The cumulative book review digest, Volume 01, 1905
Volume III in the “Columbia university studies in English series.” A
book which sets forth the classical influence in Tennyson’s writings by showing the kinship between many of his passages and those of the old Greek and Latin authors. There are many explanatory and reference notes, including the texts of the passages quoted both in English and the original.
“This attractive little volume, it should be understood, is something very much better than the mere digging out of such verses of Tennyson as show resemblance to lines in Greek or Latin literature. The erudition of the compiler is accompanied everywhere by an exact and critical scholarship. Here and there he corrects errors of Tennysonian editors and biographers—once a misquotation from memory by Tennyson himself. For this and other reasons this book cannot safely be missed by any student of Tennyson’s work in general, whether or not he happens to be especially interested in its particular subject.” Herbert W. Horwill.
+ + =Forum.= 36: 401. Ja. ‘05. 840w.
“The author is often prone to seek for origins in specific things which for centuries have been generalities in thought and language. Prof. Mustard writes without prejudice and with a wholesome perception of the idiosyncracies of the poet’s mind, of his knowledge, and his imagination.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 139. Mr. 4, ‘05. 670w.
=Muther, Richard.= Jean François Millet. *$1. Scribner.
Although but a brief monograph, this addition to the “Langham series,” gives a fair and concise study of Millet’s work. The volume is pleasing in size, shape, and illustrations.
“Is especially notable for the justice of its point of view.”
+ + — =Nation.= 81: 347. O. 26, ‘05. 860w.
“If the account somewhat lacks the picturesque phraseology which we find in Mrs. Ady’s biography, it has a greater note of authority.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 577. N. 4, ‘05. 130w.
My garden in the city of gardens. See =Cuthell, E. H.=
=Myers, A. Wallis=, ed. Sportsman’s year book for 1905. *$1.25. imp. Scribner.
“There are chapters by different writers on the horse racing during the year, cricket, football, rugby, motor racing, motor boating, polo, lawn tennis, croquet, hockey, lacrosse, amateur athletics, rowing, coursing, cycle racing, and yacht racing. These are followed by biographies of well-known English sportsmen and sportswomen. The illustrations, in black-and-white, include photographic reproductions of portraits of English champions, boats, horses, dogs, etc.”—N. Y. Times.
=Nation.= 80: 289. Ap. 13, ‘05. 170w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 168. Mr. 18, ‘05. 240w.
=Myers, Albert Cook=, ed. Hannah Logan’s courtship: a true narrative; the wooing of the daughter of James Logan, colonial governor of Pennsylvania, and divers other matters, as related in the diary of her lover, John Smith, esq., 1746-1752. $2.50; ¾ lev. $4. Ferris.
In the diary of John Smith of Philadelphia, Quaker and business man, is recorded the story of his quiet life and of his courtship of Hannah Logan, whom he married in 1748. The book is illustrated by facsimiles, autographs, silhouettes, and portraits, which aid the diary in giving an interesting view of colonial Philadelphia.
+ =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 723. Ap. ‘05. 110w.
“The extreme frankness and naïveté of the diary, which was intended for no eyes but those of Smith himself, add to the pleasantness of the book, for which we are grateful to Mr. Myers.”
+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1, 393. Ap. 1. 530w.
+ + =Critic.= 47: 95. Jl. ‘05. 160w.
“A volume exceedingly attractive to students of our colonial history, and not unattractive to the general reader.”
+ + =Dial.= 38: 273. Ap. 16, ‘05. 270w.
“The diary is not only a charming and perfectly un-self-conscious record of a courtship of those days; it is worth much as a picture of the manners and daily life of the Quakers of ‘the Province’.”
+ =Nation.= 80: 271. Ap. 6, ‘05. 640w.
“As the medium of presenting an excellent picture of colonial home life the book also has value.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 397. Je. 17, ‘05. 580w.
“The plan of the book is original and it will interest many readers.”
+ =Outlook.= 79: 604. Mr. 4, ‘05. 70w.
=Myers, Frederick William Henry.= Fragments of prose and poetry. *$2.50. Longmans.
A volume edited by the wife of this high minded scholar, poet and leader in the work of “Psychical research” three years after his death. There is an autobiographical sketch which sets forth his struggle with doubt and faith, followed by tributes to Ruskin, Gladstone, Watts, Stevenson and other friends who passed before him into the unknown. The last section of the volume contains sixty of his poems. The whole is well illustrated.
+ + =Arena.= 33: 339. Mr. ‘05. 540w.
“But here is less an argument than a ‘document,’ the inner life of a poet and thinker. His poems which fill nearly half the book, ... are so good they should be better; but his congenital sin, perhaps, of rhetoric— ... too often gets the best of them.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 438. F. 23, ‘05. 870w.
* =Myrick, Herbert.= Cache la Poudre: the romance of a tenderfoot in the days of Custer. $1.50. Judd.
On the slender thread of the story of a young New Yorker who in unmerited disgrace disappears from his home, reappears as a western tenderfoot, serves under Custer, and wins reputation and a bride, are strung pictures of the crude life and thrilling scenes found in northern Colorado, Wyoming and Montana in the early seventies. The book altho both novel and historical, is not a typical historical novel. The numerous illustrations from paintings by Charles Schreyvogel, Edward W. Deming, and Henry Fangel, with many photographs not only supplement the author’s descriptions but overshadow the text. The fact that they represent real people about whom the appendix provides further facts, gives the book an added value. There are portraits of Custer, Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-face and other characters, and pictures of various scenes from cow-boy life.
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=Nansen, Fridtjof.= Norway and the union with Sweden. 70c. Macmillan.
A resumé given temperately and concisely from the Norwegian point of view of the events leading up to the present crisis. These events cover about a hundred years; the real strife beginning when in 1895 a change in the Swedish constitution practically took the administration of foreign affairs out of the hand of the king and placed them under the power of parliament.
“A sound little book on the Norwegian side of the dispute, by the Norwegian who is most competent to write upon it.”
+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 13. Jl. 1. 160w.
+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 210. Je. 30, ‘05. 320w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 468. Jl. 15, ‘05. 310w.
* “Thus the book is one to be read before attacking Otté’s larger and more exhaustive work.”
+ + =Outlook.= 81: 882. D. 9, ‘05. 1540w.
“Nansen’s book, admirable in restraint, will certainly do nothing to embitter feeling in either country.”
+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 284. Ag. 26, ‘05. 400w.
“Dr. Nansen states the Norwegian case in a lucid and forcible way.”
+ + =Spec.= 95: 21. Jl. 1, ‘05. 140w.
=Nares, Robert.= Glossary of words, phrases, names, and allusions in the works of English authors, particularly Shakespeare and his contemporaries; ed. by J. O. Halliwell and Thomas Wright. *$3. Dutton.
This work was originally published in 1822, and the present edition follows the original text, but includes many new words, phrases, and expressions which have been found since the publication of the first edition or were overlooked by the author.
=Nation.= 80: 69. Ja. 26, ‘05. 300w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 202. Ap. 1, ‘05. 390w.
=Nason, Frank Lewis.= Vision of Elijah Berl. †$1.50. Little.
This story of California is the story of Elijah Berl, a dreamer and fanatic, who undertook the great work of making a barren wilderness “blossom as the rose,” and, blinded by the light of his glowing vision, sought base methods to attain his noble end. His partner who applies the “moral straight-edge,” the girl who helps, and the weak wife who hinders are strongly drawn. The company’s affairs, the orange industry, the building of the irrigation dam, and the feverish land boom just before its collapse give the typical atmosphere of the early West.
Reviewed by Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ + =Bookm.= 21: 367. Je. ‘05. 440w.
+ =Dial.= 38: 392. Je. 1, ‘05. 120w.
=Ind.= 59: 209. Jl. 27, ‘05. 260w.
“Mr. Nason has drawn the character of Elijah with excellent precision and clearness.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 311. My. 13, ‘05. 290w.
“The author evidently knows conditions in California, and is wide awake in his study of human character.”
+ =Outlook.= 80: 196. My. 20, ‘05. 130w.
+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 27. Jl. 1, ‘05. 170w.
National documents: state papers so arranged as to illustrate the growth of our country from 1606 to the present day. *72c; lea. *92c; pa. *42c. Bell, H. W.
“A valuable little volume containing important state papers, from the charter of Virginia, given in 1606 to the Panama ship canal treaty of 1904.”—Arena.
Reviewed by Amy C. Rich.
+ + + =Arena.= 33: 451. Ap. ‘05. 160w.
=Naylor, E. W.= Elizabethan virginal book. *$2. Dutton.
“In his ‘critical essay’ on the contents of the Virginal book in the Fitzwilliam museum at Cambridge, ... [the author] gives a careful study of nearly 300 pieces of the Tudor period which are almost entirely unknown.” (N. Y. Times.) These pieces of Elizabethan music include 130 dances, 17 organ pieces, 46 arrangements of forty different songs, and certain madrigals, and fantasias, etc.
=Acad.= 68: 562. My. 27, ‘05. 600w.
“But the volume as a whole is interesting and instructive; moreover, it is the first book on the subject, and therefore welcome. It contains many musical illustrations, and there is a capital index.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 251. Ag. 19. 510w.
* “It is a careful and scholarly work.” W. J. Henderson.
+ =Atlan.= 96: 854. D. ‘05. 60w.
“It is a valuable work of reference, for it embodies all that can be required by one who is desirous of gaining a clear idea of the music of this interesting period.”
+ + =Dial.= 39: 245. O. 16, ‘05. 270w.
+ + =Ind.= 59: 695. S. 21, ‘05. 200w.
“It must be admitted that he makes out a good case for his thesis.”
+ =Nation.= 81: 305. O. 12, ‘05. 110w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 355. Je. 3, ‘05. 320w.
“It certainly is a stimulating and graphic method of studying musical history that he has embodied in the book.” Richard Aldrich.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 604. S. 16, ‘05. 630w.
* + + =Spec.= 95: sup. 908. D. 2, ‘05. 770w.
=Needler, George Henry,= tr. See Nibelungenlied.
=Neidig, William Jonathan.= First wardens. **$1. Macmillan.
Thirty-seven poems upon such themes as Alvah and Azubah, The adoration of the Magi, Wine of laurel, and Lex mundi. There is also a series of sonnets called A woman’s ring.
+ =Critic.= 46: 566. Je. ‘05. 130w.
“Much of Mr. Neidig’s verse, for all its originality and unquestionably poetic diction, makes too hard reading to fulfill the proper function of poetry.” Wm. M. Payne.
— + =Dial.= 39: 65. Ag. 1, ‘05. 260w.
+ =Nation.= 81: 17. Jl. 6. ‘05. 250w.
* =Nesbit, Wilbur Dick.= Alphabet of history. **75c. Elder.
“A thin little book done in brown tones and with a flexible cover.... It is printed in old art style and bound in Rhinos boards.... Taking history alphabetically, the book goes from Alexander to Zenobia, and includes such prominent people as Lucullus, Raleigh, William Tell, and James Watt.... The illustrations show without overmuch seriousness the eminent individuals whose life stories are told.”—N. Y. Times.
* “Twenty-six historical personages ... are portrayed with accuracy, completeness, and much cleverness.”
+ =Dial.= 39: 384. D. 1, ‘05. 70w.
* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 776. N. 18, ‘05. 90w.
=Neville, James J.= Letters of a self-made president. $1. Ogilvie.
The apparent object of these letters is to ridicule Roosevelt, his friends, and his official and unofficial acts. Altho names are transposed and facts perverted, there is no real attempt to disguise the identity of the executive who entertains Booker at dinner for the sake of the negro vote, and assembles the navy at Clam bay for the edification of a few visiting friends.
“Now and then the malice has a spice of wit, but generally speaking the letters of a self-made president are rather heavy.”
— + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 543. Ag. 19, ‘05. 220w.
=Nevinson, Henry W.= Books and personalities. *$1.50. Lane.
“The reviews and criticisms of which this book is composed deal with a varied company of literary personalities. The net is spread very wide. Great and small—Mr. Belloc and Browning, Goethe and Aubrey Beardsley, Æschylus and Mr. Yeats, Dolling and De Wet, Carlyle, Heine, and Mr. Le Gallienne, and many others—are gathered in. And in dealing with them all Mr. Nevinson either has his point of view, or manages to reflect, brightly enough, the general tendency of educated opinion.”—Ath.
“Readable and stimulating these short studies undoubtedly are.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 557. My. 6. 730w.
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.
* + =Atlan.= 96: 848. D. ‘05. 390w.
“Mr. Nevinson has a charming and lucid style that cannot but give interest to his restrained thoughts.”
+ =Critic.= 47: 380. O. ‘05. 100w.
“He writes in a brisk, self-confident, effective way, with no lack of plausible generalizations (not based on painfully exhaustive collection of particulars) and a ready supply of apt illustrations. As short essays in criticism of the lighter sort, these chapters, despite a slight tendency to the dogmatic in their tone are excellent reading.”
+ =Dial.= 39: 91. Ag. 16, ‘05. 320w.
“We have read them all with interest—seldom, indeed, have met with a book of the kind which we were so unwilling to lay down—and many with much pleasure.”
+ + — =Spec.= 94: 924. Je. 24, ‘05. 260w.
=New, Edmund H.= Evesham. *50c. Dutton.
“Americans rarely see Evesham and the beautiful, broad vale in which it lies, although they are near it when they make, as all good Americans do, their Shakespeare pilgrimage. This little book, one of the ‘Temple topographies,’ is, with its line drawings and pleasant narrative, an introduction and an incentive to visit a charming countryside.”—Outlook.
“In this volume thorough justice is done to the buildings of a charming little Worcestershire town.”
+ =Nation.= 80: 247. Mr. 30, ‘05. 140w.
+ =Outlook.= 79: 349. F. 4, ‘05. 50w.
=Newberry, Percy Edward, and Garstang, John.= Short history of ancient Egypt. **$1.20. Estes.
A small volume which gives a comprehensive sketch of the Egyptian monarchy from its founding to its disintegration, three thousand years later. The story is told in the light of the many important discoveries which have been made within the last decade. It is a book that will arouse the student’s interest in the subject and lead to the study of larger works.
“There is a painful lack of proper proportion. The presentation in the little book of the new results from the archaic age deserves consideration as a serious contribution. The American edition has some serious misprints.”
+ — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 843. Jl. ‘05. 510w.
“They have written with exactness and clearness, and their product should offer the reader an attractive synopsis of the latest discoveries.”
+ + =Critic.= 46: 382. Ap. ‘05. 70w.
+ + =Dial.= 38: 240. Ap. 1, ‘05. 250w.
=R. of Rs.= 31: 248. F. ‘05. 80w.
=Newell, William Wells.= Words for music: symphonic series. *$3. Small.
A little volume of brief lyrics of nature and life.
“The most noticeable fault of the pieces is found in the frequent omission of articles and other small words necessary to the construction.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ — =Dial.= 39: 66. Ag. 1, ‘05. 120w.
“In ‘Words for music,’ ... a mild and rather wordy mysticism sometimes bears poetic fruit in verse of a pleasing, gossamer-like tenuity.”
+ — =Nation.= 81: 17. Jl. 6. ‘05. 190w.
=Newman, Ernest.= Musical studies: essays. *$1.50. Lane.
Mr. Newman’s fearless attitude toward music and composers results in an iconoclastic treatment of some of the old masters and a proportionately exalted consideration of others of more modern schools. In the latter class is Strauss to whom “Mr. Newman attributes ... pretty nearly everything except the creation of the world.... The essay on programme music is unquestionably the most lucid, original, and convincing discussion of that question ever printed.” (Nation.)
“Our author is a clever and thoughtful writer, and even those who differ from him will respect his frankly expressed opinions.”
+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 251. Ag. 19. 280w.
* “His scholarship is good and his point of view established favorably for perspective. He writes frankly of old and new masters, and his comments are stimulating to the mind of the reader.” W. J. Henderson.
+ + =Atlan.= 96: 854. D. ‘05. 170w.
“Mr. Newman takes his work with vast seriousness and digs very deep. The subjects warrant such treatment, but as a result the reader must look for matter rather than manner.”
+ + — =Critic.= 47: 380. O. ‘05. 100w.
“Mr. Newman also ventures to fly in the face of public opinion with a few pages of very depreciative remarks on Gounod’s ‘Faust.’ Here he is decidedly in error. In the other essays of this volume we find our author much more sane and satisfactory, and less self-contradictory.”
+ + — =Nation.= 81: 284. O. 5, ‘05. 1500w.
=Newman, Ernest.= Wagner. (Music of the masters ser.) $1. Brentano’s.
The average lover of music will find Wagner made comprehensible in Mr. Newman’s monograph; “not the whole Wagner,” but the “essential Wagner” as a musician and a dramatist is the author’s province. Following a chapter on Wagner’s development, each of his operas is studied in turn, and the really essential motives are given. A chronological table and bibliography are included.
“A refreshing independence of judgment.”
+ =Nation.= 80: 463. Je. 8, ‘05. 340w.
“It is stimulating and refreshing to come upon so strong and original and drastic a piece of criticism as he has delivered in this little book.” Richard Aldrich.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 308. My. 13, ‘05. 660w.
“Mr. Newman always has something to say that is worth saying, and he says it without indirection, uninfluenced by partisanship.” Richard Aldrich.
+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 448. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1190w.
=Newman, Eugene William. (Savoyard, pseud.).= Essays on men, things, and events, historical, personal, political. $2. Neale.
The sub-title includes the following list of men, who with associated events, “historical, personal, political,” are considered in this volume: Roscoe Conklin, Thaddeus Stevens, Matthew H. Carpenter, Andrew Johnson, John J. Ingalls, Seargent S. Prentiss, Oliver P. Morton, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, Samuel J. Tilden. The family of Field, Marcus A. Hanna, Thomas B. Reed, Benjamin H. Hill, George F. Hoar, Frank Wolford, Stephen A. Douglass and Thomas C. Platt.
“The form on the other hand is very old-fashioned, with much embroidery of classical and Biblical allusion and a generous supply of adjectives of heroic size. Altogether people interested in men and politics, whatever their individual bias, can hardly fail to derive entertainment from Mr. Newman’s essays.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 19. Ja. 14, ‘05. 750w.
Nibelungenlied; tr. into rhymed English verse in the meter of the original by G. H. Needler. *$1.75. Holt.
The first metrical translation of this great epic into the English language will appeal to students and readers alike. The historical background of the work has been supplied in a full two-part introduction: the first of which treats of the Nibelungen saga, its history, development and forms; and the second, of the Nibelungenlied, and the various editions thru which it has passed.
“Mr. Needler does not show a very keen sense of rhythm nor a great command of language. His translation lacks case, and indulges in uncomfortable inversions.”
+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 143. Jl. 29. 380w.
“The book is an interesting work of reference, the value of which is enhanced by a scholarly introduction.”
+ =Critic.= 47: 192. Ag. ‘05. 100w.
“What distinguishes this translation of the great German epic from all previous attempts is, in the first place, the faithful and happy reproduction of its metrical form. Professor Needler has added a succinct but adequate introduction ... altogether the best summary of the whole subject to be found in English.”
+ + + =Nation.= 80: 94. F. 2, ‘05. 500w.
“The author of this book says that his apology for presenting it is that none of the preceding translations reproduces the metrical form of the original. His book certainly justifies itself, and stands in no need of any apology. The scholarly introduction deserves unqualified praise, and is, indeed, quite a model of what such a work ought to be. At first sight the versification is not attractive, but the liking for it will be found to grow with increasing familiarity.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 86. F. 11, ‘05. 510w.
“A very satisfactory piece of work.”
+ =Outlook.= 79: 96. Ja. 7, ‘05. 50w.
=R. of Rs.= 31: 250. F. ‘05. 80w.
=Nicholl, Edith M. (Mrs. Bowyer).= Human touch: a tale of the great Southwest. †$1.50. Lothrop.
This strenuous story tells of cattle feuds, train robberies, and kidnappers, and of David Kingdon unhappily married to a woman who leaves him and spends her life in travel. While she is on the continent David meets Sylvia and “the human touch” draws them together. The wife is reported lost at sea, Sylvia and David marry and live happily on the great cattle ranch until the first wife reappears. Heartbreaking scenes follow, the wife is selfish, but Sylvia and David are brave and at last are reunited thru the medium of the divorce court.
* — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 467. O. 7, 320w.
“In fact, it is a story of unusual excitement, and will hold the reader enthralled just so far as his taste may run in this kind of shotgun literature.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 307. My. 13, ‘05. 410w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w.
=Nicholson, Joseph Shield.= History of the English corn laws. $1. Scribner.
A volume which “emphasizes particularly the connection of the corn laws with British social legislation in general, and warns against the danger of appealing to historical precedents without taking into account all the circumstances of the case.... He makes it clear that, though the corn laws did not produce constant high prices, the fluctuations in price which they did produce were an evil both to the farmer and to the consumer.”—Nation.
“This volume, though avowedly prepared to meet the present discontents, is entirely free from partisanship.”
+ + =Nation.= 80: 437. Je. 1, ‘05. 410w.
“The book is a useful treatment, in popular form, of a subject always of historical interest, and now closely connected with a topic of the day.”
+ + =Yale R.= 14: 229. Ag. ‘05. 220w.
* =Nicholson, Meredith.= House of a thousand candles. †$1.50. Bobbs.
The story of a young man whose grandfather has willed him the house of a thousand candles, which includes an Indiana estate, upon the condition that he live in the house a year, otherwise the estate goes to Marian. There is a villain, and there are secret passages, and other mysterious things, there is shooting and slugging, until the reader is prepared for anything, and cheerfully accepts the fact that Olivia, whom the heir loves, is really Marian, and is quite prepared at the end to greet the grandfather, who, it appears, is not dead after all.
* “A story bristling with adventure.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 905. D. 16, ‘05. 380w.
* “The story is told with spirit and the people in it are alive—in one case, even though dead.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 835. D. 2, ‘05. 50w.
* =Nicoll, Rev. William Robertson (Claudius Clear, pseud.)= Garden of nuts; mystical expositions with an essay on Christian mysticism. $1.25. Armstrong.
