The Cumulative Book Review Digest Devoted to the Valuation of Current Literature Digests of reviews appearing in January—December 1905, magazines (continued 3)

29“The book is very clearly written. The author has covered quite an extensive field, and on the whole he has done it very well.” Storm Bull.

+ + Engin. N. 53: 527. My. 18, ‘05. 420w.

Berton, Guy. Art thou the man? †$1.50. Dodd.

A Denver murderer who daintily strangles a trio of women and in each case leaves behind thirteen carnations as a clue is sought thruout this detective story. The adventures of a “cub reporter” who becomes involved in the search, the clearing of an innocent man by a skilful lawyer who holds a mob at bay to protect his client, and the influence of Elise, the wicked and beautiful woman of the French quarter, are vividly drawn.

“The gloom is not lightened by any gleam of humor, but the style has the force which comes from a lurid intensity of feeling.”

+ — Ind. 58: 844. Ap. 13, ‘05. 140w.

“Local color has been laid on here in great crimson splashes.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 237. Ap. 8, ‘05. 380w.

“A rather clever detective story couched in somewhat overwrought language.”

+ — Outlook. 79: 906. Ap. 8, ‘05. 30w.

“The tale is lacking in action, compactness, and sequence.”

— Pub. Opin. 38: 714. My. 6, ‘05. 110w.

“Lacks neither freshness nor power.”

+ R. of Rs. 31: 763. Je. ‘05. 110w.

Bertouch, Beatrice, Baroness de. Life of Father Ignatius, O. S. B. *$3. Dutton.

The life of this “devout but pugnacious Anglican monk” is interwoven with questions of church doctrine and church union so as to represent an episode in church history. His biographer reveals him as “a son of thunder,” “magnificently human,” and with an “oceanic personality.”

“Will be received with grains by those not of the fold.”

+ — Nation. 80: 154. F. 23, ‘05. 750w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 172. Mr. 18, ‘05. 630w.

“The story of his life is a curious episode in the history of the modern church, an interesting study for the psychologist, and an instructive commentary on the worth of a formal sort of church union that is too much thought of.”

+ Outlook. 79: 450. F. 18, ‘05. 150w.

“A book which, so far as it is a narrative of facts and an exposition of opinions, has an unquestionable interest. It, too, answers in its way the question about the Anglican ideal. The author has a copious vocabulary of slang, but cannot write English.”

+ — Spec. 94: 180. F. 4, ‘05. 170w.

Besant, Walter. London in the time of the Tudors. *$7.50. Macmillan.

“The gravitating point in this great historical period lay principally in London.... As London was England to so large an extent, we are naturally curious to learn all that we can about the city at that interesting period. The late Sir Walter Besant’s quarto volume on ‘London in the time of the Tudors’ goes far towards gratifying our curiosity. It is in the same sumptuous form as the same author’s ‘London in the eighteenth century’.... The illustrations are for the most part reproductions of contemporary prints; chief among them is a panorama of the city, extending over three double pages of the book, originally drawn by Anthony Van den Wyngaerde, in 1543, well illustrating the map folded into the cover, embracing 12 pages, and being a reduced reproduction of Ralph Agas’s map of about 1560.”—Dial.

“Work is rightly called a survey. It is not a history; it is not a story. It is especially happy in its accounts of how people lived and dressed, what they ate and drank, what customs they pursued at their weddings and at the burial of their dead,—from the king and queen down to ‘prentice. The author has drawn largely upon contemporary authors.” Arthur Howard Noll.

+ + Dial. 88: 121. F. 16, ‘05. 1230w.

+ + Spec. 94: 143. Ja. 28, ‘05. 1450w.

Best, Kenelm Digby. Rosa mystica: the fifteen mysteries of the most holy rosary, and other joys, sorrows and glories of Mary. *$6. Herder.

A book written in honor of the Immaculate conception jubilee. It is illustrated with 46 full-page illustrations, copies of the rosary frescoes of Giovanni di San Giovanni and other artists.

“It contains nothing fresh, original, or thoughtful that we have discovered. Its occasional references to history are grotesquely false: its theology is often repulsively extravagant; and its general method and spirit make it impossible for intelligent people to read it with either profit or patience.”

— — — Cath. World. 80: 830. Mr. ‘05. 220w.

Bevan, Edwyn Robert. Jerusalem under the high priests. $2.50. Longmans.

Five lectures on the period between Nehemiah and the New Testament. “Into his attractive narrative of political events Mr. Bevan weaves a sketch of the development of Jewish thought, including therein notices of the Book of Daniel and of all the great Apocryphal works of the time except the Wisdom of Solomon.... One of the most noteworthy works of the period is Ben-Sira or Ecclesiasticus.... Mr. Bevan’s account of the book is full and interesting. He properly devotes much space to the invasion of Jewish society by Hellenism, including the attempt of Antiochus Epiphanes to Hellenize his realm.... Other important points forcibly brought out are: the character of Judas Maccabæus, the results of the Hasmonean rule, the conflicts between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the policy and character of Herod. The volume is provided with an index and tables of the Hasmoneans and the Seleucids.”—Am. Hist. R.

“Mr. Bevan’s picture of the period, while popular in style, is thorough and accurate in matter.” C. H. Toy.

+ Am. Hist. R. 10: 681. Ap. ‘05. 320w.

“The style is clear and sympathetic, and occasionally even brilliant. The topics dealt with by Mr. Bevan are so successfully worked out that we should have liked to see the book enlarged so as to embrace other pertinent points as well.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 1: 522. Ap. 29. 610w.

“It is not a comprehensive work; but a scholar who knows a period of history deeply and scientifically, can put a great deal of information into a small book. And beyond doubt, Mr. Bevan’s acquaintance with his subject is thorough and methodical. We only regret that he did not add a little bibliographical detail to his interesting pages.”

+ + Cath. World. 80: 829. Mr. ‘05. 230w.

“The author has certainly succeeded in his purpose of giving ‘in a few strokes the general outline and colour’ of the period.” G. B. G.

+ + Eng. Hist. R. 20: 604. Jl. ‘05. 180w.

Beveridge, Albert J. Young man and the world. **$1.50. Appleton.

“The young Indiana senator writes of young men from the point of view of a young man who has found success coming his way. These papers are collected from the periodical in which they first appeared.... Learn your limitations, and start out in the direction for which you are fitted, is his first suggestion. Also keep working, and working hard, and don’t worry. Read, and mingle with people, and cultivate nature. Take vacations. Courage, nerve, faith in one’s self are necessary. Mr. Beveridge has given a great deal of good advice that ... will stimulate and help to strengthen.”—N. Y. Times.

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+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 669. O. 14, ‘05. 530w.

* “It is all on good, safe, and sound commonplace ground.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 777. N. 18, ‘05. 370w.

* “His book covers a great deal of ground, and covers it well; it contains sayings to think over, sayings to remember, sayings to follow; it is a book decidedly worth having.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 833. D. 2, ‘05. 140w.

“The writer’s terse, vigorous style is well suited to his text.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 530. O. 28, ‘05. 40w.

* “Will occupy a permanent place with books of their general character.”

+ + R. of Rs. 32: 639. N. ‘05. 100w.

Beveridge, W. History of the Westminster assembly. *$1. imp. Scribner.

“In a very clear and orderly manner, within a brief compass, this volume sets forth the events leading up to the calling of the assembly, its character, deliberations, and findings.”—Bib. World.

“The calling, the personnel, and proceedings of the assembly are concisely related.”

+ + Am. J. of Theol. 9: 376. Ap. ‘05. 170w.

“Of the many histories of the assembly this seems to us best suited to the needs of the general reader.”

+ + Bib. World. 25: 316. Ap. ‘05. 80w.

Bharati, Baba Premanand. Sree Krishna, the Lord of love. *$2. Lane.

This work prepared by the distinguished Brahman of Calcutta, who was recently elected vice-president of the Peace congress, is intended to interpret the Hindu belief as to the origin and meaning of life and the evolution of the universe. It purports to be “the history of the universe from its birth to its dissolution. Baba Bharati has aimed to impress his readers with the substance of Hindu thought on religion and philosophy, in purely Eastern dress. The volume is really a clear history of the origin, nature, and evolution of the universe as the Oriental mind perceives it; it is a clear statement of the doctrine of Karma; an exposition of the caste system; a beautiful story of the Oriental Christ, and perhaps the clearest statement ever published of the Hindu cosmogony.” (R. of Rs.)

“Style is direct, simple, and clear, and his thinking high and sane. It is an extraordinary book,—the fascinating exposition of an exalted philosophy.”

+ R. of Rs. 31: 255. F. ‘05. 250w.

Bible. Book of Ecclesiastes: a new metrical translation, with an introduction and explanatory notes by Paul Haupt. 50c. Hopkins.

“A rhythmical rendering and rearrangement of the contents of Ecclesiastes, involving many transpositions of verses and many excisions of glosses. The notes are numerous and suggestive. The book belongs to the ‘Polychrome’ series.”—Bib. World.

+ Bib. World. 26: 398. N. ‘05. 30w.

“A highly valuable companion to the popular versions.”

+ Outlook. 81: 574. N. 4, ‘05. 170w.

Bible, Twentieth century New Testament *$1. Revell.

“‘The twentieth century Testament’ is a translation into modern English made from the original Greek by a company of about twenty scholars representing the various sections of the Christian church.” (N. Y. Times). In spite of the radical efforts of religious and literary formalists the world over to oppose modernizing the form of the Scriptures, “the demand of the people for a Gospel in their own tongue is too strong to be checked.” (Ind.)

“There can be no question that this work is equaled by few, if any, in its earnestness, scholarship, and success. It deserves to be studied and publicly read, not in the place of, but along side of, the American standard revision.” C. W. V.

+ + Bib. World. 26: 76. Jl. ‘05. 350w.

“The most popular [modernized translations], and in our opinion deservedly so, is the Twentieth century New Testament. It is not an old version patched up so as to last a little longer, but a new rendering expressed in words and style such as might be used if it were written for us of to-day, as, indeed, we believe it was. The translators write idiomatically, not pedantically.”

+ + + Ind. 58: 435. F. 23, ‘05. 360w.

“There need, we suppose, be no real fear that this book will make any progress in displacing that of which it is in effect a part burlesque, or that it will be otherwise valued than as a literary curiosity.”

— — — N. Y. Times. 10: 88. F. 11, ‘05. 143w.

Bicknell, Edward. Territorial acquisitions of the United States, 1787-1904: an historical review. 3d ed. rev. and enl. **50c. Small.

“A clear and concise statement of the superficial facts concerning our accessions of territory.”—Am. Hist. R.

“It contains a few errors. The style is too colloquial, but as a whole the book is better than many more pretentious ones.”

+ + — Am. Hist. R. 10: 445. Ja. ‘05. 160w.

* Bigelow, Poultney. History of the German struggle for liberty. v. 4. **$2.25. Harper.

