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Preface Publications from which Digests of Reviews are Made Book Review Digest Devoted to the Valuation of Current Literature Digests of Reviews appearing in January-December, 1906 magazines A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
writer of Italy to-day, and the translator knows his Venice well. The first part, now ready in two volumes, deals with the origin of the people, aspect and form of the city, the...
7. Volume one of the “American public problems” series, edited by RalphCurtis Ringwalt, is a handbook upon immigration intended for the American people at large. Part 1, Immigration and emigration, presents the history, causes and conditions of imm...
4. Volume six deals with “Young Germany,” and covers the period lying“He wrote in the full tide of liberalism, and his opinions are manifestly colored by political affiliations, but he writes always with spirit. The translation in the present edi...
6. Volume eight in the “Living masters of music” series is the first bookin English on the life and personality of this famous Norwegian composer. “An invalid, he has lived in seclusion in the Far North; a successful pianist, conductor, and composer...
3. Volume 1, (1774–1832) follows the movements of political parties inNew York from 1777, when the state constitution was drawn up, to 1832 and the formation of the Whig party. Volume 2, (1833–1861) takes up the story and carries it down thru the...
17. Volume 1 contains “The Queen mother” and “Rosamund;” Volume 2 contains“Chastelard,” and the first two acts of “Bothwell,” the remaining three acts of which constitute Volume 3; Volume 4 includes the drama “Mary Stuart” and essays on her life and c...
5. Volume 2 of Professor C. W. C. Oman’s “History of England” to becomplete in six volumes and to include the period “from the beginning” to 1815. “Mr. Davis seeks to focus his volume at a given point by dwelling on the inventive and experiment...
11. Volume 1, of “The pathfinders of the West” series. The adventures ofthe explorers who came from the West, eastward; Bering, the Dane; the outlaw hunters of Russia; Benyowsky, the Polish pirate; Cook and Vancouver, the English navigators; Gray of...
14. Chapter 5 deals with Free-will, and offers a strong argument in favorof the determinist position.... Chapters 6 and 7 treat of the idea of God, and it is excellently argued that the literal idea of an omnipotent God presents so many difficulties...
18. Volume 2, Luke, John and The Acts; Vol. 3, Romans, Corinthians,“It must, however, be said with frankness that the work of translation has not been well done. The book is a very clear presentation of the general idea which is represented in...
16. Chapter III of the book deals with ‘The working child.’ It is probablythe most awful in the book.... The mill children, the glass factory boys, the mine boys, are studied.... Mr. Spargo’s remedies are many. As regards the babies, they include Stat...
8. Volume sixty-two of the “Standard literature series,” contains theSketch-book with introduction, suggestions for critical reading and notes as edited by Edward E. Hale, jr. The volume is divided into two parts: Part 1, Stories; Part 2, Essays,...
10. Chapter 4, Dissolved continuous current windings; Chapter 5,Multiphase windings; Chapter 6, The construction of alternating current windings; Chapter 7, The insulation of alternating current windings. The volume is illustrated and contai...
9. vivid. There is plenty of Remenyi material here, even if there is not“An eloquent writer, as well, as an accomplished artist, wielding the pen with even greater skill than the brush, and imbued, moreover, with the courage, perseverance, and enthu...
2. volume two of our series.Acad.—Academy. $4. Southampton St., Strand, London, W. C. Am. Hist. R.—American Historical Review. $4. 66 Fifth Ave., New York. Am. J. Soc.—American Journal of Sociology. $2. Un...
12. Book 3 of James MacKaye’s “Economy of happiness” is publishedseparately, in inexpensive form because of its greater popular interest, the hope being that the reprint may reach a wider circle of readers than would care for the larger work.
13. Volume six of this history covers the years from 1830 to 1842. Dr.McMaster discusses affairs under the following headings: Our federal union, State rights maintained, Social conditions, The election of 1832, Nullification put down. The deposit...
19. part II. carries the date thru the early years of Rome to the period“If a comparison were to be made between Alice Zimmern and other authors who have been moved to do similar things, it is that the former is conspicuous for the tactful respect s...
1. VOLUME IIPreface Publications from which Digests of Reviews are Made Book Review Digest Devoted to the Valuation of Current Literature Digests of Reviews appearing in January-December, 1...