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Churchill, Winston. Mr. Crewe’s career. †$1.50. Macmillan.
8–13723.
A state, presumably New Hampshire, is under the political domination of a railway. Hilary Vane, chief counsel for the corrupt machine, has a son, a young attorney, who dares to espouse the people’s cause and to defend them against the corporation. Mr. Crewe, a bachelor millionaire, uses the people’s newly aroused demand for rights as an entering wedge into politics. The railroad president and his daughter, a charmingly drawn heroine, play important parts in the story; but the chief interest, in spite of the title, centers in the career of Austin Vane as he stands unflinchingly for clean politics, and, not without a struggle, quickens his father’s conscience to the point of resigning his office.
“The tale possesses vitality and interest.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 218. Je. ’08. ✠
“It will hasten the great awakening that shall save democracy from the night of reaction and despotism.”
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Arena. 40: 122. Jl. ’08. 1900w.
“The human interest is even more poignant than in previous novels by this author, whose present work marks a distinct advance.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 723. Je. 13. 250w.
“His book is too long, is rather loosely put together, and the manner of its setting forth is almost slovenly at times, but it is a story that has vitality, is informed by a fine idealism, and is possessed of an interest that does not pall.” W: M. Payne.
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Dial. 44: 349. Je. 1, ’08. 550w.
“Mr. Crewe is a unique creation in American fiction.” James MacArthur.
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Forum. 40: 60. Jl. ’08. 1650w.
“The book has the accent of reality rather than fiction.”
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Ind. 64: 1400. Je. 18, ’08. 800w.
“On the whole, it is clear that this popular novelist is growing in power. His style is still quite without distinction, and often slovenly. But his people are people (Humphrey Crewe being exaggerated as the irony of his conception demands), and the atmosphere in which they move is that of a ripened and really admirable humor.”
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Nation. 86: 447. My. 14, ’08. 600w.
“The book is not devoid of a fine tone of inspiration for the new generation of voters, but, however steadily there may burn in it the splendid determination of the author to do what he can to purify politics, it lacks the fire of imagination.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 336. Je. 13, ’08. 200w.
“All Mr. Churchill’s novels have been American to the core; none more than this. As a story there are defects in its construction.”
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Outlook. 89: 323. Je. 13, ’08. 450w.
“The novel belongs to the minority that call into play the reader’s mental faculties and provide agreeable exercise for them.” E. L. Cary.
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Putnam’s. 4: 618. Ag. ’08. 200w.
“A certain real phase of American life is exhibited, and, from many points of view, it is a near approach to the American novel.”
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R. of Rs. 37: 763. Je. ’08. 350w.
“That one should thus criticise it as a pamphlet rather than as a work of art is inevitable from the author’s almost avowed partiality.”
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Sat. R. 105: 698. My. 30, ’08. 670w.
“The excellence of Mr. Churchill’s analysis of American politics is shown by his refusal to label all those concerned in them as either angels or devils.”
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Spec. 100: 870. My. 30, ’08. 1000w.
Clark, Francis Edward. Continent of opportunity: the South American republics. **$1.50. Revell.
7–39011.
Their history, their resources, their outlook, together with a traveler’s impressions of present day conditions. Of Dr. Clark’s observations regarding the possibilities for intellectual and material development in South America he says: “In all material matters, ... in her mines and manufactures, in her forests and fisheries, in her commerce and agriculture, in her schools and churches, in her politics and business, South America is to-day pre-eminently the continent of opportunity.”
A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 76. Mr. ’08. ✠
“Dr. Clark’s descriptions are never dull and are often relieved in the most pleasant way by a touch of humor; only as the author had no time, in the course of his trip, to wander away from the beaten tracks and to get a glimpse of the byways, those descriptions seldom reveal any new aspects of life or of nature.”
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Ind. 64: 531. Mr. 5, ’08. 150w.
“He has an entertaining style, albeit his writing is sometimes deplorably careless, and he has tried to consider justly both the faults and the virtues of South American character.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 118. F. 29, ’08. 450w.
R. of Rs. 36: 756. D. ’07. 120w.
* Clark, Henry W. Christian method of ethics. **$1.25. Revell.
8–25722.
The ultimate ideal of Christian ethics as stated by Mr. Clark is “an automatic right adjustment to every circumstance, an instinctive right bearing toward every question of duty and every temptation to wrong.” “The presentation of religion as something worthy of supreme effort, rather than the easing down and popularizing of Christianity which is now the fashion of many churches, is Mr. Clark’s message, and such a message makes a really far stronger appeal to young men and women than can be made by any easy-going demands on their spiritual natures.” (Ind.)
“It is perhaps unfortunate that the title of Mr. Clark’s new book is one that is not likely 71to appeal to many who might find its chapters most helpful.”
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Ind. 65: 1067. N. 5. ’08. 330w.
“This is largely a helpful book, partly an unhelpful.”
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Outlook. 90: 551. N. 7, 08. 240w.
Clark, John Bates. Essentials of economic theory as applied to modern problems of industry and public policy. *$2. Macmillan.
7–36896.
“Consists, first, of a set of chapters restating ‘Economic statics’ and giving in summary form the doctrines already set forth in the ‘Distribution of wealth.’ A second part then gives the contributions to ‘Economic dynamics.’ The chapters in this second part deal largely with matters such as are sometimes grouped under the head of ‘applied economics.’ As a whole the volume is expected by the author to be ‘available for use in classrooms not as a substitute for elementary textbooks, but as supplementary to them. It omits a large part of what such books contain, presents what they do not contain, and tries to be of service to those who wish for more than a single introductory volume can offer.’”—J. Pol. Econ.
“The book is written in readable style, being much less drawn out than the author’s earlier work, ‘The distribution of wealth.’” F. D. Watson.
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Ann. Am. Acad. 31: 515. Mr. ’08. 300w.
“An original and very able treatment of the more theoretical aspects of his science. Some of the [special points in his treatment] require further criticism before his exposition can be accepted, but all are well worth study and show a sound theoretical and scientific genius.”
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Ath. 1908, 2: 179. Ag. 15. 950w.
“Whether the style will be found simple by the persons whom the book is designed to reach, I am not so sure.” F. W. Taussig.
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Econ. Bull. 1: 20. Ap. ’08. 1000w.
Ind. 65: 156. Jl. 16, ’08. 300w.
“It need hardly be said that in this volume Professor Clark shows again the qualities which have won him so distinguished a place among living economists. He is original and ingenious, and does not fear to pioneer boldly into new fields of thought. Those who so adventure deserve high praise, and not the less so if they themselves prove sometimes to have made a start in the wrong direction. His style retains all its grace and finish, his courtesy is unfailing, and a fine personality shines through the pages.” F. W. Taussig.
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J. Pol. Econ. 16: 38. Ja. ’08. 1850w.
“Modern political economy is a study in dynamics rather than statics, and the levels reached are the resultants of forces, rather than of adjustments under the calm persistence of gravity. There is need for a new political economy, designed to meet these conditions, and Prof. Clark makes an illuminating attempt to supply the need.” E: A. Bradford.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 90. F. 8, ’08. 1200w.
“To the general reader, unacquainted with the complicated terminology and finely drawn distinctions of most writers of modern economic treatises, much of Professor Clark’s book will prove uncommonly hard reading. Comprehensive and stimulating as his treatise is, it necessarily fails to discuss in detail all of the many topics of present-day interest on which it touches.”
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Outlook. 88: 323. F. 8, ’08. 780w.
R. of Rs. 37: 383. Mr. ’08. 200w.
“The student ... will find much that is acute and interesting in Professor Clark’s presentment of the subject. He must, however, be prepared to face mathematical diagrams, algebraic signs, and a few cryptic headlines.”
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Spec. 100: 541. Ap. 4, ’08. 450w.
“It can hardly be denied that, in certain respects, the work is disappointing, and in the short space available here attention will be mainly confined to some of the points as to which the reviewer takes issue with the author.” A. W. Flux.
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Yale R. 17: 228. Ag. ’08. 1250w.
* Clark, L. Pierce, and Diefendorf, Allen Ross. Neurological and mental diagnosis. *$1.25. Macmillan.
8–19607.
“A brief outline of essentials suited to the need of the practitioner dealing with diseases of the nervous system or the mind.”—Nation.
“It would perhaps have aided the student, especially, if the various tests for determining the state of the motor functions had been placed together, for the reason that all such tests, in a case where it is necessary to use them, are more apt to be recalled if they are associated in the student’s mind.” J. G. Fitzgerald.
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J. Philos. 5: 666. N. 19, ’08. 730w.
“As a whole the presentation is good and helpful.”
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Nation. 87: 529. N. 26, ’08. 100w.
Clarke, Sir George Sydenham. Fortification: its past achievements, recent development, and future progress. 2d ed. *$4.50. Dutton.
War 7–141.
A revision after seventeen years which includes the lessons bearing upon national defence supplied by the four great contests between nations which have occurred since the book first appeared. “Therefore in this edition, [the author] has been enabled to start from the ground which it had formerly been necessary to capture, to omit certain passages which have become obvious, and to apply himself to the fresh aspects of the problem which the flux of time has brought with it.” (Sat. R.)
“Contains some new matter which will be found of interest both by military and by naval students.”
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Ath. 1907, 2: 39. Jl. 13. 370w.
“Another edition should correct the few misprints, especially in the French quotations. The work naturally appeals directly to the officer, and especially to the artilleryman and the engineer, but it should do more than this in helping to shape an intelligent public opinion.”
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Nation. 86: 40. Ja. 9, ’08. 1100w.
“This book should be in the possession of every United States senator and representative, as well as of all persons interested in our national legislation. It is written by the greatest living authority on the subject, the secretary of the imperial defence committee, from whose views one may dissent only on grounds which will bear the most rigorous investigation.”
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No. Am. 187: 289. F. ’08. 2650w.
“The later portions of the book, which to a large extent deal with gun-mountings and other adjuncts, will be less appreciated.”
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Sat. R. 104: 116. Jl. 27, ’07. 1200w.
“A most learned and intricate treatise on cupolas, reduits, enceintes, gun-mountings, and explosives, while his study of the evolution of modern battleships, as presented in pedigree form, is the most illuminating guide to the mysteries of naval classification that has ever delighted the eyes and understanding of a layman.”
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Spec. 99: 334. S. 7, ’07. 770w.
* Clarke, Helen Archibald. Browning’s England: a study of English influences in Browning. **$2. Baker.
