The Cumulative Book Review Digest Devoted to the Valuation of Current Literature Digests of reviews appearing in January—December 1905, magazines (continued 5)

+ + Nation. 80: 273. Ap. 6, ‘05. 440w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 116. F. 25, ‘05. 1080w.

Pub. Opin. 38: 427. Mr. 18, ‘05. 670w.

“A book of remarkable interest. The manner of writing is as admirable as the matter. Other books on the expedition may be written fuller of detailed information, but none can be more thoroughly imbued with its romance. One of Mr. Candler’s most notable gifts is a power of vivid, sympathetic delineation of scenery.”

+ + Spec. 94: 178. F. 4. ‘05. 1260w.

Canfield, Dorothea Frances. Corneille and Racine in England: a study of the English translations of the two Corneilles and Racine with special reference to their presentation on the English stage. **$1.50. Macmillan.

“A valuable feature of this book is the presentation of well-chosen excerpts from the various translations, illustrative of the author’s critical comments. These selections are accompanied by the original text.... Pleasantly suggestive sketches are given of the writers who figured as translators from the time of Charles I to the earlier years of the nineteenth century. Among a crowd of obscure hacks may be noted the names of Katharine Philips (the ‘Matchless Orinda’), Waller, Cotton, Otway, 57Steele, Young (of the ‘Night thoughts’), and Colley Cibber.”—N. Y. Times.

“A quiet, high-bred humor and a marked felicity of phrase brighten many of these pages.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 205. Ap. 1, ‘05. 320w.

R. of Rs. 31: 250. F. ‘05. 50w.

Canfield, William Walker. Legends of the Iroquois: told by the Cornplanter. **$1.50. Wessels.

The legends and bits of folk-lore here reproduced were told by the Seneca chief, the Cornplanter, to a pioneer of western New York, whose note-book with the valuable jottings came into the possession of Mr. Canfield. Enough of the wild poetry, religious undertone, and imagination was transmitted to enable the author to catch the spirit of the tales, which he has preserved with full understanding and sympathy.

“A valuable and entertaining edition to the literature of our aboriginal folk-lore.”

+ + Critic. 46: 191. F. ‘05. 30w.

“Present what is from several points of view the most fascinating side of Indian character, the poetic and imaginative side. It has a distinct value to the student of ethnology, or anyone who is interested in the study of Indian life and character, it will also appeal with equal force to the reader who seeks only entertainment; for we venture to say that anyone who dips into this book of legends will find them as fascinating as a book of verses or a metrical romance.” L. J. Burpee.

+ + Dial. 38: 121. F. 16, ‘05. 290w.

Canning, Albert Stratford George. Literary influence in British history. *$2.25. Wessels.

In a prefatory note the author states that “In this republished and revised volume I endeavor to trace the influence of literature in British history, with the hope that the book may be of use to readers not familiar with larger works on the subject.” Then follows a review of representative English literature in every period of England’s history from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Scott and Froude. There is much not only of historical and literary but also of biographical interest.

Cannon, Edwin, ed. See Smith, Adam. Wealth of nations.

Capart, Jean. Primitive art in Egypt; tr. * by A. S. Griffith. *$5. Lippincott.

“This exhaustive volume dealing with the early decorative work of the Egyptians on implements and buildings, deals with its subject more from an archaeological than from an artistic standpoint.” (Critic.) The work is largely based upon the discoveries of Prof. Flinders Petrie, and is richly illustrated.

* “Has been ably translated.”

+ + Acad. 68: 599. Je. 3, ‘05. 530w.

* “M. Capart’s own part in the book appears to have been mostly confined to the selection of the matters to be reproduced, and this task has been discharged with both skill and judgment. The translation by Miss Griffith is adequate to its purpose.”

+ + — Ath. 1905, 1: 557. My. 6. 170w.

* “For the student of the problem of the origin of art the author has probably made a valuable contribution, with his clear text, and plentiful illustrations. For the casual reader, however, the often insisted upon details are liable to become wearisome.”

+ + — Critic. 47: 572. D. ‘05. 70w.

* “A distinctive up-to-date book.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 861. D. 2, ‘05. 500w.

* “Is full of curious and interesting reading.”

+ + Spec. 95: 261. Ag. 19, ‘05. 120w.

Capen, Edward Warren. Historical development of the poor law of Connecticut. *$3.50. Macmillan.

Volume XXII. of the “Columbia university studies.” An historical study of the treatment of the poor in Connecticut from the earliest colonial period to the present day, in which the town system of relief is considered as opposed to the state and county systems. There is an excellent bibliography, and there are indexes covering not only the subjects treated but the decisions and statutes cited.

+ + + Acad. 68: 496. My. 6, ‘05. 220w.

“The history is interestingly set forth, each statement of fact is verified by references.”

+ + Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 587. My. ‘05. 140w.

Dial. 38: 276. Ap. 16, ‘05. 50w.

+ Ind. 59: 933. O. 19, ‘05. 40w.

“In his present monograph Dr. Capen has provided us not only with a most exhaustive exposition of the development of the law from early colonial days, but also with a useful commentary on its workings, pointing out clearly its advantages and defects.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 960. Ap. 15, ‘05. 220w.

* Capen, Oliver Bronson. Country homes of famous Americans. **$5. Doubleday.

“The profusion of pictures large and small with which the book is embellished ... throws a welcome light upon the surroundings of many of our celebrated men, representing, as Mr. T. W. Higginson says in his introduction, ‘not merely the tastes and habits of the man’s household, but the private background of his public life.’ Not all the houses chosen are of equal interest, nor are their owners of equal celebrity.... In all, the homes of eighteen men are chosen, including those of Lee at Arlington, of Jefferson at Monticello, Lowell’s Elmwood, Longfellow’s Craigie house, and Madison’s Montpelier.”—Nation.

* “There has, of late, been much journeying (on paper) to the homes of great men, but none of these journeys has ended in such a fortunate meeting of text and pictures as have those of Mr. Capen.”

+ + Nation. 81: 492. D. 14, ‘05. 460w.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 769. N. 11, ‘05. 200w.

* Capes, Bernard. Lohengrin. $2. Page.

“This is the third of a series of romances founded on the themes of grand operas.... The illustrations, in black and white, are by Sarcadi Pogany, and fancifully, yet not without plenty of vigor and action, depict the dramatic incidents of the legend, which is repeated in description and dialogue and dramatic succession in the form of the modern historical romance.”—N. Y. Times.

* “Mr. Capes tells his story well and strongly, his descriptions are vivid and significant, and all the drama of the story clearly brought out. But because you are writing of distant days, need your style be such ‘genuine antique’ stuff as this?”

+ — Acad. 68: 833. Ag. 12, ‘05. 300w.

* “This is monstrous fine writing; so fine that for the life of us we cannot tell whether it is meant to be in blank verse or not. Much of it is; some of it is not; and the mixture is merely annoying. There are, too, the inevitable lapses of one who sets out to play a part without conviction.”

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 233. Jl. 21, ‘05. 400w.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 707. O. 21, ‘05. 140w.

Capwell, Irene Stoddard. Mrs. Alderman Casey. 75c. Fenno.

In rich Irish brogue the wife of Alderman Casey tells of her experiences in trying to keep up with the social aspirations of her pretty daughter, Mary Ann, who in the end forsakes tennis clubs, Browning clubs, summer hotels and euchre parties for Tom Donovan, the pride of the police force.

58* Carey, Rosa Nouchette. Household of Peter: a novel. (†)$1.50. Lippincott.

“A story of life in a small English country town. Peter is a young doctor, and his household consists of himself, his three sisters, and a faithful serving-woman. There is the usual complement of nobility and gentry.”—Outlook.

* “Altogether this is a soothing and cheerful story.”

+ Ath. 1905, 2: 539. O. 21. 130w.

* “Peter’s household is a wholesome, affectionate set of folks; but at times they are tiresome, and their conversations are too long drawn out.”

— Outlook. 81: 382. O. 14, ‘05. 60w.

Carl, Katherine A. With the empress dowager. **$2. Century.

Miss Carl, thru the influence of Mrs. Conger, wife of the United States minister, was called to Pekin in the summer of 1903 to paint a portrait of the empress dowager. She remained eleven months, and painted four portraits one of which was exhibited at the St. Louis exposition, and during all this time she lived at the Chinese court, and came in daily contact with the empress dowager and the court ladies. She gives a simple, straightforward account of her unique experiences, telling with frank enthusiasm all about her life and the life of those around her in the summer and the winter palaces, until her readers also come under the spell of the empress dowager’s fascinating personality and come to see the Chinese social customs and religious rites in all their picturesque dignity.

* Critic. 47: 573. D. ‘05. 150w.

* “There is much entertaining tittle-tattle in the volume about Chinese court life, but Her Majesty is lost in the distant perspective.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ — Dial. 39: 379. D. 1, ‘05. 440w.

* + Ind. 59: 1378. D. 14, ‘05. 100w.

“Unfortunately Miss Carl is not an observer or a writer; she was very greatly affected by the divinity that hedges royalty; and her book of more than 300 pages is much such a record as a school girl with an easy pen might send to an admiring club of friends.”

— + N. Y. Times. 10: 752. N. 4, ‘05. 670w.

* “Her book is of great interest.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 820. D. 2, ‘05. 160w.

“It is believed that the present volume contains the first accurate and satisfactory information concerning the personal appearance and characteristics of an interesting imperial personage.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 580. N. 4, ‘05. 190w.

* + R. of Rs. 32: 755. D. ‘05. 140w.

Carling, John R. Weird picture. (†)$1.50. Little.

A story concerned mainly with the machinations of an Italian artist whose madness and villainy actuate him to follow the Giotto method of stabbing his model to produce a realistic picture. There are some weird effects, exciting discoveries, and thru it all runs the romance of a matter-of-fact Englishman and his beautiful cousin.

“A well conceived and constructed story, which contains some crisp dialogue and characterization.”

+ Ath. 1905, 2: 139. Jl. 29. 150w.

“Those whose blood is yet uncurdled and whose detective sense has never been baffled by literary mystery might try this.”

— Ind. 59 :753. S. 28, ‘05. 40w.

Outlook. 80: 395. Je. 10, ‘05. 80w.

“The plot is absorbing and well-concealed.”

+ Pub. Opin. 38: 868. Je. 3, ‘05. 110w.

Carlyle, R. W., and Carlyle, A. J. History of mediaeval political theory in the West. 3v. v. I. **$3.50. Putnam.

“The object of the joint authors of the present work is to carry in several volumes the history of political theory down to the early seventeenth century.... It is to be strictly a ‘history of theory, not of institutions.’ ... Part I or the introduction of the work devotes two chapters to the political theory of Cicero and Seneca.... Part II is devoted to the political theory of the Roman lawyers.... Part III has for its subject the political theory of the New Testament and the Fathers.... Part IV, the political theory of the ninth century.... Each chapter and each part is followed by a very useful summary, and at the foot of each page are given very lengthy extracts from the sources.”—Am. Hist. R.

