Chapter X: Preface (10)

“The story is told well and smoothly, though without the deeply
studied and vividly rendered psychology for which the characters give
plenty of opportunity, so that they lack in some measure the vitality
which such studies demand.”

+ – =Acad.= 71: 398. O. 20, ’06. 220w.

“Maria ... fails to be as convincing as some of the slighter
characters who are depicted with more of Mr. Crawford’s usual
vitality.”

+ – =Ath.= 1906, 2: 577. N. 10. 190w.

“It belongs distinctly in the first rank of Mr. Crawford’s novels ...
even if it does not attain the standard set by the Saracinesca
trilogy.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + =Bookm.= 24: 388. D. ’06. 780w.

+ – =Lond. Times.= 5: 360. O. 26, ’06. 420w.

+ =Nation.= 83: 417. N. 15, ’06. 260w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 861. D. 8, ’06. 620w.

“Mr. Crawford’s usual freshness of invention seems to have deserted
him in this story; but he is so skillful and thoroughly trained a
novelist that he never fails to interest his readers. This story,
however, cannot be ranked with his very successful ventures in
fiction.”

+ – =Outlook.= 84: 712. N. 24, ’06. 200w.

“Bears signs of forced activity and of hasty construction.”

+ – =Sat. R.= 102: 522. O. 27, ’06. 170w.

+ – =Spec.= 97: 685. N. 3, ’06. 150w.

=Crawford, Francis Marion.= Salve Venetia: gleanings from history. 2v. **$5. Macmillan.

+ + =Acad.= 70: 525. Je. 2, ’06. 730w.

+ + – =Ath.= 1906, 1: 223. F. 24. 1090w.

“We have the raw material of history, slowly amassed or laboriously
epitomized by others, treated mainly from the artist’s point of view,
end dexterously, though never dishonestly, manipulated, so as to
produce the best scenic effect.”

+ =Atlan.= 97: 556. Ap. ’06. 820w.

“It is very readable, and, needless to say, abounds in
picturesqueness.”

+ =Critic.= 48: 380. Ap. ’06. 110w.

+ =Ind.= 59: 1543. D. 28, ’05. 300w.

“These two volumes need no pictures to make them attractive to their
readers.”

+ + – =Lond. Times.= 5: 72. Mr. 2, ’06. 1400w.

“These volumes ... are neither history nor romance, but a blend of
both. If we judge them as history, their value is small; as romance
they are entertaining.”

+ – =Nation.= 82: 249. Mr. 22, ’06. 920w.

“The volumes are filled with data, description, episode, and anecdote
drawn from noted monographs and arranged, retold, and commented on
with that fine historical insight, that superb grasp of materialistic
and spiritual significance, that poetic charm of narrative which have
made this author’s ‘Ave Roma immortalis’ and ‘Rulers of the South’
valuable contributions to history and pleasant books to read.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 112. F. 24, ’06. 1950w.

+ =Outlook.= 83: 860. Ag. 11, ’06. 700w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 33: 121. Ja. ’06. 90w.

“Is not the equal of its predecessor: it is less profound, less
picturesque, less well written; it should have been more fascinating,
it is less so. We can commend the book from beginning to end as a
faithful and fascinating picture of the story of Venice.”

+ + – =Sat. R.= 101: 177. F. 10, ’06. 870w.

+ + =Spec.= 96: 872. Je. 2, ’06. 1230w.

=Crawford, Francis Marion.= Southern Italy and Sicily and the rulers of the South; with 100 original drawings by Henry Brokman. *$2.50. Macmillan.

“It is well written and lively, but is the work of a novelist rather
than an historian, with many positive mistakes, not to speak of
omissions and oversights.”

+ – =Ath.= 1905, 2: 863. D. 23. 140w.

“It is an entirely charming and fascinating chapter of history written
by one who, while full of the noblest spirit of romance, is yet
soberly devoted to fact, who while recognizing and employing the
canons of practical exposition does not shrink from the use of that
poetical language which alone can illumine the stirring epics of the
history of South Italy.”

+ Sat. R. 101: 84. Ja. 20, ’06. 250w.

Creed of Christ. *$1.25. Lane.

“The work contains seven chapters which are devoted to a consideration
of ‘The sayings of Christ,’ ‘Phariseeism,’ ‘God the Lawgiver,’ ‘God
the Father,’ ‘The kingdom of God,’ ‘Apparent failure,’ and ‘Final
triumph.’ We have never known a work in which the line has been drawn
so clearly and strikingly between the letter that killeth and the
spirit that maketh alive as in this book.”

* * * * *

“That he is a man of broad mental vision, of rich imagination and of
deep spiritual intuition is clearly revealed in the work, which seems
to us to be pregnant with the seeds of a spiritual renaissance. We
could heartily wish that this volume could be placed in the hands of
every truth-loving and sincerely religious man and woman in the land.”

+ + =Arena.= 35: 100. Ja. ’06. 640w.

Reviewed by George Hodges.

=Atlan.= 97: 417. Mr. ’06. 320w.

“The author has made an interesting book; but he has made it by
confounding Hebraism with Pharisaism; by forgetting that Jesus Christ
was a Jew—the reformer, not the repudiator, of the religion of his
people; its spiritual interpreter, and so its defender, not its
enemy.”

+ – =Outlook.= 81: 569. N. 4, ’05. 1950w.

“Is written with more than ordinary vigor and knowledge of the facts
of everyday living.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 33: 126. Ja. ’06. 40w.

“A really remarkable and original book.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 751. My. 20, ’05. 330w.

=Cripps, Arthur Shearly.= Magic casements. $1.25. Dutton.

“The casements so Arthur Shearly Cripps tells us, look outward upon a
‘beautiful and restless England,’ look inward upon ‘her many-coloured
faith.’ The magic we can aver is the tinge of imagination, the glamour
of romance which he has succeeded in throwing over the little
happenings of which we catch fleeting glimpses through those
casements.” (N. Y. Times.) “A man escapes by the hanging of a dead
bear instead of him: an old woman who goes to pray for her son loses
her offering, and sees a true miracle, to the horror and instant
conversion of a wicked priest, who was about to show her a false one
for somebody else’s money; a a gold coin looks up in the face of a
person who likes gold coins too much. These things are attractive and
there is a touch of power in ‘The orb of terror,’ and ‘Dead in April’;
of beauty in ‘The black-faced lamb,’ and in the end of ‘Crimson for
snow-white.’” (Lond. Times.)