A review of the English influences that may be found reflected in the poetry of Browning. The chapters are as follows: English poets, friends and enthusiasms; Shakespeare’s portrait; A crucial period in English history; Social aspects of English life; Religious thought in the nineteenth century; and Art criticism inspired by the English musician, Avison. The author 72studies separate poems and analyzes them to show the direct poetical inspiration. An indispensable book for classes in Browning.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 741. D. 5, ’08. 160w.
Clarke, Helen Archibald. Browning’s Italy. **$2. Baker.
7–37032.
Miss Clarke discusses Browning’s Italian interests in five chapters as follows: “The dawn of the renaissance, Glimpses of political life, The Italian scholar, The artist and his art, and Pictures of social life. For each she supplies the needed background of history, connecting it with the poetry by liberal quotations.” (Dial.)
“A conscientious piece of work which will undoubtedly prove helpful to many students.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 77. Mr. ’08.
“It is a conscientious piece of literary scholarship rather than a book for travel lovers. The book ought to serve as a good introduction to a knowledge of the poet.” F: T. Cooper.
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Bookm. 26: 511. Ja. ’08. 180w.
“The historical studies are complete enough to interest students of Browning, because of the new light they cast on the sources of his love for Italy and on the relation between the historic facts of the records and his poetic interpretation of them.”
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Dial. 43: 384. D. 1, ’07. 220w.
“It will be a great help to the reader by putting the poems into their historical framework.” W. G. Bowdoin.
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Ind. 63: 1468. D. 19, ’07. 100w.
“We must, in justice, confess that Miss Clarke’s compilation is admirably adapted to minds which have not yet thought for themselves; and as there are many such minds, her book ought to be popular. We have noted several misprints and solecisms. It lacks an index, which is necessary, especially to the many extracts from Browning.”
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Nation. 85: 567. D. 19, ’07. 330w.
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Outlook. 87: 877. D. 21, ’07. 130w.
Clarke, T. E. S. Life of Gilbert Burnet, bishop of Salisbury: 1, Scotland, 1643–1674, by T. E. S. Clarke; 2, England, 1674–1715, with bibliographical appendices, by H. C. Foxcroft; with an introd. by C. H. Firth. *$4.50. Putnam.
8–18697.
Three writers have co-operated in producing this life of Bishop Burnet. C. H. Firth contributes an introduction, discussing Burnet’s place “not as a moralist or a divine or a politician, but as an historian.” T. E. S. Clarke describes his family, education, work at Saltoun as parish minister, and at Glasgow as professor of divinity, until in 1674 he began his work in the south. Miss Foxcroft carries the history from his settlement work in London in 1674 to his death in 1715.
“This biography of Burnet is one of such substantial merit that it will doubtless take its place as the final authority on the subject.” A. L. Cross.
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Am. Hist. R. 13: 857. Jl. ’08. 1000w.
“As regards the main theme Mr. Clarke’s work is in all respects satisfactory. Throughout the forty years of incessant activity which compose the second portion of Burnet’s career, through every phase and into every cranny, we are guided by Miss Foxcroft’s industry and deft treatment. Prof. Firth’s [part of the work] is elaborately and conclusively discussed. There is no side of this part of the subject which is not treated with fullness and with his usual lucidity.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 121. F. 1. 1550w.
“The Scottish section has been ably and judiciously handled. Miss Foxcroft’s work is a model for interesting fulness combined with precision.” J. K. Hewison.
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Eng. Hist. R. 23: 582. Jl. ’08. 1850w.
“This life of Burnet will remain the permanent authority on the subject; it is a great addition to our information, and it is a sound and convincing defence of Burnet, when defence is necessary or possible.”
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Lond. Times. 6: 388. D. 20, ’07. 1560w.
“The joint authors have accomplished their task admirably; they have produced a book that is at once documented at every step, and thoroughly interesting. They have both faced the weaknesses of Burnet’s character without flinching, yet have avoided party prejudice.”
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Nation. 86: 150. F. 13, ’08. 2180w.
“Professor Firth has contributed an admirable introduction. The Rev. T. E. S. Clarke ... contributes a careful and well-informed account of Burnet’s early life. Miss Foxcroft’s work has the same solid and enduring qualities as that of Mr. Clarke. It is admirably well-informed, is commendably free from the lues Boswelliana which is the besetting disease of the biographer, and treats a large subject on an adequately large canvas. Perhaps it may be objected to both writers that their work is now and then lacking in brightness and literary sparkle.”
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Sat. R. 104: 729. D. 14, ’07. 1680w.
“The whole picture of Burnet in this book gives just the right impression of Shakespearean rotundity to the Bishop’s personality, and, though it may seem paradoxical to say so, recalls that suggestion of British vigour and directness which underlies all the amiable foibles even of a Falstaff. Miss Foxcroft’s only fault comes from the fact that she is so bubbling over with knowledge and sense of fun that she sometimes makes allusive references to facts not so well known to the uninstructed reader as to herself.”
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Spec. 100: 150. Ja. 25, ’08. 1550w.
Claude, chef de la police de surete, 1807–1880. Memoirs of Monsieur Claude, chief of the police under the second empire; tr. by Katharine P. Wormeley. **$4. Houghton.
7–36947.
“Miss Wormeley, well known as the translator of Balzac, has selected from these memoirs for this volume those chapters and parts of chapters which seem likely to have at this day a real interest for English readers. She has rejected an immense amount of what must be very dull reading indeed relating to police regulations, prisons, and ephemeral subjects. But the episodes here described have to do with M. Claude’s connection with political intrigues, and with mysteries and remarkable crimes.”—Outlook.
“The translation is admirable but the book has no value for the student of French history, though it may be of mild interest to the lover of detective stories. The selections have evidently been made with an eye to the picturesque. The style is melodramatic and ejaculatory.”
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Am. Hist. R. 13: 644. Ap. ’08. 280w.
“A curious and uncommonly interesting book.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 46. F. ’08.
“Miss Wormeley ... shows that she is capable of good work; but her sceptical faculties should have been more frequently brought into play in editing the ‘Memoirs.’”
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Ath. 1908, 2: 207. Ag. 22. 930w.
“The translation, as might be expected from Miss Wormeley, is spirited and idiomatic.”
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Dial. 44: 77. F. 1, ’08. 550w.
“After carefully reading this book, the reviewer can use the hackneyed phrase in its literal sense, ‘There is not a dull line to be found in it.’”
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Lit. D. 36: 95. Ja. 18, ’08. 550w.
“There is no view more authentic and more interesting than that given in these pages of the progress and the operations of the conspiracy 73of which for twenty years France was the victim.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 34. Ja. 18, ’08. 550w.
“The book is certainly good reading, and makes one wish for more, if more material as good as this may be drawn from the French original.”
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Outlook. 87: 876. D. 21, ’07. 160w.
“His revelations have but little value except in relation to the spy work of Germans before the war.”
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Pol. Sci. Q. 23: 175. Mr. ’08. 100w.
“The narrative is told in the simple, direct style of the diary of a simple, direct man of the world who yet has retained something of the naïvete of the old-time soldier.”
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R. of Rs. 37: 511. Ap. ’08. 100w.
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Sat. R. 105: 444. Ap. 4, ’08. 200w.
“This volume will be found very interesting reading by every one who cares for the byways and the wrong side of history.”
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Spec. 100: 750. My. 9, ’08. 450w.
Clay, Grover. Hester of the hills. $1.50. Page.
7–31284.
A tale of the Ozarks in which a northerner finding among the “crackers” a physically perfect type of young woman, educates and marries her. His failure to consider the question of love in a union which should insure him against frail posterity results in various surprises for him which play havoc with his plans.
“As a photograph of life among the cracker farmers and hunters of Missouri, the book is not without significance. As a ‘romance’ it is singularly uncouth.”
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Nation. 86: 515. Je. 4, ’08. 250w.
“If the treatment of the theme of this novel were as novel as the theme itself, the result would be a noteworthy piece of fiction instead of one but mildly interesting.”
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N. Y. Times. 12: 720. N. 9, ’07. 200w.
Clegg, Thomas Bailey. Bishop’s scapegoat. †$1.50. Lane.
8–14664.
An English vicar takes it upon himself to end the life of a French scoundrel in Paris. He chokes him and leaves him for dead. A physician whom the dying man had wronged, comes in upon him, but will not resuscitate him. The physician is tried for murder, convicted and transported to a penal colony in the South Pacific, where he is ministered to by a devoted daughter. The vicar’s son, now a bishop of the See of Capricornia, loves the daughter, but hesitates to marry her because she is the child of a murderer. Explanations finally bring events to a happy issue. “The story is inspired with a deep sense of the beautiful in nature, the instinctive goodness of the human heart, and the divine meaning of life.” (Ath.)
“The chief characters appear in telling situations, and we find for the most part a fine balance and sense of proportion.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 757. Je. 20. 130w.
“One is irritated by a series of rather inartistic surprises. The book is worth reading; it is fresh, wholesome, and entertaining.”
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Nation. 87: 12. Jl. 2, ’08. 360w.
“There are passages of description and narrative in this novel of sufficient merit to raise it considerably above the average level.”
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Spec. 100: 1036. Je. 27, ’08. 200w.
Clergue, Helen. The salon: a study of French society and personalities in the 18th century. **$3. Putnam.
7–36984.
“Beginning with a careful study of the origin, growth, and influence of that peculiarly French social development, the salon, Mrs. Clergue proceeds to paint portraits of the better-known among those women who were famous in the eighteenth century as the hostesses and directing heads of these gatherings; Madame du Deffand, Madame d’Epinay, Mlle. de Lespinasse, and the ‘Queen of the Rue St. Honoré’ and Madame Geoffrin.”—Spec.
A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 132. My. ’08.
“It cannot be said that these studies add any facts to those already known. They are marked, however, by a spirit of sympathetic intelligence, and, on the whole, by a laudable regard for accuracy.”
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Ath. 1908. 2: 363. S. 26. 280w.
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Nation. 86: 239. Mr. 12, ’08. 250w.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 333. Je. 13, ’08. 100w.
“All of the studies are decidedly interesting both from a psychological and a sociological point of view.”
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Outlook. 87: 746. N. 30, ’07. 140w.
“All of Miss Clergue’s characterizations are interesting.” E. J. Putnam.
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Putnam’s. 4: 365. Je. ’08. 450w.
“She is a diligent student of the period and her bibliography is well-nigh exhaustive, but she does not tell us much which has not already been said as well, and sometimes better, by others.”
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Sat. R. 105: 238. F. 22, ’08. 1220w.
