The Cumulative Book Review Digest Devoted to the Valuation of Current Literature Digests of reviews appearing in January—December 1905, magazines (continued 21)

“In thus making a ‘problem novel’ out of what had better have remained a story of private interest, Mr. Pier proves rather disappointing.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ — Dial. 39: 309. N. 16, ‘05. 200w.

“It is wholesome in tone, high in its ideals. The author has made a decided advance in his art since the publication of ‘The triumph,’ handling his material more firmly, and making a stronger human appeal.”

+ + — N. Y. Times. 10: 650. O. 7, ‘05. 660w.

“Few, if any, novels of the season show more thoughtful and solid work in character-study than this book, which is, moreover distinctly well written. The weakest point is construction.”

+ + — Outlook. 81: 523. O. 28, ‘05. 170w.

Pigou, Arthur Cecil. Principles and methods of industrial peace. *$1.10. Macmillan.

“In this work the author considers the question of not what have arbitration and conciliation done, but rather what ought they to do, and how they ought to do it.” (R. of Rs.) “The first part of the book is historical and descriptive; the second treats of ‘The principles of industrial peace.’ The table of contents contains a summary of the book, and in appendices problems of wages and industry are treated of diametrically.” (N. Y. Times.)

“The book would have provided easier reading and commanded more attention if Mr. Pigou had been more willing to ‘take sides.’”

+ + — Acad. 68: 705. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1170w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 339. My. 27, ‘05. 150w.

“His spirit appears to us throughout fair, his understanding and appreciation of the point of view of both parties to the industrial conflict remarkable, and his advice generally to be both based on sound principles and practical of application.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 133. S. 16, ‘05. 440w.

R. of Rs. 31: 767. Je. ‘05. 80w.

“Our one criticism of the book is that the author hesitates a little between two different intentions. Some of the preliminaries would be in place in a large organon, but in a popular handbook they read like platitudes, and might well be taken for granted.”

+ + — Spec. 95: 290. Ag. 26, ‘05. 1730w.

“His general judgment is keen and vigorous, and he has remarkable powers of exposition, among which a good literary style is not the least. Thus far, at least, I have been unable to see that the economic reasoner extracts from his careful labor on curves and diagrams an iota of truth which he had not assumed or put in, at the beginning.” N. P. Gilman.

+ + — Yale R. 14: 224. Ag. ‘05. 640w.

Pike, Godfrey Holden. John Wesley: the man and his mission. *$1. Union press.

Illustrated and written in a quaint old-fashioned style, this brief account of the life of John Wesley, “one of the greatest evangelists who ever carried the Gospel to the people,” seems to breathe the simple Christian spirit of the man. It is a book which is well adapted to children, altho not written for them.

Pitkin, Helen. Angel by brevet. $1.50. Lippincott.

This is the first book of a young New Orleans newspaper writer. The story deals with French Creoles of the old regime, and the voodouism of the negroes. The heroine invokes the charms of a sorcerer to aid her in securing the affections of the man with whom she fancies herself in love, and in the course of the complications which follow discovers that she is really in love with a clergyman who has long been her admirer.

“The testimony of those in a position to know is that Miss Pitkin has not transcended facts. Her development of this fruitful theme is, however, most unequal. The entire book, indeed, is full of affectations, not only in choice of words but in their collocation.”

+ — Ind. 58: 844. Ap. 13, ‘05. 280w.

“The style is precious and exotic to the extreme limit of license and beyond. Miss Pitkin’s command of unfamiliar words is marvelous; her use of familiar words more marvelous still.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 54. Ja. 28, ‘05. 410w. (Outline of plot.)

277“Miss Pitkin handles her material with much strength; but her hand lacks the sure and discriminating touch which comes from practice. Her details of plot do not always avoid confusion, and the movement is sometimes labored.” J. R. Ormond.

+ — The South Atlantic Quarterly. 4: 97. Ja. ‘05. 100w.

Plato. Myths of Plato; text and translation; with introductory and other observations by J. A. Stewart. *$4.50. Macmillan.

“It was a very happy thought to bring together the myths of Plato and examine the lesson of each. We are grateful, moreover, to Professor Stewart for giving us the Greek in every case on the page opposite to the English rendering.... The excellent account of the Cambridge Platonists, More, Cudworth, Clarke, and Smith, will be to some not the least interesting part of a work full of thought and learning.”—Acad.

“Jowett’s translation is so good that it seems churlish to say that the present rendering is even more perfect, and reads even more like an original composition in English.”

+ + + Acad. 68: 325. Mr. 25, ‘05. 1300w.

“It may be said in conclusion, that Prof. Stewart’s book—dealing, as it does, with a side of Platonism which has been too much neglected—is the finest contribution to the knowledge of Plato’s thought which has been made in this country of late years.”

+ + + Ath. 1905, 1: 429. Ap. 8. 1390w.

“One cannot read Professor Stewart’s discussion without being moved to wonder again and again at the felicitous phrase by which he conveys impalpable emotions, by the fineness with which his perception is pitched to detect frail sympathies.”

+ + + Lond. Times. 4: 255. Ag. 11, ‘05. 3150w.

+ + Nation. 81: 106. Ag. 3, ‘05. 1090w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 155. Mr. 11, ‘05. 300w.

“Though in detail interesting and exegetic, the book does not draw very much to a point, and is perhaps rather overweighted. Mr. Stewart’s translation, it must be said is not as good a representation of the original as Jowett’s.”

+ — Sat. R. 99: 742. Je. 3, ‘05. 1320w.

+ + — Spec. 94: 895. Je. 17, ‘05. 1660w.

Platt, Isaac Hull. Walt Whitman. **75c. Small.

Mr. Platt’s biography is the outgrowth of partisan beliefs and fancies rather than a development from so-called legitimate biographical material including clews to Whitman’s inner life. The volume is the latest issue in the “Beacon biographies.”

“It is frankly the statement of a partisan; it contains little or no new material; it follows closely the phraseology of previous writers and quotes rather too liberally from them; but it is clear, compact, sensible summary of the facts of Whitman’s life, so far as they are known, and as such deserves commendation.” G. R. Carpenter.

+ + — Bookm. 21: 64. Mr. ‘05. 670w.

“A concise and highly eulogistic account of Whitman and his works.”

+ + Critic. 46: 380. Ap. ‘05. 20w.

“A believer to the fullest extent in the greatness of his work. And yet he does not spare criticism.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31: 127. Ja. ‘05. 80w.

Plummer, Rev. Alfred. English church history: four lectures from the death of Archbishop Parker to the death of King Charles I. *$1. Scribner.

“Dr. Plummer aims to be judicially fair in his estimate of men and measures in the momentous period in English history from 1575 to 1649, but on every page he makes it patent that he is an ardent adherent of the church by law established. Elizabeth’s character was far from worthy, but it was good of her to fight the Romanists and the Puritans, and to preserve the Anglican church intact. James I, the wise fool, reached ‘the lowest depths of unpopularity with his subjects,’ but, ‘by solid conviction, during the whole of his reign he was neither Romanist nor Puritan, but an Anglican.’ Five or six particulars are specified in which he served the Church of England a good turn. Charles I, the impersonation of ‘incurable duplicity and intrigue,’ carried despotism to its utmost limit, and through his ‘criminal wrongheadedness and perfidy’ brought about the overthrow of both episcopacy and monarchy. Dr. Plummer does not venture to enumerate the particulars in which his reign was helpful to the Anglican cause.”—Bib. World.

Am. J. of Theol. 9: 376. Ap. ‘05. 150w.

Reviewed by E. B. Hulbert.

+ — Bib. World. 25: 317. Ap. ‘05. 160w.

Plunkett, Horace. Ireland in the new century. 60c. Dutton.

A popular priced edition of this now famous book which “begins with a chapter on ‘The English misunderstanding,’ and traces the whole question of politics, religion, economics, and education to the final chapter, which is on ‘Government with the consent of the governed.’” (R. of Rs.)

“It is dull, labored in style, pedantic, and egotistical.”

+ — — Nation. 81: 62. Jl. 20, ‘05. 790w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 360. Je. 3, ‘05. 730w.

“Unquestionably a sane and a healthful contribution to the settlement of the ever-difficult Irish question.”

+ + Outlook. 80: 444. Je. 17, ‘05. 250w.

R. of Rs. 31: 767. Je. ‘05. 280w.

Plympton, Almira George. School-house in the woods. †$1.50. Little.

In her story for young readers Miss Plympton portrays the sweet influence of a child who comes to live with her guardians, two bachelor uncles,—a child whose “realization of the relationship between human beings, so keen as to make her oblivious to the distinction made by rank, race, education or even morals” fosters a democratic spirit among her school friends. Her sympathy and affection for a little colored girl form the larger part of the story.

* “It is a book which would do best service in being read aloud by a judicious editor, who should cull the flowers and skip the thorns.”

+ — Nation. 81: 406. N. 16, ‘05. 190w.

* + N. Y. Times. 10: 868. D. 2, ‘05. 120w.

Pocock, Roger. Curly, a tale of the Arizona desert. †$1.00. Little.

A feud, which began in the Irish land league troubles, is transplanted and finished in Arizona where, among Indians, outlaws, and cowboys, young Lord Balshannon finds a wife in the plucky daughter of a robber chief. The story is real and stirring and the author has lived the things of which he writes.

“The real enjoyment of the book is ... due to the breezy dialect in which the book is written, the picturesque vernacular of the ranch.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + Bookm. 21: 519. Jl. ‘05. 150w.

“The style in which the cowboy tells the stirring tale is crisp, vivid, vigorous and only occasionally marred by coarseness; the offense is in expression alone—the thought is not coarse.”

+ + — Ind. 59: 694. S. 21, ‘05. 320w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 110w.

“Seems to us quite the best cowboy story since Owen Wister’s ‘The Virginian.’”

+ + Outlook. 80: 391. Je. 10, ‘05. 40w.

“There are several obscure statements and situations in the story.”

+ — Pub. Opin. 38: 868. Je. 3, ‘05. 180w.

278“Among current books of adventure, ‘Curly’ is especially good.”

+ + Reader. 6: 361. Ag. ‘05. 170w.

* Poems every child should know; a selection of all times for young people; ed. by Mary E. Burt. *$1.25. Doubleday.

The poems contained in this volume are those which children actually love and with but a few exceptions they are brief enough to be committed to memory. They have been divided into five groups each of which appeals to a different stage of childhood. The division headings: The budding moment; The little child; The day’s at the morn; Lad and lassie; On and on; and Grow old along with me, strike the key notes of their contents. Nearly all the old favorites and some new ones are to be found here. The volume is bound in soft green suede and is decorated with drawings by Blanche Ostertag.

Pollard, Albert Frederick. Thomas Cranmer and the English reformation, 1489-1556. **$1.35. Putnam.

