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Kagay, Daniel Martin.[12] Eastside boys. $1. Roxburgh pub.
9–27743.
Does not deal with boys from the East Side of New York as the title might lead the reader to suppose but from the manufacturing district of a certain town called Albion. It is a faithful portrayal of the American youth, his pranks, jealousies, friendships and good times.
Kaler, James Otis (James Otis, pseud.).[9] Found by the circus. †$1. Crowell.
9–30320.
A laughter-producing story of a lively youngster, Joey Carter, who is visiting a prim maiden aunt. Aunt Jane takes Joey to the “Great and Only Circus,” where once under the spell of the new sights and sounds she forgets her nephew who, tired and sleepy, crawls under the seat of the monkey wagon and is carried to the next town. How the affable and jewelled-bedecked showman makes capital of the lost boy and later craftily detains the frantic Aunt Jane as an added attraction to the “Great and Only” is amusingly portrayed.
“The story is an excellent and amusing picture of life behind the scenes in an old-fashioned circus.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 535. S. 11, ’09. 230w.
241Kaplan, Jacob Hyman.[8] Psychology of prophecy: a study of the prophetic mind as manifested by the ancient Hebrew prophets. *$1.50. Julius H. Greenstone, 915 N. 8th st., Philadelphia.
8–34134.
“In Part 1, ‘What is a prophet?’ the author undertakes to correct certain popular misconceptions as to the nature and function of prophecy. This task occupies about one-half of the book and is but a popular statement of the commonly accepted results of scholarship concerning this subject. Part 2 briefly disposes of ‘Prophetic genius.’ pointing out its analogies to human genius in general and describing the prophets as ‘the perfected embodiments of the Hebrew genius, that is, they were the political, economic, social and religious geniuses of Israel all in one.’ In Part 3, the theme of the book ‘Psychology of prophecy,’ is taken up. Here are discussed in succession ‘Prophetic call’; ‘Premonition, prescience, and prediction’; ‘Revelation’; ‘Dream, vision and audition, ecstasy’; and ‘Inspiration.’ The book gathers up and presents in accessible and interesting form a large amount of material on these subjects not otherwise easily obtained.”—Am. J. Theol.
“It is to be heartily recommended to all students of these subjects as the best discussion yet put forth.”
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 485. Jl. ’09. 180w.
“This is an excellent summary of the facts accessible to us regarding the nature of Hebrew prophecy.”
+ Bib. World. 33: 140. F. ’09. 60w.
Kaye, John Brayshaw.[12] Trial of Christ, in seven stages; a poem. *$1. Sherman, French & co.
9–28123.
A poem that gives, besides the meager details of the Gospels, the probable facts of the procedure, language and conduct of everything that was concerned in the trial of Christ. The seven stages of the poem are: The betrayal, arrest, and hearing before Annas; Before Caiaphas; Before the Sanhedrin; Before Pilate; Before Herod; Again before Pilate; The crucifixion.
Keep, Austin Baxter, comp. History of the New York Society library; with an introductory chapter on libraries in colonial New York, 1698–1776. $7.50. Scribner.
8–34672.
The authentic story of the discouragements and difficulties endured in the establishing of the Society library in New York. “The compiler has made diligent and exhaustive search in all sorts of records, official and other, and especially in the minutes and account books of the library and the journals of the day, until it is hardly in exaggeration to say that he must know more of the actual condition of the library at any given date than any one then living could have known it.” (N. Y. Times.)
“The value of the work to the local historian and genealogist is of course paramount, but it is also of importance as a study in library organization.... On the side of library administration, however, the character of the library’s collections and the policy pursued in making them, the use of the library, its extent and nature, the equipment of the institution, etc., there is disappointingly little.” W. D. Johnston.
+ − Am. Hist. R. 14: 85. Jl. ’09. 320w.
“Had the subject been one of national importance or interest, sources could not have been studied more carefully. But for all his literary skill and his long array of facts and personages, one is conscious throughout the narrative that there is something decidedly artificial about it all—that the author is engaged in a kind of ‘tour de force.’”
+ − Nation. 88: 197. F. 25, ’09. 180w.
“This information, painfully and patiently gathered, he has conveyed in a surprisingly agreeable and interesting manner.”
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 798. D. 26, ’08. 670w.
Keith, Marian.[12] Treasure Valley. $1.50. Doran.
8–32386.
A village story with plenty of characterization and a slight plot. “It is about two men, warm friends both of whom are beggared by the same villain, who come together again years afterward in a village in Ontario, where one of them finds the sweetheart who has been waiting for him all the years and the other finds peace and content after bitterness and sorrow. But the people who live in Treasure Valley, where nearly all the action takes place, are delightfully quaint, as amusing as any that have appeared in fictional pages in a long time.” (N. Y. Times.)
“The plot is somewhat vague and entirely negligible. If one is not too particular about artistic effects he can find recompense in the book’s frank and lively humor.”
− + N. Y. Times. 14: 768. D. 4, ’09. 210w.
Keller, Albert Galloway. Colonization: a study of the founding of new societies. $3. Ginn.
8–18742.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
“The book is of value to the thoughtful general reader quite as much as for the purposes of a college class—a value enhanced by a small but well-selected bibliography.” H. P. Judson.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 861. Jl. ’09. 650w.
“Best extant treatment of the subject from the newer, sociological point of view.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 43. F. ’09.
“He has made a clear, readable history. The dry bones are not reshaped out of scientific recognition by the personality of the author, but they are vitalized by his sane and frequently sage interpretations. As treating a special topic of the broad subject of sociology the book will be welcomed both inside and outside of the university.” A. E. Jenks.
+ Am. J. Soc. 14: 536. Ja. ’09. 1000w.
“The discussion of the monopoly systems is especially to be commended. The last two chapters are the most valuable contributions made by the book. Much of the material presented is available elsewhere. For the average college student, however, the book fills a real need. It is readable and concise enough to be used as a valuable book for supplementary reading.”
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 197. Ja. ’09. 200w.
“Within its scope, and with special reference to its view point it forms a valuable contribution to the general literature of the subject, while for American readers it has distinct value and must hold a place by itself till a more comprehensive study, based on further research, shall displace it.” J. A. LeRoy.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 42. Ap. ’09. 830w.
“Its style is not unattractive, its arrangement is good, and its standard of accuracy is high.”
+ Nation. 88: 413. Ap. 22, ’09. 370w.
Kelly, Florence Finch (Mrs. Allen Kelly).[5] Delafield affair. †$1.50. McClurg.
9–7041.
“The scene is New Mexico, the action ranging over the desert and the plains from a great ranch to the nearest market town, and involving the use of all the weapons of the country—lariat, six-shooter, quick-thrown knife, to say nothing of the strong right arm and the steady fist of the Anglo-Saxon. The plot provides the piquant situation of an avenger hot on the trail of an enemy, who all the time is, unknown to him, his trusted friend and the confidant of all his schemes.”—N. Y. Times.
“Of chief interest for its picture of political and social conditions in the Southwest.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 187. Je. ’09.
“The story moves with the rush of a reckless ride across the ‘mesa’ to its inevitable end. It is told with animation.”
+ Ind. 66: 1032. My. 13, ’09. 150w.
242“Altogether it is a tale more than likely to cause the unsuspecting reader who picks up the book, thinking merely to kill an odd half hour before going to bed, to sit up a great part of the night.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 136. Mr. 6, ’09. 320w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, ’09. 170w.
Kelly, Florence Finch (Mrs. Allen Kelly).[12] Rhoda of the Underground. $1.50. Sturgis & Walton.
9–29503.
As the title suggests this story turns back to war times. A Southern girl comes under the spell of “Uncle Tom’s cabin,” and thereafter enlists her sympathy and energy in the cause of helping fugitive negroes over the Underground railway to Canada. Story interest and dramatic situations abound.
Kelly, Myra (Mrs. Allan Macnaughton).[11] Golden season. **$1.20. Doubleday.
9–24016.
“The intention here seems to be the genial satirizing of conditions in a normal co-educational college in New York city and the Boswellized Johnson is a certain Elizabeth. In effect, the satire is caricature, and the geniality is of a hard kind nurtured by fibs and by joy in the confounding of others—the fibs and the joy of Elizabeth. Upon a chapter like that of the mothers learning to play kindergarten games, caricature sits easily and extracts a smile without any great pain. But the humorousness of lying is no greater in college affairs than in financial ones.”—Nation.
“There are a host of minor characters who are delightfully amusing, or gently pathetic figures, finely drawn, alive and true. They are of more value than the incidents, amusing though some of these last be, and of far more value than the principals. There is a subjectiveness in Miss Kelly’s style which has always been characteristic of her work, but which is now growing into a mannerism it would be wise to check.” J. Marchand.
+ − Bookm. 30: 266. N. ’09. 730w.
“The initial chapters are somewhat disappointing, it is true, for the author’s rightful field is unquestionably among her small East side citizens. But Elizabeth improves upon acquaintance, and it is safe to predict that no reader will close the volume without a kindly feeling for this fun-loving girl.”
+ − Lit. D. 39: 962. N. 27, ’09. 200w.
“A whole volume of commercial trickery is gloomy, and so is this one as a whole, amusing in sundry spots though it be.”
− + Nation. 89: 356. O. 14, ’09. 120w.
“The story of the college life is told with great vivacity, and whether or not the faculty of any school would claim it as its own from the description given by the writer’s facile pen, the reader chortles with glee and hopes that it is all true, every word.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 597. O. 9, ’09. 250w.
“Amusing story.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 651. O. 23, ’09. 10w.
Kelly, Myra (Mrs. Allan Macnaughton). Rosnah. †$1.50. Appleton.
8–32646.
“Miss Kelly’s tale is concerned with the adventures of a young Irish heiress who impersonates the daughter of an irascible old general just returned from long Indian service. His children have been sent home in their early years and have grown to manhood and womanhood practically strangers to their parents as well as to each other. The situation is farcical, but it has unpleasant elements of which Miss Kelly seems unaware.”—N. Y. Times.
“A pleasant story of Irish country life.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 25. Ja. ’09. ✠
“A story of modern Ireland, with a commendable richness of local colouring, an abundance of diverting brogue, and incidentally some aspects of the economic problems confronting Irish landlords.” F: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 29: 77. Mr. ’09. 360w.
“We have read Myra Kelly’s work with interest but it will hardly be accepted with the same enthusiasm as her short stories of the lower East side.”
+ − Lit. D. 37: 984. D. 26, ’08. 110w.
