M (continued 3)

+ R. of Rs. 39: 253. F. ’09. 60w.

“Those who desire the latest and best treatment of the subject should read this little book.” J: H. Perry.

+ Yale R. 17: 456. F. ’09. 600w.

Merrick, George Byron. Old times on the upper Mississippi: the recollections of a steamboat pilot from 1854 to 1863. *$3.50. Clark, A. H.

8–34128.

A book for the general reader no less than student of history. “The author was a pilot on the river for the nine years previous to the war, and besides his own personal recollections he has collected a vast amount of information about the steamboats of the river, the rise and growth of trade, the change and development of its cities.” (Ind.)

“We know of no better account, from the inside, of steamboating.” J. K. Hosmer.

+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 595. Ap. ’09. 550w.

“A well proportioned, well written, and vivid account.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 46. F. ’09.

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 495. Ap. 24. 430w.

310“The narrative is simple, somewhat monotonous, but the value of the facts still remains.”

+ − Ind. 66: 378. F. 18, ’09. 90w.

“It is a good book for any one to pick up for a half-hour of recreation, but it is still more than that to any reader who would realize the life of our western rivers a half-century ago.”

+ Nation. 89: 36. Jl. 8, ’09. 280w.

“Well-written recollections.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 83. F. 13, ’09. 840w.

“If Captain Merrick had not taken the pains to compile this record many of the facts bearing on the early settlement of those three states might have been lost to the historian.”

+ R. of Rs. 39: 509. Ap. ’09. 100w.

Merwin, Bannister.^[6] Girl and the bill. †$1.50. Dodd.

9–9474.

A tale “of the exciting things that happened to Robert Orme of New York during a two days’ sojourn in Chicago. In the first chapter he sees a girl in an automobile, and buys a new hat, receiving a five dollar bill in his change. These seem simple enough incidents, but they suffice to plunge him straightway into a whirl of adventure. For the girl is the daughter of the Secretary of State, and the bill has directions which reveal the hiding-place of a stolen document—the draft of a treaty between the United States and Germany which must be discovered and signed by midnight of the next day.”—Dial.

“A light, diverting story of adventure and romance.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 27. S. ’09. ✠

“A breathless tale.” W: M. Payne.

+ Dial. 46: 371. Je. 1, ’09. 270w.

“Out of the whole emerges a very good, readable story, violating probabilities, as it should, but dealing mercifully with sensibilities.”

+ Nation. 88: 467. My. 6, ’09. 160w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 216. Ap. 10, ’09. 300w.

Merwin, Samuel. Drugging a nation: the story of China and the opium curse: a personal investigation, during an extended tour, of the present conditions of the opium trade in China and its effects upon the nation. **$1. Revell.

8–34255.

A discussion of the opium situation which is of special interest in view of the coming world congress to consider the greatness of the peril and measures for ending it. “Mr. Merwin holds England directly responsible for the introduction of opium into China and believes that so long as India gets $20,000,000 a year from the opium traffic England will stand in the way of China’s attempt to reform herself.” (Ind.)

+ Ind. 66: 325. F. 11, ’09. 160w.

“An unusually frank statement of facts, made after a searching investigation into both the literature of the subject and actual conditions in China, may be found in the book of Mr. Merwin.”

+ Nation. 88: 633. Je. 24, ’09. 150w.

“The most interesting portions of the book are the author’s personal opinions.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 115. F. 27, ’09. 260w.

Merz, Heinrich.^[9] Louise, queen of Prussia; tr. by G: P. Upton. **60c. McClurg.

9–23798.

A story of the sufferings and fortitude of Queen Louise of Prussia. Her love of husband, children and country commend her to all who admire purity, truth and devotion.

“It must surely be a favorite with those children whose hearts are tender and sympathies keen.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 60w.

Metour, Eugene Paul.^[6] In the wake of the Green banner. †$1.50. Scribner.

9–12620.

A swiftly moving tale of the French occupation of Algeria written by one who knows every inch of his ground, the entire structure of Moslem society, and the tricks and traits of the Berber tribes among whose strongholds beyond the Atlas range the main action of the story takes place. Among the characters introduced are a French general, his daughter, her American cousin who is a painter, a Circassian girl, and a Corsican captain with a capacity for valorous deeds commensurate with his love for glory.

“It is distinctly exasperating to see how easily, with a little knowledge of technique he might have raised this uncommon volume from the second to the first rank.” F: T. Cooper.

− + Bookmn. 29: 522. Jl. ’09. 680w.

“Vivid in coloring and brilliant in description, it is the work of a writer who has first-hand knowledge of his subject—knows it, in fact, almost too well for the reader’s comfort, who would like to have the political situation more fully explained, and who is in danger of much bewilderment at the strange local vocabulary. It is weak in its delineation of these characters.” W: M. Payne.

+ − Dial. 47: 181. S. 16, ’09. 250w.

+ − Ind. 66: 1344. Je. 17, ’09. 30w.

“The writer evidently has still to learn that a good story is not to be constructed entirely of local color and tumultuous action.”

− Nation. 89: 57. Jl. 15, ’09. 150w.

“Is noteworthy because of the intensity of its local coloring. Sometimes a little less attention to detail and a little more swiftness and vividness of movement would have given the same result without the little touch of tedium that, as it is, sometimes mars the pages.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 320. My. 22, ’09. 280w.

Meyer, Arnold.^[9] Jesus or Paul? tr. by Rev. J. R. Wilkinson. (Harper’s lib. of living thought.) **75c. Harper.

Who was the founder of Christianity, Christ or Paul? This question is dealt with in a religious spirit, while the method employed “is that of a scientific historian who brings the clear, cold light of criticism to bear upon the records of past events, who will not suffer any spiritual interpretation of those events to affect his judgment of the way in which they actually occurred.” “Jesus was the founder of Christianity; for in His Personality God is manifested to us as the object of our adoring worship. He did not ask, nor could He as true Man think of asking, that men should worship Him; He could only call upon men to follow Him. It was St. Paul, who above all others, first expressed the inmost heart of believers as they gaze upon the earthly life of the Master.”

Meynell, Everard.^[10] Corot and his friends. **$3.25. Wessels.

The usual course of popular biography is followed in this life of Corot thru the first trying years, among which are the inevitably weary ones of apprenticeship on to the developing of definite individuality, and to the period of recognition and success. From the climax of Corot’s fame down the gentler slope to old age, there are word portraits offered of a painter still zealous, still turning out robust work, but including, in his day’s paraphernalia “a hot-water bottle and a young woman with an umbrella.” The expository tone of the book is pleasantly relieved by the living atmosphere that the author creates.

“The text is entertaining but desultory, the editing careless, the illustrations revelations of the variety of Corot’s work.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 121. D. ’09.

311“An agreeable and interesting book, if not one of high importance.”

+ Ath. 1909, 2: 244. Ag. 28. 170w.

“He has brought together all that the desultory student of art history needs to know of this French painter.”

+ Dial. 47: 512. D. 16, ’09. 240w.

“A very readable volume, although it must be admitted that some of the anecdotes related are very trivial. The illustrations leave much to be desired.”

+ − Int. Studio. 36: 164. D. ’08. 200w.

“Is in its way a remarkable piece of bookmaking; few have succeeded in producing so large a volume with so very little in it. It is agreeably enough written, in a fluttering, touch and go, allusive manner, but all it really tells us about Corot might be put in two of its three hundred octavo pages.”

− + Nation. 89: 366. O. 14, ’09. 230w.

“For the first time, so far as we know, a complete and adequate biography of the great French painter Corot has been published.”

+ R. of Rs. 40: 637. N. ’09. 110w.

“Without any depth of artistic criticism, the book is enjoyable from the picture it gives of the radiant nature of the great painter.”

+ Spec. 102: 668. Ap. 24, ’09. 80w.

Michaelis, Adolf Theodor F. Century of archæological discoveries; tr. by Bettina Kahnweiler; preface by Percy Gardner. *$4. Dutton.

9–3353.

“A survey of archæological exploration and progress through the area of the undivided Roman empire and its borderlands, and through the period which begins with Napoleon and Lord Elgin and ends with Dr. Evans at Cnossos and the British school at Sparta.”—Sat. R.

A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 19. S. ’09.

“Probably no man in Europe or America is so well able to form a just judgment of the whole field of classical art, and of what the workers are doing from Dan to Beersheba.”

+ Ind. 66: 919. Ap. 29, ’09. 430w.

+ Int. Studio. 37: 170. Ap. ’09. 110w.

“The picture is necessarily sketchy; yet, considering the size of the volume, it is very comprehensive, because not only have the actual finds been recorded, but the more important discoveries in the examination of the material have been noted, so that the achievements of the scholar as well as those of the explorer have been embodied. The chief criticism is that the work is a little one-sided. A few additions would remedy this defect, and it is to be hoped that in a future edition this amendment will be made.”

+ − Nation. 88: 471. My. 6, ’09. 650w.

“For the student of classical art the volume is of prime interest, since it gives so general a glimpse of the whole field as well as many items regarding the specific work which has been accomplished. The translation is good, and the frank preface of Prof. Gardner is most commendable and helpful.” C: R. Gillett.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 61. Ja. 30, ’09. 1050w.

“Within its limitations, which certainly should have been indicated by the title, it is a distinctly valuable book.”

+ Outlook. 91: 864. Ap. 17, ’09. 310w.

“The reader can only admire the breadth of knowledge which enables a man to write such a volume single-handed. Professor Michaelis knows nothing of exploration in Cyprus since 1888, or of the progress at the British museum since 1874. Where the author took part in the events described the personal touch gives life to the narrative. Elsewhere the necessity of brevity makes it somewhat jejune.”

+ − Sat. R. 107: 182. F. 6, ’09. 220w.

Michelson, Miriam.^[6] Michael Thwaite’s wife. †$1.50. Doubleday.

9–15091.

A story of clever invention based upon a situation that seems impossible to real life. Michael Thwaites, a famous surgeon trained to hard work, loses his heart and, as his close friends thought, his head too when he falls in love with a bewitching minx of a girl whom he had known almost from her babyhood. The young wife’s indiscretions are bravely assumed by her twin sister, Therese, who resembled her so closely that nearest friends were unable to tell them apart. Finally Beatrix, the wilful, elopes, and Therese upon rallying from an illness finds that her friends and even the husband believe that it is she who has run away and they take her for Beatrix. The decalog offers no authority for Therese’s solution of her problem.

“If the last third of this novel were rewritten, drawn together with a tenser construction, composed with a better balance of background and central figures, it would easily be pronounced one of the best books of the summer.” G. I. Colbron.

