D (continued 2)

+ − Philos. R. 18: 221. Mr. ’09. 3800w.

“I cannot close the review of such a book as this without expressing my admiration of the way in which the authors have accomplished their task.” E. B. McGilvary.

+ − Psychol. Bull. 6: 14. Ja. 15, ’09. 3300w.

“It represents the most recent scholarship in psychology, sociology, and ethics. It ought to have a wide reading among all classes of citizens interested in the moral problems of our social, industrial, economic, and political life.” I. E. Miller.

+ School R. 17: 204. Mr. ’09. 1150w.

“A credit to American scholarship.” Frank Thilly.

+ Science, n.s. 30: 89. Jl. 16, ’09. 1200w.

“An unusual amount of material of value to those who are in the thick of social struggles.” F. A. Manny.

+ Survey. 22: 217. My. 1, ’09. 480w.

Dewing, Elizabeth Bartol.^[11] Other people’s houses. $1.50. Macmillan.

9–28031.

“When the soul of man does battle with the forces of nature, it is the forces of nature which are deathless,” this foreword is perhaps the key note of the story of a girl who is all mind and spirit but is hampered by a weak physique, the petering out of a race of scholars. She loves her great splendid cousin who is good to see, and he, by mere physical greatness, has the world at his feet and chooses for himself a girl of equal physical attainments, while the hampered little cousin refuses wealth at the hands of another man. There is much more in the book than this, there is a minute delineation of various characters, the society woman of a certain type stands before us as she is and it is all drawn with the fearless certainty of one perfectly at home in other people’s houses.

“The scene shifts so rapidly that one’s mental vision is left with that sense of blurred weariness produced in the physical by a cimematograph. This, however, may be the result of literary immaturity, as there is an underlying power in the book that definitely conveys a promise of better things.”

+ − Nation. 89: 488. N. 18, ’09. 200w.

“A striking and absorbing study of character, and is an effective introduction to a writer whose ability will doubtless place her among the very few American novelists of importance.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 728. N. 20, ’09. 400w.

“A remarkably clever novel in its happy and subtle touching-off to the life of personal traits and social side-lights. One does not expect plot in such a story, but ‘situation’ we should have, and it is here that the story is unsatisfactory.”

+ − Outlook. 93: 643. N. 20, ’09. 110w.

Dewitt, David Miller. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and its expiation. *$2.25. Macmillan.

9–4104.

“Mr. Dewitt has studied the official records of the conspiracy trial, of the trial of John H. Surratt and of the impeachment investigation of 1867, and has sought to sift the actual incidents of the plot from the mass of myth and legend in which they have become involved.... Mr. Dewitt throws doubt upon the shooting of Booth by Boston Corbett. He draws a curious parallel between the death of the assassin and that of Robespierre, and if he does not plainly state that Booth committed suicide, at least leaves the reader to infer that his own judgment is in favor of the theory of suicide. The theory is a crotchet, with nothing to sustain it.”—Ind.

“A thankless task, to which moreover our author is able to bring neither a tolerable literary style nor a sense of humor.” E. S. Corwin.

− Am. Hist. R. 14: 860. Jl. ’09. 230w.

“The most valuable part of Mr. Dewitt’s book has to do with the military commission that tried the alleged conspirators. Altogether the manner of this book is as objectionable as its material is valuable. One should not write history in a series of rather tawdry purple patches and thereby make it appear ridiculous.” H: T. Peck.

+ − Bookm. 29: 192. Ap. ’09. 600w.

“Mr. Dewitt’s [volume] will appeal more to the student, while Miss Laughlin’s will attract rather the general reader. The one approaches the subject in the mood of the jurist who tests every point; the other in the attitude of the witness who gives a narrative.” E. E. Sparks.

+ − Dial 46: 297. My. 1, ’09. 760w

“The care and patience with which the work has been prosecuted are evident. Not so much can be said for its judicial temper; it is in parts extremely passionate and violent in statement; and its account of the conspiracy trial seems rather like an impassioned plea for the defense than an historical account of what happened there.”

− + Ind. 66: 265. F. 4, ’09. 180w.

“The volume may be highly commended in particular, for its masterly discussion of the trial.” J. B. Rittenhouse

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 82. F. 13, ’09. 200w.

“His method is neither that of the scientific historian nor that of the criminologist, whose right is as clear as De Quincey’s to horrify his readers. Mr. Dewitt indulges in many inappropriate and grandiose phrases, as well as in an unnecessary and rather tiresome use of the historic present. And yet if English readers were unacquainted with one of the most astonishing crimes, and one of the most astonishing trials, in modern history, they cannot do much better than get to know them in this book.”

− + Spec. 102: 580. Ap. 10, ’09. 1700w.

Dey, Frederic Van Rensselaer.^[9] Gentleman of quality. $1.50. Page.

9–7950.

An ingenious tale of mistaken identity. “It concerns chiefly a young American who, after some years of sorrowful vicissitudes, finds himself claimed by the servant, wife and friends of an Englishman of wealth and title as that gentleman himself who, unknown to any one except his wife and servant, had disappeared years before on his wedding day and had never been heard of since.” (N. Y. Times.)

“The dialogue is awkward and unnatural, and in consequence it is hard to believe in the flesh-and-blood reality of the speakers. But the springs of action are sound, and the incidents, however strange, have as much plausibility as the nature of the affair demands.”

+ − Nation. 89: 142. Ag. 12, ’09. 200w.

“A tale of mystery, full of curious events that follow crowding upon one another’s heels and of situations that test the hero’s resourcefulness and the reader’s credulity.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, ’09. 220w.

120Dickens, Charles. Dickens scenes and characters: scenes and characters from the works of Charles Dickens. *$3. Scribner.

W9–63.

Printed from the original woodblocks there are collected in this book the eight hundred and sixty-six drawings contained in the “Household edition” of Dickens’s novels published in 1870. They represent the work of eleven artists, among them Fred Barnard, Hablot K. Browne (“Phiz”), A. B. Frost, J. Mahoney and E. G. Dalziel.

“Will prove a source of perpetual delight to all who lay claim, in any degree, to be considered Dickensians.”

+ Ath. 1908, 2: 726. D. 5. 200w.

“The scheme was happily conceived, and has been well executed. It is timely too, for there seems to be a decided revival of interest just at present, in the work of Dickens.”

+ Dial. 45: 467. D. 16, ’08. 260w.

“To turn over the pages is to see the whole of Dickens in dumb show, so to speak, a rare entertainment.”

+ Nation. 87: 601. D. 17, ’08. 80w.

“The book will give pleasure to many readers of the generation that is passing.”

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 803. D. 26, ’08. 200w.

“The collection before us is a very welcome one, varying, we may say, greatly in merit, but always interesting.”

+ − Spec. 101: sup. 810. N. 21, ’08. 300w.

Dickens, Charles.^[5] Miscellaneous papers and plays and poems. (Authentic ed.) $1.50. Scribner.

A volume “made up of as much as can be identified and is considered worthy of preservation of his contributions to The morning chronicle, The daily news, The examiner, Household words, and All the year round, together with a few articles from other sources.”—N. Y. Times.

“Dickens’s journalism will attract a wide circle as containing a good many of the ‘piéces justificatives’ of events, figures, and criticisms in his fiction. It also contains a good deal that is now historically interesting; it emphasizes his untiring zeal for reform now largely achieved; and it shows more directly than his famous books the merits and defects of his education and temperament. Dickens was not a great dramatist, and his verse has never been regarded as deserving serious criticism.”

+ − Ath. 1908, 1: 636. My. 23. 620w.

“Though there is much good reading between the covers of this bulky tome, there is little of rare quality.”

+ Nation. 88: 119. F. 4, ’09. 700w.

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 774. D. 12, ’08. 180w.

“In bulk these two volumes make a handsome addition to the Gadshill edition. In quality there is hardly anything which is really worthy of preservation. Dickens as an essayist had neither thought nor style which gives his work of this kind any permanent value. He wrote good, vigorous, straightforward prose on the topics of the day; and this is the best that can be said of these ‘Miscellaneous papers.’”

+ − Sat. R. 106: 49. Jl. 11, ’08. 1100w.

Dickins, Mrs. Edith Pratt.^[8] Port o’ dreams, and other poems. **$1. Putnam.

9–7327.

A book of poems whose stanzas distil the clear essence of true melody. “Gettysburg, the desolation of Hagar, an Arab dying of thirst in the desert—these themes are beyond her. But the familiar loveliness of earth; the spirits of the passing months, the dear commonplaces of ordinary loving, the momentary holiness of reverie, are her own to feel and to express. Such things as ‘The queen’s garden’ and ‘Songs of dreams’ are worth many volumes of arid intellection and confused endeavor after passion. They are little, but they are wren songs of real poetry, and very lovely. Let us be grateful for them.” (Bookm.)

“She has neither the mind nor the imagination for rising to the height of great arguments, and her technique fails her except in the simplest measures. But through her little book there runs a thin vein of pure gold.” Brian Hooker.

+ − Bookm. 29: 371. Je. ’09. 150w.

“Mrs. Dickins has a happy knack of versifying agreeably the quieter and more sedate appeals of nature.”

+ Ind. 67: 1266. D. 2, ’09. 100w.

Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes.^[7] Is immortality desirable? **75c. Houghton.

9–13618.

The Howard Ingersoll lecture for 1908. It is “a noteworthy contribution to the modern speculative literature on the destiny of man after death. Prof. G. Lowes Dickinson, the author, is less concerned with argument as to the desirability of immortality, per se, than with consideration of what must be the nature of the life beyond the grave to make immortality a thing to be desired by thoughtful men.” (N. Y. Times.)

“A logical dispassionate, yet illuminating presentation of the various conceptions of immortality and of the widely differing attitudes of mind concerning its desirability.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 162. Je. ’09.

+ Dial. 47: 127. S. 1, ’09. 180w.

“It is from the literary standpoint, and with frequent references to literature that he deals with his topic, clothing his thoughts in the clear and charming prose that has delighted readers of his other books, and exhibiting everywhere sincerity and restraint in the expression of his opinions.” J. E. Creighton.

+ Int. J. Ethics. 20: 102. O. ’09. 580w.

Reviewed by G. Santayana.

J. Philos. 6: 411. Jl. 22, ’09. 1900w.

“This essay has a grace of language and a subtlety of procedure that few other writers to-day, if any, can command. But it cannot be said that the discussion carries one far or is very persuasive.”

+ − Nation. 88: 627. Je. 24, ’09. 130w.

“This well-known English writer has added a notable little book to the literature on immortality, written in his fine style and brilliant manner.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 232. Ap. 10, ’09. 20w.

