Chapter VII

. treats of deflections.... The final chapter takes up cranes, bents, towers, viaducts, and other miscellaneous structures. A notable feature of the new edition is the extensive use of illustrations, including half-tone views of notable truss bridges, folding plates and numerous text drawings.”—Engin. N.

=Engin. N.= 53: 184. F. 16, ‘05. 230w.

* =Mertins, Gustave F.= Storm signal. $1.50. Bobbs.

Two intertwined love stories provide the romantic interest in this story of the South and the negro. The conditions in the South after the Civil war are vividly presented, the good old negro type is well drawn, but the real story is that of the negro uprising, when black fiends, driven to desperation by the recital of their wrongs in their secret meetings, attack and are repulsed. There are strong dramatic scenes and characters which, tho unpleasing, are strikingly portrayed.

* =Merwin, Samuel.= Road builders. †$1.50. Macmillan.

“To make an achievement in railroad building dramatic and exciting and to hold the reader’s interest in suspense from beginning to end is a feat in fiction writing which few men would attempt.... The young engineer who with bulldog determination and ever-ready invention puts his engineering feat through on time, in the face of cunning enemies, natural obstacles, and stupid and criminal employees, is a type, but he is also a rousing good fellow.”—Outlook.

* “There is no lack of well contrived incident, and on the whole the

## book is true to life.”

+ + =Engin. N.= 54: 534. N. 16, ‘05. 60w.

* “The tale is clear-cut, terse and thrilling. Altogether the book is an industrial romance bristling with human interest.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 710. N. 25, ‘05. 150w.

* “More important than the adventures and incidents of the feat that is finally accomplished, is the evidence Mr. Merwin gives of his own growth in character delineation. Each man is different from every other, and all are real, whether good or bad.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 601. N. 4, ‘05. 260w.

=Metcalf, Maynard Mayo.= Outline of the theory of organic evolution. *$2.50. Macmillan.

A series of lectures given by Professor Metcalf before the Woman’s college of Baltimore, expanded and put in book form. It is not a technical biological book, but it is an introductory survey of the biological theory of evolution and is intended for the general reader. It gives well established facts in their general outlines, and deals with some of the most striking phenomena of anatomy.

“It is a treatise so clear, simple and fascinating withal, that the subject can not only be readily grasped by the most slow-thinking reader, but few who peruse the opening pages will be content to lay it aside. This book is precisely the work that general readers need. It is a volume that should be read by every young man and woman in America.” Amy C. Rich.

+ + + =Arena.= 33: 335. Mr. ‘05. 450w.

“Presents in a clear and simple style the fundamental principles of organic evolution in a form very well adapted to the needs of the general reader and to those who wish an outline of the theory of Darwinism. Perhaps the most striking feature of the book is the wealth of clear and very well selected illustrations.”

+ + + =Bot. G.= 39: 301. Ap. ‘05. 160w.

“Two features of the book are especially praiseworthy: first, the clearness and distinctness with which essentials are presented; second, the wealth of illustration. It is safe to say that no previous popular treatise on evolution has been so completely and so well illustrated as this. The chief criticism to be made regarding the book as a whole is its failure to give any adequate account of the important results of many of the recent investigations in the field of evolution.”

+ + — =Dial.= 38: 92. F. 1, ‘05. 540w.

“The volume under consideration will find its own place, because it is far better than the least technical books on evolution previously published. It will form an excellent introduction to the classical books on evolution. The author has very successfully attempted to write in a non-technical and popular style. No other book in the same field is so lavishly illustrated. Without hesitation the reviewer recommends the book to those who want information about the theory in its non-technical bearings.”

+ + + =Ind.= 58: 323. F. 9, ‘05. 520w.

“This is one of the best popular accounts of the theory of evolution that have come under our notice. An excellent feature of the book is its wealth of pictorial illustration. A few points call for criticism.”

+ + — =Nature.= 71: 509. Mr. 30, ‘05. 450w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 256. F. ‘05. 70w.

* =Metchnikoff, Elie.= Immunity in infective diseases; tr. from the French by Francis G. Binnie. *$5.25. Macmillan.

Metchnikoff’s theory “is familiar enough now to the reading public with its protective forces in the body; leucocytes ready to mass together to repulse the assault of germ organisms as well as their toxic products; but the work is not primarily on macrophages and microphages, but on the great question of immunity from infection. This extends through immunity of protozoans, metazoans (multicellular plants), and finally of animals—immunity either natural or acquired. The ramifications of the work extend over a vast area of experimentation and citation of contemporaneous work, but the immunity always is attributed, in one way or another, to the protective

## activity of the leucocytes. This makes the work a very agreeably

unified one, and clearly drawn colored illustrations of the leucocytic

## activity do much to enhance the value of the treatise.”—Pub. Opin.

+ + + =Engin. N.= 54: 646. D. 14, ‘05. 600w.

* “The present book, however, justifies itself adequately from a purely practical point of view.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 966. D. 23, ‘05. 600w.

* “While the work is primarily for scientific use, there is no reason why an intelligent layman should not acquire from its reading a very clear and comprehensive idea of immunity in its varied forms.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 603. N. 4, ‘05. 330w.

=Meyer, Rev. F: Brotherton.= Epistle to the Philippians; a devotional commentary. *$1. Union press.

The author has not attempted mere criticism, but has “endeavored honestly to ascertain the meaning of the epistle, and to beat out but pure and unalloyed gold.” Each chapter covers a few verses, the commentary is full and clear and the verses covered are noted in the margin of each page.

* =Meyer, Hugo Richard.= Government regulation of railway rates; a study of the experience of the United States, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Australia. **$1.50. Macmillan.

“Professor Meyer, in his preface, declares that he ‘has become firmly convinced of the unwisdom of government regulation of railways or their rates’; and he has hurried into print with this book lest Congress ‘may be led to enact ill-considered laws granting dangerously enlarged powers to the Interstate commerce commission.’ Part I. of the

## book describes Prof. Meyer’s studies of the state-owned and operated

railways in Europe and Australia.... In part II. Prof. Meyer takes up conditions in the United States.”—Engin. N.

* + — =Engin. N.= 54: 533. N. 16, ‘05. 520w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 936. D. 16, ‘05. 330w.

* “Apart from the matter of personal opinion on this subject, however, Professor Meyer’s book contains much valuable material, which is summarized in a way which cannot fail to interest all students of the railroad question, whatever may be their views as to the expediency of federal legislation.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 637. N. ‘05. 200w.

* =Meyrick, Rev. Frederick.= Memories of life at Oxford and experiences in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, and elsewhere. *$3.50. Dutton.

“The most noticeable feature of this book is in the sidelights it throws on the ‘Tractarian movement’ at Oxford, in 1833-41, as well as on the ‘Old Catholic reform movement’ on the continent, and incidentally on this history of the Church of England during the last fifty years or so.... Aside from this, the book contains a considerable fraction of entertaining matter connected with university social life at Oxford.”—Critic.

* “We recommend a revision of the index: for several names and incidents demanding mention the reviewer has been compelled to hunt laboriously through the pages of the book.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 741. Je. 17. 1920w.

* + =Critic.= 47: 574. D. ‘05. 90w.

* “We cannot rate his book very high, even in the class to which it belongs, for it is neither very interesting nor very good-natured.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 225. Jl. 14, ‘05. 500w.

* “The real value of the book lies not so much in the impressions, the appreciations or depreciations, which are given of Newman and Pusey, of Keble and Gladstone, and other well-known and great figures, as in the incidental vignettes of persons of less note whose portraits are more seldom drawn.”

+ =Spec.= 95: 469. S. 30, ‘05. 1120w.

=Miall, Louis C.= House, garden and field. $2. Longmans.

This collection of short nature studies by Professor Miall of the University of Leeds covers a multitude of subjects and gives a wealth of useful and interesting information upon fresh air, the dog, the cat, birds, bookworms, flies, trees, and whatever chances to attract his attention at the moment. The book seems to open our eyes to an interested observation of the things around us.

“It is packed with scientific facts, with clear and practical suggestions for class room and study club, and with eye-opening and thought-stimulating questions. No arrangement or lack of arrangement can destroy the value of the good sense and clarity with which these and all the other subjects are treated.” May Estelle Cook.

+ + — =Dial.= 38: 386. Je. 1, ‘05. 220w.

“There is no attempt to be consecutive, and he writes concerning whatever for the moment strikes his attention. The object in view is to teach teachers rather than pupils.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 37. Ja. 21, ‘05. 1360w. (Survey of contents.)

=Michael Angelo Buonarroti.= Sonnets; now first tr. into rhymed English by J. Addington Symonds. 2d ed. *$1.25. Scribner.

The second edition of J. A. Symonds’ translation of Buonarroti’s sonnets, with the Italian in alternating pages. The notes following the text explain the circumstances, as far as known, in which the sonnets were written, and make note of the various manuscript versions over which Buonarroti worked.

— =Nation.= 81: 103. Ag. 3, ‘05. 320w.

“Such as they are, [the translations] are ingenious word renderings, which, while not entirely devoid of fine lines, for the most part lack color and lightness of rhythm.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 199. Ap. 1, ‘05. 270w.

“The volume in which they are placed represents both dignity and taste.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 761. Mr. 25, ‘05. 180w.

=Michael, Oscar Stewart.= Sunday-school in the development of the American church. *$1.50. Young ch.

“The ‘American church’ of the title is the church of which the author is a minister—the Protestant Episcopal.... The book will be of interest to persons engaged in Sunday-school outside as well as within the Episcopal church. It brings especially emphatic testimony to the value of Sunday-schools as propagators of churches.”—Outlook.

“He gives an adequate and interesting account of the Sunday-school work of a great church which has always espoused warmly the cause of Christian nurture.” William Byron Forbush.

+ =Bib. World.= 26: 394. N. ‘05. 140w.

=Outlook.= 79: 145. Ja. 14, ‘05. 200w.

=Michaelis Karin (Katharina Marie Bech Brondum=). Andrea, the tribulations of a child; tr. by John Nilsen Laurvik. $1. McClure.

The famous Danish author has written the story of a young girl whose father and mother are unhappily estranged. The little heroine devotes her life to bringing them together and her tribulations and soul struggles as revealed in her diary finally accomplish this end, when her parents read the pitiful little book together after her untimely death.

“The book has been rendered into ungrammatical American. This story, though quite short, contains proof that Karin Michaelis is an artist.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 128. F. 11, ‘05. 280w.

“The story is a classic.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 327. F. 9, ‘05. 450w.

=Michelson, Miriam.= Madigans. †$1.50. Century.

Six high-spirited, clever, mischievous youngsters, whose very names—among them Split, Sissy, Bep and Fom—suggest the hostile brevity that often characterizes the sisterly relations, riot in the foreground of this family stage, while a father deep in too-much-for-me perplexity, and an irresponsible aunt figure in the rear. Tho there are slights, digs and taunts, deep down in the heart of each is an untrained affection for the other, and staunch loyalty. It is a lively story for young readers, many of whom will discover a fellow feeling for some Madigan. Mr. Orson Lowell’s illustrations are happily in keeping with the author’s portrayal.

“Their escapades are brightly told and they are very human.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 93. Ja. ‘05. 30w.

“Miss Michelson’s humor has rare freshness and charm.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 120. Ja. ‘05. 100w.

* =Mifflin, Lloyd.= Collected sonnets of Lloyd Mifflin; revised by the author. *$2.60. Oxford.

Over 200 selections of verse are included in this volume which contains, in addition to work which has previously appeared in the author’s various books of poetry, several new sonnets which appear for the first time in this collection.

* “A little of Mr. Lodge’s sincerity of passion would have helped Mr. Mifflin’s book. Yet no recent collection of verse has been more instinct with poetic love of beauty or has shown more ability at communicating it in verse.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 508. D. 21, ‘05. 390w.

* “In spite of inevitable lapses from the simplicity and strength of the best examples there is a remarkable uniformity of excellence in both the technical achievement and the dignity and interest of the phases of feeling expressed.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 863. D. 2, ‘05. 50w.

* “Written on any conceivable subject, they rarely rise above the platitudinous, and at their best are sonorous without being in any way impressive.”

— =Spec.= 95: 761. N. 11, ‘05. 60w.

=Mifflin, Lloyd.= Fleeing nymph and other verse. **$1. Small.

A group of about fifty poems whose themes include life, love and nature. “None of the shorter pieces in Mr. Mifflin’s volume is very notable. All have the grace that comes from the sparing, delicate use of words, many are picturesque and pleasing in conception; but there is a certain softness of tone in them that is not wholly a pleasant softness.” (Nation.)

+ — =Critic.= 47: 384. O. ‘05. 170w.

“There is much delicate art in these songs, and they are freighted with a rich burden of thought.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 39: 67. Ag. 1. ‘05. 130w.

“Mr. Mifflin’s poetry is distinguished by its admirable technical qualities.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 458. Ag. 24, ‘05. 150w.

“On occasions he is out in his scansion and in his grammar. But this is to show Mr. Mifflin at his worst. His best, though never quite free from the intrusion of the second-best word, shows a power of sympathetic description, usually sad, that leaves its mood behind it.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 224. Jl. 14, ‘05. 300w.

“If there is a lack of pith and fibre in Mr. Mifflin’s lyrics that makes against the permanence of the impression left by them, his narrative poetry ... is, after all, admirable.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 17. Jl. 6, ‘05. 360w.

“‘The fleeing nymph, and other poems,’ by Lloyd Mifflin, have the light and graceful touch characteristic of their author.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 585. S. 9, ‘05. 210w.

=Mighels, Philip Verrill.= Ultimate passion: a novel. †$1.50. Harper.

An honest young politician with high ideals accepts the support of a corrupt political ring in his race for the presidency in order that he may learn their methods and thus combat them. Three women come into his life, the foolish daughter of the “boss”, an adventuress, and a real woman who arouses the “ultimate passion” which survives when his political campaign fails.

“If you want a good example of the book which overreaches itself by deliberate exaggeration, you will find it in ‘The ultimate passion.’” Frederic Taber Cooper.

— =Bookm.= 21: 602. Ag. ‘05. 420w.

“Mr. Mighels has the meagrest equipment as a novelist, and his performance as a whole is so crude that it is scarcely worth while to consider its details.”

— =Critic.= 47: 285. S. ‘05. 90w.

“Has style (of a sort), an interesting framework, and characterizations of no mean order of merit. This is a very vigorous book, inspired by genuine passion, and making a skilful progress to its logical conclusion.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 115. S. 1, ‘05. 240w.

“Mr. Mighels’s work seems to us faulty in conception as well as execution, and to serve no particular purpose.”

— =Ind.= 59: 452. Ag. 24, ‘05. 30w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 320. My. 13, ‘05. 150w.

“A hysterical novel of political corruption.”

— =Outlook.= 80: 542. Je. 24, ‘05. 6w.

“Is a masterpiece among political novels.”

+ + + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 94. Jl. 15, ‘05. 180w.

=Miles, Eustace Hamilton.= Boy’s control of self expression. *$2. Dutton.

“The introductory chapters are written chiefly for those who have the care of boys.... These are followed by chapters on ‘Physical and external helps’ toward self-control, mental helps; and the book closes with some general remarks, the ‘opinion of a mother,’ a letter to a boy, ‘A defense of Latin—rightly taught,’ and ‘A theory about excessive blood pressure.’ The volume has illustrations and diagrams.”—N. Y. Times.

+ — =Nation.= 80: 436. Je. 1, ‘05. 330w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 297. My. 6, ‘05. 230w.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 376. Je. 10, ‘05. 290w.

“There are valuable ideas and suggestions in this book on the training of boys, but the author attempts to cover so much ground, and does it in so haphazard a way, that it is almost impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff.”

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 244. My. 27, ‘05. 40w.

+ — =Spec.= 94: 788. My. 27, ‘05. 280w.

=Millar, A. H.= Mary, Queen of Scots. *$1. Scribner.

In establishing the reasons for difficulty in understanding Queen Mary’s character, the author says: “Any natural determination toward tolerance which Mary’s character may have originally possessed was warped and distorted by her early education; and her disposition, once gentle and confiding, may have been changed by her experience of the faithlessness of mankind into that form of stolid distrust which suspects the truest friend and questions the least interested motives.” His biography is based on this view of things. “Mr. Millar believes and most readers will believe, that the errors committed by Mary Stuart were more of the heart than of the head.” (Outlook.)

“Mr. Millar’s book is a careful presentation of facts, with a due regard for the bearing of the political questions of the time. It is, in truth, a well-written piece of history. He is not her partisan through thick and thin.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 633. S. 30, ‘05. 1140w.

“Well written volume.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 281. S. 30, ‘05. 200w.

=Miller, Rev. James Russell.= Beauty of kindness. **30c. Crowell.

This volume in the “What is worth while series,” sets forth the beauty of kindness, “the small coin of love.” It is a plea for the unselfish service, for simple kindness in daily life and in little things.

=Miller, Rev. James Russell.= Inner life. *50c. Crowell.

In this new volume in the “Chiswick series,” Dr. Miller shows that if the heart be given to Christ, if the inner life be made beautiful, this beauty will show in the deeds of our outer life and the world for us will be re-created.

=Miller, Rev. James Russell.= When the song begins. **65c. Crowell.

Another of Dr. Miller’s devotional books. Its object is to help people in learning how to live more beautifully, more victoriously, more usefully. It contains twenty chapters upon, The mystery of suffering, The joy of the cross, Friendship with Christ, Courage to live nobly, Under the All-seeing Eye, and other similar subjects.

=Outlook.= 81: 580. N. 4, ‘05. 60w.

* =Miller, Olive Thorne, pseud. (Mrs. Harriet Mann Miller).= Kristy’s surprise party. †$1.25. Houghton.

“On her birthday Kristy’s uncles and aunts, and some adult friends besides, call in a body, and each in turn relates a story, which Kristy enjoys very much, and which other little girls may enjoy also.” (Outlook.) “In one is a stirring picture of a girl in the Chicago fire, another describes a western blizzard and a young girl’s rescue of a schoolmate. A good Indian story and sundry others of domestic adventure.” (Nation.) The volume is well illustrated by Ethel N. Farnsworth.

* =Ind.= 59: 1388. D. 14, ‘05. 50w.

* “A group well written, full of interest, and suited to middle youth.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 406. N. 16, ‘05. 80w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 911. D. 23, ‘05. 140w.

* “The stories are clean, bright, and of considerable variety.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 629. N. 11, ‘05. 50w.

=Miller, Peyton Farrell.= Group of great lawyers of Columbia county, New York. Priv. ptd. De Vinne press.

Mr. Miller, a lawyer of Hudson, has filled a volume with “interesting reminiscences and gossipy personal sketches of such men as Martin Van Buren, Samuel J. Tilden, Robert Livingston, Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, Edward Livingston, and others. It also contains a brief account of the Anti-rent war.” (Am. Hist. R.)

=Am. Hist. R.= 10: 722. Ap. ‘05. 60w.

“An entertaining series of personal sketches. Members of the bar of New York state will find Mr. Miller’s pages crowded with interesting reminiscences of the great lawyers of the past.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 249. F. ‘05. 110w.

=Mills, Edmund James.= Secret of Petrarch. *$3. Dutton.

“The volume is the work of a literary scholar of analytic type who has turned his lenses upon certain disputed points in the lives of the lovers and has brought forward various proofs to attest his own theories.” (Dial.) “A series of prose studies supplemented by some translations and some original verse interpretative of the life and genius of Petrarch. The prose consists of small but rather discursive chapters touching various points in connection with Laura, her identity, her birthplace, her character, and incidents in her relations with Petrarch.” (Outlook.)

“The reader can hardly accept all the author’s conclusions.”

+ — =Dial.= 38: 239. Ap. 1, ‘05. 340w.

“To one acquainted with ... ‘My secret’ ... Mr. Mills’s book is a sad disappointment. We suspect that the critical discussions were only designed to introduce the drama.”

+ — — =Nation.= 80: 180. Mr. 2, ‘05. 460w.

“Has quite unconsciously given false values to internal evidence. He found in Petrarch’s verse what he wished to find there, and where twist, quibble, and distortion fail him he sets down his theory as a self-evident truth. Candor forces us to praise Mr. Mills’ ingeniousness rather than his scholarship. We can freely applaud his poetry, however, which gives a far stronger illusion of reality than do Landor’s Conversations between the same persons.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 38. Ja. 21, ‘05. 320w.

“The volume lacks coherence.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 197. Ja. 21, ‘05. 190w.

=Mills, Edmund Mead.= Only a profession and other sermons. (Methodist pulpit. 2d ser.) *50c. Meth. bk.

Eight sermons including, besides the title sermon, How to know, The all-conquering Christ, The nation’s memorial, As he thinketh in his heart, What makes a nation great? Unconscious deterioration, and A withered hand.

* =Mills, Weyman Jay.= Caroline of Courtlandt street. **$2. Harper.

“A highly idealized story of New York life when the eighteenth century was young. Caroline of Courtlandt street, the daughter of an actress, yearns for her mother’s profession and by way of proving her right to enter it plays a pretty little comedy in which her father’s aristocratic and snobbish relatives take unconscious but highly important parts. The stage fails to gain her in the end, but in the meanwhile she has furnished us with a diverting little drama.”—Pub. Opin.

* “A slight but spirited novelette.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 388. D. 1, ‘05. 140w.

* “An elaborately decorated romance, both as to the narrative and setting. The style is flowery.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 833. D. 2. ‘05. 120w.

* + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 733. D. 2, ‘05. 60w.

=Milyoukov, Paul.= Russia and its crisis. *$3. Univ. of Chicago press.

In interpreting the Russian present by the Russian past, the author produces the results of long years of study. Professor Milyoukov is a representative of the branch of the liberal party known as the “Intellectuals,” and his work for freedom has already brought him calumny, imprisonment and exile. The aim of his discussion is to reveal the internal crisis in Russia as an outgrowth of the historical circumstances under which Russian civilization has developed. The author has explained the permanent and lasting elements in the political, social and religious life of a great world-power.

“Our pleasure at the thought and learning displayed in the lectures of which this volume is composed is marred by the extraordinary fancies of its author on the transliteration of names.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 435. S. 30. 810w.

“With ample knowledge, training, and evident fairness, he is the best available guide to a knowledge of present conditions in Russia from the historical point of view.” Charles H. Cooper.

+ + + =Dial.= 39: 268. N. 1, ‘05. 760w.

+ + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 309. S. 29, ‘05. 1040w.

“A strong book—one that will not appeal to the general reader, but will reach rather the serious and thoughtful.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 556. Ag. 26, ‘05. 1430w.

“A masterly portrayal of the factors which have determined the present constitution of the Russian state, as well as the elements of leaven and fermentation at present working in that state.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 446. S. 30, ‘05. 200w.

* “A very valuable addition to the literature on the subject of Russian conditions.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 636. N. ‘05. 200w.

=Minor, Benjamin Blake.= Southern literary messenger, 1834 to 1864 by Benjamin Blake Minor, editor and proprietor from 1843 to 1847. *$2. Neale.

“A history of a magazine which for so many years held the chief place in the periodical literature of the South and an honorable one in that of the country, written by the gentleman who was its editor and proprietor from 1843 to 1847, and who now at the good old age of eighty-six, is perhaps the only survivor of those who were personally connected with its fortunes. It will have a special interest for cultivated people in the South, and incidentally for all students of American literary history.”—Critic.

+ =Critic.= 47: 382. O. ‘05. 90w.

“In spite of obvious faults (and partly because of them) Dr. Minor’s book has both permanent value and contemporary interest.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 494. Jl. 29, ‘05. 1350w.

=Mitchell, Charles Bayard.= Noblest quest, and other sermons preached in the First Methodist Episcopal church, Cleveland, O. *50c. Meth. bk.

Eight stirring sermons including, besides the title sermon, The Supreme Master, A shameless Jew, The dignity of labor, Remember thy Creator, A deserted grave, Life’s Jerusalem, and The impartial God.

=Mitchell, S. Weir.= Constance Trescot. $1.50. Century.

The tragic story of a young northern wife who goes with her husband to St. Ann, Missouri, where he is agent for a large estate. He becomes involved in a law suit, and is the prey of the prejudices and misconceptions so common to the reconstruction period. After his murder, Constance lives only to avenge herself upon his slayer, and the story becomes a strong psychological study of the charming woman’s selfish cruelty. It is a masterly book, unusual, and real, both in theme and characters.

“It is told in a masterly fashion.” Richard W. Kemp.

+ + — =Bookm.= 21: 386. Je. ‘05. 1640w.

“A novel of dignity and importance out of material that if treated less intelligently would be simply sensational.” C. A. Pratt.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 185. Ag. ‘05. 470w.

“It is a great triumph, thus out of commonplace materials, and by the use of strictly legitimate methods, to produce a work of such singular power, and Dr. Mitchell deserves the warmest congratulations upon his success.” Wm. Morton Payne.

+ + + =Dial.= 39: 42. Jl. 16, ‘05. 490w.

“The second section of the book is, in fact, open to this dilemma. If Constance is in her right mind, the story of her revenge is inexplicable and impossible. If she is not, her madness removes it out of the range of subjects capable of being made to appeal to the imagination of the reader by means of the art of the novelist.” Herbert W. Horwill.

— — + =Forum.= 37: 104. Jl. ‘05. 1000w.

+ + =Nation.= 80: 441. Je. 1, ‘05. 600w.

“This is a good story.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1011. My. 4, ‘05. 630w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 299. My. 6, ‘05. 540w.

“It is a tale wherein the psychological element, however, does overcloud the romantic interest.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 391. Je. 17, ‘05. 100w.

“The motif ... is an extremely unpleasant one, and in hands less skilled than those of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell the story would be too painful. The story is a study of character of a very unusual kind, full of insight, experience and skill.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 79: 772. Ap. 1, ‘05. 180w.

“It is undeniably powerful. The workmanship is of a high order.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 713. My. 6, ‘05. 140w.

+ =Reader.= 6: 239. Jl. ‘05. 390w.

“Impressive as the book is, one wonders inevitably whether Constance was, after all, worth this expenditure of literary power on the part of Dr. Mitchell.”

+ — =R. of Rs.= 31: 760. Je. ‘05. 200w.

=Mitchell, Silas Weir.= Youth of Washington: told in the form of an autobiography. †$1.50. Century.

To think the thoughts of Washington as he thought them, to express them as he might have expressed them, in a word, to command a view of men and things as this general and statesman of Mount Vernon looked upon them, has been a unique task, to say nothing of the daring implied. But Dr. Mitchell has only reversed the great process of dramatization. Instead of fitting an actor to the mold of some great writer’s conception, as the stage continually does, he starts with the man and suits his thoughts and speech to the individual. Years of study, fresh enthusiasm, and keen insight into human nature have been brought to bear on his unusual task.

“Dr. Weir Mitchell has added another to the melancholy examples of Washingtonion dullness. It is sedate, detailed, conscientious and very dull.”

— =Acad.= 68: 63. Ja. 21, ‘05. 320w.

“May be judged as history or as fiction, according to the taste of the reader, and possesses high merit in either aspect. It would be possible to criticize some of Dr. Mitchell’s statements, and the conception of Washington’s mother is too harsh and even contradictory in detail to be either true or pleasing.” Worthington Chauncey Ford.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 444. Ja. ‘05. 430w.

“Only a Weir Mitchell or his equal could have accomplished successfully the daring feat of personating George Washington. But in this book the great George has proven a worthy son of himself, and it is hard to realize that the quaint, formal phraseology is not indeed his own. His criticisms of his family and himself are frank and delightful.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 283. Mr. ‘05. 240w.

=Mitton, G. E.= The dog. $2. Macmillan.

The autobiography of Scamp, a dog of the streets, who finds a good home and a loving mistress and is trained into a first-class retriever. He is caught in a trap while hunting, comes into the hands of poachers and counterfeiters, sojourns in the London streets and the dog pound, and eventually finds his way back to his former mistress to end his days in luxury.

“The book on the dog deals too much with one particular dog and his fortunes, and might almost pass as an entirely fictional tale.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 35. Ja. 14, ‘05. 250w.

“Attractive for the children for whom it was written. Scamp was just a dog. The author has not attempted to endow him with human or supernatural attributes.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 43. Ja. 21, ‘05. 610w.

“Cleverly written story. It is a story that will delight boys and girls, touching older hearts as well.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 349. F. 4, ‘05. 60w.

* =Mitton, G. E.= Jane Austen and her times. *$2.75. Putnam.

Not only Jane Austen herself but the society that she drew so skillfully is pictured in this volume. Miss Mitton considers Jane Austen “more wonderful as a product of her times than considered as an isolated figure.” She has therefore aimed “to sketch the men and women to whom she was accustomed, the habits and manners of her class, and the England with which she was familiar.”

* “In short, it is a richly human book, for which we owe all the praise (except what is due to the reproductions from Reynolds, Morland, Hoppner, Bunbury, Romney, and others), and little of the blame, to the author.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 1170. N. 11, ‘05. 980w.

* “Is the next best thing to reading one of Miss Austen’s own stories.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 574. D. ‘05. 80w.

* “A prose and pedestrian piece of book-making, which nevertheless has something of the interest that attaches to an interesting subject.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 484. D. 14, ‘05. 150w.

* =Mitton, G. E.= Normandy: painted by Nico Jungman. *$3. Macmillan.

“Miss Mitton begins with a chapter ‘In general,’ and proceeds to tell the stories of the Norman Dukes and the ‘mighty William.’ Then we have a full description of Rouen, and chapters on Caen, Falaise, Bayeux and the smaller towns, and then a chapter of the greatest interest on the famous tapestry, Mont St. Michel, The Cotentin, Dieppe and the coast, and a journey up the Seine from Honfleur to Vernon.”—Acad.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 728. O. 28, ‘05. 270w.

=Mitton, G. E.= Scenery of London. *$6. Macmillan.

“Miss G. E. Mitton, an expert in London lore, furnishes the text, while the pictures are reproductions of paintings by Herbert Marshall.... There are seventy-five in all capitally reproduced in colors.”—N. Y. Times.

“As illustrations to a book, to be looked at closely and not over long, Mr. Marshall’s pictures are excellent, because they come from a fine artist, and yet present a variety of moods and likings which are entirely suited to such books as these. She has aimed high and done some interesting and some pleasing work, and made a readable book.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 779. Jl. 29, ‘05. 1000w.

“Both artist and author have succeeded in producing what is a real addition to the literature of London.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 363. S. 16. 900w.

=Lond. Times.= 4: 255. Ag. 11, ‘05. 530w.

“Of the many recent books about London the best to look at is that called ‘The scenery of London.’ Miss Mitton discourses agreeably as is her wont.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 608. S. 16, ‘05. 280w.

=Monroe, Paul.= Text-book in the history of education. *$1.90. Macmillan.

“The framework upon which Dr. Monroe has built his well-written work is clear and hardly to be improved upon. Each chapter is headed in the table of contents with a phrase expressing the psychological tendency of the time or movement which it represents, and these are divided and subdivided in an unusually able manner. Facts are made additionally easy of location by the index by Miss Scott. Dr. Monroe’s ‘Text-book’ is hardly what its name implies, but rather a foundation work for those who desire to ‘work up’ from it, as the references indicate.”—Pub. Opin.

“A very solid book on the history of education.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 725. O. 28, ‘05. 630w.

* “It is diligent in research, copious in information, clear in analysis, philosophic in trend, and sound in deduction; and, although there are passages in it that are somewhat hard reading, occasional grammatical lapses, and a needless and sometimes wearisome repetition of certain scientific terms ... it is distinguished throughout for purity, precision, and force of diction. The treatment of its theme is the most exhaustive yet essayed by an American author.” Charles Elliott Fitch.

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 909. D. 23, ‘05. 2510w.

“This must be rated as a work of the first rank in its class.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 431. O. 21, ‘05. 410w.

“A finished, well-unified and arranged work.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 574. O. 28, ‘05. 350w.

* “The work is broad in range, and provides an immense accumulation of data.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 640. N. ‘05. 120w.

=Monroe, Paul.= Thomas Platter and the educational renaissance of the 16th century. **$1.20. Appleton.

This sketch which gives the life of an educator just at the turning point in educational history between the mediæval and the modern, is important because “The autobiography furnishes such concrete information in regard to two phases of the education of the sixteenth century: first, the life of the wandering scholar; and, second, the spread of the humanistic ideas until they dominate the educational

## activities of the times.”

“Is a valuable volume which throws a great deal of light on a critical and seldom dealt with period of the history of education.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 136. Ja. 12, ‘05. 130w.

* =Montague, Margaret Prescott.= Poet, Miss Kate and I. **$1.50. Baker.

Miss Kate is a small chestnut mare, I am Miss Dorothy, and the poet is David Selwyn, successful and thirty-two, whom his doctor has given but twelve months more of life. He determines to spend that twelve months bravely, and rents a house in the Alleghanies so that he may “write, write, write until the finale,” unhampered by his old New York surroundings. Here he meets Dorothy and enjoys his last summer until he finds that his growing love for her makes the thought of death more bitter; then he runs away. But of course the author does not let him die, and the reader feels thruout the pretty, cheery little story that all is to be well with him.

* “The plot is slight, but the nature sketches, the character study, and a very piquant way of putting things, give the book a decided charm.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 389. D. 1, ‘05. 140w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 942. D. 16, ‘05. 50w.

=Montgomery, David Henry.= Elementary American history, *75c. Ginn.

This textbook, the latest of the “Montgomery series,” has been prepared to meet the demand for a short continuous narrative history of our country, suited to the wants of elementary pupils.

“Compared with other textbooks of its kind, it has merit. The language is simple, and there are many illustrations and maps. This is only another example of a book constructed on the college plan, with shorter paragraphs and more simple language.” H. O. Gillett.

+ — =El. Sch. T.= 5: 518. Ap. ‘05. 160w.

=Montgomery, David H.= Student’s American history. $1.40. Ginn.

For this latest edition the work has been thoroly revised and many facts have been rewritten, including questions of political and constitutional history, the opening of the West and its influence on the division of the nation. References have been made more complete, and some new maps added.

“It has all the teaching apparatus of the best type of the modern high-school book, and may be cordially recommended.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 423. Je. 16, ‘05. 60w.

* “In attractiveness of presentation and clearness of diction it compares favorably with such manuals as McMaster’s and Channing’s.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 758. N. 11, ‘05. 130w.

=Moody, William Vaughan, and Lovett, Robert Morrs.= First view of English literature. *$1. Scribner.

“This adaptation of the author’s more advanced ‘History of English literature,’ based on the suggestions of many high school and academy teachers, is a class-room manual of practical value. Features that especially commend the volume are the historical introductions to each epoch, dwelling on political and social conditions, important for their effect on literature, and the full review outlines given in the form of simple and illuminating questions.”—Outlook.

“The book is a highly finished work, and we commend it.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 396. Je. 17, ‘05. 420w.

“The book is lucid and concise, noticeably so in its discussion of the Renaissance and of Romanticism.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 591. Jl. 1, ‘05. 120w.

“There is much valuable geographical, descriptive, and annotative matter.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 254. Ag. ‘05. 50w.

* =More, Charles Herbert.= Character of renaissance architecture. **$3. Macmillan.

“Prof. Moore has reduced the mere descriptions of buildings to a minimum, having provided many illustrations—twelve photogravure plates and 139 drawings and photographs—to make the discussions clear. He writes in his introduction about the character of the fine arts of the renaissance, the mixed influences actuating the artist of the time—the painter’s habits of design, etc. This followed by chapters on the dome of Florence, St. Peter’s dome, Renaissance architecture in the erection of churches and palaces in Rome and Florence and the North of Italy, carving, and architecture of the renaissance in France and England.”—N. Y. Times.

* “It is a book of strong convictions and solid thought.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 27: sup. 34. D. ‘05. 360w.

* “He is a man of profound and strongly held convictions, and hardly allows a page or a half-dozen pages to pass from under his hand without a reassertion of the most important of them.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 385. N. 9, ‘05. 980w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 713. O. 21, ‘05. 270w.

* “In the ‘Character of renaissance architecture’ we have the same creative and scholarly qualities of artist and investigator which characterized ‘Development and character of Gothic architecture.’ But where the latter was synthetical the former is analytical almost to the verge of iconoclasm.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 781. N. 18, ‘05. 850w.

* “This volume is admirably adapted to be a text-book for advanced classes in our universities and a reference book for readers generally. We are glad to note that the index to the volume is specially copious and exhaustive.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 628. N. 11, ‘05. 290w.

=Moore, Frank Frankfort.= Love alone is lord. †$1.50. Putnam.

Another novel of which Lord Byron is the hero. It concerns his early love for his cousin, Mary Chaworth and, altho many chapters are devoted to his affair with Lady Caroline Lamb, the book gives him a semblance of constancy by making him return to his first love and their tragic parting the climax, and end of the book. Madame de Stäel, Sheridan, Moore, and other well known people of Byron’s time enter into the story.

* “Mr. Moore has increased our dislike to positive hatred; all the worst qualities of this pernicious breed of book are accentuated in his present novel.”

— =Acad.= 68: 1032. O. 7, ‘05. 310w.

* “Mr. Moore’s is one of the books worth reading.”

+ =Lit. D.= 31: 754. N. 18, ‘05. 380w.

* + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 315. S. 29, ‘05. 540w.

“Somehow the book leaves us cold.”

— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 759. N. 11, ‘05. 290w.

“As a novel the book has vigor and interest; as a presentation of Byron the poet it is a failure.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 281. S. 30, ‘05. 120w.

“Mr. Moore has written an interesting story, but it has nothing to do with the hero and heroine, Lord Byron and Mary Ann Chaworth.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 573. O. 28, ‘05. 160w.

* “Byron’s character is sketched sans prudishness by an author whose every book guarantees a few hours’ lively entertainment.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 762. D. ‘05. 110w.

* “We do not blame Mr. Moore for his failure, but for the impudence of his attempt.”

— =Sat. R.= 100: 529. O. 21, ‘05. 160w.

* =Moore, Mrs. N. Hudson.= Children of other days. †$1.50. Stokes.

The notable pictures of children of various countries and times after paintings of great masters are accompanied by little sketches intended to interest the child reader in the portrait. The book is an art book of real value to little people.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 535. D. 2, ‘05. 160w.

=Moore, Mrs. N. Hudson.= Lace book. **$5. Stokes.

The author “tells us in ‘The lace book’ in a concise form, all that is interesting in the history of the evolution and production of lace in the countries which have given the world the finest examples of this delicate fabric. This handsome volume is illustrated with engravings from famous pictures of distinguished personages, showing how lace was employed in costume at different times; well-chosen, full-size examples are also given of the various kinds of lace; and an index endows the collector and connoisseur with a book of reference.”—Nation.

“A very handsome and interesting book.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 288. Mr. ‘05. 70w.

* “A more engaging example of the combination of the useful with the agreeable could not easily be found than is provided by this volume.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 380. N. 10, ‘05. 1100w.

+ + =Nation.= 80: 158. F. 23, ‘05. 1530w.

* “A most interesting and readable account of lace from the earliest days.”

+ =Spec.= 95: sup. 797. N. 18, ‘05. 230w.

=Moore, T. Sturge.= Albert Dürer. *$2. Scribner.

An original study rather than a conventional biography. The artist’s paintings, drawings, metal engravings, and wood cuts, are critically considered, the philosophy of his art is discussed, and the details of his life are given. The book is illustrated with half-tones and four copper-plates.

“A very stimulating essay, with sufficient fact, date, and specific criticism attached, as is helpful to that study, but no more. As an illustrated record of Dürer’s work, the book is a welcome supplement to the little volume by Lina Eckenstein, ... though it will not replace that as an admirable and business-like summary of the artist’s life and work. It must be admitted, first and foremost, that the volume is concerned with Mr. T. Sturge Moore’s outlook on life and the arts; the author has not lost himself in his subject.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 173. F. 25, ‘05. 1100w.

“The style is vigorous and picturesque, and, on the whole dignified. There seems, further, a lack of cohesion between the various parts of the book.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 247. F. 25. 1680w.

+ =Critic.= 46: 475 My. ‘05. 130w.

“An excellent book marred by an involved and slipshod style.”

+ + — =Dial.= 38: 358. My. 16, ‘05. 590w.

“His book is worthy of its place in the series by reason of his sympathetic interpretation of Dürer’s work.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 1364. Je. 15, ‘05. 190w.

“Its writing and point of view make it a model of what an art book, written for lay readers, should be.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 25: sup. 64. My. ‘05. 150w.

“A singularly illusive book. While all the words in it are intelligible, the exact thing that was intended to be expressed somehow escapes one.”

— + =Nation.= 80: 354. My. 4, ‘05. 590w.

“What Prof. Thausing, Allihn, Zahn, and Scott never suspected we find brought forth with the pride of discovery and illuminated in the language of a poet by Dürer’s latest and youngest biographer. In the history of biographical writing, of art criticism, and connoisseurship, ‘Albert Dürer,’ by T. Sturge Moore, is an epoch-making work. Its form and execution present a new model for study and imitation. He lays bare the mind, the soul of the artist, and shows the inevitableness of what Dürer achieved.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 205. Ap. 1, ‘05. 580w.

“Mr. Moore is always interesting, and perhaps never more interesting than when he is least convincing. His work is certainly a stimulating addition to the series in which it finds place.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 757. Mr. 25, ‘05. 230w.

=Moorehead, William Gallogly.= Outline studies in the New Testament, Philippians to Hebrews. **$1.20. Revell.

“These studies will be deemed scholarly and sound by such Christians as are unreconciled to the scientific and critical doctrines now dominant, and disposed to stand by the verbal inerrancy of the Scriptures.”—Outlook.

=Outlook.= 79: 909. Ap. 8, ‘05. 30w.

=More, E. Anson.= Captain of men. †$1.50. Page.

Merodach, the Assyrian, is the hero of this story of Tyre in the days when David was outlawed. Miriam, a slave in the household of the richest merchant of Tyre, who is engaged in the tin trade, is the heroine. The action is involved, there are many characters and there is much cruelty.

* “It is fairly well written and fairly exciting, but nothing more.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 607. N. 4. 200w.

“Has some effective scenes, with long wastes of dullness.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 403. Je. 17, ‘05. 440w.

=More, Paul Elmer.= Shelburne essays. 3 ser. ea. **$1.25. Putnam.

The author, an ex-professor of Sanskrit, received his call to the work of literary criticism during the course of two years in which he lived a life of solitary meditation. In Series one, of his essays the hermit of Shelburne devotes himself to the problems of the soul, he treats of Hawthorne, Emerson, Carlyle, Symons, Tolstoy and others, and discusses the religious and literary movements of to-day. Series two contains papers on English sonnets, Lafcadio Hearn, Hazlitt, Lamb, Kipling and FitzGerald. Crabbe, Meredith, Hawthorne, Delphi and Greek literature, and Nemesis. The third series treats of Cowper’s correspondence, Whittier the poet, Sainte-Beuve, Scotch novels and Scotch history, Swinburne, Christina Rossetti, Brownings’ popularity, Byron’s Don Juan, Laurence Sterne and Mr. Whitehouse.

+ =Acad.= 68: 847. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1410w. (Review of second series.)

=Critic.= 47: 283. S. ‘05. 50w. (Review of second series.)

* “Mr. More is a critic of many merits, and his ‘Shelburne essays’ reveal a penetrating and cultivated intellect. But it is obvious that he is less comfortable in the æsthetic environment of the sixteenth century than in that of the eighteenth.” Edward Fuller.

+ + — =Critic.= 47: 567. D. ‘05. 800w. (Review of second and third series.)

“Is a collection of literary, psychological, and ethical studies, of unusual seriousness and power. Our essayist may be thought at times to take himself and his hermit experience, and his ‘long course of wayward reading,’ a little too seriously. He has certainly read widely and wisely, and his essays are unquestionably full of meat.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 18. Ja. 1, ‘05. 670w. (Review of first series.)

“Both in his fine classical scholarship and in his carefully wrought sentences, Mr. More calls to mind the lamented Walter Pater, although the Oxford scholar’s reading and literary sympathies, wide as they were, strike one as less comprehensive than Mr. More’s.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 17. Jl. 1, ‘05. 490w. (Review of second series.)

+ + =Dial.= 39: 277. N. 1, ‘05. 410w. (Review of third series.)

“The second series of Mr. Paul Elmer More’s ‘Shelburne essays’ is likely to win the favor of book lovers in no less degree than its predecessor. Mr. More’s freedom from provincialism is manifest even in his style.” Herbert W. Horwill.

+ + =Forum.= 37: 252. O. ‘05. 1320w. (Review of second series.)

“If Mr. More is able to realize his ideal of the high calling of the critic he will eventually be able to exert an influence on American literature like that of Brunetiere on French.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1112. N. 9, ‘05. 460w. (Review of third series.)

* “The Lafcadio Hearn and the Sainte-Beuve [essays] are, perhaps, the most remarkable for the depth and penetration of their analysis.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1163. N. 16, ‘05. 60w. (Review of second and third series.)

“His is the criticism that takes infinite pains, dissects out every nerve.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 104. Ag. 3, ‘05. 1110w. (Review of second series.)

“Are marked by charm and insight. They are not unduly discursive.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 496. Jl. 29, ‘05. 820w. (Review of second series.)

“He is sound and sane, and he can penetrate sympathetically to inner realities of the works and the men he is studying. He is independent and he thinks for himself.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 730. O. 28, ‘05. 700w. (Review of third series.)

“Mr. More has the instincts of the scholar and the tastes of the man of culture; but his feet are on the ground. And he has a generous endowment of that common sense which is the conservator of art, as genius is its inspiration.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 81: 678. N. 18, ‘05. 1550w. (Review of first-third series.)

“Whatever his subject, the stamp of leisurely scholarship, of well-backed, first-hand knowledge, of that indescribable something called ‘style’ attests the writer’s kinship with the best of the old-school essayists.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 942. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w. (Review of second series.)

=Morgan, Lewis Henry.= League of the Ho-de-no-sau-nee, or Iroquois; ed. by Herbert M. Lloyd. **$5. Dodd.

This new edition contains not only an accurate re-print of the edition of 1851, but also copious editorial notes, and introduction, personal reminiscences of Morgan by Charles T. Porter, a brief biography of Morgan with a bibliography of his writings, a sketch of the lives of Ely S. Parker and Charles T. Porter, an excellent index, and many illustrations.

“One-volume reprint of the two-volume original lacks nothing desirable in the way of critical apparatus.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 381. Ap. ‘05. 180w.

“Still remains the best and most authoritative work on the subject. For his editorial notes Mr. Lloyd has drawn upon every source of information, and they reveal his wide and discriminating reading of literature on the Iroquois. Not only a work of prime importance to all students of Indian life and character, but a book that one reads with genuine enjoyment for its own sake.” L. J. Burpee.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 119. F. 16, ‘05. 2300w.

=Morris, William O’Connor.= Wellington, soldier and statesman, and the revival of the military power of England. **$1.35; hf. lea. **$1.60. Putnam.

“This is the most recent volume of the “Heroes of the nations” series.... The book is in no sense a biography of Wellington, but almost entirely a military history. The Peninsular war forms, as it were, the kernel.... But Wellington’s early career is not neglected. The promise of his youth ... is well indicated in the first chapter, and in the second, the seven years spent in India are ... treated.... The ninth chapter deals with the campaign of 1815.... The remainder of the book, on the duke’s political life, is not so detailed.... There are 16 portraits of the principal personages, and 16 maps and plans.”—Nation.

“This is a hopelessly mediocre book. The book has not even ... a correct, agreeable, and lucid style. It cannot be recommended even for the instruction of the general public and school-boys.” R. M. Johnston.

— — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 692. Ap. ‘05. 260w.

Reviewed by Edward Fuller.

=Bookm.= 21: 527. Jl. ‘05. 250w.

“This seems to us the first really satisfactory account of his career and his influence on the military power of England that has been given in compact and popular form.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 380. Ap. ‘05. 70w.

“Mr. Davis remarks in the concluding sentence that ‘the judge’s conclusions, although they have been challenged by some high authorities, deserve the attention due to acute independent study of the original sources of information’; a statement which will probably be indorsed by most readers of the book.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 93. F. 1, ‘05. 290w.

“But on the whole, those who like a résumé of a period will find in this book more than a good example of its kind.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 76. Ja. 26, ‘05. 1050w.

=Morrison, Arthur.= Green diamond. †$1.50. Page.

The pursuit of a lost diamond, which is stolen from the Rajah of Goona and sent to England in a magnum of Tokay wine; an American buys the wine, and not suspecting its value, sells it. Adventures thrilling and blood-curdling follow thick and fast until at last the breathless author and reader give up the chase.

“Arthur Morrison is entitled to rank among the better writers of mystery or detective-stories of the present time. ‘The green diamond’ is, we think, the best of Mr. Morrison’s mystery-stories. It is one of the best mystery tales of the present year.” Amy C. Rich.

+ + =Arena.= 33: 342. Mr. ‘05. 450w.

+ =Reader.= 5: 501. Mr. ‘05. 180w.

* =Mortimer, Alfred Garnett.= It ringeth to evensong. *$1.25. Whittaker.

The trials and blessings of old age are discussed helpfully here for people of advancing years. The same optimism of the book commends it to the healthy minded no less than to the mortal who looks out drearily upon old age.

=Mother Goose.= Only true Mother Goose; ed. by Edward Everett Hale. †60c. Lothrop.

A facsimile reprint of “The only true Mother Goose” as published in Boston in 1833, including the odd-looking woodcuts. Dr. Hale has furnished an introduction to the book “which setting aside the Goose fable, is really a valuable collection of political squibs and old songs, any where from a century and a half to three centuries old.” (N. Y. Times.)

* =Ind.= 59: 1386. D. 14, ‘05. 40w.

=Nation.= 81: 257. S. 28, ‘05. 320w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 744. N. 4, ‘05. 80w.

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 281. S. 30, ‘05. 80w.

* “A quaint little volume.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 640. N. ‘05. 60w.

Mother-Light: a novel. †$1.50. Appleton.

“This book places in the suburbs of Trenton, New Jersey, the headquarters of an extraordinary religious cult, something after the Theosophical order. Three hundred pages are devoted to describing its mummeries and the emotions and experiences of a young woman from Ida Grove, Iowa, its chosen high priestess, or ‘Mother-Light’.”—Outlook.

* =Ath.= 1905, 2: 267. Ag. 26. 290w.

=Outlook.= 79: 653. Mr. 11, ‘05. 90w.

=Mott, Frederick Blount.= Before the crisis. †$1.50. Lane.

A book dealing with America before the outbreak of the Civil war, and during the campaign of John Brown and his sons. “The book is full of graphically told adventures; but though these are exciting reading, the picture of slavery is even more interesting. The slaves depicted are under good masters, yet in spite of this the author shows conclusively how the characters of both owners and slaves were corroded by an institution which involved the absolute dependence of one human being on the caprice of another.” (Spec.)

“Mr. Mott’s romance is a moderately deft piece of workmanship on familiar, melodramatic lines.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 336. Mr. 25, ‘05. 180w.

“It is a thrilling story, however, and well enough told for those readers living too far North to detect the author’s egregious errors in representing negro character and negro dialect.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 156. Jl. 20, ‘05. 200w.

+ =Spec.= 94: 372. Mr. 11, ‘05. 140w.

=Mott, Lawrence.= Jules of the great heart, “free” trapper and outlaw in the Hudson bay region in the early days. †$1.50. Century.

Jules Verbaux, a gaunt French-Canadian trapper, outlawed by the Hudson Bay company, which has put a price upon his head, lives the life of the hunted, cleverly avoiding capture. He flits like a shadow over the frozen north and thru the fury of its storms, trapping where he can, but wherever he rears his lone hut some relentless enemy reduces it to ashes. A prey to brute passions in a cruel world with all hands against him, the great heart of the man still beats warm beneath the “petite” cap of his “enfant” who is dead, which he carries constantly with him, the sole reminder of the wife whom he believes has deserted him. Again and again it prompts him to noble action while his whole being calls for vengeance. In the end he is given a bleak sort of happiness—but it suffices, and his great heart sighs, “Je suis content.”

* “The book offers interesting reading for boys, and even older readers may enjoy the vivid descriptions of the hard life of the trapper.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 448. N. 30, ‘05. 220w.

* “It is not too much to say that this book is splendid: it might not be too much to say that it is great.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 749. N. 4, ‘05. 450w.

* “It is a strong story, happily free from much of the brutality and dreariness that have marked so many stories of the frozen north.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 710. N. 25, ‘05. 170w.

* “They are strong stories of strong men who lived full-blooded lives and died in whatever way ‘le bon Dieu willed.’”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 699. N. 25, ‘05. 180w.

=Moule, Rt. Rev. Handley C. G.= Second epistle to Timothy: short devotional studies on the dying letter of St. Paul. *$1. Union press.

The bishop of Durham “has taken up this heart-moving Epistle with the single intention of expounding it after the manner of a Bible reading, not for literary criticism or enquiry but in quest of divine messages for heart and life.” As the verses are treated in the commentary, they are noted in the margin of each page. A poem upon “The martyrdom of St. Paul,” written in 1876, is appended.

=Moyer, James Ambrose.= Descriptive geometry for students of engineering. $2. Wiley.

This is the second edition of this book. “It is far more than a slight revision.... The text has been more than doubled, and the number of diagrams increased from 33 to 77.... The text is placed on the left-hand pages, and the diagrams, instead of being massed at the end of the volume, as in the former edition, are placed on the right hand pages, the space not thus used being available for notes by the student.” (Engin. N.)

“As a whole, the book is well adapted to the needs of engineering colleges, and in a number of important features is the most satisfactory one now available.” Henry S. Jacoby.

+ + + =Engin. N.= 53: 535. My. 18, ‘05. 510w.

“We believe that the interests of both theory and practice would be better served if the instruction offered by Mr. Moyer were combined with such a course as that afforded by Professor Emch’s book.” Cassius J. Keyser.

+ + — =Science=, n.s. 22: 115. Jl. 28, ‘05. 160w.

=Muirhead, Rev. Lewis A.= Eschatology of Jesus; or, The kingdom come and coming: a brief study of our Lord’s apocalyptic language in the synoptic Gospels. $1.75. Armstrong.

“The volume is composed of lectures given on the Bruce foundation, and is subject to the limitations of its origin. The first lecture considers the pre-suppositions of the study; the second, the relation of the Jewish apocalypses to Jesus; the third, the actual teaching of Jesus concerning the consummation of the Kingdom; and the fourth, inclusively, the Son of man.”—Am. J. of Theol.

“The treatment, as a whole, however, can hardly be called more than sketchy. Taken altogether, the book, though stimulating, suffers from the fault which besets all exegetical studies dominated by pre-suppositions. Mr. Muirhead has said some very sensible things, but his volume presumes an attitude of mind ... that one may go the length of literary criticism and yet refrain from dogmatic or historical changes.” Shailer Mathews.

+ — =Am. J. of Theol.= 9: 343. Ap. ‘05. 710w.

Reviewed by H. B. Sharman.

+ — =Bib. World.= 25: 233. Mr. ‘05. 970w.

“Mr. Muirhead submits this view to careful investigation, in excellent spirit, cautious yet receptive, and his work is one of the most valuable of recent contributions to the understanding of the synoptic gospels.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1072. My. 11, ‘05. 130w.

=Muirhead, Lewis A.= Times of Christ. *60c. Scribner.

“The author of this handy volume is favorably known by his scholarly and fruitful work on ‘The eschatology of Jesus.’ To meet the needs of junior students he has here expanded and simplified a former edition of this manual, which some older students may value as an inexpensive and convenient substitute for Schürer’s voluminous work on ‘The Jewish people in the time of Christ.’”—Outlook.

+ =Outlook.= 80: 196. My. 20, ‘05. 60w.

=Mulets, Lenore Elizabeth.= Stories of little fishes. †$1. Page.

This sixth volume in the series of “Phyllis’ field friends” opens with the statement that one who goes a-fishing with Phyllis may expect to catch strange things, and that under the general title of fishes the reader may chance upon an eel, a turtle, or a frog. Then follows a mixture of fact and fiction which will delight the young, altho the combination of scientific truth and fairy story is rather daring.

* “They are entertainingly written.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 860. D. 2, ‘05. 40w.

=Mulock, Miss, pseud.= See =Craik, Dinah Maria.=

=Mumford, Ethel Watts.= Joke book note book. **75c. Elder.

This note book for jokes is a clever little conceit, cleverly carried out. It is in pocket size with pages left blank for the instant jotting down of the illusive joke. An illustrated thumb index makes reference to the different divisions easy, while the head pieces, which are real heads, the tail-pieces, which are real feet, and the general make up, are jocose enough to fit whatever may be recorded.

* + =Dial.= 39: 384. D. 1, ‘05. 120w.

=Mumford, Ethel Watts; Herford, Oliver, and Mizner, Addison.= Complete cynic’s calendar of revised wisdom for 1906. **75c. Elder.

The same cynicisms applied to a new calendar. The book is made as attractive as its predecessor, with marginal drawings done in red ink.

* “This 1906 edition is better as a whole than any of its predecessors. The cream of the old ‘twister’ proverbs has been retained, and the new ones are equal to the best of the old.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 384. D. 1, ‘05. 70w.

* =Munk, Joseph Amasa.= Arizona sketches. **$2. Grafton press.

Dr. Munk “describes not only the Grand cañon of the Colorado, with which we are all more or less familiar from former accounts, but also such little-known phenomena as the Meteorite mountain and the oddities of desert vegetation.... There are also interesting chapters on the structures of the cliff dwellers, and entertaining accounts of the habits and customs of the snake dancers, the modern Moquis. The book is profusely illustrated from photographs.”—R. of Rs.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 824. D. 2, ‘05. 140w.

* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 754. D. ‘05. 120w.

=Munro, Dana Carleton, and Sellery, George Clarke=, eds. and trs. Medieval civilization: selected studies from European authors. *$1.25. Century.

“The compilers of this volume designed it as an aid to instructors and students in mediaeval history. The book includes samples of many authorities bearing on the points on which the student of mediaeval history will be likely to need special illumination.”—N. Y. Times.

“The volume is especially adapted to institutions where the libraries are limited in scope.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 384. Ap. ‘05. 50w.

“Prepared with praiseworthy care and good judgment.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 445. Je. 1, ‘05. 690w.

“Each student may use it as an auxiliary. The volume will be practically serviceable for the purpose for which it is intended. Even readers with fairly correct general conceptions of the period will find much that is new to them.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 54. Ja. 28, ‘05. 410w. (Survey of contents.)

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 136. Ja. 26, ‘05. 280w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 509. Ap. ‘05. 60w.

* =Munro, Hugh Andrew Johnstone.= Criticism and elucidations of Catullus; also Ætna revised, amended and explained. *$4. Stechert.

A reprint of a volume which “first appeared in 1878, and has for some time been a rare book, not easily procured. Mr. J. D. Duff contributes a prefatory note to the effect that three short papers, printed by Munro in ‘The journal of philology’ after the publication of his book, have been added, a few misprints have been corrected, and a few fresh notes by Munro himself included. Reference has also been made occasionally to discussion of points since Munro’s day. But the book, as at present printed, is only two pages longer than in the old form. This masterpiece of Munro, with all its liveliness of style, knowledge of Latin, and feeling of poetry, ought to be known to every classical scholar.”—Ath.

* “Our best thanks are due to those who have made it available for the present generation.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 368. S. 16. 190w.

* + =Nation.= 81: 402. N. 16, ‘05. 200w.

=Munsterberg, Hugo.= Americans; tr. by Edwin B. Holt. **$2.50. McClure.

“A translation of Professor Munsterberg’s ‘Die Amerikäner,’ recently published in Germany. It aims to be a general explanation of the American people—their history, their customs and their political and social life. He discusses the methods used by the Americans in meeting such vital problems as the silver question, trusts, the negro question, divorce, huge fortunes, displays of wealth, etc.”—Bookm.

“The work, in spite of its undoubted merits, lacks the keen incisiveness that distinguished the ‘American traits.’ At times the style is rather diffuse, and in place of brilliant generalizations one gets somewhat barren generalities.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 389. Ap. 8, ‘05. 3090w.

“We regard the work as one of the most subtly dangerous books, if one is not on the alert to detect its fallacies, that has appeared in years. Apparently liberal, it is in fact ultra-reactionary in so far as its attitude toward true democracy is concerned. The author’s desire to make the Americans appear to the best advantage to the aristocratic and cultured of monarchial Germany leads him at times to indulge in the same sophistical special-pleadings that mark his treatment of democracy and the genius of free government which we have dwelt upon in our editorial.” Amy C. Rich.

— — + =Arena.= 33: 333. Mr. ‘05. 1700w.

“Excellently translated. His work deserves to find an honourable place in all libraries as a supplement to the more solid volumes of Mr. Bryce.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 76. Jl. 15. 490w.

+ + =Critic.= 46: 191. F. ‘05. 150w.

“By plan, selections of topics, and perspective of presentation, the work seems measurably suited to its objective purpose. The self-assertive American cannot refrain from expressing with regret but with conviction, his inability to endorse the judicial pronouncements or the philosophic standpoint of ‘The Americans.’ It is possible that we lack the gift to see ourselves as others see us; but we cannot candidly laud the lifelikeness of the portrait when we are introduced into its presence.” Joseph Jastrow.

+ — =Dial.= 38: 145. Mr. 1, ‘05. 3900w.

“The translation is ... written in a fluent style and betraying little of the awkwardness which attaches to so many translations and at once betrays them as such, a cursory examination of passages taken at random reveals not a few infidelities, inaccuracies and inaptitudes.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 12. Ja. 5, ‘05. 450w.

“The tone of the work is essentially optimistic. Of the two [’American traits’ and ‘Americans’] the latter is by far the most pretentious. It is comparable rather with such a work as Emile Boutmy’s ‘The English people.’ To defect of method must be added blemishes of misstatement and even errors of prejudice. There can be no doubt that it renders a distinct service to the readers of both countries. Seldom have we seen such a complete record of American achievement, individual and national, as is embodied in the pages dealing with the concrete facts of our development.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 79: 446. F. 18, ‘05. 970w.

“One of the most thoughtful, valuable dissections of American national character by a foreigner is ‘The Americans.’”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 382. Mr. ‘05. 210w.

“The book is a typical specimen of the best German method. The whole

## book is an admirable defence of what is best in American life, but at

the same time there is a wholesome suggestion of that other side.”

+ + — =Spec.= 94: 894. Je. 17, ‘05. 1660w.

=Munsterberg, Hugo.= Eternal life. **85c. Houghton.

“Two friends are sitting at the hearth after a funeral, and one gives the other his thoughts on immortality, as recorded here in an imagined monologue. There is an Oversoul, whose will-attitudes are the norms of the good, the beautiful, and the true. These are eternal. These will-attitudes we may make ours, yet they become ours ‘only in so far as our consciousness, is the over-individual consciousness, the Oversoul.’”—Outlook.

“His interpretation of life in terms of will is done with extraordinary skill and perspicuity, considering the small space allotted to the problem in his paper. But his application of the theory of will-values to individual immortality appears to us unsatisfactory and weak.”

+ — =Cath. World.= 81: 537. Jl. ‘05. 690w.

“It is a spiritual structure built upon the sands of speculation.” Edward Fuller.

+ — =Critic.= 47: 245. S. ‘05. 200w.

“It is written in a charming manner, and is really a description of the author’s philosophy. The fault I find with Professor Munsterberg’s philosophy is really this: that it pretends to get rid of time and space in considering personality, and yet does not do so, and cannot, in the nature of things.” T. D. A. Cockerell.

+ — =Dial.= 38: 415. Je. 16, ‘05. 1290w.

=Outlook.= 80: 139. My. 13, ‘05. 150w.

=Murfree, Mary Noailles.= See =Craddock, Charles Egbert, pseud.=

=Murray, A. H. Hallam; Nevinson, H. W.; and Carmichael, Montgomery.= Sketches on the old road through France to Florence. *$5. Dutton.

