Chapter XXI: Preface (21)

=Hoffding, Harald.= Problems of philosophy; tr. by Galen M. Fisher; with preface by W. James. *$1. Macmillan.

“The work contains but four chapters, and they deal, respectively,
with the problems of consciousness, knowledge, being and values—the
ethical and religious problems being comprised in the latter. The
author seeks to resolve these four into one, the problem of
continuity, and in so doing to show their fundamental interdependence.
At the same time, the various continuities are defined not as
absolutes of existence, but as ideals; they are not philosophical
fact, but philosophical aim.”—Bookm.

* * * * *

“Since it is so compact and profound, will be of more service as a
résumé of philosophic theory for advanced students than as an
introduction for beginners.” George B. Foster.

+ + =Am. J. Theol.= 10: 370. Ap. ’06. 380w.

“‘Small and precious’ ... is the verdict which every lover of
philosophy will pass on this book.”

+ + =Ath.= 1906, 1: 441. Ap. 14. 2650w.

“The book is brief, clear, and concise.” H. B. Alexander.

+ + =Bookm.= 22: 526. Ja. ’06. 350w.

“An abstract discussion of abstract principles, his style carries him
beyond the possibility of accompaniment by the layman.”

+ – =Dial.= 40: 160. Mr. 1, ’06. 170w.

“The most general criticism, however ... will be that the compass of
the work is so restricted. The translation ... is well done.” A. C.
Armstrong.

+ + – =J. Philos.= 3: 77. F. 1, ’06. 920w.

“This little book ... is strong meat for beginners, and needs the
expository preface supplied by Professor James. To digest its
condensed thought, conveyed in abstract and technical form, this will
be serviceable as pepsin even to some who are not babes in the
philosophy.”

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“Acquaintance with the subject is necessary to appreciate its
argument, which is often in technical form. The translation is
apparently ‘faithful, if not elegant,’ as the preface says. An
occasional roughness in its style may be pardoned for the sake of its
conciseness.” Edmund H. Hollands.

+ – =Philos. R.= 15: 553. S. ’06. 830w.

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=Holbrook, Richard Thayer=, tr. Farce of Master Pierre Patelin, composed by an unknown author about 1469 A. D. **$2. Houghton.

“The first English version of a curious English drama, written about
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exemplar of the Lyons edition, printed about 1486. There is also but
one copy known of an edition of about 1489, and the present version is
illustrated with fac-similes of the quaint woodcuts in that edition.
No earlier samples of these old farces have come down to our day. This
play was wonderfully popular, and attained a fame unparallelled in the
history of the early stage and seldom equalled since. All students of
the drama will be interested in it.”—Critic.

* * * * *

“His book is a fine specimen of the scholarship of his country. The
translation is, like the original, idiomatic and rollicking. Its
author catches the lights and shades; he sees and renders all the
humour. He is, at times, it is true a little stilted.”

+ + – =Acad.= 70: 158. F. 17, ’06. 1010w.

=Critic.= 48: 286. Mr. ’06. 100w.

+ =Dial.= 39: 449. D. 16, ’05. 40w.

“The translator has well accomplished a difficult task.”

+ + – =Nation.= 82: 146. F. 15, ’06. 440w.

+ =Spec.= 96: 391. Mr. 10, ’06. 250w.

=Holbrooke, George O.= Verses. $1. Broadway pub.

The humanitarian note is strong in these poems, which give to life at
its worst hope, altho there is a touch of fatalism, and give to the
reader picturesque visions of the New York poor. There are also verses
which tell of a pretty deed done by Lafayette; of the dazed return of
Knickerbocker to his old haunts; and there are songs of other times
and other places.

=Holder, Charles Frederick.= Life in the open; sport with rod, gun, horse and hound in southern California. **$3.50. Putnam.

“A spirited account of the hunt for hare, wolf, lynx, and fox in the
foothills of the Sierra Madre, and of the deer, bighorn, and mountain
lion amid the crags and precipices of the Southern Sierras.... A
number of pages are devoted to the varied sport which the angler finds
with tuna, black sea-bass, and yellowtail, with deep-sea trolling and
still-angling off the shores of Southern California and its adjacent
islands, and with the trout of the clear mountain streams of the Coast
range and of the high Sierras. The work is superbly illustrated with
many reproductions from photographs of scenery, the old missions of
California, and fishing scenes about Avalo and the famous Santa
Catalina island.”—Dial.

* * * * *

“The weak points of the book, at any rate for a European reader, are
that too minute topographical detail is tacked on to some of the
chapters, which consequently have rather the effect of a guide book
without maps; and the use of local terms which are not generally
understood.”

+ – =Ath.= 1906, 2: 98. Jl. 28. 590w.

“The charm of the work lies in its spirited and enthusiastic
appreciation of out-of-door life, of the possibilities of the
enjoyment of nature, even though one go a-hunting or a-fishing.”
Charles Atwood Kofoid.

+ =Dial.= 40: 357. Je. 1, ’06. 320w.

“Among the books of the season on open air sports, Holder’s ‘Life in
the open’ is foremost on account of its typographical beauty,
comprehensiveness and practicality.”

+ =Ind.= 60: 1369. Je. 7, ’06. 230w.

+ =Lit. D.= 32: 984. Je. 30, ’06. 140w.

“Will take hold of the book-lover at once, regardless of contents; but
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disappointment after its perusal.”

+ + =Nation.= 83: 16. Jl. 5, ’06. 530w.

“We have never read anything that gave so attractive a description of
any country.”

+ =Spec.= 97: 19. Jl. 7, ’06. 250w.

=Holder, Charles Frederick.= Log of a sea angler; sport and adventures in many seas with spear and rod. **$1.50. Houghton.

One portion of Mr. Holder’s book is devoted to angling adventures
along the Florida keys, the other portion relates to experiences in
the waters of Lower California, Texas and the New England coasts,
while the catch ranges from “turtle to shark, from tarpon to gentler
and lesser spoil.”

* * * * *

“In the main, keen observation of nature’s secrets, and wide
experience with the sea and its life, are revealed in these anglers’
tales, and there is an occasional bit of spirited writing as well.”
Charles Atwood Kofoid.

+ + – =Dial.= 40: 356. Je. 1, ’06. 1150w.

“All in all we shall be surprised if the present season brings forth
any comparable offerings in the way of outdoor literature.”

