Volume 3 — S
Reading edition
Sabatier, Paul. Disestablishment in France. *$1.25. Scribner.
6–21194.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“The book lacks unity but presents the material in a style both instructive and clear. It is especially valuable for its presentation of the causes underlying the contest.”
+ − Ann. Am. Acad. 29: 222. Ja. ’07. 820w.
Sabin, Louis Carlton. Cement and concrete. 2d ed., rev. and enl. *$5. McGraw pub.
7–14245.
“The second edition has been enlarged from 507 to 572 pages, two pages of which have been added to the chapter on ‘Definitions and constituents,’ 12 pages to the chapter on ‘Manufacture,’ and the remainder to a new chapter on ‘Concrete building blocks; their manufacture and use,’ and to three appendices giving the standard specifications for cement.”—Engin. N.
“The book as it now stands is an admirable treatise on concrete as a material, but must be taken in connection with some reference book of design and construction to make a complete survey of the field of what may be called concrete engineering.”
+ Engin. N. 58: 75. Jl. 18, ’07. 450w.
Sage, William. By right divine. †$1.50. Little.
7–21363.
Two men contend for political supremacy in their state and for the love of the heroine, in this political romance. One is the old Senator, the boss of his state, and the girl he loves is his daughter. The other is a young man of rigid principles who has been elected governor, whose growing power with the people menaces the older man’s prestige, and whose manly courage bids fair to supplant him as first in his daughter’s heart. The contest is bitterly fought, until honesty and youth and love triumph.
“Though the element of improbability is at times present, the book as a whole is very true to life, and as a present-day political study it ranks with the best romances of recent years.”
+ + − Arena. 38: 348. S. ’07. 970w.
“Mr. Sage handles his stock situation skilfully, and gives his story a certain freshness by various accessory devices.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ − Dial. 43: 64. Ag. 1, ’07. 240w.
Ind. 63: 572. S. 5, ’07. 220w.
“It should be noted that all the love passages have a convincing, manly air, while an underlying sincerity runs through the book and makes it a most readable and wholesome novel of its class.”
+ Lit. D. 36: 489. O. 5, ’07. 340w.
N. Y. Times. 12: 385. Je. 15, ’07. 220w.
Saglio, Andre. French furniture. (Library of applied arts.) *$2.50. Scribner.
W 7–141.
A general history of the subject from the time of the Gauls down thru the Empire. There are ninety full-page plates, reproduced from photographs.
“This volume has not many obvious faults, and constitutes a fairly accurate guide to a study which, however, requires knowledge of the French tongue.”
+ − Ath. 1907, 1: 172. Je. 1. 300w.
+ Int. Studio. 32: 252. S. ’07. 100w.
“He has wished perhaps to make a thoughtful and readable book. The result is that we are presented with an essay upon the decorative art of many periods of French history, without being enabled to grasp firmly the manufacture and the design of any one period.”
+ − Nation. 85: 289. S. 26, ’07. 510w.
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 446. Jl. 13. ’07. 430w.
* Sakurai, Tadayoshi. Human bullets: a soldier’s story of Port Arthur; introd. by Count Okuma; tr. by Masujiro Honda and ed. by Alice M. Bacon. **$1.25. Houghton.
7–31244.
The actual experiences of the author who was a lieutenant in the Japanese army. One feels the personal responsibility which every soldier assumed for the outcome of the war, “the determination, the devotion to duty and the adaptability which won for the Japanese soldier such general sympathy and admiration in this country.” (Bookm.)
“Not only is the work ... the best that we have on fighting, but it also forms a valuable study of the relations between Buddhist and Shintu or official Japanese doctrine. The translation appears to be thoroughly competent.”
+ Ath. 1907, 2: 616. N. 16. 820w.
“A curious study in race psychology is afforded by this ‘soldier’s story of Port Arthur’. The book furnishes a striking picture of what war actually is, even under its most humane aspects. And at a time when the eyes of the whole world are on Japan, it is worth while to be told so authoritatively just what manner of fighting man the Japanese soldier is.” Ward Clark.
+ Bookm. 26: 414. D ’07. 580w.
“Considering the great difficulty of finding English phrases to give the exact meaning of the original, the translation has been very well done, though occasionally the choice of words is not happy. No review of the work would be quite complete without some reference to the colored frontispiece, reproduced from a drawing made by the author with his left hand after he had lost his right in the war.”
+ Dial. 43: 289. N. 1, ’07. 390w.
“The essential interest and the real value of the little book is its record of the writer’s inner man, not merely of what his bone and flesh and blood and nerves did and suffered, but of his essential personality, perfectly exemplified that ‘as a man thinketh so he is.’”
+ Nation. 85: 492. N. 28, ’07. 400w.
382Salaman, Malcolm Charles. Old engravers of England in their relation to contemporary life and art. *$2. Lippincott.
7–6389.
“In a brief compass the author cannot do more than glance at many of the two hundred and more engravers whom he mentions, but his description of the principal characters is adequate, and the whole army is marshalled before the reader in strict relation to the object of the book.”—Acad.
“This is a novel, interesting and almost romantic book. It clothes the dry bones of black-and-white prints with human attributes, and makes them live. The illustrations considering the low price of the book, are exceptionally good; in fact, some of them may be said to be remarkably beautiful.”
+ Acad. 72: 117. F. 2, ’07. 700w.
“His pages flash with coronets, and sentimental rapture.”
+ − Ath. 1906, 2: 742. D. 8. 310w.
“The volume is indeed, a combination of good things well served. Gossip and portraiture and art are deftly interlaced, so that the reading of the pages is no less agreeable than instructive.” Charles Henry Hart.
+ Dial. 43: 60. Ag. 1, ’07. 540w.
“The ideal collector is he who has this instinct, supported by knowledge, but who has also felt the fascination of looking in at all the side-doors upon history which old prints open. Mr. Salaman is such an ideal collector, and so proves himself a true guide for the novice and a companion of the already wise.”
+ + Int. Studio. 32: 336. O. ’07. 300w.
“The book makes interesting reading; and yet there is too much of a certain air of attempted jocosity. An earnest reader will ask for a more grave and orderly treatment.”
+ − Nation. 85: 268. S. 19, ’07. 940w.
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 273. Ap. 27, ’07. 490w.
“If the old prints are worth anyone’s attention first of all because of their intrinsic merit as works of art, they are worth quite as much because they link us intimately with the past. A book has always been needed which should unite these two view points of art and life. At last it has come.”
+ + Outlook. 86: 745. Ag. 3, ’07. 290w.
“Mr. Salaman gives a lucid and sufficient account of the engravers, and one which moreover is quite readable and intelligible to the inexperienced public. For this reason his book should be of value.”
+ − Sat. R. 103: 19. Ja. 5, ’07. 1090w.
+ Spec. 97: 398. D. 8, ’06. 200w.
Saleeby, Caleb Williams. Worry, the disease of the age. **$1.35. Stokes.
7–16990.
“Dr. Saleeby apparently conceives worry as a sort of an entity, and he seems to hold to the old distinction of body and mind. Worry, for him, can be a cause, and one may gather is rather a cause than a mere result. And so he gives us instances of how worry can ruin one’s digestion, with it one’s temper as well, and make one thoroughly and really ill. This seems to the writer a curious reversal of the familiar relations of the cart and the horse.”—N. Y. Times.
“A new volume of double usefulness: from the practical side offering serviceable hints for what he considers the disease of the age, and from the theoretical setting in their proper, light the current notions as to the healthful relations of mind and body.” I. Woodbridge Riley.
+ + Bookm. 26: 410. D. ’07. 1950w.
+ Lit. D. 35: 26. Jl. 6, ’07. 230w.
“A profoundly serious medical consideration with much that is philosophical in the most practical and helpful way.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 268. Ap. 27, ’07. 100w.
“He has read widely, he has studied deeply, he has thought out things for himself, and these are the fruits. Dr. Saleeby is a true philosopher.” Carl Snyder.
+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 313. My. 18, ’07. 2110w.
“This is a good book on a grave subject, which it treats in an all-round discussion on causes and effects, physical and psychical, from scientific and practical, moral and religious points of view.”
+ Outlook. 86: 342. Je. 15, ’07. 190w.
“A noteworthy volume of sociological as well as scientific import.”
+ + R. of Rs. 36: 125. Jl. ’07. 70w.
“A most capable and thoughtful series of essays.”
+ + Spec. 98: 1006. Je. 29, ’07. 1110w.
Salisbury, Rollin D. Physiography. (American science ser., advanced course.) *$3.50. Holt.
7–16499.
An important text-book achievement which provides a complete course for those “who have no purpose of pursuing the study of physical geography beyond its elements, but who are yet mature enough for work beyond the grade appropriate for the early years of the secondary schools.” It outlines the work covered in the University of Chicago in a twelve weeks’ course.
“The field is thoroughly and consistently explored.”
+ Nation. 85: 268. S. 19, ’07. 200w.
“Teachers of physiography will welcome this new book, not only on account of the large amount of fresh material and the fine illustrations that it contains, but also because it represents the accumulated experience and the method of a scientist whose skill as a teacher is well known and widely appreciated.” L. H. Wood.
+ + School R. 15: 621. O. ’07. 1230w.
“Professor Salisbury’s book meets a real want and the character of its compilation, based as it is, on many years of experience in teaching, gives the book a completeness far beyond any other physiography published up to this time.” George Burbank Shattuck.
+ + Science, n.s. 26: 830. D. 13, ’07. 510w.
Salmon, George. Human element in the gospels: a commentary on the synoptic narrative; ed. by Newport J. D. White. *$4.50. Dutton.
“By ‘the human element’ is meant, in distinction from divine revelations, ‘things that can be proved by ordinary historical testimony’—including, as Dr. Salmon assumes, the miraculous element in the gospels. His work is essentially devoted to an investigation of the sources of the gospel story, conducted with a purposed independence of traditional opinions.... ‘Editorial blunders’ are found in Matthew, and Luke is found to have ‘taken liberties with the earlier tradition’ of the resurrection. The Greek text only of the gospels, substantially that of Wescott and Hort, is given in parallel columns, beginning with the entrance of Jesus on his public career.”—Outlook.
“While the reader comes upon interesting and suggestive remarks, he meets with no real or consistent solution.”
+ − Ath. 1907, 1: 438. Ap. 13. 640w.
“It is a striking fact that a scholar of the breadth and thoroness of Dr. Salmon, who gave so many years to this problem, apparently paid no attention whatever to the works of continental scholars.”
+ − Ind. 63: 696. S. 19, ’07. 540w.
“The chief usefulness of Dr. Salmon’s book lies in the acumen with which he discusses particular passages.”
+ + Lond. Times. 6: 163. My. 24, ’07. 1060w.
+ Nation. 85: 188. Ag. 29, ’07. 600w.
383“The critical commentary upon it shows a cultured scholarship and freedom which prompt to agreement with the author’s regret that he had not undertaken the study till late in life.”