“A brief series of articles dealing in detail with some texts in the Old Testament. The method of Dr. Nicoll’s interpretation is to allow Scripture to be the commentary on Scripture. Without deprecating modern criticism, he claims that his exposition moves in a region which criticism does not touch: ‘The great passages in the Word of God are timeless.’”—Ath.
* “These pages should commend themselves to many who have been struck by the sterility of much of the historical handling of the Bible which is now in vogue.”
+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 722. N. 25. 90w.
* + =Outlook.= 81: 888. D. 9, ‘05. 240w.
=Niemann, August.= The conquest of England; tr. by J. H. Freese. $1.50. Putnam.
A translation of “Der weltkrieg-deutsch traume,” which is graphically based upon the supposition of war between Germany and England. “For the dreams of the German, in the view of this author, are of overthrowing the English power, and of an imperial army taking triumphant possession of London.... The story, considered as a historical romance, is of a type familiar enough.... Throughout it is taken for granted that England is the arch-enemy of civilization, that its foreign policy is a complex network of rapacity and hypocrisy, and that it is deaf to the voice of the higher idealism.” (Dial). “Is related in a workmanlike manner. It is a fairly good story, and is curiously interesting from the way in which it represents, upon every possible occasion, the point of view of the German anglophobe.” W. M. Payne.
+ — =Dial.= 38: 127. F. 16, ‘05. 470w.
=Nitobe, Inazo.= Bushido: the soul of Japan. *$1.25. Putnam.
Nine editions of this book have appeared in Japan. Bushido is the Japanese feudal equivalent for chivalry, and signifies “the code of moral principles which the knights were required or instructed to observe.” “It embodies the maxims of educational training brought to bear on the Samurai, or warrior class of Japan, the class that throughout the feudal age, which ended only fifty years ago, set the standard to the whole people in manners, ideals of character, and mental and moral codes of obligation.”
“Is a misleading piece of special pleading. He makes out his case by partial statement and wholesale suppression.”
— + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 229. Ag. 19. 1510w.
“Professor Nitobe’s work is not exhaustive. It is the only work, however, on the subject given in a language of the West.” Adachi Kinnosuke.
+ + =Ind.= 59: 388. Ag. 17, ‘05. 430w.
* + =Lit. D.= 31: 625. O. 28, ‘05. 170w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 573. S. 2, ‘05. 370w.
+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 159. Jl. 29, ‘05. 180w.
“A delightfully written exposition of Japanese philosophic and social thought.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 253. Ag. ‘05. 120w.
+ + =Spec.= 95: 248. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1790w.
=Noble, Edward.= Edge of circumstance. †$1.50. Dodd.
“A sea story in which an English captain and a Scottish engineer contend against every ill-hap that could befall a cranky, theoretically-built steamship, owned by men who hypocritically profess to make her a co-operative enterprise embodying every new patent and labor-saving device, while they really mean to save money at the expense of the crew’s comfort and safety.”—Outlook.
“‘The edge of circumstance’ is a striking book, one to be read. Mr. Noble attracts immediate attention yet does not shout; he gives us exciting situations, yet leaves something to the imagination. Mr. Noble is too much of an artist to overload his picture.”
+ + =Acad.= 68: 63. Ja. 21, ‘05. 230w.
* “In ‘The edge of circumstance’ Mr. Noble has created a book with the qualities of a masterpiece. The portrait of the derelict alone will go down as a wonder of sincere portrayal. The poetry of the things is here plain, founded on a knowledge sharper than fancy.”
+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 754. N. 18, ‘05. 750w.
“It is a rarely good—even a great—book in some respects, and it seems destined to take high rank in the sea literature of its class.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 670. O. 14. ‘05. 990w.
“The author’s method is much like that of Joseph Conrad, but we miss Conrad’s glow of imagination.”
+ — =Outlook.= 81: 381. O. 14, ‘05. 80w.
* “A sea-story quite exceptional in vivid strength and well worth perusing.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 763. D. ‘05. 30w.
“It is impossible to render full justice to Mr. Edward Noble’s striking story in this column.”
+ + =Spec.= 94: 57. Ja. 14, ‘05. 710w.
=Noble, Esther Gideon.= Macbeth, a warning against superstition. $1. Badger, R: G.
Dwelling upon the strong negative lesson conveyed thruout the tragedy of Macbeth, viz., the warning against superstition, Macbeth himself is viewed in the light of one steeped in superstition, and the Weird sisters, whose material existence is denied, as doing no more “than ‘harp’ his fear aright.” “Shakespeare made Macbeth distinctly a man of thought, calculation, and caution. It is the abuse, the misdirection of this great power for thought which makes the tragedy,” so maintains the author of this monograph.
* + — =Critic.= 47: 187. Ag. ‘05. 110w.
=Noble, Rev. Franklin.= (comp.) Thoughts for the occasion: fraternal and benevolent; reference manual of historical data and facts; helpful in suggesting themes and in outlining addresses for the observance of timely or special occasions of the various orders. $2. Treat.
The book is divided into four parts which cover—Social and benevolent brotherhoods, Beneficiary and fraternal orders, Religious fraternities, and various orders and societies, and includes nearly all the fraternal organizations in America.
=Noldin, Hieronymus.= Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, intended especially for priests and candidates for priesthood; trans. from the Germ. by Rev. W. H. Kent. *$1.25. Benziger.
“A history of the cultus and observations upon its theological and ascetical importance.”—Cath. World.
“The historical sketch is brief but valuable. We think, however, that this curious evasion of the twelfth promise question will be the sole objection which devout clients of the League will make to this book.”
+ + — =Cath. World.= 81: 396. Je. ‘05. 590w.
* =Nordau, Max. Simon (Südfeld).= Dwarf’s spectacles and other fairy tales, tr. from the German by Mary J. Safford. †$1.50. Macmillan.
“The stories were told to Maxa, Mr. Nordau’s little daughter, from her fourth to her seventh birthday, and are translated for the benefit of other little ladies by Mary J. Safford. There are twenty stories in all, and they are about everything from beetles to fairies and from rosebushes to white mice. For instance ... there is a tragic account of a last year’s fly, which shows how sad it is to outlive one’s generation; there is a story of an ungrateful mouse; and a doll that was excessively haughty—in fact, there are stories about everything.... Young people—and even older ones—will read with breathless interest. The book is illustrated with a number of line drawings.”—N. Y. Times.
* + =Ind.= 59: 1385. D. 14, ‘05. 50w.
* “Is worthy to be read and loved by many other children for its originality, its pleasant style, and its gentle lessons with touches of deeper meaning.”
+ + =Nation.= 81: 503. D. 21, ‘05. 40w.
* + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 860. D. 2, ‘05. 270w.
* “The grown-up reader is as pleased as the child—with everything but the pictures.”
+ — =Outlook.= 81: 887. D. 9, ‘05. 90w.
=Nordenskjöld, Nils Otto Gustav, and Andersson, Dr. Johan Gunnar.= Antarctica; or, Two years amongst the ice of the South pole. *$5. Macmillan.
“It will be remembered that the Nordenskjöld expedition, in the vessel Antarctic, left Europe in the summer of 1901, and spent the following Antarctic winter in the South polar regions.... The Antarctic was caught in the ice, ‘nipped’ and sunk, and it took two relief parties to finally rescue Dr. Nordenskjöld and his followers. Notwithstanding the loss of the vessel, with many of the scientific notes, much of the geographical and other scientific results were saved.... This volume is Dr. Nordenskjöld’s own story (prepared in collaboration with Dr. Andersson and Captain Larsen, of the Antarctic).”—R. of Rs.
“In the rapidly increasing literature of Polar enterprise Dr. Nordenskjöld’s volume will take a high place. The translator, who has preferred to be anonymous, has performed his task with success.”
+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 466. Ap. 15. 2250w.
“It is mainly as a narrative that the book must be judged, for it contains little of scientific interest.” Albert White Vorse.
+ =Bookm.= 22: 171. O. ‘05. 1300w.
“Their story is told in a sufficiently attractive fashion, tho it lacks somewhat of the personal touch that ordinarily vivifies narratives of polar exploration.”
+ + — =Ind.= 59: 455. Ag. 24, ‘05. 920w.
“To the general reader, the book’s main interest will lie in ... its story of romantic adventure. It is as fascinating reading as Robinson Crusoe. Antarctic scenery and natural phenomena are vividly portrayed.”
+ + + =Lit. D.= 31: 427. S. 23, ‘05. 720w.
“The story is vividly told, and the quaint English of the translator rather adds to than detracts from the reader’s enjoyment and interest. The illustration of the work is excellent; the index and maps are all that could be asked.”
+ + + =Nation.= 81: 39. Jl. 13, ‘05. 1500w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 345. My. 27, ‘05. 330w.
“A simple but effective account.”
+ + =Outlook.= 80: 690. Jl. 15, ‘05. 50w.
+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 124. Jl. ‘05. 310w.
+ + + =Sat. R.= 99: 708. My. 27, ‘05. 1340w.
=Norris, H. L.= Rice papers; stories and sketches of life in China. †$1.50. Longmans.
In order to while away the leisure hours of a three years’ service in China, the author wrote these nine stories of the Chinese as he saw them, placid and cruel, childlike and shrewd. He has created Hong, the gate-keeper, who spins marvelous yarns to a youthful audience of two, and other characters, which might be real, but are not.
+ =Acad.= 68: 241. Mr. 11, ‘05. 250w.
“He has turned out capital stories, witty, satirical, yet seemingly jumping with facts, even though he says the stories are not true. They are better than true; they are well-found. Nine stories ... all good, all worth reading and re-reading.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 276. Ap. 29, ‘05. 410w.
“But Mr. Norris as a critic is perhaps too irresponsible to carry much weight. His attitude is primarily that of the amused onlooker, and his aim is plainly to entertain rather than to instruct. In this he is almost uniformly successful.”
+ + =Spec.= 94: 556. Ap. 15, ‘05. 660w.
=Norris, William Edward.= Barham of Beltana. †$1.50. Longmans.
Barham of Beltana is a prominent Australian and the love story centers about his son and daughter and the son and daughter of Mr. March, an Englishman. The book is full of complications, obstacles and surprises, into which eccentric old Lady Warden and her secret, two huge mastiffs, and a ghost enter.
“The scenes are pleasantly varied, the situations quietly effective, and the characters consistent though not vital. The story is readable because it runs smoothly from start to finish, and the interest is allowed to accumulate cleverly.”
+ =Acad.= 68: 240. Mr. 11, ‘05. 270w.
“The story is not particularly well-written.”
— + =Arena.= 34: 335. S. ‘05. 170w.
* “There seems almost as little to say against ‘Barham of Beltana’ as in its favour.”
+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 524. Ap. 29. 200w.
“Is fresh, vigorous, interesting; original in its situations, unusually clever in its dialogue. A thoroughly enjoyable book.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 204. Ap. 1, ‘05. 710w.
“This author always writes pleasantly, and entirely in unexceptionable English, but the humor and story-interest which his early books had are here reflected only in a faint and feeble light.”
+ =Outlook.= 79: 855. Ap. 1, ‘05. 40w.
“Mr. Norris is always readable. The present novel contrives to avoid the sameness from which some of Mr. Norris’s recent books have suffered.”
+ =Spec.= 94: 444. Mr. 25, ‘05. 120w.
=Norris, William Edward.= Embarrassing orphan; il. by Steeple Davis. $1. Winston.
A South American millionaire leaves his daughter to her uncle, Sir Edward Denne, with instruction that she and every one else are to be kept in ignorance of the fact that she is wealthy until she is happily engaged. His object is to save her from fortune hunters, but as it happens, this provision leads her into refusing the right man. All ends well, however, through the efforts of her uncle.
“The story is ingeniously complicated and amusing, though after all somewhat monotonous.”
+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 378. Je. 10, ‘05. 350w.
“There are a few dry passages that detract somewhat from the cleverness of the balance.”
+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 93. Jl. 15, ‘05. 90w.
=North, Sidney H.= Oil fuel; its supply, composition and application. *$1.75. Lippincott.
“A concise and valuable record of the developments in the use of liquid fuel for the generation of power ... he deals with the distribution and sources of supply of petroleum ... the economic aspect of liquid fuel ... the absolute economy as a fuel ... the chemical composition of fuel oils ... conditions of combustion in oil furnaces.... Turning from consideration of the oil itself to the methods of burning it, the author gives a very useful historical summary of the early experiments down to the year 1883.... A chapter is then devoted to modern burners and methods.... [There are chapters upon] the use of oil fuel for marine and naval purposes, [and] oil fuel in locomotives.”—Nature.
“The whole work compares very favorably indeed with the far more pretentious treatise on the subject which until now has been the only book of reference.”
+ + + =Nature.= 71: 531. Ap. 6, ‘05. 760w.
* =North, Simon Newton Dexter.= “Old Greek,” an old-time professor in an old-fashioned college; a memoir of Edward North, with selections from his lectures. **$3.50. McClure.
“‘Old Greek’ was the nickname, or, more correctly speaking, the pet name, by which Edward North, the professor of Greek [for fifty-eight years] was known to the students and alumni of Hamilton college. This volume, the primary object of which is a biography of Professor North, will certainly serve as an illuminating document to explain the genesis of the old-fashioned college in the United States, and the reasons for its growth and persistence.”—Nation.
* + =Nation.= 81: 427. N. 23, ‘05. 2020w.
* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 674. O. 14, ‘05. 690w.
=Noussanne, Henri de.= The kaiser as he is; or, The real William II.; tr. from the French by Walter Littlefield. **$1.25. Putnam.
From the point of view of one “who does not like the Germans and hardly seeks to conceal his contempt for distinctive German qualities,” we have an intimate, graphic, much biased, and at times sarcastic sketch of the German emperor, including domestic, social, political, national and international relations. There are chapters dealing with Germany at the accession of William II.; with the manner in which “this young man” rid himself of Bismarck; the imperial treatment of the Poles; William II. and socialism; William II. as a family man, as guest and landlord, at home and on his travels, as head of the army, as bandmaster, painter, patron, etc.
“It is sensational journalism in all its horror. In the less objectionable portions of the book there is a mixture of readable gossip, more or less well founded, with mere padding.”
— + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 398. Ap. 1. 140w.
“The translator has, in general, done his work acceptably, though numerous misprints and mistakes in capitalization are to be noted, and there are many minor errors of statement that might well have been corrected in the English version. The chief objection to the book is, however, the prejudice of the author.”
+ — =Dial.= 38: 274. Ap. 16. ‘05. 230w.
“Pity it is that M. de Noussanne did not use a finer satirical pen and a less spiteful, even tho he has given evidence as to the healing of the Sedan wound.”
+ — =Ind.= 58: 725. Mr. 30, ‘05. 180w.
“There is obvious malice, obvious Gallic animus, obvious indulgence of a spirit of levity and mockery, obvious hospitality to anecdotes in which the kaiser is a figure of comic opera. Mr. Littlefield, whose translation is at many points very happy and who has caught the spirit of the whole excellently, regards the more serious parts of the book with perhaps a little too much favor.”
+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 100. F. 18, ‘05. 1570w.
“As a tirade, an example of skilful satire of the boulevard type, it is a masterpiece; as sober biography or character analysis, it is worth nothing.”
— =Pub. Opin.= 39: 26. Jl. 1, ‘05. 150w.
“A very witty and keen arraignment of Kaiser William.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 10: 512. Ap. ‘05. 110w.
“M. de Noussanne shows us the man behind the monarch, but spares the relation of court tattle and backstairs scandal.”
+ =Reader.= 6: 475. S. ‘05. 170w.
=Noyes, Ella.= Story of Ferrara. $2; lea. $2.50. Macmillan.
“The city that was the birthplace of Savonarola, the home of Ariosto, and the refuge of Tasso, will never be wholly forgotten.... The author devotes about two-thirds of her book to the history of the city.... The whole account centres about the ruling family of Este.... In the last third of the book we are given a descriptive view of the city, its palaces, pictures, streets, churches, and abbeys. In forming an idea of what remains of Ferrara’s greatness, the reader is aided by a number of interesting illustrations drawn by Miss Dora Noyes.”—Dial.
“A readable book and a faithful guide to the city’s antiquities, but not a history, in the large sense, admitting us to the council of the fates.” Ferdinand Schwill.
+ =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 138. O. ‘05. 710w.
“The work is written in easy, dignified English, the narrative is interesting, and the historian displays good taste and judgment both in her choice and her rejection of materials.”
+ + =Dial.= 38: 157. Mr. 1, ‘05. 360w.
“So comprehensive is the writer’s grasp of her subject that her little volume might well be called a microcosm of the renaissance. It is hard to do justice to Miss Noyes’s exquisite style and to the penetration which comprehends the significance of the motley manifestations of the vivid, passionate life of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 899. Ap. 20, ‘05. 290w.
“The style is somewhat spiritless. At best, it will prove an authoritative guide for the student tourist who has much time to spend in Ferrara.” Walter Littlefield.
+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 588. S. 9, ‘05. 500w.
=Noyes, Walter Chadwick.= American railroad rates. **$1.50. Little.
The author deals with the subject of freight rates rather than passenger fares, showing how rates are made, and how they should be made, examines the questions of classification and discrimination, considers the effect of free competition on the one hand and consolidation on the other, shows the movement of rates for the last forty years, and compares American rates with those of foreign countries.
O
=“O,” pseud.= See Yellow war.
=O., E. G.= Egomet. *$1.25. Lane.
A collection of fifty-three essays which “are simply the book-talk of a book-lover, that and nothing more.” In them E. G. O. frankly states his likes and dislikes, but allows his readers to agree or disagree with him, just as they choose.
“They have the double merit of being sincere in themselves and of being simply and naturally set down.”
+ =Ath.= 1905, 1: 79. Ja. 14. 320w.
“The author makes no attempt to be profound, but he succeeds in interesting even where he does not carry conviction with the statement of his opinions. He is delightfully frank, and does not hesitate to put forth various literary heresies.”
+ =Boston Evening Transcript.= :7. F. 10, ‘05. 120w.
“His manifest sincerity in all his literary judgments, and his abounding enthusiasm for a wide range of good books make his chapters delightful reading.”
+ + =Dial.= 38: 156. Mr. 1, ‘05. 480w.
=Oates, William C.= War between the Union and the Confederacy, and its lost opportunities. *$3. Neale.
“This is chiefly of interest to military students of the Civil war as a criticism of the action of President Davis of the Confederacy, the Confederate congress, and Confederate general officers in the field, with the object of showing that under other management the South might have won.”—Outlook.
“Rambling and careless in style, frequently in error as to events, sometimes grotesque in opinions and occasionally prejudiced against individuals. In one sense is worthless and in another is of the highest importance as a revelation of men.”
+ + — =Nation.= 81: 264. S. 28, ‘05. 2710w.
“Much matter which the future historian will be glad of. The General himself speaks frankly as a partisan.”
+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05. 530w.
=Outlook.= 79: 654. Mr. 11, ‘05. 60w.
=Ober, Frederick Albion.= Hernando Cortés, conqueror of Mexico. **$1. Harper.
“Despite its title. Mr. Ober’s book comes under the category of history rather than biography, for by far the greater portion is devoted to the three years’ campaigning which ended in the Spanish conquest of Mexico.... It may be commended to those desirous of obtaining a brief, readable account of the conquest and an impartial idea of the leading figure therein. An especially interesting feature is the identification by its author (who has traveled widely in Latin-American countries) of scenes and relics associated with the New World exploits of Cortés.”—Outlook.
* “Readable it certainly is, to one who is not fastidious regarding the historical accuracy of the book he is reading.”
+ =Dial.= 39: 313. N. 16, ‘05. 220w.
* “However the telling is well enough, and the facts seem sufficient for the purpose in hand. Except for that purpose the book strikes one as distinctly superfluous.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 785. N. 18, ‘05. 250w.
+ =Outlook.= 81: 382. O. 14, ‘05. 120w.
=Ober, Frederick Albion.= Our West Indian neighbors. **$2.50; ¾ lev. **$5. Pott.
The author, who has visited and studied the islands in 1879-1880, who was commissioner to the world’s fair of 1891 from the West Indies, and who has furthered his knowledge of them in late years, gives an account of the islands of the Caribbean sea, “America’s Mediterranean,” their picturesque features, fascinating history, and attractions for the traveler, nature-lover, and pleasure-seeker.
“Many quaint and little known facts are recorded, but the total result is very unsatisfactory. The account is rambling and superficial.”
— =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 134. Ja. ‘05. 80w.
“A timely and good account of the islands of the Caribbean sea.”
+ + =Critic.= 46: 191. F. ‘05. 90w.
“One of the most complete and authoritative of recent books.”
+ + =Critic.= 46: 382. Ap. ‘05. 100w.
=Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson.= Abraham Lincoln. **$1.25. Jacobs.
A full account in compact form of the development of a great man and the circumstances which favored this development. The chief battles which mark the course of the Civil war are treated rather summarily. The book deals essentially with the man, his motives, and personality, and the nation’s struggle forms an impressionistic back-ground.
“This double sectionalism and these standards of elegance are fatal to the usefulness of a book which does not pretend to a ‘vast amount of research into sources not before used,’ and which presents few new ideas. Nor is the execution faultless.” Carl Russell Fish.
+ — — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 901. Jl. ‘05. 630w.
+ =Critic.= 46: 188. F. ‘05. 30w.
“The author has produced a well-balanced, readable, compact book, that gives the important facts of Lincoln’s life. He has brought to his work historical training and a practised hand.”
+ + + =Dial.= 38: 95. F. 1, ‘05. 230w.
“Dr. Oberholtzer writes clearly and forcibly for the most part, but with an occasional verbal arrangement that makes his meaning hard to understand. The ‘Bibliography’ of this volume is remarkable for its inadequacy. Dr. Oberholtzer’s predilection is for such memoirs as serve the more sordid and vulgarizing conception of Lincoln’s character.”
— — + =Nation.= 80: 17. Ja. 5, ‘05. 1090w.
