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“Should be read and re-read by all who have aught to do with the government of dependent races.”
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“His story of his achievements is well worth reading, well worth studying.” Montgomery Schuyler.
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“The chapters dealing with the financial and economic reforms in Egypt are most interesting, and the whole is one of the most noteworthy historical works of the past decade.”
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“Without attempting to pose as a political philosopher, he yet gives us ... a number of principles of political action, which are all marked by that sanity and simplicity of judgment, that broad and masculine good sense, which has been the foundation of his success.”
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“Valuable in a high degree from the historical side.”
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Cronson, Bernard. Pupil self-government: its theory and practice. *90c. Macmillan.
7–36886.
The scheme for pupil self-government as outlined, developed and operated by a New York principal. Ethical as well as civic training is insured through the author’s methods. The book is fully illustrated, and furnished with blank pages for notes.
“Not entirely satisfactory because of its scrappy character, but suggestive and especially useful as there are no other books on the subject and only occasional brief magazine articles.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 175. Je. ’08.
“The principal who is interested in the subject will find in this book a very definite statement as to methods and as to conditions essential for success.”
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Nation. 86: 399. Ap. 30, ’08. 110w.
Crooker, Rev. Joseph Henry. Church of today: a plea. *75c. Pilgrim press.
8–12536.
A practical treatment of the church problem, of the obstacles in the way of the attainment of the church’s ideals, of religion as a corporate life, of the church’s contribution to modern life and inspiration, and of the functions of the church as a social institution.
“Though the author is a liberal thinker, his work is quite conservative in tone. It is a strong, able and earnest plea for closer union of men and women for the carrying forward of the fundamental truths of religion and the elevation of society to a higher and nobler plane of existence.”
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Arena. 40: 390. O. ’08. 300w.
“Is remarkable both for comprehensiveness and sobriety. The author works up to the line of truth, and rarely if ever transcends it.”
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Dial. 44: 381. Je. 16, ’08. 370w.
“A modern and candid statement of the problem before the church.”
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R. of Rs. 37: 756. Je. ’08. 160w.
Cross, Victoria. Religion of Evelyn Hastings. $1.50. Kennerley.
Evelyn Hastings’ religion evolved from childhood and girlhood experiences is the religion of living, constant prayer. It is materialistic inasmuch as it limits the omnipotence of God, and it permits of dream communion with absent loved ones.
N. Y. Times. 13: 613. O. 24, ’08. 250w.
* Crothers, Samuel McChord. By the Christmas fire. **$1.25. Houghton.
8–33150.
A collection of wise and humorous essays by the author of “The gentle reader” and “The pardoner’s wallet,” which will incite in the reader as he smiles and chuckles a feeling of 85peace and good will toward all his fellows. Besides the Bayonet-poker, Christmas and the literature of disillusion, Christmas and the spirit of democracy, with their hopeful and kindly Christmas philosophy, the book contains the essays, The ignominy of being grown-up and On being a doctrinaire.
“A new volume of those charming, humorous, observant papers of his, which often lead one nowhere in particular, but benefit him none the less all the way.”
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Ind. 65: 1173. N. 19, ’08. 80w.
“Although the spirit of Dr. Crother’s style is optimistic and hopeful, there is an undercurrent of whimsical warning for the contented.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, ’08. 200w.
“One finds a wealth of entertainment which is not the less delightful because it carries with it an abundance of intellectual profit.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 750. D. 5, ’08. 150w.
“Is quite good enough to take its place in the ‘Standard library of pleasant books’ which some wise publisher will some day bring out.”
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Outlook. 90: 661. N. 28, ’08. 60w.
Crouch, Frances. Feminine finance. $1.50. Dodge, B. W.
7–36412.
Here are set forth in amusing fashion the high-handed methods to which two bachelor maids resort in bringing about the payment of a promissory note which an unfortunate woman holds against her cousin.
N. Y. Times. 12: 653. O. 19, ’07. 30w.
“Entertainment of the lightest variety may be found by easily pleased readers.”
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N. Y. Times. 12: 843. D. 21, ’07. 100w.
Crowninshield, Francis W. Manners for the metropolis: an entrance key to the fantastic life of the 400. **$1. Appleton.
8–31014.
A humorous Baedeker to the social realm. It contains concise rules of deportment for all the more important social ceremonies—“from a tete-à-tete to a betrothal, a picnic to a funeral, a partié-carrée to a divorce, an ushers’ dinner to a Turkish bath, and a piano recital to a rout. It also contains excellent advice on the choice of a motor car, a summer residence, a wife, or a brand of cigar.” (Preface.)