+ + =Nation.= 83: 16. Jl. 5, ’06. 530w.

“One man in a thousand is a fishing enthusiast. But the lay brother
enjoyed the reading immensely, so, in all probability, will the nine
hundred and ninety-nine.” Stephen Chalmers.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 238. Ap. 14, ’06. 920w.

=N. Y. Times.= 11: 382. Je. 16, ’06. 90w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 40: 543. Ap. 28, ’06. 100w.

=Hollams, Sir John.= Jottings of an old solicitor. **$3. Dutton.

Reminiscences which are a record “of a full, prosperous, happy, and
honourable life, of strenuous years rewarded by success. But it is
much more. It is a history, unpretentious, truthful, and vivid, of the
inner working of English law during more than a half a century. The
first pages introduce one to a state of things, legal and social,
which has long passed away; to a London with only one railway open,
that to Greenwich; to days before the penny post, when letters from
Kent cost seven-pence, with double postage if there was an enclosure;
when the invariable price of the best oysters was sixpence a dozen and
the maximum price for a cigar was threepence.” (Lond. Times.)

* * * * *

“His book is full of interest.”

+ =Ath.= 1906, 1: 638. My. 36. 550w.

“There is much that will appeal to American lawyers and law students
who are interested in law as a science, particularly as regards
changes in law procedure and law reform during the last sixty years.”

+ =Ind.= 61: 1060. N. 1, ’06. 220w.

“In the main the book is written in a cheerful, hopeful spirit, with
ungrudging recognition of the fact that the great changes which the
author has witnessed have been improvements, though he sees room for
many amendments. It is a book for solicitors to study. The oldest may
profit by it, and the youngest draw from it hope and encouragement.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 5: 210. Je. 8, ’06. 950w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 656. O. 6, ’06. 150w.

“His volume of reminiscences cannot be called important but contains
many personal anecdotes of an amusing kind.”

+ =Outlook.= 83: 1005. Ag. 25, ’06. 60w.

“The greater part of this volume is too technical in its criticism of
the system of judicial procedure to appeal to any but members of the
profession.”

+ – =Sat. R.= 102: 208. Ag. 18, ’06. 1050w.

+ =Spec.= 97: 333. S. 8, ’06. 240w.

=Holland, Clive.= Warwickshire, painted by Frederick Whitehead, described by Clive Holland. *$6. Macmillan.

“Kenilworth, Coventry, Stratford-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwick Castle,
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glances at the sketch-map of the large, handsome volume on
‘Warwickshire,’ and suggest to the most casual reader the wealth of
historical, literary and architectural material at the disposal of the
author and artist. Good use has been made of it and ... there are 75
full-page color-type prints from water-color sketches.”—Ind.

* * * * *

“Mr. Whitehead ... is at his best in his broader sketches, where his
vigorous colour touches atone for the weakness of his draughtsmanship,
and atmosphere is not lost by the over-elaboration of unimportant
details. Mr. Clive Holland says a great deal about Warwickshire,
though very little that has not been said sufficiently before.”

+ – =Acad.= 71: 163. Ag. 18, ’06. 420w.

“The book is full of errors which a little more pains would have
avoided. We cannot help regretting that the text was not entrusted to
Mr. Sidney Lee or some other writer who had more first-hand knowledge
of our central shire.”

– + =Ath.= 1906, 2: 233. S. 1. 1710w.

+ =Ind.= 61: 754. S. 27, ’06. 110w.

“On the whole the ‘Warwickshire’ can be heartily commended as both
beautiful and entertaining.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 626. O. 6, ’06. 580w.

“Water-color paintings by Mr. F. Whitehead, may be cordially praised,
with a special word of commendation for the artist’s restraint in
color-effects. Mr. Holland knows and loves his subject, and deals with
both its historic and romantic sides thoroughly and agreeably.”

+ =Outlook.= 84: 337. O. 6, ’06. 220w.

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unchallengeable—that he has left himself little scope for style or
reflection.”

+ – =Sat. R.= 102: 212, Ag. 18, ’06. 130w.

“The letterpress is in its way as pleasing as the pictures.”

+ =Spec.= 97: 174. Ag. 4, ’06. 170w.

=Holland, Clive.= Wessex; painted by Walter Tyndale; described by Clive Holland. *$6. Macmillan.

The Wessex of Mr. Hardy’s novels furnishes the material for Mr.
Tyndale’s reproduced paintings. “His paintings are landscapes—glimpses
of green spring with apple blossoms on the hills; golden summer
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thatched cottages; sweeps of the shore, with the brown shingle and the
blue-shadowed sea. Or they are views of sleepy old towns, with the
church tower dominating or rolling hills with the sky beyond and a
ruin in the middle distance.... The text treats Wessex historically
and descriptively by towns and hamlets, and landmarks.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Mr. Holland has a very thorough grip of his subject, regarded from
every point of view.”

+ =Int. Studio.= 29: 89. Jl. ’06. 300w.

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history made for sojourners and passers-by. Mr. Tyndale’s pictures
merit special mention.”

+ – =Lond. Times.= 5: 224. Je. 22, ’06. 500w.

“The author conjures you with all the glories of the country and
weaves in the glamour of all its poets and heroes.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 305. My. 12, ’06. 870w.

+ =Outlook.= 83: 818. Ag. 4, ’06. 120w.

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is easy to see that the author feels what he writes about Dorset. He
knows the country and cares for it.”

+ =Sat. R.= 101: 562. My. 5, ’06. 110w.

=Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3d lord.= Further memoirs of the Whig party, 1807–1821; with some miscellaneous reminiscences; ed. by Lord Stavordale. *$5. Dutton.

Lord Holland’s fourth volume of recollections. “The four books or
chapters under consideration deal with the period of English history
between 1807 and 1827—years fraught with interest for the student and
lover of history.... Lord Holland distinctly states that the aim and
object of his labors were to record any incidents, anecdotes, or
intrigues which were not generally known at the time, and which were
unlikely to be found in the recognized histories, periodicals, or
journals.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Though Lord Holland was inclined to take himself and his affairs a
trifle seriously, his Memoirs are an interesting commentary upon the
politics of a bygone age, and they may be read with pleasure, if
seasoned with a pinch of critical salt.”

+ =Acad.= 69: 1251. D. 2, ’05. 1190w.