“The author of the present volume has brought to his work a thorough knowledge of the early church writers ... and has succeeded in expressing himself in such admirable and lucid English, free from all philosophical abstractions and obscurities, that at no time does his exposition fail to instruct and to interest the reader. This clearness is largely due to the admirable arrangement of the subject-matter and to the method of treatment. No claim could be made that the author has discovered any new theories or new theorists, but he has certainly put many matters in a new light. Throughout his work he seldom shows any familiarity with the researches of modern scholars in the field of political theory, and with but few exceptions he never refers to any secondary authorities. This is a glaring and inexcusable fault in an otherwise highly meritorious work.” James Sullivan.

+ + — Am. Hist. R. 10: 629. Ap. ‘05. 780w.

Carlyle, Thomas. French revolution. *$1.50. Macmillan.

Three volumes uniform with “Bohn’s historical library,” edited by John Holland Rose. The text and foot notes of the author are reproduced verbatim, and there are in addition notes by the editor which supplement the text with more modern information. There is an introduction, and there are appendices and numerous illustrations.

Nation. 80: 229. Mr. 23, ‘05. 60w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 123. F. 25, ‘05. 260w.

“An excellent library edition.”

+ + Outlook. 79: 705. Mr. 18, ‘05. 4w.

Carlyle, Thomas. Oliver Cromwell; with a selection from his letters and speeches. *60c. McClurg.

“An abridged and newly edited volume of Carlyle’s Cromwell.” It is uniform with “Standard biographies.”

Carman, Albert Richardson. Ethics of imperialism; an enquiry whether Christian ethics and imperialism are antagonistic. **$1. Turner, H. B.

“This is a defense of imperialism by a very radical method of discrediting altruism as an ethical ideal and extolling egoism, personal and national, as the best of all possible principles. This, of course, leads to extreme libertarian views of social policy.”—Ind.

Reviewed by John J. Halsey.

Dial. 39: 270. N. 1, ‘05. 1000w.

Ind. 59: 818. O. 5, ‘05. 90w.

Nation. 81: 287. O. 5, ‘05. 340w.

* Carman, (William) Bliss. Poems. 2v. *$10. Page.

This sumptuous edition has been compiled from Mr. Carman’s various published works, and includes a number of poems which have seen print in magazines but have never before appeared in book form.

* “His work is done so much in the open, his qualities are so frankly and immediately affirmed in it, he is so free from subtleties and intricacies of meaning, that the province of the 59reviewer properly ends with pointing the way to his books as a source of many kinds of intellectual and emotional pleasure—all wholesome, rich, and strong.” Elisabeth Luther Carey.

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 849. D. 2, ‘05. 1140w.

* “He has a true gift of song, an artist’s joy in beautiful words, and that passion for the moods of Nature which of itself transmutes verse into poetry. His defect is to fall occasionally into facile jingles, and now and then into inapposite conceits.”

+ + — Spec. 95: 192. Ag. 5, ‘05. 140w.

* Carman, (William) Bliss. Poetry of life. **$1.50. Page.

A volume of essays which contains besides the title essay, The purpose of poetry; How to judge poetry; The poet in the commonwealth; The poet in modern life; The defence of poetry; Distaste for poetry; Longfellow; Emerson; Mr. Riley’s poetry; Mr. Swinburne’s poetry; The rewards of poetry; Cheerful pessimism; Masters of the world; The poetry of to-morrow; The permanence of poetry.

* “That Mr. Carman is a master of a stimulating style in verse and prose alike is evidenced by this sane, hopeful, yet discriminating study of varied phases of art and life.”

+ Dial. 39: 312. N. 16, ‘05. 380w.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 786. N. 18, ‘05. 170w.

* “Its value is permanent by reason of the broadly comprehensive treatment which he has given to the subject of poetry in its larger aspects. I am not sure but he is at his best as a critic.” Jessie B. Rittenhouse.

+ + + N. Y. Times. 10: 910. D. 23, ‘05. 1290w.

Carnegie, Andrew. James Watt. **$1.40. Doubleday.

Mr. Carnegie has woven into his biography of the inventor of the steam-engine, out of which he made his fortune, his own philosophy of success, drawing upon his personal experience to point the morals found in his hero’s life.

“In Mr. Carnegie he has found a worthy and sympathetic biographer.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 2:115. Jl. 22. 880w.

“The wonderful career of James Watt is here ably retold by a most appreciative countryman with a wealth of comment bearing on or suggested by Watt’s life or inventions, which is scarcely less interesting than the narrative itself.”

+ Engin. N. 53: 625. Je. 15, ‘05. 220w.

+ Ind. 59: 991. O. 26, ‘05. 350w.

“It is in the expression of the author’s views of life and the world that the work’s value mainly lies, for as a biography, it adds naught to the store of available information. Extremely interesting and helpful.”

+ + Lit. D. 21: 94. Jl. 15, ‘05. 560w.

“Its lively, not to say jerky, style would hardly be a sufficient inducement to read this book. The preface names two highly competent engineers as having revised the technical passages, but here and there a sentence may be found to which they can hardly have lent their deliberate approval.”

+ + — Nation. 80: 527. Je. 29, ‘05. 1600w.

“Mr. Carnegie has written a really helpful book, and one which is especially helpful to the young man entering into life’s battles.”

+ Outlook. 80: 246. My. 27, ‘05. 320w.

“There is a good deal of useful information in the book, but the best feature of it is the romantic cast that the author has given to an intrinsically dry subject.”

+ Pub. Opin. 38: 837. My. 27, ‘05. 180w.

R. of Rs. 32: 124. Jl. ‘05. 50w.

“Mr. Carnegie’s book is of the kind to put in the hands of a promising boy. It will stimulate him to work, but not at the expense of the simple moralities and pleasures of a well-regulated life.”

+ + Spec. 95: 396. S. 16, ‘05. 200w.

* Carpenter, Joseph Estlin. James Martineau: theologian and teacher. *$2.50. Am. Unitar.

A book written “at the invitation of the British and Foreign Unitarian association, to describe the life and work of Dr. Martineau in briefer compass than was possible to his first biographers.... Professor Carpenter has had the advantage of the use of certain additional letters which have become available since the publication of the Life and has utilized other papers and correspondence hitherto unused.... The result is an exceedingly valuable ‘study,’ in which the incidents of the life and the characteristics of the man and the thinker are made to throw light upon one another in a way which is possible only to one who, having mastered every detail of his subject, is able to select the essential and significant elements in every case.”—Hibbert J.

* “It is difficult to imagine any class of readers who will easily set down this biography when once they have opened it. The stress of interest will indeed vary, but the admirable lucidity of Mr. Carpenter’s arrangement will render the process of skipping easy and comparatively safe.” Philip H. Wicksteed.

+ + Acad. 68: 560. My. 27, ‘05. 1530w.

* + Ath. 1905, 1: 623. My. 20. 150w.

* “The book is written in a style which, while it gives the impression of perfect accuracy, is yet so clear and graceful that the reader is never either puzzled or wearied.” James Seth.

+ + Hibbert J. 4: 210. O. ‘05. 2150w.

* “It is an original study, based to some extent on new materials, and everywhere showing care and ripe reflection.”

+ + Lond. Times. 4: 219. Jl. 7, ‘05. 910w.

* “Appearing in Dr. Martineau’s centenary year, it is a timely and permanent memorial of a spiritual leader unsurpassed in the English speaking world.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 941. D. 16, ‘05. 250w.

* “This admirable work is a worthy memorial of a great man. His development is traced with such skill that Mr. Carpenter makes us realize the continual interplay of the outer and inner life. We see in these pages the organic growth, not only of a great intellect but of a great moral force.”

+ + Spec. 95: 757. N. 11, ‘05. 2340w.

Carpenter, Rt. Rev. William Boyd, bp. of Ripon. Witness to the influence of Christ; being the William Belden Noble lectures for 1904. **$1.10. Houghton.

Six lectures entitled—Two aspects of Christ’s influence; Christ the perfect type of consciousness; Christ the teacher of principles; Christ the law of the soul; Christ verified in experience; Christ as authority.

“The thought is worthy and is set forth with exceptional literary skill, with recurring pregnant expressions of much suggestiveness.”

+ + Ind. 59: 152. Jl. 20, ‘05. 100w.

* “Exhibits his well-known versatility and literary skill.”

+ Ind. 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 30w.

“A happy combination of poetic feeling and logical clearness characterizes the entire argument.”

+ Outlook. 80: 248. My. 27, ‘05. 150w.

+ + Pub. Opin. 39: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 70w.

Carr, Clark. Illini. $2. McClurg.

“A story of the prairies, written from the memories of over half a century lived in Illinois. The author has endeavored to present his views of the position and influence of Illinois among the states, to give an estimate of events, and of those Illinoisans who were conspicuous actors in them, from 1850, the year in which the Fugitive-slave law was enacted, to the opening of the Civil war.”—Bookm.

60“Is a pleasant combination of history, biography, and romance.”

+ Critic. 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 80w.

“The story is not sufficiently interesting to have any advantage over the ordinary historical form.”

— Ind. 58: 844. Ap. 13, ‘05. 160w.

Carroll, John S. Exiles of eternity: an exposition of Dante’s Inferno. *$3. Gorham.

“‘Exiles of eternity’ is an exposition canto by canto, in a simple, popular, yet thoroughly literary style, reaching the aim of bringing before the reader, who may or not be acquainted with the Italian language, the general scope of Dante’s ethical teaching as studied from a broad Anglican point of view, not uncolored by an intense poetical appreciation. This exposition is preceded by a brief sketch of the poet.” (N. Y. Times). The book makes no attempt at special research from original sources, hence there are reproduced several errors of earlier commentators. The author states, however, that his purpose is rather to present his subject in its “broad outlines” than to go into those “mere niceties, ingenuities and intricacies of interpretation” which too often lead Dante scholars astray.

“Characterized by broad general reading among English and American commentators rather than by special research. An English reader who wishes to make the acquaintance of the ‘Inferno’ through a broad and pleasant way with Dante’s ethical rules of action brought strictly up to date, cannot do better than to read Mr. Carroll’s book.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 38. Ja. 21, ‘05. 310w.

Carryl, Guy Wetmore. The garden of years, and other poems. **$1.50. Putnam.

A volume of genuine poetic value, posthumously published, is the gift of Guy Wetmore Carryl to the literature of our time. “In the long poem which lends its title to the present collection, we have a true love poem marked by exquisite feeling and rare felicitous grace of execution. We may but say retrospectively, using Mr. Stedman’s so fitly characterizing words,—‘Still in the strength of youth, he seemed quite equal to either experiences or work, and likely to take his fill of both.’” (Critic).

