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=Sanford, P. Gerald.= Nitro-explosives: a practical treatise concerning the properties, manufacture, and analysis of nitrated substances, including the fulminates, smokeless powders and celluloid. 2d ed. *$4. Van Nostrand.

War 7–20.

A work which “for ten years has been a standard authority, and now is
revised and brought up to date. It describes the processes of
manufacture of nitro-glycerine, dynamite, gun-cotton, picrates, and
fulminates, and gives the methods of analyzing them and testing their
strength.”—Nation.

* * * * *

“The text is too much like the old, with some slight changes and
explanations, and not at all enough reference to the progress in the
manufacture of smokeless powders and insensitive blasting powders.”
Charles F. McKenna

+ − =Engin. N.= 57: 83. Ja. 17, ’07. 860w.

=Nation.= 84: 438. My. 9, ’07. 130w.

=Santayana, George.= Life of reason; or, The phases of human progress. 5v. ea. **$1.25. Scribner.

5–5419.

“This book is so wanting in clearness of thought that I doubt whether
it can be of much use to anyone. Throughout the book, Mr. Santayana
makes a great many scattered remarks, which are certainly
‘suggestive,’ and perhaps (as he himself declares to be his object)
‘stimulating,’ but what he says seems to be always mixed with a great
deal that is definitely erroneous, and always imbedded in a mass that
is greatly wanting in clearness.” G. E. Moore.

− =Int. J. Ethics.= 17: 248. Ja. ’07. 2500w. (Review of v. 1–5.)

“These later volumes, though containing much that would be
interesting, if Professor Santayana had not already made us familiar
with his point of view and characteristic method of treatment, are
something of a disappointment. It is not easy to see exactly for what
class of readers they are intended. Unfortunately the last volume
‘Reason in science’—the only one of the last three volumes in which
the author enters a new field—is perhaps the most disappointing of
all.” Ernest Albee.

− =Philos. R.= 16: 195. Mr. ’07. 3980w. (Review of v. 3–5.)

=Sargent, Dudley Allen.= Physical education. *$1.50. Ginn.

6–37870.

An attempt “to place the training of the body upon the same
educational basis as the training of the intellect.” There are
chapters upon The physical training of the American people; Physical
exercise and longevity; Physical education in colleges, in secondary,
and in elementary schools; and ideals in physical education.

* * * * *

“A valuable contribution to the subject.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 3: 48. F. ’07. S.

“There is much of interest in the volume.”

+ =Nation.= 83: 402. N. 8, ’06. 50w.

=Sargent, Herbert Howland.= Campaign of Santiago de Cuba. 3v. **$5. McClurg.

7–29604.

A full summary in three volumes of the campaign of our army and navy
at Santiago in 1898. It is compiled from official documents, contains
twelve maps which show the scene of fighting, and above all is
fearless in its “criticism of American arms and in its tributes to the
feats of Spanish valor.”

* * * * *

“The first thorough and complete account of the war between the United
States and the Spanish in Cuba.”

+ + =Outlook.= 87: 454. O. 26, ’07. 140w.

=R. of Rs.= 36: 510. O. ’07. 190w.

=Saunders, Margaret Marshall (“Marshall Saunders”).= Beautiful Joe; with an introd. by Hezekiah Butterworth. il. †$1.25. Am. Bapt.

7–28456.

A new and enlarged edition of this companion to “Black Beauty.” It is
a dog’s autobiography which teaches a lesson of kindness not only to
dogs but to the entire animal kingdom.

=Savage, William G.= Bacteriological examination of water-supplies. *$2.50. Blakiston.

Agr 7–1421.

By eliminating elementary matter, and by omitting a part of data early
collected, the author has made his treatise one which covers only the
pertinent phases of the subject.

* * * * *

“Among the many books which have been recently written on the
bacteriology of water, this latest one ... is by all odds the best.
Although it is a comparatively small book, it covers the ground more
thoroughly than any other.” George C. Whipple.

+ =Engin. N.= 57: 661. Je. 13, ’07. 1040w.

“The chapter on the interpretation of results is particularly to be
recommended. The medical officer of health, and the analyst, and the
bacteriologist will find this book a trustworthy and useful guide.” R.
T. Hewlett.

+ + =Nature.= 76: 245. Jl. 11, ’07. 120w.

=Sayce, Rev. Archibald Henry.= Archaeology of the cuneiform inscriptions: Rhine lectures. *$1.75. Gorham.

The volume “opens with a brief, but excellent account of the method of
decipherment of the cuneiform inscriptions, describes the nature of
the inscriptions found, shows the relation of the Sumerians to Semitic
people, that of the Egyptian to the Babylonian civilization, that of
Palestine to Babylonia, the character of the Hittite people of Asia
Minor, and describes the condition of Canaan before the Exodus.”—Ind.

* * * * *

+ =Acad.= 72: 265. Mr. 16, ’07. 850w.

“The whole forms a sufficiently compact and readable account. Both
these faults (the habit of stating conjectures as facts, and of
catching at any parallel, however wild, which seems to bear out
preconceived conclusions) are very much in evidence in this volume,
and go some way towards spoiling what is one of the most interesting
books that Prof. Sayce has written.”

− + =Ath.= 1907, 1: 296. Mr. 9. 1590w.

“Like all of Professor Sayce’s writings, it is very suggestive, broad
in treatment, and the conclusions sometimes rest on insufficient
evidence.”

+ − =Ind.= 62: 445. F. 21, ’07. 90w.

“Great mass of information closely packed in this small volume.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 103: 753. Je. 15, ’07. 1040w.

“The story ... is well worth reading; nothing in literary history
surpasses it; Professor Sayce, who has himself had no small part in
its evolution, tells it with admirable clearness. Of course, it is not
by any mean finished.”

+ − =Spec.= 97: 220. F. 9, ’07. 340w.

=Schaff, Morris.= Spirit of old West Point. **$3. Houghton.

7–32862.

While there is a personal note sounded thruout this autobiography, it
chronicles the universal experiences of all West Point cadets and so
is important as a historic document. The early experiences of the
newly-arrived youth through physical hardening processes to which he
is subjected give way to the months of patriotic endeavor which result
in the “ever-enduring virtues that characterize the soldier, the
Christian and the gentleman.”

* * * * *

“His love of poetic imagery, his tendency to infuse with life and
feeling the inanimate objects about him, his fondness for drawing
spiritual truths from material facts give to his narrative a higher
beauty and a deeper meaning than we are wont to find in a soldier’s
reminiscences.” Percy F. Bicknell.