+ − Bookm. 30: 63. S. ’09. 770w.

“Unfortunately, Miss Michelson seems to have taken her plot too seriously. At different times she tries to write like George Eliot, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Robert Herrick, and Frank Norris, when she should have consistently tried to write like Robert W. Chambers.”

− Nation. 89: 142. Ag. 12, ’09. 210w.

“Is in its way quite interesting.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, ’09. 130w.

Mifflin, Lloyd. Toward the uplands: later poems. *$2. Oxford.

8–36785.

Libraries would do well to encourage the reading of the sort of verse that Mifflin writes. This volume, including sonnets mainly, justifies the author’s hope that yet he may accomplish the writing of at least one sonnet that shall have no defect. To the gifts of the poet, generously bestowed, has been added a broad sense of proportion pertaining not only to literary form but to the essentials of life. One is sensitive with him to the

“... javelins in the quivering soul

From onset of the worldly powers.”

“One rejoices in his faith that men of integrity are the country’s hope; and one experiences with delight the delicacy of his nature impressions.”

“From Mr. Mifflin’s sonnets it is difficult to make a selection, so many and deserving are the claimants for distinction.” W: M. Payne.

+ Dial. 47: 100. Ag. 16, ’09. 350w.

Mighels, Ella S. (Mrs. Philip Verrill Mighels).^[5] Full glory of Diantha: a novel of New York life. $1.50. Forbes.

9–15516.

A story in which the heroine, a New York bookkeeper, refuses to marry the junior partner of the firm employing her only because her wooer is not the elemental man of her dreams. She accepts a position in a western mining camp, finds her primitive man, loves him, and later learns that the rudimentary strength of the hero is so crude that he lacks the refining interest in his species upon which all social intercourse is based. A continual clash of wills finally terminates relations between them and Diantha turns to the man, strong of spirit, who had suffered and triumphed for her sake.

“The narrative is too delightfully absurd to be dismissed as inane by the catholic reader.”

+ − Nation. 89: 238. S. 9, ’09. 280w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 406. Je. 26, ’09. 350w.

Mikkelsen, Ejnar.^[10] Conquering the Arctic ice. *$3.50. Jacobs.

9–18568.

“The work of what was known as the Anglo-American polar expedition of 1906–7 is described in detail in this volume recently completed by Ejnar Mikkelsen, the young Danish explorer, who in company with Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, of Illinois, headed the expedition. Although their ship, the ‘Duchess of Bedford,’ 312was lost in the ice, these young men succeeded in mapping the northern coast of Alaska and acquired much useful knowledge of that region, although their ‘farthest north’ was only the seventy-second parallel, which of course does not entitle them to rank with the polar discoverers.”—R. of Rs.

A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 121. D. ’09.

“Few books in the now imposing mass of Arctic literature contain more varied matter; none certainly are written with more modesty, or with a greater gift of relating adventure in simple, yet graphic fashion.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 320. Mr. 13. 1200w.

“His story is simply and modestly told, and will be read with interest especially for its account of the natives whose characters and customs he had abundant opportunities to study.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ Dial. 47: 233. O. 1, ’09. 330w.

+ Ind. 67: 1266. D. 2, ’09. 550w.

“A more interesting account of the adventurous and self-sacrificing life of the Arctic explorer, it would be difficult to find. Two slight errors have been noted—Collingson for Collinson and Serah for Sherard Osborn. It is to be regretted that there was not a better map showing the route of the expedition.”

+ − Nation. 89: 327. O. 7, ’09. 1300w.

“His story of this great overland trip and of the course of events that preceded it is very well told in his book.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 611. O. 16. ’09. 220w.

R. of Rs. 40: 511. O. ’09. 220w.

+ Sat. R. 107: 433. Ap. 3, ’09. 370w.

“Altogether, it is a delightful book, full of valuable geographical data, and written with an engaging frankness and unflagging high spirits.”

+ Spec. 102: 502. Mr. 27, ’09. 950w.

Milham, Willis Isbister.^[7] How to identify the stars. 75c. Macmillan.

9–16994.

A little handbook, scientific in method and material, which gives constellation tracings and descriptive matter necessary for locating the more conspicuous stars and star groups.

“For popular reading Martin’s ‘Friendly stars’ or either of Serviss’ works is preferable.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 46. O. ’09.

“To those visionary souls who still take pleasure in naming the constellations we recommend a little book.”

+ Nation. 89: 147. Ag. 12, ’09. 20w.

“The special value of the book consists in the fact that these magnitudes are according to the measurements made at the Harvard observatory. For this reason alone the book is invaluable to students of this particular branch of astronomy, while for the popular reader it is a guide to the best literature on the subject.” Mary Proctor.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 539. S. 11, ’09. 1200w.

Millard, Columbus Norman. Wonderful house that Jack has: a reader in practical physiology and hygiene, for use in school and home. *50c. Macmillan.

8–19602.

A book for children which “endeavours to convey, without difficult technicalities, all the main points of the physiology of the body—the building of it up from food materials, digestion, the stomach, milk, animal foods, food habits, breathing habits, stimulus, clothing, eyesight, hearing, rest and sleep, infectious diseases, &c.”—Nature.

A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 31. Ja. ’09.

“It is a valuable contribution to this field of instruction.” J. A. Norris.

+ El. School T. 10: 151. N. ’09. 500w.

“The expositions are very simple and attractive. The book may be thoroughly recommended as a good class book.”

+ Nature. 79: 307. Ja. 14, ’09. 110w.

“The best book on the subject, both for the school and the home, that the present writer has met with.”

+ Outlook. 90: 978. D. 26, ’08. 160w.

Millard, Thomas F. F.^[6] America and the Far Eastern question. **$4. Moffat.

9–10628.

An examination of modern phases of the Far Eastern question, including the new activities and policy of Japan, the situation of China, and the relation of the United States of America to the problems involved. “Broadly speaking, the subject matter of Mr. Millard’s work may be divided into the following five sections: Japan’s foreign relation and internal conditions; Japan in Korea; Japan in Manchuria; the China of to-day, and America in the Philippines.” (N. Y. Times.) “The thirteen appendices containing the texts of treaties and other papers from the treaty of Portsmouth to the Root-Takahira notes, add to the value of the book.” (Dial.)

A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 19. S. ’09.

“The student of international affairs cannot afford to neglect this work.” C. L. Jones.

+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 196. Jl. ’09. 480w.

Ath. 1909, 2: 621. N. 20. 320w.

“As the latest study of Far Eastern politics, Mr. Millard’s book should be read by all who desire to follow recent developments there, and even if they question the opinions advanced from time to time they cannot fail to enjoy the treaty-port gossip which enlivens the pages. It is always enjoyable, but rarely convincing.” P. J. Treat.

+ − Dial. 46: 324. My. 16, ’09. 1250w.

Ind. 67: 198. Jl. 22, ’09. 260w.

“In its nature and its attitude toward Japan the book closely resembles B. L. Putnam Weale’s (Mr. Simpson’s) ‘The coming struggle in eastern Asia,’ which appeared last spring. As an argumentative writer Mr. Millard possesses remarkable ability. True, he hazards many a generalization, which, to be convincing, ought to be supported by more substantial facts than are set forth in his book; yet his ardor, his straightforwardness, his fearlessness in facing the logic of his conclusions, make his assertions singularly appealing.” K. K. Kawakami.

− + N. Y. Times. 14: 273. My. 1, 09. 1150w.

Miller, Alice Duer (Mrs. Henry W. Miller).^[6] Less than kin. †$1.25. Holt.

9–14451.

An entertaining story with an ingenious situation. Vickers, a young man who had fled to South America under the cloud of a crime, sees the opportunity to return when a fellow countryman dies whom he resembles and who during his twelve years has been importuned by an aged father to come home. Vickers slips into Lee’s shoes and is received as the long lost prodigal, but finds, not at all to his liking, that in assuming Lee’s identity a most unsavory reputation goes with it. How he took the dilemma by the horns and even won an obdurate maiden is interestingly told.

“Cleverly constructed story.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 27. S. ’09. ✠

“The story is witty, terse, and swift. For a narrative so light, bent purely at amusement, the characterization is surprisingly sharp and vivacious.”

+ Nation. 89: 186. Ag. 26, ’09. 200w.

“The situations are developed with humor and cleverness, and the reader’s interest is held to the dénoument.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 398. Je. 26, ’09. 200w.

313Miller, Irving Elgar.^[8] Psychology of thinking. *$1.25. Macmillan.

9–10500.

“The book is a text, and persistently holds to the impression of the student with the data and the procedure of the useful thought processes. It tells him what functional value thinking has in the organic scheme; what its connections are with the nervous substrata; what its dependence upon the sensory stream of experience and upon the motor channels of expression; it follows the elaboration of the simpler experiences into the more involved perceptive and imaginative and conceptual fields; and it relates the process to the logical standards of the product in sound reasoning. It sets the whole presentation in an educational frame.”—Dial.

“His treatment, though germane and adequate to his purpose, yet in no marked degree rises above the conventional and uninspiring presentation of a topic of vital interest.”

+ Dial. 47: 51. Jl. 16, ’09. 180w.

+ Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, ’09. 80w.

“It is a book for teachers and schoolmen, and for them, perhaps, too elementary, too consciously modeled on other well-known psychologies.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 427. Jl. 10, ’09. 330w.

Miller, James Russell.^[8] Bethlehem to Olivet. **$1.50. Crowell.

A life of Christ illustrated by modern painters. Thirty full page reproductions beginning with Henry Lerolle’s “Arrival of the shepherds” and ending with Van Liphart’s “Ascension” are accompanied by brief chapters that follow the life from the manger to the ascension.

“Dr. Miller has presupposed on his reader’s part a knowledge of the facts of the Bible narrative, and, using them merely as points of departure, brings out the message of each incident for the world of to-day.”

+ Dial. 47: 466. D. 1, ’09. 100w.

Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.

Ind. 67: 1353. D. 16, ’09. 70w.

Miller, Kelly. Race adjustment: essays on the negro in America. *$2. Neale.

8–24845.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 81. Mr. ’09.

“It makes no pretense at continuity of treatment nor have the repetitions been eliminated. The striking characteristic of the book is its poise and dignity. I consider the book one of the most important yet written by a negro. In a chapter on ‘Roosevelt and the negro’ alone it seems to me the author loses his balance and fails to understand at all the significance of events.” Carl Kelsey.

+ − Ann. Am. Acad. 32: 212. Ja. ’09. 420w.

“There is no book which more fully and correctly represents the wishes and demands for equal recognition in civil and political rights than does this volume.”

