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An edition of Maeterlinck’s play for which Mr. Montrose J. Moses has
written an introduction revealing Maeterlinck’s mastery of delicate
and strange intuitions, enumerating the fragments of his philosophy
and calling attention to his spectral background and dramatic theory.
The volume is a fitting holiday offering with its marginal decoration
and excellent illustrations.

* * * * *

=Dial.= 45: 415. D. 1, ’08. 100w.

“The translation is ... prosaic and discordant: poorer even than the
Alma Tadema version.”

− =Ind.= 65: 843. O. 8, ’08. 320w.

“Mr. Winslow’s translation is adequate. Mr. Moses contributes a
readable, painstaking introductory essay. As a Mary Garden picture
book the Crowell edition of ‘Pélléas and Mélisande’ deserves cordial
praise.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 603. O. 24, ’08. 400w.

=Mahabharata.= Bhagavad-gita; or, The message of the master;
compiled and adapted from numerous old and new translations of the
original Sanscrit text by Yogi Ramacharaka. 2d ed. 75c. Yogi pub.

7–15127.

A trustworthy English version of a poem embodying the essence of
Vedantic philosophy. The translation is accompanied by a general
introduction and separate introductions to each of the eighteen books
of the Gita.

* * * * *

“Can be recommended as the most satisfactory version of the ‘Bhagavad
Gita’ in the English language. It would be possible to point to a good
many passages in which, in the opinion of the present reviewer, he has
not used the best equivalent for the technical terms of the Sanskrit
or has failed to reproduce the force of the original.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 117. Ag. 6, ’08. 400w.

“Those who wish to know something at first hand of the essence of
Vedantic philosophy will find this fine translation, with its
admirable expository commentaries, a convenient and satisfactory
little volume.” J. H. Coates.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 445. Ag. 15, ’08. 2200w.

* =Mahan, Alfred Thayer.= Naval administration and warfare: some general principles, with other essays. **$1.50. Little.

8–31976.

A collection of papers including “a few large, plain, simple ideas”
concerning naval matters which the general reader ought to know.
Captain Mahan discusses The principles of naval administration, The
United States navy department, Principles involved in the war between
Japan and Russia, Objects of the United States naval war college, The
practical character of the United States naval war college,
Subordination in historical treatment, The strength of Nelson, The
value of the Pacific cruise of the United States fleet, and The Monroe
doctrine.

* * * * *

+ =Ind.= 65: 1185. N. 19, ’08. 60w.

“Ought to be in the hands of every intelligent man.”

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 852. D. 5, ’08. 270w.

“Each essay conveys sound information in an entertaining, readable
way. The socialism of this book is of the ‘Fabian’ school, educative
and opportunist; its weapons are not carnal but spiritual.”

+ =Outlook.= 90: 888. D. 19, ’08. 520w.

=Mahan, Alfred Thayer.= Some neglected aspects of war; together with
The power that makes for peace, by Henry S. Pritchett, and The
capture of private property at sea, by Julian S. Corbett. **$1.50.
Little.

7–41543.

Descriptive note in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 196. Je. ’08.

“Books like the present volume do, in our judgment, incalculable
injury by catering to the military spirit.” B. O. Flower.

− =Arena.= 39: 592. My. ’08. 410w.

=Ath.= 1908, 1: 286. Mr. 7. 60w.

“There is nothing new in it excepting the preface, which is a summing
up of the argument. Yet it is very well worth having and reading, or
re-reading.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 100. F. 22, ’08. 350w.

=Outlook.= 88: 43. Ja. 4, ’08. 380w.

=R. of Rs.= 37: 117. Ja. ’07. 90w.

“It would certainly be well if the apostles of peace at any price—and
we have many in our midst—would study Captain Mahan’s admirable and
dispassionate essays.”

+ =Sat. R.= 106: 210. Ag. 16, ’08. 220w.

=Spec.= 100: 461. Mr. 21, ’08. 1700w.

* =Maire, Frederick.= Modern pigments and their vehicles: their properties and uses considered mainly from the practical side, and how to make tints from them. $2. Wiley.

8–1476.

“The manual is written for the men who use or sell pigments, and who
mainly want to know what they can expect of them. It is especially
designed to be of value to the young man who is starting out to learn
the painter’s trade. The various pigments which are used in
compounding colors and tints are taken up in order, beginning with the
yellow pigments, and dealing with the reds, greens, blues, browns and
blacks, respectively. Their history, early use, methods of mining and
preparing for market, and adulterations, are described.”—Engin. Rec.

* * * * *

“For the purpose for which it was written this book should be of
value.”

+ =Engin. Rec.= 58: 363. S. 26, ’08. 170w.

“A most excellent book written by one who evidently knows the
practical side thoroughly. There are several books which are more
scientific and chemical, but there is none which will be of greater
value to the chemist, the practical man or the young apprentice at the
painter’s trade.” A. H. Gill.

+ =Science=, n.s. 28: 843. D. 11, ’08. 120w.

=Maitland, Frederic William.= Constitutional history of England: a
course of lectures. **$3.50. Putnam.

“These lectures discuss the public law of Great Britain at five
periods. The first period runs from 1066 to 1307, the second period
extends to 1509, the third to 1625, the fourth to 1702, and the fifth
to the closing years of the nineteenth century. Much of the ground
covered by the lectures was later traversed by Prof. Maitland in his
carefully written ‘History of English law,’ ‘Domesday book and
beyond,’ ‘Township and borough,’ and other publications, to the
preparation of which he devoted a great deal of time and study.”—N. Y.
Times.

* * * * *

“The publication of these lectures in their original form, under the
care of such a competent and sympathetic editor as Mr. Herbert Fisher,
is a matter for congratulation on behalf of a large body of teachers
and students alike.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 394. O. 3. 820w.

“The plan of the work is unique. The editorial supervision is done
with that discrimination and good judgment which characterizes all the
work of Mr. Fisher.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 662. S. 17, ’08. 680w.

“What he has written is in the main indisputable, and needs no
revision. By contenting himself with established facts he has rendered
his work of almost as much value to-day as it was twenty years ago.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 339. O. 8, ’08. 1250w.