+ + =Dial.= 43. 310. N. 16, ’07. 1500w.

+ =Lit. D.= 35: 875. D. 7, ’07. 410w.

“This book presents an interesting and vivid description of this
discipline, physical, mental, and moral, by which a boy acquires ‘the
ideals of the soldier and the gentleman.’”

+ =Nation.= 85: 499. N. 28, ’07. 920w.

“A volume that has both historical value and picturesque interest.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 748. N. 28, ’07. 140w.

“Throughout the volume the element of human interest strongly
predominates.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 36: 754. D. ’07. 120w.

=Schaff, Rev. Philip.= History of the Christian church. 5v. v. 5, pt. 1. **$3.25. Scribner.

=v. 5, pt. 1.= The middle ages from Gregory VII., 1049, to Boniface
VIII., 1294, by David S. Schaff. “The period of the present volume is
that of the papal theocracy and the scholastic theology, the
‘Blüthezeit’ of Catholicism, when it would hardly do to laugh in one’s
sleeve at an encyclical. It was the time also of the rise of the
universities, of the enthusiasm of the crusades, and of the noblest
development of church architecture. The coming historian who writes a
really great history of this period will find the ground well broken
by this honorable endeavor of a son to complete a father’s unfinished
task.” (Ind.)

* * * * *

=Dial.= 43: 322. N. 16, ’07. 100w. (Review of v. 5, pt. 1.)

“General libraries, as well as those of ministers and ecclesiastical
institutions will find the work invaluable for reference.”

+ + =Ind.= 63: 945. O. 17, ’07. 420w. (Review of v. 5, pt. 1.)

“A narrative interestingly put, well arranged and with copious
references to the original sources. This volume is valuable both for
the general reader and for the special student.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 677. O. 26. ’07. 120w. (Review of v. 5, pt.
1.)

“It is conspicuous for the qualities which secured to his father
international fame.”

+ + =Outlook.= 87: 453. O. 26, ’07. 260w. (Review of v. 5, pt. 1.)

* =Scharff, R. F.= European animals. *$2.50. Dutton.

An introductory chapter treats of general matters affecting zoological
distribution and the value of land mammals and molluscs as a basis for
zoological geography. Then “beginning with Ireland he describes some
of the most characteristic animals—and, in spite of his title, the
plants—and by tracing them to their original homes, he, little by
little, reveals the past geological changes which have affected that
island.” (Nation.)

* * * * *

=Ath.= 1907, 1: 764. Je. 22. 80w.

“For thoroughness and general scientific worth in its restricted
geographical field, Dr. Scharff’s volume will long remain unequalled.”

+ + =Nation.= 85: 450. N. 14, ’07. 550w.

“The volume should be in the library of every naturalist.” R. L.

+ + =Nature.= 76: 441. Ag. 29, ’07. 790w.

“Dr. Scharff’s work contributes to the science a great wealth of facts
and observations collected from many sources. The general reader will
find the subject treated in a manner that is rather beyond him; for
the book is one that must be read with care and concentrated
attention.”

+ + =Spec.= 99: 367. S. 14, ’07. 450w.

=Scherer, James Augustin Brown.= What is Japanese morality? *75c. S. S. times co.

6–43772.

Five essays which discuss Japanese morality. While they do full
justice to Japan’s lofty idealism, they also point out the weak points
in the Oriental code.

* * * * *

“On the whole Dr. Scherer is reasonable and judicial.”

+ =Ind.= 62: 328. F. 7. ’07. 510w.

“Has been able to cram an astonishing amount of information into a
little volume.”

+ =Outlook.= 86: 298. Je. 8, ’07. 370w.

=R. of Rs.= 35: 108. Ja. ’07. 90w.

=Schiller, Ferdinand Canning Scott.= Studies in humanism. *$3.25. Macmillan.

7–25524.

“This volume is the most comprehensive and far-reaching exposition of
the new humanism that has appeared, yet the possibilities it suggests
are more fascinating than the theories it definitely develops.” (Ind.)
“What is humanism? And what its Transatlantic cousin, pragmatism? Have
we in either of them a logic or a metaphysic, or both, or neither? Dr.
Schiller does not shirk these questions.” (Ath.) His best constructive
work is the essay on “The making of truth” in which he “disclaims the
notion that truth is created by us out of nothing.”

* * * * *

+ − =Ath.= 1907, 1: 281. Mr. 9. 2020w.

“Whatever we may think of Dr. Schiller’s theory, he has given us an
attractive and stimulating book—marked by acuteness and lucidity.”
Herbert D. Stewart.

+ + − =Hibbert J.= 5: 938. Jl. ’07. 2320w.

“Is largely controversial. Unfortunately only one side is given, so
the effect is like listening to a man talking into a telephone. Our
enjoyment of the author’s wit is often restrained by the question
whether it is properly deserved.”

− + =Ind.= 62: 797. Ap. 4, ’07. 880w.

“His criticism is always well worth reading. On the other hand, his
own system contains not a few features which will give many pause.”

+ − =Nature.= 76: 220. Jl. 4, ’07. 560w.

“Yet with all his noble rage for concrete truth he is one of the must
abstract of writers. This characteristic makes his latest work ...
pretty stiff and not extravagantly fruitful reading.”

− =N. Y. Times.= 12: 348. Je. 1, ’07. 190w.

“The finished and attractive literary style in which he presents the
new humanism manifests its identity, notwithstanding difference, with
the old.”

+ =Outlook.= 86: 37. My. 4, ’07. 360w.

“Not only is Dr. Schiller, as we infer, young himself, but he is also
writing for the young.”

− =Sat. R.= 104: 420. O. 5, ’07. 2170w.

=Schillings, Carl Georg.= In wildest Africa. *$5. Harper.

7–35387.

Encouraged by the reception of his “With flashlight and rifle,” the
author offers this fresh series of sketches and impressions of
Africa’s wild life, illustrated by 300 photographs or what Dr. Heck
chooses to term “Nature documents.” The chapters reproduce in
description and picture animals of jungle and plains, aiming to
impress readers with the importance of taking active steps to prevent
the complete extermination of wild life.

* * * * *

“For the most part well written, and, we think, particularly well
translated; the style is often narrative, which is specially
attractive to young people, but besides tales of adventure there is
much that deserves serious attention.”