With the appearance of this fourth volume of its series the “History of the German struggle for liberty” stands complete from the battle of Jena in 1806, to the rebirth of national spirit in 1848. This latest volume contains a spirited account of the stirring events in Germany during 1844-1848, culminating in the declaration of Frederick William IV. and the meeting of the German national assembly at Frankfort. It brings out the similarity in the character of the Vienna, Berlin, and Munich revolutions, and discusses the growth of the influence of the laboring classes, and of socialistic doctrines.

* “Is refreshingly unconventional, spasmodically clever, and interesting throughout. Taken as a whole, this latest piece of work of Poultney Bigelow’s is most stimulating, breezy, entertaining, and yet instructive as well.” Wolf Von Schierbrand.

+ + — N. Y. Times. 10: 846. D. 2, ‘05. 1600w. (Review of v. 4.)

* “Comprises a succession of vivid pictures of persons and events rather than a sober, detailed, and connected history.”

+ Outlook. 81: 889. D. 9, ‘05. 120w. (Review of v. 4.)

* “A return to the orderly arrangement of the earlier volumes of the history would afford a deserved relief to those who have been forced to flounder about in the disorder, back tracks, and false leads of Mr. Bigelow’s fourth volume.”

+ — Pub. Opin. 39: 796. D. 16, ‘05. 470w. (Review of v. 4.)

Bigg, Charles. Church’s task under the Roman empire. *$1.75. Oxford.

The four lectures brought together here are “Education under the empire,” two on “Religion under the empire,” and “Moral and social conditions of the empire.” The object is the directing of attention “to the extreme importance of studying the relation between the Empire and the Church even in those days which preceded the recognition of Christianity by Constantine, and further, of ascertaining as clearly as possible the conditions, intellectual, moral and material of the people who filled the rank of the church.”

31“Written with an ease of style which at times almost disguises the author’s profound knowledge and with a charm that rarely falls to the lot of scholarly writers.”

+ + + Ath. 1905, 2: 262. Ag. 26. 1010w.

“Dr. Bigg is, of course, master of his subject, and able to handle it with lightness of touch, breadth of sympathy, and gentle humour.” Alice Gardner.

+ + Eng. Hist. R. 20: 547. Jl. ‘05. 510w.

Bilse, Oswald Fritz (Fritz von der Kryburg, pseud.). Dear fatherland. $1.50. Lane.

“The story of a young lieutenant in the German army, from the time he entered the service to his downfall, the result of a debt brought upon him by the false standard of living prescribed by army life. The novel is a pen picture of the evil social and moral effects of army life existing in Germany.”—Bookm.

“Besides being an interesting story of the realistic school, the work has a two-fold value. It presents a striking picture of present-day garrison-life in Germany and illustrates how degrading and subversive of all that is worthiest in man is such an existence.”

+ Arena. 33: 673. Je. ‘05. 350w.

“The chief interest and the strongest conviction are found less in the story than in the talk.”

+ Nation. 80: 234. Mr. 23, ‘05. 400w.

“Its revelations are sordid and sickening to the last degree, and there is no obvious excuse for its English publication, except as that of giving an awful warning to the English-speaking nations to guard their own war machines from ever sinking into such abysmal depths of immorality and inefficiency as are here charged against the soldiery of Germany. The book seems to be written by a man of devoted and intelligent patriotism, who has risked what he prized most in order to remedy the evils which he deplores. To say that the narrative is of any value as an example of the novelist’s art would be a decided stretching of the truth.”

— + N. Y. Times. 10: 50. Ja. 28, ‘05. 740w.

Bingham, Joel Foote, tr. See Manzoni, Allessandro. Sacred hymns and Napoleonic ode.

* Birrell, Augustine. Andrew Marvell. **75c. Macmillan.

This volume in the “English men of letters” series, contains a biography of the man who is remembered as “a colleague and friend of Milton, a wit, a diplomat, a traveler, and a member of Parliament from the Stuart Restoration until his death in 1678.... But ... ‘a more elusive non-recorded character,’ laments Mr. Birrell, ‘is hardly to be found.’ Consequently, it is not surprising to find the biographer dwelling mainly on his subject’s writings, quoting from them freely, and relating much of the history of the day necessary to explain them and assist in forming some idea of the writer’s personality.” (Outlook.)

* “On the whole, it may be said that ‘Andrew Marvell’ holds its own successfully against any other volume in the new series of Messrs. Macmillan’s ‘English men of letters.’”

+ + — Acad. 68: 976. S. 23, ‘05. 1440w.

* “We have not space here to enter into his treatment of Marvell; it is admirable; we should end by quoting too much from Mr. Birrell himself, as a delightful performer in the intimate style.” H. W. Boynton.

+ + Atlan. 96: 844. D. ‘05. 360w.

* “But the book is not a good one for it falls between two stools. If it was to deal only with the permanent part of Marvell’s charming poetry it is nearly two hundred pages too long; if it was really to explain the politics of his day (which heaven forbid!) it is not long enough. And we resent some of the conversational ease of Mr. Birrell’s manner.”

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 303. S. 22. ‘05. 840w.

* “Whatever may be thought of the truth of this style of biographical writing, it must be admitted that Mr. Birrell is master of its art, and that when provided with a favorable opportunity he is at least invariably entertaining.” Wm. A. Bradley.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 842. D. 2, ‘05. 3010w.

* “A study which is not so much a biography as a contribution to the history of English politics and literature. As such it deserves a cordial greeting, for it is scholarly and sound.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 714. N. 2, ‘05. 260w.

* “A pleasant ramble with an intelligent and illuminating guide through a time of great interest.”

+ Pub. Opin. 34: 765. D. 9, ‘05. 170w.

Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Eduard Leopold von. Bismarck’s speeches and letters; by Herman Schoenfeld. *$1.50. Appleton.

A worthy addition to historical literature. The introduction is a biography and a philosophic interpretation of the character of Bismarck, and is supplemented by a chronology and a bibliography. The book is indispensable to the study of contemporary history as affected by Germany, but especially to the study of the unification of Germany itself, an accomplishment due, in most part, to Bismarck’s genius. Much has been learned about Bismarck’s personality thru the various biographies by Lowe, Headlam, Stearns, and Jacks by M. Adler, by Herr Busch, thru Mr. Ford’s edition of “The correspondence of William and Bismarck.” and thru Bismarck’s own “Reflections and reminiscences,” above all thru his “Love letters,” but no one serves to sum up Bismarck’s life work as does Schoenfeld’s.

+ + Outlook. 79: 448. F. 18, ‘05. 190w.

* Blackmar, Frank Wilson. Elements of sociology. *$1.25. Macmillan.

This working manual for students is divided into seven parts: Nature and import of sociology; Social evolution; Socialization and social control; Social ideals; Social pathology, dealing with practical subjects such as charity, poverty, crime, social degeneration; Methods of investigation; and History of sociology, in which are brought out the ideas found in the works of Spencer, Gumplowicz, Schaeffle, Lilienfeld, Mackenzie, Tarde, Le Bon, Letourneau, De Greef, Giddings, Small, Ward, Ross, Ely, Mill, Malthus, Warner, Henderson and others.

* “The chief merit of the book from the theoretical side is that it gives an intelligent statement of the view-points of all the leading sociological writers. The chief merit from the practical side is that it touches upon a variety of vital and interesting problems in such a way as to tempt the student to go forward and specialize. The style of the book is easy, and free from any ambitious flights or phrasing, but clear and agreeable.” Jerome Dowd.

+ + + Am. J. Soc. 11: 422. N. ‘05. 720w.

* “It is comprehensive in scope, is written in simple and direct diction, and the arrangement of its parts is sequential and orderly.”

+ + Ind. 59: 1157. N. 16, ‘05. 40w.

* Outlook. 81: 888. D. 9, ‘05. 30w.

Blackmore, Richard D. Lorna Doone. $1.25. Crowell.

This tale of the deeds of the outlaw Doones sheltered in the depths of the Bagworthy Forest appears in new dress almost every year. Here the reader has it in handy volume form, bound in limp leather, with clear type and thin paper.

32Blair, Emma Helen, and Robertson, James Alexander, eds. Philippine islands, 1493-1898. 55 v. ea. *$4. Clark, A. H.

The purpose of these 55 volumes is to set forth as briefly as possible from original sources the whole history of the Philippine islands and their people, that all who are interested in their future may be able to form their own opinions with a full understanding of the conditions that exist to-day and that have existed since the discovery of the islands. To this end the volumes are mainly devoted to exact translations from rare original manuscripts, Spanish, French, Italian, Latin, etc., illustrated with facsimiles of manuscripts, portraits, maps, and views. There is an analytical index, and notes and an historical introduction have been provided by Edward Gaylord Bourne, and special contributions by well known scholars and bibliographers. The whole covers the history of the islands from their discovery to the present time, including explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history, and records of the Catholic missions as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the end of the nineteenth century.

“The work of the editors has ... shown steady improvement. The translating staff is, ... as nearly as one may judge without having the original texts for comparison, doing more effective work than at the beginning.” James A. Le Roy.

+ + + Am. Hist. R. 10: 392. Ja. ‘05. 1230w. (Review of XVI, XVII and XVIII.)

Reviewed by James A. Le Roy.

+ + + Am. Hist. R. 10: 875. Jl. ‘05. 1140w. (Review of v. 19 and 20.)

“It is an indispensable addition to every large library and collection of American or Spanish history.”

+ + + Critic. 46: 94. Ja. ‘05. 50w.

“Much of this matter is by no means light reading, but it is all a valuable contribution to the early history of the islands.”

+ + + Critic. 47: 190. Ag. ‘05. 80w. (Review of v. 21.)

Ind. 58: 264. F. 2, ‘05. 650w. (Review of vols. XVIII, XIX and XX.)

Nation. 80: 231. Mr. 23, ‘05. 430w. (Review of v. 19.)

N. Y. Times. 10: 21. Ja. 14, ‘05. 510w. (Survey of contents of vols. XIX and XX.)

* Blake, J. M. Reasonable view of life. *35c. Meth. bk.

Essays towards the understanding of the methods and working of eternal love. A late addition to the “Freedom of faith” series.

Blake, Katherine Evans. Heart’s haven. †$1.50. Bobbs.

The Rappite community of celibates first in Pennsylvania and later in Indiana furnishes the setting for this story. It portrays the struggle between the Rappite conscience which repudiates all sentiment relating to ties of flesh, and the natural cravings of the human heart. First in the love of a parent for her child, later in this son’s love for a fair girl, is shown the triumph of governable sanity over religious fanaticism.

* “There are a number of flaws easily apparent in Miss Blake’s scheme of the Harmonists. The author has made the mistake of padding too heavily in spots.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 857. D. 2, ‘05. 450w.

+ Outlook. 81: 576. N. 4, ‘05. 100w.

Blanchard, Amy Ella. Frontier knight. †$1.50. Wilde.