“Persons familiar with the works of Prof. Maitland that were published
in his lifetime will have little use for this posthumous volume; but
we believe Mr. Fisher is quite right in saying that the study of the
Cambridge lectures will serve as an excellent introduction to an
exhaustive inquiry into English constitutional history.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 483. S. 5, ’08. 450w.

“Is distinguished by profound erudition and clearness of exposition. A
good many popular misconceptions, perhaps more prevalent here than in
England, are cleared away, and a better understanding had of the
factors making for England’s continued strength and stability.”

+ =Outlook.= 90: 316. O. 10, ’08. 280w.

=Major, Charles.= Uncle Tom Andy Bill: a story of bears and Indian
treasure. †$1.50. Macmillan.

8–28633.

A book of lively, wholesome stories of adventure which Uncle Tom Andy
Bill, seventy and reminiscent, selects from his boyhood experiences.

* * * * *

“A new juvenile which will receive a ready welcome.” K. L. M.

+ =Bookm.= 28: 387. D. ’08. 40w.

“Even if the older reader may not care so much for the treasure and
the bears as the boy, he will admit that the story is a true and
lively picture of life half a century ago in what is now the middle
west, but was then the frontier.”

+ =Outlook.= 90: 844. D. 12, ’08. 120w.

=Makower, Stanley V.= Perdita: a romance in biography. *$4.
Appleton.

8–34595.

A sketch of Mary Darby Robinson whose beauty was passed down to
posterity by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Romney and other artists, who was
a favorite pupil of Garrick and as Perdita captured the affections of
George, Prince of Wales. “As here told, the story is a veritable
microcosm of eighteenth-century life, not only the relation of the
first important intrigue of a royal debauchee; so the mere lover of
scandal will be compelled, whether he will or no, to see things in
their right perspective.” (Ath.)

* * * * *

“The faults are few and far between, and the merits considerable. The
latter far exceed those of the ordinary popular biography, and the
impression left is that of literature rather than book-making.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 315. Mr. 14. 1700w.

“The present book tells her capricious career with an admixture of
fiction which does not jar with the known facts, and which certainly
makes sprightly reading.” Hildegarde Hawthorne.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 595. O. 24, ’08. 130w.

“The book that lies before us will certainly appeal to all
novel-readers as well as to the smaller public which prefers its
history and biography unspiced by imagination.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 504. Mr. 28, ’08. 420w.

=Mallock, William Hurrell.= An immortal soul. †$1.50. Harper.

8–31158.

A study of girlhood at the point of its emergence from the school room
into the world where coquettishness, seriousness, ingeniousness and
young philosophy struggle with one another for the upper hand. The
problem of double personality appears and with it two lovers, a
clergyman and a scientist, who claim to be respectively interested in
the heroine’s soul health and the psychological problem which she
embodies.

* * * * *

“A fine piece of irony, though the simple will devour it for its
sensation.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 641. N. 21. 240w.

“The descriptions of English rural life are true and entertaining.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 617. O. 24, ’08. 60w.

=Mallock. William Hurrell.= Critical examination of socialism. **$2.
Harper. 7–39227.

Descriptive note and excerpts in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“The book is, on the whole, one of the best attacks on socialism
although purely theoretical.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 143. My. ’08.

“Mr. Mallock’s analysis appears to us radically unsound.”

− =Ann. Am. Acad.= 32: 447. S. ’08. 550w.

“[In the second part of the work] the Socialists and their opponent,
Mr. Mallock, are equally academic—their illustrations are equally in
the clouds, except where examples quoted by Mr. Mallock err in the
opposite direction of an over-practical crudity.”

− =Ath.= 1908, 1: 191. F. 15. 800w.

“On the purely intellectual side, his criticisms, valid or otherwise,
will arouse fruitful thought and discussion; but though we must admit
that he justly accuses many socialists of improperly prejudicing the
subject, we cannot acquit him of this same fault.” T. D. A. Cockerell.

+ − =Dial.= 44: 39. Ja. 16, ’08. 1650w.

“This volume, on account of its compactness of argument, felicity of
illustration and dialectical cleverness, cannot be ignored or scorned
by the socialist editors and pamphleteers who are preaching a new
evangel.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 636. Mr. 19, ’08. 650w.

“On its positive or non-controversial side the book before us merits
no particular comment. Where it is not positively erroneous it is
merely commonplace.” R. F. Hoxie.

− =J. Pol. Econ.= 16: 540. O. ’08. 430w.

“With all his cleverness Mallock is unconvincing. To deal effectively
with socialism, one must have some genuine capacity for appreciating
the need and the possibility of social betterment, and Mallock’s work
makes the impression of one whose social sympathies are atrophied.”

− + =Nation.= 86: 491. My. 28, ’08. 700w.

“Mr. Mallock’s book will be read with interest by all who heard his
lectures in sundry American cities, and it might well attract an even
larger number in its elaborate form. The topic is worth it, and the
treatment is at least easier reading than Marx’s.” E: A. Bradford.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 30. Ja. 18, ’08. 1030w.

“He is both clear and clever; but he is not always conclusive.” Lyman
Abbott.

+ − =Outlook.= 88: 539. Mr. 7, ’08. 530w.

“His analytic and literary powers as shown so brilliantly in his
former well-known work, ‘The reconstruction of religious belief,’
characterize also this little volume.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 37: 118. Ja. ’08. 120w.

“What the situation requires is a successful apology for the system of
liberty and free exchange which, with many lets and hindrances, has
during historical times been becoming the progressive basis of
existing society. Mr. Mallock’s book, though it is not specifically
addressed to this aspect of the controversy, makes its definite
contribution thereto, and it is more valuable in this respect than as
a hostile criticism of the nebulous aspirations of socialism.”

+ − =Spec.= 100: 940. Je. 13, ’08. 1000w.

=Malvery, Olive Christian.= Soul market. $1.50. McClure.

8–13767.

Descriptive note and excerpts in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“This book owes a charm to its nondescript character. There is a
quality very warm and human and engaging in this casual narrative.”

+ =Nation.= 85: 592. D. 26, ’07. 610w.

“A series of first-hand views of London life on its pathetic side,
with much of the sociological interest, is brought out under the title
of ‘The soul market.’”

+ =R. of Rs.= 37: 117. Ja. ’08. 30w.