+ =Ath.= 1907, 2: 476. O. 19. 620w.

“It brings the lives of African birds and beasts before us with almost
startling accuracy. As a matter of fact, there is a wide divergence
between title and text in this volume; the larger part of the text
deals with matter entirely foreign to the title.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ − =Dial.= 43: 371. D. 1, ’07. 510w.

“The power of the photograph in revealing the marvels of tropical
scenery has never been so clearly demonstrated as in this volume,
wherein the spirit of adventure is blent with the scientific spirit of
investigation.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 35: 760. N. 16, ’07. 440w.

“Mr. Whyte’s part in the preparation of this volume is admirably done.
So easy is his style and so free from the traces of a foreign language
that one hardly realizes that the writing is a translation.”

+ + =Nation.= 85: 333. O. 10, ’07. 620w.

“It is a pity the text—though it contains much information and some
really important matter—is not of commensurate worth. But Dr.
Schillings is a photographer—not a writer.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 12: 595. O. 5, ’07. 1380w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 665. O. 19, ’07. 10w.

=R. of Rs.= 36: 637. N. ’07. 130w.

“The illustrations in this book are just as notable as those in ‘With
flashlight and rifle.’ And the spirit of the book is the same.”

+ + =Spec.= 99: 572. O. 19, ’07. 1550w.

=Schmid, Rudolf.= Scientific creed of a theologian; tr. from the 2nd German ed. by J. W. Stoughton. *$1.50. Armstrong.

A plea for a mutual understating between science and Christianity in
which the author takes up successively “the subjects of Creation,
Providence, Prayer, Miracles, and the Person of Jesus Christ, he
argues that science and religion nowhere collide, and that the
Christian view is entirely compatible with all proper claims of
science, to which he makes large concessions.” (Outlook.)

* * * * *

Reviewed by Charles R. Barnes.

=Am. J. Theol.= 11: 357. Ap. ’07. 450w.

“His book is mediating in a good sense of the word, and its pages
inspire the reader with a feeling of confidence in the justice, if not
always in the persuasiveness, of the writer’s intellect.” James
Moffat.

+ =Hibbert J.= 5: 468. Ja. ’07. 720w.

=Ind.= 63: 516. Ag. 20, ’07. 60w.

“On the whole it is a useful book to credit to a country which has
sent us too much of the contrary kind.”

+ =Outlook.= 85: 377. F. 16, ’07, 190w.

“May be recommended as an admirable handbook on its subject.”

+ =Spec.= 98: 1006. Je. 29, ’07. 410w.

=Schmidt, Ferdinand.= Gudrun, tr. from the German by George P. Upton. *60c. McClurg.

6–36031.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 3: 22. Ja. ’07. ✠

=Schmidt, Ferdinand.= Herman and Thusnelda; tr. from the German, by George P. Upton. (Life stories for young people.) **60c. McClurg.

7–31226.

This story of the hero of Tuetoberg forest extends from his early days
to his defeat of Varus, the Roman general, in that year which his
victory has celebrated, 9 A.D., and to his union with Thusnelda,
daughter of Segest. With the thrilling incidents of Herman’s life are
side lights upon the customs and superstitions of the day.

=Schmidt, Johann Kaspar (Max Stirner, pseud.).= Ego and his own; tr. from the German by Steven T. Byington. $1.50. Tucker, B: R.

7–13485.

“The book ... is divided into two parts: first, The man; second, I....
Goethe’s ‘I place my all on nothing,’ ... is Stirner’s keynote to his
egoistic symphony. His ego and not the family is the unit of the
social life.... The world belong to all, but all are I. I alone am
individual proprietor.... He repudiates all laws. Repudiates
competition.... Socialism is a new god, a new abstraction to tyrannize
over the ego.... Stirner was a foe to general ideas. He was an
implacable realist.”—N. Y. Times.

* * * * *

“What interests one in Stirner is not his argument, but his audacity.
The book is involved and incoherent, and even curiosity to see what
can be said by an _advocatus diaboli_ will not tempt many to read it.”

− =Ind.= 62: 1091. My. 9, ’07. 860w.

“The English translation of ‘The ego and his own’ is admirable; it is
that of a philologist and a versatile scholar. Stirner’s form is open
to criticism. It is vermicular. His thought is never confused, but he
sees too many sides of his theme, embroiders it with so many
variations, that he repeats himself. He has neither the crystalline
brilliance nor poetic glamour of Nietzsche.” James Huneker.

− + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 249. Ap. 20, ’07. 5430w.

“Max Stirner may shock, may amuse you. But he is bound to set you
thinking.” James Huneker.

+ − =No. Am.= 185: 332. Je. 7, ’07. 2340w.

=Schmidt, Nathaniel.= Prophet of Nazareth. **$2.50. Macmillan.

5–39858.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“It is difficult to take Schmidt’s arguments seriously. A perusal of
recent studies of the life of Jesus is an instructive discipline in
the estimating of critical theories. Few of them, indeed, can be
accused of the baseless extravagances which appear on the pages of
Professor Schmidt.” H. A. A. Kennedy.

− =Am. J. Theol.= 11: 155. Ja. ’07. 930w.

“A very scholarly, scientific, and iconoclastic, yet reverent,
volume.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 35: 117. Je. ’07. 160w.

=Schnabel, Carl.= Handbook of metallurgy, tr. by Henry Louis. 2v. *$6.50. Macmillan.

Descriptive note in December, 1905.

“It will be seen that the criticisms made are all with the style and
arrangement, rather the matter itself, which is copious and well and
judiciously collected.” Bradley Stoughton.

+ − =Engin. N.= 57: 441. Ap. 18, ’07. 700w. (Review of v. 2)

“The description of the alloys is usually rather meagre, with
curiously slight regard to the work of the last twenty years. In
general, however, the information is full, accurate, and up to date,
and is conveyed in a pleasant, readable manner.”

+ − =Nature.= 75: 486. Mr. 21, ’07. 270w. (Review of v. 2.)

=Schofield, Alfred Taylor.= Home life in order. $1.50. Funk.

“This book deals with the anatomy and physiology of the human body,
the elements of hygiene, sick nursing, and first aid. It is written by
one who has had a long and successful experience as a lecturer on all
these subjects, and who is therefore able to speak with authority. The
information conveyed is just of the right sort, and expressed in the
simplest language.”—Ath.