“The essay is finely conceived, stimulating, and, in the main, convincing. It may best be regarded, perhaps, as the ‘non omnis moriar’ of a nature satisfied neither with skepticism nor with accepted beliefs.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 336. My. 29, ’09. 500w.

“‘Is immortality desirable?’ is discriminating but not convincing.”

+ − Outlook. 93: 599. N. 13, ’09. 80w.

R. of Rs. 40: 256. Ag. ’09. 90w.

Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes. Justice and liberty: a political dialogue. **$1.20. McClure.

8–31838.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

“A more philosophical study than many of its kind, and very readable.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 9. Ja. ’09.

“This book does not seem to us so brilliant or interesting as ‘The modern symposium,’ or so profound as ‘The idea of good.’ A fine book, fit more than most we have perused of its like to arouse the dulled conscience of the comfortable, and breathe hope into the disinherited!”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 93. Ja. 23. 2400w.

“In one sense, the dialogue cannot be said to make any contribution to socialistic thought. Sometimes we wish Mr. Dickinson were not keeping his English audience quite so strictly 121in mind. We may merely say, in closing, that we think the book is worthy of Mr. Dickinson; which implies our belief that it deserves to be widely read by thinking people.” F. B. R. Hellems.

+ − Dial. 46: 15. Ja. 1, ’09. 1450w.

Reviewed by T. Whittaker.

Int. J. Ethics. 20: 99. O. ’09. 1250w.

“One need not accept all of Mr. Dickinson’s doctrines; but, accepted or not, they set one to thinking.” L.

+ Nation. 88: 352. Ap. 8, ’09. 4800w.

“Mr. Dickinson has made a successful attempt to compress into a book of moderate dimensions the leading principles, or, rather, the rival contentions, of those who would reform society according to their respective notions.”

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 780. D. 12, ’08. 500w.

“Presented brilliantly and forcibly.”

+ Outlook. 90: 889. D. 19, ’08. 320w.

“We gladly acknowledge the literary ability of Mr. Dickinson’s book, but, as for its conclusions, we find it difficult to find fitting words in which to characterize their folly and futility.”

− + Spec. 102: 783. My. 15, ’09. 780w.

Dickinson, H. N.^[10] Sir Guy and Lady Rannard: a novel. †$1.50. Duffield.

9–15997.

A study “of a politician’s progressive insanity caused by overwork and suspiciousness. The politician is Sir Guy Rannard, who, by a system of corruption demanding great skill and industry, is returned by an enormous majority as conservative M. P. for a provincial town. After a period of estrangement, his wife has the misfortune to fall in love with him for the first time, with the result that she is present at the exhibitions of tactlessness, rudeness, and political effrontery which precede the collapse of his intellect.”—Ath.

“The mechanism of the story is admirable and the character analysis clever, but it has no touch of geniality or charm.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 90. N. ’09.

“Among frankly pathological novels we do not recall one which surpasses this study. There is much to admire in the story.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 669. Je. 5. 150w.

“People who find themselves bored by the intricacies of English political campaigns should be frankly warned that ‘Sir Guy and Lady Rannard’ is a volume not to their taste. But to all others it may be commended warmly and even enthusiastically.” F: T. Cooper.

+ Bookm. 30: 187. O. ’09. 370w.

“These are familiar enough materials; but the present treatment of them is not without originality.”

+ Nation. 89: 279. S. 23, ’09. 300w.

“From first to last the story of this mad baronet is sombre and sad, but it is capitally told. All the characters are well drawn and some of them are very interesting.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 539. S. 11. ’09. 250w.

“If it is impossible to feel liking for Sir Guy and his wife, it is also impossible not to be interested in them, and, if the tedium of the earlier part of their history is endured, not to be absorbed in and impressed by the description of the sinister development of Guy’s nature.”

+ − Sat. R. 108: 21. Jl. 3, ’09. 250w.

“One might easily multiply the list of his accomplishments and solid qualities, which amount to a formidable total, and yet, owing to his absolute lack of charm or geniality, fail in their ultimate appeal to the reader’s heart.”

− + Spec. 103: 23. Jl. 3, ’09. 830w.

Didier, Eugene Lemoine.^[9] Poe cult, and other Poe papers; with new memoir. $1.50. Broadway pub.

9–17539.

Twenty-three papers dealing with the important incidents in Poe’s life, including the real Poe as he moved among his friends, the influence of women in his poetry, the true story of his love for Mrs. Whitman, an exposition of errors prevalent in the more recent biographies, the truth about Poe as attested by people who knew him, the poet as a social lion, his conversational powers and his striking personality, his latter-day recognition, his status here and abroad, and a critical review of the most generally accepted editions of his life.

“Even readers favorably disposed to Poe will wonder how Mr. Didier manages deftly to avoid all mention of certain topics, and will cavil at his superlatives. Nevertheless, there are two reasons for recommending the book. It represents the loving labors of a pioneer student of Poe whose services have not always received due acknowledgment, and it contains anecdotes, poetical tributes, and other material useful to the student and not easily accessible elsewhere.”

+ − Nation. 89: 206. S. 2, ’09. 270w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, ’09. 200w.

Diehl, Alice Mangold. Life of Beethoven. *$3. Doran.

9–22047.

“In this volume the author is almost entirely concerned with Beethoven’s ‘ordinary human life,’ and besides quotations from Reichardt, Rellstab, Spohr, and other writers, and extracts from letters of Beethoven, includes many anecdotes.” (Ath.) “Though neither scholarly nor complete—the volume tells us little of Beethoven’s compositions, or of their character or technique—gives a picturesque and genial account of his personality, habits and friends.” (Spec.)

“The volume should appeal to general readers.”

+ − Ath. 1908, 2: 582. N. 7. 560w.

“This biography can hardly be given an important place in the literature relating to Beethoven. It is written in an easy and rather agreeable style, however, and its fullness of personal details concerning this master will interest many people.”

− + N. Y. Times. 14: 42. Ja. 23, ’09. 500w.

“With all its blemishes, the book is readable and its enthusiasm infectious.”

+ − Spec. 101: 1104. D. 26, ’08. 330w.

Dillon, Edward.^[12] Arts of Japan. (Little books on art.) *$1. McClurg.

W6–351.

Uniform with the “Little books on art,” this exposition “is divided into two parts, the first treating of painting and sculpture in connection with a general sketch of Japanese history, and the second devoted to the so-called ‘minor’ arts, colored woodcuts, metal work, netsuke, lacquer and ceramics, a short bibliography is added and the book is illustrated.” (Int. Studio.)

“The author of this unpretending little book is well qualified to write the volume on the arts of Japan in this series.”

+ Ath. 1906, 2: 662. N. 24. 410w.

“These ‘little books,’ within their acknowledged limitations, are something of a triumph in the making of compact treatises.”

+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 24. N. ’09. 90w.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 690. N. 6, ’09. 80w.

Dillon, Mrs. Mary C.^[9] Patience of John Morland. †$1.50. Doubleday.

9–16802.

A story full of fascination and charm which has for is heroine the beautiful, headstrong Peggy O’Neil of Jackson’s administration. The author draws her Peggy, otherwise Kitty, true to history, yielding to the full play of her imagination in dressing up friends and foes of this wilful daughter of an Irish inn keeper. Her unhappy marriage, her indiscretions, her ostracism at the hands of Washington women. President Jackson’s championship of her integrity, and the patient friendship of the heroic Secretary of state are the principal elements in Mrs. Dillon’s story.

“Tale of mild interest and doubtful history.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 26. S. ’09.

122“It is certainly readable enough, at least for those who still care for this much-abused type of historical romance, and the central figure of the book is certainly very much alive and very charming and very feminine in her perversity and her contradictions.” F: T. Cooper.

+ − Bookm. 30: 69. S. ’09. 420w.

“The result is as to fiction a readable but rather commonplace showing of girlish caprice and long suffering chivalry; as to history, a group of names, a list of policies, a mirror of costumes, and a few scenes.”

+ − Nation. 89: 256. S. 16, ’09. 280w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 492. Ag. 14, ’09. 270w.

Dimock, Anthony W., and Dimock, Julian A. Florida enchantments. *$3. Outing pub.

8–31146.

The sportsman’s Florida is pictured and described in this volume by two authors who have come under the Utopian spell of “Florida the fascinating.” “Accounts of crocodile-hunting, tarpon-fishing, canoeing in the surf, searching for wild honey (and finding it), crossing the everglades in a power boat, capturing a seacow, intercourse with the Seminoles, and other more or less thrilling adventures, fill the volume in a manner acceptable to the reader, adventurous or unadventurous.” (Dial.)

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 39. F. ’09.

“The book would be an excellent one to read before going, or on the way, or even after arriving [in Florida].”

+ Dial. 45: 409. D. 1, ’08. 250w.

Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.

+ Ind. 65: 1463. D. 17, ’08. 140w.

“A most interesting volume.”

+ Ind. 66: 815. Ap. 15, ’09. 100w.

“An authentic record of sport.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 219. F. 6, ’09. 270w.

“A breezy and generally admirable account of the sport and fun to be had in the home of the alligator and the manatee.”

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 754. D. 5, ’08. 150w.

“In this book the pictures are the main feature, though the text is far from being unreadable.”

+ Outlook. 91: 149. Ja. 23, ’09. 300w.

Dinsmore, John Wirt. Teaching a district school: a book for young teachers. *$1. Am. bk.

8–21614.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

“A helpful and practical book for everyday use on the rural school teacher’s desk.”

+ Educ. R. 37: 210. F. ’09. 50w.

“Gives the kind of help needed by an untrained beginner.”

+ Ind. 67: 310. Ag. 5, ’09. 20w.

“Mr. Dinsmore’s book is thoroughly sound and as stated before he has arranged a most complete outline for the teacher and I feel sure that the educational work of our country would be materially benefitted could every teacher have access to this estimable little book. The author and the publishers are to be congratulated on its general excellence.” W. H. French.

+ School R. 17: 61. Ja. ’09. 800w.

Ditchfield, Rev. Peter Hampson.^[8] Old-time parson. 2d ed. *$2.50. Dutton.

9–29970.

“The greater part of the book deals with the clergy in post-reformation days, and such themes as ‘The parson and his people,’ ‘The parson preaching,’ ‘The parson’s wife,’ ‘Parish clerks and choirs,’ ‘The hunting parson,’ (with Jack Russell as the chief exemplar), and ‘The parson’s dress.’ Other chapters discuss ‘The Elizabethan parson,’ ‘The sufferings of the clergy of the commonwealth period,’ ‘The superior parson,’ and ‘The parson in literature.’” (Ath.) The popular portion of the book is taken up with setting down the eccentricities and the wit and humor of certain clergy.

“Mr. Ditchfield is to be congratulated on having secured a good theme, and treated it in a worthy and entertaining fashion.”