“No man, whichever his side of the fence can fail to find much pleasure and satisfaction in contemplating Mr. Lincoln in the angle of view in which Mr. Oberholtzer has chosen to look at him. The author manages as a rule to be astonishingly fair to both sides and to get, in most cases, very close to the truth. There are lapses of course. Times, too, when in his eagerness to make bold generalizations the author misses things he should have considered.”
+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 36. Ja. 21, ‘05. 640w.
* =O’Brien, William.= Recollections. **$3.50. Macmillan.
“William O’Brien, the energetic Irish member of the British Parliament ... reveals a most interesting and complex personality in this work. Many of this vigorous fighter’s recollections concern the fierce, endless warfare over Ireland’s rights and wrongs. But he was a poet in his youth. He has strong sympathies with the Gaelic revival, he was an ardent theatregoer in his young manhood, and is still, it seems, in the intervals when the Irish contingent in the House of Commons is not active, a dreamer of brave dreams.”—N. Y. Times.
* “Mr. O’Brien writes as a rule in scholarly fashion; but there are some passages which fail conspicuously when so considered.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 795. D. 9 690w.
* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 898. D. 16, ‘05. 100w.
* “Although written from a standpoint differing somewhat from that of Mr. McCarthy’s reminiscences, they recall the latter, not simply in subject matter, but in tone and treatment. They are pervaded by the same geniality, quiet dignity, pathos, tenderness, humor, and unfailing optimism.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 942. D. 16, ‘05. 300w.
=O’Connor, Mary Hamilton.= Vanishing Swede. $1.25. Cooke.
“The story has to do with the discovery of a long-lost silver mine, the ‘Vanishing Swede,’ the finding of which was preceded by many adventures, hairbreadth escapes from death by the wild beasts of the forests, and leads up to the happiness of the young brother and sister, who are the principal characters in the story, and of another couple. The mysterious character is the Leather hermit, who turns out to be the man who had discovered the silver mine.”—N. Y. Times.
“The humor of the ‘Vanishing Swede’ is of the primitive sort that springs only from youth and health; it is not humor, indeed, so much as animal spirits.”
+ =Critic.= 47: 382. O. ‘05. 150w.
“Interesting story of pluck and adventure in the forests of Oregon.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 299. My 6, ‘05. 150w.
=Oertel, Philipp Friedrich Wilhelm (W. D. Von Horn, pseud.).= Maria Theresa; tr. from the German by George P. Upton. *60c. McClurg.
“Masculinity of intellect, together with a strength and wisdom, a firmness yet kindliness of disposition which but few men have manifested” are gifts which enabled Maria Theresa to take her place among the famous queens of the world. How she benefited her realm by strengthening its laws and bringing about wise reforms is sketched in a manner to interest young readers. The volume belongs to “Life stories for young people.”
=O’Higgins, Harvey Jerrold.= Smoke-eaters. $1.50. Century.
Thru his experience on a New York newspaper, the author learned to know and admire the men of the fire department, and in the “Smoke-eaters” he has written an epic of the city firemen, a story of danger and excitement. He follows the fortunes of a certain hook-and-ladder crew and thru the smoke and flame their actual characters reveal themselves, real and elemental. Captain Meaghan, who earns his pension by thirty-five years of gallant service, Lieutenant Gallagher, who wins a reputation and his chief’s adopted daughter, and Sergeant Pim, whose grim humor relieves many a tense moment, are as vivid as their flaming background.
“They are told with extraordinary simplicity, with no glow of rhetoric or splash of color, but they carry complete conviction.”
+ + =Critic.= 46: 478. My. ‘05. 90w.
“At last the American fireman has had something like justice done him in our literature.”
+ + =Dial.= 38: 293. Je. 1, ‘05. 170w.
“This is a good book for boys, altho not designed especially for young readers. It contains much healthful excitement, a mass of information, and many lessons in manliness, but no false bravado.”
+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 224. Ag. 12. ‘05. 820w.
“It is not too much to say that he has written the epic of the New York firemen, and not only are they the best sort of stories about firemen, but some of them would stand as models of all that any short stories should be—so compact, so restrained, and yet possessed of a vigor and force that keep expectation keyed to the highest tension.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 178. Mr. 25, ‘05. 770w.
“The stories are full of action, fine character-drawing, and humor.”
+ =Outlook.= 79: 704. Mr. 18, ‘05. 60w.
+ =Reader.= 6: 592. O. ‘05. 210w.
=Okakura-Kakuzo.= Awakening of Japan. *$1.20. Century.
Assuming that the West has as much to unlearn about the East as the East has to learn about the West, the author frames his evolutionary study for general enlightenment. He answers the question “From what sources are drawn the intellectual and moral qualities which have enabled the present generation of statesmen, citizens, soldiers and sailors, under an able emperor, to enter suddenly, as a first class liberal power, into the company of nations?” The sketch touches the conditioning factors of Japanese development from the period of isolation during the dark Night of Asia, to the present period which the author characterizes as the “dusk of humanity.” He shows Japan in her chrysalis state when the shogunate exercised the powers of government, in her rallying state when the power of the shoguns was overthrown, and in her state of a developing national conscience which made ready the way for Commodore Perry and the western aid in the restoration. The author’s virility, enthusiasm and conscience are stamped upon every page.
+ + — =Acad.= 68: 176. F. 25, ‘05. 290w.
“He is a poet, a philosopher and a historian, and he possesses in no small degree an intimate knowledge of Occidental history and the trend of our civilization, while his knowledge of our language enables him to write of The awakening of Japan with the skill of a master of English. For these reasons this work is a volume that no Occidental student of the Orient can afford to slight.”
+ + + =Arena.= 33: 100. Ja. ‘05. 4950w.
“With Mr. Kakuzo’s views on the older civilization of Japan we entirely disagree. Even his chronology is wrong by a thousand years.”
— + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 396. Ap. 1. 870w.
“The present work is simpler and more concrete than ‘The ideals of the East;’ in its purely literary qualities it would do credit to an author writing his own tongue. Now that Lafcadio Hearn is dead, Mr. Okakura may be regarded as the foremost interpreter of his people to the western world; an interpreter not less subtle, and obviously more authoritative.” R. B.
+ + + =Critic.= 46: 282. Mr. ‘05. 530w.
“‘The awakening of Japan’ is marked by the same epigrammatic style and forceful utterance that characterize ‘The ideals of the East.’” Frederick W. Gookin.
+ + =Dial.= 38: 40. Ja. 16, ‘05. 810w.
“It is a story of the new Nippon after the brilliant and unscholarly fashion of Carlyle.” Adachi Kinnosuké.
+ =Ind.= 59: 388. Ag. 17, ‘05. 500w.
“One of the best volumes, in brief compass, on Japanese historical development, and answering the question, What has enabled the Japanese people to escape the fate of the other Asiatic nations when in contact with the West? is ‘The awakening of Japan.’ He writes in English with a broad culture.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 124. Ja. ‘05. 170w.
“No more fascinating book on Japan, or one bearing more distinctly the character of a multum in parvo, has been produced than this.”
+ + + =Spec.= 94: 619. Ap. 29, ‘05. 280w.
=Okakura-Yoshisaburo.= Japanese spirit; with an introd. by George Meredith. **$1. Pott.
“The volume consists of reproductions of lectures delivered by Mr. Okakura at the University of London. The essays take up and discuss most of the peculiarly characteristic national traits of the Japanese people.”—R. of Rs.
=Acad.= 68: 599. Je. 3, ‘05. 420w.
“They are illuminating and instructive, but lack the literary quality of the two books by the author’s brother.”
+ =Critic.= 47: 380. O. ‘05. 60w.
“This book is not so strong or original as ‘The awakening of Japan,’ but it seems to do more justice to the work and influence of Buddhism as the mother and nurse of Japanese civilization.” Wm. Elliot Griffis.
+ + — =Dial.= 39: 63. Ag. 1, ‘05. 600w.
“His little volume has the distinctive characteristics of breadth, lucidity, and felicity of expression which gained for the ‘Ideals’ such a wide and appreciative audience in this country.”
+ + =Lit. D.= 31: 625. O. 28, ‘05. 150w.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 408. Je. 17, ‘05. 240w.
+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 126. Jl. ‘05. 60w.
“To philosophic capacity he adds those of criticism and of logical arrangement of his materials, all of which combined have enabled him to produce a clear, succinct and well-expressed essay on his subject.”
+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 151. Jl. 29, ‘05. 1050w.
“Really valuable analysis.”
+ + =Spec.= 94: 915. Je. 24, ‘05. 2450w.
=Okey, Thomas.= Story of Venice. $2. Macmillan.
A volume in the “Mediaeval towns” series. The history of Venice as an independent state, covering a period of more than a thousand years, and including an account of Venetian art. The second part of the volume describes the Venice of to-day, dividing it into twenty sections and making the description a practical one for the use of travellers. There are illustrations by Nelly Erickson.
“Will be acceptable both to travellers and students.”
+ + =Acad.= 68: 271. Mr. 18, ‘05. 330w.
“This little work is a model of clear and concise narrative. The author knows how to make the most of his subject and tells his tale in a very attractive way.”
+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 192. Je. 16, ‘05. 850w.
“The story is told compactly, but with sufficient fullness.”
+ + =Outlook.= 79: 909. Ap. 8, ‘05. 130w.
“Such a book is a boon to many men, who will find it concise but not perfunctory, learned but never dull.”
+ + + =Sat. R.= 100: 346. S. 9, ‘05. 320w.
“He has had no easy task in compressing into the limits of even the larger volumes of this series so great a mass of material; and he has performed it with skill and success.”
+ + =Spec.= 94: 333. Mr. 4, ‘05. 330w.
=Older, Mrs. Fremont.= Giants. †$1.50. Appleton.
“One giant is an oil trust magnate; the other a young man who opposes him. Scenes are laid in ‘Oilville,’ California, and New York, where the young man has carried a reform campaign and become district attorney. The book falls in with a popular tone of antagonism to trusts as throttling competition.”—Outlook.
* “The whole narration is pitched in the highest key of sensationalism, and the figures that take part in it have but slight resemblance to real human beings.” Wm. M. Payne.
— =Dial.= 39: 308. N. 16, ‘05. 370w.
“Some readers will consider it rabid, sensational trash; others a blow on the right side.”
+ — =Outlook.= 81: 382. O. 14, ‘05. 60w.
=Olmsted, Frederick Law.= A journey in the seaboard slave states. 2v. *$5. Putnam.
A series of letters written for the New York Times during a three months’ trip in 1852-3. These letters were revised and published in 1856, and are now issued again in a two-volume edition. They contain an account of the author’s impressions of the southern people, black and white, of their institutions, and their social, political, and industrial economy.
“They are like faithful daguerreotypes of the worst features of southern civilization. The author’s spirit was so fiercely prejudiced against the South....”
+ — =Ind.= 58: 382. F. 16, ‘05. 1150w.
“Occasionally one finds evidence of partisan feeling, but in the main the story reads well, giving a distinct impression of a fair-minded observer anxious to see just how things are, and equally anxious to make a record of actual conditions.” Francis W. Shepardson.
+ + — =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 610. S. ‘05. 520w.
=Oman, Charles (William) Chadwick.= Seven Roman statesmen of the later Republic. *$1.60. Longmans.
“The seven statesmen are the two Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, the younger Cato, Pompey, and Caesar. Their lives ... completely cover the last century of Rome’s ancien régime; or, more precisely, they cover the course of the Roman revolution.... Each of Mr. Oman’s seven statesmen, with the exception of Cato, ... represented the monarchial principle, each more distinctly than his predecessor. Thus the true meaning of the whole process, ... may be brought out by concentrating attention upon the personal element.”—Am. Hist. R.
“Although the cardinal facts of the story are common property and allow of no radically new explanation, yet they are invested with new interest by Mr. Oman’s literary skill, his graphic and often colloquial style, his genial and pungent wit—as of the Oxford common-room, his thoroughly individual appreciation of each of the leading figures, and his presentation of the whole movement in modern and realistic terms.” Henry A. Sill.
+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 622. Ap. ‘05. 1800w.
One hundred best American poems, selected by John R. Howard. 35c. Crowell.
These poems are selected from the works of sixty-four American poets. All living authors have been excluded and the editor does not claim that he has chosen the one hundred best poems, but one hundred from among the best. The selections are given in chronological order, beginning with Philip Freneau (1752-1832) and closing with Richard Hovey, who died in 1900. An index of authors and another of first lines gives easy access to any poem.
* — =Nation.= 81: 484. D. 14, ‘05. 70w.
* “The selection, as a whole, is very satisfactory.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 630. N. 11, ‘05. 340w.
* “One may quarrel with some of the selections ... but it can hardly be said that they do not all deserve praise and preservation.”
+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 732. D. 2, ‘05. 70w.
Opal. $1.25. Houghton.
An unusual story of a living opal, a woman of wondrous beauty, who feels “everything a little, but nothing much,” and who is a clever reflection of each personality with whom she comes in contact, “a thousand women in one.” Then there is the “one woman in a thousand,” strong and homely, whose “character and features are at constant warfare.” And there is the man in whom lay the possibilities which might make of him either “a leader of men or a follower of women.” This is the important material. Boston and the other characters are mere background. The real woman loves the man, but gives him the opal because she fancies it will make him happy. It is the usual story of the unlucky stone which brings misfortune to the donor and possessor; and the iridescent girl, with no more evil intent than the gem itself, wrecks the lives of all who come in intimate contact with her. In the end, when what she has done is legally undone, the finer qualities of the real woman’s character keep her from her heart’s desire.
* “Written with such marked individuality of style.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ — =Bookm.= 21: 270. My. ‘05. 320w.
+ — =Critic.= 47: 94. Jl. ‘05. 140w.
“The argument is unusual, and it is strikingly presented. It seems, however, to be a theme too extensive for treatment so brief, and there are other evidences, slight but convincing, of lack of craftsmanship.”
+ — =Dial.= 38: 392. Je. 1. ‘05. 200w.
“Such a flat, foolish and unconvincing creature has, therefore, no reason for existence, at least not in a novel.”
— =Ind.= 58: 1009. My. 4, ‘05. 200w.
“Of unusual interest and originality. The women are admirably drawn, both of them, but the character of ‘the opal’ is a bit of portraiture quite unique.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 140. Mr. 4. ‘05. 380w.
“Most of the story is made up of conversation, which is entertaining. The action is rapid.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 140w.
“The development of the story is skilfully managed, the conversations as a rule are very entertaining, and the whole book has the touch of a bright, keen, thoroughly trained woman, not by nature a novelist, but able to turn her hand to the writing of fiction with unusual adroitness both of judgment and skill.”
+ + =Outlook.= 79: 707. Mr. 18, ‘05. 120w.
“Is unusually witty and readable.”
+ =Outlook.= 79: 772. Ap. 1, ‘05. 110w.
“The treatment meets the theme but half way. It ought to be a masterpiece and it is not.”
+ — =Reader.= 6: 243. Jl. ‘05. 200w.
=Oppenheim, E. Phillips.= Master mummer. †$1.50. Little.
A plotting archduchess hides her orphaned niece, direct heir to the family’s millions, away in a convent, and substitutes her own daughter’s claim to the fortune. By merest chance a young author living a struggling bohemian life becomes the protector of the unfortunate girl as she emerges into the world for a brief moment. His efforts are strongly seconded by the “master mummer” a great actor, who had loved the girl’s mother. Together they foil every attempt of the arch-plotters, and bring about well-merited happiness.
“It has an ingenious plot, and a steady stream of romantic and dramatic incident; he writes well, too, without exaggeration, and with pretty touches of sentiment. In construction, management, style, and variety of incident, we can recommend ‘The master mummer’ as one of the best stories of its kind that has appeared for some time.”
+ + =Acad.= 68: 420. Ap. 15, ‘05. 200w.
“The book has the exciting and the dramatic elements that will render it popular with a large class of readers who are less critical about the form, presentation and probability of a tale than they are about its absorbing interest.”
+ — =Arena.= 34: 217. Ag. ‘05. 840w.
— + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 492. Ap. 15. 240w.
“Not that there is anything extraordinary or remarkable or great or strong or wise or literary about it—it’s just a good story.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 365. Je. 3, ‘05. 470w.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 140w.
“The story is frank melodrama, but is readable in its own particular line.”
+ =Spec.= 94: 754. My. 20, ‘05. 180w.
=Oppenheim, Edward Phillips.= Mysterious Mr. Sabin. $1.50. Little.
Mr. Oppenheim’s former books, “A prince of sinners,” and “Anna, the adventuress,” as well as the present story, make an incognito personage the central figure. The mystery in each case is the sort to be dealt with non-professionally. The mysterious Mr. Sabin is an unscrupulous French royalist who aids the German government in a conspiracy of war against England. His part in the plot is that of securing valuable papers recording the coast defenses of England, for which services he demands Germany’s conquest of France, and the restoration of the monarchy in the person of Prince Henri and his cousin, Helene of Bourbon. The coveted papers are the guarded possession of an English admiral “partly crazed by the tragic destruction of the Victoria, but still so profoundly wise on naval matters and coast defenses that the spies of rival empires lay siege to a study in which he works at plans to save his country.” Princess Helene figures in a pretty romance which in spite of threatening intrigue keeps free from politics and diplomatic complications.
“It is one of the most clever mystery tales of recent years, abounding in highly dramatic situations, with a strong and well-sustained love interest. In the present story there are many situations and happenings that are highly improbable, and in some instances practically impossible. Barring this grave fault, however, the story is almost all that the lover of romantic fiction could desire.”
+ + — =Arena.= 33: 564. My. ‘05. 520w.
“We have the impression that the tale is, in fact, not a new one; however, it is not bad of its kind.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 102. F. 18, ‘05. 480w.
“The book has more thrills and less probability to the square inch of text than can be found anywhere outside the pages of a dime novel.”
+ — =Pub. Opin.= 38: 256. F. 18, ‘05. 280w.
“Skilful in plot.”
+ =Reader.= 5: 619. Ap. ‘05. 500w.
“It is all glaringly impossible, yet not without power or real fascination.”
+ — =R. of Rs.= 31: 757. Je. ‘05. 110w.
=Oppenheim, Lassa.= International law. *$6.50. Longmans.
This, the first of a two-volume treatise, deals with international law in time of peace. An introduction discussing the foundation and development of the law of nations is followed by four parts: States as subjects of the laws of nations; State territory, the open sea, and individuals as the objects of the laws of nations; Diplomatic envoys, and the like, as agents of states in their international relations; and International transactions. The work aims to be an elementary text.
“Taken all in all, Mr. Oppenheim has given us the best treatment of the Law of Peace that we have as yet had.” Leo S. Rowe.
+ + + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 610. S. ‘05. 280w.
“The merit of the volume is that it presents a fair, well-balanced summary of accepted results, and that it puts the reader in touch with the best modern literature of the subject.”
+ + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 158. My. 19, ‘05. 450w.
=Orcutt, William Dana.= Flower of destiny: an episode of the second empire; with il. by Charlotte Weber. †$1.25. McClurg.
A charmingly told story of the romance of Napoleon III. and Mlle. Eugénie de Montijo which ends with the crown of violets in the forest of Compiégne.
+ + =Dial.= 38: 293. Je. 1, ‘05. 170w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 295. My. 6, ‘05. 280w.
“Altogether makes a pretty little gift to carry with one on a summer vacation.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 120w.
“A pretty romance.”
+ =Outlook.= 80: 391. Je. 10, ‘05. 30w.
“But great names of themselves do not make a story, and in ‘The flower of destiny’ we have little else to look to.”
— =Reader.= 6: 478. S. ‘05. 110w.
=Orczy, Baroness.= Scarlet pimpernel. †$1.50. Putnam.
“The Scarlet pimpernel is the leader of a little band of titled young Englishmen who make it their business—and pleasure—during the reign of terror to assist condemned or suspected emigrés to escape to England. An interesting complication arises when the young Frenchwoman married to the lazy, careless English lord finds that in putting the French agent on the trail of the scarlet pimpernel to save her brother’s life she has in reality condemned her husband to death. Of course, he doesn’t die, and of course they all, or most of all, lived happily ever after.”—Pub. Opin.
“A thrilling story.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 671. O. 14, ‘05. 300w.
+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 506. O. 14, ‘05. 200w.
* “A melodramatic but picturesque and well told tale.”
+ =Sat. R.= 100: 315. S. 2, ‘05. 80w.
=Osborn, Frank C.= Osborn’s tables of moments of inertia and squares of radii gyration, to which have been added tables of the working strengths of steel columns, the working strengths of timber beams and columns, standard loads and unit stresses and constants for determining stresses in swing bridges. $3. Osborn eng. co., Cleveland, O.
A thoroly modernized edition based upon the work of fifteen years ago.
“Though it does not meet all the needs of the structural designer in its specific field, it promises to be a useful desk companion and to regain much of its former prestige.”
+ + — =Engin. N.= 53: 638. Je. 15, ‘05. 440w.
=Osborn, Hartwell, and others.= Trials and triumphs: the record of the Fifty-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry. *$2.50. McClurg.
“The Fifty-fifth Ohio was recruited in Huron county (of which Norwalk is the county-seat), after the reverses at Bull Run had stirred the North to greater efforts; it had its full share of the campaigns in Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, and of the terrible work at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. This is related with clearness and graphic power by Captain Osborn; and, besides the narrative, the book is unusually complete in regimental statistics, sketches of officers and citizens, and personal notes and recollections of soldiers. Photographs, both ‘wartime’ and modern, have been reproduced in profusion.”—Dial.
“The work is in every way a real contribution to the literature of the great struggle.”
+ + =Dial.= 38: 157. Mr. 1, ‘05. 210w.
“Its record presents a good picture of the most stirring events of the war. East and West.”
+ =Nation.= 80: 112. F. 9. ‘05. 390w.
“It is a book of incomparable interest to the veterans of the old command, of considerable value to historians, and not without interest also for the general reader.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 467. Jl. 15, ‘05. 1200w.
* =Osbourne, Lloyd.= Baby Bullet, the bubble of destiny. †$1.50. Appleton.
