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Abbey, Henry. Poems. 4th ed. [*]$1.15. Appleton.
“The content-matter consists for the most part of simple ballads, lyrics and poems for special occasions. In the present edition the author has brought together all his verse that he cares to preserve from previous editions and to these poems he has added a number of new compositions.”—Arena.
“The charm of his work lies rather in the pleasing lines that appeal rather to those who love the simple and quiet lays. Many of them are delightfully-told legends and ballads that will linger in the memory.”
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Abbot, Henry L. Problems of the Panama canal. $1.50. Macmillan.
Dating this discussion from the failure of the De Lesseps company, Gen. Abbot who is consulting engineer of the new Panama company, makes a technical study of the whole problem. He includes a “summary comparison of the routes of the old and new companies, a description of the physical conditions existing on the isthmus, the Chagres river problem, the disposal of rainfall in the basin of the stream, and the last chapter explains the plans proposed for the canal by the French company and by the former Isthmian canal commission, and the construction of a sea-level canal.” (N. Y. Times). Everything relating to the best possible canal construction is covered, and to aid in clearness, there are added a number of tables, maps, diagrams, &c.
“It would be difficult to find anywhere one better qualified to discuss the Panama problems than General Abbot.”
| + + | Engin. N. 53: 645. Je. 15, ‘05. 340w. | |
| Nation. 80: 459. Je. 8, ‘05. 120w. | ||
| + + + | Nature. 72: 394. Ag. 24, ‘05. 860w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 249. Ap. 15, ‘05. 100w. (Statement of contents.) |
“Gen. Abbot has made a valuable contribution to the technical literature of the Panama canal.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 275. Ap. 29, ‘05. 830w. | |
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Abbott, Jacob. Rollo books. 14v. ea. 50c. Crowell.
An attractive, new popular priced edition which retains the original “Rollo” illustrations and includes Rollo learning to talk; Rollo learning to read; Rollo at work; Rollo at play; Rollo at school; Rollo’s vacation; Rollo’s experiments; Rollo’s museum; Rollo’s travels; Rollo’s correspondence; Rollo’s philosophy—Water; Air; Fire; Sky.
Abbott, Lyman. Christian ministry. [**]$1.50. Houghton.
This new book of essays is based on two courses of lectures given by Dr. Abbott before the Yale and Pacific Theological seminaries. It answers the question, Why do people go to church?
“Dr. Abbott writes with vision, power, tact, and rare literary felicity.”
| + + + | Critic. 47: 384. O. ‘05. 180w. |
“It is a liberal view of the ministry and of the church, arising from a profound faith in Christianity, not merely as a form of teaching but as a power derived from a Person.”
| + + | Outlook. 80: 390. Je. 10, ‘05. 270w. |
“The book is pervaded by that newer and higher conception of religion that is becoming more and more prevalent, viz.: that religion is not ecclesiastical or dogmatic, but a living power in the heart of every individual.”
| + + | Pub. Opin. 39: 413. S. 23, ‘05. 380w. | |
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Abbott, Lyman. Industrial problem. [**]$1. Jacobs.
The William Levi Bull lectures for 1905. “The first lecture endeavors to define the industrial problem: the other three propose as the political solution, regulation; as the economic solution, reorganization; and as the ethical solution, regeneration.” (Outlook.)
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Abbott, Lyman. Personality of God. [**]30c. Crowell.
A widely discussed sermon preached before the Harvard students, in which Dr. Abbott gives his definition of God. He aims to show the honest, sincere and rational man who is confused by the difference of opinion between a certain school of theologians and a certain school of scientists, that a belief in the Fatherhood of God is consistent with an acceptance of a thoroly modern scientific conception of the universe. The binding is uniform with the “What is worth while series.”
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“The combined simplicity and the power of this address are great. It is interpretative to a rare degree. One breathes ‘an ampler ether, a diviner air’ while reading it.”
| + + — | Reader. 6: 241. Jl. ‘05. 200w. |
[*] Abraham, Rev. W. H. Church and state in England. [*]$1.40. Longmans.
This history of the relation of church and state is written to aid the student of their present relations. The period preceding the conquest is first treated and the chapters which follow cover the Norman period, the troubles with the papacy from Henry II to Richard II, the beginning of constitutional church government, the growth of abuses, the beginning of reform, the subjection of the church to the state and later temporarily to the papacy, the Elizabethan settlement, the Puritans, Latitudinarian troubles, and the growth of Erastian ideas. In a final chapter entitled, The next step, Dr. Abraham makes suggestions for the future.
[*] “On the whole we cannot commend this book; it ministers to prejudice rather than to tolerance, and its author cannot be said to be inspired by the spirit of true historical investigation.”
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[*] “There is a little fault to be found with Dr. Abraham’s narrative of the past. The point at which we should part company with Dr. Abraham is to be found in his proposals for the future.”
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Acworth, William Mitchell. Elements of railway economics. [*]70c. Oxford.
A preface states that this book is but a fragment of a complete work which the author has in mind, and is issued to meet the present need of an English text-book in railway economics. It deals with railways and railway business from an economic point of view and considers railway capital, expenditure, income, charges and rates, closing with a chapter upon the interference of parliament. Altho English experience furnishes the illustrations the discussion is applicable to all railways however owned or managed.
“The ordinary reader, if he will take the trouble really to master the figures here tabulated and the close reasoning to which they lead, will find the admirable little book now at his disposal make him quite sufficiently conversant with the subject.”
| + + + | Sat. R. 99: 849. Je. 24, ‘05. 430w. |
Adam, Juliette Lamber (Mme. Edmond). My literary life, [**]$2.50. Appleton.
There is a fascination about Madam Adam’s intense, vivacious interpretation of the meanings of things that is not easily resisted. Her literary career, outlined here from the time of her unfortunate marriage to the founding of her salon, is linked with the life of France during the stormy days of the second empire, and reflects the temper of French society, thought and politics of the day. She rambles on delightfully about the personal qualities of George Sand, Daniel Stern, Edmond About, Gustave Flaubert, Madam Viardot, Jules Simon, and hosts of other notables, revealing ever and anon her own radical notions and violent tendencies. There are a number of full-page pictures of men and women of the times.
“Altogether this is a most delightful, inspiring and informative book, worth all the recent volumes of memoirs put together; the translation is quite excellent; in fact, it does not read like a translation at all.” Frank Schloesser.
| + + | Acad. 68: 34. Ja. 14, ‘05. 510w. | |
| + | Critic. 46: 186. F. ‘05. 310w. |
“Chief defect (or excellence) is its haphazard garrulity. Reminiscences give the book its value, apart from our interest in the very communicative lady who writes it.”
| + | Dial. 38: 21. Ja. 1, ‘05. 350w. |
“A very readable book. In parts jerky and incoherent.”
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Adams, Andy. [The outlet.] [†]$1.50. Houghton.
The author, who saw the beginning of the custom of wintering Texan cattle in the Northwest, the measure which brought the extermination of the bison and the confinement of the Indians to their reservations, and who had some experience with railway companies and their methods of caring for cattle, and their prices with contractors, and with the Congressional lobbyist has woven all these things into his story.
“The book needs a glossary if it is to be thoroughly understood by English readers.”
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“Not the least effective part of the book consists of the dialogue. The success of this book is the more notable from the entire absence of anything resembling a love story.” Herbert W. Horwill.
| + + + | Forum. 37: 112. Jl. ‘05. 410w. |
“He tells of the dangers of the great drive, from stampedes, from alkali water, from drought, from flood and from men, in a straightforward and convincing way.”
| + | Ind. 58: 1257. Je. 1, ‘05. 160w. |
“It is an out-door book, with no pretense to style or philosophy—a plain story that takes you into the herd and its daily happenings. The book is admirable of its kind.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 422. My. 25, ‘05. 820w. |
“A genuine American story. There is no fiction in ‘The outlet,’ but a true, well-defined and entertainingly written narrative.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 276. Ap. 29, ‘05. 500w. |
“It is a fine picture of life on the plains, the relations of the men towards each other, episodes of treachery and sharp practices, and the fights against these evils.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w. |
“This is a striking foot-note to the study of conditions in the far West.”
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“‘The outlet’ is first and foremost, a capital story; after that, it is a genuine contribution to the history of a typical American industry.”
| + + | Reader. 6: 361. Ag. ‘05. 330w. |
[*] “The story is somewhat colourless and lacking in breadth of interest.”
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Adams, Frederick Upham. [John Henry Smith, a humorous romance of outdoor life.] [†]$1.50. Doubleday.
John Henry Smith tells his own story in diary form and also the story of other members of the golf club and their play, among them the heroine’s millionaire father, who becomes a golf enthusiast and partner with Smith in a Wall street operation, and farmer Bishop’s remarkable hired man who wins an heiress. There are various adventures, in one an automobile gets the better of a mad bull and in another it outraces a tornado.
“An effective antidote to insomnia.”
| + + | Acad. 68: 880. Ag. 26, ‘05. 480w. |
“Mr. Adams has other qualities besides humour and characterization.”
| + | Ath. 1905, 2: 202. Ag. 12, 140w. |
“The story, told in Mr. John Henry Smith’s delightful and hearty style, is particularly suitable for summer reading.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 430. Jl. 1, ‘05. 670w. |
Adams, Oscar Fay. Dictionary of American authors. $3.50. Houghton.
An outgrowth of the writer’s “Handbook of American authors,” published in 1884. This fifth edition contains over eight thousand five hundred names of recognized contributors to American literature, nearly three thousand more names than the first edition and over one thousand more than the fourth. The work is intended for critics, editors, and publishers, who have to do with contemporary literature, as well as for students of American literature and librarians.
| + + | Nation. 80: 247. Mr. 30, ‘05. 120w. |
Adams, Samuel. Writings of Samuel Adams; ed. by H. A. Cushing. [*]$5. Putnam.
“The editor of this volume properly says in the preface that the writings of no one of the leaders of the American revolution form a more complete expression of the causes and justification of that movement than do the writings of Samuel Adams. Such a collection has long been needed.... The present volume covers the period from 1765 to 1769, inclusive.... Nearly all the papers are of a distinctly public character.... Brought together from many places, from the manuscript collections of the Earl of Dartmouth, the collections in the Lenox library, the Massachusetts state papers, the Life by Wells, the Prior documents and other printed sources.”—Am. Hist. R.
“Everything included here is so desirable for an understanding of the Revolutionary movement that the reviewer has not the courage to advise the omission of papers the authenticity of which is in doubt, but he does express the desire that succeeding volumes will make plain the basis of inclusion and that work of such importance as this should not be subjected to so serious a criticism.”
| + + — | Am. Hist. R. 10: 654. Ap. ‘05. 760w. (Review of v. 1.) |
Adams, Thomas Sewall, and Sumner, Helen L. Labor problems: a text book; ed. by Prof. R. T. Ely. [*]$1.60. Macmillan.