+ Outlook. 86: 837. Ag. 17, ’07. 260w.
Spec. 98: 982. Je. 22, ’07. 200w.
Salmon, Lucy Maynard. Progress in the household. **$1.10. Houghton.
6–38548.
Ten essays entitled Recent progress in the study of domestic service, Education in the household, The relation of college women to domestic science, Sairey Gamp and Dora Copperfield, Economics and ethics in domestic service, “Put yourself in his place,” Our kitchen, An illustrated edition, and The woman’s exchange.
A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 71. Mr. ’07.
“While the author does not offer any universal agent for a lightning change she does write with knowledge and ability, and her opinion should have weight with thoughtful women.”
+ Outlook. 84: 1081. D. 29, ’06. 130w.
Saltus, Edgar Evertson. Lords of the ghostland: a history of the ideal. *$1.25. Kennerley.
7–14564.
The history of the ideal, the genealogy of its overlords, Brahma, Armuzd, Amon-Râ, Bel-Marduk, Jehovah, Zeus, Jupiter and of the Christ himself, is here given in a spirit which lifts the veil without rending it.
“His treatment of each subject is a deft mingling of historical knowledge, philosophical method and poetic feeling.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 512. Ag. 24, ’07. 150w.
* Sanday, Rev. William. Life of Christ in recent research. *$1.75. Oxford.
7–33561.
“Certain recent lectures, reviews, and sermons of Professor Sanday’s have been combined into this volume. It presents a survey of the most important literature of the past twenty years upon the life and person of Christ with a special chapter on miracles.”—Bib. World.
“Professor Sanday’s well-known scholarly moderation characterizes the whole.”
+ Bib. World. 30: 480. D. ’07. 50w.
“As a matter of fact, we have another preliminary essay—a survey of the chief tendencies and the more important conclusions of the criticism to which the evangelic narratives have been subjected in the last twenty years. No English writer is so well qualified as Dr. Sanday to make such a survey. Not only is he himself one of our most thorough and most cautious critics, but his appetite for German brochures is insatiable. The charm of the whole book lies in the receptiveness of its author’s mind.”
+ + Lond. Times. 6: 322. O. 25, ’07. 1270w.
Sanders, Frank Knight, and Fowler, Henry Thatcher. Outlines for the study of Biblical history and literature; with maps and charts. (Historical ser. for Bible students, v. 9.) **$1.25. Scribner.
6–39458.
“Intelligent direction for systematic and discriminating study” is the aim of this book. It meets the needs of four classes of student: (1) the college student, (2) the graduate student in oriental history, (3) the student of theology, and (4) the general student of the Bible. The book covers both the Old and New Testaments, and is divided into four parts: (1) Hebrew literature and history, reaching from the beginning to the fall of Jerusalem (586 B. C.); (2) early Jewish history and literature (586–168 B. C.); (3) later Jewish history and literature (168 B. C.–135 A. D.); (4) early Christian history and literature.
“If there is one point in which the work does not come up to the standard laid down by the authors, it is that of answering the requirements of the graduate student. Otherwise, by a wise use of the literature assigned and a classification of the material thus procured there is little doubt that the book will prove very useful and helpful in filling the blanks in many students minds which should be occupied by Biblical history.” Ira M. Brice and John M. P. Smith.
+ + − Am. J. Theol. 11: 141. Ja. ’07. 260w.
“A valuable outline with useful bibliographies which would help small libraries in purchasing the best books on the subjects treated.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 71. Mr. ’07. S.
+ Bib. World. 28: 432. D. ’06. 60w.
+ Dial. 41: 462. D. 16, ’06. 60w.
+ Ind. 62: 390. F. 14, ’07. 50w.
“As is the case with most works in English covering both the Old and the New Testaments, the treatment of Old Testament subjects is much superior.”
+ Nation. 84: 33. Ja. 10, ’07. 240w.
“They give ample direction to the most recent works of Biblical scholars, with strict impartiality toward the supporters of divergent conclusions.”
+ Outlook. 84: 839. D. 1, ’06. 130w.
Sanders, Wilbur E.; McDonald, Bernard; Parlee, Norman W.; and others. Mine timbering. $2. Hill pub. co.
7–19426.
A collection of papers which form a series of essays emphasizing many important details rather than a complete treatise on the subject.
Reviewed by E. J. McCaustland.
+ Engin. N. 57: 669. Je. 13, ’07. 880w.
Sanderson, Edgar. Great Britain in modern Africa. $1.75. Scribner.
7–10993.
“A volume which gathers into easy compass the history and geography of all the present divisions and governments of Africa.... It treats of Germany, France, Portugal, and Italy in Africa, as well as of Great Britain. The only parts left untouched are the western countries in the Mediterranean.... It is a handbook of information concerning Africa, including statistics of imports and exports, revenue, population, and other matters.”—Nation.
+ − Ath. 1906, 2: 441. O. 13. 640w.
“Mr. Sanderson’s history ... is told with vivacity and exact detail.”
+ − Nation. 84: 178. F. 21, ’07. 460w.
“Mr. Sanderson’s account of recent events is admirably concise and comprehensive, and affords an excellent idea of the many-sided activity of Great Britain from the Cape to Cairo and from Nigeria to Uganda.”
+ Sat. R. 102: 402. S. 29, ’06. 170w.
Sanford, P. Gerald. Nitro-explosives: a practical treatise concerning the properties, manufacture, and analysis of nitrated substances, including the fulminates, smokeless powders and celluloid. 2d ed. *$4. Van Nostrand.
War 7–20.
A work which “for ten years has been a standard authority, and now is revised and brought up to date. It describes the processes of manufacture of nitro-glycerine, dynamite, gun-cotton, picrates, and fulminates, and gives the methods of analyzing them and testing their strength.”—Nation.
“The text is too much like the old, with some slight changes and explanations, and not at all enough reference to the progress in the manufacture of smokeless powders and insensitive blasting powders.” Charles F. McKenna
+ − Engin. N. 57: 83. Ja. 17, ’07. 860w.
Nation. 84: 438. My. 9, ’07. 130w.
384Santayana, George. Life of reason; or, The phases of human progress. 5v. ea. **$1.25. Scribner.
5–5419.
“This book is so wanting in clearness of thought that I doubt whether it can be of much use to anyone. Throughout the book, Mr. Santayana makes a great many scattered remarks, which are certainly ‘suggestive,’ and perhaps (as he himself declares to be his object) ‘stimulating,’ but what he says seems to be always mixed with a great deal that is definitely erroneous, and always imbedded in a mass that is greatly wanting in clearness.” G. E. Moore.
− Int. J. Ethics. 17: 248. Ja. ’07. 2500w. (Review of v. 1–5.)
“These later volumes, though containing much that would be interesting, if Professor Santayana had not already made us familiar with his point of view and characteristic method of treatment, are something of a disappointment. It is not easy to see exactly for what class of readers they are intended. Unfortunately the last volume ‘Reason in science’—the only one of the last three volumes in which the author enters a new field—is perhaps the most disappointing of all.” Ernest Albee.
− Philos. R. 16: 195. Mr. ’07. 3980w. (Review of v. 3–5.)
Sargent, Dudley Allen. Physical education. *$1.50. Ginn.
6–37870.
An attempt “to place the training of the body upon the same educational basis as the training of the intellect.” There are chapters upon The physical training of the American people; Physical exercise and longevity; Physical education in colleges, in secondary, and in elementary schools; and ideals in physical education.
“A valuable contribution to the subject.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 48. F. ’07. S.
“There is much of interest in the volume.”
+ Nation. 83: 402. N. 8, ’06. 50w.
Sargent, Herbert Howland. Campaign of Santiago de Cuba. 3v. **$5. McClurg.
7–29604.
A full summary in three volumes of the campaign of our army and navy at Santiago in 1898. It is compiled from official documents, contains twelve maps which show the scene of fighting, and above all is fearless in its “criticism of American arms and in its tributes to the feats of Spanish valor.”
“The first thorough and complete account of the war between the United States and the Spanish in Cuba.”
+ + Outlook. 87: 454. O. 26, ’07. 140w.
R. of Rs. 36: 510. O. ’07. 190w.
Saunders, Margaret Marshall (“Marshall Saunders”). Beautiful Joe; with an introd. by Hezekiah Butterworth. il. †$1.25. Am. Bapt.
7–28456.
A new and enlarged edition of this companion to “Black Beauty.” It is a dog’s autobiography which teaches a lesson of kindness not only to dogs but to the entire animal kingdom.
Savage, William G. Bacteriological examination of water-supplies. *$2.50. Blakiston.
Agr 7–1421.
By eliminating elementary matter, and by omitting a part of data early collected, the author has made his treatise one which covers only the pertinent phases of the subject.
“Among the many books which have been recently written on the bacteriology of water, this latest one ... is by all odds the best. Although it is a comparatively small book, it covers the ground more thoroughly than any other.” George C. Whipple.
+ Engin. N. 57: 661. Je. 13, ’07. 1040w.
“The chapter on the interpretation of results is particularly to be recommended. The medical officer of health, and the analyst, and the bacteriologist will find this book a trustworthy and useful guide.” R. T. Hewlett.
+ + Nature. 76: 245. Jl. 11, ’07. 120w.
Sayce, Rev. Archibald Henry. Archaeology of the cuneiform inscriptions: Rhine lectures. *$1.75. Gorham.
The volume “opens with a brief, but excellent account of the method of decipherment of the cuneiform inscriptions, describes the nature of the inscriptions found, shows the relation of the Sumerians to Semitic people, that of the Egyptian to the Babylonian civilization, that of Palestine to Babylonia, the character of the Hittite people of Asia Minor, and describes the condition of Canaan before the Exodus.”—Ind.
+ Acad. 72: 265. Mr. 16, ’07. 850w.
“The whole forms a sufficiently compact and readable account. Both these faults (the habit of stating conjectures as facts, and of catching at any parallel, however wild, which seems to bear out preconceived conclusions) are very much in evidence in this volume, and go some way towards spoiling what is one of the most interesting books that Prof. Sayce has written.”
− + Ath. 1907, 1: 296. Mr. 9. 1590w.
“Like all of Professor Sayce’s writings, it is very suggestive, broad in treatment, and the conclusions sometimes rest on insufficient evidence.”
+ − Ind. 62: 445. F. 21, ’07. 90w.
“Great mass of information closely packed in this small volume.”
+ + Sat. R. 103: 753. Je. 15, ’07. 1040w.
“The story ... is well worth reading; nothing in literary history surpasses it; Professor Sayce, who has himself had no small part in its evolution, tells it with admirable clearness. Of course, it is not by any mean finished.”
+ − Spec. 97: 220. F. 9, ’07. 340w.
Schaff, Morris. Spirit of old West Point. **$3. Houghton.
7–32862.
While there is a personal note sounded thruout this autobiography, it chronicles the universal experiences of all West Point cadets and so is important as a historic document. The early experiences of the newly-arrived youth through physical hardening processes to which he is subjected give way to the months of patriotic endeavor which result in the “ever-enduring virtues that characterize the soldier, the Christian and the gentleman.”
