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Rae, John. Sociological theory of capital. **$4. Macmillan.

6–7791.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“His rearrangement of the text represents a great improvement over the original form. While he has employed his privilege of annotating very sparingly, such notes as he has attached are uniformly helpful.” Alvin S. Johnson.

+ Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 162. Mr. ’07. 1310w.

“Dr. Mixter has done work of a valuable type in producing this volume, for, whether Rae’s economic conclusions are accepted or not, they are certainly a most stimulating contribution to the history of economics.”

+ Spec. 98: sup. 648. Ap. 27, ’07. 720w.

Ragg, Rev. Lonsdale. Dante and his Italy. *$3.50. Putnam.

7–29016.

“To look at Italy through the eyes of Dante himself, and having looked to realise her for others, as she appeared to the poet during his sojourn upon earth, has been the chief aim of the author of this new study.... He begins with a rapid sketch of the state of Europe as a whole at what he calls the ‘critical moment of Dante’s life, the ideal state of his vision,’ passing on to concentrate his attention first on Italy, then on Florence, and finally on Dante himself, tracing his literary antecedents, calling up one after another the possibilities of his contemporary authors and of his hosts during the weary wanderings of his exile, the narrative terminating with an eloquent account of the last days at Ravenna, and of the impression caused by the news that the great genius had passed away.”—Int. Studio.

“Our chief quarrel with Mr. Ragg is on account of his trick of introducing trivialities, hardly suited to the dignity of his theme.”

+ − Ath. 1907, 1: 662. Je. 1. 1120w.

“Canon Ragg is steeped to the finger tips in Dantesque lore, is thoroughly familiar with everything written by the man to whom his book is one long tribute of homage, and is gifted with an imagination so vivid that he has been able to piece together a very realistic picture of the period at which his hero lived.”

+ Int. Studio. 32: 169. Ag. ’07. 200w.

“His task is suited to his powers, which are, it must be said, not inconsiderable. He gives the delightful impression, so rarely received in these days, that he knows a great deal more than he has set down.”

+ + Lond. Times. 6: 164. My. 24, ’07. 1340w.

“With a little more system, a greater tenacity in developing each of his themes, Mr. Ragg would have written a book to be often opened for reference after being once read for pleasure. It is a pity, that this book should be marred by many misprints in foreign words. A more serious defect is an excessive fondness for the dramatic and picturesque, which leads Mr. Ragg into baseless conjectures and striking inconsistencies.”

+ − Nation. 85: 80. Jl. 25, ’07. 1070w.

“Everywhere Canon Ragg writes as a man, scholarly and imaginatively dominated by his subject, and yet with a painstaking discretion which at once enables the reader to separate facts from hearsay. On one or two points, however, he shows that he has not followed the researches of Dante’s scholars as carefully as he has the half-forgotten chronicles of the poet’s contemporaries.” Walter Littlefield.

+ + − N. Y. Times. 12: 550. S. 14, ’07. 2220w.

“Dr. Ragg’s narrative style, clear, compact, smooth, well fits his subject-matter.”

+ Outlook. 86: 614. Jl. 20, ’07. 410w.

“Many of Mr. Ragg’s statements have that air of generalization which belongs to ideas absorbed at second-hand. He needs a course of reading, and above all a study of statutes and documents.”

− + Sat. R. 103: 688. Je. 1, ’07. 750w.

“If the writer allows himself here and there a touch of fancy not altogether authorised by known facts, he never in any case sins against probability.”

+ − Spec. 99: 233. Ag. 17, ’07. 1140w.

Raine, Allen, pseud. (Mrs. Beynon Puddicombe). Queen of the rushes, a tale of the Welsh country. †$1.50. Jacobs.

6–35940.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“Considered as a series of pictures representing Welsh landscape and Welsh people, this book has much charm and a certain quiet interest. As a story it fails by an excessive and inartistic introduction of the marvellous.”

+ − Ath. 1906, 1: 758. Je. 23. 110w.

“Allan Raine is very sensitive to the beauty and the picturesqueness of the rugged Welsh character and Welsh scenery, and has a skillful pen in the weaving of these things into a structure of the tale. The result is to mask very pleasingly an inherent feebleness of conception and treatment.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 28. Ja. 19, ’07. 280w.

Raleigh, Walter Alexander. Shakespeare. *75c. Macmillan.

7–15578.

A monograph in the English men of letters series, which interprets Shakespeare to us largely from his dramas. It is in five chapters: Shakespeare, Stratford and London, Books and poetry, The theatre, Story and character, and The last phase.

“A distinct contribution to Shakesperean literature.”

+ + A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 170. O. ’07. S.

“It is one of the most suggestive books on Shakespeare that this country has yet produced.”

+ + Ath. 1907, 1: 689. Je. 8. 2870w.

“Even some of the most appreciative among [the critics] have considered his work too much as literature and not enough as drama. This is the chief fault in Professor Raleigh’s contribution.” Edward Fuller.

+ − Bookm. 26: 155. O. ’07. 1320w.

“He has produced a thoroughly safe volume on the subject of what everyone should know about Shakespeare. And when we add that he writes not as a fetich-worshipper but as a reverent and honest student, we have said enough.”

+ Dial. 43: 215. O. 1, ’07. 390w.

“To a layman the contrast between Professor Raleigh’s volume and the writings of Shakespeare 357scholars generally is very astonishing. The point that, as a layman, we wish to emphasize, is that he can be read with pleasure by those who have tried to read the other books and failed.” Frank Moore Colby.

+ + Forum. 39: 255. O. ’07. 1760w.

“For this little volume it is safe to predict a large degree of public favor. It reveals, it is true, many instances of bad logic and an abundant lack of system. But it is in many respects brilliant, the style is almost epigrammatic in its sententiousness, and the felicitous aptness with which the text is quoted amounts almost to a display of genius.”

+ + − Ind. 63: 153. Jl. 18, ’07. 1000w.

“Mr. Raleigh has given us an essay, overflowing with life, crammed with suggestion, full of stimulating ideas and happy turns of phrase, and with no dull page from beginning to end. It is table-talk in excelsis, stamped with all the freshness and brightness of an original mind. This impromptu nature of Mr. Raleigh’s criticism brings with it, of course, the defect of its quantity.”

+ + − Lond. Times. 6: 130. Ap. 26, ’07. 2870w.

“We are delighted to find him penetrating to the root of the matter, which is that Shakespeare’s stage was a platform and not, like ours, a picture-frame, and that drama written to be played on a platform took a peculiar shape from that very fact. Alive to the fact, he seems to be dead, or only half alive, to its consequences. He has the key, nourishes it, and then, instead of using it, puts it in his pocket.”

+ − Lond. Times. 6: 141. My. 8, ’07. 1700w.

“The book is not well constructed; and throughout, the author’s strength lies rather in stimulating comment than in logical inference.”

+ − Nation. 84: 454. My. 11, ’07. 1400w.

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 256. Ap. 20, ’07. 330w.

“Prof. Raleigh’s comprehension of this theatre and its demands lends much value to his book.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 288. My. 4, ’07. 1230w.

“It is in his consideration of Shakespeare as a poet and as a creator of character that Professor Raleigh is seen at his best.” Brander Matthews.

+ + No. Am. 185: 780. Ag. 2, ’07. 1090w.

“Professor Raleigh is not so happily untechnical as Professor Baker, and is more concerned with critical estimates, from the easy assumptions of which many of his readers will heartily dissent.”

+ + − Outlook. 87: 331. O. 19, ’07. 380w.

“Though not so good a book as we might expect from him, is much better than some of the critics reckon it.” Wm. J. Rolfe.

+ − Putnam’s. 2: 276. S. ’07. 890w.

“Dr. Raleigh manages to get within the compass of one brief volume a vast amount of information and interpretation of the immortal bard without becoming either prosy or dogmatic.”

+ R. of Rs. 35: 756. Je. ’07. 40w.

“Professor Raleigh has really achieved some sort of balance within a scope which he recognizes from the outset to be very limited.”

+ + Sat. R. 104: 145. Ag. 3, ’07. 1850w.

“The writer of this happy volume has the art of forgetting that he is a professor.”

+ Spec. 98: 942. Je. 15, ’07. 1330w.

Ramsay, William Mitchell. Pauline, and other studies in early Christian history. *$3. Armstrong.

7–29067.

A group of fifteen essays touching upon the character of Paul, the authorship of the Acts and early Christianity in Asia Minor. They have been collected from various British magazines and are accompanied by a great number of illustrations.

“The book exhibits all those qualities which we are accustomed to look for in Professor Ramsay’s writings; freshness of standpoint, flashes of insight only possible to a scholar of rich and varied learning, unflagging zest in the handling of his subject—a zest which communicates itself to the reader—and that lucid and forcible style which has done so much to popularize the results of his investigations.” H. A. A. Kennedy.

+ + Am. J. Theol. 11: 527. Jl. ’07. 1330w.

Ath. 1907, 1: 130. F. 2. 820w.

“Many possess permanent value.”

+ Bib. World. 29: 160. F. ’07. 60w.

“Since the author confessedly speaks as ‘a historian and geographer,’ one cannot fail to notice the dogmatic tone that marks some of his purely theological utterances.” George H. Gilbert.

+ − Bib. World. 30: 294. O. ’07. 1030w.

Ind. 62: 505. D. 28, ’07. 50w.

“The title is inexact and the unity of character in the studies slight.”

+ − Nation. 84: 82. Ja. 24, ’07. 70w.

“Not only does Professor Ramsay bring fresh and valuable instruction from the field of his special study, but he renders good service as a judicious moderator of the schools of critics.”

+ + Outlook. 85: 46. Ja. 5, ’07. 270w.

“The pages dealing with the life of St. Paul are perhaps the most interesting in the book, not only intrinsically, but because Professor Ramsay is so great an authority on the subject.”

+ Spec. 98: 1013. Je. 29, ’07. 170w.

Randal, John. Sweetest solace. $1.50. Dutton.

7–7197.

Gascoigne square, Whitborough, is made the scene of a pretty love story in which two young girls from Australia come into the square as mistresses of a board school. Here they meet a number of interesting people, differing widely in character and social position, and here the mystery of their father, who had lived his young life in this very square, is unravelled, leaving them free to marry the two young men of wealth and family who have come to love them. It is not the mystery, however, which is uppermost for interest centers around the quaint characters and their old prejudices: the social climbers, dear old Miss Blackiston, wholehearted Ben Cox, Lord Streybridge, narrow-minded Mrs. Petch, spiteful Miss Marston, and all the others.

+ Nation. 84: 291. Mr. 28, ’07. 120w.

“This is a pleasant story reproducing something of the Trollope atmosphere. But Mr. Randal lays the colours on too thickly when depicting a cad.”

+ − Sat. R. 102: 148. Ag. 4, ’06. 160w.

* Rannie, David Watson. Wordsworth and his circle. (Memoir ser.) **$3.50. Putnam.