“[Lord Stavordale’s] introductions to the various chapters supply just
the right kind of information that Lord Holland’s somewhat discursive
and allusive style requires by way of commentary.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 791. D. 9. 1550w.

“Lose much interest because they come after and not before the Creevy
papers.”

+ – =Ind.= 60: 1284. My. 31, ’06. 390w.

“A historical work of uncommon interest.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 32: 734. My. 12, ’06. 180w.

“It is written with thorough knowledge, and yet with a singular
absence of vanity, egoism, or self-assertion.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 379. N. 10, ’05. 2230w.

“Of new information it contains little or nothing; the topics with
which it is filled can but slightly interest the readers of to-day.”

+ – =Nation.= 82: 432. My. 24, ’06. 2450w.

=N. Y. Times.= 11: 259. Ap. 21, ’06. 270w.

“Concise historical summaries ... invest the book with greater
interest for the general reader, without impairing its value as a
storehouse of information for the historian.”

+ + =Outlook.= 84: 625. N. 10, ’06. 1940w.

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had known.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 657. N. 18, ’05. 1690w.

“We lay down the book with a feeling of gratitude both to its author
and its editor.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 818. N. 18, ’05. 1120w.

=Holland, Rupert Sargent.= Count at Harvard: being an account of the adventures of a young gentleman of fashion at Harvard university. $1.50. Page.

The publishers claim that this book is “the most natural and the most
truthful exposition of average student life yet written.” “Mr. Hall
relates the count’s doings with sufficient gusto and vividness to make
the count a living person: we see him playing tennis, playing golf,
playing base-ball (this game we found a little hard to follow); we are
with him in the editorial den of the Lampoon; with him as he conducts
the rehearsal of his opera; in the examination-room, where he behaves
shamefully; at his late breakfasts and his early morning suppers—and
his company is always or nearly always pleasant, for he is amusing and
irresponsible.” (Acad.)

* * * * *

+ =Acad.= 70: 454. My. 12, ’06. 260w.

“The book is written in good English, and with a careful avoidance of
Americanisms. The author’s constant efforts at brilliancy of
conversation occasionally become tiresome.”

+ – =Ath.= 1906, 1: 542. My. 5. 150w.

+ – =N. Y. Times.= 11: 239. Ap. 14, ’06. 460w.

=Hollander, Jacob H., and Barnett, George E.=, eds. Studies in American trade unionism. *$2.75. Holt.

This collection of essays is the result of the detailed study and
investigation of certain aspects of the trade-union undertaken by
members of the Economic Seminary of the Johns Hopkins University. The
eleven essays represent the work of nine investigators and Dr.
Hollander has provided an excellent introduction. The subjects treated
are: The government of the typographical union; The structure of the
cigar makers’ union; The finances of the molders’ union; The minimum
wage in the machinists’ union; Collective bargaining in the
typographical union; Employers’ associations in the union;
Apprenticeship in the building trades; The beneficiary features of the
railway unions; and the knights of labor and the American federation
of labor.

* * * * *

+ =Ath.= 1906, 1: 479. Ap. 21. 140w.

“Without exception the writers show painstaking research and fairness
of judgment.” R. C. B.

+ + =Bookm.= 23: 654. Ag. ’06. 260w.

“These tasks were faithfully performed and the product is a careful
and concise presentation of various phases of the labor problem.”

+ + =Dial.= 41: 40. Jl. 16, ’06. 240w.

“An examination of the essays amply justifies the editors in their
conclusion to publish, and it is sincerely hoped that their plans of
further work will be fulfilled.” John Cummings.

+ + =J. Pol. Econ.= 14: 454. Jl. ’06. 740w.

“It really consists of material gathered with much industry, but
without any attempt at digestion or co-ordination.”

+ – =Lond. Times.= 5: 342. O. 12, ’06. 2460w.

“Excellent studies brought together in this volume.”

+ =Nation.= 82: 280. Ap. 5, ’06. 270w.

“The book may be recommended to both employers and employes who are
interested in the topics indicated above, as the treatment is
impartial and thorough.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 161. Mr. 17, ’06. 830w.

“The present volume is essentially in the nature of a preliminary
inquest. But the scope of its contents is so broad, and its writers
have explored their respective topics with such assiduity, that it may
unquestioningly be accepted as suggesting a graphic and accurate
picture of the constitution and activities of typical American labor
organizations.”

+ + =Outlook.= 84: 674. N. 17, ’06. 870w.

“While the chapters give promise of excellent work and fully justify
the pedagogical plan, we must look for the real contributions to
economic science and labor problems in the further inquiries of the
investigators.” John R. Commons.

+ – =Pol. Sci. Q.= 21: 722. D. ’06. 640w.

+ + =Spec.= 97: 300. S. 1, ’06. 280w.

=Holley, Marietta (Josiah Allen’s wife, pseud.).= Samantha vs. Josiah: being the story of a borrowed automobile and what came of it. †$1.50. Funk.

The cautious Josiah begins by hitching his old mare to the borrowed
auto, thus combining to his satisfaction “fashion and safety,” but
later he becomes more reckless and he and his wife meet with many
characteristic adventures. A large part of the book is taken up with
lively argument in which Josiah by powerful and amazing reasoning,
wholly masculine, attempts to refute certain instances of spiritual
manifestation brought forward by his wife, who has developed a sudden
and alarming belief in ghosts.

* * * * *

“In these latest controversies with Josiah the humor is genuine, and,
as usual, there is much good sense mingled with it.”

+ =Critic.= 49: 286. S. ’06. 60w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 385. Je. 16, ’06. 90w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 432. Jl. 7, ’06. 130w.

=Holmes, Samuel Jackson.= Biology of the frog. $1.60. Macmillan.

This book “aims to introduce college students to all phases of
zoölogical study by means of a careful examination of all aspects of
the structure and life of the common frog, ‘the martyr of zoölogical
science.’ The plan of the book is similar to the now classical
‘Crayfish: the study of zoölogy,’ by Huxley. It is a text book
intended to supplement suitable laboratory work. In addition to its
place in colleges, it will be a useful reference work for the
biological laboratory in high schools.”—Ind.

* * * * *

+ =Bookm.= 23: 568. Jl. ’06. 140w.

+ =Ind.= 61: 260. Ag. 2, ’06. 90w.

