Chapter XXXIII: Part IV: gives the story of relief methods at times of disaster.” (Am (19)

* “Science can never find a complete explanation of phenomena. The
attempt to show that it can, and to dispense with philosophy, is the
cardinal error of Mr. Mallock’s book; it finally leads him to pure
scepticism, from which he jumps into blind credulity. Much of the book
is of considerable value. The whole of the third part, in which the
case for scientific agnosticism is criticised, is admirable,
particularly the demonstration that chance has no real existence.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 1171. N. 11, ‘05. 2190w.

* “It is a good book to be read at a single sitting, like a good
novel. To say that it is interesting, well written, and appropriate to
the times, is to offer it the merest justice; but to describe it as a
complete success is perhaps going too far. Perhaps it would be more
successful if it were less complete.” T. D. A. Cockerell.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 440. D. 16, ‘05. 1470w.

* “The soundest part of Mr. Mallock will be found in the
considerations which he develops in his earlier chapters rather than
in the more pretentious ‘solution’ which he proclaims in his
concluding book.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 355. O. 27, ‘05. 1920w.

* “Mr. Mallock offers nothing really new in his argument, but it
derives a novel coloring from its relations to recent scientific
views, and piquancy from his wit and humor. The book is brightly
written and the thought is throughout interesting. The proof-reading
leaves something to be desired.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 451. N. 30, ‘05. 1020w.

* + =R. of Rs.= 32: 752. D. ‘05. 100w.

* “He is doing good service not only to the cause of religious
apology, but to society, and above all, to truth, which has suffered
long and much from the timidity of science to push its conclusions to
logical issue.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: sup. 5. O. 14, ‘05. 1860w.

=Mann, Henry.= Adam Clarke. $1. Popular book co.

“A narrative of the experiences of a family of British emigrants to
the United States in cotton mill, iron foundry, coal mine, and other
fields of labor.” The author, whose work as a newspaper man has
brought him in contact with the phases of life treated in this story,
tells of the abuses at the immigrant office, and scores the
protectionists, the settlement workers, the Pittsburg militia, and the
Pennsylvania railroad. The many hardships suffered by all of their
class are vividly detailed as the history of the Clarke family
progresses.

“The ferocity of the painted picture is such that nobody is likely to
take it as a literal transcription of conditions—but nobody who knows
the city or human nature will doubt the existence of a substantial
basis for some of the author’s fury. To be sure he is a partisan, and
as is the way of partisans, his eye is single and fixed. Well-informed
and well-balanced people may read it with profit. It might be less
good for incipient anarchists.”

(Outline of plan).

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 52. Ja. 28, ‘05. 1180w.

“As a novel the work calls for no consideration, but it is deserving
of attention as an obviously sincere attempt to present the grievances
and sufferings of the poor in a manner that will quicken sympathy to
action. Unfortunately, ... the writer, through ignoring the reverse
side of the shield and through undoubted exaggeration, tends to repel
rather than attract the thoughtful reader, and to inflame rather than
broaden the thoughtless.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 651. Mr. 11, ‘05. 90w.

=Mann, Hugh.= Bound and Free: two dramas. *50c. Badger, R: G.

An argument for sex-emancipation, for doing away with marriage, the
family, the home as they exist to-day. The author calls the dramas
which illustrate his point Bound, and Free, he makes the chief
characters in each declare that they can love many men, or women, as
the case may be, at the same time and in the same way, but can love
but one supremely, their soulmate. Most conventional people will
consider this book immoral.

* =Mannix, Mary Ella.= Children of Cupa. 45c. Benziger.

A pathetic story of the eviction of the Cupa Indians from their home
in California on the Warner ranch, told in connection with the
experiences of a family of campers who spent six weeks of the last
summer the Indians remained on their ancestral lands at the Hot
Springs on the old reservation, and learned to know the people and to
sympathize with them, and to understand their life and the part the
missions played in it.

=Manzoni, Alessandro.= Sacred hymns [Gl’ inni sacri] and the Napoleonic ode [Il cinque maggio] of Alexander Manzoni; tr. by Joel Foote Bingham. *$3. Oxford.

The translator has aimed “to give the exact sense of the author.” The
Italian texts are also given in the appendix and there is a portrait
of Manzoni, a biographical preface, as well as historical
introductions and critical notes.

“Dr. Bingham’s translations are painstaking, and, if one knows the
original, one can recognize that he has given an equivalent for many
of Manzoni’s thoughts; but the metrical charm and the poetry have
evaporated. Whoever desires a complete outfit of notes and critical
opinions on Manzoni’s hymns and ode will find them in this book.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 211. Mr. 16, ‘05. 390w.

“We have nothing with this rendering.”

— =Sat. R.= 99: 676. My. 20, ‘05. 140w.

* =Mar, Alice=, il. Japanese child life, with new stories and verses by Alice Calhoun Haines. †$1.50. Stokes.

The strange faces, quaint costumes, odd games, amusements and
occupations of the little Japanese children are prettily set forth in
picture and verse. There are eight full-page illustrations in color.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 894. D. 16, ‘05. 100w.

* “The stories and little poems have grace, quaintness, and charm.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 1039. D. 23, ‘05. 90w.

=Marble, Annie Russell.= Books in their seasons. **30c. Crowell.

Uniform with the “What is worth while series,” this little volume
pleads for not “the gentle reader,” but “the sane reader,” suggests
some authors and books, and asks the reader in his own further
choosing to follow nature’s moods and seasons, to read books fitting
to the time, and in harmony with the outer world.

=Marchmont, Arthur William.= Courier of fortune. †$1.50. Stokes.

“The story is placed in a town known as Morvaix, ruled badly,
viciously, by one Duke de Rochelle. Reports of the misrule reach the
ears of the Duke de Bourbon, the suzerain lord, and he sends his son
Gerard secretly to investigate the charges. This Gerard does, and a
remarkable chain of circumstances so adjusts matters that the young
man falls in love, and is loved in return by the very girl that de
Rochelle means to make his own. Here is fire and tinder in
plenty.”—Pub. Opin.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 140w.

