankin, (James) Reginald (Lea). In Mo-
rocco with General d'Amade. *$2.50.
Longmans. 8-34793.
A newspaper correspondent's account of the
operations of the French army in Cha6uiya dur-
ing the early part of 1908. "For the military
student who will do a litle sifting for himself,
there is valuable first-hand information. The
author has nothing but praise for the French
soldier in action. Campaigning in a wild coun-
try like Morocco provides temptation for the
soldier, and especially, one may suppose, for
the Latin soldier of excitable temperament.
Major Rankin, writing from close observation,
gives the lie direct to those hostile critics who
have made accusations of cruelty or barbarity
against the French troops." (Ath.)
"Besides detailed accounts of the campaign,
in which the author is loyal to the French,
there is valuable information about the coun-
try, its inhabitants, resources and future."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 108. Ap. '09.
"It is a sufficiently good book to make one
resent its not being much better, so far as
craftsmanship goes. Its value is considerable;
hxit its right appreciation makes too great a
demand upon the reader's patience."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 12. Ja. 2. 270w.
"On the whole, a readable and useful volume."
-f Nation. 88: 171. F. 18, '09. 650w.
"A verv clear and comprehensive account."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 38. Ja. 23, '09. 800w.
"The book gives a good idea of the campaign
and the lives of the people affected by the fight-
ing."
-t- Sat. R. 106: sup. 6. N. 21, '08. 220w.
"The attractive attributes of 'A Subaltern's
letters to his wife' reappear in this, — the liter-
ary efficiency, the botanical knowledge which
makes us see the colour and smell the scents
of the ground over which we follow him, and
the ability to read history in language, archi-
tecture, and human faces."
+ Spec. 101: 999. D. 12, '08. 1850w.
Rasmussen, Knud. People of the Polar
north; compiled from the Danish orig-
inals and ed. by G. Herring. *$s. Lip-
pincott. 8-36704.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
the same time highly interesting as a portraval
of Polar life. The entire book is fascinating
reading." W. S. Tower.
4- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 211. Jl. '09. 400w.
"While pointing out slight errors, we gladly
acknowledge that Mr. Herring has capably dis-
charged a difficult editorial task. He has had
to choose his material, without help from the
author, from two separate books — a collection
of the northern folk-lore and a narrative of
travel; and we wish that he could have kept
these two subjects more completely apart. It
is a pity that so large a volume is not furnished
with an index, as the table of contents is far
from complete."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 18. Ja. 2. 1050w.
"This work deals in a very thorough fashion
with the psychology and culture of the three
distinct branches of the Eskimos which make
up the population of Greenland."
+ Nature. 79: 311. Ja. 14, '09. llOOw.
"The artist of the expedition has a gift of
portraiture, and succeeds in showing the in-
dividuality and humanity of the native people
in -a way which makes the illustrations very
sympathetic interpreters of the text."
+ Sat. R. 107: 433. Ap. 3, '09. 570w.
"He is a careful and scientific inquirer, but
he is also alive to the romance of this ultimate
people, and he has a gift of vivid and memorable
description."
-I- Spec. 102: 134. Ja. 23, '09. 1500w.
Rastall, Benjamin McKie. Labor history of
6 the Cripple Creek district. (Bulle-
tin of the Univ. of Wis., no. 198. Ec-
onomics and political science ser. v.
3, no. I.) 50C. Univ. of Wis. 8-14740.
"This is an accurate, scholarly account of the
two spectacular conflicts between capital and
labor that have occurred in an extremely rich
mining district located in the heart of the
Rocky Mountains, nine thousand or more feet
above sea level. The monograph divides it-
self into two parts. The first, comprising four
chapters, deals with the strike of 1893; the sec-
ond, covering six chapters, describes the im-
portant struggle of 1903-1904."— Econ. Bull.
"The book is not only a valuable contribution
to the study of primitive folklore, but is at
"The volume, however, lacks scholarly finish
and smacks too greatly of the easy flowing,
and at times cai»eless, newspaper style of com-
position so frequently found in popular ac-
counts of such matters."
H Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 628. N. '08. 90w.
"As a careful narrative of an industrial war,
stubbornly and bitterly fought on both sides,
and as a stirring chapter in the history of the
American labor movement, this monograph will
be of interest to all students of industrial con-
ditions." W: Kirk.
-I- Econ. Bull. 1: 212. S. '08. 880w.
"The author exhibits throughout, however,
such fairness and good judgment in weighing
contradictory testimony as to give entire con-
fidence in the accuracy of his narrative. He
may justly be said to have put upon record a
definitive account of the two disturbances.
The main point of interest in any account of
the miners' strikes of the West is the explana-
tion of the violence and terrorism by which
they have been almost uniformly characterized.
Unfortunately Dr. Rastall has considered this
aspect of his subject less fully than would have
been desirable." G: E. Barnett.
H J. Pol. Econ, 17:379. Je. '09. 320w.
Rawlings, Gertrude Burford. Coins and
^ how to know them. *$i.50. Stokes.
9-2023.
A book "for collectors and others newly tak-
ing up the study" which supplies a demand for
a general and comprehensive introduction to
the science of numismatics. It offers "concise
epitomes of the coinages of ancient Greece and
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Rawlings, Gertrude Burford — Continued-
Rome, of the British Islands and their depend-
encies, and of the United States."
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 109. Ap. '09.
"To those wlio wish to obtain a general
knowledge of the various classes of numis-
matics, we can recommend a perusal of this
work. Though the subject has been treated
somewhat tersely, the information throughout is
accurate. It is "singularly free from those mis-
statements which often detract from the value
of handbooks of this description."
-I- Ath. 1909, 2: 220. Ag. 21. 700w.
"The arrangement undoubtedly corresponds
more closely to the chronological sequence: but
it is somewhat disturbing not to have the same
order as thai adopted in the standard books
and museum collections, because this handbook
is in no wise independent of them."
H Nation. 89: 263. S. 16. '09. 2.iOw.
Spec. 101: sup. 811. N. 21, 'OS. 530w.
Drummond.
*$i.5o. Alac-
Rawnsley, Rev. Hardwicke
^ Round the lake countrj'.
millan.
"The places and sights of which Canon Rawns-
ley writes in his latest volume ... lie for the
niost part upon the extremities of the lake
district, on the coast of Lancashire north of the
sands. Of the lily-woods of Arnside and the sea-
birds' nesting-place near Muncaster he writes
with genuine enthusiasm, as of Gowbarrow and
Aira Force, in the business of securing which
for the public under the direction of the Na-
tional trust he took a large and praiseworthy
part." — Ath.
"There are few peope who, however well
they know the lake countr.v, will not know more
after reading these essays."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 94. Jl. 24. 520w.
"Though of less value, no doubt, than his
'Literary associations of the English lakes,' this
book should be pleasant reading for leisurely
folk who like to go on imaginary journeys,
maps in hand."
-f — Nation. 89: 489. N. 18, '09. 320w.
"Is little more than ornamental reporting. The
book is put together with so little care that not
only do repetitions of matter scarcely varied in
form occur, but paragraphs are copied. and even
a whole chapter bodily lifted from an earlier
work of the author's, which is advertised in
this volume."
— Sat. R. 108: sup. 6. Jl. 17, '09. 200w.
"All through we have delightful descriptions,
written with the enthusiasm of a true lover
of the country, of lake country landscapes,
whether foregrounds or distances."
-t- Spec. 102: 982. Je. 19,. '09. 280w.
Ray, Anna Chapin. Bridge builders. t$i..';o
Little. 9-3333-
Against her favorite Quebec background Miss
Ray writes a story in which mingle romance
and the building of the ill-fated Quebec bridge.
The sprightly young heroine, Jessica West, is
the daughter of a new-rich Arizona miner, and
is dul-)1)ed Miss Woolly-West b\- a group of
conservative English people who "look upon her
as a species of natural curiosity, as e.xotic as a
mastodon." Her friendships, romances, and so-
cial triumphs are entertainingly recounted.
"Will interest girls of high school age."
-}- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 92. Mr. '09. +
".\n interesting group, even if a httle con-
\-(ntional. with no great moral or religious
stiuggles, but with active life lit by beams of
humor."
+ Cath. World. 89: 822. S. '09. 230w,
"The style is admirable, the product of good
taste and a cultivated mind, and the book is
written from intimate knowledge of the scenes
and social conditions which it portrays. It is
the sort of book that may be read with much
quiet satisfaction." W: M. Payne.
-I- Dial. 47: 183. S. 16, '09. 210w.
"Miss Ray has unusual insight into human
nature, and among American novelists her
skill in the depiction of character is notable.
And in this respect she has done in this book
the strongest and most interesting work that
has come from her pen."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 302. My. 15, '09. 200w.
Ray, Anna Chapin. Janet at odds. t$i-5o.
'" Little. 9-25391-
In this, the fifth of the "Sidney" books, a
group of the young people, already familiar to
readers of the series, spend the summer of
the tercentennial at Janet's house in Quebec.
They take part in the pageants, entertain a
"Lady" from England, and have all the good
times that Miss Ray's boys and girls know how
to have. Janet, placed between two groups
of friends, the old and the new. finds it hard to
conform to the social standards of both. In the
end she is true to her higher ideals and learns
that the differences between the Canadian and
American are not so fundamental after all.
"Is one of the natural human stories of girl
life — and boy life, too — which Anna Chapin Ray
always writes."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 597. O. 9, '09. 160w.
-I- Sat. R. 104: sup. 7. D. 7, '07. 80w.
Ray, Perley Orman. RepeaLof the Missouri
' compromise. *$3.50. Clark, A. H.
9-7530.
"Takes issue with the opinion held by all
the leading historians of this country that
Stephen A. Douglas was the original instigator
of the lepenl. The conclusion to which he
comes is that it was Senator David R. Atchi-
son of Missouri who was chiefly responsible for
the bringing forward of the Kansas-Nebraska
bill with all its momentous consequences." —
N. Y. Times.
"The investigation of the western anteced-
ents of the Kansas-Nebraska bill was decided-
ly worth while. If Dr. Flay has not attained
a new point of view, at least he has presented
a fresh and suggestive account of tlie Mis-
souri factional struggle between 1852 and 1854,
and he has established successfully the con-
tention that there was a popular demand in
tlie trans-Mississippi country for the organiza-
tion of the Nebraska territory." Allen John-
son.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 835. Jl. '09. 620w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 179. Je. '09.
"The author has spared no effort to get to-
gether all the available material, and fortifies
his statements with abundant footnote refer-
ences to the authorities on which he relies." C.
L. Jones.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 212. Jl. '09. 270w.
"We think Professor Ray attaches too great
importance to the recollections of W. C. Price.
Men who have outlived their influence habitu-
ally exaggerate their earlier exploits." F. H.
Hodder.
-I- — Dial. 47: 120. S. 1, '09. 2O00w.
"A sound piece of historical work and a con-
tribution of first-rate importance."
+ Nation. 89:385. O. 21, '09. 400w.
"A careful study. ^Rfr. Ray has brought for-
ward so much evidence, and has marshaled it
so well, that his conclusions will merit at least
respectful attention from historians hereafter,
while his investigation into the causes of the
repeal throws some new light upon that fire-
brand piece of legislation."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 174. Mr. 27. '09. 250w.
"It is an undeniable fact that Dr. Ray, in the
volume before us, has exposed the influence of
individuals and of facts to which no previous
writer has given adequate attention." W. A. j /.
-I- Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 527. S. '09. 550w.
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Read, C. Stanford. Fads and feeding. *$i.
Button. W9-188.
"Dr. Read does not concern himself with
prescribing diets in disease, that is properly
left to the medical attendant; he deals merely
with the underlying scientific principles which
regulate, or ought to regulate, the diet in
health. There are, however, a few useful gen-
eral hints laid down regarding the foods suitable
in dyspepsia and in obesity. The golden rule
for diet is to take in moderation the kind of
food which experience has shown can be easily
digested." — Nature.
Ind. 67: 1091. N. 11, '09. 120w.
"This is an admirably clear, well reasoned,
and sensible little book. A mass of facts is
boiled down and presented in a nontechnical
and palatable form." \V. D. H.
+ Nature. 79: 248. D. 31, '08. 400w.
"The book contains much that the ordinary
reader will find of value in the ordering of his
daily diet."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 48. .Ta. 23, '09. 230w.
Reade, W. H. V. Moral system of Dante's
« Inferno. *$4.I5. Oxford. 9-18619.
"This is the most exhaustive analysis that
has ever been made of Dante's morals. . . .
Mr. Reade's task is to discover the rules which
guided Dante's verdicts. He begins, very prop-
erly, with an examination of two modern the-
ories, which may be regarded as both repre-
sentative and weighty — those of "Witte and of
Dr. Edward Moore. Having disposed of these,
he goes back to the two great bodies of moral
teaching — Aristotle's and Thomas Aquinas's —
from which Dante drew directly. . . . He
traces, further, the origin of such of Dante's
verdicts as correspond with neither the Aris-
totelian nor the Thoman model." — Nation.
"One hesitates to pass judgment upon a work
so elaborate and erudite." C; A. Dinsmorp.
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 625. O. '09. llOOw.
"He has evidently a profound knowledge of
Aquinas but he has hardly begun to under-
stand Dante. On one point, however, we are
whollv with him."
h Ath. 1909, 2:423. O. 9. 970w.
"Mr. Reade's treatise, therefore, may inter-
est also students of comparative morals who
are not primarily concerned with Dante. It
could scarcely be more careful, thorough, or
open-minded. He has produced a work which
every exhaustive student of Dante will turn to
and which will not need to be undertaken again
on so elaborate a scale."
-I Nation, 88: 468. My. 6, '09. 430w.
"It is not distinguished by learning only but
also by ingenuity and originality. He admits
his book is one for experts, and to them we
cordially recoirmierd it."
^ Sat. R. 107: 4G9. Ap. 10, '09. 330w.
Redmayne, Richard A. S. Modern practice
in mining; for the use of mining stu-
dents, prospectors, colliery managers,
and others, v. i. Coal: its occurrence,
value and methods of boring, etc. *$2.
Longmans. 9-14528.
"This volume is put out as the first of a se-
ries of comparatively small books which shall
constitute a complete library on modern prac-
tice in mining. It is purposed to make each
volume take up some particular phase of min-
ing and not to attempt to cover in any volume
a very broad field. This volume in hand, after
some forty odd pages of general matter on coals,
passes to bearing or core drilling as the main
topic. The volume may then be considered as
an exposition of present European and Amer-
ican practice of small-hole boring as a part of
mining exploration." — Engin. N.
"The author's experience has enabled him
successfully to present a careful blending of
theory with practice, and shown him the desira-
bility of avoiding the description of out-of-date
methods and machinery, excepting as present
practice requires reference thereto."
-f- Engln. D. 5: 54. Ja. '09. 280w. (Review
of V. 1.)
Engin. N. 60: sup. 690. D. 17, 'OS. 260w.
(Review of v. 1.)
Reed, Helen Leah. Irma in Italy. t$i.25.
Little. 8-31686.
A new "Irma" book in which the young hero-
ine travels with an aunt and uncle in Italy. Her
e.xperiences in tlie best known and even In tlie
lesser known cities, entertaining and informing,
are woven into a travel book that all young
readers will profit by.
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 501. Ja. '09. 70w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 757. D. 5, '08. 50w.
Reed, Myrtle. Old rose and silver. **$i.5o.
1" Putnam. 9-35850.
Melody, fragrance, soft and warm color, an 1
characters suggestive of these: a beautiful old
lady, an "old Rose" heroine of forty, a musical
genius, ten years her junior, and in contrast to
these characters, a young girl of twenty, beau-
tiful in outline, but without warmth and color, a
silver girl — these are the principal elements of a
story told in the author's impressionistic man-
ner. An automobile accident in which the
young violinist all but loses his left hand, serves
both to introduce a refreshing young doctor who
sets at naught the counsels of his elders, and
to bring to the disconsolate patient a revela-
tion of the right woman's love.
"A harmless tale, dedicated to sentiment and
millinery, but redeemed for adult reading by
a humorous old lady and the 'Crosby twins,'
sporting enthusiasts."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 93. N. '09. +
Nation. 89: 512. N. 25, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 616. O. 16, '09. 350w.
Reich, EmiL Woman through the ages. 2v.
" ea. *$3.5o. Dutton. W9-105.
"May interest those who are in search of
facts about women dissociated from the po-
litical, social, and literary movements of their
times." (i\ation.) The two volumes include
the Egyptian women, the Greek woman,
the Roman woman, the woman of the renais-
sance, the woman in the convent. Englishwom-
en of the Tudor period. Englishwomen of the
Stuart period, the women of the time of
Louis XIV and Louis XV, women of the salons,
wom.en of the French revolution. Englishwomen
of the eighteenth century, women of the time
of the P>ench empire, and literary women of
the ninetenth century.
"The value of Mr. Reich's work Is marred by
passages which reveal narrowness of view and
prejudices; otherwise it would be an authori-
tative contribution to sociology." A. R. Mar-
ble.
+ - Dial. 47: 124. S. 1, '09. ISOOw.
"Although first-hand sources have been drawn
upon, readers familiar with other compendia
of the history and literature of classical antiqui-
tv. the middle ages, and the renaissance, and of
France and England in the following centuries,
will find little that is new in this book."
-\ Nation. 88: 580. Je. 10, '09. 480w.
"While this work must be accorded a high
place in the reference librai-y of the historian,
it may as well be admitted at once tliat it is
chiefly interesting to the casual reader in this
countrv on account of the final chapter, that
on 'Woman in America.' As to the merits of
the views expressed therein there will be a
wide divergence of opinion."
_| N. Y. Times. 14: 425. Jl. 10, '09. 1500w.
Z70
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Reich, Emil — Continued-
"Tliere is no question as to the interest he
has imparted to the subject, for he writes with
liicturesque vigor, and never hesitates to Inject
into descriptions of either ancient or modern
life his own individual prejudice or opinion.
Tliat makes lively reading, and keeps the read-
er on the alert."
+ Outlook. 93: 278. O. 2. '09. 800w.
"There is no learning in the book except
such as any literary hack might display who
was intelligent enough to collect at the Museum
the traditions about ancient women and the
oidinary accounts of the position of women in
.•mcient and mediaeval times. Such a book as
tlii.s accuses him of a want of serious purpose.
-- + Sat. R. 106: sup. 3. N. 21, '08. 15o0w.
Reinsch, Paul Samuel, ed. Readings on
G American federal government. *$2.75.
Ginn. 9-12092.
A source book whose aim is to bring the stu-
dent into first hand contact with political facts
and forces. The selections are accounts by
people who have engaged in or witnessed the
occurrences described. They embrace speeches
by representatives and senators on the powers
nf the executive, relations of executive to Con-
gress, the legislative process, and departmental
activities: addresses by prominent federal judges
on the organization and work of the courts,
selections from executive messages, depart-
mental renorts, court decisions, and essays by
eminent publicists on phases of the actual
operation of government.
Am. Hist. R. 15:218. O. '09. 50w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 179. Je. '09.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 610. N. '09. 230w.
"Professor Reinsch's volume contains much
useful information that can be found in no
formal description of the American government
and will prove most useful a;s an aid to an un-
derstanding of its rather complex operations."
-I- Dial. 47: 186. S. 16, '09. 230w.
"It is hard to imagine a better book on
which to base a university course in that sub-
ject." . „ _„
+ Ind. 67: 303. Ag. 5, '09. 70w.
"For the present the serviceableness of Pro-
fessor Reinsch's book to the teacher and stu-
dent, whatever the range of library facilities at
command, can hardly be over-estimated, and
we are glad to give the work hearty commen-
dation."
+ Nation. 89: 234. S. 9, '09. 200w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 476. Ag. 7. '09. 340w.
"It would be difflcult to imagine a better book
on which to base a snlendid university course
in federal government."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24:554. S. '09. 210w.
"A useful compilation."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 256. Ag. '09. 70w.
"There is a distinct place for such a volume
of readings as Professor Reinsch has edited;
and teachers of American government will be
quick to recognize its merits."
+ Yale R. 18: 221. Ag. '09. 230w.
Repplier, Agnes. Happy half-century, and
other essays. **$i.io. Houghton.
8-27522.
Descriptive note In December, 1908.
"She occupies a position which in some re-
spects is analogous to that of Mr. Birrell In
this country; yet one doubts If that statement
does her full justice."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 311. Mr. 13. 700w.
"Just a baker's dozen of essays now before
us. every one of which has its own peculiarly
delicious savor."
+ Ind. 66: 537. Mr. 11, '09. 420w.
Reuterdahl, Arvid. Theory and design of
■'' reinforced concrete arches: a treatise
for engineers and technical students.
*$2. Clark, M. C. 8-26688.
"Valuable as giving in detail, with reasons
for it, every step in the design of a typical
arch. . . . The first chapter is devoted to a
theoretical discussion of the general sub-
ject, including detailed demonstrations of all
theorems used in the actual procedure of arch
computation, which forms the second chapter.
The third chapter is on the determination of
fiber stresses. In the appendix are full specifi-
cations for reinforced concrete arches prepared
by the Concrete-steel engineering company, and
the St. Louis regulations regarding reinforced
concrete structures." — Engin. Rec.
"For the student who wishes to get in one
book the whole theory, to its minutest details,
of the reinforced concrete arch, and who is not
overawed by a succession of formula-filled pag-
es, we can commend the book."
-f Engin. N. 60: sup. 6b2. D. 17, '08. 370w.
"About the only adverse criticism of the book
that can be made is that it has nothing to
show how a single load on any part of the arch
can be treated."
H Engin. Rec. 59: 526. Ap. 17, '09. 200w.
Revelation to the monk of Evesham abbey;
in the year of our Lord eleven hundred
and ninety-six, concerning the places
of purgatory and paradise, rendered
into modern English by Valerian Paget.
*$i.5o. McBride. 9-24243.
A rendering into modern English of a classic
which is important in a historical, religious and
literary sense. The monk is a sort of Dante
who "conducts the reader thru the pains and
tortures of a mediaevally-constituted purgatory,
and thru those pleasant fields of paradise
wherein the purged souls of the departed wan-
der, when the price of worldly evil-doing has
been paid." Its historical significance is appar-
ent in the light it tlarows upon the religious life
and problems of the twelfth century.
+ Dial. 46: 268. Ap. 16, '09. 80w.
"Mr. Paget's rendering, based on Prof. Ar-
ber's reprint of the fifteenth century English
version of the vision, reads smoothly and will
doubtless satisfy the public to which it is ad-
dressed, but the preface sliows a woful igno-
rance of mediaeval literature and even of the
history of the book itself."
h Nation. 85: 560. Je. 3, '09. 380w.
"The style of the rendering, the work of Val-
erian Paget, is very suitable to the matter, and
the matter is interesting for the sake of the
reflection of the contemporary ecclesiastical
mind if for nothing else."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 51. Je. 5, '09. 380w.
Rexford, Eben Eugene. Home garden: a
book on vegetable and small-fruit
growing, for the use of the amateur
gardener. **$i.25. Lippincott. 9-6489.
Not a scientific treatise but a brief, practical
handbook for the use of those who have a little
piece of land for the growing of vegetables and
small fruit, and who, from lack of experience,
do not know how to go to work in the right
way.
"Very sensible and useful manual for the
amateur."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 144. My. '09. +
Reviewed by G: Gladden.
+ Bookm. 29: 546. Jl. '09. 250w.
"Good sense, and long experience both in
gardening and in writing, lie at the foundation
of this helpful book." S. A. Shafer.
-f Dial. 46: 368. Je. 1, '09. 120w.
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371
"This volume contains, to paraphrase, the
practical thoughts of a practical fellow."
+ Ind. 66: 1244. Je. 3, '09. lOOw.
"This treatise Is a convenient, untechnical,
but not encyclopaedic, aid to beginners. Al-
though it is very small, it ought to have an
index."
H Nation. 88: 468. My. 6, '09. 480w.
"It is written for the man who seeks to find
in outdoor exercise a relaxation from the cares
of professional life and would like to have that
exercise one In which pleasure and profit may
be successfully combined."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, '09, 150w.
Reynolds, Gertrude M. False position. t$i-50.
9 Brentano's.
"The story of a young girl of good family,
who is reduced to poverty and who accepts mar-
riage with a man whom she does not love as
the only way out of her difficulties. She has
had an innocent love affair with the nephew of
her husband, several years previoys to her mar-
riage, and through a mistaken sense of duty,
both she and the young man In question agree
to hide the past. From this arise complications
which are only straightened out in the last chap-
ter. There are many pleasant pictures of life
among the upper class in England, and some
well-drawn character studies." — N, Y. Times.
"One is left with the comfortable sense of
having been amused and interested without a
waste of time or an aftermath of unpleasant
recollection."
+ Nation. 69: 186. Ag. 26, '09. 250w.
"The book has a refreshing sanity and clean-
liness of thought, and should appeal to those
readers who are a trifle weary of problem nov-
els and stories of hair-breadth adventures."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 403. Je. 26, '09. 150w.
Supreme test.
8-31471.
"The central theme [of this story] is the
awakening of a very worthy, but very austere,
middle-aged English gentleman to a sense of
his own narrowness through the influence of a
young girl, who is neither wicked nor worldly,
but simply and naturally human." — Bookm.
Reynolds, Gertrude M.
t$i.50. Brentano's.
"So well set forth that it is only reflection
that brings out the story's inherent weak-
n6SS6S '*
-f- — Ath. 1908, 2: 757. D. 12. lOOw.
"A rather able book of its kind, admirably
true in character drawing; and because so true,
sane and wholesome in its general outlook upon
life." F: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 28: 588. F. '09. 220w.
"The story moves at a lively pace in and out
among the pranks of Kythe, but her champion's
transmutation is hard to follow."
— Nation. 88: 171. F. 18, '09. 280w.
"A story in which there is little of logic and
reality. The frivolous heroine does not enlist
the reader's sympathy."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 101. F. 20, '09. 200w.
Reynolds, Stephen.
t$i.5o. Lane.
Poor man's house.
9-13969-
A well-conducted demonstration of the belief
"that in the things that really matter, the
educated man has more to learn of the poor
man than to teach him." "The house is the
house of a poor Devon fisherman; the charac-
ters are all from the slum section of the small
town overhanging the sea. But it is as men and
women and children that we meet them, not as
an Institution. This book is not a 'study' of
the poor man. It is not a labeling apparatus
designed to provide you, plus the author's guar-
antee, with a sticker to attach to any working-
man you may run across. It is the experiences,
the happy experiences, of a man fortunate
enough to know when he is well off, and hav-
ing the power most graphically and convincing-
ly to picture this well-offness and the causes
that produced it." (N. Y. Times.)
"Mr. Reynolds, though he may not have pro-
duced a picture of a typical poor man's house,
has produced a more attractive study — free
from theory and sentiment — of the domestic
life of one poor man. It is an achievement
of conspicuous merit."
-I- Ath. 1908, 2: 720. D. 5. 300w.
"There is abundance of homely dialect con-
versation, not needing a glossary, however:
and the realistic story throughout is well worth
reading."
-f- Dial. 46: 116. F. 16. '09. 300w.
"The whole thing strikes one as a really sin-
cere record and commentary."
-f Nation. 88: 387. Ap. 15, '09. 600w.
"As interesting reading to our maturity as
were the hero-tales of old to our children."
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 29. Ja. 16, '09. 340w.
"Is in reality the raw material for fiction
rather tlian fiction proper. Not a book for
squeamish readers. The aim of the writer
lenders it impossible for liim to consult theiJ*
susceptibilities. A study remarkable for its
sympathy and poetry as well as its minute ob-
servation."
H Spec. 101: 784. N. 14, '08. ]400w.
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.
9-8430.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 180. Je. '09.
"Mr. Reynolds frankly declines, at the outset,
to guarantee 'the truth of many of the anec-
dotes,' so that the book is one to be used with
caution by English readers. With this reser-
vation, the twenty odd lives make pleasant read-
ing, if unsatisfying to the seeker after definite
-I-'— Ath. 1909, 1: 382. Mr. 27. 360w.
+ Dial. 45: 467. D. 16, '08. 140w.
-I- Ind. 66: 588. Mr. 18, '09. 90w.
-I- int. Studio. 36: 252. Ja. '09. 30w.
"There is a disconcerting absence of dates
and at times a curious habit of dropping into
the language of a contemporary when talking
of the old masters without quotation marks,
which is more or less distracting to a reader of
logical tastes."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 4. Ja. 2, '09. 120w.
R. of Rs. 39: 125. Ja. '09. 50w.
Rhodes, Daniel P. Philosophy of change.
^^ *$2. Alacmillan. 9-24972.
The autlior has here spun out an idea of the
universe from his own fancy. His basal prin-
ciples of change reminds one to some extent
of the philosophy of Heroclitus but he does
not attempt to connect his with any ancient
or modern school of thought and his style is
more popular than is customary with works on
such subjects. The basis of his philosophy is
"the principle of continuous and universal
change." The universe is regarded "not as a
thing but as a process." His chapters set forth
the general trend of this theory and "the prob-
able consequences of its adoption by mankind"
under such headings as: "Illusion and reality,"
"The knowing," "The Action of a universe."
"Reason and will," "A rational view of death,"
and "Literary style and the philosophy."
Rhodes, James Ford. Historical essays.
12 *$2.25. Macmillan. 9-30870.
Eighteen historical essays many of whicti
are public speeches and addresses. They are:
History; Concerning the writing of history; The
3/2
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Rhodes, James Ford — Continued-
profession of historian: Newspapers as his-
torical sources: Speech prepared for tlie com-
mencement dinner at Harvard university, June
Id. 1901: Edward Gibbon: Samuel Kawson Gar-
diner: William E. H. Lecky: Sir Spencer Wal-
pole: John Richard Green: Edward Gaylord
Hourne: The presidential office: A review of
President Hayes's administration: IWward
l.aurence Godkin: Who burned Columbia? A
new estimate of Cromwell.
Rice, Alice Caldwell (Hegan). ]^Ir. Opp.
t$i- Century. 9-8574.
Mrs. Rice's unique hero is a sort of glorified
Ichabod Crane with a double personality. "The
aggressive Mr. Opp of the gorgeous raiment
and the seal ring, the important man of busi-
ness . . . was in deadly combat with the in-
significant Mr. Opp, he of the shirt sleeves
and the wilted pompadour" who gives up am-
bition and love that he may bring happiness
to a little half-witted sister. "There was in
the man — egotism, courage, whatever it was —
that would never recognize defeat, that quality
that wins out of a life of losing the final vic-
tory."
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 188. Je. '09. +
•The story is told with the sympathy and pic-
turesqueness of touch that we have learned to
expect from the author."
-^ Ath. 1909, 1: 612. My. 22. 160w.
"The book is a slight thing as regards plot,
but an excellent studv of character." M. K. Ford.
-f- Bookm. 29: 412. Je. '09. oOOw.
"Alice Hegan Rice fully lives up to her repu-
tation in this latest character study. 'Mr. Opp.'
^Irs. Rice has a happy faculty of choosing ex-
pressive English and the fact that Mr. Opp's
history is remarkably well told will surely add
to its popularitv."
-f Lit. D. 38: 852. My. 15. '09. 260w.
"Mr. Opp is a hero worth knowing."
+ Nation. 89: 16. Jl. 1. '09. 200w.
"A truly delightful book, full of whimsical
humor, and with a dash of pathos and senti-
ment which is never mawkish or unreal."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 286. My. 8, '09. 470w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 378. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
■"It is chieflv good fun."
-r Outlook. 92: 390. Je. 19. '09. 50w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 760. Je. '09. 120w.
"Mr. Opp is more than the hero of a novel:
lie comes very near to being truly heroic. The
whole book, indeed, is exceedingly attractive.
and fully sustains the reputation of its author."
4- Spec. 103: 209. Ag. 7, '09. 250w.
Rice, Allen Thorndike, ed. Reminiscences
of Abraham Lincoln by distinguished
men of his time; new ed. rev. **$2. Har-
per. 9-2244.
.\ timely revision of ;• book which is an ac-
cimulation of a mass <>f trustworthy evidence
concerning the personal traits and private ut-
terances of Lincoln. There are impressions oC
Lincoln, the lawyer: Lincoln, the statesman:
and Lincoln, the man.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 122. Ap. "09.
Ind. 66: 263. F. 4, '09. 530w.
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 53. Ja. 30, '09. 700w.
Rice, Cale Young. Nirvana days. **$i.25.
'^ Doubleday. 9-6094.
A collection of some fifty poems impregnated
■witli the spirit of Buddha. They are grouped
under the heads "Dramatic" and "More or less
diamatic."
nantly against the Night Riders. His worst
fault is that he has not learned his craft. His
style in the quieter pieces is uneven and unim-
pressive, and under excitement degenerates into
rant." Brian Hooker.
f- Bookm. 23: 368. Je. '09. 300w.
"The poems fall into 'non-dramatic' and 'more
or less dramatic' groups. The latter group con-
tains the more vigorous work." W: M. Payne.
-h Dial. 47: 100. Ag. 16, '09. 150w.
Nation. 89: 54. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
"In his philosophical poems Mr. Rice shows
seriousness of intent but an unfortunate vague-
ness. Taken as a whole, Mr. Rice's verse its
smooth flowing and generally simple in expres-
sion."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 407. Je. 26, '09. lOOw.
Rice, Edward Irving. Old Jim Case 01
South Hollow. **$!. Doubleday. 9-4485
The country store of South Hollow is nightly
the scene of a gathering of old cronies who
perched upon barrels, counters, tea chests, etc.,
listen greedily to the stories and reminiscences
of Old Jim Case. How he swears off drinking
served as the theme of his perennial temper-
ance sermon, while his inside knowledge of the
town doings, the villainies practiced and the
wrongs suffered help him to play the deus ex
machina role with unwonted fervor.
"The wrapper, all things considered, is about
the most attractive feature of- the book."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 118. F. 27, '09. 200w.
Rice, Wallace de G. C, comp. Catchwords
of patriotism. **$L McCIurg. 8-28047.
"A variety of wise and statesmanlike remarks
culled from the writings and speeches of those
who have been among the foremost in the po-
litical life of America." (N. Y. Times.) There
are included Roosevelt, Bryan, Taft, Kern, Sher-
man, Hughes, and others.
Dial. 45: 464. D. 16, '08. 20w.
"It is to be regretted that the compositor, or
somebody else, has made a perfect mess of the
sentiment credited to Mr. Sherman."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 614. O. 24, '08. 200w.
Richards, Mrs. Ellen Henrietta. Cost of
cleanness. (Cost of living ser.) $1. Wi-
ley. 8-28977-
"In this latest volume ISIrs. Richards works
out the cost of being clean in person, house,
food, and city, and compares it with the demon-
strated cost of ignoring dirt in any or all of those
particulars.
"The author is most a poet when he is far-
tl.est from Nirvana, dreaming of sensuous old
llaces in Italy or Japan, or declaiming indig-
"Extremely suggestive and helpful to house-
keepers, teachers and those interested in the
problems of public health, civic cleanliness and
and the administration of relief."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 48. F. '09. +
"If in future revisions the author sees fit
to retain her imaginary statements regarding
the possibilities and near-by certainties of
electrical household do-it-alls we shall not take
it greatlv at heart, but we shall be disappoint-
ed if she" does not at least add qualifying foot-
notes regarding the diphtheria level: street
cleaning, yellow fever and the general death
rate: and the cost of pure as compared with
impure water."
-I Engin. N. 61: sup. 51. Ap. 15, '09. 700w.
"Mrs. Richards's book is concise and con-
densed to the point of bluntness. Each sentence
is a bullet for compactness and energy of pro-
pulsion. The volume bears evidence of such
haste in writing that the author did not take
time to elaborate sufficiently her ideas, nor to
give them frequently the best sequence."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 17. Ja. 9, '09. 650w.
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2>7Z
Richards, Mrs. Ellen Henrietta. Laboratory
notes on industrial water analysis: a
survey course for engineers. *50c. Wiley.
8-36798.
"These notes are In the nature of five labor-
atory exercises, to determine first the industrial
characteristics of water in general and then the
amount of scale-forming materials, iron, sul-
phate, alkalinity, etc. The fifth exercise deal-s
with remedies. Besides the five laboratory ex-
ercises, there is a secojid part, which takes up
standard solutions and i;ives some valuable con-
version tables. A few bibliographical references
conclude the book." — Engin. N.
Engin. D. 5: 297. Mr. '09. lOOw.
-f Engin. N. 61: sup. 5. Ja. 14, '09. 140w.
"The exercises will doubtless prove interesting
and instructive as part of a course in chemis-
try."
-f Engin. Rec. 59: 55. Ja. 9, '09. 160w.
"There are no equations or explanations of
the reactions involved in the various processes,
which are described in the briefest manner, so
briefly. Indeed, that we should doubt if some
of the operations could be successfully carried
out." J. B. C.
— Nature. 80: 216. Ap. 22, '09. lOOw.
"Mrs. Richards has had such extended ex-
perience in matters dealing with water exam-
ination that everything from her pen is always
of value." W. P. Mason.
+ Science, n.s. 29: 501. Mr. 26, '09. 150w.
Richards, Joseph William. Metallurgical
" calculations. 3v. ea. *$2. McGraw.
6-12166.
"This volume completes a set of three, the
text of which has been published as a serial
in 'Electrochemical and metallurgical industry'
during the past two years. Volume 1 treats of
metallurgical principles in general, and its suc-
cessor with their special application to the
problems arising in the iron and steel industry.
The present volume is concerned with the
metallurgy of the non-ferrous metals, and
deals with copper, silver, gold, lead, zinc, mer-
cury, and aluminum." — Engin. D.
Engin. D. 5: 540. My. '09. 220w.
"Has covered the theoretical side very satis-
factorilv."
-)- Engin. Rec, 59: 250. F. 27, '09. 220w.
Richards, Marian Edwards. Zandrie. t$i.50.
" Century. 9-24236.
Zandrie, convent reared, a child in thought
and fancy, is the naive and innocent heroine of
this tale — a child whose reputation in the hands
of Madam Grundy would have been torn to tat-
ters. But some good angel watched over her
thru her wilful, unconventional young career
and brought her to safety in a good man's love.
"A love story pure and simple, naive and
often extravagant but convincing and full of
vitality."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 93. N. '09. +
"A work of rather exceptional quality and
delicate art, a work of slender and fragile
strength, like tliat of a woman's slender, sup-
ple wrist; and it is marred only in its ending,
where the author's purpose seems to falter
and stumble." F: T. Cooper.
-I Bookm. 30: 281. N. '09. 480w.
"This is a love story pure and simple, in the
fullest sense of the words; there Is simplicitv
in its very extravagances, and Zandrle's almost
superhuman innocence is not only credible, but
entirely convincing. In the entire treatment of
tlie theme there is a morning freshness that
sorts well with the callow years of the protag-
onists."
+ Nation, 89: 306. S. 30, '09. 220w.
Is not especially distinguished. The book
laii into that class of American fiction, which
IS neatly written, absolutely harmless, and veiv
amateurish in its conception of real life "
-i N. Y. Times. 14: 584. O. 2, '09. 'l80w.
Richardson, Clifford. Modern asphalt pave-
ment. 2d ed. rev. $3. Wiley. 8-32510.
"Almost every page bears the mark of crit-
ical revision, and some selections are practi-
cally rewritten. In chapter 5 the structure of
the hydrocarbons which characterize the liquid
and solid asphalts is discussed in the light of
the latest researches, and will appeal partic-
ularly to the chemist. Chapters 17 and 18, on
asphaltic concrete and as;jhalt paving blocks
have been materially enlarged and contain val-
uable information regarding recent important
improvements in these lines. The author's
specifications for asphalt pavements have been
revised very carefully." — Engin. Rec
"A complete revision of a valuable work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 122. Ap. '09.
"This is one of the recognized standard books
on the subject of road work. In the present edi-
tion, the work of revision has been carefullv
done and the book must continue to occupy
Its high position in the field of municipal engi-
neering." .
4- Engin. D. 5: 536. My. '09. 400w.
"An examination of the present edition indi-
cates that the revision has been carefully made
and that the book is bound tp continue to oc-
cupy a high place in the literature of munici-
pal engineering."
+ Engin. N. 60: sup. 692. D. 17, 'OS. 20nw.
-f- Engin, Rec. 59: 83. Ja. 16, '09. 360w.
Richardson, Frank. Other man's wife.
$1.50. Kennerley. 8-28065.
_ "Richard Meyville, tlie hero, a struggling bar-
rister, has for mistress the wife of a wealthy
friend. The la'dy, by her influence. launches
him on the tide of success. . . . There seems
nothing particularly creditable about the con-
nexion, bur it is treated as a matter of course
by the author and all hi;? characters, except
the inhabitants of Bayswater and a presum-
ably out-of-date Lord Chancellor. When at
the height of success. Richard thinks of tak-
i"^ ^ ®Ul^' "'•'' application is refused bv the
i ova Chancellor; whereupon he is forced to
choose between his career and his mistress,
and chooses the former."^Ath.
"Of the character-sketches some are cari-
catures, ))ut many are admirable. The book
teems with the unexpected, and is not over-
weighted with epigram."
1- Ath. 1908, 2: 569. N. 7. 170w.
"It tells an unpleasant story about life and
people in London. It is filled with a companv
of characters either stupid, disagreeable, or
offensive, while their actions are of a similar
character."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 39. Ja. 23, '09. 160w.
Richardson, Henry Handel. Maurice Guest.
t$i.50. Duffield 9-7947.
A story of less musical than psychological in-
terest. "The hero, a young- musician of good
abilities, but no strength of character, is over-
mastered by a morbid passion for a worthless
Cleopatra, and the history of their relations,
which terminate in his suicide, forms the main
theme of the book." (Ath.)
"Some scenes are unnecessarily repulsive.
But Mr. Richardson's work has genuine real-
istic qualities which deserve recognition."
h Ath. 1908, 2: 432. O. 10. 150w.
"The realism Is not only disagreeably, but
unnecessarily, coarse. There is one absurdly
false touch. All the American students speak
that marvelous 'Yankee' lingo which is never
heard this side of the footlights of English
theatres."
H Nation. 88: 387. Ap. 15, '09. 550w.
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Richardson, Henry Handel — Continued.
"He writes very well, and his novel, not-
withstanding its great length, is a compact, well-
constructed, dramatic piece of work, with char-
acters of lifelike portrayal, that of the hero be-
ing especially true and vivid."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. 160w.
R. of Rs. 39: 384. Mr. '09. 80w.
— Sat. R. 106: sup. 7. S. 26, '08. 200w.
Richardson, S. S. Magnetism and electric-
ity, and the principles of electrical
measurement. *$2. Van Nostrand.
"The object of this book is to provide a sound
and systematic course of study in the funda-
mental principles of electricity and electrical
measurement. It has been prepared to meet
the requirements of students who have had pre-
vious instruction in the elementary descriptive
pnrts of the subject, and are taking up the
study of electricity in Its more quantitative as-
pects, either as a branch of pure physics, or as
a i>reraration for a course in applied electric-
it\'.'" — Engin. D.
"The text suffers occasionally from the de-
fect of quoting formulae of which no proof Is
offered. Altogetlier the book deserves commen-
dation."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 18. Jl. 4. 580w.
"The figures are well drawn and the experi-
mental methods have been judiciously chosen."
-1- Engin. D. 5: 176. F. '09. 160w.
"The treatment, on the whole, is very clear
and concise, and the book contains consider-
ably more matter than is usually found In
books of this standard."
H Nature. 79: 246. D. 31, '08. 220w.
Richey, Harry Grant. Building foreman's
" pocket book and ready reference. $5.
Wiley. 9-11746.
One of a series prepared for the "special
use of the various trades, for plumbers, car-
penters and woodworkers, stone and brick ma-
sons, cement workers and plasterers, and su-
perintendents of construcilon, builders and
building inspectors. This latest volume covers
all of these subjects in the general manner
that the building foreman may require." (Engin.
X.)
"A convenient reference volume for large li-
braries."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 21. S. '09.
"The book is one that those having the direc-
tion of biailding construction should provide
themselves with."
4- Engin. D. 6: 54. Jl. '09. 150w.
"Very complete and detailed without being
unreasonably verbose."
-f- Engin. N. 61: sup. 76. Je. 17, '09. lOOw.
"The purpose of the book has manifestly
been kept in mind carefully in the compilation
of its contents."
-I- Engin. Rec. 59: 726. Je. 5, '09. 160w.
Richmond, Grace Louise. Court of inquiry.
^" **$i. Doubleday. 9-24945.
The hostess of a charming country house and
her guests, the Gay Lady, the Skeptic and the
Philosopher, constitute the court of inquiry, be-
fore whom, all unknown to the guests, the
condition of every new arrival is inquired
into and judgment gently passed upon her.
The first part of the story Introduces successive-
ly delightful types of young womanhood and the
second part pairs them off; all the while the
romance of the Philosopher and the story-
teller grows apace.
Rickard, Thomas Arthur. Through the Yu-
1- kon and Alaska. $2.50. Mining and sci-
entific press. 9-18373.
"Few if any travelers in Alaska have made
so many and such accurate observations as Mr.
Rickard, and of those who have published sim-
ilar journals, no one has included so much of
real value to those interested in the resources
of tlie Yukon district and Alaska, or in the
mining activities of those countries. The author
has told in a delightful way many of the in-
cidents of travel, and has taken pains to give
accurately the history of some of the most re-
markable discoveries in these northern coun-
tries. The romantio history of the Treadwell
mines, the discovery of gold on the Klondike,
the wonderful development at Fairbanks, and
the story of the discovery and exploitation of
the Nome beach, are here given in a fuller and
more interesting way than they have else-
where appeared." — J. Geol.
"Mr. Rickard's book is neither a tourists'
guide nor a heavy technical treatise. It is a
.straightforward but lively account of a most
interesting region and its people. It is a book
for anyone going north, and for anyone to read
who is staying at home, and is interested in our
far northern territory."
-I- Engin. D. 6: 427. N. '09. 400w.
"The book is. however, more than a narra-
tive of travel, for the author has described the
mining conditions and mining processes with an
ability that few can equal. .The book is well
illustrated and a verv welcome addition to the
literature on Alaska." W. W. A.
+ J. Geol. 17: 759. N. '09. 250w.
Rickert, Edith. Beggar in the heart. t$i.SO.
11 Moffat. 9-25974.
"To weave a romance round an elderly hero-
ine is a daring enterprise on Miss Rickert's
part, but her courage is tempered by a curious
reticence as to the exact age of the lady in
question, which is throughout alluded to with
tantalizing ambiguity. The aforesaid heroine
is, as regards her philanthropic and introspec-
tive tendencies, of an exceedingly modern type,
but possesses, nevertheless, a liberal portion
of that sweet unreasonableness which In the
fiction of an earlier day generally character-
ized her class. All these things are against
her, yet she undoubtedly achieves some meas-
ure of charm and originality." — Ath.
"The moral is rather too obvious but the tale
might benefit young girls."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 93. N. '09.
"The author seems more at home amongst
Bohemians of a mild and cosmopolitan descrip-
tion than with the aristocracy or the slum-
dwellers of London: but the story, If not over-
probable, is Interesting and unusual."
-^ Ath. 1909, 2: 489. O. 23. 130w.
"It is thoroughly bad in construction and
method: almost its only merit is that it pos-
sesses the one essential merit of a good novel
— it is interesting." Ward Clark.
-I Bookm. 30: 394. D. '09. 870w.
"The story Is a bright and clever little com-
edy, just touching upon pathos now and again,
then showing flashes of humor, and moving
with much dash and spirit."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 694. N. 6, '09. 200w.
"Miss Edith Rickert does not rise to her best
In 'The beggar In the heart' but she writes an
entertaining story of a young old maid."
-f Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6, '09. 40w.
"It is good reading."
+ Spec. 103: 8-51. N. 20, '09. 30w.
Rickert, Edith. Early English romances in
verse; done into modern Enelish. ("New
medieval lib.) 2v. ea. *$2. Duffield.
9-29176.
One of these volumes is devoted to romances
of friendship, the other to romances of love.
Each presents "eight or ten short tales repre-
sentative of the thought and sentiment of the
middle ages. Among these stories, those of
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
375
'Sir Amadas.' 'The tale of Gamelyn,' 'Floris
and Blancheflour,' 'The knight of courtesy and
fair lady of Faguell,' are perhaps the most
•widely known." (Outlook.)
Dial. 46: 145. Mr. 1, '09. lOOw.
"The editing of the romances of love and
friendship has been accomplished with discre-
tion."
+ Nation. 88: 511. My. 20, '09. 480w.
"Certainly one cannot quarrel with the man-
ner in which the work is executed, nor with
the artistic setting which has been given it,
nor yet with the historical value of the idea."
J. B. Rittenhouse.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 113. F. 27, '09. llSOw.
"Not the least valuable part of these books
are the introductions."
+ Outlook. 91: 537. Mr. 6, '09. 160w.
Rideout, Henry Milner. Dragon's blood.
**$i.2o. Houghton. 9-9507.
A story whose setting enters largely into the
unity of the plot. It is a tale of daring adven-
ture, hardship and love in China during a
native uprising. The agent of a German com-
pany, a vain young English matron, a level-
headed Englishman who woos the spirited
heroine are the chief actors in the little drama
enacted against a background of Chinese life
and landscape.
"Full of local color and cleverly told."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 188. Je. '09.
"The story is without construction, and runs
through a succession of incidents, more or less
thrilling, to a premature conclusion. The author,
however, seems to possess a first-hand knowl-
edge of the scenes of which he writes; his
descriptions are vivid and convincing; and the
signs and omens which precede an anti-Chris-
tian uprising are treated with power and a
realistic sense of impending disaster."
-f- — Ath. 1909, 2: 92. Jl. 24. 120w.
"It is not a pleasant book, and yet not one
easily laid aside. Unquestionably the book
should be numbered among the stories of good
fighting — and of equal right it should be num-
bered among those books that actually make us
see, as clearly as though we ourselves had been
there, the foreign setting." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 523. Jl. '09. 480w.
"Technique, so far as he needs it, is bound
to come in time, for technique is that part of
the art of fiction which may be taught; but not
all the technique in the world can help a writer
to the acquirement of an ability to see life
strongly and to picture what he sees — and this
is a gift which Mr. Rideout unquestionably pos-
sesses." Philip Tillinghast.
-I Forum. 41: 620. Je. '09. 650w.
"So far as enlightening this country is con-
cerned about the heathen ends of creation, the
novelists are doing it better than the mission-
aries."
+ Ind. 67: 424. Ag. 19, '09. 200w.
"It is nothing more or less than a blood-and-
thunder romance of impossible adventure. Is
commonly called 'a rattling good story,' and
tliis. we suppose, is what Mr. Rideout intended."
H ■ Nation. 89: 141. Ag. 12, '09. 330w.
"While the book is commended in the first
place as a thriller of a superior quality, it is
diflicult to read it without imbibing much in-
struction about the curious orientals . . . and
the merits of the missionary question."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 307. My. 15, '09. 450w.
"The story is sufficiently full of action and ex-
oiteTnent."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 378. Je. 12, '09. 120w.
"The writing is so graphic that one cam feel
thf nervou.<? tension of the white people at signs
of a rebellion among the natives, and over all
i'j the sense of the aching loneliness of their
Int."
-i- Sat. R. 108: 323. S. 11, '09. 60w.
Rider, Fremont. Are the dead alive? *$i.7S.
« Dodge, B. W. 9-15095.
Deals with the problem of psychical research
that the world's leading scientists are trying
to solve, and the progress they have made in
it. To present the nucleus of truth which has
been found beneath a vast accretion of error
and fraud has been the author's intention.
Some of the chapters are: The psychical phe-
nomena of spiritualism; The mediumship of D.
D. Home; Eusapia Paladino; Obsession of dual
personality; Clairvoyance and clair-audience;
Ghosts; Telepathy; Premonition; Mediumship;
The Piper case; and Telepathy vs. spiritualism.
— Dial. 47: 52. Jl. 16, '09. 120w.
"The book on the whole is sane and strikingly
devoid of the sensationalism suggested by its
title."
-i N. Y. Times. 14: 416. Jl. 3, '09. 650w.
Ries, Heinrich, and Leighton, inenry. His-
1- tory of the clay-working industry in
the United States. *$2.5o. Wiley.
9-19437-
A book that "is compiled from statistics col-
lected in the main by the United States census
bureau and the United States geological sur-
vey. The first portion of the history is a gen-
eral r§sum# of the various stages in the de-
velopment of the industry through the manu-
facture of common bricks, glazed bricks, ter-
racotta, tiles, and pottery. In the second por-
tion of the work, these stages are discussed
state by state." — Nature.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 83. N. '09.
"Dr. Ries and Mr. Leighton have told us in
a very orderly and interesting manner about
the beginnings in this country of an ancient
industry which is finding itself." C. W. Par-
melee.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 353. D. '09. 500w.
"Considering the importance of the subject,
the list of books with trustworthy information
is surprisingly small. We therefore turn with
pleasure to the present work." J. W. Mello'r.
+ Nature, 81: 452. O. 14, '09. 600w.
Riis. Jacob August, Old town. *$2. Macmil-
1^ Ian. 9-27120.
Ribe, the author's old Danish home is the
town of this volume of historical and biograph-
ical anecdotes. Its quaint old world customs, its
traditions, its life as Mr. Riis lived it in his
unappreciated youth, are depicted in a series of
well chosen scenes and stories. His king's rec-
ognition of him on his return from the new
world where he had gone as a black sheep in
the eyes of Ribe forms an interesting climax.
"Written with the freshness and sincerity
which were so attractive in 'The making of an
American,' but without the extreme naivete
which marked that work."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 124. D. '09.
"Is verv good reading throughout."
-h Dial. 47: 390. N. 16, '09. 260w.
"There is much humor, much fine observa-
tion, and occasional bits of delicate pathos in^
this chattv book of recollections. Mr. Riis has
paid his debt to his old home well by his sin-
cere tribute." G. I. Colhron.
+ Forum. 42: 485. N. '09. llOOw.
+ Ind. 67:1267. D. 2, '09. 130w.
+ Lit. D. 39:786. N. 6, '09. 210w.
Lit. D. 39:1081. D. 11, '09. llOw.
+ Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6. '09. 80w.
"Entertaining reading for the American boy
or girl of to-dav."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 755. D. '09. 70w.
3/6
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Rinehart, Mary Roberts. Man in lower ten.
t$i.50. Bobbs. 9-7946.
A mystery story by the author of "The cir-
cular staircase." The tragedy that lies at the
bottom of the tangle occurs in lower ten of a
sleeping car. A man is murdered and the deed
is traced to lower seven into which, after a
trip to the platform for air, an innocent man is
inveigled by an exchange of berth numbeis.
.Serious confusion ensues, further complicated
by the disappearance of the first discoverer of
the crime with the innocent man's clothes and
his bag containing valuable papers; by a wreck;
and by a matrimonial plot from which the en-
trapped girl escapes by the aid of the hero who
finally clears himself of criminal participance
in the tragedy.
"Clever mystery story."
-}- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 149. My. '09. 4-
"A well-considered mystery this, and carried
to a solution with considerable ingenuity."
+ Ind. 66: 763. Ap. 8, '09. lOOw.
"Mrs. Rinehart unwinds the tangle rather
cleverly, but the sense of humor which per-
vades the story does not seem exactly suited
to the character through whom she speaks."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 198. Ap. 3, '09. 420w.
"Her new novel is an improvement upon her
previous achievement."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 378. Je. 12, '09. 230w.
"To retain and remember in their proper se-
quence the incidents related in 'The man in low-
er ten' would baffle the intellect of a Sherlock
Holmes. The average reader will weary in the
attempt."
— R. of Rs. 39: 761. Je. '09. 70w.
Rinehart, Mary Roberts. When a man mar-
1- ries. t$i-50. Bobbs. 9-^9429
A man whose wife had recently divorced him
find.s that the periodical visit from Aunt Selina
is due — Aunt Selina who doubled his allowance
when he was married and who knows nothing
of his domestic upheaval. He must have a wife
for the two hours of Aunt Selina's stay. His
good friend Kit McNair who was engineering
a dinner party for him volunteers to play the
role. Aunt Selina arrives, the substitute wife
is bravely holding her own when the butler
develops small pox and the entire company is
quarantined. The situation is further compli-
cated by the presence of the divorced wife who
had slipped in to hire her old butler just be-
fore the house was turned over to health of-
ficers. The whole gamut of tragi-comedy and
comi-tragedy is run which the autlior worlds
into a lieroic extravaganza.
Ringhoffer, Karl. Bernstorff papers: the
life of Count Albrecht Von Bernstorff;
authorized tr. by Mrs. C. E. Barrett-
Lennard and M. W. Hoper: whh an in-
trod. by Sir Rowland Blennerhassett.
2v. *$6. Longmans. 9-4551-
The memoirs of the life of the Prussian am-
bassador at the court of St. James during tlie
awkward periods of the Crimean, Italian, Dan-
ish, and Austrian wars. "It appears that Bern-
storff was one of the first to conceive the pos-
sibility of a united Germany under the leader-
ship cf Prussia, and that throughout his life he
was dominated by that conception. He lived to
realize his great desire. But, as Sir Rowland
points out, the conception was in the outset a
bold one." (N. Y. Times.)
such imperfections, the book affords a most
valuable and interesting supplement to the great
work of Sybel and the stately Bismarck publi-
cations of recent years." Halvdan Koht.
-I Am. Hist. R. 14: .584. Ap. '09. 860w.
"The letters and memoi-anda are too courtly
and too Prussian in tone to possess great in-
terest for ourselves, but here and there passages
are to be noted which, though sometimes indis-
creet, are valuable. There is sometimes in this
book a trace of personalities best avoided. There
is little in the volume which is new, except that
to which we have already referred and the con-
stant snarling between the courts. There is a
good deal of odd or clumsy English in the book,
which is due probably to translation."
f- Ath. 1908, 2: 679. N. 28. 1400w.
"Dr. Ringhoffer hardly tells us anything of
historical interest that is not known. One word
of praise must be given to the translators, who
have done their work well." P. F. Willert.
-j Eng. Hist. R. 24: 597. Jl. '09. 750w.
"There is not a dull page in these memoirs.
A literary monument wortliy of its learned
author."
-f Lit. D. 38: 220. F. 6, '09. 500w.
"The really interesting things are the pri-
vate letters of Countess Bernstorff."
H Nation. 88: 94. Ja. 28, '09. 300w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 8. Ja. 2, '09. 360w.
-I Sat. R. 107: 307. Mr. 6, '09. 1600w.
Risk, Robert K. America at college: as
peen by a Scots graduate. *3s. 6d. A.
Constable & co., London. E9-126.
"Mr. Risk describes Harvard. Yale, Cornell,
the University of Michigan, Hobart, the Uni-
versity of Chicago. Johns Hopkins, Bryn Mawr,
^\ellesley, Columbia, the <^ollege of the City
of New York, and Princeton. He then adds
cliapters on 'The social side,' 'Staff and stu-
dents,' and 'Some general conclusions.' . . . He
questions the efficiency of the unrestricted
elective systems; he complains of the low
standards of scholarship; he deplores the un-
due emphasis on- intercollegiate athletics." —
Nation.
"The author has not given us the whole ma-
terial that he had at his disposal; many of the
documents are printed oply in extracts and
some appear only in translation from the
French, the result of which is that the English
text, at least in some cases, presents Itself
as the translation of a translation. Despite
"His positive errors are few; his kindliness,
vivacity, and humor are abundant, while, by
mere inadvertence of unconsciousness, he lets
slip some things that we say of each other
which are at once laughable and significant.
The book is worth reading." R. M. Wenley.
H Educ, R. 37: 313. Mr. '09. 430w.
"He falls into the mistake of speaking of the
non-governmental university as 'private' and
does not grasp tlie fundamental distinction be-
tween college and university. -These deficiencies
render his criticisms less valuable than they
might otherwise be. The book itself, however,
is well worth reading and contains naany inter-
esting personal touches."
H Educ. R. 38: 97. Je. '09. lOOw.
"A fairly entertaining but very superficial
account. Has tlie excellences and defects of
journalism."
H Nation. 87: C30. D. 24, '08. 280w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 233. Ap. 10, '09. l.iUw.
"Chatty, appreciative, dotted with bits of
keen criticism, good-humored, not too profound,
the observations of the author make good read-
ing. He is not always accurate. It is a bright
comment on academic affairs here, and, unlike
a great deal of bright comment, actually
illuminates some things besides itself."
-I Outlook. 91: 337. F. 13, '09. 200w.
"These observations, frankly set forth, are
both entertaining and profitable."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 640. My. '09. lOOw.
"A competent and very readable description."
4- Spec. 102: 380. Mr. 6, '09. 120w.
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377
Ritchie, Anne Isabella (Thackeray). Black-
stick papers. **$i.75. Putnam. 8-33772.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Happy reminiscences."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 48. F. '09.
"Every chapter in the book leaves an impres-
sion not easily forgotten; in every page we find
suggestion, thought, knowledge of life and the
heart. It is not a book for the many, but it will
be cherished by the few who understand. It is
full of sweet simplicity and intuitive apprecia-
tion, with a calm and an absence of effort or
striving after brilliance which are infinitely
soothing."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 782. D. 19. lOOw.
"To-day, with the trail of the journalist over
almost all that is written for us, we can afford
to accept the leisurely sentences with, nothing
but gratitude."
+ Dial. 46: 115. F. 16, '09. 400w.
"These essays on various subjects are all very
slight, very easy and very agreeable reading.
Indeed they are rather chats than anything
else."
+ Ind. 66: 1085. My. 20, '09. 120w.
"The frequency of the quotation mark de-
tracts in some measure from the readers' in-
terest. The sketches as a whole are written
with sympathetic insight and sincerity."
-I Lit. D. .S8: 222. F. 6, '09. 170w.
+ Nation. 88: 37. Ja. 14, '09. 260w.
"She relates delicious anecdotes, of gentle hu-
mor and often of pathos."
4- Outlook. 91: 20. Ja. 2, '09. 270w.
"To no recent volume of the same general
character could the term machine-made be less
appropriately applied than to this."
+ Putnam's. 5: 494. Ja. '09. 160w.
"Of such material of old times, quaint, gay,
or pathetic, the 'Blackstick papers' are com-
posed, and they are delicate reading."
+ Sat. R. 107: 278. F. 27, '09. 320w.
Robbins, E. Clyde, comp. Selected articles
1- on the commission plan of municipal
government. (Debaters' handbook ser.)
*$i. Wilson, H. W.
Uniform with the "Debaters' handbook se-
ries" this volume contains material for debaters,
students, and members of clubs and organiza-
tions that are everywhere studying this new
form of municipal organization. There have
l)een included the best available reprints ou
the question, all articles having been edited
and revised so as to avoid useless repetition.
It aims to supplement the limited material
of libraries that do not contain a complete file
of magazines, pamphlets, and late municipal
liooks. Contains a full bibliography and a brief.
Roberts, Charles George Douglas. Back-
'1 woodsmen. $1.50. Macmillan. 9-27965.
In these fifteen chapters are given striking in-
cidents in the lives of backwoodsmen and wom-
en. There are stories of blizzard, torrent, track-
less waste and of the animals of the wilder-
ness. In some, man, by his will, his strength,
liut. above all, by his power of reason con-
quers and wrests from menacing nature his
own life or another's; there are also stories of
kindliness and help in the hard lives of the
frontier. Together they form a series of realis-
tic pictures and show to a "sheltered people"
what must be endured in the backwoods when
beautiful, beneficient nature ceases to be a
lielp and must be reckoned with as an ad-
versary.
Roberts, Morley. David Bran. $1.50. Page.
9-3203.
"A primitive, elemental story, the setting
being a West of England— presumably a Cor-
nish—fishing village. Lou Trevarris, 'whose
gods were of the woodlands and the sea,' is
David Bran's darker love, and it is she who
warns him of the 'fair-skinned maid with shin-
ing hair' who comes between them. The orig-
inality of the book lies in its triumph over the
usual views of moral possibilities, not only in
David's maintenance of his love for both mis-
tress and wife, but also in the reconciliation
of these two, and their actual affection for
each other." — Ath.
"It would be difficult to pick out the best of
these fifteen stories. Between them thev run
the gamut of life in wild country, and touch hu-
mours and emotions In extremes."
+ Ath. 1£09, 2: 92. Jl. 24. 270w.
"The author's method being poetic rather
than realistic, the effect is too broad and im-
pressive to be offensive. A weakness in 'David
Bran' is the use of the overheard soliloquy. Mr.
Roberts is a true poet of the sea, and his de-
scriptions of some of its moods are remark-
ably strong."
-I Ath. 1908, 2: 603. N. 14. 200w.
"For one moment of the pen or the tongue
of Dr. Samuel Johnson to express one's sense
of both the import and the manner of this!"
— Allan. 103: 709. My. '09. 440w.
"A sombre and unpleasant story, told i-ith
a well-sustained and conscious power. The
really remarkable thing about the book is that
it carries conviction with it and makes us feel
that these people caught in this curious tangle
of destiny would actually do and say and feel
the things that Mr. Roberts attributes to them.
And this in itself is a triumph of the first mag-
nitude." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 188. Ap. '09. 430w.
"A strong fearless piece of fiction that be-
longs in the same class with the author's ear-
lier success, 'Rachel Marr.' " Philip Tilling-
hast.
-I- Forum. 41: 396. Ap. '09. 400w.
"A strong, bad book, which women will not
read."
— Ind. 66: 1343. .le. 17, '09. 350w.
"Mr. Roberts saw that if his book was to
circulate from public libraries and penetrate
freely to the firesides of the dear novel-reading
public, it would not do to present this story
of nasty acquiescence in adultery In its raw
anlmality and inherent repulsiveness. Accord-
ingly, he suffused the whole scene with
an exultant hypagthral spirit, prated vol-
ubly of the large sanity of nature, meta-
morphosed his bestial fisherman into superman
and his woman of the town into an earth-spirit,
sought out Biblical language to clothe vile
thoughts, spoke steadily of disease as health,
and represented what was shallow and muddy
as deep and mysterious."
— Nation. 88: 281. Mr. 18. '09. 600w.
"The book has great beauty; a strange, wild
beauty. We leave David with one foot in sea
and one on shore, and feel that Mr. Roberts's
answer is not an answer." Hildegarde Haw-
thorne.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 58. Ja. 30, '09. 870w.
Robertson, Archibald Thomas. Epochs in
* the life of Paul: ? study of develop-
ment in Paul's career. **$i.25. Scribner.
9-10139.
Presents as the result of criticism a construc-
tive picture of Paul and his work as set forth
in the Acts and Paul's own epistles. The chap-
ter headings give the scope and character of
the study: Saul the Pharisaic student: Saul the
persectiting rabbi; Saul's vision of Jesus; Saul
learning Christianity; Saul finds his work; Paul
the missionary leader, Paul's doctrinal crisis;
Paul answers the cry of Europe; Paul the
teacher of the churches; Paul at bay, Paul
free again; Paul faces death. Bibliography, in-
dex to subjects, index to New Testament pas-
sages.
"The style is simple and rapid, but sometimes
becomes too disjunctive and informal. The book
2>7
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Robertson, Archibald Thomas — Continued-
shows no real grapple with the hard historical
problems and in general one does not feel that
serious critical investigations immediately un-
derlie the positions taken. In short, this is not a
book for the student."
1- Bib. World. 33: 432. Je. '09. 130w.
Robertson, William. Meat and food inspec-
tion; with regulations governing meat
inspection in the United States, by
Maximilian Herzog. *$3.50. Keener.
8-16718.
"Besides detailed instructions for the inspec-
tion of meat, fish and various foods, this book
lias a few chapters on cow sheds, pigsties, etc.,
the public milk supply, slaughter-houses and
other allied topics. For the most part the book
relates to British conditions." — Engin. N.
show the historic British mariner, as contem-
porary pictorial art, sentimental or humorous,
patriotic or playful, mirrored him; the hearty,
breezy tribe of 'Tom Bowlings,' 'Ben Buntlines,'
'Sweet Williams,' etc., of play, novel and bal-
lad."—Dial.
Engin. N. 60: sup. 18.'i. Ag. 13, '08. 40w.
"The information conveyed in the book is
thoroughly practical and as a rule so lacking
in technicality that any one interested in the
subject can understand it."'
+ Ind. 66: 489. Mr. 4. '09. 250w.
Robins, Elizabeth (Mrs. G. R. Parkes) (C.
1' E, Raimond, pseud.). Florentine frame.
t$i.5o. Mofifat. 9-28705.
An American novel whose theme is the love
of a mother and daughter for the same man.
"Whether any man could misunderstand the
woman he loves so seriously as Chester Keith
did may be doubted. It is to be hoped, how-
ever, that most men if they did so would not
contract a marriage with the daughter for the
sake of keeping near the mother. Miss Robins
solves the problem in the only possible way —
by death of her elder heroine — but the reader
Avill not feel very sanguine as to the prospects
of happiness which lie before the Chesteir
Keiths." (Spec.)
"The minor characters are admirable, and,
despite the subject, the whole book is inter-
esting."
H ■ Ath, 1909, 2: 653. N. 27. 280w.
"She has treated, in the best and sanest way,
both the New Woman and New Girl." F: T.
Cooper.
+ Bookm. 30: 386. D. '09. 500w.
"The book stands well above the flood of
fiction daily pouring from the press. A book
which may be characterized as well worth
while — worth the writing and worth the read-
ing."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 741. N. 27, '09. 750w.
"The author proves her ability by clever and
thoughtful reflections upon several questions,
but her .mastery in artistic work is not proved
in this book at least."
-I Outlook. 93: 876. D. 18, "09. 160w.
"There is a considerable lapse in Miss Rob-
ins' latest novel from the energy of 'The mag-
netic north' or the vivid drawing of 'Come and
find me!' "
-I Sat. R. 108: 699. D. 4, '09. 550w.
Spec. 103: 953. D. 4, '09. 140w.
Robinson, Charles Napier. British tar in
*> fact and fiction: the poetry, pathos and
humour of the sailor's life; with an in-
trod. by J: Leyland. **$4. Harper.
9-23761.
"For those who want a book of the old-
fashioned seagoing flavor, a mirror of the man-
ners of the sailors whom Smollett and Marryat
drew and Gay and Dlbdin sang, here it is. Of
the regular naval histories and treatises we
have enough and perhaps to spare. But here
is a book with a certain novelty of motif, mate-
rial, and viewpoint to recommend it. Its spring
and 'raison d'etre' is frankly the profuse and
curious illustrations. . . . Collectively, they
"The book is prepared and written 'con
amore,' and carries a whiflE of the brine for the
initiated reader."
-f- Dial. 46: 329. My. 16. '09. 320w.
+ Ind. 66: 1297. Je. 10, '09. 350w.
"Is an indispensable guide to the sailor in
English literature."
-I- Nation. 89: 332. O. 7, '09. 210w.
"From numerous sources the author happily
deduces the typical tar of the various periods,
and with consummate skill portrays his quali-
ties and his environments. "The volume is no-
table for the numerous fine illustrations with
which it is embellished."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 322. My. 22, '09. 330w.
"Altogether, this industrious and erudite book
is one which cannot possibly be omitted from
anv nautical library."
+ Spec. 102: 538. Ap. 3, '09. 1400w.
Robinson, James Harvey, and Beard,
Charles Austin. Readings in modern
European history: a collection of ex-
tracts from the sources chosen with
the purpose of illustrating some of the
chief phases of the development of Eti-
rope during the last two hundred
years. 2v. ea. *$i.50. Ginn. 8-30037.
V. 1. The eighteenth century: the French
revolution and the Napoleonic period.
There are a hundred and eighty-four selec-
tions from the French, German, Latin, and
Spanish. A twenty-page bibliography in clas-
sified form refers the student readily to origi-
nal sources.
V. 2. "Europe since the Congress of Vienna"
continues the readings prepared to accompany
the author's "Development of modern Europe.''
"The translations are spirited, and, so far
as tested, accurate, except for some slips In
proofreading and the rendition of 'Schlesien'
by 'Schleswig' (p. 80). In the English selections
the spelling has been modernized, the para-
graphing improved, and slight unindicated lib-
erties taken with the original text. A goodly
number of the readings in this volume are of the
constitutional kind which merit and richly re-
ward careful study. A few of the selections
seem scarcely worth while." S. B. Fay.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 639. Ap. '09. 420w.
(Review of v. 1.)
"Where so much is offered in a book of this
kind, one hesitates to ask for more. Yet we be-
lieve it would have been well to include the
main features of the fundamental laws of the
chief European countries, especially as the de-
scriptions in the text-book are brief." S. B.
Fay.
-I Am. Hist. R. 15: 196. O. '09. 570w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"A useful book for libraries not having the
sources themselves."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 83. Mr. '09. (Review of
V. 1.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 180. .Te. '09. (Review
of V. 2.)
"The book is the best of its type that has
as yet come to our notice."
-I- Educ. R. 38: 205. S. '09. lOOw. (Review
of V. 2.)
Ind. 67: 302. Ag. 5, '09. 50w. (Review
of V. 2.)
Nation. 80: 209. S. 2, '09. lOOw. (Review
of V. 2.)
Spec. 102: sud. 1008. Je. 26, '09. 140w.
(Review of v. 2.)
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Robinson, Joseph Armitage, and James,
11 Montague Rhodes. Manuscripts of
Westminster abbey. *$2. Putnam.
"A collection of catalogues, made by the
Provost of King's, of the various libraries of
manuscripts that have existed in times past,
or still exist, at Westminster. There seem to
have been three such libraries: first, that of
the monastery; secondly, one given by the Lord
Keeper Williams in 1623 and destroyed by fire
seventy years later; and, thirdly, the present
library consisting of chance accumulations.
The catalogue of this last library has its ob-
vious use; and the first has an obvious histor-
ical interest; but Dr. James' main care has
been devoted to the second library, three sev-
eral catalogues of w^hich he collates." — Sat. R.
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 431. O. 9. 370w.
"Must be pronounced curious rather than Im-
portant."
+ Sat. R, 108: 111. Jl. 24, '09. 600w.
Robinson, L. E., and Moore, Irving. His-
5 tory of Illinois. *6oc. Am. bk. 9-8922.
A concise, comprehensive, and authentic his-
tory of the state of Illinois prepared for school
use.
Rockefeller, John Davison. Random remin-
5 iscences of men and events. **$i.
Doubleday. 9-9451-
An informal review, replete with business
philosophy and advice, which touches upon the
events that have furnished the zest of life to
one of the world's great organizers. Contents:
A glance backward; Some old friends; The
difficult art of getting: The Standard oil com-
pany; Sonfe experiences in the oil business;
Other business experiences and business prin-
ciples; The difficult art of giving; and The
benevolent trust — the value of the cooperative
principle in giving.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 180. Je. '09.
"Mr. Rockefeller's 'Random reminiscences'
are just what a sensible person might have ex-
pected— bland, benevolent, evasive and very
brief."
— Bookm. 30: 291. N. '09. 570w.
"Mr. Rockefeller's chapters, simply and brief-
ly written, make good reading, especially if
read in connection with Miss 'Tarbell's memo-
rable volume of rather different tone and com-
plexion."
+ Dial. 46: 330. My. 16, '09. 200w.
Ind. 67: 38. Jl. 1, '09. 550w.
"Is mainly of interest for such insight as
it gives into the opinions and character of the
author."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 653. N. '09. 80w.
"It may rightfully be characterized by the
seldom correctlv used word 'unique.' "
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 274. My. 1, 'OD. 670w.
"Mr. Rockefeller rather overdoes the pose of
injured innocence."
— Sat. R. 107: 691. My. 29, '09. 900w.
Roe, Frances M. A. Army letters from an
11 officer's wife. **$2. Appleton. 9-35845.
"These letters were written from various mil-
itary posts in Colorado. Indian Territory, Mon-
tana, and other western points during the years
1871-88. Garrison dances, buffalo hunts, horse
thieving, and the entertainment of Indian chiefs
all enter into the narrative. The incidents re-
lated are mostly of purely personal Interest,
for these seventeen years constituted a fairly
peaceable period." — Lit. D.
"More than ordinarily interesting. The charm
of a more than usually attractive personality
is felt throughout the book."
-h Nation. 89: 518. N. 25, '09. 310w.
Rogers, James Edward. American newspa-
'■> per. *$i. Univ. of Chicago press. 9-24291.
An analysis of American journalism which
leads to the conclusion that the cause of the in-
fluence of the American newspaper is inherent
in the nation itself and the newspaper is what
it is because society is what it is. Contents:
The historical evolution of the modern news-
paper; The city and the newspaper; The na-
ture of the American newspaper; The inlluence
of the American newspaper; The causes of the
influence of the American newspaper — a psy-
chological interpretation — an economic interpre-
tation.
"Not an important work, hut brings togeth-
er much of the detailed criticism that has ap-
peared recently in periodical and book form "
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 83. N. '09.
'The American newspaper,' by James Ed-
ward Rogers, is an indictment of the Amer-
ican people. It is a severe but not a carefully
drawn indictment nor is the charge made fully
proven." Walter Williams.
— Econ. Bull. 2: 3! 8. D. '00. 1150w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 584. O. 2, '09. 280w.
R. of Rs. 40: 638. N. '09. 70w.
Rogers, Julia Ellen. Trees that every child
1- should know. (Every child should know
ser.) *$i.20. Doubleday. 9-28057.
Out of her full knowledge of tree life and
tree lore, the author has selected enough to
teach a child how to recognize certain trees
that he should know and to tell how he does
it. She weaves into the practical tree instruc-
tion bits of tree lore, information as to the uses
of trees and of woods and other forest products.
Rogers, Robert William. Religion of Baby-
lonia and Assyria, especially in its rela-
tions to Israel: five lectures delivered at
Harvard university. *$2. Meth. bk.
8-35836.
"It is no attempt to supplant Jastrow's great
work but rather to present the assured results
of cuneiform investigation in a form intelligi-
ble to the educated public in general. The
amount of consideration given to Israel is rela-
tively slight, little more than sufficient to de-
clare the author's opinion that for her high
spiritual values Israel was not indebted to
Babylon, notwithstanding the learned conten-
tions of Wi-nckler, Jeremias, et al. to the con-
trary."— Bib. World.
"Entertaining letters."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 83. N. '09.+
+ Dial. 47: 390. N. 16, '09. 260w.
"It is the feminine quality of the present
book that forms its nrincipal attraction."
-t- Lit. D. 39: 787. N. 6, '09. 160w.
"While the book will in no wise take the
place for the scholar of Professor Jastrow's
thorough work on the same subject, It presents
in Professor Rogers's clear and graphic style a
picture of the salient features of the religion
and its relation to the Old Testament, which
will be of great use to busy pastors. The
translations of examples are long enough to give
a good impression of their character and are
well done."
-I- Am. J. Theol. 13: 318. Ap. '09. 300w.
"The book is a clear and sound exposition
of the moderate point of view in such matters,
and therefore one to be commended."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 402. Ap. 3. 1900w.
"A popular sketch replete -with interest and
charm."
-H Bib. World. 33: 143. F. 09. 80w.
"Is trustworthy and valuable. We heartily
commend this volume to those who do not care
to give study to the fuller work of Jastrow,
particularlv in the German edition."
+ Ind. 66: 151. Ja. 21, '09. 280w.
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Rogers, Robert William — Continued-
"On the archaeological side of his theme, the
author seems to be weak."
^ Nation. 88: 420. Ap. 22, '09. 600w.
"It is a fine example of lucid exposition and of
intelligent portra>'al."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 100. F. 20, '09. 600w.
Rolleston, T. W. Parallel paths: a study in
8 biology, ethics, and art. *5s. Duckworth,
London.
Aims to assist in the "establishment of a
spiritual view of the universe on a natural
basis." The first part deals with biology and
is written to prove that there is in the universe
an X factor which is always making for life; the
second part treats of ethical criterion and the
ethical sanction; third part is devoted to the
ethical theories of art.
"This book possesses a merit rare among
philosophical works: it is easy to understand.
In dealing with the bearing of biology on ethics,
Mr. Rolleston's conclusions are open to ques-
tion." Frances Petersen.
H Hibbert J. 7: 461. Ja. '09. 1600w.
"Thoughtful book." J. A. T.
+ Nature. 80: 35. Mr. 11, '09. 260w.
"Contains many deeply interesting pages and
many brilliant and suggestive sentences, but
it is difficult even for the most attentive read-
er to bring the three parts of the book into
co-ordination, or to make out what the writer
means by his work as a whole. In thus arguing
from the physical to the spiritual and back
again, by means, as it seems to us, of the use
of one word in several senses, Mr. Rolleston
confuses while he delights his readers. On al-
most every page he compares imcomparables.
The whole is a brilliant, but not a convincing,
effort to draw an analogy— as the old phrase
has it — between four pounds of butter and four
o'clock."
h Spec. 102: 99. Ja. 16. '09. 440w.
Rolt-Wheeler, Francis. Boy with the U. S.
^- survey. (United States service ser.)
t$i.5o. Lothrop. 9-24020.
"This is the first 'U. S. service series'' —
a series of boys' books along entirely new
lines. It appeals to the boy's love of excitement
and gives actual experiences in the different
branches of government work little known to the
general public. The story graphically describes
the thrilling adventures of members of the U.
S. geological survey." — Engin. D.
"A narrative that both pleases and instructs.
This class of books can do much toward the
education of boys as to the needs of conserva-
tion of the vast resources and energies of the
country."
+ Engin. D. 6: 431. N. '09. lOOw.
-1- N. Y, Times. 14:669. O. 30, '03. 320w.
"The book is one of genuine interest."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 785. D. 11, '09. 170w.
Ronaldshay, Lawrence J. L. D. Wandering
student in the Far East. 2v. *$8.40.
Scribner. 9-5225.
"These volumes are by no means 'carnets de
voyage' and wayside pictures. The author has
a purpose to perform, and he is very resolute
in his duties. He is on the quest for clues to
the future developments in China and Japan,
more especially in their relation to British in-
terests. The main questions being mercantile
and industrial. Lord Ronaldshay probes into
the ways of trade and the tastes of consumers
with a zeal which would put most commercial
travellers to shame." — Spec.
opinions and inferences, he becomes a pleasant
and trustworthy guide."
H Sat. R. 106: 793. D. 26, '08. 1600w.
"This is the best book Lord Ronaldshay has
written, and one of the most genuinely inform-
ing works of travel which we have met for some
time."
+ + Spec. 101: 944. D. 5, '08. 1600w.
Rook, Clarence. London side-lights. *$i.7o.
Longmans. 9-14132.
"Mr. Rook is altogether concrete. . . . He
tells us much of omnibuses and motors and
cabs, of talks with their drivers, of their
peculiarities of thinking and acting. He is the
chronicler of the Londoner as he goes about
the streets by night and day; and through
locomotion he impresses us with the vastness
of a city that has neither beginning nor end."
(Sat. R.) "He tells us about the police; he in-
troduces us to a police court. Both these are
particularly good chapters. Surely there
never was a city which was so admirably
served, both as to the protection of person and
liberty and the administration of justice."
(Spec.)
"From this simple, semi-humorous des(jrip-
tion of the streets of the great city one gathers
a sense of human optimism and philosophy over
all the underlying grimness of the human
show." Stephen Chalmers.
■+■ N. Y. Times. 14: 278. My. 1, '09. 70w.
"His work is clever impressionist journalist
work, the product of keen interest in all sides
of London life and London people, of a sharp
eye and a sense of the comic and the humor-
ous."
-f Sat. R. 107: 52. Ja. 9, '09. 150w.
"These sketches are, on the whole, of excel-
lent quality."
+ Spec. 102: 25. Ja. 2, '09. 250w.
Rooses, Max. Jacob Jordaens: his life and
work; tr. from the Dutch by Elizabeth
C. Broers. *$i2.5o. Dutton. 9-12925.
A biography which takes a place beside the
author's works on Rubens and Van Dyck. It
gives his early life, education, the development
of his art, his relation to the Antwerp school,
and the influence upon his pictures of his change
from the Roman Catholic faith to the Calvinist
doctrine.
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 677. N. 28. 600w.
"When, however. Lord Ronaldshay shakes off
word-painting and tells us just what he has
seen, or gives matter-of-fact reasons for his
"Max Rooses has provided here a letter-press
admirable for its measured enthusiasm and un-
failing sanity in treating a subject worthy of
just this quality of consideration."
+ Ind. 66: 538. Mr. 11. '09. 460w.
"It is a pity that this interesting and use-
ful book is so badly made. The plates are
strewn through the text almost at random, and
since there are references neither in one case
nor the other, the reader is in constant perplex-
ity where to find an illustration, and often
wastes time in looking up illustrations that have
not been provided."
H Nation. 88: 261. Mr. 11, '09. 530w.
"The large number of his pictures reproduced
in the present volume would be enough to make
it invaluable to the student of Flemish art. and
the scholarly criticism and marshaling of facts,
of course, trebles its usefulness. The author
takes a singularly just and unbiased view of his
subject. The translation is lively and readable,
although lacking somewhat in elegance, and
the translator has surmounted very considerable
difficulties attendant upon her task with intelli-
gence and resource."
+ -\ N. Y. Times. 14: 4. Ja. 2, '09. 770w.
"The book forms appropriate reading follow-
ing T>e Bode's work on Dutch and Flemish art."
E. F. Baldwin.
-I- Outlook. 93; 597. N. 13, '09. 490w.
"Dr. Rooses is Inclined perhaps to set Jor-
daens too high. I think Dr. Rooses is hardly
just to Peter Brueghel." Laurence Binyon.
H Sat. R. 106: 695. D. 5, '08. 1200w.
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381
Roosevelt, Theodore. Addresses and pa-
•'» pers; ed. by Willis Fletcher Johnson.
(Unit books, no. 12.) 70c. Unit bk. pub.
CO. 9- 1 1 526.
The only collection so far made of typical
addresses and state papers of Theodore Roose-
velt. Contents: Addresses and papers; Life of
Roosevelt; The story of the book; Notes on the
text; Index.
Roosevelt, Theodore. Stories of the great
T West. **6oc. Century. 9-16906.
Stories of frontier and ranch life written
by Mr. Roosevelt during his stay on his Da-
kota ranch. Part 1 contains stories from his-
tory: Daniel Boone and the founding of Ken-
tucky; The backwoodsmen of the Alleghanies;
George Rogers Clark and the conquest of the
northwest; j^ewis and Clark and the explora-
tion of the far west; "Remember the Alamo."
Part 2 includes only stories of adventure; The
cattle country of the far west; The home ranch;
The round-up; Red and white on the border;
Sheriff's work on a ranch.
"A volume that will be very serviceable."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 36. N. '09. +
-f Ind. 67: 303. Ag. 5, '09. 30w.
Lit. D. 89: 1022. D. 4, '09. 150w.
"An interesting volume of tales for boy read-
-f Nation. 89: 138. Ag. 12, '09. 30w.
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 468. Jl. 31, '09. lOOw.
Rose, John Holland, and Broadley, A. M.
Dumouriez and the defence of England
against Napoleon. **$5. Lane. 8-32324.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Messrs. Rose and Broadley have not devoted
sufficient attention to the preparation of this
work, which, with the materials at their dis-
posal, ought to have been a valuable and ex-
haustive monograph on the life of Dumouriez."
— Ath. Ib08, 2: 781. D. 19. 2150w.
"The authors are able to make out a very
good case for him, if at times they protest too
much and are over-ready to discover bias in
adverse criticisms." C. T. Atkinson.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 596. Jl. '09. 660w.
"Whatever we may think of the judgment of
the authors upon the conduct of Dumouriez,
they have certainly prepared the most satisfac-
tory and complete life of him that has appeared
in English."
-f Nation. 88: 201. F. 25, '09. 1300w.
"As it stands it is a piece of book-making
which can have no claims on posterity.
"What surprises us is that a work which is ob-
viously the fruit of considerable research should
contain so many blunders."
— Spec. 102: 57. Ja. 9, '09. 1450w.
Rosenhain, Walter. Glass manufacture.
(Westminster ser.) *$2. Van Nostrand.
9-6039.
"A non-technical handbook, which describes
in plain language the processes of manufacture
of vaiious sorts of glass. The introductory
chapters are devoted to a study of the physical
and chemical properties of glass, after which
the author describes the raw materials from
which glass is made and the processes of its
fusion and working. He then takes up the
vai'ious sorts of glass— bottle, blown, pressed,
rolled, crown, colored, and optical, with a
chapter on miscellaneous products, and tells
how they are made." — N. Y. Times.
"The book is written with commendable sim-
plicity and clearness, giving, along with its ac-
count of processes, an insight into the ration-
ale of each step, and indicating the practical
and the scientific limitation in the manufacture
of glass due to ignorance concerning its consti-
tution."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 191. Ap. 3, '09. 180w.
Rosenthal, Leon Walter. Practical calcula-
tion of transmission lines, for distri-
bution of direct and alternating cur-
rents by means of overhead, under-
ground, and interior wires for pur-
poses of light, power and traction. *$2.
McGraw. 9-4195.
"The book which deals with the practical cal-
culation of transmission lines, treats of the
electrical performance problems rather than the
mechanical problems involved in construction.
It covers direct-current distribution for lamps,
stationary motors and railway circuits; alter-
nating-current transmission by overhead wires
and underground cables; interior wires for al-
ternating-current distribution, and single-phase
railway circuits. The information contained in
the book is presented in extremely compact
form by means of numerous tables for ready
reference, the only descriptive matter included
being that necessary to explain the use of the
tables."— Elec. World.
"The arrangement of the tables and examples
should render the book well adapted for the
rapid solution of problems relating to the elec-
trical characteristics of transmission circuits."
-f Elec. World. 53: 583. Mr. 4, '09. 200w.
Engin. D. 5: 416. Ap. '09. 160w.
"The work is very comprehensive. In spite
of the small size it is reasonably complete be-
cause it deals with a definite proposition in a
definite way." H: H. Norris.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 49. Ap. 15, '09. 470w.
"Is exceedingly useful, compact aid to rapid
work. The book covers its field in a concise,
clear and practical way, all descriptive matter
being reduced to a minimum."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 251. F. 27, '09. 300w.
Ross, Mrs. Janet Ann, and Erichsen, Nelly.
Story of Pisa. (Mediaeval town ser.)
*$2. Macmillan. 9-6019.
A sketch of the city's history from its earli-
est times thru its Pre-Roman, Roman, Lom-
bard, mediaeval, Florentine and Italian periods.
"The account of manufactnre is made as un-
technical as possible, the book being designed
for users rather than manufacturers of glass."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 125. D. '09.
Engin. D. 5: 172. F. '09. 170w.
"Not a book for popular reading, nor for the
small library."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 109. Ap. '09.
"Whoever goes to Pisa with this book in his
pocket will be sure to come under the spell,
and will wish to remain weeks instead of hours."
+ Dial. 47: 73. Ag. 1, '09. 360w.
+ Ind. 66: 1138. My. 27, '09. 80w.
"One feels that Mrs. Rose has been obliged at
times to spread pretty thin."
-1 Nation. 88: 512. My. 20, '09. 130w.
"A great deal of valuable information is here
encompassed in a small volume, the type of
which leaves something to be desired by those
who value their eyesight. The book is admira-
bly adapted to the needs of those conscientious
travelers who are not satisfied with Baedeker,
and possesses interest as well for inquiring
stav-at -homes."
-\ N. Y. Times. 14: 180.. Mr. 27, '09. 180w.
"A sketch of the city's history from the leg-
endary times might, perhaps, have been treated
more fully or omitted altogether. When the au-
thors reach their chief subject, the city as it
stands now and its treasures of architecture
and art, they have one unusually rich even for
Italy, and they have evidently taken the great-
est pains to give it an adequate treatment."
-I Spec. 102: 468. Mr. 20, '09. 200w.
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Ross, Robert. Aubrey Beardsley. *$i.2S.
« Lane. 9-9584.
The biography of an artist "the nature of
whose importance it is easier to discern now
that for the general public his vogue is past.
The time has come when artists may learn
from his example, studying the artistic char-
acteristics Oi his work instead of reproducing,
as did his contemporary imitators, the types
and subjects he affected. Mr. Ross contributes
something towards the better understanding of
Beardsley's art and its origins, laying st,ress
rightly on the importance of the drawings on
the Greek vases among the many influences
which inspired him." — Ath.
"An excellent biography and appreciation."
+ Ath. 1109, 1: 470. Ap. 17. 470w.
Nation. 88: 568. Je. 3, '09. lOOw.
"We can grant all he says of the power of
the artist, and believe what he tells us of the
charm of the man."
-f Spec. 102: 668. Ap. 24, '09. 60w.
Rossetti, Christina Georgina. Family letters
of Christina Rossetti; ed. by William
M. Rossetti. *$3.5o. Scribner. 9-5S6.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The substance of the letters, in truth, is
slight; and of the style nothing can be said ex-
cept that it is simple, unaffected, sisterly, and
daughterly, in tone."
H Dial. 46: 24. Ja. 1, '09. 280w.
"The present letters of Christina Rossetti,
we must say regretfully, are of slight interest,
and this slightness is emphasized by their pub-
lication in a separate volume."
— Nation. 88: 115. P. 4, "09. 330w.
"Mr. William Rossetti's annotations are
scrupulous, abundant, invaluable." O. H. Dun-
bar.
-f Np. Am. 189: 619. Ap. '09. 1200w.
Rotch, Abbott Lawrence. Conquest of the
^1 air; or, The advent of aerial navigation.
(Present day primers.) **$i. Moffat.
9-25965.
"Professor Rotch's point of view is that of
the meteorologist rath«r than of the Inventor
or mechanician. As director of the Blue Hill
observatory he has had many years experience
in the study of atmospheric currents and tem-
peratures by means of kites. His chapter on
'The ocean of air' will be found helpful to ama-
teur aviators. The remainder of the book is
made up of a history of aerostation, descrip-
tions of the dirigible balloon and the Hying
machine respectively, and a brief forecast of
the future of aerial navigation." — R. of Rs.
"More valuable because containing later in-
formation than Marshall and Greenley's little
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erences to sources of technical information giv-
en in that volume."
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treatment of a scientific subject; the illustra-
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"An excellent handbook of aerial navigation
brought up to date."
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speak authoritatively. His book is an excellent
example of what can be done in popularising
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knowledged authority, and its general welcome
will be" ensured by the facts that it brings in-
formation up to April last, and that the state-
ments made are obtained at first hand from
trustworthy sources. The book is written in
popular but exact language and can be readily
understood by an ordinary reader."
+ Spec. 103: 607. O. 16, '09. 1250w.
Rowbotham, Francis Jameson. Story-lives
of great musicians. $1.50. Stokes.
W9-45.
"Mr. Rowbotham . . . tells the story of the
lives of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Bee-
thoven, Schubert, and Mendelssohn in a semi-
dramatic form with a profusion of anecdote, the
pictures, apart from portraits, dealing almost
exclusively with the incidents in the lives of
the various composers as conceived by a mod-
ern illustrator." — Spec.
"The only question which calls for criticism
In the book is the choice of stories. Most of
them are judiciously selected, and related in a
free and pleasant way."
-I Ath. iy08, 2: 799. D. 19. 200w.
"An excellent and comprehensive book. It is
very readable."
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"Personally, we cannot regard the experiment
as altogether successful."
1- Spec. 101: 1104. D. 26, '08. lOOw.
Rowland, Eleanor Harris. Right to believe.
10 **$i.25. Houghton. 9-25947.
A chapter on "The necessity of a belief"
shows that "since religion gives more satisfac-
tion than the lack of it, since it lends more
significance to life to conceive our existence as
immortal, and since there is at least an equal
chance that prayer to an Unseen Being is heard
and meets with some kind of response, belief
is the safer principle to a^opt." From this
starting point the author proceeds to a dis-
cussion of the following subjects: Does God
exist; The nature of God and of man; "The
divinity of Christ; The problem of evil and
prayer.
"Throughout she shows not only the ground-
ing to be expected from a teacher of philosophy
and psychology, but also a sanity of treatment
and a clearness of expression that make her
work excellently well adapted for popular use."
-I- N. Y. Times, 14: 722. N. 20, '0 1. 120w.
Outlook. S3: 576. N. 13, '09. 770w.
R. of Rs. 40: 761. D. '09. 80w.
Rowland, Henry Cottrell. Countess Diane.
t$i.25. Dodd. 8-22243.
"An automobile story, carrying you at breath-
less speed along Frencli roads which are con-
fessedly the goal of every automobilist. The
heroine is a charming young woman of rank
and title, cruelly persecuted by a brutal Russian
nobleman. The hero is an American, calm,
brave, lesourceful and what is more to the pur-
pose so favoured of the little blind gods that
the heroine falls in love with him at sight." —
Bookm.
"A dainty little story, containing all the ele-
ments that for the moment are popular in fic-
tion." F: T. Cooper.
-f Bookm. 28: 476. Ja. '09. 350w.
"The tale furnishes plenty of excitement."
-f Dial. 45: 464. D. 16, '08. lOOw.
"It is very doubtful if the thing ever really
happened, but even if it did not the story makes
good holiday reading nevertheless." W. G. Bow-
doin.
+ Ind. 65: 1463. D. 17, '08. 50w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 751. D. 5, '08. 90w.
Royall, William Lawrence. Some reminis-
8 cences. *$i.50. Neale. 9-8393-
The author of "A history of Virginia banks
and banking" turns reminiscent in the present
volume and treats of the war and of events in
Richmond immediately following it, of some im-
portant post-war duels, of the state debt, and
of such matters vital to the latter part of the
past century as the trusts, free silver, etc.
"Being quite free from the embarrassment
that attends the excessively modest man who
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undertakes to write his memoirs, Mr. Royall
is able to do himself full justice as he takes
up what he considers the notable things in his
varied and rather interesting career."
h N. Y. Times. 14:362. Je. 12, 'OD. 680w.
Royce, Josiah. Race questions, provincial-
ism and other American problems.
*$i.25. Macmillan. 8-31 148.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The ideas are fresh, the judgments sound,
the style forcible and attractive."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 20. Ja. '09.
Reviewed by J. W. Garner.
+ Dial. 46: 19. Ja. 1, '09. 400w.
"An exceedingly vigorous and lofty discussion
of topics of present public importance."
+ Educ. R. 37: 96. Ja. '09. lOOw.
Reviewed by C. H. Rieber.
J. Philos. 6: 163. Mr. 18, '09. IfiOOw.
"He has something to contribute about the
race question as it affects the Japanese, which,
being founded upon his own observations of Jap-
anese in American colleges and in California,
is not without valua"
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 16. Ja. 9, '09. 240w.
Rumbold, Sir Horace. Francis Joseph and
11 his times. (Eng. title*: Austrian court in
the nineteenth century.) **$4. Appleton.
9-28750.
An important contribution to the political
history of central Europe for the nineteenth
century. Its author, Sir Horace Rumbold, was
the British ambassador in Vienna for twenty-
five years, and he writes of events, always
irom the point of view of the Austrian emper-
or, out of the fulness of his first-hand infor-
mation. The first few chapters are of an in-
troductory nature, reviewing the political an</
social problems that confronted the young em-
peror when he came to the throne in 1848.
From that date to the present, which finds
Emperor Francis Joseph 79 years old, the
author reviews the important history-making
events of the reign including the revolutions
In Austria-Hungary, the German disturbances
about the saTne time; the French revolution
of 1848, the war with Prussia; the war with
France, the war in Italy, the Franco-Prus-
sian war, the different important political con-
gresses; while the closing chapter discusses
the present Balkan changes and the relations
of Austria and Turkey.
"With some historical 'caveats' we warmly
welcome an attractive book."
-j Ath. 1909, 2: 555. N. 6. 830w.
"^ beautifully printed, well illustrated, and
agreeably written volume."
+ Dial. 47: 511. D. 16, '09. 210w.
"Of good service to the layman in search of
a serviceable general working knowledge."
-I- Ind. 67: 1139. N. 18, '09. 200w.
"An unusually stimulating and suggestive
volume. Rarely, if ever, we think, has the fas-
cinating, somber story of the Hapsburg family
tragedy been so intelligently and sympathetical-
ly put in an English book as in Sir Horace's
volume."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 757. D. '09. lOOw.
"A sympathetic, if somewhat superficial, his-
tory of Austria."
-j Sat. R. 108: 696. D. 4, '09. 1150w.
Russell, Alexander. Theory of electric cables
' and networks. *$3. Van Nostrand.
9-22228.
"Three main divisions of the subject appear to
have been in the mind of the author: (1) The
principles and practice Involved in the design
and construction of insulated wires and cables;
(2) the design and construction of distributing
such systems employing insulated wires and
cables; and (3) the theory and practice of main-
taining such systems in satisfactory working
order. The topics may be arranged under these
three headings as follows, and a good grasp of
the contents of the book may be obtained by
this grouping: (1) Fundamental electrical laws,
conductivity, insulativity, dielectric strength,
the grading of cables and the heating of cables;
(2) Distributing networks; (3) Insulation re-
sistance of house wiring and of networks, faults
in networks, electric safety valves and lightning
conductors." — Engin. N.
"Dr. Russell's new book is a sane combina-
tion of a scientific foundation with a practical
superstructure. All of this information is given
in readable style and with but little mathe-
matics. There are few books in the field occupied
by this one. A large part of the information has
only been available to those who have access to
large libraries." H: H. Norris.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 61. My. 13, '09. 660w.
"The last two chapters, on electrical safety
valves and lightning conductors, are particu-
larly good." J. P.
+ Nature. 80: 490. Je. 24, '09. 50w.
Russell, Charles E. B., and Rigby, Lilian M.
Working lads' clubs. *$i.5o. Macmillan.
9-35171.
This book tells the organizer "how the club
should be arranged and furnished; it explains
the finance and the management; it is an ency-
clopaedia of wisdom on the characters of boys
and the nature of discipline; it explains the or-
ganization of outdoor and indoor games, and
the working of a library; the conduct of holi-
day camps; and last, but not least, it is full of
sound sense on making the club, not a detrac-
tion from the home, but the means of develop-
ing the boy into a more chivalrous and unselfish
member of his family." (Spec.)
"Though English, it oiTers excellent sugges-
tions for all social workers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 48. F. '09.
+ Ind. 67: 201. Jl. 22, '09. llOw.
"For some time it ought to be the standard
work on the subject."
+ Spec. 101:780. N. 14, '08. 1250w.
Russell, Harry Luman, and Hastings, Edwin
8 George. Experimental dairy bacteriology.
*$i. Ginn. 9-17241.
A handbook for the student who wishes to
learn the nature of the biological changes going
on in milk and its products, whether he is
concerned purely with the practical side of
dairying or is interested in the cognate work of
dairy chemistry or dairy bacteriology.
Russell, T. Baron. Science at home: simple
■^ experiments for young people. 7Sc.
Fenno.
Fifteen short chapters of scientific experiments
simple enough for children to perform and
clearly related to the scientific principles under-
lying them. The book might well be in the
library of eX'ery boy and girl.
"Rather more novel, attractive and practic-
able than such books usually are."
-I- Ind. 67: 307. Ag. 5, '09. 30w.
"The diagrams might have been more care-
fully reproduced."
H . Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, '09. 40w.
"The child who goes through the entire pro-
gramme Mr. Russell has made up for him, not
only will have a great deal of good fun, but
also will come into possession of considerable
useful knowledge concerning such subjects as
gravitation, inertia, electricity, and chemistry."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 462. Jl. 31, '09. SOw.
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Rust, Armistead. Ex-meridian altitude, az-
imuth, and star-finding tables; with dia-
grams for finding the latitude and facil-
itating plotting lines of position and
giving new and practical methods for
identifying stars in cloudy weather.
Latitudes o°-6s°; Declinations o°-7i°
north and south. $5. Wiley. 8-28980.
"This work is primarily designed to put at
the service of the navigator convenient means
for reducing altitudes of celestial bodies, when
measured within defined limits of hour-angle
from the observer's meridian, to the values that
they would have if they had been measured at
culmination on the observer's meridian, and
thus to provide for the application of the sim-
ple method of finding the latitude from a me-
ridian altitude, which consists in algebraically
adding together the declination and zenith dis-
tance of the observed celestial body." — Science.
"The introductory text is very brief, too
brief, perhaps, for the desired degree of cleax-
+ — Engin. N. 61: sup. 31. Mr. 18, '09. 200w.
"It should prove most useful to the mariner,
as its scope covers practically all the navigable
portions of the globe." H. C. Lockyer.
-f Nature. 79: 365. Ja. 28, '09. 80w.
"A navigator who makes this book one of
his possessions and utilizes the information con-
tained in it will be repaid many times through
the practical benefits that he will derive from it
in his daily work." G. W. Littlehales.
+ Science, n.s. 28: 842. D. 11, '08. 400w.
Rutherford, John. St. Paul's epistles to
Colossae and Laodicea; the epistle to
the Colossians viewed in relation to the
epistle to the Ephesians; with intro-
ductions and notes. *$2.25. Scribner.
"A short commentary on Colossians and Ephe-
sians, in which latter the writer properly rec-
ognizes the Laodicean letter mentioned in Col.
4: 16. A series of brief introductory essays con-
stitute a considerable part of the work. Mr.
Rutherford particularly emphasizes the close
connection between these two epistles of the
Roman imprisonment." — Bib. World.
"While it is perhaps no more convincing than
more elaborate discussions, the theory of the
relation of the two epistles is presented con-
structively and in a way that is easy to follow."
H. H. Tryon.
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 463. Jl. '09. 340w.
Bib. World. 33: 72. Ja. '09. 50w.
"In this book Mr. Rutherford has raised ex-
pectations which are nowhere realised, and
spoiled a fair, popular commentary by the in-
sertion of much unnecessary critical material."
C ' 1~) Castor
'— '+ Bib.'world. 34: 67. Jl. '09. 420w.
+ Ind. 66: 266. F. 4, '09. lOOw.
Ryan, Mrs. Marah Ellis (Martin) (Mrs. S.