“These bright and impartial sketches are very helpful towards realising the nature and effect of the various ‘salons’ in which the Revolution, one may say, was talked into being. They also suggest amusingly, with a clear and uncommon wideness of view, the extraordinary changes of a hundred years.”
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Spec. 100: 186. F. 1, ’08. 1500w.
Clews, Henry. Fifty years in Wall street. *$3. Henry Clews, 15 Broad st., N. Y.
8–18389.
Brings to date the author’s “Twenty-eight years in Wall street.” It is a history of financial events told in conversational style by one who in his long career has known personally the Wall street leaders. Pt. 1, Wall street; pt. 2, Speculation; pt. 3, Capitalists and financiers—U. S.; pt. 4, Business.
“The new chapters add little of importance. It is not creditable for an author or publisher, in re-issuing a book under a new title, to neglect all changes in the older chapters.”
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Nation. 86: 543. Je. 11. ’08. 280w.
“It is difficult to name any other single book which gives the narrative of financial affairs so well as Mr. Clews’s.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 460. Ag. 22, ’08. 230w.
Clifford, Lucy Lane. Proposals to Kathleen. †$1.50. Barnes.
8–7894.
A young woman pauses on the eve of her marriage to “a clever, well-off, fairly well-off, that is, well-connected, well-placed” man with whom she is not in love, and indulges in reminiscences, aided by letters which she is about to destroy, of past lovers, their love-making and proposals. It is her farewell to maidenhood and its dreams.
“It is the clever portrayal of the heart of a woman whose idea is to become entirely worldly, although she has not yet reached that state.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 267. My. 9, ’08. 100w.
“Her original whimsical ideas and forms of expression give the book a piquant relish not to be found elsewhere.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 336. Je. 13, ’08. 180w.
Clouston, R. S. Sir Henry Raeburn. (Newnes art lib.) il. *$1.25. Warne. W 8–53.
The seven pages of biographical and critical text are followed by forty-eight full page reproductions of the more notable paintings of this artist who is the pride of Scotland.
A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 101. Ap. ’08. ✠
Nation. 86: 362. Ap. 16, ’08. 30w.
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Outlook. 88: 279. F. 1, ’08. 200w.
74Clouston, R. S. Sir Thomas Lawrence, P. R. A. (Newnes art lib., no. 27.) il. *$1.25. Warne.
W 8–69.
As the son of an easygoing innkeeper, the early talents of this self-taught painter had comparatively little guidance tho plenty of encouragement. The biographical portion of the volume sketches the steps that led to membership in the Royal academy, to a knighthood, and finally to the presidency of the Academy. Forty-eight reproductions of his pictures illustrate his range as well as his “technical and temperamental” limitations.
“Valuable mainly because of the illustrations.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 173. Je. ’08. ✠
“The text is of little importance.”
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Nation. 86: 452. My. 14, ’08. 100w.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 243. Ap. 25, ’08. 450w.
“Compact but suggestive estimate.”
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Outlook. 88: 883. Ap. 18, ’08. 170w.
Cody, Grace Ethelwyn. Jacquette: a sorority girl. †$1.25. Duffield.
8–3429.
Whether secret societies in schools help or harm development on broad lines is the problem dealt with in this story of high school life.
“While the appeal of the book must necessarily be somewhat limited, its atmosphere is wholesome.”
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Nation. 86: 174. F. 20, ’08. 150w.
“A charming tale told with simplicity.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 69. F. 8, ’08. 50w.
“An excellent story for girls and boys.”
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Outlook. 88: 839. Ap. 11, ’08. 100w.
Cody, H. A. Apostle of the North: the life and memoirs of William Carpenter Bompas, D. D., first bishop of Athabasca, 1874–1884, bishop of Mackenzie river, 1884–1891, bishop of Selkirk, 1891–1896; with an introd. by Rev. S. P. Mattheson. *$2.50. Dutton.
The story of a devoted missionary’s hard work and self-sacrifice in the wilderness of the far northwest. The sketch reveals strength, purpose, steadfastness and great power of love.
“The tone of the book cannot be called quite broad and tolerant.”
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Nation. 87: 216. S. 3, ’08. 500w.
“A saintly man, and a sympathetic, clearly drawn portrait of him.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 355. Je. 20, ’08. 470w.
Spec. 100: 506. Mr. 28, ’08. 430w.
Coghill, Stanly. Hathor. *75c. Robertson.
7–2749.
The work of a young western writer who died recently. An introductory note contributed by a friend tells the reader that the poems are “the overtone of a strangely beautiful soul that was always seeking for a half-remembered and perhaps, in this world at least, unattainable glory.”
“This little book is distinctly worth while. Its ideas are mostly echoes, and it is too much tinged with the melancholy in which youth is apt to revel, but it has harmony, and flowing rhythm, and something of the historical imagination.” W: M. Payne.
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Dial. 43: 94. Ag. 16, ’07. 370w.
Nation. 85: 589. D. 26, ’07. 90w.
Cohen, Emily Solis-, jr. David the giant killer, and other tales of Grandma Lopez. $1.25. Jewish pub.
8–16561.
Bible stories retold for a group of story-hungry little people. They are as follows: David the giant killer, In Shushan the capital, The sacrifice at Modin, The hidden smithy, The fall of Michmash, At the fork of the roads, Carmel, Amid the alien corn, How Daniel became judge, and The golden image.
Coke, Henry John. Open hatchways. †$1.50. Lane.
“The development of character in a girl, vain, passionate, with a taste for French novels, but at heart pure and true, under the stress of being wooed by three typical lovers—the good prig, the stupid guardsman, and the clever, fascinating adventurer—is the study which has engaged Mr. Coke’s attention.”—Ath.
“A curiously incongruous book. Well and carefully written, it is interesting enough to carry the reader to the end of the thirty-four chapters. There is a touch of George Meredith in the characters (as well as the names) of Mrs. Boadle and Sir Ralph Wychard, though they are, unfortunately, too slightly drawn to contain more than a very faint hint.”
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“He has not succeeded in chaining the attention of his readers. He strikes no new note. The plot is threadbare; the characters are of a well-known type; they act as we all know they will, and are not endowed with any real individuality. The mild philosophy of the heroine’s father, irrelevant to the action, is not a little boring.”
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Ath. 1907, 2: 763. D. 14. 180w.
“Distinguished by a fresh and sincere handling.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 15. Ja. 11, ’08. 160w.
“Mr. Coke knows something of Harrow and Cambridge life, and has apparently read Schopenhauer and Kant, but such experience and information are not uncommon, nor in themselves sufficient justification for writing a novel.”
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Colby, Charles W. Canadian types of the old régime, 1608–1698. **$2.75. Holt.
Against a wilderness background into which crept historical interest with the coming of Jacques Cartier, are set, each in turn, types of the old régime, which stand for aspects of French colonisation. There are Champlain, the explorer; Bribeuf, the missionary; Hébert, the colonist; D’Iberville, the soldier; Du Lhut, the coureur de bois; Talon, the intendant; Laval, the bishop; Frotenac, the governor; and The woman.
“No one could call this book heavy, and yet even the erudite might find much in it that would repay perusal.” L. J. Burpee.
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Dial. 45: 291. N. 1, ’08. 840w.
“The volume is written in light and graceful style, but with due regard for firm historical bases. It not only makes interesting reading, but gives perhaps as clear a notion of what the old régime in Canada was at its best as may be found anywhere in a single volume.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 513. S. 19, ’08. 700w.
“Sympathetic and illuminating studies of old-time Canadian worthies.”
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R. of Rs. 38: 636. N. ’08. 200w.
* Cole, William Morse. Accounts, their construction and interpretation. *$2. Houghton.
8–31984.
A handbook for business men and students of affairs prepared by the assistant professor of accounting in Harvard university. It is not meant for an encyclopaedia of book keeping forms and practice but it is comprehensive for principles. Part 1 discusses book keeping practice and the philosophic basis upon which it rests. Part 2 deals with the analytical side of accounting, the last chapters making general principles more concrete by applying them to the problems of different lines of business in which they may be best illustrated.
75Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. Biographia literaria; ed. with his aesthetical essays by J. Shawcross. 2v. *$2.75. Oxford.
8–28959.
A reprint of the original text with a valuable introduction and a quantity of notes by Mr. Shawcross, to which have been added a few of the lesser-known Coleridge essays on the principles of aesthetics.
“[Mr. Shawcross is] an artist who has made of that meat [Coleridge’s prose] a savoury and wholesome dish to tempt the languid palate.... Plainly, Mr. Shawcross shuns all controversy, choosing rather to give the fruits of a patient and expert study of Coleridge’s prose than to enter into minute and, for his purpose, idle disputes.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 247. F. 29. 2700w.
“Mr. Shawcross shows himself intimately in touch, not only with all that Coleridge has written, and others have written about him, but with most of what he read.” Basil de Sélincourt.
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Hibbert J. 6: 944. Jl. ’08. 900w.
“Mr. Shawcross’s introduction repays a careful reading; it not only fulfils its first intention of clearing up the relation of Coleridge to Kant and Schelling, but throws light on the whole international movement of romanticism.”
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Nation. 86: 174. F. 20, ’08. 850w.
“Its excellence lies in the variety of interesting subjects with which it deals, in the mass of curious information it contains, in the acuteness and originality so abundantly scattered over its pages.”
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Collins, Varnum Lansing. Continental congress at Princeton (1783). *$3. University library, Princeton, N. J.
8–13283.
“A special study of the coming of the Congress to Princeton, New Jersey, after the revolt of the Pennsylvania troops drove its members from Philadelphia.... The chapter on Princeton in 1783, that on the reception given the Congressional visitors, and on the presence of the members of Congress at the annual commencement exercises of the college, present a true picture of the accustomed quiet of the Jersey village, broken by momentous incursion. Monotony of narrative is prevented by the description of the visits of General Washington to Congress, of the arrival of the Dutch minister, and of the theft from the village postoffice of a mail-bag which contained the official correspondence of the members of Congress.”—Dial.
“Has fashioned his material into a readable narrative. The volume is one that will appeal to the general reading public, and is yet of value to the student.”
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Dial. 45: 92. Ag. 16, ’08. 320w.
“Well fills a vacant niche in the history of the confederacy.”
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Ind. 65: 437. Ag. 20, ’08. 260w.
“The interest lies mainly in three directions: the story itself, with its vivid portrayal of the personages concerned at work and at play; the official activities of Congress and the business actually transacted at Princeton; and, lastly, the significance of the events from the point of view of our national development. Each of these aspects is amply and admirably worked out.”