Miss Blanchard’s new “Pioneer series” story follows the fortunes of a young man and his two sisters who emigrate from Kentucky to Texas shortly before the Mexican war breaks out. There is excellent use made of the opportunities to portray border life, in which the Mexican peasant, the rancher, and the Texas ranger all have part.

Blanchard, Amy E. Little grandmother Jo. $1. Jacobs.

A story of school life fifty years ago, when a grandmother of to-day left a happy southern home to endure the hardships of the old-fashioned boarding-school where the methods were cruel, the teachers unjust, and many of the little girls, the products of this system, were spiteful.

Blanden, Charles Granger. Chorus of leaves. **$1.25. Elder.

In this gift-book, artistic and attractive in both print and binding, are to be found some fifty verses very slight and very sentimental.

* “It strikes no lofty note, but it is singularly graceful in rhythm and dainty in conceit, and makes no pretension to be more.”

+ Dial. 39: 385. D. 1, ‘05. 60w.

* “Has written some pleasing verse under the title of ‘A chorus of leaves.’”

+ Ind. 59: 1379. D. 14, ‘05. 60w.

* + N. Y. Times. 10: 892. D. 16, ‘05. 100w.

Blind, Mathilde. George Eliot. $1.25. Little.

This new edition of Mathilde Blind’s “George Eliot” “has been greatly enhanced in value by the introduction of able and carefully prepared chapters by Frank Waldo, and G. A. Tarkington, in which we have a charming description of the friends and home-life of George Eliot, and a critical estimate of her place in literature, together with an exhaustive bibliography.” (Arena).

“The excellent life of George Eliot, by Mathilde Blind, will remain a standard biography. It is a volume that we take pleasure in recommending to our readers as a book which should find a place in all well-ordered libraries and a work that every young person should read as a part of his general culture.”

+ + Arena. 33: 109. Ja. ‘05. 260w.

“The very full bibliography, filling some thirty pages, is to be particularly noted and commended.”

+ + Critic. 46: 563. Je. ‘05. 60w.

R. of Rs. 30: 755. D. ‘04. 90w.

Blondlot, (Prosper) Rene. “N” rays, tr. by J. Garcin. *$1.20. Longmans.

A collection of papers communicated to the academy of sciences; with additional notes and instructions for the construction of phosphorescent screens.

Nation. 80: 374. My. 11, ‘05. 400w.

Reviewed by John G. McKendrick.

Nature. 72: 195. Je. 29, ‘05. 780w.

Spec. 94: 780. My. 27, ‘05. 100w.

Bloomfield, Maurice. Cerberus, the dog of hades: the history of an idea. 50c. Open ct.

“This essay ... is concerned with the origin and meaning, judged by comparative mythology, of Cerberus.”—Acad.

“Interesting and suggestive little essay.”

+ Acad. 68: 337. Mr. 25, ‘05. 260w.

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 227. Jl. 14, ‘05. 590w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 568. Ag. 26, ‘05. 90w.

Blundell, Mary E. (Sweetman) (Mrs. Francis Blundell; M. E. Francis, pseud.). Dorset dear: idylls of country life. $1.50. Longmans.

“The seventeen tales reprinted here from various periodicals ... embrace a variety of 33incidents and emotions, grave and gay, no one trenching upon the borders of another; and the characters are distinct types of Dorset-folk.... ‘Witch Ann’ gives a pretty and touching account of the way a harmless old woman came to be considered a witch.... ‘The spur of the moment,’ and ‘The worm that turned,’ present amusing pictures of unromantic rustic wooings. ‘A woodland idyll’ and ‘Postman Chris’ are charming love-stories.”—Acad.

“There is something in it better than cleverness and skill: the truth, charm, and goodness of it leave a grateful memory of pleasant hours in delightful company.”

+ + + Acad. 68: 494. My. 6, ‘05. 480w.

“All the stories are well worth reading.”

+ Ath. 1905, 1: 716. Je. 10. 200w.

“They are fascinating from their unpretending simplicity, their pure goodness, and their warm, human interests.”

+ + Cath. World. 81: 543. Jl. ‘05. 130w.

* + Critic. 47: 477. N. ‘05. 20w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 371. Je. 10, ‘05. 340w.

“The movement of the tale is slight, but not without its dramatic incidents and occasional tragedies.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 395. Je. 17, ‘05. 140w.

“It has a charm and interest.”

+ + Outlook. 80: 391. Je. 10, ‘05. 70w.

“It is a book into which one may dip with pleasure, but the stories are for the most part so slight that it is unwise to handle the whole string of beads at once.”

+ Sat. R. 99: 813. Je. 17, ‘05. 150w.

“Seldom has it been the present writer’s fate to read so delightful a collection of country idylls as Mrs. Francis Blundell’s new volume of short stories, ‘Dorset dear.’ ... The characters in the little sketches are vividly drawn.”

+ + + Spec. 94: 789. My. 27, ‘05. 170w.

Bocock, John Paul. Book treasures of Maecenas. $1. Putnam.

“It is rather startling to pick up a volume with this title and open immediately to a poem on ‘Funston of Kansas.’ It appears, however, that the book’s title is that of the first poem, and that the volume includes many fugitive verses on all sorts of topics, which have been welcome to the columns of many newspapers and magazines.”—Outlook.

N. Y. Times. 10: 133. Mr. 4, ‘05. 280w.

Outlook. 79: 501. F. 25. ‘05. 60w.

* Bölsche, Wilhelm. Evolution of man; tr. by Ernest Untermann. 50c. Kerr.

“This is a little work of real value in which an able German scholar gives a succinct, graphic and general outline of the evolution of man. It contains in the briefest possible compass a summary of the demonstrations brought out by the revolutionary school of physical scientists.”—Arena.

* “The subject matter is presented in lucid style, easy of comprehension, and the book is valuable as a short exposition of a subject about which no well-informed man of the present day can afford to be ignorant.”

+ + Arena. 34: 553. N. ‘05. 80w.

* + R. of Rs. 32: 256. Ag. ‘05. 40w.

Bolton, Charles E. Harris-Ingram experiment. $1.50. Burrows.

By far the greater portion of Mr. Bolton’s book is devoted to an account of the domestic, social and financial affairs of the Harris and Ingram families. The process of accumulating millions, descriptive journeys thru Europe, matrimonial schemes, a strike which involves the use of dynamite and firebrands furnish subjects for the first 395 pages. The remaining forty pages are occupied with the “Experiment,” a Utopian scheme for establishing mills on the co-operative plan to demonstrate that capital and labor can unite on a common basis. The reader is introduced to a “Utopian mill in a Utopian village where there were no politicians, no saloons, no graft, no crime, nothing but that which was serene and restful and frightfully educational and instructive ... in that land of Somewhere to which there are no railroad guides.” (N. Y. Times).

— — N. Y. Times. 10: 112. F. 18, ‘05. 690w.

Bolton, Henry Carrington. The follies of science at the court of Rudolph II., 1576-1612. *$2. Pharmaceutical review pub. co., Milwaukee.

A book which “occupies itself with a medley of charlatans and charlatanism in the sixteenth century and with the most splendid patron of such matters, Rudolph II., King of Bohemia and Hungary, and Emperor of Germany.” (N. Y. Times). This ruler, a contemporary of Queen Elizabeth, neglecting his royal duties, drew around him a strange company of men, more or less learned in the occult sciences. These various personages, couched in the oriental luxury of the court, work amazing tricks of alchemy, discover formulas for wonderful elixirs, and claim a recipe for the philosopher’s stone. Incidentally, there is given much information concerning the manners of the time, the people, and their mental characteristics.

Ind. 58: 1073. My. 11, ‘05. 160w.

“Rather extraordinary volume. Altogether the book contains a deal of queer information about queer people and things of a time (in some ways) more credulous than ours. Readers with a taste for the out-of-the-way, for historical junk, in short, will find much to entertain them.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 39. Ja. 21, ‘05. 350w.

* Bolton, Sarah Knowles (Mrs. Charles E. Bolton). Famous American authors. $2. Crowell.

These essays were first published in 1887, and they are now re-issued “in a handsomely bound volume with two dozen illustrations portraying in fine half-tone reproductions the persons and the homes of six representatives of the old New England school, ... Emerson, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Whittier, Lowell, and Holmes.” (Dial.)

* “Aside from its literary interest, it ought to be popular as a holiday gift-book.”

+ Critic. 47: 573. D. ‘05. 30w.

* “She manages to tell the familiar facts in a genial, lively way, interlarding them with anecdotes or personal impressions, and making her main theme in every case the essential quality of the author discussed.”

+ Dial. 39: 387. D. 1, ‘05. 160w.

* Bombaugh, Charles Carroll. Facts and fancies for the curious from the harvest-fields of literature. **$3 Lippincott.

“Forty-five years ago Dr. Bombaugh published the first edition of his famous book, ‘Gleanings for the curious.’ ... An entertaining collection of curious things in letters. His book lasted for nearly fifty years; it would have lasted longer had not its plates been destroyed by fire. Instead of merely resetting the book, Dr. Bombaugh has made a second volume along the same lines only with more recent matter.... The new volume contains the results of the most recent discoveries in many branches of literature ... and presents various jokes that have a very recent ring.”—N. Y. Times.

* “The total amount of curious information is so vastly greater than the amount compressible within a single volume that a book of this type is more useful for random reading than for reference purposes.”

+ Dial. 39: 391. D. 1, ‘05. 140w.

* + + N. Y. Times. 10: 845. D. 2, ‘05. 220w.

* + + Outlook. 81: 834. D. 2, ‘05. 150w.

34Bonner, Geraldine. Pioneer. †$1.50. Bobbs.

A story of the early days of California and Nevada when fortunes were made and unmade daily among the mines. There are many characters typical of those mixed times, but the real hero is the old colonel, who for the sake of his love for the woman who jilted him twenty years before, devotes himself to her two daughters, and allows their weak father to unscrupulously rob him. He finds happiness in serving the girl who resembles her mother, and seeing her safely thru a heart crisis.

“Though her treatment is perhaps too conventional to please the realist the story is thoroughly unhackneyed, while the human interest is strong throughout.”

+ Arena. 34: 551. N. ‘05. 420w.

“It is an unpleasant and rather sensational narrative.”

— + Critic. 46: 477. My. ‘05. 50w.

* Bonner, Robert John. Evidence in Athenian courts. *75c. Univ. of Chicago press.

“Mr. R. J. Bonner, ‘formerly of the Ontario bar,’ deals with the subject from the point of view of a man trained in English law. The material is classified accordingly under such heads as Irrelevant, Hearsay, Written, Oral, Real, and Expert evidence, Evidence of slaves, Competency of witnesses, Challenges, Oaths, etc. In a number of cases the view presented in Meier-Schömann’s ‘Der Attische process’ is disputed.”—Am. Hist. R.

* “The work is carefully done, and will be found interesting and suggestive by teachers who have not had the advantage of a legal training.” A. G. L.

