S (continued 3)

“Dr. Wallace’s volumes show how conscientious Spruce was in every detail. He had a strong love for everything in nature, indomitable perseverance, and a keen eye for the systematic investigation of minute plants. The public owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Wallace for presenting the story of the principal years in Spruce’s life in so charming a manner.”

+ Ath. 1909. 2: 335. S. 18. 800w.

+ Dial. 46: 332. My. 16, ’09. 200w.

“To botanists the author’s notes about plants possess uncommon interest on account of their accuracy and suggestiveness, but the pages devoted to travel and adventure will attract every reader.”

+ Nation. 88: 202. F. 25, ’09. 1350w.

“Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace has rendered a great service to the scientific world, not only in having consented to rescue from oblivion the account of Spruce’s remarkable travels, but also by the admirable way in which he has edited the manuscripts placed in his charge.” A. W. H.

+ Nature. 80: 458. Je. 17, ’09. 1100w.

“Spruce’s accounts of his travels are perhaps too technical to be always interesting to the general reader, but they are clearly and at times vividly written, with many valuable discussions on native life in the hitherto unexplored regions to which he reached.”

+ Sat. R. 107: 82. Ja. 16, ’09. 410w.

Spurzheim, Johann Kaspar. Phrenology; or The doctrine of the mental phenomena; ed. with an introd. by Cyrus Elder. *$3. Lippincott.

The reprint of a book published seventy-five years ago. An introduction justifies the reappearance of this book on the ground of its important relation to the subject of mental science.

Lit. D. 38: 393. Mr. 6, ’09. 80w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 85. F. 13, ’09. 100w.

“One is curious to know why such an obsolete work was deemed worthy of reprinting at this time and after the lapse of more than sixty years.” E. A. Spitzka.

− Science, n.s. 30: 310. S. 3, ’09. 700w.

414Stack, Frederic William.^[6] Wild flowers every child should know, arranged according to color with reliable descriptions of the more common species of the United States and Canada. (Every child should know ser.) **$1.20. Doubleday.

9–14837.

Includes ready and reliable information about five hundred common species of plants, and gives their Latin and common names, brief descriptions, accounts of the connection of certain ones with history, medicine and legend, and bits of folklore and poetry. The book is generously illustrated and includes a glossary of botanical terms, of Latin names and an index to common names.

“This guide covers a larger field than Mrs. Parsons’ ‘How to know the wild flowers,’ or Mrs. Doubleday’s ‘Nature garden,’ and is better adapted to children’s use.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 192. Je. ’09. ✠

“There can be no doubt of the usefulness of the guide.”

+ Dial. 47: 105. Ag. 16, ’09. 70w.

“In this attractive little volume there is condensed a large amount of information concerning the more common plants about which children are likely to ask questions. It is hardly right to call attention to the few blemishes in so good and useful a book.”

+ − Nation. 88: 586. Je. 10, ’09. 580w.

“The sharp clear-cut illustrations are an inducement in themselves for the young amateur to learn more of these charming flowers.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, ’09. 150w.

“A truly charming book accomplishing its lovable purpose.” B. L. Israels.

+ Survey. 22: 622. Ag. 7, ’09. 130w.

Staley, Edgcumbe.^[9] Famous women of Florence. *$3.50. Scribner.

W9–253.

Sketches seven typical Florentine women, some of whom of reputed beauty were immortalized by Botticelli and da Vinci.

“Index and bibliography give evidence of care in the book’s making, although a list of fifty-five ‘errata’ is also proof of carelessness in some quarter.”

+ − Dial. 47: 450. D. 1, ’09. 220w.

“At no point can one trust Mr. Staley. Since its handsome form and attractive illustrations might impose it upon the unwary we have given undeserved space to a grotesquely bad book.”

− Nation. 89: 631. D. 23, ’09. 180w.

“He is quite qualified by reading to produce such a book as this. Unfortunately he has chosen to adopt a style of writing which would be offensive to the least fastidious.”

− + Sat. R. 108: 114. Jl. 24, ’09. 220w.

“The book altogether is an attractive dream of the sunny side of the Renaissance.”

+ Spec. 103: 206. Ag. 7, ’09. 480w.

Staley, Edgcumbe. Tragedies of the Medici. *$3.50. Scribner.

8–34797.

“A most useful compendium of universal villainy. This book was compiled, the author tells us, as companion to Dumas’ ‘The crimes of the Borgias.’ and its style is shaped accordingly. Each chapter begins with a bit of dramatic dialogue which is calculated to captivate and render rigid with anticipation the most wandering attention.”—N. Y. Times.

“There is in these stories just enough historical allusion to frighten readers who are in search of thrills; while on the other hand, there is not a page which the searcher for historic facts would dare to accept as trustworthy.”

− Nation. 88: 195. F. 25, ’09. 270w.

Reviewed by W: A. Bradley.

N. Y. Times. 14: 93. F. 20, ’09. 700w.

“Mr. Staley’s ‘decorative features’ simply spoil his book.”

− Outlook. 91: 816. Ap. 10, ’09. 300w.

“The beautiful illustrations, beautifully reproduced and exquisitely toned, are worthy of the noblest book on the Medici, but here are like so many jewels in a rubbish heap.”

− + Sat. R. 107: 372. Mr. 20, ’09. 1300w.

Stalker, Rev. James.^[6] Atonement. *$1. West. Meth. bk.

W9–144.

Three lectures delivered at Inverness, during October, 1908. They are: The New Testament situation, in which the lecturer finds out the position of the death of Christ in the New Testament presentation of Christianity as a whole; The Old Testament situation, a study of the institutions in which the death of Christ was foreshadowed; and The modern justification, in which the truth is harmonized with the ideas and sympathies of the present time.

Am. J. Theol. 13: 649. O. ’09. 160w.

“It is doubtful whether very many interpreters of either the Old or the New Testament will accept Dr. Stalker’s presentation of the biblical teaching as fully and faithfully reproducing the thought of the biblical writers, and it is certain that the distinctively ‘modern man’ would not find his difficulties solved in the last lecture. The point of view throughout is that of a theologian of the old school.”

− Bib. World. 33: 358. My. ’09. 140w.

Stanley, Rev. Edward. Before and after Waterloo: letters from Edward Stanley, sometime bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816); ed. by Jane H. Adeane and Maud Grenfell. *$3.75. Appleton.

8–34203.

“A brief introduction supplements the charming impression made by the letters. It shows us the keen little clergyman—no bigger, apparently, than his well-remembered son—keen, active, energetic, ubiquitous, and brave.... The letters record three journeys abroad, in days when such adventures were really to the adventurous. They show that he had an irrepressible love of seeing new places and people, and the genuine instinct for finding whatever was worth discovering. His first trip was just after the Peace of Amiens; his second, just after the abdication of Napoleon in 1814; his third, with the crowd of English people who pressed over to Paris after Waterloo.”—Lond. Times.

“Where the writer undertakes to give historical accounts of things that are wrapped in some mystery (e. g., the events preceding the abdication at Fontainebleau), his narrative should be read with caution; but most of it is instructive, as it undoubtedly is full of charm.”

+ − Ath. 1907, 2: 817. D. 28. 1150w.

“On a hundred points, the letters of the keen-sighted young English clergyman are both well worth reading in themselves and are full of interest to students of Napoleonic history.”

+ Lond. Times. 6: 365. N. 29, ’07. 1150w.

+ Nation. 88: 229. Mr. 4, ’09. 640w.

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 572. O. 17, ’08. 120w.

“This book gains vastly in interest by the admirably spirited drawings, some of them coloured, which Edward Stanley sent home with his correspondence.”

+ Sat. R. 105: 406. Mr. 28, ’08. 750w.

“This volume is partially, though not mainly, valuable as completing the biography of Bishop Stanley, and filling up interstices in the preceding volumes, Dean Stanley’s ‘Edward and Catherine Stanley’ and ‘Early married life of Maria Josepha, Lady Stanley.’ It is an interesting contribution to the history of racial understandings and misunderstandings. There is not a dull page or sentence in it.”

+ Spec. 100: 340. F. 29, ’08. 2000w.

415Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (John Rowlands).^[11] Autobiography; ed. by his wife Dorothy Stanley. **$5. Houghton.

9–28751.

A life that is a record of heroic struggle, during the formative years, a chronicle of brave deeds in manhood and thruout a self-revelation of invincible manhood. The first nine chapters are the autobiography, covering the early years of Stanley’s life. In the remaining chapters it has been the aim to make him narrator and interpreter of his own actions, to accomplish which Lady Stanley has used material from his unpublished writings—his journals, note-books, lectures and his letters—and has connected them by a thread of editorial explanation.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 126. D. ’09.

“On the whole, the effect of the book is, perhaps, to raise our estimate of a man who certainly came out of the controversies of 1890 somewhat damaged in the eyes of earlier hero-worshippers.”

+ Ath. 1909, 2: 689. D. 4. 1000w.

“Despite the rather bitter philosophical reflections that sprinkle its pages ... the book is nothing short of absorbing in its interest. Stanley’s literary style, as is already known, has the charm of clearness, vigor, and grace, with occasional unexpected felicities in apt quotation or well-chosen epithet.” P. F. Bicknell.

+ − Dial. 47: 328. N. 1, ’09. 2200w.

“If not ‘great,’ this autobiography is certainly a powerful human document.”

+ Ind. 67: 1139. N. 18, ’09. 380w.

+ Lit. D. 39: 968. N. 27, ’09. 800w.

“Taking the autobiography as a whole, it is a work of remarkable interest and value, not so much on account of the information which it gives, as for the spirit with which Stanley approached the hard life-problems he had to solve. Should it reach a second edition, we would recommend that two episodes of his boyhood in this country be omitted, on account of their suggestiveness to the youthful reader.”

+ − Nation. 89: 510. N. 25, ’09. 1450w.

“We feel after reading it that we know what Stanley was like and there is no doubt that many a poor lad will find comfort and encouragement in a study of his remarkable and inspiring life. It is the pathetic story of his early life that gives the work its value—that and the portrayal of character that runs along with it.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 701. N. 13, ’09. 1300w.

“The illustrations of this volume are particularly interesting, and many of them new.”

+ R. of Rs. 40: 753. D. ’09. 210w.

“While recommending this book as an extraordinarily interesting study of character, quite apart from the adventures in it, we must put in a word of strong protest against Lady Stanley’s attack on the Dean of Westminster for refusing to allow Stanley to be buried in the Abbey.”

+ − Spec. 103: 743. N. 6, ’09. 1700w.

Stanton, Gerrit Smith. “When the wildwood was in flower”: a narrative covering the fifteen years’ experiences of a stockman of the western plains, and his vacation days in the open. *$1. Ogilvie.

9–4949.

A book for out-of-door lovers which tells of the author’s fifteen years of experience on the plains as a stockman, before and after the days of railroads. The second part of the book deals with “Reminiscences of the author’s vacation days.”