The following extract from the preface of this work shows the author’s purpose: “The principal aim of this book is to furnish a convenient collection of facts that will facilitate the study and the teaching of the American labor problem.... Where it was necessary we have sacrificed both interest and general social philosophy in order to present concrete facts. We believe that the gravest differences of opinion about the labor problem and the most dangerous misapprehensions are caused by the failure to view the problem broadly, to consider its many phases and ramifications. The labor problem is greater than the problem of industrial peace. Impelled by this conviction, we have preferred to cover a broad field imperfectly rather than a narrow field in detail.”
“It is written in a broad and sympathetic way, with every effort to state the facts fairly and clearly.”
| + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 586. My. ‘05. 190w. |
“It is professionally designed for undergraduates and teachers, but the general public may find in it also a range of subject-matter and a felicity of treatment which should make it popular.”
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[*] “Is comprehensive in scope and thoro in treatment, and will be found indispensable to all students of industrial questions.”
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| N. Y. Times. 10: 63. Ja. 28, ‘05. 220w. (Statement of aim and scope.) |
“This last chapter ... is probably the one which is most open to the charge of providing students with ready-made opinions, though a similar charge may also be made in connection with Dr. Adams’s treatment of trade-unionism. It is, however, impossible to expect a treatise like this to be exhaustive, and nothing but praise can be given for the painstaking accuracy and wide research of the authors.”
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“Text-book on labor problems, whose existence is its own justification. The discussion is sane and necessarily inconclusive.”
| + + | Pub. Opin. 38: 215. F. 11, ‘05. 270w. |
“Contains much valuable information.”
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Adamson, Rev. Robert M. Christian doctrine of the Lord’s supper. [*]$1.50. Scribner.
“This volume is historical, not dogmatic. It is written in a historical but not an indifferent spirit; it traces the history of the Lord’s supper, as a symbol of faith, in all the various changes through which it has passed—Primitive, Roman, Greek, Lutheran, Zwinglian, Anglican, Puritan, Quaker.”—Outlook.
“In general the author’s historical treatment appears to be always fair and generally adequate. Without agreeing with all that the author says ... we recall no monograph on the subject so generally satisfactory.”
| + + — | Outlook. 80: 138. My. 13, ‘05. 370w. |
Addison, Daniel D. Episcopalians. [**]$1. Baker.
Uniform with “The story of the churches” series, this presentation of the Episcopalians is offered by a fair-minded student of the denomination’s history, in which are set forth the best elements of the religious life and character of the denomination.
| Am. Hist. R. 10: 714. Ap. ‘05. 30w. |
“Is written with more than average literary power. The essential facts relative to the origin and growth of the body are to be found in this volume in an interesting narrative.”
| + + — | Am. J. Theol. 9: 383. Ap. ‘05. 130w. |
Addison, Joseph. Selections from the writings of; ed. by Barrett Wendell and Chester Noyes Greenough. [*]80c. Ginn.
Representative selections from Addison’s most characteristic works in prose and verse for use in the schools, for advanced students, or for the general reader. The text is that of Tickell’s edition of 1721 except for the correction of misprints. An introduction, full notes, and a bibliography are provided.
[*] Addison, Mrs. Julia de Wolf. Art of the National gallery: a critical survey of the schools and painters as represented in the British collection. [**]$2. Page.
“A plan of the gallery, showing the location of the different schools, follows the index. The pictures are discussed in the text as they are hung,—that is according to schools in their historic order ... the limitation in space and particularly in number of illustrations precludes this manual’s being a complete history of any school. It is rather a guide to the treasures of the gallery, almost every picture being at least briefly mentioned.” (Dial.) The author’s method is descriptive rather than technically critical. The volume contains nearly fifty illustrations in duo-gravure.
[*] “A book that will be particularly welcome to those who are contemplating a visit to London’s art treasures, but one that has also plenty to offer the general reader.”
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[*] Adler, Cyrus, and Szold, Henrietta. American Jewish year-book (1905-1906). [*]75c. Jewish pub.
“This is the seventh annual issue of this work, and its regular appearance is henceforth assured. The special feature of the present issue is a sort of ‘who’s who’ compilation of biographical sketches of Jewish communal workers in the United States. The review of the past year, by Mr. Max L. Margolis, is a record of melancholy interest.”—Dial.
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| * | + + | Nation. 81: 359. N. 2, ‘05. 100w. |
| + + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 885. D. 9, ‘05. 270w. | |
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Adler, Elkin Nathan. Jews in many lands. $1.25. Jewish pub.
The author has made a study of his coreligionists in many countries, at first visiting them professionally as an agent of the Holy Land relief fund, later to investigate their conditions for personal reasons. He went to Egypt in 1888, and later to Persia, the Holy Land, Russia and Argentina, where he studied the Hirsch colonies. He gives a full account of his people as he found them.
“The author has made extensive travels and tells his story well, though omitting many details which would give greater value to his account.”
| + + — | Ann. Am. Acad. 26: 587. S. ‘05. 50w. |
“The work of a trained observer, and rich in curious interest for both Jews and Gentiles.”
| + | Dial. 38: 391. Je. 1, ‘05. 50w. |
“Mr. Adler’s book has much interest to others besides Jews.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 277. Ap. 29, ‘05. 360w. |
“Is both interesting and enlightening.”
| + + | Outlook. 80: 445. Je. 17, ‘05. 90w. |
“He has the journalist’s instinct, and knows how to describe what he has seen.”
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Adler, Felix. [Essentials of spirituality.] [**]$1. Pott.
Dr. Adler says: “In the region of mental activity, which is called the spiritual life, vagueness is apt to prevail, the outlines of thought are apt to be blurred, the feelings aroused are apt to be indistinct and transitory. The word ‘spiritual’ becomes a synonym of muddy thought and misty emotionalism.” So its purpose is first to show the twentieth century need for the development of the spiritual sense, and to define clearly with illustrations drawn from Savonarola, Washington, John Howard and others the meaning of “spiritual.” (N. Y. Times.)
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“We commend the volume as one of very practical and very genuine spiritual value.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 575. N. 4, ‘05. 440w. |
Adler, Felix. Marriage and divorce. [**]50c. McClure.
Two lectures delivered before the Society for ethical culture of New York city. They set forth Dr. Adler’s views upon the obligations of marriage and his strong opposition to divorce.
“The subjects have been carefully considered, and are treated judicially and temperately.”
| + | Critic. 47: 283. S. ‘05. 60w. |
“Dr. Adler holds higher ground than is taken even in the churches.”
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Adler, Felix. Religion of duty. [**]$1.20. McClure.
A preface states that in response to a growing demand for a book setting forth the results of Prof. Adler’s work along ethical and religious lines, some of his lectures and papers have been gathered into this volume. They deal with such subjects as: First steps toward religion; Changes in the conception of God; Teachings of Jesus in the modern world; Standards of conduct, based on the religion of duty; The ethical attitude towards others; Pleasure; Suffering, and The essential differences between ethical societies and the churches.
“An occasional good thing appears amid the long stretches of very ordinary paragraphs, and the general trend of the whole is toward noble and unselfish modes of thinking and living.”
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“Dr. Adler speaks in clear voice and gives satisfactory answers in clear and concise language, that pulsates with the fire of a soul in earnest.”
| + + + | Critic. 47: 384. O. ‘05. 260w. |
“Some of Dr. Adler’s most characteristic and vital lectures.”
| + + | Dial. 39: 170. S. 16, ‘05. 320w. | |
| Ind. 59: 331. Ag. 10, ‘05. 100w. |
“Stimulating and delightful book.”
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Adventures of King James the Second of England, by the author of “A life of Sir Kenelm Digby,” “Rochester,” etc. [*]$4.80. Longmans.
An informal history which takes for granted the reader’s knowledge of the political events of the time, and presents in a wealth of anecdotes a characterization of the unfortunate James. His early military career on the continent under Condé and Turenne, his service to the English navy, his genuine religious convictions, are set forth, and he is shown to have been “a straightforward English gentleman, a courageous soldier, a skilful admiral, and an excellent man of business.” This may go far toward mitigating the world’s judgment of him, based on his three years of disastrous kingship. There are several beautiful portraits.
“While it keeps James’s best side uppermost, and while it exhibits frankly Roman Catholic sympathies, the facts, except here and there where Restoration politics come in, are presented accurately and fairly. A book which, if not strikingly interesting, is nevertheless useful for bringing out features of James’s character which are not in general adequately recognized.”
| + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 648. Ap. ‘05. 860w. |
“We laid the book down with the conviction established that it is one of the most fascinating and withal instructive, historical works that have appeared for the past few years. For, notwithstanding its somewhat flippant title, it is a piece of serious work, though not precisely history. The narrative runs on, from first to last, in a brisk and lucid flow, upon the surface of which bubbles up from time to time a flash of the humor and good-natured sarcasm that we should expect from the pen that has given us the ‘Life of a prig.’ A fine introduction by Dom Gasquet adds another charm to the book.”
| + + + | Cath. World. 80: 684. F. ‘05. 500w. |
“The work is slightly tinged with a Catholic bias, but is on the whole very fair in its statement of events and impartial, if sometimes original, in its judgment of men.”
| + + — | Dial. 38: 159. Mr. 1, ‘05. 170w. |
“A pleasantly written life of King James, intended for the general reader and possessing no historical value.” C. H. F.
| + | Eng. Hist. R. 20: 827. O. ‘05. 320w. |
“Uncommonly interesting throughout but unconvincing.”
| + — | Ind. 59: 454. Ag. 24, ‘05. 190w. |
“While less convincing than Dr. Airy’s life of Charles II. this volume has the merits which are represented by a fulness of information and incisive writing.”
| + | Nation. 80: 503. Je. 22, ‘05. 570w. |
[*] Aesop. Fables. [*]$2. Moffat.
Miss Elizabeth Luther Cary furnishes a pleasing introduction to this new holiday edition of Æsop’s fables for which J. M. Condé has made many drawings, both in color and black and white.
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[*] “On the whole we find the spirit of the artist too burlesque, especially for an edition in which the moral is carefully preserved and printed in boldface type.”
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Aflalo, Moussa. Truth about Morocco; an indictment of the British foreign office; with introd by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. [*]$1.50. Lane.
This book “is in the main, an attack upon Lord Lansdowne’s policy in respect to Morocco and England’s commercial interests there, and devotes itself to showing how great the loss will be when France has assumed control, and how thoroughly everything done to raise British prestige through a long series of years has been overturned by a scratch of the pen.”—Dial.
“The book presents a thorough statement of the attitude of Morocco toward the outer world, by one in possession of the facts.” Wallace Rice.
| + | Dial. 38: 90. F. 1, ‘05. 150w. |
Ainger, Alfred. Gospel and human life: sermons. $2. Macmillan.
