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“Dr. Grey is an enthusiastic sportsman, alive to the picturesqueness
both of Western scenery and Western character. He is also a skilful
photographer of still life, and has furnished many interesting
pictures of the country in which he hunted.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 256. O. 16, ’08. 350w.

“Mr. Grey is never dull in his narrative, but one tires of the undue
straining after verbal effect in the descriptive bits with which his
story is interlarded.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 287. S. 24, ’08. 260w.

“Dr. Grey has a vivid style and a keen sense of dramatic situation, as
well as poetic appreciation of the weird beauty and sublimity of the
country through which he journeyed.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 502. S. 12. ’08. 200w.

=Gribble, Francis Henry.= George Sand and her lovers. *$3.75.
Scribner.

7–36995.

The author “tears away the ‘romance’ of George Sand’s life all drapery
that had been left in the shape of ‘hypocrisy.’ He exhibits her as she
was, a grisette by blood and instincts, and in the whole conduct of
her emotional life. If the story of her ‘romances’ was worth telling
in full, which is questionable, here it is told undoubtedly with
perfect fulness. Whether it is prudery or not, we infinitely prefer
the final chapters—in which Mr. Gribble tells of George Sand’s
friendship with Flaubert, of her ‘growing old in dignity,’ and of the
genuine importance of her novels—to those in which he expounds his
purpose and fulfils his self-imposed mission.” (Spec.)

* * * * *

=Acad.= 73: 188. N. 30, ’07. 110w.

“Mr. Gribble tells everything there is to tell with perfect frankness,
and he brings his evidence from all sources, not betraying any
prejudices by the way.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 1: 126. F. 1. 1050w.

“Those interested in this branch of literature will probably not be
disappointed in this volume.”

+ =Dial.= 43: 422. D. 16, ’07. 300w.

“It is interesting and informing.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 265. Mr. 19, ’08. 950w.

“Having noted this exception to his title, however, it is but fair to
say that the present study has its warrant and justification. His book
is written in the interests of truth, not scandal.” Christian Gauss.

+ + − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 19. Ja. 11, ’08. 1220w.

“Mr. Gribble’s book contains little that is new. It is a string of
readable, very readable, gossipy anecdotes and not the portrait of an
extraordinary woman.” James Huneker.

+ − =No. Am.= 187: 277. F. ’08. 1580w.

“The story is not edifying, but it is amusing; and Mr. Gribble tells
it with a frank cynicism which is not inappropriate.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 105: 210. F. 15, ’08. 500w.

“This volume will be valuable, from the literary and sociological
points of view, as throwing a sidelight on the romantic movement in
France. Whether it is a permanent contribution to the ‘literature of
the heart’ is quite another matter.”

+ − =Spec.= 99: sup. 909. D. 7, ’07. 240w.

=Gribble, Francis Henry.= Montreux; painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis
and May Hardwicke Lewis. (Color books.) *$2.50. Macmillan.

The author “draws upon his intimate knowledge of the personages who
lend a fascination to the history of Geneva, and he uses Montreux as a
name to designate the whole district of the ‘Swiss Riviera,’ a vague
region stretching from Vevey to Villeneuve. Six chapters on the Castle
of Chillon, its history and associations; and some delightful sketches
of the Regicides, the Pietists, the Salvation army, Byron, Obermann,
and Madame de Warens—and ‘you see the trick on’t.’ ... The charming
illustrations in colour to this pleasant book, by J. and May Hardwicke
Lewis, are beautifully reproduced.”—Ath.

* * * * *

“It is interesting to see how pleasingly a skilful writer like Mr.
Gribble accomplishes a difficult task.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 133. Ag. 1. 270w.

“The only novelty in Mr. Gribble’s volume is the illustrations, for
the text consists almost entirely of literal transcriptions from the
same author’s ‘Lake Geneva and its literary landmarks,’ welded
together after the manner of a musical potpourri.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 337. O. 8, ’08. 150w.

“If fault could be found with Mr. Gribble’s text, it is that so much
emphasis has been placed on the various historical personages
connected with the region as to leave not enough for descriptions of
nature.”

+ − =Outlook.= 89: 580. Jl. 11, ’08. 370w.

“All that has to be told about the place and people is told very
pleasantly by Mr. Gribble, and the pictures of the two artists who
co-operate have the charm which we are accustomed to look for in
Messrs. Black’s ‘Beautiful books.’”

+ =Spec.= 100: 677. Ap. 25. ’08. 200w.

* =Gribble, Francis Henry.= Rousseau and the women he loved. *$3.75. Scribner.

“Justification for this new life in English, of one whom Mr. John
Morley (as we still like to call his lordship) has made the subject of
an excellent biographical study, is sought for in the recent discovery
and publication, by certain delvers in French archives and private
papers, of many letters and other documents that throw new light on
the philosopher’s idiosyncrasies and demonstrate the palpable untruth
of certain portions of his own autobiography.”—Dial.

* * * * *

“It presents with provoking trenchancy and thoroughness that one-sided
view of the darker aspect of Rousseau’s genius which is commonly held
in a loose, vague way. The ‘Confessions’ to judge from the evidences
of the pages before us, seems to be the only book by his author which
Mr. Gribble has studied thoroughly, and even this he misinterprets
through taking too low a view of the whole subject.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 566. N. 7. 820w.

“If one is interested in Rousseau’s life—and who can help being more
or less interested?—it is better to have the real facts than
falsehoods; and so Mr. Gribble has rendered a not unuseful service.”

+ =Dial.= 46: 414. D. 1, ’08. 200w.

“A book of real importance. He argues a good deal from biographical
premises, sometimes unsound.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 468. N. 12, ’08. 1200w.

“Mr. Gribble is a careless, slipshod writer, and his work often
produces the impression of having been hurried over, its faults being
rather those of a man who doesn’t care than of one who doesn’t know.”
Hildegarde Hawthorne.

− + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 594. O. 24, ’08. 740w.

“Lord Morley in his famous essay on Rousseau says of the ‘Confessions’
that their pages are too often contaminated by the ‘reek of the
satyr.’ Mr. Gribble has managed, by adopting the point of view he has,
to preserve throughout his book much of this aroma without the style
which alone makes it at intervals endurable in the original.”

