Chapter III: treats of moments and shears, and of the design of plate (2)

In a prefatory note the author states that “In this republished and
revised volume I endeavor to trace the influence of literature in
British history, with the hope that the book may be of use to readers
not familiar with larger works on the subject.” Then follows a review
of representative English literature in every period of England’s
history from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Scott and Froude. There is
much not only of historical and literary but also of biographical
interest.

=Cannon, Edwin=, ed. See Smith, Adam. Wealth of nations.

=Capart, Jean.= Primitive art in Egypt; tr. * by A. S. Griffith. *$5. Lippincott.

“This exhaustive volume dealing with the early decorative work of the
Egyptians on implements and buildings, deals with its subject more
from an archaeological than from an artistic standpoint.” (Critic.)
The work is largely based upon the discoveries of Prof. Flinders
Petrie, and is richly illustrated.

* “Has been ably translated.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 599. Je. 3, ‘05. 530w.

* “M. Capart’s own part in the book appears to have been mostly
confined to the selection of the matters to be reproduced, and this
task has been discharged with both skill and judgment. The translation
by Miss Griffith is adequate to its purpose.”

+ + — =Ath.= 1905, 1: 557. My. 6. 170w.

* “For the student of the problem of the origin of art the author has
probably made a valuable contribution, with his clear text, and
plentiful illustrations. For the casual reader, however, the often
insisted upon details are liable to become wearisome.”

+ + — =Critic.= 47: 572. D. ‘05. 70w.

* “A distinctive up-to-date book.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 861. D. 2, ‘05. 500w.

* “Is full of curious and interesting reading.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 261. Ag. 19, ‘05. 120w.

=Capen, Edward Warren.= Historical development of the poor law of Connecticut. *$3.50. Macmillan.

Volume XXII. of the “Columbia university studies.” An historical study
of the treatment of the poor in Connecticut from the earliest colonial
period to the present day, in which the town system of relief is
considered as opposed to the state and county systems. There is an
excellent bibliography, and there are indexes covering not only the
subjects treated but the decisions and statutes cited.

+ + + =Acad.= 68: 496. My. 6, ‘05. 220w.

“The history is interestingly set forth, each statement of fact is
verified by references.”

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 587. My. ‘05. 140w.

=Dial.= 38: 276. Ap. 16, ‘05. 50w.

+ =Ind.= 59: 933. O. 19, ‘05. 40w.

“In his present monograph Dr. Capen has provided us not only with a
most exhaustive exposition of the development of the law from early
colonial days, but also with a useful commentary on its workings,
pointing out clearly its advantages and defects.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 960. Ap. 15, ‘05. 220w.

* =Capen, Oliver Bronson.= Country homes of famous Americans. **$5. Doubleday.

“The profusion of pictures large and small with which the book is
embellished ... throws a welcome light upon the surroundings of many
of our celebrated men, representing, as Mr. T. W. Higginson says in
his introduction, ‘not merely the tastes and habits of the man’s
household, but the private background of his public life.’ Not all
the houses chosen are of equal interest, nor are their owners of
equal celebrity.... In all, the homes of eighteen men are chosen,
including those of Lee at Arlington, of Jefferson at Monticello,
Lowell’s Elmwood, Longfellow’s Craigie house, and Madison’s
Montpelier.”—Nation.

* “There has, of late, been much journeying (on paper) to the homes of
great men, but none of these journeys has ended in such a fortunate
meeting of text and pictures as have those of Mr. Capen.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 492. D. 14, ‘05. 460w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 769. N. 11, ‘05. 200w.

* =Capes, Bernard.= Lohengrin. $2. Page.

“This is the third of a series of romances founded on the themes of
grand operas.... The illustrations, in black and white, are by Sarcadi
Pogany, and fancifully, yet not without plenty of vigor and action,
depict the dramatic incidents of the legend, which is repeated in
description and dialogue and dramatic succession in the form of the
modern historical romance.”—N. Y. Times.

* “Mr. Capes tells his story well and strongly, his descriptions are
vivid and significant, and all the drama of the story clearly brought
out. But because you are writing of distant days, need your style be
such ‘genuine antique’ stuff as this?”

+ — =Acad.= 68: 833. Ag. 12, ‘05. 300w.

* “This is monstrous fine writing; so fine that for the life of us we
cannot tell whether it is meant to be in blank verse or not. Much of
it is; some of it is not; and the mixture is merely annoying. There
are, too, the inevitable lapses of one who sets out to play a part
without conviction.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 233. Jl. 21, ‘05. 400w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 707. O. 21, ‘05. 140w.

=Capwell, Irene Stoddard.= Mrs. Alderman Casey. 75c. Fenno.

In rich Irish brogue the wife of Alderman Casey tells of her
experiences in trying to keep up with the social aspirations of her
pretty daughter, Mary Ann, who in the end forsakes tennis clubs,
Browning clubs, summer hotels and euchre parties for Tom Donovan, the
pride of the police force.

* =Carey, Rosa Nouchette.= Household of Peter: a novel. (†)$1.50. Lippincott.

“A story of life in a small English country town. Peter is a young
doctor, and his household consists of himself, his three sisters, and
a faithful serving-woman. There is the usual complement of nobility
and gentry.”—Outlook.

* “Altogether this is a soothing and cheerful story.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 539. O. 21. 130w.

* “Peter’s household is a wholesome, affectionate set of folks; but at
times they are tiresome, and their conversations are too long drawn
out.”

— =Outlook.= 81: 382. O. 14, ‘05. 60w.

=Carl, Katherine A.= With the empress dowager. **$2. Century.

Miss Carl, thru the influence of Mrs. Conger, wife of the United
States minister, was called to Pekin in the summer of 1903 to paint a
portrait of the empress dowager. She remained eleven months, and
painted four portraits one of which was exhibited at the St. Louis
exposition, and during all this time she lived at the Chinese court,
and came in daily contact with the empress dowager and the court
ladies. She gives a simple, straightforward account of her unique
experiences, telling with frank enthusiasm all about her life and the
life of those around her in the summer and the winter palaces, until
her readers also come under the spell of the empress dowager’s
fascinating personality and come to see the Chinese social customs and
religious rites in all their picturesque dignity.

* =Critic.= 47: 573. D. ‘05. 150w.