“Brought together from reliable sources a large amount of useful
information. As in most works of the kind, there is too little
recognition of the fact that, in many respects, the frog like man, is
a morphologic monstrosity.”

+ – =Nation.= 83: 34. Jl. 12, ’06. 290w.

“The book is one that will prove useful to every teacher of elementary
biology, and its usefulness would have been enhanced by a
thorough-going biological treatment and simplification of the
anatomical details.” F. W. G.

+ – =Nature.= 74: 560. O. 4, ’06. 770w.

“A most useful addition to our textbooks on the frog.” E. A. A.

+ + – =Science=, n.s. 24: 112. Jl. 27, ’06. 1080w.

=Holt, Hamilton=, ed. Life stories of undistinguished Americans as told by themselves; with an introd. by Edwin E. Slosson. †$1.50. Pott.

Sketches of sixteen men and women including “a representative of each
of the races that go to make up our nationality and of as many
different industries as possible.” The aim of the book is to show how
well America’s immigration policy has succeeded, how incomes have been
used, how the opportunities offered to earn bread and happiness in
this broad land have been embraced.

* * * * *

“The stories are simply told, with evident sincerity, are most
fascinating reading, and afford the American an excellent opportunity
to see himself as others see him.” W. I. Thomas.

+ =Am. J. Soc.= 13: 273. S. ’06. 310w.

“These stories are as interesting as any novel with the additional
advantage that they are stories of actual life.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 28: 176. Jl. ’06. 220w.

“This volume is a book of rare interest, but it is far more than that.
Many chapters are in reality sermons of real value for our people,
rich in lessons that should be of peculiar worth to young men and
women.”

+ + =Arena.= 36: 320. S. ’06. 6760w.

“The book is not less entertaining than curious.”

+ =Critic.= 49: 92. Jl. ’06. 150w.

+ =Dial.= 41: 94. Ag. 16, ’06. 180w.

=Ind.= 60: 932. Ap. 19, ’06. 140w.

“As far as I know, Mr Hamilton Holt, in compiling his book, has struck
an absolutely untrodden oath in the field of literature. I have not
seen anything so interesting or suggestive for years as it is.”
Rebecca Harding Davis.

+ + =Ind.= 60: 962. Ap. 26, ’06. 1740w.

“These are surely ‘human documents’ in the real sense of that term,
and they have the fascination of such documents.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 290. My. 5, ’06. 1010w.

=Holyoake, George Jacob.= Bygones worth remembering. 2 vols. *$5. Dutton.

+ =Critic.= 48: 284. Mr. ’06. 150w. (Review of v. 1.)

=Holyoake, George Jacob.= History of cooperation; rev. and completed. 2v. *$5. Dutton.

“The preface to this revised and complete edition ... is dated
January, 1906, and before the end of that month the aged author passed
away.... It consists of the two volumes previously published, the
first in 1875, the second in 1879, with an addition carrying the story
down to the present time. Mr. Holyoake has saved the historian all
trouble with regard to co-operation.”—Lond. Times.

* * * * *

“We cannot praise too highly this record, interesting alike to those
studying the special subject treated and to the general reader.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1906, 1: 168. F. 10. 780w.

“What co-operation has accomplished and what it stands for is brought
out in the fullest detail in Mr. Holyoake’s history.”

+ + =Ind.= 61: 97. Jl. 12, ’06. 580w.

“His book is a permanent record, the value of which will only be
increased by time. No one else could have written it with the same
intimate knowledge and fullness of detail or with the same grasp of
principle and personal vivacity. The history is indispensable to
students of sociological questions.”

+ + + =Lond. Times.= 5: 139. Ap. 20, ’06. 810w.

“Had it not been for Mr. Holyoake, many of the most interesting phases
of its early progress would, in all probability, have fallen into
oblivion.”

+ + =Nation.= 83: 170. Ag. 23, ’06. 1020w.

“Co-operation has been tried. Mr. Holyoake’s two volumes give what is
unquestionably the authoritative history of these experiments.”

+ + =Outlook.= 83: 809. Ag. 4, ’06. 700w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 34: 124. Jl. ’06. 110w.

=Home, Andrew.= Boys of Badminster. †$1.50. Lippincott.

“A thrilling story of boyish escapades.”

+ =Int. Studio.= 27: 281. Ja. ’06. 15w.

=Home, Gordon Cochrane.= Evolution of an English town. *$3.50. Dutton.

“It should have been entitled ‘The topography and antiquities of
Pickering.’”

+ – =Nation.= 82: 249. Mr. 22, ’06. 330w.

+ – =Nature.= 73: 538. Ap. 5, ’06. 980w.

=Home, Gordon.= Normandy: The scenery and romance of its ancient towns. *$3.50. Dutton.

+ =Ath.= 1906, 1: 427. Ap. 7. 120w.

=Hooper, Charles Edward.= Country house: a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings; il. by E. E Soderholtz and others. **$3. Doubleday.

“The book is an attempt to save the would-be builder from such
expensive and annoying preliminaries by giving him a clear idea both
of the difficulties he should avoid and the beauties he may attain
to.” (Dial.) It gives helpful suggestions concerning the site, plans
of construction, inside and outside finish, the style of doors,
windows, fireplaces, stairways, plumbing, heating lighting,
ventilation, water supply, and drainage. Hints are also given for
interior and exterior beautifying which are aided materially by
numerous illustrations.

* * * * *

“To people who are not looking forward to building a country home, Mr.
Hooper’s book will be interesting as showing what has been done in
that direction in America. Intending builders cannot fail to profit by
reading the book.”

+ + =Dial.= 40: 200. Mr. 16, ’06. 430w.

“Here is a perfect iconographic encyclopedia of house-building and
decorating.”

+ + =Nation.= 82: 100. F. 1, ’06. 420w.

=Hope, Laurence. (Mrs. Violet Nicholson).= Last poems: translations from the book of Indian love. **$1.50. Lane.

“The poems are all concerned with elementary passions. The lament of
Yasmini, the dancinggirl, for the lover who was unlike all the others;
the playing of Khristna on his flute; the laments of a young bride who
is sold to an old King, and of the Queen who is displaced in the
zenana by a younger rival: the song of the Camping-ground, which is
the heart of India; the story of how Sher Afzul revenged himself on
the mistress who had slain his friend; the plaint of the dying Prince
who must leave his great possessions.... The finest, to our mind, is
‘Yasin Khan,’ the story of the yearning which overtakes a King who has
found his kingdom for the fierce hunted days when he was still in
pursuit of it.”—Spec.