“Some of the characters are well drawn, and there is a pleasant Hibernian flavor to the dialogue and many of the minor events. But the story as a whole is loosely written and appears to have been thrown together in haste. It will not add to her reputation.”
− + N. Y. Times. 13: 712. N. 28, ’08. 200w.
“The story is written with humor and sprightliness, and contains interesting pictures of Irish life among those of her people who love Ireland and hate her oppressors.”
+ Outlook. 91: 108. Ja. 16, ’09. 140w.
Kelman, John, jr.[5] From Damascus to Palmyra. *$6. Macmillan.
9–18449.
“Mr. Kelman has a fine subject in attempting to realize and describe the romantic history of Palmyra, the past and present of Damascus and other places, the weird Syrian desert, the temples, tombs, and other memorials of bygone Empire. The description of the mental and physical effect of the desert on the western traveller would alone lend the book a certain distinction.... Mr. Kelman’s literary touches are often richer in true Eastern colour than the coloured illustrations themselves, and the book loses nothing in attractiveness from the fact that it was ready for the press before the recent changes in Turkey had taken place. Hence it enjoys the curious distinction of being the last of the countless records of the impression which Oriental rule of the older days made upon the mind of the modern traveller from the west.”—Sat. R.
“The book is eminently readable from end to end, and not only readable, but also scholarly. One or two pardonable slips may be pointed out.”
+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 492. Ap. 24. 1250w.
“Mr. Kelman had an almost embarrassing wealth of material to draw upon both from books and personal observation; he has made an admirable selection, and worked it up effectively.”
+ Sat. R. 106: 802. D. 26, ’08. 170w.
Kemp, E. G.[11] Face of China. **$6. Duffield.
Thru a comparison of the trying conditions attending travel in China in 1893 and the comfortable ones apparent to-day, Miss Kemp shows what advancement has been made in the country along commercial, political, social and educational lines.
“A brightly written book of sprightly adventure, the pages of which are, however, disfigured by slovenly English and inaccuracy as to facts.”
+ − Ath. 1909, 2: 491. O. 23. 650w.
“A very inviting book.”
+ Dial. 47: 455. D. 1, ’09. 320w.
“She writes pleasantly, but a longer residence would have taught her that reform does not necessarily follow edicts deprecating malpractice; while more careful inquiry would have enabled her to assure herself that his Majesty’s government, while scrupulously fulfilling their promises in regard to opium, desire only proof that China is doing her part.”
+ − Sat. R. 108: 666. N. 27, ’09. 250w.
+ Spec. 103: 650. O. 23, ’09. 550w.
Kenealy, Arabella. Whips of time. †$1.50. Little.
9–7440.
A story built up about an experiment made in the interests of science to prove that environment is a greater factor in development than heredity. A doctor exchanges two babies 243at birth; in the keeping of the murderess he places the baby of the woman of culture and rank, and to the latter gives the criminal’s offspring. Not only does his experiment fail, but Nemesis invades his household and dire is the vengeance.
“An interesting, and, on the whole, original story. The author’s taste for melodrama is throughout conspicuous.”
+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 97. Ja. 23. 130w.
“Belongs to the class of books that make no pretensions to high literary value, and are accepted at their face value by the general public, whose verdict is therefore just about commensurate with their real worth.” F: T. Cooper.
+ − Bookm. 29: 647. Ag. ’09. 400w.
“The story is not a pleasant one, but its mechanism is skilfully put together, and it is made the vehicle of a strong human interest.” W: M. Payne.
+ − Dial. 47: 183. S. 16, ’09. 250w.
“Dr. Kenealy has treated her psychological problem in a human way and has shown much ingenuity in so complicating the story as to keep the issue long in doubt. There is skill also in the development of character, especially of the several young people concerned, and humor in the portrayal of odd English country types.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 174. Mr. 27, ’09. 230w.
“The characters in the book, evil and good, noble and simple, are excellently drawn, and though in fact the novel is sensational, it is well conceived and well written.”
+ Outlook. 92: 20*. My. 1, ’09. 200w.
“There is plenty of incident in the story.”
+ Sat. R. 107: 248. F. 20, ’09. 180w.
Kennedy, Charles Rann. Winterfeast. †$1.25. Harper.
8–36392.
A viking homestead in Iceland furnishes the scene for this tragedy of the eleventh century. Suspending during nearly a score of years the retribution demanded for a lie, the time comes for its mission of evil to be fulfilled. It is presaged by the half human cries, the storm and thunder which on Winterfeast bode only sorrow, by the evil Ufeig who reveals to an apparently peaceful household the treachery of its stalwart son Valbrand, who had lied to his brother in order to win the latter’s sweetheart. The merciless Nemesis strikes blow upon blow leaving only stunned quiet in her wake.
“A tragedy of great power and strong moral tone.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 43. F. ’09.
“It is simpler in its main lines than even that of ‘The servant in the house,’ but there is a perpetual by-play of allusions, a twisting of motives, a complication of misunderstandings that play about the fundamental structure of the plot as the angled and twining ornament of a Gothic cathedral plays about the pillars and arches. To suggest the idea of ornament may, however, be more or less misleading, so clear and rapid and unadorned is the language of the play, and so strictly are the classic unities preserved.” E. L. Cary.
+ Atlan. 103: 73. Ja. ’09. 3000w.
“It is quite evident from the tenor and the tone of the drama that he intended to make a tragedy; and it is just as evident, upon studious consideration, that he succeeded only in making a melodrama. The play has considerable literary merit, and is well worth reading. It is written in a sort of William Morris prose, eloquent with connotative archaism. It reveals a great deal of poetic feeling,—a strong sweep and a frequent grandeur of emotion.” Clayton Hamilton.
− + Forum. 41: 26. Ja. ’09. 2000w.
+ Ind. 66: 427. F. 25, ’09. 280w.
“It is a play of powerful imagination and excellent literary and dramatic workmanship, which will well repay the attention of the intelligent reader.”
+ Nation. 87: 636. D. 24, ’08. 50w.
“He has erred in execution, not in intention. He has made Fate too capricious, so much so that its caprice becomes a perverted law of his drama. The moment came for his characters to take Fate into their own hands, and they did not do it; thereafter they cease to interest as human beings. But his aim was high, even his partial accomplishment a sign of better things on the American stage.” W. P. Eaton.
− + No. Am. 189: 294. F. ’09. 1700w.
Outlook. 91: 336. F. 13, ’09. 170w.
R. of Rs. 39: 256. F. ’09. 60w.
Kennedy, James Boyd.[8] Beneficiary features of American trade unions. (Johns Hopkins university studies in historical and political science. Ser. 26, nos. 11–12.) pa. 50c. Johns Hopkins.
9–4493.
“An excellently worked out intensive study of the benefit features of American trade unions. The work describes systems of insurance against death and disability, sick, out-of-work and superannuation benefits, and the methods of administration of these varied forms of relief.” (Ann. Am. Acad.) “The local unions are not included, except where it is necessary to show the development of national systems out of local practices or where the conduct of a national system restrains or makes use of local agencies.” (Econ. Bull.)
“Best presentation of the subject in print.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 140. My. ’09.
“The author has made a valuable addition to the literature on the American trade union.”
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 185. Jl. ’09. 80w.
“The monograph has a good index and it serves the purpose of an authentic and valuable guide to the beneficiary activities of all national unions.” J: R. Commons.
+ Econ. Bull. 2: 140. Je. ’09. 370w.
Kennedy, Mrs. M. G.[11] Our boys and girls: how to interest and instruct them in Bible study. 75c. Wilde.
9–25951.
Gives to Sunday school workers the benefits of a life time of study and practice along the lines of efficient Sunday school service. It deals with the common needs of the average teacher.
Kennelly, Arthur Edwin.[7] Wireless telegraphy and wireless telephony. (Present day primers.) 2d ed. **$1. Moffat.
9–10505.
For the new edition the text of the 1906 work has been revised to include the results of progress made in wireless telegraphy during the past three years, and adds an account of wireless telephony.
“One of the best works for the general reader, clear, untechnical, authoritative. More complete than Massie’s book.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 195. Je. ’09. ✠
“Those interested in these modern forms of communication will find in it a clear, scientific, easily comprehended, and non-mathematical treatment of the subjects.”
+ Engin. D. 6: 56. Jl. ’09. 70w.
“Is written for the general reader as well as for the technical student.”
+ Ind. 66: 985. My. 6, ’09. 110w.
“If the reader really does read and digest the book he may pass for a very fair authority on wireless in a large and respectable circle.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 524. S. 4, ’09. 1300w.
Kent, Charles Foster. Historical Bible for schools and colleges. 6v. ea. **$1. Scribner.
v. 1. Heroes and crises of early Hebrew history.
8–17902.
“The first volume of a series covering both Testaments and intended to make ‘the most 244valuable constructive results of modern biblical discovery and research’ accessible in ‘popular practical form.’ Volume 1 presents the biblical material in Professor Kent’s own translation, analyzed into its constituent sources which are arranged in parallel columns when they narrate the same event, and are provided with brief introductory and explanatory notes.”—Bib. World.
v. 2. The founders and rulers of united Israel from the death of Moses to the division of the Hebrew kingdom.
8–21946.
“Volume 2 follows close upon the heels of Volume 1. Characterized by the same aim, method and arrangement as its predecessor, it ought to put the student in intelligent possession of the main facts and forces operative in the pre-prophetic period of Israel’s history.”—Bib. World.
v. 3. Kings and prophets of Israel and Judah from the division of the kingdom to the Babylonian exile.
9–14411.
“This third volume of the ‘Historical Bible’ covers that period in Old Testament history that is richest in literary and spiritual achievements.”—Bib. World.
“As a teachers’ handbook, the work is open to criticism at one point. At the end of each section is a paragraph entitled ‘Aim and teachings,’ in which the author sums up the more important religious truths of the narrative. If these could have been put a little more suggestively, or interrogatively, rather than dogmatically, the student would be stimulated to discover for himself what the author has now discovered for him.”
+ − Am. J. Theol. 13: 319. Ap. ’09. 220w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
“An excellent text for use in schools, Bible classes or by individual students.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 15. Ja. ’09. (Review of v. 1.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 15. Ja. ’09. (Review of v. 2.)
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 16. S. ’09. (Review of v. 3.)
“The plan of the series seems well adapted to the needs of those for whom more elaborate and technical presentations are confusing.”
+ Bib. World. 32: 149. Ag. ’08. 90w. (Review of v. 1.)