* “There is much entertaining tittle-tattle in the volume about
Chinese court life, but Her Majesty is lost in the distant
perspective.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ — =Dial.= 39: 379. D. 1, ‘05. 440w.

* + =Ind.= 59: 1378. D. 14, ‘05. 100w.

“Unfortunately Miss Carl is not an observer or a writer; she was very
greatly affected by the divinity that hedges royalty; and her book of
more than 300 pages is much such a record as a school girl with an
easy pen might send to an admiring club of friends.”

— + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 752. N. 4, ‘05. 670w.

* “Her book is of great interest.”

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

“It is believed that the present volume contains the first accurate
and satisfactory information concerning the personal appearance and
characteristics of an interesting imperial personage.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 580. N. 4, ‘05. 190w.

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

=Carling, John R.= Weird picture. (†)$1.50. Little.

A story concerned mainly with the machinations of an Italian artist
whose madness and villainy actuate him to follow the Giotto method of
stabbing his model to produce a realistic picture. There are some
weird effects, exciting discoveries, and thru it all runs the romance
of a matter-of-fact Englishman and his beautiful cousin.

“A well conceived and constructed story, which contains some crisp
dialogue and characterization.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 139. Jl. 29. 150w.

“Those whose blood is yet uncurdled and whose detective sense has
never been baffled by literary mystery might try this.”

— =Ind.= 59 :753. S. 28, ‘05. 40w.

=Outlook.= 80: 395. Je. 10, ‘05. 80w.

“The plot is absorbing and well-concealed.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 868. Je. 3, ‘05. 110w.

=Carlyle, R. W., and Carlyle, A. J.= History of mediaeval political theory in the West. 3v. v. I. **$3.50. Putnam.

“The object of the joint authors of the present work is to carry in
several volumes the history of political theory down to the early
seventeenth century.... It is to be strictly a ‘history of theory, not
of institutions.’ ... Part I or the introduction of the work devotes
two chapters to the political theory of Cicero and Seneca.... Part II
is devoted to the political theory of the Roman lawyers.... Part III
has for its subject the political theory of the New Testament and the
Fathers.... Part IV, the political theory of the ninth century....
Each chapter and each part is followed by a very useful summary, and
at the foot of each page are given very lengthy extracts from the
sources.”—Am. Hist. R.

“The author of the present volume has brought to his work a thorough
knowledge of the early church writers ... and has succeeded in
expressing himself in such admirable and lucid English, free from all
philosophical abstractions and obscurities, that at no time does his
exposition fail to instruct and to interest the reader. This clearness
is largely due to the admirable arrangement of the subject-matter and
to the method of treatment. No claim could be made that the author has
discovered any new theories or new theorists, but he has certainly put
many matters in a new light. Throughout his work he seldom shows any
familiarity with the researches of modern scholars in the field of
political theory, and with but few exceptions he never refers to any
secondary authorities. This is a glaring and inexcusable fault in an
otherwise highly meritorious work.” James Sullivan.

+ + — =Am. Hist.= R. 10: 629. Ap. ‘05. 780w.

=Carlyle, Thomas.= French revolution. *$1.50. Macmillan.

Three volumes uniform with “Bohn’s historical library,” edited by John
Holland Rose. The text and foot notes of the author are reproduced
verbatim, and there are in addition notes by the editor which
supplement the text with more modern information. There is an
introduction, and there are appendices and numerous illustrations.

=Nation.= 80: 229. Mr. 23, ‘05. 60w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 123. F. 25, ‘05. 260w.

“An excellent library edition.”

+ + =Outlook.= 79: 705. Mr. 18, ‘05. 4w.

=Carlyle, Thomas.= Oliver Cromwell; with a selection from his letters and speeches. *60c. McClurg.

“An abridged and newly edited volume of Carlyle’s Cromwell.” It is
uniform with “Standard biographies.”

=Carman, Albert Richardson.= Ethics of imperialism; an enquiry whether Christian ethics and imperialism are antagonistic. **$1. Turner, H. B.

“This is a defense of imperialism by a very radical method of
discrediting altruism as an ethical ideal and extolling egoism,
personal and national, as the best of all possible principles. This,
of course, leads to extreme libertarian views of social policy.”—Ind.

Reviewed by John J. Halsey.

=Dial.= 39: 270. N. 1, ‘05. 1000w.

=Ind.= 59: 818. O. 5, ‘05. 90w.

=Nation.= 81: 287. O. 5, ‘05. 340w.

* =Carman, (William) Bliss.= Poems. 2v. *$10. Page.

This sumptuous edition has been compiled from Mr. Carman’s various
published works, and includes a number of poems which have seen print
in magazines but have never before appeared in book form.

* “His work is done so much in the open, his qualities are so frankly
and immediately affirmed in it, he is so free from subtleties and
intricacies of meaning, that the province of the reviewer properly
ends with pointing the way to his books as a source of many kinds of
intellectual and emotional pleasure—all wholesome, rich, and strong.”
Elisabeth Luther Carey.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 849. D. 2, ‘05. 1140w.

* “He has a true gift of song, an artist’s joy in beautiful words, and
that passion for the moods of Nature which of itself transmutes verse
into poetry. His defect is to fall occasionally into facile jingles,
and now and then into inapposite conceits.”

+ + — =Spec.= 95: 192. Ag. 5, ‘05. 140w.

* =Carman, (William) Bliss.= Poetry of life. **$1.50. Page.

A volume of essays which contains besides the title essay, The purpose
of poetry; How to judge poetry; The poet in the commonwealth; The poet
in modern life; The defence of poetry; Distaste for poetry;
Longfellow; Emerson; Mr. Riley’s poetry; Mr. Swinburne’s poetry; The
rewards of poetry; Cheerful pessimism; Masters of the world; The
poetry of to-morrow; The permanence of poetry.

* “That Mr. Carman is a master of a stimulating style in verse and
prose alike is evidenced by this sane, hopeful, yet discriminating
study of varied phases of art and life.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 312. N. 16, ‘05. 380w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 786. N. 18, ‘05. 170w.

* “Its value is permanent by reason of the broadly comprehensive
treatment which he has given to the subject of poetry in its larger
aspects. I am not sure but he is at his best as a critic.” Jessie B.
Rittenhouse.

+ + + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 910. D. 23, ‘05. 1290w.

=Carnegie, Andrew.= James Watt. **$1.40. Doubleday.