Mr. Murray has pictured his journey thru Normandy, central and southern France, and Italy in a series of sketches which the equally artistic descriptive work of Mr. Nevinson on France, and Mr. Carmichael on Italy rounds into a volume pleasing and instructive to both the mind and the eye.

“His book is beyond doubt the best colour-book yet issued.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905. 2: 216. Ag. 12, 370w.

“The illustrations by A. H. Hallam-Murray are full of the romance and charm of the places he has pictured.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 480. My. ‘05. 210w.

=Murray, Grace Peckham.= Fountain of youth. **$1.60. Stokes.

The relation of personal hygiene to health and longevity, all along the way from the commonplace in looks to genuine attractiveness is set forth clearly and professionally in this very fully illustrated handbook.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 659. O. 7, ‘05. 230w.

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 691. Jl. 15, ‘05. 70w.

=Mustard, Wilfred Pirt.= Classical echoes in Tennyson. **$1.25. Macmillan.

Volume III in the “Columbia university studies in English series.” A book which sets forth the classical influence in Tennyson’s writings by showing the kinship between many of his passages and those of the old Greek and Latin authors. There are many explanatory and reference notes, including the texts of the passages quoted both in English and the original.

“This attractive little volume, it should be understood, is something very much better than the mere digging out of such verses of Tennyson as show resemblance to lines in Greek or Latin literature. The erudition of the compiler is accompanied everywhere by an exact and critical scholarship. Here and there he corrects errors of Tennysonian editors and biographers—once a misquotation from memory by Tennyson himself. For this and other reasons this book cannot safely be missed by any student of Tennyson’s work in general, whether or not he happens to be especially interested in its particular subject.” Herbert W. Horwill.

+ + =Forum.= 36: 401. Ja. ‘05. 840w.

“The author is often prone to seek for origins in specific things which for centuries have been generalities in thought and language. Prof. Mustard writes without prejudice and with a wholesome perception of the idiosyncracies of the poet’s mind, of his knowledge, and his imagination.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 139. Mr. 4, ‘05. 670w.

=Muther, Richard.= Jean François Millet. *$1. Scribner.

Although but a brief monograph, this addition to the “Langham series,” gives a fair and concise study of Millet’s work. The volume is pleasing in size, shape, and illustrations.

“Is especially notable for the justice of its point of view.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 347. O. 26, ‘05. 860w.

“If the account somewhat lacks the picturesque phraseology which we find in Mrs. Ady’s biography, it has a greater note of authority.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 577. N. 4, ‘05. 130w.

My garden in the city of gardens. See =Cuthell, E. H.=

=Myers, A. Wallis=, ed. Sportsman’s year book for 1905. *$1.25. imp. Scribner.

“There are chapters by different writers on the horse racing during the year, cricket, football, rugby, motor racing, motor boating, polo, lawn tennis, croquet, hockey, lacrosse, amateur athletics, rowing, coursing, cycle racing, and yacht racing. These are followed by biographies of well-known English sportsmen and sportswomen. The illustrations, in black-and-white, include photographic reproductions of portraits of English champions, boats, horses, dogs, etc.”—N. Y. Times.

=Nation.= 80: 289. Ap. 13, ‘05. 170w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 168. Mr. 18, ‘05. 240w.

=Myers, Albert Cook=, ed. Hannah Logan’s courtship: a true narrative; the wooing of the daughter of James Logan, colonial governor of Pennsylvania, and divers other matters, as related in the diary of her lover, John Smith, esq., 1746-1752. $2.50; ¾ lev. $4. Ferris.

In the diary of John Smith of Philadelphia, Quaker and business man, is recorded the story of his quiet life and of his courtship of Hannah Logan, whom he married in 1748. The book is illustrated by facsimiles, autographs, silhouettes, and portraits, which aid the diary in giving an interesting view of colonial Philadelphia.

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 723. Ap. ‘05. 110w.

“The extreme frankness and naïveté of the diary, which was intended for no eyes but those of Smith himself, add to the pleasantness of the book, for which we are grateful to Mr. Myers.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1, 393. Ap. 1. 530w.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 95. Jl. ‘05. 160w.

“A volume exceedingly attractive to students of our colonial history, and not unattractive to the general reader.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 273. Ap. 16, ‘05. 270w.

“The diary is not only a charming and perfectly un-self-conscious record of a courtship of those days; it is worth much as a picture of the manners and daily life of the Quakers of ‘the Province’.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 271. Ap. 6, ‘05. 640w.

“As the medium of presenting an excellent picture of colonial home life the book also has value.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 397. Je. 17, ‘05. 580w.

“The plan of the book is original and it will interest many readers.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 604. Mr. 4, ‘05. 70w.

=Myers, Frederick William Henry.= Fragments of prose and poetry. *$2.50. Longmans.

A volume edited by the wife of this high minded scholar, poet and leader in the work of “Psychical research” three years after his death. There is an autobiographical sketch which sets forth his struggle with doubt and faith, followed by tributes to Ruskin, Gladstone, Watts, Stevenson and other friends who passed before him into the unknown. The last section of the volume contains sixty of his poems. The whole is well illustrated.

+ + =Arena.= 33: 339. Mr. ‘05. 540w.

“But here is less an argument than a ‘document,’ the inner life of a poet and thinker. His poems which fill nearly half the book, ... are so good they should be better; but his congenital sin, perhaps, of rhetoric— ... too often gets the best of them.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 438. F. 23, ‘05. 870w.

* =Myrick, Herbert.= Cache la Poudre: the romance of a tenderfoot in the days of Custer. $1.50. Judd.

On the slender thread of the story of a young New Yorker who in unmerited disgrace disappears from his home, reappears as a western tenderfoot, serves under Custer, and wins reputation and a bride, are strung pictures of the crude life and thrilling scenes found in northern Colorado, Wyoming and Montana in the early seventies. The book altho both novel and historical, is not a typical historical novel. The numerous illustrations from paintings by Charles Schreyvogel, Edward W. Deming, and Henry Fangel, with many photographs not only supplement the author’s descriptions but overshadow the text. The fact that they represent real people about whom the appendix provides further facts, gives the book an added value. There are portraits of Custer, Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-face and other characters, and pictures of various scenes from cow-boy life.

N

=Nansen, Fridtjof.= Norway and the union with Sweden. 70c. Macmillan.

A resumé given temperately and concisely from the Norwegian point of view of the events leading up to the present crisis. These events cover about a hundred years; the real strife beginning when in 1895 a change in the Swedish constitution practically took the administration of foreign affairs out of the hand of the king and placed them under the power of parliament.

“A sound little book on the Norwegian side of the dispute, by the Norwegian who is most competent to write upon it.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 13. Jl. 1. 160w.

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 210. Je. 30, ‘05. 320w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 468. Jl. 15, ‘05. 310w.

* “Thus the book is one to be read before attacking Otté’s larger and more exhaustive work.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 882. D. 9, ‘05. 1540w.

“Nansen’s book, admirable in restraint, will certainly do nothing to embitter feeling in either country.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 284. Ag. 26, ‘05. 400w.

“Dr. Nansen states the Norwegian case in a lucid and forcible way.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 21. Jl. 1, ‘05. 140w.

=Nares, Robert.= Glossary of words, phrases, names, and allusions in the works of English authors, particularly Shakespeare and his contemporaries; ed. by J. O. Halliwell and Thomas Wright. *$3. Dutton.

This work was originally published in 1822, and the present edition follows the original text, but includes many new words, phrases, and expressions which have been found since the publication of the first edition or were overlooked by the author.

=Nation.= 80: 69. Ja. 26, ‘05. 300w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 202. Ap. 1, ‘05. 390w.

=Nason, Frank Lewis.= Vision of Elijah Berl. †$1.50. Little.

This story of California is the story of Elijah Berl, a dreamer and fanatic, who undertook the great work of making a barren wilderness “blossom as the rose,” and, blinded by the light of his glowing vision, sought base methods to attain his noble end. His partner who applies the “moral straight-edge,” the girl who helps, and the weak wife who hinders are strongly drawn. The company’s affairs, the orange industry, the building of the irrigation dam, and the feverish land boom just before its collapse give the typical atmosphere of the early West.

Reviewed by Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + =Bookm.= 21: 367. Je. ‘05. 440w.

+ =Dial.= 38: 392. Je. 1, ‘05. 120w.

=Ind.= 59: 209. Jl. 27, ‘05. 260w.

“Mr. Nason has drawn the character of Elijah with excellent precision and clearness.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 311. My. 13, ‘05. 290w.

“The author evidently knows conditions in California, and is wide awake in his study of human character.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 196. My. 20, ‘05. 130w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 27. Jl. 1, ‘05. 170w.

National documents: state papers so arranged as to illustrate the growth of our country from 1606 to the present day. *72c; lea. *92c; pa. *42c. Bell, H. W.

“A valuable little volume containing important state papers, from the charter of Virginia, given in 1606 to the Panama ship canal treaty of 1904.”—Arena.

Reviewed by Amy C. Rich.

+ + + =Arena.= 33: 451. Ap. ‘05. 160w.

=Naylor, E. W.= Elizabethan virginal book. *$2. Dutton.

“In his ‘critical essay’ on the contents of the Virginal book in the Fitzwilliam museum at Cambridge, ... [the author] gives a careful study of nearly 300 pieces of the Tudor period which are almost entirely unknown.” (N. Y. Times.) These pieces of Elizabethan music include 130 dances, 17 organ pieces, 46 arrangements of forty different songs, and certain madrigals, and fantasias, etc.

=Acad.= 68: 562. My. 27, ‘05. 600w.

“But the volume as a whole is interesting and instructive; moreover, it is the first book on the subject, and therefore welcome. It contains many musical illustrations, and there is a capital index.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 251. Ag. 19. 510w.

* “It is a careful and scholarly work.” W. J. Henderson.

+ =Atlan.= 96: 854. D. ‘05. 60w.

“It is a valuable work of reference, for it embodies all that can be required by one who is desirous of gaining a clear idea of the music of this interesting period.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 245. O. 16, ‘05. 270w.

+ + =Ind.= 59: 695. S. 21, ‘05. 200w.

“It must be admitted that he makes out a good case for his thesis.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 305. O. 12, ‘05. 110w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 355. Je. 3, ‘05. 320w.

“It certainly is a stimulating and graphic method of studying musical history that he has embodied in the book.” Richard Aldrich.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 604. S. 16, ‘05. 630w.

* + + =Spec.= 95: sup. 908. D. 2, ‘05. 770w.

=Needler, George Henry,= tr. See Nibelungenlied.

=Neidig, William Jonathan.= First wardens. **$1. Macmillan.

Thirty-seven poems upon such themes as Alvah and Azubah, The adoration of the Magi, Wine of laurel, and Lex mundi. There is also a series of sonnets called A woman’s ring.

+ =Critic.= 46: 566. Je. ‘05. 130w.

“Much of Mr. Neidig’s verse, for all its originality and unquestionably poetic diction, makes too hard reading to fulfill the proper function of poetry.” Wm. M. Payne.

— + =Dial.= 39: 65. Ag. 1, ‘05. 260w.

+ =Nation.= 81: 17. Jl. 6. ‘05. 250w.

* =Nesbit, Wilbur Dick.= Alphabet of history. **75c. Elder.

“A thin little book done in brown tones and with a flexible cover.... It is printed in old art style and bound in Rhinos boards.... Taking history alphabetically, the book goes from Alexander to Zenobia, and includes such prominent people as Lucullus, Raleigh, William Tell, and James Watt.... The illustrations show without overmuch seriousness the eminent individuals whose life stories are told.”—N. Y. Times.

* “Twenty-six historical personages ... are portrayed with accuracy, completeness, and much cleverness.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 384. D. 1, ‘05. 70w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 776. N. 18, ‘05. 90w.

=Neville, James J.= Letters of a self-made president. $1. Ogilvie.

The apparent object of these letters is to ridicule Roosevelt, his friends, and his official and unofficial acts. Altho names are transposed and facts perverted, there is no real attempt to disguise the identity of the executive who entertains Booker at dinner for the sake of the negro vote, and assembles the navy at Clam bay for the edification of a few visiting friends.

“Now and then the malice has a spice of wit, but generally speaking the letters of a self-made president are rather heavy.”

— + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 543. Ag. 19, ‘05. 220w.

=Nevinson, Henry W.= Books and personalities. *$1.50. Lane.

“The reviews and criticisms of which this book is composed deal with a varied company of literary personalities. The net is spread very wide. Great and small—Mr. Belloc and Browning, Goethe and Aubrey Beardsley, Æschylus and Mr. Yeats, Dolling and De Wet, Carlyle, Heine, and Mr. Le Gallienne, and many others—are gathered in. And in dealing with them all Mr. Nevinson either has his point of view, or manages to reflect, brightly enough, the general tendency of educated opinion.”—Ath.

“Readable and stimulating these short studies undoubtedly are.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 557. My. 6. 730w.

Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.

* + =Atlan.= 96: 848. D. ‘05. 390w.

“Mr. Nevinson has a charming and lucid style that cannot but give interest to his restrained thoughts.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 380. O. ‘05. 100w.

“He writes in a brisk, self-confident, effective way, with no lack of plausible generalizations (not based on painfully exhaustive collection of particulars) and a ready supply of apt illustrations. As short essays in criticism of the lighter sort, these chapters, despite a slight tendency to the dogmatic in their tone are excellent reading.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 91. Ag. 16, ‘05. 320w.

“We have read them all with interest—seldom, indeed, have met with a book of the kind which we were so unwilling to lay down—and many with much pleasure.”

+ + — =Spec.= 94: 924. Je. 24, ‘05. 260w.

=New, Edmund H.= Evesham. *50c. Dutton.

“Americans rarely see Evesham and the beautiful, broad vale in which it lies, although they are near it when they make, as all good Americans do, their Shakespeare pilgrimage. This little book, one of the ‘Temple topographies,’ is, with its line drawings and pleasant narrative, an introduction and an incentive to visit a charming countryside.”—Outlook.

“In this volume thorough justice is done to the buildings of a charming little Worcestershire town.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 247. Mr. 30, ‘05. 140w.

+ =Outlook.= 79: 349. F. 4, ‘05. 50w.

=Newberry, Percy Edward, and Garstang, John.= Short history of ancient Egypt. **$1.20. Estes.

A small volume which gives a comprehensive sketch of the Egyptian monarchy from its founding to its disintegration, three thousand years later. The story is told in the light of the many important discoveries which have been made within the last decade. It is a book that will arouse the student’s interest in the subject and lead to the study of larger works.

“There is a painful lack of proper proportion. The presentation in the little book of the new results from the archaic age deserves consideration as a serious contribution. The American edition has some serious misprints.”

+ — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 843. Jl. ‘05. 510w.

“They have written with exactness and clearness, and their product should offer the reader an attractive synopsis of the latest discoveries.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 382. Ap. ‘05. 70w.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 240. Ap. 1, ‘05. 250w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 248. F. ‘05. 80w.

=Newell, William Wells.= Words for music: symphonic series. *$3. Small.

A little volume of brief lyrics of nature and life.

“The most noticeable fault of the pieces is found in the frequent omission of articles and other small words necessary to the construction.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ — =Dial.= 39: 66. Ag. 1, ‘05. 120w.

“In ‘Words for music,’ ... a mild and rather wordy mysticism sometimes bears poetic fruit in verse of a pleasing, gossamer-like tenuity.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 17. Jl. 6. ‘05. 190w.

=Newman, Ernest.= Musical studies: essays. *$1.50. Lane.

Mr. Newman’s fearless attitude toward music and composers results in an iconoclastic treatment of some of the old masters and a proportionately exalted consideration of others of more modern schools. In the latter class is Strauss to whom “Mr. Newman attributes ... pretty nearly everything except the creation of the world.... The essay on programme music is unquestionably the most lucid, original, and convincing discussion of that question ever printed.” (Nation.)

“Our author is a clever and thoughtful writer, and even those who differ from him will respect his frankly expressed opinions.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 251. Ag. 19. 280w.

* “His scholarship is good and his point of view established favorably for perspective. He writes frankly of old and new masters, and his comments are stimulating to the mind of the reader.” W. J. Henderson.

+ + =Atlan.= 96: 854. D. ‘05. 170w.

“Mr. Newman takes his work with vast seriousness and digs very deep. The subjects warrant such treatment, but as a result the reader must look for matter rather than manner.”

+ + — =Critic.= 47: 380. O. ‘05. 100w.

“Mr. Newman also ventures to fly in the face of public opinion with a few pages of very depreciative remarks on Gounod’s ‘Faust.’ Here he is decidedly in error. In the other essays of this volume we find our author much more sane and satisfactory, and less self-contradictory.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 284. O. 5, ‘05. 1500w.

=Newman, Ernest.= Wagner. (Music of the masters ser.) $1. Brentano’s.

The average lover of music will find Wagner made comprehensible in Mr. Newman’s monograph; “not the whole Wagner,” but the “essential Wagner” as a musician and a dramatist is the author’s province. Following a chapter on Wagner’s development, each of his operas is studied in turn, and the really essential motives are given. A chronological table and bibliography are included.

“A refreshing independence of judgment.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 463. Je. 8, ‘05. 340w.

“It is stimulating and refreshing to come upon so strong and original and drastic a piece of criticism as he has delivered in this little book.” Richard Aldrich.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 308. My. 13, ‘05. 660w.

“Mr. Newman always has something to say that is worth saying, and he says it without indirection, uninfluenced by partisanship.” Richard Aldrich.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 448. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1190w.

=Newman, Eugene William. (Savoyard, pseud.).= Essays on men, things, and events, historical, personal, political. $2. Neale.

The sub-title includes the following list of men, who with associated events, “historical, personal, political,” are considered in this volume: Roscoe Conklin, Thaddeus Stevens, Matthew H. Carpenter, Andrew Johnson, John J. Ingalls, Seargent S. Prentiss, Oliver P. Morton, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, Samuel J. Tilden. The family of Field, Marcus A. Hanna, Thomas B. Reed, Benjamin H. Hill, George F. Hoar, Frank Wolford, Stephen A. Douglass and Thomas C. Platt.

“The form on the other hand is very old-fashioned, with much embroidery of classical and Biblical allusion and a generous supply of adjectives of heroic size. Altogether people interested in men and politics, whatever their individual bias, can hardly fail to derive entertainment from Mr. Newman’s essays.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 19. Ja. 14, ‘05. 750w.

Nibelungenlied; tr. into rhymed English verse in the meter of the original by G. H. Needler. *$1.75. Holt.

The first metrical translation of this great epic into the English language will appeal to students and readers alike. The historical background of the work has been supplied in a full two-part introduction: the first of which treats of the Nibelungen saga, its history, development and forms; and the second, of the Nibelungenlied, and the various editions thru which it has passed.

“Mr. Needler does not show a very keen sense of rhythm nor a great command of language. His translation lacks case, and indulges in uncomfortable inversions.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 143. Jl. 29. 380w.

“The book is an interesting work of reference, the value of which is enhanced by a scholarly introduction.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 192. Ag. ‘05. 100w.

“What distinguishes this translation of the great German epic from all previous attempts is, in the first place, the faithful and happy reproduction of its metrical form. Professor Needler has added a succinct but adequate introduction ... altogether the best summary of the whole subject to be found in English.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 94. F. 2, ‘05. 500w.

“The author of this book says that his apology for presenting it is that none of the preceding translations reproduces the metrical form of the original. His book certainly justifies itself, and stands in no need of any apology. The scholarly introduction deserves unqualified praise, and is, indeed, quite a model of what such a work ought to be. At first sight the versification is not attractive, but the liking for it will be found to grow with increasing familiarity.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 86. F. 11, ‘05. 510w.

“A very satisfactory piece of work.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 96. Ja. 7, ‘05. 50w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 250. F. ‘05. 80w.

=Nicholl, Edith M. (Mrs. Bowyer).= Human touch: a tale of the great Southwest. †$1.50. Lothrop.

This strenuous story tells of cattle feuds, train robberies, and kidnappers, and of David Kingdon unhappily married to a woman who leaves him and spends her life in travel. While she is on the continent David meets Sylvia and “the human touch” draws them together. The wife is reported lost at sea, Sylvia and David marry and live happily on the great cattle ranch until the first wife reappears. Heartbreaking scenes follow, the wife is selfish, but Sylvia and David are brave and at last are reunited thru the medium of the divorce court.

* — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 467. O. 7, 320w.

“In fact, it is a story of unusual excitement, and will hold the reader enthralled just so far as his taste may run in this kind of shotgun literature.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 307. My. 13, ‘05. 410w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w.

=Nicholson, Joseph Shield.= History of the English corn laws. $1. Scribner.

A volume which “emphasizes particularly the connection of the corn laws with British social legislation in general, and warns against the danger of appealing to historical precedents without taking into account all the circumstances of the case.... He makes it clear that, though the corn laws did not produce constant high prices, the fluctuations in price which they did produce were an evil both to the farmer and to the consumer.”—Nation.

“This volume, though avowedly prepared to meet the present discontents, is entirely free from partisanship.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 437. Je. 1, ‘05. 410w.

“The book is a useful treatment, in popular form, of a subject always of historical interest, and now closely connected with a topic of the day.”

+ + =Yale R.= 14: 229. Ag. ‘05. 220w.

* =Nicholson, Meredith.= House of a thousand candles. †$1.50. Bobbs.

The story of a young man whose grandfather has willed him the house of a thousand candles, which includes an Indiana estate, upon the condition that he live in the house a year, otherwise the estate goes to Marian. There is a villain, and there are secret passages, and other mysterious things, there is shooting and slugging, until the reader is prepared for anything, and cheerfully accepts the fact that Olivia, whom the heir loves, is really Marian, and is quite prepared at the end to greet the grandfather, who, it appears, is not dead after all.

* “A story bristling with adventure.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 905. D. 16, ‘05. 380w.

* “The story is told with spirit and the people in it are alive—in one case, even though dead.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 835. D. 2, ‘05. 50w.

* =Nicoll, Rev. William Robertson (Claudius Clear, pseud.)= Garden of nuts; mystical expositions with an essay on Christian mysticism. $1.25. Armstrong.

“A brief series of articles dealing in detail with some texts in the Old Testament. The method of Dr. Nicoll’s interpretation is to allow Scripture to be the commentary on Scripture. Without deprecating modern criticism, he claims that his exposition moves in a region which criticism does not touch: ‘The great passages in the Word of God are timeless.’”—Ath.

* “These pages should commend themselves to many who have been struck by the sterility of much of the historical handling of the Bible which is now in vogue.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 722. N. 25. 90w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 888. D. 9, ‘05. 240w.

=Niemann, August.= The conquest of England; tr. by J. H. Freese. $1.50. Putnam.

A translation of “Der weltkrieg-deutsch traume,” which is graphically based upon the supposition of war between Germany and England. “For the dreams of the German, in the view of this author, are of overthrowing the English power, and of an imperial army taking triumphant possession of London.... The story, considered as a historical romance, is of a type familiar enough.... Throughout it is taken for granted that England is the arch-enemy of civilization, that its foreign policy is a complex network of rapacity and hypocrisy, and that it is deaf to the voice of the higher idealism.” (Dial). “Is related in a workmanlike manner. It is a fairly good story, and is curiously interesting from the way in which it represents, upon every possible occasion, the point of view of the German anglophobe.” W. M. Payne.

+ — =Dial.= 38: 127. F. 16, ‘05. 470w.

=Nitobe, Inazo.= Bushido: the soul of Japan. *$1.25. Putnam.

Nine editions of this book have appeared in Japan. Bushido is the Japanese feudal equivalent for chivalry, and signifies “the code of moral principles which the knights were required or instructed to observe.” “It embodies the maxims of educational training brought to bear on the Samurai, or warrior class of Japan, the class that throughout the feudal age, which ended only fifty years ago, set the standard to the whole people in manners, ideals of character, and mental and moral codes of obligation.”

“Is a misleading piece of special pleading. He makes out his case by

## partial statement and wholesale suppression.”

— + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 229. Ag. 19. 1510w.

“Professor Nitobe’s work is not exhaustive. It is the only work, however, on the subject given in a language of the West.” Adachi Kinnosuke.

+ + =Ind.= 59: 388. Ag. 17, ‘05. 430w.

* + =Lit. D.= 31: 625. O. 28, ‘05. 170w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 573. S. 2, ‘05. 370w.

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 159. Jl. 29, ‘05. 180w.

“A delightfully written exposition of Japanese philosophic and social thought.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 253. Ag. ‘05. 120w.

+ + =Spec.= 95: 248. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1790w.

=Noble, Edward.= Edge of circumstance. †$1.50. Dodd.

“A sea story in which an English captain and a Scottish engineer contend against every ill-hap that could befall a cranky, theoretically-built steamship, owned by men who hypocritically profess to make her a co-operative enterprise embodying every new patent and labor-saving device, while they really mean to save money at the expense of the crew’s comfort and safety.”—Outlook.

“‘The edge of circumstance’ is a striking book, one to be read. Mr. Noble attracts immediate attention yet does not shout; he gives us exciting situations, yet leaves something to the imagination. Mr. Noble is too much of an artist to overload his picture.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 63. Ja. 21, ‘05. 230w.

* “In ‘The edge of circumstance’ Mr. Noble has created a book with the qualities of a masterpiece. The portrait of the derelict alone will go down as a wonder of sincere portrayal. The poetry of the things is here plain, founded on a knowledge sharper than fancy.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 754. N. 18, ‘05. 750w.

“It is a rarely good—even a great—book in some respects, and it seems destined to take high rank in the sea literature of its class.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 670. O. 14. ‘05. 990w.

“The author’s method is much like that of Joseph Conrad, but we miss Conrad’s glow of imagination.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 381. O. 14, ‘05. 80w.

* “A sea-story quite exceptional in vivid strength and well worth perusing.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 763. D. ‘05. 30w.

“It is impossible to render full justice to Mr. Edward Noble’s striking story in this column.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 57. Ja. 14, ‘05. 710w.

=Noble, Esther Gideon.= Macbeth, a warning against superstition. $1. Badger, R: G.

Dwelling upon the strong negative lesson conveyed thruout the tragedy of Macbeth, viz., the warning against superstition, Macbeth himself is viewed in the light of one steeped in superstition, and the Weird sisters, whose material existence is denied, as doing no more “than ‘harp’ his fear aright.” “Shakespeare made Macbeth distinctly a man of thought, calculation, and caution. It is the abuse, the misdirection of this great power for thought which makes the tragedy,” so maintains the author of this monograph.

* + — =Critic.= 47: 187. Ag. ‘05. 110w.

=Noble, Rev. Franklin.= (comp.) Thoughts for the occasion: fraternal and benevolent; reference manual of historical data and facts; helpful in suggesting themes and in outlining addresses for the observance of timely or special occasions of the various orders. $2. Treat.

The book is divided into four parts which cover—Social and benevolent brotherhoods, Beneficiary and fraternal orders, Religious fraternities, and various orders and societies, and includes nearly all the fraternal organizations in America.

=Noldin, Hieronymus.= Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, intended especially for priests and candidates for priesthood; trans. from the Germ. by Rev. W. H. Kent. *$1.25. Benziger.

“A history of the cultus and observations upon its theological and ascetical importance.”—Cath. World.

“The historical sketch is brief but valuable. We think, however, that this curious evasion of the twelfth promise question will be the sole objection which devout clients of the League will make to this book.”

+ + — =Cath. World.= 81: 396. Je. ‘05. 590w.

* =Nordau, Max. Simon (Südfeld).= Dwarf’s spectacles and other fairy tales, tr. from the German by Mary J. Safford. †$1.50. Macmillan.

“The stories were told to Maxa, Mr. Nordau’s little daughter, from her fourth to her seventh birthday, and are translated for the benefit of other little ladies by Mary J. Safford. There are twenty stories in all, and they are about everything from beetles to fairies and from rosebushes to white mice. For instance ... there is a tragic account of a last year’s fly, which shows how sad it is to outlive one’s generation; there is a story of an ungrateful mouse; and a doll that was excessively haughty—in fact, there are stories about everything.... Young people—and even older ones—will read with breathless interest. The book is illustrated with a number of line drawings.”—N. Y. Times.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1385. D. 14, ‘05. 50w.

* “Is worthy to be read and loved by many other children for its originality, its pleasant style, and its gentle lessons with touches of deeper meaning.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 503. D. 21, ‘05. 40w.

* + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 860. D. 2, ‘05. 270w.

* “The grown-up reader is as pleased as the child—with everything but the pictures.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 887. D. 9, ‘05. 90w.

=Nordenskjöld, Nils Otto Gustav, and Andersson, Dr. Johan Gunnar.= Antarctica; or, Two years amongst the ice of the South pole. *$5. Macmillan.

“It will be remembered that the Nordenskjöld expedition, in the vessel Antarctic, left Europe in the summer of 1901, and spent the following Antarctic winter in the South polar regions.... The Antarctic was caught in the ice, ‘nipped’ and sunk, and it took two relief parties to finally rescue Dr. Nordenskjöld and his followers. Notwithstanding the loss of the vessel, with many of the scientific notes, much of the geographical and other scientific results were saved.... This volume is Dr. Nordenskjöld’s own story (prepared in collaboration with Dr. Andersson and Captain Larsen, of the Antarctic).”—R. of Rs.

“In the rapidly increasing literature of Polar enterprise Dr. Nordenskjöld’s volume will take a high place. The translator, who has preferred to be anonymous, has performed his task with success.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 466. Ap. 15. 2250w.

“It is mainly as a narrative that the book must be judged, for it contains little of scientific interest.” Albert White Vorse.

+ =Bookm.= 22: 171. O. ‘05. 1300w.

“Their story is told in a sufficiently attractive fashion, tho it lacks somewhat of the personal touch that ordinarily vivifies narratives of polar exploration.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 455. Ag. 24, ‘05. 920w.

“To the general reader, the book’s main interest will lie in ... its story of romantic adventure. It is as fascinating reading as Robinson Crusoe. Antarctic scenery and natural phenomena are vividly portrayed.”

+ + + =Lit. D.= 31: 427. S. 23, ‘05. 720w.

“The story is vividly told, and the quaint English of the translator rather adds to than detracts from the reader’s enjoyment and interest. The illustration of the work is excellent; the index and maps are all that could be asked.”

+ + + =Nation.= 81: 39. Jl. 13, ‘05. 1500w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 345. My. 27, ‘05. 330w.

“A simple but effective account.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 690. Jl. 15, ‘05. 50w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 124. Jl. ‘05. 310w.

+ + + =Sat. R.= 99: 708. My. 27, ‘05. 1340w.

=Norris, H. L.= Rice papers; stories and sketches of life in China. †$1.50. Longmans.

In order to while away the leisure hours of a three years’ service in China, the author wrote these nine stories of the Chinese as he saw them, placid and cruel, childlike and shrewd. He has created Hong, the gate-keeper, who spins marvelous yarns to a youthful audience of two, and other characters, which might be real, but are not.

+ =Acad.= 68: 241. Mr. 11, ‘05. 250w.

“He has turned out capital stories, witty, satirical, yet seemingly jumping with facts, even though he says the stories are not true. They are better than true; they are well-found. Nine stories ... all good, all worth reading and re-reading.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 276. Ap. 29, ‘05. 410w.

“But Mr. Norris as a critic is perhaps too irresponsible to carry much weight. His attitude is primarily that of the amused onlooker, and his aim is plainly to entertain rather than to instruct. In this he is almost uniformly successful.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 556. Ap. 15, ‘05. 660w.

=Norris, William Edward.= Barham of Beltana. †$1.50. Longmans.

Barham of Beltana is a prominent Australian and the love story centers about his son and daughter and the son and daughter of Mr. March, an Englishman. The book is full of complications, obstacles and surprises, into which eccentric old Lady Warden and her secret, two huge mastiffs, and a ghost enter.

“The scenes are pleasantly varied, the situations quietly effective, and the characters consistent though not vital. The story is readable because it runs smoothly from start to finish, and the interest is allowed to accumulate cleverly.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 240. Mr. 11, ‘05. 270w.

“The story is not particularly well-written.”

— + =Arena.= 34: 335. S. ‘05. 170w.

* “There seems almost as little to say against ‘Barham of Beltana’ as in its favour.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 524. Ap. 29. 200w.

“Is fresh, vigorous, interesting; original in its situations, unusually clever in its dialogue. A thoroughly enjoyable book.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 204. Ap. 1, ‘05. 710w.

“This author always writes pleasantly, and entirely in unexceptionable English, but the humor and story-interest which his early books had are here reflected only in a faint and feeble light.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 855. Ap. 1, ‘05. 40w.

“Mr. Norris is always readable. The present novel contrives to avoid the sameness from which some of Mr. Norris’s recent books have suffered.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 444. Mr. 25, ‘05. 120w.

=Norris, William Edward.= Embarrassing orphan; il. by Steeple Davis. $1. Winston.

A South American millionaire leaves his daughter to her uncle, Sir Edward Denne, with instruction that she and every one else are to be kept in ignorance of the fact that she is wealthy until she is happily engaged. His object is to save her from fortune hunters, but as it happens, this provision leads her into refusing the right man. All ends well, however, through the efforts of her uncle.

“The story is ingeniously complicated and amusing, though after all somewhat monotonous.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 378. Je. 10, ‘05. 350w.

“There are a few dry passages that detract somewhat from the cleverness of the balance.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 93. Jl. 15, ‘05. 90w.

=North, Sidney H.= Oil fuel; its supply, composition and application. *$1.75. Lippincott.

“A concise and valuable record of the developments in the use of liquid fuel for the generation of power ... he deals with the distribution and sources of supply of petroleum ... the economic aspect of liquid fuel ... the absolute economy as a fuel ... the chemical composition of fuel oils ... conditions of combustion in oil furnaces.... Turning from consideration of the oil itself to the methods of burning it, the author gives a very useful historical summary of the early experiments down to the year 1883.... A chapter is then devoted to modern burners and methods.... [There are chapters upon] the use of oil fuel for marine and naval purposes, [and] oil fuel in locomotives.”—Nature.

“The whole work compares very favorably indeed with the far more pretentious treatise on the subject which until now has been the only book of reference.”

+ + + =Nature.= 71: 531. Ap. 6, ‘05. 760w.

* =North, Simon Newton Dexter.= “Old Greek,” an old-time professor in an old-fashioned college; a memoir of Edward North, with selections from his lectures. **$3.50. McClure.

“‘Old Greek’ was the nickname, or, more correctly speaking, the pet name, by which Edward North, the professor of Greek [for fifty-eight years] was known to the students and alumni of Hamilton college. This volume, the primary object of which is a biography of Professor North, will certainly serve as an illuminating document to explain the genesis of the old-fashioned college in the United States, and the reasons for its growth and persistence.”—Nation.

* + =Nation.= 81: 427. N. 23, ‘05. 2020w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 674. O. 14, ‘05. 690w.

=Noussanne, Henri de.= The kaiser as he is; or, The real William II.; tr. from the French by Walter Littlefield. **$1.25. Putnam.

From the point of view of one “who does not like the Germans and hardly seeks to conceal his contempt for distinctive German qualities,” we have an intimate, graphic, much biased, and at times sarcastic sketch of the German emperor, including domestic, social, political, national and international relations. There are chapters dealing with Germany at the accession of William II.; with the manner in which “this young man” rid himself of Bismarck; the imperial treatment of the Poles; William II. and socialism; William II. as a family man, as guest and landlord, at home and on his travels, as head of the army, as bandmaster, painter, patron, etc.

“It is sensational journalism in all its horror. In the less objectionable portions of the book there is a mixture of readable gossip, more or less well founded, with mere padding.”

— + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 398. Ap. 1. 140w.

“The translator has, in general, done his work acceptably, though numerous misprints and mistakes in capitalization are to be noted, and there are many minor errors of statement that might well have been corrected in the English version. The chief objection to the book is, however, the prejudice of the author.”

+ — =Dial.= 38: 274. Ap. 16. ‘05. 230w.

“Pity it is that M. de Noussanne did not use a finer satirical pen and a less spiteful, even tho he has given evidence as to the healing of the Sedan wound.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 725. Mr. 30, ‘05. 180w.

“There is obvious malice, obvious Gallic animus, obvious indulgence of a spirit of levity and mockery, obvious hospitality to anecdotes in which the kaiser is a figure of comic opera. Mr. Littlefield, whose translation is at many points very happy and who has caught the spirit of the whole excellently, regards the more serious parts of the book with perhaps a little too much favor.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 100. F. 18, ‘05. 1570w.

“As a tirade, an example of skilful satire of the boulevard type, it is a masterpiece; as sober biography or character analysis, it is worth nothing.”

— =Pub. Opin.= 39: 26. Jl. 1, ‘05. 150w.

“A very witty and keen arraignment of Kaiser William.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 10: 512. Ap. ‘05. 110w.

“M. de Noussanne shows us the man behind the monarch, but spares the relation of court tattle and backstairs scandal.”

+ =Reader.= 6: 475. S. ‘05. 170w.

=Noyes, Ella.= Story of Ferrara. $2; lea. $2.50. Macmillan.

“The city that was the birthplace of Savonarola, the home of Ariosto, and the refuge of Tasso, will never be wholly forgotten.... The author devotes about two-thirds of her book to the history of the city.... The whole account centres about the ruling family of Este.... In the last third of the book we are given a descriptive view of the city, its palaces, pictures, streets, churches, and abbeys. In forming an idea of what remains of Ferrara’s greatness, the reader is aided by a number of interesting illustrations drawn by Miss Dora Noyes.”—Dial.

“A readable book and a faithful guide to the city’s antiquities, but not a history, in the large sense, admitting us to the council of the fates.” Ferdinand Schwill.

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 138. O. ‘05. 710w.

“The work is written in easy, dignified English, the narrative is interesting, and the historian displays good taste and judgment both in her choice and her rejection of materials.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 157. Mr. 1, ‘05. 360w.

“So comprehensive is the writer’s grasp of her subject that her little volume might well be called a microcosm of the renaissance. It is hard to do justice to Miss Noyes’s exquisite style and to the penetration which comprehends the significance of the motley manifestations of the vivid, passionate life of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 899. Ap. 20, ‘05. 290w.

“The style is somewhat spiritless. At best, it will prove an authoritative guide for the student tourist who has much time to spend in Ferrara.” Walter Littlefield.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 588. S. 9, ‘05. 500w.

=Noyes, Walter Chadwick.= American railroad rates. **$1.50. Little.

The author deals with the subject of freight rates rather than passenger fares, showing how rates are made, and how they should be made, examines the questions of classification and discrimination, considers the effect of free competition on the one hand and consolidation on the other, shows the movement of rates for the last forty years, and compares American rates with those of foreign countries.

O

=“O,” pseud.= See Yellow war.

=O., E. G.= Egomet. *$1.25. Lane.

A collection of fifty-three essays which “are simply the book-talk of a book-lover, that and nothing more.” In them E. G. O. frankly states his likes and dislikes, but allows his readers to agree or disagree with him, just as they choose.

“They have the double merit of being sincere in themselves and of being simply and naturally set down.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 1: 79. Ja. 14. 320w.

“The author makes no attempt to be profound, but he succeeds in interesting even where he does not carry conviction with the statement of his opinions. He is delightfully frank, and does not hesitate to put forth various literary heresies.”

+ =Boston Evening Transcript.= :7. F. 10, ‘05. 120w.

“His manifest sincerity in all his literary judgments, and his abounding enthusiasm for a wide range of good books make his chapters delightful reading.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 156. Mr. 1, ‘05. 480w.

=Oates, William C.= War between the Union and the Confederacy, and its lost opportunities. *$3. Neale.

“This is chiefly of interest to military students of the Civil war as a criticism of the action of President Davis of the Confederacy, the Confederate congress, and Confederate general officers in the field, with the object of showing that under other management the South might have won.”—Outlook.

“Rambling and careless in style, frequently in error as to events, sometimes grotesque in opinions and occasionally prejudiced against individuals. In one sense is worthless and in another is of the highest importance as a revelation of men.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 264. S. 28, ‘05. 2710w.

“Much matter which the future historian will be glad of. The General himself speaks frankly as a partisan.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05. 530w.

=Outlook.= 79: 654. Mr. 11, ‘05. 60w.

=Ober, Frederick Albion.= Hernando Cortés, conqueror of Mexico. **$1. Harper.

“Despite its title. Mr. Ober’s book comes under the category of history rather than biography, for by far the greater portion is devoted to the three years’ campaigning which ended in the Spanish conquest of Mexico.... It may be commended to those desirous of obtaining a brief, readable account of the conquest and an impartial idea of the leading figure therein. An especially interesting feature is the identification by its author (who has traveled widely in Latin-American countries) of scenes and relics associated with the New World exploits of Cortés.”—Outlook.

* “Readable it certainly is, to one who is not fastidious regarding the historical accuracy of the book he is reading.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 313. N. 16, ‘05. 220w.

* “However the telling is well enough, and the facts seem sufficient for the purpose in hand. Except for that purpose the book strikes one as distinctly superfluous.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 785. N. 18, ‘05. 250w.

+ =Outlook.= 81: 382. O. 14, ‘05. 120w.

=Ober, Frederick Albion.= Our West Indian neighbors. **$2.50; ¾ lev. **$5. Pott.

The author, who has visited and studied the islands in 1879-1880, who was commissioner to the world’s fair of 1891 from the West Indies, and who has furthered his knowledge of them in late years, gives an account of the islands of the Caribbean sea, “America’s Mediterranean,” their picturesque features, fascinating history, and attractions for the traveler, nature-lover, and pleasure-seeker.

“Many quaint and little known facts are recorded, but the total result is very unsatisfactory. The account is rambling and superficial.”

— =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 134. Ja. ‘05. 80w.

“A timely and good account of the islands of the Caribbean sea.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 191. F. ‘05. 90w.

“One of the most complete and authoritative of recent books.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 382. Ap. ‘05. 100w.

=Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson.= Abraham Lincoln. **$1.25. Jacobs.

A full account in compact form of the development of a great man and the circumstances which favored this development. The chief battles which mark the course of the Civil war are treated rather summarily. The book deals essentially with the man, his motives, and personality, and the nation’s struggle forms an impressionistic back-ground.

“This double sectionalism and these standards of elegance are fatal to the usefulness of a book which does not pretend to a ‘vast amount of research into sources not before used,’ and which presents few new ideas. Nor is the execution faultless.” Carl Russell Fish.

+ — — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 901. Jl. ‘05. 630w.

+ =Critic.= 46: 188. F. ‘05. 30w.

“The author has produced a well-balanced, readable, compact book, that gives the important facts of Lincoln’s life. He has brought to his work historical training and a practised hand.”

+ + + =Dial.= 38: 95. F. 1, ‘05. 230w.

“Dr. Oberholtzer writes clearly and forcibly for the most part, but with an occasional verbal arrangement that makes his meaning hard to understand. The ‘Bibliography’ of this volume is remarkable for its inadequacy. Dr. Oberholtzer’s predilection is for such memoirs as serve the more sordid and vulgarizing conception of Lincoln’s character.”

— — + =Nation.= 80: 17. Ja. 5, ‘05. 1090w.

“No man, whichever his side of the fence can fail to find much pleasure and satisfaction in contemplating Mr. Lincoln in the angle of view in which Mr. Oberholtzer has chosen to look at him. The author manages as a rule to be astonishingly fair to both sides and to get, in most cases, very close to the truth. There are lapses of course. Times, too, when in his eagerness to make bold generalizations the author misses things he should have considered.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 36. Ja. 21, ‘05. 640w.

* =O’Brien, William.= Recollections. **$3.50. Macmillan.

“William O’Brien, the energetic Irish member of the British Parliament ... reveals a most interesting and complex personality in this work. Many of this vigorous fighter’s recollections concern the fierce, endless warfare over Ireland’s rights and wrongs. But he was a poet in his youth. He has strong sympathies with the Gaelic revival, he was an ardent theatregoer in his young manhood, and is still, it seems, in the intervals when the Irish contingent in the House of Commons is not active, a dreamer of brave dreams.”—N. Y. Times.

* “Mr. O’Brien writes as a rule in scholarly fashion; but there are some passages which fail conspicuously when so considered.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 795. D. 9 690w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 898. D. 16, ‘05. 100w.

* “Although written from a standpoint differing somewhat from that of Mr. McCarthy’s reminiscences, they recall the latter, not simply in subject matter, but in tone and treatment. They are pervaded by the same geniality, quiet dignity, pathos, tenderness, humor, and unfailing optimism.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 942. D. 16, ‘05. 300w.

=O’Connor, Mary Hamilton.= Vanishing Swede. $1.25. Cooke.

“The story has to do with the discovery of a long-lost silver mine, the ‘Vanishing Swede,’ the finding of which was preceded by many adventures, hairbreadth escapes from death by the wild beasts of the forests, and leads up to the happiness of the young brother and sister, who are the principal characters in the story, and of another couple. The mysterious character is the Leather hermit, who turns out to be the man who had discovered the silver mine.”—N. Y. Times.

“The humor of the ‘Vanishing Swede’ is of the primitive sort that springs only from youth and health; it is not humor, indeed, so much as animal spirits.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 382. O. ‘05. 150w.

“Interesting story of pluck and adventure in the forests of Oregon.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 299. My 6, ‘05. 150w.

=Oertel, Philipp Friedrich Wilhelm (W. D. Von Horn, pseud.).= Maria Theresa; tr. from the German by George P. Upton. *60c. McClurg.

“Masculinity of intellect, together with a strength and wisdom, a firmness yet kindliness of disposition which but few men have manifested” are gifts which enabled Maria Theresa to take her place among the famous queens of the world. How she benefited her realm by strengthening its laws and bringing about wise reforms is sketched in a manner to interest young readers. The volume belongs to “Life stories for young people.”

=O’Higgins, Harvey Jerrold.= Smoke-eaters. $1.50. Century.

Thru his experience on a New York newspaper, the author learned to know and admire the men of the fire department, and in the “Smoke-eaters” he has written an epic of the city firemen, a story of danger and excitement. He follows the fortunes of a certain hook-and-ladder crew and thru the smoke and flame their actual characters reveal themselves, real and elemental. Captain Meaghan, who earns his pension by thirty-five years of gallant service, Lieutenant Gallagher, who wins a reputation and his chief’s adopted daughter, and Sergeant Pim, whose grim humor relieves many a tense moment, are as vivid as their flaming background.

“They are told with extraordinary simplicity, with no glow of rhetoric or splash of color, but they carry complete conviction.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 478. My. ‘05. 90w.

“At last the American fireman has had something like justice done him in our literature.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 293. Je. 1, ‘05. 170w.

“This is a good book for boys, altho not designed especially for young readers. It contains much healthful excitement, a mass of information, and many lessons in manliness, but no false bravado.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 224. Ag. 12. ‘05. 820w.

“It is not too much to say that he has written the epic of the New York firemen, and not only are they the best sort of stories about firemen, but some of them would stand as models of all that any short stories should be—so compact, so restrained, and yet possessed of a vigor and force that keep expectation keyed to the highest tension.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 178. Mr. 25, ‘05. 770w.

“The stories are full of action, fine character-drawing, and humor.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 704. Mr. 18, ‘05. 60w.

+ =Reader.= 6: 592. O. ‘05. 210w.

=Okakura-Kakuzo.= Awakening of Japan. *$1.20. Century.

Assuming that the West has as much to unlearn about the East as the East has to learn about the West, the author frames his evolutionary study for general enlightenment. He answers the question “From what sources are drawn the intellectual and moral qualities which have enabled the present generation of statesmen, citizens, soldiers and sailors, under an able emperor, to enter suddenly, as a first class liberal power, into the company of nations?” The sketch touches the conditioning factors of Japanese development from the period of isolation during the dark Night of Asia, to the present period which the author characterizes as the “dusk of humanity.” He shows Japan in her chrysalis state when the shogunate exercised the powers of government, in her rallying state when the power of the shoguns was overthrown, and in her state of a developing national conscience which made ready the way for Commodore Perry and the western aid in the restoration. The author’s virility, enthusiasm and conscience are stamped upon every page.

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 176. F. 25, ‘05. 290w.

“He is a poet, a philosopher and a historian, and he possesses in no small degree an intimate knowledge of Occidental history and the trend of our civilization, while his knowledge of our language enables him to write of The awakening of Japan with the skill of a master of English. For these reasons this work is a volume that no Occidental student of the Orient can afford to slight.”

+ + + =Arena.= 33: 100. Ja. ‘05. 4950w.

“With Mr. Kakuzo’s views on the older civilization of Japan we entirely disagree. Even his chronology is wrong by a thousand years.”

— + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 396. Ap. 1. 870w.

“The present work is simpler and more concrete than ‘The ideals of the East;’ in its purely literary qualities it would do credit to an author writing his own tongue. Now that Lafcadio Hearn is dead, Mr. Okakura may be regarded as the foremost interpreter of his people to the western world; an interpreter not less subtle, and obviously more authoritative.” R. B.

+ + + =Critic.= 46: 282. Mr. ‘05. 530w.

“‘The awakening of Japan’ is marked by the same epigrammatic style and forceful utterance that characterize ‘The ideals of the East.’” Frederick W. Gookin.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 40. Ja. 16, ‘05. 810w.

“It is a story of the new Nippon after the brilliant and unscholarly fashion of Carlyle.” Adachi Kinnosuké.

+ =Ind.= 59: 388. Ag. 17, ‘05. 500w.

“One of the best volumes, in brief compass, on Japanese historical development, and answering the question, What has enabled the Japanese people to escape the fate of the other Asiatic nations when in contact with the West? is ‘The awakening of Japan.’ He writes in English with a broad culture.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 124. Ja. ‘05. 170w.

“No more fascinating book on Japan, or one bearing more distinctly the character of a multum in parvo, has been produced than this.”

+ + + =Spec.= 94: 619. Ap. 29, ‘05. 280w.

=Okakura-Yoshisaburo.= Japanese spirit; with an introd. by George Meredith. **$1. Pott.

“The volume consists of reproductions of lectures delivered by Mr. Okakura at the University of London. The essays take up and discuss most of the peculiarly characteristic national traits of the Japanese people.”—R. of Rs.

=Acad.= 68: 599. Je. 3, ‘05. 420w.

“They are illuminating and instructive, but lack the literary quality of the two books by the author’s brother.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 380. O. ‘05. 60w.

“This book is not so strong or original as ‘The awakening of Japan,’ but it seems to do more justice to the work and influence of Buddhism as the mother and nurse of Japanese civilization.” Wm. Elliot Griffis.

+ + — =Dial.= 39: 63. Ag. 1, ‘05. 600w.

“His little volume has the distinctive characteristics of breadth, lucidity, and felicity of expression which gained for the ‘Ideals’ such a wide and appreciative audience in this country.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 625. O. 28, ‘05. 150w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 408. Je. 17, ‘05. 240w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 126. Jl. ‘05. 60w.

“To philosophic capacity he adds those of criticism and of logical arrangement of his materials, all of which combined have enabled him to produce a clear, succinct and well-expressed essay on his subject.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 151. Jl. 29, ‘05. 1050w.

“Really valuable analysis.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 915. Je. 24, ‘05. 2450w.

=Okey, Thomas.= Story of Venice. $2. Macmillan.

A volume in the “Mediaeval towns” series. The history of Venice as an independent state, covering a period of more than a thousand years, and including an account of Venetian art. The second part of the volume describes the Venice of to-day, dividing it into twenty sections and making the description a practical one for the use of travellers. There are illustrations by Nelly Erickson.

“Will be acceptable both to travellers and students.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 271. Mr. 18, ‘05. 330w.

“This little work is a model of clear and concise narrative. The author knows how to make the most of his subject and tells his tale in a very attractive way.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 192. Je. 16, ‘05. 850w.

“The story is told compactly, but with sufficient fullness.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 909. Ap. 8, ‘05. 130w.

“Such a book is a boon to many men, who will find it concise but not perfunctory, learned but never dull.”

+ + + =Sat. R.= 100: 346. S. 9, ‘05. 320w.

“He has had no easy task in compressing into the limits of even the larger volumes of this series so great a mass of material; and he has performed it with skill and success.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 333. Mr. 4, ‘05. 330w.

=Older, Mrs. Fremont.= Giants. †$1.50. Appleton.

“One giant is an oil trust magnate; the other a young man who opposes him. Scenes are laid in ‘Oilville,’ California, and New York, where the young man has carried a reform campaign and become district attorney. The book falls in with a popular tone of antagonism to trusts as throttling competition.”—Outlook.

* “The whole narration is pitched in the highest key of sensationalism, and the figures that take part in it have but slight resemblance to real human beings.” Wm. M. Payne.

— =Dial.= 39: 308. N. 16, ‘05. 370w.

“Some readers will consider it rabid, sensational trash; others a blow on the right side.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 382. O. 14, ‘05. 60w.

=Olmsted, Frederick Law.= A journey in the seaboard slave states. 2v. *$5. Putnam.

A series of letters written for the New York Times during a three months’ trip in 1852-3. These letters were revised and published in 1856, and are now issued again in a two-volume edition. They contain an account of the author’s impressions of the southern people, black and white, of their institutions, and their social, political, and industrial economy.

“They are like faithful daguerreotypes of the worst features of southern civilization. The author’s spirit was so fiercely prejudiced against the South....”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 382. F. 16, ‘05. 1150w.

“Occasionally one finds evidence of partisan feeling, but in the main the story reads well, giving a distinct impression of a fair-minded observer anxious to see just how things are, and equally anxious to make a record of actual conditions.” Francis W. Shepardson.

+ + — =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 610. S. ‘05. 520w.

=Oman, Charles (William) Chadwick.= Seven Roman statesmen of the later Republic. *$1.60. Longmans.

“The seven statesmen are the two Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, the younger Cato, Pompey, and Caesar. Their lives ... completely cover the last century of Rome’s ancien régime; or, more precisely, they cover the course of the Roman revolution.... Each of Mr. Oman’s seven statesmen, with the exception of Cato, ... represented the monarchial principle, each more distinctly than his predecessor. Thus the true meaning of the whole process, ... may be brought out by concentrating attention upon the personal element.”—Am. Hist. R.

“Although the cardinal facts of the story are common property and allow of no radically new explanation, yet they are invested with new interest by Mr. Oman’s literary skill, his graphic and often colloquial style, his genial and pungent wit—as of the Oxford common-room, his thoroughly individual appreciation of each of the leading figures, and his presentation of the whole movement in modern and realistic terms.” Henry A. Sill.

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 622. Ap. ‘05. 1800w.

One hundred best American poems, selected by John R. Howard. 35c. Crowell.

These poems are selected from the works of sixty-four American poets. All living authors have been excluded and the editor does not claim that he has chosen the one hundred best poems, but one hundred from among the best. The selections are given in chronological order, beginning with Philip Freneau (1752-1832) and closing with Richard Hovey, who died in 1900. An index of authors and another of first lines gives easy access to any poem.

* — =Nation.= 81: 484. D. 14, ‘05. 70w.

* “The selection, as a whole, is very satisfactory.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 630. N. 11, ‘05. 340w.

* “One may quarrel with some of the selections ... but it can hardly be said that they do not all deserve praise and preservation.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 732. D. 2, ‘05. 70w.

Opal. $1.25. Houghton.

An unusual story of a living opal, a woman of wondrous beauty, who feels “everything a little, but nothing much,” and who is a clever reflection of each personality with whom she comes in contact, “a thousand women in one.” Then there is the “one woman in a thousand,” strong and homely, whose “character and features are at constant warfare.” And there is the man in whom lay the possibilities which might make of him either “a leader of men or a follower of women.” This is the important material. Boston and the other characters are mere background. The real woman loves the man, but gives him the opal because she fancies it will make him happy. It is the usual story of the unlucky stone which brings misfortune to the donor and possessor; and the iridescent girl, with no more evil intent than the gem itself, wrecks the lives of all who come in intimate contact with her. In the end, when what she has done is legally undone, the finer qualities of the real woman’s character keep her from her heart’s desire.

* “Written with such marked individuality of style.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ — =Bookm.= 21: 270. My. ‘05. 320w.

+ — =Critic.= 47: 94. Jl. ‘05. 140w.

“The argument is unusual, and it is strikingly presented. It seems, however, to be a theme too extensive for treatment so brief, and there are other evidences, slight but convincing, of lack of craftsmanship.”

+ — =Dial.= 38: 392. Je. 1. ‘05. 200w.

“Such a flat, foolish and unconvincing creature has, therefore, no reason for existence, at least not in a novel.”

— =Ind.= 58: 1009. My. 4, ‘05. 200w.

“Of unusual interest and originality. The women are admirably drawn, both of them, but the character of ‘the opal’ is a bit of portraiture quite unique.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 140. Mr. 4. ‘05. 380w.

“Most of the story is made up of conversation, which is entertaining. The action is rapid.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 140w.

“The development of the story is skilfully managed, the conversations as a rule are very entertaining, and the whole book has the touch of a bright, keen, thoroughly trained woman, not by nature a novelist, but able to turn her hand to the writing of fiction with unusual adroitness both of judgment and skill.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 707. Mr. 18, ‘05. 120w.

“Is unusually witty and readable.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 772. Ap. 1, ‘05. 110w.

“The treatment meets the theme but half way. It ought to be a masterpiece and it is not.”

+ — =Reader.= 6: 243. Jl. ‘05. 200w.

=Oppenheim, E. Phillips.= Master mummer. †$1.50. Little.

A plotting archduchess hides her orphaned niece, direct heir to the family’s millions, away in a convent, and substitutes her own daughter’s claim to the fortune. By merest chance a young author living a struggling bohemian life becomes the protector of the unfortunate girl as she emerges into the world for a brief moment. His efforts are strongly seconded by the “master mummer” a great actor, who had loved the girl’s mother. Together they foil every attempt of the arch-plotters, and bring about well-merited happiness.

“It has an ingenious plot, and a steady stream of romantic and dramatic incident; he writes well, too, without exaggeration, and with pretty touches of sentiment. In construction, management, style, and variety of incident, we can recommend ‘The master mummer’ as one of the best stories of its kind that has appeared for some time.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 420. Ap. 15, ‘05. 200w.

“The book has the exciting and the dramatic elements that will render it popular with a large class of readers who are less critical about the form, presentation and probability of a tale than they are about its absorbing interest.”

+ — =Arena.= 34: 217. Ag. ‘05. 840w.

— + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 492. Ap. 15. 240w.

“Not that there is anything extraordinary or remarkable or great or strong or wise or literary about it—it’s just a good story.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 365. Je. 3, ‘05. 470w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 140w.

“The story is frank melodrama, but is readable in its own particular line.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 754. My. 20, ‘05. 180w.

=Oppenheim, Edward Phillips.= Mysterious Mr. Sabin. $1.50. Little.

Mr. Oppenheim’s former books, “A prince of sinners,” and “Anna, the adventuress,” as well as the present story, make an incognito personage the central figure. The mystery in each case is the sort to be dealt with non-professionally. The mysterious Mr. Sabin is an unscrupulous French royalist who aids the German government in a conspiracy of war against England. His part in the plot is that of securing valuable papers recording the coast defenses of England, for which services he demands Germany’s conquest of France, and the restoration of the monarchy in the person of Prince Henri and his cousin, Helene of Bourbon. The coveted papers are the guarded possession of an English admiral “partly crazed by the tragic destruction of the Victoria, but still so profoundly wise on naval matters and coast defenses that the spies of rival empires lay siege to a study in which he works at plans to save his country.” Princess Helene figures in a pretty romance which in spite of threatening intrigue keeps free from politics and diplomatic complications.

“It is one of the most clever mystery tales of recent years, abounding in highly dramatic situations, with a strong and well-sustained love interest. In the present story there are many situations and happenings that are highly improbable, and in some instances practically impossible. Barring this grave fault, however, the story is almost all that the lover of romantic fiction could desire.”

+ + — =Arena.= 33: 564. My. ‘05. 520w.

“We have the impression that the tale is, in fact, not a new one; however, it is not bad of its kind.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 102. F. 18, ‘05. 480w.

“The book has more thrills and less probability to the square inch of text than can be found anywhere outside the pages of a dime novel.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 38: 256. F. 18, ‘05. 280w.

“Skilful in plot.”

+ =Reader.= 5: 619. Ap. ‘05. 500w.

“It is all glaringly impossible, yet not without power or real fascination.”

+ — =R. of Rs.= 31: 757. Je. ‘05. 110w.

=Oppenheim, Lassa.= International law. *$6.50. Longmans.

This, the first of a two-volume treatise, deals with international law in time of peace. An introduction discussing the foundation and development of the law of nations is followed by four parts: States as subjects of the laws of nations; State territory, the open sea, and individuals as the objects of the laws of nations; Diplomatic envoys, and the like, as agents of states in their international relations; and International transactions. The work aims to be an elementary text.

“Taken all in all, Mr. Oppenheim has given us the best treatment of the Law of Peace that we have as yet had.” Leo S. Rowe.

+ + + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 610. S. ‘05. 280w.

“The merit of the volume is that it presents a fair, well-balanced summary of accepted results, and that it puts the reader in touch with the best modern literature of the subject.”

+ + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 158. My. 19, ‘05. 450w.

=Orcutt, William Dana.= Flower of destiny: an episode of the second empire; with il. by Charlotte Weber. †$1.25. McClurg.

A charmingly told story of the romance of Napoleon III. and Mlle. Eugénie de Montijo which ends with the crown of violets in the forest of Compiégne.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 293. Je. 1, ‘05. 170w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 295. My. 6, ‘05. 280w.

“Altogether makes a pretty little gift to carry with one on a summer vacation.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 120w.

“A pretty romance.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 391. Je. 10, ‘05. 30w.

“But great names of themselves do not make a story, and in ‘The flower of destiny’ we have little else to look to.”

— =Reader.= 6: 478. S. ‘05. 110w.

=Orczy, Baroness.= Scarlet pimpernel. †$1.50. Putnam.

“The Scarlet pimpernel is the leader of a little band of titled young Englishmen who make it their business—and pleasure—during the reign of terror to assist condemned or suspected emigrés to escape to England. An interesting complication arises when the young Frenchwoman married to the lazy, careless English lord finds that in putting the French agent on the trail of the scarlet pimpernel to save her brother’s life she has in reality condemned her husband to death. Of course, he doesn’t die, and of course they all, or most of all, lived happily ever after.”—Pub. Opin.

“A thrilling story.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 671. O. 14, ‘05. 300w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 506. O. 14, ‘05. 200w.

* “A melodramatic but picturesque and well told tale.”

+ =Sat. R.= 100: 315. S. 2, ‘05. 80w.

=Osborn, Frank C.= Osborn’s tables of moments of inertia and squares of radii gyration, to which have been added tables of the working strengths of steel columns, the working strengths of timber beams and columns, standard loads and unit stresses and constants for determining stresses in swing bridges. $3. Osborn eng. co., Cleveland, O.

A thoroly modernized edition based upon the work of fifteen years ago.

“Though it does not meet all the needs of the structural designer in its specific field, it promises to be a useful desk companion and to regain much of its former prestige.”

+ + — =Engin. N.= 53: 638. Je. 15, ‘05. 440w.

=Osborn, Hartwell, and others.= Trials and triumphs: the record of the Fifty-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry. *$2.50. McClurg.

“The Fifty-fifth Ohio was recruited in Huron county (of which Norwalk is the county-seat), after the reverses at Bull Run had stirred the North to greater efforts; it had its full share of the campaigns in Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, and of the terrible work at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. This is related with clearness and graphic power by Captain Osborn; and, besides the narrative, the book is unusually complete in regimental statistics, sketches of officers and citizens, and personal notes and recollections of soldiers. Photographs, both ‘wartime’ and modern, have been reproduced in profusion.”—Dial.

“The work is in every way a real contribution to the literature of the great struggle.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 157. Mr. 1, ‘05. 210w.