* * * * *

“Mr. Cripps has made a pretty success out of indifferent material.”

+ – =Acad.= 69: 1264. D. 2, ’06. 320w.

+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 359. O. 27, ’06. 280w.

“The coloring in these bits of writing is of too opalescent a sort to
win great popularity.”

– – + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 441. Jl. 7, ’06. 220w.

=Crocker, Francis Bacon, and Wheeler, Schuyler Skaats.= Management of electrical machinery. *$1. Van Nostrand.

A thoroly revised and enlarged edition of the practical management of
dynamos and motors.

=Crockett, Samuel Rutherford.= Cherry ribband: a novel. †$1.50. Barnes.

“It differs from his usual types in a touch of something deeper and
more spiritual.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 641. N. 11. 160w.

“The book deserves well of the reader, albeit it is little more than a
replica of earlier ones.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 40: 153. Mr. 1, ’06. 120w.

+ – =Ind.= 59: 1349. D. 7, ’05. 400w.

“Mr. Crockett does not seem to have advanced in his art, but ‘The
cherry ribband’ will satisfy his public.”

+ – =Sat. R.= 101: 145. F. 3, ’06. 130w.

=Crockett, Samuel Rutherford.= Fishers of men. †$1.50. Appleton.

The missionary of Mr. Crockett’s Edinburgh slum district is a man who
in a “beautifully human, devoted, and non-pietistical way, is shown
among the burglars and toughs of Edinburgh’s Cowgate. The hero of the
story is a lad who has the advantages of a high-class finishing school
in artistic burglary, but insists on turning out straight and square;
and some of the most interesting scenes are in a boys’ reformatory.”
(Outlook.)

* * * * *

“Mr. Crockett’s latest book is full of his good qualities.”

+ =Ath.= 1906, 1: 509. Ap. 28. 320w.

+ – =Critic.= 48: 474. My. ’06. 80w.

“Abundance of exciting incident (sometimes close to melodrama), a
well-sustained plot, shrewd characterization, and genial humor all
combine to make this book one of the most entertaining that Mr.
Crockett has ever written.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 40: 264. Ap. 16, ’06. 190w.

+ – =N. Y. Times.= 11: 142. Mr. 10, ’06. 240w.

“Altogether a badly constructed, but decidedly readable book.”

+ – =Outlook.= 82: 618. Mr. 17, ’06. 170w.

=Crook, Rev. Isaac.= Earnest expectation. *50c. Meth. bk.

Eight sermons “suggested by many of the rarest hearers as well as the
finest preachers in Methodism.”

=Crooke, William.= Things Indian: interesting and entertaining information in regard to India by a former member of the Bengal civil service. *$3. Scribner.

A volume belonging to the series including “Things Chinese,” and
“Things Japanese.” “It might well be called a ‘Cyclopedia of India,’
for it is divided alphabetically into subjects varying from
agriculture at the beginning, through barasaul guns, caste,
juggernaut, opium, tree worship, to writing. It covers a great deal of
ground, and contains a vast deal of seemingly intimate knowledge of
India.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“It deals with a vast variety of subjects pleasantly throughout, and
in many cases supplying useful information: in others the treatment is
inadequate.”

+ – =Ath.= 1906, 1: 576. My. 11. 320w.

“As a book of reference ‘Things Indian’ will take its place beside
Yule and Burnell in the revolving bookcase.”

+ + – =Lond. Times.= 5: 127. Ap. 6, ’06. 320w.

“A wider circle of subjects, more intimate acquaintance with Sanskrit
literature, and Mr. Crooke’s unrivalled knowledge of India as it is
would produce a work of very great value.”

+ – =Nation.= 82: 468. Je. 7. ’06. 500w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 342. My. 26, ’06. 80w.

“A valuable book for traveler, student, or reader.”

+ =Outlook.= 83: 288. Je. 2, ’06. 120w.

Reviewed by F. A. Steel.

– =Sat. R.= 102: 199. Ag. 18, ’06. 560w.

=Crosby, Ernest.= Garrison the non-resistant. 50c. Public pub. co.

“There are present in this work the moral uplift and inspiring
elements that render a book vital. It is a little volume that should
be placed in the hands of young people everywhere.”

+ + =Arena.= 35: 446. Ap. ’06. 240w.

“Apart from these possible flaws, however, Mr. Crosby has written a
wholesome book for the times, and we hope that it will have a wide
reading.”

+ + – =Dial.= 40: 95. F. 1, ’06. 310w.

“It is not, however, structurally organic. In the personal narrative
there are several minor errors of fact.”

+ – =Nation.= 82: 54. Ja. 18, ’06. 200w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 40: 249. F. 24, ’06. 220w.

=Crosby, Oscar Terry.= Tibet and Turkestan: a journey through old lands and a study of new conditions. **$2.50. Putnam.

The journey of exploration thru central Asia made in 1903 by Mr.
Crosby in company with Capt. Ferdinand Anginieur of the French army
furnishes much of the material for his “stirring tale of adventure and
still more stirring record of wrongs.... [He] tears off with pitiless
hand the thinly decent covering which ‘political necessity’ threw over
the Lhasa affair, and exposes that affair in its naked simplicity.”
The book is fully illustrated.

* * * * *

+ – =Ann. Am. Acad.= 28: 175. Jl. ’06. 310w.

“We cannot rate Mr. Crosby’s book high, although we can readily
understand that it may be useful and informing to the American
reader.”

+ =Ath.= 1906, 1: 419. Ap. 7. 380w.

“The narrative is particularly attractive and valuable wherein he
brings out the rival relation of the Russians and the British.” John
W. Foster.

+ =Atlan.= 97: 543. Ap. ’06. 100w.

“A book at once readable and disappointing.”

+ – =Bookm.= 33: 339. My. ’06. 370w.

“With its text, index, and brand-new map, it is a revelation of the
new Asia of railways and telegraphs.” W. E. Griffis.

+ =Critic.= 48: 372. Ap. ’06. 360w.

“Mr. Crosby’s description of the countries named is familiar, and his
discussion of the political aspect is independent.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ =Dial.= 40: 234. Ap. 1, ’06. 310w.

“There is much of interest in the narrative of his trip. Many of his
views are quite novel.”

+ =Ind.= 60: 873. Ap. 12, ’06. 160w.

+ – =Lit. D.= 32: 216. F. 10, ’06. 110w.

+ – =Nation.= 82: 81. Ja. 25, ’06. 880w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 749. N. 4, ’05. 330w.