Mr. Carnegie has woven into his biography of the inventor of the
steam-engine, out of which he made his fortune, his own philosophy of
success, drawing upon his personal experience to point the morals
found in his hero’s life.

“In Mr. Carnegie he has found a worthy and sympathetic biographer.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2:115. Jl. 22. 880w.

“The wonderful career of James Watt is here ably retold by a most
appreciative countryman with a wealth of comment bearing on or
suggested by Watt’s life or inventions, which is scarcely less
interesting than the narrative itself.”

+ =Engin. N.= 53: 625. Je. 15, ‘05. 220w.

+ =Ind.= 59: 991. O. 26, ‘05. 350w.

“It is in the expression of the author’s views of life and the world
that the work’s value mainly lies, for as a biography, it adds naught
to the store of available information. Extremely interesting and
helpful.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 21: 94. Jl. 15, ‘05. 560w.

“Its lively, not to say jerky, style would hardly be a sufficient
inducement to read this book. The preface names two highly competent
engineers as having revised the technical passages, but here and there
a sentence may be found to which they can hardly have lent their
deliberate approval.”

+ + — =Nation.= 80: 527. Je. 29, ‘05. 1600w.

“Mr. Carnegie has written a really helpful book, and one which is
especially helpful to the young man entering into life’s battles.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 246. My. 27, ‘05. 320w.

“There is a good deal of useful information in the book, but the best
feature of it is the romantic cast that the author has given to an
intrinsically dry subject.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 837. My. 27, ‘05. 180w.

=R. of Rs.= 32: 124. Jl. ‘05. 50w.

“Mr. Carnegie’s book is of the kind to put in the hands of a promising
boy. It will stimulate him to work, but not at the expense of the
simple moralities and pleasures of a well-regulated life.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 396. S. 16, ‘05. 200w.

* =Carpenter, Joseph Estlin.= James Martineau: theologian and teacher. *$2.50. Am. Unitar.

A book written “at the invitation of the British and Foreign Unitarian
association, to describe the life and work of Dr. Martineau in briefer
compass than was possible to his first biographers.... Professor
Carpenter has had the advantage of the use of certain additional
letters which have become available since the publication of the Life
and has utilized other papers and correspondence hitherto unused....
The result is an exceedingly valuable ‘study,’ in which the incidents
of the life and the characteristics of the man and the thinker are
made to throw light upon one another in a way which is possible only
to one who, having mastered every detail of his subject, is able to
select the essential and significant elements in every case.”—Hibbert
J.

* “It is difficult to imagine any class of readers who will easily set
down this biography when once they have opened it. The stress of
interest will indeed vary, but the admirable lucidity of Mr.
Carpenter’s arrangement will render the process of skipping easy and
comparatively safe.” Philip H. Wicksteed.

+ + =Acad.= 68: 560. My. 27, ‘05. 1530w.

* + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 623. My. 20. 150w.

* “The book is written in a style which, while it gives the impression
of perfect accuracy, is yet so clear and graceful that the reader is
never either puzzled or wearied.” James Seth.

+ + =Hibbert J.= 4: 210. O. ‘05. 2150w.

* “It is an original study, based to some extent on new materials, and
everywhere showing care and ripe reflection.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 219. Jl. 7, ‘05. 910w.

* “Appearing in Dr. Martineau’s centenary year, it is a timely and
permanent memorial of a spiritual leader unsurpassed in the English
speaking world.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 941. D. 16, ‘05. 250w.

* “This admirable work is a worthy memorial of a great man. His
development is traced with such skill that Mr. Carpenter makes us
realize the continual interplay of the outer and inner life. We see in
these pages the organic growth, not only of a great intellect but of a
great moral force.”

+ + =Spec.= 95: 757. N. 11, ‘05. 2340w.

=Carpenter, Rt. Rev. William Boyd, bp. of Ripon.= Witness to the influence of Christ; being the William Belden Noble lectures for 1904. **$1.10. Houghton.

Six lectures entitled—Two aspects of Christ’s influence; Christ the
perfect type of consciousness; Christ the teacher of principles;
Christ the law of the soul; Christ verified in experience; Christ as
authority.

“The thought is worthy and is set forth with exceptional literary
skill, with recurring pregnant expressions of much suggestiveness.”

+ + =Ind.= 59: 152. Jl. 20, ‘05. 100w.

* “Exhibits his well-known versatility and literary skill.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1160. N. 16, ‘05. 30w.

“A happy combination of poetic feeling and logical clearness
characterizes the entire argument.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 248. My. 27, ‘05. 150w.

+ + =Pub. Opin.= 39: 188. Ag. 5, ‘05. 70w.

=Carr, Clark.= Illini. $2. McClurg.

“A story of the prairies, written from the memories of over half a
century lived in Illinois. The author has endeavored to present his
views of the position and influence of Illinois among the states, to
give an estimate of events, and of those Illinoisans who were
conspicuous actors in them, from 1850, the year in which the
Fugitive-slave law was enacted, to the opening of the Civil
war.”—Bookm.

“Is a pleasant combination of history, biography, and romance.”

+ =Critic.= 46: 564. Je. ‘05. 80w.

“The story is not sufficiently interesting to have any advantage over
the ordinary historical form.”

— =Ind.= 58: 844. Ap. 13, ‘05. 160w.

=Carroll, John S.= Exiles of eternity: an exposition of Dante’s Inferno. *$3. Gorham.

“‘Exiles of eternity’ is an exposition canto by canto, in a simple,
popular, yet thoroughly literary style, reaching the aim of bringing
before the reader, who may or not be acquainted with the Italian
language, the general scope of Dante’s ethical teaching as studied
from a broad Anglican point of view, not uncolored by an intense
poetical appreciation. This exposition is preceded by a brief sketch
of the poet.” (N. Y. Times). The book makes no attempt at special
research from original sources, hence there are reproduced several
errors of earlier commentators. The author states, however, that his
purpose is rather to present his subject in its “broad outlines” than
to go into those “mere niceties, ingenuities and intricacies of
interpretation” which too often lead Dante scholars astray.

“Characterized by broad general reading among English and American
commentators rather than by special research. An English reader who
wishes to make the acquaintance of the ‘Inferno’ through a broad and
pleasant way with Dante’s ethical rules of action brought strictly up
to date, cannot do better than to read Mr. Carroll’s book.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 38. Ja. 21, ‘05. 310w.