* * * * *

“A few strokes of the pen will easily remedy these small mistakes, and
the book is good and trustworthy in every other respect.”

+ − =Ath.= 1907, 1: 260. Mr. 2. 310w.

“As the work of a physician of eminence in London, it has scientific
value, but its greater merit is the charmingly intimate and humane
spirit in which it is written.”

+ =Lit. D.= 35: 98. Jl. 20, ’07. 80w.

“Filled with solid and reliable information useful to all who desire a
knowledge of their physical nature and needs.”

+ =Outlook.= 86: 258. Je. 1, ’07. 80w.

=Schofield, William Henry.= English literature, from the Norman conquest to Chaucer. *$1.50. Macmillan.

6–36418.

This is the first of a two-volume work covering the literary history
of England from the Norman conquest to the time of Elizabeth. “The
book differs in plan from the other volumes in the series, and indeed
from most histories of English literature, in that the author does not
deal with the whole production of each successive period. Instead, he
treats his material according to the different ‘genres,’ tracing
separately the evolution of each.... In the main division of the
work—that which deals with English literature proper—the chapter on
the romance takes the leading place.... The chapters on the tales,
historical, religious, and didactic works, and lyrics in the
vernacular, are thorough and adequate—like the excellent bibliography
which concludes the work.” (Nation.)

* * * * *

“Both the strength and the weakness of Prof. Schofield’s work may be
expressed by saying that it is written from the point of view of a
‘Professor of comparative literature’ rather than from that of an
expert in the special literature of Middle English.”

+ − =Ath.= 1907, 1: 94. Ja. 26. 1540w.

“The shortcoming is not in scholarship, for the book is a marvel of
labor both close and discursive, but in maturity.” Frank Jewett
Mather, jr.

+ − =Bookm.= 25: 617. Ag. ’07. 1670w.

“It offers an exceptionally thorough treatment of its period, done in
the light of a scholarly tradition that runs from Gaston Paris to
Child, and from Child to Professors Kittredge and Norton.”

+ + =Dial.= 42: 115. F. 16, ’07. 260w.

“Whatever the merits of Professor Schofield’s book, it is not
particularly clear or easy reading.”

+ − =Ind.= 63: 452. Ag. 22, ’07. 540w.

“Tho of less interest to the general reader than to the special
student, is to the latter fairly indispensable, in spite of its
decided unevenness, as a contribution to the history of a period which
has never been treated either quite thoroughly or satisfactorily.”

+ − =Ind.= 63: 1230. N. 21, ’07. 80w.

“Mr. Schofield has not always succeeded in keeping the illusion of
life and progress: we imagine that his work will be found more
interesting as a book of reference than as a history to read through.
The book is full of instruction, written with a delight in learning
which comes out more clearly the more the argument is tested,”

+ − =Lond. Times.= 6: 11. Ja. 11, ’07. 1240w.

“In literary execution there is considerable unevenness. Parts are
admirably written; for example, the introduction, distinguished by its
freshness of treatment and breadth of view, the general discussion of
the matter of Britain, and the chapter on religious works. On the
other hand, the style, as we have intimated, betrays lassitude in the
concluding sections of the chapter on romance and in some pages of the
chapter on Anglo-Latin literature. On the whole, however, the work is
excellent.”

+ − =Nation.= 83: 443. N. 22, ’06. 1530w.

“To most readers the most interesting part will be the romance,
Arthurian and other; but whatever the subject it will be found
adequately treated.”

+ =Spec.= 97: 792. N. 17, ’07. 230w.

=Scholl, John William.= Ode to the Russian people. $1. Badger, R. G.

7–10040.

An ode to Russia’s millions which cries not only “evolution” but
“revolution.”

=Scholz, R. F., and Hornbeck, S. K.= Oxford and the Rhodes scholarships; with list of Rhodes scholars and other information complete to the end of January, 1907. *85c. Oxford.

7–26974.

Information of a statistical nature required by those who contemplate
trying for a Rhodes scholarship.

* * * * *

+ =Nation.= 84: 264. Mr. 21, ’07. 50w.

“A useful little volume.”

+ =Spec.= 98: 337. Mr. 2, ’07. 160w.

=Schuen, Rev. Joseph.= Outlines of sermons for young men and young women. *$2. Benziger.

6–23286.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“They treat important topics in a practical fashion suited to the
needs of the people.”

+ =Cath. World.= 84: 548. Ja. ’07. 90w.

=Schultz, James Willard.= My life as an Indian: the story of a red woman and a white man in the lodges of the Blackfeet; il. from photographs mostly by George B. Grinnell. **$1.50. Doubleday.

7–6737.

“An intimate revelation of the domestic life of the Blackfoot Indians
by a man who married into the tribe and lived many years with them.
Reads like a romance from beginning to end, not the least interesting
part of it being the traditions and bits of old stories retold by the
author with simplicity and real charm. Published originally as a
serial in ‘Forest and stream,’ under the title of ‘In the lodges of
the Blackfeet’ and the pseudonym W. B. Anderson.”—A. L. A. Bkl.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 3: 105. Ap. ’07. S.

“The value of the book is its record of a state of society which has
now passed.”

+ =Ath.= 1907, 1: 787. Je. 29. 280w.

“The author has inherited the Indian’s native eloquence along with his
tastes and ideals, and his story is one of the most authoritative and
interesting revelations of Indian life that we have seen.”

+ =Lit. D.= 34: 470. Mr. 23, ’07. 330w.

“This trader is evidently plagued, like many others, by the presence
of a secondary personality under imperfect control. His narrative is
perpetually disturbed by the emergence of an invader, an unclean
spirit in the shape of a literary person, a lover of the heroic, the
romantic, the Arcadian, quite a gifted literary person too.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 6: 222. Jl. 12, ’07. 970w.

“Through the straightforward and unaffected manner in which he
pictures his life, the reader learns more about the nature of the
Indians among whom Mr. Schultz has lived than in the most elaborate
scientific treatises.”

+ =Nation.= 84: 339. Ap. 11, ’07. 220w.

“Should be widely circulated, if only to correct mistaken impressions
of what the Indians were before the buffalo disappeared; and what they
still may be under the guidance of honest and generous Indian agents.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 125. Mr. 2, ’07. 490w.

“There are all sorts of humorous and other anecdotes, told in a
literary manner.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 385. Je. 15, ’07. 140w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 36: 426. Jl. ’07. 130w.

+ =Sat. R.= 104: 304. S. 7, ’07. 730w.

