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=Kingsley, Florence Morse.=^{[6]} Glass house. †$1.50. Dodd.

9–6846.

A story about a woman who towards middle age takes to story-writing and neglects her three children. “A wealthy business man, who has a grudge against her husband, an unsuccessful architect, schemes to carry off the woman’s young daughter on his yacht to Europe, and also contrives a plan by which he hopes to foil the hopes and ruin the budding success of the architect. The latter’s acumen prevents the success of this design, and a fifth-rate actor, who has picked up a speaking acquaintance with the girl, ends his villainous plot with regard to her. And then the wife and mother decides to reform and declares she will never write again.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“It is a book that is worth reading and then putting aside to be read many times again. The finish of her writing is always literally ‘ad unguem.’” H. T. Peck.

+ − =Bookm.= 29: 405. Je. ’09. 1100w.

“The book is not without an occasional crudity, but its net results might well be envied by many another contemporary writer of wider and bigger reputation.” Philip Tillinghast.

+ − =Forum.= 41: 614. Je. ’09. 750w.

“If the moral is not loudly demanded by the public, the fable at least is mildly readable.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 122. Ag. 5, ’09. 300w.

“A pretty story, written with considerable skill, but drawing its inspiration from the author’s imagination rather than from knowledge of real men and women.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 294. My. 8, ’09. 180w.

“A sympathetic novel, one of the best in our opinion that Mrs. Kingsley has written.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 124. Jl. ’09. 80w.

=Kingsley, Florence Morse.=^{[11]} Star of love. †$2. Appleton.

9–27029.

The life of Queen Esther, the star of love, at the corrupt court of Xerxes is here pictured in a vivid fashion that well supplements the Bible story. The benign influence of the gentle Hebrew maiden over the dread king who lives in suspicion of intrigue and deception is charmingly shown, and she appears in glowing contrast to the wily queen mother, the wife of Hamon, and others of the court. She is true to herself and her love, be it in the royal gardens of ease, or on the day of dread and danger when she faced her enemies with her little son in her arms and a prayer to the one God on her lips. There are eight illustrations by Arthur E. Becher in soft oriental tones.

* * * * *

“An absorbing romance.”

+ =Dial.= 47: 464. D. 1, ’09. 110w.

“Miss Kingsley will add materially to an already wide and favorable reputation by this latest novel.”

+ =Lit. D.= 39: 782. N. 6, ’09. 280w.

=Kingsley, Rose Georgina.= Roses and rose-growing; with a chapter on
“How to grow roses for exhibition,” by the Rev. F: Page-Roberts.
*$2. Macmillan.

Agr9–1598.

“To amateurs and professional cultivators who wish to inform themselves as to what is latest and best in regard to roses, we can cordially recommend this modest volume. Miss Kingsley brings to her task literary skill, and a fair experience in the selection and cultivation of roses, for both of which she is indebted to the late Charles Kingsley of Eversley.”—Nation.

* * * * *

“The color plates in this book are exceptionally accurate and beautiful.” S. A. Shafer.

+ =Dial.= 46: 367. Je. 1, ’09. 230w.

“All garden lovers may welcome this instructive and charming book.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 1032. My. 13, ’09. 140w.

“She has made good use of the standard books, new and old, and has succeeded in preparing an attractive handbook such as Kingsley himself would have been delighted to use.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 147. F. 11, ’09. 280w.
=Spec.= 101: 1062. D. 19, ’08. 130w.

=Kinross, Albert.= Joan of Garioch. †$1.50. Macmillan.

8–29337.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

“The story is harmless and too well written to be classed with cheap melodrama, but it has no literary quality or particular merit.”

− + =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 25. Ja. ’09.

“He has done better work, but this is of its kind excellent. Some time elapses before we are well in the saddle, as the plot is jointed in sections.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 715. D. 5. 140w.

“Although the love-interest is kept well in the background, there are all sorts of romantic compensations for this defect, and the interest of the story does not flag in a single chapter.” W: M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 46: 263. Ap. 16, ’09. 270w.

“Is an important story, marking as it does a new level for the novel of adventure.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 76. F. 6, ’09. 230w.

“It is possible to read the adventurous part of the book and merely glance at the romance. On these conditions the novel may be recommended to those who are interested in the Lettish rising, and Russian politics generally.”

+ − =Spec.= 102: 24. Ja. 2, ’09. 170w.

=Kipling, Rudyard.=^{[12]} Abaft the funnel. *$1.50. Dodge, B. W.

9–28704.

“A gleaning of hitherto uncollected papers—stories and sketches—contributed to Anglo-Indian periodicals in the years 1888–1890.... Inquiry reveals ‘Abaft the funnel’ to be what it seems, an exhumation of material which Kipling had doubtless reckoned safely buried in the files of the Allahabad ‘Pioneer’ or elsewhere.... They contain the crude substance of the Kipling, who, in his young twenties, took the world by storm. The ‘Plain tales’ and the other early volumes were made up of precisely such stories as these—many of them written hastily as newspaper fillers.”—Nation.

* * * * *

“If it is only occasionally we find the Man Who Was at his best, ‘Abaft the funnel’ offers many illustrations of the old Kipling at his worst.”

− + =Bookm.= 30: 319. D. ’09. 1450w.

“The thirty papers collected under the title ‘Abaft the funnel’ stand as they originally came from his hurried pen. Most of them are sketches rather than tales, and of slight intrinsic value.”

− + =Nation.= 89: 460. N. 11, ’09. 400w.

=Kipling, Rudyard.=^{[10]} Actions and reactions. †$1.50. Doubleday.

9–26138.

The eight stories which are gathered into this volume are unrelated in subject, but each bears the unmistakable mark of its author, and each is followed by a poem which to a certain extent reflects the spirit, if not the sense, of the prose preceding it. The tales are entitled: An habitation enforced; Garm—a hostage; The mother hive; With the night mail; A deal in cotton; The puzzler; Little foxes; and The house surgeon. They range geographically from England to India, and, in characters, from men to our dumb brothers.

