| + + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 346. Mr. ‘05. 130w. |
Younghusband, Francis Edward. Heart of a continent. [*]$2. Scribner.
This narrative of travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi desert, thru the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Hunza, 1884-1894, was issued several years ago, and is now republished in cheaper form, owing to the renewed interest which recent events have awakened in both Colonel Younghusband and the entire region traversed. At the time of this expedition Manchuria was practically a closed country, Russia had not thought of occupying it, and the account is one of thoro pioneer explorations, of interesting experiences and observations on the people and the general conditions. There are half a dozen illustrations.
“For full details of their remarkable journey, Mr. James’s book must be consulted; but the brief account of it given by Col. Younghusband is sufficiently full for ordinary purposes, and is replete with both interesting and valuable information.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 157. F. 23, ‘05. 1960w. |
Ystridde, G. Three dukes. [**]$1.20. Putnam.
“A story portraying life among the upper classes of Russia. A pretty English girl accepts the position as a governess to two grown daughters of an eccentric Russian nobleman. The mother is very anxious to get her daughters married. Three dukes are attracted by the beauty of the governess and the fancied dowries of her pupils, but the path of love is very rugged.”—Bookm.
“Nowhere is there a glimpse of the author’s self, the book is as free from personal feeling and bias as a police report. She records what she has seen and heard, and her photographs of scenes and people bear the stamp of truth and individuality.”
| — | Acad. 68: 150. F. 18, ‘05. 230w. |
“A vivacious and readable picture of Russian life, containing a good many sharply drawn characters who sound as if they had human prototypes.”