Pryings among private papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, by the author of “A life of Sir Kenelm Digby.” *$2.50. Longmans.
The compiler has gleaned from the Reports of the Royal historical commission “anecdotes and odds and ends, carefully eschewing everything biographical, historical, political, or instructive.” The result is a pot-pourri which illustrates the social life of English ancestors from the “cradle to the grave.”
“Altogether this is a good book for an unoccupied hour, especially as it contains interesting allusions to famous individuals.”
+ Ath. 1905, 2: 862. D. 23. 100w. + Cath. World. 83: 396. Je. ’06. 150w.
“There is almost nothing new in the book.”
+ – N. Y. Times. 11: 63. F. 3, ’06. 530w. + Spec. 96: 29. Ja. 6, ’06. 240w.
Puffer, Ethel D. Psychology of beauty. *$1.25. Houghton.
“The truth is, there is a prime defect in Miss Puffer’s theory—a somewhat zealous unwillingness to allow for ideal significance in beauty. Yet the book is not one with which the critic can dispense. The psycho-physical factors are justly apportioned, the main theory is at least a right account of important elements; and the concrete applications are a distinct advance on the road towards an efficient science.” H. B. Alexander.
+ – Bookm. 23: 215. Ap. ’06. 910w. Lit. D. 31: 983. D. 30, ’05. 1300w.