“Its record presents a good picture of the most stirring events of the war. East and West.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 112. F. 9. ‘05. 390w.

“It is a book of incomparable interest to the veterans of the old command, of considerable value to historians, and not without interest also for the general reader.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 467. Jl. 15, ‘05. 1200w.

* =Osbourne, Lloyd.= Baby Bullet, the bubble of destiny. †$1.50. Appleton.

“Baby Bullet is a motor car, a fifteenth hand ‘crock’ of early French design, joyfully presented to two American ladies, a girl and a schoolmarm, who are discovered by the roadside wearily enjoying a tramp in England. The donor ... runs away lest his gift should be thrust back upon him. Baby is in a state of sulks, and the two Americans climb into her, and hire a carter to tow them behind a furniture van. At cross-roads they meet another car, a gigantic and glorious machine, with the power of sixty horses, unfortunately unavailable because her mécanicien has forgotten the gasolene.... The American owner of the big car borrows petrol from the American owners of the little, and tows them in exchange. The result is a week of wild romance and a thoroughly amusing book.”—Acad.

* “The light dexterous writing of the book pleases us like clever juggling.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 1231. N. 25, ‘05. 360w.

* “The narrative is ingeniously contrived and ought to appeal to a large public.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 60w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 380. O. 14, ‘05. 80w.

* “The story abounds in slang and is neither exciting nor amusing.”

— =Sat. R.= 100: 689. N. 25, ‘05. 50w.

* “The narrative moves at a speed suitable to the subject, and the pitch of high-spirited comedy is never lowered.”

+ =Spec.= 95: 985. D. 9, ‘05. 200w.

=Osbourne, Lloyd.= Motormaniacs. †75c. Bobbs.

This little pocket-book contains four short love stories, in each of which an automobile is chief matchmaker. In the “Motormaniacs,” a break down brings the right man into the story opportunely, and in “The great bubble syndicate,” “Coal oil Johnny” and “Jones,” a Fearless, a Despereaux, and a Porchar-Mufflin car play important roles.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 380. Je. 10, ‘05. 210w.

“Lively, ingenious, and amusing.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 393. Je. 10, ‘05. 4w.

=Osgood, Herbert Levi.= American colonies in the 17th century. 2v. **$5. Macmillan.

“The first [volume] is given over to the abortive experiments of Gilbert and Raleigh in founding settlements in the New world, to the first proprietary province, Virginia, and to the corporate colonies of New England; the second, to the later proprietary provinces and to a systematic survey of the colonies as a whole, at the close of the period under discussion.”—Outlook.

“In the main, however, the difficulties of the book are of a kind almost inevitable from the nature of the topic chosen, and the serious reader will find it not only instructive, but full of interest. For the student of our institutional beginnings, Professor Osgood has provided one of the few treatises which are really indispensable.” Evarts B. Greene.

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 149. Ja. ‘05. 1530w.

“Method of presentation and clarity of statement are other commendatory traits.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 754. Mr. 25, ‘05. 2380w.

=O’Shea, Michael Vincent.= Education as adjustment: educational theory viewed in the light of contemporary thought. *$1.50. Longmans.

“This new work, which is centered around the idea of adjustment, is divided into three parts. In Part I. the present status of education as a science is faithfully described.... The last chapter of Part I. treats of the data for a science of education, discussing the respective values of the various classes of facts contributed by the study of biographies, autobiographies, and the survival of the fittest in education, as well as by the experimentation and research advocated by sane leaders in the child-study movement. Especially valuable is the section which explains the evolutionary point of view.... Part II. examines the meaning and aim of education.... Chapters VI., VII., and VIII. of Part II. deal respectively with the implications of adjustment as the end in education, with adjustment as affected by social organization, and with the general effect of adjustment upon teaching.... The method of obtaining adjustment is treated in Part III.... Chapters XIII. and XIV. are devoted to the doctrine of formal discipline.”—Educ. R.

“Looked at as a whole, ‘Education as adjustment’ does not reveal marked originality; but it is a luminous and vigorous presentation of the best educational thought of the present day. It is, furthermore, refreshing in that it betrays neither superficiality nor dogmatism. His work, tho written in untechnical, popular language, is, nevertheless, neither inane nor inaccurate. It is worthy of occupying a valued place among the text-books used in normal schools and college schools of education.” W. S. Sutton.

+ + + =Educ. R.= 29: 191. F. ‘05. 1610w.

=Osler, William.= Aequanimitas, and other addresses to medical students, nurses, practitioners. *$2. Blakiston.

A collection of 18 addresses and essays all pertaining to medicine. The title gives the keynote to the volume, the successful nurse or doctor must be imperturbable. Dr. Osler gives a review of medical science in the nineteenth century, and his thoughts on education, investigation, ethics, religion, and the conduct of life. He gives advice to young physicians, suggestions as to their relations to both patients and nurses, and tells them that the master-word of progress is “Work.”

“Dr. Osler’s extensive sympathy, his elevation of thought, his insistence on worthy ideals, his wide reading are all strikingly exhibited in the volume before us.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 81: 546. Jl. ‘05. 1060w.

“The style of Dr. Osler is most felicitous; and those who think they care but little for the professional aspect of this volume, will be charmed by its graceful expressions, its acute suggestions, its thorough good sense.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 193. Mr. 9, ‘05. 1600w.

=Osler, William.= Science and immortality. **85c. Houghton.

The frankly agnostic spirit of modern “intellectuals” dealt with in this volume is best summed up by quotations from the text itself: “Though his philosophy find nothing to support it, ... the scientific student should be ready to acknowledge the value of a belief in the hereafter as an asset in human life.... He cannot be dogmatic and deny the possibility of a future state, ... he will ask to be left, reserving his judgment, but still inquiring.... Science is organized knowledge, and knowledge is of things we see. Now the things that are seen are temporal: of the things that are unseen science knows nothing, and has at present no means of knowing anything.”

“The simple and charming style of the writer, as well as his apt quotations from the masters, makes this book a delight to read.”

+ — =Am. J. of Theol.= 9: 400. Ap. ‘05. 200w.

Reviewed by E. T. B.

+ =Atlan.= 95: 138. Ja. ‘05. 320w.

Reviewed by H. B. Alexander.

=Bookm.= 21: 521. Jl. ‘05. 960w.

“The importance of this little book is quite out of proportion to its size. He writes with evident honesty. It is a crystallized statement of much that had been in solution, as it were, heretofore; it makes us know where the majority of modern scientists stand with regard to the only matters that they themselves consider more important than science itself.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 80: 816. Mr. ‘05. 1450w.

“The argument is not of the strenuous sort; the words flow gently and naturally, as they expose the mellowed thought of a mature and reverent mind.” T. D. A. Cockerell.

+ =Dial.= 38: 87. F. 1, ‘05. 380w.

“The brief pages of this lecture are of delightful literary charm and of great interest as indicating the trend of present thought on the subject of the future life.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1072. My. 11, ‘05. 260w.

+ =Reader.= 5: 786. My. ‘05. 210w.

=Osterhout, Winthrop John Van Leuven.= Experiments with plants; with a preface by L. H. Bailey. *$1.25. Macmillan.

In this convenient handbook “Professor Osterhout of the University of California has given us hints for the experimental study of living-plants by means of the very simplest apparatus ... and suggests innumerable contrivances which are to be made off-hand in any house, and with which the plant can be severely cross-examined.... It is one of the most helpful laboratory handbooks, and it deserves wide employment in all classes of plant-laboratories.” (Nation.)

“On the whole we may commend it as one of the very best of its class, and in some respects in advance of any similar book known to us. An excellent index adds to its value.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 84. Jl. 15. 500w.

“The book on the whole will be most valuable for teachers of botany in high schools.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 270. Ag. 3, ‘05. 110w.

“The text is, for the greater part, extremely clear and interesting, and needed only rather better illustrations to come into the very first rank of attractive text-books.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 414. My. 25, ‘05. 240w.

“In spite of some faults, the book will be found of value to anyone compelled to give a course of physiological botany under conditions which preclude the use of ordinary laboratory fittings.”

+ + — =Nature.= 72: 364. Ag. 17, ‘05. 460w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 538. Ag. 19, ‘05. 230w.

=Ottley, Rev. Robert Lawrence.= Religion of Israel: a historical sketch. *$1. Macmillan.

“The main strength of Canon Ottley’s contribution to the now voluminous literature on the subject lies in his able and earnest effort to harmonize modern theory with church tradition.... The chapters ... likely to be read with some special eagerness are those on ‘The primitive religion of the Semites,’ ‘The contact of Judaism with Hellenism,’ and ‘The final stage in pre-Christian Judaism.’”—Ath.

“Those belonging to the author’s school of thought—and their number is very considerable—will, however, maintain that the good points of the book far outweigh its drawbacks. We are ourselves able to commend it as an earnest and serious contribution to a perplexing and deeply interesting problem.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 239. Ag. 19. 430w.

“There is no work in English which tells in such brief compass the story of Israel’s faith from Moses to the Pharisees with such painstaking loyalty to establish fact.”

+ + + =Ind.= 59: 876. O. 12, ‘05. 310w.

* “A compact, semi-popular account of the development of Hebrew religion, as understood by a cautious and moderate critic.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 20w.

“It is well drawn and puts much into a small volume in clear as well as concise form.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 886. Ag. 5, ‘05. 130w.

“The compiling is well done, and for a popular sketch of Old Testament theology we do not know of anything better.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 150w.

“His exposition is in fact an admirable specimen of the higher criticism, exercised with discretion by one who is neither fettered by traditional beliefs, nor bent, as some of the critical school seem to be, on breaking with them altogether. We are not always in agreement with the conclusions reached.”

+ + — =Spec.= 94: 900. Je. 17, ‘05. 120w.

=Ottman, Rev. Ford C.= Unfolding of the ages in the Revelation of John. **$2. Baker.

Written in an expository style, conciliatory rather than controversial, this work upon Revelation throws a new light upon the symbolism of the book. The author accepts and advocates the theory that “everything from the fourth chapter to the end of the book is still future and will follow the removal of the church from the earth at the appearing of our Lord.”

— =Outlook.= 80: 395. Je. 10, ‘05. 310w.

=Pub. Opin.= 39: 60. Jl. 8, ‘05. 130w.

* Our best society. †$1.50. Putnam.

“This story narrates the adventures among the rich, vain, and reasonably well-cultivated of New York of a young writer and his nice wife, and contains vivid and veracious pictures of the dinner party, the coaching party, the theatre party, and many other ‘social functions,’ glimpses of literary, artistic, and dramatic ‘sets,’ with a study of the manners of a mannerless age, and a hint or two of its morals.”—N. Y. Times.

* “This is not a great novel, nor even a good one, but it counts because the author has caught the real levity of mannerism in that filmy world.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1151. N. 16, ‘05. 110w.

* “Another book in which the comedy of contemporary American society is adroitly set forth and in a unhackneyed way.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 656. O. 7, ‘05. 180w.

* “A certain skill and comprehension of the situation is evidently possessed by the anonymous author.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 429. O. 21, ‘05. 100w.

Our holidays; their meaning and spirit. *65c. Century.

This group of stories belongs to the “Historical stories” retold from St. Nicholas. Beginning with All-hallow-eve, each holiday is taken up in turn, with both its historical and present day significance emphasized.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 761. N. 11, ‘05. 60w.

* =Outram, James.= In the heart of the Canadian Rockies. **$3. Macmillan.

“Mr. Outram has the remarkable record of nineteen ‘first ascents’ of peaks among the Canadian Rockies, including the highest mountain in Canada yet conquered by the mountaineer. He describes his experiences among these majestic peaks with the enthusiasm that might be expected of so experienced a mountain-climber.”—Outlook.

* “Mr. Outram certainly has had some unusual adventures amid the Selkirks and Rockies, which he described with animation and a genuine command of professional terminology.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 485. D. 14, ‘05. 550w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 753. N. 4, ‘05. 220w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 941. D. 16, ‘05. 50w.

=Overton, Gwendolen.= Captains of the world. †$1.50. Macmillan.

The relations of labor and capital form the basis of this story in which appear “The young mechanic who becomes a leader of trades-unions; the lovely daughter of the plutocrat mill-owner, who cannot marry the Italian prince and fortune-hunter because the remembrance of the mechanic haunts her; the contrasted pictures of boundless wealth and the misery of the poor strikers and their families on the brink of starvation.” (Critic.)

“There is nothing in this book that can be called original in matter or effective in manner.”

— =Critic.= 46: 94. Ja. ‘05. 130w.

“This underworld of labor among the iron furnaces, this moneyed aristocracy, so resentful of its origin, so tenacious of its position, are etched in with keenness and delicacy. Such books as this, with their sympathetic comprehension, absence of rancor or partisan bias, make for a better understanding and ultimate peace.”

+ + =Reader.= 5: 624. Ap. ‘05. 520w.

* =Oxley, James MacDonald.= Family on wheels; adapted from the French by J. M. Oxley. †75c. Crowell.

Four interesting French children left orphans, with a mountebank’s wagon, an old horse, a trick dog and a remarkably clever elephant as their sole possessions, bravely continue the business of their father, and give little performances in one little provincial town after another to earn a scant living. They meet with many adventures and suffer many hardships, but in the end the happiness of all seems assured. The children are plucky little things thruout, the dog and the elephant are heroic, and the hearts of both young and old readers will go out to them all.

* “An odd and attractive story.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 450. N. 30, ‘05. 90w.

* “A readable story.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 895. D. 16, ‘05. 100w.

* “A story, tender, humorous, pathetic, carrying the charm of the French from which it is adapted, and appealing to any child or adult interested in animals.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 576. N. 4, ‘05. 60w.

* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 765. D. ‘05. 60w.

P

=Page, Curtis Hidden=, ed. British poets of the nineteenth century. $2. Sanborn.

Selections from Wordsworth, Coleridge, Scott, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Landor, Tennyson, the Brownings, Clough, Arnold, Rossetti, Morris, and Swinburne. There are also classified “reference lists” indicating for each poet the various editions of his works, and all biographies and important essays.

* + =Critic.= 47: 574. D. ‘05. 100w.

“The selections are very full and for the most part complete poems. They are designed to give the best of each poet’s work and to give some representation of each important period and class of his work. Selected such poems as would be prescribed for a college student.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 11. Ja. 7, ‘05. 330w.

* =Page, Curtis Hidden,= ed. Chief American poets: selected poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Whitman, and Lanier. *$1.75. Houghton.

“This volume, Mr. Page tells us, is in no sense an anthology ... it ‘attempts to give, for each one of the authors included, all the material needed to show his development and achievement, and to give a first knowledge of him as man and poet.’ The selection therefore, has been made very full, and includes many poems of considerable length.... The poems of each author are arranged in chronological order and dated. Brief biographical sketches present a summary of each author’s life, and there are notes and reference lists.”—Outlook.

* “A book to be heartily commended for small home libraries.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 764. N. 11, ‘05. 150w.

* “The whole work done with thorough intelligence and good taste.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 680. N. 18, ‘05. 120w.

=Page, Curtis Hidden=, ed. =See Rabelais, Francois.=

=Page, Thomas Nelson.= Negro: the southerner’s problem. **$1.25. Scribner.

“Mr. Page believes that there are only two possible ways to solve the negro question in the South—either the negro must be removed, or he must be elevated. Granted that the former method is out of the question, it only remains to improve him by education.... The old idea of educating the negro just as a white man is educated ... has been found to be fallacious. The kind of education that Mr. Page advocates for the negro is, in brief, just the kind that is given by such institutions as Tuskegee and Hampton.”—R. of Rs.

=Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 343. Mr. ‘05. 240w.

“A book the central interest of which is psychological rather than scientific.” W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.

+ — =Dial.= 38: 315. My. 1, ‘03. 1850w.

“The book shows neither depth of thought nor thoroughness of research, but is chiefly notable as the portrayal of the well-known views of the less liberal leaders of the South with high authority and great literary skill.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 556. Mr. 9, ‘05. 860w.

“We do not doubt his wish to deal candidly with his subject, but we are forced to the conclusion that he lacks the unbiased mind which would enable him to do so. His statements are too sweeping, and are not supported in all cases by the actual facts, as has, we believe, been shown.” Isabel Eaton.

— =Int. J. Ethics.= 15 :518. Jl. ‘05. 2130w.

“Mr. Page’s book is honest, kindly, and, barring a few extravagances, moderate.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 280. O. 5, ‘05. 1320w.

“A temperate discussion of the race question from a southerner’s point of view.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 127. Ja. ‘05. 130w.

=Paget, Violet.= See =Lee, Vernon, pseud.=

* =Paine, Albert Bigelow.= Little garden calendar for boys and girls. $1. Altemus.

“A chatty and truthful account of many of the most interesting phases of plant-life. The subject of dispersal and its advantages, of movements, and of pollination and the like, are briefly and well-treated. The account of the servants which work for the flower is admirably presented.” (Nation.) “The book is arranged according to the calendar, and the illustrations are from photographs especially made for each chapter.” (Critic.)

* + =Critic.= 47: 576. D. ‘05. 40w.

* =Dial.= 39: 46. Jl. 16, ‘05. 40w.

* + =Nation.= 81: 340. O. 26, ‘05. 190w.

=Paine, Albert Bigelow.= Thomas Nast. $5. Macmillan.

This account of the life and times of “The father of the American cartoon,” illustrated with hundreds of his drawings, is virtually a political history of our country during the Civil war, and for twenty years after.

“It is a story full of striking incident and human interest, skilfully unrolling the picturesque career of a genius who had within him the potentialities of an American Hogarth.” Chas. H. Levermore.

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 907. Jl. ‘05. 740w.

“In this life of Nast, Mr. Paine has evinced excellent judgment and wise discrimination; yet the work is characterized by that genuine sympathy that is one of the requisites of a good biography. It is a valuable work.”

+ + =Arena.= 33: 335. Mr. ‘05. 850w.

“Mr. Paine’s book is an exceptionally good piece of work. He has not attempted a minute personal biography; he has given a series of striking pictures, which enable one to look over Nast’s shoulder, so to speak, and to study at close range some of the most stirring periods in the history of the nation and of New York city.” A. B. Maurice.

+ =Bookm.= 20: 458. Ja. ‘05. 2850w.

“Paine has told of his life and described his struggles in a manner worthy of the subject.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 92. Ja. ‘05. 130w.

“It covers the artist’s life in a thorough and interesting way, and is adequately illustrated.” Ingram A. Pyle.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 318. My. 1, ‘05. 1930w.

“The author is an enthusiast, and must be followed in the light of his enthusiasm. In narrating the history of the caricaturist, he follows that of his own times, and in this way has made, for anyone who desires to understand the United States from 1860 to 1896, not only a very entertaining, but a very useful volume.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 141. F. 16, ‘05. 810w.

“There is more history than biography in the attractive volume.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 248. F. ‘05. 130w.

=Palmer, A. Emerson.= New York public school. *$1. Macmillan.

A history of free education in the city of New York, authorized by the board of education and written by its secretary. The book celebrates the centenary of the founding of the New York free school system and the proceeds are to go to the public school teachers’ retirement fund. The history of the free school society and of the public school society which succeeded it in 1826 are given, also an account of other schools, all of which were finally merged into the existing system. The story of the establishment and success of school libraries is told in detail. There are portraits, illustrations, and an introduction by Seth Low.

“The book meets a distinct need.” Henry Davidson Sheldon.

+ =Dial.= 38: 270. Ap. 16, ‘05. 170w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 148. Mr. 11, ‘05. 1730w. (Abstract of contents.)

=R. of Rs.= 31: 511. Ap. ‘05. 80w.

=Palmer, Frederick.= With Kuroki in Manchuria. **$1.50. Scribner.

The author, a newspaper correspondent of experience in Eastern campaigns, writes an account of his five months in the field. The book is dedicated to the Japanese infantry and their skill and readiness, and contrasted with the Russian war methods. The volume is illustrated by numerous photographs.

“His entire book is vividly written, and will be found as informing as it is interesting in its accounts of the actual fighting.” W. Rice.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 9. Ja. 1, ‘05. 460w.

“It is fascinating, this collection of field letters. This truthful and vivid portrayal is delightful.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 14. Ja. 5, ‘05. 1630w.

=Palmer, William T.= English lakes. *$6. Macmillan.

Fifteen English lakes “ranging from the lordly Windermere and Ullswater, ten and a half and nine miles long, respectively, to Loweswater and Rydalmere, which hardly exceed the larger tarns in area” are reproduced here. The seventy-five illustrations in color produce a panorama effect which is heightened by the descriptive matter of the text.

* + =Acad.= 68: 911. S. 2, ‘05. 170w.

“Mr. Palmer has written with taste and with commendable reserve in distinguishing between poetic feeling and sentimentalism.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 278. S. 30, ‘05. 150w.

* “One finds a good deal of pleasure of a certain kind in turning over his pages, if also some irritation.”

+ — =Spec.= 95: 759. N. 11, ‘05. 1260w.

=Paret, Jahlal Parmly.= Lawn tennis. **$2. Macmillan.

This article, by the foremost American authority on the game, contains a history of tennis itself and of the leading players here and abroad. It gives technical instruction, from the first rudiments to the most advanced theories, and treats of the care of courts and management of tournaments. There is a chapter on lacrosse by William H. Madden. The volume is copiously illustrated.

“This is one of the best-written and most scientific treatises on lawn-tennis that we have yet had, and forms a suitable companion to similar works by Mr. Eustace Miles, Mr. H. W. Wilberforce, and Mr. W. Baddeley.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 272. Ag. 26. 1050w.

“Will be valuable to every player of the game.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1253. Je. 1, ‘05. 30w.

“A treatise which will be heartily welcomed by all lovers of this healthy game.”

+ + =Nature.= 71: 436. Mr. 9, ‘05. 280w.

“Knows the conditions of play in this country and abroad equally well. While Mr. Paret’s statement that lawn tennis may be taught nearly as well by written instruction as by personal direction may be seriously questioned, his remarks on the strategy of the game and the physical training for big matches are full of common sense and instruction that apply equally well to other forms of exercise.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 84. F. 11, ‘05. 1110w. (Survey of contents.)

“Mr. Paret who is an authority on tennis, treats of the past, present, and future of the sport.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 255. F. ‘05. 70w.

* =Parker, Edward Harper.= China and religion. **$3.50. Dutton.

“This history of religion in China has the merit of being both critical and impartial.... The story of the imported religions—Christianity in various forms, Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Judaism—is sketched in successive chapters, and lastly Shintoism ... which the Japanese are now endeavoring to introduce.... Towards missionaries, of whom Americans now constitute the majority if only Protestants are counted, Professor Parker’s attitude is both respectful and critical, but full value is assigned to their medical, charitable, and educational work.”—Outlook.

* “Prof. Parker’s book is a storehouse of learning; it is free from bigotry, and contains a fair and honest statement of what the relations of the Chinese have been and are towards foreign religions.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 603. N. 4, 920w.

* “As the fruit of scholarly research pursued in a sympathetic spirit, this history, most timely for the present interest in the now beginning renaissance of China, should command the attention of those who would understand the past which it builds upon.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 680. N. 18, ‘05. 200w.

=Parmele, Mary Platt.= Short history of Russia. *$1. Scribner.

A new edition of this history of a great power which brings the account down to June, 1904 and the siege of Port Arthur. It contains a good index and a list of the princes of Russia from Rurik to Nicholas II.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 310. My. 13, ‘05. 240w.

* =Parrish, Randall.= Historic Illinois: the romance of the earlier days. **$2. McClurg.

Mr. Parrish’s hope has been to provide a readable, interesting history of Illinois, emphasizing the picturesque phases that would appeal to the reader in a popular sense. He has related the adventures of such men as La Salle, Henri de Tonty and George Rogers Clarke, depicted the struggles with the Indians, traced the history of old landmarks, and brought his narrative down to the coming of the railroad, concluding with a chapter on “Historic spots as they appear to-day.”

=Parrish, Randall.= Sword of the old frontier: a tale of Fort Chartres and Detroit. †$1.50. McClurg.

A “plain account of sundry adventures befalling Chevalier Raoul de Coubert, one time captain in the Hussars of Languedoc, during the year 1763,” in which he gallantly draws his sword for France and his English lady-love in the stirring times of Pontiac’s conspiracy. Meeting with treachery from both white men and red, he takes desperate chances, escapes from his enemies and wins honor, wealth, and love.

* + =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 20w.

=Parsons, Ellen C.= Christus liberator. **30c. Macmillan.

There have been four preceding volumes in this missionary text book series. “In this course an Introduction to the Study of Missions and Outline Studies of India, China and Japan have already been issued and studied.” This volume is an outline study of Africa. “Sir Harry Johnston furnishes an introductory sketch of the geography, races, and history of the Dark Continent, while the body of the book is devoted to an account of the rise and progress of Protestant missions in the several countries.”

“Concise, well written and readable book.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 875. O. 12, ‘05. 450w.

“It is necessarily cursory, but it is certainly comprehensive. The good example of the book remains even when the English student has noted such occasional lapses.”

+ + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 325. O. 6, ‘05. 410w.

“A useful handbook, containing much information in a compact and readable form.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 219. S. 14, ‘05. 130w.

“We recommend these volumes as especially valuable for the members of Christian Endeavor societies, and for pastoral use by ministers endeavoring to awaken in their churches an intelligent interest in Christian missions.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 789. Jl. 22, ‘05. 220w.

+ =Spec.= 95: 435. S. 23, ‘05. 220w.

=Paston, George, pseud.= See =Symonds, E. M.=

=Pattee, Fred Lewis.= House of the black ring. $1.50. Holt.

A story centred around a mysterious log cabin in a valley among the Seven mountains. The valley is owned by a tyrant squire and farmed by sturdy Pennsylvania Dutchmen. The squire’s daughter, the first to thwart her father’s will, falls in love with the son of a new-comer to the valley, whose business enterprise threatens the squire’s undisputed sway. There is hard feeling, and there is murder, but all is made clear by the discovery of a cave under the cabin, and in the happiness of the squire’s daughter the traditional curse of “the house of the black ring” is lifted.

Reviewed by Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ — =Bookm.= 21: 600. Ag. ‘05. 230w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 251. Ap. 15, ‘05. 210w.

“It is not from the literary side an artistic book, but it at least may be described as both readable and amusing.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 1059. Ap. 29, ‘05. 90w.

=Patterson, Charles Brodie.= Measure of a man. $1.20. Funk.

An optimistic message of good will to all men, basing its cheer upon the supposition that in the great economy of the universe nothing is lost. Mr. Patterson discusses, in part 1, the “natural,” the “rational,” the “psychic,” and the “spiritual” man. In part II, he considers the Son of man “as man,” “as idealist,” “as teacher,” and “as healer,” in the last division giving the philosophy and therapy of mental healing.

“It may be said to represent his ripest thought and to epitomize in a remarkably clear and comprehensible manner the philosophy, ethics and therapy contained in his preceding books.”

+ + =Arena.= 34: 108. Jl. ‘05. 1320w.

=Paul, Herbert Woodfield.= History of modern England. 5v. ea. **$2.50. Macmillan.

This is a political history of England and its relations with the rest of the world, beginning with the last Whig government of 1846. Volumes 1 and 2 bring the story down to the death of Lord Palmerston, Oct. 18, 1865. Volume 3 deals with the eleven years following, covering important administrations of Gladstone and Disraeli, and closing on the eve of the crisis in the East, 1876.

+ + =Acad.= 68: 463. Ap. 29, ‘05. 1240w. (Review of Vol. III.)

“It is clear, vigorous, and direct. Its movement is rapid, its interest seldom lags. It is preëminently readable, and, as a natural corollary, highly entertaining. His opinions and especially his estimates of character are often improbable, not infrequently absurd. This, as has been said, will probably remain the most serious criticism of a book in most other ways excellent. Such work as that of Mr. Paul may not be judged by the standards of final and definitive statement.” Wilbur C. Abbott.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 430. Ja. ‘05. 1810w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

“On the whole, matters become of importance to the author when they rise above the political horizon, and too often not till then. Mr. Paul’s vigor seems unimpaired thus far ... his courage seems tempered somewhat more by discretion, and his politics diluted with somewhat more of those matters which find little place in Parliamentary debate or Times editorial.” Wilbur C. Abbott.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 161. O. ‘05. 860w. (Review of v. 3.)

“Though written with the ability and impartiality of its predecessors, it is not so well proportioned.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 10. Jl. 1. 1050w. (Review of v. 3.)

“There is no reason to suppose that Mr. Paul could not have done better work, had he chosen.” Edward Fuller.

— — =Bookm.= 21: 608. Ag. ‘05. 840w. (Review of v. 3.)

“Here, much more than in the earlier volumes, he offers valuable characterizations of activities and of men not wholly concerned with the purely political field.” E. D. Adams.

+ + + =Dial.= 39: 90. Ag. 16, ‘05. 890w. (Review of v. 3.)

“Generally speaking, he has impartiality and insight, and his survey of a group of historic facts, more especially of a social or religious movement, is often just and penetrating.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 39. Jl. 6, ‘05. 680w. (Review of v. 1-3.)

“A most charming style. His book is exceedingly good reading.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 291. My. 6, ‘05. 900w. (Review of v. 3.)

* + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 883. D. 9, ‘05. 290w. (Review of v. 4.)

“The third volume now at hand, exhibits the characteristics of its predecessors. The charmingly incisive, direct, easy, and epigrammatic style, the vivid informativeness, the detachment, the liberality of judgment which distinguished them are apparent. The treatment, too, remains the same, with all its virtues and its defects.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 880. Ag. 5, ‘05. 1980w. (Review of v. 3.)

“On the whole, it is an invaluable political history of the past sixty years.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 509. O. ‘05. 120w. (Review of v. 3.)

“We do not know where else to find so good a narrative of domestic politics from 1865 to 1876. If it is rarely deep, it is never dull; if it is occasionally bitter, it is almost always impartial.”

+ + — =Spec.= 94: 674. My. 6, ‘05. 1630w. (Review of v. 3.)

=Payne, William Morton,= ed. American literary criticism. See Wampum library of American literature. v. 2.

Peace congress. Official report of the thirteenth universal peace congress, held at Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A., Oct. 3 to 8, 1904; reported by W: edited by the secretary of the congress. pa. n.p. Peace congress committee (B. F. Trueblood, sec’y), Boston.

A stenographic report of the proceedings of the Universal peace congress, Oct. 3-8, 1904, including the addresses given in Boston and a brief résumé of the numerous successful and influential meetings held after its close in several cities. An account of the preceding peace congresses, not only of those held in the modern series beginning 1889, but also of the remarkable series of conferences held from 1843 to 1853 is prefixed.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 160. Mr. 11, ‘05. 100w.

=Peake, Elmore Elliott.= House of Hawley. †$1.50. Appleton.

The story of a family in southern Illinois which had remained true to the Union, but was southern in all its traditions. The heroine has to contend against the whole connection and their prejudices in order to marry a young Republican lawyer. Her grandfather, Major Elias, head of the family, his quiet wife, and their lazy son are lifelike, their southern ways are well pictured; and descriptions of such things as a chase with blood hounds after a negro house-breaker, a negro barn dance, and an electioneering expedition with Chicago politicians, add greatly to the interest and the atmosphere of the book.

“A careful picture of average life in a small town in southern Illinois, drawn with a loving accuracy of minor detail, and pleasantly aglow with local color, both physical and social. A skillful touch. There is a wholesome womanliness about Mr. Peake’s heroines that makes them seem very convincing. Most of the men, however, impress one as rather poor specimens of humanity.”

+ =Bookm.= 21: 181. Ap. ‘05. 410w.

“The book fails of greatness because the plot is too slight and does not trouble the deep places that exist in the life of every town, however isolated; nor does it ruffle the soul of the reader.”

— + =Ind.= 59: 392. Ag. 17, ‘05. 250w.

“The interest of the book lies not in the story, but in descriptive passages. The story, if it shows no particular art or invention, it remains true that it is about the sort of thing which would have been likely to happen in the place where the author has chosen to plant it.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 141. Mr. 4, ‘05. 550w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 130w.

+ =Outlook.= 79: 503. F. 25, ‘05. 110w.

=Pease, Edward R.= Case for municipal drink trade. P. S. King & son.

“The argument for the municipalization of the liquor traffic is here set forth as follows: The system of licensing does not stand the tests of efficiency, consequently some drastic reform is called for; high license is incomplete and politically impracticable; local veto is wrong in principle and likely to be futile in practice; municipalization is the only other method suggested.”—J. Pol. Econ.

Reviewed by I. W. Howerth.

+ + =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 137. D. ‘04. 140w. (States argument of book.)

=Pease, George William.= Outline of a Bible-school curriculum. *$1.50. Univ. of Chicago press.

“Those who are interested in raising the standard of biblical instruction in this country will find ... many valuable suggestions. In this book there are outlines for reading and study courses for the kindergarten and primary grades, as well as for the junior, intermediate and senior departments.”—R. of Rs.

“The most exhaustive study of this subject that has yet appeared. Predominantly from the psychological point of view, but with careful study also of the biblical side.”

+ + + =Bib. World.= 25: 160. F. ‘05. 30w.

“This book will prove of great practical service to many Sunday-school teachers because it is specific, and should be suggestive to students of religious education because of its scope and detail. It is too timely not to be read now.” Richard Morse Hodge.

+ + =Bib. World.= 25: 376. My. ‘05. 880w.

“Any one desirous of pursuing independent lessons with a class of any grade would find help in these outlines.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 1012. My. 4, ‘05. 70w.

“Its value lies rather in its application of an intelligent educational philosophy to a concrete and apparently practical scheme.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 144. Ja. 14, ‘05. 340w.

“The book is fully in line with the principles and methods advocated by the Religious education association.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 254. F. ‘05. 80w.

“The minute topical references will be of great help to any serious Sunday school teacher.”

+ + =School R.= 13: 653. O. ‘05. 60w.

* =Peck, Ellen Brainerd.= Songs by the sedges. $1. Badger, R: G.

A little volume of verse which sings of old-fashioned gardens and fields, of rosemary and bitter-sweet, and of the minuet and the spinet. There is a time-long-ago atmosphere to many of the poems.

=Peck, Harry Thurston.= William Hickling Prescott. **75c. Macmillan.

This study of Prescott gives an account of the historian’s life and personality and a criticism of his works. An opening chapter treats of “The New England historians,” then follow biographical chapters based largely upon the letters and memoranda contained in Ticknor’s “Life of Prescott,” and a discussion of Prescott’s work and its merits.

“A volume seemingly of no distinctive merit.”

+ — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 935. Jl. ‘05. 50w.

“With the exception of his introductory chapter, Professor Peck has produced, it seems to me, an excellent biographical and critical account of ... the accomplished author of ‘The conquest of Mexico.’ Here and there a careless sentence may be found as well as a trivial error or two.” W. P. Trent.

+ + — =Bookm.= 21: 382. Je. ‘05. 1260w.

“It is of real interest for its discussion of the historical accuracy and permanent value of his works.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 283. S. ‘05. 90w.

“Professor Peck writes of Prescott pleasantly and in his usual popular vein.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1128. My. 18, ‘05. 130w.

“His view of Prescott strictly as a writer ... is concise, clear, and judicious. The introductory chapter, on the literary history of the country, is to say the least, eccentric.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 489. Je. 15, ‘05. 450w.

“For the most part his narrative is plain pedestrian ‘copy’ quite lacking in the distinction which the author praises in the historian, equally lacking in ‘fire’ and the ‘intimate touch.’”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 322. My. 20, ‘05. 1420w.

“Now and again Dr Peck allows an excess of enthusiasm to overpower his judgment, but, as a rule, he is discriminating.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 248. My. 27, ‘05. 260w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 94. Jl. 15, ‘05. 250w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 766. Je. ‘05. 150w.

=Peck, Theodora.= Hester of the Grants: a romance of Old Bennington. †$1.50. Fox.

Revolutionary times in the Green mountain state when it was a part of the so-called Hampshire Grants furnish the setting of this story whose incidents center mainly about Bennington. A real flesh and blood girl patriot, quite as daring as the usual historical novel heroine but a bit more winsome is the leading spirit, while a turn coat father, two despicable soldier lovers and one gallant one, General Stark, and Ethan and Ira Allen figure prominently.

“A panorama of the times which deserves careful reading and much commendation.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 392. Je. 1, ‘05. 160w.

+ =Ind.= 59: 395. Ag. 17, ‘05. 60w.

“We are persuaded that she has it in her to write a book well worth the reading, which, despite its merits, ‘Hester of the Grants’ is not.”

— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 380. Je. 10, ‘05. 300w.

“On the whole is a very good story of its kind.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 391. Je. 17, ‘05. 90w.

“The author has opened one of the most dramatic pages in American history, and adorned it with a picture worthy of the text.”

+ =Reader.= 6: 359. Ag. ‘05. 310w.

=Peckham, George Williams, and Peckham, Elizabeth Gifford.= Wasps, social and solitary; with an introd. by John Burroughs. **$1.50. Houghton.

Mr. Peckham and his wife have made a close study of the lives, habits, intelligence, and individuality of wasps, and they tell about their investigations in a way that is none the less instructive because it is interesting.

“The book has good and vivid illustrations, but it would have been better if the actual size of the insects had been indicated in every case.”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 743. Jl. 15, ‘05. 310w.

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 150. Jl. 29. 720w.

“There is ‘a hidden wealth of thought and of austerity’ which makes the book a worthy contribution to science and a monument of patient and skillful research in a difficult field.” E. T. Brewster.

+ + + =Atlan.= 96: 687. N. ‘05. 600w.

“While exceedingly pleasant reading, the book is in no sense ‘written down’ to its audience, nor popularized in the sense of being diluted to superficiality.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 480. N. ‘05. 170w.

“The book is written so untechnically that a reader who does not know a wasp from a bee can understand and enjoy it.” May Estelle Cook.

+ + + =Dial.= 38: 387. Je. 1, ‘05. 590w.

“The charm of the book is in the directness with which the story is told, and in the obvious sympathy manifested by the authors with the struggles and aims of the active little nest-makers. While the book is engagingly written, it is also scientifically accurate.”

+ + + =Nation= 80: 444. Je. 1, ‘05. 680w.

“Important work on the manners and customs of North American wasps.” W. F. K.

+ + + =Nature.= 72: 395. Ag. 24, ‘05. 160w.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 219. Ap. 8, ‘05. 840w. (Abstract of book.)

“An outdoor book as entertaining as it is instructive.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 196. My. 20, ‘05. 90w.

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 867. Je. 3, ‘05. 140w.

“This book reminds one of Fabre’s work. It is not so well written, but its information is quite as curious and close as Fabre’s, and we should say as trustworthy.”

+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: sup. 10. O. 14, ‘05. 150w.

“There is much detail which, however valuable in itself from the scientific point of view, overwhelms the ‘general reader.’ This individual may be forgiven for wishing that the authors would sometimes give him more generalization or summaries of their observations.”

+ + — =Spec.= 95: 697. N. 4, ‘05. 310w.

=Peel, George.= Friends of England. *$3.50. Dutton.

Mr. Peel establishes, elucidates, and illustrates two large propositions in this companion volume to his “Enemies of England”: first, that England built up her empire beyond the seas thru the necessity of defence, and not by accident nor by deliberate motives of expansion; second, the same European pressure from without is the chief cause of the maintenance of the empire.

“Mr. Peel is no pedant, no formalist, no Dryasdust. Intensely interested in his subject, he writes of it with animation; eager to convince, though not with the sophist’s eagerness, he is precise whether right or wrong and at all times clear.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 270. Mr. 18, ‘05. 1420w.

“The subjects with which Mr. Peel deals are of the deepest interest, and he shows wide reading on every page.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 335. Mr. 18. 660w.

“There is enough truth and enough originality in his interpretation of the Empire to have made his book an extraordinary one, if only he had not allowed this enthusiasm to get the better of his judgment. It brings out a phase of imperial politics too much neglected by past writers.” Frederic Austin Ogg.

+ + — =Dial.= 39: 88. Ag. 16, ‘05. 1930w.

“The whole book is worth reading as a sober and well-informed discussion of the great questions of world politics with which it deals.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 328. My. 20, ‘05. 670w.

“A well-written work, Mr. Peel’s book is of value as developing a theory which, if acceptable only with obvious limitations, will assist to a clearer appreciation of some broad historical movements than has generally obtained.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 275. S. 30, ‘05. 1930w.

“The tale told is fragmentary and unconvincing, and has been better told before.”

— — + =Sat. R.= 100: 21. Jl. 1, ‘05. 1510w.

“Mr. Peel has the sense of organic movement without which history is merely a dull chronicle of accidents; and he has also the gift of wide perspective. Our only criticism is that in his endeavour to be perfectly clear he sometimes is a little prolix, and that now and then he is carried by rhetoric into a slight overstatement. The matter is on the whole admirably arranged and attractively presented.”

+ + — =Spec.= 94: 439. Mr. 25, ‘05. 1780w.

=Peet, Louis Harman.= Trees and shrubs of Central park. $2. Manhattan press.

Mr. Peet says: “The purpose of this book is to put within the reach of the non-technical city nature lover a handy means of identifying trees and shrubs which he meets in his park rambles.” On sixteen maps covering the park, two thousand trees and shrubs have been plotted; a table accompanying the maps gives both the common and botanical names. There is also an index to the common names, wherein the number of the page, chapter, map and location is placed for quick reference.

* + + =Critic.= 47: 480. N. ‘05. 90w.

=Nation.= 80: 132. F. 16, ‘05. 60w.

“We cannot too much commend the fullness and accuracy of the lists which Mr. Peet here gives us.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 381. My. 11, ‘05. 430w.

“It is not only a description of the trees, but is a real guide and companion, pointing out that which it describes in a manner that is wholly comprehensible to the reader. The text is lucid and readable.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 212. Ap. 8, ‘05. 420w.

* “In every particular it is a handy and useful little volume.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 860. D. 2, ‘05. 120w.

+ + + =R. of Rs.= 32: 127. Jl. ‘05. 80w.

=Pemberton, Max.= Hundred days. †$1.50. Appleton.

Napoleon’s hundred days between Elba and Waterloo form the setting of this historical novel which exploits the adventures of a young Englishman and a French maid in the secret service of Napoleon. “Mr. Pemberton has borrowed the very lady who appears in Mr. Bernard Shaw’s ‘Man of destiny’—Mr. Shaw himself borrowed the lady from more or less authentic history—and provided her with adventures enough to fill the usual number of pages which, outwardly, at least, constitute a novel.” (N. Y. Times.)

“It is a stirring tale, and the characterization is skillful. Occasionally the author’s style fails him.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 432. S. 30. 290w.

“The story offers the conventional blend of fact and romantic fiction, is narrated in somewhat indistinct fashion, and proves but moderately exciting.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ — =Dial.= 39: 208. O. 1, ‘05. 100w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 621. S. 23, ‘05. 250w.

“The story is stirring and the tale is picturesquely told; the plot is hackneyed.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 279. S. 30, ‘05. 60w.

=Pepys, Sir William Weller.= Later Pepys; ed. with introd., by Alice C. C. Gaussen. 2v. *$7.50. Lane.

“The letters included in these two handsomely bound and finely illustrated volumes have been selected from the correspondence of Sir William Pepys between the years 1758 and 1825. Sir William Pepys was a descendant of the elder branch of the family to which Samuel Pepys belonged, and was generally well-known in the latter part of the eighteenth century as a friend, and in some cases the intimate, of distinguished literary characters of the period. His letters are therefore primarily of literary interest, very little reference being made in them to ordinary political or social conditions of the times, even the stirring events of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars receiving but scant notice.”—Am. Hist. R.

“The only direct historical interest is in the occasional references to contemporary historical writers and criticisms upon them. They frequently do present some striking incident, or some intimate characterization of figures in the field of contemporaneous literature. In this connection alone are they valuable for the student of history.” E. D. Adams.

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 688. Ap. ‘05. 210w.

“Sir William’s letters, though sometimes dull and prosy, often catch something of the vivacity of his correspondents, and those to his son in school and college are delightful.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 92. Ja. ‘05. 150w.

=Perkin, Frederick Mollwo.= Practical methods of electrochemistry. *$1.60. Longmans.

“After a general account of electrical magnitudes and units, measuring instruments, and electrolytic apparatus, the author gives practical instructions for electrochemical analysis.... The last and longest section of the book deals with preparative electrochemistry.... The references to original papers are numerous, and a convenient table of five-figure logarithms, with instructions for its use, is contained in an appendix.”—Nature.

“The practical instructions are on the whole adequate and accurate, so that the student could acquire with little assistance a sufficient acquaintance with the working methods of electrochemistry. Whilst the

## book is satisfactory in this the most important feature, it shows in

other respects many signs of hasty composition, which greatly detract from its value.”

+ + — =Nature.= 72: 5. My. 4, ‘05. 530w.

=Perrin, Raymond St. James.= Evolution of knowledge. *$1.50. Baker.

In his review of philosophy the author compares the chief systems of ancient and modern thought, “the object being to measure the approach of each system to the goal of philosophy which is the demonstration of the unity of all things ... to demonstrate the fact that knowledge can be unified by co-ordinating the sciences.” Pt. I. deals with the pre-evolution period of Greece, England, Scotland, Germany and France; pt. II. discusses the evolutionary philosophy of Spencer and Lewes. The keynote of the treatment is that religious devotion and intelligence must develop together.

=Ath.= 1905, 2: 269. Ag. 26. 80w.

=Outlook.= 79: 1059. Ap. 29, ‘05. 140w.

“In the demonstration of his thesis the author enters such a labyrinth of the metaphysical and mystical that we altogether refuse his lead.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 60. Jl. 8, ‘05. 160w.

* “Interesting, if not quite fascinating.”

+ — =Spec.= 95: 697. N. 4, ‘05. 320w.

=Perris, George Herbert.= Russia in revolution. **$3. Brentano’s.

“Mr. Perris’s volume on ‘Russia in revolution’ is a sketch of the Russian revolutionary movement from about 1870 down to the present time. It consists chiefly of a series of short biographies of the principal leaders of the Liberal movement, together with a few chapters on the Russian government, and on the financial and economic conditions of the country.... The subject, however, is an interesting one, and the personal sketches and life stories of Stepniak, Volkhovsky, Dr. Soskice, Mark Broido, Mme. Kovalsky, and numbers of other revolutionists, often recounted in their own words, are significant and thrilling.”—Lond. Times.

“Is lively and interesting, but somewhat open to the charge that he fails to name a good many of his sources and some of his equally interesting rivals. Mr. Perris takes pains and knows his subject.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 590. My. 13. 180w.

“It cannot be said that the author has anything very new to tell us, and most of his information has been obtained at second-hand. He sees Russia only from the point of view of the extremists.”

— + =Lond. Times.= 4: 176. Je. 9, ‘05. 520w.

“These quotations will serve to show M. Perris’s sincere effort to be fair and impartial, but the same paragraph furnishes two other quotations which equally well illustrate his defective vision in consequence of his prejudice against nearly everything in Russia in its present form.”

+ — =Nation.= 80: 504. Je. 22, ‘05. 1740w.

“The chief value of this book, however, lies in the personal (and frequently pitiful) records and brief autobiographies of the martyrs in the cause of Russian political liberty, and also in the miscellaneous data on topics which are not contained in Russian government reports.” Wolf von Schierbrand.

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 386. Je. 17, ‘05. 940w.

“No doubt the book is put together in an easy, entertaining fashion. Although from a non-revolutionary standpoint most of its deductions are untenable, the chapters touching upon the economic and political condition of the country are not without value and interest.”

+ =Sat. R.= 100: 121. Jl. 22, ‘05. 520w.

“In arrangement it is not free from defects, particularly from a tendency to retraverse the same or similar ground; but this drawback is connected with what is perhaps Mr. Perris’s most distinctive claim on the attention of his readers,—his extensive and intimate acquaintance with Russian revolutionists, over a long period.”

+ — =Spec.= 95: 321. S. 2, ‘05. 1880w.

=Perry, Bliss.= Amateur spirit. **$1.25. Houghton.

Six essays in which the author commends “combining the professional’s skill with the zest and enthusiasm of the amateur.” There are two chapters on the college professor, and one entitled “Hawthorne at North Adams.”

“There is a flavour of this conscious condescension in these essays, and it takes away from the charm which they possess in spite of it, charm both of phrase and anecdote. The ideas are not very subtle; nor have they any marked freshness; but to the main idea we heartily respond. Mr. Perry is not precise enough; he does not know that different things in life should be approached in a different spirit.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 332. Mr. 25, ‘05. 670w.

“In spite of what we have just said, the quality of the best of the contemporary American essayists is rare; and outside Mr. Howells and Mr. Alden we know no one who possesses greater gifts of taste and style than Mr. Bliss Perry.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 558. My. 6. 720w.

* “No one wants to hear the crack of a whip in these leisurely papers, but there might be a little more mental activity without any sign of the strain.” F. M. Colby.

+ — =Bookm.= 20: 473. Ja. ‘05. 880w.

“To apply to him words of his own, he is one of the ‘speculative, amused, undeluded children of this world.’ Sanity, balance, kindliness, unite with insight and imagination to give his pages their peculiar charm.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 93. F. 1, ‘05. 310w.

“The curious thing about Mr. Perry’s plea for The amateur spirit is that it should seem to slight so glaringly the virtue of the mean.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 383. F. 16, ‘05. 200w.

“All the six essays in the volume have some reference to the working of the amateur spirit in the world.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 138. F. 16, ‘05. 940w. (Survey of contents.)

“The six essays in this volume are very pleasing examples of what American writers can do in this branch of literature.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 925. Je. 24, ‘05. 290w.

=Peters, John Punnett.= Early Hebrew story: its historical background. **$1.25. Putnam.

“The substance of the book was delivered as lectures on the Bond foundation at Bangor theological seminary in November, 1903.... In chap. 1, ‘Introductory: literary and archæological,’ the author gives a simple, yet clear, sketch of his conception of the literary origin of the early books of the Bible, and a general view of the history of Palestine before the Israelitish occupation.... In chap. 2, ‘The formation of Israel: The origin of the twelve tribes,’ the view that a group of Aramean tribes settled among and absorbed tribes already resident in Canaan is worked out with considerable detail. In chap. 3, ‘The patriarchs and the shrines of Israel,’ it is pointed out that the stories of the patriarchs cluster about certain shrines.... In chap. 4, ‘Survivals—legendary and mythical.’ Dr. Peters gathers together a considerable residuum of material, which remains after one has subtracted from the patriarchal stories the elements representing tribal movements and sanctuary traditions, and in which survivals of myths or legends are probably to be found. Chap. 5, ‘Cosmogony and primeval history,’ deals with Gen., chaps. 1-11, which is analyzed into its various elements.... Chap. 6, ‘The moral value of early Hebrew story,’ forms a fitting climax to the whole.”—Bib. World.

“The book is written for the ordinary reader of the Bible, is unencumbered by erudite notes, is written in a clear and attractive style, and can be strongly recommended to the untechnical reader, who desires to learn how critical study affects the early books of the Bible. The book throughout bears evidence of wide reading. The marvel is that in such a work, where evidence is often scanty and much has to be supplied from analogies often remote, one finds so little from which to dissent. The work merits high praise and deserves a wide recognition.” George A. Barton.

+ + =Bib. World.= 25: 313. Ap. ‘05. 790w.

“The book is uncommonly readable.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 191. Ag. ‘05. 90w.

“We can very heartily recommend the book. It is thoroughly readable, pre-eminently scholarly and entirely trustworthy; it is replete with valuable archæological knowledge; it has all the marks of an accomplished exegete, and its conclusions are in harmony with those of many able scholars of the present day.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 841. Ap. 13, ‘05. 760w.

* “Wealth of archaeological information lends special value to Dr. Peters’ scholarly ‘Early Hebrew story.’”

+ =Ind.= 50: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 20w.

* =Peters, Madison Clinton.= Jews in America: a short story of their

## part in the building of the republic; commemorating the 250th

anniversary of their settlement. $1. Winston.

The author has prepared this volume for popular use and states in his preface: “It is a book of facts rather than opinions.... The book is written with the hope that it may modify the views which the Gentile world holds with regard to the position of the Jew, and the author’s fervent prayer is that its facts may lead Christians to grant to the possession of the Jew the mental, moral, social and spiritual qualifications which history affirms.” To this end he has set forth facts culled from various sources showing the part which the Jew played in the discovery of America, in pre-revolutionary settlements, in the wars of the republic, American politics, finance, arts and sciences. There are also chapters upon The number of Jews in the United States, Characteristics of the Jews, and Anti-Semitism in America. The volume is illustrated with photographs of Jews prominent in various professions.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 762. N. 11, ‘05. 330w.

* =Peters, Madison Clinton.= Will the coming man marry? and other studies on the problem of home and marriage. $1. Winston.

Under such titles as: How to be happy though married; Why so many divorces? The ideal wife; The duties of a husband; Money and matrimony; The culture of the child; The home and the higher education of women; Woman’s rights; and Good mothers the makers of great nations, Dr. Peters emphasizes the serious side of matrimony, gives good advice to both husband and wife, and discusses education, deplores modern extravagance, and makes many suggestions, which, if followed, will help to make daily life easier and more worth while to both the married and the unmarried.

=Peterson, Maude Gridley.= How to know wild fruits: a guide to plants when not in flower, by means of fruit and leaf; il. by Mary Elizabeth Herbert. **$1.50. Macmillan.

“We have examined every one of the 80 woodcuts in this volume, and must pronounce them correct and helpful ... while descriptions of three hundred fruit-bearing plants are careful and scientific enough, and a key will send the botanist to the order and species, the plants are arranged for the use of the casual student by the color of their fruits.”—Ind.

* “This study opens to amateurs a new and comparatively unfamiliar field and one in which the writers of botanical handbooks have heretofore made few contributions.”

+ =Country Cal.= 1: 492. S. ‘05. 70w.

“It meets a want, and we are glad to recommend it as a useful guide.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1256. Je. 1, ‘05. 150w.

“As a help to the beginner and a means of stimulating observation it may be commended. It is well got up, remarkably free from misprints, appropriately illustrated, and provided with an index of vernacular names and one of the Latin designations of the plants described.”

+ + =Nature.= 72: 428. Ag. 31, ‘05. 450w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 370. Je. 10, ‘05. 220w.

=Outlook.= 80: 444. Je. 17, ‘05. 20w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 127. Jl. ‘05. 110w.

=Spec.= 94: 948. Je. 24, ‘05. 120w.

=Petrie, William Matthew Flinders.= History of Egypt from the XIXth to the XXXth dynasties. (History of Egypt, v. 3.) *$2.25. Scribner.

“This is not a work on manners and customs or religion, but is purely history, very largely original and representing the author’s own researches and conclusions.... The period covered in this volume extends from the beginning of the nineteenth dynasty, about 1300 B. C., the most brilliant period in Egyptian history, to 342 B. C., when the last native king of the thirtieth dynasty lost the throne, and the rule passed over to the Persian Ochus. This period is illustrated by 161 pictures of monuments, mainly halftones, with all the known cartouches.... When we remember that the period treated covers the entire relation of Israel to Egypt, from Abraham to Jeremiah, the value of the volume to biblical students is obvious.”—Ind.

“His English is still slipshod. The lists of the monuments of every king, with provenance and abiding place, that he gives will be extremely useful to students; and for the care and pains that he has bestowed on their compilation all Egyptologists should be grateful.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 434. S. 30. 760w.

+ + + =Ind.= 59: 933. O. 19, ‘05. 220w.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 654. O. 7, ‘05. 720w.

+ + + =Outlook.= 81: 334. O. 7, ‘05. 120w.

“We may not always assent to his conclusions and combinations, but the archæological facts on which they are founded are stated without omission or bias, and the conclusions themselves are often brilliant, usually ingenious and always stimulating.”

+ + + =Sat. R.= 100: 343. S. 9, ‘05. 1100w.

=Pettit, Henry.= Twentieth-century idealist. †$1.50. Grafton press.

“The heroine, who ‘loves and seeks the truth for its own sake,’ is a young and charming girl. She has her own ideas of the ‘true’ faith, and tells them to those who argue with her. Adele Cultus, her parents, and her friend, join two gentlemen in a trip to the Orient. Paul Warder falls in love with the heroine. Together they visit the many interesting places, and finally come to understand each other very well.”—N. Y. Times.

“This novel ... is probably an attempt to write biography in the form of fiction. It is an introspective, retrospective, meditative, idealistic tale.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 317. My. 13, ‘05. 240w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 120w.

=Peyton, William Wynne.= Three greatest forces in the world, and the making of Western civilization, pt. I, The incarnation. *$1.40. Macmillan.

“This trinity of forces is constituted, says the author, by the Incarnation, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection.... In the present volume, limited to the first of the triad, he insists at length on the extension of virgin generation from the lower creation, as in bees, to the higher creation, as in the virgin birth of Christ.”—Outlook.

“While the author is a man of considerable originality and independence of thought he is too much lacking in critical judgment and too fond of large sounding generalities to make his work of value.”

— + =Ind.= 59: 152. Jl. 20, ‘05. 80w.

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 346. Je. 3, ‘05. 160w.

=Pfleiderer, Otto.= Early Christian conception of Christ; its significance and value in the history of religion. *$1.25. Putnam.

“An expansion of a lecture delivered by the author before the International theological congress at Amsterdam, in September, 1903.... The book has been divided into five chapters—‘Christ as son of God,’ ‘Christ as conqueror of Satan,’ ‘Christ as a wonder-worker,’ ‘Christ as the conqueror of death and the life-giver,’ ‘Christ as the king of kings and lord of lords.’”—N. Y. Times.

* =Am. J. Theol.= 9: 773. O. ‘05. 620w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 182. Mr. 25, ‘05. 320w.

=Spec.= 94: 750. My. 20, ‘05. 410w.

* =Phelps, Albert.= Louisiana; a record of expansion. **$1.10. Houghton.

“It has been Mr. Phelps’s effort in this latest addition to the ‘American commonwealths’ series to give a broad survey setting forth Louisiana and its place in the development of the United States.” (Outlook). “The fortunes of Louisiana under French and Spanish rule are described in the first half of the volume, and its history as part of the United States forms the second half of the volume.” (N. Y. Times.)

* “While the specialist may not find much that is new in this work, it has for the general reader the advantage of being based upon the sources, and is not a mere compilation.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 760. N. 11, ‘05. 350w.

* “From the narrative standpoint little fault is to be found, the style being graceful and flowing and the interest unfailingly sustained.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 682. N. 18, ‘05. 170w.

=Phelps, Charles Edward Davis.= Accolade. †$1.50. Lippincott.

In this story of the fourteenth century “the hero, son of a worthy Englishman, being kidnapped into France by a ship’s captain, betakes himself to Italy, wins a knighthood through gallantry, and returns to his native England with wealth and honor just in time to prevent his sweetheart from entering a convent for lack of him. The poets are reverenced in the persons of Chaucer and Petrarch, and it is from a careful study of the writings of the former that the rather difficult and multifarious dialects of Mr. Phelps’s book are constructed.... The rudeness of the England of the period and the refinement of Italy serve as foils, each for the other, and the whole tale is in the nature of a treasure house for the student of customs.” (Dial.)

“The book shows the most careful study and great painstaking, and abounds in varied adventure.”

+ =Dial.= 38: 393. Je. 1, ‘05. 160w.

“It cannot be said that the mantle of the old storyteller has descended upon the modern.”

— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 356. Je. 3, ‘05. 320w.

“At times the Chaucerian English in the sprightly conversations daunts even the conqueror of polyglot dialect, but the real interest of the tale carries him safely through to the satisfactory final scenes.”

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 137. My. 13, ‘05. 90w.

* =Philippi, Adolf.= Florence; tr. from the German by P. G. Konody. *$1.50. Scribner.

“In commendably brief space the author gives us a comprehensive survey of Florentine history, the part played by all its leading citizens both in politics, literature, and art, the origin of all its important buildings, with extensive architectural notes about them and excellent illustrations of its churches, palaces, groups of sculpture, altar-pieces, frescoes, and noteworthy details.” (Nation.) There are 170 illustrations. The lives of the Florentine painters and descriptions of their principal works are also given making the volume a good supplementary guide book for the artistic traveler.

* “The book suffers from being crudely translated from the German.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 430. N. 23, ‘05. 510w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 874. D. 9, ‘05. 130w.

* =Outlook.= 81: 576. N. 4, ‘05. 30w.

=Phillips, David Graham.= Deluge. †$1.50. Bobbs.

The hero of Mr. Graham’s story is as intrepid in love as in battling against Wall street magnates. Simply stated, he is a man who won’t be downed,—in the world of finance when a power rises against him he hunts for a tiger to fight the bull, and in the battle with giants, makes his escape; as for his romance, he quietly determines to marry a girl in a social world above him, carries his point, and then proceeds to win her love.

* “As usual, he has written a readable story, but its extravagance deprives it of any claim to be taken seriously.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 887. D. 9, ‘05. 90w.

“If the author, as one must infer, intended that we should admire Blacklock, he is likely to be disappointed.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 633. N. 11, ‘05. 260w.

* — =R. of Rs.= 32: 757. D. ‘05, 60w.

=Phillips, David Graham.= Plum tree. $1.50. Bobbs.

A story of the tree of political plums. A young country lawyer is driven by poverty to accept an assemblyman’s salary from the hands of a “boss,” and when his conscience forces him to vote against a bad bill he is thrown out of office. He becomes a reform county prosecutor, but fails in re-election and accepts a position as lawyer for the power company which he had been actively fighting. He makes a rich but loveless marriage, becomes a United States senator, and in the end, looking back upon the seething furnace of corruption thru which he has passed, finds comfort in the love of the girl he had renounced in his days of poverty.

“It is in our judgment far and away the most important novel of recent years, because it unmasks present political conditions in a manner so graphic, so convincing and so compelling that it cannot fail to arouse the thoughtful to the deadly peril which confronts our people.”

+ + + =Arena.= 33: 663. Je. ‘05. 6180w.

“This novel is definitely better than its predecessors, even though its author has not even yet progressed very far in the art of portraying women.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 80w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 294. My. 6, ‘05. 760w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 389. Je. 17, ‘05. 130w.

+ =Outlook.= 79: 858. Ap. 1, ‘05. 150w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 676. Ap. 29, ‘05. 320w.

* =Phillips, David Graham.= Reign of gilt. **$1. Pott.

“This work consists of a series of brilliant essays dealing with the overshadowing questions of the hour—Plutocracy and Democracy. The first half of the volume deals with plutocracy.... Such subjects as Plutocracy at home, Youth among the money-maniacs, Caste-compellers, Pauper-making, The made-over White house, and Europe laughs, are discussed.... The second half of the volume is entitled ‘Democracy.’ In this division Mr. Phillips considers such subjects as The compeller of equality, Democracy’s dynamo, A nation of dreamers, Not generosity, but justice, The inevitable ideal, Our allies from abroad, The real American woman, and The man of to-day and to-morrow.”—Arena.

* “Therefore, we say that he who loves the republic should buy, read and circulate ‘The reign of gilt.’ The more such books are circulated, the more certainly and swiftly will come the democratic reaction for which we are all striving.”

+ + + =Arena.= 34: 661. D. ‘05. 1610w.

* “It is a most vital subject, and one upon which Mr. Phillips speaks earnestly and with an iteration almost Rooseveltian.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 832. D. 2, ‘05. 150w.

=Phillips, David Graham.= Social secretary. †$1.50. Bobbs.

The delightful story of the daughter of an old Washington family, who undertakes to carry a western senator’s wife to the top of the official-social wave, and succeeds. Incidentally she is rewarded for her service by a large salary and—something more. The various types of people found in the struggle for social and political supremacy at the national capital are well and amusingly drawn.

* “It is not up to the level Mr. Phillips has maintained in his latest works.”