=Carryl, Guy Wetmore.= The garden of years, and other poems. **$1.50. Putnam.

A volume of genuine poetic value, posthumously published, is the gift
of Guy Wetmore Carryl to the literature of our time. “In the long poem
which lends its title to the present collection, we have a true love
poem marked by exquisite feeling and rare felicitous grace of
execution. We may but say retrospectively, using Mr. Stedman’s so
fitly characterizing words,—‘Still in the strength of youth, he seemed
quite equal to either experiences or work, and likely to take his fill
of both.’” (Critic).

“Its varied but everywhere irrefragable proofs of poetship. There is
abundant evidence in ‘The garden of years’ that Guy Carryl had
received the muse’s accolade; and we might add, that, in his own range
of inspiration and execution, this young Lycidas ‘hath not left his
peer.’” E. M. T.

+ + =Critic.= 46: 182. F. ‘05. 220w.

“It is a volume of manly sentiment embodied in facile and vigorous
measures.”

+ =Dial.= 38: 199. Mr. 16, ‘05. 270w.

=Carson, Thomas G.= Man’s responsibility; or, How and why the Almighty introduced evil upon the earth. **$1. Putnam.

“All of Mr. Carson’s argument is to the effect that phrenology is an
exact and useful science, and that it should be used in the government
of the world and the reclamation of mankind.”—N. Y. Times.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 258. Ap. 22, ‘05. 390w.

=Carter, A. Cecil=, ed. Kingdom of Siam. **$2. Putnam.

A volume prepared by native Siamese in connection with the commission
to the St. Louis exposition. “The materials used by the author are
largely furnished by high officials in different departments of
government service.” (N. Y. Times). The view of Siam includes a sketch
of King Chulalongkorn, and his son, the Prince Maha Vajiravudh, a
description of Siam itself,—“the Land of the White Elephant,” a
summary of its resources, and a glimpse of the capital city, Bangkok,
where modern invention has given crowning touches to the city’s
mechanism. The chapter on agriculture is perhaps the best in the book.
There are many illustrations, chiefly, however, of temples and public
buildings.

“The style will not interest the general reader.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 125. Ja. ‘05. 70w.

“Well-written and skilfully arranged work.”

+ + =Critic.= 46: 381. Ap. ‘05. 110w.

“It contains everything that a stranger needs to know of a fascinating
country. The book has no literary endeavor manifest in its pages,
being rather a complete handbook of the kingdom, with numerous
illustrations of persons and places,—an encyclopedia in little.”
Wallace Rice.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 91. F. 1, ‘05. 150w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 36. Jan. 21, ‘05. 620w.

=Carter, Thomas.= Shakespeare and the Holy Scriptures, with the version he used. *$3. Dutton.

“Following the plays of Shakespeare in the probable order of their
composition, Dr. Carter exhibits the extent to which Biblical ideas
and phraseology appear in them. Citations from Shakespeare are from
the text of the First folio, published in 1623; citations from the
Bible are from the Genevan version (edition of 1598), the popular
version of that time, and from the Genevan New Testament of 1557. ‘No
writer,’ says Dr. Carter, ‘has assimilated the thoughts and reproduced
the words of the Holy Scripture more copiously.’”—Outlook.

“In consequence of this fatal want of judgment, the book may be
pronounced to be practically valueless.”

— =Nation.= 81: 388. N. 9, ‘05. 600w.

“To say the best for it, it is a curious book and a monument of
industry.”

— =N. Y. Times.= 10: 682. O. 14, ‘05. 250w.

“Dr. Carter proves a parallelism between Shakespeare and the Bible
abundantly sufficient for his purpose, and need not have overloaded
his book with much that is conjectural and doubtful.”

+ — =Outlook.= 81: 529. O. 28, ‘05. 160w.

“Dr. Carter’s book, in fact, though it displays a minute familiarity
with the text of the Bible and puts before the student the full
materials for judging for himself, is an absurd overstatement.”

— =Sat. R.= 100: 437. S. 30, ‘05. 1560w.

* “Enough has been said to show that this large book, notwithstanding
the labour spent upon it, is entirely useless for its main purpose;
while for the further purpose of estimating Shakespeare’s knowledge of
the Bible it is almost as useless, since nine-tenths of the parallels
suggested are not parallels at all.”

— — =Spec.= 95: 687. N. 4, ‘05. 2010w.

=Cartwright, Julia (Mrs. Henry Ady).= Life and art of Botticelli. *$4. Dutton.

This is an expansion of a study published a year or so ago, and is
copiously illustrated with reproductions from the famous works of the
painter. “This clear narrative restates the results of modern research
and gives a trustworthy account of the Florentine painter’s career.
What he owed to Savonarola and Dante is set forth in straightforward
fashion, and his works are surveyed in chronological order, one by
one.” (Atlan.)

Reviewed by Royal Cortissoz.

+ =Atlan.= 95: 278. F. ‘05. 90w.

“Her work forms ... a homogeneous whole, that is, however, somewhat
marred here and there by certain strange mannerisms.”

+ + — =Int. Studio.= 24: 369. F. ‘05. 200w.

“A notable contribution to the descriptive literature of art. The
author is evidently steeped in artist-lore, and in this handsome
volume has presented a treatise of an art school as well as a
biography of Botticelli.”

+ + =R. of Rs.= 31 :252. F. ‘05. 70w.

=Carver, Thomas Nixon.= The distribution of wealth. **$1.50. Macmillan.

In treating the value-and-distribution problem, “Professor Carver has
earned high praise in that he has, with perfect clearness, defined
precisely his point of view, systematically presented his doctrinal
position, and carried it out with consistent argument.” The relation
between values and distributive shares is traced out by Professor
Carver as follows: “The value of the agent is determined by the value
of the product. But what determines the value of the product? The
relative want. And what determines the relative want? The relative
supply. And what determines the relative supply? The cost of
production. And what determines the cost of production? The value of
the agents employed. And what determines the value of the agents? The
value of the product; etc., etc.” The foregoing questions are
discussed and answered. The law of diminishing returns is made the
central feature of the theory of distribution. The author “pronounces
strongly in favor of preserving the distinction between land and
capital both for static and dynamic purposes; he sees, indeed, as
bearing upon the relations of land and capital to cost, no
significance in the distinction between static and dynamic.”
Quotations from J. Pol. Econ.