“The dominant note of Canon Ainger’s posthumous book is sadness.... As we lay the book down we feel that in the eyes of the author the times are religiously out of joint. For while he cannot be said to dogmatise, he deplores deeply the ever-increasing disregard for dogma and what he calls ‘the decay of worship.’”—Spec.
“These sermons are distinctly better than the average.”
| + | Am. J. of Theol. 9: 598. Jl. ‘05. 180w. |
“There is much which is beautiful in these sermons, both from a literary and a religious point of view, much which must add warmth to the affectionate memory cherished by so many of this scholar and man of God.”
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Akers, Charles Edmond. History of South America, 1854-1904. [*]$6. Dutton.
The author, who has lived in South America for fourteen years and has had wide experience on the continent as a journalist, gives an account of the South American republics and their troubled history. He shows us the men who have made the politics of these states for the last fifty years and the general movements and tendencies which have been felt in the entire continent. Aside from his own observations he has drawn upon Spanish and Portuguese chroniclers for earlier history. There are interesting illustrations.
“Thirty-four pages of historical introduction, in which the uninformed reader will be dismayed at the array of names and dates and misled by the generalizations. In fact the chief value of the book is that it can be used as a trustworthy contemporary history. It has the defects that the account of an eye-witness must have, even when he has been able to get the perspective of a few years and to hear the other side. But it has the advantage of being written by a writer trained to see clearly. The most welcome feature of the book is the comprehensive treatment of important events. Yet scarcely less valuable are the comments on existing conditions. Rarely does one find a book at once so useful to the specialist and so interesting to the tyro.” Hiram Bingham.
| + + — | Am. Hist. R. 10: 671. Ap. ‘05. 770w. |
“The author tells his story clearly and with spirit, and adds some well condensed information about the present state of these countries.” E. M. Ll.
| + + — | Eng. Hist. R. 20: 615. Jl. ‘05. 250w. |
“There is nothing extant on this subject either so comprehensive or so reliable.”
| + + + | Ind. 58: 1189. My. 25. ‘05. 390w. |
“A useful and comprehensive volume. This is the first comprehensive history in English of the last half-century of the South American states—since they attained independence from Spanish control.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 31: 247. F. ‘05. 190w. |
“A most readable, impartial, clear-sighted appreciation of political leaders and their motives.”
| + + | Spec. 94: 112. Ja. 28, ‘05. 730w. |
Alcott, Louisa M. [Jack and Jill.] $2. Little.
This new volume in the “Little women” series, is quite as attractive as its predecessors and contains eight full-page illustrations by Harriet Roosevelt Richards which show us Jack and Jill just as Miss Alcott must have wished us to see them.
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Alcott, Louisa M. [Under the lilacs.] $2. Little.
Uniform with the other volumes of this new and elaborate edition of Miss Alcott’s famous stories, the “Little women” series, “Under the lilacs” contains eight full-page pictures by Alice Barber Stephens, which make Sancho and his friends seem, if possible, more real than ever before.
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| * | + + | R. of Rs. 32: 766. D. ‘05. 120w. |
[*] Alden, Isabella Macdonald (Mrs. George R.) (Pansy, pseud.). David Ransom’s watch. [†]$1.50. Lothrop.
“When Ben Ransom, David’s younger brother, left the old farm, he took $700 ... and he took his father’s old silver watch as well. David could ill spare the money. He had to wait another year before he could get married. And he was particularly sorry to part with the watch.... Ben’s life thereafter was full of ups and downs. His restlessness and fickleness were his ruin.... David and the old watch both figured conspicuously in his later misadventures.... Two threads of self-sacrifice run through the tale to meet at last, making ideal happiness for the group, from which all the unpleasant folk have been eliminated by chances which the unregenerate reader will call blessed.”—N. Y. Times.
[*] “It has the best plot that she has ever devised.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 347. My. 27, ‘05. 250w. |
[*] “Is a well-told, pleasing story of commonplace, likable people, with plenty of wholesome sentiment flavored with the humor of the soil. It is a good book for old and young alike.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 447. Jl. 8, ‘05. 180w. | |
| * | + | R. of Rs. 32: 765. D. ‘05. 60w. |
Alden, William Livingston. Jimmy Brown trying to find Europe. 60c. Harper.
“This new book of Jimmy’s adventures ... deals with the travels of James and his friend Mike ... from West Thompsonville, somewhere in New York state, to Paris, by way of the fields and country roads, the railroad, the canal, a steamboat, and finally a freighter from Montreal to Havre. Jimmy is in search of his father and mother, whose address, he knows, is ‘Grand Hotel, Europe.’”—N. Y. Times.
| Critic. 47: 381. O. ‘05. 70w. |
“Jimmy does not age or grow tiresome.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 398. Je. 17, ‘05. 710w. |
“Jimmy Brown’s fortunes and the manner of telling, while quite frothy, are excellent vacation reading.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 39: 252. Ag. 19, ‘05. 160w. |
[*] Aldrich, Richard. Guide to The ring of the Nibelung. $1.25. Ditson.
A trustworthy guide to Wagner’s trilogy for the student and music lover. Part I. touches upon Wagner, the man and composer, and the circumstances leading to the composition; also gives a resume of the legendary sources from which material was drawn; Part II. is an authoritative essay upon Wagner’s musico-dramatic system; Part III. presents a careful analysis of the three dramas of the trilogy.
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. Judith of Bethulia; a tragedy. $1. Houghton.
A drama in four acts, written for Nance O’Neil, whose photograph appears as the frontispiece. Mr. Aldrich builds the drama from his poem, “Judith,” in which the heroine, a strong, just, refined woman, is impelled by her religion and patriotism to a deed of unwonted daring. He introduces here and there new portions which “show no decline of the power to evoke pictorial images and touch deep sources of feeling by which the early work of Mr. Aldrich was distinguished.” (N. Y. Times).
“In its compact dramatic action, set forth in verse of a firm yet delicate beauty, it has the perennial significance that attaches to sincere and masterly workmanship.” Ferris Greenslet.
| + | Atlan. 96: 422. S. ‘05. 80w. |
“As a play, ‘Judith of Bethulia’ fails to hold the interest, and as a poem it fails to reach inspired heights. But it is well worth reading in a quiet hour, because of its simplicity, its chasteness and its serenity.” Clayton Hamilton.
| + | Bookm. 21: 101. Mr. ‘05. 520w. |
“A book that is dignified and impressive throughout, a book not unworthy of the trained artistic hand which brings it to us as a gift.”
| + + | Dial. 38: 48. Ja. 16, ‘05. 420w. |
“Mr. Aldrich’s mastery of poetic atmosphere is so easy, his metrical gift so constant, that he accomplishes a feat difficult for most writers of modern poetic drama, and weaves his melody and color around speeches of mere theatric necessity, and even around broken lines of swift dialogue.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 73. Ja. 26, ‘05. 520w. |
“We are the richer for a truly poetic drama, not quite so felicitous in imagery and expression as the earlier version and without the swift dramatic movement of inevitable events that marks the perfectly successful play upon the theatrical side, but dignified and imaginative and with the author’s unfailing insight into the passionate emotions of human nature.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 18. Ja. 14, ‘05. 400w. |
Alexander, Lucia. Libro d’oro of those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life; tr. from the Italian by Mrs. Francis Alexander. [*]$2. Little.
A collection of a hundred and twenty-four miracle stories and sacred legends written by fathers of the church and published in Italy during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The four divisions are: I. Selections from the lives of the holy fathers together with the spiritual field; II. Selections from the lives of the saints and Beati of Tuscany; III. Selections from the wonders of God in His saints, Bologna, 1593; IV. Flowers of sanctity, Venice, 1726.
Alexander, Thomas, and Thomson, A. W. Graphic statics; a graduated series of problems and practical examples, with numerous diagrams, all drawn to scale. [*]50c. Macmillan.
“The authors first give a set of sixteen graduated problems on coplanar forces, solved by means of force and link polygons.... Then follows a set of seventeen examples showing application to roof trusses, girders, wall, and masonry arches.... The book is intended more particularly as an introduction to the author’s Elementary applied mechanics.”—Nature.
| Acad. 68: 962. S. 16, ‘05. 90w. |
“The treatment is somewhat fragmentary and arbitrary, but, if supplemented by the teacher, the course would prepare a student for a systematic study of graphic statics.”
| + | Nature. 71: 507. Mr. 30, ‘05. 100w. |
Alexander, William. Life insurance company. [**]$1.50. Appleton.
A book adapted “to the needs of the average business or professional man.... It is a simple, straightforward exposition of the principles on which all sound insurance is conducted, including a fair and impartial statement of those facts in the history and present management of the great American companies which every prospective policy-holder should know.”—R. of Rs.
“The book is certainly informing. It is not altogether solemn either. It has its humors, both intentional and unintentional.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 339. My. 27, ‘05. 1030w. |
“A careful and informative treatise on the general subject of life insurance.”
| + | Outlook. 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 50w. | |
| + + + | R. of Rs. 31: 767. Je. ‘05. 130w. |
Algue, Jose. Cyclones of the Far East. 2d (rev.) ed. Bureau of public printing, Manila, P. I.
This pamphlet issued from the Manila Central observatory, “is printed in both English and Spanish, and contains data for the month of July upon atmospheric pressure, rainfall, relative humidity, winds, magnetic disturbances, earthquakes (including microseismic movements), and crop-service reports from four districts and about twenty-five towns.” (Nation.)
“A valuable pamphlet.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 94. F. 2, ‘05. 520w. |
Allaben, Frank. Concerning genealogies. [**]50c. Grafton press.
Suggestions of value for all who are interested in tracing their family history. As stated in the preface, the book aims to cover every phase of the subject, the sources of information, the methods of research, the compiling, the printing, and the publishing of a genealogy.
“It is a volume of practical suggestions, pleasantly worded, and embodies the results of much experience in the work.”
| + | Dial. 38: 276. Ap. 16, ‘05. 50w. |
“One finds little that is new or striking in these rather cleverly written pages.”
| + — | Nation. 80: 191. Mr. 9, ‘05. 80w. |
Allbutt, Thomas Clifford. Historical relations of medicine and surgery to the end of the 16th century: an address delivered at the St. Louis congress, 1904. [*]$1. Macmillan.
A plea for the “unity of medicine,” especially in England where medicine and surgery “have been so radically separated as to be regarded as two professions.”
“The address is well written and interesting.”
| + + | Ath. 1905, 1: 788. Je. 24, 430w. |
“The lectures are, of course, largely technical in their treatment ... but the general purport is clear enough.”
| + + | Spec. 94: 719. My. 13, ‘05. 210w. |
Allen, Charles Dexter. [American bookplates.] [*]$2.50. Macmillan.