− =Sat. R.= 106: 641. N. 21, ’08. 700w.

“Mr. Gribble’s book, almost painfully plainspoken as it sometimes is,
will be useful to the English reader of to-day, whom it invites to
realise the origin of doctrines which appeal to ‘the blindest part of
us, our sensibility.’”

+ =Spec.= 101: 842. N. 21, ’08. 450w.

* =Griffis, William Elliot.= Fire-fly’s lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan. †$1. Crowell.

8–24870.

Representative Japanese fairy tales which include the legend of the
Fire-fly princess who holds court among the stamens of the lotus-lily,
the story of the dancing tea-kettle, and many tales of giants,
dragons, dwarfs and imps of Japan’s picturesque wonder-world.

* * * * *

“The author has studied Japan, its people, and their customs, and,
while original, the work embodies the spirit of Japan.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 580. O. 17, ’08. 200w.

=Griffis, William Elliot.= Japanese nation in evolution: steps in
the progress of a great people. **$1.25. Crowell.

7–29750.

Descriptive note and excerpts in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“It is a learned, novel, and interesting argument.” A. K. Parker.

+ =Am. J. Theol.= 12: 512. Jl. ’08. 430w.

“Mr. Griffis’ faith in Japan’s possibilities of growth is inspiring.
An immense amount of material, geographical, legendary, archæological
and historic, produces some confusion when condensed into so small a
book, and the frequency of strange names adds further difficulty in
reading.”

+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 31: 273. Ja. ’08. 200w.

“The work is one that should find a place in all well-ordered
libraries, as it contains precisely the very information that all
intelligent people wish to possess about this wonderful people,
presented in a most charming manner. The volume is beautifully
illustrated.”

+ + =Arena.= 39: 121. Ja. ’08. 200w.

“The personal element. Dr. Griffis’s own observation on the state of
society under the old régime, is the most valuable feature of the work
and distinguishes it from the numerous second hand and superficial
books on Japan now in the market.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 528. Mr. 5, ’08. 450w.

“He has brought together, in convenient though somewhat ill-ordered
shape, the results of his reading.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 404. Ap. 30, ’08. 200w.

“Dr. Griffis refers to his having been an educator in Japan a
generation ago. He seems not to have come into direct contact with
present conditions there.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 362. Je. 27, ’08. 1100w.

“No book has yet been written which should do more than the present
volume to affirm the ground for the Japanese demand for social
equality. Dr. Griffis’s book offers a compact and highly interesting,
if highly eulogistic, history of Japan from the earliest epoch to our
own.”

+ + =Outlook.= 88: 509. F. 29, ’08. 1400w.

=Spec.= 100: 1006. Je. 27, ’08. 430w.

=Griffith, Elmer C.= Rise and development of the gerrymander. $1.25.
Scott.

7–36715.

A doctor’s thesis based upon exhaustive study of source material. He
discovers this form of political trickery (“the formation of election
districts on another basis than that of single and homogeneous
political units as they existed previous to the apportionment, with
boundaries arranged for partisan advantage”) a hundred years before
1812, on which latter date it took its name from Governor Gerry of
Massachusetts. He reviews the subsequent gerrymanders in various
states and the attempts to eliminate them.

* * * * *

“A painstaking investigation.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 31: 502. Mr. ’08. 230w.

=Ind.= 63: 1007. O. 24, ’07. 50w.

“The subject is more interesting than the manner in which it is
handled. Professor Griffith rarely philosophizes. He likewise abstains
from dealing with the subject as a sociologist. His style is at times
obscure. Viewed as a catalogue of misdoings, [the dissertation] is not
without value.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 80. Ja. 23, ’08. 200w.

=Pol. Sci. Q.= 23: 573. S. ’08. 200w.

“Aside from the first or introductory chapter, which is merely
personal opinion and poorly worked out, this is a solid piece of
research, and deserves commendation.” E. D. Fite.

+ + − =Yale R.= 17: 113. My. ’08. 350w.

=Grimm, Carl Robert.= Secondary stresses in bridge trusses. $2.50.
Wiley.

8–12774.

The portion of the field of bridge literature occupied by this book
has been heretofore unoccupied. “The author limits his treatment
mainly to secondary stresses due to riveted joints in trusses. After
some introductory historical notes, a consideration of the nature of
the problem and some means for its solution, he presents five methods
for the calculation of secondary stresses, devoting a chapter to each
one. The four principal methods were developed by Manderia,
Muller-Breslau, Ritter and Mohr, respectively, while the fifth one is
designated as the method of least work.” (Engin. N.)

* * * * *

“The author has rendered a valuable service to the engineering
profession in this country by writing this book which gives the
results of previous investigations and directs attention in an
effective manner to the importance of the subject. The book deserves
careful study by every engineer who is responsible for the design and
maintenance of bridges.” H: S. Jacoby.

+ + =Engin. N.= 59: 646. Je. 11, ’08. 1650w.

=Grimshaw, Beatrice Ethel.= Fiji and its possibilities. il.
(Geographical lib.) **$3. Doubleday.

7–31404.

The author calls herself “a wanderer about odd corners of the globe.”
She is the first woman to penetrate into the interior of the Fiji
islands. “The reader is continually surprised at the incidents which
befell the author, and at her exposition of the manners and customs of
a people who thirty years ago were cannibals. She was received with
remarkable hospitality by the chiefs of every town through which the
party passed, and was treated with the utmost deference and respect at
all times.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“She took some very interesting photographs which alone make the book
a valuable record, and her story, though written with praiseworthy
modesty, inspires the reader with genuine admiration of her pluck. The
book would have been greatly improved by the addition of a map.”

+ − =Acad.= 72: 198. F. 23, ’07. 170w.

“Though not a serious study the book gives an excellent idea of social
and economic conditions on the islands. A bulky, heavy book.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 42. F. ’08.

“The account is very lively and interesting. It is, however, diffuse
and unsatisfactory.”

− + =Ann. Am. Acad.= 32: 443. S. ’08. 100w.

“Would be excellent were it not for lapses into subjects beyond the
writer’s competence.”

+ − =Ath.= 1907. 1: 133. F. 2. 860w.

