| + + | Pub. Opin. 39: 252. Ag. 19, ‘05. 470w. | |
| + + | Spec. 94: 294. F. 25, ‘05. 180w. |
Hanauer, J. E. Tales told in Palestine; ed. by H. G. Mitchell, [*]$1.25. Jennings.
A collection of folk-lore stories of ancient and modern Palestine, gathered by a long-time resident of that land, and a contributor to the publication of the Palestine exploration fund. The folk-tales fall into five groups: “Anecdotes more or less historical,” “Legends of saints and heroes,” “Stories of modern miracles,” “Tales embodying popular superstitions,” and “Specimens of oriental wit and wisdom.” There are a few helpful notes and numerous illustrations.
“As entertaining as any book of travel could be. Its combinations of shrewdness and superstition, naiveté and astuteness, its worldly wit and wisdom so other-worldly than our own, furnish an agreeable and wholesome mental recreation for a leisure hour.”
| + + | Outlook. 79: 145. Ja. 14, ‘05. 80w. |
“Charming weird folk-lore tales.”
| + | R. of Rs. 31: 250. F. ‘05. 60w. |
Hanchett, Henry Granger. Art of the musician: a guide to the intelligent appreciation of music, [**]$1.50 Macmillan.
The purpose of this book is “to supply the demand of those mature lovers of music who wish to understand the aims and purposes of a composer, some of the methods of his work, and to get some ground for fairly judging his attainments and results. It aims to supply such information as should make concert-going more satisfactory, listening to music more intelligent, and that may assist in elevating the standards of church, theatrical and popular music.”
“Undoubtedly there is need of books of this kind, but it is to be feared that this one will not accomplish its excellent object, because of the author’s diffuseness and lack of lucidity.”