| + + | Dial. 43: 321. N. 16, ’07. 230w. |
Bryce, James. Studies in history and jurisprudence. 2v. *$3.50. Oxford.
A reissue made timely by Mr. Bryce’s recent appointment to the British embassy at Washington. Thruout his treatment of varied topics there runs “a common thread, that of comparison between the history and law of Rome and the history and law of England.”
“The essays ... are weighty studies of fundamental principles.”
| + + | Dial. 42: 260. Ap. 16, ’07. 50w. |
“The distinguishing feature of Mr. Bryce’s temper in the discussion of the subjects in history and jurisprudence which he has chosen is the sense he preserves of the actuality of these subjects. He approaches them as he would matters of current practical interest, say, in the house of commons, or even in conversation. He is as cautious of extreme or dogmatic statements as if he expected to be brought to book by a gentleman on the other side of the table as well informed as himself.” Edward Cary.
| + + | N. Y. Times. 12: 321. My. 18, ’07. 1150w. |
Buchanan, Alfred. Real Australia. **$1.50. Jacobs.
Australia’s political, social and intellectual standards are set forth with some good portrayals of men and women most closely identified with them. The author knows his Australia, and understands well the relation between that continent and Great Britain. “The bond is not one that has grown strong by reason of political adjustments or of commercial necessities. Its virtue consists in the fact that it has not been manufactured in the mills of diplomacy. The more it is tampered with, the weaker it becomes. It is made of impalpable materials—of such materials as memory, sentiment, self-abnegation, heredity, pride. To attempt to trim it in one place and to buttress it in another is to attempt to alter its character and thus bring about its decay.”