“Its varied but everywhere irrefragable proofs of poetship. There is abundant evidence in ‘The garden of years’ that Guy Carryl had received the muse’s accolade; and we might add, that, in his own range of inspiration and execution, this young Lycidas ‘hath not left his peer.’” E. M. T.

+ + Critic. 46: 182. F. ‘05. 220w.

“It is a volume of manly sentiment embodied in facile and vigorous measures.”

+ Dial. 38: 199. Mr. 16, ‘05. 270w.

Carson, Thomas G. Man’s responsibility; or, How and why the Almighty introduced evil upon the earth. **$1. Putnam.

“All of Mr. Carson’s argument is to the effect that phrenology is an exact and useful science, and that it should be used in the government of the world and the reclamation of mankind.”—N. Y. Times.

N. Y. Times. 10: 258. Ap. 22, ‘05. 390w.

Carter, A. Cecil, ed. Kingdom of Siam. **$2. Putnam.

A volume prepared by native Siamese in connection with the commission to the St. Louis exposition. “The materials used by the author are largely furnished by high officials in different departments of government service.” (N. Y. Times). The view of Siam includes a sketch of King Chulalongkorn, and his son, the Prince Maha Vajiravudh, a description of Siam itself,—“the Land of the White Elephant,” a summary of its resources, and a glimpse of the capital city, Bangkok, where modern invention has given crowning touches to the city’s mechanism. The chapter on agriculture is perhaps the best in the book. There are many illustrations, chiefly, however, of temples and public buildings.

“The style will not interest the general reader.”

+ Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 125. Ja. ‘05. 70w.

“Well-written and skilfully arranged work.”

+ + Critic. 46: 381. Ap. ‘05. 110w.

“It contains everything that a stranger needs to know of a fascinating country. The book has no literary endeavor manifest in its pages, being rather a complete handbook of the kingdom, with numerous illustrations of persons and places,—an encyclopedia in little.” Wallace Rice.

+ + Dial. 38: 91. F. 1, ‘05. 150w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 36. Jan. 21, ‘05. 620w.

Carter, Thomas. Shakespeare and the Holy Scriptures, with the version he used. *$3. Dutton.

“Following the plays of Shakespeare in the probable order of their composition, Dr. Carter exhibits the extent to which Biblical ideas and phraseology appear in them. Citations from Shakespeare are from the text of the First folio, published in 1623; citations from the Bible are from the Genevan version (edition of 1598), the popular version of that time, and from the Genevan New Testament of 1557. ‘No writer,’ says Dr. Carter, ‘has assimilated the thoughts and reproduced the words of the Holy Scripture more copiously.’”—Outlook.

“In consequence of this fatal want of judgment, the book may be pronounced to be practically valueless.”

— Nation. 81: 388. N. 9, ‘05. 600w.

“To say the best for it, it is a curious book and a monument of industry.”

— N. Y. Times. 10: 682. O. 14, ‘05. 250w.

“Dr. Carter proves a parallelism between Shakespeare and the Bible abundantly sufficient for his purpose, and need not have overloaded his book with much that is conjectural and doubtful.”

+ — Outlook. 81: 529. O. 28, ‘05. 160w.

“Dr. Carter’s book, in fact, though it displays a minute familiarity with the text of the Bible and puts before the student the full materials for judging for himself, is an absurd overstatement.”

— Sat. R. 100: 437. S. 30, ‘05. 1560w.

* “Enough has been said to show that this large book, notwithstanding the labour spent upon it, is entirely useless for its main purpose; while for the further purpose of estimating Shakespeare’s knowledge of the Bible it is almost as useless, since nine-tenths of the parallels suggested are not parallels at all.”

— — Spec. 95: 687. N. 4, ‘05. 2010w.

Cartwright, Julia (Mrs. Henry Ady). Life and art of Botticelli. *$4. Dutton.

This is an expansion of a study published a year or so ago, and is copiously illustrated with reproductions from the famous works of the painter. “This clear narrative restates the results of modern research and gives a trustworthy account of the Florentine painter’s career. What he owed to Savonarola and Dante is set forth in straightforward fashion, and his works are surveyed in chronological order, one by one.” (Atlan.)

Reviewed by Royal Cortissoz.

+ Atlan. 95: 278. F. ‘05. 90w.

“Her work forms ... a homogeneous whole, that is, however, somewhat marred here and there by certain strange mannerisms.”

+ + — Int. Studio. 24: 369. F. ‘05. 200w.

“A notable contribution to the descriptive literature of art. The author is evidently steeped in artist-lore, and in this handsome volume has presented a treatise of an art school as well as a biography of Botticelli.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31 :252. F. ‘05. 70w.

61Carver, Thomas Nixon. The distribution of wealth. **$1.50. Macmillan.

In treating the value-and-distribution problem, “Professor Carver has earned high praise in that he has, with perfect clearness, defined precisely his point of view, systematically presented his doctrinal position, and carried it out with consistent argument.” The relation between values and distributive shares is traced out by Professor Carver as follows: “The value of the agent is determined by the value of the product. But what determines the value of the product? The relative want. And what determines the relative want? The relative supply. And what determines the relative supply? The cost of production. And what determines the cost of production? The value of the agents employed. And what determines the value of the agents? The value of the product; etc., etc.” The foregoing questions are discussed and answered. The law of diminishing returns is made the central feature of the theory of distribution. The author “pronounces strongly in favor of preserving the distinction between land and capital both for static and dynamic purposes; he sees, indeed, as bearing upon the relations of land and capital to cost, no significance in the distinction between static and dynamic.” Quotations from J. Pol. Econ.

“The reader has only to study a few pages before the earnestness with which the subjects are expounded infects him. The exposition is clear, and occasionally graphic representations are given to make it impossible for the student to escape comprehension.”

+ + Acad. 68: 51. Ja. 14, ‘05. 110w.

“The work under consideration is admirable as a theoretical discussion in that it is centralized about the shares in distribution, preceded by what the author considers necessary by way of introduction, namely ‘value,’ ‘diminishing returns,’ and ‘forms of wealth and income.’ The concrete is everywhere uppermost throughout the book. The style is characterized by a certain vivacity which greatly enlivens the discussion and claims the attention of the reader whether he agrees or disagrees with the conclusions.” J. E. Conner.

+ + Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 346. Mr. ‘05. 540w.

“The book is in the main a clear and careful restatement of the prevalent ideas on the theory of distribution as now accepted. The book is moderate in tone and in conclusions.” H. Parker Willis.

+ + Dial. 38: 266. Ap. 16, ‘05. 790w.

“The power and significance of the work. Too much can hardly be said in commendation of the book for its clarity and simplicity of style, its skill and effectiveness of statement, and its logical and attractive arrangement of material. It seems worth while to express forthwith the conviction that Professor Carver’s theoretical position is untenable, for the reason that he attempts to make of value and distribution two distinct problems.” H. J. Davenport.

+ + — J. Pol. Econ. 13: 131. D. ‘04. 3050w.

+ + Nation. 80: 290. Ap. 13, ‘05. 120w.

* Gary, Elisabeth Luther. Novels of Henry James: a study. **$1.25. Putnam.

“An attractive volume illustrated with a new portrait of Mr. James and an etching of his home at Rye in England; and supplemented by a bibliography zealously compiled by Mr. Frederick A. King.... Miss Carey ... reviews all his work from the beginning; traces his development step by step, and treats in separate chapters of the power of his imagination and the value of his philosophy.”—N. Y. Times.

* “If there is weakness anywhere in this interesting and luminous study it is in the chapter on ‘Philosophy.’ One wishes that more expansion of Mr. James’s moral and psychologic messages had been included.” Annie Russell Marble.

+ + Dial. 39: 441. D. 16, ‘05. 820w.

* + N. Y. Times. 10: 782. N. 18, ‘05. 160w.

* “A remarkably interesting and well-rounded piece of contemporary criticism.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 890. D. 9, ‘05. 290w.

Castaigne, Andre. Fata Morgana. †$1.50. Century.

This romance of art student life in Paris easily draws into one circle a circus rider, the daughter of a Chicago millionaire, the Duke of Morgana, the various critics, models, artists and poets of greater or lesser degree. The setting is Bohemian rather than artistic, and the characters are often coarse. The career of Phil Longwell, a young American painter, is followed through years of struggle from the time when he first falls in love with Hella, the pretty circus-girl friend of his boyhood, to the time when he wins honors, success and the admiration of the young American heiress. His paintings of the Fata Morgana, its strange legend and the simple faith of the people of Morgana, form striking contrast to the cynicism of Parisian life. The book is illustrated by the author.

“Unquestionably the plot is thin and the construction faulty. Is a typical artist’s book, full of life and colour.”

+ — Bookm. 21: 183. Ap. ‘05. 280w.

“Charming as is Monsieur Castaigne’s narrative, the chief interest will probably centre in the illustrations. In it the layman ... will find a rich store of interest and entertainment.”

+ Int. Studio. 24: sup. 104. F. ‘05. 400w.

“No less striking in plot than in title, it rests the reader wearied of stereotyped and hackneyed situations.”

+ Reader. 6: 116. Je. ‘05. 320w.

* Castle, Mrs. Agnes (Sweetman), and Castle, Edgerton. Heart of Lady Anne. †$1.50. Stokes.

In the time of powder, masks and patches, Squire Day married the spoiled beauty, Lady Anne, and the story of her heart is the story of how she chafed at life on her young husband’s estate, how she went up to London as guest of Lady Kilcroney, who was Kitty Bellairs, and how she encountered the scheming, cruel world of fashion which taught her that her husband, who knew how to reveal himself as an heroic figure at the critical moment in each of her sad experiences, and who even aroused her jealousy toward the last, was the real master of the situation and of her heart.

* “A tale in Dresden china, so dainty and clever as fully to satisfy the taste for Dresden, but arousing no very strong feeling.”

+ Acad. 68: 1154. N. 4, ‘05. 510w.

* “No authors know better how to use romance than Mr. and Mrs. Castle, and none can give the air of this artificial century with so excellent a grace.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 2: 680. N. 18. 340w.

* “Dainty bit of eighteenth century romancing.”

+ Dial. 39: 448. D. 16, ‘05. 110w.

* “‘Tis a beguiling tale.”

+ Ind. 59: 1483. D. 21, ‘05. 250w.

* “Has quite the dash of the authors’ earlier stories.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 822. D. 2, ‘05. 120w.

* “Has, in a less degree, the sparkle and liveliness of the authors’ former work.”

+ Outlook. 81: 1040. D. 23, ‘05. 90w.

Castle, Agnes, and Castle, Egerton. Rose of the world. †$1.50. Stokes.

“The story opens in India, where the reader has a glimpse of official English life. The tragedy of widowhood descends upon a girl wife, who lives to realize the meaning of her sorrow.”—Outlook.

“This is, perhaps, the finest book that Mr. and Mrs. Egerton Castle have as yet produced—daring, original, moving. The plot is developed with that reticence which is the soul of art; the tension is relieved by delightful touches of humor, charming descriptions of scenery, clever character-drawing.”