“The reader has only to study a few pages before the earnestness with
which the subjects are expounded infects him. The exposition is clear,
and occasionally graphic representations are given to make it
impossible for the student to escape comprehension.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 51. Ja. 14, ‘05. 110w.

“The work under consideration is admirable as a theoretical discussion
in that it is centralized about the shares in distribution, preceded
by what the author considers necessary by way of introduction, namely
‘value,’ ‘diminishing returns,’ and ‘forms of wealth and income.’ The
concrete is everywhere uppermost throughout the book. The style is
characterized by a certain vivacity which greatly enlivens the
discussion and claims the attention of the reader whether he agrees or
disagrees with the conclusions.” J. E. Conner.

+ + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 25: 346. Mr. ‘05. 540w.

“The book is in the main a clear and careful restatement of the
prevalent ideas on the theory of distribution as now accepted. The
book is moderate in tone and in conclusions.” H. Parker Willis.

+ + =Dial.= 38: 266. Ap. 16, ‘05. 790w.

“The power and significance of the work. Too much can hardly be said
in commendation of the book for its clarity and simplicity of style,
its skill and effectiveness of statement, and its logical and
attractive arrangement of material. It seems worth while to express
forthwith the conviction that Professor Carver’s theoretical position
is untenable, for the reason that he attempts to make of value and
distribution two distinct problems.” H. J. Davenport.

+ + — =J. Pol. Econ.= 13: 131. D. ‘04. 3050w.

+ + =Nation.= 80: 290. Ap. 13, ‘05. 120w.

* =Gary, Elisabeth Luther.= Novels of Henry James: a study. **$1.25. Putnam.

“An attractive volume illustrated with a new portrait of Mr. James and
an etching of his home at Rye in England; and supplemented by a
bibliography zealously compiled by Mr. Frederick A. King.... Miss
Carey ... reviews all his work from the beginning; traces his
development step by step, and treats in separate chapters of the power
of his imagination and the value of his philosophy.”—N. Y. Times.

* “If there is weakness anywhere in this interesting and luminous
study it is in the chapter on ‘Philosophy.’ One wishes that more
expansion of Mr. James’s moral and psychologic messages had been
included.” Annie Russell Marble.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 441. D. 16, ‘05. 820w.

* + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 782. N. 18, ‘05. 160w.

* “A remarkably interesting and well-rounded piece of contemporary
criticism.”

+ + =Outlook.= 81: 890. D. 9, ‘05. 290w.

=Castaigne, Andre.= Fata Morgana. †$1.50. Century.

This romance of art student life in Paris easily draws into one circle
a circus rider, the daughter of a Chicago millionaire, the Duke of
Morgana, the various critics, models, artists and poets of greater or
lesser degree. The setting is Bohemian rather than artistic, and the
characters are often coarse. The career of Phil Longwell, a young
American painter, is followed through years of struggle from the time
when he first falls in love with Hella, the pretty circus-girl friend
of his boyhood, to the time when he wins honors, success and the
admiration of the young American heiress. His paintings of the Fata
Morgana, its strange legend and the simple faith of the people of
Morgana, form striking contrast to the cynicism of Parisian life. The
book is illustrated by the author.

“Unquestionably the plot is thin and the construction faulty. Is a
typical artist’s book, full of life and colour.”

+ — =Bookm.= 21: 183. Ap. ‘05. 280w.

“Charming as is Monsieur Castaigne’s narrative, the chief interest
will probably centre in the illustrations. In it the layman ... will
find a rich store of interest and entertainment.”

+ =Int. Studio.= 24: sup. 104. F. ‘05. 400w.

“No less striking in plot than in title, it rests the reader wearied
of stereotyped and hackneyed situations.”

+ =Reader.= 6: 116. Je. ‘05. 320w.

* =Castle, Mrs. Agnes (Sweetman), and Castle, Edgerton.= Heart of Lady Anne. †$1.50. Stokes.

In the time of powder, masks and patches, Squire Day married the
spoiled beauty, Lady Anne, and the story of her heart is the story of
how she chafed at life on her young husband’s estate, how she went up
to London as guest of Lady Kilcroney, who was Kitty Bellairs, and how
she encountered the scheming, cruel world of fashion which taught her
that her husband, who knew how to reveal himself as an heroic figure
at the critical moment in each of her sad experiences, and who even
aroused her jealousy toward the last, was the real master of the
situation and of her heart.

* “A tale in Dresden china, so dainty and clever as fully to satisfy
the taste for Dresden, but arousing no very strong feeling.”

+ =Acad.= 68: 1154. N. 4, ‘05. 510w.

* “No authors know better how to use romance than Mr. and Mrs. Castle,
and none can give the air of this artificial century with so excellent
a grace.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 680. N. 18. 340w.

* “Dainty bit of eighteenth century romancing.”

+ =Dial.= 39: 448. D. 16, ‘05. 110w.

* “‘Tis a beguiling tale.”

+ =Ind.= 59: 1483. D. 21, ‘05. 250w.

* “Has quite the dash of the authors’ earlier stories.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 822. D. 2, ‘05. 120w.

* “Has, in a less degree, the sparkle and liveliness of the authors’
former work.”

+ =Outlook.= 81: 1040. D. 23, ‘05. 90w.

=Castle, Agnes, and Castle, Egerton.= Rose of the world. †$1.50. Stokes.

“The story opens in India, where the reader has a glimpse of official
English life. The tragedy of widowhood descends upon a girl wife, who
lives to realize the meaning of her sorrow.”—Outlook.

“This is, perhaps, the finest book that Mr. and Mrs. Egerton Castle
have as yet produced—daring, original, moving. The plot is developed
with that reticence which is the soul of art; the tension is relieved
by delightful touches of humor, charming descriptions of scenery,
clever character-drawing.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 519. My. 13, ‘05. 1170w.

“If this is not the best of their novels, it takes high rank among
them.”

+ + =Ath.= 1905, 1: 713. Je. 10. 500w.

“At one stroke a delicate psychological study is metamorphosed into a
Wilkie Collins melodrama.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

+ — =Bookm.= 21: 366. Je. ‘05. 710w.

“As a piece of story-telling, it is almost good. Only, unfortunately,
the heroine does not in the least belong to this era of the world.”

+ — =Critic.= 46: 563. Je. ‘05. 200w.

