Chapter LIV: Part 2: deals more with general principles. Chapters upon ‘Progress of (2)

A story based on the translations and adaptation made from the
Hungarian by Alex Konta and William Trowbridge Larned. “It is a
picture of erring human nature, but the sophistries of Satan are set
forth with wit and humor and are made the vehicle of satirical flings
at the modern social order.”

* * * * *

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 814. N. 28, ’08. 130w.

“The task of one who runs dramatic materials into the novel mould—much
simpler than the opposite process—is to avoid adding too much. In this
case the adapter has acquitted himself well.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 442. N. 5, ’08. 280w.

=Westrup, Margaret.= Greater mischief. †$1.50. Harper.

8–5583.

A sensitive child at the mercy of a jealous, undemonstrative,
puritanic mother struggles into bloom in the little garden of her
wonderful imagination. A prince charming offers to her when a child of
ten the first real sympathy her hungry little soul has known. She
lives upon the memory of their companionship until in after years he
returns and offers her his love. Their love is changed to grief thru
an ancient grudge which the wooer’s father bears the dead father of
Audrey, and only a heroic sacrifice on the part of the hitherto
uncompromising mother is able to restore happiness.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 224. Je. ’08.

“Speaking generally, the personages of the story (including Euphemia,
a truly comical dog) are realized far more vividly than in the run of
contemporary novels. It is a pity that their effectiveness should be
so often endangered by the coil of a futile and over-ingenious plot.”

+ + − =Nation.= 86: 237. Mr. 12, ’08. 150w.

“An excellent specimen of English skill in the writing of fiction and
of those points in which it is superior to the American novel.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 266. My. 9, ’08. 200w.

“The problem presented in [this story] is a serious one, and has
tragic possibilities; but the story holds it with firm but skillful
grasp, and surrounds it with so much pleasant humor and charming
suggestion that the reader is never overwhelmed.”

+ =Outlook.= 88: 652. Mr. 21, ’08. 150w.

* =Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth.= An English honeymoon. †$1.50. Lippincott.

8–32322.

Honeymoon happiness casts its effulgence across every page of this
bright narrative of scenes and sights thru England. In a series of
letters the bride reveals how they convert everything from a king’s
highway to an obscure lane into a byway of lovers; comfortable,
unconventionable “honeymooners” they are who describe scenes, haunts
and structures as they perceive them, and assemble bits of historical,
literary and art information for the reader’s enlightenment.

* * * * *

“It is an attractive volume and written in Miss Wharton’s best style.”

+ =Dial.= 45; 462. D. 16, ’08. 170w.

“It is all charmingly told, and as a bit of travel literature the
little volume is strengthened by the excellent illustrations.”

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 911. D. 12, ’08. 140w.

“The travel narrative is an entertaining mixture of description,
quotation, and anecdote.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 740. D. 5, ’08. 220w.

“The happy traveler writes enthusiastically.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 749. D. 5, ’08. 160w.

=Wharton, Edith.= Hermit and the wild woman. †$1.50. Scribner.

8–27101.

A group of stories dealing “with subtle problems, delicate situations,
the nuances, so to speak, of conduct and temperament.” (Outlook.) “The
title story, ‘The hermit and the wild woman,’ is in the form of an
Italian legend and bears the mark of the author’s familiarity with the
history and literature, the art and faith of Italy. The other stories
are of modern life.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Have all the subtlety and artistry in style and conception that we
associate with Mrs. Wharton.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 305. D. ’08.

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 644. N. 21. 160w.

“The stories are, of course, admirably told; we must hope that their
uniformity of key is a coincidence, and that the story-teller’s
buoyancy has not taken itself off altogether.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 525. N. 26, ’08. 400w.

“The stories are unequal in interest, although uniformly delightful in
the felicity of their detail and the trained taste of their
composition.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 541. O. 3, ’08. 600w.

“They are not, however, either so novel in situation or so interesting
as some of their predecessors. They are a little inclined to a certain
form of preciosity from which Mrs. Wharton will do well to deliver
herself.”

+ − =Outlook.= 90: 362. O. 17, ’08. 150w.

“Is best read by firelight, when the room is still, when the delicate
perfection of the work makes its just appeal to an alert and impartial
reader.” Agnes Repplier.

+ =Outlook.= 90: 702. N. 28, ’08. 330w.

“To begin with, we cannot think that she was altogether well advised
in including in a set of ultra-modern stories the mediaeval
quasi-allegory which gives its name to the book. Apart from that, the
almost invariable recurrence of failure, disappointment, and
disillusionment as the leading motives of each episode makes for
depression as well as monotony.”

− + =Spec.= 101: 886. N. 28, ’08. 750w.

=Wharton, Edith.= Motor-flight through France. **$2. Scribner.

8–30288.

A book for readers familiar with France. Mrs. Wharton’s glances here
and there serve as suggestions to start a description that grows out
of the fulness of her historical understanding of the places visited,
and her shrewd, analytical reflections.

* * * * *

“Readers who enjoy style, readers who are fond of automobile riding,
readers who are interested in rural France, whether for its art, its
architecture, or its landscape, will enjoy Mrs. Wharton’s book.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 409. D. 1, ’08. 250w.

“Is rich with the delicate observation of a keen, well-stored mind,
eager for new impressions.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 1180. N. 19, ’08. 260w.

“For anyone contemplating a motor trip thru France it should serve,
moreover, as an excellent guide.”