+ =Arena.= 34: 664. D. ‘05. 740w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1482. D. 21, ‘05. 160w.

“Mr. Phillips’s airy tale is a fascinating one, and, perhaps, if one looks closely, he may find beneath the daintily flavored meringue some food for thought.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 650. O. 7, ‘05. 270w.

* “Besides the froth there is some really admirable character drawing in the story.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 821. D. 2, ‘05. 130w.

“The story is distinctly clever and humorous.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 529. O. 28, ‘05. 150w.

=Phillips, E. C.= See =Looker, Mrs. Horace B.=

=Phillips, Henry Wallace.= Plain Mary Smith: a romance of Red Saunders. †$1.50. Century.

Red Saunders’ first appearance as the principal figure in a long story will delight readers who have known his sturdy traits and original humor in short story fiction. Not being able to stand up under the indignities heaped upon him by a father who “felt some scornful toward the Almighty for such a weak and frivolous institution as Heaven,” the lad when eighteen runs away to sea; and on board the Matilda bound for Panama, he meets Plain Mary Smith—plain only in name. How he enters into her romance only as the champion of the real lover, and how he fights Panamans at the close of a lively revolution with quart cans of tomatoes are phases of a humorously interesting tale.

“Adventures follow one another swiftly, and Red Saunders relates them all with wit and vigorous bad grammar.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 429. O. 21, ‘05. 90w.

“In the relation of the narrative there is much of the humorous whimsicality of subject and style which has distinguished Mr. Phillips’s shorter stories. Yet there is also a regrettable thinness.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 633. N. 11, ‘05. 250w.

=Phillips, Stephen.= Sin of David. **$1.25. Macmillan.

This three act drama, is not biblical, altho it is founded on an

## action analogous to that of David to Uriah, the Hittite. The play

opens in the army of Cromwell and proceeds during the course of the English civil war. It is the story of the love of Sir Hubert Lisle for the wife of a Puritan captain, the crime which made their marriage possible, and their punishment.

“It is, however, creditable accomplishment, and up to the level of Mr. Phillips’s previous work.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 155. F. 4. 840w.

“‘The sin of David’ is even cleverer than ‘Herod’ and ‘Ulysses’ in its superficial dramatic quality, its superficial poetry. But the true dramatic fire is not in it.” Ferris Greenslet.

+ + — =Atlan.= 96: 422. S. ‘05. 140w.

“To one who has read all four plays of Mr. Phillips it appears unhappily evident that The sin of David is inferior in movement to Ulysses, even as this must rank below Herod, nor is it equal in pathos to Paolo and Francesca. There are passages in the play which would drag in presentation.” Louis H. Gray.

+ + — =Bookm.= 20: 554. F. ‘05. 970w.

“Has the fine literary qualities we associate with the name of the author. But as an acting play it can have at best a success of esteem, for while there are some strong and moving scenes in it, the general air is of the closet rather than the stage.” J. B. G.

+ + =Critic.= 46: 91. Ja. ‘05. 710w.

“The verse is dignified and filled with a haunting melodious charm.”

+ =Dial.= 38: 47. Ja. 16, ‘05. 440w.

* + — =Ind.= 59: 1162. N. 16, ‘05. 110w.

“A play better calculated to ‘place’ him critically than any of its predecessors. The chief impression made by it is that it is the product of a moderate poetic faculty guided by an industrious and self-poised intelligence.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 72. Ja. 26, ‘05. 590w.

“As a play it ranks lowest in the four plays Mr. Phillips has written; this position it maintains as a poem. The work is deftly knitted together; it has beauty of form, if not many beauties of line; but it has no great situations.”

+ — =Reader.= 5: 382. F. ‘05. 560w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 251. F. ‘05. 40w.

=Phillips, Thomas W.= Church of Christ, by a layman. *$1. Funk.

This volume is the result of a layman’s investigation of religious truth from heathen, Jewish and Christian standpoints. Under two general divisions, The history of pardon, and Evidence of pardon and the church as an organization, it makes a plea for unity, sets forth the original phases of Christianity, reviews all cases of pardon in the New Testament, and compares Jesus with other religious teachers.

* “The author sketches the history of Christianity with all the assurance of ignorance and then with equal assurance expounds his own theological views.”

— =Acad.= 68: 1259. D. 2, ‘05. 70w.

+ =Outlook.= 80: 836. Jl. 29, ‘05. 250w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 512. O. ‘05. 80w.

=Phillpotts, Eden.= The farm of the dagger. $1.50. Dodd.

A story of a family feud in Dartmoor, early in the nineteenth century. The hero is an English gentleman, and a captured American plays an important role in the exciting tale, which ends in the sacrifice of the parents and the happy union of the lovers.

Reviewed by W. M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 38: 17. Ja. 1, ‘05. 120w.

=Phillpotts, Eden.= Knock at a venture. †$1.50. Macmillan.

Sketches of Dartmoor men and women told largely in dialect. There is grim humor and homely tragedy, there are three cornered love affairs and affairs with more corners, there are old men and young, but all are real. The stories include, The mound by the way, The crossways; Corban; A pickaxe and a spade; and Benjamin’s mess.

=Acad.= 68: 906. S. 2, ‘05. 310w.

“Mr. Phillpotts writes always picturesquely, and often with surprising vividness.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 368. S. 16. 370w.

“Written in a light vein for the most part, yet laden also with a certain quaint and primitive philosophy.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ =Bookm.= 22: 234. N. ‘05. 470w.

“He knows his people and presents them to us with truth and vigour. There are no false notes. The last touch is wanting, the spell that can send a glow of life and beauty over every page; and they remain readable stories, lively and convincing, but not very new.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 287. S. 8, ‘05. 400w.

“Dartmoor sketches in sombre shades, and excellent of their kind. There is a suggestion of Hardy, too, without Mr. Hardy’s later morbidness.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 606. S. 16, ‘05. 510w.

“Taken as a whole, the volume leaves a delightful impression of quaint character, soft dialect, and exuberant but not grotesque fancy.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 280. S. 30, ‘05. 110w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 712. N. 25, ‘05. 120w.

=Pub. Opin.= 39: 477. O. 7, ‘05. 200w.

=Phillpotts, Eden.= Secret woman. $1.50. Macmillan.

This is another story of Dartmoor, and the Dartmoor peasants the author knows so well. After twenty years of married life, Anthony Redvers, the father of the two grown sons, finds relief from the temperamental coldness of his wife, in an intrigue with an unknown woman. The discovery, the revenge of the wife and the beautiful devotion of the younger son fill out the plot.

“It is a remarkable novel, a living, breathing piece of work.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 83. Ja. 28, ‘05. 260w.

“Is constructed on what is almost a Sophoclean scale. Mr. Phillpotts moves simply among primitive emotions, and moves with great natural insight. He has psychological subtlety, and he has great tenderness. He has a sense of the dramatic which materially assists him. Too much praise cannot be given to the author for his handling of this big theme. The characterization is always good, and sometimes more than good.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 105. Ja. 28, 610w.

+ — =Cath. World.= 81: 550. Jl. ‘05. 130w.

“Those who care to read literature and not mere books will find what they want in this great novel.” Charlotte Harwood.

+ + + =Critic.= 46: 378. Ap. ‘05. 830w.

“A study that rivals ‘The scarlet letter’ in earnestness and psychological penetration.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 389. Je. 1, ‘05. 280w.

“The psychology of a weak man and a strong woman is etched with the hand of a master.”

+ + + =Ind.= 58: 559. Mr. 9, ‘05. 290w.

* “‘The secret woman’ is a great story of the wrong kind.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 1153. N. 16, ‘05. 80w.

“Mr. Phillpotts’s strongest story. A tragedy as grim and inexorable as any ever told by ancient Greek. He knows his Devon peasants, and it is with humility that we enter one or two protests against his portrayal. One may wish the theme less painful, our keen joy in the perfection of literary workmanship less marred by the continual constriction of heart to which the author compels us. It is not only its author’s masterpiece, but it is far in advance of anything he has yet written—and that is to give it higher praise than almost any other comparison with contemporary fiction could afford.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 83. F. 11, ‘05. 700w.

“A book of unusual power and passion—by far the best work in fiction that Mr. Phillpotts has put forth within the past two or three years. There are at least four characters in this book that are original in conception, carefully consistent throughout, and subtle in their psychological development. Altogether the situation is as strange as it is compelling in its force, and it is handled with skill and vigor. In all, this is a grim but forceful romance.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 350. F. 4, ‘05. 240w.

“It is a story of terrible frankness, dealing without evasion with the elemental forces of the human tragedy, but without morbid interest or curiosity, and binding the penalty to the sin.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 773. Ap. 1, ‘05. 100w.

“Assuredly the best novel of Mr. Eden Phillpotts.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 756. Je. ‘05. 230w.

“His themes are simple, but they are far too heavily orchestrated. Thus his style, though marked by fine descriptive passages, threatens to become laboured and ornate, and is occasionally disfigured by recondite epithets and literary preciosities. He seems to us to err by the artificial and deliberate invention of incidents designed to enhance the tragic quality of the narrative, by a piling up of the agony which defeats its own aim, and suggests the element of gratuitousness where all should march inevitably to the crowning catastrophe.”

+ — =Spec.= 94: 331. Mr. 4, ‘05. 1130w.

=Picard, George H.= Bishop’s niece, †$1.25. Turner, H. B.

“Although the comic element is the last that one expects in a story of ‘mixed marriages,’ that is to say of matrimonial alliances between Catholic and Protestant, it is really very droll, thanks to the demure eccentricity of his pacific Lordship, the Bishop of Isle Madame, and the contrasted orthodoxy of his brother, a domineering layman.”—N. Y. Times.

“A neat piece of literary workmanship.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 301. My. 6, ‘05. 90w.

“The little story shows ingenuity, a quaint humor, and some pretty fancies.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 379. Je. 10, ‘05. 260w.

“Is a well-balanced little conceit with delicate and simple humor.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 158. Jl. 29, ‘05. 230w.

=Pidgin, Charles Felton.= Little Burr: the Warwick of America. $1.50. Robinson-Luce.

A book which deals with the youth of Aaron Burr, and his career in the Revolutionary war. It tells of his marriage, chronicles the birth of his daughter Theodosia, and thruout contradicts all accepted ideas of his character by presenting him as a noble gentleman, true to his ideals and the victim of unmerited social and political ostracism.

“Is not very coherent as fiction.”

— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 261. Ap. 22, ‘05. 480w.

=Pier, Arthur Stanwood.= Ancient grudge. †$1.50. Houghton.

“‘The ancient grudge’ is the irksome sense of obligation felt by one young man to another who has saved his life as a boy, and in the main the novel is a study of the divergent temperaments of these two men. They are students at Harvard together, live in the same town, love the same girl, and in the end the mercurial, sanguine, visionary Stewart dies heroically and dramatically, while the heroism of Keith (who as a boy has saved his friend’s life) takes the form of steady persistence and strength of mind and purpose. To some extent the story deals with labor questions, but, while it presents some phases of the problem in an interesting way, it does not go very deeply into the subject.”—Outlook.

“In thus making a ‘problem novel’ out of what had better have remained a story of private interest, Mr. Pier proves rather disappointing.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ — =Dial.= 39: 309. N. 16, ‘05. 200w.

“It is wholesome in tone, high in its ideals. The author has made a decided advance in his art since the publication of ‘The triumph,’ handling his material more firmly, and making a stronger human appeal.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 650. O. 7, ‘05. 660w.

“Few, if any, novels of the season show more thoughtful and solid work in character-study than this book, which is, moreover distinctly well written. The weakest point is construction.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 523. O. 28, ‘05. 170w.

=Pigou, Arthur Cecil.= Principles and methods of industrial peace. *$1.10. Macmillan.

“In this work the author considers the question of not what have arbitration and conciliation done, but rather what ought they to do, and how they ought to do it.” (R. of Rs.) “The first part of the book is historical and descriptive; the second treats of ‘The principles of industrial peace.’ The table of contents contains a summary of the book, and in appendices problems of wages and industry are treated of diametrically.” (N. Y. Times.)

“The book would have provided easier reading and commanded more attention if Mr. Pigou had been more willing to ‘take sides.’”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 705. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1170w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 339. My. 27, ‘05. 150w.

“His spirit appears to us throughout fair, his understanding and appreciation of the point of view of both parties to the industrial conflict remarkable, and his advice generally to be both based on sound principles and practical of application.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 133. S. 16, ‘05. 440w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 767. Je. ‘05. 80w.

“Our one criticism of the book is that the author hesitates a little between two different intentions. Some of the preliminaries would be in place in a large organon, but in a popular handbook they read like platitudes, and might well be taken for granted.”

+ + — =Spec.= 95: 290. Ag. 26, ‘05. 1730w.

“His general judgment is keen and vigorous, and he has remarkable powers of exposition, among which a good literary style is not the least. Thus far, at least, I have been unable to see that the economic reasoner extracts from his careful labor on curves and diagrams an iota of truth which he had not assumed or put in, at the beginning.” N. P. Gilman.

+ + — =Yale R.= 14: 224. Ag. ‘05. 640w.

=Pike, Godfrey Holden.= John Wesley: the man and his mission. *$1. Union press.

Illustrated and written in a quaint old-fashioned style, this brief account of the life of John Wesley, “one of the greatest evangelists who ever carried the Gospel to the people,” seems to breathe the simple Christian spirit of the man. It is a book which is well adapted to children, altho not written for them.

=Pitkin, Helen.= Angel by brevet. $1.50. Lippincott.

This is the first book of a young New Orleans newspaper writer. The story deals with French Creoles of the old regime, and the voodouism of the negroes. The heroine invokes the charms of a sorcerer to aid her in securing the affections of the man with whom she fancies herself in love, and in the course of the complications which follow discovers that she is really in love with a clergyman who has long been her admirer.

“The testimony of those in a position to know is that Miss Pitkin has not transcended facts. Her development of this fruitful theme is, however, most unequal. The entire book, indeed, is full of affectations, not only in choice of words but in their collocation.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 844. Ap. 13, ‘05. 280w.

“The style is precious and exotic to the extreme limit of license and beyond. Miss Pitkin’s command of unfamiliar words is marvelous; her use of familiar words more marvelous still.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 54. Ja. 28, ‘05. 410w. (Outline of plot.)

“Miss Pitkin handles her material with much strength; but her hand lacks the sure and discriminating touch which comes from practice. Her details of plot do not always avoid confusion, and the movement is sometimes labored.” J. R. Ormond.

+ — =The South Atlantic Quarterly.= 4: 97. Ja. ‘05. 100w.

=Plato.= Myths of Plato; text and translation; with introductory and other observations by J. A. Stewart. *$4.50. Macmillan.

“It was a very happy thought to bring together the myths of Plato and examine the lesson of each. We are grateful, moreover, to Professor Stewart for giving us the Greek in every case on the page opposite to the English rendering.... The excellent account of the Cambridge Platonists, More, Cudworth, Clarke, and Smith, will be to some not the least interesting part of a work full of thought and learning.”—Acad.

“Jowett’s translation is so good that it seems churlish to say that the present rendering is even more perfect, and reads even more like an original composition in English.”

+ + + =Acad.= 68: 325. Mr. 25, ‘05. 1300w.

“It may be said in conclusion, that Prof. Stewart’s book—dealing, as it does, with a side of Platonism which has been too much neglected—is the finest contribution to the knowledge of Plato’s thought which has been made in this country of late years.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 429. Ap. 8. 1390w.

“One cannot read Professor Stewart’s discussion without being moved to wonder again and again at the felicitous phrase by which he conveys impalpable emotions, by the fineness with which his perception is pitched to detect frail sympathies.”

+ + + =Lond. Times.= 4: 255. Ag. 11, ‘05. 3150w.

+ + =Nation.= 81: 106. Ag. 3, ‘05. 1090w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 155. Mr. 11, ‘05. 300w.

“Though in detail interesting and exegetic, the book does not draw very much to a point, and is perhaps rather overweighted. Mr. Stewart’s translation, it must be said is not as good a representation of the original as Jowett’s.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 99: 742. Je. 3, ‘05. 1320w.

+ + — =Spec.= 94: 895. Je. 17, ‘05. 1660w.

=Platt, Isaac Hull.= Walt Whitman. **75c. Small.

Mr. Platt’s biography is the outgrowth of partisan beliefs and fancies rather than a development from so-called legitimate biographical material including clews to Whitman’s inner life. The volume is the latest issue in the “Beacon biographies.”

“It is frankly the statement of a partisan; it contains little or no new material; it follows closely the phraseology of previous writers and quotes rather too liberally from them; but it is clear, compact, sensible summary of the facts of Whitman’s life, so far as they are known, and as such deserves commendation.” G. R. Carpenter.

+ + — =Bookm.= 21: 64. Mr. ‘05. 670w.

“A concise and highly eulogistic account of Whitman and his works.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 380. Ap. ‘05. 20w.

“A believer to the fullest extent in the greatness of his work. And yet he does not spare criticism.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 127. Ja. ‘05. 80w.

=Plummer, Rev. Alfred.= English church history: four lectures from the death of Archbishop Parker to the death of King Charles I. *$1. Scribner.

“Dr. Plummer aims to be judicially fair in his estimate of men and measures in the momentous period in English history from 1575 to 1649, but on every page he makes it patent that he is an ardent adherent of the church by law established. Elizabeth’s character was far from worthy, but it was good of her to fight the Romanists and the Puritans, and to preserve the Anglican church intact. James I, the wise fool, reached ‘the lowest depths of unpopularity with his subjects,’ but, ‘by solid conviction, during the whole of his reign he was neither Romanist nor Puritan, but an Anglican.’ Five or six

## particulars are specified in which he served the Church of England a

good turn. Charles I, the impersonation of ‘incurable duplicity and intrigue,’ carried despotism to its utmost limit, and through his ‘criminal wrongheadedness and perfidy’ brought about the overthrow of both episcopacy and monarchy. Dr. Plummer does not venture to enumerate the particulars in which his reign was helpful to the Anglican cause.”—Bib. World.

=Am. J. of Theol.= 9: 376. Ap. ‘05. 150w.

Reviewed by E. B. Hulbert.

+ — =Bib. World.= 25: 317. Ap. ‘05. 160w.

=Plunkett, Horace.= Ireland in the new century. 60c. Dutton.

A popular priced edition of this now famous book which “begins with a chapter on ‘The English misunderstanding,’ and traces the whole question of politics, religion, economics, and education to the final chapter, which is on ‘Government with the consent of the governed.’” (R. of Rs.)

“It is dull, labored in style, pedantic, and egotistical.”

+ — — =Nation.= 81: 62. Jl. 20, ‘05. 790w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 360. Je. 3, ‘05. 730w.

“Unquestionably a sane and a healthful contribution to the settlement of the ever-difficult Irish question.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 444. Je. 17, ‘05. 250w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 767. Je. ‘05. 280w.

=Plympton, Almira George.= School-house in the woods. †$1.50. Little.

In her story for young readers Miss Plympton portrays the sweet influence of a child who comes to live with her guardians, two bachelor uncles,—a child whose “realization of the relationship between human beings, so keen as to make her oblivious to the distinction made by rank, race, education or even morals” fosters a democratic spirit among her school friends. Her sympathy and affection for a little colored girl form the larger part of the story.

* “It is a book which would do best service in being read aloud by a judicious editor, who should cull the flowers and skip the thorns.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 406. N. 16, ‘05. 190w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 868. D. 2, ‘05. 120w.

=Pocock, Roger.= Curly, a tale of the Arizona desert. †$1.00. Little.

A feud, which began in the Irish land league troubles, is transplanted and finished in Arizona where, among Indians, outlaws, and cowboys, young Lord Balshannon finds a wife in the plucky daughter of a robber chief. The story is real and stirring and the author has lived the things of which he writes.

“The real enjoyment of the book is ... due to the breezy dialect in which the book is written, the picturesque vernacular of the ranch.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + =Bookm.= 21: 519. Jl. ‘05. 150w.

“The style in which the cowboy tells the stirring tale is crisp, vivid, vigorous and only occasionally marred by coarseness; the offense is in expression alone—the thought is not coarse.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 694. S. 21, ‘05. 320w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 110w.

“Seems to us quite the best cowboy story since Owen Wister’s ‘The Virginian.’”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 391. Je. 10, ‘05. 40w.

“There are several obscure statements and situations in the story.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 38: 868. Je. 3, ‘05. 180w.

“Among current books of adventure, ‘Curly’ is especially good.”

+ + =Reader.= 6: 361. Ag. ‘05. 170w.

* Poems every child should know; a selection of all times for young people; ed. by Mary E. Burt. *$1.25. Doubleday.

The poems contained in this volume are those which children actually love and with but a few exceptions they are brief enough to be committed to memory. They have been divided into five groups each of which appeals to a different stage of childhood. The division headings: The budding moment; The little child; The day’s at the morn; Lad and lassie; On and on; and Grow old along with me, strike the key notes of their contents. Nearly all the old favorites and some new ones are to be found here. The volume is bound in soft green suede and is decorated with drawings by Blanche Ostertag.

=Pollard, Albert Frederick.= Thomas Cranmer and the English reformation, 1489-1556. **$1.35. Putnam.

An addition to the “Heroes of the Reformation series.” An attempt to clear up some of the mysteries surrounding Cranmer, which, the author says, are mysteries of the atmosphere he breathed, rather than of character. His great work in the compilation of the Book of common prayer, and his translations of the Collects is set over against his weakness in failing to stand by his convictions against Tudor tyranny.

“The author has a competent knowledge of what was then going on throughout Europe and is safe-guarded against the insularity or provincialism which marks the authors of the volumes in Stephens and Hunt’s ‘History of the Church of England.’ Its impartiality and lack of partisan writing is also to be commended.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 440. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1210w.

“No one could be better qualified for the task. The book can rightly claim to be the first considerable biography of Cranmer which has been written according to the canons of modern scientific historical work. It is clear, and for the most part consistent and convincing; and though it contains nothing that is startlingly new, it arranges in useful and readable form a vast amount of hitherto scattered and not always trustworthy information. Mr. Pollard’s treatment of the archbishop’s career under Henry VIII seems to us ... much less satisfactory.” R. B. Merriman.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 861. Jl. ‘05. 920w.

“This book is an inspiring work, both as a fine biography of a most admirable man and as an addition to the conscience literature that is so needed to stimulate the moral energies of our age.”

+ + =Arena.= 34: 110. Jl. ‘05. 460w.

“The present work reaches, we think, the high-water mark of his achievement. It will form, and rightly form the standard life of Cranmer for some time to come. Mr. Pollard in this book is certainly not without a bias.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 200. Ag. 12. 1530w.

“Mr. Pollard offers as good a plea for him as can be offered, and offers it in a temperate spirit. His volume is almost a model of what such a biography should be.” Edward Fuller.

+ + =Critic.= 46: 279. Mr. ‘05. 330w.

“The character and ability of Cranmer are skilfully portrayed, and the work may be counted as a real contribution to popular knowledge on this important period.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 46. Jl. 16, ‘05. 150w.

“Mr. Pollard has done the Archbishop something like justice, and has done it in a way that maintains the interest of the reader to the last.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 170. My. 26, ‘05. 510w.

“Mr. Pollard writes pleasantly, with a clear arrangement of his subject, and a fair sense of proportion.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 36. Jl. 13, ‘05. 2190w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 382. Mr. ‘05. 110w.

“Very able and interesting volume. We are grateful to Mr. Pollard for his fine vindication of a man who was not without elements of true greatness.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 58. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1720w.

=Pollock, Walter Herries, and Pollock, Guy C.= Hay fever. $1.25. Longmans.

“Mr. Henry Tempest, stockbroker, is suffering from a severe attack of the malady which gives the book its title; to cure it he takes an overdose of an Egyptian remedy, recommended by a friend with a careless turn for archaeology. The effects of this overdose are amazing and mischievous. The stockbroker is transformed from a staid and benevolent man of middle-age into a boy of pranks.... He has one frantic day of irresponsible delight, and his adventures ... carry one on from peal to peal of laughter.”—Acad.

“It is an excellent farce.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 495. My. 6, ‘05. 260w.

“The book has all the freshness of a humorous idea worked out and finished in the heat of the moment.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 1: 620. My. 20. 150w.

“It’s all rather pleasant and funny after its fashion.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 365. Je. 3, ‘05. 380w.

“A farce with only one defect—it is not funny.”

— =Outlook.= 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 10w.

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 158. Jl. 29, ‘05. 110w.

+ =Sat. R.= 99: 674. My. 20, ‘05. 130w.

=Pool, Bettie Freshwater.= Eyrie and other southern stories. $1. Broadway pub.

Seven short stories, some of which are in the negro dialect, a dozen simple poems on various subjects and a concluding story. The monstrosity, by Gaston Pool, complete this volume.

=Porter, Frank Chamberlain.= Messages of the apocalyptic writers, the books of Daniel and Revelation and some uncanonical apocalypses; with historical introductions and a free rendering in paraphrase. **$1.25. Scribner.

“These mysterious writings, most of them not in our canonical Scriptures, are our chief source for later Jewish eschatology, and for the momentous matter of Messianic dogmatics.... [The author] gives a summary view of their nature and subject-matter, and analyzes, at considerable length, the books of Daniel and Revelations. In smaller space he studies the apocalypses of Enoch, Ezra and Baruch.”—Cath. World.

“A very useful and convenient manual of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic from the historical point of view.”

+ + =Bib. World.= 26: 79. Jl. ‘05. 20w.

“An excellent manual. Professor Porter’s introduction to the study of these writings is done in a clear, systematic, and erudite manner. His tone throughout is scholarly and objective.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 81: 248. My. ‘05. 490w.

“A little book thoroughly to be recommended.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1131. My. 18, ‘05. 70w.

* “Is perhaps, the best introduction to the study of Daniel and Revelation available.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 40w.

“In ample introductions and notes Professor Porter has given a confessedly obscure subject the lucid treatment it requires.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 857. Ap. 1, ‘05. 140w.

=Porter, Mary (Mrs. Horace Porter).= Secret of a great influence. *$1. Macmillan.

In these “Notes on Bishop Westcott’s teachings, the reader ... has set before him considerations as to the bishop’s ethical and dogmatic teaching.... He then passes to the subject of ‘Bible study.’ ... The fifth section treats of Bishop Westcott’s teaching on ‘The Christian church’ and ‘The Christian creed’; the sixth is devoted to ‘Worship,’ public and private; ‘Foreign missions’ and a variety of other subjects are also mentioned; and finally we have a paper on Bishop Westcott’s ‘Commentaries,’ by Rev. A. Westcott.”—Spec.

=Spec.= 94: 444. Mr. 25, ‘05. 280w.

=Post, Emily (Mrs. Edwyn Main Post).= Purple and fine linen. †$1.50. Appleton.

Fashionable New York forms the background for this story of the development of Camilla from a child into a woman. Young, thoughtless, fresh from school, she marries Anthony Stuart, who is rich and handsome, but who makes of her a plaything not a part of his life. Another man comes to cheer her lonely existence, and she awakens on the brink of marital shipwreck.

“The author’s manner of handling her subject is the excuse for the book’s existence.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 724. O. 28, ‘05. 290w.

“There is some clever characterization of modern society, and several individuals stand out clearly as real people.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 578. N. 4, ‘05. 110w.

=Pott, Francis L. Hawks.= Sketch of Chinese history. **$1.80. Wessels.

This volume was written to meet the need of a short history of China, it is intended primarily for teachers, and is a brief survey of a large field. It contains three divisions, The conquest of China by the Chinese (B. C. 2852-206), The first struggle with the Tartars (B. C. 206-A. D. 589), The second struggle with the Tartars (A. D. 589-1644), and includes a chapter on The war with Japan, and Recent events in China. There are five maps.

=Pottenger, Milton Alberto.= Symbolism. $2.50. Robertson.

A treatise on the soul of things, which demonstrates that the natural world is but a symbol of the real world, explains why there are but ten digits in our mathematical system, and shows the pack of playing cards, or book of 52, to be an ancient Masonic Bible, each card a symbol of universal law. It reveals new things about many Masonic symbols and Biblical expressions and declares that the United States is a Masonic nation whose duty and history are to be read in these ancient sacred symbols. There are charts and drawings.

=Potter, Mrs. Frances B. (Squire).= Ballingtons. †$1.50. Little.

Mrs. Potter’s first book is a study of the principles that underlie the misery resulting from two unhappy marriages. The main action sympathetically follows the awakening of Agnes Sidney from the condition of care-free girlhood to the state of restricted wifehood with Ferdinand Ballington lording the right of financial despotism over her. The author has drawn a spiritually minded woman whose great love and keen sense of duty buoy her up when the discovery of pettiness and low aims would tend to submerge her. In contrast to the tyranny of withholding is portrayed in the sub-action the tyranny of giving, in which a wealthy girl, mistress of her own fortune, marries a quiet, refined bank clerk. Here a man’s sensitive longing for independence is opposed by the dominant freeheartedness and worldliness of his wife.

* “A distinctive book not soon forgotten like the average novel.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 120w.

“Here and there the workmanship is a bit crude; here and there the book would have gained by compression and excision, but, take it all in all, it is the most remarkable novel that has come to our desk for many a long day. It takes its rare and high place because, as we read we say again and again, not ‘This is lifelike,’ but ‘This is life.’”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 672. O. 14, ‘05. 810w.

* “It is conspicuously lacking in finish of style in places, and is not at all points well put together; but it is a real piece of work, full of true feeling, genuine insight, and a sincere and sound ethical judgment.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 709. N. 25, ‘05. 170w.

=Potter, Rt. Rev. Henry Codman.= Drink problem in modern life. **30c. Crowell.

A frank exposition of the drink problem as Bishop Potter views it. He believes that the secret of mastery over the great evil of intemperance lies not in “legal enactment,” but in “the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” He says, “The world waits, we say, for better laws—or for better men to administer the laws! No, my brother, it waits for love—the vigilance of love, the service of love, the sacrifice of love.”

“... Loose texture and somewhat irrelevant quality of much contained in his pamphlet.”

+ — — =Reader.= 5: 788. My. ‘05. 230w.

=Potter, Margaret.= Fire of spring. $1.50. Appleton.

A mother, regardless of the sleeping fires of youth, marries her young daughter to a millionaire plow manufacturer of Chicago. The girl, excited by the whirl of preparations, gives little thought to her fiance and when she realizes at their first tête-à-tête dinner, that this bald, red-faced man audibly eating soup, is her husband, she loathes him. A cousin, handsome and worldly, appears and intrigue, suspicion, quarrels, and other unpleasant things follow. In the end the cousin meets a death of the husband’s planning, and the ill-assorted pair, less lovable than when they first met, forgive, and come to care for each other.

“The story has the fault so frequently found when women handle sex problems; as though fearful of not being understood, it insists upon unsavoury details with unnecessary and repellant frankness. The book is irritatingly uneven.”

+ — =Bookm.= 21: 182. Ap. ‘05. 680w.

“Miss Potter has evidently aimed at writing a ‘strong’ novel, and has certainly succeeded in producing something very rank.”

— — — =Critic.= 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 80w.

“No one could call this story dull or badly written; but, recognizing what will inevitably be called its strength, one must regret the novelist’s use of her real power in the working out of such obnoxious phases of life—if it is life—in Chicago.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 173. Mr. 18, ‘05. 860w.

“‘The fire of spring’ belongs to the very best in the season’s American fiction.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 759. Je. ‘05. 160w.

* =Potter, Mary Knight.= Art of the Venice academy, containing a brief history of the building and its collection of paintings as well as descriptions and criticism of many of the principal pictures and their artists. **$2. Page.

In this volume the author has treated each room in the Royal gallery of fine arts in Venice separately, and in her own chosen order. The greater pictures she has given in detail while some of the lesser ones she has merely outlined, reserving as much space as possible for comments upon the artists themselves. The book is well illustrated.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1376. D. 14, ‘05. 110w.

* =Int. Studio.= 27: sup. 31. D. ‘05. 80w.

* “This particular volume is well enough for its class.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 509. D. 21, ‘05. 150w.

* “Evidently designed as much to decorate ‘the center table’ as to illuminate the mind.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 705. N. 25, ‘05. 120w.

* “The author shows care and discrimination in her criticism and suggestions.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 667. N. 18, ‘05. 60w.

* =Pottinger, Sir Henry.= Flood, fell and forest; a book of sport in Norway. 2v. $8.40. Longmans.

“Sir Henry’s volumes deal with many phases of sport, from elk hunting, in which he is a veteran and an adept, to the successful pursuit of trout and salmon, from sport with Norwegian red deer to pleasant days with ryper and other game birds. The author was one of the earliest sportsmen to wet a line on the famous Tana river. This was nearly fifty years ago, but the narrative of the expedition and its results is so fresh and so vigorous that it is certain to capture the reader’s attention.” (Acad.) The volumes are illustrated.

* “To our thinking, although some of the matter is by no means entirely new, these are two of the pleasantest sporting volumes that we have encountered during the last three or four years.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 1253. D. 2, ‘05. 1280w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 762. N. 11, ‘05. 190w.

* “We like the temper of the book and a good part of its contents; but think it might, with distinct advantage from a literary point of view, have been compressed into one volume of moderate length.”

+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: 728. D. 2, ‘05. 180w.

=Poulsson, Anne Emilie.= Runaway donkey, and other rhymes for children. †$1.50. Lothrop.

Printed in large type upon heavy paper and abundantly illustrated, these rhymes, the majority of which are about animals, will appeal to all imaginative little folks.

+ =Outlook.= 81: 282. S. 30, ‘05. 15w.

* “Miss Poulsson’s book should be a welcome addition to every child’s library.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 712. D. ‘05. 70w.

=Powell, Edward Payson.= Country home. **$1.50. McClure.

The author, a fruit-farmer of New York state, deals with the problem of successful country home making under such headings as: Selecting the homestead, Growing a house, Water supply, Lawns, Orchard, Flowers, The insects, The animals, The beautiful and the useful.

“Is one of the most valuable and practical works of recent months. With the witchery of the poet’s art he leads us from page to page, until all too soon the end of the volume is reached.” Amy C. Rich.

+ + + =Arena.= 33: 449. Ap. ‘05. 800w.

“For practical information, Mr. Powell’s is the best book on this general theme of a home in the country that has appeared—in America at least—for many a day.”

+ + + =Country Calendar.= 1: 9f. My. ‘05. 240w.

+ =Critic.= 46: 480. My. ‘05. 90w.

“The charm of Mr. Powell’s book is that it urges simplicity of living and practical and successful ways of doing things, along with full enjoyment of all that is beautiful and healthful in rural life.” Priscilla Leonard.

+ + =Current Literature.= 38: 337. Ap. ‘05. 3890w. (Abstract of book.)

“All lovers of rural life will appreciate it. It is full of common sense, practical advice, a commendation rarely to be bestowed on books of this class; and besides the advice it is excellently good reading. The book greatly needs a subject index, for it is good enough to be in frequent use as a reference work. It is so completely and so simply what it starts out to be—a practical account of a life in the country. ‘The country home’ should be put into every country library, and also into every school library, for from there it would reach a class of people who need just its suggestions and ideas.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 96. Ja. 12, ‘05. 700w.

=Powell, Edward Payson.= Orchard and fruit garden. **$1.50. McClure.

“The greater part of this book is taken up by advice as to the best varieties of fruit to plant, ranging from apples to small fruits and including some little-grown fruits and some nut-trees. The usual order is reversed here, for after this long dissertation on kinds of fruit, there follow a few chapters on culture, training, packing, and marketing.”—Dial.

“It is a good book for the seeker after country living.”

+ + + =Critic.= 47: 480. N. ‘05. 130w.

“Our chief criticism on Mr. Powell’s book would be that in these last sections he gives ear to too many other advisers. He is at once conservative and progressive, and has given us a book valuable to have at hand. A serious defect, however, is the lack of an index.” Edith Granger.

+ + — =Dial.= 38: 381. Je. 1, ‘05. 350w.

“The illustrations are for the most part good and are well chosen, and the practical directions are generally judicious.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 374. My. 11, ‘05. 150w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 281. Ap. 29, ‘05. 180w.

“His book has the value of accurate, scientific knowledge.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 194. My. 20, ‘05. 70w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 867. Je. 3, ‘05. 170w.

=Powers, Caleb.= My own story. **$1.50. Bobbs.

“An account of the conditions in Kentucky leading to the assassination of William Goebel, who was declared governor of the state, and my indictment and conviction on the charge of complicity in his murder.” It is also the story of Powers’s life, and of his early days, his brief romance, his political career, and the five years of trial and imprisonment. The book is written in confinement and is, of course, a complete vindication of the author. It is illustrated with photographs.

“On the whole it is done temperately, even complacently, in spite of the tragic nature of the circumstances for the author.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 363. Je. 3, ‘05. 650w.

=Outlook.= 80: 194. My. 20, ‘05. 20w.

=Pratt, Edwin A.= Railways and their rates. Dutton.

“This volume has been written for traders as well as the general reader to show them the actual position of British railways with regard to the complaints advanced from time to time on the subjects of rates and charges, and the origin, operation, and circumstances of the railways of Britain as compared with those abroad.”—N. Y. Times.

“We find it hard to believe the average railway is so immaculate as Mr. Pratt makes out. On the other hand, the book brings out clearly the strong points of English railways, their safety, and the superior accommodation they give to both passengers and goods.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 635. Je. 17, ‘05. 270w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 575. S. 2, ‘05. 350w.

=Sat. R.= 100: 187. Ag. 5, ‘05. 270w.

=Pratt, Edwin A.= Trade unionism and British industry. *$1.50. Dutton.

These articles appeared in the London Times in the fall of 1901 under the title of “The crisis in British industry.” They comprise a study of the industrial conditions in England. The trade-union situation in twenty of the leading British industries is fully treated, and a rather severe judgment on trade-union policy and practice is given.

“Seemingly intimate bearing upon the fiscal controversy. The book, taken as a whole, is a severe indictment of what is called the ‘new unionism’—the militant unionism. Hostility to trade-unionism is written large on every page from cover to cover, and the author’s very evident bias makes one question rather than accept his conclusions. The book is interesting and informational. The impression grows upon one as he reads that the investigation was not a colorless seeking after truth, but an attempt to find facts which would bear out a theory already formed, and that the trade-unionist was really judged without notice and without a hearing.” Edith Abbott.

+ — — =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 129. D. ‘04. 1140w.

=Prentys, E. P. and Kametaro Sesamoto.= Japanese for daily use. 75c. Jenkins.

“A booklet which will fit the pocket and help the traveller. It is full of real talk, brief, to the point, and wholly free from that exaggeration of honorifics heard on the stage and overworked by novelists and Japanophiles.... Numbers, money, postal rates, and helps to pronunciation have not been forgotten in this capital manual.”—Nation.

“We have failed to find a misprint in its sixty-three pages.”

+ + + =Nation.= 81: 13. Jl. 6, ‘05. 80w.

* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 253. Ag. ‘05. 40w.

=Prindiville, Kate Gertrude.= Two of the guests. †$1.25. Pott.

Letters to their friends by the various guests at a house party comprise this volume. They are very masculine and very feminine and tell the love story of Margaret Exeter, whom the men called an angel and the women considered a “bold creature,” and Arnold Gresham, a Sir Galahad.

“The letters are cleverly written.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 244. Ap. 15, ‘05. 300w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 394. Je. 17, ‘05. 200w.

“A pretty love story.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 910. Ap. 8, ‘05. 60w.

=Prothero, Rowland Edmund.= Psalms in human life. *$2. Dutton.

A new edition of this book which cites numerous incidents showing the influence of the psalms in historical crises and in critical moments in the lives of prominent men and women.

“With skill, sympathy, and infinite patience he has traced the influence of this great hymnary upon successive generations, from Origin to our day.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 375. My. 11, ‘05. 490w.

=Prouty, Charles A. and others.= President Roosevelt’s railroad policy. 50c. Ginn.

A report of a discussion before the economic club of Boston, March 9, 1905, in which President Roosevelt’s railroad policy is reviewed by four men of varying interest in the great question.

=Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice (Mrs. Roger Atkinson Pryor).= Reminiscences of peace and war. **$2. Macmillan.

For this new edition of her popular book the author has prepared new chapters, one of which describes the origin and first celebration of Decoration day in this country; she has also added a number of illustrations. The volume gives a pleasing picture of social life in the South, beginning with the Washington of President Pierce’s administration and ending with the conclusion of the civil war.

+ =Bookm.= 30: 482. Ja. ‘05. 490w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 631. S. 23, ‘05. 280w.

+ =Outlook.= 81: 335. O. 7, ‘05. 60w.

* “This is one of the best and most readable books of its class.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 756. D. ‘05. 50w.

Publisher’s confession. **60c. Doubleday.

“All persons who have written a book not yet published or who hope to write and publish a book in the future will be interested in this.... The anonymous author defends the publishers against the charges ... brought against them by unsuccessful authors. It explains fully the way a book is selected, printed, advertised, and sold, and discusses the relations between author and publisher as they are and as they ought to be.”—Ind.

“The writing is generally clear, and, apart from some repetitions, effective. Of the ‘literary’ class the publisher has a poor opinion.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 134. Jl. 29. 2270w.

“It may perhaps be shop-talk, but it is so well done, there is in it so much sense and sincerity that it will entertain and impress you, no matter how far remote you are from books and their makers. Frankly, the book is a brief for the publisher.” Beverly Stark.

+ + =Bookm.= 21: 384. Je. ‘05. 1200w.

=Ind.= 58: 903. Ap. 20, ‘05. 100w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 264. Ap. 22, ‘05. 720w.

“We commend the book to writers (to the experienced publisher it will hardly contain any novelty). There are some hints, however, which may be useful.”

+ =Spec.= 95: 396. S. 16, ‘05. 310w.

=Puffer, Ethel D.= Psychology of beauty. *$1.25. Houghton.

Eight papers upon—Criticism and aesthetics, The nature of beauty, The æsthetic repose, The beauty of fine art, The beauty of music, The beauty of literature, The nature of dramatic emotion, and The beauty of ideas.

“Miss Puffer’s method of treatment is precise and logical without being over-technical.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 93. Ag. 16, ‘05. 260w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 251. Ap. 15, ‘05. 200w.

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 394. Je. 10, ‘05. 330w.

“A careful and closely woven study.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 254. Ag. ‘05. 50w.

=Pullan, Rev. Leighton.= Church of the fathers; being an outline of the history of the church from A. D. 98 to A. D. 461. *$1.50. Macmillan.

Volume II. but the first in date of issue, of an eight volume series which will deal with the “Church universal.” This volume contains an outline of the history of the church from A. D. 98 to A. D. 461. It begins with the death of St. John’s last apostle and ends with a consideration of the work of St. Leo and St. Patrick.

“Conscientious and scholarly labor with which Mr. Pullan has brought so much valuable information into comparatively brief compass.” A. G.

+ + — =Eng. Hist. R.= 20: 822. O. ‘05. 170w.

“This is a well-arranged and lucidly wrought introduction to the study of the important period it covers.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 245. My. 27, ‘05. 80w.

“Altogether it is a book which students, and especially those already on Mr. Pullan’s side, will find valuable for reference and information; but we doubt whether it will prove an introduction or a stimulus to further study.”

+ =Sat. R.= 100: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 210w.

=Purchas, Samuel.= Hakluytus posthumous; or Purchas his pilgrimes. *$3.25. Macmillan.

“The work will be complete in twenty volumes. It is a continuation and enlargement of Hakluyt’s ‘Voyages.’ It is made up of unpublished manuscripts of voyages, left by Hakluyt after his death, which came into the hands of Samuel Purchas. The latter added to them his own accounts of the many travels and voyages of Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese explorers and English travelers, besides including numerous translations from early books of travel which were then becoming scarce.... The text of the present edition is a reprint of that of 1625, with the exception that errors in spelling and punctuation have been corrected and contracted forms of letters extended. Among the contents are the accounts of the early expeditions fitted out by the East India company, of the adventures of Capt. John Smith in Turkey and Virginia, the Arctic discoveries of Barents, Baffin, and Henry Hudson, and translations from Acosta, Oviedo, Las Casas, and others. All the maps and illustrations of the original edition have been included in this reprint, and there is also a facsimile of the original engraved title page.”—N. Y. Times.

“Their real claim to consideration lies in their style, their pungency, their wit, their unexpected turns of expression, their irresistible quaintness. There is an equal quality about the book regarded as a whole.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 234. Mr. 11, ‘05. 1480w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

+ + =Acad.= 68: 575. My. 27, ‘05. 240w. (Review of v. 3 and 4.)

* “The volumes with increasing force and power speak for themselves.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 1095. O. 21, ‘05. 1250w. (Review of v. 5-8.)

=Nation.= 81: 55. Jl. 20, ‘05. 410w.

=Nation.= 81: 142. Ag. 17, ‘05. 130w. (Review of v. 3 and 4.)

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 171. Mr. 18, ‘05. 380w.

“Too much respect cannot be given to the work of Samuel Purchas. With Hakluyt, it shows the advances made by civilization. It is one of the foundations on which modern geographical study rests.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 196. Ap. 1, ‘05. 150w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 466. Jl. 15, ‘05. 380w. (Review of v. 4 and 5.)

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 561. Ag. 26, ‘05. 440w. (Review of v. 5 and 6.)

“It is because Purchas helps Hakluyt in making us understand all this that he is worth reprinting and rereading.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 19. Jl. 1, ‘05. 2380w. (Review of v. 1-4.)

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 284. Ag. 26, ‘05. 500w. (Review of v. 5 and 6.)

+ + =Spec.= 94: 440. Mr. 25, ‘05. 1620w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

+ + =Spec.= 95: 199. Ag. 5, ‘05. 70w. (Review of v. 5 and 6.)

=Purves, Rev. David.= Life everlasting: studies in the subject of the future. *$1.50. imp. Scribner.

“The subjects treated in this volume by a Presbyterian clergyman of Belfast, Ireland are: The life everlasting, The resurrection (of Jesus and believers), The future life, and Immortality in literature.”—Outlook.

=Outlook.= 79: 760. Mr. 25, ‘05. 120w.

=Putnam, M. Louise.= Children’s life of Lincoln. $1.25. McClurg.

A new and thoroughly revised edition of a book designed not for children’s amusement, but for pure instruction.

=Pyle, Edmund.= Memoirs of a royal chaplain. *$4. Lane.

Edmund Pyle, chaplain in ordinary to George I., Archdeacon of York, and Prebend of Winchester, “represents the Church of England, so far as the clergy constitute the Church sunk in coveteousness and sloth.” (London Times.) “The letters are valuable for the display not of a specially elevated or attractive clerical character, but of the facts and feelings of that age from the point of view of a minor ecclesiastical politician.” (Nation.)

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 743. Je. 17. 1930w.

* “He makes an unusual revelation of the scheming and jobbery in church preferment.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 476. N. ‘05. 70w.

“Mr. Hartshorne’s labors have at least furnished a useful source-book for historians of the period, however lacking it may be in the continuous absorbing interest.”

+ + — =Dial.= 39: 118. S. 1, ‘05. 330w.

“If there is nothing in this volume to excite admiration or enthusiasm, there are some curious facts, and one or two amusing incidents. Notes should be brief, accurate, and germane to the matter. Mr. Hartshorne’s are none of the three.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 200. Je. 23, ‘05. 2280w.

“He writes with no waste of words, with great frankness, and with pretty full and accurate information, as to a large range of externals.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 142. Ag. 17, ‘05. 320w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 399. Je. 17, ‘05. 260w.

“Whatever Pyle says is worth reading. It is only when Mr. Hartshorne intervenes that we are sorry.”

+ — =Spec.= 94: 945. Je. 24, ‘05. 1470w.

=Pyle, Howard.= Story of champions of the round table. **$2.50. Scribner.

“A companion volume to Mr. Pyle’s ‘Story of King Arthur and his knights,’ illustrated as that was with wood cuts admirably suited in manner and tone to the pseudo-antique style of narrative in which the deeds of Sir Launcelot and his fellow-knights are retold.... To boys not too young and of the right imaginative cast of mind the book should have the fascination which Malory’s tales still have for a like class of elder readers.”

* + =Critic.= 47: 576. D. ‘05. 50w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1387. D. 14, ‘05. 80w.

* “It is evident that this writer brings to his task wide knowledge and great enthusiasm; we could wish that he did not in large measure spoil the good effects of both by diffuseness, affectation of style, and prosy sermonizings.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 449. N. 30, ‘05. 210w.

“Mr. Pyle succeeds unusually well in preserving the legendary and chivalrous atmosphere of his subject without dulling the interest by over-indulgence in archaic language.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 631. N. 11, ‘05. 90w.

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=Quarles, Francis.= Sions sonets sung by Solomon the king. *$4. Houghton.

A reprint of this poetical paraphrase of the song of Solomon which combines the merits of the editions of 1625 and 1680.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 424. Je. 16, ‘05. 180w.

+ + =Nation.= 80: 481. Je. 15, ‘05. 60w.

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=Rabelais, Francois.= Selections; ed. by Curtis Hidden Page. *$2. Putnam.

A volume in the series of “French classics for English readers.” In the selections the aim of the editor has been to “keep all the essential parts of the story, and all the scenes which had most literary value and human interest; to retain all the best of the historical satire; and to include other parts which have some special interest, such as the chapters on education.”

“Mr. Page has done his task as well as it could be done.”

+ + + =Critic.= 47: 286. S. ‘05. 70w.

+ =Dial.= 38: 326. My. 1, ‘05. 120w.

=Ind.= 59: 395. Ag. 17, ‘05. 60w.

+ =Outlook.= 79: 504. F. 25, ‘05. 140w.

“The edition is very well got up and generally attractive.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 521. Ap. 8, ‘05. 80w.

“Dr. Page’s introduction is an interesting and scholarly study of his author.”

+ + =Yale R.= 14: 230. Ag. ‘05. 110w.

* =Rae, John.= Sociological theory of capital: being a complete reprint of the New principles of political economy, 1834; ed. with biographical sketch and notes by Charles Whitney Mixter. *$4. Macmillan.

“Rae’s book is a refutation of Smith’s system, and in the course of chapter after chapter he carefully takes the author of the ‘Wealth of nations’ to pieces. The result is that he arrives at a defense of protection as opposed to free trade and of legislative interference as opposed to the laissez-faire policy. Professor Mixter in his recrudescence of Rae has split the book in the middle, giving the first and last parts in an appendix.”—Pub. Opin.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 708. O. 21, ‘05. 150w.

* “A readable book where only the dismal science existed before.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 763. D. 9, ‘05. 180w.

* “He has not been content with making a mere reprint, but has carefully scrutinized and rearranged the original work so as to make it of distinct use for modern readers and valuable as a text-book in advanced courses.” I. F.

+ + =Yale R.= 14: 330. N. ‘05. 1250w.

=Ragster, Olga.= Chats on violins. *$1.25. Lippincott.

In these “chats” the history of the violin, historical and biographical sketches of Italian and German makers, and anecdotes of great players are given, followed by chapters on the manner of preserving and playing the violin and an appendix upon the life of Paganini. The illustrations present a series of types of the violin from the ninth century to the present day.

“Miss Ragster’s treatment is clear and concise, and not of such a technical nature as to burden the ordinary reader.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 245. O. 16, ‘05. 210w.

+ =Nation.= 81: 305. O. 12, ‘05. 90w.

“Miss Ragster’s English style is frequently vivacious, but often unfinished, and she is imperfectly informed as to the spelling of many foreign proper names and other words.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 722. O. 28, ‘05. 580w.

* “While the book is not technical in any sense, it should be of considerable value to all students of the violin.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 700. N. 25, ‘05. 100w.

=Rambaud, Alfred Nicholas; Simkovitch, Vladimir; and others.= Case of Russia: a composite view. **$1.25. Fox.

“A presentation of certain phases of Russian life and history by five writers who have a first-hand knowledge of the subjects they discuss. It comprises: an outline sketch of the successive steps in the expansion of Russia; a brief psychological study of the Russian people; an interpretation of the Russian autocratic system; an inquiry into the progress and possibilities of the Slav; and a survey of the religious situation in Russia.”—Outlook.

=Critic.= 47: 411. N. ‘05. 320w.

“The proof-reading is inadequate, and the translation is not always quite what it should be.”

+ — =Nation.= 80: 462. Je. 8, ‘05. 21??w.

“Most of the matter, however, is somewhat vitiated by having been written some time ago.”

— + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 310. My. 13, ‘05. 220w.

“As with all ‘composite views,’ the effect is in some respects elusive, in others bewildering. But, on the whole, the symposium is distinctly helpful, and especially in the direction of assisting to a clearer understanding of the dominant traits and qualities of the inhabitants of the unhappy land.”

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 244. My. 27, ‘05. 220w.

“There is a good deal of psychological interest in the essays,

## particularly in that of Mr. Novicow.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 126. Jl. ‘05. 80w.

=Ramsay, William Mitchell.= Letters to the seven churches of Asia and their place in the plan of the Apocalypse. *$3. Armstrong.

“A prophet of Christianity, and one who for many years has devoted his best efforts to the study of a solution of the problem that confronts the religious world upon the meeting of the Asiatic and the European, when the barriers of the lofty mountains and arid plains of East and West are no more, believes that the great issue is with Christianity, and he has written this book to set forth a number of convincing proofs of the world-evangelizing principles that have won and are winning triumphs for the Christian faith.”—Boston Evening Transcript.

+ + =Acad.= 68: 81. Ja. 28, ‘05. 640w.

“Ramsay’s fresh and rich book adds much to our knowledge of the Roman province of Asia in the first century A. D., and the influence of Christianity therein. The book combines the merits of scientific and popular history-writing. In three special ways this volume is valuable: (1) as a contribution to the understanding of the apostolic age; (2) as an aid to the interpretation of the New Testament Apocalypse; (3) as a practical study in comparative religion.” C W. Votaw.

+ + + =Am. J. of Theol.= 9: 552. Jl. ‘05. 1180w.

“His archaeological and historical skill makes [it] of peculiar interest.”

+ =Bib. World.= 25: 158. F. ‘05. 20w.

“The first half of the book is worth more than the last half. The style is diffuse; repetitions are frequent; and there are long-expanded commonplaces. The book will be welcomed chiefly because it contains many items of interesting information and throws much light upon the environment of the early Asia Minor Christians.” D. A. Hayes.

+ + — =Bib. World.= 26: 71. Jl. ‘05. 980w.

“In scholarly detail, the story of the seven cities and their various symbols is related, and the usages and customs of the early Christian era are succinctly set forth.”

+ + =Boston Evening Transcript.= F. 8, ‘05. 400w.

“His interpretation of particular passages is open to question, but his historical, geographical and archæological material on the churches addressed in these letters is very full and valuable.”

+ + — =Ind.= 58: 1131. My. 18, 05. 130w.

* “Some of his interpretations may be questioned, but the wealth of information and fact makes his book valuable for reference.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 60w.

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 81. Jl. 27, ‘05. 1690w.

“Is rather an introduction than a commentary, and it has much value as an introduction to the whole of the New Testament.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 980. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1180w.

“Requires careful study, which it will amply repay.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 368. Mr. 11, ‘05. 470w.

* =Ranck, George Washington.= Bivouac of the dead, and its author. **$1. Grafton press.

The well-known martial elegy. The bivouac of the dead, and a lyric called The old pioneer, penned at the grave of Daniel Boone, by the same author, are included in this little volume with a story of the poems and a brief biography of Theodore O’Hara prepared with the full cooperation of his family. The whole forms a fitting tribute to the Kentucky soldier-poet.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 898. D. 16, ‘05. 240w.

=Ranke, Leopold von.= History of the reformation in Germany; tr. by Sarah Austin; ed. by Rob. A. Johnson. $2. Dutton.

This new low-priced edition of Ranke’s great work is “a reproduction of Mrs. Austin’s translation which only included the first six of the ten books into which Ranke divided his complete work. It includes the history of the German reformation down to the year 1534.” (Acad.)

=Acad.= 68: 440. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1290w.

“We have only a fragmentary translation, and ‘editing’ worthy of the publisher’s office-boy.”

— — =Nation.= 81: 12. Jl. 6, ‘05. 100w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 176. Mr. 18, ‘05. 380w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 301. My. 6, ‘05. 280w.

=Ransom, Caroline Louise.= Studies in ancient furniture; couches and beds of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans. *$4.50. Univ. of Chicago press.

“A rather laborious piece of archæological work in a small field has been well performed by Miss Ransom.... Her investigation, in so far as it is original, depends upon an examination of monumental sources; from the literary she draws little, and that out of the usual handbooks, “the volume, a fine quarto, is beautifully illustrated by many full-page plates and cuts.””—Nation.

“It is a slightly expanded college thesis, and a scholarly contribution to the archæology of furniture. No phase of the subject is overlooked. The results are presented in a manner which, though not entertaining to the general reader, will prove highly instructive to the student of archæology.”

+ =Dial.= 38: 275. Ap. 16. ‘05. 180w.

“The plates and other illustrations in the text are many and well chosen, and the references and discussions in the notes show careful research and sound scholarship.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 99. Jl. 13, ‘05. 130w.

=Int Studio.= 25: sup. 64. My. ‘05. 170w.

“The text shows evidence of a scholarly study of them, and, what is almost better, the application of much common sense.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 250. Mr. 30, ‘05. 590w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 547. Ag. 19, ‘05. 400w.

“A work of scholarly research in a limited special field.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 606. Mr. 4, ‘05. 10w.

=Rashdall, Rev. Hastings.= Christus in ecclesia. *$1.50. Scribner.

“Dr. Rashdall is an efficient representative of the Broad church group in the Anglican establishment. In this volume of discourses he addresses himself especially to educated men and women. He is concerned lest religion be crowded out of life, either by revolt against narrow ecclesiasticism or by the pressure of other concerns.... To explain some Christian institutions, ideas, and practices to educated hearers, with a view to promote an interest in the Church and its ordinances at once rational and reverent, is therefore the main object of these discourses. Starting from a review of the Oxford movement as having restored the idea of the Church to its due prominence in Christian thought. Dr. Rashdall discusses in considerable detail the institutional side of Christianity.”—Outlook.

“His outlook is historical. These discourses serve at any rate for a temperate and eminently clear expression of what many educated but not professional readers will recognize as an intelligible common-sense view on points of current controversy.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 84. Ja. 28, ‘05. 140w.

“Characterized by transparent lucidity and an unadorned simplicity of diction.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 652. My. 27. 710w.

+ + =Ind.= 59: 330. Ag. 10, ‘05. 120w.

“The breadth and thoroughness of the discussion make the volume a helpful contribution to the reconstructive work now going on in religious thought. The general aim is practical. There is a note of reality, and of an intentness on reality, running through all these discourses.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 758. Mr. 25, ‘05. 260w.

“In literary quality, too, as well as in the matter and tone, these sermons commend themselves to the discerning and sympathetic reader.” H. N. Gardiner.

+ + =Philos. R.= 16: 735. N. ‘05. 280w.

“He is able, earnest, and learned, constructive, occasionally conservative, as well as critical.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 99: 640. My. 13, ‘05. 300w.

=Rateau, A.= Experimental researches on the flow of steam through nozzles and orifices, to which is added a note on the flow of hot water; authorized tr. by H. Boyd Brydon. *$1.50. Van Nostrand.

“This little book on the flow of steam is an expansion of” Prof Rateau’s “report to the congress of applied mechanics in 1890.... The object of the investigation was to determine the conditions governing the discharge from large conoidal convergent nozzles and an orifice in a thin plate, both above and below the ratio p equals 0.58 P.”—Engin. N.

“His work is painstaking in the extreme. One or two obvious typographical errors are noted. It is an interesting addition to the literature on the flow of steam through nozzles.” Strickland L. Kneass.

+ + — =Engin. N.= 53: 533. My. 18, ‘05. 650w.

“The translation is clear. It is, however, a defect, for English readers, that the principal formulæ are left as given by the author in foreign units.”

+ + — =Nature.= 72: 101. Je. 1, ‘05. 210w.

=Rathbone, Eleanor F.= William Rathbone: a memoir. $3. Macmillan.

In this memoir of her father, a Liverpool merchant, the author gives his life, his well-known work in parliament and in various philanthropic movements.

“Very capably written biography.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 368. Ap. 1, ‘05. 350w.

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 718. Je. 10. 730w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 218. Ap. 8, ‘05. 350w.

+ + + =Spec.= 95: 258. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1870w.

=Ray, Anna Chapin (Sidney Howard, pseud.).= By the good Sainte Anne: a story of modern Quebec. †$1.50. Little.

A new edition of this story of a typical Englishman, a Canadian of English descent, and a young French-Canadian, all of whom pay court to bright, vivacious Nancy Howard, who with her father, a New York physician, drop in among the guests at the Maple Leaf. The scenes and points of interest in and about Quebec furnish a setting for the bright conversations in which the story abounds.

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 137. My. 13, ‘05. 80w.

=Ray, Anna Chapin (Sidney Howard, pseud.), and Fuller, Hamilton Brock.= On the firing line: a romance of South Africa. †$1.50. Little.

Africa during the Boer war furnishes the setting of Miss Ray’s story of love and combat. The hero, a stalwart Canadian, follows an impulse to enter the fray as a private and in his narrow field demonstrates broad soldierly ability which operates for its full value, not only with the girl he loves, but with his rival, the young captain of his troop.

“There is movement and life on every page.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 1421. Je. 22, ‘05. 140w.

“In spite of its conventional plot, holds a lively interest for the reader.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 357. Je. 3, ‘05. 250w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 391. Je. 17, ‘05. 200w.

“The collaboration in this novel is very successful. A well-constructed, entertaining, bright story, permeated by the spirit that recognizes and appreciates high ideals.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 194. My. 20, ‘05. 100w.

=Ray, Anna Chapin.= Sidney: her summer on the St. Lawrence. †$1.50. Little.

In this new book for boys and girls, Sidney Stayres and her little brother Bungay spend an eventful summer with their cousins and their friends on the St. Lawrence. There are picnics, and general good times, there are accidents and anxious hours, but these doings of the true hearted little heroine and those who loved her will prove wholesome and entertaining reading for all young folks.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 708. O. 21, ‘05. 150w.

“The characters seemed posed and artificial.”

— =Outlook.= 81: 631. N. 11, ‘05. 40w.

=Raymond, Edward Brackett.= Alternating current engineering, practically treated. *$2.50. Van Nostrand.

“This book is written by a member of the staff of the testing department of the General electric company; it consists of two parts; the first part contains the general theory of electricity and magnetism and a special theory of alternating currents; the second part treats of transformers, alternating current motors and alternators.... There is a great need for such a book, a book in which a young man just starting in practical electrical engineering work after college or any other school could find a clear, concise exposition of what he needs, what is done in practice, and why it is done so and not otherwise.”—Phys. R.

“In summing up it seems that notwithstanding some defects the book can be well recommended to young electrical engineers and to those who would like to refresh their memory on the subject of alternating currents. It is to be regretted that Mr. Raymond did not write his

## book in coöperation with somebody more familiar with the theoretical

part of the subject and particularly with the approved methods of presenting them in a simple, lucid way. Then the wide practical experience of Mr. Raymond would find its right place in the book and make it one of the most valuable additions to our engineering literature.” V. K.

+ + — =Phys. R.= 20: 190. Mr. ‘05. 1380w.

=Raymont, T.= Principles of education. *$1.40. Longmans.

The author’s object in writing this book was “to present a brief but comprehensive treatment of the problems of education as they have shaped themselves in my mind during several years of experience in teaching.... It is for the younger members of that profession that my

## book is primarily intended.”

“Readable and suggestive.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 51. Ja. 14, ‘05. 290w.

“An interesting and comprehensive treatise on education.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 12. Jl. 1. 690w.

“The main quality of his book we should describe as common-sense.” J. Welton.

+ + — =Int. J. Ethics.= 16: 113. O. ‘05. 800w.

