[*] “They are valuable as specimens of a style worth studying by nascent writers and speakers.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 523. O. 28, ‘05. 170w. |
Course of Christian doctrine; a handbook for teachers. 50c. Dolphin press.
“The aim of the new Sunday-school manual is, as stated in its preface, ‘to bring the new education to bear on the old sacred and unchangeable truths, and to lead the children not only to know, but to love and practice them.’ ... The book suggests such new features as blackboard work, historical tablets, the use of the sandboard, pictures, poems, and the like.... The course mapped out is divided into eight grades, each including instruction in prayers, catechism, Bible history—both Old and New Testament—and Catholic devotions and practices.”—Cath. World.
“The scholarship and originality which mark the first chapter prevail throughout the work.”
| + + | Cath. World. 80: 670. F. ‘05. 1540w. |
Coutts, Francis. Musa verticordia. [*]$1.25. Lane.
From the first poem of this group the volume takes its name. The trial of Dreyfus furnishes the theme of one poem; two others are interpretations of Parsifal and Meistersinger; still others are commemorative in nature. There are also some interesting Spanish folk rhymes.
“Mr. Francis Coutts stands out head and shoulders from the generality of our modern minor poets in that in addition to its technical excellence his verse strikes a strong individual note.”
| + | Acad. 68: 61. Ja. 21, ‘05. 280w. |