“Baby Bullet is a motor car, a fifteenth hand ‘crock’ of early French design, joyfully presented to two American ladies, a girl and a schoolmarm, who are discovered by the roadside wearily enjoying a tramp in England. The donor ... runs away lest his gift should be thrust back upon him. Baby is in a state of sulks, and the two Americans climb into her, and hire a carter to tow them behind a furniture van. At cross-roads they meet another car, a gigantic and glorious machine, with the power of sixty horses, unfortunately unavailable because her mécanicien has forgotten the gasolene.... The American owner of the big car borrows petrol from the American owners of the little, and tows them in exchange. The result is a week of wild romance and a thoroughly amusing book.”—Acad.
* “The light dexterous writing of the book pleases us like clever juggling.”
+ =Acad.= 68: 1231. N. 25, ‘05. 360w.
* “The narrative is ingeniously contrived and ought to appeal to a large public.”
+ =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 60w.
* + =Outlook.= 81: 380. O. 14, ‘05. 80w.
* “The story abounds in slang and is neither exciting nor amusing.”
— =Sat. R.= 100: 689. N. 25, ‘05. 50w.
* “The narrative moves at a speed suitable to the subject, and the pitch of high-spirited comedy is never lowered.”
+ =Spec.= 95: 985. D. 9, ‘05. 200w.
=Osbourne, Lloyd.= Motormaniacs. †75c. Bobbs.
This little pocket-book contains four short love stories, in each of which an automobile is chief matchmaker. In the “Motormaniacs,” a break down brings the right man into the story opportunely, and in “The great bubble syndicate,” “Coal oil Johnny” and “Jones,” a Fearless, a Despereaux, and a Porchar-Mufflin car play important roles.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 380. Je. 10, ‘05. 210w.
“Lively, ingenious, and amusing.”
+ =Outlook.= 80: 393. Je. 10, ‘05. 4w.
=Osgood, Herbert Levi.= American colonies in the 17th century. 2v. **$5. Macmillan.
“The first [volume] is given over to the abortive experiments of Gilbert and Raleigh in founding settlements in the New world, to the first proprietary province, Virginia, and to the corporate colonies of New England; the second, to the later proprietary provinces and to a systematic survey of the colonies as a whole, at the close of the period under discussion.”—Outlook.
“In the main, however, the difficulties of the book are of a kind almost inevitable from the nature of the topic chosen, and the serious reader will find it not only instructive, but full of interest. For the student of our institutional beginnings, Professor Osgood has provided one of the few treatises which are really indispensable.” Evarts B. Greene.
+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 149. Ja. ‘05. 1530w.
“Method of presentation and clarity of statement are other commendatory traits.”
+ + =Outlook.= 79: 754. Mr. 25, ‘05. 2380w.
=O’Shea, Michael Vincent.= Education as adjustment: educational theory viewed in the light of contemporary thought. *$1.50. Longmans.
“This new work, which is centered around the idea of adjustment, is divided into three parts. In Part I. the present status of education as a science is faithfully described.... The last chapter of Part I. treats of the data for a science of education, discussing the respective values of the various classes of facts contributed by the study of biographies, autobiographies, and the survival of the fittest in education, as well as by the experimentation and research advocated by sane leaders in the child-study movement. Especially valuable is the section which explains the evolutionary point of view.... Part II. examines the meaning and aim of education.... Chapters VI., VII., and VIII. of Part II. deal respectively with the implications of adjustment as the end in education, with adjustment as affected by social organization, and with the general effect of adjustment upon teaching.... The method of obtaining adjustment is treated in Part III.... Chapters XIII. and XIV. are devoted to the doctrine of formal discipline.”—Educ. R.
“Looked at as a whole, ‘Education as adjustment’ does not reveal marked originality; but it is a luminous and vigorous presentation of the best educational thought of the present day. It is, furthermore, refreshing in that it betrays neither superficiality nor dogmatism. His work, tho written in untechnical, popular language, is, nevertheless, neither inane nor inaccurate. It is worthy of occupying a valued place among the text-books used in normal schools and college schools of education.” W. S. Sutton.
+ + + =Educ. R.= 29: 191. F. ‘05. 1610w.
=Osler, William.= Aequanimitas, and other addresses to medical students, nurses, practitioners. *$2. Blakiston.
A collection of 18 addresses and essays all pertaining to medicine. The title gives the keynote to the volume, the successful nurse or doctor must be imperturbable. Dr. Osler gives a review of medical science in the nineteenth century, and his thoughts on education, investigation, ethics, religion, and the conduct of life. He gives advice to young physicians, suggestions as to their relations to both patients and nurses, and tells them that the master-word of progress is “Work.”
“Dr. Osler’s extensive sympathy, his elevation of thought, his insistence on worthy ideals, his wide reading are all strikingly exhibited in the volume before us.”
+ + =Cath. World.= 81: 546. Jl. ‘05. 1060w.
“The style of Dr. Osler is most felicitous; and those who think they care but little for the professional aspect of this volume, will be charmed by its graceful expressions, its acute suggestions, its thorough good sense.”
+ + =Nation.= 80: 193. Mr. 9, ‘05. 1600w.
=Osler, William.= Science and immortality. **85c. Houghton.
The frankly agnostic spirit of modern “intellectuals” dealt with in this volume is best summed up by quotations from the text itself: “Though his philosophy find nothing to support it, ... the scientific student should be ready to acknowledge the value of a belief in the hereafter as an asset in human life.... He cannot be dogmatic and deny the possibility of a future state, ... he will ask to be left, reserving his judgment, but still inquiring.... Science is organized knowledge, and knowledge is of things we see. Now the things that are seen are temporal: of the things that are unseen science knows nothing, and has at present no means of knowing anything.”
“The simple and charming style of the writer, as well as his apt quotations from the masters, makes this book a delight to read.”
+ — =Am. J. of Theol.= 9: 400. Ap. ‘05. 200w.
Reviewed by E. T. B.
+ =Atlan.= 95: 138. Ja. ‘05. 320w.
Reviewed by H. B. Alexander.
=Bookm.= 21: 521. Jl. ‘05. 960w.
“The importance of this little book is quite out of proportion to its size. He writes with evident honesty. It is a crystallized statement of much that had been in solution, as it were, heretofore; it makes us know where the majority of modern scientists stand with regard to the only matters that they themselves consider more important than science itself.”
+ + =Cath. World.= 80: 816. Mr. ‘05. 1450w.
“The argument is not of the strenuous sort; the words flow gently and naturally, as they expose the mellowed thought of a mature and reverent mind.” T. D. A. Cockerell.
+ =Dial.= 38: 87. F. 1, ‘05. 380w.
“The brief pages of this lecture are of delightful literary charm and of great interest as indicating the trend of present thought on the subject of the future life.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 1072. My. 11, ‘05. 260w.
+ =Reader.= 5: 786. My. ‘05. 210w.
=Osterhout, Winthrop John Van Leuven.= Experiments with plants; with a preface by L. H. Bailey. *$1.25. Macmillan.
In this convenient handbook “Professor Osterhout of the University of California has given us hints for the experimental study of living-plants by means of the very simplest apparatus ... and suggests innumerable contrivances which are to be made off-hand in any house, and with which the plant can be severely cross-examined.... It is one of the most helpful laboratory handbooks, and it deserves wide employment in all classes of plant-laboratories.” (Nation.)
“On the whole we may commend it as one of the very best of its class, and in some respects in advance of any similar book known to us. An excellent index adds to its value.”
+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 84. Jl. 15. 500w.
“The book on the whole will be most valuable for teachers of botany in high schools.”
+ + =Ind.= 59: 270. Ag. 3, ‘05. 110w.
“The text is, for the greater part, extremely clear and interesting, and needed only rather better illustrations to come into the very first rank of attractive text-books.”
+ + — =Nation.= 80: 414. My. 25, ‘05. 240w.
“In spite of some faults, the book will be found of value to anyone compelled to give a course of physiological botany under conditions which preclude the use of ordinary laboratory fittings.”
+ + — =Nature.= 72: 364. Ag. 17, ‘05. 460w.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 538. Ag. 19, ‘05. 230w.
=Ottley, Rev. Robert Lawrence.= Religion of Israel: a historical sketch. *$1. Macmillan.
“The main strength of Canon Ottley’s contribution to the now voluminous literature on the subject lies in his able and earnest effort to harmonize modern theory with church tradition.... The chapters ... likely to be read with some special eagerness are those on ‘The primitive religion of the Semites,’ ‘The contact of Judaism with Hellenism,’ and ‘The final stage in pre-Christian Judaism.’”—Ath.
“Those belonging to the author’s school of thought—and their number is very considerable—will, however, maintain that the good points of the book far outweigh its drawbacks. We are ourselves able to commend it as an earnest and serious contribution to a perplexing and deeply interesting problem.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 239. Ag. 19. 430w.
“There is no work in English which tells in such brief compass the story of Israel’s faith from Moses to the Pharisees with such painstaking loyalty to establish fact.”
+ + + =Ind.= 59: 876. O. 12, ‘05. 310w.
* “A compact, semi-popular account of the development of Hebrew religion, as understood by a cautious and moderate critic.”
+ =Ind.= 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 20w.
“It is well drawn and puts much into a small volume in clear as well as concise form.”
+ + =Outlook.= 80: 886. Ag. 5, ‘05. 130w.
“The compiling is well done, and for a popular sketch of Old Testament theology we do not know of anything better.”
+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 150w.
“His exposition is in fact an admirable specimen of the higher criticism, exercised with discretion by one who is neither fettered by traditional beliefs, nor bent, as some of the critical school seem to be, on breaking with them altogether. We are not always in agreement with the conclusions reached.”
+ + — =Spec.= 94: 900. Je. 17, ‘05. 120w.
=Ottman, Rev. Ford C.= Unfolding of the ages in the Revelation of John. **$2. Baker.
Written in an expository style, conciliatory rather than controversial, this work upon Revelation throws a new light upon the symbolism of the book. The author accepts and advocates the theory that “everything from the fourth chapter to the end of the book is still future and will follow the removal of the church from the earth at the appearing of our Lord.”
— =Outlook.= 80: 395. Je. 10, ‘05. 310w.
=Pub. Opin.= 39: 60. Jl. 8, ‘05. 130w.
* Our best society. †$1.50. Putnam.
“This story narrates the adventures among the rich, vain, and reasonably well-cultivated of New York of a young writer and his nice wife, and contains vivid and veracious pictures of the dinner party, the coaching party, the theatre party, and many other ‘social functions,’ glimpses of literary, artistic, and dramatic ‘sets,’ with a study of the manners of a mannerless age, and a hint or two of its morals.”—N. Y. Times.
* “This is not a great novel, nor even a good one, but it counts because the author has caught the real levity of mannerism in that filmy world.”
+ =Ind.= 59: 1151. N. 16, ‘05. 110w.
* “Another book in which the comedy of contemporary American society is adroitly set forth and in a unhackneyed way.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 656. O. 7, ‘05. 180w.
* “A certain skill and comprehension of the situation is evidently possessed by the anonymous author.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 429. O. 21, ‘05. 100w.
Our holidays; their meaning and spirit. *65c. Century.
This group of stories belongs to the “Historical stories” retold from St. Nicholas. Beginning with All-hallow-eve, each holiday is taken up in turn, with both its historical and present day significance emphasized.
* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 761. N. 11, ‘05. 60w.
* =Outram, James.= In the heart of the Canadian Rockies. **$3. Macmillan.
“Mr. Outram has the remarkable record of nineteen ‘first ascents’ of peaks among the Canadian Rockies, including the highest mountain in Canada yet conquered by the mountaineer. He describes his experiences among these majestic peaks with the enthusiasm that might be expected of so experienced a mountain-climber.”—Outlook.
* “Mr. Outram certainly has had some unusual adventures amid the Selkirks and Rockies, which he described with animation and a genuine command of professional terminology.”
+ + =Nation.= 81: 485. D. 14, ‘05. 550w.
* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 753. N. 4, ‘05. 220w.
* + =Outlook.= 81: 941. D. 16, ‘05. 50w.
=Overton, Gwendolen.= Captains of the world. †$1.50. Macmillan.
The relations of labor and capital form the basis of this story in which appear “The young mechanic who becomes a leader of trades-unions; the lovely daughter of the plutocrat mill-owner, who cannot marry the Italian prince and fortune-hunter because the remembrance of the mechanic haunts her; the contrasted pictures of boundless wealth and the misery of the poor strikers and their families on the brink of starvation.” (Critic.)
“There is nothing in this book that can be called original in matter or effective in manner.”
— =Critic.= 46: 94. Ja. ‘05. 130w.
“This underworld of labor among the iron furnaces, this moneyed aristocracy, so resentful of its origin, so tenacious of its position, are etched in with keenness and delicacy. Such books as this, with their sympathetic comprehension, absence of rancor or partisan bias, make for a better understanding and ultimate peace.”
+ + =Reader.= 5: 624. Ap. ‘05. 520w.
* =Oxley, James MacDonald.= Family on wheels; adapted from the French by J. M. Oxley. †75c. Crowell.
Four interesting French children left orphans, with a mountebank’s wagon, an old horse, a trick dog and a remarkably clever elephant as their sole possessions, bravely continue the business of their father, and give little performances in one little provincial town after another to earn a scant living. They meet with many adventures and suffer many hardships, but in the end the happiness of all seems assured. The children are plucky little things thruout, the dog and the elephant are heroic, and the hearts of both young and old readers will go out to them all.
* “An odd and attractive story.”
+ =Nation.= 81: 450. N. 30, ‘05. 90w.
* “A readable story.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 895. D. 16, ‘05. 100w.
* “A story, tender, humorous, pathetic, carrying the charm of the French from which it is adapted, and appealing to any child or adult interested in animals.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 576. N. 4, ‘05. 60w.
* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 765. D. ‘05. 60w.
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=Page, Curtis Hidden=, ed. British poets of the nineteenth century. $2. Sanborn.
Selections from Wordsworth, Coleridge, Scott, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Landor, Tennyson, the Brownings, Clough, Arnold, Rossetti, Morris, and Swinburne. There are also classified “reference lists” indicating for each poet the various editions of his works, and all biographies and important essays.
* + =Critic.= 47: 574. D. ‘05. 100w.
“The selections are very full and for the most part complete poems. They are designed to give the best of each poet’s work and to give some representation of each important period and class of his work. Selected such poems as would be prescribed for a college student.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 11. Ja. 7, ‘05. 330w.
* =Page, Curtis Hidden,= ed. Chief American poets: selected poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Whitman, and Lanier. *$1.75. Houghton.
“This volume, Mr. Page tells us, is in no sense an anthology ... it ‘attempts to give, for each one of the authors included, all the material needed to show his development and achievement, and to give a first knowledge of him as man and poet.’ The selection therefore, has been made very full, and includes many poems of considerable length.... The poems of each author are arranged in chronological order and dated. Brief biographical sketches present a summary of each author’s life, and there are notes and reference lists.”—Outlook.
* “A book to be heartily commended for small home libraries.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 764. N. 11, ‘05. 150w.
* “The whole work done with thorough intelligence and good taste.”
+ + =Outlook.= 81: 680. N. 18, ‘05. 120w.
=Page, Curtis Hidden=, ed. =See Rabelais, Francois.=
=Page, Thomas Nelson.= Negro: the southerner’s problem. **$1.25. Scribner.
“Mr. Page believes that there are only two possible ways to solve the negro question in the South—either the negro must be removed, or he must be elevated. Granted that the former method is out of the question, it only remains to improve him by education.... The old idea of educating the negro just as a white man is educated ... has been found to be fallacious. The kind of education that Mr. Page advocates for the negro is, in brief, just the kind that is given by such institutions as Tuskegee and Hampton.”—R. of Rs.
=Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 343. Mr. ‘05. 240w.
“A book the central interest of which is psychological rather than scientific.” W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.
+ — =Dial.= 38: 315. My. 1, ‘03. 1850w.
“The book shows neither depth of thought nor thoroughness of research, but is chiefly notable as the portrayal of the well-known views of the less liberal leaders of the South with high authority and great literary skill.”
+ — =Ind.= 58: 556. Mr. 9, ‘05. 860w.
“We do not doubt his wish to deal candidly with his subject, but we are forced to the conclusion that he lacks the unbiased mind which would enable him to do so. His statements are too sweeping, and are not supported in all cases by the actual facts, as has, we believe, been shown.” Isabel Eaton.
— =Int. J. Ethics.= 15 :518. Jl. ‘05. 2130w.
“Mr. Page’s book is honest, kindly, and, barring a few extravagances, moderate.”
+ + — =Nation.= 81: 280. O. 5, ‘05. 1320w.
“A temperate discussion of the race question from a southerner’s point of view.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 127. Ja. ‘05. 130w.
=Paget, Violet.= See =Lee, Vernon, pseud.=
* =Paine, Albert Bigelow.= Little garden calendar for boys and girls. $1. Altemus.
“A chatty and truthful account of many of the most interesting phases of plant-life. The subject of dispersal and its advantages, of movements, and of pollination and the like, are briefly and well-treated. The account of the servants which work for the flower is admirably presented.” (Nation.) “The book is arranged according to the calendar, and the illustrations are from photographs especially made for each chapter.” (Critic.)
* + =Critic.= 47: 576. D. ‘05. 40w.
* =Dial.= 39: 46. Jl. 16, ‘05. 40w.
* + =Nation.= 81: 340. O. 26, ‘05. 190w.
=Paine, Albert Bigelow.= Thomas Nast. $5. Macmillan.
This account of the life and times of “The father of the American cartoon,” illustrated with hundreds of his drawings, is virtually a political history of our country during the Civil war, and for twenty years after.
“It is a story full of striking incident and human interest, skilfully unrolling the picturesque career of a genius who had within him the potentialities of an American Hogarth.” Chas. H. Levermore.
+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 907. Jl. ‘05. 740w.
“In this life of Nast, Mr. Paine has evinced excellent judgment and wise discrimination; yet the work is characterized by that genuine sympathy that is one of the requisites of a good biography. It is a valuable work.”
+ + =Arena.= 33: 335. Mr. ‘05. 850w.
“Mr. Paine’s book is an exceptionally good piece of work. He has not attempted a minute personal biography; he has given a series of striking pictures, which enable one to look over Nast’s shoulder, so to speak, and to study at close range some of the most stirring periods in the history of the nation and of New York city.” A. B. Maurice.
+ =Bookm.= 20: 458. Ja. ‘05. 2850w.
“Paine has told of his life and described his struggles in a manner worthy of the subject.”
+ + =Critic.= 46: 92. Ja. ‘05. 130w.
“It covers the artist’s life in a thorough and interesting way, and is adequately illustrated.” Ingram A. Pyle.
+ + =Dial.= 38: 318. My. 1, ‘05. 1930w.
“The author is an enthusiast, and must be followed in the light of his enthusiasm. In narrating the history of the caricaturist, he follows that of his own times, and in this way has made, for anyone who desires to understand the United States from 1860 to 1896, not only a very entertaining, but a very useful volume.”
+ + =Nation.= 80: 141. F. 16, ‘05. 810w.
“There is more history than biography in the attractive volume.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 248. F. ‘05. 130w.
=Palmer, A. Emerson.= New York public school. *$1. Macmillan.
A history of free education in the city of New York, authorized by the board of education and written by its secretary. The book celebrates the centenary of the founding of the New York free school system and the proceeds are to go to the public school teachers’ retirement fund. The history of the free school society and of the public school society which succeeded it in 1826 are given, also an account of other schools, all of which were finally merged into the existing system. The story of the establishment and success of school libraries is told in detail. There are portraits, illustrations, and an introduction by Seth Low.
“The book meets a distinct need.” Henry Davidson Sheldon.
+ =Dial.= 38: 270. Ap. 16, ‘05. 170w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 148. Mr. 11, ‘05. 1730w. (Abstract of contents.)
=R. of Rs.= 31: 511. Ap. ‘05. 80w.
=Palmer, Frederick.= With Kuroki in Manchuria. **$1.50. Scribner.
The author, a newspaper correspondent of experience in Eastern campaigns, writes an account of his five months in the field. The book is dedicated to the Japanese infantry and their skill and readiness, and contrasted with the Russian war methods. The volume is illustrated by numerous photographs.
“His entire book is vividly written, and will be found as informing as it is interesting in its accounts of the actual fighting.” W. Rice.
+ + =Dial.= 38: 9. Ja. 1, ‘05. 460w.
“It is fascinating, this collection of field letters. This truthful and vivid portrayal is delightful.”
+ + + =Nation.= 80: 14. Ja. 5, ‘05. 1630w.
=Palmer, William T.= English lakes. *$6. Macmillan.
Fifteen English lakes “ranging from the lordly Windermere and Ullswater, ten and a half and nine miles long, respectively, to Loweswater and Rydalmere, which hardly exceed the larger tarns in area” are reproduced here. The seventy-five illustrations in color produce a panorama effect which is heightened by the descriptive matter of the text.
* + =Acad.= 68: 911. S. 2, ‘05. 170w.
“Mr. Palmer has written with taste and with commendable reserve in distinguishing between poetic feeling and sentimentalism.”
+ + =Outlook.= 81: 278. S. 30, ‘05. 150w.
* “One finds a good deal of pleasure of a certain kind in turning over his pages, if also some irritation.”
+ — =Spec.= 95: 759. N. 11, ‘05. 1260w.
=Paret, Jahlal Parmly.= Lawn tennis. **$2. Macmillan.
This article, by the foremost American authority on the game, contains a history of tennis itself and of the leading players here and abroad. It gives technical instruction, from the first rudiments to the most advanced theories, and treats of the care of courts and management of tournaments. There is a chapter on lacrosse by William H. Madden. The volume is copiously illustrated.
“This is one of the best-written and most scientific treatises on lawn-tennis that we have yet had, and forms a suitable companion to similar works by Mr. Eustace Miles, Mr. H. W. Wilberforce, and Mr. W. Baddeley.”
+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 272. Ag. 26. 1050w.
