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A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 180. Je. ’09.
“Mr. Rockefeller’s ‘Random reminiscences’ are just what a sensible person might have expected—bland, benevolent, evasive and very brief.”
− Bookm. 30: 291. N. ’09. 570w.
“Mr. Rockefeller’s chapters, simply and briefly written, make good reading, especially if read in connection with Miss Tarbell’s memorable volume of rather different tone and complexion.”
+ Dial. 46: 330. My. 16, ’09. 200w.
Ind. 67: 38. Jl. 1, ’09. 550w.
“Is mainly of interest for such insight as it gives into the opinions and character of the author.”
+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 653. N. ’09. 80w.
“It may rightfully be characterized by the seldom correctly used word ‘unique.’”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 274. My. 1, ’09. 670w.
“Mr. Rockefeller rather overdoes the pose of injured innocence.”
− Sat. R. 107: 691. My. 29, ’09. 900w.
Roe, Frances M. A.[11] Army letters from an officer’s wife. **$2. Appleton.
9–35845.
“These letters were written from various military posts in Colorado, Indian Territory, Montana, and other western points during the years 1871–88. Garrison dances, buffalo hunts, horse thieving, and the entertainment of Indian chiefs all enter into the narrative. The incidents related are mostly of purely personal interest, for these seventeen years constituted a fairly peaceable period.”—Lit. D.
“Entertaining letters.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 83. N. ’09. ✠
+ Dial. 47: 390. N. 16, ’09. 260w.
“It is the feminine quality of the present book that forms its principal attraction.”
+ Lit. D. 39: 787. N. 6, ’09. 160w.
“More than ordinarily interesting. The charm of a more than usually attractive personality is felt throughout the book.”
+ Nation. 89: 518. N. 25, ’09. 310w.
Rogers, James Edward.[9] American newspaper. *$1. Univ. of Chicago press.
9–24291.
An analysis of American journalism which leads to the conclusion that the cause of the influence of the American newspaper is inherent in the nation itself and the newspaper is what it is because society is what it is. Contents: The historical evolution of the modern newspaper; The city and the newspaper; The nature of the American newspaper; The influence of the American newspaper; The causes of the influence of the American newspaper—a psychological interpretation—an economic interpretation.
“Not an important work, but brings together much of the detailed criticism that has appeared recently in periodical and book form.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 83. N. ’09.
“‘The American newspaper,’ by James Edward Rogers, is an indictment of the American people. It is a severe but not a carefully drawn indictment nor is the charge made fully proven.” Walter Williams.
− Econ. Bull. 2: 398. D. ’09. 1150w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 584. O. 2, ’09. 280w.
R. of Rs. 40: 638. N. ’09. 70w.
Rogers, Julia Ellen.[12] Trees that every child should know. (Every child should know ser.) *$1.20. Doubleday.
9–28057.
Out of her full knowledge of tree life and tree lore, the author has selected enough to teach a child how to recognize certain trees that he should know and to tell how he does it. She weaves into the practical tree instruction bits of tree lore, information as to the uses of trees and of woods and other forest products.
Rogers, Robert William. Religion of Babylonia and Assyria, especially in its relations to Israel; five lectures delivered at Harvard university. *$2. Meth. bk.
8–35836.
“It is no attempt to supplant Jastrow’s great work but rather to present the assured results of cuneiform investigation in a form intelligible to the educated public in general. The amount of consideration given to Israel is relatively slight, little more than sufficient to declare the author’s opinion that for her high spiritual values Israel was not indebted to Babylon, notwithstanding the learned contentions of Winckler, Jeremias, et al. to the contrary.”—Bib. World.
“While the book will in no wise take the place for the scholar of Professor Jastrow’s thorough work on the same subject, it presents in Professor Rogers’s clear and graphic style a picture of the salient features of the religion and its relation to the Old Testament, which will be of great use to busy pastors. The translations of examples are long enough to give a good impression of their character and are well done.”
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 318. Ap. ’09. 300w.
“The book is a clear and sound exposition of the moderate point of view in such matters, and therefore one to be commended.”
+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 402. Ap. 3. 1900w.
“A popular sketch replete with interest and charm.”
+ Bib. World. 33: 143. F. 09. 80w.
“Is trustworthy and valuable. We heartily commend this volume to those who do not care to give study to the fuller work of Jastrow, particularly in the German edition.”
+ Ind. 66: 151. Ja. 21, ’09. 280w.