12 E. Ryan). Flute of the gods. **$i.50.
Stokes. 9-25977-
"This interesting tale is an attertipt to dress
in forms of fiction the customs and myths ot
the Pueblo Indians of the sixteenth century."
(Ind.) "It begins in the 'year after the year
when the great star with the belt of fire reach-
ed across the sky, (1528).' It is a drama of
Indians and of Spaniards — mystic, tragic,
prophetic; in thought and expression such as
an Indian himself might have related." (N. Y.
Times.)
written for the illustrations rather than that
the Illustrations were made for the book."
+ Ind. 67: 1264. D. 2, '09. 320w.
"Taken with the text the photogravures form,
a book illuminating its subject with a vividness
as wonderful as it is rare."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 690. N. 6, '09. 320w.
Ryan, P. F. William. Queen Anne and her
court. 2v. *$6. Dutton. 9-22225.
Mr. Ryan "selects certain incidents or aspects
of Anne's life and court, and groups around
each of these what in his opinion will afford a
lively conception of the general atmosphere as
well as the particular persons concerned." —
Ath.
"Unfortunately Mr. Ryan's mistakes are nu-
merous. It would be wrong to conclude that
his work is without merit. Mr. Ryan has evi-
dently studied his period with zest; he knows a
good many things of minor importance which-
most other people do not know; and occasional-
ly he gives us a paragraph, or a page, or even
a whole chapter, which can be read with sym-
pathy and profit."
1- Ath. 1909, 1: 247. F. 27. 1300w.
"Mr. Ryan is not sympathetic toward the-
age that he describes, and his chapters con-
sequently cannot be relied on for a fair and
impartial impression or estimate of the great
men and women of the period; but as side-
lights on the court of the later Stuarts they
will prove of great interest and of consider-
able value."
-j Dial. 46: 299. My. 1, '09. 880w.
"The characters and events are historical, and
the facts except in some minor points are cor-
rectly presented; but withal Mr. Ryan suffers
his imagination to riot. For the most part Mr.
Ryan's hysterical English and gushing senti-
mentality arouse a feeling of opposition in the-
reader's mind, and make the whole work seem
more unreal than necessary."
h Nation. 88: 303. Mr. 25, '09. 200w.
"Enjoyable in spite of the vagaries of it»
style." G: S. Hellman.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 287. My. 8, '09. 600w.
Outlook. 91: 863. Ap. 17, '09. 420w.
"He has atoned for the absence of scandal by
a style of ecstasy, the splendour of which out-
strips its accuracy."
— Spec. 101:676. O. 31, '08. 1300w.
Ryves, Reginald Arthur. King's highway:
^'* the nature, purpose, and development
of roads and road systems. *$2. Van
Nostrand. 9-2071.
"Deals primarily with English road admin-
istration, construction and maintenance, and
roadside decoration and treatment. In discus-
sing advanced systems of road building, ques-
tions of road administration, bridge construc-
tion, testing of road materials, road preserva-
tion and dust prevention, however, the author
does not confine himself to English methods,
but comments upon the best practice prevailing'
in various countries, particularly in the United
States." — Engin. Rec.
"It is a story well worth reading, even for
those who care little for primitive myth and
legend. The illustrations, by Edward S. Cur-
tis, are beyond praise. Their marvelous reality
even suggests the suspicion that the story was
"In many ways this book is quite different
from other road books and will be found to con-
tain information of sufficient value to warrant
its purchase bv every road engineer in spite
of the fact that the author is an Englishmart
and that the book is largely devoted to English
'+ Engin. D. 5: 412. Ap. '09. 400w.
"Altogether, 'The king's highway' is a book
that can be recommended to American road en-
gineers as well worth buying and reading." S.
Whinery.
+ Engin. N. 60: sup. 427. O. 15, '08. 550w.
"Parts of it are practical, but other parts are
somewhat theoretical. The chapter on testing
road materials Is rather incomplete."
H Engin. Rec. 58: 707. D. 19, '08. 430w.
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"This book contains in a, small compass so
many facts to which students of the science of
road-making need to have access, and so much
besides that is fresh and unbiased in the way
of theory, that it should find a place on the
shelves of every road surveyor or road en-
gineer."
+ Spec. 103: 423. S. 18, '09. 570w.
Sabatier, Paul. Modernism: Jowett lectures,
1908; tr. by C. A. Miles, with a pref-
ace, notes and appendices. **$i.25.
Scribner. W9-3.
"Furnishes some interesting details as to this
movement, throws a little light on the separa-
tion of Church and State in France, and in-
cludes an indiscriminate eulogy on the modern-
ists in general and M. Loisy in particular." —
Outlook.
"The four appendices, giving English trans-
lations of the two papal encyclicals and of the
syllabus as well as the petition of the French
Catholics regarding the Separation act make
the book the most valuable source-book in
English for rUudents of the movement."
+ Am. J. Theol, 13: 495. Jl. '09. 230w.
"No one can read the book without being
impressed with its sincerity and moderation."
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 723. My. '09. 270w.
"Champions modernism with unmeasured zeal
and, it may be added, with unmeasured vlo-
— Cath. World. 89: 388. Je. '09. 850w.
"This book is not a critical study of the mod-
ernist movement, but an 'apologia,' and an 'ap-
ologia' written by a Frenchman, and, if not a
Catholic, yet a writer imbued with the Catholic
tradition and Catholic feeling. But taking it
frankly on that basis, let us say at once that
it is an admirable and eloquent plea, written
by a scholar of lofty intelligence on a theme
which he has made his own by sympathy and
by knowledge. It may be commended to all
readers who wish to gain a general idea of the
movement of whicli it treats without an exten-
sive study of the French, Italian, and German
authorities." T. W. Rolleston.
+ Hibbert J. 7: 690. Ap. '09. 1800w.
"It has the persuasiveness and conciliatory
spirit of all of M. Sabatier's writing. It seems
to us, however, to come short of complete can-
dor in failing to admit the revolutionary im-
plications of modernism."
-i Nation. 88: 385. Ap. 15, '09. 120w.
"It adds little to popular knowledge of this
movement or to a correct understanding of it."
-I Outlook. 91: 24a. Ja. 30, '09. 280w.
-f Spec. 102: sup. 645. Ap. 24, '09. 70w.
Sabin, Edwin Legrand. Bar B boys; or, The
1'-^ young cow-punchers. t$i-50. Crowell.
9-25392.
To wander alone on the mountains all night,
run into a gang of cattle thieves, be rescued by
a band of Indians, and finally adopted by the
men of the Bar B ranch — this suggests the se-
ries of adventures thru which Phil Macowan
passes after the train which was carrying him
to California has gone on over the great divide
leaving him behind. With the Bar B outfit he
learns to ride a horse and throw a rope. He
has further adventures with the cattle thieves
and helps rescue a girl whom they have kid-
napped. When he goes back East at the end
of the summer he has found not only the health
and strength which he came west in search of,
but a new sense of manliness as well.
Sadler, Michael Ernest, ed. Moral instruc-
tion and training in schools; report of
an international inquiry. *$i.5o. Long-
mans. 9-35065.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 49. F. '09.
"The materials here presented are, of course,
very variable as to value. But there is enough
of value in the contributions that do have scien-
tific interest to make the work, as a whole, a
very valuable contribution to that larger con-
sciousness of the essentially world-wide chaiac-
ter of the problem of moral education." J. K.
Hart.
-f- El. School T. 9: 333. F. '09. 830w.
-h Ind. 67: 252. Jl. 29, '09. 800w.
"It is impossible to praise too highly the fair-
ness that marks the presentation of all the con-
flicting evidence that has been poured into the
inquiry committee." J: Adams.
-I- + Int. J. Ethics. 19: 239. Ja. '09. 1050w.
+ Nation. 88: 305. Mr. 25, '09. 260w.
Reviewed by J. A. Green.
-+- Nature. 79: 154. D. 10, '08. 700w.
"It is deserving of study not only by all who
are particularly interested in educational af-
fairs but by all to whom the progress of the hu-
man race is a thing of moment."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 99. F. 20, '09. 1350w.
Outlook. 91: 150. Ja. 23, '09. 580w.
"The chief value of the volumes lies in the
material brought out by the inquiry. These
volumes should mark an important step for-
ward in the movement for moral education." J.
H. T.
+ School R.. 17: 506. S. '09. 930w.
Sainsbury, Harrington. Drugs and the drug
1^' habit. *$2.5o. Dutton. 9-35796.
Includes a short historical review of the de-
ductive medicine of the different "systems," the
definition of his subject, general aim of drug-
giving, the mental effect of treatment and the
psychology of the placebo, and a discussion of
the habitual use of narcotic and soporific drugs.
"A rattling good storv of adventure."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 583. O. 2, '09. 130w.
"At times the happenings are somewhat too
sensational."
-I R. of Rs. 40: 766. D. '09. 40w.
"Like all of this excellent series, a popular
work of the scholarly type and restricted in
usefulness to the educated reader."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 48. O. '09.
"Of all this, the history of pharmacology, the
uses of drugs, their abuse, and the best meth-
ods of fighting the drug habit. Dr. Sainsbury
gives an interesting account. He illustrates
it with many apt quotations, which show him
to be well read, a good scholar, and a judge of
literature. These qualities enable him to take
the wide view of a difficult subject which can
alone lead to success, for in dealing with tne
drug habit a man requires a good knowledge
of the world as well as technical skill."
4- Ath. 1909, 2: 72. Jl. 17. 430w.
"To those who are not repelled by the ex-
terior, however, we can promise much enjoy-
ment from the perusal of this volume, which
is written with the same distinction of literary
stvle and with the same felicity of illustration
as marked the author's 'Principia therapeu-
tlca * "
-f Nature. 81: 271. S. 2. '09. 650w.
"Manv faults of style are to be noted, such
as prolixity, diffuseness, triteness, and the
somewhat pedantic interjection of Latin. There
is n^ed for a book which can deal with the dru?
habit directlv. impartially, exhaustively, and
entertainingly, and one can only feel sorry that
the present volume falls short of Its great
nurnose " T. W. Voorhees.
' ' _ N. Y. Times. 14: 608. O. 16, '09. 1500w.
St. Helier, Mary Stewart-Mackenzie Jeune.
12 lady. Memories of fifty years. =^$4.20.
Longmans.
The memories of a distinguished London wom-
an who was first married to Lord Stanley of Aid-
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St. Helier, Mary, lady — Continued-
erly, and after his death, to Sir Francis Jeune,
Baron St. Helier. "She gained a knowledge
of the world ranging from a rough Nevada
mining camp which she was the first woman to
visit, to the brilliant society that frequented
her drawing-rooms in Harley Street." (Dial.)
"The volume contains vivid, picturesque, and
very faithful descriptions of those who were
present at the brilliant gatherings in her Lon-
don homes, and her recollections of that Lron-
don life are preceded by the memories of her
life in the Highlands, for Lady St. Helier came
herself from an ancient and distinguished Scot-
tish ancestry." (Ind.)
"The pleasant and readable character of the
volume is hardly impaired by the errors to be
detected in it by unfortunate possessors of ac-
curate minds. The book is marred by the in-
clusion of one of the worst 'diaries' of the least
interesting events of the Commune of Paris
which it has been our misfortune to peruse."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 556. N. 6. 1800w.
"Delightfully readable book."
+ Dial. 47: 513. D. 16, '09. 230w.
"At a time when there seems to have been
something like a revival of the scandalous form
of memoir it is especially gratifying to find that
so thoroly encouraging a welcome has been giv-
en to those delightful personal recollections by
an authoress whose finest and keenest humor
never carries a heart-stain away on its blade."
Justin McCarthy.
-t- Ind. 67: 1311. D. 9, '09. 440w.
"Has the charms of veracity, of rich variety,
of interest, of large knowledge of men and
events, and broad human sympathy."
+ N. Y. Times, 14: 688. N. 6, '09. 950w.
-I Sat. R. 108: 536. O. 30, '09. lOOOw.
"It is the work of a gentlewoman, and we
have an old-fashioned partiality for the race.
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terest, written by a woman with a genius for
appreciation."
-I- Spec. 103: 791. N. 13, '09. 1500w.
Saint Maur, Kate V. Earth's bounty. *$i.75-
Macmillan. 9-9235.
Combined with unusual managerial fitness is
the author's love for the open and all living
things. Her book is a record of her experi-
ments in husbandry beginning with twelve
acres and increasing the farm to nearly two
hundred acres. The chapters are as follows:
Profit in winter lambs; Winter violets; Tillage
and rotation of crops as regenerators; Building
and operating a silo; The barn-yard wealth;
The orchard; Dairy and young cattle; Rearing
family and work horses: Quail and wild duck;
Goats; The wood-lots; Thorough-bred poultry;
Dogs; and Itinerary of the year's work.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 144. My. '09.
"Its scholarly origin in combination with the
previous city experience of the author gives the
book at times a suburban tinge and fantastic
touch which, however, does not keep it from
being of interest to that large class in cities and
elsewhere who would do well to follow the au-
thor's example."
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 613. N. '09. 190w.
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shop."
+ Outlook. 93: 276. O. 2, '09. lOOw.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 90w.
"The book is full of interest from beginning
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themes."
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Sale, Edith Tunis. Manors of Virginia in
12 colonial times. **$5. Lippincott. 9-25286.
Treats of twenty-four colonial mansions and
estates. Important because it "gathers togeth-
er the rapidly-vanishing records of an age that
is gone. . . . These stately halls echoed the
voices of men and women whose names stood
for all that was most worthy in the common-
wealth. They were gentlemen and gentlewom-
en in the truest sense of the term. Their hos-
pitality was as boundless as it was sincere; and
it was exercised in an environment that was
peculiarly their own. These were homes in-
deed." (Dial.)
"The author of this entertaining book writes
with an enthusiasm which > betrays her into
some faults of style. The reader is carried
along on a sea of superlatives that sometimes
leaves him breathless. But in spite of such de-
fects the reader will find many things to repay
him in the perusal of Mrs. Sale's book." L. J.
Burpee.
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without a new reverence for our forebears, a
new sense of the 'noblesse oblige.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 761. D. 4, '09. 500w.
Saleeby, Caleb Williams. Health, strength
and happiness; a book of practical ad-
vice. *$i.50. Kennerley. 8-31695.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A good popular book on hygiene."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 49. F. '09.
"Dr. Saleeby's book is full of good advice,
and will not add to the prevalent hypochondria.
Neither will it inculcate indifference, or a go-
as-you-please attitude. Here and there it errs
on the side of indefiniteness, and elsewhere in
strenuous enforcement of personally favored
doctrines."
-I Dial. 46: 142. Mr. 1, '09. 380w.
"As a whole, the book is suggestive and likely
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+ Nation. 89: 124. Ag. 5, '09. 300w.
Saleeby, Caleb Williams. Parenthood and
11 race culture: an outline of eugenics.
**$2.50. Moflfat. 9-13927.
An attempt to define as a whole the general
principles of race culture, or eugenics. The
subject is treated in two parts: The theory of
eugenics: and The practice of eugenics. "The
author assumes that there is no wealth but
life, that the culture of the racial life is the
vital industry of any people, that conditions
of parenthood, and especially as regards its
quality rather than its quantity, are the dom-
inant factors that determine the destiny of na-
tions."
"The most valuable and scholarly work yet
published on the theory and practice of eu-
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genics, covering the field adequately and ex-
haustively. The first book to recommend to
educated readers."
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"May be well recommended to those interest-
ed in a vital subject."
4- Ind. 67: 1147. N. 18, '09. 210w.
"To learn that there is nothing in real eu-
genics to inspire either impatience or disgust
one need only read 'Parenthood and race cul-
ture,' by Dr. C. W. Saleeby, that extremely
able, lucid, and enthusiastic purveyor of scien-
tific information to the unscientific."
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"Dr. Saleeby is an enthusiast, not a scien-
tist."
— Outlook. 93: 878. D. 18, '09. 190w.
Saltus, Edgar Evertson. Daughters of the
6 rich. $1.25. Kennerley. 9-13920.
Deals with the murder of a wife by her hus-
band who deemed it his duty to rid himself of
the woman whose deceit had kept him from
marrying the woman he loved and had won
him for herself.
"It is strange that a practised hand like that
of Mr. Saltus should have released to any mark
but the waste-basket a thing that suggests, both
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first attempts to imitate De Maupassant."
— Nation. 89: 16. Jl. 1, '09. 180w.
"As for the book itself, after reading it one
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ation and a means of returning to the normal
and wholesome by easy stages."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 360. Je. 5, '09. 300w.
Sanborn, Franklin Benjamin. Recollections
■^ of seventy years. 2v. *$5. Badger, R. G.
9-14197.
Reminiscences of a New Hampshire man
whose life has been closely related to the lit-
erary and poliiical interests of New England
for tne past sixty years. The first volume is
historical while the second is somewhat auto-
biographical, and contains intimate sketches
and incidents of the members of the Concord
school of philosophy and others closely con-
nected with literary Concord.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 49. O. '09.
"There is nothing of second-hand or imita-
tion in it; and this strong character of the work,
with its fiavor of Concord idealism and trans-
cendentalism, constitutes its charm. It is a
noteworthy piece of autobiography and we hope
it will be continued and completed." P. F. Bick-
nell.
+ Dial. 46: 396. Je. 16, '09. 2000w.
"These volumes are especially interesting and
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reader into the character and acts of John
Brown."
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"Despite its formlessness, and the rather too
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tention to the illustrations, which include many
rare portraits."
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"A highly detailed picture of that remarkable
and interesting group [Concord school of phil-
osophy], and of the times in which its greatest
influence was exerted."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 355. Je. 5, '09. 1150w.
Sandeman, George. Uncle Gregory. t$i-5o.
Putnam. 9-6275.
After the death of Uncle Gregory, a banker
of fabulous wealth, a will is read which imposes
upon a nephew and a niece the execution of
various eccentric philanthropic, educational and
scientific schemes and the writing of a biog-
raphy. When once the execution of the will's
provisions is well under way, discoveries are
made which transform Uncle Gregory into a
malefactor of deep dye. A fire which sweeps
away the authorized "kingdom" built up about
the memory of Uncle Gregory relieving two
beneficiaries of a baneful task, reminds one of
the symbolism of the fire in Ibsen's "Ghosts."
"The character sketching is excellent."
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"Mr. Sandeman skilfully sketches the effect
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narrator and his sister and brother-in-law."
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"This story possesses the peculiar interest and
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+ Nation. 88: 467. My. 6, '09. 220w.
"There is a lot of quaint humor in it."
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"As Mr. Sandeman proceeds it becomes ap-
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to perceive this; such a man will find the book
vaguely irritating and pretend that it is dull."
-I Sat. R. 107: 534. Ap. 24, '09. 220w.
Sando, Roscoe Briant. American poultry
culture: a complete hand book of prac-
tical and profitable poultry keeping for
the great army of beginners and small
breeders. *$i.50. McCIurg. 9-8806.
A book for the small breeder as well as for
tlie extensive poultry raiser which furnishes
valuable and practical information on the prof-
itable care and management of poultry.
"One of the best books on the subject."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 144. My. '09.
"The book is a brief, comprehensive and val-
uable introduction to practical poultry raising."
+ Ind. 66: 1245. Je. 3, '09. 150w.
R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 50w.
Sands, Beatrice. Weepers in playtime.
t$i.5o. Lane. 8-20349.
A novel which exposes the cruelties inflicted
upon children in the orphanages and children's
liomes in New York.
Ind. 66: 149. Ja. 21, '09. 150w.
"We fear Miss Sands has made a great mis-
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lic in story form. It is rather dull and preachy,
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able purpose. Moreover, those who do read it
will not be able to get from it a very clear
knowledge of the methods of the institutions
which we are told need reforming."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 437. Ag. 8, '08. 450w.
Sandys, John Edwin. History of classical
scholarship; v\Mth chronological tables.
3v. ea. *$2.75. Putnam. 3-33012.
V. 2. "This second volume deals with the Re-
vival of learning in Italy, 1321-1527, and the
sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centu-
ries (excluding Germany). ... It includes the
years of most enthralling interest, when the
Latin classics were discovered anew, and Greek
literature introduced to Europe." — Ath.
V. 3. Deals with the eighteenth century In
Germany, and the nineteenth century in Europe
•and the United States.
"These volumes are a marvel of compression
and a marvel of accuracy; more, they are not
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only readable, but they also hold the atten-
^°+ + Ath. 1909, 1: 282. Mr. 6. 880w. (Review
of V. 2 and 3.)
"The number of comparatively little men
whom he sees fit to commemorate get in the
way of even a mature reader and give a blurred
impression of those great figures which ought
to stand forth in their full significance, the
book has great merit as a work of reference
and, at the present time, is the only one of its
kind in amy language." .
^ Bookm. 30: 291. N. '09. 560w. (Review
of v. 2 and 3.)
"Two fascinating volumes. What Dr. Sandys
has done is to construct an encyclopaedia ot
scholarship, which will be found absolutely in-
dispensable to all students not only oi the
classics but also of history and literature. As
a second edition of this work is sure to be re-
quired before long, it may be worth while to
point out a few 'desiderata,' in the hope that
Dr. .Sandys' passion for accuracy and complete-
ness may lead him to consider them." A. C.
Clark
+ + _ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 561. Jl. '09. 3400w.
(Review of v. 2 and 3.)
"Our main criticism of this work is that his-
tory is at times submerged in biography."
-I Nation. 88: 280. Mr. 18, '09. 1650w. (Re-
view of v. 2 and 3.)
"Viewed in the larger aspects of history. Dr.
Sandys's book is somewhat disappointing, in
its minor details, liowever, it is unusually schol-
arly and accurate, and it will therefore make
a most useful work of reference, particularly as
he is everywhere careful to note his sources.
He has given us not a history but the materials
for a history of scholarship." Christian Gauss.
4 N. Y. Times. 14: 277. My. 1, '09. 2000w.
(Review of v. 2 and 3.)
"To venture, as he has done, on an almost
untrodden field, to explore the obscure annals
•of twenty-five centuries,' and not only to set
forth the facts with scrupulous accuracy and
absolute clearness, but also to estimate them
with a critical and just judgment,— this is a
tasK from which most men would have shrunk,
but which Dr. Sandys has achieved."
+ + Spec. 102: 184. Ja. 30, '09. 1750w. (Re-
view of V. 2 and 3.)
Sangster, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth (Mun-
1" son). An autobiography, from my youth
up, personal reminiscences. **$i.5o. Ke-
vell. 9-22854.
Frank revelations of the secret of a busy
woman's literary success, leading up to which
are glimpses of literary and other folk promi-
nent in war and reconstruction times.
of all-around school development as a prepar-
ation for business, professional life, society and
the home.
"She has much to say that will interest the
large following who have read her books."
-f Uit. D. 39: 1082. D. 11, '09. 120w.
"Notwithstanding the undeniable thinness of
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nateness of the writer's style, there is a quality
of homelv moral earnestness in this autobiog-
raphy that will, with its flavor of sentimental-
ity, endear it to a host of readers."
-I Nation. 89: 361. O. 14, '09. 280w.
"It is more than a book of personal revela-
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rare production of the absorbing history of the
last centurv and of the spirit, endurance, and
suffering of the people on both sides of the civil
war." H. P. Spofford.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 676. O. 30. '09. 500w.
R. of Rs. 40: 637. N. '09. 60w.
Sangster, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth (Mun-
son). Happy school days. $1.25. Forbes.
9-8054-
A thoroly enjoyable and instructive series of
talks to healthy, happy girls upon the necessity
"Somewhat sentimental but contains much
that is wise and sensible and that will help
girls to be more useful and agreeable."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 30. S. '09.
N. Y. Times. 14: 597. O. 9, '09. 60w.
Santley, Sir Charles. Reminiscences of my
11 life. **$4. Brentano's.
"The author writes at the age of 74, and his
reminiscences cover a period of active life in
his profession of over fifty- five years. The book
is replete with anecdotes of Mr. Santley's con-
temporaries, such as Fanny Kemble, Dante
Gabriel Rossetti, etc. In the discussion of his
art the author confesses frankly that he be-
longs to the old school, and that he finds little
or no virtue in Wagner." — N. Y. Times.
H Ath. 1909, 1: 419. Ap. 3. 200w.
Nation. 89: 361. O. 14, '09. 30w.
"There are many new and interesting state-
ments of fact and expressions of opinions in
the new book by the famous English baritone
singer."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 606. O. 16, '09. 1750w.
Savage, Charles Albert. Athenian family:
a sociological and legal stuJy based chief-
ly on the works of the Aftic orators. *$i.50.
Wilson, H. W. 8-22086.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Professor Savage displays familiarity with
a wide range of Greek authors, and his citation
of their opinions in connection with the various
phases of family relationships, as well as the
constant use of illustrative cases, adds greatly
to the interest of the book. Not so commend-
able, however, is the habit of giving expression
to his own opinion regarding customs and con-
duct by the free use of adjectives. The most
effective chapters in the book are those deal-
ing with 'Parents and children' and 'Adoption.'
In other respects, the book seems calculated to
appeal rather to the general reader or to the
student of sociology. The work is well written
and is practically free from typographical er-
rors." R. J. Bonner.
-i- — Class. Philol. 4: 331. JI. '09. 450w.
Scarfoglio, Antonio. Round the world in a
ii* motor car. *$5. Kennerley.
A sort of companion volume to that giving
an account of Prince Borghese's trip from Pe-
king to Paris in which Signor Scarfoglio "de-
scribes in amusing detail the incidents, the ad-
ventures, the thoughts, the emotions which ac-
companied his motor race from Paris round
the world." (Sat. R.)
"The translation of the brightly written nar-
rative is excellent. It is a good book for holi-
day reading."
-f- Ath. 1909, 2: 328. S. 18. 780w.
Dial. 47: 515. D. 16, '09. 200w.
"Well-told story."
-f Sat. R. 108: sup. 4. Jl. 17, '09. 730w.
Spec. 103: sup. 493. O. 2, '09. 150w.
Schaff, Philip, and Herzog, Johann Jakob.
New Schaflf-Herzog encyclopedia of
religious knowledge; based on the 3d
ed. of the Realencyklopadie. per v. $5.
Funk. 8-20152.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"In general, the famous encyclopedia, while
much improved, has been by no means brought
up to date."
+ ._ Am. J. Theol. 13:654. O. '09. llOw.
(Review of v. 2 and 3.)
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"It is admirably edited, compact and yet full,
and the list of articles is as nearly complete as
can well be made. We recommend it heartily."
+ Ind. 66: 1299. Je. 10, '09. 60w. (Review
of V. 3.)
Ind. 67:551. S. 2, '09. lOOw. (Review of
V. 4.)
"Two qualities stand out for special com-
mendation— the comprehensiveness of aim and
the brevity of the articles."
+ Lit. D. 39: 102. Jl. 17, '09. 240w. (Review
of v. 2.)
"The articles on modern and living theolo-
gians, both scholars and preachers, will be found
useful. Not so high praise can be accorded to
the treatment of biblical and doctrinal sub-
jects.'
-I- — Nation. 88: 561. Je. 3, '09. 260w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"The encyclopa?dia continues to evidence fair,
non-partisan and thorough scholarship, broad-
ly evangelical in spirit, and scientific in tem-
per.
+• Nation. 83: 362. O. 14, '09. 200w. (Re-
view of v. 3 and 4.)
-f — Nation. 89: 604. D. 16, '09. 300w. (Re-
view of V. 5.)
"It compares favorably with the first vol-
ume."
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(Review of v. 2.)
"All in all, the new volume compares favor-
ably with the earlier installments of the work
in scholarship, authoritativeness, comprehen-
siveness, and other qualities that make for ex-
cellence in a cylopedic work."
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(Review of v. 3.)
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(Review of v. 4.)
N. Y. Times. 14: 804. D. 18, '09. 350w.
(Review of v. 5.)
"A work which, for the next quarter-century
at least, churchmen of all creeds will recog-
nize as a standard source of information."
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view of V. 2.)
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view of V. 2.)
"The work occupies a place in Protestant
literature corresponding very closely with
that filled by the 'Catholic encyclopedia' in the
literature of the Roman church."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 763. D. '09. lOOw. (Review
of V. 5.)
Schauffler, Adolphus Frederick. Sparks
11 from a superintendent's anvil. $1. Wilde.
9-25950.
A Sunday school handbook compiled out of
the experience of a successful practical Sun-
day school superintendent. It contains help
on the conduct of the school, on the relation
of officer to teacher and teacher to pupil, and
upon the best methods of organization and
successful maintenance of the Sunday school.
Schauffler, Robert Haven. Romantic Ger-
^~ many. **$3.5o. Century. 9-28287.
A charming book of travel in which is told
with poetic interpretation the story of Ger-
many's principal cities — their people, their cus-
toms, manners and l^eliefs, their legends, tradi-
tions and history. The illustratons are well-
chosen and artistically reproduced.
"Tested by novelty of view-point and charm
of style, Mr. Schauffler's book has few rivals
among recent volumes of travel-sketches."
+ Dial. 47: 460. D. 1, '09. 230w.
"The romance, or, better, the attraction of
Berlin Mr. Schauffler feels but fails to convey,
because it is hard to analyze and therefore to
put down."
-I Ind. 67: 1145. N. 18, '09. 230w.
Int. Studio. 39: sup. 26. N. '09. 30w.
"Mr. Schauffler, though undoubtedly a Ste-
vensonian and nice in his choice of words,
leaves everywhere a blurred impression, as if
he had been unable to escape the proverbial
heaviness of the land he studied."
-I • Nation. 89: 603. D. 16, '09. 210w.
"One regrets the absence of architectural in-
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"Must be counted one of the most attractive
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deals and the people whom he describes. The
illustrations are for the most part well executed
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be said of many books of similar intention."
+ Outlook. 93: 831. D. 11, '09. 240\v.
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 760. D. '09. 70w.
Schechter, Solomon. Some aspects of rab-
binic theology. **$2.25. Macmillan.
9-2258.
Not a philosophical exposition of the body of
doctrine of the synagogue but a presentation of
rabbinic opinion on various theological topics.
The succesive chapters treat, xmong other top-
ics, God and the world; Goa and Israel: The
election of Israel; The kingdom of God, invis-
ible, universal, material; The law; The jov of
the law; Holiness and goodness; Sin as rebel-
lion; Forgiveness and reconciliation with God;
Repentance and means of reconciliation.
"A brightly written book which will be a wel-
come addition to the scanty travel literature on
Germany."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 125. D. '09.
"Well worth waiting for is this finelv com-
posed liook with its numerous sidelights and its
valuable habit of summing up the places in
comparison from a common point of view." Al-
gernon Tassin.
-I- Bookm. 30: 346. D. '09. 650w.
"One of the weaknesses of Prof. Schechter's
method consists in its lack of historical per-
spective. Prof. Schechter has not only failed to
treat the positive value of the documents on
which he relies, but he may also fairly be
charged with over-stating the negative side of
the evidence. The volume is for the most part
written in Prof. Schechter's characteristic style,
which betokens quickness of perception, liveli-
ness of imagination, and a tendency to para-
dox."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 251. F. 27, 900w.
"Carries on every page evidence of its au-
thor's erudition."
+ Bib. World. 33: 360. My. '09. 90w.
"A book like this of Dr. Schecter's is most
welcome because it comes from one of the
greatest living Jewish scholars, who, with a
profound faith in his religion and his people,
nevertheless is a man of the world in his scho-
lastic culture and his human sympathies." J. A.
Montgomerv.
+ Int. J. Ethics. 20: 111. O. '09. 1050w.
"The work has the double advantage of being
at once useful to the specialist, by the new light
which it throws on the subject, and accessible
to the layman by its simplicity of style, and by
the lite and enthusiasm which a.nimate it
throughout. W^hile the attractiveness and
charming style of the book do not conceal from
the careful reader the scholarship of the au-
thor, the labor in gathering such a wealth of
material, and the scientific treatment of tiie
subject." Nima Hirschensohn.
-f- J. Phllos. 6: 463. Ag. 19, '09. 1900w.
"What might become in the hands of one
less admirably equipped a mere bundle of frag-
ments, an encyclopfpdic epitome of opinions, of
value purely for reference, receives here a ful-
ness and completeness to render it a permanent
and authoritative contribution in its field. Both
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Schechter, Solomon — Continued-
the cultivated general reader and the theolo-
gian will find the work enlightening in a sur-
prising degree."
+ Nation. 88: 308. Mr. 25, '09. 600w.
"He writes with a hammer as much as a pen.
A vein of humor, caustic at times, adds light-
ness here and there. Altogether a book to be
treasured. A word of praise is due Miss Hen-
rietta Szold for her very helpful index." A.
+ 'n. Y. Times. 14:75. F. 6, '09. 1450w.
"Dr. Schechter restricts himself to important
aspects of Judaism which are often misunder-
stood and misrepresented. While this should
especially commend his work to Christian read-
ers, its profoundly religious and ethical spirit
appeals to all that is best in modern Judaism."
+ Outlook. 91: 865. Ap. 17, '09. 220w.
"Himself rabbinically trained. Dr. Schecter
has added (one might almost say) a new chap-
ter to. the Talmud, and a chapter unlike all the
rest in this, that it is immedately intelligible
to any modern man who can read English, and
so far as his selected topics are concerned it
explains the rest."
+ Sat. R. 108: 263. Ag. 28, '09. 950w.
Scheffler, Johann (Angelus Silesius). An-
1- gelus Silesius: a selection from the
rhymes of a German mystic; tr. in the
original meter by Paul Cams. *$i. Open
ct. 9-1731^-
Verses of a German mystic whose sentiments,
deeply religious and philosophical, anticipate
Kantian idealism. The volume contains both
the German text and the English translation.
Dial. 47: 522. D. 16, '09. 90w.
Nation. 89: 412. O. 28, '09. 60w.
"The introduction to his translation is a dis-
tinctly valuable contribution to our knowledge
of mystics and mysticism. The translations are
so literal that they faithfully reflect the crude-
ness of phraseology, which is a not unattractive
feature of the originals."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 526. S. 4, '09. 300w.
Schenck, Ferdinand Schureman. Sociology
12 of the Bible. *$i.5o. Ref. (Dutch) ch.
9-10794.
An attempt "to gather the most important
facts and principles of the society of the whole
Bible, from Genesis to Revelation; to classify
them in a sociological way; and to consider
what light they throw upon some of the social
prolilems of to-day." "The author aims his
work against socialism, inasmuch as socialism,
or at least many of its leaders, hold that the
Bible, and especially the teachings of Christ,
favor their theory of society; the first principle
of which is that private ownership is unlawful,
and that the present evils of our industrial, so-
cial, and economic system can be cured only
by substituting for private ownership the prin-
ciple of collective ownership." (Cath. World.)
"Though one occasionally finds some 'obltei
dictum,' or some interpretation of the text or
fact, with which, as Catholics, we cannot agree
in 'The sociology of the Bible,' yet Catholic so-
ciologists, and others who give thought to the
deep social movement of the age, will gratefully
assign to this able work a place in the library
of Christian sociology."
+ — Cath. World. 90: 100. O. '09. 600w.
"He attempts to do a good thing. Unfortun-
ately the result fails to satisfy. His book is of
little value to one who really wants to study the
social ideals and institutions of the people of
Israel." R. S. Drown.
— N. Y. Times. 14: 722. N. 20, '09. 260w.
Schevill, Ferdinand. Siena, the story of a
5 mediaeval commune. *'''$2.5o. Scribner.
9-10279.
Altho the author has dealt with the political
evolution of the commune his aim is not so
much that of presenting the political history
of Siena as one of setting forth the problem
of its civilization. His method is topical rather
than chronological and "by isolating for exam-
ination the nobles, the clergy, the merchants,
and the other classes of the commonwealth;
by following separately the developments of
public and private life, by reviewing the
achievements of the various arts, he offers the
reader a complete "mosaic of Sienese culture."
"The varied equipment of Professor Schevill
has enabled him to present us with the most
satisfactory monograph on Siena that has yet
appeared." V. D. Scudder.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 15: 116. O. '09. llOOw.
"Useful for the tourist and for reference and
club work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 181. Je. '09.
"There is room for such a book as this, which
is neither a volume of snap-shot impressions
nor a dry compilation of archeological mono-
graphs, but a well-digested, well-balanced and
well-written story of the city from its origin
to its overthrow in the sixteenth century."
-t- Ind. 60: 984. My. 6^ '09. 140w.
"Mr. Schevill has brought to his task a rich
fund of scholarly information which he has put
into attractive form."
-f- Lit. D. 39: 104. Jl. 17, '09. 400w.
"Mr. Schevill has compiled his text so skil-
fully, interweaving line bits from the chronicles,
that his book should fully hold its own with
its many excellent predecessors. Its defect is
merelv in the minutae of style."
-I Nation. 89: 103. Jl. 29, '09. 470w.
"His subject, however, is scarcely worthy of
the toil spent upon it. He advances no new
theories, demonstrates no new hypothesis. His
book is like a well-arranged museum. Its curios
are carefully tabulated, but their relation to
modern life is not made discernible."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 334. My. 29, '09. 700w.
"The fault is his who, purblind, tried to treat
that living sorceress. .Siena as a cadaver and
demonstrate on her beauty his own notions of
political economy and history and demogra-
phy."
— No. Am. 190: 562. O. '09. 500w.
-f- R. of Rs. 39:766. Je. '09. 70w.
Schloss, David Frederick. Insurance against
^ unemployment. 3s. 6d. King, P. S., &
son, London. 9-22194.
"The main portion of the book is devoted to
a detailed statement of the laws enacted in
various European cities and states regarding
unemployment, with some observations on the
results of these plans wherever the law has
been in operation long enough for the results
to be at all valuable." The conclusions are: "(1)
the system should be organized by trades; (2)
it must be national; and (3) it must operate in
connection with labor registration agencies." —
Econ. Bull.
"While the arguments are not by any means
conclusive, the book presents an excellent,
brief discussion of the subject of insurance
against unemployment."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 611. N. '09. 130w
"Unlike Mr. Lewis the author is not an ad-
vocate, but an investigator. His conclusions con-
sequently have more force." M. H. Robinson.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 162. Je. '09. 300w.
J. Pol. Econ. 17: 384. Je. '09. 120w.
-f Spec. 103: 243. Ag. 14, '09. 230w.
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391
Schmidt, Ferdinand. Youth of the Great
9 Elector; tr. by G : P. Upton. **6oc. Mc-
Clurg. ■ 9-23015-
This story of Frederick William, "The Great
Elector," begins with his birth and closes with
his accession to power. The period of the ter-
rible and devastating "Thirty years war" when
the Catholics and Protestants were struggling
for supremacy is clearly portrayed.
N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, '09. 50w.
Schofield, Alfred Taylor. Nervousness: a
"^ brief and popular review of the moral
treatment of disordered nerves. **5oc.
Moffat. 9-5897-
A book for laymen in which the author "de-
votes a goodly portion of his book to analysis
of the causes, mental, moral and physical, of
functional nervous troubles, and then goes on
with fairly full directions for the use of "men-
tal therapeutics,' which he calls 'the Cinder-
ella of medical science.' " (N. Y. Times.)
the second with their general chemical char-
acters (tests, distribution of nitrogen, com-
pounds with acids, bases, halogens, etc.); and
the third with the precipitin reaction, which is
commonly known as the biological test." — Na-
ture.
"Might be read by people who would not
undertake the large works. Does not duplicate
Dr. Mitchell's book."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 181. Je. '09. +
Nation. 88: 635. Je. 24, '09. 230w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 176. Mr. 27, '09. lOOw.
Schofield, Alfred Taylor. With Christ in Pal-
9 estine. $1.25. Fenno.
Four addresses published in the hope that
they may be a help in realizing some scenes in
the life of Christ, and in learning the lessons
connected with them. They are: Bethlehem, or
the birth of Christ; Nazareth, or the life of
Christ; Capernaum, or the work of Christ; Je-
rusalem, or the death of Christ. A dozen repro-
duced photographs accompany the text.
Dial. 47: 466. D. 1, '09. 30w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
Ind. 67: 1353. D. 16, '09. 80w.
Schouler, James. Ideals of the republic.
**$i.50. Little. 8-30609.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The author's presentation of his subject is
sane and just, and his views will generally
command acceptance. It must be admitted,
however, that the treatment is stronger upon
the historic side than in its application of these
ideals to present-day conditions. Again, the
political ideas are more adequately presented
than the social ones. This volume will prove of
value as a helpful historical resume of the ori-
gin and development of the political id< als
which have prevailed in thi-s country. Unfor-
tunately there is no index."
-I- — Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 189. Jl. '09. 300w.
"Safe, sane, and scholarly are the proper ad-
jectives to apply to the book as a whole."
-I- Dial. 46: 88. F. 1. '09. 400w.
"It is not too much to say that Dn Schouler's
treatment of the constitutional and philosophical
principles underlying the American government
is ma.sterly and that his pages are full of sug-
gestions for those who are concerned with the
problems of the present. We deeply regret that
so important a book is without an index."
-I Educ. R. 37: 97. Ja. '09. lOOw.
Reviewed by H. A. Bruce.
+ Forum. 41: 388. Ap. '09. 470w.
Schrjrver, Samuel Barnett. General charac-
® ters of the proteins. (Monographs on bio-
chemistry, v 3.) *8oc. Longmans.
Agr9-i6i5.
A monograph whose first section "deals with
the physical properties of the proteins (solubili-
ties, crystallisation, heat coagulation, rotatory
power, electrical conductivity, and so forth) ;
"The whole is treated in a technical but
clear manner; references are given to the au-
thorities quoted, and the booklet will prove a
useful addition to the library of the physiologist,
and should be found in every laboratory devot-
ed to biochemical research." W. D. H.
+ Nature. 80: 307. My. 13, '09. 140w.
"A review of progress in any field of study
can serve a diversity of purposes. As a sum-
mary of discoveries made it brings an up-to-
date appreciation of current knowledge and
makes it ready for convenient reference; and if
the resume has been critically prepared, it may
fulfill the almost equally important function of
pointing out the limitations of our experience
in any domain and the problems awaiting solu-
tion. In the latter respect especially. Dr. Schry-
ver's monograph deserves commendation." L.
B. Mendel.
+ Science, n.s. 30: 121. Jl. 23, '09. 530w.
Schurz, Carl. Reminiscences of Carl Schurz.
v. 3. **$3. McClure. 7-36232.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 49. F. '09. (Review of
v. 3.)
"No recent autobiography so fully deserves
the attention of those interested in the develop-
ment of our national life. The lives of few men
furnish so adequate a picture of the times in
M^hich they lived." C. L. Jones.
-f Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 213. Jl. '09. 400w.
(Review of v. 1-3.)
"These recollections . . . are undeniably in-
teresting, but they by no lueans escape the
fault of prolixity."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 486. O. 23. 850w. (Review
of V. 1-3.)
Reviewed by W. H. Johnson.
+ Dial. 46: 82. F. 1, '09. 930w. (Review of
V. 3.)
"All of Schurz's descriptions of battles are
vivid. None is more so than his story of Get-
tysburg."
+ Ind. 66: 536. Mr. 11, '09. 700w. (Review
of V. 3.)
"A complete story of a notable life in the po-
litical annals of this country."
-h Lit. D. 37: 907. D. 12, '08. 130w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
"The work is well and sometimes brilliantly
written by one whose sense of point and pro-
portion as a newspaper man or journalist, has
done him good service in producing a work
which is as entertaining as it is historically val-
uable."
+ Lit. D. 38: 391. Mr. 6, '09. 600w. (Review
of V. 3.)
"There is but one serious disappointment in
this third and last volume of Schurz's 'Remi-
niscences': the reminiscences proper break off
almost at the beginning of Grant's administra-
tion and of Schurz's own service in the senate.
The proof-reading, as in the earlier volumes,
has evidently not been particularly good."
-j Nation. 88: 66. Ja. 21, '09. llOOw. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
"Mr. Bancroft brought with his knowledge an
intimate friendship with the late writer, and
has ably done his task."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 747. D. 5, '08. 130w.
(Review of v. 3.)
"The most interesting portion of the reminis-
cences themselves to be found in the volume
is the chapter that tells of Mr. Schurz's meet-
ings with Bismarck in the winter of 1868."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 800. D. 26, '08. 1350w.
(Review of v. 3.)
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BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Schurz, Carl —Continued.
"Shows no falling off in the interest and charm
which distinguished the first two."
+ Outlook. 92: 584. Jl. 10, '09. 420w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
Schuyler, James Dix. Reservoirs for irriga-
tion, water-power, and domestic water-
supply; witli an account of various types
of dams and the methods, plans and
cost of their construction; 2d ed., rev.
and enl. $6. Wiley. 8-36167.
"The work consists of nine chapters, dealing
with rock-fill dams, hydraulic-fill dams, mason-
ry dams, earthen dams, steel dams, reinforced-
concrete dams, natural reservoirs, and a final
chapter in which photographic illustrations and
descriptions of work are given which were re-
ceived bv the author too late for incorporation
in the body of the book." (Engin. D.) The new
material includes data concerning the achieve-
ments of the past ten years, 234 new illustra-
tions, comparative sections of masonry and
earth dams, and appendices containing a table
showing the acre-foot cost of 75 reservoirs,
of which 45 are in the United States and 30 in
foreign countries.
"The thoroughness characterizing the work of
revision is certain to be cordially appreciated by
the engineering profession."
-f Engin. D. 5: 172. F. '09. 480w.
"The book should still be judged chiefly as
a collection of descriptions of the large and
otherwise important dams of the world. As
such it is of the highest value. No one really
ought to find much fault with a book whicli con-
tains such a vast amount of useful information
as does this one, particularly when the informa-
tion as a whole is in accordance with the plan
of the author, is quite convenient for reference
purposes, and much of it is nowhere else ac-
cGssiblc **
-1- -I ' Engin. N. 61: sup. 17. F. 18, '09. 750w.
"The volume is the most complete compilation
of data relating to dams which exists in any
language, and many of the structures are de-
scrfbed in no other books available to most en-
gineers."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 673. D. 11, '09. 300w.
"The style and arrangement of subject mat-
ter of the book lack uniformity and its sub-
stance is rather a collection of facts relating to
dams and reservoirs than a scientific treatise
thereof. Sufficient new and rewritten mate-
rial has been incorporated into the text to make
the book essentially a new work." F. W. Hanna.
-\ Science, n.s. 29: 792. My. 14, '09. 400w.
Scott, A. Maccallum. Through Finland to
St. Petersburg. *$i.25. Dutton. 9-35583-
A book for the tourist, lover of nature and
general reader which "deals especially with Fin-
land in the summer, when, as the sun rises high-
er and its light and heat hold the land from
day to day, a great tidal wave of green rolls over
the country. The 'white nights' of summer,
when the sky is suffused with a tender bright-
ness, when there are neither stars in the sky
nor shadows upon the earth, force the vegeta-
tion, because of the constant supply of light, to
a hot-house rapidity of growth, and the whole
country burgeons with a magic quickness into
an almost tropical jungle." — N. Y. Times.
"A well rounded, useful work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 181. Je. '09. 4«
"Mr. Scott is a practical, experienced guide;
he is also an intelligent companion whose inter-
ests are wide and varied."
-I- Ind. 66: 1139. My. 27, '09. 80w.
"Is a somewhat dry, but instructive refer-
ence book and guide for travellers. The illus-
trations are an important feature and give a
good idea of the country."
-I Nation. 88: 424. Ap. 22, '09. lOOw.
"The men and women in whose hearts burns
the wanderlust will be grateful to Mr. Scott for
his book in which he spreads forth the lures of
a new pleasure ground bevond the Baltic."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 126. Mr. 6, '09. 1150w.
"Certainly IMr. Scott's enthusiasm does not
make him a less useful guide."
+ Spec. 101: 27. Jl. 4, '08. 120w.
Scott, Catharine Amy Dawson. Treasure-
11 trove. t$i.50. Dufheld. 9-10787.
A novel built up about the following situa-
tion: "A burglar, disturbed in his attempt up-
on Mrs. Smart's plate, bolts in a panic, leaving
behind a packet of valuable jewels just stolen
from another house. To Mrs. Smart 'finding
is keeping,' and the jewels are turned into the
capital necessary to launch her children in
life. But everything goes wrong with the ill-
gotten wealth, and poor Mrs. Smart sees in
the misfortunes of her family the punishment
for what, too late, she discerns to have been
her sin. The author proclaims stridently that
this view is absurd, but — well, things do hap-
pen very oddly in real life on these lines."
(Sat. R.)
"The work contains interesting and well-con-
trasted characters, and the instances of hered-
ity provided are ably selected and chronicled."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 581. My. 15. 130w.
"There is considerable that is clear and orig-
inal in 'Treasure trove,' but as a whole it Is a
weak, scattering and unconvincing story."
1- N, Y, Times. 14: 646. O. 23, '09. 220w
"All the characters are well drawn, and the
matron's two interviews with the burglar are
delightful."
+ Sat. R. 108: 112. Jl. 24, '09. 190w.
Scott, Colin Alexander. Social education.
*$i.25. Ginn. 8-17822
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Its parts are of varying degrees of merit.
In those chapters in which the author deals
with the experiences of himself and his co-
workers, there is, much that is suggestive, and
it would have been well worth the while to have
developed the subjects presented." K. E. Dopp.
H Am. J. Soc. 14: 534. Ja. '09. 1050w.
"Somewhat radical, but offers valuable ma-
terial for discussion to advanced thinkers on
educational lines."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 109. Ap. '09.
"In the chapter on manual arts many valu-
able suggestions are given and the social mis-
sion of the common school is set forth."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 189. Jl. '09. 280w.
"It is a long look forward and a wide one
that Dr. Colin A. Scott takes in 'Social educa-
tion' and one that social workers other than
the teachers for whom the book was primarily
written, will find themselves enriched by shar-
ing. To one judging socially and not peda-
gogically the closing chapter on the Education
of the conscience is disappointing." H. F.
Greene.
-I Char. 21: 782. F. 6, '09. lOOOw.
"Illuminating as it does the problem of social-
izing pupil activities in school life, 'Social edu-
cation' deserves a wide reading by superintend-
ents, principals, and teachers." W. F. Gordy.
-I- Educ. R. 38: 196. S. '09. 670w.
"No one who thinks about education at all,
even if he has never heard of the social move-
ment can afford to miss the book." H: W.
Holmes.
-f- J. Philos. 6: 580. O. 14, '09. 2150w.
"The strictures above noted do not blind us
to the special value of the work, which taken
as a whole, makes a contribution to the school
theory and practice of to-day. The author
writes with an attractive and compelling style
and sustains the interest to the end." E. F.
Buchner. _ .
-I Psychol. Bull. 6: 111. Mr. 15, '09. 750w.
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
393
Scott, James Brown. Hague peace confcr-
12 ences of 1899 and 1907: a series of lec-
tures delivered before the Johns Hop-
kins university in the year 1908. 2v. $5.
Johns Hopkins. 9-14717
"The first volume is 'based upon a series of
lectures delivered before the Johns Hopkins
university in the year 1908. . . . The first three
chapters give a general survey of the Genesis
of the International conference and the results
of the two Hague conferences. Then follow two
interesting chapters on the composition of the
conferences and the nature, origin, and practice
of international arbitration. In the remaining
eleven chapters, the various conventions, dec-
larations, resolutions, and wishes (voeux) are
carefully analyzed. The second volume con-
tains the instructions and official reports of the
Ameiican delegation, diplomatic correspondence
of our government, and the te.xts of the various
conventions, etc., of the two conferences
(French and English on parallel pages)." — Am.
Hist. R.
"There has been great need of a volume in
English which should analyze the work of the
Second Hague conference in a manner at once
interesting to the general reader and satisfac-
tory to students and teachers of international
law. For the successful accomplishment of this
task Professor Scott deserves our heartiest
thanks."
H Am. Hist. R. 15: 151. O. '09. 930w.
"Should be part of the equipment of college,
reference and large public libraries."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 84. N. '09.
"His work shows not only the precision and
balance of the scholar, the force of the states-
man, but even the vision of the prophet. The
work is monumental. It places the author in
the very front rank of living publicists. In no
matter of essential importance do we think him
in error. Still we venture to point out a few
trifling sins of commission and omission." H.
H.
+ -I Ind. 67: 5S8. S. 9, '09. 2000w.
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 Elihti
Root. *$2. Pub. for the International
school of peace by Ginn. 8-31994.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"There are a few errors and some awkward
constructions which more care could have
eliminated; but these are comparatively slight
defects in a very creditable piece of work. Most
of the documents have been published else-
where and some of them many times, but It
is well worth while to have them brought to-
gether in this convenient form."
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 615. Ap. '09. 550w.
"This is an excellent collection of documents."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 464. Mr. '09. llOw.
"A valuable work."
+ Dial. 46: 26. Ja. 1, '09. 70w.
"An excellent volume of reference indispen-
sable to the student of public affairs."
-I- Educ. R. 37: 317. Mr. '09. 60w.
"Little of significance has escaped our author."
+ Nation. 89: 143. Ag. 12, '09. 600w.
"An authoritative account."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 417. Jl. 3, '09. 200w.
"The extent to which these finely formulated
Instruments have become by ratification binding
upon the several st.ates is not indicated."
H Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 168. Mr. '09. 280w.
Scott, John Reed. Woman in question,
s t$i.50. Lippincott. 9-13917.
A story whose main action takes place on a
Virginia estate whither the owner conducts a
few friends for a house party. Two young
widows divide the honors of the heroine, both
of whom interest the eligible master of Eger-
ton. The situation becomes complicated by the
presence of the husband of one of the "wid-
ows," a man who is a blackmailer and scoun-
drel— hence the separation ten years before.
The release from oppression involves a crime
which the author has dealt with summarily but
which furnishes a mystery equal to many that
require four or five hundred pages for solu-
tion.
"Showing no special gift or skill."
H Allan. 104: 680. N. '09. 470w.
"An ingenious and interesting narrative,
light-hearted (except for tne underlying trag-
edy), and gracefully related." W: M. Payne.
-f Dial. 47: 180. S. 16, '09. 250w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 170w.
"IMr. Scott's fiction is light, but it is excel-
lent of its class. The story has dash and verve."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 402. Je. 26, '09. 250w.
Scott, Robert. Pauline epistles : a critical
s study. (Literature of the New Testament
ser.) *$2. Scribner.
A study in which the author "rejects the
Paulino authorship of eight out of the thirteen
Pauline epistles, and regards the remaining five
as in part composite. His argument is based
entirely upon internal data — 'a theory of au-
thorship based on characteristics of thought and
style.' The clue he uses is, certainly, only a
hypothesis, and may, on this ground, be called
unscientific; but do not all inquiries need some
theory to give them coherence, and to supply
a centre around which facts may crystallise?" —
Hibbert J.
"Unfortunately Dr. Scott's arguments are
not alwavs so important as his conclusions."
+ — Ath. 1909, 2: 294. S. 11. 530w.
Bib. World. 33: 432. Je. '09. 120w.
"This neglect of historical situations is per-
haps the greatest weakness of the presentation.
This book is not entirely valueless. It has point-
ed out with fresh emphasis variations of
thought and expression in the Pauline writ-
ings, but the theory offered for the solution of
the problem is of doubtful worth." S. J. Case.
— + Bib. World. 34: 355. N. '09. 1200w.
"The attitude of Dr. Scott is frank and fear-
less, but, unlike critics such as Dr. Van Manen,
he is no iconoclast. His work is a sane and mod-
erate attempt to solve the problem of these
epistles by the application of critical methods."
W. Jones-Davies.
+ Hibbert J. 7: 942. Jl. '09. 1650w.
-I Ind. 67: 881. O. 14, '09. 620w.
"He writes with insight and ability, and he
desires to be taken seriously. But in order that
his results may be taken seriously, it would
seem imperative that he should state with dis-
tinctness the canons of criticism in accordance
with which he accepts as Pauline so much as
lie does."
-I Nation. 88: 560. Je. 3, '09. 150w.
"The author has worked out his theory with
care and ingenuity; but it is too complicated
and elaborate, and only proves to us how sub-
jective the 'internal-evidence' argument can
become, and consequently how weak. Dr. Scott
himself is far more convincing when he is
pointing out resemblances than when he is de-
tecting discrepancies. This book is more con-
servative than the author imagines."
h Sat. R. 108: 203. Ag. 14, '09. 650w.
Scott, Temple. Pleasure of reading the Bi-
11 ble. *50c. Kennerley. 9-28013.
An essay, quite free from sectarian doctrinal
bias, in which the Bible is viewed only in the
light of literature. The author emphasizes
the purity of the pleasure of reading the Bible
leading to the cultivation of one's sense of
beauty in language and thought.
N. Y. Times. 14: 693. N. 6, '09. 90w.
394
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Scott, Walter Dill. Psychology of advertis-
ing: a simple exposition of the principles
of psychology in their relation to success-
ful advertising. *$2. Small. 8-26213.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
away of the American Episcopal church from
the church of England." — N. Y. Times.
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 20. Ja. '09.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 612. N. '09. 170w.
"The book is practical, and fills an important
position in advertising literature." F. H. Elwell.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 64. Ap. '09. 250w.
"The volume will be found of value both by
the psychologist and the advertiser, and of
unique interest to the general public that reads
advertisements. It is, however, curious that a
psychologist should have failed to include an
index." E. L. Bogart.
H Forum. 42: 93. Jl. '09. 310w.
"The book is decidedly worth reading, es-
pecially by the increasing number of hard-head-
ed folk who believe that a science, like a soul,
is known unto all men by its fruits. Books like
this deserve to be welcomed on all hands." T:
P. Bailey.
-I- J- Phllos. 6: 190. Ap. 1, '09. 1200w.
"The illustrations might have been better
chosen in many cases, inasmuch as readers of
the book often get from them an impression
quite different from that which they are alleged
to produce. To the scientific reader, also, the
analysis will seem too slight and popular to be
of great interest. But there is doubtless in-
struction in the book for the professional ad-
vertiser or the man of business who wishes to
know whether or not his advertising is intelli-
gently done."
-I J. Pol. Econ. 17: 105. F. '09. 120w.
Scott, W. Major. Aspects of Christian mysti-
8 cism. $1. Button.
"Includes brief studies of twelve of the great
Christian mystics, beginning with St. John and
St. Paul, and ending with Peter Sterry, of Cam-
bridge, who preached before Oliver Cromwell
and who died in 1672. Each of the twelve is
studied only from the point of view of his mys-
tical teaching and as illustrating Mr. Scott's
definition of a mystic. The mystic, according
to this definition, is the man who lives not in
time, but in eternity. He does not regard life
from the viewpoint of temporal things, but he
establishes eternal correspondences with things
unseen." — Ind.
"The sketches which Mr. Scott gives are brief
and slight. They are not intended to be com-
plete or exhaustive even of the mystical side
of his subject. In fact, they may be regarded
rather as hints as how to discern the mystical
element in the lives of the saints. In many
cases even the hints are imperfect, and there
is a distinct feeling of disappointment over Mr.
Scott's failure to reach to the real heart of
the subject."
+ — Ind. 67: 251. Jl. 29, '09. 250w.
"In his treatment of mysticism the author is
quite uncritical. He fails to recognize, for ex-
ample, the abnormal element which almost in-
variably attends the more pronounced types of
mystic experience, the nervous instability and
the depression, often intense and protracted, by
which the devotee purchases the moments of
emotional exaltation."
— Nation. 88: 536. My. 27, '09. 120w.
"The book is not so much for the technical
scholar as for the general reader who wants a
sympathetic insight into the spiritual message
of Christian mysticism." E: S. Drown.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 455. Jl. 24, '09. lOOw.
Seabury, William Jones. Memoir of Bish-
5 op Seabury. *$2. Gorham. 9-6964.
"The career of Bishop Samuel Seabury,
prominent in American affairs, civic as well as
religious, before, during, and after the revo-
lution, which is of especial interest because
of the important part he took in the breaking
"He was a virile, energetic man of wide in-
terests and of deep religious zeal, and his biog-
raphy is full of the spirit of his times."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: J6. Ja. 9, '09. 200w.
"The volume may be read with advantage,
but we are not greatly impressed either with
the narrative itself or with the way in which
it is told."
H Spec. 102: 587. Ap. 10, '09. 300w.
Seager, Henry Rogers. Economics: briefer
course. *$i.75. Holt. 9-2542.
A text prepared with special reference to the
needs of technical and professional schools.
"The qualities chiefly aimed at in the first, or
theoretical, half of the book have been clear-
ness and brevity, and those sought in the sec-
ond, or practical, half, adequacy and up-to-
dateness. The treatise is thus intended pri-
marily for teachers who wish to give only that
amount of attention to economic theory that
is essential to the intelligent discussion of prac-
tical economic problems."
"Its admirable arrangement as an elementary
book for students of technical schools is its
greatest merit."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 190. Jl. '09. 120w.
"Clearness of statement, logical cogency, and
the quality of up-to-dateness are the dis-
tinguishing marks of this admirable treatise,
which we take pleasure in Commending."
+ Dial. 46: 301. My. 1, '09. 80w.
"An interesting chapter, not found in many
new text-books, is the final one on economic
progress. This serves to bring the whole discus-
sion to a head and will help to make the stu-
dent feel that he has got somewhere. The book
seems well adapted to its purpose." T. N. C.
-I- Econ. Bull. 2: 122. Je. '09. 120w.
"The 'Briefer course' contains some material
not found in the larger work, and the biblio-
graphical material is full and useful."
-I- Educ. R. 38: 202. S. '09. 60w.
Ind. 67: 304. Ag. 5, '09. 30w.
J. Pol. Econ. 17: 168. Mr. '09. 80w.
"The 'Briefer course,' as one scans its pages,
seems to have kept the best of the larger book,
and to have shaken off a considerable part of
the weight under which it labored."
+ Yale R. 18: 106. My. '09. 200w.
Seaman, Owen. Salvage. *$i.25. Holt.
Selections, chiefly, from the author's contri-
butions to "Punch."
"The book, despite its occasional unevenness,
is worthy of its author's reputation."
-i Ath. 1908. 2: 815. D. 26. 320w.
"It is satirical and society-verse after the
manner of Calverley — and rather a long way
after. A gentle but constant smile is its highest
tribute." Brian Hooker.
_| Bookm. 29: 368. Je. '09. 90w.
"Those who have enjoyed his parodies will
not be disappointed by these skits, in independ-
ent vein."
-I- Ind. 67: 762. S. 30, '09. 60w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 133. Mr. 6, '09. 380w.
"In Mr. Owen Seaman's work there are no
flaws that intelligence can avoid, but a hundred
such as it can easily permit. Let us admit at
once that he who reads one page will probably
read every one. We chiefly admire the slender-
ness of the means by which Mr. Seaman tickles
' -\ Sat. R. 107: 144. Ja. 30, '09. 280w.
"Well sustains the reputation for fine crafts-
manship and sober wit which has long been his.
The satire, keen as it is, seems now and then
a trifle hampered by the extreme artificiality of
its medium."
-j Spec. 102: 305. F. 20, '09. 330w.
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395
Sears, Lorenzo. Wendell Phillips, orator
^^ and agitator. **$r.50. JDoubleday.
9-23991.
A summary of the life of "Wendell Phillips in
which are set forth the qualities that made
him one of the greatest of the abolitionists.
"Gradually he undertook a life-long fight against
slavery, and that fight he waged with courage,
physical and moral; with absolutely unselfish
fidelity, with intellectual force and brilliancy,
and with the use of such resplendent oratori-
cal powers as, it is safe to say, no other Ameri-
ican has shown in like quality and measure."
(N. Y. Times.)
efficiency; Number and position of screws;
Number, shape and proportion of propeller
blades; Details and dimensions of screw pro-
pellers; Geometry of the screw; Materials of
construction: Trials; Analysis of Sells' ex-
periments with propellers varying In pitch and
surface ratio.
"The earlier biographies are fuller and take
up his private life. Sears is more conservative
and probably more trustworthy because the
lapse of years has defined more clearly the val-
ue and significance of Phillips' public services."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 84. N. '09.
"Dr. Sears's style suffers from .an intrusive
jauntiness, but it is at least clear and readable.
For the thoroughness with which he has stud-
ied his sources, as well as for the skill with
which he has avoided writing a history of the
period instead of a life of Phillips, he is en-
titled to praise."
+ — Nation. 89: 544. D. 2, '09. 680w.
"It is not entirely satisfactory; is somewhat
lac-king in discrimination and perspective, and is
rather long for the amount of really valuable
matter presented. But it is sincere and con-
scientious, and in the later part, especially
in the analysis of the substance and form of
Mr. Phillips' oratory, rises to the dignity of
the subject."
H N. Y, Times. 14: 538. S. 11, '09. 900w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 637. N. '09. lOOw.
Seashore, Carl Emil. Elementary experi-
ments in psychology. *$i. Holt.
8-15310.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
+ Dial. 46: 332. My. 16, '09. 50w.
"The chapters are of somewhat unequal mer-
it: those on visual contrast and after-images
and on geometrical illusions seem the most
adequate, and those on visual space and on
association least so. On the whole, for the
purpose which it has in view, that of increas-
ing the amount of first-hand observation by
beginners in psychology, the book seems likely
to do good service." R. S. Woodworth.
H Educ. R. 37: 311. Mr. '09. 480w.
"It is a valuable addition to the handbooks
in psychology, and ought to be warmly wel-
comed in every quarter." V. A. C. Henmon.
-I- J. Philos. 6: 53. Ja. 21, '09. 740w.
"His formal directions are clear, and his com-
ments illuminating. A surprising amount of
general psychological information is sprinkled
about."
+ Nation. 88: 415. Ap. 22, '09. lOOw.
"The statements and directions are notably
clear, and concise, and the accompanying dis-
cussion and illustrations apt and illuminating."
W. F. Dearborn.
+ School R. 17: 210. Mr. '09. 470w.
Seaton, Albert Edward. Screwr propeller,
^" and other competing instruments for
marine propulsion. *$4. Lippincott.
9-35798.
"This work is an expansion of the portion of
the author's 'Manual of marine engineering'
which dealt with the subject matter. While its
main subject is the screw propeller, there is
space devoted to the resistance of ships, to
paddle-wheel propulsion and to hydraulic pro-
pulsion." (Engin. N.) Chapters are devoted to
the following subjects: History of propulsion;
Resistance of ships; Slip, cavitation and racing;
Paddle wheels and their design; Internal and
jet propellers; Screw propellers; Thrust and
"Valuable in large libraries and in small li-
braries in a ship or boat-building district "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 85. N. '09.
Engin. D. 6: 247. S. '09. 200w.
"There are a number of typographical and
clerical errors, some of which are important.
While this book is avowedly deficient from the
scientific side, it contains a great deal of valu-
able practical information, and its empirical
and semi-empirical formulas, being based upon
wide experience, are of value, though not to
be trusted implicitly. While the meaning is
obscure in a few places, the book as a whole
is clear and well written. It is interspersed
here and there by pungent characteristic com-
ments." I. W. Taylor.
H Engin. N. 62: sup. 2. JI. 15, '09. 1550w.
"The designer will find a considerable amount
of interesting and valuable material, but he
will not find it presented in such a manner as
to be most fruitful with reference to the appli-
cation of modern experimental information to
the solution of the actual problems of design.
The chapters on expeiimental data are disap-
pointingly meager, most of the information
quoted relating to experiments distributed over
a period from about 1850 to 1890."
H Engin. Rec. 60: 617. N. 27, '09. 320w.
"As a work of reference will be found of
service to all interested in the propulsion of
ships."
H Nature. 81:213. Ag. 19, '09. lOOOw.
Seawell, Molly Elliot. Imprisoned midship-
man. t$i-25. Appleton. 8-21618.
A juvenile story which tells about two boys
who sailed as midshipmen under Commodore
Bainbridge when President Jefferson sent him
forth to»silence Tripoli in the early nineteenth
century. The incidents attending capture, im-
prisonment and final liberation are informing
and thrilling.
"Though the style is rather lifeless and stilted,
boys will find it interesting to read in connec-
tion with the author's 'Decatur and Somers.' "
H A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 312. D. '08.
"It is full of stirring patriotism, and will in-
terest old and young alike." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 65: 1478. D. 17, '08. 80w.
Seignobos, Charles. History of contem-
1" porary civilization; translation edited
by James Alton James. **$i.25. Scrib-
ner. 9-2518.
Covers "the social and economic development
as well as the political events of the period
from the opening of the eighteenth century to
the year 1888." (Ind.) "The later chapters have
especial interest, discussing European peoples
outside of Europe; arts, letters and sciences
in the nineteenth century; industry, agricul-
ture and commerce; economic reforms; democ-
racy and socialism. A bibliography and books
for supplementary reading cover seven pages."
(A. L. A. Bkl.)
"An excellent text for secondary schools and
useful for general reading."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 22. S. '09.
"Professor Seignobos combines the rare quali-
ties of a profound scholar and a skillful maker
of school books. It is only to be regretted that
the editor did not make arrangements to bring
the work up to date; in fact, this failure seems
to be a fatal error for the purposes of a modern
history."
H Ind. 67: 302. Ag. 5, '09. 150w.
396
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Semenov, Vladimir Ivanovitch. Rasplata
■^ (The reckoning). *ios. 6d. Murray,
John, London. 9-23804.
A diary of the naval fighting in the Russo-
Japanese war in waich the author's records
made on the spot are not changed tho conflict-
ing with later information. "He travelled over-
land to the seat of war, and the introductory
scenes during his journey will be recognized as
genuine by any one who has passed through
the experience of being in a country which is
on the verge of war and yet doubts the pos-
sibility of such a thing." (Spec.)
"We strongly recommend the account of the
naval operations by Capt. Semenoff, as we did
that of the land warfare by General Kuropat-
kin. The two books together present a complete
picture of a memorable series of campaigns.
+ Ath. It-Oy, 1: 754. Je. 26. 150w.
"Apart from its value to the future histo-
rian is uncommonly interesting as a human
document, a seemingly unpremeditated r^ela-
tion of the Slav temperament among ofticers
and men." „ „,„
-I- Ind. 67: 934. O. 21, '09. 340w.
"An exceptionally readable account of Rus-
sia's naval campaigns, written from the anti-
governmental standpoint, with much grasp and
autho'-ity and without excessive prejudice.
+ Nation. 89:360. O. 14. '09. 470w.
"This account . . . should be read, together
with the book called 'Human bullets,' written
by a Japanese commanding in the land forces
before_^Po^n Arth.ur.'^_ 14:527. S. 4, '09. 1700w.
"An absorbing account of the voyage of the
Russian Baltic fleet."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 511. O. '09. 160w.
"Those who read the book ['Battle of "Tsu-
shima'! will not care to miss 'Rasplata ( the
reckoning'), which has the same qualities and
is excellently translated."
+ Spec. 102: 1031. Je. 26, '09. laOOw.
Sera, Leo G. On the tracks of life: the im-
11 morality of morality; tr. from the
Italian by J. M. Kennedy; with an in-
trod. by Oscar Levy. *$2.50. Lane.
A work by a sophist of Nietsche's school
who divides all mankind into aristocrats, work-
ers and the transitional types between the
two. "The leading topics of the book, giving
its chapter-headings, are Love, the Origin or
society. Work and morals. North and South
(the characteristics of the peoples), Social
rhythms, the Creation of genius, a Conception
of civilization, two disquisitions on Aristocra-
cies, and a chapter each on Stendhal and Nietz-
sche."
"We would not say that he is unworthy of
critical notice. Despite his unfortunate Im-
moralism, his dogmatism (as of a man who is
unaccustomed to address his equals, or has
a feud with them all), and the prolixity and
confusion of his book, we neither dislike Signor
Sera nor despair of him. He has gifts as a
writer, though he wastes them through unre-
straint from page to page. He also has a
mind, if he could make it up; but the form he
at present affects seems to us to forbid co-
hesion."
1- Ath. 1909, 1: 401. Ap. 3. 1450w.
"His theses are clearly and vigorously ex-
pressed, his book is very diverting, or very
shocking, according to the reader's tempera-
ment, and. after all. nothing sharpens the
teeth of the mind like setting them firmly
into a fallacy of the tougher order."'
H Nation. 89: 381. O. 21, '09. 1500w.
"Dr. Sera is a thinker of more brilliancy
than depth; his range of knowledge is wide
but his conclusions often rest on very insecure
and inadequate foundations. The chapter on
'North and South,' while containing many acute
anthropological observations. Is scarcely the
work of a scientist. The book is, none the
less, most stimulating and suggestive; It
piques the reader to thought, and while much
of its philosophy might prove subversive to
immature minds, it is a distinctly valuable
comment on modernity."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 612. O. 16, '09. 550w.
"There is much in this book over which we
might naively wax angry, but at which a lit-
tle common-sense and sense of humour will
rather make us smile."
— Sat, R, 107: 728. Je. 5, '09. 310w.
Serviss, Garrett Putnam. Curiosities of the
1- sky: a popular presentation of the
great riddles and mysteries of astrono-
my. **$i.4o. Harper. 9-29243.
A clear, authoritative description of heavenly
bodies in which the treatment is as scientittc as
plain language will permit. The chapters give
the latest information on such topics as the com-
ing and going of comets, the origin and career
of meteors, the aurora borealis, the corona and
spots on the sun, the surface of the moon, the
zodiacal light, star clusters and the discovery
of new stars, nebulae, and constellations, and
how the constellations change.
"Another contribution to popular science of
interest and value."
+ Ind. 67: 1148. N. 18, '09. lOOw.
+ Outlook. 93: 831. D. 11, '09. llOw.
Seton, Ernest Thompson. Biography of a
silver-fox; or, Domino Reynard of
Goldur town. t$i'50. Century. 9-7445.
A biography whose purpose is "to show the
man -world how the fox-world lives — and above
all to advertise and emphasize the beautiful
monogamy of the better-class" fox." The story
is built up from incidents gathered from differ-
ent regions and woven into a unity whose bear-
ing upon animal psychology ■ is important.
"As well suited to adults as to children, and
less interesting to the latter than Mr. Seton's
earlier stories."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 150. My. '09.
"It is a stirring, sympathetic narrative, and
has the merit of being taken conscientiously from
nature. Moreover, it is well written."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 649. My. 29. 130w.
"The story is well told, and is as interesting
as any of those that have come from this au-
thor's pen — which is as high praise as a critic
could well give." M. E. Cook.
-t- Dial. 46: 363. Je. 1, '09. 350w.
"Tells a lively animal story in a way to in-
terest old and young."
-f Ind. 66: 867. Ap. 22, '09. 120w.
"In his hundred clever and suggestive illus-
trations Mr. Seton maintains his reputation as
not only an artist but a naturalist."
+ Lit. D. 38: 854. My. 15, '09. 260w.
"As a matter of fact, Mr. Roberts's chief ad-
vantage over Mr. Seton. aside from priority of
publication, is that his is the better, more viv-
id, and more dramatic story."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 209. Ap. 10, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
R. of Rs. S9: 639. My. '09. 50w.
"Mr. Seton tells one of his stories of wood-
land life with all his accustomed skill and sym-
pathy."
-I- Spec. 102: 824. My. 22, '09. 180w.
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397
Seward, Albert Charles, ed. Darwin and
** modern science: essays in commem-
oration of the centenary of the birth
of Charles Darwin and of the hftieth
anniversary of the publication of The
origin of species. Ed. for the Cam-
bridge philosophical society and the
syndics of the University press, by A.
C. Seward. *$5. Putnam. 9-2259(5.
A symposium of twenty-eight essays contrib-
uted by eminent English and foreign scientists
in commemoration of the Darwin centenary and
of the jubilee of the publication of the "Origin
of species." "It is no exaggeration to speak
of this worlv as monumental; it is a monument
of greater durability than bronze or marble,
because it stereotypes the collective thought
of our age. For the future historian of science
it must for all time serve as a landmarlt in-
dicating the present stage of development of
scientific doctrine in every department of hu-
man thought where science holds sway, and
where the great principle of evolution has, un-
der Darwin's influence, served as a guide in
the interpretation of both organic and inorganic
nature." (Nature.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 125. D. '09.
"This volume is a worthy tribute to the la-
bors of a great man. It is no ordinary pane-
gvric. but an examination of the principles of
Darwinism in the light of our present linowl-
edge."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 704. Je. 12. 920w.
"All of these essays address themselves pri-
marily to the intelligent public rather than to
investigators, and therefore they are in a sense
popular statements and not contributions to
knowledge. In spite of this, they are very in-
teresting to investigators, for personal and re-
cent points of view are in evidence throughout,
and the whole group of related topics is brought
together in clear and compact form." J. M. C.
-I- Bot. Gaz. 48: 308. O. '09. 380w.
"It is a book that should be on the shelves
of every library, whether public or private,
which aims to reflect in its choice of books
the progress of contemporary thought." Ray-
mond Pearl.
+ Dial. 47: 92. Ag. 16, '09. 1350w.
"As an expression of modern thought con-
cerning evolution and its tributary studies of
heredity and variation no more admirable com-
pilation than these essays has appeared in re-
cent times."
-I- Nation. 89: 441. N. 4, '09. lOSOw.
"It detracts in no way from the value of this
volume that it is in the best sense 'popular' as
distinguished from technical. It is difficult, if
not impossible, to impose any restriction with
respect to the class of reader to which these
essays will appeal." R. Meldola.
-f Nature. 80: 481. Je. 24, '09. 4000w.
N.«Y. Times. 14: 237. Ap. 17, '09. 4600w.
(Detailed advance notice.)
R. of Rs. 40: 384. S. '09. 50w.
"These essays then are to be welcomed as giv-
ing a frequent glimpse of that 'onward rush of
science' which was Darwin's fitting Image and
of which his own mind has been so vivid and
copious a source."
+ Sat. R. 108: 109. Jl. 24, '09. 1300w.
Reviewed bv D: S. Jordan.
-f- Science, n.s. 30: 527. O. 15, '09. lOOOw.
Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry. Heart of
^- the Antarctic: being the story of the
British Antarctic expedition, 1907-
1909; with an introd. by Hugh Robert
Mill; an account of the first journey
to the south magnetic pole by T. W.
Edgeworth David. **$io. Lippincott.
9-29523.
The record of an expedition in search of the
south pole. "The first volume relates the story
of the expedition; the second records the vari-
ous scientific data gathered by the explorers.
'1 nese data, narrating what was done in the
domains of geology, biology, magnetism, me-
teorology, and physics, will have but little in-
terest lor the reader who is more concerned
with the manner of getting the material than
he is with the matter itself. Of the manner —
tiie heroic el'torts and the almost Promethean
suffering of the men who made the remarkai.le
journey — the first volume is sufficient for thi
most greedy lover of a tale of daring-do. "
(Dial.)
"The first volume is a lucid and businesslike
record of facts, all the more effective for no
conscious straining after literary effect. The
uniform excellence of the illustrations, whicn
number over three hundred, is notable. The
high standard set in Capt. Scott's volumes and
in the Royal society album of discovery photo-
graphs is fully maintained in this work."
+ Ath. IbOy, 2: 626. N. 20. 1800w.
"No one reading it will question its author's
title to a place in the ranks of the Great Explor-
ers." H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 47: 448. D. 1, '09. 1550w.
"We congratulate him on the reserve and tha
modesty which characterize his narrative."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1082. D. 11, '09. 120w.
"Valuable, however, as are the scientific re-
sults set forth in these volumes, and interest-
ing as are the numerous illustrations, it is to
the narrative of the explorations that the read-
er will turn with most curiosity. He will not
be disappointed."
+ Nation. 89: 626. D. 23, '09. ISOOw.
"A more interesting book of polar exploration
than 'The heart of the Antarctic' has yet to be
written."
+ N, Y. Times. 14: 765. D. 4, '09. 1350w.
"Mr. Shackleton's own narratives are well
told and will no doubt be popular with the gen-
-h Sat. R. 108: 634. N. 20, '09. 1650w.
"It would be incomprehensible to us if boys
should ever want to turn to blood-and-thunder
stories before they had finished the narrative
in this book. Sir Ernest Shackleton has just
the right combination of scientific interests and
love of reckless adventure, and in this book we
see the two sides of him balancing one another
to perfection. The book will take its place
among the great records of adventure in our
language."
+ + Spec. 103:848. N. 20, '09. 1800w.
Shakespeare, William. An evening with
6 Shakespeare; arranged by T. Maskell
Hardy. *8oc. Dufifield. 9-8773.
This extra volume of the Lamb Shakespeare
for the young "comprises twelve tableaux, il-
lustrated by half-tones from photographs, with
introductory readings, and a prologue com-
prising the verses contributed by Ben Jonson
to the First folio." (N. Y. Times.) The favorite
Shakespeare songs are included.
N. Y. Times. 14: 101. F. 20, '09. 120w.
+ R. of Rs. 39: 768. Je. '09. 40w.
"A program of an entertainment which might
very well be utilised for the amusement — we
might add instruction — of a young, or indeed
a grown-up audience."
-I- Spec. 102: sup. 646. Ap. 24, '09. 30w.
Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate. Autobiography
7 of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler; with
a supplementary memoir by his wife.
**$4. Houghton. 9-16433.
A work of nearly five hundred pages which
after counting out the thirty-five pages given
to the index and list of the author's publica-
tions is nearlv equally divided between the au-
tobiography and the wife's memoir. It places
special emphasis upon the influences that
shaped the author's scientific career, and re-
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Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate — Continued.
veals the character and quality of his monu-
mental service for science.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 22. S. '09.
"The wife's continuation of her husband's
unfinished life-story could not fall to be an ad-
miring tribute to his many virtues, while at
the same time it Is, by help of numerous ex-
cerpts from letters and data from other sources,
a satisfying completion of the book." P. F.
Bicknell.
+ Dial. 47: 40. Jl. 16, '09. 1200w.
+ Ind. 67:479. Ag. 26, '09. 800w.
"This book is a most admirable example of
what a true biography of a savant ought to be
if it would not only charm the scientist, but in
the words of Beaconsfield, 'appeal to the do-
niestic sentiments of mankind.' "
+ Lit. D. 39: 543. O. 2, '09. 600w.
"One of the notable autobiographies of the
year."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1082. D. 11, '09. lOOw.
"One is moved to begin whatever one may
say of the whole with a word of hearty admi-
ration for the way in which Mrs. Shaler has met
the demands, and resisted the temptations, of
her task." W. G. Brown.
+ Nation. 89: 230. S. 9, '09. 3600w.
"The simplicity and directness of the style
of composition admits the reader of this 'Life'
into a hospitable mental house of wide views."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 487. Ag. 14, '09. llOOw.
"The most important book of the year in the
field of biography."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 512. O. '09. 170w.
Sharman, Henry Burton. Teaching of Je-
sus about the future, according to the
synoptic gospels. *$3. Univ. of Chica-
go press. 9-9476.
The gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke
have been used as sources for this study. The
word "future" as used in the title covers the
time subsequent to the final severance of rela-
tions between Jesus and his disciples. There
is excluded the study of the reputed teaching
of Jesus about his rejection, sufferings, res-
urrection and appearances after resur-
rection. There is included a study of such
teaching about the future as is reported to
have been given in the post-resurrection period
of Jesus' life.
"The volume is worth thorough study by
every student of the subject." E. S. D.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 4»1. Ag. 14, '09. 70w.
"Professor Sharman's arguments are clearly
stated and his theory logically applied."
-I- Spec. 103: sup. 721. N. 6, '09. 190w.
Shaw, Adele Marie, and Beckwith, Carmel-
5 ita. Ladv of the dynamos. t$i.50. Holt.
9-8814.
This narrative "takes us from the selfish
society life of New York direct into the green
glooms and lights of tropical life, where the
hero finds his "lady of the dynamo," and where
by a strange twist of fate the other woman
follows him. There is acute human interest in
every page of the development, while the tech-
nical part relative to the plant, the dam and
the power transmission is cleverly and briskly
worked out. Possibly the authors have founded
their story on fact; it is certainly true that
in the enterprises of this kind that are now
taking electrical engineers into so many remote
parts of the world, an abundance of exciting
adventure presents itself." (Elec. World.)
"A noteworthy contribution to the study of
one of the most complex problems presented by
the Synoptic gospels. A large number of in-
stances might be adduced in which, in our
judgment. Dr. Sharman has not done justice
to the data. A discussion which is of high
value even for those who are obliged to differ
from the author in regard to many of his de-
tailed results." H. ^A. A. Kennedy.
J Am. J. Theol, 13: 450. Jl. '09. 1050w.
"Important work."
+ Bib. World. 33: 431. Je. '09. 130w.
"This book is a credit to American scholar-
ship. The strength of the book lies in its em-
phasis on the historical occasion and setting of
Jesus' words about the future, in the skilful
and persuasive way in which in detail the differ-
ent records are compared and the original words
recovered, and in the general defense of an
ethical, in contrast to an apocalyptical, inter-
pretation of the teachings of Jesus. I would
urge the interest and importance of the study
and its value toward a right understanding
both of the nature of the gospel writings and
of the mind of the Master." F. C. Porter.
H Bib. World. 34: 134. Ag. '09. 1800w.
"It is a carefully paragraphed essay in docu-
mentary criticism. The historical conclusions,
though reached independently, are neither novel
nor startling."
+ Nation. 88: 512. My. 20, '09. 90w.
"A readable tale of love and adventure." F:
T. Cooper.
-f- Bookm. 29: 403. Je. '09. 300w.
"We can heartily commend this swiftly mov-
ing story with its fine local color, as one of
the books for the coming summer months."
+ Elec. World. 53: 1113. My. 6, '09. 220w.
"It takes high rank among" stories of its ge-
nus; its species is made quite its own by many
traits of cleverness and wit, and of genuine feel-
ing for beauty of the worlds without and with-
in."
+ Nation. 88: 539. My. 27, '09. 400w.
"A story quite capable of holding the atten-
tion of the reader whose concern is pastime —
not art or edification."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 214. Ap. 10, '09. 400w.
Shaw, Charles Gray. Christianity and mod-
ern culture: an essay in philosophy of
religion. *$i.2S. West. Meth. bk. 7-6169.
"Professor Shaw is of the opinion that we
have reached a crisis in the history of Chris-
tianity, and that the question is pertinent
whether, in view of modern culture, we are still
Christians. He undertakes to answer this ques-
tion and his answer is affirmative." — Philos. R.
"His survey and insight are of commendable
order, inuch as his conception of the bearing of
historical criticism and consequent historical
doubt does not seem to me to be quite ade-
quate." G: B. Foster.
^ Am. J. Theol. 13: 147. Ja. '09. 240w.
"The book, taken as a whole, makes upon the
reviewer the impression of opening up and
slightly touching upon a great many fundamen-
tal problems without working out any of them."
J. 'A. Leighton.
h Philos. R. 17: 560. S. '08. 480w.
Shaw, Charles Gray. The precinct of reli-
gion in the culture of humanity. *$2.
Macmillan. 9-9816.
Contains In substance the lectures delivered
in the New York university on the philosophy
of religion. The subjects treated are: The es-
sence of religion; The character of religion; The
reality of religion; and The religious world-or-
der.
"With a strong bias for the subject — the Phil-
osophy of religion— the writer of this slight
notice is constrained to utter a protest against
the many polysvllabled words, the long disquisi-
tions which seem to lead nowhere, the argu-
ments which fall short of the mark and prove
nothing. This is the more to be regretted, as
in many parts of the book, notably the lat-
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ter part, the reasoning is forcible and well sus-
tained, the thought well brought out, the state-
ments clearly put, and Instead of a woeful
waste of words, the phrases are clean-cut, al-
most epigrammatic in their terseness." Mary
Lloyd.
-J Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 215. Jl. '09. 170w.
"The Importance of the subject deserves a
clearer vision and a firmer grasp."
— Bib. World. 33: 144. F. '09. 50w.
"The reviewer cannot share the satisfaction
which the author no doubt feels at having suc-
ceeded in excluding psychology almost com-
pletely from his treatment of religion. And he
regrets having to record another achievement
of the author as unfortunate as the first: the
rich stores recently added to their respective
sciences by the students of anthropology and of
primitive religions have remained unused. The
result of this voluntary e.xclusion, or ignorance,
is the production of a volume as formal, remote
from religious life, and therefore unprofitable, as
any we have seen for a long time." J. H. Leuba.
— Int. J. Ethics. 19: 250. Ja. '09. 240w.
"It is in such statements as those just quot-
ed that the logical defect of the work lies. While
its spirit is admirable, its learning competent,
and its philosophical, social, and historical crit-
icism suggestive, it does not clearly distinguish
between creation and adoption — it represents
religion as originating what it only accepts and
defines."
-I Nation. 88: 516. My. 20, '09. 500w.
"The book is not easy reading, and will ap-
peal principally to the philosophical student." E:
S. Drown.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 127. Mr. 6, '09. 60w.
"What Is intended to be illuminating is,
through a certain lack of incisiveness, too apt
to be, instead, cryptic and a little dishearten-
ing, and the real merits of the book are there-
fore likely to be overlooked by the less per-
severing. Whatever the judgment upon its re-
sults, the book shows an originality and inde-
pendence which clearly indicate that it is draw-
ing upon a fund of genuine and first-hand ex-
perience." A. K. Rogers.
H Philos. R. 18: 347. My. '09. lOOOw.
Shaw, Joseph Thompson. Spain of to-day:
■^ a narrative guide to the country of the
Dons, with suggestions for travellers.
**$i.25. Grafton press. 9-16942.
A little volume compiled from the author's
memoranda jotted down during a season of ex-
ploration and sight-seeing in Spain. Impres-
sions gained on the spot have made possible
a "picture of scenes and conditions drawn with-
out glamor," showing sections a little out of
ordinary line of travel.
"It will make prime reading on the trip, aft-
er the trip, or even if one remains at home."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
-j- N. Y. Times. 14: 463. Jl. 31, '09. 30w.
Sheehan, Rev. Patrick Augustine. Blind-
1- ness of Dr. Gray; or, The final law^: a
novel of clerical life. t$i.50. Loi'igmans.
9-28394
"Depicts the struggle between conservatism
and modernism, the author showing a thorough
comprehension of both sides as well as a large
tolerance joined to an unswerving Catholic pi-
ety. The blindness of Dr. Gray is twofold, not
only physical, but spiritual, in that he is under
bondage to rigid theological law, and so misses
a clear Christian vision and the 'sweetness and
light' of love. Through a bitter experience 'he
saw at last the "new commandment" was the
"final law" of the universe, although everything
in nature and in man seems to disprove it.' " —
N. Y. Times.
bered with side issues. Some of the characters
and scenes are exaggerated, nor can we always
agree with the author's ethical estimates. It is,
however, admirable in its spirit, and, on the
whole, full of sound sense."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 782. D. 11, '09. 550w.
"This novel is not very artistically construct-
ed. There are parts of it which might be re-
trenched without loss, and even with advantage.
But, whatever its defects, the book is profound-
ly interesting."
H Spec. 103: 953. D. 4, '09. 210w.
Sheldon, Henry Clay. Sacerdotalism in the
1- nineteenth century: a critical history.
*?2. Meth. bk. 9-4570.
"Professor Sheldon has given us in this vol-
ume a concise statement of the systems of faitn
which exalt the priestly hierarchy, and bases
his criticisms of them upon the principle that
"so far as the church is controlled by sacerdo-
talism, it has turned away from the spiritual
ideal of Christianity.' The first half of the vol-
ume is concerned with the Roman type of sac-
erdotalism. . . . The Anglo-Catholic or High
church movement is traced in the church of
England. Patristic authority in interpretation
and apostolic succession are discussed. . . .Less
important developments of sacerdotalism are
represented by the radical Neo-Lutherans, the
Irvingites and the Mormons. In conclusion the
author urges evangelical Protestantism to rec-
ognize its great task of maintaining itself
against the sacerdotal attempts to subjugate
the world to the dominion of priestly sovereign-
ty, which is already menaced by increased intel-
lectual activity." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"On Its theological side the book Is of even
greater interest than on its national. The book
holds its romance, and many episodes of inter-
est; but it is too long, and over-much incum-
"With ample learning, fine logical acumen, and
sufficient polemical zeal, this well-known church
historian has produced a very useful polemic.'
+ Am. J. Theoi. 13:653. O. '09. 80w.
"As a work in polemics this volume is gener-
ally strong and is of value to the student of the
relations of church and state as well as to the
theologian."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 190. Jl. '09. 270w.
"It is questionable whether the book does anv-
thing more than retell a twice-told tale. Howr
ever, so long as such views are held it is as well
that they should be generally known and clearly
stated. Prof. Sheldon has contributed to such
a clear understanding of them. And for a con-
troversial work his book is fairly free from the
spirit of bitterness." E. S. D.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 279. My. 1, '09. 200w.
Sheldon, Samuel; Mason, Hobart; and
s Hausmann, Erich. Alternating-current
machines; being the second volume of
Dynamo electric machinery, its con-
struction, design and operation. 7th ed.,
completely rewritten. *$2.50. Van Nos-
trand. 8-30354.
"In the present edition the subject-matter
has been thoroughl.v revised in order to keep
it abreast of the best going practice." (En-
gin. D.) "On comparing this seventh edition
with the first, one of the most important addi-
tions noticed is the group of 12 problems placed
at the close of each chapter, and embodying
the application of principles studied therein.
The use of Imaginary comple-x numbers has
been resorted to for extended study of impe-
dence and admittance of circuits. This was
carefully avoided at first. A third Important
addition Is the matter of single-phase series
motors, which have come into prominence
through recent notable advances in alternating-
current railroad engineering." (Engin. N.)
"The descriptive matter relating to the vari-
ous types of apparatus Is somewhat brief, but
it is to the point and covers the features of in-
terest sufficiently for the ordinary needs of the
engineering student."
+ Elec. World. 53: 1604. Je. 24, '09. 350w.
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Sheldon, S:, and others — Continued.
"Engineers, other than electrical, who have
occasion to inform themselves on any partic-
ular phase of the subject, will find the book
ol x'alue."
+ Engin. D. 5: 417. Ap. '09. 230w.
"The rearrangement will add fo the value of
the book for many teachers and students, but
will probably detract from its popularity with
a few others on account of an apparent loss of
simplicity."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 50. Ap. 15, '09. S40w.
-f Nation. 88: 416. Ap. 22, '09. 50w.
Shelley, Henry Charles. Gilbert White and
11 Selborne. *$i.5o. Scribner.
An appreciation of the naturalist, Gilbert
"White, and his writings, especially "Cameos
from the Natural history of Selborne."
now may draw his own portrait of the 'real'
tihelley." — Spec.
"For a charming and easy glimpse into the
best aspect of eighteenth-century life we can
commend these fluent pages."
+ Nation.. 89: 439. N. 4, '09. 130w.
"This little book is not badly done so far
as it goes, but there is nothing in it that has
not often been said before."
h Nature. 81: 334. S. 16, '09. lOOw.
"Affords a biography of the famous naturalist
which can be read with pleasure and profit as
a sort of preface to his work. It is written in
an easy, well-rounded style, but is rather more
verbose and inclined to the use of ornament
than usually suits the fancy of American read-
ers."
H ■ N. Y. Times. 14: 769. D. 4, '09. 120w.
"This is in every way a worthy tribute to
the character and genius of the great nat-
uralist."
-(- Spec. 103: 425. S. 18, '09. 280w.
Shelley, Henry Charles. Inns and taverns
11 of old London. $3. Page. 9-28080.
Sets forth the historical and literary asso-
ciations of the ancient hostelries, together with
an account of the most notable coffee houses,
clubs and pleasure gardens of the British
metropolis. "From Chaucer's old Tabard Inn,
with which he starts, to Finch's Grotto Gar-
dens, with which the author closes, he keeps
the reader almost in a state of bewilderment
with the names of the great and witty of
England, and with anecdotes of their social
life." (Nation.)
Reviewed by W. G'. Bowdoin.
Ind. 67: 1350. D. 16, '09. 80w.
"The book is a notable addition to the series
of popular travel books issued in late years in
uniform style by the same publishers."
+ Lit. D. 39: 788. N. 6, '09. lOOw.
"In a good part of the book he traverses
the same ground as Timbs, in his well-known
'Club life of London,' and the later work, by
its too great jauntiness and rapidity, suffers
from the comparison. But Mr. Shelley has a
good subject, and his writing certainly can-
not be condemned for heaviness. Though his
style is light, there is evidence that he has
turned over many books to get his material
together."
-I Nation. 89: 411. O. 28, '09. 180w.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Letters; collected
12 and ed. by Roger Ingpen. 2v. **$6.
Scribner.
"Into the two volumes before us Mr. Ingpen
has collected with pious and indefatigable la-
bour the whole scattered mass of Shelley's ex-
tant correspondence; he has arranged it in
chronological order and annotated it through-
out, giving besides a sketch of the personal his-
tory of each correspondent. So that if a man's
character, as Cardinal Newman thought, !s best
revealed by his familiar letters, every reader
"The text of the letters and their annotation
show commendable care and study. The un-
avoidable vice in a worlt like this, if vice it
must be called, is that any one disposed to take
it as a book to be read right through will prob-
ably find himself near the end of the first vol-
ume before he begins to be deeply interested in
what the poet has to say to his correspondents. "
-i Ath. li)09, 2: 550. N. 6. 1700w.
"Mr. Ingpen's edition of the letters represents
a new documentary contribution to our knowl-
edge of Shelley rather than a new inter^jreta-
tion." H. W. Boynton.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 778. D. 11. '09. 360w.
Spec. 103: 889. N. 27, '09. 2100w.
Sherman, William Tecumseh. Home letters
11 of General Sherman; ed. by M. A. De-
Wolfe Howe. **$2. Scribner. 9-26989.
"During the first years of the war his letters
are grim pictures of undisciplined and often
cowardly troops, whose conduct filled him with
disgust. As the eftect of his rigorous disci-
pline began to show, and as his position be-
came more assured, and the hated politicians
let him more alone, his spirits rose, and his
letters were more hopeful. It is a fine study
of gradual growth in efficiency, and the con-
trast between the beginning and end of the
war is really wonderful. The early letters are
of interest as showing the* conditions under
which Sherman's character was formed, but
the war-time correspondence is truly thrilling,
though couched in the cool, measured language
characteristic of the grreat general." — Outlook.
"Apart from the popular interest, which must
be roused by this unique collection of letters,
its historical value will be recognized by every
specialist."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1083. D. 11, '09. 150w.
"No one can read the 'Home letters of Gen-
eral Sherman' without being conscious of elec-
trical contact with a nature of exceptional
strength and contagious energy."
. -f Outlook. 93: 560. N. 6, '09. 190w.
"Their historic importance, not to speak of
their biographical significance, is very great."
+ R. Of Rs. 40: 636. N. '09. 170w.
Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock. Stained glass
^" tours in England. *$2.5o. Lane. 9-35797.
"In this book the author has done for Eng-
land what he did in a previous work for France.
He conducts the reader through various tours
to cathedreal cities and other places of interest,
where fine examples of stained glass may be
seen. Mr. Sherrill has all an American's en-
thusiasm for things English, and writes as in-
terestingly and as sympathetically about stained
glass in this country as he did In 'Stained glass
tours in France.' The various itineraries he
maps out for the reader strike one as being
extremely well arranged." — Int. Studio.
"The glass in cathedrals, churches, universi-
ties, and civic and private buildings is de-
scribed with enthusiasm and discrimination.'"
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 49. O. '09.
"Apart from its undoubted charm, the work
should prove of very practical value as a guide
book."
-f- Int. Studio. 38: 328. O. '09. lOOw.
"A volume which European tourists will find
readable and instructive."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 544. O. 2. '09. 60w.
"A companionable and useful volume."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 567. S. 25, '09. 220w.
"A book which not only proves him to be a
true lover of mediaeval glass, but proves also
his enlightened comprehension of its evolution
and its changing style."
-I- Spec. 103:96. Jl. 17. '09. 1600w.
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Shield, Alice. Henry Stuart, cardinal of
York, and his times; with introd. by
Andrew Lang. *$3.5o. Longmans.
8-37058.
"Although the ambition to recapture the crown
of England made no appeal to the heart of Hen-
ry, Duke of York, and he would have nothing to
do with intrigues and struggles looking toward
that end, Miss Shield has written his story as
a part of the troubled domestic and political
history of his hou^e, and closely intertwined
with the activities, misfortunes, and fates of
his father and his brother. Her book evidences
profound and careful study of the men and
movements of the time, and shows a penetrat-
ing appreciation of the characters of her sub-
ject and his near relatives." — N. Y. Times.
student of American colonial history much light
is thrown by this book on England's commercial
policy and the effects of colonial trade on her
attitude toward other European countries."
(Ann. Am. Acad.)
"There is abundant evidence of the keenest
research; but the result is desultory in Its pre-
occupation with the detail of what was at the
same time a romantic and a quiet life."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 611. My. 22. llOOw.
"The newest part of the book is the account
of the quarrels and 'tracasseries' which took
place time and again between the prince and
his 'just' father, but even here we should have
been glad if the writer had not tried so con-
scientiously to be loyal to hen Stuart ideals."
A. F. S.
-I- — Eng. Hist. R. 24: 409. Ap. '09. 430w.
"She writes well, with an ever-present sense
of the purely human interest and value of in-
cident and character and with a freshness of
touch which makes her work interesting with-
out lessening its scholarly quality."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 749. D. 5, '08. 210w.
"The present biography is well and sympa-
thetically written, and contains much interest-
ing information, especially on the miserable
married life of Prince Charlie."
-I- Sat. R. 107: 601. My. 8, '09. 670w.
"There is much that is pleasant reading in
Miss Shield's account."
-I- Spec. 102: 308. F. 20, '09. 430w.
Shields, Thomas Edward. Making and the
« unmaking of a dullard. *$i. Catholic
education press. 9-6592.
A book of distinct educational value which
traces the career of a dullard from the early
cause found in the assignment of too heavy
tasks by a stupid teacher to the awakening to
self-confidence after years of toil on a farm.
The invention of a grubbing machine marks the
beginning of his ascent which in time leads to
a doctor's degree. "As in all modern books
on education, our present elementary school
system is severely criticised." (N. Y. Times.)
Cath. World. 89: 397. Je. '09. 350w.
"He has opened up new links of thought in
a delicate and abstruse field of inquiry, and no
one who knows and loves children will fail to
see and follow the wisdom of his prescriptions."
+ Lit. D. 39: 105. Jl. 17, '09. 140w.
"Although Dr. Shields handles the form rather
awkwardly, the persons being far too imper-
sonal, and quoting, like a book, long passages
from newspapers and periodicals, still the chief
character. Dr. Studevan, holds our attention
throughout with the convincing narrative of his
boyhood and youth."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 279. My. 1, '09. 500w.
Shillington, Violet Mary, and Chapman,
Annie B. W. Commercial relations of
England and Portugal. *$2. Button.
8-3943.
"In this work, containing the substance of
two theses approved for the degree of Doctor
of science (economics) in the University of lyon-
don, the authors have dealt systematically with
the subject of the famous commercial inter-
course between this country and the Portuguese
kingdom from 1200 to 1807." (Ath.) "For the
"The importance of the subject and the ab-
sence of any previous general treatment fully
justifies their presentation in their present form.
The two parts of the book are of unequal length
and of unequal value to the student, though this
does not indicate any inferiority in Miss Shil-
lington, who discusses the medieval period down
to 1487. Lack of material has necessarily made
her treatment of this portion rather sketchy."
A. C. Howland.
H Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 216. Ja. '09. 580w.
"It may be fairly admitted that the historical
method pursued by the authors is both original
and scientific. "We have no hesitation in pre-
dicting that this work will at once take a place
amongst the recognized authorities for the his-
tory of English commerce. The arrangement
of the book, if somewhat inconvenient, is at
least methodical and suggestive."
+ -] Ath. 1908, 1: 509. Ap. 25. 300w.
"Such general outlines are not at all unfa-
miliar, but they are supplemented in this vol-
ume by a mass of detailed information, which
bears witness to wide and discriminating re-
search. Fresh light is thrown upon the period
1756-86. Beawes's 'Lex mercatoria' might per-
haps be added to the authors' excellent bibliog-
raphy; the map that faces the title-page re-
quires some explanation." G. B. H.
+ H Eng. Hist. R. 23: 615. Jl. '08. 350w.
Shorter, Clement King. Brontes; life and
letters. *$6. Scribner. 9-557-
An attempt to present a full and final record
of the lives of the three sisters, Charlotte, Em-
ilj', and Anne Bronte, from the biographies of
Mrs. Gaskell and others, and from numerous
hitherto unpublished manuscripts and letters.
"The most complete and authoritative biogra-
phy in print."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 22. S. '09.
"We close the book with the feeling that any
man of discernment who has mastered its con-
tents should have a just view of the author of
'Jane Eyre.' Of the splendid and secluded gen-
ius of 'Wuthering Heights' all that industry
can gather is here, but she remains an inscru-
table figure."
-f Ath. 1908, 2: 535. O. 31. 1200w.
"A stern critic might argue that these two
great tragic volumes are lengthy, are monot-
onous, contain among their seven hundred and
eleven letters many that were not worth pre-
serving from a literary point of view, or even,
in some cases, for any purpose of throwing
fresh light on the character or genius, the joys
or sufferings, of Charlotte Bronte and her sis-
ters. There would be more than a grain of lit-
eral truth in all this. Yet, in spite of these
objections, we doubt whether any realjy open-
minded reader would find it possible to lay
these volumes down with a page still unread."
-] Spec. 101: 1058. D. 19, '08. 1650w.
Shorter, Clement King. Napoleon and his
fellow travellers: ed. with introd. and
notes. *$4. Cassell. 9-i8479-
"A collection of some little-known narratives
by eyewitnesses relating to Napoleon's sojourn
on the 'Bellerophon' and the 'Northumber-
land.' " (Spec.) "The most valuable of the nar-
ratives in this volume is that of the Hon. W. H.
Lyttleton. It describes his interview with
Bonaparte on board the Northumberland."
(Ath.)
