“The book appears to us a valuable addition to the editor’s library, and with its companion book of ‘Selected cases’ on the same general subject, to be well nigh indispensable to the lawyer who has to deal with this subject.”
| + + | Outlook. 85: 719. Mr. 23, ’07. 150w. |
“The authors intrude some assertions not supported—and in some cases not supportable—by citations of authorities. But Professors Beale and Wyman have been wofully betrayed by him who compiled the index. Lawyers will be dismayed to find the text rendered so inaccessible. The impression left by the book is of hasty compilation and absence of just proportion.” Roberts Walker.
| − + | Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 333. Je. ’07. 1080w. |
Beard, Charles Austin. Introduction to the English historians. *$1.60. Macmillan.
6–37646.
“In this book Mr. Beard tries to solve a problem very real to teachers of large history classes—the twofold problem of introducing each member of the class to a number of great authorities on special periods and topics at the same time, and of securing a critical examination of the materials in the class-room. His work differs from the well-known source-books in that it consists of excerpts from the secondary sources only: e. g., Maitland, Freeman, and Stubbs. Thirty-six authors are represented and a larger number of works. The difficulty of making a wise selection from abundant materials is recognized and fairly met. Each chapter is prefaced by a brief, explanatory statement concerning the citation, which is divided into sections with topical headings. These form a brief, clear analysis.... A short bibliographical note concludes each chapter, and an index at the end of the volume gives easy access to the material.” (Am. Hist. R.)
“A collection of this kind is open to two serious objections: (1) the subject matter is in a sense ‘pre-digested’ ... (2) the personality of the author becomes blurred.” C. T. Wyckoff.
| + − | Am. Hist. R. 12: 416. Ja. ’07. 460w. |