A new and less expensive edition of a work which appeared ten years ago. It is hoped that its reappearance will revive and increase interest in book-plate collecting, which fashion has waned perceptibly. The book contains the bibliography of Eben Newell Hewins, and the rare and interesting book-plate, with few omissions, that appeared in the first edition.
“A work of permanent value for guidance and reference, and freely illustrated with examples.”
| + + | Nation. 81: 278. O. 5, ‘05. 120w. |
“The book is simply a reprint, with all the imperfections of the first edition reproduced.”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 726. O. 28, ‘05. 330w. | |
| + + | Outlook. 81: 277. S. 30, ‘05. 180w. |
Allen, Frank Waller. Back to Arcady. [†]$1.25. Turner, H. B.
The Kentucky rose-garden which furnishes the setting for this June-time idyl is a fit place for the day dreams of a lonely man who had “gone softly” all his days. One day he welcomes to his garden his “Lady of Roses,” the daughter of the only woman he had ever loved. Here under the jacqueminots he guards with a fatherly eye the love-making of this fair Marcia and his neighbor Louis. The very summer sunshine and rose garden perfume pervade the story thruout.
[*] “It is a tender, graceful little love-story, quaintly told by a third person.”
| + | Dial. 39: 448. D. 16, ‘05. 150w. | |
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 832. D. 2, ‘05. 120w. |
[*] “A sentimental romance which depends for much of its effect upon annoying and artificial phrases.”
| — | Outlook. 81: 833. D. 2, ‘05. 70w. |
Allen, Gardner W. Our navy and the Barbary corsairs. [**]$1.50. Houghton.
An account of this interesting period of American history written from original sources. The events which are scattered over a period of forty years (1778-1818) are brought together and tell the story of how the United States, in the first years of her national existence, rebelled at paying the tribute which all Europe paid to the Mohammedan states of north Africa. The story of the success of our little navy, the wars with Tripoli and Algiers, the deeds of Preble and Decatur, and the adventures of our seamen with the famous pirates is all the more romantic because it is true.
“A good example of a book that is scientific and at the same time popular. It is popular by reason of the dramatic quality of the information that it contains. Its interest lies in the intrinsic interest of its facts. The narrative is plain, simple and straightforward.” Charles Oscar Paullin.
| + + + | Am. Hist. R. 11: 174. O. ‘05. 770w. |
“Dr. Allen has made his work thorough and authoritative, but betrays a needless distrust of his own descriptive powers, leaving the more dramatic events to be described almost entirely in the words of eye-witnesses.”
| + + | Dial. 38: 359. My. 16, ‘05. 290w. |
“Dr. Allen’s story is really as engrossing as a romance. It is safe to say that, for the history of the movement as a whole, Dr. Allen is not likely to have a successor.”
| + + — | Nation. 80: 420. My. 25, ‘05. 1870w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 197. Ap. 1, ‘05. 970w. |
“It is also a historical treatise of no small value, colligating clearly and compactly the results of much original as well as secondary research, and embodying a survey of astonishingly wide range. The work is well written and well balanced throughout.”
| + + + | Outlook. 79: 707. Mr. 18, ‘05. 280w. |
Alston, Leonard. Modern constitutions in outline: an introductory study in political science. [*]90c. Longmans.
“Mr. Alston, who is Deputy professor of history in Elphinstone college at Bombay, has written a brief but lucid sketch of the constitutions of the chief political communities of the modern world. His little book was planned to meet the needs of university students; but it will have a wider field.... [It] consists of three opening chapters dealing respectively with Federalism, and the Two-chamber system, Party government, and the Demarcation of powers; and of a second part in which a special and more detailed account is given of the constitutions of the chief powers of the world.”—Spec.
“Mr. Alston has done a useful piece of work, which, in its brevity and clearness, is a model of the expository functions of a professor.”
| + + | Spec. 94: 620. Ap. 29, ‘05. 410w. |
Altsheler, Joseph A. [The candidate.] [†]$1.50. Harper.
In this political novel the hero, who is a presidential candidate, is accompanied by his niece on a speech-making tour through the West. A newspaper correspondent, also in attendance, loves the girl, and is largely responsible for the triumph of the candidate. The path of love is not smooth, however, for the girl is the betrothed of a distinguished politician, whose enmity her uncle has no wish to incur.
“Mr. Altsheler has given us a thoroughly readable story.” W: M. Payne.
| + + | Dial. 38: 391. Je. 1, ‘05. 550w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 135. Mr. 4, ‘05. 120w. |
“‘The candidate’ is by no means an unreadable book, but it is not in Mr. Altsheler’s previous best style, nor is it up to his usual level of interest. The various elements of plot somehow lack the cohesion necessary to weld them into a convincing whole.”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 451. Jl. 8, ‘05. 570w. |
“From a literary point of view there is little to be said of the book, which merits attention chiefly through giving publicity to campaign methods from apparently authentic ‘inside’ information.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 960. Ap. 15, ‘05. 60w. |
“There are certain crudities of plot and language, but one readily pardons them because it is a good story and does not turn out in the last chapter to be a brief for political reform.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 38: 676. Ap. 29, ‘05. 320w. |
“That story is told with an almost prodigal display of intelligence and power.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 31: 760. Je. ‘05. 180w. |
Altsheler, Joseph A. Guthrie of the Times: a story of success. $1.50. Doubleday.
“Mr. Joseph A. Altsheler has deserted the field of warfare for that of present-day journalism and politics, and has given us in his ‘Guthrie of the Times,’ an interesting and straightforward story of modern life—‘a story of success,’ he calls it, and the description is true in more senses than one. The scene of the novel is a state unnamed, but easily identifiable as Kentucky; the hero is a newspaper writer of resource and high ideals; the heroine is a young woman who has to become re-Americanized after a life spent mainly abroad. How the hero defeats the attempt to impeach a public officer in the interests of a corrupt financial enterprise, how the heroine witnessing, admires, and how in the end he wins both her love and an unexpected nomination for congress, are the chief matters which enlist our interest.”—Dial.
“One cannot criticize this type of story, however. It is to be enjoyed or laid aside, according to taste and temperament. It is very American.”
| + — | Ath. 1905, 1: 555. My. 6. 370w. |
“The whole story is told to direct and workmanlike effect.” W. M. Payne.
| + | Dial. 38: 15. Ja. 1, ‘05. 220w. |
“Admirable story of southern life. The fresh sane optimism of the book is very appealing.”
| + | R. of Rs. 31: 117. Ja. ‘05. 220w. |
Ames, Joseph Sweetman. Text-book of general physics, for high schools and colleges. [*]$3.50. Am. bk.
“The general plan of treatment appears to be a general popular enunciation of the matter of a section, followed by the more detailed discussion of the experiments, apparatus, etc., and ending with a historical review and bibliography. This excellent plan has, however, at times fallen into the natural mistake of making the popular introduction so full as to result in an unnecessary and rather confusing repetition of matter, often leaving the reader uncertain as to whether he has read all on a given topic or not.”—Educ. R.
“In spite of the shortcomings in many of the details, the book contains very much valuable matter and will prove a desirable addition to the library of every physicist.” William Hallock.
| + + — | Educ. R. 29: 319. Mr. ‘05. 1640w. (Detailed review of contents.) |
“The combination of simplicity with accuracy of statement is the essential feature of a practicable book for use with beginners in college, and it may justly be said of Professor Ames’ volume that it possesses this combination of qualities to an unusual degree.” E. L. N.
| + + + | Phys. R. 20: 63. Ja. ‘05. 160w. |
“A distinct defect in this otherwise excellent book is the complete absence of illustrative problems.” W. Le Conte Stevens.
| + + — | Science. n. s. 22: 175. Ag. 11, ‘05. 630w. |
Ames, Oakes. Orchidaceae: illustrations and studies of the family orchidaceae, issuing from the Ames botanical laboratory, North Easton, Mass. [**]$3. Houghton.
“This fascicle includes descriptions and plates of five new and fourteen old species, a descriptive list of orchids collected in the Philippine islands by the United States government botanists, a description and figure of a hitherto unrecorded orchid in the United States, and a paper entitled ‘Contributions toward a monograph of the American species of spiranthes.’”—Science.
| Bot. G. 39: 431. Je. ‘05. 160w. | ||
| + + | Country Calendar. 1: 492. S. ‘05. 50w. |
“The volume is a valuable and interesting contribution to the knowledge of a part of one of the most attractive orders of flowering plants.”
| + + + | Nation. 80: 436. Je. 1, ‘05. 250w. |
“Taken all in all this work is one which must be very highly commended.” Charles E. Bessey.
| + + + | Science. n.s. 21: 786. My. 19, ‘05. 520w. |
Ames, V. B. Matrimonial primer; with a pictorial matrimonial mathematics and decorations by Gordon Ross. [*]75c. Paul Elder.
Humorous, epigrammatic bits of advice for husband and wife are found in this little volume. Its friendly shafts frequently strike home, and one may both laugh and profit by them.
[*] “The wit sometimes falls to commonplaceness but never to anything more objectionable.”
| + | Dial. 39:384. D. 1, ‘05. 80w. |
Amsden, Dora. Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the school of Japanese colour-print artists. [**]$1.50. Elder.
“This study treats of the whole school of Japanese color-print artists, and is appropriately illustrated with half-tone reproductions of famous paintings. The whole is printed on Japanese paper, and an appendix shows facsimiles of the most famous signatures of color-print artists, presented in this volume for the benefit of collectors.”—R. of Rs.
“The frequent occurrence of such misstatements as these mar what would otherwise be a very acceptable essay, readable, and giving in compact form much information useful to those who are becoming interested in Ukiyo-ye prints.”
| — — + | Dial. 39: 16. Jl. 1, ‘05. 520w. |
Reviewed by Charles de Kay.
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 445. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1630w. |
“A sympathetic, suggestive analysis of Japanese paintings.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 32: 127. Jl. ‘05. 110w. |
[*] Andersen, Hans Christian. Ugly duckling. [*]75c. Moffat.
This “centenary edition ... is a small quarto in boards, printed on a sort of buff paper, with the added distinction of illustrations by M. H. Squire, four colored plates and some pen-drawings.”—Nation.
| * | + | Ind. 59: 1385. D. 14, ‘05. 30w. |
| * | + | Nation. 81: 450. N. 30, ‘05. 70w. |
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 744. N. 4, ‘05. 40w. |
Anderson, Edward L., and Collier, Price. [Riding and driving.] [**]$2. Macmillan.
“How to select, train and ride a saddle horse is clearly and practically explained by Mr. Edward L. Anderson by means of print and photography, and in the latter half of the same volume Mr. Price Collier not only tells how to drive single, double and four, but also gives a large amount of practical information on the care of horses in sickness and in health, shoeing, harnessing, feeding and stabling.”—Ind.
| + + | Ind. 58: 1253. Je. 1, ‘05. 70w. | |
| + + | Nature. 72: 197. Je. 29, ‘05. 350w. | |
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 389. Je. 17, ‘05. 190w. | |
| * | + | R. of Rs. 32: 640. N. ‘05. 80w. |
| + + — | Spec. 95: 471. S. 30, ‘05. 430w. |
Anderson, Frank Maloy. Constitutions and other select documents, illustrative of the history of France, 1789-1901. [*]$2. Wilson, H. W.
