Chapter II: Front Matter (2)

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last chapter to be a brief for political reform.”

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=Altsheler, Joseph A.= Guthrie of the Times: a story of success. $1.50. Doubleday.

“Mr. Joseph A. Altsheler has deserted the field of warfare for that of
present-day journalism and politics, and has given us in his ‘Guthrie
of the Times,’ an interesting and straightforward story of modern
life—‘a story of success,’ he calls it, and the description is true in
more senses than one. The scene of the novel is a state unnamed, but
easily identifiable as Kentucky; the hero is a newspaper writer of
resource and high ideals; the heroine is a young woman who has to
become re-Americanized after a life spent mainly abroad. How the hero
defeats the attempt to impeach a public officer in the interests of a
corrupt financial enterprise, how the heroine witnessing, admires, and
how in the end he wins both her love and an unexpected nomination for
congress, are the chief matters which enlist our interest.”—Dial.

“One cannot criticize this type of story, however. It is to be enjoyed
or laid aside, according to taste and temperament. It is very
American.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 555. My. 6. 370w.

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Payne.

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=Ames, Joseph Sweetman.= Text-book of general physics, for high schools and colleges. *$3.50. Am. bk.

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discussion of the experiments, apparatus, etc., and ending with a
historical review and bibliography. This excellent plan has, however,
at times fallen into the natural mistake of making the popular
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confusing repetition of matter, often leaving the reader uncertain as
to whether he has read all on a given topic or not.”—Educ. R.

“In spite of the shortcomings in many of the details, the book
contains very much valuable matter and will prove a desirable addition
to the library of every physicist.” William Hallock.

+ + — =Educ. R.= 29: 319. Mr. ‘05. 1640w. (Detailed review of
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N.

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=Ames, Oakes.= Orchidaceae: illustrations and studies of the family orchidaceae, issuing from the Ames botanical laboratory, North Easton, Mass. **$3. Houghton.

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American species of spiranthes.’”—Science.

=Bot. G.= 39: 431. Je. ‘05. 160w.

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=Ames, V. B.= Matrimonial primer; with a pictorial matrimonial mathematics and decorations by Gordon Ross. *75c. Paul Elder.

Humorous, epigrammatic bits of advice for husband and wife are found
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one may both laugh and profit by them.

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more objectionable.”

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=Amsden, Dora.= Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the school of Japanese colour-print artists. **$1.50. Elder.

“This study treats of the whole school of Japanese color-print
artists, and is appropriately illustrated with half-tone reproductions
of famous paintings. The whole is printed on Japanese paper, and an
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artists, presented in this volume for the benefit of collectors.”—R.
of Rs.

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form much information useful to those who are becoming interested in
Ukiyo-ye prints.”

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Reviewed by Charles de Kay.

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“A sympathetic, suggestive analysis of Japanese paintings.”

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* =Andersen, Hans Christian.= Ugly duckling. *75c. Moffat.

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=Anderson, Frank Maloy.= Constitutions and other select documents, illustrative of the history of France, 1789-1901. *$2. Wilson, H. W.

Professor Anderson says: “The practice of studying documents in
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defense.” This document-book has been the outgrowth of personal need
with classes in the University of Minnesota, when work has been
hampered by the lack of a convenient collection of documents; also the
suggestion of compiling such a work was stimulated by the fact that
French documents are more attractive than any others, and that the
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=Andrews, Rev. Samuel James.= Man and the Incarnation; or, Man’s place in the universe as determined by his relations to the Incarnate Son. **$1.50. Putnam.

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author is nothing short of the “great tribulation” which marks the end
of the world.

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— =Pub. Opin.= 39: 413. S. 23, ‘05. 190w.

=Angell, James Rowland.= Psychology: an introductory study of the structure and function of human consciousness. *$1.50. Holt.

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the self.” (Pub. Opin.)

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of James in many of the details of treatment. In comparison with
James’s classic textbook, it has, however, two advantages—in its
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which James nowhere mentions, here receive due treatment, and many
minor omissions in the older textbook are filled in. The unity of all
conscious processes is made a central idea in the treatment of each
one.” Helen Bradford Thompson.

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+ + =Critic.= 46: 382. Ap. ‘05. 90w.

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+ + + =Dial.= 38: 273. Ap. 16, ‘05. 440w.

“One of the very best of elementary textbooks of the subject.” R. S.
Woodworth.

+ + — =Educ. R.= 30: 312. O. ‘05. 860w.

“Numerous works on psychology have appeared in recent years, but this,
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so familiar with these results that apparently without effort he
expresses them in words that are simple and in sentences that are
clear. Technical readers will not object to this, and untechnical
readers will especially appreciate it.”

+ + + =Pub. Opin.= 38: 255. F. 18, ‘05. 540w.

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cross-references.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 255. F. ‘05. 50w.

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few cases of questionable facts and methods of presentation.” Edward
L. Thorndike.

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=Angus, D. C.= Japan: the eastern wonderland. $1. Cassell.