“Her whole book reads as if made up of letters. She tires the reader
by repetitions, long digressions, feebly humorous passages, frequent
allusions to cannibalism, and prolix accounts of trivial and
uninteresting incidents. Her book would have been far more readable
had she confined herself to descriptions of the country and the
natives.”

− + =Nation.= 86: 107. Ja. 30, ’08. 750w.

“It is always bright and readable, but shows little literary skill.
The temptation to idealize and indulge in sentimental description has
not been overcome, but, whatever its faults, the book is a timely,
educative, and interesting work.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 21. Ja. 11, ’08. 700w.

“The book is written with sympathy and evidently from a background of
extensive knowledge.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 37: 116. Ja. ’08. 50w.

“The author gives the reader an excellent though superficial idea of
the conditions under which white people live in these distant
islands.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 104: 240. Ag. 24, ’07. 1080w.

=Spec.= 98: 297. F. 23, ’07. 60w.

* =Grimshaw, Beatrice Ethel.= In the strange South seas. *$3.50. Lippincott.

8–34208.

A tourist’s impressions derived from leisurely travel among the
eastern groups of the South sea islands.

* * * * *

“Many things in it are truly excellent—notably, certain personal
descriptions, and the author’s judicious observations on lepers,
missionaries. and manners. But the book is tainted throughout with the
taint of journalism.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 38. Ja. 11. 300w.

“As far as they go her conclusions are just and accurate, though, as
she seems to be unacquainted with the writings of those who preceded
her, and to rely for her information on the loose talk of traders, she
makes a good many mistakes.”

+ − =Lond. Times.= 6: 346. N. 15, ’07. 360w.

“Her book is worth while. The subject matter has been covered before
in more or less appreciative fashion by many writers, but few have
approached the task with a keener sympathy, a wider vision, and a
daintier sense of humor.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 755. D. 5, ’08. 380w.

* =Grimshaw, Beatrice Ethel.= Vaiti of the islands. †$1.50. Wessels.

8–30710.

The heroine of this tale is the half-caste daughter of a Maori
princess and a derelict Englishmen, the drunken captain of a
trading-schooner casting about in the South seas. The primitive,
guileful, Maori nature within her wars with her English daring and
love of adventure. Aside from the interest attaching to the not easily
classified heroine, the story is interesting for its other Polynesian
types and South sea adventures.

* * * * *

“Something new in heroines, and stories, too. Her doings ... are
adventures unique and perilous enough to have sated the desires of any
wandering seeker after excitement.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 706. N. 28, ’08. 180w.

=Grohman, William Adolph Baillie-.= Land in the mountains: being an
account of the past and present of Tyrol; its people and its
castles; with an introd. by C. Landis. *$3. Lippincott.

7–31993.

A fully illustrated book “which is neither a glorified form of
Baedeker nor a treatise on the science of rock-climbing, but a volume
dealing, in a fashion fitted to appeal to the ordinary reader, with
the history of Tyrol and its feudal castles.” (Ath.)

* * * * *

“In the present work the author is at his best.”

+ + =Acad.= 73: 11. O. 12, ’07. 400w.

“The pages before us are easy reading, though they disclose some signs
of haste.”

+ − =Ath.= 1907, 2: 231. Ag. 31. 1300w.

“To the mere ‘tripper’ who knows Tyrol only from the piazza of an
Innsbruck hotel, this book will not appeal; but to the more serious
traveller and reader it will mark a valuable contribution to the
history of a brave little land.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ =Dial.= 44: 105. F. 16, ’08. 400w.

“It is an admirable book, admirably written, dealing exhaustively with
all the subjects which fall within its scope, too bulky, indeed, to
serve as the traveller’s pocket companion, even if his pockets are
large, but nevertheless invaluable to the more intelligent class of
tourists who wish to realize and understand, as well as to see, this
mountain land which the modern influx of tourists has not yet
succeeded in spoiling.”

+ + =Lond. Times.= 6: 155. My. 17, ’07. 1080w.

“The work supplies a felt want. Of the charming illustrations with
which the volume is adorned ... it is difficult to write in fitting
terms.”

+ + =Nation.= 87: 143. Ag. 13, ’08. 800w.

“Meantime, not the least interestng chapter of the present volume is
the introduction by his American friend, Mr. Landis. It tells us much
of a remarkable personality and it makes us wish to hear more.”

+ =Sat. R.= 103: 754. Je. 15, ’07. 1080w.

“The best part of the book is concerned with the huntings of that
mighty sportsman, the Emperor Maximilian, whose fame the author has
done much to revive.”

+ =Spec.= 99: 97. Jl. 20, ’07. 380w.

=Grohman, W. A. Baillie-.= Tyrol; painted by E. Harrison Compton;
described by W. A. Baillie-Grohman. *$2. Macmillan.

Deals largely with the historical side of the subject and is written
by “an old resident, thoroughly familiar with the character and habits
of the Tyrolese peasant, as well as with the remoter districts of
Tyrol.” (Nation.) “The pictures by Mr. E. Harrison Compton which
accompany the text are far better than is usual in such volumes.”
(Ath.)

* * * * *

“In spite of trifling defects we can thoroughly recommend the book,
and think it will be useful to those who are planning tours.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 97. Jl. 25. 300w.

“The point of view of the insider, whose familiarity with the land and
its people is vital, is often fresher than that of the traveller or
the student.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 337. O. 8, ’08. 120w.

=Groot, C. Hofstede de.= Catalogue raisonné of the works of the most
eminent Dutch painters of the seventeenth century; based on the
work of John Smith by C. Hofstede de Groot (with the assistance of
Dr. W. R. Valentiner); tr. and ed. by E. G. Hawkes. 10v. v. 1,
*$7.50. Macmillan.

=v. 1.= Includes the works of Jan Steen, Gabriel Metsu, Garard Dou,
Pieter de Hooch, Carel Fabritius, and Johannes Vermeer of Delft. “It
is essentially a catalogue and not a treatise on the art of the
painters dealt with, though to each is given a short biographical
note.” (Spec.)

* * * * *

“The critical scholarship of Dr. de Groot and the wealth of research
lavished on the work by his assistants will render this publication
precious for a long time to come.”

+ + − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 159. Ag. 8. 2350w. (Review of v. 1.)

+ =Int. Studio.= 34: 170. Ap. ’08. 280w. (Review of v. 1.)

“A useful undertaking, and seems to have been conscientiously and
thoroughly carried out.”

+ =Nation.= 86: 270. Mr. 19, ’08. 110w. (Review of v. 1.)

“This work is invaluable for the minute study of the painters.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 1004. Je. 27, ’08. 60w. (Review of v. 1.)

=Grove, Sir George.= Grove’s dictionary of music and musicians; ed.
by J. A. Fuller Maitland. 5v. ea. **$5. Macmillan.

=v. 4.= Begins with an article on Quadrille and continues thru the
biographical sketch of Marie Szymanowska.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 277. N. ’08. (Review of v. 3 and 4.)

“Complaint was made years ago that there was no sense of proportion in
this dictionary, and we fear the same objection still holds good.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 107. Jl. 25. 770w. (Review of v. 4.)

“But why should such a dignified and important musical work of
reference be disfigured with such a hodge-podge of mediocre and
poorly-executed illustrations in these days of pictorial excellence?”
G: P. Upton.

+ + − =Dial.= 45: 86. Ag. 16, ’08. 550w. (Review of v. 4.)

“The volume is marked by many of the admirable qualities which have
distinguished its predecessors. Unfortunately this fourth volume also
contains more than its share of blemishes and mistakes.”

+ + − =Ind.= 65: 897. O. 15, ’08. 688w. (Review of v. 4.)

+ + − =Nation.= 87: 79. Jl. 23, ’08. 1300w. (Review of v. 4.)

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 378. Jl. 4, ’08. 350w. (Review of v. 4.)

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 256. Ag. ’08. 70w. (Review of v. 4.)

=Grundy, Mrs. Mabel Sarah Barnes-.= Hilary on her own. +$1.50.
Baker.

8–24457.

The story of a spirited young girl, who finding her home atmosphere
stifling, breaks away from it and goes to London to look for a
secretaryship. The hardships of position-hunting are leavened by the
girl’s frankness and irresistible sense of humor, which qualities
recommend her to readers, young and old.

* * * * *

“Passing over manners, which would have horrified Jane Austen, she is
a genuine living being, worth knowing for her hearty picturesque talk
and her power of humorous characterization.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 390. O. 22, ’08. 230w.

“The subject is hackneyed enough, but the tale is written with a
freshness of touch and a constant liveliness of fancy that makes it
entertaining.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 620. O. 24, ’08. 200w.

=Guest, Antony.= Art and the camera. *$2. Macmillan.

7–35390.

A book which makes its appeal especially to “those who wish to attain
greater skill in rendering colour in monochrome.” It is a “practical
guide-book to the methods of making artistic prints from photographic
negatives. The proper appreciation of the artistic possibilities of a
subject, the rules governing point of view, composition, lighting and
the like, are dwelt upon; and afterward the method of treating
negative and print in order to produce such qualities as are shown in
the pictures which illustrate the book.”

* * * * *

“There is a singular freedom from banality and platitude in his
book ... and a pleasing absence of the irritating split infinitive.
Scattered through the pages are remarks which reveal much keenness of
insight and bring a thrill of appreciation to the reader. One
pronouncement of Mr. Guest’s, that the task of the worker without
colour—the photographer—demands a keener perception of tones than that
of the painter, seems to call for some demur.”

+ + − =Acad.= 73: 794. Ag. 17, ’07. 1720w.

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 3: 194. N. ’07.

+ =Ath.= 1907, 2: 218. Ag. 24. 80w.

“Mr. Guest’s position is a thoroughly sound and reasonable one; he
makes no extravagant claims for photography.”

+ =Int. Studio.= 32: 337. O. ’07. 160w.

* =Gulick, Luther Halsey, and Ayres, Leonard P.= Medical inspection of schools. $1. Charities pub. com.

8–31120.

A by-product of the “Backward children investigation,” research work
supported by the Russell Sage foundation. It is a practical, reliable,
frank presentation of facts gathered from the study of “retardation”
among school-children, a knowledge of which aids in the “betterment
and safeguarding of the health and vitality of the future citizens of
America.”

* * * * *

“Cautious without quenching enthusiasm, lucidly exhaustive and
admirably arranged, the monograph will assist not a little in the
great work, scarcely begun, of supplying the sound body that is needed
for the sound mind.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 469. N. 12, ’08. 340w.

“A refreshingly optimistic study of many subjects which will appeal
not only to the teacher, but also to the layman. His psychology is, in
the main, sound, although his desire to express himself in colloquial
language at times leads him astray. His indebtedness to Prof. William
James, which is evident throughout the book, might well have been more
often acknowledged.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 584. D. 10, ’08. 200w.

H

=Haber, Fritz.= Thermodynamics of technical gas-reactions: seven lectures; tr. by Arthur B. Lamb; with 20 figures. *$3. Longmans.

8–19027.

The author “endeavors to make clear the significance of heat factors
in gas reactions, with especial reference to the specific heats of the
interacting substances and to the heat evolved during the reaction.
The gathering of these lectures into book form has been for the
purpose of effecting a contribution to technical, rather than to
theoretical, chemistry, and the aim of the author has been to present
in the clearest manner the application of the mechanical theory to
chemistry.” (Engin. N.)

* * * * *

“It is a work that will thoroughly interest chemical engineers and
metallurgists.”

+ =Engin. D.= 3: 651. Je. ’08. 260w.

“The whole work is suggestive, illuminating and unique, and should
prove most valuable to those who desire to study certain of the
phenomena observable during the explosion of gaseous mixtures. The
work of the translator has been done most satisfactorily.” L. S.
Marks.

+ =Engin. N.= 59: 650. Je. 11, ’08. 730w.

“While chemical thermodynamics is certainly still far from having
reached finality, it is important for our chemical engineers to know
what has been accomplished. This book is an excellent guide for this
purpose, although it is by no means easy reading.”

+ − =Engin. Rec.= 58: 391. O. 3, ’08. 550w.

“After a single perusal of the book the reader may not appreciate the
infinite pains, or the critical acumen amounting nearly to
inspiration, with which the author has extracted the truth from a
great mass of uncertain and frequently contradictory experimental
material.” G. N. Lewis.