=Manchester, Arthur Livingston.= Twelve lessons in the fundamentals
of voice production. (Music students lib.) $1. Ditson.

8–33831.

Deals with the fundamentals of tone production. The purpose is to
present simply and in easily understood terms the essentials of good
tone production in such order, and the accompanying instruction and
exercises with such definiteness that the difficulties which
discourage students may be at least minimized.

=Mansfield, Milburg Francisco (Francis Miltoun, pseud.).= Castles
and chateaux of old Navarre and the Basque Provinces including
also Foix, Roussillon and Bearn, il. $3. Page.

7–38519.

Uniform with “Castles and chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire
country.” Geographically the rambles cover the French slopes of the
Pyrenees from the Atlantic Gulf of Gascony to the Mediterranean Gulf
of Lyons and on to the Rhône. The feudal chateaux and fortified bourgs
of this region furnish the author abundant material for his
appreciation of their architecture, comments on the manner of living
in far-away times, and for his chatty presentation of men and manners
of to-day.

* * * * *

“The title of this handsomely bound and illustrated volume scarcely
does justice to its contents.”

+ =Cath. World.= 87: 681. Ag. ’08. 450w.

“The text combines descriptive and historical material with personal
impressions.”

+ =Dial.= 43: 426. D. 16, ’07. 80w.

=Nation.= 85: 543. D. 12, ’07. 90w.

“A work which summarizes his knowledge in good pedestrian prose and,
being carefully indexed, should be valuable for purposes of
reference.”

+ =Putnam’s.= 3: 625. F. ’08. 180w.

=Mansfield, Milburg F.= In the land of mosques and minarets. $3.
Page.

8–15291.

Another Mansfield-McManus collaboration which takes the reader to the
less frequented places of Tunisia and Algeria. It is full of
information “both ordinary and unusual, about the lives, manners, and
customs of the natives, the country itself, and the line of contact
between the natives and the many-nationed crowd of aliens.” (N. Y.
Times.)

* * * * *

=Int. Studio.= 36: sup. 58. D. ’08. 50w.

“He has set before us a glowing panorama of Algerian life and
scenery.”

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 258. Ag. 22, ’08. 120w.

“The text is written entertainingly and gives no end of information.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 307. My. 30, ’08. 200w.

“It contains much information interesting alike to the traveler and to
the general reader.”

+ =Outlook.= 90: 44. S. 5, ’08. 60w.

“This is a very pleasantly written and readable volume, well set off
with illustrations.”

+ =Spec.= 101: 338. S. 5, ’08. 330w.

=Marble, Annie Russell.= Heralds of American literature: a group of
patriot writers of the revolutionary and national periods. *$1.50.
Univ. of Chicago press.

7–39037.

Descriptive note in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“The result of her labors, however, displays neither the extent of
learning—except in matters of somewhat gossipy detail—the grasp of her
subject, nor the command of style needful to justify three hundred
pages and more about matter of which scholars as well as general
readers may contentedly remain ignorant.”

− =Am. Hist. R.= 13: 662. Ap. ’08. 100w.

“An extensive bibliography, carefully classified, a full index, and
careful annotation will commend the book to students. Mrs. Marble
writes fully and entertainingly.”

+ =Dial.= 44: 110. F. 16, ’08. 300w.

“An entertaining little book.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 44. Ja. 25, ’08. 600w.

“Mrs. Marble, whose method is largely descriptive and biographic, has
put the knowledge about this group of writers into very convenient
form.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 98. Ja. 11, ’08. 150w.

=R. of Rs.= 37: 381. Mr. ’08. 30w.

=Marchmont, Arthur Williams.= My lost self; il. by Alex. O. Levy.
75c. Cupples & L.

8–8096.

Cuthbert Dalrymple, a young New Yorker of the exclusive, law-abiding
set loses consciousness through a mysterious blow. When a second blow
restores him he finds that he has been ruled for a season by a lower
personality—that he is in Sicily and the most feared of a band of
desperadoes. His chief business in his restored state is that of
fighting to protect the Sicilian heroine against intrigue and danger
in wild surroundings.

* * * * *

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 297. S. 12. 130w.

“Whatever may be said as to the credibility of such events as depicted
it cannot be denied that they follow one another with a rather
fascinating rapidity.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 377. Jl. 4, ’08. 350w.

=Marden, Orison Swett.= He can who thinks he can, and other papers
on success in life. **$1. Crowell.

8–30895.

A group of forcible editorials reprinted from Success magazine
including the following: He can who thinks he can; Getting around;
Education by absorption; Freedom at any cost; What the world owes to
dreamers; The spirit in which you work; Responsibility of power; An
overmastering purpose; Has your vocation your unqualified approval?
Stand for something; Happy, if not why not? Originality; Had money but
lost it; Sizing up people; Does the world owe you a living? What has
luck done for you? Success with a flaw; and Getting away from poverty.

* * * * *

“Undoubtedly it will be helpful in many ways to many men.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 675. N. 14, ’08. 320w.

=Marden, Philip Sanford.= Greece and the Aegean islands. **$3.
Houghton.

7–36985.

Descriptive note in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“Recommended because it is as good as, or better than, any other
general book on the subject.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 196. Je. ’08.

“On the whole, we think it will amuse, but hardly instruct, the
reader.”

− + =Ath.= 1908, 1: 39. Ja. 11. 480w.

+ =Cath. World.= 88: 409. D. ’08. 200w.

+ =Dial.= 43: 426. D. 16, ’07. 120w.

“An altogether delightful book. We sincerely wish that it might be
generally read to or by secondary schools and colleges in Greek or in
ancient history.”

+ =Educ. R.= 35: 312. Mr. ’08. 80w.

“It is, however, odious to weigh mint and anise and cumin in the
presence of a really fine work.”

+ + − =Ind.= 63: 1567. D. 26, ’07. 970w.

“The illustrations are admirable, and would make a book of much value
and interest worth possessing.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 193. F. 27, ’08. 300w.

“There is a ground which this volume covers as no other has yet done.
With this volume in hand any intelligent traveler should find the
rough places made smooth, with the direction and information that the
stranger craves.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 41. Ja. 4, ’08. 140w.