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Nation. 87: 441. N. 5, ’08. 1200w.
Colvill, Helen Hester. Lady Julia’s emerald: a novel. †$1.50. Lane.
A story with a London background. The emerald of the title with its copper setting and its mystic charm enters into the plot of the tale whose interest is centered about a wonderful girl of struggles and dreams. “The story of Lesley’s cramped childhood, of her longed-for and finally realized three months of work and freedom as an artist, together with her love story have the same charm of freshness and conviction which are inherent in herself, although one cannot but doubt that such a girl would have evolved from a parentage and up-bringing of the sort she suffered.” (N. Y. Times.)
“The writer’s shifting attitude as to the mysticism surrounding Lady Julia and her emerald is disconcerting. All the characters are convincing except the widow who pursues her formerly rejected suitor.”
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Ath. 1908, 2: 39. Jl. 11. 100w.
“Miss Colvill is the mistress of a firm and pleasant style through which glimmers an agreeable humor.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 404. Jl. 18, ’08. 200w.
Comstock, Harriet T. Janet of the dunes. †$1.50. Little.
8–975.
Mrs. Comstock has woven about her unafraid, dream-filled heroine of the dunes a story of simple shore life. It is interrupted only by the inevitable summer boarder who with palette and brush attempts to catch the glow of the hills and the deep beryl of the waves. Janet, the adopted daughter of “Captain Billy” of the Life saving crew learns from these same city folk the lesson that awakens her from childhood to womanhood. A young artist teaches her the lesson of love, and a man of the world who, she discovers, is her father, shows her some of the tragedies of love. She comes thru her experience sane and unspoiled.
“It is quite an unpretentious story. But the book is worth reading, not only for the sake of the story, but also because it contains a dozen memorable characters of an unfamiliar type, whose acquaintance it is a pleasure to make and to retain.” F: T. Cooper.
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Bookm. 27: 101. Mr. ’08. 420w.
“But from the delighted reader’s point of view Janet is adorable and logical, and most refreshing after the sophisticated heroines that belong to modern fiction as fever belongs to the sick man.”
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Ind. 64: 694. Mr. 26, ’08. 450w.
“There is enough true sea charm in her descriptions to make one wish that she had had the courage to celebrate her shore and her shore worthies without recourse to the form of fiction.”
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Nation. 86: 129. F. 6, ’08. 260w.
“Janet is quite a likable person in her own way. If her creator has not managed to draw her after a very original pattern, still she is likable.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 90. F. 15, ’08. 90w.
“While some of the conversations and situations fail to ring true, the heroine is a spirited and lovable girl, the surroundings and manners of the life-savers on our coasts are described with the vividness that comes from personal association, and the climax of the story rouses real interest in the reader.”
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Outlook. 88: 280. F. 1, ’08. 140w.
“A story of refreshing interest.”
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R. of Rs. 37: 761. Je. ’08. 100w.
Conant, Charles Arthur. Principles of banking: being the second part, separately issued, of The principles of money and banking. **$1.75. Harper.
8–15781.
The financial crisis of 1907 has made particularly opportune the appearance of this second part of a work published three years ago. The author’s hope in presenting the work is that it “will contribute something to the development of sound financial knowledge and do its share towards removing the fetters imposed by a defective currency upon American commerce in its conquest for supremacy in the world’s markets.” He treats the subjects under the following heads: The principles of banking currency, The evolution of commercial banking, and The co-operation of the factors of exchange.
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 267. N. ’08.
“We think that even in these hard times the needed capital should have been secured for providing a new index.”
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Nation. 86: 42. Jl. 9, ’08. 140w.
“Mr. Conant’s books are as well qualified for rereading as for reprinting.”
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R. of Rs. 38: 124. Jl. ’08. 100w.
Conant, Martha Pike. Oriental tale in England in the eighteenth century. (Columbia univ. studies in comparative literature.) *$2. Macmillan.
8–3276.
A doctoral monograph which brings together in convenient form “brief characterizations of the Oriental apologues, satires, and letters that run all through the eighteenth century and form an integral part of the romanticism of the nineteenth. Miss Conant makes this connection with the romantic movement the guiding thread of her book, and in her concluding chapter, ‘Literary estimate,’ deals with this theme directly and convincingly.” (Nation.)
“No adequate study of the influence of the Oriental tale in England was ever compiled until Miss Martha Pike Conant, Ph. D., of Columbia university, wrote her elaborate, yet thoroughly interesting little volume.”
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Ath. 1908, 2: 261. S. 5. 1350w.
“We will note but two questions concerning Dr. Conant’s conclusions.”
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Dial. 45: 17. Jl. 1, ’08. 400w.
“On the whole, her work is useful, though pedestrian in tone.”
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Nation. 86: 260. Mr. 19, ’08. 170w.
“Dr. Conant’s book will be attractive, not only to students of literature, but to those who enjoy the occasional quaint and unusual tale.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 392. Jl. 11, ’08. 520w.
“An interesting by-product of literary scholarship.”
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Conder, Claude Reignier. Rise of man. *$3.50. Dutton.
“It is mainly the political and religious progress of the race that is described in this volume. There is a brief sketch of the development of mathematical, astronomical, geographical, chemical, biological, and archaeological knowledge; an account of early man (prehistoric remains, language, race); a history of civilization, ancient, mediaeval, and modern; and a description of the religions of the world, more than half the book being devoted to this last topic.”—Nation.
“The scheme is defective in that it omits sociological and ethical history, which was, perhaps, passed over from lack of space. The immense mass of facts is handled with considerable skill: the points described are in general wisely chosen, the style is easy and clear. We miss in his exposition a clear statement of the ideas that have controlled the progress of civilization.”
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Nation. 87: 190. Ag. 27, ’08. 900w.
“Occasionally Col. Conder demonstrates an amazing ingenuousness and naïveté. His book is one for scholars, by a scholar, but it is also one for the general public, thanks largely to the lucidity and elegance of its style.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 314. Je. 6, ’08. 740w.
“This bird’s-eye view of a vast field gives interesting distinctness to a large variety of important details. It may be accepted in the main as sufficiently accurate, though more recent research and criticism occasionally correct it.”
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Outlook. 89: 816. Ag. 8, ’08. 180w.
Conley, Rev. John Wesley. Young Christian and the early church. (Christian culture courses. Baptist young people’s union of America.) **50c. Am. Bapt.
8–20485.
A sketch of the history and literature of the apostolic age designed for Baptist young people.
“The young people require a more modern treatment of the apostolic age than Dr. Conley offers them.”
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Bib. World. 32: 222. S. ’08. 100w.
Connolly, James Brendan. Olympic victor. †$1.25. Scribner.
8–23917.
“An expanded short story, having for hero the winner of the Marathon race at the first revived Olympic games at Athens a few years ago. Mr. Connolly was a member of the American team which took part in the games, and he has evidently taken the incidents of the race as he saw them and added enough of a romantic motive to make a story.”—Outlook.
“Alive with a fine Greek spirit of ancient and modern sport, which will make it interesting to boys.”
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“It is a well written and appealing story.”
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Ind. 65: 898. O. 15, ’08. 160w.
“It is quite as delightful as any of his Gloucester stories, though it is of an entirely different sort.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 486. S. 5, ’08. 270w.
“Mildly entertaining.”
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Outlook. 90: 135. S. 19, ’08. 70w.
Conrad, Joseph. Point of honor: a military tale. †$1.25. McClure.
8–27098.
A tale of the times of Napoleonic warfare which follows the private contest of two officers in different regiments of hussars. A series of duels, started upon a trifling provocation, is fought thru years of military service, at intervals, according to military rulings when the rank of the combatants was the same. The murderous hot-headedness of the one is made but the more diabolical by the calm, reasoning honor of the other who off the dueling ground never fails to do his adversary a good turn.
“The charm of the tale consists in the lightness and humor with which it is told.”
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Ind. 65: 1066. N. 5, ’08. 150w.
“The tale is swifter in movement and holds the attention better than ‘The secret agent’ or ‘Nostromo.’ The characters of the principals are well delineated, with touches of quiet humor.”
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Nation. 87: 364. O. 15, ’08. 160w.
“The pleasure of the acquaintance of the hero of this little tale is worth making at the expense of an hour’s agreeable reading.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 616. O. 24, ’08. 60w.
Cook, Frederick Albert. To the top of the continent: discovery, exploration and adventure in sub-arctic Alaska; the first ascent of Mt. McKinley, 1903–1906. il. **$2.50. Doubleday.
8–7371.
The entire story of Dr. Cook’s two expeditions, the one that failed and the later one that was successful. Thousands of miles of trackless wilderness were covered in reaching the foot of this Alaskan mountain, then began an ascent “over glaciers, up almost perpendicular slopes of crusted snow down which avalanches were continually thundering. Torrid heat and polar cold were at times combined: for the bright burning sunbeams caused to fall ‘from our faces big beads of perspiration which froze in icy pinnacles on our garments.’” (Nation.) 77See Cumulative book index for contents of appendices.
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Reviewed by H. E. Coblentz.
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Dial. 44: 346. Je. 1, ’08. 350w.
“The book is beautifully illustrated, and if a folding map in colors had been added the volume would be beyond reproach.”
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Ind. 65: 44. Jl. 2, ’08. 270w.
“The appendices prove that Dr. Cook is no amateur, for his geological, biological, and economic notes on Alaska are of high scientific value and enhance immensely the practical worth of the book.”
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Lit. D. 36: 489. Ap. 4, ’08. 350w.
“Uniqueness of adventure constitutes the special interest of this account. It is to be regretted that there is no index, and that the routes of the expeditions are not marked on the map, as it is difficult from the narrative alone to trace them.”
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Nation. 86: 405. Ap. 30, ’08. 600w.
“For the general reader the book is of great interest, not only because of its record of heroic struggles against discomforts, dangers, and appalling obstacles and final achievement, but also because Dr. Cook had time and skill to note by the way so many fascinating things.”
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R. of Rs. 37: 509. Ap. ’08. 150w.
“This is one of the most remarkable mountaineering narratives which we have seen. The story is most graphically told, the descriptions of scenery show considerable literary art.”
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Cook, Joshua Flooce. Old Kentucky; with papers by Theodore Roosevelt, Champ Clark, and Reuben T. Durrett. *$3. Neale.
8–19876.
