Chapter LV: Part II: is devoted to ‘The mountain ranges of the earth’—the (8)

* “He has written some excellent descriptions of sledge-trips and
other characteristic experiences of that frozen country, but his book,
as a whole, is marred by a touch of sentimentality and a tendency to
point a moral.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 718. N. 25, ‘05. 100w.

* “There is plenty of adventure and danger, animal jealousy and human
love. The book is pleasant—fascinating indeed—and morally healthy.”

+ =Spec.= 95: sup. 907. D. 2, ‘05. 60w.

=Young, Janet=, comp. Psychological yearbook. **$1. Elder.

Quotations showing the laws, the ways, the means, the methods, for
gaining lasting health, happiness, peace and prosperity.

=Young, Jeremiah Simeon.= Political and constitutional study of the Cumberland road. $1. Univ. of Chicago press.

“The introductory chapters on the early transportation difficulties
and the first roads to the West are a most convenient summary of that
interesting problem in our early economic history. The two following
chapters on the genesis of the Cumberland road, its location,
construction and administration, will be welcomed by everyone who has
had to lecture on the subject. The long constitutional controversy is
clearly outlined, taking up the question of eminent domain,
jurisdiction, Monroe’s veto, and the final surrender of the road to
the states through which the road passed.”—Ann. Am. Acad.

“The treatment is in the main historical. The style of the author is
both good and bad. It is clear, but marred by numerous repetitions of
lines and even paragraphs, giving us the impression that the chapters
were written at widely separated times. There is, moreover, an
unfortunate failure of correspondence at times between the text and
citations. The book is a very readable and logical discussion of a
most interesting subject. It is marred, however, by certain faults of
style and inaccuracies in details.” Alonzo H. Tuttle.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 10: 696. Ap. ‘05. 330w.

“This is an admirable little monograph, a source study of a
constitutional question of great historical significance. The
monographic study will greatly aid the general historian in getting a
sure grasp of the main questions involved.”

+ + + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 346. Mr. ‘05. 130w.

=Younghusband, Francis Edward.= Heart of a continent. *$2. Scribner.

This narrative of travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi desert, thru
the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Hunza, 1884-1894, was issued several
years ago, and is now republished in cheaper form, owing to the
renewed interest which recent events have awakened in both Colonel
Younghusband and the entire region traversed. At the time of this
expedition Manchuria was practically a closed country, Russia had not
thought of occupying it, and the account is one of thoro pioneer
explorations, of interesting experiences and observations on the
people and the general conditions. There are half a dozen
illustrations.

“For full details of their remarkable journey, Mr. James’s book must
be consulted; but the brief account of it given by Col. Younghusband
is sufficiently full for ordinary purposes, and is replete with both
interesting and valuable information.”

+ + =Nation.= 80: 157. F. 23, ‘05. 1960w.

=Ystridde, G.= Three dukes. **$1.20. Putnam.

“A story portraying life among the upper classes of Russia. A pretty
English girl accepts the position as a governess to two grown
daughters of an eccentric Russian nobleman. The mother is very anxious
to get her daughters married. Three dukes are attracted by the beauty
of the governess and the fancied dowries of her pupils, but the path
of love is very rugged.”—Bookm.

“Nowhere is there a glimpse of the author’s self, the book is as free
from personal feeling and bias as a police report. She records what
she has seen and heard, and her photographs of scenes and people bear
the stamp of truth and individuality.”

— =Acad.= 68: 150. F. 18, ‘05. 230w.

“A vivacious and readable picture of Russian life, containing a good
many sharply drawn characters who sound as if they had human
prototypes.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 50w.

“The genuineness of the local coloring is undeniable, and the deft
manipulation of both characters and incident shows unusual talent. The
book has a charm. The interest is kept up throughout.” W. M. Payne.

+ — =Dial.= 38: 125. F. 16. ‘05. 210w.

“To an English speaking, American thinking reader much of it seems
futile and much else of it dull. Similarly all of it seems to lack
that sense of humor which is nothing more or less than a sense of
proportion.”

— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 20. Ja. 14, ‘05. 400w.