380“On the archæological side of his theme, the author seems to be weak.”
+ − Nation. 88: 420. Ap. 22, ’09. 600w.
“It is a fine example of lucid exposition and of intelligent portrayal.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 100. F. 20, ’09. 600w.
Rolleston, T. W.[8] Parallel paths: a study in biology, ethics, and art. *5s. Duckworth, London.
Aims to assist in the “establishment of a spiritual view of the universe on a natural basis.” The first part deals with biology and is written to prove that there is in the universe an x factor which is always making for life; the second part treats of ethical criterion and the ethical sanction; third part is devoted to the ethical theories of art.
“This book possesses a merit rare among philosophical works: it is easy to understand. In dealing with the bearing of biology on ethics, Mr. Rolleston’s conclusions are open to question.” Frances Petersen.
+ − Hibbert J. 7: 461. Ja. ’09. 1600w.
“Thoughtful book.” J. A. T.
+ Nature. 80: 35. Mr. 11, ’09. 260w.
“Contains many deeply interesting pages and many brilliant and suggestive sentences, but it is difficult even for the most attentive reader to bring the three parts of the book into co-ordination, or to make out what the writer means by his work as a whole. In thus arguing from the physical to the spiritual and back again, by means, as it seems to us, of the use of one word in several senses, Mr. Rolleston confuses while he delights his readers. On almost every page he compares incomparables. The whole is a brilliant, but not a convincing, effort to draw an analogy—as the old phrase has it—between four pounds of butter and four o’clock.”
− + Spec. 102: 99. Ja. 16, ’09. 440w.
Rolt-Wheeler, Francis.[12] Boy with the U. S. survey. (United States service ser.) †$1.50. Lothrop.
9–24020.
“This is the first ‘U. S. service series’—a series of boys’ books along entirely new lines. It appeals to the boy’s love of excitement and gives actual experiences in the different branches of government work little known to the general public. The story graphically describes the thrilling adventures of members of the U.S. geological survey.”—Engin. D.
“A narrative that both pleases and instructs. This class of books can do much toward the education of boys as to the needs of conservation of the vast resources and energies of the country.”
+ Engin. D. 6: 431. N. ’09. 100w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 669. O. 30, ’09. 320w.
“The book is one of genuine interest.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 785. D. 11, ’09. 170w.
Ronaldshay, Lawrence J. L. D. Wandering student in the Far East. 2v. *$8.40. Scribner.
9–5225.
“These volumes are by no means ‘carnets de voyage’ and wayside pictures. The author has a purpose to perform, and he is very resolute in his duties. He is on the quest for clues to the future developments in China and Japan, more especially in their relation to British interests. The main questions being mercantile and industrial, Lord Ronaldshay probes into the ways of trade and the tastes of consumers with a zeal which would put most commercial travellers to shame.”—Spec.
+ Ath. 1908, 2: 677. N. 28. 600w.
“When, however, Lord Ronaldshay shakes off word-painting and tells us just what he has seen, or gives matter-of-fact reasons for his opinions and inferences, he becomes a pleasant and trustworthy guide.”
+ − Sat. R. 106: 793. D. 26, ’08. 1600w.
“This is the best book Lord Ronaldshay has written, and one of the most genuinely informing works of travel which we have met for some time.”
+ + Spec. 101: 944. D. 5, ’08. 1600w.
Rook, Clarence. London side-lights. *$1.70. Longmans.
9–14132.
“Mr. Rook is altogether concrete.... He tells us much of omnibuses and motors and cabs, of talks with their drivers, of their peculiarities of thinking and acting. He is the chronicler of the Londoner as he goes about the streets by night and day; and through locomotion he impresses us with the vastness of a city that has neither beginning nor end.” (Sat. R.) “He tells us about the police; he introduces us to a police court. Both these are particularly good chapters. Surely there never was a city which was so admirably served, both as to the protection of person and liberty and the administration of justice.” (Spec.)
“From this simple, semi-humorous description of the streets of the great city one gathers a sense of human optimism and philosophy over all the underlying grimness of the human show.” Stephen Chalmers.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 278. My. 1, ’09. 70w.
“His work is clever impressionist journalist work, the product of keen interest in all sides of London life and London people, of a sharp eye and a sense of the comic and the humorous.”
+ Sat. R. 107: 52. Ja. 9, ’09. 150w.
“These sketches are, on the whole, of excellent quality.”