+ + =Science=, n.s. 28: 344. S. 11, ’08. 460w.

=Hadow, Gerald Elliot, and Hadow, William Henry.= Oxford treasury of
English literature. 3v. ea. *90c. Oxford.

=v. 3.= Completes the “treasury” and extends from the Jacobean to the
Victorian writers.

* * * * *

“While fully recognizing the excellent intention of this work, we have
some doubts as to its utility.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 181. Ag. 15. 1150w. (Review of v. 3.)

“In general, the brief critical remarks in the introductions are
well-balanced despite their extreme brevity and occasional wit.”

+ =Nation.= 86: 577. Je. 25, ’08. 260w. (Review of v. 3.)

=Hague, Charles Arthur.= Pumping engines for water works. *$5.
McGraw pub.

7–42484.

“Furnishes in language as free from technicalities as practicable a
description of the principles upon which pumping engines operate, a
brief outline of their development and a detailed discussion of their
parts, without taking up the actual computation and drafting-room
practice of the designer.”—Engin. Rec.

* * * * *

“The book is worth criticising and well worth improving in a
subsequent edition.” n.s. Hill, jr.

− + =Engin. N.= 59: 294. Mr. 12, ’08. 750w.

“The book is far the best work on pumping engines that we have in
English at the present time.”

+ =Engin. Rec.= 57: 26. Ja. 4, ’08. 800w.

=Haile, Martin.= James Francis Edward, “the Old Chevalier.” *$4.
Dutton.

8–15743.

A study “of Jacobitism in relation to wider issues. The author is
thoroughly alive to the significance of the Orleans-Hanover compact;
does justice to the Quadruple alliance in its bearing on the Jacobite
expedition of 1719; explains the attempt of James to mediate between
France and Austria in 1735, and shows how serious a blow to his hopes
was the renewal of hostilities between those powers in 1740.”—Ath.

* * * * *

“A painstaking study.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 1: 65. Ja. 18. 950w.

“As a study of personality, of the Jacobite movement in England, and
of the views of a Stuart restoration held by the great powers of
Europe, Mr. Haile’s work will be found both thorough and interesting.”

+ =Dial.= 43: 424. D. 16, ’07. 130w.

“On some points his researches seem to have been thorough and
complete; but on many other matters he appears to have contented
himself with _a priori_ deductions.” L. M. Larson.

+ − =Dial.= 45: 41. Jl. 16, ’08. 670w.

“Is really an historical study of an exceedingly interesting epoch.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 1453. Je. 25, ’08. 400w.

+ =Nation.= 86: 217. Mr. 5, ’08. 800w.

“Admirably complete and readable volume. The constant introduction of
quotation marks tends to destroy the illusion and impede the
narrative.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 158. Mr. 21, ’08. 300w.

“Mr. Haile does more than merely write a biography of the Old
Pretender; he gives us a thoroughgoing and most valuable study of
English Jacobitism, based in many of its details on material hitherto
inaccessible to the historian.” H. A. Bruce.

+ + =Outlook.= 89: 121. My. 16, ’08. 3000w.

“Interesting but often too lengthy chapters.”

+ − =Spec.= 100: 641. Ap. 25, ’08. 130w.

=Haines, Henry Stevens.= Railway corporations as public servants.
**$1.50. Macmillan.

7–30619.

Descriptive note and excerpts in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“Valuable to student, and to general readers interested in the
subject.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 138. My. ’08.

“The author is notably open-minded and fair.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 32: 624. N. ’08. 130w.

“Mr. Haines sees as a railway man—he sees as truly as one of the great
travelling and shipping and consuming public. The tone and the temper
are as admirable as though he might be a university professor of
railway economics engaged in academic discussion. His book is an
admirable chapter added to the fruitful discussion of railway
problems.” J: J. Halsey.

+ + =Dial.= 44: 130. Mr. 1, ’08. 1100w.

“Faults of form and substance do of necessity detract much from the
value of the book; but it must not be supposed that it is without
merit.”

+ − =Econ. Bull.= 1: 33. Ap. ’08. 850w.

“Other similar utterances seem to indicate that the book was hurriedly
compiled and failed to receive proper revision; it certainly did not
receive adequate proof-reading.” E. L. Bogart.

− =Forum.= 39: 394. Ja. ’08. 310w.

“The author’s wide experience in railway affairs and his acquaintance
with the theoretical side reveal themselves in a clear statement of
the development of common carrier service, and of American railway
regulation. We note only two errors of fact.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 108. Ja. 30, ’08. 800w.

+ =Outlook.= 88: 322. F. 8, ’08. 460w.

“Mr. Haines has written so much on the railway question that it was
evidently difficult for him to advance any new ideas.”

− =Pol. Sci. Q.= 23: 186. Mr. ’08. 100w.

=Hale, Albert Barlow.= South Americans: the story of the South
American republics. **$2.50. Bobbs.

7–36231.

Descriptive note in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“Somewhat superficial, but reliable and very useful for general
information. Popular in style.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 42. F. ’08. ✠

“He will give the average reader a better appreciation of the south
continent and the people, but with all this there is still much to be
desired. There is no unity of treatment.”

+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 31: 203. Mr. ’08. 170w.

“No recent book on South America is so well adapted to the needs of
the general reader as is this one.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ =Dial.= 44: 107. F. 16, ’08. 320w.

“This book deserves careful reading. It is too obviously made up of
miscellaneous magazine articles written at various periods and loosely
connected with each other. Still it makes easy and interesting
reading.”

+ − =Ind.= 64: 531. Mr. 5, ’08. 300w.

“It is written in a readable manner and sympathetic attitude.”

+ =J. Pol. Econ.= 16: 175. Mr. ’08. 100w.

“As long as Mr. Hale confines himself to the details of travel his
work is not only helpful, but interesting. Unfortunately, he felt
called upon to enter the field of broad philosophical analysis.”

+ − =Nation.= 85: 587. D. 26, ’07. 360w.

“Very informative volume.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 377. F. 15, ’08. 340w.

=R. of Rs.= 36: 756. D. ’07. 70w.