An addition to the “Heroes of the Reformation series.” An attempt to clear up some of the mysteries surrounding Cranmer, which, the author says, are mysteries of the atmosphere he breathed, rather than of character. His great work in the compilation of the Book of common prayer, and his translations of the Collects is set over against his weakness in failing to stand by his convictions against Tudor tyranny.

“The author has a competent knowledge of what was then going on throughout Europe and is safe-guarded against the insularity or provincialism which marks the authors of the volumes in Stephens and Hunt’s ‘History of the Church of England.’ Its impartiality and lack of partisan writing is also to be commended.”

+ + Acad. 68: 440. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1210w.

“No one could be better qualified for the task. The book can rightly claim to be the first considerable biography of Cranmer which has been written according to the canons of modern scientific historical work. It is clear, and for the most part consistent and convincing; and though it contains nothing that is startlingly new, it arranges in useful and readable form a vast amount of hitherto scattered and not always trustworthy information. Mr. Pollard’s treatment of the archbishop’s career under Henry VIII seems to us ... much less satisfactory.” R. B. Merriman.

+ + — Am. Hist. R. 10: 861. Jl. ‘05. 920w.

“This book is an inspiring work, both as a fine biography of a most admirable man and as an addition to the conscience literature that is so needed to stimulate the moral energies of our age.”

+ + Arena. 34: 110. Jl. ‘05. 460w.

“The present work reaches, we think, the high-water mark of his achievement. It will form, and rightly form the standard life of Cranmer for some time to come. Mr. Pollard in this book is certainly not without a bias.”

+ + — Ath. 1905, 2: 200. Ag. 12. 1530w.

“Mr. Pollard offers as good a plea for him as can be offered, and offers it in a temperate spirit. His volume is almost a model of what such a biography should be.” Edward Fuller.

+ + Critic. 46: 279. Mr. ‘05. 330w.

“The character and ability of Cranmer are skilfully portrayed, and the work may be counted as a real contribution to popular knowledge on this important period.”

+ + Dial. 39: 46. Jl. 16, ‘05. 150w.

“Mr. Pollard has done the Archbishop something like justice, and has done it in a way that maintains the interest of the reader to the last.”

+ + Lond. Times. 4: 170. My. 26, ‘05. 510w.

“Mr. Pollard writes pleasantly, with a clear arrangement of his subject, and a fair sense of proportion.”

+ + Nation. 81: 36. Jl. 13, ‘05. 2190w.

R. of Rs. 31: 382. Mr. ‘05. 110w.

“Very able and interesting volume. We are grateful to Mr. Pollard for his fine vindication of a man who was not without elements of true greatness.”

+ + Sat. R. 100: 58. Jl. 8, ‘05. 1720w.

Pollock, Walter Herries, and Pollock, Guy C. Hay fever. $1.25. Longmans.

“Mr. Henry Tempest, stockbroker, is suffering from a severe attack of the malady which gives the book its title; to cure it he takes an overdose of an Egyptian remedy, recommended by a friend with a careless turn for archaeology. The effects of this overdose are amazing and mischievous. The stockbroker is transformed from a staid and benevolent man of middle-age into a boy of pranks.... He has one frantic day of irresponsible delight, and his adventures ... carry one on from peal to peal of laughter.”—Acad.

“It is an excellent farce.”

+ Acad. 68: 495. My. 6, ‘05. 260w.

“The book has all the freshness of a humorous idea worked out and finished in the heat of the moment.”

+ Ath. 1905, 1: 620. My. 20. 150w.

“It’s all rather pleasant and funny after its fashion.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 365. Je. 3, ‘05. 380w.

“A farce with only one defect—it is not funny.”

— Outlook. 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 10w.

+ — Pub. Opin. 39: 158. Jl. 29, ‘05. 110w.

+ Sat. R. 99: 674. My. 20, ‘05. 130w.

Pool, Bettie Freshwater. Eyrie and other southern stories. $1. Broadway pub.

Seven short stories, some of which are in the negro dialect, a dozen simple poems on various subjects and a concluding story. The monstrosity, by Gaston Pool, complete this volume.

Porter, Frank Chamberlain. Messages of the apocalyptic writers, the books of Daniel and Revelation and some uncanonical apocalypses; with historical introductions and a free rendering in paraphrase. **$1.25. Scribner.

“These mysterious writings, most of them not in our canonical Scriptures, are our chief source for later Jewish eschatology, and for the momentous matter of Messianic dogmatics.... [The author] gives a summary view of their nature and subject-matter, and analyzes, at considerable length, the books of Daniel and Revelations. In smaller space he studies the apocalypses of Enoch, Ezra and Baruch.”—Cath. World.

“A very useful and convenient manual of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic from the historical point of view.”

+ + Bib. World. 26: 79. Jl. ‘05. 20w.

“An excellent manual. Professor Porter’s introduction to the study of these writings is done in a clear, systematic, and erudite manner. His tone throughout is scholarly and objective.”

+ + Cath. World. 81: 248. My. ‘05. 490w.

“A little book thoroughly to be recommended.”

+ + Ind. 58: 1131. My. 18, ‘05. 70w.

* “Is perhaps, the best introduction to the study of Daniel and Revelation available.”

+ + Ind. 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 40w.

“In ample introductions and notes Professor Porter has given a confessedly obscure subject the lucid treatment it requires.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 857. Ap. 1, ‘05. 140w.

Porter, Mary (Mrs. Horace Porter). Secret of a great influence. *$1. Macmillan.

In these “Notes on Bishop Westcott’s teachings, the reader ... has set before him considerations as to the bishop’s ethical and dogmatic teaching.... He then passes to the subject of ‘Bible study.’ ... The fifth section treats of Bishop Westcott’s teaching on ‘The Christian church’ and ‘The Christian creed’; 279the sixth is devoted to ‘Worship,’ public and private; ‘Foreign missions’ and a variety of other subjects are also mentioned; and finally we have a paper on Bishop Westcott’s ‘Commentaries,’ by Rev. A. Westcott.”—Spec.

Spec. 94: 444. Mr. 25, ‘05. 280w.

Post, Emily (Mrs. Edwyn Main Post). Purple and fine linen. †$1.50. Appleton.

Fashionable New York forms the background for this story of the development of Camilla from a child into a woman. Young, thoughtless, fresh from school, she marries Anthony Stuart, who is rich and handsome, but who makes of her a plaything not a part of his life. Another man comes to cheer her lonely existence, and she awakens on the brink of marital shipwreck.

“The author’s manner of handling her subject is the excuse for the book’s existence.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 724. O. 28, ‘05. 290w.

“There is some clever characterization of modern society, and several individuals stand out clearly as real people.”

+ Outlook. 81: 578. N. 4, ‘05. 110w.

Pott, Francis L. Hawks. Sketch of Chinese history. **$1.80. Wessels.

This volume was written to meet the need of a short history of China, it is intended primarily for teachers, and is a brief survey of a large field. It contains three divisions, The conquest of China by the Chinese (B. C. 2852-206), The first struggle with the Tartars (B. C. 206-A. D. 589), The second struggle with the Tartars (A. D. 589-1644), and includes a chapter on The war with Japan, and Recent events in China. There are five maps.

Pottenger, Milton Alberto. Symbolism. $2.50. Robertson.

A treatise on the soul of things, which demonstrates that the natural world is but a symbol of the real world, explains why there are but ten digits in our mathematical system, and shows the pack of playing cards, or book of 52, to be an ancient Masonic Bible, each card a symbol of universal law. It reveals new things about many Masonic symbols and Biblical expressions and declares that the United States is a Masonic nation whose duty and history are to be read in these ancient sacred symbols. There are charts and drawings.

Potter, Mrs. Frances B. (Squire). Ballingtons. †$1.50. Little.

Mrs. Potter’s first book is a study of the principles that underlie the misery resulting from two unhappy marriages. The main action sympathetically follows the awakening of Agnes Sidney from the condition of care-free girlhood to the state of restricted wifehood with Ferdinand Ballington lording the right of financial despotism over her. The author has drawn a spiritually minded woman whose great love and keen sense of duty buoy her up when the discovery of pettiness and low aims would tend to submerge her. In contrast to the tyranny of withholding is portrayed in the sub-action the tyranny of giving, in which a wealthy girl, mistress of her own fortune, marries a quiet, refined bank clerk. Here a man’s sensitive longing for independence is opposed by the dominant freeheartedness and worldliness of his wife.

* “A distinctive book not soon forgotten like the average novel.”

+ + Critic. 47: 579. D. ‘05. 120w.

“Here and there the workmanship is a bit crude; here and there the book would have gained by compression and excision, but, take it all in all, it is the most remarkable novel that has come to our desk for many a long day. It takes its rare and high place because, as we read we say again and again, not ‘This is lifelike,’ but ‘This is life.’”

+ + + N. Y. Times. 10: 672. O. 14, ‘05. 810w.

* “It is conspicuously lacking in finish of style in places, and is not at all points well put together; but it is a real piece of work, full of true feeling, genuine insight, and a sincere and sound ethical judgment.”

+ — Outlook. 81: 709. N. 25, ‘05. 170w.

Potter, Rt. Rev. Henry Codman. Drink problem in modern life. **30c. Crowell.

A frank exposition of the drink problem as Bishop Potter views it. He believes that the secret of mastery over the great evil of intemperance lies not in “legal enactment,” but in “the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” He says, “The world waits, we say, for better laws—or for better men to administer the laws! No, my brother, it waits for love—the vigilance of love, the service of love, the sacrifice of love.”

“... Loose texture and somewhat irrelevant quality of much contained in his pamphlet.”

+ — — Reader. 5: 788. My. ‘05. 230w.

Potter, Margaret. Fire of spring. $1.50. Appleton.

A mother, regardless of the sleeping fires of youth, marries her young daughter to a millionaire plow manufacturer of Chicago. The girl, excited by the whirl of preparations, gives little thought to her fiance and when she realizes at their first tête-à-tête dinner, that this bald, red-faced man audibly eating soup, is her husband, she loathes him. A cousin, handsome and worldly, appears and intrigue, suspicion, quarrels, and other unpleasant things follow. In the end the cousin meets a death of the husband’s planning, and the ill-assorted pair, less lovable than when they first met, forgive, and come to care for each other.

“The story has the fault so frequently found when women handle sex problems; as though fearful of not being understood, it insists upon unsavoury details with unnecessary and repellant frankness. The book is irritatingly uneven.”

+ — Bookm. 21: 182. Ap. ‘05. 680w.

“Miss Potter has evidently aimed at writing a ‘strong’ novel, and has certainly succeeded in producing something very rank.”

— — — Critic. 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 80w.

“No one could call this story dull or badly written; but, recognizing what will inevitably be called its strength, one must regret the novelist’s use of her real power in the working out of such obnoxious phases of life—if it is life—in Chicago.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 173. Mr. 18, ‘05. 860w.