“His love of poetic imagery, his tendency to infuse with life and feeling the inanimate objects about him, his fondness for drawing spiritual truths from material facts give to his narrative a higher beauty and a deeper meaning than we are wont to find in a soldier’s reminiscences.” Percy F. Bicknell.
+ + Dial. 43. 310. N. 16, ’07. 1500w.
+ Lit. D. 35: 875. D. 7, ’07. 410w.
“This book presents an interesting and vivid description of this discipline, physical, mental, and moral, by which a boy acquires ‘the ideals of the soldier and the gentleman.’”
+ Nation. 85: 499. N. 28, ’07. 920w.
“A volume that has both historical value and picturesque interest.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 748. N. 28, ’07. 140w.
“Throughout the volume the element of human interest strongly predominates.”
+ R. of Rs. 36: 754. D. ’07. 120w.
Schaff, Rev. Philip. History of the Christian church. 5v. v. 5, pt. 1. **$3.25. Scribner.
v. 5, pt. 1. The middle ages from Gregory VII., 1049, to Boniface VIII., 1294, by David S. Schaff. “The period of the present volume is 385that of the papal theocracy and the scholastic theology, the ‘Blüthezeit’ of Catholicism, when it would hardly do to laugh in one’s sleeve at an encyclical. It was the time also of the rise of the universities, of the enthusiasm of the crusades, and of the noblest development of church architecture. The coming historian who writes a really great history of this period will find the ground well broken by this honorable endeavor of a son to complete a father’s unfinished task.” (Ind.)
Dial. 43: 322. N. 16, ’07. 100w. (Review of v. 5, pt. 1.)
“General libraries, as well as those of ministers and ecclesiastical institutions will find the work invaluable for reference.”
+ + Ind. 63: 945. O. 17, ’07. 420w. (Review of v. 5, pt. 1.)
“A narrative interestingly put, well arranged and with copious references to the original sources. This volume is valuable both for the general reader and for the special student.”
+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 677. O. 26. ’07. 120w. (Review of v. 5, pt. 1.)
“It is conspicuous for the qualities which secured to his father international fame.”
+ + Outlook. 87: 453. O. 26, ’07. 260w. (Review of v. 5, pt. 1.)
* Scharff, R. F. European animals. *$2.50. Dutton.
An introductory chapter treats of general matters affecting zoological distribution and the value of land mammals and molluscs as a basis for zoological geography. Then “beginning with Ireland he describes some of the most characteristic animals—and, in spite of his title, the plants—and by tracing them to their original homes, he, little by little, reveals the past geological changes which have affected that island.” (Nation.)
Ath. 1907, 1: 764. Je. 22. 80w.
“For thoroughness and general scientific worth in its restricted geographical field, Dr. Scharff’s volume will long remain unequalled.”
+ + Nation. 85: 450. N. 14, ’07. 550w.
“The volume should be in the library of every naturalist.” R. L.
+ + Nature. 76: 441. Ag. 29, ’07. 790w.
“Dr. Scharff’s work contributes to the science a great wealth of facts and observations collected from many sources. The general reader will find the subject treated in a manner that is rather beyond him; for the book is one that must be read with care and concentrated attention.”
+ + Spec. 99: 367. S. 14, ’07. 450w.
Scherer, James Augustin Brown. What is Japanese morality? *75c. S. S. times co.
6–43772.
Five essays which discuss Japanese morality. While they do full justice to Japan’s lofty idealism, they also point out the weak points in the Oriental code.
“On the whole Dr. Scherer is reasonable and judicial.”
+ Ind. 62: 328. F. 7. ’07. 510w.
“Has been able to cram an astonishing amount of information into a little volume.”
+ Outlook. 86: 298. Je. 8, ’07. 370w.
R. of Rs. 35: 108. Ja. ’07. 90w.
Schiller, Ferdinand Canning Scott. Studies in humanism. *$3.25. Macmillan.
7–25524.
“This volume is the most comprehensive and far-reaching exposition of the new humanism that has appeared, yet the possibilities it suggests are more fascinating than the theories it definitely develops.” (Ind.) “What is humanism? And what its Transatlantic cousin, pragmatism? Have we in either of them a logic or a metaphysic, or both, or neither? Dr. Schiller does not shirk these questions.” (Ath.) His best constructive work is the essay on “The making of truth” in which he “disclaims the notion that truth is created by us out of nothing.”
+ − Ath. 1907, 1: 281. Mr. 9. 2020w.
“Whatever we may think of Dr. Schiller’s theory, he has given us an attractive and stimulating book—marked by acuteness and lucidity.” Herbert D. Stewart.
+ + − Hibbert J. 5: 938. Jl. ’07. 2320w.
“Is largely controversial. Unfortunately only one side is given, so the effect is like listening to a man talking into a telephone. Our enjoyment of the author’s wit is often restrained by the question whether it is properly deserved.”
− + Ind. 62: 797. Ap. 4, ’07. 880w.
“His criticism is always well worth reading. On the other hand, his own system contains not a few features which will give many pause.”
+ − Nature. 76: 220. Jl. 4, ’07. 560w.
“Yet with all his noble rage for concrete truth he is one of the must abstract of writers. This characteristic makes his latest work ... pretty stiff and not extravagantly fruitful reading.”
− N. Y. Times. 12: 348. Je. 1, ’07. 190w.
“The finished and attractive literary style in which he presents the new humanism manifests its identity, notwithstanding difference, with the old.”
+ Outlook. 86: 37. My. 4, ’07. 360w.
“Not only is Dr. Schiller, as we infer, young himself, but he is also writing for the young.”
− Sat. R. 104: 420. O. 5, ’07. 2170w.
Schillings, Carl Georg. In wildest Africa. *$5. Harper.
7–35387.
Encouraged by the reception of his “With flashlight and rifle,” the author offers this fresh series of sketches and impressions of Africa’s wild life, illustrated by 300 photographs or what Dr. Heck chooses to term “Nature documents.” The chapters reproduce in description and picture animals of jungle and plains, aiming to impress readers with the importance of taking active steps to prevent the complete extermination of wild life.
“For the most part well written, and, we think, particularly well translated; the style is often narrative, which is specially attractive to young people, but besides tales of adventure there is much that deserves serious attention.”
+ Ath. 1907, 2: 476. O. 19. 620w.
“It brings the lives of African birds and beasts before us with almost startling accuracy. As a matter of fact, there is a wide divergence between title and text in this volume; the larger part of the text deals with matter entirely foreign to the title.” H. E. Coblentz.
+ − Dial. 43: 371. D. 1, ’07. 510w.
“The power of the photograph in revealing the marvels of tropical scenery has never been so clearly demonstrated as in this volume, wherein the spirit of adventure is blent with the scientific spirit of investigation.”
+ + Lit. D. 35: 760. N. 16, ’07. 440w.
“Mr. Whyte’s part in the preparation of this volume is admirably done. So easy is his style and so free from the traces of a foreign language that one hardly realizes that the writing is a translation.”
+ + Nation. 85: 333. O. 10, ’07. 620w.
“It is a pity the text—though it contains much information and some really important matter—is not of commensurate worth. But Dr. Schillings is a photographer—not a writer.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 595. O. 5, ’07. 1380w.
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 10w.
R. of Rs. 36: 637. N. ’07. 130w.
“The illustrations in this book are just as notable as those in ‘With flashlight and rifle.’ And the spirit of the book is the same.”
+ + Spec. 99: 572. O. 19, ’07. 1550w.
386Schmid, Rudolf. Scientific creed of a theologian; tr. from the 2nd German ed. by J. W. Stoughton. *$1.50. Armstrong.
A plea for a mutual understating between science and Christianity in which the author takes up successively “the subjects of Creation, Providence, Prayer, Miracles, and the Person of Jesus Christ, he argues that science and religion nowhere collide, and that the Christian view is entirely compatible with all proper claims of science, to which he makes large concessions.” (Outlook.)
Reviewed by Charles R. Barnes.
Am. J. Theol. 11: 357. Ap. ’07. 450w.
“His book is mediating in a good sense of the word, and its pages inspire the reader with a feeling of confidence in the justice, if not always in the persuasiveness, of the writer’s intellect.” James Moffat.
+ Hibbert J. 5: 468. Ja. ’07. 720w.
Ind. 63: 516. Ag. 20, ’07. 60w.
“On the whole it is a useful book to credit to a country which has sent us too much of the contrary kind.”
+ Outlook. 85: 377. F. 16, ’07, 190w.
“May be recommended as an admirable handbook on its subject.”
+ Spec. 98: 1006. Je. 29, ’07. 410w.
Schmidt, Ferdinand. Gudrun, tr. from the German by George P. Upton. *60c. McClurg.
6–36031.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 22. Ja. ’07. ✠
Schmidt, Ferdinand. Herman and Thusnelda; tr. from the German, by George P. Upton. (Life stories for young people.) **60c. McClurg.
7–31226.
This story of the hero of Tuetoberg forest extends from his early days to his defeat of Varus, the Roman general, in that year which his victory has celebrated, 9 A.D., and to his union with Thusnelda, daughter of Segest. With the thrilling incidents of Herman’s life are side lights upon the customs and superstitions of the day.
Schmidt, Johann Kaspar (Max Stirner, pseud.). Ego and his own; tr. from the German by Steven T. Byington. $1.50. Tucker, B: R.
7–13485.
“The book ... is divided into two parts: first, The man; second, I.... Goethe’s ‘I place my all on nothing,’ ... is Stirner’s keynote to his egoistic symphony. His ego and not the family is the unit of the social life.... The world belong to all, but all are I. I alone am individual proprietor.... He repudiates all laws. Repudiates competition.... Socialism is a new god, a new abstraction to tyrannize over the ego.... Stirner was a foe to general ideas. He was an implacable realist.”—N. Y. Times.
“What interests one in Stirner is not his argument, but his audacity. The book is involved and incoherent, and even curiosity to see what can be said by an advocatus diaboli will not tempt many to read it.”
− Ind. 62: 1091. My. 9, ’07. 860w.
“The English translation of ‘The ego and his own’ is admirable; it is that of a philologist and a versatile scholar. Stirner’s form is open to criticism. It is vermicular. His thought is never confused, but he sees too many sides of his theme, embroiders it with so many variations, that he repeats himself. He has neither the crystalline brilliance nor poetic glamour of Nietzsche.” James Huneker.
− + N. Y. Times. 12: 249. Ap. 20, ’07. 5430w.
“Max Stirner may shock, may amuse you. But he is bound to set you thinking.” James Huneker.
+ − No. Am. 185: 332. Je. 7, ’07. 2340w.
Schmidt, Nathaniel. Prophet of Nazareth. **$2.50. Macmillan.
5–39858.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“It is difficult to take Schmidt’s arguments seriously. A perusal of recent studies of the life of Jesus is an instructive discipline in the estimating of critical theories. Few of them, indeed, can be accused of the baseless extravagances which appear on the pages of Professor Schmidt.” H. A. A. Kennedy.