* * * * *

“A casual collection of reprints which as a whole do not adequately represent Kipling’s genius.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 133. D. ’09. ✠

“There is hardly a tale in this volume which is not unmatchable in its kind, in its alertness, knowledgeableness, the quick understanding of human nature revealed by every scrap of dialogue.”

+ =Ath.= 1909, 2: 453. O. 16. 1700w.

“Without doubt the new book offers excuse for the sneering references that have been common of late years: ‘the work of a talented writer who was once a genius.’ As for the verse, it is Kipling at his worst. But there are two stories that offer the perfect Kiplingite a ray of hope.”

− + =Bookm.= 30: 321. D. ’09. 370w.

“The rough, swift force is gone, the youthful cynicism, and the journalistic dash. The ‘actions and reactions’ of his latest volume would have been recorded by the young Kipling in a tenth the space here employed. They are the careful product of a responsible middle-aged practitioner.”

+ − =Nation.= 89: 460. N. 11, ’09. 380w.

“The old vigor, the old heart-searching eye, and the old bold phrase that strips naked what the eye has seen and flashes it clean-cut full upon you—all here are unimpaired; pervaded somehow with a subtler essence, an intangible nexus which holds within itself things too dim for words, yet real enough for feeling.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 670. O. 30, ’09. 800w.

“Mr. Kipling is as successful as usual in his new book. It is the combination of strength and tenderness that makes Mr. Kipling’s work remarkable.”

+ =Sat. R.= 108: sup. 3. O. 16, ’09. 1300w.

“Happily the riddle-reading powers of his admirers are not seriously taxed in his new volume of stories, and the poems in which, after his wont, he sums up the tendency and moral of each of his stories are more than usually incisive and illuminating.”

+ =Spec.= 103: 564. O. 9, ’09. 1150w.

=Kipling, Rudyard.=^{[5]} Kipling stories and poems every child should
know; ed. by Mary E. Burt and W. T. Chapin. **$1.20. Doubleday.

9–11260.

Another volume in the “What every child should know” series. The editor has skimmed the cream of Kipling’s poems and juvenile stories, making a collection of virile classics rich in local color and full of alimental qualities.

* * * * *

“A very useful volume for the small library that cannot afford the complete books, and for teachers of primary and grammar grades.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 191. Je. ’09. ✠ + =Dial.= 47: 24. Jl. 1, ’09. 130w.

“Here the two editors have trampled on worthy material and have pieced it together in most artificial fashion.” M. J. Moses.

− =Ind.= 67: 1359. D. 16, ’09. 70w.

“The editor has doubtless been actuated by excellent motives, but it is unfortunate she did not set at defiance the demands of teachers, and aim only to satisfy the children.”

+ − =Lit. D.= 39: 1020. D. 4, ’09. 150w.

“Undoubtedly they have some rich material here, but that is Kipling’s fault; he cannot be harmed by the commonplace remarks at the head of the selections, printed in excruciating type, and serving as superfluous connective tissue.”

− + =Nation.= 89: 538. D. 2, ’09. 80w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 798. D. 18, ’09. 110w.

=Kipling, Rudyard.= With the night mail: a story of 2000 A. D.;
together with extracts from the contemporary magazine in which it
appeared. **$1. Doubleday.

9–8570.

A tale which chronicles a trip from London to Quebec by dirigible balloon during the hours of a single night in the year 2000 A. D. Kipling’s quick imagination copes bravely with the struggle of the numerous flitting packets to keep well to their five-thousand foot lanes, and the excitement of a storm during which a fellow liner succumbs to its fate and is swallowed by the Atlantic. The narrative “is filled with a strange technical jargon, relieved by some remarkably vivid passages of description.” (Nation.)

* * * * *

“Here all the terms are unknown not merely to literary men but to everybody of this generation, yet the story is readable and comprehensible enough. Kipling does not rely upon the knowledge of his readers, but on their intelligence.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 814. Ap. 15, ’09. 280w.

“The story is a good enough one of its kind. It is a pity that he is so destitute of ideas that in the interval of two years and a half since ‘Puck of Pook’s hill’ he has been able to prepare no better apology for a book.”

+ − =Nation.= 88: 364. Ap. 8, ’09. 160w.

“The conviction is strongly borne in upon you that this man is hardly less seer than artist.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 216. Ap. 10, ’09. 420w.

“Absorbing short tale.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 253. Ag. ’09. 120w.

=Kirbye, J. Edward.= Puritanism in the South. *75c. Pilgrim press.

8–36696.

Correcting at the outset the historical inaccuracy that the Puritan was in New England and the Cavalier in the South, the author shows that the colonial south contained Puritans, Huguenots, Cavaliers, German, Irish, Scotch and French. He shows that the difference between North and South originated in the differing land systems, the farm and the plantation, which affected their social, intellectual and religious ideals. He discusses conditions in Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia, and answers, in closing, the question, What is Puritanism in the South?

* * * * *

“The style is journalistic, and the matter is determined by temporary interest rather than historical value. It is scarcely necessary to point out minor mistakes in a volume which is not to be taken as serious history and which has no index.”

− =Am. Hist. R.= 15: 186. O. ’09. 350w.

=Kirk, John.=^{[5]} Biographies of English Catholics in the eighteenth
century; ed. by J. H. Pollen and Edwin Burton. *$2.75. Benziger.

9–14581.

Intended as a continuation of Dodd’s “Church history.” There are some thousand sketches. “The names, arranged in alphabetical order, belong to every conspicuous rank of society, those of the clergy and gentry predominating. Many of the names have rich historical associations, stretching back far beyond the bad days of the reformation.” (Cath. World.)

* * * * *

“His great mass of biographical notes are now published and will be of prime value to whoever is destined to carry out the work. Even in their present shape they assist us to form a fair idea of the conditions of English Catholics from the days of Anne down to the close of the penal times.”

+ =Cath. World.= 89: 244. My. ’09. 280w.
=Spec.= 101: 1063. D. 19, ’08. 60w.

