Chapter XXIV: Part IV: gives the story of relief methods at times of disaster.” (Am (10)

+ — =Nation.= 81: 490. D. 14, ‘05. 110w.

* “Mrs. Christine Terhune Herrick has made the selections for the
volume and nobody could have done it with more sympathy and
understanding.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 895. D. 16, ‘05. 230w.

=Herrick, Francis Hobart.= Home life of wild birds: a new method of the study and photography of birds. **$2. Putnam.

The “new method” consists in carrying away the nest with its eggs or
young birds and also its immediate surroundings and setting it up
before a green tent where it may be watched and photographed at
leisure. 150 photographs of thirty species of our common birds attest
the value of this method. The author also gives the results of his
close observation of the nests.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 396. Je. 1, ‘05. 80w.

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1152. Je. 1, ‘05. 180w.

+ + =Nation.= 81: 263. S. 28, ‘05. 320w.

Reviewed by Mabel Osgood Wright.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 402. Je. 17, ‘05. 530w.

“The volume is a valuable contribution to the scientific knowledge of
bird habits.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 150w.

=Herrick, Robert.= Common lot. $1.50. Macmillan.

The story is of a young architect who has grown up in the belief that
he is heir to his uncle’s millions. When the fortune is left to
charity, he takes up the common lot of toil unwillingly and is weakly
led away from his young ideals by the desire for money. When his
personal and professional honor are compromised, he is held to his
expiation by his young wife whose unflinching faith in him forces him
to be the man she thinks he is. It is a vivid representation of
business life in Chicago, and the philosophy of the book is summed up
in the closing sentence—“Fortunately there are few things that do make
any great difference to real men and women,—and one of the least is
the casual judgment of their fellow-men.”

“‘The common lot’ is worthy of wide circulation. It cannot fail to do
good.” Amy C. Rich.

+ + =Arena.= 33: 450. Ap. ‘05. 460w.

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 11. Ja. 7. 280w.

“An interesting and impressive story.”

+ =Engin. N.= 53: 181. F. 16, ‘05. 230w.

+ + =Reader.= 5: 258. Ja. ‘05. 570w.

“There is a good deal of character drawing in the book that is at once
delicate and strong, and the story of how Francis Hart did not inherit
the millions he hoped for, took up the common lot of toil, and what
came of it, is among the best in recent fiction.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 118. Ja. ‘05. 110w.

=Herrick, Robert.= Memoirs of an American citizen. †$1.50. Macmillan.

A country boy, tired of his lot runs away to Chicago to make his
fortune. His autobiography follows with an unusually strong personal
note even for a self-told tale of the career which starts with service
as a grocery wagon driver and reaches the ranks of the Chicago
capitalist. The way is made by “turning Texas steers into dressed beef
and Iowa hogs into leaf lard and sausage,” which would seem honorable
enough did not analysis of his methods of operation reveal a dulled
sense of moral obligation to people at large, the city, and any
competing organization.

“No more absolute unswerving merger of the author in the character of
his hero, of his self-effacement in the interest of good art, could
ever be conceived of.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + + =Bookm.= 22: 132. O. ‘05. 970w.

“Professor Herrick does not appear to have a powerful imagination, and
his literalness, and even his unusual power of penetration, do not in
themselves suffice to carry a story otherwise deficient.”

+ — =Critic.= 47: 476. N. ‘05. 170w.

“The story seems to be rooted in bitter cynicism and to embody the
very philosophy of despair.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + — =Dial.= 39: 114. S. 1, ‘05. 510w.

“Is not in so happy a vein. The author sees things too big, and he has
not enough confidence in the virtue of the American people, which will
outlast transient vices.”

— =Ind.= 59: 1154. N. 16, ‘05. 70w.

“This is not a book that we should care to see in the hands of youth.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 205. S. 7, ‘05. 730w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 395. Je. 17, ‘05. 130w.

“Mr. Herrick’s book is a book among many and it comes nearer
reflecting a certain kind of recognizable, contemporaneous American
spirit than anybody has yet done.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 482. Jl. 22, ‘05. 620w.

“The story is worked out with extraordinary virility, realism, and
truth. Deserves reading, not only because of its subject and its moral
force, but because of the thorough, faithful, and even artistic way in
which the material is handled.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 935. Ag. 12, ‘05. 290w.

* “It is penetrated by genuine intensity of spirit, and shows the hand
of a high-minded and accomplished workman.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 707. N. 25, ‘05. 160w.

“One of the most refreshing qualities of the story is its sanity.”

+ + + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 220. Ag. 12, ‘05. 330w.

* “But one thing Prof. Herrick has achieved in spite of himself; he
has somehow put,—no, hammered,—together a rough image of the American
self-made man.”

— + =R. of Rs.= 32: 757. D. ‘05. 150w.

=Hess, Isabella R.= St. Cecilia of the court. †$1.25. Revell.

“In Flanery Court, where Cecilia (otherwise Angelina Sweeney) lives,
poverty rules.... Miss Hess ... has told a pathetically pretty story
of the life of a poor little red-haired saint—her struggles against
the hardships of life, her drunken mother, her little brother
Puddin’.... There is Jim Bellway, who taught the make-believe saint,
quite unconsciously, how to become a real one; and there is Mr.
Daniels, who Cecilia, quite unconsciously, brought back to the
straight and narrow path—and so on; and though the story wades through
tears, it nevertheless ends in a burst of sunshine.”—N. Y. Times.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 648. S. 30, ‘05. 200w.

“Touches portraying the generosity, loyalty, and cheerfully borne
privations of the poor are the best feature of this story of New York
tenement life.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 136. S. 16, ‘05. 70w.

=Hewett, Rev. G. M. A.= The rat. *$2. Macmillan.

Having arrived at the old age of three years, this hoary rat sits down
to write his memoirs, recounting his many adventures in English mills
and cornfields. He discourses on his wives and gives his conclusions
upon boys, men, ferrets, and women. He also gives an exhaustive
treatment of traps. There is much delineation of rat-character, and
the experiences of a traveled friend who had lived in the sewers of
London and Paris are given. The book is illustrated with colored
pictures.

