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Under Petraia with some saunterings; [5] by the author of “In a Tuscan garden.” **$1.50. Lane.
9–35804.
“The author, who has made herself most favourably known to many readers by her earlier book, tells us how she had to quit her ‘Tuscan garden’ through a change of proprietors—the new people were too high and mighty to have a neighbour—and how after not a little searching she found another resting-place. She makes this change, and various incidents following upon it the occasion of much pleasant talk. Gardening is her chief subject we may say; but she has something to tell us about many matters, some of them quite serious,—the very serious estimate of Italian character, for instance.”—Spec.
“Spicy and entertaining, if somewhat desultory chronicles.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 52. O. ’09.
“The volume is frankly unambitious; but if one cares to read in the writer’s spirit, an hour with its pages will give much quiet enjoyment.”
+ Dial. 46: 301. My. 1, ’09. 180w.
“A volume of dreary commonplaces, nay, intolerable, unless you take it as a revelation of the point of view, taste, and knowledge of that species which has for half a century packed the cheap ‘pensions’ of the European continent.”
− Nation. 88: 511. My. 20, ’09. 300w.
“Some pleasing pictures of Italian life and scenery, and some rather entertaining notes of travel are to be found in [this] little volume.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 486. Ag. 14, ’09. 120w.
“This is a very pleasant book to read. Open it where you will, you will find something that holds your attention.”
+ Spec. 102: 468. Mr. 20, ’09. 140w.
Unwin, George.[5] Gilds and companies of London. *$2. Scribner.
9–29581.
“Mr. Unwin’s book abounds with all the ‘curiosities’ of the London trade companies and their social and religious customs over six or more centuries.” (Sat. R.) “The plan is clearly influenced by two aims, first to give a clear account of ‘the continuous organic development of the gilds and companies of London from the days of Henry Plantagenet to those of Victoria’ and, second, to bring out ‘the significance which the gilds and companies as a whole have had for the constitutional history of the city, and for the social and economic development of the nation at large.’” (Am. Hist. R.)
“Mr. Unwin has given us a most interesting general account of the numerous gilds and companies of the great English metropolis and has supplied a valuable work of reference for students of municipal, social and industrial history. A very timely and important contribution to English history.” N. M. Trenholme.
+ Am. Hist. R. 14: 565. Ap. ’09. 970w.
“Although we may not always see eye to eye with Mr. Unwin, we have no hesitation in saying that he has produced the best book of its kind that we have seen, and we heartily commend it to every student of municipal as well as gild history.”
+ + − Ath. 1909, 1: 125. Ja. 30. 1250w.
“Within the limits which his space permits Mr. Unwin has accomplished his object, though, as is inevitable in so vast a subject, with somewhat varying degrees of success. The whole of this narrative is a valuable contribution to London constitutional history.” C. L. Kingsford.
+ − Eng. Hist. R. 24: 336. Ap. ’09. 800w.
“Despite blemishes, the general verdict on the book must be favorable. It is the work of a scholar and teacher of considerable reputation in his chosen field, who knows the printed literature of his subject ‘au fond’; it deserves to be taken seriously. Mr. Unwin’s treatment of his subject is such as to make it far more attractive and human than it is usually given credit for being, and perhaps also to induce others to follow in his footsteps.”
+ − Nation. 88: 254. Mr. 11, ’09. 550w.
“A thoroughly scholarly production, which will prove at the same time interesting to the general reader.”
+ Pol. Sci. Q. 24: 561. S. ’09. 220w.
446“Mr. Unwin has caught their spirit, and he presents the London gilds in their broadest and most important aspects; and his book is one of the best possible introductions to a study which is full of interest to every intelligent reader and necessary to a student of political and economic history.”
+ Sat. R. 107: 182. F. 6, ’09. 380w.
“We know of no series in which the purchaser gets better value for his money than he does in the ‘Antiquary’s books,’ and the volume now before us is a signal instance. It is an exhaustive study of its subject.”
+ + Spec. 102: sup. 643. Ap. 24, ’09. 400w.
Upham, Alfred Horatio.[8] French influence in English literature from the accession of Elizabeth to the restoration. *$2. Macmillan.
8–21953.
In which Dr. Upham has investigated, verified, grouped and interpreted the influences of French literature and society upon the literature of England from Elizabeth to the restoration.
“The whole discussion is thoroly lifeless and unreal. It cannot be denied that Dr. Upham has manipulated his card catalog conscientiously, but even the elastic card catalog has its limitations.”
− Ind. 67: 199. Jl. 22, ’09. 350w.
“The nature of the subject precludes forever a definitive treatment, yet it is, perhaps, worth while to point out a few places at which this work would be improved by condensation or amplification. In spite of all deductions the book is thoroughly interesting, substantial, and of indispensable value to the student of comparative literature.”