=Rea, Hope.= Tuscan and Venetian artists, their thought and work. *$1.50. Dutton.

A new and enlarged edition of these essays which treat of the broader aspects of Italian art, using individual artists and their work as illustrations. In “Builders and goldsmiths,” the influence of these arts upon painting is shown thru Botticelli, while Angelico, the idealist, and Signorelli, the realist, are contrasted to show the relation between imagination and reality in art, and the fusion of the two is illustrated by Raphael and the Venetians. Giotto, Duccio, Carpaccio, and Raphael are treated under artists story tellers. There is also a chapter on Della Robbia ware. There are thirty-eight tinted half-tones.

“The author writes intelligently, if with no great originality of thought, and in a pleasing if not over-exact style.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 194. Mr. 9, ‘05. 170w.

“It is particularly valuable as a study of the causes which lead to the transference of an emotion from the individual to the canvas or marble.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 139. Mr. 4, ‘05. 470w.

“The book may be recommended to those whose sympathy has not yet been aroused as it should be for the art of Tuscany and Venetia. Such a little book of criticism as this is always needed, not only for the unthinking tourist or student, but sometimes also for the thinking.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 248. Ja. 28, ‘05. 230w.

=Read, Carveth.= Metaphysics of nature. *$2.75. Macmillan.

“By metaphysics Professor Read means the ‘study of the validity and adequacy of knowledge and belief’ ... the addition ‘of Nature’ is intended to rule out ideals, the matter of ethics, politics, religion, and art. Within these limits he claims that his work is conciliatory and constructive.”—Ath.

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 803. Ag. 5, ‘05. 760w.

“Signs are not wanting that he approaches his subject as a man of science rather than a philosopher, that is, in a spirit of vindication rather than unbiased inquiry.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 47. Jl. 8. 640w.

“Professor Carveth Read’s ‘Metaphysics of nature’ is a book that must take rank at once for importance with Mr. Bradley’s ‘Appearance and reality’ and Professor Ward’s ‘Naturalism and agnosticism.’” T. Whittaker.

+ + =Hibbert. J.= 4: 205. O. ‘05. 1990w.

“One of the best parts of the volume is the general discussion of the test of truth.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 287. S. 8, ‘05. 600w.

+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: 527. O. 21, ‘05. 1620w.

=Read, Opie.= American in New York, a novel of to-day. $1.25. Thompson & Thomas.

Short sketches are welded together to form this book. There is a gallant Kentucky millionaire; “there is a very lovely widow who talks to him in the tea room, and to whom he tells quaint tales of the West; there is a young man, the millionaire’s adopted son, and a young woman, the widow’s niece.... To add to the zest of it too, the Colonel—so the millionaire is called—is very fond of playing Haroun Al Rashid. There is a villain also.” (N. Y. Times.)

“Really, the present volume furnishes some very good reading.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 558. Ag. 26, ‘05. 220w.

“Tells some humorous stories and moralizes more or less shrewdly at times. There is too much, however, of his political and social dogmatism, and the personal story involved is of the weakest.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 43. S. 2, ‘05. 90w.

=Redgrave, Gilbert R., and Spackman, Charles.= Calcareous cements: their nature, manufacture, and uses, with some observations upon cement testing. *$4.50. Lippincott.

“In its present edition this book is noteworthy for its discussion of cement manufacture. Over one-third of the space is devoted to this subject. The next largest space is given to composition, chemical analysis and constitution. In these sections and in its historical notes on the development and early manufacture of hydraulic cements the book is superior to any other treatise of which we have knowledge.”—Engin N.

+ + =Engin. N.= 53: 645. Je. 15, ‘05. 360w.

=Rée, P. J.= Nuremburg and its art to the end of the 18th century; from the German by G. H. Palmer. *$1.50. Scribner.

“The librarian of the Bavarian museum at Nuremburg has written a careful survey of the art treasures in that city. He scarcely touches the history of the place ... but traces the development of German art, as illustrated by the buildings and in the museums of Nuremburg, in painstaking and elaborate fashion. His treatment of the artists and craftsmen who succeeded Dürer will be found especially valuable by English tourists who wish to learn something more of designers and artist-craftsmen.... This volume of the “Art cities” series is abundantly illustrated by one hundred and twenty-three photographs.”—Ath.

“In spite of its merits, we fear that English readers will find it hard to digest. The translation of the book looks as if it had been ‘made in Germany.’”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 121. Jl. 22. 650w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 645. S. 30, ‘05. 230w.

=Reed, Helen Leah.= Amy in Acadia. †$1.50. Little.

This is the first volume of a second series of the “Brenda” books; it is a story for girls and tells of the experiences encountered by Amy, her mother, and her girl friends among the descendants of the exiled Acadians. These experiences acquire a peculiar interest thru their romantic setting and their historical background.

“The author manages, with indifferent skill, to convey much information for the benefit of young readers—that is, if they do not rebel at Amy.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 574. N. 4, ‘05. 40w.

=Reed, John Calvin.= Brothers’ war. **$2. Little.

Optimistic in tone, looking forward to a glorious and peaceful future for a United States truly united, this book, altho written by a Southerner, and, to a certain extent, a plea for the South, makes for a better understanding between North and South by giving an account of the causes which led up to the Civil war in a fair-minded manner which admits of the statement that “the brothers on each side were true patriots and morally right.” It is an interesting volume and it discusses political parties, the great men upon each side, slavery, the race question and the Ku-Klux Klan, in a spirit so generous toward the North that it will not alienate even a reader in whom strong

## partisan feeling still remains.

=Reed, Myrtle.= At the sign of the Jack-o’-Lantern. **$1.50. Putnam.

A New York newspaper man and his bride begin their honeymoon in their heirloom house which was set on a hill and known as the Jack-o’-Lantern, because its arrangement of doors and windows made hideous resemblance to a human face. The eccentric donor had added wing after wing to the main portion of the house, the reason for which becomes apparent when relations, singly and in groups, swoop down on the pair to make their annual visit—“to sponge on a dead man as they did when he was alive.” In this pandemonium Howard Carr tries to write his first book.

“The author gives us a commonplace farce, all bustle, noise and confusion, with scenes and characters that have long ago lost all novelty.”

— =Acad.= 68: 1009. S. 30, ‘05. 450w.

“It is a disconcerting, but not displeasing blend of folly and shrewdness. Some readers will think the book a mere tissue of nonsense, others may take a fleeting pleasure in its very absurdity.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 433. S. 30. 260w.

* “Miss Reed has certainly provided us in this instance with an original form of entertainment, and the story should prove popular.”—Wm. M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 39: 308. N. 16, ‘05. 360w.

+ =Ind.= 59: 576. S. 7, ‘05. 140w.

* “Myrtle Reed is possessed of a quick sense of humor, is a keen observer of life, and an exceptionally alert and alluring judge of human nature.”

+ =Lit. D.= 31: 966. D. 23, ‘05. 420w.

“Miss Reed is mistress of a delicacy of thought and style which lends itself gracefully to the light and airy exaggeration of human foibles.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 674. O. 14, ‘05. 710w.

“We do not find this tale altogether successful in its alternating attempts at sprightliness and sentiment. The characters neither act reasonably nor talk naturally.”

— =Outlook.= 81: 134. S. 16, ‘05. 50w.

=Reeves, Jesse Siddall.= Napoleonic exiles in America: a study in American diplomatic history, 1815-1819. pa. 50c. Hopkins.

This pamphlet is uniform with the “Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science.” The study centers about the unfortunate colonial enterprise called Champ d’Asile on the banks of the Trinity river in Texas.

=Reid, G. Archdall.= Principles of heredity, with some applications. *$3.50. Dutton.

“While possessing large and varied interest for the general reader, this work is specially addressed to medical men.... What is new in the work is mainly drawn from evidence, hitherto largely unused, concerning heredity, that he has found in the study of disease, especially of the zymotic kinds, and also of narcotics. This is held to establish conclusively that parental acquirements are never transmitted to offspring and that the great mass of variation has another origin than that of the action of the environment of the germ-cells.”—Outlook.

“What he has written is evidently the result of wide reading and serious logical thinking with regard to the many intricate questions involved. At the same time his work is seldom technical, and will be nearly always readily intelligible even by those who are not familiar with the strictly biological terminology of the subject.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1110. N. 9, ‘05. 760w.

“He covers too much ground, and appears to have put together matter written at different times and in pursuance of different trains of thought.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 184. Je. 9, ‘05. 1340w.

* “We have one fault to find; in a work on the principles of heredity one would have expected a fuller discussion than is actually given of biometric and Mendelian methods of dealing with that phenomenon.” A. D. D.

+ + — =Nature.= 73: 121. D. 7, ‘05. 1330w.

“He writes with a warmth of conviction that is stimulating to thought, and with a mastery of his subject which commands attention.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 89. S. 9, ‘05. 350w.

=Reinach, Salomon.= The story of art throughout the ages; tr. by Florence Simmonds. **$2. Scribner.

“A general outline of art from its origin to the present age. It includes art in the polished stone and bronze ages; in Egypt, Chaldea, and Persia; Aegean, Minoan, and Mycenæan art; Greek art before Phidias; Phidias and the Parthenon; Praxiteles, Scopas, and Lysippus; Greek art after Alexander the Great; the minor arts of Greece; Etruscan and Roman art; Christian art in the East and in the West; Romanesque and Gothic architecture; Romanesque and Gothic sculpture; the architecture of the renaissance and modern architecture; the renaissance of Siena and Florence; Venetian painting; Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael—the Milanese Umbrian and Roman schools; Michelangelo and Correggio; the renaissance in Germany; the Italian decadence and the Spanish school; art in the Netherlands in the sixteenth century; the art of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in France; and art in the nineteenth century. There are nearly six hundred illustrations in the book.”—Bookm.

“Is a clever and valuable rapid sketch written by an authority.”

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 706. Ap. ‘05. 60w.

“The translation is fluent and adequate as a whole, though it is occasionally clumsy.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 343. Mr. 18. 490w.

“The translation before us, in the main, reads well, and the book, as a whole, appears in a very acceptable form. Much may be said in praise of the work and very little against it. The reader immediately becomes fascinated by the style, the independence of thought and judgments by the illuminating touches on periods and individual artists. Taken in its ensemble, it is possibly the best short history of art, or rather the history of the filiation of art schools ever written.” Hugo P. Thieme.

+ + + =Baltimore Sun.= : 8. Mr. 8, ‘05. 490w.

“Excellent as is the treatment of ancient art, it is surpassed by the clear and scholarly exposition of art in the Christian era, so that we have no hesitation in saying that this book is an indispensable work for every library, whether large or small, throughout the land. It is a matter of sincere congratulation for the author to find so much knowledge in so small a space. The setting given to the text is of the same high order as the text itself.”

+ + + =Boston Evening Transcript.= Feb. 8, ‘05. 1140w.

“A book both critical and fascinating. The translation, by Miss Florence Simmonds, is admirably done.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 202. Mr. 16, ‘05. 220w.

“Well translated and copiously illustrated.”

+ + — =Int. Studio.= 25: 84. Mr. ‘05. 60w.

“The book is a little masterpiece. His taste and judgment are as sure as his knowledge is exact. It is assuredly the best brief general history of art, if not the best such history of any length, that has yet appeared. It deserved a better and more faithful translation than has been given it by Florence Simmonds. One is never certain whether he is getting the opinions of M. Reinach or those of Miss Simmonds.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 58. Ja. 19, ‘05. 1590w.

“The translation is unusually careful and successful, and the reader of it loses nothing of the practical utility of the work. The distinguishing trait of M. Reinach is his combination of poise and alertness. He is not a partisan.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 398. Je. 17, ‘05. 910w.

“In the style there are surprising vivacity and individuality. The individual common sense, the happy and sometimes sharply incisive phrases, and the broadly critical spirit of the book are traits rare in an outline of this sort.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 197. Ja. 21, ‘05. 260w.

“Has given us a work of exceptional educational value in his splendidly condensed ‘Story of art throughout the ages.’ It serves the double purpose of reference book and of introductory work to the art of any period. Readable narrative. All that a well-equipped special library on art should contain is given in condensed and miniature form in this one volume.”

+ + + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 297. F. 25, ‘05. 140w.

“The rendering into English is clear and satisfactory.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 251. F. ‘05. 90w.

* =Reinsch, Paul Samuel.= Colonial administration. *$1.25. Macmillan.

This volume in “The citizen’s library of economics, politics, and sociology,” “is rather a statement of the various problems confronting colonial governments, and an indication of the main lines of solution that have been attempted than a complete and conclusive discussion of the principles involved. The book gives in small compass a broad survey of the most important activities of modern colonial governments, and deals with the facts of colonial administration rather than with the underlying philosophy. Such topics as education; finance; commerce; currency, banking, and credit; agriculture; the land policy; and the labor question, are tersely and instructively discussed.”—R. of Rs.

* “The temper and language of Prof. Reinsch’s introductory chapter could scarcely be improved. He has for the most part made good use of the numerous books cited in his notes.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 684. N. 18. 580w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 631. S. 23, ‘05. 240w.

* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 638. N. ‘05. 110w.

=Remensnyder, Junius Benjamin.= Atonement and modern thought; with an introd. by B: B. Warfield. $1. Lutheran pub. soc.

“Dr. Remensnyder makes a vigorous presentation of the Lutheran conception of the Atonement in its antagonism to the characteristic tendencies of modern thought. As thus conceived it was an objective transaction in which Christ as the sinner’s substitute bore the punishment due to sin. The Atonement thus viewed is presented as the central truth of Christianity.”—Outlook.

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 757. Mr. 25, ‘05. 160w.

=Renan, Joseph Ernest.= Life of Jesus. 68c. Bell, H. W.

A reprint in popular form of the scholarly “Life” written by the great French Liberal “from the view-point of one who saw in him a great prophet, but a son of the Infinite only in the sense that the noblest and purest of earth can be termed the sons of God.” (Arena.)

“Is a volume that should be found in the libraries of all broad-minded people. This work will ever remain the loving and masterful labor of one of the bravest, ablest and most honest thinkers and scholars of the nineteenth century.” Amy C. Rich.

+ + + =Arena.= 33: 451. Ap. ‘05. 610w.

=Repplier, Agnes.= Compromises. **$1.10. Houghton.

A group of entertaining essays with pure literary merit. The subjects which Miss Repplier treats are: Luxury of conversation; The gayety of life; The point of view; Marriage in fiction; Our belief in books; The beggar’s pouch; The pilgrim’s staff; A Quaker diary; French love-songs; The spinster; The tourist; The headsman; Consecrated to crime; Allegra.

“She has always a point of view; she writes in an agreeable style; and she is well informed and has taste.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 78. Ja. 21. 320w.

“They are not meant for the frivolous, but for those who can appreciate good literature. She has her own ideas on the subject about which she writes, and states them without hesitation or qualification.”

+ =Cath. World.= 80: 689. F. ‘05. 220w.

“The subjects of her essays vary pleasantly and they are all written in a purely literary style. Her vivacity is not nervous, but intellectual, and the thread of her thought is so interwoven with the golden warp of older writers like Johnson, Montaigne and others that for once we have the tone of time upon the fresh tapestry of modern life. Her reflections shade back into old philosophies. All are seasoned with that pleasant gossip which a good-tempered intelligent woman has acquired from a wide knowledge of and close friendship with the best writers of the last four hundred years.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 154. Ja. 19, ‘05. 450w.

* =Repplier, Agnes.= In our convent days. **$1.10. Houghton.

Charming personal reminiscences of the author’s childhood in a French-American convent school. The stories are real, they are true to human nature, true, so those who know declare, to the atmosphere of the school itself, and certainly true in that many of the little girls who lived and had adventures and murmured profound confidences inside those convent walls are prominent women to-day.

* =Critic.= 47: 574. D. ‘05. 60w.

* “Is in Miss Agnes Repplier’s happiest style.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 485. D. 14, ‘05. 370w.

* “She has never been more delightful than in this little volume.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 797. N. 25, ‘05. 440w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 834. D. 2, ‘05. 170w.

* “Delightful studies of girl nature told with humor and literary grace.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 681. N. 18, ‘05. 40w.

Representative essays on the theory of style, chosen and edited by William Tenney Brewster. *$1.10. Macmillan.

These essays have been selected with the object of supplementing the technical works on methods and forms. The volume includes Literature, by John Henry Newman; Style, by Thomas de Quincey; The philosophy of style, by Herbert Spencer; The principles of success in literature, by George Henry Lewis; Style in literature—its technical elements, by Robert Louis Stevenson; Style, by Walter Pater; and Our English prose, by Frederic Harrison. Professor Brewster has included an introduction, notes and questions, and an index.

“Has performed a useful service for teachers of literature.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 279. N. 1, ‘05. 50w.

“A volume likely to be of good service to academic students of literature and composition.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 382. N. 9, ‘05. 90w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 648. S. 30, ‘05. 270w.

“The introduction ... makes skilful use of the material which the editor has carefully selected for the body of the volume.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 430. O. 21, ‘05. 90w.

“A very welcome work.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 575. O. 28, ‘05. 220w.

Revival; a symposium, ed. by Rev. J. H. MacDonald. *75c. Meth. bk.

Seven addresses which were first delivered before the Chicago Preachers’ meeting. They are designed to awaken a more general interest in revival work and include sermons by Bishop McDowell, Rev. E. B. Crawford, Rev. Chas. Little, Rev. John Thompson, Rev. W. E. Tilroe, and Rev. P. H. Swift.

* “They are excellent as far as they go, but the collection as a whole lacks completeness and proportion.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 282. S. 30, ‘05. 80w.

=Reybaud, Henrietta Etiennette Fanny (Arnaud) (Mme. Charles Reybaud).= La belle paysanne; tr. from the French by Remus F. Foster. $1. Neale.

A young French student falls in love with the pastel of a beautiful woman which he finds in his uncle’s house, and he hears her story from an old lover of hers and a priest, and learns how, as a young girl, she broke her troth to the marquis and married a handsome peasant, whom she afterwards murdered. In the end he finds in his uncle’s repulsive old housekeeper the original of his fancy.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 157. Mr. 11, ‘05. 210w.

=Reynolds, Cuyler=, comp. Classified quotations: compiled for general reference and also as aids in making up lists of toasts and in the preparation of the after dinner speech and occasional address; with suggestions concerning the menu and other details connected with the proper ordering of a banquet; being a reissue of “The banquet book.” **$2.50. Putnam.

“The book is a collection of quotations on all sorts of subjects, intended to help persons preparing menus for dinners. It evidently fills the place for which it was intended, for this appearance is the fifth.”—N. Y. Times.

* “The collection is a good one; more general, besides than the needs of the banquet. The index is rather meagre.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 240. S. 21, ‘05. 120w.

* “Mr. Reynolds has the capacity for taking infinite pains, as all his work shows, and this collection is remarkably complete.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 636. S. 30, ‘05. 140w.

=Reynolds, George F.= Some principles of Elizabethan staging. 50c. Univ. of Chicago press.

This study is only a part of a more comprehensive one now in preparation, discussing not only Elizabethan plays but also the actual construction of the stage itself and the properties which furnished it.

=Rhoades, Cornelia Harsen (Nina Rhoades).= That Preston girl. †$1.50. Wilde.

A story which depicts the loneliness and suffering of a girl who is ostracized because of her father’s dishonest means of attaining wealth. She is a refined, unselfish, loyal type of girlhood, a helpful acquaintance for any young reader.

=Rhodes, James Ford.= History of the United States from the compromise of 1850. Vol. 5. **$2.50. Macmillan.

“Confidence has grown with each succeeding volume that the great history of the Civil war is being written.” (Ind.) This fifth volume covers the years 1864-66. “In the beginning of this volume, Mr. Rhodes gives a brief recapitulation of the salient events of the Civil war, and follows this with a detailed account of Sherman’s Georgia campaign. Grant’s Appomattox campaign, Lee’s surrender, and the assassination of Lincoln are all treated within the limits of a single chapter. A long chapter is devoted to an account of society at the North during the war, and a similar chapter to society at the South. Another chapter is assigned to the treatment of prisoners of war. The volume closes with a fair and impartial account of reconstruction.” (R. of Rs.)

“But it would be unfair to regard Dr. Rhodes’s slips in military matters as impairing the value of his work. The present volume is a perfect storehouse of valuable facts and records. If anything, it is too full of material and not sufficiently ordered.” A. R. Ropes.

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 80. Ja. 28, ‘05. 640w.

“I cannot think of another historian who so constantly produces the effect of complete candor, who is so indefatigably minded to tell all that can be reckoned of consequence, and to display unreservedly the sources of his knowledge and the grounds of his opinions.” W. G. Brown.

+ + + =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 181. O. ‘05. 2800w.

“As a whole it comes up fully to the high standard set in the preceding volumes. In the treatment of the controversial questions of the time Mr. Rhodes shows the same spirit of impartiality and breadth of view which has won for him the admiration of students.” James Wilford Garner.

+ + + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 352. Mr. ‘05. 920w.

“To the specialist, the work will appeal as authoritative until more evidence is forthcoming. The author has performed a distinct service in showing that a non-partisan account of our great Civil war need not be colorless.” David Y. Thomas.

+ + + =Dial.= 38: 230. Ap. 1, ‘05. 1020w.

“It is hardly possible that the theme will ever be treated with fuller detail, more skilfully wrought into a dramatic story. Concerning this, as concerning the whole work, it must be said that it will be most authoritative among those who are most familiar with the sources of information. The general reader may grow to believe fully in the author’s conclusions, but the specialist will be convinced by the unquestionable force of the testimony offered.”

+ + + =Ind.= 58: 151. Ja. 19, ‘05. 680w.

* “This masterful accomplishment entitles Mr. Rhodes to the first place among American historians.”

+ + + =Ind.= 59: 1156. N. 16, ‘05. 120w.

“The writer’s method and his even narration make pleasant reading. There is the same painstaking examination of authorities, the same skilful arrangement of facts, the same balanced (sometimes hesitating) judgment, and the same desire to be eminently fair to all parties in a controversy.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 177. Mr. 2, ‘05. 1800w.

“Mr. Rhodes’s treatment of the war itself, and of the issues growing out of the war, is that of an unbiased historian, and will meet, we think, with the cordial approbation of southern as well as northern

## participants in that great struggle.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 247. F. ‘05. 180w.

“A considerable part of this volume is given to a chapter describing the conditions of society in the northern states during the war, and another chapter to society in the southern states. These are among the most important and interesting contributions to our historical literature. They are hardly entitled to be called brilliant, but they are full of good sense, of sound judgments, and of well-proportioned groupings of facts. They are likely to be read as long as any historical writings of our time. His style is not brilliant, but it is a good working style, with the fundamental merits of clearness and dignity; and his judgments are the judgments of a man of great common sense. All preceding books have at best been materials for such a history. Mr. Rhodes’s work is the best narrative of this stirring time.”

+ + + =World’s Work.= 9: 5982. Mr. ‘05. 700w.

=Rice, Mrs. Alice Caldwell Hegan (Mrs. Cale Young Rice).= Sandy. †$1. Century.

In turning away from Mrs. Wiggs and Lovey Mary, Mrs. Rice has chosen to import the irresponsible, hot-headed, impulsive Irish boy, Sandy. All the way from stowaway on an American liner to the successful college graduate, and the hero of an ambitious romance, he runs a curious round of chance which claims him for a boot-black, newsboy, peddler, and finally drops him into the keeping of a kind-hearted old judge, who starts him along the road to fortune.

“The story is a good deal more than readable.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 684. Je. 3, 210w.

+ =Ind.= 59: 209. Jl. 27, ‘05. 150w.

“The book possesses much of the wholesome sweetness of her two earlier volumes. There is no denying Mrs. Rice’s pleasant manner of telling a story.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 316. My. 13, ‘05. 630w.

“It possesses much of the wholesome sweetness of the philosophy of the Cabbage patch.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 190w.

“A simple, lifelike story full of quiet humor, pathos, and charm.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 195. My. 20, ‘05. 80w.

“An interesting study of the stuff that Americans are made of, and of a variety of cleverly drawn Kentucky types.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 872. Je. 3, ‘05. 190w.

“Mrs. Rice’s reputation will receive a fine impetus from this delightful little story.”

+ =Reader.= 6: 95. Je. ‘05. 140w.

“Mrs. Rice has given too much attention to the outsiders in ‘Sandy,’ and the boy and the girl who are the chief actors suffer. The story is sketchily drawn; too sketchily, the average reader will think.”

+ + — =Reader.= 6: 243. Jl. ‘05. 300w.

“Nothing but the dreariest herbage of sentimental commonplace.”

— =Sat. R.= 99: 601. My. 6, ‘05. 290w.

=Richards, Ellen Henrietta Swallow (Mrs. R. H. Richards).= Art of right living. *50c. Whitcomb & B.

This small volume proffers much commonsense advice on the limitations of food, the need of air, exercise, amusement and work.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 299. My. 6, ‘05. 70w.

=Outlook.= 79: 398. F. 11. ‘05. 30w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 511. Ap. ‘05. 50w.

=Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe. Mrs.= Tree’s will. †75c. Estes.

“The reader of Mrs. Richard’s series beginning with ‘Captain January’ will meet old acquaintances here. Mrs. Tree herself, though dead, seems more alive than anybody through her will, its effects, and the anecdotes her survivors narrate.”—Outlook.

* “The book is a gem in its own way.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 80w.

* “Is a worthy successor to ‘Mrs. Tree’ in affording quiet amusement for an idle hour. Mrs. Richards writes brightly, humorously, and with excellent taste.”

+ =Lit. D.= 31: 753. N. 18, ‘05. 350w.

“There are certain touches of pleasant humor here and there in the book that almost give it a reason for existence.”

— + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 621. S. 23, ‘05. 310w.

“The picturing of village life, though amusing and touching at times, lacks strength and body, seems trivial and fantastic.”

— =Outlook.= 81: 383. O. 14. ‘05. 60w.

=Richardson, Clifford.= Modern asphalt pavement. $3. Wiley.

This book successfully covers a field hitherto but inadequately dealt with. It is “the first authoritative presentation of the subject by a representative of the asphalt paving companies, thus making public the results of long and patient investigation by them, not heretofore accessible to the municipal engineer.... Structurally, Mr. Richardson divides an asphalt pavement into three parts or courses; the base, the intermediate course and the surface course.” (Engin. N.) He treats his subject exhaustively from the selection of materials to the proper execution of the work.

“In conclusion it not too much to say that Mr. Richardson’s book should be classed with those which appear too infrequently, but whose appearance marks epochs in the industry to which they relate. Even if the dictums of the authors are not always accepted or vindicated, they set people to thinking and mark out new paths for future progress.” S. Whinery.

+ + — =Engin. N.= 53: 633. Je. 15, ‘05. 4240w.

“The book is likely to prove of great value to municipal authorities.” T. H. B.

+ + + =Nature.= 72: 316. Ag. 3, ‘05. 600w.

=Richardson, Dorothy.= Long day: a true story of a New York working girl as told by herself. *$1.20. Century.

A country bred girl tells of her experiences in New York city. She came friendless and unskilled with but a few dollars in her pocket, she sought honest work, and found short jobs as a box maker, a sweat-shop worker, a liner of jewel-boxes, a “shaker” in a steam laundry and at various other occupations all equally unpleasant and equally underpaid. The pictures she draws of the working girls’ home are painfully sad and realistic.

* “The book deserves a reading.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 749. N. ‘05. 170w.

* “Written with so much understanding and insight.”

+ =Lit. D.= 31: 837. D. 2, ‘05. 890w.

“The woman who tells her own story is terribly in earnest about it all.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 672. O. 14, ‘05. 330w.

* + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 663. N. 18, ‘05. 150w.

* “A story that is nothing less than fascinating.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 757. D. ‘05. 180w.

=Richardson, Norval.= Heart of hope. †$1.50. Dodd.

“This story of the Civil war offers drama and romance in about the usual proportions, but the former of a quality quite unusual—the siege of Vicksburg being pictured with cycloramic realism.”—Outlook.

+ =Outlook.= 80: 139. My. 13, ‘05. 30w.

“This is an uncommonly interesting story of the Civil war. The sentimental motive is skilfully woven into the account of the siege.”

+ — =Reader.= 6: 475. S. ‘05. 240w.

=Richey, Harry Grant.= Handbook for superintendents of construction, architects, builders, and building inspectors. $4. Wiley.

“The subjects which receive particularly thorough and careful treatment are: excavating, laying out foundations, testing and analysis of stone, stone and bricklaying (which is especially well illustrated), testing of soil, piling, timber specifications, steel sheet piling, building stones, etc.... A fair amount of space is devoted to cement and concrete.”—Engin. N.

“In general, the book is meritorious and well presented, almost all of the matter being of value to building inspectors or superintendents. The book compares very well with other books of its kind.” Wm. W. Ewing.

+ + =Engin. N.= 53: 642. Je. 15, ‘05. 560w.

=Richman, Irving Berdine.= Rhode Island; a study in separatism. **$1.10. Houghton.

A volume in the “American commonwealths” series. “There can be no doubt that the distinctive characteristic of Rhode Island as a political entity has been its separatist tendencies. Founded as a protest, it has clearly demonstrated its innate individualism in every crisis of its history.... There is reason for Mr. Richman’s assertion that even to-day the influence of the old-time thought is making itself keenly felt in the political life of the state.... Mr. Richman writes with enthusiasm [and gives] concise retrospective summaries.”—Outlook.

* “Mr. Richman has made one of the most instructive and readable contributions to the ‘American commonwealths’ series.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 904. D. 16, ‘05. 580w.

* “His conclusions, on the whole, show discrimination, and his treatment is adequate, developing the social and economic as well as the political and constitutional history of the state. The most serious defect—and it is serious—is an occasional obscuration of salient facts in a mass of detail.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 833. D. 2, ‘05. 100w.

* + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 728. D. 2, ‘05. 280w.

=Richmond, Grace S.= Indifference of Juliet. †$1.50. Doubleday.

An “account of Juliet’s repeated refusals of a nice, tall, broad-shouldered young man named Anthony. Anthony had been rich, but unfortunately lost all his money. Nevertheless he continued to love Juliet.... At last, goaded to desperation, he worked out a pretty little plan of arousing the lady’s jealousy, which was quite successful. With Juliet’s aid he fitted and furnished a dear little box of a house in the country, ostensibly for a lovely California girl.... After it was all ready for its new mistress Juliet permitted herself the luxury of going over it all alone one evening and crying. And there Anthony found her. But this is not the end of the story. In fact it is only the beginning, and several other romances crop up before it is finished.”—N. Y. Times.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 245. Ap. 15, ‘05. 380w.

“A pleasant little love story.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 391. Je. 17. ‘05. 220w.

=Rickert, Edith.= Reaper. †$1.50. Houghton.

A story of the primitive life of the Shetland islands where the sea is “the great fact of life.” The hero reaps his harvest of content after years spent in patient service to a widowed mother, whose fondness for drink he strives by eternal vigilance to hide from others. The call of the sea is forever in his ears, but in the end, when he is free to go, he finds that the desire is conquered and his real happiness lies at home in the love of a woman and a little child.

“The dialect is not particularly unintelligible, but there is a good deal of it.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 94. Ja. ‘05. 50w.

“It is worth reading for itself, and those who love the sea, especially, will like it because it is full of the atmosphere of the sea, of the simplicity and the mysticism and primitiveness of true sea-dwelling people.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 503. Mr. 2, ‘05. 290w.

“A new field, and a new strong writer in that field. There is much quiet power in the story.”

+ =Reader.= 5: 256. Ja. ‘05. 280w.

“As to its intrinsic interest and picturesqueness there can be no doubt whatever.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 717. My. 13, ‘05. 670w.

* =Ridgeway, William.= Origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse. *$3.75. Macmillan.

“Treats not only of all the chief breeds of British domestic horses known in historical times, but also takes a survey of all the other living equidae, as well as of the ancestors of the genus. He has made an attempt to treat historically the origin of the various colors found in English horses; at the same time indicating the influence exercised on the history of the chief nations of the ancient, mediaeval, and modern world by the possession of horses.... Besides all this he has ‘also tried to point out the lessons of supreme importance to the breeder.’ ... A supplementary chapter has been included considering ‘The development of equitation.’ There are also addenda and a full index, besides numerous illustrations.”—N. Y. Times.

* “He marshals evidence for you as a special pleader, and hammers it in as a violent partisan. But at the same time he does not carry his audience away. There are too many slips of fact, too many circular proofs, too many violations of logic. At the end you are interested, stimulated, but not won.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 313. S. 29, ‘05. 1710w.

* “Prof. Ridgeway on the other hand, has primarily attacked the problem from the point of view of the historian and the archaeologist, and it must be acknowledged that naturalists owe him a large debt of gratitude for bringing into prominence lines of evidence with which, from the very nature of the case, they are unfamiliar.” R. L.

+ + =Nature.= 73: 126. D. 7, ‘05. 1950w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 731. O. 28, ‘05. 240w.

* =Outlook.= 81: 942. D. 36, ‘05. 100w.

* “It is also an encyclopedia of information on the history of the ‘Equidae’, collected from every source, from post-Pliocene deposits to modern sporting newspapers. Professor Ridgeway, when merely setting down information, is apt to flit among countries and ages with a dexterity which perplexes the reader.”

+ + — =Spec.= 95: 655. O. 28, ‘05. 1540w.

=Ridley, Alice, Lady.= Daughter of Jael. $1.50. Longmans.

With the spirit of a Brutus, Frances Cary, the heroine of this story, kills her niggardly and cruel grandfather in order to free her brother, the lawful heir, from a rule of terrible bondage. The act was inevitable to her philosophy of youth. The book goes on to show that retribution will not be restrained by the mitigating circumstance of unselfishness in actuating a crime. One has his fill of deep problems.

“This story deals with the shadow of a very dark deed involving a question of casuistry in morals. The book is interesting in a dismal way. The odor of chloroform pervades it and hangs heavy on every page.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 21. Ja. 14, ‘05. 490w.

“It fairly bristles with problems. In spite of the undercurrent of gloom the story is light and even gay in some of its passages.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 38: 26. Ja. 5. ‘05. 250w.

=Riley, James Whitcomb.= Riley songs o’ cheer. $1.25. Bobbs.

Over fifty of Mr. Riley’s happiest verses have been collected into this volume which is profusely illustrated by Will Vawter. The all-golden; A Christmas carol; The first bluebird; Mister hop-toad; A passing hail; The twins; A song of the road; and While the heart beats young, are included among other old favorites.

* + + =Arena.= 34: 660. D. ‘05. 480w.

* “There is a good deal of commonplace work in the book, but there are also bits here and there of Mr. Riley at his best.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 389. D. 1, ‘05. 90w.

* “It is a great pity that Mr. James Whitcomb Riley’s publishers should persist in vulgarizing verse so fine as his by cheap and silly illustrations.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 508. D. 21, ‘05. 150w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 835. D. 2, ‘05. 170w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 631. N. 11, ‘05. 60w.

* “Wholesome verse, it is, and tinged with a sentiment that is genuine though often commonplace.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 699. N. 25, ‘05. 70w.

=Riley, Theodore Myers.= A memorial biography of the Very Reverend Eugene Augustus Hoffman. $5. Priv. ptd. at the Marion press, Jamaica, Queensborough, N. Y.

A biography which covers fully the facts of a life upon which the author comments as follows: “He was never primarily a theologian, or indeed primarily anything but an admirably well-balanced man, in whom the note of our common nature was always predominant.... He wrote no great books; he ventilated no schemes of sociological or of theological improvement to the world; he offered no advice to the public for the reconstitution of human society. He simply abode in the path of achievement marked out for him by his office as a priest, and by his gifts of constitution and rule.... And so he became great, because he was faithful, humble, wise, modest.”

“It is appreciative, orderly, and so full that its 795 pages of noble type leave nothing to be desired except an index.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 154. F. 23, ‘05. 290w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 57. Ja. 28, ‘05. 170w. (Statement of contents.)

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 139. Mr. 4, ‘05. 580w. (Abstract of contents.)

=Riley, Thomas James.= Higher life of Chicago. *75c. Univ. of Chicago press.

A study of the culture interests of Chicago has resulted in the exposition of some of the agencies that are working for the betterment of the city, including the schools, libraries and the press, civic associations and women’s clubs, social settlements, charities, etc.

“To many who think of Chicago as a great commercial centre merely, this account of the higher life will be a revelation.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 594. S. ‘05. 100w.

“It is a book of much value both for reference and for the further stimulation of cultural and altruistic endeavor.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 327. My. 1, ‘05. 80w.

=Ringwalt, Ralph Curtis.= Briefs on public questions, with selected lists of references. *$1.20. Longmans.

A book which “is sure of favor with the young debating community, but is also well calculated to enlarge the understanding and settle the convictions of journalists and legislators. Its themes are logically ordered under three heads, Politics, Economics, and Sociology.” (Nation.) Twenty-five individual topics are treated, among them Naturalization, Woman suffrage, Negro suffrage, Restriction of immigration, Reciprocity with Canada, Government ownership of railways, single tax, etc.

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 56: 594. S. ‘05. 170w.

“Great judgment and fairness have been displayed by the author, who has been able to sink personal considerations to a marked degree in his effort to impartially present a brief outline of the principal arguments on each subject discussed.”

+ + + =Arena.= 34: 329. S. ‘05. 250w.

“High-school and college students will give this book a warm welcome.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 423. Je. 16, ‘05. 50w.

“The scheme and the execution are to be commended, and Mr. Ringwalt has had in mind in his bibliography the resources of ordinary public libraries.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 481. Je. 15, ‘05. 150w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 361. Je. 3, ‘05. 1160w.

“Within its chosen field a valuable reference book. The work has been done with much care and thoroughness, and the book is not by any means limited in its usefulness to those preparing for debates, although its peculiar adaptability to that purpose is evident.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 442. Je. 17, ‘05. 170w.

=Riordan, William L.= Plunkitt of Tammany hall. †$1. McClure.

A series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum—the New York county courthouse bootblack stand—and recorded by William L. Riordan. “For more than forty years he has seen the political game played in New York city.... His has been the peculiar distinction of holding four offices at one and the same time and drawing salaries for three of them.... He is the old-fashioned type of the professional politician, even in Tammany Hall, but he has a shrewd, homely sense that is not to be learned from books and that would be invaluable in a man without the moral crookedness that afflicts this man.”—Pub. Opin.

=Outlook.= 81: 528. O. 28, ‘05. 90w.

=Pub. Opin.= 39: 477. O. 7, ‘05. 370w.

* =R. of Rs.= 32: 638. N. ‘05. 170w.

=Ripley, William Zebina=, ed. Trusts, pools and corporations. *$1.80. Ginn.

This volume is “a compilation of special articles, mainly by other well-known legal writers, on the great cases which have arisen relative to the status of corporate bodies. These cases extend over a period of thirty-five years, from the Michigan salt association ... in 1868 to the recent Northern securities company and the United States shipbuilding company.”—N. Y. Times.

“Doubtless the book will prove a valuable adjunct to the equipment of the student. But a further compilation and classification of cases would have been more reassuring to the student.”

+ + — =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 593. My. ‘05. 170w.

=Dial.= 38: 396. Je. 1, ‘05. 50w.

“An important and valuable contribution to economic literature.”

+ + =Engin. N.= 53: 295. Mr. 16, ‘05. 540w.

* “A book of very considerable value.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 1158. N. 16, ‘05. 20w.

+ + =Nation.= 80: 352. My. 4, ‘05. 290w.

“The introduction is a clear and unbiased discussion of the trust problem.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 295. My. 6, ‘05. 140w.

=Rishell, Charles Wesley.= Child as God’s child. 75c. Meth. bk.

A discussion of “baptism and church membership and the teaching of the home and Sunday school from the point of view of one who believes in gradual growth into the religious life.” (Ind.)

=Ind.= 58: 1013. My. 4, ‘05. 50w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 144. Mr. 4, ‘05. 210w.

=Rives, Amelie.= See =Troubetzkoy, Amelie.=

=Rives, Hallie Ermine.= See =Dickens, Charles=

=Roberts, Charles George Douglas.= Red fox: the story of his adventurous career in the Ringwaak wilds and of his final triumph over the enemies of his kind. †$2. Page.

“The history of a hero fox of singular beauty and strength, united with rare intelligence, adaptability and foresight.... His range was the forest, rocky slopes, and backwoods farms of the Ringwaak country in eastern Canada. Here he ran the full gamut of fox-experience ... leading a joyous and adventurous life till the brightness of his renown made him a shining mark for capture. Then, taken by a trick formidable for its simplicity, he was sent to the states to make a Roman holiday for a fashionable hunt club, but escaped by almost super-vulpine sagacity and found safety in the mountains.” (Nation.) Fifty full page drawings by Charles Livingston Bull illustrate the volume.

* + =Acad.= 68: 1287. D. 9, ‘05. 50w.

* “Has the fascination of a real jungle story, without owing any apparent debt to Mr. Kipling.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 798. D. 9, 210w.

* + =Dial.= 39: 373. D. 1, ‘05. 150w.

* “It is as charming in style as it is in atmosphere.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1390. D. 14, ‘05. 50w.

* “It is intensely interesting throughout; it ends happily; the natural history is sound; and the pictures are numerous and worthy.”

+ + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 432. D. 8, ‘05. 150w.

“Mr. Roberts appears to tell his story chiefly for its own sake, but he impresses us quite as deeply as if he had tried to enforce it by didacticism.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 340. O. 26, ‘05. 290w.

“Is a rare thing among animal biographies. The interest, at least, is quite human.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 710. O. 21, ‘05. 410w.

* “Certainly the story is entertaining, and wins and keeps the sympathy of the reader for the four-footed hero.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 823. D. 2, ‘05. 140w.

Reviewed by Mabel Osgood Wright.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 872. D. 9, ‘05. 120w.

* “Red Fox is one of the most interesting characters in all the annals of woods life.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 718. N. 25, ‘05. 170w.

“The treatment is sufficiently literal to answer all that the author claims for his book, and certainly nothing is lost in charm by the insertion of what Mr. Roberts considers the animal psychology.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 601. N. 4, ‘05. 140w.

=Roberts, Edmund Willson.= Automobile pocketbook: a compendium of the gasoline automobile. $1.50. Gas engine pub.

The object of this little book is “to place before the designer and the operator, in a brief manner, a few general notes on the design and the operation of the gasoline automobile.” “Somewhat more than one-half the book is devoted to the design of various parts, such as valve mechanisms, mufflers and axles; and detailed descriptions of the best forms now in use are given, accompanied by lettered drawings, which enable the average reader to grasp the idea at a glance.... Several chapters are devoted to the care of various parts of the automobile, how to locate troubles and how to make repairs.” (Engin. N.)

“This pocketbook fills a place in automobile literature occupied by no other book.”

+ + + =Engin. N.= 53: 636. Je. 15, ‘05. 280w.

=Roberts, George Simon.= Old Schenectady. *$4.50. Robson & Adee, Schenectady, N. Y.

A book which “carries the reader back to 1682, when the Dutch Van Curlers, the Vedders, the Tellers, and other Dutch families settled there. The author does not attempt a historical narrative, but gives a series of pictures of the quaint town in the early days: its pioneer settlers; its defenses against Indian attack; its French and Indian massacre; its Dutch heirlooms. The value of the book is much enhanced by appropriate and well-executed cuts and halftone illustrations.”—Am. Hist. R.

=Am. Hist. R.= 10: 722. Ap. ‘05. 80w.

“Some history, more genealogy, and a modicum of biography well served by the compiler of the neatly printed volume, make an interesting story. The book bristles with anecdote, reminiscence, and tradition of the families ... whose names still count for much in the Mohawk valley.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 61. Ja. 28, ‘05. 520w.

=Roberts, Isaac Phillips.= Horse. **$1.25. Macmillan.

This book “includes an account of the development of the horse from the early times and the introduction of improved breeds; a description of kinds and grades now in use; a careful study of the different gaits and paces of the horse; and many chapters dealing with the most approved and practicable methods of training, feeding, driving, breeding, and caring for horses.”—Outlook.

“Even the man who breeds horses for the market may find helpful suggestions here. Told in an entertaining way, with an enthusiasm for the subject that adds sparkle to the story.”

+ + + =Country Calendar.= 1: 223. Jl. ‘05. 110w.

Reviewed by Charles Tracy Bronson.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 292. My. 6, ‘05. 570w.

“The book has unquestioned value, and contains in compact form but in clear language much that is valuable.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 79: 1014. Ap. 22, ‘05. 100w.

=Roberts, Morley.= Lady Penelope. †$1.50. Page.

The lady Penelope Brading, orphaned daughter of an English earl and an American heiress, is a young woman of ideas, and ideals. From a host of suitors, and there are many as she possesses all things save a sense of humor, she chooses eight; a poet, a captain, a successful Jew, a young nobleman, a war correspondent, a balloonist, an artist, and an American millionaire, and puts them in training, finally announcing that she has married one of them secretly. Each pretends to be the one and the reader is thoroly mystified even when a baby arrives to further complicate the situation.

“In the present book we find neither matter nor manner.”

— =Acad.= 68: 151. F. 18, ‘05. 320w.

“‘Lady Penelope’ is the best book we have seen for the use of those newspapers which a few years ago offered prizes for guessing how the story would end.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 673. Mr. 23, ‘05. 440w.

“It is all in its airy way an amazingly clever satire, touching upon an astonishing number of solemn and respectable matters in a manner of cheerful and spontaneous audacity, which disarms resentment.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 146. Mr. 11, ‘05. 790w.

“This is an amusing and audacious comedy of cross purposes and dramatic situations.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 395. Je. 17, ‘05. 140w.

“Original, clever and amusing.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 706. Mr. 18, ‘05. 90w.

+ =Reader.= 6: 478. S. ‘05. 170w.

“Witty and ingenious.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 757. Je. ‘05. 140w.

=Roberts, Theodore.= Brothers of peril. †$1.50. Page.

The two brothers of peril are a brave Indian boy and a young English cavalier seeking adventure in the New world. The scenes are laid in Newfoundland among the Beothic Indians. The author says: “I have dared to resurrect an extinct tribe for the purposes of fiction. I have drawn inspiration from the spirit of history rather than the letter. But the heart of the wilderness, and the hearts of men and women, I have pictured in this romance of olden time as I know them to-day.”

* “A well-fancied tale of old Newfoundland.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 576. O. 28. 50w.

“We admire Mr. Roberts’s modesty, and commend him for his temperate description.”

+ =Bookm.= 22: 182. O. ‘05. 200w.

“A rarely good tale of adventure in which the characters are vividly drawn and the interest is never allowed to fall below the properly breathless point.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 495. Jl. 29, ‘05. 870w.

“A fabric pulsing with thrills, jealousy, pirates, Indian treachery and other necessities of a thoroughly good story of adventure.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 221. Ag. 12. ‘05. 90w.

=Robertson, Charles Grant,= ed. Select statutes, cases and documents to illustrate English constitutional history, 1660-1832; with a supplement from 1832-1894. **$3. Putnam.

“The book is the outgrowth of the author’s own needs in teaching modern history at Oxford, where he found that ... there was a hiatus that needed to be filled by a collection of documents for the epoch that opens with the restoration of Charles II.... Among the statutes and documents included may be mentioned the Act of uniformity, the Test act, the Coronation oath, the Bill of rights, the Act of settlement, the Act for the union with Scotland, the Act for the union with Ireland, the Abolition of the slave trade. All of the most famous cases in English legal history, within the period treated, are included.”—N. Y. Times.

“Careful notes indicate when statutes have been repealed, though the system employed does not always make clear just what portions. It is spread out too thin to suit the needs of intensive work. The value of the bibliography and of many of the page references is much lessened by the failure to give the date and place of publication of the editions cited. Other examples seem to indicate that the editor’s knowledge of the general history of at least part of his period is somewhat faulty.” Arthur Lyon Cross.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 877. Jl. ‘05. 790w.

“In his selection and editing of the statutes and cases that were available Mr. Robertson has certainly displayed excellent judgment and sound learning.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 110. Jl. 22, 230w.

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 145. Ag. 17, ‘05. 540w.

“Is indispensable to the reader and student of modern English history. The volume forms altogether one of the very best collections of documents illustrative of English history.” Stanhope Sams.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 132. Mr. 4, ‘05. 300w.

=Robertson, James Alexander.= See =Blair, Emma Helen=, jt. auth.

=Robertson, Morgan.= Down to the sea. †$1.25. Harper.

Fourteen stories on various subjects, but all of men whose real home is not on land. Under such titles as—“A cow, two men, and a parson,” “The mutiny,” “The vitality of Dennis,” “Fifty fathoms down,” “The enemies,” “The rivals,” and “A hero of the cloth,” we hear of war vessels and other craft, of humorous and exciting happenings, and come to know some most enjoyable characters.

+ =Critic.= 47: 382. O. ‘05. 180w.

“Are in the last degree ingenious in construction and clever in the telling. They have, however, two serious faults: they are so far-fetched ... and, except for the adventures of Finnegan, they are painful to the point of being disagreeable.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 1250. Je. 1, ‘05. 200w.

“In his characterization of the men whom he brings into these stories there is all the vigor, simplicity, and natural unforced humor that would be expected from one who has been called the ‘Kipling of the sea.’”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 215. Ap. 8, ‘05. 860w.

“Some amusing, some vividly realistic, and others impressive by virtue of the style, even when farthest from the probable.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 759. Mr. 25, ‘05. 30w.

“There are a directness and freshness about the mere way in which Mr. Robertson sets about telling a story, that only come when one is master of his whole subject, a close observer and friend of his characters, a master of the ship, and of the words to describe both men and ships. But it is in the humorous that Mr. Robertson excels.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 508. Ap. 1, ‘05. 310w.

“These stories of his have the genuine salt savor and the salt sting.”

+ =Reader.= 6: 592. O. ‘05. 140w.

“A volume of thoroughly good and amusing stories of many seas.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 761. Je. ‘05. 60w.

=Robertson, T. W.= Society and Caste, ed. by T. Edgar Pemberton. 60c. Heath.

A volume in section III. of the “Belles-lettres” series. The texts are printed from the English acting editions which follow the original manuscripts. A life of Robertson, an introduction, notes and a bibliography are included.

=Robertson, William Graham=, il. French songs of old Canada; with translations into modern English verse. *$10. Dutton.

A beautiful gift book of colored drawings which illustrate the stories found in these old songs of the French-Canadians. A separate pamphlet contains good English translations of the songs.

+ + + =Int. Studio.= 24: 368. F. ‘05, 400w.

+ + =Spec.= 94: 115. Ja. 28, ‘05. 150w.

=Robins, Edward.= William T. Sherman. *$1.25. Jacobs.

Altho there is not room for great detail in this brief account of the life of Sherman, many interesting conversations and anecdotes have been included which add both to its historical and biographical value. The volume is one of the “American crisis biographies” and contains chronology, bibliography, and index.

=Robins, Elizabeth (Mrs. G. R. Parkes).= Dark lantern; a story with a prologue. †$1.50. Macmillan.

“London society, within the last ten years, makes the surroundings of the intrigue and passion that are here dealt with ... Katherine Dereham, the heroine, and the ogre doctor, Garth Vincent, however, concentrate most of the reader’s attention. Katherine is a beautiful girl, who falls desperately in love with a prince, who cannot marry her ... and wastes much of her youth in a harmful thralldom to a fancy. After her escape from her passion for the prince, burdened with a serious illness, she becomes the thrall of the ogre doctor, described as ‘the man with the dark-lantern face.’”—N. Y. Times.

“It is a striking, though scarcely a satisfactory book, and widely remote in every respect from the ordinary machine-made novel of commerce.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 651. My. 27. 250w.

“Besides the vigor with which the main theme is handled, the striking quality of the book is a certain kind of bigness.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + =Bookm.= 21: 516. Jl. ‘05. 820w.

“Her characters certainly have vitality, and an extraordinary power to interest us.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 39: 116. S. 1, ‘05. 340w.

“Grotesque in its violation of the elementary principles of art and literature.” Herbert W. Horwill.

— — =Forum.= 37: 103. Jl. ‘05. 610w.

+ — =Ind.= 59: 210. Jl. 27, ‘05. 370w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1152. N. 16, ‘05. 80w.

“‘A dark lantern’ at once sustains the writer’s reputation for competent craftsmanship.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 153. My. 12, ‘05. 460w.

— =Nation.= 81: 101. Ag. 3, ‘05. 660w.

“It must be called, plainly, a distorted picture. But it is full of sincerity, and has much fine detail. In strength, in originality, in emotional force it is far out of the common.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 360. Je. 3, ‘05. 830w.

“Is not what is sometimes called a pleasant book, but it has the strength of interest.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 394. Je. 17, ‘05. 150w.

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 836. Jl. 29, ‘05. 50w.

“In the New England sense, it is not a nice story, but the able characterization and the intense plot give it the right to be.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 283. Ag. 26, ‘05. 230w.

“Miss Robins may see life awry,—the reader clings to the hope that she does,—but she sees it strongly and brilliantly.”

+ — =Reader.= 6: 357. Ag. ‘05. 320w.

=Robins, Rev. Henry Ephraim.= Ethics of the Christian life; or, The science of right living. **$2. Am. Bapt.

“Part. I. deals with the nature of the ethics of the Christian life: the moral agent and the disorder of the moral nature, the remedy for moral disorder. Part. II. discusses the scope of the ethics of the Christian life: all duty rests on the holy will of God, duty to self, duty to society, duty to nature, duty to God. Part. III. considers the method of the ethics of the Christian life.”—Am. J. of Theol.

“Valuable work. The work under review is a contribution to only one tract of that larger field.” C. R. Henderson.

+ =Am. J. of Theol.= 9: 387. Ap. ‘05. 440w.

“Grant Dr. Robins’ premises, and you can not escape his conclusions. His is not a twentieth century ethical system.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 38: 136. Ja. 26, ‘05. 190w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 254. F. ‘05. 100w.

=Robinson, Albert Gardner.= Cuba and the intervention. **$1.80. Longmans.

A book which “falls roughly into three divisions: a review of peninsular misrule in Cuba and of the efforts of the Cubans to throw off the Spanish yoke; a survey of the American occupation of the island, with especial attention to the work of reconstruction; and a statement of the conditions prevailing since the Cubans attained self-government. An eye-witness of many of the events he describes, Mr. Robertson writes with vivacity and warmth.... His point of view, however, is primarily and frankly Cuban.”—Outlook.

“The volume covers the various phases of American activity and gives valuable insight into the difficulties of the task confronting the American authorities.”

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 948. Jl. ‘05. 60w.

“This is a clear and unbiased account of one of the most interesting incidents in our national history.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 729. Mr. 30, ‘05. 280w.

“While his volume is in some respects extremely useful—notably ... in assisting to a better appreciation of the Latin-American character—it can scarcely be said to fulfill its main purpose of giving a clear and unbiased account of the methods and results of American intervention.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 855. Ap. 1, ‘05. 260w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 319. S. 2, ‘05. 240w.

“Mr. Robinson sums up the whole case of the United States and Cuba with admirable impartiality.”

+ + =Spec.= 91: 644. Ap. 29, ‘05. 190w.

=Robinson, Charles Mulford.= Modern civic art. **$3. Putnam.

A consideration of the problem of civic improvement as applied to all cities, their business centres, streets, residences, tenements, parks, and parkways. This second edition is illustrated with numerous half-tones and photogravures presenting architectural arrangements for city squares, water fronts, and other places of decorative importance.

“Though flowery in style on occasion, the author handles his subject both widely and concretely.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 379. Ap. ‘05. 50w.

Reviewed by Ralph Clarkson.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 15. Jl. 1, ‘05. 1070w.

“The author’s analysis is exhaustive, and his treatment is as complete and authoritative as our present knowledge of the subject makes possible.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 268. Ap. 6, ‘05. 220w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 380. Je. 10, ‘05. 300w.

“We are glad that a second edition, with the addition of designs, has been published of this valuable volume.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 401. F. 11, ‘05. 130w.

=Robinson, E. Kay.= Country day by day. **$1.75. Holt.

In his garden on the coast of Norfolk, the author has studied bird life and plant life and he gives an account of an English year, the drama which the observant one may see enacted day by day, by the things of feathers and of petals.

“It forms a vade mecum of pleasant information for all the passing hours of the rolling year.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 367. Mr. 25. 570w.

* + =Critic.= 47: 582. D. ‘05. 60w.

+ =Dial.= 38: 423. Je. 16, ‘05. 60w.

Reviewed by May Estelle Cook.

* + =Dial.= 39: 374. D. 1, ‘05. 210w.

“As a rule, the author has nothing specially new to tell, and his book may be regarded as a guide to what the observant country resident ought to see and notice, rather than as an exponent of fresh facts.” R. L.

+ + — =Nature.= 71: 418. Mr. 2, ‘05. 250w.

“It is one of the great merits of the book that this appreciation of nature is never allowed to degenerate into sentimentalism.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 574. N. 4, ‘05. 140w.

“This is a delightful record of a year in the country day by day. It is written with a keen sympathy with nature and a true instinct for the beautiful.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 621. Ap. 29, ‘05. 710w.

* =Robinson, Edwin Arlington.= Children of the night, **$1. Scribner.

“President Roosevelt has praised this book of poems, finding in them ‘an undoubted touch of genius.’ To this fact no doubt is due the reprinting of a little book now eight years old.” (Critic.) “The mood is usually serious, and quite removed from the too sweet and pensive sadness of one who invokes grief as a becoming adjunct to his verse.... The numerous poems of religious feeling are the product of a wholesome faith.”—N. Y. Times.

* “We do not dispute the President’s dictum; but we suspect that he has not kept ‘au courant’ with the flood of American minor verse. Had he done so, he would think twice before applying the word ‘genius’ to Mr. Robinson, notwithstanding the author’s ‘curious simplicity and good faith.’”

+ =Critic.= 47: 584. D. ‘05. 80w.

* “Mr. Robinson’s work has never got half the attention it deserved.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 314. N. 16, ‘05. 110w.

* “Is a very pleasant little book. No minor poet of the day is less indebted to poetic conventionalisms than Mr. Robinson, or more securely himself.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 507. D. 21, ‘05. 250w.

* “They are nearly always individual, and show little tendency to echo poets of a larger gift which too often is the hall mark of the minor poet.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 798. N. 25, ‘05. 290w.

* “There is an undoubted touch of genius in the poems collected in this volume, and a curious simplicity and good faith, all of which qualities differentiate them sharply from ordinary collections of this kind.” T. Roosevelt.

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 913. Ag. 12, ‘05. 1270w.

* =Robinson, Harry Perry.= Black bear. *$2. Macmillan.

“The black bear tells the story of his cubhood, his joys and his troubles, his games and adventures with his sister ‘Kahwa.’ Then comes the first terrible experience of his life, a forest fire.... But ‘Kahwa’ escapes the fire only to be taken prisoner by men.... She tries to escape, but is killed in the attempt. Then follows period of loneliness, and in process of time the first great fight and the winning of a wife. All this is told with much spirit, and illustrated by some excellent pictures. One is quite sorry to leave him sitting disconsolately behind the bars of his cage; but then we could not otherwise have had his autobiography.”—Spec.

* + =Acad.= 68: 1287. D. 9, ‘05. 40w.

* “Mr. Robinson’s bears live on his pages. The reader begins early to feel an active interest in their fortunes and it is maintained to the end.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 404. N. 24, ‘05. 500w.

* =Lond. Times.= 4: 432. D. 8, ‘05. 50w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 731. O. 28, ‘05. 310w.

* + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 890. D. 16, ‘05. 350w.

* + + =Spec.= 95: 692. 4, ‘05. 190w.

=Robinson, Sir John Richard.= Fifty years of Fleet street: being the life and recollections of Sir John R. Robinson; comp. and ed. by F. Moy Thomas. *$4. Macmillan.

Forty-seven years as manager of the “London daily news” earned for Mr. Robinson, in the words of Mr. John Morley, “the respect and honor of everybody who cares for the tradition of English journalism.” Failing health was doubtless responsible for the failure of his intention to write his autobiography. From the fragmentary diaries, journals, jottings, and impressions, the compiler, Mr. Thomas, has constructed his “Life and recollections.” “Most of the conspicuous persons in the world of politics, literature, art, and music during the past fifty years had been the personal friends and associates of the great journalist.” (N. Y. Times). Among them were: Queen Victoria, Gladstone, Disraeli, Cobden, Mill, Rosebery, Landseer, General Grant, Cyrus Field, “Mark Twain,” Artemus Ward, Bret Harte, Archibald Forbes, Charles Dickens, Lord Coleridge, Charles Kingsley, Arthur Sullivan, Mr. Spurgeon, Mr. Sankey, Sarah Bernhardt, Bismarck, Labouchere.

“The text is interesting and at times absorbing. A vein of good nature and social enjoyment is distinctly visible throughout it.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 56. Ja. 19, ‘05. 1190w.

“A volume of great interest and considerable value. There can be no two opinions of Mr. Thomas’s fitness for the accomplishment of the task he undertook in compiling and editing these recollections, for during a quarter of a century he was a worker with and a close friend of Sir John Robinson. The whole book, though a disappointment to those of us who expected a carefully prepared, witty, instructive volume of memoirs written by the chieftain’s own hand and with proofs corrected and revised by him, is nevertheless one that we have every reason to feel grateful to Mr. Frederick Moy Thomas for having compiled and edited.” Elizabeth Banks.

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 49. Ja. 28, ‘05. 2330w.

=Robinson, Rowland Evans.= Hunting without a gun, and other papers. $2. Forest & stream.

A posthumous volume of sketches and stories in which the blind writer tells of the joys of the lover of nature, who seeks the creatures of the woods, but does not harm them.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 407. Je. 17, ‘05. 380w.

=Outlook.= 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 30w.

=Robinson, Rowland Evans.= Out of bondage. $1.25. Houghton.

Seventeen short dialect stories, many of which have already appeared in various magazines, are collected under this title. “Out of bondage” is a story of the “underground” railroad, in which a Quaker family save an escaped negro from his pursuers. A little Quaker maid and her lover, and a revengeful disappointed admirer complicate the plot. “A letter from Hio,” is another idyll of country life, with a simple love motive. “The shag back panther,” a creation of an old Canuck, frightens its inventor from the berry patch. “A story of the old frontier” is an account of an Indian’s gratitude in liberating a woman who had nursed him. Altho the subjects are varied, they all concern men, animals, and country life. The treatment is mainly humorous.

“The very rusticity of his humor increases the verisimilitude of his portrait.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 312. Ap. 20, ‘05. 100w.

“The shrewdness and pointed humor of the different characters are revealed with a keenness and delicacy of touch that show long, personal acquaintance among these people.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 284. Ap. 29, ‘05. 340w.

“Surprisingly even in their interest and freshness. Mr. Robinson’s stories bring back old Vermont days and show us typical village and country people in all their native ruggedness, kindliness, and neighborly qualities.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 708. Mr. 18. ‘05. 150w.

=Rodd, Sir James Rennell.= Sir Walter Raleigh. 75c. Macmillan.

“To Englishmen of to-day,” Sir Walter Raleigh “represents the genesis of British imperialism in the modern sense. To Americans, he stands for that sixteenth-century daring and love of adventure to which the English colonies in the new world owed their existence. The sketch of Raleigh ... is a well written account of a career that was full of dramatic incident.”—R. of Rs.

“Sir Rennell Rodd has a sure grasp of his documents and has used them with much skill.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 483. Je. 15, ‘05. 530w.

“He has done his best as far as study goes, toward the solution of many mysterious actions on the part of the gallant Englishman. Sir Rennell Rodd’s record of social life during the two decades of the reign of Queen Elizabeth gives a clear insight into actual conditions.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 68. F. 4, ‘05. 1570w. (Survey of contents.)