"If Mr. Shorter had given us a really critical
study of tiiese narratives, his book might have
been welcomed: but his footnotes are in the
main biographical notices of the persons named
in the text. Here and there he adds a few tri-
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fling corrections, but they are, as a rule, on triv-
ial personal matters. His introduction bears
marks of partisanship and does not impress us
wiih his knowledge of the Napoleonic age."
— Ath. ISOy, 1:40. Ja. 9. 550w.
"Of more real interest, however, than any
of these narratives is Mr. Shorter's introduc-
tion in which he criticises the existing biog-
raphies of Napoleon." H. T. Peck.
-I- Bookm. 29: 303. My. '09. 1400w.
"The accounts of all these eye-witnesses,
written from different angles of vision and with
varying emotions, are of intense human Inter-
est and- offer valuable material for historical
and psychological study."
-I- Nation. 88: 385. Ap. 15, '09. 170w,
"Every reader who has a taste for curious
and personal details connected with great his-
torical events — and who has not? — will be grate-
ful to Mr. Shorter for bringing these forgotten
narratives once more into circulation."
H Spec. 101: 1101. D. 26, '08. 600w.
Shurter, Edwin Du Bois. Oratory of the
South: from the civil war to the present
time. *$3. Neale. {^-35842.
A book of excerpts culled from the addresses
of prominent latter-day southern speakers. To-
gether they form a volume of representative
southern oratory since the civil war.
N. Y. Times. 14: 45. Ja. 23, '09. 170w.
Shute, Henry Augustus. Farming it. **$i.20.
1^ Houghton. 9-29850.
A Story of a commuter's life on two and a
half acres of land, in which lively emphasis
is placed upon a series of barnyard adversities.
He has the usual trying experiences of a farm-
er which are related humorously and from
which he finally emerges to view calmly and
dispassionately the accrued advantages of such
a life: "1 have brought my farm to a high
state of fertility, hardened my hands, strength-
ened my muscles, cured my indigestion,, and
benefited every member of my family, and 1
have never neglected in any way the duties
of my profession."
"This is a wholesome and invigorating sort
of book, take it all in all, with an abundant
leaven of common sense to relieve its obstreper-
ous play of drollery. It contains passages also,
of a serious quality."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 739. N. 27, '09. lOOOw.
Sidgwick, Cecily (UUmann), and Paynter,
12 Mrs. Children's book of gardening. *$2.
Macmillan.
An attractively illustrated book whose aim Is
that of telling juvenile readers how to make
their gardens grow, and the information, free
from description, reflection or amusements,
keeps within the limits of what a child can do.
The author discusses the situation and soil,
tells how to make certain annuals and hardy
perennials yield satisfaction; talks about rock
and wall gardens: difficult and shady gardens;
window, room and Japanese gardens; fruit and
vegetables; and adds a calendar of work and
an index.
"Will bring much satisfaction to English
young people." M. J. Moses.
-I- ind. 67: 1370. D. 16, '09. 20w.
Sidgwick, Frank, ed. Ballads and lyrics of
love. **$2. Stokes.
Consists of selections from Percy's "Reliques
of ancient English poetry." including "King
Estmet," "Lord Thomas and fair Annett," "Pair
Margaret and sweet William," "King Cophetua
and the beggar maid."
cation of the authorship of the known lyrics is
given. Mr. Byam Shaw has caught the romance
and humor, the simplicity and colour and 'aban-
don,' which characterize these indigenous flow-
ers of the British soil."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 332. S. 19. 160w.
"Illustrated, not without crudeness, after
Byam Shaw."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. lOOw.
Sidis, Boris. Experimental study of sleep.
5 *$i. Badger, R: G. 9-140.
To atone for the indifference of school-phys-
iology to the subject of sleep the author gives
an exposition of his observations and experi-
ments on sleep. The pamphlet treats the sub-
ject experimentally and theoretically.
"A bibliography of about 250 titles is append-
ed, but it has no relation to the matter of
the monograph, for few of the books and ar-
ticles are reierred to in the body of the work,
and some of those to which attention is called
are not included in the bibliography. It is un-
fortunate that the author did not consider it
necessary to be more specific in the bibliography
because dates, and, in referring to general
works not especially pertaining to the subject,
page references would have added to its val-
ue." S. I. Franz.
— J. Philos. 6: 442. Ag. 5, '09. 450w.
Silberrad, Una Lucy, and Lyall, Sophie.
^ Dutch bulbs and gardens ; 24 plates by
Mima Nixon. (Color books.) *$2. Mac-
millan. 9-35799-
"A book that leavens technical information
with a bit of comment and reflection here and
there on Dutch character and life, and adorns
both with all the colors of tulip and hyacinth
and crocus and snowdrop in the twenty-four
full-page plates painted by Miss Mima Nixon,
and reproduced by the color process. The text
is credited to Miss Una Silberrad and Miss
Sophie Lyall, the descriptions being probably
mostly Miss Lyall's-, the touches of human inter-
est Miss Silberrad's. But the bulb's the thing
in text and picture, not the people who grow it
and sell it. To lovers of flowers the book is
therefore primarily addrest." — R. of Rs.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 49. O. '09.
"Is naturally a book to delight all lovers of
flowers and gardens; but the story of bulb-
growing in Holland is entertaining enough to
make a much wider appeal, and the authors
have taken full advantage of that fact to in-
troduce a variety of interests besides the horti-
cultural one."
-f- Dial. 47: 465. D. 1, '09. 270w.
+ Ind. 67: 481. Ag. 26, '09. 120w.
-h Nation. 89: 288. S. 23, '09. 330w.
-I Spec. 102: L83. Je. 19, '09. 160w.
Silburn, Percy Arthur B. Colonies and im-
•* perial defense. $2. Longmans.
A discussion whose burden is cooperation be-
tween the colonies and the mother country.
The author "does not believe in direct monitary
colonial contributions for the support of the
Imperial navy, although he is convinced the
colonies should depend upon that navy and not
undertake to have navies of their own. His
contention is that each unit in the empire should,
at its own expense, provide adequate land de-
fenses for its coasts, and establish absolutely
safe harbors of refuge and coaling stations for
the use of the Imperial navy. In addition each
unit should assume some responsibility for the
Imperial army in men, nmoney, horses, and
equipment." (N. Y. Times.)
"Chosen with scholarship and taste. We note
as a distinct blot in the editing that no indi-
N. Y. Times. 14: 492. Ag. 14, '09. 200w.
+ Sat. R. 108: 22. Jl. 3, '09. 260w.
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Sill, Louise Morgan. Sunnyfield. t$i.25.
Harper. 9-7336.
Sunnyfield is the playground of two lively,
resourceful town children where they romp, dig,
plant, have picnics and circuses. To be sure
they are very much guarded and tended by
maids and coachmen; which fact reduces to a
minimum the round of accidents falling; to the
lot of the normal boy and girl.
"The authoress shows a thorough sympathy
with child life. Not a single 'goody-goody' type
is to be found."
+ Lit. D. 38: 730. Ap. 24, '09. 240w.
Simpson, Frederick Moore. History of arch-
'' itectural development. (Architects'
lib.) 3v. ea. *$6. Longmans.
V. 2. Mediaeval.
"The first half of the volume is occupied with
such details of churches as arches, arch-mould-
ings and labels, columns, piers, capitals, bases,
walls, buttresses, plinths, windows, vaultings,
towers and spires, mural decoration, and other
ornamental adjuncts, all discussed and illustra-
ted seriatim, much valuable technical informa-
tion being given; and the second part is de-
voted to a consideration of the churches as in-
tegral structures." — Int. Studio.
"Though the churches dealt with by Prof.
Simpson have been described many times be-
fore, there is so much freshness and originality
in the author's treatment of the subject, the
result of personal acquaintance with most of
the structures he deals with, that the work has
every right to rank among the standard liteiu-
ture of the subject."
+ Int. Studio. 38: 77. Jl. '09. 360w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"The quality of sympathetic understanding of
a difficult subject distinguishes Mr. Simpson's
work on mediaeval architecture."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 427. Jl. 10, '09. 270w.
(Review of v. 2.)
"These oddities with some of spelling are
worth noting solely because the book is so ad-
mirable; sound, compact, amazijigly complete,
v.ithin the moderate compass of three hundred
and seventy-five pages, and not a little delight-
ful."
H No. Am. ISO: 258. Ag. '09. 400w. (Review
of v. 2.)
Simpson, Patrick Carnegie. Life of Princi-
^'- pal Rainy. 2v. *$6. Doran.
"More of the man is revealed in Mr. Patrick
Carnegie Simpson's 'Life of Principal Rainy,'
but here, too, the chief interest is historical,
not biographical in the closer personal sense —
historical and sometimes almost controversial.
This was unavoidable, for, as his biographer
says, Rainy's 'ambition was to study and teach
or write church history; his task, to make it."
Rainy's close connection with the history of
the Scotch church during the last half cen-
tury— its 'apologia' Mr. Simpson calls him —
has given the book its color and direction." —
Ind.
"The interest of these volumes is politico-ec-
clesiastical rather than literary. Mr. Simpson
is a Free churchman, looking at things from his
hero's point of view, misreading some, and ex-
tenuating many proceedings which an impar-
tial biographer would have interpreted other-
wise or condemned."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 584. N. 13. 1350w.
Ind. 67: 1140. N. 18, '09. 90w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 784. D. 11, '09. 200w.
"A book which, in spite of certain blemishes,
is worthy of its subject. To begin with, he has
the proper standpoint for such a task. But,
further, he is a student of general church his-
tory and an interested observer of secular pol-
icies, so his book has none of the narrowness
of too many ecclesiastical biographies. When
he is picturesque, he falls into odd grammar
and strange locutions. As our final criticism
of a remarkable piece of work, we would note
that in one or two passages his mind scarcely
seems to bite upon the subject at issue."
H Spec. 103: 557. O. 9, '09. 1850w.
Sinclair Upton Beall, jr., and Williams,
Michael. Good health and how we won
it; with an account of the new hygiene
**$i.2o. Stokes, 9-2074.
A book which represents the combined ef-
forts of two health seekers to gather up the
present day new health knowledge and to
present it in form that can be used by the aver-
age man. Here are brief, practical results of
investigators, path-breakers on the journey to
health. Important facts are furnished on what
to eat, how to eat, health and the mind, diet
reform, breathing, exercise, bathing, cleanli-
ness, etc.
Ind. 67: 1092. N. 11, '09. 340w.
Lit. D. 38: 474. Mr. 20, '09. 140w.
"In brief, compact, and simple form it pre-
sents a compilation and summary from which
one may quickly and easily learn what the
great food reformers think and know about their
subject."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 260w.
Sinclair, William Macdonald. Memorials of
1- St. Paul's cathedral. *$4. Jacobs.
Although it was supposed that Dean Milman's
"Annals" contained the final history of the
great cathedral, changes have taken place since
1868 when that volume was written. The rec-
ord of these changes and the reforms that have
been instituted there have furnished the author
an incentive for bringing the history down to
date.
"He has evidently read widely all that is of
any worth among the numerous printed books
which have, in whole or in part, dealt with the
history or fabric of the great cathedral church
of St. Paul, and shows no small ability in the
assimilation of his materials."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 701. D. 4. 1500w.
"The book is both a history and a guide-
book, and contains many valuable biographical
notes."
+ Dial. 47: 519. D. 16, '09. 360w.
"The book before us is one which no lover
of St. Paul's would willingly be without; it is
at once a chronicle of the highest interest and
a valuable guide. But the Archdeacon must
give it a careful revision in future editions."
H Spec. 103: sup. 716. N. 6, '09. 720w.
Sindall, R. W. Manufacture of paper; with
* illustrations, and a bibliography of works
relating to cellulose and paper-making.
(Westminster ser.) *$2. Van Nostrand.
9-14835.
An elementary textbook telling what paper
is made of and how it is made. "What the
skill of the ei/j^iueer does, and what the knowl-
edge of the chemist supplies, are here set forth.
Analyses of the substances chiefly used, esparto
grass, for instance, and wood-pu'n. are given.
Various quantities and uses of the article are
distinguished." (Spec.)
"The author's well-known ability to deal
with his subject is displayed in a concise and
thoroughly well-planned book."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 430. O. 9. 90w.
"The book will be of practical service to
those who purchase as to those who manufac-
ture paper."
+ Nation. 89: 633. D. 23, '09. 40w.
"Is as regards matter, a series of sectional
chapters dealing with aspects of the industry
and its processes, with no continuity or cohesion
of plan; and as regards 'form' there is not
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merely an absence of style, but a disregard of
accuracy of definition and precision of statement
which, in an elementary text-book, as it claims
to be, is a usual feature of distinction as of
moral influence on the mind of the student
reader. Such a work can be commended to a
certain class of readers, notably those repre-
senting the stationers or consumers, and also
those who require general information without
regard to close accuracy. There is certainly
room for a work of this character, and with a
rigorous revision the volume might be made
a useful addition to the literature of paper
making."
-I Nature. 80: 422. Je. 10, '09. 580w.
"The book should be in the hands of every
newspaper, magazine, and book producer."
-H Sat. R. 107: 470. Ap. 10, '09. lOOw.
"The whole subject is treated by an expert."
-I- Spec. 102: 544. Ap. 3, '09. lOOw.
Singleton, Esther. Dutch New York: man-
i*^ ners and customs of New Amsterdam
in the 17th century. *$3.50. Dodd.
9-24462.
"A picture of the daily life of the worthy
burghers, their wives and children, their or-
chards and gardens, their houses, furniture, sil-
ver, glass, curios and ornaments, their house-
keeping, servants and slaves, their provisions
for the education of their children, their busi-
ness, recreations, sports and festivals, their
courtship and marriage customs, their physi-
cians and surgeons, tavern and excise laws,
their religion, superstitions, and many other
things." — ^Ind.
panied by an excellent photograph of the cath-
edral in question." — Dial.
"Mrs. .John King Van Rensselaer's 'Gude
vrouw of Mana-ha-ta' and Alice Morse Earle's
'Colonial days in old New York' cover the same
ground but not so thoroughly."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 85. N. '09.
"Miss Esther Singleton brings to her latest
research a valuable background of related in-
formation." E. K. Dunton.
+ Dial. 47: 453. D. 1, '09. 360w.
Ind. 67: 757. S. 30, '09. 150w.
"Is perhaps the most important book thus
far issued that bears the name of Esther Single-
ton as author." W. G. Bowdoin.
-j- Ind. 67:1352. D. 16, '09. llOw.
"The work is not only timely in its appear-
ance, but should remain a valuable storehouse
from which historians may derive illuminating
paragraphs for their own future books."
+ Lit. D. 39: 638. O. 16, '09. 130w.
"Presents as far as it goes a faithful and
Interesting picture. One fault to be founa with
it, however, is that she sometimes fails to
specify plainly enough whether she is writing
of life in old or new Holland."
-j N. Y. Times. 14: 547. S. 18, '09. 950w.
+ Outlook. 93: 276. O. 2, '09. 120w.
"This volume on the American metropolis
during the period of Dutch dominion seems to
us particularly well done."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 510. O. '09. 150w.
Singleton, Esther, comp. Famous cathe-
12 drals as seen and described by great
writers. **$i.6o. Dodd. 9-27135-
"It was of course impossible to Include in
one volume all the notable cathedrals; so Miss
Singleton has added to those universally agreed
upon as the most celebrated, others that will
offeii«to the reader the greatest possible variety
of instruction and pleasure. A still more va-
ried programme is secured by mingling archi-
tectural, descriptive, and historical selections
and including a few impressionistic pictures,
like Mr. Arthur Symons's of Bourges, and Gau-
tier's of St. Isaac. Each selection is accom-
"Altogether Miss Singleton has achieved an
excellent handbook, interesting in itself and
well adapted to introduce its readers to more
detailed and less alluring studies of cathedral
lore."
+ Dial. 47: 462. D. 1, '09. 90w.
+ Ind. 67: 1044. N. 4, '09. 60w.
"It will be useful as a traveling-companion."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1083. D. 11, '09. 120w.
"This sort of stitchery does not lend itself
to criticism, but possibly what Goethe had to
say about Strassburg might still afford a tit-
bit, while Viollet-le-Duc, if only for piety's
sake, should not have been ignored. Still for
those who take their reading in capsules there
are few more intelligent and amiable phar-
macists than Miss Singleton."
H Nation. 89: 582. D. 9, '09. 130w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, '09. 170w.
Singleton, Esther. Holland. (Standard gal-
leries.) **$i. McClurg. 8-29871.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Will be found useful in supplementing cyclo-
pedias and art histories for information about
minor Dutch artists."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 84. Mr. '09, ^«
"It is not only comprehensive in scope, but
salient in matter."
-h Ind. 66: 588. Mr. 18, '09. lOOw.
"A compilation from all sorts of sources, put
together without discoverable method."
— Nation. 89: 105. Jl. 29, '09. 180w.
"So far as a general impression may be trust-
ed there are few if any errors in the state-
ment of known facts. Occasionally, in giving
a colloquial turn to her accounts of the artists,
the author seems to mix things up somewhat."
H N. Y. Times. 13: 657. N. 7, '09. 230w.
R. of Rs. 39: 125. Ja. '09. 20w.
Singleton, Esther, comp. Turkey and the
Balkan states, as described by great
writers. **$i.6o. Dodd. 8-35947.
"Gives a general idea of the history, the pres-
ent conditions, and the character of the people
of Turkey, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Ser-
via, Bosnia, Montenegro, and Roumania by
means of quotations from the published works
of modern travelers. Among the authors who
are thus quoted are Edward A. Freeman, for
the history of Turkey; William J. J. Spry, John
Foster Eraser, Harry de Windt, Helene Vaca-
resco, Herbert Vivian, Lady Thompson, Suther-
land Menzies, and others. A good deal of space
is devoted to description of the life, manners
and customs of the Balkan peoples and of the
Turks. The illustrations, of which there are
many, are from photographs." — N. Y. Times.
"A very timely book and one which shows
how quickly and acceptably such a volume can
be prepared by the trained compiler."
+ N. Y. Times. 3: 808. D. 26, '08. 160w.
-t- Outlook. 91: 64. Ja. 9, '09. 170w.
Singmaster, Elsie. When Sarah saved the
10 day. t$i. Houghton. 9-27449-
The story of a little Pennsylvania Dutch girl
who, orphaned at the age of fifteen, resolutely
sets to work alone to fight a whole colony of
uncles and aunts who had designs on the farm
left her and her small brother and sisters by
her parents. How she saves the day with the
aid of the village school teacher is quite dramat-
ically told.
"It is not often that we find among children's
books a story that is so full of local color, and
so Dickenslike in its humor."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 766. D. '09. 60w.
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Slater, Rev. Thomas. Short history of moral
10 theology. 50c. Benziger. 9-26330.
Traces the chief stages in the development
of Catholic moral theology. Two periods are
treated: The patristic period, and The modern
period.
"He does not write for the scholar who de-
lights in and demands detailed analyses of prob-
lems and evidences, but for the busy man of
affairs, of students of other sciences, who want
only a general but reliable knowledge of this
subject. Such readers will find his book in-
teresting and instructive."
+ Cath. World. 90: 258. N. '09. 70w.
Sloan, Patrick James. Sunday-school direc-
^ tor's guide to success. *$i. Benziger.
9-7555-
A book for the Sunday-school organizer and
director. "Here teacher and pupil, methods and
material equipment, souls and bodies, are all
considered from the point of view of the man
who is ultimately responsible for the success
or failure of this serious charge. How serious
it is. and how far from successful, commonly
speaking, it is in one or two very important
respects. Father Sloan tells us very clearly."
(Cath. World.)
"He treats the entire subject systematically
and in an eminently practical way."
+ Cath. World. 89: 251. My. '09. 200w.
Small, Albion Woodbury. Cameralists: the
11 pioneers of German social polity. *$3.
Univ. of Chicago press. 9-26389.
A second volume in a series on the prepara-
tion for sociology in the fragmentary work of
the nineteenth century social sciences. It deals
with cameralism as a single factor of the Ger-
man state and presents a digest of everything
in the writings of the leading cameralists which
is necessary to an impartial conclusion about
their meaning for the German social sciences.
Smile on the face of the tiger. 50c. Bacon
& Brown, Boston. 8-33306.
A group of limericks supposed to be edited
by Charles Knowles Bolton of the Boston Athe-
naeum Its contributors include David Starr
Jordan, Arlo Bates, Carolyn WeJls and Du Mau-
rier.
"A diverting collection of limericks."
-f Dial. 45: 466. D. 16, '08. 80w.
Nation. 87: 4P3. N. 19, '08. 130w.
Smith, Arthur D. Howden. Fighting the
Turk in the Balkans: an American's ad-
ventures virith the Macedonian revolu-
tionists. **$i.7S. Putnam. 9*540.
Not a history of political events but a presen-
tation of a phase of twentieth-century life which
is unknown to the general reader. The author
says: "I have pictured Macedonia as I saw it.
I have tried to put into the pages the feelings of
the chetnik life, with its wild surge of emotions,
tense and over-strained. I have tried to portray
the swift moving procession of picturesque types
that I have met, each with a strange and dis-
tinctive individuality — brave women, Turkish
askares, chetniks, priests, doctors, lawyers, peas-
ants, white-kilted mountaineers, and voivodes.
And I have tried to picture, too, the land that
was the stage for the drama, with its rugged
towering mountains, its dark ravines and the
torrents that swept Impetuously through them."
pondent. One reservation we would make is
that the Bulgarians cannot quite be the utterly
angelic folk our author makes them."
H Nation. 88: 44. Ja. 14, '09. 300w.
"A very remarkable story of adventure."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 36. Ja. 16, '09. 720w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 170w.
"A vivid and readable description of the fight-
ing on the part of the Buigars."
+ Outlook. 91: 293. i\ 6, '09. 330w.
"His style is graphic and entertaining."
+ R. of Rs. 3j: 252. !■". '09. 50w.
Spec. 102: 500. Mr. 27, '09. 80w.
Smith, Arthur W., comp. Selected bibliog-
■^ raphy, sanitary science and allied sub-
jects; prepared for the use of classes
in sanitary science in the College of
liberal arts, University of Colorado, pa.
*S0c. Stechert. W9-150.
A bibliography prepared for Colorado stu-
dents containing 420 titles carefully arranged
under fourteen heads. While in point of books
and periodicals referred to there is a sugges-
tion of local needs, the book will be generally
useful.
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 182. Je. '09.
"Although limited and somewhat unbalanced
in range, this bibliography contains a consid-
erable number of useful references. The bib-
liography promises to be serviceable to many
aside from those for whom it was specifically
designed."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 59. My. 13, '09. 200w.
Smith, Charles Foster. Reminiscences and
i<^ sketches. *$i.25. Pub. house M. E. ch.
so. 9-12185.
Contains reminiscences and biographical
sketches of prominent educators and writers,
chiefly Americans, Matthew Arnold being a not-
able exception, with a few essays at the end
of the volume.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 85. Mr. '09. +
-I- Dial. 46: 191. Mr. 16, "09. 340w.
"He has made a very readable book out of his
adventures, and has done so without adventur-
ing too far into heroics or calling to his aid the
dazzling vocabulary of the modern war corres-
"Entertaining essays written in a sprightly
and reminiscent vein."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 592. O. 9. '09. lOOw.
Smith, David Eugene. Teaching of arith-
1" metic. (Teachers' college record, v.
10, no. I.*) 75c. Teachers college.
9-28791.
A reprint, with revisions and additions, from
the Teachers' college record, volume 10, no. 1.
Smith, Edwin Burritt. Essays and addresses.
6 **$2.50. McClurg. 9-14434-
A group of twenty-two papers that have
grown out of the author's life long study of
municipal government,' his earnest thought
about the problems of the nation, and his in-
timate knowledge of stirring passages in the
history of Chicago and Illinois. The civic stu-
dent will find much food for thought in the
author's observations made chiefly in the city
whose municipal government, he says, "is one
of the most complex, insufficient, and corrupt
in the world."
"The book is full of information, suggestion
and purpose. It is a valuable contribution, be-
cause while it solves no problems, it shows us
where they really lie."
-)- Ann. Am. Acad. 34:430. S. '09. 350w.
"Their enduring value lies in the sterling
quality of their Americanism, their sturdy up-
holding of its true ideals."
+ Ind. 67:984. O. 28, '09. 170w.
"A dignified memorial of a life dedicated to
public service." ^„ ,„„ „„„
+ Nation. 89: 139. Ag. 12, '09. 330w.
4o6
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Smith, Francis Hopkinson. Forty minutes
^^ late, and other stories. t$i.50. Scribner.
9-25«i9.
"Mainly character studies presented witli the
vivacity and human interest of the short story.
Mr. fcimitli has a wonderful gift for dramatiza-
tion. Such an incident as arriving forty min-
utes late at a lecture hall in the west, which
would be a mere nothing in the hands of a man
less keenly observant of character and less viva-
cious in presenting situations, becomes a cap-
ital piece of narrative, full of humor, with neat
little etched portraits of half a dozen country
people of various kinds, and especially of the
lecturer himself. 'The man in the high water
boots' is another example of Mr. Smith's ex-
traordinary gift of portraiture. It is an out-
line drawing of an artist executed in a spirit
of royal good fellowship and also of keen
discernment of artistic values." — Outlook.
"All evidencing the author's genial interest
in people and events and his ability to find
picturesque or diverting elements in the slight-
est or most unpromising situations."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 93. N. '09. +
"He has the true artist's propensity for de-
picting Bohemian life and seems never so
happy as when lost In some out-of-the-way
nook in the old world."
+ Lit. D. 39: 688. O. 23, '09. 180w.
"Their gathering together under a common
title and between the covers of a real book does
not very much disguise the ephemerality or
F. Hopkinson Smith's most recent tales. The
faults and the merits of Mr. Smith's short
stories, at their average degree of both, are as
the faults and merits of our monthly journal-
ism of shilling quality."
H Nation. 83: 461. N. 11, '09. 200w.
"They are all good, and each will give Mr.
Smith's old and new friends assured pleasure
in the reading."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 667. O. 23, '09. 630w.
"One might say of this collection of stories,
as of its predecessors, that it overflows with
friendliness and enjoyment of life, and that
it furnishes a capital example of impressionis-
tic writing."
+ Outlook. 93: 361. O. 16, '09. 170w.
Smith, Frank Berkeley. Lady of Big Shan-
^^ ty; with a foreword by F. Hopkinson
Smith. **$i.20. Doubleday. 9-27447,
A story of the Adirondacks In which a New
York banker, worn out with artificial society
and alarmed over the peril of inconstancy
threatening his wife, prepares a wilderness hab-
itation as sumptuous as money and skill can
make it, and, with authority that precludes op-
position, sets down in the midst of it a re-
bellious wife and a delightful daughter. The
story concerns itself chiefly with the Lady of
Big Shanty's awakening, in this primeval en-
vironment, to the real and fundamental facts
of life.
Smith, Geoffrey. Naturalist in Tasmania.
« *$2.5o. Oxford. 9-18498.
A volume which embodies tlie results of an
expedition undertaken to study the fresh-water
life of Tasmania. "The book itself is devoted
to descriptions of the fauna and flora of the
island, descriptions given with much literary
skill, and pleasantly diversified with the per-
sonal experiences of the author. Tasmania is
more favoured by nature than its great neigh-
bour Australia. It can even boast a native
tiger, and its streams and lakes had not to be
peopled from Europe. The volume Is amply il-
lustrated." (Spec.)
"One rises from the reading of this admirable
book feeling that the author has kept fsith wi + h
one, and has given, a good view of Tasmania
and its natural rharacteristics."
+ Nation. 88: 517. My. 20, '09. 580w.
"The most striking part of the book is Mr.
Smith's valuable contributions to knowledge
of the primitive Tasmanian fresh-water shrimps,
of which he discovered a new genus."
4- Nature. 81: 61. Jl. 15, '09. 520w.
"Mr. Geoffrey Smith has made a very pleas-
ant and readable book out of his scientific re-
searches in Tasmania."
+ Spec. 102: 311. F. 20, '09. 170w.
Smith, Goldwin. No refuge but in truth.
5 **$!. Putnam. 9-15873.
"The author deals with the ordinary and well-
known difficulties that attend religious think-
ing to-day, and trusts that in spite of them
there is a spiritual order as well as a phys-
ical one. But he brings no new contribution to
the problem, and he utterly fails to appreciate
the present methods of theological thought." —
N. Y. Times.
"Although the beautifully printed book con-
tains less than a liundred pages, yet, like the
tiny branches of a loaded fruit-tree, they are
richly stored with great thoughts and noble
sentiments."
+ Dial. 47: 103. Ag. 16, '09. 220w.
"A very commonplace production. Our au-
thor's concept is as outgrown as the concept he
seeks to overthrow." E. S. D.
— N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, '09. 220w.
R. of Rs. 40: 256. Ag. '09. 30w.
"The little book, a mere, pamphlet, is well
worth reading, though only indirectly can it be
said to throw light upon the questions at Is-
sue."
+ Spec. 102: 293. F. 20, '09. 1500w.
Smith, Jonah Walker. Dustless roads, tar
^ macadam: a practical treatise for en-
gineers, surveyors and others; with nu-
merous il. and tables. *$3.5o. Lippin-
cott. 9-18587,
"The subjects dealt with are divided into fif-
teen chapters relating to tar macadam as a
remedy for dust' nuisance; the necessity for
sta,ndardlsation in construction; tar; aggregates
for tar macadam; preparation and laying; me-
chanical mixing; effect of wear and tfiar; scav-
enging, watering, and maintenance; camber,
gradient, noiselessness, and hygienic advantag-
es; tractive effort; statistics of road mileage;
cost of maintenance; and tar spraying. There
are twenty-four illustrations and a tabulated
analysis of the replies to queries." — Nature.
"The small or moderate sized library having
Judson's 'Road preservation' will scarcely need
this."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 85. N. '09.
Engln. D. 6: 156. Ag. '09. 170w.
"The serviceability of the book is slightly Im-
paired by an unfortunate lack of attention to
proper paragraphing. The book contains
scarcely a reference to any other form of dust-
less road construction or dust palliative other
than those which involve the use of tar. We
wish there were more engineering books equal-
ly satisfactory in character."
H Engin. N, 62: sup. 3. Jl. 15, '09. 900w.
"This book ought to be carefully studied by
all surveyors having charge of roads subject to
motor traffic."
+ Nature. 81: 92. Jl. 22, '09. 1150w.
Smith, John Bernhard. Our insect friends
8 and enemies: the relation of insects to
man, to other animals, to one another,
and to plants, with a chapter on the war
against insects. **$r.50. Lippincott.
9-12630.
The Influence of insects on human life Is
given due importance in this volume which
treats both the disastrous and beneficial as-
pects. A chapter on their influence in agricul-
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tiire and an account of the war that is waging
against them by the sanitarium, the house-
holder and the agriculturist add interest to tlie
book.
"Of value to farmers, house-wives, sanitari-
ans and general readers in search of informa-
tion."
-f A. L. A. Bkl, 6: 49. O. '09. +
"One would have to search far in the litera-
ture of entomology to find a volume at once
more readable and informing than is this book
by Mr. Smith." G: Gladden.
+ Bookm. 29: 544. Jl. '09. 450w.
"Tlie .service which this book renders in giv-
ing us accurate and easily available knowl-
edge on this little-understood subject is ines-
timable."
+ Dial. 47: 74. Ag. 1, '09. 320w.
"The pages are crowded with information in-
teresting to the casual reader and specifically
valuable to whom it may concern."
-I- Ind. 66: 1245. Je. 3, '09. llOw.
"One may confidently say that it is his best
work. It retains the features of thoroughness
and accuracy that mark his former publications
and give them .such technical scientific and
economical value."
+ + Nation. 89: 216. S. 2, '09. 900w.
"A very timely contribution to our summer
literature."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 453. JI. 24. '09. 770w.
"A careful reading of this book shows it to
be quite different in scope from any of its pred-
ecessors. The book is remarkably free from
typographical or other errors, the only one no-
ticfd being a mis-spelled specific name. This
volume should find a place in ever>- library of
entomological works, and every public library
should have a copy." W. K. Britton.
-I- -I Science, n.s. 30: 283. Ag. 27, '09. 550w.
Smith, Joseph Russell. Ocean carrier: a
history and analysis of the service and
a discussion of the rates of ocean trans-
portation. **$i.50. Putnam. 8-37658.
An economic discussion which is the out-
growth of the study of three questions — -tlie de-
velopment of line traffic, the combinations
among carriers to control rates, and the com-
bination of steamship lines and railways. From
a wide range of material the author has traced
the main lines of past development and reveals
the dominant factors in the present situation.
Part 1 treats The service of the ocean carrier;
Part 2, The rates of the (.cean carrier.
"A valuable work that has had no predeces-
sor either in point of subjects covered or extent
and authority of information."
-i- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 50. F. '09.
"Is the best treatment we have of the sub-
ject in the English language." L. C. Marshall.
H Econ. Bull. 2: 133. Je. '09. 600w.
"It is as fascinating as a novel. One or more
copies ought to be placed in the library of every
engineering school and its reading might well be
required in the course. The student will gain
from it some history and economics that he
will obtain from no other source, in addition
to accurate knowledge concerning a world in-
dustry that may at some future day be of great
value to him."
-I- + Engin. N. 61: sup. 17. F. 18, '09. 450w.
"Despite Its obvious merits, the book falls
short of the expectations of the reader. The
work is announced by the author as. primarily,
an economic study of the development of line
traffic; of combinations among carriers to con-
trol rates; and of combinations among steam-
ship lines and railways. In the opinion of the
reviewer, little has been developed on the eco-
nomics of the subject which is not as adequately
and more compactly presented elsewhere." R.
H. Hess.
H J. Pol. Econ. 17: 376. Je. '09. 900w.
"Dr. Smith's book may be recommended alike
to all interested in transportation. Its style is
interesting enough for the general reader, and
its illustrations are excellent." E: A. Bradford.
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 3. Ja. 2. '09. llOOw.
"His treatment of the subject is both novel
and interesting."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 253. F. '09. 60w.
Smith, Mary Prudence Wells. Boys and
11 girls of seventy-seven. (Old Deerfield
ser.) t$i.25. Little. 9-25388.
The fourth in the "Old Deerfield series." It
centers around the family of Colonel David
Wells of the Massachusetts militia. The his-
torical events, with which the characters of
the story are concerned, are those of the time
just preceding Burgoyne's surrender.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 139. D. '09.
Reviewed by M. J. Moses.
Ind. 67: 1365. D. 16, '09. 30w.
Lit. D. 39: 1027. D. 4, '09. 30w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 785. D. 11, '09. 50w.
Smith, Nicholas. Grant, the man of mystery,
s *$i.5o. Young ch. 9-16449.
A work growing out of the author's genuine
admiration for Grant the man, soldier and
statesman. He says: "I wish to illustrate and
illuminate with exactness the qualities of this
great man: His true manliness; his stern jus-
tice and womanly gentleness; his supreme self-
possession, and simplicity and rectitude; his
single-heartedness: his true-hearted patriot-
ism; his justice and mercifulness in peace as
well as his terribleness in war; his absolute free-
dom from corrupt communication; his greatness
unmixed with personal ambition; his abiding
faith in himself, in his tried friends, in his
comrades in arms, and in his God."
"The personal note in the book is eulogis-
tic thruout, but while the eulogy is somewhat
lavish, it is on the whole discriminating. The
volume is an excellent one out of which to get
a first acquaintance with the great command-
er."
-I- Ind. 67: 256. Jl. 29, '09. 130w.
"We may not have needed another Grant
book, but it will not hurt any of us to
have this one, and very likely it will be of
more or less service in the e.xcellent portrayal
it will make of Grant's personality to some be-
nighted ones, who, up to the present moment,
have not learned what an admirable man he
was."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 406. Je. 26, '09. 350w.
Smith, Percy J. Lettering and writing: a
series of alphabets and their decorative
treatment, with examples and notes il-
lustrative of construction, arrangement,
spacing and adaptation of letters to ma-
terials. *$i.50. Scribner. 9-4093,
"Consists of 16 plates in a neat case, each 13^4
in. by 8V2 in., giving examples for a course of
systematic study of lettering and writing. . . .
We are glid to welcome any sign of growing in-
terest in this most simple of the decorative
arts — one within the reach of everybody with the
sense of form and pattern. Tliese sheets, or
some like them, should be hung up in every
school in the country, elementary or middle-
class, as well as in the schools of art for which
they are particularly designed." — Ath.
"These sheets will be found useful by teach-
ers of the subject and students who desire to
continue their work at home."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 21. Ja. 2. 150w.
"They are well worth study by all who are in-
terested in the art."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 791. D. 19, '08. 130w.
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Smith, Sheila Kaye-, Tramping methodist.
*$i.50. Macmillan.
A story depicting the times immediately suc-
ceeding Wesley and his work for methodism.
The hero, distrait with the narrow practicea
of the Established church, breaks away and
joins a group of traveling methodists. "And
now begins the fermenting of a real plot in a
good old English way. It deals with past in-
juries and present vengeances; with faithful
love and loyal self-sacrifice; with treachery,
murder, and sudden death; with foul prison
life, and freedom on Sussex downs; with fer-
vent religious faith, even to the brink of mar-
tyrdom, and rescue by the arm of the Lord."
(Nation.)
"She has the gift of impregnating her story
with the atmospliere of the period, and has
contrived to give a wonderfully life-like picture
of rural life in Kent and Sussex at the close of
the eighteenth century. Written with consid-
erable beauty and pathos."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 469. O. 17. 220w.
"After the slight preliminary depression, aft-
er dogma has yielded to piety, it is a story of
real substance and interest, in a vein uncom-
mon now, a welcome return to dignified ways
of fiction."
H Nation. 88: 93. Ja. 28, '09. 370w.
Smoley, Constantine. Smoky's tables; par-
allel tables of logarithms and squares,
angles and logarithmic functions cor-
responding to given bevels, together
with a complete set of five-decimal log-
arithmic-trigonometric tables, for engi-
neers, architects and students. 5th ed.,
rev. *$3.50. Eng. news. 8-21492.
"This new edition of the well-known tables
of squares and logarithms of foot-and-inch di-
mensions has been enlarged by adding (1) a
multiplication table of rivet-spacing up to 30
spaces, for eighths of an inch from 1 in. to 6
ins.; (2) five-place logarithm tables of numbers
and of trigonometric fractions, and (3) a table
of the natural values of trigonometric frac-
tions. The book becomes more bulky through
the increase in contents, but not enough to be-
come unhandy." — Engin. N.
-{- Elec, World. 53: 583. Mr. 4, '09. llOw.
"With these additions the book not only
is adapted for all classes of technical work,
excepting such as requires 7-place tables, but
becomes a universal calculator, being available
for computation with British or metric meas-
ures."
-t- Engin. D. 5: 55. Ja. '09. 280w.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 37. Mr. 18, '09. 80w.
"The table of logarithmic functions is ar-
ranged in an unusually clear manner and ac-
companied by proportional parts in fairly large
type, so that it is particularly handy for fre-
quent use."
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 706. D. 19, '08. 150w.
Snaith, John Collis. Araminta. t$i-SO. Mof-
fat. 9-4191-
"Having given us a clinical novel in Henry
Northcote, Mr. Snaith has now been happily
moved to open a Georgian casement on mod-
ern Mayfair." (Spec.) It deals with the so-
cial success of a country girl who when decked
out by a Paris dressmaker bears resemblance
to an ancestral Gainsborough portrait. Her
worldly-minded aunt, an earl and a duke and a
young artist are the foils for this heroine who
"talks like an adorable idiot, who has a child's
heart and the intellect of a baby." (Ind.)
"A clever story, in light satirical vein."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 93. Mr. '09.
"Mr. Snaith has pushed the 'ingenue' beyond
the borders of our faith, but he has made the
results amusing. Indeed, there is only one ob-
jection we have to his story, and that is in the
'volte-face' which he makes Cheriton take.
However, this is an extravaganza, and a most
entertaining one."
H Atn. Ib09, 1: 312. Mr. 13. 220w.
"Mr. Snaith here, as in 'Lady Barbarity,' does
not always know when he has given us enough,
and his undoubted skill in working out a hu-
morous situation would have shown to far bet-
ter advantage if Araminta's adventures had
been half as long."
\- Allan. 103:702. My. '09. 780w.
"New and quite remarkable volume with
which Mr. J. C. Snaith has fulfilled the splen-
did promise already shown in 'Broke of Coven-
den' and 'William Jordan, jr.' " F: T. Cooper.
-I- Bookm. 29: 315. My. '09. 860w.
"Delicious comedy of manners. The book has
some degree of kinship with the later novels of
Mr. Locke, and even more with Mr. Hewlett's
'Halfway house,' but it is by no means an imi-
tation of anything." W: M. Payne.
-j- Dial. 46: 368. Je. 1, '09. 480w.
"It is full of humor and of good humor, a
touch of cynicism like a slight hoarfrost adds
piquancy to its clever characterization of a
few London types."
+ Ind. 66: 707. Ap. 1, '09. 270w.
Nation. 88: 337. Ap. 1, '09. 250w.
"Readers need look for nothing but enter-
tainment, but they will find that in plenty, and
in company of which they need not be
ashamed. Araminta is a book of quality about
quality."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 440w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
"A fresh entertaining tale. All in all, it is a
wholesome, humorous, beguiling tale."
+ Outlook. 92: 390. Je. 19, '09. 250w.
"It is a story which pleases one in the read-
ing and leaves one with the sense that life is
not all 'hustle.' "
-t- Sat. R. 107: 469. Ap. 10, '09. 220w.
"It is disfigured at times by lapses in taste
and gross improbabilities in the treatment of
incident. But with all reserves, it is a work
with many engaging qualities — high spirits, a
sense of the human coinedy, and an e.xuberance
of style which harmonises with the theme."
H Spec. 102: 504. Mr. 27, '09. 750w.
Snider, Denton Jacques. Abraham Lincoln:
an interpretation in biography. $LSO.
Sigma pub. co., St. Louis, Mo. 8-37344.
Here Lincoln is treated as "an instrument in
the hands of the Almighty and of the people to
fulfil the grand behest of the ages" and as me-
diating this particular American folk-soul of ours
with the universal world-spirit, the prime nnover
in and over history."
"That he had a heart for woman's as well as
mother's love, is told with pleasing effect by Mr.
Denton J. Snider, in a style perhaps a little
over-studied and over-conscious."
-j • Ind. 66: 262. F. 4, '09. I80w.
"This conception of Lincoln will appeal only to
a select few: ordinary folk will find it uninterest-
ing and hard to understand."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. lOOw.
Snyder, Charles McCoy. Flaw in the sap-
1- phire. **$L Metropolitan press, i Madi-
son av., ivl. Y. 9-24257.
A tale within a tale. "A young man in the
old clothes' business, possessing a rich Irish
brogue and a face like Disraeli's, is the start-
ing poiht. This nondescript buys a 'dickey' in
three l&vers, and finds on the back of each
layer a,n installment of a wild yarn about a
sapphire, which keeps him buying dickies and
ever more dickies to find out what happened
next. . . . Sandwiched in between the reading
of the dickies is the narration of the young
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man's quest for work, his experiences after he
finds it, and his adventures with a lovely wid-
ow." (N. Y. Times.)
"The tales show considerable ingenuity and
fertility of invention, and the between stories
accounts of the young man's doings reveal not
a little knowledge of real life and ability to
express it with brevity and humor. But the
impression the book leaves can be compared
only to that of a night full of unassorted
dreams."
f- N. Y. Times. 14: 675. O. 30, '09. 220w.
Snyder, Edwin Reagan. Legal status of
1- rural high schools in the United States,
with special reference to the methods
employed in extending state aid to sec-
ondary education in rural communities.
(Teachers college, Columbia univ.,
Contributions to education, no. 24.)
$1.50. Teachers college. 9-18047.
Presents "the development and the legal stat-
us of rural high schools in the United States
and the influence of legislation upon the num-
ber and location of new schools, particularly
in so far as the same may have been influenced
by the extension of state aid in certain of the
commonwealths."
Snyder, Harry. Human foods. and their nu-
tritive value. *$r.25. Macmillan. 8-34269.
Covers the character of the different foods,
their composition, preparation and preservation:
explains the nutritive value of foods; and in-
cludes a chapter on laboratory practice.
"The book is well adapted to school and col-
lege use."
+ Educ. R. 37: 315. Mr. '09. 70w.
"A very valuable textbook. He takes no
sides and his discussion of food materials is ex-
cellent."
+ Ind. 67: 1091. N. 11, '09. 60w.
"Smacks of the experiment station, and is
a text-book of decidedly elementary quality."
— Nation. 88: 231. Mr. 4, '09. 200w.
"Naturally in so small a book the Informa-
tion is often meagre, but it appears to be gen-
erally trustworthy. The treatment, though ele-
mentary, should serve to make the work a good
introduction to the study of dietetics." C. Sim-
monds.
-I- Nature. 80: 366. My. 27, '09. 380w.
"A conveniently arranged, compact textbook
on the nutritive value of foods."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 509. Ap. '09. 30w.
"This volume will not only supply a need, but
will satisfy a real want. Not only teachers and
students but the business man who has been
warned by his physician to take thought for
his diet, the club woman who has to 'write up
a paper' will find sound science as well as use-
ful information about the many kinds of hu-
man foods. It would have added to the value of
the volume as a text-book if some of the il-
lustrations had been better prepared. The water
analyst wishes there had been a word of caution
on page 278 as to the metals of which cheap
water stills are often made." E. H. Richards.
H Science, n.s. 29: 187. Ja. 29, '09. 470w.
Snyder, Harry. Soils and fertilizers. 3d ed.
*$i.25. Macmillan. 8-19269.
"The first edition . . . gave in logical and
systematic form a brief course in agricultural
physics and chemistry, and in the practise de-
ducible therefrom, and was widely used in our
agricultural colleges by both students and teach-
ers." (Science.) For the present edition the
body of the text has been revised to include
the rapid advance of agricultural science, and
many illustrations have been added.
"A large amount of well-arranged informa-
tion which should prove interesting to many
general readers."
-f Nation. 87: 418. O. 29, '08. 430w.
"One recognizes plainly the ring of the dic-
tion of one who knows whereof he speaks from
personal investigation. The index is somewhat
scantier than it should be for convenience of
reference." E. W. Hilgard.
H Science, n.s. 28: 926. D. 25, '08. 580w.
Scares, Theodore Gerald. Heroes of Is-
rael: text of the hero stories with notes
and questions for young students. *$i.
Univ. of Chicago press. 9-1398.
A textbook for students which will be fol-
lowed by the teacher's manual. "The volume
contains the text of the stories, with explana-
tory notes and questions intended to stimulate
study. Each lesson consists of a complete story
arranged in such a way as to impress the main
features of the narrative clearly upon the stu-
dent's mind. The explanatory material is re-
duced to a minimum." (Preface.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 67. F. '09.
"In this book the author separates the sto-
ries from the mass of often unsuitable mate-
rial in which they lie; he edits the old text
with care, and he presents vivid, dramatic
narratives of tlie great personalities of Israel."
H: F. Cope.
4- Bib. World. 33: 351. My. '09. 370w.
Soddy, Frederick. Interpretation of radium.
'' (Science ser., no. 26.) **$i.75. Putnam.
W9-194.
A story of the discovery of the radio-active
substances and of the rapid development of our
experimental and theoretical knowledge of the
subject, with its possibility of the transmuta-
tion of the elements and the existence of atom-
ic energy.
"The subject is too simply presented for the
specialist and hardly simply enough for the cas-
ual reader, but it will interest readers having
some knowledge of science, and be valuable to
teachers and students of kindred subjects."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 126. D. '09.
"Is certainly timely. Mr. Soddy's book, even
to those who are not expert in its subject, [is
deeply interesting.] There only remains to be
pointed out some small slips which are probably
to be attributed to the carelessness in prepara-
tion which is perhaps inseparable from the oc-
cupations of an ardent experimenter. If, as
seems likely, the book becomes a standard work
on the subject, these trifling faults may be worth
correction."
_| . Ath. 1909, 1 : 562. My. 8. 1900w.
"Although the matter has been worked over
and expanded, it still bears the impress of the
lecture-room, and in consequence suffers some-
what when read in book foim. It is a pity that
a book that is in other respects so good, should
be marred by such crudities. Mr. Soddy's work
bears the stamp of the trained scientific thinker,
and he should not permit himself to set so per-
nicious an example."
H Nation. 88: 585. Je. 10, '09. 800w.
"The book will be found quite up-to-date."
-I- Nature. 80: 368. My. 27, '09. ]60w.
"It is quite impossible within the narrow lim-
its of a newspaper review to do justice to the
manner in which Mr. Frederick Soddy has per-
formed his task— to the judgment, restraint, lu-
cidity he has used in building up bit by bit the
whole amazing revelation— so that he who reads
finds himself at the end sitting firm, and, as
it were, accustomed, in face of a set of solid
facts which at the beginning he could have re-
garded only as figments of the wildest fantasy,
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 431. Jl. 10, '09. 1150w.
"A most admirably conceived exposition
which . . . supports its unfailing charm by the
legitimate interests— pointed here into a fasci-
nation that may arrest even an habitually de-
sultory reader— of science at once genuinely
and delightfully taught."
-I- Spec. 103: 167. Jl. 31, '(T9. 1400w.
4IO
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Solereder, Hans. Systematic anatomy of
the dicotyledons: a handbook for lab-
oratories of pure and applied botany;
tr. by L. A. Boodle and F. E. Fritsch;
rev. by D. H. Scott. 2v. ea. *$8.7S. Ox-
ford. 9-572.
Valuable "to any one actually working in the
laboratory at the comparative anatomy of a
natural order or a group of genera." (Science.)
"The work is encyclopaedic, gathering to itself
every reference which was accessible to the
author, and it thus possesses high bibliograph-
ical importance." (Nation.) Contents: v. 1, In-
troduction, polypetalae, gamopetalae, with 153
figures in the te.xt; v. 2, Monochlamydeae, ad-
denda, including remarks, with 36 figures in the
text.
"The work is essentially one for use in the
laboratory, and for advanced students gener-
ally. For such it is well fitted and instructive."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 412. Ap. 3. 350w. (Review
of V. 2.)
"Considered from the side of applied botany,
the work may be regarded as indispensable to
the economic botanist and the pure-food ex-
pert."
+ -f- Nation. 87: 101. Jl. 30, '08. 730w. (Re-
view of V. 1.)
"In our notice of the early volume attention
was called to the thoroughness with which the
literature of the subject liad been ransacked and
coordinated. In this Instalment the thorough-
ness is as marked, and the vast amount of ma-
terial brought together is made accessible by
a copious index."
+ 4- Nation. 87: 418. O. 29, '08. 250w. (Re-
view of v. 2.)
"Dr. Solereder's work will occupy much the
same position as a work of reference for the
morphological botanist as the 'Index Kewensis'
does for the pure systematist. One looks through
its pages in the hopes of finding that some
light may be shed on complicated taxonomic
problems, only to be disappointed. It only re-
mains to praise most highly the way in which
Messrs. Boodle and Fritsch, under the careful
editorship of Dr. Scott, have carried out the
very arduous work of translating a volume,
every page of which seems scarcely large
enough to contain the solid and pregnant mat-
ter with which it is crowded." A. W. H.
-i Nature. 79: 211. D. 24, '08. 1500w. (Re-
view of V. 1 and 2.)
Sonnichsen, Albert. Confessions of a Mace-
10 donian bandit. **$i.50. Duffield.
9-24946.
A sprightly account of the author's hazardous
experiences among the Macedonian bandits
whose costume he adopted and whose ways he
studied while looking into conditions in the
turbulent Balkans for the Macedonian commit-
tee of revolution of which he was a member.
"Interesting as an Inside view of the situa-
tion but is raw material for a book rather
than the finished product."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 50. O. '09.
"As a picture of people and conditions un-
familiar to most readers the book has decided
merits. A lack is felt in the absence of any
preliminary or supplementary chapter to ac-
quaint the forgetful or ignorant reader with the
political conditions bearing on the narrative,
and to explain more clearlj' how and with
what ostensible purpose the writer gained so
speedy access to the companionship and confi-
dence of the brigand chiefs. Finally, either a
glossary defining the local terms used, or a
condescending willingness to use English equiv-
alents, would have been appreciated by the
plain reader."
H Dial. 47: 239. O. 1, '09. 350w.
"Delightful reading. The only criticism to be
made is that it should have been longer, for
Mr. Sonnichsen gives barely enough Informatlbn
concerning the feuds and counter-feuds, plots
and counter-plots, of the various revolutionary
factors at work in Macedonia and across the
frontier in Bulgaria."
H Nation. 89: 362. O. 14, '09. 230w.
"Aside from its interest as a book of travel
out of the beaten path, the 'Confessions' throw
a good deal of hght on the recent revolution in
Turkey."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 670. O. 30, '09. 560w.
"A lively story of adventure, with a good
deal of useful historical and political descrip-
tion and comment."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 512. O. '09. 70w.
Sons of the Puritans; by various authors.
*$i.5o. Am. Unitar. 8-30957.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"This book is a volume that it would be well
for fathers to place in the hands of their chil-
dren. Works like this should be in every pri-
vate as well as public library."
+ Arena. 40: 605. D. '08. 730w.
"A worthy memorial of the eleven men whose
names adorn its pages."
-f Dial. 46: 144. Mr. 1, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 745. D. 5, '08. 150w.
Soper, George Albert. Air and ventilation
of subways. $2.50. Wiley. 8-20678.
As a result of the study of the characteristics
of the air in the subway this work "summa-
rizes 2,000 pages of the author's data, and in-
cludes valuable studies of other subways in this
country and in Europe, as well as excellent
statements of the underlying principles upon
which air of enclosed spaces should be investi-
gated, particularly when occupied by lung-
breathing animals, which, of course, includes the
subway hog." (Engin. N.)
"Aside from its manifest value to sanitary en-
gineers, the book will prove of service to all who
are interested in knowing what good and bad
air consists in, and how to deal with it in sub-
ways and other enclosed spaces."
-f Engin. D. 4: 305. S. '08. 330w.
"Some little errors may be pointed out." C:
F. McKenna.
-j Engin. N. 61: sup. 5. Ja. 14, '09. 920w.
"While the technical parts of the book are
of interest only to a limited numbor of readers,
the portions in which the author gives his con-
clusions concerning subway air and ventilation
are likely to prove instructive reading to sub-
way travelers."
-t- Engin. Rec. 60: 363. S. 25, '09. 150w.
Soper, George Albert. Modern methods of
10 street cleaning. *$3. Eng. news. 9-21872.
"Mr. Soper, a member of the American soci-
ety of engineers, expounds the principles of
street cleaning with scientific precision. From
actual experience he is able to give an account
of how streets are cleaned in London, Manches-
ter, Paris, Berlin. Hamburg, Cologne, Amster-
dam, and New York. The book is profusely
illustrated and the machinery of scavenging set
forth as it is used in the cities among which
Mr. Soper made a tour of three years." — Lit. D.
"The book is profusely illustrated with views
taken by the author of street conditions in dif-
ferent cities, which depict various devices and
systems in use for the cleaning of streets and
the removal and disposal of refuse. This fea-
ture of the book cannot be too highly com-
mended."
+ Engin. D. 6: 245. S. '09. 200w.
"Its chief interest will he found in the con-
trast between the efficiency and cost of the
work abroad and here." S. Whinery.
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 43. N. 18, '09. 140i)w.
-I- Lit. D. 39: 544. O. 2, '09. 180w.
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"It is probable that in every one of tiie cities
Dr. Soper visited in his tour of study tliere is
something in the way of plant or practice that
may be studied profitably by the street clean-
ers of other cities, and that is what malies Dr.
Soper's book worth while."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 567. S. 25, '09. 320w.
R. of Rs. 40: 512. O. '09. 130w.
South, Richard. Moths of the British Isles.
(Wayside and woodland ser.) 2 ser. ea.
*$3. Warne. 9-19099.
ser. 1. "The first series, comprised in the
present volume. deals with the families
'sphingidae' to 'noctuidae,' and the arrange-
ment is almost the same as in Staudinger's
Catalogue of 1901. The book may be slipped
into the pocket, and the information is fairly
full without being unduly technical." — Spec.
ser. 2. Comprises the families noctuidae to
hepialidfe. "Little attempt is made to describe
the perfect insects; and indeed a good figure is
in many cases sufficient for the identification
of many insects: but the range of variation is
usually indicated, and caterpillars, habits and
localities are usually recorded in detail." (Na-
ture.) There are 873 colored figures of every
species and many varieties, also drawings of
eggs, caterpillars, chrysalids and food plants.
"An admirable pocket guide to British
moths."
-f- Ath. 1908, 1: 293. Mr. 7. 140w. (Review
of first series.)
"The great care bestowed on the preparation
of the book . . . will ensure for it a warm
welcome from naturalists, to whom also its
convenient size will be an attraction."
+ Int. Studio. 34: 172. Ap. '08. llOw. (Re-
view of first series.)
"Books on British butterflies and moths are
now plentiful enough, but we have never seen
any which have pleased us so well as the series
of which this book is the second volume." W.
F K
'+ Nature. 77:483. Mr. 26, '08. 450w. (Re-
view of first series.)
"We have already spoken favourably of the
earlier volumes, and it Is now our pleasing
duty to say that there is no falling-off in the
execution of the text and plates of the volume
before us. The letterpress is very good and
up-to-date, but we do not notice on pp. 55 and
56 any reference to the two specimens of 'Thal-
pochares parva' taken by Dr. Battersby at Tor-
quay in 1859." W. F. K.
H Nature. 79: 427. F. 11, '09. 250w. (Re-
view of second series.)
"The work is admirably done, and as a pock-
et guide companion to the same author's 'But-
terflies of the British Isles,' this second series
of British moths will be appreciated for the
beauty and clarity of its treatment by all stu-
dents of the subject."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 206. Ap. 10, '09. 130w.
(Review of second series.)
"The feature of the book is the coloured fig-
ure of each species."
-I- Spec. 100: 1008. Je. 27, '08. 130w. (Re-
view of first series.)
South African native races committee, ed.
South African natives: their progress
and present condition. *$2. Button.
9-8739-
Aims to furnish information in regard to the
present conditions in South African colonies
and to aid in the adoption by the different col-
onies of a uniform and progressive policy
toward the natives. It deals with such sub-
jects as occupations, land tenure, taxation, ad-
ministration, legal status, education and
churches.
"The work has a value for all who have to
deal with a similar condition of one race rul-
ing another of a lower gr.iue 01 civilization, but
vastly superior in numbers."
+ Nation. 88: 278. Mr. 18, '09. 320w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 115. F. 27, '09. 200w.
Outlook. 92: 270. My. 29, '09. 380w.
Sat. R. 108: 114. Jl. 24, '09. 200vv.
"The Committee are perfectly fair and can-
did. They start with no prepossession except
a desire to do honestly by the natives; they
seek laboriously for facts; they respect expert
opinion; and their conclusions are modest and
convincing."
-t- Spec. 102: 267. F. 13, '09. 620w.
Spalding, Frederick Putnam. Text-book on
roads and pavements. 3d ed., rev. and
enl. *$2. Wiley. 8-28614.
While primarily intended for classes in engi-
neering this book serves as a handbook for the
general reader. "The many changes in meth-
ods of construction and maintenance, due in
part to new traffic conditions, has made it neces-
sary for the author to practically rewrite sev-
eral chapters for this the third edition. In this,
as in former editions, the author discusses the
principles involved in the construction and main-
tenance of the various kinds of streets and
roads." (Science.)
"The best recent practice in highway work
is represented."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 123. Ap. '09.
Engin. D. 5: 412. Ap. '09. 200w.
"The treatment is systematic and Jogical;
the style is terse and the statements of facts
are generally accurate and free from ambiguity.
The critical reader will, however, note a few
exceptions to the last statement. On the whole,
it may be said without reservation that the
book is the best elementary text-book on roads
and pavements yet produced." S. Whinery.
-I Engin. N. 60: sup. 6b4. D. 17, 'OS. 440\v.
"This is a practical book, and is advanced in
character. On the whole, the author covers his
subject well. However, the first chapter could
have been more complete."
H Engin. Rec. 59: 27. .Ta. 2, '09. 500w.
"The information given is practical and use-
ful."
+ Nature. 79: 337. Ja. 21, '09. 570w.
"The chapters on brick and bituminous pave-
ments are probably the strongest features of
the book." A. S. Cushman.
-I Science, n.s. 29: 77. Ja. 8, '09. 770w.
Spargo, John. Spiritual significance of mod-
ern socialism. *5oc. Hucbsch. 8-33324.
"The main thesis seems to be that while many
socialists do interpret socialism in terms of
economic gain, there grows constantly the tend-
ency to see modern capitalism as a menace to
free thought, true religion, social sympathy and
many of the prized features of true culture. So-
cialism is to be conceived of as a protest against
the eclipse of the essentials to a higher cul-
ture. In this sense appears a spiritual signifi-
cance of modern socialism." — Char.
Reviewed by U. G. Weatherly.
Boon. Bull. 2: 166. Je. '09. 550w.
Ind. 66: 1346. Je. 17, '09. 600w.
"An eloquent and attractive appeal to the
church to become an organ of socialism." C. R.
Henderson.
-I- Am. J. Soc. 15: 126. Jl. '09. lOOw.
"One of the best pro-socialist books, serving
as a good introduction for the general reader."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 110. Ap. '09.
"Mr. Spargo writes with enthusiasm and
spiritual earnestness, but his fundamental as-
sumption is wrong."
— Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 465. Mr. '09. 130w.
"This little book should be read by every
thoughtful man and woman in the republic. It
is in our judgment one of the most vital and
timely messages of recent years and cannot fail
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Spargo, John — Continued-
to do great good in clearing up popular mis-ap-
prehensions in regard to socialism." B. O.
flower.
+ + Arena. 41: 91. Ja. '09. 4100w.
"It is refreshing to read even in a brief form
an exposition of the spiritual side [of socialism]
from the pen of a man so qualified to speak as
JMr. Spargo." W. B. Guthrie.
+ Char. 21: 678. Ja. 16. '09. 2S0w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 322. My. 22, '09. 260w.
Sparhawk, Frances Campbell. Dorothy
11' Brooke's school days. t$i-50. Crowell.
9-24328.
A story for girls whose scene is laid in a
boarding school and whose heroine, a bright
miss of fifteen, has all the faults and virtues
of a spirited, ambitious, fun-loving girl.
N. Y. Time-s. 14: 597. O. 9. '09. 80w.
Sparrow, Walter Shaw. English .house:
" how to judge its periods and styles.
*$2.5o. Lane. 9-35801.
"Mr. Sparrow's aim has been to supply a
want— to write a book for the plain man as op-
posed to the student of architecture, lie traces
the history of the house and home from its
earliest origin, through its various stages of
d.evelopment in England up to the present day,
discussing it mainly, it is true, from the archi-
tectural standpoint, but with an endeavor to
eliminate as far as possible the technicalities
of the subject." — Int. Studio.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 50. O. '09.
"The present volume is the most ambitious,
and we think the most interesting, that Mr.
Shaw Sparrow has yet published, but it cannot
be considered satisfactory. We have noted so
many passages with which we disagree that it
is impossible in the space at our disposal to re-
fer to them."
1- Ath. 1909, 2: 303. S. 11. 570w.
"The illustrations are admirably chosen for
their bearing on the letterpress and are nu-
merous and well reproduced, though one does
not find much here that is new."
H Int. Studio. 37: 254. My. '09. 220w.
"Mr. Sparrow's analysis of the special char-
acteristics belonging to the different periods is
simple and straightforward and exceedingly
helpful to the lay reader."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 426. Jl. 10, '09. 550w.
"In spite of an occasional lack of sense of
proportion, iias produced an attractive and a
stimulating book. Here and there he would
have improved the book by removing a careless
)ihrase or by changing an exaggeration into a
judicial survey."
-i Spec. 102- 616. Ap. 17, '09. 1600w.
Sparrow, Walter Shaw. Hints on house fur-
" nishing. *$2.5o. Lane. W9-183.
A work on interior decoration that comprises
suggestiors for color schemes, systems and
methods of securing harmony between floors
and walls, ceilings and their treatment, with
chapters on windows, blinds, curtains, artificial
heat and light, crockery, glass, furniture, etc.
+ A. L. A. Bkl, 6: 50. O. '09.
"There is no doubt as to the usefulness of
such a book as Mr. Shaw Sparrow has aimed
at compiling: and we add at once that his aim
has been largely accomplished."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 49. Jl. 10. 450w.
"The volume is well illustrated with typical
English interiors, the usefulness of which to
American house-holders is limited. Still, the
doctrine is the thing, and since the book makes
for rational taste we wish it a wide reading."
+ Nation. 89: 465. N. 11, '09. 370w.
"Treats [the field of interior decoration] with
thoroughness and comprehensiveness."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 426. Jl. 10, '09. 400w.
"Mr. Sparrow deals with the useful as well'
as with the ornamental, and what he says on
both topics is always to the point and vigor-
ously expressed. He brings ethical as well as
aesthetic considerations to bear on his subject,
and though his remarks are now and then a
little tinged with paradox, he generally has, it
seems to us, common-sense on his side."
+ Spec. 102: 505. Mr. 27, '09. 200w.
Spenser, Edmund. Faery queen and her
11 knights: stories retold by Rev. Al-
fred J: Church. $1.50. Macmillan.
9-27416.
In the prose rendering of the tales from the
"Faery queen," 'Mr. Church has preserved the
wealth of romance and the spirit of the times,
and has adapted his material to young readers
of the present day. The full-page colored il-
lustrations have "caught with singular suc-
cess the romantic spirit of the original and
of Mr. Church's adaptation."
"Prof. Church has written long enough to
understand the value of simplicity In a nar-
rative, and his work is laudably free from af-
fectation."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 524. O. 30. 60w.
Reviewed bv M. J. Moses.
Ind. 67: 1362. D. 16, '09. 70w.
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1017. D. 4, '09. 80w.
-I- Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, '09. 50w.
"The style, in its quaintness and simplicity,
preserves something of the flavor of Spenser's
own lines; and the colored pictures — of a grave
beauty — add further value to the book."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 807. D. 18, '09. 70w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 768. D. '09. 20w.
+ Spec. 103: 850. N. 20, '09. 350w.
Spillane, Rev. Edward Peter. Life and let-
ters of Henry Van Rensselaer, priest of
the Society of Jesus. Fordham univ.
press. 8-34132.
Covers the history of the Van Rensselaer fam-
ily, gives the story of Father Van Rensselaer's
conversion as told in an autobiographical sketch
found among his papers after his death, and in-
cludes letters w^ritten from Oxford. It is the
life of a student of philosophy and theology, a
college professor and a priest.
"The inost Interesting portion of the book is
that which relates his conversion and the events
that preceded it. Many letters of Father Van
Rensselaer to friends and to his mother from
Oxford, before his conversion, are of special
value, as they afford a glimpse of conditions
that prevailed there after the exodus of New-
man and his friends."
-f Cath. World. 88: 826. Mr. '09. 160w.
"Gives an interesting view of the career and
character of a man whose many attractive qual-
ities caused him to be much beloved as man and
priest."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 85. F. 13, '09. 130w.
Spingarn, Joel Elias, ed. Critical essays of
1- the seventeenth century. 3v. v. 3. *$i.75.
Oxford. 8-26854.
V. 3. "This is the third and concluding vol-
ume of Professor Spingarn's work. The essays
are twelve in number, the most famous being
Sir William Temple's 'Essay upon the ancient
and modern learning,' John Dennis's 'Impar-
tial critic,' W. Wotton's 'Reflections upon an-
cient and modern learning,' and Jeremy Col-
lier's 'Short view of the immorality and pro-
faneness of the English stage.' " — Spec.
"His work fills in the gap between Profes-
sor Gregory Smith's 'Elizabethan critical es-
savs' and Professor Ker'a 'Essays of John Dry-
den,' and it is of worth, not only for the texts
it reproduces from first editions, but also for
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the notes and its extensive introduction." F. W.
Chandler.
+ Educ. R. 38: 421. N. '09. 1300w. (Review
of V. 1-3.)
"The notes of the present volume show the
same accCTracy and care as do those to the two
earlier volumes."
+ Nation. 81: 464. N. 11. '09. 300w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 707. N. 13. '09. 130w.
(Review of v. 3.)
Spec. 103:796. N. 13, '09. 140w. (Re-
view of v. 3.)
Spingarn, Joel Elias. History of literary
criticism in the renaissance. 2cl ed., rev.
and augmented. (Columbia univ. studies
in comparative literature.) *$i.50. Mac-
millan. 8-14513.
A revision of the work as it appeared nine
years ago, with additional matter covering the
author's recent researches. "Italian criticism
from Dante to Tasso, French criticism from Du
Bellay to Boileau, and English criticism from
Ascham to Milton are the three practical work-
ing divisions into which Prof. Spingarn has di-
vided this history. . . . How did the classic spir-
it arise? Whence did it come and how did it
develop? What was the origin of the principles
and precepts of neo-classicism? These are the
questions which Prof. Spingarn suggests as the
working basis of his essay." (N. Y. Times.)
world— a wealth that may prove equal to. if
not eclipse, that of Johannesburg. Such an
"vent will make a 'strategic centre for evangel-
istic activities.' " (Dial.)
Reviewed by Brander Matthews.
+ Forum. 400; 121. Ag. '08. 250w.
"GenuineTy valuable contribution to the his-
tory of literary criticism."
+ N. Y. Times. 1?: 363. Je. 27, '08. 240w.
"The field covered is a wide one, but the book
is interesting and exceedingly informing, both to
the student and to the general reader, and it is
brief enough to be a boon to busy people."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 28. Ja. 16, '09. 270w.
Spinoza, Benedictus de. Spinoza's Short
^ treatise on God, .man and human welfare;
tr. from the Dutch by Lydia Gillingham
Robinson. *$i.25. Open ct. 9-10501.
The first English version of this earliest of
Spinoza's works. It furnishes the key to his
masterpiece "The Ethics," and provides an in-
troduction to the study of his philosophy.
+ Am. J. Tlieol. 13: 654. O. '09. 70w.
"It is with the liveliest interest and sincerest
gratitude that we welcome Miss Lydia Robin-
son's most lucid translation of Spinoza's. 'Short
treatise.' The treatise is too important for the
.student of philosophy to ignore. It is valuable
in itself, but historically it is of much signifi-
cance, as in it we see the system ot Spinoza in
the making." A. B. D. Alexander.
+ J. Philos. 6: 495. S. 2, '09. 3300w.
"The translator has done her work well. It
is lucid, exact, readable, and complete."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 420. Jl. 3, '09. 170w.
"The translation is helpful if taken in con-
junction with the text. Certain inaccuracies,
however, dispose us to caution." B. H. Bode.
H Philos. R. 18: 661. N. '09. 1350w.
Springer, John McKendree. Heart of Cen-
^ tral Africa: mineral wealth and mission-
ary opportunity; with an introd. by
Bishop J. C. Hartzell. *$i. West. Meth.
bk. 9-7412.
A discussion of the relation of the opening
of the mineral wealth of Central Africa and of
the general development of the continent to
missionary activity. "When the railroads con-
nect the Southern and Northern coasts, and
the Eastern and Western lands are linked, the
great mineral wealth will be opened to the
"Includes valuable information as to railroad
problems, mineral resources, and missionary
accomplishment and opportunity."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 51. O. '09.
"An entertaining and instructive addition to
our knowledge of the now no longer dari
continent." H. E. Coblentz.
-I- Dial. 46: 365. Je. 1, '09. 270w.
"An engaging description of a journey."
-I- R. of Rs. 39: 766. Je. '09. 40w.
Spruce, Richard. Notes of a botanist on the
Amazon and Andes; ed. and condensed
by Alfred R. Wallace. *$6.S0. Macmil-
lan. 9-12871.
Records of travel on the Amazon and its trib-
utaries, the Trombetas, Rio Negro, Uanp4s, Cas-
iquiari, Pacimoni, Huallaga, and Pastasa; as al-
so to the cataracts of the Orinoco, along the
eastern side of the Andes of Peru and Ecuador,
and the shores of the Pacific, during the years
1849-1864. (Explan. title.) "In Spruce's journals,
as in many other famous records of the same
kind, one may read what an endless and heart-
breaking struggle it is against fatigue and dis-
ease, the insolence of the ofl^cial and the stu-
pidity of the native, and most of all against
that awful inertia which pursues the European
working alone in the steaming tropical forest.
It was in the Amazons that Dr. Russel Wallace
won his spurs as a naturalist." (Spec.)
"Dr. Wallace's volumes show hovif conscien-
tious Spruce was in every detail. He had a
strong love for everything in nature, indomit-
able perseverance, and a keen eye for the sys-
tematic investigation of minute plants. 'The
public owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Wallace
for presenting the story of the principal years
in Spruce's life in so charming a manner."
-I- Ath. 1909. 2: 335. S. 18. 800w.
+ Dial. 46: 332. My. 16, '09. 200w.
"To botanists the author's notes about plants
possess uncommon interest on account of their
accuracy and suggestiveness, but the pages de-
voted to travel and adventure will attract every
reader."
+ Nation. S8: 202. F. 25, '09. 1350w.
"Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace has rendered a
great service to the scientific world, not only
in having consented to rescue from oblivion
the account of Spruce's remarkabte travels, but
also by the admirable way in which he has edit-
ed the manuscripts placed in his charge." A.
W. H.
-I- Nature. 80: 458. .le. 17. '09. llOOw.
"Spruce's accounts of his travels are perhaps
too technical to be always interesting to the
general reader, but they are clearly and at
times vividly written, with many valuable dis-
cussions on native life in the hitherto unex-
plored regions to which he reached."
+ Sat. R. 107: 82. Ja. 16, '09. 410w.
Spurzheim, Johann Kaspar. Phrenology;
or The doctrine of the mental phenom-
ena; ed. with an introd. by Cyrus El-
der. *$3. Lippincott.
The reprint of a book published seventy-five
years ago. An introduction justifies the reap-
pearance of this book on the ground of its im-
portant relation to the subject of mental sci-
ence.
Lit. D. 38: 393. Mr. 6, '09. 80w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 85. F. 13, '09. lOOw.
"One is curious to know why such an obsolete
work was deemed worthy of reprinting at this
time and after the lapse of more than sixty
years." E. A. Spitzka.
— Science, n.s. 30:310. S. 3, '09. 700w.
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Stack, Frederic William. Wild flowers
" every child should know, arranged ac-
cording to color with reliable descrip-
tions of the more common species of
tlie United States and Canada. (Every
child should know ser.) **$i.20. Double-
day. 9-14837-
Includes ready and reliable information about
five hundred common species of plants, and
gives their Latin and common names, brief de-
scriptions, accounts of the connection of cer-
tain ones with history, medicine and legend,
and bits of folklore and poetry. The book is
generously illustrated and includes a glossary
of botanical terms, of Latin names and an in-
dex to common names.
"This guide covers a larger field than Mrs.
Parsons' 'How to know the wild flowers,' or
Mrs. Doubleday's 'Nature garden,' and is bet-
ter adapted to children's use."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 192. Je. '09. <i>
"There can be no doubt of the usefulness of
the guide."
+ Dial. 47: 105. Ag. 16, '09. 70w.
"In this attractive little volume there is con-
densed a large amount of information concern-
ing the more common plants about which chil-
dren are likely to ask questions. It is hardly
right to call attention to the few blemishes in
so good and useful a book."
H Nation. 88: 586. Je. 10, '09. 580w.
"The sharp clear-cut illustrations are an in-
ducement in themselves for the young amateur
to learn more of these charming flowers."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
"A truly cliarming book accomplishing its
lovable purpose." B. L. Israels.
+ Survey. 22: 622. Ag. 7, '09. 130w.
Staley, Edgcumbe. Famous women of Flor-
" ence. *$3.50. Scribner. W9-2S3.
Sketches seven Ijpical Florentine women,
some of whom of reputed beauty were immor-
talized bv Botticelli and da Vinci.
"Index and bibliography give evidence of care
in the book's making, although a list of flfty-
five 'errata' is also proof of carelessness in some
quarter."
H Dial. 47: 450. D. 1, "09. 220w.
"Ai no point can one trust Mr. Staley. Since
its handsome form and attractive illustrations
might impose it upon the unwary we have giv-
en undeserved space to a grotesquely bad book."
— Nation. 89: 631. D. 23. '09. 180w.
"He is quite qualified by reading to produce
such a book as this. Unfortunately he has
chosen to adopt a style of writing which would
be offensive to the least fastidious."
h Sat. R. 108:114. Jl. 24, '09. 220w.
"The book altogetlier is an attractive dream
of the surny side of the Renaissance."
+ Spec. 103: 206. Ag. 7, '09. 480w.
Staley, Edgcumbe. Tragedies of the Medici.
*$3.50. Scribner. 8-34797.
"A most useful compendium of universal vil-
lainy. This book was compiled, the author tells
us, as companion to Dumas' 'The crimes of the
Borgias.' and its style is shaped accordingly.
Each chapter begins with a bit of dramatic
dialogue which is calculated to captivate and
render rigid with anticipation the most wander-
ing attention." — N. Y. Times.
"There is in these stories just enough his-
torical allusion to frighten readers who are in
search of thrills; while on the other hand, there
is not a page which the searcher for historic
facts would dare to accept as trustworthy."
— Nation. 88: 195. F. 25, '09. 270w.
Reviewed by W: A. Bradlev.
N. Y. Times. 14: 93. F. 20, '09. 700w.
"Mr. Staley's 'decorative features' simply
spoil his book."
— Outlook. 91: 816. Ap. 10, '09. 300w.
"The beautiful illustrations, beautifully re-
produced and exquisitely toned, are worthy of
the noblest book on the Medici, but here are
like so many jewels in a rubbish heap."
H Sat. R. 107: 372. Mr. 20, '09. 1300w.
Stalker, Rev. James. Atonement. *$i. West.
« Meth. bk. W9-144.
Three lectures delivered at Inverness, during
October, 1908. They are: The New Testament
situation, in which the lecturer finds out the
position of the death of Christ in the New
Testament presentation of Christianity as a
whole; The Old Testament situation, a study
of the institutions in which the death of Christ
was foreshadowed; and The modern justifica-
tion, in which the truth is harmonized with the
ideas and sympathies of the present time.
Am. J. Theol. 13: 649. O. '09. 160w.
"It is doubtful whether very many interpre-
ters of either the Old or the New Testament
will accept Dr. Stalker's presentation of the
biblical teaching as fully and faithfully re-
producing the thought of the biblical writers,
and it is certain that the distinctively 'modern
man' would not find his difficulties solved In
the last lecture. The point of view through-
out is that of a theologian of the old school."
— Bib. World. 33: 358. My. '09. 140w.
Stanley, Rev. Edward. Before and after
Waterloo: letters from Edward Stanley,
sometime bishop of Norwich (1802:
1S14; 1816); ed. by Jane H. Adeane and
Maud Grenfell. *$3.7S. Appleton.
8-34203.
"A brief introduction supplements the charm-
ing impression made by the letters. It shows
us the keen little clergyman — no bigger, ap-
parently, than his well-remembered son — keen,
active, energetic, ubiquitous, and brave. . . . The
letters record three journeys abroad, in days
when such adventures were really to the ad-
venturous. They show that he had an irre-
pressible love of seeing new places and people,
and the genuine instinct for finding whatever
was worth discovering. His first trip was just
after the Peace of Amiens; his second, just af-
ter the abdication of Napoleon in 1814; his
third, with the crowd of English people who
pressed over to Paris after Waterloo." — Lond.
Times.
"Where the writer undertakes to give his-
torical accounts of things that are wrapped in
some mystery (e. g., the events preceding the
abdication at Fontainebleau), his narrative
should be read with caution: but most of it is
instructive, as it undoubtedly is full of charm."
^ Ath. 1907, 2: 817. D. 28. 1150w.
"On a hundred points, the letters of the keen-
sighted young English clergyman are both well
worth reading in themselves and are full of in-
terest to students of Napoleonic history."
+ Lond. Times. 6: 365. N. 29, '07. 1150w.
+ Nation. 88: 229. Mr. 4, '09. 640w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 572. O. 17, '08. 120w.
"This book gains vastly in interest by the ad-
mirably spirited drawings, some of them col-
oured, which Edward Stanley sent home with
his correspondence."
-I- Sat. R. 105: 406. Mr. 28, '08. 750w.
"This volume is partially, though not mainly,
valuable as completing the biography of Bishop
Stanley, and filling up interstices in the preced-
ing volumes. Dean Stanley's 'Edward and Cath-
erine Stanley' and 'Early married life of Maria
Josepha, Lady Stanley.' It is an interesting con-
tribution to the history of racial understandings
and misunderstandings. There is not a dull page
or sentence in it."
-I- Spec. 100: 340. F. 29, "08. 2000w.
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V'S
Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (John Row-
11^ lands). Autobiography; ed. by his wife
Dorothy Stanley. **$S. Houghton.
9-28751.
A life that is a record of heroic struggle,
during the formative years, a chronicle of
brave deeds in manhood and thruout a self-
revelation of invincible manhood. The first
nine chapters are the autobiography, cover-
ing the early years of Stanley's life. In the
remaining chapters it has been the aim to
make him narrator and interpreter of his own
actions, to accomplish which Lady Stanley
lias used material from his unpublished writ-
ings— his journals, note-books, lectures and his
letters — and has connected them by a thread
of editorial explanation.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 126. D. '09.
"On the whole, the effect of the book is, per-
haps, to raise our estimate of a man who cer-
taiiil>- came out of the controversies of 1890
somewhat damaged in the eyes of earlier hero-
worshippers."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 689. D. 4. lOOOw.
"Despite the rather bitter philosophical re-
flections that sprinkle its pages . . . the boolc
is nothing short of absorbing in its interest.
Stanley's literary style, as is already known,
has the charm of clearness, vigor, and grace,
with occasional unexpected felicities in apt
quotation or well-chosen epithet." P. F. Bick-
nell.
H Dial. 47: 328. N. 1, '09. 2200w.
"If not 'great,' this autobiography is certain-
ly a powerful human document."
-H Ind. 67: 1139. N. 18, '09. 380w.
+ Lit. D. 39: 968. N. 27, '09. SOOvv,
"Taking the autobiography as a whole, it is
a work of remarkable interest and value, not
so much on account of the information which
it gives, as for the spirit with which Stanle>
approached the hard life-problems he had to
solve. Should it reach a second edition, we
would recommend that two episodes of his
boyhood in this country be omitted, on account
of their suggestiveness to the youthful read-
er."
-\ Nation. 89:510. N. 25. '09. 1450w.
"We feel after reading it that we know what
Stanley was like and there is no doubt that
many a poor lad will find comfort and encourage-
ment in a study of his remarkable and inspir-
ing life. It is the pathetic story of his early
life that gives the work its value — that and the
portrayal of character that runs along with it."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 701. N. 13, '09. 1300w.
"The illustrations of this volume are partic-
ularly interesting, and tnanv of them new."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 753. D. '09. 210w.
"While recommending this book as an extraor-
dinarily- interesting study of character, quite
apart from the adventures in it, we must put
in a word of strong protest against Lady Stan-
ley's attack on the Dean of Westminster for re-
fusing to allow Stanley to be buried in the Ab-
bey."
-I- — Spec. 103: 743. N. 6, '09. 1700w.
Stanton, Gerrit Smith. "When the wild-
wood was in flower": a narrative cover-
ing the fifteen years' experiences of a
stockman of the western plains, and his
vacation days in the open. *$i. Ogilvie.
9-4949.
A book for out-of-door lovers which tells of the
author's fifteen years of experience on the plains
as a stockman, before and after the days of rail-
roads. The second part of the book deals with
"Reminiscences of the author's vacation days."
Stanton, Theodore, ed. Manual of Ameri-
6 can literature; ed. by Theodore Stanton
in collaboration with members of the
faculty of Cornell university. **$i.75.
Putnam. 9-7938.
A volume in the Tauchnitz series. "The
first sections of the manual cover the colonial
and revolutionary periods and are from the
pen of the late Moses Coit Tyler. Next follows
the literature of the nineteenth century under
the headings: — The historians; The novelists;
The poets: The essayists and the humorists;
The orators and the divines: The scientists:
The periodicals. ... A particularly new feature
is a study of American periodicals." (Lit. D.)
"The chapters are very compact, and contain
stores of information, especially in the matters
of titles and dates."
+ Dial. 46: 334. My. 16, '09. 270w.
"Altogether, this volume shows painstaking,
conscientious effort and accurate literary judg-
ment."
+ Lit. D. 38: 83C. My. 15. '09. 300w.
"Even for a book of its kind, it is exception-
ally lavish in names, titles and dates, which
seem to be given with commendable accuracy.
Even within the sections themselves one's sense
for chronology is occasionally shocked."
H Nation. 88: 603. Je. 17, '09. 300w.
"A very convenient volume to which one may
refer easily, and within its scope it is compre-
hensive."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 610. O. 16, '09. 300w.
"The sense of proportion in some of the es-
timate is defective, but the story is told with
care and ample knowledge, and in most in-
stances the judgment is sound."
H Outlook. 92: 422. Je. 19, '09. lOOw.
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. 30w.
Starr, Laura B. Doll book. ^$3. Outing
pub. 9-45-
Dedicated to all who are interested in dolls,
"from the children who play with them to the
students of their ethnological and educational
aspects." This is a history of the doll which,
tho not finding answers to the questions of how
the first doll was fashioned, and when and
where it was evolved, does go back 4,000 years
to the doll-babies of the Egyptians found in
children's graves. Besides the antiquity of the
doll the author discusses the etymology of the
doll, historic dolls, puppets and marionettes,
fashion dolls, dolls of different countries, her
own and other collections, the manufacture of
dolls, and home-made dolls.
N. Y. Times. 14: 121. F. 27, '09. 160w.
"This entertaining account of dolls practical-
ly covers the world and has much historical
and ethnological interest. A large portion of
the book can be used with children."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 85. Mr. '09.
"Miss Starr has been skilful in arranging her
material, so that in spite of its diversity of inter-
ests the book seems complete rather than heter-
ogeneous."
-f Dial. 46: 116. F. 16, "09. SOOw.
+ Ind. 67: 94. Jl. 8, '09. 50w.
"The most serious chapter in the book, from
one point of view, is that which treats of the
doll as a means of education. The death-knell
of the true doll seems to Us to toll in every sen-
t6noG **
■-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 71. F. 6, '09. 750w.
Statius, Publius Papinius. Silvae of Statins;
9 tr. with introd. and notes by D. A. Slater.
(Oxford lib. of translations.) *$i. Ox-
ford. 9-2007.
A scholarly translation prefaced by an in-
forming introduction in which "the author does
not attempt a penetrating study of the Poems,
but he does well in showing that some 01 the
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Statius, Publius Papinms — Continued.
severest criticisms of them have come from
those who have not read them or have read
with extraordinary inattentiveness." (Nation.)
"If only from the point of view of his metrical
technique, closely inodelled on that of Virgil,
Statius should be read by students. But Statius
has other qualities to recominend him. He has
a brilliant and finished style; he has an almost
Christian piety and religious devotion, which
at times shine through his pagan conventions;
lie has a devout enthusiasm for Virgil; he has
imagination and nobility. The 'Silvae' are the
characteristic work of Statius."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 644. My. 29. 560w.
"We have noted only a few minor infelicities
in Mr. Slater's translation."
-I Nation. 89: 145. Ag. 12, '09. 620w.
"Professor Slater's rendering, to which he
prefixes a bright and instructive introduction,
is a very scholarly piece of work, and should be
of great service to those who wish to know
something of a writer who, in his constant ef-
fort to be epigrammatic, often becomes difficult
and obscure, so that, in the absence of any
easily accessible commentary, the cursory study
which he alone deserves may, perhaps, be legit-
imately aided by the use of a translation."
+ Spec. 102: ,")40. Ap. 3, '09. 780w.
Stawell, Mrs. Rodolph. Motor tours in
■^ Wales and the border countries. $2.50.
Page. W8-i6r.
Describes trips from Shrewsbury into Shrop-
shire, thru Wales, and into the Valley of the
Wye. Numerous illustrations make vivid the
course.
"An impersonal record In guide-book style,
but on account of the dearth of material on
Wales will be useful for reference and study
clubs."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 51. O. '09.
"Far more than a mere guide book."
-f- Ind. 66: 1139. My. 27, '09. lOOw.
"Mrs. Stawell has been able to reveal to us
some of the beauties of the less frequented by-
patns of Wales as well as the better-known ob-
jects of interest available to every tourist."
+ Lit. D. 38: 1075. Je. 19, '09. 250w.
"Mrs. Stawell is a pleasant and observant
guide. The motor is not obtrusive and the his-
torical and antiquarian information is clearly
and often attractively presented. The general
reader will miss a more interpretative estimate
of landscape and associations, and will wish that
a lurking wit and sentiment had been allowed
to develop into distinction of style."
H Nation. 89: 35. Jl. 8, '09. 120w.
Stead, Richard. Adventures on the high
seas. (Lib. of adventure.) *$i.50. Lip-
pincott. 9-35070.
"These tales have all their origin in facts,
and they are well varied. They deal with whal-
ing hardships, hurricanes, crossing the line,
wrecks, and naval episodes. Among the sub-
jects treated are the mutiny of the Bounty,
Lord Dundonald's fire ships, the hurricane at
Samoa in which the Calliope figured, and so re-
cent an event as the Russian attack on the
Doggerbank fishermen." — Ath.
"The episodes have been well chosen, and the
narratives are plain and unvarnished."
-t- Ath. 1908, 2: 505. O. 24. 130w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 800. D. 26, '08. lOOw.
Stead, William Thomas. Plow I know that
^ the dead return: an account of the re-
markable personal experiences of the
author which dispelled all doubt in his
mind as to the reality of a future life.
*75c. Ball pub. 9-12077.
Mr. Stead cites incidents that have occurred
in his own personal experience to prove not
only telepathic contmunication between the liv-
ing but also between the living and those who
have passed beyond. He shows that such com-
munication is parallel in the transmission of
wireless messages, that the instruments in the
case of the latter messages are adjusted to
symbolize the sympathy required in telepathic
intercourse.
"To those who are credulous as to mediumis-
tic achievements, Mr. Stead's book will un-
doubtedly appeal. He is thoroughly convinced
of the validity of his experience, accepting with-
out doubts his communications from the spirit
world. These communications do not seem to
differ greatly from the general run, and more
scientific investigators have shown some reserve
in accepting them and their kind at Mr. Stead's
valuation."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 336. My. 29, '09. 320w.
Outlook. !)3: 600. N. 13, '09. 160w.
Stead, William Thomas, ed. M. P. for Rus-
^ sia: reminiscences and correspondence
of Madame Olga Novikoff. 2v. ^$7.50.
Putnam. 9-23495.
"A narrative of tlie Balkan problem as it
was reflected in the lives of Madame Novikoff,
Gladstone, Kinglake, Froude, Freeman, Tyndall,
and Mr. Stead." (Spec.) "The two large vol-
umes are a most valuable contribution to the
history of England's foreign policy since 1876;
Allowing for [the author's] pronounced pro-
Russian sympathies, he has -succeeded in pre-
senting a lucid and interesting exposition of
the vexed Eastern question." (N. Y. Times.)
Madame Novikoff's name is associated with
her untiring effort to force the Slavonic faith
upon England and to remove highest opposition
fi'om the path of Slavonic progress.
"The editing is at least in fault in that it
leaves many things obscure that should have
been cleared up."
H Nation. S8: 467. My. 6, '09. 700w.
"Mr. Stead's style is diffuse, he is given to
needless repetition and he edits with more
generosity than discretion. Apart from its in-
terest as the biography of a brilliant woman,
the book is valuable as a.n interpretation of
taat side of Russia of which we, no less than
the English, are extremely ignorant."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 253. Ap. 24, '09. 1300w
R. of Rs. 39: 739. Je. 'fl9. 1600w.
"There are letters here from politicians of
every shade and of a dozen countries, but they
cannot compare in sheer worldly wisdom and
foresight with those of the historians, essay-
ists and philosophers which stand beside them.
Gladstone's, the first in importance, are the
first in disappointment."
-I Sat. R. 107: 433. Ap. 3, '09. 1050w.
"We only wish that her wonderful archives
had fallen into the hands of a more discreet and
becoming editor than Mr. Stead."
H Spec. 102: 460. Mr. 20, '09. 2000w.
Stearns, Wallace Nelson. Fragments from
^" Graeco-Jewish writers. *75c. Univ. of
Chicago press. 9-957-
"In collecting these scattered fragments of
half-forgotten historians and poets of Hebrew
blood but Greek speech. Professor Stearns has
rendered an important service. The fragments
have been gathered from the writings of the
early fathers and range from the third cen-
tury before Christ to the third century after.
The Greek texts are accompanied by brief In-
troductions and notes. Demetrius, Eupolemus,
Artapanus, Aristeas, Malchus, Thallus, Aristo-
bulug, Philo, Theodotus, and Ezekiel are the
writers represented." — Bib. World.
Reviewed bv G: H. Gilbert.
-f- Am. J. Theol. 13: 619. O. '09. 80w.
-I Bib. World. 33: 359. My. '09. 80w.
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"Professor Stearns has done a real service
to students of Hellenistic Greek by collecting
from early Christian writers these curious
Greek fragments from the hands of Jewish au-
thors otherwise little known. Professor Steam's
notes and Introductions add much to the in-
terest of these texts, but an Index at least of
proper names would have greatly Increased the
usefulness of the collection." E. J. Goodspeed.
-I Class. Philol. 4: 456. O. '09. 180w.
Ind. 66: 490. Mr. 4, '09. 130w.
Steel, Flora Annie. India thro' the ages: a
popular and picturesque history of Hin-
dustan. 2(1 ed. *$i.25. Dutton. 9-5188.
"Xot a chronicle but a procession of the state-
ly dramas that have filled and passed across the
Indian stage, each in the setting and colour of
its time. The few leading characters fill the
foreground for their hour and make way for oth-
ers of a new type, while behind stand the silent
masses, the real India, changing slowly if at all,
and rarely finding voice except now and again
an inarticulate murmur — a cry of rage or a wail
of despair. The master motive of the book is
not the presentation of events, of economic prog-
ress or ethnological conditions, but rather to dis-
play in the light of its history the picturesque
and romantic side of India's ever-changing rul-
ers and its slow-changing people." — Sat. R.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 110. Ap. '09.
"A few of its verdicts and phrases would profit
by reconsideration."
-I Ath. 1908, 2: 508. O. 24. 280w.
"It has this attraction that the author, long
a resident in the land, is thoroughly imbued
with its spirit."
-t- Nation. 88: 222. Mr. 4, '09. 330w.
"Her history does more than hold Its own
among others of its class, and its interest never
fails, but — well, less toil would have produced an-
other novel as good as 'On the face of the wa-
ters,' and the world, judiciously enough, would
have been more grateful to her."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 94. F. 20, '09. 640w.
"While the book has many attractions, it must
be said frankly that these are inherent in the
subject, and not dependent upon their presenta-
tion. The author assumes a would-be playful
pose, introducing trivial asides and smart re-
marks quite unworthy of her subject."
1- Outlook. 91: 110. Ja. 16, '09. 360w.
"Its purpose is fulfilled. And that purpose
could only have been achieved by a writer with
literary sense and creative power who had
grasped the spirit and genius of India, and had
gained the insight and sympathy that come only
from long intimate personal association with the
scenes and peoples she describes. Probably Mrs.
Steel alone has all the necessary qualifications."
+ Sat. R. 106: 270. Ag. 29, '08. lOOOw.
"We cannot accept all Mrs. Steel's judgments
on the many questions which present themselves
for discussion, and the multitude of personalities
who figure in the many scenes of the drama, but
we recognise her mastery of the subject and
her power."
+ Spec. 101: 678. O. 31, '08. 280w.
Steel, Flora Annie. Prince of dreamers.
**$i.25. Doubleday. 9-4294.
A story of Akbar, Emperor of India in Eliza-
beth's reign, whose scene is laid at Fatehpur
Sikri, a city built to commemorate the birth
of his son. The author claims for Akbar a
place with the world's great dreamers — -Shake-
speare, Raphael, Drake, Galileo, Michelangelo
and Cervantes; he stands out against his Orien-
tal surroundings with all the aloofness of th«
inan "born with a spirit in advance of his
times." The story affords an illuminating pic-
ture of Indian civilization, with the part played
by tlie great minister Abulfazl, the doer; Birbal,
the doubter; William Leeds; and Gulbadan Be-
gum.
"Fascinating romance. The story, as a story,
suffers from a certain diffuseness and excess of
mysticism."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 127. Ja. 30. 250w.
"Is too slight a plot to compare with the
greatest novel of the mutiny. Mrs. Steel has
a richness of diction, an affluence of colorful
images, not often equaled."
H Ind. 66: 1032. My. 13, '09. 370w.
"The interests of the novelist spoil the 'Prince
of dreamers' as history, and the interests of
the historian spoil it as fiction."
— Nation. 88: 418. Ap. 22, '09. 400w.
"To those w+10 desire colorful history with
just a thread of fiction to hold the interest and
impart human passion to a dead day, the book
is to be commended."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, '09. 470w.
"The novel is not closely woven, nor does It
grow before the reader's eyes."
h Outlook. 91: 814. Ap. 10, '09. 300w.
"Much of her sixteenth-century India must
have sat to her in the flesh for its portrait. But
the presentation of the people and the time is
not carried out whole-hear.tedly. As a romance
the book is a fine one; the intrigues are closely
knotted; there is abundance of vivid colour and
picturesque background; and the narrative pow-
er grows effectively to the climax."
H Sat. R. 106: 548. O. 31, '08. 350w.
"The whole book is full of the colour of the
East, and if the thread of the story is at times
a little confused and difficult to follow, this per-
haps only adds to the effect which Mrs. Steel
is endeavouring to produce on her western read-
ers."
H Spec. 101: 950. D. 5, '08. 150w.
Steffens, Joseph Lincoln. Upbuilders.
12 **$i.20. Doubleday. 9-26002.
"Presents five character studies of reform-
ing politicians familiar to the readers of Mc-
Clure's magazine. The men whose characters,
methods, and achievements he here sets forth
are Mark Fagan of Jersey City, Everett Col-
by of Essex county, N. J.; Ben B. Lindsey of
Denver, Rudolph Spreckels of San Francisco,
and W. S. U'Ren, the Oregon reformer. He has
chosen these five men as representatives of dif-
ferent conditions, both personal and general,
of different temperaments, different localities,
and different methods."— N. Y. Times.
"It is written in the popular colloquial style
which the author affects and the many anec-
dotes make it interesting reading."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 126. D. '09.
"The articles are well worth preservation in
book form, not only because of their intimate
revelations of character and of the relations
between a local leader and his followers, but
also because of their interest as social docu-
ments." „^„
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 751. N. 27, '09. 210w.
Steiner, Edward Alfred. Immigrant tide, its
1- ebb and flow. **$i.5o. Revell. 9-26638.
A recent book on the immigrant question by
Dr Steiner, once an immigrant himself. His
serious studv of the Italian, Jewish, and Slav-
ic immigrants was reflected in his "On the
trail of the immigrant," and now again in this
volume. "This book is in two sections. Under
the heading 'The outgoing tide' he shows us
the influence of the returning immigrant upon
his peasant home, his social and native life.
. . In the second .section, entitled 'The mcom-
ing tide,' he interprets the relation of the va-
rious races to our institutions, their attitude
toward them and their ultimate influence upon
them." (R. of Rs.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 127. D. '09.
"Besides being thoroughly imbued with his
subject and enthusiastic about it. Dr. Edward
A. Steiner is a capital story teller."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 759. D. '09. 150w.
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Steiner, Edward Alfred. Tolstoy the man
y and his message; enl. ed. **$i.SO. Revell.
8-34716.
"Tolstoy is described not as the old, decrepit
man, but as the real Tolstoy, living in the
thought of the world, and in the hearts of his
friends and followers. The book is a very sym-
pathetic interpretation, from an American view-
point of the great llussian prophet of social
progress." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"The book is well worked out, clearly written
and gives one a distinct picture of Tolstoy, the
thinker While the criticisms of Tolstoy show
a decided American bias, they are, on the whole,
able and fair." Scott Nearing.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 216. Jl. '09. 250w.
"Short as is the monograph. Dr. Steiner has
succeeded in giving his readers a. fairly ade-
quate sketch of Tolstoy's life and family, a viv-
id picture of his home and surroundings, and a
brief 'r6sum6' of his principal writings, along
with a running commentary elucidating his
teachings." ^^ „^„
-I- Ind. 67: 883. O. 14, '09. 240w.
"A very charming and interesting book, full
of vivid descriptions and characterized by liter-
ary skill and dramatic grouping of incidencs.
+ Lit. D. 39: 446. S. 18, '09. I80w.
"The work of Prof. Steiner is distinctly a
picture of Tolstoy the reformer, and as such will
throw much light on Tolstoy the artist and man
of letters. It is unfortunate that with all his
intimate knowledge of the man's life and
works Prof. Steiner should not have consist-
ently co-ordinated the facts of Tolstoy's biog-
raphy with toe scenes of the novels which are
based upon them." Christian Gauss.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 582. O. 2, '09. llOOw.
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus. General lec-
tures on electrical engineering; ed. by
Joseph Le Roy Hayden. *$2. Robson
& Adee. 9-4495-
"This book contains a collection of lectures by
Dr. Steinmetz on electrical engineering sub-
jects arranged and edited by Mr. J. L. R. Hay-
den. Among the subjects treated are the dis-
tribution of energy for lamps and motors, the
cost of energy as affected by the load factor,
long-distance transmission of energy, high-
frequency phenomena, generator and synchron-
ous motor characteristics, lightning protection,
direct-current and alternating-current railway
motors, electrochemistry, incandescent and arc
lighting, while light, illumination, lightning and
lightning protection are discussed in appen-
dices."^Elec. World.
"The presentation is made in the simple and
instructive manner for which the author is so
well known. The best portion of the book is
that dealing with lightning and lightning pro-
tection, which, in fact, is the clearest explana-
tion of this most difficult subject that has ever
come to the attention of the reviewer."
+ Elec. World. 53: 583. Mr. 4, '09. 200w.
"The more mathematical parts will be puzzl-
ing, to say the least, to the ordinary student
or reader, though their import will be recog-
nized by those engineers or teachers who, being
familiar with that work, do not need to profit
thereby. The trouble seems to lie in insufllcient
explanation of the symbols used and in con-
fusion in the use of lower case and capital
letters as symbols."
+ — Engin. N. 61: sup. 34. Mr. 18, '09. 400w.
"As a means of acquiring rather complete
general information a.s to the present status of
electrical engineering, these lectures are prob-
ably unequaled in their field."
+ Engin. Rec. 60: 559. N. 13, '09. 140w.
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus. Radiation,
12 light and illumination; ed. by Joseph
LeRoy Hayden. *$3. McGraw. 9-27362.
"An exposition of the subject of light adapt-
ed primarily to the needs of the engineer." (En-
gin. Rec.) "The comprehensiveness of the sub-
ject matter, the interesting ways in which phe-
nomena are described and the novel viewpoints
are those of no merely transient book. In scope
it surpasses even Falaz's treatise, though it
does not present details as does that older
work, nor is there a single reference for ex-
tended study of those brief and general state-
ments for which the author cannot be the ori-
ginal authority." (Engin. N.)
"A volume based on his talks, rather than
upon his writings, therefore, one would natural-
ly expect to be of very general interest and to
secure general appreciation. 'Radiation, light
and illumination' is such a book. If critics are
not inclined to call this book a classic, it must
be because' of its unconventional literary form."
-I- Engin. N. 62: sup. 45. N. 18, '09. 1050w.
"It covers an enormous field in reasonable
space and contains the sifting of a vast amount
of study and reading, together with some in-
teresting original investigations. The writing is
in Dr. Steinmetz's most meaty and suggestive
style."
-I- Engin. Rec. 60: 616. N. 27, '09. 280w.
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus. Theery and
' calculation of transient electric phe-
nomena and oscillations. $5. McGraw.
9-5483.
A companion to "Alternating current phenom-
ena." "It is divided into four main sections as
follows: (1) transient phenomena in time; (2)
periodic transient phenomena; (3) transient phe-
nomena in space: (4) transient phenomena in
time and space. The many phases of the sub-
ject are covered in 36 chapters, each of which
begins with a clear, non-mathematical state-
ment of the physical principles underlying the
phenomena under discussion." (Engin. N.)
"It is impossible to convey an impression of
the wealth of information and suggestion con-
tained in the new work. It is undoubtedly the
great electrical book of the year and from its
nature is bound to take its place among the
standard books in it.s line." H: H. Norris.
-f -I- Engin. N; 61: sup. 72. Je. 17, '09. 1450w.
"The book as a whole is the first consistent
study of transient electric phenomena dealing
with modern conditions of practice. It makes
the beginning of what will doubtless prove a
rich field for research, by bringing together a
vast amount of definite information as to the
operation and behavior of electric circuits of
various forms under special conditions."
-I- Engin. Rec. 59: 500. Ap. 10, '09. 400w.
Stelzle, Charles. Principles of successful
church advertising. **$'t.2S. Revell.
8-34257-
Practical chapters on principles, methods, and
the psychological and personal elements in
church advertising, with points to be consid-
ered in conducting an advertising campaign and
full instructions in details of preparation of
copy and printing of same.
"To conservative people many of the sugges-
tions and methods will seem extreme."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 110. Ap. '09.
"Sagacious and instructive book. Its practi-
cal suggestions so cover the whole subject of
advertising as to be valuable to all business
men, though especially addressed to churches
that have neglected this branch of their own
business."
+ Outlook. 91: 815. Ap. 10, '09. 120w.
Stenger, Gilbert. Return of Louis the
1- Eighteenth, 1814-1815; tr. from the
French, by Mrs. Rudolph Stavvell. *$3
Scribner.
