Henderson, Charles Richmond, and others. Modern methods of charity. [**]$3.50. Macmillan.
An account of the public and private systems of relief in the principal countries of Europe, the British empire, and the United States; also a special treatment of Jewish charities. It is a book for active workers in any field of philanthropy, as well as for students.
| Acad. 68: 151. F. 18, ‘05. 350w. |
[*] “It is not philosophy, it is not theory; but it is a foundation upon which theory and philosophy may be erected. It is the product of the hardest and most tedious delving, searching, translating, comparing and verifying.” Ernest P. Bicknell.
| + + — | Am. J. Soc. 11: 426. N. ‘05. 790w. |
“Encyclopaedic compend.” Winthrop More Daniels.
| + + | Atlan. 95: 556. Ap. ‘05. 710w. |
“The book is almost encyclopaedic in character, and hence more likely to be referred to on special topics than to be read through as a treatise. The volume has too many details which are not digested and which are not of valuable significance, and altogether too many statements which do not convey clear and helpful ideas; while some information that should be found in it is unhappily lacking.... The misleading generalizations which the editor has allowed to appear at frequent intervals throughout the volume.” B.
| + — | Charities. 14: 639. Ap. 1, ‘05. 1870w. |
Reviewed by Max West.