+ + Acad. 68: 519. My. 13, ‘05. 1170w.

62“If this is not the best of their novels, it takes high rank among them.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 1: 713. Je. 10. 500w.

“At one stroke a delicate psychological study is metamorphosed into a Wilkie Collins melodrama.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ — Bookm. 21: 366. Je. ‘05. 710w.

“As a piece of story-telling, it is almost good. Only, unfortunately, the heroine does not in the least belong to this era of the world.”

+ — Critic. 46: 563. Je. ‘05. 200w.

“The charm is essentially one of style, for the plot is not remarkable, and the situations verge upon the melodramatic.” W. M. Payne.

+ + — Dial. 38: 388. Je. 1, ‘05. 270w.

“In this second and more critical reading the careful workmanship of the writers is everywhere apparent.” Herbert W. Horwill.

+ + + Forum. 37: 109. Jl. ‘05. 670w.

“A tale which, had it but broken off 100 pages from the end, might have ranked with the few things which bear reading more than once.”

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 153. My. 12, ‘05. 580w.

“In their latest book they have lost none of their brilliancy of description.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 322. My. 20, ‘05. 430w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 170w.

“The tale is well written, with touches of comedy in minor characters.”

+ Outlook. 79: 1061. Ap. 29, ‘05. 40w.

“A story that is touched by a rosy glamor and strengthened by apt characterization.”

+ Pub. Opin. 38: 796. My. 20, ‘05. 190w.

“The story, in fact, for all its wildness, claims attention as a serious study in character, while the events are sensational enough to attract the unpsychological.”

+ — Sat. R. 99: 778. Je. 10, ‘05. 310w.

— Spec. 94: 789. My. 27, ‘05. 280w.

* Castle, Frank. Machine construction and drawing. *$1.25. Macmillan.

“The author first describes the necessary drawing instruments, and explains their use. He then sets out in detail, with proportional dimensions, various forms of common fastenings, such as rivets, bolts, keys, etc. Then come some chapters containing examples of mill work, followed by others dealing with steam-engine details. The final chapter gives a short account of the physical properties of materials used in construction. Sets of useful exercises occur at intervals, and a few calculations of strengths are given.... The drawings which abound throughout the work represent good practice, are fully dimensioned, very clearly printed, and will be appreciated, by teachers and students alike.”—Nature.

* + Acad. 68: 962. S. 16, ‘05. 160w.

* “While not free from minor defects, the book can be cordially recommended for use in drawing classes, and to young engineers who are seeking after knowledge on which to base subsequent work in machine design.”

+ + — Nature. 72: 533. S. 28, ‘05. 280w.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 710. O. 21, ‘05. 210w.

Casual essays of The Sun; editorial articles on many subjects, clothed with the philosophy of the light side of things. $1.50. Priv. ptd.

Extracts from the editorial pages of the New York Sun, which “touch lightly upon many subjects—upon the passing of the negro minstrel and the banjo, upon mince pie, ... famous men and institutions ... upon college yells, hairpins, Solomon, and the impropriety of addressing the president of the United States as ‘Excellency.’ There is some delectable and curious matter about poets old and new.... You may find also essays on English and reformed manners of spelling it, ... essays upon women of all ages, upon sweethearts and loves, essays upon mothers-in-law, and even essays upon the cup that cheers.” (N. Y. Times.)

“One likes to save it for the choice hours, when one is really alone.” Edward Fuller.

+ + Critic. 47: 247. S. ‘05. 280w.

“There is no evidence that the writer is restrained by any limitations of conscience, consistency or charity from putting down anything interesting or amusing that comes into his head.”

+ — Ind. 59: 639. S. 14, ‘05. 160w.

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 388. Je. 17, ‘05. 200w.

“There is much excellent fooling here.”

+ + Outlook. 80: 92. My. 6, ‘05. 130w.

Catch words of cheer, compiled by Sara A. Hubbard. **$1. McClurg.

Printed in dark green ink with green marginal decorations and a touch of red in the headings, this attractive little volume pleases the eye, while the catch words culled from St. Paul, Cicero, Maeterlinck, Carlyle, Tennyson, Shakespeare, Helen Keller, Ruskin, Goethe, Longfellow, and a host of other writers of all ages, are wisely chosen to bring help and comfort. There is a quotation for each day of the year.

* “An excellent combination of high seriousness and enlivening humor.”

+ + Dial. 39: 448. D. 16, ‘05. 80w.

* “A collection of bright, comforting, helpful sayings.”

+ R. of Rs. 32: 640. N. ‘05. 40w.

Cather, Willa Sibert. Troll garden. †$1.25. McClure.

Seven short stories of artist life, emotional psychological, and pathetic, under the titles: Flavia and her artists, The sculptor’s funeral, The garden lodge, A death in the desert, The marriage of Phædra, A Wagner matinee, and Paul’s case.

“Is a collection of freak stories that are either lurid, hysterical or unwholesome, and that remind one of nothing so much as the colored supplement to the Sunday papers. The ‘purple patches’ of learning in the book, like the thrills, seem sewed on here and there, with one eye closed to get the effect.” Bessie du Bois.

— — + Bookm. 21: 612. Ag. ‘05. 1320w.

* “There is real promise in these half-dozen stories. Miss Cather has sincerity and no small degree of insight.”

+ + Critic. 47: 476. N. ‘05. 200w.

“Taken as a whole, the book indicates more than usual talent for close delineation.”

+ Dial. 38: 394. Je. 1, ‘05. 140w.

“There is promise of something greater in them all.”

+ — Ind. 58: 1482. Je. 29, ‘05. 260w.

“In this collection of seven stories the author has shown a great deal of deep feeling and real ability, but many of the stories are too ambitious, and seem to be more the work of promise than of fulfillment.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 303. My. 6, ‘05. 230w.

“They are singularly vivid, strong, true, original, and they have withal a richness of quality one might almost say of timbre, like a contralto voice.”

+ Reader. 6: 477. S. ‘05. 170w.

Catherine of Siena, St., tr. by Vida D. Scudder. *$2.50. Dutton.

Selections from the letters of Catherine for long counted among Italian classics. “Mystics are not good letter writers, for mystics are bound to be without humor, and Catherine’s are all religious letters, full of obscure and jarring medieval imagery. But they are human documents. She only learned to write by miracle three years before her death, and until then she employed young aristocrats as secretaries. Her correspondence was wonderfully varied. ‘She wrote to prisoners and outcasts; to great nobles and plain business men; to physicians, lawyers, soldiers of fortune; to kings and queens, and cardinals and popes; to recluses ... 63and to men and women of the world.’” (Lond. Times.)

“Excellent, too, are the small forewords to the various letters, giving vivid glimpses of the young saint’s various correspondents, and incidentally of the composite society of that time.”

+ + Acad. 68: 681. Jl. 1, ‘05. 1880w.

“For once we are in the pleasant position of finding nothing to blame; and this because the editor has not only done what was needful, but also (a rarer thing in editors) refrained from doing what was unneedful.”

+ + + Ath. 1905, 2: 430. S. 30. 1390w.

“Miss Scudder’s translation is finely made; and, in the passages we have compared with the original, is perfectly faithful. A more readable version could hardly have been attempted.”

+ + + Cath. World. 82: 112. O. ‘05. 1430w.

+ + Dial. 39: 278. N. 1, ‘05. 360w.

“Miss Scudder has done her task admirably both as translator and as editor.”

+ + Lond. Times. 4: 224. Jl. 14, ‘05. 1400w.

“The perfervid language of religious ecstacy in which they are couched does not fit the English tongue.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 499. Jl. 29, ‘05. 480w.

+ + Outlook. 80: 1073. Ag. 26, ‘05. 180w.

“It would be difficult to praise Miss Scudder’s work too highly.”

+ + + Spec. 95:497. O. 7, ‘05. 1630w.

Cator, Dorothy. Everyday life among the head-hunters, and other experiences from East to West. $1.75. Longmans.

“We needn’t pretend here to follow Mrs. Cator in her wanderings, but she spent two years in Borneo and lived among the gruesome ‘head-hunters’ while her husband dealt with lawbreakers among them. She visited China and Japan, (before the last war) and has spent several years upon the worst parts of the African west coast, living there much of the time in mud huts among the natives and seeing them as they are.” (N. Y. Times.) Her narrative is of exceptional interest. Many photographs illustrate the volume.

“Mrs. Cator writes simply and straightforwardly, just, we should imagine, as she talks: and her book is not only chatty and amusing, but contains some very fresh and clear-sighted comments on government, civilization, foreign missions, etc.”

+ + Acad. 68: 1111. O. 21, ‘05. 230w.

* “Her narrative has sufficient charm and vivacity to justify its publication.”

+ Ath. 1905, 2: 759. D. 2. 370w.

“Writes with a mixture of girlish simplicity and womanly shrewdness which is nothing short of charming.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 745. N. 4, ‘05. 840w.

Cattell, Henry Ware. Post-mortem pathology: a manual of post-mortem examinations and the interpretations to be drawn therefrom. *$3. Lippincott.

A second revised and enlarged edition of this “practical treatise for students and practitioners,” copiously illustrated. “Several improvements over the first edition have been introduced, including the chapter on the bones and joints, and nearly thirty new illustrations. Important changes have also been made in various chapters during the revision.” (Science.)

“There are but few things connected with autopsies that will not be found mentioned in the volume.” Lewellys F. Barker.

+ + + Science, n.s. 21: 784. My. 19. ‘05. 1340w.

* Cavendish, George. Life and death of Cardinal Wolsey. *$7.50. Houghton.

“A large and handsome quarto, printed on light, English made paper, in large, clear type, and bound in green boards with buckram back, the Wolsey arms being stamped in gold on the cover. The edition is believed to be from the most authoritative text and contains the full-page photogravures, reproduced in sepia and red chalk tints, of Wolsey, Henry VIII., Thomas Cromwell, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Mary Tudor, and Charles Brandon, and others mentioned in the book, reproduced from paintings by Holbein and others.”—N. Y. Times.

Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.

* + + Atlan. 96: 842. D. ‘05. 230w.

* “The volume is of interest not only as an unusually early biographical attempt, but as well because of its dramatic presentation of this great chapter in English history.”

+ + Critic. 47: 573. D. ‘05. 110w.

Reviewed by Edward E. Hale, jr.

* + + Dial. 39: 375. D. 1, ‘05. 650w.

* “It is certainly a work of great interest for the historical student, and is now presented in a most beautiful and appropriate setting.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 654. O. 7, ‘05. 350w.

* + + Outlook. 81: 715. N. 25, ‘05. 240w.

Cawein, Madison Julius. Vale of Tempe. *$1.50. Dutton.