+ Ind. 66: 327. F. 11, ’09. 150w.

+ Nation. 88: 91. Ja. 28, ’09. 850w.

“Throws a useful sidelight on the field Mr. Stone has so carefully surveyed. It is all very picturesque reading and excellent things are said from time to time.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 16. Ja. 9, ’09. 200w.

Miller, Peyton Farrell. Story of Robert Fulton. $1. Peyton F. Miller, Hudson, N. Y.

8–33932.

One of the publications which this year of the Fulton celebration in New York is calling forth. “We are made to feel anew by this author the jovial and genial character of his hero, again we appreciate his pertinacity and steady temper, and again we rejoice in his successes. Fulton was a man whom we all love to honor more for his healthy, sanguine vigor than even for his inventive genius. As an example to our American youth, it is difficult to find one more sturdy.” (Ind.)

“A little book of a hundred-odd pages, more brightly and personally written than the others.”

+ Ind. 68: 378. F. 18, ’09. 100w.

+ R. of Rs. 39: 509. Ap. ’09. 60w.

Miller, Roman John.^[11] Around the world with the battleships. †$1.25. McClurg.

9–27395.

A first-hand account of the voyage that the battleship fleet made around the world in which are given in detail descriptions of the intricacies of the modern battleship, an account of the daily lives and amusements of the sailors and graphic portrayals of enthusiastic welcomes, thruout the entire course of which may be detected the upholding of a fine spirit of patriotism and loyalty to the flag which furnishes reason enough for the disciplines and hardships of a naval life.

“The publishers were unwise in reproducing the pictures in such inartistic manner.” M. J. Moses.

+ − Ind. 67: 1367. D. 16, ’09. 40w.

“Will have attraction for the boy reader. Mr. Miller, frank and genial, shows his inexperience with the pen.”

+ − Lit. D. 39: 1020. D. 4, ’09. 120w.

“The text is fragmentary, but none the less full of incident and instruction. The ‘make-up’ of the book is startlingly gaudy.”

+ − Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 80w.

“The views of the parades are fine enough to make all good Americans feel exceedingly proud of their representatives who were sent abroad.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 785. D. 11, ’09. 150w.

Miller, Rev. William. Latins in the Levant: a history of Frankish Greece (1204–1566). *$5. Dutton.

8–33802.

A history of the Latin states which were established in Greece and Greek islands as the result of the fourth crusade. “Mr. Miller discovered the secret that, if the stories of Corfu and the Duchy of Naxos were told separately, the histories of the other states could be wrought into a connected narrative, in which the main interest is concentrated on Achaia and Athens. The fortunes of Athens and the Peloponnesus have been related in greater detail by Gregorovius in his ‘Geschichte der stadt Athen im mittelalter,’ and Sir Rennell Rodd in his attractive book ‘The princes of Achaia’; but Mr. Miller’s concise narrative represents the fruits of a wider study of special literature.” (Ath.)

“Of few historical books can it be said more unreservedly that the work is excellent throughout than of this history of mediæval Greece under Latin rule.”

+ + Ath. 1909, 1: 94. Ja. 23. 1200w.

“May be commended to the student or the exceptionally earnest traveller. Mr. Miller writes clearly and succinctly; but he does not exhibit the final grace of style that might carry the general reader through the inevitable details of a painstaking history treating of countless and ephemeral petty dynasties.”

+ − Dial. 46: 117. F. 16, ’09. 300w.

“What one misses most in Mr. Miller’s book is a consideration of the connexion between the events which he records so well and the wider issues of European politics. No living student has more thoroughly mastered the details of the period. The work is as trustworthy and solid as it is clear and pleasant to read.” J. B. Bury.

+ + − Eng. Hist. R. 24: 135. Ja. ’09. 1050w.

314“It is not often that a work of such importance as this swings into our ken. It is perhaps unfortunate that the last words of the author should be a dig at ‘the stern classicist.’”

+ + − Ind. 66: 99. Ja. 14, ’09. 1300w.

“As a book of reference Mr. Miller’s work has a value which will not be soon impaired. It is also another striking evidence of the truth of the ‘dictum’ that knowledge and industry do not suffice to make an historian.”

+ − Nation. 89: 307. S. 30, ’09. 650w.

“It is a confused and crowded period, and it required no small skill to construct a clear and concise narrative such as Mr. Miller has given us.” W: A. Bradley.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 94. F. 20, ’09. 760w.

“Mr. Miller covers more ground than Sir Rennell Rodd.”

+ Sat. R. 106: 702. D. 5, ’08. 1100w.

“In spite of the masses of detail which have been assimilated, the book is so readable, and the interest of the general narrative is so well sustained, that only those who have studied this obscure and intricately complex bypath of history can appreciate how difficult the work of compression must have been, and how ably these difficulties have been overcome by his clear and sequent exposition of the rapid transformations which took place in scenes once so familiar with a very different cast of actors.”

+ Spec. 102: 343. F. 27, ’09. 1250w.

Mills, Enos Abijah. Wild life on the Rockies. **$1.75. Houghton.

9–8919.

The explorations, adventures, observations and impressions of a government experiment officer in the wilds of Colorado. A sturdy mountaineer, a calm philosopher, a great nature-lover, the author writes of winter excursions, mountain climbing, furred and feathered life, of rocks and trees, all with a love and reverence for unsullied, primeval grandeur. The work is fittingly illustrated and is dedicated to John Muir.

“Of slight value but considerable interest; too expensive for the small library.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 142. My. ’09.

“There is something very genuine in the manner of Mr. Mills’s writing about nature. Perhaps he strains the point a bit at times.” G: Gladden.

+ − Bookm. 29: 545. Jl. ’09. 480w.

“It is a delightful book on its own account, but its chief charm is in the revelation of the author’s personality.” M. E. Cook.

+ Dial. 46: 363. Je. 1, ’09. 350w.

“He delights in recalling the perilous moments of his life, and the graphic stories he tells about them are among the finest things in his book. The chapter in which the wisdom and accomplishments of Scotch are portrayed will give great pleasure to every one of Mr. Mills’s readers who rates himself a dog lover.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 257. Ap. 24, ’09. 740w.

“He knows his territory thoroughly.”

+ R. of Rs. 39: 638. My. ’09. 30w.

Milman, Lena. Sir Christopher Wren. (Library of art.) *$2. Scribner.

9–5218.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 19. S. ’09.

“Miss Milman, though critically sound as a rule, does not write exactly from an architect’s point of view. The Index is so incomplete as to be virtually useless. The volume is throughout well written and full of interest, and especially good in its presentment of the central figure in relation to the contemporary social and religious conditions.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 415. Ap. 3. 700w.

“This latest life of Wren is one of the best that has been written. It is both narrative and critical.”

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 598. O. 24, ’08. 180w.

“We could have wished for rather more technical information and fewer generalities.”

+ − Spec. 102: 22. Ja. 2, ’09. 450w.

Milmine, Georgine.^[12] Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the history of Christian science. **$2. Doubleday.

9–29857.

A history of Mrs. Eddy and the Christian science movement that was published serially in McClure’s magazine during 1907–1908.

Ming, John Joseph.^[11] Morality of modern socialism. *$1.50. Benziger.

9–26447.

Aims to throw light on the bearings of socialistic ethics upon the state, the family and the church.

“Like all polemic treatments of such subjects, the book bases its charges on very small inductions.” Joseph Jacobs.

− N. Y. Times. 14: 743. N. 27, ’09. 90w.

Misawa, Tadasu.^[7] Modern educators and their ideals. **$1.25. Appleton.

9–8594.

“Dr. Tadasu Misawa, in the compass of three hundred pages, sets forth, forcibly, clearly, and developmentally, the problems of modern educators and their ideals. He begins with Comenius and ends with Dr. Harris and President Hall. The survey is of educational ideals, not of methods or measures or institutions, and keeps consistently to the task. The contrasts and individualities of the thinkers are well handled; and the reader takes away the very vital impression that the systems presented grew out of much the same sets of intellectual problems through the increasing purpose of the ages.”—Dial.

“The selection of materials and method of presentation are good, and it will have some value to students as a supplement to the general histories.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 175. Je. ’09.

“The work is concise and commendable.”

+ Dial. 46: 300. My. 1, ’09. 150w.

Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, ’09. 20w.

“It is an interesting, interpretive book, and for those who do not wish to read each man’s work in the original, this is a good substitute.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 523. S. 4, ’09. 100w.

Mitchell, Edward Bedinger.^[8] Shadow of the Crescent. $1.25. Stokes.

9–17586.

“A breakneck and breathless story of a lost ward—a beautiful and mysterious girl—and the adventures into which her guardian fell on account of her.”—N. Y. Times.

N. Y. Times. 14: 468. Jl. 31, ’09. 250w.

“Very interesting reading.”

+ R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. ’09. 50w.

Mitchell, Hinckley Gilbert.^[10] Genesis. (Bible for home and school.) *90c. Macmillan.

9–26821.

One of the two recent additions to Shaler Mathews’ useful series. In keeping with the purpose of the series this volume places the results of the best modern scholarship on the subject of Genesis at the disposal of the general reader.

“The notes are just such as the layman needs, illuminating and helpful. With this book in hand, any man can find out for himself the meaning and character of the Book of Genesis.”

+ Bib. World. 34: 429. D. ’09. 100w.

“He assumes the critical position as distinct from the traditionary, according to which the whole book was written by Moses and is of uniform authority. This principle being accepted, the work seems to have been done in a moderate and reasonable way.”

+ Spec. 103: 954. D. 4, ’09. 210w.

315Mitchell, John Kearsley. Self help for nervous women: familiar talks on economy in nervous expenditure. **$1. Lippincott.

9–3555.

Matters purely medical are avoided in this counsel which seeks its audience among sufferers from nervous disorders and their families and friends. Its aim is to teach them the best way to help, control, comfort and even cure patients.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 142. My. ’09. ✠

“The instruction, which deals largely with the economies of nervous expenditure is really good and well suited to help those for whom it is intended.”

+ Nation. 89: 82. Jl. 22, ’09. 220w.

“Dr. Mitchell, who is the son of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, in making a specialty of nervous diseases, is following in the medical footsteps of his famous father, while the lucid, compact, and forceful manner in which he expresses his ideas shows that he has inherited also something of the literary ability.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 176. Mr. 27, ’09. 420w.

R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. ’09. 30w.

Mitchell, Silas Weir. Venture in 1777. †$1.25. Jacobs.

8–28999.

A story of the winter of 1777 which tells how a Philadelphia boy got possession of a British officer’s map of the forts in and about the city, and rushed it to General Washington’s camp.