Crowninshield, Frederic. Under the laurel. **$1.50. Dodd.
7–34589.
A book of poems divided into three groups as follows: Miscellaneous poems, Sonnets, and Character studies and narrative poems.
“Contain little that is distinctive, such qualities of sincerity and imagination as they do possess are much obscured by faulty expression.”
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Ath. 1907, 2: 795. D. 21. 310w.
“It is a source of real joy to meet with a collection deserving, as does Mr. Crowninshield’s, a generous welcome from the world of culture.”
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Lit. D. 35: 875. D. 7, ’07. 200w.
“He is not sure enough of his rhythms, and is somewhat too fond of unusual words to set the sensuous chords within us vibrating, but, as a seeker after the meaning of life, perplexed at times, often indignant, always courageous, he stands notably apart from the crowd.”
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Nation. 85: 590. D. 26, ’07. 260w.
“In his shorter pieces, where he is more narrowly impelled by his idea, he is most nearly successful.” Christian Gauss.
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N. Y. Times. 13: 290. My. 23, ’08. 250w.
Crozier, Alfred Owen. The magnet. †$1.50. Funk.
8–1779.
A novel which embodies the Wilmington lawyer’s methods of winning out in a campaign against predatory wealth now looking for its greatest triumph in a central government bank. Mr. Crozier’s aim is not to injure Wall street’s useful and harmless business but to purge it of its dangerous powers and practices, to end margin gambling, and the demand for usurious interest rates. The book thrills with such problems, and portrays a tigerish, conscienceless Wall street magnate pitted against an honest, daring, invincible United States senator. The battle is to the strong—the strong in courage and principle.
“‘The magnet’ is a book that should be bought, read and circulated by every patriotic American between now and the coming election. This we say in spite of the author’s amazing protection views and in spite of his failure to realize that the more the government seeks to regulate criminal corporations, the more those corporations will debauch politics for the sake of the enormous revenue that can be wrested from the people so long as they control the regulating force of government and are able to continue their career of lawlessness.” B. O. Flower.
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Arena. 39: 479. Ap. ’08. 5300w.
“His moral purpose in exposing financial iniquities in high places is deep-seated and throughout the story it remains persuasive.”
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Lit. D. 36: 417. Mr. 21, ’08. 200w.
“Of course it should never have been written under the head of fiction ... but as a treatise on stock gambling the book has genuine force, and perhaps is even not without its message.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 251. My. 2, ’08. 100w.
Cruttwell, Maud. Guide to the paintings in the churches and minor museums of Florence: a critical catalogue with quotations from Vasari. (Art collections of Europe ser.) *$1.25. Dutton.
8–18753.
A critical guide book, illustrated with numerous miniature reproductions of pictures and frescoes.
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Ind. 64: 1300. Je. 4, ’08. 40w.
“It is a painstaking and apparently accurate piece of work, and should prove of great value to the traveller interested in art.”
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Nation. 87: 41. Jl. 9, ’08. 80w.
“The criticism is helpful to the tyro as well as to the advanced student.”
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Outlook. 89: 624. Jl. 18, ’08. 300w.
Cuenot, G. Deformations of railroad tracks, and the means for remedying them. *$2. Railway gazette.
8–3513.
“Gives the results of many experiments on the lines of the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean railway. The deformations studied include creeping, the reduction of gauge on tangents, the spreading of gauge on curves, the compression of tie at its supports, the tearing out of screw spikes, the poor holding of the joints, and the vertical deformation of the rail.” Engin. Rec.
“The various matters are discussed scientifically and in detail. The mechanical work on the book is rather poor. The translation is also somewhat awkward at times. A more serious matter is the entire omission of an index.”
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Engin. N. 58: 661. D. 12, ’07. 700w.
“The monograph is such a valuable contribution to the subject of track deformation that it deserves a very careful study.”
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Engin. Rec. 56: 721. D. 28, ’07. 430w.
* Culbreth, David M. R. University of Virginia: memories of her student-life and professors. *$5. Neale.
A volume of reminiscences written by a “casual alumnus” who entered the University of Virginia in 1872. He gives intimate pictures of the working of the inner life of the institution—of its class room and debating society, social and religious life, of its students and professors, and its environment and ideals. Across the whole moves the spirit of Jefferson, its founder and supporter.