“Criticism, quotation, narrative, and anecdote are so woven together as to form a single piece.... Coleridge moves through the scenes, with the divine light ever waning in his eyes; Lamb banters and praises; Southey, Christopher North, Dr. Arnold, De Quincey, Scott, Rogers, Keats, come and go, speak and listen, and range themselves in proper perspective about the central, still lonely figure.”—Nation.

“Though well-read and in the main judicious, he occasionally makes odd slips in his critical remarks. The style is always graceful and dignified, and we do not hesitate to affirm that this is the best book yet written for any one who wishes to breathe, so to speak, the very atmosphere in which these men moved.”

+ − Nation. 85: 520. D. 5, ’07. 1130w.

“This is a desultory but an entertaining, and often suggestive, book on a subject which has grown somewhat worn.”

+ − Sat. R. 104: 550. N. 2, ’07. 190w.

358Ransom, Olive. Woman’s heart: manuscripts found in the papers of Katherine Peshconet and ed. by her executor, Olive Ransom. †$1.50. Doubleday.

6–11548.

The diary of a woman who loved a priest. “It is difficult to imagine a twentieth-century Abelard receiving letters from an American Héloïse; letters so quivering with intensity of emotion and with also a touch of classicism that would have suited well the Renaissance spirit.” (Ind.) “As for Katherine, if hers was a woman’s heart, then, indeed, is a woman a daughter of Eve. She argued through years, got what she wanted, and died for it.” (N. Y. Times.) The book “tells an interesting story, altho its hold is purely psychical.” (Ind.)

“The old arguments against the theories and practices of the Roman Catholic church, even here in America, are reiterated with amazing vivacity and freshness.”

+ − Ind. 62: 445. F. 21, ’07. 220w.

“The book leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth.”

− N. Y. Times. 11: 238. Ap. 14, ’06. 500w.

* Ransome, Arthur. Bohemia in London. **$1.50. Dodd.

Here is presented London’s historical and present-day Bohemia with the Parisian “tinsel and sham” wanting. “The ‘Bohemia in London’ is distinctly British and not Gallic; it is founded on the same code of laws as that which prevailed in the more famous Bohemia of Paris; there is no exaggeration in its pictures and there is no suppression of realities.” (Ind.)

“His book, if not exciting, is readable enough.” G. S. S.

+ Acad. 73: 158. N. 23, ’07. 520w.

Dial. 43: 427. D. 16, ’07. 160w.

“I feel very confident that ‘Bohemia in London’ will prove a distinct literary success. I can say with conviction that the book gives the most life-like picture of that London quarter which the author sets himself to describe. The book is rich in humorous descriptions and portraitures, has many pathetic scenes, and gleams here and there with genuine poetic feeling.” Justin McCarthy.

+ Ind. 63: 1420. D. 12, ’07. 200w.

“The book is entertainingly and thoughtfully written.”

+ Sat. R. 104: sup. 10. S. 28, ’07. 360w.

Raper, Charles Lee. Principles of wealth and welfare; economics for high schools. *$1.10. Macmillan.

6–24099.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“The book contains little or nothing that is original either in material or treatment. Moreover. it does not seem at all adapted to the use for which its author intends it.”

− Yale R. 15: 468. F. ’07. 120w.

Rappaport, Philip. Looking forward: a treatise on the status of woman and the origin and growth of the family and the state. $1. Kerr.

6–23736.

“As the preface states, ‘this book is written from the standpoint of historic materialism.’ Its aim is to show how past forms of the family and of the state have been determined by economic conditions, especially by methods of production, and to demonstrate incidentally that Marxian socialism is the only means of social salvation and the natural goal of development. The author shows considerable acquaintance with the socialist school of social and economic writers, but beyond that his acquaintance with the scientific literature of the subjects upon which he writes is very limited.”—Am. J. Soc.

“Like all socialist writers, he makes large use of Buckle and Morgan, but he seems utterly unaware of the works of later investigators which long since have made Buckle and Morgan out of date.” Charles A. Ellwood.

− Am. J. Soc. 12: 563. Ja. ’07. 250w.

“It is an extremely valuable book, because it is fundamental in character and rationalistic in method of treatment. There is, therefore, no appeal to emotionalism, sentimentality or prejudice that would tend to cloud the reason or obscure the unbiased judgment.”

+ + Arena. 37: 443. Ap. ’07. 3280w.

Rashdall, Hastings. Theory of good and evil: a treatise on moral philosophy. 2v. *$4.75. Oxford.

7–18191.

“In the first instance it is intended for ‘undergraduate students in philosophy,’ and is not supposed to assume any previous acquaintance either with ethics or with general philosophy. In the second place, it aims at working out an ethical theory which shall be in some sense a higher synthesis of Green and Sidgwick, to whose memory the book is dedicated.” (Lond. Times.) “In the first volume, Mr. Rashdall deals with the fundamental conceptions of ethics.... In the second volume the author examines what he regards as the metaphysical implications of ethics, but he hardly proves the propriety of introducing such a discussion Into a treatise on moral philosophy.” (Nation.)

“This treatise, though concerned with the investigation of profound questions, is singularly successful in its avoidance of all ponderosity and pedantry. Written in a pleasing style, it is readable throughout. The problems discussed are clearly presented, the line of argument is always developed with logical care and dialetical skill, the discussions of even the most abstract questions are uniformly lucid and illuminating. Much of the suggestive power of the work is derived from the wealth of pertinent illustration, upon his abundant store of which the author draws freely.” A. R. Gifford.

+ + J. Philos. 4: 548. S. 26, ’07. 1900w.

“In spite of the disadvantages incident to his plan, Dr. Rashdall has produced a very readable and useful book. Without being strikingly original his criticisms and contentions touch fundamental issues and rest upon a full knowledge of ethical thought in the past as well as of recent discussions. One of the features of the book is its fairmindedness and moderation.”

+ − Lond. Times. 6: 290. S. 27, ’07. 1690w.

“The discussion is generally sympathetic—often entertaining, and in attention to details the author has been industrious and thorough. Yet the final impression left upon the reader is that of logical looseness and structural weakness.”

− + Nation. 85: 331. O. 10, ’07. 870w.

“The chief merits of his book [are] clearness and force with which the problem of morality is stated and the fearlessness with which the author follows out his own solution.”

+ + Spec. 98: 1004. Je. 29, ’07. 1800w.

Rauschenbusch, Walter. Christianity and the social crisis. **$1.50. Macmillan.

7–13925.

The author begins his study of tracing the relations of Christianity to the social crisis as far back as the days of the greater Hebrew prophets. He finds reasons for the “halting and groping,” conscience of Christendom, “perplexed by contradicting voices” and finds reasons for “freeing an honest man’s heart” on the maxims of the past and the imperious call of the future.

“Of less value is the later and constructive part of the work where an attempt is made to outline the immediate measures which should be taken to mitigate the evils of our time. Such questions cannot be successfully treated in the form of rhetorical appeals to somewhat vague and elementary feelings and without a mastery of technical economic reasoning which is not 359revealed in the work itself.” Charles Richmond Henderson.

+ − Dial. 43: 249. O. 16, ’07. 170w.

“There is not room here to show the successive stages by which Professor Rauschenbusch builds up his structure of thought to its culmination: we can only say that nothing in it is set down in carelessness or in ignorance, and that it cannot be ignored by any one who would understand the social thought of today.”

+ Ind. 63: 572. S. 5, ’07. 410w.

“Professor Rauschenbusch writes in the heat of religious zeal and with reforming passion.”

+ − Nation. 85: 39. Jl. 11, ’07. 530w.

“It is a book to like, to learn from, and, though the theme be sad and serious, to be charmed with.” Joseph O’Connor.

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 345. Je. 1, ’07. 1900w.

“While its argument is strongly based on economic, historical, ethical, and religious grounds, its temper and tone, admirably dispassionate and judicial, commend it to fairminded men.”

+ Outlook. 87: 264. O. 5, ’07. 1100w.

R. of Rs. 35: 637. My. ’07. 80w.

Raven, John Howard. Old Testament introduction. general and special. **$2. Revell.

6–3543.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“The section on the ‘Text’ is rather uneven. ‘The Pentateuch in general’ is handled somewhat in detail, and always to the detriment of the modern view. We are still more amazed that a modern textbook should be published without an index of any kind. This is inexcusable.” Ira M. Price and John M. P. Smith.

− Am. J. Theol. 11: 140. Ja. ’07. 310w.

Raven, John James. Bells of England; with 60 il. (Antiquary’s books.) *$3. Dutton.

7–2433.

The result of a sixty years’ study of campanology. “It is a work that can scarcely fail to give satisfaction to any who are interested in the story of bells, whether experts or novices. The Celtic, Saxon, Norman, Plantagenet, and Tudor use of bells, and the history of the later foundries are fully discussed; whilst other chapters tell of particular dedications, of change-ringing, of chime barrels and carillons, of handbells or tintinnabula, of bell usages and laws, and of the legends and poetry to which they have given birth.” (Ath.)

“The critic looks in vain for sins of commission.”

+ + − Ath. 1906, 2: 307. S. 15. 350w.

“Dr. Raven’s book puts a new and deeper meaning into a thousand familiar quotations and allusions, and makes understandable numerous rites and customs that may previously have been past over without a thought of their significance.”

+ Ind. 63: 825. O. 3, ’07. 170w.

“A volume highly creditable to his patient industry.”

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 202. Ap. 6, ’07. 420w.

“Mr. Raven’s book is well worth the notice of students, serious and slight, of the subject.”

+ + Sat. R. 102: 713. D. 8, ’06. 150w.

“A book which should take a high place in the literature of the subject.”

+ + Spec. 97: 339. S. 8, ’06. 280w.

Ravenel, Harriott Horry. Charleston; the place and the people. **$2.50. Macmillan.

6–42434.

A story that “has more to do with the antebellum Charleston than with the city of to-day. A great store of local history and tradition has been freely drawn upon in the preparation of this work, while the artist, Vernon Howe Bailey, has co-operated ably with the author in picturing the distinctive architectural features of South Carolina’s stately and dignified capital.” (R. of Rs.)

“It is in a fine spirit of reverence for the traditions of her home-land that Mrs. St. Julien Ravenel has written this volume.”

+ Dial. 42: 291. My. 1, ’07. 260w.

“The book is of peculiar interest, not only for the information it contains, but for the manner in which all is presented.”

+ Ind. 62: 738. Mr. 28, ’07. 530w.

+ Lit. D. 34: 106. Ja. 19, ’07. 150w.

“It has much of the haunting fascination peculiar to the old town.”

+ N. Y. Times. 11: 886. D. 22, ’06. 510w.

“Mrs. Ravenel writes with loyalty, deep interest, and great care for important detail. She infuses into otherwise dry history the elusive charm of a vivacious and discriminating mind.”

+ Outlook. 85: 41. Ja. 5, ’07. 420w.

+ R. of Rs. 35: 110. Ja. ’07. 70w.

Ray, Anna Chapin. Ackroyd of the faculty. †$1.50. Little.

7–12975.