“It will also prove useful to the intending traveler in those regions,
for the writer gives an accurate and not exaggerated picture of the
incidents inevitable to such an expedition. As a guide the author is
only moderately well informed. He clearly knows nothing of the
mediæval history of Greece.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 104: 113. Ja. 25, ’08. 200w.

“A very pleasant and useful book.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 1009. Je. 27, ’08. 260w.

=Margoliouth, David Samuel.= Cairo, Jerusalem, and Damascus. *$3.50.
Dodd.

7–38520.

“Professor Margoliouth tells his readers some interesting facts about
these three famed Eastern cities. The buildings of the Fatimide and
Ayyubid eras are described. The sovereigns who ruled over Cairo are
treated at length, and nothing essential is missed in the historical
sketches given of Jerusalem and Damascus.”—Lit. D.

* * * * *

“It bears throughout the stamp of an individual mind, well stored with
the original sources familiar to the learned author, but able to take
independent views and here and there to draw a luminous
generalization.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 152. F. 8. 1600w.

“Is intensely interesting both in its historical account and its
description of these three great cities. Is certainly one of the most
beautiful of the series.” Justin McCarthy.

+ + =Ind.= 63: 1421. D. 12, ’07. 210w.

“The text has the rare merit of being trustworthy.”

+ + =Ind.= 64: 320. F. 6, ’08. 200w.

“Very superior to the greater number of the colour books that have
recently been issued, for it would be of permanent value even without
the illustrations.”

+ =Int. Studio.= 34: 343. Je. ’08. 350w.

=Lit. D.= 35: 918. D. 14, ’07. 90w.

+ − =Lond. Times.= 6: 346. N. 15, ’07. 1460w.

“It must frankly be said that the history of Cairo here given is
dreary reading. The illustrations are beautifully executed with
carefully worked-out detail.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 240. Mr. 12, ’08. 550w.

“The text of Mr. Margoliouth’s book differs from that of most volumes
which describe the history of Cairo or Jerusalem or Damascus because
it has been written by one long immersed in the atmosphere of the
Orient and of the Arabic language.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 48. Ja. 4, ’08. 300w.

“The artist gives us only the picturesque or artistic scenes in the
Oriental cities he delineates, and wisely passes by the dirt or the
dull ugliness amidst which they are set; and the historian would do
well to follow his example where literary interest and not historical
completeness is his object.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 105: 52. Ja. 11, ’08. 800w.

“This attractive volume appeals in equal measure to lovers of art and
students of history.”

+ =Spec.= 101: sup. 473. O. 3, ’08. 1000w.

=Markham, Sir Clements Robert.= King Edward VI, an appreciation,
attempted by Sir Clements R. Markham. *$3. Dutton.

8–10272.

A eulogistic treatment of a “period of anarchy in which a Tammany ring
of titled ruffians ... left England the legacy of a pauper class.”
(Sat. R.) The precocious Edward VI of this book “was a statesman who
understood the self-seeking, unprincipled character of the politicians
about him; a princely boy who had more sense in his little finger than
both his uncles put together had in their whole bodies.” (Nation.) The
author exploits the young king’s learning, his interest in geography,
his fondness for games; and above all argues that he was neither a
tool nor a figurehead.

* * * * *

“Unluckily, Sir Clement’s passion for historical paradox does much to
spoil the effect of his nervous and sympathetic narrative.”

− + =Ath.= 1908, 2: 39. Jl. 11. 380w.

“Sir Clements’s knowledge of the period is not profound, and it is
only his own idiosyncrasies which make his book remarkable.” A. F. P.

− + =Eng. Hist. R.= 23: 199. Ja. ’08. 380w.

“It is not, we think, possible to say that Sir Clements Markham has
added anything to our knowledge of the reign, or that his
confidently-expressed judgments enable us to understand better the men
and women who played their part in it. The chief interest of the book
lies in the details of Edward’s interest in such subjects as geography
and exploration, a much more healthy occupation for him than his
boyish attempts at theology.”

− + =Lond. Times.= 6: 358. N. 22, ’07. 630w.

“The book contains many excellent portraits and much useful
biographical and genealogical information, but its conclusions will
hardly find acceptance at the hands of fair-minded historians.”

− + =Nation.= 87: 96. Jl. 30, ’08. 770w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 471. Ag. 29, ’08. 840w.

“While we dissent entirely from Sir Clements’ estimate of the reign,
we must say that his pages make pleasant reading. Pageantry and
heraldry he understands, and he gives a brilliant description of his
young hero’s coronation. Interesting and original also are the pages
in the book that tell of the Tudor navy and the ‘first Arctic
expedition.’”

− + =Sat. R.= 105: 206. F. 15, ’08. 1000w.

− + =Spec.= 101: sup. 704. N. 7, ’08. 1100w.

=Marks, William Dennis.= Finances of gas and electric light and
power enterprises: electric railways, electric light stations, gas
works, oil motor cars. 4th ed. $4. William D. Marks, 623 Park Row
bldg., N. Y.

7–27171.

“Five chapters have been added to the present edition. Included in the
new matter is a digest of some of the evidence in the recent lawsuit
(not yet settled) over the reduction of the price of gas in New York
city to 80 cts. per 1,000 cu. ft. There is also included a paper on
‘Railway rates for electric railways.’”—Engin. N.

* * * * *

“The book as a whole contains a large amount of information,
statistical and descriptive, on various phases of the subject
indicated by the title.”

+ =Engin. N.= 58: 79. Jl. 18, ’07. 140w.

=J. Pol. Econ.= 16: 49. Ja. ’08. 100w.

=Marriott, H. Crittenden.= Uncle Sam’s business; told for young
Americans. $1.25. Harper.

8–28399.

An informing story which shows Uncle Sam as ruler, captain of industry
and public servant. In the first instance Uncle Sam is shown as
law-maker, judge, ambassador, society man, trader, soldier, sailor,
peace-maker, and immigrant; in the second, as builder, house-cleaner,
store-keeper, builder of war ships, manager of public lands, maker and
distributer of money; in the third, as farmer, chemist, forester,
weatherman, and patron of science and art.

* * * * *

“The information is rather disconnected and the style wordy and
careless, but the book has value in connection with the study of
civics.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 311. D. ’08. ✠

Reviewed by K. L. M.

