Mr. Smith has gathered together in this volume his past few years’ contributions to the New York Sun on religious and philosophical subjects. He “discusses frankly what remains of our traditional belief and how much science has taken from us—to return it to us, he believes, in another form.” (R. of Rs.)
Cath. World. 84: 105. O. ’06. 400w. + Critic. 49: 91. Jl. ’06. 70w.
“In spite of its brevity and informality, the work is weighty.”
+ Dial. 41: 85. Ag. 16, ’06. 60w. Nation. 82: 494. Je. 14, ’06. 1480w. Outlook. 83: 264. Je. 2, ’06. 700w. + Pub. Opin. 40: 633. My. 1, ’06. 630w. R. of Rs. 33: 765. Je. ’06. 60w. + Spec. 96: 898. Je. 9, ’06. 1940w. + World To-Day. 11: 764. Jl. ’06. 130w.
Smith, Goldwin. [Irish history and the Irish question.] **$1.50. McClure.
“An attempt to trace the general course of the history as it leads up to the present situation.” He gives an account of the relations from the earliest times, politically and historically of England and Ireland, and suggests means for bettering Ireland’s present-day conditions.
Am. Hist. R. 11: 466. Ja. ’06. 30w.
“As a sketch of Irish history this book is, on the whole, excellent. It will find a natural and worthy place on the shelf by the side of the author’s ‘United States’ and ‘United Kingdom;’ its general characteristics are much the same as those of the two earlier books, but it ought to be more serviceable because there is less that is good in brief compass on Ireland than on England or the United States.” Sidney B. Fay.