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 838. D. 2, ’05. 110w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 40: 410. Mr. 31, ’06. 260w.

=R. of Rs.= 33: 253. F. ’06. 110w.

=Crosland, Thomas William Hodgson.= Wild Irishman. **$1.25. Appleton.

“One expects of him bitter sarcasm and finds on the whole kindly
appreciation.”

+ =Critic.= 48: 189. F. ’06. 130w.

=Crothers, Samuel McChord.= Endless life. **75c. Houghton.

The will of the late George T. Ingersoll provides for an annual
lecture on “the immortality of man.” Mr. McChord, chosen to deliver
the 1905 address, cites the case neither of the primitive man nor of
the average modern man, avoiding a “jungle growth of superstition” on
the one hand, and a region of indifference on the other, but of the
simple man who is viewed in contrast to the man of highly specialized
intelligence. The relation of ethical idealism to future life is
discussed.

* * * * *

“The book is a healthful consideration of a universally interesting
topic, presenting old and familiar matter with clearness and
suggestiveness.” Henry M. Bowden.

+ + =Am. J. Theol.= 10: 555. Jl. ’06. 80w.

Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.

=Critic.= 48: 458. My. ’06. 60w.

+ =Lit. D.= 31: 957. D. 23, ’05. 970w.

+ + – =Lond. Times.= 5: 127. Ap. 6, ’06. 320w.

“His volume is an interpretation of life by a seer.”

+ =Outlook.= 82: 716. Mr. 24, ’06. 120w.

=Crothers, Samuel McChord.= Pardoner’s wallet. **$1.25. Houghton.

These ten essays by the author of “The gentle reader” offer
indulgences for such sins as those of omission, of necessarily
slighted work, of doing more than is expected of one, and of
unreasonable virtues. He deals with the “foibles, peccadillos,
fallacies and the prejudices” of mankind with a subtle but always
kindly humor, and never fails to make his moral purpose responsible
for the friendly arraignment. The undertone of the book sounds a note
of gentle manners and broad charity.

* * * * *

“He shoots very straight, although he does not employ a deadly kind of
ammunition.”

+ =Cath. World.= 82: 116. Ap. ’06. 250w

“Mr. Crothers is less whimsical, but hardly less effective, than in
‘The gentle reader.’” H. W. Boynton.

+ =Critic.= 48: 457. My. ’06. 650w.

“Finally, Dr. Crothers, to use the language of a brother divine,
belongs to that best class of essayists who ‘clarify life by gentle
illumination and lambent humor.’”

+ =Dial.= 40: 22. Ja. 1, ’06. 430w.

“Like its predecessor, is altogether delightful reading.”

+ =Lit. D.= 32: 454. Mr. 24, ’06. 160w.

“All the essays are well written.”

+ =Nation.= 82: 200. Mr. 8, ’06. 220w.

“In that most genial and delightful style of which he is master Doctor
Crothers has written a series of essays in which the connecting thread
is a kindly judgment of human peccadillos.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 40: 60. Ja. 13, ’06. 400w.

=Crowley, Mary Catherine.= In treaty with honor. †$1.50. Little.

The historic setting of this tale is the struggle of French Canada for
independence in 1837. A young volunteer of Irish birth, French
education and United States citizenship and his comrade, a Polish
aristocrat fight the same battles, share thrilling adventures and love
the same winsome Jacquette. In the end one gives up his life for his
country’s cause and the other wins the heroine.

* * * * *

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 743. N. 10, ’06. 230w.

+ =Outlook.= 84: 678. N. 17, ’06. 100w.

=Crowther, Samuel, jr., and Ruhl, A.= Rowing and Track athletics. **$2. Macmillan.

A double volume in which the first subject is treated by Mr. Crowther
and the second by Mr. Ruhl appears in the “American sportsman’s
library.” “The treatment of rowing is largely historical, several
chapters being devoted to the origin and development of collegiate
rowing in the United States. The exposition of track athletics gives a
convenient résumé of all the important records made in this branch of
athletics during recent years.” (R. of Rs.)

* * * * *

+ =Nature.= 73: 605. Ap. 26, ’06. 490w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 265. Ap. 21, ’06. 460w.

“In fact, the book is a history of athletics in America, so clearly
and intelligently written that the layman may catch much of the
professional’s enthusiasm.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 40: 123. Ja. 27, ’06. 130w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 33: 511. Ap. ’06. 70w.

“The somewhat dry statistics of track athletics in America are made
readable by the excellence of the style in which the events are
described by Mr. A. Ruhl.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 101: 368. Mr. 24, ’06. 1040w.

=Culbertson, Anne Virginia.= Banjo talks. $1. Bobbs.

“These include a captivating variety of themes, touched with
considerable originality in dialect, idiom, and orthography.”

+ =Critic.= 48: 288. Mr. ’06. 30w.

=Cuppy, Hazlitt Alva=, ed. Our own times: a continuous history of the twentieth century. *$3. J. A. Hill & co., New York.

The aim of this enterprise is to furnish each year a clear, concise
compendium of the twelvemonth’s record, doing yearly what Dr. Albert
Shaw does monthly in his Review of reviews. The initial volume,
prepared by Bonnister Merwin touches upon the main conditioning forces
of the world’s activity to-day. The book is provided with maps and
also with many full-page half-tones of important personages and
noteworthy events.

* * * * *

“That every reference library must have the series goes without
saying. Dr. Cuppy should have the hearty gratitude of every literary
worker.” A. W. S.

+ + + =Am. J. Soc.= 11: 428. N. ’05. 820w. (Review of v. 1.)

“We have tested it at a number of points and have found it adequate
and just in its treatment and comprehensive in its view.”

+ + + =Bookm.= 23: 218. Ap. ’06. 310w. (Review of v. 1.)

“The whole not only forms an invaluable compendium of the year’s
record, clear, concise, and reliable, but possesses a certain charm of
style and literary grace that lend to the history the interest of a
story.” Gerhardt C. Mars.

+ + + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 859. D. 30, ’05. 760w. (Review of v. 1.)

=Curry, Charles Emerson.= Electromagnetic theory of light, pt. I. *$4. Macmillan.

“Dr. Curry’s account of the electromagnetic theory of light promises
to be very useful to students of mathematical physics, for whom no
English book of exactly similar scope is at present available.... This
first part deals with such phenomena of light as can be fully
explained by the beautiful theory of Clerk Maxwell, whilst the second
part is to treat of those cases in which that theory has hitherto
failed to yield a satisfactory explanation.”—Sat. R.