=Pub. Opin.= 39: 27. Jl. 1, ‘05. 90w.

* =Marden, Orison Swett.= Choosing a career. **$1. Bobbs.

The founder and editor of “Success” has prepared a volume which will
undoubtedly prove valuable to all those who need practical aid in
selecting a life-work. In part one, he discusses the considerations
which are related to the choice of a life-calling, such as parental
influence, environment, health, money making, and the temperamental
and mental qualities which different lines of work demand. Part
second. Suggestions as to possible careers, contains sound advice and
helpful suggestions by men and women whose choice has brought them
success in their various callings. Twenty-eight different trades and
professions are treated in as many chapters. The book is illustrated
with the photographs of some of those who have chosen wisely.

* =Marden, Orison Swett.= Making of a man. †$1.25. Lothrop.

“The cheerful philosophy that Dr. Marden has preached in previous
books he insists upon in this which consists of a series of talks
especially intended for young men. Examples of the world’s heroes are
cited, the world’s leaders of thought are liberally quoted, anecdotes
are given; and thus, by precept, illustration, and in symposium of
opinions, Dr. Marden reinforces his own teachings in regard to
perseverance, ‘self-honor,’ courage, self control, money, success,
‘Moral daring,’ and kindred subjects.”—Outlook.

* + =Outlook.= 81: 281. S. 30, ‘05. 80w.

* “He preaches self-control, determination, rectitude, industry,
thoroughness, courage—and who would gainsay him?”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 887. D. 9, ‘05. 400w.

* “Dr. Marden’s style is full of inspiration and suggestion.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 639. N. ‘05. 60w.

=Margoliouth, David Samuel.= Mohammed, the rise of Islam. **$1.35. Putnam.

This fortieth volume in the “Heroes of the nations” series, “gives
first a survey of the conditions of Arabia and Arab life at the time
when Mohammed first appeared.... The biography of the prophet consists
largely in following the military, political, and religious campaigns
with which he spread the religion of Islam, and which Mr. Margoliouth
traces in detail.... His genius, according to this biographer, was
equal to the emergencies, but not too great for them.” (N. Y. Times.)

+ =Dial.= 39: 312. N. 16, ‘05. 310w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 660. O. 7, ‘05. 510w.

“Apart from the dragoon-like treatment of the question of the
prophet’s sincerity and of all phases of his religious development,
and despite defects of verbosity and discursiveness, the book is of no
uncertain value.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 527. O. 28, ‘05. 230w.

* =Marks, G. Croyden.= Hydraulic power engineering. *$3.50. Van Nostrand.

In this second edition the author has enlarged the work for the
purpose of including some examples of new developments connected with
hydraulic pressing and lifting machinery, and introducing
illustrations of typical valves and machines. The text has also been
fully revised.

=Marriott, Charles.= Genevra. $1.50. Appleton.

This is more than a character study, it is also a soul study of a girl
of twenty-nine whose young days have been spent quietly on a
Cumberland farm. Hopelessly out of touch with the simple folk around
her, she turns to poetry as an emotional outlet and has written a
number of magazine poems and is publishing a book of verses when the
story opens. The young artist, Leonard Morris, wakes all the
slumbering fires of her nature, she is gloriously happy and her poems
sing of it; when she finds that he fails to understand her, her
publisher is the first to detect it in the new note of her work. It is
a single hearted story of loyalty to love and to work. There are some
good minor characters, her commonplace and ungenial family are drawn
with pathetic humor.

“Her life-story is a tapestry of severe design and sombre hue.” W. M.
Payne.

+ =Dial.= 38: 17. Ja. 1, ‘05. 230w.

“It is not an exceptionally original theme, but it is not that it
easily lends itself to dramatic situations, strong character
contrasts, and the expression of vivid emotions—all valuable adjuncts
in novel making—and the author of Genevra has used every one of them
to good advantage, besides giving ample evidence of his being the
possessor of the same subtle force and style that rendered his
previous book notable.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 16. Ja. 7. ‘05 1070w.

=Marshall, Archibald.= House of Merrilees. †$1.50. Turner.

A mystery surrounds the house of Merrilees. Its master dies suddenly,
his body disappears and with it his fortune which he had converted
into jewels. The mistress of Merrilees had died abroad some years
before, and it was given out that their infant son died with her. A
young cousin takes possession of both the estates and the mystery and
discovers the real heir in the person of his best friend. There is
also a love interest.

“Mr. Marshall has conceived a sufficiently ingenious plot for his
novel of mystery; but he does not succeed in gripping the attention
and holding it from the start to the gasp of satisfied excitement at
the finish.”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 198. Mr. 4, ‘05. 200w.

“This is an excellent story of a mystery so well and so artistically
concealed that the final disclosure gives rise to a feeling of
pleasure, not only at the nature of the surprise, but also at its
inevitableness.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 555. My. 6, 180w.

* “It all makes exciting reading.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 861. D. 2, ‘05. 260w.

* “Is surprisingly good reading.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 700. N. 25, ‘05. 90w.

“Mr. Marshall is quite entertaining, his imagination is lively, and
possibly he may regard the novel as a huge joke.”

+ =Sat. R.= 99: 745. Je. 3, ‘05. 260w.

“The book will while away an unoccupied hour very pleasantly.”

+ =Spec.= 94: 718. My. 13, ‘05. 160w.

=Marshall, Beatrice.= Queen’s knight errant. †$1.50. Dutton.

A romance of the days of Raleigh and the virgin queen. A little girl
is washed ashore in Devon on the land of a recluse alchemist named
Vidal. A neighboring esquire takes charge of the child and brings her
up with his own sons. The romance of this waif who turns out to be
Vidal’s sister, and one of these sons is woven about Raleigh’s love
affair with Mrs. Throgmorton, their secret marriage, and the anger of
the queen.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 204. Ap. 1, ‘05. 660w.

“Too high-flown in style to suit the present taste.”

— =Outlook.= 79: 452. F. 18, ‘05. 20w.

* =Marsland, Frank.= Occupations in life; a fund of practical information and business advice for boys and young men. $1.50. C. E. Fitchett, 57 Warren st. N. Y.