N. Y. Times. 14: 121. F. 27, ’09. 160w.

Stanton, Theodore, ed.^[6] Manual of American literature; ed. by Theodore Stanton in collaboration with members of the faculty of Cornell university. **$1.75. Putnam.

9–7938.

A volume in the Tauchnitz series. “The first sections of the manual cover the colonial and revolutionary periods and are from the pen of the late Moses Coit Tyler. Next follows the literature of the nineteenth century under the headings:—The historians; The novelists; The poets; The essayists and the humorists; The orators and the divines; The scientists; The periodicals.... A particularly new feature is a study of American periodicals.” (Lit. D.)

“The chapters are very compact, and contain stores of information, especially in the matters of titles and dates.”

+ Dial. 46: 334. My. 16, ’09. 270w.

“Altogether, this volume shows painstaking, conscientious effort and accurate literary judgment.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 856. My. 15. ’09. 300w.

“Even for a book of its kind, it is exceptionally lavish in names, titles and dates, which seem to be given with commendable accuracy. Even within the sections themselves one’s sense for chronology is occasionally shocked.”

+ − Nation. 88: 603. Je. 17, ’09. 300w.

“A very convenient volume to which one may refer easily, and within its scope it is comprehensive.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 610. O. 16, ’09. 300w.

“The sense of proportion in some of the estimate is defective, but the story is told with care and ample knowledge, and in most instances the judgment is sound.”

+ − Outlook. 92: 422. Je. 19, ’09. 100w.

+ R. of Rs. 40: 639. N. ’09. 30w

Starr, Laura B. Doll book. *$3. Outing pub.

9–45.

Dedicated to all who are interested in dolls, “from the children who play with them to the students of their ethnological and educational aspects.” This is a history of the doll which, tho not finding answers to the questions of how the first doll was fashioned, and when and where it was evolved, does go back 4,000 years to the doll-babies of the Egyptians found in children’s graves. Besides the antiquity of the doll the author discusses the etymology of the doll, historic dolls, puppets and marionettes, fashion dolls, dolls of different countries, her own and other collections, the manufacture of dolls, and home-made dolls.

“This entertaining account of dolls practically covers the world and has much historical and ethnological interest. A large portion of the book can be used with children.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 85. Mr. ’09.

“Miss Starr has been skilful in arranging her material, so that in spite of its diversity of interests the book seems complete rather than heterogeneous.”

+ Dial. 46: 116. F. 16, ’09. 300w.

+ Ind. 67: 94. Jl. 8, ’09. 50w.

“The most serious chapter in the book, from one point of view, is that which treats of the doll as a means of education. The death-knell of the true doll seems to us to toll in every sentence.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 71. F. 6, ’09. 750w.

Statius, Publius Papinius.^[9] Silvae of Statius; tr. with introd. and notes by D. A. Slater. (Oxford lib. of translations.) *$1. Oxford.

9–2007.

A scholarly translation prefaced by an informing introduction in which “the author does not attempt a penetrating study of the poems, but he does well in showing that some of the 416severest criticisms of them have come from those who have not read them or have read with extraordinary inattentiveness.” (Nation.)

“If only from the point of view of his metrical technique, closely modelled on that of Virgil, Statius should be read by students. But Statius has other qualities to recommend him. He has a brilliant and finished style; he has an almost Christian piety and religious devotion, which at times shine through his pagan conventions; he has a devout enthusiasm for Virgil; he has imagination and nobility. The ‘Silvae’ are the characteristic work of Statius.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 644. My. 29. 560w.

“We have noted only a few minor infelicities in Mr. Slater’s translation.”

+ − Nation. 89: 145. Ag. 12, ’09. 620w.

“Professor Slater’s rendering, to which he prefixes a bright and instructive introduction, is a very scholarly piece of work, and should be of great service to those who wish to know something of a writer who, in his constant effort to be epigrammatic, often becomes difficult and obscure, so that, in the absence of any easily accessible commentary, the cursory study which he alone deserves may, perhaps, be legitimately aided by the use of a translation.”

+ Spec. 102: 540. Ap. 3, ’09. 780w.

Stawell, Mrs. Rodolph.^[7] Motor tours in Wales and the border countries. $2.50. Page. W8–161.

Describes trips from Shrewsbury into Shropshire, thru Wales, and into the Valley of the Wye. Numerous illustrations make vivid the course.

“An impersonal record in guide-book style, but on account of the dearth of material on Wales will be useful for reference and study clubs.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 51. O. ’09.

“Far more than a mere guide book.”

+ Ind. 66: 1139. My. 27, ’09. 100w.

“Mrs. Stawell has been able to reveal to us some of the beauties of the less frequented bypaths of Wales as well as the better-known objects of interest available to every tourist.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 1075. Je. 19, ’09. 250w.

“Mrs. Stawell is a pleasant and observant guide. The motor is not obtrusive and the historical and antiquarian information is clearly and often attractively presented. The general reader will miss a more interpretative estimate of landscape and associations, and will wish that a lurking wit and sentiment had been allowed to develop into distinction of style.”

+ − Nation. 89: 35. Jl. 8, ’09. 120w.

Stead, Richard. Adventures on the high seas. (Lib. of adventure.) *$1.50. Lippincott.

9–35070.

“These tales have all their origin in facts, and they are well varied. They deal with whaling hardships, hurricanes, crossing the line, wrecks, and naval episodes. Among the subjects treated are the mutiny of the Bounty, Lord Dundonald’s fire ships, the hurricane at Samoa in which the Calliope figured, and so recent an event as the Russian attack on the Doggerbank fishermen.”—Ath.

“The episodes have been well chosen, and the narratives are plain and unvarnished.”

+ Ath. 1908, 2: 505. O. 24. 130w.

N. Y. Times. 13: 800. D. 26, ’08. 100w.

Stead, William Thomas.^[5] How I know that the dead return: an account of the remarkable personal experiences of the author which dispelled all doubt in his mind as to the reality of a future life. *75c. Ball pub.

9–12077.

Mr. Stead cites incidents that have occurred in his own personal experience to prove not only telepathic communication between the living but also between the living and those who have passed beyond. He shows that such communication is parallel in the transmission of wireless messages, that the instruments in the case of the latter messages are adjusted to symbolize the sympathy required in telepathic intercourse.

“To those who are credulous as to mediumistic achievements, Mr. Stead’s book will undoubtedly appeal. He is thoroughly convinced of the validity of his experience, accepting without doubts his communications from the spirit world. These communications do not seem to differ greatly from the general run, and more scientific investigators have shown some reserve in accepting them and their kind at Mr. Stead’s valuation.”

− N. Y. Times. 14: 336. My. 29, ’09. 320w.

Outlook. 93: 600. N. 13, ’09. 160w.

Stead, William Thomas, ed.^[5] M. P. for Russia: reminiscences and correspondence of Madame Olga Novikoff. 2v. *$7.50. Putnam.

9–23495.

“A narrative of the Balkan problem as it was reflected in the lives of Madame Novikoff, Gladstone, Kinglake, Froude, Freeman, Tyndall, and Mr. Stead.” (Spec.) “The two large volumes are a most valuable contribution to the history of England’s foreign policy since 1876; allowing for [the author’s] pronounced pro-Russian sympathies, he has succeeded in presenting a lucid and interesting exposition of the vexed Eastern question.” (N. Y. Times.) Madame Novikoff’s name is associated with her untiring effort to force the Slavonic faith upon England and to remove highest opposition from the path of Slavonic progress.

“The editing is at least in fault in that it leaves many things obscure that should have been cleared up.”

+ − Nation. 88: 467. My. 6, ’09. 700w.

“Mr. Stead’s style is diffuse, he is given to needless repetition and he edits with more generosity than discretion. Apart from its interest as the biography of a brilliant woman, the book is valuable as an interpretation of that side of Russia of which we, no less than the English, are extremely ignorant.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 253. Ap. 24, ’09. 1300w.

R. of Rs. 39: 739. Je. ’09. 1600w.

“There are letters here from politicians of every shade and of a dozen countries, but they cannot compare in sheer worldly wisdom and foresight with those of the historians, essayists and philosophers which stand beside them. Gladstone’s, the first in importance, are the first in disappointment.”

+ − Sat. R. 107: 433. Ap. 3, ’09. 1050w.

“We only wish that her wonderful archives had fallen into the hands of a more discreet and becoming editor than Mr. Stead.”

+ − Spec. 102: 460. Mr. 20, ’09. 2000w.

Stearns, Wallace Nelson.^[10] Fragments from Graeco-Jewish writers. *75c. Univ. of Chicago press.

9–957.

“In collecting these scattered fragments of half-forgotten historians and poets of Hebrew blood but Greek speech, Professor Stearns has rendered an important service. The fragments have been gathered from the writings of the early fathers and range from the third century before Christ to the third century after. The Greek texts are accompanied by brief introductions and notes. Demetrius, Eupolemus, Artapanus, Aristeas, Malchus, Thallus, Aristobulus, Philo, Theodotus, and Ezekiel are the writers represented.”—Bib. World.

Reviewed by G: H. Gilbert.

+ Am. J. Theol. 13: 619. O. ’09. 80w.

+ − Bib. World. 33: 359. My. ’09. 80w.

417“Professor Stearns has done a real service to students of Hellenistic Greek by collecting from early Christian writers these curious Greek fragments from the hands of Jewish authors otherwise little known. Professor Stearn’s notes and introductions add much to the interest of these texts, but an index at least of proper names would have greatly increased the usefulness of the collection.” E. J. Goodspeed.

+ − Class. Philol. 4: 456. O. ’09. 180w.

Ind. 66: 490. Mr. 4, ’09. 130w.

Steel, Flora Annie. India thro’ the ages: a popular and picturesque history of Hindustan. 2d ed. *$1.25. Dutton.

9–5188.

“Not a chronicle but a procession of the stately dramas that have filled and passed across the Indian stage, each in the setting and colour of its time. The few leading characters fill the foreground for their hour and make way for others of a new type, while behind stand the silent masses, the real India, changing slowly if at all, and rarely finding voice except now and again an inarticulate murmur—a cry of rage or a wail of despair. The master motive of the book is not the presentation of events, of economic progress or ethnological conditions, but rather to display in the light of its history the picturesque and romantic side of India’s ever-changing rulers and its slow-changing people.”—Sat. R.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 110. Ap. ’09.

“A few of its verdicts and phrases would profit by reconsideration.”

+ − Ath. 1908, 2: 508. O. 24. 280w.

“It has this attraction that the author, long a resident in the land, is thoroughly imbued with its spirit.”

+ Nation. 88: 222. Mr. 4, ’09. 330w.

“Her history does more than hold its own among others of its class, and its interest never fails, but—well, less toil would have produced another novel as good as ‘On the face of the waters,’ and the world, judiciously enough, would have been more grateful to her.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 94. F. 20, ’09. 640w.