+ =Bookm.= 28: 385. D. ’08. 80w.

“It should meet the present demand for instruction without drudgery.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 337. O. 8, ’08. 140w.

“Older people may obtain clear ideas of governmental matters upon
which they have not been well informed.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 542. O. 3, ’08. 130w.

=Mars, Gerhardt Cornell.= Interpretation of life; in which is shown
the relation of modern culture to Christian science. **$3.
Appleton.

8–18359.

A work written from the Christian science standpoint which makes a
stirring appeal to every thinker. Dr. Mars “discusses successively the
natural world-order in its evolution, inorganic and organic; then the
supranatural or rational world-order; next the threefold unity of
reason, in science, art, and ethics; then the threefold interpretation
of reason, theoretical, aesthetic, and ethical; then ‘the pedagogy of
pain,’ involving the problems of evil, sin, and atonement, or
reconciliation.” (Outlook.) He closes with a defense of Mrs. Eddy.

* * * * *

“It is as suggestive as it is lucid, as logical and closely reasoned
as it is profoundly thoughtful and convincing to the reason.” B. O.
Flower.

+ + =Arena.= 40: 258. S. ’08. 8000w.

“The work will not be of much value in proselyting, but it ought to
exert a good influence inside the church in checking the disposition
to scoff at scientific methods and defy common sense.”

+ − =Ind.= 65: 432. Ag. 20, ’08. 700w.

“Christian science ... has at last found an expositor and defender who
really knows something, who has read widely and intelligently, who can
compare and reason, and who does write English that means something.”

− + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 349. Je. 20, ’08. 880w.

“Fundamentally as we disagree with many of Dr. Mars’s conclusions, we
believe that so long as these problems exist such earnest attempts to
solve them cannot be useless. He at least brings to consciousness many
of the contradictions of our social order and he thinks nobly of man.”
Christian Gauss.

− + =No. Am.= 188: 771. N. ’08. 1750w.

“Dr. Mars’s surprising conclusion should not in sober judgment impugn
the solid merits of the work to which it is, in strict logic, no more
than an appendix.”

+ − =Outlook.= 89: 767. Ag. 1, ’08. 480w.

=Marsh, Charles Fleming, and Dunn, William.= Manual of reinforced
concrete and concrete block construction. *$2.50. Van Nostrand.

“Presents in compact handbook form the necessary information required
in the design, construction and supervision of reinforced concrete
work. The text is based upon that of the third edition of their
favorably-known quarto treatise, ‘Reinforced concrete.’ the
demonstrations or reasoning, however, upon which the formulas are
based, being omitted in order to keep the work within handbook
limits.”—Engin. D.

* * * * *

+ =Engin. D.= 4: 545. N. ’08. 340w.

“Its main faults for American sale are its rather unwieldly size ...
and its use of British standards of measurement and practice. A very
good designing hand-book, a trifle obscure, perhaps, in some of the
theory, but still quite valuable to the office-man in concrete work.”

+ − =Engin. N.= 60: 539. N. 12, ’08. 400w.

“Some of the methods of design employed in the book will be questioned
by some engineers, but the book as a whole is excellent.”

+ − =Engin. Rec.= 58: 475. O. 24, ’08. 200w.

=Marshall, Archibald.= Exton Manor. †$1.50. Dodd.

8–3427.

English country life is depicted here in a manner to create atmosphere
and with it the feeling of knowing the characters intimately. In this
Exton Manor community a social war is waged which has for its cause
the question of marriage with a deceased wife’s sister. The episode is
used to test the Christianity, apart from Churchmanship, of a group of
people prominent among whom are a clergyman’s busy-body wife and an
adherent of the Woman’s reformation league.

* * * * *

“The book is a long one.... It moves with all the slowness of the old
three-volume novel; and it moves with that slowness just because the
author is not an analyst ... but shows you life itself.”

+ =Acad.= 72: 216. Mr. 2, ’07. 330w.

“A tale of much more than ordinary excellence, which moves slowly and
is not strong in plot, but which introduces real people who live out
very real lives and command interest to the end.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 111. Ap. ’08. ✠

“Mr. Marshall succeeds in keeping our interest to the end, for his
people are living people, and never once do they descend to
caricature.”

+ =Ath.= 1907, 1: 221. F. 23. 300w.

“There is enough that is good in this book, and enough that shows
possibilities for later work from the author, to justify serious
criticism.” G. I. Colbron.

+ − =Bookm.= 27: 178. Ap. ’08. 900w.

+ =Nation.= 86: 579. Je. 25, ’08. 560w.

“The details are painted in with so much fidelity and with such loving
care that it has with good reason recalled to most reviewers the works
of Anthony Trollope.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 394. Je. 15, ’07. 480w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 208. Ap. 11, ’08. 200w.

“The story that he unfolds in his successive chapters is an
interesting one, while as a study of contemporaneous life it is
strong, keen and humorous.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 341. Je. 13, ’08. 240w.

“Is one of the most carefully written and thoroughly worked out pieces of fiction that has appeared in England for a long time past.”

+ + =Outlook.= 88: 611. F. 29, ’08. 300w.

“There is very little art in it; but the fact that such a chronicle
should only occasionally be boring proves a skill in the chronicler
which is sure to commend him to the many readers to whom gossip makes
a more direct appeal than art.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 103: 562. My. 4, ’07. 450w.

“Mr. Marshall has written nothing better than this, and we might say
nothing nearly so good. We heartily recommend this calming book to a
bustling age.”

+ + =Spec.= 98: 462. Mr. 23, ’07. 150w.

* =Marston, Edward (“Amateur Angler,” pseud.).= Thomas Ken and Izaak Walton: a sketch of their lives and family connection. *$2. Longmans.

An octogenarian has brought together late material which further
illuminates the history of the famous angler, Izaak Walton, and has
presented it with the quiet enthusiasm of fellow sympathy.

* * * * *

“A book of somewhat disjointed notes on the two worthies.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 400. O. 3. 360w.

“The story of how Ken became bishop alone makes the book worth while.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 751. D. 5, ’08. 450w.

* =Martin, Edward Sandford.= In a new century. **$1.50. Scribner.

8–27778.