Ackroyd, the young professor of much intellect and worse than no family, comes in contact with a wholly new social scheme of things thru his position on the faculty of a great university. The daughter of the head of his department stands for the world of culture he has never known and the influence of these two characters upon each other forms the story of the book. In the end, of course, each finds in the other all that an early environment had failed to give.

“This is the best of the three faculty stories recently published. It is better worked out and stronger than Miss Ray’s previous work.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 180. O. ’07. ✠

“The book is charmingly written.”

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 299. My. 11, ’07. 280w.

“The story offers some unusual attractions to the discriminating reader.”

+ Outlook. 86: 117. My. 18, ’07. 140w.

Ray, Anna Chapin. Day: her year in New York. il. †$1.50. Little.

7–30834.

The third volume in Miss Ray’s “Sydney books.” It deals largely with the development of Phyllis, Sydney’s younger sister, an untamed, withal sensitive girl, who needs people and kindness to bring out the best in her.

Raymond, George Lansing. Essentials of aesthetics in music, poetry, painting, sculpture, and architecture. **$2.50. Putnam.

7–3936.

A handbook in which the author “traces the phenomena of the arts to their sources in material nature and the human mind; he shows that the different arts have been developed by similar methods and that these methods characterize the entire work of artistic imagination.... There are chapters on nature, art, beauty, artistic mental action, form, and significance, the personality of the authors, art composition, rhythm and proportion.... There are a large number of half-tone illustrations and pen-and-ink sketches.” (N. Y. Times.)

“Some of his essays, notably that on Rhythm, are full of interesting suggestion, and prove that their author, whatever else he may lack, is a master of literary style.”

+ − Int. Studio. 31: 249. My. ’07. 290w.

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 273. Ap. 27, ’07. 550w.

“It can be said that its superior in an effective, all-around discussion of its subject is not in sight.”

+ Outlook. 85: 621. Mr. 16, ’07. 270w.

“As a whole, the work lacks those psychological foundations which many of us consider desirable in a treatise on aesthetics. As a result, the subject matter is more that of art theory than of aesthetics in any broad sense. 360Yet the pervading tone is one of sanity and tolerance which will commend the book to many. We cannot, perhaps, agree entirely with the author’s own estimate of his work.” Robert Morris Ogden.

− + Psychol. Bull. 4: 225. Jl. 15, ’07. 1310w.

Rea, Hope. Peter Paul Rubens. $1.75. Macmillan.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

+ Acad. 70: 617. Je. 20, ’06. 200w.

Reade, Charles. Cloister and the hearth. $1.25. Crowell.

Uniform with the thin paper, limp leather reprints. It is prefaced by an “Appreciation” of Charles Reade by Algernon C. Swinburne, reprinted from “Miscellanies.”

Reade, Willoughby. When hearts were true. $1. Neale.

7–25510.

The title expresses the thought uppermost in four good short stories, as follows: His last song, Forgive us our trespasses, For the child’s sake, and The ghost of Oak Ridge.

Readers’ guide to periodical literature, 1900–1904, cumulated; ed. by Anna Lorraine Guthrie. $16. Wilson, H. W.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“Some of the periodicals seem too trivial for such a record, whereas neither of the English quarterlies is represented. But on the whole the work bears all the marks of being well planned and carefully edited.”

+ + − Nation. 84: 34. Ja. 10, ’07. 90w.

Reagan, Harry Clifton. Locomotives, simple, compound, and electric. $3.50. Wiley.

7–11983.

In the fifth edition of this practical treatise on the locomotive engine and its handling in service, the work has been revised in order to include the latest developments of steam and electric locomotives.

“There is no doubt but what a great deal of information for the practical engineer can be obtained from this book, but it is a pity that the arrangement has not been more systematic and that so many prominent and important parts of the locomotive have been omitted from discussion.” G. R. Henderson.

− + Engin. N. 57: 666. Je. 13, ’67. 1260w.

Reagan, John Henninger. Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the civil war; ed. by Walter Flavius McCaleb; with introd. by George P. Garrison. $3. Neale.

6–34012.

“The book itself is short, embracing but three hundred and fifty pages of not very compact print. The main topics treated are the author’s early life in Texas, his part in Congress during three or four years prior to 1861, the organization of the Confederacy at Montgomery, the civil war, as viewed by an active and efficient cabinet officer in Richmond, and the problems of reconstruction. The most interesting portion of the book is the plain, unvarnished story of Reagan’s hardships and early struggles.”—Am. Hist. R.

“The editing of the work has been very well done.” William E. Dodd.

+ Am. Hist. R. 12: 679. Ap. ’07. 700w.

Ind. 62: 1166. My. 3, ’07. 100w.

“Are partly dull and partly interesting. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that Mr. Reagan’s recollections of the early days of Texan independence is not particularly lively. As postmaster general of the Confederacy, however, Mr. Reagan stands on firmer ground, and has written pages that are not without future historical value.”

+ − Nation. 84: 81. Ja. 24, ’07. 140w.

Spec. 99: 397. S. 21, ’07. 430w.

Reed, Helen Leah. Napoleon’s young neighbor. †$1.50. Little.

7–34325.

A side-light story based upon the “Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena” by Mrs. Abell. It tells of Napoleon’s friendship for a little girl, Betsy Balcombe, at whose house, “The Briars,” he spent the first ten weeks of his banishment.

“Is a bit of history interestingly written.”

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 765. N. 30, ’07. 50w.

Reed, Myrtle. Love affairs of literary men. **$1.50. Putnam.

7–31403.

The author brings out of their lavender the love-memories of Swift, Pope, Samuel Johnson, Laurence Sterne, Cowper, Carlyle, Poe, Shelley and Keats.

+ Dial. 43: 425. D. 16, ’07. 80w.

Lit. D. 35: 696. N. 9, ’07. 350w.

+ Lit. D. 35: 917. D. 14, ’07. 70w.

N. Y. Times. 12: 664. O. 19, ’07. 20w.

N. Y. Times. 12: 684. O. 26, ’07. 150w.

“A collection of more or less well-known facts, retold in pleasant fashion. A book that will find favor among the many whose appetite prefers entrées to joints.”

+ Outlook. 87: 453. O. 26, ’07. 170w.

Reed, Myrtle. Spinner in the sun. **$1.50. Putnam.

6–33577.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“This story—especially the earlier part of it—has both charm and originality, its diction being excellent, and the characters, if not altogether life-like, well imagined.”

+ − Ath. 1906, 2: 797. D. 22. 90w.

“The only trouble is that the author has resorted to narcotics in order to produce effects sufficiently weird in the minds of her characters, and, as is too often the case with women writers, she cannot quite achieve the dramatic without falling into the melodramatic.”

− Ind. 62: 215. Ja. 24, ’07. 290w.

Rees, Arthur Dougherty. Double love; a tragedy in five acts. †$1. Winston.

7–17377.

In this poem-drama of American life a modern capitalist in blank verse, insists that his daughter’s love must choose between her and his other love, a literary career. He demands that he “walk the Rialto of true trade, the mart of traffic.” Naturally tragedy is the artistic result.

Reich, Emil. Success in life. **$1.50. Duffield.

7–11564.

The philosophy of success is the outgrowth of definite basic principles. Mr. Reich denounces the “fluke” idea of success and plants success on the principle of energetics. The hope of the author is to establish an ideal so universal that it may be used by anyone in any walk of life for the attaining of honest, successful results.

“In spite of this ill-advised plan of constructing a mathematical framework on which to fashion a body of doctrine dealing with the most unmathematical of subjects, the book is so fresh, so unconventional, so ingenious, and so suggestive, that its weaknesses and imperfections do not need to plead very hard for forgiveness. He has the readiness, not to say looseness, of the fluent talker and lecturer, but little of the exactness, the terseness, the fine reserve of the scholarly and painstaking writer.”

+ − Dial. 42: 230. Ap. 1, ’07. 420w.

+ Ind. 62: 742. Mr. 28, ’07. 60w.

“He is the possessor of a lucid and attractive style which enables him to clothe abstract and even trite themes with a new and timely interest.”

+ Lit. D. 34: 640. Ap. 20, ’07. 370w.

361“The book, however, has an interest and value not promised in its title. The whole book is written with reference to British conditions. As a criticism of these it is interesting. Dr. Reich is a Teutonic Max O’Rell, who has read Schopenhauer and Herbert Spencer.”

+ Nation. 84: 479. My. 23, ’07. 440w.

“Dr. Reich’s misfortune is that he presents real and false explanations with equal confidence and equal felicity. His merit is that he is always readable and always suggestive, even when he is as wrong as sheer ignorance or rash haste to conclusions can make any man.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 155. Mr. 16, ’07. 1620w.

“A sagacious writer he is, though at times amusingly otherwise.”

+ − Outlook. 85: 767. Mr. 30, ’07. 210w.

R. of Rs. 35: 759. Je. ’07. 80w.

Reichel, Rev. George Valentine. Bible truths through eye and ear. **$1. Whittaker.

6–45727.

A volume of “object teachings,” written for children, based upon such subjects as Harbors, Fog-signals, Life-saving, Lessons of the snow, Knots, Having salt, Fort builders, Like unto clear glass, and a great many more.

Reid, George Archdall. Principles of heredity, with some applications. *$3.50. Dutton.

5–40286.

Descriptive note in December, 1905.

“The book not only lacks evidences of seasoned thought, but of familiarity with the more recent literature bearing on the discussion of heredity, and, on the whole, is a disappointing analysis of the subject. Nevertheless, we believe it will be of service on account of the new point of view adopted and the citing of evidences hearing on heredity furnished by disease.” William A. Locy.

− + Science, n.s. 25: 60. Ja. 11, ’07. 1400w.

Reid, Homer A. Concrete and reinforced concrete construction. *$5. Clark, M. C.

7–6665.

“The book is divided into 34 chapters. The subject matter may be grouped as follows: Cement and its manufacture and tests, the aggregate, proportioning, mixing and placing concrete, cost of work, and finishing concrete surfaces, 132 pages; physical and elastic properties of concrete and steel, 85 pages; principles and style of reinforcement, mechanical bond, curved pieces subject to flexure, and columns, walls, and pipes, 53 pages; theory of flexure of beams and strength of columns with formula and calculations, 136 pages; foundations, 58 pages; general building and construction and matters connected with practical construction, 142 pages; retaining walls, dams, conduits and sewers, tank and reservoir construction, chimneys, tunnels, etc., 144 pages; bridges, arches, piers and abutments, 104 pages; concrete building blocks, 20 pages.”—Engin. N.

“The analytical or theoretical portion of the book is its weakest feature. On the whole, with a few important items to be excepted, the analytical treatment is more complete than that in other books which have appeared. The general plan of the book is excellent, the proportioning of parts good, and the manner of presentation commendable. In some minor particulars objection may be made to the exact order of presentation, and some headings and forms of statement need editing.”

+ + − Engin. N. 57: 301. Mr. ’07. 3180w.

Reid, Rev. John. Jesus and Nicodemus: a study in spiritual life. *$1.75. Scribner.