“While the book has many attractions, it must be said frankly that these are inherent in the subject, and not dependent upon their presentation. The author assumes a would-be playful pose, introducing trivial asides and smart remarks quite unworthy of her subject.”

− + Outlook. 91: 110. Ja. 16, ’09. 360w.

“Its purpose is fulfilled. And that purpose could only have been achieved by a writer with literary sense and creative power who had grasped the spirit and genius of India, and had gained the insight and sympathy that come only from long intimate personal association with the scenes and peoples she describes. Probably Mrs. Steel alone has all the necessary qualifications.”

+ Sat. R. 106: 270. Ag. 29, ’08. 1000w.

“We cannot accept all Mrs. Steel’s judgments on the many questions which present themselves for discussion, and the multitude of personalities who figure in the many scenes of the drama, but we recognise her mastery of the subject and her power.”

+ Spec. 101: 678. O. 31, ’08. 280w.

Steel, Flora Annie. Prince of dreamers. **$1.25. Doubleday.

9–4294.

A story of Akbar, Emperor of India in Elizabeth’s reign, whose scene is laid at Fatehpur Sikri, a city built to commemorate the birth of his son. The author claims for Akbar a place with the world’s great dreamers—Shakespeare, Raphael, Drake, Galileo, Michelangelo and Cervantes; he stands out against his Oriental surroundings with all the aloofness of the man “born with a spirit in advance of his times.” The story affords an illuminating picture of Indian civilization, with the part played by the great minister Abulfazl, the doer; Birbal, the doubter; William Leeds; and Gulbadan Begum.

“Fascinating romance. The story, as a story, suffers from a certain diffuseness and excess of mysticism.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 127. Ja. 30. 250w.

“Is too slight a plot to compare with the greatest novel of the mutiny. Mrs. Steel has a richness of diction, an affluence of colorful images, not often equaled.”

+ − Ind. 66: 1032. My. 13, ’09. 370w.

“The interests of the novelist spoil the ‘Prince of dreamers’ as history, and the interests of the historian spoil it as fiction.”

− Nation. 88: 418. Ap. 22, ’09. 400w.

“To those who desire colorful history with just a thread of fiction to hold the interest and impart human passion to a dead day, the book is to be commended.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 134. Mr. 6, ’09. 470w.

“The novel is not closely woven, nor does it grow before the reader’s eyes.”

− + Outlook. 91: 814. Ap. 10, ’09. 300w.

“Much of her sixteenth-century India must have sat to her in the flesh for its portrait. But the presentation of the people and the time is not carried out whole-heartedly. As a romance the book is a fine one; the intrigues are closely knotted; there is abundance of vivid colour and picturesque background; and the narrative power grows effectively to the climax.”

+ − Sat. R. 106: 548. O. 31, ’08. 350w.

“The whole book is full of the colour of the East, and if the thread of the story is at times a little confused and difficult to follow, this perhaps only adds to the effect which Mrs. Steel is endeavouring to produce on her western readers.”

+ − Spec. 101: 950. D. 5, ’08. 150w.

Steffens, Joseph Lincoln.^[12] Upbuilders. **$1.20. Doubleday.

9–26002.

“Presents five character studies of reforming politicians familiar to the readers of McClure’s magazine. The men whose characters, methods, and achievements he here sets forth are Mark Fagan of Jersey City, Everett Colby of Essex county, N. J., Ben B. Lindsey of Denver, Rudolph Spreckels of San Francisco, and W. S. U’Ren, the Oregon reformer. He has chosen these five men as representatives of different conditions, both personal and general, of different temperaments, different localities, and different methods.”—N. Y. Times.

“It is written in the popular colloquial style which the author affects and the many anecdotes make it interesting reading.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 126. D. ’09.

“The articles are well worth preservation in book form, not only because of their intimate revelations of character and of the relations between a local leader and his followers, but also because of their interest as social documents.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 751. N. 27, ’09. 210w.

Steiner, Edward Alfred.^[12] Immigrant tide, its ebb and flow. **$1.50. Revell.

9–26638.

A recent book on the immigrant question by Dr. Steiner, once an immigrant himself. His serious study of the Italian, Jewish, and Slavic immigrants was reflected in his “On the trail of the immigrant,” and now again in this volume. “This book is in two sections. Under the heading ‘The outgoing tide’ he shows us the influence of the returning immigrant upon his peasant home, his social and native life.... In the second section, entitled ‘The incoming tide,’ he interprets the relation of the various races to our institutions, their attitude toward them and their ultimate influence upon them.” (R. of Rs.)

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 127. D. ’09.

“Besides being thoroughly imbued with his subject and enthusiastic about it. Dr. Edward A. Steiner is a capital story teller.”

+ R. of Rs. 40: 759. D. ’09. 150w.

418Steiner, Edward Alfred.^[9] Tolstoy the man and his message; enl. ed. **$1.50. Revell.

8–34716.

“Tolstoy is described not as the old, decrepit man, but as the real Tolstoy, living in the thought of the world, and in the hearts of his friends and followers. The book is a very sympathetic interpretation, from an American viewpoint of the great Russian prophet of social progress.”—Ann. Am. Acad.

“The book is well worked out, clearly written and gives one a distinct picture of Tolstoy, the thinker. While the criticisms of Tolstoy show a decided American bias, they are, on the whole, able and fair.” Scott Nearing.

+ Ann. Am. Acad. 34: 216. Jl. ’09. 250w.

“Short as is the monograph, Dr. Steiner has succeeded in giving his readers a fairly adequate sketch of Tolstoy’s life and family, a vivid picture of his home and surroundings, and a brief ‘résumé’ of his principal writings, along with a running commentary elucidating his teachings.”

+ Ind. 67: 883. O. 14, ’09. 240w.

“A very charming and interesting book, full of vivid descriptions and characterized by literary skill and dramatic grouping of incidents.”

+ Lit. D. 39: 446. S. 18, ’09. 180w.

“The work of Prof. Steiner is distinctly a picture of Tolstoy the reformer, and as such will throw much light on Tolstoy the artist and man of letters. It is unfortunate that with all his intimate knowledge of the man’s life and works, Prof. Steiner should not have consistently co-ordinated the facts of Tolstoy’s biography with the scenes of the novels which are based upon them.” Christian Gauss.

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 582. O. 2, ’09. 1100w.

Steinmetz, Charles Proteus. General lectures on electrical engineering; ed. by Joseph Le Roy Hayden. *$2. Robson & Adee.

9–4495.

“This book contains a collection of lectures by Dr. Steinmetz on electrical engineering subjects arranged and edited by Mr. J. L. R. Hayden. Among the subjects treated are the distribution of energy for lamps and motors, the cost of energy as affected by the load factor, long-distance transmission of energy, high-frequency phenomena, generator and synchronous motor characteristics, lightning protection, direct-current and alternating-current railway motors, electrochemistry, incandescent and arc lighting, while light, illumination, lightning and lightning protection are discussed in appendices.”—Elec. World.

“The presentation is made in the simple and instructive manner for which the author is so well known. The best portion of the book is that dealing with lightning and lightning protection, which, in fact, is the clearest explanation of this most difficult subject that has ever come to the attention of the reviewer.”

+ Elec. World. 53: 583. Mr. 4, ’09. 200w.

“The more mathematical parts will be puzzling, to say the least, to the ordinary student or reader, though their import will be recognized by those engineers or teachers who, being familiar with that work, do not need to profit thereby. The trouble seems to lie in insufficient explanation of the symbols used and in confusion in the use of lower case and capital letters as symbols.”

+ − Engin. N. 61: sup. 34. Mr. 18, ’09. 400w.

“As a means of acquiring rather complete general information as to the present status of electrical engineering, these lectures are probably unequaled in their field.”

+ Engin. Rec. 60: 559. N. 13, ’09. 140w.

Steinmetz, Charles Proteus.^[12] Radiation light and illumination; ed. by Joseph LeRoy Hayden. *$3. McGraw.

9–27362.

“An exposition of the subject of light adapted primarily to the needs of the engineer.” (Engin. Rec.) “The comprehensiveness of the subject matter, the interesting ways in which phenomena are described and the novel viewpoints are those of no merely transient book. In scope it surpasses even Palaz’s treatise, though it does not present details as does that older work, nor is there a single reference for extended study of those brief and general statements for which the author cannot be the original authority.” (Engin. N.)

“A volume based on his talks, rather than upon his writings, therefore, one would naturally expect to be of very general interest and to secure general appreciation. ‘Radiation, light and illumination’ is such a book. If critics are not inclined to call this book a classic, it must be because of its unconventional literary form.”

+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 45. N. 18, ’09. 1050w.

“It covers an enormous field in reasonable space and contains the sifting of a vast amount of study and reading, together with some interesting original investigations. The writing is in Dr. Steinmetz’s most meaty and suggestive style.”

+ Engin. Rec. 60: 616. N. 27, ’09. 280w.

Steinmetz, Charles Proteus.^[7] Theory and calculation of transient electric phenomena and oscillations. $5. McGraw.

9–5483.

A companion to “Alternating current phenomena.” “It is divided into four main sections as follows: (1) transient phenomena in time; (2) periodic transient phenomena; (3) transient phenomena in space; (4) transient phenomena in time and space. The many phases of the subject are covered in 36 chapters, each of which begins with a clear, non-mathematical statement of the physical principles underlying the phenomena under discussion.” (Engin. N.)

“It is impossible to convey an impression of the wealth of information and suggestion contained in the new work. It is undoubtedly the great electrical book of the year and from its nature is bound to take its place among the standard books in its line.” H: H. Norris.

+ + Engin. N. 61: sup. 72. Je. 17, ’09. 1450w.

“The book as a whole is the first consistent study of transient electric phenomena dealing with modern conditions of practice. It makes the beginning of what will doubtless prove a rich field for research, by bringing together a vast amount of definite information as to the operation and behavior of electric circuits of various forms under special conditions.”

+ Engin. Rec. 59: 500. Ap. 10, ’09. 400w.

Stelzle, Charles.^[5] Principles of successful church advertising. **$1.25. Revell.

8–34257.

Practical chapters on principles, methods, and the psychological and personal elements in church advertising, with points to be considered in conducting an advertising campaign and full instructions in details of preparation of copy and printing of same.

“To conservative people many of the suggestions and methods will seem extreme.”

+ − A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 110. Ap. ’09.

“Sagacious and instructive book. Its practical suggestions so cover the whole subject of advertising as to be valuable to all business men, though especially addressed to churches that have neglected this branch of their own business.”

+ Outlook. 91: 815. Ap. 10, ’09. 120w.

Stenger, Gilbert.^[12] Return of Louis the Eighteenth, 1814–1815; tr. from the French, by Mrs. Rudolph Stawell. *$3. Scribner.