"For the social side to the events that fille'l
the months from the arrival of Napoleon in
Paris in 1813 to the return of Louis XVIII from
Ghent in 1815, this translation will be found of
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real value to those who want information with-
out having to look for it in a French book."
(Sat. R.) '"The author has a qualified admira-
tion for Napoleon I and unqualified contempt
for I^ouis XVIII. His opinion of the Bourbons
of the restoration is expressed thus: 'It is not
because thev were Bourbons that I have ex-
posed their "faults of character, their egoism,
meanness, and vanity, but because exile, mis-
fortune, and poverty had no effect upon them
and made them no better than they had been
when they left France.' " (Outloolc.)
"Ought to le both interesting and instruc-
tive reading to pessimistic republicans."
-i • Outlook. 93: 879. D. 18, '09. 180w.
"This translation of M. Stenger's book is a
very readable one. Partial history is generally
good to read, and this piece of history forms
no exception to the rule."
H ■ Sat. R. 108:702. D. 4, '03. 210w.
Stenton, Frank Merry. William the con-
queror and the rule of the Norman.s.
(Heroes of the nations.) **$i.35. Put-
nam. 8-31 143.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"This scholarly biography does not replace
Freeman's briefer work, but is a valuable sup-
plement to it. It presents a more impartial
view and makes use of the Important re-
searches that have taken place since Freeman's
book was written."
-h A L. A. Bkl. 5: 110. Ap. '09.
"This is one of the more serious biographies
in a series whose authors are not quite at one
in their methods of treatment; which fact does
not prevent its being extremely readable, as
well as valuable in content."
-f- Dial. 46: 88. P\ 1, '09. 230w.
"For the student who desires a short cut to
the latest developments of the thorny constitu-
tional and ecclesiastical problems of the period,
Mr. Stenton's book will prove an invaluable
guide."
-I- Nation. 88: 538. My. 27, '09. 750w.
"An excellent work." W: A. Bradley.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 7. Ja. 2, '09. 380w.
"His book, for its general fairness and grasp,
as well as for the admirable way In which it
contrives to present some of the more techni-
cal results of the conquest without imperilling
its popular character, deserves a high place
in the series. Mr. Stenton occasionally lays
himself open to adverse criticism. "This is due
to the complexity of many of the problems upon
which he is compelled to touch."
H Sat. R. 107: 19. .Ta. 2, '09. 840w.
Step, Edward. Wayside and woodland ferns:
•5 a pocket guide to the British ferns,
horsetails and club mosses. *$2.25.
Warne.
"The text appeals to the uninitiated as well
as those who have some experience. The in-
troductory chapter explains the characteristics
tnat distinguish ferns from flowering plants.
There are sixty-seven half-tone reproductions
of photographs taken by the author, and colour-
ed figures of every species, from drawings by
Miss Mabel E. Step. These coloured plates
serve to show the structural characters, while
the photographs illustrate the difterent species
growing in natural surroundings." — Ath.
"We commend the work to all interested in
the subject."
-I- Ath. 1909, 1: 532. My. 1. 240w.
"This volume will be interesting as well as
helpful."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14:384. Je. 12, '09. 120w.
R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. '09. 30w.
Stephens, Kate, ed. Stories from old chron-
1" icles; chosen and ed. with brief intro-
ductions to the stories and a general in-
trod. by Kate Stephens. $1.50. Sturgis
& Walton. 9-25807.
Twenty-nine transcriptions from old chroni-
cles, many of which in their original form fur-
nished Shakespeare with themes for dramas.
They are told for readers young and old.
"As an incentive to further reading of books
which constitute the source for historical ro-
mance, this vohime will serve as a commendable
preparatorv guide." M. J. Moses.
-I- Ind. 67: 1361. D. 16. '09. 50w.
"Is just the work to place in a young pupil's
hands as he or she steps from the area of
American hi'^tory into the period of European
medievalism."
4- Lit. D. 39: 788. N. 6, '09. lOOw.
"Bears evidences of careful planning and in
scope is verv suggestive."
-I- Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, '09. 30w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 807. D. 18, '09. 70w.
Stephenson, Cora Bennett. Hand of God.
$1.50. Ball pub. 9-10788.
The story of Samson and Delilah forms the
main thread of this narrative and is woven in
and out of a background of sensual Philistine
life with its festivals, processions, and danc-
es of sex and sun-worship. The author claims
to offer "first of all an interpretation, in indi-
viduals, of the process of the historical, human
passion."
N. Y. Times. 14: 409. Je. 26, '09. 120w.
Sterling, George. Wine of wizardry, and oth-
s er poems. *$i.25. Robertson. 9-120.
Contains besides the title poem some twen-
ty and more pieces on miscellaneous subjects.
"As yet, his work has embodied no very im-
portant ideas, and his style, therefore, as a
powerful creature iinvoked, =hows a tendency to
prance wantonly. ri.=irg Pt times into a nlangent
fanfare of declamation or lapsing into languor-
ous dalliance of delicious words." Brian
Hooker.
h Bookm. 29: 371. Je. '09. 400w.
+ — Nation. 89: 54. Jl. 15. '09. 200w.
Sterling, Mary Blackwell. Story of Sir Gala-
had. t$i-50. Button. 8-32374.
"The beautiful ancient legend is retold by
Mary Blackwell Sterling in simplified and con-
secutive form. Though Galahad lived in a high-
er world than his fellows, and the tale has been
regarded as distinctly ecclesiastical or religious,
the present narrator believes its great human
interest and stirring action sufficient to attract
many young readers for whom Malory's version
is too difficult." — Outlook.
"A very readable narrative, which preserves
the charm of the original but is more Intelligible
to the child mind."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 96. Mr. '09.
"Will be an inspiration to young knight-er-
rants of the present day in quest of other San-
greals."
-f Ind. 65: 1568. D. 24, '08. 30w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 756. D. 5. '08. 40w.
"This wonderful story is never old, but makes
for chivalry, courtesy, right ^thinking and clean
living wherever it is known."
-f Outlook. 91: 21. Ja. 2, '09. lOOw.
Sternberg, Charles Hazelius. Life of a fossil
hunter; with an introd. by Henry Fair-
field Osborn. **$i.6o. Holt. 9-51 10.
Appeals to paleontologists, the general reader
who seeks knowledge of the ancient life of
North America, and to the lover of adventure.
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Sternberg, Charles Hazelius — Continued.
Details are given of the work of excavation in
the Kansas Chalk, in the Bad lands of the Up-
per Cretaceous, in the Oregon desert, along the
John Day river, in the Texas Permian and the
Texas red beds.
"Of first interest to scientific readers, but so
popular in style and so full of adventure as
to mal-.e it a good book for general circulation
among educated readers."
-j- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 111. Ap. '09.
"Mr. Sternberg's book is one to be thoroughly
enjoyed by any reader fond of fossils, whilst
it by no means lacks general interest as a story
of camp life in the Wild West."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 732. Je. 19. 1150w.
"The book has a scientific, a paleontological,
interest not possessed by the ordinary hunting
narrative."
+ Dial. 46: 191. Mr. 16, '09. 320w.
+ Ind. 66: 704. Ap. 1, '09. IBOw.
"A few errors of a minor character which sub-
tract little from the general readability of the
book should be mentioned." C. L. B.
-I J. Geol. 17: 385. My. '09. 380w.
"The notes are extremely fascinating and not
too technical to prove enjoyable to the lay
+ Lit. D. 38: 562. Ap. 3, '09. 220w.
"It may be said that, although the author
does not pose as an original and scientific in-
vestigator, one cannot read his book without
getting a good general view of current palaeon-
tology, and of many of its chief promoters, both
of the present and of the past."
-t- Nation. 88: 492. My. 13, '09. lOOOw.
"A simple and readable story of the expe-
riences of a fossil hunter." A. S. W.
+ Nature. 82: 36. N. 11, '09. 430w.
"Mr. Sternberg has written a very entertain-
ing story of his life."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, '09. 200w.
R. of Rs. 39: 638. My. '09. 90w.
Stevens, Ethel Stefana. The veil. t$i-5o.
1" Stokes. 9-22178.
Deals with life in Tunis and the Algerian Sa-
hara under the French occupation. The central
figure is a dancing woman who with her "po-
tent allurement and her perpetual concealment
of her face behind the veil, is a well-chosen
and well-sustained symbol of her race. . . .
But the book is bigger than the mere chronicle
of one human life. It is a broad, shifting ka-
leidescopic picture of a whole race, a whole
scheme of ethical and religious culture. It
shows us, as very few Eastern novels have
shown, the sort of life that lies behind the veil
which Mohammedanism has for centuries insist-
ed on flinging over its womankind." (Bookm.)
"While not producing the tangible-, sensuous
impression of 'The garden of Allah,' this book is
also remarkable for its powers of visualization,
and is a shifting kaleidoscopic picture of th"
intrigue, barbarism, culture and mystery of
the East."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 93. N. '09.
"Strikes a similar note to that of Robert
Hichens's 'Garden of Allah.' Personally to the
taste of the present reviewer, it is a pleasanter
and more interesting book than 'The garden of
Allah.' Unquestionably, this is one of the big
books of the season." F: T. Cooper.
4- Bookm. 30: 188. O. '09. 420w.
"The story thread, while not very strong, is
well handled, and gives a llesh-and-blood in-
terest to the scenes."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 702. N. 13, '09. 150w.
"It is not a book for everybody, but, given
the theme and the people, Miss Stephens can-
not be accused of grossness in her realism, and
the total effect of the book goes far to realise
the Aristotelian definition of tragedy. 'The veil'
is not only a considerable literary achievement
and an elaborate study in exotic characterisa-
tion; indirectly it throws a good deal of light
on some of the most perplexing domestic prob-
Jems which confront the party of reform in
Turkey."
-4- Spec. 102: 981. Je. 19. '09. lOOOw.
Stevenson, Adlai Ewing. Something of men
12 I have known. **$2.75. McClurg.
9-28140
A series of recollections of men whom Mr.
Stevenson has met, first thruout his private
legal career and, later, in the larger world of
politics. From the Illiriois bar he went to Wash-
ington as representative, later, became senator;
served in Cleveland's first Cabinet as attorney-
general; and, finally, became vice-president in
Cleveland's second administration. He knew
men from all parts of the country, and sets
down in entertaining form his recollections of
them.
"Most readers of Vice-President Stevenson's
volume will wish, we imagine, that he had hel
himself more strictly to his main title and giv-
en more fully delineated pictures of the char-
acters of local or national interest with whom
his long legal and political career has brought
him into contact." W. H. Johnson.
-j Dial. 47: 376. N. 16, '09. 1200w.
"Perhaps the most interesting part of h's
book is that which deals with Congress and his
memories of it in past days, its customs, and
personalities."
+ Lit- D. 39: 1083. D. 11, '09. 150w.
R. of Rs. 40: 755. D.*'09. 70w.
Stevenson, Burton Egbert, comp. Poems of
American history. *$3. Houghton.
^-33773-
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"An excellent collection for library uses."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 51. F. '09.
"The conception of this volume was so ex-
cellent, so much of the formidable task has
been accomplished with patience and intelli-
gence, and in spite of its faults the outcome is
so useful, that the' errors of omission and com-
mission noted are viewed wrt:h regret." I: R.
Pennypacker.
-j Dial. 46: 135. Mr. 1, '09. 2100w.
"A book of more than usual value and attrac-
tiveness."
-I- Educ. R. 37: 97. Ja. '09. 60w.
"This compilation meets a need of the schoo
and home library."
-f Lit. D. 38: 223. F. 6, '09. 140w.
"It cannot be said that his work suffers from
too narrow a standard, although any one will
miss a favorite or two whose omission seems to
him unaccountable. The collection errs on the
side of the too much rather than of the too lit-
tle, but it remains true that the level of vigor
and spirit will be a surprise to most readers."
H Nation. 88: 139. F. 11, '09. 380w.
"The volume is welcome for two reasons: first,
because of the surprisingly large number of po-
ems, and, second, because these poems truly re-
flect our history."
+ Outlook. 91: 337. F. 13, '09. 230w.
Stevenson, Edward Luther. Marine world
"> chart of Nicolo de Canerio Januensis,
1502 (circa): a critical study with fac-
simile. Hispanic soc. of America,
156th St., near Broadway, N. Y.
8-16709.
"This is the second publication in a series of
maps illustrating early discovery and explo-
ration in America, issued under the joint aus-
pices of the above societies, of which Mr.
Archer M. Huntington is the head and patron."
(Am. Hist. R.) "Professor Stevenson's com-
mentary takes the various portions of the map
in turn, and discusses their special character-
istics and any deductions to be drawn there-
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from, besides treating briefly of the sources
and influence of the chart. There are also use-
ful lists of the legends, placed side by side with
those of other important documents of the time.
The views expressed are generally judicious
and any theorising indulged in is kept within
reasonable limits." (Eng. Hist. R.)
"Professor Stevenson is doing commendable
work for historical cartography in America."
V' H. Paltsits
' -f '— Am. Hist. R. 14: 108. O. '08. 900w.
"Professor Stevenson has done a service to
all students of the history of geography by
bringing out a full-size reproduction of one oi
the most Important cartographical documents
of the years immediately following the discov-
ery of America." E: Heawood.
-i Eng. Hist. R. 24: 351. Ap. '09. 880w.
Stewart, Alfred Walter. Recent advances
in organic chemistry; with an introd.
by J. Norman Collie. *$2.5o. Long-
mans. 9-809,3.
The principal researches in organic chemistry
during the past ten years are arranged In this
volume from a synthetic point of view rather
than a strictly historical. "The first chapter
deals with the main currents in which organic
chemistry has been moving during the last half-
century. Other chapters deal with the researches
on such groups as the polymethylenes, the ter-
penes (moncyclic terpenes, dicyclic terpgnes, and
olefinic terpenes), the synthetic alkaloids, ij,nd
the polypeptides. . . . There are a bibliography
and a good index, as well as references to
original papers." (Ath.)
"The book has been arranged with care and
skill, and is likely to be extremely useful to
workers in advanced organic chemistry."
-h Ath. 1909, 1: 168. F. 6. 260w.
"The compilation has been carried out with
great discrimination. But Dr. Stewart has an
easy and pleasant style, and, if his criticisms
are occasionally rather forcible, they only add
piquancy to the subject under discussion." J.
+' — Nature. 79: 243. D. 31, '08. 900w.
Stickley, Gustav. Craftsman homes. $2. Gus-
* tav Stickley, the Craftsman, 41 W. 34th
St., N. Y. 9-16574.
"The first portion of the volume contains il-
lustrated descriptions of a large number of
houses, ranging from mere camps for occasion-
al use to city houses. . . . The second discus-
ses the decoV-ation of various rooms and de-
scribes the design of hardware, fittings and
furniture conforming with the style of architec-
ture under discussion, of which the book is
an excellent exponent." — Engin. Uec.
"The volume abounds with suggestions both
artistic and practical."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 16. Ag. 12, '09. 140w.
"Deserving attention from those who con-
template the construction of houses of moder-
ate cost."
-h Engin. Rec. 60: 111. Jl. 24, '09. 230w.
"Will immediately make itself welcome to all
pf-rsons who are interested in this phase of
hou.«e building and decoration."
+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 25. N. '09. 140w.
"To the man who intends to build a home no
boolc could carry much more inspiration."
-r N. Y. Times. 14: 4.50. Jl. 24. '09. 70w.
Stoddard. Florence Jackson. As old as the
'" moon: Cuban legends: folklore of the
Antillas. **$r. Doubleday. 9-24975.
A first collection of the myths, nature stories
and semi-historical tales of primitive Cuba and
the neighboring islands of the Antillas. The
autlior has gathered fragmentarv bits from all
available sources and has pieced them together
for young readers especially, altho she also
commends them to students of folklore, his-
torians and ethnologists.
Stoddart, Jane T. Girlhood of Mary, queen
of Scots. *$3.50. Doran. 9-13599-
A sketch of the thirteen years covering Queen
Mary's life at the French court. "Though fresh
personal anecdotes are lacking, the industry of
Miss Stoddart discovers probably all that can
be found out as to the position held by the child
queen in relation to the French court." (Ath.)
"Miss Stoddart throughout her book is un-
commonly fair, and her study of the Guises is
impartial."
-I- Ath. 1908, 2: 567. N. 7. 800w.
"A work of minute and careful research." W:
A. Bradley.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 7. Ja. 2, '09. 340w.
"Miss Stoddart's book is one which will be
welcomed by those whose interest in the house
of Stuart has already called forth a quite ex-
ceptional body of literature, while the light that
it casts indirectly upon general European history
in the middle of the sixteenth century will com-
mend it also to the less specialised student."
-f- Spec. 109-- S21. My. 22, '09. 420w.
Stokes, Ralph S. G. Mines and minerals
of the British empire: being a descrip-
tion of the historical, physical and in-
dustrial features of the principal cen-
ters of mineral production in the Brit-
ish dominions beyond the seas. *$4.20.
Longmans. GS8-364.
A practical work which is "a comprehensive
compendium of the official or semi-ofllcial in-
formation about the various mining fields, and
appeals to the general reader only in view o'
the wonderful extent of mineral wealth which
it reveals as scattered through our Empire. But
it should be very serviceable to the would-he
miner or mining engineer in search of a field
for his enternrise." — Spec.
"The story that Mr. Stokes tells — and tells
with no little skill — of the mineral wealth of
the 'British empire oversea,' will interest many
readers who are neither practical miners nor
speculators in mines."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 135. Ja. 30. 850w.
"He presents the subject In a manner calcul-
ated to interest the non-technical seeker of
general information, yet the data given have
been selected with such discernment and are
brought so closely to date that the book will
commend itself to those connected with the
professional as well as the commercial branches
of the industry. Its literary style is attractive
and illustrations in half-tone are copious, though
a slight criticism may be offered of the absolute
lack of illustrative sketches accompanying
necessarily numerous geological descriptions."
H Engin. N. 60: sup. 75. Jl. 16, '08. 400vv.
+ Spec. 101: 200. Ag. 8. '08. 170w.
Stone, Alfred Holt. Studies in the Amer-
ican race problem: with an introd. and
three papers by Walter F. Willcox. **$2.
Doubleday. 8-28321.
Sets forth some of the salient facts of the
American race problem, and points out some of
the fundamental principles underlying it. In
his discussion the author deals with the eco-
nomic future of the negro, the mulatto factor
in the race problem, race friction, and Roose-
velt and the negro. Professor Willcox in three
paper sets forth negro criminality, census sta-
tistics of the negro and the probable increase
of the negro in the United States. Mr. Stone
says: "What the negro needs just now is a
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Stone, Alfred Holt — Continued.
political 'rest cure.' His daily litany should in-
clude a prayer to be let alone."
"Professor Willcox's papers are more natural-
ly related to one another, and deal with more
concise phases of the subject. It does not seem
quite a fair argument to say that the negro
problem is identical with the general question
of the treatment of inferiors in India and the
Philippines." J: S. Bassett.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 837. Jl. '09. 780w.
"With due respect to some other valuable pub-
lications on the same subject, the book as It ap-
pears represents the most valuable contributions
yet appearing on the race problem of the United
States." F. W. Blackmar.
-I- Am. J. Soc. 14: 837. My. '09. 1200w.
"A notable work, reflecting tne most enlight-
ened southern view."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 297. D. '08.
"No honest man can fail to appreciate the
Importance of his arguments. In this collection
of essays we have one of the best studies yet
made of the problems growing out of the pres-
ence of blacks and whites in our country — and
that a democracy." Curl Kelsey.
-f- + Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 217. Ja. '09. 960w.
"So far, no study of the negro problem has
been produced which throws so much light on
the whole question of the social, economic, and
political life of the negro race in America." J.
W. Garner.
+ Dial. 46: 19. Ja. 1, '09. 520w.
"It is scarcely too much to say that no other
book on the negro problem has reached and
held so high a level of scientific thoroughness
and passionless judgment." U. G. Weatherly.
+ Econ. Buil. 2: 60. Ap. '09. 750w.
"Written in a fair, unprejudiced and objec-
tive manner." E. Ij. Bogart.
-t- Forum. 42: 90. Jl. '09. 800w.
■"A contribution to its discussion that is really
worth while."
-f Ind. 65: 1184. N. 19, '08. 200w.
"The tone and temper of Mr. Stone's book
cannot be too highly praised. It is the atti-
tude which is disappointing."
-^ Ind. 66: 485. Mr. 4, '09. 280w.
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 307. My. '09. 340w.
"In the field of agricultural labor, which he
is apparently making his own, Mr. Stone can
speak with authority; but in the broader field
of social and political relations, he is less
happy. "
H Nation. 88: 92. Ja. 28, '09. 480w.
"It is impossible here to do justice to the en-
tire frankness, calmness, and honesty with
which Mr. Stone has set forth his conclusions
on a subject of such vital importance to the
country at large, of such overwhelming interest
to a part of it."
+ H- N. Y. Times. 14: 16. Ja. 9, '09. 1350w.
4- Outlook. 92: 271. My. 29, '09. 200w.
"He speaks with authority and deserves a
wide reading." M. W. Ovington.
-f- Survey. 22: 350. Je. 5, '09. 1200w.
"We are to be grateful to Mr. Stone for hav-
ing presented a familiar attitude with ingenuitv
and fresh illustrations, in modest terms, with
unqualified good will, and with only so much
residual dogmatism as belongs to strong feeling
in a naturally and historically passionate field."
H. P. Douglass.
+ Yale R. 18: 210. Ag. '09. 1500w.
Stone, Charles rienry H. Practical testing
* of gas and gas meters. $3.50. Wiley.
9-12894.
A treatise dealing with the methods employed
in the United States for photometric and cal-
orimetric tests of "luminating gas, chemical
analysis of gas, and meter testing.
"The best guide to American practice."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 51. O. '09.
"The only works heretofore available on these
subjects have treated them from British and
continental standpoints; and practise in this
country differs materially in many cases. Ex-
pert chemists will also find in the work an up-
to-date compilation of processes and forms of
apparatus that will save considerable searching
through technical journals and text books."
+ Engin. D. 6: 55. Jl. '09. 180w.
"Errors and omissions notwithstanding, the
book will make a valuable addition to the li-
braries of those interested in the manufacture
and sale of illuminating gas." A. E. Forstall.
-\ • Engin. N. 62: sup. 4. Jl. 15, '09. 1050w.
"The book is likely to find favor among a
much wider class than municipal and state in-
spectors."
-I- Engin. Rec. 60: 224. Ag. 21, '09. 170w.
"A laboriously complete compilation."
+ Nature. 81: 97. Jl. 22, '09. 200w.
Stone, Cliff Winfield. Arithmetical abilities
*^ and some factors determining them.
(Columbia university contributions to
education. Teachers college ser., no.
19.) $1. Teachers college. 8-20745.
A research thesis whose purpose is to make
one more contribution to exact knowledge of
the relation between distinctive educational
procedures and the resulting products. The
portions of the question on which this study
bears are: (1) What is the nature of the prod-
ucts of the first six years bf arithmetic work?
(2) What is the relation between distinctive
procedures in arithmetic work and the result-
ing abilities?
"It is to be hoped that many such studies
will soon appear, bearing the same stamp of
scientific treatment for other fields, which Pro-
fessor Stone has so carefully worked for arith-
metic." E. E. Jones.
+ Educ. R. 38: 194. S. '09. 950w.
"Every school superintendent or supervisor
of arithmetic teaching should have a copy of
this book, and it may be read with profit by
teachers of arithmetic everywhere. 'This sci-
entific study provides the educational world
with a means of beginning to standardize its
products." J. F. M.
+ El. School T. 9:525. Je. '09. 480w.
Stories of chivalry, retold from St. Nicholas.
9 (Historical stories of the ancient world
and the middle ages, retold from St.
Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Century.
9-17967-
stories selected out of the times of chivalry
and the crusades whose aim is to teach the
spirit that lay back of deeds of gallantry and
to touch upon its universality and link it
with the courtesy, loyalty, courage, and sacri-
fice of to-day.
+ N. Y. Times. 14:677. O. 30, '09. 40w.
Stories of classic myths, retold from St. Nich-
^ olas. (Historical stories of the ancient
world and the middle ages, retold from
St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Century.
9- 1 801 2.
Thirteen myths that all children should know,
including the story of the golden fleece, the
story of Narcissus, King Midas in the rhyme
of Celia Thaxter, the story of Pegasus, the la-
bbrs of Hercules, etc.
Stories of Greece and Rome, retold from St.
9 Nicholas. (Historical stories of the an-
cient world and the middle ages, retold
from St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Cen-
tury. 9-17966.
stories portraying Greek and Roman hemes
as they actually lived written to aid boys and
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girls of to-day to form sturdy notions of love,
courage and endurance.
"One of the best and richest of tlie series."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, '09. 50w.
Stories of royal children, retold from St.
9 Nicholas. (Historical stories of the an-
cient world and the middle ages, retold
from St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Cen-
tury. y-i75Si.
The halo with which young readers are apt
to encircle the heads of royal children and the
glamour with which their young imaginations
surround life in a palace are dispelled by the
very real troubles and tragedies set forth in
these stories.
"Is a collection of charming, quaint narra-
tives."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, '09. 40w.
Stories of the ancient world, retold from
^ St. Nicholas. (Historical stories of the an-
cient world and the middle ages, retold
from St. Nicholas magazine.) *6sc. Cen-
tury. 9-17964.
Interesting stories of a number of things
about the beginnings of history. What buried
cities reveal, how clothes became, and how writ-
ten language began, and like mysteries are set
forth. The chapter headings "A living chain
from Adam to Abraham Lincoln" and "The
march of the centuries" suggest something of
the range and movement of the collection.
"Well told and finely illustrated."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 97. N. '09. +
"Is perhaps the most ambitious and the most
successful portion of the entire series."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, '09. 50w.
Stories of the middle ages, retold from St.
^ Nicholas. (Historical stories of the an-
cient world and the middle ages, retold
from St. Nicholas magazine.) *6sc. Cen-
tury. 9-17965-
Stories which characterize the period during
which the world was getting ready for the dawn
of liberty and freedom. They are: The king's
champion and his challenge: F6lix: The story
of the glove: Bertholde; The ballad of Charles
Martel: Old time arms and armor; A little Flor-
entine lady: "With hawk and hound"; The bell-
towers of Italy; Books of olden times; Caps and
bells; St. Francis of Assisi; The Christmas
song of Caedmon: The boyhood of Michael An-
gelo; The shepherd-boy of Vespignano.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 97. N. '09. +
"The stories are, as a whole, both well cho-
sen, and well told "
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30. '09. 40w.
Stow, John. Survey of London; reprinted
from the text of 1603; with introd. and
notes by C: Lethbridge Kingsford. 2v.
*$9.25. Oxford. W9-89.
An edition which, for the first lime after
three hundred years, makes Stow's work gen-
erally accessible in the form in which he wrote
it. Besides the text are an introduction includ-
ing a brief life of Stow and comments upon
his "Survey," notes on the Stow family docu-
ments, select dedications and epistles from his
works, a bibliography and an account of Stow's
collection of manuscripts. Following the text
are notes, glossary and indexes.
"It is a sort of 'Baedeker's London' of the
age of Elizabeth."
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 606. Ap. '09. 500w.
"Beyond one or two misprints . . . there is
little to criticize in this admirable commentary,
which fully and successfully achieves the end
that Mr. Kingsford had in view. Three adequate
indexes conclude a book which we may antici-
pate will be for many years to come the
definitive edition of the monumental work of
the first and greatest of London topographers."
+ H Ath. 1908, 2: 465. O. 17. 1400w.
"Stow's work, with its merits and its faults,
has stood the test of three centuries and re-
tains both importance and interest to-dav. Mr.
Kingsford deserves special gratitude for the
very large number of references, which add
greatly to the value of his notes." 11. S. Rait.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 568. Jl. '09. 420w.
"Within the limits which he has set him-
self, Mr. Kingsford has produced an edition
of the 'Survey' which will remain definitive
for many years to come."
+ + Nation. 88: 254. Mr. 11, '09. 570w.
"Admirably edited by Mr. C. L. Kingsford,
who combines polite literary skill with profound
learning."
+ Sat. R. 106: 544. O. 31, '08. lOOOw.
"This is a valuable edition of a book of
the first importance in its own province, not
made the less useful by the modesty of the
aims which the editor has proposed to him-
self."
-f- Spec. 101: 637. O. 24, '08. 480w.
Strachey, Lionel, ed. Love letters of fa-
° mous poets and novelists; selected by
Lionel Strachey and prefaced with de-
scriptive sketches by Walter Littlefield.
*$2. McBride, J: 9-13267.
Seventeen chapters containing selections from
the authentic correspondence of as many world
renowned literary celebrities with their sweet-
hearts, wives, and wives of others. A chapter
here and there has a chronology of the author's
career necessary to the understanding of his
love affairs. There are included letters from
Byron to four women who worshipped at his
shrine, letters from Poe to Mrs. Whitman,
from Victor Hugo to Adele Foucher and others;
from Goethe to Augusta zu Stolberg. Frau von
Stein and Bettina Brentano; from Scott to Char-
lotte Carpenter; from Heine to the "Fly"; from
Balzac to Madame Hanska; Schiller to Char-
lotte von Lengefeld; Keats to Fanny Brawne
and George Sand to Alfred de Musset.
Dial. 47: 127. S. 1. '09. 70w.
"Reviewing the work as a whole it seems a
little unfortunate that we should have to know
so many of the shortcomings and infelicities of
these literary lovers."
-I Ind. 67: 825. O. 7, '09. 2.50w.
"This collection though it looks like a bible
for Daphnis and Chloe, is really a museum of
curiosities made up of just those things which
the curious public rushes to see, and which the
judicious critic declares should be burned."
-I Nation. 89: 34. Jl. 8. '09. 250w.
"The selection contains several unfamiliar
letters, and none that is without a human ot
psychological interest." Hildegarde Hawthorne.
-i- N. Y. Times. 14: 439. Jl. 17. '09. 620w.
R. of Rs. 40: 125. Jl. '09. 180w.
Strack, Hermann L. Jew and human sac-
11 rifice (human blood and Jewish ritual):
an historical and sociological inquiry;
tr. from the 8th ed. with corrections,
new preface and additions by the au-
thor. *$3. Bloch.
"Professor Strack, of Berlin, who is one of
the foremost authorities on Jewish history in
Europe, has produced an exhaustive treatise
on the use of human blood In primitive medi-
cine, magic and superstition; and his research-
es show not only that its use would be abso-
lutelv repugnant to the whole spirit of Jewish
religion and tradition, but that sometimes Jews
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themselves have been murdered by Christians
for l^lood-ritual purposes." — Sat. K.
"It is a characteristically German product,
full of learning ill-digested, but containing all
the material that the serious student of the
subiect will require." Joseph Jacobs.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 675. O. 30, '09. 1150w.
"It will take its place among learned con-
tributions of the science of comparative reli-
gion."
-f Sat. R. 108: 204. Ag. 24, '09. 230w.
"It is much more than an examination of this
particular fiction: it examines the whole sub-
ject of superstitions connected with the use
of blood."
-j- Spec. 102: sup. 1007. Je. 26, '09. 160w.
Stratford, Esme C. W. Call of dawn, and
other poems. **$i.so. Lane.
A book of technically good verse which "is
decidedly original, though tinged with the
I)essimisin popular nowadays as to the national
future both in art and the wider morality."
(Atli.) Some of the pieces are: England, The
devil of Dartmoor, A toast. First light. On
the sands of Winchelsea, Dunwicli, and Oswald
and Iseult.
"The genuine, if ill-restrained power of the
duologue 'Oswald and Iseult,' and the stimulat-
ing loftiness of thought and diction that dis-
tinguishes the stanzas 'Towards the ideal,'
make it matter for regret tliat the book should
have been cumbered with so much that is
less worthj'."
h Ath. 1908, 2: 81.i. D. 26. 38Cw.
"We have never read a volume that sustained
a more perfect level of educated banality. Once
or twice we hear a tiny voice of poetry in
some single line, only to be smothered forth-
with by" pillows of platitude."
— Sat. R. 107: 79. Ja. 16, '09. 300w.
Streatfeild, Richard Alexander. Handel.
^- (^e\v library of music.) '^^^$2.50. Lane.
"Mr. Streatfeild's story is that 'the old Han-
del of our forefathers is dead'; he is really to-
day unpopular in England with those who art-
tlie mouth-pieces of critical opinion. Only 'The
Messiah' is widely known now, and this chief-
ly as a sort of religious e.xercise. He has un-
dertaken the task of raising up a new Handel.
... A third part of the book is devoted to an
anal>-sis of the operas, oratorios, and instru-
mental music, which is discriminating and il-
luminative."— N. Y. Times.
"If, however, there is nothing really new to
say about Handel personally, this book js well
wortli reading: it is written, moreover, in a
style which is both lucid and attractive."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 667. N. 27. 900w.
"Apart from one blemish, the analysis of Han-
del's oratorios is most commendable. More in-
teresting still is that of the obsolete operas."
-i Nation. 89: 580. D. 9, '09. 950w.
"An admirable piece of work in this book. He
has not been content to copy either the narra-
tive or the judgments of his predecessors."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 798. D. 18, '09. 1250w.
"Much has been written about Handel and his
opera-songs and oratorios, of which we must
believe Mr. Streatfeild to be ignorant."
H • Sat. R. 108: 697. D. 4, '09. 1650w.
"The book, in short, is so good that it is a
great pity that the writer should have impair-
ed its value by the controversial attitude he
assumes with regard to Handel's sacred mu-
sic." C. L. G.
-I Spec. 103: 885. N. 27. '09. 1800w.
Street, Julian Leonard. Need of change.
" tsoc. Lane. 9-21866.
A humorous skit in which an American and
liis wife, tourists in the Tyrolese mountains,
make the acquaintance of an English couple of
supposedly modest circumstances and are in-
vited by the latter to visit them in England.
Whirled away to a castle instead of being set
down in a clergyman's simple cottage, the hus-
tand is straightway involved in the trials and
embarrassments of too much valeting. How the
omnipresence of the valet drives him to desper-
ation and flight is amusingly set forth.
"A merry trifle, with many a laugh between
its covers."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 540. S. 11, '09. 200v\'.
Strindberg, August. Swanwhite: a fairy
drama; tr. by Francis J. Ziegler. *$i.
Brown bros. 9-6458.
"A play to see on the stage, rather than to
read. It is 'a fairy drama,' containing bits from
many tales, the Wicked Stepmother and Cin-
derella being most conspicuous. The Strind-
berg we meet here is he of the later perio^."
— Nation.
"At his best, there is mysticism, but not
mistiness and the play is altogether beautiful
— in Swedish. The translation is not particular-
ly happy."
-f — Nation. 88: 367. Ap. 8, '09. lOOw.
"This little play is far from presenting the
writer at his best: it appears to be a mere
tour de force, and is in strange contrast to
his other dramas."
1- N. Y. Times. 14: 166. Mr. 20, '09. 400w.
Stringer, Arthur J. A. Gun-runner. $1.50.
Dodge, B. W. * 9-9252.
The author continues his romance of elec-
tricity in this new story of the "wireless." The
plot centers about a South American revolu-
tion and the action takes place mainly on board
the I,aminian, a steamer on which Ganley, the
"Gun runner" is smuggling arms into Lacom-
bia. How Ganley is foiled by McKinnon, the
wireless operator of the Laminian and Alicia
Boynton — without whom there would have been
no romance — is cleverly worked out with cun-
ning climactic effect.
"The story is exciting. It was built for excite-
ment. The reviewer hardly thinks it was built
for anything else."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, '09. 280w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
Strong, Anna Louise. Psychology of prayer.
10 *7-c. Univ. of Chicago press.
The chapter headings show the evolutionary
process followed by the author: Introduction —
The essentially social character of the self;
Undiscriminating forms of prayer — The child
and the primitive man; Indeterminate types —
The growth of discrimination; The completely
social type of prayer — Its general characteris-
tics; The two tendencies in the completely so-
cial type — The contemplative or "aesthetic";
The two tendencies in the completely social
type — The practical or "ethical"; The type of
reality and the objective reference involved In
prayer.
"Students of religion and religious education
will find this discussion of great value. It is
written in simple, untechnical language and is
thus well within the range of any well-educated
reader."
-1- Bib. World. 34: 288. O. '09. 40w.
Reviewed by E. S. Drown.
N. Y. Times. 14: 801. D. 18, '09. 260w.
"The reviewer has not done full justice to
the author's subtle analysis. He feels, however,
that the machinery of explanation often ob-
scures rather than clears up the phenomena
in question." Irving King.
+ — Psychol. Bull. 6: 414. D. 15, '09. 1200w.
Strong, Augustus Hopkins. Systematic
theology. 3v. ea. *$2.5o. Am. bapt.
7-37983-
V. 3. Soteriology; or, The doctrine of salva-
tion.
A practical discussion which in the treatment
of the person of Christ, the nature of atone-
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ment, and the extent and influence of regenera-
tion the author tells "how man can get from
what he is to what he may be."
"We could wish that the author's great phil-
osophic powers and his vigorous personality
would guide us in interpreting the faith of
our fathers into the language that men are us-
ing to-day. Many of us believe that the older
thought-terms and the traditional method are
obsolescent if not quite obsolete." H. A. Youtz.
H Am. J. Theol. 13: 468. Jl. '09. 440w.
Strouse, Martyn W. Judge Fritznoodle.
'•> $1.25. Roxburgh pub. co. 9-22745.
A lively story of the doings of a group of
German immigrants who founded Prariestadt,
Cabbage township, Richsoil county, "Out-West"
during the Free soil period.
"His style is one of extreme facetiousness,
and, either from ignorance or intention, his use
of English is frequently Surprising."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 511. Ag. 28, '09. 130w.
Stuart, Ruth McEnery. Aunt Amity's silver
11 wedding, and other stories. t$i. Cen-
tury. 9-27034.
Four negro dialect stories in Mrs. Stuart's
best vein. The situation in each is partic-
ularly clever. For instance, the title piece
tells of the silver wedding of a negro woman
who, since her marriage twenty-five years be-
fore, had dismissed her fickle first husband
and had been married for five yearsi to an-
other man. She solves her difficulty by de-
claring that it shall be her silver wedding and
her present husband's wooden anniversary
When the evening's festivities are in full swing,
husband number one appears on the scene to
claim half the money gifts as "pardner in the
silver weddin' business." Aunt Amity man-
ages the interruption with regal self possession,
gets rid of the intruder, and goes on with the
dance.
"Engaging short stories."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 133. D. '09. +
"Interest never sleeps in Mrs. Stuart's sto-
ries."
+ Nation. 89: 600. D. 16, '09. 210w.
Stuart, Ruth McEnery. Carlotta's intended.
1- t?i.25. Harper.
The romance of a radiant Italian girl and a
middle aged Irish cobbler. Pat stands as faith-
ful guardian over Carlotta from babyhood to
blooming maidenhood, protects her against a
loathsome marriage and, finally, himself be-
comes her suitor. During the time thac he is
her "intended" a younger wooer claims the
girl's hand, and Pat, learning of the situation
by accident, must have welcomed the death
that came to him while rescuing a kitten from
drowning. The hand of Mafia rests upon the
closing pages of the work.
"A siory that makes a strong appeal to ain-
one with the least sentiment in his makeup. "
W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 67: 1354. D. 16, '09. 80w.
Stubbs, Rt. Rev. William. Germany in the
later middle ages, 1200-1500; ed. by
Arthur Hassall. *$2.25. Longmans.
9-14135.
Appeals to advanced students of European
history. "The struggles of Popes and Emperors
the intrigues of those who elected them, the
working of spiritual and secular interests, the
spiritual sometimes so strangely secular, the
secular sometimes touched with the spiritual,
are complicated in the extreme. But Bishop
Stubbs makes us see that the maze is not
without a plan The chief theme is the rela-
tions between the Papacy and the Empire."
(Spec.)
"The dock makes no real contribution to the
history of the period, but it is a welcome account
of it." O. J. Thatcher.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 14: 847. Jl. '09. 430w.
"We cannot help feeling that with a little
trouble the book (if it was to be published)
might have been made much more full, and
much more representative of the author's own
judgment and knowledge."
h Ath. 1909, 1: 157. F. 6. 1650w.
"Their publication at the present time does
injustice to an honoured memory; for though
they display the masculine grasp of principles
and the vivid delineation of character which
we should expect from the author, it Is clear
that he did not throw his full strength into
these lectures. Moreover there are few pages
which do not stand in need of a revision such
as the editor, Mr. A. Hassall, seems not to
have considered himself at liberty to carry out."
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 188. Ja. '09. 120w.
Ind. 66: 1035. My. 13, '09. lOOw.
"Altogether, if we were compelled to choose,
we should certainly prefer any one of several
historical manuals to this 'brilliant' presenta-
tion."
— Nation. 88: 303. Mr. 25, '09. 400w.
"Its value as a text-book of reference work
would be enhanced, we believe, had it been
modified by a revision founded on the results
of historical research in the last twenty-five
years."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 195. Ap. 3, '09. 730w.
"Nevertheless, due weight being given these
drawbacks, there is still something to be got.
out of the book."
-I Sat. R. 107: 530. Ap. 24, '09. lOOOw.
"This is a worthy sequel to Bishop Stubbs's
other valuable contribution to historical study "
+ Spec. 101: 1108. D. 26, '08. 270w.
Sturgis, Edith Barnes. My busy days. **$2.
Appleton. 9-17998.
A book of child's verse especially for little
girls.
"The book is a very attractive one." K. L.
M.
-f- Bookm. 28: 498. Ja. '09. 80w.
"Margaretta Hinchman's colored pictures are
striking." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 65: 1471. D. 17, '08. 40w.
Sudermann, Hermann. John the Baptist: a
play; tr. by Beatrice Marshall. **$i.5o.
Lane. 8-37742.
A timely English version of Sudermann's
drama. "All the scenes, indeed, in which Her-
odias or Salome or Herod encounters John are
full of vivacity and the clash of temperament.
It is the passages in which the Baptist comes
into contact with his own disciples, and shows
himself helpless to deal with their problems and
desires, that might hang fire in the playhouse.
Yet Herr Sudermann's portrait of John — a Fore-
runner who knows not the nature of the king-
dom which his Prince will found, a hermit
preaching repentance and the wrath to come
who learns with bewilderment that the Prophet
whose way he has prepared, talks of love, and
moves freely and humbly amongst men — to a
reader at all events, is the most impressive and
pathetic feature of the play." (Ath.)
"There should be no necessity to add, in the
case of so admirable an artist as Herr Suder-
mann. that his handling of his theme is always
reverent, or that his use of the sacred text is
never other than dignified. Miss Beatrice Mar-
shall may be congratulated on a graceful transla-
tion."
+ Ath. 1909, 1:52. Ja. 9. 550w.
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Sudermann, Hermann — Continued-
Ind. 65: IITH. N. 19, '08. 50w.
"Wliatever may be the case with the original,
the English text possesses no special quality to
compensate for the inherent nastiness of the Sal-
ome legend or for the misrepresentation of an
heroic Biblical figure."
— Nation. 87: 636. D. 24, '08. 70w.
"A poignant book like this, liowever grim, sin-
ister and austere, is yet a poignant good."
+ No. Am. 189: 920. Je. 'Orf. 280w.
Sudermann, Hermann. Roses: four one-act
'1 plays; tr. from the German by Grace
Frank. **$i.25. Scribner. 9-28261.
"Presents four one-act plays, one of which is
a pleasant comedy of a young student and a
princess incognita — a little play which has
humor in it and leaves a pleasant taste in the
mouth. The other three plays are studies of
feminine pathology of the most pronounced
type, chiefly interesting, so far as subject is
concerned, because they bring out anew the
tendency of the recent German drama and fic-
tion, than which there has been nothing more
definitely unwholesome in literature." — Out-
look.
" 'The far-away princess' is a 'pleasant' play,
and the other three distinctly 'unpleasant,' of
the kind that we used to call Frenchy, but
nowadays must be called Germanish."
H Ind. 67: 932. O. 21, '09. 60w.
"]3ven the four plays in the present volume,
highly characteristic of Sudermann's later man-
ner, deserved a more fortunate rendering mto
Knglish than they have here received. Mrs.
Frank, it is to be regretted, mistranslates plain
words, fails to render the sense of obvious sen-
tences, and blandly leaves out pregnant and
characteristic exnressions."
-I- — Nation. 89: 364. O. 14, '09. 560w.
"The first of the plays is a frankly repul-
pivo stud^- and the .second is distressingly pa-
thetic. 'The last visit' is more human and
also more dramatic. The last play is wholly
charming."
-! N. Y. Times. 14: 672. O. 30, '09. 300w.
"These plays are brief, and deal with the psy-
chological moment. They are distinctly ef-
fective, and are not lacking in dramatic or lit-
erary quality; but a more dreary view of life
than they present, or a more melancholy
glimpse into German society, if they are to be
taken as authentic, would be difficult to imag-
ine."
+ — Outlook. 93: 558. N. 6, '09. 150w.
Suess, Eduard. Face of the earth (Das ant-
•■■ litz der erde) ; tr. by Hertha B. C. Sol-
las. 3v. V. 3. *$5.75. Oxford.
V. 3. "The present instalment of this great
work is concerned chiefly with the study of
tliose mighty folds of the earth's crust which
form the mountain-chains of Eurasia. The
rock-fold may be regarded as the morphological
unit in terrestrial architecture, and the geolo-
gists who would gain a broad view of the nhysi-
ognomy of the earth seeks to determine the re-
lation of fold to fold."— Ath.
"A translation exceptional in accuracy and
elegance. The mastery of the literature is,
however, secondary to the rower of generaliza-
tion which enables the author to marshal his
facts and bring them into harmony as parts of
a grand tectonic scheme."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 106. Ja. 23. 1050w. (Re-
view of v. 3.)
"ITe sums up into one connected whole the
m.'^'nv- little-known ranges of Asia and the bet-
tpr-floscribed and studied chains of Europe, so
that a large number of scientific observations
and much recorded knowledge are now easilj-
available, which before were scattered and al-
most inaccessible."
-L Nation. 88: 565. .Te. 3. '09. 300w. (lie-
view of V. 3.)
"British geologists will be so grateful for this
scholarly translation that they will be little dis-
posed 10 criticise the rendering of Suess' geo-
logical terms; but it would be convenient if the
original term were sometimes, as in the French
translation, given in a footnote." J. W. G.
-I Nature. 80: 91. Mr. 25, '09. 750w. (Re-
view of V. 3.)
Sully, Maximilien de Bethune, due de.
'- Great design of Henry IV, from the
Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, and The
united states of Europe, by E: Everett
Hale; with introd. by Edwin D. Mead.
*50c. Pub. for the International school
of peace, by Ginn. 9-27055.
Here are given Sully's account in full of tno
"Great design" of Henry IV of France to bring
about the federation of Europe: and the note-
worthy papers by Edward Everett Hale. Mr.
Mead's introduction sketches briefly the hi;--
torv of the scheme.
N. Y. Times. 14: 784. D. 11. '09. Sr.Ow.
Sumner, Helen Laura. Equal sufifrage. **$2.
^- Harper. 9-29195.
The results of an investigation in Colorado
made for the Collegiate equal suffrage league
of New York state. It is an impartial report,
marked by the absence of argument, in which
the author has collected facts, compared evi-
dence and stated results. If is the outgrowth
of a two years' investigation conducted accord-
ing to best scientific methods: question blanks
were circulated: newspaper files were studied
to determine what women have done in poli-
tics; registration books were examined; state,
county, and city reports were explored to firi'i
out the number of women office-holders, their
records, salaries, etc.
"Conscientious, competent book, whose read-
ing should be encouraging to champions of the
cause and its followers, and give food for se-
rious and unsettling thought to its opponents."
-f Ind. 67: 11-47. N. 18, '09. 120w.
Sutcliffe, Alice Crary. Robert Fulton and
'■' the ''Clermont.'' **$i.20. Century.
9-25210.
"The authoritative story of Robert Fulton's
early experiments, persistent efforts, and his-
toric achievements, containing many of Ful-
ton's hitherto unpublished letters, drawings and
pictures." (Explan. title.) It is a timely con-
tribution to history and to the record of steam
navigation, prepared by the inventor's great-
granddaughter.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 85. N. '09. +
"Timely, and fills a gap in American biogra-
phy. A part of the material of Miss Sutcliffe's
volume has appeared in 'The century magazine,'
but it is well worth its production in this ex-
panded and more permanent form."
-f Dial. 47: 184. S. 16, '09. 300w.
"While adding little to our knowledge of Ful-
ton's life and achievements, brings together
a valuable collection of portraits, letters, plans
and sketches, many of which have never be-
fore been published." F. H. D.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 362. D. '09. 220w.
Engin. D. 6: 337. O. '09. lOOw.
"There is here collected possibly more of
Fulton's own comments on his ideas and ambi-
tions than has ever before been seen in print
There are also a few points on which a student
of early engineering progress in this country will
look in vain for new light. The volume shows
some signs of hasty preparation."
H Engin. N. 62: sup. 22. S. 10, '09. 650w.
"She has done more to establish Fulton's
claims to great ability as an inventor than all
I)revious writers."
-I- Engin. Rec. 60: 364. S. 25, '09. 300w.
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"Tlie interest of the book lies in its new
material, wmcli includes Fulton's preliminary
plans for his steamboat."
+ Ind. 67: "loS. S. 30, '09. loOw.
"Tlie present work is sympathetically written
and must be looked upon as the most complete
and satisfactory of all the briefer lives of the
inventor wliich have been published."
+ Lit. D. 39: 54,5. O. 2, '09. 170w.
+ Nation. 89:308. S. 30, '09. 300w.
'"I'here have been several lives of Fulton in
the past but in none of them, even that by his
intimate friend. Cadwallader D. Golden, have
the genius ajid individuality of Fulton been
so clearly defined as in this latest one by the
grreatgranddaughter of the inventor. It has
been a laboi- of love, but without partiality."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 546. S. 18, '09. 1150w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 510. O. '09. 60w.
Sutcliffe, Halliwell. Priscilla of the Good In-
1" tent. t$i-50. Little. 9-26319.
The fragrance and freshness of the fields seem
to pervade this story of simple life in the north
country of England. Aside from the atmo-
sphere, the charm of the book lies in the con-
trast of character. Priscilla, the slim little
mistress of Good Intent farm, is a very lovable
heroine, but there are moments when "Peggx-
o' Mathewson's" the gipsy-like girl of the moor-
lands, slips to the front of the stage. David the
smith, sturdy, simple and strong, is a foil for
the weak, inconstant character of Reuben
Gaunt, who proves his manhood only after a
long fight.
The charmingly whimsical illustrations, a num-
ber in color, are by Hy. Mayer." — ^N. Y. Times.
"Reminiscent of Phillpotts' Tlartmoor sto-
ries, 'out without their gloomv atmosphere.''
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 94. N. '09.
"This 'romance of the grey fells' attracts us
by its strong human interest and pleasant rural
atmosphere. The weakness of the story lies in
the unconvincing transformation of the second
suitor . . . into a model of courageous manli-
ness."
-i Ath. 1909, 1:612. My. 22. 180w.
"One who reads may feel at moments an
inclination to run swiftly up and down the
landscape, yet the pastoral setting has charm
and significance, the story holds interest in
suspense to the last, and the tone never swerves
from its high pitch."
-I- Nation. 89:600. D. 16, '09. 140w.
"Mr. Sutcliffe gives lovers of romance a
wholesome and pleasing treat. The pictures of
humble English country life indoors and out,
and tlie lore of the birds and beasts and plants
and all the life of the field and the fen, make
the no\ el 'different' frona the run of tales."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:666. O. 23. '09. 250w.
"One of the many well-constructed, solid bits
of fiction turned out by English writers every
year."
-I- Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6, '09. 50w.
"This is well written, with some fine study
of character, but the story drags a little."
H Spec. 102: 865. My. 29, '09. 20w.
Sutherland, Howard V. Idylls of Greece.
*$i. Sherman, French & co. 8-31832.
Four idylls built up about "olden tales of love"
in classic Greece. They are: Prokris and Ke-
phalos: Melas and Anaxe; Acis and Galataea;
CEme and CEonus.
N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. 50w.
Swan, Mark E. Top o' the world. t$i.5o.
Button. 8-24873.
"A fantastic narrative tells of all the queer
things that happened to a little girl who wanted
to be grown up. The narrative is written by
Alark E. Swan, the lyrics by James O'Dea, and
che music by Anna Caldwell and Manuel Klein.
"Now that it has been turned into a book it
has lost some of its picturesqueness, though the
story is just the same."
-I Nation. 87: 550. D. 3, '08. 60w.
"A quaint story that will interest all the little
ones."
4- N. Y. Times. 13: 497. S. 12, '08. 80w.
"There is not enough to build up a page
story in a juvenile paper, let alone a bulky vol-
ume. The illustrations lack the refinement and
artistic taste that such pictures should have."
— R. of Rs. 38: 767. D. '08. 120w.
Swift, Edgar James. ]\Iind in the making:
a study in mental development. **$i.50.
Scribner. 8-12179
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Swift's book is stimulating, clearly written,
interesting, and within the comprehension of
the average reader. On the whole it is a com-
mendable attempt to state education in socio-
psychological terms." C: H. Johnston.
-t- J. Philos. 6: 155. Mr. 18, '09. 2300w.
"While Professor Swift's 'Mind in the mak-
ing' like most other genetic treatises tends at
times to underestimate the value and the poten-
cy of non-subjective factors in the educational
process, it on the whole constitutes one of the
most stimulating books on education recently
published." A. D. Yocum.
-t- Psychol. Bull. 6: 104. Mr. 15, '09. 430w.
"On the whole it is very well written and ex-
tremely suggestive, even though the psycholo-
gist may teel that some of the statements
should be accepted with reservations." Irving
King.
H School R. 17: 275. Ap. '09. 800w.
Swift, Polemus Hamilton. Gospel cheer
11 messages. *$i.2S. West. Meth. bk.
8-37346.
In Part 1 the author has set down some of
the convictions and observations concerning
revivals gained during twelve years' ministry
in Chicago. Part 2 contains a series of re-
vival sermons preached in the Austin Metho-
dist Episcopal church during February, 19U8.
They were planned to meet the special need
of this Chicago church and community.
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Dramas; se-
"•' lected and eaited by Arthur Beatty.
**$i.5o. Crowell. 9-24012.
Includes "Atlanta in Calydon," "Erechtheus"
and "Mary Stuart." An introduction sums up
the poet's" career and place in literature, whiie
full notes, a chronological list of Swinburne's
writings and a bibliography of the lives of Swin-
burne follow the text.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 149. D. '09.
Dial. 47: 391. N. 16, '09. 40w.
"It is a well-edited and a well-printed vol-
ume, serviceable, alike for the student and the
'general reader.' "
-f- Ind. 67: 884. O. 14. '09. 80w.
"The editor has supplied judicious notes ex-
plaining classical obscurities, and an introduc-
lion apparently not dictated by intemperate en-
thusiasm."
-I- Nation. 89: 517. N. 25, '09. 440\v.
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Shakes-
^1 pcare. 2s. Frowde, London.
A eulogy in which the author "passes in re-
view all the plays, and aflfirms, in twinned
epithets charging pair after pair like sea-hors-
es up the foamy crest of his billowing sen-
tences, that each drama of Shakespeare's, with
one or two exceptions, is the most divinely and
incomparably excellent thing of its kind in the
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Swinburne, Algernon C:— Continued.
world. He makes, to be sure, some distinc-
tions among tiie children of the master's mind,
but reverently, as a mortal distinguishes the
differing glories 'Of the seraphim." — Nation.
pendices we liave records, laws of the various
games, and notes on winter-sport resorts." —
Spec.
"The little book before us is full of insight,
of impatience, and of cumbrous eloquence. It
is sometimes hard to discover where the critic
ends and the fine frenzy of the poet begins."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 289. S. 11. llOOw.
H Nation. 89: 411. O. 28, '09. 360w.
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Three plays
of Shakespeare. (Harper's lib. of liv-
ing thought.) **75c. Harper. 9-9460.
A series which aims to provide students with
some single, central, living thoughts which au-
thors present for magazine printing before
taking the time to develop them into
books. The three plays here treated are "King
Lear," "Othello" and "King Richard II." The
living thought in the first is that King Lear is
an expression of the most advanced doctrine
as to the absolute equality of man confronted
by nature and of the futility of the monarch-
ical idea; in the second, that Shakespeare
missed the most pathetic feature of the "tragic
mischief" when he forebore to make use of
lago's stealing the handkerchief as it is
recorded in Curthio's version; in the third,
the struggle in Shakespeare's mind between
the influence of Marlowe and that of Robert
Greene.
"The poet's vice as a critic is, of course, his
intemperate exaggeration and his super-abund-
ant use of the superlative. Yet there is a sound
and noble enthusiasm in his appreciation of the
great Elizabethans." E: Fuller.
H Bookm. 29: 636. Ag. '09. 60w.
H Ind. 67: 90. Jl. 8, '09. 120w.
"His criticisms of the plays of Shakespeare are
original and of marked analytic power."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 768. Je. '09. 40w.
Swingle, Calvin Franklin. Electric railway
8 power stations. $2. Drake, F: J. 9-11047.
"A book written for operating engineers, and
consisting largely of descriptions of modern
boilers, mechanical stokers, economizers, pumps,
steam engines, turbines, gas engines, generators,
switchboards, etc. The design and construction
of boilers and chimneys is taken up, and con-
siderable space is devoted to the use of the in-
dicator, the study of cards, and valve adjust-
ments."— Engin. D.
"It is a work that young men in subordinate
positions in power-houses could use with profit
in preparing themselves for more responsible
duties."
+ Engin. D. 5: 665. Je. '09. 80w.
"It should prove interesting and helpful for
those in whose hands the actual operation of
machinery is placed, and it should help them
to a more comprehensive view of the system
of which they are a part."
+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 8. Jl. 15, '09. 250w.
Syers, Edgar, and Syers, Madge. Book of
winter sports; with an introd. by the
Earl of Lytton, and contributions from
experts in various branches of sport.
*$4.20. Longmans. 9-9031.
"The winter sports here described and illus-
trated— the illustrations have been carefully col-
lected from various sources, old and new — might
be particularised as ice and snow sports. This
limitation is quite correct; football, hockey,
&c., are practised outside the borders of the
winter season. The 'winter sports' are bandy,
which is a kind of hockey on the ice: curling,
with details of its practice in various countries;
skating and the cognate sport of ski-ing, fol-
lowed on snow; and tobogganing. In the ap-
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. 180w.
"The names of the joint editors are a sufficient
guarantee for the excellence of their work."
4- Spec. 101: 745. N. 7, '08. 130w.
Symonds, Margaret (Mrs. W. W. Vaughan).
Days spent on a doge's farm. *$2.5o.
Century. 9-14222.
A reissue after fifteen years of a book "which
makes of every reader a friend." With the orig-
inal text there has been included a new preface
which is an appreciation and description of the
remarkable woman who ruled the "Doge's farm,"
Evelina, Countess Pisani.
Dial. 46: 90. F. 1, '09. 70w.
-I- Lit. D. 38: 393. Mr. .6, '09. 300w.
"It is an interesting account of Italian coun-
try life and gives a picture of an unusual wom-
an."
+ Nation. 88: 278. Mr. 18, '09. 130w.
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 88. F. 13, '09. 300w.
"It is a phase of Italian life seldom seen by
An>ericans." Charlotte Harwood.
+ Putnam's. 6; 238. My. '09. 120w.
R. of Rs. 39: 766. Je. '09. lOOw.
+ Spec. 101: 1108. D. 26, '08. 240w.
Symons, Arthur. Plays, acting and music :
s a book of theory. **$2. Dutton. 9-13610.
A new edition revised to kfeep pace with the
author's more recent application of critical
methods.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 62. O. '09.
"He has omitted, added, and changed, until
one who possesses the first edition will feel
it necessary, in order to keep up with Mr.
Symons, to own this later volume." R: Burton.
4- Dial. 47: 70. Ag. 1, '09. 380w.
"In the re-issue of 'Plays, acting and music,'
Arthur Symons is himself only in flaslies. As
a literary taster, Mr. Symons is pleasant to
read."
-I Ind. 67: 370. Ag. 12, '09. 250w.
"Here is something more than the indiffer-
entism of the hardened journalist. Symons re-
tained his zest. Every contact with art was a
great adventure. And he was at once so faith-
ful to the thing in hand, and so mindful of that
whole which we call art, that he is justified in
calling a volume apparently composed of rather
insubstantial scraps 'a book of theory.' "
+ Nation. 89: 12. Jl. 1, '09. 300w.
"Almost a new work rather than merely a
'revised' edition of it."
-H N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"The book as it now stands is additionally
valuable as a record of the evolution of this
thorough and inspired critic. Some of the es-
says, it is true, appear to have little permanent
value, being concerned with the production of
plays possessing at the best, a merely transient
interest; but even the obiter dicta of Mr. Symons
ai'e well worth reading."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 406. Je. 26, '09. 180\v.
Symons, Arthur. Romantic movement in
11. English poetry. ^$2.50. Dutton. 9-2401 1.
"In scheme and structure this book is not-
ably simple: little more, in fact, than a de-
scriptive catalogue, an assemblage of inde-
pendent studies or appreciations of the poets,
authentic or reputed, of a certain period in
our literature. We might call it a literary
'Peerage.' or a critical 'Who's who,' but that
the order adopted is chronologrical, not alpha-
betical."— Ath.
"Lacking a unifying point of view, the value
of the book lies in the felicity of some of its
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cliaiacterizatioiis and its poetical and trenchant
ijlirasing."
H A. L. A, Bkl. 6: 127. D. '09.
"In a word, this volume owes nothing of its
singular interest and value to its form — every-
thing to its substance, which is of rare ex-
cellence."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 518. O. 30, 1400w.
"For most readers its Introduction will prove
the most interesting part, because it is the
only part which provides any critical perspec-
tive, or from which a continuous history of
the lioniantic movement can be gleaned."
H Cath. World. 90: 251. N. '09. 380w.
•The truth is that Mr. Symons has felt pro-
foundly and correctly but has not reasoned
enough. Hence he overstates his case. The
danger of conventional scliolarship is not that
it concerns itself with history, but that it is
not always properly aware of the humbleness
of its task and that it too often mistakes the
backwaters of bibliography for the springs of
Helicon. It is, then, as a volume of essays up-
on the greater poets of the early nineteenth
century that 'The romantic movement in Eng-
lish poetr>' has positive value. And Mr. Ky-
mons is well equipped to interpret the works of
these men at once subtly and vigorously. His
personal preoccupations as a poet, too, enable
him to set certain matters in a new and more
excellent light." Ludwig Lewisohn.
H Forum. 42: 487. N. '09. 2000w.
•Notwithstanding these many good points,
the book, as a whole, leaves much to be de-
sired."
h Nation. 83: 354. O. 14, '09. 870w.
"A book of criticism of real value and of
great entertainment. If it were not for this
taint of the superior person, marring all he
writes, :\lr. Symons might have lieen a great
critic." R: Le'Jallienne.
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 717. N. 20. '09. 2800w.
"I should be inclined to call this book the
most brilliant that Mr. Symons has ever writ-
ten. A hundred things might be quoted as
illustrations of Mr. Symons' really marvellous
way of combining criticism and literature. Ap-
l^arently he contradicts himself at times, but
the contradiction is never more than apparent;
a few lines of explanation would make it all
clear." J: F. Runciman.
+ Sat. R. 108: 379. S. 25, '09. 1600w.
"The whole book is full of sane, illuminating
criticism, and Mr. Symons's range of apprecia-
tion is notably wider than the principles which-
he lava down in his introduction."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 925. D. 4, '09. 290w.
Syrett, Netta. Anne Page. t$i-5o. Lane.
12
"Its central figure is a woman, beneficent and
gracious, yet having behind her an unsuspected
l>ast — a past unregretted and deliberately chos-
en, since the man who shared it would on the
whole have preferred to be her husband. Su-
preme unselfishness and reluctance to hinder
the development of a genius were the motives,
we are told, of this sacrifice. . . . We can-
not overcome a Philistine aversion to the con-
ception of an ideal life with such a secret at
its core. . . . But the plot, the background,
and the accessories of the story are all artis-
tically planned, and have much charm." — Ath.
Syrett, Netta.
** Clurg.
Castle of dreams. $1.25. Mc-
•'In construction and finish this novel seems
to us the best piece of work which Miss Syrett
has yet done: but it impresses us rather as a
skillfully elaborated illustration of a purely aca-
demic thesLs than a study from life."
— + Ath. 1908, 1: 634. My. 23. 200w.
••Perhaps Netta Syrett would be surpised to
learn that anybody could think her 'Anne Page'
a demoralizing tale. Yet what else can be said
of a story in which the heroine defies the con-
ventions and comes to no bad end. Women
may read it for warning as well as entertain-
ment, and thev will find both."
;- N. Y. Times. 14: 751. N. 27, '09. 400w.
The story of the development of a neglected
girl shut away in an Irish castle, neglected by
her father, an impecunious Irish peer, and taken
in hand by an interesting scholar who comes
to the neighborhood. "The pictures of 'Bridgifs'
life in Ireland, of her extreme cleverness when
receiving her father's rowdily smart English
friends, and of the trick she plays them are all
well drawn." (Spec.)
"Miss Syrett shows herself, as usual, clever
at handling an imaginative theme, but we are
not sure that she has been wise in choosing
Ireland as a background for her castle of
dreams. Her Celtic peasants are painfully con-
ventional, and speak a dialect which would
hardly satisfy an expert critic in such mat-
ters. The humour, though sometimes telling, is
scarcely spontaneous, and the British Philis-
tines introduced are caricatures, not of the
highest order."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 433. Ap. 10. 120w.
Nation. 81: 512. N. 25, '09. 390w.
"Her heroine is Thoroughly delightful in her
defense against the mercenary father and the
intolerable suitor. Its portrayal is an extreme-
ly artistic piece of literar^• work."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 585. O. 2, '09. 250w.
"The book is slight, but it is written with con-
siderable grace, and the snatches of fairy-lore
with which it is interspersed are full of a plain-
tive and elusive charm."
+ Spec. 102: 543. Ap. 3, '09. 120w.
Taft, William Ho'ward. Political issues and
'- outlooks: speeches delivered between
August, 1908, and February, 1909.
**$T.25. Doubleday. 9-28960.
Twenty-three addresses of the President de-
livered thruout the countr\- from the time of
his nomination until his inauguration in which
he reveals his attitude towards the larger is-
sues that the country faces including the la-
bor question, the negro problem, the Philippine
polic>', and the tariff question.
Taggart, Marion Ames. Six girls and the
11 seventh one. t$i.50. Wilde. 9-25969.
A new "Six girl" book in which Margery, the
oldest girl who has married and gone to In-
dia, returns bringing the seventh one, Betty
Blossom, her two-months-old baby. The events
of a winter in New York and a summer in the
mountains are related, and the story ends hap-
pily with two love affairs in which the "sev-
enth one" plays an important part.
"Is another of Miss Taggart's wholesome
l)ooks dealing with home life and 'homey' char-
acters." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1366. D. 16, '09. 60w.
"Miss Taggart is a wise and wholesome as-
sociate for all young readers: her home atmos-
phere is uniformly healthful. In this new story
she indulges in just the right sort of romance."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1024. D. 4, '09. 150w.
"The cheerful tone of the character work and
the simple introduction of love add distinction
to the story."
-f Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, '09. 40w.
"The young people bubble over with health
and goo(i spirits and the story is pleasantly op-
timistic."
-4- R. of Rs. 40: 766. D. '09. 40w.
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Tallentyre, S. G., pseud. (E. V. Hall;.
1" Life of Mirabeau. *$3. Moffat. 9-22835.
"Mirabeau's tumultuous nature, his quarrels
with his even more self-willed father, his many
imprisonments under 'lettres de cachet,' his
abominably numerous love affairs, were but the
prelude to his political genius and his part in
the greatest national upheaval of modern times.
But in this book the vices and family quarrels
are given undue space and the political treat-
ment is not altogether satisfactory." — Outlook.
"Is a very inferior book to that of Professor
Fling on the same subject. It is far less learn-
ed, and much more pretentious. It adds nothing
to our knowledge of the subject, whether by
way of new facts, or of new points of view, it
echoes throughout the notes of Macaulay and
Carlyle, and the style is after the manner of
the latter."
— Nation. 89: 465. N. 11, '09. 70w.
"We accept her final verdict, although the
paths leading to it are somewhat circuitous."
H N, Y. Times. 14: 577. O. 2. '09. 2100w.
"Frankly the book is far less interesting than
that on Voltaire. The reason is that the ma-
terial has not been so well digested, and the
narrative lacks proportion and continuity of In-
tcrGSt '*
-I Outlook. 93: 276. O. 2, '09. 180w.
"Miss Tallentyre writes In a spirited style of
a France which is familiar to her. If we have
hinted at the faults of her work, these do not
affect its merits as a picture of the time and
a record of people whose minds, manners, ways
of talking and thinking she has successfully
made her own."
H Spec. 103: 243. Ag. 14, '09. 500w.
Tannenbaum, Samuel A. Was William
^" Shakespeare a gentleman? some ques-
tions in Shakespeare's biography de-
termined. 50C. Tenny pres?, 1193 Broad-
way, N. Y.
A discussion of the questions concerning the
granting of a coat of arms to John Shakespeare
by the College of heraldry. From eight pieces
of evidence the author proves that It was the
1596 request that was granted, but that the
application made in 1599 to impale the ancient
arms of Arden with those of Shakespeare was
set aside.
"The little book forms an effective attack on
Mr. Lee's position by the doubt it raises, not
by the conclusion it proves true."
-i Nation. 89: 286. S. 23, '09. 830w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 565. S. 25, '09. 230w.
Tanner, Edwin Piatt. Province of New Jer-
° sey, 1664-1738. *$4. Longmans. 8-33297.
_ "A detailed history of the political affairs and
institutions of New Jersey during two genera-
tions of its provincial life. The work is divided
into twenty-eight chapters, varying in length
from 5 to 81 pages, whose titles give a fair
notion of the scope of the treatment of the
period. These concern the nature, history, and
political relations of the peculiar land system
of the proprietors in each of the two Jersevs;
elements of the population; relations to the
Duke of York and to the crown; the personnel,
legal position and activities of executive, council
the assembly, respectively, and their conflicts;
the judicial system; financial affairs; militia
system; the Church of England in the province;
and the movement for a separate governor." —
Am. Hist. R.
"Dr. Tanner with all his commendable zeal
has in some instances contented himself with
less than final authority. There are occasional
slips. The historical temper of the author is
excellent; while his judgment favors the pro-
prietary party he shows a judicial spirit in his
estimate of men and measures, and his style is
clear. He has provided a 'vade mecum' for all
students of the period."
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 621. Ap. '09. 500w.
"The book is thorough and will be found use-
ful in a study of the economic history of the
colonial period." J. P. Bretz.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 131. Je. '09. 140w.
"A very learned and complete monograph." H.
E. E.
-f- Eng. Hist. R. 24: 618. Jl. '09. 80w.
"Its 700 pages give us the most minute and
scholarly account yet produced of any colony
during a similar period. The critical apparatus,
and tiie elaborate index, are good."
+ Nation. 88: 462. My. 6, '09. 330w.
Tardieu, Andre. France and the alliances:
the struggle for the balance of power.
**$i.50. Macmillan. 8-31144,
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Cautious readers, must accept these pages
for what they are, a tonic to French patriotism,
a justification of the French oligarchy, and a
somewhat self-complacent paean of victory."
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 825. Jl. '09. 1300w.
"A good book to read in connection with
Coolidge's 'United States as a world power." "
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 85. Mr. '09.
"The discussions of European politics are clear
and accurate though .there is occasionally a
nationalistic tinge in the interpretations. Any-
one who wishes to get a good summary of the
complicated interrelations of, European politics
should read this book " C. L." Jones.
-I Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 218. Ja. '09. 270w.
"In his present book we are disappointed,
inasmuch as he is not so safe a guide to history
— even recent — as he is, from day to day, upon
current aPairs. Moreover, in English dress, his
manner of presenting his personal views suffers
by loss of liis l<'rencn clearness."
— Ath. 1908, 2: 785. D. 19. 1250w.
"It includes so much that it might almost be
recommended as a convenient summary of the
diplomatic history of Europe since the Franco-
German war."
-I- Outlook. 91: 864. Ap. 17, '09. 320w.
"We feel somehow as we read that M. Tar-
dieu's narrative is frequently too ingenious to
be real. We have found M. Tardieu's book so
interesting, though not always in a pleasant
sense, in relation to ourselves that we have no
space to write of the chapters which treat of
Ireiich relations with other powers."
-I Spec, 102: 223. F. 6, '09. 2200w.
Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas
1- party. t$i-25. Harper. 9-28111.
Beasley, a politician, misunderstood by the
woman he loves and accused of a lack of im-
agination, finds himself guardian of a little
crippled boy whose waking moments are given
up to entertaining imaginary friends and com-
panions. How Beasley makes himself the serv-
ant of this child during his make-believe mo-
ments, creates devices for lending reality to
the people and animals of the child's fancy,
and, finally, how he plans a wonderful Christ-
mas party and invites the whole troop of im-
aginary people, entertains them and feasts them
is all set down in the order that it took place
to ""please a sick little kid."
"The best feature of the book is the romance
it contains." W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 67: 1354. D. 16, '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Tarkington has written a very charm-
ing little tale, and those readers who do not
demand much subtlety will find tears and
smiles in the book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:751. N. 27, '09. 190w.
"Mr. Booth Tarkington's vein of kindly sen-
timent and his courage in interpreting in un-
conventional forms the life of the affections
are happily mixed in a real Christmas story."
+ Outlook. 93: 832. D. 11, '09. 90v/.
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Tarkington, Booth, and Wilson, Harry
Leon. Man from home. t$i-25. Har-
per. 8-32634.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 51. F. '09.
"It should be popular with amateurs in social
circles everywhere."
+ Ind. 65: 1620. D. 31, '08. 130w.
Lit. D. 37: 988. D. 26, '08. 40w.
"Mr. Tarkington has a mellow vein of humor
reflected in the speeches of the honest Indiana
lawyer and which give a certain value to the
piece in book form which some other printed
plays may lack."
+ N. Y, Times. 14: 88. F. 13, '09. 260w.
R. of Rs. 39: 256. F. '09. 30w.
Tate, James Murray, and Stone, Melvin
Oscar. Foundry practice: a treatise on
molding and casting in their various
details; prepared for the use of stu-
dents in the college of engineering,
University of Minnesota. 3d ed. rev.
$2. Wiley. 9-1599-
"In preparing a new edition of the book, the
authors have rearranged the position of the
chapters and given them new descriptive head-
ings, and also added new material on cupola
practice and malleable castings." — Engin. Rec.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 150. D. '09.
EngIn D. 5: 296. Mr. '09. 250w.
"Something might have been done toward
modernizing the illustrations and descriptions
of machine equipment for foundries."
-I Engin. N. 61: sup. 46. Ap. 15, '09. 140w.
"As a whole, they have covered the ground
remarkably well considering the small space
necessarily devoted to the numerous topics, and
their work should be appreciated by all students
who desire to become informed regarding mod-
ern foundry practice."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 363. Mr. 27, '09. 160w.
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.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"His deficiency as a book writer lies in fail-
ure to grasp the principles of perspective. Hav-
ing adopted the scientific method, he feels it
advisable to recapitulate conclusions from time
to time, and he does so with such painstaking
faithfulness that his book is expanded to at
least twice the length necessary to a thorough
and convincing presentation of his subject.
Everybody who Is interested in singing ought
to inform himself of what Mr. Taylor has to
say." F: R. Burton.
-I Forum. 42: 270. S. '09. 370w.
"Mr. Taylor's book is lucid and convincing. It
is stimulating, too, and can hardly fail to ac-
complish a deal of good."
+ Ind. 67: 92. Jl. 8, '09. 230w.
"It is a treatise of unusual value and may
mark the beginning of a new epoch in vocal
Instruction."
-f Nation. 87: 661. D. 31, '08. lOOOw.
+ Outlook. 91: 292. F. 6, '09. 140w.
"With the possible exception of Mr. Kreh-
biel's 'Chapters of opera," the most important
book of the season, relating to music is un-
doubtedly 'The psychology of singing.' " D. G.
Mason.
+ Putnam's. 6: 108. Ap. '09. 700w.
Taylor, Horace A. Tales of travel; all
^ around the world. *$i.50. Neale.
9-22859.
A travel lover's record of a trip around the
world in which are described the common peo-
ple as they were seen, their looks, customs,
conditions and prospects; the climates, products
and characteristics of countries; monuments of
antiquity, palaces and pyramids.
"His eyes. are always wide open, honest, and
unafraid, and his descriptions have spirit and
individuality. The book's especial virtue is its
honesty."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 642. O. 23, '09. 200w.
Taylor, Ida Ashworth. Cardinal democrat:
Henry Edward Manning. *$i.25. Her-
der.
"The ulterior purpose of the writer is to hold
up Manning's life as a proof of the identity of
Christian and democratic principles — 'a truth
perfunctorily and theoretically acknowledged, but
disallowed in any true sense, by the majority
of friends and foes of religion alike.' . . . After
an introductory chapter. Miss Taylor takes up
the subject at the appointment of Manning to
the archbishopric of Westminster; and, passing
without notice all those matters which apper-
tained strictly to his spiritual office or his pri-
vate life, she relates the part played by the Car-
dinal in the various public questions through
which he came to be known as a friend of the
working people, and of all who struggle against
entrenched injustice." — Cath. World.
"She has done a service to the memory of her
hero by placing. In popular and attractive form,
the great human traits of his life before tlmt
large class of readers who have not the time or
inclination to peruse Purcell's two large vol-
umes."
+ Cath. World. 88: 835. Mr. '09. lOOOw.
"There can be no doubt that this is a very
able and interesting study of a great man. That
Manning was a democrat — to use that word in
its best sense — we cannot allow."
-i Spec. 101: 843. N. 21, '08. 250w.
Taylor, William Ladd. Our home and coun-
try; pictured by W. L. Taylor; with in-
trocl. by W. H. Downes. (Illustrated
gift books.) **$3. Moffat. 8-32376.
"Mr. Taylor has portrayed here typical scenes
and character life in New England, the South,
and the western frontier. For his text he draws
principally from Longfellow, whose 'Hanging
of the crane,' 'The children's hour,' 'The old
clock on the stairs,' &c., fit in together for the
purpose of giving a running series of sketches
of American home life as one dreams it was to
be found here some fifty years ago. . . . The
Taylor pictures are reproduced in hello type and
half-tone, and not a little of the interest at-
taching to them arises from the satisfaction
which one feels in having all these famous
sketches brought together in one volume." — N.
Y. Tin.es.
-I- Nation. 87: 638. D. 24, '08. 50w.
"The artist's range, meaning, and variety is
(*xtt3nsivG *'
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 748. D. 5, '08. 160w.
"An excellent idea adequately carried out."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 750. D. 5, '08. 170w.
"The Illustrations, especially of life in New
England and Virginia, are simply delightful, re-
flecting as they do with remarkable fidelity the
spirit of life in our colonial days."
+ Outlook. 91: 20. Ja. 2, '09. 130w.
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Taylor, William T. Stationary transform-
'• ers; theory, connections, operation and
testing of constant-potential, constant-
current, series and auto transformers,
potential regulators, etc. *$i.50. Mc-
Graw. 9-1 1048.
"The author has confined his attention to a
small part of his subject. The larger part of
the book is occupied by diagrams and aescrip-
tions of transformer connections for a variety
of conditions. . . . Tije plan followed by the au-
thor is largely descriptive. With the excep-
tion of a liberal and necessary use of vector
diagrams it is non-mathematical. After a very
brief review of underlying principles the author
takes up, in short chapters, the standard sys-
tems of circuit connections used in single and
polyphase circuits. An instructive chapter is
that devoted to three-phase difHcultles. ... A
chapter on transformer testing concludes the
book." — Engin. N.
"It gives in compact form a large amount of
not otherwise readily available information re-
garding the various methods of making the con-
nections required for almost every condition met
with in practice."
+ Engin. D. 6: 54. Jl. '09. 130w.
. "The quality of the material is fairly satis-
factory but it should form a part of a complete
work on transformers rather than a book itself."
H: H. Norris.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 72. Je. 17, '09. 280w.
"Contains some very interesting and valuable
information on the installation, testing and op-
eration of this type of apparatus."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 726. Je. 5, '09. lOOw.
Terence (Publius Terentius Afer). Comedies
of Terence; ed. with introd. and notes
by Sidney G. Ashmore. *$i.50. Oxford.
8-17963.
"Prof. Ashmore's new edition of the extant
plays of Terence is in one compact volume, a
boon to students. The text is that of Prof.
Tyrrel, substantially without change. Prof.
Tyrrel's Latin footnotes are also reproduced.
The text is in Latin, of course, but Prof. Ash-
more's commentary is in English. It elucidates
every involved passage, and presents the play
clearly to the reader." — N. Y. Times.
"This edition is the very best one that ex-
ists for English-speaking students." H. T.
Peck
+'— Bookm. 28: 590. F. '09. 1400w.
"A capital piece of work."
+ Educ. R. 36: 525. D. '08. 60w.
"Prof. Ashmore's new edition will be wel-
comed by students. It lacks nothing needed in
the study of the author from the point of view
of philology, grammar, poetic quality, or dra-
matic history."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 386. Jl. 11, '08. 840w.
Thackeray, Lance. Light side of Egypt.
*$2.5o. Macmillan. 9-23743-
"There is something irresistibly comic in the
intercourse of European tourists with Orientals,
the former sentimental, the latter predatory;
and we have never seen the humorous contrast
better realized than in these pictures by Mr.
I.,ance Thackeray. The artist uses the license
of the caricaturist, but every type portrayed is
recognizable and human, however grotesque."
(Ath.) "Mr. George Ade, in a brief but pungent
preface, characterizes the book thus: 'For a real
picture of Egypt — prop up the dusty antique in
the background, put bewildered tourist into fore-
ground, then flood with sunlight. This is what
Mr. Thackeray has done.' " (Dial.)
"Especially will It be valuable to persons who
are planning to visit Egypt in the near future,
and are not averse to seeing themselves as
others may see them and getting all the possible
fun, as well as profit, from the adventure."
-t- Dial. 45: 461. D. 16, '08. 200w.
Thackeray, William Makepeace. Sense and
1" sentiment of Thackeray; being selec-
tions from the w^ork and correspond-
ence of William Makepeace Thack-
eray; comp. by Mrs. C: Mason Fair-
banks. **75c. Harper. 9-26298.
A little hand-book of Thackeray wisdom con-
taining .selections from that author's pages of
human philosophy.
+ Dial. 47:521. D. 16, '09. 60w.
"Mrs. Fairbanks has brought together here
a series of passages in praise of woman which
quite convince us that Thackeray was as oth-
er men."
+ Nation. 89: 630. D. 23, '09. 130w.
"To lovers of Thackeray who have not made
up their own collections of his wise and
clever epigrams this selection will be seized
upon with avidity."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 609. O. 16, '09. 230w.
Thomas, Calvin. History of German liter-
ature. (Short histories of literatures of
the world.) **$i.50. Appleton. 9-7328.
"Professor Thomas has succeeded irt the
difficult task of telling the story of a thousand
years in a volume of four hundred pages with-
out sacrificing interest to condensation. . . .
It was not an easy task to tell the story of
a literature which had one great culminat-
ing period after long, dreary wastes of deadly-
dull writing, with little oases of romantic or
religious feeling in the far background; but
this story Professor Thomas has succeeded in
making coherent, and has illuminated it with
vital touches throughout."
"He has an exquisite eye for the incongruous
and entertaining. We commend the book to
every one who has toured in Egypt."
-f- Ath. 1908. 2: 767. D. 12. 120w.
"It is more popular than Francke. more
scholarly than Wells and more readable than
Robertson. Unfortunately the nineteenth cen-
tury is rather inadequately treated, so that
Robertson remains the best single volume for
the average library, with this as an admirable
supplement."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 144. My. '09.
"Common sense and capable workmanship
are the distinguishing features of the book; it
inspires comparatively little enthusiasm but it
adequately achieves its purpose. Perhaps the
least satisfactory chapter is the last, which dis-
cusses 'some recent developments' in a rather
loose and superficial fashion."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 120. Jl. 31. 320w.
"The book will do, it will serve capitally the
■general reader' for whom the series is intend-
ed, btit the student, after recognizing all this,
has a well-defined sense of incompleteness."
H Ind. 67: 425. Ag. 19, '09. 600w.
"For scholarly finish, taste, and completeness
this sketch of German literature Is in every
way commendable."
-f Lit. D. 38: 767. My. 1, '09. 170w.
"Naturally in a work of this kind there must
be many omissions, but the work has been
well done on the whole, and the book will pro-
vide a good survey for the average reader or
student who desires td inform himself upon the
subject without going deeply into any given
period."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 211. Ap. 10, '09. 180w.
"There are passages in this book which will
greatly shock the average German scholar; and
in a few cases it will not be entirely free from
the criticism of less academic readers. But
so many literary histories are conventional,
dry-as-dust records that the raciness and gen-
eral breeziness of this volume are full of re-
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freshment. Altogether this must be counted one
of the most readable and useful of the many
literary histories of recent years."
+ — Outlook, yi: 817. Ap. 10, '09. 330w.
"A thorough piece of work, particularly use-
ful in the section devoted to the American nov-
el."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. 60w.
"The greater part of Dr. Thomas' work is most
praiseworthy. The portion of the book which
deals with the most recent developments is the
least satisfactory of all."
+ — Sat. R. 107: 724. Je. 5, '09. llOOw.
Thomas, Edward. Richard Jefferies; his life
' and work. *$3. Little. 9-25306.
With the hope of putting Jefferies in the prop-
er light before the world of literature the au-
thor, fortified by a good deal of new material,
constructs a life at once sympathetic and true
to actual conditions and formative influences.
Jefferies the fiction writer, es.say writer, natural
ist, economist, humanitarian, and lover of coun-
try life is critically studied as well as his con-
tributions to literature.
"This work, althougli occasionally a little
vague and fanciful in its attempts at close
characteiization, is conscientious and interest-
ing, and supplies the need for a carefully stud-
ied background to Jefferies' delicate and vivid
rural pictures."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 86. N. '09.
"Mr. Thomas's work, in fact, errs on the side
of excess. It is open to question whether there
was need for another life and appreciation of
Jefferies. Altogether this biography is a con-
scientious, painstaliing piece of work."
H Ath. 1909, li 368. Mr. 27. 600w.
"He is not seldom vague and fanciful and ob-
scure and one doubts whether he always
clearly knows what lie is trying to say. But
much could easily be pardoned in so good a
biography as he has given us." P. F. Bick-
nell.
H Dial. 47: 228. O. 1, '09. 1900w.
"A full and sympathetic biography, prepareu
by one who thoroughly understands the man
and thoroughly knows the man's country and
his books."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 594., O. 9, '09. 570w.
"A sympathetic and critical life."
+ Outlook. £3: 879. D. 18, '09. 370w.
"All will appreciate what we may call the
carefully studied background to Jefferies's rural
pictures which is here given us."
H Spec. 103: 22. Jl. 3, '09. lOOw.
Thomas, Rowland. Little gods. t$i-50. Lit-
tle. 9-6849.
Eleven stories of life in the Philippines. El-
emental, untrained man, harking back to in-
stinct, is portrayed in "Fagan," the story that
was awarded $5,000 by Colliers. Fagan is a
negro who joins the American army, is a
wonderful fighter but finds discipline irksome.
His offenses are dealt with untactfully by a
lieutenant "with the fear of God and the Regu-
lations in his heart, and wondrous small un-
derstanding in his head." He is sent to the
guard house, deserts and is hunted down to
his death. All of the stories present types with
photographic clearness.
"The style is strong and dramatic, but the
mysticism by which the author has attempted
to connect the stories is a drawback to the
ordinary reader."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 149. My. '09.
"One finds the trail of Kipling and of Merri-
man in 'The dragon's blood.' "
+ Atlan. 104:680. N. '09. 170w.
"One would not have to look further than the
table of contents of Mr. Thomas's own book to
come across better material than that in 'Fa-
gan.' " F: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 29: 402. Je. '09. 750w,
"The first story is distinctly the best of the
lot; although they all show power and im-
agination."
-I- Cath. World. 89: 255. My. '09. 200w.
"In his volume of short stories Rowland
Thomas has accomplished for the Philippines
what Kipling's pen accomplished years ago
for India."
+ Ind. 66: 1083. My. 20, '09. 200w.
"The book has fancy, pathos, and humor; the
last of a very abundant and uncloving kind."
+ Nation. 89: 16. Jl. 1, '09. 340w.
"The stories are very much alive, intensely
interesting, and have all the force of human
documents."
+ N. Y. Times, 14: 220. Ap. 10, '09. 360w.
Thomas, William Isaac. Source book for so-
11 cial origins: ethnological materials,
psychological standpoint, classified and
annotated bibliographies for the inter-
pretation of savage society. *$4.5o.
Univ. of Chicago press. 9-27970.
A comprehensive source-book for social ori-
gins in which the material has been grouped
under the following seven heads: The relation
of society to geographic and economic environ-
ment: Mental life and education; Invention and
technology; Sex and marriage; Art, ornament,
and decoration; Magic, religion, myth; Social
organization, morals, the state.
"The present book is admirably adapted to
orient the beginner and to serve as the basis
for class-room work in the subject." J. H T
+ Psychol. Bull. 6: 417. D. 15, '09. 380w.
Thomas-Stanford, Charles. Leaves from a
1^ Madeira garden. **$i.5o. Lane.
"The author is greatly enamored of his Is-
land—loves it for its climate, its scenery, its
fertility, and its people— and he writes of it
with excellent appreciation of its charms." (N.
Y. Times.) "Mr. Stanford tells us about vari-
ous things besides gardening, about the Por-
tuguese people, for instance, and about Portu-
guese government. Of this last he has a very
bad opinion; he regards it as a thoroughly cor-
rupt system, by which the two parties took
turns in the spoils of office." (Spec.)
"The book is very pleasing."
+ Nation. S3: 546. D. 2, '09. 300w.
"Some pleasing pictures of one of the most
delightful of the Atlantic Islands are present-
ed."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 647. O. 23, '09. 220w.
"We must say that we cannot always agree
with Mr. Stanford in his judgment on moral
matters. There is much pleasant reading in
the book."
H Spec. 103: sup. 490. O. 2, '09. 250w.
Thompson, Charles Miner. Calico cat: a
rural detective story minus a detective.
t$i.25. Houghton. 8-30016.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"An amusing tale."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 27. Ja. '09.
"Deserves thanks from seekers after the
harmless necessary story of amusement."
+ Nation. 88: 118. F. 4, '09. 220w.
Thompson, Clarence Bertrand. Churches
and the wage earners: a study of the
cause and cure of their separation.
**$!. Scribner. 9-649S.
Deals according to the author's own words
with "a specific, clear-cut problem — that of the
gulf between the masses of the laboring people
and the churches of today." The subdivisions
of Mr. Thompson's study are suggestive of the
trend of treatment: Part 1, The alienation of
the wage earners from the churches: its extent
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Thompson, Clarence Bertrand — Continued-
and its causes; Part 2, The attitude of the
churches toward the worliingmen, and its
results; Part 3, Christianity and socialism;
Part 4, What to do. The author believes that
the churches must be socialized even at the
expense of "historical continuity"; that if the
churches do not sieze their present opportunity
for an awakening, humanity will come for-
ward with a religion of its own.
"A comprehensive analysis of the situation."
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 654. O. '09. 30w.
"Author is rather unfair to socialism and of-
fers no new criticisms or suggestions, but he
writes from fulness of knowledge and his tem-
per and method of presentation are on the
whole admirable."
-) A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 51. O. 'On.
"This work is an excellent index of the pres-
ent status of thought upon this vital subject."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34; 431. S. '09. 200w.
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 153. Ag. 7. 80w.
"Throughout the whole essay he shows a tem-
per and a method which are thoroughly scientif-
ic. In consequence, he has made a book well
worthy of being pondered, and none the less se-
rious for being written in most simple and pop-
ular style."
+ Cath. World. 89: 398. Je. '09. 480w.
J. Pol. Econ. 17:545. O. '09. 230w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 144. Mr. 13, '09. 160w.
R. of Rs. 39: 640. My. '09. lOOw.
"If the book can be said to be inadequate or
unfair in any part, the charge must be brought
against the section upon socialism. Aside from
this one section, Mr. Thompson's book Is to be
heartily commended in every particular. It may
be safely placed upon the shelf beside that rap-
idly growing accumulation of books which shows
that the day of judgment for organized Chris-
tianity is at hand." J: H. Holmes.
-I Survey. 22: 47S. Jl. 3, '09. 1650w.
"Tlie best review of what has beon written
on the relation of wage earners and the
churches " Graham Taylor.
-I- Survey. 22: 855. S. 25. '09. 330w.
"Whi'p Mr. Thompson attests on every page
his unflinching desire to get at and face the
actual situation, there is little to show that
he sought to find out what it is, either by his
own investigation, or even by interviewing or
corresponding with those who of their own
knowledge know the situation because they
are parts of It."
-I Survey. 23: 61. O. 2, '09. 1900w.
Thompson, Francis. Shelley: with an in-
-' trod, by Rt. Honorable George Wynd-
ham. *$i. Scribner. 9-14616.
Mr. Wyndham states that Thompson's "Shel-
ley" and Meyer's "Vergil" are the two best
English essays on poetry of our day. Mr.
Thompson reads Shelley In the light of that
poet's abounding spontaneity; claims that he
has no lineal descendant at the present day
because inspiration is predominated over by
art; presents Shelley the philosopher. Idler and
poet, all the while depicting the amiable weak-
nesses of the winsome child with the adorable
faculty of make-believe.
"On Thompson's essay we have but one
stricture to make, which, perhaps, will best be
made and disposed of at once. Thompson wrote
as a Roman Catholic for Roman Catholics;
consequently he adopted a tone of religious
patronage which, though not offensive, is hard-
Iv 3,rtistlc "
H Ath. 1909, 1: 490. Ap. 24. 1700w.
"A manuscript worthy a place among English
prose masterpieces." A. B. McMahan.
+ Dial. 46: 399. Je. 16, '09. 2900w.
"Well worth reading and preserving."
+ Nation. 88: 439. Ap. 29, '09. 200w.
"Even the general reader, to whose limita-
tions reference has been made, can hardly fail
to get from the essay real light on Shelley, and
what will certainly be as gratifying and reward-
ing, light on the essentially beautiful nature
of Francis Thompson."
-h — N. Y. Times. 14: 340. My. 29, '09. 900w.
"It is unfortunate that Thompson limited
Shelley in so far as to test him by churchly
standards on the ground of his once-considered
atheism. This concession to the organ for which
the essay was intended, though made reluctant-
ly, as one perceives, mars the criticism as liter-
ature and cannot but destroy its universality."
J. B. Rittenhouse.
-I N. Y. Times. 14:770. D. 4, '09. 540w.
"Together with the Swinburne essays on
Sliellex', it forms the most complete and perfect
commentary on Shelley the poet and Shelley
the man."
+ No. Am. 190: 407. S. '09. 420w.
Thompson, James Westfall. Wars of reli-
gion in France, 1559-1576; the Hugue-
nots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II.
*$4.50. Univ. of Chicago press. 9-14063.
A work of over six hundred pages which falls
in the epoch of the French reformation but
which treats the political, diplomatic and eco-
nomic activities of the period rather than the
religious aspect. The author has interpreted
the times in the light of the progress made in
economic history during the past twenty years,
presenting "some of the results of recent re-
search into the economic history of sixteenth
century France to English readers."
"Mr. Thompson's book is not only newer but
also broader than Baird's excellent work on the
■Rise of the Huguenots,' where the author lim-
ited his field by his title. And most important
of all, in describing that bitter turmoil of in-
terests and ideals Mr. Thompson is scrupulous-
ly impartial. He has put the general reader
and the scholar under obligations to him by this
excellent work." Paul van Dyke.
-\ Am. Hist. R. 14: 131. O. '09. 1200w.
+ A. L. A. Bkl, 6: 127. D. '09.
"The serious student of the period will be
impressed not merely by the author's fairness,
but oven more by his large command of the
literature of the subject, both printed books
and manuscript material." H: E. Bourne.
+ Dial. 47: 335. N. 1, '09. 1350w.
"In the main Professor Thompson has told
his story well. The style, which Is inclined, to
drag in the beginning, becomes clearer • and
more fluent as the narrative progresses."
-I Nation. 89: 463. N. 11, '09. 970w.
"In addition to being readable and scholarly,
it also is a modern work."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14:579. O. 2. '09. 400w.
"Though not a book of great originality and
power, it condenses in a clear form and en-
forces tlio views of the best authorities upon
the period."
-f- Sat. R. 108: 537. O. 30, '09. 1150w.
Thompson, Reginald Campbell. Semitic
^^ magic: its origin and development. (Lu-
zac's original religious ser.) *$4. Bloch.
9-8888.
"This interesting book does not deal with
Semitic magic as a whole, but treats only of
certain aspects of It illustrated by the cunei-
form texts, derived for the most part from
Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh, as compared
with certain parallel beliefs Implied rather than
fully described in the Bible." (Ath.) The five
chapters of the book are concerned with (1)
The demons and ghosts, (2) Demonalc posses-
sion and tabu, (3) Sympathetic magic, (4) The
atonement sacrifice, (5) The redemption of the
first born.
"An important book."
+ Am. Hist. R. 15: 202. O. '09. 30w.
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"Limited space forbids further discussion of
many things of interest suggested by his boolc."
H: P. Smith.
H Am. J. Theol. 13: 605. O. '09. 900w.
"When all is said, he has got together a
large mass of facts which can — and probably
will — be used by hundreds of scholars who are
unable personally to consult the rather recon-
dite sources from which they are drawn. Gen-
erally, it may be said that Prof. Campbell
Thompson might have done better had he
spread his net wider. There are occasional
infelicities of diction which rather surprise us
in what is evidently a well-thought-out boolc;
but there are extremely few misprints. A very
honest as well as a very ablv-written book."
H Ath, 1909. 1: 638. My. 29. 1250w.
"The author has read widely in the litera-
ture of his subject and constantly reveals his
intimate and first-hand acquaintance with the
Babylonian magical and religious texts. His
application to the biblical institution of atone-
ment of the idea gained from the magical text
of Babylonia that the sacrificial animal is in-
tended to lure the demon from the afflicted
man or sinner into said victim where it may
be destroyed or prevented from doing further
liarm is interesting and ingenious taut not al-
together convincing. However, students of the
Old Testament may learn much from this
book."
H Bib. World. 33: 360. My. '09. 130w.
"His book is not an exhaustive treatise: it
can be regarded simply as an introduction to
the subject. As it stands, his book is an au-
thoritative contribution to anthropology, which
will be found of very great use by all students
of the beliefs of primitive mankind."
+ Nature. 81: 514. O. 28, '09. 550w.
Thomson, Edward William. When Lincoln
" died, and other poems. **$i.25. Hough-
ton. 9-7942.
Contains in addition to the Lincoln poem a
group under the caption "The world-wide broth-
erhood" and some miscellaneous ballads, lyrics
and meditations.
religions and superstitions, resources, scenery
and climate of the land, commerce, business
and future possibilities.
"A pleasing collection. The two poems on
Lincoln are easily first in point of interest, and
have suflicient merit to warrant comparison
with Lowell's and Whitman's classics."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 128. D. '09.
"Mr. Edward William Thomson is a person
worth knowing; and the value of his 'When
Lincoln died and other poems' is that he iias
so thoroughly transfused it with his own large
and tonic personality. But unfortunately, half
the book is after the style and manner of
Browning, and the remaining half has no style
at all." Brian Hooker.
H Bookm. 29: 369. .le. '09. 180w.
Nation. 89: 55. Jl. 15, '09. 140w.
"Contains some admirable ballads on Ameri-
can and Canadian subjects, and one or two de-
lightful lyrics. ]t also contains the best render-
ing we have seen of Victor Hugo's 'Gastibelza.' "
+ Spec. 103: 21. Jl. 3, '09. 40w.
Thomson, James. Complete poetical v^^orks;
ed. by J. Logie Robertson. (Oxford
ed.) *75c. Oxford.
A complete variorum edition of Thomson's
poetical works.
"A good and careful piece of work. There
are a few misprints, mostly in the notes."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 253. F. 27. 650w.
-I- Spec. 102: 66. Ja. 9, '09. 180w.
Thomson, John Stuart. The Chinese. **$2.5o.
^^ Bobbs. 9-22219.
Authoritative studies of the Chinese by an
agent of the allied steamship lines at Hong-
Kong. Some of the chapters deal with antiq-
uity, daily life, art and literature, humor and
philosophy, politics and international position,
"Interesting chapters on certain picturesque
and unhackneyed aspects of life and letters in
China from the standpoint of a cultured Amer-
ican resident, rather than an all-round survey
like Baird's 'Chinese life In town and coun-
try' or an exhaustive special study like Smith's
'Village life in China.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 86. N. '09. 4-
"A book of readable quality, pleasantly en-
livened with incidents and anecdotes."
-t- Dial. 47: 456. D. 1, '09. 300w.
"There is a great deal that is new and in-
forming about the family and social life of the
Chinese people in these studies."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 512. O. '09. 60w.
Thonger, Charles. Book of the cottage gar-
' den. (Handbooks of practical garden-
ing.) **$!. Lane. 9-17663.
"Sounds the praises of the small patch of
ground surrounding one's humble home in the
country. He explains in a very convincing man-
ner how, by using simple methods and not en-
deavoring to obliterate nature in striving after
unnatural and foreign effects, the cottage gar-
den may become one of the most beautiful spots
on the landscape. Speaking particularly of the
English cottage garden, he says there is noth-
ing prettier, and they often teach lessons that
great gardeners may learn." — N. Y. Times.
N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, '09. 80w.
"This is a useful book. It is planned on lines
which make it available for the average house-
holder."
+ Spec. 102: 544. Ap. 3, '09. lOOw.
Thorold, Algar Labouchere. Six masters in
■^ disillusion. **$i.5o. Button. 9-21002.
!Mr. Thorold's six masters in disillusion are
Fabre, Huysmans, Maeterlinck, Fontenelle, M6ri.
m§e, and Anatole France. "The disillusion of
which he treats is largely based on theological —
or anti-theological — skepticism." (N. Y. Times.)
"Mr. Thorold is a critic of considerable ability.
He possesses two faculties seldom found to-
gether: the faculty for discussing in a sound and
agreeable way works of foreign literature, and
the faculty for canvassing in an entertaining
manner new ideas in philosophy. Unhappily, in
the present book these two faculties are not
displayed in co-operation. The result is that
the work falls into two pieces which have no
connexion with each other."
-I Ath. 1S09, 1: 431. Ap. 10. 800w.
"The final summary of the mod^n philosoph-
ic pose is keen and wise, and the book as a
whole has a literary quality" unusual in works
of its kind, which makes it agreeable reading. '
+ Dial. 47: 387. N. 16, '09. 360w.
"Mr. Thorold writes unusually well, and if,
as has been intimated, all his theories do not
quite hold water, he has succeeded in present-
ing a study well worth while."
-^ N. Y. Times. 14: 452. Jl. 24, '09. 950w.
Thorpe, Sir Edward. History of chemistry.
^- (History of the sciences.) 2v. ea. 75c.
Putnam.
V. 1. From the earliest times to the middle
of the nineteenth century. This volume, uniform
with the "History of the sciences" series, treats
the history of chemistry to the middle of the
nineteenth century under the following chapter
headings: The chemistry of the ancients; The
chemical philosophy of the ancients; Alchemy;
The philosopher's stone; latro-chemistry; "The
special chemist": The dawn of scientific chem-
istry; Phlogistonism; Lavoiser and la revolu-
tion chimique; The atomic theory; The begin-
nings of electro-chemistry; The foundations of
organic chemistry; The rise of physical chemis-
try; Bibliography; Index.
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Thursfield, James Richard. Nelson and
'^ other naval studies. *$4. Dutton.
9-29190.
"Resumes and systematises the teaching on
Great Britain's naval problems which for a
great many years he has been expounding in
the fleeting columns of a daily paper, or in
the scarcely more lasting pages of our multi-
tudinous magazines, and allows us to see the
principles and reasons of his naval faith." —
Spec.
and put sixpences into the master's pockets." —
Ath.
"He goes a good deal further in his eulogy
of Jones than seems reasonable." C. T. A.
H Eng. Hist, R, 1^4: 834. O. '09. 600w.
"Mr. Thursfield certainly ought to be widely
read in this country, if for no other reason
than because of his just appreciation of Ad-
miral John Paul Jones, "Father of tue United
States navy.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 522. S. 4, '09. 1050w.
R. of Rs. 40: 511. O. '09. lOOw.
Sat. R. 108: 20. Jl. 3, '09. lOOOw.
"Mr. Thursfleld's new volume will be wel-
comed by all serious students of naval affairs.
His authority to speak is unquestionable. The
chief fault that we have to find with this volume
is that it shows some signs of its journalistic
origin, notably in a habit of repeating the same
phrases, or even the same arguments."
H Spec. 103: 133. Jl. 24, '09. 1200w.
Thurston, Ernest Temple. City of beautiful
^^ nonsense. t$i.50. Dodd. 9-28691.
" 'The city of beautiful nonsense' is about a
young fellow in London who apparently has
much talent as an author, but is delightful. >
improvident and impractical enough to be but
half his age. He meets a very dear girl in a
most unconventional way, and the acquaintance
continues ana grows more and more unconven-
tional, while at the same time it is wholesome
and true to the best in both of them. Their
love story meets with obstacles and touches
upon tragedy and plunges deep into pathos." —
N. Y. Times.
"A charming idyll."
-I- A. L. A. Bki. 6: 135. D. '09.