“The charm is essentially one of style, for the plot is not
remarkable, and the situations verge upon the melodramatic.” W. M.
Payne.

+ + — =Dial.= 38: 388. Je. 1, ‘05. 270w.

“In this second and more critical reading the careful workmanship of
the writers is everywhere apparent.” Herbert W. Horwill.

+ + + =Forum.= 37: 109. Jl. ‘05. 670w.

“A tale which, had it but broken off 100 pages from the end, might
have ranked with the few things which bear reading more than once.”

+ — =Lond. Times.= 4: 153. My. 12, ‘05. 580w.

“In their latest book they have lost none of their brilliancy of
description.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 322. My. 20, ‘05. 430w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 170w.

“The tale is well written, with touches of comedy in minor
characters.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 1061. Ap. 29, ‘05. 40w.

“A story that is touched by a rosy glamor and strengthened by apt
characterization.”

+ =Pub. Opin.= 38: 796. My. 20, ‘05. 190w.

“The story, in fact, for all its wildness, claims attention as a
serious study in character, while the events are sensational enough to
attract the unpsychological.”

+ — =Sat. R.= 99: 778. Je. 10, ‘05. 310w.

— =Spec.= 94: 789. My. 27, ‘05. 280w.

* =Castle, Frank.= Machine construction and drawing. *$1.25. Macmillan.

“The author first describes the necessary drawing instruments, and
explains their use. He then sets out in detail, with proportional
dimensions, various forms of common fastenings, such as rivets, bolts,
keys, etc. Then come some chapters containing examples of mill work,
followed by others dealing with steam-engine details. The final
chapter gives a short account of the physical properties of materials
used in construction. Sets of useful exercises occur at intervals, and
a few calculations of strengths are given.... The drawings which
abound throughout the work represent good practice, are fully
dimensioned, very clearly printed, and will be appreciated, by
teachers and students alike.”—Nature.

* + =Acad.= 68: 962. S. 16, ‘05. 160w.

* “While not free from minor defects, the book can be cordially
recommended for use in drawing classes, and to young engineers who are
seeking after knowledge on which to base subsequent work in machine
design.”

+ + — =Nature.= 72: 533. S. 28, ‘05. 280w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10: 710. O. 21, ‘05. 210w.

Casual essays of The Sun; editorial articles on many subjects, clothed with the philosophy of the light side of things. $1.50. Priv. ptd.

Extracts from the editorial pages of the New York Sun, which “touch
lightly upon many subjects—upon the passing of the negro minstrel and
the banjo, upon mince pie, ... famous men and institutions ... upon
college yells, hairpins, Solomon, and the impropriety of addressing
the president of the United States as ‘Excellency.’ There is some
delectable and curious matter about poets old and new.... You may find
also essays on English and reformed manners of spelling it, ... essays
upon women of all ages, upon sweethearts and loves, essays upon
mothers-in-law, and even essays upon the cup that cheers.” (N. Y.
Times.)

“One likes to save it for the choice hours, when one is really alone.”
Edward Fuller.

+ + =Critic.= 47: 247. S. ‘05. 280w.

“There is no evidence that the writer is restrained by any limitations
of conscience, consistency or charity from putting down anything
interesting or amusing that comes into his head.”

+ — =Ind.= 59: 639. S. 14, ‘05. 160w.

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 388. Je. 17, ‘05. 200w.

“There is much excellent fooling here.”

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 92. My. 6, ‘05. 130w.

Catch words of cheer, compiled by Sara A. Hubbard. **$1. McClurg.

Printed in dark green ink with green marginal decorations and a touch
of red in the headings, this attractive little volume pleases the eye,
while the catch words culled from St. Paul, Cicero, Maeterlinck,
Carlyle, Tennyson, Shakespeare, Helen Keller, Ruskin, Goethe,
Longfellow, and a host of other writers of all ages, are wisely chosen
to bring help and comfort. There is a quotation for each day of the
year.

* “An excellent combination of high seriousness and enlivening humor.”

+ + =Dial.= 39: 448. D. 16, ‘05. 80w.

* “A collection of bright, comforting, helpful sayings.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 640. N. ‘05. 40w.

=Cather, Willa Sibert.= Troll garden. †$1.25. McClure.

Seven short stories of artist life, emotional psychological, and
pathetic, under the titles: Flavia and her artists, The sculptor’s
funeral, The garden lodge, A death in the desert, The marriage of
Phædra, A Wagner matinee, and Paul’s case.

“Is a collection of freak stories that are either lurid, hysterical or
unwholesome, and that remind one of nothing so much as the colored
supplement to the Sunday papers. The ‘purple patches’ of learning in
the book, like the thrills, seem sewed on here and there, with one eye
closed to get the effect.” Bessie du Bois.

— — + =Bookm.= 21: 612. Ag. ‘05. 1320w.

* “There is real promise in these half-dozen stories. Miss Cather has
sincerity and no small degree of insight.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 476. N. ‘05. 200w.

“Taken as a whole, the book indicates more than usual talent for close
delineation.”

+ =Dial.= 38: 394. Je. 1, ‘05. 140w.

“There is promise of something greater in them all.”

+ — =Ind.= 58: 1482. Je. 29, ‘05. 260w.

“In this collection of seven stories the author has shown a great deal
of deep feeling and real ability, but many of the stories are too
ambitious, and seem to be more the work of promise than of
fulfillment.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 303. My. 6, ‘05. 230w.

“They are singularly vivid, strong, true, original, and they have
withal a richness of quality one might almost say of timbre, like a
contralto voice.”

+ =Reader.= 6: 477. S. ‘05. 170w.

Catherine of Siena, St., tr. by Vida D. Scudder. *$2.50. Dutton.

Selections from the letters of Catherine for long counted among
Italian classics. “Mystics are not good letter writers, for mystics
are bound to be without humor, and Catherine’s are all religious
letters, full of obscure and jarring medieval imagery. But they are
human documents. She only learned to write by miracle three years
before her death, and until then she employed young aristocrats as
secretaries. Her correspondence was wonderfully varied. ‘She wrote to
prisoners and outcasts; to great nobles and plain business men; to
physicians, lawyers, soldiers of fortune; to kings and queens, and
cardinals and popes; to recluses ... and to men and women of the
world.’” (Lond. Times.)