Based upon well authenticated facts this study portrays characters of Kentucky, from the negro and poor white people to the makers of the state; the mode of life, superstitions and peculiarities of the humblest as well as the first citizens of the state.
Cooke, George Willis, comp. Bibliography of Ralph Waldo Emerson. *$5. Houghton.
8–14938.
“Prepared upon the same general plan as the same author’s ‘Bibliography of James Russell Lowell.’ The alphabetical list of single titles giving the place and date of first appearance and subsequent reprints, fills fifty pages. This is followed by the chronological list of separate works, with their various editions; lists of works edited by Emerson; collected works; volumes of selections, or compilations containing poems or essays by him; biographies, notices, poems addressed to Emerson, etc.”—Nation.
“A notable piece of work.”
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Lit. D. 34: 841. My. 25, ’08. 130w.
“From the point of view of the collector of first editions it is unfortunate that there is no list of books and pamphlets such as make up a set of first editions.”
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Nation. 87: 283. S. 24, ’08. 480w.
“As a piece of pure craftsmanship Mr. Cook’s ‘Bibliography’ is admirable, making no claim to completeness, but arranged in an orderly manner, covering a large amount of information, unchoked by mere pedantic detail, in all respects what an intelligently constructed book of reference should be.” E. L. Cary.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 481. S. 5, ’08. 1250w.
Cooke, Jane Grosvenor. Interrupted honeymoon. †$1.50. Barnes.
7–34774.
A honeymoon quarrel is followed by a separation. “The behavior of this misguided pair is a fine example of the good old New England trait of ‘cussedness’: and the convalescence of their happiness is attended by an exhausting number of relapses.” (Nation.)
“This story begins pleasantly—so pleasantly that for the sake of the beginning one wades in exasperation through sloughs of despond, doggedly determined to unearth the reason why Sarah left William on their wedding journey.”
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N. Y. Times. 12: 653. D. 19, ’07. 40w.
“The author of this story, has a pleasant style and the knack of personality.”
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Coolidge, Archibald Cary. United States as a world power. **$2. Macmillan.
8–19878.
A volume which has grown out of a series of lectures delivered at the Sorbonne during 1906–07 as the Harvard lectures on the Hyde foundation. It is a controversial study of the part which the United States plays in the great drama of world politics. The author discusses Formation and growth, Nationality and immigration, Race questions, The Monroe doctrine, The Spanish war, The acquisition of colonies, The Philippine question, and the United States in relation to France, Germany, Russia, England, Canada, Latin America, China and Japan, The Isthmian canal, and The United States in the Pacific.
“The book is not intended as a purely historical discussion but as an interpretation and appreciation of our present international position. It fulfils its object well.”
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Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 620. N. ’08. 250w.
“It is written with a studied moderation of statement and avoidance of personal feeling.”
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Ind. 65: 784. O. 1, ’08. 220w.
“The work of such an historian and publicist as Prof. Coolidge will be an appreciable and grateful aid in the comprehension of the common duty.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 555. O. 10, ’08. 1450w.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, ’08. 180w.
“Minor errors of fact occur, but few controversial statements are hazarded.” J. A. Le Roy.
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Coolidge, William A. B. Alps in nature and history. *$2.50. Dutton.
8–34201.
“In this book the author gives us the harvest of forty years’ exploration and study. There is a most interesting account of the political history of the range from the earliest days, and special chapters on those high-roads of history, the great passes. There are chapters on the animals, and a paper by Mr. Yeld on Alpine flowers. There are several delightful chapters on the customs of the villagers, especially during the long winters when they live their life undisturbed by tourists. Finally, there is a complete explanation of the whole topography of the range, which even to those who know the Alps will reveal many new facts.”—Spec.
“The book contains some very valuable and interesting statistics about the mountains and passes.”
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“It is a vast encyclopedia of Alpine knowledge, arranged in a systematic, available form, and especially full in respect to topographical detail.”
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Nation. 87: 390. O. 22, ’08. 900w.
“It is a guidebook not only for the practical Alpine traveler, but for the fireside tourist as well.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, ’08. 200w.
“The maps and illustrations in this volume are very helpful. Particularly interesting are the chapters on ‘The Alpine folk,’ their political allegiance, mother tongues, and religion.”
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R. of Rs. 38: 509. O. ’08. 60w.
“No other writer has the same intimate knowledge of the whole Alpine mountain system. Not the least of the merits of Mr. Coolidge’s book is the comprehensive appreciation which it shows for every phase and season of the life of the mountains.”
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78Cooper, Edward Herbert. Marquis and Pamela; pictures by Julia Roper. †$1.50. Duffield.
8–8092.
A story whose scenes are enacted in the “smart set” of British society. “‘Reading one day a novel of Ouida’s’ is the way in which Mr. Cooper opens one of his chapters; and it is manifest under whose influence he has written this lurid tale.... It is full of mistresses, gambling, swindlers and vices of varying kinds; and its heroine is not Ouida’s ingenue, but a very soiled and selfish young person.... There are many lords and baronets in his pages; but the worst enemies of that society have never painted it so black.” (Ath.)
“It is compact of what is designed to be sordid realism. We do not, however, think it convincing in this respect.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 380. Mr. 28. 150w.
“A good deal of sentimentality, some preaching, and a few French puns masquerading as humor tend toward making a very dull piece of reading matter.”
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Copping, Arthur E. Gotty and the guv’nor. $1.50. Kennerley.
Gotty is a fisherman of the Thames estuary and the “Guv’nor” is a middle-aged business man who buys a fishing bawley at Leigh, appoints Gotty its skipper, and makes a holiday cruise along the south coast of Cornwall. Gotty is “thick-headed, but shrewd and entirely captivating”; given to philosophical utterances, quick-witted comments and droll humor.
“It is a genial light story, unstrained, effortless, wholly delightful and without alloy.”
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“His fisherfolk and water-side idlers ought to amuse many travelers at this season; their talk is well managed, and makes good reading. The narrator’s style is not so effective.”
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“The book is a most delightful bit of character sketching of old Leigh fishermen and ’longshoremen as the dramatis personae in a meandering tale of mild adventure, fraught with genuine humor and beguiling interest.”
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Ind. 64: 313. F. 6, ’08. 100w.
“The text of this book is hardly worth the pictures.”
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Nation. 86: 237. Mr. 12, ’08. 180w.
“The illustrations by Will Owen preserve the spirit of the story and enhance its humor.”
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Coppo, Giovanni di. Legend of the holy Fina, virgin of Santo Gimignano, now first tr. from the trecento Italian: with introd. and notes by M. Mansfield. (New medieval lib.) *$2. Duffield.
This legend follows the life, penance, and good deeds of a saint of medieval Italy. “It is offered to readers appreciative more of the poetry of past days than of the mere dry bones of history.” The book is bound in brown leather in antique style, with clasps.
“Is wholly unworthy of the good paper and press work expended upon it.”
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Nation. 87: 336. O. 8, ’08. 180w.
“Students of Italian literature as well as of mediaeval history will find much here to interest them.”
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Corbett, Julian Stafford. England in the Seven years’ war: a study in combined strategy. 2v. *$6. Longmans.
8–8464.
Shows that in order to understand the conduct of the war it should be approached from the naval rather than from the military side. The war has been viewed broadly, due care being given to the correlation of all the elements brought into play during a campaign. “Mr. Corbett, as far as we know, is the first to take a comprehensive view of the war, and to disentangle the harmonious purpose running thru England’s efforts.” (Spec.)
Am. Hist. R. 13: 682. Ap. ’08. 50w.
“The book is the result of careful investigation, offers some new material and contains but few errors.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 174. Je. ’08.
“If it were possible to disentangle the narrative parts of the work from the theories which Mr. Corbett advances as the result of his investigations one would have nothing but praise for it; but as the sub-title shows, it is quite as much a contribution to strategical theory as to history, and on that side one feels, albeit reluctantly, obliged to differ very considerably from Mr. Corbett.” C. T. Atkinson.
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Eng. Hist. R. 23: 585. Jl. ’08. 1950w.
“The history as a whole cannot be praised without reserve, for it falls short of the highest class. From the first to the last page there is a perceptible preoccupation with present-day conditions, and an anxiety to measure events by the standard of naval principles that are often over-elaborated and far from convincing. A certain carelessness of style detracts considerably from the value of an otherwise excellent piece of work.”
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Nation. 86: 470. My. 21, ’08. 1100w.
“Within its self-imposed limitations however, the book in its entirety is entitled to the highest praise. It is a distinct contribution to our knowledge, and is doubly welcome because of the attractive form wherein it is conveyed. While perhaps occasionally unduly rhetorical, Mr. Corbett’s style is in general forcible, and above all clear.” G: L: Beer.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 279. My. 16, ’08. 1300w.
“Though his book is full of lessons in the art of war he never allows himself to dogmatise, and the same legally trained instinct which makes him chary of drawing conclusions from events prevents him from passing harsh sentences on men’s actions. Mr. Corbett puts plenty of life and movement into his history.”
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Sat. R. 105: 80. Ja. 18, ’08. 1450w.
“In his use of original materials the author shows himself a scholar, but no pedant. There are a few omissions in this book. His style too, is not always on a level quite worthy of the fine treatment of his subject. As a whole this study is a book of great moment, and deserves the attention, not merely of the naval officers to whom it was originally addressed, but of all serious students of government.”
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Corbin, John. Which college for the boy? leading types in American education. **$1.50. Houghton.
8–13754.
Presents the typical aims of the different colleges, shows what sort of young men go to each, shows what its traditions are, what its authorities aim to do and what they are actually doing. The chapter headings are suggestive: Princeton, a collegiate university; Harvard, a Germanized university; Michigan, a middle-eastern university; Cornell, a technical university; Chicago, a university by enchantment; Wisconsin, a utilitarian university; The farmer’s awakening; The small college versus the university; and The question of expense.
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 174. Je. ’08.
“So much stress, indeed, is laid upon the defects that a conscientious parent ... would almost inevitably lay it aside with the firm conviction, ‘At all events, not one of these six.’” R. W. Kemp.
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Bookm. 28: 274. N. ’08. 1100w.
“If the careful parent wishes to learn something about the peculiar temptations his son will be exposed to at any of the universities in Mr. Corbin’s list, the social advantages he will enjoy, the athletic sports most in vogue, and (in a general way) the departments of learning most successfully cultivated, he will 79do well to read this attractive, well-illustrated book.”
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Dial. 45: 67. Ag. 1, ’08. 230w.
“The book is all the more valuable from its frankly personal tone, since this does not interfere with a fair appreciation of the distinctive merits of each university.”