“A study rich in atmosphere. There are times when he assuredly assumes the role of a special pleader. The proportion is not so well maintained as we should desire. But, on the whole, he has acquitted himself well, giving us a book which is at once enjoyable and a creditable addition to a series of which it forms part.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 350. F. 4, ‘05. 310w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 249. F. ‘05. 80w.

=Rogers, A. W.= Introduction to the geology of Cape Colony; with a chapter on the fossil reptiles of the Karroo formation, by R. Broom. *$3.50. Longmans.

A handbook which contains results of investigations made public as recently as 1904. There is a geological map and an introduction which connects the geological structure with the scenic features.

“It is a work which will be found of much use to the student of South African geology, since it contains in a compact form a good deal of information to be found otherwise only by reference to numerous scientific journals and official reports.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 504. Ap. 22. 570w.

“Is sure to remain a standard treatise. Compact and highly attractive handbook.” Grenville A. J. Cole.

+ + + =Nature.= 72: 35. My. 11, ‘05. 830w.

=Rogers, Joseph Morgan.= Thomas H. Benton. **$1.25. Jacobs.

This addition to the “American crises biographies” contains a detailed account of the Missouri statesman, and gives the chief political events from 1820 to the repeal of the Missouri compromise with which his public work ended.

“Rogers did not entirely shake off his editorial habit of popular statement when producing a serious historical work.” W. H. Mace.

+ — =Am. Hist.= R. 11: 176. O. ‘05. 650w.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 188. Ag. ‘05. 80w.

“The work is careless and superficial.”

— =Dial.= 38: 325. My. 1, ‘05. 340w.

“Mr. Rogers in this account of Thomas H. Benton has assumed more than properly belongs to the biographer.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 292. My. 6, ‘05. 420w.

“In point of literary quality, a decided advance on his ‘The true Henry Clay.’ While the treatment is, as a rule, open-minded, it is marred at times by invidious and unnecessary comparisons between Benton and his notable contemporaries, and by occasional overstatement to a degree constituting a serious defect.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 143. My. 13, ‘05. 160w.

“Mr. Rogers has presented an accurate and impressive picture of Thomas H. Benton.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 26. Jl. 1, ‘05. 230w.

“The author has avoided, rather than sought after, popular effects; his own opinions are held in abeyance, and he sometimes assumes too large a knowledge on the part of his reader.”

+ + — =Reader.= 6: 593. O. ‘05. 470w.

=Rogers, Joseph Morgan.= The true Henry Clay. **$2. Lippincott.

The author’s life-long acquaintance with Clay’s “career and environment,” and his access to the private papers of the great statesman, have put him in touch with the real facts for a biography, which tells “the truth about Clay and his failures and successes.” He is set forth in the light of the true builder for his country,—the “economic development that has compelled the admiration of the world had its beginnings in the policies of internal improvements and tariff protection to which he stood, if not as father, at least as sponsor.... The key to his career, to his failures and successes alike, Mr. Rogers finds in his profoundly emotional nature. ‘While physically and mentally Clay was a strong man, temperamentally he was constituted like a woman.’” (Outlook).

“The loose rambling, repetitious style, running at times even into errors of grammar, informs us at once that we are not to look here for the minor accuracies of scholarship. Nor are all the errors minor. Read as a whole the book produces an admirable impression. This biography detracts no whit, from the value of Schurz’s account of the national activities of Henry Clay, but it will give the general reader a much better idea of the man.” Carl Russell Fish.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 900. Jl. ‘05. 880w.

“The emphasis is on the personal side. The author is an admirer of Clay, yet he tells the truth about him, not glossing over his defects and frailties or attempting to cover his blunders.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 204. Mr. 16, ‘05. 160w.

“There is an occasional slip of misstatement ... but on the whole a painstaking care is evident.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 214. Jl. 27, ‘05. 160w.

“Mr. Rogers is fair-minded in that he does not scruple to lay bare the weaknesses as well as the strength of his hero. Nor has he any race or sectional prejudices to air. Lack of a sense of proportion, a feeble grasp of the subject as a whole, constitute, indeed, his chief faults. The man Clay he sees and comprehends. Of positive errors there are, so far as we have noticed, comparatively few.”

+ — =Nation.= 80: 235. Mr. 23, ‘05. 280w.

“Presenting a work markedly deficient in point of literary quality, gives an account of the great Kentuckian that is vivid, impartial, and philosophic, and that assists us to place him correctly among the founders of the United States of the twentieth century.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 79: 241. Ja. 28, ‘05. 1090w.

“By all odds, the most entertaining and intimate sketch of Clay that has yet appeared.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 126. Ja. ‘05. 190w.

=Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles.= See =Green, Anna Katharine.=

=Rolfe, William James.= Satchel guide for the vacation tourist in Europe; a compact itinerary of the British isles, Belgium and Holland, Germany and the Rhine, Switzerland, France, Austria, and Italy. *$1.50. Houghton.

In this first edition of 1905, the list of hotels has been revised, corrections have been made in routes, fares, etc., and local changes in London and Paris have been noted. Pockets in the covers contain a plan of London and a railway map of the British isles.

* =Roosevelt, Theodore.= Outdoor pastimes of an American hunter. **$3. Scribner.

“The first three chapters of the President’s book describe hunting trips in Colorado and Oklahoma, after bears, coyotes, cougars, and bobcats. Other chapters some of which are reprinted, with additions, from previous books, deal with other American big game, the wapiti, white-tail and mule deer, antelope, and mountain sheep; chapters are also devoted to wilderness reserves, books on big game, and the outdoor life of the President and his family at their Long Island home.” (Outlook.) The volume is illustrated from photographs by the president himself or by members of his family.

* “All lovers of outdoor sport, all admirers of our strenuous President will be delighted with this book.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 582. D. ‘05. 60w.

* “This latest volume of his own will take high rank among those for the novelty of the sports it describes as well as for the freshness and spirit of the descriptions. We may say in passing that the President is as good a field-naturalist as a sportsman.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 381. N. 10, ‘05. 830w.

* “To the reader who will approach the book either with a healthy interest in outdoor life or with an idle curiosity to read what a President has written, the work should prove of interest. The book should prove a valued addition to its class.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 742. N. 4, ‘05. 1670w.

* “Altogether it is an unusual book, and of interest to every one.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 837. D. 2, ‘05. 160w.

* “Each chapter of the book bears testimony to the vigorous, wholesome, straightforward character of its author and to the remarkable thoroughness and zest with which he undertakes the study of any subject in which he is interested.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 716. N. 25, ‘05. 610w.

* “Mr. Roosevelt’s literary method in treating of outdoor subjects is well known. It is characterized by a thorough-going purpose to do something more than merely narrate the author’s personal adventures.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 753. D. ‘05. 230w.

* “President Roosevelt’s most sensible remarks on the proper means of preserving game in a democratic country are worthy of all attention, and not less his analysis of the true hunter’s creed, with which every sportsman must agree.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 868. N. 25, ‘05. 430w.

=Root. A. I.= A B C of bee culture; rev. by E. R. Root. $1.20. Root.

“A work of high value to all engaged in this fascinating pursuit. It is a cyclopædia in form and arrangement, and is fully illustrated, and the present edition has been so thoroughly revised as to be practically a new book.”—Outlook.

“There is nothing more comprehensive and satisfactory obtainable on this subject.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 79: 651. Mr. 11, ‘05. 50w.

=Rosadi, Giovanni.= Trial of Jesus; tr. from the Italian by Emil Reich. *$2.50. Dodd.

This work of Rosadi’s has been widely read in Italy and Germany, and now appears in a translation by Emil Reich, who says of it—“Signor Rosadi has approached his problem—apparently a purely legal one—with a warmth of sympathy, with a breadth of philosophical view, with a purity of religious sentiment that have rendered his book not only a noteworthy contribution to the history of Jesus, but a stimulating and (we say it unhesitatingly) an edifying work in the best sense of the word.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 623. My. 20. 660w.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 288. S. ‘05. 120w.

“Is rich in information of court procedure among Jews and Romans in the days of Pontius Pilate, but the total absence of criticism in the use of the Gospels renders it unsafe as a guide in historical study.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 152. Jl. 20, ‘05. 40w.

“We doubt ... if the best English and American scholarship will regard Signor Rosadi’s work seriously, and we must admit that the work seems to serve no particularly good purpose.”

— + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 357. Je. 3, ‘05. 1080w.

“It is a thoroughly scholarly study.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 346. Je. 3, ‘05. 530w.

“The particular significance of the work is perhaps due to the two facts that it treats the famous trial as a matter of history and gives it its proper legal standing, and also that it portrays the personality of the man Christ in a way that appeals to a class of readers usually indifferent to religious books.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 124. Jl. ‘05. 170w.

“To English readers it will appear rather too full and rhetorical. We cannot praise the translation of the book. We have rarely seen a book with more misprints.”

+ — — =Sat. R.= 99: 638. My. 13, ‘05. 440w.

“Is throughout deeply interesting.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 750. My. 20, ‘05. 390w.

=Rose, Achilles.= Carbonic acid in medicine. $1. Funk.

The healing qualities of carbonic acid gas known centuries ago and used for therapeutical purposes have been re-discovered in modern science. The author has set forth the history and general usefulness of the properties to medical science.

=Rose, John Holland.= Napoleonic studies. *$2.50. Macmillan.

Essays, based principally on materials found while working on the author’s “Life of Napoleon I.,” which are of interest, with a few exceptions, to Napoleonic scholars. These exceptions are found in the chapters, “Wordsworth, Schiller, Fichte, and the Idealist revolt against Napoleon,” “The religious belief of Napoleon,” and “The detention of Napoleon by Great Britain.” The remaining discussions relate to: “Pitt’s plan for the settlement of Europe,” “Egypt during the first British occupation,” “Canning and Denmark in 1807,” “A British agent at Tilsit,” “Napoleon and British commerce,” “Britain’s food supply in the Napoleonic war,” “The Whigs and the French war,” “Austria and the downfall of Napoleon,” and “The Prussian co-operation at Waterloo.”

“While they vary in their temper and treatment as widely as the subjects, yet the author’s personality gives them quite sufficient unity to secure the interest of the reader and the continuity of the subject. Incidentally they clear up several little mysteries of antiquarian interest.”

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 658. Ap. ‘05. 1270w.

“Regarding the new essays, they serve to emphasize the value of the research work which Mr. Rose has done in the British archives, and to prove that in spite of the great number of scholarly studies of the Napoleon era, large deposits of unused material still exist.” E. D. Adams.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 41. Ja. 16, ‘05. 1520w.

“Mr. Rose’s essays are marked by the same wealth of information and carefulness of statement which appeared in his book. He does not dogmatize for the sake of amusing his readers by a sharp saying, and inclines to caution whenever he ventures to put forth a generalization.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 135. F. 16, ‘05. 470w.

=Rose, Mrs. Mary.= Women of Shakespeare’s family. *50c. Lane.

“This book is largely made up of suppositions, as indeed might be expected, so little beyond names and dates is known about Shakespeare’s mother, wife, and daughters ... and it is only fair to say that Miss Rose has been careful to do her best with the few facts that she has to deal with.”—Spec.

+ =Spec.= 94: 520. Ap. 8, ‘05. 130w.

=Roseboro’, Viola.= Players and vagabonds. $1.50. Macmillan.

Nine short stories founded upon real incidents met with in the author’s life upon the stage. Humor and pathos, episode and character, are combined to show the life of the real player folk behind the scenes. The first and longest story, “Where the ways crossed,” is the pathetic tale of Darley, a young Englishman, who found his longed-for chance to play the hero in a burning theatre. “The embroidered robe” is a character sketch of two would-be actors, “Her mother’s success” makes an unworldly mother the centre of a troupe of very worldly actors, “Potent memories” is all pathos, “The clown and the missionary,” all humor, “A bit of biography,” tells the story of a ten year old boy who forsook his adopted home for the stage. “Our Mantua maker,” “A marriage de covenance,” and “A glimpse of an artist,” complete the volume.

“If the reader is not more than entertained, is not touched and softened, then he, or she, is adamant.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 298. F. 25, ‘05. 190w.

“All of them are human and searching and tender, full of a changeful, charmful quality that fascinates, brightened by brief triumphs, darkened by long poverty and disappointment, warmed by self-forgetful helping of others.”

+ =Reader.= 5: 257. Ja. ‘05. 220w.

“The pathos of her stories rings true and sound, and her all-embracing charity engages the fullest sympathy. These tattered waifs and strays of life, these, ‘players and vagabonds,’ have found one to plead for them whose pleading it would hardly be possible to resist.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 121. Ja. ‘05. 100w.

* =Rosegger, Petri Kettenfeier.= I. N. R. I.: a prisoner’s story of the cross, tr. by Elizabeth Lee. †$1.50. McClure.

“A poor German carpenter under sentence of death for an anarchistic crime is supposed to write in his cell and from memory the story of that other carpenter of long ago—who was condemned as a subverter of the established order. Naturally the German carpenter’s own hard experience and his own dreams color his story of the other—naturally his memory plays him false, naturally (he is of a Catholic country) he writes in ideas and incidents from lives of the saints and the like. But it is his merging of his own bitter life into that of the Christ which makes the book real as other stories dealing with this subject are not.” (N. Y. Times.) There are six illustrations in color by Cowin Knapp Simson in the Holy Land.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1377. D. 14, ‘05. 60w.

* “The narrative is a strange and powerful one.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 776. N. 18, ‘05. 500w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 824. D. 2, ‘05. 200w.

* “The story is told simply and colloquially, but with reserve and dignity.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 1038. D. 23, ‘05. 120w.

=Rosenthal, Herman,= tr. See =Ganz, Hugo.= Land of riddles.

Roses and how to grow them. See =Barron, Leonard=, ed.

=Ross, Edward Alsworth.= Foundations of sociology. *$1.25. Macmillan.

It is claimed for Professor Ross that he interests especially sociological heresy-hunters; it is also claimed that in this new work this same following will find difficulty in singling out any censurable utterances. It treats of the scope and task of sociology, the sociological frontier of economics, social laws, “mob mind,” the social forces, the factors of social change, recent tendencies in sociology, the causes of race superiority, “The value rank of the American people,” “The properties of group units,” and “The unit of investigation in sociology.”

“This book is, on the whole, devoted to the method, rather than to the content, of knowledge. It does much in the way of clearing the cobwebs out of the sociological skies. It is, however, a general survey rather than a treatise. The present volume can hardly fail to serve, for some time to come, as one of the most effective path-breakers in sociological inquiry.” Albion W. Small.

+ + — =Am. J. Soc.= 11: 129. Jl. ‘05. 1400w.

* “No one interested in the development of social theory, or in the understanding of social phenomena can afford to leave it unread.” Carl Kelsey.

* + + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 759. N. ‘05. 540w.

* “Brilliant but somewhat capricious.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 1157. N. 16, ‘05. 40w.

“Easy to read, brief, comprehensive, and introducing the reader to most of the conceptions of value. The book’s greatest fault is ... that of undervaluing work which is too abstract to meet the conditions of a real practical problem.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81:42. Jl. 13, ‘05. 250w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 345. My. 27, ‘05. 210w.

“His style is rather exuberant, but it is picturesque and rapid.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 396. Je. 17, ‘05. 1410w.

“The book is of value to the lay reader in that it clarifies not a few of the foggy statements and definitions that have been associated with this newly developed science to its popular detraction. Professor Ross is a clear and forcible writer.”

+ + + =R. of Rs.= 32: 126. Jl. ‘05. 140w.

=Ross, Janet Anne (Mrs. Henry J. Ross).= Old Florence and modern Tuscany. *$1.50. Dutton.

The author, who has lived among the Tuscan peasants for over thirty years, has written a series of fifteen papers, eleven of which have already appeared in various magazines. The book opens with the history of the Misericordia, the brotherhood of pity in Florence, then follow chapters upon “A domestic chaplain of the Medici,” “Two Florentine hospitals,” “A September day in the valley of the Arno,” “Popular songs of Tuscany,” “Vintaging in Tuscany,” “Oil-making in Tuscany.” “Virgil and agriculture in Tuscany,” “A stroll in Boccaccio’s country,” “The dove of the holy Saturday,” “San Gimignano della Belle Torre,” “Volterra,” “Mezzeria or land tenure in Tuscany,” and “The jubilee of the crucifix.”

Reviewed by Anna Benneson McMahan.

+ =Dial.= 38: 351. My. 16, 05. 760w.

+ =Ind.= 58: 1070. My. 11, ‘05. 150w.

“Well deserve being collected into book form on account of their historical research and of their keen observation of actual conditions of peasant life in Tuscany. The most attractive article of all in this volume is on the popular songs of Tuscany.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 218. Mr. 16, ‘05. 1150w.

“Written with a distinct and common inspiration and with undoubted joy in transcription.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 140. Mr. 4, ‘05. 490w.

“Mr. Carmichael and Mr. Hewlett have been enlightening us as to Tuscany; now comes Mrs. Ross in a smaller volume but with almost equal information, especially as to the Tuscan peasants. While we learn more about modern Tuscany than about old Florence ... Mrs. Ross’s account is noteworthy, although for a more exhaustive treatment one will turn to the volumes by Mr. Gardner, M. Yriarte, and Mrs. Oliphant.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 247. Ja. 28, ‘05. 260w.

=Rosse, Florence James.= Philosophy and froth. 50c. Broadway pub.

Almost 200 little epigrammatic sayings, some of which are clever and some of which are not.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 552. Ag. 19, ‘05. 150w.

=Rouse, Adelaide Louise.= Letters of Theodora. †$1.50. Macmillan.

A girl, who has left a position in a New Jersey college and a faithful lover to seek literary honors in unfeeling New York, writes of her struggles to a girl friend. A life of grape-nuts in a hall bedroom does not discourage her and she has many experiences and flirtations which introduce various interesting characters; but in the end she marries the original John.

“Though she really has nothing much to write about, her letters make pleasant reading.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 420. Ap. 15, ‘05. 270w.

“‘The letters of Theodora’ do not constitute a psychological brain-twister, but a light and pleasing romance.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 286. S. ‘05. 60w.

“It must be confessed that Teddy has a vivacious way about her which makes her letters very pleasant reading.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 287. Ap. 29, ‘05. 630w.

“A clever entertaining book.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 857. Ap. 1, ‘05. 70w.

“May not appeal to a very large public. The public to which it does appeal will be select and worth having.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 760. Je. ‘05. 210w.

=Rouse, G. H.= Old Testament criticism in New Testament light. *$1. Union press.

An address given before the Bengali Christian conference of Calcutta has been expanded into this volume which is addressed to the general reader. It presents “modern views” upon subjects included under the chapter headings, Our basis—Christ made no mistakes; Christ’s treatment of the Old Testament; The relation of the Levitical law to the prophetic history and teaching; The Pentateuch; The authorship of Psalm cx.; The historicity, accuracy, and authoritativeness of the Old Testament; The book of Daniel; Prophecy; and Critical methods.

“The higher critics will find in this work much to learn, and much to moderate their views, while the uncritical Christian will find much to deepen his faith and to strengthen his hold on the Old Testament as well as the New Testament.” T. H. L. Leary.

+ + =Acad.= 68: 1100. O. 21, ‘05. 710w.

=Spec.= 95: 56. Ag. 8, ‘05. 180w.

* =Routh, James Edward, jr.= Fall of Tollan. $1. Badger, R: G.

A dramatic poem in which Quetzal is sent by “the all-father, the high Tonaca,” to rule over Mexican Tollan and become a power for good. The god of darkness, “lest man should be all blessed,” took the form of Lord Tezca who basely seized the throne and “scoffing all but careless, jovial wit and witty joy,” ruled until “hostile tribes flung down the bronze-wrought gates.” Kingdom followed kingdom, while the people dumbly waited for “Quetzal’s hoped return.”

=Rowland, Helen.= Digressions of Polly. †$1.50. Baker.

Polly and her fiancé furnish the airy dialogue of this book. There are twenty-three chapters, each a complete little chat, with its own setting and its own amusing climax; but thru them all Polly, the light-hearted, with her curls, her dimples and her chiffon ruffles, and Jack the resourceful, very human and very much in love, are true to their frivolous parts.

“The result is not equal to the effort.”

— =Critic.= 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 30w.

“One of the brightest volumes of dialogue of the season.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 259. Ap. 22, ‘05. 260w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 393. Je. 17, ‘05. 170w.

“If it is lacking in originality ... the conversations of the fair and frivolous Polly and her fiancé, never dull, are often unusually diverting.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 960. Ap. 15, ‘05. 60w.

“Her froth and her frills make her very good company, indeed, for others than the agreeable young man who takes her balls and occasionally sends back a very respectable one of his own.”

+ + =Reader.= 6: 474. S. ‘05. 250w.

“She is certainly entertaining, though, perhaps for too many pages.”

+ — =R. of Rs.= 31: 759. Je. ‘05. 70w.

* =Rowland, Henry Cottrell.= Mountain of fears. †$1.50. Barnes.

“There are contained in this volume eight stories of adventure, having a slender thread of connection in that all are narratives by Doctor Leyden of strange experiences in his career as a collector for museums.” (Pub. Opin.) “They deal with strange and exotic regions such as Papua, the Orinoco, Borneo, Curacao, Sulu, the South Sea islands, Hayti, and the Malay peninsula.... Drinking, murder, abduction, fraud, brutality, cowardice—such are the contents of the book.” (Nation.)

* “Some of the most unpleasant short stories it was ever the fate of an author to invent. There is no denying that in spite of some exaggeration and tall talk, the stories are exceedingly well told, but why tell them?”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 449. N. 30, ‘05. 200w.

* “The tales are vivid and strange.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 683. N. 18, ‘05. 50w.

* “Joseph Conrad would have told the story differently, and doubtless better, but it is doubtful if he could have created a more convincing atmosphere of horror.”

— + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 700. N. 25, ‘05. 200w.

=Rowland, Henry Cottrell.= Wanderers. †$1.50. Barnes.

The story of a young Irishman who, fearing that his father’s will has given his yacht to a brother, runs away with the coveted boat. He takes an artist friend with him, and later picks up an American professor’s daughter, with whom both young men fall in love, and her chaperone. After many and varied adventures, which include dueling and piracy, Brian legally acquires both the yacht and the girl.

“The style is simple but adequate, there is plenty of humor, and the book admirably fulfils its purpose.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 80w.

“An unpretending tale, entertaining for an hour or two, agreeable in its main personages, pleasantly written, abundantly varied in its kinds of interest.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 1250. Je. 1, ‘05. 190w.

“Rollicking, jovial story.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 212. Ap. 8, ‘05. 520w.

“A light, breezy tale of the sea, with less of storm and stress than is common to novels of a marine cast, but sufficiently spiced with adventure to keep the interest alive. Leaving numerous improbabilities out of mind, the book will serve well to while away a couple of hours.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 762. Mr. 25, ‘05. 100w.

=Pub. Opin.= 38: 508. Ap. 1, ‘05. 320w. (Outline of plot.)

“The book will be acceptable to those who wish entertainment without mental effort.”

+ =Reader.= 6: 472. S. ‘05. 180w.

=Rowlands, Samuel.= Bride. **$3.50. Goodspeed.

“An interesting reprint.... Save for an entry in the Stationers’ register under date of 1617, this work has hitherto been unknown to bibliography. Last spring a unique copy was purchased from a German bookseller for the library of Harvard university, and this is now reprinted in partial facsimile, with a brief introductory note. The poem ... a conversation between a bride and her attendant maidens concerning the respective advantages of the single and married estates ... is written in Rowlands’ habitual cleanly-turned six-line, stanza.”—Nation.

“Will add little to Rowlands’ fame.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 329. Mr. 25. ‘05. 1030w.

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 110. Jl. 22. 720w.

=Critic.= 47: 192. Ag. ‘05. 90w.

“There is nothing in the poem either to add to the poetic treasures of our literature or to furnish any new footnotes to literary history.”

+ — =Nation.= 80: 229. Mr. 23, ‘05. 220w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 89. F. 11, ‘05. 160w.

=Rowntree, B. Seebohm.= Betting and gambling: a national evil. *$1.60. Macmillan.

“The preliminary chapter is devoted to the Ethics of betting and gambling, and is by John A. Hobson, M. A. It is followed by The extent of gambling, by John Hawke; Stock exchange gambling, by A. J. Wilson; Gambling among women, by J. M. Hogge; Crime and gambling, by Canon Horsley; The deluded sportsman, by a bookmaker; Gambling and citizenship, by J. Ramsey MacDonald; Existing legislation, by John Hawke; and The repression of gambling, by R. Seebohm Rowntree. In the appendix are given some government bills on the subject, opinions of prominent men on betting, a note on pedestrianism, tipping, betting statistics, and a bibliography.”—N. Y. Times.

“We can at all events congratulate Mr. Seebohm Rowntree upon having produced an amusing contribution to the faddist class of literature of the day.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 623. Je. 10, ‘05. 410w.

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 505. O. 14, 670w.

* “Mr. Rowntree treats of the evil of betting in the thoro and dispassionate manner he has employed in his other studies.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1158. N. 16, ‘05. 20w.

+ =Nation.= 81: 287. O. 5, ‘05. 350w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 377. Je. 10, ‘05. 240w.

“Such a book as this has long been needed. It is the work of specialists for the abatement of a national evil.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 542. Je. 24, ‘05. 300w.

“As a study the book is very good reading.”

+ =Sat. R.= 99: 676. My. 20, ‘05. 260w.

“This volume will be found very valuable as a reference-book.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 504. O. 7, ‘05. 430w.

* =Rowson, Susanna Haswell.= Charlotte Temple: a tale of truth; with an historical and biographical introd. by Francis W. Halsey; reprinted from the first Am. ed., 1794. $1.25. Funk.

This “true story of events in New York city during the Revolution,” has seen over one hundred editions, and the present reprint corrects many errors which have crept into the various texts and gives an historical introduction showing that the people concerned in this account of the beautiful and ill-fated Charlotte, who eloped at fifteen with an English army officer and died broken-hearted and deserted some two years later, concerns people well known in their day. The language of the book is quaintly old-fashioned, and the unpleasant truths are plainly treated. The story was originally intended as a warning to young girls.

* “Mr. Halsey’s introduction is extremely interesting: a bit of bibliographical work of high order, adding enormously to the literary value of the volume.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 797. N. 25, ‘05. 820w.

=Royce, Josiah.= Herbert Spencer; an estimate and review; together with a chapter of personal reminiscences by James Collier. **$1.25. Fox.

“Exactly one-half this volume is occupied by Professor Royce’s estimate of Spencer.... Having sketched the general history of evolution in bold and strong lines, he reviews the origin and significance of Spencer’s own view of evolution.... The third quarter of the volume is given to a criticism by Professor Royce of Spencer’s educational theories.... The volume is brought to a close by some personal reminiscences of Spencer by Mr. James Collier, who was for nine years his secretary, and for ten his amanuensis.”—Nation.

“[Belongs] to the supplementary order of biographical material.” H. W. Boynton.

+ + =Atlan.= 95: 427. Mr. ‘05. 390w.

“This little volume is one of the best ... contributions to Spenceriana which have been called forth by the publication of Spencer’s Autobiography.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 81: 254. My. ‘05. 570w.

“A most apt supplement to the ‘Autobiography.’”

+ + + =Critic.= 47: 187. Ag. ‘05. 50w.

+ + =Nation.= 80: 71. Ja. 26, ‘05. 2180w.

“Professor Royce has given us a rather dreary picture of the Englishman, Mr. Collier ... gives a more sympathetic account in his personal reminiscences in the latter part of the book.” H. Heath Bawden.

+ + =Philos. R.= 14: 361. My. ‘05. 730w.

“One need hardly ask better help toward a just estimate of the great career so lately closed than is afforded by this little book in which historical, biographical and critical insights are happily blended.” Edward H. Griffin.

+ + + =Psychol. Bull.= 2: 205. Je. 15, ‘05. 700w.

* =Rudy, Charles.= Cathedrals of northern Spain; their history and their architecture: together with much of interest concerning the bishops, rulers and other personages identified with them. **$2. Page.

The author of this well illustrated volume in the ‘Cathedral series’ “has an unbounded love not only for Spain but for the Spanish people. He sees the cathedrals of the Castillian country with enthusiastic eyes, and he writes as he sees.” (Ind.)

* + =Ind.= 59: 1381. D. 14, ‘05. 60w.

* “The book, as a whole, will hardly appeal to any but the superficial reader.”

— =Outlook.= 81: 887. D. 9, ‘05. 210w.

* =Ruskin, John.= Complete works. $37.50. Crowell.

Thirty volumes containing besides the usual texts of Ruskin’s works at least two volumes of author’s notes, bibliography and indices not usually found in current editions. The volumes are strongly bound for library purposes, the type is large and clear, and the illustrations for the set include thirty photogravures, 341 half-tones, and 10 color plates, some of which are reproductions of Ruskin’s own sketches, as well as Turner’s. The books are boxed and appear in three styles of bindings.

=Ruskin, John.= Letters of John Ruskin to Charles Eliot Norton; ed. by C. E. Norton. **$4. Houghton.

These letters, covering a period from 1855 to 1887, are edited by Professor Norton himself. They are the intimate letters of a man to his best friend, some, indeed, have been omitted as too intimate for publication, and, beginning where “Praeterita” ended, they form a sequel to it and a valuable addition to Ruskin’s autobiography. The letters describe the changes which took place in Ruskin’s views of art, religion, and life during that period, they show him as a social reformer, and political economist, and give his opinions on American and European politics. His sketches of the people and places that he loved, his inner purposes, his work, and the doubts and perplexities that beset him, reveal the writer to us in a new and more lovable light. There are a number of illustrations.

+ + =Acad.= 68: 123. F. 11, ‘05. 1240w.

Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.

=Atlan.= 95: 425. Mr. ‘05. 590w.

“The graceful dignity and consummate skill of the comment which accompanies them. Not only are they a continuous record of Ruskin’s intellectual and emotional life from 1856 on, and thus almost completely supplement the unfinished ‘Praeterita,’ but they have the advantage over ‘Praeterita’ in being records contemporary to the fact, and thus not subject to contamination through subsequent changes of mood and of memory. In that of purest friendship, merely as the spontaneous record of his inner as well as his outer life. With just reticence and balance of judgment, Mr. Norton sums up the work of his friend. Ruskin’s comments on his contemporaries are interesting.” G. R. Carpenter.

+ + =Bookm.= 20: 455. Ja. ‘05. 1360w.

“He [Norton] has performed a delicate task with exquisite taste.” Jeanette L. Gilder.

+ + + =Critic.= 46: 117. F. ‘05. 950w.

+ + + =Ind.= 58: 957. Ap. 27, ‘05. 560w.

+ + =Nation.= 80: 36. Ja. 12, ‘05. 2430w.

“Read with an eye single to the revelation of personality, there is hardly a letter here included that does not yield something of value, and the effect of the whole is to give us the conviction that we may now approach closer to the real Ruskin than has hitherto been possible even with the assistance of his ablest interpreters.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 79: 139. Ja. 14, ‘05. 2170w.

“The letters are indeed revelatory, but, for the most part, they are revelatory of a woeful instability of purpose and of a pitiful misery of mind. Except incidentally and occasionally, they cannot be said to add dignity to the name of the man they characterize.”

+ + =Reader.= 5: 497. Mr. ‘05. 710w.

“Professor Norton was one of Ruskin’s closest friends, and these letters make an excellent biography of the great Englishman.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 249. F. ‘05. 150w.

“Fascinating as these letters are to read, their one subject is Himself, his own troubles, his own work, his own knowledge: from beginning to end it is I.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 407. Mr. 18, ‘05. 1930w.

=Russell, Charles Edward.= Twin immortalities, and other poems. *$1.50; special ed. *$2.50. Hammersmark.

The little ode and several other poems contain an interpretation of music, but in Graubünden and Pigli, which are written according to the classical form of the sonata, music and poetry are most closely allied. The book is dedicated to President Loubet, the foremost democrat of these times, and in such poems as “Adam’s sons” and the “Coronation ode,” the brotherhood of man is set forth.

“That there is much in this volume to interest both the musician and the verse-wright,—perhaps, chiefly, him who stands on the borderland between the two arts, the composer of librettos.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 182. F. ‘05. 140w.

“Rich and varied volume of verse.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 197. Mr. 16, ‘05. 1110w.

“He has an admirable gift of phrase, which at its best is alive to its finger tips.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 293. Ap. 13, ‘05. 850w.

=Russell, Constance, Lady.= Three generations of fascinating women, and other sketches from family history. *$10.50. Longmans.

“A gallery is presented in the volume of beautiful women of the past, and of those in particular who were the leaders in the society of former times.” (N. Y. Times). There are fourteen sketches dealing with Lady Russell’s family history, including the families of Campbell, Gunning, Lenox, Gordon, and Whitworth, besides side-light information concerning contemporaries. There is the Hon. Mary Bellenden, who was “incontestably the most agreeable, the most insinuating, and the most likable woman of her time;” of the second generation, her daughter Caroline, Countess of Ailesbury, a woman of rare charms, who numbered among her friends the statesmen and men of letters of the day; of the third generation, the Hon. Mrs. Damer, who in both London and Paris was a social leader and the center of a host of literary personages.

=Critic.= 46: 284. Mr. ‘05. 70w.

“You might call Lady Russell’s book a story of fleeting beauties. Are not so much idealizations as realities.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 64. Ja. 28, ‘05. 1260w. (Survey of contents.)

* “This is an admirable literary work now revised and reproduced in a most admirable manner.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 836. D. 2, ‘05. 180w.

=Russell, George William Erskine.= Sydney Smith. **75c. Macmillan.

A volume in the “English men of letters series.” A full treatment of the life and personality of a man celebrated for his wit, but whose more solid qualities as a man of letters, a founder of the Edinburgh Review, a lecturer on moral philosophy, a writer of pamphlets, a politician, and a clergyman, deserve respect. His humor found him a ready audience, and his keen shafts were used to point his morals more effectively.

“Mr. George Russell’s biography is adequate and sympathetic. He has selected his material with discretion, and has let Sydney Smith tell his own story as far as possible. Now and again the biographer permits his own prejudices to intervene, and so strikes a jarring note. The

## book is a coherent, intelligible account of a great man.”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 122. F. 11, ‘05. 1800w.

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 234. F. 25. 1500w.

“He seems, in short, pretty thoroughly to have summed up the Sydney Smith question; no more elaborate study of him is likely to be needed.” H. W. Boynton.

+ + + =Atlan.= 96: 276. Ag. ‘05. 690w.

=Critic.= 47: 188. Ag. ‘05. 90w.

“Mr. Russell’s chief merit, then, consists ... in the shrewd and kindly criticism which he bestows upon Sydney Smith’s energy, goodness, wit and occasional foibles.”

+ =Dial.= 38: 420. Je. 16, ‘05. 410w.

+ =Ind.= 58: 1128. My. 18, ‘05. 420w.

“If there is any fault to be found with Mr. Russell’s book, it is that he does not dwell long enough on the purely social side of Sidney Smith. Mr. Russell’s brief but interesting biography is well indexed, and provides such copious extracts from Sydney Smith’s writings on all possible subjects that it is not a bad substitute for his ‘Works,’ which are not easily accessible to the general reader.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 297. Ap. 13, ‘05. 1200w.

“If Mr. Morley made a mistake in selecting his subject he has shown his editorial wisdom in his choice of author. No one is better suited to treat of the great Whig wit than such a representative of the great Whig family, the Russells. Having something of a conscience, Mr. Russell does not say much about Smith’s literary qualities and capacities.” Joseph Jacobs.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 145. Mr. 11, ‘05. 1730w.

“A very readable life of the great English wit by an interesting biographer. Suffers nothing by brevity; for Mr. Russell has succeeded in conveying the personality of Sydney Smith and in making his pages live in the light of that personality.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 704. Mr. 18, ‘05. 200w.

“A very readable monograph.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 382. Mr. ‘05. 40w.

“Sydney Smith is essentially of those writers who speak for themselves. The assistance he has received from Mr. Russell is judged to a nicety.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 99: 668. My. 20, ‘05. 1900w.

“Mr. Russell’s volume makes one of the best jest books we have ever seen, for there is just enough flour of biography to keep the plums of quotation properly apart. If we may hint a fault, it is that in the matter of Smith’s churchmanship Mr. Russell seems to make the worst of what he considers a bad job.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 441. Mr. 25, ‘05. 690w.

* =Ryan, Thomas Curran.= Finite and infinite. **$1.50. Lippincott.

The author says, “My purpose is to consider, first, such evidences of God’s disposition towards the world, as may be found in the history of nature; and, second, as to whether, in the light of science and philosophy, we may conceive Him as other than a Person, having such attributes as are, to human understanding, inseparable from personality.”

* “Mr. Ryan seems to have read widely in philosophy, with a result that should caution all readers to read no more than they can digest.”

— =Outlook.= 81: 939. D. 16, ‘05. 240w.

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Sabbath-school teacher training course. 1st year: a series of thirty-nine lessons designed for use in normal classes. **25c. Presb. bd.

This volume “contains a course of study for three-quarters of a year, and a forth-coming volume will complete the scheme. At the end of the first course the Presbyterian board of publication, Philadelphia, will arrange for an examination for such as desire it, and a teacher’s diploma will be granted to such as satisfy the examiners.... Even if the book is not used with a view to a diploma, many Sunday school teachers will find it advantageous to make it the ground-plan of private study.”—Ind.

“This first year’s course is admirable in every respect. The well selected range of subjects is concise, but sufficiently comprehensive.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1013. My. 4 ‘05. 110w.

=Sabin, Edwin Legrand.= Beaufort chums. †$1. Crowell.

The real adventures of real boys are interestingly told here for young readers. The Mississippi river furnishes the scene for camping, hunting, fishing, and kindred fun. There is the full quota of happenings, and live boys keen on the scent for them.

* “Real boy books are scarce these days, and ‘Beaufort chums’ ought to be hailed as an acquisition to the juvenile library.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 759. N. 11, ‘05. 140w.

* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 765. D. ‘05. 80w.

=Sabin, Edwin Legrand.= When you were a boy. †$1.50. Baker.

Humorously sympathetic recollections of the days when “you” played ball with the North star nine, preferred illness to the awful alternative of going to school, fought “your” fights, made a chum of “your” dog, went fishing, swimming, and skating, or, amid “your” companions’ jeers, saw “your” first “girl” home from a party. Fifty real boy illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele illustrate the volume.

* “Will probably outrival most of their predecessors in popular favor, since they treat of life from a boy’s standpoint.” Sara Andrew Shafer.

+ =Dial.= 39: 576. D. 1, ‘05. 660w.

+ =Outlook.= 81: 684. N. 18. ‘05. 100w.

* “His boys are quite as ‘real’ as Judge Shute’s and a trifle less coarse. The reflections of a man of mature years run between the lines.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 723. O. 28, ‘05. 180w.

* “It is all very amusing and to many of us reminiscent.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 763. D. 9, ‘05. 160w.

Saddle and song; a collection of verses made at Warrenton, Va., during the winter of 1904-1905. **$1.50. Lippincott.

An anthology of verses written about the horse, including selections from Browning, Byron, Bayard Taylor, Scott, Kipling, Longfellow, Kingsley, Quiller-Couch, and others. “No claim is made to have exhausted the literature of the English language upon this subject, but it is hoped that a sufficient variety, in respect to the types of horses and the tasks accomplished by them, has been offered to enable those who may read, each to find some horse to his liking or the story of some gallant effort that must command his admiration.”

* =Critic.= 47: 583. D. ‘05. 20w.

* “Within its limits the collection is a good one.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 388. D. 1, ‘05. 170w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 824. D. 2, ‘05. 200w.

* =Sadlier, Anna Theresa.= Wayward Winifred. $1.25. Benziger.

A story of Ireland in which an American finds Wayward Winifred, a mysterious child who lives in an out of the way castle with a blind old woman, and takes her to America to be educated in a Catholic school. In New York the child by chance meets her father and what seemed a great mystery turns out to be a very little mystery after all and the child and the father both return to Ireland to do honor to their old Irish name and restore their old Irish estate.

* =Sage, Elizabeth, and Cooley, Anna M.= Occupations for little fingers: a manual for grade teachers, mothers and settlement workers. **$1. Scribner.

“This little manual illustrates and describes simple forms of handwork; including cord and raffia-work, coarse sewing, paper-cutting and folding, clay modelling, furniture and upholstery for a doll’s house, and crocheting and knitting. The writers are teachers who have worked out with their classes the things of which they write. Their models are simple and useful articles that will interest the child and give his work practical connection with the world about him.... They give with each lesson the necessary cost.”—Nation.

* + =Nation.= 81: 450. N. ‘05. 140w.

* “This is eminently a practical book of instruction and suggestion.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 836. D. 2, ‘05. 190w.

=St. John, J. Allen.= Face in the pool. **$1.50. McClurg.

A delightful fairy tale of mystery and gallant chivalry. The hero, a young prince, is rewarded for kindness to the King of the Gnomes by the privilege of beholding in the pool the face of a fair princess. He seeks this much beleaguered Astrella, and wins her after many a conflict with a wicked fairy. The illustrations are the author’s own and include full page colored plates besides a number of pen and ink drawings.

* “Will be read by advanced as well as by juvenile readers.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1377. D. 14, ‘05. 50w.

* “In fact, nothing can be said against it except that it is not as good as Grimm or Spenser, while challenging comparison with both.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 489. D. 14, ‘05. 60w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 780. N. 18, ‘05. 120w.

=St. Luz, Berthe.= Black butterflies. $1.50. Fenno.

The occult is here blended with the ultra frivolous, and the arts of Emoclew-Houssein Rao, a worshipper of Doorka, seem all the more miraculous because he exercises them upon a group of modern and rather vulgar society folk. He wipes the hateful letters, with which a jealous husband has branded her, from Rosamond Arbuthnot’s forehead, and he frees the deformed master of Castlewalls from his all-consuming love for the beautiful Mrs. Demaris in such a manner that neither he nor the reader can separate the hallucination from the real.

“It is not exactly clear what the author is driving at.”

— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 499. Jl. 29, ‘05. 230w.

=Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin.= Portraits of the 17th century, historic and literary; tr. by Katharine P. Wormeley. 2 pts. ea. **$2.50. Putnam.

Sainte-Beuve’s historical and literary portraits of the 17th century have been collected and translated by Katharine P. Wormeley, who says of her work—“In the following volumes—taken from the Causeries du Lundi, the Portraits de femme and the Portraits littéraires—some passages have been omitted; these relate chiefly to editions that have long since passed away, or to discussions on style that cannot be made clear in English. Also, where two or more essays on the same person have appeared in the different series, they are here put together, omitting repetitions.” The volumes are handsomely bound and illustrated.

“Our enjoyment ... has been greatly marred by the lamentable inefficiency of the translation. Miss Wormeley has fallen a victim to the fetish of an exaggerated literalness with the most distressing result. Her structure is frequently not English; at times it is even ungrammatical.” Horace B. Samuel.

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 60. Ja. 21, ‘05. 790w.

“Although the finer shades of his style have not always been exactly rendered by Miss Wormeley, yet the translation, on the whole, is fairly good. The value of the work is impaired by the absence of a good index.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 78. Ja. 14. 430w.

“Diverse as are the characters treated of, each one is examined with the same charm, the same absence of exaggeration or trivial gossip.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 188. F. ‘05. 120w.

“It presents in sound, idiomatic English some of the best work of the man who holds rank as one of the greatest critics in all literature.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 81: 533. Jl. ‘05. 1510w.

+ + =Int. Studio.= 24: sup. 75. Ja. ‘05. 190w.

“To those who have no French, Miss Wormeley’s volumes may be commended. She has chosen wisely, and has translated accurately, if without distinction.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 476. Ap. 1, ‘05. 1530w.

=Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman.= History of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. V. 3. *$3.50. Dodd.

The author, professor of rhetoric in the university of Edinburgh, devoting this third volume to a survey of the nineteenth century, includes a study of English criticism from 1860 to 1900, and gives sixteen pages to American critics.

Reviewed by Ferris Greenslet.

+ — =Atlan.= 96: 106. Jl. ‘05. 470w.

“A trial balance of the qualities and defects of this great work might run somewhat as follows: Professor Saintsbury is unreliable, but frequently admirable, on the authors who touch his heart—the romantics; he is almost invariably inadequate and unfair to the critics he dislikes—the doctrinaires, among them the Germans especially; and he is safe only on the critics who bore him—the small fry generally. The volume, although its matter is on the whole the most attractive of the three, is less readable than its predecessors. It is chiefly valuable because the deposit of facts, which careful straining will separate, is considerable. Bad guide as he is for the highroad, the byways of criticism become accessible through Professor Saintsbury’s labors.” F. J. Mather, jr.

+ — =Bookm.= 20: 450. Ja. ‘05. 1820w.

“It is however, only fair to say that Professor Saintsbury never allows his political or religious beliefs, strong as these are, to interfere with his judgment. We are a little surprised, perhaps, to find the section on Lamb one of the best of the book—a good piece of writing without qualification. The poorest chapters of the book—and they are poor beyond forgiveness—are those which deal with topics that require ideas or the understanding of ideas. A book of irritating qualities. He is interesting—despite the continual faults of taste and despite the tedium of the subject, he never allows the reader’s attention to flag, and that is high praise.”

+ + — =Ind.= 58: 501. Mr. 2, ‘05. 720w.

* “In spite of its author’s rather slap-dash fashion, is on the whole a valuable, even an indispensable compendium for students of that very special criticism which is concerned with books almost exclusively.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 1163. N. 16, ‘05. 90w.

“One must always remember, in reading him, that he writes with the strongest possible bias, and that, however useful and even indispensable to the student of literature his history is, it is rather a work of reference than as a storehouse of reliable literary judgments. The style of the volume is deplorable. His offences against taste are of various kinds; perhaps the most exasperating is his reference to great men by their Christian names.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 155. F. 23, ‘05. 2570w.

“With all its wealth of material and faithful investigation of original sources, it is the work of a cloudy and often incoherent mind. ‘Exhaustive’ is the word which comes to the reviewer’s mind as he surveys the range of this history. No work in this field covers the ground so completely or with such wealth of knowledge.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 79: 397. F. 11, ‘05. 860w.

=Saintsbury, George.= Minor Caroline poets. 2v. v. I. *$3.40. Oxford.

“This volume contains Chamberlayne’s ‘Pharonnida,’ a ‘heroick poem’ of heroic length; Benlowes’ ‘Theophila,’ a ‘divine poem’ in many cantos; the poems of Mrs. Katherine Philips, ‘the matchless Orinda;’ and the poems of Patrick Hannay, a very obscure person of whom nothing is known, and of whose book only six copies remain. Indeed all the writers collected in this book are more or less obscure now, and you must be interested in the history of English poetry before you can be expected to read them.”—Lond. Times.

“It is well and judiciously edited as a whole, the notes being sparing and adequate, while the prefaces—both the general preface and those to single authors—if one can stomach the editor’s most unappetizing and contorted style, are excellent in substance, alike critical and informative.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905. 2: 168. Ag. 5. 1900w.

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 229. Jl. 21, ‘05. 2320w.

+ + + =Nation.= 81: 107. Ag. 3, ‘05. 400w.

“We can and do applaud the zeal for true literary criticism and for scientific literary history, which prompted Professor Saintsbury to reprint and edit the minor Caroline poets, but we cannot and do not pretend to endorse all his conclusions as to the merits of the four included in the volume before us.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 100: 375. S. 16, ‘05. 960w.

=Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3d marquis of.= Essays, v. 1, Foreign politics, v. 2, Biographical. ea. *$2. Dutton.

“If these essays were now to be reproduced as the work of a man who had done nothing else, they would not command attention.... The interest which attracts readers to them is the interest in the man otherwise so remarkable who wrote them at a time when, as Lord Robert Cecil, and as a private member of parliament at odds with his noble parent, he found it necessary to do something for his living.... That they are partisan goes without saying.... Although the essays are divided by the present editor into those of biography and those of ‘foreign politics,’ they are all really political and polemical.”—N. Y. Times.

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 334. Mr. 18. 450w.

“It is well worth while to collect them in two attractive volumes, not only for their intrinsic value, but for the light they throw upon the mind of the writer.” Edward Fuller.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 245. S. ‘05. 690w.

“The first volume is by far the more interesting.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1478. Je. 29, ‘05. 430w.

“It is patient, scholarly, and sound, and, taken at its own modest pretensions, admirable.”

+ + + =Lond. Times.= 4: 194. Je. 16, ‘05. 740w.

* “Regarded merely as historical studies, the contributions which Lord Salisbury made to the ‘Quarterly review’ are not important. Thanks, however, to the trenchant style and their author’s subsequent part in foreign politics, they are worth reprinting.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 430. N. 23, ‘05. 1250w.

“Very well worth reading on many accounts these essays are. But perhaps most of all as showing how a highly cultivated modern man and acute dialectician may still represent and embody an antiquated theory of politics.” Montgomery Schuyler.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 305. My. 13, ‘05. 4430w.

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 688. Jl. 15, ‘05. 1180w.

* =Salter, Emma Gurney.= Franciscan legends in Italian art: pictures in Italian churches and galleries. *$1.50. Dutton.

Although this volume “consists largely of catalogues of pictures, frescoes, friezes, stained glass groups, and so forth, it is not designed chiefly as a historical study of the works of art with which it deals; its main interest is for the Franciscan student.... The representations of Francis, his followers and indeed all things Franciscan, and the influence of the Saint in early Italian art generally, are followed up and chronicled with a pertinacity and thoroughness which only the special student can appreciate.”—Acad.

* + =Acad.= 68: 1183. N. 11, ‘05. 380w.

* “We have found it rather dry reading from any point of view, but doubtless there are those who can profit by the information it conveys.”

— + =Nation.= 81: 509. D. 21, ‘05. 50w.

* “Presents the first attempt ever made to bring together into English and in small compass the stories around the pictures of Franciscan saints.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 796. N. 25, ‘05. 360w.

=Salter, William.= Iowa: The first free state in the Louisiana purchase. **$1.20. McClurg.

This is not the story of Iowa as a state, but an account of the incidents in American history which concern it, from 1673 to 1846, from its discovery to its admission as a state into the Union. Its varied history, under France, under Spain, in the Louisiana purchase, and the territories of Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, and at last Iowa is followed. The book is illustrated with portraits and plans.

=Am. Hist. R.= 10: 955. Jl. ‘05. 50w.

“The work is painstaking and careful but its scope is limited.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 56: 594. S. ‘05. 140w.

“A vast amount of information is given in this condensed and readable shape.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 19. Jl. 1, ‘05. 250w.

“The story is told in a style that is clear, but without distinctive merit of any kind. Neither new knowledge nor original treatment of old information is in evidence.”

— + =Nation.= 81: 64. Jl. 20, ‘05. 370w.

“His narrative lacks the flowing interest one would naturally expect, being retarded both by a peculiar inclusiveness of treatment and a somewhat halting style.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 444. Je. 17, ‘05. 220w.

* =Saltus, Edgar Evertson.= Perfume of Eros; a Fifth avenue incident. †$1.25. Wessels.

“The perfume of Eros” was first published serially under the title, “The yellow fay.” It deals with some unlovely members of New York’s inner circle. Loftus, handsome and wealthy, picks up a tailor’s pretty little daughter and after solemnly promising to marry her establishes her in handsome apartments, takes her abroad and finally deserts her for the wife of his closest friend. The murder of Loftus on the eve of this elopement brings about a trial in which the characters who have thus far been good altho weak, perjure themselves and thereby smooth things over for the happiness of two of the weakest and wealthiest.

* “The story is interesting, especially if you regard it as a hooded satire.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 811. N. 25, ‘05. 420w.

=Sample, John Calvert.= Properties of steel sections: a reference book for structural engineers and architects. *$3. McGraw pub.

A work related to the well-known “Osborn’s tables,” in ground covered. An essential difference is that, in the tables of properties of compound sections, Sample gives I and r, while Osborn gives I and r2.

“The book will be frequently found a convenient handbook where much designing in steel is to be done.”

+ + — =Engin. N.= 53: 638. Je. 15, ‘05. 230w.

=Sanborn, Alvan Francis.= Paris and the social revolution: a study of the revolutionary element in the various classes of Parisian life. **$3.50. Small.

“The author begins by describing the present-day anarchistic philosophy and its developments, and then goes on to tell how its propagation is carried on in Paris by speaking, by conferences, by the anarchist press, and by acts—the last including insurrectionists’ outbreaks and individual crimes.”—Outlook.

“The author has done a rare thing. He has portrayed the radicals of society as men and women moved by all human emotions and not as human caricatures.”

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 595. S. ‘05. 240w.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 94. Ag. 16, ‘05. 220w.

“There is plenty of picturesque material, and he makes the most of it. Ordinarily it would be no compliment to an author to say that his quotations are the best part of his book, but in this case it is, for they are so numerous, and well-chosen and are gathered from such diverse and often inaccessible sources as to form a valuable library of revolutionary literature.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 897. Ap. 20, ‘05. 690w.

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 175. Je. 9, ‘05. 890w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 276. Ap. 29, ‘05. 1510w. (Outline of contents.)

“It is a study of unusual thoroughness into the condition of Parisian life below the surface. The chapters are not as a rule, theoretical, but deal directly with actual life and observation, and in this way contain much that is picturesque and often even amusing.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 1061. Ap. 29, ‘05. 260w.

“An unusually earnest presentation of what modern anarchy stands for.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 757. My. 13, ‘05. 500w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 123. Jl. ‘05. 200w.

=Sanborn, Mary Farley.= Lynette and the congressman. (†)$1.50. Little.

The setting of Miss Sanborn’s story is chiefly out-of-door Washington, where on long tramps and in a certain Madame de Chatres’ rose garden, the friendship between a charmingly naïve Southern girl and a Michigan congressman grows apace. There is somewhat of politics, there are slight peeps into social Washington, but the main story interest is restricted to the natural, spontaneous comradeship between two direct and unassuming people.

* “Things come to pass in a slow, mildly interesting, elaborate sort of way which interferes in nowise with the gentle reader’s nap between chapters.”

— =Ind.= 59: 1229. N. 23, ‘05. 110w.

=Sandars, Mary F.= Life of Honore de Balzac. **$3 Dodd.

The author has given the romantic career of a man of genius, whose loves and debts occupied much of his time, but who in his passion for labor, wrote his seventy-nine novels, accomplished a colossal amount of journalism and wrote several plays. Having achieved all this, he died in debt, unappreciated, and broken in hope, and afterwards came fame.

“An account of the events of Balzac’s career accurate in matters of fact, and written in a light, agreeable manner. It is not really worthy of the occasion.”

— =Ath.= 1905, 1: 493. Ap. 15. 760w.

“So far this is the best and most complete life of the great French romancer.”

+ + + =Critic.= 46: 563. Je. ‘05. 180w.

“Its form is attractive, its illustrations are good, and its sympathetic tone is alluring and generally well-balanced.” Annie Russell Marble.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 413. Je. 16, ‘05. 1170w.

“Miss Sandars explicitly disclaims all critical intentions. But her attitude toward her author implies a judgment. And that judgment, it seems to us, errs, if anything, in taking Balzac rather too seriously.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 452. Ag. 24, ‘05. 520w.

* =Ind.= 59: 1163. N. 16, ‘05. 80w.

“In Miss Sandars’s work is presented, for the first time, an exhaustive account of Balzac’s life. The story is told simply, directly, with sympathy, and not infrequent humor.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 419. My. 25, ‘05. 970w.

“While sympathetic and unquestionably entertaining, adds little of importance to our knowledge of the subject. It is essentially a volume of literary ‘small talk’ ... all very diverting, to be sure, but hardly constituting a biography.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 856. Ap. 1, ‘05. 170w.

“Miss Sandars has succeeded, where many have failed, in writing a readable and intelligent Life of Honore De Balzac. She has made little attempt to estimate the value and character of his writings, and therein she is wise, for such few specimens of criticism as she does present show neither sympathy nor understanding. Miss Sandars’s sketch is not without either coherence or verisimilitude.”

+ + + =Spec.= 94: 86. Ja. 21, ‘05. 1510w.

=Sanday, Rev. William.= Outlines of the life of Christ. **$1.25. Scribner.

“This volume is a reprint of the article ‘Jesus Christ,’ contributed to Dr. Hastings’s ‘Dictionary of the Bible.’ ... A notable feature is an improved map of the sacred sites, taken from various sources, and brought up to the latest stage of knowledge on the subject.”—Spec.

+ + =Bib. World.= 26: 75. Jl. ‘05. 150w.

“His article on Jesus has been recognized as a careful piece of work, but it falls short where one most wants light, in the point of a clear, satisfying statement of Jesus’s own thought and belief.”

+ + — =Ind.= 58: 1013. My. 4, ‘05. 110w.

“Strongly conservative in his tendencies, but open-minded, and candidly conceding much to the fellow-critics whose conclusions he rejects.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 707. Mr. 18, ‘05. 110w.

“Few scholars can approach the central subject of their religion with deeper learning, and with a happier combination of criticism and reverence than Dr. Sanday.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 99: 640. My. 13, ‘05. 90w.

+ + =Spec.= 94: 446. Mr. 25, ‘05. 80w.

=Sanders, Henry Arthur,= ed. Roman historical sources and institutions. (Humanistic series.) **$2.50. Macmillan.

“The University of Michigan devotes the initial volume of her ‘Studies’ to a collection of essays dealing with Roman historical sources and institutions.... Apart from Professor Dennison’s discussion of the singing of the ‘Sæcular’ hymn, all the papers are historical in theme.... Miss Mary G. Williams” contributes a “study of Julia Mamæa.... Dr. Duane R. Stuart investigates Dio Cassius’s use of epigraphic material.... Professor Drake ... traces the rise and decline of the principalitas in the pre-Diocletian army. Dr. G. H. Allen ... presents a valuable study of centurions as substitute commanders.... Professor Sanders ... collects all versions of the Tarpeia myth, following Krahner, and adds some allied stories,” and also gives a “discussion of the lost Epitome of Livy.”—Am. Hist. R.

“They display diligence and zeal. It is perhaps ungracious to object to their literary baldness and disjointedness; but none of the essays shows a facile pen.” Charles Upson Clark.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 621. Ap. ‘05. 500w.

=Sandys, Edwyn.= Sporting sketches **$1.75. Macmillan.

Mr. Sandys, author, artist, naturalist, and sportsman, has brought together here “picturesque accounts of shooting and fishing, pleasant descriptions of out-of-door experiences, practical information for the camper, fisher, and hunter.” (Outlook.)

“Mr. Sandys stands between the genuinely literary sportsman, such as Henry Van Dyke, and the mere spinner of wildly improbable yarns. There is a swagger in his style that seems unduly artificial now and then.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 259. S. 28, ‘05. 360w.

“The only trouble with the stuff is its essential artificiality.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 726. O. 28, ‘05. 240w.

“Rarely are sporting sketches found of interest to so wide an audience as this book will attract.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 336. O. 7, ‘05. 90w.

* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 754. D. ‘05. 40w.

=Sandys, John Edwin.= Harvard lectures on the revival of learning. **$1.50. Macmillan.

Lectures which discuss various aspects of the revival of learning under the titles—Petrarch and Boccaccio, The age of discoveries, The theory and practice of education, The academies of Florence, Venice, Naples, and Rome, The homes of humanism, The historian of Ciceronianism, The study of Greek.

“A readable and scholarly work.”

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 935. Jl. ‘05. 70w.

“Dr. Sandys combines with a profound knowledge of books a light touch and an appreciation of the spirit of the place.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 175. Ag. 5, 850w.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 380. O. ‘05. 90w.

“When we consider the mass of names and facts handled, the dexterity with which Dr. Sandys beguiles our attention is really extraordinary.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 202. Je. 23, ‘05. 580w.

=Nation.= 80: 396. My. 18, ‘05. 60w.

“It is a sad pity that so much patient investigation should be so little clarified by a sense of proportion and historic insight.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 220. S. 14, ‘05. 370w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 371. Je. 10, ‘05. 1120w.

+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 591. Jl. 1, ‘05. 120w.

+ + =Spec.= 95: 569. O. 14, ‘05. 1320w.

=Sanford, Frank G.= Art crafts for beginners. **$1.20. Century.

“To those who feel the need of some art expression, but who cannot attend an art school; to those who wish to follow the art of the craftsman; to those teachers upon whom demand is made for knowledge of the crafts—this little volume is addressed.” Instruction is given in design, thin wood carving, pyrography, sheet-metal work, leather work, bookbinding, simple pottery, basketry, and beadwork. The book is aided in its helpfulness to the beginner by the author’s working drawings, and reproductions of photographs.

“The treatment is terse, careful and suggestive. As a useful little manual for the teacher and as a practical guide for the amateur, this book should prove of great value.”

+ =Int. Studio.= 24: sup. 76. Ja. ‘05. 200w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 251. F. ‘05. 90w.

* =Sangster, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth (Munson).= Radiant motherhood, **$1. Bobbs.

This “book for the twentieth century mother,” gives good council for the mothers of children at various stages of development. It discusses baby days, religious training, school, outdoor life and pets, manners, home reading and play-mates. There are chapters upon When children marry: The grandmother: Motherhood in fiction: Motherhood in the Bible: and Questions for the mother’s clubs. There is much that is helpful in the volume and it is written in a spirit which approaches motherhood reverently, and makes of it a thing both noble and ideal.

=Santayana, George.= Life of reason; or, The phases of human progress. 5v. ea. **$1.25. Scribner.

A five volume series. Vol. I, “Introduction, and reason in common sense,” and Vol. II, “Reason in society,” are already out. Vol. III, “Reason in religion,” Vol. IV, “Reason in art,” and Vol. V, “Reason in science,” are to follow. “Vol. I, ... ‘Reason in common sense,’ has chapters on ‘The birth of reason,’ ‘First steps and first fluctuations.’ ‘Discovery of natural objects.’ ‘On some critics of this discovery,’ ‘Nature unified and mind discerned.’ ‘Discovery of fellow-minds.’ ‘Concretions in discourse and in existence,’ ‘Relative values of things and ideas,’ ‘How thought is practical,’ ‘The measure of values in reflection,’ ‘Abstract conditions of the ideal.’ ‘Flux and constancy in human nature.’ Vol. II, ‘Reason in society,’ deals with love, the family, industry, government, and war; the ‘aristocratic ideal.’ democracy, ‘free’ society, patriotism, and ‘ideal’ society.” (N. Y. Times.)

“He can be brilliantly brief and weighty, and deliver long-drawn-out expositions with harmonious grandeur. He too brings us inspiration in a manner as delightful as it is distinguished.”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 588. Je. 2, ‘05. 1100w.

“The style is unfamiliar and singularly disconcerting to anybody who is anxious to get at the gist of Prof. Santayana’s message. Trope and epigram, flaming phrase and pervasive metaphor, so blur the outline of his meaning that impatience gives way at times to absolute exasperation.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905. 2: 269. Ag. 26. 740w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

“For one, therefore, who is willing also to think, the work is essentially readable throughout. It is full of keen insight wedded to apt expression.” A. K. Rogers.

+ + — =Dial.= 38: 349. My. 16, ‘05. 2760w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

“It is, in fact, an eclectic philosophy, and. like other works of that sort, is likely to have more literary than scientific value. Professor Santayana’s style is highly polished, in parts too much so.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 461. Je. 8. ‘05. 330w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 89. F. 11, ‘05. 190w. (Statement of contents of v. 1 and 2.)

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 189. Mr. 25, ‘05. 560w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

“Ingenious, keen, and brilliant in a purely intellectual way, as all must confess Professor Santayana’s pragmatic treatment of the life of reason to be. those who are intent on a profounder moral pragmatism will, we fear, lay the volume containing it down with disappointment and regret.”

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 193. My. 20, ‘05. 550w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

“Seldom has a materialistic philosophy been presented in finer literary garb than in this series of volumes, or with stranger contradiction of experimental facts.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 577. N. 4, ‘05. 420w. (Review of v. 3 and 4.)