“A work which we commend to young and old alike.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 1: 404. Ap. 1. 160w.

“It is a very English story of a very English rat intended primarily
for English children and supposed to be told by the rat himself.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 43. Ja. 21, ‘05. 520w.

* =Hewlett, Maurice.= Works. Ed. de luxe. IIV. ea. *$3. Macmillan.

The five hundred numbered sets of this edition de luxe are sold by
subscription only. The volumes are appearing one a month in the
following order: The forest lovers; Richard Yea-and-Nay; Little novels
of Italy; New Canterbury tales; The queen’s quair; The fool errant;
The road in Tuscany in two volumes; Earthwork out of Tuscany; Pan and
the young shepherd and songs and meditations in one volume; Fond
adventures.

* + =Nation.= 81: 426. N. 23, ‘05. 280w. (Review of v. 1-3.)

Reviewed by Christian Gauss.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 844. D. 2, ‘05. 2450w. (Review of v. 1-3.)

* + =Outlook.= 81: 525. O. 28, ‘05. 80w. (Review of v. 1.)

=Hewlett, Maurice Henry.= Fond adventures: tales of the youth of the world. †$1.50. Harper.

Four short stories of mediaeval romance, The heart’s key, Brazenhead
the Great, Buondelmonte’s saga, and The love chase.

“Knowing well the possibilities of Mr. Hewlett’s fine ability, we lay
down this latest volume with great disappointment.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 419. Ap. 15, ‘05. 520w.

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 716. Je. 10. 220w.

“One feels that in these few crowded, tumultuous pages there is more
of the real essence of Florentine life than in the whole length and
breadth of George Eliot’s ‘Romola.’” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + =Bookm.= 21: 515. Jl. ‘05. 600w.

“Mr. Hewlett is at his best in these short stories.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 93. Jl. ‘05. 70w.

“Taken as a whole, the impression remains that the book is made up of
work done early in Mr. Hewlett’s literary career, and denied
publication until now.”

— =Dial.= 38: 393. Je. 1, ‘05. 190w.

“Not one of these stories is lacking in intrinsic interest, yet one’s
dominant impression in closing the book is not of any of the
characters or events, but of the cleverness of Mr. Hewlett.” Herbert
W. Horwill.

+ + — =Forum.= 37: 111. Jl. ‘05. 230w.

“But it is ‘The love chase,’ the last story of the series, in which
Mr. Hewlett probably surpasses anything he has ever written.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1309. Je. 8, ‘05. 820w.

“A volume of stories, splendid stories, full of action and passion,
with an undercurrent of laughter, all carried off with great spirit
and style. They are told in wonderful words, so apt and abundant.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 440. Je. 1, ‘05. 1130w.

“These four stories of Mr. Hewlett’s are as rich in imagery and as
glowing in color as any that he has ever written.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 342. My. 27, ‘05. 810w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 389. Je. 17, ‘05. 170w.

“These stories are remarkable rather for atmospheric quality than for
construction or force of characterization.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 139. My. 13, ‘05. 200w.

=Pub. Opin.= 38: 871. Je. 3, ‘05. 190w.

“The tales are medieval; rich in quality, decorative in effect and
fascinating always.”

+ + =Reader.= 6: 92. Je. ‘05. 180w.

“The quaint and pleasing title of Mr. Hewlett’s new book serves as a
preface for tales more deserving of the first adjective than the last,
except in so far as artistic work is, in a sense, always deserving of
the term ‘pleasing.’”

+ — =Reader.= 6: 360. Ag. ‘05. 340w.

“His style, his vision, his passion—these are always there.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 756. Je. ‘05. 250w.

+ =Spec.= 94: 680. My. 6, ‘05. 830w.

=Hewlett, Maurice.= Fool errant. †$1.50. Macmillan.

The “fool” of Mr. Hewlett’s new story is an English youth with a very
ardent temperament who goes abroad to complete his studies. He is
guilty of many hot-headed indiscretions, chief among which is his
boyish passion for the wife of his stern tutor. A pilgrimage of
expiation follows his declaration of love for her. Much of the
interest of the tale centers in the phases of Italian life of high and
low degree which he encounters. “He has in his journeyings a
quick-witted companion, who rescues him alike from rash promptings of
his ‘daemon’ and from foes from without.” (N. Y. Times.)

“Mr. Maurice Hewlett, it may be said at once, has achieved a notable
success in the latest of his books.”

+ + — =Acad.= 68: 750. Jl. 22, ‘05. 1440w.

“‘The fool errant’ will not make so wide an appeal to the general
public as several earlier volumes of Mr. Hewlett’s. It lacks the
tumultuous passion of ‘Richard yea-and-nay’, the epic bigness of the
‘Queen’s quair.’”

+ =Bookm.= 22: 36. S. ‘05. 800w.

“The novel shows, on the whole, an advance over its predecessors. Has
proved, by the charm and animation of his tale, that imagination and a
sense of style need not, under favourable circumstances, seriously
interfere with the writing of a good novel.” Edith Wharton.

+ + — =Bookm.= 22: 64. S. ‘05. 1660w.

“It is possible, though the statement is not to be made dogmatically,
that Mr. Maurice Hewlett, in all his succession of legitimately showy
triumphs, has done nothing better than this history of a ‘fool.’”
Olivia Howard Dunbar.

+ + + =Critic.= 47: 451. N. ‘05. 370w.

“We feel that he is simply saturated with the life of the time and the
color of the environment and that he has reproduced these things with
marvelous fidelity. This is the chief title of the book to praise, and
a high title it is.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 113. S. 1, ‘05. 510w.

+ — =Ind.= 59: 1153. N. 16, ‘05. 60w.

“Told with sureness of touch and undeniable brilliance.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 225. Jl. 14, ‘05. 430w.

“A story of intense interest and a literary achievement of a very high
order.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 511. Ag. 5, ‘05. 1180w.

“As a faithfully wrought and vigorous piece of fiction-writing the
book is unusual.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 883. Ag. 5, ‘05. 240w.

* “May be counted among the notable books of the second half of the
year.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 708. N. 25, ‘05. 190w.