+ Bib. World. 32: 221. S. ’08. 80w. (Review of v. 2.)
“The volumes are thus to be heartily recommended. They present an adequate translation, illuminating historical notes, and a sane religious application.” I. G. Matthews.
+ Bib. World. 33: 426. Je. ’09. 820w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
“It can be unreservedly recommended to the teacher and student who are willing to do a little actual work in order to secure a just appreciation of the Old Testament.”
+ Bib. World. 34: 70. Jl. ’09. 50w. (Review of v. 3.)
+ Ind. 66: 708. Ap. 1, ’09. 150w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
“These handbooks will be found helpful in the study of the history of the Hebrew nation and the development of its religious beliefs, and are adapted to those for whom Professor Kent’s ‘Student’s Old Testament’ is too elaborate and involved.”
+ Nation. 88: 39. Ja. 14, ’09. 180w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
+ Nation. 89: 412. O. 28, ’09. 100w. (Review of v. 3.)
“This series puts into the hand of the English-speaking reader the generally accepted results of the criticism of the Old Testament.” E. S. Drown.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 606. O. 24, ’08. 100w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
“Their translations of the text retain the best features of the common version, and, by embodying the results of modern scholarship, lessen the reader’s dependence on commentaries, as is desirable in a manual for popular use. For this it seems admirably planned.”
+ Outlook. 89: 816. Ag. 8, ’08. 180w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
“The way in which the history and the prophecy are made mutually illustrative is excellent, and the whole book is likely to be very useful to the student.”
+ Spec. 103: sup. 490. O. 2, ’09. 350w. (Review of v. 3.)
Keppel, Frederick.[12] Christmas in art. **$2.50. Duffield.
9–27931.
“The work of the well-known connoisseur of prints and engravings. The many illustrations are chiefly reproductions of rare prints of the Nativity by fifteenth and sixteenth century artists; but there are some more familiar pictures. Each is accompanied by a paragraph of comment, skilfully contrived to bring out its essential quality or especial point of interest. The text discusses, in rambling, informal fashion, the pictures and their artists, Christmas music and poetry, and quaint Christmas customs in many lands.”—Dial.
+ Dial. 47: 465. D. 1, ’09. 90w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 67: 1353. D. 16, ’09. 100w.
“There are rare examples of German and Spanish masters, and one or two charming cuts from miniatured manuscript.”
+ Nation. 89: 609. D. 16, ’09. 110w.
“A particularly interesting collection of reproductions.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 801. D. 18, ’09. 150w.
“The collection of Mr. Keppel is a Paradise of dainty devices, a mine of priceless and imperishable delights.”
+ No. Am. 190: 839. D. ’09. 100w.
“Mr. Keppel’s text not only contains valuable information on the art side of his subject, but is a genial, discursive essay on Christmas. Not the least interesting pages of the book record personal boyhood reminiscences of Christmas in Ireland.”
+ Outlook. 93: 786. D. 4, ’09. 130w.
Kerr, Estelle M. Little Sam in Volendam. **$1.25. Moffat.
9–7135.
In verse and pictures is told the story of a little boy’s trip thru Holland where windmills, wooden shoes and caps abound.
Reviewed by K. L. M.
Bookm. 28: 498. Ja. ’09. 40w.
“The pictures and rhymes will please many youngsters, although they are somewhat stilted in conception.” M. J. Moses.
− + Ind. 65: 1471. D. 17, ’08. 20w.
“The children will like the rhymes which give an idea of the life of the children in Holland, and the difference between the customs there and in America.”
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 702. N. 28, ’08. 50w.
“Miss Estelle M. Kerr has written verses, not so very well, but made the pictures in very good style.”
− + R. of Rs. 38: 767. D. ’08. 30w.
Kershaw, John B. C. Electro-metallurgy. (Westminster ser.) *$2. Van Nostrand.
9–5181.
Gives an account of the industrial developments of electro-metallurgy for the student of limited knowledge of chemistry or electrical science. The subjects considered are: Aluminum; gold and silver refining; calcium carbide and acetylene gas; carborundum; copper extraction and refining; ferro-alloys, graphite; electrothermic reduction of iron and steel; lead refining; calcium, carbon bisulphide; carbon tetrachloride; 245magnesium; phosphorus; silicon; nickel; sodium; zinc; detinning of tin plate.
“This book gives us the impression that it was written and published before the author was quite ready with his materials. Notwithstanding this, Mr. Kershaw has produced a book which contains a large amount of interesting information.”
+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 135. Ja. 30. 680w.
“He presents in this work much matter that will be found of interest by those who desire to have correct information regarding this modern utilization of electric energy.”
+ Engin. D. 5: 53. Ja. ’09. 180w.
“The political economist will find this book very suggestive.”
+ Nation. 87: 556. D. 3, ’08. 240w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 38. Ja. 23, ’09. 160w.
“The author has collected much valuable information in this rapidly developing field.”
+ Phys. R. 28: 231. Mr. ’09. 80w.
Ketchum, Milo Smith. Design of highway bridges and the calculation of stresses in bridge trusses. *$4. Eng. news.
8–32509.
“In some 550 well-printed pages the author covers the entire field, including the superstructure and the substructure on the one hand, and trusses and arches of steel, reinforced concrete and timber on the other. The book begins with a chapter on loads and weights of highway bridges, where much of the information is compiled from many sources. It abounds in tables and diagrams, and will enable the engineer to estimate the weight of any beam or truss bridge he is likely to attempt to design.”—Engin. Rec.
“As the first book on the specific subject of highway bridges that has been published for some time, it is deserving of the most careful consideration.”
+ Engin. D. 5: 535. My. ’09. 450w.
“It is a matter of regret that the author’s treatment of the subject, in general, seems to be content with expounding current practice in ordinary highway bridge building, without making a more serious effort to elevate that practice. A little more painstaking care in writing would make the book, in parts, easier reading, and more harmonious with his mathematical work.” A. W. Buel.
+ − Engin. N. 61: sup. 13. F. 18, ’09. 2550w.
“It deserves attention because it is the only modern American book devoted to highway bridges exclusively, and in many ways these bridges differ from the much studied and discussed railway structures. The author has succeeded in bringing together in one volume much information on highway bridges, and while the whole has not been welded together into a homogeneous mass, his book will prove of value to students and engineers interested in highway bridge building.”
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 167. F. 6, ’09. 500w.
“This book meets a distinct want, and it will be especially useful to the young designer, in view of the fact that the author has given special attention to the problem of the design of the substructure, which is usually quite neglected in books on bridge design.” T. H. B.
+ Nature. 81: 393. S. 30, ’09. 500w.
Key, Ellen K. S. Century of the child. **$1.50. Putnam.
9–5891.
A work which has gone thru more than twenty German editions. The author, a well-known champion of woman’s emancipation, severed her connection with this movement twelve years ago, and since has turned her energies to the broadening of woman’s conception of her natural mission of wife and mother. Her chapters, as follows, are characterized by originality, revolutionary insight, and ethical purpose: The right of the child to choose his parents; The unborn race and woman’s work; Education; Homelessness; Soul murder in the schools; The school of the future; Religious instruction; Child labor and the crimes of children.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 140. My. ’09.
“Mrs. Key’s program for an ideal education, though acknowledged as a ‘mere dream,’ is an interesting forecast of the education of the future.” N. M. S. Nearing.
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 208. Jl. ’09. 220w.
“It is unfortunate that the author’s most radical views, and those that are likely to be thought subversive of morality, are set forth in the opening chapter, which concerns marriage and parenthood; for many readers will be turned aside at this point and miss the chapters on education which are the most valuable part of the book.” C. L. Hunt.
+ − Dial. 46: 325. My. 16, ’09. 1200w.
“The book contains wise and weighty words which seem well calculated to make mothers and fathers think.”
+ Lit. D. 38: 560. Ap. 3, ’09. 400w.
“Many of Ellen Key’s ideas are familiar to us, and are found in practice in our schools. Many others are most radical. But the whole book breathes a love for the child, a respect for his individuality, and a sincerity that are most attractive.”
+ − Nation. 89: 75. Jl. 22, ’09. 300w.
“Her argument is not always all that could be desired. It is often sloppy in method and expression, and it lacks the clear-cut, incisive manner of the logical mind. She has observed much and read widely, but she has often lacked discrimination in the one and has been too credulous in the other. Her statements, for instance, about certain developments in America will doubtless be convincing enough in Germany, but in this country will not enhance the credibility of her statements about things elsewhere. To American readers she will seem often to be beating a man of straw, because here the woman movement has taken a different direction from that which it is following in Germany.”
− + N. Y. Times. 14: 128. Mr. 6, ’09. 1000w.
R. of Rs. 39: 511. Ap. ’09. 180w.
“Nobody will regret a study of Mrs. Key’s book. It is suggestive, interesting, and earnest even if somewhat chimerical.” K. L. Maurice.
+ − Survey. 22: 680. Ag. 14, ’09. 920w.
Khuddakanikaya.[5] Sayings of Buddha, the Iti-Vuttaka: a Pali work of the Buddhist canon for the first time translated, with an introd. and notes by Justin Hartley Moore. (Columbia univ. Indo-Iranian ser., v. 5.) *$1.50. Macmillan.
9–4569.
“The first translation into an Occidental tongue of the ‘Sayings of Buddha.’ The date and author of the original are unknown, but internal evidence shows that the collection cannot have come from Buddha himself and it is impossible to surmise how much, if any, is authentic tradition of his words.”—N. Y. Times.
“Adds an interesting volume to our literature of Buddhism, and one of considerable value to students.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 132. My. ’09.
“A translation of this has been a desideratum. The English of the translation is well enough, but a very considerable number of errors of interpretation and some of fact compel the judgment that the task was undertaken before the writer was fully prepared for his task.”
+ − Nation. 88: 385. Ap. 15, ’09. 90w.
“Evidently the form in which it comes to us, with its wearisome repetitions, is mnemonic. As one of the canonical books it is indispensable to the student and is not without interest for the general reader.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 193. Ap. 3, ’09. 230w.
246Kidd, Benjamin. Individualism and after; the Herbert Spencer lecture delivered in the Sheldonian theatre on the 29th May 1908. *35c. Oxford.
9–7554.
“The central thesis of the lecture is that, in the thought and life of the western world, an organic view of society has been rapidly displacing the individualism which was dominant until well after the middle of the nineteenth century. Accompanying this development there has been, as he shows, a rapid and continuous extension of the functions of government, and an abandonment of the doctrine of unqualified competition. Herbert Spencer is taken as the chief representative of individualism.”—Nation.