* * * * *

“The stamp of her individuality is on all her work, so indelibly that
whether it be translated or direct becomes a matter of small
importance. Something of the spontaneity and music of the earlier
books is missing, and neither her theme nor its expression was of the
kind to gain by a more ordered and deliberate method.”

+ + – =Acad.= 69: 802. Ag. 5, ’05. 1190w.

“These poems are of a piece with the former work of the author of ‘The
garden of Kama’ and ‘Stars of the Desert.’ In this last book the
passion is beginning to seem forced, the colour is fading.”

+ – =Ath.= 1905, 2: 299. S. 2. 260w.

“Here, we may claim, if anywhere in our modern day, was the true
inheritor of the Sapphic fervor, of the Sapphic song,—and, shall we
not add, of the Sapphic catastrophe?” Edith M. Thomas.

+ + =Critic.= 48: 184. F. ’06. 410w.

“Here is character and force enough, of surprise something, of beauty
nothing, of suggestion, or (shall we say?) of the suggestive too much.
It is force misapplied, character muddied at the source.”

– + =Lond. Times.= 4: 267. Ag. 25, ’05. 140w.

“Likely to stand rather as a slightly dubious ‘human document’ than as
an addition to the true poetry of passion. Nevertheless, there are in
it many pieces of unalloyed poetry.”

+ =Nation.= 82: 325. Ap. 19, ’06. 440w.

“All are done with a depth of passion and a haunting music which in
their kind it would be hard to match. The work has nothing of the
depth and calm of the great masters, but it has none the less the
living force of poetry.”

+ =Spec.= 95: 391. S. 16, ’05. 480w.

=Hopekirk, Helen=, ed. Seventy Scottish songs. $2.50. Ditson.

+ =Ind.= 59: 1348. D. 7, ’05. 60w.

“The editor has had a difficult task and has performed it well. The
introduction she has written to this volume is a sympathetic
interpretation of Scottish music.”

+ + =Outlook.= 82: 477. F. 24, ’06. 110w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 33: 123. Ja. ’06. 100w.

=Hopkins, Herbert Müller.= Mayor of Warwick. †$1.50. Houghton.

The college town of Warwick with its campus atmosphere forms the
setting of this story of a young college professor, of the bishop’s
daughter and of the Mayor of Warwick, an ex-base ball player and
street car conductor, who strives to live up to the ideal set for him
by the wife who has stooped to a secret marriage with him but refuses
to acknowledge it until he rises to her level. His partial success and
partial failure form the burden of this story in which his strength
and weakness are contrasted, and when in the end he gives the young
professor and the bishop’s daughter their happiness one cannot but be
sorry for him and for the girl he lost—the bishop’s pretty house-maid.

* * * * *

“Mr. Hopkins may draw strongly individualised portraits of professors
and ecclesiastics, but when it comes to the street-car conductors and
ward politicians he also suggests comparison to the composite
photograph.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ – =Bookm.= 24: 118. O. ’06. 480w.

“The chief defect will be found, we think, in the character of the
bishop’s daughter.”

+ – =Critic.= 49: 191. Ag. ’06. 210w.

Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.

– =Dial.= 40: 365. Je. 1, ’06. 240w.

+ =Ind.= 61: 218. Jl. 26, ’06. 200w.

“There are even touches of satire and moments of insight, but it is
best to call it as a whole a pedestrian reflective novel built of
melodramatic material.”

– + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 274. Ap. 28, ’06. 810w.

=N. Y. Times.= 11: 292. My. 5, ’06. 300w.

“The manner of the book in spite of the drift of the matter to
politics and the leaping of social barriers, is dignified to the point
of being academic.”

+ – =N. Y. Times.= 11: 382. Je. 16, ’06. 210w.

“This story has not sufficient charm or brilliancy in the telling to
make the plot and characters seem probable.”

– =Outlook.= 83: 768. Jl. 28, ’06. 160w.

=Hopkins, Nevil Monroe.= Experimental electro-chemistry. *$3. Van Nostrand.

An introductory chapter discusses the important researches
and discoveries which bear upon the theories and laws of
electro-chemistry, then follows the text that aims to provide a
lecture room and laboratory guide to the subject. There are ample
experimental evidences for the theories advanced including exercises
in preparing electrolytic compounds and in isolating metals.

* * * * *

“We note that much care has been taken over the illustrations of which
there are a hundred and thirty. It is disappointing to find that this
standard of excellence has not been maintained in the text.”

– + =Ath.= 1906, 1: 518. Ap. 28. 570w.

“We advise those interested in electro-chemistry and also those who do
not believe in it—and there are a goodly few—to read this book.” F. M.
P.

+ + =Nature.= 74: sup. 6. My. 3, ’06. 1010w.

“The author has endeavored ‘to produce a book that will prove useful
both in the lecture room and in the laboratory,’ and the reviewer
thinks that he has succeeded.” Edgar F. Smith.

+ + =Science=, n.s. 23: 812. My. 25, ’06. 460w.

=Hopkins, William John.= The clammer. †$1.25. Houghton.

“Only an uneventful love story, with a man of solitary habits, who
digs clams because it amuses him and makes a garden, and keeps clear
of his neighbors, a charmingly drawn girl, a rich father who is not
spoiled, and a proud mother who is humanized by the birth of a
grandchild. There is a good deal of landscape and sky and sea in the
narrative, which depends for its charm largely on atmosphere and
sentiment.”—Outlook.

* * * * *

“His is a diction which, one is tempted to believe, is born of William
John Hopkins, Robert Louis Stevenson, and the various authors of the
Bible. It is correct without being prim, well-bred but not distant,
and injected with the whimsical humor which never laughs, but has eyes
that twinkle.” Stephen Chalmers.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 181. Mr. 24, ’06. 350w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 386. Je. 16, ’06. 90w.

Reviewed by Louise Collier Willcox.

+ – =North American.= 182: 928. Je. ’06. 60w.

“Much might be said in praise of its quiet rather old-fashioned
style—leisurely, meditative, and well-bred. There is no plot.”