“Charming short story. Too expensive for the small library.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 96. Mr. ’09.

“To read it should be a Christmas pleasure for patriots, mischievous boys, and lovers of both.”

+ Nation. 87: 606. D. 17, ’08. 100w.

R. of Rs. 39: 122. Ja. ’09. 50w.

Moffett, Cleveland.^[7] Battle. †$1.50. Dillingham.

9–13430.

A novelization of the author’s play “The battle” which since December, 1908, has run so successfully and has aroused so much socialistic comment. The story is concerned with the adventures of the richest man in America who, under an assumed name, goes into the slums to win his lost son.

Nation. 89: 122. Ag. 5, ’09. 400w.

“While the novel bears all the ear marks of having been adapted from a play, its theme is sufficiently interesting to raise it above others of its class.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 387. Je. 19, ’09. 140w.

“A good example of that strange mongrel, the ‘novelized play.’” H. W. Boynton.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 633. O. 23, ’09. 90w.

Moffett, Cleveland.^[11] Through the wall. †$1.50. Appleton.

9–28041.

A clever Parisian detective is pitted against a clever criminal throughout this story. A murder done in a private room of a hotel leads to the arrest of a young American who is in love with a beautiful girl who sells candles in a church. The detective, who saves him after a series of remarkable happenings, hounds the real criminal and finds him to be the stepfather of this girl who is really an heiress but has lost her identity and memory in a fire in which the villain let her mother burn. The inventive genius of the author is taxed to the utmost in devising moves and counter moves. Various new psychological methods are tried on the criminal, and he is also shown moving pictures of the crime, but his wits are too sharp until, in the end, he outwits himself, and the girl is restored in mind and fortune and marries the accused American.

“A first class detective and mystery story, the interest of which never flags from start to finish.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 134. D. ’09.

N. Y. Times. 14: 721. N. 20, ’09. 200w.

Molière, Jean B. P. A new translation of the verse plays being for the first time rendered into English verse, by Curtis Hidden Page; with an introd. by Brander Matthews. (French classes for English readers, no. 3.) 2v. *$5. Putnam.

8–19168

Includes: The affected misses, Don Juan, Tartuffe, The misanthrope, The doctor by compulsion, The miser, The tradesman turned gentleman, The learned ladies.

“Still, in spite of occasional lapses, Professor Page’s work is a credit at once to his erudition and to his skill as a writer of English. To him all credit is due for an arduous task skilfully performed.” H. C. Chatfield-Taylor.

+ + − Dial. 46: 78. F. 1, ’09. 1600w.

“Professor Matthews’ introduction is marked by all his wealth of knowledge and charm of style. Professor Page’s renderings of the French dramatist are both skilful and agreeable.”

+ Educ. R. 37: 99. Ja. ’09. 80w.

“Molière is very satisfactorily presented to modern English readers in the two volumes. Prof. Page makes good use of the metre he has selected and arrives at a rendering of the spirit, the humor, and the gayety of Molière for which English readers may be grateful. The prose plays are hardly as successful, I think, as those in verse. They do not move as easily and continuously. But this does not imply that the prose translation is inferior in fidelity to the verse.” E: Cary.

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 728. D. 5, ’08. 1650w.

+ Sat. R. 106: 492. O. 17, ’08. 180w.

Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. Victoria regina: her court and her subjects. 2v. *$6.50. Dodd.

9–5192.

A history of Queen Victoria and her times from her accession to the death of the Prince Consort in 1862. “We get a sketchy survey of Victorian literature, but no attempt to summarize the results of scientific research, which rendered the reign illustrious. The bulk of the book may be not unfairly described as expanded Court circular, supplemented by correspondence derived from familiar sources.” (Ath.)

“Readable and gossipy, but devoid of critical insight, and lacking in balance. Politics are handled in a perfunctory manner, and various statesmen receive considerably less than their due.”

− + Ath. 1908, 2: 364. S. 26. 220w.

Nation. 88: 17. Ja. 7, ’09. 120w.

“Mr. Molloy’s work is so planned that it undoubtedly will be found very useful to those who need a history of the Victorian age that will tell them as simply and as briefly as possible what went on in England in that very interesting period.”

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 799. D. 26, ’08. 670w.

“Mr. Molloy makes a good use of his opportunity. Readers will find [three chapters given to the literary history of the period] written with considerable skill, though they will scarcely agree with all Mr. Molloy’s judgments.”

+ − Spec. 101: 338. S. 5, ’08. 440w.

316Molmenti, Pompeo Gherardo. Venice, its individual growth from the earliest beginnings to the fall of the republic; translated from the Italian by Horatio F. Brown. pt. 3, 2v. *$5. McClurg.

8–5355.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

“The solidity and usefulness of the work is beyond dispute, but no reader, overwhelmed with the accumulation of details, will fail to ask himself whether a little more self-repression would not have produced a pleasanter result.” Ferdinand Schevill.

+ − Am. Hist. R. 14: 576. Ap. ’09. 550w.

“He does for the Venetians what Green and Traill did for the English people, and Burckhardt for the Italians of the renaissance, and by his success he demonstrates afresh that the intimate life, the habits, work, and play of human beings, have a perpetual fascination.” W: R. Thayer.

+ + Atlan. 103: 832. Je. ’09. 3800w. (Review of pts. 1–3.)

“After all possible points of adverse criticism have been urged, the fact remains that in no other work is the student of Italian society likely to find so clear, vivid, and exhaustive a discussion of Venetian life, both public and private, as in these six volumes by Professor Molmenti.”

+ + − Dial. 46: 22. Ja. 1, ’09. 470w.

“The Molmenti work abounds in pictures illuminating the text, but the text itself is not so much a clear and consecutive story of the memorable deeds of the Republic’s declining days as it is a thesaurus of illustrative detail of its arts, its commerce, costumes, every-day glitter and show of life.”

+ − Ind. 66: 1139. My. 27, ’09. 500w.

“A work that is a monument of erudition and patient research.”

+ Int. Studio. 37: 83. Mr. ’09. 240w.

“This work deserves to have a permanent place among the social chronicles of Italy. The great variety of its subjects, the well-chosen illustrations, and Mr. Brown’s fluent translation will commend it to English-speaking readers, for whom the charm of Venice never grows cold.”

+ Nation. 88: 118. F. 4, ’09. 600w.

“In the chapters enumerated the reader becomes his own historian. And for him as well as for the dramatist, novelist, and student of arts and customs they are a perfect mine of information.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 20. Ja. 9, ’09. 600w.

“We have only one regret; it is that, for some unexplained reason, Mr. Brown has not translated the large number of original authorities quoted by the author, so that the text is strewn with considerable portions of untranslated Italian.”

+ − Spec. 102: 308. F. 20, ’09. 550w.

Moncrieff, Ascott Robert Hope.^[11] Heart of Scotland. *$3. Macmillan.

W9–198.

“The ‘Heart of Scotland,’ it should be understood, is Perthshire; it is not undeserving of the name, for all that is of the best in the country may be seen in sample there,—mountains, valleys, salmon and trout streams and lochs, picturesque towns, and great historical associations. Pen and pencil are happily combined to do justice to this fine theme. Mr. Palmer’s pictures are well varied, and Mr. Moncrieff mingles the serious and gay with equal success. It was a happy thought to follow the two earlier volumes, ‘Bonnie Scotland’ and ‘Highlands and islands,’ by a third, not inferior, to say the least, to its predecessors.”—Spec.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 46. O. ’09.

“A good book.”

+ Sat. R. 107: 792. Je. 19, ’09. 40w.

“This is a very handsome volume, good to look at and good to read.”

+ Spec. 103: sup. 493. O. 2, ’09. 120w.

Moncrieff, Ascott Robert Hope. Isle of Wight; described by A. R. Hope Moncrieff; il. in color by A. Heaton Cooper. (Colour book ser.) *$2.50. Macmillan.

9–5689.

Depicts the beauties of this historic island and connects with it men and women prominent in English life and letters who have made it a favorite summer home.

“The book is satisfactory.”

+ Ind. 65: 1180. N. 19, ’08. 50w.

“The narrative bears the respectable and unexciting character that one would expect. The colored illustrations are vigorous and interesting.”

+ Nation. 87: 652. O. 31, ’08. 70w.

Monroe, Mrs. Harriet Earhart.^[11] Washington: its sights and insights; new and rev. ed., **$1. Funk.

9–26652.

A new and revised edition of a guide book glorified by a bright, lively personality. Mrs. Monroe teaches history, and interprets the meanings of movements and institutions the while the tourist is gaining an outline notion of the architectural construction.

“Makes available again an informing, well-written guide to the national capital.”

+ Ind. 67: 1045. N. 4, ’09. 100w.

“It is something more than an ordinary guide-book both in text and in illustrations.”

+ Lit. D. 39: 636. O. 16, ’09. 80w.

Monroe, Will Seymour. In viking land: Norway, its people, its fjords and its fjelds. $3. Page.

8–30604.

A survey of the social, economic and political condition of Norway of to-day; a description of its scenery and domestic life; and a brief account of the new king and methods and policies of administering the affairs of this “most democratic country in the world.”

“More entertaining and more attractive in form than Willson’s ‘Norway at home.’”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 20. S. ’09. ✠

“There are signs that many of the descriptions, both of scenery and people, are at second hand. Though inferior to Mr. Wilson’s ‘Norway at home’ in its survey of Norse institutions in social life, it gives a better account than that book of the arts and the natural features of the country.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 614. My. 22. 620w.

“An unusually attractive book of travel.”

+ Educ. R. 37: 100. Ja. ’09. 50w.

Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.

+ Ind. 65: 1462. D. 17, ’08. 70w.

“The volume serves its purpose very well.”

+ Nation. 88: 90. Ja. 28, ’09. 180w.

“W. S. Monroe has found much that is interesting, and sets it forth tersely and well.”

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 755. D. 5, ’08. 80w.

“The volume will be found to be full of interest.”

+ Spec. 101: 1108. D. 26, ’08. 300w.

Monroe, Will Seymour.^[11] Sicily, the garden of the Mediterranean; the history, people, institutions and geography of the island. (Travel lovers’ ser.) $3. Page.

9–21276.

“Seems to touch upon everything from the voyage of Ulysses to the earthquake of Messina, finally adding an annotated list of other books about Sicily in four languages. The author recommends winter as the best time for a tour of the island and discourages walking, cycling 317and automobiling on account of bad roads and bandits. An unusual feature of the work is the attention given to recent Sicilian writers, musicians and artists about whom most of us know nothing.”—Ind.