“He is always sufficiently independent without being in the least eccentric, and has much to say that is highly suggestive; but, in his praiseworthy attempt to avoid both dogmatism and polemics, on the one hand, and a too schematic and rationalistic method, on the other, he seems to the present reviewer constantly to run the risk of treating in a very general and somewhat superficial way some of the fundamental problems of philosophy.” Ernest Albee.

+ + — =Philos. R.= 14: 602. S. ‘05. 2250w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

“The first volume seems to us to be disappointing. It seems to lack definiteness of both purpose and expression. The second volume on the other hand, seems to us to be somewhat original in substance and manner of treatment, and is certainly fruitful in suggestion as well as principle.” George S. Painter.

+ + — =Psychol. Bull.= 2: 334. O. 15, ‘05. 2420w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

“He writes with a real command of language and power of imagery, and to most readers his brilliant illustrations and epigrams will be the chief attraction of his work. We should be the last to deny their charms, but at the same time the thought is apt to be a little confused by the splendour of its presentation.”

+ + — =Spec.= 95: 119. Jl. 22, ‘05. 1740w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

=Sargent, Charles Sprague.= Manual of the trees of North America. *$6. Houghton.

Information concerning the trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) in a convenient form for the use of students and all those interested in trees and tree culture. The book includes a “Synopsis of families of plants,” an “Analytic key to families of plants,” a “Glossary of technical terms,” tend a complete index. There are six hundred and thirty trees described, each one accurately illustrated by the drawings of Charles E. Faxon. Professor Sargent has had thirty years’ experience in dealing with indigenous trees in the Arnold arboretum at Harvard, and the results of the knowledge thus acquired are here included, while Mr. Faxon has reproduced leaf-bud, leaf, flower, and fruit so ingenuously that each tree may be readily recognized at any season, and assigned to its proper group.

“A book which is indispensable to all students of American trees.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 84. Jl. 15, 470w.

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 280. Ag. 26. 320w.

“There is no reason why this manual should not become at once extensively used by all those interested in trees.” J. M. C.

+ + + =Bot. G.= 39: 301. Ap. ‘05. 150w.

“It is hard to see how a better or a different manual could be made. No serious student of American trees can do without it.”

+ + + =Country Calendar.= 1: 223. Jl. ‘05. 220w.

=Dial.= 38: 360. My. 16, ‘05. 90w.

“It will be especially valuable to students in the West and South, where the trees are not so well covered by other manuals.”

+ + + =Ind.= 59: 217. Jl. 27, ‘05. 300w.

“This task of providing a handy book of reference in fieldwork fell naturally to the author and illustrator of the ‘Silva.’ Both have done their work well.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 361. My. 4. ‘05. 930w.

“It cannot fail to be of the greatest value to students of botany and forestry.”

+ + + =Nature.= 72: 197. Je. 29, ‘05. 400w.

“The arrangement is such that reference is easy.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 176. Mr. 18, ‘05. 100w.

“Is so written that with the least amount of trouble you may find to what family of species any particular tree belongs.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 216. Ap. 8, ‘05. 670w.

“The book is one of permanent value not only to the student of forestry but to all who wish to identify the species and genus of trees in all parts of the country, so that the work really holds with regard to trees such a place as is held in another field by Gray’s ‘Botany.’”

+ + + =Outlook.= 79: 908. Ap. 8, ‘05. 170w.

“It is an excellent book to put in the hands of all who are interested in village and park improvement, while owners of country places will find it indeed a vade mecum.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 127. Jl. ‘05. 150w.

“This is a book for the reference library in all our high schools.”

+ + =School R.= 13: 440. My. ‘05. 60w.

“The book is thoroughly satisfactory, and must at once become a standard among systematic manuals.” Charles E. Bessey.

+ + + =Science=, n.s. 21: 914. Je. 16, ‘05. 690w.

=Spec.= 94: 645. Ap. 29, ‘05. 50w.

* =Satchell, William.= Toll of the bush. $1.50. Macmillan.

“A genuine picture of life in New Zealand.... A story—genial, kindly, void of bitterness, and perfectly free from platitudinous unreality. The author presents a charming heroine, two brothers (one colonial born, and one a ‘new chum’ from England), a delightful old colonist of the early days, and at least five other characters who are too well and faithfully limned to be called simple sketches.”—Ath.

* “It has a rounded completeness, a full and broad humanity, which are by no means characteristic of contemporary fiction. A story full of real characterization, and at the same time alive with action, movement, and even with adventure.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 574. O. 28. 320w.

* “There is about the whole book a freshness and flavor of the wilds that give it a most welcome individuality.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 448. N. 30, ‘05. 360w.

* “There is an atmosphere of freshness and truth about the book that is most satisfying, and the interest is sustained to the end.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 876. D. 9, ‘05. 600w.

* “It has a thrilling story and not a few vividly written and exciting incidents. It seems to us far the best of the recent tales which have come to us dealing with Australasia.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 838. D. 2, ‘05. 80w.

* “It is worth reading chiefly on account of its minor characters such as Pine the Maori, and certain passages describing the wonderful depths of the bush. The hero and heroine and their love story, and with unnecessary complications, are tedious and commonplace, and the dialogue is for the most part stilted and rhetorical.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 100: 530. O. 21, ‘05. 160w.

* “The book is to be heartily commended as an able and original piece of work.”

+ =Spec.= 95: 821. N. 18, ‘05. 280w.

=Saunders, (Margaret) Marshall.= Princess Sukey: the story of a pigeon and her human friends. *$1.25. Meth. bk.

Altho Princess Sukey, the thorobred pigeon, flutters thru the story, the plot is chiefly concerned with the little boy who saved her life and with his grandfather, a retired judge, whose heart becomes softened to all weak things thru her and who fills his silent house with young life, letting the poor and the orphaned find a place in his heart and his home.

“It might be a tract promulgated jointly by the societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals and children.”

— =N. Y. Times.= 20: 434. Jl. 1, ‘05. 350w.

=Savage, Minot Judson.= America to England, and other poems. **$1.35. Putnam.

The poem which gives the title to this book was read at a banquet given to Ambassador Reid on the eve of his departure for England. The volume contains other verses for special occasions and selections from the best hymns and poems of Dr. Savage.

* + =Critic.= 47: 480. N. ‘05. 190w.

* “Despite a considerable fervor of feeling and great readiness of phrase and metre, few of the pieces ... are of a sort to engage serious poetic criticism.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 303. O. 12, ‘05. 160w.

* “The hymns lack the fervor in which the great hymns are rich. Mr. Savage has kept his product in this field entirely free from the zeal without reverence that is so often an offense both to taste and piety in modern hymnology. The memorial hymns show catholicity of appreciation.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 798. N. 25, ‘05. 330w.

=Savage, Minot Judson.= Life’s dark problems: or, Is this a good world? **$1.35. Putnam.

“In this series of ten papers ... Dr. Savage re-examines some of the questions that have beset humanity as long as humanity has put itself on record. Can we, in the face of the evil that exists in this world, believe in the goodness and wisdom of things as they are? Are suffering and evil reconcilable with an almighty, all-wise, and all-good God?”—N. Y. Times.

“The questions he asks are those that have been put by such as have thought and felt deeply since the day of Job onwards, and he writes as a man might have done at the beginning of the Christian era.”

— + =Acad.= 68: 896. S. 2, ‘05. 1490w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 372. Je. 10, ‘05. 820w.

“The discussion is luminous, rational, and effective.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 100w.

=Pub. Opin.= 39: 60. Jl. 8, ‘05. 130w.

=Savoyard, pseud.= See =Newman, Eugene W.=

=Scaliger, Julius Caesar.= Select translations from Scaliger’s Poetics, by Frederick Morgan Padelford. 75c. Holt.

This twenty-sixth volume in the “Yale studies of English” series includes “such chapters or portions of chapters as bear most vitally upon the fundamental problems of poetics.... The table of contents has been translated in full in order that the reader may gain an impression of the Poetics in its totality.”

=Schafer, Joseph.= History of the Pacific northwest. **$1.25. Macmillan.

“In this volume the stirring narrative of the pioneer settlements in the territory now embraced in the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho is told in detail, while the organization and political progress of the three state governments are briefly sketched. The author has wisely selected for amplification ... the processes by which the wilderness was subdued, homes multiplied, commerce extended to all parts of the world, and a great civilization developed in a portion of our continent that we once called remote and inaccessible.”—R. of Rs.

=Ann. Am. Acad.= 11: 229. O. ‘05. 50w.

“A reading of it leaves the impression that it is the work of one who knows his field and whose conclusions may be relied upon.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 209. O. 1, ‘05. 420w.

“He shows a fine grasp of the relative importance of events. The early period of its development is treated with great fullness and in style that fascinates the reader.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 267. Ag. 3, ‘05. 80w.

Reviewed by Robert Livingston Schuyler.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 464. Jl. 15, ‘05. 840w.

“The treatment is clear and logical, the tone impartial, and the style direct and agreeable. The book, in fine, is a useful addition to the literature of its subject.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 444. Je. 17, ‘05. 190w.

=R. of Rs.= 32: 123. Jl. ‘05. 130w.

=Scherer, James A. B.= Young Japan; the story of the Japanese people, and especially of their educational development. *$1.50. Lippincott.

“Dr. Scherer tells in detail the development of Japan as a nation, with much information concerning succeeding rulers and their reigns. He discusses every influence that has gradually led the Mikado’s empire to its present position among the nations of the world, and what this position has meant or means to the native literature, arts, or sciences. Anecdotes and legends are used to illustrate certain points.... It is profusely illustrated with reproductions of photographs taken by and for the author, and drawings by Japanese artists.”—N. Y. Times.

“It is a useful pendant to his former work, ‘Japan to-day,’ and is, in effect, a sort of short philosophic history of Japan, which, however, is not treated critically.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 229. Ag. 19. 490w.

“He does not, however, go very far behind the looking-glass.” Wm. Elliott Griffis.

+ — =Critic.= 47: 265. S. ‘05. 220w.

“The style of the book is clear, straightforward, and marked by ease and poise. It is the book for the hour; for the chief problems about Japan just now concern her real purpose and moral force.” Wm. Elliot Griffis.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 62. Ag. 1, ‘05. 390w.

“A large portion of the book would make an excellent school-text book.” Adachi Kinnosuke.

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 389. Ag. 17, ‘05. 170w.

“When he discusses Japanese history, Dr. Scherer is at once accurate and philosophical; and his descriptions of Japanese school, street, and home life in town and country afford instruction and entertainment.”

+ — =Lit. D.= 31: 625. O. 28, ‘05. 470w.

“It is perhaps the general view of the long education of the Japanese, though but slightly touching upon the philosophy which has nourished the leaders of modern thought and action.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 522. Je. 29, ‘05. 280w.

“The story is concise and interestingly written.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 388. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w.

“His work is based upon a pretty solid foundation, and will be found both entertaining and informing.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 447. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1290w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 253. Ag. ‘05. 60w.

* =Schnabel, Carl.= Handbook of metallurgy, tr. by Henry Louis. 2v. *$6.50. Macmillan.

A second English edition of this treatise on metallurgy which is a translation of the second German edition. As the preface states: “The work is divided into two volumes. The first embraces the metallurgy of copper, lead, silver, and gold.... The remaining metals are treated of in volume 2, and the most important among them being zinc, nickel and mercury.”

* “If the data were only up to date, the book would form an excellent text book for students of metallurgy.” Bradley Stoughton.

+ — =Engin. N.= 54: 643. D. 14, ‘05. 2070w. (Review of v. 1.)

* “The merits and defects of the book remain much the same as the first edition. Prof. Louis is to be congratulated on the translation, which makes a valuable work available to British students.”

+ + — =Nature.= 73: 124. D. 7, ‘05. 220w. (Review of v. 1.)

=Schneider, Norman Hugh (H. S. Norrie, pseud.).= Electrical instruments and testing; how to use the voltmeter, ammeter, galvanometer, potentiometer, ohmmeter, and the Wheatstone bridge. $1. Spon.

“This book is intended for practical use and also as an introduction to the larger work on electrical testing. The apparatus described is modern and universally adopted. The lists are such as occur daily in the work of the engine room, power house, or technical school.” It consists of practical explanations with numerous examples worked out and fully illustrated with diagrams and drawings.

=Schneider, Norman Hugh (H. S. Norrie, pseud.).= Model library, v. 1. $1. Spon.

This volume is divided into four books. The study of electricity and its laws for beginners, comprising the elements of electricity and magnetism as applied to dynamos, motors, wiring, and to all branches of electrical work. How to install electric bells, annunciators and alarms, including batteries, wires and wiring, circuits, bells, alarms, thermostats, annunciators, and the location and remedying of troubles. How to make use of them, giving full detailed instructions for the manufacture of dry cells of any shape and size. Electrical circuits and diagrams illustrated and explained, new and original drawings, comprising annunciators, alarms, bells, dynamos, batteries, etc. The whole is fully illustrated. There is also a complete general index.

=Schoonmaker, Edwin Davies.= Saxon’s drama of Christianity in the North. $1.50. Hammersmark.

“There are forty persons of the drama, besides fairies, gnomes, a dwarf, and a witch, classified as the ‘Saxon unit,’ the ‘Roman unit,’ the ‘Greek unit,’ and the ‘Supernatural.’ The distinctions between the classes are not sharply made, and unless the reader is thoroly informed or highly alert his mind will become more or less befogged in following the flight of the Saxons away from the Christians and the complicated relations among Oswald, Father Benedict, Sigurd, Selena, and Canzier.”—N. Y. Times.

“It is a long, confused drama in blank verse, where the ambition of the author is more praiseworthy than the result of it.”

— =Ind.= 58: 783. Ap. 6, ‘05. 20w.

“‘The Saxons’ has the advantage of an unhackneyed theme ... but the story is not very clearly told.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 510. Ag. 5, ‘05. 370w.

=Schultz, Hermann.= Outlines of Christian apologetics for use in lectures: tr. from 2d enl. ed. by Alfred Bull Nichols. **$1.75. Macmillan.

After an introductory chapter treating of the problem of apologetics and its history, Dr. Schultz free from dogma and creeds discusses the nature of religion, postulates, and the reasonableness of the religious view of the world, philosophy of religion, religion in its historical phenomena, the nature of Christianity, the Kingdom of God, Christ, Jesus in history, &c. The volume is well annotated.

“Thoroughly scientific, and therefore failing to meet the requirements of orthodoxy, Professor Schultz’s apologetic is certainly evangelical in the best sense.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 885. Ag. 5, ‘05. 400w.

=Schumann, Robert Alexander.= Fifty piano compositions. $2.50. Ditson.

Mr. Xaver Scharwenka has selected and edited the fifty compositions which are included in this addition to “The musician’s library,” and has also contributed an introductory study of Schumann. There is a bibliography in English, German and French.

+ + — =Dial.= 39: 213. O. 1, ‘05. 70w.

* “While every amateur may miss this or that pet piece, the editor has succeeded remarkably in his choice of the half-hundred most precious nuggets.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 467. D. 7, ‘05. 80w.

“As an interpretation this introduction is not equal to the introductions of some of the other volumes in this series.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 333. O. 7, ‘05. 40w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 511. O. ‘05. 90w.

=Schuster, Arthur.= Introduction to the theory of optics. *$4. Longmans.

A text-book for teachers and students who are already acquainted with the phenomena of light as described in college books of general physics. “The first two-thirds of the volume are elementary; that is, they explain only polarization, interference, diffraction, the theory of optical instruments, and the peculiarities of the different crystalline media—phenomena that result simply from light’s consisting of transverse vibrations. The remaining third of the book contains the deeper theory of light, and is written on a novel plan, the idea being to direct students to the original memoirs without repeating their contents.” (Nation.)

“The reviewer feels that Professor Schuster, by clearness of exposition and the painstaking work spent in the preparation of such a timely and useful book, has put students and teachers of physics under no inconsiderable obligation.” E. F. N.

+ + =Astrophys.= J. 21: 382. My. ‘05. 780w.

“Prof. Schuster has been completely successful within the limits which he has laid down for himself. We recommend the work heartily to all advanced students of physics, with only a hint of warning that the information should be supplemented from other sources.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 53. Ja. 14, 910w.

“A notable addition to the literature of optical theory, and one which will prove of value to every student.”

+ + + =Lond. Times.= 4: 210. Je. 30, ‘05. 1330w.

+ — =Nation.= 80: 198. Mr. 9, ‘05. 480w.

“Fills a very obvious gap. The treatment is marked throughout by the author’s well-known and admirable lucidity of style.”

+ + =Nature.= 71: 457. Mr. 16, ‘05. 1030w.

=Schwartz, Julia Augusta.= Wilderness babies. †$1.50. Little.

Sixteen delightful stories which tell of sixteen equally delightful animal families. Young folks, when they have read them, will feel a truly friendly interest in: The one with a pocket: the opossum; The one that eats grass in the sea: the manatee; The biggest one: the whale; The one that lives in a crowd: the buffalo; and all the rest, elk, beaver, rabbit, squirrel, bear, fox, wolf, panther, seal, shrew, mole, and bat.

* “To make the stories quite perfect, it would be well that a naturalist should give them careful revision, so they may teach as well as charm the children, for whom they are written.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 723. O. 28, ‘05. 390w.

* “The stories should not only prove attractive to children, but they should give them much interesting information about the children of the woods.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 718. N. 25, ‘05. 80w.

=Scollard, Clinton.= Odes and elegies. *$1.35. G. W. Browning, Clinton, N. Y.

The dream note in poetry, the traditional, and the patriotic are all sounded again and again thru Mr. Scollard’s new group of verse. His seven pieces are The dreamers, Lawton, On a copy of Keats’s Endymion, Elegy in autumn, The march of the ideal, The stars of morning, and The Oriskany.

“A quality of dream-music, of dream-picture, is the most characteristic trait of his muse.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 192. Ag. ‘05. 110w.

“Mr. Scollard’s work sometimes seems labored, but he has imagination and lofty idealism for fairly steadfast companions, and they prompt him to an utterance which is usually worthy of his theme.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ — =Dial.= 39: 65. Ag. 1, ‘05. 300w.

“Well endowed with a poet’s ideality, possessed of a good mastery of difficult metre, and a good command, perhaps a too good command, of poetic diction.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 17. Jl. 6, ‘05. 280w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05. 210w.

=Scott, Eva.= King in exile: the wanderings of Charles II. from June, 1646 to July, 1654. *$3.50. Dutton.

A preface sets forth the kernel of the volume—“These years were years of hope, when Royalists still stood in arms in the three kingdoms, when the intervention of Europe was confidently expected. But they were also years of hope deferred, years that saw the growth of divisions and dissensions in the Royalist ranks, the steady decay of morals among men capable of a splendid devotion, but not proof against all the misery it involved. And to many came the bitterest pang of all in the knowledge that these years had witnessed also the dishonor of their king.”

“So exhaustive has been her work that no future investigator will need to spend his time in digging where she has digged.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 590. My. 13. 750w.

“Miss Scott has given us a second book worthy of the reputation she gained by her first and we must not leave it without a special word of praise for her description of, and constant reference to, her authorities, and for the admirable index.”

+ + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 175. Je. 9, ‘05. 500w.

+ + =Nation.= 81: 300. O. 12, ‘05. 560w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 86. F. 11, ‘05. 230w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 323. My. 20, ‘05. 1270w.

“An adequate and rather minute account of eight years of vicissitudes.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 193. My. 20, ‘05. 50w.

“She has not the tact to present the facts which she has mastered in an intelligible or artistic shape.”

— + =Spec.= 94: 513. Ap. 8, ‘05. 1560w.

=Scott, Leroy.= Walking delegate. †$1.50. Doubleday.

This novel, by an author who has been active in social settlement work on the East side, concerns New York labor unions and tells the story of the struggle between “Buck Foley” and the walking delegate who defeated him.

“There is genuine power in the book, and it holds the interest of the reader until the very last.”

+ + + =Acad.= 68: 832. Ag. 12, ‘05. 270w.

“The characterization of the story is gripping, and the dialogue is better than the curate’s famous egg. The style is picturesque without being purple.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 74. Jl. 15. 210w.

“Impresses one from the start as a work of uncommon power and realism.”

+ + =Bookm.= 22: 86. S. ‘05. 420w.

“Tragedy, sentiment, and lively narrative give the book a real interest.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 81: 400. Je. ‘05. 80w.

“A book written without any pretence of style, yet crudely impressive by virtue of its picturesque speech and its close acquaintance with the conditions depicted.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + — =Dial.= 39: 42. Jl. 16, ‘05. 230w.

“The tale is an interesting, and even powerful narrative. The workingmen of the story are generally true types. But the author has somewhat overdone the matter of endowing them with faulty syntax and cheap slang.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 452. Ag. 24, ‘05. 140w.

“Characters, incidents, conversations, setting are of the latest and seem impressively real. It is a strong story notable even among good novels.”

+ + + =Lit. D.= 31: 428. S. 23, ‘05. 560w.

“Mr. Leroy Scott has planted a literary standard in the field of American labor. Strictly speaking ‘The walking delegate’ is not a literary work, and, to judge by this example of his diction, Mr. Scott is not a stylist.” Stephen Chalmers.

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 341. My. 27, ‘05. 1550w.

“There is little doubt that ‘The walking delegate’ is one of the strongest books that the season has produced.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 389. Je. 17, ‘05. 190w.

“There is more genuine, living, human sociology in it than is to be found in half of the avowed studies of the relations of men in human society.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 871. Je. 3, ‘05. 270w.

“Both as a human document and as a work of art, ‘The walking delegate’ is a book of extraordinary worth.”

+ + + =R. of Rs.= 31: 759. Je. ‘05. 140w.

* =Scott, Robert H.= Voyage of the Discovery. 2v. **$10. Scribner.

An exhaustive account of a three year Antarctic expedition which sailed in 1901 and spent two years below the Antarctic circle, making a new farthest south record. The geographical and scientific discoveries made are given in detail, the adventures met with and the new lands, mountains, and glaciers seen, are elaborately described. For the benefit of future voyagers there is a minute account of management and equipment of the “Discovery.” The books are written by the commander of the expedition and are illustrated from photographs and sketches, many of which are in color.

* “Looking on the book as a whole we cannot but think that it would have gained by compression, and by a somewhat more definite marking of the main lines.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 1096. O. 21, ‘05. 1410w.

* “We cordially congratulate the author and the publishers on having combined to produce a book which is in every way worthy of so remarkable an expedition.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 581. O. 28. 2510w.

* “The freshness and novelty of the subject matter command an immediate hearing, and the charm of the narrative, the well balanced perspective, and above all the manly record of heroic endeavor here revealed bid fair to make Captain Scott’s modest account one of the classics of polar exploration.” Charles Atwood Kofoid.

+ + + =Dial.= 39: 432. D. 16, ‘05. 2880w.

* “Lieutenant Mulock’s maps deserve special praise for their beauty, their accuracy, and their fulness of detail, while it would be impossible to speak too highly of the 260 illustrations that are not only an adornment to the book, but enable us almost as much as does the text to realize the conditions amidst which this expedition spent over two years.”

+ + + =Lond. Times.= 4: 334. O. 13, ‘05. 1460w.

* “Capt. Scott has written a book that will have a conspicuous place among the annals of polar effort, and it is worthy of it.” Cyrus C. Adams.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 793. N. 25, ‘05. 2340w.

* “Captain Scott has a singularly happy style, free from the stiffness of Cook and the formality of Ross, yet terse, vigorous and direct. This book comes as near perfection as we ever expect a book of travel to be.”

+ + + =Sat. R.= 100: 685. N. 25, ‘05. 2060w.

* “Captain Scott has done a splendid piece of work; not the least part of it is the production of the ablest and most interesting record of travel to which the present century has yet given birth.”

+ + + =Spec.= 95: 566. O. 14, ‘05. 1490w.

=Scott, Samuel Parsons.= History of the Moorish empire in Europe. 3v. **$10. Lippincott.

“Two volumes cover the whole period of Moorish occupation in the peninsula, while the third contains kulturgeschichtliche material of some interest and value. This is brought forward in the form of a series of essays on the arts, institutions, and influence of the Muslims, as well as on the Jews and the Moriscoes in Spain.”—Am. Hist. R.

“Mr. Scott’s three volumes are obviously the result of conscientious and comprehensive reading in some half-dozen languages, but their author lacks the historical temperament. His work, though not without a certain old-fashioned dignity of style, is too monotonous to be popular and too uncritical in its affirmations to content the trained student of history.” F. W. Williams.

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 372. Ja. ‘05. 850w.

“It cannot be said that on the whole the ‘History of the Moorish empire in Europe’ is either a safe or a well-balanced book.” A. C. Howland.

+ — =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 354. Mr. ‘05. 920w.

=Scott, Sir Walter.= Waverley novels. 25v. $31.25. Crowell.

The world created by Scott in his Waverley novels and peopled with vitally real characters will never grow old-fashioned nor uninteresting. The Waverley novels hold the present day fiction reader no less than the student of literature who appreciates the significance of the Scott novel as the forerunner of historical romance. The present edition is made from newly set type; each story contains the author’s own introduction, besides notes, glossary and index to characters and scenes. There are excellent illustrations, many of them being reproductions of paintings by the Fine arts association of Scotland. The books are strongly bound, boxed and sold only in sets.

=Scott, Sir Walter.= Ivanhoe. $1.25. Crowell.

The issue of Ivanhoe as one of those attractive little pocket volumes, the “Thin paper classics” series will be welcomed by all lovers of Scott.

=Scott, Sir Walter.= Kenilworth. $1.25. Crowell.

That this thin pocket volume with the limp leather binding of the “Thin paper classics” series can contain Kenilworth complete and in readable type, will be to the reader both a surprise and a satisfaction.

=Scott, Sir Walter.= Kenilworth. $1.50. Crowell.

Uniform with the other volumes of the “Luxembourg” library, Kenilworth appears attractively bound in cloth with gold decorations, a photogravure frontispiece and seventeen full page illustrations.

=Scott, William Fry.= Structural designers’ handbook; giving diagrams and tables for the design of beams, girders, and columns, with calculations based on the New York city building code. $2. Eng. news.

“The purpose of this book, as set forth in the preface, is to shorten and possibly eliminate ‘much of the computation and drudgery which are necessary accompaniments of structural designing.’ ... The work provides, in a large measure, the essentials for the design of structures when not complicated by truss work or other unusual features. The time-saving is to be accomplished by the use of diagrams, which take up about one-third of the volume.” —Engin. N.

“The diagrams are well drawn, and considering the amount of information in some of them, are exceedingly clear. So far, too, as it has been possible to check them they have been found accurate and correct.” R. P. Miller.

+ + =Engin. N.= 53: 182. F. 16, ‘05. 1250w.

=Scruggs, William Lindsay.= The Colombian and Venezuelan republics. $1.75. Little.

The new edition of Mr. Scruggs’ work contains in addition to former editions a chapter on the Panama canal, and the text of the latest canal treaty. “The author continues his history of the ‘Panama canal projects’ beginning with the failure of the De Lesseps Panama canal company and the organization of a new company to take over the franchise of the old one, pay its debts, and complete the canal on the new plan. He writes of the negotiations of the United States with Colombia in 1903, the rejection by the Colombian senate of the Hay-Herran treaty, and the final rejection of that treaty.” (N. Y. Times). Mr. Scruggs, by virtue of his twenty-seven years of residence in Colombia and Venezuela, is able to give first hand facts, and the results of his own observation.

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 593. My. ‘05. 100w.

“In his Panama chapter there is nothing of any critical value. He writes generally with fairness, but superficially.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 290. Ap. 13, ‘05. 300w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 41. Ja. 21, ‘05. 290w. (Statement of scope).

“It is to be regretted that in a book of this kind, an authority in its field, and so well-printed in every other respect, there should be, as the result of careless proof-reading or writing, so many errors of the exact sort to mar its particular excellence.” Stanhope Sams.

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 214. Ap. 8, ‘05. 1450w.

+ =Outlook.= 79: 501. F. 25, ‘05. 160w.

“His book is probably the most reliable and authentic of any by an American author. The chapter on Panama which Mr. Scruggs adds to his

## book contains nothing that is new either in the way of history or of

conclusion.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 254. F. 18. ‘05. 450w.

“A volume full of interesting and valuable information.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 509. Ap. ‘05. 120w.

=Seaman, Louis L.= From Tokio through Manchuria with the Japanese. **$1.50. Appleton.

The immediate purpose of Dr Seaman’s journey to the front with the Japanese army was that of inspecting the sanitary and medical work among them. His experiences and adventures incident to that undertaking are most interestingly narrated in the present volume. His chronicles thrill with the spirit of Banzai Nippon, the shout of patriotism in the “Land of the rising sun.” He shows the course of law and order that transforms a Japanese citizen into a patriot and warrior, and points to the masterly preparation for war, based on scientific principles, which Japan has made a national business. The

## book is valuable for its generous amount of general information.

“Breezy, readable in the first degree. It is spicy and, like red pepper, is calculated less to irritate than to stimulate.” W. Elliot Griffis.

+ + =Critic.= 46: 471. My. ‘05. 170w.

“If Mr. Palmer’s book is taken as proof of Japan’s capabilities in destructive warfare, that of Dr. Seaman’s ‘From Tokio through Manchuria with the Japanese,’ is equally important as showing their constructive and conserving qualities.” Wallace Rice.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 10. Ja. 1, ‘05. 830w.

* “It is one of the most interesting and intrinsically instructive of the now numerous studies of the Russo-Japanese war.”

+ =Lit. D.= 31: 626. O. 28, ‘05. 120w.

“The text is colloquial in manner.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 216. Mr. 16, ‘05. 1320w.

=Outlook.= 79: 195. Ja. 21, ‘05. 90w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 125. Ja. ‘05. 130w.

* + =Spec.= 95: 504. O. 7, ‘05. 160w.

=Seaman, Owen.= Harvest of chaff. **$1.25. Holt.

A group of clever parodies which array Browning, Wordsworth, Tennyson and other poets of the Victorian era in an almost grotesquely modern light. The volume is a companion to “Borrowed plumes.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 959. Ap. 27, ‘05. 90w.

“In many ways a riper book than any of the others. The humor of it, while quieter, is more subtle, and the phrase and versification of a more finished poetic style.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 18. Jl. 6, ‘05. 470w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05. 250w.

=Sebring, Arad Joy.= Girdle of gladness. $1. Badger, R. G.

Fourteen short poems upon such subjects as, The twenty-third psalm, The power of the church, Supremacy of Christ, and Amen of Lord’s prayer.

“Other collections of verse, pleasant but not dynamic, ... comprising a dozen or more rather monotonous but sincere devotional poems.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 678. O. 14, ‘05. 30w.

=Sedgefield, Walter John=, ed. See =Battle of Maldon.=

=Seeberg, Reinhold.= Text-book of the history * of doctrines; rev. 1904, by the author; trans. by C: E. Hay. 2v. $4. Lutheran pub. soc.

The first volume of Dr. Seeberg’s work treats “History of doctrines in the ancient church”; the second, “History of doctrines in the middle and modern ages.” The material from which the history is built has been drawn entirely from original sources.

=Selincourt, Basil de.= Giotto. *$2. Scribner.

“The significance of Giotto’s affinities with both the schools into which painting in Italy branched off during his lifetime is very clearly brought out by Mr. de Selincourt, who recognizes in his pictures—a great number of which are here reproduced—the richness of imagination that distinguished the Florentines with the feeling for grace of form so characteristic of the Siennese.... The useful little monograph closes with what is, perhaps, the ablest section of the book, a very acute analysis of Giotto’s influence over others.”—Acad.

“It may ... be fairly claimed that his new biographer has made the best of the meagre materials at his disposal and has also succeeded in realising to some extent the personality of the gifted master.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 521. My. 13, ‘05. 550w.

“Mr. De Selincourt, we think, has approached the subject with conscientious impartiality and an open mind.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 152. Jl. 29. 2100w.

“Here as hitherto the illustrations are frequent and sane, moderate in the critical and interesting in the biographical sections.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 92. Jl. ‘05. 70w.

“Our author succeeds in placing him for the student in the right relation to his people and his time.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 1365. Je. 15, ‘05. 100w.

“Taken as a guide-book, it will serve its purpose perhaps as well as, if not better than, most of the volumes which have hitherto occupied themselves with an exposition of the master’s works, and as such will form even a welcome addition to the descriptive literature of its kind.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 129. Ag. 10, ‘05. 700w.

“The connoisseurship lacks a familiarity with the latest and most approved authorities, and the criticism, where unconventional, is impressive only as an expression of untried emotions.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 342. My. 27, ‘05. 210w.

“His criticism is sympathetic and illuminating.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 883. Ag. 5, ‘05. 160w.

Senior lieutenant’s wager, and other stories. $1.25. Benziger.

“Thirty short stories by the foremost Catholic writers.” Some of them touch upon church matters from a Roman Catholic view point, in several a benign priest appears as good angel, but many are merely little love stories containing no question of faith.

=Sergeant, Philip W.= Courtship of Catherine the Great. *$2.50. Lippincott.

“Catherine’s love affairs, of course, went beyond all ordinary bounds of ‘indiscretion.’ ... It is useful to have in English a statement on this subject which covers the ground already traversed of Waliszewski and his followers on the continent.... By far the most important of the ten or twelve suitors whose affairs with the empress come into the present volume were Gregory Orloff, the chief actor in the plot of 1762, and the Prince Patiomkin.”—Nation.

“It is unfair to criticise too rigorously a book which is written ostensibly for amusement, and is, with all its shortcomings, amusing enough.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 207. Ag. 12, 170w.

“Of new information in his book there is virtually none.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 120. Ag. 10, ‘05. 640w.

“The book however, granting its right to existence, is well put together.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 374. Je. 10, ‘05. 280w.

=Setchell, William Albert.= Limu. 25c. Univ. of Cal.

“This is the name applied to many species of seaweeds, especially those that are edible, by the native Hawaiians.... Professor Dr. Setchell gives the results of the investigations made by him several years ago, with a view to determining the specific identity of the different kinds of limu.”—Science.

Reviewed by Charles E. Bessey.

=Science,= n.s. 21: 756. My. 12. ‘05. 130w.

=Seton, Ernest Thompson.= Animal heroes: being the histories of a cat, a dog, pigeon, a lynx, two wolves and a reindeer. $2. Scribner.

The author assures us that “Every one of these stories, though more or less composite, is founded on the actual life of a veritable animal hero.” The first story describes four phases in the life of a slum cat whom luxury could not ween from her beloved junk-yard; Little Arnaux is a homing pigeon with a long record won by a fearless heart; Badlands Billy is the story of a wolf that won. Then follow stories of The boy and the lynx, Little warhorse, which is the history of a jack-rabbit; Snap, the bull-terrier who enters the story in a box marked “dangerous.” The Winnipeg wolf, and The legend of the white reindeer. Two hundred drawings by the author illustrate the volume.

* “The author’s power has increased as his style has become more simple and his allegiance to plain facts more indisputable.” May Estelle Cook.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 373. D. 1, ‘05. 240w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1390. D. 14, ‘05. 30w.

“It is not necessary to say much more about Mr. Seton’s nice animals ... all bear the stamp of their creator, and all are more or less entertaining.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 710. O. 21, ‘05. 310w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 832. D. 2, ‘05. 160w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 718. N. 25, ‘05. 100w.

=Seton, Ernest Thompson.= Woodmyth and fable. *$1.25. Century.

A book of booty gathered in the woods, quaint myths and fables, some of which are of Indian origin, while some have been whispered to the wood lover author-artist by Mother Nature herself. He has pointed them with clever morals, and illustrated them with dainty drawings. It is a book to pick up in odd moments, for in its prose and rime one can find beauty, sympathy, humor, and clever satire; and young folks can learn something of the discontented giraffe, the unmannerly porcupine, the stubborn land-crab, and other animals with human frailties.

* + =Acad.= 68: 1287. D. 9, ‘05. 70w.

* + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 576. O. 28. 130w.

“Mr. Seton has great facility and a very pretty wit in these matters—especially when self-illustrated.”

+ =Bookm.= 22: 87. S. ‘05. 200w.

+ =Critic.= 47: 478. N. ‘05. 250w.

“It is a series of chips from the workshop of a man who does larger things,—the brilliant joking of a thinker off duty.” May Estelle Cook.

+ =Dial.= 38: 386 Je. 1, ‘05. 360w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1390. D. 14, ‘05. 20w.

* “Is too scrappy to enhance his reputation among children who know him by his ‘Two little savages’ and his animal biographies.”

— =Lond. Times.= 4: 432. D. 18, ‘05. 30w.

“This little volume is filled with pretty little suggestions which children will not only like, but which it will be good for them to read.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 346. My. 27, ‘05. 310w.

+ =Outlook.= 80: 94. My. 6, ‘05, 50w.

“The stories are short and admirably adapted for children.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 60. Jl. 8, ‘05. 100w.

* “Is most unsatisfactory. It is too difficult for children, too dull for grown-ups. Not even the most startling varieties of type can arrest the attention.”

— =Sat. R.= 100: sup. 12. D. 9, ‘05. 30w.

=Sever, George Francis, and Townsend, Fitzhugh.= Laboratory and factory tests in electrical engineering. *$2.50. Van Nostrand.

“The range of the book and its adaptability to its intended use as a manual for laboratory and factory testing may be best judged from a brief summary of the contents. The first chapter deals with resistance tests, temperature coefficient, etc. Dynamo and motor operation (direct current) is the subject of the next four chapters. Then alternating currents are taken up in ten chapters.... In the closing chapter ... electrical measurements of physical nature are taken up, such as permeability and hysteresis measurements, potentiometer, test, calibration of commercial instruments, etc. This chapter also includes some storage-battery tests and incandescent-lamp tests.”—Engin. N.

“The text is very lucidly written, although at some points too concise for ease in reading. The present testing manual will prove a good study text for those who have not ample opportunity to become acquainted in detail with electrical machines by personal experience.”

+ + + =Engin. N.= 53: 182. F. 16, ‘05. 570w.

=Severy, Melvin Linwood.= Mystery of June 13th. †$1.50. Dodd.

“Geographically, the plot is hatched in two places,—New Zealand and New Jersey. The main theme is the defrauding of a life insurance company by a man who claims to be his own brother, after having had himself ostensibly murdered, and having had said brother silenced by an awful threat.”—R. of Rs.

* “A tissue of preposterous absurdities, and, moreover, an exceedingly badly written book.”

— =Outlook.= 81: 683. N. 18, ‘05. 30w.

* “Though overloaded with superfluous details and unnecessary complications, stands out as a ‘detective story’ belonging to the highest class,—after Poe’s.”

+ — =R. of Rs.= 32: 763. D. ‘05. 90w.

=Shafer, Sarah Andrew.= Beyond chance of change. †$1.50. Macmillan.

An idyll of childhood for both children and grown-ups. Rachel, the doctor’s little girl, who celebrates her eleventh birthday in the first chapter, is the real heroine, but her brothers and sisters and her village friends, big and little, play important roles in this drama of child days. There is Rachel’s tender conscience, which invariably awakes after the mischief is done and leads to confession and repentance of such dire deeds as stealing a doughnut and knocking the head off the china goat; there is the account of the wooing of Nora by Mike, with Rachel’s assistance; of the barely frustrated plan of the adventurous band who were about to set out for Idaho to find the cave of gold as described in “Idaho Ike; or, The boy billionaire”; and there are stories of a tea-party, a church social, a Fourth of July, and the dramatic pulling of a first tooth.

=Critic.= 47: 94. Jl. ‘05. 140w.

+ =Dial.= 38: 394. Je. 1, ‘05. 150w.

“Mrs. Shafer comprehends the divine ingenuity of the childish spirit.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 959. Ap. 27, ‘05. 190w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 137. Mr. 4, ‘05. 420w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 295. My. 6, ‘05. 230w.

“Presents no problems and involves no tragedy, but is a delightful transcription of life in a little community in the central West before the fever and rush of recent years set in.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 773. Ap. 1, ‘05. 80w.

=Shahan, Very Rev.= Thomas Joseph. The middle ages. *$2. Benziger.

A collection of essays intended to throw light upon church history of the middle ages. They are written from a Catholic view-point and contain a condensed treatment of “Catholicism in the middle ages,” “Results of the crusades,” “The Italian renaissance,” “Baths and bathing in the middle ages,” and kindred subjects.

“Even where no ecclesiastical considerations are involved, the author’s habit of facile generalization leads him into ... such eccentricities of judgment. The essays are pleasantly written and will prove agreeable reading to Catholics.” C. H. Haskins.

+ — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 914. Jl. ‘05. 440w.

“They are always informing and suggestive. We suggest to Catholic higher schools and colleges, that they put these fine essays to constant use in the class-room of history.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 80: 674. F. ‘05. 350w.

“A collection of exceedingly well-written historical essays, from the Catholic point of view. Dr. Shahan is well read, eloquent, and obviously sincere.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 40. Ja. 21, ‘05. 220w. (Gives contents).

=Shakespeare, William.= Hamlet, ed. by Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke. **50c; limp lea. **75c. Crowell.

“Hamlet” is the latest play to appear in “First folio” edition of Shakespeare’s works. Accuracy of text, and a wealth of illuminative material are its distinguishing features. It includes a preface, introduction, literary frontispiece, notes discussing argument, sources, duration of action, date of composition, early editions, illustrations, glossary, variorum readings and selected criticisms.

=Dial.= 39: 20. Jl. 1, ‘05. 40w.

+ + =Nation.= 81: 75. Jl. 27, ‘05. 60w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 608. S. 10, ‘05. 150w.

=Shakespeare, William.= Love’s labour’s lost; ed. by Horace Howard Furness, sr. (Variorum ed.). *$4. Lippincott.

“The present text follows the first folio of 1623, and forty-six editions have been consulted in the textual notes. The editor provides an enormous list of books from which quotations have been taken first hand. The appendix, which is exhaustive in its elaboration, deals with the date of composition, source of the plot, English, German, French criticism, &c., &c.”—Westminster Review.

“The new volume shows no abatement in thoroughness, conscientious zeal, or scholarly discrimination. As before he supplies us with full apparatus for textual criticism and interpretation, a carefully condensed summary of previous scholarship in matters of date, sources, and the like, and the kernel of the contributions of all the more important aesthetic critics. In addition to all this, he writes a preface bristling with stimulating and provocative suggestions, and forming an original contribution of serious importance for the history of Elizabethan literature.” W: Allan Neilson.

+ + + =Atlan.= 95: 231. F. ‘05. 1250w.

“It fully maintains the high standard of its thirteen predecessors. As usual, the long preface is one of the best parts of the volume, for there we have the genial editor all to himself. The editor attacks his material with his usual vigor and vivacity.” W. J. Rolfe.

+ + + =Critic.= 46: 184. Mr. ‘35. 490w.

“The erudition packed away in the volume before us is incommensurable in terms of reviewing. We can only thank the editor for his untiring single-heartedness, for the lucidity with which he has disposed his huge material; above all, for the fine shrewd humor which lurks in every page.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 135. F. 16, ‘05. 1940w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 148. Mr. 11, ‘05. 550w.

+ + + =The Westminster Review.= 163: 110. Ja. ‘05. 330w.

=Shakespeare, William.= Merchant of Venice. 35c. Holt.

Uniform with the “Temple school edition,” this book is designed for student use. It contains besides the text of the drama, and introduction which gives the life of Shakespeare and an outline and history of the play, a glossary and copious notes. There are six drawings by Dora Curtis and many illustrations from contemporary prints.

=Shakespeare, William.= Sonnets; with introd. and notes by H. C. Beeching. *60c. Ginn.

“Primarily addressed to students. The text adopted is practically Malone’s revision of the edition princeps, the Quarto of 1609, all the variations, with the exception of differences in spelling and punctuation being noted. The sonnets have been divided into groups and carefully annotated. Dr. Beeching discusses all the most recent theories on the subject, besides criticising the work of other editors of the sonnets.”—N. Y. Times.

“We should be at a loss to point out another edition of the sonnets where text, introduction and commentary are more nicely adjusted to each other. Others may have done more in poetical illustration and psychological analysis; but none have produced a more satisfactory compendium of all that is really necessary to be known about sonnets, or afforded a more serviceable key to their numerous difficulties.”

+ + + =Acad.= 68: 61. Ja. 21, ‘05. 510w.

* “Altogether the edition is so well-equipped that it is not likely to be superseded for many years. Advanced scholars will find it an excellent summary of rival views, almost entirely free from the strange temper and fantasy which are a feature of latter-day Shakespearean criticism.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 475. Ap. 15. 360w.

=Ind.= 58: 839. Ap. 13, ‘05. 280w.

“On the bibliographical side Mr. Beeching’s book ... is inadequate. But what he has attempted, Mr. Beeching has done well.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 32. Ja. 12, ‘05. 290w.

“The notes are clear and full, and the editor has created every explanation that is not his own to its original proposer.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 11. Ja. 7, ‘05. 620w.

“Canon Beeching’s introduction ... is a scholarly and able contribution to the literature of the subject.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 177. F. 4, ‘05. 1500w.

* =Shakespeare, William.= Tragedie of King Lear; ed. by Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke. 75c. Crowell.

The latest volume in the “First folio” Shakespeare.

* =Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate.= Man and the earth. **$1.50. Fox.

Thirteen chapters on such subjects as Earth and man, The future of power, The exhaustion of metals, The unwon lands, The problem of the Nile, The maintenance of the soil, The resources of the sea, The future of nature upon the earth, and The last of earth and man, have for their purpose the awakening of “a sense of the nobility and dignity of the relation man bears to this wonderful planet and the duty that comes therefrom.”

* + + =Outlook.= 81: 890. D. 9, ‘05. 270w.

=Shand, Alexander Innes.= Gun room, *$1; *$1.25. Lane.

This little monograph “gets right at the heart of the man who loves a gun and his gunroom, the sort of book that is as conducive of reveries as it is to putting one alive to the possibilities of making of his gunroom the coziest and most comfortable sort of a den instead of a mere armory.”—N. Y. Times.

“Full of good advice for the man who loves his gun, his dog, and his tramp over moors and stubble in search of game. A companionable little

## book is this volume. Little in it that is technical, yet it is full of

practical hints as to the care of a gun.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 92. F. 11, ‘05. 390w.

* =Sharp, Mary.= Point and pillow lace: a short account of various kinds, ancient and modern, and how to recognize them. *$2. Dutton.

“Mrs. Sharp has chapters on Italian needle and pillow laces, French, Flemish, English, and Irish laces, made by hand and the machine. The closing chapter is a summary, and includes briefly-stated facts about laces. A glossary of technical and French, Flemish, Italian, and other foreign terms has been inserted. There are many pictures in the book showing the different styles of laces.”—N. Y. Times.

* “Is a much more comprehensive volume on the subject than was the Goldenberg publication of last year.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 1381. D. 14, ‘05. 120w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 727. O. 28, ‘05. 220w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 705. N. 25, ‘05. 40w.

=Sharp, William.= Literary geography, *$3.50. Scribner.

“A collection of papers dealing with characteristic features of the country, real or described, of a number of widely known writers. The numerous illustrations are very helpful to the text in giving the reader a clear picture of the lands made familiar to all readers of George Meredith, Stevenson, Dickens, Scott, George Eliot, Thackeray, Brontë, Aylwin, and Carlyle. There are also, descriptions of English lakes, the Thames, and the lake of Geneva. The articles have appeared in the Pall Mall magazine during the years of 1903 and 1904.”—Bookm.

+ =Critic.= 46: 480. My. ‘05. 100w.

“Of the topographical literature now so much in vogue, this book is one of the best examples. It is full of interesting matter, is well written, and the authors selected for the description (mostly novelists) are those about whom every one likes to know; the illustrations, often made from special photographs, are numerous and uncommonly beautiful.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 202. Mr. 16, ‘05. 280w.

“Mr. Sharp’s anecdotes are numerous and amusing.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 120. F. 9, ‘05. 570w.

“Most entertaining book, not by any means exclusively devoted to geographical matters, straying, on the contrary, into many by-lanes of criticism, reminiscence, and biography. The book is one most book-lovers will be glad to have and to read.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 6. Ja. 7, ‘05. 1840w. (Survey of contents).

=Sharts, Joseph William.= Hills of freedom. $1.50. Doubleday.

The first novel of a young Ohio barrister and Harvard graduate. The

## action takes place in the author’s native state during the period

preceding the Civil war, and the chief characters are a veteran general of the Mexican war, bent upon match-making, and his ward and her nephew, a red haired heroine and a bow-legged hero. There are many interesting characters, and John Brown and the underground railway figure conspicuously.

“It is cast in the form of a comedy, in which the author caricatures irascible old age, love and youth with much clever wit.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 334. Ag. 10, ‘05. 90w.

“It lacks the awkwardness of a maiden effort, and the seams and patches of a labored attempt. It is easy, spontaneous, and all of a piece. For succeed he does, in spite of predecessors and conventions. The author has a delicate touch, as well as a sprightly manner; not all of his effects are broad. The author has a pretty turn for epigram, which he uses with becoming discretion.”

+ + =Reader.= 5: 255. Ja. ‘05. 330w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 117. Ja. ‘05. 90w.

=Shattuck, George Burbank,= ed. Bahama islands. **$10. Macmillan.

“This volume is the outcome of an expedition for which Dr. Shattuck served as director. His staff contained about twenty scientists, each a specialist in some direction; and the volume is accordingly largely made up of papers by these specialists on the geology, botany, animal and fish life, and soils of the island, together with a historical sketch and papers on the sanitary and medical conditions. The book ... is beautifully illustrated with photographs.”—Outlook.

“The work is done throughout in the most scholarly manner.”

+ + + =Critic.= 47: 191. Ag. ‘05. 120w.

“Each special student will find his own subject well handled.”

+ + + =Lond. Times.= 4: 271. Ag. 25, ‘05. 710w.

“Is a monograph of high and varied interest and general readability.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 397. My. 18, ‘05. 240w.

“Its completeness and wealth of illustrations render it a more than usually striking and handsome example of American thoroughness.” R.L.

+ + + =Nature.= 72: 154. Je. 15, ‘05. 1470w.

=Outlook.= 79: 1058. Ap. 29, ‘05. 90w.

+ + + =R. of Rs.= 32: 125. Jl. ‘05. 130w.

Reviewed by W. M. D.

+ + + =Science=, n.s. 21: 953. Je. 23, ‘05. 1900w. (Abstract of contents.)

=Shaw, George Bernard.= Irrational knot. $1.50. Brentano’s.

Mr. Shaw has given matrimonial orders and filled them out of the ordinary. There is an American-Irish electrician for the hero who views marriage calmly and impersonally, but determinedly pursues the woman he loves as he would the forces to be checked and chained for a new electrical machine. After marriage the atmosphere provided for the wife’s heart development is stifling and she seeks fancied happiness with a former lover. The machine philosophy of the wronged husband operates thus: “I can divorce you if I please ... You are free too. You have burnt your boats, are rid of fashionable society, of your position, your family, your principles ... and if you can frankly give a sigh of relief, and respect yourself for breaking loose from what is called duty, you are the very woman I want for my wife.”

“The figures might be cast-iron for anything they show of the flexibility and mutability of human life, and they are exhibited, not by one who clearly sees and thoroughly understands the springs of conduct and the objects of endeavour, but by a youth who in his revolt against old conventions has already rushed into grooves of his own.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 1094. O. 21, ‘05. 1170w.

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 539. O. 21. 420w.

“The publishers of the day may be forgiven for thinking that there was no public then to appreciate or understand the ‘original morality’ of Mr. Shaw at the age of twenty-four. We have got used to the ‘original morality’ since then; we could understand a publisher’s refusing the book now as being out of date.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 350. O. 20, ‘05. 830w.

“It is much inferior in interest to ‘Cashel Byron’s profession’ and considerably less repulsive than ‘The unsocial socialist’ and ‘Love among the artists.’”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 368. N. 2, ‘05. 350w.

“It is hardly necessary to say that this new book contains much brilliant wit, and the cunningly worded results of many acute observations of men—and especially women—‘as they really are.’”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 388. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 682. O. 14, ‘05. 310w.

=Outlook.= 81: 629. N. 11, ‘05. 40w.

* + — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 699. N. 25, ‘05. 320w.

* =R. of Rs.= 32: 759. D. ‘05. 90w.

* “It is possible that the same mysterious force which drove him through the labour of writing it may have had some purpose which will sustain others through the labour of reading it.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 100: sup. 8. N. 18, ‘05. 780w.

=Shaw, George Bernard.= On going to church: an essay; from “The Savoy.” 75c. J. W. Luce.

Mr. Shaw’s arraignment of the man addicted to stimulant is accounted for in the observation “that all drugs from tea to morphia, and all the drams from lager beer to brandy dull the edge of self-criticism and make a man content with something less than the best work of which he is soberly capable.” Mr. Shaw’s theory, supported by the sermons read in enduring stone, maintains that going to church—not for the services but to commune in the sanctuary—supplies the vital want in a loftier sense than the drinking-shop, or the conventicle with its brimstone-flavored hot gospel.

=Shaw, L. H. De Visme.= Wild-fowl; with chapters on Shooting the duck and the goose, by W. H. Pope; Cookery by Alex. Innes Shand. $1.75. Longmans.

This volume in the “Fur, feathers and fin series” is a “manly book written from the sportsman’s standpoint ... and fathered by three authors—L. H. De Visme, who supplies the narrative as well as the biographies of ducks in general and particular. The chapters on shooting the duck and goose are by W. H. Pope, while A. I. Shand winds up the volume with twenty-odd pages upon wild fowl cookery. The illustrations by Archibald Thorburn and Charles Wymper are unusually fine; those of Thorburn, the British master of his craft, being not only full of action and feeling, but pictures in the best sense.”—N. Y. Times.

* + =Lond. Times.= 4: 373. N. 8, ‘05. 240w.

* “The whole volume is written in a direct and vivid manner that, while convincing and instructive to the sportsman ... is also excellent reading from a narrative standpoint.” Mabel Osgood Wright.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 872. D. 9, ‘05. 430w.

* + — =Spec.= 95: 869. N. 25, ‘05. 130w.

=Shearer, J. B.= Modern mysticism. *75c. Presbyterian com.

A discussion of the covenants of the spirit, as found in the scriptures with special reference to the claims of modern mysticism.

=Sheehan, Rev. Patrick Augustine.= Glenanaar. †$1.50. Longmans.

“Glenanaar” is an Irish story, partly historical, whose motif is the stigma which to the mind of the Irishman must be visited upon the kith and kin of an informer—any one who has given evidence in a state trial. The central figure of the tale is Daniel O’Connell who in British parliament as well as in Glenanaar fought for the freedom of his native country. A sprightly modern romance claims a good share of interest in which an Irish-American, an Irish widow, her two daughters and a parish priest figure prominently.

“The book is of course, written from the point of view of partisan, but we confidently believe that even readers as strongly prejudiced on the other side will be unable to resist its fascination.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 711. Jl. 8, ‘05. 330w.

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 201. Ag. 12. 250w.

“Canon Sheehan has suffered from his wealth of imagination, and, by condensing into one story materials that should have served to set forth two, has injured the unity of his creation.”

+ + — =Cath. World.= 81: 832. S. ‘05. 1260w.

“It is deep-rooted in its racial element, interpreting Irish character with an eye by no means blind to its faults, but always with penetration and tender sympathy. The tale is somewhat disconnected in sequence, but is sweet and wholesome, and withal, not lacking in touches of humor.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 113. S. 1, ‘05. 230w.

“Abounding Irish humor and delightful bits of character-sketching are to be found in this novel.”

+ =Lit. D.= 31: 585. O. 21, ‘05. 540w.

“A vigorous and skilful piece of work.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 218. Jl. 7, ‘05. 270w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 395. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w.

“The well-told tale is so full of humor, pathos, and romance that it cannot fail to win the interest of every reader.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 447. Jl. 8, ‘05. 370w.

“Is a story of Irish life filled with a delicate humor and pathos.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 221. Ag. 22, ‘05. 60w.

* =R. of Rs.= 32: 759. D. ‘05. 90w.

“Irish peasants—real, not stage Irishmen—are excellent company, and Canon Sheehan is a good guide.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 282. Ag. 26, ‘05. 390w.

“The machinery of the story is, then rather cumbrous, but the shortcomings of its structure and arrangement are not likely to affect a reader who can appreciate eloquence, enthusiasm, and geniality.”

+ + — =Spec.= 95: 292. Ag. 26, ‘05. 880w.

=Sheldon, Anna R., and Newell, M. Moyca.= Medici balls. *$3.50. Doubleday.

The title is derived from the balls on the Medici coat of arms, which was everywhere encountered by the authors during their wanderings. The journeys consist of trips from Florence to the Mugello, Prato, Chianti, Lucca, Pistoja, Brancoli, and Barga. There are over a hundred photogravures of people, landscapes, buildings and works of art, an index and a full list of illustrations.

“A charming portfolio of studies to be enjoyed by all.” Anna Benneson McMahan.

+ =Dial.= 38: 351. My. 16, 05. 300w.

“Is narrated in a chatty, discursive fashion, with a due amount of historical reminiscence and a vivid description of present conditions.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 132. F. 16, ‘05. 220w.

“The excursions of the authors are of particular interest to the lovers of Tuscany, because we are taken into rather untrodden districts. The out-of-doors life of these districts is described for us in pleasant detail.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 451. F. 18, ‘05. 120w.

=Sheldon, Charles Monroe.= Heart of the world: a story of Christian socialism. †$1.25. Revell.

“The story of an Episcopal minister, who wrote and published, anonymously, a book entitled ‘The Christian socialist’ and on the occasion of his consecration as a bishop renounces his office and the pulpit because of the consecrating bishop’s charge to him to oppose socialism and this book in particular.”—Ind.

“It abounds in thrilling situations and sensational episodes which have nothing essentially to do with the story.”

— =Ind.= 59: 582. S. 7, ‘05. 100w.

“The principles and aims of Christian socialism are here presented with dramatic effect in the form of a story.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 908. Ap. 8, ‘05. 110w.

=Sheldon, Walter L.= Duties in the home and family. $1.25. Welch.

Lessons on household duties prepared for children ranging from ten to thirteen years of age. The book has been added to the author’s “Ethics for the young” series, and its “ethical keynote is the preservation and strengthening of family ties not only in childhood and youth, but thruout adult life.” (Educ. R.) “The motives and limits of conduct are developed by questions and dialog and enforced by aphorisms, stories, poems and illustrations.” (Ind.)

“This elasticity of treatment strikes us, by the way, as one of the most useful characters of this eminently practical work. At the same time, Mr. Sheldon’s ethics have a strong backbone.” Wilmon H. Sheldon.

+ + =Educ. R.= 29: 312. Mr. ‘05. 590w.

“The instruction is not sectarian or markedly religious, and could be used in any school.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 673. Mr. 23, ‘05. 60w.

=Shelley, Percy Bysshe.= Complete poetical works, including material never before printed in any edition of the poems; ed. with textual notes and bibliographical list of editions by T: Hutchinson. *$2.50. Oxford.

“This new ‘Oxford Shelley’ gives all the poems and fragments of verse that have ever appeared in print, including a surprisingly large amount of material not to be found in any former edition. The text is the result of a fresh and evidently very thoro collation of the early editions, and the various readings are carefully recorded. All of Mr. Shelley’s historical and illustrative matter, with most of the similar matter worth preserving, is added, supplemented by the editor’s own scholarly notes and a full bibliographical list of editions.”—Critic.

* “Mr. Hutchinson has performed a laborious task both earnestly and ably, and we wish his edition the acceptance which it merits.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 368. Mr. 25. 840w.

“A marvel of editorship and book-making. It is likely to be the final authoritative and exhaustive work of its class.”

+ + + =Critic.= 46: 384. Ap. ‘05. 100w.

“An authentic, complete, and accurately printed text.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 92. F. 2, ‘05. 220w.

+ + =Spec.= 94: 147. Ja. 28, ‘05. 100w.

=Shelley, Percy Bysshe.= With Shelley in Italy, ed. by Anna Benneson McMahon. **$1.40. McClurg.

The editor has selected and arranged the poems and letters of Shelley which have to do with his life in Italy from 1818 to 1822. The selections are grouped under the various years included in the time covered. The volume is illustrated with over sixty full-page illustrations from photographs of the Italian scenes and works of art of which Shelley wrote and among which he lived self-exiled from England during the last four years of his life.

* “Mrs. McMahan’s own writing fills less than a score of her pages,—a fact testifying to her marked ability to speak briefly and to the point.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 443. D. 16, ‘05. 470w.

* =Ind.= 59: 1377. D. 14, ‘05. 30w.

* “The whole forms a delightful sort of poetic itinerary, whether for persons who are actually in Italy, or for those who travel in imagination only.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 446. N. 30, ‘05. 270w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 769. N. 11, ‘05. 90w.

* “A very attractive and interesting book to all lovers of Shelley.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 943. D. 16, ‘05. 100w.

=Sheppard, Alfred Tresidder.= Red cravat. $1.50. Macmillan.

A novel of the Prussia of Frederick William, that fantastic monarch whose giant grenadiers wore the badge of the red cravat. A tall young Englishman is seized and thrust into the royal guards through the influence of his rival for the hand of the beautiful English girl, Lady Joan Chrystal. Later the unfortunate guardsman receives the king’s orders to marry a certain peasant lass—but he doesn’t. The characters are all very human but not at all modern.

“Compared to the general average of historical fiction, this novel must be pronounced a decided success.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 684. Je. 3. 230w.

“The novel owes much to its setting, and, while a story of adventure, seems made upon almost new lines from its leisurely style.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 378. My. 11, ‘05. 520w.

“It aims at something good; it partly achieves that something; yet it drags. For it is overweighted with talk ... and errs by excess of quaint fancy. The author has done himself most credit in his characters. He has as obviously written the book to please himself. But he will please many others, too, for whom a bit of learned fooling along with some real human nature and some rude human humor does not spoil even if it ‘scotches’ a good story.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 198. Ap. 1, ‘05. 450w.

“It is a fine stirring narrative, not without crudities, and there is some good character-drawing, which redeems it from superficiality. The style has spirit and charm, and Mr. Sheppard is a master of that kind of allusive writing which is best suited to the historical romance. The chief faults are diffuseness and an occasional sentimentality, which were perhaps inevitable in a first book.”

+ — =Spec.= 94: 557. Ap. 15, ‘05. 180w.

=Sheringham, Hugh T.= Angler’s hours. $1.50. Macmillan.

Anecdotes of fishing expeditions, bits of advice and some philosophy are found in these pleasing papers by a fisherman on British streams.

+ =Acad.= 68: 416. Ap. 15, ‘05. 380w.

“It is a long time since we had a book about angling in which practical hints were so takingly varied with admirably penned pictures of the delightful surroundings of the art.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 716. Je. 10. 620w.

“Mr. Sheringham wields the pen of a cultured gentleman.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 14. Jl. 6, ‘05. 490w.

“There is a pleasant and old-world flavour in his style. There is instruction in his essays too.” L. W. B.

+ + =Nature.= 72: 220. Jl. 6, ‘05. 540w.

Reviewed by Mabel Osgood Wright.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 402. Je. 17, ‘05. 740w.

+ =Outlook.= 80: 390. Je. 10, ‘05. 30w.

“Mr. Sheringham’s book is delightful.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 559. Ap. 15, ‘05. 220w.

=Sherman, Ellen Burns.= Taper lights, $1.10. Gordon-Flagg.

Eleven cleverly written essays upon such subjects as, The salt lake of literature, being the salt tears shed by sympathetic readers, thruout the ages; Just a few of the reasons why love grows cold; Between the lines, meaning facial lines; The devil’s fancy-work; and The lifting of veils in literature.

“This is a readable though not a striking book.”