“Mr. Hewlett draws a brilliant picture of a decadent period.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 283. Ag. 26, ‘05. 260w.

“A book very subtly conceived and very admirably written.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 218. Ag. 12, ‘05. 580w.

“This brilliant study in the picaresque seems to us one of the most
successful of Mr. Hewlett’s works.”

+ + + =Spec.= 95: 359. S. 9, ‘05. 310w.

=Hewlett, Maurice Henry.= Road in Tuscany. **$6. Macmillan.

Mr. Hewlett’s own words are perhaps best descriptive of the freshness
of his view of life and art in Tuscany. He calls it “a companion of
travel and leisurely, sententious commentary of the country,” and he
strikes its key-note in his opening remarks. “His plan for the book
has the freshness which marks its rendering of details. ‘Let the
history, fine arts, monuments and institutions of a country be as fine
as you please, its best product will always be the people of it, who
themselves produced those other pleasant spectacles. I have always
preferred a road to a church, always a man to a masterpiece, a singer
to his song; and I have never opened a book when I could read what I
wanted on the hillside or by the river bank.’” (Reader). He
consistently subordinates art galleries to peasants, but gives
legends, history, and piquant references to the art and literature of
the country, with a lavish hand.

“Is one of those rare books having charm, and one which gives no less
insight into Mr. Hewlett than into the hearts of all the dead and
living Tuscans of whom he writes. Mr. Hewlett’s one fault, regarded as
a cicerone, is that he gives us life in superabundance; he gives it to
us often at the cost of other things which we are loth to sacrifice.
Now guidebooks the very best of them, while they make excellent
servants, are bad masters, Mr. Hewlett’s not excepted. Flippant he is,
at times, perverse, even arrogant: but he understands the Tuscans, and
he loves them. Whoever goes to Florence without ‘The road in Tuscany’
goes but half equipped.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ + — =Bookm.= 20: 557. F. ‘05. 1860w.

+ + =Critic.= 46: 479. My. ‘05. 150w.

+ — =Nation.= 80: 179. Mr. 2, ‘05. 920w.

+ + =Reader.= 5: 500. Mr. ‘05. 830w.

“One of those genial, leisurely, charming books, with a touch of
infinite knowledge, that we find in the combination of the artist and
traveler. It reveals the real Italy, with its color and fragrance,
which is known only to those who get away from the towns and cities.
Typographically, the work is elegant, and the pictures really
illustrate.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 123. Ja. ‘05. 130w.

“His artistic suggestiveness never fails; his ideas and conclusions
especially with regard to such unfamiliar places as Volterra, Cortona,
Arezzo, and many more, seem almost invariably right.”

+ + — =Spec.= 94: 88. Ja. 21, ‘05. 1870w.

=Heywood, William.= Palio and Ponte. Methuen, London.

This “account of the sports of central Italy from the age of Dante to
the XXth century” dwells upon a phase of Italian history almost
unknown to literature. The Italian idea of sports was closely allied
to the Greek idea of games, and they often grew out of rivalry in
neighboring communities or celebrated some historic or civic event.
Mr. Heywood shows their importance in the life of the mediæval Italian
city, and pictures Lorenzo de’Medici, Sodoma, the painter, and Caesar
Borgia racing their horses at Sienese pali.

“The style throughout is clear and simple,—in general not of marked
quality, but occasionally showing such vigor and even beauty that one
is tempted to wish for more such pages even at the sacrifice of some
of the by-paths of erudition.” Ellen Giles.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 107. S. 1, ‘05. 1490w.

“Mr. Heywood has undertaken his study of these sports in the spirit of
a true historian, and his researches have revealed a new side of Italy
to English readers. But our author is more than a student of archives.
He has bursts of eloquence in his style. He has interwoven a vast
amount of local history, especially Sienese, since no Anglican, save
perhaps Mr. Langton Douglas, knows his Siena better. Mr. Heywood
tastes what he describes. He has gone to sources not merely in his
facts, but in his inspiration. He has not compiled a book, but has
written one for which all lovers of Italy can only be grateful.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 119. F. 9, ‘05. 940w.

“Without a real love of Italy, and an unusually deep understanding of
Italian character, this book could not have been written.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 19. Ja. 7, ‘05. 1970w.

=Hibben, John Grier.= Logic, deductive and inductive. $1.40. Scribner.

“Logic, so far as merely formal, is proverbially dry. In its
application to living interests it becomes a succulent source of
intellectual pleasure. Professor Hibben has aimed to invest it with
this attractiveness, especially in his illustrations of inductive
knowledge.”—Outlook.

“These are not only modern, but fresh in a degree as welcome to the
student as it is unusual, and they are drawn from a wide range of
science.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 605. Mr. 4, ‘05. 100w.

“It is comprehensive and accurate in statement, systematic and free
from trifling and irrelevant subtleties. On the other hand, the
discussions of the early chapters seem to me somewhat too difficult
and technical to afford the beginner the guidance he needs.” J. E. C.

+ + — =Philos.= R. 16: 725. N. ‘05. 1120w.

=Hibbert, Walter.= Life and energy; an attempt at a new definition of life; with applications to morals and religion. $1. Longmans.

“The thesis of these four addresses—originally delivered at the
Polytechnic institute, London—is that life is not matter, is not
energy, but an unceasing nonfactorial directive control of energy and
its transformations.”—Nature.

“Mr. Hibbert puts most of his points clearly, and much of what he says
has considerable force. But it is doubtful if the range of ideas
within which the book moves is adequate to the problem. The main
position is not unassailable, and the deductions from it in regard to
morals and religion are occasionally fanciful.”

+ — =Nature.= 71: 271. Ja. 19, ‘05. 340w.

“Neither the method of treatment nor the style of the book seems to us
particularly happy.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 400. F. 11, ‘05. 170w.

* =Hichens, Robert Smythe.= Black spaniel and other stories. (†)$1.50. Stokes.

The story of the black spaniel is an uncanny tale of a man who lost a
dog-friend at the hands of a vivisectionist, of a doctor who met his
death thru the bite of another spaniel on which he was cruelly
experimenting, and of the awful revenge which the dog lover took upon
this dead doctor reincarnated in a third black spaniel. The creepy
atmosphere is well sustained thruout. The volume also contains eleven
shorter stories, most of which have the Arabian desert for a
background, and all of which are most original in theme.