“‘The Vale of Tempe,’ by Madison Cawein is a volume which, along with some crudities and weakness, has both the old glamour of poesy and an individual tang, so to say, that is uncommon in contemporary verse. Mr. Cawein draws his inspiration in equal draughts from the Kentucky landscape and from the world of pagan poetry, and in at least two of the aptitudes of the poet he stands pretty much by himself. His turn for vivid imaginative phrase is of the first order.... His command of the technique of tone-color is also exceptional.”—Nation.

* — Critic. 47: 583. D. ‘05. 90w.

* “Mr. Cawein is a ‘true poet,’ both in his art and in his inspiration.”

+ + — Nation. 81: 302. O. 12, ‘05. 560w.

* N. Y. Times. 10:593. S. 9, ‘05. 280w.

Chadwick, H. Munroe. Studies on Anglo-Saxon institutions. *$2.50. Macmillan.

Mr. Chadwick says that his book “makes no claim to offer a comprehensive survey of the problems of ancient English sociology,” that his object has been “to call attention to those branches of the subject which seemed not to have been sufficiently regarded by previous writers. For example, in sketching the history of the kingdoms I have given special attention to the evidence relating to Kent, Sussex, Essex, and the Hwicce. On the other hand Mercian and Northumbrian history has been treated of more briefly, because I had little or nothing to add to what had already been said.” Following a discussion of the monetary system, he describes the coins, their values, terms for money, etc. He also discusses the social system, the administrative system, and the origin of the nobility.

“Too many of his conclusions are based on very little or very questionable evidence; some are probabilities merely. Mr. Chadwick’s work is a remarkably suggestive study: new interpretations are proposed and the possibilities of certain neglected materials are clearly indicated.” Laurence M. Larson.

+ + — Am. Hist. R. 11: 135. O. ‘05. 660w.

+ + + Ind. 59: 333. Ag. 10, ‘05. 340w.

“For the Heptarchic period in particular Mr. Chadwick’s results are of real value.”

+ + + Nation. 81 :185. Ag. 31, ‘05. 580w.

“Great caution marks all of Mr. Chadwick’s work.”

+ + Nature. 71: 380. F. 23, ‘05. 290w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 118. F. 25, ‘05. 340w.

“He has handled some of the most perplexing problems of ancient English sociology with painstaking industry.”

+ + + Sat. R. 100: 252. Ag. 19, ‘05. 210w.

“He investigates the subject with the most 64scrupulous care, accurately weighing the evidence of various documents, and maintaining an entirely scientific attitude. His book is a valuable contribution to the study of historical origins.”

+ + + Spec. 94: 222. F. 11, ‘05. 250w.

Chadwick, John White. Later poems. *$1.25. Houghton.

The best verses in this volume deal with the common weal and woe of humanity, and the “deep things of God.” The poet also sings of the lighter phases of human existence, “his thoughtful love of nature finds charming expression in many fugitive pieces” (Outlook). In others, especially in “Timeo Danaos,” a high and nobly exigent patriotism shines forth.

+ Critic. 46: 565. Je. ‘05. 130w.

“A pleasing addition to our store of occasional and memorial verse.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ Dial. 39: 66. Ag. 1, ‘05. 370w.

“It is some compensation for the over-polemical character of Mr. Chadwick’s verses that their serious thoughtfulness leaves an impression of sobriety and dignity.” Herbert W. Horwill.

+ — Forum. 37: 246. O. ‘05. 700w.

“His poetic product was of a ripeness which shows, if not genius, at any rate talent of the first order.”

+ + Nation. 81: 18. Jl. 6, ‘05. 290w.

“As they stand, however, they represent the fine warm masculine intellect of which they, with many other virtues and felicities, are the fruit.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 264. Ap. 22, ‘05. 350w.

“His poems are not without their singing quality, but this is never merely the lilt of the care-free warbler. The mystery and wonder and tragedy and spiritual meaning of life are ever with him.”

+ Outlook. 79: 1060. Ap. 29, ‘05. 560w.

Chadwick, Samuel. Humanity and God. **$1.50. Revell.

“The author ... is known in England for his success as a Wesleyan missioner.... A vein of mysticism runs through his thought, but his speech is pointed and vigorous. He is a skillful Biblical expositor, and his discourse on ‘The extra mile’ is one of the best in the multitude of those on Jesus’ doctrine of non-resistance. The theology underlying all is a blend of old and new, largely old, but on the bed-rock of the new, the identity of the human and the divine. This gives to the collection its title.”—Outlook.

Outlook. 79: 450. F. 18, ‘05. 100w.

* Chamberlain, Charles Joseph. Methods in plant histology. *$2.25. Univ. of Chicago press.

A two-part work which has grown out of a course in histological technique conducted by the author at the University of Chicago. The first part deals with the principles of fixing and staining, and the various other processes of microtechnique; the second, with the application of these principles to specific cases.

Chamberlain, Esther, and Chamberlain, Lucia. Mrs. Essington. †$1.50. Century.

The scene of the little drama enacted in this story is a hospitable California country house, and the actors are mainly the daughter of the hostess, young, strong, athletic, and a charming widow, who side by side run an altogether modest race for the affections of the one ineligible young man of the party, a poor composer.

“‘Mrs. Essington’ is a book which commands the reader’s interest—nay, more, his admiration.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 365. Je. 3, ‘05. 310w.

“It is a story filled with dramatic possibilities, and of these the authors ... have taken ample advantage.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w.

“This is a clever book in several ways, with plenty of atmosphere and nothing out of drawing, but this study of loss and renunciation carries it beyond cleverness into quite another class.”

+ Outlook. 80: 393. Je. 10, ‘05. 100w.

Pub. Opin. 39: 93. Jl. 15, ‘05. 230w.

Chamberlain, Georgia Louise. Introduction to the Bible for teachers of children: a manual for use in the Sunday schools or in the home. $1. Univ. of Chicago press.

“A most admirable elementary course in Biblical introduction, designed to give children of the fourth grade, or about ten years of age, familiar acquaintance with the various books of the Bible and their varied character, and the ability to use the Bible intelligently.”—Ind.

“The most prominent—and evidently the most purposeful—omission is that of any reference to the inspiration of the Bible.”

— — Cath. World. 80: 820. Mr. ‘05. 780w.

“The lessons are well arranged, the suggestions to teachers are clear and stimulating, and the entire work shows diligence and thoroughness in preparation.”

+ + Ind. 58: 1012. My. 4, ‘05. 320w.

Chambers, Robert William. Iole. †$1.25. Appleton.

A rather gushy poet with soft white fingers brings up his eight lovely daughters to roam the fields in pink pajamas, talk Greek, and keep near to nature. When the mortgage on his home is to be foreclosed the agent falls in love with the oldest daughter, the owner with the second one, and they all leave nature for the city. The remaining daughters also have romances.

+ — Ind. 59: 395. Ag. 17, ‘05. 110w.

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 366. Je. 3, ‘05. 710w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 220w.

“Originally a fantastical bit of extravaganza printed as a short story, this has been expanded into a book, and thereby much of its cleverness and freshness lost.”

+ — Outlook. 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 140w.

* “Skipping boldly, now, from Japanese ancestor-worship to contemporary satire, we hail Robert Chambers prince of the last half-year’s production.”

+ R. of Rs. 32: 760. D. ‘05. 190w.

Chambers, Robert William. Reckoning. †$1.50. Appleton.

“The city of New York, loyal at heart, and sorely besieged by the English, within and without, is the scene of this romance.... A brave youth is selected by his Excellency, Mr. Washington, acts as a spy in the city, and finally escapes the peril of his position, to be rewarded as a courageous soldier in open battle. The heroine, a belle in the gay Tory circles, bewitches the hero, after much banter and playing at love-making. Emerging from a tangle of cross-purposes, she proves herself a noble woman, brave enough to sacrifice all for her lover and his country.”—Outlook.

“This is emphatically the best work yet done by that very promising author. But for one fatal blot it might almost be counted a masterpiece, as in writing, vigour, interest and the other attributes of a good novel it far excels any former attempt of the writer. But he has had the perversity to make his hero a spy.”

+ + — Acad. 68: 1026. O. 7, ‘05. 270w.

“A stirring romance, full of action and of the savor of the period and scenes described.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 2: 504. O. 14. 260w.

* “The new work is as good as ‘Cardigan.’ He gives us historical truth, wholesome excitement, and no small measure of literary art all at once; 65and for so much of good it would be churlish not to give thanks.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ Dial. 39: 309. N. 16, ‘05. 120w.

“Incidents, after all, never make up for people; and the end of the war, which ends the book, comes as a very considerable relief. The tale is an anti-climax only because the author struggles too frantically to urge the pace and exhausts our energies prematurely.”

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 341. O. 13, ‘05. 440w.

* N. Y. Times. 10: 823. D. 2, ‘05. 120w.

+ Outlook. 81: 383. O. 14, ‘05. 110w.

“In spite of unreality and preposterous over-coloring, he gives the impression of reality. It is good reading for a quiet evening.”

+ Pub. Opin. 39: 504. O. 14, ‘05. 310w.

* “Exceedingly good reading.”

+ Spec. 95: 762. N. 11, ‘05. 240w.

* Chamblin, Jean. Lady Bobs, her brother and I: a romance of the Azores. †$1.25. Putnam.

“A pleasant little romance told in letters to her friend by the girl most involved. Incidentally some graphic descriptions of the Azores and their inhabitants are introduced among the junketings of a group of American and English visitors to the islands.”—Outlook.

* “Besides this pleasing little romance, however, the story has its charm in witty descriptions and quaint turns of phrases.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 825. D. 2, ‘05. 230w.

* “Kate is a witty letter-writer and is capable of flashing out bits of spontaneous humor.”

+ Outlook. 81: 836. D. 2, ‘05. 80w.

Champlin, John Denison, and Lucas, Frederic Augustus. Young folks’ cyclopaedia of natural history. $2.50. Holt.

Taking its place with the Champlin cyclopaedias of “Literature and art,” “Common things,” “Persons and places,” and “Games and sports,” this work “includes in a single compact volume, at a moderate price, an outline of the entire animal kingdom, from the largest mammal down to the tiniest insect that has to be studied under a magnifying glass.”

“The book will be most useful to children, who will find it too interesting to be considered mere study.”

+ + + Critic. 47: 287. S. ‘05. 50w.

* “A treasure-house for the young naturalist.”

+ + Ind. 59: 1390. D. 14, ‘05. 20w.

“The text in general shows little systematic grasp in the arrangement of facts, either in the articles as a whole or in any article in particular. The text throughout bears testimony to painstaking compilation rather than to ready knowledge.”

+ + — Nation. 80: 509. Je. 22, ‘05. 510w.

“Is a mine of information.”

+ + + N. Y. Times. 10: 491. Jl. 22, ‘05. 380w.

“The articles are clearly written and the subjects are treated in good proportion as to relative importance.”

+ + + Outlook. 80: 196. My. 20. ‘05. 100w.

+ + + Pub. Opin. 39: 252. Ag. 19, ‘05. 70w.