“Mr. Kidd pronounces, as it were, the funeral oration over individualism. This has, of course, often been done before, but no one has done it better than Mr. Kidd.” C. A. E.
+ Econ. Bull. 1: 345. D. ’08. 150w.
“Even while accepting Mr. Kidd’s leading contentions, one feels the need of a more exact definition and a closer criticism of the terms and conceptions which he so freely uses.”
+ − Nation. 87: 215. S. 3, ’08. 460w.
Kidd, Dudley.[7] Kafir socialism and the dawn of individualism: an introduction to the study of the native problem. *$2.75. Macmillan.
8–24294.
A scientific study of the relation of the Kafir to the white government whose main thesis is that interference with tribal institutions is undesirable and mischievous. The first part of the treatise looks at the natives as they are and notes that their attitude is essentially socialistic. “The latter half of Mr. Kidd’s book is a plea for a truly constructive native policy based on a correct understanding of native needs.” (Spec.)
“While many of Mr. Kidd’s conclusions are open to question, he has provided a noteworthy contribution to an important subject. The two things which he appears to us to lack are a certain imaginative insight (for, with all his experience, he fails to understand the native as Livingstone or Mary Kingsley understood him), and—strange as this may seem, in view of some parts of his book—a sufficient respect for the process of evolution.”
+ − Ath. 1908, 1: 726. Je. 13. 1000w.
“To separate Mr. Kidd’s useful suggestions from the mass of tedious verbiage in which they are concealed would be a thankless task. The one redeeming feature of the book is the fact that from the various anecdotes and from the quotations from scientific writers the popular reader may possibly gain the conception that the Kafirs as subjects of Great Britain should be treated with at least some knowledge of their habits and customs.”
− + Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 180. Mr. ’09. 300w.
“We commend this book as the most widely informed, well-balanced, and sympathetic study of the native problem that we have met with.”
+ Spec. 100: 708. My. 2, ’08. 1450w.
Kidder, Frank Eugene.[6] Building construction and superintendence, pt. 1, Masons’ work. 9th ed., rev. and enl. $6. Comstock.
9–9631.
“This new edition embodies all of the old matter, with the exception of obsolete descriptions and discussions, and has added thereto much that is modern. By far the greatest advance in masonry construction since the original edition of the book has been in the line of fireproofing and in concrete and reinforced concrete, so that it is natural that the most pronounced revision and addition should be in the chapters treating these subjects.... In addition to these additions revisions have been made in the discussions of caisson and cantilever foundations, needing and underpinning and bricks and brickwork. Over 400 new drawings have been added and the tables and appendices amplified.”—Engin. N.
A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 61. O. ’09.
Engin. D. 5: 664. Je. ’09. 300w.
+ Engin. N. 51: sup. 61. My. 13, ’09. 300w.
“In the revision Professor Nolan has taken up the work with a full understanding of the secrets of the success of the book and has not attempted to change its character.”
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 644. My. 15, ’09. 170w.
Kikuchi, Dairoku, Kurai no na.[12] Japanese education: lectures delivered in the University of London. *5s. Murray, John, London.
E9–1296.
“The chief interest of the book lies in the description of Japanese elementary education, and the methods used in moral education. The child begins by simple lessons on ordinary virtues, such as order and punctuality; then follows instruction in home relations and loyalty, and then he passes on to more detailed lessons of daily conduct, such as friendship, honesty, kindness, generosity, modesty, courage, and manners. All these virtues are illustrated by tales and examples. Later on the children have lessons on the higher social virtues, such as patriotism, co-operation, honour, tenacity of purpose, public duty. It is enjoined on the teachers that, in addition to the formal lessons, every opportunity should be taken of instilling these and similar precepts into the minds of the children.”—Sat. R.
+ Sat. R. 108: 171. Ag. 7, ’09. 1200w.
“His qualifications for the task of making Japanese education intelligible to Englishmen are incontestable. Moreover, he combines a singular gift of lucid exposition in the English language with a knowledge of our national life and circumstances, which enable him to appreciate the points requiring special explanation, and to render them easily intelligible. From the technical point of view alone the book should be valuable to those engaged in educational work, whether as administers or as teachers.”
+ Spec. 103: sup. 815. N. 20, ’09. 1500w.
Kimball, Dexter Simpson, and Barr, John Henry.[12] Elements of machine design. *$3. Wiley.
9–24920.
“A book that aims to give the college student the general principles of an engineering subject without going into practical details. It deals chiefly with the theory of equations pertaining to machine elements, and gives very brief descriptions of the nature and functions of those elements. Much of the subject-matter is commonly taught in a course on the mechanics of materials. As stated in the preface, ‘the treatise is in no sense a handbook neither is it a manual for the drafting room.’”—Engin. Rec.
“The book is intended primarily for engineering students, but it will also prove of interest to the practicing designer.”
+ Engin. D. 6: 428. N. ’09. 270w.
“The book is doubtless well adapted to the needs of the particular students for whom it was prepared, but as a working reference for designing machinery it is too meager, while as an introduction to design it seems too voluminous.”
+ − Engin. Rec. 60: 559. N. 13, ’09. 240w.
Kimball, Sumner Increase.[12] Joshua James: life-saver. (True American types.) *60c. Am. Unitar.
9–25284.
The fourth volume in the “True American types” series. It is a biography of a life-saver, a simple, unpretentious man, who for sixty years rendered the United States devoted, heroic service in one of her life-saving crews. While exploiting the courage of one man the sketch represents one phase of our national character 247little known, to which the element of authority is added thru the fact that the writer has been general superintendent of the life-saving service since its inception.
“The reader is brought into intimate touch with a career of unpretentious heroism which deserves to rank high among the inspiring annals of human endeavor, endurance, and sacrifice.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 689. N. 6, ’09. 450w.
King, Basil.[5] Inner shrine: a novel of to-day. †$1.50. Harper.
9–12616.
A French-Irish girl born into an illustrious French family is the heroine of this story which opens on the eve of a duel between her American husband and a lying Frenchman who had cast reproaches upon her good name. The husband is killed and the incidents of the story (which changes scene from Paris to New York) following a season of deep remorse grow out of her splendid struggle to prove her worthiness. Thruout this portion of the story are traced three developments her own, that of the Frenchman who after long months is led to restore her good name, and that of a wooer who in spite of evidences to the contrary believes for a time the Frenchman’s slander.
A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 187. Je. ’09.
“Throughout is a certain remoteness from actuality, which makes one wonder whether the author really knows the life of which he is writing, or whether he is making up the wicked people, and the good who play the dangerous game.”
+ − Atlan. 104: 681. N. ’09. 750w.
“A story that is better written than the substance of it deserves, and for all its good writing is apt to seem needlessly long drawn out.” F: T. Cooper.
+ − Bookm. 29: 526. Jl. ’09. 370w.
“It is certainly a striking novel, although highly artificial and even tricky. Its chief merits are cleverness of invention and dramatic effectiveness; its defects are found in its unconvincing characterizations and its failure to make certain important features of the action seem plausible.” W: M. Payne.
+ − Dial. 46: 370. Je. 1, ’09. 480w.
“It is not a well-constructed book; it is not a pleasant book; it is not even a plausible book—and yet it is one of those books that will be read and discussed and considerably overrated because, with all its faults, just a few of the characters do possess the merit of a living personality, the power of direct personal appeal.” Philip Tillinghast.
− + Forum. 41: 619. Je. ’09. 400w.
Ind. 67: 424. Ag. 19, ’09. 80w.
“The dialog is clever and the story one to be enjoyed by all who care for a bright, briskly told narrative.”
+ Lit. D. 39: 350. S. 4, ’09. 300w.
“There are interesting situations in this story, there are even brilliant bits of dialogue, but there is little in its actual content, whether of incident or interpretation, to arouse anything approaching emotion in the reader who looks upon fiction as a responsible art.”
+ − Nation. 88: 489. My. 13, ’09. 500w.
“It makes a strong, dramatic, promising start, which, despite that it is a very readable and entertaining book, is not fully sustained to the close.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, ’09. 670w.
“The tale is tense, dramatic, full of striking situations, and brilliantly told.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 381. Je. 12, ’09. 200w.
“The double problem is handled cleverly, and the book holds the attention closely, although it neither charms nor amuses.”
+ − Outlook. 92: 389. Je. 19, ’09. 280w.
“The mainspring of the story is, it will be seen, a scandal; the whole savor of it, beneath its agreeable perfume of style, is that of operabox and smoking-room morality. Its issues, its persons, are essentially trivial.” H. W. Boynton.
− Putnam’s. 6: 493. Jl. ’09. 300w.
“A novel of undeniable power. The plot is skillfully developed, and the style serves to heighten the interest of the narrative.”
+ R. of Rs. 39: 761. Je. ’09. 120w.
King, Charles.[5] Lanier of the cavalry; or A week’s arrest. †$1.25. Lippincott.
9–7831.
Once more General King chooses a war setting for his story. It concerns a wronged young cavalry lieutenant about whom is woven a web of intrigue and mystery directly traceable to jealousy and debt.
“If one does not care greatly for the finer arts of fiction he can spend a pleasant hour over the book.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 261. Ap. 24, ’09. 200w.
King, Franklin Hiram.[8] Ventilation for dwellings, rural schools and stables. *75c. Franklin H. King, Madison, Wis.
8–37680.
Treats the facts upon which successful ventilation depends, and the application of theoretical conclusions to practical problems facing the parent, the teacher and the farmer. It is illustrated with diagrams and views of buildings.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 44. F. ’09. ✠
“The volume may be commended specially to parents, teachers, and stock owners.”
+ Nature. 80: 127. Ap. 1, ’09. 80w.
King, Georgiana Goddard. Way of perfect love. $1.25. Macmillan.
8–27521.
A symbolic poem which is “a decorative composition, half pastoral, half lyric masque, done after the manner of the early Renaissance painting.... The Duchess, we should fancy, is the adventurer who leaves her enclosed gardens where her handmaidens bedeck and shield her and where the Duke would fain shelter her from all experience, to go with the unknown and unfelt, with the Wayfarer to try life.... Hers is the modern nature to which renouncement is negation and atrophy, but which learns and grows only by absorption and assimilation, and ultimately finds its vocation in the administrative life of ceaseless growth and readjustment and therefore allies itself with the Duke, the man of science and the modern.”—No. Am.
“The value of the poem is quite aside from whatever may be the chosen parable, and lies in the delicacy and carefulness of its workmanship and in the wealth of its fancy.”