* “Mr. Hichens, thorough decadent as he is, can make his decadence
big; and it is wrong of him to make it as petty as this.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 1079. O. 14, ‘05. 640w.

* “To our thinking, ‘Mr. Greyne’ is the pick of the book.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 608. N. 4. 220w.

* “‘The black spaniel’ occupies only the first third of the book, but
nothing that follows has the least power to blur the effect of the
spaniel’s whine. The following eight stories ... are slight things,
episodes rather artfully and artistically told. They will be read with
pleasure and forgotten without difficulty, while ‘The black spaniel’
will be read with terror and forgotten never!”

+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 340. O. 13, ‘05. 550w.

* “Not worthy of the genius of the author of ‘The garden of Allah.’”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 833. D. 2, ‘05. 90w.

* “The title-story is of the gruesome kind most tediously spun out,
the second ‘The mission of Mr. Eustace Greyne’ is funny and satirical
and the best in the book.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 100: 600. N. 4, ‘05. 130w.

* “Few modern story tellers are more expert in their art, and this
book would be well worth reading for the workmanship alone, had it not
also something of the charm of unfamiliar and unhackneyed material.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 658. O. 28. ‘05. 270w.

=Hichens, Robert.= Garden of Allah. $1.50. Stokes.

A woman, longing for peace, and a renegade monk seeking refuge from
himself and filled with remorse at his desertion of his high calling,
meet and seek rest and happiness in the “Garden of Allah,” the African
desert. The story is one of passion, struggle, and renunciation, the
woman finally leading the monk, who has become her husband, back to
his monastery.

“In brilliancy falls short of ‘The woman with the fan,’ on the other
hand, the intensity with which he reproduces an atmosphere of beauty
creates an almost physical sense of well-being. In addition to a very
genuine gift of imagination, he has learned how to tell his story.”

— + =Atlan.= 95: 697. My. ‘05. 190w.

“The book, from the point of view of writing, is decidedly heavy. The
immorality of the book is, to our minds ... gross. Is not a worthy nor
an artistic creation; it is a reeking monstrosity.”

— — — =Cath. World.= 81: 545. Jl. ‘05. 830w.

“In this striking novel Mr. Hickens immeasurably surpasses all his
previous work.... Is a wonderfully handled tragedy, advancing with
masterly logic from premise to conclusion.... Very rarely in an
English book is there to be found such an exhibition of descriptive
skill.” Olivia Howard Dunbar.

+ + + =Critic.= 46: 474. My. ‘05. 400w.

“In all the three essentials of invention, style and thought, this
performance is highly commendable, and entitles Mr. Hichens to more
serious consideration than ever before.” W: M. Payne.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 388. Je. 1, ‘05. 420w.

“Mr. Hichens has written his masterpiece.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 787. Ap. 6, ‘05. 230w.

* =Ind.= 59: 1153. N. 16, ‘05. 50w.

“The critics have seemed to agree that in this novel Mr. Robert
Hichens has done something big, strong and lasting.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 394. Je. 17, ‘05. 170w.

“A singular but powerful story, in many respects the best work of this
author. An absence of the morbidity that is too common with him. There
are, however, a plain speaking ... that sometimes, it will seem to
many readers, overstep the limits of taste. In manner the romance is
in an intense style, sometimes a little exalté, but never, or rarely,
falling into mere high-flown ‘fine writing,’ although single passages,
taken out of their connection might give that impression. Brilliant
with color and bathed in African atmosphere.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 502. F. 25, ‘05. 130w.

“Mr. Hichens has taken a great stride forward in this unusual story.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 772. Ap. 1, ‘05. 170w.

“It is useless to attempt to describe Mr. Hichens’s word-pictures of
the beauties of the deserts and the emotional paroxysms of Domini and
Boris. They must be read to be appreciated.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 214. F. 11, ‘05. 430w. (Outlines plot.)

* “Beauty and power,—these are nobly conspicuous in Mr. Hichens’ tale,
so loftily free from the small or paltry, so fervently reciting a
grievous fault, a great love, a grand renunciation.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 759. D. ‘05. 80w.

=Higginson, Thomas Wentworth=, ed. Hawthorne centenary celebration at the Wayside, Concord, Massachusetts, July 4-7, 1904. **$1.25. Houghton.

The addresses and letters delivered and read at the centenary
celebration, including a speech by Charles T. Copeland. Papers by Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe, Charles Francis Adams, Mrs. Maud Howe Elliot, Julian
Hawthorne, and Moncure D. Conway, and contributions from John S.
Keyes, Frank Preston Stearns, F. B. Sanborn, Mrs. Rose Hawthorne
Lothrop, Dr. Richard Garnett, Edmund Clarence Stedman, Miss Beatrix
Hawthorne, John D. Long, Henry Cabot Lodge, Mrs. Harriet Prescott
Spofford, Robert S. Rantoul, Judge Robert Grant, Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps Ward, Dr. Edward Everett Hale, John Hay, and Mrs. James T.
Fields.

+ =Critic.= 47: 96. Jl. ‘05. 70w.

“The book is a worthy memorial of an important event in our literary
annals.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 240. Ap. 1, ‘05. 290w.

=N. Y. Times= 10: 105. F. 18, ‘05. 370w. (Outline of contents).

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 207. Ap. 1, ‘05. 520w.

+ + =Spec.= 94: 520. Ap. 8, ‘05. 210w.

* =Higginson, Thomas Wentworth.= Part of a man’s life. **$2.50. Houghton.

“Very enjoyable chapters of reminiscence, observation and reflection,
that have of late been enlivening the pages of the ‘Atlantic.’ Two
chapters have been added ... as also many portraits and facsimile
copies of letters.” (Dial.) The volume contains: The sunny side of the
transcendental period; The child and his dreams; English and American
cousins; American audiences; The aristocracy of the dollar; “Intensely
human”; Letters of mark; Books unread; Butterflies in poetry;
Wordsworthshire; The close of the Victorian epoch; Una Hawthorne;
History in easy lessons; The cowardice of culture.