* * * * *

“The author has fallen into the error, only too common, of not
confining himself within any definite limits. The author’s treatment
is adequate for the most part, but we are not much impressed by it;
his mathematics are heavy, of the ‘sledge-hammer’ order, but they are
stronger than his physics.”

+ – =Ath.= 1905, 2: 440. S. 30. 1700w. (Review of pt. 1.)

“The work is purely theoretical, and in some chapters has no obvious
pertinency to known facts.”

– =Nation.= 83: 98. Ag. 2, ’06. 100w. (Review of pt. 1.)

+ + =Nature.= 73: 316. F. 1, ’06. 930w. (Review of pt. 1.)

“The mathematician will find its pages at once lucid and accurate.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 99: 676. My. 20, ’05. 370w. (Review of pt. 1.)

“A book unnecessarily abstract, which, while entirely modern in
treatment, and sufficiently cognizant of recent theoretical
discussions, is out of touch with the experimental side of the
science.” C. E. M.

+ + – =Science=, n.s. 23: 385. Mr. 9, ’06. 390w. (Review of pt. 1.)

+ =Spec.= 95: 155. Jl. 29, ’05. 50w. (Review of pt. 1.)

=Curtis, David A.= Stand pat; or, Poker stories from the Mississippi. $1.50. Page.

The little town of Brownsville, Arkansas, furnishes the setting for
Mr. Curtis’ twenty poker stories. Long Mike, Gallagher, the man with
one eye only, and Stumpy figure thruout the sketches, and the
characterizations are chiefly of this card quartette so mis-matched in
sporting proclivities.

* * * * *

“It is a pleasant volume for casual reading.”

+ =Critic.= 49: 285. S. ’06. 80w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 379. Je. 9, ’06. 100w.

=Curtis, Edward.= Nature and health: a popular treatise on the hygiene of the person and the home. *$1.25. Holt.

How to claim “the priceless boon of health, happiness and the
usefulness of years,” is discussed according to late enlightenment on
the subject of hygiene. The chapters consider breathing, eating,
drinking, drugging for delectation, seeing, hearing, clothing,
bathing, disposing of waste, disinfecting, exercising the body,
exercising the mind, sleeping and waking, working and playing, and
living and dying.

* * * * *

“This is a particularly excellent manual.”

+ =Critic.= 49: 95. Jl. ’06. 60w.

“It is full of good advice and usually in striking form.”

+ =Ind.= 61: 261. Ag. 2, ’06. 50w.

“For those who must read about their health, there is no better book
than this, with its clarion call back to nature.”

+ =Ind.= 61: 815. O. 4, ’06. 670w.

“Now and again there are signs that he is a bit of a ‘faddist,’ but
notwithstanding this his book may be heartily commended to the lay
reader desirous of leading a sane, clean, wholesome life.”

+ – =Lit. D.= 32: 492. Mr. 31, ’06. 150w.

“The style of the writing is easy and unconventional, possibly at
times a little too colloquial.”

+ – =Nation.= 82: 280. Ap. 5, ’06. 130w.

“One can dip into it here and there, and be certain always of finding
something worth while told succintly, with a dry wit that like the
claws of a burr makes it stick.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 228. Ap. 7, ’06. 170w.

“Delightful treatise.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 40: 445. Ap. 7, ’06. 90w.

“The book as a whole is characterized by accuracy of statement, clear
discussion, and practical suggestion, and it is a welcome contribution
to an important subject.” J. E. Raycroft.

+ =School R.= 14: 616. O. ’06. 140w.

=Curtis, Newton Martin.= From Bull Run to Chancellorsville: the story of the Sixteenth New York infantry with personal reminiscences. **$2. Putnam.

In sketching the movements of the Sixteenth New York infantry from
Bull Run to Chancellorsville there is also an amount of incidental
information about northern New York organizations identified with the
army of the Potomac. “The whole tendency of the narrative and of the
comment which Gen. Curtis allows himself to make from time to
time—with notable restraint and fairness—is to exalt the qualities of
Gen. George B. McClellan as a commander of armies.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Few writers on events and conditions during the civil war have
approached the subject with a better fund of historic information, and
few have the vivid yet plain power of narration possessed by General
Curtis.”

+ + =Dial.= 41: 284. N. 1, ’06. 240w.

“Not only does Gen. Curtis write entertainingly, but he has also seen
in good perspective the part played by his regiment in the campaigns
and battles which he describes.”

+ + =Nation.= 83: 284. O. 4, ’06. 130w.

“It is not often that a book which sets out to tell the story and
record the services of a single military organization results in a
narrative so full of really and generally interesting matter. He
writes like a man and a soldier not like an army clerk.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 621. O. 6, ’06. 1620w.

“In addition to its value as material for full knowledge of military
history of the Civil war, this book has also considerable interest in
its personal narrative of camp and battle incidents. Here and there
flashes of humor enliven the story.”

+ + =Outlook.= 84: 44. S. 1, ’06. 50w.

=Curtis, Olin Alfred.= Christian faith personally given in a system of doctrine. *$2.50. Meth. bk.

A book which claims simply to impart a vision of the Christian faith
as an organic whole of doctrine. It is not dogmatic, does not attempt
“to speak the final word.... The main clue to all can be found in one
thing, namely, in the junction of the two ideas, personal
responsibility and racial solidarity.” The introduction discusses man
and the Christian religion, then follows a six part treatment of the
system of doctrine.

* * * * *

=Outlook.= 82: 42. Ja. 6, ’06. 590w.

“A book which very fairly represents the present drift away from
dogmatism in American theology.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 752. D. ’05. 80w.

=Curtis, William Eleroy.= Egypt, Burma and British Malaysia. **$2. Revell.

“This is the latest and best literary photograph of the contemporary
British protectorates here so agreeably treated.”

+ =Critic.= 48: 93. Ja. ’06. 150w.

“For the most part he gives us what we often need, recent and reliable
information about distant lands.”

+ =Ind.= 60: 873. Ap. 12, ’06. 60w.

=Curtis, William Eleroy.= Modern India. **$2. Revell.

Reviewed by John W. Foster.

+ + =Atlan.= 97: 543. Ap. ’06. 160w.

“Its statistics are recent, and the author evidently has the
reporter’s instinct highly developed and a well-trained eye for the
picturesque. On the other hand, his style is diffuse, his diction
‘journalese,’ and his inaccuracy amazing.” Louis H. Gray.

+ – =Bookm.= 23: 339. My. ’06. 270w.