+ Ind. 66: 425. F. 25, ’09. 300w.
“Who knows and loves the great era of Italian painting will find the hours spent in reading this poem not unlike a stroll into the placid background of an Umbrian painting. It is no light pleasure for the moment to be led from the dust and din and clatter of our modern life into this ‘flowery nunnery.’” L. C. Willcox.
+ No. Am. 188: 930. D. ’08. 1300w.
“A poem of refinement and genuine poetic feeling. Its greatest fault is lack of simplicity.”
+ − Outlook. 90: 550. N. 7, ’08. 350w.
King, Gertrude.[6] Landlubbers. †$1.50. Doubleday.
9–8575.
A story of the experiences of an Illinois school teacher and a bibulous Englishman who are left behind on a wrecked ocean liner. The fight for life against odds complicated by the rescue of the ship’s adventuress from a boat that had put to sea on the night of the catastrophe, furnishes thrills for readers who enjoy hair breadth escapes from death.
“Undoubtedly will give just great pleasure to that considerable section of the American reading public which has a liking for wild, impossible, nightmarish ocean tales of love and adventure, 248for it is out of that sort from beginning to end, with an eye-opener, a thrill and a cold shiver for every page.”
− N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, ’09. 600w.
King, Henry Churchill.[7] Laws of friendship, human and divine. (Haverford library lectures.) *$1.25. Macmillan.
9–8407.
“It is one of the first articles in the creed of Oberlin’s president, Dr. Henry Churchill King, that the prime purpose and highest end of life is the cultivation of friendship with God and man; and this little book of his states the laws governing this friendship as they were formulated in the author’s lectures at Haverford college, in the course known as the Haverford library lectures. To Dr. King ‘the problem of friendship is the problem of life itself’; and the essentials of true friendship are, first, integrity and breadth and depth of personality; second, deep community of interests; third, mutual self-manifestation and answering trust; and, fourth, mutual self-giving.”—Dial.
“It is written with Dr. King’s well-known lucidity, and will doubtless be read widely and with great profit.”
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 500. Jl. ’09. 80w.
“Inspiring yet practical and suggestive.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 171. Je. ’09. ✠
“The book is inspiring and helpful.”
+ Dial. 46: 329. My. 16, ’09. 340w.
Educ. R. 38: 315. O. ’09. 30w.
“A good book for an age little given to seeing visions or indulging in dreams. It treats its great theme, human and divine, ‘con amore,’ yet without rapture.”
+ Nation. 89: 52. Jl. 15, ’09. 200w.
King, Henry Churchill, and others. Education and national character. *$1.50. Religious education assn.
Thirty-three addresses selected from a larger number given at the fifth convention of the Religious education association. “Among the contributors are such men as President King, Professors Peabody, Stewart, Coe, Votaw, Drs. Abbott and Gladden, Dean Hodges, and others well known. ‘Our national need,’ President King affirms, ‘is a religious need.’ The moral and social principles inseparable from religion receive an equal emphasis in this volume.” (Outlook.)
“They present important aspects of the religious life of America in a strong and suggestive way.”
+ Bib. World. 33: 144. F. ’09. 30w.
+ Outlook. 91: 382. F. 20, ’09. 200w.
Kingsley, Florence Morse.[6] Glass house. †$1.50. Dodd.
9–6846.
A story about a woman who towards middle age takes to story-writing and neglects her three children. “A wealthy business man, who has a grudge against her husband, an unsuccessful architect, schemes to carry off the woman’s young daughter on his yacht to Europe, and also contrives a plan by which he hopes to foil the hopes and ruin the budding success of the architect. The latter’s acumen prevents the success of this design, and a fifth-rate actor, who has picked up a speaking acquaintance with the girl, ends his villainous plot with regard to her. And then the wife and mother decides to reform and declares she will never write again.” (N. Y. Times.)
“It is a book that is worth reading and then putting aside to be read many times again. The finish of her writing is always literally ‘ad unguem.’” H. T. Peck.
+ − Bookm. 29: 405. Je. ’09. 1100w.
“The book is not without an occasional crudity, but its net results might well be envied by many another contemporary writer of wider and bigger reputation.” Philip Tillinghast.
+ − Forum. 41: 614. Je. ’09. 750w.
“If the moral is not loudly demanded by the public, the fable at least is mildly readable.”
+ Nation. 89: 122. Ag. 5, ’09. 300w.
“A pretty story, written with considerable skill, but drawing its inspiration from the author’s imagination rather than from knowledge of real men and women.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, ’09. 180w.
“A sympathetic novel, one of the best in our opinion that Mrs. Kingsley has written.”
+ R. of Rs. 40: 124. Jl. ’09. 80w.
Kingsley, Florence Morse.[11] Star of love. †$2. Appleton.
9–27029.
The life of Queen Esther, the star of love, at the corrupt court of Xerxes is here pictured in a vivid fashion that well supplements the Bible story. The benign influence of the gentle Hebrew maiden over the dread king who lives in suspicion of intrigue and deception is charmingly shown, and she appears in glowing contrast to the wily queen mother, the wife of Hamon, and others of the court. She is true to herself and her love, be it in the royal gardens of ease, or on the day of dread and danger when she faced her enemies with her little son in her arms and a prayer to the one God on her lips. There are eight illustrations by Arthur E. Becher in soft oriental tones.
“An absorbing romance.”
+ Dial. 47: 464. D. 1, ’09. 110w.
“Miss Kingsley will add materially to an already wide and favorable reputation by this latest novel.”
+ Lit. D. 39: 782. N. 6, ’09. 280w.
Kingsley, Rose Georgina. Roses and rose-growing; with a chapter on “How to grow roses for exhibition,” by the Rev. F: Page-Roberts. *$2. Macmillan.
Agr9–1598.
“To amateurs and professional cultivators who wish to inform themselves as to what is latest and best in regard to roses, we can cordially recommend this modest volume. Miss Kingsley brings to her task literary skill, and a fair experience in the selection and cultivation of roses, for both of which she is indebted to the late Charles Kingsley of Eversley.”—Nation.
“The color plates in this book are exceptionally accurate and beautiful.” S. A. Shafer.
+ Dial. 46: 367. Je. 1, ’09. 230w.
“All garden lovers may welcome this instructive and charming book.”
+ Ind. 66: 1032. My. 13, ’09. 140w.
“She has made good use of the standard books, new and old, and has succeeded in preparing an attractive handbook such as Kingsley himself would have been delighted to use.”
+ Nation. 88: 147. F. 11, ’09. 280w.
Spec. 101: 1062. D. 19, ’08. 130w.
Kinross, Albert. Joan of Garioch. †$1.50. Macmillan.
8–29337.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
“The story is harmless and too well written to be classed with cheap melodrama, but it has no literary quality or particular merit.”
− + A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 25. Ja. ’09.
“He has done better work, but this is of its kind excellent. Some time elapses before we are well in the saddle, as the plot is jointed in sections.”
+ − Ath. 1908, 2: 715. D. 5. 140w.
“Although the love-interest is kept well in the background, there are all sorts of romantic compensations for this defect, and the interest of the story does not flag in a single chapter.” W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 46: 263. Ap. 16, ’09. 270w.
“Is an important story, marking as it does a new level for the novel of adventure.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 76. F. 6, ’09. 230w.
249“It is possible to read the adventurous part of the book and merely glance at the romance. On these conditions the novel may be recommended to those who are interested in the Lettish rising, and Russian politics generally.”
+ − Spec. 102: 24. Ja. 2, ’09. 170w.
Kipling, Rudyard.[12] Abaft the funnel. *$1.50. Dodge, B. W.
9–28704.
“A gleaning of hitherto uncollected papers—stories and sketches—contributed to Anglo-Indian periodicals in the years 1888–1890.... Inquiry reveals ‘Abaft the funnel’ to be what it seems, an exhumation of material which Kipling had doubtless reckoned safely buried in the files of the Allahabad ‘Pioneer’ or elsewhere.... They contain the crude substance of the Kipling, who, in his young twenties, took the world by storm. The ‘Plain tales’ and the other early volumes were made up of precisely such stories as these—many of them written hastily as newspaper fillers.”—Nation.
“If it is only occasionally we find the Man Who Was at his best, ‘Abaft the funnel’ offers many illustrations of the old Kipling at his worst.”
− + Bookm. 30: 319. D. ’09. 1450w.
“The thirty papers collected under the title ‘Abaft the funnel’ stand as they originally came from his hurried pen. Most of them are sketches rather than tales, and of slight intrinsic value.”
− + Nation. 89: 460. N. 11, ’09. 400w.
Kipling, Rudyard.[10] Actions and reactions. †$1.50. Doubleday.
9–26138.
The eight stories which are gathered into this volume are unrelated in subject, but each bears the unmistakable mark of its author, and each is followed by a poem which to a certain extent reflects the spirit, if not the sense, of the prose preceding it. The tales are entitled: An habitation enforced; Garm—a hostage; The mother hive; With the night mail; A deal in cotton; The puzzler; Little foxes; and The house surgeon. They range geographically from England to India, and, in characters, from men to our dumb brothers.
“A casual collection of reprints which as a whole do not adequately represent Kipling’s genius.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 133. D. ’09. ✠
“There is hardly a tale in this volume which is not unmatchable in its kind, in its alertness, knowledgeableness, the quick understanding of human nature revealed by every scrap of dialogue.”
+ Ath. 1909, 2: 453. O. 16. 1700w.
“Without doubt the new book offers excuse for the sneering references that have been common of late years: ‘the work of a talented writer who was once a genius.’ As for the verse, it is Kipling at his worst. But there are two stories that offer the perfect Kiplingite a ray of hope.”
− + Bookm. 30: 321. D. ’09. 370w.
“The rough, swift force is gone, the youthful cynicism, and the journalistic dash. The ‘actions and reactions’ of his latest volume would have been recorded by the young Kipling in a tenth the space here employed. They are the careful product of a responsible middle-aged practitioner.”
+ − Nation. 89: 460. N. 11, ’09. 380w.
“The old vigor, the old heart-searching eye, and the old bold phrase that strips naked what the eye has seen and flashes it clean-cut full upon you—all here are unimpaired; pervaded somehow with a subtler essence, an intangible nexus which holds within itself things too dim for words, yet real enough for feeling.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 670. O. 30, ’09. 800w.
“Mr. Kipling is as successful as usual in his new book. It is the combination of strength and tenderness that makes Mr. Kipling’s work remarkable.”