=Kirk, William=, ed.^{[11]} Modern city: Providence, Rhode Island, and
its activities; a collection of essays by members of the faculty of
Brown university. *$2.50. Univ. of Chicago press.

9–26166.

Presents the physical characteristics, the racial element, the commercial and industrial growth, the labor conditions, and the governmental, financial, educational, aesthetic, philanthropic, and religious activities of a typical American city. The work is less a complete description of any one city than a survey of its distinctive characteristics.

* * * * *

“Chapters on ‘Population,’ ‘Labor,’ and ‘Finance,’ to mention such as are of interest to the economist, are good, while that on ‘Industry’ is lamentably weak—mostly eighteenth-century history. There is, in fact, throughout the book, a rather uncertain wavering between historical fact and present-day conditions which not only is disconcerting in this description of a ‘modern city’ but also results in some unfortunate gaps.”

+ − =J. Pol. Econ.= 17: 651. N. ’09. 180w.

“It should prove a valuable collection of ‘mémoires pour servir.’”

+ =Nation.= 89: 353. O. 14, ’09. 50w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 776. D. 4, ’09. 320w.

=Kirkham, Stanton Davis.=^{[6]} Mexican trails. **$1.75. Putnam.

9–7928.

“An account, admirably and fully illustrated, of what is loveliest, most picturesque, and most interesting, historically and from other points of view, in Mexico; and it is a result of a three years’ residence in the country and of long horseback tours over a large part of the Republic. The author knows Mexican life and character from intimate personal experience, and, being a veteran and accomplished writer, his pen does full justice to the many-sided charm of his subject.”

* * * * *

“Gives a very good idea of local conditions and of the status of Mexican Indians.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 171. Je. ’09.
=Ind.= 66: 1240. Je. 3, ’09. 80w.

“The narrative is refreshingly free from statistics and chapters on the financial resources of the country and the political situation. As an artist is said to catch the expression of his model, so Mr. Kirkham has succeeded in portraying the individuality, the elusive spirit of Mexico.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 516. N. 25, ’09. 500w.

“It is rather a pity he does not give us a fairly full record of his Mexican days instead of a series of glimpses of the life and scenery with which he came in contact. But he might have written much more fully about the impressions he enjoyed while he was roaming about in localities not often visited by Americans.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 198. Ap. 3, ’09. 330w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 765. Je. ’09. 50w.

“Altogether, this is a book to be read.”

+ =Spec.= 103: sup. 494. O. 2, ’09. 170w.

=Kirkham, Stanton Davis.= Philosophy of self-help. **$1.25. Putnam.

9–4135.

Auto-suggestion is the means of self-help which the author uses thruout this presentation. He reviews the body of truth which constitutes the normal field of the mind’s activity; considers at length the nature and activity of the mind and its relation to the body; and concludes with such logical deductions and inferences as may be drawn with reference to mind building and character forming, thru a practical application of the principles discussed.

* * * * *

“The philosophy is idealistic and inspiring to a degree and the last third of the book, which presents the philosophy in detail, will bear rereading.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 427. S. ’09. 130w.

“One is glad at last to find a book written not only in tolerably good English, but also with a precision of thought, a sequence of ideas that are understandable, and answerable, and withal, a book typical of the movement for which it stands. Mr. Kirkham expounds a practical philosophy, a popular philosophy.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 244. Ap. 17, ’09. 800w.

=Kirkland, Winifred.=^{[10]} Introducing Corinna. **$1. Revell.

9–24329.

A story of a college girl after college days are over that gives an account of Corinna Sargent’s year as head mistress of Bramley Hall. Corinna, a typical girl-graduate, brings all her ingenuity, and tact to bear on the problem of managing a difficult set of girls not much younger than herself. Through her understanding of girls, she succeeds where those older and wiser than she have failed.

* * * * *

“Librarians and mothers should welcome such a charming, straightforward romance. For several years we have met with no story so fresh, so frank, so picturesque, and so holding in its sympathetic, distinctive portrayal.” M. J. Moses.

+ =Ind.= 67: 1365. D. 16, ’09. 80w.

“It is just the ‘romance’ for a ‘betwixt and between’ girl.”

+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1027. D. 4, ’09. 40w.

“The plot is defective in places, but the general tone is wholesome.”

+ − =Nation.= 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 50w.

=Kirkpatrick, Edwin Asbury.=^{[9]} Genetic psychology: an introduction
to an objective and genetic view of intelligence. *$1.25. Macmillan.

“The plan underlying the work is that of coining in one exposition the underlying types of behavior of our own complex mentality and the antecedent and simpler varieties characteristic of the structurally simpler organisms. There thus results a conception of behavior as a consistent and expanding procedure, and of the mental factor in it as again an organic principle in a still larger whole. Nor is this left vague and generic; it is coördinated with the amœba and the insect and the fish and fowl; it binds dog and ape with these, and these with men.”—Dial.

* * * * *

“A helpful contribution to the equipment for presenting to the young idea some adequate notion of its own ancestry and conditions.”

+ =Dial.= 47: 23. Jl. 1, ’09. 200w.

“We could not wish a more wisely balanced, better adapted introduction. The classification and interpretation of instincts are doubtless somewhat more scholastic in their sharp distinctions than the facts allow.”

+ − =Nation.= 89: 210. S. 2, ’09. 200w.

=Kitton, Frederick George.= Charles Dickens. *$3.50. Appleton.

To the material which Foster drew upon for his biography a third of a century ago has been added for this “life” a considerable amount of new material including Dickens’s private correspondence.

* * * * *

“To his work there is introduced a number of intimate touches from the hand of the novelist himself which give it a unique flavor.”

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 902. D. 12, ’08. 200w.

“It is in its total effect an abridgment of the work of his predecessor: What it suppresses—the intimate comment and criticism of Dickens’s bosom friend—is of the highest interest and value; what it adds—a few scraps of information and letters—does not contribute any new and important ‘fact of life or character.’”