“Furnish the truest and most sympathetic records of the inner and
domestic life of the Indian of the plains.”

+ =Spec.= 99: 134. Jl. 27. ’07. 350w.

* =Schurz, Carl.= Reminiscences of Carl Schurz. il. 2v. **$6. McClure.

7–36232.

Reminiscences that are important for their German-American quality.
“There are two characteristics of this attractive autobiography which
should commend it to the study of the general reader. It is in the
first place the account of an individual brought up with all the
advantages of German education, amid all the associations of
monarchism, and with prospects of success in his own country, whose
convictions and predilections drove him into the arms of American
republicanism.... In the second place, it throws a new light on the
events of recent American history.” (Lit. D.)

* * * * *

“With the externals of this work one might easily pick a few quarrels.
Either the proofreading has been lamentably careless in a considerable
number of instances, or else bad editorial judgment has religiously
followed mere slips of the pen in the original manuscript. All this,
however, cannot seriously detract from the value of the really great
biographical works of recent years.” W. H. Johnson.

+ + − =Dial.= 43: 413. D. 16, ’07. 2320w.

“The whole character of the work is one of frank and easy
self-revelation. It is full of personal anecdote, personal adventure,
personal opinion. Those who take it up are not likely to put it aside
until they have read the whole of it, and, indeed, it is well worth
reading both as a source of interest and an inspiration.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 35: 876. D. 7, ’07. 950w.

=Lit. D.= 35: 917. D. 14, ’07. 120w.

“They throw much light on the stormy politics of the time, on the
characters and attainments of the leaders on either side, and on the
temper and methods of party action. It is not too much to say that
Lincoln cannot fully be known without this study.” Edward Cary.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 832. D. 14, ’07. 1900w.

“To most of us this book reveals a new phase in his character in that
it is pervaded with a gentle humor, with a shrewd discrimination as to
men’s character and motives, and a power of direct and forcible
narration which is rare indeed. The work will take a high place in the
literature of biography and reminiscence.”

+ + =Outlook.= 87: 613. N. 23, ’07. 230w.

“He enjoyed intimate personal acquaintance with a remarkably large
number of American soldiers and statesmen. For that reason and because
of the clarity and grace of his literary style these volumes of
reminiscences by Mr. Schurz are of surpassing interest.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 36: 753. D. ’07. 250w.

* =Schuster, Ernest Joseph.= Principles of German civil law. *$4.15. Oxford.

7–26411.

Here Dr. Schuster has presented to English readers the entire private
or civil law of the German empire. “The immediate and practical
purpose of the book is to aid the English lawyer in dealing with
conflicts of law; and for this reason the German rules of
international private law are set forth and compared with the English
in connection with the matters in which choice of law has most often
to be made. The author’s chief purpose, however, is ... to aid in
placing the study of the English law on a higher plane.” (Pol. Sci.
Q.)

* * * * *

“This is an admirable book, well calculated to promote the serious
study of comparative law and to give a trustworthy account of the
great work accomplished by the juridical science of Germany. He has
carried out his purpose with great acuteness and learning.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 6: 130. Ap. 26, ’07. 1370w.

“Dr. Schuster has done his work so well that his book is to be
recommended to English, American and German lawyers. In helping
Anglo-American and German lawyers to understand one another Dr.
Schuster has not only facilitated the exchange of useful ideas, but
has enabled the lawyers of each country to gain a better understanding
of their own technical terms.” Rudolph Leonhard.

+ + =Pol. Sci. Q.= 22: 723. D. ’07. 530w.

“One of the most useful of studies for the young lawyer whose interest
in law is not yet confined to turning up books for his cases, would be
to read Mr. Schuster’s admirable book.”

+ =Sat. R.= 104: 212. Ag. 17, ’07. 220w.

=Schuyler, Montgomery.= Westward the course of empire: “out West” and “back East” on the first trip of the Los Angeles limited; reprinted with additions from the N. Y. Times. **$1.25. Putnam.

6–42436.

An account of a trip across the continent in less than a fortnight, to
which the author has added under the head of “Consideration by the
way,” four suggestive chapters upon: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,
and Triumphant democracy.

* * * * *

“Writes philosophically and out of a full mind.”

+ =Lit. D.= 34: 106. Ja. 19, ’07. 80w.

=Putnam’s.= 2: 119. Ap. ’07. 160w.

=Schuyler, William=, tr. and ed. Under Pontius Pilate. †$1.50. Funk.

6–36184.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“It is all done reverently enough, and can be read; but there is an
effort at modernization in the attitude of the characters, and in the
style there is more than one elapse of taste.”

+ − =Nation.= 83: 464. N. 29, ’06. 240w.

“Considering the perennial interest of the subject and the skill and
discretion of this treatment, one would expect for ‘Under Pontius
Pilate’ a success, from the publisher’s point of view, by no means
likely to exhaust itself with the season of the first publication.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 886. D. 22. ’06. 1130w.

=Scollard, Clinton.= Easter-song; lyrics and ballads of the joy of springtime. $3.50. George W. Browning, Clinton, N. Y.

6–11539.

A collection of half a hundred lyrics and ballads, all of which sing
of the gladness which comes in “The green o’ the year.”

* * * * *

Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.

=Dial.= 42: 253. Ap. 16, ’07. 180w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 431. Jl. 6, ’07. 270w.

“It is gentle April verse, not riotous nor riant ... full of delicate
perception and expression.”

+ =Putnam’s.= 2: 121. Ap. ’07. 200w.

=Scott, Dixon.= Liverpool. il. (Color books ser.) *$2.50. Macmillan.

Liverpool is described by Mr. Scott and pictured by J. Hamilton Hay.
It is “an attempt to mirror the vital aspect which the city presents
to the world today rather than to offer a rechauffé of the past.”

* * * * *

“The plates in colour are far above those usually found in books of
this series, and while not doing full justice to Mr. Hay’s powers,
they at least attest the quality of his colour and the purity of its
application. Mr. Scott’s style, unlike his Liverpool, though
‘variegated and distracted,’ fails to be ‘puissant and concerted.’”

+ − =Acad.= 73: 840. Ag. 31, ’07. 760w.

“We cannot call the book a success, for it conveys nothing very
definite to the mind of the reader.”

− + =Ath.= 1907, 2: 308. S. 14. 810w.

=N. Y. Times.= 12: 666. O. 19, ’07. 30w.

