A tale for young people. It gives a brisk account of a band of cats that built the city of Purrington in the river Meuse, a place where all poor, abused cats could come and live happily all their nine lives.


+ N. Y. Times. 11: 895. D. 22, ’06. 60w.

Taggart, Marion Ames. [Six girls and Bob: a story of patty-pans and green fields]; il. †$1.50. Wilde.

A mother, six girls, and a son make up the spirited group that lived first in patty-pans—so they called their New York flat because the rooms resembled the cups of a patty-pan—and later in the country. The children are the lively wholesome sort and reflect health and happiness well tempered with bits of wisdom.


N. Y. Times. 11: 711. O. 27, ’06. 90w.

Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe. Balzac: a critical study tr. with an appreciation of Taine by Lorenzo O’Rourke. *$1. Funk.

The excellent appreciation of Taine by Lorenzo O’Rourke which occupies the first part of this volume adds much to the reader’s appreciation of Taine’s critical study of Balzac which follows. The great critic treats of the great novelist as both man and artist, giving his life and character, estimating his genius, discussing his style, his world, his character and his philosophy until he and his work stand forth as tho re-created.