+ − Ath. 1908, 2: 468. O. 17. 1200w.

+ Dial. 47: 75. Ag. 1, ’09. 250w.

“It seems to us a pity that Mr. Ditchfield in this book should have given so much space to controversial matters of the reformation, and especially to a rather bitter account of the sufferings of the clergy under the commonwealth.”

+ − Nation. 89: 52. Jl. 15, ’09. 200w.

“A eulogy, a defense, and a collection of anecdotes.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 497. Ag. 21, ’09. 1200w.

“He has done good service to posterity by this collection, and no one can read the book without many a hearty laugh. The strong point of this book is not its history; its charm lies in its jokes, its racy anecdotes, and its songs.”

+ − Sat. R. 106: 672. N. 28, ’08. 900w.

“A most agreeable book this; a second edition will give, we hope, the opportunity to make a few corrections.”

+ − Spec. 101: 591. O. 17, ’08. 1650w.

Dixon, Clarissa. Janet and her dear Phebe. †$1. Stokes.

9–3332.

The chronicle of the devotion of two little girls who are separated thru family differences but who go on loving each other with an unalterable affection. Their hopes, their sorrow, their young-wise philosophy, their letters to each other, their stories and poetry—all reveal the heart of the child.

“A sweeter, truer picture of childish philosophy and childish feeling has not been made in a long time.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 142. Mr. 13, ’09. 160w.

Dixon, H. Claiborne. Abbeys of Great Britain. (Cathedral ser. no. 11.) *$1.50. Scribner.

9–6981.

Abbeys built by early monks in England, Scotland and Wales pass in review before the reader. “Mr. Dixon prefaces his accounts of the historic buildings with a brief résumé of English monastic history. The monks were the great civilizers of ancient days, and wheresoever they settled agriculture, learning, and the arts began to make their appearance. As they grew rich and powerful they became deteriorated, and with the reformation were swept away. But the ruins of their great houses make the British Isles lovely, and the simple, straightforward, and, withal, loving descriptions of them contained in this little volume cannot fail of attracting many.” (N. Y. Times.)

“A book of an agreeable and gentle charm.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 86. F. 13, ’09. 280w.

“The book was probably intended to be stronger on the religious than on the æsthetic side. The index could be improved. The book as a whole, however, is a singularly concise and valuable statement of interesting facts.”

+ − Outlook. 91: 587. Mr. 13, ’09. 320w.

Dixon, Thomas, jr.^[8] Comrades: a story of social adventure in California. †$1.50. Doubleday.

9–2040.

A novel dealing with the establishment of a socialistic colony upon a deserted island off the coast of California. The band is headed by the son of a wealthy San Francisco business man who deplores his son’s socialistic proclivities and foresees a cure for his folly in allowing him full bent, secretly donating a million dollars to the cause. The way of disillusionment is the course over which Mr. Dixon conducts his reader.

“In his story of social adventure he conjures 123up an absurd situation, builds a mighty man of straw, and then thrashes it with all the enthusiasm of a Don Quixote charging a windmill, no man, not even an irresponsible Dixon, has any right, just for the sake of creating a sensation, to so falsify a great social movement as has this irrational teller of tales.” R. E. Bisbee.

− Arena. 41: 509. Jl. ’09. 450w.

“Although there is a good deal of mere talk in the story, it sweeps along with a nervous rush, starred with superlatives, and enjoying constantly a high emotional temperature. Mr. Dixon makes his characters do surprising stunts. They develop unexpected and illogical traits without warning, turn summersaults of temperament, and do whatever is necessary to keep the story moving according to the author’s plan. But doubtless there are a great many readers who like the rather bewildering breeziness of style which results from such an unrestrained method.”

− + N. Y. Times. 14: 76. F. 6, ’09. 470w.

“Especially interesting are the interrogations of one human question-mark whose genius for putting awkward queries is something more than diverting.”

+ Yale R. 18: 109. My. ’09. 80w.

Doctor says: a book of advice for the household with practical hints for the preservation of health and the prevention of disease. **$1. Jacobs.

9–9256.

A book on medicine for the household which places before the reader in an intelligent and interesting form the chief facts of medicine and surgery, with which it is proper and useful for him to be acquainted. It is an emergency book, a popular text-book of medicine as well as a reference work. It is based upon sound principles of physiology, pathology; treatments are outlined and rules are given for health preservation.

Dodd, Walter Fairleigh.^[12] Government of the District of Columbia; a study in federal and municipal administration. $1.50. Byrne.

9–20125.

“While primarily a description of the federal and municipal administration of the District, this volume also contains in its opening chapters an historical review of the various governments to which the District has been subjected from 1791 to the present time.”—Am. Hist. R.

“The historical portion of the book is confined to forty pages, but is accurately and clearly written.”

+ Am. Hist. R. 15: 190. O. ’09. 70w.

“Students of political science will welcome it while regretting that the work should not have been shorn of some of its crudities. With some exceptions, the task of research has been carefully and thoroughly done, and the narrative, if dry and unadorned beyond that of most monographs, is at least clear and orderly.”

+ − Nation. 89: 184. Ag. 26, ’09. 250w.

Dodd, Walter Fairleigh. Modern constitutions: a collection of the fundamental laws of twenty-two of the most important countries of the world, with historical and bibliographical notes. 2v. *$5. Univ. of Chicago press.

9–2008.

While of importance to lawyers and public men the aim of these volumes primarily is to furnish constitutional texts for use in courses on the subject of comparative constitutional law.

“The collection as a whole is excellent and will prove to be well-nigh indispensable to that large and growing body of students who desire to compare the governmental systems of states so as to gain thereby a clearer knowledge of the underlying principles of political development.” J. Q. Dealey.

+ − Am. Hist. R. 14: 828. Jl. ’09. 480w.

“These criticisms, or rather suggestions, are not meant in any way to disparage the work of Mr. Dodd. The collection will prove of inestimable benefit to teachers and students of constitutional law and they owe the editor a debt of gratitude for making it. Especially is he to be commended for giving the documents in translations. Not one scholar in a hundred is acquainted with half the languages represented.” D: Y. Thomas.

+ Am. J. Soc. 14: 845. My. ’09. 480w.

“This scholarly work is the first of its kind in English and will have a large value in the study of comparative constitutional law.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 76. Mr. ’09.

+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 180. Jl. ’09. 160w.

“The book of Mr. Dodd is a little wooden.”

− + Ath. 1909, 1: 314. Mr. 13. 470w.

“The work is well done and it supplies conveniences for which students of political institutions will be grateful.”

+ Nation. 88: 221. Mr. 4, ’09. 110w.

“It is a tool for a historian or a textbook for a student, rather than the fruits of study in this department of comparative jurisprudence. In its sphere the book is unique.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 88. F. 13, ’09. 430w.

“An examination of a few of the documents in connection with originals bears out the contention of the translator, although it must be admitted that faithfulness to the letter of the law has sometimes produced an unnecessary awkwardness and an occasional obscurity. Unfortunately the editor does not anywhere state the authoritative text on which he has founded his translation—a serious omission in a scholarly work of this character.” C: A. Beard.

+ − Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 524. S. ’09. 660w.

Spec. 102: 505. Mr. 27, ’09. 150w.

+ Yale R. 18: 109. My. ’09. 80w.

Dole, Charles Fletcher.^[9] Ethics of progress: or, The theory and the practice by which civilization proceeds. **$1.50. Crowell.

9–24682.

A discussion whose aim is “to set forth a simple, philosophical, and inspiring vital principle, which governs all ethical questions, and ensures the development of noble, useful, happy character. The treatment touches the great issues of human life, the significance of conscience, the problem of evil, the supposed antagonism between freedom and necessity. The effort is made to treat such questions without any theological or metaphysical prepossessions, but simply from the study of the facts of consciousness.” (Preface.)

“Everything in it, beginning with part 3, would do good in the hands of men of the college age or older, in or out of college, who were intelligent enough to read it. Nevertheless I have somewhat against the reasoning in parts 1 and 2.” A. W. Small.

+ − Am. J. Soc. 15: 418. N. ’09. 580w.

“While exception might be taken to some of the author’s conclusions, there is no doubt that the book, on the whole, is a helpful and instructive one.”

+ − Lit. D. 39: 959. N. 27, ’09. 160w.

+ Outlook. 93: 227. O. 2, ’09. 230w.

Dole, Charles Fletcher. What we know about Jesus. (Christianity of to-day ser.) *75c. Open ct.

8–22964.

“Calls attention to the extreme scantiness, as he thinks, of our trustworthy knowledge of Jesus, yet he finds sufficient evidence to prove that Jesus should not be given any position of supreme uniqueness among other good men of the past. Some of his deeds and words when judged by a true standard seem to be thought 124actually immoral, the more worthy side of his work was not new, and it was not he but Paul who was principally responsible for the founding of Christianity. The synoptic gospels, or at least so much of them as suit the author’s purpose, are used to illustrate inconsistencies in Jesus’ life and teaching, which are thought to bring him quite to the common level.”—Am. J. Theol.

“Deficient in critical value. His conclusion is not based upon any thorough examination of the sources.” S. J. Case.

− Am. J. Theol. 13: 117. Ja. ’09. 210w.

“This book deals rather with what we think, than with what we know, about Jesus, and that in a decidedly negative way. It is too meager a sketch, however, to perform even this task adequately, and is further largely absorbed in the destructive process.”

− Bib. World. 33: 216. Mr. ’09. 40w.

Dial. 46: 118. F. 16, ’09. 50w.

“The book is not worth mention except as a symptom.”

− Spec. 101: 785. N. 14, ’08. 120w.

Dolmage, Cecil G. J. Astronomy of today. **$1.50. Lippincott.

9–5111.

A popular introduction to astronomy in nontechnical language. The most important present day facts and theories are given without involving the reader in mathematical forms and processes.

“Altogether the work contains an excellent summary of the leading facts of present-day astronomy, set forth in a lucid and interesting way.”

+ Ath. 1909, 2: 101. Jl. 24. 1200w.

“By the arrangement of the various branches of the subject, the reader is ever led from coordinated generalities to the more specific details, and is always prepared for what he is reading by the knowledge acquired from the previous chapters.” W: E. Rolston.

+ Nature. 80: 181. Ap. 15, ’09. 420w.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 112. F. 27, ’09. 50w.

“His book, we should say, contains the minimum of the history of astronomical discovery and of present knowledge below which one cannot allow oneself to fall.”

+ Sat. R. 106: 456. O. 10, ’08. 410w.