“Supposedly ‘Japan, the eastern wonderland,’ was written by a Japanese
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Japanese types, in the portrayal of whose lives from infancy up, the
reader gains a clear idea of conditions, customs and methods of
Japanese education. “The past of Japan and much of its history is
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of Japan, feudalism has been abolished, the samurai have had their
privileges curtailed.... There are no tortures for petty crimes. All
religions are tolerated. The school children learn their lessons from
Japanese translations of foreign text books. Native literature is not
neglected, but it is no longer used as a guide.” (N. Y. Times).

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 45. Ja. 21, ‘05. 540w.

=Angus, Joseph.= Cyclopedic handbook to the Bible: an introduction to the study of the Scriptures. *$2. Revell.

“Originally published in 1853, this has been an eminently useful book.
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added from the gains acquired by a half-century of increasing
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next as a series of books taken separately, go into manifold
details.”—Outlook.

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=Annandale, Nelson.= Faroes and Iceland. *$1.50. Oxford.

This book is “occupied chiefly with natural history and ethnology ...
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recent years, been the subject of any analogous description.”—Nation.

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 271. Ag. 26, 700w.

“Instructive little volume on these islands of the Far North.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 282. S. 8, ‘05. 1100w.

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+ + =Nation.= 81: 225. S. 14, ‘05. 1010w.

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+ + =Nature.= 72: 506. S. 21, ‘05. 580w.

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+ + =Spec.= 95: 159. Jl. 29, ‘05. 160w.

=Annesley, Charles.= Standard opera glass. $1.50. Brentano’s.

A new and revised edition of a useful book of reference. It contains
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more can one ask?”

“A useful book of reference.”

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=Anthony, Gardner C.= Elements of mechanical drawing. *$1.50. Heath.

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drawing in Tufts college and dean of the department of engineering;
his textbook, first issued ten years ago as a strictly elemental work,
is now revised and changed for use in evening drawing schools and
technical colleges.”—N. Y. Times.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 11. Ja. 7, ‘05. 230w.

=Antrim, Mrs. Minna Thomas (Titian, pseud.).= Knocks—witty, wise and—. *75c. Jacobs.

Cynical observations and “dark glass” digs based upon men and women’s
foibles and weaknesses.

=Apperson, G. L.= Bygone London life: pictures from a vanished past. *$1.50. Pott.

“An industrious collection of odds and ends illustrative of the life
of London in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.... The
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society verse of that day. The effect is much like that of a visit to
one of the quaint old museums described in chapter IV.”—Am. Hist. R.

“The especial value of Apperson’s treatment is the literary point of
view.” Katharine Coman.

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 687. Ap. ‘05. 320w.

=Archbald, Anna, and Jones, Georgiana.= Fusser’s book. 75c. Fox.

An enlarged edition of the “Fusser’s book” which gives advice to
fussers or flirts in epigrammatic phrases. “Angle for a lady’s hobby,
and when you’ve hooked it play her. If the lady in turn angles for
yours, don’t jump at the bait.”

=Aristotle.= Politics; tr. by B. Jowett. *$1. Oxford.

In an introductory discussion, Aristotle’s relation to his “Politics”
is clearly defined as that of the utilitarian philosopher, and student
of human nature, with due emphasis on ethical values as he “treats of
the state as one of the chief means thru which the individual obtains
to happiness.” “The object of the ‘Politics’ is both practical and
speculative; to explain the nature of the ideal city in which the end
of happiness may be fully realized; to suggest some methods of making
existent states more useful to the individual citizen than they were
in Aristotle’s time, or had been in the past.”

“The analysis and the index are well done.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 463. Ap. 15, 130w.

“The reprint, which is in a small and convenient volume, will be found
especially useful by students of political science who are not
students of Greek.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 96. Ag. 3, ‘05. 430w.

=Armstrong, Sir Walter.= Gainsborough and his place in English art. $3.50. Scribner.

A biography which furnishes in nine short chapters a well-ordered
analysis of the work of perhaps the greatest painter technically.
“Best of all parts of the book for public guidance is the
introduction, in which much of the best modern thought on esthetics is
presented in a concise and clear form. There is discussion of the idea
that ‘art is the use for subjective expression of a power which
displays itself objectively in what we call beauty,’ and we are
reminded that ‘mere correctness of imitation holds no higher place in
a picture than grammar does in a poem.’ ... An interesting chapter on
the precursors of Gainsborough traces some characteristics of British
art back through the seventeenth century to miniaturists of a time
even before Holbein.... The landscapes and portraits are, properly,
treated together, for Gainsborough’s art was always that of the
impressionist who paints hotly under the stimulus of any vision fitted
to appeal, whether in the shape of a lovely scene in nature or a
beautiful woman.” (Ind.)

+ + =Ind.= 59: 157. Jl. 20, ‘05. 390w.

=Armstrong, Sir Walter.= Peel collection and the Dutch school. $2. Dutton.