"It is good sound sentimental comedy, not
always very real, but always very readable and
charming, and plausible. We have only to ob-
ject to the impersonation of a living author by
one of the chaiacters, as out of keeping with
the delicate fabric, and we are at an end of our
adverse criticism."
-f- — Ath. 1S.09, 1: 493. Ap. 24. 140w.
"Grammar too often suffers, and proofreading
has failed to alleviate; but delightful sayings
bubble freely and certain scenes have the l.us-
tre of fine enamel."
H Nation. 89:407. O. 28, '09. 210w.
"Is as pretty and as fairylike as a dew-be-
sprinkled cobweb in the morning sun. And at
the same time he makes it seem real and as
true to all the best and the finest in human
nature."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 565. S. 25, '09. 380w.
"A fanciful, sweet-hearted tale."
+ OutlooK. 93: 515. O. 30, '09. 80w.
Thurston, Ernest Temple. Mirage. t$i-5o.
Dodd. 8-32388.
Here "the stock figure of the French noble-
man of the 'ancien regime' has received hon-
ourable treatment. He is a little more 'ideal'
than usual, a little more courteous, a little more
imaginary. But we like him; he is as pretty
as a picture, and steps straight out of fairy
tales. His faithful servant belongs to the same
category of ideals — that faithful servant who
followed his master to London, took a position
as waiter in a restaurant to be near the Comte,
"An idyllic tale, full of pathos, but with
many happy touches."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 55. F. '09. 4.
"It is a nice story, and its pathos is clean and
wholesome, as the pathos of a fairy tale should
be."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 361. S. 26. 170w.
"It is a delicate and charming tale, with soft
lights ' and subtle characterizations. There is
also &, 'vein of happy humor running through,
the pages, which notably relieves the burden
of their essential pathos." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 263. Ap. 16, '09. 260w.
"If 'Mirage' were less well-written, it would
be less exasperating."
-j- -h Nation. 88: 20. Ja. 7, '09. 220w.
"In the delicacy, firmness, and grace of the
thousand and one artistic little touches by which
the author compasses his complete effect the
book is more akin to French than it is to Eng-
lish aj-t."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 803. D. 26, '08. 340w.
"A quiet romance, full of sweetness, and
charm."
+ OutlooK. 91: 245. Ja. 30, '09. 190w.
Thurston, Mrs. Ida Treadwell (Marion
1'-^ Thorne, pseud.). Big brother of Sabin
street; continuing the story of Theo-
dore Bryan "The Bishop's shadow."
**$!. Revell. 9-24265.
The sequel to "The bishop's shadow." It re-
lates the temporary relinquishment of Theo-
dore Bryan's plan to go into the ministry when
at the end of his Harvard course he loses his
voice, and, despondent, suffers his faith in God
to cease. After a time he returns to his former
state of mind, and altho he cannot preach, he
goes into settlement work, shaping and further-
ing plans for the development of street boys.
"It depends on the personal equation whether
any given reader shall find it rather grown-
up for a boys' hook, or rather saccharine for
adult taste. But of its fine aspiration and health-
ful import there can be no question."
H Nation. 89: 541. D. 2, '09. 160w.
Thwaites, Reuben Gold. Wisconsin; the
Americanization of a French settlement.
(American commonwealth ser.) **$i.25.
Houghton. 8-34125.
Dr. Thwaites begins with early days of "Ouis-
consin," when French voyageurs often at the
mercy of Indians made their first settlements.
He continues the narrative thru the later periods
of industrial, agricultural and political develop-
ment. Twenty years of research and study have
prepared Dr. Thwaites for this task.
"The student of the history of the middle
west finds in Mr. Thwaites's work an epitome
of the latest results of the research that is con-
stantly developing materials as the French and
English archives are becoming available. One
could desire fewer facts and a larger discus-
sion of leading topics, such as, for example,
the Indian policy of Lewis Cass, which is dis-
missed with a few words of implied censure."
C. M.
H Am. Hist. R. 14: 629. Ap. '09. iOOw.
"Dr. Thwaites contributes one of the most in-
teresting volumes of the 'Commonwealth series'
in his scholarly work on Wisconsin."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 21. Ja. '09.
"The history forms an excellent reference-
book."
+ Lit. D. 38: 224. F. 6, '09. 210w.
-f Nation. 88: 336. Ap. 1, '09. 650w.
"A book of considerably more consequence
than the mere annals of a state. Perhaps the
book's greatest fault is that the author very
rarely gives his authorities."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 15. Ja. 9. '09. 300w
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"An account of his State that is as entertain-
ing as it is scliolarly. In some respects, partic-
ularly with regard to the period of exploration
and first settlement, his little volume both am-
plifies and corrects existing knowledge. His
book carries the history of the State to an as-
tonishingly recent date."
-f- Outlook. 91: 385. F. 20, '09. 350w.
R. of Rs. 39: 124. Ja. '09. lOOw.
Thwitig, Charles Franklin. Education in the
' Far East. **$i.50. Houghton. 9-16809.
A study growing out of President Thwing's
recent extended tour and first-hand examina-
tion of the relations of education and civiliza-
tion in Japan, China, India, Korea, the Philip-
pines, and Egypt. It is "an interpretation of
forces, tendencies and movements" in which
the author presents the educational problems
confronting the different countries and shows
what has been done and what still remains to
be done, and what part modern, improved ed-
ucational methods may take in the civilization
of the far East.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 52. O. '09.
"The doctor's analysis of the situation is
not minute: his forecasts somewhat vague and
conjectural."
— Cath. World. 89: 838. S. '09. 130w.
Ind. 67: 309. Ag. 5, '09. 70w.
"The test of value in a book of this sort
might indeed be whether its scope and insight
were large enough to interest any lover of gen-
eral history and of mankind. The history of ed-
ucation is the history of thought and progress.
A book of such general interest, and which
makes a special appeal to our modern curiosities,
is 'Education in the Far East.' "
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 523. S. 4, '09. TOOw.
"Written in his usual interpretative, thought-
provoking stvle."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 256. Ag. '09. 70w.
"The author's attitude Is altogether altruistic
and to all those entertaining a wide interest
in the education of tiie world his book elu-
cidates many problems." Y. S. Tsao.
+ Yale R. 18: 331. N. '09. 400w.
Ticknor, George. Life, letters, and jour-
1" nals. *$5. Houghton. 9-12410.
A reissue of a work that has passed thru
twelve editions since it first appeared thirty
years ago. The five services which George
Ticknor rendered for America's intellectual de-
velopment suggest why his life is of such many-
sided importance: he was America's first cos-
mopolitan scholar; he originated the university
idea in American higher education; he was
founder of the greatest public library; he was
the author of a true magnum opus; he w.as an
American gentleman whose life gave a new
dignity to letters.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 150. D. '09.
-I- Lit. D. 39: 639. O. 16, '09. 180w.
"The first volume of memoirs is delightful
reading, and one of the richest treasures in the
language for anecdote and characterization of
the period."
-f Nation. 89: 361. O. 14, '09. 200w.
"The passage of time does not, and for a long
while can not, dull the interest or lessen the
value and the charm of this original record,
rich and delightful equally in its disclosure of
Mr. Ticknor's character and of the characters
of so great a number of distinguished contem-
poraries. It is a work entirely 'S, part.' There
is none that covers the same field, American
and European, and none that covers any part
of that field more attractively and usefully."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 596. O. 9, '09. lOOOw.
"They belong on the shelf beside Crabbe Rob-
inson's 'Diary.' They are also important to all
students of American political and literary
history."
-1- Outlook. 93: 317. O. 9, '09. 320w.
Tilley, Arthur Augustus. From Montaigne
^ to Moliere. 5s. Murray, John, London.
W9-14S.
Treats of the little known period which in-
tervened between the close of the renaissance
and the triumph of the classical spirit. "Mr.
Tilley does not divorce literature from politics,
and deals in an Instructive chapter with the
restoration of order in France by Henri IV
after the religious wars. This period opens
with the revival of Catholicism and the precios-
ity of the Hotel de Rambouillet, which coin-
cides with a complete reorganisation of society.
The establishment of the Acad6mie Frangaise
gave a literary tribunal to France which has
never lost its power; originally a small gather-
ing of literary friends, it became under the
guidance of Richelieu almost what it has since
remained, and perhaps never could have be-
come in any other country. Corneille ushers
in the remarkable series of French dramatists
which has never failed since. The great names
of Descartes and Pascal adorned the close of
the period which saw French prose, as employ-
ed by Pascal, established as the complete and
supple vehicle for clear expression." (Sat. R.)
"The book is well and clearly written, and
though the result of much reading, is neither
pedantic nor prolix."
-h Sat. R. 107: 20. Ja. 2, '09. 200w.
"He is at his best when he is tracing the
rise and fall of some literary fashion, when he
is appraising the influence of some school of
forgotten writers, or indicating the connexions
between social changes and the formation of
ideals In art."
+ Spec. 102: 182. Ja. 30, '09. 1350w.
TofFteen, Olaf Alfred. Historic exodus.
1- (Researches in Biblical archaeology, v.
2.) *$2.5o. Univ. of Chicago press.
9-27106.
When Dr. Toff teen's "Ancient chronology"
appeared two years ago, there was a promise
to conduct later an inquiry into the age of the
documents and their historicity. This volume
is the fulfilment of that promise. In it, he dis-
cusses, according to an entirely independent
line of thought, the component parts of the Pen-
tateuch, dates and their historical authenticity.
"Professor Toffteen lays himself open to se-
rious criticism by the use he makes of the ma-
terial of other scholars without giving them
proper credit. The whole method of the book
is totally unreliable. As to the treatment of
historical data it is safe to say that there is no
scholar of any standing in the scientific world
who could possibly agree with the distorted
and positively misleading interpretation of the
Egyptian and Babylonian monuments which is
here presented." D. D. Luckenbill.
Bib. World. 34: 422. D. '09. 2200w.
"Professor Toffteen is well acquainted with
the Egyptian and cuneiform material, and seems
to be embarrassed by its richness — in the dense
collection of facts he fails to get the perspec-
tive. Professor Toffteen has brought together
many facts of importance; as to his theory, we
must agree with him that it 'may and probablv
will have to be modified on future investiga-
tion.' "
h Nation. 89: 438. N. 4, '09. 900w.
Tollemache, Lionel Arthur. Old and odd
memories. *$3.50. Longmans. 9-3082.
"With a good memory, wide reading, and a
lifelong habit of 'casting about,' as he calls It,
for old-world stories, Mr. Tollemache has filled
his three hundred pages with more than twice
as many anecdotes, epigrams, quotations and
similitudes. In so vast an accumulation of wit-
ticisms, some must be better than others; the
treasure house contains things old as well as
new." (Ath.) Two chapters are devoted to a
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Tollemache, Lionel Arthur — Continued-
sketch of the author's father who is painted
"as three parts Sir Roger de Coverley, and
one part Richelieu."
"In proportion as he is careful to say nothing
that is false and all that is true, he ministers
to the biographer's craft, and sheds light on
the manners of an age. This task M. Tolle-
mache's 'Memories' have discharged; for the
labour lavished on their compilation he deserves
the thanks of all who value an amusing and
instructive book."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 5. Ja. 2. 1300w.
"There is a lot of tiresome matter in it; but
if one cares to take it hit or miss, opening it
here and there in a casual way, one will be
apt to find a good many very amusing para-
graphs."
-\ N. Y. Times. 14: 151. Mr. 13, '09. 800w.
"Conveys unimpaired to its readers the best
and most characteristic humour of the many
notable men whom Mr. Tollemache has known,
and yet reveals its author's own personality
in a hundred happy phrases and thoughts."
+ Spec. 101:1101. D. 26, '08. 1350w.
Tolman, Herbert Gushing. Ancient Per-
sian lexicon and the texts of the Ach-
aemenidan inscriptions transliterated
and translated with special reference to
their recent re-examination. (Vander-
bilt oriental ser., v. 6.) *$i.25. Am. bk.
9-3515-
Besides the lexicon proper the volume includes
the transliterated and translated texts of the
famous Behistan inscriptions and other Akhae-
menian texts.
"An unusual piece of scholarly work. We
miss references to the sources for the inscrip-
tions in weights, vases and seals, by which the
correctness of the transliteration can be test-
ed."
-I Ind. 66: 378. F. 18, '09. 120w.
"Must be regarded for many years to come
as the best edition thus far made, not only of
the Behistun texts, but of the entire body of
Old Persian inscriptions."
-f- Nation. 89: 13. Jl. 1, '09. 440w.
Tolman, William Howe. Social engineer-
ing: a record of things done by Amer-
ican industralists employing upwards
of one and one-half million of people;
with an introd. by Andrew Carnegie.
*$2. McGraw. 9-6279.
"A record of various things done along the
line of uplift by American industrialists, who
employ 1,500,000 of people. . . . The various
subjects taken up by Dr. Tolman are those of
efficiency promotion; the social secretary; hy-
giene; safety and security; mutuality; thrift;
profit sharing; housing; education; reaction;
communal or social betterment; and finally the
pertinent Inquiry, 'Does it pay?' Under these
heads each chapter presents a mass of facts
and details, instancing in each case the com-
pany or firm and the number of people em-
ployed."— Elec. World.
"As the first work of the kind and as an argu-
ment in favor of organizing welfare work into a
profession and so Increasing its efficiency, the
book has a large value."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 182. Je. '09.
"So far as we are aware, the facts and data
have never before been collected. One of the
most interesting chapters Is that on profit
sharing."
+ Elec. World. 53: 581. Mr. 4, '09. 550w.
-I- Engln. D. 5: 541. My. '09. 200w.
"It is worth reading from cover to cover —
with judicious skipping — by any one who is in-
terested in the grreat social problems of the day.
But its value would have been Increased if
the author had written an Introductory chapter,
setting forth some of the general principles
involved in his main subject."
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 51. Ap. 15, '09. 450w.
"The most important chapter is the last, In
which a large number of employers state their
experience with welfare work."
-I- Engln. Rec. 59: 278. Mr. 6. '09. 320w.
"The book is written in a strictly scientific
method and deals with facts, figures, and
actualities."
+ Lit. D. 38: 857. My. 15, '09. 220w.
Tolstoi, Liov Nikolaevich, graf. Teaching
" of Jesus. (Harper's library of living
thought.) **75c. Harper. W9-148.
"Two years ago the Count formed a class
of village children of from 10 to 13 years for
the study of the Gospels. He 'wished to im-
part to them in a way they would understand,
and that would have an influence on their lives,
Christ's teaching,' and he told them in his
own words those parts of the four Gospels
which seemed to him most understandable, most
suitable for children, and at the same time
most necessary for moral guidance in life."
(N. Y. Times.) It is with these teachings the
volume deals.
"A beautifully simple narration, useful for
Sunday school teachers in liberal denomina-
i.ons."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 182. Je. '09.
"The work of the translators has been ad-
mirably done, and they have left in this ear-
nest and forceful style its strong personal ac-
cent and its touch of the prophet's naivete.
It is a striking example of how the greatest
truths can be told in the simplest language."
c c
'-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 387. Je. 19, '09. 500w.
Tomlinson, Everett Titsworth. Ward Hill
1^ — the teacher. (Pastime and adventure
ser.) t$i-25. Jacobs. 9-23809.
Readers who have followed Ward Hill thru
the various stages of preparatory and college
life will find that "he makes good" during this
first year out of college while on the staff of
Weston Hill teachers. His life lessons in obe-
dience to law and order stand him In good stead
now when it is his business to command and
control others. School athletics figure largely
in the story.
Tompkins, Eugene, and Kilby, Quincy. His-
tory of the Boston theatre. **$5.
Houghton. ^ 8-33893.
Compiled from* the records of the play-house
this "history ranges from grand opera stars to
minstrels, from statesmen and clergymen to
pugilists." (Ind.)
"In a sense, he has compiled a vade mecum
of the drama in America for the last half cen-
tury."
-f- Dial. 46: 144. Mr. 1, '09. 350w.
"Will be valuable as a work of reference In
theatrical libraries, and will be treasured by
collectors for the sake of Its gallery of por-
traits— many of which are rare."
+ Nation. 87: 660. D. 31, '08. 330w.
"Mr. Tompkins's book is not a work of lit-
erature. It is a record, a catalogue of dates
and names, a collection of playbills. It com-
prises, in some way, a history of the American
theatre for nearly half a century."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 20. Ja. 9. '09, 320w.
Tompkins, Juliet Wilbor. Open house.
t$i.50. Baker. 9-2262.
The story of tlie development of a young
woman who upon the death of supposedly
wealthy parents finds herself penniless. She
is towed home with a doctor's other derelicts,
tho her malady is mental — the disease of Idle-
ness, ennui, discontent. During a rebellious
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period of office apprenticeship she gradually
learns from the tactful, humorous, hard-work-
ing doctor and the cheerful patients of this
"open house" lessons of real service, discovers
latent executive ability, and finally achieves a
healthy, happy, normal outlook on life. The
doctor as an honest, boyish lover, tho forty
and a widower, is quite as convincing as in
the professional role.
"The character delineation is good, there are
many humorous incidents, and the several ro-
mances are happily disentangled."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 93. Mr. '09. >i>
"Is not only a fairly readable book, but a
well -constructed book also, because it, also as-
signs to love and courtship the degree of relative
importance that they ought to possess in the
average sane, well-regulated life. Shows a
substantial advance upon the same author's
earlier novel, 'Dr. Ellen.' " F: T. Cooper.
-I- Bookm. 29: 76. Mr. '09. 220w.
"One can do without a plot now and then
foi- the sake of such a well-realized and de-
lightful character as Dr. Diman or the skill-
ful handling of proud, self-willed and egotistic-
al Cassandra under the influence of her new
environment."
-] N. Y. Times. 14: 103. F. 20, '09. 520w.
Tower, Walter Sheldon. Story of oil. (Li-
1*^ brary of useful stories.) **$i. Applcton.
9-16457.
A popular concise history which portrays the
enormous developments in the petroleum indus-
try during the last half century and points out
the important part that petroleum and its prod-
ucts play in every day life. A chapter devoted
to the Standard oil company refrains from any
comment upon the legal and moral aspect of
its operations but confines the discussion to its
place in the growth of the oil industry.
"The first book for the small library to buy."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 23. S. '09. Hh
"We know of no better written and more
interesting or generally satisfactory account
of this industry, aside from the economic prob-
lems involved than is to be found here."
-r J. Pol. Econ. 17: 731. D. '09. 300w.
"Entertaining and instructive book. Prac-
tically all the ordinary person needs to know
about petroleum is in Mr. Tower's book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 414. Jl. 3, '09. 370w.
Towles, John Ker. Factory legislation of
^ Rhode Island. (American economic as-
sociation qtiarterly. 3d scr. v. 9, no. 3.)
pa. $1. Am. economic assn. 8-^2401.
"Dr. Towles discusses his subject under the
four general headings of Child labor. Hours of
labor. Factory acts. Fire escapes and elevators,
treating each topic both historically and ad-
ministratively, and concluding with a chapter
on the Bureau of industrial statistics, of which
he feels obliged to speak disparagingly, as
hardly 'worth its cost to the state.' As to en-
forcement of the various provisions of the
Factory code the usual variation, from good
to bad, is observable. One gains additional
confidence in the author's conclusions, and In
his suggestions for improvement, from the first-
hand knowledge obtained by him through ac-
tual employment in various factories of the
state." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"The work is well done, and gives renewed
emphasis to the importance of the investiga-
tions which the Carnegie institution is mak-
ing possible."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 725. My. '09. 140w.
"It is greatly to be hoped that similar work
will be published for all the industrial states."
J ; R. Commons.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 47. Ap. '09. 300w.
Towne, Charles Hanson. Manhattan
1- [poems]. *$i. Kennerley. 9-28429.
"A serious effort to express in 'numbers' —
they are 'mournful numbers,' too— the essence
of the 'giant city.' . . . [He reveals] the
sufferings of the poor in hot summer nights,
of the men and women who work and live in
loneliness in the midst of the crowds, the cal-
lousness of the rich who, hurrying out from the
opera 'to find their motors,' 'seldom toss a
coin to the poor newsboy shivering near the
door,' and the pathos of the industrial army
on its daily march to and from work." — Sur-
vey.
"The social problems touch the writer with
pity and hopelessness only, for which he finds
here and there a really poetic phrase, though
'Manhattan' will be far from finding a place
among the immortal poems of cities."
— Survey. 23: 377. D. 18, '09. 170w.
Townsend, Edward Waterman. Climbing
Courvatels. t$i.50. Stokes. 9-4192.
When Dick and Betty Courtney, known to the
stage as the Courvatels of the sleight-of-hand
fame, achieve independence thru severe econ-
omies and carefully made investments they use
wit and audacity to enter good society. This
story tells of their success, the menace of dis-
covery that threatened for a time, and the ac-
tivity of an old stage associate to avert it while
he played the role of family butler.
"The pleasing tale abounds with pictures of
high life and low life, and is served with a
sauce piquante of slang in the author's in-
imitable manner. The story does not pretend
to be literature, and as regards meaning or
moral, is as bald as a billiard ball — and none
the worse for that doubtless in the opinion of
those who most fancv a book of this class."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 103. F. 20, '09. 400w.
Toynbee, Paget Jackson. Dante in English
'' literature from Chaucer to Cary (c.
1380-1844). 2v. *$s. Macmillan. 9-21846.
Traces the influence of Dante in English liter-
ature and incidentally "illustrates the associ-
ation of England with Italy, varying in strength
and in character during the centuries since the
poet was laid in his tomb at Ravenna; and, not
less significantly, it illustrates the tone of the
literary world of England, its attitude towards
romance, religion, mediaevalism, and epic po-
etry itself." (Spec.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 86. N. '09.
"In [the Introduction] is contained all that
the average reader will demand. It is an ex-
cellent piece of work and should be reproduced
presently in a separate form. As for the body
of the work, it is written by an enthusiast,
and will, we fear, appeal onlv to enthusiasts.'
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 423. O. 9. 400w.
"Although Dr. Toynbee's work will naturally
appeal more to the scholar and the student,
many parts of it will not fail to arouse the in-
terest of the general reader."
-f Nation. 89: 161. Ag. 19, '09. 1650w.
"It will be seen that Dr. Toynbee gathers
both bad and good fishes within his copious
net — which, we would suggest, is a little too
widely extended. His work, indeed, seems al-
most exhaustive: but he is surely wrong in
asserting that there were no English attempts
at writing in terza rima between Surrey and
Milton."
-I Sat. R. 107: 756. Je. 12, '09. 130w.
"Dr Tovnbee renders a direct service, and
it is one w'hich we can hardly too highly praise.
His book is a treasure-house of English Dan-
tism.' It is a marvel, too, of accuracy. That
the headline of p. 135, v. 1, is misprinted is al-
most the only textual slip we have observed:
and the mass of illustrative matter that has
been utilized is, without exaggeration, enor-
mous.^ Spec. 102: 1034. Je. 26, '09. 1400w.
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Toynbee, William. Glimpses of the twen-
^ ties. *i2s. 6d. Constable, A., & co.,
London.
A book of "that type which stands on the
borderline between history and memoirs, and
which owes its inspiration to Mr. Justin Mc-
Carthy. . . . Round the last of the Four
Georges, and Brougham, and Canning, and 'the
Duke,' and 'Prosperity flobinson,' and Madame
de Lieven, he has woven an entertaining nar-
rative in which contemporary gossip and mod-
ern revelations are happily blended." (Spec.)
pose. ... It covers the whole field of plane
surveying, computations, mapping and the use
and care of instruments with thoroughness and
lucidity." (Engin. Rec.)
"A readable, but superficial survey of the
leign of George IV. Mr. Toynbee deals freely
in scandal, and is no believer in elevated mo-
tives; but he has a good general knowledge of
the period, and if many of his stories are old,
they bear re-telling."
H Ath. 1^09, 1: 528. My. 1. 120w.
"They are pleasant, informative, occasionally
brilliant conversations about a very interesting
period, seasoned with scandal, and with spite
against certain individuals, to which we do not
object, for we like a good hater. Slovenliness
is the infallible mark of the book-maker, who
may be all the same, and in this case is, very
good company by the way."
-i Sat. R. 107: 530. Ap. 24, '09. 680w.
"Mr. -Toynbee has produced another readable
and well-illustrated book. He is much too fond
of settling disputed questions off his owh bat."
H Spec. 102: sup. 1004. Je. 26, '09. 650w.
Tracy, Frank Basil. Tercentenary history
of Canada: from Champlain to Laurier,
1608-1908. 3v. *$4. Macmillan. 8-19228.
"The recent celebration of the three hun-
dredth anniversary of the founding of Quebec
has naturally suggested the idea of a new his-
tory of the Canadian dominion. . . . The first
volume gives us the story of the early settlers,
and is full of almost romantic detail. The war
with the United States is described in the sec-
ond, while the third contains a great deal of
valuable information with regard to the subse-
quent history of the colony. The value and
brightness of this history are enhanced by the
illustrations in the shape of photogravures, and
photographic reproductions, which Mr. Tracy
has lavishly employed, as well as by the beau-
tiful map and ample index with which the work
is equipped." — Lit. D.
"Although the author's jaunty style and ag-
gressive self-satisfaction excite some prejudice,
the history, considering the extent of ground
covered, does not appear to contain many mis-
takes." H. E. Egerton.
-I Eng. Hist. R. 24: 391. Ap. '09. 500w.
"We are not surprised to find that with all
its completeness the present work is somewhat
partizan in its summaries, altho it is written
in an interesting and readable style. This is
the best Canadian history up to date which we
have met with."
-] Lit. D. 37: S88. D. 26, '08. 130w.
"A clear and interesting narrative of the up-
building of Great Britain's most important col-
ony."
-f N. Y. Times. 13: 799. D. 26, "08. 580w.
"This is a history which Canadians should
appreciate, and it may well be read by all
Americans who would gain a better understand-
ing of their neighbors to the north."
-f Outlook. 91: 584. Mr. 13, '09. 450w.
Tracy, John Clayton. Plane surveying. $3
Wiley. 7-33942-
A practical text-book to the preparation of
which the author has brought fifteen years
of experience. "It is intended as a reference
book for field use and has accordingly been
published in pocket size on thin paper. There
is, of course, very little new information in
the book, for surveying has been covered by too
many admirable works to afford an opportuni-
ty for originality, and such a volume must be
judged mainly by Its usefulness for its pur-
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 21. Ja. "09.
"This book is based on an unusually thor-
ough study of what students need. A book
of high merit, equally adapted for the class-
room, Jor home study and for field use."
+ Engln. Rec. 59: 55. Ja. 9, '09. 170w.
Tracy, Louis. Message. $1.50. Clode, E. J.
11 9-4189.
"A breezy tale of what happened to a young
English Deputy commissioner from Africa, home
on leave of absence, after he met a pretty
girl in the Isle of Wight during regatta week,
ur, rather, after the two of them in a rowboat
picked up from the sea a bit of flotsam, a hid-
eous figurehead which had been knocked loose
from some sunken wreck. Inside it is a parch-
ment, of human skin, many, many years old,
which tells about a priceless ruby secreted in
ruins far in the interior of Africa. This is the
message, and it enfolds a mystery whose grad-
ual development the reader follows with breath-
less interest until he reaches the last page." —
N. y. Times.
"Is in some respects an improvement upon
his previous books, excellent romances though
they were."
+ N, Y. Times. 14: ibS. F. 20, '09. 500w.
"Mr. Tracy writes with a sustained power
that grips the attention, while the vividness
of his narrative makes the story seem very
real."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"Mr. Tracy always tells a very good story,
and in 'The message' he gives his readers an
exciting mixture of liigh politics and attacks
by savages "
+ Spec. 103: 517. O. 2, '09. llOw.
Tracy, Virginia. Merely players: stories of
^ stage life. t$i-50. Century. 9-8996.
A dozen stories in which players drop the
mummer's mask and tinsel and are seen as
longing, hoping, suffering human men and
women. The author, an actress herself and the
daughter of an actress, writer from out a full
knowledge of behind-the-scene comedies and
tragedies.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 188. Je. '09. +
"It was well worth while rescuing these sto-
ries from the ephemeral existence of the maga-
zines and preserving them in the permanency
of book-form." C. I. Colbron.
+ Bookm. 29: 414. Je. '09. 580w.
"It is evident that tlie stories are penned by
a sympathetic and interested observer."
-I- Lit. D. 38: 903. My. 22, '09. 230w.
"The picturesque value of the player's exis-
tence is used legitimately and the humor and
pathos of the stories have for a setting that
Bohemia which is not a place, but a state of
mind."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 367. Je. 12, "09. 200w.
"It is readable everywhere." B. L. Israels.
+ Survey. 22. 622. Ag. 7, 09. llOw.
Train, Arthur Cheney. Butler's story.
t$i.25. .Scribner. 9-7139-
A butler's story of the unreal life of an un-
happy New York family of wealth and the
disasters that overtook its members. "The tale
may be recommended also to the climbers, rich
and poor alike. . . . The elaborate scheme of
the number and duties of servants in a first-
class establishment and his schedule of tips
expected from week-enders are alone worth the
price of the book." (N. Y. Times.)
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 114. Ap. '09. +
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441
"This is an interesting oontributlon to soci-
ological fiction from the point of view of the
servant."
+ Nation. 88: 419. Ap. 27, '09. llOw.
"There is plenty of action, and the story is
told with briskness and fun. It is a pleasant
hour's reading foi* upstairs and downstairs
alike, whether or not they want or need instruc-
tion in the art of serving like a good servant
or being served like a gentleman or lady."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 241. Ap. 17, '09. 400w.
Trask, Kate Nichols (Mrs. Spencer Trask).
King Alfred's jewel. **$i.25. Lane.
9-18966.
A dramatic poem in which "Alfred, the reli-
gious idealist, is presented as the pearl of chiv-
alry, the paragon of Christian manhood, in
speech and act that recall the reader to the
•Idylls of the king.' A few Of his authentic
sajings are aptly interwoven with his utter-
ances. His Queen, Elswitha, purer than Ar-
thur's Guinevere, becomes the victim of a brief,
blind jealousi', in which she nearly murders the
little maid who twice had saved his life. Around
these two the action of the play moves quickly
on in war with the Danes and treachery in the
palace, lightened by the innocence and drollery
of mjnor characters, to its issue in the recon-
ciliation of the Queen, and the public thanks-
giving for the King's escape from the assassin "
—Outlook.
"Though not a great drama, one that has
decided interest and considerable merit."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 52. O. '09.
Ind. 65: 1174. N. 19, '08. 20w.
"Fails to breathe the breath of life into the
somewhat dry bones of the Saxon monarch."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. 50w.
"The play will stand, not alone upon the
grateful response it wins from the English na-
tional heart, but as a work of art." H: M.
Alden.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 205. Ap. 10, '09. 2400w.
"A fair piece of good artistic work by a poet
of no common, ff not of superior, rank."
-f- Outlook. 90: 457. O. 24, '08. 130w.
"That the book succeeds in its main purpose,
the vivid presentation of Alfred as a man,
strong in passion, high in reason, great in soul,
there can be no doubt. This was something that
needed to be done, and by doing it in this fash-
ion the author has earned both admiration and
gratitude." H: Van Dyke.
-I- Outlook. 92: 567. Jl. 3, '09. 2200w.
"Character and action alike become inarticu-
late under the influence of a dreamy and elegiac
rhythm."
— Spec. 101: 999. D. 12, "08. 150w.
Tremayne, Eleanor E. First governess of
the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria.
**$3.50. Putnam. 8-37696.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"A serious and sober volume fortified by re-
search in the archives of Brussels, Malines,
and Lille, to which however more definite ref-
erences are desirable. A few mistakes call for
correction." H.
-\ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 830. O. '09. 650w.
"A welcome addition to the lighter biograph-
ical literature of the sixteenth century. It is not
free from errors of fact and judgment, which
betoken hasty composition and lack of back-
ground. But her account is vivid and interest-
ing. And the book as a whole is well worth
perusal."
-I, Nation. 88: 170. F. 18, '09. 700w.
"Mrs. Tremayne, whose conscientious care Is
evident on every page of tliis valuable chronicle,
portrays Margaret with such clear-cut and
broad lines that she stands before us, rising
from the distant years a real flesh and blood
woman."
4- Outlook. 91: 66. Ja. 9, '09. 500w.
Trench, Herbert. Apollo and the seaman:
the Queen of Gothland, Stanzas to Tol-
stoy, and other lyrics. *$i.50. Holt.
"Apollo and the seaman" was written for a
musical accompaniment which Mr. Joseph Hol-
brooke is supplying in a complete symphony.
Among the more pretentious pieces are Th«
queen of Gothland, Stanzas to Tolstoy, and The
shepherd.
"The Meredithian glow and opulence, the
Meredithian swiftness of intellectual motion,
are evident throughout Mr. Trench's volume."
W: M. Payne.
-h Dial. 47: 97. Ag. 16, '09. 630w.
Ind. 65: 1174. N. 19, '08. 20w.
"The volume contains at least two poems of
unusual size and pretensions, the titular piece
itself and 'The queen of Gothland.' "
-i Nation. 88: 41. Ja. 14, '09. 250w.
Trevelyan, George Macaulay. Garibaldi and
^1 the thousand. *$2.25. Longmans.
"The survey taken Includes a sketch of Gari-
baldi's life from 1849-1854, and an account of
the political conditions in Naples and Piedmont
before the war of 1859. Garibaldi's share in
the campaign against Austria is described In
sufficient detail to make us appreciate at their
full value the military qualities that made him
turn the mistakes of the enemy to such signal
advantage. An analysis of the situation in dif-
ferent parts of the country after the Peace
of Villafra.nca brings us down to Garibaldi's
expedition. Particulars are given of the in-
cidents that helped to pave the way for it,
the preparations made, and the chapter of ac-
cidents on the voyage from Quarto to Sicily.
The last five chapters deal with the astounding
campaign which delivered the island into the
hands of Garibaldi and his 'Thousand.' " — Ath.
"The points which one can dispute with Mr.
Trevelyan are no less rare than insignificant,
and we revert to the pleasant task of record-
ing our satisfaction with the book as a whole."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 485. O. 23. 1600w.
"Will be hailed by scholars as one of the
most important contril ulions to modern his-
tory recently published."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1083. D. 11, '09. 160w.
"While Mr. Trevelyan writes history with his
eye glued to his authorities and skillfully ex-
tracts the meat from personal impression as
well as from scientific judgment, he has a
fine sense of proportion and a gift of style
which entertains while it imparts information."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 788. D. 11, '09. 800w.
"He is the equal of Froude in his research
among original authorities, in his dramatic skill
in narrative, and in his effective use of minor
but significant incidents, and he appears to
be more painstaking and more scrupulously
conscientious in his study and use of details."
4- Outlook. 93: 830. D. 11, '09. 300w.
"Any expectations which may have been
raised by Mr. Trevelyan's former volume will
certainly not be disappointed by this continua-
tion of it. In conception and in execution we
think he has surpassed his earlier standard.
As we venture to offer him our congratula-
tions, we desire to thank him for the extra-
ordinary and vivid pleasure which is conveyed
by his pages."
-I- Spec. 103: 604. O. 16, '09. 2000w.
Trevelyan, Robert Calverley. Sisyphus: an
" operatic tale. *$i.5o. Longmans.
A tale in which "classic gods are handled in
the manner of Lucian, and made to clown at
the bidding of a mortal. Sisyphus, after a ca-
reer of brigandage, dies, but by a trick deceives
the gods of the lower world, and is allowed to
return to earth. He makes a bid for the empire
of the world, uses Hermes as a dupe, and shuts
up Death in a coffin. But Hermes outwits him
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Trevelyan, Robert Calverley — Continued.
in the end, and he goes down to hell with his
head high, the only creature, mortal or immor-
tal, who can make a jest of Death." (Spec.)
"It will be seen that Mr. Trevelyan treats his
theme in a satirical mood. His meter frequently
changes, and if his verse is often little more
than rhymed prose, and contains no passages
of profound beauty, it at least is serviceaole
and is endowed with the sophisticated touch.
'Sisyphus' is worth reading."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 130. Mr. 6, '09. 400w.
"We would there were more such poetry, for
comedy and song are of the great sisterhood,
and the fantastic is often the frolicking of hap-
py genius."
H No. Am. 190: 708. N. '09. 340w.
"Will puzzle most people, and to the few who
grasp the author's intention will provide great
entertainment. The rough 'fescennine* verse
suits the odd huinor of a fable, which is suffi-
ciently original and subtle to make us desire,
and also despair of, a wide public for it."
H ■ Spec. 103: 20. Jl. 3, '09. 120w.
Trevena, John. Arminel of the w^est. t$i-50.
Mofifat. 9-7571-
A story of Dartmoor in which are contrasted
the characters of two young women; one the
sheltered daughter of a rector who has the
cloister in view for her; the other, of doubt-
ful origin, a maid of the moor, strong, sturdy
with an inborn sense of self-protection.
"The pity is that an author, keen in per-
ceiving, undoubtedly clever in plotting situa-
tions, does not approach in a somewhat dif-
ferent manner the situations he has created."
H Atlan. 103: 710. My. '09. 330w.
"There is much truthful portraiture in this
newly issued volume, much subtle understand-
ing, also, of human nature, and a power of
visualisation both of action and of setting that
promises well for the author's future work."
F: T. Cooper.
-I- Bookm. 29: 189. Ap. '09. 580w.
"The book is as good as Phillpotts could do,
with this advantage, that over and above the
tragedies, fate smiles rather than frowns, as
we are accustomed to having fate do in Phill-
potts's novels."
+ Ind. 66: 1082. My. 20, '09. ITOw.
"As engaging a heroine as one would be
likely to come across in a shelf full of fiction
is 'Arminel.' "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 28. Ja. 16, '09. 200w.
Trevena, John. Heather. t$i-50. Mofifat.
W9-216.
The second part of a moorland trilogy of
which "Furze the cruel" was the first. "Heath-
er typifies endurance, and the last book is to
deal with Granite as embodying strength. . . .
It begins at a tomb, whence the scene shifts
to a sanatorium for consumptives, an institu-
tion that, as portrayed by Mr. Trevena, sa-
vors strongly of an asylum for the insane. . . .
Among all the characters only three are repre-
sented with a thoroughly sane and healthy out-
look on life — Gregory Breakback, the clean-
hearted peasant visionary; Tobias, the fox-
terrier; and Bubo, the one-legged owl." (Na-
tion.)
"He has learnt to see with understanding,
and should appeal to those who would leap the
barriers of city horizon and class distinction to
meet on intimate terms, face to face, the chil-
dren of the earth. True this is not by any
means milk for babes; but we are inclined to
believe that the ugly patches are essential to
the true delineation of the picture."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 149. Ag. 8. 180w.
" 'Heather' does not have the strong person-
al appeal of the earlier volume." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 525. Jl. '09. 400w.
"The tale moves consistently through dis-
ease, tilth, madness, discouragement, and deg-
radation indescribable of body and mind. The
characters are for the greater part entirely un
convincing."
Nation. 88: 92. Ja. 28, '09. 370w.
" 'Heather' aside from its powerful predeces-
sor and its probably able successor, is itself a
contribution to literary excellence."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 366. Je. 12, '09. 240w.
Tripp, Rowland. In whaling days. t$i-50.
•* Little. 9-15087.
A group of seventeen stories which have
grown out of the author's keen interest in the
bravery and toil of the whaler and which repro-
duce events contemporaneous with the heyday
of the relating industry.
"Mr. Tripp appears to have been a diligent
student of human nature in its humbler types,
and to have recovered from that insatiate past
which is ever devouring the present a multitude
of personal anecdotes and character-sketches
that are well calculated to amuse the lover of
homely New England stories."
-I- Dial. 47: 24. Jl. 1, '09. 250w.
"To read [the sketches] is to get an impres-
sion of real life as it was lived in the staid
New England coast towns sixty and seventy
years ago."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 493. Ag. 14, '09. 160w.
Trowbridge, William Rutherford Hayes.
^^ Beau sabreur: Maurice de Saxe, mar-
shal of France; his loves, his laurels
and his times. *$4. Brentano's.
Cast in an autobiographical form, this is the
recreated personality and atmosphere of the
world in which he lived. "It is a chronique
scandaleuse of the lives of the reigning sover-
eigns in mid-Europe during the first half of
the eighteenth century, intermingled with those
of their illegitimate children, such as Maurice
de Saxe and of the hordes of great ladies who,
with sublime effrontery, played the concubine
to the various rulers, princes, warriors and
statesmen of the period." (Sat. R.)
"He disclaims having attempted anything
but 'a veracious and popular record.' As to
the veracity, if we leave out of account tlie con-
sideration hinted at above, the claim may prob-
ably be conceded; and for the rest, we have
found the book readable throughout, and pi-
quant in places."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 417. O. 9. 1550w.
— Sat. R. 108: 540. O. 30, '09. 250w.
"The book is curious and readable, and the
underlying tragedy of such a life, brought to
an end by the hero's own vices at fifty-five,
will not escape those who read with understand-
ing."
+ Spec. 103: 793. N. 13, '09. 500w.
Trubetzkoi, Amelie (Rives) Chanler, prin-
1- cess. Trix and Over-the-moon. t$i-
Harper. g-27264.
A young woman who quotes Horace and trains
horses, a natural, unaffected, buoyant woman
is married to a writer whose stilted method
gets on her nerves. Her advice to him is "Catch
'em alive. Catch 'em alive. Take living, breath-
ing men and women that you're interested in
and plump 'em into a book. . . . Don't fuss
so about their clothes . . . the style j'ou dress
'em up in, you know. Just be natural . . . just
be easy . . . just be simple." Over-the-moon
is Trix's favorite horse who comes to a tragic
end through the lunacy of an old Scotch serv-
ant who thought that the wife's love for horses
was breaking up home happiness.
"The story is gemmed with exquisite bits of
description, and it is all written with that
gift for the telling use of words which its au-
thor long ago proved herself to possess."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 818. D. 25, '0.1. 280w.
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Tucker, Alfred Robert. Eighteen years in
"^ Uganda and East Africa. 2v. *$8.50.
Longmans. 8-36142.
A hi-story of the Uganda protectorate which
is "concerned in tlie first instance with strictly
missionary matters, and with politics as inci-
dental to them — for the affairs of the British
Kast Africa company and the events connected
with the annexation are inextricably intertwined
with the history of the mission. . . . Other
parts of the enormous diocese are dealt with
besides Uganda proper: we get graphic pictures
of the Kilimanjaro district; tlie missions at
Freretown and Rabai, behind Mombasa; the
Mpwapwa and Mamboya country, Bunyoro and
Mount Elgon, and the Masai." (Ath.)
the general reader the most interesting portions
of the worlt, — the very clearly expressed and
illuuimating accounts of the various language
families." — Spec.
"This book is really a history of the Uganda
Protectorate, and deals with so inany and such
weighty issues that an adequate notice within
narrow limits is difficult. Some misspelt proper
names and Swahili words have escaped correc-
tion in the reading of tlie proofs."
H ■ Ath. lUOy, 1: 728. Je. 19. 520w.
"This fascinating chapter of modern church
hjstory is well written. Tlie Bishop's style is
that of a strong man wlio has much to say
and wants to say it fairly. The book would
be improved and mercifully sliortened if two-
thirds of tlie poetic quotations were cut out."
-I Sat. R. 107: I'M. Ap. 17, '09. lOOOw.
Spec. 102: sup. 1000. Je. 26, '09. 1600w.
Tucker, Samuel Marion. Verse satire in
^■' Jmgland before the renaissance. (Col-
umbia univ. studies in English. Series
2, V. 3, no. 2.) *$i. Macmillan. 9-8396.
"A survey of satirical literatuie in several
languages, with an attempt to trace the influ-
ence of foreign satire upon the English. Tlie
author states that 'no treatment of the evolu-
tion of the satire as a genre in English has yet
been attempted.' " (N. Y. Times.) The author's
five great epoclis of the rise and progress of
verse satire in England are: from the goliar-
dic satire and satire in Anglo-French, 1200, to
the work of Lyndsay, 1540; from Sir Thomas
Wyatt to the decadence of classical satire, 162it;
tlie satire of the Cromwellian period; the Dry-
den period of revived classical satire; and the
period of anti-Jacobin satire extending to
Byron.
"The faults of this history of satire in Eng-
land are not inconsiderable. Yet, in the main,
the work has decided merit. It is scholarly and
is accurate in details. The general student and
reader will find it helpful. Its wealth of illus-
trative quotations makes the perusal stimu-
lating."
H Nation. 89: 277. S. 23, '09. 1600w.
"Should be invaluable as a textbook for the
student who desires a basic knowledge of the
subject."
-I- N. Y. Times, 14: 402. Je. 26, '09. 940w.
Tucker, T. G. Introduction to the natural
^ history of language. los. 6d. Blackie &
son. London.
"An admirably arranged account of the great
families of language. He distinguishes them
by the methods of their formation. He begins
with introductory matter, first defining his
subject, giving as its division (1) phonology,
the physical production of speech sounds; (2)
morphology, the formation of words (inflexion
In our family of languages, and the processes
which answer to it in otliers) ; (3) comparative
syntax, the formation of sentences; (4) semasi-
ology (a term less familiar than the others), in
which we have to do with the modification of
meaning. Chap. 2 is given to phonology; 3 to
alphabets. Then come what will be found by
In view of the vastness and intricacy of the
subject and the eccentricities of many of his
authorities, Prof. Tucker has made surprisingly
few false steps, and a little judicious pruning
would raise his work to a high grade of excel-
lence.
H Ath. 1909, 1: 192. F. 13. 800w.
"As it stands the treatise has, if the expres-
sion may be used, a somewhat forbidding look "
-I Spec. 102: 467. Mr. 20, '09. 300w.
Tupper, Edith Sessions. Stuff of dreams
$1.50. Dodge, B. W. 8-32647.
A modern prodigal son is the hero of this
story. "He is a very naughty and very rich
young man, the son of a New York financial
magnate who is the soul of justice and honor
Ihe young man's misdeeds tangle him up
wretchedly, and when his father learns of his
wild oats he insists that the boy shall eat their
truit. He obeys the parental order, and then
rushes forth angry and revengeful. But after
some years the prodigal returns and every-
body forgives and is forgiven." (N. Y. Times)
"This novel of New York society life al-
though highly melodramatic and not free 'from
the element of improbability, displays much
ability of the kind that is demanded by the
general lover of romantic fiction in the weav-
ing and developing of the story."
-I Arena. 41: 89. Ja. '09. 440w.
''Mrs. Tupper writes with unusual facility,
and one cannot avoid the conviction that she
could do much better work than this if she
cliose.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 32. J&. 16, '09. 180w.
Turneaure, Frederick Eugene, ed. Cyclo-
pedia of civil engineering;: a general
reference work on surveying, railroad
engineering, structural engineering,
roofs and bridges, masonry and rein-
forced concrete, highway construction,
hydraulic engineering, irrigation, river
and harbor improvement, municipal en-
gineering, cost analysis, etc. 8v. hf. mor.
$24. Am. school of correspondence.
8-33936.
A compilation of various instruction books
issued for students by the American school of
correspondence. "There are many sections in
which the electrical engineer will find data and
detail of great direct utility, but we may speci-
fy the section by Professor Turneaure himself
on hydraulics and that by Mr. A. Black on wa-
ter-power development. The cycloiiedia is a
most welcome addition to an engineering li-
brary." (Elec. World.)
"This cyclopedia is altogether worthy of
praise, not the least of its merits being the orig-
inality of treatment and the freshness of con-
tents."
-I- Elec. World. 52: 1411. D. 26, '08. 180w.
"This effort to make the subject clear to the
elementary student gives to nearly all of the
papers in this cyclopedia a superficial nature.
As the text-book for the home student we can
imagine that the cyclopedia will have a valuable
place, although the separate volumes might
serve his purpose better, for in the cyclopedia
he has to take the good with the bad. But to
the practising engineer we cannot see that the
collected volumes will serve any useful pur-
pose."
h Engin. N. 60: sup. 536. N. 12, 'C8. 930w.
444
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Turneaure, Frederick Eugene, and Black,
Adolph. Hydraulic engineering: a
practical teatise on the pinciples of
water pressure and flow and their ap-
plication to the development of water
power, including the calculation, design
aiid construction of water wheels, tur-
bines, and other details of hydraulic
power plants. $3. Am. school of corres-
pondence. 9-35099-
Part 1, by Dean Turneaure. treats of abstract
hydraulics. Part 2, by Professor Black, deals
with the development of power froin falling wa-
ter.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 183. Je. '09.
"This book is of value chiefly to students who
are beginners in the study of this branch of
hydraulic engineering. It also possesses a con-
siderable value to young engineers practicing in
the same line, who have not worked long enough
to be familiar with elementary principles and
some of the examples illustrating them. To such
it is a valuable book of reference if used with
a proper amount of caution." F. C. t'inkle.
-i Engin. N. 61: sup. 15. F. 18, 'OU. 1550w.
"The book as a whole should prove of value to
the class of 'correspondence' students for whom
it is intended, but for engineering readers of
more e.\perience and knowledge it will appear
uneven in treatment."
_| Engin. Rec. 59: 140. Ja. 30, '09. 340w.
Turner, Charles C. Aerial navigation of to-
1- day. *$i.50. Lippincott. W9-306.
A lucid statement of the laws that govern
aerial navigation. "The chapter explaining these
truths [the important laws of the 'stream-line'
form, the concavo-convex form of plane, and
the proportion of the width of the plane to iis
length] leaved little to be desired, and cannot
fail to excite the interest and wonder of all,
for it at once unfolds a mechanical law of great
lieauty and simplifies the construction of aero-
planes. 'J he members of a flying-machine must
conform to the same rule, and a concavo-con-
vex section enables the planes to be construct-
ed hollow, ensuring the same strengtu with
lightness." (Spec.)
"A verv full and painstaking elaborate work. '
-t- R. o_,f Rs. 40: 637. N. '09. 80\v.
"It is with some difficulty that we leave the
fascinating subject of the aeroplane to draw
attention to the scarcely less important chap-
ters on the condition of the atmosphere."
-f Spec. 103: sup. 718. N. 6. '09. 630w.
Turner, Claude Allen Porter. Concrete steel
'- construction, pt. i, Buildings: a practi-
cal treatise for the constructor and
those commercially engaged in the in-
dustry. $20. C. A. P. Turner, 816 Phoe-
nix 1 !dg., Minneapofis, Minn. 9-25657.
A work whose practical lielpfulness is em-
phasized particularly in the chapters "on econ-
omic design, on handling concrete at different
temperatures above and below zero, on plac-
ing and protection of pipes in concrete work,
on plastering over reinforced concrete work, on
lloor finish, on commercial conditions affecting
the safe and rapid introduction of concrete steel
construction, wherein are discussed with ex-
ceptional vigor the conditions exacted by build-
ing laws and the responsibilities incumbent on
engineers, contractors and owners." (Engin.
Rec. )
writer in 'Engineering news' as all too common
in text-books and other technical works. Is a
want of clearness of expression, shown not
merely in long, involved sentences, but also in
loose and unintelligible language." R. P. Miller.
— Engin. N. 62: sup. 60. D. 16, '09. 1900w.
"The book is full of exceedingly practical
points. In fact the last half of the book is of a
high order of usefulness, which cannot be said,
however, with so much emphasis as to some
other sections. The whole book should be read
with a knowledge of the prejudices of the au-
thor, and the reasons given by him in his pref-
ace for presenting the book and the reasons
for charging a large price for the work, as set
forth near its end, be considered."
+ — Engin. Rec. 60: 364. S. 25, '09. 500w.
Turquan, Joseph. Love affairs of Napoleon;
" tr. from the French by James L. May.
**$5. Lane.
In which new material on the love affairs of
Napoleon is generously interspersed with the
old. "Among these is some verse, written to
Mme. de Saint Huberti, and credited to Napo-
leon. There is also new light thrown on the
attitude of the Emperor towards Josephine im-
mediately before and after the divorce, which
places the former in a pleasanter position."
(N. Y. Times.)
Ath. 1909, 2: 124. Jl.^ 31. 170w.
"Although there is perhaps nothing unneces-
sarily offensive in M. Turquan's method of
handling it, we liave 'chronique scandaleuse'
from the first page to the last. Eminently read-
able."
-I Dial. 47: 104. Ag. 16. '09. lOOw.
"Has not the slightest claim to original re-
search. The work is decidedly interesting.
Several of the anecdotes, and the book is fairly
stuffed with (hem, will find an excuse for their
presentation, in spite of their sadly unedifying
details, in the light they shed, not only on the
social turpitude of the time, but on certain
political events." .
H Nation. 89: 38. Jl. 8, '09. 450w.
"The writer's French sentimentality runs away
with him on occasions. The book is not pre-
cisely a valuable one, but it takes its place as
a clever account of the frivolous side of the
great Corsican's life."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 467. JI. 31, '09. 800w.
"Such books as these deserve no attention
from any serious reader. Though there is no
grossness, there is an exploiting of sex in
these books which is disagreeable. His wives
have their place in his serious life, but we can
dispense with his mistresses treated as a sep-
arate topic at length."
— Sat. R. 107: 634. My. 15, '09. lOOw.
Turquan, Joseph. Sisters of Napoleon:
Elisa, Pauline and Caroline Bona-
parte; after the testimony of their con-
temporaries; tr. and ed. by W. R. H.
Trowbridge. *$3.75. Scribner. 9-13598.
A sketch of the lives of Napoleon's three
sisters in which their difficulties and failures
are the important considerations; important for
the reason that they thwart every step of the
trio's advance into the good graces of the stu-
dent of history.
"His book can V)e regarded as nothing more
than a handbook advertising and advocating
this particular type of construction. Two fla-
grant defects in the book should be mentioned,
'fhe l)Ook lacks an Important essential of any
scientific or technical treatise, namely, an in-
dex. Another fault, recently referred to by a
"The book was written without knowledge
of recent publications which change the story
of the lives of the Grand Duchess Elisa and of
Murat's Queen."
— Ath. 1908, 2: 718. D. 5. 660w.
"It must be said in praise of the English ver-
sion, whatever may have been true of the
French original, that the lives of three very
disreputable women are told with good taste,
without either prudery or coarseness."
-I Dial. 47: 22. Jl. 1, '09. 320w.
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445
"It is interesting, but makes no serious con-
tribution to scholarship."
-i Nation. 88: 411. Ap. 22, '09. llOw.
"One is conscious of a certain animosity in
the writer's attitude, and it wearies one. Pos-
sibly their lives will be told more sympath-
etically some day. The present volume, at least
does not lack interest."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 142. Mr. 13, '09. 700w.
H Sat. R. 106: 734. D. 12, '08. 250w.
"M. Turquan's volume, adequately translated
into English by Mr. Trowbridge, is a compact
and artistic whole, made up of studies of
Napoleon's sisters, and written throughout with
liveliness and skill. One feels that M. Turquan,
when he began to write, knew exactly what
he wanted to do, and that he has done it; his
object was to amuse, and he does amuse, and
if at the same time he is somewhat unsym-
pathetic and not always too careful as to his
facts, these are faults which only the most
scrupulous and serious of his readers would
wish to remember against him."
-i Spec. 101: 1100. D. 26, '08. 580w.
Two-family and, twin houses; consisting of
a variety of designs contributed by
leading architects in all parts of the
country; selected and comp. by the ed-
itor of the Architects' and builders'
magazine. $2. Comstock. 9-3219.
Consists of designs, shows latest ideas in
planning this class of houses in the city, village
and suburbs, gives descriptions covering latest
improvements in sanitation, heating, etc., and
gives detailed estimates of cost.
"The book will be found a useful reference
to the architect, builder, contractor and own-
er, and should suggest methods of improve-
ment which will furnish better homes to the
average family without necessarily involving
larger cost."
-I- Engin. D. 5: 175. F. '09. 240w.
"The text is a very well considered discus-
sion of the problems presented by such hous-
es, and describes the designs in some detail."
+ Engin. Rec. 58: 679. D. 12, '08. 130vv.
Tyler, Royall. Spain: a study of her life
11 and arts. *$3.5o. Kennerley. W9-295.
"To the student of mediaeval Spanish archi-
tecture the book, with its detailed descrip-
tions, careful ground plans, and well-chosen
photographs, should prove of immense value.
It is from this standpoint of stern fact, as op-
posed to romantic tradition, that, when dealing
with the rivalry of north and south, the au-
thor devotes but one chapter to Andalusia,
which, according to popular prejudice en-
couraged by Richard Ford, has always been
considered the most interesting part of Spain."
—Sat. R.
"His views are deliberately formed as well
as temperately stated, and he certainly intro-
duces his readers to many out-of-the-way
buildings well worth a visit. Mr. Tyler's di-
gressions into politics and literature are less
happv. Fortunately they are brief and few."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 499. O. 23. 170w.
'"Should not be overlooked in view of a visit
to anv of the monuments it describes."
+ Sat. R. 108: 234. Ag. 21, '09. 350w.
u
Under Pctraia with some saunterings; by
■' the author of "In a Tuscan garden."
**$i.5o. Lane. 9-35804.
"The author, who has made herself most
favourably known to many readers by her ear-
lier book, tells us how she had to quit her
'Tuscan garden' through a change of proprlet
ors — the new people were too high and mighty
to have a neighbour — and how alter not a little
searching she found another resting-place. She
makes this change, and various incidents fol-
lowing upon it the occasion of much pleasant
talk. Gardening is her chief subject we may
say; but she has something to tell us about
many matters, some of them quite serious,—
the very serious estimate of Italian character,
for instance." — Spec.
"Spicy and entertaining, if somewhat desul-
tory chronicles."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 52. O. '09.
"The volume is frankly unambitious; but if
one cares to read in the writer's spirit, an
hour with its pages will give much quiet en-
joyment."
-I- Dial. 46: 301. My. 1, '09. 180w.
"A volume of dreary commonplaces, nay, in-
tolerable, unless you take it as a revelation of
the point of view, taste, and knowledge of that
species which has for half a century packed
the cheap 'pensions' of the European continent."
— Nation. 88: 511. My. 20, '09. 300w.
"Some pleasing pictures of Italian life and
scenery, and some rather entertaining notes of
travel are to be found in [this] little volume. "
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 486. Ag. 14, '09. 120w.
"This is a very pleasant book to read. Open
it where you will, you will find something tnat
holds your attention."
+ Spec. 102: 468. Mr. 20, '09. 140w.
Unwin, George. Gilds and companies of
^ London. *$2. Scribner. 9-29581.
"Mr. Unwin's book abounds with all the
'curiosities' of the London trade companies and
their social and religious customs over si.k or
more centuries." (Sat. R.) "The plan is clear-
ly influenced by two aims, first to give a clear
account of 'the continuous organic development
of the gilds and companies of London from the
days of Henry Plantagenet to those of Victoria'
and, second, to bring out 'the significance whicli
the gilds and companies as a whole have had
for the constitutional history of the city, and for
the social and economic development of the
nation at large.' " (.Am. Hist. R.)
"Mr. Unwin has given us a most interesting
general account of the numerous gilds and
companies of the great English metropolis and
has supplied a valuable work of reference for
students of municipal, social and industrial
history. A very timely and important contribu-
tion to English historv." N. ]\I. Trenholme.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 565. Ap. '09. 970w.
"Although we may not always see eye to eye
with Mr. Unwin, we have no hesitation in say-
ing that he has produced the best book of its
kind that we have seen, and we heartily com-
mend it to every student of municipal as well
as gild history."
+ + — Ath. 1909, 1: 125. Ja. 30. 1250w.
"Within the limits which his space permits
Mr. Unwin has accomplished his object, though,
as is inevitable in so vast a subject, with
somewhat varying degrees of success. The
whole of this narrative is a valuable contribu-
tion to London constitutional history." C. L.
Kingsford.
-\ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 336. Ap. '09. SOOw.
"Despite blemishes, the general verdict on
the book must be favorable. It is the work
of a scholar and teacher of considerable reputa-
tion in his chosen field, who knows the printed
literature of his subject 'au fond': it deserves
to be taken seriously. Mr. Unwin's treatment
of his subject is such as to make it far more
attractive and human than it is usually given
credit for being, and perhaps also to induce
others to follow in his footsteps."
+ _ Nation. 88: 254. Mr. 11, '09. 550w.
"A thoroughly scholarly producton, which
will prove at the same time interesting to the
general i-eader."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24:561. S. '09. 220w.
446
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Unwin, George — Continued-
"Mr. Unwin has caught their spirit, and he
presents the LiOnclon giias in tlieir broadest and
most important aspects; and his booli is one
of the best possible introductions to a study
whicii is lull of interest to every intelligent
reader and necessary to a student of political
and economic history."
+ Sat. R. 107: 182. F. 6, '09. 380w.
"We know of no series in which the pur-
chaser gets better value for his money than he
does in the 'Antiquary's books,' and the volume
now before us is a signal instance. It is an
exhaustive study of its subject."
+ + Spec. 102: sup. 643. Ap. 24, '09. 400w.
Upham, Alfred Horatio. French influence
8 in English literature from the accession of
Elizabeth to the restoration. *$2. Macmil-
lan. 8-21953.
In which Dr. Upham has investigated, verified,
grouped and interpreted the influences of French
literature and society upon the literature of
England from Elizabeth to the restoration.
"The whole discussion is thoroly lifeless and
unreal. It cannot be denied that Dr. Upham has
manipulated his card catalog conscientiously,
but even the elastic card catalog has its lim-
itations."
— Ind. 67: 199. Jl. 22, '09. 350w.
"The nature of the subject precludes forever
a definitive treatment, yet it is, perhaps, worth
while to point out a few places at which this
work would be improved by condensation or am-
plification. In spite of all deductions the book
is thoroughly interesting, substantial, and of
indispensaule value to the student of compara-
tive literature."
-I Nation, 87: 390. O. 22, '08. SOOw.
Upham, Alfred Horatio. Old Miami: the
10 Yale of the early West. $1. Republican
pub. 9-20773.
A history written for the centennial celebra-
tion of the founding of Miami. It "gives a
series of pictures of the life of the students at
Miami in its early days, of pranks and discip-
line of societies and fraternities, of the coming
of educational institutions for women to nestle
under Miami's wings; and closes with chapters
on the civil war, whose conclusion brought the
end of the first phase of the university's exist-
ence." (Ind.)
"An unexpectedly delightful book. Mr. Up-
ham vividly glimpses a page in the life of the
West that has already passed into history."
-I- Ind. 67: 711. S. 23, '09. 180w.
"Though the style of the book is familiar and
tinged with slang, and though the substance is
unnecessarily slight, there are not wanting littl
flashes of light into the dark background of
western culture."
h Nation. 89: 283. S. 23, '09. 360w.
"Mr. Upham has done a real service to the
history of the young West of those days."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 522. S. 4, '09. 150w
Upton, George Putnam. Standard concert
9 repertory and other concert pieces : a
handbook of the standard overtures,
suites, symphonic poems, rhapsodies, fan-
tasies, etc., in the modern concert reper-
tory, for the use of concert goers. $1.75.
McClurg. 9-25249.
A handbook containing short sketches of
standard overtures, suites, symphonic poems,
rhapsodies, fantasias, etc., which the concert
goer most frequently hears. It is less a book
for musicians than for concert audiences.
"A thoroughly judicious and trustworthy
guide lor the luyman who loves music."
+ Dial. 47: 2i,0. O. 16, '09. 80w.
"Is marked by the author's thoroness and
painstaKiiig care in couipiiaiiun; is, 111 short,
a useful and handy book of reference."
+ Ind. 67: 1045. N. 4, '09. lOOw.
"The works chosen for analysis are select-
ed judiciously and with catholic taste; the
analyses aie brief, lucid, and free from tech-
nical jargon or pedantic "parsing"; and con
cert-goers will be able to find here information
regarding most of the concert pieces they are
likely to hear."
-I- Nation. 89: 415. O. 28, '09. 270w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 702. N. 13, '09. llOw.
Upward, Allen. East end of Europe; with
a preface by Sir E: Fitzgerald Law.
*$4. Button. 9-5987.
Concerns Greece, Constantinople and the Black
Sea provinces. With frankly Hellenistic sym-
pathies the author enlarges upon the race feud
between the Greeks and Bulgarians in their
contention for power in Macedonia.
"A useful volume, though too slight to satisfy
readers having any considerable knowledge of
music."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 87. N. '09. +
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 128. D. '09.
"The book is 'avowedly Greek,' also refresh-
ingly frank."
i Ath. 1S08, 2: 786. D. 19. 300w.
"His book continues to be of value so far as
his report on the complicated situation in Mace-
donia is concerned. Mr. Upward is a Phiihel-
)ene of almost early nineteenth century hue,
however, and for this his readers must make
allowance."
-j Ind. 66: 1243. Je. 3, '09. 260w.
"Mr. Upward's account of racial and economic
conditions in the disputed region should be of
value for a long time to come."
+ Nation. 8J: 123. Ag. 5, '09. 250w.
"Gathering his evidence with the scrupulous
care of an attorney preparing for a trial in
court, Mr. Upward holds a brief for Hellenism
and argues from it. Portions of his work seem
to be a reply to 'Macedonia,' by H. N. Brails-
ford, a book enlarging on the Bulgar side of
the controversy."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 189. Ap. 3, '09. 600w.
"Mr. Upward has an excuse for putting his
views before us in that his conclusions differ
entirely from those of every writer who has
dealt with the Macedonian imbroglio during
recent years."
— Sat. R. 107: 563. My. 1, '09. 650w.
Urner, Mabel Herbert. Journal of a neg-
8 lected wife. *$i.io. Dodge, B. W. 9-5215.
"The specific case in the book deals with the
particularly tragic ajid peculiarly uninviting
situation in which the wife has already reached
an unlovely middle age — has lost her art of
charming largely by neglecting it — when she
discovers that her husband has found elsewhere
what she has ceased to give." (N. Y. Times.)
"We recommend the book to any tired-out hus-
band who is fortunate enough to get away
from a hysterical wife for a few days' peace
and recreation." (Jnd.)
"The cleverest thing about the book is the
'denouement.' "
-I- Ind. 67: 424. Ag. 19, '09. 200w.
"A morbidly truthful volume."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 323. My. 22, '09. 380w.
Vachell, Horace Annesley. Drama in sun-
G shine. *$i. Fenno.
A new edition of a dramatic story of love
and hate whose scenes are enacted in southern
California.
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
447
Vachell, Horace Annesley. Paladin as be-
11 held by a woman of temperament.
t$i.50. Dodd. 9-24959-
"Mr. Vachell describes his subject as "be-
held by a woman of temperament,' and she
it is who makes the story interesting, for ro-
mance gains little by the reflection of so com-
monplace a type as that of the paladin — a young
man brought up to believe himself a great deal
more than the stupid good fellow he really Is.
When an opportunity of playing the hero oc-
curs, he makes a tolerable success of it, but
owing to a fatal habit of marking time, fails
in his legitimate love-suit. Later he succeeds
to the peerage, and is married by a lady of
the Jollity theatre. The marriage turns out
a failure, and the wife, becoming seriously
ill, is taken to a nursing home, where she is
tended by the woman of temperament, who,
after battling alone in various callings, has
found work as a nurse. A foil to the paladin
is provided in the doctor in attendance on the
case, and thus a dramatic situation is created,
of which good use is made." — Ath.
assorted series of happenings. A babu who mis-
takes him for a rajah puts into his hands a
bronze box of wonderful Indian craftsmanship.
This hero, "the ant-heap of crowded Indian
life, the Anglo-Indian secret service, native
trickery, the mysterious East — adventure, dan-
ger, treachery, mystery, love, bravery, all the
old material, which are the only ones we
know, are used with satisfying success." (Ind.)
"While the story on the whole has the read-
er's approval, it fails to win his sympathy."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 135. D. '09.
"The study of the paladin Is admirable, and
two pairs of women and men are vividly con-
trasted."
-I- Ath. 1909, 2: 422. O. 9. 190w.
Altogether the book is an entertaining nov-
el as well as a clever study of character." M.
K. Ford.
-f Bookm. 30: 394. D. '09. 520w.
"The impression survives that it is not only
the Harry Ryes who are arraigned, but the
whole sex, especially such of them as play un-
timely golf on honeymoons."
-\- — Nation. 8S: 573. D. 9, '09. 300w.
"The story is distinctly clever, and Mr. Va-
chell has drawn the character with unmistak-
able lines. Mr. Vachell's humor is keen and his
satire is clever. The story is well worth read-
ing."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 607. O. 16, '09. 380w.
"If George Meredith had never written 'The
egoist' Mr. Vachell in 'The paladin' would have
produced a notable work. As it is, his book
suffers inevitably by comparison, not only be-
cause he has chosen the theme of Meredith's
masterpiece, but because he has adopted — not
always very happily — some of his mannerisms
and tricks of style. It is not possible to say
of many pages of the book 'These might have
been written by George Meredith.' But it is
impossible to avoid detecting the resemblance
in many turns of phrases and ideas."
h Sat. R. 108: sup. 7. O. 16, '09. 700w.
"Once, however, the reader has made up his
mind to accept Mr. Vachell's point of view, he
will not be able to help admiring the clever-
ness with which it is presented. The story is
well and vigorously written, though the charac-
ter of Napier, the modern doctor, is perhaps a
little conventional."
-I Spec. 103: 651. O. 23, '09. 60w.
Vaile, Mrs. Charlotte M. Orcutt girls; or,
11 One term at the academy; new ed.
t$i.5o. Wilde.
A new and attractive edition of a popular
story for girls, relating the experiences of
Bertha and Sue Orcutt thru one term at an
old-fashioned New England academy.
Vaile, Mrs. Charlotte M. Sue Orcutt; new
11 ed. t$i.5o. Wilde.
The story of Sue, begun in "The Orcutt girls,"
is in this second book brought to a happy end-
ing.
Vance. Louis Joseph. Bronze bell. t$i.so..
Dodd. 9-7439.
A young American off for a duck hunt- on
Long Island becomes the hero in a strangely
"Has no literary merit, but possesses the same
qualities that made the author's 'Brass bowl'
and 'Black bag' popular."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 189. Je. '09.
"It is not great art, it does not pretend to
be, but it is a rattling good story."
-f Ind. 06: 762. Ap. 8, '09. 180w.
"Persons of mature years will sit up to read
Mr. Vance's story and prove how the heart of
man never grows old."
-I- Nation. 88: 607. Je. 17, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 201. Ap. 3. '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
"The book is at least picturesque and ex-
citing, though the adventures are sometimes a
little confused."
+ — Spec. 103: 101. Jl. 17, '09. lOOw.
Vance, Wilson J. Big John Baldwin. t$i-5o.
1" Holt. 9-24322.
In the quaint English of the seventeenth cen-
tury big John Baldwin sets down from time to
time in this journal all that befell him as a youth
busied with his dogs and his sports, and, later,
his experiences at the court of Charles I, and
Itill later at that of the Lord Protector. As an
officer in Cromwell's army he saw active service
and won glory: as a man he won his lady:
and in later life, removing to the new colony
of Virginia, he won much from that new land.
It is a tale of a noble gentleman told In a style
which quaintly blends piety and humor.
"A lengthy, leisurely, naive chronicle that
reproduces successfully the life of the period
and furnishes a tale of considerable interest."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 135. D. '09. +
"Mr. Vance has copied the conventional pat-
tern of Roundhead style with fair success, and
invested his hook with something of the garb of
its period." W: M. Payne.
-I- Dial. 47: 387. N. 16, '09. 230w.
'In spite of lavish portions of Presbyterian
preaching and of mutual admiration among
kings and commons, the book gives an interest-
ing picture of the time in old world and new,
with more of the domestic than the military."
+ Nation. 89: 628. D. 23, '09. 400w.
"It is .a novel considerably apart from the
ordinary, and Mr. Vance deserves praise for
his faithful presentation of the literary style
of Cromwell's time and following."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:636. O. 23, '09. 210w.
Van Dyke, Henry, ed. Poetry of nature.
11 **$2.so. Doubleday.
"The sixty 'Nature poems' which Dr. Van
Dyke has put together in this volume include,
as might be expected, various old favourites.
Wordsworth's 'Daffodils,' Browning's 'Oh, to be
in England,' Herrick's 'Get up, get up, for
shame!" Shelley's 'Ode to the skylark,' and
Lord Tennyson's 'Tears, idle tears,' are among
them. On the other 'hand, we have some pieces
that will be less familiar to most readers. Dr.
Van Dyke has drawn upon poets of his own
country for some of the material. 'The tit-
mouse,' by R. W. Emerson; 'To a water-fowl,'
by W. C. Bryant; and 'The marshes of Glynn,'
by Sidney Lanier, are among thjcm." — Spec.
N. Y. Times. 14: 684. O. 30, '09. 80w.
Sat. R. 108: 542. O. 30, '09. 40w.
"The selection is excellent, and there are
some good photographic illustrations."
+ Spec. 103: 566. O. 9, '09. 130w.
448
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Van Dyke, Henry. White bees and other
12 poems. **$i.25. Scribner. 9-28299.
Dr. Van Dyke "knows his birds and flowers
thorouglily, but the secret of his poetic and
graphic celebration of them lies in his love
for them. They do not flutter in his hand, but
are content to make their shyness and wild
music his; so it has happened that he has
written a little group of lyrics of convincing
fidelity to nature and to art. He is afraid neith-
er of deep conviction nor of deep emotion,
and he has given his verse that quality which
in a somewhat skeptical age, with its over-
emphasis of the purely intellectual element in
art, is so often missed." — Outlook.
"The group 'In praise of poets' has especial
interest."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 128. D. '09.
"A little group of songs which are likely to
hover above the horizon of our workaday Amer-
ican world for many decades."
-I- Outlook. 93: 651. N. 27, '09. 130w.
Van Dyke, John Charles. New New York;
9 a commentary on the place and the peo-
ple. *$4. Macmillan. 9-24461.
New York as an expression of the new civili-
zation; New York with Its life, its vitality, its
tremendous energy kept forever in action by
commerce; New York of high bridges, colossal
sky-scrapers, huge factories and enormous
waterways; New York as an educational, art
and trade center is the author's theme. The
Illustrations in colors and black and white lend
reality to the larger aspect of present day New
York with which the author has chosen to deal.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 87. N. '09. 4«
"The illustrations are clever but insubstantial.
They fail to give us any feeling of the tre-
niendof.s torcc and vitality of the city which
js the keynote of the book." Algernon Tassin.
-I Bookm. 30: 355. D. '09. 480w.
"But if occasionally 'The new New York'
strikes the level of mere information, as a
whole it moves on a much higher plane, form-
ing a significant, if over-weighted, impression
of our New World metropolis, with its unique
conception of municipal beauty, realized and to
be realized in years to come — for the New York
is still very much in the making." E. K. Dun-
ton.
H Dial. 47:453. D. 1, '09. 520w.
"To the interpretation and to the apprecia-
tion of New York he has brought knowledge
and understanding, insight and sympathy."
Brander Matthews.
+ Forum. 42: 474. N. '09. lOOOw.
"An extremely interesting and entertaining
book. Mr. Pennell's pictures, regrettably, are
not on a par with the text. They are disap-
pointing."
H Ind. 67: 821. O. 7, '09. 900w.
"This book of Professor Van Dyke's is in-
tensely modern, intensely of to-day."
-t- Lit. D. 39: 640. O. 16, '09. 600w.
"Mr. Pennell's pictures leave no doubt upon
the skeptic's mind that New York is pictur-
esque, in spite of its rectangularity. Not the least
merit of them is that they invite the reader to
seek out the places the illustrator has shown,
and thus discover with his own eyes what form-
erly may have escaped him."
+ Lit. D. 39: 1084. D. 11, '09. 240w.
"Taking the book as a whole, sensible text
with its innumerable spirited suggestions and
stimulating criticisms, and the illustrations,
charming portraits of familiar places, it would
be difficult to find anything more appropriate
to its subject or more successful in the carry-
ing out of the thing attempted."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 627. O. 23, '09. 1050w.
"Mr. Pennell's etchings have done for the
New York of to-day what Mr. Whistler's etch-
ings did for the London of twenty years ago.
Ought to be a text-book for the study of Amer-
icans who want to discover the New York of
to-day."
+ Outlook. 93: 291. O. 9, '09. 650w.
"Professor Van Dyke's text is that of a man
who thoroughly knows and loves his subject.
As for the Pennell illustrations, they are be-
yond praise as an accurate interpretation of the
life and architecture of the city."
-t- R. of Rs. 40: 511. O. '09. lOOw.
"The book as a whole will be stimulating to
all who are working in any way at the problems
of the city and especially of the citv of New
York •'
+ Survey. 23:377. D. .18, '09. 170w.
Van Dyne, Frederick. Our foreign serv-
■^ ice: the "A B C" of American diplom-
acy. $2.50. Lawyers' co-op. 9-331 1.
A survey of the diplomatic and consular serv-
ice by the American consul at Kingston, Jamai-
ca. An appendix is added containing Important
regulations, governing examinations, appoint-
ments and promotions, forms and present
jnembers of the service.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 1.83. Je. '09.
"In comparison with the space devoted to the
text of the book the prominence given to tech-
nical and changing subjects is disproportion-
-I -Ann. Am. Acad. 34:613. N. '09. 170w.
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 652. N. '09. lOOw.
"The work appears to have been executed in
a thorough and painstaking manner."
-I- Nation. 89: 99. Jl. 29, '09. 60w.
"It is intended for the use of those preparing
for our foreign service as well as to be Informing
and useful to the general reader."
+ R. of Rs. 39: 510. Ap. '09. 60w.
Van Rensseljier, Mariana (Mrs. Schuyler
•^ Van Rensselaer). History of the city of
New York in the seventeenth century.
*$S. Macmillan. 9-14587.
Two volumes of some five hundred pages each
of which trace the history of the settlement
planted by the Dutch on the island of Man-
hattan during a period of eighty years, from
the earliest days until the accession of Willian^
and Mary to the throne of England. It is the
author's intention to continue the history in
two later volumes thru the colonial and revo-
lutionary periods.
"The author has been unable to avoid one
very serious source of error; this arises from
the method she has adopted in prosecuting her
investigations. Mrs. Van Rensselaer is evident-
ly quite fitted to have taken up her theme
'de novo' from the original documents. Relying
instead upon her predecessors of various de-
grees of merit, she has been frequently led to
incorporate in her work their inaccuracies. Of
more importance are many positively wrong
statements which the author has culled from
careless authorities." J. H. InnSs.
-I Am. Hist. R. 15: 155. O. '09. 2100w.
f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 52. O. '09.
"If the volumes to follow fulfil expectations
thus created we shall have indeed a 'magnum
opus.' " F. I. Herriott.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 626. N. '09. 400w.
"One can hardly point to a longer felt want
in historical literature than that which this
volume and its snccessor supply. It has none
of the portraiture for which one looks, and
which she is evidently qualified to produce."
Montgomery Schuvler.
H Bookm. 30:57. S. '09. 1450w.
"The work, so far as it goes in these two
volumes, is one of those authoritative achieve-
ments of an enthusiastic yet well-poised special-
ist, which must be accepted as it stands, and
left for scrutiny of details to sub-specialists."
A. Schade van Westrum.
-I Forum. 42:187. Ag. '09. ■32OOW.
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449
"The impression left by the work upon the re-
viewer, is one of sound historical balance, of
well-seen proportions and well-drawn conclu-
sions."
+ Ind. 67: 143. Jl. 15, '09. 970w.
+ Lit. D. 39:789. N. 6, '09. 420w.
"Her pages are never dull. On the contrary,
thev are frequently brilliant."
-f Lit. D. 39: 1084. D.' 11, '09. 160w.
"We feel compelled to say that the weakness
of Mrs. Van Rensselaer's work is its super-
abundant detail. Detailed as it is, however, the
book is a notable piece of work, honorable alike
to its author and to the city whose story it
authoritatively sets forth."
H Nation. 89: 120. Ag. 5, '09. 2000w.
"Now fomes Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer,
delving into greater minutiae of historical de-
tail than Fiske ever essayed to do with New
York."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: .545. S. 18. '09. 1800w.
".A. well -compacted, beautifully rounded nar-
rative, attractive and impressive to all intelli-
gent readers." Elizabeth Wallace.
+ Outlook. 92: 40. S. 4, '09. I350w.
"Mrs. Van Rensselaer's illuminating work
sliould go far to counteract such misconceptions
as have been perpetuated from Irving's day to
thi.-=."
-h R. of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. '09. 200w.
H Spec. 103: 314. Ag. 28. '09. 350w.
Van Vorst, Marie. In ambush. t$i-5o. Lip-
11 pincott. 9-28121.
A handsome, broad-shouldered young robber,
muiderer and outlaw in general is the hero of
this tale whose main purpose seems to be one
of ijroving that even so desperate a character,
once under the right reformatory influence
may be regenerated. "The beautiful young Ken-
tuckian, Helena Desprey, crossed his erratic
path on her 'finishing' tour, and lo! that Denver
bank received back the sum (plus interest) stol-
en from it fifteen years before; the states of
Colorado and California, which Flanders had
upset a good deal, got two million dollars be-
tween them for local charities, and Tom Moody's
Irish relatives came into a little fortune. He
was a splendid fellow, despite the warrants
out against him. and twice saved Moody's life,
besides rallying the Lancers in that charge at
Omdurman; and the more Helena learned about
his past the more she forgave him." (Sat. R.)
"There are some good descriptive paragraphs
scattered through the pages, which will please
those who like personally conducted novels,
while the various entanglements of the plot are
sulficientlv exciting."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 771. D. 4, '09. 280w.
"The book is capital melodrama, ingeniously
devised, as we have seen, to win the vote of
that large section of novel-readers every unit
in which believes herself to be the Right Woman
for somebody or other."
— Sat. R. 108: 416. O. 2, '09. 250w.
Varney, George Reuben. Out of the depths.
" **$i.25. Am. Bapt. 9-16444.
A story which deals with the experiences of a
young minister who becomes the pastor of a
large church in a city of the Northwest. The
author includes Christian science in the long list
of "evils" which his pastor militant meets and
downs.
N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12. '09. 120w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 501. Ag. 21, '09. 500w.
Vaughan, Herbert Millingchamp. Medici
popes (Leo X and Clement VII). **$4.
Putnam. 8-37694.
Descriptive note In December, 1908.
"For any serious estimate of papal states-
manship we look in vain. He gives on the
whole a very fair judgment of Leo, and does
not much extenuate his faults of levity and
dissimulation."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 225. F. 20. 130w.
"The biography is, in fact, an excellent piece
of characterisation, pleasantly written from
well-known sources, and without any affecta-
tion of research. When writing directly upon
Leo, Mr. Vaughan is accurate, and he evidently
has the advantage of familiar knowledge of
both Rome and Florence. In the more general
history mistakes are too numerous." P.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 404. Ap. '09. 500w.
"This is, above all else, an amiable book.
It is written as nearly without partisan bias
as one could ever expect in a work treating
of a subject that involved religious considera-
tions of any sort."
+ Nation. 88: 386. Ap. 15, '09. 750w.
Vaughan, Owen (Owen Rhoscomyl). Vro-
nina. t$i-50. Dodd. 8-22545.
A story of Wales which reflects the "strength
and mysticism of the Welsh hills and moors."
"The author has marked his people by subtle
characteristic touches — the traces of supersti-
tion in their minds, the influence upon them of
the sea, and the grandeur of the scenery, their
impatience of pretense, their almost fanatical
sense of loyalty, their freedom from futile, bus-
tling activities. It is an intensive study of a
place with its traditions, its native types of
people, its standards of living, and its habits of
thought, and the conflict which is unfolded in
the drama is the natural outcome of these local
and racial characteristics." (N. Y. Times.)
"The novel suffers from starting out at too
high an emotional pitch, and the style is very
rhetorical. Mr. Rhoscomyl has, however, writ-
ten with great sincerity about people who are
impossibly good, bad, beautiful, strong and
primitive."
H Nation. 87: 605. D. 17, '08. 200w.
"There are points in the tale which are dis-
appointing, but, on the whole, it is an admir-
able story, written with style and force; the
author's conception is sure, his hold on the
narrative is close and strong, and the sympathy
of the reader is immediate."
A N. Y. Times. 13: 613. O. 24, '08. 370w.
Vay de Vaya and Luskod, Count. Inner
life of the United States. *$4. Button.
9-35102.
A book of impressions of America gained by
a Hungarian ecclesiastic wlio accompanied a
band of emigrants.
"The IMonsignor's observations on religious
conditions are disappointingly superflcial. If
his appreciations are not quite correct — and
this is the case in many instances — the errors
arise from hasty generalizations, in which spe-
cial conditions in some places, or among some
classes, are taken as typical. In many in-
stances, too, he has not thoroughly digested
his information."
h Cath. World. 88: 688. F. '09. 760w.
"One of the fairest and friendliest books on
the American people that has been written in
German. So far as it goes it is suggestive and
entertaining. His style is clear and agree-
able."
+ Nation. 87: 215. S. 3, '08. 460w.
"Possibly it is designed for circulation among
immigrant circles in the United States. It is
a regret to say that its usefulness will hard-
ly extend beyond those circles. The book is
not bad enough to condemn nor good enough
to praise. On the contrary it is well worthy
of a success of esteem among countrymen of
the author." ^ ,^„ „_„
1- N. Y. Times. 13: 690. N. 21, '08. 370w.
"A readable account "of American life for
persons who know little about it. The book
is a broad survey; although it always has the
impress of a cultivated and good-tempered ob-
server, it is necessarily superficial."
-I Spec. 102: 184. Ja. 30, '09. 340w.
450
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Vedder, Henry Clay. Church history hand-
books. 4v. ea. *40c. Am. Bapt. 9-6577.
V. 1. Early period.
The first of a series of handboolts designed
for study classes and training schools, rapid
consultation in the busy pastor's study, and for
collateral work among Bible students. This little
volume discusses the following subjects: The
apostolic age, The anti-Nicene church. The
union of church and state. The age of dogma,
The rise of the papacy, Tlie growth of papal
pretensions, The popes supreme in Europe, and
The great schism and the reforming councils.
V. 4. Baptist history.
In one hundred and twenty-four pages it
gives the essential facts of Baptist history, and
the principles underlying the church belief.
Veitch, Henry Newton. Sheffield plate; its
history, manufacture, and art. *$8. Alac-
millan. 9-35441.
"The author has spared no pains to make his
work an exhaustive and comprehensive treatise
on this lost craft. After tracing the historical
and economic conditions which led up to a de-
mand for metal ware which should be cheaper
than solid silver and superior to the 'treene'
and pewter vessels and table ware then in com-
mon use, he tells us how the art of Sheffield
plating was discovered by Thomas Bolsover in
1742 and successfully developed by his appren-
tice, Joseph Hancock." (Int. Studio.) "He di-
vides Shefheld plate into two main periods: 1750-
90, before the introduction of the silver mount;
and 1790-1840, with a transitional period indi-
cated from about 1770 to 1790." (Ath.)
"Valuable as the first serious attempt at a
comprehensive history of this branch of metal
work."
-H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 111. Ap. '09.
"This is a useful and fairly complete account of
this typically English ware. Mr. Veitch is so
completely a master of his subject that it is a
pity he felt compelled to prefix an introduction
of ill-digested facts. No collector of Sheffield
plate can afford to be without this important
handbook."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 140. Ja. 30. 170w.
"To the scanty literature already in existence
dealing with the Sheffield plate, Mr. Veitch's
book forms an important and very valuable ad-
dition. The book is interesting to the general
reader, but will be of special value to the con-
noisseur and collector."
+ Int. Studio. 36: 335. F. '09. 320w.
H Sat. R. 107: 632. My. 15, '09. 680w.
Vernon, K. Dorothea (Ewart) (Mrs. H. M.
8 Vernon). Italy from 1494 to 1790. (Cam-
bridge historical ser.) *^i.7S. Putnam.
9-8028.
"Comprises two unequal periods, tliat wliich
ended in 1559, and that which followed; and to
the latter, which is less generally known than
any epoch of modern Italian history except that
which began with 1870, the author has wisely
devoted the larger part of her book." — Eng.
Hist. R.
"Mrs. Vernon has produced a useful book.
She saw clearly what she wished to do, and
she has done it clearly. In the main the book
excels in perspective. It abounds in thumb-nail
portraits, man\- of which are striking likeness-
es ' ^^■: R. Thaver.
-I- Am. Hist. R. 15: 125. O. '09. 700w.
"The work is accurate, fair, abounds in ex-
cellent pen portraits, and fills a gap in histori-
cal manuals for English readers."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 129. D. '09.
"This book is not up to the high standard of
most of the other works in the series to which
it belongs. Of actual errors of fact there are
few, though minor inconsistencies and infelici-
ties in nomenclature abound; but the work as
a whole gives an impression of being patched
together, of lack of unity, and of absence of
historic background." R. B. Merriman.
H Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 627. N. '09. 400w.
"An excellent toxt-book on a difficult and
neglected period of Italian history."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 234. Ag. 28. 200w.
"Considering the great mass of facts involved,
the narrative shows marked skill, and the three
chapters of social history are particularly in-
teresting." W. Mi.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 614. Jl. '09. 260w.
"It is authoritative, scholarly, essentially
political, and dry."
H Ind. 67: 303. Ag. 5, '09. 60w.
"Mrs. Vernon, we think, makes a very com-
mon mistake in attempting to write a purely
narrative history in chronological order of the
events of these centuries, with additional chap-
ters on their society, literature, art and politi-
cal institutions."
h N. Y. Times. 14: 549. S. 18, '09. lOOOw.
Verplanck, William E., and Collyer, Moses
W. Sloops of the Hudson: an his-
torical sketch of the packet and mar-
ket sloops of the last century, w^ith a
record of their names; together with
personal reminiscences of certain of
the notable North river sailing mas-
ters. **$i.5o. Putnam. 9-687.
A brief history written to preserve the mem-
ory of the inland merchantmen that were the
forerunners of the establishment of the Hud-
son's vast commerce. The author writes out
of the fulness of his own experience covering
the following subjects: The sloop as a packet
vessel, The sail in competition with steam and
Personal reminiscences of Captain George D.
Woolsey.
"Of some value to students of transportation
and of considerable local interest."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 111. Ap. '09.
Ind. 66: 378. F. 18, '09. 60w.
"The book contains much that is interesting
to the lover of domestic history of a homely
form, and also to the students of transporta-
tion problems of bygone days. There is much
in it that is entertaining in the way. of rem-
iniscences, together with considerable valu-
able information bearing upon the tides and
currents of the Hudson."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 73. F. 6, '09. 730w.
R. of Rs. 39: 509. Ap. '09. 80w.
Viele, Herman Knickerbocker. On the
11 lightship; introd. by T: A. Janvier.
**$i.50. Duffield. 9-24696.
Ten short stories that remained unpublished
at the time of the author's death.
"Ten delicately humorous and cleverly con-
structed tales, as fantastic and whimsical as
the author's previous work."
-t- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 94. N. '09.
"Sometimes of an undisguisable slightness,
these tales are, collectively, stamped with the
cosmopolitanism of the author no less than with
his good taste."
-f Nation. 89: 628. D. 23, '09. 330w.
"The tales are of the half satirical, fantas-
tic genre in which Mr. Viele excelled."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 645. O. 23, '09. 380w.
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Virgil, Publius Virgilius Maro. Aeneid; tr.
into English verse by Theodore C.
Williams. *$i.50. Houghton. 8-31831.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
+ Cath. World. 89: 258. My. '09. 550w.
"Mr. Williams has over Morris the advan-
tage of closer texture and a style more com-
fortable to the general ear. We had not sup-
posed a new Virgil in English could prove so
welcome."
+ Dial. 46: 52. Ja. 16, '09. 470w.
"Tested by a number of well-known pas-
sages, the rendering is both scholarly and of
sound literary feeling."
-t- Educ. R. 37: y8. Ja. '09. 50w.
"We have no fault to find with the care and
accuracy with which Mr. Williams' version has
been executed."
+ Lit. D. 38: 227. F. 6, '09. lOOw.
"Mr. Williams has attempted the impossible
with high success. He has built the lofty
rhyme of blank verse and kept it lofty. His
version is essentially exact; few important
meanings are lost, and few Intruded. The qual-
ity is poetic throughout, and the movement Is
sustained. We have tested the work minutely
for important points, and have read large sec-
tions at a stretch: it reads."
+ -\ Nation. 88: 201. F. 25, '09. 750w.
"Very creditable blank verse."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, '08. 40w.
"The present writer knows no version which
equals it either in faithfulness to the original
or in literary ease. This book is a piece of
literature and no 'pony.' "
-I- Outlook. 91: 24. Ja. 2, '09. 450w.
"Of Mr. Williams' translation it will be said,
'This is noble, and it is Virgil.' " W: C. Collar.
+ School R. 17: 439. Je. '09. 1200w.
Vogt, Paul L. Sugar refining industry in
the United States: its development and
present condition. (Pub. of the Univ.
of Pa. Series in political economy and
public law, no. 21.) $1.50. Pub. for the
Univ. of Pa. by Winston. 8-13956.
"This is a study of the growth of combina-
tions in the cane and beet sugar refining in-
dustry in the United States. The material in
most of the chapters is cast in historical form."
(Ann. Am. Acad.) It gives revealing informa-
tion upon competition, combination, tariff in-
fluences, manipulation of price, and the develop-
ment of a new industry, making great Inroads
upon the older type of production.
"As a study of a combination, the results are
disappointingly hesitating and negative. "The
chief themes for which the reader looks viz.,
the evolution of capital instruments, profits of
promoting and financing, effects of the tariff,
influence of the combination upon legislation,
prices, and 'labor, are either not presented at
all or else pres^ted with no definite and force-
ful conclusions. There is, however, in the mono-
graph abundance of material upon certain as-
pects of the subject, and the purpose, to
present a study of an industry, which taken
with other like studies, may provide the basis
for a comprehensive policy of control of com-
binations, is laudable." E: D. Jones.
-I Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 465. Mr. '09. 140w.
"The book makes no pretension to being a
complete history but it does set forth in avail-
able form the essentials of this phase of our
economic histo'rv." F. "L. McVey.
-t- Econ. Bull. 1:201. S. '08. 600w.
"The author has been most successful in the
historical part of his study, which, though not
pretending to be complete and intensive, still
does succeed in bringing out quite clearly some
of the more fundamental causes leading to the
growth of this trust. But when one comes to
the part discussing capitalization, prices, and
profits, one cannot but question whether some
of the conclusions are justified on the basis
of such evidence as is presented." C. W. W
H J. Pol. Econ. 17: 730. D. '09. 580w.
w
Wagner, Charles. Home of the soul; tr.
" from the French by Laura Sanford
Hoffmann; with an introd. by Lyman
Abbott. **$r.20. Funk. 9-18053.
First messages delivered in the author's insti-
tutional church in Paris, known as "The home
of the soul." The pastor's religion as embodied in
these sermons is summed up by Lyman Abbott
as follows: "To find God, study your fellow
men; to serve God, serve your fellow men; to
teach men the Fatherhood of God, inspire in
them a sense of human brotherhood."
+ Dial. 47: 127. S. 1, '09. 230w.
+ Lit. D. 39:448. S. 18, '09. 270w.
"The translation is for the most part de-
void of literary merit, though it must be
confessed that Pastor Wagner is not himself a
literary artist. His appeal, however, is not
strictly to the intellectuality; rather it is to
the emotion of righteousness."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 476. Ag. 7, '09. 700w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 256. Ag. '09. 40w.
Wagner, Richard. Richard to Minna Wag-
= ner: letters to his first wife; tr. with
preface by William Ashton Ellis. 2v.
*$7. Scribner. 9-20264.
Letters which reveal the fatal significance
of the union of Richard and Minna Wagner.
"Mr. Ellis contributes an introduction of four-
teen pages, in which he discusses various points
in the tragic conjugal life of Richard and Min-
na Wagner, the most ill-mated couple that were
ever brought together. 'My marriage — not a
soul knows what I have suffered through that,'
he wrote to his sister in 1866. Now all the
world can read the story. The fact that Min-
na preserved these letters, containing so many
lamentations and reproaches, is noted by Mr,
Euis as one of her good traits." (Nation.)
"The world shows a pardonable curiosity to
learn as much as possible about the lives of
men who have distinguished themselves. Hence
these letters will be perused with interest."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 446. Ap. 10. 770w.
"The letters of liichard Wagner constitute a
histor\- of his intellectual life astonishing and
unique." L: J. Block.
+ Dial. 47: 231. O. 1, '09. 2200w.
-f- Nation. 88: 494. My. 13, '09. 450w.
"Mr. Ellis now gives us these voluminous let-
ters of Wagner to his first wife as a sort of pen-
dant to the letters of Wagner to Mathilde Wes-
endonck; and it may be also, as a sort of 'piece
justificative' after those remarkable outpour-
ings, as a sort of rehabilitation of the compos-
er. Thev will indeed serve in that way."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 325. My. 22, '09. 1050w.
Wagner, Richard. Valkyrie ;"a dramatic po-
9 em, freely translated in poetic narrative
form by Oliver Huckel. **75c. Crowell.
9-25250.
Mr. Huckel's fifth volume of the Wagner
music-dramas and the second of the "Ring"
cycle, the first, the "Rhinegold" appearing last
year. The translation of the poem is preceded
bv one of the author's illuminating forewords
in which the sources of the drama, the story and
its significance are considered.
"A narrative paraphrase of the drama's ac-
tion, dialogue, and setting that avoids the raw-
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Wagner, Richard — Continued-
noss of the usual libretto and at the same time
conveys more information."
+ Dial. 47: 522. D. 16, '09. 50w.
Walden, John W: H: Universities of an-
12 cient Greece. **$i.5o. Scribner. 9-29251.
Lectures delivered at Harvard university in
1S04 form the nucleus of this book which aims
to atone for the lack of consideration given to
Greek education of imperial times and to in-
terest students of education and of philology,
also general readers. Beginning with a short ac-
count of Athenian education in pre- Alexandrian
times, and of the conditions which prevailed
in Grecian lands in the last three centuries
B. C, the author follows the history of the es-
tablishment of universities and discusses their
status, management and achievements, their es-
sential elements, the teachers and students, the
spirit of learning and the enthusiasm for in-
tellectual ideals.
and then raises him above it spirituallv." — N.
Y. Times.
"Scholarly volume."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 763. D. '09. 50w.
Waldstein, Charles, and Shoobridge, Leon-
ard. Herculaneum, past, present, and
future. *$5. Macmillan. 8-37672.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The useful portion of the book comprises
the appendices with the exception of the first,
the plates, and part 1, but unfortunately this
last section which should have been made the
best and most valuable of all is marred by so
many signs of haste and of being a purely
perfunctory performance, that it is unsatisfac-
tory." S. B. P.
-I Am. Hist. R. 14: 376. Ja. '09. 600w.
"Though written from the archeologic stand-
point and containing considerable matter not
of general interest, it warrants notice as an
important work by an authority on a subject
having very little adequate treatment."
4- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 22. Ja. '09.
"Illustrated by an admirable series of photo-
graphs, which alone would give considerable
value to the book."
-\ Ath. 1909, 1: 108. Ja. 23. 750w.
"The narrative is compiled from the best
sources and deserves a cordial welcome." F.
B. Tarbell.
H Class. J. 4: 142. Ja. '09. 550w.
"With the main thesis of the book, that
Herculaneum should be excavated, everyone will
agree; but in regard to Professor Waldstein's
extremely positive assertions concerning the
richness of the treasure buried there, and his
insistence on the preeminence of this over all
other ancient sites, there will hardly be the
same unanimity." G. J. Laing.
H Dial. 46: 112. F. 16, '09. 1400w.
+ Lit. D. 38: 224. F. 6, '09. 450w.
"It is a pity that there is not included a
general chapter on the art of Herculaneum,
with a short discussion of the more important
pieces found there."
H Nation. 88: 97. Ja. 28, '09. 900w.
Wales, Hubert. Hilary Thornton. t$i-5o.
^ Estes. 9-4486.
"Let it be said at once that the story has
not a 'happy ending.' It is concerned with the
love of a man for a woman — a sufficiently old
story, but none the less potent for all that.
Thornton is a clerk in a law office, almost
stifled under briefs and abstracts and the habit
of looking at the crises of human lives as so
many 'cases.' Mrs. Randolph Wynne is a noted
writer, no bas bleu, but a woman first who
happens to be a celebrity afterwards. She
raises Thornton to his own level intellectually,
"One lays down this book with a sense of
distaste, despite its manifestly high ethical
intent. It seems to represent the inherent un-
wholesomeness of modern introspection, fo-
cussed upon the unpleasant possibilities of mar-
riage; it is a congress of horrible examples."
— Nation. 88: 489. My. 13, '09. 130w.
"There is nothing banal in' the book; it ap-
peals to the intelligence as well as to the emo-
tions. It is a study in human nature well
worth writing and decidedly well worth read-
ing."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 161. Mr. 20, '09. 230w.
Walford, Lucy Bethia (Mrs. Alfred S. Wal-
ford). Leonore Stubbs. t$L50. Long-
mans. 9-35328.
"Leonore Stubbs is the daughter of a country
gentleman, married in her teens to a business
man, who, dying bankrupt three years later,
leaves her with no refuge but her father's
house. Her sufferings in this gloomy and not
over-peaceful environment, and her adventures
with the suitors attracted partly by her reputed
wealth and partly by a more romantic motive,
are described with Mrs. Walford's wonted hu-
mour."— Ath.
"There is some good character delineation."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 93. Mr. '09.
"The conclusion of the boojt is out of harmony
with the beginning."
— Ath. 1908, 2: 569. N. 7. 130w.
"The characterizing is one of the book's chief
attractions, and includes a variety of new and
not unoriginal actors. The story flows unhin-
dered, perfectly readable if not soul-stirring."
+ Nation. 87: 632. D. 24, '08. 270w.
"There is a good deal of clever portraiture
of character in the book, and some skill in the
working out of the plot."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 52. Ja. 23, '09. 220w.
"Pleasant little story."
H Sat. R. 106: 616. N. 14, '08. 160w.
Walk, Charles Edmonds. Yellow circle.
10 t$i-5o. McClurg. 9-26145.
A mystery story that starts with the drama-
tic incident of the interruption of a fashionable
wedding by a swarthy looking man who whis-
pers a word to the bride, drops a bracelet into
her hand, and rushes away followed by the hor-
ror-stricken young woman. After thrilling ad-
venture covering four days it comes to light
that the villain's power over the girl was the
result of a long series of intrigues, begun in a
college secret organization, and planned for the
purpose of winning her and also her father's
fortune.
"Is at once an interesting conundrum and a
good detective story. The mystery, of course,
is the thing, and it is not neglected while the
author puts a little flesh-and-blood work into
the people concerned in it." ,
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 764. D. 4, '09. 150w.
Walker, Margaret Coulson. Bird legend
and life. **$i.25. Baker. 8-31846.
A collection of the most important avian leg-
ends and superstitions in which the author hunts
for the evidences of apparent truth. The leg-
endary sketch in each instance is supplemented
by an instructive sketch of the bird's life, hab-
its, appearance and influence upon man. In-
cludes the owl, wren, eagle, swallow, magpie,
king fisher, hawk, vulture, robin, raven, and
woodpecker. There are thirty-four full-page
illustrations.
Walker, Williston. Great men of the Chris-
tian church. *$i.25. Univ. of Chicago
press. 8-37051.
A series of twenty brief biographies designed
for the reader or student without technical
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training in church history. The sketches show
the conditions of church life and thought in
which the various leaders did their work, and
illustrate a great variety of service, life and
experience.
"The chapters are full of life and movement
and are well calculated to quicken interest and
arouse readers and students to thought and
further study." H: F. Cope.
+ Bib. World. 33: 353. My. '09. 350w.
"In every chapter we find some remark to
set students thinking. The book is primarily
for them."
+ Outlook. 91: 774. Ap. 3, '09. 370w.
Wall, J. Charles. Ancient earthworks. 2s. 6d.
^ Talbot, London.
"One of the series of 'Antiquaries' primers,'
which is designed for the elementary instruc-
tion of the layman with antiquarian leanings."
(Spec.) "The book is indispensable to all who
in their journeying over the countryside desire
to have something more trustworthy than local
tradition to explain those curious formations of
the ground which serve better than any history-
book to show what a pit of universal strife
were these islands in the centuries before the
conquest." — Spec.
shrinkage which has taken place in the size of
the world during the last few decades as a re-
sult of rapid transit by steamboat and rail-
way." (Sat. R.) The author explored for big
game the best hunting grounds of America,
New Zealand, India, Japan, and British and
East Africa.
"Mr. Wall is well qualified to write upon this
topic."
-t- Ath. 1909, 1: 764. Je. 26. 150w.
"The volume should not only start many in-
quiring into the subject, but should do some-
thing to correct the 'flighty legends' given in
irresponsible guide-books."
+ Sat. R. 106: 676. N. 28, '08. 90w.
"The subject has a fascination that is all its
own, and in the hundred and forty pages of
which this booklet is composed ample justice
is done to it by means of careful and intel-
ligible classification, some excellent plates, and
more than sixty illustrations of the formation
of earthworks."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 645. Ap. 24, '09. 200w.
Wallace, Charles William. Children of the
chapel at Blackfriars, 1597-1603. *$2.50.
Charles W. Wallace, Lincoln, Neb.
9-856.
"An issue of the 'University studies' of the
University of Nebraska. It is the result of an
extensive original investigation of the history
of the Elizabethan children-companies of play-
ers, and is only a foretaste of what is to come,
for the writer contemplates extending the work
until it shall fill three large volumes, including
the many documents which he will reprint.
.Some of these documents are of extreme im-
portance to Shakespearean students, and are
of the author's own unearthing. They are
merely referred to in the present monograph,
but will be published in full when the complete
work is ready." — Dial.
Dial. 46: 55. Ja. 16, '09. 130w.
"Professor Wallace's book is the most thor-
ough study we have of an Elizabethan thea-
tre— to be sure, for a limited period of its ex-
istence, but that the most important. The evi-
dence on the main thesis, we confess, does not
appear to us so conclusive as it does to the
author."