“If we regard the amount of space devoted to a subject as indicating to a certain extent the importance of the subject, then this volume shows some rather remarkable conceptions. Too much prominence is given to the opinions of writers of scientific fiction; it is certainly an innovation in a serious work to find H. G. Wells so freely quoted. It may serve the purpose described by its subtitle as ‘a popular introduction in non-technical language.’” C: L. Poor.

− + Science, n.s. 29: 349. F. 26, ’09. 660w.

“Mr. Dolmage has brought many aspects of a most fascinating subject within easy reach.”

+ Spec. 101: 1002. D. 12, ’08. 320w.

Donahoe, Daniel Joseph. Early Christian hymns: translations of the verse of the most notable Latin writers of the early middle ages. *$2. Grafton press.

8–26396.

Metrical renderings of one hundred and sixty Latin hymns ranging in date from St. Hilary’s time to that of Pius VII.

“The biographical notes are interesting, though sometimes too brief; the indexes are accurate; the appearance of the book attractive.”

+ Cath. World. 89: 250. My. ’09. 260w.

“This gives us a Christian anthology of great value, the versions being both scholarly and melodious.”

+ Dial. 46: 234. Ap. 1, ’09. 70w.

+ − Ind. 66: 488. Mr. 4, ’09. 220w.

“Mr. Donahoe’s renderings of the really great hymns fall very decidedly below the level attained by our best translators of the same verse, even when he does not confine himself to a closely literal version of the original. But in general Mr. Donahoe’s understanding is correct, his pen facile, his spirit sweet and sympathetic, and his versions eminently readable.”

+ − Nation. 87: 439. N. 5, ’08. 300w.

“The book is distinctly creditable to its author. A little reflection and some pains might weed out its redundancies and reduce its present plethora to a simplicity more in accordance with the spirit of the old-time hymnologists.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 218. Ap. 10, ’09. 570w.

R. of Rs. 39: 126. Ja. ’09. 60w.

Dondlinger, Peter Tracy. Book of wheat: an economic history and practical manual of the wheat industry of the world. *$2. Judd.

8–23519.

“This work treats of the growing, cultivation, and harvesting of wheat, as well as of the systems of crop rotation, irrigation, and fertilizing employed, the diseases to which this grain is subject, its insect enemies, and, finally the important questions of transportation, storage, marketing, and milling. In short, the writer has attempted nothing less than a complete practical manual of the wheat industry.”—R. of Rs.

“The most complete and scientific work on the subject, covering every phase of the industry.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 9. Ja. ’09.

“He started out to make a reference book to cover the whole field of the wheat industry. In this he succeeds so well that it is not likely that the work will be attempted by another for a considerable time. It appears to be a thoroughly careful piece of work and written by a man who appreciates the economic factors.”

+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 192. Ja. ’09. 330w.

“An extensive and fairly exhaustive bibliography in so far as American publications are considered shows that the data presented were derived from the latest and most reliable sources.” J. I. Schulte.

+ Econ. Bull. 2: 32. Ap. ’09. 380w.

“Fills a place for which there are no rivals, and it fills that place well and satisfactorily.”

+ Ind. 66: 815. Ap. 15, ’09. 330w.

“The chief significance of the book will possibly be found by some persons to consist in the aid it gives to a more inductive study of economic science. For those who think that descriptive and statistical accounts of our various industries should necessarily precede the enunciation of definite economic laws with their proper modifications, this will probably be a welcome volume.” E. K. Eyerly.

+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 306. My. ’09. 300w.

“The grain market would not be the worse off for the information which Mr. Dondlinger’s book contains—information which is clearly and accurately put and strikingly devoid of confusing technicalities. The thirty-three pages devoted by Mr. Dondlinger to the bibliography of wheat deserve special notice.”

+ Nation. 88: 343. Ap. 1, ’09. 600w.

“The book is very rich in material of importance to the student of general economics, and its appearance should do much to reform the agricultural views of the text-book writers, which are largely based upon the facts of a bygone epoch.”

+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 564. S. ’09. 250w.

R. of Rs. 39: 253. F. ’09. 60w.

“It is a book that will be extremely useful not only to business men but as a reference work in schools and colleges.” M. A. Carleton.

+ − Science, n.s. 29: 1000. Je. 25, ’09. 900w.

Donworth, Grace. Letters of Jennie Allen to her friend, Miss Musgrove. †$1.50. Small.

8–30936.

Jennie Allen sets down in letters to her friend, 125Miss Musgrove, the affairs of her life in a brother’s family where she shoulders a good share of the work and incidentally makes “rappars” and “aperns” for a living. Homely, cheerful philosophy, practical common sense and an abounding sense of humor characterize her observations.

“While from a humorous view-point it is far inferior to the Susan Clegg books by Anne Warner, yet in some respects is more pleasing than are those stories.”

+ − Arena. 40: 613. D. ’08. 420w.

“The letters are delightful, altho the spelling is unnecessarily grotesque.”

+ − Ind. 66: 638. Mr. 25, ’09. 120w.

“At lamentable moments some deplorable punning and other lapses from taste pull the book down below even its own moderate level. But with those drawbacks there is diversion of a plain, amiable, rag-carpetty sort between its covers.”

− + Nation. 88: 93. Ja. 28, ’09. 180w.

N. Y. Times. 13: 742. D. 5, ’08. 200w.

“Jennie Allen is the best ever.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 48. Ja. 23, ’09. 180w.

“In ‘Jennie Allen’ Miss Grace Donworth has created, we believe, a really new character, as deliciously original as ‘Mrs. Wiggs.’”

+ R. of Rs. 39: 122. Ja. ’09. 70w.

D’Ooge, Martin Luther. Acropolis of Athens. *$4. Macmillan.

9–5106.

“A sumptuous and elaborately illustrated volume is that which the Professor of Greek in the University of Michigan devotes to the wondrous hill of Athens, the works of its successive generations of builders and artists, the spoilers who wasted them, the conservators who now repair and guard.”—Outlook.

“The serious student will find the book packed with sifted facts which hitherto he has had to gather for himself from a wide range of writers in various tongues.” J. I. Manatt.

+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 792. Jl. ’09. 350w.

“Valuable for large or special collections; Gardner’s ‘Ancient Athens’ is preferable for general reading.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 101. Ap. ’09.

“The volume may be commended to the close reader of history, the exceptionally serious traveller, and the lover of things Grecian in general.”

+ Dial. 46: 408. Je. 16, ’09. 150w.

“The careful work has left only the fewest of negligible errors.”

+ − Ind. 66: 696. Ap. 1, ’09. 620w.

“A book of the kind has been much in request, not only by the archæological student, but by every intelligent visitor to Athens. The whole presents a readable, though perhaps rather matter-of-fact, account.”

+ − Nation. 88: 612. Je. 17, ’09. 650w.

“Prof. D’Ooge designed this book both for general readers and for those wishing to make a minute study of the subject. In this point, and in only this has he failed. Written with careful attention to detail, its lucidity complemented by numerous maps, diagrams, and excellent photographs, the book should be of the greatest value to the student of Greek history.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, ’09. 480w.

“Enriched with the latest fruits of the exploration and study of the ruins of the once most glorious spot in the world, this volume is both a delight to the Hellenic scholar and a valuable souvenir for the cultured traveler.”

+ Outlook. 91: 587. Mr. 13, ’09. 150w.

“The production of a scholar and enthusiast on a subject which is deeply interesting to all who have a tincture of Greek letters.”

+ Sat. R. 107: 504. Ap. 17, ’09. 80w.

Dorland, W. A. Newman. Age of mental virility: an inquiry into the records of achievement of the world’s chief workers and thinkers. **$1. Century.

8–26841.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 193. Ja. ’09. 160w.

“It is one of the most stimulating little works of the season.”

+ Arena. 40: 608. D. ’08. 260w.

“Most curious and stimulating study of old men.”

+ Ind. 66: 200. Ja. 28, ’09. 580w.

Dougall, Lily. Paths of the righteous. $1.50. Macmillan.

9–35332.

“Few have dealt more suggestively with the romance of religion than Miss Dougall without deviating from a reverent sympathy with its highest aims. From this point of view, ‘The paths of the righteous’ demands attention as a powerful, and eloquent plea for comprehension and toleration in regard to the question of religious education. But the story is very far from being a mere theological pamphlet. It certainly is a novel with a purpose, but it is singularly free from partisanship. The case of the Nonconformists is at least as fully stated as that of the Anglicans, and though the writer practices an artistic self-effacement, there can be no doubt of her earnest desire to render faithful justice to sincere extremists, while advocating the ‘via media’ as the true solution.”—Spec.

“Too ‘solid’ and informing to be generally popular, but can be heartily recommended to educated readers interested in English affairs.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 90. Mr. ’09.

“Much discussion of religious problems is ... spread over a story of considerable secular interest.”

+ Ath. 1908, 2: 603. N. 14. 80w.

“While her work in its essentials is an eirenicon, Miss Dougall does not discard the use of wit and satire—satire none the less mordant for its delicacy—to reinforce her argument. The book can be read with pleasure even by those who may be indifferent to its guiding purpose. Miss Dougall’s eloquence and distinction of style, have never been more happily displayed than in these pages.”

+ Spec. 101: 679. O. 31, ’08. 1350w.

Douglas-Lithgow, Robert Alexander.^[10] Dictionary of American-Indian place and proper names in New England; with many interpretations. $7. Salem press.

9–17202.

“Dr. Douglas-Lithgow has here collected into one volume the Indian place and personal names of New England, defining and locating them whenever possible. In the introductory chapter he gives a brief history of the American Indians in New England, which will stimulate the reader’s interest: curiosity is fully aroused by descriptions of these aborigines. The dictionary has two main divisions, “place” and “proper” or personal names. Of these the dictionary of place names occupies three-fourths of the volume and is subdivided by states. The section devoted to personal names is biographical in form.”—Lit. D.

“That part of the work devoted to the principal American tribes of New England is etymological, as well as definitive, and will be frequently consulted.”

+ Lit. D. 39: 536. O. 2, ’09. 310w.

“It may be said that the dictionary is a work of historical importance.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 498. Ag. 21, ’09. 330w.

126Douthit, Jasper L.^[6] Jasper Douthit’s story: the autobiography of a pioneer; with introd. by Jenkin Lloyd Jones. *$1.25. Am. Unitar.

The story of a pioneer’s labors for anti-slavery, temperance, and liberal religion.

“Tells his life-story with all the charm and moving power of simple truth.”

+ Dial. 46: 331. My. 16, ’09. 200w.

“The book is not an important one, except as a human document. It tells a very real story.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 322. My. 22, ’09. 150w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, ’09. 220w.

Drage, Geoffrey.^[9] Austria-Hungary. *$6. Dutton.

9–35858.