+ =Outlook.= 82: 759. Mr. 31, ’06. 100w.

“In spite of its verbal facility it must be admitted that there is
little evidence in Mr. Hopkins’ book of an ability to produce real
fiction.”

– =Putnam’s.= 1: 127. O. ’06. 240w.

=Hopper, James.= Caybigan. †$1.50. McClure.

Out of Mr. Hopper’s experience while teaching in the Philippines with
an imagination riotously at work he has woven an impressionist’s group
of tales. Among them are the “Failure,” “the story of a human
derelict, whom alcohol and the physical and moral miasma of the
tropics have done their best to destroy.” (Bookm.); and “A jest of the
gods,” a story of a man who, at the height of his manhood strength, is
stricken by a baffling disease which leaves him bald, and without
brows and lashes.

* * * * *

“There is a strange, exotic, almost morbid strength in these stories.
In vividness and tensity they are on a par with the shorter stories of
Joseph Conrad, whose style his own often suggests; a few of them have
almost the quality of some of Kipling’s. ‘Plain tales from the
hills.’” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + =Bookm.= 24: 246. N. ’06. 940w.

“These tales, which Mr. Hopper has frankly offered for hasty perusal,
endure very well a second reading.”

+ =Nation.= 83: 441. N. 22, ’06. 230w.

“It seems likely that the ‘Caybigan’ stories will serve two excellent
purposes. They will entertain and they will promote a better
understanding among stay-at-home citizens of the real nature of the
insular Oriental.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 739. N. 10, ’06. 530w.

“They vary greatly as to merit, but they are all marked by crispness
and vitality, and they are extremely tender where the writer trusts to
his own vein.”

+ =Outlook.= 84: 938. D. 15, ’06. 110w.

=Hoppin, James Mason.= Reading of Shakespeare. **$1.25. Houghton.

There are studies of Shakespeare’s life and learning, nature and
style, following which each play is considered separately.

* * * * *

“Under Mr. Hoppin’s title a really good and useful book might have
been written. On a preliminary glance we light upon suggestions that
are very encouraging, but not followed up.”

– =Ath.= 1906, 2: 211. Ag. 25. 760w.

“The book is remarkably well written and easy to read and may be
recommended as a good introduction to the study of Shakespeare. That
there are wiser and better books of the same sort goes without
saying.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 292. My. 5, ’06. 330w.

=Hornaday, William Temple.= Camp fires in the Canadian Rockies. **$3. Scribner.

“This is the narrative of a hunting-expedition for game in the
Canadian Rockies, told with literary appreciation of the marvels
encountered, and appealing not only to the hunter and sportsman but to
the general reader as well, by reason of the magnificence and novelty
of the scenes described.”—Lit. D.

* * * * *

“He has written in a careless, happy, holiday vein, which makes
inspiriting reading.”

+ + =Ath.= 1906, 2: 579. N. 10. 530w.

“As was to be expected, the book abounds in vivid descriptions of wild
animals; and it gives also many extremely interesting pictures made
from photographs taken at ranges almost incredibly close.” Wallace
Rice.

+ + =Dial.= 41: 391. D. 1, ’06. 210w.

=Ind.= 61: 1172. N. 15, ’06. 20w.

“The work is a notable contribution to the recent literature of
hunting.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 33: 685. N. 10, ’06. 210w.

“It is valuable as a contribution to knowledge of the country and its
natural history.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 33: 856. D. 8, ’06. 80w.

+ + =Nation.= 83: 448. N. 22, ’06. 450w.

“Mr. Hornaday is in very close sympathy with nature, abounds in humor,
writes well, and, best of all, he abhors the ruthless destruction of
animal life.” Cyrus C. Adams.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 733. N. 10, ’06. 690w.

“Not a scientific book, but a thoroughly readable account of outdoor
enjoyment in mountain regions of British Columbia.”

+ + =Outlook.= 84: 531. O. 27, ’06. 130w.

=Horne, Herman Harrell.= Psychological principles of education: a study in the science of education. *$1.75. Macmillan.

A five part work dealing with the subject as follows: Part 1 is
concerned with the general presuppositions of the science of
education, being a revision of the author’s discussion of this topic
at the World’s congress of arts and sciences at St. Louis; Part 2
treats of intellectual education; Part 3 is concerned exclusively with
what pertains to ‘educating the mind to feel’; Part 4 deals with the
function, importance, nature and development of the will; Part 5, the
concluding division of the book, deals with the problem of the
religious consciousness, and the legitimate and practical means for
its development.

* * * * *

“The features which do most distinguish its subject matter from that
of the earlier books are its emphasis upon emotional education and the
inclusion of a separate section, Part 5, on Religious education, or
Educating the spirit in man. In this latter the author has given the
most helpful discussion of the topic within brief compass that has so
far been written.”

+ + + =Bookm.= 24: 296. N. ’06. 170w.

“If his title is not taken too literally, if the reader is willing to
admit the inclusion of ethical and religious considerations, not to be
too insistent that the treatment indicate one consistent attitude, the
book is likely to prove profitable and entertaining.” Charles Hughes
Johnston.

+ – =J. Philos.= 3: 666. N 22, ’06 1540w.

“Among the various merits of this valuable ‘study in the science of
education’ is to be reckoned that of literary as well as scientific
finish.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 84: 430. O. 20, ’06. 170w.

“The style is simple and is easily intelligible to junior and senior
students in college classes and to advanced students in normal
schools.” Frederic E. Bolton.

+ =Psychol. Bull.= 3: 365. N. 15, ’06. 270w.

=R. of Rs.= 34: 760. D. ’06. 100w.

=Hort, Fenton John Anthony.= Village sermons. $1.75. Macmillan.

+ =Spec.= 96: 501. Mr. 31, ’06. 300w.

=Horton, George.= Edge of hazard; with pictures by C. M. Relyea. †$1.50. Bobbs.

An ex-member of Boston’s smart set finds it “hard to be philosophical
when a man has just lost his girl, his friends and his money.” He
accepts an appointment to go to Russia to take care of the American
trading company’s stores at Stryetensk, Siberia. His adventures which
include being arrested as a spy, and falling under the spell of women
spies—Russian and Japanese—are chronicled during the days just
preceding the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese war.

* * * * *

“A novel written frankly with no other purpose than to entertain, and
as such it can be heartily recommended.” Amy C. Rich.