A series of studies given in the form of lectures or sermons to different congregations in Scotland. “The conversation with Nicodemus peculiarly invites exposition, not only because of the far-reaching truth contained in it, but also because from our knowledge of the historical situation we are enabled to fill out the scene which the gospel gives in bare outline. Mr. Reid has become himself master of the historical situation, and has thus made luminous the mental attitude of Nicodemus. He has also given the right place to the reflective illumination of the mind of the evangelist as it came to a larger, fuller understanding of Jesus.” (Am. J. Theol.)

“There is perhaps only one interpretation which will not meet with general acceptance. Would that we had more of such penetrating, illuminating, vital interpretations of the scenes of the fourth gospel.”

+ + − Am. J. Theol. 11: 534. Jl. ’07. 460w.

“Characterized by literary skill and religious insight.”

+ Bib. World. 29: 239. Mr. ’07. 20w.

Reid, Stuart J. Life and letters of the first Earl of Durham (1792–1840). 2v. *$10. Longmans.

7–10998.

An authoritative and detailed biography of John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham; “The Durham book has been written with full access to the letters and papers of Lord Durham, and will throw a new light on the reform struggle of 1830, the secret history of the reform bill of 1832, on the creation of the kingdom of Belgium, on the affairs of Russia, when Durham pleaded for the Poles, and subsequently when he was Ambassador at St. Petersburg; on the strange vicissitudes of the Whigs under Grey and Melbourne, and much else that will be much worth reading.” (N. Y. Times.)

“Of the misrepresentations to which he was exposed and all else pertaining to this interesting chapter of his life Mr. Reid writes fully and well.”

+ Acad. 71: 465. N. 10, ’06. 970w.

“If one essays the task of criticizing Mr. Reid one must add that his work is only moderately well done. He lacks conciseness and sometimes lucidity; his matter is not always well arranged, not always pertinent, not always quite accurate. He makes too great a hero of Durham and resents too obviously any unfavorable criticism by his contemporaries.” George M. Wrong.

+ − Am. Hist. R. 12: 637. Ap. ’07. 780w.

“Mr. Stuart Reid has acquitted himself with credit as the recorder of a brief and brilliant career. He has studied his authorities carefully. and though a good deal of an enthusiast, he is fairly alive to his hero’s shortcomings. Wordiness and prolixity unfortunately disfigure his otherwise acceptable volumes.”

+ + − Ath. 1906, 2: 539. N. 3. 2100w.

“There appears only one statement with regard to Canadian history which need be questioned.” H. E. Egerton.

+ − Eng. Hist. R. 22: 187. Ja. ’07. 620w.

“An obvious and long existing gap in English political biography is now filled.”

+ Ind. 62: 1209. My. 23. ’07. 780w.

“He furnishes us for the first time with copious and well nigh exhaustive materials for forming our own judgment. But he is rather long-winded, and he is a little too blind to the real defects of Durham’s personal character and political temper.”

+ − Lond. Times. 6: 357. O. 26, ’06. 3320w.

“These volumes are an extreme illustration of that obsession of bigness which now seems to afflict most writers of English biography.”

+ − Nation. 84: 111. Ja. 31, ’07. 530w.

“The book is a painstaking—even laborious—survey of the life of a very interesting man. The author has a strong bias in favor of his subject, which is not always an advantage to the reader.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 106. F. 23, ’07. 1330w.

“Must at once be ranked among the great biographies of English statesmen of the nineteenth century. It is one of the class to which 362Parker’s ‘Peel,’ and Morley’s ‘Gladstone’ belong. As a literary achievement its place is alongside the ‘Life of Peel’ rather than alongside Morley’s ‘Life of Gladstone.’” Edward Porritt.

+ + − No. Am. 184: 755. Ap. 5, ’07. 1790w.

“Like most biographers, Mr. Reid paints the character of his hero in too bright colors, and he claims entirely too much for him as a statesman.” W. Roy Smith.

+ − Putnam’s. 2: 363. Je. ’07. 1060w.

“Durham has found in Mr. Reid a capable and warmly sympathetic biographer.”

+ + Sat. R. 103: 50. Ja. 12, ’07. 2430w.

“As a biographer Mr. Reid is painstaking, industrious, and inordinately appreciative, but we cannot think that the style he has adopted was the best in which to write the ‘Life’ of so curious a personality. His is the old-fashioned type of biography, filled with moralisings and platitudes, very wordy and very lengthy.”

+ − Spec. 97: 727. N. 10, ’06. 1830w.

Reid, Whitelaw. Greatest fact in modern history. **75c. Crowell.

7–6398.

The greatest fact in modern history which Mr. Reid presents is the rise and development of the United States from a group of struggling colonies to its position of commanding power among the nations. He says two factors operating in American success have been character and circumstance.

Reid, William Maxwell. Story of old Fort Johnson; il. by John Arthur Maney. **$3. Putnam.

6–34695.

A sketch occasioned by the recent purchase and presentation to the Montgomery county historical society of old Fort Johnson, the most historic house in the Mohawk valley to-day. The story closely connects people and events associated with the famous “first baronial mansion in New York” with the history of the Mohawk valley.

“An interesting, rambling tale; it is a mixture of history, fiction, ethnology and gossip.” C. H. Rammelkamp.

+ Am. Hist. R. 12: 397. Ja. ’07. 500w.

“To the lover of the old, the wild, the picturesque in early American life, the book will possess charm; to the general reader, it will supply abundant detail with which to reconstruct a most romantic period. To the historian, it will offer a reason for doing the work over again.”

+ − Ind. 63: 42. Jl. 4, ’07. 400w.

“His facts will be accepted as accurate, and some of them are here brought together for the first time.”

+ − Lit. D. 33: 686. N. 10, ’06. 160w.

“He is well versed in early history, but he should have had the guidance of hands more accomplished than his own in the art of putting a book together properly.”

+ − Nation. 83: 559. D. 27, ’06. 630w.

N. Y. Times. 11: 893. D. 22, ’06. 330w.

“Its chief blemishes are discursiveness, fragmentariness, and unnecessary repetition; its virtues are enthusiasm, informativeness, and entertainment.”

+ − Outlook. 84: 680. N. 17, ’06. 140w.

Reinach, Salomon. Apollo; tr. from the French by Florence Simmonds. **$1.50. Scribner.

7–15337.

A new edition, expanded and furnished with editorial matter to date, of a work which long ago appeared under the title, “The story of art throughout the ages.” The book comprises twenty-five lectures delivered by Dr. Reinach during 1902–1903 at the Ècole du Louvre upon the historic schools of art. There are abundant illustrations and an ample bibliography. “The original title is restored, and the additions, concerning British art, are now inclosed in square brackets, so that one may know when one is reading M. Reinach and when one is reading Miss Simmonds.” (Nation.)

+ Acad. 72: 137. F. 9, ’07. 1250w.

“A second edition ... which is an improvement noon the first.”

+ − Nation. 84: 418. My. 2, ’07. 210w.

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 502. Ag. 17, ’07. 160w.

+ + Outlook. 86: 526. Jl. 6, ’07. 70w.

+ R. of Rs. 36: 383. S. ’07. 60w.

“It is a really uncommon achievement.”

+ − Spec. 98: 464. Mr. 23, ’07. 160w.

Reinsch, Paul Samuel. American legislatures and legislative methods. *$1.25. Century.

7–8279.

A critical exposition of the manner in which the law making bodies—state and federal—in the United States are organized and operated.

“All things considered, Professor Reinsch’s volume is an important addition to the literature of American politics. It is a contribution both to the understanding of the present situation and to the establishment of a better method for future studies of a similar character.” Charles Edward Merriam.

+ + − Am. J. Soc. 13: 118. Jl. ’07. 700w.

A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 127. My. ’07. S.

“As a whole the book is the best presentation of this subject in limited space which has yet appeared.” Luther F. Witmer.

+ + Ann. Am. Acad. 30: 615. N. ’07. 460w.

Reviewed by Max West.

+ Dial. 43: 120. S. 1, ’07. 700w.

“A most admirable volume of a practical sort.”

+ Educ. R. 34: 209. S. ’07. 90w.

“Without a doubt there is room in the citizen’s library for such a useful and suggestive study of national and state politics.”

+ Ind. 63: 998. O. 24, ’07. 630w.

“He finds so many and such serious defects in our system of government and sees so plainly the forces of selfishness on one hand and of indifference and ignorance on the other hand, with which reform has to contend, and he describes both with such clearness that the reader will be likely to rise from the study of the volume in a discouraged mood.” Edward Cary.

+ + − N. Y. Times. 12: 156. Mr. 16, ’07. 1150w.

“In every way the volume is not only informative but suggestive, and is eminently thorough in treatment.”

+ + Outlook. 85: 719. Mr. 23, ’07. 130w.

“A work of great value, that marks a distinct advance in scientific treatment of legislative procedure. He has grasped a principle of cardinal importance, oversight of which is a common defect in academic study of political institutions, namely, that the character of institutions is to be found in their working.” Henry Jones Ford.

+ + Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 713. D. ’07. 1270w.

“Professor Reinsch’s method of treatment is frankly critical.”

+ R. of Rs. 35: 509. Ap. ’07. 140w.

* Reissig, Carl. Standard family physician: a practical international encyclopedia of medicine and hygiene especially prepared for the household. 2v. $13. Funk.

7–15943.

In this undertaking Professor Reissig has been assisted by Smith Ely Jelliffe and nearly fifty associate editors. “Taken as a whole, the work is a commendable effort to lead the layman to take a rational view of diseases and of ‘the results which may be reasonably expected from therapeutic measures.’ The opposition to quackery in its various forms, to all the ‘pathies,’ and to ‘natural’ methods is praiseworthy and ought to do good.” (Nation.)

363“While ordinarily such works are likely to do at least as much harm as good, there seems to be no reason why this one should not prove a source of benefit in every way to its readers.”

+ + Ind. 63: 1005. O. 24. ’07. 340w.

“In general, it may be said that too little attention is paid to the emergencies of domestic life, the very conditions where such a book is most needed in families at a distance from medical aid.”

+ − Nation. 85: 522. D. 5, ’07. 300w.

Religion of Christ in the twentieth century. **$1.50. Putnam.

6–2998.

“The unnamed author’s theme is the radical question of our time, ‘What is Christianity?’ and his text is Lessing’s remark, ‘The Christian religion has been tried for eighteen centuries; the religion of Christ remains to be tried.’ By the Christian religion is meant a body of religious doctrine supported by an ecclesiastical organization. The religion of Christ is the attitude of the spirit toward God and man that Jesus manifested as controlling his life.”—Outlook.

Reviewed by Gerald Birney Smith.

Am. J. Theol. 11: 704. O. ’07. 370w.

“The book is a shrewd, discerning critique of regnant forms of piety, and a discriminating projection of the faith and theology that ought to come.”

+ + Ind. 61: 1038. N. 1, ’06. 280w.

“These thoughts have been uttered before, but never more clearly or attractively, and they well express the spirit in which the movement for the improvement of theology should proceed.”

+ + Outlook. 82: 326. F. 10, ’06. 370w.