“Comprehensive but not particularly entertaining.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 46. O. ’09.

“A sober and sympathetic account of the island.”

+ Ind. 67: 824. O. 7, ’09. 110w.

“In no sense a guide-book, it will serve to fill out Baedeker’s excessively skeletonized treatment of Sicily. There are trifling blemishes in a work generally accurate and useful. For a lack of literary distinction no one need criticise Mr. Monroe. He effects what he sets out to do—a sober, well-balanced survey of a complicated subject.”

+ − Nation. 89: 461. N. 11, ’09. 400w.

“Mr. Monroe’s ‘Sicily’ is put together in a very businesslike manner. Any one who reads it through and contrives to retain in his memory a reasonable proportion of its contents will have a good working knowledge of the past and present of the island.”

+ Spec. 103: 950. D. 4, ’09. 540w.

Montague, Margaret Prescott. In Calvert’s valley. †$1.50. Baker.

8–31465.

A story of the West Virginia mountains in which a young business man is led to believe that in a state of intoxication he pushed a man over a cliff to his death, and a young woman is convinced that her rejection of the unfortunate man’s suit caused him to become a suicide. The suspense of these prisoners of conscience, their love for each other, and the final revelations that clear up the mystery are the principal elements in the story.

“While interesting is not over-exciting and has some good bits of humor and sentiment.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 26. Ja. ’09. ✠

“The whole story is conscientious rather than brilliant, but it sustains a reasonable degree of interest throughout, and is clearly the product of close observation of the mountain folk and the mountain setting.” W: M. Payne.

+ Dial. 46: 86. F. 1, ’09. 230w.

“Miss Montague has the story teller’s instinct. Her characters are well differentiated in general outline, but she has yet much to learn in the art of rounding them out into convincing personalities.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 13: 719. D. 5, ’08. 570w.

“Comedy and tragedy are interwoven very simply and convincingly. The local colour is quaint and amusing, and the plot is so well thought out that only a few readers will guess the dénouement beforehand. The author’s style when describing nature shows an anthropomorphic bias.”

+ − Sat. R. 107: 822. Je. 26, ’09. 150w.

Montaigne, Michael Eyquem de. Essayes of Michael Eyquem, sieur de Montaigne, gentleman in ordinary to his majesty King Henry III of France; tr. by J: Florio; with an introd. by T: Seccombe. (New library ed.) 3v. *$10. Dutton.

Three volumes whose workmanship is in keeping with the distinction of the subject. “Whatever may be said of Florio’s occasional inaccuracies, his translation of Montaigne has two undeniable merits. It was accepted at once (the first edition is dated 1603) as an integral part of English literature, preparing the way for a succession of essayists from Bacon to Lamb, who have no parallel in any other country; and it succeeded admirably in preserving the spirit of the original.” (Nation.)

“Mr. Seccombe’s introduction is sufficient, if not altogether inspired, or uniformly well-written; the subject leading him, no doubt, to interlard his phrases with unnecessary scraps of French.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 226. F. 20. 110w.

“This limited edition is beautifully made, and of those eleven hundred and fifty copies printed for sale in England and America ‘before the type was distributed,’ none are likely to find their way to the second-hand counters.” H. W. Boynton.

+ Dial. 47: 19. Jl. 1, ’09. 1050w.

“We could wish that this new and handsomely printed edition had been more generously, or at least differently, planned. It is hard to see any profit in retaining the spelling and, more especially, the eccentric punctuation of the original edition.”

+ − Nation. 88: 362. Ap. 8, ’09. 1450w.

“The present edition has a charm of its own, due to the careful preservation of the spelling of the early seventeenth century and to the slightly antique character of the type.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 209. Ap. 10, ’09. 950w.

+ Sat. R. 107: 84. Ja. 16, ’09. 420w.

+ Sat. R. 107: 655. My. 22, ’09. 1200w.

+ Sat. R. 107: 684. My. 29, ’09. 1150w.

Montgomery, Harry Earl. Vital American problems. **$1.50. Putnam.

8–24847.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

“The author states that his book is ‘an attempt to solve the trust, labor and negro problems.’ This is rather an ambitious program for one man in one book and invites criticism easily avoided by a more modest statement. ‘Negro problem’ is the poorest section in the book. The author has plenty of ideas which are good. He shows, however, no intimate acquaintance with the actual living conditions of the negro or with the best literature on the subject.” Carl Kelsey.

− + Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 213. Ja. ’09. 700w.

“While intended for the general public it can hardly be expected that this volume will give anyone a real grasp on these problems, though to one already somewhat familiar with them it might be of aid in offering a definite solution.”

+ − J. Pol. Econ. 17: 106. F. ’09. 150w.

“While he has nothing particularly new to say, his book will be found a sane and thoughtful contribution to the mass of testimony and argument which sometimes illuminates, but more often befogs, the great questions which the American people are facing.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 16. Ja. 9, ’09. 140w.

“It will be a useful book, both because of its clarity of statement and of its suggestiveness.”

+ Outlook. 91: 24. Ja. 2, ’09. 150w.

“He has handled this difficult task very well. His book bears evidence of wide reading and painstaking study.”

+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 192. Mr. ’09. 160w.

Montgomery, Helen Barrett. Empire of the East: a simple account of Japan as it was, is, and will be. **$2.50. McClurg.

W9–154.

A book “not technical, historical, abstruse or recondite, but a book describing in simple language Japan as it was, is, and will be.” It omits Japan’s recent material development, its politics and political parties; it does deal with Japanese morality, religion, art, the constitution, home life, the army and navy, and the financial position of the country.

“It is similar in scope and treatment to, but more concise than Dyer’s ‘Dai Nippon.’”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 175. Je. ’09.

“Too much is attempted in this book.”

+ − Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 429. S. ’09. 200w.

“On the whole, the author has done well to give us one more book about Japan.”

+ − Dial. 47: 23. Jl. 1, ’09. 300w.

318“Mr. Montgomery shows no superior scholarship or insight into the genius of the people, and he has neither discovered any new sources of information nor been especially diligent in collecting what was known before. His style is dull and his observations commonplace and often repeated. But the book is comprehensive in its scope, moderate in tone and nowhere difficult to understand.”

− + Ind. 66: 1243. Je. 3, ’09. 100w.

“We miss the firmness of touch and accuracy of perspective belonging to the long resident. He shows very clearly that he has not mastered the results of the archaeology and philology of Munro or Batchelor.”

+ − Nation. 88: 633. Je. 24, ’09. 350w.

“Writes with abundant knowledge of his subject.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 352. Je. 5, ’09. 900w.

“If the point of view were only as good as the cover, and if the English were only as irreproachable as the press-work! Yet the book is withal too ingenuous for condemnation, and young Mr. Gigadibs, with his little liberalities, is rather engaging than otherwise.”

+ − No. Am. 190: 415. S. ’09. 500w.

+ Outlook. 93: 9. S. 4, ’09. 430w.

“We do not set ourselves against his optimistic views. Much that he says is true beyond all question. Mr. Montgomery has written a very interesting book.”

+ Spec. 101: 303. Ag. 29, ’08. 200w.

Montgomery, Lucy Maud.^[10] Anne of Avonlea. $1.50. Page.

9–22941.

A sequel to “Anne of Green Gables.” “‘Anne of Avonlea’ contains much the same gentle charm that made ‘Anne of Green Gables’ so delectable a book. Anne is now past sixteen, which is evidently maturity in Prince Edward island, and begins to teach school in the place where she herself was taught. Her old chums are similarly occupied in nearby villages; and she and they, with several of the old characters and some new ones, continue their hushed, secluded, leisurely lives in a way calculated to yield the reader, weary of the steam riveter and the automobile, the career and the fad, a refreshing sense of peace.” (Bookm.)

“Has much of the charm of the earlier book but, while it will be enjoyed by older girls, it is scarcely suitable for a juvenile collection.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 134. D. ’09. ✠

“The book is as simple as a daisy, and if not quite as bewitching as the first we were given, the fault is doubtless with ourselves rather than the little flower.” Margaret Merwin.

+ Bookm. 30: 152. O. ’09. 350w.

“It is by no means a great work but is rather a somewhat commonplace story of a school teacher of some imagination.” W. G. Bowdoin.

+ − Ind. 67: 1355. D. 16, ’09. 170w.

“If the fancy is sometimes exaggerated, it is not in the least morbid, but walks always in lock-step between fun and common sense.”

+ Nation. 89: 212. S. 2, ’09. 270w.

“The story will surely be read.”

+ Outlook. 93: 276. O. 2, ’09. 130w.

Moody, William Vaughn. Faith healer. **$1. Houghton.

9–1588.

A psychotherapeutic play which resembles the author’s “Great divide” “only in its use of symbolism, its contemporaneous significance, its compact, pregnant, and occasionally eloquent dialogue, and its dramatic interest.” (Nation.) “It depicts with great skill the aesthetic mediocrity and the irrepressible idealism characteristic of certain middle western communities, and has caught the spirit of the literalistic and yet idealistic type of religion that has made many a community in the middle west a garden for sects.” (Outlook.)

“A play of excellent literary values, masterly in its use of symbolism and appealing strongly to the imagination.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 143. My. ’09.

Reviewed by E: E. Hale, jr.

+ − Dial. 47: 330. N. 1, ’09. 700w.

“The play would be stronger if it were clearer in meaning and purpose, more definite in argument and declaration. A thoughtful and suggestive work, which, whether it wins success upon the stage or not, will make a strong appeal to the imagination of all intelligent readers. In literary expression, it is exceedingly felicitous, not only in the appropriateness of the dialogue to the personages concerned, but in the melody of the more oratorical passages.”

+ − Nation. 88: 175. F. 18, ’09. 660w.

“It is closely written, with many individual lines of great beauty. But the drama, as a whole, has not the straight, direct appeal of ‘The great divide.’”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 112. F. 27, ’09. 800w.

“The play is more than a picture; it is a symbol; and somehow the symbolism is not persuasive. A great many readers will have the feeling that ‘The faith healer’ is chiefly interesting as a ‘tour de force.’”

− + Outlook. 91: 536. Mr. 6, ’09. 420w.

Moody, William Vaughn.^[10] Great divide: a play in three acts. *$1.25. Macmillan.

9–35853.

This successful three-act play is here issued in book form dedicated to Henry Miller. Shorn of its stage accessories, the play makes excellent reading, and the great division between western ideals, morals, and conventions and those of New England is well brought out in the tale of the crude man who marries his wife by force and then makes himself worthy of her, and the wife who suffers long and makes the man suffer as expiation for her wickedness, so characterized by herself, in loving him under such conditions.