The author who is a mercantile reporter with the Bradstreet company,
draws easily upon his fund of professional experience in offering
business counsel to young men. The advice emphasizes an early
selection of life work, a careful use of spare hours for promoting
interests along special lines of work, and a better understanding of
conditions in the business world and the world of occupations.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 586. S. 9, ‘05. 300w.

=Martin, Edward Sanford.= Courtship of a careful man. †$1.25. Harper.

“A collection of short stories of New York life, having a peculiar
quality of their own. Quite modern in effect, they have a background
of good breeding distinctly American. The conversations among
different members of the families represented are clever, and exhibit
a complete and happy knowledge of the world.”—Outlook.

“In this latest book we find Mr. Martin in rather lighter vein than is
his wont, but as always, excellent company.”

+ =Bookm.= 21: 545. Jl. ‘05. 240w.

* “Clever and disappointing book.” Frances Duncan.

+ — =Critic.= 47: 454. N. ‘05. 260w.

“Few writers of fiction can be reproached with too light a touch, but
we should say that Mr. Martin is one of them.”

— + =Nation.= 80: 378. My. 11, ‘05. 470w.

“The entire collection of stories is delightfully light, breezy, and
easy and attractive reading.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 272. Ap. 22, ‘05. 310w.

“Both the author’s style and his characters may be fitly described as
alluring.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 1058. Ap. 29, ‘05. 60w.

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 93. Jl. 15, ‘05. 100w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 759. Je. ‘05. 60w.

=Martin, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert.= Homer Martin; a reminiscence. *$1.50. W: Macbeth, N. Y.

This beautiful memorial gives us but a slight glimpse into the life of
the author’s artist husband, whose landscapes, into which he has put
his best self, she feels are better able to interpret him than she. It
is illustrated by half tone reproductions of Martin’s better known
paintings.

“In the distinction of its perfect English, its reserve where there
might have been enthusiasm, and its sincerity where there was room for
flattery, it is a very model for biographers.”

+ + =Cath. World.= 80: 550. Ja. ‘05. 150w.

“This little sketch was well worth doing. While very modestly done,
Martin’s claims to greatness are fully presented.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 252. F. ‘05. 70w.

=Martin, Helen Reimensnyder.= Sabina, a story of the Amish. $1.25. Century.

Sabina, a pretty Amish maid with wistful eyes, is haunted by a face of
strange ugliness which appears from time to time as a warning of
impending disaster to herself or family. A young artist comes to her
home as a summer boarder, and Sabina falls in love with him.
Everything points towards tragedy, but the face and her infatuation
for the artist are alike banished by a fever, and she returns to her
people and her Amish lover. The real charm of the story lies in the
Pennsylvania-German dialect and the local color.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 644. S. 30, ‘05. 260w.

+ =Outlook.= 81: 336. O. 7, ‘05. 120w.

“Although the characters of Sabina and Tillie are similar, although
there is practically the same atmosphere and environment, the second
book does not equal the first.”

+ — =Pub. Opin.= 39: 573. O. 28, ‘05. 130w.

=Martin, Hiram=, ed. See =Smet, Father Pierre-Jean de.= Life, letters and travels of.

=Martindell, Mrs. Charlotte S.= Diary of a bride. **$1. Crowell.

“If I must choose between dusting unread books and reading undusted
ones, may the wise fates help me always to choose the latter. I hate
dusty, grimy books and shall make a desperate effort both to read and
dust.” So says this bride, and she is as good as her word to establish
in her home making and her heart-keeping an admirable poise.

=Martineau, James.= Tides of the Spirit. *$1. Am. Unitar.

“Selections from the writings of James Martineau. The book is edited
by the Rev. Alfred Lazenby, who contributes a sympathetic
introduction—an essay on ‘the master who first opened mine eyes to the
spiritual realities of life and taught me to see the divine within the
human.’”—Dial.

=Dial.= 38: 396. Je. 1, ‘05. 60w.

=Marvin, Frederic Rowland.= Companionship of books, and other papers. **$1.50. Putnam.

The author has collected in this volume many papers upon as many
subjects all of which show the touch of one who has lived a scholar’s
life. The title essay calls the reader’s attention to the author’s
chosen friends in the world of books, then follows an essay on
autograph treasures, and one called Modern builders of air-castles,
which treats of the Brook farm experiment. Papers upon matters
historical, literary, and religious, follow. The varied subjects and
the brevity of their treatment make the book one which may be
profitably picked up in odd leisure moments.

* “It is a frightful hodge podge of subjects, but one may find a
number of things of more or less curious interest in the heterogeneous
mass.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 917. D. 23, ‘05. 300w.

* Mary the queen. 50c. Benziger.

A story of the virgin Mary for little people.

=Maskell, Alfred.= Ivories. $6.75. Putnam.

A notable addition to the “Connoisseur’s library.” The author traces
his subject to every land in every period. He discusses the
achievement of the earliest dynasties of Assyria and Egypt, shows the
high place of the Byzantine work, devotes a chapter to Japanese and
Chinese ivory sculpture, treats some of the technical phases of
carving, and concludes with a chapter on the nineteenth century and
present day products of the art. There are numerous beautiful
illustrations in photogravure and half tone.

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 247. Ag. 19. 1540w.

“The first compendious account in any language of the progress of
ivory carving thru-out the world’s history. A high standard of
excellence is set in this book; it cannot fail to take rank at once as
the authoritative work upon the subject of which it treats.” Frederick
W. Goodkin.

+ + + =Dial.= 39: 239. O. 16, ‘05. 1750w.

“The present volume will be found satisfactory and very
comprehensive.”

+ + =Ind.= 59:696. S. 21, ‘05. 240w.

“If he could have trusted our capacity and interest a little further
he would have given us both less and more, and his book might perhaps
have gained something in coherence, completeness, and proportion.”

+ + — =Lond. Times.= 4: 284. S. 8, ‘05. 1120w.

“While our praise, therefore, cannot be very hearty, this still
remains the largest book of the sort, with the most complete display
of pictures.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 171. Ag. 24, ‘05. 1070w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 466. Jl. 15, ‘05. 500w.