“For the social side to the events that filled the months from the arrival of Napoleon in Paris in 1813 to the return of Louis XVIII from Ghent in 1815, this translation will be found of 419real value to those who want information without having to look for it in a French book.” (Sat. R.) “The author has a qualified admiration for Napoleon I and unqualified contempt for Louis XVIII. His opinion of the Bourbons of the restoration is expressed thus: ‘It is not because they were Bourbons that I have exposed their faults of character, their egoism, meanness, and vanity, but because exile, misfortune, and poverty had no effect upon them and made them no better than they had been when they left France.’” (Outlook.)

“Ought to be both interesting and instructive reading to pessimistic republicans.”

+ − Outlook. 93: 879. D. 18, ’09. 180w.

“This translation of M. Stenger’s book is a very readable one. Partial history is generally good to read, and this piece of history forms no exception to the rule.”

+ − Sat. R. 108: 702. D. 4, ’09. 210w.

Stenton, Frank Merry. William the conqueror and the rule of the Normans. (Heroes of the nations.) **$1.35. Putnam.

8–31143.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

“This scholarly biography does not replace Freeman’s briefer work, but is a valuable supplement to it. It presents a more impartial view and makes use of the important researches that have taken place since Freeman’s book was written.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 110. Ap. ’09.

“This is one of the more serious biographies in a series whose authors are not quite at one in their methods of treatment; which fact does not prevent its being extremely readable, as well as valuable in content.”

+ Dial. 46: 88. F. 1, ’09. 230w.

“For the student who desires a short cut to the latest developments of the thorny constitutional and ecclesiastical problems of the period, Mr. Stenton’s book will prove an invaluable guide.”

+ Nation. 88: 538. My. 27, ’09. 750w.

“An excellent work.” W: A. Bradley.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 7. Ja. 2, ’09. 380w.

“His book, for its general fairness and grasp, as well as for the admirable way in which it contrives to present some of the more technical results of the conquest without imperilling its popular character, deserves a high place in the series. Mr. Stenton occasionally lays himself open to adverse criticism. This is due to the complexity of many of the problems upon which he is compelled to touch.”

+ − Sat. R. 107: 19. Ja. 2, ’09. 840w.

Step, Edward.^[6] Wayside and woodland ferns: a pocket guide to the British ferns, horsetails and club mosses. *$2.25. Warne.

“The text appeals to the uninitiated as well as those who have some experience. The introductory chapter explains the characteristics that distinguish ferns from flowering plants. There are sixty-seven half-tone reproductions of photographs taken by the author, and coloured figures of every species, from drawings by Miss Mabel E. Step. These coloured plates serve to show the structural characters, while the photographs illustrate the different species growing in natural surroundings.”—Ath.

“We commend the work to all interested in the subject.”

+ Ath. 1909. 1: 532. My. 1. 240w.

“This volume will be interesting as well as helpful.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 384. Je. 12, ’09. 120w.

R. of Rs. 39: 639. My. ’09. 30w.

Stephens, Kate, ed.^[10] Stories from old chronicles; chosen and ed. with brief introductions to the stories and a general introd. by Kate Stephens. $1.50. Sturgis & Walton.

9–25807.

Twenty-nine transcriptions from old chronicles, many of which in their original form furnished Shakespeare with themes for dramas. They are told for readers young and old.

“As an incentive to further reading of books which constitute the source for historical romance, this volume will serve as a commendable preparatory guide.” M. J. Moses.

+ Ind. 67: 1361. D. 16, ’09. 50w.

“Is just the work to place in a young pupil’s hands as he or she steps from the area of American history into the period of European medievalism.”

+ Lit. D. 39: 788. N. 6, ’09. 100w.

“Bears evidences of careful planning and in scope is very suggestive.”

+ Nation. 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 30w.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 807. D. 18, ’09. 70w.

Stephenson, Cora Bennett.^[5] Hand of God. $1.50. Ball pub.

9–10788.

The story of Samson and Delilah forms the main thread of this narrative and is woven in and out of a background of sensual Philistine life with its festivals, processions, and dances of sex and sun-worship. The author claims to offer “first of all an interpretation, in individuals, of the process of the historical, human passion.”

N. Y. Times. 14: 409. Je. 26, ’09. 120w.

Sterling, George.^[8] Wine of wizardry, and other poems. *$1.25. Robertson.

9–120.

Contains besides the title poem some twenty and more pieces on miscellaneous subjects.

“As yet, his work has embodied no very important ideas, and his style, therefore, as a powerful creature unyoked, shows a tendency to prance wantonly, rising at times into a plangent fanfare of declamation or lapsing into languorous dalliance of delicious words.” Brian Hooker.

− + Bookm. 29: 371. Je. ’09. 400w.

+ − Nation. 89: 54. Jl. 15, ’09. 200w.

Sterling, Mary Blackwell. Story of Sir Galahad. †$1.50. Dutton.

8–32374.

“The beautiful ancient legend is retold by Mary Blackwell Sterling in simplified and consecutive form. Though Galahad lived in a higher world than his fellows, and the tale has been regarded as distinctly ecclesiastical or religious, the present narrator believes its great human interest and stirring action sufficient to attract many young readers for whom Malory’s version is too difficult.”—Outlook.

“A very readable narrative, which preserves the charm of the original but is more intelligible to the child mind.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 96. Mr. ’09.

“Will be an inspiration to young knight-errants of the present day in quest of other Sangreals.”

+ Ind. 65: 1568. D. 24, ’08. 30w.

N. Y. Times. 13: 756. D. 5, ’08. 40w.

“This wonderful story is never old, but makes for chivalry, courtesy, right thinking and clean living wherever it is known.”

+ Outlook. 91: 21. Ja. 2, ’09. 100w.

Sternberg, Charles Hazelius. Life of a fossil hunter: with an introd. by Henry Fairfield Osborn. **$1.60. Holt.

9–5110.

Appeals to paleontologists, the general reader who seeks knowledge of the ancient life of North America, and to the lover of adventure. 420Details are given of the work of excavation in the Kansas Chalk, in the Bad lands of the Upper Cretaceous, in the Oregon desert, along the John Day river, in the Texas Permian and the Texas red beds.

“Of first interest to scientific readers, but so popular in style and so full of adventure as to make it a good book for general circulation among educated readers.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 111. Ap. ’09.

“Mr. Sternberg’s book is one to be thoroughly enjoyed by any reader fond of fossils, whilst it by no means lacks general interest as a story of camp life in the Wild West.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 732. Je. 19. 1150w.

“The book has a scientific, a paleontological, interest not possessed by the ordinary hunting narrative.”

+ Dial. 46: 191. Mr. 16, ’09. 320w.

+ Ind. 66: 704. Ap. 1, ’09. 160w.

“A few errors of a minor character which subtract little from the general readability of the book should be mentioned.” C. L. B.

+ − J. Geol. 17: 385. My. ’09. 380w.

“The notes are extremely fascinating and not too technical to prove enjoyable to the lay reader.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 562. Ap. 3, ’09. 220w.

“It may be said that, although the author does not pose as an original and scientific investigator, one cannot read his book without getting a good general view of current palaeontology, and of many of its chief promoters, both of the present and of the past.”

+ Nation. 88: 492. My. 13, ’09. 1000w.

“A simple and readable story of the experiences of a fossil hunter.” A. S. W.

+ Nature. 82: 36. N. 11, ’09. 430w.

“Mr. Sternberg has written a very entertaining story of his life.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 150. Mr. 13, ’09. 200w.

R. of Rs. 39: 638. My. ’09. 90w.

Stevens, Ethel Stefana.^[10] The veil. †$1.50. Stokes.

9–22178.

Deals with life in Tunis and the Algerian Sahara under the French occupation. The central figure is a dancing woman who with her “potent allurement and her perpetual concealment of her face behind the veil, is a well-chosen and well-sustained symbol of her race.... But the book is bigger than the mere chronicle of one human life. It is a broad, shifting kaleidescopic picture of a whole race, a whole scheme of ethical and religious culture. It shows us, as very few Eastern novels have shown, the sort of life that lies behind the veil which Mohammedanism has for centuries insisted on flinging over its womankind.” (Bookm.)

“While not producing the tangible, sensuous impression of ‘The garden of Allah,’ this book is also remarkable for its powers of visualization, and is a shifting kaleidoscopic picture of the intrigue, barbarism, culture and mystery of the East.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 93. N. ’09.

“Strikes a similar note to that of Robert Hichens’s ‘Garden of Allah.’ Personally to the taste of the present reviewer, it is a pleasanter and more interesting book than ‘The garden of Allah.’ Unquestionably, this is one of the big books of the season.” F: T. Cooper.

+ Bookm. 30: 188. O. ’09. 420w.

“The story thread, while not very strong, is well handled, and gives a flesh-and-blood interest to the scenes.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 702. N. 13, ’09. 150w.

“It is not a book for everybody, but, given the theme and the people, Miss Stephens cannot be accused of grossness in her realism, and the total effect of the book goes far to realise the Aristotelian definition of tragedy. ‘The veil’ is not only a considerable literary achievement and an elaborate study in exotic characterisation; indirectly it throws a good deal of light on some of the most perplexing domestic problems which confront the party of reform in Turkey.”

+ Spec. 102: 981. Je. 19, ’09. 1000w.

Stevenson, Adlai Ewing.^[12] Something of men I have known. **$2.75. McClurg.

9–28140.

A series of recollections of men whom Mr. Stevenson has met, first thruout his private legal career and, later, in the larger world of politics. From the Illinois bar he went to Washington as representative, later, became senator; served in Cleveland’s first Cabinet as attorney-general; and, finally, became vice-president in Cleveland’s second administration. He knew men from all parts of the country, and sets down in entertaining form his recollections of them.

“Most readers of Vice-President Stevenson’s volume will wish, we imagine, that he had held himself more strictly to his main title and given more fully delineated pictures of the characters of local or national interest with whom his long legal and political career has brought him into contact.” W. H. Johnson.

+ − Dial. 47: 376. N. 16, ’09. 1200w.

“Perhaps the most interesting part of his book is that which deals with Congress and his memories of it in past days, its customs, and personalities.”

+ Lit. D. 39: 1083. D. 11, ’09. 150w.

R. of Rs. 40: 755. D. ’09. 70w.

Stevenson, Burton Egbert, comp. Poems of American history. *$3. Houghton.

8–33773.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

“An excellent collection for library uses.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 5: 51. F. ’09.

“The conception of this volume was so excellent, so much of the formidable task has been accomplished with patience and intelligence, and in spite of its faults the outcome is so useful, that the errors of omission and commission noted are viewed with regret.” I: R. Pennypacker.

+ − Dial. 46: 135. Mr. 1, ’09. 2100w.

“A book of more than usual value and attractiveness.”

+ Educ. R. 37: 97. Ja. ’09. 60w.

“This compilation meets a need of the school and home library.”

+ Lit. D. 38: 223. F. 6, ’09. 140w.