Twenty-two essays telling “of the consequences of too much success, of
some advantages of the common lot, of the remuneration found in
reading and writing, of the prospects of ‘Society’ in America, of
riches, character, and money, of the profound need in our leaders of
what he calls the spiritual quality, of the seashore and the inland
countryside, of the purpose and use of deafness, and many another
subject handled with skill and distinct literary ability.” (Outlook.)
See Cumulative book index for contents.

* * * * *

“Mr. Martin is a genial philosopher, but his teaching is none the less
timely and vigorous.” E: Fuller.

+ =Bookm.= 28: 324. D. ’08. 500w.

“What he says is always worth reading, and he always says it
felicitously.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 1174. N. 19, ’08. 40w.

“Very much up to date and very typically American is this collection
of essays.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 698. N. 28, ’08. 540w.

“His sturdy, uncompromising stand for truth, and civic and personal
righteousness, is clothed in a form of grace, and sparkles with the
irony admissible to a thoroughly refined mind.”

+ =Outlook.= 90: 797. D. 5, ’08. 240w.

=Martin, George Madden.= Letitia: nursery corps, U. S. A. il.
†$1.50. McClure.

7–37709.

Stories of army life with a little girl in the foreground whose
happiness is less in the hands of a heartless mother and a
self-centered father than in the keeping of her “striker” guardians.
“In one of the stories the canteen question is viewed from a familiar
standpoint—that with the abolishment of the army saloon the soldiers
seek amusement in worse places. Another shows how the social
distinctions of army life extend even to the children of the
commissioned and non-commissioned officers.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Humorous setting-forth of some of the unromantic features of army
life.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 19. Ja. ’08.

“This forlorn little waif, remaining unspotted by her very wordly
world, the reprehensible morals and manners from which she springs,
and the problems of post life as seen here, are compounded of paper
and printer’s ink.”

− =Ind.= 64: 313. F. 6, ’08. 80w.

“Six commonplace short stories of life at an army post are all one
finds in this book by the creator of the winsome Emmy Lou.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 2. Ja. 4, ’08. 140w.

“The stories are amusing and give a good insight into wandering
military life. But the language is sometimes marred by obscurity owing
to an obvious effort to imitate Kipling’s style.”

+ − =Outlook.= 88: 40. Ja. 4, ’08. 170w.

=Martin, Helen Riemensnyder.= Revolt of Anne Royle. †$1.50. Century.

8–25996.

This story follows the development of a lonely child from the age of
eight thru years of struggle against the authority of a stern guardian
and the snobbishness of his relatives, thru years of growing self
assertion and revolt against imperious control, on to maturity and
happiness. There is also a portrayal without exaggeration of a worldly
minded clergyman, whose shallowness is strongly contrasted with the
results of service achieved by a young curate of determination and
power.

* * * * *

“The story is forced and unnatural and many of the characters are
exaggerated, but as a clever love tale it will be acceptable.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 303. D. ’08.

“Whether considered as a love romance or as a sectional view of
American life, the story is one of the best American novels of the
season.”

+ =Arena.= 40: 482. N. ’08. 220w.

“If the reader can conceive of a story that combines the old-fashioned
charm of the ‘Wide, wide world’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ with the fresher
interest of a modern romance, he will have some idea of the
fascination of this remarkable book.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 1249. N. 26, ’08. 100w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 616. O. 24, ’08. 40w.

“The dénouement is not unforeseen, but the bits of artifice relied
upon to sustain the plot interest and attain a fit ending are
forgivable in view of the real interest in the people of the book,
which is never wanting.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 701. N. 28, ’08. 480w.

“The story is overweighted, and the effect is neither agreeable nor
artistic.”

− =Outlook.= 90: 503. O. 31, ’08. 100w.

=Martin, Percy Falcke.= Mexico of the twentieth century. 2v. *$8.50.
Dodd.

8–4360.

“An authoritative and exhaustive account of present-day conditions in
our neighbor republic, written in the hope of remedying popular
ignorance and prejudice in regard to a country whose geography, social
and economic conditions, and facilities of travel are as a sealed book
to Europeans and even to other Americans.”—Dial.

* * * * *

“A valuable compendium. Readable, letter press excellent,
illustrations admirable, binding only fairly durable.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 80. Mr. ’08.

“The book contains much that is of value, and almost everything that
will be sought for in such a work. But it is padded with a great deal
of gossip, here slightly out of place, as having often little or no
connexion with the subject.”

+ − =Ath.= 1907, 2: 549. N. 2. 730w.

“He knows his subject thoroughly. He treats it in so many different
aspects that the seeker after any conceivable piece of information
will be likely to find just what he wants somewhere in these two
volumes.”

+ + =Dial.= 43: 425. D. 16, ’07. 160w.

“Although more pretentious is in reality less valuable than Mr.
Starr’s book.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 71. Jl. 23, ’08. 120w.

“He has piled up a mountain of facts, has amassed what should be most
useful to both the Englishman and the American.” G. R. Bishop.

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 421. Ag. 1, ’08. 1500w.

“As an aid to promoters, industrialists, and investors generally, Mr.
Martin’s volumes have special value.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 277. F. 1, ’08. 350w.

“Verbose and chaotic volume.”

− =Sat. R.= 104: 640. N. 23, ’07. 360w.

“The fault we find is that Mr. Martin gives us information which is
quite unnecessary, and has really little or nothing to do with Mexico,
and yet declares that he has been forced to omit things obviously more
pertinent for want of room.”

+ − =Spec.= 99: 990. D. 14, ’07. 1700w.

=Martin, William Frank.= Sir Harry Vane: a drama in five acts.
$1.25. Roxburgh pub.

8–5897.

A drama based upon historical facts selected from the period of Vane’s
occupancy of the governorship of the Massachusetts Bay colony,
1636–1637. Political and theological controversies form the background
of the drama, conspicuous among whose characters are Sir Harry Vane,
Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, John Winthrop and Thomas Dudley.

=Mary Stuart, queen of Scots.= Queen Mary’s book: a collection of
poems and essays; ed. by Mrs. P. Stewart-Mackenzie Arbuthnot.
*$3.50. Macmillan.

8–16438.