+ =Arena.= 36: 107. Jl. ’06. 270w.

“If Mr. Horton had intended to parody the style of Archibald Clavering
Gunter, he would deserve to be congratulated on his success.”
Frederick Taber Cooper.

+ – =Bookm.= 23: 284. My. ’06. 340w.

“An excellent story—for people who merely wish to be amused.”

+ – =Critic.= 48: 475. My. ’06. 90w.

+ – =N. Y. Times.= 11: 297. My. 5, ’06. 400w.

=Hough, Emerson.= Heart’s Desire. †$1.50. Macmillan.

“This is a weakly constructed story. The dialogue is occasionally
amusing, but generally rather laboured; and the characterisation is
inhuman and machine-made.”

– =Ath.= 1905. 2: 890. D. 30. 110w.

“The author of ‘The girl at the half way house’ will probably not
repeat with his present book the popular success of ‘The Mississippi
bubble’ ... but in many ways I like ‘Heart’s Desire’ better.”
Churchill Williams.

+ =Bookm.= 22: 367. D. ’05. 760w.

“Mr. Hough has surpassed his best previous efforts for our
entertainment.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 40: 155. Mr. 1, ’06. 260w.

=Hough, Emerson.= King of Gee-Whiz; with lyrics by Wilbur D. Nesbit; il. by Oscar E. Cesare. $1.25. Bobbs.

All about the adventures of Zuzu and Lulu, twins, in the island of
Gee-Whiz. One has hair of malazite blue, and the other of corazine
green,—the results of their father’s chemical experiments. Young
readers will find their adventures in fairyland captivatingly funny.

* * * * *

=N. Y. Times.= 11: 895. D. 22, 06. 70w.

=Houghton, Mrs. Louise Seymour.= Hebrew life and thought: being interpretative studies in the literature of Israel *$1.50. Univ. of Chicago press.

“The purpose of these papers ... is not to give forth original ideas,
but to bring the more or less cultured but unscientific Bible student
into a hospitable attitude toward the new light that scholarship has
shed upon the sacred page.” The studies include: The day-book of the
Most High, Folklore in the Old Testament, The poetry of the Old
Testament, Heroes and heroism, Eastern light on the story of Elisha,
Love-stories of Israel, A parable of Divine love, Secular faith, The
search for spiritual certainty, The Hebrew Utopia, and The law and
modern society.

* * * * *

“The studies will be found suggestive and helpful to the average Bible
student.”

+ =Bib. World.= 28: 159. Ag. ’06. 60w.

“We are sure that many people who never go near a Sunday-school would,
if they were to read this book, turn to the Bible with an unaccustomed
interest.”

+ =Outlook.= 83: 862. Ag. 11, ’06. 250w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 34: 255. Ag. ’06. 100w.

“Its treatment is farthest possible from the conventional discussion
of biblical books, and will infallibly cause any reader to feel new
admiration and interest in the Bible.”

+ =World To-Day.= 11: 1220. N. ’06. 120w.

=Houghton, Mrs. Louise Seymour.= Telling Bible stories; with an introd. by Rev. T. T Munger. **$1.25. Scribner.

“In a deeper vein Louise Seymour Houghton, in her ‘Telling Bible
stories,’ sketches the best way of outlining the Old Testament for
young folks.”—Ind.

* * * * *

“The woman already somewhat intelligent in the biblical field, and
sufficiently open-minded to adapt herself to modern ways of dealing
with biblical material, will find the book most suggestive. Is a
valuable contribution to the literature on the religious education of
children, and it is hoped, will be carefully studied by leaders in
Sunday-school work, and especially those who are planning graded
curricula, although there may be difference of opinion as to many of
her conclusions.”

+ + – =Bib. World.= 28: 348. N. ’06. 470w.

“It is a pity that so excellent a book has no index.”

+ + – =Dial.= 41: 211. O. 1, ’06. 300w.

“Her discussion is of wider interest than mere educational guidance.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1387. D. 14, ’05. 30w.

“This is a book of high value for all who would bring to fruitage in
mature years the ‘natural piety’ which is latent in the child.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 336. O. 7, ’05. 190w.

“Will be found a most valuable help, and we warmly recommend it.”

+ + =Spec.= 97: 791. N. 17, ’06. 170w.

=Houston, Edwin James.= Young prospector. †$1.50. Wilde.

Harry Maxwell and his friend Ned Cartwright, two alert, ambitious
boys, go West in search of the gold mine where Harry’s father lost his
life. The book, aside from being full of adventure illustrates how
information useful to boys may be worked into attractive form.

=Howard, Bronson.= Kate, a comedy in four acts. †$1.25. Harper.

The modern marriage question, the barter of soulless men and women for
great wealth and great names, and the final triumph of love and human
nature is dealt with in this reading version of Bronsor Howard’s new
play. In the course of four acts entitled, When marriage is a farce,
Love and legal documents, Stronger than law or rite, and Which would
be wife, three mismated couples are re-assorted and all are left
happier than if Kate had won her coronet. The dialogue is startlingly
frank and pithy, the characters varied and the plot well worked out.

* * * * *

“The play is interesting reading, but carries no conviction with it.”

+ – =Nation.= 83: 421. N. 15, ’06. 390w.

“Except that the four chapters are called ‘acts,’ the book looks quite
like one of those modern novels which are rich in conversation. The
effect of the method, which is a new one, is excellent, and no
confusion arises from the circumstance that the form is not that of
the prompt book.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 685. O. 20, ’06. 880w.

=Howard, Burt Estes.= German empire. **$2. Macmillan.

In a discussion which aims “to give a broad view of the German
government, explaining clearly the main features of the Imperial
constitution and the salient doctrines of German constitutional law,”
the author gives us “systematic, accurate, unadorned law.”

* * * * *

“The title of the book has raised larger expectations than the
contents will satisfy. Thruout the work there are abundant evidences
of a full acquaintance with the best German publicists, a careful
study of the original legal documents and a persistent tho sometimes
belabored accuracy. As things stand now it must go on our shelves with
our Bryce, Bodley and Bagehot.”

+ + – =Ind.= 61: 995. O. 25, ’06. 510w.

“The book, as a whole, will prove a convenient manual of the subject
viewed in its strictly constitutional aspect.”

+ =Nation.= 83: 371. N. 1, ’06. 90w.