“The brutal situation on which the plot turns is more prominent in the book than on the stage and makes unpleasant reading.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 80. N. ’09.

Reviewed by E: E. Hale, jr.

+ − Dial. 47: 330. N. 1, ’09. 1000w.

“It proved to be one of the most successful and effective plays of recent years on the stage, and it does not lose its emotional power in the printing.”

+ Ind. 67: 932. O. 21, ’09. 100w.

+ Nation. 89: 387. O. 21, ’09. 350w.

Moore, Edward Crozier S.^[7] Sanitary engineering: 3d ed. *$14. Lippincott.

9–29219.

“This third edition is even more voluminous and complete than either of its predecessors. Many pertinent alterations and additions have been made and much out-of-date matter has been omitted. The chapters on sewage purification and refuse disposal have been recast and enlarged owing to the rapid advances which have been made in these fields in recent years, and a résumé of the reports of the Royal commission on sewage disposal, 1898–1908, has been added. This work is in two volumes, the first dealing with sewerage and draining, and the second with sewage disposal and refuse destruction.”—Engin. Rec.

“The two hundred and more pages on sewage treatment seem to be by far the most useful part of the book for American engineers.”

+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 8. Jl. 15, ’09. 420w.

319“This work expresses essentially the viewpoint of British engineers, but, taken as a whole, it is one which will continue to find a place of great usefulness in the libraries of sanitary engineers in this country. The revised edition is naturally of more value than its predecessors, as the data it contains are of more modern application. The work shows signs of careful editing and is profusely illustrated throughout.”

+ Engin. Rec. 60: 55. Jl. 10, ’09. 600w.

“Is likely to prove of especial value to American engineers in their study of the multiplying problems of sewage disposal.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 396. Je. 19, ’09. 150w.

Moore, Frank Frankfort.^[6] Georgian pageant. *$3.50. Dutton.

9–22290.

“This book may not inaptly be summed up as a revolt against ‘Boswell’s Johnson,’ and against those writings of Macaulay which derive their colour and inspiration from it.” (Spec.) The studies are concerned with the Burneys, the Thrales, Dr. Johnson, the Gunnings, Goldsmith, Sheridan and Rev. James Hackman.

A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 80. N. ’09.

“Mr. Moore’s is no trivial knowledge of the subjects he handles, and he sets it forth with a vivacious pen. His wit is abundant, if sometimes rather boyish, but so is his spleen; and his prejudices, though they undoubtedly help to give colour to his writing, do not serve proportionately to advance his theses. In all these studies the writer has a thesis to maintain, which he works up to with no little skill, and always holds his reader, if he does not invariably convince him. But this thesis is often subordinated to Mr. Moore’s pet prejudices—an inordinate exaltation of Goldsmith and an implacable hatred of Boswell.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 489. Ap. 24. 1200w.

“Even where he is not convincing he is suggestive and original. The book is excellent reading.”

+ − Dial. 47: 186. S. 16, ’09. 240w.

“The most probable motive for the writing of this book was not the vindication of the fame of a fellow-countryman. It was rather Mr. Moore’s desire for an opportunity to show his own cleverness.”

− Ind. 67: 709. S. 23, ’09. 320w.

“Altogether his book is more entertaining than the average writing of the kind on the comedy of the eighteenth century.”

+ − Nation. 88: 463. My. 6, ’09. 570w.

“He has a witty way with him, an ironic touch which is perhaps a trifle overdone—sarcasm is amusing, but a bit dangerous when too frequently resorted to. The book is none the less hugely entertaining, and merits a place on the shelf devoted to histoires intimes.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 398. Je. 26, ’09. 1100w.

“Mr. Moore knows every inch of the ground, and he possesses the novelist’s gift of seizing the essential situation; but a love of paradox and contradiction leads him occasionally into excesses which it is not easy to pardon.”

+ − Spec. 102: 309. F. 20, ’09. 530w.

Moore, John M.^[8] Etchings of the East. *$1. Pub. house M. E. ch. So.

9–25126.

A member of the editorial staff of the Christian advocate has recorded in this series of letters the results of his study of the people, methods of missionary work and the results of missionary labor in Japan, Korea, China and India. It is published “with the earnest hope that some new interest in the non-Christian peoples may be awakened and that some new missionary effort will be put forth as a result of the reading of these letters.”

Moore, Mabel.^[10] Days in Hellas: rambles through present-day Greece. **$2. Jacobs.

“With a kindly feeling toward modern Greece, and a reverential respect for the past, the author views that land with a curious commingling of the ancient and the present times. Mount Pentelcos, for instance, is seen with its ‘twice-scarred brow,’ the one scar caused by the emissaries of Pericles, the makers of the Parthenon, and the other scar made by ‘Marmor limited,’ a modern company engaged in supplying the world with Pentelic marble. The delineation of Greek character leaves little to be wished for, in spite of the modest statement in the author’s preface that ‘the present volume is not offered in any sense as a study of Greek life or Greek character.’”—Dial.

“The publisher should have employed a reader of some classical knowledge to correct the proper names, which the author gives in shocking forms. The book is not without some merit.”

+ − − Ath. 1909, 2: 93. Jl. 24. 470w.

“Miss Moore has satisfied us that the lay reader who enjoys a medley of Greek life, with its gods and heroes mixed with its modern aspects, more than he does a treatise on archæology will find pleasure in this charming book.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ Dial. 47: 234. O. 1, ’09. 180w.

“When she does tell of the things she did and the sights she saw it is always in an unconventional way, with nothing whatever of the tourist flavor discernible even between the lines.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 673. O. 30, ’09. 330w.

“This book adds nothing to our knowledge of Greece, nor did Miss Moore see very much of the country. She really need not fear that her book will ‘face the vicissitudes of the unknown future’ for long.”

− Sat. R. 107: 760. Je. 12, ’09. 120w.

“Miss Moore evidently has plenty of humour, plenty of good sense, and is quite capable of sentiment, always gracefully expressed, when occasion demands. It is most excellent reading.”

+ Spec. 102: sup. 1009. Je. 26, ’09. 210w.

Moores, Charles Washington. Life of Abraham Lincoln for boys and girls. **60c; (Riverside literature ser.) *25c. Houghton.

9–1383.

A book whose purpose is to give to children an understanding of the great life of Lincoln, an appreciation of the simplicity and purity of his literary style, and a love of the man. It is a faithful, simple, dignified portrayal of a life without a false note, a life whose seriousness is everywhere leavened with humor.

“Admirably adapted for pupils of the eighth grade and older, and also good for home reading.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 96. Mr. ’09. ✠

“The life is accurately and pleasantly written, and the youth of America will find it both agreeable and profitable reading.”

+ Educ. R. 37: 531. My. ’09. 50w.

“For school use, especially from the fifth to the eighth grades, this brief and interesting life can be recommended without reservation.”

+ Ind. 66: 264. F. 4, ’09. 30w.

Reviewed by J. B. Rittenhouse.

N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13, ’09. 110w.

Moorhouse, E. Hallam.^[6] Samuel Pepys: administrator, observer, gossip. *$3. Dutton.

W9–117.

Miss Moorhouse has searched the writings of Pepys’s contemporaries for material that would confirm accounts given in the famous diary. Out of the diary itself and the additional matter she has produced an illuminating account of the personality of Pepys, his private and public life, his work as Secretary of the Admiralty, and his contribution to literature.

A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 20. S. ’09.

“Although we have expressed doubt respecting Miss Moorhouse’s estimation of some of 320Pepys’s characteristics, we can congratulate her on having produced an excellent picture of the complete man as exhibited not only in the diary but also in his life’s work.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 610. My. 22. 1050w.

“Well known as is the immortal diarist there was certainly a place for Miss Moorhouse’s admirable life and appreciation of Samuel Pepys.”

+ Ind. 67: 426. Ag. 19, ’09. 650w.

“We should have been glad to have a much-needed bibliography of Pepys included here, some footnotes, and an adequate index. For the rest, we welcome this volume as a substantial sign of a reviving and better informed interest in a man who has many holds upon our interest.”

+ − Nation. 89: 140. Ag. 12, ’09. 1800w.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 350. Je. 5, ’09. 750w.

“Miss Moorhouse’s book is more entertaining and soundly informative than any other yet written on Pepys, not excepting Wheatley’s ‘Samuel Pepys and the world he lived in.’ Writing sympathetically, yet with keen discrimination, Miss Moorhouse makes no attempt at undue laudation of Pepys, but graphically portrays him as he unquestionably was.” H. A. Bruce.

+ Outlook. 92: 607. Jl. 10, ’09. 3800w.

Morawetz, Victor.^[7] Banking and currency problem in the United States. *$1. North American review pub. co.

9–2543.

Discusses the banking problem of our country and the means of providing safeguards against stringent markets and panics. His plan includes an argument based upon the principle of the central bank.

“The best book on the subject for the average reader.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 106. Ap. ’09.

“A number of somewhat questionable views are propounded in the earlier part of the book. The popular reader, for whom the book is doubtless intended, will not in the main, however, be led far astray by the introductory pages.” H. P. Willis.

+ − Econ. Bull. 2: 366. D. ’09. 680w.

“Mr. Morawetz is to be credited with a sincere and able discussion of a difficult subject.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 366. Je. 12, ’09. 800w.

Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 559. S. ’09. 130w.

More, Paul Elmer. Shelburne essays. (Studies of religious dualism, sixth ser.) **$1.25. Putnam.

9–6859.

Ten essays concerned chiefly with religion and philosophy, also with literature in its religious and philosophical bearing. The titles are: The forest philosophy of India; The Bhagavad Gitâ; Saint Augustine; Pascal; Sir Thomas Browne; Bunyan; Rousseau; Socrates; The apology; and Plato.

A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 107. Ap. ’09. (Review of v. 6.)

“His power of analysis compels admiration even when we dissent most emphatically from the results which it reaches.”

+ − Cath. World. 89: 675. Ag. ’09. 1000w. (Review of v. 6.)

“That the high standard of the series is here maintained, if not indeed raised even higher, goes almost without saying. Readers of the earlier volumes cannot afford to neglect this latest.”

+ Dial. 46: 267. Ap. 16, ’09. 300w. (Review of v. 6.)

Reviewed by W. B. Blake.

Dial. 46: 388. Je. 16, ’09. 140w. (Review of v. 6.)

“They presuppose, possibly, a rather extended knowledge on the part of the reader, but they bear the undisputed marks of scholarly criticism.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 728. Ap. 24, ’09. 520w. (Review of v. 6.)