“The book is somewhat fatiguing. Sometimes, too, it lapses into
something that a hostile observer might call silliness.”

+ − =Spec.= 99: 370. S. 14, ’07. 400w.

=Scott, Ernest F.= Fourth gospel: its purpose and theology. *$2. Scribner.

7–36975.

A work which “is wholly concerned with the literary form, the purpose,
and the theology of ‘John.’... A twofold purpose is seen in it;
primarily, the expression of a profound personal religion, and at the
same time the adjustment of it intellectually to a new age and
environment, in the reconciliation of Hebraic with Hellenic
ideas.”—Outlook.

* * * * *

“Thoughtful and stimulating book.” James S. Riggs.

+ + =Am. J. Theol.= 11: 535. Jl. ’07. 1280w.

=Ath.= 1907, 1: 437. Ap. 13. 760w.

“A thorough study.”

+ =Bib. World.= 29: 239. Mr. ’07. 50w.

“Perhaps it is best to take Mr. Scott as he has taken John (whether
rightly remains to be seen)—a combination of streams of thought which
can hardly be harmonized, and which leads to inconsistencies of
thinking and direct contradictions of expression.” Frank Grant Lewis.

+ − =Bib. World.= 30: 235. S. ’07. 1180w.

“A more complete and enlightening presentation of the Johannine
theology has not been produced in recent years, and to one who would
work his way into the thought and spirit of the fourth gospel no
better guide could be recommended.”

+ + =Ind.= 63: 452. Ag. 22, ’07. 270w.

“The most valuable treatise on the Gospel of John that has appeared in
recent years.”

+ + =Ind.= 63: 1235. N. 21, ’07. 100w.

“It is the merit of Mr. Scott both to have made clear the profitable
line of study in connection with the Gospel of John, and also to have
exhibited some valuable results of endeavor of this sort.”

+ + =Nation.= 84: 315. Ap. 4, ’07. 540w.

“This is a fresh work of the first rank among the many on its
subject.”

+ + =Outlook.= 85: 281. F. 2, ’07. 450w.

“We think that it is hardly possible for the case to be put more
fully, more clearly, or more temperately than in the volume before us;
and though we may disagree with its arguments and conclusions we
cannot but admire the admirable way in which they are presented.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 104: 304. S. 7, ’07. 1410w.

=Scott, G. Firth.= Romance of polar exploration; interesting descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic adventure from the earliest time to the voyage of the “Discovery.” *$1.50. Lippincott.

6–35304.

This book ably sustains the claim of its title. It gives the story of
the explorations toward both poles in a fashion not only interesting
but historically exact.

* * * * *

“Is a slight affair, milk for babes.” E. T. Brewster.

− =Atlan.= 100: 261. Ag. ’07. 40w.

“We may compare Mr. Scott’s book on polar exploration with the
original records, and it will stand the test. It covers both the
arctic and antarctic regions, and may be commended to any reader as a
compilation that tells in a way that interests the story of many
leading incidents in polar research.” Cyrus C. Adams.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 846. D. 8, ’06. 50w.

=Sat. R.= 102: sup. 10. D. 8, ’06. 40w.

+ =Spec.= 97: sup. 657. N. 2, ’06. 180w.

=Scott, John Reed.= Beatrix of Clare. †$1.50. Lippincott.

7–18101.

England in the time of Richard III, forms the setting for this tale of
romance and adventure which takes place close about the throne.
Beatrix, beauty, heiress, and countess of Clare is won by the young
knight and courtier De Lacy beneath the friendly smiles of both king
and queen, while their love affair is troubled by abduction and
bloodshed, and influenced by the great events which stir the kingdom
and even threaten the crown.

* * * * *

“Rather better than the average of its kind.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 3: 204. N. ’07.

“Done with a freshness and a verve that makes one forgive the familiar
situations, and well-worn devices, and for an idle hour quite enjoy
the knight’s tempestuous wooing of his wilful lady.”

+ − =Bookm.= 25: 602. Ag. ’07. 320w.

“In manner and sentiment is poor stuff, and about as unreal as
possible.” Wm. M. Payne.

− =Dial.= 43: 63. Ag. 1, ’07. 130w.

“The book abounds in royal gossip.”

+ − =Ind.= 63: 402. Ag. 15, ’07. 100w.

=N. Y. Times.= 12: 385. Je. 15, ’07. 140w.

“It is a good story, as historical romances go.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 525. Ag. 31, ’07. 820w.

+ =Outlook.= 86: 833. Ag. 17, ’07. 110w.

=Scott, John Reed.= Colonel of the Red huzzars. †$1.50. Lippincott.

6–21386.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“The story is impossible but more readable than most, and it is well
printed and illustrated, full of bright dialogue, and has for heroine
the most outrageous flirt since Rosalind.”

+ − =Acad.= 72: 192. F. 23, ’07. 140w.

=Scott, Leroy.= To him that hath. †$1.50. Doubleday.

7–23303.

“The story turns on the heroic self-sacrifice of a young man, David
Aldrich, who, at the death of his best friend, the Rev. Philip Morton,
finds out that the latter was hopelessly in the toils of an
adventuress, who had blackmailed him out of $5,000.... Aldrich assumes
the theft himself and goes to prison for four years.... It is a tract
on prison discipline, the reformation of the criminal, the uplifting,
physical, mental and moral of the masses, and the greed of wealth,
thinly veneered with ‘heart interest.’”—N. Y. Times.

* * * * *

“It is the simple directness of the narrative, as well as the reality
of the types depicted, that holds you to the end.” Frederic Taber
Cooper.

+ =Bookm.= 26: 164. O. ’07. 310w.

“The plot of the novel is forced ... and the action is over
melodramatic, but it is a particularly striking production for all
that, and its essential pathos is relieved by much subsidiary
incident, and even by touches of genuine humor.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ − =Dial.= 43: 253. O. 16, ’07. 310w.

“Mr. Scott is a hero worshiper of martyred manhood among the poor and
unfortunate, a writer who compels admiration and attention by his
friendliness to the friendless and by the sanity of his conclusions
concerning some sociological problems, rather than by literary
ability.”

+ − =Ind.= 63: 817. O. 3, ’07. 620w.

“Far more important than its literary merit implies.”

+ =Ind.= 63: 1227. N. 21, ’07. 60w.