=Hale, George Ellery.= Study of stellar evolution: an account of
some recent methods of astrophysical research. (Decennial
publications, 2d ser., v. 10.) *$4. Univ. of Chicago press.

8–18034.

The modification of the author’s original project to furnish a
handbook to the Yerkes observatory has resulted in the adoption of the
plan of describing a connected series of investigation, laying special
stress on the observational methods employed, in the hope of
explaining clearly how the problem of stellar evolution is studied.
“The book is one that does not require great technical familiarity,
either with astronomy or with physics.... For the physicist, however,
and especially for one who has experience with the difficulties and
the charm of the experimental side of his subject the book possesses a
fascination that is quite unusual.” (Phys. R.) There are over one
hundred plates.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 237. O. ’08.

“Is of the greatest value to all who are following the developments of
what is emphatically called the new astronomy.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 407. O. 3. 580w.

“Interesting and valuable work.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 44. Jl. 16, ’08. 360w.

“The last part is particularly suggestive and valuable to amateur
observers who are provided with moderate sized telescopes and who are
skilled in photography.”

+ + =Nation.= 87: 191. Ag. 27, ’08. 700w.

“The author writes of problems to whose solution he has himself made
important contributions, of instruments which he has designed, or
investigations with which, owing to his acquaintance with other
astrophysicists, he has a thorough personal familiarity. This fact,
together with the pleasing style and complete absence of any trace of
egotism, gives to the book a character and charm that are rarely met
with.”

+ + =Phys. R.= 26: 549. Je. ’08. 520w.

“It is non-technical, readable and gives a clear explanation of the
purposes and observational methods employed by the author in his
notable researches upon the sun and the chemistry of the stars.” C: L.
Poor.

+ =Science=, n.s. 28: 804. D. 4, ’08. 540w.

=Univ. Rec.= 13: 24. Jl. ’08. 760w.

=Hale, William Bayard.= A week in the White house with Theodore
Roosevelt: a study of the president at the nation’s business.
**$1.25. Putnam.

8–17769.

An accurate, realistic picture of President Roosevelt as he appears at
close hand actually engaged in the arduous duties of his office. The
chapter headings are as follows: The president in the White house, A
view of the president at work, The spirit of the White house, A
typical day with the president, A cabinet day at the White house,
Giving audiences to two hundred, An estimate of Mr. Roosevelt, and The
president on Mr. Roosevelt.

* * * * *

“It is written effectively and at times picturesquely, if not
photographically. One feels that it is all quite true.”

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 162. Ag. 1, ’08. 60w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 314. Je. 6, ’08. 340w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 338. Je. 13, ’08. 220w.

=Hall, Bolton.= A little land and a living; introd. by William
Borsodi. $1. Arcadia press.

8–19079.

In no way a repetition of the author’s “Three acres and liberty.” The
book was stimulated by a letter from Mr. Borsodi to Mr. Hall in which
the former points to the farm as the real hope, the one ray of
sunshine that is destined to lighten the burden and cheer the lives of
the needy of our large cities. Its aim is that of encouraging the
overworked wage earner to reach out for a better, saner living, thru
cultivating the little lands.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 237. O. ’08.

“We heartily recommend this work to all our readers who live on the
land and to all those who dream of some time coming into intimate
touch with the Great Mother.”

+ =Arena.= 40: 382. O. ’08. 600w.

“The effort to turn towards the land the superfluous population of the
cities ... is one that deserves all encouragement not alone for
economic but also for higher interests.”

+ =Cath. World.= 88: 112. O. ’08. 360w.

“His argument is marred by many divagations of one sort or another.”

− =Educ. R.= 36: 522. D. ’08. 80w.

“Lacks in systematic and personal apprehension of the question, but is
full of stimulant.”

− + =Ind.= 65: 950. O. 22, ’08. 400w.

“The book should be read not only by those who are immediately
interested in improving their life’s prospect, but by those whose
prosperity enables them to consider means for the betterment of others
less fortunately situated in the matter of worldly goods.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 375. Jl. 4, ’08. 770w.

“All readers who became interested in the suggestions offered by Mr.
Hall in the introductory book will find the facts given in its sequel
to be even more valuable and to the purpose.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 127. Jl. ’08. 80w.

+ − =Spec.= 101: 372. S. 12, ’08. 520w.

=Hall, Francis Joseph.= Authority: ecclesiastical and biblical.
**$1.50. Longmans.

8–10429.

A discussion of the subject from “the viewpoint of the anti-Protestant
wing of the Episcopal church. The author notes and makes acute if not
convincing replies to the objections of Protestant writers, who
understand ‘ecclesiastical infallibility’ differently from
him.”—Outlook.

* * * * *

“It is difficult to reconcile his idea of authority with the modern
world, which is insistent on the freedom of inquiry, and is filled
with the spirit of democracy. Dr. Hall’s reconciliation is not likely
to stand; he must go one way or the other, or else sit down between
two stools.” E. S. Drown.

− =N. Y. Times.= 13: 607. O. 24, ’08. 140w.

− =Outlook.= 89: 128. My. 16, ’08. 200w.

=Hall, Rev. Francis Joseph.= Introduction to dogmatic theology.
**$1.50. Longmans.

7–14566.

“The first of an intended series of ten volumes, covering the entire
theological field as commonly outlined. The aim is instructive rather
than investigative.... The declaration that ‘every particular Catholic
church’ possesses ‘authority in doctrine,’ and his claim that ‘these
doctrines are contained in a deposit of faith which was committed to
the church of God in pentecostal days; that it is the double advantage
of a Catholic theologian that he is taught the premises of his science
by the Spirit-guided church, and receives sacramental grace within the
church to master the truth thus conveyed to him,’ sufficiently
indicate his accepted limitations and the class of readers he may
expect to reach.”—Am. J. Theol.

* * * * *

Reviewed by George Cross.

=Am. J. Theol.= 12: 162. Ja. ’08. 140w.

“It requires but moderate acquaintance with the writings of
representative Anglicans to be aware that this work will not be
accepted as a standard by the Anglican church as a body, but at most a
strong minority party in it, the so-called Anglo-Catholics.”

− =Outlook.= 87: 46. S. 7, ’07. 210w.