Professor Anderson says: “The practice of studying documents in connection with the history courses given in American universities, colleges and high schools, has now become so general, and the results attained so satisfactory, that the method no longer requires any defense.” This document-book has been the outgrowth of personal need with classes in the University of Minnesota, when work has been hampered by the lack of a convenient collection of documents; also the suggestion of compiling such a work was stimulated by the fact that French documents are more attractive than any others, and that the period of the French Revolution “deserves a volume in English presenting as large a portion as possible of the important documents.” The book is well printed and strongly bound.
“The work of the teacher of modern French history will be rendered easier and more effective by the publication of Professor Anderson’s volume. Professor Anderson’s selection has been made with special reference to the requirements of practical work.” Henry E. Bourne.
| + + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 407. Ja. ‘05. 530w. |
Andrews, Rev. Samuel James. Man and the Incarnation; or, Man’s place in the universe as determined by his relations to the Incarnate Son. [**]$1.50. Putnam.
The author’s discussion of the creation of man, his fall, and his redemption through the Incarnate Son of God, is based upon “Premises and presupposition belonging to another age,” says the Independent, “an age which even saintly character and pathetic pleading cannot call back from its tomb.” The outlook for inharmonious man according to the author is nothing short of the “great tribulation” which marks the end of the world.
| — | Ind. 59: 152. Jl. 20, ‘05. 70w. |
“He stands entirely outside of our modern way of looking at things.”
| — | Pub. Opin. 39: 413. S. 23, ‘05. 190w. |
Angell, James Rowland. Psychology: an introductory study of the structure and function of human consciousness. [*]$1.50. Holt.
Professor Angell sets forth first of all in an elementary way the generally accepted facts and principles bearing upon the functional and genetic rather than the structural phases of psychology. “In the second place, since the real field of psychology is consciousness, the purpose of the author is to show how consciousness in cognitive, affective and volitional aspects originates and develops.... The third division takes up the elementary features of volition, and follows this general introduction with a treatment of the relation of volition to interest, effort and desire, character and the will, and finally the self.” (Pub. Opin.)
“The book under consideration is one which fills a very genuine and widely felt need in the psychological world. Its great merit can be stated in a word. It is a treatise sufficiently elementary to be used as a textbook for an introductory class, which succeeds in co-ordinating the outcome of the analysis of the content of consciousness with the functional interpretation of those contents which alone can give them rational organization and meaning. The influence of Dewey is most evident in the general standpoint, and that of James in many of the details of treatment. In comparison with James’s classic textbook, it has, however, two advantages—in its completeness and in its systematic unity. The affective processes, which James nowhere mentions, here receive due treatment, and many minor omissions in the older textbook are filled in. The unity of all conscious processes is made a central idea in the treatment of each one.” Helen Bradford Thompson.
| + + + | Am. J. Soc. 10: 691. Mr. ‘05. 2240w. |
“The book is essentially a text-book, and has been arranged so as to be flexible to emphasis laid on various desired portions.”
| + + | Critic. 46: 382. Ap. ‘05. 90w. |
“The text is readable, the doctrine sound, the teaching effective.”
| + + + | Dial. 38: 273. Ap. 16, ‘05. 440w. |
“One of the very best of elementary textbooks of the subject.” R. S. Woodworth.
| + + — | Educ. R. 30: 312. O. ‘05. 860w. |
“Numerous works on psychology have appeared in recent years, but this, in our opinion, is not only the latest but also the most satisfactory of them all. Every sentence in this volume shows the careful investigator, who has not only got results, but has also made himself so familiar with these results that apparently without effort he expresses them in words that are simple and in sentences that are clear. Technical readers will not object to this, and untechnical readers will especially appreciate it.”
| + + + | Pub. Opin. 38: 255. F. 18, ‘05. 540w. |
“It is essentially a text-book, and is abundantly supplied with cross-references.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 31: 255. F. ‘05. 50w. |
“We feel the gratitude and satisfaction which are due to a thoroughly capable thinker who gives us a solid, careful and, so far as is desirable in a text for students, original book. There is no need to note in detail the many excellent features in content and form or the few cases of questionable facts and methods of presentation.” Edward L. Thorndike.
| + + + | Science. n.s. 21: 468. Mr. 24, ‘05. 620w. |
Angus, D. C. Japan: the eastern wonderland. $1. Cassell.
“Supposedly ‘Japan, the eastern wonderland,’ was written by a Japanese for the amusement and instruction of his friends in England where he had received the finishing touches of his education.” (N. Y. Times). The narrator, Kotaro, and his sister Hana furnish representative Japanese types, in the portrayal of whose lives from infancy up, the reader gains a clear idea of conditions, customs and methods of Japanese education. “The past of Japan and much of its history is dwelt upon in this volume. Wonderful have been the changes made during the second half of the last century. There has been the regeneration of Japan, feudalism has been abolished, the samurai have had their privileges curtailed.... There are no tortures for petty crimes. All religions are tolerated. The school children learn their lessons from Japanese translations of foreign text books. Native literature is not neglected, but it is no longer used as a guide.” (N. Y. Times).
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 45. Ja. 21, ‘05. 540w. |
Angus, Joseph. Cyclopedic handbook to the Bible: an introduction to the study of the Scriptures. [*]$2. Revell.
“Originally published in 1853, this has been an eminently useful book. In its present revised form much has been dropped from it, and much added from the gains acquired by a half-century of increasing knowledge, while the original plan, with some rearrangement, remains the same. Its two divisions, treating the Bible first as a book and next as a series of books taken separately, go into manifold details.”—Outlook.
“With some concessions to modern criticism, the general view maintained is strongly conservative. For practical uses the old book seems likely to remain for long a favorite.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 1058. Ap. 29, ‘05. 80w. |
Annandale, Nelson. Faroes and Iceland. [*]$1.50. Oxford.
This book is “occupied chiefly with natural history and ethnology ... and ... may be regarded as a series of sociological studies of isolated and rather primitive though civilized communities. As such it has exceptional interest and value, especially since the communities selected for study are of ancient establishment, and have not, in recent years, been the subject of any analogous description.”—Nation.
| + | Ath. 1905, 2: 271. Ag. 26, 700w. |
“Instructive little volume on these islands of the Far North.”
| + + | Lond. Times. 4: 282. S. 8, ‘05. 1100w. |
“On the whole the book reaps an interesting harvest in a new field.”
| + + | Nation. 81: 225. S. 14, ‘05. 1010w. |
“A most admirable little work,” R. L.
| + + | Nature. 72: 506. S. 21, ‘05. 580w. |
“The book is an admirable specimen of careful and intelligent observations.”
| + + | Spec. 95: 159. Jl. 29, ‘05. 160w. |
Annesley, Charles. [Standard opera glass.] $1.50. Brentano’s.
A new and revised edition of a useful book of reference. It contains sketches of the plots of 123 famous operas, with critical and biographical notes, dates of production, etc. There are indexes of titles and names, and 26 portraits of composers. The contributor of the preface, James Huneker, says: “‘The standard opera glass’ is much in miniature. It may be put in your pocket and read at home or abroad. The author does not burden you with superfluous comment and he tells his story neatly, rapidly and without undue emphasis. He reverences the classics, admires Wagner, and is liberal to the younger men. What more can one ask?”
“A useful book of reference.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 40. Ja. 21, ‘05. 140w. |
Anthony, Gardner C. Elements of mechanical drawing. [*]$1.50. Heath.
“‘Elements of mechanical drawing’ takes the pupil in hand before he has seen a single instrument, and in 152 pages teaches him to make full-sized sectional drawings of a complete commutator from a rough working sketch jotted down free hand. The author is professor of drawing in Tufts college and dean of the department of engineering; his textbook, first issued ten years ago as a strictly elemental work, is now revised and changed for use in evening drawing schools and technical colleges.”—N. Y. Times.
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 11. Ja. 7, ‘05. 230w. |
Antrim, Mrs. Minna Thomas (Titian, pseud.). Knocks—witty, wise and—. [*]75c. Jacobs.
Cynical observations and “dark glass” digs based upon men and women’s foibles and weaknesses.
Apperson, G. L. Bygone London life: pictures from a vanished past. [*]$1.50. Pott.
“An industrious collection of odds and ends illustrative of the life of London in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.... The restaurants and coffeehouses, and their frequenters, the swells and beaus and macaronies, are depicted by aid of the memoirs, letters, and society verse of that day. The effect is much like that of a visit to one of the quaint old museums described in chapter IV.”—Am. Hist. R.
“The especial value of Apperson’s treatment is the literary point of view.” Katharine Coman.
| + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 687. Ap. ‘05. 320w. |
Archbald, Anna, and Jones, Georgiana. Fusser’s book. 75c. Fox.
An enlarged edition of the “Fusser’s book” which gives advice to fussers or flirts in epigrammatic phrases. “Angle for a lady’s hobby, and when you’ve hooked it play her. If the lady in turn angles for yours, don’t jump at the bait.”
Aristotle. Politics; tr. by B. Jowett. [*]$1. Oxford.
In an introductory discussion, Aristotle’s relation to his “Politics” is clearly defined as that of the utilitarian philosopher, and student of human nature, with due emphasis on ethical values as he “treats of the state as one of the chief means thru which the individual obtains to happiness.” “The object of the ‘Politics’ is both practical and speculative; to explain the nature of the ideal city in which the end of happiness may be fully realized; to suggest some methods of making existent states more useful to the individual citizen than they were in Aristotle’s time, or had been in the past.”
“The analysis and the index are well done.”
| + + | Ath. 1905, 1: 463. Ap. 15, 130w. |
“The reprint, which is in a small and convenient volume, will be found especially useful by students of political science who are not students of Greek.”
| + + | Nation. 81: 96. Ag. 3, ‘05. 430w. |
Armstrong, Sir Walter. Gainsborough and his place in English art. $3.50. Scribner.
A biography which furnishes in nine short chapters a well-ordered analysis of the work of perhaps the greatest painter technically. “Best of all parts of the book for public guidance is the introduction, in which much of the best modern thought on esthetics is presented in a concise and clear form. There is discussion of the idea that ‘art is the use for subjective expression of a power which displays itself objectively in what we call beauty,’ and we are reminded that ‘mere correctness of imitation holds no higher place in a picture than grammar does in a poem.’ ... An interesting chapter on the precursors of Gainsborough traces some characteristics of British art back through the seventeenth century to miniaturists of a time even before Holbein.... The landscapes and portraits are, properly, treated together, for Gainsborough’s art was always that of the impressionist who paints hotly under the stimulus of any vision fitted to appeal, whether in the shape of a lovely scene in nature or a beautiful woman.” (Ind.)
| + + | Ind. 59: 157. Jl. 20, ‘05. 390w. |
Armstrong, Sir Walter. Peel collection and the Dutch school. $2. Dutton.