“Will be valuable to every player of the game.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 1253. Je. 1, ‘05. 30w.
“A treatise which will be heartily welcomed by all lovers of this healthy game.”
+ + =Nature.= 71: 436. Mr. 9, ‘05. 280w.
“Knows the conditions of play in this country and abroad equally well. While Mr. Paret’s statement that lawn tennis may be taught nearly as well by written instruction as by personal direction may be seriously questioned, his remarks on the strategy of the game and the physical training for big matches are full of common sense and instruction that apply equally well to other forms of exercise.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 84. F. 11, ‘05. 1110w. (Survey of contents.)
“Mr. Paret who is an authority on tennis, treats of the past, present, and future of the sport.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 255. F. ‘05. 70w.
* =Parker, Edward Harper.= China and religion. **$3.50. Dutton.
“This history of religion in China has the merit of being both critical and impartial.... The story of the imported religions—Christianity in various forms, Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Judaism—is sketched in successive chapters, and lastly Shintoism ... which the Japanese are now endeavoring to introduce.... Towards missionaries, of whom Americans now constitute the majority if only Protestants are counted, Professor Parker’s attitude is both respectful and critical, but full value is assigned to their medical, charitable, and educational work.”—Outlook.
* “Prof. Parker’s book is a storehouse of learning; it is free from bigotry, and contains a fair and honest statement of what the relations of the Chinese have been and are towards foreign religions.”
+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 603. N. 4, 920w.
* “As the fruit of scholarly research pursued in a sympathetic spirit, this history, most timely for the present interest in the now beginning renaissance of China, should command the attention of those who would understand the past which it builds upon.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 680. N. 18, ‘05. 200w.
=Parmele, Mary Platt.= Short history of Russia. *$1. Scribner.
A new edition of this history of a great power which brings the account down to June, 1904 and the siege of Port Arthur. It contains a good index and a list of the princes of Russia from Rurik to Nicholas II.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 310. My. 13, ‘05. 240w.
* =Parrish, Randall.= Historic Illinois: the romance of the earlier days. **$2. McClurg.
Mr. Parrish’s hope has been to provide a readable, interesting history of Illinois, emphasizing the picturesque phases that would appeal to the reader in a popular sense. He has related the adventures of such men as La Salle, Henri de Tonty and George Rogers Clarke, depicted the struggles with the Indians, traced the history of old landmarks, and brought his narrative down to the coming of the railroad, concluding with a chapter on “Historic spots as they appear to-day.”
=Parrish, Randall.= Sword of the old frontier: a tale of Fort Chartres and Detroit. †$1.50. McClurg.
A “plain account of sundry adventures befalling Chevalier Raoul de Coubert, one time captain in the Hussars of Languedoc, during the year 1763,” in which he gallantly draws his sword for France and his English lady-love in the stirring times of Pontiac’s conspiracy. Meeting with treachery from both white men and red, he takes desperate chances, escapes from his enemies and wins honor, wealth, and love.
* + =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 20w.
=Parsons, Ellen C.= Christus liberator. **30c. Macmillan.
There have been four preceding volumes in this missionary text book series. “In this course an Introduction to the Study of Missions and Outline Studies of India, China and Japan have already been issued and studied.” This volume is an outline study of Africa. “Sir Harry Johnston furnishes an introductory sketch of the geography, races, and history of the Dark Continent, while the body of the book is devoted to an account of the rise and progress of Protestant missions in the several countries.”
“Concise, well written and readable book.”
+ + =Ind.= 59: 875. O. 12, ‘05. 450w.
“It is necessarily cursory, but it is certainly comprehensive. The good example of the book remains even when the English student has noted such occasional lapses.”
+ + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 325. O. 6, ‘05. 410w.
“A useful handbook, containing much information in a compact and readable form.”
+ + =Nation.= 81: 219. S. 14, ‘05. 130w.
“We recommend these volumes as especially valuable for the members of Christian Endeavor societies, and for pastoral use by ministers endeavoring to awaken in their churches an intelligent interest in Christian missions.”
+ + =Outlook.= 80: 789. Jl. 22, ‘05. 220w.
+ =Spec.= 95: 435. S. 23, ‘05. 220w.
=Paston, George, pseud.= See =Symonds, E. M.=
=Pattee, Fred Lewis.= House of the black ring. $1.50. Holt.
A story centred around a mysterious log cabin in a valley among the Seven mountains. The valley is owned by a tyrant squire and farmed by sturdy Pennsylvania Dutchmen. The squire’s daughter, the first to thwart her father’s will, falls in love with the son of a new-comer to the valley, whose business enterprise threatens the squire’s undisputed sway. There is hard feeling, and there is murder, but all is made clear by the discovery of a cave under the cabin, and in the happiness of the squire’s daughter the traditional curse of “the house of the black ring” is lifted.
Reviewed by Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ — =Bookm.= 21: 600. Ag. ‘05. 230w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 251. Ap. 15, ‘05. 210w.
“It is not from the literary side an artistic book, but it at least may be described as both readable and amusing.”
+ — =Outlook.= 79: 1059. Ap. 29, ‘05. 90w.
=Patterson, Charles Brodie.= Measure of a man. $1.20. Funk.
An optimistic message of good will to all men, basing its cheer upon the supposition that in the great economy of the universe nothing is lost. Mr. Patterson discusses, in part 1, the “natural,” the “rational,” the “psychic,” and the “spiritual” man. In part II, he considers the Son of man “as man,” “as idealist,” “as teacher,” and “as healer,” in the last division giving the philosophy and therapy of mental healing.
“It may be said to represent his ripest thought and to epitomize in a remarkably clear and comprehensible manner the philosophy, ethics and therapy contained in his preceding books.”
+ + =Arena.= 34: 108. Jl. ‘05. 1320w.
=Paul, Herbert Woodfield.= History of modern England. 5v. ea. **$2.50. Macmillan.
This is a political history of England and its relations with the rest of the world, beginning with the last Whig government of 1846. Volumes 1 and 2 bring the story down to the death of Lord Palmerston, Oct. 18, 1865. Volume 3 deals with the eleven years following, covering important administrations of Gladstone and Disraeli, and closing on the eve of the crisis in the East, 1876.
+ + =Acad.= 68: 463. Ap. 29, ‘05. 1240w. (Review of Vol. III.)
“It is clear, vigorous, and direct. Its movement is rapid, its interest seldom lags. It is preëminently readable, and, as a natural corollary, highly entertaining. His opinions and especially his estimates of character are often improbable, not infrequently absurd. This, as has been said, will probably remain the most serious criticism of a book in most other ways excellent. Such work as that of Mr. Paul may not be judged by the standards of final and definitive statement.” Wilbur C. Abbott.
+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 430. Ja. ‘05. 1810w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
“On the whole, matters become of importance to the author when they rise above the political horizon, and too often not till then. Mr. Paul’s vigor seems unimpaired thus far ... his courage seems tempered somewhat more by discretion, and his politics diluted with somewhat more of those matters which find little place in Parliamentary debate or Times editorial.” Wilbur C. Abbott.
+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 161. O. ‘05. 860w. (Review of v. 3.)
“Though written with the ability and impartiality of its predecessors, it is not so well proportioned.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 10. Jl. 1. 1050w. (Review of v. 3.)
“There is no reason to suppose that Mr. Paul could not have done better work, had he chosen.” Edward Fuller.
— — =Bookm.= 21: 608. Ag. ‘05. 840w. (Review of v. 3.)
“Here, much more than in the earlier volumes, he offers valuable characterizations of activities and of men not wholly concerned with the purely political field.” E. D. Adams.
+ + + =Dial.= 39: 90. Ag. 16, ‘05. 890w. (Review of v. 3.)
“Generally speaking, he has impartiality and insight, and his survey of a group of historic facts, more especially of a social or religious movement, is often just and penetrating.”
+ + — =Ind.= 59: 39. Jl. 6, ‘05. 680w. (Review of v. 1-3.)
“A most charming style. His book is exceedingly good reading.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 291. My. 6, ‘05. 900w. (Review of v. 3.)
* + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 883. D. 9, ‘05. 290w. (Review of v. 4.)
“The third volume now at hand, exhibits the characteristics of its predecessors. The charmingly incisive, direct, easy, and epigrammatic style, the vivid informativeness, the detachment, the liberality of judgment which distinguished them are apparent. The treatment, too, remains the same, with all its virtues and its defects.”
+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 880. Ag. 5, ‘05. 1980w. (Review of v. 3.)
“On the whole, it is an invaluable political history of the past sixty years.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 509. O. ‘05. 120w. (Review of v. 3.)
“We do not know where else to find so good a narrative of domestic politics from 1865 to 1876. If it is rarely deep, it is never dull; if it is occasionally bitter, it is almost always impartial.”
+ + — =Spec.= 94: 674. My. 6, ‘05. 1630w. (Review of v. 3.)
=Payne, William Morton,= ed. American literary criticism. See Wampum library of American literature. v. 2.
Peace congress. Official report of the thirteenth universal peace congress, held at Boston, Massachusetts, U. S. A., Oct. 3 to 8, 1904; reported by W: edited by the secretary of the congress. pa. n.p. Peace congress committee (B. F. Trueblood, sec’y), Boston.
A stenographic report of the proceedings of the Universal peace congress, Oct. 3-8, 1904, including the addresses given in Boston and a brief résumé of the numerous successful and influential meetings held after its close in several cities. An account of the preceding peace congresses, not only of those held in the modern series beginning 1889, but also of the remarkable series of conferences held from 1843 to 1853 is prefixed.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 160. Mr. 11, ‘05. 100w.
=Peake, Elmore Elliott.= House of Hawley. †$1.50. Appleton.
The story of a family in southern Illinois which had remained true to the Union, but was southern in all its traditions. The heroine has to contend against the whole connection and their prejudices in order to marry a young Republican lawyer. Her grandfather, Major Elias, head of the family, his quiet wife, and their lazy son are lifelike, their southern ways are well pictured; and descriptions of such things as a chase with blood hounds after a negro house-breaker, a negro barn dance, and an electioneering expedition with Chicago politicians, add greatly to the interest and the atmosphere of the book.
“A careful picture of average life in a small town in southern Illinois, drawn with a loving accuracy of minor detail, and pleasantly aglow with local color, both physical and social. A skillful touch. There is a wholesome womanliness about Mr. Peake’s heroines that makes them seem very convincing. Most of the men, however, impress one as rather poor specimens of humanity.”
+ =Bookm.= 21: 181. Ap. ‘05. 410w.
“The book fails of greatness because the plot is too slight and does not trouble the deep places that exist in the life of every town, however isolated; nor does it ruffle the soul of the reader.”
— + =Ind.= 59: 392. Ag. 17, ‘05. 250w.
“The interest of the book lies not in the story, but in descriptive passages. The story, if it shows no particular art or invention, it remains true that it is about the sort of thing which would have been likely to happen in the place where the author has chosen to plant it.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 141. Mr. 4, ‘05. 550w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 130w.
+ =Outlook.= 79: 503. F. 25, ‘05. 110w.
=Pease, Edward R.= Case for municipal drink trade. P. S. King & son.
“The argument for the municipalization of the liquor traffic is here set forth as follows: The system of licensing does not stand the tests of efficiency, consequently some drastic reform is called for; high license is incomplete and politically impracticable; local veto is wrong in principle and likely to be futile in practice; municipalization is the only other method suggested.”—J. Pol. Econ.
Reviewed by I. W. Howerth.
+ + =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 137. D. ‘04. 140w. (States argument of book.)
=Pease, George William.= Outline of a Bible-school curriculum. *$1.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
“Those who are interested in raising the standard of biblical instruction in this country will find ... many valuable suggestions. In this book there are outlines for reading and study courses for the kindergarten and primary grades, as well as for the junior, intermediate and senior departments.”—R. of Rs.
“The most exhaustive study of this subject that has yet appeared. Predominantly from the psychological point of view, but with careful study also of the biblical side.”
+ + + =Bib. World.= 25: 160. F. ‘05. 30w.
“This book will prove of great practical service to many Sunday-school teachers because it is specific, and should be suggestive to students of religious education because of its scope and detail. It is too timely not to be read now.” Richard Morse Hodge.
+ + =Bib. World.= 25: 376. My. ‘05. 880w.
“Any one desirous of pursuing independent lessons with a class of any grade would find help in these outlines.”
+ =Ind.= 58: 1012. My. 4, ‘05. 70w.
“Its value lies rather in its application of an intelligent educational philosophy to a concrete and apparently practical scheme.”
+ + =Outlook.= 79: 144. Ja. 14, ‘05. 340w.
“The book is fully in line with the principles and methods advocated by the Religious education association.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 254. F. ‘05. 80w.
“The minute topical references will be of great help to any serious Sunday school teacher.”
+ + =School R.= 13: 653. O. ‘05. 60w.
* =Peck, Ellen Brainerd.= Songs by the sedges. $1. Badger, R: G.
A little volume of verse which sings of old-fashioned gardens and fields, of rosemary and bitter-sweet, and of the minuet and the spinet. There is a time-long-ago atmosphere to many of the poems.
=Peck, Harry Thurston.= William Hickling Prescott. **75c. Macmillan.
This study of Prescott gives an account of the historian’s life and personality and a criticism of his works. An opening chapter treats of “The New England historians,” then follow biographical chapters based largely upon the letters and memoranda contained in Ticknor’s “Life of Prescott,” and a discussion of Prescott’s work and its merits.
“A volume seemingly of no distinctive merit.”
+ — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 935. Jl. ‘05. 50w.
“With the exception of his introductory chapter, Professor Peck has produced, it seems to me, an excellent biographical and critical account of ... the accomplished author of ‘The conquest of Mexico.’ Here and there a careless sentence may be found as well as a trivial error or two.” W. P. Trent.
+ + — =Bookm.= 21: 382. Je. ‘05. 1260w.
“It is of real interest for its discussion of the historical accuracy and permanent value of his works.”
+ + =Critic.= 47: 283. S. ‘05. 90w.
“Professor Peck writes of Prescott pleasantly and in his usual popular vein.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 1128. My. 18, ‘05. 130w.
“His view of Prescott strictly as a writer ... is concise, clear, and judicious. The introductory chapter, on the literary history of the country, is to say the least, eccentric.”
+ + — =Nation.= 80: 489. Je. 15, ‘05. 450w.
“For the most part his narrative is plain pedestrian ‘copy’ quite lacking in the distinction which the author praises in the historian, equally lacking in ‘fire’ and the ‘intimate touch.’”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 322. My. 20, ‘05. 1420w.
“Now and again Dr Peck allows an excess of enthusiasm to overpower his judgment, but, as a rule, he is discriminating.”
+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 248. My. 27, ‘05. 260w.
+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 94. Jl. 15, ‘05. 250w.
=R. of Rs.= 31: 766. Je. ‘05. 150w.
=Peck, Theodora.= Hester of the Grants: a romance of Old Bennington. †$1.50. Fox.
Revolutionary times in the Green mountain state when it was a part of the so-called Hampshire Grants furnish the setting of this story whose incidents center mainly about Bennington. A real flesh and blood girl patriot, quite as daring as the usual historical novel heroine but a bit more winsome is the leading spirit, while a turn coat father, two despicable soldier lovers and one gallant one, General Stark, and Ethan and Ira Allen figure prominently.
“A panorama of the times which deserves careful reading and much commendation.”
+ + =Dial.= 38: 392. Je. 1, ‘05. 160w.
+ =Ind.= 59: 395. Ag. 17, ‘05. 60w.
“We are persuaded that she has it in her to write a book well worth the reading, which, despite its merits, ‘Hester of the Grants’ is not.”
— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 380. Je. 10, ‘05. 300w.
“On the whole is a very good story of its kind.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 391. Je. 17, ‘05. 90w.
“The author has opened one of the most dramatic pages in American history, and adorned it with a picture worthy of the text.”
+ =Reader.= 6: 359. Ag. ‘05. 310w.
=Peckham, George Williams, and Peckham, Elizabeth Gifford.= Wasps, social and solitary; with an introd. by John Burroughs. **$1.50. Houghton.
Mr. Peckham and his wife have made a close study of the lives, habits, intelligence, and individuality of wasps, and they tell about their investigations in a way that is none the less instructive because it is interesting.
“The book has good and vivid illustrations, but it would have been better if the actual size of the insects had been indicated in every case.”
+ + — =Acad.= 68: 743. Jl. 15, ‘05. 310w.
+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 150. Jl. 29. 720w.
“There is ‘a hidden wealth of thought and of austerity’ which makes the book a worthy contribution to science and a monument of patient and skillful research in a difficult field.” E. T. Brewster.
+ + + =Atlan.= 96: 687. N. ‘05. 600w.
“While exceedingly pleasant reading, the book is in no sense ‘written down’ to its audience, nor popularized in the sense of being diluted to superficiality.”
+ + =Critic.= 47: 480. N. ‘05. 170w.
“The book is written so untechnically that a reader who does not know a wasp from a bee can understand and enjoy it.” May Estelle Cook.
+ + + =Dial.= 38: 387. Je. 1, ‘05. 590w.
“The charm of the book is in the directness with which the story is told, and in the obvious sympathy manifested by the authors with the struggles and aims of the active little nest-makers. While the book is engagingly written, it is also scientifically accurate.”
+ + + =Nation= 80: 444. Je. 1, ‘05. 680w.
“Important work on the manners and customs of North American wasps.” W. F. K.
+ + + =Nature.= 72: 395. Ag. 24, ‘05. 160w.
+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 219. Ap. 8, ‘05. 840w. (Abstract of book.)
“An outdoor book as entertaining as it is instructive.”
+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 196. My. 20, ‘05. 90w.
+ + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 867. Je. 3, ‘05. 140w.
“This book reminds one of Fabre’s work. It is not so well written, but its information is quite as curious and close as Fabre’s, and we should say as trustworthy.”
+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: sup. 10. O. 14, ‘05. 150w.
“There is much detail which, however valuable in itself from the scientific point of view, overwhelms the ‘general reader.’ This individual may be forgiven for wishing that the authors would sometimes give him more generalization or summaries of their observations.”
+ + — =Spec.= 95: 697. N. 4, ‘05. 310w.
=Peel, George.= Friends of England. *$3.50. Dutton.
Mr. Peel establishes, elucidates, and illustrates two large propositions in this companion volume to his “Enemies of England”: first, that England built up her empire beyond the seas thru the necessity of defence, and not by accident nor by deliberate motives of expansion; second, the same European pressure from without is the chief cause of the maintenance of the empire.
“Mr. Peel is no pedant, no formalist, no Dryasdust. Intensely interested in his subject, he writes of it with animation; eager to convince, though not with the sophist’s eagerness, he is precise whether right or wrong and at all times clear.”
+ + =Acad.= 68: 270. Mr. 18, ‘05. 1420w.
“The subjects with which Mr. Peel deals are of the deepest interest, and he shows wide reading on every page.”
+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 335. Mr. 18. 660w.
“There is enough truth and enough originality in his interpretation of the Empire to have made his book an extraordinary one, if only he had not allowed this enthusiasm to get the better of his judgment. It brings out a phase of imperial politics too much neglected by past writers.” Frederic Austin Ogg.
+ + — =Dial.= 39: 88. Ag. 16, ‘05. 1930w.
“The whole book is worth reading as a sober and well-informed discussion of the great questions of world politics with which it deals.”
+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 328. My. 20, ‘05. 670w.
“A well-written work, Mr. Peel’s book is of value as developing a theory which, if acceptable only with obvious limitations, will assist to a clearer appreciation of some broad historical movements than has generally obtained.”
+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 275. S. 30, ‘05. 1930w.
“The tale told is fragmentary and unconvincing, and has been better told before.”
— — + =Sat. R.= 100: 21. Jl. 1, ‘05. 1510w.
“Mr. Peel has the sense of organic movement without which history is merely a dull chronicle of accidents; and he has also the gift of wide perspective. Our only criticism is that in his endeavour to be perfectly clear he sometimes is a little prolix, and that now and then he is carried by rhetoric into a slight overstatement. The matter is on the whole admirably arranged and attractively presented.”
+ + — =Spec.= 94: 439. Mr. 25, ‘05. 1780w.
=Peet, Louis Harman.= Trees and shrubs of Central park. $2. Manhattan press.
Mr. Peet says: “The purpose of this book is to put within the reach of the non-technical city nature lover a handy means of identifying trees and shrubs which he meets in his park rambles.” On sixteen maps covering the park, two thousand trees and shrubs have been plotted; a table accompanying the maps gives both the common and botanical names. There is also an index to the common names, wherein the number of the page, chapter, map and location is placed for quick reference.
* + + =Critic.= 47: 480. N. ‘05. 90w.
=Nation.= 80: 132. F. 16, ‘05. 60w.
“We cannot too much commend the fullness and accuracy of the lists which Mr. Peet here gives us.”
+ + =Nation.= 80: 381. My. 11, ‘05. 430w.
“It is not only a description of the trees, but is a real guide and companion, pointing out that which it describes in a manner that is wholly comprehensible to the reader. The text is lucid and readable.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 212. Ap. 8, ‘05. 420w.
* “In every particular it is a handy and useful little volume.”
+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 860. D. 2, ‘05. 120w.
+ + + =R. of Rs.= 32: 127. Jl. ‘05. 80w.
=Pemberton, Max.= Hundred days. †$1.50. Appleton.
Napoleon’s hundred days between Elba and Waterloo form the setting of this historical novel which exploits the adventures of a young Englishman and a French maid in the secret service of Napoleon. “Mr. Pemberton has borrowed the very lady who appears in Mr. Bernard Shaw’s ‘Man of destiny’—Mr. Shaw himself borrowed the lady from more or less authentic history—and provided her with adventures enough to fill the usual number of pages which, outwardly, at least, constitute a novel.” (N. Y. Times.)
“It is a stirring tale, and the characterization is skillful. Occasionally the author’s style fails him.”
+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 432. S. 30. 290w.
“The story offers the conventional blend of fact and romantic fiction, is narrated in somewhat indistinct fashion, and proves but moderately exciting.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ — =Dial.= 39: 208. O. 1, ‘05. 100w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 621. S. 23, ‘05. 250w.