+ + Am. Hist. R. 11: 187. O. ‘05. 180w.

* “Mr. Bonner seems to have exhausted his sources, both original and secondary. He has shown acuteness in his deductions. The only real doubt as to his conclusions arises from the fear that he was overzealous in his search for a body of law on evidence in Athens.” Clarke B. Whittier.

+ + — Am. J. Soc. 11: 424. N. ‘05. 880w.

Boole, Mrs. Mary E. Preparation of the child for science. *50c. Oxford.

The author’s purpose thruout this volume is to offer “suggestions as to the means by which the scientific condition of mind can be induced” in children. Five chapters deal respectively with the scientific mind, the unconscious mind, hygienic sequence in development, mathematical imagination, and ethical and logical preparation.

“Information and salutary wisdom are to be drawn from it everywhere.”

+ + Nation. 80: 18. Ja. 5, ‘05. 1570w.

“Her book may be warmly recommended to parents anxious to adopt sane methods of educating their children and to teachers responsible for the training of the lowest classes of schools.”

+ + Nature. 71: 316. F. 2, ‘05. 300w.

Booth, William H. Steam pipes: their design and construction. $2. Henley.

“This book ... is a compilation of various formulas and tables having to do with steam piping, together with such individual practice or designs as have been adopted by several large English corporations or manufacturers.... The author does not attempt to give any but English practice, and the book would not necessarily meet the exact demands of American engineers.”—Engin. N.

“For the American engineer the perusal of the book, considering that the title seems to promise well, leaves a keen sense of disappointment, and a feeling that little of value has been added to our scanty knowledge of steam piping.” Charles K. Stearns.

+ Engin. N. 53: 340. Je. 15, ‘05. 970w.

Borrow, George. Romano lavo-lil; word book of the Romany or English-Gypsy language. $2. Putnam.

“‘Romano lavo-lil’ contains not only Borrow’s remarks on the history of Romany, and his vocabulary of the language, occupying fifty-odd pages, but a batch of Gypsy proverbs, in Romany and English, some scraps of the scriptures rendered into Gypsy, the “Book of wisdom of the Egyptians,” a list of favored Gypsy names of countries and towns, and many quaint odds and ends of folk-lore.” (N. Y. Times.)

+ Acad. 68: 751. Jl. 22, ‘05. 2260w.

“It is in fact, a book in which the admirer of Isopel Berners may find much to entertain him for an hour or so.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 656. O. 7, ‘05. 180w.

“A very serviceable edition in size, weight, and typography.”

+ Outlook. 81: 384. O. 14, ‘05. 170w.

Bosanquet, Rev. Bernard Hugh, and Wenham, Reginald A. Outlines of the synoptic record. *$1.70. Longmans.

This volume “sets forth present opinion as to the synoptic question, and gives an outline of the life of Jesus and a summary of his teaching according to the first three gospels.”—Ind.

* “The object of the writers of the book was to prepare a narrative based strictly on the three gospels which would embody the results of recent investigations in England unobtrusively and impartially, and their efforts have been successful.”

+ + — Ath. 1905, 1: 460. Ap. 15. 470w.

Ind. 58: 1013. My. 4, ‘05. 40w.

“A reticence is observable in dealing with miraculous narratives which contrasts with the freedom exercised in the non-miraculous. With this limitation, the book, while not professing to be a life of Jesus, is a good critical outline of his career as exhibited in the first three Gospels.”

+ + — Outlook. 79: 196. Ja. 21, ‘05. 70w.

Bosworth, Edward Increase. Studies in the life of Jesus Christ. 90c; pa. 60c. Y. M. C. A.

“In two parts: the first based on the synoptic Gospels, following Mark with supplementary references to the other two Gospels; the second based on the fourth Gospel, well planned, neglectful neither of the historical growth of Judaism nor of the literary character of the different Gospels.”—Outlook.

+ + Outlook. 79: 654. Mr. 11, ‘05. 50w.

* Boulton, William B. Sir Joshua Reynolds. **$3. Dutton.

“Mr. Boulton’s work is the fullest in biographical interest of any of those which have appeared since Leslie and Taylor in 1865. To the students of technical processes of Reynolds’ art the book makes but slight appeal.... Reynolds entered very fully into the social and intellectual life of his time, and the wealth of anecdote of contemporary diarists and letter-writers has been aptly laid under contribution.... The illustrations ... are well selected and excellently reproduced.”—Ath.

* + Ath. 1905, 2: 652. N. 11. 1180w.

* “Mr. Boulton has written a most useful handbook, entirely trustworthy and keen on the elaboration of what others have suggested. Of a wealth of material he has also made splendid and always proportionate use.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 796. N. 25, ‘05. 180w.

* “In saying that the present volume is less interesting than Sir Walter’s we do not say that it is less valuable. More people probably will agree with Mr. Boulton’s critical estimate of the great president of the Royal academy than with Sir Walter Armstrong’s estimate. Sir 35Walter’s book is only the more interesting of the two because it is less conventional and more original.”

+ + — Outlook. 81: 892. D. 9, ‘05. 170w.

Bourget, Paul (Charles Joseph). Divorce. $1.50. Scribner.

“The scenes of this novel are laid in France. It concerns Gabrielle, a woman divorced from her husband, whose remarriage to another man is one of highest ideals. Owing to religious fervor, however, Gabrielle becomes estranged from her second husband. The other thread in the story deals with the love affair of the heroine’s son, who has been as thoroughly educated and cared for by his mother’s second husband as by an own father.”—Bookm.

“M. Bourget has constructed a diagram to illustrate his view of the sacredness of marriage, and has called it a novel.”

— Critic. 46: 380. Ap. ‘05. 110w.

“M. Bourget sketches his characters and states their opinions with great fairness.”

+ + — Ind. 58: 1005. My. 4, ‘05. 1490w.

“Distinctly the strongest piece of fiction which M. Bourget has written. Whether the reader agrees with its extreme position or not, he cannot fail to be impressed by its sincerity of conviction, its powerful analysis, and its admirable style. It is a piece of fiction of very unusual strength and dignity.”

+ + + Outlook. 79: 142. Ja. 14, ‘05. 270w.

“There is a certain finesse about the plot that is commendable with the mental reservation that only a Frenchman will commend it. There is not enough beef and iron in Paul Bourget’s psychology to commend him to the average American.”

+ — Pub. Opin. 38: 25. Ja. 5, ‘05. 410w.

“Paul Bourget’s latest work is ostensibly a novel, but to English readers it will appear as a purely pathological presentation of the relation between the Roman church and its adherents in the matter of divorce. It is really the story of an intense mental and moral struggle between religion and love.”

+ R. of Rs. 31: 383. Mr. ‘05. 100w.

Bourne, Robert William (John Wright, pseud.). Home mechanic: a manual for industrial schools and amateurs. *$2.50. Dutton.

An English book, the usefulness of which in the United States is qualified by the necessity of making allowances for the difference in prices, measures, and shop practice. It teaches the use of tools and the construction of machines. There are many diagrams and cuts.

“Very comprehensive and practical work.”

+ Ind. 58: 270. F. 2, ‘05. 50w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 199. Ap. 1, ‘05. 310w. (Survey of scope).

“Carefully designed to teach the use of tools and the construction of machines.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 245. Ja. 28, ‘05. 20w.

Boutmy, Emile. English people: a study of their political psychology from the French by E. English; with an introd. by J: E: Courtenay Bodley. *$2.50. Putnam.

“This work is divided into five distinct parts: (1) the national type, (2) the human environment, (3) the Englishman—moral and social, (4) the Englishman as a politician, (5) the individual and the state. At the very outset the author sounds the keynote of his book in pointing out the disdain of the English people for abstractions and their love of fact.... While primarily a psychological analysis of the English people, at the same time the author gives a considerable insight into French character.”—Ann. Am. Acad.

“While there is too much of generalization, which detracts greatly from the scientific value, the book is full of interest, and possesses an easy flowing style which will commend it to the majority of readers.”

+ + Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 335. Mr. ‘05. 350w.

“It is piquant, varied, plausible in spots, interesting all over,—and fatally unconvincing. The solution is too neat to be true. The English dress which the work bears is fair on the whole, but the translator’s unsure foothold in the region of idiom occasionally reminds one of its Gallic origin.” Winthrop More Daniels.

+ — Atlan. 95: 551. Ap. ‘05. 390w.

Bouton, Archibald Lewis. See Lincoln and Douglas debates.

Boyd, James E. Differential equations, 60c. James E. Boyd, Columbus, O.

A little book well adapted to serve as a basis for the study at home of this branch of calculus which is often not fully covered in the engineering courses of the technical colleges.

“It is clear in its exposition.”

+ + + Engin. N. 53: 641. Je. 15, ‘05. 200w.

* Boyesen, Bayard. Marsh: a poem. $1. Badger, R. G.

A tragedy in poem-drama form. A gaunt mother and an aged father are left alone in the castle of Nyarva by Luxander, their only son, who, followed by Nyassa, “a vague faint flower on a waving stem” who loves him, goes out into the darkness accursed of God at the call of the “blind marsh and restless surge,” led by a spirit within him “stronger than life, or Christ, or love.”

Boyle, Mrs. Virginia (Fraser). Serena †$1.50. Barnes.

“A story of the South during the Civil war, thoroughly provincial. The plot turns upon the cowardice of the twin brother of the heroine. The latter takes her brother’s place in the Confederate army, leading his deserted men to victory. This is the one blot upon Southern chivalry in the tale, while the author evidently holds that both civilians and soldiers north of Mason and Dixon’s line were knaves and coarse mercenaries.”—Outlook.

“Is written in a spirit that few readers nowadays will find sympathetic.”

— Critic. 47: 284. S. ‘05. 40w.

— Ind. 59: 210. Jl. 27, ‘05. 70w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 324. My. 20, ‘05. 250w.

+ N. Y. Times. 16: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 150w.

+ — Outlook. 80: 247. My. 27, ‘05. 70w.

“The plot is conventional, the love affair ordinary, and the whole story commonplace. Its atoning feature is its easy wording.”

+ — Pub. Opin. 38: 869. Je. 3, ‘05. 90w.

... “The amateurish plot construction, the lack of connection between parts, the absence of a well-defined story motive.”

— + Reader. 6: 596. O. ‘05. 220w.

Brace, Benjamin. Sunrise acres. †$1.50. Dodd.

A young athlete and football player is made heir to half a million dollars by his uncle on condition that he seek out and thrash a man who had once beaten this uncle in fair fight for a lady. The nephew finds his man and also finds him to be the father of a pretty daughter, but the fight takes place nevertheless with amusing complications.

“The author has an excellent idea for a farce comedy. He has unfortunately lacked some skill in execution.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 651. O. 7, ‘05. 190w.

+ — Outlook. 81: 579. N. 4, ‘05. 50w.

36Braddon, Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. John Maxwell). Rose of life. †$1.50. Brentano’s.