“The subject has now been further illuminated in very serious and
thorough-going fashion by Dr. Howard. Clearly, compactly,
intelligently, discriminatingly, but not very picturesquely, he
describes for us the founding of the Empire, the individual States
which compose it, the position of the Emperor, the Bundesrath, the
Reichstag as the voice of the German people.”

+ + – =Outlook.= 84: 840. D. 1, ’06. 400w.

“He has done well what he chose to do, and his readers may be
confident that they are getting from his book the same impressions of
the fundamental provisions of the constitution which they would derive
from the elaborate treatises of von Rönne, Laband, Meyer, Schulze,
Haenel, Zorn, and the rest.” J. H. R.

+ + =Pol. Sci. Q.= 21: 708. D. ’06. 470w.

“The book should be in the hands of all (and among them are not a few
newspaper writers) who have a hazy conception of the Kaiser as an
autocrat who can make war when he pleases, whereas in reality he can
do nothing of the kind, and of the German people as subjects without
rights.”

+ + =Putnam’s.= 1: 383. D. ’06. 130w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 34: 760. D. ’06. 100w.

=Howard, Clifford. (Simon Arke, pseud.).= Curious facts; interesting and surprising information regarding the origin of familiar names, words, sayings and customs. 50c. Penn.

An analysis of “strange beginnings,” of names—family and geographical
nicknames—familiar words, sayings and customs. The fact of strangeness
appears only when original forms are compared with present-day
meanings and usages.

=Howard, John Hamilton.= In the shadow of the pines: a tale of tidewater Virginia. $1.25. Meth. bk.

A tale of the Dismal swamp region which spends its energy in clearing
up the mystery that shrouds the murder of one of the emissaries of
Napoleon III.

* * * * *

“Might have been a good horror story if he had not been afraid to take
liberties with his imagination.”

– =Ind.= 61: 213. Jl. 26, ’06. 100w.

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

=Howard, Timothy Edward.= Musings and memories. 75c. Lakeside press, Chicago.

Poetic musings upon such subjects as The bells of Notre Dame; Failure;
The student; and Indian summer, interspersed with memories of The old
church; The stricken ash; Halcyon days; Youth; Books, and Kindred
things.

=Howe, Frederick Clemson.= City: the hope of democracy. **$1.50. Scribner.

=Ann. Am. Acad.= 27: 237. Ja. ’06. 200w.

“If we except Professor Parsons’ ‘The city for the people’ there is no
volume with which we are acquainted that is comparable to this work.
It forms an admirable complement to Professor Parsons’ exhaustive
storehouse of vital facts.”

+ + + =Arena.= 35: 544. My. ’06. 7010w.

“It has life, vigor, movement. It is imbued with a healthful optimism.
The truth is, Mr. Howe’s enthusiasm sometimes runs away with his
judgment.” Winthrop More Daniels.

+ – =Atlan.= 97: 845. Je. ’06. 560w.

“Within its definite rôle, Dr. Howe’s work adds much strength to the
literature of reform possibly more to inspiration than to tactics;
more to suggestion than to guidance.”

+ – =Cath. World.= 82: 827. Mr. ’06. 830w.

“An invaluable contribution to municipal literature. Seldom does a
writer so successfully justify an ambitious title; rarely is a
sentiment, which to many must be a contradiction, so ably defended.”
Charles Zueblin.

+ + – =Dial.= 40: 230. Ap. 1, ’06. 2470w.

“Every leader in city politics will find facts and arguments in this
book to stimulate his hope and to pilot his activities.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1342. D. 7. ’05. 1150w.

“The book is a really noteworthy contribution to a discussion of vital
significance to all Americans.”

+ + – =Lit. D.= 32: 215. F. 10, ’06. 1030w.

=Nation.= 83: 104. Ag. 2, ’06. 900w.

“The book can hardly take a high place in scientific literature. It
can not convince anyone not already inclined to accept its
conclusions. But there are many in that position, and to these the
author’s evident sincerity of purpose, and even his determination to
see only one side of the question, will make a strong appeal.” Alvin
S. Johnson.

– + =Pol. Sci. Q.= 21: 341. Je. ’06. 1760w.

=Spec.= 96: 266. F. 17, ’06. 120w.

=Howells, William Dean.= Certain delightful English towns, with glimpses of the pleasant country between. **$3. Harper.

To be led thru Exeter, Bath, Wells, Bristol, Canterbury, Oxford,
Chester, Malvern, Shrewsbury, Northampton, and the country in between
seems of itself pleasing but to see it all with Mr. Howell’s eyes, to
catch the real spirit of each spot, to be shown at a glance the charm
of each place and to enjoy with him the little personal adventures
which he met with by the way is truly delightful. And should the
reader wish to see with his own eyes, four dozen full page
illustrations bid him look.

* * * * *

“The book has the usual charming and idiomatic style of Mr. Howells.”
Wallace Rice.

+ + =Dial.= 41: 391. D. 1, ’06. 180w.

“Mr. Howells travels with open eyes and after seeing describes the
thing seen with a keen regard for the value of an incident and with
full appreciation of the humorous.”

+ + =Ind.= 61: 1397. D. 22, ’06. 100w.

“There is nothing essential missed of the historic or literary
association of these towns, but what one seems to value even more is
the suave, humorous observation of ordinary things which gives one the
sense of the highest reality.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 33: 856. D. 8, ’06. 100w.

“What will endear its pages to every reader is its unfailing humor,
its nice balancing of the emotions and aesthetic impressions by one on
whom no charm whether of setting or human association was thrown
away.”

+ + =Nation.= 83: 462. N. 29, ’06. 360w.

“Another permanent contribution to American letters. Throughout the
book we find the same genial humor we found so delightful in his
‘Italian journeys’, and ‘Their silver wedding journey’; the same
poetically realistic descriptions of places and people; inimitable
touches, that bring instantly and vividly the scene or person before
the mind’s eye.” Madison Cawein.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 789. D. 1, ’06. 1580w.

+ + =R. of Rs.= 34: 753. D. ’06. 70w.

=Howells, William Dean.= London films. **$2.25. Harper.

“The continual references to America are a blemish to the book as a
whole. But the book as a whole is delightfully characteristic, and
when we put it down we are left with a very near understanding of an
invigorating temperament and a charming personality.”