=Hall, H. Fielding.= Inward light. **$1.75. Macmillan.

8–2180.

A book to be read in connection with the author’s “Soul of a people.”
It develops the “great and vital principle of truth that underlies
Buddhism.” It analyzes the evolution of a soul as it comes into the
consciousness of its spiritual power and manifests symbolic perfection
of body.

* * * * *

“Charming, even enchanting in style, but lacks serious acquaintance
with facts, and mingles beauty and truth with partial statements and
actually false conclusions.”

− + =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 237. O. ’08.

“This work contains twenty-two chapters, not one of which the
thoughtful reader will be willing to leave unread. Many of them will
call for a second perusal because of the light they throw on many
problems that have for ages perplexed the brain of man.” B. O. Flower.

+ + =Arena.= 39: 486. Ap. ’08. 3500w.

“It is impossible to deny that the ‘call of the East’ is clear and
alluring in these pages, or that the ‘long long thoughts’ of which the
book is a presentation are not quietly and effectively set forth.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 12. Jl. 4. 380w.

“Charming, even enchanting, is this bit of philosophy disguised as a
work of fiction. But as a presentation of Buddhism it lacks all the
marks of serious acquaintance with originals or reality.” W: E.
Griffis.

− + =Dial.= 44: 243. Ap. 16, ’08. 650w.

“In the discussion of various details, such as transmigration, the law
of recompense, etc., Mr. Hall is a safe enough guide; but in his tone,
in his interpretation of the spirit, he is at the antipodes of the
truth.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 283. Mr. 26, ’08. 450w.

“It would be hard to find a better expression of the gentle spirit of
Gautama, the Buddha, than is given in this book. The book is a joy to
read.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 131. Mr. 7, ’08. 1100w.

“A mingling of beauty and truth with partial statements and actually
false conclusions. It will attract the superficial reader by its
glowing language and entertain the more sober mind by its constant
challenge to his thought.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 561. Mr. 7, ’08. 550w.

“The style is charming.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 37: 512. Ap. ’08. 50w.

=Hall, S. Roland.= How to get a position and how to keep it, with
special hints to various classes of applicants. **50c. Funk.

8–22077.

Hard work is the keynote to the success which Mr. Hall preaches. He
gives practical advice on the choice of an occupation; on letters of
application; on personal application and letters of recommendation.
There are also special hints to various classes of applicants, and a
closing chapter on Keeping positions and winning promotions.

* * * * *

+ =Ind.= 65: 439. Ag. 20, ’08. 50w.

=Lit. D.= 37: 672. N. 7, ’08. 100w.

“Even those who have already had practical experience, as well as the
business novitiate in wage-earning, can learn much from Mr. Hall’s
book.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 453. Ag. 15, ’08. 150w.

=Hamel, Frank.= Famous French salons. *$3.50. Brentano’s.

The salon history of French society from early in the seventeenth to
early in the nineteenth century—from the Marquise de Rambouillet to
Madame Récamier. Each of the nine leaders of salons is sketched in the
light of her special gift for attracting and holding the brilliant
minds of the day; as, for instance, the wit of Madame du Deffaud and
the literary tastes of Mme. Récamier.

* * * * *

“The narrative is in each case well told, and the author is skilful in
selecting from his authorities the passages which have abiding human
interest.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 363. S. 26. 440w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 400. Jl. 18, ’08. 380w.

“A pleasant and interesting book on an agreeable subject. He has
chosen nine famous ladies ... in some instances his choice cannot be
disputed; in others it can.”

+ − =Spec.= 100: 710. My. 2, ’08. 470w.

=Hamilton, Cecily.= Diana of Dobson’s. †$1.50. Century.

8–19716.

A London shop-girl of spirit chafing under the tyranny of Dobson’s
drapery establishment comes to open rebellion upon the eve of a
windfall. She inherits three hundred pounds, determines to go straight
to Paris and to enjoy clothes, freedom, and fun so long as her little
fortune lasts. At the end of a month she is penniless but has found a
lover, a titled Englishman, whom she dismisses but finds again in a
later state of great want.

* * * * *

“Lively, unobjectionable story.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 269. N. ’08. ✠

“Though as literature this novel cannot be said to rank high, it is
incomparably better than the general popular novel that appeals to the
summer reader. It is a bright, interesting and rather unique love
story, but it possesses a merit far beyond this.”

+ =Arena.= 40: 393. O. ’08. 870w.

“The impression remains with the reader of a brisk little story
written with perfect taste, while it is at heart a genuine song of the
sons and daughters of Martha.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 36. Jl. 9, ’08. 170w.

“The decided charm of this book lies in its clear, unlabored
delineation of character.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 392. Jl. 11, ’08. 300w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 615. O. 24, ’08. 30w.

=Hamilton, Clarence G.= Outlines of music history. $1.50. Ditson.

8–7604.

A concise survey of the entire field of musical development, presented
in the light of recent research. It is designed for the general reader
and the student. It treats alien musical systems; mediaeval music;
epoch of vocal counterpoint; development of monophony; Bach, Handel,
Gluck; perfection of the sonata form; transition to the romantic
style; nineteenth century romanticists, opera, and composers; and the
music of the present day.

* * * * *

“It is an excellent little book, fully abreast of modern musical
scholarship.”

+ =Dial.= 44: 280. My. 1, ’08. 50w.

“A concise survey of the whole field of musical development.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 321. Ag. 6, ’08. 40w.

“A volume commendably free from superfluous facts.”

+ =Nation.= 86: 339. Ap. 9, ’08. 220w.

=Hamilton, Clayton Meeker.= Materials and methods of fiction; with
an introd. by Brander Matthews. **$1.50. Baker.

8–17693.

A constructive study of the art of fiction from which amateurs who
have the professional goal in view may see how great fiction has been
and must be written. From a study of novels and short stories the
author deduces and formulates the general principles of the art of
fiction, emphasizing well the importance of understanding the relation
between fact and fiction, the distinction between the actual and the
real. The book recommends itself to college students, young authors,
club members, circulating libraries and general readers. The best
specimens of short story which literature affords are used thruout for
the illustration of principles.