* Remco’s. Manual of apartment house service. **$1. McClure.

Under “General instructions” there are rules applicable to every contingency apt to arise in an apartment building. Such subjects as the conduct of heating apparatus, the eradication of vermin, the technicalities of elevators, steam and hot-water boilers and engineering and sanitary details about the apartment house.

“What a paradise apartment life would be if this book were widely circulated and its contents enforced.”

+ Engin. N. 58: 536. N. 14, ’07. 200w.

N. Y. Times. 12: 669. O. 19, ’07. 20w.

Rexford, Eben Eugene. Four seasons in the garden: with 27 il. and with decorations by Edward S. Holloway. **$1.50. Lippincott.

7–16936.

Gardening for the home-maker is treated in all its phases by the “foremost amateur gardener of the United States.” The book treats of the making and care of the lawn, flowerbeds. back-yard gardens and window boxes, of the more ambitious garden of the suburbanite and the country dweller, and concludes with two chapters on village and rural improvement societies.

A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 171. O. ’07. S.

“The book is not what its title might indicate—a guide to the seasons in their order. It is likely to be most serviceable to beginners in garden making. The author’s language is simple, his style is popular, and he gives facts and instruction in an easily understood form.”

+ Dial. 40: 367. Je. 16, ’07. 410w.

+ Nation. 85: 547. D. 12, ’07. 50w.

“A gathering into one unusually attractive volume, from the standpoint of the maker of books, of all the knowledge which has been coming piecemeal from this prolific writer on the gentle subject through many years.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 357. Je. 1, ’07. 240w.

+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 384. Je. 15, ’07. 150w.

“It contains clear and definite instruction.”

+ + Outlook. 86: 119. My. 18, ’07. 70w.

Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie-. Dull girl’s destiny. †$1.50. Brentano’s.

The “dull girl” is twenty-six, and inexperienced, yet able to produce “novels esteemed worthy to rank as a ‘counterblast’ to the plays of Bernard Shaw.” (Ath.) “However, the interest of the story centres, not in the question whether the heroine could have written the novels of Jane Smith, but in the description of contemporary manners and the amusing sketches which the author gives us of her dramatis personae.” (Spec.)

“In liveliness and brightness the novel is much above the average.”

+ − Ath. 1907, 1: 723. Je. 15. 190w.

“The heavy artillery of analysis, should not be trained upon an amiable, unpretentious story of this kind, since its obvious qualities are neither subtlety nor penetration but a wholesome right-mindedness, a mild humor, and unfailing good taste.”

+ − Nation. 85: 168. Ag. 22, ’07. 140w.

“All but two characters are so odious as to arouse the reader’s personal resentment.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 488. Ag. 10, ’07. 290w.

“Although the plot ... invites criticism, still the book is pleasant and entertaining reading.”

+ − Spec. 98: 984. Je. 22, ’07. 220w.

Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie-. Thalassa. †$1.50. Brentano’s.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“The author’s innate strain of romanticism would not permit her to write the evenly sustained story of a simple life which she appears to have been qualified to do.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ − Bookm. 25: 182. Ap. ’07. 400w.

“Its characters and its mystery are alike improbable; but the writer knows how to tell her story.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 69. F. 2, ’07. 350w.

Rhead, George Woolliscroft. Chats on costume; with 117 il. *$2. Stokes.

W 7–41.

A book which begins with a general survey of the subject and follows with “brief accounts of the development and history of the tunic, mantle, doublet and hose, kirtle or petticoat, crinoline, collars and cuffs, hats, caps and bonnets, dressing of the hair, mustachios and beard, and boots, shoes, and coverings of the feet.” (A. L. A. Bkl.)

“Felicitously conceived and successfully accomplished. Mr. Rhead is a pleasant writer, and his facts, quotations, and verses are judiciously selected.”

+ + − Acad. 72: 246. Mr. 9, ’07. 220w.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 127. My. ’07.

Rhead, George Woolliscraft, and Rhead, Frederick Alfred. Staffordshire pots and potters. *$6.50. Dodd.

7–38577.

“To the amateur as well as to the expert collector, the book, with its clear definitions of the peculiarities differentiating the work of one potter from another, and its wealth of illustrations. some of them in colour, of the treasures in museums and private collections, will be a mine of wealth; but it will also appeal forcibly to the antiquarian and historian, for the authors have made a point of tracing the condition between the progress of their art and the advance of civilization.... Especially fascinating is the chapter on the passing of the Elerses—the predecessors of Wedgwood.”—Int. Studio.

“Might well be called the romance of English ceramic art. so forcibly realized are the personalities of the craftsmen presented to the reader, so skillfully are the accounts of their technical triumphs interwoven with their life stories, and so vividly is the local colouring of their environment reproduced.”

+ Int. Studio. 31: 82. Mr. ’07. 330w.

364“The book stands apart from most of the ceramic works published during recent years by reason of its independence and personal point of view.”

+ + Lond. Times. 6: 90. Mr. 22, ’07. 1540w.

N. Y. Times. 12: 667. O. 19, ’07. 60w.

“The authors are peculiarly fitted for the task they have set themselves.”

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 834. D. 14, ’07. 380w.

Rhead, Louis John. Bait angling for common fishes. *$1.25. Outing pub.

7–22908.

A handy volume of practical information on how to angle for common and familiar bottom fishes. A score or more varieties are discussed, carp, eel, perch, bass, etc., descriptions of their habits are given for the benefit of amateurs, and the whole is illustrated with drawings by the author.

Nation. 85: 120. Ag. 8, ’07. 380w.

Rhodes, Harrison. Flight to Eden: a Florida romance. †$1.50. Holt.

7–30836.

Basil Forrester, London born and bred, finds that there is no place for him in England after his infidelity to his wife results in her suicide. He goes to Florida, begins life over, fostering only the impulses of primitive man. His love for a maiden of the wild impels him to relinquish every hold upon England. After years have passed he remembers that the house of Kingstowne must be perpetuated through him and sends his ten year old son back to be educated to the traditions of his title.

“There is no question that Mr. Rhodes knows how to portray people and incidents in a way that forces you to see them. But he has something still to learn about the unities of construction.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ − Bookm. 26: 409. D. ’07. 420w.

“A singular mingling of the crude and the romantic is here.”

+ − Nation. 85: 545. D. 12, ’07. 140w.

Outlook. 87: 828. D. 14, ’07. 120w.

Rhodes, James Ford. History of the United States from the compromise of 1850 to the final restoration of Home rule in the South in 1877. 7v. v. 6–7. per set, **$17.50. Macmillan.

5–12579.

These concluding volumes of Mr. Rhodes’ history cover the period 1866–1877. “A peculiar claim can be made on behalf of a historian who writes candidly and yet firmly of the burning of Columbia under General Sherman, the disputed Hayes-Tilden election, and the whole melancholy reconstruction period.” (Lit. D.)

“Dr. Rhodes possesses some of the most important qualities of the true historian. He has the judicial temper and he spares no pains in accumulating and sifting material. To an English reader he occasionally seems somewhat prolix though seldom actually tedious.”

+ + − Acad. 73: 793. Ag. 17, ’07. 2120w. (Review of v. 1–4.)

“As in volume 5 he finished what is on the whole our best history of the civil war, so in volume 7 he has finished the best history yet written of reconstruction. Unfortunately, however, the superlative does not in this second instance convey nearly so high praise as in the first. There exist several reasonably good histories of the war, but until these two volumes appeared there was no work covering the period of reconstruction which could be commended.” William Garrott Brown.

+ + − Am. Hist. R. 12: 680. Ap. ’07. 2030w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 48. F. ’07. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“It may be stated without fear of successful impeachment, that no other period of American history has been so well and interestingly written as the one covered by Mr. Rhodes. Although seven volumes have been devoted to the history of about thirty years, there is no useless detail to weary the reader, but a concise, well-balanced story, that can be followed with unflagging interest by the general student as well as the specialist.” J. W. Garner.

+ + + Ann. Am. Acad. 29: 435. Mr. ’07. 1060w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“His sense of proportion is artistic, as well as his perspective. Aside from the almost unexampled impartiality of judgment which the work displays throughout, its most striking characteristics to the lay leader will be found in its subordination of the literary to the judicial element.” Bernadotte Perrin.

+ + + Atlan. 99: 859. Je. ’07. 5850w. (Review of v. 8 and 7.)

“Dr. Rhodes’s works ... certainly carry the stamp of verisimilitude and have the force necessary to lure the reader on and invite him to return.” David Y. Thomas.

+ + + Dial. 42: 180. Mr. 16, ’07. 1640w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“The evidence from quantity is abundantly supported by other evidence that Dr. Rhodes lost interest in his task after he had brought the story of actual warfare to a close, or perhaps, more exactly, after he had described the struggle between President Johnson and congress.” Wm. A. Dunning.

+ + − Educ. R. 34: 109. S. ’07. 2160w. (Review of v. 1–7.)

“The greatest historical work that has been written in America—great not in length alone, but in excellence of scholarship, and the magnitude and interest of his theme.”

+ + + Ind. 61: 1168. N. 15, ’06. 60w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“Within the limits I have tried to indicate it is not easily overpraised. That, however, breeds regret—regret that once more a work so excellent as history should not be also excellent as literary art.” William Garrott Brown.

+ + − Ind. 62: 552. Mr. 7, ’07. 2700w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“The work has the rare quality of being dispassionate and yet interesting.”

+ + + Lit. D. 34: 64. Ja. 12, ’07. 130w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“Mr. Rhodes is to be congratulated on having accomplished a difficult and laborious task with something like conspicuous success.”

+ + − Lond. Times. 6: 242. Ag. 9, ’07. 1920w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

+ + Nation. 84: 14. Ja. 3, ’07. 1470w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“It need hardly be said that these volumes have fully met the expectations of readers of their predecessors. He has set new standards in the study of and interpretation of events, in the use of materials, and in the generosity and kindliness of his estimates of men.” William E. Dodd.

+ + + N. Y. Times. 12: 4. Ja. 5, ’07. 3460w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“Must be deemed pre-eminently the standard work for the period with which it deals, and a work so exhaustive and so able that it will probably be long before its supremacy is challenged.”

+ + Outlook. 86: 113. My. 18, ’07. 1760w. (Review of v. 1–7.)

“It seems probable that the general verdict will be that, though entitled to high praise, they are not in all respects up to the high standard set by some of the volumes that appeared before them.” Paul Leland Haworth.

+ + − Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 513. S. ’07. 2710w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“While not strikingly original either in his conceptions of the import of the events of his period or in the manner in which he sets them forth, Mr. Rhodes has given us a piece of historical narrative which will command respect 365for solidity, fairness, and accuracy.” John Spencer Bassett.

+ + − Putnam’s. 2: 252. My. ’07. 580w. (Review of v. 5–7.)

+ + + R. of Rs. 35: 109. Ja. ’07. 270w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“Far the best existing narrative of the events which led up to and followed the civil war as well as of the war itself, apart from more merely technical military treatises.”

