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Ular, Alexander. Russia from within. [**]$1.75. Holt.
After announcing in his preface that his book will come as a shock to some very sincere friends of Russia and that the facts he reveals are authentic altho they “do not make pretty reading” the author proceeds to give “a series of brilliant pictures, written manifestly from the standpoint of the revolutionist and lashing furiously the heads of the Russian state.” (Pub. Opin.)
“Though not without its faults, it has the conspicuous merits of being clearly and forcefully written and of leaving a series of definite impressions on the mind of the reader.”
| + + — | Critic. 47: 409. N. ‘05. 920w. |
“The book is not without value for him who can sift the facts from the fiction and the denunciation; but it is altogether untrustworthy, and cannot but mislead the untrained reader.” Charles H. Cooper.
| — | Dial. 39: 269. N. 1, ‘05. 350w. |
“The historical portion is full of inaccuracies. Having warned our readers that Dr. Ular’s statements require confirmation, we must admit that his book is interesting and suggestive, that his knowledge is considerable, that his view of M. Witte’s regime appears to us to be very just, and that the remarkable story of the elaborate ‘oligarchic’ intrigue which eventually led to the war in the Far East certainly contains an element of truth.”
| + — | Lond. Times. 4: 222. Jl. 14, ‘05. 710w. |
“People who like to read strong statements couched in language which is plain to the verge of violence at times, and never courteous, will thoroughly enjoy Mr. Ular’s arraignment of everybody and everything in Russia—save, possibly, the revolutionists.”
| — — | Nation. 81: 363. N. 2, ‘05. 2060w. |
“The rashness of language which makes the book particularly readable serves, of course, to discredit it as a serious study—but it is infinitely suggestive.”
| — + | N. Y. Times. 10: 635. S. 30, ‘05. 1360w. | |
| — — | Pub. Opin. 39: 447. S. 30, ‘05. 270w. | |
| R. of Rs. 32: 510. O. ‘05. 150w. |
“It is certain Mr. Ular’s readers—if he has any—will not take him sufficiently seriously to experience any shocks but those of contempt.”
| — — | Sat. R. 100: 121. Jl. 22, ‘04. 420w. |
“Much of his work is of value, but we confess that his account of the characters of the Emperor and his Court does not convince us. It is so full of a lurid sensationalism that it fails of its purpose.”
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Underhill, Evelyn. Gray world. $1.50. Century.
An imaginative story which dwells experimentally upon the transition from life to death, and upon reincarnation. A little slum-child dies in a hospital, carrying a vague consciousness of his earthly existence to the Gray world of spirits. The awful terrors of the new realm crowd in around him until his soul cries for release. So he goes back to the world as the son of a London tradesman—bewildered, as once more a new consciousness dawns, in the process of unifying his former existence, his world of spirits, and the present life. The book follows the development of this being thru the struggle to conquer the Gray world and its depression. The book is unusual, with language and scheme wholly in keeping with the vague, and the unreal which envelop it.
“Her book, then, is not only readable, but gives rise to that intelligent form of gratitude which has been defined as a lively sense of favors to come.”
| + | Atlan. 95: 698. My. ‘05. 240w. |
“A book of unusual imaginative quality, but too morbid to win a general popularity. The volume is a very curious and unique psychological study, along the borderline of madness.”
| + | Bookm. 21: 183. Ap. ‘05. 660w. |
“It is intensely serious, no doubt, but it is also animated and even enlivened by touches of a highly effective humor.” W. M. Payne.
| + | Dial. 38: 124. F. 16, ‘05. 1220w. |
Reviewed by H. I. Brock.
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 150. Mr. 11, ‘05. 540w. |
“A weird and fantastic story. The best thing in the book is the pathos of the description of the unrestful ghosts.”
| + | R. of Rs. 31: 120. Ja. ‘05. 60w. |
“The earthly side of the book is as original as the spiritual, though far less attractive.”
| + — | Spec. 94: 519. Ap. 8, ‘05. 390w. |
Underwood, Earl. Representing John Marshall & co. [†]$1. Dillingham.
A genial, slangy, and withal good-hearted drummer “spills” his inmost thoughts into the white pages of this book. He jauntily tells of many happenings so peculiar that as the news of each of them reaches Mame, his queen, she promptly breaks off her engagement. Each chapter chronicles a spicy adventure, a break, a reconciliation, but in the end Mame seems thoroughly convinced that her drummer is a hero.
“It is amusing in its way if taken in small doses.”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 602. S. 16, ‘05. 230w. |
United States. Library of Congress. Catalog of the Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection of engravings; presented to the Library of Congress by Mrs. Gardiner Greene Hubbard. Lib. of Congress.
“The plan of the compilation was very generous, and included the catalogue proper of engravers, and index of engravers under a chronological scheme, by centuries, an index of artists, a portrait index, and a list of authorities.... The collection was presented to the nation in 1898 by Mrs. Hubbard, and in default of a national art gallery the Library of Congress was the most fitting place of deposit.... The editor of the volume is Arthur Jeffrey Parsons, who is in charge of the collection.”—Nation.
“The catalogue is clearly arranged and carefully written.”
| + + — | Acad. 68: 718. Jl. 8, ‘05. 300w. |
“No similar catalogue exists of an American collection of engravings; it will, therefore, prove a convenient book of reference for collectors.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 353. My. 4, ‘05. 360w. |
United States. Library of Congress. Some papers laid before the Continental Congress, 1775. 15c. Supt. of doc.
The papers here published are: The declaration on taking arms, July 6, 1775; Franklin’s Articles of Confederation, July 21, 1775; Reports on the Trade of America, July 21, October 2, and October 13, 1775; Report on Lord North’s motion, and reports on the committees on Recess and Unfinished business.
“The value of the pamphlet lies principally in the care which has been taken to show the evolution of the final document in each case from the first draft through the intermediate forms.”
| + + + | Nation. 80: 374. My. 11, ‘05. 140w. |
Upson, Arthur. City, and other poems. [*]$1. Macmillan.
In this new edition of “The city,” a poem-drama in which Abgar, King of Edessa, in the sixteenth year of the reign of Tiberius is cured of his infirmity thru a message from the great Healer crucified at Jerusalem, the author has made a few changes which, while they add to the poetic effect of his work, do not detract from the dramatic strength. The volume also includes Octaves in an Oxford garden, written under the spell of the things of which he sings, and some two-score sonnets, upon such widely different topics as Sultan’s bread, Mona Lisa, The Rezzonico palace and our own Wheat elevators and The statue of liberty.
[*] “Has something of the cool charm that springs from the imitation of Greek models together with appeal that inheres in a Christian theme. It never, however, attains any considerable tragic power.”
| + | Nation. 81: 508. D. 21, ‘05. 40w. |
Upward, Allen. [International spy: secret history of the Russo-Japanese war.] [†]$1.50. Dillingham.
The latest doings of that marvelous man, Monsieur H. V., are chronicled in this volume, in which he himself tells of his adventures when sent to Russia by England in the hope of averting war. He carried a peace message from the Czar to the Mikado, was adopted into the Japanese royal family, returned to Russia and after barely escaping death at the hands of various enemies he succeeded in stealing a torpedo boat from the Kaiser for which he was forgiven when his mission became known. The beautiful and desperate Princess Y— has an important role in this intimate story of courts and rulers.
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 707. O. 21, ‘05. 320w. |