* * * * *

“Particularly well adapted for general reading. It does not cover the
subject completely and is of comparatively small value for serious
study beside Perry’s ‘Study of prose fiction.’”

− + =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 259. N. ’08.

“In general the book is no less admirable in expression than in
conception: clear and concrete, full of delightful niceties of detail,
and not seldom rising into style.” Brian Hooker.

+ − =Forum.= 40: 53. Jl. ’08. 1650w.

“There is plenty of real cerebration, and thoughtful novel readers may
gain considerable information and some points of view that will be
both new and valuable.”

+ − =Ind.= 65: 841. O. 8, ’08. 300w.

“It is, all in all, a suggestive, informing, and thoroughly
interesting book, if not profound. The subject scarcely warrants
profundity. The book becomes a sort of general survey of the best
fiction, helping to revive pleasant memories, to introduce the young
readers to writers previously known only by repute. It is a good plan
and well worked out.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 401. Jl. 18, ’08. 660w.

“It is not too much to say that the very real value of Mr. Hamilton’s
book depends far less upon direct and specific research involved in it
than upon a certain wise and healthful outlook upon life in general,
that lies at the basis of his careful and logical subdivision of his
book. It has this vital quality of a book that is really worth while,
that where it fails to convince it helps you to clarify your own
reasons for believing just the opposite.” F: T. Cooper.

+ − =No. Am.= 188: 621. O. ’08. 830w.

“Should be of value to college students, to young authors, and to
literary clubs.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 126. Jl. ’08. 60w.

=Hamilton, James Shelley.= Butt Chanler, freshman. †$1.50. Appleton.

8–27804.

A rousing college tale with intimate characterizations of the
prevailing customs among American college students of to-day. The hero
is a young freshman who is subjected to the usual round of initiatory
hazing, to the usual athletic physical hardening process: and in spite
of misunderstandings and misrepresentations, is proven to be morally
straight and true. There is the usual campus and gridiron setting.

* * * * *

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 580. O. 17, ’08. 90w.

=Hamlin, Myra Sawyer.= Persis Putnam’s treasure. †$1.25. Little.

8–30931.

One of the “Nan” stories which follows the rescue of a wealthy girl
from morbidness by a group of healthy happy campers.

* * * * *

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 757. D. 5, ’08. 80w.

=Hammerton, John Alexander.= In the track of R. L. Stevenson and
elsewhere in old France. *$2.40. Scribner.

7–38531.

The author, an enthusiastic follower of Stevenson, devotes nearly a
half of his book to the track of the Travels with a donkey and An
inland voyage. He goes over the ground supplementing his observations
with extracts from what Stevenson wrote about places in the course.
Further rambles in Le Puy, in the country of the Camisards and in the
town of Tartarin are equally interesting.

* * * * *

+ =Dial.= 45: 169. S. 16, ’08. 330w.

“A parasitic growth, and a fairly heavy one.”

− =Nation.= 87: 313. O. 1, ’08. 300w.

“It would be a delightful thing to devote three or four months to a
journey in France, with Mr. Hammerton’s book to show the way.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 388. Jl. 11, 08. 800w.

“This is a pleasant book, and may give some hints for future
holidays.”

+ =Spec.= 99: 1101. D. 28, ’07. 160w.

* =Hammond, Eleanor Prescott.= Chaucer: a bibliographical manual. *$3. Macmillan.

8–28623.

“Without including annotation of the Chaucerian text (except a few
well-known cruces), or allusions to Chaucer, or the lighter ‘literary’
essays, or ‘third-hand’ biographies, the author has nevertheless
filled a volume of nearly six hundred pages with references, well
digested abstracts, independent criticisms, and judiciously selected
extracts dealing with all phases of Chaucer’s life and works, as well
as the works (in a group by themselves) which have been printed with
Chaucer’s or attributed to him.”—Dial.

* * * * *

“As far as we have tested the book, all the important works on Chaucer
are noted in the proper places, and there are very few errors of
citation or misprints. The index is good. As far as the author’s work
is concerned, then, we have little but praise of the volume, which
represents the labor of years.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 348. N. 16, ’08. 300w.

“Her book, as a rule, is marked by a freshness which does not belong
to the mere compiler’s work. It is to be regretted, however, that Miss
Hammond should so frequently neglect to give the dates of the
manuscripts. There is only one omission worth mentioning.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 575. D. 10, ’08. 380w.

=R. of Rs.= 38: 640. N. ’08. 30w.

* =Hamp, Sidford Frederick.= Trail of the badger: a story of the Colorado border thirty years ago. †$1.50. Wilde.

The subject of desert reclamation is handled here in a vivid picture,
of life on the southern border of Colorado “where the fringes of two
discordant civilizations overlapped each other—the strenuous
Anglo-Saxon and the easy-going Mexican.” Two boys, alert, and
physically fit, encounter all sorts of dangers in the way of enemies
and wild animals while endeavoring to reclaim a stretch of worthless
desert waste.

* * * * *

“The boys of to-day will find it interesting to compare the conditions
here depicted with those that exist at the present time, a single
generation later.”

+ N. Y, Times. 13: 655. N. 7, ’08. 200w.

=Hancock, Albert Elmer.= John Keats: a literary biography. **$2.
Houghton.

8–28422.

A biography which brings to bear upon the increasing store of facts
concerning Keats’ life, the latter day methods of interpretation and
valuation. This sketch is characterized by “an informing of the
progressive development of Keats’ genius, the filling in of the
background of his life with new authentic and specific details, the
interpretation of his poems by his letters and a brilliant account of
the posthumous growth of his reputation.”

* * * * *

“Mr. Hancock is inclined to write staccato. His first few chapters
especially strain for effect. The interpretative portion of Professor
Hancock’s work, however, is the noteworthy feature of his book.” W. E.
Simonds.

+ − =Dial.= 45: 341. N. 16, ’08. 1150w.

“Its success is due to scholarly co-ordination of facts and sane
reasoning upon them; its failure is simply that Professor Hancock is
too unlike John Keats. Professor Hancock for the most part brings out
admirably those component events and experiences which went to the
making of Keats. He depicts well many phases of the man: what he
misses is the very man himself—the central note of his nature by which
all is to be understood. And yet the book is well worth reading.”
Brian Hooker.