Sets forth the history and aims of the various nationalities of Austria-Hungary and dwells at length upon the conditions of labor among them. “In Mr. Drage’s opinion, whatever the solution of the southern Slav problem and other problems may be, Austria-Hungary will survive. She may become a federated monarchy; she may alter her form in many ways; but she will not be absorbed into a German hegemony.” (Spec.)

“A thorough, comprehensive and unusually impartial study which will be of use to diplomats, economists, newspaper men and statesmen.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 71. N. ’09.

“This book is useful for reference as it contains a good deal not brought together elsewhere. His statement of the facts sometimes varies, and his final chapters are wanting in clearness, though we can hardly blame him.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 2: 67. Jl. 17. 1100w.

“An admirably clear, thoro and comprehensive work on the dual monarchy.”

+ Ind. 67: 708. S. 23, ’09. 860w.

“The author’s sources of information are, as a rule, well chosen, though one is surprised to see among them the ‘Historian’s history of the world,’ and to find too much space given to passing newspaper opinions.”

+ − Nation. 89: 486. N. 18, ’09. 1050w.

“His volume promises to become of the three [Alden’s ‘Hungary of to-day’; Andrassy’s ‘Development of Hungarian constitutional liberty’; and Drage’s ‘Austria-Hungary’], the most valuable and authoritative contribution on the subject.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 762. D. 4, ’09. 920w.

“The statistical tables and other facts, collected as they have been at different times, are not always up to date. It is superior in some important respects to recent works, for it neither proceeds from a solitary visit to Austria-Hungary nor does it suffer from any particular party prejudice.”

+ − Sat. R. 108: 231. Ag. 21, ’09. 1450w.

“What distinguishes Mr. Drage’s book from all the others we have read on the subject is that he gives a very nearly impartial account of everything.”

+ Spec. 103: 17. Jl. 3, ’09. 1700w.

Driesch, Hans. Science and philosophy of the organism: the Gifford lectures delivered before the University of Aberdeen in the year 1907. *$3. Macmillan.

8–26199.

This first course of lectures delivered before the University of Aberdeen will be followed by another for a concluding course. “The two volumes, it is announced, will be divided into three ‘sections,’ on ‘The chief results of analytical biology,’ ‘Die seele als elementarer naturfaktor,’ and ‘The philosophy of the organism,’ respectively. The first makes up the whole of the present volume, and is subdivided into two ‘parts’: 1, on ‘The individual organism with regard to form and metabolism,’ 2, on ‘Systematics and history.’” (Philos. R.)

“The book is a harassing one for the student, because even ordinary scientific phrases seem to require special definition in order to express the author’s meaning, and the reader is frequently lost in a maze of terminology which appears to lead only to confusion.”

− + Ath. 1908, 2: 158. Ag. 8. 410w.

“It is very unfortunate that the table of contents gives absolutely no clue to the arrangement of the work. The latter would gain much in intelligibility if the table were made to indicate the general plan of the lectures, as stated later.” M. L. Eastwood.

+ − Int. J. Ethics. 19: 383. Ap. ’09. 720w.

“That Driesch has written a fascinating exposition of his subject few will deny. Whether we agree with Driesch or not concerning the nature of the unknown factors of development, his attempt to hold our interpretation to the more difficult epigenetic of thought is, we think, deserving of the highest praise.” T. H. Morgan.

+ − J. Philos. 6: 101. F. 18, ’09. 2250w.

“It offers only an incomplete development of the author’s position. For this reason, and because of disconnected presentation, of frequent repetition, and of hesitating argumentation, the volume is somewhat unsatisfactory. However, it contains much that is of value by way of summarizing recent work, and much that is suggestive by way of criticism.” E. G. Spaulding.

− + Philos. R. 18: 63. Ja. ’09. 2600w.

Driesch, Hans.^[7] Science and philosophy of the organism, v. 2. *$3. Macmillan.

9–4111.

v. 2. The first part of this volume brings to a close the section on “The chief results of analytic biology” which formed the subject matter of volume one, and then concludes with a lengthy discussion of the “Philosophy of the organism.”

“The attempt to carry through the philosophy of vitalism and of Entelechy seems to reveal a great deal of loose thinking and of bad confusion on the part of Professor Driesch. And yet it must be confessed that the volume is suggestive in parts and, on the whole, worth reading.” E. G. Spaulding.

+ − Philos. R. 18: 436. Jl. ’09. 3000w. (Review of v. 2.)

“Driesch’s book, though an important and valuable contribution to the discussion over vitalism, is not very successful as a work of popularization. It is ill planned and awkwardly executed, diffuse, involved, and written in a tongue far removed from idiomatic English.” A. O. Lovejoy.

+ − Science, n.s. 30: 761. N. 26, ’09. 3100w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

Driver, Samuel Rolles.^[9] Modern research as illustrating the Bible. (Schweich lectures, 1908.) *3s. Oxford.

9–14445.

“The first half of the book summarizes the results of the travels, explorations, and excavations carried on in Egypt, Babylonia, Arabia, and the countries which were occupied by the more immediate neighbors of ancient Israel, while the second half takes up more in detail the excavations in Canaan itself.... In the second half of the book which takes up the excavations at Tell el Hesy, the ancient Lachish, Gezer, Taanach, Jericho, and other Palestinian mounds, especial attention is given to the ‘religious antiquities’—highplaces, mazzebahs, figures of the goddess Ashtoreth, human sacrifices, foundation sacrifices, lamp and bowl deposits, and other objects which have to do with the cults of the ancient inhabitants of Canaan.”—Bib. World.

“If one may venture a general criticism on such an excellent book, it is to the effect that 127it furnishes the student no direct help on the problems now so prominent in this field.”

+ − Am. J. Theol. 13: 643. O. ’09. 300w.

“A careful and brief summary.”

+ Bib. World. 34: 70. Jl. ’09. 40w.

“Although necessarily but a rapid survey of the results of these excavations, etc., upon the interpretation of the Bible, this book is especially welcome as the work of one who is primarily a biblical scholar. It must be confessed that Professor Driver lays too little rather than too much stress upon the influence of Babylonia upon Israel.” D. D. Luckenbill.

+ − Bib. World. 34: 211. S. ’09. 900w.

+ Nation. 89: 518. N. 25, ’09. 130w.

Spec. 102: 587. Ap. 10, ’09. 220w.

Drummond, Andrew Lewis.^[8] True detective stories. †$1.50 Dillingham.

9–18068.

Seventeen detective stories, relating principally to counterfeiting and blackmailing. They range from the banks of the Red river, in the days following the civil war, to Broadway as it is to-day. The biggest, brainiest criminals of almost half a century, both men and women, are introduced to the reader.

“Although these stories are ‘true,’ there is lacking the literary craftsmanship.”

− N. Y. Times. 14: 512. Ag. 28, ’09. 250w.

Dryden, John. Poetical works of John Dryden. (Cambridge ed.) $3. Houghton.

9–7326.

Includes all of Dryden’s undoubted poetical works, both original and translated, except his dramas, and a number of his critical essays. The chronological arrangement insures a clear conception of the poet’s literary development, and his relation to the politics of the time. The full editorial matter includes in the “notes” a considerable portion of Sir Walter Scott’s Commentary on Dryden.

“The most complete collection of Dryden in popular form.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 193. Je. ’09.

Dial. 46: 333. My. 16, ’09. 70w.

“Most of the notes are judicious as well as learned, and many are really contributory.”

+ − Nation. 88: 585. Je. 10, ’09. 400w.

+ R. of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. ’09. 50w.

Du Bartas, Guillaume De Saluste. Divine weeks of Josuah Sylvester; mainly translated from the French of William de Saluste, lord of the Bartas; ed. with introd., notes, emendations and excisions by Theron Wilber Haight; collated with the quarto edition of 1608, 1611 and 1613, and the folios of 1621, 1633 and 1641. $2. H. M. Youmans, Waukesha, Wis.

8–28426.

“The divine weeks” has been somewhat abridged, and modernized for this edition, and is supplied with full editorial equipment for the “curious” reader.

Du Bois, Mary Constance.^[11] Lass of the silver sword. †$1.50. Century.

9–26142.

A group of girls at boarding school are organized into a band of girl knights by a youthful leader who has, in a rudimentary state, all of the qualities of a Joan of Arc. They pledge themselves to fight hard to stand well in their lessons, to help each other, for love of Hazelhurst. Their frolics at school and later their adventures in the Adirondacks are full of wholesome fun and spirit; while their leader, impetuous and clever, is a splendid type of young heroine.

“The book has a healthy tone sure to appeal to wide-awake young people.”

+ Lit. D. 39: 684. O. 23, ’09. 200w.

“The book in style is easily written, with an unfortunate tendency to make use of oversweet adjectives, a fault which mars so much of our fiction. Is wholesome, however.”

+ − Lit. D. 89: 1017. D. 4, ’09. 120w.

Dubois, Paul.^[7] Psychic treatment of nervous disorders (The psychoneuroses and their moral treatment); tr. and ed. by Smith Ely Jelliffe and W. A. White. 6th ed. rev. *$3. Funk.

9–14931.

This sixth revision brings the author’s work to date and elucidates such points as his readers have misunderstood and criticized.

Dubois, Paul. Self-control and how to secure it; a translation of the author’s L’education de soi-même by Harry Hutcheson Boyd. **$1.50. Funk.

9–9244.

Supplements the author’s “Psychic treatment of nervous disorders” and “Influence of the mind on the body.” It differs from these works in that it is not devoted so largely to citations of interesting cases and questions but provides a philosophical and direct discussion of what may be accomplished by self-control and how it may be secured.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 162. Je. ’09.

“Many of the opinions advanced appear at first thought rather startling, but the author never neglects to give a rational foundation for his ideas.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 763. My. 1, ’09. 480w.

“Those familiar with Prof. Dubois’s former work will find this particularly interesting, because it illustrates a phase of his mind so different from that which they already know.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, ’09. 160w.

DuBois, William E. B.,^[5] ed. Economic cooperation among Negro-Americans. $1. Univ. press, Atlanta, Ga.

8–31624.

“In this volume Professor W. E. B. Du Bois, the editor, continues his interesting and valuable studies of negro life. The present volume is rather fragmentary in character, and covers a wide range of topics, beginning with an introductory chapter on the economic development of the negro in Africa and tracing his history through slavery and emancipation to the present time. This is followed by extensive quotations of the statistics of the material wealth and development of the church, school, benefit, insurance and secret societies, banks, and co-operative businesses conducted by negroes.”—Ann. Am. Acad.

“This issue, therefore, presents to the student a multitude of facts whose value of course depends largely upon their accuracy. We must probably assume that the majority of them are correct but it so happens that the only comparison made of statistics of church membership shows that they are widely at variance with those given in an earlier publication. This would appear to indicate that possibly not enough attention and time had been spent in checking figures.”

+ − Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 453. Mr. ’09. 170w.

“The book contains a brief but well selected bibliography of the subject which answers as a working bibliography of the economic aspects of the negro problem in general.” U. G. Weatherly.

+ Econ. Bull. 2: 62. Ap. ’09. 500w.

DuBois, William E. B.^[9] John Brown. (American crisis biographies.) **$1.25. Jacobs.

9–24274.

A biography constructed from a vast amount of new material which adopts the viewpoint of the “little known but vastly important inner development of the Negro American.” It portrays 128the work of John Brown not for the negroes but with them.

Ind. 67: 1140. N. 18, ’09. 7Ow.

“Dr. DuBois’s work is disappointing in that it betrays no original research and abounds in inaccuracies. His last chapter in the book before us is a notable discussion of the race question as it stands to-day in the light of John Brown’s sacrifice.”

− + Nation. 89: 405. O. 28, ’09. 1000w.

Du Cane, Florence. Flowers and gardens of Japan; painted by Ella Du Cane, described by Florence Du Cane. *$6. Macmillan.

9–3089.

A book which describes and pictures characteristic Japanese gardens, clever of design and precise in arrangement; which describes certain flowers closely associated with Japan and interprets their meaning and corresponding treatment in gardens; and which tells of the festival associated with the blossoming time of different flowers.

“As a garden book or a book about Japan this one is full of interest.”

+ Dial. 45: 467. D. 16, ’08. 200w.

Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.

+ Ind. 65: 1460. D. 17, ’08. 100w.

“A readable and informing account.”

+ Int. Studio. 36: 336. F. ’09. 180w.

“Since these pictures supplement in a satisfactory manner the most exhaustive treatise in English that we have on Japanese gardens, namely, that by Josiah Conder, the volume is a slight but real addition to our garden literature. [There are] certain slight shortcomings in the work.”

+ − Nation. 88: 25. Ja. 7, ’09. 650w.

“The book has the best account we have seen anywhere of the way in which Japanese gardens, including the landscape garden, are planned, planted, and made effective.”

+ Outlook. 90: 843. D. 12, ’08. 80w.

“The book was wanted, although the subject has already been dealt with more thoroughly, if only to show how totally unlike the real gardens of Japan are so-called Japanese gardens made in England.”

+ Sat. R. 106: sup. 5. D. 12, ’08. 330w.

“This book is attractive to look at, interesting to read, and useful as a treasury of information.”

+ Spec. 102: 386. Mr. 6, ’09. 90w.

Duchesne, Rt. Rev. Louis Marie Olivier.^[12] Early history of the Christian church, from its foundation to the end of the third century; rendered into English from the 4th ed. *$2.50. Longmans.

9–25435.

“The author begins withthe imperial environment, including Judaism, and passes from the apostolic ages to the growth of the first heresies, the foundation of the monarchical episcopate, the formation of the earliest Christian literature, and the early persecutions. He proceeds through the movements and controversies of the second century to the time of the persecutions by special edict in the third century; intervening with attempts at fusion with the later paganism, the development of Alexandrian Christianity, and the consolidation of the hierarchy. The last struggle, beginning with Diocletian’s persecution, is not contained in this volume.”—Eng. Hist. R.

“At length we possess an English version of his study on the early church, a study which, besides augmenting and correcting our previous knowledge of the first ages of Christianity, has helped incalculably ecclesiastical history by setting a model of exact scientific method.”

+ Cath. World. 89: 540. Jl. ’09. 1250w.

“Perhaps, for non-specialists in theology, rather too many proper names and too many details are given in the latter part of the book to construct a life-like picture. The translation cannot be regarded as successful. It may seem doubtful whether a translation was needed at all, but it certainly should not have been undertaken by anyone who could not imitate the terse and racy style of the author.” A. G.

+ − Eng. Hist. R. 24: 820. O. ’09. 560w.

“We would have wished that so wise and interesting a book had been worthily translated. Of classical antiquity and of Church history the present translator is quite ignorant, and though this is not manifest through many pages of flowing narrative it becomes discreditably conspicuous wherever a knowledge greater than that of the general reader is needed to interpret the author’s sense.”

+ − Sat. R. 108: 667. N. 27, ’09. 1130w.

“The present book is admirably sound and fair. If it were not for its frequent insistence on the claims of the church of Rome to supremacy, it would be well-nigh impossible to discover anything distinctively Roman in its tendency. And even here it is strictly honest. Monsignor Duchesne’s style is clear and pure, with touches of tender and refined eloquence here and there which have a rare and peculiar charm.”

+ Spec. 103: sup. 713. N. 6, ’09. 1750w.

Dudeney, Mrs. Henry Ernest. Rachel Lorian. †$1.50. Duffield.

9–7038.

“Rachel Lorian’s husband was fearfully mutilated by a railway accident on his weddingday. So, while acting as a conscientious nurse to the cripple, she fell in love with his artist friend. But they determined not to wrong the husband in act. Later on Rachel, through the defects of her own temperament, threw away her hopes of happiness, but we leave her on the last page rejoicing in the possession of her lover’s child by another woman.”—Sat. R.

“We admire the shrewd, but seldom ill-natured touches of humour in the delineation of subsidiary characters. The style suffers slightly from the influence of Mr. Henry James, also from grammatical lapses.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 127. Ja. 30. 200w.

“What is difficult to understand is why such a good artist did not know when to stop. It is this later part which mars the symmetry of the story and consigns it to a much lower rank in the scale of fiction.” F: T. Cooper.

+ − Bookm. 29: 187. Ap. ’09. 630w.

“It is to be hoped that the cleverness of the book—and it is decidedly clever—will not avail to make either its style or its ideas contagious.”

− + Nation. 88: 255. Mr. 11, ’09. 300w.

“A noteworthy achievement, and in its creation and development of character, artistic handling of material, and imaginative power it deserves to be classed among the best of current fiction.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 118. F. 27, ’09. 330w.

“An interesting if somewhat sad novel.”

+ No. Am. 190: 268. Ag. ’09. 110w.

“The characters who pass before a Cornish background are successfully presented. The book is disagreeable without impropriety.”

− + Sat. R. 107: 146. Ja. 30, ’09. 200w.

“The story is powerfully written, and the picture of Francis Lorian, the cripple, is only too lifelike and realistic. But there appears no particular reason why so very painful an incident should ever have been expanded into a novel.”

+ − Spec. 102: 310. F. 20, ’09. 310w.

Dudeney, Mrs. Henry E.^[8] Trespass (Eng. title: Orchard thief). **$1.25. Small.

9–28117.

A close analysis of the hearts and characters of two men and a woman. The young woman betrothed to an honest inn-keeper is lured away from him by a fascinating author. The latter, 129an egoist, uses the woman’s charm to feed his “twin streams of beauty—his expressed art and his dormant religion.” He betrays her, and in the moment of her agony and despair the faithful Stephen, with his love as big as ever, and quite unquenchable whatever she did, weds her and so protects her and her child. The story’s chief merit lies in the delineation of the selfless Stephen’s character.

“The three persons have individuality, and the writing is effective and germane to the matter.”

+ Ath. 1907, 2: 650. N. 23. 170w.

“It is pleasant to be able to record so marked an improvement in literary art as is shown by Mrs. Henry Dudeney’s new novel, ‘Trespass.’”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 584. O. 2, ’09. 220w.

“Like ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles,’ it deals boldly with the problems of passion, and may offend in this way, but, like that book also, it is essentially dramatic, a searching exposition of human nature under the stress of conflicting emotions.”

+ − Outlook. 93: 276. O. 2, ’09. 110w.

“The whole novel is remarkable.”

+ Sat. R. 104: 732. D. 14, ’07. 180w.

“The book may be warmly recommended to those readers who like an interesting story, and if it is not ‘virginibus puerisque,’ it is at any rate unmistakably on the side of the angels.”

+ Spec. 99: 993. D. 14, ’07. 220w.

Dudley, Albertus True. A full-back afloat. (Phillips Exeter ser.) †$1.25. Lothrop.

8–17995.

“After his first year at college, where he has distinguished himself on the gridiron, Dick Melvin is desirous of making a trip to Europe, and, lacking the funds, is induced to earn his passage over. This he does on board a cattle vessel, and his athletic training proves quite an asset when he finds himself associated with a class of men who are rough and lawless.”—Bookm.

“Lively, well told story. A boys’ book, but interesting to girls.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 94. Mr. ’09. ✠

Reviewed by K. L. M.

Bookm. 28: 500. Ja. ’09. 100w.

Dudley, Gertrude, and Kellor, Frances Alice. Athletic games in the education of women. **$1.25. Holt.

9–4473.

A discussion in which more emphasis is placed upon athletics as a training for citizenship and a part of general education than upon their physical value to the individual, the latter value not being underestimated but subordinated for the reason that it has been covered so generously in many treatments.

“This book fills a real need.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 136. My. ’09.

+ Ind. 66: 1245. Je. 3, ’09. 70w.

“The book is well written and constitutes a forcible argument in favor of the subject in hand.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 724. Ap. 24, ’09. 230w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 126. Mr. 6, ’09. 210w.

“A study which is unique not only with reference to the influence of athletic sports and particularly team games upon women, but with reference to the nature and meaning of athletic sports themselves.” L. H. Gulick.

+ Science, n.s. 30: 92. Jl. 16, ’09. 500w.

Spec. 102: 942. Je. 12, ’09. 100w.

Duff, John Wight.^[9] Literary history of Rome, from the origins to the close of the golden age. *$4. Scribner.

9–22725.

The tenth volume in Mr. Fisher Unwin’s “Library of literary history.” “It begins with a long introduction, of 57 pages, on the descent of the Romans, their language, character, and religion.... The history proper is divided into two main periods: the earlier literature of the Republic (from the origins to 70 B. C.) and the literature of the golden age, the second period being subdivided into the Ciceronian age (70 B. C. to 43 B. C.) and the Augustan age (43 B. C. to 14 A. D.).” (Nation.)

“We may frankly say that we have not read a better book of the kind, and that he has fulfilled his task with great success. He does, we think, as is natural with a specialist, overrate the importance of his subject. Strange to say, Mr. Duff seems to underrate one of the Latin Masters, the admirable Terence.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 2: 62. Jl. 19. 1150w.

“Professor Duff’s book fortunately contains also a wealth of the essential, such as may be found in no other work on the subject; and this fits it for the wider circle (who may omit the less significant portions if they choose), as well as for the specialists. A sense of monotony in style insists on rising into the reader’s consciousness as often as momentary flagging of interest in the subject-matter gives it opportunity, and is indeed never very far from the surface.” Grant Showerman.

+ − Dial. 47: 332. N. 1, ’09. 1800w.