As director of the National gallery of Ireland, the author knows well
how to interpret and value the ideals and success of a school of
painting. The artists represented in the Peel collection “give to him
an opportunity of writing a monograph on Dutch painting which, we are
glad to note, includes several Flemings directly affected by Holland.”
(Outlook). He uses for illustration the works of Metsu, Terborch,
Vermeer, Hooghe, Jan Steen, Ostade, Willem and Adrien van de Velde,
Wouwerman, Hobbema, Ruisdael, Cuijp, Koninck, and Hals. The book is
interesting in itself, and of value to those who wish a better
understanding of Dutch art.

“An acute and valuable critical essay on the Dutch school.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 194. Mr. 9, ‘05. 670w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 591. S. 9, ‘05. 440w.

“A particularly important contribution to the better understanding of
Dutch art.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 452. F. 18, ‘05. 200w.

* =Armstrong, Sir Walter.= Sir Joshua Reynolds, first president of the Royal academy. *$3.50. Scribner.

“A popular reprint of a monumental work on the English portrait
painter, first published five years ago, by the greatest living
authority on the subject.... Particularly is Sir Walter Armstrong to
be congratulated for his fine sense of selection, by which he has
drawn what is truthful and distinctive from the early biographies;
also for his critical estimates, which have stood the most searching
and eager tests of five years of criticism.”—N. Y. Times.

* “Presents in conclusion to a thorough and interesting biography a
sympathetic picture of an unsympathetic man, a guarded estimate of a
deliberate artist.”

+ =Int. Studio.= 27: sup. 31. D. ‘05. 220w.

* “The public is to be congratulated on having so authoritative a work
thus brought within reasonable reach while maintaining a high standard
of manufacture.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 445. N. 30, ‘05. 110w.

* + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 796. N. 25, ‘05. 230w.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 704. N. 25, ‘05. 110w.

* =Arnim, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) gräfin von.= Princess Priscilla’s fortnight. †$1.50. Scribner.

The author of “Elizabeth and her German garden” has written of an
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Priscilla. “Aided and accompanied by the good old ducal librarian,
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then you take umbrage at her airs, and, in the present volume, at her
ragged plot and occasional heaviness of phrase.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 1229. N. 25, ‘05. 570w.

* + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 682. N. 18. 230w.

* “This volume is highly characteristic of its writer. We get the
usual epigrammatic humor, not without cynicism, the usual liveliness
of narration and dialogue, and, it must be confessed, the usual
absurdities and exaggerations. The characters, though overdrawn, are
full of interest.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 488. D. 14, ‘05. 370w.

* “Is well worth reading, not only for the genuine enjoyment it will
give, but for its sensible and logical ‘conclusion of the whole
matter.’”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 794. N. 25, ‘05. 650w.

* “The story, although slight and farcical, is very amusing and good
reading for a leisure hour.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 708. N. 25, ‘05. 180w.

=Asakawa, Kanichi.= Early institutional life of Japan. *$1.75. Scribner.

“The author devotes his first and longest chapter to a description of
Japanese institutions as they existed about 500 A. D. Then follow two
chapters, one on the events leading up to the reform, the other, a
particularly good one, on the political doctrine of the Chinese by
which the reformers were so strongly influenced. Next comes a long
chapter on the new institutions introduced under Kotoku and his
successor; and lastly a short chapter sketches the subsequent
development.”—Nation.

“Next to Mr. Chamberlain’s translation of the ‘Kojiki’ with its
invaluable introduction and notes, this volume by Dr. Asakawa is first
in importance of works in English upon the period of which it treats.”
George William Knox.

+ + + =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 128. O. ‘05. 590w.

“It seems hardly too much to say that he has here laid the foundation
stone for the critical study of early Japanese institutions. The
author’s style is clear for the most part. The author is to be
congratulated on having successfully accomplished a difficult piece of
pioneer work.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 57. Ja. 19, ‘05. 1060w.

=Asakawa, K.= Russo-Japanese conflict: its causes and issues. **$2. Houghton.

Dr. Asakawa “has made a most illuminating and complete statement of
the needs and aspirations of the Japanese people, which led them to
take up arms against Russia.” (R. of Rs.) “He accepts tacitly the
economic interpretation of history upon which Karl Marx and his
followers insist, proving that the vast increase in the population of
Japan requires an outlet on the Asiatic mainland, and setting forth
the right and interests recently acquired by Japan in both Manchuria
and Korea.... The book contains portraits of the statesmen who figure
in its pages and may be taken as a valuable contribution to
contemporary history from the end of the war with China through the
diplomatic correspondence immediately following the outbreak of
hostilities.” (Dial). The author is lecturer on the civilization and
history of East Asia at Dartmouth college.

“No subject of a neutral power could have written a more impartial
account of the long diplomatic engagement which preceded the outbreak
of hostilities in the far East. The special and quite unusual virtue
of this book is the elimination of moral standards and patriotic
sentiment from the discussion of a present-day conflict.” Ferdinand
Schwill.

+ + + =Am. J. Soc.= 10: 701. Mr. ‘05. 170w.

“His whole statement is cool, temperate, and wonderfully free from
heat or special pleading.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 92. Jl. ‘05. 200w.