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 911. D. 12, ’08. 200w.

“One may say that this is a book to give keen pleasure to all who have
themselves visited the scenes which Mrs. Wharton recalls so surely and
charmingly, but that it is too wide in scope, too crowded with detail,
too hasty in movement, to be very satisfactory to the untravelled.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 469. N. 12, ’08. 830w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 622. O. 24, ’08. 40w.

“Those who have been charmed with Mrs. Wharton’s novels will not be
disappointed by her venture into the unfamiliar role of a travel
writer.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 637. O. 31, ’08. 230w.

“Her keenness of observation and delicate descriptive style never fail
her.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 760. D. ’08. 30w.

“A glance at the contents of the book does not suggest anything like
the treasures of novelty to be found within.”

+ =Spec.= 101: 947. D. 5, ’08. 620w.

=Wheeler, H. F. B., and Broadley, A. M.= Napoleon and the invasion
of England. 2v. *$10. Lane.

8–6630.

Newspapers, letters, diaries and broad-sides of the period from 1793
to 1805 have provided a wealth of material upon which this narrative
is based. It describes the various plans which the French considered
during this period for the invasion of the British Isles with Napoleon
as leader. “The authors bring out clearly the importance of Napoleon’s
ignorance of matters nautical, an ignorance which assumes great
importance when we remember that one of the most potent factors in the
overthrow of Napoleon was the sea power of England.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Whether we consider the number of new materials, the wealth of
illustrations, both pictorial and literary (most of them drawn from
Mr. Broadley’s fine collection), the skill with which materials and
illustrative extracts are woven into the narrative or the correctness
of the text, the completeness of the index, and the excellence of the
form, the result must be considered highly satisfactory.”

+ + =Ath.= 1907, 2: 396. O. 5. 1920w.

“These caricatures, strange to say, though they are of course valuable
for the side-light they throw on public feeling at the time of their
production, are singularly deficient in real humour, and fail
altogether to appeal to modern taste—an incidental proof of the
increase in refinement that has taken place in that taste of late
years. These are all of stirring interest, and bring out more forcibly
than could any description by a later pen the actual feelings aroused
by the gloomy situation.”

+ − =Int. Studio.= 33: 250. Ja. ’08. 400w.

“We cannot pretend to think that it altogether sustains the
authoritative character implied in its rather ambitious title. It is,
in our judgment, palpably lacking in a true sense of historical
perspective and is little qualified to sustain the comparison it
suggests with the works of such men as Colomb, Mahan, and Desbriere,
but it is nevertheless full of entertainment and not devoid of
instruction.”

+ − =Lond. Times.= 6: 321. O. 25, ’07. 1580w.

“The great value of Messrs. Wheeler and Broadley’s handsome volumes is
that they bring together a great deal of miscellaneous material ...
that paint, as nothing else does, the national psychology of England
at this moment of pressing danger. They fill a gap in English
historical literature and may be heartily recommended. At the same
time it must be said that the authors are more collectors than
historians, enthusiasts than stylists; their own share of the book is
occasionally slipshod and is not marked by the historical sense.”

+ − =Nation.=, 86: 125. F. 6, ’08. 260w.

“Every critic must unhesitatingly commend the wealth of pictorial
material in these two volumes. It has very high historical value.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 16. Ja. 11, ’08. 260w.

“There can be little doubt that the authors of this book are right in
their contention that Bonaparte seriously intended the invasion of
England after the breach of Treaty of Amiens, and we do not know where
we can find so living a picture of the preparations which were made to
meet it.”

+ =Sat. R.= 104: sup. 3. S. 28. ’07. 1600w.

“The present work succeeds in giving us in the compass of a single
book a more convincing picture of a period of panic than we can recall
in any library.”

+ + =Spec.= 99. sup. 899. D. 7, ’07. 2120w.

=Wheeler, Henry.= History and exposition of the twenty-five articles
of religion of the Methodist Episcopal church. *$2. Meth. bk.

8–2747.

“A traditional, ‘confessional,’ treatment of the twenty-five articles
as an exhaustive creedal statement of Methodist doctrine.... The book
contains a brief introduction by Bishop Warren, a preliminary account
of the articles, a parallel presentation of the thirty-nine articles
with Wesley’s abridgment, and as the body of the work, a discussion of
each article verbatim, giving origin, aim, and exposition.”—Am. J.
Theol.

* * * * *

=Am. J. Theol.= 12: 678. O. ’08. 140w.

=Ind.= 65: 46. Jl. 2, ’08. 70w.

=Wheelock, Elizabeth M.= Stories of Wagner operas told for children.
†$1.28. Bobbs.

8–6994.

Stories of seven of the best Wagner operas are here retold for
children: The master singers of Nuremberg, The flying Dutchman,
Lohengrin, The Rhinegold The Walkyries, Siegfried, and The dusk of the
gods.

* * * * *

“Assuredly a contribution to the every-child-should-know literature.”

+ =Dial.= 44. 251. Ap. 16, ’08. 70w.

“The style of the author is too slavishly dependent upon the incidents
to be distinctive.” M. J. Moses.

− =Ind.= 65: 1474. D. 17, ’08. 40w.

“Mrs. Wheelock has been remarkably successful in infusing the real
narrative spirit into these tales, and her book may be placed by the
side of the Grimm and the Andersen fairy tales.”

+ =Nation.= 86: 291. Mr. 26, ’08. 350w.