“Miss Braddon must be congratulated on having described a real human being in her new novel. Daniel Lester, the poet, to whom the reader is introduced in the very first line, is a remarkable creation, and a creation which would only have been possible in the present day.... Indeed, readers of the book will almost be persuaded that they are familiar with his personal appearance, so intimately will they seem acquainted with the huge man whose delicate tact, colossal selfishness, unfailing amiability, and atrocious greed make him such an amusing companion.... The book, beyond the figure of the poet, is a little commonplace, and the beautiful but unscrupulous Lady Beauminster is entirely conventional and melodramatic. But the novel as a whole is a not uninteresting background to its principal figure, and is worth reading solely for the one admirable piece of character-drawing which it contains.”—Spec.

+ — Ath. 1905, 1: 651. My. 27. 210w.

“This latest of many canvases is as big as any.”

+ Lond. Times. 4: 161. My. 19. 490w.

“The merit of the story lies in the first part, and particularly in the artistic perfection of the character of Daniel Lester.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 555. Ag. 26, ‘05. 350w.

+ — Spec. 94: 717. My. 13, ‘05. 370w.

Bradford, Amory H. Inward light. **$1.20. Crowell.

The author says: “The teaching of the book may be condensed as follows: There is in every man light sufficient to disclose all the truth that is needed for the purpose of life: that light is from God who dwells in humanity as He is immanent in the universe; therefore the source of authority is to be formed within the soul and not in external authority of church, or creed or book: that light being divine must be continuous; it will never fail; it will lead to all truth and show things to come; and it may be implicitly trusted.”

* “The analytical critic will pass it by because it is neither analytical nor polemical, but the devout soul will find spiritual nutriment in it, and for the devout soul it has been written.”

+ Outlook. 81: 835. D. 2, ‘05. 160w.

* + R. of Rs. 32: 752. D. ‘05. 70w.

Bradford, Gamaliel, jr. Pageant of life. $1.25. Badger, R: G.

Poems for book lovers grouped under the headings: A pageant of life; The villa of Hadrian; Song of the sirens to Ulysses; A verse of Isaiah; Leopardi; Sonnets; Songs and lyrics; Prologue and lyrics from a mad world; Translations.

“Besides these, and other sonnets, Mr. Bradford’s volume gives us some charming lyrics, a deeply-sympathetic poem placed upon the lips of Leopardi, and two successful translations from that world-wearied singer.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + Dial. 39: 68. Ag. 1, ‘05. 180w.

“‘A pageant of life’ ... is the intelligent verse of a scholarly man of fine sensibilities, who has meditated the literary history of the world long and minutely.”

+ + Nation. 80: 294. Ap. 13, ‘05. 130w.

“Although he occasionally sinks into ... banality ... his muse is on the whole sturdy and self-respecting.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 406. Je. 17, ‘05. 390w.

Bradford, Gamaliel, jr. Private tutor. †$1.50. Houghton.

“An artist manqué” accompanied by “the graceless son of an American millionaire,” makes a tour thru Europe, and records his experiences in a manner to call forth the following statement from the Dial: “‘Glorified Baedeker or Hare’ would do fairly well as a characterization of these pages, which are the result of a sympathetic intimacy with the scenes described.”

“Is an amateurish production, without much to tell in the way of a story, but having some very pretty pages descriptive of Rome, where the action is laid. The author exhibits no power of characterization worth mentioning, and therein is the essential failure of his novel. This defect is hardly to be offset by style and observation, which qualities are in fair measure his.” W. M. Payne.

— Dial. 38: 128. F. 16, ‘05. 230w.

“It is a very good story, told with sufficient humor to make it almost a comedy.”

+ Ind. 59: 394. Ag. 17, ‘05. 130w.

Bradley, A. C. Shakespearian tragedy: lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth. $3.25. Macmillan.

“Besides the lectures on the tragedies themselves, Prof. Bradley, of the University of Oxford, writes on ‘The substance of Shakespearean tragedy,’ ‘Construction in Shakespeare’s tragedies,’ and ‘Shakespeare’s tragic period.’ His purpose in presenting these four tragedies is, as he states, ‘to increase our understanding and enjoyment of these works as dramas; to learn to apprehend the action and some of the personages of each with a somewhat greater truth and intensity, so that they may assume in our imagination a shape little less unlike the shape they wore in the imagination of their creator.’ “To the single task of interpretation he accordingly devoted himself, examining each of the tragedies individually, after a preliminary inquiry into such questions germane to all four as Shakespeare’s conception of tragedy and the form in which he expressed that conception.”” (Outlook).

“Every question, every controversy, theory, view, or supposition which arises, he subjects to the same test. It is another merit of the book that every question is submitted to common-sense argumentation. The arrangement of the book is admirable.” R. Y. Tyrrell.

+ + Acad. 68: 229. Mr. 11, ‘05. 2240w.

“In our opinion a book like that which is before us is not much less essential for the complete comprehension of Shakespeare’s tragedies than an atlas is for the fruitful study of geography.” R. Y. Tyrrell.

+ + Acad. 68: 266. Mr. 18, ‘05. 1350w.

“In thoroughness of workmanship the book recalls German models.”

+ + — Ath. 1905, 1: 602. My. 13. 2270w.

“But there can be no doubt as to the gratitude which every student who has been puzzled by these familiar problems must feel to Professor Bradley for the help afforded by his careful and sympathetic volume.” R. W. Chambers.

+ + + Hibbert J. 4: 213. O. ‘05. 1630w.

“Is an excellent example of sedate English critical scholarship.”

+ + Ind. 58: 839. Ap. 13, ‘05. 440w.

* “It is the best piece of Shakespearean criticism published for some time.”

+ + + Ind. 59: 1163. N. 16, ‘05. 110w.

“The book is worthy of its theme; and it will carry the reader deeper into the mind of Shakespeare—deeper, I believe, than of any other commentator.” Henry Jones.

+ + + Int. J. Ethics. 16: 99. O. ‘05. 2920w.

“A great mass of erudition, thoroughly digested, reasoned, and ordered, is brought to bear not merely on the four tragedies professedly dealt with, but incidentally on the other plays as well; the ideas are expressed in a style always admirably clear and often of a finely restrained eloquence.”

+ + Nation. 80: 506. Je. 22, ‘05. 1890w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 24. Ja. 14, ‘05. 340w.

“An intellectual treat. The originality, the analytical ability, the poetic perception.... 37Into all phases of his task he throws himself with enthusiasm. If he is not always convincing, he is always helpful, the sum total of his efforts being to produce a work which is really a welcome and distinctly useful addition to the already voluminous literature on the subject.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 247. Ja. 28, ‘05. 190w.

“From the beginning to the end the level is sustained, exact criticism never sinks, and at times there is in the interpretation an imagination and a poetry which make the book in the truest sense a work of creation. His explanations are so lucid, so compelling that, novel though many of them are, we are almost invariably convinced. We have no hesitation in putting Professor Bradley’s book far above any modern Shakespearean criticism that we know, worthy to rank very near the immortal work of Lamb and Coleridge.”

+ + + Spec. 94: 138. Ja. 28, ‘05. 2120w.

Bradley, Henry. Making of English. *$1. Macmillan.

The avowed object of this book is “to give educated readers unversed in philology some notions of the excellencies and defects of modern English as an instrument of expression.” The author discusses first the grammar, second the vocabulary, of our language. The history of the decay of inflection and the development of the new machinery which took its place is given, and the principles of composition, derivation and root creation are discussed at length. The closing chapter deals with the contribution of individual writers.

“English-speaking people, especially Americans, whose interest in their own language has always been conspicuous, will ask nothing better than to study its history under Dr. Bradley’s guidance.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 1054. Ap. 29, ‘05. 2060w.

Bradley, William Aspenwall. William Cullen Bryant. **75c. Macmillan.

A volume in the “English men of letters series.” While he deals particularly with Bryant as the “poet and man of letters, Mr. Bradley touches upon his qualities as a man of affairs and his participation in the politics of the time; and as the beloved citizen and foremost figure at the civic celebrations of New York city.” (N. Y. Times.)

“Is what seems a perfectly reasonable estimate of Bryant as a poet.” H. W. Boynton.

+ + Atlan. 96: 275. Ag. ‘05. 600w.

“The story of Bryant’s life is told plainly and succinctly, accompanied by very sensible comment on his writings and a not illiberal estimate of his position in literature.” Edward Fuller.

+ + Critic. 47: 246. S. ‘05. 480w.

“A convenient, clear, and thoroughly readable biography.”

+ + Dial. 39: 116. S. 1, ‘05. 560w.

“Is more critical than sympathetic.”

+ Ind. 58: 1128. My. 18. ‘05. 150w.

“While his story lacks something of the ‘detailed verisimilitude of his predecessors,’ it does present a view of Bryant the poet that is, perhaps, a little more integral and impressive. No one has yet written at length of Bryant with a firmer hold on the American origins of his poetry or a wider perspective of general literature.”

+ + — Nation. 80: 443. Je. 1. ‘05. 1010w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 200. Ap. 1, ‘05. 180w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 338. My. 27, ‘05. 1280w.

+ Outlook. 80: 144. My. 13, ‘05. 150w.

“Little that is valuable or striking is added to the sum total of estimates of Bryant’s place in American literature. From the biographical side the book deserves great praise.”

+ + — Pub. Opin. 39: 94. Jl. 15, ‘05. 90w.

Brady, Cyrus Townsend. Conquest of the Southwest: the story of a great spoliation. **$1.50. Appleton.

“A story of the struggle for independence in Texas, also, of the Mexican war, beginning with the Treaty of 1819 and concluding with the Compromise of 1850. The volume, which is well illustrated with drawings and maps, is an addition to ‘The expansion of the republic series.’”—Bookm.

“The author has made a careful study of the vast literature bearing upon the subject.”

+ + + Critic. 47: 190. Ag. ‘05. 80w.

“It is written simply and effectively, and with less elaboration of detail than previous works from the same hand.”

+ Dial. 38: 275. Ap. 16, ‘05. 220w.

Ind. 58: 727. Mr. 30, ‘05. 60w.

“The book is written in an easy, pleasant, and decidedly popular style. It is, indeed, a popular account of the Mexican war and events leading up to it, rather than what the author insists on calling it—a monograph.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 156. Mr. 11, ‘05. 1050w.

“... An outline narrative in which shall be presented, lucidly, impartially, and in proper proportion, the salient aspects, episodes, and personalities. Such a presentation may fairly be said to be embodied in Dr. Brady’s book.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 604. Mr. 4, ‘05. 260w.

Brady, Cyrus Townsend. Indian fights and fighters. **$1.30. McClure.

“The material for this book has been secured from various documents, and from officers and men who were in the engagements. It is divided into two parts: Protecting the Frontier, and the War with the Sioux. An account of Custer’s defeat is given in the appendix. It is an addition to the ‘American fights and fighters’ series.” (Bookm.) “Mr. Brady seems a bit hampered as a story teller in many of the chapters by the wealth of facts he has to deal with and cling to, but is at his best in the description of the battle of the Wichita, where Custer led his troops against the Cheyennes under the leadership of Black Kettle.” (N. Y. Times).