+ =Ath.= 1905. 1: 558. My. 6. 450w.

* =Sherman, Waldo Henry.= Civics: studies in American citizenship. *90c. Macmillan.

“A book ‘for students who have at least reached high school age.’ ... The volume is divided into two parts, ‘Studies in American citizenship’ and ‘Collegeville.’ In the first, Land and government, Civil organizations, Banks, Civic and municipal institutions, Justice, etc. are treated. In the second, ‘Collegeville’ represents a township and the various problems of American citizenship are solved in an ideal fashion. The Declaration of independence and the constitution are appended.”—Ann. Am. Acad.

* “The purpose is worthy indeed, and some of the methods of presentation show that the author is concrete and understands how to instruct. But he should not have undertaken to write this book before thinking himself out clearly and fully. The sins against good English are numerous, and seriously affect the educational purpose of the book.”

+ — =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 752. N. ‘05. 140w.

* “Highly practical in its bearings.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 279. N. 1, ‘05. 50w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 641. S. 30, ‘05. 130w.

* “An excellent handbook for the training of young men for citizenship.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 524. O. 28, ‘05. 60w.

=Shields, Charles Woodruff.= Philosophia ultima, v. 3. Scientific problems of religion and the Christian evidences of the physical and psychical science. **$3. Scribner.

“The late Professor Shields, of Princeton, obtained deserved reputation as a highly appreciated academic preacher, and as a man of literary genius.... The best part of his life was given to working out the scheme of philosophy whose prolegomena in pamphlet form appeared in 1861, and whose concluding volume is now issued. The goal of the final philosophy is justly conceived by Professor Shields as combining ‘the perfectability of science and the demonstrability of religion.’ In the present volume the scientific problems of religion and its scientific evidences are successively discussed.”—Outlook.

“He was a man of learning, in a certain obsolescent way, and the work may be used to advantage by others than psychologists, for whom it should be a document.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 340. O. 26, ‘05. 200w.

“As to the scientific evidence of religion, one must say that Professor Shields’s argument so oscillates from strict to loose, and from maximum to minimum claims, as to yield rather limited satisfaction, except to a somewhat thin-spun conception of the term ‘scientific.’”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 335. O. 7, ‘05. 290w.

* =Shirazi, J. K. M.= Life of Omar Al-Khay-yámi. **$1.50. McClurg.

“This account of the life of Omar from the Persian standpoint, together with an explanation of his philosophy as understood by admirers in his native land, has been modestly and carefully written. The volume is well illuminated with Persian designs.”—Critic.

* + =Critic.= 47: 575. D. ‘05. 40w.

* “Mr. Shirazi’s English style is clear and simple, and his presentation of his points exceedingly interesting.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 383. D. 1, ‘05. 220w.

* “The only real blemish on the book is the author’s anti-religious bias, which he doubtless regards as ‘smart.’ His transliteration of Persian names and book-titles shows little consistency. On the other hand, he has evidently read deeply in Persian sources for the material of his biography.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 470. D. 7, ‘05. 590w.

=Sholl, Anna McClure.= Port of storms. † $1.50. Appleton.

A young New York physician is loved by a dancer whom he has cured of pneumonia, by a lovely young girl, and by a rich and cruel enchantress, whose aim in life is social recognition. The little dancer hides her secret and sensibly marries someone else, the enchantress drives the hero into brain fever by deciding to marry a leader of the coveted exclusive set, and the sweet young girl is left to claim her doubtful reward.

“A strenuous story with a problem ending.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 263. Ap. 22, ‘05. 350w.

“An interesting analytical novel.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 1015. Ap. 22. ‘05. 20w.

=Shore, W. Teignmouth.= Dickens, $1. Macmillan.

An addition to Bell’s “Miniature series of great writers.”

“Mr. Teignmouth Shore knows his subject thoroughly; his admiration is tempered by sound judgment, his praise is never exaggerated. The book ... is marked by scholarship, critical ability and good taste.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 126. F. 11. ‘05 80w.

“The criticism is just on the whole.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 559. Ap. 15, ‘05. 80w.

* =Shorter, Clement King.= Charlotte Brontë and her sisters, **$1. Scribner.

A brief enthusiastic biography which supplements Mrs. Gaskell’s “Life” and includes many of Charlotte Brontë’s letters which had not appeared when that life was written. The depressing story of the whole Brontë family is given, and there is much minute detail about the strangely intertwined lives of the three sisters and the circumstances under which their works were produced.

* “He is able to correct Mrs. Gaskell on many points. His style, too, is of the sloppiest.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 1149. N. 4, ‘05. 850w.

* “Written without prejudice, and with sincere love and admiration of the famous sisters, Mr. Shorter’s book is a welcome addition to Brontë literature.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 575. D. ‘05. 110w.

* “But the little book cannot honestly be said to have much life or interest about it. Its most original point is the view taken by Mr. Shorter of the importance of M. Héger in the making of Charlotte Brontë.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 381. N. 10, ‘05. 940w.

* “The task, on the whole, he has performed with much skill, with an entire power of making even less enthusiastic readers share with him something of ‘the glamour of the Brontës.’”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 724. O. 28, ‘05. 1340w.

* “Mr. Shorter, to put it briefly, tries to compress far too much into one modest volume.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 714. N. 25, ‘05. 200w.

=Shorthouse, Joseph Henry.= Life, letters, and literary remains of J. H: Shorthouse; ed. by his wife. 2v. *$4.25. Macmillan.

The first of these volumes contains a critical introduction by the Rev. J. Hunter Smith, a great variety of letters written by and to the author of John Inglesant, and a detailed account of his quiet life which was devoted to culture, literature, and the family chemical works at Birmingham. The second volume contains his literary remains, including three short stories and other hitherto unpublished writings.

+ =Acad.= 68: 437. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1760w.

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 683. Je. 3. 2840w.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 284. S. ‘05. 170w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1163. N. 16, ‘05. 40w.

+ + =Nation.= 81: 169. Ag. 24, ‘05. 1760w.

“The book is a worthy and illuminating account of a man whose most characteristic work is not destined soon to perish.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 324. My. 20, ‘05. 1570w.

=R. of Rs.= 32: 254. Ag. ‘05. 90w.

“On the whole the first of these volumes gives a fair sketch of the man, though the growth and origin of the books, which should be the most interesting things in the life are scamped.”

+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: 22. Jl. 1, ‘05. 1440w.

+ =Spec.= 94: 713. My. 13, ‘05. 1870w.

=Shute, Henry Augustus.= Real boys. †$1.25. Dillingham.

The doings of Plupy, Beany, Pent, Puzzy, Whack, Bug, Skinny, Chick, Pop, Pile, and some of the girls are here recounted. There are snowball battles, fishing excursions, parties, races, fights and adventures. The illustrations catch the spirit of the text.

“The matter is but a variation on the old topics, while the manner has no startling touch of brilliancy; but the adventures of Plupy and his friends cannot fail to make comfortable reading.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 478. N. ‘05. 60w.

* + =Lit. D.= 31: 754. N. 18, ‘05. 330w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 555. Ag. 26, ‘05. 340w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 824. D. 2, ‘05. 140w.

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 89. S. 9, ‘05. 120w.

=Sichel, Edith.= Catherine de’ Medici and the French reformation. *$3. Dutton.

In this faithful biography the queen regent of France is shown in her true colors and appears as an ambitious woman in whom was both good and evil, not as the monster of cruelty which history has made familiar.

“Well written, authoritative, and sincere, it is a model of biography. Above all, the author has made a patient attempt to brush aside superstitions, and to arrive at the truth. Now and again we are not able to agree with Miss Sichel.”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 439. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1650w.

“A high standard of literary ability pervades the volume in spite of a few lapses.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 521. Ap. 29. 1890w.

“Miss Sichel’s essays are interesting, and the book as a whole marks a distinct advance on the author’s ‘Household of the Lafayettes.’”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 167. Ag. 24, ‘05. 530w.

“An extremely interesting and comprehensive history of the first two-thirds of the life of Catherine de’ Medici.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 326. My. 20, ‘05. 1690w.

“Is a subtle analysis and vivid presentation of the personalities and ideas of the reigns of Henri II. and Francois II.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 245. My. 27, ‘05. 260w.

“An industrious and careful volume.”

+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: 183. Ag. 5, ‘05. 1080w.

“A series of interesting and attractive historical studies.”

+ + + =Spec.= 94: 896. Je. 17, ‘05. 2090w.

=Sidgwick, Mrs. Alfred.= Professor’s legacy. †$1.50. Holt.

A German professor bequeaths his work on corals and his only daughter to his favorite pupil, a young Englishman. The completing and publishing of the unfinished work prove a simple task in comparison with the undertaking to win a girl’s heart. To be sure this scholarly individual pursues one steady course instead of resorting to many devices, and it is due to a fault of method rather than purpose that the end desired is deferred so long.

“Is one of the most interesting and well-told novels of the season, and it should be one of the most popular.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 1130. O. 28, ‘05. 370w.

* + =Lond. Times.= 4: 383. N. 10, ‘05. 460w.

* “The tale as a whole is quite as entertaining as any of the earlier romances of the same type.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 448. N. 30, ‘05. 320w.

* “Is a very readable little romance—a good companion for a railway journey or a rainy afternoon.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 797. N. 25, ‘05. 450w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 822. D. 2, ‘05. 130w.

* “The story is, all in all, well worth reading, although hardly likely to become one of the great literary successes of the season.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 837. D. 2, ‘05. 70w.

=Sidgwick, Henry.= Miscellaneous essays and addresses. *$3.25. Macmillan.

“The many-sided activity of the late professor of moral philosophy at Cambridge is strikingly represented in this collection of essays and addresses. Sixteen in number, they take for theme subjects of an ethical, sociological, economic, educational, and purely literary interest.... An idea of the varied contents of this helpful volume may be conveyed by a few chapter titles: ‘Ecce Homo’ (a criticism of J. R. Seeley’s ’Study of the life of Jesus’), ‘The poems and prose remains of Arthur Henry Clough,’ ‘The scope and method of economic science,’ ‘The economic lessons of socialism,’ ‘The relation of ethics to sociology,’ ‘The theory of classical education.’”—Outlook.

Reviewed by F. Kettle.

+ + =Acad.= 68: 45. Ja. 14, ‘05. 820w.

“As an expression of the personality of Henry Sidgwick the collection has interest and value; as an embodiment of the Cambridge spirit it has enduring significance for all who care about tracing intellectual tendencies. The expression throughout is accurate; nothing is said more or less than is intended. The style is lucid, subtle, stimulating, never unpleasant, now and again humorous; never brilliant, persuasive, or charming. Stronger in criticism than construction. Entirely without magnetic quality.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 75. Ja. 21. 2390w.

“The form of an essay or address is especially suitable to topics of this kind, which belong to the border land between the sciences rather than to the content of any one of them.” Herbert W. Horwill.

+ + =Forum.= 37: 250. O. ‘05. 1210w.

“What they give us is a series of side-lights on the development of a mind of singular openness to contemporary influences.” J. H. Muirhead.

+ + =Hibbert J.= 3: 604. Ap. ‘05. 3500w.

“It includes a wide range of subjects—economics, education, and literature—and it treats them all with a solidity, a fullness of knowledge, a many-sidedness, and an occasional sparkle of dry light which keep them alive and informing even when their immediate interest has begun to shift or wane.”

+ + + =Nation.= 81: 185. Ag. 31, ‘05. 3870w.

+ + =Nature.= 72: 149. Je. 15, ‘05. 660w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 41. Ja. 21, ‘05. 290w. (Survey of contents).

“... These characteristics are palpably apparent—the intellectual sincerity, the openmindedness, the faculty of acute analysis, the precision of statement, the discriminating taste that were so emphatically his.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 79: 246. Ja. 28, ‘05. 190w.

+ =Spec.= 95: 500. O. 7, ‘05. 570w.

=Sidgwick, Henry.= Philosophy of Kant, and other philosophical lectures and essays. *$3.25. Macmillan.

“The late Professor Sidgwick, a masterly critic, left unpublished lectures and fragments which occupy the larger portion of this volume. They discuss the philosophical teachings of thinkers so widely contrasted as Kant, Thomas Hill Green, and Herbert Spencer. The remainder of the volume consists of essays reprinted from ‘Mind’ and the ‘Journal of philology.’ Of the lectures much the greater part is devoted to a vigorous criticism of Kant, and these were finished to their lamented author’s satisfaction while the others remain less complete.”—Outlook.

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 266. Ag. 25, ‘05. 1360w.

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 280. S. 30, ‘05. 80w.

=Sidis, Boris, and Goodhart, Simon Phillip.= Multiple personality: an experimental investigation into the nature of human individuality. **$2.50. Appleton.

In the main this work is the analysis of a reactionary second personality resulting from an accident befalling the Rev. T. C. Hanna a few years since. When he returned to consciousness, he was possessed of an entirely different self, “which may be understood only by comparing it to the birth of a person possessed immediately of matured mental and physical functions.” The phenomena of this state, the return to his primary personality, and the struggle which the physicians experienced in establishing him once more on the mental basis of his former self—there being for some time a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tendency to alternate between the two human individualities—make a study as strange as it is interesting and important to the scientific world.

“The close and accurate study of Mr. Hanna’s case throws a flood of light on personality and cognate themes, and is a most valuable contribution to the literature of psychopathy.” Albert Warren Ferris.

+ + + =Bookm.= 21: 185. Ap. ‘05. 1480w.

“The most original as well as most interesting portion of the volume is given over to a painstaking account of a remarkable loss of personality, in many respects the most complete on record.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 20. Ja. 1, ‘05. 390w.

“Dr. Sidis finds corroboratory evidence in support of his view that multiple consciousness is the law, not the exception.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 1419. Je. 22, ‘05. 720w.

“Truly one of the most fascinating of the fairy-tales of science, for the observing and recording of which Dr. Sidis and Dr. Goodhart deserve all credit.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 121. F. 9, ‘05. 940w.

“The volume deserves, as it doubtless will find, a useful place in the psychologist’s equipment for the comprehension of the varieties and the variations of personality.” J. J.

+ + =Psychol. Bull.= 2: 284. Ag. ‘05. 890w.

“Whatever its positive merits may be, the extraordinary jargon in which it is written and the painful dogmatism of its authors go far to obscure those merits.”

— — + =Spec.= 94: 613. Ap. 29, ‘05. 900w.

=Sienkiewicz, Henryk.= Quo vadis, a tale of the time of Nero. $1.50. Crowell.

This new volume in the “Luxembourg” series contains “Quo vadis” as translated from the Polish by Dr. S. A. Binion and A. Malevsky, and seventeen illustrations from drawings by Jan Styka.

=Silberrad, Una Lucy.= Wedding of the Lady of Lovell: and other matches of Tobiah’s making. $1.50. Doubleday.

Six short love stories in each of which unromantic Tobiah, the dissenter, acts as matchmaker. They are wholesome tales of crude times, and each has its own unique adventure in which there is the superstition and witchcraft found among the marsh-men; but the will of the Lord as manifested in the sturdy Tobiah, always triumphs, and the little blind god triumphs also.

“Miss Silberrad has quality; she has the power to create atmosphere. The stories in this book have all the hallmark of real ability, though their artificial nature makes them difficult to handle.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 336. Mr. 25, ‘05. 260w.

“As regards actual writing and imaginative quality, this sheaf of short stories is above the usual, if not her usual, level.”

+ =Ath.= 1: 494. Ap. 15, ‘05. 160w.

=Critic.= 47: 94. Jl. ‘05. 60w.

“A thoroughly enjoyable book. Stories more interesting or more wholesome it would be hard to find; still harder to find any of equal originality and excellence of workmanship.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 140. Mr. 4, ‘05. 460w.

+ =Outlook.= 79: 654. Mr. 11, ‘05. 60w.

“Something of the dream-spirit of the Norse saga and folklore dwells in the stories, so full are they of atmosphere, of poetry, of true romance. Full of genuine humanity, too.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 761. Je. ‘05. 210w.

=Simpkinson, C. H.= Thomas Harrison, regicide and major-general. *$1.50. Dutton.

“In this life of Thomas Harrison there is to be found the history of the leader of the Fifth-Monarchy men and one of the ablest soldiers of the seventeenth century.... Mr. Simpkinson’s book shows how noble a character this regicide had. Harrison was as brave on the scaffold as he was at Marston Moor or at Appleby Bridge, where his personal bravery saved the army.”—Acad.

“Had the story been written with a clearer style and with fewer digressions it would have been more valuable.”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 273. Mr. 18, ‘05. 540w.

“A good half of this book consists of quotations, and long quotations. His quotations are inexact; he is not discriminating in his use of authorities; his evidence occasionally fails to bear out the assertions based upon it; and his judgment is not sound.”

— — — =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 153. O. ‘05. 550w.

“Mr. Simpkinson’s ‘Life of Harrison’ is scholarly and sympathetic without being marred by the parade of extenuation.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 145. Ag. 17, ‘05. 660w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 243. Ap. 15, ‘05. 820w. (Abstract of contents.)

“[The story] is entertainingly, if somewhat unskillfully, told.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 1016. Ap. 22, ‘05. 260w.

=Simpson, George.= Naval constructor: a vade mecum of ship design for students, naval architects, ship-builders and owners, marine superintendents, engineers and draughtsmen. $5. Van Nostrand.

“This handbook is a compilation of rules, formulas and tables pertaining to shipbuilding, with just sufficient descriptive matter to make the application of the rules clear.”—Engin. N.

“The author has endeavored to arrange the book in a logical manner, but he has not succeeded in attaining his object as completely as might be desired. He also repeats somewhat. The index is not as complete as it should be, and the table of contents is simply a list of headings for which no pages are given. The book is certainly up-to-date and should receive a warm welcome from all who are interested in ship design.” Amasa Trowbridge.

+ + — =Engin. N.= 53: 181. F. 16, ‘05. 920w.

“There is compactly stowed nearly, if not quite, all the material data needed by those engaged in the design, construction, equipment, and maintenance of ships.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 32. Ja. 12, ‘05. 80w.

=Simpson, W. J.= Treatise on plague. *$5. Macmillan.

The obvious need of scientific study along the lines of the history and therapeutic aspect of plague in India is partially met by Prof. W. J. Simpson’s work of four hundred and fifty pages “elaborately illustrated with maps, charts, and diagrams, in which are presented the results of the latest studies of the disease made by competent specialists throughout the world. Dr. Simpson speaks appreciatively of the Clayton gas process of disinfection in India.” (R. of Rs.)

* “It abounds in points of practical importance, and should, therefore, prove a most serviceable text-book to all whose duty brings them into contact with plague either directly or indirectly.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 183. Ag. 5. 450w.

“It marks a distinct and important addition to what has hitherto been written about the subject. We have no doubt that it is destined to become a valuable and important aid to the student, the medical officer of health, to the epidemiologist, the sanitarian, and last, but not least, to the administrator.” E. Klein.

+ =Nature.= 72: 529. S. 28, ‘05. 2940w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 256. Ag. ‘05. 150w.

=Sinclair, May.= Divine fire. $1.50. Holt.

Savage Keith Rickman, son of a cockney book dealer, has in him the divine fire of genius which burns within him until, with the passing years, all the grosser parts of his personality are consumed. When the book opens he has written a tragedy, a classical thing, which makes friends for him among the critics even though they do not ask him home to dine because he is “not quite a gentleman.” In fact “his notion of pleasure was getting drunk and making love to Miss Poppy Grare,” of the Variety theatre. His meeting with Lucia Harden, typical of refinement and tradition, on whom he inflicts almost physical suffering when he “drops his aitches,” gives him an ideal to work toward, and he is never really untrue to it, even when he is engaged to marry Flossy, the little clerk. With a sense of honor almost too keen for the world in which he lives, he struggles on as journalist and poet until he reaches success, fame and his ideals. The book is unusual in its strength of plot and character, and it is most real when it forsakes the ideal and tells us that even the divine fire cannot shut out the coarser cravings of a man’s nature when he is young, a genius half-awake.

“Has an acceptable style, in all ways suited to the matter it embodies, a style with flexibility and humor employing a large vocabulary, cultivated and agreeable. As yet, she lacks that final touch of mastery by which a line condenses the whole result of ingenious mental processes.”

+ + — =Atlan.= 95: 699. My. ‘05. 630w.

“Author has accomplished the difficult feat of taking a genius for its hero and making him seem plausible. A sound plot. Its faults are mainly those of excess. But no page bears evidence of careless work. It shows throughout unusual knowledge and an unusual degree of skill in applying it, and it ranks unmistakably among the best of recent novels.” F. M. Colby.

+ + + =Bookm.= 21: 66. Mr. ‘05. 1070w.

“One does not hesitate to pronounce this book literature. A keen understanding, an ethical interpretation, and a lyric style have combined to produce one of the noblest, most inspiring, and absorbing books we have read in years.”

+ + + =Cath. World.= 81: 129. Ap. ‘05. 110w.

“It is scarcely a spontaneous work of genius; but it is at least a brilliant piece of workmanship, of unusual range and power. The comfortably ample canvas abounds in masculine characters, and it is not too much to say that there is not a failure, not even a commonplace achievement, among them. In dealing with her small group of women the author’s penetration becomes blunter, her power weakens. Supremely interesting. Admirably constructed. A positive hardness, almost a lack of fineness, somewhat disqualify her as a ‘mouthpiece of humanity.’” Olivia Howard Dunbar.

+ + — =Critic.= 46: 183. F. ‘05. 630w.

“Drawn with a firmness of hand that excites one’s admiration. It rises, moreover, to real distinction of style, besides being of absorbing interest from cover to cover. It is the sort of book that one begins by skimming, and ends by giving the closest attention to paragraph and phrase.” W. M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 18. Ja. 1, ‘05. 260w.

+ + =Ind.= 58: 437. F. 23, ‘05. 1160w.

* “Aside from the literary shop talk in this novel the author has touched the heights and depths of inspiration. This is why parts of the book seem to sag so woefully.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 1153. N. 16, ‘05. 130w.

“The aim is high, the treatment is eminently appropriate, the interest absorbing.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 317. S. 2, ‘05. 1010w.

Reviewed by H. I. Brock.

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 150. Mr. 11, ‘05. 1150w.

“Pervaded by ... seriousness of invention and stamped with the distinction of high-class workmanship. This story has great nobility of spirit; although somewhat too elaborate, it is a novel to be reckoned as one of the real things of the time.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 772. Ap. 1, ‘05. 140w.

“It is to be regretted that the story, as a whole, does not reach the height achieved by the characterization. The impression one receives from the whole production is that of a tremendous and generous power; a power that includes humor, wit, analytical and philosophical power, scholarship, vivid and trenchant strength in characterization. Something that critics call ‘fusion’ ... is absent from the book, or is not there in full.”

+ + — =Reader.= 5: 622. Ap. ‘05. 1760w.

* “Though a mediocre piece of construction, marred by diffuseness and irrelevancies, this novel should be read for its splendidly successful character studies.”

+ — =R. of Rs.= 32: 759. D. ‘05. 170w.

“She writes remarkably well, though with a tendency to exaggeration and exuberance, and she has the usual feminine weakness for adjectives.”

+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: 412. S. 23, ‘05. 420w.

=Sinclair, Upton Beall, jr.= Manassas. $1.50. Macmillan.

This novel without a heroine is really a romantic history of the years preceding the Civil war. The story ends with the first battle of Manassas. The southern hero attends college in Boston, and there becomes an abolitionist; on returning home his eyes are more fully opened to the horrors of slavery and he eventually joins the Union army. “Manassas” is the first of an epic trilogy, the volumes to come being “Gettysburg,” and “Appomattox.”

“It is one of the most thrillingly interesting books of its kind that we have ever read. The real drama of the book is the historical clash of the two civilizations, and individuals seem to be made use of only by way of incidental illustration. It is history written with warmth and an eye for dramatic effect, ... but it is nevertheless essentially history. It is a work deserving of very high praise.” W. M. Payne.

+ + + =Dial.= 38: 15. Ja. 1, ‘05. 630w.

“His power is well sustained through the long narrative.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 117. Ja. ‘05. 50w.

=Sinclair, William A.= Aftermath of slavery: a study of the condition and environment of the American negro; with an introd. by T: Wentworth Higginson. **$1.50. Small.

“This book gives the educated negro’s own view regarding the fitness of his race for full citizenship. It contains a complete record of the civil history of the American negro, showing what the race has done for the country in peace and in war, and what the negro has accomplished for his own uplifting.”—R. of Rs.

* “The style is clean and forceful. Of its kind it is the best any negro has written. It is the thesis of a special pleader making strong his case by ignoring the other side.”

+ — =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 752. N. ‘05. 240w.

+ — =Ind.= 58: 1422. Je. 22, ‘05. 190w.

“He is an able advocate if not altogether a wise one, and his book is very readable. He bases his case upon evidence which the other side refuses to admit and makes assumptions which they deny.”

+ — — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 354. Je. 3, ‘05. 1350w.

“He is not intelligent in interpreting Southern conditions or southern sentiment.”

— — =Outlook.= 80: 390. Je. 10, ‘05. 160w.

=Pub. Opin.= 38: 911. Je. 10, ‘05 430w.

“His partiality is not envenomed, his plea is glowing, and his historical facts have more than common value.”

+ + — =Reader.= 6: 594. O. ‘05. 230w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 765. Je. ‘05. 100w.

=Singer, Hans.= Albrecht Dürer. *$2.50. imp. Scribner.

A critical essay upon Dürer’s work forms a preface to 48 exquisite plates printed in tints and mounted on paper to harmonize.

=Critic.= 46: 475. My. 05. 70w.

“In spite of the closeness with which Professor Hans Singer has studied the drawings of Albrecht Dürer, it can scarcely be claimed that he has succeeded in fully grasping the characteristics that render them unique. Moreover, in his efforts to be strictly faithful to his own convictions he commits himself to several assertions that will hardly pass unchallenged.”

+ — =Int. Studio.= 25: 180. Ap. ‘05. 140w.

“Compact for the use of students, and almost a necessity for any art library.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 25: sup. 63. My. ‘05. 240w.

* =Singleton, Esther.= Great portraits as seen and described by great writers. **$1.60. Dodd.

This volume “contains fifty-two ‘process’ reproductions of famous portraits ... with words written about them (or inspired by them) by writers who are not all great.... The selections are well chosen and will be useful to the discriminating student. These is also a list of the abiding places of these pictures. Knackfuss, Moreau, Vauthier, Julia Cartwright, J. A. Crowe, J. B. Cavalcaselle, Humphry Ward, ... Larroumet and Lefroy are among the most authoritative critics of the fine arts quoted.”—N. Y. Times.

* + =Critic.= 47: 572. D. ‘05. 60w.

* + =Dial.= 39: 447. D. 16, ‘05. 140w.

* “Is likely to prove of great value to persons not very well-grounded in the knowledge of art, and of use, in its way, to many others, who are.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 764. N. 11, ‘05. 180w.

* “On the whole, the compilation has little to recommend it, and some of its faults are inexcusable.”

— + =Nation.= 81: 449. N. 30, ‘05. 110w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 705. N. 25, ‘05. 60w.

=Singleton, Esther=, ed. and tr. Venice as seen and described by famous writers. **$1.60. Dodd.

Fifteen chapters which include extracts from Gautier on “The gondola” and “The grand canal”; from Yriarte on “The Rialto”; from J. R. Green on “Venice and Rome”; from Ruskin on “St. Marks”; from Taine on “The tombs of the Doges”; and from Symonds on “A night in Venice.” The volume is profusely illustrated with half-tone plates.

“A skillful collecting of the best things that have been written by the best authorities.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 95. Jl. ‘05. 80w.

=Dial.= 38: 326. My. 1, ‘05. 60w.

“A book that is charming to read anywhere, and will be useful for travellers in Venice to consult.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 396. My. 18, ‘05. 260w.

“The book will be especially useful to those who have never seen and do not expect to see Venice.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 175. Mr. 18, ‘05. 120w.

“If an anthology of Venice was wanted, Esther Singleton has supplied it.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 195. Ap. 1, ‘05. 830w.

“Its editing has been done with judgment.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 910. Ap. 8, ‘05. 140w.

=Skene, Norman Locke.= Elements of yacht design. $2. Rudder pub.

The author aims to give “‘a concise and practical presentation of the processes involved in designing a modern yacht’ ... so that the operations may be readily grasped by men without technical education.... There are chapters on displacement, the lateral plane, design, stability, ballast, the sail plan, and construction. A thirty-foot cruiser is made the basis of the calculations, and a number of tables is appended to abridge the figuring of important details. The book is illustrated with numerous outline drawings and plates.” (N. Y. Times.)

“The book will undoubtedly be serviceable to every one interested in the subject and possessed of enough technical knowledge to understand it.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 181. Mr. 25, ‘05. 290w.

=Skinner, Harriet Pearl.= Boys who became famous men. †$1.25. Little.

These “Stories of the childhood of poets, artists, and musicians” are founded upon fact but are colored to suit the taste of boy and girl readers, who cannot but feel a kinship for the young heroes of Beni’s keeper: Giotto; The victor: Bach; The little boy at Aberdeen: Byron; Tom Pear-tree’s portrait: Gainsborough; Georg’s champion: Handel; Six hundred plus one: Coleridge; The lion that helped: Canova; and Frederic of Warsaw: Chopin.

* “The stories are told simply, are readable, and the pictures are pleasing.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 722. O. 28, ‘05. 60w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 524. O. 28, ‘05. 20w.

=Slater, John Herbert.= How to collect books. $2. Macmillan.

“Mr. J. H. Slater has been writing on the subject for twenty-five years, and is regarded as one of the leading authorities in England.... The book ... might better be called a ‘Primer of book-collecting.’ Much information interspersed with illustrations, is crowded into less than two hundred pages.”—Outlook.

“The text is generally accurate.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 468. O. 7, 990w.

“For a beginner the knowledge contained in the volume may be of great assistance.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 480. N. ‘05. 80w.

* “No one but a real collector could have set forth what Mr. Slater has put into his volume.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 1374. D. 14, ‘05. 250w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 625. S. 23, ‘05. 1020w.

“With these slight exceptions, which will prove almost immaterial to the beginner in book collecting, the manual may be taken as a most reliable, though somewhat dull, guide in this fascinating pursuit.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 279. S. 30, ‘05. 160w.

* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 640. N. ‘05. 80w.

+ =Spec.= 95: 615. O. 21, ‘05. 390w.

=Sloan, Anna L.= Carolinians, an old-fashioned love story of stirring times in the early colony of Carolina. $1.50. Neale.

Mistress Damaris Johnson, the governor’s daughter, whose heart is as true to her lover as her father’s is to his king, in coquetry with her true feelings offends the man she cares for. He starts for England, is captured by pirates, a message from her miscarries, they become estranged on his return, and she is piqued into promising her hand to an unloved suitor, who in the end nobly releases her.

“It is a picturesque tale, prettily told.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 278. Ap. 29, ‘05. 470w.

=Small, Albion Woodbury.= General sociology. *$4. Univ. of Chicago press.

An exposition of the main development in sociological theory from Spencer to Ratzenhofer. The purpose of the work is to furnish a working syllabus for a year’s course of lectures and a three years’ program of seminar work given in Chicago university. “The main objects of this syllabus are, first, to make visible different elements that must necessarily find their place in ultimate sociological theory; and second, to serve as an index to relations between the parts and the whole of sociological science.”

=Smart, George Thomas.= Studies in conduct. *75c. Pilgrim press.

“In this survey of wisely conducted life the subjective interest of disciplined and rationalized feeling comes to its full rights, and carries the authority of experience.”—Outlook.

“A book that cannot be exhausted in one reading, or in two.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 395. Je. 10, ‘05. 130w.

“Altogether these studies in conduct offer a rational and agreeable program for making the most of ourselves and our brief span of life.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 507. O. 14, ‘05. 280w.

=Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant.= Story of Edinburgh. $2. Macmillan.

“This volume, which belongs to the ‘Mediæval towns series,’ is to a considerable extent a reproduction of a book which the author published last year. Additions, however, have been made, and ‘it has been almost entirely re-written.’” (Spec.) “The scheme of the volume is sensible. The first portion, dealing with the history of Edinburgh, traces the general fortunes of the city without special regard to topography; it is briskly enough written, and suitably seasoned with classical anecdotes. The second, and in this instance more important, division presents a detailed description of the city itself, and discusses the places and objects of historic interest.” (Ath.) There are many illustrations.

“The instructions are clear and practical, the comments are generally to the point, and the illustrations are decidedly good.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 468. O. 7. 200w.

* “The book is compact, comprehensive, and portable, and conveniently arranged in walks to points of historic, literary and ecclesiastical interest in the city and its environs.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 1111. N. 9, ‘05. 180w.

“Has put together a charming volume, full of matter but with little in it either of the guidebook or the town history.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 360. N. 2, ‘05. 90w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 640. S. 30. ‘05. 120w.

“This volume packs an amazing amount of information in small compass, and serves it up, moreover, with commendable freedom from dryness and encyclopaedic method.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 282. S. 30, ‘05. 170w.

“A book about Edinburgh can scarcely fail to be interesting, and as written by Mr. Smeaton, who knows his subject thoroughly and writes about it con amore, this may be ranked with any volume in the series.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 533. O. 7, ‘05. 340w.

=Smedley, A. C., and Talbot, L. A.= Wizards of Ryetown. †$1.50. Holt.

A clever fairy tale interspersed with nonsense rhymes in which a fairy princess goes out into the world with her hero prince to help him conquer his kingdom. After wars waged against castles, witches and wizards they share their realm in proverbial fairy-tale peace and prosperity.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 870. D. 9, ‘05. 270w.

=Smet, Pierre-Jean de.= Life, letters and travels of Father Pierre-Jean de Smet, S. J.; ed. by Hiram Martin Chittenden and Alfred Talbot Richardson. $15. Harper, F. P.

An account of the life and work of the missionary priest in the unopened West, recorded chiefly in his own simple words, as found in manuscript journals, and his printed works. There are copious notes and a life of De Smet by the editor.

“We strongly recommend this valuable work to all who are interested in the history of the North American West and in its aborigines. Also, and particularly, to those interested in missions.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 274. Ap. 6, ‘05. 2060w.

“The most valuable part of this book is that which deals entirely with Indian life, and the editors are to be congratulated upon their success in keeping this essential and vital part continually the most prominent. As no other man has so fully and so deeply understood the Indian, so no other has contributed so much information about his life and customs or served the cause of justice so well in uprooting the prejudice against the aborigines of this country. [The Indian] has received his meed of praise, and the final judgment upon his character.” Stanhope Sams.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 66. F. 4, ‘05. 2310w.

=Smith, Adam.= Wealth of nations; ed. by Professor Edwin Cannan. *$6. Putnam.

This new edition of the famous work of the father of political economy follows the text of the fifth edition in all details. The editor has added elaborate notes and a comprehensive introduction.

“Will henceforth be the standard. It is hard to see how the editor’s work could be improved save by the discovery of new sources of knowledge.”

+ + + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 135. Ja. ‘05. 130w.

“What promises to be its definitive form for many years to come. Along with his demonstrated insight into the heart of this classic, Mr. Cannan brought other gifts of a rare order to his task,—tireless scholarship in ferreting out the ipsissima verba of the text, and withal an invigorating freshness of vision into the realities of industrial life, a doughty logic, and a dash of cynical humor.”

+ + + =Atlan.= 95: 562. Ap. ‘05. 510w.

“Marks of extreme care as well as of full and critical knowledge are visible on every page. The editor’s notes are of great value even to students who are not greatly interested in the niceties of textual criticism. In a great measure they serve as cross-references, and serve also to keep in mind and define Adam Smith’s characteristic inconsistencies and limitations.”

+ =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 136. D. ‘04. 310w.

* =Smith, Albert William, and Marx, Guido H.= Machine design. $3. Wiley.

A volume which “treats in logical sequence the elements of mechanism and machine design, followed by construction in detail of machinery, and an excellent chapter on ‘Riveted joints.’ It is well written and illustrated, and the effort to lead elementary conception into actual construction is consistently followed out, giving the reader, or the student, the satisfaction of learning the means and the reason for the result obtained.”—Engin. N.

* “Briefly characterized this is a college treatise, broad and elementary in its introduction, thorough in detail, elaborate in formulas, limited in references to modern devices and inaccurate in some of its practical data.”

+ + — =Engin. N.= 54: 650. D. 14, ‘05. 890w.

=Smith, Bertha H.= Yosemite legends. **$2. Elder.

Six short legends each representing some folk song of the tribe of Ah-wah-nee-chee or Yosemite dwellers. The charm of the text is enhanced by the artistic work of Florence Lundborg, who has conceived a barbaric pattern, an Indian design for the margin, and has contributed thirteen wash drawings reproduced in half-tone. The whole make-up of the book suggests the “eerie and the unseen in air, crag, and water.”

“The stories are told with an attractive simplicity that retains a flavor of the primitive Indian poetry.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 94. Ja. ‘05. 100w.

* =Smith, Rev. David.= Days of His flesh: the earthly life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. **$2.50. Armstrong.

A new life of Christ, simple in style. “It throws some light on incidents in the life of Christ from portrayal of Jewish habits of life and thought. It accompanies the words of Jesus with some interpretation, but not with exhortation. It is free from scholasticism on the one hand and from ecclesiastical pietism on the other.”—Outlook.

* + =Lond. Times.= 4: 336. O. 13, ‘05. 1500w.

* “Theoretically, the spirit of the writer might be defined as that of a broad-minded and free-minded evangelical.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 428. O. 21, ‘05. 120w.

* =Smith, Elmer Boyd.= Story of Noah’s ark; told and pictured by E. Boyd Smith. **$2. Houghton.

“The building of the ark, the assembling of the animals, and the adventures of the voyage, are all made to yield their full measure of entertainment. The dinosaurs that had to be left behind because they were too big for the door, the host of other strange beasts ... that refused to go in and were therefore ‘doomed to be lost and become fossils,’ the other host that went in and, being tossed by the waves, regretted it ... all these episodes are pictured with remarkable expressiveness and a clever but never too extravagant caricature.... The plates are artistically reproduced in color.”—Dial.

* “An amusing book with illustrations gay enough and text simple enough to attract any well-regulated child.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 577. D. ‘05. 15w.

* “The pictures are the feature of the book, but they would not be half so amusing without the sly and subtle humor of the brief descriptions which accompany them.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 383. D. 1, ‘05. 200w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1392. D. 14, ‘05. 30w.

* “Mr. Smith is too good a draughtsman to be side-splittingly comical, but he has a humorous imagination. His text is far less droll, and he should procure a literary running-mate for his next venture.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 381. N. 9, ‘05. 150w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 744. N. 4, ‘05. 150w.

* “A capital piece of story-telling by colored pictures—humorous but perfectly respectful to Noah and all his family.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 684. N. 18, ‘05. 40w.

=Smith, F. Berkeley.= Parisians out of doors. *$1.50. Funk.

Parisians of all classes at play, sipping coffee in their pet cafés, pelting each other in the fete des fleurs, or enjoying the more serious joys of baccarat, fill these pages. But whether at home or jaunting by rail or motor car to Trouville, Normandy, St. Cloud or Monte Carlo, they are kept innately Parisian and carry with them their own distinctive atmosphere.

“It is never better than picturesque journalism, but, light and frothy as his writing is, it conveys a good and vivid idea of certain aspects of life in Paris, at Trouville, and other watering-places, at Nice and Monte Carlo, and so forth.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 935. S. 9, ‘05. 110w.

“He shows an absence of dictatorialness, a humor, and a modesty that make his volume most entertaining reading.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 479. N. ‘05. 60w.

+ + =Ind.= 59: 639. S. 14, ‘05. 100w.

“The style of the author matches its subject. Mr. Smith is not only an enthusiastic lover of Paris but he can express this taste for the perfection of worldly joys in a voice of exquisite timbre.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 317. S. 2, ‘05. 490w.

“Is as bright and entertaining as either of its predecessors, ‘The real Latin quarter’ and ‘How Paris amuses itself.’”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 457. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1350w.

“Sprightly, not always very dignified, cheerfully observant of the gay and the picturesque.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 790. Jl. 22, ‘05. 80w.

“‘Paris out of doors’ has gathered in the spirit of the French festivity, has caught much of the nature worship that infects that festivity, and in every respect is a delightful and refreshing book.”

+ + + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 350. S. 9, ‘05. 140w.

“Mr. Smith knows perfectly well how to write good, interesting description, and what more interesting people can you find than the modern Parisian?”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 254. Ag. ‘05. 80w.

“This is a very pleasant and readable book. Some of the illustrations are good, but the photographs are not invariably successes.”

+ + — =Spec.= 95: 263. Ag. 19, ‘05. 160w.

=Smith, Francis Hopkinson.= At close range. †$1.50. Scribner.

“This is a collection of nine short stories.... The object of the volume seems to be to bring together some little tales of plain things in life in which Mr. F. Hopkinson Smith discovers a grain of gold ‘at the bottom of every heart-crucible choked with cinders.’ ... He does not confine his stories to any particular stage setting, but wanders, as the digger should do, wherever the gold of life is to be found.”—N. Y. Times.

“Mr. Hopkinson Smith has the right knack, although exception must be taken to his literary style.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 44. Jl. 8. 220w.

“The chief characteristic of these nine short stories, tales of ‘the road,’ is a realism described with a poetic touch.”

+ + + =Critic.= 47: 94. Jl. ‘05. 240w.

“He has set down with humor, compassion and wit the real life that we live every day on the outside of story-books and made it refreshing with faith and virtue.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 957. Ap. 27. ‘05. 410w.

“He has the snag-less style of long literary training, yet he shuns prolixity.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 378. My. 11, ‘05. 280w.

“The stories deserve reading, and the circulation of such a volume will not bring benefit to the author alone.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 235. Ap. 8, ‘05. 190w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w.

“This latest collection of short stories renews the impression which the earlier volumes from the same hand made of great clearness of sight, fresh and vital interest in all forms of life which express either beauty or character, a keen sense of humor, and admirable power of characterization.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 79: 906. Ap. 8, ‘05. 190w.

“Always Mr. Smith is the artist—not a photographer.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 633. Ap. 22, ‘05. 280w.

+ + =Reader.= 6: 120. Je. ‘05. 320w.

“The author, who writes tersely and well, shows that he has keen powers of observation, he is also endowed with a sense of humour and a capacity for sympathy, and he can in a measure touch, as it has been said, both the springs of laughter and the source of tears.”

+ + + =Sat. R.= 100: 186. Ag. 5, ‘05. 250w.

“The problems contained in the book are not very subtle, but almost all the stories are pleasant reading.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 228. Ag. 12, ‘05. 140w.

=Smith, Francis Hopkinson.= Wood fire in no. 3. †$1.50. Scribner.

F. Hopkinson Smith invites his readers to join a circle in Bohemia about a log fire “that can sparkle with merriment, or glow with humor, or roar with laughter, dependent on your mood.” The “High priest of the Temple of jollity” is Sandy MacWhirter whose “wide personal experience, his many adventures by land and sea make him the most delightful of conversationalists ... talking as a painter talks, one who sees, and therefore can make you see.” He and his group of friends draw up around the fire and swap stories, impressions and terse convictions. “Mac” on studio teas is especially convincing; “Art is a religion not a Punch and Judy show. Whole thing is vulgar. Imagine Rembrandt showing his ‘Night watch’ for the first time to the rag-tag and bob-tail of Amsterdam.... Sacrilege, I tell you, this mixing up of ice-cream and paint; makes a farce of a high calling and a mountebank of the artist.”

* + =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 80w.

* “MacWhirter and his friends are thoroughly individual. They all know stories well worth the telling, and they tell them extremely well.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 388. D. 1, ‘05. 170w.

* “Has the charm with which Mr. Smith invests all that he writes, a charm which is one of projected personality, and must therefore miss some uncongenial readers, though these will usually be few.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 823. D. 2, ‘05. 160w.

* “Mr. Smith never fails to infuse a certain invigorating good fellowship into his stories. The book as a whole does not reach the high level of Mr. Smith’s more serious fiction.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 712. N. 25, ‘05. 140w.

* =Smith, Frederick Edwin, and Sibley, N. W.= International law as interpreted during the Russo-Japanese war. *$5. Boston bk.

“We welcome this attempt to estimate the present state of the science [of war] in the light of the new precedents created.... [The authors] have reviewed the whole history of the operations, and dealt with every point raised, from the volunteer cruisers to the use of wireless telegraphy, in a lucid and scholarly manner.... A large number of useful documents are reprinted in the appendices, and the authors have written a short but admirably clear introduction on the meaning of international law.”—Spec.

* “By far the most interesting part of the volume consists of the chapters, full of detail, and well considered, relating to neutrality; chapters so full and complete that they might with small change form parts of a treatise on international law. It is a piece of well-knit, solid work. It embodies research and care. A spirit of moderation, a sense of responsibility, is present.”

+ + + =Lond. Times.= 4: 299. S. 22, ‘05. 1480w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 791. N. 18, ‘05. 650w.

+ + + =Sat. R.= 100: 690. N. 25, ‘05. 470w.

* “The work may be warmly recommended to all lawyers and students of public policy.”

+ + + =Spec.= 95: sup. 794. N. 18, ‘05. 370w.

=Smith, Rev. George Adam.= Forgiveness of sins, and other sermons, **$1.25. Armstrong.

“Sermons preached by Dr. George Adam Smith, in the pulpit of Queen’s Cross Free church, Aberdeen.... They are spiritual expositions of theology.... Biblical in substance but not textual.”—Outlook.

“His new volume of sermons offers an example of the art of expository preaching, the more persuasive in that it is not professedly expository.” A. K. P.

+ + =Bib. World.= 26: 155. Ag. ‘05. 750w.

“His discourses are direct, practical and earnest, excellent examples of the expository preaching for which Scotch ministers are famous.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 500. Mr. 2, ‘05. 90w.

“They constitute good models for the minister and good reading for the thoughtful and the devout layman.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 958. Ap. 15, ‘05. 340w.

“The volume of his sermons just published may do something to dispel false notions of Professor Smith’s theological system.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 254. F. ‘05. 70w.

+ =Spec.= 94: 368. Mr. 11, ‘05. 490w.

=Smith, Goldwin.= My memory of Gladstone. *75c. Wessels.

This volume is written by one who knew Gladstone, both socially and in a business way and who knew even better the men who were his associates in public life. He says that it is thru their eyes that he saw Gladstone and he gives his memory of the man and his colossal work in a concise and sympathetic manner. The little book will give a glimpse of Gladstone and his career to those who have not the leisure to read Morley’s Life, to which Prof. Smith pays handsome tribute.

* + =Critic.= 47: 284. S. ‘05. 60w.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 212. O. 1, ‘05. 200w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 765. Je. ‘05. 80w.

=Smith, J. Russell.= Organization of ocean commerce. $1.75. Ginn.

This is one of the Univ. of Penn. publications and belongs to the series in political economy and public law. “The author confines himself exclusively to the presentation of facts and the description of processes.... The result is a careful, accurate and minute analysis of over sea commerce, which cannot fail to be of the greatest interest, not merely to the student of commerce, but to those who are actually engaged in the business of ocean transportation. The book is divided into three parts, viz.; Traffic, Routes and shipping and Harbors and port facilities.” (Ann. Am. Acad.)

“Dr Smith has produced one of the most satisfactory pieces of economic investigation which has appeared in recent years.” E. S. Meade.

+ + + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 610. My. ‘05. 970w.

=Smith, Rev. John.= Magnetism of Christ: a study of our Lord’s missionary methods. $1.75. Armstrong.

“This book is composed of the Duff lectures on evangelistic theology, which were delivered in 1903-4 by the author, who is a minister of the United Free Church of Scotland.... He discourses on such subjects as ‘The distinctive method of Jesus,’ ‘Christ dealing with individual inquirers,’ and ‘Prayer as bringing in the kingdom of God.’”—Spec.

“Although Dr. Smith wrote his lectures for students, his style is almost as simple as that of a Welsh evangelist.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 119. Ja. 28, ‘05. 320w.

=Smith, Mary Prudence Wells.= Boy captive in Canada. †$1.25. Little.

This is the second story in the “Old Deerfield series,” and the sequel to, “The boy captive of old Deerfield.” It tells of the experiences of little Stephen Williams, son of the minister of Deerfield, as he lived a captive and a burden bearer among the Indians. It describes his wanderings with them in northern Vermont, the cold hard winter they spent in Canada, and it finally chronicles his liberation and return to Deerfield. At the end the varied and thrilling experiences of other Deerfield captives is given as revealed by the researches of Miss C. Alice Baker.

=Smith, Nicholas.= Masters of old age. *$1.25. Young ch.

The value of longevity is here illustrated by practical examples. The lives of Mommsen, Holmes, Geo. Bancroft, Victor Hugo, S. Weir Mitchell, Whittier, and numerous other masters of old age serve to show how much of the world’s work is done by its old people. There are some good ideas upon the value of keeping in the harness, and on the care of both mind and body.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 588. S. 9, ‘05. 310w.

“As a record of the victories over old age and bodily infirmity won by men and women of many sorts this book has a tonic quality both of physical and moral efficacy.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 135. S. 16, ‘05. 100w.

=Smith, Orlando Jay.= Balance the fundamental verity, **$1.25. Houghton.

“‘A key to the fundamental scientific interpretations of the system of nature, a definition of natural religion, and a consequent agreement between science and religion.’ What Mr. Smith has really tried to do is to show that religion and science stand on the same rock, and that the law of compensation will explain away many philosophical difficulties. There is an appendix containing critical reviews by a number of eminent scientific and religious writers, most of which commend Mr. Smith’s thesis and the way he has worked it out.”—R. of Rs.

“Mr Smith in his book endeavors to deduce human immortality, and other things, from Newton’s postulate that ‘to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.’ The result is unsatisfactory to the materialists, who do not accept his demonstration as valid, and equally so to those who like the other side of the wall, because it is the other side.” T. D. A. Cockerell.

+ — =Dial.= 38: 88. F. 1, ‘05. 150w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 128. Ja. ‘05. 110w.

=Smith, Reginald Bosworth.= Bird life and bird lore. *$3. Dutton.

A lover of books and of birds writes of his friends the owl, the raven, the wild duck, the magpie, the rook and others, giving his own observations of them and showing the place they hold in history, literature, poetry, and folklore.

“A well-written and attractive book, of which the only material demerit is the rather patchy and uneven effect almost inseparable from volumes made up of papers originally published at divers times and in divers manners.”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 360. Ap. 1. ‘05. 850w.

“It is pleasantly and allusively classical, for Mr. Bosworth Smith is a ripe scholar, and it is written in a style which is always accurate and often picturesque.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 495. Ap. 15. 710w.

“A series of capital essays on British birds.”

+ =Country Calendar.= 1: 221. Jl. ‘05. 60w.

“The book is one to be on permanently good terms with, for its genuine love of all feathered folk, its hatred of cruelty ... its delicate humor, and its poetical perspective.” May Estelle Cook.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 386. Je. 1, ‘05. 310w.

=Ind.= 58: 1152. Je. 1, ‘05. 120w.

“The particular claim of the book is that it has a local nexus and that the tale of the birds is not separated from the life of the place.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 161. My. 19, ‘05. 1140w.

“Has the happy faculty of combining his personal observations with those of his predecessors and confreres into a series of pleasing and instructive sketches.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 264. S. 28, ‘05. 250w.

“Besides giving excellent information tells some interesting anecdotes.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 389. Je. 17, ‘05. 120w.

Reviewed by Mabel Osgood Wright.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 402. Je. 17, ‘05. 230w.

“Perhaps the best parts of his book are those in which he has brought together the references to his favorite birds from ancient and modern literature.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 244. My. 27, ‘05. 100w.

“These essays have a certain charm of style which should appeal to nature-lovers the world over.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 127. Jl. ‘05. 80w.

“He is a real observer of the birds he delights in and he has written a very delightful account of the old Rectory and the old Manor house.”

+ =Sat. R.= 99: 601. My. 6, ‘05. 240w.

“Very pleasant book. The charm of the book ... lies chiefly in the writer’s great love of his subject.”

+ + — =Spec.= 94: 751. My. 20, ‘05. 1050w.

=Smith, Sara Trainer=, trans. See =Denk, Victor Martin Otto.=

=Smith, Sydney Armitage-.= John of Gaunt, king of Castile and Leon, duke of Aquitaine and Lancaster, earl of Derby, Lincoln and Leicester, seneschal of England. *$6. imp. Scribner.

“So far as we are aware, this is the first detailed study of the personality and career of ‘Old John of Gaunt, time-honored Lancaster.’ ... Mr. Armitage-Smith has faithfully explored all manner of sources of information bearing on the exploits and character of this favorite son of Edward III. and favorite brother of the Black Prince, this titular king of Castile and Leon and uncrowned king of England. The search yields to us a fascinating story of chivalry, pageantry, and war, a story of many personages and many scenes.”—Outlook.

“A scholarly but also a highly interesting work.” Laurence M. Larson.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 86. Ag. 16, ‘05. 1240w.

“He must be congratulated on a width of research and a clearness of judgment which more practised hands might envy. He has done much to reconcile apparent inconsistencies in the career of the father of the first Lancastrian king and to unravel the tangled skein of English politics in the last quarter of the fourteenth century.” James Tait.

+ + + =Eng. Hist. R.= 20: 563. Jl. ‘05. 900w.

“Is an ample and scholarly work.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 342. O. 26, ‘05. 520w.

“He has turned out a book that is at once scholarly and eminently readable. Moreover, his work scarcely runs the risk of being superseded.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 300. My. 6, ‘05. 1180w.

“Told with feeling and intelligence by one who breathes the spirit of the times.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 1059. Ap. 29, ‘05. 180w.

=Smith, Vincent A.= Early history of India. *$4.75. Oxford.

From 600 B. C. to the Mohammadan conquest, including the invasion of Alexander the Great. A great deal of space is devoted to the invasion of Alexander, while the chapters dealing with the mediaeval kingdoms of the north, the Deccan and matters of purely local interest are brief. The closing chapter outlines the history of the South.

“Will be welcomed for its very able research into Alexander’s India campaign. McCrindle, whom we had thought to have said the last word on the subject, is corrected in so important a matter as the place where Alexander’s army crossed the Hydaspes.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 47. Ja. 14, ‘05. 290w.

“Mr. Smith is unusually well qualified for the work he has undertaken. This knowledge, combined with a high ideal of the office of the historian, ability in the sifting and criticism of evidence, and finally the power of presenting in remarkably clear and attractive form the fruits of his investigations has led to the production of a work of exceptional merit.” George Melville Bolling.

+ + + =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 121. O. ‘05. 1010w.

“Nearly a third of the volume is occupied with Hellenic activity and influence in India, and there is nowhere so complete and vivid an account of the great campaign as is to be found in these pages. Even those not interested in India for itself cannot fail to be attracted by this chapter in the life of Alexander, which in some regards at least may be accepted by historians as a definite statement.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 117. F. 9, ‘05. 630w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 121. F. 25, ‘05. 300w.

=Smith, William Benjamin.= Color line. **$1.50. McClure.

The author is a southerner and a professor in Tulane university, but he tries to give an unbiased scientific treatment of the race problem, taking up the question of miscegenation, the danger of the “mongrelization” of the white race in the South, and social and political future of the negro.

“The argument is largely rhetorical and contributes nothing to our knowledge of what is going on. The book abounds in extreme statements. As a plea of an intelligent partisan the book has value, but otherwise is not to be compared with the recent volume of Mr. T. N. Page, who holds very similar views.”

— — + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 594. My. ‘05. 230w.

“There is much that is new in the conception and in the detail of the present study. Whether the reader agree or disagree with Professor Smith’s conclusions, we can promise him that this is by far the most elaborate and important study of the American negro that has yet appeared, that it deals with fundamentals and not with the superficial manifestations of the conflict between black and white, and that its tone is such as to command respectful attention from the reader, whatever his prejudices. A style full of terse, vigorous phrases, at times enlivened by humor, and again and again shot through with illuminating allusions revealing the breadth of culture, the fund of reading upon which the scholar can draw at will.” Pierce Butler.

+ + + =Baltimore Sun.= : 8. Mr. 8, ‘05. 1140w.

“Professor Smith of Tulane University writes as an ‘irreconcilable,’ but his arguments are strong and well buttressed, and he views the subject on several sides.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 287. S. ‘05. 50w.

“Mr. Smith’s book is a naked, unashamed shriek for the survival of the white race by means of the annihilation of all other races.” W. A. Burghardt DuBois.

— — =Dial.= 38: 315. My. 1, ‘05. 430w.

“It is only valuable as an effort to substantiate the South’s treatment of the negro. It contains neither scientific accuracy nor literary excellence.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 843. Ap. 13, ‘05. 290w.

— + =Nation.= 81: 280. O. 5, ‘05. 1130w.

“It may be Professor Smith has allowed his predispositions to color his conclusions somewhat.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 82. F. 11, ‘05. 1820w.

“In six passionately written chapters brimming with science and statistics, Professor Smith makes a strong presentation of the position of the South on the negro question.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 297. F. 25, ‘05. 500w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 382. Mr. ‘05. 100w.

* =Smythe, William Eilsworth.= Constructive democracy: the economics of a square deal. **$1.50. Macmillan.

“This volume presents the evils of the present industrial system and proposes three remedies. The first is Senator Newland’s plan for dealing with the transportation problem.... The second remedy is Mr. Garfield’s plan.... The first remedy would put the railroads, the second the trusts, under the supervision of the National government. The third remedy is National irrigation for the development of our unused lands, and adequate protection of them from the land-grabber, that they may furnish an opportunity for the ‘surplus man.’”—Outlook.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 708. O. 21, ‘05. 280w.

* “We see no evidence that he is familiar with the economic history of the past. His book is journalistic rather than academic in its spirit. We should like to see his book read and pondered by all journalists and congressmen.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 332. O. 7, ‘05. 290w.

* =Pub. Opin.= 39: 572. O. 28, ‘05. 320w.

* “His book impresses one as the work of a keen observer of modern industrial life and a thoughtful student of its problems.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 638. N. ‘05. 130w.

=Snell, F. C.= Camera in the fields. $1.25. Wessels.

“The first part of Mr. Snell’s manual is entitled ‘The camera and the dark room’; in this the processes are explained.... Parts 2-5 are devoted to the several subjects of Ornithology, Zoölogy, Entomology, and Botany; in each the special subject—how bird, beast, insect, or plant is to be best ‘taken off’ by the camera—is dealt with. The volume is amply illustrated.”—Spec.

“His sensible remarks on the matters of which he is clearly a master himself should be of great value to students of ornithology, zoölogy, entomology, and botany.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 369. Ap. 1, ‘05. 170w.

* “An excellent handbook for those who are interested in the finer problems of photography.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 313. N. 16, ‘05. 290w.

“It is of its kind excellent.” W. P. P.

+ + =Nature.= 72: 153. Je. 15, ‘05. 370w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 515. Ag. 5, ‘05. 250w.

+ + =Spec.= 94: 599. Ap. 22, ‘05. 110w.

Society in the new reign; by a foreign resident. $4. Wessels.

This book supplements “Society in London,” published by the same author in 1886. It gives a present day view of “persons and things, as well as of a social state generally” both in and out of London, under such chapter headings as—The new court and some state pillars, Society at school and at play, Where wit, wealth and empire meet, Hencoops and heroes, Counter and coronet, Society’s tradesmen and their social claims.

Sociological papers, by Francis Galton and others. *$3.60. Macmillan.

“The volume comprises the papers and discussions at the first meeting of the (British) Sociological society, 1904.... Among the subjects discussed, ‘Eugenics,’ or what in this country is called stirpiculture, takes the leading place.”—Outlook.

“Marks the opening of a new stadium in the progress of sociology.”

+ + + =Acad.= 68: 103. F. 4, ‘05. 1130w.

“The book is welcome not merely because of the excellent papers, but also because of the light it throws upon the headway sociology is making in England.”

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 594. My. ‘05. 150w.

+ =Ath.= 1905, 1: 239. F. 25. 630w.

+ =Dial.= 38: 326. My. 1. 05. 120w.

“The sociological society is to be congratulated on the appearance of its first volume.” W. D. Morrison.

+ + =Int. J. Ethics.= 15: 507. Jl. ‘05. 1250w.

“The one real addition to knowledge that the volume contains is by an outsider, Mr. Harold H. Mann.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 42. Jl. 13, ‘05. 960w.

Reviewed by F. W. H.

+ =Nature.= 71: 605. Ap. 27, ‘05. 540w.

+ =Outlook.= 79: 605. Mr. 4, ‘05. 280w.

Reviewed by J. H. T.

* + + =Psychol. Bull.= 2: 422. D. 15, ‘05. 280w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 510. Ap. ‘05. 140w.

* + =Sat. R.= 100: 724. D. 2, ‘05. 1090w.

=Solberg, Thorvald.= Copyright in Congress. 65c. Supt. of doc.

“A complete bibliography of all the bills relating to copyright which have been introduced into Congress, the resolutions and laws which have been enacted, and those reports, petitions, memorials, messages, and miscellaneous documents which have been printed, together with a complete chronological record of all action taken in Congress, in any way relating to the subject of copyright, showing how each proposal has been dealt with.” The record begins with April 15, 1789, and extends to 1904.

=Am. Hist. R.= 10: 949. Jl. ‘05. 100w.

“A work of great historic interest.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 269. Ap. 6, ‘05. 270w.

=Somers, Percival.= Pages from a country diary. $2.50. Longmans.

This diary of a country sportsman treats of English rural life in all its phases. There is social life, scenery, and a criticism of hunting customs and sporting laws. The whole is enlivened by clever anecdotes and original reflections in the things about them by the author and his wife, Belinda.

=Country Calendar.= 1: 492. S. ‘05. 130w.

“It can be confidently recommended to all who care for records of outdoor life flavored with the philosophy of a genial observer of men and animals.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 249. Mr. 30, ‘05. 490w.

“A delightful raconteur is the author, and his stories are short and to the point.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 19. Ja. 14, ‘05. 1000w.

* =Sonneck, Oscar George Theodore.= Francis Hopkinson, the first American poet-composer, and James Lyon, patriot, preacher, psalmodist: two studies in early American music. *$5. O. G: T. Sonneck, Lib. of Congress, Wash., D. C.

“A piece of research in American history based on an examination of original sources.... Hopkinson, who was born in 1731, was a man of unusual talent; a writer, a politician, an inventor, and an enthusiastic musician....* Hopkinson himself laid claim to the title of first native composer in a letter dedicating his volume of ‘Seven songs’ to Washington.... His rival for historical precedence, James Lyon, is a substantial, if less interesting figure.... It is an extremely interesting monograph for those who are concerned with the neglected past of music in this country.”—N. Y. Times.

* “It is an invaluable contribution to the history of American music, and its production reveals the achievement of a formidable task.” W. J. Henderson.

+ + =Atlan.= 96: 854. D. ‘05. 180w.

* “Though the graces of English style are not Mr. Sonneck’s, he knows how to make his history not only minutely correct, but interesting.” Richard Aldrich.

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 448. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1060w.

=Sorley, W. R.= Recent tendencies in ethics. W: Blackwood & sons, London.

“This little book consists of three lectures on ‘Some leading features of the ethical thought of the present day,’ delivered at Cambridge (England) to a summer meeting of clergy held there in July, 1903. The chapters in the book are headed respectively: ‘Characteristics,’ ‘Ethics and evolution,’ ‘Ethics and idealism.’ In the first chapter Professor Sorley says that in ‘English ethical thought during the last century ... the controversies of the time centered almost exclusively round two questions: the question of the origin of moral ideas, and the question of the criterion of moral value.’ ... A misapplication of the biological doctrine of ‘natural selection’ is also responsible for a large measure of the present confusion of ethical thought. This brings the reader to Chapter II ., in which this misapplication is dealt with at length....