As director of the National gallery of Ireland, the author knows well how to interpret and value the ideals and success of a school of painting. The artists represented in the Peel collection “give to him an opportunity of writing a monograph on Dutch painting which, we are glad to note, includes several Flemings directly affected by Holland.” (Outlook). He uses for illustration the works of Metsu, Terborch, Vermeer, Hooghe, Jan Steen, Ostade, Willem and Adrien van de Velde, Wouwerman, Hobbema, Ruisdael, Cuijp, Koninck, and Hals. The book is interesting in itself, and of value to those who wish a better understanding of Dutch art.
“An acute and valuable critical essay on the Dutch school.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 194. Mr. 9, ‘05. 670w. | |
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 591. S. 9, ‘05. 440w. |
“A particularly important contribution to the better understanding of Dutch art.”
| + + | Outlook. 79: 452. F. 18, ‘05. 200w. |
[*] Armstrong, Sir Walter. Sir Joshua Reynolds, first president of the Royal academy. [*]$3.50. Scribner.
“A popular reprint of a monumental work on the English portrait painter, first published five years ago, by the greatest living authority on the subject.... Particularly is Sir Walter Armstrong to be congratulated for his fine sense of selection, by which he has drawn what is truthful and distinctive from the early biographies; also for his critical estimates, which have stood the most searching and eager tests of five years of criticism.”—N. Y. Times.
[*] “Presents in conclusion to a thorough and interesting biography a sympathetic picture of an unsympathetic man, a guarded estimate of a deliberate artist.”
| + | Int. Studio. 27: sup. 31. D. ‘05. 220w. |
[*] “The public is to be congratulated on having so authoritative a work thus brought within reasonable reach while maintaining a high standard of manufacture.”
| + + | Nation. 81: 445. N. 30, ‘05. 110w. | |
| * | + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 796. N. 25, ‘05. 230w. |
| * | + | Outlook. 81: 704. N. 25, ‘05. 110w. |
[*] Arnim, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) gräfin von. [Princess Priscilla’s fortnight.] [†]$1.50. Scribner.
The author of “Elizabeth and her German garden” has written of an experience in the life of her grand ducal highness, the Princess Priscilla. “Aided and accompanied by the good old ducal librarian, Priscilla, feeling her ‘soul starved’ in the dull little court, runs away and lives for two miserable weeks the life of a nobody-in-particular. Just what happened, what mischief she did, and how it all ended, the author tells with her own arch humor.... She pricks pretty effectually the cult and cant of ‘simple life,’ its natural collapse being ‘a by-product of the vivacious tale.’” (N. Y. Times.)
[*] “We may as well confess at once that Elizabeth has enchanted us again. Either she throws her spell over you, and then you follow with delight wherever she leads: or your temperament resists her spell, and then you take umbrage at her airs, and, in the present volume, at her ragged plot and occasional heaviness of phrase.”
| + — | Acad. 68: 1229. N. 25, ‘05. 570w. | |
| * | + | Ath. 1905, 2: 682. N. 18. 230w. |
[*] “This volume is highly characteristic of its writer. We get the usual epigrammatic humor, not without cynicism, the usual liveliness of narration and dialogue, and, it must be confessed, the usual absurdities and exaggerations. The characters, though overdrawn, are full of interest.”
| + — | Nation. 81: 488. D. 14, ‘05. 370w. |
[*] “Is well worth reading, not only for the genuine enjoyment it will give, but for its sensible and logical ‘conclusion of the whole matter.’”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 794. N. 25, ‘05. 650w. |
[*] “The story, although slight and farcical, is very amusing and good reading for a leisure hour.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 708. N. 25, ‘05. 180w. |
Asakawa, Kanichi. Early institutional life of Japan. [*]$1.75. Scribner.
“The author devotes his first and longest chapter to a description of Japanese institutions as they existed about 500 A. D. Then follow two chapters, one on the events leading up to the reform, the other, a particularly good one, on the political doctrine of the Chinese by which the reformers were so strongly influenced. Next comes a long chapter on the new institutions introduced under Kotoku and his successor; and lastly a short chapter sketches the subsequent development.”—Nation.
“Next to Mr. Chamberlain’s translation of the ‘Kojiki’ with its invaluable introduction and notes, this volume by Dr. Asakawa is first in importance of works in English upon the period of which it treats.” George William Knox.
| + + + | Am. Hist. R. 11: 128. O. ‘05. 590w. |
“It seems hardly too much to say that he has here laid the foundation stone for the critical study of early Japanese institutions. The author’s style is clear for the most part. The author is to be congratulated on having successfully accomplished a difficult piece of pioneer work.”
| + + — | Nation. 80: 57. Ja. 19, ‘05. 1060w. |
Asakawa, K. Russo-Japanese conflict: its causes and issues. [**]$2. Houghton.
Dr. Asakawa “has made a most illuminating and complete statement of the needs and aspirations of the Japanese people, which led them to take up arms against Russia.” (R. of Rs.) “He accepts tacitly the economic interpretation of history upon which Karl Marx and his followers insist, proving that the vast increase in the population of Japan requires an outlet on the Asiatic mainland, and setting forth the right and interests recently acquired by Japan in both Manchuria and Korea.... The book contains portraits of the statesmen who figure in its pages and may be taken as a valuable contribution to contemporary history from the end of the war with China through the diplomatic correspondence immediately following the outbreak of hostilities.” (Dial). The author is lecturer on the civilization and history of East Asia at Dartmouth college.
“No subject of a neutral power could have written a more impartial account of the long diplomatic engagement which preceded the outbreak of hostilities in the far East. The special and quite unusual virtue of this book is the elimination of moral standards and patriotic sentiment from the discussion of a present-day conflict.” Ferdinand Schwill.
| + + + | Am. J. Soc. 10: 701. Mr. ‘05. 170w. |
“His whole statement is cool, temperate, and wonderfully free from heat or special pleading.”
| + + | Critic. 47: 92. Jl. ‘05. 200w. |
“A clear and logical presentation of the cause of his native land, with an endeavor to make an unprejudiced statement of the side of its adversaries also. In the latter effort he is as successful as anyone could reasonably expect, his desire to quote from Russian authorities wherever they have spoken amounting to solicitude. Of the broad causes leading up to hostilities, Dr. Asakawa tells us little not already known. But in details and the marshalling of facts he is far fuller than anyone preceding him.” Wallace Rice.
| + + | Dial. 38: 9. Ja. 1, ‘05. 760w. |
“It is a statement ... remarkable for both its brevity and its restraint. The book is so dispassionately written that the nationality of the author if not disclosed would hardly have been guessed. It is one of the strong points of Dr. Asakawa’s argument that he does not take very high moral ground. His statement of causes leading to the war is rather political than moral.”
| + + + | Nation. 80: 98. F. 2, ‘05. 1060w. |
“Another thoughtful philosophical work.”
| + | R. of Rs. 31: 124. Ja. ‘05. 70w. |
[*] “His book should be indispensable to all who study the outbreak of one of the greatest wars, in effect as well as extent, of which history tells us.”
| + + + | Spec. 95: 695. N. 4, ‘05. 210w. |
“A real and permanent contribution to historical and political science, as well as an interesting and timely book. The map leaves much to be desired.” Amos S. Hershey.
| + + — | Yale R. 14: 92. My. ‘05. 940w. |
Asbury, Francis. Heart of Asbury’s journal; ed. by Ezra Squier Tipple. [*]$1.50. Eaton.
“The memory of this main pioneer and organizer of American Methodism is now honored by substantial extracts, covering the forty-five years of his ministry in this country, in a revised and corrected text.... The author wrote by fits and starts, under all the difficulties of a laborious and constant itinerary, and the compiler has not improved his unpretentious jottings beyond recognition, but one may find items of antique or curious interest.”—Nation.
“Its chief interest is in connection with a history of early Methodism, with side-lights on manners and customs.”
| + + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 716. Ap. ‘05. 70w. |
“It is a fascinating ecclesiastical romance which all Christian folk will enjoy.”
| + + | Critic. 47: 189. Ag. ‘05. 60w. | |
| + | Nation. 80: 153. F. 23, ‘05. 220w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 99. F. 18, ‘05. 540w. |
“The best and almost the only record of the infancy of his church on this continent.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 449. F. 18, ‘05. 100w. |
Ascham, Roger. English works of Roger Ascham: ed. by William Aldis Wright. $1.50. Macmillan.
Included in the “Cambridge English classics,” this volume contains “Toxophilus,” “Report of the affaires and state of Germany,” and “The scholemaster,” all of which appear in the original spelling. “The scholemaster” has long been “one of the original documents” in educational literature, but the most popular portion of the volume is “Toxophilus,” a treatise on archery.
“No better edition of Ascham’s text is ever likely to be printed.”
| + + + | Ath. 1905, 1: 144. F. 4. 250w. |
“Mr. Wright’s task has been to ensure the purity of the text. The curious and readable part of this collection is in the teaching of bow shooting; the immortal part lies in the chapters on education.”
| + | Nation. 80: 112. F. 9, ‘05. 120w. | |
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 168. Mr. 18, ‘05. 340w. |
“The name on the title-page is sufficient guarantee of the care with which the text has been reproduced and of the editorial work done on the volume.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 349. F. 4, ‘05. 110w. |
“Edited by a true scholar.”
| + + + | Spec. 94: 406. Mr. 18, ‘05. 1600w. |
Ashe, Sydney Whitmore, and Keiley, J. D. Electric railways theoretically and practically treated. [**]$2.50. Van Nostrand.
The plan of this text-book is “to cover first a few essential principles of motor and car operation, including the testing of equipments. Next the component parts of the car equipment are treated in detail.” (Engin. N.) There are six folding plates and 172 text illustrations.
“A general criticism which may be made on all parts of the work is that every subject is treated too briefly, in fact, one might almost say hurriedly. The material is excellent, and it is well arranged for general reading and for reference. It is undoubtedly more complete than any other concise treatment of the subject.” Henry H. Norris.
| + + — | Engin. N. 53: 532. My. 18, ‘05. 950w. |
Ashley, Percy. Modern tariff history: Germany, United States, France. [*]$3. Dutton.