86Cunningham, Brysson. Treatise on the principles and practice of harbour engineering; with 18 pl. and 220 il. in the text. *$5. Lippincott.
8–21779.
“The book on ‘Harbor engineering’ is introduced by an historical chapter tracing the growth of navigation with its necessary concomitant, the harbor.... The second chapter is devoted to harbor design and the effect upon such design of the configuration of the land, the tides and winds and the climatic conditions of the place. The next six chapters take up the methods and materials of harbor construction.... Finally a chapter is given to channel demarcation, signals and lighthouses.”—Engin. N.
“To the profession in general the discussion of the behavior of structural materials in and about sea-water will be the most valuable part of the book. In particular the study of the effect of sea-water on concrete is worthy of separate publication.”
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Engin. N. 59: 650. Je. 11, ’08. 430w.
Curle, Richard H. P. Aspects of George Meredith. il. *$2. Dutton.
8–16941.
After an introduction which estimates Meredith as novelist and poet and defines afresh idealism, realism and poetry, the author deals with the following subjects: Meredith’s personality explained by atmosphere and style, Philosophy of nature, Lyrical view of nature, Philosophic conception of social problems, Insight into character, The eloquence of Meredith, etc.
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Ath. 1908, 1: 449. Ap. 11. 200w.
“A blend of fun and poetry, and, especially, youth.” F. M. Colby.
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Bookm. 27: 454. Jl. ’08. 120w.
“Mr. Curle’s careful nuances of definition at times weary the reader without pleasurably enlightening him.”
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Dial. 45: 18. Jl. 1, ’08. 350w.
“Much, perhaps most, of Mr. Curle’s philosophy is true enough, and not a little of his criticism is substantial and helpful; but, judging the book as a whole, we frankly do not take pleasure in this tone of literary religiosity.”
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Nation. 86: 464. My. 21, ’08. 400w.
“There is nothing much to ridicule in Mr. Curle’s book, and much to honestly admire. The analyses of the various novels are suggestive and illuminative.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 231. Ap. 18, ’08. 700w.
Currency problem and the present financial situation: a series of addresses delivered at Columbia university, 1907–1908. *$1.50. Macmillan.
8–8335.
A series of addresses thru which run “an unexpected harmony of thought, and a close agreement not only as to the ultimate ideal to be attained in our financial relations, but as to the next step to be taken in the legislative reform of our currency.” (J. Pol. Econ.) See Cumulative book index for contents.
“No more timely or important treatment of the problems which now confront the American people has appeared anywhere than will be found in this volume.”
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Educ. R. 35: 520. My. ’08. 100w.
“Some of the most prominent men of affairs in New York have contributed to the volume and it is evident that they are speaking out of the fulness of practical experience, and have thought deeply on various subtle points of theory.”
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J. Pol. Econ. 16: 463. Jl. ’08. 160w.
Curriculum of the elementary school; reprinted from Teachers college record. (v. 7, nos. 1 and 4; v. 8. nos. 1, 3 and 4.) $2. Teachers college, Columbia univ.
A curriculum for the first seven grades of the public school. “As an indication of how means may be adjusted to ends, of how teachers of widely differing temperaments may be united in purpose, and of how a norm may be utilized to direct concerted action throughout a large institution, the study of the curriculum herein given is particularly worthy of attention.”
Curtin, Jeremiah. Mongols: a history; with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. **$3. Little.
7–40050.
Mr. Curtin’s panoramic view is epic in its sweep of “vital historical events” which have had so large a share in aiding or marring the development of Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a closely written, illuminating history of the rise of the Mongol empire and its decadence, popular in treatment yet scholarly in its authenticity and choice of material.
“Notwithstanding the imperfections of this work ... it puts before the public the outlines, at least, of an epic of such wonderful interest and which is so little known to us, that we must be thankful that it has seen the light.” W. W. Rockhill.
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Am. Hist. R. 13: 562. Ap. ’08. 850w.
“Nothing in this volume is so readable as the seven animated pages of ‘Foreword.’”
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Am. J. Theol. 12: 528. Jl. ’08. 100w.
“A scholarly, comprehensive, authentic work upon the rise and fall of the Mongolian empire.”
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A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 133. My. ’08.
“The volume is one of the most important historical works of recent years.”
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Arena. 39: 497. Ap. ’08. 900w.
“Valuable to the ordinary reader, and with its index and map will be a useful addition to the library. In its composition, Mr. Curtin has followed the bent of his genius; but it cannot accurately be called a history.” W: E. Griffis.