“A clear and logical presentation of the cause of his native land,
with an endeavor to make an unprejudiced statement of the side of its
adversaries also. In the latter effort he is as successful as anyone
could reasonably expect, his desire to quote from Russian authorities
wherever they have spoken amounting to solicitude. Of the broad causes
leading up to hostilities, Dr. Asakawa tells us little not already
known. But in details and the marshalling of facts he is far fuller
than anyone preceding him.” Wallace Rice.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 9. Ja. 1, ‘05. 760w.

“It is a statement ... remarkable for both its brevity and its
restraint. The book is so dispassionately written that the nationality
of the author if not disclosed would hardly have been guessed. It is
one of the strong points of Dr. Asakawa’s argument that he does not
take very high moral ground. His statement of causes leading to the
war is rather political than moral.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 98. F. 2, ‘05. 1060w.

“Another thoughtful philosophical work.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 124. Ja. ‘05. 70w.

* “His book should be indispensable to all who study the outbreak of
one of the greatest wars, in effect as well as extent, of which
history tells us.”

+ + + =Spec.= 95: 695. N. 4, ‘05. 210w.

“A real and permanent contribution to historical and political
science, as well as an interesting and timely book. The map leaves
much to be desired.” Amos S. Hershey.

+ + — =Yale R.= 14: 92. My. ‘05. 940w.

=Asbury, Francis.= Heart of Asbury’s journal; ed. by Ezra Squier Tipple. *$1.50. Eaton.

“The memory of this main pioneer and organizer of American Methodism
is now honored by substantial extracts, covering the forty-five years
of his ministry in this country, in a revised and corrected text....
The author wrote by fits and starts, under all the difficulties of a
laborious and constant itinerary, and the compiler has not improved
his unpretentious jottings beyond recognition, but one may find items
of antique or curious interest.”—Nation.

“Its chief interest is in connection with a history of early
Methodism, with side-lights on manners and customs.”

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 716. Ap. ‘05. 70w.

“It is a fascinating ecclesiastical romance which all Christian folk
will enjoy.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 189. Ag. ‘05. 60w.

+ =Nation.= 80: 153. F. 23, ‘05. 220w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 99. F. 18, ‘05. 540w.

“The best and almost the only record of the infancy of his church on
this continent.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 449. F. 18, ‘05. 100w.

=Ascham, Roger.= English works of Roger Ascham: ed. by William Aldis Wright. $1.50. Macmillan.

Included in the “Cambridge English classics,” this volume contains
“Toxophilus,” “Report of the affaires and state of Germany,” and “The
scholemaster,” all of which appear in the original spelling. “The
scholemaster” has long been “one of the original documents” in
educational literature, but the most popular portion of the volume is
“Toxophilus,” a treatise on archery.

“No better edition of Ascham’s text is ever likely to be printed.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 144. F. 4. 250w.

“Mr. Wright’s task has been to ensure the purity of the text. The
curious and readable part of this collection is in the teaching of bow
shooting; the immortal part lies in the chapters on education.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 112. F. 9, ‘05. 120w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 168. Mr. 18, ‘05. 340w.

“The name on the title-page is sufficient guarantee of the care with
which the text has been reproduced and of the editorial work done on
the volume.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 349. F. 4, ‘05. 110w.

“Edited by a true scholar.”

+ + + =Spec.= 94: 406. Mr. 18, ‘05. 1600w.

=Ashe, Sydney Whitmore, and Keiley, J. D.= Electric railways theoretically and practically treated. **$2.50. Van Nostrand.

The plan of this text-book is “to cover first a few essential
principles of motor and car operation, including the testing of
equipments. Next the component parts of the car equipment are treated
in detail.” (Engin. N.) There are six folding plates and 172 text
illustrations.

“A general criticism which may be made on all parts of the work is
that every subject is treated too briefly, in fact, one might almost
say hurriedly. The material is excellent, and it is well arranged for
general reading and for reference. It is undoubtedly more complete
than any other concise treatment of the subject.” Henry H. Norris.

+ + — =Engin. N.= 53: 532. My. 18, ‘05. 950w.

=Ashley, Percy.= Modern tariff history: Germany, United States, France. *$3. Dutton.

The tariff histories of Germany, France, and the United States are
offered in brief form “for the purpose of showing how these countries
have met the problems of free trade and protection. It is the work of
a politician and an economist, who felt the necessity of coming to a
clear and unprejudiced understanding of the great problem.” (N. Y.
Times). The tariff history of Germany is outlined from the formation
of the Zollverein to the present time. The lesson which the author
draws from his investigation of the experience of Germany is
summarized as follows: “Changes in tariff policy have been only one,
and commonly not the most important, among the many causes of her
economic progress.” “Of the French tariff legislation,” says Mr.
Ashley, “it can be said with some confidence that, whatever it may
have done to maintain agriculture—and even there it is arguable that
it has encouraged the continuance of old fashioned methods—it has
wrought little good and in various ways much harm to industry and
commerce.” The tariff legislation in the United States is traced from
its beginning, and in conclusion he argues that while America has in
the past benefited by a protective policy, the time has come when the
abandonment promises greater results.