“Excellent, too, are the small forewords to the various letters,
giving vivid glimpses of the young saint’s various correspondents, and
incidentally of the composite society of that time.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 681. Jl. 1, ‘05. 1880w.

“For once we are in the pleasant position of finding nothing to blame;
and this because the editor has not only done what was needful, but
also (a rarer thing in editors) refrained from doing what was
unneedful.”

+ + + =Ath.= 1905, 2: 430. S. 30. 1390w.

“Miss Scudder’s translation is finely made; and, in the passages we
have compared with the original, is perfectly faithful. A more
readable version could hardly have been attempted.”

+ + + =Cath. World.= 82: 112. O. ‘05. 1430w.

+ + =Dial.= 39: 278. N. 1, ‘05. 360w.

“Miss Scudder has done her task admirably both as translator and as
editor.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 4: 224. Jl. 14, ‘05. 1400w.

“The perfervid language of religious ecstacy in which they are couched
does not fit the English tongue.”

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 499. Jl. 29, ‘05. 480w.

+ + =Outlook.= 80: 1073. Ag. 26, ‘05. 180w.

“It would be difficult to praise Miss Scudder’s work too highly.”

+ + + =Spec.= 95:497. O. 7, ‘05. 1630w.

=Cator, Dorothy.= Everyday life among the head-hunters, and other experiences from East to West. $1.75. Longmans.

“We needn’t pretend here to follow Mrs. Cator in her wanderings, but
she spent two years in Borneo and lived among the gruesome
‘head-hunters’ while her husband dealt with lawbreakers among them.
She visited China and Japan, (before the last war) and has spent
several years upon the worst parts of the African west coast, living
there much of the time in mud huts among the natives and seeing them
as they are.” (N. Y. Times.) Her narrative is of exceptional interest.
Many photographs illustrate the volume.

“Mrs. Cator writes simply and straightforwardly, just, we should
imagine, as she talks: and her book is not only chatty and amusing,
but contains some very fresh and clear-sighted comments on government,
civilization, foreign missions, etc.”

+ + =Acad.= 68: 1111. O. 21, ‘05. 230w.

* “Her narrative has sufficient charm and vivacity to justify its
publication.”

+ =Ath.= 1905, 2: 759. D. 2. 370w.

“Writes with a mixture of girlish simplicity and womanly shrewdness
which is nothing short of charming.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 745. N. 4, ‘05. 840w.

=Cattell, Henry Ware.= Post-mortem pathology: a manual of post-mortem examinations and the interpretations to be drawn therefrom. *$3. Lippincott.

A second revised and enlarged edition of this “practical treatise for
students and practitioners,” copiously illustrated. “Several
improvements over the first edition have been introduced, including
the chapter on the bones and joints, and nearly thirty new
illustrations. Important changes have also been made in various
chapters during the revision.” (Science.)

“There are but few things connected with autopsies that will not be
found mentioned in the volume.” Lewellys F. Barker.

+ + + =Science=, n.s. 21: 784. My. 19. ‘05. 1340w.

* =Cavendish, George.= Life and death of Cardinal Wolsey. *$7.50. Houghton.

“A large and handsome quarto, printed on light, English made paper, in
large, clear type, and bound in green boards with buckram back, the
Wolsey arms being stamped in gold on the cover. The edition is
believed to be from the most authoritative text and contains the
full-page photogravures, reproduced in sepia and red chalk tints, of
Wolsey, Henry VIII., Thomas Cromwell, Catherine of Aragon, Anne
Boleyn, Mary Tudor, and Charles Brandon, and others mentioned in the
book, reproduced from paintings by Holbein and others.”—N. Y. Times.

Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.

* + + =Atlan.= 96: 842. D. ‘05. 230w.

* “The volume is of interest not only as an unusually early
biographical attempt, but as well because of its dramatic presentation
of this great chapter in English history.”

+ + =Critic.= 47: 573. D. ‘05. 110w.

Reviewed by Edward E. Hale, jr.

* + + =Dial.= 39: 375. D. 1, ‘05. 650w.

* “It is certainly a work of great interest for the historical
student, and is now presented in a most beautiful and appropriate
setting.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 654. O. 7, ‘05. 350w.

* + + =Outlook.= 81: 715. N. 25, ‘05. 240w.

=Cawein, Madison Julius.= Vale of Tempe. *$1.50. Dutton.

“‘The Vale of Tempe,’ by Madison Cawein is a volume which, along with
some crudities and weakness, has both the old glamour of poesy and an
individual tang, so to say, that is uncommon in contemporary verse.
Mr. Cawein draws his inspiration in equal draughts from the Kentucky
landscape and from the world of pagan poetry, and in at least two of
the aptitudes of the poet he stands pretty much by himself. His turn
for vivid imaginative phrase is of the first order.... His command of
the technique of tone-color is also exceptional.”—Nation.

* — =Critic.= 47: 583. D. ‘05. 90w.

* “Mr. Cawein is a ‘true poet,’ both in his art and in his
inspiration.”

+ + — =Nation.= 81: 302. O. 12, ‘05. 560w.

* =N. Y. Times.= 10:593. S. 9, ‘05. 280w.

=Chadwick, H. Munroe.= Studies on Anglo-Saxon institutions. *$2.50. Macmillan.

Mr. Chadwick says that his book “makes no claim to offer a
comprehensive survey of the problems of ancient English sociology,”
that his object has been “to call attention to those branches of the
subject which seemed not to have been sufficiently regarded by
previous writers. For example, in sketching the history of the
kingdoms I have given special attention to the evidence relating to
Kent, Sussex, Essex, and the Hwicce. On the other hand Mercian and
Northumbrian history has been treated of more briefly, because I had
little or nothing to add to what had already been said.” Following a
discussion of the monetary system, he describes the coins, their
values, terms for money, etc. He also discusses the social system, the
administrative system, and the origin of the nobility.

“Too many of his conclusions are based on very little or very
questionable evidence; some are probabilities merely. Mr. Chadwick’s
work is a remarkably suggestive study: new interpretations are
proposed and the possibilities of certain neglected materials are
clearly indicated.” Laurence M. Larson.

+ + — =Am. Hist. R.= 11: 135. O. ‘05. 660w.

+ + + =Ind.= 59: 333. Ag. 10, ‘05. 340w.

“For the Heptarchic period in particular Mr. Chadwick’s results are of
real value.”