“‘The fire of spring’ belongs to the very best in the season’s American fiction.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31: 759. Je. ‘05. 160w.

* Potter, Mary Knight. Art of the Venice academy, containing a brief history of the building and its collection of paintings as well as descriptions and criticism of many of the principal pictures and their artists. **$2. Page.

In this volume the author has treated each room in the Royal gallery of fine arts in Venice separately, and in her own chosen order. The greater pictures she has given in detail while some of the lesser ones she has merely outlined, reserving as much space as possible for comments upon the artists themselves. The book is well illustrated.

* + Ind. 59: 1376. D. 14, ‘05. 110w.

* Int. Studio. 27: sup. 31. D. ‘05. 80w.

* “This particular volume is well enough for its class.”

+ Nation. 81: 509. D. 21, ‘05. 150w.

* “Evidently designed as much to decorate ‘the center table’ as to illuminate the mind.”

+ — Outlook. 81: 705. N. 25, ‘05. 120w.

* “The author shows care and discrimination in her criticism and suggestions.”

+ Pub. Opin. 39: 667. N. 18, ‘05. 60w.

280* Pottinger, Sir Henry. Flood, fell and forest; a book of sport in Norway. 2v. $8.40. Longmans.

“Sir Henry’s volumes deal with many phases of sport, from elk hunting, in which he is a veteran and an adept, to the successful pursuit of trout and salmon, from sport with Norwegian red deer to pleasant days with ryper and other game birds. The author was one of the earliest sportsmen to wet a line on the famous Tana river. This was nearly fifty years ago, but the narrative of the expedition and its results is so fresh and so vigorous that it is certain to capture the reader’s attention.” (Acad.) The volumes are illustrated.

* “To our thinking, although some of the matter is by no means entirely new, these are two of the pleasantest sporting volumes that we have encountered during the last three or four years.”

+ + Acad. 68: 1253. D. 2, ‘05. 1280w.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 762. N. 11, ‘05. 190w.

* “We like the temper of the book and a good part of its contents; but think it might, with distinct advantage from a literary point of view, have been compressed into one volume of moderate length.”

+ + — Sat. R. 100: 728. D. 2, ‘05. 180w.

Poulsson, Anne Emilie. Runaway donkey, and other rhymes for children. †$1.50. Lothrop.

Printed in large type upon heavy paper and abundantly illustrated, these rhymes, the majority of which are about animals, will appeal to all imaginative little folks.

+ Outlook. 81: 282. S. 30, ‘05. 15w.

* “Miss Poulsson’s book should be a welcome addition to every child’s library.”

+ R. of Rs. 32: 712. D. ‘05. 70w.

Powell, Edward Payson. Country home. **$1.50. McClure.

The author, a fruit-farmer of New York state, deals with the problem of successful country home making under such headings as: Selecting the homestead, Growing a house, Water supply, Lawns, Orchard, Flowers, The insects, The animals, The beautiful and the useful.

“Is one of the most valuable and practical works of recent months. With the witchery of the poet’s art he leads us from page to page, until all too soon the end of the volume is reached.” Amy C. Rich.

+ + + Arena. 33: 449. Ap. ‘05. 800w.

“For practical information, Mr. Powell’s is the best book on this general theme of a home in the country that has appeared—in America at least—for many a day.”

+ + + Country Calendar. 1: 9f. My. ‘05. 240w.

+ Critic. 46: 480. My. ‘05. 90w.

“The charm of Mr. Powell’s book is that it urges simplicity of living and practical and successful ways of doing things, along with full enjoyment of all that is beautiful and healthful in rural life.” Priscilla Leonard.

+ + Current Literature. 38: 337. Ap. ‘05. 3890w. (Abstract of book.)

“All lovers of rural life will appreciate it. It is full of common sense, practical advice, a commendation rarely to be bestowed on books of this class; and besides the advice it is excellently good reading. The book greatly needs a subject index, for it is good enough to be in frequent use as a reference work. It is so completely and so simply what it starts out to be—a practical account of a life in the country. ‘The country home’ should be put into every country library, and also into every school library, for from there it would reach a class of people who need just its suggestions and ideas.”

+ + Ind. 58: 96. Ja. 12, ‘05. 700w.

Powell, Edward Payson. Orchard and fruit garden. **$1.50. McClure.

“The greater part of this book is taken up by advice as to the best varieties of fruit to plant, ranging from apples to small fruits and including some little-grown fruits and some nut-trees. The usual order is reversed here, for after this long dissertation on kinds of fruit, there follow a few chapters on culture, training, packing, and marketing.”—Dial.

“It is a good book for the seeker after country living.”

+ + + Critic. 47: 480. N. ‘05. 130w.

“Our chief criticism on Mr. Powell’s book would be that in these last sections he gives ear to too many other advisers. He is at once conservative and progressive, and has given us a book valuable to have at hand. A serious defect, however, is the lack of an index.” Edith Granger.

+ + — Dial. 38: 381. Je. 1, ‘05. 350w.

“The illustrations are for the most part good and are well chosen, and the practical directions are generally judicious.”

+ + Nation. 80: 374. My. 11, ‘05. 150w.

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 281. Ap. 29, ‘05. 180w.

“His book has the value of accurate, scientific knowledge.”

+ + Outlook. 80: 194. My. 20, ‘05. 70w.

+ Pub. Opin. 38: 867. Je. 3, ‘05. 170w.

Powers, Caleb. My own story. **$1.50. Bobbs.

“An account of the conditions in Kentucky leading to the assassination of William Goebel, who was declared governor of the state, and my indictment and conviction on the charge of complicity in his murder.” It is also the story of Powers’s life, and of his early days, his brief romance, his political career, and the five years of trial and imprisonment. The book is written in confinement and is, of course, a complete vindication of the author. It is illustrated with photographs.

“On the whole it is done temperately, even complacently, in spite of the tragic nature of the circumstances for the author.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 363. Je. 3, ‘05. 650w.

Outlook. 80: 194. My. 20, ‘05. 20w.

Pratt, Edwin A. Railways and their rates. Dutton.

“This volume has been written for traders as well as the general reader to show them the actual position of British railways with regard to the complaints advanced from time to time on the subjects of rates and charges, and the origin, operation, and circumstances of the railways of Britain as compared with those abroad.”—N. Y. Times.

“We find it hard to believe the average railway is so immaculate as Mr. Pratt makes out. On the other hand, the book brings out clearly the strong points of English railways, their safety, and the superior accommodation they give to both passengers and goods.”

+ — Acad. 68: 635. Je. 17, ‘05. 270w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 575. S. 2, ‘05. 350w.

Sat. R. 100: 187. Ag. 5, ‘05. 270w.

Pratt, Edwin A. Trade unionism and British industry. *$1.50. Dutton.

These articles appeared in the London Times in the fall of 1901 under the title of “The crisis in British industry.” They comprise a study of the industrial conditions in England. The trade-union situation in twenty of the leading British industries is fully treated, and a rather severe judgment on trade-union policy and practice is given.

“Seemingly intimate bearing upon the fiscal controversy. The book, taken as a whole, is a severe indictment of what is called the ‘new unionism’—the militant unionism. Hostility to trade-unionism is written large on every page 281from cover to cover, and the author’s very evident bias makes one question rather than accept his conclusions. The book is interesting and informational. The impression grows upon one as he reads that the investigation was not a colorless seeking after truth, but an attempt to find facts which would bear out a theory already formed, and that the trade-unionist was really judged without notice and without a hearing.” Edith Abbott.

+ — — J. Pol. Econ. 13: 129. D. ‘04. 1140w.

Prentys, E. P. and Kametaro Sesamoto. Japanese for daily use. 75c. Jenkins.

“A booklet which will fit the pocket and help the traveller. It is full of real talk, brief, to the point, and wholly free from that exaggeration of honorifics heard on the stage and overworked by novelists and Japanophiles.... Numbers, money, postal rates, and helps to pronunciation have not been forgotten in this capital manual.”—Nation.

“We have failed to find a misprint in its sixty-three pages.”

+ + + Nation. 81: 13. Jl. 6, ‘05. 80w.

* + R. of Rs. 32: 253. Ag. ‘05. 40w.

Prindiville, Kate Gertrude. Two of the guests. †$1.25. Pott.

Letters to their friends by the various guests at a house party comprise this volume. They are very masculine and very feminine and tell the love story of Margaret Exeter, whom the men called an angel and the women considered a “bold creature,” and Arnold Gresham, a Sir Galahad.

“The letters are cleverly written.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 244. Ap. 15, ‘05. 300w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 394. Je. 17, ‘05. 200w.

“A pretty love story.”

+ Outlook. 79: 910. Ap. 8, ‘05. 60w.

Prothero, Rowland Edmund. Psalms in human life. *$2. Dutton.

A new edition of this book which cites numerous incidents showing the influence of the psalms in historical crises and in critical moments in the lives of prominent men and women.

“With skill, sympathy, and infinite patience he has traced the influence of this great hymnary upon successive generations, from Origin to our day.”

+ + Nation. 80: 375. My. 11, ‘05. 490w.

Prouty, Charles A. and others. President Roosevelt’s railroad policy. 50c. Ginn.

A report of a discussion before the economic club of Boston, March 9, 1905, in which President Roosevelt’s railroad policy is reviewed by four men of varying interest in the great question.

Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice (Mrs. Roger Atkinson Pryor). Reminiscences of peace and war. **$2. Macmillan.

For this new edition of her popular book the author has prepared new chapters, one of which describes the origin and first celebration of Decoration day in this country; she has also added a number of illustrations. The volume gives a pleasing picture of social life in the South, beginning with the Washington of President Pierce’s administration and ending with the conclusion of the civil war.

+ Bookm. 30: 482. Ja. ‘05. 490w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 631. S. 23, ‘05. 280w.

+ Outlook. 81: 335. O. 7, ‘05. 60w.

* “This is one of the best and most readable books of its class.”

+ + R. of Rs. 32: 756. D. ‘05. 50w.

Publisher’s confession. **60c. Doubleday.

“All persons who have written a book not yet published or who hope to write and publish a book in the future will be interested in this.... The anonymous author defends the publishers against the charges ... brought against them by unsuccessful authors. It explains fully the way a book is selected, printed, advertised, and sold, and discusses the relations between author and publisher as they are and as they ought to be.”—Ind.

“The writing is generally clear, and, apart from some repetitions, effective. Of the ‘literary’ class the publisher has a poor opinion.”

+ + — Ath. 1905, 2: 134. Jl. 29. 2270w.

“It may perhaps be shop-talk, but it is so well done, there is in it so much sense and sincerity that it will entertain and impress you, no matter how far remote you are from books and their makers. Frankly, the book is a brief for the publisher.” Beverly Stark.