The tariff histories of Germany, France, and the United States are offered in brief form “for the purpose of showing how these countries have met the problems of free trade and protection. It is the work of a politician and an economist, who felt the necessity of coming to a clear and unprejudiced understanding of the great problem.” (N. Y. Times). The tariff history of Germany is outlined from the formation of the Zollverein to the present time. The lesson which the author draws from his investigation of the experience of Germany is summarized as follows: “Changes in tariff policy have been only one, and commonly not the most important, among the many causes of her economic progress.” “Of the French tariff legislation,” says Mr. Ashley, “it can be said with some confidence that, whatever it may have done to maintain agriculture—and even there it is arguable that it has encouraged the continuance of old fashioned methods—it has wrought little good and in various ways much harm to industry and commerce.” The tariff legislation in the United States is traced from its beginning, and in conclusion he argues that while America has in the past benefited by a protective policy, the time has come when the abandonment promises greater results.
“Mr. Ashley’s style is remarkable for a certain freshness and vitality which makes his book easy reading in spite of the abstruseness of the subject. Taking it altogether the book is well worth while.” J. E. Conner.
| + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 26: 598. S. ‘05. 330w. |
“Derived almost wholly from secondary sources intelligently selected, they afford in short compass a good sketch of the history of the tariff during the past century in the three countries. It suffices to say that Mr. Ashley employs the historical method judiciously and effectively, with an evident knowledge of its limitations. Instructive as is this comparative tariff history in many other respects, it is peculiarly excellent as affording an insight into what is called neo-mercantilism, and its correlative—which might perhaps be called neo-libertarianism.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 138. F. 16, ‘05. 1040w. |
“He has given an interesting history of the tariff in three great countries, but we cannot see how the results of his studies are going to enlighten his countrymen very much.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 7. Ja. 7, ‘05. 1480w. | |
| R. of Rs. 31: 510. Ap. ‘05. 120w. |
Ashley, William James. Progress of the German working classes in the last quarter of a century. [*]60c. Longmans.
A good economic monograph written in a spirit of moderation and of especial value to those who are interested in the fiscal controversy.
“It is very readable.”
| + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 587. My. ‘05. 170w. | |
| Nation. 81: 266. S. 28, ‘05. 550w. |
“In a small compass he has collected most of the facts bearing on the question, and he has handled his statistics with the skill and the fairness which are to be expected from him.”
| + + | Spec. 94: 618. Ap. 29, ‘05. 440w. |
Ashmore, Sidney Gillespie. Classics and modern training. [**]$1.25. Putnam.
“A series of addresses suggestive of the value of classical studies to education, published in the hope of interesting the general reader in a few matters connected with the study of Greek and Latin, and, if possible, to call attention to the value of the ancient language and literature to education.”—Bookm.
| Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 587. My. ‘05. 30w. | ||
| + | Dial. 39: 70. Ag. 1, ‘05. 330w. |
“Professor Ashmore’s plea for the classics in modern training is well considered and presented, but, naturally, does not contribute anything very novel to the discussion.”
| + | Ind. 59: 273. Ag. 3, ‘05. 20w. | |
| + + | Nation. 81: 119. Ag. 10, ‘05. 610w. |
“Taken together, the papers have more to do with Greek than with Latin.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 85. F. 11, ‘05. 120w. | |
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 219. Ap. 8, ‘05. 650w. | |
| + | Outlook. 80: 390. Je. 10, ‘05. 120w. |
“Mr. Ashmore’s attitude is philosophic rather than polemic.”
| + | Sat. R. 99: 676. My. 20. ‘05. 90w. | |
| + | Spec. 94: 791. My. 27, ‘05. 360w. |
At the sign of the fox, by the author of The garden of a commuter’s wife. [†]$1.50. Macmillan.
At the Sign of the fox a girl who has been an art student tries to retrieve her father’s shattered fortunes by serving tea to travelers passing in carriage or motor car. Two men enter into the story, an artist who had painted the heroine’s portrait unknown to her, and a silent sad man with a haunting past, a dog and a gun. There are other characters and other dogs, and much that is chatty and domestic.
“The author has a strong love of nature, and her sketches of outdoor life have atmosphere and charm.”
| + — | Ath. 1905, 2: 397. S. 23. 230w. |
“The book is one of those that leave a pleasant taste behind them.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + | Bookm. 22: 134. O. ‘05. 280w. | |
| + | Critic. 47: 381. O. ‘05. 60w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 394. Je. 17, ‘05. 150w. |
“In short, a very feminine sentimental book, but not nearly so good reading as, say, the same author’s ‘Woman errant.’”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 476. Jl. 15, ‘05. 500w. |
“But, apart from plot, there is much to admire and enjoy in this spirited and cleverly written book—notably its honest thrusts at social pretentiousness and humbug.”
| + — | Outlook. 80: 835. Jl. 29, ‘05. 160w. |
“It is all very sweet and wholesome, though we find parts of it a heavy tax on credulity.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 39: 504. O. 14, ‘05. 150w. |
“The story is eminently readable, although it has not, perhaps, quite the subtle charm which distinguished the first book by this author.”
| + | Spec. 95: 434. S. 23, ‘05. 140w. |
Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Frank Lin, pseud.). [Bell in the fog, and other stories.] [†]$1.25. Harper.
Ten stories which deal with both the natural and the supernatural. Besides the title story they include: ‘The striding place,’ ‘The dead and the countess,’ ‘The greatest good of the greatest number,’ ‘A monarch of a small survey,’ ‘The tragedy of a snob,’ ‘Crowned with one crest,’ ‘Death and the woman,’ ‘A prologue (to an unwritten play),’ ‘Talbot of Ursula.’
“The stories are not bad, considered as magazine stories. They show, most of them, something of Mrs. Atherton’s characteristic qualities—a certain rough power of presentation and an insight into character, especially feminine character. But there is no unifying thought running through all this miscellany. In some we are taken to that mysterious borderland, the ‘great pale world.’ But Mrs. Atherton’s art is not delicate enough for such a theme; neither, to speak plainly, is her mastery over the English language sufficient.”
| + — | Acad. 68: 127. F. 11, ‘05. 260w. |
“All are characterized by the sort of passionate virility, the picturesque materialism, with which Mrs. Atherton’s previous books have made us familiar. Its faults are want of balance, judgment and restraint.”
| + — | Ath. 1905, 1: 238. F. 25. 390w. |
“The dominant note of the book is—uncanny. The stories, needless to say, are told by one who can tell them well, but they are the result of introspection rather than of observation.”
| + | Cath. World. 29: 129. Ap. ‘05. 140w. |
“The method is careless, there is no delicacy of touch, and the dialogue in almost all the stories is preposterous.”
| — — | Critic. 46: 477. My. ‘05. 150w. |
“[The first is] a charming tale, having that touch of the occult always so fascinating—a faraway suggestion of Poe’s ‘Lady Ligeia.’ The other nine stories vary in everything save in the artistic manner of their handling.... Like Mr. Howells, Mrs. Atherton gives such imaginings the perfect touch by leaving everything vague and unexplained, and by placing them in a setting of real people and things thrown upon her canvas with her own surpassing skill.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 114. F. 25, ‘05. 600w. | |
| Outlook. 79: 704. Mr. 18, ‘05. 40w. |
“If anyone can tell what they are all about or why they were written it is Mr. James, and professional ethics will probably seal his lips.”
| — | Pub. Opin. 38: 298. F. 25, ‘05. 140w. |
Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Frank Lin, pseud.). [Travelling thirds.] [†]$1.25. Harper.
Mr. Moulton, the reader for a publishing house, with his wife and two daughters, who have become accustomed to a literary atmosphere, and his niece, Catalina, a madcap California girl, decide to tour the continent. The story concerns the romances which they meet with and the grand passion which comes to Catalina, who finally quarrels with her relatives and is left the sole interest of the closing pages of the book. The story derives its name from the fact that the party traveled third class thru Spain.
[*] “The story as a story is of no importance. As an invitation to travel in Spain it is persuasive and alluring.”
| + — | Acad. 68: 1263. D. 2, ‘05. 230w. |
[*] “Can scarcely be considered with its writer’s more serious work.” Olivia Howard Dunbar.
| + — | Critic. 47: 510. D. ‘05. 190w. | |
| [*] + | Lond. Times. 4: 383. N. 10, ‘05. 370w. | |
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 671. O. 14, ‘05. 390w. | |
| + — | Outlook. 81: 530. O. 28, ‘05. 60w. |
Athlete’s garland. Rice, W., comp. [**]80c. McClurg.
The compiler has gathered together from many sources, verses relating exclusively to athletic sports. There are no restrictions as to authorship, and the volume includes translations from Homer, Pindar and Virgil, verses by Byron, Swinburne, Emerson, Stevenson, Kipling, Whitman and many others, and several anonymous selections.
“Good taste and judgment characterize this selection throughout.”
| + | Dial. 38: 423. Je. 16, ‘05. 160w. | |
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05. 270w. |
Atkins, James. Kingdom in the cradle. $1.25. Pub. house of M. E. church S.
After a preliminary discussion of the problems confronting the Christian world, the author shows that ultimate spiritual triumph will result only from proper “growth of the seed.” Chapters follow outlining the course of child development spiritually, including Christ’s doctrine of the child and the kingdom, The child as the subject of religious education, The church and the home, The child in the home and The Sunday school as a field of training.
Atkinson, Edward. Facts and figures: the basis of economic science. [**]$1.50. Houghton.
“In a volume published under the title ‘Facts and figures,’ Mr. Edward Atkinson has collected several essays on the protective tariff and the cost of war and warfare.”—R. of Rs.
Reviewed by Winthrop More Daniels.
| — | Atlan. 95: 561. Ap. ‘05. 420w. |
“It may also be doubted whether the science of economics will be greatly advanced by papers which the author admits were sent to press without such complete revision and condensation as would have been suitable.” Arthur B. Woodford.
| — | Dial. 39: 111. S. 1, ‘05. 400w. | |
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 455. Jl. 8, ‘05. 720w. |
Atkinson, Fred Washington. Philippine islands. [*]$3. Ginn.
“The material for this book was gathered by the author when he was at the head of public education in the Philippine islands. Its information is of the encyclopaedic sort, conveyed clearly and pleasantly. About a quarter of the book is given to a brief summary of the geography and history of the islands. The rest of the book is devoted to an account of the people and the conditions under which they live. The author’s views of the character of the people and of the proper mode of government for them are in harmony with the present administration. The book is illustrated with half-tone reproductions of photographs.”—Outlook.
“It is a sort of popular presentation of the subject that the ordinary reader will find intelligible.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 528. O. 28, ‘05. 180w. |
[*] “Professor Willis and Doctor Atkinson complement each other’s work. Profit may be drawn from both books. More specifically, however, we are compelled to admit that Dr. Atkinson is too complaisant as to present administrative tendencies.”
| + — | Pub. Opin. 39: 667. N. 18, ‘05. 250w. |
[*] “Of recent publications on the Philippines, one of the most useful from the point of view of the general reader is the work by Fred W. Atkinson.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 32: 638. N. ‘05. 130w. |
Atkinson, George Francis. College textbook of botany. [*]$2. Holt.
