+ + Phys. R. 15: 414. Jl. ’06. 2650w.
Macvane, Edith. Adventures of Joujou. $2. Lippincott.
A piquant charm is everywhere manifest in this dainty piece of fiction. Joujou, small and exquisite, is the daughter of a wealthy bourgeois tradesman, whose apparent scorn but real deference for nobility, his mild oaths, and pride in his possessions are typical of his class. A marquis, who owns the adjoining place meets Joujou and surrenders to her charms. An American girl aids the marquis in the wooing and maneuvering helps one young Octave to transfer his affections from Joujou to herself.
“Miss Macvane’s style is piquant and telling, and the story has atmosphere and vivacity.”
+ Dial. 41: 398. D. 1, ’06. 150w. + Ind. 61: 1405. D. 13, ’06. 100w.
McVey, Frank Le Rond. Modern industrialism: an outline of the industrial organization as seen in the history, industry, and problems of England, the United States, and Germany. *$1.50 Appleton.
To facilitate the exposition of the evolution and character of industrialism and its problems, Dr. McVey’s treatment is in three parts, as follows: Part 1, History; Part 2, Industry; Part 3, Administration. The author believes that in our present industrial society are to be found all the essentials of the coming state, and aims to make possible a better understanding of this society and its promises for the future. There are charts and illustrations which aid in the development.
“The ground is well covered, the treatment lucid.”