| + — | Am. Hist. R. 10: 720. Ap. ‘05. 50w. |
“Mr. Gocher has shown commendable antiquarian zeal in prosecuting his researches; yet his readers will probably wish he had not chosen to weave fact and fiction into the same web in a book that professes to be history rather than a novel.”
| + — | Dial. 38: 130. F. 16, ‘05. 410w. |
“A book showing long and careful historical research, this volume will add much to the lore of the Connecticut colony, for the author treats of the story of the regicides, of the New Haven and other colonies, and includes interesting memoirs of Roger Ludlow, John Hooker, John Winthrop, and others who worked so effectively for the establishment of the first pure democracy in the New World.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 32. Ja. 14, ‘05. 1690w. |
Goddard, Pliny Earle. Morphology of the Hupa language. $3.50. Univ. of Cal. press.
Volume III. of the “American archæology and ethnology” series issued by the University of California. An extended examination of the Hupa language in which the various words and forms have been studied, analyzed and assembled into classes “that an adequate conception of the language as a whole might be obtained.”
Goff, Clarissa (Mrs. Robert Goff). Florence and some Tuscan cities. [*]$6. Macmillan.
“‘The purpose of Colonel and Mrs. Goff in this handsome volume is to describe the most characteristic monuments of Tuscany and to introduce into the account, legends and stories which are not always within reach of the traveler.... On a basis of historical narrative ... Mrs. Goff has given her readers a vivid picture of a city with a passion for politics, a passion for war, and a passion for art. Large attention is given to the churches of Florence.... The volume is richly illustrated in colors by Colonel Goff and issued with a decorative cover.”—Outlook.
“To this charming series of pictures Mrs. Goff has provided an agreeable and easily-written commentary. Too easily written, we fear, to be quite exact in all its information. Mrs. Goff is at her best when she leaves the town for the country, and when she turns from history to describing the life of the Tuscan people of to-day, their festivals, quaint observances and ancient superstitions. The last chapter of the book is devoted entirely to such subjects, and it is one of the most enjoyable.”