| + + | Bib. World. 26: 76. Jl. ‘05. 350w. |
“The most popular [modernized translations], and in our opinion deservedly so, is the Twentieth century New Testament. It is not an old version patched up so as to last a little longer, but a new rendering expressed in words and style such as might be used if it were written for us of to-day, as, indeed, we believe it was. The translators write idiomatically, not pedantically.”
| + + + | Ind. 58: 435. F. 23, ‘05. 360w. |
“There need, we suppose, be no real fear that this book will make any progress in displacing that of which it is in effect a part burlesque, or that it will be otherwise valued than as a literary curiosity.”
| — — — | N. Y. Times. 10: 88. F. 11, ‘05. 143w. |
Bicknell, Edward. Territorial acquisitions of the United States, 1787-1904: an historical review. 3d ed. rev. and enl. [**]50c. Small.
“A clear and concise statement of the superficial facts concerning our accessions of territory.”—Am. Hist. R.
“It contains a few errors. The style is too colloquial, but as a whole the book is better than many more pretentious ones.”
| + + — | Am. Hist. R. 10: 445. Ja. ‘05. 160w. |
[*] Bigelow, Poultney. History of the German struggle for liberty. v. 4. [**]$2.25. Harper.