“Contains very little spontaneous narrative, although the events are
faithfully followed.”

− + =Nation.= 87: 550. D. 3, ’08. 30w.

“They are told here as they were told, not written, and retain a
flavor of the human voice, a certain pleasant intimacy.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 221. Ap. 11, ’08. 80w.

=Whetham, Catherine Durning, and Whetham, William C. D.= History of
the life of Colonel Nathaniel Whetham, a forgotten soldier of the
civil wars. *$2.80. Longmans.

The career of a typical soldier of the Commonwealth, including early
life, apprenticeship to a baker, marriage with the baker’s widow,
service for parliament at the outbreak of the civil war in 1642,
governorships, and opposition to the establishment of an hereditary
protectorate. “With the exception of the opening chapter of the book
deals exclusively with Whetham’s public and military life, and a great
part of the work is occupied with explanatory summaries of the state
of parties in England and Scotland and with the causes and course of
the civil war.” (Eng. Hist. R.)

* * * * *

“It is only by such work that we may ultimately come to comprehend
such periods as that of the Puritan revolution.” W. C. Abbott.

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 121. O. ’08. 440w.

“Rich in illustration, drawn in great measure from original sources,
this book is refreshingly free from superfluous matter; and its style
presents the directness, and restraint regarding the intrusion of
personal sentiments, which belong to true scholarship.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 1: 348. Mr. 21, 2450w.

“The chief interest of the work lies in the account given of the minor
details of the war round Oxford, of Whetham’s defence of Northampton,
and of his later work and difficulties as governor of Portsmouth.” Eva
Scott.

+ =Eng. Hist. R.= 23: 364. Ap. ’08. 550w.

“A valuable contribution to the history of the seventeenth century.
Generally the book is most interesting. Perhaps its pleasantest pages
are those which describe the rural life of the seventeenth century.”

+ =Sat. R.= 105: 536. Ap. 25, ’08. 700w.

=Whidden, John D.= Ocean life in the old sailing ship days, from
forecastle to quarter-deck. **$1.50. Little.

8–15164.

Old-time sailing ships, the incidents connected with them, the
captains who commanded them and the departed glamour and romance of
the sea are the items for this autobiographic narrative. It is written
out of the experience of an old sea captain who, an orphan at five, on
shipboard at twelve, exposed to temptation in every port, subjected to
hard usage and strict discipline, rose from service in the forecastle
to the command and part ownership of a sailing craft.

* * * * *

“It is to be noted that in the account of his Eastern voyages Captain
Whidden has repeated the old and all but baseless tradition of
Juggernaut sacrifices. The Captain spins a rattling good yarn, and we
commend it to all lovers of sea stories.”

+ − =Dial.= 45: 215. O. 1, ’08. 400w.

“One is constantly led to wish that better use had been made of the
abundant material at the disposal of its author; for occasionally he
essays a literary flight outside his usual record in log-book style,
and those excursions seldom fail to interest, instruct, or amuse. Our
legislators should read these pages written in unconscious support of
the present movement to strike the tariff shackles from American
industries.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 547. D. 3, ’08. 300w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 676. N. 14, ’08. 380w.

“His book not only relates his experiences as a voyager, but gives
remarkable insight into the ships and seafaring methods of a past
generation.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 38: 637. N. ’08. 80w.

=Whipple, George Chandler.= Typhoid fever; its causation,
transmission and prevention; introd. by W: T. Sedgwick. *$3.
Wiley.

8–13622.

Aims to furnish to doctors and engineers “a condensed summary of the
most important facts that have been learned regarding typhoid fever,
so far as they relate to the prevention and spread of the disease; to
furnish to the student of sanitary science a group of illustrations of
some of the leading principles of epidemiology; and to give the
general reader a simple and, it is hoped, a clear and correct account
of the causation, transmission and prevention of the disease, and his
own responsibility in helping to bring about such conditions of
cleanliness that typhoid fever shall soon cease to be a national
disgrace.”—Preface.

* * * * *

“It is doubtful if any work in any language presents the side of the
subject of which he treats so concisely and yet so thoroughly as he
has done.”

+ + =Engin. D.= 4: 181. Ag. ’08. 730w.

“Rarely is a book written with such capabilities for good as has this
one. It is to be hoped that the book will have a wide circulation and
careful reading and heeding among engineers, physicians and
lay-members of boards of health, as well as many others who are
interested in the public wealth and health.”

+ + =Engin. N.= 59: 648. Je. 11, ’08. 660w.

“This is the most important work on the subject, in English, since
Curschmann’s monograph was translated and edited by Dr. William Osler
seven years ago.”

+ + =Nation.= 87: 417. O. 29, ’08. 940w.

“In the main the work is an admirable one, and worthy of the highest
commendation.” George Blumer.

+ + =Science=, n.s. 28: 733. N. 20, ’08. 470w.

=Whitaker, Walter Claiborne.= Richard Hooker Wilmer, second bishop
of Alabama: a biography. **$2. Jacobs.

7–39218.

A sketch of Bishop Wilmer’s life which renders “simple justice” to his
undaunted courage, self-forgetfulness, and the consecration with which
he discharged his pioneer diocese responsibilities.

* * * * *

“This life of the Alabama clergyman well repays a careful perusal both
from the viewpoint of church history and from that of a lively human
interest.” W: E. Dodd.

+ =Am. Hist. R.= 13: 917. Jl. ’08. 500w.