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Ind. 65: 720. S. 24, ’08. 240w.
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Lit. D. 37: 123. Jl. 25, ’08. 1300w.
“Its influence will be rather upon the colleges themselves than upon prospective students.”
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Nation. 87: 77. Jl. 23, ’08. 570w.
“A contribution of practical value to the educational problem which must be solved by so many anxious parents and ambitious young people.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 280. My. 16, ’08. 170w.
“The book is specially to be commended because it comes from the hands of a man who knows college life at first hand both in this country and at Oxford.”
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Outlook. 89: 351. Je. 13, ’08. 270w.
“A reading of Mr. Corbin’s book will put the inquirer in possession of a great deal of very useful information which he could not possibly glean from the official publications of the colleges and universities in question, and although Mr. Corbin refrains from giving advice to parents as to where to send their sons he certainly presents many facts which most parents would do well to take into account before deciding such a question.”
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R. of Rs. 37: 756. Je. ’08. 300w.
Corner, Mrs. Caroline. Ceylon, the paradise of Adam: the record of seven years’ residence in the island; with 16 full-page il. *$4. Lane.
8–16439.
A book of fact and fiction well blended. “Having resided in the island for seven years, the author writes of the many peculiar institutions, customs, and manners of the Ceylonese. Much of the book is written in dialogue, with comments in solution,—a method of composition which calls the reader’s imagination into play, but which does not entirely satisfy any desire he may have for an extended explanation of Ceylonese life. If we are to believe the records of this volume, life in Ceylon is more interesting and diverting than in any other part of the world.” (Dial.)
“Miss Corner would have pleased the general reader more if she had been more expository and less fictional in her narrative.” H. E. Coblentz.
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Dial. 44: 348. Je. 1, ’08. 150w.
“The reader is bored only by the authoress’s insistence on her own gentility.”
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Nation. 87: 10. Jl. 2, ’08. 100w.
“She has an eye for the picturesque and an unflagging wonder for the striking and the unusual, and she has written about it all with a constant sense of humor, a charming, whimsical vividness, and a never failing perception of the dramatic.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 104. F. 22. ’08. 130w.
“A very amusing book, not without some seriousness of meaning.”
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Spec. 100: 1008. Je. 27, ’08. 260w.
Cortes, Hernando. Letters of Cortes: the five letters of relation from Fernando Cortes to the Emperor Charles V; tr. and ed., with a biographical introd. by Francis A: MacNutt. 2v. **$10. Putnam.
8–14522.
The first English edition of five lengthy letters in which is given an authentic account of the conquest of Mexico from the standpoint of the conqueror and of the conquered. Full explanatory notes accompany the text, in addition to which are a biography of Cortes, and appendices containing bibliographical material concerning Mexicans of prominence, and historical matter relating to the civilization, origin, religion of the ancient race.
“Mr. MacNutt has edited these valuable reports with care and ability. The printer has not been uniformly successful in coping with Spanish names and phrases, but the blemishes on the whole are few and slight.”
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Nation. 87: 57. Jl. 16, ’08. 500w.
“Mr. McNutt has done his work of translation in the way most acceptable to both the special student and the general reader.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 296. My. 23, ’08. 350w.
“It is no small service that the editor has rendered to students of history by bringing them together for the first time in an English form.”
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Spec. 101: 373. S. 12, ’08. 350w.
Cortissoz, Royal. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. **$7.50. Houghton.
7–40526.
A timely monograph handsomely illustrated which is in the main devoted to criticism but which contains many a reminiscent passage. Mr. Cortissoz pronounces Saint-Gaudens “not only our greatest sculptor, but the first to break with the old epoch of insipid ideas and hidebound academic style, giving the art a new lease of life and fixing a new standard.”
“A brief but important monograph presenting discriminating and authoritative criticism and slight but significant and interesting biographical notes. Should be owned by all libraries that can afford it, because of the importance of subject.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 77. Mr. ’08.
“Sympathetically written.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 233. F. 22. 280w.
“Altogether it must be ranked as the leading American art-book of the year.”
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Dial. 43: 423. D. 16, ’07. 130w.
“A beautiful tribute, and yet there is a feeling of strain, of an effort to make a book out of a monograph, and there is a suspicion of padding in the makeup of the volume.”
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Ind. 64: 692. Mr. 26, ’08. 600w.
“There is no thought here of making a vulgar concession to the mob; there is thought only of the sympathy, the emotion, by which the greatest men of genius in all ages have been moved.”
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Int. Studio. 34: sup. 73. Ap. ’08. 250w.
“The little monograph is as interesting as it is scholarly and convincing, an essay that is thoroughly enjoyable.”
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Outlook. 87: 612. N. 23, ’07. 190w.
“Mr. Cortissoz has delivered himself of valuable and illuminating criticism in a style of singular grace and distinction.” H. S. Krans.
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Putnam’s. 3: 750. Mr. ’08. 650w.
“All the illustrations in the book are excellent, and show what care has been bestowed upon them.”
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Spec. 100: sup. 644. Ap. 25, ’08. 300w.
Cotes, Sara Jeannette. Cousin Cinderella. †$1.50. Macmillan.
8–24455.
A Canadian girl and her brother take a flat in London and the girl tells, after a delightful fashion, how she succeeded in “becoming a part of it all.” From Towse, the cook, and the grocery boy to a real live Duke “seen on a hearth rug and not in a procession,” we have interesting pictures of people and settings. “Miss Canada” furnishes not only fresh viewpoints of things English and American but an elucidation of some matters of sentiment involving a lord, an American girl and a ruined ancestral estate.
“The girl’s criticisms of the people, conventionalities, traditions and precedents are not only naïve and humorous but analytical and penetrating. A book that will interest only a small proportion of novel readers.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 267. N. ’08.
“There is a good deal of quiet laughter in ‘Cousin Cinderella’; and the better one knows 80London, the more one will be inclined to enjoy the book.” F: T. Cooper.
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Bookm. 28: 145. O. ’08. 180w.
“The humor of the monologue is delightful.”
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Nation. 87: 415. O. 29, ’08. 100w.
“Its wit and social photography are what make the book entertaining, as it undoubtedly is.”
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Outlook. 90: 135. S. 19, ’08. 200w.
“The book is delightful. The general sketches of society and the drawings of the various personalities, great and small, are admirable.”
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Spec. 101: 451. S. 26, ’08. 200w.
Couch, Mabel Quiller-. Troublesome Ursula. †$1.50. Lippincott.
The story of a little girl “of the elder-sister type who is taken from her baby charges and widowed mother to live with a stern grandmother.” (Ath.)
“There is, we think, some improbability in the details of poor Ursula’s closing adventure; but this is a trifling blemish in a capital book.”
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Ath. 1907, 2: 652. N. 23. 180w.
“A very good story.”
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N. Y. Times. 12: 765. N. 30, ’07. 70w.
“Is a charming little story.”
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Sat. R. 104: sup. 7. D. 7, ’07. 130w.
Coulton, George Gordon. Chaucer and his England. (Memoir ser.) *$3.50. Putnam.
8–33921.
“After the briefest sketch of the rude England of Edward III, Mr. Coulton takes up Chaucer’s boyhood and youth, and traces his career as King’s squire, ambassador, and man of affairs to his last days. Then he has some entertaining pages on the London and Westminster neighborhood and institutions of Chaucer’s day, and devotes three chapters to an admirable exposition of the ‘Canterbury tales.’ The concluding chapters relate to influences and ideals of the times, the poverty spread by the war, the relations of the priests to the people, and the quality of the merriment in ‘Merry England.’”—N. Y. Times.
“The manner of quoting is puzzling, not to say irritating. The index is insufficient for a book of such complexity.”
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Nation. 87: 443. N. 5, ’08. 1000w.
“Mr. Coulton’s chapters on the poem are lucid and readable. His account of Chaucer’s times is well written. This is not a profound work but it is surely an engaging one, that well repays perusal.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 537. O. 3, ’08. 1200w.
“He really knows his sources and moves with some ease from one to another. And we feel at the end of his book that it is bound to give excellent food to the imaginations of numbers of unlearned readers and to compel others to go to the fountain heads.”
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Sat. R. 106: 366. S. 19, ’08. 1250w.
“An unusually interesting book, certainly not the less so for being occasionally provocative. Mr. Coulton has well-defined convictions, and insists on them. He rides, a little too violently we think, a hobby here and there.”
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Spec. 101: 634. O. 24, ’08. 750w.
Court life of the second French empire, 1852–1870, by Le petit homme rouge. *$2. Scribner.
7–36951.
The author hides behind “Le petit homme rouge,” the gossipy ghost that is made responsible for history or myth, gossip or scandal, joke or anecdote which are included here. “Among the many items of innocent interest with which his pages are sprinkled may be mentioned the account of the luxury indulged in by the imperial household. While the Empire, all unsuspected by the pampered inmates of the Tuileries, was tottering to its fall.” (Dial.)
“The principal defects are in matters of style, although in general the book reaches the level of good journalistic writing.” F. M. Anderson.
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Am. Hist. R. 13: 645. Ap. ’08. 300w.
“On the whole, the writer is so accurate and so well-informed that his book makes serious claim to be treated as history. It is at least the backstairs view of the history of a period in which the backstairs played the leading part.”
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Ath. 1907, 1: 759. Je. 22. 1070w.
“The book furnishes entertainment and amusement, which is probably its prime purpose.”
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Dial. 43: 429. D. 16. ’07. 90w.
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Nation. 85: 443. N. 14, ’07. 100w.
“His book is a delight to those who like their history well dashed with the spice of personalities.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 447. Ag. 15, ’08. 800w.
Cox, John Charles, and Harvey, Alfred. English church furniture; with 121 il. (Antiquary’s books.) *$2.50. Dutton.
8–5837.
In this volume “the arrangement of the text and illustrations is strictly systematic. Chapter 1 deals with the altar, and the accompanying rails and screens; chapter 2 with church plate, chalice, and paten, cruets and flagons, and even the leather cases in which such plate is kept; chapter 3, with the piscina and the sedilla; and chapter 4, with choir-screens and rood-lofts. Thus the whole book, divided into thirteen chapters, offers a useful account of what one needs to know when visiting ancient churches, or when preparing to build and adorn a church.” (Nation.)
“It is in many ways a completion of Parker’s well-known ‘Glossary,’ and a mine of carefully ordered information.”
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Ath. 1907, 2: 487. O. 19. 680w.