Nation. 88: 221. Mr. 4, ’09. 80w. (Review of v. 6.)

“Of his merits—and they are many and fine—it is no longer necessary to speak; the defect in his work may be suggested best by a quotation from an earlier essay in the third series: ‘For we have put away the imagination as one of the pleasant but unfruitful playthings of youth.’”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 159. Mr. 20, ’09. 240w. (Review of v. 6.)

“It is not too much to say of him that more than any other American writer of his time he holds the professional attitude of the critics who have made criticism a department of literature.”

+ − Outlook. 92: 419. Je. 19, ’09. 950w. (Review of v. 6.)

“Scholarly, artistic, analytical studies.”

+ R. of Rs. 40: 250. Ag. ’09. 60w. (Review of v. 6.)

More, Sir Thomas.^[8] More’s millennium, rendered into modern English by Valerian Paget. $1.50. McBride.

8–32403.

More’s “Utopia” rendered into modern English from the translation of Ralph Robinson.

“An excellent piece of work, making this classic accessible to the general reader.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 64. F. ’09.

“The present volume merits wide circulation.”

+ Arena. 41: 606. Ag. ’09. 140w.

Morgan, Anna, comp.^[6] Selected readings designed to impart to the student an appreciation of literature in its wider sense. **$1.50. McClurg.

9–15868.

An anthology of prose selections, monologs, poetry, scenes and dialogs, etc., selected with a view to offering the reader a wide range of the best literature that is well-adapted for recital work.

“Not in any respect superior to the many similar volumes already in use, but contains considerable material not found in them, making it useful in libraries having a large demand for such volumes.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 81. N. ’09.

Dial. 46: 408. Je. 16, ’09. 40w.

Morgan, Mrs. Mary Ella. How to dress a doll. 50c. Altemus.

8–26000.

Fully illustrated this little book prepared by an experienced teacher of sewing gives instruction that can be followed by any child in the matter of doll dressing.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 32. Ja. ’09. ✠

“The book is so written as to make the subject not only plain but interesting to the child.”

+ Arena. 40: 396. O. ’08. 100w.

Morley, Arthur.^[8] Strength of materials. *$2.50. Longmans.

9–18585.

“While the method of treatment follows wellestablished lines in the main, especial attention is given to a number of subjects which have hitherto been accorded little or no attention in books on the strength of materials. Among these are: The strength of rotary disks and cylinders; the bending of curved bars, with applications to hooks; rings, and links; the strength of unstayed flat surfaces, and the stresses and instability arising from certain speeds of loaded machine shafts.”—Engin. D.

“Though prepared primarily for the instruction of engineering students, this work will be found very useful to practicing engineers.”

+ Engin. D. 5: 173. F. ’09. 240w.

321“In a word, the book must be considered an excellent piece of work. Few there are, even among those already skilled in strength of materials, who would not find a careful reading of this book an invigorating and profitable experience.” L. J. Johnson.

+ + − Engin. N. 62: sup. 12. Ag. 12, ’09. 670w.

“The book is a valuable addition to the library of the engineer who has to undertake the calculation of the stresses and strains in machinery and structures.”

+ Nature. 80: 65. Mr. 18, ’09. 400w.

Morris, Charles.^[12] Home life in all lands. Bk. 2. **$1. Lippincott.

7–28638.

Bk. 2. Manners and customs of uncivilized peoples.

In this second journey, instead of peeping into the huts and hovels of men and nations, the author takes his readers “into the palaces of the kings, the grand dwellings of the chiefs and rulers, the splendid halls in which courtiers and people gather to do homage to their head-men or chiefs.”

Morris, Gouverneur.^[11] Putting on the screws. **50c. Doubleday.

9–28153.

A commuter with a wife and nine children finds himself confronted with the problem of supporting a poverty-stricken aunt, an actress who announces that unless she can prevail upon his generosity she must go to the home for aged women. How the family opens its arms to her, and is kind to her and goes into debt to care for her during a long sickness and how she finally reveals the fact that she is wealthy beyond comprehension and that her cynical and misanthropic spirit directed her in a scheme of testing the family for mere goodness—is all happily set down.

“A dainty and pretty story with humorous side lights here and there.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6, ’09. 50w.

Morris, William, and Bax, Ernest Belfort.^[7] Socialism, its growth and outcome. 50c. Kerr.

“Covers the history of socialism in its relation to social history. It traces the development of society in ancient, mediaeval and modern times.” (Survey.) “It is not hard to distinguish Bax’s assertion that socialism shall succeed civilization as civilization succeeded barbarism, and to hear Morris add that not until socialism makes all architecture municipal can we hope to have beautiful cities.” (N. Y. Times.)

N. Y. Times. 14: 322. My. 22, ’09. 170w.

“The little volume presents a brief though comprehensive view of social evolution and merits a reading by those who are interested in that historical school begun by Karl Marx.” W. B. Guthrie.

+ Survey. 22: 406. Je. 12, ’09. 140w.

Morrison, Arthur.^[10] Green ginger. †$1.50 Stokes.

9–24894.

A “budget of funny tales and yarns.” “They rely for their humor largely upon the juxtaposition of incongruous ideas. In most of them the precise, somewhat pompous, and most respectable Britisher is carried with every plausibility into unusual and absurd situations.” (N. Y. Times.)

A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 92. N. ’09. ✠

“These short stories have probably all appeared in magazines, and some of them are so slight that they might well have been left there. On the other hand, we should have been sorry to miss others.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 435. Ap. 10. 200w.

“Short stories that are all bubbling over with good-humored fun.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 549. S. 18, ’09. 200w.

“It would be easy to multiply instances of Mr. Morrison’s versatility, but we have said enough to indicate the high quality of the entertainment provided in this excellent volume. We must not omit to mention how complete is his mastery of the Essex dialect, and with what a genuine gift of impersonation he varies the dialogue to suit the character of the speaker.”

+ Spec. 102: 309. F. 20, ’09. 900w.

Morrison, Charles Edward. Highway engineering. $2.50. Wiley.

8–26022.

“The book has been prepared for second year students in the Department of civil engineering at Columbia university, and is intended to emphasize those basic principles which are essential to good highways.” (Engin. Rec.) “The volume contains, with some exceptions, about all that one could expect to find in a text-book for ordinary classes in civil engineering.” (Engin. N.)

“The chapters that can be most severely criticized are those on asphalt and wooden pavements—with these branches the author shows himself not entirely familiar.”

+ − Engin. D. 5: 413. Ap. ’09. 450w.

“The general arrangement of the book is satisfactory. The subject is well presented, and from the literary point of view is generally well done. On the whole it cannot be said that Mr. Morrison’s book is an ideal text-book upon highway engineering.” S. Whinery.

− + Engin. N. 60: sup. 428. O. 15, ’08. 940w.

“In most respects it seems well adapted for the purpose for which it is written, but it can be criticized for not giving proper references to many of the quotations which are used in the work, and for the insertion of specifications which in some cases are open to criticism. The work, as a whole, reflects the atmosphere of the study of the subject rather than that of field work.”

+ − Engin. Rec. 58: 391. O. 3, ’08. 130w.

“It contains a great deal of useful information, especially to engineers having to deal with roads in new countries. The elementary principles of road-making are clearly set out, and copies of specifications suitable for different classes of roads are given.”

+ Nature. 79: 336. Ja. 21, ’09 700w

Morse, Margaret Fessenden. On the road to Arden. **$1. Houghton.

9–7948.

The journey of a modern Rosalind and Celia to a Forest of Arden. They go merely to “enjoy the wilderness and to take nothing from it.” That they find their Orlando and Oliver is to be expected; that they meet them unexpectedly at various points in their wanderings is surprising to Celia, while to Rosalind it is but the working out of a quietly made plan. For was not Orlando the hero of her steamer romance, and would not Celia disapprove unless she could personally conduct Rosalind’s wooing? Birds and flowers and awakening woods form an exquisite setting to the tale.

“Pleasant little story.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 148. My. ’09. ✠

“The story is written in the light, happy style befitting a summer’s idyl. The pages are enlivened by comments on passing men and women that are both amusing and entertaining.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 729. Ap. 24, ’09. 200w.

“Seems like a bit taken out of real life; its people are delightful, its situations are diverting, and the scenes in which its quaint comedy is enacted are extremely dainty and full of charm.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 279. My. 1, ’09. 350w.

“A double love story very agreeably and whimsically told.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 377. Je. 12, ’09. 170w.

322Morse, William Francis.^[12] Collection and disposal of municipal waste. $5. Municipal journal.

9–6510.

“Part 1 gives a preliminary historical sketch of the work done in American communities from 1885 to the present time.... Part 2 describes the various methods of waste disposal in American towns by incineration.... Part 3 describes the disposal of waste by British high-temperature refuse destructors. Part 4 discusses the disposal of waste by reduction and extraction processes, and gives descriptions of many forms of apparatus used for this purpose. Part 5 discusses the revenue to be derived from waste materials, and describes the various methods of its utilization.”—Engin. D.

“A text that will be found of timeliness and importance by municipal engineers, and officials charged with the maintenance of sanitary conditions.”

+ Engin. D. 5: 540. My. ’09. 280w.

“We believe it will long stand as the most complete exposition of the first quarter-century of the evolution of garbage and refuse disposal in America. The arrangement of the volume is in some respects poor. Another minor fault of the book is due to the fact that the author has not quite cleared his mind of the old misconceptions as to the relation of garbage disposal to public health.”

+ − Engin. N. 62: sup. 46. N. 18, ’09. 1150w.

Morton, Francis T.^[12] Roman Catholic church and its relation to the federal government. *$2. Badger, R: G.

9–29963.

A brief history of the Roman Catholic church whose object is to set forth its claims, objects and purposes in the past as exemplified in the older countries where it has held sway for centuries and also to show its position in the United States at the present time.

Moses, Barr. Dreaming River. †$1. Stokes.

9–3051.

“The tale is that of a young and singularly ill-balanced poet who lives hermit-wise in a lonely farmhouse called Dreaming River. To him comes for protection a girl of sixteen, a penniless orphan, who turns to him as her only kin in obedience to the last wish of her dying father. The growth of love between them, perturbed by blizzards and cyclones, both without and within, makes up the rest of the story, which ends with Dorothy’s surrender.”—Nation.

“This little story would be negligible were it not for its underlying theme, which possesses sufficient psychologic interest to save the discussion of the work from the pettiness of breaking a butterfly.”

+ − Nation. 88: 144. F. 11, ’09. 260w.