+ Spec. 102: 25. Ja. 2, ’09. 250w.
Rooses, Max. Jacob Jordaens: his life and work; tr. from the Dutch by Elizabeth C. Broers. *$12.50. Dutton.
9–12925.
A biography which takes a place beside the author’s works on Rubens and Van Dyck. It gives his early life, education, the development of his art, his relation to the Antwerp school, and the influence upon his pictures of his change from the Roman Catholic faith to the Calvinist doctrine.
“Max Rooses has provided here a letter-press admirable for its measured enthusiasm and unfailing sanity in treating a subject worthy of just this quality of consideration.”
+ Ind. 66: 538. Mr. 11., ’09. 460w.
“It is a pity that this interesting and useful book is so badly made. The plates are strewn through the text almost at random, and since there are references neither in one case nor the other, the reader is in constant perplexity where to find an illustration, and often wastes time in looking up illustrations that have not been provided.”
+ − Nation. 88: 261. Mr. 11, ’09. 530w.
“The large number of his pictures reproduced in the present volume would be enough to make it invaluable to the student of Flemish art, and the scholarly criticism and marshaling of facts, of course, trebles its usefulness. The author takes a singularly just and unbiased view of his subject. The translation is lively and readable, although lacking somewhat in elegance, and the translator has surmounted very considerable difficulties attendant upon her task with intelligence and resource.”
+ + − N. Y. Times. 14: 4. Ja. 2, ’09. 770w.
“The book forms appropriate reading following De Bode’s work on Dutch and Flemish art.” E. F. Baldwin.
+ Outlook. 93: 597. N. 13, ’09. 490w.
“Dr. Rooses is inclined perhaps to set Jordaens too high. I think Dr. Rooses is hardly just to Peter Brueghel.” Laurence Binyon.
+ − Sat. R. 106: 695. D. 5, ’08. 1200w.
381Roosevelt, Theodore.[5] Addresses and papers; ed. by Willis Fletcher Johnson. (Unit books, no. 12.) 70c. Unit bk. pub. co.
9–11526.
The only collection so far made of typical addresses and state papers of Theodore Roosevelt. Contents: Addresses and papers; Life of Roosevelt: The story of the book; Notes on the text; Index.
Roosevelt, Theodore.[7] Stories of the great West. **60c. Century.
9–16906.
Stories of frontier and ranch life written by Mr. Roosevelt during his stay on his Dakota ranch. Part 1 contains stories from history: Daniel Boone and the founding of Kentucky; The backwoodsmen of the Alleghanies; George Rogers Clark and the conquest of the northwest; Lewis and Clark and the exploration of the far west; “Remember the Alamo.” Part 2 includes only stories of adventure; The cattle country of the far west; The home ranch; The round-up; Red and white on the border; Sheriff’s work on a ranch.
“A volume that will be very serviceable.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 96. N. ’09. ✠
+ Ind. 67: 303. Ag. 5, ’09. 30w.
Lit. D. 89: 1022. D. 4, ’09. 150w.
“An interesting volume of tales for boy readers.”
+ Nation. 89: 138. Ag. 12, ’09. 30w.
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 468. Jl. 31, ’09. 100w.
Rose, John Holland, and Broadley, A. M. Dumouriez and the defence of England against Napoleon. **$5. Lane.
8–32324.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
“Messrs. Rose and Broadley have not devoted sufficient attention to the preparation of this work, which, with the materials at their disposal, ought to have been a valuable and exhaustive monograph on the life of Dumouriez.”
− Ath. 1908, 2: 781. D. 19. 2150w.
“The authors are able to make out a very good case for him, if at times they protest too much and are over-ready to discover bias in adverse criticisms.” C. T. Atkinson.
+ − Eng. Hist. R. 24: 596. Jl. ’09. 660w.
“Whatever we may think of the judgment of the authors upon the conduct of Dumouriez, they have certainly prepared the most satisfactory and complete life of him that has appeared in English.”
+ Nation. 88: 201. F. 25, ’09. 1300w.
“As it stands it is a piece of book-making which can have no claims on posterity. What surprises us is that a work which is obviously the fruit of considerable research should contain so many blunders.”
− Spec. 102: 57. Ja. 9, ’09. 1450w.
Rosenhain, Walter. Glass manufacture. (Westminster ser.) *$2. Van Nostrand.
9–6039.