“He tells us much that most books leave out. He helps us to adjust
traditional notions to present-day reality.”

+ =Critic.= 48: 191. F. ’06. 250w.

+ =Ind.= 60: 873. Ap. 12, ’06. 60w.

=Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel, 1st baron.= Lord Curzon in India: being a selection from his speeches as viceroy and governor-general of India, 1898–1905. With a por., explanatory notes, and an index, and with an introd. by Sir Thomas Raleigh. *$4. Macmillan.

“Lord Curzon made more than 250 set speeches during his seven and a
half years’ service as viceroy, of which some sixty are in Sir
Thomas’s book. They refer to all sorts of subjects, from the
Budget—seven budget speeches are given—to art, archaeology, education,
the famine, irrigation, game, preservation, the plague, and
temperance. Their interest to Americans is of the slightest, except as
showing what manner of man Curzon is, who has reversed the usual
course of events, and has served in the highest post under the British
crown without having worked his way to it systematically.”—N. Y.
Times.

* * * * *

“Lord Curzon does not possess a good literary style.”

+ – =Ath.= 1906, 1: 511. Ap. 28. 930w.

“To the student, not only of history, but of sociology of the human
atmosphere, so to speak, of the last decade, the book is deeply
interesting and extremely suggestive.”

+ + =Ind.= 61: 215. Jl. 26, ’06. 250w.

“On the whole, however, it is the matter rather than the manner of the
speeches that will interest the reader of this large volume.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 5: 139. Ap. 20, ’06. 1220w.

“His selected speeches are for those who have to reckon with him in
domestic politics, and again for all libraries.”

+ =Nation.= 82: 427. My. 24, ’06. 90w.

=N. Y. Times.= 11: 332. My. 19, ’06. 310w.

=N. Y. Times.= 11: 342. My. 26, ’06. 160w.

“Indispensable to those who would understand how England has developed
her vast dependency.”

+ + =Outlook.= 83: 672. Jl. 21, ’06. 190w.

=R. of Rs.= 34: 123. Jl. 06. 40w.

“If there is much of self-confidence in this volume of speeches so
full of rare charm, commanding eloquence and literary delights, it is
the just confidence of a strong man armed and equipped at all points
for the fray.”

+ + – =Sat. R.= 102: 206. Ag. 18, ’06. 2020w.

“Certainly no collection of speeches has been published for long so
full of political wisdom and sustained at so high a level of style.”

+ + =Spec.= 96: 869. Je. 2, ’06. 1650w.

=Cust, Lionel.= Royal collection of paintings at Buckingham palace and Windsor castle; with an introd. and descriptive text. 2v. *$100. Scribner.

The benefits of King Edward’s recent movement to have the Royal art
collection put in order, properly arranged, classified and cataloged
are extended to the public through the medium of Mr. Cust’s
magnificent two-volume work. There are one hundred and eight
photogravures which illustrate masterpieces of the Italian, Dutch,
Spanish, Flemish, German and English schools. The author furnishes an
introduction and descriptive text which aid the illustrations in
forming “a precious record of one of the finest collections of the
world.”

* * * * *

“The public ... is certain to be grateful that the Royal commands have
been so thoroughly and adequately executed by Mr. Lionel Cust.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 768. D. 2. 1350w. (Review of v. 1.)

Reviewed by Royal Cortissoz.

+ =Atlan.= 97: 270. F. ’06. 360w.

=Ind.= 60: 744. Mr. 29, ’06. 70w.

+ + =Int. Studio.= 27: 277. Ja. ’06. 750w.

“A work which reflects great credit on all who have been concerned in
its preparation.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 29: 271. S. ’06. 520w. (Review of v. 2.)

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 428. D. 8, ’05. 1110w. (Review of v. 1.)

“The second of Mr. Cust’s two magnificent volumes on the King’s
pictures is of even greater interest than the first.”

+ + + =Lond. Times.= 5: 256. Jl. 20, ’06. 1400w. (Review of v. 2.)

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 465. Jl. 21, ’06. 1160w. (Review of v. 2.)
(Reprinted from Lond. Times.)

+ + =Sat. R.= 102: 177. Ag. 11, ’06. 660w. (Review of v. 2.)

“Useful and handsome publication.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 628. N. 11, ’05. 1280w. (Review of v. 1.)

“But though the work before us is open to criticism on these minor
points, we have nothing but praise for the general result achieved.”

+ + – Spec. 96: 100. Ja. 20, ’06. 520w. (Review of v. 1.)

=Cust, Robert H. Hobart.= Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, hitherto usually styled “Sodoma;” the man and the painter. *$6. Dutton.

A “just and fair-minded picture” of the artist deals with question of
name,—including the origin of nickname, “Sodoma”—date of birth and
birthplace of Bazzi; gives an account of his early years and
apprenticeship; and then turns to discussions of his frescoes and
paintings, his visits to Rome, and his fame and fortune. The book is
equipped with notes, and numerous illustrations in photogravure which
have been selected to aid the student in following the artist’s
development.

* * * * *

“Mr. Cust’s book is a welcome and valuable addition to the existing
literature relating to this fascinating painter.”

+ + =Acad.= 70: 475. My. 19, ’06. 1390w.

“With lawyer-like acuteness he weighs the evidence on either side
before he pronounces judgment.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 27: 371. Je. ’06. 250w.

“Persons interested in Italian art will read the book with pleasure,
in spite of a somewhat heavy style and a superabundance of notes.”

+ + – =Lond. Times.= 5: 94. Mr. 16, ’06. 1530w.

“A treatise which is practically exhaustive. Mr. Cust’s style
throughout is clear and simple, and, in treating of artistic matters,
he eschews the terminology of the modern scientific school.”

+ + =Nation.= 82: 392. My. 10, ’06. 630w.

“It is a fascinating volume, and will even hold the attention of the
lay reader who has a keenness for the episodic drama of history and
biography.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 303. My. 12, ’06. 900w.

“Even if Mr. Cust seems a little too enthusiastic about the subject of
his book, his work is an interesting contribution to the literature of
Renaissance art.”

+ – =Spec.= 96: sup. 1011. Je. 30, ’06. 200w.

=Cutler, James Elbert.= Lynch law: an investigation into the history of lynching in the U. S. **$1.50. Longmans.

“The book is not only henceforth the authority on the subject, it is
also a good example of a rational and scientific historical method.”
Albert Bushnell Hart.

+ + + =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 425. Ja. ’06. 1100w.