^ Nation. 88: 148. F. 11, '09. 630w.
"The volume in hand is not one which can
be classed as eloquent or particularly readable.
The book is cordially recommended to stu-
dents."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 84. F. 13, '09. 1450w.
Wallace, Harold Frank. Stalks abroad: be-
ing some account of the sport obtained
during a two years' tour of the world.
*$3.50. Longmans. 9-17000.
" 'Stalks abroad' is a pleasantly written and
instructive work on sport and travel which
brings home to one's mind the extraordinary
"A pleasant description of the sporting side
of a holiday."
+ Atn. 1909, 1: 196. F. 13. 330w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 164. Mr. 20, '09. 280w.
"Is full of observations about animals inter-
esting to all hunters and animal lovers."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. 150w.
"The illustrations are excellent and add con-
siderably to the value of a very readable book."
F. C. Selous.
-f Sat. R. 107: 41. Ja. 9, '09. 440w.
"Parts of the book are excellently well writ-
ten. There are a few trivialities and slang
words which might have been omitted."
-I Spec. 102: 861. My. 29, '09. 250w.
Wallace. Lew. Boyhood of Christ; new ed.
''J $1.50. Harper.
A holiday edition of Mr. Lew Wallace's story
of the boyhood of Christ written in 1888 to fix
the impression, that Jesus Christ was in all the
stages of his life a human being.
Wallas, Graham. Human nature in politics.
**$i.50. Houghton. 9-35520.
A thoughtful presentation which claims for
a study of human nature in politics the service
of deepening and widening a knowledge of
political institutions and also of opening an un-
worked mine of political Invention. The chapters
are grouped under two heads: The conditions
of the problem, discussing in turn Impulse and
instinct in politics. Political entities. Non-ra-
tional inferences in politics. The material of
political reasoning and The method of political
reasoning; and The possibilities of progress, in-
cluding Political morality. Representative gov-
ernment, Official thought and Nationality and
humanity.
"The work stands alone and has large value
for students of politics; it is heavy reading
for the average person."
-L A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 145. My. '09.
"On the whole, his thesis is well worked out,
and, considering the mass of details and variety
of side lights which he attempts to throw upon
his subject, his matter is effectively presented."
W. E. Hotchkiss.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 218. Jl. '09. 280w.
"The volume is by no means so exclusively
designed for the instruction of students as to
repel the general reader. The freshest portion
lies in the reflections aroused by the treatment,
in the same pages, of various types of modern
socialism, and two types of Catholicism, rep-
resented, on the one hand, by 'the Pope and
his advisers,' and, on the other, by 'Modernist'
students of the history of their religion."
H Ath. 1908, 2: 758. D. 12. 450w.
"The book as a whole, is not addressed to
men in their private capacities, but to that
far lower order of beings, men about to appear
in public, men on the point of mounting plat-
fo-msr. getting ready to write leading articles,
jilanning treatises on social science. For that
portion of a man which is ready for publica-
tion or may be found at any time in a political
speech such a hook may have a special use —
if onU- as a reminder that there is more of
him."F. M. Colby.
— Bookm. 30: 396. D. '09. 2300vv.
"The weakness of Mr. Wallas's treatment of
'human nature' lies in his failure to appreciate
the part which custom and sentiment play in
preserving the stability of a society." G: E. Vin-
cent.
-I Hibbert J. 7: 932. Jl. '09. 620w.
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Wallas, Graham — Continued-
"This is a work in a field hitherto untilled
and has the merits and defects of pioneer
worlt."
H Ind. 67: 481. Ag. 26, '09. 200w.
"The boolt is written in a simple, engaging
style, giving ample evidence that together with
vision the author has unfailing common sense
and humor."
+ Nation. 89: 75. Jl. 22, '09. 180w.
"Very lively and edifying volume."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 400. Je. 26, '09. 1700w.
"He has not simply applied already worked
out psychological doctrines to a new subject
matter: he has enlarged and enriched psycholo-
gy itself by his interpretation." Ernest Talbert.
+ Psychol. Bull. 6: 412. D. 15, '09. llOOw.
R. of Rs. 40: 127. Jl. '09. 140w.
"Complete, therefore, as is his practical
equipment, Mr. Wallas indulges in so many
divagations on difficult topics, such as the con-
flict between inlieritance and environment, in
so subtle a style that we fear he will be often
unintelligible to his readers, unless they happen
to attend lectures at the London school of
economics. A good deal, too, of his earlier
chapters is a repetition, in a less lucid form,
of Bagehot's 'Physics and politics.' But the
book is well worth the trouble of reading, for
it contains many shrewd and humorous ob-
servations, and some profound reflections."
H Sat. R. 107: 45. Ja. 9, '09. 1800w.
"Mr. Wallas is always readable and very often
instructive. He uses, it may be, the ironical
method too much; but he illuminates every
subject with which he deals. And of this il-
lumination not the least valuable result will be
to make us examine a little more closely and
faithfully our own habits of political thought."
H Spec. 102: 345. F. 27, '09. 320w.
"Books of this class are rare. Few men have
the combination of abundant knowledge with
power of expression required to produce them.
Hence they possess unique value." H: J. Ford.
+ Yale R. 18: 101. My. '09. 580w.
Waller, Mary Ella. Year out of life. t$i.50.
6 Appleton. 9-8571.
A year out of the life of an English girl who
decides during a leisurely tour thru Germany
to translate some work into English. She se-
lects a book of stories, writes to the author for
permission to make the translation, and there
begins a correspondence which underlies a ro-
mance. Uncertainty, at the root of which is
a vast amount of egotism, prevents her ac-
ceptance of the author's suit. When she is
ready to give him a favorable answer she learns
that he is pledged to another.
"Like a chapter out of real life rather than a
tale of the imagination."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 189. Je. '09. >i>
Reviewed bv F: T. Cooper.
Bookm. 29: 404. Je. '09. 230w.
"The book is refreshing, like the home-made
ale and nectar that women sometimes brew."
+ Ind. 66: 1344. Je. 17, '09. lOOw.
"From the author of 'The wood-carver of
'Lympus' one looks and not in vain, for origi-
nality of plan and grace of manner; for a deep-
reaching insight equally into the constancies and
vagaries of human nature; which makes at times
for vagueness; and for a steadfast faith in the
beneficence of the 'something not ourselves.' "
+ Nation. 88: 632. Je. 24, '09. 320w.
"Miss Waller's style is agreeable and emi-
nently suited to the topic in hand. Occasional
charming glimpses of German wavs and people
and Places enliven the volume, if the book is
unsatisfactory, it is probably because the writ-
er's aim was b\it too well accomplished. Sl>e
has drawn a selfish, cold, and shallow person-
ality to the life."
•f N, Y. Times. 14: 279. My. 1, '09. 600w.
Walsh, William Shepard, ed. Abraham
^ Lincoln and the London Punch: car-
toons, comments and poems, published
in the London charivari, during the
American civil war (1861-1865). **$l.
Moffat. 9-8748.
A history of the opposition of the London
Punch towards Lincoln, a reproduction of car-
toon jibes and jests, and the amends made in
Tom Taylor's poem on Lincoln's assassination.
"Will interest many older readers and is a
record that larger libraries will wish to add to
their Lincoln literature."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 146. My. '09.
"An interesting side-light is thrown on civil
war times by this little book."
-I- Dial. 46: 332. My. 16, '09. lOOw.
"It affords a curious glimpse into the humor
of a past generation, and has a certain historic-
al interest besides. Mr. Walsh's own running
comment on the cartoons and poems will help
younger readers to understand the prejudices
and passions of the day."
-f- Nation. 88: 384. Ap. 15, '09. 200w.
"The most interesting of the aftermath, per-
haps."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 242. Ap. 17, '09. 160w.
Walter, A. Emperor William First; tr.
^ by G: P. Upton. **6oc. McClurg.
9-23799.
A chronological history of the life of Emperor
William First, whose simplicity, honesty of
character, devotion to duty, love of country and
power to act, make his life a study for all
youth and all people.
Walton, George Lincoln. Practical guide to
^ the wild flowers and fruits. **$i.5o. Lip-
pincott. 9-10974.
A discussion of the more widely distributed
herbaceous wild flowers. It covers their haunts,
characteristics and family relationships, with
suggestions for their identification. The ar-
rangement of species has been planned with
reference to a sequence of the blossoming time
of the members of the important families so
that the season of flowering may be followed to
a certain extent.
"Not so good a beginner's book as Mrs. Par-
sons' 'How to know the wild flowers' or Mrs.
Doubleday's 'Nature's garden,' but a useful man-
ual where a more extensive work is desired by
persons not accustomed to botanical keys."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 183. Je. '09. +
"A capital [volume] to be taken into the coun-
try." G: Gladden.
-I- Bookm. 29: 546. Jl. '09. 130w.
"Its distinctive features are, first, the treat-
ment of flowers and fruits in the same volume,
and, second, the charts, based on color for large
groups, and, for the smaller ones, on simple
obvious distinctions of leaf and flower arrange-
ment and flower form."
-f Dial. 46: 374. Je. 1, '09. 140w.
"The characteristic of the present volume is
that as much science as can be hoped for is
added, and even an analytical table under each
color, with references to sections."
+ Ind. 66: 1245. Je. 3, '09. 170w.
"The drawings as a rule are not satisfactory,
and in one or two instances are distinctly mis-
leading."
-I Nation. 89: 105. Jl. 29, '09. 140w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, '09. 120w.
Walton, George Lincoln. Those nerves.
12 **$i. Lippincott. 9-28552.
A book whose only object "is to promote
such peace of mind as may make for health as
well as for happiness. In other words, like vac-
cination, pure milk, and disinfection, it aims
to prevent."
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Warbasse, James Peter. Medical sociology:
^1 a series of observations touching upon
the sociology of health and the rela-
tions of medicine to society. *$2. Apple-
ton. 9-23786.
"A well-written volume intended to popu-
larize medicine so far as relates to the personal
preservation of health. . . . The work is divided
into two parts. The first is intended to inter-
est the lay reader and deals with problems as
the alcohol and sexual questions, fresh air,
Christian science, eating and tallying, an emi-
nently readable and enlightening series of twen-
ty-five short essays. The second part tells us
about preventive medicine, medical expert wit-
nesses, the future of medicine, etc." — Lit. D.
"Some of these fragments were originally edi-
torial paragraphs in a medical journal: all may
be said to be in the manner of the paragrapher
rather than the essayist. From this cause the
booli fails of tiie appeal which it might have
had. Yet it is sincere, and often suggestively
phrased, within its limitations."
H J. Pol. Econ, 17: 652. N. '09. 140w.
"These thirty-five chapters are really most
wise and thoughtful, and lay and professional
alike will enjoy and value the whole work."
-f- Lit. D. 39: 688. O. 23, '09. 140w.
"There is a certain vigor of style in certain
passages which is not devoid of beauty either
in thought or phrase."
4- N. Y. Times. 14: 730. N. 20, '01. 920w.
Ward, Archibald Robinson. Pure milk and
^ the public health: a manual of milk and
dairy inspection; with two chapters by
Myer Edward Jaffa. *$2. Taylor & Car-
penter. 9-12051.
"The author has here presented in relatively
siTiall comrass the main principles and prac-
tices essential to the sanitary and economic
supervision of the public milk supply. ... It
is just what is needed by members of boards of
health, secretaries and health officers, to enable
them to see what should be done to safeguard
the milk supply of a community, and in general
how to do it. It will be useful, also, to chem-
ists and bacteriologists, but it makes no nre-
tense of going into the detail? of the technic
of milk examination." — Engin. N.
"Valuable work."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 88. N. '09.
"The book is a very satisfactory one, and it
gees without saying that such a volume should
be in every health board library in the land."
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 64. My. 13, '09. 330w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 278. My. 1, '09. 120w.
Ward, Bernard. Dawn of the Catholic re-
" vival in England. 1781-1803. 2v. *$7-
Longmans. 9-18711.
The history of English Catholicism during the
last quarter of the eighteenth century. "The
entire country is covered by the present writ-
er; but the story of the London district is dealt
with in much greater detail than is that of
any other section. The writer traces with
grateful fidelity the great advantages that ac-
crued to the English church from the coming
of the French 'fmigrS' clergy during the revo-
lution; and follows minutely the grave and
threatening divisions brought about by the con-
troversies concerning the oath. The disputes
between the laity and their hierarchical rulers,
and among the rulers themselves, about the
time of the relief act, which in the Midland
district were not settled till the first years of
the nineteenth century, are also set forth."
(Cath. World.)
+ Cath. World. 89: 244. My. '09. 330w.
"Mr. "Ward's bonk will be of more than histor-
ical value if, read by both Catholics and Prot-
estants, it serves as an influence to weld Eng-
lishmen of every church into one great na-
tion."
+ Ind. 67: 932. O. 21, '09. llOOw.
Sat. R, 108: 601. N. 13, '09. 1580w.
Ward, Elizabeth Stuart. Jonathan and Da-
9 yij **5oc. Harper. 9-22180.
The story of a man and dog friendsliip that
will completely capture the heart of every reader
who believes tliat dog love is immortal. To-
gether they suffer cold and hunger, together
they rejoice when a good divinity discovers that
the dog, under the master's instruction, can do
tricks that have a money value. Self-respecting,
they earn their living — "the dog who had gained
so much of the human, and the lonely man who
had acquired something of the beautiful canine."
Nation. 89: 488. N. 18, '09. 40w.
"A TP^-y pretty story, inspired by sentiments
of charity toward men and true affection for
dogs."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: .560. S. 18, '09. 250w.
"An exquisite and touching tale."
+ No. Am. 190: 843. D. '09. 60w.
"Full of human dignity and pathos."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 20w.
Ward, Elizabeth Stuart. Oath of allegiance,
11 and other stories. **$i.25. Houghton.
9-35852.
Eleven serious short stories. "The sanctity of
the marriage-tie with its attendant duties and
sacrifices comes in for extended treatment. The
marital relation as a hard, but by no means un-
lovely, bond is the idea emphasized." (Lit. D.)
"The initial story of this volume is based on an
odd incident that appears to be taken from
real life, the delivery of a love letter to a
woman fifteen years after it had been written
and after the death of the writer. It is a war-
time tale, and throbs with the passionate hero-
ism and sacrifice of those years." (N. Y. Times.)
"The characters are well drawn, the situa-
tions dramatic and convincingly set forth."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 94. N. '09. 4-
"Whatever may be urged against the strain
of sadness that pervades them, or their oft-
times unsatisfying endings, this much must be
conceded, — they reveal a true understanding and
interpretation of life."
-f- Lit. D. 39: 686. O. 23, '09. 240w.
"The material, with its little touches of mod-
ern dress, is the old material."
-I- — Nation. 89: 487. N. 18, '09. 300w.
"Mrs. Ward rarely fails to breathe into her
people some portion of her own intense in-
dividuality, and in consequence they seem al-
ways to be very much alive — even though she
may be writing of them after they are dead."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 673. O. 30, '09. 160w.
"These are in the author's best vein, all show-
ing her shrewd but kindly psychological in-
sight."
+ R. of Rs. 40: 635. N. '09. 40w.
Ward, Florence Gannon H. (Mrs. J. C.
1" Ward), Under the northern lights.
t$i.5o. Wessels. 9-25635-
A well-bred, well-educated New York mining
engineer weds in a hasty moment a cheap
young woman with the drug habit. He puts
her in a sanitarium and turns to the great west
for the life of action that can quiet his rest-
less remorse. In an Alaska mining camp he is
thrown with a wealthy New Yorker's family
among whose members is a young woman whom
he learns to love elementally with the big hon-
estv of heart that had been developed thru the
out-of-doors struggle with great northern forces.
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Ward, Florence G. H. — Continued.
The author finds a way to happiness that is
logical even tho it is unpleasant.
"The tale is told with dash and a freshness
of touch that make it readable, notwithstanding
an occasional unwise use of English."
H ■ N. Y. Times. 14:591. O. 9, '09. 200w.
Ward, Harry Marshall. Trees: a handbook
" of forest-botany for the woodlands and
laboratory. 5 v. (Cambridge biological
ser.) ea. *$i.50. Putnam.
V. 4. Fruits.
"After a general discussion of the morphology
of fruits (part 1, 59 pp.), the second part (94
pp. ) gives a key to trees and shrubs, based on
cliai-acteis derived Irom fruits, and accom-
j'anied b\- figures of most of the species." — Bot.
Gaz.
V. 5. "This volume dealing with tli£ form of
trees is the final one of its series. . . . Part 1
deals in a general way with the habit or form
of trees, and, in addition to the text, the form
or habit of the tree is indicated in many in-
stances by illustrations, while the form of the
branch-system is also indicated diagrammatical-
Iv. A series of Mr. Henry Irving's well-known
photographs illustrating the outward appear-
ance of the bark has been included. In part
2 the trees are detailed according to their form
and other external appearances. The system
of tabulation adopted is similar to that em-
ployed in the previous volumes. At the end we
have an appendix which contains a classifica-
tion of trees and shrubs according to their seed-
lings."—Nature.
"Like the other rarts of the series, this one
will doubtless be useful in Great Britain, though
it cannot be particularly serviceable in this
country. It embodies a good idea, however,
vhjch might be applied to the trees of this con-
tinent."
-^ Bot. Gaz. 47: 415. My. '09. 16Cw. (He-
view of V. 4.)
"Will be found of use to the expert and stu-
dent alike, wliile the beginner who has once
started to read it will soon find himself becom-
ing enthusiastic under the inspiring influence
of the writer."
-f Nature. 80: 126. Ap. 1, '09. 200w. (Re-
view of V. 4.)
"It will be admitted on all hands that the late
Prof. Marshall Ward has left behind a monu-
mental work which will long be considered a
standard on trees."
-I- Nature. 81: 64. Jl. 15, '09. 180w. (Review
of V. 5.)
"An exceutionally valuable book for the bo-
tanical student, either as a useful aid in the
field or in laboratory work."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 166. Mr. 20, '09. lOOw.
(Review of v. 4.)
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, '09. 140w.
(Review of v. 5.)
Ward, James. Fresco painting ; its art and
3 technique with special reference to the
Buono and spirit fresco methods. *$4.20.
Scribner. W9-123.
"Defines very clearly the essential qualities of
the best ancient, medioeval, renaissance and
modern frescoes, describes the colours used, the
preparation of the walls and methods of execu-
tion in the past and present. The author gives
reproductions, including several in colour, of
typical examples both of fresco-bromo or true
fre^'f 0 and spirit-fresco, devoting considerable
space to a searching examination of the present
state of the masterpieces of Giotto, Fra Angeli-
co. Benozzo Gozzoli, Perugino, Raphael. Ghir-
landajo, Pinturiccbio, and Michael Angelo that
are still 'in situ.' " — Int. Studio.
CO painting, differing fi'om them, if at all, in be-
ing more thorough and practical. The second
half hardly rises above the guide-book stand-
ard, while we cannot agree with Mr. Ward in
thinking the time ripe for a general revival of
fresco ijainting."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 244. Ag. 28. 370vv.
"I'seful book."
+ Int. Studio. 38: 245. S. '09. 180w.
Int. Studio. 39: sup. 24. N. '09. lOOw.
Ward, Josephine Mary (Hope-Scott) (Mrs.
" Wilfrid Philip Ward). Great posses-
sions. **$i.35. Putnam. 9-27448.
A novel that is called the English "Housb
of mirth." The story opens with the melodra-
matic cirsumstances of a distinguished Lon-
doner's lea\ ing. contrary to law and equity, the
bulk of his property not to his wife but to a
woman in Florence. It portrays social London at
close range, affords a picture of a presentation
at court and of lesser conventions of fashionable
societ\-. and ahoimds in clever characterization
of Jjondon txpes.
"A book of unusual charm and interest."
-I- Ath. 1909, 2:421. O. 9. 160w.
"The best work in the book is the part of it
which is irio.st detached from its project and
least dependent on the working-out of a plot.'
-j • Sat. R. 108: 571. N. 6, '09. 520w.
"The book is not without blemishes in con-
struction, but they are venial drawbacks which
in no way detract from its distinction of
thought, its charm of expression, and its origin-
ality of characterisation."
H Spec. 103: 794. N. 13, '09. 770w.
Ward, Mary Augusta (Mrs. Thomas Hum-
6 phry Ward). Marriage a la mode. (Eng.
title, Daphne.) **$i.2o. Doubleday.
9-13541.
A novel which deals with the marriage be-
tween a beautiful, wealthy, self-confident Amer-
ican girl and an- impecunious Englishman. Mrs.
Ward's purpose is that of treating English and
American character and social customs from
the point of view of differing national stand-
ards. The young woman fosters a jealous
frenzy, which a grain of common sense might
have averted, and she turns to the American
divorce courts for the dissolution of her mar-
riage. The ease with which it is acquired
mocks the English sense of outraged justice,
until the scales fall from Daphne's eyes and she
sees that a crude state law has confused her
moral \alues and falsified her conscience but
had not quite brutalized her. How she attempt.s-
to restore the "mutilated divine" within her
self is told in the closing pages.
"This book resembles in its first part many
similar attempts to explain the process of fres-
"Mrs. Ward's story does not give us the im-
pression of time and care spent on it which
her earlier novels do; in fact, we are disappoint-
ed with it."
— Ath. 1909, 1: 669. Je. 5. 200w.
"The book is superficial in thought and weak
in execution, as thin in intellectual content as
_ Atlan. 104: 683. N. '09. 600w.
"It is an irritating book for the American
reader." H. W. Boynton.
h Bookm. 29: 537. Jl. "09. 1400w.
Reviewed bv A. Schade van Westrum.
Bookm. 30: 339. D. '09. 50w.
"We feel that Mrs. Ward has been more in-
tent to point the moral than to adorn the tale."
— Cath. World. 89:823. S. '09. 400w.
"It is hardly more than a sketch in dimen-
sions, and bears many evidences of flagging
powers and hasty composition." W: M. Payne.
— Dial. 47: 46. Jl. 16, '09. 220w.
"It is too offensive and bigoted not to attract
attention. In it will be found the least flatter-
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ing, most insulting estimate of American wom-
anhood that has yet been offered to the pub-
lic."
— Ind. 66: 1295. Je. 10, '09. 1200w.
"Its forceful appeal compensates largely for
lack of style."
-i Lit. D. 39: 107. Jl. 17, '09. 200w.
"The disconcerting thing to the American
reader is that she apparently regards her Daph-
ne as in some sense typical of our womenkind."
— Nation. 88: 631. Je. 24, *09. 600w.
"Pulling the wires for a high-bred English-
woman seated beside her tea table, she is mis-
tress of her puppet show. The result is fine
art. When she undertakes to make the Ameri-
can young woman who has brought herself up
go through the appropriate motions she achieves
burlesque."
^ N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"It is because Mrs. Ward has put her cart
before her horse, perhaps, that she has fallen
so far below her usual standard as a story writ-
er."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 386. Je. 19, '09. 900w.
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.
N. Y. Times. 14: 623. O. 23, '09. 160w.
"In construction and style 'Marriage a, la
mode' falls distinctly below the level of most of
its predecessors. The story is distinctly melo-
H Outlook. 92: 348. Je. 12, '09. 220w.
"The whole thing might have been done on a
higher plane, less crudely — should have been so
done by this distinguished commentator on hu-
man affairs." H. W. Boynton.
f- Putnam's. 6: 494. Jl. '09. 520w.
"The story is, in fact, a rather slow-moving
discussion of some of the fundamental differ-
ences between American and English character
and social customs."
— R. of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. '09. 200w.
"This is by far the best-written novel which
Mrs. Humphry Ward has given us, though there
is no plot and the characterisation of everybody
but Daphne is rather sketchy. The book may
shock those who make the mistake of regarding
the Americans as a civilised people."
-I Sat. R. 107: 787. Je. 19, '09. 950w.
"Is not a cheerful book. It is, in fact, an
extremelv painful storv."
H Spec. 102: 823. My. 22, '09. lOOOw.
Ward, Wilfrid Philip. Ten personal stud-
ies. *$3. Longmans. 9-5493-
Analyses of the characters of the following
men "from the standpoint of a conservative
and a Catholic": J. A. Balfour; T. H. Delane;
R. H. Hutton; Sir J. Knowles: Henry Sidg-
wick: Lord Lytton: Father Ryder; Sir M. E.
Grant Duff; Leo XIII; Cardinal Wiseman; John
Henry Newman; Cardinals Newman and Man-
ning.
"The weakest of these essays is the first, on
Mr. Balfour. The other 'personal' studies will
add to Mr. Wilfrid Ward's reputation, even if
the personal element does not always amount
to much."
-\ Ath. 1909, 1: 671. Je. 5. 340w.
Cath. World. 88: 679. F. '09. lOOOw.
"It is difTioult to decide whirh study is the
most fascinating." W^ilfred Wilberforoe.
+ Cath. World. PO: 103. N. '09. 4200w.
"The study of Cardinal Newman is especial-
ly good."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 22. .Ta. 9, '09. 150w.
"A personal sketch of Mr. Balfour solely in a
tariff reform milieu must be unsatisfactory be-
cause it is so imperfect, however interesting it
may be as a r§sum6 of a chapter of current
politics."
-I Sat. R. 107: 278. F. 27, '09. 520w.
"Mr. Ward is never trite or obtuse, and he
has that friendly warmth and appreciation
which are always acceptable in contemporary
criticism."
+ Spec. 102: 542. Ap. 3, '09. 500w.
Ware, J. Redding. Passing English of the
8 Victorian era: a dictionary of heterodox
English, slang and phrase. (Standard ref-
erence lib.) *$3. Button. W9-146.
"A dictionary of slang as now current among
our English cousins. The entries are illustrated
by quotations." — Dial.
"We compliment the author on his industry,
and on giving exact references in many cases,
for his quotations. But we must seriously com-
plain of the inadequacy of the etymologies of-
fered."
H Ath. 1909, 1: 584. My. 15. 400w.
"The book, while serving a serious purpose,
will also be found highly entertaining."
+ Dial. 47: 104. Ag. 16, "09. llOw.
"It is a curious book. There are evidences
that the author has not read as widely as a
lexicographer should read."
— Ind. 67: 477. Ag. 26, '09. 900w.
Warming, Eugenius. Oecology of plants:
1" an introduction to the study of plant
communities, by E. Warming assisted
by Martin Vahl; prepared for publi-
cation in English by P. Groom and I.
B. Balfour. *$2.90. Oxford. Agr9-2i22.
"This book is more than a mere translation
of an already existing volume; it is, as the
authors state, 'practically a new one.' ISIuch
new matter has been added, and the chapters
have been largely rearranged and rewritten."
CAth). "The introduction contains considerable
new matter concerning growth forms ('Lebens-
formen' or 'Vegetationsformen'), together with
a new and rather satisfactory classification ot
them. There are six categories of growth
forms; heterotrophic, aquatic, muscoid, liche-
noid, lianoid, and all other autonomous land
forms. The final category is. of course, much
the largest and is subdivided into monocarpic
and polycarpic forms." (Bot. Gaz.)
"On the whole, we have nothing but praise
for the book."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 270. S. 4. 600w.
"While words of adverse criticism seem nec-
essary here and there, one may write volumes
of praise. Warming's 'Plantesamfund' will be
for all time the great ecological classic, and the
English volume now before us is the most im-
portant ecological work in any language. It
is at the same time an old book and a new,
a translation of the masterpiece of 1895 and a
nompendium of the ecological thought of IfHi:!."
H: C. Cowles.
-f- -1 Bot. Gaz. 48: 149. Ag. '09. 1650w.
"It i.s with great pleasure that botanists re-
ceivp this volume, which is substantially new
in all respects. We can heartily recommend this
volume to all who are at all Interested in the
activities of living beings."
+ Nation. 89: 519. N. 25, '09. 770w.
Warner, Amos Griswold. American char-
ities: a study in philanthropy' and eco-
nomics; new ed. rev. and enl. *$2. Cro-
well. S-31177.
A modernized version of Dr. Warner's book
whose text has been made over to include the
most recent researches and tabulations. This
work of revision to meet new conditions has
been done by Mary Roberts Coolidge, a pupil
and co-worker of Dr. Warner. Also there has
been included a biographical preface by George
Elliott Howard.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 68. F. '09.
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Warner, Amos Griswold— Con/i/ntcd-
••It is exceedingly fortunate for the students
of public and private charity that Professor
Warner's noble treatise has been revised and
the facts brought up to date by a very conipe-
tent and sympathetic editor. C. K. Hender-
^°"" + Am. J. Soc. 14: 551. Ja. '09. 120w.
"It will be very useful to all students of social
problems and should prove a valuable text-
book.'^ Ann. Am. Acrd. .33: 205. Ja. '09. llOw.
"The fine spirit that marked the original work
has been maintained."
-f Arena. 40: 603. D. '08. SOOw.
"What we deplore in the revised edition is
a joining of the labor of teacher and pupil ill
a posthumous product, in which the part of
each is distinguishable only upon close scrutiny
of the texts. We believe that, obsessed by her
very affection, the pupil has taken an unwar-
rantable liberty and one that will cause real
distress to those who have leant on the broad,
true principles of Amos G. Warner _as tersely
expressed in his American charities."
1- Char. 21: 706. Ja. 2.1, '0.'). 1900w.
"The book can be recommended to students as
one of highest value and importance."
+ Dial. 46: 145. Mr. 1, '0l>. 120w.
"The book itself is well proportioned. The ar-
rangement in the new edilion which omits the
snecial chapter bibliographies given at the be-
ginning of each chapter in the old edition and
indicating the material upon which the discus-
sion of the subject matter of the chapter was
based, is to be regretted." S: IM. Lindsay.
H Econ. Bull. 2: :?84. D. '03. 720w.
"The book has been and remains the best of
its kind." ^ ^„
-I- Ediic. R. 37: 97. Ja. 09. 50w.
"The happy blending of the practical with the
theoretical makes it a ))(iok that should appeal
to ev ;ry student of sociohigy, every citizen in-
terested in philanthropy, and every official en-
gaged in the administration of practical char-
ities." E. L. Bogart.
-I- Forum. 42: 89. Jl. '09. 350w.
"The work has gained in usefulness for those
whose interest or occupation in charities i-
practical; and in its larger usefulness Profes-
sor Warner s thoughtful and hopeful message
has been given new life." J. A. Field.
4- J. Pol. Econ. 17: 102. F. '09. 550w.
-h N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, '09. 240w.
"Inaccuracies are encountered in the most cur-
sory examination of the book. On the whole the
Impression given by the book is that Warner's
'American charities' has been worked over in
the light of the discussion and development that
has got into print since it was written, but that
somehow the life and vigor Is lacking which is
felt in the original text." Lilian Brandt.
-1 ■ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 332. Je. '09. 530w.
Warren, George Frederick. Elements of
1" agriculture. *$i.io. Macmillan. 9-21273.
A book that may be used for a text in pre-
paratory schools and for short courses in col-
leges. Its purpose is "to make the teaching
of agriculture in existing high-schools compar-
able in extent and thoroughness with the teach-
ing of physics, mathematics, history, and lit-
erature."
married people who might permit similar mis-
fortunes to spoil their lives. Nor did Peter and
IViargery's courage and self respect go without
substantial rewards.
"A book destined to a popularity quite be-
yond its real merit, a book that with all its
tenderness, its humour, its reverence of. home
and love and motherhood, remains, when all is
said, essentially and preposterously unreal." F:
T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 29: 646. Ag. '09. 220w.
-] Ind. 67: 425. Ag. 19. '09. 70w.
"A volume which must furnish real delight to
all true women."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 420. Jl. 3, '09. 380w.
Sat. R. ]0S: sup. 8. O. 16, '09. 150w.
"So cliarmingly told that the reader will
swallow all that is preposterous and thoroughly
enjoy the book."
-I Spec. 103: 65. Jl. 10, '09. 30w.
Warren, Thomas Herbert. Essays of poets
' and poetry, ancient and modern. *$3.
Button.
Among the essays are those on Sophocles and
the Greek genius, Dante and the art of poetry,
Matthew Arnold, Art of translation, and "In
memoriam" after fifty years. "No lover of lit-
erature could read the volume without having
his admirations quickened and harmonised,
without a renewal of the sense of the dignity
and sweetness of the old traditions of art and
song." (Sat. R.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 129. D. '09.
Warren, Mrs. Maude Lavinia (Radford).
« Peter-Peter: a romance out of town.
t$i.SO. Harper. 9-13914.
How two voung married people, cradled their _
lives thru in the lap of luxury, suddenly lose
their wealth, assert latent good sense, refuse
help from parents and learn the secret of happy
living toiling together on a suburban farm. The
wholesome, unspoiled outlook on life, to say
nothing of the lightness of touch and delicacy
of humor, will recommend this story to young
"Su.ggestive studies, these, of a ripe scholar-
ship."
+ Ind. 67: S84. O. 14, '09. 220w.
"How the author of the brilliant essay on
Matthew .■^rnold could have written the rest
of this volume is a puzzle worthy the atten-
tion of Baconian cipher experts. A seasoiu'd
reader will hnd pleasurable matter and sug-
gestive ju(igm'ents in all; n grudging Epicurean
would perhaps hardly venture beyond the sec-
ond essay."
-\ Nation. 89; 408. O. 28, '09, SOOw.
"He courts both an erudite and a popular
audience, but so combines his elements ui
erudition and popularity as to satisf.v neither."
H • N. Y. Times. 14: 562. S. 25, '09. llOOw.
"The book is not one which establishes a new
principle of criticism, but it strikes a new note,
in that it brings back a sense of stately ur-
banity and academical grace which, to our loss,
seems somewhat to have deserted us."
-I- Sat. R. 107: 723. Je. 5, '09. 1050w.
"This is a delightful book, and will, we pre-
dict, give an immense deal of pleasure wherever
sound learning and true literature are loved and
flourish. What a comfort to find a critic who is
interested not in himself but in the men he
writes about, who wants not to show off his own
cleverness but to exhibit the beauties of the
poets of whom he writes, who does not pose and
posture in front of some noble masterjuece. but
with courtesy and good breeding shows cause
why this or that rule should be made absolute
in the high court of letters!"
+ Spec. 102: 779. My. 15, '09. 1750w.
Warschauer, J. Jesus: seven questions. *3S.
^ 6d. Clarke, James, & co., London.
The seven questions answered concerning Je-
sus are the following; Was He the son of God?
Was He sinless? Did He perform miracles?
Could He foigive sins? Must we believe in
Him In order to be saved? Did He rise from
the dead? Did He die for us?
"Many who are in sympathy with War-
schauer's general attitude will doubtless feel
that his treatment is weakest at this pomt, that
is he has assumed rather than proved that the
content of Jesus' life was pervasively religio-
ethical But this is just the item in modern
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study about Jesus which is in sharpest debate."
S. J. Case.
i Am. J. Theol. 13: 459. Jl. '09. 900w.
"The questions he asks are of supreme impor-
tance, and his answers are valuable studies in
religion."
H Ath. 1909, l: 252. F. 27. 600w.
'The whole tone of the book is deeply relU
gious, and though Dr. Warschauer will not
satisiy, be can hardly offend the most ortho-
dox."
H Spec. 102: 900. Je. 5, '09. 280w.
Warwick, Charles Franklin. Robespierre and
•* the i-rench revolution. **$2.50. Jacobs.
9-14577.
A companion volume to "Mirabeau and the
Fiench revolution" and "JUanton and the i^'rencii
re\olution." The series taken as a whole af-
lords the student a history of the entire revolu-
tion from the point of view of the three most
distinguished and representative men whose
principles and purposes respectively dominated
a, period of the era.
to hia final conquest is all dramatically set
down.
"Proper names and words are badly treated
throughout. The author has no plan, but ram-
bles backwards and forwards without method."
— Ath. 1909, 2: 622. N. 20. 750w.
"Good popular exposition of the subject, and
will be found useful as well as readable."
-h Dial. 47: 103. Ag. 16, '09. 230w.
"Mr. Warwick is conscientious; and if, in
this respect, he has a fault, it is that he does
not dogmatise sufficiently. His presentment of
Kobespierie almost tails to be a portrait, and
only just misses being a collection of prelimi-
nary studies."
H Sat. R. 108: 353. S. 18, '09. 1050w.
Washburn, George. Fifty years in Constan-
^1 tinople and recollections of Robert
college. **$3. Houghton. 9-28288.
A history of Robert college in Constantinople
from its foundation to the close of its fortieth
year, VjO'3. It is a picture of a college in Tur-
key with a background of incidents, person-
alities and events. An introduction reviews
the events of the past fifty years that have led
to the revolution in Constantinople.
"The alluring title does not fulfil the expecta-
tions it arouses. It abounds in minutiae which
might be of interest to the tru.stees of the
college, Init which are boring to the casual
reader. Ihe author is always a warm partisan,
not an impartial chronicler." D. K. Brown.
— + Bookm. 30: 392. D. '09. 580w.
"A book which is absolutely without literary
ambition, and is to a large extent statistical
information, becomes a story of absorbing in-
teres t. **
+ Dial. 47: 389. N. 16, '09. 290w.
Ind. 67: 1145. N. 18, '09. 170w.
"The history of Robert college is fascinating
as a romance."
+ Lit. D. 39: 790. N. 6, '09. 570w.
+ Outlook. 63: 758. D. 4, '09. 700w.
+ R. of Rs. 40; 755. D. '09. 70w.
Washburne, Marion Foster. House on the
!• north shore. t$i-25. McClurg. 9-24263.
Renunciation and conquest in their relation
to masteiing a hereditary curse furnish the
motif of Mrs. \yashburne's story. It is an in-
timate analysis of the problems of a united
family, for whom the world would move so hap-
pily and so comfortably did there not lurk the
germs of hereditary madness. What the haunt-
ed house on the north shore had to do with
the struggle of father and son; how love for
others, interest in others led the father out of
self-absorption, the central fact in all insanity.
"An interesting story."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:597. O. 9, '09. 160w.
Washington, Booker Taliaferro. Story of
1- the negro. 2v. **$3. Doubleday. 9-29958.
A simple, straight story of what the negro
himself has accomplished in the way of at-
taining a higher civilization. The work is in
three parts: The negro in Africa; The negro
as a slave; The negro as a freeman.
Washington, George. Writings of George
Washington; ed. with introd. and notes
by Lawrence B. Evans. (Writings of
American statesmen.) **$2.5o. Putnam
8-35847.
The first volume of a new series, "Writings
of American statesmen," whose purpose is to
present in convenient form the most important
writings of our most important statesmen. An
introduction which relates Washington to his
times and shows the significance of the record
he left beiund is followed by his writings as-
sembled under the following heads: In the Brit-
ish army and colonial councils; In the war
for independence; The formation and adoption
of the constitution; Starting the new govern-
ment; Policies and opiniofis; and The farewell
address.
-f- Am. Hist. R. 14: 857. Jl. '09. 350w.
"It is an excellent work to meet the average
library need and sliould be purchased even by
small libraries where there is a demand for
source material in the schools."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 52. F. '00.
Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 180. Jl. '09. 250w.
"Its three-fold purpose seems to be very
satisfactorily accomplished."
-I- Dial. 46: 25. Ja. 1, '09. 180w.
-f Educ. R. 37: 316. Mr. '09. 70w.
"The selections are admirably made, so as
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which made Washington first, during the war,
as commander-in-chief, and then, after the
peace, as the representative of national unity,
at once the author and the saviour of the
United States." H. E. E.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 620. Jl. '09. 300w.
4- N, Y. Times. 14: 41. Ja. 23, '09. 280w.
"Such a handy series has long been needed
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tory and politicH as well as by citizens who
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"The volume will b^ found serviceable as a
source-book for school and college use, furnish-
ing illustrative material upon the life and times
of Washington. The footnotes are not exten-
sive, but they have been carefully prepared and
are helpful." Max Farrand.
+ Yale R. 18: 103. My. '09. 350w.
Washington, George. Letters and address-
^ es; cd. by Jonas Viles. (Unit books,
no. ID.) 70c. Unit bk. pub. co.
Includes in convenient form letters and ad-
dresses of Washington selected from a hundred
and more books containing the writings of
Washington and the writings of others about
Washington.
Washington, George. Washington year
book: maxims and morals of "the father
of his country;" comp. by Wallace Rice.
**$!. McClurg. 8-28430.
A companion to the "Lincoln year book," in-
cluding for every day of the year a brief bit
of wisdom uttered by Washington.
Dial. 45: 464. D. 16, '08. 80w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 656. N. 7, '08. 350w.
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Wason, Robert Alexander. Happy Hawkins;
9 il. by Howard Giles. t$i-50. Small.
9-35792.
"Happy Hawkins," a philosophical and loyal-
hearted "cowboy, is the unique and humorous
character thru whose agency this story unfolds.
Out of franlt devotion to the motherless Bar-
bara, daughter of his employer, he untangles her
father's life history and finds her mother who,
upon learning of her husband's deception prac-
tised in wooing her, had deserted her family
"Happy" reconciles husband and wife and in-
cidentally removes unjust suspicions against
Barbara's lover, a supposed ranchman, who
turns out to be an English earl.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 57. O. '09. +
"The racy dialect grows on one, providing he
read only a chapter or so at a time, so does the
iiumor very often, and some of the adventures
and 'scapes are as gory and narrow as one can
possibly desire. A readable story."
-I- Ind. 67: 549. S. 2, '09. 80w.
"Tlie question is: Has any novel of the West
;is good as this been written since 'The Vir-
ginian'?"
4- Nation. 89: 356. O. 14, '09. 190w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 828. D. 25, '09 210w.
Wassam, Clarence Wycliffe. Salary loan
business in New York city: a report
prepared under the direction of the
Bureau of social research, New York
school of philanthropy, with extracts
from an unpublished report of Frank
Julian Warne. (Russell Sage founda-
tion.) 75c. Charity organization soc.
8-34256.
"This report, undertaken by the Russell Sage
foundation, and prepared under the direction
of the Bureau of social research of the New
York school of philanthrophy. Is an excellent
illustration of the great field for work open to
the Foundation and of the many ways in which
it can be of social service. The report Is based
on careful investigation and succinctly describes
the causes which lead to salary loans; the
amount, charges, profits, and methods of the
business; its legal aspects and effects; and,
finally, the proposed remedies." — J. Pol. Econ.
"The book is full of information for those
who are interested to learn just how this spe-
cies of petty robbery works."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33:466. Mr. '09 170w.
"Mr. Wassam's book is the first important
step in a campaign which Is now being waged
against the abuses of salary loan companies in a
number of American cities. It has already been
an important factor in arousing public senti-
ment." E. "W. Kemmerer.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 146. Je. '09. 800w.
"The evil is made clear, and the solution
suggested; it should have results."
-i- J. Pol. Econ. 17: 105. F. '09. lOOw.
Survey. 22: 573. Jl. 24, '09. 150w.
Reviewed by R. C. McCrea.
Survey. 22: 679. Ag. 14, "09. 520w.
Waters, Yssabella. Visiting nursing in the
12 United States. $1.25. Charities pub.
A directory of the organizations employing
trained visiting nurses, with chapters on the
principles, organization and methods of ad-
ministration of such work.
Waterton, Charles. Wanderings in South
8 America, the nortnwest of the United
States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812,
1816, 1820, and 1824; with original in-
structions for the perfect preservation of
birds, etc., for cabinets of natural history;
new ed., ed, with biographical introd.
and explanatory index by the Rev. J. G.
Wood. *$2.5o. Sturgis & Wakon. 9-16434.
A new edition of a book that originally ap-
peared in 1825. "The vivid and faithful pictures
of life in the jungle are ever new and always
entertaining and Instructive." (Nation.)
"Entertaining and instructive pictures of life
in tbs tropical iungle."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 63. O. '09.
"An appreciative memoir of Waterton, largely
autobiographical, compiled by Dr. Moore, who
was a friend of the great naturalist's old age,
adds in no small degree to the worth of this
edition."
+ Nation. 89: 104. Jl. 29, '09. 150w.
"The writer's charming descriptions of the
country and its animal life are entirely applic-
able to-day." Forbes Lindsay.
+ N. Y- Times. 14: 479. Ag. 7, '09. 500w.
"Is almost as fascinating a IxDok as is While's
'Natural historv of Selborne.' ''
-f Outlook. 93: 8. S. 4. '09. llOw.
Watson, Foster. Beginnings of the teaching
1° of modern subjects in England. *ys.
6d. Pitman & sons, London.
"Gives a separate historical account of the
introduction and establishmtsnt of the modem
subjects as one by one they became recognised
portions of the school curriculum." — Sat. R.
"The book Is useful rather than Interesting:
it seems a mass of quotations, of different
lengths, rather than a continuous historical
narrative, and some portions of it are unnec-
essarily dry. Prof. Watson has taken little
pains to attract readers; his sentences are
grammatically correct, but he allows himself
to adopt, from time to time, in the writing of
English, a style both cumbrous and Inelegant.
We regret this the more because the book is
well worth perusal."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 205. Ag. 21. lOOOw.
"All those who are interested in education
or who are members of the teaching profession
will find it abundantly interesting. It is a vol-
ume packed with information."
+ Sat. R. 108: 294. S. 4, '09. 450w.
Watson, Foster. English grammar schools
to 1660: their curriculum and practice.
*$2. Putnam. E9-S4().
"Mr. Watson, who is Professor of Education
in the University college of Wales, has written
a very practical book upon just what grammar
school education in England was during the
period from the invention of printing to the
restoration, what subjects it was concerned
with, by what methods It taught them, and
what were its practical aims. It is based largely
upon an examination of the school text books,
while to these results he has added such con-
tributory information as can be gathered from
contemporary history and literature." — N. Y.
Times.
"Prof. W'atson's volume well deserves perusal
for the light it throws on the history of the
two centuries closed by the restoration."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 69. Ja. 16. 1150w.
"No serious student of the history of English
education will overlook his 'English grammar
schools to 1660,' which is really the first treat-
ment of the subject in anything approaching an
accessible volume."
-I- Educ. R. 38: 97. Je. '09. 80w.
"Mr. Watson's book is a noteworthy addi-
tion to tbe revelations of English life exactly
as it was lived during the Tudor and Stuart
periods."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 122. F. 27, '09. 360w.
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"It imist not be supposed that the interest
of tlie subject is antiquarian. It touches on
modern life and practice at many points."
+ Spec. 101: 1108. D. 26, '08. 350w.
Watson, Henry Brereton Marriott. Castle
'" i)y the sea. t$i-5o. Little. 9-25393.
.A hootcisli young Londoner leases for the
summer .season a pictures(iue old castle on the
l'!:nsli."^h coast. He comes here for worlc and
quiet but is soon involved in a series of strange
happenings in which seci'et staircases and
subterranean caverns play their part. The
real owner of the castle, fleeing from his debts
conies here incognito and lie, the bailiffs, some
charming >oung women summering in the vil-
lage, a iiainter who is cop\ing the old masters
in the li')rar.v, and the old servitors ranged
against the inen who are scheming for the pos-
session of the castle and its caves contribute
to an interesting stor.\- of love and adventure.
the most famous poem of the vear, that which
denounces 'The woman with the serpents
tongue.' " — Ind.
"By the exercise of extraordinary dexterity
Mr. Marriott Watson contrives to combine suc-
cessfully the elements of farce and melodrama
in a story permeated by the fragrance of first
love."
-f Ath. 1009, 2: 261. S. 4. 170w.
"Mr. \\'atson's style is as good as his inven-
tion, and tlie sum total of the effect is decid-
edl\- ])leasing." W: M. Pavne.
— Dial. 47: 385. X. 16, '09. 260w.
"Is one of the best that he has ever pub-
lished in deftness and finish of construction, In
the Inherent interest of its plot and in the at-
tractiveness of its scene and characters."
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 596. O. 9, '09. 200w.
"It is entertaining enough. It is an amusing
company that Mr. IMarriott Watson has col-
lected, and no one will drop the bock halfway
through."
H Sat. R. 108: 356. S. 18, '09. 150w.
"A somewhat complicatfd stoiT whicli will
nTH\' till' trouble of disentangling it."
Spec. 103: ><<)Z. Q. 30, '09. lOw.
Watson, John B. Behavior of noddy and
'^ sooty terns. Carnegie inst.
"The author spent two and a half months on
Bii'd Key. with the object of observing, as close-
ly as possible, the details of the lives of the
two species of terns found breeding there. Of
the noddy terns there were about 1,400 adults,
while the colony of sooties numbered more than
IS.SOO. The food and the feeding habits, the
fourtship. nest-building, care, and external de-
velopment of the young, and the entire daily ac-
tivit\' of both species are minutely described,
each phase of stud\- being subdivided, and an
excellent summar\' given of each." — Xation.
"This paper of sixty-eight pages forms one
of the most important of recent contributions
to ornithology. The author i§ primarily a psy-
chologist, and his language in a number of in-
stances is made unnecessarily technical by the
use of such terms as intra-organic pressure."
-h H Nation. 89: 104. Jl.' 29, '09. 470w.
"A valuable contribution to ornithological in-
formation, as the life habits of these terns dur-
ing their nesting season have never been so
thoroughlv studied before."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 632. O. 23, '09. 1200w.
Watson, William. New poems. **$i,5o.
1- Lane. 9-28538.
"These 'New poems' ar<» forty-four in num-
ber, of which about thirt.v are allowed to oc-
cup\ a page each, while much the longest of
them, that to 'Miranda,' consists of seventeen
sonnets, and that to 'America' has sixty lines
of l)lank verse. In quantity the volume is not
large, and in duality it would add little to Mr.
Watson's just fame— for the poems are general-
ly slight — but for one that immediately became
"There is not one poem which does not bear
marks of the most cunning craftsmanship. In
many of these poems there is a Tennysonian
flavour delightful to scholars who rejoice in the
continuity of the poetic tradition."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 617. N. 20. 200Uw.
"Indeed, with a few exceptions, this is a
padded volume of trifles. But the poem that
stamps on a woman gives the volume distinc-
tion, and the drinking song is as jolly as Shakes-
peare."
— + Ind. 67: 1319. D. 9, '09. 950w.
"These new poems are verv beautiful and
very forceful, and it is rather difficult to spearc
of them with moderation."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 1092. D. 11. '09. 700w.
"If there was nothing else in Mr, Watson's
new volume, it would surely be worth buying
over and over again for o^e of manv beauti-
ful 'Sonnets to Miranda.' " Richard I>e Gal-
lienne.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 787. D. 11, '09. 1750w..
"Mr. Watson remains, as in his first promis-
ing work, distinctively a critic of life: that is
at once the strength and the limitation of his
poetry."
+ Outlook. 83: 651. N. 27, '09. 160w.
"For ourselves, at any rate, we cannot read
these present poems without some sense of
their inadequacy. They are, in a word, innutriti-
ons. Any pleasure they afford is only the moon-
like reflection of sensations we tasted long ago
and more-freshly, in the work of the same writ-
er. The poems in this book please, as well-turn-
ed I.^tin verses please the scholar; no more "
H Sat. R. 108: sup. 6. N. 13, '09. I050w.
"Almost everything in this book reaches a
high level of poetic accomplishment; and when
the inspiration is adequate to the craftsman-
ship the result is noble poetrv."
-I Spec. 103: 745. N. 6, "'09. 800w.
Watt, Sir George. Commercial products
of India; being an abridgment of the
"Dictionary of the economic products
of India." *$5. Dutton. Agr8-I024.
"A digest of information on the products
which are of present or prospective industrial
or commercial importance. It is an abridg-
ment of the 'Dictionary of the economic prod-
ucts of India,' by the same author published
in six volumes in 1885-94, and now out of print.
The general plan of treatment may be indicat-
ed by the article on cotton, which occupies
fifty-six pages. ... To each section is appended
a list of authorities from which the facts are
derived, the statistical returns being brought
down to 1905-6. "-^Nation.
"As a book of reference, it ought to be within
handy reach of every student of economic and
political conditions in Great Britain's Eastern
empire."
-f- Ind. 66: 1401. Je. 24, '09. 300w.
"Some of the information, we observe, is
rather trivial. Moreover, the usefulness of the
work as a book of reference would have been
increased by the addition of tables of measures
and values."
-i Nation. 88: 114. P. 4, '09. 330w.
"Despite blemishes, however, which we trust
a more rigorous application of the blue pencil
will cause to disappear in the next edition,
there can be no question of the great value
of Sir George Watt's book. He has laid a
fresh debt of gratitude on all interested in In-
dia or its products." A. T. Gage.
H Nature. 79: 184. D. 17, '08. 820w.
"The work is important both commercially
and scientifically."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13. '09. 140w.
-f R. of Rs. 39: 252. F. '09. 90w.
-f Spec. 102: sup. 1006. Je. 26, '09. 350w.
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Watt, Henry J, Economy and training of
1" memory. 50c. Longmans.
A work for teachers and students of psycho-
logy who are interested in memory development
and preservation. The author discusses the ex-
perimental investigation of memory, the me-
chanical memory of association, the factors that
influence memory and how it can be trained
and assisted. The volume closes with twenty-
three rules for the economy and training of the
memory.
"Much definite information is given on par-
ticular points where the merely empirical ad-
viser is quite at a loss. Moreover, if the book
did no more than free the ordinary adult from
that excessive distrust of his memory, which
is so bad in effect, and is, perhaps, too opti-
mistically believed by Mr. Watt to be quite
ungrounded in fact, it would be abundantly jus-
tified."
-I- Nature. 81: 158. Ag. 5, "09. 230w.
"Though this book reveals no new psycho-
logical principle, it contains suggestions that
might be fruitful to the teacher, and some ad-
vice as to methods of memorizing poetry and
prose that may help the general reader."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 427. JI. 10. '09. 250w.
Watt, Lauchlan MacLean. Attic and Eliza-
bethan tragedy. *$2. Dutton. 9-9950.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
Weale, B. L. Putnam. Forbidden boundary.
$1.50. Macmillan. 9-13038.
A group of short stories of life in China and
Japan. "Tliey all suggest the glamour and mys-
tery of the Kast, though there is an inartistic
gruesome touch about one or two of them."
(,Atn.)
"It is, in fact, a real 'multum in parvo." Oc-
casionally an error drops in."
H Ind. 66: 706. Ap. 1, '09. 430w.
"A highly valuable introduction to study of
the tragic drama, ancient and modern."
+ Outlook. 91: 586. Mr. 13, '09. 350w.
Way, L. N. Call of the heart. t$i-5o. Dil-
12 lingham. 9-29505-
The story of a young woman's love for a
married man, her disillusionment and strug-
gle to forget the horror of her experience. ^.
book whose bold handling of human passion
entirely unfits it for general library use; altho
one agrees with the belief of the author that
no woman who has sinned is justified in re-
linquishing her claim upon a virtuous future
life.
Wayfarer in New York; introd. by E: S.
11 Martin. *$i.25. Macmillan. 9-35849-
An anthology of descriptions and impressions
included under the following heads: From the
Battery to Trinity; Within half a mile of City
hall; Greenwich and Chelsea villages; The
Washington square neighborhood; The East
side; From Union square to Madison square;
From Madison square through Central park;
Upper Manhattan and Harlem; The Bronx and
beyond; Over the water. It is a guide book
of high literary quality.
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 88. N. '09.
"A vivid panorama of city life as our novel-
ists, poets, newspaper reporters, historians, an-l
other 'wayfarers' have interpreted it, with many
intentions and in varying mood." E. K. Dunton.
-f Dial. 47: 454. D. 1, '09. 140w.
"The compilation which Mr. Martin has wit-
tily introduced in only fairly well done." Bran-
der Matthews.
H F^orum. 42: 476. N. '09. 300w.
Ind. 67: 1320. D. 9, '09. 190w.
"A thoroughly readable volume. He could
have done even better if he had not overlooked
a number of striking poems and prose extracts."
-I Nation. 89: 361. O. 14, '09. 150w.
"Very appealing to the sentiment is the lit-
tle volume as well as interesting because of its
glimpses into the life of other days."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 790. D. 11, '09. 330w.
Survey. 23: 376. D. 18, '09. 180w.
"The two best stories in the volume are skil-
ful in characterization, strong in movement, and
full of atmosphere and colour."
+ Ath. ly08, 2: 757. D. 12. 130w.
"Told with a sheer powei' of graphic narrative,
a sense of colour values in the orient, that holds
you with its suggestion of something strange
and mysterious and evil." F: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 28: 383. D. '08. 270w.
"Is not an unqualified success as a story-
teller. There is a surfeit of the dreadful, and
what from an artistic point of view is worse, a
protuseness, Velevant and irrelevant, that makes
of several of tlie stories in this volume sheer
rigmaroles."
1- Nation. 88: 68. Ja. 21, '09. 330w.
"Perhaps the volume is what might be called
a 'man's book.' The book should not be missed
by those who are not afraid of a shudder or
two, and who care for stories of artistic vital-
ity."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 414. Jl. 3, '09. 720w.
"The literary merit of the , stories is uneven,
but the side lights thrown on life in the Far
East are valuable indeed."
H Outlook. 91: 65. Ja. 9, '09. 140w.
"Very few living writers can put into a short
story the mysterious, haunting atmosphere of
the Far East as successfully and subtly as B.
L. Putnam Weale."
-h R. of Rs. 39: 122. Ja. '09. 140w.
Weaver, Gertrude (G. Colmore, pseud.).
Priests of progress. $1.50. Dodge, B.
w. 9-7569-
A novel attacking vivisection and the prac-
tice of performing surgical operations for the
scientific interest attaching to them rather than
for the benefit to be derived by the patient.
" 'Priests of progress' is one of the strongest
and best novels of the year. It is more than a
powerful and compelling romance: it is a vol-
ume instinct with moral idealism which will
make for higher morality."
-I- Arena. 41: 601. Ag. '09. 1350w.
"As a story it is of no interest and as an ar-
gument it is of no importance, for it consists of
the usual series of garbled quotations and mis-
interpretations on a thread of fiction."
— Ind. 66: 426. F. 25, '09. lOOw.
"The book is powerfully written, and its sub-
ject demands attention; but in saying this we
must not be held to be in any shape or form
endorsing its conclusion."
-I Spec. 102: 24. Ja. 2, '09. 300w.
Webb, M. de P. India and the empire: a
consideration of the tariff problem, with
an introd. by Sir E. F. Law. *$i.20.
Longmans. 8-22575.
"The burden of the present discussion is in
effect the perennial question of British free trade
versus preferential tariffs. The author appears
as an ardent supporter of the Chamberlain pol-
icy of preferential tariff as best calculated to
promote the general welfare of the empire. In
fact he openly takes the stand that only by a
system of preferential tariffs can Britain avert
the inevitable fate of becoming a second or even
third rate power, with the loss of its important
colonial possessions. . . . Mr. Webb, both in his
text and in the appendices, however, does dem-
onstrate the importance of Indian trade and that
so far as India alone is concerned her best in-
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torests would be materially promoted by the
adoption of an imperial commercial policy." —
Ann. Am. Acad.
"Whether he makes out his whole case de-
pends largely on the personal leanings of the
individtial reader toward the tariff issue. In
analysing the tariff problems, the author was
led into a very full survey of India's commercial
relations, a fact which gives the volume decid-
edly greater value as a book of general utility."
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 205. Ja. '09. 220w.
Ath. 1908, 1: 381. Mr. 28. 300w.
"The author, who has had the advantage of
seventeen years' residence in India, proceeds
to show just how the economic conditions and
industrial resources of that country would fit
into such a scheme. Herein lies the chief val-
ue of the book."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 103. F. '09. 380w.
Webb, Walter Loring. Railroad construc-
tion: theory and practice: a text-book
for the use of students in colleges and
technical schools. 4th ed., rev. and enl.
$5. Wiley. 8-28301.
"Such changes as have been made in the last
two editions are mostly in the arrangement
and contents of the tables, although in the
fourth edition the chapter on Economics has
been brought down to present unit costs and
the earthworks section has been revised for
tne better, especially insofar as the cost data
are concerned." — Engln. N.
an exciting battle of wits and expedients, in
which nature also takes a hand with some
spectacular performances suited to a sub-tropi-
cal island." — N. Y. Times.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 125. Ap. '09.
"The book is still the best condensed study
of railroad construction available for students
and beginners."
-f Engln. N. 60: sup. 694. D. 17, '08. 130w.
"A concise and clear statement of all the
important features of railway location and con-
struction."
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 139. Ja. 30, '09. 120w.
Webb, Walter Loring, and Gibson, W. Her-
■^ bert. Masonry and reinforced concrete.
$3. Am. school of correspondence.
9-35100.
"A working manual of approved American
practice in the selection, testing and structural
use of building stone, brick, cement, and other
masonry materials, with complete instiuction in
the various modern structural applications of
concrete steel." "As a general survey of the
field of masonry constructions-including that
latest development, concrete — this book by
Messrs. Webb and Gibson is quite satisfactory."
(Engin. N.)
"It will not replace Baker's 'Masonry' or such
works on concrete as Buel and Hill's or Taylor
and Thompson's."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 184. Je. '09.
"It will make very interesting reading for the
novice anxious to gain an idea of the principles
of the subject before taking up its serious and
detailed study. But it is not a 'working manual'
nor does it contain 'complete instruction in the
various modern structural applications of con-
crete and concrete steel.' "
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 3. Ja. 14, '09. 90w.
Webster, Henry Kitchell. King in khaki.
6 t$i-50. Appleton. 9-10037.
A story which tells how "a New York ex-
newspaper man who has taken hold of a big
Industrial enterprise on a little island In the
West Indies, broxight order out of chaos, and
put it on a paying basis. A multi-nlUionaire
who owns a lot of the stock sees a chance to
turn a trick in high finance, and makes ready to
squeeze out the original stockholders and buy
In most of the stock himself before it is known
that the property has become a gilt-edged in-
vestment. "The ex-newspaper man determines
to undermine his scheme, and the two have
"An interesting, well-told story."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 189. Je. '09. +
"Mr: Webster has a crisp method of story-
telling that is very fetching in a writer vi^ho
aims at nothing more than entertainment." W:
M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 371. Je. 1, '09. 280w.
"The book just misses being worth while.
Judged simply as a story of adventure, how-
ever, it is as good as the next, and filled to the
brim with exciting incident." J. Marchand.
-\ Bookm. 2ii: 415. Je. '09. 250w.
"Anbther storv of the 'rattling good' sort."
-\- N. Y. times. 14: 261. Ap. 24, '09. 230w.
Webster, Jean. Much ado about Peter.
t$i.50. Doubleday. 9-7143-
Peter, head groom in the Carter stables, chief
advisor and assistant to the children in their
Comanche games, peace-maker between parlor
maid and her exacting young mistress, under-
study of Lord Kiscadden in private theatricals,
is a loyal servant and a calm philosopher. He
achieves his triumph when he preaches the ser-
mon to his young employer that saves domestic
unhappiness and elicits the comment: "Peter,
you may be elemental, but I half suspect you're
right."
"Bright, humorous; a good story to read
aloud." ,„„ ,
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 149. My. '09. <i>
"Miss W^ebster's descriptions are good, her
insight into human nature is keen, and her hu-
mor is infectious. It is an entertaining book for
a leisurely afternoon."
+ Ind. 67: 199. Jl. 22, '09. lOOw.
"One cannot help feeling that if Miss Webster
had kept Peter and his friends in their places,
and had given the children the front of the
siage, she might, with a little attention to plot,
have written a fresh and continuously enter-
taining story of childlife."
-I Nation. 88: 444. Ap. 29. '09. 260w.
"There is much crisp dialogue, and a good
deal of sunshiny humor throughout, and if
some of the escapades related seem a little less
than realistic, the wholesome preachments to
which they act as vehicles are none the less
pertinent and enjoyable. Miss Jean Webster
has not made too much ado about Peter."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 180. Mr. 27, '09. 220w.
"There is nothing morbid throughout the book
—all is bright and happy and appealing."
-t- N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
Webster, Noah. Webster's new interna-
ls ticmal dictionary of the English lan-
guage, based on the international dic-
tionary of 1890 and igoo; now com-
pletely revised in all departments, in-
cluding also a dictionary of geography
and biography, being the latest authen-
tic quarto edition of the Merriam
series; \V. T. Harris, editor in chief,.
F. Sturges Allen, general editor. $10.
Merriam. 9-25402.
This edition containing 400,000 words and
phrases, is practically a new dictionary altho
it is a revision of Webster's International dic-
tionary of 1890 and its supplement of 1900. For
convenience each page is divided into two sec-
tions, the lower one in smaller type containing
minor words, foreign words and phrases, and
abbreviations. All the lists, except geographic-
al and biographical names, formerly given in
the appendix, are incorporated in the main al-
phabet. Following the rule that a dictionary
should record existing usage, simplified spell-
ing forms are not given unless they have been
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Webster, Noah — Continued-
generally adopter!, but words originating in
slang which have passed into common usage
are freely introduced. The inclusion of ency-
clopedic matter makes the dictionary a store-
liouse of information that records the very
latest advance in all departments of knowledge.
"The work on synonyms is very thorough
and satisfactory."
+ + A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 150. D. '09.
"Is by all means the first single-volume dic-
tionary of the English language for everyday
use on th«^ teacher's desk or in the business
mans office. It is practical, clear and com-
plete "
+ + + Educ. R. 38: 425. N. '09. 140w.
+ -i Nation. 89: 434. N. 4, "09. lOOOw.
Wedgwood, Julia. Nineteenth century
11 teachers and other essays. *$3. Doran.
"Here we are in the staid British atmos-
phere; magazine articles on good old stock sub-
jects covering a period of forty years. Life of
Charles Kingsley, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, A
study of Carlyle. The moral influence of George
Eliot, .John Ruskin, Henry Thomas Buckle, and
so on." — Sat. R.
"The writer of prolegomena, no less than the
historian, must, amongst other things, be de-
tached from the controversies of the century,
unprejudiced, and endowed with exceptional
powers of intellect: wherefore we are unable
to discover a justification for the voluijie before
us. Yet. from the historian's point of view,
the book is at least suggestive."
h Ath. 1909. 1: 723. Je. 19. 1650w.
"Good solemn stuff, with nothing paradoxical
about it. and as edifying as a collection' of
sermons."
-\ Sat. R. 107: 568. My. 1, '09. 60w.
"Miss Wedgwood's essays are full of brilliant
and illuminating sentences and paragraphs, but
they show a lack of the power of character-
isation. A systematic setting of fault against
virtue and defect against quality produces
a neutral effect. The eulogists she despises
attain often a more lifelike result. AU the
same, the book is well worth reading for the
sake of its digressions, and much of it is mem-
orable in an unusual degree. Miss Wedg-
wood's greatest interest is, of course, in theolo-
gy."
H Spec. 103: 58. Jl. 10. '09. llOOw.
Weikel, Anna Hamlin. Betty Baird's gold-
1^ en year. t$i-5o. Little. 9-258x0.
The last volume in the "Betty Baird" series.
It rounds out Betty's period of preparation for
mature usefulness bringing her to the end of
her girlhood.
Weir, Hugh C. Conquest of the Isthmus.
^1 **$2. Putnam. 9-28051.
"The account of an eye-witness of the work
going on at Panama. ... He tells how the men
at labor live, work, and amuse themselves.
When he writes of Panama he calls his account
a 'romance of jungle and city.' He gives a
lively description of scorpions, tarantulas, and
alligators, as he found them. He talks of 'the
disease battle' of the Isthmus and he writes
enthusiastically of ex-President Roosevelt's visit
to Panama. . . . Diagrams show us how the
work progresses, a crowd of illustrations brings
the place and the work before our eyes and
Mr. Weir has no good words for those who de-
cry the Gatun dam. ... In his concluding
chapter he answers the question 'Is it all worth
while?" which he answers by showing that the
canal is certain to be a financial success." —
Lit. D.
"It is undeniably superficial and sensation-
al, and its statements aire not to be accepted
without caution."
-I- Nation. 89: 463. N. 11, '09. 450w.
"It Is a story of heroic achievements he
tells."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 598. O. 9, '09. 290w.
Weitenkampf, Frank. How to appreciate
prints. **$i.50. Moffat. 8-34261.
"Written for the unqualified beginner. Mr.
Weitenkampf, as curator of prints in the New
York public library, knows as no other man
the -many interests, mostly non-aesthetic, that
centre about a collection of prints, and, while
his own taste is trained, he gives to each pop-
ular motive its due place in his book. For read-
ers moderately well informed on these matters
his manual will seem diffuse and roundabout.
But it is not written for them. The diffuse-
ness is merely that of the patient mentor who
by repetition. Illustration, and apt dilution must
make his lesson clear." — Nation.
"His book is by no means lacking in point
and vivacity."
+ Lit. D. 39: 641. O. 16, '09. 320w.
"Is happily popular in style, technical terms
beirrg employed only when the context renders
them easily understood."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 53. F. '09.
"No one can read this book without taking
a more intelligent and discriminating interest
in the arts which find their' expression in t"he
work of the graver."
+ Dial. 46: 144. Mr. 1, '09. 210w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1460. D. 17, '08. 130w.
"It is to be feared that it will be read only
liy those who are already in sympathy with
the writer's enthusiasms."
— Int. Studio. 38: 328. O. '09. 150w.
"For Its public the book will do good. It will
reach many who cannot grasp such manuals
as the late Dr. Lippmann's. The field is cov-
ered fully, and even the different sorts of proc-
ess engraving are included. We could wish
tne very summary and thin encyclopaedic por-
tion had been reduced in favor of a more ex-
tended appreciative treatment of a few great
and typical engravers; also that the Inferiority
of reproductive engraving had been more
strongly insisted on."
-I Nation. 88: 125. F. 4, '09. 330w.
"The private owners of fine prints and the
custodians of the great public collections owe
Mr. Weitenkampf a debt of thanks for his ad-
mirable chapter on the 'Care of prints,' and.
indeed, the lover of art and the believer In the
value of its wide dissemination owe him grati-
tude for the catholicity of appreciation that di-
rects the mind to joy in the humblest repro-
duction of good work of all sorts and condi-
tions, some of which to-day comes within the
reach of nearly every one."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 197. Ap. 3, '09. 880w.
"A valuable handbook for the collector of
prints or engravings, or for any one who wants
to know how to go about starting a collection."
-I- Outlook. 91: 385. F. 20, '09. 200w.
Reviewed by Christian Brinton.
-f^ Putnam's. 5: 620. F. '09. lOOw.
"Like so many books on art of American ori-
gin, this work has a curious superficialitj' of
outlook combined with a large amount of de-
tailed learning."
-I- _ Spec. 103: sup. 925. D. 4, '09. 50w.
Welch, Alice Kemp, ed. and tr. Of the tum-
bler of Our Lady and other miracles
now translated from the middle French ;
introd. and notes by Alice Kemp-Welch.
(New medieval lib.) *$2. Duffield. 9-14150.
Stories taken from manuscript in the S&m-
inaire at Soissons which forms a part of the
collection of miracles made in the thirteenth
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46;
century by Gautier de Coinci, a monk of St.
Mfedard.
"The tales are excellent, but we are inclined
to take serious objection to the greater part
of the notes, which seem to be somewhat anti-
quated."
H Ath. 1908, 1: 601. My. 16. 170w.
+ Lit. D. 37: 902. D. 12, '08. 60w.
+ Nation. 88: 463. My. 6, '09. 320w.
+ Outlook. 91: 15. Ja. 2, '09. 970w.
Weld, Louis D. H. Private freight cars
and American railways. (Columbia univ.
studies in history, economics and pub-
lic law, V. 31, no. I.) *$i.50. Longmans.
8-18395-
"The monograph by Dr. Weld on private
freight cars deals comprehensively with a trans-
portation subject of great importance concern-
ing whicli there was comparatively little printed
Information. . . . The monograph gives a his-
tory of special equipment cars, shows what part
those cars have played in the development of
the country, discusses the financial relations of
private car lines and the railroads, also the con-
tracts between the private car companies and
the rail lines, considers the question of refrig-
eration charges, analyzes the earnings of pri-
vate cars, describes the different forms of dis-
criminations and rebates, and closes with an
outline of proposed remedies." — Ann. Am. Acad.
"A valuable monograph."
-f- Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 630. N. '08. 150w.
"We have merely to accept or reject the au-
thor's summary of existing and familiar evi-
dence. However, the balancing process has been
well done." P. H. Dixon.
+ Econ. Bull. 1: 203. S. '08. 720w.
Weller, Charles Frederick. Neglected neigh-
5 bors: stories of life in the alleys, tene-
ments and shanties of the national cap-
ital; with a letter of introd. by Theo-
dore Roosevelt. **$i.so. Winston.
9-3316.
A work of civic import bringing to light the
conditions among alley and tenement dwellers
In the city of ^\ashington. The author makes
use of illustrative incidents and typical stories
rather than statistical tables and formal dia-
grams. He points out the evils that to-day
are a distinct drawback to the development of
a model city. His study "will be helpful in
pointing out the evils which block the way and
in suggesting remedial measures."
"The reading of the book leaves in the mind
the impression that the author is guilty of
groundless optimism. Tlie book draws a terrible
picture, and fails to present any adequate meth-
od of relieving its horrors."
— Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 192. Jl. '09. 170w.
+ Ind. 67: 371. Ag. 12, '09. 220w.
"Were Mr. Weller not a veteran charity
worker of established repute, we should be
tempted to suspect that his stories were doc-
tored, and his photographs invented in a gal-
lery."
+ Nation. 88: 410. Ap. 22, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 126. Mr. 6, '09. 350w.
R. of Rs. 40: 127. Jl. '09. 180w.
"A welcome and noteworthy contribution to
the literature of the slum, as well as an im-
portant addition to the shelf of books and
pamphlets relating to housing which have been
issued during the last ten years." C: B. Ball.
-f- Survey. 22: 577. Jl. 24. '09. llOOw.
Wells, Carolyn. The clue. t$i.5o. Lippincott.
^^ 9-25642.
As the title suggests, this story deals with
a mystery — a mystery that begins with a crime.
On the eve of the marriage of Madeline Van
Norman, the descendant of a proud Southern
family and heiress to a large estate, she is found
dead beside her library table, having been
stabbed to the heart with a curious dagger
that had served as a paper knife. The usual
criminal-hunting method is employed to the ex-
tent of suspecting everybody and proving him
guiltless; but there is variation to the extent
that the probable criminal in the case is dis-
missed with the innocent ones, then, all of a
sudden, is reA'ealed as the real murderer.
Wells, Carolyn. Happychaps. t$i.50. Cen-
tury. 9-12.
The doings, told in rime, of a quaint, funny
nimble race of little people — cousins to elves,
gnomes and fairies. They are agile little crea-
tures and make merry sport for children as
they romp thru the pages of Miss Wells's book.
Reviewed by K. L. M.
+ Bookm. 28: 384. D. '08. 80w.
"Miss Wells's verse text is surprisingly good,
considering the quantity." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 65: 1470. D. 17, '08. 40w.
Nation. 87: 522. N. 26, '08. 40w.
"]\Iiss Carolyn Wells writes verses that have
a swing to them, and such vivid descriptions
that children can find 'a laugh on every page'
of 'The happychaps,' but she does not work out
her story to a climax with the same art as that
with which she describes details, and we doubt
if the children will accept the entire story with
particular enthusiasm."
h R. of Rs. 38: 767. D. '08. 70w.
Wells, Charles Jeremiah. Joseph and his
brethren: a dramatic poem; with in-
trod. by Algernon C: Swinburnfe and
note on Rossetti and Wells by Theo-
dore Watts-Dunton. (World's clas-
sics.) lea. *75c. Oxford. W9-124.
A reprint of the 1876 edition. It contains
Swinburne's essay on Wells and a note by
Watts-Dunton enlarging upon the place held by
Wells in tlie creed of Rossetti and his uncle.
"We do not hesitate to predict that the present
generation, whom Mr. Watts-Duncan accuses of
linowing nothing of 'Joseph and his brethren,'
are going to receive gladly this book."
+ Ath. iy09, 1: 189. F. 13. 2450w.
"[Its prefatory] features, to say nothing of
the poem itself, certainly make a sufficiently
generous shilling's worth of the book."
-f Dial. 46: 193. Mr. 16, '09. 240w.
■'A poem noteworthy for its historical associa-
tions and highly interesting in itself."
+ Nation. 88: 224. Mr. 4, '09. 1500w.
"There can be no doubt at all that 'Joseph
and his brethren' deserves a far wider circle
of readers than it has hitherto enjoyed. His
command of his medium — dramatic blank verse
— is, as Mr. Swinburne himself admits, defec-
tive. His lines tend to be monotonous. Wells
could write exquisite poetry, but it is poetry
which is essentially undramatic; its beauty lies
almost entirely in Its descriptive qualities."
-J Spec. 102: 420. Mr. 13, '09. 750w.
Wells, Herbert George. Ann Veronica.
11 t$i-5o. Harper. 9-28269.
"A modern love story," In which a restless,
English girl, hedged about by convention, per-
sonified by her father and aunt, resolves to
learn what life really means at all hazards.
She forsakes her home in order to study bi-
ology in a London laboratory. She tries to
make her way unaided but finds herself finan-
cially helpless and discovers how at the mercy
of man a woman really is. This leads her Into
the suffrage movement and ultimately to jail.
She falls in love with a married man and they
go abroad together, happy in their freedom
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Wells, Herbert George — Continued.
tiesi ite an outraged society. In the end they
aie able to marry and reappear once more with-
in tlie pale of society.
"The story' is astonishingly brilliant, and for
sheer vitality of realization some of its scenes
are unsurpassed. The characterization is al-
waj'S sound, and often more than that."
H Ath. 1909, 2: 456. O. 16. ,270w.
"One feels that there is nothing improbable
in any of the things that Ann Veronica does —
it is the spirit in which she does ihem ihat
rings false." F: T. Cooper.
— Bookm. 30: 383. D. '09. SOOw.
"The novel is certain to create mucli eager
and animated controversy among its readers,
but I venture to think there is one epithet which
no reader whatever is likely to apply to it, and
that is the epithet 'commonplace.' One of the
most attractive and impressive studies Mr.
Wells has yet given to us in his ideal and yet
thoroly realistic fiction." .Justin McCarthy.
H Ind. 67: 1085. N. 11, '09. 500w.
— Ind. 67: 1314. D. 9, '09. ISOOw.
"The story is surprisingly clever, amazingly
daring. Perliaps, even in this age of college
women, clear-eyed, confident, practical — and de-
voured with curiosity — Mr. Wells's delightful
story is not quite a safe guide to proper con-
duct."
+ — N. Y. Times. 14: 622. O. 23, '09. 650w.
"The book has a good deal of scathing social
satire and keen observation. Mr. Wells is no
stylist; it is not literature or beauty he is
after, but a plain picture of life, and in giving
this he is entirely successful."
+ No. Am. 190: 837. D. '09. 320w.
"The unpleasant impression left by this book
cannot be entirely explained away by ascribing
it to overdone realism. There is throughout
a vicious insistence upon the material aspect
of life, more especially upon the physical as-
pect of sex."
— Sat. R. 108: 444. O. 9, '09. 950w.
"It is a book capable of poisoning the minds
of those who read it."
— Spec. 103: 846. N. 20, '09. 1200w.
Wells, Herbert George. Socialism and the
family. *5oc. Ball pub. 8-16488.
To reintegrate the family, lessen divorces,
increasfe marriages and promote child-bearing,
Mr. Wells offers the remedy of a family sub-
sidy. He believes that the state should pay
for children born legitimately in the marriage
it sanctions; that a woman with healthy and
successful offspring should draw from the state
a wage for each child, so long as he gets on
well.
credit for bottles and rent and printing." There
are romances, chieHy unsuccessful ones; there
are ideas about socialism, theo.ogy and aes-
thetics; and there is the inevitable theme of
aeronautics.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 87. Mr. '09.
"The ground on which the- outside critic may
most profitably enter is afforded by Mr. Wells'
broader conceptions of socialism and the state.
Mr. Wells' eye is not single. He has one eye
iipon the new model of militant Fabianism, and
the other on that far off divine event, his New
Republic." G: Unwin.
1- Int. J. Ethics. 17: 523. Jl. '07. lOOOw.
N. Y. Times. 14: 9. Ja. 2, '09. 80w.
"Mr. Wells is interesting but not convincing.
One looks upon his intellectual acrobatic feats
with admiration but is not inclined to follow
him."
h Outlook. 91: 243. Ja. 30, '09. 420w.
Wells, Herbert George. Tono-Bungay: a
novel. t$i.S0. Duffield. 9-5520.
The hero of this novel is a young man born
of parents who served the British nobility.
Thru hard work he earns a pharmaceutical so-
ciety scholarship, goes to London and yields
to London influences that warp and distribute
his energies. He joins his uncle in building
up a patent medicine business — the great Tono-
JBungay property — "out of human hope and a
"Mr. Wells's style of narrative gets more
abrupt and parentiietic, but there is no deny-
ing that if his mannerisms have grown, so also
has his manner, and that has resulted in a
very fine novel."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 312. Mr. 13. 450w.
"In spite of a lack of distinction in manner,
'Tono-Bungay' the book is wholsome, what-
ever the tonic may have been."
-I Atlan. 103: 705. My. '09. 850w.
"Is he trying to crush the small dealer by es-
tablishing a mammoth department store novel,
in which every one can find everything he needs?
It the mass of material were well organiseci it
might be a great book. It is not organised; the
whole is considerably less than the sum of its
parts." Ward Clark.
h Bookm. 2y: 92. Mr. '09. 950w.
" 'Tono-Bungay' has many 'longueurs,' but
despite them is a vastly entertaining novel."
W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 262. Ap. 16. '09. 360w.
"In spite of humor, imagination, a lucid style,
a gift of insight into the shams and absurdi-
ties of society, 'Tono-Bungay' is as uninspiring
as a dull, gray day."
H Ind. 66: 700. Ap. 1, '09. 260w.
"In general method it is rather frankly mod-
elled on 'Joseph Vance'; that is, it is composed
with skill, though with some appearance of In-
consecutiveness and even Incoherence. The
persons in the book are of more importance
than the plot."
H Nation. 88: 170. F. 13, '09. BOOw.
"An entertaining book with both a story and
a moral, and not a dull page, is a rare achieve-
ment for an author nowadays. These results
have been attained in the work before us. It
is hardly to be denied that Mr. Wells makes
his point, but ne does not seem to see that the
point is made against himself as well as
against the system which offends him. Doubt-
less, our social affairs are ordered in an ap-
parently futile way, and most of us make the
blunders in our lives which Mr. Wells describes
with a frankness verging close upon Rousseau's
and almost declassing his book as suitable
reading for the young person."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. llOOw.
N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. ISOw.
"This is not merely something written merely
to exploit theories or politics; it is not even a
mere transcript from life; it is a Book."
+ No. Am. 189: 920. Je. '09. llOw.
"The love story is painful and not in the best
of taste. Altogether the reader recalls Mr.
Wells's less ambitious 'Wheels of chance' and
'Love and Mr. Lewisham' — and not to the ad-
vantage of 'Tono-Bungay.' "
— Outlook. 91: 534. Mr. 6, '09. 180w.
"Those who take up 'Tono-Bungay' will be
quite likely to read it through and they will
find it a vivacious English novel of the familiar
type, dealing with the life of to-day."
-f- R. of Rs. 39: 384. Mr. '09. 150w.
"The book is shrewd, amusing, melancholy,
and almost free from that indefinable quality
for which no other word than 'cheapness' has
yet been devised."
+ Sat. R. 107: 309. Mr. 6, '09. 400w.
"A strong, sincere, but in the main repellent
work."
H Spec. 102: 346. F. 27, '09. 1150w.
Welsh, Charles, comp. and ed. Stories
11 children love: a collection of stories
arranged for children and young people
of various ages. $1.25. Dodge. 9-20134.
Seventy-two stories "chosen from the litera-
ture of many times and several countries. Swift,
Goldsmith, Irving, Hawthorne, Defoe, Madame
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de Segur, Hans Christian Andersen, and Robert
Scuthey are among the writers laid under con-
tribution. He lias not confined himself to the
older authors, however, since Edward Eggleston
has been drawn upon for a sketch of an old-
time sijelling bee, taken from "The hoosier
schoolmaster.' " — Lit. D.
"The extreme age variance (from three to
seventeen years) recommends the collection for
home but' makes it somewhat inconvenient
for school purposes or reading in the library."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 97. N. '09. +
"The one mistake lay in over-ambition to
include the s'implest with the more complex
style: any effort to grade material conscien-
tiously %\ithin the limits of one volume will
inevitably result in an inequality, which is
mystifying to the youngest reader and incon-
gruous to the oldest." M. J. Moses.
H Ind. 67: 1359. D. 16, '09. 80w.
Lit. D, 39: 545. O. 2, '09. 170w.
"Considering his limitations, Mr. Welsh has
done well, and his volume deserves careful con-
sideration."
+ Lit. D, 39: 1025. D. 4, '09. lOOw.
"In one volume, Charles Welsh attempts with
a commendable amount of success to gather
together 'Stories children love,' guaranteed
by experts who have had opportunity for exten-
sive observation as to juvenile taste."
-I- Nation. 89: 538. D. 2, '09. 70w.
Wendell, Barrett. Mystery of education and
^2 other academic performances. **$i.2S.
Scribner. 9-26988.
Contains "four essays and a poem delivered
before audiences on various recent academic
occasions. The views on college teaching they
present are those of one who finds scholasticism
Irksome and values such teaching in proportion
as it develops the student's powers and en-
larges his resources." — Outlook.
"Professor Wendell is always entertaining
and instructive in his lectures and essays, and
this, his last publication, is no exception to the
rule."
-f Lit. D. 39: 970. N. 27, '09. 220w.
-I- Outlook. £3: 649. N. 27, '09. 150w.
-I- Outlook. 93: 876. D. 18, '09. 150w.
Wendell, Barrett. Privileged classes.
**$i.25. Scribner. 8-28840.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"The essay-address is suggestive and at times
convincing. The other essays are not more
significant than the two already reviewed, be-
ing rather academic and general. The author's
style is most excellent, the book being very
delightful from a literary standpoint. The argu-
ment lacks convincing power, being sometimes
overburdened with qualifying phrases." T: J.
Riley.
H Am. J, Soc. 14: 539. Ja. '09. 400w.
"Stimulating essays, sustaining by able argu-
ment the contention that much of our modern
education is a failure."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 22. Ja. '09.
"Both witty and wise, — at the same time
paradoxical and gently ironical, this latest book
of Professor Wendell's cannot fail to arrest
the attention of any but the unthinking and
heedless. He is eminently sane and conserva-
tive in his opinions, and his book is suggestive
and inspiring." Mary Llovd.
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 478. Mr. '09. 430w.
"We are frankly of those who hold his
criticism to be timely and, on the whole, much
to the point. We commend 'The privileged
classes,' therefore, as a useful and palatable
antidote for national pride and self-satisfac-
tion."
H Nation. 88: 69. Ja. 21, '09. 580w.
"Whatever Professor Wendell, of Harvard,
writes is worth reading, whether one agrees
with him or not."
-1 Outlook. 91: 150. Ja. 23, '09. 270w.
Wenley, Robert Mark. Modern thought and
^ the crisis in belief. (Baldwin lectures,
1909.) *$i.50. Macmillan. 9-6087.
"The book is almost equally divided into a
destructive criticism of religious beliels stiil
current, and philosophical reconstruction; but
one apprehends more clearly what it is th9..t
is destroyed than what it is tiiat is constructed."
(Science.) The chapters are: Sheaves on the
threshing-floor: The waters of Meribah;
Breaches of the house; Humiliation in the
midst; The pre-established discord; The ad-
journment of well-being; The penumbra of be-
lief; and The valley ot blessing.
"The style is too distractingly noticeable t<_
be good." D. C. Macintosh.
-i Am. J. Theol. 13: 630. O. '09. 450w.
"Professor Wenley is not merely a man of
wide reading; he is a man of wide compre-
hension and sympathy. He has the rare ability
to discein the real significance and bearing of
modern movements of tliought in very different
fields."
+ Ind. 66: 919. Ap. 29, '09. 770w.
"Whoever will read this book should read
it through from cover to cover. Otherwise he
will do injustice to its conclusion, as well as
to the deeply religious spirit of its author."
E. S. L>.
H N. Y. Times. 14: 591. O. 9, '09. 430w.
"The book is one which may be commended
to thoughtful people generally, but especially
to students wlio have been instructed in the
general principles of philosophical idealism,
and are wrestling with the problem of recon-
structing their religious creed. While it i»
strong tood, it is precisely what is needed for
the health of many men." E. L. Hinman.
+ Philos. R. 18: 667. N. '09. 450w.
"The best, and the longest, division of the
book deals with the religious consequences of
historical criticism. One could wish that Pro-
fessor Wenley would be persuaded to chasten
his style. At its best it is admirably vigorous
and effective; but there are moments in which
it seems a cross between the style of the Del-
phian oracle and that of Mr. George Ade."
-I Science, n.s. 29: 818. My. 21, '09. SOOw.
Westermarck, Edward Alexander. Origin
and development of the moral ideas.
2v. V. 2. *$3.50. Macmillan. 6-18579.
V. 2. "Treats of the right of property, regard
for truth and good faith, altruistic sentiments,
suicide, industry, ascetic practices, the relations
between the sexes, regard for the lower animals
and for the dead, cannibalism, and the relation
of gods to morality." — Nation.
'•As a. great encyclopedia of facts, it will be
a valuable reference work for large libraries."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 87. Mr. '09. (Review
of V. 2.)
"So far as the reviewer knows this is the
most exhaustive comparative study of human
morals ever made." Carl Kelsey.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 219. Jl. '09. 460w.
(Review of v. 2.)
"By dint of a singular combination of virile
qualities — pluck, resolution, and common sense
— Prof. Westermarck has accomplished a monu-
mental work that places him in the first rank
of living anthropologists."
+ -i Ath. 1909, 1: 399. Ap. 3. 1500w. (Review
of v. 2.)
"I trust that even this very inadequate ab-
stract of the contents of Dr. Westermarck's
work m;iy be sutticient to make evident the
value of this great contribution to learning."
J. E. McTaggart.
+ Int. J. Ethics. 20: 94. O. '03. 2300w.
(Review of v. 2.)
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Westermarck, Edward A.— Continued.
"The characteristics of the first volume ap-
pear also in the second: astounding profusion
of examples (always with precise references to
authorities), clearness and ease of presentation,
broad sympathy, accuracy of discrimination,
and soundness of judgment."
-f Nation; 88: li>6. F. 25, '09. 420w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"Tlie present work has, of course, its thesis,
but it is one which is, for the greater part of
the time, obscured by the very masses of de-
tailed fact which are marshalled in support of
it." A. E. Taylor.
H Nature. 79: 481. F. 25, '09. llOOw. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"There has never been any attempt to estab-
lish a moral theory on tacts gathered from such
a wide range of time and space as Wester-
marck's attempt; and the result is that the work
deserves to rank among the world's greatest sci-
entific books; in its own branch of science it has
r.o peer, and is not likely to find one for a long
tune to come. Rarely does one find a writer on
ethical subjects so free from pre-possessions as
"Westermarck is; but at least in one instance it
seems to me that he evinces a strong prejudice
which warps his judgment. I may close by say-
ing tliat not its least claim to greatness is that
the layman can read it with as much interest
and profit as the expert finds in it. It should
have a wide and enduring circulation. No one
after this will have a right to discuss questions
of ethical theory who has not made himself ac-
quainted with its contents." E. B. McGilvary.
+ H Philos. R. 18: 429. Jl. '09. 4000w. (Re-
view of V. 2.)
"The work takes its place at once as the
standard book on inductive ethics — a monument
of patient and unprejudiced toil that in its
particular line will not easily be superseded."
+ + Sat, R. 107: 465. Ap. 10, '09. 1400w.
(Review of v. 2.)
Weyman, Stanley John. Wild geese. t$i-SO.
Doubleday. 9-4487.
"A pitiful but convincing picture of Ireland
in her worst days of English oppression, hope-
less conspiracy, and primitive manners. There
is character interest also, especially in the
Colonel who returns from military service In
Sweden — a gentleman of honor and courage, a
wonderful swordsman who will not fight a duel,
a resourceful strategist who checkmates the
schemes of the wild plotters who would in-
volve in ruin his ward, a patriotic Irish girl,
ignorant of affairs." — Outlook.
"Equal to ^Ir. Weyman's best work."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 114. Ap. '09. +
".The heroine, like many of Mr. Weyman's
female characters, seems to us rather uncon-
vincing, and the hero is far from attractive;
but the book abounds in exciting adventures,
and the action is swift. Those who enjoy ro-
mantic novels of this kind will seek far be-
fore they find a better romance than 'The wild
geese.' " A. C. Rich.
H Arena. 41: 608. Ag. '09. 220w.
"There is no falling-off in vigour and vivid-
ness of narration; the local colour only is per-
haps a little doubtful."
-I Ath. 1908, 2: 177. Ag. 15. 170w.
"Is one of the best stories he has ever given
us." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 47. Jl. 16, '09. 200w.
"That the tale is full of adventure admirably
depicted goes without saying."
+ Ind. 66: 1082. My. 20, '09. 200w.
" 'The wild geese' is — the usual thing, only
not quite so much so — a diminished echo of
'Under the red robe' and 'A gentleman of
France.' "
— Nation, 88: 443. Ap. 29, '09. 220w.
"Of all his romances of adventure, there is
none that excels this in quality and in interest.
He has never created a more interesting and
lovable character than Col. John Sullivan."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 142. Mr. 13, 'Oy. ISOw.
"Throughout, the story has lively action and
dramatic suspense."
+ Outlook, yl: 813. Ap. 10, '09. 160w.
"Constructively the story is very well done:
the action is not too breathless, and the alterna-
tion in the hero's fortunes is adequately man-
aged; but there is little attempt to render the
speech or thought of the Kerry people."
-I Sat. R. 106: 207. Ag. 16, '08. 730w.
"We are told of the heroine's charms, but
we only realise her shrewishness. This is, per-
haps, the most serious blemish in a spirited
and wholesome story."
-I Spec. 101: 269. Ag. 22, '08. SOOw.
Wharton, Edith Newbold. Artemis to Ac-
^ tccon and other verse. **$i.25. Scribner.
9-10298.
A slight three part volume of poems, the
first in blank verse seeks themes out of legend-
ary Greece, the second is a group of sonnets,
while the third is composed of lyric poems.
"Too intangible and involved to attract the
ordinary reader."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 23. S. '09.
"Miss Wharton writes excellent blank verse,
rhythmical, well balanced, and melodious. In
rhyme the author is less successful."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 178. Ag. 14. 300w.
"She was not born a poet; but this volume
shows well how high in poetry a thoroughly cul-
tured prose artist may attain. It is a noble
and worthy piece of work, of which at least no
living poet need be ashamed." Brian Hooker.
-f- Bookm. 29: 367. Je. '09. 500w.
"In her poems, perhaps more than in her sto-
ries, we find great refinement of feeling, subtlety
of thought, and a diction that will bear close
critical scrutiny." W: M. Payne.
-I Dial. 47: 101. Ag. 16, '09. 320w.
"Not that Mrs. Wharton has not written
some rich and interesting verse; but it is too
precious and curious — it is at times too down-
right unnatural to touch the heart very seri-
ously."
— -I- Ind. 67: 934. O. 21, '09. &0w.
"It is full of unrest and strain; it itches to
allegorize in strange effective fashions."
H Nation. 89: 55. Jl. 15, '09. 150w.
"The academic flavor of these poems is, as
it were, of the spirit. They have beauty, but
lack vitality. The outside rather than the in-
side of life is what Mrs. Wharton tells of, and
therefore it is that she is particularly happy
in painting an impression. The book is a wit-
ness of careful work and polish; it is no out-
burst of passionate feeling or desperate need
of singing."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 300. My. 8, '09. 720w.
"Edith Wharton is a prose-writer 'par ex-
cellence,' and while she reaches the lyric
pitch in thought and substance there are mo-
ments when, fine craftsman that she is, dic-
tion and cadence halt and move in the measure
of prose."
-I No. Am. 190: 702. N. '09. 300w.
R. of Rs. 40: 123. Jl. '09. 50w.
"Her poetry, very beautiful and perfect in its
way, makes its chief appeal to the Intellect."
+ Spec. 103: 20. Jl. 3, '09. 330w.
Wheat, Mrs, Lu, Ah Moy: the story of a
Chinese girl. **$l.50. Grafton press.
8-20018.
In the sad experiences of Ah Moy, a Chinese
girl, are reflected the habits of thought, cus-
toms, and feelings of the Chinese people. Al-
tho the third daughter, she is not unwelcome;
is betrothed at birth; loses her promised hus-
band in the Boxer rebellion; during a time of
reverses is sold into slavery, taken to San Fran-
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Cisco, where, rather than suffer the Chinatown
shame Into which she is torced uses the knlte
which was her father's parting gift to be em-
ployed only in so dire an extremity.
"The author of the story has lent herself
with a great deal of very wise sympathy to
the Chinese way of thinking."
+ Ind. 66: 324. F. 11, '09. 230w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 749. D.. 5, '08. 320w.
"It is told with such knowledge, understand-
ing, and sympathy as make it well worth read-
ing by such as like to see beneath the surface
of other civilizations than our own and to look
therein for good."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 5. Ja. 2, '09. 300w.
Wheatley, Henry Benjamin. Hogarth's
1- London. $4.80. Button.
"A series of pen pictures of eighteenth cen-
tury lite in London— the life, the manners, and
cus'toms of the city as Hogarth saw it. As
the author says in his preface, 'Hogarth was
a devoted Londoner, and while illustrating the
manneis of Englishmen of his time he drew
his subjects from the inhabitants of London,
with whom he was ^n daily intercourse. Repre-
sentations of streets and buildings in all pans
of London are to be found in the collection of
his works, and most of these are discussed in
this book.' "— N. Y. Times.
"Ttie pictures given in the very excellent
reproductions are wisely selected."
-h Dial. 47: 51». L>. 16, 'Oy. 250w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 67: 1350. D. 16, '09. 80w.
"This book will be a useful companion to the
standard life by Austin Dobson. We have here
pretty much all the relevant material, a con-
siderable amount of which has been added by
JMr. Wheatley's industry."
H Nation. Sj: 60y. D. 16, '09. 310w.
"Interesting and valuable work."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14:803. D. 18, '09. 260w.
Whistler, James A. McNeill. Ten o'clock.
Authorized ed. $1. Ernest Dressel
North, 4 E. 39th St., N. Y.
This reprint limited to 1,000 copies "has the
rare distinction of having been authorized by
the author's literary executor, and is the only
separate edition of the lecture now in print.
The Pennell biography and the reminiscences
of Mr. Bacher — which unfortunately Miss Phil-
ip did not authorize, — have revived interest in
Whistler's personality." — Dial.
"That personality never, surely, had more
final expression than in the crisp, audacious
phrases of this heretical gospel of art, which
set London agog and forever severed the friend-
ship between "Whistler and Oscar Wilde."
-f Dial. 46: 118. F. 16, "09. 130w.
"Is bound to be popular in the growing school
of Whistlerites."
+ Ind. 65: 1187. N. 19, '08. 70w.
Whitaker, Herman. Planter. t$i.50. Harper.
9-7039-
A vivid picture of life on a Mexican rubber
plantation in which are introduced Yaqui slaves,
the brutal planter, a beautiful Mexican girl,
and a young American deluded into managing
the Interests of a corporation of swindlers. His
hardships and peril involve fighting against
unjust labor conditions, tricksters and a Mexi-
can Legree with the result that he wins his
battle and the heart of the maiden too.
"It is unquestionably a book of great power,
stamping in Its sharp-bitten impressions witli
mighty blows."
+ Nation. 88: 631. Je. 24, '09. 370w.
"The book is decidedly alive, and has a
double interest — as a picture of a country and
people of which we know little, but which
abound in romantic phases, and as a story of
action. But it must be added that the author
would do well to restrain the exuberance of
his style, and that there are in his story some
errors of taste and sometimes a perfervld sen-
sationalism in plot."
H Outlook. 91: 814. Ap. 10, '09. 210w.
Whitcomb, Ida Prentice. Young people's
story of music. $2. Dodd. 8-34154.
"Opening with a chapter on 'The beginnings
of music' and closing with one on 'modern mu-
sic of other countries' the author presents to
her readers the growth and development of the
art through the centuries. The book is illus-
trated with portraits of many noted composers
and with reproductions of some primitive mu-
sical instruments." — Bookm.
"As a vivid presentation of scenes and char-
acters comparatively unexplolted, this novel
makes a strong appeal to the jaded sense, and
may be recommended as a picturesque and in-
telligent piece of work." W: M. Payne.
-f Dial. 47: 48. Jl. 16, '09. 220w.
"More valuable for reference than for gen-
eral readintj."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 96. Mr. '09.
Reviewed by K. L. M.
-+- Bookm. 28: 502. Ja. "09. lOOw.
"An unwieldy book of very uneven interest —
more or less of a hodge-podge of information,
some of which is none too accurate."
h Ind. 67: 308. Ag. 5, '09. lOOw.
"It is to a considerable degree what such a
book should not be, rhapsodical, uncritical,
gossipy."
— Outlook. 91: 292. F. 6, '09. 60w.
"A slipshod piece of work, crude in concep-
tion, slovenly in style and positively bristling
with errors." D. G. Mason.
— Putnam's. 6: 111. Ap. '09. 200w.
White, Albert Beebe. Making of the Eng-
lish constitution, 449-1485. *$2. Put-
nam. 8-29201.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"In view of the marked lack of critical and
bibliographical foot-notes in connection with
many controverted questions it would seemingly
have been better to have omitted some of these
long quotations and given the space to critical
and bibliographical notes." N. M. Trenholme.
^ Am. Hist. R. 14: 395. Ja. '09. 600w.
"There is no more clear and scholarly treatise
on English constitutional history during the
middle ages in existence." E: P. Cheyney.
-I- Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 479. Mr. '09. 900w.
"The early history of the English constitu-
tion is traced in the light of the best authori-
ties on admirably clear and large lines."
-f Educ. R. 37: 207. F. '09. 50w.
"The diflficulties of selection and compression
have been skilfully overcome, and Mr. White
usually shows a knowledge of the latest litera-
ture. We cannot in every case commend his
hints for further- study; his bibliography refers
to three books which are not yet in existence,
and in his notes he treats with undue respect
some works which are either too speculative, or
too much the result of compilation at second
hand, to be of value for the beginner." H. W.
C. D.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 607. Jl. "09. 140w.
"The result of P»rof. White's labors can hardly
be regarded as a successful textbook, and it
adds nothing to our knowledge."
I- Nation. 88: 68. Ja. 21, '09. 640w.
"His volume is well adapted to its purpose,
and is accompanied with a bibliography and
suggestions for collateral reading which will be
of special value to the student."
-I- Outlook. 91: 110. Ja. 16, '09. 230w.
"Sets forth the results of the latest and best
scholarship pertaining to the period. It is es-
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White, Albert Beebe — Continued-
pecially full and satisfactory on the development
of the judicial system."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 175. Mr. '09. lOOw.
White, Edward Lucas. Narrative lyrics.
**$i.25. Putnam. 8-26401.
Nineteen poems wiiose themes are borro.wed
chiefly fiom ancient Egypt, Palestine, and the
<3i-eece of mythology. "In reality they are most
of them old stories, unravelled and deftly re-
woven in metrical patterns. Among others
there is a 'Benaiah,' a 'Rhampsinitos,' a 'Sham-
^ar.' Their likeness to the lyric consists main-
ly in the air of personal concern with which
they are related." (Nation.)
"When blank verse is employed, in which he
Is happiest, the poet's powers are at the best.
In rime verse he is less successful."
H Ind. 66: 199. Ja. 28, '09. 350w.
^ Nation. 88: 41. Ja. 14, '09. 430w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 102. F. 20, '09. 150w.
White, Eliza Orne. Wares of Edgefield.
10 **$i.25. Houghton. 9-25973-
The little town of Edgefield furnishes the
setting for this story with Boston some miles
away to heighten the contrast. The Wares are
an old and respected family and the happen-
ings which go to make up the lives of two
generations of Wares and their friends form
the incidents of the chapters which move quiet-
ly along in small town fashion but teach the
lesson that "we live to love, and after a time
we seem to others to grow old, but there is
no growing old for ourselves while there are
the younger ones to help and to love."
"Of very moderate interest on account of the
thinness of the plot, which is stretched to cov-
er thi-ee generations."
H .A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 94. N. '09.
"This story leaves one with the impression
of real power somehow missed. Though the
writer plainly states her keynote — Sympathy —
at the story's end we are left disappointed."
1- Nation. 89:434. N. 4, '09. lOOw.
"It Is a clean, wholesome, and interesting lit-
tle tale, and should please those who have tak-
en delight in the author's previous work.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 687. N. 6, '09. 200w.
White, Fred Merrick. Crime on canvas.
$1.50. Fenno. 9-6574.
"The arch villain Is an artist who sets out to
revenge himself, for slights to his vanity, upon
a rich English nobleman, whose inordinate
pride of family makes it easy to goad him to
desperation by working upon a family secret.
This the young artist does by painting pictures
of a young woman whose relationship the noble-
man does not wish to acknowledge, sending
them to him by mail and finally exhibiting In
public a portrait that is so remarkable as a
work of art as to attract wide attention. The
plot Is quite complicated, has many exciting
situations, and calls for constant alertness and
detective cunning on the part of the several
friends who are helping the persecuted old
man to get the better of his enemy." — N. Y.
Times.
"Barring the verbosity In conversation and
the stilted manner of speech of nearly all the
characters, the book is a creditable enough
specimen of its class of fiction."
-f — N. Y. Times. 14: 210. Ap. 10, '09. 200w.
White, Fred Merrick.
Dodge, B. W.
Sundial. $1.50.