“Sometimes the author’s manner of telling the story grows a bit monotonous, because he has depended too much on mere narrative. But he has written, nevertheless, a charming little tale.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 118. F. 27, ’09. 270w.

Moses, Montrose Jonas. Henrik Ibsen: the man and his plays. *$1.50. Kennerley.

8–33031.

“A comprehensive summary of a considerable body of literature on Ibsen, which will be very useful to those junior students of the Norwegian dramatist who have neither time nor opportunity to consult the original authorities. It contains a sufficiently full sketch of his life; detailed, if not always clear, synopses of his plays; a variety of selected comment and interpretation, mostly of a highly laudatory description; and a liberal proportion of the author’s individual views, which, though sometimes extravagant in their enthusiasm, often evince strong common sense and a power of discrimination never found in the fanatical worshipper.”—Nation.

“Supplements Gosse’s biography, containing more matter about Ibsen’s writings, but is not so interesting or well written.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 175. Je. ’09.

“The special merit is the thoroughness with which it reflects the recent literature of the subject. Altogether, Mr. Moses has made a useful book, adequate in scholarship and sound in judgment.”

+ Dial. 46: 192. Mr. 16, ’09. 260w.

“There is, in fact, no other book of its size in English that contains so much information about Ibsen as this.”

+ Ind. 66: 1400. Je. 24, ’09. 180w.

“Like many other disciples of Ibsen; Mr. Moses is prone to exaggerate both the achievements and the influence of the master, but he does recognize some of his limitations. The interest of this book suffers much from the author’s crudities of style.”

+ − Nation. 87: 609. D. 17, ’08. 480w.

“A particularly level-headed and illuminating study of the Norwegian dramatist.”

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 740. D. 5, ’08. 370w.

“The chief critical merit of Mr. Moses’s book is that he has emphasized Ibsen’s constant mental and spiritual dependence on his own country.” G. I. Colbron.

+ No. Am. 189: 621. Ap. ’09. 1000w.

“The book is an example of the kind of critical biography which, if it is well done, is the most profitable form of dealing with men of letters and artists. The treatment shows close and conscientious study of the different aspects of Ibsen’s work.”

+ Outlook. 91: 773. Mr. 3, ’09. 600w.

Motley, John Lothrop.^[6] History of the United Netherlands from the death of William the Silent to the Twelve years’ truce—1609; new ed. 2v. $3. Harper.

A new edition in strong binding for library purposes.

+ Ind. 67: 144. Jl. 15, ’09. 200w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 464. Jl. 31, ’09. 80w.

Mott, John Raleigh. Future leadership of the church. $1. Y. M. C. A.

8–31484.

The results of a careful and systematic study of the problem of decrease in the rank and file of young men entering the ministry. “Mr. Mott’s present appeal sets forth the problem, its urgency, the obstacles, the favoring influences, and the propaganda called for.... The time has come, in Mr. Mott’s view, for every Christian denomination in its official assembly to determine upon a plan to meet the crisis of a short supply of leaders that will secure effective backing from its entire membership. Supplementary to the book is a sheaf of pithy pamphlets in which eminent men appeal persuasively to students for the claim and the opportunity presented by the Christian ministry.” (Outlook.)

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 46. F. ’09.

“The volume is closely packed with relevant facts ... and so stated as to constitute an argument of the most compelling kind.”

+ Outlook. 91: 585. Mr. 13, ’09. 240w.

+ R. of Rs. 39: 126. Ja. ’09. 110w.

Reviewed by Graham Taylor.

Survey. 22: 853. S. 25, ’09. 380w.

Moulton, Mrs. Louise Chandler. Poems and sonnets; with an introd. by Harriet Prescott Spofford. $1.50. Little.

8–35957.

A one volume edition of Mrs. Moulton’s poems including all contained in three former volumes.

A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 46. F. ’09.

+ − Ath. 1909, 2: 179. Ag. 14. 530w.

323“So many other voices have borne witness both to the beauty of the poet’s character and to the exquisite artistry of her lyrics and sonnets, that even friendship may hardly be said to exaggerate in this instance. Certain it is that no writer stands higher upon the roll of our woman poets than the gracious personality which this volume discloses.” W: M. Payne.

+ Dial. 46: 48. Ja. 16, ’09. 160w.

Ind. 65: 1174. N. 19, ’08. 30w.

“Mrs. Moulton’s verse suffers somewhat from reading in mass; its saccharine taste becomes cloying after a while.”

+ − Nation. 87: 652. D. 31, ’08. 100w.

Reviewed by J. B. Rittenhouse.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 56. Ja. 30, ’09. 1400w.

“Her appeal is obvious and simple, and if she rarely reaches the heights, she walks on a pleasant upland where many can follow.”

+ Spec. 103: 20. Jl. 3, ’09. 40w.

Mowry, William Augustus. Recollections of a New England educator. *$1.50. Silver.

8–33790.

Reminiscences covering the years from 1838–1908 and constituting a history of education in America during that period. “His book is not an autobiography, but a simple narrative of the progress of educational methods and conditions as he has observed them and been a part of them from the time he entered the district school at the age of four years until the present time. It covers all grades of education and the author endeavors to show by constant comparison how tremendous has been the growth and improvement throughout the entire curriculum.” (N. Y. Times.)

“Mr. Mowry’s experiences ... are entertainingly presented.”

+ Dial. 46: 117. F. 16, ’09. 260w.

“His book is admirable reading and will be a valuable addition to the literature of American education.”

+ Educ. R. 37: 425. Ap. ’09. 100w.

“A book to be studied rather than one to be read.”

+ Ind. 66: 428. F. 25, ’09. 160w.

“Far from being the dry record of a typical pedagog, the recollections are a bright, chatty account of contemporaneous educators and educational movements.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 306. F. 20, ’09. 280w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 3. Ja. 2, ’09. 180w.

“His reminiscences, while certainly not without biographical interest, really give the material for an extremely suggestive comparison between the educational conditions in this country fifty, sixty, and seventy years ago and those at the present time.”

+ R. of Rs. 39: 511. Ap. ’09. 90w.

“It is fortunate that these reminiscences have been preserved, for they will serve to aid students to get into touch with original impressions of an important period in American life.” F. A. Manny.

+ School R. 17: 650. N. ’09. 450w.

Moyer, James Ambrose. Steam turbine: a practical and theoretical treatise for engineers and designers, including a discussion of the gas turbine. $4. Wiley.

8–37678.

“The book commences with a short history of the art, and a condensed but very clear chapter on the elementary theory of heat, in which special attention is given to the entropy-temperature diagram. This is followed by chapters on nozzle and blade design; on the mechanical losses in steam turbines; and on stresses in rings, drums and disks. The subject matter of these chapters, treating solely of theory and design, is concisely and very clearly explained; but, to the average engineer, the most interesting and directly valuable part of the book will be the chapters on current practice.”—Engin. Rec.

“Better than Neilson on economics and on details of American design, but less full in treatment of the low pressure turbine.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 107. Ap. ’09.

“The author had had unusual facilities for obtaining information regarding the latest results in turbine engineering through his professional connections, and he has embodied these gleanings in a well-ordered and concise but comprehensive text that merits the attention of educators and practicing engineers.”

+ Engin. D. 5: 170. F. ’09. 420w.

“It is rather hard to place this book of Mr. Moyer’s. While excellent in many ways, it would scarcely do for use by students in engineering nor yet is it a handbook for the average operating engineer. In most cases, he does not lay before the reader the experimental data on which he bases his results. Were these presented it would materially increase the value of the book.” A. G. Christie.

− + Engin. N. 61: sup. 32. Mr. 18, ’09. 950w.

“The author has certainly carried out this subject in a most satisfactory manner.”

+ Engin. Rec. 59: 335. Mr. 20, ’09. 300w.

Mügge, M. A.^[9] Friedrich Nietzsche: his life and work. *$3. Brentano’s.

9–14446.

A biography founded upon Frau Foerster-Nietzsche’s “Leben.” It contains a valuable Nietzschean bibliography, also a chronological epitome of all Nietzsche’s writings.

“As compared with Mr. Mencken’s study, the present work shows a marked superiority in respect both of scholarliness and philosophic insight. The style, too, is more to our taste.”

+ Ath. 1909, 2: 69. Jl. 17. 300w.

“He gives a full and interesting account of Nietzsche’s strangely varied life; he has provided a really admirable bibliography.”

+ Spec. 102: 425. Mr. 13, ’09. 250w.

Muir, John. Stickeen. **60c. Houghton.

9–6875.

The story of one terrible Alaska storm-day which the author spent in exploring a glacier. Flying clouds with their rain-floods, ice-cliffs, the majestic ice-cascade, a vast glacier with its tremendous crevasse are the awe-inspiring elements that the author and Stickeen, a daring midget of a dog, battle with for their lives during a few perilous hours. Stickeen’s courage, his big wise fears on the brink of a yawning abyss, his almost human agony when his master dares the ice bridge, his bravery in following after many remonstrances, and his wild joy over deliverance from death hold the reader breathless thru the short 73 pages.

“A stirring tale, exquisitely told; will be liked by older children.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 149. My. ’09. ✠

“This little story of a man, a dog, a storm, and a glacier, is full of the glamour that belongs to the heroic-in-little.”

+ Nation. 89: 37. Jl. 8, ’09. 300w.

“It is a notable little story, although so brief, having as much appeal for lovers of the wild as for students of dog nature.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 197. Ap. 3, ’09. 440w.

+ R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. ’09. 70w.

Mulhall, Mrs. Marion McMurrough.^[12] Explorers in the new world before and after Columbus; and the story of the Jesuit missions of Paraguay, with pre-Columbian maps. *$2.25. Longmans.

“Opens with a résumé of the voyages of the adventurers who ante-dated Columbus, covers the explorations of later times by centuries, and in other chapters deals with the military and naval operations of Europeans in South America. Her final chapter, entitled, ‘Rise and 324fall of the Jesuit missions,’ is largely the fruit of original research in the Vatican and elsewhere. An interesting feature of Mrs. Mulhall’s book is its display of pre-Columbian maps, including reproductions of Edrisi’s planispheres, which are preserved in the Bodleian library at Oxford, and the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.”—N. Y. Times.

“The contents of the volume hardly fulfil the promise of its title. A few pages are indeed devoted to the ‘Predecessors of Columbus,’ but the Spanish and Portuguese navigators who carried on his work are absolutely ignored, and it would be vain to search for a reference to such well-known explorers as John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Frobisher, Davis, or Hudson apart from discoverers of more recent times, J. Cook, Vancouver, and Ross. The account which the author gives of the ‘Predecessors of Columbus’ is, moreover, misleading.”