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Dial. 44: 178. Mr. 16, ’08. 850w.
“Will be eagerly read, particularly at the present time, as a contribution of first importance to the literature which aids us to comprehend, if not to understand, the Orient.”
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Educ. R. 35: 207. F. ’08. 80w.
“It fulfills none of the conditions demanded by modern historical methods. Fact and fable are mingled without any attempt at criticism and without reference to sources, and the essential relations of cause and effect are entirely ignored. It is a monotonous and repulsive narrative of battles and sieges, devastation and slaughter.”
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Ind. 65: 789. O. 1, ’08. 340w.
“One can not say that this is the ideal book on the Mongols, and yet it is probably the best single work on the subject yet published in English.”
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N. Y. Times. 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 50w.
“Complexity is an almost insuperable fault of the book from the unlearned reader’s point of view, though chapters like that which deals with the so-called Assassin commonwealth ... are of great interest, and the whole volume is of immense value.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 31. Ja. 18, ’08. 1900w.
“Written by a great scholar, one who knew Asiatic history as have few.”
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Outlook. 88: 650. Mr. 21, ’08. 1500w.
“A noteworthy contribution to American scholarship.”
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R. of Rs. 37: 252. F. ’08. 230w.
Curtin, Jeremiah. Mongols in Russia. **$3. Little.
8–30035.
A continuation of “The Mongols.” Beginning with a detailed history of Russia previous to the Mongol invasion, the author proceeds to a study of the domination of the Mongols in Russia after their expulsion from China by the founders of the Ming dynasty. From the Mongol invasion the history continues thru two hundred and forty years of Mongol rule 87and oppression to the breakup of the Golden Horde at Sarai in 1505.
“Fills a gap in English historic literature and fills it well.”
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Lit. D. 37: 850. D. 5, ’08. 320w.
“When you have waded through the 481 pages you have no more ordered idea of the relations of Russian and Mongol than you had when you opened the volume, though you have perhaps learned many names and incidents.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 669. N. 14, ’08. 1300w.
Curtis, Carlton Clarence. Nature and development of plants. **$2.50. Holt.
7–34596.
Descriptive note in Dec. 1907.
“That this book successfully meets the demand intended to be supplied by the author is certain, and this is abundant justification for anyone who has the courage to run the gauntlet with a new book.” R. H. Pond.
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Bot. Gaz. 44: 455. D. ’07. 590w.
“The author, meanwhile avoiding the more technical sides of his subject, carries his argument forward in a style so clear and simple that the most inexperienced reader may easily follow the fascinating story.”
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Dial. 44: 215. Ap. 1, ’08. 270w.
“Quite the best general text-book of botany that has recently come to our attention. The book is beautifully made as well as well proportioned, clearly written, and attractively illustrated.”
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Educ. R. 36: 208. S. ’08. 50w.
“A careful examination has shown the treatise to be trustworthy. It is, moreover, interesting, and it should be very useful.”
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Nation. 86: 222. Mr. 5, ’08. 130w.
“Dr. Curtis has produced an excellent and readable book which may be confidently recommended for the use of junior classes in this country.” J. B. F.
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Nature. 77: 436. Mr. 12, ’08. 350w.
Curwood, James Oliver. Courage of Captain Plum. †$1.50. Bobbs.
8–30131.
A stirring tale of the Mormon colony on Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan. At the center of the plot lies the perfidy of James Jesse Strang who as self proclaimed king ruled the island during the administration of Franklin Pierce. Captain Plum, who visits the island in the interests of righting a grievance of piracy, is plunged into the thick of a revolt, and, at the peril of death, snatches two persecuted young women from the meshes of the Mormon net.
“The tale is well told and abounds in exciting, melodramatic scenes.”
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Arena. 40: 484. N. ’08. 250w.
“Mr. Curwood is to be congratulated upon having utilized an insignificant crumb of national history for the making of a well-constructed and interesting tale.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 657. N. 7, ’08. 320w.
* Curwood, James Oliver. Wolf hunters: a tale of adventure in the wilderness. †$1.50. Bobbs.
8–20578.
A thrilling tale of adventure in the Canadian wilderness. A young half-breed, his tenderfoot friend, and a toughened Indian pathfinder, share perilous dangers in the north country during a winter of trapping, wolf hunting and Indian fighting. The gruesome find of a cabin containing the skeletons of two men, who from all evidences, had fought to death, results in the discovery of the location of a gold mine. The author ends his story with the return to the post. The hunt for the gold mine, postponed until spring, would furnish good material for a sequel.