“It cannot be said that his work suffers from too narrow a standard, although any one will miss a favorite or two whose omission seems to him unaccountable. The collection errs on the side of the too much rather than of the too little, but it remains true that the level of vigor and spirit will be a surprise to most readers.”

+ − Nation. 88: 139. F. 11, ’09. 380w.

“The volume is welcome for two reasons: first, because of the surprisingly large number of poems, and, second, because these poems truly reflect our history.”

+ Outlook. 91: 337. F. 13, ’09. 230w.

Stevenson, Edward Luther.^[5] Marine world chart of Nicolo de Canerio Januensis, 1502 (circa): a critical study with facsimile. Hispanic soc. of America, 156th st., near Broadway, N. Y.

8–16709.

“This is the second publication in a series of maps illustrating early discovery and exploration in America, issued under the joint auspices of the above societies, of which Mr. Archer M. Huntington is the head and patron.” (Am. Hist. R.) “Professor Stevenson’s commentary takes the various portions of the map in turn, and discusses their special characteristics and any deductions to be drawn therefrom, 421besides treating briefly of the sources and influence of the chart. There are also useful lists of the legends, placed side by side with those of other important documents of the time. The views expressed are generally judicious and any theorising indulged in is kept within reasonable limits.” (Eng. Hist. R.)

“Professor Stevenson is doing commendable work for historical cartography in America.” V. H. Paltsits.

+ − Am. Hist. R. 14: 108. O. ’08. 900w.

“Professor Stevenson has done a service to all students of the history of geography by bringing out a full-size reproduction of one of the most important cartographical documents of the years immediately following the discovery of America.” E: Heawood.

+ − Eng. Hist. R. 24: 351. Ap. ’09. 880w.

Stewart, Alfred Walter. Recent advances in organic chemistry; with an introd. by J. Norman Collie. *$2.50. Longmans.

9–8093.

The principal researches in organic chemistry during the past ten years are arranged in this volume from a synthetic point of view rather than a strictly historical. “The first chapter deals with the main currents in which organic chemistry has been moving during the last half-century. Other chapters deal with the researches on such groups as the polymethylenes, the terpenes (moncyclic terpenes, dicyclic terpenes, and olefinic terpenes), the synthetic alkaloids, and the polypeptides.... There are a bibliography and a good index, as well as references to original papers.” (Ath.)

“The book has been arranged with care and skill, and is likely to be extremely useful to workers in advanced organic chemistry.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 168. F. 6. 260w.

“The compilation has been carried out with great discrimination. But Dr. Stewart has an easy and pleasant style, and, if his criticisms are occasionally rather forcible, they only add piquancy to the subject under discussion.” J. B. C.

+ − Nature. 79: 243. D. 31, ’08. 900w.

Stickley, Gustav.^[8] Craftsman homes. $2. Gustav Stickley, the Craftsman, 41 W. 34th st., N. Y.

9–16574.

“The first portion of the volume contains illustrated descriptions of a large number of houses, ranging from mere camps for occasional use to city houses.... The second discusses the decoration of various rooms and describes the design of hardware, fittings and furniture conforming with the style of architecture under discussion, of which the book is an excellent exponent.”—Engin. Rec.

“The volume abounds with suggestions both artistic and practical.”

+ Engin. N. 62: sup. 16. Ag. 12, ’09. 140w.

“Deserving attention from those who contemplate the construction of houses of moderate cost.”

+ Engin. Rec. 60: 111. Jl. 24, ’09. 230w.

“Will immediately make itself welcome to all persons who are interested in this phase of house building and decoration.”

+ Int. Studio. 39: sup. 25. N. ’09. 140w.

“To the man who intends to build a home no book could carry much more inspiration.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 450. Jl. 24. ’09. 70w.

Stoddard, Florence Jackson.^[10] As old as the moon: Cuban legends: folklore of the Antillas. **$1. Doubleday.

9–24975.

A first collection of the myths, nature stories and semi-historical tales of primitive Cuba and the neighboring islands of the Antillas. The author has gathered fragmentary bits from all available sources and has pieced them together for young readers especially, altho she also commends them to students of folklore, historians and ethnologists.

Stoddart, Jane T. Girlhood of Mary, queen of Scots. *$3.50. Doran.

9–13599.

A sketch of the thirteen years covering Queen Mary’s life at the French court. “Though fresh personal anecdotes are lacking, the industry of Miss Stoddart discovers probably all that can be found out as to the position held by the child queen in relation to the French court.” (Ath.)

“Miss Stoddart throughout her book is uncommonly fair, and her study of the Guises is impartial.”

+ Ath. 1908, 2: 567. N. 7. 800w.

“A work of minute and careful research.” W: A. Bradley.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 7. Ja. 2, ’09. 340w.

“Miss Stoddart’s book is one which will be welcomed by those whose interest in the house of Stuart has already called forth a quite exceptional body of literature, while the light that it casts indirectly upon general European history in the middle of the sixteenth century will commend it also to the less specialised student.”

+ Spec. 1?3: 821. My. 22, ’09. 420w.

Stokes, Ralph S. G. Mines and minerals of the British empire: being a description of the historical, physical and industrial features of the principal centers of mineral production in the British dominions beyond the seas. *$4.20. Longmans.

GS8–364.

A practical work which is “a comprehensive compendium of the official or semi-official information about the various mining fields, and appeals to the general reader only in view of the wonderful extent of mineral wealth which it reveals as scattered through our Empire. But it should be very serviceable to the would-be miner or mining engineer in search of a field for his enterprise.”—Spec.

“The story that Mr. Stokes tells—and tells with no little skill—of the mineral wealth of the ‘British empire oversea,’ will interest many readers who are neither practical miners nor speculators in mines.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 135. Ja. 30. 850w.

“He presents the subject in a manner calculated to interest the non-technical seeker of general information, yet the data given have been selected with such discernment and are brought so closely to date that the book will commend itself to those connected with the professional as well as the commercial branches of the industry. Its literary style is attractive and illustrations in half-tone are copious, though a slight criticism may be offered of the absolute lack of illustrative sketches accompanying necessarily numerous geological descriptions.”

+ − Engin. N. 60: sup. 75. Jl. 16, ’08. 400w.

+ Spec. 101: 200. Ag. 8, ’08. 170w.

Stone, Alfred Holt. Studies in the American race problem; with an introd. and three papers by Walter F. Willcox. **$2. Doubleday.

8–28321.

Sets forth some of the salient facts of the American race problem, and points out some of the fundamental principles underlying it. In his discussion the author deals with the economic future of the negro, the mulatto factor in the race problem, race friction, and Roosevelt and the negro. Professor Willcox in three paper sets forth negro criminality, census statistics of the negro and the probable increase of the negro in the United States. Mr. Stone says: “What the negro needs just now is a 422political ‘rest cure.’ His daily litany should include a prayer to be let alone.”

“Professor Willcox’s papers are more naturally related to one another, and deal with more concise phases of the subject. It does not seem quite a fair argument to say that the negro problem is identical with the general question of the treatment of inferiors in India and the Philippines.” J: S. Bassett.

+ − Am. Hist. R. 14: 837. Jl. ’09. 780w.

“With due respect to some other valuable publications on the same subject, the book it appears represents the most valuable contributions yet appearing on the race problem of the United States.” F. W. Blackmar.

+ Am. J. Soc. 14: 837. My. ’09. 1200w.

“A notable work, reflecting the most enlightened southern view.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 4: 297. D. ’08.

“No honest man can fail to appreciate the importance of his arguments. In this collection of essays we have one of the best studies yet made of the problems growing out of the presence of blacks and whites in our country—and that a democracy.” Carl Kelsey.

+ + Ann. Am. Acad. 33: 217. Ja. ’09. 960w.

“So far, no study of the negro problem has been produced which throws so much light on the whole question of the social, economic, and political life of the negro race in America.” J. W. Garner.

+ Dial. 46: 19. Ja. 1, ’09. 520w.

“It is scarcely too much to say that no other book on the negro problem has reached and held so high a level of scientific thoroughness and passionless judgment.” U. G. Weatherly.

+ Econ. Bull. 2: 60. Ap. ’09. 750w.

“Written in a fair, unprejudiced and objective manner.” E. L. Bogart.

+ Forum. 42: 90. Jl. ’09. 800w.

“A contribution to its discussion that is really worth while.”

+ Ind. 65: 1184. N. 19, ’08. 200w.

“The tone and temper of Mr. Stone’s book cannot be too highly praised. It is the attitude which is disappointing.”

+ − Ind. 66: 485. Mr. 4, ’09. 280w.

+ J. Pol. Econ. 17: 307. My. ’09. 340w.

“In the field of agricultural labor, which he is apparently making his own, Mr. Stone can speak with authority; but in the broader field of social and political relations, he is less happy.”

+ − Nation. 88: 92. Ja. 28, ’09. 480w.

“It is impossible here to do justice to the entire frankness, calmness, and honesty with which Mr. Stone has set forth his conclusions on a subject of such vital importance to the country at large, of such overwhelming interest to a part of it.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 14: 16. Ja. 9, ’09. 1350w.

+ Outlook. 92: 271. My. 29, ’09. 200w.

“He speaks with authority and deserves a wide reading.” M. W. Ovington.

+ Survey. 22: 350. Je. 5, ’09. 1200w.

“We are to be grateful to Mr. Stone for having presented a familiar attitude with ingenuity and fresh illustrations, in modest terms, with unqualified good will, and with only so much residual dogmatism as belongs to strong feeling in a naturally and historically passionate field.” H. P. Douglass.

+ Yale R. 18: 210. Ag. ’09. 1500w.

Stone, Charles Henry H.^[8] Practical testing of gas and gas meters. $3.50. Wiley.

9–12894.

A treatise dealing with the methods employed in the United States for photometric and calorimetric tests of illuminating gas, chemical analysis of gas, and meter testing.

“The best guide to American practice.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 51. O. ’09.

“The only works heretofore available on these subjects have treated them from British and continental standpoints; and practise in this country differs materially in many cases. Expert chemists will also find in the work an up-to-date compilation of processes and forms of apparatus that will save considerable searching through technical journals and text books.”

+ Engin. D. 6: 55. Jl. ’09. 180w.

“Errors and omissions notwithstanding, the book will make a valuable addition to the libraries of those interested in the manufacture and sale of illuminating gas.” A. E. Forstall.

+ − Engin. N. 62: sup. 4. Jl. 15, ’09. 1050w.

“The book is likely to find favor among a much wider class than municipal and state inspectors.”

+ Engin. Rec. 60: 224. Ag. 21, ’09. 170w.

“A laboriously complete compilation.”

+ Nature. 81: 97. Jl. 22, ’09. 200w.

Stone, Cliff Winfield.^[6] Arithmetical abilities and some factors determining them. (Columbia university contributions to education. Teachers college ser., no. 19.) $1. Teachers college.

8–20745.