* “These ripe and scholarly chapters—ripe with the varied experience
of eighty years and more, and scholarly with the scholarship of a
lover not only of books, but of men—have an interest and value far
exceeding anything that another pen might contrive to say about them.”
Percy F. Bicknell.

+ + + =Dial.= 39: 266. N. 1, ‘05. 2160w.

* “We congratulate the author on carrying to his eighty-second year an
intellect the eye of which is not dimmed, nor its natural vigor
abated.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 428. N. 23, ‘05. 1260w.

* “He has seen much and thought much and done much, and he has the way
of making all that he writes seem interesting. Yet it must be
confessed that a good deal of his reminiscence and anecdote is here
spread out pretty thin.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 783. N. 18, ‘05. 700w.

* “A very interesting if somewhat random collection of experiences,
recollections, and opinions of Col. Higginson.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 820. D. 2, ‘05. 160w.

* “It should not be inferred, however, that the work is obviously
didactic, for the very contrary is the case, so pleasantly have the
lessons read been interwoven with anecdote and reminiscence. And from
the autobiographical standpoint, or rather from the standpoint of
unconscious autobiography, its value is high.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 713. N. 25, ‘05. 390w.

* “There is great scope to a work which stretches all the way from
child-dreaming to problems of philosophy and higher mathematics.”

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 665. N. 18, ‘05. 200w.

* “Col. Higginson has written several volumes of reminiscences and
autobiography, none of which is more entertaining than his last book.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 755. D. ‘05. 140w.

=Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, and MacDonald, William.= History of the United States from 986 to 1905. $2. Harper.

This “turns out to be Colonel Higginson’s ‘History of the United
States of America,’ with some revisions of the original text, and
continued from Jackson’s administration down to the present date. It
has a new set of illustrations and maps.”—Dial.

“The whole constitutes a readable and attractive one-volume history,
which ought to supply the demand—if there be one—for a short and
comprehensive narrative.”

+ + =Am. Hist.= R. 10: 946. Jl. ‘05. 70w.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 190. Ag. ‘05. 50w.

“Is one of the most readable histories of this country ever written.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 360. My. 16, ‘05. 70w.

“On the whole the work is one of the most valuable single volumes
covering the entire period of American history that we have.”

+ + + =Ind.= 59: 394. Ag. 17, ‘05. 160w.

“Six new chapters have been added, bringing the story down to the
present. Externally these chapters conform to the earlier ones, but
the treatment is less partial and they reflect present scholarship
much better.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 373. My. 11, ‘05. 110w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 388. Je. 17, ‘05. 240w.

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 180w.

=Hill, David Jayne.= History of diplomacy in the international development of Europe, v. I. **$5. Longmans.

An exhaustive study of the history of diplomacy complete in six
volumes. Volume I is entitled The struggle for universal empire, and
the following volumes include The establishment of territorial
sovereignty, The diplomacy of the age of absolutism, The revolutionary
era, The constitutional movement, and Commercial imperialism.

“It is refreshing to find one of our public men willing to devote his
energies to scholarly occupations, and able to produce a work of such
high excellence as, judging from the first installment, Mr. Hill’s
‘History of European diplomacy’ promises to be.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 82: 263. N. ‘05. 1150w. (Review of v. 1.)

“What Mr. Hill has written is accurate and readable enough for the
most part, but it will not compare with the books by Bryce and Fisher,
to say nothing of the erudite works of French and German scholars.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 817. O. 5, ‘05. 400w. (Review of v. 1.)

* “A carefully written summary of European international history.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1155. N. 16, ‘05. 15w.

“In his first volume, coming down to the year 1250, he merely
restates, and not with the hand of a practised mediaevalist, a great
deal that was in no need of such a repetition.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 280. O. 5, ‘05. 300w. (Review of v. 1.)

“It was carefully thought out in the first instance, and then executed
in the most satisfactory manner.” William E. Dodd.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 553. Ag. 26, ‘05. 2800w. (Review of v. 1.)

“The results of investigation are handled with a narrative skill that
invests the driest facts with the interest of freshness; the tone
throughout is scrupulously impartial, and the requirements of
perspective are unfailingly observed.”

+ + + =Outlook= 81: 329. O. 7, ‘05. 1530w. (Review of v. 1.)

+ + =R. of Rs.= 32: 253. Ag. ‘05. 200w. (Review of v. 1.)

=Hill, Frederick Trevor.= Accomplice. †$1.50. Harper.

“A murder mystery treated from a new angle—that occupied by the
foreman of the jury. After this foreman (a scholarly, retiring man)
has been sworn in, he comes into possession of special knowledge of
the case, tries to resign, but is forced to continue, and plays a far
more important part in the drama than might be expected.”—Outlook.

“Sensational the book certainly is; yet there is undeniably some good
realism in it.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ =Bookm.= 21: 518. Jl. ‘05. 180w.

“This book is above the average of its class, and will provide an hour
of entertainment for the most jaded of readers.” Wm. M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 39: 114. S. 1, ‘05. 90w.

“Is worth mentioning because of the unusual way the mystery is
unraveled.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 640. S. 14, ‘05, 60w.

“There is a marked absence of the gruesome in this cheerful little
novel of murder and courtship. Furthermore, the solution of the
mystery is not without originality.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 122. Ag. 10, ‘05. 240w.

“The chief faults of the book are matters of artistic finish.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 338. My. 27, ‘05. 210w.

“In plot and management the story is quite unusual and really
exciting. The love story is by no means so good.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 80: 244. My. 27, ‘05. 100w.

“Little more than a fairly good amateur detective story with a dash of
sentiment.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 38: 869. Je. 3, ‘05. 210w.

* =Hill, George Francis.= Pisanello. *$2. Scribner.

A book which offers for the first time to the English reader
information about Pisanello heretofore acquired only from the Italian,
French or German. The sketch of this “greatest of medallists and one
of the most fascinating of Italian artists ... gives us, what we
really want, the fullest and clearest account of Pisanello’s career
that is available from the extant material, and a detailed
characterization of his works.” (Lond. Times.)