+ =Dial.= 44: 215. Ap. 1, ’08. 550w.

Reviewed by Gaillard Hunt.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 52. Ja. 25, ’08. 1330w.

=Spec.= 100: sup. 649. Ap. 25, ’08. 320w.

=White, Albert Beebe.= Making of the English constitution, 449–1485.
*$2. Putnam.

8–29201.

A brief, up-to-date college text which places the emphasis thruout
upon evolution rather than upon description; whose purpose has been to
furnish a logically satisfying account of the genesis of each
institution as far as present knowledge permits. In arrangement, it is
governed by the requirements of the subject-matter, and does not
attempt to conform to either the chronological or topical order. It
aims to make the student understand the origin and growth of the
English constitution as a many-sided but single evolution.

* * * * *

“The book is admirably arranged and written; it is notable for its
simplicity, lucidity, and directness. Something may be said, too, in
its favor on account of its brevity.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 576. O. 17, ’08. 160w.

=White, Fred Merrick.= Five knots. †$1.50. Little.

8–12766.

A tale of crime and mystery in which a vendetta is executed by two
little yellow men from Borneo. An English ship owner’s road to fortune
led from a heinous crime which he committed among some Malays, two of
whom escape, and later arrive in London to execute their vengeance.
The story is full of thrills.

* * * * *

“Mr. White has done better work along these same lines, and it is to
be hoped that he will do so again.” F: T. Cooper.

− =Bookm.= 28: 67. S. ’08. 200w.

“A more absurd story is seldom written.”

− =Nation.= 86: 536. Je. 11, ’08. 250w.

=White, Fred Merrick.= Yellow face. *$1. Fenno.

8–4908.

A mystery story with an arch conspirator who has upon his track the
usual Scotland Yard sleuths and the more resourceful amateur
detectives. “The story hinges upon a surgical mutilation borrowed from
the Aztecs, involves the aid of numerous scientific discoveries and
inventions; in the end the entire cast is arrayed in all its strength
against the villain.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“The plot is well conceived and is executed in forcibly interesting
style. There are a number of minor discrepancies and many earmarks of
overhasty composition, but the story never flags in its rapid,
thrilling movement, the very evident work of an old hand at the art.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 100. F. 22, ’08. 200w.

=White, Stewart Edward.= Arizona nights, il. †$1.50. McClure.

7–36101.

A book of scenes and portrayals that flash by the reader as tho
“caught in the films” of a panorama camera. “Mr. White gives a view of
the life on Arizona cattle ranches which is instinct with virility and
love of that out-of-door existence which he knows so well. The stories
run the gamut from ‘The honk honk breed.’ whose humor will delight
every unrepentant nature-fakir, to the last tale ‘The raw-hide,’ a
grim sketch in a vein which will surprise a good many of Mr. White’s
admirers.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“That ... Mr. White’s pages as they stand do not give the impression
of being overcrowded is due to the unusual clearness of his mental
vision and to a terse vigorous style which, without abruptness, often
compacts into a sentence the pith of a paragraph. Of this sort of
writing the present book is an admira example.” Churchill Williams.

+ =Bookm.= 26: 524. Ja. ’08. 980w.

“This volume is largely a catena of campfire stories of cowboys,
rustlers, Indians, remittance men and greasers, including some details
too gross to make pleasant reading.” W. G. Bowdoin.

+ − =Ind.= 63: 1473. D. 19, ’07. 80w.

“Shows a hitherto unsuspected ability in character drawing and in the
sensing of dramatic values, which makes of it the most interesting
thing he has written.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 856. D. 21, ’07. 230w.

+ =R. of Rs.= 37: 123 Ja. ’08. 150w.

“Here are some most readable, and at times exciting, yarns of the
Arizona desert.”

+ =Spec.= 99: 993. D. 14, ’07. 280w.

=White, Stewart Edward.= Riverman. †$1.50. McClure.

8–23537.

A story of Michigan rivermen which deals with the fortunes of a
log-driving firm. The hero is a river-boss who is induced by a New
York lawyer, roughing it for his health, to join him in organizing a
company to handle expeditiously all of the logs of the section. The
treachery of the partner is outlined in detail against the sterling
strength of the rugged hero. Local color and atmosphere abound.

* * * * *

“The love story is inferior and detracts somewhat from the merit of
the book.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 246. O. ’08. ✠

“It is to be heartily recommended to any and every one who likes a
tale of action that is American through and through, that has no tinge
of melodrama, an occasional incident excepted, but that has thrills in
plenty, and is pervaded with a buoyant spirit of optimism and rugged
health which is good for mind and body.” Churchill Williams.

+ =Bookm.= 28: 150. O. ’03. 1050w.

“It is a good story if you free Mr. White from observing the usual
canons of literary construction.”

+ − =Ind.= 65: 1065. N. 5, ’03. 500w.

“The story is good, and we think would be better for a little
abridging of the mass of technicalities relating to logging and to the
financing of lumber companies.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 340. O. 8, ’08. 270w.

“It is certain that a great many people will find it quite possible,
and even exciting, to read Mr. White’s frightfully inartistic but in
parts very stirring narrative.”

− + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 482. S. 5, ’08. 660w.

“A powerful companion novel to ‘The blazed trail.’”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 615. O. 24, ’08. 70w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 749. D. 5, ’08. 260w.

“In and out of this good story-material Mr. White has woven a sub-plot
of villainy which is not at all convincing and is essentially
uninteresting.”