“Mr. Ashley’s style is remarkable for a certain freshness and vitality
which makes his book easy reading in spite of the abstruseness of the
subject. Taking it altogether the book is well worth while.” J. E.
Conner.

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 26: 598. S. ‘05. 330w.

“Derived almost wholly from secondary sources intelligently selected,
they afford in short compass a good sketch of the history of the
tariff during the past century in the three countries. It suffices to
say that Mr. Ashley employs the historical method judiciously and
effectively, with an evident knowledge of its limitations. Instructive
as is this comparative tariff history in many other respects, it is
peculiarly excellent as affording an insight into what is called
neo-mercantilism, and its correlative—which might perhaps be called
neo-libertarianism.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 138. F. 16, ‘05. 1040w.

“He has given an interesting history of the tariff in three great
countries, but we cannot see how the results of his studies are going
to enlighten his countrymen very much.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 7. Ja. 7, ‘05. 1480w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 510. Ap. ‘05. 120w.

=Ashley, William James.= Progress of the German working classes in the last quarter of a century. *60c. Longmans.

A good economic monograph written in a spirit of moderation and of
especial value to those who are interested in the fiscal controversy.

“It is very readable.”

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 587. My. ‘05. 170w.

=Nation.= 81: 266. S. 28, ‘05. 550w.

“In a small compass he has collected most of the facts bearing on the
question, and he has handled his statistics with the skill and the
fairness which are to be expected from him.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 618. Ap. 29, ‘05. 440w.

=Ashmore, Sidney Gillespie.= Classics and modern training. **$1.25. Putnam.

“A series of addresses suggestive of the value of classical studies to
education, published in the hope of interesting the general reader in
a few matters connected with the study of Greek and Latin, and, if
possible, to call attention to the value of the ancient language and
literature to education.”—Bookm.

=Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 587. My. ‘05. 30w.

+ =Dial.= 39: 70. Ag. 1, ‘05. 330w.

“Professor Ashmore’s plea for the classics in modern training is well
considered and presented, but, naturally, does not contribute anything
very novel to the discussion.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 273. Ag. 3, ‘05. 20w.

+ + =Nation.= 81: 119. Ag. 10, ‘05. 610w.

“Taken together, the papers have more to do with Greek than with
Latin.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 85. F. 11, ‘05. 120w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 219. Ap. 8, ‘05. 650w.

+ =Outlook.= 80: 390. Je. 10, ‘05. 120w.

“Mr. Ashmore’s attitude is philosophic rather than polemic.”

+ =Sat. R.= 99: 676. My. 20. ‘05. 90w.

+ =Spec.= 94: 791. My. 27, ‘05. 360w.

At the sign of the fox, by the author of The garden of a commuter’s wife. †$1.50. Macmillan.

At the Sign of the fox a girl who has been an art student tries to
retrieve her father’s shattered fortunes by serving tea to travelers
passing in carriage or motor car. Two men enter into the story, an
artist who had painted the heroine’s portrait unknown to her, and a
silent sad man with a haunting past, a dog and a gun. There are other
characters and other dogs, and much that is chatty and domestic.

“The author has a strong love of nature, and her sketches of outdoor
life have atmosphere and charm.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 397. S. 23. 230w.

“The book is one of those that leave a pleasant taste behind them.”
Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ =Bookm.= 22: 134. O. ‘05. 280w.

+ =Critic.= 47: 381. O. ‘05. 60w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 394. Je. 17, ‘05. 150w.

“In short, a very feminine sentimental book, but not nearly so good
reading as, say, the same author’s ‘Woman errant.’”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 476. Jl. 15, ‘05. 500w.

“But, apart from plot, there is much to admire and enjoy in this
spirited and cleverly written book—notably its honest thrusts at
social pretentiousness and humbug.”

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 835. Jl. 29, ‘05. 160w.

“It is all very sweet and wholesome, though we find parts of it a
heavy tax on credulity.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 504. O. 14, ‘05. 150w.

“The story is eminently readable, although it has not, perhaps, quite
the subtle charm which distinguished the first book by this author.”

+ =Spec.= 95: 434. S. 23, ‘05. 140w.

=Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Frank Lin, pseud.).= Bell in the fog, and other stories. †$1.25. Harper.

Ten stories which deal with both the natural and the supernatural.
Besides the title story they include: ‘The striding place,’ ‘The dead
and the countess,’ ‘The greatest good of the greatest number,’ ‘A
monarch of a small survey,’ ‘The tragedy of a snob,’ ‘Crowned with one
crest,’ ‘Death and the woman,’ ‘A prologue (to an unwritten play),’
‘Talbot of Ursula.’

“The stories are not bad, considered as magazine stories. They show,
most of them, something of Mrs. Atherton’s characteristic qualities—a
certain rough power of presentation and an insight into character,
especially feminine character. But there is no unifying thought
running through all this miscellany. In some we are taken to that
mysterious borderland, the ‘great pale world.’ But Mrs. Atherton’s art
is not delicate enough for such a theme; neither, to speak plainly, is
her mastery over the English language sufficient.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 127. F. 11, ‘05. 260w.