“A non-technical handbook, which describes in plain language the processes of manufacture of various sorts of glass. The introductory chapters are devoted to a study of the physical and chemical properties of glass, after which the author describes the raw materials from which glass is made and the processes of its fusion and working. He then takes up the various sorts of glass—bottle, blown, pressed, rolled, crown, colored, and optical, with a chapter on miscellaneous products, and tells how they are made.”—N. Y. Times.
“The account of manufacture is made as untechnical as possible, the book being designed for users rather than manufacturers of glass.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 125. D. ’09.
Engin. D. 5: 172. F. ’09. 170w.
“The book is written with commendable simplicity and clearness, giving, along with its account of processes, an insight into the rationale of each step, and indicating the practical and the scientific limitation in the manufacture of glass due to ignorance concerning its constitution.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 191. Ap. 3, ’09. 180w.
Rosenthal, Leon Walter. Practical calculation of transmission lines, for distribution of direct and alternating currents by means of overhead, underground, and interior wires for purposes of light, power and traction. *$2. McGraw.
9–4195.
“The book which deals with the practical calculation of transmission lines, treats of the electrical performance problems rather than the mechanical problems involved in construction. It covers direct-current distribution for lamps, stationary motors and railway circuits; alternating-current transmission by overhead wires and underground cables; interior wires for alternating-current distribution, and single-phase railway circuits. The information contained in the book is presented in extremely compact form by means of numerous tables for ready reference, the only descriptive matter included being that necessary to explain the use of the tables.”—Elec. World.
“The arrangement of the tables and examples should render the book well adapted for the rapid solution of problems relating to the electrical characteristics of transmission circuits.”
+ Elec. World. 53: 583. Mr. 4, ’09. 200w.
Engin. D. 5: 416. Ap. ’09. 160w.
“The work is very comprehensive. In spite of the small size it is reasonably complete because it deals with a definite proposition in a definite way.” H: H. Norris.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 49. Ap. 15, ’09. 470w.
“Is exceedingly useful, compact aid to rapid work. The book covers its field in a concise, clear and practical way, all descriptive matter being reduced to a minimum.”
+ Engin. Rec. 59: 251. F. 27, ’09. 300w.
Ross, Mrs. Janet Ann, and Erichsen, Nelly. Story of Pisa. (Mediaeval town ser.) *$2. Macmillan.
9–6019.
A sketch of the city’s history from its earliest times thru its Pre-Roman, Roman, Lombard, mediaeval, Florentine and Italian periods.
“Not a book for popular reading, nor for the small library.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 109. Ap. ’09.
“Whoever goes to Pisa with this book in his pocket will be sure to come under the spell, and will wish to remain weeks instead of hours.”
+ Dial. 47: 73. Ag. 1, ’09. 360w.
+ Ind. 66: 1138. My. 27, ’09. 80w.
“One feels that Mrs. Rose has been obliged at times to spread pretty thin.”
+ − Nation. 88: 512. My. 20, ’09. 130w.
“A great deal of valuable information is here encompassed in a small volume, the type of which leaves something to be desired by those who value their eyesight. The book is admirably adapted to the needs of those conscientious travelers who are not satisfied with Baedeker, and possesses interest as well for inquiring stay-at-homes.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 180. Mr. 27, ’09. 180w.
“A sketch of the city’s history from the legendary times might, perhaps, have been treated more fully or omitted altogether. When the authors reach their chief subject, the city as it stands now and its treasures of architecture and art, they have one unusually rich even for Italy, and they have evidently taken the greatest pains to give it an adequate treatment.”
+ − Spec. 102: 468. Mr. 20, ’09. 200w.
382Ross, Robert.[6] Aubrey Beardsley. *$1.25. Lane.
9–9584.
The biography of an artist “the nature of whose importance it is easier to discern now that for the general public his vogue is past. The time has come when artists may learn from his example, studying the artistic characteristics of his work instead of reproducing, as did his contemporary imitators, the types and subjects he affected. Mr. Ross contributes something towards the better understanding of Beardsley’s art and its origins, laying stress rightly on the importance of the drawings on the Greek vases among the many influences which inspired him.”—Ath.
“An excellent biography and appreciation.”
+ Ath. 1909, 1: 470. Ap. 17. 470w.
Nation. 88: 568. Je. 3, ’09. 100w.
“We can grant all he says of the power of the artist, and believe what he tells us of the charm of the man.”