Champney, Elizabeth Williams. Romance of the French abbeys. **$3. Putnam.

Mrs. Champney gives the result of last summer’s wanderings among the abbeys of France. She weaves into her descriptions the history and romance that cling to these fast decaying relics of the life and culture of the mediaeval times. The illustrations are many and excellent, including photogravures from historical paintings, and architectural half-tones.

* “The author is neither archaeologist nor sociologist, but a woman who has placed her descriptions and told her stories with unusual charm of manner.”

+ Critic. 47: 579. D. ‘05. 110w.

* + Dial. 39: 386. D. 1, ‘05. 170w.

“A pleasantly readable mixture of history and legend.”

+ Ind. 59: 815. O. 5, ‘05. 240w.

“The book, then, will hold its own as a collection of attractive and instructive pictures, while the text is found to be just such a collection of fantastical, pathetic, and half-humorous stories as tradition associates with the monasteries of France.”

+ Nation. 81: 299. O. 12, ‘05. 250w.

“She tells fourteen stories.... All are picturesque and are told with ingenuity and with a certain fidelity to the atmosphere and spirit of the times to which they relate.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 654. O. 7, ‘05. 320w.

* “The combination of Mrs. Champney’s art with history and romance is beyond measure taking; the book is irresistible.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 820. D. 2, ‘05. 100w.

* + Pub. Opin. 39: 732. D. 2, ‘05. 150w.

* “Mrs. Champney writes pleasantly and has a good subject—though sometimes she is tiresome, especially in her treatment of legends in the picturesque style.”

+ — Sat. R. 100: sup. 14. D. 9, ‘05. 200w.

Chancellor, William E. Our schools. $1.50. Heath.

“In this treatment of school management, the subject is defined, not as the control and the instruction of individual pupils, but as the organization, maintenance, administration, direction, and supervision of schools, and the planning of schoolhouses. The book is designed for all persons interested in the control of schools and school systems.”

“Mr. Chancellor’s style throughout the volume is direct and practical. His composition is inelegant, if not occasionally ungrammatical.”

+ — Ath. 1905, 2: 78. Jl. 15. 650w.

“As a guide to the novice, the work will undoubtedly prove useful. As a study in social control, it is a masterpiece. Anyone interested in knowing the schools as part of the social machinery of the country will find the work profitable.”

+ + + Dial. 38: 270. Ap. 16, ‘05. 290w.

“All persons engaged in the practical work of administrating and managing schools will be glad to get hold of this volume, and will be grateful to its author for the vast wealth of concrete instances which he has adduced to illustrate the attitudes and conduct of those with whom school officers have to deal in their work of directing public schools.” Samuel T. Dutton.

+ + Educ. R. 29: 195. F. ‘05. 1210w. (Survey of contents.)

“It is a book of high ideals and much common sense.”

+ + Ind. 59: 273. Ag. 3, ‘05. 60w.

“It impresses us as being crammed full of suggestive material that will prove of great value for classroom use in departments of education and in normal schools.”

+ + School R. 13: 274.* Mr. ‘05. 110w.

“The greatest weakness is in the method of treatment. This is strikingly unscientific. The second great weakness in this work is the narrow point of view. A third characteristic weakness is seen in the trivialities with which the book is loaded.” Junius L. Meriam.

— — — School R. 13: 517. Je. ‘05. 1350w.

Chancellor, William Estabrook, and Hewes, Fletcher Willis. United States: a history of three centuries, 1607-1904; population, politics, war, industry, civilization. 10 pts. pt. 1. **$3.50. Putnam.

The purpose of the joint authors in offering a new work on American history is “to present in a comprehensive and carefully proportioned narrative an account of the beginnings of the national existence and of the successive stages in the evolution of our distinctive national qualities and institutions.” Colonization, 1607-1697, forms the subject matter of this first part, which is divided into four sections: “Population 66and politics,” “War,” “Industry,” and “Civilization.” “The second section presents the record of war and of conquest, chiefly in their military phases,” while the fourth section is devoted to “religion and morality, literature and art, education and social life.”

“In none of the four divisions [of Vol. I] is anything like a serious study of institutions attempted. The unique separateness of treatment is so faithfully observed that the historical trains on this four-track road of American development rarely graze one another in passing. They appear to run quite free from any essential interconnection. The Bibliography is a hodgepodge. The titles of the ‘authorities’ are frequently misquoted, none of the references cite pages, and the notes are numbered consecutively. As the work progresses the number of notes steadily decreases, but the grade of intelligence displayed in their selection remains the same. The index ranges itself alongside of the notes and references. As for literary composition, whatever be the claims of the publishers, the book abounds in cheap comments, efforts at fine writing and big words. Of the making of positive errors, misstatements, and slipshod phrases there is no end. Wrong dates, misspellings, and misuse of proper names and places are so common as to call for no special remark.” William R. Shepherd.

— — — Am. Hist. R. 10: 642. Ap. ‘05. 1130w.

“It would hardly be correct to say that it makes no contribution to historical literature; in parts three and four, ‘Industry’ and ‘Civilization,’ a good many interesting facts have been brought together, but it would be difficult to say who will profit by them.” David Y. Thomas.

+ — Ann. Am. Acad. 26: 601. S. ‘05. 350w. (Review of v. 1.)

“The ‘Perspectives’ at the close of certain chapters are more valuable than the chapters themselves, being completer chronologies. Dark sayings, easy verdicts, drippings of philosophy and misquotations in the style of ‘popular lecturers’ are characteristic of the book.”

+ — — Ind. 59: 814. O. 5, ‘05. 630w.

Reviewed by H. Addington Bruce.

— — Reader. 6: 588. O. ‘05. 560w.

Chancellor, William Estabrook, and Hewes, Fletcher Willis. United States; a history of three centuries. 10 pts. pt. 2, Colonial union, 1698-1774. **$3.50. Putnam.

Part 2 is divided into five sections which cover the western movement of the people and their political history, wars, industries and agriculture, religions and social conditions, and contemporaneous European history.

“The volume is on the whole an interesting result of much labour, written with considerable vigour and insight, and summing up better than any other work yet produced the various phases and aspects of that surprising development—the birth of a new race.”

+ + Acad. 68: 851. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1230w. (Review of v. 2.)

Critic. 47: 190. Ag. ‘05. 80w. (Review of v. 2.)

“It is to be regretted that a work so attractively got up should thus far exhibit so slight intrinsic merit of either substance or form.”

— Nation. 80: 435. Je. 1. ‘05. 280w. (Review of v. 2.)

“In short, the style of Messrs. Chancellor and Hewes grows monotonous and fatiguing. They occasionally get hopelessly entangled in the meshes of inaccuracy and irrelevancy. Historical errors are extremely common.”

— — — N. Y. Times. 10: 434. Jl. 1, ‘05. 750w. (Review of v. 2.)

“It is defective in almost every essential.”

— — Outlook. 81: 42. S. 2, ‘05. 610w. (Review of v. 1. and 2.)

“Full of great and varied interest.”

+ + + Spec. 94: 900. Je. 17. ‘05. 270w.

Chandler, Mrs. Izora Cecilia, and Montgomery, Mary W. Told in the gardens of Araby. *75c. Meth. bk.

Nine stories translated from the Turkish. The emerald roc; The story of the beautiful girl who had her wish; The story of the beautiful one who did not have her desire; Story of the crying pomegranate and the laughing bear; Story of the bird of affliction; Story of the water-carrier; Story of the coffee-maker’s apprentice; The crystal kiosk and the diamond ship. A prelude gives a description of the manners and customs of the people with whom the stories deal.

“Told with varying success.”

+ — Nation. 80: 481. Je. 15. ‘05. 310w.

“Neither very good nor very bad.”

+ — N. Y. Times. 10: 358. Je. 3. ‘05. 290w.

Chandler, Katherine. In the reign of coyote. 40c. Ginn.

A little book of folk-lore from the Pacific coast, in which the coyote, the wisest and most efficient of the four-footed creatures, occupies the chief place. The setting of the book gives a glimpse of child life in colonial California.

* + Ind. 59: 1387. D. 14, ‘05. 30w.

* + Nation. 81: 450. N. 30, ‘05. 90w.

Channing, Edward. History of the United States. 8v. v. I, Planting of a nation in the New world. **$2.50. Macmillan.

Volume I., of a history of the United States which is designed to trace as one unbroken development the founding of the thirteen colonies by immigrants, mainly from England, the achievement of independence from English control, the Union under the Constitution, the growth of the United States, territorially and socially, and the final welding of the American people into a great nation. The present volume carries the account down to 1660. At the end of each chapter have been placed for advanced students in history technical discussions and bibliographical matter.

“In scholarship the work easily leads any other attempt of the kind. The style is clear, pleasing and admirably simple. If it lacks the literary flavor of some of the more popular histories, there is the compensating charm of deep knowledge and plain-spoken truth. The only adequate estimate of this work is to state frankly that it stands in the forefront of scholarly efforts to tell the history of this country.” C. H. Van Tyne.

+ + + Ann. Am. Acad. 26: 602. S. ‘05. 420w.

“Professor Osgood’s ‘American colonies in the seventeenth century’ is far more detailed on the institutional side, and upon some points gives what seems to the reviewer a better interpretation of the documents. On the other hand, President Tyler’s ‘The English in America’ is richer in detail of narrative, but is by comparison much less accurate in parts,—in the treatment, for example of the Dutch colonies.” St. George L. Sioussat.

+ + — Dial. 39: 83. Ag. 16, ‘05. 1580w.

“The scholarship easily surpasses that in any other undertaking of the kind, and the clear, pleasing and simple style makes the book eminently readable.”

+ + — Ind. 58: 1479. Je. 29, ‘05. 510w.

* “As a study of the growth of the nation, from the political, institutional, industrial and social point of view, it stands without a rival.”

+ + + Ind. 59: 1155. N. 16, ‘05. 80w.

“We do not know of a better brief discussion of the discovery of America, nor any so good of the intimate relation between the English-Spanish commercial rivalry of the sixteenth century and the English colonizing enterprises of the seventeenth.”

+ + Nation. 81: 40. Jl. 13, ‘05. 1500w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 225. Ap. 8, ‘05. 260w.

67“It is thoughtful and well written, and deserves the attention which should be accorded to the work of any scholarly man whose writing is the result of careful study and mature reflection.” Robert Livingston Schuyler.

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 464. Jl. 15, ‘05. 1360w.

“It is in this constant striving to grasp the spirit of the times and to assist to a better understanding of movements and events as they appeared to those participating in them that the special significance of Professor Channing’s work lies.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 41. S. 2, ‘05. 640w.

+ + Pub. Opin. 39: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 220w.

“Professor Channing’s treatment of the colonies and their social institutions, is interesting throughout, but is especially strong in those chapters which deal with New England.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31: 765. Je. ‘05. 170w.