+ + Bookm. 21: 384. Je. ‘05. 1200w.

Ind. 58: 903. Ap. 20, ‘05. 100w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 264. Ap. 22, ‘05. 720w.

“We commend the book to writers (to the experienced publisher it will hardly contain any novelty). There are some hints, however, which may be useful.”

+ Spec. 95: 396. S. 16, ‘05. 310w.

Puffer, Ethel D. Psychology of beauty. *$1.25. Houghton.

Eight papers upon—Criticism and aesthetics, The nature of beauty, The æsthetic repose, The beauty of fine art, The beauty of music, The beauty of literature, The nature of dramatic emotion, and The beauty of ideas.

“Miss Puffer’s method of treatment is precise and logical without being over-technical.”

+ + Dial. 39: 93. Ag. 16, ‘05. 260w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 251. Ap. 15, ‘05. 200w.

+ + Outlook. 80: 394. Je. 10, ‘05. 330w.

“A careful and closely woven study.”

+ + R. of Rs. 32: 254. Ag. ‘05. 50w.

Pullan, Rev. Leighton. Church of the fathers; being an outline of the history of the church from A. D. 98 to A. D. 461. *$1.50. Macmillan.

Volume II. but the first in date of issue, of an eight volume series which will deal with the “Church universal.” This volume contains an outline of the history of the church from A. D. 98 to A. D. 461. It begins with the death of St. John’s last apostle and ends with a consideration of the work of St. Leo and St. Patrick.

“Conscientious and scholarly labor with which Mr. Pullan has brought so much valuable information into comparatively brief compass.” A. G.

+ + — Eng. Hist. R. 20: 822. O. ‘05. 170w.

“This is a well-arranged and lucidly wrought introduction to the study of the important period it covers.”

+ + + Outlook. 80: 245. My. 27, ‘05. 80w.

“Altogether it is a book which students, and especially those already on Mr. Pullan’s side, will find valuable for reference and information; but we doubt whether it will prove an introduction or a stimulus to further study.”

+ Sat. R. 100: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 210w.

Purchas, Samuel. Hakluytus posthumous; or Purchas his pilgrimes. *$3.25. Macmillan.

“The work will be complete in twenty volumes. It is a continuation and enlargement of Hakluyt’s ‘Voyages.’ It is made up of unpublished manuscripts of voyages, left by Hakluyt after his death, which came into the hands of Samuel Purchas. The latter added to them his own accounts of the many travels and voyages of Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese explorers and English travelers, besides including numerous translations from early books of travel which were then becoming scarce.... The text of the present edition is a reprint of that of 1625, with the exception that errors in 282spelling and punctuation have been corrected and contracted forms of letters extended. Among the contents are the accounts of the early expeditions fitted out by the East India company, of the adventures of Capt. John Smith in Turkey and Virginia, the Arctic discoveries of Barents, Baffin, and Henry Hudson, and translations from Acosta, Oviedo, Las Casas, and others. All the maps and illustrations of the original edition have been included in this reprint, and there is also a facsimile of the original engraved title page.”—N. Y. Times.

“Their real claim to consideration lies in their style, their pungency, their wit, their unexpected turns of expression, their irresistible quaintness. There is an equal quality about the book regarded as a whole.”

+ + Acad. 68: 234. Mr. 11, ‘05. 1480w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

+ + Acad. 68: 575. My. 27, ‘05. 240w. (Review of v. 3 and 4.)

* “The volumes with increasing force and power speak for themselves.”

+ + Acad. 68: 1095. O. 21, ‘05. 1250w. (Review of v. 5-8.)

Nation. 81: 55. Jl. 20, ‘05. 410w.

Nation. 81: 142. Ag. 17, ‘05. 130w. (Review of v. 3 and 4.)

N. Y. Times. 10: 171. Mr. 18, ‘05. 380w.

“Too much respect cannot be given to the work of Samuel Purchas. With Hakluyt, it shows the advances made by civilization. It is one of the foundations on which modern geographical study rests.”

+ + + N. Y. Times. 10: 196. Ap. 1, ‘05. 150w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 466. Jl. 15, ‘05. 380w. (Review of v. 4 and 5.)

N. Y. Times. 10: 561. Ag. 26, ‘05. 440w. (Review of v. 5 and 6.)

“It is because Purchas helps Hakluyt in making us understand all this that he is worth reprinting and rereading.”

+ + Sat. R. 100: 19. Jl. 1, ‘05. 2380w. (Review of v. 1-4.)

+ + Sat. R. 100: 284. Ag. 26, ‘05. 500w. (Review of v. 5 and 6.)

+ + Spec. 94: 440. Mr. 25, ‘05. 1620w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

+ + Spec. 95: 199. Ag. 5, ‘05. 70w. (Review of v. 5 and 6.)

Purves, Rev. David. Life everlasting: studies in the subject of the future. *$1.50. imp. Scribner.

“The subjects treated in this volume by a Presbyterian clergyman of Belfast, Ireland are: The life everlasting, The resurrection (of Jesus and believers), The future life, and Immortality in literature.”—Outlook.

Outlook. 79: 760. Mr. 25, ‘05. 120w.

Putnam, M. Louise. Children’s life of Lincoln. $1.25. McClurg.

A new and thoroughly revised edition of a book designed not for children’s amusement, but for pure instruction.

Pyle, Edmund. Memoirs of a royal chaplain. *$4. Lane.

Edmund Pyle, chaplain in ordinary to George I., Archdeacon of York, and Prebend of Winchester, “represents the Church of England, so far as the clergy constitute the Church sunk in coveteousness and sloth.” (London Times.) “The letters are valuable for the display not of a specially elevated or attractive clerical character, but of the facts and feelings of that age from the point of view of a minor ecclesiastical politician.” (Nation.)

+ + Ath. 1905, 1: 743. Je. 17. 1930w.

* “He makes an unusual revelation of the scheming and jobbery in church preferment.”

+ Critic. 47: 476. N. ‘05. 70w.

“Mr. Hartshorne’s labors have at least furnished a useful source-book for historians of the period, however lacking it may be in the continuous absorbing interest.”

+ + — Dial. 39: 118. S. 1, ‘05. 330w.

“If there is nothing in this volume to excite admiration or enthusiasm, there are some curious facts, and one or two amusing incidents. Notes should be brief, accurate, and germane to the matter. Mr. Hartshorne’s are none of the three.”

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 200. Je. 23, ‘05. 2280w.

“He writes with no waste of words, with great frankness, and with pretty full and accurate information, as to a large range of externals.”

+ + Nation. 81: 142. Ag. 17, ‘05. 320w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 399. Je. 17, ‘05. 260w.

“Whatever Pyle says is worth reading. It is only when Mr. Hartshorne intervenes that we are sorry.”

+ — Spec. 94: 945. Je. 24, ‘05. 1470w.

Pyle, Howard. Story of champions of the round table. **$2.50. Scribner.

“A companion volume to Mr. Pyle’s ‘Story of King Arthur and his knights,’ illustrated as that was with wood cuts admirably suited in manner and tone to the pseudo-antique style of narrative in which the deeds of Sir Launcelot and his fellow-knights are retold.... To boys not too young and of the right imaginative cast of mind the book should have the fascination which Malory’s tales still have for a like class of elder readers.”

* + Critic. 47: 576. D. ‘05. 50w.

* + Ind. 59: 1387. D. 14, ‘05. 80w.

* “It is evident that this writer brings to his task wide knowledge and great enthusiasm; we could wish that he did not in large measure spoil the good effects of both by diffuseness, affectation of style, and prosy sermonizings.”

+ + — Nation. 81: 449. N. 30, ‘05. 210w.

“Mr. Pyle succeeds unusually well in preserving the legendary and chivalrous atmosphere of his subject without dulling the interest by over-indulgence in archaic language.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 631. N. 11, ‘05. 90w.

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Quarles, Francis. Sions sonets sung by Solomon the king. *$4. Houghton.

A reprint of this poetical paraphrase of the song of Solomon which combines the merits of the editions of 1625 and 1680.

+ + Dial. 38: 424. Je. 16, ‘05. 180w.

+ + Nation. 80: 481. Je. 15, ‘05. 60w.

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Rabelais, Francois. Selections; ed. by Curtis Hidden Page. *$2. Putnam.

A volume in the series of “French classics for English readers.” In the selections the aim of the editor has been to “keep all the essential parts of the story, and all the scenes which had most literary value and human interest; to retain all the best of the historical satire; and to include other parts which have some special interest, such as the chapters on education.”

“Mr. Page has done his task as well as it could be done.”

+ + + Critic. 47: 286. S. ‘05. 70w.

+ Dial. 38: 326. My. 1, ‘05. 120w.

Ind. 59: 395. Ag. 17, ‘05. 60w.

+ Outlook. 79: 504. F. 25, ‘05. 140w.

283“The edition is very well got up and generally attractive.”

+ Spec. 94: 521. Ap. 8, ‘05. 80w.

“Dr. Page’s introduction is an interesting and scholarly study of his author.”

+ + Yale R. 14: 230. Ag. ‘05. 110w.

* Rae, John. Sociological theory of capital: being a complete reprint of the New principles of political economy, 1834; ed. with biographical sketch and notes by Charles Whitney Mixter. *$4. Macmillan.

“Rae’s book is a refutation of Smith’s system, and in the course of chapter after chapter he carefully takes the author of the ‘Wealth of nations’ to pieces. The result is that he arrives at a defense of protection as opposed to free trade and of legislative interference as opposed to the laissez-faire policy. Professor Mixter in his recrudescence of Rae has split the book in the middle, giving the first and last parts in an appendix.”—Pub. Opin.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 708. O. 21, ‘05. 150w.

* “A readable book where only the dismal science existed before.”

+ Pub. Opin. 39: 763. D. 9, ‘05. 180w.

* “He has not been content with making a mere reprint, but has carefully scrutinized and rearranged the original work so as to make it of distinct use for modern readers and valuable as a text-book in advanced courses.” I. F.

+ + Yale R. 14: 330. N. ‘05. 1250w.

Ragster, Olga. Chats on violins. *$1.25. Lippincott.

In these “chats” the history of the violin, historical and biographical sketches of Italian and German makers, and anecdotes of great players are given, followed by chapters on the manner of preserving and playing the violin and an appendix upon the life of Paganini. The illustrations present a series of types of the violin from the ninth century to the present day.

“Miss Ragster’s treatment is clear and concise, and not of such a technical nature as to burden the ordinary reader.”

+ Dial. 39: 245. O. 16, ‘05. 210w.

+ Nation. 81: 305. O. 12, ‘05. 90w.

“Miss Ragster’s English style is frequently vivacious, but often unfinished, and she is imperfectly informed as to the spelling of many foreign proper names and other words.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 722. O. 28, ‘05. 580w.

* “While the book is not technical in any sense, it should be of considerable value to all students of the violin.”