“A translation of a collection of poems and essays written at
intervals during her life, beginning with her Latin exercises at the
age of twelve, and ending with the essay on adversity written in
prison. Its best features are the five excellent reproductions of
works in her handwriting, and an appendix containing the original
texts in a generally accurate form.”—Ath.

* * * * *

“The editor is, in fact, not qualified to do good editorial work.”

− + =Ath.= 1907, 2: 819. D. 28. 1150w.

“It cannot be denied that there is a strange pathetic interest in
‘Queen Mary’s book.’ The pathos of the book lies in the poems and
prose compositions of the queen herself, which are here for the first
time brought together in a single volume. Our only quarrel with the
book is that all the originals are not added.”

+ + − =Nation.= 86: 102. Ja. 30, ’08. 400w.

“Mrs. Stewart-Mackenzie Arbuthnot does not pretend to be an historian
or a critic of eminence. Her part, we may say, is to show her
convictions by laying a flower on Mary’s grave, by adding a stone to
the wall of defence against her enemies. And her work is done in a
candid spirit.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 342. F. 29, ’08. 450w.

=Marzo, Eduardo=, comp, and ed. Art of vocalization. 3 bks. pa. ea.
75c. Ditson.

Shows to Americans with their beautiful singing voices the necessity
of a “hurry never” creed if they would reach the goal of excellence
attained by Europeans. Exercises for voice culture are selected from
the works of Lablache, Panofka, Randegger, Marchesi, and others.

* * * * *

+ =Nation.= 86: 451. My. 14, ’08. 150w.

* =Masefield, John.= Captain Margaret: a romance. †$1.50. Lippincott.

The story of a perilous journey to the Spanish Main whither Captain
Margaret, dreamer no less than swordsman, goes from England to help
the Indians against the oppression of Spain. The story tells how the
renegade husband of Captain Margaret’s former sweetheart comes, with
his wife, aboard the captain’s ship as it was putting out to sea, how
he pretended to his wife to be nobly bent upon fighting for the
Indians when in truth he is fleeing from justice, how the captain’s
quiet, restrained power is a foil for the husband’s perfidy, how the
wife finally recognizes it, how the colony fails but how love
triumphs.

* * * * *

“It is a good yarn, full of colour and movement.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 92. Jl. 25. 230w.

“The psychology, and occasionally the dialogue, are strangely modern.
But the story is finely conceived.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 106: 455. O. 10, ’08. 280w.

“We must say that the last chapter atones for some of the
incredibilities, as it contains passages which are noble and moving,
and will, we think, be very grateful to every reader.”

+ − =Spec.= 101: 99. Jl. 18, ’08. 1000w.

=Masefield, John.= Tarpaulin muster. $1. Dodge, B. W.

8–10282.

Twenty-four stories, chiefly sea-tales with the tang of the salt in
them, the changing lights that draw colors from old ocean, and sounds
that range from alluring siren refrains to the creaking of cordage and
the booming of breakers. A veritable classic is “Being ashore” which,
contrary to the title, is a magnificent description of a run off River
Plate, with the writer possessed of the spirit of the wind and the
ecstasy of the spray.

* * * * *

“Mr. Masefield is a genuine sailor author, and his work merits
support.”

+ =Ath.= 1907, 1: 574. My. 11. 150w.

“Writes vividly of his themes.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 341. Je. 13, ’08. 150w.

“To approach it in the same spirit that one opens an artist’s
sketch-book is to guard against disappointment in not finding sea
yarns of a stirring sort, and to insure appreciation of the author’s
pleasant style.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 540. O. 3, ’08. 130w.

“Mr. Masefield is a master of strange effects. Writing of the sea or
of Irish fairies, of whom he possesses an intimate knowledge, he
leaves a feeling that haunts.”

+ =Sat. R.= 104: 21. Jl. 6, ’07. 200w.

“Mr. Masefield challenges notice on a higher plane as a sea-folklorist
(if we may be allowed the barbarous expression) and an interpreter of
sea-magic; and, though the quality of his work is unequal, at its best
it is very fine indeed.”

+ + − =Spec.= 98: 801. My. 18, ’07. 1300w.

=Mason, Caroline Atwater.= Binding of the strong. †$1.50. Revell.

8–23544.

A story based upon historical facts concerning the hasty courtship and
marriage of John Milton and Mary Powell. Into the background are woven
facts of political strife and upheaval, while well to the fore are the
desertion of the wife and the reconciliation effected by Delmé Davies,
whom in the wife’s absence Milton had learned to trust and to love.

* * * * *

“It is a pleasing and happy story, in spite of the fact that ‘they’
did not marry in the end. It will make the great poet more real to
some readers.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 544. O. 3, ’08. 240w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 746. D. 5, ’08. 160w.

“Pleasantly told tale.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 634. N. ’08. 90w.

=Massey, Gerald.= Ancient Egypt: the light of the world: a work of
reclamation and restitution. 2v. *$12. Dutton.

8–13676.

“The volumes are divided into twelve books, in which Mr. Massey has
treated ... the various forms of sign language and Egyptian wisdom as
the source from which was derived most of the knowledge of the ancient
world and the religion of the modern.”—N. Y. Times.

* * * * *

“In any case his book would be of no value except as a compilation.
But, further, he had little idea of what is and what is not
permissible in logical argument; very few of his syllogisms are
without a flaw; he has no perception of what is possible or impossible
in respect of philological comparisons, and he was dominated by a
fanatical belief with regard to the origin of Christianity which at
once takes his book out of the realm of science.”

− − + =Nature.= 77: 291. Ja. 30, ’08. 950w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 89. F. 15, ’08. 160w.

“Very interesting work.”

+ =Outlook.= 89: 490. Je. 27, ’08. 500w.

=Massey, Wilbur Fisk.= Practical farming. *$1.50. Outing pub.

7–40013.

A book for farmers and agricultural students which treats of the care
of the soil and crop production.

* * * * *

“Is well written, in an easy style.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 46. F. ’08.

“In every way this book is of decided value.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 612. S. 10, ’08. 500w.

=Massie, Walter Wentworth and Underhill, Charles R.= Wireless
telegraphy and telephony popularly explained; with a special
article by Nikola Tesla. **$1. Van Nostrand.

8–22565.