− =Nation.= 87: 607. D. 17, ’08. 780w.

Reviewed by Stephenson Browne.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 598. O. 24, ’08. 2000w.

“A fascinating life fascinatingly told, and one which no lover of Dickens can leave unread without depriving himself of a great pleasure.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 621. O. 24, ’08. 20w.
=N. Y. Times.= 13: 750. D. 5, ’08. 240w.

“Mr. Kitton is an enthusiast; he could not be more offensively panegyrical if Dickens had died last week. Unfortunately he has very little humor, and a great knack at quoting the passages from Dickens’s letters, and dwelling upon the incidents of his career, which idolaters might choose to ignore.” H. W. Boynton.

− =Putnam’s.= 5: 493. Ja. ’09. 430w.

=Kitts, Eustace J.=^{[7]} In the days of the councils. *10s. 6d.
Constable, A., and co., London.

A book whose “substance and core is a careful setting forth of the various methods for terminating the schism proposed or followed at one time or another, coupled with a clear enumeration of the difficulties that thwarted each new effort in behalf of religious peace and unity. The documentation is not always entirely satisfactory, owing to the circumstance that the author, although his studies have carried him back to the original sources, leans largely upon the excellent secondary works dealing with the period, and frequently yields to the temptation of referring undisputed facts to them.”—Am. Hist. R.

* * * * *

“A sound and painstaking, though a by no means original, work. But though even-tempered as the historian should be, Mr. Kitts pays the price for this cold merit by his failure to endow his leading personalities with the warm breath of life.” Ferdinand Schevill.

+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 801. Jl. ’09. 620w.

“Instead of the coat of many colours that this picturesque adventurer deserved, has produced a sorry piece of patchwork. Here was an author who was setting out to rewrite Bryce and Creighton without either grace of style or accuracy of statement. First of all, Mr. Kitts has given his book a double-barrelled title, and both barrels miss fire. By all means let him complete the story, but let him spare his readers the jumble of second-hand quotations and irrelevant facts with which his first is crammed.”

− =Sat. R.= 107: 214. F. 13, ’09. 1000w.

“It is just, sensible, and competent, and it is put together with workmanlike skill which would do credit to a professional historian. The kind offices of some friend might have saved Mr. Kitts’s book from such slight slips, which occur chiefly when he goes outside his own period, and we mention them only in order that they may be removed in a later edition. They do not seriously interfere with the special interest and value of the book. His book is written with vigour and freshness, and he retains the reader’s interest throughout.”

+ − =Spec.= 102: sup. 635. Ap. 24, ’09. 1400w.

=Klein, Charles.=^{[5]} Music master; novelised from the play as
produced by David Belasco. †$1.50. Dodd.

9–7830.

A novelized version of the play in which David Warfield has achieved his greatest success. It turns upon a wife’s desertion of her husband, a German musician, her flight to America with their child, and the father’s struggle with poverty during twenty years of searching for the lost daughter.

* * * * *

“Novelization of the play, indifferently well done.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 148. My. ’09.

“It is a readable tale, and though occasionally verbose, will probably appeal to a large circle of readers.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 246. Ap. 17, ’09. 220w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 376. Je. 12, ’09. 240w.

=Klein, Charles, and Hornblow, Arthur.=^{[12]} Third degree. †$1.50.
Dillingham.

9–29769.

A strong, impressive arraignment of the abuses in this country of the police system. The son of an old New York family marries a girl of character, but one whose parentage is unworthy the recognition of the husband’s family. They disown the son; he sinks into dissipation and debt; and is finally accused of murder. He becomes a victim of the police officials, but is saved from the “chair” by his clear-headed, stout-hearted wife who believes absolutely in his innocence, and whose wit and good sense enable her to win against the tremendous odds imposed by the law.

=Kleiser, Grenville.= How to develop power and personality in
speaking; with an introd. by Lewis O. Brastow. **$1.25. Funk.

9–703.

A handbook, particularly valuable to the student of homiletics, which gives suggestions and exercises under the following heads: Power and personality in speaking, How to develop physical power, How to develop the speaking voice, How to build a vocabulary, Power in English style, How to develop the imagination, Dramatic power in speaking, How to train the memory, Power of illustration, Power in conversation, Power in extemporaneous speaking, Power in holding an audience, Power in prayer, and Power in service and repose. Part 2 contains helpful selections for study and practice.

* * * * *

“Practical manual of instruction in pulpit oratory.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 78. Mr. ’09.

“We take pleasure in heartily recommending this volume to all persons interested in the subject discussed.”

+ =Arena.= 41: 393. Mr. ’09. 320w. + =Ind.= 66: 328. F. 11, ’09. 50w.

“Though the book is designed to be especially helpful to ministers, its sound and fundamental method should make it generally useful.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 415. Ap. 22, ’09. 130w.

“Whoever examines the book, however, will find that any person desirous of increasing his power as a public speaker may benefit greatly from Mr. Kleiser’s practical instructions and suggestions.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 114. F. 27, ’09. 210w.

=Knapp, Margaret Lizzie.= But still a man. †$1.50. Little.

9–4954.

A story whose keynote is found in Pope’s line “A minister—but still a man.” The hero is a young man just turned out of the theological seminary into the world. He finds his niche in a small valley town, serves and stimulates his parish, and suffers the usual small-town persecutions. The real concern of the story is the mission of the one woman in opening this hero’s eyes to the height, the depth and the fulness of love which when understood swept away a great cloud of resentment and hatred that had hung over his life.

* * * * *

“The religious tone is dominant but not unpleasantly obtrusive.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 91. Mr. ’09. ✠

“It gains a strong hold upon us by its naturalness, its earnestness, its variety of character and incident, its gleams of poetry and humor, and its clear, unaffected style.” W: M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 47: 182. S. 16, ’09. 300w.

“There is much excellent work in the depiction of these strongly individualized characters. Her story of Gordon Dale’s first parish is one of strong human interest.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 116. F. 27, ’09. 200w.