+ Pub. Opin. 39: 700. N. 25, ‘05. 100w.

Rambaud, Alfred Nicholas; Simkovitch, Vladimir; and others. Case of Russia: a composite view. **$1.25. Fox.

“A presentation of certain phases of Russian life and history by five writers who have a first-hand knowledge of the subjects they discuss. It comprises: an outline sketch of the successive steps in the expansion of Russia; a brief psychological study of the Russian people; an interpretation of the Russian autocratic system; an inquiry into the progress and possibilities of the Slav; and a survey of the religious situation in Russia.”—Outlook.

Critic. 47: 411. N. ‘05. 320w.

“The proof-reading is inadequate, and the translation is not always quite what it should be.”

+ — Nation. 80: 462. Je. 8, ‘05. 21??w.

“Most of the matter, however, is somewhat vitiated by having been written some time ago.”

— + N. Y. Times. 10: 310. My. 13, ‘05. 220w.

“As with all ‘composite views,’ the effect is in some respects elusive, in others bewildering. But, on the whole, the symposium is distinctly helpful, and especially in the direction of assisting to a clearer understanding of the dominant traits and qualities of the inhabitants of the unhappy land.”

+ — Outlook. 80: 244. My. 27, ‘05. 220w.

“There is a good deal of psychological interest in the essays, particularly in that of Mr. Novicow.”

+ + R. of Rs. 32: 126. Jl. ‘05. 80w.

Ramsay, William Mitchell. Letters to the seven churches of Asia and their place in the plan of the Apocalypse. *$3. Armstrong.

“A prophet of Christianity, and one who for many years has devoted his best efforts to the study of a solution of the problem that confronts the religious world upon the meeting of the Asiatic and the European, when the barriers of the lofty mountains and arid plains of East and West are no more, believes that the great issue is with Christianity, and he has written this book to set forth a number of convincing proofs of the world-evangelizing principles that have won and are winning triumphs for the Christian faith.”—Boston Evening Transcript.

+ + Acad. 68: 81. Ja. 28, ‘05. 640w.

“Ramsay’s fresh and rich book adds much to our knowledge of the Roman province of Asia in the first century A. D., and the influence of Christianity therein. The book combines the merits of scientific and popular history-writing. In three special ways this volume is valuable: (1) as a contribution to the understanding of the apostolic age; (2) as an aid to the interpretation of the New Testament Apocalypse; (3) as a practical study in comparative religion.” C W. Votaw.

+ + + Am. J. of Theol. 9: 552. Jl. ‘05. 1180w.

“His archaeological and historical skill makes [it] of peculiar interest.”

+ Bib. World. 25: 158. F. ‘05. 20w.

“The first half of the book is worth more than the last half. The style is diffuse; repetitions are frequent; and there are long-expanded commonplaces. The book will be welcomed chiefly because it contains many items of interesting information and throws much light upon the environment of the early Asia Minor Christians.” D. A. Hayes.

+ + — Bib. World. 26: 71. Jl. ‘05. 980w.

“In scholarly detail, the story of the seven cities and their various symbols is related, and the usages and customs of the early Christian era are succinctly set forth.”

+ + Boston Evening Transcript. F. 8, ‘05. 400w.

“His interpretation of particular passages is open to question, but his historical, geographical and archæological material on the churches addressed in these letters is very full and valuable.”

+ + — Ind. 58: 1131. My. 18, 05. 130w.

* “Some of his interpretations may be questioned, but the wealth of information and fact makes his book valuable for reference.”

+ + — Ind. 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 60w.

+ + — Nation. 81: 81. Jl. 27, ‘05. 1690w.

“Is rather an introduction than a commentary, and it has much value as an introduction to the whole of the New Testament.”

+ + + Outlook. 80: 980. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1180w.

“Requires careful study, which it will amply repay.”

+ + Spec. 94: 368. Mr. 11, ‘05. 470w.

* Ranck, George Washington. Bivouac of the dead, and its author. **$1. Grafton press.

The well-known martial elegy. The bivouac of the dead, and a lyric called The old pioneer, penned at the grave of Daniel Boone, by the same author, are included in this little volume with a story of the poems and a brief biography of Theodore O’Hara prepared with the full cooperation of his family. The whole forms a fitting tribute to the Kentucky soldier-poet.

* + N. Y. Times. 10: 898. D. 16, ‘05. 240w.

284Ranke, Leopold von. History of the reformation in Germany; tr. by Sarah Austin; ed. by Rob. A. Johnson. $2. Dutton.

This new low-priced edition of Ranke’s great work is “a reproduction of Mrs. Austin’s translation which only included the first six of the ten books into which Ranke divided his complete work. It includes the history of the German reformation down to the year 1534.” (Acad.)

Acad. 68: 440. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1290w.

“We have only a fragmentary translation, and ‘editing’ worthy of the publisher’s office-boy.”

— — Nation. 81: 12. Jl. 6, ‘05. 100w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 176. Mr. 18, ‘05. 380w.

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 301. My. 6, ‘05. 280w.

Ransom, Caroline Louise. Studies in ancient furniture; couches and beds of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans. *$4.50. Univ. of Chicago press.

“A rather laborious piece of archæological work in a small field has been well performed by Miss Ransom.... Her investigation, in so far as it is original, depends upon an examination of monumental sources; from the literary she draws little, and that out of the usual handbooks, “the volume, a fine quarto, is beautifully illustrated by many full-page plates and cuts.””—Nation.

“It is a slightly expanded college thesis, and a scholarly contribution to the archæology of furniture. No phase of the subject is overlooked. The results are presented in a manner which, though not entertaining to the general reader, will prove highly instructive to the student of archæology.”

+ Dial. 38: 275. Ap. 16. ‘05. 180w.

“The plates and other illustrations in the text are many and well chosen, and the references and discussions in the notes show careful research and sound scholarship.”

+ + Ind. 59: 99. Jl. 13, ‘05. 130w.

Int Studio. 25: sup. 64. My. ‘05. 170w.

“The text shows evidence of a scholarly study of them, and, what is almost better, the application of much common sense.”

+ + Nation. 80: 250. Mr. 30, ‘05. 590w.

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 547. Ag. 19, ‘05. 400w.

“A work of scholarly research in a limited special field.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 606. Mr. 4, ‘05. 10w.

Rashdall, Rev. Hastings. Christus in ecclesia. *$1.50. Scribner.

“Dr. Rashdall is an efficient representative of the Broad church group in the Anglican establishment. In this volume of discourses he addresses himself especially to educated men and women. He is concerned lest religion be crowded out of life, either by revolt against narrow ecclesiasticism or by the pressure of other concerns.... To explain some Christian institutions, ideas, and practices to educated hearers, with a view to promote an interest in the Church and its ordinances at once rational and reverent, is therefore the main object of these discourses. Starting from a review of the Oxford movement as having restored the idea of the Church to its due prominence in Christian thought. Dr. Rashdall discusses in considerable detail the institutional side of Christianity.”—Outlook.

“His outlook is historical. These discourses serve at any rate for a temperate and eminently clear expression of what many educated but not professional readers will recognize as an intelligible common-sense view on points of current controversy.”

+ + Acad. 68: 84. Ja. 28, ‘05. 140w.

“Characterized by transparent lucidity and an unadorned simplicity of diction.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 1: 652. My. 27. 710w.

+ + Ind. 59: 330. Ag. 10, ‘05. 120w.

“The breadth and thoroughness of the discussion make the volume a helpful contribution to the reconstructive work now going on in religious thought. The general aim is practical. There is a note of reality, and of an intentness on reality, running through all these discourses.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 758. Mr. 25, ‘05. 260w.

“In literary quality, too, as well as in the matter and tone, these sermons commend themselves to the discerning and sympathetic reader.” H. N. Gardiner.

+ + Philos. R. 16: 735. N. ‘05. 280w.

“He is able, earnest, and learned, constructive, occasionally conservative, as well as critical.”

+ — Sat. R. 99: 640. My. 13, ‘05. 300w.

Rateau, A. Experimental researches on the flow of steam through nozzles and orifices, to which is added a note on the flow of hot water; authorized tr. by H. Boyd Brydon. *$1.50. Van Nostrand.

“This little book on the flow of steam is an expansion of” Prof Rateau’s “report to the congress of applied mechanics in 1890.... The object of the investigation was to determine the conditions governing the discharge from large conoidal convergent nozzles and an orifice in a thin plate, both above and below the ratio p equals 0.58 P.”—Engin. N.

“His work is painstaking in the extreme. One or two obvious typographical errors are noted. It is an interesting addition to the literature on the flow of steam through nozzles.” Strickland L. Kneass.

+ + — Engin. N. 53: 533. My. 18, ‘05. 650w.

“The translation is clear. It is, however, a defect, for English readers, that the principal formulæ are left as given by the author in foreign units.”

+ + — Nature. 72: 101. Je. 1, ‘05. 210w.

Rathbone, Eleanor F. William Rathbone: a memoir. $3. Macmillan.

In this memoir of her father, a Liverpool merchant, the author gives his life, his well-known work in parliament and in various philanthropic movements.

“Very capably written biography.”

+ + Acad. 68: 368. Ap. 1, ‘05. 350w.

+ + Ath. 1905, 1: 718. Je. 10. 730w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 218. Ap. 8, ‘05. 350w.

+ + + Spec. 95: 258. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1870w.

Ray, Anna Chapin (Sidney Howard, pseud.). By the good Sainte Anne: a story of modern Quebec. †$1.50. Little.

A new edition of this story of a typical Englishman, a Canadian of English descent, and a young French-Canadian, all of whom pay court to bright, vivacious Nancy Howard, who with her father, a New York physician, drop in among the guests at the Maple Leaf. The scenes and points of interest in and about Quebec furnish a setting for the bright conversations in which the story abounds.

+ — Outlook. 80: 137. My. 13, ‘05. 80w.

Ray, Anna Chapin (Sidney Howard, pseud.), and Fuller, Hamilton Brock. On the firing line: a romance of South Africa. †$1.50. Little.

Africa during the Boer war furnishes the setting of Miss Ray’s story of love and combat. The hero, a stalwart Canadian, follows an impulse to enter the fray as a private and in his narrow field demonstrates broad soldierly ability which operates for its full value, not only with the girl he loves, but with his rival, the young captain of his troop.

“There is movement and life on every page.”

+ Ind. 58: 1421. Je. 22, ‘05. 140w.

285“In spite of its conventional plot, holds a lively interest for the reader.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 357. Je. 3, ‘05. 250w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 391. Je. 17, ‘05. 200w.

“The collaboration in this novel is very successful. A well-constructed, entertaining, bright story, permeated by the spirit that recognizes and appreciates high ideals.”

+ Outlook. 80: 194. My. 20, ‘05. 100w.