+ Sat. R. 108: sup. 3. O. 16, ’09. 1300w.
“Happily the riddle-reading powers of his admirers are not seriously taxed in his new volume of stories, and the poems in which, after his wont, he sums up the tendency and moral of each of his stories are more than usually incisive and illuminating.”
+ Spec. 103: 564. O. 9, ’09. 1150w.
Kipling, Rudyard.[5] Kipling stories and poems every child should know; ed. by Mary E. Burt and W. T. Chapin. **$1.20. Doubleday.
9–11260.
Another volume in the “What every child should know” series. The editor has skimmed the cream of Kipling’s poems and juvenile stories, making a collection of virile classics rich in local color and full of alimental qualities.
“A very useful volume for the small library that cannot afford the complete books, and for teachers of primary and grammar grades.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 191. Je. ’09. ✠
+ Dial. 47: 24. Jl. 1, ’09. 130w.
“Here the two editors have trampled on worthy material and have pieced it together in most artificial fashion.” M. J. Moses.
− Ind. 67: 1359. D. 16, ’09. 70w.
“The editor has doubtless been actuated by excellent motives, but it is unfortunate she did not set at defiance the demands of teachers, and aim only to satisfy the children.”
+ − Lit. D. 39: 1020. D. 4, ’09. 150w.
“Undoubtedly they have some rich material here, but that is Kipling’s fault; he cannot be harmed by the commonplace remarks at the head of the selections, printed in excruciating type, and serving as superfluous connective tissue.”
− + Nation. 89: 538. D. 2, ’09. 80w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 798. D. 18, ’09. 110w.
Kipling, Rudyard. With the night mail: a story of 2000 A. D.; together with extracts from the contemporary magazine in which it appeared. **$1. Doubleday.
9–8570.
A tale which chronicles a trip from London to Quebec by dirigible balloon during the hours of a single night in the year 2000 A. D. Kipling’s quick imagination copes bravely with the struggle of the numerous flitting packets to keep well to their five-thousand foot lanes, and the excitement of a storm during which a fellow liner succumbs to its fate and is swallowed by the Atlantic. The narrative “is filled with a strange technical jargon, relieved by some remarkably vivid passages of description.” (Nation.)
“Here all the terms are unknown not merely to literary men but to everybody of this generation, yet the story is readable and comprehensible enough. Kipling does not rely upon the knowledge of his readers, but on their intelligence.”
+ Ind. 66: 814. Ap. 15, ’09. 280w.
“The story is a good enough one of its kind. It is a pity that he is so destitute of ideas that in the interval of two years and a half since ‘Puck of Pook’s hill’ he has been able to prepare no better apology for a book.”
+ − Nation. 88: 364. Ap. 8, ’09. 160w.
“The conviction is strongly borne in upon you that this man is hardly less seer than artist.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 216. Ap. 10, ’09. 420w.
“Absorbing short tale.”
+ R. of Rs. 40: 253. Ag. ’09. 120w.
Kirbye, J. Edward. Puritanism in the South. *75c. Pilgrim press.
8–36696.
Correcting at the outset the historical inaccuracy that the Puritan was in New England and the Cavalier in the South, the author shows that the colonial south contained Puritans, Huguenots, Cavaliers, German, Irish, Scotch and French. He shows that the difference between 250North and South originated in the differing land systems, the farm and the plantation, which affected their social, intellectual and religious ideals. He discusses conditions in Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia, and answers, in closing, the question, What is Puritanism in the South?
“The style is journalistic, and the matter is determined by temporary interest rather than historical value. It is scarcely necessary to point out minor mistakes in a volume which is not to be taken as serious history and which has no index.”
− Am. Hist. R. 15: 186. O. ’09. 350w.
Kirk, John.[5] Biographies of English Catholics in the eighteenth century; ed. by J. H. Pollen and Edwin Burton. *$2.75. Benziger.
9–14581.
Intended as a continuation of Dodd’s “Church history.” There are some thousand sketches. “The names, arranged in alphabetical order, belong to every conspicuous rank of society, those of the clergy and gentry predominating. Many of the names have rich historical associations, stretching back far beyond the bad days of the reformation.” (Cath. World.)
“His great mass of biographical notes are now published and will be of prime value to whoever is destined to carry out the work. Even in their present shape they assist us to form a fair idea of the conditions of English Catholics from the days of Anne down to the close of the penal times.”
+ Cath. World. 89: 244. My. ’09. 280w.
Spec. 101: 1063. D. 19, ’08. 60w.
Kirk, William, ed.[11] Modern city: Providence, Rhode Island, and its activities; a collection of essays by members of the faculty of Brown university. *$2.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
9–26166.
Presents the physical characteristics, the racial element, the commercial and industrial growth, the labor conditions, and the governmental, financial, educational, aesthetic, philanthropic, and religious activities of a typical American city. The work is less a complete description of any one city than a survey of its distinctive characteristics.
“Chapters on ‘Population,’ ‘Labor,’ and ‘Finance,’ to mention such as are of interest to the economist, are good, while that on ‘Industry’ is lamentably weak—mostly eighteenth-century history. There is, in fact, throughout the book, a rather uncertain wavering between historical fact and present-day conditions which not only is disconcerting in this description of a ‘modern city’ but also results in some unfortunate gaps.”
+ − J. Pol. Econ. 17: 651. N. ’09. 180w.
“It should prove a valuable collection of ‘mémoires pour servir.’”
+ Nation. 89: 353. O. 14, ’09. 50w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 776. D. 4, ’09. 320w.
Kirkham, Stanton Davis.[6] Mexican trails. **$1.75. Putnam.
9–7928.
“An account, admirably and fully illustrated, of what is loveliest, most picturesque, and most interesting, historically and from other points of view, in Mexico; and it is a result of a three years’ residence in the country and of long horseback tours over a large part of the Republic. The author knows Mexican life and character from intimate personal experience, and, being a veteran and accomplished writer, his pen does full justice to the many-sided charm of his subject.”
“Gives a very good idea of local conditions and of the status of Mexican Indians.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 171. Je. ’09.
Ind. 66: 1240. Je. 3, ’09. 80w.
“The narrative is refreshingly free from statistics and chapters on the financial resources of the country and the political situation. As an artist is said to catch the expression of his model, so Mr. Kirkham has succeeded in portraying the individuality, the elusive spirit of Mexico.”
+ Nation. 89: 516. N. 25, ’09. 500w.
“It is rather a pity he does not give us a fairly full record of his Mexican days instead of a series of glimpses of the life and scenery with which he came in contact. But he might have written much more fully about the impressions he enjoyed while he was roaming about in localities not often visited by Americans.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 198. Ap. 3, ’09. 330w.
R. of Rs. 39: 765. Je. ’09. 50w.
“Altogether, this is a book to be read.”
+ Spec. 103: sup. 494. O. 2, ’09. 170w.
Kirkham, Stanton Davis. Philosophy of self-help. **$1.25. Putnam.
9–4135.
Auto-suggestion is the means of self-help which the author uses thruout this presentation. He reviews the body of truth which constitutes the normal field of the mind’s activity; considers at length the nature and activity of the mind and its relation to the body; and concludes with such logical deductions and inferences as may be drawn with reference to mind building and character forming, thru a practical application of the principles discussed.
“The philosophy is idealistic and inspiring to a degree and the last third of the book, which presents the philosophy in detail, will bear rereading.”
+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 427. S. ’09. 130w.
“One is glad at last to find a book written not only in tolerably good English, but also with a precision of thought, a sequence of ideas that are understandable, and answerable, and withal, a book typical of the movement for which it stands. Mr. Kirkham expounds a practical philosophy, a popular philosophy.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 244. Ap. 17, ’09. 800w.
Kirkland, Winifred.[10] Introducing Corinna. **$1. Revell.
9–24329.
A story of a college girl after college days are over that gives an account of Corinna Sargent’s year as head mistress of Bramley Hall. Corinna, a typical girl-graduate, brings all her ingenuity, and tact to bear on the problem of managing a difficult set of girls not much younger than herself. Through her understanding of girls, she succeeds where those older and wiser than she have failed.
“Librarians and mothers should welcome such a charming, straightforward romance. For several years we have met with no story so fresh, so frank, so picturesque, and so holding in its sympathetic, distinctive portrayal.” M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 67: 1365. D. 16, ’09. 80w.
“It is just the ‘romance’ for a ‘betwixt and between’ girl.”
+ Lit. D. 39: 1027. D. 4, ’09. 40w.
“The plot is defective in places, but the general tone is wholesome.”
+ − Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 50w.
Kirkpatrick, Edwin Asbury.[9] Genetic psychology: an introduction to an objective and genetic view of intelligence. *$1.25. Macmillan.
“The plan underlying the work is that of coining in one exposition the underlying types of behavior of our own complex mentality and the antecedent and simpler varieties characteristic of the structurally simpler organisms. There thus results a conception of behavior as a consistent and expanding procedure, and of the mental factor in it as again an organic principle in a still larger whole. Nor is this left vague and generic; it is coördinated with 251the amœba and the insect and the fish and fowl; it binds dog and ape with these, and these with men.”—Dial.
“A helpful contribution to the equipment for presenting to the young idea some adequate notion of its own ancestry and conditions.”
+ Dial. 47: 23. Jl. 1, ’09. 200w.
“We could not wish a more wisely balanced, better adapted introduction. The classification and interpretation of instincts are doubtless somewhat more scholastic in their sharp distinctions than the facts allow.”
+ − Nation. 89: 210. S. 2, ’09. 200w.
Kitton, Frederick George. Charles Dickens. *$3.50. Appleton.
To the material which Foster drew upon for his biography a third of a century ago has been added for this “life” a considerable amount of new material including Dickens’s private correspondence.
“To his work there is introduced a number of intimate touches from the hand of the novelist himself which give it a unique flavor.”
+ Lit. D. 37: 902. D. 12, ’08. 200w.
“It is in its total effect an abridgment of the work of his predecessor: What it suppresses—the intimate comment and criticism of Dickens’s bosom friend—is of the highest interest and value; what it adds—a few scraps of information and letters—does not contribute any new and important ‘fact of life or character.’”
− Nation. 87: 607. D. 17, ’08. 780w.
Reviewed by Stephenson Browne.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 598. O. 24, ’08. 2000w.
“A fascinating life fascinatingly told, and one which no lover of Dickens can leave unread without depriving himself of a great pleasure.”
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 621. O. 24, ’08. 20w.