Cushing, Otho. Teddyssey. $1. Life pub.
7–33618.
Humorous drawings after the “mock heroic order” which picture eleven episodes in the life of President Roosevelt.
“The President is the subject of perennial interest to all good Americans, and whatever may be their political affiliations they will find Mr. Cushing’s pictorial account of the particularly strenuous moments in a strenuous career entertaining and possibly not without food for thought.”
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Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
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Ind. 63: 1469. D. 19, ’07. 40w.
Cuthell, Edith E. Wilhelmina, margravine of Baireuth. 2v. *$6. Appleton.
6–33598.
A biography of Wilhelmina, sister of Frederick the Great. “Miss Cuthell follows the fortunes of her heroine, using for the most part the Margravine’s own pencil, as traced in her memoirs and in her voluminous correspondence with the king, her brother, and with her literary father-confessor Voltaire.” (Sat. R.)
“Miss Cuthell, although her method is at times too crude and colloquial to be altogether pleasing, has given us a picturesque and readable account of a woman who is invariably interesting.”
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Acad. 70: 35. Ja. 13, ’06. 1700w.
“These deductions [poor style and deplorable Latin] from the value of an entertaining and not unimportant historical biography are regrettable, especially as most of them might have been avoided by a little more care in the correction of the press.”
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Ath. 1905, 2: 858. D. 23. 1230w.
“Except where it touches on the English marriages and, on the war, the book is very interesting, though it is written in a vulgar, slipshod style that seriously mars its attractiveness and sometimes, as in the symbolic allusion to music at the outset, degenerates into pure nonsense. Some of the illustrations are good.”
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Lond. Times. 5: 44. F. 9, ’06. 1170w.
“Miss Cuthell has performed a valuable service to literature in presenting in vivid and masculine English a new life of the Margravine of Baireuth, who will always remain one of the most fascinating characters in history.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 90. F. 15, ’08. 620w.
“As a biography the book is inclined to err on the side of length, and the style is occasionally slipshod, while a number of obvious blunders should be corrected, but the author deserves praise for giving us a thorough and always brightly written account of a really interesting personality.”
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Sat. R. 101: 82. Ja. 20, ’06. 2860w.
“The ideal biographer should be first artisan, then artist. Miss Cuthell shows well in the former capacity by her skill in quarrying the extensive material of her subject and her industrious archival researches in Berlin and London, and also by her examinations of certain controversial questions touching the authenticity of the Margravine’s memoirs. But as artist the lady leaves something to desire.”
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Spec. 96: 621. Ap. 21, ’06. 2400w.
Cutting, Mrs. Mary Stewart. Suburban whirl. †$1.25. McClure.
7–33206.
Descriptive note and excerpts in Dec. 1907.
“Seems almost too purposeful for the caliber of the characters involved.”
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Ind. 64: 312. F. 6, ’08. 120w.
“There is a similarity about Mrs. Cutting’s suburban ladies that makes them seem as if they had been cut out after the same pattern and provided with different coloring and wardrobes.”
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N. Y. Times. 13: 6. Ja. 4, ’08. 390w.
“The author’s humorous appreciation of certain disadvantages of such place of residence enliven her serious and forceful consideration of some of the causes that make for marital infelicity in town and country.”
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R. of Rs. 37: 126. Ja. ’08. 160w.
88Cutting, Mary Stewart. The wayfarers. †$1.50. McClure.
8–19022.
Another story dealing with the problems of married life. The lure of wealth induces a young suburbanite to assume a trying factory managership under a coarse, greedy taskmaster. It is the shadow of the struggle to “make good” that darkens the home for a time and in this half-light the true-as-steel character of the wife is revealed and the essential manhood of the husband.
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“It is full of careful portraiture, luminous little flashes of sympathetic understanding ... but according to the strict requirements of construction, the novel as a whole lacks cohesion.” F: T. Cooper.
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Bookm. 27: 576. Ag. ’08. 760w.
“She presents understandingly both sides of a very intricate problem of human existence.”
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Ind. 65: 550. S. 3, ’08. 90w.
“A book of close appeal to those who study life and to those who live.”
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Nation. 87: 289. S. 24, ’08. 330w.
“Mrs. Cutting presents a set of exasperating characters in her clever novel and casts them in a domestic drama that is distinctly depressing and at times extremely harrowing.”
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