“In all his chapters, however, along with much technical information,
Mr. Maskell enlightens the reader with keen and original observations
on the significance of the various epochs.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 693. Jl. 15, ‘05. 170w.

“One of the excellent features of this learned book is the manner in
which the information has been presented. Clearness of thought and
arrangement is to be found throughout.”

+ + + =Spec.= 95: 18. Jl. 1, ‘05. 1490w.

=Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley.= Truants. $1.50. Harper.

An exciting story of London life in which the truants are a young
married couple living with the rich and domineering father of the
husband. To escape this tyranny the young man leaves his wife and sets
forth to carve a new fortune for her and for himself. He at last joins
the Foreign legion in Africa and wins distinction, but is called home
by the news that his foolish young wife has fallen into the clutches
of an adventurer. The real interest lies in the character of Pamela
Mardale and her lover who protect and assist the truants and thereby
find their own happiness.

“There is a good deal of variety about this romance, but it is not a
very organic piece of work. The best part of it is that devoted to the
Foreign legion, of which the author seems to have made a special
study. It is fairly new ground for the average reader.” W. M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 38: 17. Ja. 1, ‘05. 270w.

“He writes in a prosaic manner of the most romantic passions.”

— =Ind.= 59: 216. Jl. 27, ‘05. 80w.

“‘The truants’ is a departure from two established canons of art: that
the heroine must be interesting, and the motif adequate. The author’s
style has distinction, color and restraint; his product is fiction to
be read, not fiction manufactured to be sold.”

+ + =Reader.= 5: 254. Ja. ‘05. 420w.

“Sure to awaken the reader’s interest.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 120. Ja. ‘05. 120w.

=Mason, Arthur James.= Historic martyrs of the primitive church. *$3.20. Longmans.

The author “has aimed to present nothing which may not be relied upon
as historically true.... He has endeavored, he writes, to present the
stories of the acts of the martyrs during the first three centuries of
Christianity in a plain and straightforward manner, with only such
explanations and illustrations as the ordinary reader may require; he
has omitted lengthy discussions, unnecessary dates, questions of
genuineness, etc.”—N. Y. Times.

+ + =Acad.= 68: 473. Ap. 29, ‘05. 230w.

=Am. Hist. R.= 10: 938. Jl. ‘05. 90w.

“The narratives are set forth in graphic form, and Dr. Mason has
accomplished a most interesting task.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 653. My. 27. 460w.

“Mr. Mason writes of them with tender sympathy, devout veneration, and
scholarly competence.”

+ + + =Cath. World.= 81: 397. Je. ‘05. 210w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 224. Ap. 8, ‘05. 160w.

“Has brought together in a sifted and trustworthy form the chief
records of the passion of the primitive martyrs.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 99: 810. Je. 17, ‘05. 1270w.

“A most valuable contribution to the history of Christian life.”

+ + + =Spec.= 95: 198. Ag. 5, ‘05. 340w.

=Mason, Daniel Gregory.= Beethoven and his forerunners. **$2. Macmillan.

Dr. Mason, who sent out his “From Grieg to Brahms” two years ago, has
now rendered the musical world another distinct service. “It has been
said of Dr. Daniel Gregory Mason that he often ‘expresses what one has
felt, but never quite formulated.’” The book “opens with a chapter on
‘The periods of musical history,’ touches on ‘Palestrina and the music
of mysticism’ and ‘The principles of pure music,’ followed by
biographical and critical studies of Hadyn, Mozart, and Beethoven.”
(Dial.)

“Displays that firm grasp of the subject which makes it interesting as
well as valuable reading for the student. There is a chord of
sincerity in all that Dr. Mason writes; and while he is never
pedantic, his work shows remarkable insight into the origin and
development of musical works.” Ingram A. Pyle.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 237. Ap. 1, ‘05. 390w.

“The book itself is altogether a better book—a more creditable piece
of writing than its predecessor.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 41. Jl. 6, ‘05. 410w.

“The author has a happy gift of turning a phrase so that it is easily
remembered, and a still more valuable gift of a right judgment, which
makes his phrases helpful and not misleading.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 195. Je. 16, ‘05. 300w.

+ + =Nation.= 80: 380. My. 11, ‘05. 170w.

“It is doubtful if this book of Mr. Mason’s will prove as valuable or
find as wide acceptance as his earlier one. Mr. Mason ... gives much
that is valuable in the contemporary discussion of music.” Richard
Aldrich.

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 308. My. 13, ‘05. 530w.

“One of the few writers of to-day who can see the philosophy of
musical development in its relation to the general progress of the
world, and can, moreover, write about this in an entertaining way. The
touch is that of one who not only knows but feels his theme in its
greatness.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 252. F. ‘05. 110w.

* =Masson, Thomas Lansing (Tom Masson).= Corner in women. **$1.60. Moffat.

“A collection of more or less humorous sketches furnished to
periodicals, and especially to ‘Life,’ in recent times, and well
supplied with short stories, fables, epigrams, squibs, jokes, and
humorous verse, with a Gibson girl cover and many other
pictures.”—Outlook.

* + =Critic.= 47: 579. D. ‘05. 20w.

* “All the ‘follies’ are clever, and there is plenty of variety in
both subject and manner of treatment.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 389. D. 1, ‘05. 80w.

* + + =Ind.= 59: 1383. D. 14, ‘05. 90w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 765. N. 11, ‘05. 160w.

* “Like all other books of its kind, this volume suffers from what
might be called unstable humorous equilibrium, but it contains many
really funny things.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 834. D. 2, ‘05. 70w.

* =Masterman, Charles Frederick Gurney.= In peril of change: essays written in time of tranquility. *$1.50. Huebsch.

“Mr. Masterman ... attempts to describe the tendencies of English
civilization, to estimate the nature of its dominant ideals, and to
point out recent changes which have occurred in these, the nature of
the foundation upon which they rest, and the likelihood of
catastrophes in the future. That he is also filled with a passionate
sense of the injustice of the system which both creates and
evangelizes the slums, and with a hatred for the idols of the
marketplace, is evident on every page and lends pathos to much of his
writing.”—Ath.