“We do not know any work of moderate dimensions which is more likely to revive or whet an appetite for Latin literature than Professor Duff’s manual. It is packed full of information, and its critical remarks are sound and good.”

+ Lit. D. 39: 634. O. 16, ’09. 470w.

“A good scholarly piece of work. It is written professedly for the general reader, but even the professional student of Latin may read it with much pleasure and profit. His critical judgments are usually sound and well expressed, and one gets the pleasant impression that they are based on his own reading of all the authors concerned. His decisions on disputed questions will, of course, not satisfy everybody, but he is always scrupulously fair and courteous.”

+ Nation. 89: 185. Ag. 26, ’09. 120w.

“Some of Prof. Duff’s pages are mere catalogues of names and dates; he has not, it would seem, the ability of writing interestingly of uninteresting subjects. But when the subject appeals to him he produces remarkably interesting criticism and comment.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 486. Ag. 14, ’09. 700w.

“So much has been written on Latin authors, especially those of the golden age, that it might appear a difficult and thankless task to take up the tale anew, but Mr. Duff’s success is great enough to justify the experiment.”

+ Sat. R. 108: 200. Ag. 14, ’09. 1550w.

Dufour, Frank O. Bridge engineering; roof trusses: a manual of practical instruction in the calculation and design of steel truss and girder bridges for railroads and highways, including also the analysis and design of roof trusses and other details of mill building construction. $3. Am. school of correspondence.

8–30724.

“Under each of the two parts—Bridge engineering and Roof trusses, separately paged as taken from two different volumes of the Cyclopedia—it takes up computation of stresses and the practice of detailing. Stresses are treated entirely analytically, except in a few instances, where graphic diagrams are printed with no other explanation than a reference to a vaguely indicated companion volume. For such an exposition for the theory of stresses as a new student requires—simple, clear and consecutive—the book is satisfactory.”—Engin. N.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 76. Mr. ’09. ✠

“It suffers somewhat from its association to the Cyclopedia, in its references to other parts of the larger work to which the reader may not have access. For its intended use as an introduction 130to the study of bridge design it surely has a place, though it can in no way replace the more widely known standard books on the same subject.”

+ − Engin. N. 60: sup. 536. N. 12, ’08. 240w.

“Of bridge engineering, however, in its broader sense, there is little in this volume, and the work does not justify its title.”

+ − Engin. Rec. 59: 83. Ja. 16, ’09. 180w.

Dulles, Charles Winslow.^[5] Accidents and emergencies: a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician. *$1. Blakiston.

9–9255.

The seventh edition of a volume useful in the home and especially in the camp of the engineer or contractor.

“The instructions given in the book are clearly and briefly put, and are accompanied by helpful illustrations.”

+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 48. Ap. 15, ’09. 120w.

“His well-known scepticism as to hydrophobia leads him to advise against resort to Pasteur institutes, on account of bites by presumably rabid animals; but in all other respects the well-indexed little volume may be accepted as a trustworthy compendium of practical information.”

+ − Nation. 88: 390. Ap. 15, ’09. 150w.

Dumàs, Alexandre.^[12] My pets; newly tr. by Alfred Allinson. $1.75. Macmillan.

A translation of “Mes bêtes.” “The work is filled to overflowing with good stories, chiefly animal stories, but there are others besides, and all center around the strange household at Monte Cristo on the Marley road.” (N. Y. Times.)

“One of the few works of the novelist which may be starred ‘pour la jeunesse.’ But where could one ever find for the country house bookshelf (no matter how many feet to it) a better book than ‘My pets?’”

+ Nation. 89: 464. N. 11, ’09. 330w.

“The stories of Vatrian the keeper, with his cutty pipe, of the experiences of a monkey with a soda-water bottle, and countless others told by the garrulous Dumas make delightful reading.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 685. N. 6, ’09. 210w.

“Ought to be cordially received by all lovers of the great French dramatist, as well as by every man or woman who owns or loves a dog.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 778. D. 11, ’09. 700w.

Du Maurier, Guy Louis Busson.^[8] Englishman’s home: a play in three acts. †$1.25. Harper.

9–10962.

A play centering in the home of a commonplace Englishman. The family and their friends are seen in a moment of leisure, each endeavoring to amuse himself. When an invading army enters and bullies these harmless peace-lovers, they bustle and complain, sit and shudder, and resent the indignity put upon them but are wholly incompetent to rise and terminate it.

“There is an absolute lack of literary thought or expression.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 162. Je. ’09.

“It may be that the spectator will think the realism of the first act too strong, there is certainly no let-up in the dead-level of stupidity exhibited by touch after touch. Yet not one touch is wrong, and it is probable that each one is necessary to the contrast which is the life of the piece.” E: E. Hale. jr.

+ Dial. 47: 68. Ag. 1, ’09. 660w.

“On the whole, ‘An Englishman’s home’ is very interesting; but it is at many moments crude in dramaturgy and does not indicate conclusively that its author will ever be important as a dramatist. It remains a timely journalistic ‘jeu d’esprit’ rather than an earnest work of art. It is a novel, but it is scarcely real.” Clayton Hamilton.

+ − Forum. 41: 447. My. ’09. 820w.

Ind. 67: 931. O. 21, ’09. 170w.

Dummelow, Rev. John Roberts, ed. Commentary on the Holy Bible, by various writers; complete in one volume, with general articles and maps. *$2.50. Macmillan.

9–5247.

“A commentary especially written to meet the wants of the ordinary Bible reader. The editor has had the assistance of forty-two scholars in the preparation of the work, though no commentator’s name is attached to his special work. Among these interpreters are the Americans E. L. Curtis, Kent, McFadyen, Paton, G. L. Robinson, F. K. Sanders, and J. H. Ropes, and such English scholars as Peake, W. T. Davison, W. J. Moulton, Wade, Adeney, Plummer, and Colonel Conder. The point of view is that of the historical school, but the application of the historical method is quite conservative and restrained.”—Bib. World.

“The volume will go far toward popularizing a more intelligent and appreciative conception of the Bible.”

+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 644. O. ’09. 220w.

“A much needed, valuable reference work that can be strongly recommended to public libraries of any size.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 136. My. ’09. ✠

“This volume is likely to prove very useful to teachers and others who wish, without much expenditure of time, to arrive at the meaning of difficult texts, to appreciate the general sense of a passage, and also to find a way to reconcile modern critical views with orthodox belief. The desire for correctness of understanding will, as a rule, be fully satisfied by the comments, and the general articles at the beginning of the work will be found as acceptable as the commentary itself.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 250. F. 27. 450w.

Bib. World. 33: 287. Ap. ’09. 100w.

“Should prove widely useful to clergymen, teachers, and the laity.”

+ Dial. 46: 193. Mr. 16, ’09. 100w.

+ Nation. 89: 103. Jl. 29, ’09. 380w.

“It is a well-edited book.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 195. Ap. 3, ’09. 300w.

“It is a real achievement in compression.”

+ Outlook. 93: 600. N. 13, ’09. 110w.

“The particular value of Dr. Dummelow’s work lies in the fact that it is complete in one volume.”

+ R. of Rs. 39: 510. Ap. ’09. 40w.

“Altogether it is an admirable book to recommend to a busy man who is anxious not simply to read his Bible but to understand it.”

+ Sat. R. 108: 574. N. 6, ’09. 330w.

“It will be seen, therefore, that this commentary, as a whole, represents a school of thought which owns the influence of recent criticism, but does not cease to hold in substance the accepted creed of Christendom. There will be, of course, various opinions on this and that point, but outside the daily diminishing circle of those who hold to theories of verbal inspiration the work will be recognised as a very valuable book.”

+ Spec. 102: 187. Ja. 30, ’09. 350w.

Dunbar, William Philipps.^[5] Principles of sewage treatment; tr. with the author’s sanction by H. T. Calvert. *$4.50. Lippincott.

Agr9–1512.

Sets forth the principles involved in sewage treatment. “The volume is divided into two parts. The first of these is historical. The second part deals with ‘The present position of sewage treatment.’ In the historical portion, the author takes up successively the growth of river pollution and efforts to restrain it by 131law, and the development of methods of sewage treatment. In part 2 the characteristics of sewage and the objects of purification works are briefly discussed. The author then discusses in considerable detail methods for removing (1) suspended matter and (2) putrescibility. Disinfection is next considered, and after that there are chapters on supervision of disposal works and on the utility and cost of different methods of treatment.” (Engin. N.)

“More detailed and technical than Cosgrove.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 162. Je. ’09.

“One of the best books, if not the best, on sewage treatment ever written. There is scarcely a page of the volume that does not bristle with interesting comment and valuable suggestion.”

+ + Engin. N. 61: sup. 41. Ap. 15, ’09. 3550w.

“Completely fulfills the expectations of those interested in this branch of sanitary science. No small amount of credit is due the translator, Mr. Calvert, for the important part he has played in placing the book before English readers.”

+ Engin. Rec. 59: 335. Mr. 20, ’09. 520w.

“It fills a place in the literature of the subject, the requirements of which no existing work completely satisfies.” E: Ardern.

+ Nature. 80: 5. Mr. 4, ’09. 700w.

Duncan, Frances.^[6] When mother lets us garden. **75c. Moffat.

9–35522.

A child’s garden book dealing with the care of the simpler plants and flowers. There are chapters on what plants eat, supplying the family with salad, tub gardens, water gardens, garden play-houses, and growing jack-o’-lanterns.

“More direct and more readily used as a handbook than the author’s ‘Mary’s garden and how it grew.’”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 150. My. ’09. ✠

“An excellent A B C of gardening for children of an older growth—within its limitations.”

+ Ind. 66: 1244. Je. 3, ’09. 220w.

“A book which is suited especially to the needs of the youngest gardeners, although containing information of the practical kind for their seniors.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 179. Mr. 27, ’09. 50w.

Duncan, John Garrow. Exploration of Egypt and the Old Testament. **$1.50. Revell.

9–12038.

“A beautifully illustrated and popular summary of the results of modern explorations, excavation, and decipherment in Egypt, in so far as it affects Old Testament interpretation. The author’s attitude toward Old Testament criticism is very cautious, and he exhibits much dependence upon his teacher, Professor Petrie, though he does not follow him altogether blindly.”—Bib. World.

“The book, although by no means unreadable, can hardly be depended on from the Egyptological standpoint.”

− + Ath. 1909, 1: 753. Je. 26. 420w.

+ Bib. World. 33: 287. Ap. ’09. 50w.

“It contains interesting and readable accounts of experiences in the field at Petrie’s camp, but is entirely without value in solving any of those problems of the Old Testament which are involved in Egyptian discovery. He is entirely innocent of any critical knowledge of the Old Testament.”