A research thesis whose purpose is to make one more contribution to exact knowledge of the relation between distinctive educational procedures and the resulting products. The portions of the question on which this study bears are: (1) What is the nature of the products of the first six years of arithmetic work? (2) What is the relation between distinctive procedures in arithmetic work and the resulting abilities?

“It is to be hoped that many such studies will soon appear, bearing the same stamp of scientific treatment for other fields, which Professor Stone has so carefully worked for arithmetic.” E. E. Jones.

+ Educ. R. 38: 194. S. ’09. 950w.

“Every school superintendent or supervisor of arithmetic teaching should have a copy of this book, and it may be read with profit by teachers of arithmetic everywhere. This scientific study provides the educational world with a means of beginning to standardize its products.” J. F. M.

+ El. School T. 9: 525. Je. ’09. 480w.

Stories of chivalry, retold from St. Nicholas.^[9] (Historical stories of the ancient world and the middle ages, retold from St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Century.

9–17967.

Stories selected out of the times of chivalry and the crusades whose aim is to teach the spirit that lay back of deeds of gallantry and to touch upon its universality and link it with the courtesy, loyalty, courage, and sacrifice of to-day.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 40w.

Stories of classic myths, retold from St. Nicholas.^[9] (Historical stories of the ancient world and the middle ages, retold from St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Century.

9–18012.

Thirteen myths that all children should know, including the story of the golden fleece, the story of Narcissus, King Midas in the rhyme of Celia Thaxter, the story of Pegasus, the labors of Hercules, etc.

Stories of Greece and Rome, retold from St. Nicholas.^[9] (Historical stories of the ancient world and the middle ages, retold from St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Century.

9–17966.

Stories portraying Greek and Roman heroes as they actually lived written to aid boys and 423girls of to-day to form sturdy notions of love, courage and endurance.

“One of the best and richest of the series.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 50w.

Stories of royal children, retold from St. Nicholas.^[9] (Historical stories of the ancient world and the middle ages, retold from St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Century.

9–17551.

The halo with which young readers are apt to encircle the heads of royal children and the glamour with which their young imaginations surround life in a palace are dispelled by the very real troubles and tragedies set forth in these stories.

“Is a collection of charming, quaint narratives.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 40w.

Stories of the ancient world, retold from St. Nicholas.^[9] (Historical stories of the ancient world and the middle ages, retold from St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Century.

9–17964.

Interesting stories of a number of things about the beginnings of history. What buried cities reveal, how clothes became, and how written language began, and like mysteries are set forth. The chapter headings “A living chain from Adam to Abraham Lincoln” and “The march of the centuries” suggest something of the range and movement of the collection.

“Well told and finely illustrated.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 97. N. ’09. ✠

“Is perhaps the most ambitious and the most successful portion of the entire series.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 50w.

Stories of the middle ages, retold from St. Nicholas.^[9] (Historical stories of the ancient world and the middle ages, retold from St. Nicholas magazine.) *65c. Century.

9–17965.

Stories which characterize the period during which the world was getting ready for the dawn of liberty and freedom. They are: The king’s champion and his challenge: Félix; The story of the glove; Bertholde; The ballad of Charles Martel; Old time arms and armor; A little Florentine lady: “With hawk and hound”; The belltowers of Italy; Books of olden times; Caps and bells; St. Francis of Assisi; The Christmas song of Caedmon; The boyhood of Michael Angelo; The shepherd-boy of Vespignano.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 97. N. ’09. ✠

“The stories are, as a whole, both well chosen, and well told.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 40w.

Stow, John. Survey of London; reprinted from the text of 1603; with introd. and notes by C: Lethbridge Kingsford. 2v. *$9.25. Oxford.

W9–89.

An edition which, for the first time after three hundred years, makes Stow’s work generally accessible in the form in which he wrote it. Besides the text are an introduction including a brief life of Stow and comments upon his “Survey,” notes on the Stow family documents, select dedications and epistles from his works, a bibliography and an account of Stow’s collection of manuscripts. Following the text are notes, glossary and indexes.

“It is a sort of ‘Baedeker’s London’ of the age of Elizabeth.”

+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 606. Ap. ’09. 500w.

“Beyond one or two misprints ... there is little to criticize in this admirable commentary, which fully and successfully achieves the end that Mr. Kingsford had in view. Three adequate indexes conclude a book which we may anticipate will be for many years to come the definitive edition of the monumental work of the first and greatest of London topographers.”

+ + − Ath. 1908, 2: 465. O. 17. 1400w.

“Stow’s work, with its merits and its faults, has stood the test of three centuries and retains both importance and interest to-day. Mr. Kingsford deserves special gratitude for the very large number of references, which add greatly to the value of his notes.” R. S. Rait.

+ Eng. Hist. R. 24: 568. Jl. ’09. 420w.

“Within the limits which he has set himself, Mr. Kingsford has produced an edition of the ‘Survey’ which will remain definitive for many years to come.”

+ + Nation. 88: 254. Mr. 11, ’09. 570w.

“Admirably edited by Mr. C. L. Kingsford, who combines polite literary skill with profound learning.”

+ Sat. R. 106: 544. O. 31, ’08. 1000w.

“This is a valuable edition of a book of the first importance in its own province, not made the less useful by the modesty of the aims which the editor has proposed to himself.”

+ Spec. 101: 637. O. 24, ’08. 480w.

Strachey, Lionel, ed.^[6] Love letters of famous poets and novelists; selected by Lionel Strachey and prefaced with descriptive sketches by Walter Littlefield. *$2. McBride, J:

9–13267.

Seventeen chapters containing selections from the authentic correspondence of as many world renowned literary celebrities with their sweethearts, wives, and wives of others. A chapter here and there has a chronology of the author’s career necessary to the understanding of his love affairs. There are included letters from Byron to four women who worshipped at his shrine, letters from Poe to Mrs. Whitman, from Victor Hugo to Adèle Foucher and others; from Goethe to Augusta zu Stolberg, Frau von Stein and Bettina Brentano; from Scott to Charlotte Carpenter; from Heine to the “Fly”; from Balzac to Madame Hanska; Schiller to Charlotte von Lengefeld; Keats to Fanny Brawne and George Sand to Alfred de Musset.

Dial. 47: 127. S. 1, ’09. 70w.

“Reviewing the work as a whole it seems a little unfortunate that we should have to know so many of the shortcomings and infelicities of these literary lovers.”

+ − Ind. 67: 825. O. 7, ’09. 250w.

“This collection though it looks like a bible for Daphnis and Chloe, is really a museum of curiosities made up of just those things which the curious public rushes to see, and which the judicious critic declares should be burned.”

+ − Nation. 89: 34. Jl. 8, ’09. 250w.

“The selection contains several unfamiliar letters, and none that is without a human or psychological interest.” Hildegarde Hawthorne.

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 439. Jl. 17, ’09. 620w.

R. of Rs. 40: 125. Jl. ’09. 180w.

Strack, Hermann L.^[11] Jew and human sacrifice (human blood and Jewish ritual): an historical and sociological inquiry; tr. from the 8th ed. with corrections, new preface and additions by the author. *$3. Bloch.

“Professor Strack, of Berlin, who is one of the foremost authorities on Jewish history in Europe, has produced an exhaustive treatise on the use of human blood in primitive medicine, magic and superstition; and his researches show not only that its use would be absolutely repugnant to the whole spirit of Jewish religion and tradition, but that sometimes Jews 424themselves have been murdered by Christians for blood-ritual purposes.”—Sat. R.

“It is a characteristically German product, full of learning ill-digested, but containing all the material that the serious student of the subject will require.” Joseph Jacobs.

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 675. O. 30, ’09. 1150w.

“It will take its place among learned contributions of the science of comparative religion.”

+ Sat. R. 108: 204. Ag. 24, ’09. 230w.

“It is much more than an examination of this particular fiction: it examines the whole subject of superstitions connected with the use of blood.”

+ Spec. 102: sup. 1007. Je. 26, ’09. 160w.

Stratford, Esme C. W. Call of dawn, and other poems. **$1.50. Lane.

A book of technically good verse which “is decidedly original, though tinged with the pessimism popular nowadays as to the national future both in art and the wider morality.” (Ath.) Some of the pieces are: England, The devil of Dartmoor, A toast, First light, On the sands of Winchelsea, Dunwich, and Oswald and Iseult.

“The genuine, if ill-restrained power of the duologue ‘Oswald and Iseult,’ and the stimulating loftiness of thought and diction that distinguishes the stanzas ‘Towards the ideal,’ make it matter for regret that the book should have been cumbered with so much that is less worthy.”

− + Ath. 1908, 2: 815. D. 26. 380w.

“We have never read a volume that sustained a more perfect level of educated banality. Once or twice we hear a tiny voice of poetry in some single line, only to be smothered forthwith by pillows of platitude.”

− Sat. R. 107: 79. Ja. 16, ’09. 300w.

Streatfeild, Richard Alexander.^[12] Handel. (New library of music.) **$2.50. Lane.

“Mr. Streatfeild’s story is that ‘the old Handel of our forefathers is dead’; he is really today unpopular in England with those who are the mouth-pieces of critical opinion. Only ‘The Messiah’ is widely known now, and this chiefly as a sort of religious exercise. He has undertaken the task of raising up a new Handel.... A third part of the book is devoted to an analysis of the operas, oratorios, and instrumental music, which is discriminating and illuminative.”—N. Y. Times.

“If, however, there is nothing really new to say about Handel personally, this book is well worth reading: it is written, moreover, in a style which is both lucid and attractive.”

+ Ath. 1909, 2: 667. N. 27. 900w.

“Apart from one blemish, the analysis of Handel’s oratorios is most commendable. More interesting still is that of the obsolete operas.”

+ − Nation. 89: 580. D. 9, ’09. 950w.

“An admirable piece of work in this book. He has not been content to copy either the narrative or the judgments of his predecessors.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 798. D. 18, ’09. 1250w.

“Much has been written about Handel and his opera-songs and oratorios, of which we must believe Mr. Streatfeild to be ignorant.”

+ − Sat. R. 108: 697. D. 4, ’09. 1650w.

“The book, in short, is so good that it is a great pity that the writer should have impaired its value by the controversial attitude he assumes with regard to Handel’s sacred music.” C. L. G.

+ − Spec. 103: 885. N. 27, ’09. 1800w.

Street, Julian Leonard.^[9] Need of change. †50c. Lane.

9–21866.

A humorous skit in which an American and his wife, tourists in the Tyrolese mountains, make the acquaintance of an English couple of supposedly modest circumstances and are invited by the latter to visit them in England. Whirled away to a castle instead of being set down in a clergyman’s simple cottage, the husband is straightway involved in the trials and embarrassments of too much valeting. How the omnipresence of the valet drives him to desperation and flight is amusingly set forth.

“A merry trifle, with many a laugh between its covers.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 540. S. 11, ’09. 200w.

Strindberg, August. Swanwhite: a fairy drama; tr. by Francis J. Ziegler. *$1. Brown bros.