* “In treating of his work in painting Mr. Hill’s scholarly monograph
shows an admirable admixture of enthusiasm and restraint. Of his work
as medalist ... Mr. Hill’s erudition almost forbids discussion.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 729. N. 25. 1490w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1483. D. 21, ‘05. 320w.

* + =Int. Studio.= 27: sup. 32. D. ‘05. 70w.

* “Is written with competence and understanding.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 305. S. 22, ‘05. 750w.

* + =Nation.= 81: 509. D. 21, ‘05. 240w.

* “Mr. Hill has written a scholarly essay, which, on the whole,
reveals very thorough research along what is almost a bypath of art.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 769. N. 25, ‘05. 290w.

* “The volume is one of the most interesting of an interesting
series.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 630. N. 11, ‘05. 190w.

* =Hills, Lucius Perry.= Memory of song. $1. Franklin ptg.

In 1894, when Patti sang at Atlanta, Georgia, the author, inspired by
her voice, wrote a few verses on the back of his program, telling how—

“All the while sweet harmonies crept down into my heart,
And nestled in a home from which they never can depart.”

They were afterward published in a souvenir booklet. This volume
contains these verses, revised, and illustrated from photographs and
paintings from life by V. A. Richardson.

=Hinkson, Katharine Tynan (Mrs. H. A.).= Daughter of kings. $1.25. Benziger.

A proud Irish girl who traces her family back to Adam, comes, at the
suggestion of her friend, the duchess, who knows of her poverty, to
take charge of the household of John Corbett, a wealthy English
widower who has made his money in trade, and here she learns that
there are gentlemen who are not gently born. There are many love
stories involved and there is a touch of socialism and a description
of Irish peasantry and an epidemic of fever among them.

“The Irish portions of the book especially abound in traits of shrewd
observation and humour which show how different a picture the author,
if only she chose, might have given us.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 587. My. 13, ‘05. 140w.

=Hinkson, Mrs. Katharine Tynan (Mrs. H. A.).= Julia. $1.50. McClurg.

An Irish story, with the simple modern setting of a country estate,
but which has the old-time theme of the fairy tale; for the young lord
sees and loves Julia, the ugly duckling of the family of one of his
tenants, and makes her Lady O’Kavanagh. The crude selfishness of
Julia’s sisters is contrasted with the selfishness found in finer clay
among the gentry, and there are some great characters whose loving
service is in stronger contrast still.

“Under the cunning hand of Mrs. Hinkson the story develops so easily
and plausibly that these seeming improbabilities never tax the
credulity of the reader. All the characters, too, are drawn with
strong individuality.”

+ =Cath. World.= 82: 122. O. ‘05. 260w.

“The book has its charm.”

+ =Ind.= 58: 1072. My. 11, ‘05. 140w.

“A pleasant story of Irish country life, charmingly told.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 375. Je. 10. ‘05. 450w.

“Her story is a pretty little romance, the charming Irish flavor of
which is more than a matter of nomenclature and appropriate
description.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 908. Ap. 8, ‘05. 90w.

“This is a most delightful little story. The love-story is prettily
given, but the real charm of the book lies in its portraiture and its
Irish atmosphere.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 372. Mr. 11, ‘05. 90w.

=Hiroi, Isami.= Statically-indeterminate stresses in frames commonly used for bridges. **$2. Van Nostrand.

This work is the outgrowth of a series of lectures given by the author
to his students in Civil Engineering in the Tokyo Imperial university.
It aims to save time and labor by furnishing solutions of those
problems most commonly met with in the practice of a bridge engineer,
and contains chapters upon: Trussed beams; Viaduct bents; Continuous
girders; Arches with two hinges; Arches without hinges; Suspension
bridges; and, Secondary stresses due to rigidity of joints.

* “This book forms an important contribution to the literature of
bridge engineering. It is the first attempt to present in the English
language in a single volume the principal cases of statically
indeterminate stresses occurring in the practice of the bridge
engineer, the solution of which is based exclusively on the method of
least work. The book deserves a place in the library of every bridge
engineer.” Henry S. Jacobi.

+ + + =Engin. N.= 54: 530. N. 16, ‘05. 1730w.

=Hirst, Francis Wrigley.= Adam Smith, **75c. Macmillan.

Mr. Hirst first treats of Adam Smith, the man, the absent-minded, but
keenly observant, Scotchman, and then takes up Adam Smith, the
philosopher, and examines his lectures, his “Theory of moral
sentiments,” and his “Wealth of nations.”

“Indeed it is a distinct service of this little book, which will
doubtless be more generally read than any other life of Smith, that no
reader can leave it with the false impression of Smith as a closet
philosopher interested only in questions of ethical or economic
theory.”

+ + =Am. Hist.= R. 11: 195. O. ‘05. 320w.

“Excellent monograph. A lucid and attractively-written exposition of
Smith’s economic theories.”

+ + =Contemporary R.= 87: 303. F. ‘05. 380w.

“More complete and satisfactory than Roe’s exhaustive ‘Life,’ on
account of new and important material discovered more recently.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 188. Ag. ‘05. 30w.

“The task the author set for himself he has accomplished with
thoroughness and even with interest: for there is about this biography
no suggestion of dullness.”

+ + + =Dial.= 39: 170. S. 16, ‘05. 300w.

+ + + =Ind.= 58: 1128 My. 18, ‘05. 550w.

“He adds little that is new either of information or criticism. Still
the volume should find a welcome. It is well written, graceful and
entertaining, and with an intelligent appreciation of Adam Smith’s
traits of character as well as of the traits of style, method, scope
and insight that have made the ‘Wealth of Nations’ a masterpiece of
the science and of English literature. The most attractive portions of
the book are those that turn about Adam Smith’s intimate life and his
contact with men and affairs.”

+ =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 136. D. ‘04. 110w.

“Mr. Hirst’s monograph, although not deficient in originality, is
necessarily largely a digest of these the best of its predecessors.
Patient culling of fugitive sources of information is also apparent,
however, and as a conscientious and luminous account of the famous
Scotchman it should be welcomed by all desirous of obtaining an
intelligent idea of the factors shaping his view of life and the
world.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 187. Ja. 21, ‘05. 2250w.

