| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 54. Ja. 28, ‘05. 370w. (Outlines plot.) |
Holland, Robert Afton. Commonwealth of man. [**]$1.25. Putnam.
“The Slocum lectures of 1904, delivered at the University of Michigan ... revised by the author in the light of the discussion that followed the publication of Mr. Edwin Markham’s poem, ‘The man with the hoe,’ which, in the opinion of Mr. Holland, consisted chiefly of a series of socialistic fallacies set to stormful music.’”—R. of Rs.
“There are eleven lectures, all pretty vigorous writing and not bad reading.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05. 420w. | |
| Pub. Opin. 38: 795. My. 20, ‘05. 310w. | ||
| R. of Rs. 31: 510. Ap. ‘05. 80w. |
Holley, Marietta (Josiah Allen’s wife, pseud.). [Around the world with Josiah Allen’s wife.] [†]$150. Dillingham.
The inveterate traveller, Samantha, accompanied by Josiah Allen and a sick grandson, for whose health the trip is undertaken, starts on a journey around the world with a party which includes a Dorothy, who enlivens the trip by marrying in spite of her chaperone. Samantha’s characteristic descriptions and comments include much of interest on Hawaii, the Philippines, India, Egypt, the Holy Land, and many European states, while she frequently attempts to set right whatever she thinks may be wrong, even instructing the Empress Si Ann on her duty.
| * | + | Critic. 47: 580. D. ‘05. 60w. |
| * | N. Y. Times. 10: 774. N. 18, ‘05. 200w. |
Holley, Marietta (Josiah Allen’s wife, pseud.). [Samantha at the St. Louis exposition.] $1.50. Dillingham.
Samantha, as unique and widely known as any book character ever created, is at her best in these “episodin’” bits of wit, pathos, and clear visioned common sense. In the story, Josiah Allen discovers that his farm had come into the possession of the Allen family the year of the Louisiana purchase, that his ancestors had paid fifteen dollars for it, the same sum, he said, “with the orts left off,” that was given for Louisiana. The Allens celebrate this discovery by taking a trip to the Exposition. A group of interesting companions serve only to enhance the characteristic observations of Samantha, which are better than ever.