+ + Sat. R. 103: 625. My. 18, ’07. 320w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“His one great limitation is that he has not penetrated deeply into the great underlying forces at work in our history and his judgments therefore are not always profound or such as will stand the test of time. Especially well suited for the reference library in our schools.” Webster Cook.

+ + − School R. 15: 716. D. ’07. 670w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

Spec. 98: 464. Mr. 23, ’07. 320w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

“Other subjects such as finance and currency, commercial crises, political corruption, the tariff, and the broader economic and social changes affecting American society are not ignored, as they were not in the previous volumes; but they are not adequately treated, and the author shows in his treatment of them none of that breadth of view and well-balanced judgment which appears in his account of the political controversies that have to do with slavery, the civil war and the reconstruction.” G: Stevens Callender.

+ + − Yale R. 16: 198. Ag. ’07. 3390w. (Review of v. 6 and 7.)

Rhys, Ernest. Fairy-gold; il. by Herbert Cole. $2.50. Dutton.

7–35196.

“Mr. Rhys has retold many legends and fairy tales of the semi-mythical days in England.” (Outlook.) “The first part contains old favorites, of many of which the editor has found new versions; the second part consists of shorter fables and stories; and the third of fairy tales, and poems from Browning, Elia, Keats, Tom Hood and others. The book is daintily gotten up and Mr. Herbert Cole’s illustrations are excellent.” (Acad.)

“A delight to handle and to read.”

+ Acad. 71: 584. D. 8, ’06. 80w.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 112. Ap. ’07.

“This is a book to find welcome.”

+ Ind. 61: 1407. D. 13, ’06. 80w.

N. Y. Times. 11: 868. D. 15, ’06. 90w.

“The book is one to please older readers, but none the less for that will be acceptable to children.”

+ Outlook. 84: 1083. D. 29, ’06. 80w.

“A very interesting and artistic production.”

+ Sat. R. 102: sup. 8. D. 8, ’06. 70w.

Ribot, Theodule Armand. Essay on the creative imagination; tr. from the French, by Albert H. N. Baron. *$1.75. Open ct.

6–32845.

A discussion of the subject under the following heads: Analysis of the imagination, Development of the imagination, Types of imagination, Conclusion and Appendices.

“As a manual to a region well worthy of exploration, the volume may be recommended both in the original and in the present form.”

+ Dial. 41: 244. O. 16, ’06. 340w.

“Mr. Baron has done us a service of some value in rendering into English M. Ribot’s monograph on the creative imagination. The translation sticks somewhat closely to the original idiom, but this is a virtue rather than a fault. It forms a valuable addition to the psychological literature on imagination.” Felix Arnold.

+ + J. Philos. 3: 695. D. 6, ’06. 800w.

“Like all its author’s work, it is suggestive and thorough.”

+ + − Nature. 76: 196. Je. 27, ’07. 100w.

+ Outlook. 84: 530. O. 27, ’06. 150w.

Rice, Mrs. Alice Caldwell (Hegan). Captain June. †$1. Century.

7–29097.

The story of a dear little American boy who stays with his Japanese nurse in her country while his mother is in Manila nursing his sick father through a fever.

“A charming tale.”

+ Ath. 1907, 2: 399. O. 5. 100w.

“Told with a certain freshness, although the situation is slight. Mrs. Rice has done better work.”

+ − Nation. 85: 520. D. 5, ’07. 60w.

“Very charming.”

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 703. N. 2, ’07. 60w.

“Pleasantly told.”

+ Outlook. 87: 310. O. 12, ’07. 50w.

“While in ‘Captain June’ Mrs. Alice Hegan Rice does not write with quite the same firmness of touch that characterizes the work of the author of ‘Emmy Lou,’ she, like Mrs. Martin, throws her picture upon the screen in clear, sharp light and shadow.”

+ R. of Rs. 36: 763. D. ’07. 230w.

Rice, Cale Young. Night in Avignon [a drama], **50c. McClure.

7–15143.

The theme for Mr. Rice’s drama is “a momentary revolt on the part of Petrarch from the apparently unresponsive and remote Monna Laura, and the consequences in which it involves him.” (N. Y. Times.)

“The situation is conceived with an admirable intensity, but it is worked with such agitation of mood and manner that it fails to be pleasing or even convincing.”

+ − Nation. 85: 35. Jl. 11, ’07. 270w.

“Though brief, and slight in detail, as a one-act play must necessarily be, it is nevertheless so vivid and the fusion is so complete between the dialogue and action that it embraces in small compass all the essentials of the drama.” Jessie B. Rittenhouse.

+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 220. Ap. 6, ’07. 920w.

“Among the recent group of dramatic poets, Mr. Cale Young Rice ... has done excellent work, particularly worthy of comment on its architectonic side. Mr. Rice has an instinctive sense of dramatic relations; his dramas move by first intent and the unity of word and action is admirably maintained. His work is not without its immaturities.”

+ + − Putnam’s. 2: 350. Je. ’07. 120w.

Rice, William de Groot C., comp. Book of American humorous verse, lea. $1.25. Duffield.

7–25551.

An anthology in which the verse of well-known American humorists appears.

Rich, Charles Edward. Voyage with Captain Dynamite. †$1. Barnes.

7–26459.

“The story of three boys who go out from Cottage City in a small yacht and who are caught in a storm and run down by a larger vessel, a filibuster. They are rescued by Captain Dynamite, who carries them off to Cuba. There, having sent word home that they were safe, they take part in many adventures and do, perhaps, a little more than a boy outside a book would be able to do. Harry Hamilton rescues Juanita, a young Cuban girl, who is in prison, and who escapes in his clothes.”—N. Y. Times.

N. Y. Times. 12: 618. O. 12, ’07. 110w.

“Does not spare adventures, and boy readers will be thrilled by the excitements provided.”

+ Outlook. 87: 270. O. 5, ’07. 70w.

366Rich, Walter Herbert. Feathered game of the Northwest. **$3. Crowell.

7–29864.

The author does not cover the broad field of general ornithology but narrows his scope to include only groups of birds of special interest to sportsmen. These he treats in a manner to be of interest also to the professional ornithologist and to the general reader. Fair sportsmanship is the keynote, discountenancing record-killing slaughter. Hunting yarns and bits of hunters’ wisdom gathered here and there over the gun-barrel mingle with the observations. Nearly ninety birds are described, located and illustrated in full-page half-tones.

“His descriptions are so good that enjoyment of them need not be confined to sportsmen.”

+ Dial. 43: 418. D. 16, ’07. 100w.

“On the whole, he succeeded in making a thoroughly, reliable and entertaining volume.”

+ Lit. D. 35: 760. N. 16, ’07. 410w.

“The illustrations which are diagnostic, add considerably to the value of the volume. Mr. Rich has, however, fallen into the error very general among artists, of placing his ducks too high out of the water. On the more technical side we find recent scientific names given accurately, and the facts concerning life-histories, although of course mainly drawn from the point of view of the hunter, are reliable. As literature, the essays are commendable.”

+ + − Nation. 85: 402. O. 31, ’07. 380w.

“Chatty and humorous as well as informing, and well illustrated.”

+ Outlook. 87: 358. O. 19, ’07. 90w.

* Richards, Ellen Henrietta. Sanitation in daily life. *60c. Whitcomb & B.

7–37734.

A thorogoing manual on sanitation in the home and city based upon the most approved methods of sanitary science.

* Richards, Mrs. Laura Elizabeth. Grandmother. †75c. Estes.

7–24770.

“A young girl forced by circumstances into marriage with an old man gave him the loyal gratitude and devotion his kindness merited. She overcame the hatred of his passionate granddaughter of her own age, and became the loved ‘Grandmother’ of all the village children for whom she wove sweet songs and pretty stories. The tragedies of her inner life were never realized by those about her, but they caused her to be a benediction to every one who knew her.”—Outlook.

“Those who enjoyed ‘Captain January,’ (and that means every one, young or old, that read it) will like Mrs. Richards’s new story, ‘Grandmother.’”

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 620. O. 12, ’07. 110w.

“A sweet and touching story.”

+ Outlook. 87: 745. N. 30, ’07. 120w.

Richards, Mrs. Laura Elizabeth (Howe). Silver crown: another book of fables. †$1.25. Little.

6–29779.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

Acad. 71: 608. D. 15, ’06. 20w.

“Useful to parents, teachers, and librarians, but containing little for the children themselves.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 54. F. ’07.

+ N. Y. Times. 11: 868. D. 15, ’06. 50w.

Richards, Ralph Coffin. Railroad accidents, their cause and prevention. $1. Ralph C. Richards, 215 Jackson boulevard, Chicago.

6–32141.

“A general discussion of various classes of accidents is accompanied by citations of examples showing how the very accidents in question had happened to individuals. References to operating rules—which rules, if followed, would have prevented the accidents in many instances—are freely made throughout the book, and the rules themselves are given in an appendix forming the last 15 pages of the book.”—Engin. N.

Engin. N. 56: 418. O. 18, ’06. 60w.

+ R. of Rs. 35: 382. Mr. ’07. 70w.

Richards, William R. Apostles’ creed in modern worship. **$1. Scribner.

6–32847.

“An exposition of the creed rather than a defence of it; and the exposition is spiritual and practical rather than historical and scholarly.”—Outlook.

“The book may be considered to represent the best that can be said in favor of the adoption of the creed by the non-liturgical communions, though it by no means answers the objections raised against its use in the controversies over it in England and Germany.”

+ Nation. 83: 328. O. 18. ’06. 330w.

“It is not and does not purport to be of value to the critical student; it will be of aid in giving rational significance to the creed to those who are accustomed to use it in public worship.”

+ Outlook. 84: 383. O. 13, ’06. 80w.

Richardson, Charles. Chancellorsville campaign: Fredericksburg to Salem church. $1. Neale.

7–17004.

An account of the battles from Fredericksburg to Salem church and a description of the battle field, to which is appended a collection of abstracts from the reports of the operations of the Union army of the Potomac, covering the entire Chancellorsville campaign.

“Borrows a certain quality of value from the circumstance that it contains in convenient form the text of President Lincoln’s correspondence with the egregious Hooker, together with other official notes of the campaign, and the report of Gen. Lee upon the battle in which Thomas Jonathan Jackson lost his life. Mr. Richardson’s own story of that battle is negligible.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 493. Ag. 10, ’07. 270w.

“Had Colonel Charles Richardson chosen to utilize his personal experience as the basis for his ‘The Chancellorsville campaign,’ he might have made an interesting contribution to civil war literature; but as it is, his narrative is quite negligible. Barring a tedious—and to readers not familiar with the ground—difficult description of the scene of conflict, his account of the operations of Early and Sedgwick about Fredericksburg, displays little originality, and consists for the most part of quotations from official reports strung together in a commonplace way.”

− Outlook. 86: 438. Je. 22. ’07. 110w.

Richardson, Charles. Tales of a warrior: sanguine but not saguinary for old time people. $1.25. Neale.

7–16755.

Nine simply told tales of the civil war time. Several of them are in southern dialect, and they deal with the county squire, the soldier, the old negro, and other southern types.