“All are characterized by the sort of passionate virility, the
picturesque materialism, with which Mrs. Atherton’s previous books
have made us familiar. Its faults are want of balance, judgment and
restraint.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 238. F. 25. 390w.

“The dominant note of the book is—uncanny. The stories, needless to
say, are told by one who can tell them well, but they are the result
of introspection rather than of observation.”

+ =Cath. World.= 29: 129. Ap. ‘05. 140w.

“The method is careless, there is no delicacy of touch, and the
dialogue in almost all the stories is preposterous.”

— — =Critic.= 46: 477. My. ‘05. 150w.

“[The first is] a charming tale, having that touch of the occult
always so fascinating—a faraway suggestion of Poe’s ‘Lady Ligeia.’ The
other nine stories vary in everything save in the artistic manner of
their handling.... Like Mr. Howells, Mrs. Atherton gives such
imaginings the perfect touch by leaving everything vague and
unexplained, and by placing them in a setting of real people and
things thrown upon her canvas with her own surpassing skill.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 114. F. 25, ‘05. 600w.

=Outlook.= 79: 704. Mr. 18, ‘05. 40w.

“If anyone can tell what they are all about or why they were written
it is Mr. James, and professional ethics will probably seal his lips.”

— =Pub. Opin.= 38: 298. F. 25, ‘05. 140w.

=Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Frank Lin, pseud.).= Travelling thirds. †$1.25. Harper.

Mr. Moulton, the reader for a publishing house, with his wife and two
daughters, who have become accustomed to a literary atmosphere, and
his niece, Catalina, a madcap California girl, decide to tour the
continent. The story concerns the romances which they meet with and
the grand passion which comes to Catalina, who finally quarrels with
her relatives and is left the sole interest of the closing pages of
the book. The story derives its name from the fact that the party
traveled third class thru Spain.

* “The story as a story is of no importance. As an invitation to
travel in Spain it is persuasive and alluring.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 1263. D. 2, ‘05. 230w.

* “Can scarcely be considered with its writer’s more serious work.”
Olivia Howard Dunbar.

+ — =Critic.= 47: 510. D. ‘05. 190w.

* + =Lond. Times.= 4: 383. N. 10, ‘05. 370w.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 671. O. 14, ‘05. 390w.

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 530. O. 28, ‘05. 60w.

Athlete’s garland. Rice, W., comp. **80c. McClurg.

The compiler has gathered together from many sources, verses relating
exclusively to athletic sports. There are no restrictions as to
authorship, and the volume includes translations from Homer, Pindar
and Virgil, verses by Byron, Swinburne, Emerson, Stevenson, Kipling,
Whitman and many others, and several anonymous selections.

“Good taste and judgment characterize this selection throughout.”

+ =Dial.= 38: 423. Je. 16, ‘05. 160w.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05. 270w.

=Atkins, James.= Kingdom in the cradle. $1.25. Pub. house of M. E. church S.

After a preliminary discussion of the problems confronting the
Christian world, the author shows that ultimate spiritual triumph will
result only from proper “growth of the seed.” Chapters follow
outlining the course of child development spiritually, including
Christ’s doctrine of the child and the kingdom, The child as the
subject of religious education, The church and the home, The child in
the home and The Sunday school as a field of training.

=Atkinson, Edward.= Facts and figures: the basis of economic science. **$1.50. Houghton.

“In a volume published under the title ‘Facts and figures,’ Mr. Edward
Atkinson has collected several essays on the protective tariff and the
cost of war and warfare.”—R. of Rs.

Reviewed by Winthrop More Daniels.

— =Atlan.= 95: 561. Ap. ‘05. 420w.

“It may also be doubted whether the science of economics will be
greatly advanced by papers which the author admits were sent to press
without such complete revision and condensation as would have been
suitable.” Arthur B. Woodford.

— =Dial.= 39: 111. S. 1, ‘05. 400w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 455. Jl. 8, ‘05. 720w.

=Atkinson, Fred Washington.= Philippine islands. *$3. Ginn.

“The material for this book was gathered by the author when he was at
the head of public education in the Philippine islands. Its
information is of the encyclopaedic sort, conveyed clearly and
pleasantly. About a quarter of the book is given to a brief summary of
the geography and history of the islands. The rest of the book is
devoted to an account of the people and the conditions under which
they live. The author’s views of the character of the people and of
the proper mode of government for them are in harmony with the present
administration. The book is illustrated with half-tone reproductions
of photographs.”—Outlook.

“It is a sort of popular presentation of the subject that the ordinary
reader will find intelligible.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 528. O. 28, ‘05. 180w.

* “Professor Willis and Doctor Atkinson complement each other’s work.
Profit may be drawn from both books. More specifically, however, we
are compelled to admit that Dr. Atkinson is too complaisant as to
present administrative tendencies.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 667. N. 18, ‘05. 250w.

* “Of recent publications on the Philippines, one of the most useful
from the point of view of the general reader is the work by Fred W.
Atkinson.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 638. N. ‘05. 130w.