+ Spec. 102: 668. Ap. 24, ’09. 60w.
Rossetti, Christina Georgina. Family letters of Christina Rossetti; ed. by William M. Rossetti. *$3.50. Scribner.
9–556.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
“The substance of the letters, in truth, is slight; and of the style nothing can be said except that it is simple, unaffected, sisterly, and daughterly, in tone.”
+ − Dial. 46: 24. Ja. 1, ’09. 280w.
“The present letters of Christina Rossetti, we must say regretfully, are of slight interest, and this slightness is emphasized by their publication in a separate volume.”
− Nation. 88: 115. F. 4, ’09. 330w.
“Mr. William Rossetti’s annotations are scrupulous, abundant, invaluable.” O. H. Dunbar.
+ No. Am. 189: 619. Ap. ’09. 1200w.
Rotch, Abbott Lawrence.[11] Conquest of the air; or, The advent of aërial navigation. (Present day primers.) **$1. Moffat.
9–25965.
“Professor Rotch’s point of view is that of the meteorologist rather than of the inventor or mechanician. As director of the Blue Hill observatory he has had many years experience in the study of atmospheric currents and temperatures by means of kites. His chapter on ‘The ocean of air’ will be found helpful to amateur aviators. The remainder of the book is made up of a history of aerostation, descriptions of the dirigible balloon and the flying machine respectively, and a brief forecast of the future of aerial navigation.”—R. of Rs.
“More valuable because containing later information than Marshall and Greenley’s little book on ‘Flying machines’ but lacking the references to sources of technical information given in that volume.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 125. D. ’09. ✠
“The little book is a model of the popular treatment of a scientific subject; the illustrations are truly helpful.”
+ Ind. 67: 1147. N. 18, ’09. 140w.
“An excellent handbook of aerial navigation brought up to date.”
+ R. of Rs. 40: 638. N. ’09. 110w.
“On both the scientific and the practical side he is exceptionally well informed, and can speak authoritatively. His book is an excellent example of what can be done in popularising science when the task is undertaken by an acknowledged authority, and its general welcome will be ensured by the facts that it brings information up to April last, and that the statements made are obtained at first hand from trustworthy sources. The book is written in popular but exact language and can be readily understood by an ordinary reader.”
+ Spec. 103: 607. O. 16, ’09. 1250w.
Rowbotham, Francis Jameson. Story-lives of great musicians. $1.50. Stokes.
W9–45.
“Mr. Rowbotham ... tells the story of the lives of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Mendelssohn in a semidramatic form with a profusion of anecdote, the pictures, apart from portraits, dealing almost exclusively with the incidents in the lives of the various composers as conceived by a modern illustrator.”—Spec.
“The only question which calls for criticism in the book is the choice of stories. Most of them are judiciously selected, and related in a free and pleasant way.”
+ − Ath. 1908, 2: 799. D. 19. 200w.
“An excellent and comprehensive book. It is very readable.”
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 757. D. 5, ’08. 60w.
“Personally, we cannot regard the experiment as altogether successful.”
− + Spec. 101: 1104. D. 26, ’08. 100w.
Rowland, Eleanor Harris.[10] Right to believe. **$1.25. Houghton.
9–25947.
A chapter on “The necessity of a belief” shows that “since religion gives more satisfaction than the lack of it, since it lends more significance to life to conceive our existence as immortal, and since there is at least an equal chance that prayer to an Unseen Being is heard and meets with some kind of response, belief is the safer principle to adopt.” From this starting point the author proceeds to a discussion of the following subjects: Does God exist; The nature of God and of man; The divinity of Christ; The problem of evil and prayer.
“Throughout she shows not only the grounding to be expected from a teacher of philosophy and psychology, but also a sanity of treatment and a clearness of expression that make her work excellently well adapted for popular use.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 722. N. 20, ’09. 120w.
Outlook. 93: 576. N. 13, ’09. 770w.
R. of Rs. 40: 761. D. ’09. 80w.
Rowland, Henry Cottrell. Countess Diane. †$1.25. Dodd.
8–22243.
“An automobile story, carrying you at breathless speed along French roads which are confessedly the goal of every automobilist. The heroine is a charming young woman of rank and title, cruelly persecuted by a brutal Russian nobleman. The hero is an American, calm, brave, resourceful and what is more to the purpose so favoured of the little blind gods that the heroine falls in love with him at sight.”—Bookm.