“The story is stirring and the tale is picturesquely told; the plot is hackneyed.”
+ — =Outlook.= 81: 279. S. 30, ‘05. 60w.
=Pepys, Sir William Weller.= Later Pepys; ed. with introd., by Alice C. C. Gaussen. 2v. *$7.50. Lane.
“The letters included in these two handsomely bound and finely illustrated volumes have been selected from the correspondence of Sir William Pepys between the years 1758 and 1825. Sir William Pepys was a descendant of the elder branch of the family to which Samuel Pepys belonged, and was generally well-known in the latter part of the eighteenth century as a friend, and in some cases the intimate, of distinguished literary characters of the period. His letters are therefore primarily of literary interest, very little reference being made in them to ordinary political or social conditions of the times, even the stirring events of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars receiving but scant notice.”—Am. Hist. R.
“The only direct historical interest is in the occasional references to contemporary historical writers and criticisms upon them. They frequently do present some striking incident, or some intimate characterization of figures in the field of contemporaneous literature. In this connection alone are they valuable for the student of history.” E. D. Adams.
+ =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 688. Ap. ‘05. 210w.
“Sir William’s letters, though sometimes dull and prosy, often catch something of the vivacity of his correspondents, and those to his son in school and college are delightful.”
+ =Critic.= 46: 92. Ja. ‘05. 150w.
=Perkin, Frederick Mollwo.= Practical methods of electrochemistry. *$1.60. Longmans.
“After a general account of electrical magnitudes and units, measuring instruments, and electrolytic apparatus, the author gives practical instructions for electrochemical analysis.... The last and longest section of the book deals with preparative electrochemistry.... The references to original papers are numerous, and a convenient table of five-figure logarithms, with instructions for its use, is contained in an appendix.”—Nature.
“The practical instructions are on the whole adequate and accurate, so that the student could acquire with little assistance a sufficient acquaintance with the working methods of electrochemistry. Whilst the book is satisfactory in this the most important feature, it shows in other respects many signs of hasty composition, which greatly detract from its value.”
+ + — =Nature.= 72: 5. My. 4, ‘05. 530w.
=Perrin, Raymond St. James.= Evolution of knowledge. *$1.50. Baker.
In his review of philosophy the author compares the chief systems of ancient and modern thought, “the object being to measure the approach of each system to the goal of philosophy which is the demonstration of the unity of all things ... to demonstrate the fact that knowledge can be unified by co-ordinating the sciences.” Pt. I. deals with the pre-evolution period of Greece, England, Scotland, Germany and France; pt. II. discusses the evolutionary philosophy of Spencer and Lewes. The keynote of the treatment is that religious devotion and intelligence must develop together.
=Ath.= 1905, 2: 269. Ag. 26. 80w.
=Outlook.= 79: 1059. Ap. 29, ‘05. 140w.
“In the demonstration of his thesis the author enters such a labyrinth of the metaphysical and mystical that we altogether refuse his lead.”
+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 60. Jl. 8, ‘05. 160w.
* “Interesting, if not quite fascinating.”
+ — =Spec.= 95: 697. N. 4, ‘05. 320w.
=Perris, George Herbert.= Russia in revolution. **$3. Brentano’s.
“Mr. Perris’s volume on ‘Russia in revolution’ is a sketch of the Russian revolutionary movement from about 1870 down to the present time. It consists chiefly of a series of short biographies of the principal leaders of the Liberal movement, together with a few chapters on the Russian government, and on the financial and economic conditions of the country.... The subject, however, is an interesting one, and the personal sketches and life stories of Stepniak, Volkhovsky, Dr. Soskice, Mark Broido, Mme. Kovalsky, and numbers of other revolutionists, often recounted in their own words, are significant and thrilling.”—Lond. Times.
“Is lively and interesting, but somewhat open to the charge that he fails to name a good many of his sources and some of his equally interesting rivals. Mr. Perris takes pains and knows his subject.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 590. My. 13. 180w.
“It cannot be said that the author has anything very new to tell us, and most of his information has been obtained at second-hand. He sees Russia only from the point of view of the extremists.”
— + =Lond. Times.= 4: 176. Je. 9, ‘05. 520w.
“These quotations will serve to show M. Perris’s sincere effort to be fair and impartial, but the same paragraph furnishes two other quotations which equally well illustrate his defective vision in consequence of his prejudice against nearly everything in Russia in its present form.”
+ — =Nation.= 80: 504. Je. 22, ‘05. 1740w.
“The chief value of this book, however, lies in the personal (and frequently pitiful) records and brief autobiographies of the martyrs in the cause of Russian political liberty, and also in the miscellaneous data on topics which are not contained in Russian government reports.” Wolf von Schierbrand.
+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 386. Je. 17, ‘05. 940w.
“No doubt the book is put together in an easy, entertaining fashion. Although from a non-revolutionary standpoint most of its deductions are untenable, the chapters touching upon the economic and political condition of the country are not without value and interest.”
+ =Sat. R.= 100: 121. Jl. 22, ‘05. 520w.
“In arrangement it is not free from defects, particularly from a tendency to retraverse the same or similar ground; but this drawback is connected with what is perhaps Mr. Perris’s most distinctive claim on the attention of his readers,—his extensive and intimate acquaintance with Russian revolutionists, over a long period.”
+ — =Spec.= 95: 321. S. 2, ‘05. 1880w.
=Perry, Bliss.= Amateur spirit. **$1.25. Houghton.
Six essays in which the author commends “combining the professional’s skill with the zest and enthusiasm of the amateur.” There are two chapters on the college professor, and one entitled “Hawthorne at North Adams.”
“There is a flavour of this conscious condescension in these essays, and it takes away from the charm which they possess in spite of it, charm both of phrase and anecdote. The ideas are not very subtle; nor have they any marked freshness; but to the main idea we heartily respond. Mr. Perry is not precise enough; he does not know that different things in life should be approached in a different spirit.”
+ — =Acad.= 68: 332. Mr. 25, ‘05. 670w.
“In spite of what we have just said, the quality of the best of the contemporary American essayists is rare; and outside Mr. Howells and Mr. Alden we know no one who possesses greater gifts of taste and style than Mr. Bliss Perry.”
+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 558. My. 6. 720w.
* “No one wants to hear the crack of a whip in these leisurely papers, but there might be a little more mental activity without any sign of the strain.” F. M. Colby.
+ — =Bookm.= 20: 473. Ja. ‘05. 880w.
“To apply to him words of his own, he is one of the ‘speculative, amused, undeluded children of this world.’ Sanity, balance, kindliness, unite with insight and imagination to give his pages their peculiar charm.”
+ + =Dial.= 38: 93. F. 1, ‘05. 310w.
“The curious thing about Mr. Perry’s plea for The amateur spirit is that it should seem to slight so glaringly the virtue of the mean.”
+ =Ind.= 58: 383. F. 16, ‘05. 200w.
“All the six essays in the volume have some reference to the working of the amateur spirit in the world.”
+ =Nation.= 80: 138. F. 16, ‘05. 940w. (Survey of contents.)
“The six essays in this volume are very pleasing examples of what American writers can do in this branch of literature.”
+ =Spec.= 94: 925. Je. 24, ‘05. 290w.
=Peters, John Punnett.= Early Hebrew story: its historical background. **$1.25. Putnam.
“The substance of the book was delivered as lectures on the Bond foundation at Bangor theological seminary in November, 1903.... In chap. 1, ‘Introductory: literary and archæological,’ the author gives a simple, yet clear, sketch of his conception of the literary origin of the early books of the Bible, and a general view of the history of Palestine before the Israelitish occupation.... In chap. 2, ‘The formation of Israel: The origin of the twelve tribes,’ the view that a group of Aramean tribes settled among and absorbed tribes already resident in Canaan is worked out with considerable detail. In chap. 3, ‘The patriarchs and the shrines of Israel,’ it is pointed out that the stories of the patriarchs cluster about certain shrines.... In chap. 4, ‘Survivals—legendary and mythical.’ Dr. Peters gathers together a considerable residuum of material, which remains after one has subtracted from the patriarchal stories the elements representing tribal movements and sanctuary traditions, and in which survivals of myths or legends are probably to be found. Chap. 5, ‘Cosmogony and primeval history,’ deals with Gen., chaps. 1-11, which is analyzed into its various elements.... Chap. 6, ‘The moral value of early Hebrew story,’ forms a fitting climax to the whole.”—Bib. World.
“The book is written for the ordinary reader of the Bible, is unencumbered by erudite notes, is written in a clear and attractive style, and can be strongly recommended to the untechnical reader, who desires to learn how critical study affects the early books of the Bible. The book throughout bears evidence of wide reading. The marvel is that in such a work, where evidence is often scanty and much has to be supplied from analogies often remote, one finds so little from which to dissent. The work merits high praise and deserves a wide recognition.” George A. Barton.
+ + =Bib. World.= 25: 313. Ap. ‘05. 790w.
“The book is uncommonly readable.”
+ + =Critic.= 47: 191. Ag. ‘05. 90w.
“We can very heartily recommend the book. It is thoroughly readable, pre-eminently scholarly and entirely trustworthy; it is replete with valuable archæological knowledge; it has all the marks of an accomplished exegete, and its conclusions are in harmony with those of many able scholars of the present day.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 841. Ap. 13, ‘05. 760w.
* “Wealth of archaeological information lends special value to Dr. Peters’ scholarly ‘Early Hebrew story.’”
+ =Ind.= 50: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 20w.
* =Peters, Madison Clinton.= Jews in America: a short story of their part in the building of the republic; commemorating the 250th anniversary of their settlement. $1. Winston.
The author has prepared this volume for popular use and states in his preface: “It is a book of facts rather than opinions.... The book is written with the hope that it may modify the views which the Gentile world holds with regard to the position of the Jew, and the author’s fervent prayer is that its facts may lead Christians to grant to the possession of the Jew the mental, moral, social and spiritual qualifications which history affirms.” To this end he has set forth facts culled from various sources showing the part which the Jew played in the discovery of America, in pre-revolutionary settlements, in the wars of the republic, American politics, finance, arts and sciences. There are also chapters upon The number of Jews in the United States, Characteristics of the Jews, and Anti-Semitism in America. The volume is illustrated with photographs of Jews prominent in various professions.
* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 762. N. 11, ‘05. 330w.
* =Peters, Madison Clinton.= Will the coming man marry? and other studies on the problem of home and marriage. $1. Winston.
Under such titles as: How to be happy though married; Why so many divorces? The ideal wife; The duties of a husband; Money and matrimony; The culture of the child; The home and the higher education of women; Woman’s rights; and Good mothers the makers of great nations, Dr. Peters emphasizes the serious side of matrimony, gives good advice to both husband and wife, and discusses education, deplores modern extravagance, and makes many suggestions, which, if followed, will help to make daily life easier and more worth while to both the married and the unmarried.
=Peterson, Maude Gridley.= How to know wild fruits: a guide to plants when not in flower, by means of fruit and leaf; il. by Mary Elizabeth Herbert. **$1.50. Macmillan.
“We have examined every one of the 80 woodcuts in this volume, and must pronounce them correct and helpful ... while descriptions of three hundred fruit-bearing plants are careful and scientific enough, and a key will send the botanist to the order and species, the plants are arranged for the use of the casual student by the color of their fruits.”—Ind.
* “This study opens to amateurs a new and comparatively unfamiliar field and one in which the writers of botanical handbooks have heretofore made few contributions.”
+ =Country Cal.= 1: 492. S. ‘05. 70w.
“It meets a want, and we are glad to recommend it as a useful guide.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 1256. Je. 1, ‘05. 150w.
“As a help to the beginner and a means of stimulating observation it may be commended. It is well got up, remarkably free from misprints, appropriately illustrated, and provided with an index of vernacular names and one of the Latin designations of the plants described.”
+ + =Nature.= 72: 428. Ag. 31, ‘05. 450w.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 370. Je. 10, ‘05. 220w.
=Outlook.= 80: 444. Je. 17, ‘05. 20w.
+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 127. Jl. ‘05. 110w.
=Spec.= 94: 948. Je. 24, ‘05. 120w.
=Petrie, William Matthew Flinders.= History of Egypt from the XIXth to the XXXth dynasties. (History of Egypt, v. 3.) *$2.25. Scribner.
“This is not a work on manners and customs or religion, but is purely history, very largely original and representing the author’s own researches and conclusions.... The period covered in this volume extends from the beginning of the nineteenth dynasty, about 1300 B. C., the most brilliant period in Egyptian history, to 342 B. C., when the last native king of the thirtieth dynasty lost the throne, and the rule passed over to the Persian Ochus. This period is illustrated by 161 pictures of monuments, mainly halftones, with all the known cartouches.... When we remember that the period treated covers the entire relation of Israel to Egypt, from Abraham to Jeremiah, the value of the volume to biblical students is obvious.”—Ind.
“His English is still slipshod. The lists of the monuments of every king, with provenance and abiding place, that he gives will be extremely useful to students; and for the care and pains that he has bestowed on their compilation all Egyptologists should be grateful.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 434. S. 30. 760w.
+ + + =Ind.= 59: 933. O. 19, ‘05. 220w.
+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 654. O. 7, ‘05. 720w.
+ + + =Outlook.= 81: 334. O. 7, ‘05. 120w.
“We may not always assent to his conclusions and combinations, but the archæological facts on which they are founded are stated without omission or bias, and the conclusions themselves are often brilliant, usually ingenious and always stimulating.”
+ + + =Sat. R.= 100: 343. S. 9, ‘05. 1100w.
=Pettit, Henry.= Twentieth-century idealist. †$1.50. Grafton press.
“The heroine, who ‘loves and seeks the truth for its own sake,’ is a young and charming girl. She has her own ideas of the ‘true’ faith, and tells them to those who argue with her. Adele Cultus, her parents, and her friend, join two gentlemen in a trip to the Orient. Paul Warder falls in love with the heroine. Together they visit the many interesting places, and finally come to understand each other very well.”—N. Y. Times.
“This novel ... is probably an attempt to write biography in the form of fiction. It is an introspective, retrospective, meditative, idealistic tale.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 317. My. 13, ‘05. 240w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 120w.
=Peyton, William Wynne.= Three greatest forces in the world, and the making of Western civilization, pt. I, The incarnation. *$1.40. Macmillan.
“This trinity of forces is constituted, says the author, by the Incarnation, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection.... In the present volume, limited to the first of the triad, he insists at length on the extension of virgin generation from the lower creation, as in bees, to the higher creation, as in the virgin birth of Christ.”—Outlook.
“While the author is a man of considerable originality and independence of thought he is too much lacking in critical judgment and too fond of large sounding generalities to make his work of value.”
— + =Ind.= 59: 152. Jl. 20, ‘05. 80w.
+ — =Outlook.= 80: 346. Je. 3, ‘05. 160w.
=Pfleiderer, Otto.= Early Christian conception of Christ; its significance and value in the history of religion. *$1.25. Putnam.
“An expansion of a lecture delivered by the author before the International theological congress at Amsterdam, in September, 1903.... The book has been divided into five chapters—‘Christ as son of God,’ ‘Christ as conqueror of Satan,’ ‘Christ as a wonder-worker,’ ‘Christ as the conqueror of death and the life-giver,’ ‘Christ as the king of kings and lord of lords.’”—N. Y. Times.
* =Am. J. Theol.= 9: 773. O. ‘05. 620w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 182. Mr. 25, ‘05. 320w.
=Spec.= 94: 750. My. 20, ‘05. 410w.
* =Phelps, Albert.= Louisiana; a record of expansion. **$1.10. Houghton.
“It has been Mr. Phelps’s effort in this latest addition to the ‘American commonwealths’ series to give a broad survey setting forth Louisiana and its place in the development of the United States.” (Outlook). “The fortunes of Louisiana under French and Spanish rule are described in the first half of the volume, and its history as part of the United States forms the second half of the volume.” (N. Y. Times.)
* “While the specialist may not find much that is new in this work, it has for the general reader the advantage of being based upon the sources, and is not a mere compilation.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 760. N. 11, ‘05. 350w.
* “From the narrative standpoint little fault is to be found, the style being graceful and flowing and the interest unfailingly sustained.”
+ — =Outlook.= 81: 682. N. 18, ‘05. 170w.
=Phelps, Charles Edward Davis.= Accolade. †$1.50. Lippincott.
In this story of the fourteenth century “the hero, son of a worthy Englishman, being kidnapped into France by a ship’s captain, betakes himself to Italy, wins a knighthood through gallantry, and returns to his native England with wealth and honor just in time to prevent his sweetheart from entering a convent for lack of him. The poets are reverenced in the persons of Chaucer and Petrarch, and it is from a careful study of the writings of the former that the rather difficult and multifarious dialects of Mr. Phelps’s book are constructed.... The rudeness of the England of the period and the refinement of Italy serve as foils, each for the other, and the whole tale is in the nature of a treasure house for the student of customs.” (Dial.)
“The book shows the most careful study and great painstaking, and abounds in varied adventure.”
+ =Dial.= 38: 393. Je. 1, ‘05. 160w.
“It cannot be said that the mantle of the old storyteller has descended upon the modern.”
— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 356. Je. 3, ‘05. 320w.
“At times the Chaucerian English in the sprightly conversations daunts even the conqueror of polyglot dialect, but the real interest of the tale carries him safely through to the satisfactory final scenes.”
+ — =Outlook.= 80: 137. My. 13, ‘05. 90w.
* =Philippi, Adolf.= Florence; tr. from the German by P. G. Konody. *$1.50. Scribner.
“In commendably brief space the author gives us a comprehensive survey of Florentine history, the part played by all its leading citizens both in politics, literature, and art, the origin of all its important buildings, with extensive architectural notes about them and excellent illustrations of its churches, palaces, groups of sculpture, altar-pieces, frescoes, and noteworthy details.” (Nation.) There are 170 illustrations. The lives of the Florentine painters and descriptions of their principal works are also given making the volume a good supplementary guide book for the artistic traveler.
* “The book suffers from being crudely translated from the German.”
+ — =Nation.= 81: 430. N. 23, ‘05. 510w.
* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 874. D. 9, ‘05. 130w.
* =Outlook.= 81: 576. N. 4, ‘05. 30w.
=Phillips, David Graham.= Deluge. †$1.50. Bobbs.
The hero of Mr. Graham’s story is as intrepid in love as in battling against Wall street magnates. Simply stated, he is a man who won’t be downed,—in the world of finance when a power rises against him he hunts for a tiger to fight the bull, and in the battle with giants, makes his escape; as for his romance, he quietly determines to marry a girl in a social world above him, carries his point, and then proceeds to win her love.
* “As usual, he has written a readable story, but its extravagance deprives it of any claim to be taken seriously.”
+ — =Outlook.= 81: 887. D. 9, ‘05. 90w.
“If the author, as one must infer, intended that we should admire Blacklock, he is likely to be disappointed.”
+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 633. N. 11, ‘05. 260w.
* — =R. of Rs.= 32: 757. D. ‘05, 60w.
=Phillips, David Graham.= Plum tree. $1.50. Bobbs.
A story of the tree of political plums. A young country lawyer is driven by poverty to accept an assemblyman’s salary from the hands of a “boss,” and when his conscience forces him to vote against a bad bill he is thrown out of office. He becomes a reform county prosecutor, but fails in re-election and accepts a position as lawyer for the power company which he had been actively fighting. He makes a rich but loveless marriage, becomes a United States senator, and in the end, looking back upon the seething furnace of corruption thru which he has passed, finds comfort in the love of the girl he had renounced in his days of poverty.
“It is in our judgment far and away the most important novel of recent years, because it unmasks present political conditions in a manner so graphic, so convincing and so compelling that it cannot fail to arouse the thoughtful to the deadly peril which confronts our people.”
+ + + =Arena.= 33: 663. Je. ‘05. 6180w.
“This novel is definitely better than its predecessors, even though its author has not even yet progressed very far in the art of portraying women.”
+ =Critic.= 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 80w.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 294. My. 6, ‘05. 760w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 389. Je. 17, ‘05. 130w.
+ =Outlook.= 79: 858. Ap. 1, ‘05. 150w.
+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 676. Ap. 29, ‘05. 320w.
* =Phillips, David Graham.= Reign of gilt. **$1. Pott.
“This work consists of a series of brilliant essays dealing with the overshadowing questions of the hour—Plutocracy and Democracy. The first half of the volume deals with plutocracy.... Such subjects as Plutocracy at home, Youth among the money-maniacs, Caste-compellers, Pauper-making, The made-over White house, and Europe laughs, are discussed.... The second half of the volume is entitled ‘Democracy.’ In this division Mr. Phillips considers such subjects as The compeller of equality, Democracy’s dynamo, A nation of dreamers, Not generosity, but justice, The inevitable ideal, Our allies from abroad, The real American woman, and The man of to-day and to-morrow.”—Arena.
* “Therefore, we say that he who loves the republic should buy, read and circulate ‘The reign of gilt.’ The more such books are circulated, the more certainly and swiftly will come the democratic reaction for which we are all striving.”
+ + + =Arena.= 34: 661. D. ‘05. 1610w.
* “It is a most vital subject, and one upon which Mr. Phillips speaks earnestly and with an iteration almost Rooseveltian.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 832. D. 2, ‘05. 150w.
=Phillips, David Graham.= Social secretary. †$1.50. Bobbs.
The delightful story of the daughter of an old Washington family, who undertakes to carry a western senator’s wife to the top of the official-social wave, and succeeds. Incidentally she is rewarded for her service by a large salary and—something more. The various types of people found in the struggle for social and political supremacy at the national capital are well and amusingly drawn.
* “It is not up to the level Mr. Phillips has maintained in his latest works.”
+ =Arena.= 34: 664. D. ‘05. 740w.
* + =Ind.= 59: 1482. D. 21, ‘05. 160w.
“Mr. Phillips’s airy tale is a fascinating one, and, perhaps, if one looks closely, he may find beneath the daintily flavored meringue some food for thought.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 650. O. 7, ‘05. 270w.