=Atkinson, George Francis.= College textbook of botany. *$2. Holt.

In expanding his elementary botany of 1898 into a college text, Prof.
Atkinson leaves many chapters on the physiological part practically
untouched, while others are thoroughly revised especially on the
subjects of nutrition and digestion. One subject elaborated for the
purpose of bringing it abreast of the times is morphology of
fertilization in the gymnosperms and angiosperms. Chapters on the
classification of algæ and fungi, and on ecology have also been
changed and added to. The treatment falls into five parts, Physiology,
Morphology and life history of representative plants, Plant members in
relation to environment, Vegetation in relation to environment, and
Representative families of angiosperms.

“Professor Atkinson has covered the whole general field in a way that
indicates an unusually wide familiarity with the various divisions of
the subject.” J. M. C.

+ + =Bot. G.= 39: 424. Je. ‘05. 310w.

“It is certainly an excellent text-book for a general introductory
course in college.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 270. Ag. 3, ‘05. 40w.

=Atkinson, Thomas D.= English architecture. $1.25. Dutton.

The author aims to give the mere elements or grammar of the great
subject of English architecture. There are chapters on Romanesque,
Gothic and Renaissance art, on churches, monasteries, and houses; each
subject is treated historically. A conclusion deals with the French
influence. There are 200 tiny illustrations.

“Succinct outline to the vast subject of English architecture, on its
structural and what may be called its actual aspects.”

+ + =Int. Studio.= 25: sup. 89. Je. ‘05. 230w.

“This book is notably sensible in its historical and critical
remarks.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 291. Ap. 13, ‘05. 620w.

+ =Outlook.= 79: 759. Mr. 25, ‘05. 60w.

=Auchincloss, W. S.= Book of Daniel unlocked. *$1. Van Nostrand.

A new edition of this study of the book of Daniel which shows the
sidereal year to be God’s own standard of time and thereby “vindicates
the statements of Daniel and fixes on them the seal of truth.” The
text of the book of Daniel is given, interspersed with comments in
red.

“Is an interesting specimen of ingenious exegesis.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 134. S. 16, ‘05. 110w.

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 540. O. 21, ‘05. 190w.

* =Austin, Alfred (Lamia, pseud.).= Garden that I love. *$2. Macmillan.

A new edition of the poet laureate’s sketches and poetical essays
first published ten years ago. “This is an illustrated edition, the
pictures being reproductions in colour of work by Mr. George S.
Elgood, R. I. These are sixteen in number, and are for the most part
what we may call ‘flower landscapes.’ ... But whatever their
character, the pictures are most attractive.” (Spec.)

* + + =Acad.= 68: 1134. O. 28, ‘05. 60w.

* “The binding is not wholly to our taste.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 475. O. 7. 70w.

* “The color designs of George S. Elgood, R. I., are quite out of the
common—exquisite, indeed; and in the end the purchaser may prefer them
to the touch-and-go discursiveness of the text.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 381. N. 9, ‘05. 90w.

* + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 834. D. 2, ‘05. 170w.

* “This edition is illustrated in color with drawings that are as
delightful as the text.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 889. D. 9, ‘05. 50w.

* + + =Spec.= 95: 573. O. 14, ‘05. 160w.

=Austin, Alfred (Lamia, pseud.).= Poet’s diary. $2. Macmillan.

“Italy and things Italian—a fertile theme—are the principal topics
discussed; and well does the diarist know his Rome and Florence....
Changing one word of the poet’s warning to orators, we may say, ‘The
gift of diary-writing, like the gift of writing mellifluous poetry, is
a sorry and dangerous one unless inspired, sustained and restrained by
‘Reason in her most exalted moods.’’”—Dial.

“Dexterously spinning out sentence after sentence and paragraph after
paragraph with a facile grace of composition, a deft interweaving of
literary allusion and quotation, a ready succession of pleasing ideas,
that cannot but excite our admiration. The diarist’s manner is
winsome, and it seems ungracious to damn his book with faint praises;
but not even the most gifted of us, not even a poet laureate, can
always attain perfection.”

+ =Dial.= 38: 129. F. 16, ‘05. 330w.

+ =Westminster Review.= 163: 115. Ja. ‘05. 400w.

=Austin, Martha Waddill.= Tristam and Isoult. $1. Badger, R: G.

“Instead of the German legend which pictures the character of Mark as
a mild, noble, benign old man,” Mrs. Austin uses the text of Mallory
which views King Mark as a “base, crafty, false-hearted scheming
coward,” and “tells how, wearied in the struggle against Mark’s
unremitting treachery Sir Tristam after the vile betrayal and battle
behind the chapel on the rocks, in which he came so near to losing his
life, bore Queen Isoult into her Launcelot’s country, and there lived
with her in the castle of Joyous Garde.”

=Austin, Mary. Isidro.= †$1.50. Houghton.

“A tale of love and spring in Old California,” and of Isidro, whose
proud determined father had vowed his son to the church while still in
his cradle. The boy on his way to begin his novitiate with the fathers
of St. Francis, meets a shepherd lad who proves to be “the one woman
in the world.” He suffers hardships thru a series of adventures into
which a delightful old priest, a fugitive, and a halfbreed of wild
passion and heroic spirit enter.