− Am. J. Theol. 11: 155. Ja. ’07. 930w.
“A very scholarly, scientific, and iconoclastic, yet reverent, volume.”
+ R. of Rs. 35: 117. Je. ’07. 160w.
Schnabel, Carl. Handbook of metallurgy, tr. by Henry Louis. 2v. *$6.50. Macmillan.
Descriptive note in December, 1905.
“It will be seen that the criticisms made are all with the style and arrangement, rather the matter itself, which is copious and well and judiciously collected.” Bradley Stoughton.
+ − Engin. N. 57: 441. Ap. 18, ’07. 700w. (Review of v. 2)
“The description of the alloys is usually rather meagre, with curiously slight regard to the work of the last twenty years. In general, however, the information is full, accurate, and up to date, and is conveyed in a pleasant, readable manner.”
+ − Nature. 75: 486. Mr. 21, ’07. 270w. (Review of v. 2.)
Schofield, Alfred Taylor. Home life in order. $1.50. Funk.
“This book deals with the anatomy and physiology of the human body, the elements of hygiene, sick nursing, and first aid. It is written by one who has had a long and successful experience as a lecturer on all these subjects, and who is therefore able to speak with authority. The information conveyed is just of the right sort, and expressed in the simplest language.”—Ath.
“A few strokes of the pen will easily remedy these small mistakes, and the book is good and trustworthy in every other respect.”
+ − Ath. 1907, 1: 260. Mr. 2. 310w.
“As the work of a physician of eminence in London, it has scientific value, but its greater merit is the charmingly intimate and humane spirit in which it is written.”
+ Lit. D. 35: 98. Jl. 20, ’07. 80w.
“Filled with solid and reliable information useful to all who desire a knowledge of their physical nature and needs.”
+ Outlook. 86: 258. Je. 1, ’07. 80w.
Schofield, William Henry. English literature, from the Norman conquest to Chaucer. *$1.50. Macmillan.
6–36418.
This is the first of a two-volume work covering the literary history of England from the Norman conquest to the time of Elizabeth. “The book differs in plan from the other volumes in the series, and indeed from most histories of English literature, in that the author does not deal with the whole production of each successive period. Instead, he treats his material according to the different ‘genres,’ tracing separately the evolution of each.... In the main division of the work—that which deals with English literature proper—the chapter on the romance takes the leading place.... The chapters on the tales, historical, religious, and didactic works, and lyrics in the vernacular, are thorough and adequate—like the excellent bibliography which concludes the work.” (Nation.)
“Both the strength and the weakness of Prof. Schofield’s work may be expressed by saying that it is written from the point of view of a ‘Professor of comparative literature’ rather than from that of an expert in the special literature of Middle English.”
+ − Ath. 1907, 1: 94. Ja. 26. 1540w.
387“The shortcoming is not in scholarship, for the book is a marvel of labor both close and discursive, but in maturity.” Frank Jewett Mather, jr.
+ − Bookm. 25: 617. Ag. ’07. 1670w.
“It offers an exceptionally thorough treatment of its period, done in the light of a scholarly tradition that runs from Gaston Paris to Child, and from Child to Professors Kittredge and Norton.”
+ + Dial. 42: 115. F. 16, ’07. 260w.
“Whatever the merits of Professor Schofield’s book, it is not particularly clear or easy reading.”
+ − Ind. 63: 452. Ag. 22, ’07. 540w.
“Tho of less interest to the general reader than to the special student, is to the latter fairly indispensable, in spite of its decided unevenness, as a contribution to the history of a period which has never been treated either quite thoroughly or satisfactorily.”
+ − Ind. 63: 1230. N. 21, ’07. 80w.
“Mr. Schofield has not always succeeded in keeping the illusion of life and progress: we imagine that his work will be found more interesting as a book of reference than as a history to read through. The book is full of instruction, written with a delight in learning which comes out more clearly the more the argument is tested,”
+ − Lond. Times. 6: 11. Ja. 11, ’07. 1240w.
“In literary execution there is considerable unevenness. Parts are admirably written; for example, the introduction, distinguished by its freshness of treatment and breadth of view, the general discussion of the matter of Britain, and the chapter on religious works. On the other hand, the style, as we have intimated, betrays lassitude in the concluding sections of the chapter on romance and in some pages of the chapter on Anglo-Latin literature. On the whole, however, the work is excellent.”
+ − Nation. 83: 443. N. 22, ’06. 1530w.
“To most readers the most interesting part will be the romance, Arthurian and other; but whatever the subject it will be found adequately treated.”
+ Spec. 97: 792. N. 17, ’07. 230w.
Scholl, John William. Ode to the Russian people. $1. Badger, R. G.
7–10040.
An ode to Russia’s millions which cries not only “evolution” but “revolution.”
Scholz, R. F., and Hornbeck, S. K. Oxford and the Rhodes scholarships; with list of Rhodes scholars and other information complete to the end of January, 1907. *85c. Oxford.
7–26974.
Information of a statistical nature required by those who contemplate trying for a Rhodes scholarship.
+ Nation. 84: 264. Mr. 21, ’07. 50w.
“A useful little volume.”
+ Spec. 98: 337. Mr. 2, ’07. 160w.
Schuen, Rev. Joseph. Outlines of sermons for young men and young women. *$2. Benziger.
6–23286.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“They treat important topics in a practical fashion suited to the needs of the people.”
+ Cath. World. 84: 548. Ja. ’07. 90w.
Schultz, James Willard. My life as an Indian: the story of a red woman and a white man in the lodges of the Blackfeet; il. from photographs mostly by George B. Grinnell. **$1.50. Doubleday.
7–6737.
“An intimate revelation of the domestic life of the Blackfoot Indians by a man who married into the tribe and lived many years with them. Reads like a romance from beginning to end, not the least interesting part of it being the traditions and bits of old stories retold by the author with simplicity and real charm. Published originally as a serial in ‘Forest and stream,’ under the title of ‘In the lodges of the Blackfeet’ and the pseudonym W. B. Anderson.”—A. L. A. Bkl.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 105. Ap. ’07. S.
“The value of the book is its record of a state of society which has now passed.”
+ Ath. 1907, 1: 787. Je. 29. 280w.
“The author has inherited the Indian’s native eloquence along with his tastes and ideals, and his story is one of the most authoritative and interesting revelations of Indian life that we have seen.”
+ Lit. D. 34: 470. Mr. 23, ’07. 330w.
“This trader is evidently plagued, like many others, by the presence of a secondary personality under imperfect control. His narrative is perpetually disturbed by the emergence of an invader, an unclean spirit in the shape of a literary person, a lover of the heroic, the romantic, the Arcadian, quite a gifted literary person too.”
+ Lond. Times. 6: 222. Jl. 12, ’07. 970w.
“Through the straightforward and unaffected manner in which he pictures his life, the reader learns more about the nature of the Indians among whom Mr. Schultz has lived than in the most elaborate scientific treatises.”
+ Nation. 84: 339. Ap. 11, ’07. 220w.
“Should be widely circulated, if only to correct mistaken impressions of what the Indians were before the buffalo disappeared; and what they still may be under the guidance of honest and generous Indian agents.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 125. Mr. 2, ’07. 490w.
“There are all sorts of humorous and other anecdotes, told in a literary manner.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 385. Je. 15, ’07. 140w.
+ R. of Rs. 36: 426. Jl. ’07. 130w.
+ Sat. R. 104: 304. S. 7, ’07. 730w.
“Furnish the truest and most sympathetic records of the inner and domestic life of the Indian of the plains.”
+ Spec. 99: 134. Jl. 27. ’07. 350w.
* Schurz, Carl. Reminiscences of Carl Schurz. il. 2v. **$6. McClure.
7–36232.
Reminiscences that are important for their German-American quality. “There are two characteristics of this attractive autobiography which should commend it to the study of the general reader. It is in the first place the account of an individual brought up with all the advantages of German education, amid all the associations of monarchism, and with prospects of success in his own country, whose convictions and predilections drove him into the arms of American republicanism.... In the second place, it throws a new light on the events of recent American history.” (Lit. D.)
“With the externals of this work one might easily pick a few quarrels. Either the proofreading has been lamentably careless in a considerable number of instances, or else bad editorial judgment has religiously followed mere slips of the pen in the original manuscript. All this, however, cannot seriously detract from the value of the really great biographical works of recent years.” W. H. Johnson.
+ + − Dial. 43: 413. D. 16, ’07. 2320w.
“The whole character of the work is one of frank and easy self-revelation. It is full of personal anecdote, personal adventure, personal opinion. Those who take it up are not likely to put it aside until they have read the whole of it, and, indeed, it is well worth reading both as a source of interest and an inspiration.”
+ + Lit. D. 35: 876. D. 7, ’07. 950w.
Lit. D. 35: 917. D. 14, ’07. 120w.
“They throw much light on the stormy politics of the time, on the characters and attainments of the leaders on either side, and on the temper and methods of party action. It is not 388too much to say that Lincoln cannot fully be known without this study.” Edward Cary.
+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 832. D. 14, ’07. 1900w.
“To most of us this book reveals a new phase in his character in that it is pervaded with a gentle humor, with a shrewd discrimination as to men’s character and motives, and a power of direct and forcible narration which is rare indeed. The work will take a high place in the literature of biography and reminiscence.”
+ + Outlook. 87: 613. N. 23, ’07. 230w.
“He enjoyed intimate personal acquaintance with a remarkably large number of American soldiers and statesmen. For that reason and because of the clarity and grace of his literary style these volumes of reminiscences by Mr. Schurz are of surpassing interest.”
+ + R. of Rs. 36: 753. D. ’07. 250w.
* Schuster, Ernest Joseph. Principles of German civil law. *$4.15. Oxford.
7–26411.
Here Dr. Schuster has presented to English readers the entire private or civil law of the German empire. “The immediate and practical purpose of the book is to aid the English lawyer in dealing with conflicts of law; and for this reason the German rules of international private law are set forth and compared with the English in connection with the matters in which choice of law has most often to be made. The author’s chief purpose, however, is ... to aid in placing the study of the English law on a higher plane.” (Pol. Sci. Q.)
“This is an admirable book, well calculated to promote the serious study of comparative law and to give a trustworthy account of the great work accomplished by the juridical science of Germany. He has carried out his purpose with great acuteness and learning.”
+ + Lond. Times. 6: 130. Ap. 26, ’07. 1370w.
“Dr. Schuster has done his work so well that his book is to be recommended to English, American and German lawyers. In helping Anglo-American and German lawyers to understand one another Dr. Schuster has not only facilitated the exchange of useful ideas, but has enabled the lawyers of each country to gain a better understanding of their own technical terms.” Rudolph Leonhard.
+ + Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 723. D. ’07. 530w.
“One of the most useful of studies for the young lawyer whose interest in law is not yet confined to turning up books for his cases, would be to read Mr. Schuster’s admirable book.”
