| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 860. D. 2, ‘05. 220w. |
[*] Le Roy, James A. Philippine life in town and country. [**]$1.20. Putnam.
“Mr. Le Roy’s aim has been rather to set forth the social constituents of the population than to describe in minute detail the customs and manners of the people. He regards all Filipinos ... as the crude recipients of the blessings or curses of the American system. In this light he studies their religion, their tribal life, their family organization, and their social status. On questions which are still undetermined and uncertain he refrains from pronouncing judgment.”—Pub. Opin.
[*] “Mr. Le Roy’s writing is always fair-minded and non-partisan in attitude. Is both instructive and readable.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 836. D. 2, ‘05. 350w. |
[*] “Everything considered, it is one of the best studies of the essential character of the Filipinos which has yet appeared.”
| + + + | Pub. Opin. 39: 725. D. 2, ‘05. 370w. |
Le Strange, Guy. Lands of the Eastern Caliphate, Mesopotamia, Persia and Central Asia, from the Moslem conquest to the time of Timur. [*]$4. Macmillan.
“Mr. Le Strange’s book is nominally a geography, but it is more than that—it is a fairly close description of Western Central Asia during the time of its greatest prosperity, with especial reference, of course to the geography of the country.”—N. Y. Times.
“We cannot express our gratitude to him better than by hoping that he will resume his laborious task and publish another volume as well indexed and as admirably provided with maps as that which he has already given us.”