=Knight, Charles Robert.= Animals of the world for young people; with
an introd. by Tudor Jenks. **$2. Stokes.

8–31036.

“Here are described all the existing mammals, with the exception of those that are very rare and almost unheard of nowadays, and in his introduction Mr. Jenks, after giving the scope of this work, outlines briefly the general structure and anatomy of the animals treated in the volume. There are forty full-page coloured plates, which represent two hundred animals.”—Bookm.

* * * * *

“An interesting and instructive book.” K. L. M.

+ =Bookm.= 28: 502. Ja. ’09. 70w.

“The text is concise.” M. J. Moses.

+ =Ind.= 65: 1480. D. 17, ’08. 30w. + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 756. D. 5, ’08. 60w.

=Knight, Edward Frederick.= ^{[7]} Awakening of Turkey: a history of
the Turkish revolution. *$3. Lippincott.

9–35780.

A detailed account of the Turkish revolution which confirms other authentic reports and which “contains some new material, such as the diary of Niazi Bey after he had declared the revolution and taken to the hills at Resna; and it differs essentially from some of the Times telegrams in its testimony as to the later character of the Committee of union and progress.” (Spec.)

* * * * *

“A well written, timely work.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 16. S. ’09.

“Mr. Knight is almost Thucydidean in his minute account of what Niazi did and said during the two weeks of insurrection.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 188. Ag. 26, ’09. 320w.

“It is no slight to Mr. Buxton’s interesting volume, entitled ‘Turkey in revolution,’ to say that Mr. Knight’s work is the most thorough account that has appeared in the English language.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 500. Ag. 21, ’09. 1350w. + =Outlook.= 92: 825. Ag. 7, ’09. 350w.

“Mr. Knight says all that an extreme partisan could to justify everything that the revolutionary party has done to establish the military despotism which has taken the place of the rule of the Sultan Abdul Hamid. His knowledge ... has not saved his work from glaring inconsistences. There is, however, some value in Mr. Knight’s description of the secret society which with the co-operation of local freemasonry fomented the revolution by means of assassinations which Mr. Knight gladly justifies as necessary to its work.”

− + =Sat. R.= 107: 726. Je. 5, ’09. 380w.

“We notice a few mistakes in the book. In spite of a certain provocative tone which we think unnecessary in the circumstances—for are we not all friends of Turkey now?—Mr. Knight’s book is to be heartily recommended as a piece of clear and informing narrative worthy of his reputation.”

+ − =Spec.= 102: 858. My. 29, ’09. 1900w.

=Knopf, Siegmund Adolphus.=^{[9]} Tuberculosis: a preventable and
curable disease; modern methods for the solution of the tuberculosis
problem. **$2. Moffatt.

9–17599.

“The book is intended not so much for physicians as for philanthropists, social workers. publicists, teachers, consumptives and the people at large. Besides the fundamental chapters explaining the sources of infection and the modern methods of treatment, there are sections on the duties of the physician, the duties of municipal health authorities, of state and federal authorities, of employers, school teachers, educators, newspapers, clergymen, charity organizations and ordinary citizens.”—Survey.

* * * * *

“Not so specialized and comprehensive as the N. Y. Charity organization ‘Handbook’ (now out of print) and less informing on the technical side than Newsholme’s ‘Prevention of tuberculosis,’ but better adapted for general reading than either and perhaps the best work in print for popular use. It should be on the shelves of every public library.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 43. O. ’09.

“Dr. Knopf’s book is quite as optimistic as that of Dr. Otis. If the book is to be read, as seems to have been the intention, by tuberculosis patients, it is too bad that it was not made a little lighter. The heavy calendered paper makes it weigh several pounds.”

+ − =Ind.= 67: 1208. N. 25, ’09. 170w.

“The validity of what this author has to say can scarcely be called in question, for there is no more zealous student of tuberculosis in America, or for that matter in Europe.” I. W. Voorhees.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 464. Jl. 31, ’09. 800w.

“It deals in a thorough and most satisfactory manner with one of the most important problems of the human race.” G: M. Kober.

+ =Science=, n. s. 30: 447. O. 1, ’09. 1600w.

“It is clearly, and interestingly written, conveying throughout the impression of well-balanced judgment on all disputed questions, and of very wide familiarity with all branches of the subject. The book will certainly be of the greatest value as a storehouse of information such as would be needed by those who are to speak on the subject of tuberculosis, or to undertake any portion of the educational campaign. It is curious that less than half a page is devoted to the subject of nutrition, and about the same space to rest, while the value of fresh air is admirably illustrated in scores of pages and from every point of view.” R: C. Cabot.

+ − =Survey.= 22: 678. Ag. 21, ’09. 1000w.

=Knott, Cargill Gilston.= Physics of earthquake phenomena. *$4.75.
Oxford.

GS8–443.

“The work is a condensed but very clear review and discussion of the phenomena and causes of earthquakes. The earth is consistently viewed from the standpoint of physics and of the physicist, who regards the rocky crust as a medium of greater or less elasticity in which vibrations are produced and through which they are propagated. In this discussion the larger features of the shocks, such as their distribution and periodicity, are explained; the means of detection and measurement are analyzed in a general way, and the more prominent instruments are described.”—Nation.

* * * * *

“The book presents a timely and excellent statement of the subject.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 175. F. 18, ’09. 240w.

“Dr. Knott has confined himself to the physics of earthquakes, a department of their study with which he is well qualified to deal, and of which, more than any other, an adequate textbook was required. To a large extent the book deals with matters contained in other manuals, the treatment differing only in form and more than usual correctness, and frequently in an unusual point of view.”

+ =Nature.= 79: 184. D. 17, ’08. 900w.

=Knowles, Robert Edward.=^{[11]} Attic guest: a novel. **$1.20.
Revell.

9–26805.

A story, autobiographical in form and strong in heart interest, in which are set down the experiences of a gay southern girl who married a sturdy Scotch preacher and learned some bitter lessons in his Canadian church with its surplus of patricians who had “bought their way to the seats of the mighty.”