+ Sat. R. 104: 212. Ag. 17, ’07. 220w.
Schuyler, Montgomery. Westward the course of empire: “out West” and “back East” on the first trip of the Los Angeles limited; reprinted with additions from the N. Y. Times. **$1.25. Putnam.
6–42436.
An account of a trip across the continent in less than a fortnight, to which the author has added under the head of “Consideration by the way,” four suggestive chapters upon: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Triumphant democracy.
“Writes philosophically and out of a full mind.”
+ Lit. D. 34: 106. Ja. 19, ’07. 80w.
Putnam’s. 2: 119. Ap. ’07. 160w.
Schuyler, William, tr. and ed. Under Pontius Pilate. †$1.50. Funk.
6–36184.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“It is all done reverently enough, and can be read; but there is an effort at modernization in the attitude of the characters, and in the style there is more than one elapse of taste.”
+ − Nation. 83: 464. N. 29, ’06. 240w.
“Considering the perennial interest of the subject and the skill and discretion of this treatment, one would expect for ‘Under Pontius Pilate’ a success, from the publisher’s point of view, by no means likely to exhaust itself with the season of the first publication.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 886. D. 22. ’06. 1130w.
Scollard, Clinton. Easter-song; lyrics and ballads of the joy of springtime. $3.50. George W. Browning, Clinton, N. Y.
6–11539.
A collection of half a hundred lyrics and ballads, all of which sing of the gladness which comes in “The green o’ the year.”
Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.
Dial. 42: 253. Ap. 16, ’07. 180w.
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 431. Jl. 6, ’07. 270w.
“It is gentle April verse, not riotous nor riant ... full of delicate perception and expression.”
+ Putnam’s. 2: 121. Ap. ’07. 200w.
Scott, Dixon. Liverpool. il. (Color books ser.) *$2.50. Macmillan.
Liverpool is described by Mr. Scott and pictured by J. Hamilton Hay. It is “an attempt to mirror the vital aspect which the city presents to the world today rather than to offer a rechauffé of the past.”
“The plates in colour are far above those usually found in books of this series, and while not doing full justice to Mr. Hay’s powers, they at least attest the quality of his colour and the purity of its application. Mr. Scott’s style, unlike his Liverpool, though ‘variegated and distracted,’ fails to be ‘puissant and concerted.’”
+ − Acad. 73: 840. Ag. 31, ’07. 760w.
“We cannot call the book a success, for it conveys nothing very definite to the mind of the reader.”
− + Ath. 1907, 2: 308. S. 14. 810w.
N. Y. Times. 12: 666. O. 19, ’07. 30w.
“The book is somewhat fatiguing. Sometimes, too, it lapses into something that a hostile observer might call silliness.”
+ − Spec. 99: 370. S. 14, ’07. 400w.
Scott, Ernest F. Fourth gospel: its purpose and theology. *$2. Scribner.
7–36975.
A work which “is wholly concerned with the literary form, the purpose, and the theology of ‘John.’... A twofold purpose is seen in it; primarily, the expression of a profound personal religion, and at the same time the adjustment of it intellectually to a new age and environment, in the reconciliation of Hebraic with Hellenic ideas.”—Outlook.
“Thoughtful and stimulating book.” James S. Riggs.
+ + Am. J. Theol. 11: 535. Jl. ’07. 1280w.
Ath. 1907, 1: 437. Ap. 13. 760w.
“A thorough study.”
+ Bib. World. 29: 239. Mr. ’07. 50w.
“Perhaps it is best to take Mr. Scott as he has taken John (whether rightly remains to be seen)—a combination of streams of thought which can hardly be harmonized, and which leads to inconsistencies of thinking and direct contradictions of expression.” Frank Grant Lewis.
+ − Bib. World. 30: 235. S. ’07. 1180w.
“A more complete and enlightening presentation of the Johannine theology has not been produced in recent years, and to one who would work his way into the thought and spirit of the fourth gospel no better guide could be recommended.”
+ + Ind. 63: 452. Ag. 22, ’07. 270w.
“The most valuable treatise on the Gospel of John that has appeared in recent years.”
+ + Ind. 63: 1235. N. 21, ’07. 100w.
“It is the merit of Mr. Scott both to have made clear the profitable line of study in connection with the Gospel of John, and also to have exhibited some valuable results of endeavor of this sort.”
+ + Nation. 84: 315. Ap. 4, ’07. 540w.
389“This is a fresh work of the first rank among the many on its subject.”
+ + Outlook. 85: 281. F. 2, ’07. 450w.
“We think that it is hardly possible for the case to be put more fully, more clearly, or more temperately than in the volume before us; and though we may disagree with its arguments and conclusions we cannot but admire the admirable way in which they are presented.”
+ − Sat. R. 104: 304. S. 7, ’07. 1410w.
Scott, G. Firth. Romance of polar exploration; interesting descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic adventure from the earliest time to the voyage of the “Discovery.” *$1.50. Lippincott.
6–35304.
This book ably sustains the claim of its title. It gives the story of the explorations toward both poles in a fashion not only interesting but historically exact.
“Is a slight affair, milk for babes.” E. T. Brewster.
− Atlan. 100: 261. Ag. ’07. 40w.
“We may compare Mr. Scott’s book on polar exploration with the original records, and it will stand the test. It covers both the arctic and antarctic regions, and may be commended to any reader as a compilation that tells in a way that interests the story of many leading incidents in polar research.” Cyrus C. Adams.
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 846. D. 8, ’06. 50w.
Sat. R. 102: sup. 10. D. 8, ’06. 40w.
+ Spec. 97: sup. 657. N. 2, ’06. 180w.
Scott, John Reed. Beatrix of Clare. †$1.50. Lippincott.
7–18101.
England in the time of Richard III, forms the setting for this tale of romance and adventure which takes place close about the throne. Beatrix, beauty, heiress, and countess of Clare is won by the young knight and courtier De Lacy beneath the friendly smiles of both king and queen, while their love affair is troubled by abduction and bloodshed, and influenced by the great events which stir the kingdom and even threaten the crown.
“Rather better than the average of its kind.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 204. N. ’07.
“Done with a freshness and a verve that makes one forgive the familiar situations, and well-worn devices, and for an idle hour quite enjoy the knight’s tempestuous wooing of his wilful lady.”
+ − Bookm. 25: 602. Ag. ’07. 320w.
“In manner and sentiment is poor stuff, and about as unreal as possible.” Wm. M. Payne.
− Dial. 43: 63. Ag. 1, ’07. 130w.
“The book abounds in royal gossip.”
+ − Ind. 63: 402. Ag. 15, ’07. 100w.
N. Y. Times. 12: 385. Je. 15, ’07. 140w.
“It is a good story, as historical romances go.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 525. Ag. 31, ’07. 820w.
+ Outlook. 86: 833. Ag. 17, ’07. 110w.
Scott, John Reed. Colonel of the Red huzzars. †$1.50. Lippincott.
6–21386.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“The story is impossible but more readable than most, and it is well printed and illustrated, full of bright dialogue, and has for heroine the most outrageous flirt since Rosalind.”
+ − Acad. 72: 192. F. 23, ’07. 140w.
Scott, Leroy. To him that hath. †$1.50. Doubleday.
7–23303.
“The story turns on the heroic self-sacrifice of a young man, David Aldrich, who, at the death of his best friend, the Rev. Philip Morton, finds out that the latter was hopelessly in the toils of an adventuress, who had blackmailed him out of $5,000.... Aldrich assumes the theft himself and goes to prison for four years.... It is a tract on prison discipline, the reformation of the criminal, the uplifting, physical, mental and moral of the masses, and the greed of wealth, thinly veneered with ‘heart interest.’”—N. Y. Times.
“It is the simple directness of the narrative, as well as the reality of the types depicted, that holds you to the end.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ Bookm. 26: 164. O. ’07. 310w.
“The plot of the novel is forced ... and the action is over melodramatic, but it is a particularly striking production for all that, and its essential pathos is relieved by much subsidiary incident, and even by touches of genuine humor.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ − Dial. 43: 253. O. 16, ’07. 310w.
“Mr. Scott is a hero worshiper of martyred manhood among the poor and unfortunate, a writer who compels admiration and attention by his friendliness to the friendless and by the sanity of his conclusions concerning some sociological problems, rather than by literary ability.”
+ − Ind. 63: 817. O. 3, ’07. 620w.
“Far more important than its literary merit implies.”
+ Ind. 63: 1227. N. 21, ’07. 60w.
“It is written with much effort and earnestness; and it is fairly entertaining. The author is not without a sense of humor. But when all is said, fiction makes a poor appearance in the pulpit; and most books of this sort are neither good stories nor good sermons.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 540. S. 7, ’07. 540w.
N. Y. Times. 12: 652. O. 19, ’07. 30w.
“That which gives Mr. Scott’s book the vitality and strength which it unquestionably possesses is his ability to make one see these luckless types ... as his hero saw them.”
+ Outlook. 87: 44. S. 7, ’07. 450w.
“It is good story-telling genius to get theory into the reader without his knowing it.”
+ Putnam’s. 3: 238. N. ’07. 710w.
Scott, M. H. Baillie. Houses and gardens. *$12. Scribner.
7–33972.
“We have here the fruits of an exceptionally wide and varied experience in the planning, decoration and equipment of houses of all dimensions, from small week-end cottages to large country houses both in England and abroad. This volume testifies eloquently to the fact that, besides being an architect equipped with an ample fund of scientific knowledge, Mr. Scott is also an artist possessing a mature understanding of the proper relations of use and beauty; and the aim of this work is to show what possibilities of beauty are present in the construction of a house.”—Int. Studio.
“In many ways this is a surprising volume. Its most striking feature is the skill of the draughtsmanship, particularly in the coloured plates. Much of it is well written, with eloquent passages and not a few well-turned epigrams, but more is equally dull, with the same idea reiterated in chapter after chapter in almost identical words.”
+ − Ath. 1907, 1: 704. Je. 8. 360w.
“It is to be hoped that a valuable treatise such as this will meet with that wide recognition which it deserves.”
+ + Int. Studio. 31: 83. Mr. ’07. 200w.
“There is, on the whole, so much of good suggestion; of good taste, and of common sense in the book, that one easily overlooks minor deficiencies.”
+ + − Nation. 85: 106. Ag. 1, ’07. 730w.
Scott, Sir Walter. Quentin Durward; ed. by R. W. Bruere. *50c. Ginn.
7–7198.
An edition designed for the use of high schools and academies. It is equipped with ample editorial helps.
390Scratton, Howell. Fortuna filly. $1.50. Luce, J: W.
The Fortuna filly is a horse of rare promise and this story, while it is a romance, centers about the race track and the training stables, and concerns races and trainers so exclusively that the love affair of the owner’s daughter and the young lawyer who in the end wins his wife and a fortune on the Fortuna filly, is thrust into the background.
“Food, drink, and horse are the delightful ingredients of this innocent idyl.”