* “A good deal of it is mere journalism. With the modern journalist’s
eye for effect and instinct for phrasing, Mr. Masterman has also a
good deal of his love of sweeping statements. It is just this lack of
balance, this emotionalism, which we think injures the writer’s style.
His rhetoric is too monotonous, and his pathos too recurrent, to be
effective. In our opinion, then, the book is clever, interesting, and
useful, but hardly great. At the same time we welcome its appearance.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 38. Jl. 8. 1430w.

* “He has studied the life of the poor closely, and has pleaded their
cause with passionate conviction. He has moreover all the gifts of a
very persuasive writer, and his style, always easy and attractive,
rises sometimes to heights of a real eloquence. Mr. Masterman’s
defects are the defects of his qualities.”

+ + — =Sat. R.= 100: 376. S. 16, ‘05. 1480w.

* “Nobility of temper; catholicity of personal; literary, and
religious, though hardly of political appreciation; and frequently a
striking felicity of phrase are among the notes of Mr. Masterman’s
essays.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 355. S. 9, ‘05. 1260w.

=Matarazzo, Francisco.= Chronicles of the city of Perugia, 1492-1503, tr. by Edward S. Morgan. *$1.25. Dutton.

“Matarazzo tells the story of Perugia under the rule of the Baglioni,
that clan of full-limbed men and lovely women, whose delicate
complexions and golden locks filled and dazzled him with such a sense
of their more than human beauty that he almost forgot their crimes in
his fervid, well-nigh amorous, worship of their splendor and their
strength. Such is the chronicle which Mr. Morgan has ventured to do
into English; and it is hardly too much to say that the English is as
good as the Italian.”—Nation.

+ + + =Acad.= 68: 634. Je. 17, ‘05. 1250w.

* “Mr. Morgan’s translation, as a piece of English, is most admirably
done; the archaic flavor he has imparted to the story has a distinct
charm. There is one complaint to be lodged against him, however: we
think he should have put his readers in a position where they would be
better able to judge of Matarazzo’s veracity.”

+ + — =Cath. World.= 82: 412. D. ‘05. 530w.

“A fascinating picture of the moral, social and religious conditions
of society in a typical Italian city during the Renaissance.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 816. O. 5, ‘05. 190w.

“We have never seen a translation which has more completely caught the
spirit of the original.”

+ + + =Nation.= 80: 522. Je. 29, ‘05. 140w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 365. Je. 3, ‘05. 270w.

“A careful English translation.” Walter Littlefield.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 588. S. 9, ‘05. 170w.

“In these chronicles, Matarazzo ... displays a clear, picturesque
style. He is sometimes garrulous, it is true, but seldom prolix.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 642. Jl. ‘05. 110w.

=Mather, Persis.= Counsels of a worldly godmother. †$1.50. Houghton.

“We cannot imagine a goddaughter who would not turn a grateful ear to
the tactful ‘Counsels of a worldly godmother,’ by Mrs. Mather. The
witty and diplomatic woman of the world, who here attempts to direct a
debutante to the right path to genuine social success, is not in any
undesirable sense of the word ‘worldly.’ She stands for the best that
Society with a large S is capable of producing, and she points to the
way of attaining that best and of escaping the pitfalls of sham,
snobbery, notoriety, and ostentation. While her counsels are addressed
primarily to those who are striving to get on in society, they can be
followed with advantage by all aspirants to sweet and gracious
womanhood.”—Pub. Opin.

“No less wise than witty are these ‘Counsels of a worldly godmother.’”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 724. O. 28, ‘05. 550w.

“While she never appeals to a particularly high motive or sets up a
lofty ideal, the common sense and the sparkle of her curtain lectures
may attract notice when more serious writing would fail.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 428. O. 21, ‘05. 100w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 39: 636. N. 11, ‘05. 180w.

=Mathew, Frank.= Ireland; painted by Francis Walker; described by Frank Mathew. *$6. Macmillan.

Subjective views of the country taken by an artist in colors and
another in words. The book “is no more than a quiet introduction to
Ireland” without statistics and without wrangling. “We find a sympathy
with the poor, a love of wild nature, an appreciation of modest
perfections, an absence of all ill-temper or rancour which are rare
and refreshing in a book about Ireland.” (Ath.)

“On the whole the geography is accurate, and the painter’s sketches
are in their outline so also. We cannot lay down this interesting book
without the feeling that it is in many senses over-coloured.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 216. Ag. 12. 840w.

“Ireland is a sadder, grayer country than Mr. Mathew has described or
Mr. Walker painted.”

+ — =Nation.= 81: 201. S. 7, ‘05. 460w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 399. Je. 17, ‘05. 360w.

=R. of Rs.= 32: 125. Jl. ‘05. 130w.

“He is not always accurate. But he knows his history, and he makes it
interesting to others.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 99: 813. Je. 17, ‘05. 280w.

=Mathews, Frances Aymar.= Billy Duane. †$1.50. Dodd.

A story of politics and society in New York, which concerns an
estranged couple. Billy Duane, the mayor, turns his Madison avenue
house into political headquarters in his wife’s absence. Mrs. Billy
objects to rough politicians and cigar stumps, but is fond of roulette
at any cost and is discovered at the game when a dress-making
establishment is raided by the police. The affairs of the Duanes and
numerous friends of their type form the plot, which works out happily,
ending with a reconciliation.

“With the flashes of inspiration characteristic of this writer. The
book is written on a more pretentious scale than its author’s ability
in character-drawing seems to warrant.”

+ — =Critic.= 46: 478. My. ‘05. 30w.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 173. Mr. 18, ‘05. 570w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 393. Je. 17, ‘05. 150w.

“A style that is a composite of ‘The duchess’ and certain more modern
and strenuous American writers.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 758. Mr. 25, ‘05. 70w.

“It lacks neither rapid movement nor interesting central theme, but is
written in an irritating staccato style ... which makes it hard to
read.”

+ — =R. of Rs.= 31: 759. Je. ‘05. 70w.