“It is written with much effort and earnestness; and it is fairly
entertaining. The author is not without a sense of humor. But when all
is said, fiction makes a poor appearance in the pulpit; and most books
of this sort are neither good stories nor good sermons.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 12: 540. S. 7, ’07. 540w.

=N. Y. Times.= 12: 652. O. 19, ’07. 30w.

“That which gives Mr. Scott’s book the vitality and strength which it
unquestionably possesses is his ability to make one see these luckless
types ... as his hero saw them.”

+ =Outlook.= 87: 44. S. 7, ’07. 450w.

“It is good story-telling genius to get theory into the reader without
his knowing it.”

+ =Putnam’s.= 3: 238. N. ’07. 710w.

=Scott, M. H. Baillie.= Houses and gardens. *$12. Scribner.

7–33972.

“We have here the fruits of an exceptionally wide and varied
experience in the planning, decoration and equipment of houses of all
dimensions, from small week-end cottages to large country houses both
in England and abroad. This volume testifies eloquently to the fact
that, besides being an architect equipped with an ample fund of
scientific knowledge, Mr. Scott is also an artist possessing a mature
understanding of the proper relations of use and beauty; and the aim
of this work is to show what possibilities of beauty are present in
the construction of a house.”—Int. Studio.

* * * * *

“In many ways this is a surprising volume. Its most striking feature
is the skill of the draughtsmanship, particularly in the coloured
plates. Much of it is well written, with eloquent passages and not a
few well-turned epigrams, but more is equally dull, with the same idea
reiterated in chapter after chapter in almost identical words.”

+ − =Ath.= 1907, 1: 704. Je. 8. 360w.

“It is to be hoped that a valuable treatise such as this will meet
with that wide recognition which it deserves.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 31: 83. Mr. ’07. 200w.

“There is, on the whole, so much of good suggestion; of good taste,
and of common sense in the book, that one easily overlooks minor
deficiencies.”

+ + − =Nation.= 85: 106. Ag. 1, ’07. 730w.

=Scott, Sir Walter.= Quentin Durward; ed. by R. W. Bruere. *50c. Ginn.

7–7198.

An edition designed for the use of high schools and academies. It is
equipped with ample editorial helps.

=Scratton, Howell.= Fortuna filly. $1.50. Luce, J: W.

The Fortuna filly is a horse of rare promise and this story, while it
is a romance, centers about the race track and the training stables,
and concerns races and trainers so exclusively that the love affair of
the owner’s daughter and the young lawyer who in the end wins his wife
and a fortune on the Fortuna filly, is thrust into the background.

* * * * *

“Food, drink, and horse are the delightful ingredients of this
innocent idyl.”

− =Nation.= 85: 58. Jl. 18, ’07. 570w.

=Scripture, Edward Wheeler.= Researches in experimental phonetics; the study of speech curves. (Carnegie inst. of Washington. Pub. no. 44.) pa. $2. Carnegie inst.

7–2321.

“The groundwork of the results of Dr. Scripture’s recent work abroad,
in the laboratories organized at Munich, Berlin and Zurich. Save for
illustrative examples from the records, the present volume deals
almost exclusively with methods; nearly all of the last fifty pages
are taken up with tables, some of which appear for the first time, and
should prove most helpful to other investigators along these
lines.”—Science.

* * * * *

=Ind.= 63: 223. Jl. 25, ’07. 420w.

“We congratulate Dr. Scripture on the production of a splendid
monograph. It might have been improved by fuller bibliographical
details, and perhaps by a more adequate recognition of the work of
others.” John G. McKendrick.

+ + − =Nature.= 75: 392. F. 21, ’07. 2530w.

“Perhaps the main objection to the work is that the correctness of the
original gramophone records has been taken too much on faith.”
Frederic Lyman Wells.

+ + − =Science=, n.s. 26: 170. Ag. 9, ’07. 740w.

=Scudder, Vida Dutton.= Disciple of a saint: being the imaginary biography of Raniero di Landoccio dei Pagliaresi. $1.50. Dutton.

W 7–125.

“This ‘imaginary biography’ of Neri di Landoccio, secretary of Saint
Catherine of Siena is ... a book full of human interest.... Of story,
in the ordinary sense, except such as is furnished by the background
of actual recorded events, there is little.... The drama is a drama of
‘soul-states.’ Yet, if the chief interest is psychological, this is
not through inability on the part of the author to present the
material side of things: Siena in the throes of the plague-epidemic
and the papal court at Avignon are vividly set before the
reader.”—Ath.

* * * * *

“The author’s familiarity with her period is pleasantly apparent, and
her characters, although they speak a language happily free from
deliberate archaisms, fairly represent their century.”

+ =Ath.= 1907, 1: 659. Je. 1. 240w.

“Perhaps, despite the author’s deft allusions and unmistakable
accuracy, the historian will not be content.”

+ − =Cath. World.= 85: 825. S. ’07. 710w.

“A noteworthy success in a most difficult form of writing. In the
dialogue, the most difficult part of an historical romance, Miss
Scudder has achieved a distinct success. Her diction, however, is at
times decidedly overstrained.”

+ + − =Nation.= 84: 567. Je. 20, ’07, 640w.

“All through the exquisitely elaborated story there are a reserve, a
dignity of expression, and a comprehension of the required attitude of
mind that are refreshing to the thoughtful reader.”

+ + =Outlook.= 86: 117. My. 18, ’07. 160w.

Sea stories, retold from St. Nicholas. (Geographical stories.) *65c. Century.

7–29583.

Jack London, Güstav Kobbé, George Kennan, Tudor Jenks and a good many
others tell of exciting sea-happenings with a good bit of general
information about divers, light-houses, tidal waves, etc.

=Seabrook, Phœbe Hamilton.= Daughter of the Confederacy: a story of the old South and the new. $1.50. Neale.

6–43778.

“Unlike the majority of novels of the war period, this one does not
dwell upon the horrors of camp and field, of prison and hospital, but
upon the daily life of a family left to the so-called slighter horrors
of inactivity, anxiety and starvation.”

=Seaver, Richard W.= To Christ through criticism. (Donellan lectures, 1905–6.) **$1.50. Scribner.

The burden of these lectures is “Justification of the new theology and
defence of critical principles and results as not hostile to devout
life.” (Nation.)

* * * * *

“A reverent and thoughtful discussion of the Gospel miracles in the
light of modern criticism.”

+ =Ind.= 62: 390. Mr. 14, ’07. 40w.

=Nation.= 84: 265. Mr. 21, ’07. 100w.