“A dainty little story, containing all the elements that for the moment are popular in fiction.” F: T. Cooper.
+ Bookm. 28: 476. Ja. ’09. 350w.
“The tale furnishes plenty of excitement.”
+ Dial. 45: 464. D. 16, ’08. 100w.
“It is very doubtful if the thing ever really happened, but even if it did not the story makes good holiday reading nevertheless.” W. G. Bowdoin.
+ Ind. 65: 1463. D. 17, ’08. 50w.
+ N. Y. Times. 13: 751. D. 5, ’08. 90w.
Royall, William Lawrence.[8] Some reminiscences. *$1.50. Neale.
9–8393.
The author of “A history of Virginia banks and banking” turns reminiscent in the present volume and treats of the war and of events in Richmond immediately following it, of some important post-war duels, of the state debt, and of such matters vital to the latter part of the past century as the trusts, free silver, etc.
“Being quite free from the embarrassment that attends the excessively modest man who 383undertakes to write his memoirs, Mr. Royall is able to do himself full justice as he takes up what he considers the notable things in his varied and rather interesting career.”
− + N. Y. Times. 14: 362. Je. 12, ’09. 680w.
Royce, Josiah. Race questions, provincialism and other American problems. *$1.25. Macmillan.
8–31148.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
“The ideas are fresh, the judgments sound, the style forcible and attractive.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 20. Ja. ’09.
Reviewed by J. W. Garner.
+ Dial. 46: 19. Ja. 1, ’09. 400w.
“An exceedingly vigorous and lofty discussion of topics of present public importance.”
+ Educ. R. 37: 96. Ja. ’09. 100w.
Reviewed by C. H. Rieber.
J. Philos. 6: 163. Mr. 18, ’09. 1600w.
“He has something to contribute about the race question as it affects the Japanese, which, being founded upon his own observations of Japanese in American colleges and in California, is not without value.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 16. Ja. 9, ’09. 240w.
Rumbold, Sir Horace.[11] Francis Joseph and his times. (Eng. title: Austrian court in the nineteenth century.) **$4. Appleton.
9–28750.
An important contribution to the political history of central Europe for the nineteenth century. Its author, Sir Horace Rumbold, was the British ambassador in Vienna for twenty-five years, and he writes of events, always from the point of view of the Austrian emperor, out of the fulness of his first-hand information. The first few chapters are of an introductory nature, reviewing the political and social problems that confronted the young emperor when he came to the throne in 1848. From that date to the present, which finds Emperor Francis Joseph 79 years old, the author reviews the important history-making events of the reign including the revolutions in Austria-Hungary, the German disturbances about the same time; the French revolution of 1848, the war with Prussia; the war with France, the war in Italy, the Franco-Prussian war, the different important political congresses; while the closing chapter discusses the present Balkan changes and the relations of Austria and Turkey.
“With some historical ‘caveats’ we warmly welcome an attractive book.”
+ − Ath. 1909, 2: 555. N. 6. 830w.
“A beautifully printed, well illustrated, and agreeably written volume.”
+ Dial. 47: 511. D. 16, ’09. 210w.
“Of good service to the layman in search of a serviceable general working knowledge.”
+ Ind. 67: 1139. N. 18, ’09. 200w.
“An unusually stimulating and suggestive volume. Rarely, if ever, we think, has the fascinating, somber story of the Hapsburg family tragedy been so intelligently and sympathetically put in an English book as in Sir Horace’s volume.”
+ R. of Rs. 40: 757. D. ’09. 100w.
“A sympathetic, if somewhat superficial, history of Austria.”
+ − Sat. R. 108: 696. D. 4, ’09. 1150w.
Russell, Alexander.[8] Theory of electric cables and networks. *$3. Van Nostrand.
9–22228.
“Three main divisions of the subject appear to have been in the mind of the author: (1) The principles and practice involved in the design and construction of insulated wires and cables; (2) the design and construction of distributing such systems employing insulated wires and cables; and (3) the theory and practice of maintaining such systems in satisfactory working order. The topics may be arranged under these three headings as follows, and a good grasp of the contents of the book may be obtained by this grouping: (1) Fundamental electrical laws, conductivity, insulativity, dielectric strength, the grading of cables and the heating of cables; (2) Distributing networks; (3) Insulation resistance of house wiring and of networks, faults in networks, electric safety valves and lightning conductors.”—Engin. N.