Chapin, Anna Alice. Makers of song. **$1.20. Dodd.

“A collection of sketches, the aim of which is to point out the men who have in the most marked degree influenced the development and to enable students to understand more thoroughly the history of song.”—Bookm.

“Miss Chapin’s work is both statistical and narrative, and her well-written story of the origin of song will be read with interest.” Ingram A. Pyle.

+ + Dial. 38: 237. Ap. 1, ‘05. 220w.

* Chapin, Anna Alice. True story of Humpty Dumpty, how he was rescued by three mortal children in Make Believe Land. **$1.40. Dodd.

This brand new story of Humpty Dumpty is illustrated with “many delightful full-page colored pictures and black and white sketches ... by Ethel Franklin Betts. It is long, in prose, a history of the experiences of Meg, Bab, and Dick. The three are not the best children that ever were, they complain about always having eggs for tea—that is where Humpty comes in—and through this they have many novel experiences.” (N. Y. Times.)

* “It is a good modern fairy tale for very little folk.”

+ Critic. 47: 576. D. ‘05. 40w.

* + Ind. 59: 1386. D. 14, ‘05. 50w.

* “Marks an advance in matter and manner over her last year’s ‘Babes in toyland.’”

+ + Nation. 81: 489. D. 14, ‘05. 140w.

* “A very nice new book.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 744. N. 4, ‘05. 210w.

Chapin, Henry Dwight. The theory and practice of infant feeding. *$2.25. Wood.

“The second edition of Dr. Chapin’s book on infant feeding contains what appears to the layman to be an extremely clear and sensible exposition of the conditions which have to be met in providing a proper diet for very young children.”—N. Y. Times.

“The book is plentifully provided with scientific data, tables, and facts, but it is neither technical nor dull. On the contrary, it makes rather good reading for anybody with an appetite for curious and useful knowledge.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 103. F. 18, ‘05. 300w.

Chapin, Henry Dwight. Vital questions. **$1. Crowell.

Dr. Chapin’s prominence in the medical world argues much for the authoritativeness of this little volume which in plain terms sets forth some of the “vital questions” of society and the individual. Among them are Inequality, The unfit, Poverty, Health, Education, Success, Happiness, Religion and Death.

“Altogether, one must account the book exceedingly readable, earnest and useful.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 664. O. 7, ‘05. 550w.

“Dr. Chapin’s book is a valuable help to the thoughtful living which is the proper basis both of the simple and the strenuous life.”

+ Outlook. 81: 580. N. 4, ‘05. 180w.

Chapman, Edward Mortimer. Dynamic of Christianity. **$1.25. Houghton.

This study of the vital and permanent elements in the Christian religion takes the stand that an effort to reconcile science and religion would be “like an attempt to harmonize the fact of sunrise with the joy of walking and working in the light.” “The inevitable conclusion of his study is the conviction of the truth and value of Christ’s own doctrine of the spirit as the imminent and resident force in the universe, the ground of phenomena, physical and spiritual.” (Pub. Opin.)

“In the first place, its style is excellent, possessing the easy dignity of true culture, and the simple directness of a finished instrument of English expression; in the second place, the book shows wide reading in the modern literature of religious experience and criticism. Mr. Chapman’s philosophy is not solid enough, and his history is totally inadequate.”

+ + — Cath. World. 80: 541. Ja. ‘05. 780w.

“Is a valuable addition to current religious thinking.”

+ Pub. Opin. 38: 58. Ja. 12, ‘05. 160w.

“While it appeals at the same time to the religious people and to the men of science, is written with the assumption that there is no quarrel between the two. Mr. Chapman develops his theme in an interesting way through citations from the writings of famous men.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31: 254. F. ‘05. 130w.

Chapman, George. Bussy D’Ambois and The revenge of Bussy D’Ambois, ed. by F: S: Boas. 60c. Heath.

A volume in section III. of the “Belles-lettres” series, the English drama. In it “an attempt is made for the first time” to edit these plays “in a manner suitable to the requirements of modern scholarship.” The texts are from the quartos of 1641, 1646, and 1657 collated with those of 1607, and 1608, with variants noted. A biography of Chapman, an introduction, full notes, bibliography and glossary are provided.

Charlton, John. Speeches and addresses: political, literary, and religious. $2. Morang & co.

“John Charlton, member of the Canadian house of commons from 1872 to 1904 ... has collected some of his speeches and addresses on various subjects. Those which will be of special interest here are those on the National transcontinental railway; the Brown draft reciprocity treaty of 1878, which failed to be ratified by the United States senate; Self-protection, reciprocity and British preference. There is also an able parliamentary speech on ‘Irredeemable currency,’ and in the platform addresses there are two of interest as giving a Canadian’s view of Washington and Lincoln.”—Ind.

* “His speeches are marked with vigor and common-sense argument.”

+ + Ind. 59: 933. O. 19, ‘05. 220w.

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 636. S. 30, ‘05. 690w.

“Mr. Charlton is qualified to speak with authority on all matters pertaining to the political and economic life of the country he has served so well.”

+ + Outlook. 81: 136. S. 16, ‘05. 320w.

Chase, Arthur Wesley. Elementary course in mechanical drawing for manual training and technical schools; with chapters on machine sketching and the blueprinting process. 2 pts. Pt. 1. $1.50. H. Speakman, Congress and Honore sts., Chicago.

“As its title implies, this work presents in the usual style an introduction to the elements of mechanical drawing. The problems have 68been arranged so as to omit all finished sheets; the student is given the layout of a drawing only; in this way any direct copying of finished work is prevented. Specifications are fully given in every case so the student receives a drill similar to the experienced in practical work.”—Engin. N.

“The text is lucidly but not always concisely written.”

+ + Engin. N. 53: 186. F. 16, ‘05. 90w.

Chaucer, Geoffrey. Facsimile reproduction of the first folio of Chaucer, 1532; with an introduction by Prof. Skeat. *$50. Oxford.

“The folio of 1532, compiled by William Thynne, clerk of the kitchen to Henry VIII, a man of means and an ardent admirer of Chaucer, was the first collection which claimed on its title-page to be the works of Geoffrey Chaucer; and this it is which is here reproduced. As the First folio, it possesses great bibliographical interest.”—Nation.

Nation. 80: 251. Mr. 30, ‘05. 1530w.

“Dr. Walter Skeat has added largely to the literary value of the book by his biographical introduction.”

+ + + Spec. 94: 333. Mr. 4, ‘05. 140w.

* Cheney, John Vance. Poems, **$1.50. Houghton.

Mr. Cheney “has now brought together in a single volume of ‘Poems’ all of his work that he wishes to preserve.... It is a limited achievement, no doubt, for few of the pieces extend beyond a single page, and many of them are but the briefest bits of song.... His lyrics are of acceptance, coupled only with the gentlest and most apologetical sort of questioning ... but they ... should endear the author to us, at least in our less strenuous moods.”—Dial.

Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.

* + Dial. 39: 274. N. 1, ‘05. 640w.

* “The selected collection of his ‘Poems’ is remarkable for its variety and readability.”

+ Nation. 81: 508. D. 21, ‘05. 390w.

* + N. Y. Times. 10: 798. N. 25, ‘05. 240w.

Cheney, Warren. Way of the North: a romance of the days of Baranof. $1.50. Doubleday.

A young Russian doctor, deported to Sitka, tells the story of life in this Alaskan town while the country was still under Russian rule. He falls in love with a girl who goes to Alaska to fulfil a childhood betrothal, and in relating the events which lead up to his happiness, he gives vivid descriptions of the lives of the settlers and of the civil and military personages prominent in that wild country.

“Handling his material simply and unaffectedly, as befits the bold and sturdy pioneer spirit, but not without a certain monotony of style.”

+ — Bookm. 21: 652. Ag. ‘05. 220w.

+ — Ind. 59: 335. Ag. 10, ‘05. 170w.

“The reader’s interest is awakened at the outset and fairly well sustained. The characters are sharply drawn and the style is simple and entertaining. As a whole, however, the book is not of unusual interest.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 214. Ap. 8, ‘05. 250w.

“A novel of unusual setting and some extraordinary power.”

+ Outlook. 79: 910. Ap. 8, ‘05. 100w.

“Book that can be enjoyed for its style alone. ‘The way of the North’ is, beyond doubt, the best written American book of the season.”

+ + R. of Rs. 31: 761. Je. ‘05. 150w.

Chesebrough, Robert A. Christmas guests and other poems. $1.50. Little, J. J.

The author has dedicated these eighteen poems to his granddaughter, but they are verses which appeal to his age rather than to hers, the ghosts of the past flit thru them, regrets, happy memories, thoughts of death and the hereafter, while they all breathe forth the mellow philosophy which comes with years.

Chesnut, Mary Boykin. Diary from Dixie: being her diary from November 1861 to 1865; ed. by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary. **$2.50. Appleton.

The author was the wife of James Chesnut, jr., United States senator 1859-1861, and afterwards aide to Jefferson Davis, and a brigadier general in the confederate army. The diary gives a clear picture of the social life during the war, and of the events which took place in Charlestown, Montgomery and Richmond.

“It is for the picture of social life in the South under the stress of an unsuccessful struggle that this lively and fascinating book will be chiefly read.”

+ + Ath. 1905, 2: 76. Jl. 15. 90w.

“Her diary could not have been more entertainingly written if she had intended it for publication.”

+ + Critic. 46: 507. Je. ‘05. 460w.

“Full of vivid pictures of the social life of the time and of the varied experiences of the war.”

+ + Critic. 47: 95. Jl. ‘05. 60w.

“The style is crisp and bright, and the tone frank and good tempered. It is on the subject of negroes and slavery that Mrs. Chesnut’s diary will prove most valuable to historians, but the general reader will be chiefly interested in the accounts of the home life of the beleaguered people.” Walter L. Fleming.

+ + Dial. 38: 347. My. 16, ‘05. 1060w.

+ — Nation. 80:485. Je. 15, ‘05. 2230w.

“This diary has decided historical value. Further, it is an intimate record of an intelligent looker-on in Richmond during a greater portion of the war. There are some discrepancies.” William E. Dodd.

+ + — N. Y. Times. 10:260. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1910w.

“The two editors of the book are to be congratulated on having discovered and having thrown into such readable form this biographical material.”

+ Outlook. 79: 907. Ap. 8, ‘05. 230w.

Chesnutt, Charles Waddell. Colonel’s dream. (†)$1.50. Doubleday.

The story of an ex-Confederate officer who when the war is ended, seeks his fortune in New York, and twenty years after returns to the South to enjoy life and incidentally to put into practice some of his Northern business training. “It is frankly up to the times, with the clash of race and the convict camp, and the decayed old gentry.” (Ind.)

“The style is easy, apparently practised, and the story does not lack for abundant incident.”

+ Ind. 59: 816. O. 5, ‘05. 130w.