Z

* =Zacher, Albert.= Rome as an art city. *$1. Scribner.

A volume in “The Langham series of art monographs.” “This little book
gives a rapid but comprehensive survey of the art of Rome, piloting
the reader with considerable skill through the successive
phases—classical, Christian, renaissance—down to the present day, and
leaving him at last in a position ‘to distinguish the characteristic
note in her art, and to divine the secret of its world-wide
reputation.’ ... The scheme of the book is suitably assisted by a few
photographs of typical buildings and pictures.”—Ath.

* “The general tone is modest.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 730. N. 25. 160w.

* “It is surprising to find the amount of information he has got into
this narrow space.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 408. N. 16, ‘05. 430w.

=Zangwill, Israel.= Celibates’ club, being the united stories of the bachelors’ club and the old maids’ club. †$1.50. Macmillan.

Genial stories of how the old maids’ and bachelors’ clubs came to be
united. A dramatic critic married in order to have some one handy to
make use of the second complimentary ticket, and then the theatres
began to send but one ticket. An epicure married his bad cook that he
might be free “to hire a good one.” Young Dickray married the daughter
of his father’s ghost in a spirit of atonement; this is not as weird
as it sounds. There are many other stories in the same vein.

Reviewed by G. W. Adams.

+ — =Bookm.= 21: 312. My. ‘05. 520w.

“‘The celibates’ is not to be stolidly masticated—it is tabasco rather
than oatmeal porridge, and should be used accordingly.”

+ =Critic.= 47: 452. N. ‘05. 780w.

“The author’s humor is not all British any more than that of George
Bernard Shaw.”

+ — =Lit. D.= 31: 498. O. 7. ‘05. 340w.

“Is a collection of extravagant tales and character sketches. But the
book is no better than an exhibition of the journalistic talent for
writing up exhaustively from the slightest foundation of facts or
fancy.”

+ =Nation.= 80: 441. Je. 1, ‘05. 570w.

“It is clever—only too clever, witty, lively, cynical, even
sentimental. Yet, after its fashion, human also. Above all, it is Mr.
Zangwill’s own.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 194. Ap. 1, ‘05. 650w.

“Whimsicality too elaborate and often forced is made to take the place
of humor, with the result that the reader is often puzzled and
sometimes wearied.”

+ — =Outlook.= 79: 960. Ap. 15, ‘05. 80w.

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 716. My. 6, ‘05. 500w.

“All the stories abound in wit and humor in detail, and ... some of
the verses are brilliant.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31: 758. Je. ‘05. 220w.

=Ziémssen, Ludwig.= Johann Sebastian Bach; tr. from the German by George P. Upton. **60c. McClurg.

The life of Bach, contrary to most artists’ careers, manifests no
repression of spontaneous, all-around development. “He was an
affectionate father, laboring manfully and incessantly to support a
large family; a good citizen ... a musician without an equal in the
profundity of his knowledge and the richness of his productions; the
founder of modern music, the master of the organ, a composer of the
highest forms of sacred music; a plain humble man.” This view of the
man fills the volume which belongs to “Life stories for young people.”

* “The story is well told, with commendable fidelity to fact, and the
translation is exceedingly good.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 407. N. 16, ‘05. 100w.

=Zilliacus, Konni.= Russian revolutionary movement: a history of the various uprisings from the beginning. *$2.50. Dutton.

“M. Zilliacus writes primarily for Finlanders, who have no à priori
sympathy with Russian democracy, and require to be convinced that the
cause of their nation is bound up with the larger cause of reform. He
therefore gives a summary of recent history, showing the steps in the
development of the autocracy, the consequent misgovernment, and the
elements in the state which have now been arrayed against it.”—Spec.

* “We are able for this and other reasons to commend this volume.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 142. Jl. 29. 560w.

“The account is of absorbing interest, and may well be read by all who
desire to obtain an inside view of the underlying causes of present
conditions in Russia.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 313. N. 16, ‘05. 400w.

* “He claims to have misrepresented no facts, and to have verified
them, so far as possible, by reference to other than revolutionary
sources, a claim which appears to us to be thoroughly well-founded.”