8-31687.
charges the fountain. A theft of jewels, which
are afterward hidden in the top of the sundial,
the deaths of two persons by contact with the
charged water, and the elopement of the art-
ist's wife and the criminal are among the in-
cidents of the story. The mystery is finally
unraveled by the combined efforts of a crim-
inologist and an electrician." — N. Y. Times.
"This is the best mystery story we have read
in months. Though there is here as in most
mystery tales the element of improbability, it
is not so obtrusive as in most similar ro-
mances."
H Arena. 41: 89. Ja. '09. 340w.
"In conception and portrayal of character,
development of plot, and manner of telling the
story is crude and commonplace."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 805. D. 26, '08. 200w.
White, Frederick. Bill, a cheerful dog. **$x.
MofYat. 9-2762.
Cheer is the predominant note in this book
of children's verse humorously illustrated.
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 498. Ja. '09. 40w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 702. N. 28, '08. 140w.
White, Henry Alexander. Stonewall Jack-
son. (American crisis biographies.)
**$i.25. Jacobs. 9-3196.
Material for this concise J^iography has been
drawn from every available original source.
It gives accounts of early life, traces character
development, and follows accurately Jackson's
military operations. Bibliography and index.
"An old Italian sundial with a fountain play-
ing around it in the garden of a famous artist
is the centre of interest. A man who is a
mixture of scientist, man of tlie world, and
criminal sets up an electrical plant not far
away, and by means of wireless transmission
"Will answer the average library need bet-
ter than the 'Life and letters' by Mrs. Jack-
son, and is much more valuable on the military
side."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 87. Mr. '09.
"Dr. White has given a succinct and well-
selected account of the chief events in General
Jackson's life, and has written a book that
will serve as a good r§sum6 of his military
career. We should have liked a fuller criti-
cism of his generalship." J. M. Garnett.
H Dial. 46: 255. Ap. 16, '09. 1650w.
White, Horace. Money and banking, illus-
trated by American history; rev. and
continued to the year 1908. 3d ed.
*$i.8o. Ginn. 8-24281.
"The third revision without an Increase In
size. In chap. 5, of Book 3, the refutation of
Kemmerer's quantity theory by W. M. Persons
is introduced. The old chap. 6 on the 'Latin
union,' and the old chap. 7 on 'International
monetary conferences,' are omitted, and ap-
pear briefly in new chap. 6. Book 2 on 'Govern-
ment paper money,' Is left unchanged. In Book
3, on 'Banking,' statistics as late as August,
1907, are Introduced in chap. 14; and the follow-
ing new chapters are added: 15, 'State banks
and trust companies'; 17, 'Recent history'; 18,
"iiie panic of 1907'; 19, 'Present problems';
and 20, 'The Central bank question.' Grant's
veto and the Indianapolis monetary commission
are dropped as ancient history, while the Report
of the American banker's commission and the
Aldrich-Vreeland act take their place In the
appendix." — J. Pol. Econ.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 125. Ap. '09.
"The chief adverse criticism to be passed up-
on the volume is the partial failure to tie the
new portions to the old in such a way as to
give the work entire unity of treatment." H.
P. Willis.
H Econ. Bull. 2: 48. Ap. '09. 280w.
J. Pol Econ. 16: 711. D. '08. 180w.
White, Marian. Fuels of the household:
1'' their origin, composition and uses. *75c.
Whitcomb & B. 9-28229.
An essay that aims to instruct young house-
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keepers on the origin, composition, chemical
combustion and uses of solid, semi-solid, liquid
and gaseous fuels. Among its brief chapters
is one on "Economy of fuels."
"It is the only popular work on the subject
and will be valuable for school and household
use."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 52. O. '09.
White, Percy.
8
Rescuer. t$i-50. Dillingham.
From the experiments of a celebrated French
physicist Edgar Maitland believed that he had
made the important discovery that the brain in
the process of thinking emits rays which may
be photographed. At his premature death his
assistant Percy Athelstan was asked to carry
on his work. How Athelstan used the supposed
discovery for the purpose of living parasitically
upon the Maitland widow and daughter and how
Colonel Drayton circumvented his schemes is
the subject of this story.
"The man who persists in wading from cov-
er to cover will not get much more of real
story out of the book than the man who puts
it aside when he has read Chapter 1."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 656. O. 23, '09. 330w.
"Mr. White fills more than three hundred
pages at the sacrifice of much of his old crisp-
ness. The end of the story is obvious through-
out, while the characters are not drawn with
much subtlety. But one reads to the end."
f- Sat. R. 107: 20. Ja. 2, '09. 150w.
"The whole novel, if a little slight, is decided-
ly entertaining."
+ Spec. 101: 843. N. 21, '08. llOw.
White, William Allen. Certain rich man.
8 $1.50. Macmillan. 9-18720.
A story of Sycamore Ridge, Kansas, which,
many claim, is the fulfilment of a long-stand-
ing promise for a great American novel. It
traces leisurely the development of the town
from the raw state prior to the war to its
present-day thriving condition. At the center
of a deftly portrayed group of men and women
towers the figure of a certain rich man who
from a bare-footed country boy becomes the
multi-millionaire president of the National pro-
visions company. He is a type of the American
capitalist who drowns his conscience with the
cry of the Larger Good, plays his game with
Destiny crushing the hopes and tender senti-
ments of others that pass in the way of the ful-
filment of a greedy dream, until finally he is
touched by the spirit of the awakening Ameri-
can conscience which expresses activity thru ex-
posure of evil and the force of enlightened pub-
lic opinion.
"One of the best novels of the year."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 28. S. '09. 4-
"In spite of the wtarisome atmosnhere of
Yankee finance, it ciaims attention bv its pains-
taking study of the effect of wealth on a char-
acter destined by natural proclivities to amass
it."
-I Ath. Ifl09. 2: 424. O. 9. 140w.
"He could learn much from some of the
more frivolous American writers in the mat-
ter of the rlpa.n. clear-cut stroke. Rather a
pity, too. is the melodramatic end."
H • Atlan. 104: 682. N. '09. 140w.
"An exceptionally successful performance. It
IS a legitimate child of love and of years."
Stuart Henrv.
+ Bookm. 30: 60. S. '09. 700w.
"Mr. White has a message for the American
people."
H Cath. World. 90: 249. N. '09. 270w.
"The writer's knowledge, powers of obser-
vafinn. and pointed style impart ai consider-
able degree nf interest to his storv, despite its
amorphous structure." W: M. Pavne
-I Dial. 47: 180. S. 16, '09. 500w.
"So long as there is an abundance of neat-
ly bound sermons on the market, this partic-
ular sort of fiction seems not merely superflu-
ous, but not quite nonest. Is it not time to
suggest the passage of a pure-food law for
our brain products, requiring a qualitative an-
alysis to be printed on the covers?" ir'hilip
Tillinghast.
— Forum. 42: 28.5. S. '09. 2300w.
"Mr. White has proved by this that he can
run a marathon as well a,s sprint. This novel
is not merely a short story long drawn ouu,
or a series of sketches. It has an underlying
unity. The chief artistic defect is in his han-
dling of the transitions back and forth in time."
• H Ind. 67: 547. S. 2, '09. 750w.
"While the criticism may be urged that the
atory is inclined to be rather heavy at times,
it is nevertheless a fine bit of work and wiu
well repav a careful reading."
H Lit. D. 33: 4J8. S. 18. '01. 230w.
"It is obvious that the author has listened with
interest to the yearning prophecies of The
American novel, and that he has attempted
to end them by fulfilling them. Considering the
magnitude of his undertaking, his success has
been remarkable."
H Nation. 89: 163. Ag. 19, "09. 550w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
"The story moves deliberately and stops to
reason and to play with fancies, to look for-
ward and back, as an old man who wrote of
those he had known in a long life would natural-
ly do when he came to set down his memories.
Only in one point will the average reader be
inclined to quarrel with the author and insist
that he has gone radically wrong. That is in
the matter of the spirit of Ellen, John Bar-
clay's early love, who died young."
-\ N. Y. Times. 14: 462. Jl. 31, '09. 900w.
"It is such a big book, one must wish it were
actually great." H. W. Bovnton.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 633. O. 23, '09. 150w.
"A verv nowerful and swift-moving novel."
+ No. Am. irO: 565. O. '09. 300w.
"The test is whether the book moves the
heart, whether it entertains, whether it is a
true reflection of life; or whether it bores,
preaches, offends the taste. Judged by this test,
Mr. White's story is eminently worth while,
a refreshing oasis in the unusually arid field of
recent fiction. It is brave, honest, and kindly."
+ Outlook. 92: 921. Ag. 21, "09. 1200w.
R. of Rs. 40: 636. N. '09. 30w.
Whiteing, Richard. Little people. *$i.5o.
Cassell. 9-35442.
The "little people" of Mr. Whiteing's essays
are the "nobodies and failures" of the world.
"They are the people of no consequence or im-
portance in a sense, yet whose types, character-
istics, modes of life and speech and thought,
their troubles or amusements and habits, furnish
much and readable 'copy' to novelists and jour-
nalists. Mr. Whiteing approaches them as critic,
moraliser, commentator upon them, in a sympa-
thetic but at the same time ironical spirit."
(Sat. R.)
"A book that will have decided charm for
educated readers with sociological interests."
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 112. Ap. '09.
"For its humour and kindliness, combined
with an unerring eye for foibles and follies,
the book is one to be read with real interest."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 100. Ja. 23. 200w.
"Philosophy, literary skill, and humour will
go a long way toward making almost any thesis
acceptable." Montgomery Schuyler.
+ Bookm. 29: 194. Ap. '09. 1550w.
"Terseness of phrase and vigor of thought
mark this book as they d'^ not always succeed
in marking: the author's novels."
+ Dial. 46: 266. Ap. 16, '09. 320w.
"If this is not a great book, it is an unusually
attractive one by reason of its unaffected gentle-
ness and optimism."
+ Nation. 88: 489. My. 13, '09. 500w.
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Whiteing, Richard—Coutiiiued.
"The most admirable kind of reading for a
winter niglit. Tliere is something cozy and
cheery and warm about each page, a gentle
revelation of commonplace lives that are none
the less extremely human."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 137. Mr. 6, '09. 800w.
"The essays are well written, with a back-
ground of socialism for a theory, which with-
out being obtrusive gives a continuity to them "
+ Sat. R. 107: 52. Ja. 9, '09. 200w.
Whiting, Lilian. Paris the beautiful. **$2.
Little. 8-32991.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Poor arrangement and lack of an index de-
crease its value for reference."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 88. Mr. '09.
"As rich in information as it is fascinating
in its manner of presentation."
4- Arena. 41: 74. Ja. '09. 2000w.
"The book, as a whole, is worthy of its great
subject."
+ Spec. 102: 824. My. 22, '09. 170w.
Whitlock, Brand. Abraham Lincoln. (Bea-
con biographies.) **50c. Small. 9-3043.
A biography of Lincoln condensed to the pro-
portions agreed upon for the "Beacon biogra-
phies." The main facts in Lincoln's life are
tui-nished without embellishment, and the prin-
cipal forces that operated in producing a man
whose brotherhood ideas were greatly in ad-
vance of his age.
-f- A. L. A. Bkl, 5: 88. Mr. '09.
"The biography is written in an engaging
style, simple, direct and calculated to hold the
reader's interest throughout by the charm of the
writer's directness, sincerity and sympathy in
dealing with one of the greatest and most truly
sincere and simple lives known to history."
+ Arena. 41: 392. Mr. '09. 380w.
"A remarkably complete and satisfactorx-
sketch of Lincoln's life with references to the
best sources of fuller information."
+ Ind. 66: 264. F. 4, '09. 40w.
"This little book serves as a valuable intro-
duction to more exhaustive works on the same
subject."
+ Lit. D. 38: 564. Ap. 3, "09. 260w.
"Despite one or two lapses in grammar and
an occasional straining at heroics, tells the
story of Lincoln's career concisely and enter-
tainingly."
H Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, '09. 40w.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13, '09. lOOw.
Whitney, Henry Clay. Life of Lincoln;
ed. by Marion Mills Miller. 2v. **$2.50.
Baker. 8-36380.
A two-volume life of Lincoln written by a
personal friend. The first deals with Lincoln's
early life; the second, with his political his-
tory. "Perhaps the second volume is the more
interesting. It deals with the anxious years
while Lincoln was President, with Mr. Whit-
ney as paymaster to the army. F'rom his in-
auguration to his death the President is set
before us as a great soldier. Mr. Whitney con-
tends that up to the time of Grant, Lincoln
was virtually in command of the Federal forces
and every victory they gained was under
his direction. This point is well drawn out in
Mr. Whitney's interesting pages." (Lit. D.)
"Mr. Whitney is himself without special in-
sight and without special discriminative power.
Mr. Whitney would have done better if he had
confined his book to personal impressions of
Mr. Lincoln derived from association with him.
These occupy largely the first volume, and con-
stitute the chief value in the biography as a
whole. Even these, however, do not add much
to the popular knowledge of the great Presi-
dent."
— + Outlook. 91: 245. Ja. 30. '09. 200w.
Whittuck, Edward Arthur, ed. International
documents: a collection of international
conventions and declarations of a law-
making kind; with notes and introd.
*$3.50. Longmans. 8-19741.
Contains all the conventions or treaties made
since 1856 at the close of the Crimean war to
those made at the second Peace conference of
the Hague in 1907. The work is in three parts
as follows: "Part 1 contains the Declaration
of Paris of 1856, the Geneva convention of 1864,
with the additional articles which were not rati-
fied, and the Declaration of St. Petersburg of
1868. Part 2 contains the various acts, general
Jtnd special, of the first Hague conference. Part
^ contains the acts of the second Hague con-
ference." (N. Y. Times.)
"His account of the great President is sim-
ple and straightforward, without literary merit.
The value of the work seems rather to be to
corroborate the general idea by a vast accu-
mulation of facts."
H Ind. 66: 264. F. 4, '09. 120w.
-f Lit. D. 38: 226. F. 6, '09. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 54. Ja. 30, '09. 80w.
"Unless the absence of a clear table of con-
tents and of an index may fairly be deemed a
blemish, no fault can be imputed to this useful
work of reference." G. B. H.
-I Eng. Hist. R. 24: 207. Ja. '09. 120w.
"It is very useful to have this quasi code upon
the topics covered brought together and printed
so conveniently-, with the informing historical
and critical introduction."
-f- N. Y. Times. 13: 450. Ag. 15, 'OS. 400w.
"A useful volume."
-h N. Y. Times. 13: 472. Ag. 29. '08. ITOw.
"If subsequent volumes are issued, a better
model could not be wished."
-f Sat. R. 107: 22. Ja. 2, '09. 160w.
Wiggin, Kate Douglas. Susanna and Sue.
10 **$i 50. Houghton. 9-27270.
When Susanna Hathaway finds life under her
husband's roof unendurable she takes refuge in
a Shaker village which she remembers from a
childhood visit. With her is her little daugh-
ter Sue who attempts, with delightful serious-
ness, to be a good Shaker and train her trip-
ping little steps to follow "along the path where
saintly feet have trod." Apart from the world,
in this atmosphere of perfect peace, Susanna's
bruised heart is healed and when she goes
back with new courage to take up old duties,
she finds that the long days in the lone, de-
serted house have awakened in her husband a
new sense of manhood. Both are ready to for-
get and begin life anew.
"Scarcely more than a short story in length
and too expen.^ive for the average library."
H A. L. A. Bkl. C: 136. D. '09.
"The simple Shakers are drawn with thoroush
understanding, and little Sue is, like all Mrs.
Wiggin's children, a ver\- real and a vei\- lova-
ble child."
+ Dial. 47: 463. D. 1, '09. IflOw.
"This quaint story of Shaker life is both
novel and readable."
-1- Lit. D. 39: 791. N. 6, '09. 260w.
Lit. D. 39:1085. D. 11. '09. 130w.
"The good woman who makes generous git is
of 'pieces of her mind' is particularly delicious.
We wish there were more of her."
-I- N, Y, Times. 14: 694. N. 6, '09. 200w.
"As a story it is not one of the author's best
books."
H Outlook. 93: 361. O. 16, '09. 40w.
"The charm of the liook resides in the scenes
which are passed in company with Eldress
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Alil.>-, Elder Daniel Gray, and especially with
l.ioLher Ansel."
+ Spec. 103: 1003. D. 11, '09. llOw.
Wilcox, Walter Dwight. Rockies of Canada:
•^ a rev. and enl. ed. of "Camping in the
Canadian Rockies." **$5. Putnam.
9-8920.
In addition to a thoroly revised text the il-
lustrations have been increased to twice the
number in the first edition. "Mr. Wilcox was
cne of tiie pioneer pleasure-seekers to explore
ana iihotograph the country. His mountaineer-
ingr experiences now extend over twenty years,
and his account of them, with the views, gives
a comprehensive picture of the mountains and
the mountain lakes, which constitute one of the
rarest beauties of the region." (Dial.)
"An excellent description for intending travel-
ers."
-r- A. L. A. Bkl, 5: 197. Je. '09.
-f Dial. 46: 374. .Je. 1, '09. 140w.
"'l"he book deserves its lasting popularity, for
it is useful, and a guide to natural beauties that
some day will count their annual pilgrims by
thousands."
-f Ind. 66: 1240. Je. 3, '09. lOOw.
"In the end one turns to the illustrations as
in manv respects the best part of tne book."
+ Nation. 89: 213. S. 2, '09. 530w.
"All in all, his work has been greatly Im-
proved bv its revision."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 257. Ap. 24, '09. 250w.
Wilkinson, William Cleaver. Some new lit-
erary valuations. **$i.50. Funk. 9-585.
Includes the following studies: William Dean
Howells as man of letters; Matthew Arnold as
critic; :Matthew Arnold as poet; Tennyson as
artist in lyric verse; Edmund Clarence Stedman
as man of letters; John Morley as critic of Vol-
taire and Diderot; and Tolstoy. Appendix —
Alexander Smith's life drama.
"This volume is one of the few really impor-
tant works of literary criticism that have ap-
peared on this side of the Atlantic during the
past six months. To our mind the best essay
in the volume is that devoted to Tolstoi."
-^ Arena. 41: 391. Mr. '09. 930w.
"He thinks, and so do we, that it is well to
have such minute criticism applied to the worlt
of accepted authors."
-I- Ind. 66: 638. Mr. 25, '09. 240w.
"Exhibits a keen perception of the obvious,
a stringent regard for exact and literal expres-
sion, a belief in orthodox Christianity,- and an
almost overmastering passion . for grammar."
— + Nation. 88: 359 Ap. 8, '09. 600w.
"If the purpose of the essays were not so
didactic and the style were less difficult, less
filled with cumbersome qualifications, the use
of the first person singular, and speciosities of
diction, a candid reader might admit to ex-
periencing in the perusal of the book something
of the pleasure derived from 'Innocents
abroad.' "
— --r N. Y. Times. 14: 60. Ja. 30, '09. 4 80w.
R. of Rs. 39: 508. Ap. '09. 40w.
Willcox. Louise Collier. Human w^ay.
"• *-$i.25. Harper. 9-24687.
A steady optimism pervades these essays
which contend that we may make what we
will out of life but that we are under obliga-
,tion to make of it something very good and
very beautiful. The help we may derive from
books, nature, children, friendship, and human
relations is set forth in various essays follow-
ed by papers upon personality, .solitude, memor-
at memoria. and detachment, each of which
eanies on the general theme of the series.
"A collection of essays written with, at
tunes, an almost startling insight into the
deeper meanings of life."
+ Dial. 47: 288. O. 16, '09. 370w.
"It is with a sense of richness that the reader
completes this • volume. Not one, but many
readmgs, are required to fully grasp its beauti-
ful truths and make them one's own. If it be
true, as stated in the book, that the value 01
the book is to be gaged by its depth of sug-
gestion, then 'The human way' measures up to
the highest standard."
+ + Lit. D. 39: 642. O. 16. '09. 400w.
"She has written with an air of meditation
and a note of conviction which awaken the
perceptions of the reader to the finer qualities
of his experience."
+ Nation. 89: 409. O. 28, '09. 600w.
"These essays will make their strongest ap-
peal to middle-age — fortunately an elastic
terni."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 673. O. 30, '09. 240w.
"She has produced a book that is as win-
some and noble as it is distinguished and ex-
ceptional."
+ No. Am. 190: 412. S. '09. 500w.
"The intellectual (luality of her essavs is
high."
+ Outlook. 93: 831. D. 11, '09. 330w.
Willett, Herbert Lockwood. Studies in the
first book of Samuel: for the use of
classes in secondary schools and in the
secondary division of the Sunday
school. (Constructive Bible studies.)
*$i. Univ. of Chicago press. 9-7565.
A companion volume to the previously pub-
lished "Studies in the Gospel according to
Mark." It aims from the intellectual point of
view to train pupils in the proper way of ap-
proaching and using a book of the Bible; and
from a religious point of view to tell the story
of God's revelation of himself to man in terms
of human life.
"A double purpose is however served by Dr.
Willett's book on Samuel; the pupil not only
has a fascinating introduction to this book and
to its many exciting events, but he is brought
face to face with many of his own ethical and
religious problems through its narratives and
is forced to do his own thinking about these."
H: B\ Cope.
+ Bib. World. 33: 352. My. '09. 320w.
Williams, Archibald. How it is done; or.
Victories of the engineer: describing in
simple language how great engineering
achievements in all parts of the world
have been accomplished. $1.25. Nelson.
8-31651.
Deals with "civil" rather than the "mechan-
ical" side of engineering. "The book takes
up the most important feats of recent years in
railroad engineering, ship and bridge building,
irrigation, mining and tunneling, dam building,
securing power from water falls, and devotes
a chapter to the Panama canal. The building
and launching of the Mauretania, the making
of the Florida Keys railroad, the building of the
East River bridges, the Simplon tunnel work,
and the curbing of the Nile are a few subjects
upon which he writes, describing the work with
as inuch detail as is necessary for its under-
standing, telling the difl^culties that have to be
surmounted and showing how the enterprise is
finally carried to successful completion." (N. Y.
Times.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 129. D. '09.
"Specially suitable for young people."
+ A, L. A. Bkl. 5: 88. Mr. '09. +
"Any boy, or, for the matter of tliat, any
man — for whom human triumph over the
forces of nature possesses attraction will be
made happy for hours with this volume in his
hands."
-f Ath. 1908, 2: 823. D. 26. 900w.
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Williams, Archibald — Continued-
•'Mr. \\ iliiams has an excellent faculty foi
getting hold of the kernel of things in the
methods, processes, and principles of engineer-
ing achievements, while his presentation, aside
from being in simple language, shows a feeling
for the dramatic element always present m the
conception and carrying out of these huge en-
terprises."
+ N. Y. Times. 15: 74. F. 6, '09. 200w.
Williams, Rt. Rev. Charles David. Valid
^^ Christianity for to-day. *$i.50. Alacmil-
lan. 9-9479-
A volume of eighteen sermons by a Michi-
gan Episcopal bishop "whose purpose is to
present a Christianity that is valid for to-day.
The author insists that such a Christianity
must moralize our industrial, political and
commercial life, and humanize our social life.'
It must cleanse the heart and invigorate our
moral life also." (Ann. Am. Acad.)
"Thorouglily modern, constructive and very
readable."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 23. S. '09.
"Bishop Williams has clearly indicated in
this volume the trend of modern Christian
thought in dealing with present social condi-
tions." S. E. Rupp.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 438. S. '09. 200w.
"These sermons will not put men to sleep.
They will keep them very much awake, and
very closely in contact with the needs and
thoughts of the modern world."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 722. N. 20, '09. 220w.
R. of Rs. 40: 761. D. '09. SOw.
Williams, Francis Howard. Burden-bear-
er: an epic of Lincoln. **$2.50. Jacobs.
8-33299-
A political epic in which are treated both the
military and political history of the Lincoln pe-
riod.
"His poem resembles now a rhymed — or at
least a metrical — gazette, and anon a rhymed
or metrical newspaper."
— Nation. 88: 166. F. 18, '09. 180w.
"As pure poetry, little can be said in praise
of this epic, whatever credit be granted the
author on the score of patriotism."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 83. F. 13, '09. lOOw.
"It is an excellent and spirited history of the
American civil war. and the verse, though cum
bered with many cacophonous American names,
is swift and graceful. Mr. Williams is far be-
low IMr. Noyes as a poet, but in some respects
he tells his storv better. '
+ — Spec. 102: sup. 152. .la. 30, '09. 60w.
Williams, Gardner Stewart, and Hazen, Al-
len. Hydraulic tables: the elements of
gagings and the friction of water flow-
ing in pipes, aqueducts, sewers, etc. as
determined by the Hazen and Williams
formula and the fiow of water over
sharp-edged and irregular weirs and
the quantity discharged, as determined
by Bazin's formula and experimental
investigations upon large models. 2d
ed., rev. and enl. $1.50. Wiley. 9-601.
For this edition "the changes are confined to
that part of the book devoted to the flow of wa-
ter over weirs, where some new matter relating
to submerged weirs is presented in the text, and
where the table of discharge by Bazin's formu-
la has been extended to cover variations of head
by 0.01 ft. from zero to 6ft., making in all
a table of 30 pages instead of the two pages In
the former edition. A table of discharge of high
weirs, 10, 20 and 30 ft., under heads from 6 to
20 ft. has been added." — Engin. N.
Engin. N. 61: sup. 14. F. 18, '09. 120w.
"The book will be found highly valuable to
those who have to compute the discharge of
conduits and the flow over weirs of the forms
in common use."
4- tngln. Rec. 59: 195. F. 13, '09. 150w.
Wdliams, Henry Smith. Alcohol: how it
■ affects the individual, the community,
and the race. **5oc. Century. 9-18388.
Based upon three articles which appeared in
McClure's magazine: Alcohol and the indixidual;
Alcohol and the community; Alcohol and the
race. The original material has been revised
and expanded — the new matter including im-
portant tables which summarize the result of
various experiments as to the effect of alcohol
on the hunian system.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 129. D. '09.
"The case made out by Dr. Williams is a
strong one."
+ Ind. 67: 934. O. 21, '09. 50w.
-f N. Y. Times. 14: 468. Jl. 31, '09. 340w.
Williams, Hugh Noel. Rose of Savoy: Marie
11 Adelaide of Savoy. *$3.50. Scribner.
A history of Marie Adelaide of Savoy who,
in 1696, a child of eleven came to Versailles to
marry the young Duke de Bourgogne. It is a
tale of her tiniies and the influence that she
exercised over the Court and Louis XIV.
"In the book before us he once more gives
evidence of sound judgment in the handling ot
his authorities and he does not wander un-
duly from his subject. We have encountereu
a few misprints or slips."
H Ath. 1E09, 2: 323. S. 18. 2150w.
Dial. 47: 457. D. 1, '09. 270w.
"The book merits a more extended notice,
and it is with regret, that we leave it. for it
sparkles with anecdote and quotable incidents."
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 634. O. 23, '09. 500w.
"To us the \-oung Duke is even more interest-
ing than his Duchess, the chief subject of this
book, and its author has done well in plac-
ing their portraits side bv side."
+ Spec. 103: sup. 818. N. 20, '09. 530w.
Williams, Hugh Noel. Women Bonapartes.
2v. *$6. Scribner. 9-1981.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
-f Nation. 88: 16. Ja. 7, '09. 260w.
"To Mme. Mere one may accede that Mr.
Williams does simple justice. But in the treat-
ment of Napoleon's three sisters one feels that
the whitewash brush is too much in evidence."
-I N. Y. Times. 13: 798. D. 26, '08. 930w.
"The two volumes are full of interest, admir-
ably and vivaciously written, and incidentally
disclose an intimate view of life in France under
the great Emperor."
+ Outlook. 91: 19. Ja. 2, '09. 450w.
"We prefer Mr. Trowbridge's translation to
Mr. Noel Williams' rechauffe."
— Sat. R. 106: 734. D. 12, '08. 250w.
"^Ir. Williams seems never to have quite made
up his mind whether he was writing gossip or
history, but the merit of his work certainly lies
in the more purely historical portions of it, and
in the free use which it makes of M. Masson's
admirable and important researches in 'Na-
poleon et sa famine.' "
H Spec. 101: 1100. D. 20, '08. 540w.
Williams, J. B. History of English jour-
nalism to the foundation of the Ga-
zette. *$3. Longmans. 9-7094-
From the crude beginnings of journalism in
England Mr. Williams tells the story to the
foundation of the Gazette, and sketches the
careers of the principal newspaper writers. The
study is founded "largely on an examination
of the famous Thomason collection, which forms
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a great part of the British Museum's assem-
blage of seventeenth century journals." (N. Y.
Times.)
"The present study is much the most schol-
arly account of the beginnings of English
journalism which has yet appeared. It is a
mine of information. Its interest, and to some
e.xtent its value, are limited in certain well
defined ways." W. C. Abbott.
-i Am. Hist. R. 14: 577. Ap. '09. 600w.
"If there is a chance of revision he should re-
arrange and rewrite some of the chapters, and
so make it easier to read his valuable record."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 219. F. 20. 150w.
"His work is a piece of original research
throughout. On certain points the desire of
Mr. Williams to be entirely independent in his
conclusions, and to use nothing but first-hand
evidence, leads him unduly to neglect the work
of historians who have dealt with some of the
questions discussed in his pages." C. H. Firth.
H Eng. Hist. R. 24: 571. Jl. '09. lOOOw.
"Another valuable contribution to the ac-
cumulating material that is awaiting the man
who is disposed to write the full and compre-
hensive history of the English press for which
students of constitutional history are waiting."
-I- Ind. 67: 761. S. 30, '09. 350w.
"Some of yir. Williams's book is of interest
only to the antiquary. But the literary student
will find much to his liking in the accounts of
the earliest newspapers, and the allusions to
them the historian identifies in literature."
-I- N. Y. Times. 13: 767. D. 12, '08. 1550w.
Williams, Jesse Lynch. Mr. Cleveland: a
5 personal impression. **50c. Dodd.
9-7561.
An appreciation by a friend and neighbor of
the former president. "To most people it will
seem strange to think of Grover Cleveland as
a shy, sensitive, companionable, warm-hearted
man, fond of children and adored by them.
We have come to admire him as a statesman
of rugged honesty, wisdom, high ideals, and
splendid fighting qualities; we now see through
the revelations of those who knew the man
that he was one to be loved as well as to be
admired." (Dial.)
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 184. Je. '09.
"A charming portrait of the man in his later
years."
+ Dial. 46: 301. My. 1, '09. 90w.
"A useful and an informing little volume."
+ Ind. 66: 985. My. 6, '09. 30w.
"Attractive volume."
-f Nation. 88: 361. Ap. 8, '09. 30w.
"It is just such intimate glimpses as this into
the private character of public men that are
necessary to the proper understanding of their
actions and careers."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 256. Ap. 24, '09. 400w.
Williams, M. Atkinson. Report on the teach-
« ing of English in the United States. 75c.
Bardeen. E9-644.
A report of what Miss Williams observed
while studying the subject of the teaching of
English in the American schools. "Those who
draw up school programmes in this country, and
those who carry them out, may alike learn
much from it." (Spec.)
"Though an unpretentious little volume, con-
tains a good deal of suggestive comment on
American methods in primary and secondary
schools."
+ Nation. 88: 414. Ap. 22, '09. 170w.
"Represents the work done by her as the
holder of a Gilchrist travelling studentship.
And very valuable work it seems to have
been."
+ Spec. 101: 303. Ag. 29, '08. 300w
Williams, W. M. J. King's revenue: being a
^ handbook to the taxes and the public
revenue. 6s. King, P. S., and son, Lon-
don.
"This volume, intended as a convenient
reference on the sources of the British revenues,
makes no pretense at anything more than a
purely objective statement of the facts. It
takes up under separate heads the customs,
excise, and other inland revenues, gives a brief
historical survey of each, explains the present
rates and concludes with statistical tables show-
ing the revenues from eacli source during recent
years."— J. Pol. Econ.
"Its wealth of legal citation is conveniently ar-
ranged, and the mode of subject arrangement
makes the volume specially valuable as a ref-
erence for students of the problems of national
revenue."
-1- Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 194. Jl. '09. 140w.
-f Ath. 1908, 2: 681. N. 28. 90w.
Reviewed by C. C. P.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 50. Ap. '09. 520w.
"It is concisely, carefully, and thoughtfully
executed and so well fulfils the purpose for
which it was intended that it should prove use-
ful for the economist as well as the general
public."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 167. Mr. '09. 80w.
"It will prove a serviceable manual."
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 190. Mr. '09. 80w.
"This book will be a valuable addition to the
reference library of the student of public fi-
nance, particularly in America, where the ma-
terial it contains is not always easily available."
+ Yale R. 18: 108. My. '09. 200w.
Williamson, Charles Norris, and William-
^ son, Mrs. Alice Muriel. Set in silver.
t$i.50. Doubleday. 9-10033.
A story whose scene shifts to suit the course
of an automobile trip along southern and western
shores of England, Scotland and Wales. "A re-
tired Anglo-Indian comes to pick up a girl-ward
in Paris, but as the young lady was engaged in
eloping with a Frenchman she persuaded her
dearest friend to impersonate her during the
critical period. The story is told in letters, and
the friend in question (believed by the Anglo-
Indian and by Mr. and Mrs. Williamson to be
altogether charming) suggests reflections on the
odd blend of minx and sentimentalist in the
modern girl which we have not time to formu-
late." (Sat. R.)
"The interwoven love episode seems more in-
trusive, sentimental and impossible than in the
earlier stories by these authors."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 189. Je. '09.
Ind. 67: 425. Ag. 19, '09. 80w.
"The authors have added another pleasant
story to their list of travel romances."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. 200w.
"This exploration of 'wild England' yields some
very attractive experiences. They are illustrated
by plates that reinforce the more or less viva-
cious descriptions given by the letter writers."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 406. Je. 26, '09. 230w.
"The thread of story on which these rather
conventional pearls are strung is amusing."
-j- Sat. R. 108: 22. Jl. 3, '09. lOOw.
"An attractive account of a motor-car tour."
-I- Spec. 102: 904. Je. 5, '09. 30w.
Williamson, James J. Mosby's rangers: a
3 record of the operations of the Forty-
third battalion of Virginia cavalry, from
its organization to the surrender. 2d
ed. rev. and enl. *$2.50. Sturgis & Wal-
ton. 9-22853.
First hand information that Mr. Williamson
has acquired from the rangers themselves has
been used to supplement the text of the first
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Williamson, James J. — Continued-
edition. "In tlie main, however, the story is
unclianged; it remains as it was in its original
form, a straightforward, picturesque story of
the exploits of an organization of fearless, dash-
ing troopers, led by an intrepid, intelligent, re-
sourceful and daredevil commander." (N. Y-
Times.)
"Veiv entertaining and important book."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 491. Ag. 14, '09. 170w.
+ R. of Rs. 40: 383. S. '09. 250w.
Willis, John C. Agriculture in the tropic.s:
11 an elementary treatise. (Cambridge bio-
logical ser.) *$2.7S. Putnam. 9-28786.
A four-part work containing little of value to
the practical man in connection with actual
field work but helpful and thought-stimulating
to the student, the administrator, and the trav-
eler. The divisions of the. subject are: The
preliminaries to agriculture; The principal cul-
tivations of the tropics; Agriculture in the
tropics: Agricultural organization and policy.
"We have* nothing but praise for the con-
tents of this survev of tropical agriculture."
-I- Ath. 1909, 2: 301. S. 11. 1150w.
+ Spec. 103: 210. Ag. 7, '09. 150w.
Wilmot-Buxton, Ethel M. Stories of Norse
« heroes told by the Northmen; retold by
E. M. Wilmot-Buxton. t$i-SO. Crowell.
W9-264.
Twenty-five stories for young people retold
in simple, easy prose from the legends contain-
ed in the Eddas and Sagas of Iceland and Nor-
way. They are the ancient stories of the gods
whom the Northmen worshiped and of the
deeds of the legendary heroes.
"Contains more stories than Mabie's work
and can be used with younger children."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 95. N. '09. +
"An excellent edition." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1361. D. 16, '09. 40w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 487. Ag. 14, '09. lOOw.
"There is much about the vikings. King Sig-
mund, Balder, and T>oki, that every child of
culture should know."
-f- R. of Rs. 40: 7G8. D. '09. 30w.
Wilson, Calvin Dill. Making the most of
ourselves: talks for young people. Sec-
ond ser. **$r. McClurg. 9-20659-
Some fifty short essays touching upon the
elements of success in every career. The volume
contains rational theory and practical sugges-
tions upon such subjects as hero worship, the
gospel of work, value of concentration, the
spiritual element in success, cocksureness,
battling with blues, the making and keeping
of friends, value of self-control, on fearlessness
and the joy of effort.
"These essays are entirely practical, and are
easy to read and understand."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 210. Ap. 10, '09. 200w.
Wilstach, Paul. Richard Mansfield: the man
and the actor. **$3.50. Scribner. 8-31676.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
"Mr. Wilstach does not strike at the very
soul and center of the man and create an image
so entire as to explain itself." Clayton Hamil-
ton.
H Forum. 41: 281. Mr. '09. lOOOw.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Wallace.
+ Outlook. 91: 6.50. Mr. 20, '09. 950w.
Wimperis, Harry Egerton. Internal com-
* bustion engine ; being a text book on gas,
oil and petrol engines, for the use of stu-
dents and engineers. *$3. Van Nostrand.
9-17426.
"The distinctive feature of the early part of
his work is the development of the ther-
modynamic equations on the assumption that the
specific heat of the charge varies linearly with
the temperature. . . . The second section of
the book is devoted to the construction and
operation of gas engines and producers, and
covers a fair range of practice. . . . Oil and
petrol motors are dealt with in the final section
of the book, and considerable «pace is devoted
to carburettors, ignition, rating of petrol motors,
and their efficiency." — Nature.
"The book is interesting throughout and is
original, but is not well adapted to the needs
of a student who is taking up the subject fpr
the first time. The author is interested in a few
special problems and devotes most of his space
to them; he has done valuable work in helping
towards a more complete theory of the gas en-
gine." L. S. Marks.
H Engin. N. 61: sup. 43. Ap. 15, '09. 1250w.
"Mr. Wimperis has dealt very successfully
with a considerable range of theory and prac-
tice, and, in a moderate compass, has given a
clear account of the theory of the internal-
combustion engine. We thinlr that the author
inight have devoted more space to the consid-
eration of indicators. It is one of the most in-
teresting and readable works which has appear-
ed for a very long time." E. G. Coker.
H Nature. 80: 124. Ap. 1, '09. 400w.
Winslow, Helen Maria. Woman for mayor:
1" a novel of to-day. $1.50. Reilly & B.
9-16441.
Portrays a successful test of woman's suf-
frage. In the course of her narrative the au-
thor demonstrates the idea that women will be
elected to responsible offices if they but have
a share in the voting. The woman candidate
for mayor in the present story wins the major-
ity of votes and mollifies her opponent, by con-
senting to wed him.
-f A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 57. O. '09. «J.
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 454. Jl. 24, '09. 140w.
Winslow, Kenelm. Production and hand-
1' ling of clean milk, including Practical
milk inspection, by Kenelm Winslow,
and Essentials of milk bacteriology by
H. W. Hill. 2d ed. *$3.25. Jenkins.
9-23849.
A working guide for those pursuing or wish-
ing to pursue one of the most wholesome, worthy
and laudable undertakings — the production of
clean milk.
Winter, Nevin Otto. Guatemala and her
11 people of to-day. $3. Page. 9-20548.
"An account of the land, its history and de-
velopment; the people, their customs and char-
acteristics; to which are added chapters on
British Honduras and the republic of Honduras,
with references to the other countries of Cen-
tral America, Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa
Rica." (Explan. title.) "The chapter on 'The
tropics and their development' Is really illumi-
nating and statesmanlike. Ancient monuments
are described, the story of the republic of
Guatemala told, and the prospects of the state
calmly and sagaciously discust. The work Is
highly interesting and at the present moment
of value to the public at large." (Lit. D.)
"As the only popular work on Guatemala, it
will interest the general reader and those hav-
ing business interests in Central America."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 88. N. '09. +
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"As in his earlier book on Mexico, the author
combines the practical with the historical and
picturesque."
+ Ind. 67: 1044. N. 4, '09. 200w.
+ -Lit. D. 39: 546. O. 2, '09. 150w.
Winter, William. Old friends; being liter-
^ ary recollections of other days. **$3.
Mofifat. 9-14944.
Informal recollections of old friends including
the following people whom he knew from child-
hood: Webster, Everett, Choate, and Parker, to
Hawthorne, Holmes, Lowell, and Longfellow,
and Stedman, Stoddard, Aldrich, Louise Chand-
ler Moulton, and many others in this country,
and, among those in England, Dickens and Ar-
nold.
"They are discursive but illuminating, and
ful! of interest."
-f- A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 24. S. '09.
Reviewed by A. B. Maurice.
Bookm. 29: 595. Ag. '09. 1900w.
"Walt Whitman's peculiarities are well enough
known by this time, and Mr. Winter's catalogue
of his offences seems hardly called for. A se-
rious disfigurement of so excellent and handsome
a volume is to be noted in the many misprints."
P. F. Bicknell.
H Dial. 47: 12. Jl. 1, '09. llOOw.
Ind. 67: 365. Ag. 12, '09. 350w.
'.'From beginning to end it is good litera-
ture."
+ Nation. 89: 330. O. 7, '09. 930w.
"The reminiscences of Mr. Winter are liter-
ary; the number of 'friends' is remarkable not
only for their size in certain numerals but also
for their fame."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 380. Je. 12, '09. 180w.
"One of the most interesting and important
chapters in the book is devoted to George Wil-
liam Curtis."
-I- N. Y. Times. 14: 415. JI. 3, '09. 900w.
-r Outlook. J:3:249. O. 2, '09. 1900w.
Wise, Bernhard Ringrose. Commonwealth
1" of Australia. (All red scr.) *$3. Little.
9-29168.
A thoroly informing volume of some three
hundred and fifty pages that presents a gen-
eral view of the Australian commonwealth both
as a country and a nation. It explains the spe-
cial features of Australian policy, the ideas,
temper and conduct of the people.
"This is the only hook devoted to the .special
features of Australian policy."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 130. D. '09.
"Will be found useful by those interested in
commonwealth politics and problems of Aus-
tralian defence."
+ Ath. 1909, 1:614. My. 22. 250w.
"There is still room for a more compendious
and detailed treatment of the constitutional
ilue.«tions of the new commonwealth."
-f — Dial. 47: 339. N. 1, '09. 320w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 738. N. 27, '09. 550\v.
Wise, Thomas A., and Rhodes, Harrison.
^ Gentleman from Mississippi: a novel
founded on the popular play of the
same title, produced under the manage-
ment of W: A. Brady and Jos. R. Gris-
mer. *50C. Ogilvie.
A transcript of life at the nation's capital
which shows the inside of the political
maneuvers and of the workings of bosses — how
tney shape men and women to their ends, how
their cunning intrigues extend into the very
social life of Washington. An honest Southern
planter, his daughter and private secretary are
the chief characters.
surdities, and it runs a long way off from the
political life of our national capital with whicw
it is exclusively concerned."
1- N. Y. Times. 14: 318. My. 22, '09. 130w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 378. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
Withers, Hartley. Meaning of money. *$2.
^ Dutton. 9-17157.
"A simple account, in non-technical language,
of the modern mechanism of exchange. From
metallic money, the author passes to such sub-
jects as bills of exchange, checks, banknotes,
the clearing system, foreign exchange, com-
mercial banking, and the money market. De-
signed for English readers, the volume con-
siders chiefly the English money market, but
pays due attention to the various elements af-
fecting the world's exchanges." — Nation.
"As a compendium for people untrained in the
ifttricacies of finance, the book merits hearty
commendation. Its explanations are clear, its
illustrations striking, and its underlying theory
extremely sound and sensible."
-f Nation. 88: 395. Ap. 15, '09. 220w.
"An excellent explanation of the monetary
system of England and a lucid exposition of the
relations existing between London, the world's
money centre, and the other great banking
cities of the globe."
+ N. Y, Times. 14: 492. Ag. 14, '09. 450w.
"We can heartily recommend readers who wish
to get an insight into the actual facts of mod-
ern finance to study Mr. Withers's book. They
will find it admirably clear, and not only free
from the technicalities of trade, but, what is per-
haps even more gratifying, free from the ped-
antry of the professor."
+ Spec. 102: 821. My. 22, '09. 630w.
Witkowski, Geore^. German drama of the
^ nineteenth century ; authorized transla-
tion from the 2d German ed., by L. E.
Horning. **$!. Holt. 9-15867.
"Traces the development of the drama from
the prototypes of the realistic plays of to-day
created by Schiller and from the middle-class
plays of Iffland through romantic drama, fate
tragedies, comedy farce, social drama, idealism,
naturalism, folklore, and mysticism, contribut-
ing an accompaniment of brilliant and discern-
ing comment that reveals the interplay of in-
fluences and interests." (N. Y. Times.) Tlie
divisions are: The German drama at the end
of the eighteenth century; The German drama
from 1800-1830; The German drama from 1830-
1885; The German drama from 1885-1900; ana
The product of the century.
"The story is amusing, but it is a tissue of ab-
"Students of modern literature, who wish in
small compass a critical survey of the German
drama of the last hundred years, will find it
here."
+ Educ. R. 38: 205. S. '09. 60w.
"The chief fault of the book lies in its form.
It reads like the scenario of a larger book
planned perhaps for later achievement. And it
is therefore not always easy to read. Another
fault which makes the reading difficult is the
very uneven and oftentimes quite inadequate
work of the translator. What is most noticeable
among the good points of the book is the dignity
of the standard upheld by the author for the
art which he loves." G. I. Colbron.
H ■ Forum. 42: 282. S. '09. llOOw.
Ind. 65: 1179. N. 19, '08. 50w.
"A scholarly, informing and withal readable
little volume."
+ Ind. 67: 709. S. 23. '09. 500w.
"Nothing at the same time so comprehen-
sive and terse has appeared on the subject, and
it is a subject of increasing interest to the Eng-
lish-speaking public."
-f- N. Y. Times. 14: 439. Jl. 17, '09. 530w.
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Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville. Love among
<* the chickens : a story of the haps and mis-
haps on an English chicken farm. $1.50.
Circle pub. co. 9-18719.
A tale of love and laughter whose back-
ground is furnished by an English chicken
farm. The chicken raisers are novices in the
business and they ally with themselves an
equally ignorant friend who shares in the haps
and mishaps of their business plunges. "The
love affair develops with the starting of the
farm and Is concerned with the pretty daughter
of an Irish professor, with an Irish temper,
who is a near-by summer resident. The fowls
do all the uncanny things which hens can al-
ways be expected to do when man attempts
to coerce their movements, and supply no end
of exercise, mental and physical, for the chick-
en farmers and amusement for the neighbor-
hood." (N. Y. Times.)
"The promise contained in the opening chap-
ters of the book is hardly fulfilled as the story
proceeds. The humor is somewhat forced and
the incidents themselves of hardly sufficient
Interest."
h Lit. D. 39: 449. S. 18, '09. 160w.
"The book has brisk movement, and a bright
.style, which, though unable to handle the plot
without shifting grips, is quite adequate to the
minor incidents."
-I Nation. 89: 56. Jl. 15, '09. 200w.
"It is a merry tale, cleverly told, and never
lacking in good taste."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 342. My. 29, '09. 320w.
Wodiska, Julius. Book of precious stones:
1- the identification of gems and gem min-
erals and an account of their scientific,
commercial, artistic, and historical as-
pects. **$2.5o. Putnam. 9-30640.
"A combination of the practical and the es-
thetic marks this author's treatment of a most
fascinating subject. While he gives the scien-
tific data on which precious minerals of various
kinds may be identified, he also, by his many
illustrations, exhibits the beauty of jewelry.
The setting of gems is described in some de-
tail and the many legendary and traditional
qualities attributed to them are also touched
upon." — Lit. U.
"The lover of precious stones will be a lover
of Mr. Wodiska's book. It will also prove of
value as a handliook to dealers and setters,
and is as complete and beautiful a volume on
this subject as can be procured anywhere, if
we take into consideration the limitations im-
posed bv its size."
-I- Lit. D. 39: 108.''). D. 11, '09. ]20w.
"It is a comprehensive and interesting vol-
ume, which should appeal not only to experts,
but to the general reader anxious to add to his
store of knowledge on a fascinating subject."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 781. D. 11, '09. 1200w.
WoUaston, Alexander F: R. From Ruwen-
zori to the Congo: a naturalist's jour-
ney across Africa. *$$. Button. 9-7998.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 24. S. '09.
"To a perhaps hypercritical taste, something
is lacking — something which is to be found in
many a rambling, clumsy book with no literary
pretensions — the African atmosphere. It is a
pity Mr. Wollaston felt 'a concern' to plead the
cause of the Congo State."
-1 Ath. 1909, 1: 732. Je. 19. 900w.
"Few books of travel have more delightful
and Instructive photographic reproductions than
this volume." H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 46: 365. Je. 1, '09. 400w.
"The most Interesting part Is the account of
the uncommonly successful work of the natural-
ists on the eastern slopes of the range."
-I- Nation. 88: 339. Ap. 1, '09. 570w.
"There are some interesting and important
observations concerning the treatment of Afri-
can natives by the Belgians in this booli."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 115. F. 27, '09. 670w.
"A very entertaining book."
+ Outlook. 92: 270. My. 29, '09. 120w.
"Entertainingly written volume."
-j- R. of Rs. 39: 382. Mr. '09. 300w.
"An admirable extra-official record of the
work accomplished on Ruwenzori in 1905. His
appendices should be useful to future travel-
lers."
+ Sat. R. 107: 49. Ja. 9, '09. 120w.
WoUaston, Arthur Naylor, comp. Tales
° within tales; adapted from the fables of
Pilpai. (Romance of the East ser.) *$i.
Button.
"These tales are adapted from the fables of
Pilpai, the dreamer, a kind of ancient Uncle
Remus, for like Uncle Uemus, he runs to the
beast fable, the earliest form of satire and al-
legory. The series of stories which is one
of the 'Romance of the East series,' takes its
title from the fact that the anecdotes, each
illustrating some moral, keep folding up and
branching out after the manner of tale-telling
at a 'smoker,' where one story surely moves
some other guest to say, 'That reminds me — .' "
— N. Y. Times.
"We fancy that tlie modern child will sniff
at these innocent beast-tale^. We wish success
to Mr. Murray's series, but we confess we
should like to see eacn volume prepared with
more regard to the bibliographical information
which many readers will naturally expect."
H Ath. 1809, 2: 208. Ag. 21. 400w.
"The author has translated the tales into
plain English, although his style is a libtle
involved — perhaps to suit the involved atmos-
phere of the series. Beast stories will always
hold their own charm, and this addition to the
list should prove instructive to the young and
at least interesting to the old."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 323. My. 22, '09. 200w.
"We have the best of them very nicely served
up."
-f Spec. 102: 506. Mr. 27, '09. 140w.
Woman in industry, from seven points of
^ view. 2s. 6d. Buckworth & co., London.
9-8898.
Seven lectures delivered by different women
dealing with the following subjects: The regula-
tion of women's work. The minimum wage,
Trade unionism. Infant mortality, Child em-
ployment and juvenile delinquency, Factory and
workshop law, and Factory proposals. "The
general drift of the lectures is toward resort to
trade-unions and greater regulations and con-
trol by the state." (J. Pol. Econ.)
"Miss Anderson's article might fitly stand
alone. On 'Wage-earning children' Miss Adler
is known to be the best authority that the
ladies could call into counsel. We heartily
commend the result of their labour as a whole."
4- Ath. 1908, 2: 758. D. 12. 250w.
"The lectures are intended primarily for the
general public and should prove instructive to
those interested in the subject."
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 309. My. '09. 80w.
+ Sat. R. 107: 760. Je. 12, '09. lOOw.
Wood, Alice Ida Perry. Stage history of
11 Shakespeare's King Richard the Third.
(Columbia university studies in Eng-
lish.) *$i.2S. Macmillan. 9-25746.
"The story of the development of the actual
presentation of 'Richard the Third' in the suc-
cessive periods of English acting down to the
productions by Booth and Irving is told, not
merely in detail that shows careful study, but
with analytical and comparative methods of
real literary value. Especially interesting is
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the attempt to fit the known theories of the
Elizabethan stage to the first production of this
history-drama." — Outlook.
+ Dial. 47: 290. O. 16, '09. 70w.
"It is not often that a scholarly monograph
concerned primarily with the technique of a
subject is made so attractive to the general
+ Outlook. 93: 558. N. 6, '09. 190w.
Wood, Sumner Gilbert. Taverns and turn-
8 pikes of Blandford, 1733-1833. *$2. S. G.
Wood, Blandford, Mass. 9-837.
Called by the author a "by-product" this
book "is of general historical interest, being a
careful, sympathetic study of types of impor-
tant local institutions. It throws interesting
sidelights on many phases of social, political
and business affairs in early New England."
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 184. Je. '09.
"While strictly a. local history, the book has
a wider interest, since it portrays an aspect
of the life of a past period to which specialists
in our social history have for some time been
devoting consider'abie interest."
+ Ind. 67: 604. S. 9, 'O'J. 120w.
"The book should be placed in every library
side hv side with Charles E. Craven's 'History
of Mattituck, L. I.' "
+ Lit. D. 39: 970. N. 27, '09. 170w.
"We take pleasure in recommending it not
only to students of New England history, but
to lovers of the past as a sentimental posses-
sion."
+ Nation. 89: 79. Jl. 22, '09. 950w.
"The numerous illustrations with which the
volume is embellished of old taverns and turn-
pike scenes add materially to its interest and
value as a picture of early times in the local
history of New England."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 705. N. 13, '09. 700w.
Wood-Seys, Roland Alexander, Sappho in
Boston. t$i-SO. Moffat. 8-28059.
A sprightly story of a cultivated, fascinating
Boston girl who in playing a surprising rSle
brings a young Englishman off his "insular ped-
Istal."
"It is to be strongly recommended for three
reasons: its English is a pure joy, its veiled
satire on American society is permeated with a
rather rare quality of humour, and thirdly the
question whether or not the Englishman who
tells his story in th.^ first person will eventually
win the undeniably charming Bostonlan lady,
who may or may not be divorced, has beyond
question a piquant interest that challenges ap-
proval." F: T. Cooper.
-f- Bookm. 28: 475. Ja. '09. 200w.
"This is a story which does not stand still long
enough to be criticised. It whizzes and fizzes
its way through conversational smartness, hy-
pertrophy of wealth, coruscations of epigram,
and yet, reaching its end, reveals a solidity that
one hardly suspected. It Is superfluous to add
that the book is nothing if not brisk, even
breathless reading, and its unconventional de-
nouement Invests it with positive charm."
H Nation. 88: 42. Ja. 14, '09. 270w.
"The drawing of the characters is clean-cut,
the dialogue sparkling, and the denouement a
complete surprise."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 617. O. 24, '08. 30w.
"The whole book is quite as impossible as its
central conception of this particular Sappho in
Boston."
— N. Y. Times. 13: 684. N. 21, '08. 160w.
Woodberry, George Edward. Life of Ed-
'' gar Allan Poe, personal and literary,
with his chief correspondence with men
of letters. 2v. **$5. Houghton. 9-7719.
A biography based upon the author's 1885 vol-
ume. "His aim in the larger as in the more
compact book, however, is to present a literary
biography. He points out that a biography of
Poe has two special Interests: it lies outside
New England, and it embodies contemporaneous
literary history apart from the lives of the other
greater American writers. In the earlier volume,
Mr. Woodberry tells us, he excluded much and
suppressed much which he thought the world
would let die. But this attempt to assist obliv-
ion has proved fruitless. Every possible theory
and surmise relating to Poe has been put forth,
and in this work he lias presented all matters
of fact that have come to light." (Outlook.)
"A timely work that will doubtless supplant
its predecessor as the most authoritative and
trustworthy biography among the many now in
print."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 197. Je. '09.
"As an encyclopaedia of the professional and
private adventures of Poe, tliis new memoir
is indeed of the highest value." W. B. Blake.
+ Dial. 47: 118. S. 1. '09. 1250w.
"The appearance of these volumes is the
most important event connected with the cen-
tenary of Poe. There are doubtless readers who
would find more pleasure and profit in Profes-
sor Woodberry's earlier biography than in this
fuller work, which suffers from the defects of
its qualities."
-\ Nation. 89: 100. Jl. 29, "09. 1750w.
"Special interest attaches to this new and
larger form of Mr. Woodberry's biography be-
cause of the large addition of letters and other
material Incorporated in the text and the nu-
merous appendices which present a variety of
documents bearing upon Poe's life and includ-
ing complete bibliography of his writings."
+ Outlook. 92: 421. Je. 19, '09. 380w.
Woodruff, Charles Edward. Expansion of
12 races. $4. Rebman co. 9-17263.
"This book is a twentieth century edition of
Malthus' 'Essay on population," with additions
from modern biology, anthropology, ethnology,
and medical science. Its author, who is a major
surgeon in the United States army, calls it
'an anthropological study.' But it is really
much more a work on the biological side of
sociology, making very liberal use of anthropo-
logical data. The main Interest of the author
as is abundantly shown throughout the text
is in the problem of the rise and decline of
nations and civilizations." — Econ. Bull.
"From one point of view it might be said to
be a horrible example of what a biologist who
has had no training in the social sciences may
do in handling social and economic problems.
In spite of its bizarre theories, however, it
must be said that the work is a very suggestive
one and deserves the attention of economists
and sociologists." C: A. Ellwood.
H Econ. Bull. 2: 393. D. '09. 1400w.
"A considerable part, and perhaps the most
valuable part, of the book is that devoted to an
explanation of human governments and the two
great party policies of which they are all the
apparently complex, but really simple, manifes-
tation. These comments will have attained their
object if they call the attention of the thought-
ful to a remarkable addition to the stock of
human knowledge."
+ N. Y. Times. 14:465. Jl. 31, '09. lOOOw.
Woolwine, Thomas Lee. In the valley of
the shadows. t$i- Doubleday. 9-4961.
A short story of the Tennessee mountains in
which the feud that had existed between two
families for several generations is finally ended
thru the influence of the sacrificing love that
grows up between the son of one and the
daughter of the other.
"The story is written in a simple, direct and
pleasing style. The descriptions of nature
are admirable and the delineation of the char-
acters, in so far as they are delineated, is
©xcGllcnt **
+ Arena. 41: 605. Ag. '09. 230w.
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Woolwine, Thomas Lee — Continued.
"The marks of the 'prentice hand are numer-
ous and there is little to differentiate the
work from that of numerous other 'prentices.
— N. Y. Times. 14: 143. Mr. 13, '09. 250w.
Worcester, Rev. Elwood. Living word.
**$i.50. MoflFat. 9-132.
"An interpretation of the Emmanuel move-
ment which "is giving us a new conception of
as well as a new faith in God; a new mterpre-
tation of as well as a new following of Christ;
a new realization of immortality as a present
as well as a continuing existence; and a new-
reverence for man as God's child with infinite
possibilities." (Outlook.) "The book is divided
into two parts, of which the first is concerned
with the belief in God Himself, and the second
with such intimations of immortaHty as are to
be discovered in or about man. (N. Y. iimes.;
"Thev interpret life in terms of spirituality
and contain much stimulating thought and in-
spirlng^suggestio_n.^'^^_ 5: 89. Mr. '09.
"The book is written in a broad-minded, non-
sectarian way. While the reader may ques-
tion some of the conclusions reached, he can
not help admitting that it is a strong, sincere
expression of thought."
\^ Lit. D. 38: 308. F. 20, '09. 270w.
Nation. 88: 536. My. 27, '09. 120w.
"Whiie it is a book that will be a help to
many, it will also interest all who admire a
sincere spirit and courageous recognition of the
change in man." Hildegarde Hawthorne,
change^ in m^ Times. 14: 74. F. 6, '09. 540w.
"A broad, inspiring, and helpful interpreta-
tion and may be commended heartily to those
who desire to understand something of the se-
cret of the present unrecognized revival of re-
ligion.-^ Outlook. 91: 293. F. 6, '09. 270w.
Worth, Nicholas, pseud. Southerner: a nov-
11 el, being the autobiography of Nich-
olas Worth. **$i.20. Doubleday. 9-2643^-
"While the author claims that this book is
a novel, it is really an indictment of a whole
neople. Nicholas Worth, the hero, is a Southern
youth, who gets a Harvard education immedi-
ately after the civil war. Unfortunately, this
education results in making him a man who
feels better and different from his own kind,
who secretly despises them for their faults,
and who is only willing to impart to them the
mind and virtues and standards of another peo-
ple whom he admires more."— Ind.
"The book combines sincerity with insight
and in vividiv picturing from within the period
of southern rehabilitation, has undoubted his-
torical value. It will appeal only to the more
serious reader."
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 136. D. '09.
"The story of this man's struggle for the bet-
terment of his fellows, whether it lie pieced
together by fancy, or be literally the record of
experience, makes one of the most genuine of
hooks; it combines sincerity with insight, and
deserves to be taken to heart by serious read-
ers both North and South." W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 387. N. 16, '09. 280w.
"There can be no doubt that the criticisms
are written from an intimate inside knowledge
of Southern character, and that the book con-
tains a truthful list of not only the faults and
frailties of this people, but of their fallacious
standards of value. No people, especially a
choleric people like those of the South, endure
being kicked by a highly educated little fellow,
and Nicholas is a little fellow. This is one fault
of the book. The reformer in it is too small
a personalty, too decimated by the kind of edu-
cation he is trying to thrust upon otihers, too
contemptuous, too unfriendly in spite of his
protestations of devotion. The other fault of
the book is this: By education and industry, the
hero meant the kind of education and the kind
of commercialism that has secularized and fat-
tened the North and East." Mrs. L. H. Har-
ris.
-\ Ind. 67: 1090. N. 11. '09. lOOOw.
"It is the animus, the steady and strong and
at times passionate rebellion against what may
be called the forces of delay in the South,
again.st whatever and whoever may be hold-
ing it back and keeping it apart, that gives
to the book its force. The book would doubt-
less do more good than harm in the South if
it should be widely and candidly read there.
It is much more likely, however, to get a wids
reading, and a rather too serious acceptance,
in the North."
h Nation. 89: 511. N. 25, '09. 1200w.
"Contains some very interesting pictures of
life in one of the cotton states stretching over
the period from the last year of the civil war
to the present time and beyond, perhaps, for
the narrative seems to deal somewhat in proph-
ecy. After all the story, interesting as much
of it is, is not evidence but argument and plea.
The tract, of course, spoils the novel — which,
swamped as it is, shows in points the qualities
of a real story of real people/'
+ — N, Y. Times. 14: 590. O. 9, '09. 700w.
Wrede, William. Origin of the New Testa-
^ ment ; tr. by James S. Hill. (Harper's
library of living thought.) **75c. Harper.
W9-258.
For the "interested layman or the busy cler-
ic" this is a plain, exhaustive study of the pres-
ent condition of criticism of New Testament
origins from what is commonly known as the
standpoint of the "advanced" school.
"The translator claims that it contains a
plain and exhaustive account of the present
condition of the criticism of New Testament
origins from what is commonly known as the
standpoint of the 'advanced' school. The claim,
however, is much too strong."
— Ath. 1909, 2: 294. S. 11. 420w.
"This posthumous work is free from all the
futilities of dogma. It is a reverent work, but
it treats of the New Testament as a book, or
collection of books, like other books, and not
supernaturally inspired."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 828. D. 25, '09. 430w.
"It should be useful and interesting to those
who care for a subject at once literary and his-
torical."
+ Sat. R. 107: sup. 5. My. 22, '09. lOOw.
Spec. 102: 824. My. 22, '09. lOOw.
Wright, Edward Stagtr. Westward 'round
the world. **$r.25. Button. 9-44-
A little book designed "to aid those in search
of mild adventure." In the opening chapter the
advice of the author's wife is recorded upon
the subject of a suitable wardrobe for the
woman who plans to make a good deal of the
social side of travel. This over, the working
itinerary for the trip Is given, then follows the
running narrative of sights, experiences, and
impressions which thru ten months can pro-
vide a liberal education. There is abundant
incidental instruction and advice for the pros-
pective traveler.
"With many of his impressions those who
know the countries to which they refer will be
content, in spite of the lack of restraint with
which he criticises and the coarseness he oc-
casionally exhibits in setting down his disap-
proving opinions. Mr. Wright spent less than
a month in Japan, but he writes about the
country as though he knew it thoroughly."
-j N. Y. Times. 14: 28. Ja. 16, '09. 420w.
Wright, Harold Bell. Calling of Dan Mat-
^0 thews. $1.50. Book supply co., Chicago;
(For sale by Reilly & B.) 9-21865.
Heeding a call to devote his life to the serv-
ice of his fellow men, Dan Matthews naturally
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entered the ministry, and this story brings out
clearly in its course how much more a church
may value its rich members than its minister.
In the face of the unchristian attitude of his
church its lack of charity and sympathy with
the unfortunate, the great dreams of its young
minister are thwarted and he finds that he may
serve humanity unhampered only outside the
church ■ which stands between him and the
teachings of Christ as he interprets them. The
love theme is closely interwoven with his prob-
lem as the trained nurse, whom he loves, and
the doctor, who is his best friend, first open
his eyes to the true condition of affairs.
"A tale of considerable interest but annoy-
ingly exaggerated in the drawing of 'pious'
characters."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 94. N. '09.
"It is precisely the sort of book which the
readers who like this author's previous vol-
umes may reasonably be expected to enjoy.
That it has no special structural merit, no
special distinction of style is quite beside the
point." F: T. Cooper.
H Bookm. 30: 189. O. '09. 230w.
"In his new work Mr. Wright has taken oc-
casion to state some very plain facts. The
chances are that readers may not entirely agree
with him. They will feel, perhaps, that he
has overstated his case, but much remains to
command a careful hearing. The novel might
have been stronger, had the writer taken into
account that real men and women are neither
wholly good, nor wholly bad, but that human
nature approaches neither extreme."
h Lit. D. 39: 546. O. 2, '09. 200w.
"The author writes, evidently, with deep seri-
ousness and with some knowledge of life and
the world, but he has not succeeded in impart-
ing to his characters the illusion of reality. In
this respect the book is not equal to his former
novels, although the plot, what little there is
of it, is handled more skilfully."
H N. Y. Times. 14: 551. S. 18, '09. 430w.
Wright, Horace Winslow. Birds of the Bos-
^ ton public garden: a study in migration;
with an introd. by Bradford Torrey.
**$!. Houghton. 9-12629.
"The opening chapter tells when bird migra-
tions occur, what species have appeared each
spring from 1900 to 1908, and gives lists of
those observed on maximum days, which in the
years named have fallen from May 12 to May
20. ... A list of one hundred and sixteen birds
which the author has observed in the nine
years forms the principal part of the compact
volume, and as the title suggests, is given not
for general descriptive purposes, but as the
record of feathered visitants actually seen in the
garden. Several dainty photogravures of rare
trees in the garden ornament the book." — Dial.
+ Dial. 46: 374. Je. 1, '09. 230w.
"It constitutes a remarkable record of
thorough observation in a very limited area."
+ Nation. 88: 517. My. 20, '09. 220w.
"It is a most interesting study in observation."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 386. Je. 19, '09. 400w.
Wright, Rev. John. Some notable altars
in the Church of England and the
American Episcopal Church. *$6. Mac-
millan. 8-33912.
"This volume, containing descriptions of more
than a hundred altars in English and American
churches, is a handbook of the history and prac-
tice of altar construction. Aside from the his-
torical and descriptive interest of the book. It
will be of value to those who are desirous of
constructing new altars or enriching old ones."
— N. Y. Times.
architect or the sculptor be less attracted, it
will be because of the inevitable reappearance
in such a collection of the old forms and
arrangements. Unfortunately, the opportunity
to show us the best obtainable has not been
fully utilized. The plates are uneven in qual-
ity."
-\ Nation. 87: 662. D. 31, '08. 380w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 623. O. 24, '08. 50w.
"The pictures are of very good quality and
preserve in unusual degree the values of light
and shade and of the multifarious details of
decoration."
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 788. D. 13, '08. 260w.
Wright, Mabel Osgood. Poppea of the post-
'• office. $1.50. Macmillan. 9-18947.
A foundling of rare sweetness and loyalty pos-
sessed of no little spirit is the heroine of this
tale set in the early sixties. She is adopted by
the post-master of a little town who having
been bereft of wife and child allows this little
"lady baby" when left upon his doorstep to slip
into the place of his lost Marj'gold. The mys-
tery surrounding Poppea's parentage, the do-
ings of simple town folk, and the echo of the
din of the rebellion are intimately woven into
a tale which abounds in clear character delinea-
tions.
"A superficial, melodramatic tale, and the
most conventional this author has written, but
wholesome and interesting."
-I A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 28. S. '09. +
"A sweet and wholesome tale." W: M.
Payne.
-H Dial. 47: 183. S. 16, '09. 230w.
"There is nothing that is strikingly original
— neither plot, characters, nor setting — and
nothing that interferes with a placid interest."
-I Ind. 67:549. S. 2, '09. 120w.
-I- Lit. D. 39:449. S. 18, '09. 270w.
"The idyllic quality of the narrative renders
the matter of plot of little account."
H Nation. 89: 278. S. 23, '09. 370w.
"The characters are all living, likeable folk,
and Poppea herself is a wholly charming hero-
ine. But as a story the book Is somewhat mo-
notonous. Better a week in the garden with
Barbara than a cycle of plot with Mrs. Wright."
-I N. Y. Times. 14: 477. Ag. 7, '09. 280w.
-I- Sat. R. 108: 508. O. 23, '09. 280w.
"The story might have been better managed,
but the dialogue, and the scenery, and the
drawing of character are excellent."
H Spec. 103: 610. O. 16, '09. 20w.
Wright, Peter. Three-foot stool. **$i,.5o.
12 Button.
A volume dealing with the people and life of
the West. "Descriptions of the cattleman's life,
his manners, his horsemanship, his employ-
ments, his food, and samples of his conversa-
tion are interspersed with rhymed passages
which invoke the muse, with the pastoral epi-
sodes of an Arcadian love affair, whereof the
heroine (called Belphoebe) is first coy, then
yielding; with animadversions upon the corrup-
tion of American politics: while tales of the
Orient, and even of Paris, are interpolated."
(N. Y. Times.)
+ Dial. 46: 233. Ap. 1, '09. 170w.
"Will interest Protestant churchmen. If the
"Mr. Wright clearly has no knowledge of
bookmaking, but his mind is a storehouse of
information and impressions regarding cattle
ranches in W'estern America. It is a curious
hotchpotch — leisurely, and in the main pleas-
ing."
-I Ath. 1909, 2: 93. Jl. 24. 250w.
"A curious volume, a medley of good writing
and bad in prose, with some pretty bad writ-
ing in verse."
— -I- N. Y. Times. 14: 710. N. 20, '09. 360w.
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Wright, Walter Page. Garden week by
10 week. *$2. Doubleday. 9-35802.
A garden handbook that "does not contain
anything about garden art, nor about the gen-
eral principles of gardening. It is composed of
twelve practical chapters, subdivided so as to
show seasonable work for every week in the
year. . . . The reader is told what operations
to perform and what plants to grow every
week."
"Presupposes more extensive operations and
is more detailed than Shelton's 'Seasons in a
flower garden.' "
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 53. O. '09:
"Mr. Wright is eminently practical."
-f- Spec. 102: 1038. Je. 26, '09. 150w.
Wright, William Henry. Grizzly bear: the
11 narrative of a hunter-naturalist, histori-
cal, scientific and adventurous. **$i.50.
Scribner. 9-25768.
An autobiographicail chapter enables the read-
er to reach the author's state of interest in
grizzly bears that led him to devote twenty-five
years' to the study of them. He traces the his-
tory of grizzlies, gives numerous experiences
and adventures in hunting them and minutely
discusses their character and ha.bits.
"His pictures in this book are admirable, and
worth classing with the work of the brothers
Kearton. This is an excellent, if unpretentious,
contribution to their history."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 498. O. 23. 400w.
"A capital book of its kind."
-f Lit. D. 39: 643. O. 16, '09. 190w.
"Mr. Wright makes his book intensely in-
teresting."
-I- R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. '09. 130w.
"The book contains a deal of interesting
matter about the habits of bears."
-I- Spec. 103: sup. 816. N. 20, '09. 180w.
Wrong, George MacKinnon. Canadian
manor and its seigneurs: the story of a
hundred years. *$3. Macmillan. 8-34239.
A story whose heroes, John Nairne and Mal-
colm Frazer, are Highland officers who became
seigneurs in the province of Quebec. "After the
taking of Quebec, they settled on gxants ob-
tained on the shores of the St. Lawrence. What-
ever the faults of the seigniorial system, they
did not make themselves felt when it was
worked by such men as .John Nairne. He was
keenly interested in the welfare of his tenants,
promoting the clearing of the land and agricul-
tural improvements of all kinds. He encouraged
settlement, giving terms, which, as Professor
Wrong reminds us, compare favourably with
what an intending settler would receive to-day
from a private owner or a land company. Not
till much later did the seigniorial rights become
burdensome. The story of John Nairne, of the
fulfilment of his purposes, and of the sorrows of
his life is deeply interesting." (Spec.)
"The author's attitude toward the ancient
local institutions of French Canada is dis-
criminating but thoroughly sympathetic; and al-
though his story is one of dramatic interest
he has given us real history and not historical
fiction." W: B. Munro.
4- Am. Hist. R. 14: 635 Ap. '09. 600w.
"Has an interest beyond that suggested by
the title."
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 606. N. 14. 800w.
"Is one of the best of the local histories in
which the Province of Quebec is rich." W. L. G.
+ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 618. Jl. '09. 240w.
"Two books with the same root Idea, to trace
the growth of French Canada, not through the
dramatic events of her history, but through the
everyday life of her people. As it has been
worked out, however, they are complementary,
the one beginning where the other leaves off.
Both are vivid in style and fresh in treatment,
but they command interest for wholly different
seasons. It is no reflection on 'Canadian types
of the old regime' that 'A Canadian manor and
its seigneurs' has the ac^vantage, for Professor
Wrong has written a French Canada with Eng-
land, rather than France, in the background,
in itself a distinction."
+ Sat. R. 107: 308. Mr. 6, '09. 500w.
"Professor Wrong gives us a valuable picture
of the 'habitant' village with its various ways
and customs."
+ Spec. 102: 66. Ja. 9, '09. 200w.
Wyllarde, Dolf. Rose-white youth. t$i.5o.
Lane. 8-29001.
"The heroine is fifteen, and she dies of a
broken back (supplemented by a broken heart)
on her sixteenth birthday. The man in the
case is a bronzed explorer, known to scientific
fame, a guest of her family at their country
house. It is a wretched misunderstanding that
causes him to misjudge her, and it is not
cleared up (for the girl) in time to save her
from that last reckless ride along the cliff." —
Dial.
"This story is marred by the frequent em-
ployment of sensual suggestion, a fault which
has marked the earlier books of this writer,
seeming to indicate an inherent vulgarity of
mind." W: M. Payne.
h Dial. 46: 86. F. 1, '09. 150w.
" 'Dolf Wyllarde' is better bred than 'The
Duchess,' but the style is not quite free from
the shabby-genteel complacency of the middle-
class romancer sure of an audience."
h Nation. 88: 117. F. 4, '09. 230w.
"A haunting little volume, not easily laid
'+ N. Y. Times. 13: 571. O. 17, '08. 140w.
"It is an ultra-sentimental story. The book
shows a good deal of shrewd observation and a
keen sense of the pathos of life even in its
teens — viewed from a little way off."
h Sat. R. 107: 49. Ja. 9, '09. 180w.
Wynne, May. Gipsy count: a romance of
5 chivalry. $1.50. McBride, J: 9-10032.
A story of the fifteenth century which follows
a race feud in two Breton noblemen's families.
Siege of castle finds its parallel in the siege of
hearts which latter warfare is participated in
by steel-clad knights and high-spirited heroines.
"Without being a story which even the most
conscientious consumer of fiction need feel
bound to read, the 'Gipsy count' may amuse
the idle, perhaps as well as some thousands of
other such compositions."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 291. My. 8, '09. llOw.
Wynne, May. Henry of Navarre: a ro-
mance of August, 1572. t$i.50. Putnam.
8-30614.
Descriptive note in December, 1908 under
"Henry of Navarre."
"Not remarkably well written, but fairly in-
teresting and unobjectionable."
-h — A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 55. F. '09.
"This transmogrified play makes a brisk and
spirited narrative with rather crude and con-
ventional characterization."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 221. F. 20. 140w.
"When all is said, an hour, even an undis-
tinguished hour, in the presence of a colos-
sal event, is better than many another thou-
sand."
-I Nation. 88: 308. Mr. 25, '09. 330w.
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483
"It is all about the massacre of S. Barthol-
omew, and a Henry of Navarre and Marguerite
of Valois who co not quite tally with the his-
torical personages of those names; and swords
clash and ladies' eyes flash and cannons crash
and doors bash and heads smash, and as for
trash — but the mannerisms of Oriental story-
tellers are out of place."
— Sat. R, 107: 145. Ja. 30, '09. 220w.
Yale university. Sheffield scientific school.
8 Morals in modern business : addresses
delivered in the Page lectures series, 1908,
before the senior class of the Sheffield
scientific school, Yale university. *$i.25.
Yale university press. 9-12090.
Six addresses delivered at Yale on the follow-
ing subjects: The morals of trade in the mak-
ing; Production; Competition; Credit and bank-
ing; Public service; Corporate and other trusts.
"The aim of the book is to inquire candidly into
the conduct of mbdern business on what may
be termed the moral side. In it, many of the
questions of right and wrong, which have arisen
as a result of the great changes in the com-
mercial world, are considered and answered by
men of experience." (Nation.)
Nation. 88: 333. Ap. 1, '09. lOOw.
N. Y. Times. 14: 369. Je. 12, '09. 160w.
"The whole book is excellent."
+ Spec. 102: sup. 1006. Je. 26, '09. 330w.
Yates, Katherine Merritte. "Chet." t$i-25.
1" McClurg. 9-24326.
Portrays the frank comradeship between a
girl and boy of thirteen developed according to
Christian science principles.
with the proviso that she must live with her
next of kin until she marries or dies. Her ex-
periences in living up to the standards of her
relations open the way for unstinted humor.
"A story with the right spirit, however much
the spirit is overemphasized."
-\ Lit. D. 39: 1027. D. 4, '01. 30w.
"It is thoroughly bright and entertaining."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 597. O. 9, '09. 70w.
Yexley, Lionel. Inner life of the navy. *ios.
'^ 6d. Pitman & sons, London.
"Though the book is in form an autobiography,
its real substance is a description of naval
routine, discipline, and custom, with special ref-
erence to recent and existing abuses, and the
steps which have been taken for their removal.
There is no need here to follow the author into
detail: it will be enough to say that he under-
stands clearly that even the most crying abuses
are to be ascribed more frequently to routine
and custom than original sin." — Ath.
"There was undoubtedly room for such a book
as this. Apart from his literary ability, which
is considerable, Mr. Yexley is manifestly the
right man to undertake the task. He is an un-
sparing but never a bitter critic of abuses; and
the trouble which he has taken to reach the
root of the matter enables him in most cases
to indicate a line along which reform might well
proceed."
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 750. Je. 26. lOOOw.
"We cannot always think his arguments rea-
sonable or his unwavering confidence in the
rightness of them justified, but a voice from
the lower deck is most welcome, and, indeed,
necessary."
H Spec. 102: 263. F. 13, '09. 1200w.
Yorke, Curtis, pseud. (S. Richmond Lee).
Other Sara. t$i.50. Estes.
An elderly woman who keeps a "queerio"
shop in London inherits ten thousand a year
"A jolly sort of book, kindly in spirit, a bit
Improbable in its premise, but all the more en-
tertaining for that. The book is noteworthy for
its clever character drawing."
-I- N. Y. Times. 13: 766. D. 12, '08. 230w.
"It is quite a pleasant, cheerful book."
H Sat. R. 106: 800. D. 26, '08. 70w.
Young, F. E. Mills. Chip. t$i.50. Lane.
6
"The scene is a farm in South Africa, near
the borders of Swaziland, where a jilted Eng-
lishman rules his grumbling native labourers
with a rod of iron, and nurses a bitter feeling
against women. The theme of the story is
the effect on his character of an exhibition of
the feminine temperament through the medium
of a young woman, disguised as a man, who
becomes his partner. The secret, though soon
guessed, is not told to the reader till late in
the story; and considerable power is shown in
the narration of the ugly incidents which fol-
low the woman-hater's discovery of her sex."
—Ath.
"A tale of unusual romantic interest."
-f Ath. 1909, 1: 436. Ap. 10. 140w.
"The author exhibits some technical skill in
dressing up old ideas and has produced a
novel which serves very well the purpose for
which it was doubtless intended — ^that of en-
tertaining the reader without unduly exercis-
ing his mental faculties."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 354. Je. 5, '09. 250w.
"The story is well written and full of fine
description and has enough human nature to
make it go."
-t- No. Am. 190: 268. Ag. '09. lOOw.
Sat. R. 107: 822. Je. 26, '09. 180w.
Young, Laurence Ditto'. Climbing Doom.
6 t$i-50. Dillingham. 9-8995-
The experiences of a German scientist and
party of Americans in South America who are
lured by a wonderful emerald to seek others of
its kind which they are informed repose in a
treasure crypt in a mountain place called Cloud
City. To reach the place they must risk the
tes-rors of the Pass of the Climbing Doom in-
fested by a poisonous Andean ant whose sting
is death. The adventures which befall the
strangely assorted company lend zest to the
tale.
"As a series of unusual and exciting ad-
ventures the book is diverting, if the reader
does not demand the finer arts of the novelist
along with a daring and fertile fancy."
-j N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, '09. 180w.
Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward. Kash-
12 niir. (Color books.) *$6. Macmillan.
"Sir Francis Younghusband, who is responsi-
ble for the descriptive part of the book, has
special qualifications for his task. He is at
present the resident or representative of the
government of India at the Court of the Ma-
harajah of Kashmir and Jammu, has seen much,
and travelled greatly in and about the Hima-
laya. . . . His remarks about travel, Srina-
gair and its neighbourhood, sport, and the peo-
ple, are worth consideration by intending visi-
tors. But apart from these there is informa-
tion about the history of Kashmir, its admin-
istration, products, manufactures, and develop-
ments, of high interest." — Ath.
"Is. very pleasing, and conveys, chiefly by
means of the pictures, a faithful representa-
tion of characteristic scenes in one of the most
beautiful places in the world."
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 490. O. 23. 380w.
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Younghusband, Sir Francis E: — Continued^
"Sir i<Tancis's writing is much more than a
gloss for the pictures, and fully describes the
entire region."
+ Dial. 47: 462. D. 1, '09. 180w.
"Of the few Europeans who have explored
the country none can speak with such authority
as the author of this vividly interesting ac-
count. Sir Francis has found an able collabo-
rator in Major Molyneux, whose pictures of
Kashmir scenery, and especially of its moun-
tain scenery, display remarkable gifts."
-I- Int. Studio. 39: 169. D. 'Oy. 300w.
"The specialist will find here the gist of
Stein's work and of the still more recent geo-
logical treatises of Burrard and Hayden, not
mentioned only but discussed. Sir F'rancis
Younghusband is himself no mean authority
on the subjects he treats, though, curiously
enough, for any save the most superficial reader
the volume is logically to be read backwards."
+ — Nation. 8rf: 601. D. 16, '09. 500w.
"Whether describing the nature ... or
whether describing the people of Kashmir, un-
der Greek, Buddhist, IMohammedan, or British
influences, the author seems equally interest-
ing and impressive."
-t- Outlook. 93: 789. D. 4, '09. 230w.
"Very charming book."
+ Spec. 103: 1004. D. 11, '09. 210w.
Yoxall, James Henry. Wander years; being
6 some account of journeys into life,
letters and art. *$2. Button. 9-27767.
A collection of essays "written 'adagio non
troppo lento' ... on cathedrals, on politics,
on rare china, on the wanderlust, and on Mr.
and Mrs. John Bull, all written in a whimsically
discursive fashion, with such an enthusiasm
for bygone days that the proper accompani-
ments for their reading would be a Toby jug
and a church warden. The volume will appeal
to those who still find leisure to linger over
a book for which the author selects this motto:
'Signore walk aside with me; 1 have studied
eight or nine wise words to speak to you.' " —
N. Y. Times.
"He has knowledge of the subjects he treats —
a rare phenomenon; he can reproduce with sym-
pathetic touch the atmosphere of the scenes
which he describes, notably when he goes to
France; he has that artistic perception which
is more often found in French writing than in
English — he often admires the right thing, and
knows why he ought to admire it. Yet side by
side with admirable passages — such as some of
his descriptions of Savoy — we find page after
page of journalism of a style which sometimes
descends to vulgarity and bad taste. Mr. Yox-
all's weakness is to try to imitate certain great
authors whose style can be parodied, but not
copied."
-I Ath. 1909, 1: 613. My. 22. 700w.
"The essays which centre about France con-
tain Mr. Yoxall's best work. The chief defects
of Mr. Yoxall's style are not found in his vo-
cabulary."
H Nation. 89: 123. Ag. 5, '09. 420w.
"A most spontaneous, ingenious, and delight-
ful book. It has the flavor of Thackeray's sto-
ries of travel or of the 'Sentimental journey';
and sometimes one finds in it the spirit, if not
the letter, of the 'Travels with a donkey.'
But, after all, one concedes to the book a whim-
sical originality which is as fresh as it Is en-
joyable."
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 357. Je. 5, '09. 800w.
"Possibly Mr. Y'oxall is a little too allusive, a
little too careless of connexion, and requires too
much from the attention and the knowledge of
his reader, though, indeed, it is scarcely a fault
in an author when he demands a considerable
amount of information before he can be prop-
erly understood. Anyhow, this is a delightful
book, — to be taken, we may say, in sips rather
than in draughts."
H Spec. 102: 620. Ap. 17, '09. 300w.
Zangwill, Israel. Melting-pot: drama in four
^ acts. *$i.25. Macmillan. 9-7333-
The acting edition of Zangwill's play that
last season aroused from the stage and held un-
der its spell the civic thinkers of the day.
The young Russian Jew from Kishineff to whom
the memory of the awful massacre, that le^,
him an orphan is a hideous dream, turns to
America the great crucible, the melting-pot,
where, according to his hope, German, French-
man, Irishman, Englishman, Jew and Russian
will be fused into true citizens of the future
America. The young reactionary is a musical
genius and his theories, which the inexpert la-
bel socialistic, form the motifs of a wonderful
American symphony with its note of the super-
man's victory in the finale.
"The young Jew's rhetorical raptures over
the land of his adoption sound a jarring note
in a play which, although not over-subtle, is
wholesome, and has many itouches of sym-
pathetic characterization."
H A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 88. N. '09.
Bookm. 30: 324. D. '09. 1350w.
"The extraordinary idea of the function of
America emanates, of course, from an author
who is himself foreign in rtationality and alien
in race: it is the view of an outsider looking
at us from afar." Clayton Hamilton.
— Forum. 42: 434. N. '09. 850w.
Ind. 67: 931. O. 21, '09. 280w.
"Mr. Zangwill does not understand the Amer-
ican point of view. His play seems rather
futile and unnecessary, both from the literary
and the dramatic standpoint, while its 'sig-
nificance' is difficult to discover."
— N. Y. Times. 14: 562. S. 25, '09. 650w.
"The play in book-form loses in effectiveness.
It is a play rather to be seen, than read — or
better, to be first seen, and then read." James
Oppenheim.
H Survey. 23: 168. N. 6, '09. 1150w.
Zayas Enriquez, Rafael de. Porfirio Diaz;
tr. by T. Quincy Browne, jr. **$l.50.
Appleton. 8-28076.
Includes a sketch of Diaz's early military and
political career; outlines the steps in the cen-
tralization of government under a constitution
modeled after that of the United States; criti-
cizes the recent policy of Diaz and shows that
Mexico is headed towards a revolution which
the president has it in his power to avert by a
substitution of evolution.
"The book will contribute to a better under-
standing of Mexican conditions."
-I- A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 23. Ja. '09.
"It is his concluding chapters of criticism,
with their frank admissions and implications,
that are of pertinent values."
H Ind. 66: 375. F. 18, '09. 1200w.
"Is the first piece of plain speech about the
ruler of Mexico that has lately appeared in a
form calling for serious attention. One feels
that the author overestimates the importance
of recent agitations and agitators; and that he
is blind to the deadening influence of the abso-
lutism that has prevailed. But in the last few
chapters, which deal with present conditions,
the author points out existing evils in words un-
commonly plain for a Mexican."
1- Nation. 87: 520. N. 26, '08. 220w.
"It is a rather commonplace presentation of
the early career of the Mexican President, fol-
lowed by a very interesting account of the later
evolution of his administration and of present
conditions in Mexico." . _
H N. Y. Times. 13: 522. S. 26. '08. 400w.
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48:
"In this biography little is added to our knowl-
edge of Porfirio Diaz. Facts, with many inti-
mate details, are somewhat crudely set forth
in this book, not always in logical sequence, for
the author is in haste to fulfill a greater pur-
pose."
f- Outlook. 90: 836. D. 12, '08. 1900w.
Zollinger, Gulielma (William Zachary Glad-
ly win,, pseud.). Boy's ride. t$i-5o. Mc-
Clurg. 9-24698.
A story of England during the time of John
Lackland. Hugo Aungerville bearing a strik-
ing resemblance to Josceline, the heir of the
DeAldithelys whom King John has demanded
as a hostage, impersonates the young lord and
leads the king's men a merry chase across Eng-
land while the real Josceline is given a chajice
to e.scape. With a serving man. Humphrey,
the boy makes his way safely to Prance. Lord
DeAldithely bestows knighthood upon him for
his bravery and service and after the magna
charta they return to England.
"Is vigorously written in a style exceptional
among juveniles. The story is not over-stirring,
but it is not commonplace." M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1366. D. 16, '09. 50w.
"A book of frank adventure in a style, di-
rect, forceful, and attractive."
+ Lit. D. 3!t: 1026. D. 4, '09. lOOw.
Zollinger, Gulielma (William Zachary Glad-
10 win, pseud.). Maggie McLanehan: Hol-
liday ed. t$i.5o. McClurg.
An illustrated holiday edition of Miss Zollin-
ger's story of a brave-hearted little Irish girl
whose bread winning problems were so easy in
comparison with those that arose from the at-
tempted interference of some shiftless rela-
tives. How Maggie earned money to support
herself and a small cousin and how the de-
signing relatives were foiled by her good friend
Barny Cloonon is interestingly told.
Title Index
January — December, 1909
A B C of philosophy. Landsberg-, G. F.
A B C of taxation. Fillebrown, C: B.
Abaft the funnel. Kipling, R.
Abbeys of Great Britain. Dixon, H. C.
Absorption spectra of solutions. Jones, H. C,
and Anderson, J: A:
Accidents and emergencies. Dulles, C: W.
Accounting', Modern. Hatfield, H: R.
Accounting practice. Day, C. M.
Accounts, their construction and interpretation.
Cole, W: M.
Acropolis of Athens. D'Ooge, M. L.
Actions and reactions. Kipling, R.
Actress. Hale, L. C.
Acts. Gilbert, G: H.
Acts of the apostles. Harnack, A.
Addresses and papers. Roosevelt, T.
Administration of public education in the United
States. Dutton, S: T., and Snedden, D: S:
Adoption of the fourteenth amendment. Flack,
H. E.
Adrift on an ice-pan. Grenfell, W. T.
Advent of Arthur. Hunt, E. L.
Adventures among' 'wild beasts. Hyrst, H. W. G.
Adventures every child should know. Lorenzini,
C.
Adventures in the Arctic regions. Hyrst, H.
W. G.
Adventures of a civil engineer. Burge, C. O.
Adventures of the 'world's greatest detectives.
Barton. G:
Adventures on the high seas. Stead, R:
Advertisements of The Spectator. Le'wis, L.
Advertising, Art and science of. French, G:
Aeneid. Virgil, P. V. M.
Aerial navigation of to-day. Turner, C: C.
Aerial 'warfare. Hearne, R, P.
Aerodonetics. Lanchester, F: W:
Afoot in England. Hudson, W. H.
After death — what? Lombroso, C.
After Waterloo. Frye, W: E:
Age of enlightened despots. Johnson, A. H.
Age of mental virility. Dorland, W. A. N.
Agriculture in the tropics. Willis, J: C.
Ah Moy. Wheat, Mrs. L.
Air and ventilation. Soper, G: A.
Air brake text for engineers and firemen. Mc-
Ardle, F., and Helmholtz, H:
Alaska. Higginson, E.
Alaska, Handbook of. Greely, A. W.
Alcohol. Williams, H: S.
Aline of the Grand woods. Henshaw, N. G.
Almost fairy children. Lewis, C.
Altars, Some notable. Wright, Rev. J:
Alternating-current machines. Sheldon, S:, Na-
son,'H. ; and Hausmann, E.
Alternative. McCutcheon, G: B.
Along the way. Canfield, W: W.
America and the Far Eastern question. Millard,
T: F. F.
America at college. Risk, R. K.
American as he is. Butler, N: M.
American charities. Warner, A. G.
American college. Flexner, A.
American executive and executive methods. Fin-
ley, J: H., and Sanderson, J: F.
American finance. Forty years of. Noyes, A. D.
American freemasonry, Study in. Preuss, A.
American government and politics. Readings in.
Beard, C: A., ed.
American high school. Brown, .1: P.
American inland waterways. Quick, H.
American literature. Manual of. Stanton, T.
American machinists' handbook and dictionary
of shop terms. Colvin, F. H., and Stanley,
F. A.
American newspaper. Rogers. J. E:
American of the future. Matthews, B.
American people. Low, A. M.
American pilgrims' way in England. Huish. M.
American playgrounds. Mero, E. B.
American poultry culture. Sando, R. B.
American princess. Eldridge, W: T.
American prose masters. Brownell, W: C.
American railway transportation. Johnson, E. R:
American supremacy. Crichfield, G: W.
American trasportation problem. Peyton, J: H.
American transportation system. Rankin, G: A.
American verse, 1625-1807. Otis, W: B.
Americans. Francis, A.
Among the Danes. Butlin, F. M.
Among the wild tribes of the Afghan frontier,
Pennell, T. L.
Analysis of the evolution of musical form. Glyn,
M. H.
Anarchist woman. Hapgood, H.
Ancient China simplified. Parker, E; H.
Ancient earthworks. Wall, J. C.
Ancient Greek historians. Bury, J: B.
Ancient Persian lexicon. Tolman, H. C.
Ancient tales and folklore of Japan. Gordon-
Smith, R:
Andean land. Osborn, C. S.
Angel. Gull, C. A. E. R.
Angling and art in Scotland. Briggs, E. E:
Anglo-American legal history. Select essays in.
Assn. of Am. law schools.
Anglo-Saxon chronicle. Gormne, E. E. C, tr.
Anglo-Saxon church and the Norman conquest.
Cruttwell, C. T.
Animal life. Gamble, F: W:
Animals of the world for young people. Knight,
C: R.
Ann Veronica. Wells, H. G:
Anne of Avonlea. Montgomery, L. M.
Anne Page. Syrett, N.
Ant communities. McCook, H: C.
Anthony Cuthbert. Bagot, R:
Antonio. Oldmeadow, E. J.
Apocryphal acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew
and Thomas. Pick, B.
Apollo and the seaman. Trench, H.
Apollonius of Tyana. Campbell. F. W. G.
Apostle of Alaska. Arctander, J: W.
Applied mechanics for engineers. Hancock, E: L.
Appreciation of the drama. CafRn, C: H:, and
Caflin, C. A.
Araininta. Snaith, J: C.
Archaeological discoveries. Century of. Michaelis,
A. T. F.
Architectural development. History of. Simpson.
F: M.
Are the dead alive? Rider, F.
Arithmetical abilities and some factors deter-
mining them. Stone, C. W.
Armenian awakening. Arpee, L.
Arminel of the west. Trevena, J:
Army letters from an officer's wife. Roe, F.
M. A.
Around the world with the battleships. Mil-
ler, R. J:
Ars6ne Lupin. Jepson, E.
Art in Great Britain and Ireland. Armstrong,
W.
Art of the Netherland galleries. Preyer, D: C.
Artemis to Actseon and other verse. Wharton.
E. N.
Artemision. Hewlett, M. H:
Artificial and natural flight. Maxim, Sir H. S.
Artificial waterways and commercial develop-
ment. Hepburn, A. B.
Artists past and present. Cary, E. L.
Arts and crafts in the middle ages. Addison.
J. De W.
Arts of Japan. Dillon, E:
As it happened. Hilliers, A.
As old as the moon. Stoddard, F. J.
As others see us. Brooks, J: G.
Aspects of Christian mysticism. Scott, W. M.
Aspects of modern opera. Oilman, L.
Asphalt pavement. Modern. Richardson, C.
Asphalts. Boorman, T. H.
Asquith, H. H. Elias, F.
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487
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and its ex-
piation. Dewitt, D: M.
Astronomy of to-day. Dolmage, C. G. J.
At large. Benson, A. C.
At school in the Cannibal islands. Houston,
E. J.
Athenian family. Savage, C: A.
Athletic games in the education of women. Dud-
ley, G., and Kellor, F. A.
Atonement. Stalker, Rev. J.
Attic and Elizabethan tragedy. Watt, L. M.
Attic guest. Knowles, R. E:
Aunt Amity's silver wedding. Stuart, R. M.
Austen, Jane, and her Country House come-
dy. Helm, W. H.
Australia. Lang, W. H.
Austria-Hungary. Drage, G.
Auto de f6 and Jew. Adler, E. N.
Autobiography of a neurasthene. Cleaves, M.
A.
Auxiliary education. Maennel, Dr. B.
Awakening of Turkey. Knight, E. F.
Azimuth. Hosmer, G: L.
Baby. Brown, D. R.
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Parry, C: H. H.
Back to Hampton Roads. Matthews, F.
Background of the gospels. Fairweather, Rev. W:
Backwoodsmen. Roberts, C: G: D.
Bacon, Francis, Some acrostic signatures of.
Booth, W: S.
Bacteria in relation to country life. Lipman,
J. G.
Balance of nature. Abbey, G:
Ballads and lyrics of love. Sidgwick, F.
Bank of England, History of. AndreadSs, A.
Banking and currency problem in the United
States. Morawetz, V:
Banzai! Parabellum, pseud.
Bar B boys. Sabin, E. L.
Baretti, Giuseppe. Collison-Morley, L.
Basis of ascendancy. Murphy, E. G.
Battle. Moffett, C.
Beardsley, Aubrey. Ross, R.
Beasley's Christmas party. Tarkington, B.
Beau sabreur. Trowbridge, W: R. H.
Beautiful children immortalized by the masters.
Macfall, C. H.
Beechy. Hutten zum Stolzenberg, B.
Beethoven, Life of. Diehl, A. M.
Before and after Waterloo. Stanley, Rev. E:
Beggar in the heart. Rickert, E.
Beginnings in industrial education. Hanus, P. H:
Beginnings of the teachings of modern subjects
in England. Watson, F.
Behavior of noddy and sooty terns. Watson,
J: B.
Behind the veil in birdland. Pike, O. G.
Behind the veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia.
Hume-Grifflth, Mrs. M. E., and Hume-Grif-
fith, A.
Bella Donna. Hichens, R. S.
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's. DeLeon,
T: C.
Beneficiary features of American trade unions.
Kennedy, J. B.
Bernstorff papers. Ringhoffer, K:
Bethlehem to Olivet. Miller, J. R.
Betty Baird's golden year. Weikel, A. H.
Beverages past and present. Emerson, E: R.
Beyond the sky line. Aitken, R.
Bhagavad gft§, "The songs of the master."
Mahabharata.
Bible, Commentary on. Dummelow, Rev. J: R.
Bible, Dictionary of. Hastings, J.
Bible dictionary, Murray's illustrated. Piercy,
Rev. W: C.
Bible encyclopaedia. Handy. Hurlbut. J. L.
Bible for schools and colleges. Historical. Kent,
C: F.
Biblical criticism and modern thought. Jordan,
Rev. W. G.
Biblical ideas of atonement. Burton, E. D., and
others.
Big brother of Sabin street. Thurston, Mrs. L
T.
Big John Baldwin. Vance, W. J.
Bill, a cheerful dog. White, F:
Bill toppers. Castaigne, A.
Bill Truetell. Brennan, G: H.
Billy To-morrow. Carr, S. P.
Biographies of English Catholics in the eigh-
teenth century. Kirk, J:
Biography of a silver-fox. Seton, E. T.
Bird legend and life. Walker, M. C.
Birds of the Bible. Porter, G. S.
Birds of the Boston public garden. Wright,
H. W.
Birds of the plains. Dewar, D.
Birds of the world. Knowlton, F. H.
Birth of modern Italy. Mario, J. W.
Bishop and the boogerman. Harris, J. C.
Bishop in the rough. Duthie, D. W., ed.
Black death of 1348 and 1349. Gasquet, Rt. Rev.
F. A.
Black flier. Macvane, E.
Blackstick papers. Ritchie, A. I.
Blake, William. De Selincourt, B.
Blindness of Dr. Gray. Sheehan, P. A.
Blue and the gray. Finch, F. M.
Blue bird. Maeterlinck, M.
Bob's cave boys. Burton, C: P.
Body and soul. Dearmer, P.
Body at work. Hill, A.
Bomb. Harris, F.
Book of famous sieges. Jenks, T.
Book of Georgian verse. Braithwaite, W: S.
Book of the cottage garden. Thonger, C:
Book of the divine consolation. Angela Da
Foligno, St.
Book of the Duke of true lovers. Pisan, C. de.
Book of wheat. Dondlinger, P: T.
Book of winter sports. Syers, E., and Syers, M.
Book of witches. Hueffer, O. M.
Boston theatre, History of. Tompkins, E., and
Kilby, Q.
Boy and the church. Foster, E. C.
Boy life. Howells, W: D.
Boy pioneers. Beard, D. C.
Boy with the U. S. survey. Rolt-Wheeler, F.
Boyhood of Christ. Wallace, L.
Bovs and girls of seventy-seven. Smith, M.
P. W.
Boy's Catlin. Catlin, G:
Boy's ride. Zollinger, G.
Box furniture. Brigham, L.
Breath of the world. Nichols, S. H.
Bretons at home. Gostling, F. M.
Bricklaying system. Gilbreth, F. B,
Bride of the mistletoe. Allen, J. L.
Bridge builders. Ray, A. C.
Bridge engineering. Dufour, F. O.
Bridle-roads of Spain. Cayley, G: J:
Brief pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Hazard,
C.
British and foreign arms and armour. Ashdown,
C: H:
British committees, commissions and councils
of trade and plantations, 1622-1675. Andrews,
C: M.
British diplomacy, Story of. Escott, T: H. S.
British empire, past, present and future. Pol-
lard, A. F.
British officer in the Balkans. Henderson, P. B:
British tar in fact and fiction. Robinson, C: N.
British water-colour painting. History of. Cun-
dall, H. M.
Brock, Isaac, Story of. Nursey, W. R.
Bronson of the rabble. Hancock, A. B
Brontes. Shorter, C. K.
Bronze bell. Vance, L: J.
Brothers all. Maartens, M.
Brown, John. DuBois, W: E: B.
Browning's England. Clarke, H. A.
Buddha, Sayings of. Khuddakanikaya.
Buddhism and immortality. Bigelow, W: S.
Buddhist essays. Dahlke. P.
Budge and Toddle. Habberton, J:
Builders of Spain. Perkins, C. C.
Building construction and superintendence. Kid-
der, F. B. ^
Building estimator. New. Arthur, W:
Building foreman's pocket book and ready ref-
erence. Richey, H. G.
Building materials. Introduction to chemistry
and physics of. Munby, A. E.
Burbank's, Luther, work. Jordan, D: S., and Kel-
logg, V. L.
Burden-bearer. Williams, F. H.
Buried Herculaneum. Barker, E. R.
But still a man. Knapp, M. L.
Butler's story. Train, A. C.
By right of conquest. Hornblow, A.
By the shores of Arcady. Eaton, I. G.
Byron. Edgcumbe, R:
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Calhoun, John C. Hunt, G.
Calico cat. Thompson, C. M.
California earthquake of April 18, 1906. Lawson,
A. C.
Call of dawn, and other poems. Stratford, E.
C. W.
Call of the heart. Way. !■. N.
Calling of Dan Matthews. Wright, H. B.
Cameialists. Small, A. W.
Camping and camp cooking. Bates, F. A.
Camps and cruises of an ornithologist. Chapman,
F. M.
Canada, Making of, 1703-1814. Bradley, A. G.
Canada, 1763-1812, History of. Lucas, Sir C: P.
Canada, the empire of the North. Laut, A. C.
Canadian constitutional development. Egerton,
H. E:
Canadian manor and its seigneurs. Wrong, G: M.
Canadian tvpes of the old regime, 1608-16:8.
Colby, C: W.
Canvon voyage. Dellenbaugh, F: S:
Capital punishment. Fanning. C. E., comp.
Captain Chub. Barbour, R. H:
Carburettors. Butler, E:
Cardillac. Barr, R.
Cardinal democrat. Taylor, I. A.
Care of natural monuments. Conwentz, H. \V .
Carlotta'.'J intended. Stuart, R. I\r.
Carlvle, Making of. Craig, R. S.
Carlvle's first love. Archibald, R. C.
Carlvle's laugh and other surprises. Higginson,
T:" W.
Carmina. Daly, T: A.
Cash intrigue. Chester, G: R.
Castiglione, Baldassare, the perfect courtier.
Ady, J.
Castle by the sea. Watson, H: B. M.
Castle of dreams. Syrett, N.
Castlereagh, Viscount. Hassall, A.
Catacombs, Story of. Hedges, F. E. B-.