“The story is well imagined and told with a delightful swing in a
style that is vigorous, though at times too mannered.”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 810. Ag. 5, ‘05. 150w.

“Mary Austin has achieved that admirable success, which is none too
common, of telling a romantic tale with such vivid realism, a tale of
bygone years with such graphic assurance of detail, as to make even
the most melodramatic of her episodes seem quite within the range of
credibility.” F. T. Cooper.

+ + =Bookm.= 21: 601. Ag. ‘05. 530w.

+ =Ind.= 59: 210. Jl. 27, ‘05. 90w.

* “Is a masterpiece in the particulars of literary style, and time-old
spirit.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1154. N. 16, ‘05. 30w.

“That language has a character of its own and a fitness to the
honorable service of the romance of old California. Mary Austin has
the gift of the witchcraft of romance.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 285. Ap. 29, ‘05. 570w.

“Not a great piece of fiction, but carefully written, and presenting
interesting types of character well-drawn, and a charming background
of landscape.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 445. Je. 17, ‘05. 50w.

“A novel that will have a permanent place, not as a masterpiece, but
as a well-wrought story of another ‘phase of American existence that,
within the touch of present time, has passed away.’”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 974. Je. 24, ‘05. 200w.

“Aside from the considerable charm of the story, the account given of
the relation existing between the missions and their converts, and of
the breaking up of these religious settlements, is well worth while.”

+ + =Reader.= 6: 239. Jl. ‘05. 340w.

“The story is pleasantly told with a wealth of local colour, and will
please lovers of romantic adventure.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 122. Jl. 22, ‘05. 170w.

Auto fun. **$1. Crowell.

A collection of drawings and skits, jibes and jests taken from “Life.”
The artists contributing are Gibson, Kemble, Cushing, Bayard Jones, C.
F. Taylor, and others. It is a novelty and sure to please the motor
car devotees.

* + + =Dial.= 39: 389. D. 1, ‘05. 130w.

“The level of these caricatures is uncommonly high in respect of
invention and artistic technique.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 360. N. 2, ‘05. 70w.

=Avery, Elroy McKendree.= History of the United States and its people. In 12 vol. Vol. 1., $6.25. Burrows.

Mr. Avery aims to cover the entire ground of American history from the
earliest records to the present time. It is intended as a popular
history, but there is supplied an abundance of bibliographical data
which all students and those who wish to pursue historical
investigations will find particularly useful. The maps, also, are more
satisfactory than those which commonly appear in American works of
this character. The style is easy, flowing, sometimes conversational.
Graphic anecdotes or storiettes enliven the serious matter. Among the
features demanding special praise the technical make-up must not be
forgotten. The size is convenient, the paper excellent, the type clear
and large, and there is a broad margin with notes.

“Both in statement and conclusion, furthermore, the text is generally
in accord with the best literature of the subjects treated. Some
obscurities, errors, and other defects have escaped detection.”
William R. Shepherd.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 852. Jl. ‘05. 2140w.

“While the style has a certain pleasing smoothness, the reluctance of
the author to interrupt this compels him to fail, at crucial points,
to state explicitly what he is talking about, and the result for the
reader is perplexity. Our verdict regarding Dr. Avery’s bibliography
must also be that it might be improved.” Edward S. Corwin.

+ + — =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 596. My. ‘05. 1000w.

“We incline to the belief that on the whole no treatment of the period
of discovery has been more satisfactorily prepared. If the succeeding
volumes equal in excellence the present book, this history will be the
best complete history of our country yet written.” Amy C. Rich.

+ + + =Arena.= 33: 447. Ap. ‘05. 2160w.

=Critic.= 46: 190. F. ‘05. 120w.

“In a general way Dr. Avery is fully abreast of modern scholarship. Of
really serious errors in the book there are none. The great weakness
of the book lies in the absence of page references. Dr. Avery’s style
of writing is smooth and flowing. It is altogether too flowery either
for a permanent classic or for a serious piece of historical work.”
Anna Heloise Abel.

+ + — =Dial.= 38: 262. Ap. 16, ‘05. 1150w.

“The advance sheets have been submitted to special students on the
subjects treated. But they could not, without rewriting his book,
correct his point of view. Rarely takes the trouble to come to a
conclusion of his own. On the whole the book is well and attractively
written and is accurate as to fact.”

+ + — =Ind.= 58: 380. F. 16, ‘05. 800w.

* “While accuracy of detail has been secured thru several revisions by
specialists, the emphasis is bad and the literary style is often
stilted.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 1156. N. 16, ‘05. 50w.

“Dr. Avery’s text stands well the test of critical examination. The
narrative ... is systematically compressed, but it is well
proportioned, and gives evidence throughout of careful use of
authorities and of intelligent and restrained judgment. From a
literary point of view, the history is eminently readable, though the
style shows a tendency to ornateness.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 69. Ja. 26, ‘05. 360w.