9–6458.

“A play to see on the stage, rather than to read. It is ‘a fairy drama,’ containing bits from many tales, the Wicked Stepmother and Cinderella being most conspicuous. The Strindberg we meet here is he of the later period.”—Nation.

“At his best, there is mysticism, but not mistiness and the play is altogether beautiful—in Swedish. The translation is not particularly happy.”

+ − Nation. 88: 367. Ap. 8, ’09. 100w.

“This little play is far from presenting the writer at his best; it appears to be a mere tour de force, and is in strange contrast to his other dramas.”

− + N. Y. Times. 14: 166. Mr. 20, ’09. 400w.

Stringer, Arthur J. A.^[5] Gun-runner. $1.50. Dodge, B. W.

9–9252.

The author continues his romance of electricity in this new story of the “wireless.” The plot centers about a South American revolution and the action takes place mainly on board the Laminian, a steamer on which Ganley, the “Gun runner” is smuggling arms into Lacombia. How Ganley is foiled by McKinnon, the wireless operator of the Laminian and Alicia Boynton—without whom there would have been no romance—is cleverly worked out with cunning climactic effect.

“The story is exciting. It was built for excitement. The reviewer hardly thinks it was built for anything else.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 294. My. 8, ’09. 280w.

N. Y. Times. 14: 379. Je. 12, ’09. 220w.

Strong, Anna Louise.^[10] Psychology of prayer. *75c. Univ. of Chicago press.

The chapter headings show the evolutionary process followed by the author: Introduction—The essentially social character of the self: Undiscriminating forms of prayer—The child and the primitive man; Indeterminate types—The growth of discrimination; The completely social type of prayer—Its general characteristics; The two tendencies in the completely social type—The contemplative or “aesthetic”; The two tendencies in the completely social type—The practical or “ethical”; The type of reality and the objective reference involved in prayer.

“Students of religion and religious education will find this discussion of great value. It is written in simple, untechnical language and is thus well within the range of any well-educated reader.”

+ Bib. World. 34: 288. O. ’09. 40w.

Reviewed by E. S. Drown.

N. Y. Times. 14: 801. D. 18, ’09. 260w.

“The reviewer has not done full justice to the author’s subtle analysis. He feels, however, that the machinery of explanation often obscures rather than clears up the phenomena in question.” Irving King.

+ − Psychol. Bull. 6: 414. D. 15, ’09. 1200w.

Strong, Augustus Hopkins. Systematic theology. 3v. ea. *$2.50. Am. bapt.

7–37983.

v. 3. Soteriology; or, The doctrine of salvation.

A practical discussion which in the treatment of the person of Christ, the nature of atonement, 425and the extent and influence of regeneration the author tells “how man can get from what he is to what he may be.”

“We could wish that the author’s great philosophic powers and his vigorous personality would guide us in interpreting the faith of our fathers into the language that men are using to-day. Many of us believe that the older thought-terms and the traditional method are obsolescent if not quite obsolete.” H. A. Youtz.

+ − Am. J. Theol. 13: 468. Jl. ’09. 440w.

Strouse, Martyn W.^[9] Judge Fritznoodle. $1.25. Roxburgh pub. co.

9–22745.

A lively story of the doings of a group of German immigrants who founded Prariestadt, Cabbage township, Richsoil county, “Out-West” during the Free soil period.

“His style is one of extreme facetiousness, and, either from ignorance or intention, his use of English is frequently surprising.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 511. Ag. 28, ’09. 130w.

Stuart, Ruth McEnery.^[11] Aunt Amity’s silver wedding, and other stories. †$1. Century.

9–27034.

Four negro dialect stories in Mrs. Stuart’s best vein. The situation in each is particularly clever. For instance, the title piece tells of the silver wedding of a negro woman who, since her marriage twenty-five years before, had dismissed her fickle first husband and had been married for five years to another man. She solves her difficulty by declaring that it shall be her silver wedding and her present husband’s wooden anniversary. When the evening’s festivities are in full swing, husband number one appears on the scene to claim half the money gifts as “pardner in the silver weddin’ business.” Aunt Amity manages the interruption with regal self possession, gets rid of the intruder, and goes on with the dance.

“Engaging short stories.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 135. D. ’09. ✠

“Interest never sleeps in Mrs. Stuart’s stories.”

+ Nation. 89: 600. D. 16, ’09. 210w.

Stuart, Ruth McEnery.^[12] Carlotta’s intended. †$1.25. Harper.

The romance of a radiant Italian girl and a middle aged Irish cobbler. Pat stands as faithful guardian over Carlotta from babyhood to blooming maidenhood, protects her against a loathsome marriage and, finally, himself becomes her suitor. During the time that he is her “intended” a younger wooer claims the girl’s hand, and Pat, learning of the situation by accident, must have welcomed the death that came to him while rescuing a kitten from drowning. The hand of Mafia rests upon the closing pages of the work.

“A story that makes a strong appeal to any one with the least sentiment in his makeup.” W. G. Bowdoin.

+ Ind. 67: 1354. D. 16, ’09. 80w.

Stubbs, Rt. Rev. William. Germany in the later middle ages, 1200–1500; ed. by Arthur Hassall. *$2.25. Longmans.

9–14135.

Appeals to advanced students of European history. “The struggles of Popes and Emperors, the intrigues of those who elected them, the working of spiritual and secular interests, the spiritual sometimes so strangely secular, the secular sometimes touched with the spiritual, are complicated in the extreme. But Bishop Stubbs makes us see that the maze is not without a plan. The chief theme is the relations between the Papacy and the Empire.” (Spec.)

“The book makes no real contribution to the history of the period, but it is a welcome account of it.” O. J. Thatcher.

+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 847. Jl. ’09. 430w.

“We cannot help feeling that with a little trouble the book (if it was to be published) might have been made much more full, and much more representative of the author’s own judgment and knowledge.”

− + Ath. 1909, 1: 157. F. 6. 1650w.

“Their publication at the present time does injustice to an honoured memory; for though they display the masculine grasp of principles and the vivid delineation of character which we should expect from the author, it is clear that he did not throw his full strength into these lectures. Moreover there are few pages which do not stand in need of a revision such as the editor, Mr. A. Hassall, seems not to have considered himself at liberty to carry out.” D.

+ − Eng. Hist. R. 24: 188. Ja. ’09. 120w.

Ind. 66: 1035. My. 13, ’09. 100w.

“Altogether, if we were compelled to choose, we should certainly prefer any one of several historical manuals to this ‘brilliant’ presentation.”

− Nation. 88: 303. Mr. 25, ’09. 400w.

“Its value as a text-book of reference work would be enhanced, we believe, had it been modified by a revision founded on the results of historical research in the last twenty-five years.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 195. Ap. 3, ’09. 730w.

“Nevertheless, due weight being given these drawbacks, there is still something to be got out of the book.”

+ − Sat. R. 107: 530. Ap. 24, ’09. 1000w.

“This is a worthy sequel to Bishop Stubbs’s other valuable contribution to historical study.”

+ Spec. 101: 1108. D. 26, ’08. 270w.

Sturgis, Edith Barnes. My busy days. **$2. Appleton.

9–17998.

A book of child’s verse especially for little girls.

“The book is a very attractive one.” K. L. M.

+ Bookm. 28: 498. Ja. ’09. 80w.

“Margaretta Hinchman’s colored pictures are striking.” M. J. Moses.

+ Ind. 65: 1471. D. 17, ’08. 40w.

Sudermann, Hermann. John the Baptist: a play; tr. by Beatrice Marshall. **$1.50. Lane.

8–37742.

A timely English version of Sudermann’s drama. “All the scenes, indeed, in which Herodias or Salome or Herod encounters John are full of vivacity and the clash of temperament. It is the passages in which the Baptist comes into contact with his own disciples, and shows himself helpless to deal with their problems and desires, that might hang fire in the playhouse. Yet Herr Sudermann’s portrait of John—a Forerunner who knows not the nature of the kingdom which his Prince will found, a hermit preaching repentance and the wrath to come who learns with bewilderment that the Prophet whose way he has prepared, talks of love, and moves freely and humbly amongst men—to a reader at all events, is the most impressive and pathetic feature of the play.” (Ath.)

“There should be no necessity to add, in the case of so admirable an artist as Herr Sudermann, that his handling of his theme is always reverent, or that his use of the sacred text is never other than dignified. Miss Beatrice Marshall may be congratulated on a graceful translation.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 52. Ja. 9. 550w.

426 Ind. 65: 1179. N. 19, ’08. 50w.

“Whatever may be the case with the original, the English text possesses no special quality to compensate for the inherent nastiness of the Salome legend or for the misrepresentation of an heroic Biblical figure.”

− Nation. 87: 636. D. 24, ’08. 70w.

“A poignant book like this, however grim, sinister and austere, is yet a poignant good.”

+ No. Am. 189: 920. Je. ’09. 280w.

Sudermann, Hermann.^[11] Roses: four one-act plays; tr. from the German by Grace Frank. **$1.25. Scribner.

9–28261.

“Presents four one-act plays, one of which is a pleasant comedy of a young student and a princess incognita—a little play which has humor in it and leaves a pleasant taste in the mouth. The other three plays are studies of feminine pathology of the most pronounced type, chiefly interesting, so far as subject is concerned, because they bring out anew the tendency of the recent German drama and fiction, than which there has been nothing more definitely unwholesome in literature.”—Outlook.

“‘The far-away princess’ is a ‘pleasant’ play, and the other three distinctly ‘unpleasant,’ of the kind that we used to call Frenchy, but nowadays must be called Germanish.”

+ − Ind. 67: 932. O. 21, ’09. 60w.

“Even the four plays in the present volume, highly characteristic of Sudermann’s later manner, deserved a more fortunate rendering into English than they have here received. Mrs. Frank, it is to be regretted, mistranslates plain words, fails to render the sense of obvious sentences, and blandly leaves out pregnant and characteristic expressions.”

+ − Nation. 89: 364. O. 14, ’09. 560w.

“The first of the plays is a frankly repulsive study and the second is distressingly pathetic. ‘The last visit’ is more human and also more dramatic. The last play is wholly charming.”

+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 672. O. 30, ’09. 300w.

“These plays are brief, and deal with the psychological moment. They are distinctly effective, and are not lacking in dramatic or literary quality; but a more dreary view of life than they present, or a more melancholy glimpse into German society, if they are to be taken as authentic, would be difficult to imagine.”

+ − Outlook. 93: 558. N. 6, ’09. 150w.

Suess, Eduard.^[6] Face of the earth (Das antlitz der erde); tr. by Hertha B. C. Sollas. 3v. v. 3. *$5.75. Oxford.

v. 3. “The present instalment of this great work is concerned chiefly with the study of those mighty folds of the earth’s crust which form the mountain-chains of Eurasia. The rock-fold may be regarded as the morphological unit in terrestrial architecture, and the geologists who would gain a broad view of the physiognomy of the earth seeks to determine the relation of fold to fold.”—Ath.