Catchwords of patriotism. Rice. W. de G. C.
Catherine's child. De La Pasture, E. B.
Catholic church, the renaissance, and Protes-
tantism. Baudrillart, H: M. A.
Catholic footsteps in old New York. Bennett,
W: H.
Catholic school system in the United States.
Burns, Rev. J. A.
Causes of poverty. McCartliy, C. tt r.
Cave of the bottomless pool. Hunting, H: O.
Cell as the unit of life, and other lectures. Mac-
Fadyen, A. . ,,. , ,.
Century of archaeological discoveries. Michaelis,
A. T. F.
Century of the child. Key, E. K. S.
Certain rich man. White, W: A.
Chamberlain, Sir Neville, Life of. Forrest, G. W.
Chapters of opera. Krehbiel, H: E:
Characters and events of Roman history. Fer-
rero, G. ■, r, ^
Characters and passages from note-books. But-
ler, S: ^ .,^^,
Chateaubriand and his court of women. Gribble,
F. H:
Chats on old earthenware. Hayden, A.
Chats on old lace and needlework. Lowes, E. L.
Chats on old miniatures. Foster, J. J .
Chaucer and his England. Coulton, G: G.
Chemical analysis of special steels. Johnson,
C: M. . . ,
Chemical laboratories, Design and equipment of.
Meade, R: K.
Chemistry and physics of building materials,
Introduction to. Munby, A. E.
Cherub Devine. Ford, S.
"Chet." Yates, K. M.
Chicago traction. Heilman, R. E.
Child and his religion. Dawson, G: E.
Child religion in song and story. Chamberlin,
G. L., and Kern, M. R.
Childhood of man. Frobenlus, L.
Children and gardens. Jekyll, G.
Children In health and disease. Forsyth, D:
Children of the chapel at Blackfriars. Wallace,
C: W:
Children of the dawn. Buckley, E. F.
Children's book of art. Conway, A. E., and
W: M.
Children's book of gardening. Sidgwick, C,
and Paynter, Mrs.
Child's guide to American history. Elson, H:
W:
Child's guide to music. Ma.son, D. G.
Child's guide to mythology. Clarke, H. A.
Chile. International bureau of American repub-
lics.
China. Blake, Sir H: A.
Chinese. Thomson, J: S.
Chinese immigration. Coolidge, M. R.
Cliinese porcelain. Hsiang Yuan-p'ien.
Chip. Young, F. E. M.
Chippendales. Grant, R.
Chivalry. Cabell, J. B.
Choosing a vocation. Parsons, F.
Christ and the eastern soul. Hall, C: C.
Christian doctrine of God. Clarke. W: N.
Christian ethics. Hand-book of. Murray J: C.
Christian minister and his duties. Dykes, J. O.
Christian ministry and the social order. Mac-
farland, C; S., ed.
Christian mysticism, Aspects of. Scott, W. M.
Christian science in the light of Holy Scripture.
Haldeman, I: M.
Christian state. Batten, S: Z.
Christianit.w Peake, A. S:
Christianity, Studies in. Bowne, B. P.
Christianity and Islam. Becker, C. H.
Christianit>- and modern culture. Sliaw. C; G.
Christianity in .lapan. History of. Cary, O.
Christmas builders. Jefferson, C: E:
Christmas in art. Keppel, F:
Christopher Hibbault. Bryant, M.
Chi'onicle of friendships. Low, W. H.
Chrysalis. Kramer, H. M.
Chums. Cole, Mrs. D. R.
Church history handbooks. Vedder, H: C.
Church music. Practical. Lorenz, E. S.
Church of England, History of. Patterson, M.
W.
Church of the apostles. Ragg, Rev. L.
Churcli unity. Briggs, C: A:
Churches and the wage earners. Thompson,
C. B.
City of Beautiful Nonsense. Thurston, E. T.
City of Jerusalem. Conder, C. R.
City of splendid night. Harding. J: W:
City of the dinner-pail. Lincoln, J. T.
Civics and health. Allen, W: H.
Claims of French poetry. Bailey, J: C.
Classical scholarship. History of. Sandys, J: E.
Clay-working industry in the United States,
Historv of. Ries, H., and Leigh ton, H:
Cleveland, Grover, Recollections of. Parker, G:
F.
Cleveland. Mr. (Grover). Williams, J. L. •
Climber. Benson, E: F:
Climbing Couivatels. Townsend, E: w.
Climbing Doom. Young, L. D.
Clue. Wells, C.
Cock-a-doodle Hill. Haines, A. C.
Coins and how to know them. Rawlings, G. B.
Collection and disposal of municipal waste.
Morse, W: F.
Collectivism. Leroy-Beaulieu, P. P.
Colonies and imperial defense. Silburn, P. A. B.
Colonization. Keller, A. G.
Corot and his friends. Meynell, E.
Columbia river. Lyman, W: D.
Coming harvest. Bazin, R.
Coming science. Carrington, H.
Commentary on the Epistle of St. Paul to the
Galatlans. Bacon, B: W.
Commercial products of India. Watt, Sir G:
Commercial relations of England and Portugal.
Shillington, V. M., and Chapman, A. B. W.
Commerson, Philibert. Life of. Oliver, S. P.
Commission plan of municipal government. Se-
lected articles on. Robbins, E. C, comp.
Common school education. History of. Ander-
son, L. F.
Commonwealth of Australia. Wise. B. R.
Compact. Cullum, R. . ., . -,
Comparative religion, Introduction to the study
of. Jevons, F. B.
Complete oarsman. Lehmann, R. C.
Compressed air. Hlscox, G. D.
Comrades. Dixon, T:, jr.
Concrete. Potter, T: ^ . -n,
Concrete steel construction. Turner, C. A. P.
Condition of England. Masterman, C: F. G.
Conditions of life in the sea. Johnstone, J.
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Conduction of electricity through gases and
radio-activity. McClung, R. K.
Confessions of a beachcomber. Banfield, E. J.
Confessions of a con man. Irwin, W: H:
Confessions of a Macedonian bandit. Sonni-
chen, A.
Confessions of a railroad signalman. Fagan,
J. O.
Conflict of religions in the early Roman empire.
Glover, T. R.
Conflict over judicial powers in the United
States to 1870. Haines, C: G.
Congressional history of railways in the United
States to 1850. Haney, L. H:
Conquering the Arctic ice. Mikkelsen, E.
Conquest of the air. Rotch, A. L.
Conquest of the great Northwest. Laut, A. C.
Conquest of the Isthmus. Weir, H. C.
Consanguineous marriages in the American pop-
ulation. Arner, G: B. L.
Consciousness. Marshall, H: R.
Constitutions, Modern. Dodd, W. P.
Constitutions and other select documents. Ander-
son, F. M.
Contemporary France. Hanotaux, G. A. A.
Contemporary Ireland. Paul-Dubois. L: F. A.
Control of public utilities. Ivins, W: M.
Co-operation at home and abroad. Fay, C: R.
Cords of vanity. Cabell, J. B.
Cornish characters and strange events. Baring-
Gould, S.
Corporate finance and accounting. Bentley, H. C.
Corrie who? Foster, M.
Cost of cleanness. Richards, E. H.
Cottage garden. Book of the. Thonger, C:
Counterpart, Cotes, H.
Countess Diane. Rowland, H: C.
Court life in China. Headland, I: T.
Court of inquiry. Richmond, G. L.
Court of Louis XIII. Patmore, K. A.
Craftsman homes. Stickley, G.
Crime on canvas. White, F. M.
Crime problem. Masten, V. M.
Criminal types in Shakespeare. Goll, A.
Crisis in church work. Ostrom, H:
Critical essays of the seventeenth century.
Spingarn, J. E., ed.
Cross in Christian experience. Clow, W. M.
Crown of individuality. Jordan, W: G:
Cuckoo's nest. Bianchi, M. G.
Cupa revisited. Mannix, M. E.
Curiosities of the sk>'. Serviss, G. P.
Curious case of Lady Purbeck. Longueville, T:
Cyclopedia of American agriculture. Bailey, L. H.
Cyclopedia of civil engineering. Turneaure, F: E.
Cyprus, Travels in the island of. Mariti, G.
Dairy bacteriology. Experimental. Russell, H. L.,
and Hastings, E. G:
Danger mark. Chambers, R. W:
Dante in English literature from Chaucer to
Cary. Toy n bee. P. J.
Daphne in Fitzroy street. Bland, E.
Dark corner. McGhee, Z.
Darwin and modern science. Seward, A. C:, ed.
Daughters of the rich. Saltus, E. E.
David Bran. Roberts, M.
Dawn of the Catholic revival in England.
Ward, B.
Daybreak in Korea. Baird, A. L. A.
Daybreak in Turkey. Barton, Rev. J. L.
Days in Hellas. Moore, M.
Days spent on a doge's farm. Symonds, M.
Decisive battles of America. Hitchcock, R., ed.
Deck and field. Hackett, F. W.
Declaration of indulgence, 1672. Bate, F.
Decoration and furniture of English mansions.
Lenygon, F.
Decorative glass processes. Duthie, A. L:
Delafield affair. Kelly. F. F.
Demagog. Hereford, W: R:
Design and construction of induction colls.
Collins, A. F:
Design and construction of ships. Biles, J: H.
Design and equipment of small chemical labora-
tories. Meade, R: K.
Design in nature. Pettigrew, J. B.
Design of highway bridges. Ketchum, M. S.
Development and electrical distribution of wa-
ter power. Lyndon, L.
Development of school support in colonial Mas-
sachusetts. Jack.'^on. G: L.
Development of the chick. Lillie, F. R.
Development of the state. Dealey, J. Q.
Diamond master. Futrelle, J.
Diamonds cut paste. Castle, A. S., and E.
Diana dethroned. Letts, W. M.
Diaz, Porfirio. Zayas Enriquez, R. de.
Dickens, Charles. Kitton, F: G:
Dickens dictionary. Philip, A. J.
Dictionary of American-Indian place and prop-
er names. Douglas-Lithgow, B A.
Dictionary of shop terms. See Colvin, F. H., and
Stanley, F. A.
Direct and alternating current testing. Bedell,
F:, and Pierce, C. A.
Disappearing eye. Hume, F. W.
Discourses and sermons for every Sunday, and
the principal festivals of the year. Gibbons, J.,
cardinal.
Distribution and functions of mental imagery.
Belts, G: H.
Distributors. Partridge, A.
Divine story. Holland, C. J.
Divine weeks of Josuah Sjivester. Du Bartas,
G. De S.
Doctor Rast. Oppenheim, J.
Dodge, Augustus Caesar. Pelzer, L:
Doll book. Starr, L. B.
Dominant dollar. Lillibridge, W: O.
Doors of life. De Voe, W.
Dorothy Brooke's school days. Sparhawk, F. C.
Double play. Barbour, R. H:
Douglas, Stephen A. Carr, C. E.
Dragon's blood. Rideout, H: M.
Drama in sunshine. Vachell, H. A.
Dreaniing River. Moses, B.
Dressing of minerals. I^ouis, H:
Drifted in. Carleton, W.
Dromina. Ayscough, J:
Drugging a nation. Merwin, S:
Drugs and the drug habit. Sainsbury, H.
Dry-farming. Macdonald, W:
Dublin castle and the Irish people. O'Brien, R: B.
Dumouriez and the defence of England against
Napoleon. Rose, J: H., and Broadley, A. M.
Dustless roads. Smith, J. W.
Dutch bulbs and gardens. Silberrad, U. L.,
and Lyall, S.
Dutch New York. Singleton, E.
Dutch painting. Story of. Caffln, C: H:
Dutch painting in the nineteenth century. Ma-
rius, G.' H.
Dveing and cleaning of textile fabrics. Owen,
F. A.
Dyke's Corners. Oakley, E. C.
Dynamics for students of engineering. Brief
course in. Ferry, E. S.
Each in his own tongue, and other poems. Car-
ruth, W: H.
Eagle's nest. McAulay, A.
Early Christian hymns. Donahoe, D. J.
Early English romances in verse. Rickert, E.
Early history of the Christian church. Du-
chesne, L: M. O.
Early New England towns. Maclear, A. B.
Earth poem and other poems. Dalliba, G.
Earth's bounty. Saint Maur, K. V.
Earthworks of England. Allcroft, A. H.
East end of Europe. Upward, A.
Eastside bo^'s. Kagay, D. M.
Echoes from the frontier. Powell, A. M.
Economic co-operation among Negro-Americans.
DuBois, W: E. B.
Economic heresies. Nathan, N.
Economic history of England, Outlines of the.
Meredith, H. O.
Economics. Nearing, S., and Watson, F. D.
Economics. Seager, H: R.
Economics, Introduction to the study of. Bul-
lock, C: J.
Economics, Outline of. Daniels, J:
Economics, Outlines of. Ely, R: T.
Economv and training of memory. Watt, H: J.
Economv factor in steam-power plants. Haw-
kins, G: W. „ „,.
Eddv, Mary Baker, Life of. O'Brien, Mrs. S. W^.
Eddv, Mary Baker G., Life of, and history
of' Christian science. Milmine, G.
Edgeworth, Maria, and her circle. Hill. C.
Education, Modern studies in the history of.
Hoyt, C: O. _ „
Education and industrial evolution. Carlton, F. T.
Education and national character. King, H: C.
and others.
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Education before the middle ages. History of
Graves, F. P.
Education for efficiency. Eliot, C: W:
Education in the Far East. Thwing, C: F.
Education of the will. Payot, J.
Educational ideal in the ministry. Faunce, W:
XT p
Educators and their ideals, Modern. Misawa, T.
Edward's dream. Busch, W.
Effects of war on property. Latifi, A.
Efficiency as a basis for operation and wages.
Emerson, H.
Egoist. Huneker, J. G.
Egyptian oasis. Beadnell, H. J. L.
Eighteen years in Uganda and East Africa.
'l^uckGi* A.. Ft"
1872: See Letters written by a gentleman in
Boston to a friend in Paris.
Election of United States senators. Fanning,
C. E., comp.
Electric cables and networks. Theory of. Rus-
sell A.
Electric furnaces. Borchers, W.
Electric motors. Meade, N. G.
Electric railway power stations. Swingle, C. F.
Electric railway troubles and how to find them.
Lowe, P. E.
Electrical engineering. General lectures on.
Steinmetz, C: P.
Electrical engineer's pocket-book. Foster, H. A.
Electrical illuminating engineering. Barrows,
W: E:
Electrical measurements. Lecture-notes on the
theory of. Anthony, W: A.
Electricity, present and future. Poincare, L.
Electro-magnetic ore separation. Gunther, C:
G.
Ek'ctro-metallurgy. Kershaw, J: B. C.
Electrothermal and electrolytic industries. Study
of. Ashcroft, E. A.
Elementary treatment of the theory of spinning
tops and gyroscopic motion. Crabtree. H.
Elements of agriculture. . Warren, G: F:
Elements of transportation. Johnson, E. R:
El Greco. Calvert, A. F:, and Gallichan, C. G.
Eliot, Charles W. Kuehnemann, E.
Elizabeth, Empress of Austria. KiJchler, C. G.
F.
Elizabeth visits America. Glyn, E.
Elusive Isabel. Futrelle, J.
Emmanuel movement in a New England town.
Powell, L. P.
Empire of the East. Montgomery, H. B.
Enchanted forest. Andrews, M. R. S.
Enchanters of men. Mayne. E. C.
Encvclopaedia of religion and ethics. Hastings, J.
End of the road. Hyatt, S. P.
Enforcement of the statutes of labourers. Put-
nam, B. H.
English love poems. Krans, H. S., ed.
English men of letters, Representative biogra-
phies of. Copeland, C: T., and Hersey, F. W.
C.
English poems. Bronson, W. C, ed.
English spelling and spelling reform. Lounsbury,
T: R.
Engineering work in towns and cities. McCul-
lough, E.
Engineers' pocketbook of reinforced concrete.
Heidenreich, E. L.
England, Conditions of. Masterman, C: F. G.
England and the English from an Arnerican point
of view. Collier, P.
English agricultural labourer, History of the.
Hasbach, W.
English artists from Vandyck to Turner, Stories
of. Davies, R., and Hunt, C.
English constitution. History of. White, A. B.
English factories in India, 1622-1623. Foster, W:
English grammar schools to 1660. Watson, F.
English house. Sparrow, W. S.
English houses and gardens in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. MacCartney, M.
English journalism. History of. Williams, J. B.
English literature in the nineteenth century.
Magnus, L.
English official historical documents. Formula
book of. Hall, H.
English official historical documents, Studies in.
Hall, H.
English pastoral drama. Marks, J. A:
English prose (1137-1890). Manly, J: M.
EnglisTiman's castle. Loane, M.
Englishman's home. Du Maurier, G. L: B.
Engraving and etching. Short history of. Hind,
A. M.
Engraving from its inception to the time of
Thomas Bewick, History of. Austin, S. E.
Epistle to the Hebrews. Goodspeed, E. J.
Epistles to the Corinthians and Galatians. Mc-
FaUyen, J: E.
Epoch-making contributions to medicine, sur-
gery and the allied sciences. Camac, C: N. B.
Epochs in the life of Paul. Robertson, A. T:
Equal suffrage. Sumner, H. L.
Erecting work. Collins, H. E.
Essayes of Michael Eyquem, sieur de Montaigne.
Montaigne, M. E. de.
Essays and addresses. Smith, E. B.
Essays, biographical and chemical. Ramsay,
Sir W:
Essays in politics. Macphail, A.
Essays of poets and poetry, ancient and modern.
Warren, T: H.
Essays on evolution, 1889-1907. Poulton, E: B.
Essentials in civil government. Forman, S: E.
Esther, Commentary on. Paton, L. B.
Esthetics. Gordon, K.
Etchings of the East. Moore, J: M.
Eternal boy. Johnson, O.
Eternal values. Miinsterberg, H.
Ether of space. Lodge, Sir O. J.
Ethics. Dewey, J:, and Tufts, J. H.
Ethics of progress. Dole, C: F.
Ethics of the Christian life. Haring, T. v.
Europe and Methodism. Burt, W:
Evening with Shakespeare.* Shakespeare, W:
Everybody's secret. Calthrop, D. C.
Every-day evangelism. Leete, F: D.
Every-day Japan. Lloyd, A.
Evolution in Italian art. Allen, G.
Evolution of forces. Le Bon, G.
Evolution of modern Germany. Dawson, W: H.
Evolution of modern orchestration. Coerne, L: A.
Evolution of new China. Brewster, W: N.
Evolution of worlds. Lowell. P.
Excerpta cypria. Cobham, C. D.
E.xercise in education and medicine. McKen-
zie, R. T.
Exercises in value theory. Davenport, H. J.
Ex-meridian altitude. Rust, A.
lOxpansion of New England. Mathews, L. K.
Expansion of races. Woodruff, C: E:
Experimental dairy bacteriology. Russell, H. L.
and Hastings, E. G:
Experimental study of sleep. Sidis, B.
Exploration of Egypt and the Old Testament.
Duncan, J: G.
Explorations in Turkestan. Pumpelly, R.
Explorer. Maugham, W: S.
Explorers in the new world. Mulhall, M. M.
Extract from Captain Stormfleld's visit to
heaven. Clemens, S: L.
Ezekiel. Pratt, L.
Face of China. Kemp, E. G.
Face of the earth. Suess, E:
Fact of conversion. Jackson, Rev. G:
Factory legislation of Rhode Island. Towles,
J: K.
Faery queen and her knights. Spenser, E.
Fair Mississippian. Craddock, C: E.
Faith and works of Christian science. Paget, S.
Faith healer. Moody, W: V.
Faith of a modern Protestant. Bousset, W.
Faith of his fathers. Jacomb, A. E.
False position. Reynolds, G. M.
Fame's pathway. Chatfield-Taylor, H. C.
Family letters of Christina Rossetti. Rossettl,
C. G.
Family names and their story. Baring-Gould.
S.
Famous cathedrals. Singleton, E., comp.
Famous men of modern times. Haaren, J: H:,
and Poland, A. B.
Famous sieges. Book of. Jenks, T.
Famous women of Florence. Staley, E.
Fantasy of Mediterranean travel. Bayne, S:
G.
Far East revisted. Angler, A. G.
Farming it. Shute, H: A:
Fashionable adventures of Joshua Craig. Phil-
lips, D: G.
Fate and the butterfly. Halsey, F.
Fate of Iciodorum. Jordan, D: S.
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Favourite of Napoleon. Cheramy, P. A.
Federal civil service as a career. Foltz, E. B. K.
Felice. .Long, J: L.
Fertilizers and manures. Hall, A. D.
54-40 or fight. Hough, E.
Fifty years in Constantinople. Washburn, G:
Fifty years in Wall street. Clews, H:
Fighting the Turk in the Balkans. Smith, A.
D. H.
Financial history of Wisconsin. Phelan, R. v.
First governess of the Netherlands. Tremayne,
E. E.
Fish stories alleged and experienced. Holder,
C: F., and Jordan, D: S.
Five months in the Himalaya. Mumm, A. L.
Flaming sword. Harrison, E. O.
Flaw in the sapphire. Snyder, C: M.
Fleet street, and other poems. Davidson, J:
Flemish and Dutch artists, Stories of. Reynolds,
V:
Florentine frame. Robins, E.
Florentine sculptors of the renaissance. Bode, W.
Florida enchantments. Dimock, A. W., and
Dimock, J. A.
Flowers and gardens of Japan. Du Cane, F.
Flute and flute-playing. Boehm, T.
Flute of the gods. Ryan, M. E.
Folk dances and games. Crawford, C.
Folk-memory. Johnson, W.
Following the color line. Baker, R. S.
Fonts and font covers. Bond, F.
Foppa Vincenzo, of Brescia. Ffoulkes, C. J.,
and Maiocchi, R.
For the Norton name. Godfrey, H.
Eorbidden boundary. Weale, B. L. P.
Forest runners. Altsheler, J. A.
Forgeries and false entries. Kingston, W: E.
Forinula book of English official historical doc-
uments. Hall, H.
Forty minutes late, and other stories. Smith, F.
H.
Forty years of American finance. Noyes, A. D.
Found by the circus. Kaler, J. O.
Foundations of the origin of species. Darwin
C: R.
Foundry practice. Tate, J. M., and Stone, M. O.
Four Corners abroad. Blanchard, A. E.
Fourteenth amendment. Adoption of. Flack,
H. E.
France, Anatole. Brandes, G. M. C.
France and the alliances. Tardieu, A.
France of the French. Barker, E: H.
France since Waterloo. Berry, W. G.
Francis Joseph and his times. Rumbold, H.
Fraternity. Galsworthy, J:
Frederick the Great. Carlyle, T:
Free rangers. Altsheler, J. A.
Freehand perspective and sketching. Norton,
D. M.
French cathedrals. Pennell, E. R.
French influence in English literature from the
accession of Elizabeth to the restoration. Up-
ham, A. H
French literature. History of. Konta, A. L.
French painting. Hand book of modern. Eaton,
D. C.
French prints of the eighteenth century. Nev-
ill, R. H:
French revolution. Joh)iston, R. M.
French vignettes. Edwards, M. B. B-.
Fresco painting. Ward, J.
Fresh posies. Brown, A. F.
Fresh water aquarium and its inhabitants. Eg-
geling, O:, ad Ehrenberg, F:
Friar observant. Brookfield, F. M.
Friendly craft. Hanscom, E. D.
Friendship village love stories. Gale, Z.
From Cairo to the cataract. Carson, B. M.
From Damascus to Palmyra. Kelman, J:, jr.
From keel to kite. Hornibrook, I.
From Montaigne to Moliere. Tilley, A. A:
From Peking to Mandalay. Johnston, R. F.
From Ruwenzori to the Congo. WoUaston, A.
F: R.
From Sioux to Susan. Daulton, A. M.
From the book of life. Burton, R:
Fuels of the household. White, M.
Full-back afloat. Dudley, A. T.
Full glory of Diantha. Mighels, E. S.
Fulton, Robert. Story of. Miller, P. F.
Fulton, Robert, and the "Clermont." Sutcliffe,
A. C.
Function of religion in man's struggle for ex-
istence. Fosterj G: B.
Fundamental prmciples of chemistry. Ostwald,
W.
Future leadership of the church. Mott, J: R.
Gambolling with Galatea. Dunham, C.
Game and the candle. Ingram, E. M.
Garcia the centenarian and his times. Mackin-
lay, M. S.
Garden of Eden. Hodges, Rev. G:
Garden week by week. Wright, W. P.
Garden yard. Hall, B.
Gardens of England. Cook, E. T:
Gardens past and present. Davidson, K. L.
Garibaldi and the thousand. Trevelyan, G: M.
Gas and gas meters. Practical testing of. Stone,
C: H: H.
Gas engine. Jones, F. R.
Gas engine. Poole, C. P.
Gas engine theory and design. Mehrtens, A. C.
Gateway to the Sahara. Furlong, C: W.
General characters of the proteins. Schryver,
S ' R
Genesis. Mitchell, H. G.
Genetic psvchology. Kirkpatrick, E. A.
Geneva. Gribble. F. H:
Gentle knight of old Brandenburg. Major, C:
Gentlemen errant. Cust, N.
Gentleman from Mississippi. Wise, T: A., and
Rhodes, H.
Gentleman of quality. Dey, F: Van R.
"George" worn on the scaffold by Charles I,
History of. Payne-Gallwey, Sir R.
Georgian pageant. Moore, F. F.
German drama of the nineteenth century. Wit-
kowski, G:
German literature. Brief history of. Priest.
G: M.
German literature. History of. Thomas, C.
Germany in the later middle ages. Stubbs, Rt.
Rev. W:
Ghirlandaio, Davies, G. S.
Gift of influence. Black, H.
Gilds and companies of London. Unwin, G:
Gipsy count. Wynne, M.
Girl and the bill. Merwin, B.
Girl of the Limberlost. Porter, G. S.
Girlhood of Mary, queen of Scots. Stoddart, J. T.
Girls of Fairmount. Baker, E. A.
Glass house. Kingsley, F. M.
Glass manufacture. Rosenhain, W.
Glimpse. Bennett. E. A.
Glimpses of the twenties. Toynbee, W:
Glory of the conquered. Glaspell, S.
God, man and human welfare. Spinoza, B. de.
God of love. McCarthy, J. H.
Going down from Jerusalem. Duncan, N.
Gold. Maclaren, J. M.
Gold, Story of. Meade, E: S.
Gold and silver. Crane, W. R:
Golden season. Kelly, M.
Golden treasury. Palgrave, F. T.
Good health and how we won it. Sinclair, U.
B., jr., and Williams, M.
Good sword Belgarde. Curtis, A. C.
Good wolf". Burnett, F. H.
Goose girl. MacGrath, H.
Gorgeous Borgia. McCarthy, J. H.
Gospel and human need. Figgis, J: N.
Gospel cheer messages. Swift, P. H.
Gospel in Latin lands. Clark, F. E:, and Clark.
H. A.
Gospels in the light of modern research. Cohu,
J. R.
Gospels of anarchy and other contemporary
studies. Lee, V.
Government contracts. Statutory provisions re-
lating to. Brown, J: M.
Government of American cities. Deming, H. 'E:
Government of European cities. Munro, W: 'B.
Government of the District of Columbia. Dodd.
W. F.
Governors. Oppenheim, E: P.
Graeco-Jewish writers. Fragments from. Stearns,
W. N.
Grammar and its reasons. Leonard, M. H.
Grammar of lettering. Lyons, A. W.
Grammar of philosophy. Graham, D:
Grant, Ulysses S.. Boy's life of. Nicolay, H.
Grant, the man of mystery. Smith, N:
Graphical determination of earth slopes, retain-
ing walls and dams. Prelini, C:
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Gray, Thomas, Concordance to. Cook, A. S.
Great American lawyers. Lewis, W: D.
Great design of Henry IV. Sully, M. de B.
Great divide. Moody, W: V.
Great English essayists. Dawson, W: J., and
Dawson, C. W:, eds.
Great English letter writers. Dawson, W: J., and
Dawson, C. W:, eds.
Great lakes, Story of. Channing, E:, and Lan-
sing, M. F.
Great lakes. Curwood, J. O.
Great masters of Dutch and Flemish painting.
Bode, W.
Great men of the Christian church. Walker, W.
Great possessions. Ward, J. M.
Great wall of China. Geil, W: E.
Great wet way. Cohen, A. J.
Great white plague, tuberculosis. Otis, E: O.
Greater power. Bindloss, H.
Greatness and decline of Rome. Ferrero, G.
Greek and Eastern churches. Adeney, W. F:
Greek architecture. Marquand, A.
Greek buildings represented by fragmeitts in the
British museum. Lethaby, W: R.
Greek dress. Abrahams, E. B.
Greek philosophy. Development of. Adamson, R.
Green domino. Dyllington, A.
Green ginger. Morrison, A.
Grenfell, George, Life of. Hawker, G:
Grieg and his music. Finck, H: T.
Grizzly bear. Wright, W: H:
Griatemala. Winter, N. O.
Guide to sanitary inspections. Gerhard, W: P.
Guide to the country home. Parkinson, E: K.
Gun-runner. Stringer, A. J. A.
Hague conferences. See Hull, W: I:, and Scott,
J. B.
Hague peace conferences otf 1839 and 1907.
Scott, J. B.
Half a chance. Isham, F: S.
"Half moon." Hueffer, F. M.
Haliburton, Lord. Atlay, J. B.
Hand book of modern 'French painting. Eaton,
D. C.
Hand-made gentleman. Bacheller, I. A.
Hand of God. Stephenson, C. B.
Hand on the latch. Cholmondeley, M.
Handbook for field geologists. Hayes, C: W.
Handbook of polar discoveries. Greely, A. W
Handel. Streatfeild, R: A.
Hands of compulsion. Barr, Mrs. A. B.
Hannington, Bishop, and the story of the Uganda
mission. Berry, W. G.
Hanoverian queens of England, Lives of the.
Greenwood, A. D.
Happy half-century, and other essays. Rep-
plier, A.
Happy Hawkins. Wason, R. A.
Happy school days. Sangster, M. E.
Happychaps. Wells, C.
Haremlik. Brown, D.
Harper's machinery book for boys. Adams, J. H:
Hart, Sir Robert. Bredon, J.
Harvest moon. Fletcher, J. S.
Harvest within. Mahan, A. T.
Haven. Phillpotts, E.
Hawk. Legge, R.
Hayne, Robert Y., and his times. Jervey, T. D.
Health and happiness. Fallows, Rt. Rev. S:
Health, strength and happiness. Saleeby, C. W.
Heart of a geisha. Eraser, M.
Heart of Central Africa. Springer, J: M.
Heart of Scotland. Moncrieff, A. R. H.
TIeart of the Antarctic. Shackleton, E. H-
Heart Of Washington. Knox, D. H.
Hearts are trumps. Otis, A.
Heat energy and fuel. Jiiptner von Jonstorff, H.
Heather. Trevena, J:
Heating and ventilation. Hubbard, C: L.
Heavenly heretics. Powell, L. P.
Heavy electrical engineering. Hobart, H: M.
Hebrew Bible, Outlines of introduction to. Ge-
den, A. S.
Helladian vistas. Quinn. D.
Hellas and Hesparia. Gildersleeve, B. L.
Henry of Navarre. Wynne, M.
Henry Stuart. Shield, A.
Herakles. Lodge, G: C.
Heraldry, Complete guide to. Fox-Davies, A. C:
Herculaneum, Buried. Barker, E. R.
Herculaneum; past, present, and future. Wald-
stein, C:, and Shoobridge, L.
Heroes of Israel. Soares, T. G.
Heroines of missionary adventure. Dawson, Rev.
E. C.
Higgins. Duncan, N.
High-tension underground electric cables. Floy,
H:
Higher education of women in the South prior
to 1860, History of. Blandin, I. M. E.
Higher life in art. La Farge, J:
Higher sacrifice. Jordan, D:"S.
Highway bridges. Design of. Ketchum, M. S.
Highway engineering. Morrison, C: E:
Highways and byways in Middlesex. Jerrold.
W. C.
Highways and byways in Surrey. Parker, E.
Hilary Thornton. Wales, H.
Hindrances of life. Miiller, J.
Hints on house furnishing. Sparrow, W. S.
Historic exodus. Toffteen, O. A.
Historical and political essays. Lecky, W: E. H.
Historical essays. Rhodes, J. F.
Historical geography of the British colonies.
Lucas, C: P.
Historical guide to the city of New York.
City history club of New York.
Historical portraits. Fletcher, C: R. L.
Historical review of waterways and canal con-
struction in New York state. Hill, H: W.
History of art. Carotti, G.
History of astronomy. Forbes, G:
History of chemistry. Thorpe, Sir E:
History of contemporary civilization. Seigno-
bos, C:
History of the English agricultural labourer.
Hasbach, W.
History of Westminster abbey. Flete, J:
Hogarth's London. Wheatley, H: B.
Holiday in Connemara. Gwynn, S. L.
Holiday touch. Loomis, C: B.
Holland. Singleton, E.
Holland of to-day. Edwards, G: "W.
Holly House and Ridges Row. Baldwin, M.
Holly, yew and box. Dallimore, W.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Crothers, S: M.
Holy orders. Corelli, M.
Holy Scriptures with commentary. Margolis,
M. L.
Home builder Abbott, L.
Home garden. Rexford, E. E.
Home life in all lands. Morris, C:
Home life in Ireland. Lynd, R.
Home life in Italy. Gordon, L. D.
Home life in Turkey. Garnett, L. M. J.
Home of the soul. Wagner, C:
Home problems from a new standpoint. Hunt,
C. L.
Homerica, emendations and elucidations of the
Odyssey. Agar, T: L.
Homespun. Parker, L. B.
Homesteaders. Boyles. K.,' and Boyles, V. D.
Honk, Honk!! Ford, S.
Hood, Thomas. Jerrold, W. C.
Hopi songs. Oilman, B: I.
House dignified. French, L. H.
House of falling leaves, with other poems.
Braithwaite, W: S.
House of prayer. Converse, F.
House of the heart. Mackay, C. D.
House on the north shore. Washburne, M. F.
House with no address. Bland, E.
Housekeeping for two. James, A. L.
Houses of glass. Mackay, Mrs. H. G.
How I know that dead return. Stead, W: T:
How it is done. Williams, A.
How Richard won out. Potter, M. K.
How telegraphs and telephones work. Gibson,
C: R.
How to appreciate prints. Weitenkampf, F.
How to be happy though civil. Hardy, E: J:
How to develop power and personality in speak-
ing. Kleiser, G.
How to dress a doll. Morgan, Mrs. M. E.
How to identify the stars. Milham, W. I.
How to live on a small income. Hewitt, E. C.
How we travel. Chamberlain. J. F.
Hudson, Henry. Janvier, T: A.
Human foods and their nutritive value. Sny-
der, H
Human nature in politics. Wallas. G.
Human way. Willcox, L. C.
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Humanity, benevolence and charity legislation
of the 'Pentateuch and the Talmud. Fluegel,
Hundred best hymns in the English language.
Cullen, Kev. J:
Hungarian constitutional liberty. Development
of. Andrassy, G.
Hungary of to-day. Alden, P.
Hungry heart. Phillips, D: G.
Hunter's camp-fires. House, f:: J:
Hus, John. Life and times of. I.iitzow, F. H.
H. V. „ „ ^
Hydraulic engineering. Turneaure, F: E., and
Black, A.
Hydraulic tables. Williams, G. S., and Hazen, A.
Hydraulics and its applications. Gibson, A. H.
Hygiene for nurses. Mclsaac, I.
Hvmns and poetry of the Eastern church. Pick,
B.
Ibsen, Henrik. Moses, M. J.
Ideal of a gentleman. Palmer, A. S.
Idealism as a practical creed. .Tones, H:
Ideals of democracy. Dye, J: T.
Ideals of the republic. Schouler, J.
Idolatry. Perrin, A.
Idvll of All fool's day. Bacon, J. D.
Idylls of Greece. Sutherland, H. B.
Illinois, History of. Robinson, L. E., and Moore,
Illinois, Settlement of. Boggess, A. C.
Illuminated manuscripts. Bradley, J: W.
Image of Eve. Hopkins, M. S.
Imagination in business. Deland, L. F.
Immigrant tide. Steiner, E: A.
Immortal soul. Mallock, .W: H.
Immortality, Some assurances of. Berry, J: B. N.
Immortality of the soul. Lodge, Sir O. J.
Impressions of American education in 1908. Bur-
stall, S. A.
Imprisoned midshipman. Seawell, M. E.
In a mysterious way. French, A. W.
In ambush. Van Vorst, M.
In American fields and forests. Thoreau, H: D.
and others.
In Calvert's valley. Montague, M. P.
In captivity in the Pacific. Houston, E. J.
In Lockerbie street. Daggett, M. P.
In Morocco with General d'Amade. Rankin, R.
In nature's school. Gask, L.
In re Shakespeare. Greenwood, G. G:
In search of a polar continent, 1905 -1907. Harri-
son, A. H.
In starland with a three-inch telescope. Ol-
eott, W: T.
In the Abruzzi. Macdonell, A.
In the border country. Bacon, J. D. D.
In the days of the councils. Kltts, E. J.
In the forbidden land. Landor. A, H: S.
In the grip of the nyika. Patterson, J: H:
In the valley of the shadows. Wool wine, T: L.
In the wake of the Green banner. Metour, E. P.
In unknown Tuscany. Hutton, E:
In viking land. Monroe, W. S.
In whaling days. Tripp, H.
Incarnation of the snow. Bain, F. W.
Income tax. Selected articles on the. Phelps, E.
M., comp.
Incomparable Siddons. Parsons, F. M.
India, Hardie, J. K.
India and the empire. Webb, M. de P.
India, its life and thought. Jones, Rev. J: P:
India thro' the ages. Steel, F. A.
Indian sculpture and painting. Havell, E. B.
Indiana, Historic. Levering, J. H.
Individualism and after. Kldd, B:
Industrial education. Beginnings in. Hanus, P.
H:
Industrial insurance in the United States. Hen-
derson, C: R.
Industrial-social education. Baldwin, W: A.
Industrial system. Hobson, J: A.
Industrial water analysis, Laboratory notes on.
Richards. Mrs. E. H.
Infamous John Friend. Garnett, M.
Infatuation. Osbourne, L.
Initiative and referendum. Selected articles on
the. Phelps, E. M.. comp.
Inner life of the navy. Yexley, L.
Inner life of the United States. Vay de Vaya
and Luskod, Count.
Inner shrine. King, B.
Inns, ales, and drinking customs of old Eng-
land. Hackwood, F: W.
Inns and taverns of old London. Shelley, H: C:
Inns of Court. Headlam, C.
Instinct and health. Hutchinson, W.
Instrumentation. Prout, E.
Insurance against unemployment. Schloss, D: F.
Internal combustion engine. Wimperis, H. E.
Internal combustion engines. Carpenter, R. C,
and Diederichs, H.
Internal combustion engines. Hogle, W: M.
International arbitration as a substitute for war
between nations. Jones, R. L.
International documents. Whittuck, E: A.
International law and diplomacy of the Spanish-
American war. Benton, E. J.
Interpretation of radium. Soddy, F:
Interrupted kiss. Marsh, R:
Into the night. Greene, F. N.
Introducing Corinna. Kirkland, W.
Introduction to public finance. Plehn, C. C.
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Outlines of.
Geden, A. S.
Investment bonds, their issue and their place in
finance. Lownhaupt, F:
Involuntary chaperon. Cameron, M.
Ionia and the East. Hogarth, D: G:
Ireland, Contemporary. Paul-Dubois, L: F. A.
Ireland, Making of. Green, A. S. A.
Ireland under the Stuarts and during the inter-
regnum. Bagwell, R:
Irene of the mountains. Eggleston, G: C.
Irish poems. Graves, A. P.
Irish precursor of Dante. Boswell, C: S.
Irma in Italy. Reed, H. L.
Iron cardinal. McCabe, J.
Irresolute Catherine. Jacob. V.
Is immortality desirable? Dickinson, G. L.
Is Shakespeare dead? Clemens, S: L.
Isaiah. Box, G: H., tr.
Island of regeneration. Brady, C. T.
Isle of man. Herbert, A.
Isle of Wight. MoncriefE, A. R. H.
It never can happen again. De Morgan. W: F.
Italian highways and byways from a motor
car. Mansfield, M. F.
Italian hours. James, H:
Italian vignettes. Arms, M. W.
Italians of to-day. Bazin, R.
Italy from 1494 to 1790. Vernon, K. D.
Jack Hall at Yale. Camp, W. C.
Jackson, Stonewall. White, H: A.
James, Joshua. Kimball, S. I.
Janet and her dear Phebe. Dixon, C.
Janet at odds. Ray, A. C.
Japanese education. Kikuchi, D.
Japanese wood engravings. Anderson, W:
Jason. Forman, J. M.
Jasper Douthit's story. Douthit, J. L.
Jeanne of the marshes. Oppenheim, E: P.
Jefferies, Richard. Thomas, E:
Jena campaign. Maude, F: N.
Jesus. Warschauer, J.
Jesus and the gospel. Dennej% J.
Jesus of Nazareth. Bradley, S: C.
Jesus or Paul? Meyer, A.
Jew and human sacrifice. Strack, H. L.
Jew in English literature. Calisch, E: N.
Jimbo. Blackwood, A.
Joan of Garioch. Kinross, .A.
Joan of the hills. Clegg. T: B.
Johannes Brahms. Brahms, J.
John Marvel, assistant. Page, T: N.
John of the woods. Brown, A. F.
John the Baptist. Sudermann, H.
Jonathan and David. Ward, E. S.
Jordaens, Jacob. Rooses, M.
Joseph and his brethren. Wells. C: J.
Journal of a neglected wife. Urner, M. H.
Journal of a recluse. Fisher, M.
Journal of an expedition across Venezuela and
Colombia, 1906-1907. Bingham, H.
Journey in southern Siberia. Curtin, J.
Joy o' life and other poems. Garrison, T.
Judaism, Abrahams, I.
Judge Fritznoodle. Strouse, M. W.
Judgment of Paris and some other legends as-
tronomically considered. Plunket, E. N.
Julia Bride. James. H:
Junior congregation. Farrar, J. M.
Junior republic. George, W: R.
Just for two. Cutting, M. S.
Just Irish. Loomis, C: B.
Justice and liberty. Dickinson, G. L.
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Kafir socialism and the dawn of individualism.
Kidd, D.
Kant's theory of knowledge. Prichard, H. A.
Kashmir. Pirie, P.
Kashmir. Younghusband, F. E:
Katrine. Lane, E. M.
Keats, John. Hancock, A. E.
Key of the unknown. Carey, R. N.
Keziah Coffin. Lincoln, J. C.
Kincaid's battery. Cable G: W.
King Alfred's jewel. Trask, K. N.
King in khaki. Webster, H: K.
King of Arcadia. Lynde, F.
King Time. Fitzhugh, P. K.
King who never reigned. Eckard, — , and Naun-
dorff, C:-L:
Kingdom of earth. Partridge, A.
King's highway. Ryves, R. A.
King's revenue. Williams, W. M. J.
Kingsmead. Hutten zum Stolzenberg, B.
Kiss of Helen. Marriott, C:
Knocks and kinks. Collins, H. E.
Known to the police. Holmes, T:
Labor and the railroads. Fagan, J. O.
Labor history of the Cripple Creek district.
Rastall, B: M.
Labor problem. Edwards, R: H:
Laboratory notes on industrial water analysis.
Richards, Mrs. E. H.
Labrador. Grenfell, W. T., and others.
Ladies fair and frail. Bleackley, H.
Lady in the white veil. O'Neill, R. C.
Lady of Big Shanty. Smith, F. B.
Lady of the dynamos. Shaw, A. M., and Beck-
with, C.
Lady of the heavens. Haggard, H: R.
Lady of the old regime. Henderson, E. P.
Laggards in our schools. Ayres, L. P.
Lake Champlain, History of. Crockett, W. H.
Land of long ago. Obenchain, E. C.
Land of promise. De Bary, R:
T-and of the lion. Rainsford, W: S.
Landlubbers. King, G.
Land's End. Hudson, W: H:
I.iandscape painting. Harrison, B.
Lanier of the cavalry. King, C:
Las Casas, Bartholomew de. MacNutt, F. A:
Lass of the silver sword. Du Bois, M. C.
Last days of papal Rome, 1850-1870. Cesare, R.,
de.
Last king of Poland and his contemporaries.
Bain, R. N.
Last of the chiefs. Altsheler, J. A.
Lathe design for high- and low-speed steels.
Nicolson, J: T., and Smith, D.
Latins in the Levant. Miller, Rev. W:
Latter-day problems. Laughlin, J. L.
Laurus nobilis. Lee, V.
Law and business of engineering and contract-
ing. Fowler, C: E.
Tiaw of war between belligerent's. Bordwell, P.
Lawrences of the Punjab. Gibbon, F: P.
Laws of friendship, human and divine. King, H:
C.
Laws of war on land. Holland, T: E.
Lazarillo de Tormes, Life of. Hurtado de Men-
doza, D.
Lead and zinc pigments. Holley, C. D.
Leadership. Brent, C: H:
Leaves from a Madeira garden. Thomas-Stan-
ford, C:
Lectures on science, philosophy and art. Colum-
bia univ.
Lectures on the statutory provisions relating
to government contracts. Brown,' J: M.
Lee, Robert E. Page, T: N.
Legal status of rural high schools in the Unit-
ed States. Snyder, E. R.
Legends from fairyland. Parr, H.
Legends of the Jews. Ginzberg, L:
Legislative and judicial history of the fifteenth
amendment. Mathews, J: M.
Leonore Stubbs. Walford, L. B.
Leopard and the lily. Bowen. M.
Lesley, Peter and Susan, Life and letters of
Ames, M.. ed.
Less than kin. Miller, A. D.
Le Tourneur, Pierre. Gushing, M. G
Lettering and writing. Smith, P. J.
Letters and journals. Howe, S: G.
Letters from a settlement. Hodson, A. L.
Letters from China. Conger, S. P.
Letters from France and Italy. Guthrie, A.
Letters of a Dakota divorcee. Burr, J.
Letters of a Japanese schoolboy. Irwin, W. A.
Letters of Jennie Allen to her friend. Miss Mus-
grove. Donworth, G.
Letters to Cassite kings from the Temple ar-
chives of NippiA'. Radau, H.
Levant company. Early history of. Epstein, M.
Liberty of conscience under three tsars.
Latimer, R. S.
Life and sport in Hampshire. Dewar, G: A. B.
Life of a fossil hunter. Sternberg, C: H.
Life of an empress. Lolifie, F:
Life of the spirit. Eucken, R. C.
Life of the universe. Arrhenius, S. A.
Life questions of high school boys. Jenks, J.
W.
Life's day. Bainbridge, W: S.
Light. Maclaurin, R: C.
Light of stars. Bohannon, H. D.
Light side of Egypt. Thackeray, L.
Lilac girl. Barbour, R. H:
Lincoln, Abraham. Allen, L. W.
Lincoln, Abraham. Cowen, B: R:
Lincoln, Abraham. Snider, D. J.
Lincoln, Abraham. Whitlock, B.
Lincoln, Abraham, Ancestry of. Lea, J. H:, and
Hutchinson, J. R.
Lincoln, Abraham, Assassination of. Dewitt, D:
M.
Lincoln, Death of. Laughlin, C. E.
Lincoln, Life of. Whitney, H: C.
Lincoln, Abraham, Life of, for boys and girls.
Moores, C: W.
Lincoln, Abraham, Reminiscences of. Rice, A.
T.
Lincoln, Abraham, Wisdom of. Lincoln, A.
Lincoln, Abraham, and the London Punch.
Walsh, W: S.
Lincoln and the sleeping sentinel. Chittenden,
L. E.
Lincoln conscript. Greene, H.
Lincoln the leader, and Lincoln's genius lor
expression. Gilder, R: W.
Lincoln's love story. Atkinson, E.
Lincoln's, Abraham, religion. Peteis, M. C.
Lincoln's use of the Bible. Jackson, S: T.
List, Friedrich, Life of. Hirst, M. E.
Literary criticism in the renaissance. History of.
Spingarn, J. E. -
Literary history of Rome. Duff, J: W.
Literary history of Russia. Briickner, A.
Literary history of the English people. Jusser-
and, J. A. A. J.
Literary man's Bible. Courtney, W: L.
Little busybodies. Marks, J. A:, and Moody, J.
Little gods. Thomas, R.
Littlf Maryland garden. Hays, H. A.
Little Maude and her mamma. Loomis, C: B.
Little people. Whiteing, R:
Little Sam in Volendam. Kerr, E. M.
Little Sister Snow. Macaulay, F. C.
Living word. Worcester, Rev. E.
Loaded dice. Clark, E. H.
Locomotive text for engineers and firemen. Mc-
Ardle, F., and Helmholtz, H:
Lodger overhead and others. Davis, C: B.
LoUardy and the reformation in England. Gaird-
ner, J.
London side-lights. Rook, C.
London's lure. Benjamin, H. M., and Benjamin,
L. S.
Lone Star defenders. Barron, S: B.
Lonely guard. Innes. N.
Lonesome trail. Bower, B. M.
Long gallery. Lathbury, E.
Lords of high decision. Nicholson, M.
Lorenzo the Magnificent and Florence in her
golden age. Horsburgh, E. L. S.
Lorimer of the Northwest. Bindloss, H.
Lost borders. Austin, M. H.
Lost cabin mine. Niven, F:
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Haggard,
A. C: P.
Louise, Queen of Prussia. Merz, H.
Louis-Philippe and his sister. Arnaud, R.
Love affairs of Napoleon. Turquan, J.
Love among chickens. Wodehouse, P. G.
Love letters of famous poets and novelists.
Strachey, L.
Love's privilege. During, S. M.
Luke the physician. Ramsay, Sir W: M.
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M. P. for Russia. Stead. W: T:, ed.
McCabe, Life of Chaplain. Bristol, F. M.
McClintock, Sir Leopold, Life of. Markham, C.
R.
McCormick, Cyrus Hall. Casson, H. N.
Macdonald, Sir John A. Parkin, G: R.
MacDowell, Edward A. Gllman, L.
Machine design, Elements of. Kimball, D. S..
and Barr, J: H:
Machinery book for boys. Harper's. Adams, J.
H:
Mackenzie, Sir George. Lang, A.
Maclaren, Ian. Nicoll, W: R.
Mad Barbara. Deeping, W.
Madame Elizabeth de France. Maxwell-Scott,
Mrs. M. M.
Madame, mother of the regent, 1652-1722.
Barine, A.
Madrid. Calvert, A. F:
Magazine writing and the new literature. Alden.
H: M.
Maggie McLanehan. Zollinger, G.
Magic casement. Noyes, A.
Magician. Maughan, W: S.
Magnate. Elson, R.
Magnetism and electricity. Richardson, S. S.
Maid of France. Lang, A.
Maid's forgiveness. Chapman, J: J.
Maison de Shine. Green, H.
Majorca and Minorca, Story of. Markham, Sir
C R
Makers of electricity. O'Reilly, M. F., and
Walsh, J. J.
Making and the unmaking of a dullard. Shields,
Making of Bobby Burnit. Chester, G: R.
Making of species. Dewar, D., and Finn, F.
Making of the English Bible. McComb, S:
Making the best of our children. Allen, M.
Making the most of ourselves. Wilson, C. D.
Malaria and Greek history. Jones, W: H: S:
Mallet's masterpiece. Peple, E: H:
Man and the Bible. Picton, J. A.
Man from home. Tarkington, B., and Wilson, H.
L.
Man in lower ten. Rinehart, M. R.
Man in the tower. Holland, R. S.
Man of destiny. Frost, T: G.
Man Shakespeare and his tragic life-story. Har-
ris, F.
Man-song. Neihardt, J: G.
Man without a shadow. Cabot, O.
Manhattan. Towne, C: H.
Manors of Virginia in colonial times. Sale, E.
T.
Mansfield, Richard. Wilstach, P.
Manufacture of explosives. Guttmann, O.
Manufacture of paper. Sindall, R. W.
Manufacture of rubber goods. Hell, A., and
Esch. W.
Manuscript materials for the history of the
United States, Guide to. Andrews, C: M., and
Davenport, F. G.
Manuscripts of Westminster abbey. Robinson,
J. A., and James, M. R.
Margarita's soul. Lovell, I..
Marie Antoinette. Belloc, H.
Marie of Arcady. Lancaster, F. H.
Marine world chart of Nicolo de Canerio Jan-
uensis. Stevenson, E: L.
Marriage k la mode. Ward, M. A.
Marriage as a trade. Hamilton, C. M.
Marriage of Hilary Garden. Hyatt, S. P.
Mars as the abode of life. Lowell, P.
Martin Eden. I^ondon, J.
Mary, queen of Scots, Girlhood -of. Stoddart, J.
T.
Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch. Phillips, H: W.
Masonfy and reinforced concrete. Webb, W. L.,
and Gibson, W. H.
Master. Bacheller. I. A.
Master builders. Dunning, J. E.
Master of life. Lighthall, W: D.
Masterman and son. Dawson, W: J.
Mastery of destiny. Allen, J.
Mathematical education. Study of. Branford, B.
Matt of the water-front. Eastland, F. M.
Maurice Guest. Richardson, H: H.
Meaning of money. Withers, H.
Meaning of truth. .Tames, W:
Measure of our youth. Herbert, A.
Meat and food inspection. Robertson, W:
Mechanical appliances of the chemical and met-
allurgical industries. Nagel, O.
Mechanical drawing for trade schools. Leeds,
C: C.
Mechanical engineering of steam power plants..
Hutton, F: R.
Mechanical production of cold. Ewing, J. A.
Mechanics of engineering. Church, I. P.
Medical inspection of schools. Gulick, L. H., and
Ayres, L. P.
Medical sociology. Warbasse, J. P.
Medici popes. Vaughan, H. M.
Melba. Murphy, A. C.
Melchisedec. Benson, R.
Melting-pot. Zangwill, I.
Memoirs of a vanished generation, 1813-1855.
Blake, A. E.
Memories of fifty years. St. Heller, M. S.-M. J.
Memories of my life. Galton, F.
Men and manners of old Florence. Biagi, G.
Men of the mountain. Crockett, S: R.
Mendel's principles of heredity. Bateson, W:
Mental hygiene in every day living. Fallows, A..
K.
Mental medicine. Huckel, O.
Meredith, George, in anecdote and criticism..
Hammerton, J. A.
Merely players. Tracy, V.
Merry widow. Leh&r, Ferenc.
Mesmerism and Christian science. Podmore, F.
Message. Tracy, L:
Message of the Son of Man. Abbott, E. A.
Metallurgical calculations. Richards, J. W:
Methods of taxation compared with the estab-
lished principles of justice. Means, D; M.
Mexican trails. Kirkham, S. D.
Mexico. Carson, W: E.
Mexico. Enock. C. R.
Michael Thwaites's wife. Michelson, M.
Mike Flannery on duty and off. Butler, E. P.
Military needs and military policy. Forster, H.
O. Arnold,-.
Millwrighting. Hobart, J. F.
Mind and work. Gulick, L. H.
Mind in the making. Swift, E. J.
Mind of Christ. McClelland, T. C.
Mind-power. Atkinson, W: W.
Mines and minerals of the British empire. Stokes„
R. S. G.
Mining, Modern practice in Redmayne, R: A.
S.
Minnesingers. Bithell, J.
Minnesota, the North star state. Folwell, W:.
W.
Mirabeau, Life of. Tallentyre, S. G.
Miracle of St. Cuthbert. Gibson, R. E: L.
Mirage. Thurston, E.- T.
Misery and its causes. Devine, E: T:
Miss Betty of New York. Deland, E. D.
Miss Selina Lue and the soap-box babies. Da-
viess, M. T.
Mission and expansion of Christianity in the
first three centuries. Harnack, A.
Missionary enterprise. Bliss, E. M.
Missionary story sketches, folk-lore from Africa..
Camphor, A. P.
Missioner. Oppenheim. E: P
Mr. Justice Raffles. Hornung, B. W:
Mr. Opp. Rice, A. C.
Mr. Wind and Madame Rain. Musset, P. E. de.
Mistress art. Blomfield, R. T.
Moccasin ranch. Garland, H.
Modern American library economy. Dana, .T: f,.
Modern city. Kirk. W:, ed.
Modern English. Krapp, G: P.
Modern light on immortality. Frank, H:
Modern methods of street cleaning. Soper, Gr
A.
Modern mother. Gordon, H. !>.
Modern research as illustrating the Bible. Dri-
ver, S: R.
Modern thought and the crisis In belief. Wenley,
R. M.
Modernism. Sabatier, P.
Money. Meaning of. Withers. H.
Money and banking, AVhite, H.
Mongols in Russia. Curtin, J.
Montana. Judson, K. B.
Montez, Lola. Anvergne, E. B., d'.
Monuments of Christian Rome. Frothingham, A.
L., jr.
Moon in modern astronomy. Fauth, P.
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Moons of Balbanca. Davis, Mrs. M. E.
Moral economy. Perry, R. B.
Moral instruction and training in sciiools. Sad-
ler. M. E.
Moral system of Dante's Inferno. Reade, W. H.
V.
Morality of modern socialism. Ming, J: J.
Morals in business. Yale university.
Morris, William. Noyes. A.
Mosby's rangers. Williamson. J. J.
Mother and the father. Howells, W: D.
Mother's list of books for children. Arnold, G
W., comp.
Moths of the British Isles. South, R:
Motley jest. Adams, O. F.
Motor car. Brewer, R. W. A.
Motor tours in Wales and the border countries.
Stawell. Mrs. R.
IMotoring in the Balkans. Hutchinson, F. K.
Mourning for Lincoln. Barrett, F. W: Z.
Much ado about Peter. Webster, J.
Municipal administration and accounting. Chap-
ters on. Cleveland, F: A.
Municipal government. Goodnow, F. J.
Murray's illustrated Bible dictionary. Piercy,
Rev. W: C.
Mushroom, edible and otherwise. Hard, M. E.
Music master. Klein, C:
Musical form. Analysis of the evolution of.
Glyn, M. H.
Musical form. Story of. Lucas, C.
IMusical forms. Pauer, E.
My African journey. Churchill, W. S.
My belief. Horton, R. F.
My busy days. Sturgis, E. B.
My climbs in the Alps and Caucasus. Mum-
mery, A. F.
Mv Cranford. Gilman, A.
My day. Pryor, S. A. R.
My father's business. Jefferson. C. E.
My lady of the South. Parrish, R.
My life. Flynt, J.
My life as a dissociated personality. Prince, M.
My pets. Duma.s, A.
]My quest of the Arab horse. Davenport, H. C.
My soldier lady. Durley, E. H.
My story. Caine, H.
Mystery of education. Wendell, B.
Mystery of golf. Haultain, T. A.
Mystery of Miss Motte. Mason, Mrs. C. A.
Mystery of the Pinckney draught. Nott, C: C.
Mystical eleinent in religion. Hiigel, F. v.
Mystical religion. Studies in. Jones, R. M.
Nadir Shah. Durand, Sir H: M.
Nandi. Hollis, A. C.
Napoleon. Johnston, R. M.
Napoleon, Storr of. Marshall. H. E.
Napoleon and America. Andrews, E: L.
Napoleon and his fellow travellers. Shorter, C.
K.
Napoleon and the Archduke Charles. Petre, F.
L.
Nanoleon. Louis, and the genesis of the Second
Empire. Cheetham. F. H.
Napoleon's marshals. Dunn-Pattlson, R. P.
Narrative lyrics. White. E: L.
National gallery. Konody. P. G. ; Brockwell, M.
W. ; and Lippmann, F. W.
Natural history of igneous rocks. Harker, A.
Natural history of language. Introduction to.
Tucker, T. G.
Natural monuments. Care of. Conwentz, H.
Natural sources of power. Ball, R. S.
Naturalist in Tasmania. Smith, G.
Nature and ornament. Day, L. F.
Nature-study idea. Bailey. L. H.
Nautical charts. Putnam, G: R.
Naval administration and warfare. Mahan. A.
T.
Naval wal-fare. Maltzahn, C. L. W.
Need of change. Street. J. L.
Neglected neighbors. Weller. C: F:
Negro problem. Pickett. W: P.
Nelson and other naval studies. Thursfield. J.
R.
Nerves and common sense. Call, A. P.
Nervousness. Schofleld, A. T.
Nestorius and his teaching. Baker. Rev. J. P.
B.
Netherland galleries. Art of the. Preyer, D: C.
Netherlands, History of the United. Motley, J:
New boy. Pier, A. S.
New golfer's almanac. Stoddard. W: L.
New Hampshire as a royal province. Fry, W:
H:
New ideals in healing. Baker, R. S.
New June. Newbolt, H: J:
New light on ancient Egypt. Maspero, G. C. C.
New light on immortality. Fournier D'Albe, E.
New light on the renaissance. Bayley, H.
New Netherland, Narratives of. Jameson, J: F.
New Netherland, Story of. Griflfis. W. E.
New New York. Van Dyke, J: C:
New North. Cameron, A. D.
New poems. Le Gallienne, R:
New sophomore. Hamilton, J. S.
New York, Political history of the state of. Al-
exander, DeA. S.
New York in the seventeenth century, History
of the city of. Van Rensselaer, M.
New York Society library. History of. Keep, A.
B.
Nietz.^che, Priedrich. Miigge, M. A.
Nineteenth century teachers. Wedgwood, J.
Nirvana days. Rice, C. Y.
No refuge but in truth. Smith. G.
Norah Conough. Henderson. W. G:
Norfolk and Suffolk coast. Dutt, W. A.
North Carolina, History of. Ashe. S: A.
Northbrook. Thomas George, earl of. Mallet, B.
Northern lights. Parker, Sir G.
Norton, The Honourable Mrs., Life of. Perkins.
J. G.
Notes of a botanist on the Amazon and Andes.
Spruce, R:
Notes on the early history of the Vulgate gos-
pels. Chapman, J: H.
Notes on the science of picture-making.
Holmes, C: J:
Nun ensign. Fitzmaurice-Kelly, J.
Oath of allegiance. Ward, E. S.
Ocean carrier. Smitli, J. R.
Ode on the centenary of Abraham Lincoln. Mac-
kaye, P. W.
Oecology of plants. Warming. E.
Of the tumbler of our lady. Welch, A. K.-.
Oh! Christina! Bell, J: J.
Oil analysis. Short hand-book of. Gill, A: H.
Oil motors. Lieckfeld, G.
Old and odd memories. Tollemache, L. A.
Old Boston days and wavs. Crawford, M. C.
Old Clinkers. O'Higgins. H. J.
Old English towns. Andrews, W:
Old friends. Winter, W:
Old Jim Case of South Hollow. Rice, E: L
Old lace. Jourdain. M.
Old lady number 31. Forsslund, L.
Old Miami. Upham. A. H.
Old rose and silver. Reed, M.
Old-time parson. Ditchfleld, Rev. P. H.
Old times on the upper Mississippi. MerTick, G:
B.
Old town. Riis, J. A.
Old wives' tale. Bennett, E. A.
Oldest English epic. Gummere. F. B., ed. and tr.
On fads and feeding. Read, C. S.
On nothing and kindred subjects. Belloc, H,
On safari. Chapman, A.
On the lightship. Viel6. H. K.
On the old- Kearsarge. Brady, C. T.
On the road to Arden. Morse, M. F.
On the tracks of life. Sera, L. G.
One day and another. Lucas. E: V.
One fair daughter. Ladd, F: P.
One hundred country houses. Embury, A., II.
One immortality. Hall, H: F.
One Irish summer. Curtis. W: E.
Oneidas. Bloomfield, J. K.
Open country. Hewlett. M. H:
Open house. Tompkins, J. W.
Opera goers' complete guide. Melitz, L. L.
Options. Henry, O.
Oratory of the South. Shurter, B. Du B.
Orchestral instruments and what they do. Ma-
son, D. G.
Orcutt girls. Vaile. C. M.
Origin and development of the moral ideas.
Westermarck, E: A.
Origin of the New Testament. Wrede. W:
Origin of vertebrates. Gaskell, W. H.
Origins of Christianity. Bigg, C:
Origins of leadership. Munford, E.
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Origins of the British colonial system. 1578-1660.
Beer, G: L:
Orthodoxy. Chesterton, G. K.
Other man's wife. Richardson, F.
Other people's houses. Dewing, E. B.
Other Sara. Yorke, C, pseud.
Other side of the door. Chamberlain, L.
Our boys and girls. Kennedy, Mrs. M. G.
Our city schools. Chancellor, W: E.
Our foreign service. Van Dyne, F:
Our home and country. Taylor, W: L.
Our insect friends and enemies. Smith. J: B.
Our irrational distribution of wealth. Mathews,
B. C.
Our naval war with France. Allen, G. W.
Our Plymouth forefathers. Hanks, C: S.
Our village. Lincoln, J. C.
Our wasteful nation. Cronau, R.
Out of the depths. Parker, G: A.
Out of the depths. Varney, G: R.
Overheard in fairyland. Bigham, M. A.
Overland trek from India. Benn, E. V.
Oxford in the eighteenth century. Godley, A. D.
Oxford lectures on poetry. Bradley, A. C.
Pa Flickinger's folks. Hoover, B. R.
Pacific blockade. Hogan, A. E.
Painting in Italy, History of. Crowe, J. A., and
Cavalcaselle, G. B.
Painting in Italy. New history of. Crowe, J. A.,
and Cavalcaselle, G. B.
Painting in the 19th century, Aft of. Mach,
E. R. O. v.
Paladin as beheld by a woman of tempera-
ment. Vachell, H. A.
Palisades of the Hudson. Mack, A. C.
Panama canal and its makers. Cornish, "V.
Panmure papers. Dalhousie, F. M.
Papacy. Krijger, H. G. E:
Parable of the rose and other poems. Allen, L.
W.
Parallel paths. Rolleston, T. W.
Parcimony in nutrition. Crichton-Browne. J.
Parenthood and race culture. Saleeby, C. W.
Paris the beautiful. Whiting, L.
Parson in the Australian bush. Matthews, C: H.
S.
Partners three. Mapes, V:
Passing English of the Victorian era. Ware,
J. R.
Passing of the tariff. Bridgman, R. L.
Passing of the third floor back. Jerome, J. K.
Patents as a factor in manufacturing. Prindle,
E. J.
Paths of the righteous. Dougall, L.
Patience of John Morland. Dillon, M. C.
Paul Verlaine. Lepelletier, E.
Pauline epistles. Scott, R.
Peace and happiness. Avebury, J: L.
Peace, power and plenty. Marden, O. S.
Peggy-Alone. Byrne, M. A.
Pelham, Henry, Life of. Martineau, J:
People at play. Hartt, R. L.
People of the Polar north. Rasmussen, K.
Pepys, Samuel. Moorhouse, E. H.
Perfume of the lady in black, Leroux, G.
Person of our Lord and recent thought. Nolloth.
C: F:
Personality in education. Conover, J. P.
Peru. Enock, C. R.
Peru. Guinness, G.
Pestalozzi. Holman, H:
Peter Homunculus. Cannan, G.
Peter-Peter. Warren, Mrs. M. L.
Petticoat pilgrims on trek. Maturin, Mrs. F.
Pettie, John. Hardie, M.
Pewter marks and old pewter ware. Markham,
C. A.
Philanthropy and the state. Gray, B. K.
Phillips, Wendell. Sears, L.
Philosophy of change. Rhodes, D. P.
Philosophy of Gassendi. Brett, G: S.
Philosophy of long life. Finot, J.
Philosophy of self-help. Kirkham, S. D.
Philosophy of the federal constitution. Hughes,
H: C.
Phoebe Deane. Lutz, Mrs. G. H-.
Photography of coloured objects. Mees, C: E:
K.
Phrenology. Spurzheim, J. K.
Physics of earthquake phenomena. Knott, C.
G.
Piano questions answered. Hofmann, J.
Piccadilly to Pall Mall. Nevill, R. H:, and Jer-
ningham, C: E. W.
Pictures of old Chinatown. Irwin, W: H:
Picturesque Hudson. Johnson, C.
Pilgrims' march. Bashford, H: H.
Pinocchio. Lorenzini, C.
Piper. Peabody, J. P.
Pipes and piping. Collins, H. E.
Pisa, Story of. Ross, J. A., and Erichsen, N.
Pitman, Sir Isaac, Life of. Baker, A.
Place of animals in human thought. Cesarescc
E. M.
Plane su'rA-eying. Tracy, J: C.
Planter. Whitaker, H.
Plasterer, Art of. Bankart, G: P.
Players of London. Chancellor, L. B.
Playhouse and the play. Mackaye, P. W.
Plays: The silver box, Joy, Strife. Galswortliv,
J:
Plays, acting and music. Symons, A.
Pleasure of reading the Bible. Scott, T.
Pleroma. Carus, P.
Plotting of Frances Ware. Locke, J.
Pluralistic universe. James, W:
Poe cult, and other Poe papers. Didier, E. L.
Poe, Edgar Allen, Life of. Woodberry, G: E:
Poems of American history. Stevenson, B. E.
Poetry for students of English literature. In-
troduction to. Alden, R. M.
Poetry of nature. Van Dyke, H:, ed.
Point of honor. Conrad, J.'
Point of view. Fallows, A. K.
Political history of England. Hunt, Rev. W:,
and Poole, R. L., eds.
Political issues and outlooks. Taft, W: H.
Polly of the circus. Mayo, M.
Polly Winford. Hussey, E.
Pomp and circumstance. Gerard, D.
Poor man's house. Reynolds, S.
Poppea of the post-office. Wright, M. O.
Port o'dreams, and other poems. Dickens, Mrs.
E. P.
"Posson Jone' " and P?re Raphael. Cable, G: W.
Post-Augustan poetry, from Seneca to Juvenal.
Butler, H. E.
Power gas producer. Modern. Allen, H.
Power of a lie. Bojer, J.
Power of self-suggestion. McComb, Rev. .=!:
Pownall, Thomas, M. P., F. R. S. Pownall, C:
A. W.
Practical armature and magnet winding. Horst-
mann, H: C:, and Tousley, V: H.
Practical calculation of transmission lines. Ros-
enthal, L. W.
Practical guide to the wild flowers and fruits.
Walton, G: L.
Practical nature study and elementary agri-
culture. Coulter, J: M., and others
Preacher. Hoyt, A. S.
Precinct of religion in the culture of human-
ity. Shaw, C: G.
Precious stones. Book of. Wodiska, J.
Present-day conditions in China. Broomhall, M.
Preventable diseases. Hutchinson, W.
Prevention of tuberculosis. Newsholme, A.
I^rice of Lis Doris. Maartens, M.
Pride of the Graftons. Craven, P.
Priest to the temple. Herbert, G:
Priests of progress. Weaver, G.
Primary elections. Merriam. C: E:
Prince of dreamers. Steel, F. A.
Princesse de Lamballe. Hardy, B. C.
Principles of anthropology and sociology. Par-
melee, M.
Principles of business law. Chamberlain, J: A.
Principles of logic. Joyce, G: H.
Principles of mechanics. Crew, H:
Principles of politics. Jenks, J. W.
Principles of secondary education. De Garmo,
C:
Principles of sewage treatment. Dunbar, W: P.
Principles of successful church advertising. Stel-
zle, C:
Priscilla of the Good Intent. Sutcliffe, H.
Private freight cars and American railways.
Weld, L: D. H.
Private palaces of London. Chancellor, E. B.
Privileged classes. Wendell, B.
Privy council of England, Acts of. Grant, W. L.
Problem of evil. Burton, M. L.
Problem of form in painting and sculpture. Hil-
debrande, A.
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Problem of human life. Eucken, R. C.
Problem of theism, and other essays. Pigou, A.
C.
Problems of the middle East. Hamilton, A.
1 roblems of to-day. Carnegie, A.
1 roblems of unemployment in the London build-
ing trades. Dearie, N. B.
Problems of youth. Banks, L: A.
Prodigal father. Clouston, J. S.
Product and climax. Patten, S. N.
Production and handling of clean milk. Wins-
low, K.
Profit and loss in man. Hopkins, A. A.
Promise of American life. Croly, H.
Proper distribution of expense burden. Church,
A. H.
Proteins, General characters of. Schryver, S: B.
Province of New Jersey, 1664-1738. Tanner, E.
P.
Psyche's task. Frazer, J. G:
Psychic treatment of nervous disorders. Dubois,
P.
Psychological interpretations of society. Da-
vis, M. M.
Psvchologic methods in teaching. McKeever,
W: A.
Psychological phenomena of Christianity. Cut-
ten, G: B.
Psychology, Elementary experiments in. Sea-
shore, C. E.
Psychology and the teacher. Miinsterberg, H.
Psychology of advertising. Scott, W. D.
Psychology of prayer. Strong, A. L.
Psychology of prophecy. Kaplan, J. H.
Psychology of singing. Taylor, D: C.
Psychology of thinking. Miller, I. E.
Psychotherapy. Miinsterberg, H.
Public utilities. Control of. Ivins, W: M.
Pulmonary tuberculosis and its complications.
Bonney, S. G.
Pulse of life. Lowndes. Mrs. M. A. B.-.
Pumps. Collins, H. E.
Pure milk and the public health. Ward, A. R.
Puritanism in the South. Kirbye, J. E:
Putting on the screws. Morris, G.
Quaint subjects of the king. FVaser, J: jf"'.
Quarter to four. Cook, W: W.
Queen Anne and her court. Ryan, P. F. W:
Rabbinic theology. Some aspects of. Schecter,
S.
Race adjustment. Miller, K.
Race questions. Royce, J.
Rachel Lorian. Dudeney, Mrs. H: E.
Radiation, light and illumination. Steinmetz, C:
P.
Radioactive substances. Makower, W.
Radio-activity, Introduction to the science of.
Raffety. C: W.
Radioactivity and geology. Joly, J:
Radio-telegraphy and radio-telephony. Elemen-
tary manual of. Fleming, J: A.
Railroad construction. Webb, W. L.
Railroad freight rates. McPherson, L. G.
Railroad promotion and capitalization in the
United States. Cleveland, F: A., and Powell,
F. W.
Railroad reorganization. Daggett, S.
Railroad signal dictionary. Railway signal ass'n.
Railroad structures and estimates. Orrock, J:
W.
Railway locomotive. Pendred, V.
Railway mail service. Carr, C. E.
Railway working and appliances. Hadley, E: S.
Railways and nationalization. Pratt, E. A.
Rainy. Principal, Life of. Simpson, P. C.
Raleigh. Sir Walter. Ober, F: A.
Ralph Osborn. Beach. E: L.
Tumbles in Sussex. Brabant, F. G.
Random reminiscences of men and events. Rock-
efeller, J: D.
Rapid methods for the chemical analysis of
special steels, steel-making alloys and graphite.
Johnson, C: M.
Rasplata, Semenov, V. I.
Reading in the grades. Special method in Mc-
Murry, C: A.
Readings in English history. Cheyney, E: P.
Readings in modern European history. Robin-
son, J. H., and Beard, C: A.
Readings on American federal government.
Reinsch, P. S:
Real thing. Bangs, J: K.
Realm of light. Hatfield, F.
Reaping. Benson, E: F:
Recent advances in organic chemistry. Stewart,
A. W.
Recent Christian progress. Paton, L. B.
Recollections of a New England educator. Mow-
ry, W: A:
Recollections of a spinster aunt. Beale, S. S.
Recollections of seventy years. Sanborn, F. B:
Red book of heroes. Lang, L. B.
Red Horse Hill. Fenollosa, M. M.
Red mouse. Osborne, W: H.
Red saint. Deeping, W.
Redcloud of the lakes. Burton, F: R.
Redemption of Kenneth Gait. Harben, W: N.
Redney McGaw. McFarlane, A. E.
Reinforced concrete arches, Theoiy and design
of. Reuterdahl, A.
Reinforced concrete in Europe. Colby, A. L.
Reinforced concrete pocketbook. Mensch, L. J.
Religion and miracle. Gordon, Rev. G: A.
Religion of a sensible American. Jordan, D: S.
Religion of Babylonia and Assyria. Rogers, R.
W:
Religious attitude and life in Islam. Macdonald,
D. B.
Remaking the Mississippi. Mathews, J: L.
Reorganization of our colleges. Birdseye, C. F.
Repeal of the Missouri compromise. Ray, P. O.
Report on the desirability of establishing an
emplovment bureau in the city of New York.
Devine, E: T:
Representative biographies of English men of
letters. Copeland, C: T., and Hersey, F. W.
c.
Rescuer. White, P.
Resemblance and other stories. Benedict, C.
Reservoirs for irrigation, water-power, and do-
mestic water-supply. Schuyler, J. D.
Resistance and propulsion of ships. Durand, W:
F:
Restatement of Baptist principles. Jones, P. L.
Resurrection of Jesus. Orr, J.
Return of Louis the Eighteenth. Stenger, G.
Revival of scholastic philosophy in the nineteenth
century. Perrier, J. L:
Rhoda of the Underground. Kelly, F. F.
Rhodes of the knight*:" Belabre, Baron de.
Richard in camp. Potter, M. K.
Riddle of the Ba.cchas. Norwood, G.
Ridgway of Montana. Raine, W: M.
Right and riches. MfCasland, C: O.
Right to believe. Rowland. E. H.
Righthandedness and lefthandedness. Gould, G:
M.
Ring and the man. Brady, C. T.
Rise and progress of the British explosive in-
dustry. International congress of applied
chemistry, 7th.
Rivals and chums. Carr, K.
Roads and pavements. Text-book on. Spalding,
F: P.
Roads of destiny. Henry, O.
Robertson, James, Life of. Connor, R.
Robespierl-e and the French revolution. War-
wick, C: F.
Rockies of Canada. Wilcox, W. D.
Rocks and rock minerals. Plrsson, L: V.
Roman Catholic church and its relation to the
federal government. Morton, F. T.
Roman empire. Outline history of. Davis, W: S.
Roman forum. Huelsen, C. K. F.
Roman history, Studies in. Hardy, B. G.
Roman life and manners under the early em-
pire. Friedlander, L.
Romance of a friar and a nun. Anderson, A. J.
Romance of a plain man. Glasgow, E. A.
Romance of American expansion. Bruce, H: A. B.
Romance of bird life. Lea, J:
Romance of history. Macgregor, M.
Romance of modern chemistrv. Philip. J. C.
Romance of modern geology. Grew, E. S.
Romance of modern manufacture. Gibson, C: R.
Romance of Northumberland. Bradley, A. G.
Romance of savage life. Elliot, G: F. S.
Romantic Germany. Schauffler. R. H.
Romantic legends of Spain. Becquer, G. A.
Romantic movement in English poetry. Sy-
mons, A.
Rome. Hutton, E:
Rood screens and rood lofts. Bond, F: B., and
Camm, B.
Rosary. Barclay, F. L.
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Rose of Savoy. Williams, H. N.
Rose-white youth. Wyllarde, D.
Rose- winged hours. Lucas, St. J:
Roses. Sudermann, H.
Roses and rose-growing. Kingsley, R. G.
Rosnah. Kelly, M.
Round the lake country. Rawnsley. H. D.
Round the world in a motor car. Scarfoglio, A.
Royal botanic gardens. Bean, W: J.
Royal end. Harland, H:
Royal family in the Temple prison. C16ry, J.
B. C. H.
Royal palaces of Spain. Calvert, A. F:
Royal quartette. Bearne, Mrs. C. M.
Royal ward. Brebner, P. J.
Royall, Anne, Life and times of. Porter, S. H.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayy&m. Omar Khayyam.
Ruinous face. Hewlett, M. H:
Rule of three. Estabrook, A. M.
Runaway place. Eaton, W. P., and Underhill,
E. M.
Rural hygiene. Brewer, I: W.
Russian army and the Japanese war. Kuro-
patkin, A. N.
Russian conquest of the Caucasus. Baddeley, J:
F.
Russian essays and stories. Baring, M.
Ruwenzori. Filippi, F. de.
Sacerdotalism in the nineteenth century. Shel-
don, H: C.
St. Botolphs town. Crawford, M. C.
St. Paul's cathedral. Memorials of. Sinclair, \V.
M.
St. Paul's epistles to Collossse and Laodicea.
Rutherford, J:
Sainte-Beuve, Charles-Augustin. Harper, G: M.
Salary loan business in New York city. Was-
sam. C. W.
Salvage. Seaman, O.
Salvator. Gibbon, P.
Samuel, Studies in the first book of. Willett, H.
L.
Sane evangelism. Hamilton, W. W.
Sanitary engineering. Moore, E: C. S.
Sanitary science and allied subjects. Selected
bibliography of. Smith, A. W.
Sanitation, History of. Cosgrove, J: J.
Sanitation and sanitary engineering. Gerhard,
W: P.
Sanitation, water supply and sewage disposal
of countrj' houses. Gerhard, W: P.
Sappho in Boston. Wood-Seys, R. A.
Sardonics. Lyon, H. M.
School and class management. Text-book of.
Arnold, F.
School of Madrid. Beruete ^ Moret, A. de.
Science and immortality. Lodge, Sir O. J.
Science and philosophy of the organism.
Driesch, H.
Science at home. Russell, T. B.
Science of trapping. Kreps, E. H.
Scientific ideas of to-day. Gibson, C: R.
Scientific nutrition simplified. Brown, G.
Score. Harrison, M. St. L.
Scott, (Walter), Footsteps of. Crockett, W: S.
Scottish gardens. Maxwell, Sir H. E.
Scottish painting, past and present. Caw, .1. L.
Scottish staple at Veere. Davidson, J:, and Gray,
A.
Screens and galleries in English churches. Bond,
F.
Screw propeller. Seaton, A. E:
Seabury, Bishop, Memoir of. Seabury, W: J.
Seamless robe. Carter, A.
Sebastian. Frankau, J.
Secret of Old Thunder-head. Irwin, L. G.
Seekers in Sicily. Bisland, E., and Hoyt, A.
Select orations. Harding, S: B.
Selected articles on capital punishment. Fan-
ning, C. E., comp.
Selected articles on the commission plan of
municipal government. Rohbins, E. C, comp.
Selected articles on the election of United States'
senators. Fanning, C. E., comp.
Selected articles on the income tax. Phelps, E.
M., comp.
Selected articles on the initiative and referen-
dum. Phelps, E. M., co)np.
Selected readings. Morgan, A.
Selections from early American writers, 1607-
1800. Cairns, W: B.
Selections from the economic history of the
United States, 1765-1860. Callender, G. S.
Self-control and how to secure it. Dubois, P.
Self help for nervous women. Mitchell, J: K.
Self-measurement. Hyde, W: De. W.
Semitic magic. Thompson, R. C.
Septimus. Locke, W: J:
Servitude. Osgood, I.
Set in silver. Williamson, C: N., and William-
son, Mrs. A. M.
Seven English cities. Howells, W: D.
Seven who were hanged. Andreieff, L.
Severed mantle. I..indsey, W:
Sewage purification and disposal. Cosgrove, J:
J.
Sewer construction. Ogden, H: N.
Sewers and drains. Marston, A.
Seymour Charlton. Maxwell, W: B.
Shadow of the cathedral. Ibaiiez, V. B.
Shadow of the Crescent. Mitchell, E: B.
Shadow on the dial. Bierce, A.
Shaft governors. Collins, H. E.
Shakespeare, William. Beeching, H: C:
Shakespeare. Swinburne, A. C:
Shakespeare, William, Life of. Lee, S. L.
Shakespeare, Three plays of. Swinburne, A. C:
Shakespeare and his critics. Johnson, C: F:
Shakespeare word-book. Foster, J:
Shakespeare's love story. McMahan, A. B.
Shaw, George Bernard. Chesterton, G. K.
Shetfield plate. Veitch, H: N.
Shelburne essays. More, P. E.
Shelley. Thompson, F.
Ships, Design and construction of. Biles, J: H.
Ships and sailors of old Salem. Paine, R. D.
Shores of the Adriatic, the Austrian side. Jack-
son, F: H.
Short cut to India. Eraser, D:
Short history of moral theology. Slater, Rev. T.
Short stop. Grey, Z.
Short story in ICnglish. Canby, H: S.
Shovelhorns. Hawkes, C.
Show girl. Pemberton, M.
Sicily. Monroe, W. S.
Sidelights on religion. Brierley, J.
Siena. Schevill, F.
Silence, John. Blackwood, A.
Silesius, Angelus. Scheffler, J.
Silvae of Statius. Statius, P. P.
Silver canoe. Hunting, H: G.
Silver cup. Hall, Rev. C: C.
Silver horde. Beach, R. E.
Simeon Tetlow's shadow. Lee, J. B.
Sinking ship. I^athbury, E.
Sir Guy and Lady Rannard. Dickinson. H. N.
Sister of Prince Rupert, Elizabeth, princess
palatine, and abbess of Hereford. Godfrey,
E.
Sisters of Napoleon. Turquan, J.
Sisyphus. Trevelyan, H. C.
Six girls and the seventh one. Taggart, M. A.
Six masters in disillusion. Thorold, A. L.
Six Oxford thinkers. Cecil, A.
Sixpenny pieces. Lyons, A. N.
Sixty-five on time. Baird, J. K.
Sixty years in tlie v/ilderness. Lucy, H: W.
Sixty years of protection in Canada. Porritt, E:
Sixty years with the Bible. Clarke, W: N.
Sketches of rulers of India. Oswell, G: D.
Sloops of the Hudson. Verplanck, W: E., and
Collyer, M. W.
Small tools. Handbook of. Oberg, E.
Small yacht. Boardman, E. A:
Smoley's tables. Smoley, C.
Social development and education. O'Shea, M.
V.
Social duties from the Christian point of view.
Henderson, C: R.
Social education. Scott, C. A.
Social engineering. Tolman, W: H.
Social life at Rome in the age of Cicero. Fowler,
W: W.
Social organization. Cooley. C: H.
Social psychology. Introduction to. McDougall,
W:
Socialism and the family. Wells, H. G:
Socialism in theory and practice. Hillquit. M.
Socialism, its growth and outcome. Morris, W:
and Bax, E. B.
Socialist. Gull, C. A. E: R.
Society and politics in ancient Rome. Ab-
bott, F. F.
■Sociologj' of the Bible. Schenck, F. S.
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Soil. Hall, A. D.
Soils and fertilizers. Snyder, H.
Soldier of the future. Dawson, W: J.
Solitary farm. Hume, F. W.
Solomon, Simeon. Ford, J. E.
Some answered questions. Barney, L. C.
Some assurances of immortality. Berry, J: B. N.
Some eminent Victorians. Carr, J. W: C.
Some friends of mine. Lucas, E: V.
Some memories. Collyer, R.
Some new literary valuations. Wilkinson, W: C.
Some notable altars. Wright, Rev. J:
Some reminiscences. Royall, W: L.
Some Southern questions. MacCorkle, W: A.
Something of men I have known. Stevenson,
A. E.
Son of Mary Bethel. Barker, E.
Son of Siro. Copus, Rev. J: E.
Son of the desert. Oilman, B.
Songs from sky meadows. Crandall, C: H:
Songs from the garden of Kama. Hope, L.
Soul of a Turk. De Bunsen, V.
Sound, Text-book on. Barton, E. H.
Source book for social origins. Thomas, W: I:
South Africa. Colvin, I. D.
Southern agriculture. Earle, F. S.
Southern Spain. Calvert, A. F:
Southerner. Worth, N., pseud.
Spain. Tyler, R.
Spain of to-day. Shaw, J. T.
Spain of to-day from within. Andujar, M.
Spanish literature. Chapters on. Fitzmaurice-
Kelly, J.
Sparks from a superintendent's anvil. Schauf-
fler, A. F.
Sparrow.s. Newte. H. W^. C.
Speakers of the House. Fuller, H. B.
Special messenger. Chambers. R. W:
Special method in reading in the grades. Mc-
Murrv, C: A.
Spell. Orcutt, W: D.
Spell of Italy. Mason, Mrs. C. A.
Spirit of youth and the city streets. Ad-
dams, J.
Spiritual significance of modern socialism.
Spargo, J:
Spool knitting. McCormack, M. A.
Springs of Helicon. Mackail, J: W:
Spy. Gorky, M.
Stage history of Shakespeare's King Richard
the Third. Wood, A. I. P.
Stained glass tours in England. Sherrlll, C: H.
Stalks abroad. Wallace, H. F.
Standard Bible dictionary. Jacobus, M. W.
Standard concert repertory and other concert
pieces. Upton, G: P.
Standard of living among workingmen's families
in New York city. Chapin, R. C.
Standards in education. Chamberlain. A. H:
Star-gazer's hand-book. Elson, H: W.
Star-glow and song. Going, C: B.
Star of love. Kingsley, F. M.
State and family in early Rome. Launspach, C:
W. L.
State and local taxation. International confer-
ence on state and local taxation.
State and the farmer. Bailey, L. H.
State control of courses of study. Brownscombe,
F. J.
State insurance, a social and industrial need.
Lewis, F. W.
Statesmanship of Andrew Jackson. Jackson, A.
Stationary transformers. Taylor, W: T.
Statistical and chronological history of the Unit-
ed States navy, 1775-1907. Neeser, R. W.
Statutory provisions relating to government con-
tracts. Lectures on. Brown, J: M.
Steam-boilers. Peabody, C. H., and Miller. E:
F.
Steam-power plants. Economy factor In. Hawk-
ins, G: W.
Steam turbine. Moyer, J. A.
Steam turbines. Collins, H. E.
Sterne, Laurence, Life and times of. Cross, W.
L.
Stickeen. Muir, J:
Stokes' encyclopedia of music and musicians. De-
Bekker, L. J.
Storia do Mogor. Manucci, N.
Stories children love. Welsh, C:
Stories from old chronicles. Stephens, K.
Stories of Norse heroes told by the Northmen.
Wilmot-Buxton, E. M.
Stories of the great West. Roosevelt, T.
Storming of London and the Thames valley
campaigrn. Godsal, P. T.
Story- lives of great musicians. Rowbotham, F.
J.
Story of a border city during the civil war.
Anderson, G.
Story of a street. Hill, F: T.
Story of British diplomacy. Escott, T: H. S.
Story of oil. Tower, W. S.
Story of Sir Galahad. Sterling, M. B.
Story of the negro. Washington, B. T.
Story of Thyrza. Brown, A.
Stradella. Crawford, F. M.
Strain of white. Anderson, A. W.
Straw. Ramsay, R.
Strength of materials. Morley, A.
Structural engineering. Brightmore, A. W.
Struggle for imperial unity. Denison, G: T,
Struggle for Missouri. McElroy, J:
Stubo's Constitutional history. Studies and notes
supplementary to. Petit-Dutaillis, C: E.
Studies in Christianity. Bowne, B. P.
Studies in English official historical documents.
Hall, H.
Studies in Galilee. Masterman, E. W. G.
Studies in Roman history. Hardy, E. G.
Studies in several literatures. Peck, H. T.
Studies in the American race problem. Stone,
A. H.
Study of nature and the vision of God. Blewett,
G: J:
Stuff of dreams. Tupper, E. S.
Success in music. Finck, H:'T.
Sue Orcutt. Vaile, C. M.
Sugar refining industry in the United States.
Vogt, P. L.
Suitable child. Duncan, N.
Summer garden of pleasure. Batson, H.
Summer in Touraine. Lees, F:
Sun and shadow in Spain. Howe, M.
Sunday-school director's guide to success. Sloan,
P. J.
Sunday-school teacher's manual. Groton, W: M.
Sunday-school teacher's school. Musselman, Rev
H. T:, and Tralle, Rev. H. E.
Sundial. White, F. M.
Sunny side of the hill. Carey, R. N.
Sunnyfleld. Sill, L. M.
Sunset playgrounds. Aflalo, F: G:
Supreme test. Reynolds, G. M.
Sure-dart. Costello, F: H.
Surgical memoirs, and other essays. Mumford,
J. G.
Survey of London. Stow, J:
Susanna and Sue. Wiggin, K. D.
Swanwhite. Strindberg, A.
Swinburne. Mackail, J: W:
Swing, David, poet-preacher. Newton. J. F.
Sword of the Lord. Hocking, J.
Syrinx. North, L.
Systematic anatomy of the dicotyledons. Solere-
der, H.
Systematic study in the elementary schools. Ear-
hart, L. B.
Systematic theology. Strong, A: H.
Tables and diagrams of the thermal properties
of saturated and superheated steam. Marks,
L. S., and Davis, H. M.
Tables for calculating sizes of steam pipes for
low pressure heating. Chaimovitsch, I:
Tales of the Caliphs. Field, C.
Tales of travel. Taylor, H. A.
Tales within tales. Wollaston, A. N.
Talk on relaxation. Fallows, A. K.
Taverns and turnpikes of Blandford, 1733-1833.
Wood, S. G.
Taxation, Methods of. Means, D: M.
Teacher. Palmer, G: H., and Palmer, A. F.
Teachers, Methods for. Boyer, C: C.
Teaching a district school. Dinsmore, J: W.
Teaching of arithmetic. Smith, D: E.
Teaching of citizenship; Hughes, E. H.
Teaching of English in the United States, Re-
port on the. Williams, M. A.
Teaching of Jesus. Tolstoi, L. N.
Teaching of Jesus about the future. Sharman,
H: B.
Teaching to read. Hughes, J. L.
Technical dictionary in six languages. Illus-
trated. Deiniiardt, K., and Schlomann, A.
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Technique of speech. Jones, D. D.
Temperature-entropy diagram. Berry, C: W:
Tempered steel. Mallory, H. S:
Temple. Abbott, L,.
'J"en great and good men. Butler, H: M.
Ten o'clock. Whistler, J. A. M.
Ten personal studies. "Ward, W. P.
Tercentenary history of Canada. Tracy, F. B.
Testimony. Askew, A. J. de C, and C. A. C.
Testing of gas and gas meters, Practical. Stone,
C: H: H.
Tests of life. Law, R.
Theatrical art in ancient and modern times.
History of. Mantzius, K:
Their Oxford year. Ball, O. H.
Theory and calculation of transient electric phe-
nomena and oscillations. Steinmetz, C: P.
Theory and practice by which civilization pro-
ceeds. Dole, C: F.
Theory of mind. March, J: L.
Theory of valency. Friend, J : A. N.
They and I. Jerome, J. K..
Things Korean. Allen, H. N.
Things seen in China. Chitty, J. R.
Third circle. Norris, F.
Third degree. Klein, C:, and Hornblow, A.
Third French republic. Lawton, F:
"This, my son." Bazin, R.
Thoreau, Henry David, Bibliography of. Allen,
F. H:
Thoroughbred. Macvane, E.
Those nerves. Walton, G: L,.
Three brothers. Phillpotts, E.
Three-foot stool. Wright, P.
Three Miss Graemes. Macnaughtan, S.
Three of a kind. Burton, R:
Through Finland to St. Petersburg. Scott, A. M.
Through Ramona's country. James, G: W.
Through southern Mexico. Gadow, H. F.
Through the P'rench provinces. Peixotto, E. C.
Through the wall. Moffett, C.
Through the Yukon and Alaska. Rickard, T:
A.
Through Uganda to Mount Elgon. Purvis, J. B.
Through Welsh doorways. Marks, J. A:
Thursday mornings in the City Temple. Camp-
bell, R. J:
Timber. Baterden, J. R.
Title market. Post. E.
To the top of the continent. Cook, F: A.
Toil of men. Querido, I.
Tolstoy. Steiner, E: A.
Tono-Bungay. Wells, H. G:
Top o' the world. Swan, M. E.
Tory, Geofroy, painter and engraver. Bernard.
A.
Toward the uplands. Mifflin, L.
Towards social reform. Barnett, Rev. S: A., and
Barnett, H. O.
Tower of London. Harper, C: G:
Trade unions, Beneficiary features of American.
Kennedy, J. B.
Tragedies of the Medici. Staley, E.
Tragedy of man. Mad&ch, I.
Tragedy queens of the Georgian era. Fyvie, J:
Trailers. Mason, R. L.
Trailing and camping in Alaska. Powell, A. M.
Training of farmers. Bailey, L. H.
Tramping methodlst. Smith, S. K.-,
Transformations of the animal world. Dep^ret,
C: J. J.
Transmigration of souls. Bertholet, A.
Transportation and industrial development in
the Middle West. Gephart, W: F.
Travels in Spain. Marden, P. S.
Travels in the Far East. Peck, E. M. H.
Travels of four years and a half in the United
States of America. Davis, J:
Treasure trove. Scott, C. A. D.
Treasure Valley. Keith, M.
Treasury of verse for little children. Edgar,
M. G.
Trees. Ward, H. M.
Trees that every child should know. Rogers.
J. E.
Trespass. Dudeney, Mrs. H: E.
Trial bv marriage. Jackson, W. S.
Trial of Christ. Kaye, J: B.
Trial of .lesus from a lawyer's standpoint.
Chandler, W. M.
Trials of five queens. Deans, R: S.
Trix and Over-the-moon. Trubetzkoi, A. C.
True detective stories. Drummond, A. L.
True Tilda. Quiller-Couch, A. T:
Truxton King. McCutcheon, G: B.
Tuberculosis. Knopf, S. A.
Tuberculosis in the United States, Campaign
against. National assn. for the study and pre-
vention of tuberculosis.
Tunis, Kairouan and Carthage. Petrie, G.
Turkey and the Balkan states. Singleton, E.
Turkey in revolution. Buxton, C: R.
Turkey in transition. Abbott, G: F:
Tyrol and its people. Holland, C.
Uganda and East Africa, Eighteen years in.
Tucker, A. R.
Uncle Gregory. Sandeman, G:
Under the northern lights. Ward, F. G. H.
Unemployment. Beveridge, W: H:
Unemployment in the JL.ondon building trades.
Dearie, N. B.
United States, History of. Avery, E. M.
United States, History of. Channing, E:
United States as a world power. Coolidge, A.
C.
United States, history. Manuscript materials.
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Universities of ancient Greece. \\ alden, J: W;
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University addresses. Folwell, W: W.
University administration. Eliot, C: W:
University of Virginia. Culbreth, D: M. R.
Until the evening. Benson, A. C.
UpDuilders. Steffens, J. L.
Ur-Engur. Johns, C. H. W.
ITttermost farthing. Lowndes, M. A. B-.
Valid Christianity for to-day. Williams, Rt.
Rev. C: D:
Valkyrie. Wagner, R:
Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avila and
Zaragoza. Calvert, A. F:
Valley of shadaws. Grierson, F.
Valor of ignorance. Lea, H.
Valve setting. Collins. H. E.
Van Rensselaer, Life and letters of Henry. Spil-
lane. Rev. E: P:
Vectors and vector diagrams. Cramp, W:, and
Smith, C: F.
Veil. Stevens, E. S.
Venetia and northern Italy. Headlam, C.
Venice. Molmenti, P. G.
Ventilation for dwellings, rural schools and sta-
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Venture in 1777. Mitchell, S. W.
Venture of rational faith. Benson, M.
Ventures among the Arabs. Forder, A.
Veronica Playfair. Goodwin, M. W.
Verse satire in England before the renaissance.
Tucker, S: M.
Victoria regina. Molloy, J. F.
Vindication of Warren Hastings. Hastings, G.
W.
Virginia county names. Long, C: M.
Virginia of the air lanes. Quick, H.
Virginia's attitude toward slavery and secession.
Munford, B. B.
Vision of life. Figgis, D.
Visiting nursing in the United States. Waters,
Y.
Vital American problems. Montgomery, H. E.
Vital economy. Clarke, J: H:
Voice production, Twelve lessons in the funda-
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Voltaire, Montesquieu and Rousseau in Eng-
land. Collins, J: C.
Volunteer with Pike. Bennet, R. A.
Vronina. Vaughan, O.
Walks in Paris. Cain, G.
Wallace Rhodes. Davis, N.i
Wander years. Yoxall, J. H:
Wanderer in Paris. Lucas, E: V.
Wandering student in the Far East. Ronaldshay,
L. J. L. D.
Wanderings in Piccadilly, Mayfair and Pall Mall.
Chancellor, E. B.
Wanderings In South America. Waterton, C:
Wanderings in the Roman campagna. Lanciani,
R. A.
Ward Hill— the teacher. Tomllnson, E. T.
Wares of Edgefield. White, E. O.
Warrior, the untajned. Irwin, W: H:
Warriors of old Japan. Ozaki, Y. T.
Wars of religion in France. Thompson, J. W.
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Washington. Lindsay, C. H. A. F.-.
Washingon. Monroe, H. E.
Washington, Apprenticeship of. Hodges, Rev. G:
Washington, History of the state of. Meany, E.
S.
Washington year book. Washington, G:
Water. Coles-Finch, W:
Water power. Development and electrical dis-
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Water power engineering. Mead, D. W.
Waterproofing. Lewis, M. H:
Waterways and canal construction in New York
state. Historical review of. Hill, H: W.
Wave of life. Fitch, C.
Waverley synopses. McSpadden, J. W.
Way of perfect love. King, G. G.
Way things happen. De Selincourt, H.
Waylaid by wireless. Balmer, E.
Wayside and woodland ferns. Step, E:
We four and two more. Clark, I.
We two in West Africa. Guggisberg, D., and
Guggisberg, F: G.
Web of the golden spider. Baj-tlett, F: O.
Weepers in playtime. Sands, B.
Wenckebach, Carla, pioneer, Miiller, M.
Westminster abbey. History of. Flete, J:
Westminster abbey. Manuscripts of. Robin-
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Westward 'round the world. Wright, E: S.
What does Christmas really mean .' Jones, J. L.
What have the Greeks done for modern civi-
lization? Mahaffy, J: P.
What is pragmatism? Pratt, J. B.
What we know about Jesus. Dole, C: F.
Wheat, Book of. Dondlinger, P: T.
Wheel magic. Allen, J. W.
When a man marries. Rinehart, M. R.
"When a woman woos. Marriott, C:
When America won liberty. Jenks, T.
When I am rich. Mason, R.
When Lincoln died, and other poems. Thom-
When mother lets us garden. Duncan, F.
When railroads were new. Carter, C: F:
When Sarah saved the day. Slngmaster, E.
son, E: W:
When she came home from college. Kurd, M.
K., and Wilson, J. B.
"When the wildwood was in flower." Stanton.
G. S.
Where the fishers go. Browne, P. W:
Where the laborers are few. Deland, M. W.
Whips of time. Kenealy, A.
White, Gilbert, and Selborne. Shelley, H: C:
White bees. Van Dyke, H:
White mice. Davis, R: H.
White prophet. Caine, H.
White sister. Crawford, F. M.
Whither thou goest. Bell, J: J.
Whitman, Marcus. Eells, M.
Whitman, Walt. Carpenter, G: R.
Why we love Lincoln.' Creelman, J.
Wide awake girls in Winsted. Ellis, K. R.
Wigwam evenings. Eastman, C: A., and E. G.
Wild flowers every child should know. Stack.
F: W:
Wild geese. Weyman, S. J:
Wild life on the Rockies. Mills, E. A.
Wild pastures. Packard, W.
Wild widow. James G. De S. W.
Wiles of Sexton Maglnnis. Egan, M F.
Wilkinson, George Howard, Memoir of. Mason,
A. J.
Will to doubt. Lloyd, A. H:
William, (Emperor) First. Walter, A.
William the conqueror and the rule of the Nor-
mans. Stenton. F. M.
Williams, Roger. Carpenter, E. J.
Williams of West Point. Johnson, H. S.
Wine of wizardry, and other poems. Sterling, G:
Winning chance. Dejeans, E.
Winning lady and others. Freeman, M. E.
Winter sports. Book of. Syers, E., and Syers, M.
M.
Winterfeast. Kennedy, C: R.
Wireless telegraphy and wireless telephony.
Kennelly, A. E.
Wisconsin. Thwaites, R. G.
Witches, Book of. Hueffer, O. M.
With Christ in Palestine. Schofield, A. T.
With Evans to the Pacific. Codd, M. J.
With the night mail. Kipling, R.
Witness of the wilderness. Lees, G: R.
Wits, beaux and beauties of the- Georgian era.
Fyvie, J:
Witter Whitehead's own story. Hunting, H: G.
Wiving of Lance Cleaverage. MacGowan, A.
Wolf, Hugo. Newman, E.
Wolf. McCord, P: B.
Wolf hunters. Curwood, J. O.
Woman and the car. Levitt, D.
Woman and the sword. Lorraine, R.
Woman for mayor. Winslow, H. M.
Woman in history. Daffan, K.
Woman in question. Scott, J: R.
Woman through the ages. Reich, E.
Woman's way through unknown Labrador.
Hubbard, M. B.
Women Bonapartes. Williams, IT. N.
Women of a state university. Olln, H. R.
Wonder book of light. Houston, E. J.
Wonder book of magnetism. Houston, E. J.
Wonder stories from the Mabinogion. Mabino-
gion.
Wonderful house that Jack has. Millard, C. N.
Woodsmen of the West. Grainger, M. A.
Worcestershire. Bradley, A. G.
Working lads' clubs. Russell, C: E. B., and
Rigby, L. M.
Working theology. MaeColl, A.
Workingmen's compensation act, 1906. Aron-
son, V. R.
World's birds. Finn, F.
World's gold. Launay, L: de.
Wren, Sir Christopher. Milman, L.
Wretches of Povertyville. Nascher, I. L.
Writing on the wall. Marshall, E:
Writing the short-story. Esenwcin. J. B.
Writings on American history, 1906. GrifBn,
G. G.
Writings on American history, 1907. Griffin,
G. G.
Year out of life. Waller, M. E.
Yellow circle. Walk, C: E.
Yorkshire. Home, G. C.
Young man's affairs. Brown, C: R.
Young nemesis. Bullen, F. T:
Young people's story of music. Whitcomb, I. P
Your child and mine. French, A. W.
Youth of the Great Elector. Schmidt, F.
Yzdra. Ledoux, L: V.
Zandrie. Richards, M. E.
Zarlah, the Martian. Grisewood, R. N.
Zoology, Treatise on. Lankester, Sir E. R.
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