+ + + =Nation.= 81 :185. Ag. 31, ‘05. 580w.

“Great caution marks all of Mr. Chadwick’s work.”

+ + =Nature.= 71: 380. F. 23, ‘05. 290w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 118. F. 25, ‘05. 340w.

“He has handled some of the most perplexing problems of ancient
English sociology with painstaking industry.”

+ + + =Sat. R.= 100: 252. Ag. 19, ‘05. 210w.

“He investigates the subject with the most scrupulous care, accurately
weighing the evidence of various documents, and maintaining an
entirely scientific attitude. His book is a valuable contribution to
the study of historical origins.”

+ + + =Spec.= 94: 222. F. 11, ‘05. 250w.

=Chadwick, John White.= Later poems. *$1.25. Houghton.

The best verses in this volume deal with the common weal and woe of
humanity, and the “deep things of God.” The poet also sings of the
lighter phases of human existence, “his thoughtful love of nature
finds charming expression in many fugitive pieces” (Outlook). In
others, especially in “Timeo Danaos,” a high and nobly exigent
patriotism shines forth.

+ =Critic.= 46: 565. Je. ‘05. 130w.

“A pleasing addition to our store of occasional and memorial verse.”
Wm. M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 39: 66. Ag. 1, ‘05. 370w.

“It is some compensation for the over-polemical character of Mr.
Chadwick’s verses that their serious thoughtfulness leaves an
impression of sobriety and dignity.” Herbert W. Horwill.

+ — =Forum.= 37: 246. O. ‘05. 700w.

“His poetic product was of a ripeness which shows, if not genius, at
any rate talent of the first order.”

+ + =Nation.= 81: 18. Jl. 6, ‘05. 290w.

“As they stand, however, they represent the fine warm masculine
intellect of which they, with many other virtues and felicities, are
the fruit.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 10: 264. Ap. 22, ‘05. 350w.

“His poems are not without their singing quality, but this is never
merely the lilt of the care-free warbler. The mystery and wonder and
tragedy and spiritual meaning of life are ever with him.”

+ =Outlook.= 79: 1060. Ap. 29, ‘05. 560w.

=Chadwick, Samuel.= Humanity and God. **$1.50. Revell.

“The author ... is known in England for his success as a Wesleyan
missioner.... A vein of mysticism runs through his thought, but his
speech is pointed and vigorous. He is a skillful Biblical expositor,
and his discourse on ‘The extra mile’ is one of the best in the
multitude of those on Jesus’ doctrine of non-resistance. The theology
underlying all is a blend of old and new, largely old, but on the
bed-rock of the new, the identity of the human and the divine. This
gives to the collection its title.”—Outlook.

=Outlook.= 79: 450. F. 18, ‘05. 100w.

* =Chamberlain, Charles Joseph.= Methods in plant histology. *$2.25. Univ. of Chicago press.

A two-part work which has grown out of a course in histological
technique conducted by the author at the University of Chicago. The
first part deals with the principles of fixing and staining, and the
various other processes of microtechnique; the second, with the
application of these principles to specific cases.

=Chamberlain, Esther, and Chamberlain, Lucia.= Mrs. Essington. †$1.50. Century.

The scene of the little drama enacted in this story is a hospitable
California country house, and the actors are mainly the daughter of
the hostess, young, strong, athletic, and a charming widow, who side
by side run an altogether modest race for the affections of the one
ineligible young man of the party, a poor composer.

“‘Mrs. Essington’ is a book which commands the reader’s interest—nay,
more, his admiration.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 365. Je. 3, ‘05. 310w.

“It is a story filled with dramatic possibilities, and of these the
authors ... have taken ample advantage.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w.

“This is a clever book in several ways, with plenty of atmosphere and
nothing out of drawing, but this study of loss and renunciation
carries it beyond cleverness into quite another class.”

+ =Outlook.= 80: 393. Je. 10, ‘05. 100w.

=Pub. Opin.= 39: 93. Jl. 15, ‘05. 230w.

=Chamberlain, Georgia Louise.= Introduction to the Bible for teachers of children: a manual for use in the Sunday schools or in the home. $1. Univ. of Chicago press.

“A most admirable elementary course in Biblical introduction,
designed to give children of the fourth grade, or about ten years of
age, familiar acquaintance with the various books of the Bible and
their varied character, and the ability to use the Bible
intelligently.”—Ind.

“The most prominent—and evidently the most purposeful—omission is that
of any reference to the inspiration of the Bible.”

— — =Cath. World.= 80: 820. Mr. ‘05. 780w.

“The lessons are well arranged, the suggestions to teachers are clear
and stimulating, and the entire work shows diligence and thoroughness
in preparation.”

+ + =Ind.= 58: 1012. My. 4, ‘05. 320w.

=Chambers, Robert William.= Iole. †$1.25. Appleton.

A rather gushy poet with soft white fingers brings up his eight lovely
daughters to roam the fields in pink pajamas, talk Greek, and keep
near to nature. When the mortgage on his home is to be foreclosed the
agent falls in love with the oldest daughter, the owner with the
second one, and they all leave nature for the city. The remaining
daughters also have romances.

+ — =Ind.= 59: 395. Ag. 17, ‘05. 110w.

+ — =N. Y. Times.= 10: 366. Je. 3, ‘05. 710w.

=N. Y. Times.= 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 220w.

“Originally a fantastical bit of extravaganza printed as a short
story, this has been expanded into a book, and thereby much of its
cleverness and freshness lost.”

+ — =Outlook.= 80: 392. Je. 10, ‘05. 140w.

* “Skipping boldly, now, from Japanese ancestor-worship to
contemporary satire, we hail Robert Chambers prince of the last
half-year’s production.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 32: 760. D. ‘05. 190w.

=Chambers, Robert William.= Reckoning. †$1.50. Appleton.

“The city of New York, loyal at heart, and sorely besieged by the
English, within and without, is the scene of this romance.... A brave
youth is selected by his Excellency, Mr. Washington, acts as a spy in
the city, and finally escapes the peril of his position, to be
rewarded as a courageous soldier in open battle. The heroine, a belle
in the gay Tory circles, bewitches the hero, after much banter and
playing at love-making. Emerging from a tangle of cross-purposes, she
proves herself a noble woman, brave enough to sacrifice all for her
lover and his country.”—Outlook.