=Knowlton, Frank Hall.=^{[5]} Birds of the world: a popular account.
(American nature ser.) **$7. Holt.

9–7956.

A book written in simple, concise, popular style designed less for the specialist than the general reader. It is furnished with an introduction by Frederic A. Lucas on the anatomy of birds which leads up to scientific classification. There are numerous fine illustrations in color and engraving.

* * * * *

“Fills a gap that existed for untechnical descriptions of birds of several foreign countries.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 171. Je. ’09.

“There is no doubt that the book fills a real want. It is extremely satisfactory thus to have presented the latest information obtainable in this field of nature-study.” L. S. Keyser.

+ =Dial.= 46: 361. Je. 1, ’09. 1400w.

“To those who would pursue such studies, or who would excite an interest in them in their families, we would recommend this volume, with its excellent descriptions, its numerous illustrations, and its brilliantly colored plates.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 766. Ap. 8, ’09. 400w.

“The most serious drawback to the book is its unwieldy size and its weight of seven and a half pounds.”

+ − =Nation.= 89: 39. Jl. 8, ’09. 800w.

“Very excellent, succinct, and trustworthy account of the ‘Birds of the world,’ and we hope it will, despites its bulkiness and weight, meet in the United States, and in England also, with the appreciation it fully deserves.” F.

+ − =Nature.= 81: 421. O. 7, ’09. 1300w.

“A book about birds that attempts to describe the salient characteristics of nearly 4,500 varieties may be regarded, and quite properly, as a monumental undertaking.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 305. My. 15, ’09. 1350w.

“The method of treatment not only includes scientific accuracy and comprehensiveness, but supplies that information which the general reader is likely to require concerning the habits and distribution of, it may be said, every known member of the bird family.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 638. My. ’09. 150w.

“The author has surveyed the most pertinent literature so well, and has preserved so sane a judgment in dealing with it, that he is a guide to be trusted on all matters of which he treats. His errors will be found to be chiefly those of omission.” F. H. Herrick.

+ − =Science=, n.s. 30: 27. Jl. 2, ’09. 750w.

=Knox, Dorothea Heness.=^{[8]} Heart of Washington. $1.50. Neale.

9–22003.

A story with little pretention to literary claims which is built up about the love of Washington for Esther Denis, the misunderstandings that separated them and his marriage to Martha Custis.

=Konody, Paul G.; Brockwell, Maurice W.; and Lippmann, F. W.=^{[12]}
National gallery. 2v. *$8. Dodge.

To illustrate the uniqueness of London’s colossal gallery “the sumptuous plates of these two volumes have been got together, while the text follows the long and splendid procession—placing the painters and filling in the gaps which even so bountiful an array of plates must leave in the specimens of the world’s illustrious artists. The text devotes itself equally to the historical position and to the temper and personality of its subjects, and is clear and succinct.”—Bookm.

* * * * *

“The general effect of every plate is one of remarkable fidelity. There is a swing in the text which proclaims that it is mainly intended for popular reading; but in the matter of dates and facts the latest researches have evidently been utilized. There are some ‘flowers of speech.’”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 322. Mr. 13. 420w. (Review of v. 1, pts. 1–6.)

“It may be doubted if there is any other popular guide to the history of painting which gives such an admirable, condensed account of a subject which has given birth to a whole library. The descriptive particulars on the flyleaf of each picture are not so full as they might be.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 652. My. 29. 280w. (Review of v. 1.)

“Perhaps the most notable accomplishment of the season’s art-books.” Algernon Tassin.

+ + =Bookm.= 30: 343. D. ’09. 230w. (Review of v. 1 and 2.)

=Konta, Annie Lemp.=^{[12]} History of French literature; from the
oath of Strassburg to Chanticler. **$2.50. Appleton.

A comprehensive outline history of French literature produced in keeping with modern methods of study. Proper proportion is maintained thruout, both as to the importance of the various forces of literary development and the modern estimate of their value. The volume furnishes an excellent text for college classes.

=Kramer, Harold Morton.= Chrysalis. †$1.50. Lothrop.

9–7042.

Opens with a Yale-Harvard football game and then shifts scene to Spokane and the Palouse. The story is strongly tinctured with a western flavor, and deals with politics, the rounding up of a band of rustlers, and a young lawyer’s growth out of chrysalis thru the influence of a strong, fine-spirited western girl.

* * * * *

“Political and financial intrigue form the substance of the narrative, and, together with a certain admixture of physical violence, gives it virility.” W: M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 47: 48. Jl. 16, ’09. 100w.

“His up-to-date picture of life in Washington, with its action centering in Spokane, has plenty of the color and the flavor of the people and the region.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 209. Ap. 10, ’09. 260w.

“A very characteristic story of present-day life in city and country in the Northwest.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 376. Je. 12, ’09. 160w.

=Krans, Horatio Sheafe=, ed.^{[12]} English love poems, old and new.
**$1.25. Putnam.

9–30314.

A little volume of lyrical poetry from which have been excluded such lyrics “as, amorous though they be, are still sicklied with the cast of thought and philosophy ... verses whose ardor has cooled in quest of fantastic conceits and of ingenious rhetorical devices; and verses in which love is but the plaything of a pretty wit or antic fancy.” The poems that have been admitted to its pages are brief, spontaneous, song-like lyrics, impassioned or aglow with feeling; simple, direct, and immediate in their appeal.

* * * * *

“The selection is good. The illustrations were better omitted.”

+ − =Nation.= 89: 571. D. 9, ’09. 110w.

=Krapp, George Philip.=^{[9]} Modern English; its growth and present
use. *$1.25. Scribner.

9–22256.

“Presents in popular form the results of a very thorough historical study of English inflections, syntax, vocabulary, and pronunciation.” (Forum.) “While the very reverse of provincial, it is a book that could hardly have been written anywhere but in America, its note throughout being frankly and refreshingly democratic. Its conclusions, therefore, are not likely to find full favor with the creators of artificial ‘authority,’ or with academic conservatives in general.” (Dial.)