Ray, Anna Chapin. Sidney: her summer on the St. Lawrence. †$1.50. Little.

In this new book for boys and girls, Sidney Stayres and her little brother Bungay spend an eventful summer with their cousins and their friends on the St. Lawrence. There are picnics, and general good times, there are accidents and anxious hours, but these doings of the true hearted little heroine and those who loved her will prove wholesome and entertaining reading for all young folks.

N. Y. Times. 10: 708. O. 21, ‘05. 150w.

“The characters seemed posed and artificial.”

— Outlook. 81: 631. N. 11, ‘05. 40w.

Raymond, Edward Brackett. Alternating current engineering, practically treated. *$2.50. Van Nostrand.

“This book is written by a member of the staff of the testing department of the General electric company; it consists of two parts; the first part contains the general theory of electricity and magnetism and a special theory of alternating currents; the second part treats of transformers, alternating current motors and alternators.... There is a great need for such a book, a book in which a young man just starting in practical electrical engineering work after college or any other school could find a clear, concise exposition of what he needs, what is done in practice, and why it is done so and not otherwise.”—Phys. R.

“In summing up it seems that notwithstanding some defects the book can be well recommended to young electrical engineers and to those who would like to refresh their memory on the subject of alternating currents. It is to be regretted that Mr. Raymond did not write his book in coöperation with somebody more familiar with the theoretical part of the subject and particularly with the approved methods of presenting them in a simple, lucid way. Then the wide practical experience of Mr. Raymond would find its right place in the book and make it one of the most valuable additions to our engineering literature.” V. K.

+ + — Phys. R. 20: 190. Mr. ‘05. 1380w.

Raymont, T. Principles of education. *$1.40. Longmans.

The author’s object in writing this book was “to present a brief but comprehensive treatment of the problems of education as they have shaped themselves in my mind during several years of experience in teaching.... It is for the younger members of that profession that my book is primarily intended.”

“Readable and suggestive.”

+ + Acad. 68: 51. Ja. 14, ‘05. 290w.

“An interesting and comprehensive treatise on education.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 2: 12. Jl. 1. 690w.

“The main quality of his book we should describe as common-sense.” J. Welton.

+ + — Int. J. Ethics. 16: 113. O. ‘05. 800w.

Rea, Hope. Tuscan and Venetian artists, their thought and work. *$1.50. Dutton.

A new and enlarged edition of these essays which treat of the broader aspects of Italian art, using individual artists and their work as illustrations. In “Builders and goldsmiths,” the influence of these arts upon painting is shown thru Botticelli, while Angelico, the idealist, and Signorelli, the realist, are contrasted to show the relation between imagination and reality in art, and the fusion of the two is illustrated by Raphael and the Venetians. Giotto, Duccio, Carpaccio, and Raphael are treated under artists story tellers. There is also a chapter on Della Robbia ware. There are thirty-eight tinted half-tones.

“The author writes intelligently, if with no great originality of thought, and in a pleasing if not over-exact style.”

+ Nation. 80: 194. Mr. 9, ‘05. 170w.

“It is particularly valuable as a study of the causes which lead to the transference of an emotion from the individual to the canvas or marble.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 139. Mr. 4, ‘05. 470w.

“The book may be recommended to those whose sympathy has not yet been aroused as it should be for the art of Tuscany and Venetia. Such a little book of criticism as this is always needed, not only for the unthinking tourist or student, but sometimes also for the thinking.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 248. Ja. 28, ‘05. 230w.

Read, Carveth. Metaphysics of nature. *$2.75. Macmillan.

“By metaphysics Professor Read means the ‘study of the validity and adequacy of knowledge and belief’ ... the addition ‘of Nature’ is intended to rule out ideals, the matter of ethics, politics, religion, and art. Within these limits he claims that his work is conciliatory and constructive.”—Ath.

+ + — Acad. 68: 803. Ag. 5, ‘05. 760w.

“Signs are not wanting that he approaches his subject as a man of science rather than a philosopher, that is, in a spirit of vindication rather than unbiased inquiry.”

+ — Ath. 1905, 2: 47. Jl. 8. 640w.

“Professor Carveth Read’s ‘Metaphysics of nature’ is a book that must take rank at once for importance with Mr. Bradley’s ‘Appearance and reality’ and Professor Ward’s ‘Naturalism and agnosticism.’” T. Whittaker.

+ + Hibbert. J. 4: 205. O. ‘05. 1990w.

“One of the best parts of the volume is the general discussion of the test of truth.”

+ + Lond. Times. 4: 287. S. 8, ‘05. 600w.

+ + — Sat. R. 100: 527. O. 21, ‘05. 1620w.

Read, Opie. American in New York, a novel of to-day. $1.25. Thompson & Thomas.

Short sketches are welded together to form this book. There is a gallant Kentucky millionaire; “there is a very lovely widow who talks to him in the tea room, and to whom he tells quaint tales of the West; there is a young man, the millionaire’s adopted son, and a young woman, the widow’s niece.... To add to the zest of it too, the Colonel—so the millionaire is called—is very fond of playing Haroun Al Rashid. There is a villain also.” (N. Y. Times.)

“Really, the present volume furnishes some very good reading.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 558. Ag. 26, ‘05. 220w.

“Tells some humorous stories and moralizes more or less shrewdly at times. There is too much, however, of his political and social dogmatism, and the personal story involved is of the weakest.”

+ — Outlook. 81: 43. S. 2, ‘05. 90w.

Redgrave, Gilbert R., and Spackman, Charles. Calcareous cements: their nature, manufacture, and uses, with some observations upon cement testing. *$4.50. Lippincott.

“In its present edition this book is noteworthy for its discussion of cement manufacture. Over one-third of the space is devoted to this subject. The next largest space is given to composition, chemical analysis and constitution. In these sections and in its historical notes on the development and early manufacture of hydraulic cements the book is superior to any other treatise of which we have knowledge.”—Engin N.

+ + Engin. N. 53: 645. Je. 15, ‘05. 360w.

286Rée, P. J. Nuremburg and its art to the end of the 18th century; from the German by G. H. Palmer. *$1.50. Scribner.

“The librarian of the Bavarian museum at Nuremburg has written a careful survey of the art treasures in that city. He scarcely touches the history of the place ... but traces the development of German art, as illustrated by the buildings and in the museums of Nuremburg, in painstaking and elaborate fashion. His treatment of the artists and craftsmen who succeeded Dürer will be found especially valuable by English tourists who wish to learn something more of designers and artist-craftsmen.... This volume of the “Art cities” series is abundantly illustrated by one hundred and twenty-three photographs.”—Ath.

“In spite of its merits, we fear that English readers will find it hard to digest. The translation of the book looks as if it had been ‘made in Germany.’”

+ + — Ath. 1905, 2: 121. Jl. 22. 650w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 645. S. 30, ‘05. 230w.

Reed, Helen Leah. Amy in Acadia. †$1.50. Little.

This is the first volume of a second series of the “Brenda” books; it is a story for girls and tells of the experiences encountered by Amy, her mother, and her girl friends among the descendants of the exiled Acadians. These experiences acquire a peculiar interest thru their romantic setting and their historical background.

“The author manages, with indifferent skill, to convey much information for the benefit of young readers—that is, if they do not rebel at Amy.”

+ — Outlook. 81: 574. N. 4, ‘05. 40w.

Reed, John Calvin. Brothers’ war. **$2. Little.

Optimistic in tone, looking forward to a glorious and peaceful future for a United States truly united, this book, altho written by a Southerner, and, to a certain extent, a plea for the South, makes for a better understanding between North and South by giving an account of the causes which led up to the Civil war in a fair-minded manner which admits of the statement that “the brothers on each side were true patriots and morally right.” It is an interesting volume and it discusses political parties, the great men upon each side, slavery, the race question and the Ku-Klux Klan, in a spirit so generous toward the North that it will not alienate even a reader in whom strong partisan feeling still remains.

Reed, Myrtle. At the sign of the Jack-o’-Lantern. **$1.50. Putnam.

A New York newspaper man and his bride begin their honeymoon in their heirloom house which was set on a hill and known as the Jack-o’-Lantern, because its arrangement of doors and windows made hideous resemblance to a human face. The eccentric donor had added wing after wing to the main portion of the house, the reason for which becomes apparent when relations, singly and in groups, swoop down on the pair to make their annual visit—“to sponge on a dead man as they did when he was alive.” In this pandemonium Howard Carr tries to write his first book.

“The author gives us a commonplace farce, all bustle, noise and confusion, with scenes and characters that have long ago lost all novelty.”

— Acad. 68: 1009. S. 30, ‘05. 450w.

“It is a disconcerting, but not displeasing blend of folly and shrewdness. Some readers will think the book a mere tissue of nonsense, others may take a fleeting pleasure in its very absurdity.”

+ — Ath. 1905, 2: 433. S. 30. 260w.

* “Miss Reed has certainly provided us in this instance with an original form of entertainment, and the story should prove popular.”—Wm. M. Payne.

+ Dial. 39: 308. N. 16, ‘05. 360w.

+ Ind. 59: 576. S. 7, ‘05. 140w.

* “Myrtle Reed is possessed of a quick sense of humor, is a keen observer of life, and an exceptionally alert and alluring judge of human nature.”

+ Lit. D. 31: 966. D. 23, ‘05. 420w.

“Miss Reed is mistress of a delicacy of thought and style which lends itself gracefully to the light and airy exaggeration of human foibles.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 674. O. 14, ‘05. 710w.

“We do not find this tale altogether successful in its alternating attempts at sprightliness and sentiment. The characters neither act reasonably nor talk naturally.”

— Outlook. 81: 134. S. 16, ‘05. 50w.

Reeves, Jesse Siddall. Napoleonic exiles in America: a study in American diplomatic history, 1815-1819. pa. 50c. Hopkins.

This pamphlet is uniform with the “Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science.” The study centers about the unfortunate colonial enterprise called Champ d’Asile on the banks of the Trinity river in Texas.

Reid, G. Archdall. Principles of heredity, with some applications. *$3.50. Dutton.

“While possessing large and varied interest for the general reader, this work is specially addressed to medical men.... What is new in the work is mainly drawn from evidence, hitherto largely unused, concerning heredity, that he has found in the study of disease, especially of the zymotic kinds, and also of narcotics. This is held to establish conclusively that parental acquirements are never transmitted to offspring and that the great mass of variation has another origin than that of the action of the environment of the germ-cells.”—Outlook.

“What he has written is evidently the result of wide reading and serious logical thinking with regard to the many intricate questions involved. At the same time his work is seldom technical, and will be nearly always readily intelligible even by those who are not familiar with the strictly biological terminology of the subject.”

+ Ind. 59: 1110. N. 9, ‘05. 760w.

“He covers too much ground, and appears to have put together matter written at different times and in pursuance of different trains of thought.”