+ − =Outlook.= 90: 278. O. 3, ’08. 120w.

=White, William Frank.= Scrap-book of elementary mathematics; notes,
recreations, essays. *$1. Open ct.

8–3914.

A book of mathematical curiosities. “It deals with more than
D’Israeli’s ‘six follies of science,’ not confining itself to follies
or to impossibilities of the circle-squaring type, but including in
its medley of seventy topics many other points of interest and even
critical importance in modern mathematics, as, for example, linkages
and straight-line motion, and the instruments allowed by Plato in
simple construction.” (Nation.)

* * * * *

“His book is decidedly worth having and studying.”

+ =Educ. R.= 35: 423. Ap. ’08. 60w.

“Though it is inferior in some respects to Schubert’s ‘Mathematical
essays and recreations,’ is yet a miscellany well worth having both on
account of the mathematical curiosities it has brought together out of
a space of more than two thousand years, and on account of its
enlightened comment upon them.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 212. S. 3, ’08. 130w.

=Whitford, Caleb Bailey.= Training the bird dog. *$1.25. Outing pub.

8–21503.

A clear, scientific treatise for dog owners and sportsmen on the
development of the hunting dog, written by an expert dog breaker, one
whose methods have produced a long line of prize winners. In leading
up to the ‘first lessons,’ the author discusses the genius of
breaking, the breaker’s ideal, breaking the breaker, rewards and
punishments, and the best age for breaking.

* * * * *

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 454. Ag. 15, ’08. 220w.

=Whitin, Ernest Stagg.= Factory legislation in Maine. (Columbia
univ. studies in history, economics and public law.) *$1.
Longmans.

8–18392.

The first part of this study is historical. “It traces the conditions
of the industrial and the legislative acts from 1821 to 1907. The
second part is equally instructive and deals with administration and
the factory law of 1908. The critique of the child labor law, pp. 130
ff., is especially apt. A complete index of the labor laws of Maine in
force in 1908 is appended to this very valuable little book.” (Am. J.
Soc.)

* * * * *

“Important technological essay.” H. P. J. Sellinger.

+ =Am. J. Soc.= 14: 270. S. ’08. 80w.

“Excellent monograph.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 32: 631. N. ’08. 160w.

“Mr. Whitin’s treatise is of chiefly local interest, but it is a part
of the times in which we live, and which are similar in all states.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 439. Ag. 8, ’08. 360w.

=Whiting, Lilian.= Italy, the magic land. *$2.50. Little.

7–37741.

Descriptive note and excerpts in Dec. 1907.

* * * * *

“The book as a whole is sufficiently attractive, aside from its
occasional overload of polysyllabic adjectives.” F: T. Cooper.

+ − =Bookm.= 26: 510. Ja. ’08. 390w.

=Dial.= 43: 427. D. 16, ’07. 90w.

“A queer hodge-podge.”

+ − =Ind.= 64: 523. Mr. 5, ’08. 100w.

“Certain phrases might merit the criticism ‘gushing.’ Notwithstanding
such an occasional limitation, the book contains much genuine Italian
atmosphere.”

+ − =Outlook.= 87: 876. D. 21. ’07. 150w.

+ =Putnam’s.= 3: 625. F. ’08. 320w.

* =Whiting, Lilian.= Paris the beautiful. **$2. Little.

8–32991.

“A little record of the crystalized enchantment of many springtimes
and early summers” spent in Paris. “Most unique and satisfactory of
all, it pictures Paris in its activity to-day. The work that is being
done by scientists is reported as if from the laboratory, and that of
artists from the Salons of last spring. Men like Rodin, Richet, the
scientist Landor, and many others, are described in connection with
labors now in hand. Miss Whiting’s spirit is that of enthusiastic
admiration of the Parisians, whose chief characteristic she considers
is ‘imaginative intensity:’ and admiration also of the city, whose
atmosphere she finds not one of frivolity and wickedness, but of
‘light and color, of the keenest and most sympathetic human response
in joy or sorrow,—an atmosphere too, that is peopled with lofty
visions and with ideals of loveliness.’”(Dial.)

* * * * *

“It is, in truth, just such a record as actual and would-be lovers of
Paris will welcome, because it shows the city not only in its outward
fairness but in its beauty of intellectual and artistic achievement.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 461. D. 16, ’08. 270w.

“There is no doubt that with this book a pleasant hour may be spent in
a literary companionship, which will be a delight to many.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 699. N. 28, ’08. 130w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 749. D. 5, ’08. 80w.

=Whiting, Robert Rudd.= Ball of yarn: its unwinding. **75c. Elder.

7–31419.

“The ‘Yarns’ are told by several men sitting around the stove in a
hotel office and vary from that of the breath-bound village in which,
on a cold winter’s day, the people all got lost in the frozen fog of
their own breaths to that of the man who had a scheme for beating the
races by telegraphing the list of a day’s winners around the world and
getting it back to New York the day before it started.”—N. Y. Times.

* * * * *

Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.

+ − =Ind.= 63: 1469. D. 19, ’07. 70w.

“A collection of grotesque perversions of possibility somewhat after
the manner of Munchausen tales.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 12: 631. O. 19, ’07. 130w.

=Whitney, Helen Hay.= Gypsy verses. $1.25. Duffield.

7–31381.