Am. Hist. R. 10: 720. Ap. ‘05. 130w.

“The book, like its three predecessors, is fairly authentic history, and every endeavor has been made to set down the facts without fear or favor.”

+ + Dial. 38: 202. Mr. 16, ‘05. 300w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 52. Ja. 28, ‘05. 1160w.

* Brady, Cyrus Townsend. My lady’s slipper. **$1.50. Dodd.

“Francis Burnham, an American midshipman, finds himself in the power of the villainous Marquis du Tremigon, and is forced to assume a disguise and enter the apartments of the beautiful Comtesse de Villars to steal a token for the Marquis—a slipper worn by her, if possible, ... and because he refuses to do the Marquis’s bidding there are dark days in prison and other dangers in store for him. But the slipper is a talisman of good fortune, and ... the Comtesse is made happy for life, and so is Burnham. The book is in a pretty binding of blue and gold, the illustrations are gracefully designed by Charlotte Weber Ditzler.”—N. Y. Times.

* Critic. 47: 577. D. ‘05. 30w.

* “The story of their love affairs is a pretty trifle, well adapted to its ornate setting.”

+ Dial. 39: 447. D. 16, ‘05. 140w.

* Ind. 59: 1377. D. 14, ‘05. 80w.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 822. D. 3, ‘05. 180w.

* Outlook. 81: 683. N. 18, ‘05. 30w.

Brady, Cyrus Townsend. Three daughters of the Confederacy. †$1.50. Dillingham.

The history and romance of three Southern girls with the Civil war setting which Mr. Brady is past master of. The adventures of the first take place on the Atlantic coast during the blockade at the beginning of the war, while 38the Mississippi river furnishes the background for the experiences of the second who marries a Yankee non-combatant and straightway rues it. The third is a girl of such great daring that she faces the enemy with her lover on the battlefield during “Stonewall Jackson’s greatest day.”

Brady, Cyrus Townsend. Two captains. †$1.50. Macmillan.

“A story of Nelson and Bonaparte in the troubled times of France’s struggle to free herself from monarchy. The long, detailed accounts of sea fights and naval maneuvers will doubtless interest some readers, but the popular taste will find more gratification in the love story of the bold young Irish sea captain and the unhappy French countess whom he rescues from many perils and finally wins for his wife.”—Outlook.

“A brightly contrived romance of an interesting period, which suffers somewhat from the intrusion of the two gigantic historical figures.”

+ + — Ath. 1905, 1: 460. Ap. 15. 310w.

Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.

+ + Dial. 38: 390. Je. 1, ‘05. 260w.

— + Ind. 59: 582. S. 7, ‘05. 250w.

“A very creditable and entertaining book.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 126. F. 25, ‘05. 560w.

Outlook. 79: 505. F. 25, ‘05. 70w.

“The story itself is not of great significance. Mr. Brady has a sure touch in his pictures of battles, whatever one may think of his romantic passages. Nelson, too, is impressively presented. If it does nothing else, the book may at least inspire some of its readers with the desire to study in sober history the progress of the events which are here so rapidly but glowingly sketched.”

+ + Pub. Opin. 38: 391. Mr. 11, ‘05. 260w.

Brain, Belle Marvel. All about Japan; stories of the sunrise land told for little folks. **$1. Revell.

“Miss Brain is already favorably known as a writer of ‘missionary’ stories for children, and in her present volume she manages to incorporate, in a style peculiarly adapted to the juvenile mind, a great variety of interesting facts concerning the history, life, customs and manners of the Japanese, as well as brief biographies of some of the most successful of those who have given themselves to the task of spreading the gospel of Christ throughout the islands.”—Lit. D.

“An excellent gift-book in every sense.”

+ + Lit. D. 31: 626. O. 28, ‘05. 110w.

“In it we have not only a capital book for little folks but a welcome volume for their elders.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 234. S. 23, ‘05. 110w.

Brainerd, Eleanor Hoyt. Concerning Belinda. $1.50. Doubleday.

The experiences of an attractive western girl as “Youngest teacher” in a fashionable New York finishing school for girls are most entertainingly narrated here. Belinda’s initiation into the mysteries of responsibility took place the night of her arrival when she was delegated to chaperone twelve strange maidens to the theatre, whom at the close she utterly forgot when Jack Wendell dropped into the midst of her homesick gloom. The chapters all furnish disconnected bits taken from life in a fashionable school, with now and then the least suggestion of romance.

“Is written with the same lightness and sprightly humor that characterized the author’s previous stories.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 651. O. 7, ‘05. 150w.

* “There are a number of other stories, all equally bright and entertaining, and a private love affair or two for the pretty Belinda herself.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 822. D. 2, ‘05. 210w.

Brainerd, Henry C. Old family doctor. *$1. Clark, A. H.

It might be fancied that this family doctor is some kin to Dr. McLaren’s much beloved old Scotch doctor. At least there are characteristics, sacrifices and experiences in common. One chapter of the six, “Views,” showing the superstitious beliefs of a quack concocter of unheard-of remedies, is exceedingly clever.

Braithwaite, William Stanley. Lyrics of life and love. **$1. Turner, H. B.

“The poems of that rising young negro poet, William Stanley Braithwaite have been collected under the general title ‘Lyrics of life and love.’”—R. of Rs.

“A poet of the race in which both the gloom of life and its wildest joys meet with prompt response. Neither his metres nor his moods are classic in suggestion, and his wayward rhythms have the attractiveness of undisciplined grace, but his melody is unmistakable and his images are haunting.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 50. Ja. 28, ‘05. 150w.

“Verse is musical, clear, and forceful.”

+ R. of Rs. 30: 759. D. ‘04. 30w.

Branch, Anna Hempstead. Shoes that danced and other poems. **$1.10. Houghton.

“In the present volume ... there are sinewy dramatic sketches, meditative monologues, child verses, lyric odes, and fragments of dramatic narrative, all marked by fluent, unconventional music, and strong, unconventional phrase. Yet the mood of wonder that underlies all of it is singularly integral.”—Nation.

“Poetry that is at once full, sometimes a little too full, of temperament, and in the truest sense of the word, ‘significant’, both in its own quality, and in its relation to some of the deeper moods of the hour.” Ferris Greenslet.

+ Atlan. 96: 421. S. ‘05. 680w.

“Miss Branch’s work exhibits a mind saturated with English poetry—particularly its naive older forms—and prettily echoes a variety of manners. It is touched with mysticism, and has considerable imaginative reach. Many of the pieces are marred by obscurity and an obvious straining for effect.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ — Dial. 39: 64. Ag. 1, ‘05. 220w.

“For all the intellectual energy and sincerity of Miss Branch’s work, and its frank preoccupation with the more passionate issues of life, it never ceases to be finely feminine in a certain lurking wistfulness and tenderness in little things.”

+ + Nation. 81: 16. Jl. 6, ‘05. 750w.

“Miss Branch is extremely fortunate in her descriptions of life in studios and courts, and strikes a deeply poetic note in her unpretentious drama of the time of Watteau which she calls ‘The shoes that danced.’”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 406. Je. 17, ‘05. 340w.

Brandenburg, Broughton. Imported Americans: the story of the experiences of a disguised American and his wife studying the immigration question. **$1.60. Stokes.

“The author, a newspaper correspondent, with his wife, lived for a time in the Italian quarter of New York. Thence they go in the steerage to Italy, and make a study of the districts from which emigration is most pronounced.... Then with a group of Sicilians, Mr. and Mrs. Brandenburg return in the guise of immigrants, observing the snares laid for the credulous incomer whose great fear is that he may be kept out of America, suffering the ill treatment meted out to steerage passengers on board ship, and learning the laws of this country are constantly 39evaded.... The revelations made of the debasement of our naturalization papers furnish food for thought.” (Ann. Am. Acad.)

“The most interesting and important study yet made of present-day immigration into the United States.”

+ + + Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 125. Ja. ‘05. 320w.

“A most interesting narrative of, really, the epitomized experiences of thousands of Italian wayfarers.”

+ + + Charities. 14: 641. Ap. 1, ‘05. 880w.

“The book is not remarkable either in a sensational or a scientific sense.”

+ Critic. 46: 382. Ap. ‘05. 160w.

“The most earnest efforts to provide proper laws for the exclusion of undesirable aliens, with an efficient system for securing the enforcement of such laws, has resulted in little more than an evasion of them by the least desirable emigrants. Mr. Brandenburg traces the causes of this failure by an investigation as thorough and complete as it perhaps is possible to make.”

+ + Dial. 38: 52. Ja. 16, ‘05. 200w.

“Is of special interest for the reason that it offers a radical remedy for existing immigration evils.”

+ + Reader. 5: 625. Ap. ‘05. 270w.

Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen. Main currents in nineteenth century literature. 6v. v. 4. Naturalism in England. *$3. Macmillan.

The period known as the romantic movement in English poetry at the beginning of the nineteenth century is treated in this volume. “Mr. Brandes seems to approach literature not wholly from the side of art.... He is concerned rather with the moral and spiritual progress of the world ... he ... takes poet after poet, and, with a skilful handling of biographical material and an ardent critical appreciation makes a rapid and interesting sketch of the motives and performances of the particular writer.” (Acad.)

“As one reads one becomes aware that the volume is rather a sympathetic interpretation of certain great figures, from Mr. Brandes’ point of view, than a piece of masterly generalisation. It is a mine of apposite biographical illustration, of delicate appreciation and of felicitous criticism of a high order.”

+ + Acad. 68: 583. Je. 3, ‘05. 1260w.

“Dr. Brandes is marvelously well read, illuminating in analysis, comprehensive and balanced in his historic outlook. Always searching for the leading idea, he is guilty at times of reading into an author what he is determined to find.”

+ + — Ath. 1905 2: 168. Ag. 5, 1040w.

“It is one of its author’s most brilliant performances.”

+ + + Dial. 39: 18. Jl. 1, ‘05. 310w.

“There is no attempt in Mr. Brandes’ case to suppress the personal equation, or to conceal the bias.”

+ + — Lond. Times. 4: 157. My. 19, ‘05. 2290w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 345. My. 27, ‘05. 290w.

“It is as candid as the ‘tendenz’ will allow, very well informed, highly entertaining, frequently striking, and even useful.”

+ + — N. Y. Times. 10: 360. Je. 3, ‘05. 960w.

“As a proof of Prof. Brandes’s specific judgments of poets and of poems which are chosen for individual mention, they do not always commend themselves as agreeing with the opinion which English critics have given authority.” H. W. Boynton.

+ + — N. Y. Times. 10: 461. Jl. 15, ‘05. 3010w.

“The chapters on Byron are the best part of Dr. Brandes’s book; they will be read with pleasure by Byron’s countrymen.”