+ =Lond. Times.= 4: 243. Jl. 28, ‘05. 580w.

“He frankly sympathizes with the revolutionists. But his general
statements are abundantly supported by specific facts.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 728. O. ‘05. 400w.

“A word of praise is due the unnamed translator, whose version is
smooth, flowing, and altogether readable.”

+ + — =Outlook.= 81: 630. N. 11, ‘05. 220w.

“The book is conspicuous by a rare moderation of tone.”

+ + + =Spec.= 95: 152. Jl. 29, ‘05. 230w.

=Zimmer, George Frederick.= Mechanical handling of material. *$10. Van Nostrand.

This is the first book written in English devoted to the subject of
mechanical loading and transportation of materials. It treats of
elevators and conveyors of various kinds, of ropeways and cableways,
grab buckets, dump cars, unloading by coal tips, automatic weighing
machines, floor and silo warehouses for grain, cantilever cranes, etc.
There are 542 illustrations.

“The scarcity of data and the apparent unreliability of some of the
data given form the most disappointing feature of this volume. There
are many otherwise good illustrations whose value is greatly reduced
by the absence of dimensions.”

+ — =Engin. N.= 53: 637. Je. 15, ‘05. 1240w.

“The book will be indispensable to all engineering firms, consulting
engineers, and architects who have to deal with this important
question.” T. H. B.

+ + + =Nature.= 72: 290. Jl. 27, ‘05. 810w.

=Ziwet, Alexander.= Elements of theoretical mechanics. *$4. Macmillan.

This is a revised edition of “An elementary treatise on theoretical
mechanics,” by the junior professor of mathematics in the University
of Michigan, and is intended especially for students of engineering.
Kinemetics, statics, and kinetics are the main divisions of the book,
which states in its preface: “This work is not a treatise on applied
mechanics, the application being merely used to illustrate the general
principles and to give the student an idea of the uses to which
mechanics can be put.”

“Is an excellent introduction to the science of analytical mechanics.
His exposition is in general sound and logical.” L. M. Hoskins.

+ + + =Science=, n. s. 21: 302. F. 24, ‘05. 1120w.

=Zola, Emile.= Selections; ed. by A. G. Cameron. *80c. Holt.

In choosing these selections the editor has endeavored to illustrate
Zola’s “patriotic, sociological, and descriptive sides, expressed in
the mastery of his style and literary workmanship.” The text includes
L’Attaque du Moulin, Le grand Michu, Le paradis des chats, Les Halles,
L’Ile du diable, and nine other selections. An English introduction,
notes and bibliography fits the book for student use.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 475. N. ‘05. 90w.

“It would have been better if Mr. Cameron had given the source from
which he took each of the pieces he has chosen.”

+ + — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 396. Je. 17, ‘05. 290w.

=Zollinger, Gulielma, pseud. (William Zachary Gladwin).= Widow O’Callaghan’s boys. $1.50. McClurg.

Widow O’Callaghan’s boys have lost not a whit of their popularity
during the seven years since their first appearance. The brave
cheerful struggle of the mother in launching seven boys upon useful
careers is as refreshing and helpful as ever. Mrs. O’Callaghan brought
her boys up on the teaching that “The Lord niver puts little b’ys and
big jobs together. He gives the little b’y a chance at the little
jobs, and them as does the little jobs faithful gets to be able to be
the men that does big jobs easy.”

* + =Critic.= 47: 577. D. ‘05. 30w.

* “Quite inimitable in Mrs. O’Callahan’s Irish way of putting things,
which furnishes the salt to the solid nutriment of the story.”

+ =Nation.= 81: 407. N. 16, ‘05. 150w.