− Nation. 85: 58. Jl. 18, ’07. 570w.
Scripture, Edward Wheeler. Researches in experimental phonetics; the study of speech curves. (Carnegie inst. of Washington. Pub. no. 44.) pa. $2. Carnegie inst.
7–2321.
“The groundwork of the results of Dr. Scripture’s recent work abroad, in the laboratories organized at Munich, Berlin and Zurich. Save for illustrative examples from the records, the present volume deals almost exclusively with methods; nearly all of the last fifty pages are taken up with tables, some of which appear for the first time, and should prove most helpful to other investigators along these lines.”—Science.
Ind. 63: 223. Jl. 25, ’07. 420w.
“We congratulate Dr. Scripture on the production of a splendid monograph. It might have been improved by fuller bibliographical details, and perhaps by a more adequate recognition of the work of others.” John G. McKendrick.
+ + − Nature. 75: 392. F. 21, ’07. 2530w.
“Perhaps the main objection to the work is that the correctness of the original gramophone records has been taken too much on faith.” Frederic Lyman Wells.
+ + − Science, n.s. 26: 170. Ag. 9, ’07. 740w.
Scudder, Vida Dutton. Disciple of a saint: being the imaginary biography of Raniero di Landoccio dei Pagliaresi. $1.50. Dutton.
W 7–125.
“This ‘imaginary biography’ of Neri di Landoccio, secretary of Saint Catherine of Siena is ... a book full of human interest.... Of story, in the ordinary sense, except such as is furnished by the background of actual recorded events, there is little.... The drama is a drama of ‘soul-states.’ Yet, if the chief interest is psychological, this is not through inability on the part of the author to present the material side of things: Siena in the throes of the plague-epidemic and the papal court at Avignon are vividly set before the reader.”—Ath.
“The author’s familiarity with her period is pleasantly apparent, and her characters, although they speak a language happily free from deliberate archaisms, fairly represent their century.”
+ Ath. 1907, 1: 659. Je. 1. 240w.
“Perhaps, despite the author’s deft allusions and unmistakable accuracy, the historian will not be content.”
+ − Cath. World. 85: 825. S. ’07. 710w.
“A noteworthy success in a most difficult form of writing. In the dialogue, the most difficult part of an historical romance, Miss Scudder has achieved a distinct success. Her diction, however, is at times decidedly overstrained.”
+ + − Nation. 84: 567. Je. 20, ’07, 640w.
“All through the exquisitely elaborated story there are a reserve, a dignity of expression, and a comprehension of the required attitude of mind that are refreshing to the thoughtful reader.”
+ + Outlook. 86: 117. My. 18, ’07. 160w.
Sea stories, retold from St. Nicholas. (Geographical stories.) *65c. Century.
7–29583.
Jack London, Güstav Kobbé, George Kennan, Tudor Jenks and a good many others tell of exciting sea-happenings with a good bit of general information about divers, light-houses, tidal waves, etc.
Seabrook, Phœbe Hamilton. Daughter of the Confederacy: a story of the old South and the new. $1.50. Neale.
6–43778.
“Unlike the majority of novels of the war period, this one does not dwell upon the horrors of camp and field, of prison and hospital, but upon the daily life of a family left to the so-called slighter horrors of inactivity, anxiety and starvation.”
Seaver, Richard W. To Christ through criticism. (Donellan lectures, 1905–6.) **$1.50. Scribner.
The burden of these lectures is “Justification of the new theology and defence of critical principles and results as not hostile to devout life.” (Nation.)
“A reverent and thoughtful discussion of the Gospel miracles in the light of modern criticism.”
+ Ind. 62: 390. Mr. 14, ’07. 40w.
Nation. 84: 265. Mr. 21, ’07. 100w.
Seawell, Molly Elliott. Loves of the lady Arabella. †$1.50. Bobbs:
6–36177.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“A readable enough little tale.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 62. F. 2, ’07. 500w.
“This old-fashioned romance, with its familiar types and conventional action, is charming because of its literary style and generally artistic workmanship. Mr. Underwood’s illustrations are a little stiff, and crude in color.”
+ − Outlook. 84: 941. D. 15, ’06. 30w.
Seawell, Molly Elliott. Secret of Toni; il. by George Brehm. †$1.50. Appleton.
7–5687.
“The story of a dirty, lazy, little boy whose only friends are a nice clean little boy and a tin soldier to whom he tells all his trouble. The boys grow up as friends, and both become soldiers who have ups and downs enough to interest the reader to the happy end.”—A. L. A. Bkl.
“The plot is absurd, but there is a certain freshness about it that many fiction readers will enjoy.”
+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 79. Mr. ’07. ✠
“A rather thin, unsubstantial little tale. But ... one feels no resentment toward it, for the childhood portion is really quite enjoyable.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ − Bookm. 25: 90. Mr. ’07. 270w.
“Toni, the hero of the present novel, need not fear comparison with any of the cherub group that we heretofore have met in Miss Seawell’s pages.”
+ Lit. D. 34: 548. Ap. 6, ’07. 310w.
“A sprightly story, well constructed and vivaciously told. Notwithstanding the numerous books which Miss Seawell has written, she has not yet learned what literary virtues are to be gained by an occasional due reserve of statement.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 99. F. 16, ’07. 270w.
Sedgwick, Anne Douglas. Fountain sealed. †$1.50. Century.
7–30436.
A character study of three distinct types. A mother whose peace of mind was constantly assailed by a selfish husband exploiting all the proprieties of life decides to live apart from 391him. She goes abroad and makes a cozy drawingroom the center of a warmth which she radiates after the fashion of her own serenity, sincerity and dignity. The daughter, devoted to the father, furnishes the second type. At his death the mother returns to find her daughter an arrogant, selfish, heartless girl unable to detect values. The third type is honest Jack Pennington whose integrity but reveals more convincingly the girl’s shallowness and the mother’s patient unselfishness.
“The workmanship is excellent and to those readers who enjoy a ruthless dissection, skilfully done, the book will be worth while. Of plot there is scarcely anything.”
+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 204. N. ’07.
“The best of many good qualities is the spirit in which it is written. A finished piece of true comedy.”
+ + Lond. Times. 6: 341. N. 8, ’07. 550w.
“The plain citizen, the clamorer for a simple story, will not take kindly to ‘A fountain sealed.’ On the other hand, the reader who is attracted by the subtle in style and substance, who likes a maximum of soul-searching with a minimum of ‘scene,’ will find it a mine of interest, and will have the further satisfaction of perceiving that a novel may deal with the subtleties, yet be unquestionably clean.”
+ − Nation. 85: 446. N. 14, ’07. 580w.
N. Y. Times. 12: 654. O. 19, ’07. 50w.
“It is such a moving, vivid, illuminating picture of the kind of tragedy that everywhere dignifies human life, that it can but make a wide appeal.”
+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 694. N. 2, ’07. 560w.
“It will add to Miss Sedgwick’s already secure reputation, and give much real pleasure to thoughtful readers.”
+ + Outlook. 87: 450. O. 26, ’07. 340w.
“Its admirable character-drawing, and its distinction of style, will add to a reputation already secure.”
+ + Outlook. 87: 623. N. 23, ’07. 40w.
“Well-wrought and engrossing story.”
+ + − Spec. 99: 780. N. 16, ’07. 1200w.
Sedgwick, Mrs. Mabel (Cabot). Garden month by month. **$4. Stokes.
7–15329.
A new plan is employed in this practical volume. “On each page there are six vertical columns under the month in which the flower blossoms. The first column gives the color, the next the English name, the next the botanical name, the next the description and method of culture, propagation and origin, and then the height and situation in the garden, and finally, the duration of the blooming. These are illustrated by over 200 ... engravings from photographs of growing plants.” (Ind.)
“The index is full and carefully made. Altogether. this is a most valuable book for the shelves devoted to one’s garden library, in a location handy for reference.” Edith Granger.
+ Dial. 42: 368. Je. 16, ’07. 590w.
“There is in it no nonsense of fine writing and poetical quotations.”
+ Ind. 62: 972. Ap. 25, ’07. 130w.
“We should suppose it might remain a standard for many years.”
+ Lit. D. 35: 132. Jl. 27, ’07. 110w.
+ Nation. 85: 547. D. 12, ’07. 110w.
“It is an intelligent and amplified catalogue of the plants described, and its painstaking sincerity and infinite care of detail should give it a place on the reference shelf of garden books.”
+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 236. Ap. 13, ’07. 1060w.
“The beginner in this delightful pursuit would probably find some of the simpler and less exhaustive garden books more helpful and not so bewildering.”
+ − Outlook. 86: 118. My. 18, ’07. 200w.
Segur, Marquis de. Julie de Lespinasse; tr. from the French by P. H. Lee Warner. *$2.50. Holt.
7–37963.
The letters of Mademoiselle de Lespinasse not only form a human document that reveals a tortured existence but are a symbol of the revolution accomplished in contemporary thought during her period, viz., “the change of the age of reason into the age of passion and sentimental license.” The author had access to archives heretofore unattainable which cleared up facts regarding the early life of Mademoiselle Lespinasse, her education, relations with the Marquis de Mora, and the public and worldly side of her character. The sketch embodies its negative lesson chiefly in this intense woman’s blind adoration for Count de Guibert. Her suffering strikes the universal note, and she pays the full retributive price for her wrong-doing.
“The book is a model of wise biography. The translation is on the whole, good and clear; but it is marred by occasional lapses which should certainly be amended before the second edition is produced.”
+ + − Acad. 72: 265. Mr. 16, ’07. 770w.
“[The translation] is characterized ... by inelegance, and not infrequently by mis-representation of the original.”
− Ath. 1907, 2: 177. Ag. 17. 190w.
“At last we have an authoritative, and, it would seem, a definitive life of that most interesting [Julie de Lespinasse].” S. M. Francis.
+ + Atlan. 100: 491. O. ’07. 280w.
“The Marquis de Segur has brought enough personal interest and enthusiasm to his work to counteract largely his lack of constructive literary ability.”
+ − Dial. 43: 67. Ag. 1, ’07. 360w.
“Though ample and interesting, contributes but little of real weight to a familiar story.”
+ Nation. 84: 503. Je. 30, ’07. 420w.
“Probably comes as near telling the truth about this remarkable woman as any sentimental biography written long after the death of the subject can be expected to come.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 12: 285. My. 4, ’07. 1100w.
Outlook. 86: 480. Je. 29, ’07. 300w.
“More than one book has been written around her, but this simple record of her life by the Marquis de Segur is by far the most interesting of them all.” Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ Putnam’s. 2: 475. Jl. ’07. 80w.
“This book was really worth translating.”
+ Sat. R. 103: 372. Mr. 23, ’07. 110w.
Seignobos, (Michel Jean) Charles. History of ancient civilization; tr. and ed. by Arthur Herbert Wilde. *$1.25. Scribner.