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 184. Je. 9, ‘05. 1340w.

* “We have one fault to find; in a work on the principles of heredity one would have expected a fuller discussion than is actually given of biometric and Mendelian methods of dealing with that phenomenon.” A. D. D.

+ + — Nature. 73: 121. D. 7, ‘05. 1330w.

“He writes with a warmth of conviction that is stimulating to thought, and with a mastery of his subject which commands attention.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 89. S. 9, ‘05. 350w.

Reinach, Salomon. The story of art throughout the ages; tr. by Florence Simmonds. **$2. Scribner.

“A general outline of art from its origin to the present age. It includes art in the polished stone and bronze ages; in Egypt, Chaldea, and Persia; Aegean, Minoan, and Mycenæan art; Greek art before Phidias; Phidias and the Parthenon; Praxiteles, Scopas, and Lysippus; Greek art after Alexander the Great; the minor arts of Greece; Etruscan and Roman art; Christian art in the East and in the West; Romanesque and Gothic architecture; Romanesque and Gothic sculpture; the architecture of the renaissance and modern architecture; the renaissance of Siena and Florence; Venetian painting; Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael—the Milanese 287Umbrian and Roman schools; Michelangelo and Correggio; the renaissance in Germany; the Italian decadence and the Spanish school; art in the Netherlands in the sixteenth century; the art of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in France; and art in the nineteenth century. There are nearly six hundred illustrations in the book.”—Bookm.

“Is a clever and valuable rapid sketch written by an authority.”

+ + Am. Hist. R. 10: 706. Ap. ‘05. 60w.

“The translation is fluent and adequate as a whole, though it is occasionally clumsy.”

+ + — Ath. 1905, 1: 343. Mr. 18. 490w.

“The translation before us, in the main, reads well, and the book, as a whole, appears in a very acceptable form. Much may be said in praise of the work and very little against it. The reader immediately becomes fascinated by the style, the independence of thought and judgments by the illuminating touches on periods and individual artists. Taken in its ensemble, it is possibly the best short history of art, or rather the history of the filiation of art schools ever written.” Hugo P. Thieme.

+ + + Baltimore Sun. : 8. Mr. 8, ‘05. 490w.

“Excellent as is the treatment of ancient art, it is surpassed by the clear and scholarly exposition of art in the Christian era, so that we have no hesitation in saying that this book is an indispensable work for every library, whether large or small, throughout the land. It is a matter of sincere congratulation for the author to find so much knowledge in so small a space. The setting given to the text is of the same high order as the text itself.”

+ + + Boston Evening Transcript. Feb. 8, ‘05. 1140w.

“A book both critical and fascinating. The translation, by Miss Florence Simmonds, is admirably done.”

+ + Dial. 38: 202. Mr. 16, ‘05. 220w.

“Well translated and copiously illustrated.”

+ + — Int. Studio. 25: 84. Mr. ‘05. 60w.

“The book is a little masterpiece. His taste and judgment are as sure as his knowledge is exact. It is assuredly the best brief general history of art, if not the best such history of any length, that has yet appeared. It deserved a better and more faithful translation than has been given it by Florence Simmonds. One is never certain whether he is getting the opinions of M. Reinach or those of Miss Simmonds.”

+ + — Nation. 80: 58. Ja. 19, ‘05. 1590w.

“The translation is unusually careful and successful, and the reader of it loses nothing of the practical utility of the work. The distinguishing trait of M. Reinach is his combination of poise and alertness. He is not a partisan.”

+ + + N. Y. Times. 10: 398. Je. 17, ‘05. 910w.

“In the style there are surprising vivacity and individuality. The individual common sense, the happy and sometimes sharply incisive phrases, and the broadly critical spirit of the book are traits rare in an outline of this sort.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 197. Ja. 21, ‘05. 260w.

“Has given us a work of exceptional educational value in his splendidly condensed ‘Story of art throughout the ages.’ It serves the double purpose of reference book and of introductory work to the art of any period. Readable narrative. All that a well-equipped special library on art should contain is given in condensed and miniature form in this one volume.”

+ + + Pub. Opin. 38: 297. F. 25, ‘05. 140w.

“The rendering into English is clear and satisfactory.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31: 251. F. ‘05. 90w.

* Reinsch, Paul Samuel. Colonial administration. *$1.25. Macmillan.

This volume in “The citizen’s library of economics, politics, and sociology,” “is rather a statement of the various problems confronting colonial governments, and an indication of the main lines of solution that have been attempted than a complete and conclusive discussion of the principles involved. The book gives in small compass a broad survey of the most important activities of modern colonial governments, and deals with the facts of colonial administration rather than with the underlying philosophy. Such topics as education; finance; commerce; currency, banking, and credit; agriculture; the land policy; and the labor question, are tersely and instructively discussed.”—R. of Rs.

* “The temper and language of Prof. Reinsch’s introductory chapter could scarcely be improved. He has for the most part made good use of the numerous books cited in his notes.”

+ Ath. 1905, 2: 684. N. 18. 580w.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 631. S. 23, ‘05. 240w.

* + R. of Rs. 32: 638. N. ‘05. 110w.

Remensnyder, Junius Benjamin. Atonement and modern thought; with an introd. by B: B. Warfield. $1. Lutheran pub. soc.

“Dr. Remensnyder makes a vigorous presentation of the Lutheran conception of the Atonement in its antagonism to the characteristic tendencies of modern thought. As thus conceived it was an objective transaction in which Christ as the sinner’s substitute bore the punishment due to sin. The Atonement thus viewed is presented as the central truth of Christianity.”—Outlook.

+ — Outlook. 79: 757. Mr. 25, ‘05. 160w.

Renan, Joseph Ernest. Life of Jesus. 68c. Bell, H. W.

A reprint in popular form of the scholarly “Life” written by the great French Liberal “from the view-point of one who saw in him a great prophet, but a son of the Infinite only in the sense that the noblest and purest of earth can be termed the sons of God.” (Arena.)

“Is a volume that should be found in the libraries of all broad-minded people. This work will ever remain the loving and masterful labor of one of the bravest, ablest and most honest thinkers and scholars of the nineteenth century.” Amy C. Rich.

+ + + Arena. 33: 451. Ap. ‘05. 610w.

Repplier, Agnes. Compromises. **$1.10. Houghton.

A group of entertaining essays with pure literary merit. The subjects which Miss Repplier treats are: Luxury of conversation; The gayety of life; The point of view; Marriage in fiction; Our belief in books; The beggar’s pouch; The pilgrim’s staff; A Quaker diary; French love-songs; The spinster; The tourist; The headsman; Consecrated to crime; Allegra.

“She has always a point of view; she writes in an agreeable style; and she is well informed and has taste.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 1: 78. Ja. 21. 320w.

“They are not meant for the frivolous, but for those who can appreciate good literature. She has her own ideas on the subject about which she writes, and states them without hesitation or qualification.”

+ Cath. World. 80: 689. F. ‘05. 220w.

“The subjects of her essays vary pleasantly and they are all written in a purely literary style. Her vivacity is not nervous, but intellectual, and the thread of her thought is so interwoven with the golden warp of older writers like Johnson, Montaigne and others that for once we have the tone of time upon the fresh tapestry of modern life. Her reflections shade back into old philosophies. All are seasoned with that pleasant gossip which a good-tempered intelligent woman has acquired from a wide knowledge of and close friendship with the best writers of the last four hundred years.”

+ + Ind. 58: 154. Ja. 19, ‘05. 450w.

* Repplier, Agnes. In our convent days. **$1.10. Houghton.

Charming personal reminiscences of the author’s 288childhood in a French-American convent school. The stories are real, they are true to human nature, true, so those who know declare, to the atmosphere of the school itself, and certainly true in that many of the little girls who lived and had adventures and murmured profound confidences inside those convent walls are prominent women to-day.

* Critic. 47: 574. D. ‘05. 60w.

* “Is in Miss Agnes Repplier’s happiest style.”

+ + Nation. 81: 485. D. 14, ‘05. 370w.

* “She has never been more delightful than in this little volume.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 797. N. 25, ‘05. 440w.

* + N. Y. Times. 10: 834. D. 2, ‘05. 170w.

* “Delightful studies of girl nature told with humor and literary grace.”

+ Outlook. 81: 681. N. 18, ‘05. 40w.

Representative essays on the theory of style, chosen and edited by William Tenney Brewster. *$1.10. Macmillan.

These essays have been selected with the object of supplementing the technical works on methods and forms. The volume includes Literature, by John Henry Newman; Style, by Thomas de Quincey; The philosophy of style, by Herbert Spencer; The principles of success in literature, by George Henry Lewis; Style in literature—its technical elements, by Robert Louis Stevenson; Style, by Walter Pater; and Our English prose, by Frederic Harrison. Professor Brewster has included an introduction, notes and questions, and an index.

“Has performed a useful service for teachers of literature.”

+ + Dial. 39: 279. N. 1, ‘05. 50w.

“A volume likely to be of good service to academic students of literature and composition.”

+ Nation. 81: 382. N. 9, ‘05. 90w.

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 648. S. 30, ‘05. 270w.

“The introduction ... makes skilful use of the material which the editor has carefully selected for the body of the volume.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 430. O. 21, ‘05. 90w.

“A very welcome work.”

+ + Pub. Opin. 39: 575. O. 28, ‘05. 220w.

Revival; a symposium, ed. by Rev. J. H. MacDonald. *75c. Meth. bk.

Seven addresses which were first delivered before the Chicago Preachers’ meeting. They are designed to awaken a more general interest in revival work and include sermons by Bishop McDowell, Rev. E. B. Crawford, Rev. Chas. Little, Rev. John Thompson, Rev. W. E. Tilroe, and Rev. P. H. Swift.

* “They are excellent as far as they go, but the collection as a whole lacks completeness and proportion.”

+ Outlook. 81: 282. S. 30, ‘05. 80w.

Reybaud, Henrietta Etiennette Fanny (Arnaud) (Mme. Charles Reybaud). La belle paysanne; tr. from the French by Remus F. Foster. $1. Neale.

A young French student falls in love with the pastel of a beautiful woman which he finds in his uncle’s house, and he hears her story from an old lover of hers and a priest, and learns how, as a young girl, she broke her troth to the marquis and married a handsome peasant, whom she afterwards murdered. In the end he finds in his uncle’s repulsive old housekeeper the original of his fancy.

N. Y. Times. 10: 157. Mr. 11, ‘05. 210w.

Reynolds, Cuyler, comp. Classified quotations: compiled for general reference and also as aids in making up lists of toasts and in the preparation of the after dinner speech and occasional address; with suggestions concerning the menu and other details connected with the proper ordering of a banquet; being a reissue of “The banquet book.” **$2.50. Putnam.

“The book is a collection of quotations on all sorts of subjects, intended to help persons preparing menus for dinners. It evidently fills the place for which it was intended, for this appearance is the fifth.”—N. Y. Times.