“The joint authors of this most useful book have managed to invest the driest technical details with an interest that cannot fail to appeal even to those who have never hitherto considered church furniture from any but the prosaic point of view.”
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Int. Studio. 34: 171. Ap. ’08. 220w.
“There is a pleasant mixture of archaeology with modern criticism.”
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Nation. 86: 452. My. 14, ’08. 380w.
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Spec. 99: sup. 908. D. 7, ’07. 360w.
Craddock, Charles Egbert, pseud. (Mary Noailles Murfree). Fair Mississippian. †$1.50. Houghton.
8–29332.
The hero of Miss Murfree’s new story is a young man who having completed an elaborate course of study abroad is obliged to dismiss temporarily his dream of power on account of his father’s death and shattered fortunes. He turns to pedagogical work and engages in preparing three Southern boys for college. The story is concerned with his life in this home on a cotton plantation, with his thrilling adventures with river pirates and floods, and with his romance in which a widow ten years his senior is the altogether charming heroine.
Cradle of the rose. **$1.50. Harper.
8–30708.
Brittany is the scene of this story which bears upon the present church and state crisis in France. The wife of an English ambassador, during the latter’s absence in the Orient on diplomatic business, returns to Brittany, the land of her birth, there receives the homage which her wealth and ancestors command, and, aided by a young Breton nobleman, organizes a Royalist insurrection, is betrayed by a servant, and prefers a watery grave to capture and death at the hands of enemies.
Ind. 65: 1183. N. 19, ’08. 40w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 615. O. 24, ’08. 60w.
“The story is developed skillfully and with 81constant appreciation for whatever is beautiful or interesting in the Breton country or in its people.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 672. N. 14, ’08. 360w.
Crane, Walter. India impressions. $2.50. Macmillan.
8–5823.
A book for the general reader which may serve as “an addendum to the lately published reminiscences” (Dial.) full of anecdotes illustrated by comic drawings.
“The volume may nevertheless be recommended to these who do not desire scientific truth, but rather wish for an artist’s opinion on the beauties of Indian landscape and architecture.”
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Ath. 1907, 2: 580. N. 9. 330w.
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Dial. 43: 426. D. 16, ’07. 100w.
“The illustrations by the author could not fail in themselves to make the book attractive.”
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Int. Studio. 34: 172. Ap. ’08. 70w.
“The work is, in short, without sufficient excuse for being, but having been written, does no harm. At any rate the pen-and-ink sketches are new and some of them are funny.”
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Nation. 86: 103. Ja. 30, ’08. 80w.
“An artist with this opportunity of travel has naturally much that is interesting to tell us. About political matters Mr. Crane does not say much, nor does he make us wish that he had been more copious in his deliverances on this subject.”
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Spec. 99: 781. N. 16, ’07. 260w.
Crapsey, Algernon Sidney. Re-birth of religion; being an account of the passing of the old and coming of the new dogmatic. **$1.50. Lane.
8–1487.
Dr. Crapsey condemns the current system of religion as antiquated and outworn and substitutes a new system entirely away from Christian creeds. The “new dogmatic will instruct in all that concerns the ethical life, and will seek to bring the soul in contact with that which is good, so that the evil shall not be in the mind at all.”
Am. J. Theol. 12: 674. O. ’08. 40w.
“His work is constructive rather than destructive and is worthy of a place in every library where there is no fear of truth.” R. E. Bisbee.
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Arena. 39: 490. Ap. ’08. 1000w.
“The author is as sure of his ground as he is earnest and courageous, and we cannot otherwise than wish him well; but at several points we find ourselves asking whether we are not escaping from one crassness to fall into another.” T. D. A. Cockerell.
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Dial. 44: 212. Ap. 1, ’08. 400w.
Ind. 64: 977. Ap. 30, ’08. 70w.
“Very little is found in these pages which is not often heard, in somewhat less piquant style, from the more liberal pulpits of the orthodox churches.”
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Nation. 86: 125. F. 6, ’08. 170w.
“If the truth be spoken, the book is utterly devoid both of scholarship and of theological insight. It is hardly more than a combination of the commonplace and the untrue. The book abounds in inaccuracies and misstatements. They show loose thinking, lack of scholarship, and carelessness of expression. The volume would attract no attention and would not be worthy of serious notice were it not for the prominence in which circumstances have placed its author.”
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N. Y. Times. 12: 746. N. 23, ’07. 520w.
“It appears to us to be characterized in many places by inconsistency, inaccuracy, and superficiality. There is much that is admirable in the volume, especially in the author’s presentation of the doctrine of social salvation, but as an interpretation of the new dogmatic it is inferior to other volumes by other authors of the broad school who have preceded him.”
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Outlook. 87: 876. D. 21. ’67. 630w.
Crawford, Francis Marion. Diva’s ruby. †$1.50. Macmillan.
8–26829.
Completes the trilogy of which “Fair Margaret” is the first volume and “The primadonna” is the second. Mr. Crawford tells a whole story in his prologue, the while he is affording his tale an artistic preparation. He takes the reader into a ruby mine, where is enacted a weird drama in which an oriental maiden for the love of a golden-bearded Englishman divulges the hidden cave’s secret of rubies, and is deserted for her pains. The plot of the story proper grows out of the theft of a ruby and the final struggle in which the Greek financier, Logotheti, and the American millionaire, Van Torp, do battle for the hand of Margaret.
“She remains one of Mr. Crawford’s most consistently drawn characters.”
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Ath. 1908, 2: 602. N. 14. 130w.
“Frankly, it is the best story Mr. Crawford has given us in a number of years.” F: T. Cooper.
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Bookm. 28: 261. N. ’08. 650w.
“Is far and away the most readable of the three books devoted to the lady.”
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Ind. 65: 1183. N. 19, ’08. 40w.
“Really, there is little to be said of such storytelling as this; an able-bodied, intelligent, grown man ought to be in better business.”
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Nation. 87: 466. N. 12, ’08. 400w.
“There is mystery enough for a detective story, love within love, murder, wealth. There are also Crawford’s shrewd and felicitous characterizations, and his sparkling wit.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 570. O. 17, ’08. 540w.
“It is possibly the most dramatic tale in the series.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 615. O. 24, ’08. 40w.
“May be read and enjoyed independently or as a sequel to the other members of the trilogy.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, ’08. 180w.
“It is entertaining, and it holds the attention to the very end. It does not belong, however, with Mr. Crawford’s really good work.”
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Outlook. 90: 362. O. 17, ’08. 100w.
Crawford, Francis Marion. Little city of Hope: a Christmas story. †$1.25. Macmillan.
7–38261.
Descriptive note and excerpts in Dec. 1907.
“A pretty story, obviously padded.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 18. Ja. ’08. ✠
“A pretty, graceful story.”
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Ath. 1907, 2: 728. D. 7. 80w.
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Cath. World. 86: 550. Ja. ’08. 70w.
“Pessimists ought to read it, and optimists will enjoy it.”
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Dial. 43: 429. D. 16, ’07. 90w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
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Ind. 63: 1465. D. 19, ’07. 50w.
“It is a story which will delight both children and grown-ups, it is so exquisitely told.”
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Sat. R. 104. sup. 8. D. 7, ’07. 40w.
Crawford, Francis Marion. Primadonna: a sequel to “Fair Margaret.” †$1.50. Macmillan.
8–13275.
A well developed sequel to “Fair Margaret.” Two years have passed and Margaret Donne who made her debut on the lyric stage has become submerged in Margarita da Cordova, a full-fledged primadonna, unspoiled by contact with “coarse-fibered colleagues and cynical impressarios.” Characters of musical Bohemia and men of literary and commercial fame unite to furnish a setting for this heroine, whose character development is consistently drawn to its 82maturity with due emphasis placed upon the value of temperament.
“Though a story of crime and mystery, it is not, perhaps, the kind of mystery which gives the best scope to Mr. Crawford’s powers.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 505. Ap. 25. 200w.
“The book at best does not rise above the Wilkie Collins type.” F: T. Cooper.
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Bookm. 27: 396. Je. ’08. 600w.
“Mr. Crawford is drawing some very real characters in this triptych of portraits.”
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Ind. 65: 101. Jl. 9, ’08. 300w.
“Mr. Crawford’s hand becomes not less deft but more nonchalant as the years go by.”
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Nation. 86: 536. Je. 11, ’08. 650w.
“It would be impossible for Marion Crawford to write anything but a good novel. But in the midst of his spell weaving we seem nowadays to fall on blanks and pauses, digressions and explanations, well written in themselves, but unworthy of the witch-stuff that we have grown to expect from the pen of the much-loved novelist.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 268. My. 9, ’08. 500w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 336. Je. 13, ’08. 240w.
“The second half shows relaxation of grip.”
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Outlook. 89: 324. Je. 13, ’08. 160w.
“When he is not soliloquizing or moralizing he is very entertaining and bright.” Charlotte Harwood.
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Putnam’s. 4: 619. Ag. ’08. 500w.
“There are also occasional lapses into that bad faith with his readers, to intensify their interest or perplexity, which the writer of the sensational should be very careful to avoid.”
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Sat. R. 105: 601. My. 9, ’08. 600w.
“‘The primadonna’ has not the charm of the best of Mr. Marion Crawford’s novels of modern Italian life, but by its judicious blending of sensational incident with careful character-drawing it makes a wide appeal, and is eminently calculated to maintain the popularity of its indefatigable author.”
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Spec. 100: 425. Mr. 14, ’08. 850w.
Crawford, Mary Caroline. Among old New England inns. $2. Page.
7–36234.
Here Miss Crawford tells of her visits to old New England inns and recalls their peculiar part in the public life of “the brave days of old.” It is a matter for special comment that colonial inns were bound up with the church, frequently being located next door to the places of worship. The reasons for this, the “part inns played in early history, their social and political associations, and the odd characters who frequented them” are set forth in chatty and informing manner.
A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 38. F. ’08.
Dial. 43: 427. D. 16, ’07. 140w.
“The book is crowded with interesting lore.” W. G. Bowdoin.
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Ind. 63: 1468. D. 19, ’07. 80w.
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Lit. D. 35: 918. D. 14, ’07. 100w.
“All of which Miss Crawford puts down with good taste and diligence.”
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Nation. 86: 79. Ja. 23, ’08. 320w.
N. Y. Times. 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 30w.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 9. Ja. 4, ’08. 280w.
“This is one of the many interesting popular books which reproduce the habits of life and the homes of the older America. One of the minor foot-notes to New England history.”