+ + — Spec. 95: 429. S. 23, ‘05. 1970w.

Brastow, Lewis Orsmond. Representative modern preachers. **$1.50. Macmillan.

“Nine notable men are considered ... five broad churchmen, Schleiermacher, Robertson, Beecher, Bushnell, and Brooks; two high churchmen, Newman and Mozley; two low churchmen, Guthrie and Spurgeon. The book is the result of repeated studies of these men with classes of students of the Yale Divinity school.”—Atlan.

“The estimates of these various masters are made with deep sympathy and substantial justice.”

+ + Atlan. 95: 706. My. ‘05. 180w.

Breal, Auguste. Velazquez, tr. by Mme. Simon Bussy. *75c; lea. *$1. Dutton.

This volume declares itself to be merely an invitation to visit Madrid and see the works of the great Spanish painter, but it also serves as an inspiration for the journey. There are many illustrations.

“He does succeed in giving a clear idea of the nature of Velazquez’s genius, of what he was, and what he was not, together with all that is necessary of biographical information regarding an entirely uneventful life. Mme Bussy is as accurate as readable.”

+ + Nation. 80: 440. Je. 1, ‘05. 630w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 515. Ag. 5, ‘05. 210w.

“A good little guide.”

+ Outlook. 80: 542. Je. 24, ‘05. 20w.

* Breasted, James Henry. History of Egypt from the earliest times to the Persian conquest. **$5. Scribner.

This volume, designed for the general reader as well as the scholar, traces the history of Egypt from earliest times thru the days of the Old kingdom, the Middle kingdom, and the New empire, down to the Persian conquest. There are many new translations from original documents in the book and two hundred illustrations and maps. “Nowhere can we find a clearer account of the general history of Egypt, as known to us by the latest studies and excavations carried on by the numerous societies and individuals at work in the Nile valley.” (Ind.)

* “This is a most valuable and interesting work.”

+ + Ind. 59: 1109. N. 9, ‘05. 660w.

* “A history that may fairly claim to be, for the immense period which it covers, more close to facts than any of its predecessors.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 940. D. 16, ‘05. 490w.

Brewer, David Josiah. United States: a Christian nation. *$1. Winston.

The first of these three lectures, “The United States a Christian nation,” shows that our Republic should be so called because it has been so declared by the Supreme court of the United States, by many of the highest state courts, by colonial charters, by nearly all of the state constitutions, by state legislatures, and by popular sentiment and practice: the second, “Our duty as citizens,” discusses the compatibility between Christianity and patriotism, and the reasons why Christianity is entitled to the tribute of respect: the third, “The promise and the possibilities of the future,” is an eloquent appeal to young men to temper their devotion to country with fidelity to the teachings of the Gospel.

“We do not think, however, that these addresses represent the eminent jurist at his best.”

+ — Arena. 34: 557. N. ‘05. 280w.

“The three chapters of this volume are three lectures delivered at Haverford college. We are glad that they now command a wider audience.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 530. O. 28, ‘05. 140w.

40Brewster, H. Pomeroy. Saints and festivals of the Christian church. **$2. Stokes.

“This single volume of hagiology is conveniently arranged in calendar form, giving for each day in the year some details of the life and legends of the saints whose festivals are celebrated according to the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches. A great deal of curious information, difficult to find elsewhere, is here given on sacred art and the symbols, ceremonies, superstitions, stones and colors associated with saints and their days.”—Ind.

“Mr. Brewster is not a Catholic, but he endeavors to tell the story of the saints in a devout spirit, and he succeeds.”

+ + Cath. World. 81: 256. My. ‘05. 130w.

“Is an unusually terse and at the same time comprehensive church year-book. The greatest merits of the work are its entire freedom from denominational bias, and the wide knowledge which it shows of profane and ecclesiastical history and canon law.”

+ + Dial. 38: 203. Mr. 16, ‘05. 170w.

Ind. 58: 673. Mr. 23, ‘05. 70w.

Brewster, William Tenney, ed. See Representative essays on the theory of style.

Briggs, Le Baron Russell. Routine and ideals. **$1. Houghton.

Perhaps no man in America is better fitted to write authoritatively on the subject of college routine than Dean Briggs of Harvard and Radcliffe. There are included in the volume with the title essay, A school and college address, Harvard and the individual, Address to the school children of Concord, Commencement address at Wellesley college, Discipline in school and college, The mistakes of college life, and Mater fortissima.

“Admiration of the author’s style should not blind the reader to his essentially one-sided presentation of an intricate subject.” Henry D. Sheldon.

+ + — Dial. 38: 271. Ap. 16, ‘05. 210w.

“The essays and addresses that compose his little volume are therefore more than they seem: they state his creed; they are the guiding laws of one of the most powerful influences brought to bear, within our generation, on college students in the United States.” G. R. Carpenter.

+ + + Educ. R. 29: 422. Ap. ‘05. 640w.

+ + Ind. 59: 95. Jl. 13, ‘05. 830w.

“One that all who have to do in any way with college or school administration may profitably read.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31: 128. Ja. ‘05. 190w.

Bright, James Wilson, ed. Gospel of St. John in West-Saxon. 60c. Heath.

A volume in the Belles-lettres series. The text of the gospel of St. John, based upon the original manuscripts, also an exhaustive introduction, full notes, and a glossary.

Nation. 80: 436. Je. 1. ‘05. 70w.

Bright, James Wilson, ed. Gospel of St. Matthew in West-Saxon. 60c. Heath.

This little volume belongs to section I, English literature from its beginning to 1100, of the Belles-letters series. It contains the text of the gospel of St. Matthew in West-Saxon, as found in the copy of the version preserved in Ms. CXL of the library of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge; the rubrics have been carried into the text from Ms. A. The variant readings of all other surviving copies of the version are subjoined to the text.

Ath. 1905, 1: 529. Ap. 29. 150w.

Nation. 80: 436. Je. 1, ‘05. 70w.

Bromley, George Tisdale. Long ago and later on; or, Recollections of eighty years. *$1.50. Robertson.

The autobiography of a happy-go-lucky soul, who began work at the age of ten in his father’s ropewalk. His callings were many and varied, he worked on whalers, steam boats, and railroads, dabbled in politics and ran a hotel. Born in Connecticut, he made his home on the Pacific coast, and spent two years in China as consul to Tien-Tsin. The story of his long and eventful career is full of interesting detail and anecdote.

+ + Nation. 80: 296. Ap. 13, ‘05. 650w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 141. Mr. 4, ‘05. 1030w. (Abstract of book).

Bronson, Walter Cochrane, ed. See English essays.

Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. $1.25. Crowell.

“Jane Eyre” proves a better companion than ever in the handy form of the “Thin paper classics” series.

* Brooke, Stopford Augustus. On ten plays of Shakespeare. *$2.25. Holt.

A delightful discussion of ten plays of Shakespeare in which is reflected a wealth of suggestion from extended research and sound judgment. The author’s side light revelations of Shakespeare himself are suggestively framed in the following: “Deeply as Shakespeare felt the woe, wickedness and weakness of humanity, he was still their master.... This power to stand outside as well as inside of human sorrow belonged to Shakespeare, because at the deepest root of him, was, I repeat, delight of life; even rapture—the word is not too strong—with the playfulness of its spring and the fulness of its summer.”

* “Will be sure of a welcome when he comes forward with these acute, thoughtful, sympathetic studies in the plays of Shakespeare.”

+ + Lond. Times. 4: 406. N. 24, ‘05. 970w.

* Brookfield, Charles, and Brookfield, Frances. Mrs. Brookfield and her circle. 2v. **$7. Scribner.

Mrs. Brookfield, the charming, witty and beautiful niece of Hallam, the historian, and her well known husband, William Henry Brookfield, fashionable preacher and ready writer, were the center of an exclusive intellectual circle and numbered among their friends Thackeray, Carlyle, FitzGerald, Tennyson, Mrs. Proctor, Lady Ashburton and many other interesting people. In this account of them which has been prepared by their son Charles and his wife, extracts from letters and diaries aid in furnishing much chatty information and many anecdotes concerning the social and literary London of their time.

* “This is one of the most delightful books of memoirs which we have seen for many years.”

+ + + Acad. 68: 1143. N. 4, ‘05. 1740w.

* “As illustrative of a great and vigorous age which has passed away, these letters possess no inconsiderable value.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 2: 678. N. 18. 1030w.

* “We close the volumes, feeling that it is well to have been admitted, even for a few hours, to the bright and joyous company of a merry-hearted husband and wife and their brilliant circle of high-souled friends.” Percy F. Bicknell.

+ + Dial. 39: 370. D. 1, ‘05. 2070w.

* “The letters and anecdotes which Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brookfield have here collected are so rich and abundant that the most copious extracts must give an inadequate idea of what they contain.”

+ + Lond. Times. 4: 382. N. 10, ‘05. 1760w.

41* “Whether it be grave or gay, the book is always interesting, and we are peculiarly grateful to it, for it has added to our literary acquaintance one of the best men who ever published a book, and a lady whose charm of manner and quick sensibility are evident in every letter she wrote, in every line of her diary.”

+ + Spec. 95: 929. D. 2, ‘05. 370w.

Brooks, Elisabeth Willard. As the world goes by. †$1.50. Little.

Bohemia with much of its usual abandon is pictured here, but there is reared in its surroundings a clever, philosophical girl who after eighteen years of loyal devotion to her worldly actress mother none the less finds it natural to fit into the cultured corner of her father’s world. Her romance forms the undercurrent of the story—a romance of the intense subjective order which thru its misunderstandings tries and purifies.

“It’s rather a dim, inconclusive sort of story, the heroine being particularly dim.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 404. Je. 17, ‘05. 360w.

“The author ... keeps a quiet control over her material, and produces a decidedly interesting and valuable study of character development.”

+ Outlook. 80: 190. My. 20, ‘05. 180w.

“The lack of a villain, the complex psychology and rarefied philosophy carry no great appeal to the multitude, but the reflections will attract the thoughtful, and the musical interpretations charm the initiated.”

+ Reader. 6: 359. Ag. ‘05. 210w.

Brooks, Geraldine. Dames and daughters of the French court. **$1.50. Crowell.

These women, who for brilliancy, courage, charm, and occasionally intrigue, cannot be surpassed have been much written about as salonists, and literary successes, but the personal side of their lives has been omitted. These sketches aim to supply the inner view, and trace the motives and formative influences from their source. In the group are Madame de Sevigné, Mademoiselle de Lespinasse, Madame Roland, Madame de Staël, Madame de Rémussat, Madame Le Brun, Madame de Lafayette, Madame Geoffrin, Madame Recamier, and Madame Valmore.

“About these women ... much has already been written, and better written than in the present volume.”

— Critic. 46: 187. F. ‘05. 70w.

“Readable sketches of Mesdames de Staël, de Lafayette, Récamier, Le Brun, and other notable French women. Charmingly written.”