Richardson, Frank. 2835 Mayfair: a novel. $1.50. Kennerley.

A detective story which has a double identity mystery in it, and one in which the author “takes care to discount the criticism that his story is not credible by making it absolutely impossible.” (Spec.)

“Regarded as satire or melodrama, ‘2835 Mayfair’ must be considered unsatisfactory. There is, however, plenty of ingenuity in the manner in which Mr. Richardson develops his tale, and his admirers will find no lack of 367those inconsequent humours which he has taught them to expect.”

− + Acad. 72: 459. My. 11, ’07. 270w.

− + Nation. 85: 234. S. 12, ’07. 330w.

N. Y. Times. 12: 540. S. 7, ’07. 110w.

“Mr. Richardson’s efforts in what may be called his satirical manner are rather laboured in the present book, which may be best described as a sensational extravaganza and, as our American cousins would say, not very successful at that.”

− Spec. 99: 333. S. 7, ’07. 150w.

Richardson, Leon Josiah. Helps to the reading of classical Latin poetry. *50c. Ginn.

7–6757.

The book is intended for students of classical Roman poetry, primarily that of Virgil and Ovid. The book outlines the part that reading should play in the field of classical study, compares Latin and English rhythms, and explains simply the nature and structure of Latin verse, with special reference to the dactylic hexameter and the elegiac meter.

“In all probability it contains rather more than the average student, or perhaps even the exceptional student, if he be an undergraduate, will take the time to read with care. On the other hand, one who is more advanced will scarcely find here anything that is new to him. Some of the illustrative material is ... well selected; and the first twenty pages or so may be read by any one with interest and pleasure.” H. T. P.

+ Bookm. 25: 207. Ap. ’07. 360w.

“A helpful little volume for the sympathetic reader of Latin verse.”

+ Nation. 84: 387. Ap. 25, ’07. 90w.

Richardson, Rev. Willard S., ed. David: warrior, poet, king. il. $2.50. Appleton.

7–31970.

In this narrative told by means of various passages of scripture, special stress is laid upon the qualities of the man David, the frailties over which the might of character triumphed, the friendship for Jonathan, and the anguish and grief over Absalom. The character development is traced thru the experience of exile, thru the early years of opposition to his rule over the two tribes, and thru the years of prosperity and adversity as king over Israel.

Rickaby, Rev. Joseph, S. J. Free will and four English philosophers; a study of Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Mill. *$1.25. Benziger.

“Father Rickaby believes that, though men are slow to see and loth to own it, free will still remains the hub and centre of philosophical speculation. The four philosophers whose views are here criticized are Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Mill. His method is to quote a passage from these authors and then discuss it.”—Ath.

Ath. 1907, 1: 406. Ap. 6. 330w.

“A long matured volume abounding with acute criticism and close reasoning. The most original feature of Father Rickaby’s treatment of the question is his theory on the working of free-will.”

+ + Cath. World. 84: 564. Ja. ’07. 330w.

“A vigorous and interesting book.” St. George Stock.

+ − Hibbert J. 5: 704. Ap. ’07. 1330w.

Rickert, (Martha) Edith. Golden hawk. †$1.50. Baker.

7–15544.

“A modern romance in the picaresque style, steeped in the sunshine of Provence.... Trillon, the hero, has a lordly disdain for commercialism.... We meet him ... fascinating the daughter of the inn-keeper by his audacious flattery, and after a courtship conducted with lightning rapidity in the teeth of every sort of opposition, going off to seek his fortune, while his betrothed is left to the untender mercies of her parents and the priest.... She enters a nunnery. But the irrepressible Trillon returns from the sea, abducts his betrothed ... sets himself to perform a labour of Hercules imposed by the priest as the condition of his consent to the marriage,—the conversion of a rocky wilderness known as the Pit of Artaban into a farm. Trillon’s exploits as a farmer ... make a most entertaining recital; and the final scene, in which he plays the part of a Provençal Lochinvar, brings a fantastic story to an appropriate close.”—Spec.

“The only fault we have to find in her work is that it needs pruning.”

+ − Acad. 72: 216. Mr. 2, ’07. 230w.

“The sort of thing that could easily be turned into operetta.” Harry James Smith.

+ Atlan. 100: 134. Jl. ’07. 330w.

“It is not a book to be judged by ordinary standards; it must be read indulgently, sympathetically, softly laughed over for the sake of its fantastic humor, its unexpected mingling of sunshine and of shadow.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ Bookm. 25: 392. Je. ’07. 300w.

“A pretty story, full of surprises for even the seasoned reader of summer fiction.”

+ Ind. 63: 43. Jl. 4, ’07. 210w.

“Her portraits with all their charm seem sometimes a little stiff, sometimes over flamboyant But there are fine, airy landscapes in plenty; the action is spirited throughout; and few of the incidents fail of the graces of pathos, humour, enthusiasm, and, above all, imagination.”

+ − Lond. Times. 6: 70. Mr. 1, ’07. 580w.

“She escapes the danger of letting her picaresque hero seem hackneyed and mediocre, by tracing his mental processes from within out, here and there giving a genuine touch of character study, instead of relying entirely upon description of his fantastic dress and twinkling hawk-like eyes.”

+ Nation. 84: 435. My. 9, ’07. 350w.

“Miss Rickart has undeniable talent, a grace of style, a keen sense of verbal felicity and skill in reproducing a superficial effect. She has not yet learned the lesson that to be a real artist one must not go too far afield from one’s own life and temperament.” Florence Wilkinson.

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 314. My. 18, ’07. 690w.

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 384. Je. 15, ’07. 230w.

“The tale is told with dash and spirit, and has unity of conception. There is buoyancy and there is color, and the reader’s interest is swept along impetuously from beginning to end.”

+ Outlook. 86: 255. Je. 1, ’07. 210w.

+ R. of Rs. 35: 765. Je. ’07. 60w.

“The ‘bravura’ style is at times somewhat forced.”

+ − Spec. 98: 541. Ap. ’07. 640w.

Rickett, Arthur. Vagabond in literature. *$1.50. Dutton.

7–35194.

A volume “made up of ‘papers’ on Hazlitt, De Quincey, Walt Whitman. Robert Louis Stevenson, George Borrow, Henry Thoreau, and Richard Jefferies.”—N. Y. Times.

A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 104. Ap. ’07.

“These agreeable essays are not epoch-making—how few books are!—but they offer many a page of good reading, none the worse for being on well-worn themes.”

− + Dial. 42: 146. Mr. 1, ’07. 330w.

Ind. 62: 973. Ap. 25, ’07. 630w.

N. Y. Times. 11: 789. D. 1, ’06. 300w.

R. of Rs. 35: 256. F. ’07. 40w.

Ricketts, Charles S. Art of the Prado: a survey of the contents of the gallery, together with detailed criticisms of its 368masterpieces and biographical sketches of the famous painters who produced them. *$2. Page.

7–30412.

A finely illustrated volume which deals with the paintings of the Prado—Madrid’s famous treasure house of masterpieces. Here are found at their best the gold of Titian, the silver of Velasquez. the glow of Rubens and the magic and awe associated with Rembrandt. In what manner and to what extent these pictures are an unchallenged “congress of masterpieces” the author essays to enlighten the reader.

“He understands how to give his criticism a turn which is at once illuminating and suggestive.”

+ Dial. 43: 379. D. 1, ’07. 310w.

“This is a real book, containing real opinions, which may be read with profit and pleasure by any one who cares for the serious study of art.”

+ + Nation. 85: 550. D. 12, ’07. 290w.

N. Y. Times. 12: 667. O. 19, ’07. 30w.

“At best the book is an excellent and readable guide to a collection not too widely known, and considered as such the author is deserving of unqualified attention.”

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 835. D. 14, ’07. 310w.

Outlook. 87: 615. N. 23, ’07. 80w.

Rideal, Samuel. Sewage and the bacterial purification of sewage. $4. Wiley.

A third and enlarged edition of a work which “consists chiefly of a statement of the problem of sewage treatment and of the principles involved and methods employed in the solution of that problem, together with a review of some of the large number of experiments on sewage.... It covers some events and literature well into 1906.”—Engin. N.

“By means of the present revision, Dr. Rideal’s book becomes the most up-to-date and the best general work on sewage treatment now available.”

+ Engin. N. 57: 667. Je. 13, ’07. 340w.

“It seems to be generally acknowledged among sanitary engineers that this work is the most comprehensive treatise on the subject in the English language, and the appearance of a third edition recently is only natural in view of the high standing which the book has won.”

+ + Technical Literature. 2: 333. O. ’07. 370w. (Reprinted from Engin. Rec.)

* Rideout, Henry Milner. Admiral’s light. †$1.50. Houghton.

7–36092.

The shores of New Brunswick and Maine furnish the setting of a story in which are brought together a girl reared by Yankee gypsies, a lad, hungry for things of life, the recluse grandfather who keeps a lighthouse, an Italian sailor, and a Chinaman whose portion of the tale is one of mystery. The sea-change of the heroine into something rich and strange which breathes sacrifice is the absorbing part of the story.

Rideout, Henry Milner. Beached keels. †$1.50. Houghton.

6–38551.

Three stories of the sea and shorefolk. The first is a “strange tale of curious people in an unusual setting; the second, a tragic, pathetic tale of two brothers; the third, humorous.” (A. L. A. Bkl.)

“All are striking, and more than usually well told.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 18. Ja. ’07. ✠

“Mr. Rideout’s construction is faulty; his stories short as they are, seem to ramble needlessly. But he has the gift of vividness and a rare sense of the value of little things; he can paint the crest of a wave or a trait of character with an admirable terseness.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ − Bookm. 24: 691. F. ’07. 330w.

“His fancy is fertile and it imagines large canvases. He almost fills them, but not quite. It is in dealing with the emotions of his characters in the powerful situations in which he places them that Mr. Rideout still falls short: he leaves a little too much to the collaboration of the reader.”

+ − Ind. 62: 915. Ap. 18, ’07. 260w.

“‘Wild justice’ stands out with almost startling distinctness against the pale mediocrity of current magazine fiction.”

+ Nation. 83: 485. D. 6, ’06. 190w.

“All of these three tales, but more especially the first have quite unusual vigor and originality. The author’s chief fault is a somewhat abrupt manner.”

+ − Outlook. 84. 1080. D. 29, ’06. 120w.

Rideout, Henry Milner. Siamese cat; il. by Will Grefe. †$1.25. McClure.

7–15114.

A love story in which a Siamese cat and a pigeon-blood ruby figure largely. It “swings along at a high speed and there is plenty of Asiatic coast atmosphere, of the semi-tourist, semi-native sort. The local color, appears veracious with its mixture of bad smells and pink mists and ruined temples and calm homicides and pigin English and poisonings and stabbings while you wait.” (N. Y. Times.)

“The setting is oriental, and adds not a little to the attractions of a light, swift-moving ingenious, and altogether entertaining tale.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 180. O. ’07. ✠

“This is a book which tempts the reviewer to cast propriety to the winds and call it in cold print a thundering good story.”