Underneath the flaunting of gypsy colors, and the hoaxes of Romany
spells, this verse reveals regret, weariness and longing for the
“Silver and azure of the open day.”

* * * * *

“There is imaginative distinction in these verses.” W: M. Payne.

+ =Dial.= 45: 64. Ag. 1, ’08. 150w.

=Nation.= 85: 589. D. 26, ’07. 200w.

“There are ... individual lines and epithets that have freshness and
lustre, and once in a while an unhackneyed point of view that gives a
glimpse and promise of something deeper.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 199. Ap. 11, ’08. 300w.

=Whitty, Edward Michael.= St. Stephen’s in the fifties, the session
1852–3, a parliamentary retrospect; with an introd. by Justin
McCarthy, and notes by H. M. Williams. *$3. Wessels.

7–12661.

The gallery letters written by a young Irish journalist to the Leader,
a London paper, reveal two things: viz., that newspaper writing was an
art in those days and that parliament had many an interesting
character to portray. There are Disraeli, Gladstone, John Bright,
Henry Drummond and many another. “It is the story of rises and falls
in great reputations, of disappointments soothed, of foiled intrigues,
of dogged endurance and loyalty repaid.” (Spec.)

* * * * *

“Much of [the English journalism of the ‘fifties and ’sixties] has
passed into the ranks of permanent literature, and in this portion a
high place must be given to the book before us.”

+ =Acad.= 71: 369. O. 13, ’06. 820w.

“Some of Whitty’s portraits are of singular interest and power, and
well deserve the honour of frequent republication.”

+ =Ath.= 1906, 2: 405. O. 6. 450w.

+ =Nation.= 86: 153. F. 13, ’08. 850w.

“Mr. McCarthy’s preface is a work of supererogation from beginning to
end, for it attempts to elucidate nothing but the already obvious, and
cumbers the ground with a deal of personal opinion. The oldest
‘Parliamentary hand’ and the last successful candidate at a
by-election can learn much to his edification and amusement by
studying the conditions at ‘St. Stephen’s in the fifties.’”

+ − =Spec.= 97: 623. O. 27, ’06. 2620w.

=Who’s= who on the stage, 1908; ed. by Walter Browne and E. DeRoy
Koch. il. *$3.50. Dodge, B. W.

The dramatic reference book and biographical dictionary of the
theater, for 1908. It contains careers of actors, actresses, managers
and playwrights of the American stage. A number of illustrations are
included.

=Wide, Anders.= Horne gymnastics on Ling’s system. **50c. Funk.

A little handbook of some seventy pages which outlines the principals
of the Swedish gymnastic system as introduced and developed by Pehr
Henrik Ling. Not only are the physical benefits of the system pointed
out but the ethical and moral as well.

* * * * *

“Is valuable to the man of sedentary occupation, who is anxious to
keep himself in good physical condition.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 1044. My. 7. ’08. 70w.

=Wiedersheim, Robert.= Comparative anatomy of vertebrates; adapted
from the German of Dr. Robert Wiedersheim by W. N. Parker. *$3.75.
Macmillan.

8–16426.

The third English edition founded upon the sixth German edition. It
has been prepared chiefly for students whereas former editions have
been used largely by investigators and teachers. The bibliography of
the previous editions has been extended to include six hundred
additional titles of the last German edition.

* * * * *

“The work is without a rival in any language, and is unsurpassed as a
complete and comprehensive compendium of the more significant facts of
comparative anatomy, an indispensable text for college and university
use, and a valuable work of reference in the general library.”

+ + =Dial.= 44: 249. Ap. 16, ’08. 300w.

=Nation.= 86: 156. F. 13, ’08. 500w.

“Notwithstanding deficiencies, the present is the best English
treatise upon vertebrate anatomy, as the original is the best German.
The reviewer sincerely hopes to greet a later faultless edition.” B.
G. Wilder.

+ − =Science=, n.s. 27: 737. My. 8, ’08. 5000w.

* =Wiggin, Kate Douglas, and Smith, Nora Archibald=, eds. Tales of laughter. †$1.50. McClure.

A hundred and forty tales of the character that from time immemorial
have entertained the group of listeners about a mother’s knee. They
will prove a mine to little people who like the “huff and puff” of the
story of the three little pigs, and the jigs of the dancing Japanese
kettle.

* * * * *

“All having the humorous quality that the title of the collection
suggests. Uniform in binding with ‘The fairy ring’ and ‘Magic
casements,’ to which excellent volumes it is a worthy successor.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 313. D. ’08.

Reviewed by M. J. Moses.

=Ind.= 65: 1483. D. 17, ’08. 50w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 756. D. 5, ’08. 80w.

“No better editors could be chosen, and they lay tribute upon many
lands and languages.”

+ =Outlook.= 90: 751. N. 28, ’08. 120w.

=Wilder, Marshall Pinckney.= Smiling ’round the world. †$1.50. Funk.

8–15165.

A jaunt “of many moons and many miles” of “many jests and many
smiles.” There are no hardships of travel indulged in here; with an
abundance of good cheer and ready wit the author carries his reader
across the continent, over sea to Hawaii, and from there over the
regulation course to Gibraltar and on to New York.

* * * * *

“Full of interesting facts and information that all intelligent people
should possess, so sugar-coated with humor that the dullest mind
cannot fail to heartily enjoy the contents.”

+ =Arena.= 40: 127. Jl. ’08. 140w.

“An amusing chronicle of his trip.”