“Dr. Russell’s new book is a sane combination of a scientific foundation with a practical superstructure. All of this information is given in readable style and with but little mathematics. There are few books in the field occupied by this one. A large part of the information has only been available to those who have access to large libraries.” H: H. Norris.
+ Engin. N. 61: sup. 61. My. 13, ’09. 660w.
“The last two chapters, on electrical safety valves and lightning conductors, are particularly good.” J. P.
+ Nature. 80: 490. Je. 24, ’09. 50w.
Russell, Charles E. B., and Rigby, Lilian M. Working lads’ clubs. *$1.50. Macmillan.
9–35171.
This book tells the organizer “how the club should be arranged and furnished; it explains the finance and the management; it is an encyclopædia of wisdom on the characters of boys and the nature of discipline; it explains the organization of outdoor and indoor games, and the working of a library; the conduct of holiday camps; and last, but not least, it is full of sound sense on making the club, not a detraction from the home, but the means of developing the boy into a more chivalrous and unselfish member of his family.” (Spec.)
“Though English, it offers excellent suggestions for all social workers.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 48. F. ’09.
+ Ind. 67: 201. Jl. 22, ’09. 110w.
“For some time it ought to be the standard work on the subject.”
+ Spec. 101: 780. N. 14, ’08. 1250w.
Russell, Harry Luman, and Hastings, Edwin George.[8] Experimental dairy bacteriology. *$1. Ginn.
9–17241.
A handbook for the student who wishes to learn the nature of the biological changes going on in milk and its products, whether he is concerned purely with the practical side of dairying or is interested in the cognate work of dairy chemistry or dairy bacteriology.
Russell, T. Baron.[7] Science at home: simple experiments for young people. 75c. Fenno.
Fifteen short chapters of scientific experiments simple enough for children to perform and clearly related to the scientific principles underlying them. The book might well be in the library of every boy and girl.
“Rather more novel, attractive and practicable than such books usually are.”
+ Ind. 67: 307. Ag. 5, ’09. 30w.
“The diagrams might have been more carefully reproduced.”
+ − Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 40w.
“The child who goes through the entire programme Mr. Russell has made up for him, not only will have a great deal of good fun, but also will come into possession of considerable useful knowledge concerning such subjects as gravitation, inertia, electricity, and chemistry.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 462. Jl. 31, ’09. 80w.
384Rust, Armistead. Ex-meridian altitude, azimuth, and star-finding tables; with diagrams for finding the latitude and facilitating plotting lines of position and giving new and practical methods for identifying stars in cloudy weather. Latitudes 0°–65°; Declinations 0°–71° north and south. $5. Wiley.
8–28980.
“This work is primarily designed to put at the service of the navigator convenient means for reducing altitudes of celestial bodies, when measured within defined limits of hour-angle from the observer’s meridian, to the values that they would have if they had been measured at culmination on the observer’s meridian, and thus to provide for the application of the simple method of finding the latitude from a meridian altitude, which consists in algebraically adding together the declination and zenith distance of the observed celestial body.”—Science.
“The introductory text is very brief, too brief, perhaps, for the desired degree of clearness.”
+ − Engin. N. 61: sup. 31. Mr. 18, ’09. 200w.
“It should prove most useful to the mariner, as its scope covers practically all the navigable portions of the globe.” H. C. Lockyer.
+ Nature. 79: 365. Ja. 28, ’09. 80w.
“A navigator who makes this book one of his possessions and utilizes the information contained in it will be repaid many times through the practical benefits that he will derive from it in his daily work.” G. W. Littlehales.
+ Science, n.s. 28: 842. D. 11, ’08. 400w.
Rutherford, John. St. Paul’s epistles to Colossæ and Laodicea; the epistle to the Colossians viewed in relation to the epistle to the Ephesians; with introductions and notes. *$2.25. Scribner.
“A short commentary on Colossians and Ephesians, in which latter the writer properly recognizes the Laodicean letter mentioned in Col. 4: 16. A series of brief introductory essays constitute a considerable part of the work. Mr. Rutherford particularly emphasizes the close connection between these two epistles of the Roman imprisonment.”—Bib. World.
“While it is perhaps no more convincing than more elaborate discussions, the theory of the relation of the two epistles is presented constructively and in a way that is easy to follow.” H. H. Tryon.
+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 463. Jl. ’09. 340w.
Bib. World. 33: 72. Ja. ’09. 50w.