+ + Nation. 84: 544. Je. 13, ’07. 380w.

“It is a merry tale, for all its trifling with human life.”

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 360. Je. 4, ’07. 280w.

+ N. Y. Times. 12: 384. Je. 15, ’07. 150w.

Riedl, Frigyes. History of Hungarian literature. *$1.75. Appleton.

7–2035.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1996.

+ Acad. 71: 652. D. 29, ’06. 940w.

“This book with Dr. Reich’s ‘Historical survey of Hungarian literature’ covers the subject comprehensively.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 127. My. ’07.

“An extremely readable volume, exhibiting scholarship without pedantry, and resisting the temptation to dwell at too great length upon the formative period of the literature.”

+ + Dial. 42: 115. E. 16, ’07. 320w.

“This is a remarkable book, as it is the first history of Hungarian literature in the English language.”

+ Ind. 63: 635. S. 12, ’07. 710w.

+ Nation. 84: 386. Ap. 25, ’07. 330w.

+ − Sat. R. 103: 402. Mr. 30, ’07. 300w.

Riemer, J. Shaft-sinking in difficult cases; tr. from the Germ. by J. W. Brough. *$3.50. Lippincott.

“The volume is confined to a description of means that have to be resorted to when ordinary methods of sinking cannot be applied on account of excessive influx of water, the means described being shaft sinking by hand, boring shafts, the freezing method of sinking, and the sinking-drum method.” (Nature.) “The book is divided into four main sections, devoted respectively to (1) Shaft sinking by hand, (2) Shaft sinking by boring, (3) The freezing method, and (4) The sinking drum process. Concrete examples are given of the application of each method. The folding plates in the back of the book amply illustrate the constructive details involved.” (Engin. N.)

Engin. N. 58. 178. Ag. 15, ’07. 180w.

“It is not a book for elementary students, but one that deserves the careful study of advanced students and of experienced engineers. The translation has been carefully made.”

+ + Nature. 76: 291. Jl. 25, ’07. 380w.

369Ries, Heinrich. Clays, their occurrence, properties, and uses, with especial reference to those of the United States. *$5. Wiley.

6–37212.

“The author treats his subject under the following heads:—The origin of clay, chemical properties, physical properties, kinds of clay, methods of mining and manufacture, distribution of clay in the United States, Fuller’s earth.”—Nature.

“The only work summarizing the scattered literature on American clays.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 171. O. ’07.

“Notwithstanding defects in matter and manner, Dr. Ries has rendered a distinct service to ceramics in producing this work. It more nearly meets the general need than any other English book in the field, and will doubtless awaken in many aspiring minds an enthusiasm to know more than the book pretends to tell, and will thus lead to research and scholarship, which has so far groped in vain for lack of a guide.” Edward Orton, jr.

+ − Engin. N. 57: 437. Ap. 18, ’07. 1380w.

J. Geol. 14: 459. Ag. ’06. 230w.

“This book is very well produced and free from slips.”

+ Nature. 75: 411. Mr. 14, ’07. 460w.

“The most comprehensive and evenly balanced, if not the only, presentation of the subject as a whole that we have.” Eugene A. Smith.

+ + Science, n. s. 25: 999. Je. 28, ’07. 1370w.

Riley, James Whitcomb. Morning. $1.25. Bobbs.

7–26127.

The keynote of this latest group of Riley poems is struck in the following:

“Let us see as we have seen—

Where all paths are dewy-green,

And all human-kind are kin—

Let us be as we have been.”

“It is doubtful if his admirers will find in it quite the charm of his earlier work.” Jessie B. Rittenhouse.

+ Putnam’s. 3: 363. D. ’07. 200w.

Riley, James Whitcomb. While the heart beats young. $2.50. Bobbs.

6–36414.

Under this title are included “all the best of Mr. Riley’s child-verses, with many pictures in color by Ethel Franklin Betts.”—Dial.

+ − Dial. 41: 398. D. 1, ’06. 130w.

“Riley still makes the same heart-felt appeal to the people that he did more than a quarter of a century ago.”

+ Ind. 61: 1402. D. 13, ’06. 90w.

Ripley, William Z. Railway problems: a collection of reprints with maps and introd. $2.25. Ginn.

7–6187.

Uniform with “Selections and documents in economics.” While the book is primarily intended to serve as a college text in the economics of transportation, it also aims to offer in convenient form for the general reader and student of American public questions authoritative information upon this important economic and political question.

“Of use to the interested public, the student, the college instructor, and the debator.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 127. My. ’07. S.

“Is by far the best compendium of papers on railway transportation that has yet been made.” Emory R. Johnson.

+ + Ann. Am. Acad. 30: 616. N. ’07. 460w.

“The book is invaluable for college work, and to all who would take up the history of American railways.” Ralph Albertson.

+ Arena. 38: 219. Ag. ’07. 330w.

“We can very heartily commend this book to anyone desiring to make a study of the economic relations of the railways to the public.”

+ Engin. N. 58: 77. Jl. 18, ’07. 520w.

“Professor Ripley makes it easy for the student to get a view of the more important of our railway problems.” William Hill.

+ J. Pol. Econ. 15: 435. Jl. ’07. 320w.

“One of the great advantages of the material presented in this volume for pedagogical purposes is that it deals so largely with debatable questions. With its aid there should be no difficulty in making college courses on railway problems interesting as well as profitable.”

+ Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 559. S. ’07. 210w.

“Has been edited with great care. The book fully meets the aim of the editor and is all that can be desired.” Albert I. Frye.

+ + Technical Literature. 1: 269. Je. ’07. 1050w.

Ristori, Adelaide. Memoirs and artistic studies of Adelaide Ristori; rendered into English by G. Mantellini. **$2.50. Doubleday.

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“Besides the biographical matter furnished by Signor Ventura, the present book of memoirs consists of two parts: in the first, Madame Ristori gives her reminiscences of her stage career, commencing with her first appearance before the footlights at the age of two months, and extending over sixty-three years to her farewell performance, which was given twenty-two years ago at the New York Academy of music in a memorable production of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth,’ Edwin Booth taking the title-role on that occasion. The second part of her Memoirs is devoted to an analysis of six of the principal parts in her répertoire: Schiller’s ‘Mary Stuart,’ Giacometti’s ‘Queen Elizabeth,’ Shakespeare’s ‘Lady Macbeth,’ Legouve’s ‘Medea,’ Alfieri’s ‘Myrrha,’ and Racine’s ‘Phaedra.’”—Lit. D.

A. L. A. Bkl. 3:171. O. ’07. S.

“To the already published lives of Adelaide Ristori this new edition of her memoirs, with its appended letters coming down nearly to the date of her death, is a useful supplement. But there is still room for a final, full, and critical account of the remarkable actress, prepared with far more care than the volume under review.” Percy F. Bicknell.

+ − Dial. 43: 160. S. 16, ’07. 1770w.

“Her autobiography has not literary quality, and it is marred in the translation by a faulty English that editing might, it would seem, easily have bettered.”

+ − Ind. 63: 1003. O. 24. ’07. 210w.

+ + Lit. D. 35: 452. S. 28, ’07. 1200w.

+ Lit. D. 35: 917. D. 14, ’07. 100w.

“Not only is the arrangement of the matter slovenly ... but the English translation supplied by Signor G. Mantellini reflects but little credit upon the original composition.”

+ − Nation. 85: 239. S. 12, ’07. 1000w.

“The work of the translator is utterly inadequate. His mistakes, due to a very evident lack of familiarity with the conventions and idioms of the English language, are sometimes ludicrous, sometimes annoying, sometimes obscuring; and many of them would never have passed even a moderately good proof-reader, who was compelled to wade through the ridiculous pi of commas strewn thicker than Vallombrosan leaves.” Anne Peacock.

+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 537. S. 7, ’07. 1400w.

“The story of her life is here told in a simple and informal way, without boasting, but with intelligent appreciation of men and things.”

+ Outlook. 87: 132. S. 21, ’07. 200w.

R. of Rs. 36: 512. O. ’07. 130w.

Ritchie, Rev. Arthur. Spiritual studies in St. Luke’s gospel. 2v. *$5. Young ch.

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“The general character of these volumes is homiletical. and their aim is to feed the altar flame of the consecrated heart.” (Outlook.) “Dr. Ritchie has arranged his commentary in short sections, and divided each study into 370an exposition and a series of three ‘thoughts,’ thus adapting his work to quick reference and ready comprehension.” (Nation.)

+ Nation. 83: 370. N. 1, ’06. 170w.

Outlook. 84: 633. N. 10, ’06. 120w.

Rivers, W. H. R. Todas; with il., map and chronological tables. *$6.50. Macmillan.

7–18149.

The author says that his book is not merely a record of the customs and beliefs of a people who amount to fewer than a thousand individuals all told, but is also a demonstration of anthropological method. These people occupy the well-watered plateau of the Nilgiri hills in Southern India, and their life, character, customs, ceremonials and factors upon which their social organization rests are informingly discussed.

“A work as laborious as it is original.”

+ + Ath. 1906, 2: 551. N. 3. 1350w.

“An exhaustive study.”

+ Dial. 42: 317. My. 16, ’07. 360w.

“As an example of scientific method, this is the best socio-religious monograph of a special community yet published.” A. C. Haddon.

+ + Hibbert J. 5: 680. Ap. ’07. 1560w.

+ + Lond. Times. 5: 406. D. 7, ’06. 960w.

“An admirable study of savage life.”

+ + Nation. 84: 33. Ja. 10, ’07. 180w.

“Thanks to Dr. Rivers’s energy and care we have a complete and scientific account of one of the most significant phenomena in the history of that varied organism, religion. A monument of industry and care, not without insight, and the results of comparative study, and is an invaluable record of which Cambridge and the new anthropology may be proud.” A. E. Crawley.

+ + Nature. 75: 462. Mr. 14, ’07. 960w.

“Mr. Rivers’ careful monograph will thus win and retain a central place, that between the preliminary and more or less amateurish anthropological observers whose works he practically supersedes, and the deeper interpretation for which he does so much to prepare.”

+ + Sat. R. 103: 113. Ja. 26, ’07. 1380w.

“Mr. Rivers’s learned book will remain the chief authority on the interesting race with which he deals.”

+ + Spec. 98: sup. 120. Ja. 26, ’07. 300w.

Rives, Hallie Erminie. Satan Sanderson. †$1.50. Bobbs.

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Plot and action abound in this story of confused identity. In his college days, only four years past, the Reverend Harry Sanderson was known to his fellows as Satan Sanderson. There crosses his path one day an old associate, Hugh Stires, the degenerate son of St. James’ richest parishioner, and so closely resembling Sanderson as to cause all the trouble that ensues. The ghosts of the past appear, but are downed by the invincible might of the young rector. The degenerate weds the woman Sanderson loves, proves unworthy of her, and throws himself upon Sanderson’s mercy, and the latter in attempting to save him meets with an accident that robs him of his memory. The climax and the fall grow out of the confusion of identity that follows, and a ne’er-do-well’s one impulse of manhood.