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 163. Ag. 1, ’08. 70w.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 345. Je. 13, ’08. 140w.

=Wilder, Victor.= Mozart: the story of his life as man and artist
according to authentic documents and other sources; tr. by L.
Liebich. 2v. *$3.50. Scribner.

8–22792.

Trustworthy, save for a few slips, and interestingly told, this life
is written for general readers. It contains a bibliography of Mozart
literature, both English and foreign, a list of his compositions,
published and unpublished, and twenty-three portraits and facsimiles.

* * * * *

“There is more of biography than artistic comment or criticism in his
book.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 487. Ap. 18. 300w.

“It has certainly deserved the honor of a translation, even after this
long interval, because of its lucid style and charm of narrative.
There are reasons to think that the author of this book had not read
Jahn. A few ludicrous blunders appear. The translator has done her
work well.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 451. My. 14, ’08. 380w.

=Willcocks, Mary Patricia.= Man of genius: a story of the judgment
of Paris. †$1.50. Lane.

8–17245.

“Miss Willcock’s new story tells of an ambitious young architect who
is loved by two women, one of whom sacrifices herself by concealing
from him that she is to become the mother of his child, lest she
should block his advancement, yet has no understanding of his
imaginative and esthetic nature; while the other, who is in sympathy
with him on these points, keeps herself in the background, urges him
to marry the other girl, and helps them to success and to as happy a
married life as is possible for them—ill mated as they are
temperamentally.”—Outlook.

* * * * *

“The book as a whole is thoughtful, if somewhat dull.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 784. Je. 27. 140w.

“It is good, conscientious work, but it fails to convince, chiefly,
but not only, because the man of genius does not convince one of his
possession of the divine quality.”

− + =Ind.= 65: 551. S. 3, ’08. 100w.

“The sentiment cloys, while the characters move forward with no
volition of their own and evident effort on the part of the author.”

− =Nation.= 87: 56. Jl. 16, ’08. 470w.

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 345. Je. 13, ’08. 200w.

“In both characters and story it strikes root in the deeper meanings
of life.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 637. O. 31, ’08. 600w.

“Far above the average level of the fiction of the day as to
intellectual ability. It is equally true that it conspicuously lacks
those elements of lively entertainment and plot-excitement so dear to
many novel-readers’ hearts.”

+ − =Outlook.= 89: 531. Jl. 4, ’08. 240w.

“Had ‘Adam Bede’ never been written, this story would have greater
claim to originality. Miss Willcocks, it is true, constructs her own
plot, but her treatment of character suggests George Eliot, and we
share Hazlitt’s preference for an old book over a new.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 106: 369. S. 19, ’08. 230w.

=Williams, Eliot Crawshay.= Across Persia. *$3.50. Longmans.

8–9064.

“Mr. Williams made his return to Europe from India via Persia, landing
at Bushire and stopping at Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan, and Teheran.
He tells us in leisurely fashion what he thinks of the scenery, the
inhabitants, the remains of Persian grandeur and Greek enterprise. And
he often amuses himself and us by details of Persian manners and
methods. A traveller devoid of the sense of humour is unthinkable, and
the author must have found its possession an invaluable quality at
times.”—Spec.

* * * * *

“He has nothing very new to say, but his observations of men and
manners are fair and just, and the account of his wanderings makes
interesting reading. The value of his book is enhanced by a good map,
some excellent photographic reproductions, and an index.”

+ =Acad.= 73: 296. D. 28, ’07. 170w.

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 153. My. ’08.

“A conscientious, but unsatisfying piece of work, and his frequent
reflections are apt to be trivial.”

− =Ath.= 1908, 2: 206. Ag. 22. 120w.

“His traveller’s tale has charm and serenity. Picture and text are
mutually helpful and interesting to the reader.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ =Dial.= 44: 106. F. 16, ’08. 320w.

“Mr. Williams gives us a most interesting description of the ancient
monuments of the Persian kings ... and his many photographs add
greatly to the charm of the book.”

+ =Sat. R.= 104: 767. D. 21, ’07. 570w.

“Our author belongs to the class of born travellers to whom travel is
an existence in itself. He is a kindly humourist, and a very patient
one. He travelled with his eyes wide open, and can give us not a
little valuable information.”

+ =Spec.= 99: 781. N. 16, ’07. 250w.

* =Williams, Hershel.= Fairy tales from folk lore. **$1. Moffat.

8–22796.

Twelve folk-lore tales taken from as many countries.

* * * * *

“The interest is relative, and the nationalistic value is beyond the
ken of boys and girls. We do not discount the fancy, but undoubtedly
the student emphasis is too strong.” M. J. Moses.

+ − =Ind.= 65: 1473. D. 17, ’08. 50w.

“A pleasing little collection. The stories are all told very simply,
with now and then a touch of homely humor that smells of the soil out
of which they were born.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 483. S. 5, ’08. 130w.

=Williams, Hugh Noel.= Princess of intrigue, Anne Genevieve de
Bourbon, duchesse de Longueville, and her times. 2v. *$6.50.
Putnam.

8–12137.

“Born of a race of royal intriguers, thrust from a convent into the
artificial atmosphere of the Hôtel de Rambouillet and the gaiety of a
corrupt court, where her wit and beauty carried everything before
them, married to a man twice her age, who cared nothing for her but
was wax in her hands for any madcap political adventure, Anne,
duchesse de Longueville, found herself, at twenty-five, an object of
universal homage and a power to be reckoned with in the state of
France.” (Dial.) It is of this woman’s career and influence that Mr.
Williams writes having studied exhaustively both contemporary and
modern sources.