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Outlook. 87: 830. D. 14, ’07. 90w.
* Crawford, Mary Caroline. St. Botolph’s town: an account of old Boston in colonial days. $2.50. Page.
8–28847.
A history of old Boston from the first settlement down to the revolution which is embodied in a series of portraits of prominent men and women.
“A work full of zealous research and written in an agreeable style.”
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Dial. 45: 414. D. 1, ’08. 270w.
“There are some repetitions from the former volumes. And the style leaves something to be desired, being, to say the least, neither original nor distinguished.”
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Nation. 87: 519. N. 26, ’08. 220w.
“Handsomely gotten up and written in interesting style.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 650. N. 7, ’08. 260w.
Creasy, Sir Edward Shepherd. Fifteen decisive battles of the world, from Marathon to Waterloo; new ed. $1.25. Harper.
8–30944.
A new edition containing the complete text of Creasy’s “Fifteen decisive battles” and eight additional battles as follows: Quebec, Yorktown, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Sedan, Manila bay, Santiago and Tsu-Shima. The battles are described by well-known historians and are accompanied by chronological lists of important events.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 675. N. 14, ’08. 500w.
R. of Rs. 38: 761. D. ’08. 120w.
Creed of Buddha, by the author of “The creed of Christ.” *$1.50. Lane.
8–15891.
“In addition to the several chapters in which the author sets forth and discusses the teachings of Buddha, he enters into a comparison of the view-points of the East and the West.... In another chapter he discusses ‘the bankruptcy of Western thought,’ by which he means that the higher thought of the Western world has come to a point where it no longer has anything to offer in response to its own demands. In the final chapter he sets forward the theory that it remains for Western intellect to borrow and assimilate the ethical ideas of the East and evolve from these ‘a science of the soul’ that will enrich the Western poverty of thought.”—N. Y. Times.
“The layman who wishes to get a clear idea of the ethical teaching of Buddha, apart from his philosophy, will find a concise and illuminating discussion and interpretation of ‘The creed of Buddha,’ by this anonymous author.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 303. My. 30, ’08. 220w.
“It is suggestive and stimulating, and even if we doubt its being a correct representation of the philosophy of the Buddha, it contains much that will do the European reader no harm to keep in mind.”
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Sat. R. 106: 425. O. 3, ’08. 1050w.
Creel, George. Quatrains of Christ; preface by Julian Hawthorne. **75c. Elder.
8–22554.
The esoteric meaning of Christ’s life and mission gleams forth from these quatrains which tell the wonderful and radiant story with reverence and spiritual insight. The quatrains “are in form, the Rubaiyat of Omar over again; but save that they are full of veritable poetry they are as different from them in purpose and issue as light is different from shadow.” (Preface.)
Ind. 65: 898. O. 15, ’08. 200w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 751. D. 5, ’08. 80w.
“This new poet seems a real interpreter of the religious life.”
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Outlook. 88: 566. Mr. 7, ’08. 120w.
Cresson, William Penn. Persia; the awakening East. **$3.50. Lippincott.
8–17797.
“The author, who is a prominent architect of Washington. D. C., and a fellow of the Royal geographical society, tells the story of a caravan journey across Persia, old Kurdistan, and the countries of the middle east taken by himself and his brother. His book, however, 83is more than a description of the country, for he pays especial attention to the political condition of the countries through which he passed, and throws a great deal of light upon the so-called awakening of Persia and upon the diplomatic complications caused by the rivalries and conflicting interests of Russia, England, and Germany in that remote part of the world. The book is profusely illustrated.”—N. Y. Times.
“A volume well written and well illustrated, but Mr. Cresson does not live up to his avowed purpose as indicated by his title and his introductory statements.”
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Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 620. N. ’08. 220w.
“The value of the volume is not impaired because its politics, is a little out of date.”
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Ind. 65: 557. S. 3, ’08. 200w.
“Notwithstanding the somewhat superficial character of the book, it is instructive, and the author’s style makes it easy reading, while the photographic illustrations add much to its interest and attractiveness. We regret that there is neither map nor index.”
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Nation. 87: 189. Ag. 27, ’08. 650w.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 316. Je. 6, ’08. 150w.
“While not so exhaustive, scholarly, or authoritative as is Professor Jackson’s recently published book, Mr. Cresson’s may prove to be even more popularly instructive; certainly it is a good preparatory book to read before attempting the other.”
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Outlook. 89: 623. Jl. 18, ’08. 450w.
“Well and interestingly written account of the present condition of the Shah’s empire.”
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R. of Rs. 38: 509. O. ’08. 110w.
Crocker, Francis Bacon. Dynamo-electric machinery: an authoritative treatise on the theory, constructive details, calculation, characteristic curves, and design of dynamo-electric machinery. $1.50. American school of correspondence.
8–23578.
“The book is intended for correspondence instruction, and is well arranged for this purpose. There are four sections to the book covering the fundamental principles and various classes of generators, calculations and characteristic curves. A valuable feature of the work is a well-selected list of problems relating to the design, construction and operation of such generators, appropriate solutions being given in outline.”—Engin. Rec.
“Good as his previous work has been, he may be said in this work to have crystallized clearly and summarized succinctly the fruitful results of study, practice and didactic disquisition, and is to be congratulated upon a book that to a certain extent does him justice and that cannot fail to be a helpful guide to the aspiring electrical engineer.”
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Elec. World. 52: 362. Ag. 15, ’08. 370w.
“Anyone who is seeking a lucid and logical presentation of the very elements of the design of direct-current generators will not be disappointed with this text.”
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Engin. N. 60: 320. S. 17, ’08. 500w.
“Overlooking [several] shortcomings, the book may be considered as an excellent elementary text relating to standard low-speed direct-current generators.”
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Engin. Rec. 58: 306. S. 12, ’08. 280w.
Crockett, Charles Winthrop. Methods for earthwork computations. *$1.50. Wiley.
8–10844.
“The author formulates a series of rules by means of which the terms requisite for the numerical computation of volumes by the prismoidal formula and the average end area method may be written directly from the notes, without any intermediate steps and without drawing any figures, the symbolized form of the rules enabling the computer to apply them without difficulty.”—Engin. D.
Engin. D. 3: 651. Je. ’08. 230w.
“The book as a whole presents the subject of the computation of earthwork quite clearly and fully. The rules derived could be more readily understood by the student if expressed in words as well as by formulas, as the notation used in some of the special cases is not evident even by reference to the summary. In general, however, the statements are clearly made and the methods easily followed.” C: L. Crandall.
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Engin. N. 60: 186. Ag. 13, ’08. 640w.
Crockett, Samuel Rutherford. Deep moat grange. †$1.50. Appleton.
8–9175.
A tale of murder and mystery with a north of England setting.
“Great skill is shown in the handling of so numerous a company. We fancy, however, in spite of this and the excellence of the local colouring, that the tragic element is a trifle too lurid.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 476. Ap. 18. 150w.
“A soufflé of slang and shudders.”
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Ind. 65: 101. Jl. 9, ’08. 150w.
“The plot is well managed and the style is sprightly and vivid, although Mr. Crockett is prone, as usual, to be amazingly long-winded and to use three times as many words as are necessary for the telling of his story.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 256. My. 2, ’08. 180w.
“A crazy tale about crazy people.”
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Outlook. 88: 839. Ap. 11, ’08. 40w.
Crockett, Samuel Rutherford. Iron lord. (English title, Vida; or, The iron lord of Kirktown.) il. 75c. Cupples & L.
8–274.
An unscrupulous ironmaster sends his wife and daughter to sea with orders for the ship to be scuttled at a suitable moment. The child is rescued and unknown to her father grows to womanhood in his mining village. The story introduces a variety of characters and situations that are more or less identified with the final achievement of the father’s repentance.
“Let the reader read if he chooses. The book will not injure his feeblest virtues, but do not let him purchase it under the impression that he is buying one of S. R. Crockett’s dark o’ the moon tales.”
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Ind. 65: 210. Jl. 23, ’08. 320w.
“The plot of the story, if its sequence of incidents can be called a plot, is loose and struggling, and conventional enough to be worthy of the respect due to age. There are a number of exciting incidents very well related, and there are some excellent scenes portraying the life and work of the employes of the Incubus mines. These last are, indeed, the best part of the book.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 188. Ap. 4, ’08. 350w.
“Is it possible that Mr. Crockett is trying how far a well-established favourite can presume on the indulgence of the fiction-reading public? Mr. Crockett has a masterful way of picturing women and their ways that recalls Charles Reade, and the dialogue is as vigorous as ever.”
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Spec. 99: 533. O. 12, ’07. 200w.
* Crockett, Samuel Rutherford. Redcap adventures. †$1.75. Macmillan.
8–24454.
A continuation of “Red cap tales.” They are drawn from “Ivanhoe,” “The fortunes of Nigel,” “Quentin Durward,” “The pirate,” and “A legend of Montrose,” the portions being retold in a manner simple enough to interest children.
“Will be sure to hold his young readers.” K. L. M.
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Bookm. 28: 387. D. ’08. 50w.
84“The connecting links are excellent, while the stories are told with spirit.”
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Nation. 87: 551. D. 3, ’08. 60w.
“The volume is attractive in every way. For itself, and as a foretaste of the great teller of tales, whom many people do still read, the book is most acceptable.”
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Spec. 101: sup. 707. N. 7, ’08. 160w.
Cromer, Earl of. Modern Egypt. 2v. **$6. Macmillan.
8–8125.
A two-volume work which sets forth “how this ancient land has been policed, financed, and irrigated after the latest European models.” (Lit. D.) It makes its appeal to the Englishman for its detailed story of General Gordon and his mission to Khartoum; to the student of history for the light thrown on European diplomacy and politics; to the student of political science for the manner of solving difficult problems and handling troublesome policies; to the student of ethnology for the light thrown upon the race development question.
A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 133. My. ’08.
“Earl Cromer’s volumes are at once thorough, scholarly and sympathetic.” C. L. Jones.
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Ann. Am. Acad. 31: 725. My. ’08. 600w.
“He writes with a largeness of view, a generosity of temper, and a sense of responsibility which belong characteristically to the man who has been at the helm of Egypt through his eventful and fruitful quarter of a century.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 345. Mr. 21. 1750w.
“The opinions of so acute and well-informed a statesman, even when not on the scene, are of great value.”
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Ath. 1908, 1: 376. Mr. 28. 3300w.
“It is and will continue to be the most reliable and illuminating history of a momentous epoch in British foreign politics.” J: W: Russell.