=Seawell, Molly Elliott.= Loves of the lady Arabella. †$1.50. Bobbs:

6–36177.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“A readable enough little tale.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 62. F. 2, ’07. 500w.

“This old-fashioned romance, with its familiar types and conventional
action, is charming because of its literary style and generally
artistic workmanship. Mr. Underwood’s illustrations are a little
stiff, and crude in color.”

+ − =Outlook.= 84: 941. D. 15, ’06. 30w.

=Seawell, Molly Elliott.= Secret of Toni; il. by George Brehm. †$1.50. Appleton.

7–5687.

“The story of a dirty, lazy, little boy whose only friends are a nice
clean little boy and a tin soldier to whom he tells all his trouble.
The boys grow up as friends, and both become soldiers who have ups and
downs enough to interest the reader to the happy end.”—A. L. A. Bkl.

* * * * *

“The plot is absurd, but there is a certain freshness about it that
many fiction readers will enjoy.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 3: 79. Mr. ’07. ✠

“A rather thin, unsubstantial little tale. But ... one feels no
resentment toward it, for the childhood portion is really quite
enjoyable.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ − =Bookm.= 25: 90. Mr. ’07. 270w.

“Toni, the hero of the present novel, need not fear comparison with
any of the cherub group that we heretofore have met in Miss Seawell’s
pages.”

+ =Lit. D.= 34: 548. Ap. 6, ’07. 310w.

“A sprightly story, well constructed and vivaciously told.
Notwithstanding the numerous books which Miss Seawell has written, she
has not yet learned what literary virtues are to be gained by an
occasional due reserve of statement.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 12: 99. F. 16, ’07. 270w.

=Sedgwick, Anne Douglas.= Fountain sealed. †$1.50. Century.

7–30436.

A character study of three distinct types. A mother whose peace of
mind was constantly assailed by a selfish husband exploiting all the
proprieties of life decides to live apart from him. She goes abroad
and makes a cozy drawingroom the center of a warmth which she radiates
after the fashion of her own serenity, sincerity and dignity. The
daughter, devoted to the father, furnishes the second type. At his
death the mother returns to find her daughter an arrogant, selfish,
heartless girl unable to detect values. The third type is honest Jack
Pennington whose integrity but reveals more convincingly the girl’s
shallowness and the mother’s patient unselfishness.

* * * * *

“The workmanship is excellent and to those readers who enjoy a
ruthless dissection, skilfully done, the book will be worth while. Of
plot there is scarcely anything.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 3: 204. N. ’07.

“The best of many good qualities is the spirit in which it is written.
A finished piece of true comedy.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 6: 341. N. 8, ’07. 550w.

“The plain citizen, the clamorer for a simple story, will not take
kindly to ‘A fountain sealed.’ On the other hand, the reader who is
attracted by the subtle in style and substance, who likes a maximum of
soul-searching with a minimum of ‘scene,’ will find it a mine of
interest, and will have the further satisfaction of perceiving that a
novel may deal with the subtleties, yet be unquestionably clean.”

+ − =Nation.= 85: 446. N. 14, ’07. 580w.

=N. Y. Times.= 12: 654. O. 19, ’07. 50w.

“It is such a moving, vivid, illuminating picture of the kind of
tragedy that everywhere dignifies human life, that it can but make a
wide appeal.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 694. N. 2, ’07. 560w.

“It will add to Miss Sedgwick’s already secure reputation, and give
much real pleasure to thoughtful readers.”

+ + =Outlook.= 87: 450. O. 26, ’07. 340w.

“Its admirable character-drawing, and its distinction of style, will
add to a reputation already secure.”

+ + =Outlook.= 87: 623. N. 23, ’07. 40w.

“Well-wrought and engrossing story.”

+ + − =Spec.= 99: 780. N. 16, ’07. 1200w.

=Sedgwick, Mrs. Mabel (Cabot).= Garden month by month. **$4. Stokes.

7–15329.

A new plan is employed in this practical volume. “On each page there
are six vertical columns under the month in which the flower blossoms.
The first column gives the color, the next the English name, the next
the botanical name, the next the description and method of culture,
propagation and origin, and then the height and situation in the
garden, and finally, the duration of the blooming. These are
illustrated by over 200 ... engravings from photographs of growing
plants.” (Ind.)

* * * * *

“The index is full and carefully made. Altogether. this is a most
valuable book for the shelves devoted to one’s garden library, in a
location handy for reference.” Edith Granger.

+ =Dial.= 42: 368. Je. 16, ’07. 590w.

“There is in it no nonsense of fine writing and poetical quotations.”

+ =Ind.= 62: 972. Ap. 25, ’07. 130w.

“We should suppose it might remain a standard for many years.”

+ =Lit. D.= 35: 132. Jl. 27, ’07. 110w.

+ =Nation.= 85: 547. D. 12, ’07. 110w.

“It is an intelligent and amplified catalogue of the plants described,
and its painstaking sincerity and infinite care of detail should give
it a place on the reference shelf of garden books.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 236. Ap. 13, ’07. 1060w.

“The beginner in this delightful pursuit would probably find some of
the simpler and less exhaustive garden books more helpful and not so
bewildering.”

+ − =Outlook.= 86: 118. My. 18, ’07. 200w.

=Segur, Marquis de.= Julie de Lespinasse; tr. from the French by P. H. Lee Warner. *$2.50. Holt.

7–37963.

The letters of Mademoiselle de Lespinasse not only form a human
document that reveals a tortured existence but are a symbol of the
revolution accomplished in contemporary thought during her period,
viz., “the change of the age of reason into the age of passion and
sentimental license.” The author had access to archives heretofore
unattainable which cleared up facts regarding the early life of
Mademoiselle Lespinasse, her education, relations with the Marquis de
Mora, and the public and worldly side of her character. The sketch
embodies its negative lesson chiefly in this intense woman’s blind
adoration for Count de Guibert. Her suffering strikes the universal
note, and she pays the full retributive price for her wrong-doing.

* * * * *

“The book is a model of wise biography. The translation is on the
whole, good and clear; but it is marred by occasional lapses which
should certainly be amended before the second edition is produced.”

+ + − =Acad.= 72: 265. Mr. 16, ’07. 770w.

“[The translation] is characterized ... by inelegance, and not
infrequently by mis-representation of the original.”

− =Ath.= 1907, 2: 177. Ag. 17. 190w.