− + Nation. 89: 143. Ag. 12, ’09. 230w.

“Taken as a whole, the book contains more than the title implies. It is eminently readable throughout, and it is well illustrated.” C: R. Gillett.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 159. Mr. 20, ’09. 570w.

+ Spec. 101: 1062. D. 19, ’08. 240w.

Duncan, Norman.^[11] Going down from Jerusalem. **$1.50. Harper.

9–27602.

The author and illustrator of this delightful volume traversed together that route once taken by Joseph and his family down into Egypt, and they have given us the unchanging East, the glamour of its tradition, its people, and its sacred hills. Pictures and narrative blend happily together to give to the reader the illusion of seeing with his own eyes the desert and the olive groves, of living among tents and camels, and of talking and bartering with the incomparable Moslem and learning much of his religion and philosophy.

“A book that has all the charm of a first visit paid by an observant, highly impressionable traveler to an unknown country.”

+ Ind. 67: 1044. N. 4, ’09. 100w.

“A notable book.” C: R. Gillett.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 767. D. 4, ’09. 100w.

“He has caught the spirit of the East far better than many more pretentious writers.”

+ Outlook. 93: 600. N. 13, ’09. 110w.

R. of Rs. 40: 759. D. ’09. 80w.

Duncan, Norman.^[12] Higgins, a man’s Christian. 50c. Harper.

9–29364.

Snap shots of daily scenes and daily experiences of a “pilot of souls” among the northern Minnesota lumber-jacks. Higgins is a man among men, and elicits such bar-room remarks as “Higgins’s job is keepin’ us boys out o’ hell; an’ he’s the only man on the job.” “I want t’ tell ye, friend, that he’s a damned good Christian, if ever there was one.” It is of such a preacher and such men that Norman Duncan writes.

N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, ’09. 180w.

Duncan, Norman.^[11] Suitable child. **60c. Revell.

9–28038.

A story of Christmas eve which tells how five passengers aboard the Winnipeg west bound express discover a poor little orphan who is tagged thru to an asylum in Winnipeg, and how they plan a happy Christmas for him. It is a story that grips the heart, and every man, woman and child who reads it will not be content until he has lightened some burdened little heart of its load of loneliness.

“All classes of readers will welcome his story.”

+ Lit. D. 89: 1018. D. 4, ’09. 150w.

+ Nation. 89: 538. D. 2, ’09. 40w.

Dunham, Curtis.^[6] Gambolling with Galatea: a bucolic romance. **$1.15. Houghton.

9–13921.

A diverting rural fantasy in which figure a professor, a poet, a painter, a winsome maiden, a colt, a dog, a pig, a goat, a cow and a bull calf. “With its fine irony for certain schools of contemporary natural history, its real love of domestic animals and understanding of their ways, its appealing love story, its general individuality and charm the story is unique.”

“A diverting rural comedy.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 54. O. ’09.

“The tediousness of the performance is aggravated by the ‘literary’ affectation of its style.”

− Nation. 89: 164. Ag. 19, ’09. 140w.

“A most amusing little comedy. At times his fancy seems to gambol a trifle heavily, but the humor of the book is enlivening and its quaint conceit sufficiently diverting.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 355. Je. 5, ’09. 240w.

“The gambols, though lively, are not coarse.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 373. Je. 12, ’09. 150w.

“Is full of wit and humor and quaint description.”

+ R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. ’09. 50w.

132Dunn-Pattison, R. P.^[8] Napoleon’s marshals. *$3. Little.

The story of how and why Napoleon was led to select his marshals. The story of their services is prefaced by a synopsis of the twenty-six soldiers giving names, dates of birth, and various titles, and includes a column showing how disposed of, and their ages when they died.

“The new book is a real acquisition to the literature of its class.”

+ Dial. 47: 389. N. 16, ’09. 330w.

“For the well-read in Napoleonic literature there is little new in this book, yet we imagine that many readers will find some of the details both interesting and instructive. The book is decidedly good, and would be even better had the author refrained from repeating sundry French accounts of the prodigies of valour of the one man against a hundred type ascribed to some of the marshals, which are painfully suggestive of some of Baron Marbot’s performances.”

+ Sat. R. 108: 51. Je. 10, ’09. 1200w.

“The volume is a useful contribution to political and military history.”

+ Spec. 102: sup. 1006. Je. 26, ’09. 320w.

Dunning, James Edmund.^[10] Master builders. †$1.50. Appleton. 9–16801.

A story that represents the United States on the eve of war with a foreign power. The incidents center about the building of a huge war ship, the attempts of the enemy to steal it, and the outwitting of the plotters by a youth of recognized inconsequence, who turns hero and wins the victory for the Americans.

“Gives an excellent picture of New England shipyard interests but is marred by some unpleasant incidents.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 26. S. ’09.

“Any one thirsting for machinery and machination may here gulp freely.”

− Nation. 89: 356. O. 14, ’09. 170w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 484. Ag. 7, ’09. 430w.

Durand, Sir Henry Mortimer.^[8] Nadir Shah. *$3. Dutton.

A historical novel having for the central figure “Nadir Kuli, the Turcomen robber, soldier, and tyrant, who became Shah of Persia and ruled that country with a rod of iron until an assassin got after him and ended his life. Sir Mortimer has formed some pretty definite conceptions of Nadir and Nadir’s times, and the purpose of his book is to give us the benefit of his study, conjecture, and day dreams, so that we may know approximately what the Near East was like when Nadir was building up the Persian nation.” (N. Y. Times.)

“A biographical romance which is at once too romantic to be real biography, and too biographical to be a true romance. We cannot recommend the book to novel-readers ‘pur sand.’ They will find it tedious, in spite of some charming—and some rather realistic—harem scenes.”

− + Ath. 1908, 2: 639. N. 21. 1250w.

“Except for the character of the heroine, which savors something too much of the Occident, there is little to offend the sense of verisimilitude.”

+ − Nation. 89: 102. Jl. 29, ’09. 340w.

“It certainly would require a good deal of ignoring and a good deal of forgetting to enable one to share with Sir Mortimer his admiring view of Nadir.”

− N. Y. Times. 14: 453. Jl. 24, ’09. 470w.

“While the book is worth attention both because of construction and style, it is, as may be fancied, chiefly notable because of its character drawing.”

+ Outlook. 92: 870. Ag. 14, ’09. 400w.

“It is on its historical truth and the picture it presents of the times that the value of the work must finally rest. However judged, it must be pronounced a work of great interest and value. It bears evidence of much research and knowledge gained not merely from written records but also from rapidly perishing traditions which it saves from oblivion. No one who wishes to understand the genesis of the Persian character and the unhappy condition of the country to-day should fail to read it. Its clear and forcible style makes this an easy and pleasant task.”

+ Sat. R. 107: 309. Mr. 6, ’09. 900w.

Durand, William Fredrick.^[5] Resistance and propulsion of ships. 2d ed., thoroughly rev. $5. Wiley.

9–4175.

“Professor Durand’s well-known work, which first appeared in 1898, has been revised by the author. Much new matter has been added and somewhat more cut out, with the net result of four pages of reduction. The work represents substantially lectures given by the author to the students in the school of Marine construction at Cornell university when he was in charge of that school. Hence it naturally approaches its subject from the point of view of the student rather than the working naval architect or marine engineer.”—Engin. N.

“While the calculus and mechanics have been freely used by the author, it is, nevertheless, possible, by omitting the parts involving higher mathematics, to obtain a fairly connected idea of the subject from the descriptive standpoint, and also to apply all methods given for purposes of design.”

+ Engin. D. 5: 417. Ap. ’09. 240w.

“The typographical work is very good, there being but very few errors. It follows that this book, while valuable and useful to any one interested in its subject, will appeal most strongly to the student who is mostly concerned with theory and principles rather than practical applications.” D. W. Taylor.

+ − Engin. N. 61: sup. 50. Ap. 15, ’09. 700w.

Düring, Stella M.^[5] Love’s privilege. †$1.50. Lippincott.

9–12615.

Following a period of enmity between two rivals one of them is mysteriously shot, and circumstantial evidence is strong against the other rival. The baffling tangle is unraveled in due time, the while misunderstanding and suffering run their full course.

“On the whole, the book provides entertainment of a slightly higher quality than the motive for its writing would lead us to anticipate.” W: M. Payne.

+ Dial. 47: 184. S. 16, ’09. 130w.

R. of Rs. 39: 761. Je. ’09. 40w.

Durley, Ella Hamilton. My soldier lady. $1.25. Clark.

8–34813.

“Consists of a series of letters written by a lady and conveying ‘big, satisfying slices of Kentucky life’ to a friend who has gone to Japan.... Of course the all-necessary love-motif is interwoven with a graceful lightness of touch which is charming. In a sense these letters may be taken as the other half of the correspondence which make up ‘The lady of the decoration,’ a highly successful book by another author published about two years ago.”—Lit. D.

“Will interest only readers who know the earlier book, to which it is decidedly inferior.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 113. Ap. ’09. ✠

“Clever, bright, and interesting as it is, no one can fail to be refreshed by its sprightliness and clever description of life in the South.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 385. Mr. 6, ’09. 110w.

“The letters are gossipy and vivacious and entertaining enough for any young woman alone in a foreign country to have been enlivened and heartened by their reading.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 110. F. 27, ’09. 230w.

133Duthie, Arthur Louis. Decorative glass processes. (Westminster ser.) *$2. Van Nostrand.

9–12266.

“The processes treated of by the author, who has had practical experience of them as a designer and executant, are those involved in leaded lights, stained glass, embossing or ‘etching,’ brilliant cutting and bevelling, the sand-blast, gilding, silvering, and mosaic. Special chapters are devoted to proprietary and patented processes, and at the outset an account is given of the various kinds of glass employed in the processes described.”—Int. Studio.

Int. Studio. 37: 171. Ap. ’09. 100w.

+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 25. N. ’09. 80w.

“In spite of a few criticisms, and some further defects from the literary point of view, the book is to be welcomed as an addition to the scanty literature of glass from the pen of a practical glass worker, and it will no doubt find many appreciative readers among those interested in decorative glass.” W. R.

+ − Nature. 79: 334. Ja. 21, ’09. 700w.

Duthie, Rev. D. Wallace, ed.^[9] Bishop in the rough. *$2. Dutton.

This journal, newly edited was prepared by John Sheepshanks a young English clergyman nearly fifty years ago while working among the pioneers of British Columbia. “British Columbia occupies about half the book, and it is no disparagement to the author to say that it is the most interesting part. The Sandwich Islands, China, Mongolia, Tibet, and Siberia do not show such marvellous changes, nor is it in these regions that we see ‘the Bishop in the rough.’”—Spec.