“A dissertation for the doctorate at Clark university, made by a diligent collection of more or less important instances of the perversion of the religious instinct, such as mysticism, fetichism, ritualism, emotionalism, etc.”—Ind.
“There is very little originality perceptible either in his methods or conclusions.”
| − + | Ind. 61: 759. S. 27, ’06. 50w. |
“Its value is impaired by a number of misstatements of fact, and by the author’s lack of training in historical research. The proofreading, also, is very bad. As Dr. Moses’s general points of view are good, we feel confident that he will be able to revise his book in such a way as to bring out more clearly its fundamental idea.”
| − + | Nation. 84: 158. F. 14, ’07. 1000w. |
* Moses, Montrose Jonas. Children’s books and reading. *$1.50. Kennerley.
7–38221.
A practical, workable guide to children’s books and reading prepared after consultation with leading librarians. There are chapters covering the history of children’s books from early times to the present day and others dealing with the general purpose of the books besides a sixty-seven page appendix of book-lists carefully arranged and classified.