N. Y. Times. 13: 750. D. 5, ’08. 240w.
“Mr. Kitton is an enthusiast; he could not be more offensively panegyrical if Dickens had died last week. Unfortunately he has very little humor, and a great knack at quoting the passages from Dickens’s letters, and dwelling upon the incidents of his career, which idolaters might choose to ignore.” H. W. Boynton.
− Putnam’s. 5: 493. Ja. ’09. 430w.
Kitts, Eustace J.[7] In the days of the councils. *10s. 6d. Constable, A., and co., London.
A book whose “substance and core is a careful setting forth of the various methods for terminating the schism proposed or followed at one time or another, coupled with a clear enumeration of the difficulties that thwarted each new effort in behalf of religious peace and unity. The documentation is not always entirely satisfactory, owing to the circumstance that the author, although his studies have carried him back to the original sources, leans largely upon the excellent secondary works dealing with the period, and frequently yields to the temptation of referring undisputed facts to them.”—Am. Hist. R.
“A sound and painstaking, though a by no means original, work. But though even-tempered as the historian should be, Mr. Kitts pays the price for this cold merit by his failure to endow his leading personalities with the warm breath of life.” Ferdinand Schevill.
+ − Am. Hist. R. 14: 801. Jl. ’09. 620w.
“Instead of the coat of many colours that this picturesque adventurer deserved, has produced a sorry piece of patchwork. Here was an author who was setting out to rewrite Bryce and Creighton without either grace of style or accuracy of statement. First of all, Mr. Kitts has given his book a double-barrelled title, and both barrels miss fire. By all means let him complete the story, but let him spare his readers the jumble of second-hand quotations and irrelevant facts with which his first is crammed.”
− Sat. R. 107: 214. F. 13, ’09. 1000w.
“It is just, sensible, and competent, and it is put together with workmanlike skill which would do credit to a professional historian. The kind offices of some friend might have saved Mr. Kitts’s book from such slight slips, which occur chiefly when he goes outside his own period, and we mention them only in order that they may be removed in a later edition. They do not seriously interfere with the special interest and value of the book. His book is written with vigour and freshness, and he retains the reader’s interest throughout.”
+ − Spec. 102: sup. 635. Ap. 24, ’09. 1400w.
Klein, Charles.[5] Music master; novelised from the play as produced by David Belasco. †$1.50. Dodd.
9–7830.
A novelized version of the play in which David Warfield has achieved his greatest success. It turns upon a wife’s desertion of her husband, a German musician, her flight to America with their child, and the father’s struggle with poverty during twenty years of searching for the lost daughter.
“Novelization of the play, indifferently well done.”
+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 148. My. ’09.
“It is a readable tale, and though occasionally verbose, will probably appeal to a large circle of readers.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 246. Ap. 17, ’09. 220w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, ’09. 240w.
Klein, Charles, and Hornblow, Arthur.[12] Third degree. †$1.50. Dillingham.
9–29769.
A strong, impressive arraignment of the abuses in this country of the police system. The son of an old New York family marries a girl of character, but one whose parentage is unworthy the recognition of the husband’s family. They disown the son; he sinks into dissipation and debt; and is finally accused of murder. He becomes a victim of the police officials, but is saved from the “chair” by his clear-headed, stout-hearted wife who believes absolutely in his innocence, and whose wit and good sense enable her to win against the tremendous odds imposed by the law.
Kleiser, Grenville. How to develop power and personality in speaking; with an introd. by Lewis O. Brastow. **$1.25. Funk.
9–703.
A handbook, particularly valuable to the student of homiletics, which gives suggestions and exercises under the following heads: Power and personality in speaking, How to develop physical power, How to develop the speaking voice, How to build a vocabulary, Power in English style, How to develop the imagination, Dramatic power in speaking, How to train the memory, Power of illustration, Power in conversation, Power in extemporaneous speaking, Power in holding an audience, Power in prayer, and Power in service and repose. Part 2 contains helpful selections for study and practice.
“Practical manual of instruction in pulpit oratory.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 78. Mr. ’09.
“We take pleasure in heartily recommending this volume to all persons interested in the subject discussed.”
+ Arena. 41: 393. Mr. ’09. 320w.
+ Ind. 66: 328. F. 11, ’09. 50w.
“Though the book is designed to be especially helpful to ministers, its sound and fundamental method should make it generally useful.”
+ Nation. 88: 415. Ap. 22, ’09. 130w.
“Whoever examines the book, however, will find that any person desirous of increasing his power as a public speaker may benefit greatly from Mr. Kleiser’s practical instructions and suggestions.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 114. F. 27, ’09. 210w.
252Knapp, Margaret Lizzie. But still a man. †$1.50. Little.
9–4954.
A story whose keynote is found in Pope’s line “A minister—but still a man.” The hero is a young man just turned out of the theological seminary into the world. He finds his niche in a small valley town, serves and stimulates his parish, and suffers the usual small-town persecutions. The real concern of the story is the mission of the one woman in opening this hero’s eyes to the height, the depth and the fulness of love which when understood swept away a great cloud of resentment and hatred that had hung over his life.
“The religious tone is dominant but not unpleasantly obtrusive.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 91. Mr. ’09. ✠
“It gains a strong hold upon us by its naturalness, its earnestness, its variety of character and incident, its gleams of poetry and humor, and its clear, unaffected style.” W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 182. S. 16, ’09. 300w.
“There is much excellent work in the depiction of these strongly individualized characters. Her story of Gordon Dale’s first parish is one of strong human interest.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 116. F. 27, ’09. 200w.
Knight, Charles Robert. Animals of the world for young people; with an introd. by Tudor Jenks. **$2. Stokes.
8–31036.
“Here are described all the existing mammals, with the exception of those that are very rare and almost unheard of nowadays, and in his introduction Mr. Jenks, after giving the scope of this work, outlines briefly the general structure and anatomy of the animals treated in the volume. There are forty full-page coloured plates, which represent two hundred animals.”—Bookm.
“An interesting and instructive book.” K. L. M.
+ Bookm. 28: 502. Ja. ’09. 70w.
“The text is concise.” M. J. Moses.
+ Ind. 65: 1480. D. 17, ’08. 30w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 756. D. 5, ’08. 60w.
Knight, Edward Frederick. [7] Awakening of Turkey: a history of the Turkish revolution. *$3. Lippincott.
9–35780.
A detailed account of the Turkish revolution which confirms other authentic reports and which “contains some new material, such as the diary of Niazi Bey after he had declared the revolution and taken to the hills at Resna; and it differs essentially from some of the Times telegrams in its testimony as to the later character of the Committee of union and progress.” (Spec.)
“A well written, timely work.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 16. S. ’09.
“Mr. Knight is almost Thucydidean in his minute account of what Niazi did and said during the two weeks of insurrection.”
+ Nation. 89: 188. Ag. 26, ’09. 320w.
“It is no slight to Mr. Buxton’s interesting volume, entitled ‘Turkey in revolution,’ to say that Mr. Knight’s work is the most thorough account that has appeared in the English language.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 500. Ag. 21, ’09. 1350w.
+ Outlook. 92: 825. Ag. 7, ’09. 350w.
“Mr. Knight says all that an extreme partisan could to justify everything that the revolutionary party has done to establish the military despotism which has taken the place of the rule of the Sultan Abdul Hamid. His knowledge ... has not saved his work from glaring inconsistences. There is, however, some value in Mr. Knight’s description of the secret society which with the co-operation of local freemasonry fomented the revolution by means of assassinations which Mr. Knight gladly justifies as necessary to its work.”
− + Sat. R. 107: 726. Je. 5, ’09. 380w.
“We notice a few mistakes in the book. In spite of a certain provocative tone which we think unnecessary in the circumstances—for are we not all friends of Turkey now?—Mr. Knight’s book is to be heartily recommended as a piece of clear and informing narrative worthy of his reputation.”
+ − Spec. 102: 858. My. 29, ’09. 1900w.
Knopf, Siegmund Adolphus.[9] Tuberculosis: a preventable and curable disease; modern methods for the solution of the tuberculosis problem. **$2. Moffatt.
9–17599.
“The book is intended not so much for physicians as for philanthropists, social workers. publicists, teachers, consumptives and the people at large. Besides the fundamental chapters explaining the sources of infection and the modern methods of treatment, there are sections on the duties of the physician, the duties of municipal health authorities, of state and federal authorities, of employers, school teachers, educators, newspapers, clergymen, charity organizations and ordinary citizens.”—Survey.
“Not so specialized and comprehensive as the N. Y. Charity organization ‘Handbook’ (now out of print) and less informing on the technical side than Newsholme’s ‘Prevention of tuberculosis,’ but better adapted for general reading than either and perhaps the best work in print for popular use. It should be on the shelves of every public library.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 43. O. ’09.
“Dr. Knopf’s book is quite as optimistic as that of Dr. Otis. If the book is to be read, as seems to have been the intention, by tuberculosis patients, it is too bad that it was not made a little lighter. The heavy calendered paper makes it weigh several pounds.”
+ − Ind. 67: 1208. N. 25, ’09. 170w.
“The validity of what this author has to say can scarcely be called in question, for there is no more zealous student of tuberculosis in America, or for that matter in Europe.” I. W. Voorhees.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 464. Jl. 31, ’09. 800w.
“It deals in a thorough and most satisfactory manner with one of the most important problems of the human race.” G: M. Kober.
+ Science, n. s. 30: 447. O. 1, ’09. 1600w.
“It is clearly, and interestingly written, conveying throughout the impression of well-balanced judgment on all disputed questions, and of very wide familiarity with all branches of the subject. The book will certainly be of the greatest value as a storehouse of information such as would be needed by those who are to speak on the subject of tuberculosis, or to undertake any portion of the educational campaign. It is curious that less than half a page is devoted to the subject of nutrition, and about the same space to rest, while the value of fresh air is admirably illustrated in scores of pages and from every point of view.” R: C. Cabot.
+ − Survey. 22: 678. Ag. 21, ’09. 1000w.
Knott, Cargill Gilston. Physics of earthquake phenomena. *$4.75. Oxford.
GS8–443.
“The work is a condensed but very clear review and discussion of the phenomena and causes of earthquakes. The earth is consistently viewed from the standpoint of physics and of the physicist, who regards the rocky crust as a medium of greater or less elasticity in which vibrations are produced and through which they are propagated. In this discussion the larger features of the shocks, such as their distribution and periodicity, are explained; the means of detection and measurement are analyzed in a general way, and the more prominent instruments are described.”—Nation.
“The book presents a timely and excellent statement of the subject.”