6–32375.
v. 1. An English version of a well-known French text book designed for use in secondary schools. Volume 1 covers a period from pre-historic times down to the third century of our era.
Am. Hist. R. 11: 957. Jl. ’06. 30w. (Review of v. 1.)
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 72. Mr. ’07. (Review of v. 1.)
“Is the most satisfactory history of civilization that has yet appeared.” J. W. Moncrief.
+ + + Bib. World. 30: 238. S. ’07. 320w. (Review of v. 1.)
“A plain straightforward account.... The translation seems to have been carefully made, and the editor’s notes, though not numerous, are of distinct value. Nevertheless, the book is something of a disappointment. In his effort to cover the entire field the author has naturally been compelled to include a great deal that is already found in the high-school text-book.”
+ − Dial. 42: 47. Ja. 16, ’07. 260w. (Review of v. 1.)
392“It is a sorry, dry-as-dust, uninteresting, and unprofitable compilation.”
− Sat. R. 104: 520. O. 26, ’07. 100w. (Review of v. 1.)
Seitz, Don Carlos. Discoveries in every-day Europe. **$1.25. Harper.
7–29537.
Little details that eminate from the store of a traveler’s latent impressions, the sort that fill the chinks of the memory but that are seldom offered to the stay-at-home tourist. In his shrewdly observant fashion, entertainingly humorous, the author tells the reader things worth remembering, and things that can be remembered for their very epigrammatic clearness. For instance, he says, “Ice is regarded with superstitious reverence in Italy, France and England. Common waiters are not allowed to touch the precious product. Instead, the head waiter hands it out in infinitesimal fragments with a pair of sugar-tongs.” The marginal illustrations are suggestive of the book’s humor.
“The ordinary reader will find in it a great deal more about Europe that would interest him than he gets in the usual ponderous book of travel.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 642. O. 19, ’07. 160w.
“Alert, humorous, and irrepressible.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 10w.
Seligman, Edwin Robert Anderson. Principles of economics; with special reference to American conditions. 2d ed. *$2.25. Longmans.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“In the present reviewer’s opinion, Professor Seligman’s volume is likely to prove of more value to the teacher of economics than to the beginner in the subject for whose benefit primarily it was written. This is not because of any lack of clearness or other defects of style. It is due rather to the fact that the author has attempted to cover too much ground and to introduce the student to too great a variety of subjects.” M. B. Hammond.
+ + − Dial. 42: 36. Ja. 16, ’07. 2910w.
Selleck, Willard Chamberlain. New appreciation of the Bible: a study of the spiritual outcome of Biblical criticism. *$1.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
7–11195.
An attempt to popularize some of the results of scholarship. It aims to do three things: first, to state, briefly but clearly and accurately the principal conclusions of modern learning regarding the Bible; second, to show the enhanced values, ethical and religious, which the Bible exhibits thru the new views of its nature thus developed, and lastly, to point out practical ways in which it may be used in consonance with such conclusions and such views.
“A most useful and valuable book.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 105. F. ’07. S.
Bib. World. 29: 159. F. ’07. 90w.
+ Ind. 62: 390. F. 14, ’07. 50w.
“Readers of his careful chapters will have little to unlearn if they pursue their studies further.”
+ Nation. 84: 222. Mr. 7, ’07. 210w.
“The book is an excellent combination of the conservative spirit with the radical method in a constructive treatment of its subject.”
+ Outlook. 85: 282. F. 2, ’07. 180w.
Selous, Frederick Courteney. Recent hunting trips in British North America. *$5. imp. Scribner.
“Mr. Selous divides his book into short chapters, each dealing with an expedition to various parts of the country. Thus he begins with a moose hunt in the forests of Central Canada, goes on to Newfoundland after woodland caribou, and visits St. John’s lake, the Macmillan river, Yukon territory, and other places, finding sport, and adding trophies to what must be one of the largest collections ever made by a single person.” (Ath.) “One last chapter is devoted to outfit, food, etc., all excellent practical hints.” (Nation.)
“Is sure of a cordial welcome for many reasons.”
+ + Ath. 1907, 2: 122. Ag. 3. 680w.
Reviewed by H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 43: 212. O. 1, ’07. 630w.
“There is one quality about all Selous’s books which will win the attention of his readers: he is preeminently honest and sincere. There is no fine writing, no exaggeration: all his descriptions of adventures bear the hall-mark of truth.”
+ + Nation. 85: 189. Ag. ’07. 1340w.
“The book at large, while, of course, of much more interest to the British (or American) sportsman than to the casual reader whose tastes have not been developed that way, has a good deal, of the charm of its kind.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 482. Ag. 3, ’07. 760w.
N. Y. Times. 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 40w.
“Mr. Selous’s account of his daily doings is a plain, straightforward narrative which will be invaluable to those who follow him, into these northern wilds. He also gives much interesting information about the aspect of the country, the fauna, the habits of beavers, the races of wild sheep in North America, and the big game generally.”
+ + Spec. 99: 366. S. 14, ’07. 520w.
* Seneca, Lucius Annæus. Tragedies of Seneca; tr. into English verse, to which have been appended comparative analyses of the corresponding Greek and Roman plays, and a mythological index. by Frank Justus Miller. *$3. Univ. of Chicago press.
Aside from the fact that Seneca’s tragedies serve as the only connecting link between ancient and modern tragedy, the plays are of value and interest as independent dramatic literature of merit, and also as an illustration of the literary characteristics of the age of Nero. The author has aimed to present to the English reader all of the values accruing from a study of these plays except the benefit to be derived from reading them in the original.
* Sergeant, Philip Walsingham. Last empress of the French. **$3.50. Lippincott.
A contribution to history. “The book begins, as careful biographies should begin, with a due account of Eugénie’s grandparents, leading up to the birth of Eugénie, her early days, and eventual marriage with Napoleon III., through the machinations of her mother and the help of her own beauty.” (Acad.)
“The present book is a painstaking collection of facts about the life of the Empress Eugénie, written without enthusiasm and without distinction. From one point of view it is an improving book, from another a very blasphemy against that most mysterious, most sacred of all things—life.”
+ − Acad. 73: 841. Ag. 31, ’07. 960w.
“If not treated as history may be commended.”
+ Ath. 1907. 2: 208. Ag. 24. 910w.
“Agreeably written, clearly printed, and handsomely illustrated, the book is worthy of its subject. It shows, too, care and painstaking research in its preparation; but one might have expected that the restraint imposed upon the biography by the Empress Eugénie’s being still alive would have been offset by the advantage of some little help from her in the clearing up of certain obscurities in her eventful history.”
+ − Dial. 43: 420. D. 16, ’07. 410w.
“The book is well done, and the portraits and views are well selected.”
+ Lit. D. 35: 917. D. 14. ’07. 90w.
393“It is, as may be supposed, a difficult subject which Mr. Sergeant has elected to treat; and he must be allowed the credit of having accomplished his task with success.”
+ Spec. 99: sup. 753. N. 16, ’07. 180w.
Seton, Grace Gallatin Thompson (Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton). Nimrod’s wife. **$1.75. Doubleday.
7–18186.
An account of the author’s life in the open while accompanying her artist-author husband on his trips in search of copy rather than game. Many interesting feminine side lights are thrown upon experiences of camp and travel while there is much good advice to women as to proper dress and equipment.
“This is a book to read; if you like books about hunting, without any adventures which give a distinct thrill.”
+ Acad. 73: 107. N. 9, ’07. 250w.
“Written in a spirited manner, pervaded by enthusiasm for outdoor life, a love of adventure, and a cheerful, wholesome philosophy.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 181. O. ’07.
“It is bright, unconventional narrative, and would be better if the writing were more coherent and less ‘highfalutin.’ But it is agreeable enough.”
+ − Ath. 1907, 2: 617. N. 16. 130w.
“Offers another study of feminine self-consciousness, superimposed, in this instance, upon a perverted and, and at times, amusingly naïve hero-worship.” George Gladden.
− Bookm. 25: 623. Ag. ’07. 140w.
“We can unreservedly praise her for her quick wit and catching humor, for her thorough-going sportsman-like manner, and for the literary graces of good composition.” H. E. Coblentz.
+ Dial. 43: 212. O. 1, ’07. 380w.
“The views of Nimrod’s wife partake still of the charm of comparative novelty.”
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 385. Je. 15, ’07. 140w.
“Certainly with safety and entire truthfulness it may be affirmed of Mrs. Thompson Seton’s animal anecdotes that they are at least good reading—and that in these intimate and formal records of camp life and travel she has so well preserved the atmosphere of close companionship with woods and waters that, even to the uninitiated, what is after all the chief charm of sport with gun and rod is made quite clear.”
+ Outlook. 86: 476. Je. 29, ’07. 210w.
Seven sages of Rome, ed. from the manuscripts with introduction, notes and glossary, by Killis Campbell. *$2.25. Ginn.
7–5077.
Besides the text, which follows the Cotton MS., this volume, one of the “Albion series of Anglo-Saxon and Middle English poetry,” contains an exhaustive introduction which discusses the early history of The seven sages, the Oriental, European, and English versions, and gives a list of originals and analogues. Full notes, a glossary and index complete the volume.
“We congratulate Prof. Campbell on the skill and care displayed in this edition, which students of ‘comparative literature’ will find of great use.”
+ Ath. 1907, 1: 536. My. 4. 370w.
“The text is an important one in the history of stories and a new edition was obviously needed. This want has just been supplied in a thoroughly satisfactory manner by Prof. Killis Campbell.”
+ Nation. 84: 454. My. 16, ’07. 280w.
Severy, Melvin Linwood. Gillette’s social redemption. Il. **$2.50. Turner, H. B.
7–18591.
A review of world-wide conditions as they exist to-day, offering an entirely new suggestion for the remedy of the evils they exhibit. Mr. Severy but gives expression to Mr. Gillette’s ingenious plan for the amelioration of the ever-increasing ills of the existing social system,—a plan which combines the best of the single tax scheme, the best of socialism with the best part of our present system as it exists to-day.
“Sensational ‘stories’ from daily newspapers, even of the ‘yellow’ type, are seriously treated as historical materials, without rational criticism. All the muckrakers are here invited to unload their unsavory burdens, and the result is a sort of literary dumping-ground.” Charles Richmond Henderson.
− Dial. 43: 250. O. 16, ’07. 190w.
“One could wish, however, for less material and a better sorting of what is used.”
− Ind. 63: 1177. N. 14, ’07. 250w.
Lit. D. 35: 490. O. 5, ’07. 410w.
“It may be that some of the world’s scandals are omitted from this large and handsome book, of whose paper and print it is possible to speak well.”
− N. Y. Times. 12: 348. Je. 1, ’07. 500w.
R. of Rs. 36: 125. Jl. ’07. 160w.
Sewell, Tyson. Construction of dynamos, (alternating and direct current): a textbook for students, engineer-constructors, and electricians-in-charge. *$3. Van Nostrand.