Historians’ history of the world; ed by H: Smith Williams. $72. Outlook.

“A comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as
recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages.” These
twenty-five volumes are composed of long and short extracts taken from
the most eminent authors and most authentic sources for each country
and period. They form not only a world history but also an anthology
of historians.

“In general it seems to me that the series appears at its best in the
volumes on the ancient Orient, Greece, the Roman empire, and perhaps
Russia. Taken all in all, the series has the unevenness of quality of
every historical library.” Edward G. Bourne.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 610. Ap. ‘05. 990w.

“By a curious fatality the portions of an historian’s work upon which
he was least fitted to write are chosen as bits of mosaic suited for
those particular parts of the history. One part of the work of the
editor he has done with remarkable skill and that is the fitting of
the parts so closely and skilfully that the reader rarely feels that
there is any break. Also he has very fairly judged the amount of space
properly assigned to each country and age. Taken as a whole, it is a
magnificent undertaking and serves a great and useful purpose.”

+ + — =Ind.= 58: 555. Mr. 9, ‘05. 810w.

* “Tho the choice of materials shows a greater sense for literary than
historical merit, yet, for popular use, that is more essential.”

+ + — =Ind.= 59: 1155. N. 16, ‘05. 50w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 100. P. 18. ‘05. 880w. (Survey of contents
of vols. XIX-XXIII.)

+ + + =Outlook.= 79: 750. Mr. 25, ‘05. 2980w.

=Hobart, George Vere.= Silly cyclopedia; containing copious etymological derivations and other useless things, by Noah Lott (an ex-relative of Noah Webster); embellished with numerous and distracting cuts and diagrams by L: F. Grants. 75c. Dillingham.

This little volume declares itself to be “a terrible thing in the form
of a literary torpedo which is launched for hilarious purposes only”
and is “inaccurate in every particular.” It is a collection of jocose
epigrams cast in dictionary form, and if taken in small doses may
prove amusing.

“It is full of the sort of stuff indolent, good-humored folks like to
retail on the piazzas of country hotels. It is all harmless.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 462. Jl. 15, ‘05. 530w.

=Hobart, George Vere (Hugh McHugh; Dinkelspiel, pseuds.).= You can search me. †75c. Dillingham.

John Henry here figures thru a series of theatrical ventures in
company with his side partner, Bunch Jefferson. “One Signor
Petrikinski, prestidigitator, is the star of the venture, and his
clever handling of not only John Henry and Bunch, but of Uncle Peter
Grant and Mr. William Grey, is amazing reading.” (N. Y. Times.)

“Written in the picturesque and highly descriptive style of the rest
of this series.”

— + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 213. Ap. 9, ‘05. 120w.

“Slangy, rather vulgar, funny for those who like the cheaply comic.”

— + =Outlook.= 79: 655. Mr. 11, ‘05. 10w.

=Hobhouse, L. T.= Democracy and reaction. $1.50. Putnam.

“A pessimistic view of modern English society by a ‘Little Englander,’
a disciple of Cobden, a strenuous believer in Jeremy Bentham and in
the Manchester school, who regards all departure from individualism,
whether in industry or politics, as a reaction towards despotism, and
who yet draws back from the conclusions toward which his own reasoning
leads him, and endeavors skilfully, but in our judgment not
successfully, to reconcile the individualistic theories of our own
time.”—Outlook.

“While well written, the book is full of expressions, which lead one
to believe it the work of a disappointed politician, rather than that
of a fair critic.” Ward W. Pierson.

+ — =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 603. My. ‘05. 400w.

* “No summary, however, can do justice to the wealth of thought that
this little book contains, to the freshness and power with which
familiar themes are handled, and to the width of outlook which every
page reveals.” G. P. Gooch.

+ + + =Int. J. Ethics.= 15: 499. Jl. ‘05. 1890w.

“All the first part of the book, giving an account of the Reaction and
its causes, is excellent. We do not remember to have seen anywhere, in
so small a compass, a better analysis of the extraordinary changes in
sentiment and opinion produced in the last thirty years. As to the
great body of Liberal doctrine, the author is on firm ground.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 254. Mr. 30, ‘05. 1070w.

“To one who believes, as we do, that the present conditions in England
and America, both industrial and political, are those of a higher
stage of intellectual and moral progress than those of the first half
of the nineteenth century, the volume is chiefly valuable as an
exposition of perils which attend this progress, and of which society
needs to be warned, and against which it needs to guard itself.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 502. F. 25, ‘05. 160w.

“He writes moderately, and does not mar his argument by any of those
personalities which are too freely indulged in by writers of his way
of thinking. His book is, indeed, in its way, scientific.”

+ + =Spec.= 94: 119. Ja. 28, ‘05. 340w.

“This is a book which furnishes abundant material both for the active
politician and the student.”

+ + =The Westminster Review.= 163: 106. Ja.

=Hocking, Joseph.= Coming of the king. †$1.50. Little.

The search for a black box in which lay a marriage contract between
Charles Stuart and a Welsh girl, Lucy Walters, whose son, if the
contract were found, would be heir to the English throne, provides the
series of adventures which make up this story. The time is that of the
restoration, the scenes are of court and country. The dashing young
hero fails to find the paper, but finds instead beautiful Constance
Leslie with a price upon her head and marries her.

“A tedious novel of the swashbuckling type.”

— — =Outlook.= 80: 642. Jl. 8, ‘05. 70w.

=Pub. Opin.= 39: 158. Jl. 29, ‘05. 120w.

=Hodgson, John Evan, and Eaton, Frederick A.= Royal academy and its members, 1768-1830. *$5. Scribner.

A somewhat pompous history of the Royal academy from the time of its
founding by King George III. in 1768. Its growth, management and
prestige are given and the volume is fully illustrated.

“It is not a glorious record, this of Messrs. Hodgson and Eaton, but
as though to atone for its meagre episodes it is composed in a proud
and vaunting style.”

— + =Acad.= 68: 511. My. 13, ‘05. 1120w.