+ R. of Rs. 30: 755. D. ‘04. 70w.

“Interesting and instructive volume.”

+ R. of Rs. 31: 249. F. ‘05. 140w.

Brooks, Rt. Rev. Phillips. Christ the life and light. **$1. Dutton.

“A group of selections from the writings of Phillips Brooks, chosen and arranged with reference to their use for Lenten readings, the whole collection having as its keynote Christ as the life and light of the world.”—Outlook.

Outlook. 79: 855. Ap. 1, ‘05. 60w.

Spec. 94: 750. My. 20, ‘05. 320w.

Brooks, Sarah Warner. Garden with house attached. $1.50. Badger, R. G.

It is of a Cambridge garden that the author writes which “for twenty years was the property of one who had in the Harvard botanical garden ‘a friend at court,’ and was able thus to obtain choice shrubs and herbaceous plants. The author describes the rose, foxglove, iris, Canterbury bells, violets, hollyhock, and other plants in this garden.” (N. Y. Times). “The general theme is plant and plant-life. It contains good suggestions in regard to the cultivation of flowers.” (Bookm.)

“The style is somewhat diffuse and parenthetical, except where direct advice is given, in which case it is clear enough.” Edith Granger.

+ Dial. 38: 382. Je. 1, ‘05. 330w.

“Writes in a semi-practical, semi-meditative manner in regard to the comforts and enjoyments of a small country home.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 6. Ja. 7, ‘05. 300w.

“Instructive and entertaining. The healthy love of nature which outdoor life awakens in most of us has pervaded it and has transferred itself to the reader.”

+ South Atlantic Quarterly. 4: 95. Ja. ‘05. 180w.

* Brooks, William Keith. Oyster, The; a popular summary of a scientific study. *$1. Hopkins.

“Fourteen years ago Prof. Brooks made a rational appeal to Marylanders on the subject of oyster culture, in the hope of reviving a decaying and contentious industry. His tract ... failed, as he sorrowfully admits in his preface to a second and revised edition, to penetrate the ignorant conservatism of a State ruled hitherto by Gorman. However, in returning to the fray, he adds a chapter on the peril of the oyster as a vehicle of collection for cholera and typhoid germs, and perhaps this aspect will do something to help the economic reform.”—Nation.

* Dial. 39: 449. D. 16, ‘05. 50w.

* Nation. 81: 463. D. 7, ‘05. 100w.

* “It is written in an interesting manner. An index would increase the value of the book many times; it deserves to have one.”

+ + — N. Y. Times. 10: 871. D. 9, ‘05. 940w.

Broughton, Rev. Leonard Gaston. Soul-winning church. **50c. Revell.

Some of the most effective addresses of the well-known revivalist are found in this volume. They have been delivered here and in England, and concern the work and workers of the church to-day, its doctrine and its hope.

“They are plain, pungent, and spiritually quickening, though blended with archaic matter that is intellectually offensive to the educated.”

+ — Outlook. 79: 1016. Ap. 22, ‘05. 50w.

* Broughton, Rhoda. Waif’s progress. $1.50. Macmillan.

The waif is a young minx of eighteen who, learned in the ways of the French demi-monde, is brought to England on her mother’s death and saddled upon the relatives of her father, a lax lord. She creates havoc in the straight-laced families which shelter her, but the end of all her schemes being to win a permanent home or to make a creditable match, she finally marries a peer, the widower of her first hostess.

* “Her new novel shows the old daring and spirit in the dialogue, though not quite the old raciness and spontaneity that kept everything and everybody alive.”

+ Ath. 1905, 2: 503. O. 14. 400w.

* “Miss Broughton herself is more puzzled to know what to make of her and what to do with her than all the people in the book put together.”

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 383. N. 10, ‘05. 360w.

* “While not up to her best work, it is still Rhoda Broughton—and that is a guarantee of interest and of quality unusual and piquant.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 759. N. 11, ‘05. 370w.

* “A good many of the details introduced to complete the picture are frankly repellant. It is rather melancholy to see Miss Broughton’s fine talent wasted on the conscientious delineation of ineffectual or uncomely types of goodness and decadence.”

+ — Spec. 95: 531. O. 7, ‘05. 1000w.

42Brouner, Walter Brooks, and Fung Yuet Mow. Chinese made easy; with an introd. by Herbert A. Giles. *$6. Macmillan.

“This is a handsomely got-up book, with a red cloth cover and a gilt dragon impressed on it. The title-page is on the right hand and the pages of the book follow from right to left as in a Chinese book.... What ‘Chinese made easy’ teaches is one of the dialects spoken in the Canton province.... To be pronounced useful the book should have for title ‘Cantonese made easy,’ and the spelling should be made to correspond with that adopted in all other works on the subject, local deviations and solecisms being changed into their proper equivalents in standard Cantonese.”—Nation.

“Only those who are to work among the Cantonese natives, including many of the Chinese residents in the United States, may find it of some use.” F. Hirth.

+ — Bookm. 20: 457. Ja. ‘05. 1160w.

+ — Nation. 80: 179. Mr. 2, ‘05. 510w.

* Brown, Abbie Farwell. Star jewels, and other wonders. †$1. Houghton.

“A collection of original, modern fairy stories, with the starfish as the theme—five stories, five little poems, and five pictures, like the points of the starfish.”—Critic.

* “Will be liked by children.”

+ Critic. 47: 576. D. ‘05. 30w.

* “A collection of wonder stories told in a simple and familiar way, but with a touch of poetry, a little play of imagination, and a refinement of feeling which separate them from most works of the same kind.”

+ Outlook. 81: 631. N. 11, ‘05. 40w.

* Brown, Alice. Paradise. †$1.50. Houghton.

“Here, in a little story of country life and country character, we have at least five personalities clearly and entertainingly sketched, with a story of love, disappointment, and sacrifice, at times poignant in its depth of feeling, but nevertheless always treated with an underlying sense of humor.... Almost all of the characters are quaint and in a gentle way queer.” (Outlook.) The heroine is an orphan, who, after a varied experience is trying to train herself as a nurse.

* “The end rallies to a justification of the beginning, and stamps the whole as a little human document of fine quality.”

+ Nation. 81: 488. D. 14, ‘05. 280w.

* “The present story is not quite as ambitious to fill the place of a fully rounded-out novel as some of its predecessors, but it is perhaps none the less acceptable for that reason.”

+ Outlook. 81: 578. N. 4, ‘05. 140w.

Brown, Anna Robeson (Mrs. C. H. Burr, jr.). Wine-press. †$1.50. Appleton.

The daughter of a New England mother and an Italian poet who deserted his wife for an actress who could interpret his dramas, meets her irresponsible half sister, the child of her father and this actress, at a woman’s college, and after graduation takes charge of her and witnesses her tragic end. Disillusioned, disgusted with both men and women, she is brought back to a normal attitude thru the influence of a nice young doctor.

“It is a study in feminine psychology carried out with uncommon insight, and deserves to be read with attentive interest.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + Bookm. 22: 38. S. ‘05. 230w.

“The book is unconventional in its interest, and above the average of contemporary fiction.”

+ Dial. 38: 392. Je. 1, ‘05. 190w.

Ind. 59: 208. Jl. 27, ‘05. 200w.

“It is due to Miss Brown to say that she has been most conspicuously successful where her task has been hardest; namely, where the homely and the tragic confront one another. Where weakness chiefly lies is in the limp into commonplace situation which all her ability has not averted.”

+ — Nation. 81: 123. Ag. 10, ‘05. 750w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 362. Je. 3, ‘05. 440w.

“The author has developed an idea, not novel in itself, in a striking and unusual way.”

+ Outlook. 80: 346. Je. 3. ‘05. 100w.

Brown, Arthur Judson. New forces in old China: an unwelcome but inevitable awakening. **$1.50. Revell.

A study of the new forces now developing in China. The work “has for its object the description of those features which he thinks are to effect changes in China, and this will be due to Western trade, Western politics, and Western religion. D. C. Boulger’s words are: ‘the grip of the outer world has tightened around China. It will either strangle her or galvanize her into fresh life.’” (N. Y. Times). “Dr. Brown deals with many timely points in this book. Among them are the stupendous proportions of the economic revolution in China; the growth of the newspaper, of which there were none a decade ago and nearly a hundred to-day; Japan’s plan to arouse, organize and lead China; a question as to the responsibility of the missionaries for the trouble in China; the rapid development of American trade with China; an up-to-date statement of the Chinese railway system, and many other salient points.” (Bookm.)

“In rapid and highly interesting style, and in compact form, he arrays the evidences that make for the preservation, on a nobler plane, of the best ideas and the nobler outlook of the oldest of empires.”

+ + Critic. 47: 91. Jl. ‘05. 130w.

“Mr. Brown’s volume deserves general reading.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 3. Ja. 7, ‘05. 1280w. (Summary of ideas of book.)

“This is a volume which will well repay careful study.”

+ + Spec. 94:23. Ja. 7. ‘05. 550w.

Brown, E. Burton-. Roman Forum, *$1. Scribner.

“A popular account of the excavations in the Roman Forum from 1898 to 1904 in handy form.... The book is intended not only to present information concerning the excavations, but also an account of the light they have thrown upon the religion and history of the Romans and through these upon the character of the people.... Well-known facts contained in the many previous publications about the Forum have been omitted; but the monuments that were not recently excavated have been noticed in their place, in order to make the little volume a complete handbook.”—N. Y. Times.

N. Y. Times. 10: 182. Mr. 25, ‘05. 350w.

“Summarises in a clear, methodical and scholarly way all the latest discoveries.”

+ Sat. R. 99: 602. My. 6, ‘05. 90w.

Brown, G. Baldwin. William Hogarth. *$1.25. Scribner.

“A fresh and independent treatment of Hogarth’s life and art.” As his life was spent at his work save for his runaway marriage, his French visit and arrest at Calais, and some sharp political controversy, the book deals chiefly with his paintings, their value, influence and humor. There are many illustrations.

“Mr. Brown gives a fairly satisfactory and correct summary of the leading incidents in the painter’s life but he has little that is original or enlightening to say concerning his art.”

+ + — Acad. 68: 839. Ag. 12, ‘05. 220w.

43“Concise, yet, within its necessary limits, really admirable monograph.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 2: 248. Ag. 19. 1780w.

+ + Critic. 47: 474. N. ‘05. 70w.

* + Int. Studio. 27: sup. 31. D. ‘05. 150w.

“Professor Baldwin Brown has written a very good book on Hogarth, and one which, in spite of its moderate size and price, will give the general reader a juster understanding of the true nature of Hogarth’s art than he is likely to get elsewhere.”

+ + Lond. Times. 4: 249. Ag. 4, ‘05. 1760w.

“The volume is much better than the average of the series to which it belongs.”

+ + — Nation. 81: 187. Ag. 31, ‘05. 1860w.

* + + N. Y. Times. 10: 861. D. 2, ‘05. 600w.