“A translation exceptional in accuracy and elegance. The mastery of the literature is, however, secondary to the power of generalization which enables the author to marshal his facts and bring them into harmony as parts of a grand tectonic scheme.”

+ Ath. 1909, 1: 106. Ja. 23. 1050w. (Review of v. 3.)

“He sums up into one connected whole the many little-known ranges of Asia and the better-described and studied chains of Europe, so that a large number of scientific observations and much recorded knowledge are now easily available, which before were scattered and almost inaccessible.”

+ Nation. 88: 565. Je. 3, ’09. 300w. (Review of v. 3.)

“British geologists will be so grateful for this scholarly translation that they will be little disposed to criticise the rendering of Suess’ geological terms; but it would be convenient if the original term were sometimes, as in the French translation, given in a footnote.” J. W. G.

+ − Nature. 80: 91. Mr. 25, ’09. 750w. (Review of v. 3.)

Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de.^[12] Great design of Henry IV, from the Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, and The united states of Europe, by E: Everett Hale; with introd. by Edwin D. Mead. *50c. Pub. for the International school of peace, by Ginn.

9–27055.

Here are given Sully’s account in full of the “Great design” of Henry IV of France to bring about the federation of Europe; and the noteworthy papers by Edward Everett Hale. Mr. Mead’s introduction sketches briefly the history of the scheme.

N. Y. Times. 14: 784. D. 11, ’09. 550w.

Sumner, Helen Laura.^[12] Equal suffrage. **$2. Harper.

9–29195.

The results of an investigation in Colorado made for the Collegiate equal suffrage league of New York state. It is an impartial report, marked by the absence of argument, in which the author has collected facts, compared evidence and stated results. If is the outgrowth of a two years’ investigation conducted according to best scientific methods: question blanks were circulated; newspaper files were studied to determine what women have done in politics; registration books were examined; state, county, and city reports were explored to find out the number of women office-holders, their records, salaries, etc.

“Conscientious, competent book, whose reading should be encouraging to champions of the cause and its followers, and give food for serious and unsettling thought to its opponents.”

+ Ind. 67: 1147. N. 18, ’09. 120w.

Sutcliffe, Alice Crary.^[9] Robert Fulton and the “Clermont.” **$1.20. Century.

9–25210.

“The authoritative story of Robert Fulton’s early experiments, persistent efforts, and historic achievements, containing many of Fulton’s hitherto unpublished letters, drawings and pictures.” (Explan. title.) It is a timely contribution to history and to the record of steam navigation, prepared by the inventor’s greatgranddaughter.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 85. N. ’09. ✠

“Timely, and fills a gap in American biography. A part of the material of Miss Sutcliffe’s volume has appeared in ‘The century magazine,’ but it is well worth its production in this expanded and more permanent form.”

+ Dial. 47: 184. S. 16, ’09. 300w.

“While adding little to our knowledge of Fulton’s life and achievements, brings together a valuable collection of portraits, letters, plans and sketches, many of which have never before been published.” F. H. D.

+ Econ. Bull. 2: 362. D. ’09. 220w.

Engin. D. 6: 337. O. ’09. 100w.

“There is here collected possibly more of Fulton’s own comments on his ideas and ambitions than has ever before been seen in print. There are also a few points on which a student of early engineering progress in this country will look in vain for new light. The volume shows some signs of hasty preparation.”

+ − Engin. N. 62: sup. 22. S. 10, ’09. 650w.

“She has done more to establish Fulton’s claims to great ability as an inventor than all previous writers.”

+ Engin. Rec. 60: 364. S. 25, ’09. 300w.

427“The interest of the book lies in its new material, which includes Fulton’s preliminary plans for his steamboat.”

+ Ind. 67: 758. S. 30, ’09. 150w.

“The present work is sympathetically written and must be looked upon as the most complete and satisfactory of all the briefer lives of the inventor which have been published.”

+ Lit. D. 39: 545. O. 2, ’09. 170w.

+ Nation. 89: 308. S. 30, ’09. 300w.

“There have been several lives of Fulton in the past but in none of them, even that by his intimate friend, Cadwallader D. Colden, have the genius and individuality of Fulton been so clearly defined as in this latest one by the greatgranddaughter of the inventor. It has been a labor of love, but without partiality.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 546. S. 18, ’09. 1150w.

+ R. of Rs. 40: 510. O. ’09. 60w.

Sutcliffe, Halliwell.^[10] Priscilla of the Good Intent. †$1.50. Little.

9–26319.

The fragrance and freshness of the fields seem to pervade this story of simple life in the north country of England. Aside from the atmosphere, the charm of the book lies in the contrast of character. Priscilla, the slim little mistress of Good Intent farm, is a very lovable heroine, but there are moments when “Peggy o’ Mathewson’s” the gipsy-like girl of the moorlands, slips to the front of the stage. David the smith, sturdy, simple and strong, is a foil for the weak, inconstant character of Reuben Gaunt, who proves his manhood only after a long fight.

“Reminiscent of Phillpotts’ Dartmoor stories, but without their gloomy atmosphere.”

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 94. N. ’09.

“This ‘romance of the grey fells’ attracts us by its strong human interest and pleasant rural atmosphere. The weakness of the story lies in the unconvincing transformation of the second suitor ... into a model of courageous manliness.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 1: 612. My. 22. 180w.

“One who reads may feel at moments an inclination to run swiftly up and down the landscape, yet the pastoral setting has charm and significance, the story holds interest in suspense to the last, and the tone never swerves from its high pitch.”

+ Nation. 89: 600. D. 16, ’09. 140w.

“Mr. Sutcliffe gives lovers of romance a wholesome and pleasing treat. The pictures of humble English country life indoors and out, and the lore of the birds and beasts and plants and all the life of the field and the fen, make the novel ‘different’ from the run of tales.”

+ N. Y. Times. 14: 666. O. 23, ’09. 250w.

“One of the many well-constructed, solid bits of fiction turned out by English writers every year.”

+ Outlook. 93: 559. N. 6, ’09. 50w.

“This is well written, with some fine study of character, but the story drags a little.”

+ − Spec. 102: 865. My. 29, ’09. 20w.

Sutherland, Howard V. Idylls of Greece. *$1. Sherman, French & co.

8–31832.

Four idylls built up about “olden tales of love” in classic Greece. They are: Prokris and Kephalos; Melas and Anaxe; Acis and Galataea; Œme and Œonus.

N. Y. Times. 13: 801. D. 26, ’08. 50w.

Swan, Mark E. Top o’ the world. †$1.50. Dutton.

8–24873.

“A fantastic narrative tells of all the queer things that happened to a little girl who wanted to be grown up. The narrative is written by Mark E. Swan, the lyrics by James O’Dea, and the music by Anna Caldwell and Manuel Klein. The charmingly whimsical illustrations, a number in color, are by Hy. Mayer.”—N. Y. Times.

“Now that it has been turned into a book it has lost some of its picturesqueness, though the story is just the same.”

+ − Nation. 87: 550. D. 3, ’08. 60w.

“A quaint story that will interest all the little ones.”

+ N. Y. Times. 13: 497. S. 12, ’08. 80w.

“There is not enough to build up a page story in a juvenile paper, let alone a bulky volume. The illustrations lack the refinement and artistic taste that such pictures should have.”

− R. of Rs. 38: 767. D. ’08. 120w.

Swift, Edgar James. Mind in the making: a study in mental development. **$1.50. Scribner. 8–12179.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

“Swift’s book is stimulating, clearly written, interesting, and within the comprehension of the average reader. On the whole it is a commendable attempt to state education in socio-psychological terms.” C: H. Johnston.

+ J. Philos. 6: 155. Mr. 18, ’09. 2300w.

“While Professor Swift’s ‘Mind in the making’ like most other genetic treatises tends at times to underestimate the value and the potency of non-subjective factors in the educational process, it on the whole constitutes one of the most stimulating books on education recently published.” A. D. Yocum.

+ Psychol. Bull. 6: 104. Mr. 15, ’09. 430w.

“On the whole it is very well written and extremely suggestive, even though the psychologist may feel that some of the statements should be accepted with reservations.” Irving King.

+ − School R. 17: 275. Ap. ’09. 800w.

Swift, Polemus Hamilton.^[11] Gospel cheer messages. *$1.25. West. Meth. bk.

8–37346.

In Part 1 the author has set down some of the convictions and observations concerning revivals gained during twelve years’ ministry in Chicago. Part 2 contains a series of revival sermons preached in the Austin Methodist Episcopal church during February, 1908. They were planned to meet the special need of this Chicago church and community.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles.^[9] Dramas; selected and edited by Arthur Beatty. **$1.50. Crowell.

9–24012.

Includes “Atlanta in Calydon,” “Erechtheus” and “Mary Stuart.” An introduction sums up the poet’s career and place in literature, while full notes, a chronological list of Swinburne’s writings and a bibliography of the lives of Swinburne follow the text.

+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 149. D. ’09.

Dial. 47: 391. N. 16, ’09. 40w.

“It is a well-edited and a well-printed volume, serviceable, alike for the student and the ‘general reader.’”

+ Ind. 67: 884. O. 14, ’09. 80w.

“The editor has supplied judicious notes explaining classical obscurities, and an introduction apparently not dictated by intemperate enthusiasm.”

+ Nation. 89: 517. N. 25, ’09. 440w.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles.^[11] Shakespeare. 2s. Frowde, London.

A eulogy in which the author “passes in review all the plays, and affirms, in twinned epithets charging pair after pair like sea-horses up the foamy crest of his billowing sentences, that each drama of Shakespeare’s, with one or two exceptions, is the most divinely and incomparably excellent thing of its kind in the 428world. He makes, to be sure, some distinctions among the children of the master’s mind, but reverently, as a mortal distinguishes the differing glories of the seraphim.”—Nation.

“The little book before us is full of insight, of impatience, and of cumbrous eloquence. It is sometimes hard to discover where the critic ends and the fine frenzy of the poet begins.”

+ − Ath. 1909, 2: 289. S. 11. 1100w.

+ − Nation. 89: 411. O. 28, ’09. 360w.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Three plays of Shakespeare. (Harper’s lib. of living thought.) **75c. Harper.

9–9460.

A series which aims to provide students with some single, central, living thoughts which authors present for magazine printing before taking the time to develop them into books. The three plays here treated are “King Lear,” “Othello” and “King Richard II.” The living thought in the first is that King Lear is an expression of the most advanced doctrine as to the absolute equality of man confronted by nature and of the futility of the monarchical idea; in the second, that Shakespeare missed the most pathetic feature of the “tragic mischief” when he forebore to make use of Iago’s stealing the handkerchief as it is recorded in Curthio’s version; in the third, the struggle in Shakespeare’s mind between the influence of Marlowe and that of Robert Greene.