=Mathews, Frances Aymar.= Marquise’s millions. **$1. Funk.

An American girl in France, direct heir to her aunts’ immense estate,
learns that it has been the life long intention of these relatives to
bequeath their millions to “The Nineteenth Louis” when he should
return to France and to his rights. She contrives with the aid of an
ambitious mother and a scheming lover to have the latter impersonate
the long absent Louis and win the fortune. Finally, her honor asserts
itself, she discloses the intrigue, and starts out to battle with life
alone.

* “This is a romantic little tale of devotion to the Bourbon cause,
light, readable and effective rather than well written.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 1033. O. 7, ‘05. 310w.

=Critic.= 47: 94. Jl. ‘05. 60w.

“This is a sprightly tale.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 342. My. 27, ‘05. 490w.

“An original situation which the author has devised and cleverly made
much of.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 141. My. 13, ‘05. 80w.

“A really delightful story.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 760. Je. ‘05. 60w.

=Mathews, Shailer.= Messianic hope in the New Testament. *$2.50. Univ. of Chicago press.

“The messianic hope of the Pharisees is formulated as a criterion
for historical interpretation. With its aid a study is made of the
messianic ideas of Jesus, the New Testament doctrine of judgment
and justification through faith; the messiahship of Jesus as the
basis of the apostolic theodicy; the messianic age and its
forerunner the gift of the spirit; the resurrection of the body;
the coming of the kingdom; the ‘consummation.’ As a conclusion
there is shown the distinction between the essential and the
formal elements of historical Christianity made possible by such
an investigation.”—Pub.’s note.

* “A very able treatment of this theme, conservative in spirit, yet
thoro in research.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 50w.

“Is the best monograph on the subject with which we are acquainted.”

+ + + =Outlook.= 80: 982. Ag. 19, ‘05. 620w.

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 220. Ag. 12, ‘05. 360w.

=Mathot, R. E.= Gas engines and producer gas plants. tr. from the French by Waldemar B. Kaempffert. $2.50. Henley.

A practical treatise setting forth the principles of gas engines and
producer design, the selection and installation of an engine,
conditions of perfect operation, producer gas engines and their
possibilities, the care of gas engines and producer gas plants, with a
chapter on volatile hydrocarbon and oil engines.

“The original is very clearly written and the translator has succeeded
in preserving this clearness.” Storm Bull.

+ + + =Engin. N.= 53: 527. My. 10, ‘05. 280w.

=Matthews, (James) Brander=, ed. American familiar verse. See Wampum library of American literature. v. 3.

=Matthews, (James) Brander.= Recreations of an anthologist. **$1. Dodd.

Eleven brief papers, by-products of the author’s work upon his four
anthologies. There are essays upon “Unwritten books.” “Seed corn for
stories,” “American epigrams,” “Carols of cookery,” “Recipes in
rhyme,” “The uncollected poems of H. C. Bunner,” and “The strangest
feat in modern magic.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 96. Ja. ‘05. 50w.

“A volume of pleasant literary essays.”

+ + =Dial.= 38: 54. Ja. 16, ‘05. 70w.

“Entertaining little volume.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 197. Mr. 9, ‘05. 600w.

=Matthews, Mary Anderson.= Love vs. law. $1.50. Broadway pub.

The interestingly sketched career of a young Wellesley graduate who
returns to her Missouri home and determines to study law. This fair
Portia is admitted to the bar, conducts many a successful case,
becomes an advocate of equal rights, but withal loses not for a moment
her girlish winsomeness nor womanly courage. Eventually she becomes
wholly reconciled to the part that Cupid plays in staying the progress
of her profession.

=Mauclair, Camille.= Auguste Rodin; the man, his ideas, his work. $4. Dutton.

In this account of the sculptor and his work, the sculptor speaks for
himself and his admiring biographer speaks for him; between them we
are given a view of the methods of Rodin, and his valuable views upon
the education of other sculptors.

“Though M. Mauclair is rather the advocate than the critic, his book,
if only for the many quotations from the master’s conversations, is of
genuine interest.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 407. Ap. 1. 1360w.

“A precise though rather over-eulogistic statement of Rodin’s
personality and work, and a study of the artist’s psychology and its
application to his personal ideas upon the technical principles of
sculpture and his methods of work.”

+ + — =Critic.= 46: 563. Je. ‘05. 160w.

“M. Mauclair is ... a violent partisan.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 439. Je. 1, ‘05. 590w.

“M. Camille Mauclair does not leave us with the feeling that we know
the man Rodin.” Charles de Kay.

— + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 257. Ap. 22, ‘05. 1630w.

“From its pages a just appreciation of the artist can be gained.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 227. Ag. 12, ‘05. 1340w.

=Maude, Aylmer.= The Doukhobors. $1.50. Funk.

Mr. Maude, who made the arrangements with the Canadian government
which led to the migration of the Doukhobors to Canada, and who thru
his keen sympathy with the work of Tolstoi was early drawn into a
close study of this peculiar people, is especially fitted to write
such a work. It contains a history of the Doukhobors, and traces their
connection in the past with the Lollards, Anabaptists, Quakers and
other sects. It also gives a vivid account of their migration to
Canada, and of the famous “pilgrimage” in 1902, which was finally
checked by the Canadian government. The author finds in the
waywardness of so strange a sect, in their lack of appreciation of the
favor granted by the Canadians, a proof that Tolstoi, sincere and
earnest and far-seeing as he is, is yet not infallible in point of
judgment. Incidental to his account of “The Christian commune of
universal brotherhood” Mr. Maude also takes a stand for individual
ownership of property. The book, he says, is a public apology for his
having helped, however unwillingly, to mislead the Canadian government
as to the nature and religion of the people he has settled among them.

=Acad.= 68: 608. Je. 10, ‘05. 810w.

“To Mr. Elkinton’s book that of Mr. Maude may justly be looked upon as
a pendant.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 103. Jl. 22. 1190w.

“The disconnectedness and lack of sequence in his chapters ... and the
large amount of irrelevant matter make the book something of a
conundrum to the reader until he reaches the final chapter.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 213. Jl. 27, ‘05. 460w.