Aims to give in simple untechnical language a clear idea of the
reception and development of wireless communication. The author
describes the substance thru which signals are sent, the theory of the
propagation of waves, method of generating and receiving the waves,
the apparatus used, the uses, limitations, and possibilities of
wireless telegraphy—both commercially and financially.

* * * * *

=Engin. D.= 4: 547. N. ’08. 120w.

“The authors of this little work have succeeded better than one might
expect in the task of giving the lay reader simple ideas of wireless
telegraphy and telephony.”

+ =Engin. N.= 60: 429. O. 15, ’08. 130w.

“The book cannot fail to be helpful to one wishing to obtain a fair
idea of the principal features of wireless communication, for the
authors have handled the subject in an instructive manner.”

+ =Engin. Rec.= 58: 503. O. 31, ’08. 140w.

“The explanations are simple and clear and the descriptions are not
overloaded with technical details.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 790. O. 1, ’08. 50w.

“Deals fairly well with the first part of the title, giving the theory
of electro-magnetic wave motion in an especially clear manner.
Wireless telephony is but slightly touched upon.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 343. O. 8, ’08. 80w.

=R. of Rs.= 38: 511. O. ’08. 30w.

=Masson, John.= Lucretius, epicurean and poet. *$3.50. Dutton.

8–15762.

A work which represents the painstaking study of a lifetime. “Dr.
Masson’s scheme includes a survey of Roman history in the time of
Lucretius, a study of the influences working in the man, and an
exhaustive exposition of the qualities of his work” (N. Y. Times.)
including chapters on the atomic theory derived by Epicurus from
Democritus, taken up by Lucretius, and revised by Gassendi.

* * * * *

“A careful perusal of Mr. Masson’s work has impressed us so favorably
that we think that his book, rightly understood, cannot fail to extend
and increase the knowledge and appreciation of one of the greatest of
Roman poets.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 329. S. 19. 800w.

+ =Class. J.= 4: 47. N. ’08. 40w.

“A good piece of work.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 151. Jl. 16, ’08. 420w.

“Dr. Masson could not well treat the subject without giving much
valuable material. But as a whole, the work is irritating and
unsatisfactory. Dr. Masson’s work suffers fundamentally from lack of
reflection.”

− + =Nation.= 86: 381. Ap. 23, ’08. 1100w.

“The whole hook provides rare entertainment for the mind fitted to
receive it.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 152. Mr. 21, ’08. 650w.

“For a faithful exposition of this noble poem this volume is
unrivaled.”

+ =Outlook.= 89: 126. My. 16, ’08. 350w.

“A reading of Mr. Masson’s substantial book and a fresh reading of the
poet suggest that a wholesale appreciation of Lucretius comes natural
nowadays either to persons who shut their ears to the music of words,
or whose interest—and this is perhaps the case with Mr. Masson—lies
really in the history of science.”

+ =Sat. R.= 105: 535. Ap. 25, ’08. 1000w.

“The relation of Lucretius’s scientific reasoning to modern thought
has been discussed by Dr. Masson in the present volume with a
knowledge and insight which leave little to be desired.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 299. F. 22, ’08. 2100w.

=Masson, Thomas Lansing.= New Plato; or, Socrates redivivus. **75c.
Moffat.

8–10888.

Socrates steps out of the pages of Plato into Mr. Masson’s humorous
colloquies as easily as he quits the steerage of the Lusitania and
takes up his headquarters at the Mills hotel. He acquaints himself
with New Yorkers, visits their homes, and discusses with true modern
insight such subjects as The married life, The gambler, The bridge
player, Socialism, Learning, Surgeons, Philosophy, The missionary, and
The nature of happiness.

* * * * *

“Probably no parodist has so struck the modern note as he has done in
his ten brief colloquies. His English imitates successfully, and often
amusingly, the Jowett style. He would have done well to submit his
proofsheets to a Greek scholar before publication.” P. F. Bicknell.

+ − =Dial.= 44: 338. Je. 1, ’08. 340w.

“Mr. Masson’s wit is subtle and his humor is elusive. But both pervade
his writings and give them appreciable value.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 238. Ap. 25, ’08. 260w.

=Mastin. J. B.= Immortal light. $1.50. Cassell.

A romance with a scientific accompaniment which steers the reader to
the South Pole. “Mr. Mastin pictures races of mankind far higher in
development than ourselves as dwelling near the South Pole.... We see
his travellers pass through solids, on ether, by a natural law applied
by human intelligence to the art of locomotion. Instead of Eskimos,
they meet radiant persons who can talk in all languages, but
understand thought without speech. Instead of icefields, they find a
pretty country where the panther grazes like a sheep. But the Pole
itself is in a prohibited, region guarded by electricity.” (Ath.)

* * * * *

“The story is wildly improbable, but confronts incredulity with a
considerable display of scientific detail. A strong religious feeling
animates the last part of the book, but we think the author errs in
linking his deism with the conception of a polar Eden.”

+ − =Ath.= 1907, 2: 476. O. 19. 230w.

=N. Y. Times.= 12: 657. O. 19, ’07. 20w.

“The details are worked out in a fairly interesting manner, and the
novel deserves notice, as it points to the way in which further
developments in scientific attainment may serve as the foundation for
a higher spiritual evolution in human beings.”

+ − =Spec.= 100: 68. Ja. 11, ’08. 150w.

=Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.= Andrew Ellicott: his life and
letters. **$2.50. Grafton press.

8–13374.

Sets forth the work and character of “a foundation-builder,” a man who
laid out the city of Washington, completed the survey of Mason and
Dixon’s line, negotiated with the Indians and helped to settle
numerous boundary disputes for the government.

* * * * *

“This revival ... of an old, honest, capable and useful member of a
half-forgotten world, is a refreshing event. If the new ‘prosperity
associations’ would encourage such revivals, American libraries would
be the better for it.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 437. Ag. 20, ’08. 500w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 355. Je. 20, ’08. 100w.

=Mathews, Frances Aymar.= Flame dancer. †$1.50. Dillingham.

8–24467.

Mystery, oriental mysticism and romance mingle in this story which
deals mainly with the disappearance of some jewels acquired by a
millionaire from the treasure of the flame dancers and sought by the
chief of the ravished shrine—a Chinaman who wields the art of
See-foo-tee, or double hypnotism.

* * * * *