* “Besides the froth there is some really admirable character drawing in the story.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 821. D. 2, ‘05. 130w.
“The story is distinctly clever and humorous.”
+ + =Outlook.= 81: 529. O. 28, ‘05. 150w.
=Phillips, E. C.= See =Looker, Mrs. Horace B.=
=Phillips, Henry Wallace.= Plain Mary Smith: a romance of Red Saunders. †$1.50. Century.
Red Saunders’ first appearance as the principal figure in a long story will delight readers who have known his sturdy traits and original humor in short story fiction. Not being able to stand up under the indignities heaped upon him by a father who “felt some scornful toward the Almighty for such a weak and frivolous institution as Heaven,” the lad when eighteen runs away to sea; and on board the Matilda bound for Panama, he meets Plain Mary Smith—plain only in name. How he enters into her romance only as the champion of the real lover, and how he fights Panamans at the close of a lively revolution with quart cans of tomatoes are phases of a humorously interesting tale.
“Adventures follow one another swiftly, and Red Saunders relates them all with wit and vigorous bad grammar.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 429. O. 21, ‘05. 90w.
“In the relation of the narrative there is much of the humorous whimsicality of subject and style which has distinguished Mr. Phillips’s shorter stories. Yet there is also a regrettable thinness.”
+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 633. N. 11, ‘05. 250w.
=Phillips, Stephen.= Sin of David. **$1.25. Macmillan.
This three act drama, is not biblical, altho it is founded on an action analogous to that of David to Uriah, the Hittite. The play opens in the army of Cromwell and proceeds during the course of the English civil war. It is the story of the love of Sir Hubert Lisle for the wife of a Puritan captain, the crime which made their marriage possible, and their punishment.
“It is, however, creditable accomplishment, and up to the level of Mr. Phillips’s previous work.”
+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 155. F. 4. 840w.
“‘The sin of David’ is even cleverer than ‘Herod’ and ‘Ulysses’ in its superficial dramatic quality, its superficial poetry. But the true dramatic fire is not in it.” Ferris Greenslet.
+ + — =Atlan.= 96: 422. S. ‘05. 140w.
“To one who has read all four plays of Mr. Phillips it appears unhappily evident that The sin of David is inferior in movement to Ulysses, even as this must rank below Herod, nor is it equal in pathos to Paolo and Francesca. There are passages in the play which would drag in presentation.” Louis H. Gray.
+ + — =Bookm.= 20: 554. F. ‘05. 970w.
“Has the fine literary qualities we associate with the name of the author. But as an acting play it can have at best a success of esteem, for while there are some strong and moving scenes in it, the general air is of the closet rather than the stage.” J. B. G.
+ + =Critic.= 46: 91. Ja. ‘05. 710w.
“The verse is dignified and filled with a haunting melodious charm.”
+ =Dial.= 38: 47. Ja. 16, ‘05. 440w.
* + — =Ind.= 59: 1162. N. 16, ‘05. 110w.
“A play better calculated to ‘place’ him critically than any of its predecessors. The chief impression made by it is that it is the product of a moderate poetic faculty guided by an industrious and self-poised intelligence.”
+ + =Nation.= 80: 72. Ja. 26, ‘05. 590w.
“As a play it ranks lowest in the four plays Mr. Phillips has written; this position it maintains as a poem. The work is deftly knitted together; it has beauty of form, if not many beauties of line; but it has no great situations.”
+ — =Reader.= 5: 382. F. ‘05. 560w.
=R. of Rs.= 31: 251. F. ‘05. 40w.
=Phillips, Thomas W.= Church of Christ, by a layman. *$1. Funk.
This volume is the result of a layman’s investigation of religious truth from heathen, Jewish and Christian standpoints. Under two general divisions, The history of pardon, and Evidence of pardon and the church as an organization, it makes a plea for unity, sets forth the original phases of Christianity, reviews all cases of pardon in the New Testament, and compares Jesus with other religious teachers.
* “The author sketches the history of Christianity with all the assurance of ignorance and then with equal assurance expounds his own theological views.”
— =Acad.= 68: 1259. D. 2, ‘05. 70w.
+ =Outlook.= 80: 836. Jl. 29, ‘05. 250w.
+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 512. O. ‘05. 80w.
=Phillpotts, Eden.= The farm of the dagger. $1.50. Dodd.
A story of a family feud in Dartmoor, early in the nineteenth century. The hero is an English gentleman, and a captured American plays an important role in the exciting tale, which ends in the sacrifice of the parents and the happy union of the lovers.
Reviewed by W. M. Payne.
+ =Dial.= 38: 17. Ja. 1, ‘05. 120w.
=Phillpotts, Eden.= Knock at a venture. †$1.50. Macmillan.
Sketches of Dartmoor men and women told largely in dialect. There is grim humor and homely tragedy, there are three cornered love affairs and affairs with more corners, there are old men and young, but all are real. The stories include, The mound by the way, The crossways; Corban; A pickaxe and a spade; and Benjamin’s mess.
=Acad.= 68: 906. S. 2, ‘05. 310w.
“Mr. Phillpotts writes always picturesquely, and often with surprising vividness.”
+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 368. S. 16. 370w.
“Written in a light vein for the most part, yet laden also with a certain quaint and primitive philosophy.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ =Bookm.= 22: 234. N. ‘05. 470w.
“He knows his people and presents them to us with truth and vigour. There are no false notes. The last touch is wanting, the spell that can send a glow of life and beauty over every page; and they remain readable stories, lively and convincing, but not very new.”
+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 287. S. 8, ‘05. 400w.
“Dartmoor sketches in sombre shades, and excellent of their kind. There is a suggestion of Hardy, too, without Mr. Hardy’s later morbidness.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 606. S. 16, ‘05. 510w.
“Taken as a whole, the volume leaves a delightful impression of quaint character, soft dialect, and exuberant but not grotesque fancy.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 280. S. 30, ‘05. 110w.
* + =Outlook.= 81: 712. N. 25, ‘05. 120w.
=Pub. Opin.= 39: 477. O. 7, ‘05. 200w.
=Phillpotts, Eden.= Secret woman. $1.50. Macmillan.
This is another story of Dartmoor, and the Dartmoor peasants the author knows so well. After twenty years of married life, Anthony Redvers, the father of the two grown sons, finds relief from the temperamental coldness of his wife, in an intrigue with an unknown woman. The discovery, the revenge of the wife and the beautiful devotion of the younger son fill out the plot.
“It is a remarkable novel, a living, breathing piece of work.”
+ + =Acad.= 68: 83. Ja. 28, ‘05. 260w.
“Is constructed on what is almost a Sophoclean scale. Mr. Phillpotts moves simply among primitive emotions, and moves with great natural insight. He has psychological subtlety, and he has great tenderness. He has a sense of the dramatic which materially assists him. Too much praise cannot be given to the author for his handling of this big theme. The characterization is always good, and sometimes more than good.”
+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 105. Ja. 28, 610w.
+ — =Cath. World.= 81: 550. Jl. ‘05. 130w.
“Those who care to read literature and not mere books will find what they want in this great novel.” Charlotte Harwood.
+ + + =Critic.= 46: 378. Ap. ‘05. 830w.
“A study that rivals ‘The scarlet letter’ in earnestness and psychological penetration.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ + =Dial.= 38: 389. Je. 1, ‘05. 280w.
“The psychology of a weak man and a strong woman is etched with the hand of a master.”
+ + + =Ind.= 58: 559. Mr. 9, ‘05. 290w.
* “‘The secret woman’ is a great story of the wrong kind.”
+ — =Ind.= 59: 1153. N. 16, ‘05. 80w.
“Mr. Phillpotts’s strongest story. A tragedy as grim and inexorable as any ever told by ancient Greek. He knows his Devon peasants, and it is with humility that we enter one or two protests against his portrayal. One may wish the theme less painful, our keen joy in the perfection of literary workmanship less marred by the continual constriction of heart to which the author compels us. It is not only its author’s masterpiece, but it is far in advance of anything he has yet written—and that is to give it higher praise than almost any other comparison with contemporary fiction could afford.”
+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 83. F. 11, ‘05. 700w.
“A book of unusual power and passion—by far the best work in fiction that Mr. Phillpotts has put forth within the past two or three years. There are at least four characters in this book that are original in conception, carefully consistent throughout, and subtle in their psychological development. Altogether the situation is as strange as it is compelling in its force, and it is handled with skill and vigor. In all, this is a grim but forceful romance.”
+ + =Outlook.= 79: 350. F. 4, ‘05. 240w.
“It is a story of terrible frankness, dealing without evasion with the elemental forces of the human tragedy, but without morbid interest or curiosity, and binding the penalty to the sin.”
+ =Outlook.= 79: 773. Ap. 1, ‘05. 100w.
“Assuredly the best novel of Mr. Eden Phillpotts.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 756. Je. ‘05. 230w.
“His themes are simple, but they are far too heavily orchestrated. Thus his style, though marked by fine descriptive passages, threatens to become laboured and ornate, and is occasionally disfigured by recondite epithets and literary preciosities. He seems to us to err by the artificial and deliberate invention of incidents designed to enhance the tragic quality of the narrative, by a piling up of the agony which defeats its own aim, and suggests the element of gratuitousness where all should march inevitably to the crowning catastrophe.”
+ — =Spec.= 94: 331. Mr. 4, ‘05. 1130w.
=Picard, George H.= Bishop’s niece, †$1.25. Turner, H. B.
“Although the comic element is the last that one expects in a story of ‘mixed marriages,’ that is to say of matrimonial alliances between Catholic and Protestant, it is really very droll, thanks to the demure eccentricity of his pacific Lordship, the Bishop of Isle Madame, and the contrasted orthodoxy of his brother, a domineering layman.”—N. Y. Times.
“A neat piece of literary workmanship.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 301. My. 6, ‘05. 90w.
“The little story shows ingenuity, a quaint humor, and some pretty fancies.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 379. Je. 10, ‘05. 260w.
“Is a well-balanced little conceit with delicate and simple humor.”
+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 158. Jl. 29, ‘05. 230w.
=Pidgin, Charles Felton.= Little Burr: the Warwick of America. $1.50. Robinson-Luce.
A book which deals with the youth of Aaron Burr, and his career in the Revolutionary war. It tells of his marriage, chronicles the birth of his daughter Theodosia, and thruout contradicts all accepted ideas of his character by presenting him as a noble gentleman, true to his ideals and the victim of unmerited social and political ostracism.
“Is not very coherent as fiction.”
— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 261. Ap. 22, ‘05. 480w.
=Pier, Arthur Stanwood.= Ancient grudge. †$1.50. Houghton.
“‘The ancient grudge’ is the irksome sense of obligation felt by one young man to another who has saved his life as a boy, and in the main the novel is a study of the divergent temperaments of these two men. They are students at Harvard together, live in the same town, love the same girl, and in the end the mercurial, sanguine, visionary Stewart dies heroically and dramatically, while the heroism of Keith (who as a boy has saved his friend’s life) takes the form of steady persistence and strength of mind and purpose. To some extent the story deals with labor questions, but, while it presents some phases of the problem in an interesting way, it does not go very deeply into the subject.”—Outlook.
“In thus making a ‘problem novel’ out of what had better have remained a story of private interest, Mr. Pier proves rather disappointing.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ — =Dial.= 39: 309. N. 16, ‘05. 200w.
“It is wholesome in tone, high in its ideals. The author has made a decided advance in his art since the publication of ‘The triumph,’ handling his material more firmly, and making a stronger human appeal.”
+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 650. O. 7, ‘05. 660w.
“Few, if any, novels of the season show more thoughtful and solid work in character-study than this book, which is, moreover distinctly well written. The weakest point is construction.”
+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 523. O. 28, ‘05. 170w.
=Pigou, Arthur Cecil.= Principles and methods of industrial peace. *$1.10. Macmillan.
“In this work the author considers the question of not what have arbitration and conciliation done, but rather what ought they to do, and how they ought to do it.” (R. of Rs.) “The first part of the book is historical and descriptive; the second treats of ‘The principles of industrial peace.’ The table of contents contains a summary of the book, and in appendices problems of wages and industry are treated of diametrically.” (N. Y. Times.)
“The book would have provided easier reading and commanded more attention if Mr. Pigou had been more willing to ‘take sides.’”
+ + — =Acad.= 68: 705. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1170w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 339. My. 27, ‘05. 150w.
“His spirit appears to us throughout fair, his understanding and appreciation of the point of view of both parties to the industrial conflict remarkable, and his advice generally to be both based on sound principles and practical of application.”
+ + =Outlook.= 81: 133. S. 16, ‘05. 440w.
=R. of Rs.= 31: 767. Je. ‘05. 80w.
“Our one criticism of the book is that the author hesitates a little between two different intentions. Some of the preliminaries would be in place in a large organon, but in a popular handbook they read like platitudes, and might well be taken for granted.”
+ + — =Spec.= 95: 290. Ag. 26, ‘05. 1730w.
“His general judgment is keen and vigorous, and he has remarkable powers of exposition, among which a good literary style is not the least. Thus far, at least, I have been unable to see that the economic reasoner extracts from his careful labor on curves and diagrams an iota of truth which he had not assumed or put in, at the beginning.” N. P. Gilman.
+ + — =Yale R.= 14: 224. Ag. ‘05. 640w.
=Pike, Godfrey Holden.= John Wesley: the man and his mission. *$1. Union press.
Illustrated and written in a quaint old-fashioned style, this brief account of the life of John Wesley, “one of the greatest evangelists who ever carried the Gospel to the people,” seems to breathe the simple Christian spirit of the man. It is a book which is well adapted to children, altho not written for them.
=Pitkin, Helen.= Angel by brevet. $1.50. Lippincott.
This is the first book of a young New Orleans newspaper writer. The story deals with French Creoles of the old regime, and the voodouism of the negroes. The heroine invokes the charms of a sorcerer to aid her in securing the affections of the man with whom she fancies herself in love, and in the course of the complications which follow discovers that she is really in love with a clergyman who has long been her admirer.
“The testimony of those in a position to know is that Miss Pitkin has not transcended facts. Her development of this fruitful theme is, however, most unequal. The entire book, indeed, is full of affectations, not only in choice of words but in their collocation.”
+ — =Ind.= 58: 844. Ap. 13, ‘05. 280w.
“The style is precious and exotic to the extreme limit of license and beyond. Miss Pitkin’s command of unfamiliar words is marvelous; her use of familiar words more marvelous still.”
+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 54. Ja. 28, ‘05. 410w. (Outline of plot.)
“Miss Pitkin handles her material with much strength; but her hand lacks the sure and discriminating touch which comes from practice. Her details of plot do not always avoid confusion, and the movement is sometimes labored.” J. R. Ormond.
+ — =The South Atlantic Quarterly.= 4: 97. Ja. ‘05. 100w.
=Plato.= Myths of Plato; text and translation; with introductory and other observations by J. A. Stewart. *$4.50. Macmillan.
“It was a very happy thought to bring together the myths of Plato and examine the lesson of each. We are grateful, moreover, to Professor Stewart for giving us the Greek in every case on the page opposite to the English rendering.... The excellent account of the Cambridge Platonists, More, Cudworth, Clarke, and Smith, will be to some not the least interesting part of a work full of thought and learning.”—Acad.
“Jowett’s translation is so good that it seems churlish to say that the present rendering is even more perfect, and reads even more like an original composition in English.”
+ + + =Acad.= 68: 325. Mr. 25, ‘05. 1300w.
“It may be said in conclusion, that Prof. Stewart’s book—dealing, as it does, with a side of Platonism which has been too much neglected—is the finest contribution to the knowledge of Plato’s thought which has been made in this country of late years.”
+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 429. Ap. 8. 1390w.
“One cannot read Professor Stewart’s discussion without being moved to wonder again and again at the felicitous phrase by which he conveys impalpable emotions, by the fineness with which his perception is pitched to detect frail sympathies.”
+ + + =Lond. Times.= 4: 255. Ag. 11, ‘05. 3150w.
+ + =Nation.= 81: 106. Ag. 3, ‘05. 1090w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 155. Mr. 11, ‘05. 300w.
“Though in detail interesting and exegetic, the book does not draw very much to a point, and is perhaps rather overweighted. Mr. Stewart’s translation, it must be said is not as good a representation of the original as Jowett’s.”
+ — =Sat. R.= 99: 742. Je. 3, ‘05. 1320w.
+ + — =Spec.= 94: 895. Je. 17, ‘05. 1660w.
=Platt, Isaac Hull.= Walt Whitman. **75c. Small.
Mr. Platt’s biography is the outgrowth of partisan beliefs and fancies rather than a development from so-called legitimate biographical material including clews to Whitman’s inner life. The volume is the latest issue in the “Beacon biographies.”
“It is frankly the statement of a partisan; it contains little or no new material; it follows closely the phraseology of previous writers and quotes rather too liberally from them; but it is clear, compact, sensible summary of the facts of Whitman’s life, so far as they are known, and as such deserves commendation.” G. R. Carpenter.
+ + — =Bookm.= 21: 64. Mr. ‘05. 670w.
“A concise and highly eulogistic account of Whitman and his works.”
+ + =Critic.= 46: 380. Ap. ‘05. 20w.
“A believer to the fullest extent in the greatness of his work. And yet he does not spare criticism.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 127. Ja. ‘05. 80w.
=Plummer, Rev. Alfred.= English church history: four lectures from the death of Archbishop Parker to the death of King Charles I. *$1. Scribner.
“Dr. Plummer aims to be judicially fair in his estimate of men and measures in the momentous period in English history from 1575 to 1649, but on every page he makes it patent that he is an ardent adherent of the church by law established. Elizabeth’s character was far from worthy, but it was good of her to fight the Romanists and the Puritans, and to preserve the Anglican church intact. James I, the wise fool, reached ‘the lowest depths of unpopularity with his subjects,’ but, ‘by solid conviction, during the whole of his reign he was neither Romanist nor Puritan, but an Anglican.’ Five or six particulars are specified in which he served the Church of England a good turn. Charles I, the impersonation of ‘incurable duplicity and intrigue,’ carried despotism to its utmost limit, and through his ‘criminal wrongheadedness and perfidy’ brought about the overthrow of both episcopacy and monarchy. Dr. Plummer does not venture to enumerate the particulars in which his reign was helpful to the Anglican cause.”—Bib. World.
=Am. J. of Theol.= 9: 376. Ap. ‘05. 150w.
Reviewed by E. B. Hulbert.
+ — =Bib. World.= 25: 317. Ap. ‘05. 160w.
=Plunkett, Horace.= Ireland in the new century. 60c. Dutton.
A popular priced edition of this now famous book which “begins with a chapter on ‘The English misunderstanding,’ and traces the whole question of politics, religion, economics, and education to the final chapter, which is on ‘Government with the consent of the governed.’” (R. of Rs.)
“It is dull, labored in style, pedantic, and egotistical.”
+ — — =Nation.= 81: 62. Jl. 20, ‘05. 790w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 360. Je. 3, ‘05. 730w.
“Unquestionably a sane and a healthful contribution to the settlement of the ever-difficult Irish question.”
+ + =Outlook.= 80: 444. Je. 17, ‘05. 250w.
=R. of Rs.= 31: 767. Je. ‘05. 280w.
=Plympton, Almira George.= School-house in the woods. †$1.50. Little.
In her story for young readers Miss Plympton portrays the sweet influence of a child who comes to live with her guardians, two bachelor uncles,—a child whose “realization of the relationship between human beings, so keen as to make her oblivious to the distinction made by rank, race, education or even morals” fosters a democratic spirit among her school friends. Her sympathy and affection for a little colored girl form the larger part of the story.
* “It is a book which would do best service in being read aloud by a judicious editor, who should cull the flowers and skip the thorns.”
+ — =Nation.= 81: 406. N. 16, ‘05. 190w.
* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 868. D. 2, ‘05. 120w.
=Pocock, Roger.= Curly, a tale of the Arizona desert. †$1.00. Little.
A feud, which began in the Irish land league troubles, is transplanted and finished in Arizona where, among Indians, outlaws, and cowboys, young Lord Balshannon finds a wife in the plucky daughter of a robber chief. The story is real and stirring and the author has lived the things of which he writes.
“The real enjoyment of the book is ... due to the breezy dialect in which the book is written, the picturesque vernacular of the ranch.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ + =Bookm.= 21: 519. Jl. ‘05. 150w.
“The style in which the cowboy tells the stirring tale is crisp, vivid, vigorous and only occasionally marred by coarseness; the offense is in expression alone—the thought is not coarse.”
+ + — =Ind.= 59: 694. S. 21, ‘05. 320w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 110w.
“Seems to us quite the best cowboy story since Owen Wister’s ‘The Virginian.’”
+ + =Outlook.= 80: 391. Je. 10, ‘05. 40w.
“There are several obscure statements and situations in the story.”
+ — =Pub. Opin.= 38: 868. Je. 3, ‘05. 180w.
“Among current books of adventure, ‘Curly’ is especially good.”
+ + =Reader.= 6: 361. Ag. ‘05. 170w.
* Poems every child should know; a selection of all times for young people; ed. by Mary E. Burt. *$1.25. Doubleday.
The poems contained in this volume are those which children actually love and with but a few exceptions they are brief enough to be committed to memory. They have been divided into five groups each of which appeals to a different stage of childhood. The division headings: The budding moment; The little child; The day’s at the morn; Lad and lassie; On and on; and Grow old along with me, strike the key notes of their contents. Nearly all the old favorites and some new ones are to be found here. The volume is bound in soft green suede and is decorated with drawings by Blanche Ostertag.
=Pollard, Albert Frederick.= Thomas Cranmer and the English reformation, 1489-1556. **$1.35. Putnam.
An addition to the “Heroes of the Reformation series.” An attempt to clear up some of the mysteries surrounding Cranmer, which, the author says, are mysteries of the atmosphere he breathed, rather than of character. His great work in the compilation of the Book of common prayer, and his translations of the Collects is set over against his weakness in failing to stand by his convictions against Tudor tyranny.
