The author, ex-consul general of the United States at Shanghai, prefaces his book with the statement that he has sought to find “some of the elementary principles which base and influence business and social China and to present them without unnecessary detail.” His papers give a clear and accurate treatment of China’s administrative system, land tenure, sources of revenue, law courts, finances, social regulations, commercial trend, educational and consular systems, and foreign relations.
“There is a want of cohesion about this work; it seems more a collection of papers than a treatise. The work will be found useful when any important event takes place in China in connection either with its foreign or with its internal policy, as a sort of reference-book.”
| + + — | Spec. 94: 121. Ja. 28, ‘05. 220w. |
Jervey, Theodore D. Elder brother. $1.50. Neale.
“A novel in which are presented the vital questions confronting the South growing out of the Reconstruction, and in which the author defines the true relations now existing between the races in the South.” Specifically, it presents the political, social, and economic history of a southern city during this period. There are many characters of all classes but interest centers about two brothers who become social and political leaders.
“The book, if it is not a novel to carry the reader along—it is not that—is an exceedingly valuable, truthful, and interesting study. There is certainly no other picture of the period which approaches it in these vital points.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 528. Ag. 12, ‘05. 730w. |
“It is a good picture of conditions—and perhaps, after all, its solution of the problems confronting the South is the only practical one.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 38: 911. Je. 10, ‘05. 240w. |
Jessel, Frederick. comp. Bibliography of works in English on playing cards and gaming. [*]$4.40. Longmans.