* * * * *

“There are surface failings. The book itself is an exceptionally good one, and will doubtless be read widely and with profit.” C. B. Wright.

+ − =Dial.= 47: 177. S. 16, ’09. 750w.

“Is a very sensible and serviceable book; and it is only because it is so bold in thought and lively in presentment that the reader feels summoned at times to couch a lance and ride at tourney with the author.” Clayton Hamilton.

+ − =Forum.= 42: 277. S. ’09. 2700w.

=Krehbiel, Henry Edward.= Chapters of opera: being historical and
critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New
York from its earliest days down to the present time. **$3.50. Holt.

8–37086.

An important work whose first seven chapters deal with the earliest operatic performances in New York, and follow the development of existing taste, appreciation, and interest in the lyrical drama; and whose remaining chapters deal with the quarter-century history of the Metropolitan opera house. The record of vicissitudes thru which the institution has passed is interspersed with estimates of operas, conductors, singers, and also with humorous anecdotes. The volume is handsomely illustrated and contains a good index.

* * * * *

“A complete and interesting survey of operatic history in New York city.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 44. F. ’09.

“It is only the irrepressible ‘modernist’ who will take issue on this point with Mr. Krehbiel. For others—indeed, for the ‘modernist’ himself—‘Chapters of opera’ will furnish a generous measure of entertainment, enlightenment, and edification; and for many it will be indispensable.” Lawrence Gilman.

+ + − =Bookm.= 29: 86. Mr. ’09. 1300w.

“A book which is not only a valuable and interesting compendium, but delightful to read.” G: P. Upton.

+ =Dial.= 46: 398. Je. 16, ’09. 500w.

“It is valuable as a record and reference book either for writers who need the information professionally, or for those who wish to freshen up pleasurable memories.” G. I. Colbron.

+ =Forum.= 41: 480. My. ’09. 1050w.

“The musical editor of the New York ‘Tribune’ was preeminently fitted for the task he set himself and he has carried it thru with brilliant success.”

+ =Ind.= 67: 368. Ag. 12, ’09. 400w.

“The record of the facts is here presented, not only in a readable manner, but without bias, and with a painstaking accuracy of which only two other musical scholars in this country—Philip Hale and O. G. Sonneck—would be capable.”

+ + =Nation.= 87: 636. D. 24, ’08. 930w.

“Both as opera guide and reference book Mr. Krehbiel’s volume should appeal to music lovers.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 744. D. 5, ’08. 180w.

“He writes in a delightfully engaging manner, with humor, allusiveness, and an abundance of the personal note. Seekers after the facts of the record, however, will find them all copiously and compendiously set down.” Richard Aldrich.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 799. D. 26, ’08. 1050w.

“The book is painstaking as a history, but is at the same time readable by virtue of its many anecdotes and passages of personal reminiscence.”

+ =Outlook.= 91: 292. F. 6, ’09. 100w.

“Absorbingly interesting volume.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 255. F. ’09. 200w.

=Kreps, Elmer Harry.=^{[11]} Science of trapping. 60c. Harding, A. R.

9–18378.

Describes intimately the fur-bearing animals of this country, their characteristics, values and habits, and gives practical methods for their capture.

* * * * *

“Covers its ground in a very businesslike way.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 80w.

=Krüger, H. Gustav Edouard.=^{[9]} Papacy: the idea and its exponents.
(Crown theological lib.) *$1.50. Putnam.

Traces the outline history of the papacy, its idea and its exponents from the earliest times.

* * * * *

“The translators have done their work exceptionally well. There are a few misprints: pp. 191, 210, 271. Possibly German affairs sometimes receive slightly more than their due attention, but there is, on the whole, probably no book on the subject at once so illuminating, so trustworthy and so readable. It should be widely welcomed by ministers, laymen, and scholars.”

+ + − =Am. J. Theol.= 13: 652. O. ’09. 200w.

“For the reader who does not know the facts the historical background is insufficient. For one who does know the facts they are unnecessary. Yet within these self-imposed limits, Dr. Krüger has well performed his task.” E: S. Drown.

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 511. Ag. 28, ’09. 1100w.

“Professor Krüger’s book, though distinctly anti-Papal, is a valuable contribution to the literature of the subject.”

+ =Spec.= 103: 246. Ag. 14, ’09. 280w.

=Küchler, Carl G. F.=^{[9]} Elizabeth, Empress of Austria; tr. by G:
P. Upton. **60c. McClurg.

9–23800.

Sketches the life of Elizabeth, Empress of Austria. Her estrangement from her husband, the lack of sympathy in her relatives and the tragic death of her son, Prince Rudolph, are some of the events which made her life one of the saddest in the history of royalty.

* * * * *

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 50w.

=Kuehnemann, Eugen.=^{[6]} Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard
university (May 19, 1869-May 19, 1909). **$1. Houghton.

9–14956.

Originally written for the “Deutsche rundschau,” of Berlin this essay will appear in its May and June numbers “as an homage of Germany to President Eliot on his retirement from office and at the same time to America in the person of her representative educator.” The chapters are: Introduction, The university at the time of Eliot’s inauguration; The college under Eliot’s administration; The professional schools under Eliot’s administration; Eliot’s educational philosophy; Eliot’s social philosophy (The ideals of American democracy); Eliot’s life, public activities, personality.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 17. S. ’09.

“The book is an important memorial of the Eliot régime.”

+ =Dial.= 47: 24. Jl. 1, ’09. 150w. =Educ. R.= 38: 204. S. ’09. 40w. + =Ind.= 67: 308. Ag. 5, ’09. 110w.

“To us, naturally, the little essay brings little that is new. If Prof. Eugen Kuehnemann errs anywhere it is in laying somewhat exaggerated emphasis on President Eliot’s devotion to the cause of American democracy. The German reader is a bit in danger of drawing wrong conclusions concerning the aristocratic tone of the average American university other than Harvard.”

+ − =Nation.= 88: 579. Je. 10, ’09. 160w.