In expanding his elementary botany of 1898 into a college text, Prof. Atkinson leaves many chapters on the physiological part practically untouched, while others are thoroughly revised especially on the subjects of nutrition and digestion. One subject elaborated for the purpose of bringing it abreast of the times is morphology of fertilization in the gymnosperms and angiosperms. Chapters on the classification of algæ and fungi, and on ecology have also been changed and added to. The treatment falls into five parts, Physiology, Morphology and life history of representative plants, Plant members in relation to environment, Vegetation in relation to environment, and Representative families of angiosperms.
“Professor Atkinson has covered the whole general field in a way that indicates an unusually wide familiarity with the various divisions of the subject.” J. M. C.
| + + | Bot. G. 39: 424. Je. ‘05. 310w. |
“It is certainly an excellent text-book for a general introductory course in college.”
| + + | Ind. 59: 270. Ag. 3, ‘05. 40w. |
Atkinson, Thomas D. English architecture. $1.25. Dutton.
The author aims to give the mere elements or grammar of the great subject of English architecture. There are chapters on Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance art, on churches, monasteries, and houses; each subject is treated historically. A conclusion deals with the French influence. There are 200 tiny illustrations.
“Succinct outline to the vast subject of English architecture, on its structural and what may be called its actual aspects.”
| + + | Int. Studio. 25: sup. 89. Je. ‘05. 230w. |
“This book is notably sensible in its historical and critical remarks.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 291. Ap. 13, ‘05. 620w. | |
| + | Outlook. 79: 759. Mr. 25, ‘05. 60w. |
Auchincloss, W. S. [Book of Daniel unlocked.] [*]$1. Van Nostrand.
A new edition of this study of the book of Daniel which shows the sidereal year to be God’s own standard of time and thereby “vindicates the statements of Daniel and fixes on them the seal of truth.” The text of the book of Daniel is given, interspersed with comments in red.
“Is an interesting specimen of ingenious exegesis.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 134. S. 16, ‘05. 110w. | |
| + — | Pub. Opin. 39: 540. O. 21, ‘05. 190w. |
[*] Austin, Alfred (Lamia, pseud.). Garden that I love. [*]$2. Macmillan.
A new edition of the poet laureate’s sketches and poetical essays first published ten years ago. “This is an illustrated edition, the pictures being reproductions in colour of work by Mr. George S. Elgood, R. I. These are sixteen in number, and are for the most part what we may call ‘flower landscapes.’ ... But whatever their character, the pictures are most attractive.” (Spec.)
| * | + + | Acad. 68: 1134. O. 28, ‘05. 60w. |
[*] “The binding is not wholly to our taste.”
| + + — | Ath. 1905, 2: 475. O. 7. 70w. |
[*] “The color designs of George S. Elgood, R. I., are quite out of the common—exquisite, indeed; and in the end the purchaser may prefer them to the touch-and-go discursiveness of the text.”
| + + — | Nation. 81: 381. N. 9, ‘05. 90w. | |
| * | + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 834. D. 2, ‘05. 170w. |
[*] “This edition is illustrated in color with drawings that are as delightful as the text.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 889. D. 9, ‘05. 50w. | |
| * | + + | Spec. 95: 573. O. 14, ‘05. 160w. |
Austin, Alfred (Lamia, pseud.). Poet’s diary. $2. Macmillan.
“Italy and things Italian—a fertile theme—are the principal topics discussed; and well does the diarist know his Rome and Florence.... Changing one word of the poet’s warning to orators, we may say, ‘The gift of diary-writing, like the gift of writing mellifluous poetry, is a sorry and dangerous one unless inspired, sustained and restrained by ‘Reason in her most exalted moods.’’”—Dial.
“Dexterously spinning out sentence after sentence and paragraph after paragraph with a facile grace of composition, a deft interweaving of literary allusion and quotation, a ready succession of pleasing ideas, that cannot but excite our admiration. The diarist’s manner is winsome, and it seems ungracious to damn his book with faint praises; but not even the most gifted of us, not even a poet laureate, can always attain perfection.”
| + | Dial. 38: 129. F. 16, ‘05. 330w. | |
| + | Westminster Review. 163: 115. Ja. ‘05. 400w. |
Austin, Martha Waddill. Tristam and Isoult. $1. Badger, R: G.
“Instead of the German legend which pictures the character of Mark as a mild, noble, benign old man,” Mrs. Austin uses the text of Mallory which views King Mark as a “base, crafty, false-hearted scheming coward,” and “tells how, wearied in the struggle against Mark’s unremitting treachery Sir Tristam after the vile betrayal and battle behind the chapel on the rocks, in which he came so near to losing his life, bore Queen Isoult into her Launcelot’s country, and there lived with her in the castle of Joyous Garde.”
Austin, Mary. Isidro. [†]$1.50. Houghton.
“A tale of love and spring in Old California,” and of Isidro, whose proud determined father had vowed his son to the church while still in his cradle. The boy on his way to begin his novitiate with the fathers of St. Francis, meets a shepherd lad who proves to be “the one woman in the world.” He suffers hardships thru a series of adventures into which a delightful old priest, a fugitive, and a halfbreed of wild passion and heroic spirit enter.
“The story is well imagined and told with a delightful swing in a style that is vigorous, though at times too mannered.”
| + + — | Acad. 68: 810. Ag. 5, ‘05. 150w. |
“Mary Austin has achieved that admirable success, which is none too common, of telling a romantic tale with such vivid realism, a tale of bygone years with such graphic assurance of detail, as to make even the most melodramatic of her episodes seem quite within the range of credibility.” F. T. Cooper.
| + + | Bookm. 21: 601. Ag. ‘05. 530w. | |
| + | Ind. 59: 210. Jl. 27, ‘05. 90w. |
[*] “Is a masterpiece in the particulars of literary style, and time-old spirit.”
| + | Ind. 59: 1154. N. 16, ‘05. 30w. |
“That language has a character of its own and a fitness to the honorable service of the romance of old California. Mary Austin has the gift of the witchcraft of romance.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 285. Ap. 29, ‘05. 570w. |
“Not a great piece of fiction, but carefully written, and presenting interesting types of character well-drawn, and a charming background of landscape.”
| + | Outlook. 80: 445. Je. 17, ‘05. 50w. |
“A novel that will have a permanent place, not as a masterpiece, but as a well-wrought story of another ‘phase of American existence that, within the touch of present time, has passed away.’”
| + | Pub. Opin. 38: 974. Je. 24, ‘05. 200w. |
“Aside from the considerable charm of the story, the account given of the relation existing between the missions and their converts, and of the breaking up of these religious settlements, is well worth while.”
| + + | Reader. 6: 239. Jl. ‘05. 340w. |
“The story is pleasantly told with a wealth of local colour, and will please lovers of romantic adventure.”
| + + | Sat. R. 100: 122. Jl. 22, ‘05. 170w. |
Auto fun. [**]$1. Crowell.
A collection of drawings and skits, jibes and jests taken from “Life.” The artists contributing are Gibson, Kemble, Cushing, Bayard Jones, C. F. Taylor, and others. It is a novelty and sure to please the motor car devotees.
| * | + + | Dial. 39: 389. D. 1, ‘05. 130w. |
“The level of these caricatures is uncommonly high in respect of invention and artistic technique.”
| + + | Nation. 81: 360. N. 2, ‘05. 70w. |
Avery, Elroy McKendree. History of the United States and its people. In 12 vol. Vol. 1., $6.25. Burrows.
Mr. Avery aims to cover the entire ground of American history from the earliest records to the present time. It is intended as a popular history, but there is supplied an abundance of bibliographical data which all students and those who wish to pursue historical investigations will find particularly useful. The maps, also, are more satisfactory than those which commonly appear in American works of this character. The style is easy, flowing, sometimes conversational. Graphic anecdotes or storiettes enliven the serious matter. Among the features demanding special praise the technical make-up must not be forgotten. The size is convenient, the paper excellent, the type clear and large, and there is a broad margin with notes.
“Both in statement and conclusion, furthermore, the text is generally in accord with the best literature of the subjects treated. Some obscurities, errors, and other defects have escaped detection.” William R. Shepherd.
| + + — | Am. Hist. R. 10: 852. Jl. ‘05. 2140w. |
“While the style has a certain pleasing smoothness, the reluctance of the author to interrupt this compels him to fail, at crucial points, to state explicitly what he is talking about, and the result for the reader is perplexity. Our verdict regarding Dr. Avery’s bibliography must also be that it might be improved.” Edward S. Corwin.
| + + — | Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 596. My. ‘05. 1000w. |
“We incline to the belief that on the whole no treatment of the period of discovery has been more satisfactorily prepared. If the succeeding volumes equal in excellence the present book, this history will be the best complete history of our country yet written.” Amy C. Rich.
| + + + | Arena. 33: 447. Ap. ‘05. 2160w. | |
| Critic. 46: 190. F. ‘05. 120w. |
“In a general way Dr. Avery is fully abreast of modern scholarship. Of really serious errors in the book there are none. The great weakness of the book lies in the absence of page references. Dr. Avery’s style of writing is smooth and flowing. It is altogether too flowery either for a permanent classic or for a serious piece of historical work.” Anna Heloise Abel.
| + + — | Dial. 38: 262. Ap. 16, ‘05. 1150w. |
“The advance sheets have been submitted to special students on the subjects treated. But they could not, without rewriting his book, correct his point of view. Rarely takes the trouble to come to a conclusion of his own. On the whole the book is well and attractively written and is accurate as to fact.”
| + + — | Ind. 58: 380. F. 16, ‘05. 800w. |
[*] “While accuracy of detail has been secured thru several revisions by specialists, the emphasis is bad and the literary style is often stilted.”
| + + — | Ind. 59: 1156. N. 16, ‘05. 50w. |
“Dr. Avery’s text stands well the test of critical examination. The narrative ... is systematically compressed, but it is well proportioned, and gives evidence throughout of careful use of authorities and of intelligent and restrained judgment. From a literary point of view, the history is eminently readable, though the style shows a tendency to ornateness.”
| + + + | Nation. 80: 69. Ja. 26, ‘05. 360w. |
“Reasonably full, critical, and even iconoclastic in many respects. To judge then, from vol. I. this history bids fair to become popular in the best sense of the term. It is certainly not dry—parts of it reading like a stirring romance. Now and then he goes perhaps a trifle too far in his impartiality.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 20. Ja. 14, ‘05. 1420w. |
“He is, then, accurate. He is also the possessor of a very agreeable style.”
| + + — | Outlook. 81: 41. S. 2, ‘05. 580w. |
Reviewed by H. Addington Bruce.
| + + | Reader. 6: 588. O. ‘05. 560w. | |
| + + | R. of Rs. 30: 756. D. ‘04. 230w. |