“In this book Mr. Rutherford has raised expectations which are nowhere realised, and spoiled a fair, popular commentary by the insertion of much unnecessary critical material.” G: D. Castor.
− + Bib. World. 34: 67. Jl. ’09. 420w.
+ Ind. 66: 266. F. 4, ’09. 100w.
Ryan, Mrs. Marah Ellis (Martin) (Mrs. S. E. Ryan).[12] Flute of the gods. **$1.50. Stokes.
9–25977.
“This interesting tale is an attempt to dress in forms of fiction the customs and myths of the Pueblo Indians of the sixteenth century.” (Ind.) “It begins in the ‘year after the year when the great star with the belt of fire reached across the sky, (1528).’ It is a drama of Indians and of Spaniards—mystic, tragic, prophetic; in thought and expression such as an Indian himself might have related.” (N. Y. Times.)
“It is a story well worth reading, even for those who care little for primitive myth and legend. The illustrations, by Edward S. Curtis, are beyond praise. Their marvelous reality even suggests the suspicion that the story was written for the illustrations rather than that the illustrations were made for the book.”
+ Ind. 67: 1264. D. 2, ’09. 320w.
“Taken with the text the photogravures form a book illuminating its subject with a vividness as wonderful as it is rare.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 690. N. 6, ’09. 320w.
Ryan, P. F. William. Queen Anne and her court. 2v. *$6. Dutton.
9–22225.
Mr. Ryan “selects certain incidents or aspects of Anne’s life and court, and groups around each of these what in his opinion will afford a lively conception of the general atmosphere as well as the particular persons concerned.”—Ath.
“Unfortunately Mr. Ryan’s mistakes are numerous. It would be wrong to conclude that his work is without merit. Mr. Ryan has evidently studied his period with zest; he knows a good many things of minor importance which most other people do not know; and occasionally he gives us a paragraph, or a page, or even a whole chapter, which can be read with sympathy and profit.”
− + Ath. 1909, 1: 247. F. 27. 1300w.
“Mr. Ryan is not sympathetic toward the age that he describes, and his chapters consequently cannot be relied on for a fair and impartial impression or estimate of the great men and women of the period; but as side lights on the court of the later Stuarts they will prove of great interest and of considerable value.”
+ − Dial. 46: 299. My. 1, ’09. 380w.
“The characters and events are historical, and the facts except in some minor points are correctly presented; but withal Mr. Ryan suffers his imagination to riot. For the most part Mr. Ryan’s hysterical English and gushing sentimentality arouse a feeling of opposition in the reader’s mind, and make the whole work seem more unreal than necessary.”
− + Nation. 88: 303. Mr. 25, ’09. 200w.
“Enjoyable in spite of the vagaries of its style.” G: S. Hellman.
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 287. My. 8, ’09. 600w.
Outlook. 91: 863. Ap. 17, ’09. 420w.
“He has atoned for the absence of scandal by a style of ecstasy, the splendour of which outstrips its accuracy.”
− Spec. 101: 676. O. 31, ’08. 1300w.
Ryves, Reginald Arthur.[10] King’s highway: the nature, purpose, and development of roads and road systems. *$2. Van Nostrand.
9–2071.
“Deals primarily with English road administration, construction and maintenance, and roadside decoration and treatment. In discussing advanced systems of road building, questions of road administration, bridge construction, testing of road materials, road preservation and dust prevention, however, the author does not confine himself to English methods, but comments upon the best practice prevailing in various countries, particularly in the United States.”—Engin. Rec.
“In many ways this book is quite different from other road books and will be found to contain information of sufficient value to warrant its purchase by every road engineer in spite of the fact that the author is an Englishman and that the book is largely devoted to English roads.”
+ Engin. D. 5: 412. Ap. ’09. 400w.
“Altogether, ‘The king’s highway’ is a book that can be recommended to American road engineers as well worth buying and reading.” S. Whinery.
+ Engin. N. 60: sup. 427. O. 15, ’08. 550w.
“Parts of it are practical, but other parts are somewhat theoretical. The chapter on testing road materials is rather incomplete.”
+ − Engin. Rec. 58: 707. D. 19, ’08. 430w.
385“This book contains in a small compass so many facts to which students of the science of road-making need to have access, and so much besides that is fresh and unbiased in the way of theory, that it should find a place on the shelves of every road surveyor or road engineer.”
+ Spec. 103: 423. S. 18, ’09. 570w.