+ Nation. 88: 175. F. 18, ’09. 240w.
253“Dr. Knott has confined himself to the physics of earthquakes, a department of their study with which he is well qualified to deal, and of which, more than any other, an adequate textbook was required. To a large extent the book deals with matters contained in other manuals, the treatment differing only in form and more than usual correctness, and frequently in an unusual point of view.”
+ Nature. 79: 184. D. 17, ’08. 900w.
Knowles, Robert Edward.[11] Attic guest: a novel. **$1.20. Revell.
9–26805.
A story, autobiographical in form and strong in heart interest, in which are set down the experiences of a gay southern girl who married a sturdy Scotch preacher and learned some bitter lessons in his Canadian church with its surplus of patricians who had “bought their way to the seats of the mighty.”
Knowlton, Frank Hall.[5] Birds of the world: a popular account. (American nature ser.) **$7. Holt.
9–7956.
A book written in simple, concise, popular style designed less for the specialist than the general reader. It is furnished with an introduction by Frederic A. Lucas on the anatomy of birds which leads up to scientific classification. There are numerous fine illustrations in color and engraving.
“Fills a gap that existed for untechnical descriptions of birds of several foreign countries.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 171. Je. ’09.
“There is no doubt that the book fills a real want. It is extremely satisfactory thus to have presented the latest information obtainable in this field of nature-study.” L. S. Keyser.
+ Dial. 46: 361. Je. 1, ’09. 1400w.
“To those who would pursue such studies, or who would excite an interest in them in their families, we would recommend this volume, with its excellent descriptions, its numerous illustrations, and its brilliantly colored plates.”
+ Ind. 66: 766. Ap. 8, ’09. 400w.
“The most serious drawback to the book is its unwieldy size and its weight of seven and a half pounds.”
+ − Nation. 89: 39. Jl. 8, ’09. 800w.
“Very excellent, succinct, and trustworthy account of the ‘Birds of the world,’ and we hope it will, despites its bulkiness and weight, meet in the United States, and in England also, with the appreciation it fully deserves.” F.
+ − Nature. 81: 421. O. 7, ’09. 1300w.
“A book about birds that attempts to describe the salient characteristics of nearly 4,500 varieties may be regarded, and quite properly, as a monumental undertaking.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 305. My. 15, ’09. 1350w.
“The method of treatment not only includes scientific accuracy and comprehensiveness, but supplies that information which the general reader is likely to require concerning the habits and distribution of, it may be said, every known member of the bird family.”
+ R. of Rs. 39: 638. My. ’09. 150w.
“The author has surveyed the most pertinent literature so well, and has preserved so sane a judgment in dealing with it, that he is a guide to be trusted on all matters of which he treats. His errors will be found to be chiefly those of omission.” F. H. Herrick.
+ − Science, n.s. 30: 27. Jl. 2, ’09. 750w.
Knox, Dorothea Heness.[8] Heart of Washington. $1.50. Neale.
9–22003.
A story with little pretention to literary claims which is built up about the love of Washington for Esther Denis, the misunderstandings that separated them and his marriage to Martha Custis.
Konody, Paul G.; Brockwell, Maurice W.; and Lippmann, F. W.[12] National gallery. 2v. *$8. Dodge.
To illustrate the uniqueness of London’s colossal gallery “the sumptuous plates of these two volumes have been got together, while the text follows the long and splendid procession—placing the painters and filling in the gaps which even so bountiful an array of plates must leave in the specimens of the world’s illustrious artists. The text devotes itself equally to the historical position and to the temper and personality of its subjects, and is clear and succinct.”—Bookm.
“The general effect of every plate is one of remarkable fidelity. There is a swing in the text which proclaims that it is mainly intended for popular reading; but in the matter of dates and facts the latest researches have evidently been utilized. There are some ‘flowers of speech.’”
+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 322. Mr. 13. 420w. (Review of v. 1, pts. 1–6.)
“It may be doubted if there is any other popular guide to the history of painting which gives such an admirable, condensed account of a subject which has given birth to a whole library. The descriptive particulars on the flyleaf of each picture are not so full as they might be.”
+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 652. My. 29. 280w. (Review of v. 1.)
“Perhaps the most notable accomplishment of the season’s art-books.” Algernon Tassin.
+ + Bookm. 30: 343. D. ’09. 230w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)
Konta, Annie Lemp.[12] History of French literature; from the oath of Strassburg to Chanticler. **$2.50. Appleton.
A comprehensive outline history of French literature produced in keeping with modern methods of study. Proper proportion is maintained thruout, both as to the importance of the various forces of literary development and the modern estimate of their value. The volume furnishes an excellent text for college classes.
Kramer, Harold Morton. Chrysalis. †$1.50. Lothrop.
9–7042.
Opens with a Yale-Harvard football game and then shifts scene to Spokane and the Palouse. The story is strongly tinctured with a western flavor, and deals with politics, the rounding up of a band of rustlers, and a young lawyer’s growth out of chrysalis thru the influence of a strong, fine-spirited western girl.
“Political and financial intrigue form the substance of the narrative, and, together with a certain admixture of physical violence, gives it virility.” W: M. Payne.
+ Dial. 47: 48. Jl. 16, ’09. 100w.
“His up-to-date picture of life in Washington, with its action centering in Spokane, has plenty of the color and the flavor of the people and the region.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 209. Ap. 10, ’09. 260w.
“A very characteristic story of present-day life in city and country in the Northwest.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 376. Je. 12, ’09. 160w.
Krans, Horatio Sheafe, ed.[12] English love poems, old and new. **$1.25. Putnam.
9–30314.
A little volume of lyrical poetry from which have been excluded such lyrics “as, amorous though they be, are still sicklied with the cast of thought and philosophy ... verses whose ardor has cooled in quest of fantastic conceits and of ingenious rhetorical devices; and verses in which love is but the plaything of a pretty wit or antic fancy.” The poems that have been admitted to its pages are brief, spontaneous, 254song-like lyrics, impassioned or aglow with feeling; simple, direct, and immediate in their appeal.
“The selection is good. The illustrations were better omitted.”
+ − Nation. 89: 571. D. 9, ’09. 110w.
Krapp, George Philip.[9] Modern English; its growth and present use. *$1.25. Scribner.
9–22256.
“Presents in popular form the results of a very thorough historical study of English inflections, syntax, vocabulary, and pronunciation.” (Forum.) “While the very reverse of provincial, it is a book that could hardly have been written anywhere but in America, its note throughout being frankly and refreshingly democratic. Its conclusions, therefore, are not likely to find full favor with the creators of artificial ‘authority,’ or with academic conservatives in general.” (Dial.)
“There are surface failings. The book itself is an exceptionally good one, and will doubtless be read widely and with profit.” C. B. Wright.
+ − Dial. 47: 177. S. 16, ’09. 750w.
“Is a very sensible and serviceable book; and it is only because it is so bold in thought and lively in presentment that the reader feels summoned at times to couch a lance and ride at tourney with the author.” Clayton Hamilton.
+ − Forum. 42: 277. S. ’09. 2700w.
Krehbiel, Henry Edward. Chapters of opera: being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time. **$3.50. Holt.
8–37086.
An important work whose first seven chapters deal with the earliest operatic performances in New York, and follow the development of existing taste, appreciation, and interest in the lyrical drama; and whose remaining chapters deal with the quarter-century history of the Metropolitan opera house. The record of vicissitudes thru which the institution has passed is interspersed with estimates of operas, conductors, singers, and also with humorous anecdotes. The volume is handsomely illustrated and contains a good index.
“A complete and interesting survey of operatic history in New York city.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 44. F. ’09.
“It is only the irrepressible ‘modernist’ who will take issue on this point with Mr. Krehbiel. For others—indeed, for the ‘modernist’ himself—‘Chapters of opera’ will furnish a generous measure of entertainment, enlightenment, and edification; and for many it will be indispensable.” Lawrence Gilman.
+ + − Bookm. 29: 86. Mr. ’09. 1300w.
“A book which is not only a valuable and interesting compendium, but delightful to read.” G: P. Upton.
+ Dial. 46: 398. Je. 16, ’09. 500w.
“It is valuable as a record and reference book either for writers who need the information professionally, or for those who wish to freshen up pleasurable memories.” G. I. Colbron.
+ Forum. 41: 480. My. ’09. 1050w.
“The musical editor of the New York ‘Tribune’ was preeminently fitted for the task he set himself and he has carried it thru with brilliant success.”
+ Ind. 67: 368. Ag. 12, ’09. 400w.
“The record of the facts is here presented, not only in a readable manner, but without bias, and with a painstaking accuracy of which only two other musical scholars in this country—Philip Hale and O. G. Sonneck—would be capable.”
+ + Nation. 87: 636. D. 24, ’08. 930w.
“Both as opera guide and reference book Mr. Krehbiel’s volume should appeal to music lovers.”
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 744. D. 5, ’08. 180w.
“He writes in a delightfully engaging manner, with humor, allusiveness, and an abundance of the personal note. Seekers after the facts of the record, however, will find them all copiously and compendiously set down.” Richard Aldrich.
+ + N. Y. Times. 13: 799. D. 26, ’08. 1050w.
“The book is painstaking as a history, but is at the same time readable by virtue of its many anecdotes and passages of personal reminiscence.”
+ Outlook. 91: 292. F. 6, ’09. 100w.
“Absorbingly interesting volume.”
+ R. of Rs. 39: 255. F. ’09. 200w.
Kreps, Elmer Harry.[11] Science of trapping. 60c. Harding, A. R.
9–18378.
Describes intimately the fur-bearing animals of this country, their characteristics, values and habits, and gives practical methods for their capture.
“Covers its ground in a very businesslike way.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 80w.
Krüger, H. Gustav Edouard.[9] Papacy: the idea and its exponents. (Crown theological lib.) *$1.50. Putnam.
Traces the outline history of the papacy, its idea and its exponents from the earliest times.
“The translators have done their work exceptionally well. There are a few misprints: pp. 191, 210, 271. Possibly German affairs sometimes receive slightly more than their due attention, but there is, on the whole, probably no book on the subject at once so illuminating, so trustworthy and so readable. It should be widely welcomed by ministers, laymen, and scholars.”
+ + − Am. J. Theol. 13: 652. O. ’09. 200w.
“For the reader who does not know the facts the historical background is insufficient. For one who does know the facts they are unnecessary. Yet within these self-imposed limits, Dr. Krüger has well performed his task.” E: S. Drown.
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 511. Ag. 28, ’09. 1100w.