A text-book for students and apprentices in electrical engineering as well as helpful to civil, mechanical and other engineers. The earlier chapters are devoted to an exposition of the fundamental principles of direct and single phase alternating currents, and their bearing on the subject, of dynamos; the effects of polyphase currents being treated later on as an introduction to polyphase alternators.
“A great deal of good information is given, but there is a lack of perspective the reader being left in doubt as to what is the standard practice.” Henry H. Norris.
+ − Engin. N. 58: 423. O. 17, ’07. 370w.
“A perusal of Mr. Sewell’s book will leave the reader with the impression that the designer of dynamos will learn nothing from it, and that the student may with equal advantage read any of the previous publications treating of the dynamo in a popular style.” Gisbert Kapp.
+ − Nature. 76: 217. Jl. 4. ’07. 1190w.
Technical Literature. 2: 582. D. ’07. 160w.
Seymour, Frederick H. A. Saunterings in Spain. **$3. Dutton.
7–35147.
The “saunterings” include Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Cordova, Seville, and Granada. “The introduction giving an historical sketch of the Moorish occupation of Spain is a noteworthy tribute to remarkable people who shed light upon European art and science at a time when Europe was ‘in that slough of despond which we term “the dark ages.”’” (Sat. R.) “The book is essentially for the journey and not the fireside.” (Nation.)
“The historical sketch is good and concise, the description commonplace, superficial and too personal.”
+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 72. Mr. ’07.
“[The reader] should guard himself against too implicit an acceptance of all the dicta it contains. A spirit of recklessness may be found at work at various points in the main narrative.”
− + Ath. 1907, 1: 193. F. 16. 980w.
“The book is more deeply laden with useful knowledge than most, the studies of the art galleries in Spain being particularly close and appreciative.” Wallace Rice.
+ Dial. 41: 392. D. 1, ’06. 210w.
“The illustrations are so fine that they almost make up for the shortcomings of the text.”
+ − Ind. 62: 1357. Je. 6, ’07. 170w.
394“Perhaps the most interesting chapters of the book, in which there is not one dull page, are those on the Alhambra.”
+ Int. Studio. 30: 278. Ja. ’07. 280w.
“Mr. Seymour ... is not a saunterer at all, but the cicerone, with much of the dryness and ponderosity of the guild, but informing, and if not so suggestive as Mr. Williams, far more valuable as a guide.”
+ − Nation. 84: 39. Ja. 10, ’07. 1040w.
Sat. R. 102: sup. 10. O. 13, ’06. 270w.
Seymour, Frederick H. A. Siena and her artists. *$1.50. Jacobs.
7–38017.
A dissertation upon Sienese art as exemplified in her architecture, sculpture and painting. “General Seymour does not write as a specialist. He eschews technical language, and contents himself with setting down in simple terms the impressions produced upon him by study of the works of Duccio di Buoninsegna, the Lorenzetti, Taddeo di Bartolo, and their disciples and successors. It is interesting to note, from the records of these impressions, how strong an appeal to the modern mind may be made by an art which has deliberately adhered to a set of rigid conventions, if only it possesses the fundamental qualities of beauty and sincerity.” (Ath.)
“A book for the amateur—yes! Unimportant, but redeemed by enthusiasm and headlong interest in the subject.”
+ − Acad. 72: 673. Je. 15, ’07. 310w.
“The unpretending volume before us contains nothing for the scholar or the art-critic, but it will be welcome to the ordinary traveller visiting Siena for the first time, and desiring counsel as to how he may most profitably spend his leisure there.”
+ Ath. 1907, 2: 412. O. 5. 440w.
+ N. Y. Times. 12: 690. O. 26, ’07. 60w.
“Another book which will be useful to the visitor to Italy who wishes for criticisms of pictures not too learned or technical.”
+ Spec. 98: 1007. Je. 27, ’07. 30w.
Seymour, Thomas Day. Life in the Homeric age. *$4. Macmillan.
7–36949.
Based upon a study of the Homeric poems, this book deals with the life and times as reflected in the poet’s language. Hence it is philological rather than archaeological. The importance of the undertaking to the modern reader lies in the fact that Homer’s picture of the life of his age is the earliest account extant of the culture from which our own is a true lineal descendant. The cosmography and geography of the country are studied, the family, education, dress, food, slavery, trade, sea life and ships, agriculture, animals, worship, arms and war.
“Very learned and extremely readable book, which we heartily recommend both to scholars and to the general reader.” R. T. Tyrrell.
+ + − Acad. 73: 181. N. 30, ’07. 1250w.
“Is an admirable addition to a scholar’s bookshelves. There is little doubt that this work is exhaustive and accurate enough to satisfy all but the keenest departmental specialists.”
+ + Ath. 1907, 2: 510. O. 26. 1530w.
“The work seems too detailed for a younger student, while for the advanced worker it ought to embody more results from archaeology and the increasingly important science of anthropology. Again, one is compelled to notice a regrettable lack of proportion, a habit of repetition that might be called otiose if one did not know the over-conscientious author, and a constant recurrence of a negative method elucidation.” F. B. R. Hellems.
+ − Dial. 43: 311. N. 16, ’07. 3100w.
“No one can doubt that it is definitive.”
+ + Ind. 63: 1059. O. 31, ’07. 680w.
“A more complete guide to the knowledge of life’s externals in the Homeric age we have never met with.”
+ + Lit. D. 35: 696. N. 9, ’07. 320w.
“There is all through a certain lack of precision of view in this book.”
+ − Lond. Times. 6: 326. O. 25, ’07. 420w.
“The present volume will be an indispensable work of reference in public and college libraries and a handsome ornament to private collections. But we fear that it is too bulky and too expensive for the students who need it in their reading of Homer.”
+ + − Nation. 85: 472. N. 21, ’07. 2220w.
“In a broad sense one might call this work of opulent learning a sociological commentary upon the Bible of ancient Greece.”
+ Outlook. 87: 357. O. 19, ’07. 290w.
Shackleton, Robert, and Shackleton, Mrs. Elizabeth. Quest of the colonial. **$2.40. Century.
7–30414.
While the chapters of this book are the personal experiences of two enthusiastic homemakers in quest of the useful, beautiful and interesting articles of colonial furniture and bric-a-brac, they afford generous information concerning colonial furniture of every kind, and offer helpful suggestions in the matter of selection.
“It contains a great deal of definite and accurately stated information for the amateur collector, besides many anecdotes calculated to quicken his enthusiasm and arouse his envy and admiration.”
+ Dial. 43: 383. D. 1, ’07. 310w.
“It is rare that one finds a book that deals so accurately with facts pertaining to the furnishing of our forefathers and at the same time uses dry data with sufficient cunning to make a charming readable tale.”
+ + Lit. D. 35: 696. N. 9, ’07. 170w.
Lit. D. 35: 919. D. 14, ’07. 90w.
N. Y. Times. 12: 666. O. 19, ’07. 40w.
“No one who has the slightest love of the old could fail to gain sincere pleasure from the reading of this book.”
+ Outlook. 87: 359. O. 19, ’07. 120w.
Shakespeare, William. Complete dramatic and poetic works; ed. from the text of the early quartos and the first folio by William A. Neilson. $3. Houghton.
6–38336.
Uniform with “Cambridge poets,” this volume shares with the others of the series the excellencies of book making. Professor Neilson’s “radical procedure in frankly adopting a modern punctuation will probably please readers, if they notice it, and raise questions among scholars. His rearrangement of the plays according to chronology within the three well-recognized divisions of comedies, histories, and tragedies, by which ‘Tempest’ appears as the seventeenth instead of the first play, is likely to give qualms to readers rather than to scholars. Both innovations seem to me to be worth trying, and it is needless to approve the small amount of textual apparatus in such an edition and the consequent saving of space for a good glossary.” (Forum.)
“We recommend it most cordially to the scholar, the student, and the general reader.”
+ Cath. World. 85: 262. My. ’07. 170w.
“Calls for a word of hearty praise.”
+ + Dial. 42: 20. Ja. 1, ’07. 60w.
“Professor Neilson ... has done a real service in his one volume of Shakespeare. His critical introduction and textual notes are very admirable.”
+ + Educ. R. 34: 210. S. ’07. 50w.
“No more attractive single-volume edition exists.” W. P. Trent.
+ + + Forum. 38: 379. Ja. ’07. 480w.
+ + + Ind. 62: 622. Mr. 14, ’07. 270w.
+ + + Lit. D. 34: 264. F. 16, ’07. 190w.
“This new edition by Prof. Neilson is easily the best single-volume edition that has yet been published.”
+ + + N. Y. Times. 12: 41. Ja. 26, ’07. 1340w.
395“In every way the volume is suited for the use of the general reader and for a place on his library shelf.”
+ + + Outlook. 84: 1084. D. 29, ’06. 210w.
“These textual variations are the merest trifles after all, and detract nothing from the general merit of the book, which is unquestionably the best one-volume edition of Shakespeare that has appeared—so nearly perfect in its way indeed, that its supremacy is not likely to be disputed for many a year.” Wm. J. Rolfe.
+ + − Putnam’s. 2: 723. S. ’07. 840w.
Shakespeare, William. First folio Shakespeare; ed. with notes, introd. glossary, list of variorum readings, and selected criticisms, by Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke, ea. 75c. Crowell.
—As you like it.
6–42340.
This volume shares with the volumes that have gone before the excellencies of the carefully compiled editorial matter.
—Henry the fifth.
6–45068.
The characteristic features of this entire series are found in this volume.
—Much ado about nothing.
7–11050.
Uniform with the “First folio edition,” and the twelfth to be issued. It is supplied with the full editorial equipment characteristic of the edition.
“The reading public cannot be too grateful to the editors and publishers of this Shakespeare for bringing within their easy reach that which has hitherto been accessible only to millionaires and scholars.”
+ + Acad. 71: 605. D. 15, ’06. 220w.
A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 25. Ja. ’07.
“Altogether the editors deserve to be warmly complimented on the thoroughness of their work, which must have cost them abundant time and labour.”
+ + Ath. 1906, 2: 798. D. 22. 630w.
+ + Nation. 83: 533. D. 20. ’06. 50w.
“There is nothing better at hand for the genuine student of Shakespeare and the development of the English language.”
+ + N. Y. Times. 12: 96. F. 16, ’07. 340w.
“We have no hesitation in saying that this is as great a help to Shakespearean study as has been produced for many years.”
+ + Spec. 97: 831. N. 24, ’06. 190w.
Shakespeare, William. Tragedie of Antonie and Cleopatra; ed. by Horace H. Furness. *$4. Lippincott.
7–28476.
“Antonie and Cleopatra” complete with the unsparing equipment of the “Variorum edition.”
“Differences of opinion with regard to the soundness of Dr. Furness’s original contributions, do not affect the high value to be placed upon the main purpose of his work and the splendid manner in which he continues to carry it out.”
+ + + Nation. 85: 356. O. 17. ’07. 1100w.
“To exactness and fullness of knowledge the editor of the ‘Variorum edition’ has added the wisdom which is born of a great love.”