“It must be acknowledged that the author does not spare the faults of the negro any more than he spares those of the white man—and in both cases many of his pictures are true.”

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 605. S. 16, ‘05. 360w.

“Taken all in all, the book is not as successful as one could wish, and certainly is distinctly inferior to the author’s earlier work.”

+ — Outlook. 81 :278. S. 30, ‘05. 140w.

Chesterton, Gilbert Keith. Club of queer trades. (†)$1.25. Harper.

No one is eligible to this club unless he has invented a brand new occupation by which he earns a living. The members include a man who offers himself to dinner hosts as a butt for repartee, another who guarantees to provide any commonplace soul as well as the more gifted, with a suitable romance. The founder of the 69club earns his livelihood by seeking out new members and has all sorts of unique experiences.

“It is neither here nor there; neither veritable romantic extravaganza, true detective literature, nor consistent satire upon either of those forms of fiction.” H. W. Boynton.

+ — Bookm. 21: 614. Ag. ‘05. 930w.

* “Clever and amusing as the stories are, the book is not altogether happy.”

+ — Critic. 47: 453. N. ‘05. 260w.

“Funmaking of the most fantastic kind characterizes the six short stories.”

+ + N. Y. Times. 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05, 610w.

+ N. Y. Times. 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 190w.

“Mr. Chesterton is undeniably clever. These stories are whimsical and ingenious rather than humorous. The stories are uneven in merit.”

+ Outlook. 79: 1058. Ap. 29, ‘05. 80w.

+ Pub. Opin. 38: 796. My. 20, ‘05. 80w.

“Utter and unredeemed extravaganza.”

+ — R. of Rs. 31: 758. Je. ‘05. 90w.

“With the exception of the first episode the execution is hardly up to the level of the conception. The book, in fine, gives one the impression rather of a series of brilliant improvisations than of a finished work of art.”

+ — Spec. 94: 597. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1000w.

Chesterton, Gilbert Keith. Heretics. *$1.50. Lane.

Mr. Chesterton “has described nearly every strong man of our day,” and in these essays “he is calling out from the housetops to happier uncontemplative men, to come out and be sad, like himself, in thinking of supreme happiness.... He praises an abstract Chestertonian man of whom he is hopelessly and continually in pursuit. That everything he recommends is right, we indeed believe; but he cries in the wilderness, and with no human voice, no trace of suffering or experience at all, but only an anchorite’s imagining.” (Acad.)

+ — Acad. 68: 655. Je. 24, ‘05. 930w.

* “‘Heretics’ goes farther than any of its forerunners toward convincing us that the humorist really has something worth saying and worth understanding. The trouble with his method is that while it is infallible for getting the attention, it is not well calculated to keep it.” H. W. Boynton.

+ — Atlan. 96: 848. D. ‘05. 500w.

“With all his daring, he succeeds in keeping to windward of sheer silliness and mere sensationalism.” H. W. Boynton.

+ Bookm. 22: 165. O. ‘05. 1580w.

* “Between the covers of ‘Heretics’ there is not a little excellent critical doctrine. Yet the writer ought to trust his readers to understand him without preliminary shouts to attract their attention.” Edward Fuller.

+ Critic. 47: 565. D. ‘05. 640w.

“One page amuses by its originality of conception and expression, the next provokes by its insecurity of argument, the third charms by its suggestiveness. It is a book to be relished, not as a whole, but in snatches. With all its half-playful cynicism, it seems to be in the main sincere.” Edith J. R. Isaacs.

+ + — Dial. 39: 204. O. 1, ‘05. 1560w.

“The general comment on Mr. Chesterton is that he is extremely ingenious, but so inordinately whimsical that it would be absurd to take him seriously. The true account of him is that he is not ingenious at all, but exceptionally straight forward and matter-of-fact.” Herbert W. Horwill.

+ Forum. 37: 255. O. ‘05. 1660w.

“Mr. Chesterton is quite as trenchant and exuberant as he was, and we are, after all, not much older than we were; yet we join in the fun with perceptibly less eagerness now. The truth is that Mr. Chesterton has done in this book what he always did ostensibly, and always avoided really; he has given himself away.”

+ — Lond. Times. 4: 183. Je. 9, ‘05. 1140w.

* “His ideas are sounder than many a casual reader will be willing to admit. They are sound in spite of Mr. Chesterton’s perversity.”

+ Pub. Opin. 39: 728. D. 2, ‘05. 490w.

“For in the things that really matter Mr. Chesterton is on the side of the angels. He is orthodox. He handles his heretics sometimes like Bishop Bonner, with firmness and jocosity; sometimes like Socrates, turning their pet phrases inside out, and showing their hollowness; but all are handled paradoxically.”

+ — Spec. 95: 224. Ag. 12, ‘05. 1150w.

Cheyne, Thomas Kelly. Bible problems and the new material for their solution. *$1.50. Putnam.

A lecture which “is in part a presentation of the new facts which require better attention, and in part a plea for bolder Biblical criticism, as justified by these facts, and as necessary to the now imperative work of theological restatement.” (Outlook). Among the strongly insisted upon “new facts” are the study of the New Testament in the light of mythology, and due regard for Winckler’s discovery in Assyrian inscriptions of North Arabian names that suggest numerous corrections in our present text of the Old Testament. On the other hand, Professor Cheyne states that his views “tend to increased conservatism in the rendering of the text of the Jewish Old Testament.”

Reviewed by A. Jeremias.

+ + — Hibbert J. 4: 217. O. ‘05. 1550w.

Ind. 58: 1131. My. 18, ‘05. 50w.

+ Outlook. 79: 398. F. 11, ‘05. 250w. (Statement of Cheyne’s position.)

R. of Rs. 31: 384. Mr. ‘05. 40w.

Cheyney, Edward Potts. Short history of England. *$1.40. Ginn.

In making clear the fundamental facts of English history, Professor Cheyney emphasizes full descriptions of early institutions and conditions, the study of really great movements and influential men, and the necessity of adhering to the thread of one’s country’s history. Each chapter is followed by a list of works and portions of works suggested for general reading.

“It has many good points, one of which is that Professor Cheyney has very definite ideas of what a school-book should include.”

+ + Acad. 68: 47. Ja. 14. ‘05. 240w.

“The book is well planned throughout. From printers’ and other errors the work is remarkably free.” Norman MacLaren Trenholme.

+ + + Am. Hist. R. 10: 851. Jl. ‘05. 650w.

“Apparently this one is better in the earlier than in the later portions. The book ... must be regarded as a compendium, rather than as an original inquiry, and, as such, it will be found useful.”

+ + — Nation. 80: 333. Ap. 27, ‘05. 410w.

+ + R. of Rs. 31:510. Ap. ‘05. 80w.

Reviewed by W. H. Cushing.

+ + School R. 13: 356. Ap. ‘05. 110w.

Child and religion. See Stephens, Thomas. ed.

Christian, Eugene, and Christian, Mrs. Eugene. Uncooked foods and how to use them. $1. Health culture.

The authors contend that “the application of heat in the cooking of food destroys some of the important food elements that were vital and organic by rendering them inorganic, including those that are needed in the building up of the system and the maintenance of bodily and mental health.” Recipes for the preparation of uncooked food, healthful combinations and menus for the benefit of those who wish to try the experiment, follow the arguments.

Arena. 33: 565. My. ‘05. 290w.

N. Y. Times. 10: 479. Jl. 22, ‘05. 200w.

70* Christmas carols, ancient and modern, ed. by Joshua Sylvestre. $1. Wessels.

Illustrated from photographs of well known paintings, and with marginal decorations of conventionalized Christmas greens, this collection of carols, many of which are reprinted from old broad-sides, begins with In excelsis gloria, and includes Welcome yule, sung in the time of Henry VI; several Elizabethan carols; Herrick’s Ode on the birth of our Saviour; The three kings, in the version of Henry VII’s time; Joy to the world, a popular favorite in Devon and Cornwall; and many popular carols whose time and authorship are unknown. The explanatory note given at the head of each carol, telling all that is known of its history adds much to the interest of the collection as its value is historical rather than poetical.

* Ind. 59: 1379. D. 14, ‘05. 60w.

* + N. Y. Times. 10: 892. D. 16, ‘05. 120w.

Christy, Robert, comp. Proverbs, maxims, and phrases of all ages; classified subjectively and arranged alphabetically. **$3.50. Putnam.

In this new edition, the first since 1887, the two original volumes have been compressed into one, the work is apparently otherwise unchanged.

Nation. 81: 240. S. 21, ‘05. 90w.

“The collection needs careful revision, and is worth it even as it stands; it contains the material for a good treasury of proverbial sayings.”

+ + — N. Y. Times. 10: 726. O. 28, ‘05. 350w.

Church of Christ. See Phillips, Thomas W.

Cincinnati southern railway (The): a history; edited by Charles G. Hall.

A novel municipal experiment is recorded in the history of the origin, construction and financial organization of this railroad. As early as 1836 the need of a railway between Cincinnati and the South was felt so strongly that at a mass meeting held in Cincinnati one million dollars was subscribed for the enterprise. Before anything definite could be accomplished, the Civil war came and checked all such projects. After many delays, authority was secured from the legislature of Ohio as well as from those of Kentucky and Tennessee, and in 1873 the actual work of construction began, necessary funds being lent by the trustees from their own pockets. In July, 1877, the first division of the road was opened for business. Millions of dollars were raised by the sale of bonds, and the road is at present in the possession of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific railway co. as lessee, while the Cincinnati Southern holds the legal title for the city of Cincinnati. The lease expires in 1906.

Dial. 38: 130. F. 16, ‘05. 330w.

Cipperly, John Albert. Labor laws and decisions of the state of New York. pa. *$1. Banks & co.

This compilation includes statutes as well as cases. “Besides its value for purposes of reference, it shows almost at a glance what has been done in this state for ‘Labor,’ and how far we have advanced (or fallen away) from a state of society in which the laborer shifts for himself. On paper our laws are very paternal.” (Nation.)

“A useful compilation.”

+ + Nation. 80: 312. Ap. 20, ‘05. 310w.

Clark, Charles Heber (Max Adeler, pseud.). Quakeress. †$1.50. Winston.

A pathetic story of a Quaker maid, living the quiet life of the Friends and all but betrothed to a serious minded young neighbor. A dashing southerner and his frivolous sister come into the peaceful community, the sister to prove to the stern young Quaker that he has his frailties, and her brother to win the heart of the little Quaker maid. There is a description of a visit to their southern plantation, and then comes the war—and heart break and disaster. An Anglican minister and his devoted wife add humor to the story.

“Taken as a whole, the book is weak and commonplace. Max Adeler should by all means go back to his old humorous methods.”

— Acad. 68: 880. Ag. 26, ‘05. 410w.

“The character drawing is excellent. There are some highly dramatic passages and the story is replete with incidents and adventures. Perhaps its greatest value lies in its worth as a careful, interesting and faithful psychological study.”