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Please note that the publisher split hyphenated last names. The portion after the hyphen was listed before the forename. The portion before the split was listed after the forenames with a hyphen. E.g. E. Burton-Brown was listed as =Brown, E. Burton-.= 2. Removed the bold markup from book titles with no author listed. This is to be consistent with book titles with authors listed. Also the publisher was inconsistent in the book title markup--usually only the first word but sometimes the entire title. 3. Included “and” in the authors bold markup to be consistent with majority practice in this book. 4. Added missing “A” heading on p. 1. 5. Changed “feeling” to “feelings” on p. 4. 6. The initial digit in 940w on p. 11 was illegible 7. “Kryburg” on p. 31 is listed as “Kyrburg” in Wikipedia. 8. Removed the misplaced phrase “rank of the church” from p. 31. 9. The volume numbers are missing for the “Baltimore Sun” on pp. 44, 88, 212, 288, and 327. 10. Changed “take” to “taken” on p. 44. 11. Added “be” after “to” on p. 47. 12. Changed “Is” to “As” on p. 53. 13. Changed “con-methods” to “methods” on p. 54. 14. Changed “breath” to “breathe” on p. 68. 15. Added “, ‘05” after “Jl. 22” on p. 72. 16. Changed “become” to “becomes” on p. 82. 17. The volume number is missing for the “Boston Evening Transcript” on p. 90. 18. Changed “is” to “as” on p. 91. 19. Changed “in” to “is” on p. 102. 20. Changed “fact” to “face” on p. 107. 21. Added “is” after “it” on p. 116. 22. Changed “come” to “came” on p. 124. 23. Changed “has” to “have” on p. 134. 24. The “Westminster Review” on p. 171 is missing date and number of words. 25. On p. 177 there is some text missing between “hand” and “sovereign”. The missing text may be “handled that the” per Internet. 26. Changed “view” to “(Review” on p. 192. 27. Changed “his” to “her” on p. 214. 28. Changed “with” for “will” on p. 231. 29. The last two digits of the “Nation” number of words entry on p. 284 were missing. 30. Changed “passed” to “pass” on p. 322. 31. Reversed the two lines after “the student was the prevailing idea in Mr. Stur-” on p. 338. 32. Changed “a count” to “account” on p. 357. 33. Reversed the two lines after “It is as a study of human nature exposed to” on p. 363. 34. Changed “parts” to “part” on p. 375. 35. Removed duplicate second “Spec.” review on p. 376. 36. Changed “or” to “of” on p. 379. 37. Silently corrected typographical errors. 38. Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed. 39. Did not use a hanging indent in book description in text version. This is to aid with electronic processing described below. 40. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 41. Enclosed bold font in =equals=. 42. Enclosed spaced font in ~tildes~.

The structure is

a) information about the book, b) publisher's blurb (or
excerpt from a review), c) review information including
rating.

The text has been formatted to hopefully make it easier for
a programmer to extract the data.

Book information

Are preceeded by two blank lines.

Are not indented in order to assist with extraction.

Generally follow the format: =Author.= Book title. Price.
Publisher.

Some listings did not include an author. As previously
mentioned, bold format was removed form the book titles to
assist with extraction.

Authors titles and honorifics were placed within the bold
(=) markup.

Person job titles such as editor or translator were placed
outside the bold markup just before the book title.

Occasionally additional information such as translator or
editor are included after the book title and before the
price.

Many listings are cross references (“See”) to another place
in this digest.

Publisher's blurb (or excerpt from a review)

Are wrapped paragraphs indented two spaces.

If there are two paragraphs following the book information
then the first one is generally the publishers blurb.

Subsequent paragraphs until the next book are exerpts from
reviews.

Review information including rating was formatted as follows

Asterisk (if any) indented one space.

Plus and minus ratings (if any) occupying the fourth through
eighth positions, right justified.

Abbreviated magazine title enclosed in equals ‘=’ signs
beginning at the tenth position then the reference data
follows.

In the reference to a magazine, the first number refers to
the volume, the next to the page and the letters to the
date.(Quoted from Other Abbreviation section.)

Word count (if any) is included as the last item of data in
the reference.

Book information extraction regex example:

Probably needs to be a two step process:

Step 1 extract the works where the author is listed, for
example:

regex: (?<=\n{3})[\* ]{0,2}\=([^=]+?)\=

output: Author: $1

Step 2 extract the works without listed authors, e.g.:

regex: (?<=\S\n{3})[\* ]{0,2}([A-Z][^\=\d\$\*†]+?) [\*\†\d]

output: Title: $1

The full solution of capturing the title and publisher are
left to the user.