Reviewed by Alvin S. Johnson.

+ + =Pol. Sci. Q.= 21: 139. Mr. ’06. 750w.

“The general line of treatment is wholly satisfactory and eminently
fair. The book is a contribution and is a good example of the
scientific historical method.” Charles H. Ambler.

+ + – =Yale R.= 15: 100. My. ’06. 1380w.

D

=Dale, Thomas F.= Fox. $1.75. Longmans.

A recent volume in the “Fur, feather and fin series,” whose general
aim is to treat the fowl, fish or beast under consideration from the
standpoint of its natural history, its capture and its food value.
“The present volume gives not only its natural but its psychological
history adequately for the first time, and in a way that should
attract all those interested in the question of the extent of animal
intelligence.” (N. Y. Times.) The following headings suggest the
extent of the treatment: The natural history of the fox, The education
of the fox, The mind of the fox, How to preserve foxes, Home and
haunts of the fox, The hunted fox, The fox as a captive, The fox as an
outlaw, The fox in fable, Cousin Jack, The fox and his fur, and
Hunting the fox.

* * * * *

“Had Mr. Dale kept within his proper limits, we should have had
nothing but commendation to bestow upon his work.”

– + =Nature.= 74: 79. My. 24, ’06. 200w.

“Openly stating his sympathetic appreciation of the animal, the author
proceeds with his study, combining faithful observation that carries
conviction with it and all the compelling interest of a romance.”
Mabel Osgood Wright.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 405. Je. 23, ’06. 540w.

“It is in short a capital monograph, and will be read with interest we
are sure not only by those who delight in the sport of fox-hunting,
but also by every lover of natural history.”

+ =Sat. R.= 102: 118. Jl. 28, ’06. 580w.

“Though this book on ‘The fox’ does not quite come up to the standard
of certain of its predecessors, every one who cares about fox-hunting
should read it. It would have been better had the natural history of
the fox been entrusted to a zoölogist.”

+ – =Spec.= 97: 18. Jl. 7, ’06. 600w.

=Dale, Thomas F.= Polo, past and present. *$3.75. Scribner.

“The selection of this book dealing with the polo of the remote past
might it seems to us well have been omitted. Has written on the whole
an excellent book, and we can thoroughly recommend it to all
interested in perhaps the most fascinating game that was ever
invented.”

+ + – =Sat. R.= 101: 402. Mr. 31, ’06. 470w.

=Dana, John Cotton.= Notes on bookbinding for libraries. 75c. Library bureau, Chicago.

“The problem with which this book deals is purely a library problem.
It makes no pretence of contributing anything to the art or craft of
book making; its aim is to give to librarians such an elementary
knowledge of this craft that they may intelligently decide on the
methods and materials that are best adapted to their needs. The point
of view is purely the economic one—how shall the library bind its
books so as to secure the largest possible service at the least
cost.”—Nation.

* * * * *

Reviewed by Henry E. Bliss.

+ + + =Library J.= 31: C130. Ag. ’06. 1530w.

+ + – =Library J.= 31: 738. O. ’06. 950w.

“Library commissions are recommending it, and it is likely to become
the standard text book on library binding in summer schools,
apprentice classes, and in the more elementary of the regular library
schools.”

+ + =Nation.= 83: 224. S. 13, ’06. 320w.

=Dana, John Cotton, and Kent, Henry W.= Literature of libraries in the 17th and 18th centuries. 6v. *$12. McClurg.

Two volumes of this series of six have made their appearance. One of
them is “The duties and qualifications of a librarian: a discourse
pronounced in the general assembly of the Sorbonne, December 23, 1870,
by Jean-Baptiste Cotton des Houssayes, to which have been prefaced an
introduction and bibliographical note.” The other introduction is “The
reformed librarie-keeper. or two copies of letters concerning the
place and office of librarie-keeper” by John Dury. with a biographical
sketch of this Presbyterian divine of the sixteenth century.

* * * * *

“A collection that should be studied by all library workers, and that
might well be read by any student of educational and intellectual
history.”

+ + =Nation.= 83: 228. S. 13, ’06. 780w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

=Putnam’s.= 1: 252. N. ’06. 100w.

=Daniel, James Walter.= Maid of the foothills; or, Missing links in the story of reconstruction. $1.50. Neale.

It has been the aim of the author to depict the spirit of the times
truthfully, and to give proper place to the importance of the
Red-shirt movement which severed the shackles of a bound populace. The
story treats of the grim humor of the oppressed citizens, the heroism
of Southern women in that period of severest trial and oppression, and
shows the infamous deeds and evil spirit of Southern men who joined
the hosts of carpet-baggers and helped them to bleed the prostrate
state.

=Darrow, Clarence S.= Eye for an eye. †$1.50. Fox.

Jim Jackson who tells the tale of his crime the night before the
expiation of his guilt, is one of those unfortunate “submerged tenth”
victims of negative circumstances. Not with the spirit of resentment
but of discouragement over never having had a chance in life, Jim
tells his story with a mildness that “is a more severe arraignment of
social conditions than the fiercest tirades could be.” (Bookm.)

* * * * *

“If to create an illusion, to attain the effect aimed at, completely
and entirely, is literary art, then Mr. Darrow’s work is literary art
of the highest, in spite of an apparent neglect of all the canons of
literary art.” Grace Isabel Colbron.

+ – =Bookm.= 22: 629. F. ’06. 420w.

=Dauncey, Mrs. Campbell.= Englishwoman in the Philippines. *$3.50. Dutton.

“This is a series of letters written by an Englishwoman during a stay
of nine months in the Philippine islands, and they are full of those
definite details of living which satisfy the curiosity and give
precision, without any special attempt at style, the innumerable
phases of a life so foreign as to be interesting in all its
commonplaces: they describe the climate and scenery, the costumes of
the natives, their houses, their occupations, amusements, politics,
religion. And they abound in criticisms of the American
administration, indeed of everything American.”—Outlook.

* * * * *

“If [the great American people] read Mrs. Campbell Dauncey’s
penetrating but not unkindly criticisms in the proper spirit, her book
for them will be of real service. To the British reader it will appeal
as a notable contribution to Pacific literature, worthy, at a
reasonable interval, to be placed on the same shelf with Stevenson’s
‘South sea studies.’”

+ + =Acad.= 71: 396. O. 20, ’06. 1210w.

“Barring several ludicrous blunders thus almost wilfully made, the
letters stick with great faithfulness to conditions as personally
observed, and have the touch which comes from direct observation.” H.
Parker Willis.