+ − Nation. 87: 390. O. 22, ’08. 600w.
Upham, Alfred Horatio.[10] Old Miami: the Yale of the early West. $1. Republican pub.
9–20773.
A history written for the centennial celebration of the founding of Miami. It “gives a series of pictures of the life of the students at Miami in its early days, of pranks and discipline of societies and fraternities, of the coming of educational institutions for women to nestle under Miami’s wings; and closes with chapters on the civil war, whose conclusion brought the end of the first phase of the university’s existence.” (Ind.)
“An unexpectedly delightful book. Mr. Upham vividly glimpses a page in the life of the West that has already passed into history.”
+ Ind. 67: 711. S. 23, ’09. 180w.
“Though the style of the book is familiar and tinged with slang, and though the substance is unnecessarily slight, there are not wanting little flashes of light into the dark background of western culture.”
− + Nation. 89: 283. S. 23, ’09. 360w.
“Mr. Upham has done a real service to the history of the young West of those days.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 522. S. 4, ’09. 150w
Upton, George Putnam.[9] Standard concert repertory and other concert pieces: a handbook of the standard overtures, suites, symphonic poems, rhapsodies, fantasies, etc., in the modern concert repertory, for the use of concert goers. $1.75. McClurg.
9–25249.
A handbook containing short sketches of standard overtures, suites, symphonic poems, rhapsodies, fantasias, etc., which the concert goer most frequently hears. It is less a book for musicians than for concert audiences.
“A useful volume, though too slight to satisfy readers having any considerable knowledge of music.”
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 87. N. ’09. ✠
“A thoroughly judicious and trustworthy guide for the layman who loves music.”
+ Dial. 47: 290. O. 16, ’09. 80w.
“Is marked by the author’s thoroness and painstaking care in compilation; is, in short, a useful and handy book of reference.”
+ Ind. 67: 1045. N. 4, ’09. 100w.
“The works chosen for analysis are selected judiciously and with catholic taste; the analyses are brief, lucid, and free from technical jargon or pedantic ‘parsing’; and concert-goers will be able to find here information regarding most of the concert pieces they are likely to hear.”
+ Nation. 89: 415. O. 28, ’09. 270w.
N. Y. Times. 14: 702. N. 13, ’09. 110w.
Upward, Allen. East end of Europe; with a preface by Sir E: Fitzgerald Law. *$4. Dutton.
9–5987.
Concerns Greece, Constantinople and the Black Sea provinces. With frankly Hellenistic sympathies the author enlarges upon the race feud between the Greeks and Bulgarians in their contention for power in Macedonia.
+ A. L. A. Bkl. 6: 128. D. ’09.
“The book is ‘avowedly Greek,’ also refreshingly frank.”
+ − Ath. 1908, 2: 786. D. 19. 300w.
“His book continues to be of value so far as his report on the complicated situation in Macedonia is concerned. Mr. Upward is a Philhellene of almost early nineteenth century hue, however, and for this his readers must make allowance.”
+ − Ind. 66: 1243. Je. 3, ’09. 260w.
“Mr. Upward’s account of racial and economic conditions in the disputed region should be of value for a long time to come.”
+ Nation. 89: 123. Ag. 5, ’09. 250w.
“Gathering his evidence with the scrupulous care of an attorney preparing for a trial in court, Mr. Upward holds a brief for Hellenism and argues from it. Portions of his work seem to be a reply to ‘Macedonia,’ by H. N. Brailsford, a book enlarging on the Bulgar side of the controversy.”
+ − N. Y. Times. 14: 189. Ap. 3, ’09. 600w.
“Mr. Upward has an excuse for putting his views before us in that his conclusions differ entirely from those of every writer who has dealt with the Macedonian imbroglio during recent years.”
− Sat. R. 107: 563. My. 1, ’09. 650w.
Urner, Mabel Herbert.[8] Journal of a neglected wife. *$1.10. Dodge, B. W.
9–5215.
“The specific case in the book deals with the particularly tragic and peculiarly uninviting situation in which the wife has already reached an unlovely middle age—has lost her art of charming largely by neglecting it—when she discovers that her husband has found elsewhere what she has ceased to give.” (N. Y. Times.) “We recommend the book to any tired-out husband who is fortunate enough to get away from a hysterical wife for a few days’ peace and recreation.” (Ind.)
“The cleverest thing about the book is the ‘dénouement.’”
+ Ind. 67: 424. Ag. 19, ’09. 200w.
“A morbidly truthful volume.”
+ N. Y. Times. 14: 323. My. 22, ’09. 380w.