“Of the work as a whole it may be said that it has a full measure of
that serenity in face of criticism which is eminently characteristic
of official histories.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 696. Je. 3. 2840w.

* =Critic.= 47: 474. N. ‘05. 250w.

“Although rich in historical material, illustrations, and appendices,
and containing valuable biographical sketches, fails to give that view
of art development which the reader would naturally be led to expect.”

+ + — =Dial.= 39: 68. Ag. 1, ‘05. 550w.

+ — =Nation.= 80: 503. Je. 22, ‘05. 350w.

“This record has much that is valuable and interesting.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 355. Je. 3, ‘05. 1170w.

“A comprehensive and interestingly written history.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 394. Je. 10. ‘05. 60w.

=R. of Rs.= 31: 510. Ap. ‘05. 110w.

“It tells us very little that is not to be found elsewhere, arranges
it badly, and carries the story no further than 1830.”

— =Sat. R.= 99: 671. My. 20, ‘05. 700w.

=Hoffmann, Franz.= Little dauphin; tr. from the German by George P. Upton, *60c. McClurg.

The pathetic figure of Louis Charles, second son of Louis XVI. and
Marie Antoinette, figures thruout this story according to the
ordinarily accepted theory that he was confined in the Temple and
after the execution of the King and Queen was at the mercy of the
cruel keeper. The volume belongs to “Life stories for young people.”

=Hoffmann, Julius.= Amateur gardener’s rose book, tr. from the German by John Weathers, *$2.50. Longmans.

The book is written not so much for professional gardeners and
nurserymen, as for garden lovers who devote special attention to the
cultivation of the rose; the object being to enlarge their knowledge
on the subject, and to reproduce a book that will serve as a practical
and concise adviser.

“The point that makes this volume a necessity to the amateur beginning
his collection of roses is the twenty beautifully colored plates.”
Mabel Osgood Wright.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 538. Ag. 19, ‘05. 340w.

“Does not approach in usefulness Mr. Foster-Melliar’s ‘Book of the
rose,’ and far less in delightful reading Dean Hole’s ‘Book about
roses.’ However, the book is probably worth adding to a rosarian’s
shelf.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 100: 314. S. 2, ‘05. 1440w.

* + + =Spec.= 95: 472. S. 30, ‘05. 60w.

=Hogg, Ethel.= Quintin Hogg. $3. Dutton.

In this biography of her father, the author gives a complete and
intimate account of his life and work in the London slums. A famous
Eton foot-ball player, he often made his influence felt by sheer
physical force, and this was perhaps the secret of his remarkable
success. He founded the Ragged school, and the famous Polytechnic, and
his life is a story of the most practical kind of philanthropic work.
There is an introduction by the Duke of Argyll.

“The book is needlessly long, and is disfigured by numerous
exclamation points.”

+ — =Nation.= 80: 93. F. 2, ‘05. 180w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 53. Ja. 28, ‘05. 1350w. (Condensed
biography.)

+ =Outlook.= 79: 247. Ja. 28, ‘05. 180w. (Survey of Hogg’s life.)

=Holdich, Thomas Hungerford.= India. $2.50. Appleton.

The author’s knowledge of the geographical conditions of India is
reliable as he was at one time superintendent of the survey of India.
After giving an historical sketch of the country, “he proceeds to a
study of the geography of the frontiers bordering Baluchistan and
Afghanistan; he describes Kashmir, the Himalayas, and the Peninsula,
then Assam, Burma, and Ceylon. He tells us about the people, the
political geography, the agriculture, revenues, railways, minerals,
and climate and he puts India before us as we will not find it
elsewhere. The work is amply indexed, and is provided with a wealth of
maps and diagrams.” (Outlook).

“The book and its maps are creditable to all concerned, and will
unquestionably prove of great value to seekers for information about
the region of British India and its dependencies.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 402. Ap. 1. 2080w.

“The results of all former investigations are well digested and
epitomized.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 381. Ap. ‘05. 100w.

“With few exceptions his work will rank high with the other volumes of
the series.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 201. Mr. 16, ‘05. 440w.

“Altogether, as a representative volume on India for the library, this
book is about the best to be had.”

+ + + =Ind.= 59: 97. Jl. 13, ‘05. 780w.

“This excellent and useful book supplies a real want, and gives to the
reader a broad geographical description of the real continent of
India.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 160. My. 19, ‘05. 1060w.

“Avoiding ‘statistics and details,’ the author has here compressed
into one volume an immense amount of geographical and ethnological
information regarding the peninsula itself and the frontier,
Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Assam, and Burma. The most valuable
part of ‘India’ is, of course, the geographical description, where the
author is on his own ground. The literary-historical side is mortar to
the bricks of the altar.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 117. F. 9, ‘05. 230w.

“He has produced a topographical description of the Indian empire
which, in spite of minor errors.... is not only interesting to read,
but accurate and well proportioned on the whole.”

+ + — =Nature.= 71: 268. Ja. 19, ‘05. 1210w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 2. Ja. 7, ‘05. 570w. (Summary of facts in
book.)

“His volume has the ring of authority on every page. It is equally
valuable for steady reading or as a work of reference.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 95. Ja. 7, ‘05. 150w.

“The product of years of study in the country of which he writes.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 251. F. ‘05. 200w.

=Holdsworth, Annie E. (Mrs. Eugene J. Lee-Hamilton).= New Paolo and Francesca. †$1.50. Lane.

A modern variation of the old story. The heroine has promised her
dying father that she will wed the elder of her twin cousins, who will
inherit her father’s title and estates. She fulfils her pledge in
spite of the fact that she loves the younger brother, and the result
is tragedy. The story is further complicated by the discovery that her
lover is the true heir, and her husband in reality is the younger
brother, the two having been changed in infancy.

+ — =Acad.= 68: 150. F. 18, ‘05. 460w.

“Nothing but praise, however, is to be said for the art of the author.
In description, in delineation of character and in that subtle and
compelling power by which the imagination of the reader is held
enthralled, the work is noteworthy. It is to be regretted that a story
so charming in its style, so fascinating in its atmosphere and so
powerful in the handling of the theme should be so depressing in its
influence on the mind.” A. C. Rich.