“There should be a good deal of encouragement for doubters in the pages of this book, and certainly for every one who reads it a better understanding of the ideals that have made Harvard what we find it to-day.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 386. Je. 19, ’09. 320w. + =Spec.= 103: 566. O. 9, ’09. 270w.

=Kuropatkin, Alexei Nicholaevitch.=^{[5]} Russian army and the
Japanese war: being historical and critical comments on the military
policy and power of Russia and on the campaign in the Far East; tr.
by Capt. A. B. Lindsay and ed. by Major E. D. Swinton. 2v. *$7.50.
Dutton.

War9–53.

A volume of memoirs in which Gen. Kuropatkin discusses the policies which led up to the Russo-Japanese war, and gives a full account of the conflict. “It is a matter of singular interest, to note that Kuropatkin has not made his memoirs the vehicle for a protest against his government for the latter’s cavalier treatment of him during the course of the war. The book is thus not, as might have been expected, a sort of ‘apologia,’ but it is a straight, impersonal handling of a great historical theme. The present English translation does not cover much more than a fourth part of the original work in Russia.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 172. Je. ’09.

“Though there are passages that are hopelessly profuse this work makes a decided contribution to our knowledge of the war. It brings us nearer to an understanding of Russia’s defeat and to a realization of her future ambitions in the Far East.” C. L. Jones.

+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 209. Jl. ’09. 480w.

“Students of war and politics will welcome the appearance of these two volumes.”

+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 527. My. 1. 880w.

“In genuinely illuminating and informing qualities, the four chapters devoted to this theme [the reasons for the Russian reverses and the Japanese successes during the recent war] have not been surpassed, and it may be doubted whether the Tsar himself, were he so inclined, could speak more authoritatively upon the subject.” F: A. Ogg.

+ =Dial.= 47: 65. Ag. 1, ’09. 1550w. + =Ind.= 67: 197. Jl. 22, ’09. 600w.

“This is an important, albeit a somewhat heavy, work.”

+ − =Lit. D.= 39: 352. S. 4, ’09. 570w.

“An excellent translation.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 583. Je. 10, ’09. 1050w.

“In the literature arising from the recent war between Japan and Russia these memoirs are undoubtedly destined to hold an authoritative position.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 274. My. 1, ’09. 620w. + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 376. Je. 12, ’09. 150w.

“This book is valuable, in fact, because a great deal of it constitutes an excellent treatise on the art of war, on the value of good communications, of the necessity of politics and strategy being in harmony with one another, on the need for resolution and foresight on the part of the government powers of a country as well as for efficiency in tactical respects on the part of the troops.”

+ =Sat. R.= 108: 17. Jl. 3, ’09. 1500w.

“It can hardly be doubted that the more interesting portions have been selected, and the work of both translator and editor leaves nothing to be desired. It would not be difficult to multiply instances showing that in many cases when blame is thrown upon subordinate officers, or even upon private soldiers, the Commander-in-Chief was himself the principal offender.”

+ − =Spec.= 102: 782. My. 15, ’09. 1900w.

L

=Ladd, Frederic Pierpont.= One fair daughter. $1.50. Kennerley.

9–4955.

This “fair daughter” hating poverty marries a man whose heavy face was the color of the tallow upon which the fortunes of his family had been builded. A young clergyman falls victim to her wiles, thinks it is his mission to save her soul, in so doing sells his honor, gives up his church, and then discovers that the woman whom he had stolen is less concerned about her soul than about the luxuries without which life would pall.

* * * * *

“The author has been too intent upon his story to make all his characters fit his theme. His heroine is not illy portrayed, and she is not without some degree of convincingness. But the situations into which the clergyman, supposed to be an honest-minded, high-principled man, allows himself to be drawn from the start are so humiliating as to make the man absurd.”

− =N. Y. Times.= 14: 194. Ap. 3, ’09. 210w.

=La Farge, John.= Higher life in art: a series of lectures on the
Barbizon school of France. **$2.50. Doubleday.

8–37207.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 44. F. ’09.

“To a picture lover the book is full of charm and to an art student it overflows with helpfulness.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 426. F. 25, ’09. 320w.
=Int. Studio.= 39: sup. 23. N. ’09. 20w.

“Numerous illustrations, happily, for the most part, chosen from examples to be found in this country.”

+ =Lit. D.= 38: 388. Mr. 6, ’09. 530w.

“The facts rehearsed are to be found elsewhere; what interests is the light thrown, incidentally, upon Mr. La Farge himself, his own art, and his attitude toward the art of others.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 233. Mr. 4, ’09. 180w.

“He makes familiar and comprehensible the fundamental truths which commonly are shrouded in formulas and technical words.” E. L. Cary.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 30. Ja. 16, ’09. 1000w.

“These talks are full of suggestion: some of the best things are merely dropped and left.”

+ =No. Am.= 190: 262. Ag. ’09. 400w.

“The volume is one of inspiring quality and of high value.”

+ =Outlook.= 91: 335. F. 13, ’09. 680w.

=Lamson, Zachary Gage.= Autobiography of Captain Zachary G. Lamson,
1797–1814; with introd. and historical notes by O. T. Howe. $1.25.
Clarke.

8–34124.

“Gives all too briefly some of the incidents of an active and honorable career in the merchant service between the years 1797 and 1814.* *... The story is especially valuable in the many side lights it throws upon nautical matters during the time of the Napoleonic struggle. It is edited by O. T. Howe, who gives a painstaking and accurate account of the state of the American mercantile marine at that period and of the international complications which beset our efforts to carry on trade under the prohibitory conditions of Napoleon’s Berlin and Milan decrees on the one side and the British Orders in Council on the other.”—Nation.

* * * * *

“Few books of its size, if any, contain so much in these respects that is worthy of reading and preserving.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 16. Ja. 7, ’09. 160w.

“Interesting and valuable.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 32. Ja. 16, ’09. 300w.

=Lancaster, F. Hewes.=^{[12]} Marie of Arcady. †$1.25. Small.

9–28273.