“At last we have a work from which the student of sociological
experiments and systems, as well as the ordinary laymen, can obtain a
fair, clear, and sufficiently complete conception of the truly
‘peculiar’ Russian sectarians about whom so much that is prejudiced or
erroneous has been written.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 212. Mr. 16, ‘05. 2180w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 69. F. 4, ‘05. 1470w. (Abstract of book).

“Although not very well put together, is an extremely interesting
study of ‘a peculiar people.’”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 401. F. 11, ‘05. 410w.

“His book is not so good as it should be from a deficiency in the need
of perspective; or perhaps a readiness to use up old material.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 99: 635. My. 13, ‘05. 700w.

=Spec.= 94: 519. Ap. 8, ‘05. 560w.

=Maule, Francis I.= Only letters. **$1. Jacobs.

“In the approaching season of the American exodus to Europe, this gay
record of pleasant travel, written by an intelligent man to his
brother, will prove a welcome addition to the books set aside to read
on the steamship. From England, Russia, Egypt, and here and there
between, the writer gathered impressions.”—Outlook.

“He is gifted with an extraordinary vocabulary, keen perceptions, and
a vast treasury of real American humor, sometimes a trifle
exasperating, but never by any chance dull.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 961. Ap. 15, ‘05. 80w.

=Maurer, Edward R.= Technical mechanics. $4. Wiley.

“The author shows close sympathy with the point of view of the
beginner, and appreciation of the fact that at certain points the
conventional treatment of fundamental principles fails to meet the
need of the ordinary student. As features of Maurer’s book may be
mentioned the emphasis everywhere given to the vector nature of the
qualities dealt with, the parallel treatment of graphical and
analytical methods in statics, the admirable chapter on work and
energy, and the satisfactory treatment of the subject of
units.”—Science.

“As a sound and practical text-book for the use of students of
engineering Professor Maurer’s book possesses high merit. The
exposition is nearly always concise. The soundness of the logic is
rarely open to question.” L. M. Hoskins.

+ + + =Science=, n.s. 21: 302. F. 24, ‘05. 1300w.

=Maxwell, Donald.= Log of the Griffin: the story of a cruise from the Alps to the Thames. **$2.50. Lane.

The adventures on land and sea of a strange craft built in the Alps,
and carried by wagon to Lake Zurich. She sailed the Rhine, and the
East Scheldt, and arrived at the mouth of the Thames on board a
steamer. The log is illustrated by a hundred or more sketches of the
unique cruise.

“An agreeable novelty in the well-worn ways of European travel.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 286. Mr. ‘05. 70w.

“Without being in any way a serious work, the narrative commends
itself as well-told, veracious, original; while in its artistic aspect
the book is beautiful.” Wallace Rice.

+ =Dial.= 38: 89. F. 1, ‘05. 200w.

“The account of the evolution of the queer craft and of its adventures
cannot fail to amuse, if it does not instruct.”

+ =Int. Studio.= 25: 180. Ap. ‘05. 130w.

“Capital reading.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 78. Ja. 26, ‘05. 340w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 16. Ja. 7, ‘05. 370w. (Condensed narrative.)

=Maxwell, Joseph.= Metapsychical phenomena, tr. by J. I. Finch. $3.50. Putnam.

The method and observation of “physical” manifestations are given
chiefly, such as “table-turning,” “rapping,” and “levitation.” There
is a preface by Charles Richet, and also an introduction by Sir Oliver
Lodge. An additional chapter gives a complex case by Professor Richet,
and an account of some recently observed phenomena by the translator.

“One leaves Dr. Maxwell’s book with a perfect conviction of his
honesty, some hesitation about his logic, and entire certainty that
his records will have no weight with sceptics; but then he does not
seem to expect to produce any effect on them.” Andrew Lang.

+ — =Acad.= 68: 898. S. 2, ‘05. 1210w.

— =Ath.= 1905, 1: 693. Je. 3. 1570w.

“It should be said that, in spite of its size, Dr. Maxwell’s book is
eminently readable, although the translator has admitted a good many
disfiguring gallicisms.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 285. O. 5, ‘05. 780w.

“Modern in its research. It has a well-balanced scientific skill.”
Pendennis.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 429. Jl. 1, ‘05. 1200w.

“Interesting as is his book, it cannot well be deemed a weighty
addition to the literature on this fascinating but elusive subject.”

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 694. Jl. 15, ‘05. 210w.

“The effect produced on the mind is mainly cumulative, but by reason
of the manifest sincerity of the author and his competency and
experience as an observer, its importance as a contribution towards
the study of this neglected Cinderella among sciences is
unquestionably very high.”

+ + =Sat. R.= 100: 249. Ag. 19, ‘05. 1220w.

— =Spec.= 95: 496. O. 7, ‘05. 2230w.

=Maxwell, W. B.= Ragged messenger. **$1.20. Putnam.

“A sensational novel, in which the hero, a minister of the church, for
the sake of his conviction, gives up his parish and preaches on the
street and in the slums of London. A large fortune comes to him, all
of which he gives to the poor. He is unrewarded for his sacrifices.
The heroine, a beautiful woman, is an adventuress”.—Bookm.

“The book is carefully written, both in matter of style and
development of the plot. The idea of the story is original, and the
book as a whole is unusually vigorous and impressive.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 189. F. ‘05. 80w.

“The reader gets the impression that he is listening to a man talking
to himself.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 786. Ap. 6, ‘05. 300w.

“As a study in modern phases this story must be considered something
more than remarkable. The phases themselves are more than remarkable,
the motive almost fantastic in spite of the realistic modern London
setting. The yeast of fate brews and works in the whole, and makes of
these elements a climax so melodramatic as to seem almost inspired.
But it is melodrama pathologically inevitable. One may read the books
and ponder on the meaning of faith, science, and common sense, or one
may think chiefly of the story—one of humanity probed pretty deep—one
somewhat daringly planned, but one which shows strength and a seeing
eye.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 70. F. 4, ‘05. 520w.

“A powerful story.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 120. Ja. ‘05. 50w.

