“Mr. Hollis’ grammatical treatise is a study in itself. The book is worthy of the greatest attention.”
| + + + | Sat. R. 100: 309. S. 2, ‘05. 1330w. |
Holmes, Gordon. [Mysterious disappearance.] $1.50. Clode.
The usual crime, shrouded in the usual mystery, the rapid succession of events, the story action that palls not for a moment are all here. But the book surpasses others of its kind in the clever comparison of two distinctive types of detectives. There is Claude Bruce, barrister, “subtle, analytic, introspective,” and there is his foil, the Scotland yard inspector, a part of the machine, “direct, pertinacious, self-confident ... a slave to system,” one whose method, as the barrister comments, “works admirably for the detection of common place crimes, but as soon as the region of higher romance is entered, it is as much out of place as a steam roller in a lady’s boudoir.”
Holmes, Mary Jane Hawes. Abandoned farm. [†]$1. Dillingham.
The romance of a young girl who becomes a waitress at a summer house party on an estate once owned by her grandfather. She is known as waitress no. 1, and her ladylike mien, even in white cap and apron, charms the rich young master of the house who loves her even before he discovers that the estate is really hers. The volume also contains a story called Connie’s secret, which hinges upon a sham marriage by which the girl believes herself to be legally bound to the man who has deserted her.
[*] Holmes, Oliver Wendell. [One-hoss shay, with its companion poems.] $1.50. Houghton.
A delightful Christmas edition of Holmes’ humorous poems, “The one-hoss shay,” “How the old horse won the bet,” and “The broomstick train,” illustrated by Mr. Howard Pyle in colors and black and white.
| * | + + | Critic. 47: 582. D. ‘05. 40w. |
| * | + + | Dial. 39: 388. D. 1, ‘05. 170w. |
| * | + | Nation. 81: 424. N. 23, ‘05. 70w. |
| * | + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 892. D. 16, ‘05. 120w. |
Holt, Martin. Out of bondage. $1.25. Benziger.