+ – =Dial.= 41: 279. N. 1, ’06. 1030w.

“Quite commonplace in all ways and practically valueless as bearing
upon the Philippines. Scarcely a single general comment upon the
Philippines or Philippine conditions is correct.”

– – =Ind.= 61: 996. O. 25, ’06. 1360w.

“With every page a challenge, one may be glad to read the volume,
regretting for the lively and confident author’s sake, that a
competent editor had not revised some of its phrases.”

– + =Nation.= 83: 267. S. 27, ’06. 600w.

“It is told much better and more interestingly than we have seen it
told before.” Montgomery Schuyler.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 517. Ag. 25, ’06. 1030w.

=Outlook.= 84: 90. S. 8, ’06. 320w.

“It is distinctly above the average of such books.”

+ =Sat. R.= 102: sup. 5. O. 13, ’06. 760w.

=Davenport, Frederick Morgan.= Primitive traits in religious revivals: a study in mental and social evolution. **$1.50. Macmillan.

“One may regret that not many first-hand observations of revivals in
process are made by the author, that his material is almost
exclusively historic; still his work of interpretation is vital
throughout,—there are no dead pages.” H. H. Horne.

+ + – =J. Philos.= 3: 48. Ja. 18, ’06. 600w.

“The book is admirable in many ways. It is perhaps marked by facility
rather than by great power and depth. The book should prove helpful to
readers of quite contrasted training and sympathies.” G. M. Stratton.

+ + =Psychol. Bull.= 3: 239. Jl. 15, ’06. 840w.

=Davey, Richard Patrick Boyle.= Pageant of London; with 40 il. in color by John Fulleylove. 2v. *$5. Pott.

A series of word-pictures with pictorial accompaniment of the
principal events that have transpired in London. It is called a
“Pageant,” “meaning not only coronations, royal marriages, funerals,
and other pompous shows and spectacles, but as signifying the
unrolling, as in a sort of procession, of the story of the British
capital from the day when Julius Caesar appeared on the bank of the
Thames, to that which witnessed the funeral of Queen Victoria.” (Ath.)

* * * * *

“Mr. Davey is not always accurate, and his style is not always pure,
but his book is as good a compendium of the history of London as we
know.”

+ + – =Acad.= 70: 542. Je. 9, ’06. 1680w.

“In a work intended for the general reader rather than for the serious
student it may perhaps seem ungracious to dwell on imperfections which
a very little care could remove. It is a pleasanter task to dwell on
the merits of a book which is replete with information, presented with
a considerable amount of literary skill.”

+ – =Ath.= 1906, 1: 756. Je. 23. 1520w.

“Thoroughly up-to-date, embodying the results of the most recent
archæological researches, the new publication is indeed a most
noteworthy one, full of curious information on all manner of side
issues and giving token on every page of deep erudition.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 29: 182. Ag. ’06. 280w.

“The coloured pictures by Mr. Fulleylove are a serious mistake. Such a
book could not have been too copiously adorned with old engravings.
Properly selected, such a pictorial accompaniment would more than have
doubled its value.”

+ – =Lond. Times.= 5: 233. Je. 29, ’06. 230w.

“It is not always decreed that a man shall live to execute the work
which his years have accumulated, but in this case the decree seems to
have existed and seems to have been fulfilled. The world of history
and literature is as much to be congratulated as the author.”

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 879. D. 15, ’06. 480w.

“Americans ... should find this book very entertaining and
enlightening, and good reading before a trip to England—or even after
one, as a pleasant reminder.”

+ Putnam’s. 1: 378. D. ’06. 220w.

=Davies, D. Ffrangçon-.= Singing of the future; with an introd. by Edward Elgar. *$2.50. Lane.

“A book which prompts thought.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 905. D. 30. 580w.

“Is a direct and serious appeal to the English-speaking singer.”

+ =Dial.= 40: 131. F. 16, ’06. 280w.

=Davis, Henry William Charles.= England under the Normans and the Angevins. *$3. Putnam.

Volume 2 of Professor C. W. C. Oman’s “History of England” to be
complete in six volumes and to include the period “from the beginning”
to 1815. “Mr. Davis seeks to focus his volume at a given point by
dwelling on the inventive and experimental features of his era as
contrasted with the spirit of consolidation which marked the age of
the three Edwards.” (Nation.)

* * * * *

“An attractive book, at once well-planned, well-written, and
scholarly. The narrative is crisp and clear and the characterizations
pointed, and Mr. Davis treats his theme broadly.” Charles H. Haskins.

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 882. Jl. 06. 1190w.

“To the author’s mastery of his sources as well as the literature on
his subject is added the gift of writing in a bright and interesting
fashion; while the excellent table of contents and the marginal
headings will be found useful pilots by the teacher and the student.”

+ + – =Ath.= 1905, 2: 825. D. 16. 1440w.

“As a popular history it is likely to take high rank.”

+ + =Dial.= 41: 41. Jl. 16, ’06. 330w.

“Thoroly as it has been covered by many historians before him, he adds
touches of freshness and vigor to an old narrative.”

+ + =Ind.= 61: 333. Ag. 9, ’06. 410w.

+ + – =Lit. D.= 32: 453. Mr. 24, ’06. 280w.

“Mr. Davis is an excellent writer, and keeps at all points in touch
with first hand authorities.”

+ + =Nation.= 82: 262. Mr. 29, ’06. 480w.

=N. Y. Times.= 11: 28. Ja. 13, ’06. 350w.

“Mr. Davis is scarcely at his best with regard to Norman England and
its great constitutional document, Doomsday Book.” Joseph Jacobs.

+ + – =N. Y. Times.= 11: 377. Je. 9, ’06. 570w.

“Mr. Davis’s sympathies are manifestly with the native element, and
perhaps as a result of this he scarcely does justice to some of the
notable foreigners who were responsible at once for the spoliation and
regeneration of England. His work further suffers from carelessness in
identifying persons and places, and from eccentricities in the
spelling of proper names.”

+ + – =Outlook.= 83: 140. My. 19, ’06. 360w.

“The characters described are made alive, and the institutions real.
We do not know a more suggestive or interesting guide to this
important period.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 101: 463. Ap. 14, ’06. 1080w.

=Davis, John Patterson.= Corporations: a study of the origin and development of the great business combinations and their relation to the authority of the state. 2v. **$4.50. Putnam.

“Altogether, we must regard this book as materials collected with a
view to the production of a definite theory, rather than any coherent
statement of such a theory.”

