+ N. Y. Times. 11: 225. Ap. 7, ’06. 440w. + Putnam’s. 1: 126. O. ’06. 220w. + Spec. 96: 262. F. 17, ’06. 320w.
Lang, Andrew. [Oxford.] *$1.50. Lippincott.
“If ever a topic would have appealed to him, surely it would be this. Yet the impression left after perusal is of put-together chapters.”
– Critic. 48: 284. Mr. ’06. 100w. + – Dial. 40: 24. Ja. 1, ’06. 130w. – + Ind. 61: 1160. N. 15, ’06. 140w.
Lang, Andrew, ed. [Red romance book.] **$1.60. Longmans.
+ Cath. World. 82: 564. Ja. ’06. 180w. + Lond. Times. 4: 432. D. 8, ’05. 130w.
Lang, Andrew. [Secret of the totem.] $3. Longmans.
This present work is a sequel to Mr. Lang’s “Social origins and primal law” published three years ago. It “deals with the obscure beginnings of society so far as these can be traced in the organization—or want of organization—found in the lowest savage tribes, those of Australia. These, as is well known, are organized on the totem system, by which a certain number of individuals are bound together by belief in their common descent from a common ancestor, generally of an animal nature, and known as the totem.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Mr. Lang has given us in this work a skilful exposition of a complicated subject. Totemism is more often talked about than understood, and Mr. Lang’s accuracy in the use of terms may, incidentally, serve as a corrective to the wilder spirits who see totemism everywhere.”