* “The collection is a good one; more general, besides than the needs of the banquet. The index is rather meagre.”

+ — Nation. 81: 240. S. 21, ‘05. 120w.

* “Mr. Reynolds has the capacity for taking infinite pains, as all his work shows, and this collection is remarkably complete.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 636. S. 30, ‘05. 140w.

Reynolds, George F. Some principles of Elizabethan staging. 50c. Univ. of Chicago press.

This study is only a part of a more comprehensive one now in preparation, discussing not only Elizabethan plays but also the actual construction of the stage itself and the properties which furnished it.

Rhoades, Cornelia Harsen (Nina Rhoades). That Preston girl. †$1.50. Wilde.

A story which depicts the loneliness and suffering of a girl who is ostracized because of her father’s dishonest means of attaining wealth. She is a refined, unselfish, loyal type of girlhood, a helpful acquaintance for any young reader.

Rhodes, James Ford. History of the United States from the compromise of 1850. Vol. 5. **$2.50. Macmillan.

“Confidence has grown with each succeeding volume that the great history of the Civil war is being written.” (Ind.) This fifth volume covers the years 1864-66. “In the beginning of this volume, Mr. Rhodes gives a brief recapitulation of the salient events of the Civil war, and follows this with a detailed account of Sherman’s Georgia campaign. Grant’s Appomattox campaign, Lee’s surrender, and the assassination of Lincoln are all treated within the limits of a single chapter. A long chapter is devoted to an account of society at the North during the war, and a similar chapter to society at the South. Another chapter is assigned to the treatment of prisoners of war. The volume closes with a fair and impartial account of reconstruction.” (R. of Rs.)

“But it would be unfair to regard Dr. Rhodes’s slips in military matters as impairing the value of his work. The present volume is a perfect storehouse of valuable facts and records. If anything, it is too full of material and not sufficiently ordered.” A. R. Ropes.

+ + — Acad. 68: 80. Ja. 28, ‘05. 640w.

“I cannot think of another historian who so constantly produces the effect of complete candor, who is so indefatigably minded to tell all that can be reckoned of consequence, and to display unreservedly the sources of his knowledge and the grounds of his opinions.” W. G. Brown.

+ + + Am. Hist. R. 11: 181. O. ‘05. 2800w.

“As a whole it comes up fully to the high standard set in the preceding volumes. In the treatment of the controversial questions of the time Mr. Rhodes shows the same spirit of impartiality and breadth of view which has won for him the admiration of students.” James Wilford Garner.

+ + + Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 352. Mr. ‘05. 920w.

“To the specialist, the work will appeal as authoritative until more evidence is forthcoming. The author has performed a distinct service in showing that a non-partisan account of our great Civil war need not be colorless.” David Y. Thomas.

+ + + Dial. 38: 230. Ap. 1, ‘05. 1020w.

289“It is hardly possible that the theme will ever be treated with fuller detail, more skilfully wrought into a dramatic story. Concerning this, as concerning the whole work, it must be said that it will be most authoritative among those who are most familiar with the sources of information. The general reader may grow to believe fully in the author’s conclusions, but the specialist will be convinced by the unquestionable force of the testimony offered.”

+ + + Ind. 58: 151. Ja. 19, ‘05. 680w.

* “This masterful accomplishment entitles Mr. Rhodes to the first place among American historians.”

+ + + Ind. 59: 1156. N. 16, ‘05. 120w.

“The writer’s method and his even narration make pleasant reading. There is the same painstaking examination of authorities, the same skilful arrangement of facts, the same balanced (sometimes hesitating) judgment, and the same desire to be eminently fair to all parties in a controversy.”

+ + + Nation. 80: 177. Mr. 2, ‘05. 1800w.

“Mr. Rhodes’s treatment of the war itself, and of the issues growing out of the war, is that of an unbiased historian, and will meet, we think, with the cordial approbation of southern as well as northern participants in that great struggle.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31: 247. F. ‘05. 180w.

“A considerable part of this volume is given to a chapter describing the conditions of society in the northern states during the war, and another chapter to society in the southern states. These are among the most important and interesting contributions to our historical literature. They are hardly entitled to be called brilliant, but they are full of good sense, of sound judgments, and of well-proportioned groupings of facts. They are likely to be read as long as any historical writings of our time. His style is not brilliant, but it is a good working style, with the fundamental merits of clearness and dignity; and his judgments are the judgments of a man of great common sense. All preceding books have at best been materials for such a history. Mr. Rhodes’s work is the best narrative of this stirring time.”

+ + + World’s Work. 9: 5982. Mr. ‘05. 700w.

Rice, Mrs. Alice Caldwell Hegan (Mrs. Cale Young Rice). Sandy. †$1. Century.

In turning away from Mrs. Wiggs and Lovey Mary, Mrs. Rice has chosen to import the irresponsible, hot-headed, impulsive Irish boy, Sandy. All the way from stowaway on an American liner to the successful college graduate, and the hero of an ambitious romance, he runs a curious round of chance which claims him for a boot-black, newsboy, peddler, and finally drops him into the keeping of a kind-hearted old judge, who starts him along the road to fortune.

“The story is a good deal more than readable.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 1: 684. Je. 3, 210w.

+ Ind. 59: 209. Jl. 27, ‘05. 150w.

“The book possesses much of the wholesome sweetness of her two earlier volumes. There is no denying Mrs. Rice’s pleasant manner of telling a story.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 316. My. 13, ‘05. 630w.

“It possesses much of the wholesome sweetness of the philosophy of the Cabbage patch.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 190w.

“A simple, lifelike story full of quiet humor, pathos, and charm.”

+ Outlook. 80: 195. My. 20, ‘05. 80w.

“An interesting study of the stuff that Americans are made of, and of a variety of cleverly drawn Kentucky types.”

+ + Pub. Opin. 38: 872. Je. 3, ‘05. 190w.

“Mrs. Rice’s reputation will receive a fine impetus from this delightful little story.”

+ Reader. 6: 95. Je. ‘05. 140w.

“Mrs. Rice has given too much attention to the outsiders in ‘Sandy,’ and the boy and the girl who are the chief actors suffer. The story is sketchily drawn; too sketchily, the average reader will think.”

+ + — Reader. 6: 243. Jl. ‘05. 300w.

“Nothing but the dreariest herbage of sentimental commonplace.”

— Sat. R. 99: 601. My. 6, ‘05. 290w.

Richards, Ellen Henrietta Swallow (Mrs. R. H. Richards). Art of right living. *50c. Whitcomb & B.

This small volume proffers much commonsense advice on the limitations of food, the need of air, exercise, amusement and work.

N. Y. Times. 10: 299. My. 6, ‘05. 70w.

Outlook. 79: 398. F. 11. ‘05. 30w.

R. of Rs. 31: 511. Ap. ‘05. 50w.

Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe. Mrs. Tree’s will. †75c. Estes.

“The reader of Mrs. Richard’s series beginning with ‘Captain January’ will meet old acquaintances here. Mrs. Tree herself, though dead, seems more alive than anybody through her will, its effects, and the anecdotes her survivors narrate.”—Outlook.

* “The book is a gem in its own way.”

+ Critic. 47: 579. D. ‘05. 80w.

* “Is a worthy successor to ‘Mrs. Tree’ in affording quiet amusement for an idle hour. Mrs. Richards writes brightly, humorously, and with excellent taste.”

+ Lit. D. 31: 753. N. 18, ‘05. 350w.

“There are certain touches of pleasant humor here and there in the book that almost give it a reason for existence.”

— + N. Y. Times. 10: 621. S. 23, ‘05. 310w.

“The picturing of village life, though amusing and touching at times, lacks strength and body, seems trivial and fantastic.”

— Outlook. 81: 383. O. 14. ‘05. 60w.

Richardson, Clifford. Modern asphalt pavement. $3. Wiley.

This book successfully covers a field hitherto but inadequately dealt with. It is “the first authoritative presentation of the subject by a representative of the asphalt paving companies, thus making public the results of long and patient investigation by them, not heretofore accessible to the municipal engineer.... Structurally, Mr. Richardson divides an asphalt pavement into three parts or courses; the base, the intermediate course and the surface course.” (Engin. N.) He treats his subject exhaustively from the selection of materials to the proper execution of the work.

“In conclusion it not too much to say that Mr. Richardson’s book should be classed with those which appear too infrequently, but whose appearance marks epochs in the industry to which they relate. Even if the dictums of the authors are not always accepted or vindicated, they set people to thinking and mark out new paths for future progress.” S. Whinery.

+ + — Engin. N. 53: 633. Je. 15, ‘05. 4240w.

“The book is likely to prove of great value to municipal authorities.” T. H. B.

+ + + Nature. 72: 316. Ag. 3, ‘05. 600w.

Richardson, Dorothy. Long day: a true story of a New York working girl as told by herself. *$1.20. Century.

A country bred girl tells of her experiences in New York city. She came friendless and unskilled with but a few dollars in her pocket, she sought honest work, and found short jobs as a box maker, a sweat-shop worker, a liner of jewel-boxes, a “shaker” in a steam laundry and at various other occupations all equally unpleasant and equally underpaid. The pictures she draws of the working girls’ home are painfully sad and realistic.

* “The book deserves a reading.”

+ Ann. Am. Acad. 26: 749. N. ‘05. 170w.

290* “Written with so much understanding and insight.”

+ Lit. D. 31: 837. D. 2, ‘05. 890w.

“The woman who tells her own story is terribly in earnest about it all.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 672. O. 14, ‘05. 330w.

* + Pub. Opin. 39: 663. N. 18, ‘05. 150w.

* “A story that is nothing less than fascinating.”

+ + R. of Rs. 32: 757. D. ‘05. 180w.

Richardson, Norval. Heart of hope. †$1.50. Dodd.

“This story of the Civil war offers drama and romance in about the usual proportions, but the former of a quality quite unusual—the siege of Vicksburg being pictured with cycloramic realism.”—Outlook.

+ Outlook. 80: 139. My. 13, ‘05. 30w.

“This is an uncommonly interesting story of the Civil war. The sentimental motive is skilfully woven into the account of the siege.”

+ — Reader. 6: 475. S. ‘05. 240w.

Richey, Harry Grant. Handbook for superintendents of construction, architects, builders, and building inspectors. $4. Wiley.

“The subjects which receive particularly thorough and careful treatment are: excavating, laying out foundations, testing and analysis of stone, stone and bricklaying (which is especially well illustrated), testing of soil, piling, timber specifications, steel sheet piling, building stones, etc.... A fair amount of space is devoted to cement and concrete.”—Engin. N.

“In general, the book is meritorious and well presented, almost all of the matter being of value to building inspectors or superintendents. The book compares very well with other books of its kind.” Wm. W. Ewing.