+ – =Nation.= 82: 436. My. 24, ’06. 310w.

“It is also highly suggestive, penetratingly analytical, and rich in
information useful to the economist, jurist, and legislator; and if it
is impossible wholly to agree with Dr. Davis’s findings as to facts or
to deem his influences always sound, it is equally impossible to deny
the value of his work as an aid to the more intelligent consideration
of its important subject.”

+ + – =Outlook.= 82: 566. Mr. 10, ’06. 1440w.

Reviewed by Henry R. Seager.

+ =Pol. Sci. Q.= 21: 553. S. ’06. 860w.

+ + =Sat. R.= 101: 465. Ap. 14, ’06. 1150w.

“The work as it stands, is of very high merit, and covers a vast range
of ground. It is a work that every library which wishes to be well
equipped in the side-lights of history must possess, for, apart from
the independent research and clear thought that distinguish it, it
comprises the views and research of most modern thinkers on the
difficult and often obscure subjects with which Dr. Davis deals.”

+ + =Spec.= 97: sup. 468. O. 6, ’06. 820w.

“As a whole, the work, while it shows careful thought and much
reflection, lacks proportion, and is too plainly bent to a
preconceived theory.” Simeon E. Baldwin.

– + =Yale. R.= 15: 88. My. ’06: 740w.

=Davis, Morgan Lewis.= The gas offis, by the offis boy. $1. Broadway pub.

Dedicated “To everybody wot uses gas,” these observations of the gas
company’s office boy will prove amusing reading for the gas burning
public who will learn how the chronic kicker appears when viewed from
inside, and of the many amusing devices to which human nature resorts
to dodge or reduce the gas bill. It may even fulfill the pacific
mission of rousing down-trodden customers to sympathize with an
equally down-trodden head-bookkeeper.

=Davis, Norah.= Northerner. †$1.50. Century.

“If she lavishes ornamental words, she is never common.” Mary Moss.

+ =Atlan.= 47: 49. Ja. ’06. 200w.

“It is an unusually strong book, with an unusually strong man for its
central character.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 40: 16. Ja. 1, ’06. 230w.

=Dawson, Miles Menander=. Business of life insurance. **$1.50. Barnes.

“Any person intending to take out a policy who fails to read this or
some similar work is certainly very short-sighted.”

+ =Bookm.= 22: 533. Ja. ’06. 160w.

+ + =Dial.= 41: 117. S. 1, ’06. 350w.

“This book will be found good reading by all who are interested in
life insurance.”

+ =Ind.= 60: 47. Ja. 4, ’06. 530w.

“In short, precisely because the book is more than a text, it is for
textbook purposes better than a text.” H. J. Davenport.

+ =J. Pol. Econ.= 14: 127. F. ’06. 140w.

– =R. of Rs.= 33: 123. Ja. ’06. 180w.

=Dawson, William Harbutt.= German workman: a study in national efficiency. *$1.50. Scribner.

“In this volume William Harbutt Dawson gives an account of what the
state is doing for the working classes in Germany. The book is a
history, not an argument; a book of information not of philosophy. The
reader will rise from the perusal of it impressed by the fact that the
least democratic state in western Europe is also, at least in one
sense of the term, the most socialistic state.... The book contains
twenty-two chapters, each chapter devoted to a specific department of
state provision of one sort or another for workingmen.”—Outlook.

* * * * *

=Ind.= 61: 752. S. 27, ’06. 210w.

“A volume which, if not attractively written, is probably the most
convenient guide for English readers who would venture into the mazes
of German ‘Sozialpolitik.’”

+ – =Nation.= 83: 397. N. 8, ’06. 890w.

=Outlook.= 84: 141. S. 15, ’06. 180w.

– + =Sat. R.= 102: 648. N. 24, ’06. 270w.

“A valuable addition to our information.”

+ + =Spec.= 97: 300. S. 1, ’06. 230w.

=Dawson, William James.= Makers of English prose; new and rev. ed. *$1.50. Revell.

The author “traverses in one volume practically the whole realm of
English verse from Burns to the men of our day and that of English
prose from Johnson to Ruskin and Newman. The books deserve popularity
in America for their helpfulness, sanity, and learning.”—Lit. D.

* * * * *

“The author refrains from wild theories or strange deductions, and is
exempt from bias towards any especial domain of letters.”

+ + =Critic.= 48: 89. Ja. ’06. 70w.

“The discussion is trenchant, the style pithy, and the judgment
pronounced is usually temperate and sound. An occasional statement may
strike us as a rhetorical exaggeration, but in the main the criticism
is intelligent and compact.”

+ + – =Dial.= 40: 51. Ja. 16, ’06. 80w.

“Mr. Dawson is admirable—in his application of common sense to
criticism, and in his moral prepossessions of literature.”

+ + =Ind.= 60: 285. F. 1, ’06. 520w.

+ =Lit. D.= 33: 394. S. 22, ’06. 60w.

“Mr. Dawson has insight, sympathy, and knowledge, but with these
qualities combines others that are more rare in an essayist; he has
practical aims, and his style has both clearness and distinction.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 33: 855. D. 8, ’06. 90w.

“We know of no book that gives a juster, sounder, or, on the whole, a
more interesting view of the group of writers selected by Mr. Dawson,
and of the times in which they lived and labored.” Edward Cary.

+ + =Outlook.= 11: 577. S. 22, ’06. 990w.

“A volume of literary criticism of unusual importance.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 33: 120. Ja. ’06. 170w.

“Mr. Dawson’s breadth of view is remarkable and his memory
extraordinarily retentive. His point of view is always eminently sane,
sympathetic and impartial. His style, moreover, is delightfully clear,
forceful, and smooth.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 34: 640. N. ’06. 200w.

“He is clearly familiar with the great body of first-class English
fiction, and can write with force and common sense. But we doubt the
necessity or demand for books of this character.”

+ + – =Sat. R.= 101: 146. F. 3, ’06. 160w.

“He says many true things, and says them well; he says some few things
which do not seem to us true, but he always commends them by the
manifest conviction from which they proceed.”

+ + – =Spec.= 96: sup. 125. Ja. 27, ’06. 270w.

=Dawson, William James.= Quest of the simple life. $1.50. Dutton.

In form Mr. Dawson’s book “is autobiographical, narrating the happy
escape of a London clerk, after twenty years’ drudgery in the city, to
the free air and manifold delights of a horticultural, piscatorial and
literary life in the lake district.” (Dial.)

* * * * *