Schuyler, Livingston Rowe. Liberty of the press in American colonies before the revolutionary war; with particular reference to conditions in the royal colony of New York. **$1. Whittaker.
“The very first amendment adopted for the Constitution of the United States was that which forbids congress making any law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. What existed in this country before that time in regard to the freedom of the press is told in a most interesting and curious way in this monograph. The several chapters take up the question as it existed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and the Southern colonies, while the conclusions reached in the final chapter show that at the close of the period under discussion there was really no liberty of the press as we now understand the term.”—Outlook.
“Authorities in print have mainly been consulted; dates are lacking in places where they ought to appear, and where they could have been given with a little further research; and the index is inadequate.”
+ – Nation. 83: 267. S. 27, ’06. 520w. + Outlook. 82: 763. Mr. 31, ’06. 180w.
Schuyler, William. Under Pontius Pilate. †$1.50. Funk.
With a setting true to historical fact, and in the spirit of reverence the author has traced the important events of the closing years of Jesus’ mission. The story is in the form of letters written by a nephew of Pontius Pilate to a friend in Athens. There are near-by views of the disciples, of Mary Magdalene, of people whom Jesus healed, of the Roman officials and of the mob. The book has the atmosphere of dramatic intensity thruout.
“Aside from the intrinsic value of the narrative ... the interest of the book lies in its unusual point of view and in the vraisemblance which the author has contrived to impart to a contemporary account of the momentous epoch.”
+ Lit. D. 33: 646. N. 3, ’06. 300w. + Lit. D. 33: 858. D. 8, ’06. 90w. N. Y. Times. 11: 799. D. 1, ’06. 120w.