“The author has a competent knowledge of what was then going on throughout Europe and is safe-guarded against the insularity or provincialism which marks the authors of the volumes in Stephens and Hunt’s ‘History of the Church of England.’ Its impartiality and lack of partisan writing is also to be commended.”
+ + =Acad.= 68: 440. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1210w.
“No one could be better qualified for the task. The book can rightly claim to be the first considerable biography of Cranmer which has been written according to the canons of modern scientific historical work. It is clear, and for the most part consistent and convincing; and though it contains nothing that is startlingly new, it arranges in useful and readable form a vast amount of hitherto scattered and not always trustworthy information. Mr. Pollard’s treatment of the archbishop’s career under Henry VIII seems to us ... much less satisfactory.” R. B. Merriman.
+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 861. Jl. ‘05. 920w.
“This book is an inspiring work, both as a fine biography of a most admirable man and as an addition to the conscience literature that is so needed to stimulate the moral energies of our age.”
+ + =Arena.= 34: 110. Jl. ‘05. 460w.
“The present work reaches, we think, the high-water mark of his achievement. It will form, and rightly form the standard life of Cranmer for some time to come. Mr. Pollard in this book is certainly not without a bias.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 200. Ag. 12. 1530w.
“Mr. Pollard offers as good a plea for him as can be offered, and offers it in a temperate spirit. His volume is almost a model of what such a biography should be.” Edward Fuller.
+ + =Critic.= 46: 279. Mr. ‘05. 330w.
“The character and ability of Cranmer are skilfully portrayed, and the work may be counted as a real contribution to popular knowledge on this important period.”
+ + =Dial.= 39: 46. Jl. 16, ‘05. 150w.
“Mr. Pollard has done the Archbishop something like justice, and has done it in a way that maintains the interest of the reader to the last.”
+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 170. My. 26, ‘05. 510w.
“Mr. Pollard writes pleasantly, with a clear arrangement of his subject, and a fair sense of proportion.”
+ + =Nation.= 81: 36. Jl. 13, ‘05. 2190w.
=R. of Rs.= 31: 382. Mr. ‘05. 110w.
“Very able and interesting volume. We are grateful to Mr. Pollard for his fine vindication of a man who was not without elements of true greatness.”
+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 58. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1720w.
=Pollock, Walter Herries, and Pollock, Guy C.= Hay fever. $1.25. Longmans.
“Mr. Henry Tempest, stockbroker, is suffering from a severe attack of the malady which gives the book its title; to cure it he takes an overdose of an Egyptian remedy, recommended by a friend with a careless turn for archaeology. The effects of this overdose are amazing and mischievous. The stockbroker is transformed from a staid and benevolent man of middle-age into a boy of pranks.... He has one frantic day of irresponsible delight, and his adventures ... carry one on from peal to peal of laughter.”—Acad.
“It is an excellent farce.”
+ =Acad.= 68: 495. My. 6, ‘05. 260w.
“The book has all the freshness of a humorous idea worked out and finished in the heat of the moment.”
+ =Ath.= 1905, 1: 620. My. 20. 150w.
“It’s all rather pleasant and funny after its fashion.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 365. Je. 3, ‘05. 380w.
“A farce with only one defect—it is not funny.”
— =Outlook.= 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 10w.
+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 158. Jl. 29, ‘05. 110w.
+ =Sat. R.= 99: 674. My. 20, ‘05. 130w.
=Pool, Bettie Freshwater.= Eyrie and other southern stories. $1. Broadway pub.
Seven short stories, some of which are in the negro dialect, a dozen simple poems on various subjects and a concluding story. The monstrosity, by Gaston Pool, complete this volume.
=Porter, Frank Chamberlain.= Messages of the apocalyptic writers, the books of Daniel and Revelation and some uncanonical apocalypses; with historical introductions and a free rendering in paraphrase. **$1.25. Scribner.
“These mysterious writings, most of them not in our canonical Scriptures, are our chief source for later Jewish eschatology, and for the momentous matter of Messianic dogmatics.... [The author] gives a summary view of their nature and subject-matter, and analyzes, at considerable length, the books of Daniel and Revelations. In smaller space he studies the apocalypses of Enoch, Ezra and Baruch.”—Cath. World.
“A very useful and convenient manual of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic from the historical point of view.”
+ + =Bib. World.= 26: 79. Jl. ‘05. 20w.
“An excellent manual. Professor Porter’s introduction to the study of these writings is done in a clear, systematic, and erudite manner. His tone throughout is scholarly and objective.”
+ + =Cath. World.= 81: 248. My. ‘05. 490w.
“A little book thoroughly to be recommended.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 1131. My. 18, ‘05. 70w.
* “Is perhaps, the best introduction to the study of Daniel and Revelation available.”
+ + =Ind.= 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 40w.
“In ample introductions and notes Professor Porter has given a confessedly obscure subject the lucid treatment it requires.”
+ + =Outlook.= 79: 857. Ap. 1, ‘05. 140w.
=Porter, Mary (Mrs. Horace Porter).= Secret of a great influence. *$1. Macmillan.
In these “Notes on Bishop Westcott’s teachings, the reader ... has set before him considerations as to the bishop’s ethical and dogmatic teaching.... He then passes to the subject of ‘Bible study.’ ... The fifth section treats of Bishop Westcott’s teaching on ‘The Christian church’ and ‘The Christian creed’; the sixth is devoted to ‘Worship,’ public and private; ‘Foreign missions’ and a variety of other subjects are also mentioned; and finally we have a paper on Bishop Westcott’s ‘Commentaries,’ by Rev. A. Westcott.”—Spec.
=Spec.= 94: 444. Mr. 25, ‘05. 280w.
=Post, Emily (Mrs. Edwyn Main Post).= Purple and fine linen. †$1.50. Appleton.
Fashionable New York forms the background for this story of the development of Camilla from a child into a woman. Young, thoughtless, fresh from school, she marries Anthony Stuart, who is rich and handsome, but who makes of her a plaything not a part of his life. Another man comes to cheer her lonely existence, and she awakens on the brink of marital shipwreck.
“The author’s manner of handling her subject is the excuse for the book’s existence.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 724. O. 28, ‘05. 290w.
“There is some clever characterization of modern society, and several individuals stand out clearly as real people.”
+ =Outlook.= 81: 578. N. 4, ‘05. 110w.
=Pott, Francis L. Hawks.= Sketch of Chinese history. **$1.80. Wessels.
This volume was written to meet the need of a short history of China, it is intended primarily for teachers, and is a brief survey of a large field. It contains three divisions, The conquest of China by the Chinese (B. C. 2852-206), The first struggle with the Tartars (B. C. 206-A. D. 589), The second struggle with the Tartars (A. D. 589-1644), and includes a chapter on The war with Japan, and Recent events in China. There are five maps.
=Pottenger, Milton Alberto.= Symbolism. $2.50. Robertson.
A treatise on the soul of things, which demonstrates that the natural world is but a symbol of the real world, explains why there are but ten digits in our mathematical system, and shows the pack of playing cards, or book of 52, to be an ancient Masonic Bible, each card a symbol of universal law. It reveals new things about many Masonic symbols and Biblical expressions and declares that the United States is a Masonic nation whose duty and history are to be read in these ancient sacred symbols. There are charts and drawings.
=Potter, Mrs. Frances B. (Squire).= Ballingtons. †$1.50. Little.
Mrs. Potter’s first book is a study of the principles that underlie the misery resulting from two unhappy marriages. The main action sympathetically follows the awakening of Agnes Sidney from the condition of care-free girlhood to the state of restricted wifehood with Ferdinand Ballington lording the right of financial despotism over her. The author has drawn a spiritually minded woman whose great love and keen sense of duty buoy her up when the discovery of pettiness and low aims would tend to submerge her. In contrast to the tyranny of withholding is portrayed in the sub-action the tyranny of giving, in which a wealthy girl, mistress of her own fortune, marries a quiet, refined bank clerk. Here a man’s sensitive longing for independence is opposed by the dominant freeheartedness and worldliness of his wife.
* “A distinctive book not soon forgotten like the average novel.”
+ + =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 120w.
“Here and there the workmanship is a bit crude; here and there the book would have gained by compression and excision, but, take it all in all, it is the most remarkable novel that has come to our desk for many a long day. It takes its rare and high place because, as we read we say again and again, not ‘This is lifelike,’ but ‘This is life.’”
+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 672. O. 14, ‘05. 810w.
* “It is conspicuously lacking in finish of style in places, and is not at all points well put together; but it is a real piece of work, full of true feeling, genuine insight, and a sincere and sound ethical judgment.”
+ — =Outlook.= 81: 709. N. 25, ‘05. 170w.
=Potter, Rt. Rev. Henry Codman.= Drink problem in modern life. **30c. Crowell.
A frank exposition of the drink problem as Bishop Potter views it. He believes that the secret of mastery over the great evil of intemperance lies not in “legal enactment,” but in “the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” He says, “The world waits, we say, for better laws—or for better men to administer the laws! No, my brother, it waits for love—the vigilance of love, the service of love, the sacrifice of love.”
“... Loose texture and somewhat irrelevant quality of much contained in his pamphlet.”
+ — — =Reader.= 5: 788. My. ‘05. 230w.
=Potter, Margaret.= Fire of spring. $1.50. Appleton.
A mother, regardless of the sleeping fires of youth, marries her young daughter to a millionaire plow manufacturer of Chicago. The girl, excited by the whirl of preparations, gives little thought to her fiance and when she realizes at their first tête-à-tête dinner, that this bald, red-faced man audibly eating soup, is her husband, she loathes him. A cousin, handsome and worldly, appears and intrigue, suspicion, quarrels, and other unpleasant things follow. In the end the cousin meets a death of the husband’s planning, and the ill-assorted pair, less lovable than when they first met, forgive, and come to care for each other.
“The story has the fault so frequently found when women handle sex problems; as though fearful of not being understood, it insists upon unsavoury details with unnecessary and repellant frankness. The book is irritatingly uneven.”
+ — =Bookm.= 21: 182. Ap. ‘05. 680w.
“Miss Potter has evidently aimed at writing a ‘strong’ novel, and has certainly succeeded in producing something very rank.”
— — — =Critic.= 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 80w.
“No one could call this story dull or badly written; but, recognizing what will inevitably be called its strength, one must regret the novelist’s use of her real power in the working out of such obnoxious phases of life—if it is life—in Chicago.”
+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 173. Mr. 18, ‘05. 860w.
“‘The fire of spring’ belongs to the very best in the season’s American fiction.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 759. Je. ‘05. 160w.
* =Potter, Mary Knight.= Art of the Venice academy, containing a brief history of the building and its collection of paintings as well as descriptions and criticism of many of the principal pictures and their artists. **$2. Page.
In this volume the author has treated each room in the Royal gallery of fine arts in Venice separately, and in her own chosen order. The greater pictures she has given in detail while some of the lesser ones she has merely outlined, reserving as much space as possible for comments upon the artists themselves. The book is well illustrated.
* + =Ind.= 59: 1376. D. 14, ‘05. 110w.
* =Int. Studio.= 27: sup. 31. D. ‘05. 80w.
* “This particular volume is well enough for its class.”
+ =Nation.= 81: 509. D. 21, ‘05. 150w.
* “Evidently designed as much to decorate ‘the center table’ as to illuminate the mind.”
+ — =Outlook.= 81: 705. N. 25, ‘05. 120w.
* “The author shows care and discrimination in her criticism and suggestions.”
+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 667. N. 18, ‘05. 60w.
* =Pottinger, Sir Henry.= Flood, fell and forest; a book of sport in Norway. 2v. $8.40. Longmans.
“Sir Henry’s volumes deal with many phases of sport, from elk hunting, in which he is a veteran and an adept, to the successful pursuit of trout and salmon, from sport with Norwegian red deer to pleasant days with ryper and other game birds. The author was one of the earliest sportsmen to wet a line on the famous Tana river. This was nearly fifty years ago, but the narrative of the expedition and its results is so fresh and so vigorous that it is certain to capture the reader’s attention.” (Acad.) The volumes are illustrated.
* “To our thinking, although some of the matter is by no means entirely new, these are two of the pleasantest sporting volumes that we have encountered during the last three or four years.”
+ + =Acad.= 68: 1253. D. 2, ‘05. 1280w.
* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 762. N. 11, ‘05. 190w.
* “We like the temper of the book and a good part of its contents; but think it might, with distinct advantage from a literary point of view, have been compressed into one volume of moderate length.”
+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: 728. D. 2, ‘05. 180w.
=Poulsson, Anne Emilie.= Runaway donkey, and other rhymes for children. †$1.50. Lothrop.
Printed in large type upon heavy paper and abundantly illustrated, these rhymes, the majority of which are about animals, will appeal to all imaginative little folks.
+ =Outlook.= 81: 282. S. 30, ‘05. 15w.
* “Miss Poulsson’s book should be a welcome addition to every child’s library.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 712. D. ‘05. 70w.
=Powell, Edward Payson.= Country home. **$1.50. McClure.
The author, a fruit-farmer of New York state, deals with the problem of successful country home making under such headings as: Selecting the homestead, Growing a house, Water supply, Lawns, Orchard, Flowers, The insects, The animals, The beautiful and the useful.
“Is one of the most valuable and practical works of recent months. With the witchery of the poet’s art he leads us from page to page, until all too soon the end of the volume is reached.” Amy C. Rich.
+ + + =Arena.= 33: 449. Ap. ‘05. 800w.
“For practical information, Mr. Powell’s is the best book on this general theme of a home in the country that has appeared—in America at least—for many a day.”
+ + + =Country Calendar.= 1: 9f. My. ‘05. 240w.
+ =Critic.= 46: 480. My. ‘05. 90w.
“The charm of Mr. Powell’s book is that it urges simplicity of living and practical and successful ways of doing things, along with full enjoyment of all that is beautiful and healthful in rural life.” Priscilla Leonard.
+ + =Current Literature.= 38: 337. Ap. ‘05. 3890w. (Abstract of book.)
“All lovers of rural life will appreciate it. It is full of common sense, practical advice, a commendation rarely to be bestowed on books of this class; and besides the advice it is excellently good reading. The book greatly needs a subject index, for it is good enough to be in frequent use as a reference work. It is so completely and so simply what it starts out to be—a practical account of a life in the country. ‘The country home’ should be put into every country library, and also into every school library, for from there it would reach a class of people who need just its suggestions and ideas.”
+ + =Ind.= 58: 96. Ja. 12, ‘05. 700w.
=Powell, Edward Payson.= Orchard and fruit garden. **$1.50. McClure.
“The greater part of this book is taken up by advice as to the best varieties of fruit to plant, ranging from apples to small fruits and including some little-grown fruits and some nut-trees. The usual order is reversed here, for after this long dissertation on kinds of fruit, there follow a few chapters on culture, training, packing, and marketing.”—Dial.
“It is a good book for the seeker after country living.”
+ + + =Critic.= 47: 480. N. ‘05. 130w.
“Our chief criticism on Mr. Powell’s book would be that in these last sections he gives ear to too many other advisers. He is at once conservative and progressive, and has given us a book valuable to have at hand. A serious defect, however, is the lack of an index.” Edith Granger.
+ + — =Dial.= 38: 381. Je. 1, ‘05. 350w.
“The illustrations are for the most part good and are well chosen, and the practical directions are generally judicious.”
+ + =Nation.= 80: 374. My. 11, ‘05. 150w.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 281. Ap. 29, ‘05. 180w.
“His book has the value of accurate, scientific knowledge.”
+ + =Outlook.= 80: 194. My. 20, ‘05. 70w.
+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 867. Je. 3, ‘05. 170w.
=Powers, Caleb.= My own story. **$1.50. Bobbs.
“An account of the conditions in Kentucky leading to the assassination of William Goebel, who was declared governor of the state, and my indictment and conviction on the charge of complicity in his murder.” It is also the story of Powers’s life, and of his early days, his brief romance, his political career, and the five years of trial and imprisonment. The book is written in confinement and is, of course, a complete vindication of the author. It is illustrated with photographs.
“On the whole it is done temperately, even complacently, in spite of the tragic nature of the circumstances for the author.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 363. Je. 3, ‘05. 650w.
=Outlook.= 80: 194. My. 20, ‘05. 20w.
=Pratt, Edwin A.= Railways and their rates. Dutton.
“This volume has been written for traders as well as the general reader to show them the actual position of British railways with regard to the complaints advanced from time to time on the subjects of rates and charges, and the origin, operation, and circumstances of the railways of Britain as compared with those abroad.”—N. Y. Times.
“We find it hard to believe the average railway is so immaculate as Mr. Pratt makes out. On the other hand, the book brings out clearly the strong points of English railways, their safety, and the superior accommodation they give to both passengers and goods.”
+ — =Acad.= 68: 635. Je. 17, ‘05. 270w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 575. S. 2, ‘05. 350w.
=Sat. R.= 100: 187. Ag. 5, ‘05. 270w.
=Pratt, Edwin A.= Trade unionism and British industry. *$1.50. Dutton.
These articles appeared in the London Times in the fall of 1901 under the title of “The crisis in British industry.” They comprise a study of the industrial conditions in England. The trade-union situation in twenty of the leading British industries is fully treated, and a rather severe judgment on trade-union policy and practice is given.
“Seemingly intimate bearing upon the fiscal controversy. The book, taken as a whole, is a severe indictment of what is called the ‘new unionism’—the militant unionism. Hostility to trade-unionism is written large on every page from cover to cover, and the author’s very evident bias makes one question rather than accept his conclusions. The book is interesting and informational. The impression grows upon one as he reads that the investigation was not a colorless seeking after truth, but an attempt to find facts which would bear out a theory already formed, and that the trade-unionist was really judged without notice and without a hearing.” Edith Abbott.
+ — — =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 129. D. ‘04. 1140w.
=Prentys, E. P. and Kametaro Sesamoto.= Japanese for daily use. 75c. Jenkins.
“A booklet which will fit the pocket and help the traveller. It is full of real talk, brief, to the point, and wholly free from that exaggeration of honorifics heard on the stage and overworked by novelists and Japanophiles.... Numbers, money, postal rates, and helps to pronunciation have not been forgotten in this capital manual.”—Nation.
“We have failed to find a misprint in its sixty-three pages.”
+ + + =Nation.= 81: 13. Jl. 6, ‘05. 80w.
* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 253. Ag. ‘05. 40w.
=Prindiville, Kate Gertrude.= Two of the guests. †$1.25. Pott.
Letters to their friends by the various guests at a house party comprise this volume. They are very masculine and very feminine and tell the love story of Margaret Exeter, whom the men called an angel and the women considered a “bold creature,” and Arnold Gresham, a Sir Galahad.
“The letters are cleverly written.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 244. Ap. 15, ‘05. 300w.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 394. Je. 17, ‘05. 200w.
“A pretty love story.”
+ =Outlook.= 79: 910. Ap. 8, ‘05. 60w.
=Prothero, Rowland Edmund.= Psalms in human life. *$2. Dutton.
A new edition of this book which cites numerous incidents showing the influence of the psalms in historical crises and in critical moments in the lives of prominent men and women.
“With skill, sympathy, and infinite patience he has traced the influence of this great hymnary upon successive generations, from Origin to our day.”
+ + =Nation.= 80: 375. My. 11, ‘05. 490w.
=Prouty, Charles A. and others.= President Roosevelt’s railroad policy. 50c. Ginn.
A report of a discussion before the economic club of Boston, March 9, 1905, in which President Roosevelt’s railroad policy is reviewed by four men of varying interest in the great question.
=Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice (Mrs. Roger Atkinson Pryor).= Reminiscences of peace and war. **$2. Macmillan.
For this new edition of her popular book the author has prepared new chapters, one of which describes the origin and first celebration of Decoration day in this country; she has also added a number of illustrations. The volume gives a pleasing picture of social life in the South, beginning with the Washington of President Pierce’s administration and ending with the conclusion of the civil war.
+ =Bookm.= 30: 482. Ja. ‘05. 490w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 631. S. 23, ‘05. 280w.
+ =Outlook.= 81: 335. O. 7, ‘05. 60w.
* “This is one of the best and most readable books of its class.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 756. D. ‘05. 50w.
Publisher’s confession. **60c. Doubleday.
“All persons who have written a book not yet published or who hope to write and publish a book in the future will be interested in this.... The anonymous author defends the publishers against the charges ... brought against them by unsuccessful authors. It explains fully the way a book is selected, printed, advertised, and sold, and discusses the relations between author and publisher as they are and as they ought to be.”—Ind.
“The writing is generally clear, and, apart from some repetitions, effective. Of the ‘literary’ class the publisher has a poor opinion.”
+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 134. Jl. 29. 2270w.
“It may perhaps be shop-talk, but it is so well done, there is in it so much sense and sincerity that it will entertain and impress you, no matter how far remote you are from books and their makers. Frankly, the book is a brief for the publisher.” Beverly Stark.
+ + =Bookm.= 21: 384. Je. ‘05. 1200w.
=Ind.= 58: 903. Ap. 20, ‘05. 100w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 264. Ap. 22, ‘05. 720w.
“We commend the book to writers (to the experienced publisher it will hardly contain any novelty). There are some hints, however, which may be useful.”
+ =Spec.= 95: 396. S. 16, ‘05. 310w.
=Puffer, Ethel D.= Psychology of beauty. *$1.25. Houghton.
Eight papers upon—Criticism and aesthetics, The nature of beauty, The æsthetic repose, The beauty of fine art, The beauty of music, The beauty of literature, The nature of dramatic emotion, and The beauty of ideas.
“Miss Puffer’s method of treatment is precise and logical without being over-technical.”
+ + =Dial.= 39: 93. Ag. 16, ‘05. 260w.
=N. Y. Times.= 10: 251. Ap. 15, ‘05. 200w.
+ + =Outlook.= 80: 394. Je. 10, ‘05. 330w.
“A careful and closely woven study.”
+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 254. Ag. ‘05. 50w.
=Pullan, Rev. Leighton.= Church of the fathers; being an outline of the history of the church from A. D. 98 to A. D. 461. *$1.50. Macmillan.