=Maxwell, W. B.= Vivien. †$1.50. Appleton.

“The story is told entirely from the point of view of the heroine....
The hero of the book is a cheerfully profligate earl (the villain
being gloomily profligate), who is awakened to the seriousness of life
when the heroine repels his advances, and he succeeds to a dukedom....
At the end of five hundred and fifty closely printed pages the duke
repents of his sin and marries the heroine, who is discovered to
possess ‘the golden current, the divine fire,’ which can apparently
only be derived from ancestors whose names are in the peerage.”—Spec.

“Mr. Maxwell has other admirable qualities, notably a keen instinct
for character, a sense of humour, and many craftsmanlike devices for
rendering that humour effective.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 856. Ag. 19, ‘05. 890w.

“The first half of the story is better than the last, for in the last
we approach very close to sentimental melodrama. It rings feminine.”

+ — =Ath.= 1905, 2: 267. Ag. 26. 640w.

“In general, Mr. Maxwell seems to miss the finer point of
characterization. For all that, there are passages in his book, even
in the fairy tale part of it, which stir the feelings. He has humour;
he is master of his words, and he can retain his reader’s attention
through a very long and unevenly handled story.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 262. Ag. 18, ‘05. 340w.

“Another story almost as extraordinary and possibly even more intense
in its holding power [than ‘The ragged messenger.’]” H. I. Brock.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 760. N. 11, ‘05. 1160w.

“A novel of more than usual interest and strength.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 684. N. 18, ‘05. 90w.

“It is the product, not of a philosopher, but of a clever reporter, an
emotional wordy piece of work owing its success to cheap sentiment, a
fine journalistic style, highly coloured and verbose, effective
characterisation, and detailed and no doubt accurate accounts of
life.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 100: 378. S. 16, ‘05. 410w.

“The book is fluently written, and judged by its own standard, is
clever.”

+ — =Spec.= 95: 323. S. 2, ‘05. 330w.

=Maybrick, Florence Elizabeth (Chandler).= Mrs. Maybrick’s own story. **$1.20. Funk.

The author tells the story of her life from the time of her arrest for
the murder of her husband, through the course of her trial, and the
fifteen years imprisonment which terminated December, 1903. The
recital is womanly and pathetic without a trace of bitterness. A legal
digest of the case is appended.

“Such a tale cannot help being morbid, but in the main it rings true.
To those who have an interest in prison life it will not fail to be of
value, yet for the ordinary reader it would be a book worth while
avoiding.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 92. Ja. ‘05. 80w.

=Nation.= 80: 32. Ja. 12, ‘05. 130w.

+ + =New England Magazine,= n.s. 31: 622. Ja. ‘05. 5830w.
(Condensed narrative of book.)

“There is no bitterness in the book, but it is a strong indictment of
British justice, and points out the crying need for a British court of
appeals in criminal cases.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 31: 127. Ja. ‘05. 220w.

=Meeker, Royal.= History of shipping subsidies. *$1. Published for the American economic association by the Macmillan co.

Part one deals with shipping subsidies historically under the
sub-divisions: Great Britain; France; Germany; Italy; Austro-Hungary;
Japan; Other countries; and United States. Part two concerns the
Theory of subsidies and is divided into: Theoretical arguments;
Popular arguments for subsidy; Political arguments for subsidy; and
Ethical considerations. There is also a bibliography and an index.

=Meigs, William Montgomery.= Life of Thomas H. Benton. **$2. Lippincott.

A life of a distinguished statesman of the middle period by one who
has made a thoro study of his career. The biography contains accounts
of the many historical events with which the great Missourian was
connected, such as the admission of his state into the Union, and the
election of Andrew Jackson to the presidency. His service as United
States senator, his love of the Union, and his personal influence upon
the Democrats of his state are dwelt upon.

“A readable account of the Missourian’s career.”

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 947. Jl. ‘05. 20w.

“Meigs appeals to the student by a more judicial and critical
attitude. There is hardly an overstatement or a serious error to be
found.” W. H. Mace.

+ + =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 176. O. ‘05. 650w.

“This must be reckoned the most complete and authoritative biography
of Benton.”

+ + + =Critic.= 47: 95. Jl. ‘05. 60w.

“The author has consulted most of the available authorities on Benton,
and has gathered much material from hitherto unknown sources. The work
is the best life of Benton yet produced.”

+ + + =Dial.= 38: 239. Ap. 1, ‘05. 600w.

“It is a highly praiseworthy study of the great Missourian, sincere,
thorough and judicial.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 214. Jl. 27, ‘05. 170w.

“Lacking in dramatic arrangement and wanting in painstaking accuracy
of statement.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 1156. N. 16, ‘05. 60w.

“Mr. Meigs’s narrative is diffuse but vivacious, and abounds in
anecdote and illustration. It gives an unusually clear and
comprehensive survey of a signally useful and pure-minded man.”

+ + — =Lit. D.= 21: 94. Jl. 15, ‘05. 640w.

“There was distinctly room for a one-volume biography of Senator
Benton. [Mr. Roosevelt’s biography in the American statesmen series]
gives a picture of Benton superior to any which can be found in Mr.
Meigs’s book. The greatest praise that we can award the latter is to
say that it is the result of painstaking and laborious investigation
and it will be of considerable value to students of history. The
material, unfortunately, is put together with very little literary
skill, and the style is certainly not such as to attract the general
reading public. It is highly regrettable that Mr. Meigs cannot make us
take the interest in the character of his picturesque subject which he
tells he himself feels.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 67. F. 4, ‘05. 1080w.

“More ambitious in scope than successful in accomplishment.
Altogether, we have read the work with distinct feelings of
disappointment, the disappointment being heightened by the reflection
that the author has undoubtedly grasped Benton’s historical
importance, and that had he but bestowed on the execution of his task
the care evident in gathering of materials, he would have given us a
biography well worth while.”

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

=R. of Rs.= 31: 249. F. ‘05. 150w.

=Meili, Frederick.= International civil and commercial law as founded upon theory, legislation and practice, tr. by A. R. Kuhn. **$3. Macmillan.