* * * * *

“The author generally passes lightly over points of controversy,
though, when he does enter the lists, little fault is to be found with
his arguments or conclusions. The book is undoubtedly interesting and
well written as a whole.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 250. F. 29. 1900w.

“Compared with some of his previous studies of great Frenchwomen this
one lacks vivacity.”

+ − =Dial.= 44: 180. Mr. 16, ’08. 300w.

“As a history of French society this carefully prepared and richly
illustrated work will be valuable to readers who have no access to the
French material which the author has used freely.”

+ − =Nation.= 86: 553. Je. 18, ’08. 340w.

“The research, the information, and the discriminative judgment which
have gone to the compiling [of this book] must claim instant
recognition and respect. Mr. Williams has succeeded ... not only in
writing an admirable historical work on the times, but has achieved
the more trying and delicate task of rendering this work as absorbing
as a novel.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 100. F. 22, ’08. 1000w.

“Should make a strong appeal to all who delight in contemplating the
events of history from the court point of view.”

+ − =Outlook.= 89: 534. Jl. 4, ’08. 230w.

=R. of Rs.= 37: 637. My. ’08. 50w.

“An interesting chronicle of a most romantic period.”

+ =Spec.= 100: 979. Je. 20, ’08. 500w.

* =Williams, Hugh Noel.= Women Bonapartes. 2v. *$6. Scribner.

A biographical sketch of Madame Mère and her three daughters Elisa,
Pauline and Caroline. “The treatment of the theme is chronological,
and necessarily introduces many important characters, both male and
female, besides the Bonaparte ladies.” (Dial.)

* * * * *

“Messrs. Methuen may be congratulated upon the readableness of the
book. It is not possible to combine the light handling suitable to
such volumes with serious study of the historical facts. The extent of
Mr. Williams’s indebtedness to French authorities will be judged by
the reader’s impatience at the use of French idiom in the book.”

+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 541. O. 31. 740w.

“The work is really an account of the life and times of Napoleon from
a fresh point of view.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 463. D. 16, ’08. 200w.

=Ind.= 65: 1178. N. 19, ’08. 40w.

=Williams, Jesse Lynch.= Girl and the game, and other college
stories. †$1.50. Scribner.

8–17249.

A group of college stories as follows: The girl and the game, The
college and the circus, At the corner of Lover’s lane, Leg pull, Reddy
Armstrong’s reformation, The advantage of a college education, The man
in the window, What the old graduate learned, and Talks with a kid
brother.

* * * * *

“Vary in quality, on the whole inferior to the author’s earlier work.
The moral tone is good, if somewhat forced at times.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 247. O. ’08.

“They are without wit or humor, they are crudely constructed, they are
even trivial and silly.”

− =Nation.= 87: 56. Jl. 16, ’08. 200w.

“About most of Mr. Williams’ stories, it may safely be said that they
are more blameless than exhilarating.”

− + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 442. Ag. 8, ’08. 240w.

=Williams, Jessie Lynch.= My lost duchess: an idyl of the town.
†$1.50. Century.

8–11087.

With only the window-pane, the half-hidden privet hedge, and the
granite balustrade between them a man woos in his heart an unknown
maiden. He fancies she is the duchess or the goddess of his dreams
when in reality she is a dainty little governess whom he does not win
without trials and discouragement. The characteristic idyl-atmosphere
of leisure pervades the story.

* * * * *

“The situations suggest Van Bibber and the conversations Anthony
Hope.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 224. Je. ’08.

“If Mr. Williams is a trifle too lively of fancy and broad of touch to
produce a town eclogue of classical grace, he is by that same token
more fit for the moment, more, as it is called, up-to-date.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 12. Jl. 2, ’08. 240w.

“Mr. Williams has shown himself to be just enough of an idealist to
refine the events of daily life without becoming unconvincing.”

+ + =N. Y. Times.= 13: 278. My. 16, ’08. 200w.

“Nick, the hero, is as worthy and entertaining a protagonist of the
Fifth avenue phase of New York life as Van Bibber was at his best.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 345. Je. 13, ’08. 230w.

“It is as light as froth, but it has in its delicate fabric some of
the irridescent gleams of the soap-bubble.”

+ =Outlook.= 89: 313. Je. 6, ’08. 30w.

=Williams, Leonard.= Arts and crafts of older Spain. (World of art
ser.) 3v. *$4.50. McClurg.

8–15871.

A comprehensive, copiously illustrated three-volume work based upon a
wealth of material. The first volume includes gold, silver, and jewel
work, iron work, bronzes and arms; the second, furniture, ivories,
pottery and glass; the third, textile fabrics—silk, clothes and
woolens, embroidery, tapestry and lace. Appendices, a bibliography and
an index complete the volume.

* * * * *

Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.

+ =Ind.= 65: 1459. D. 17, ’08. 100w.

“If such a work as this is to be of scientific value, its author
should take care to employ technical terms where such exist.”

− =Int. Studio.= 35: 166. Ag. ’08. 470w.

+ =Lit. D.= 37: 912. D. 12, ’08. 120w.

“These volumes serve as a suggestive and stimulating introduction to
all these treasures of the peninsula.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 559. D. 3, ’08. 400w.

“It is sufficient to express appreciation for the author’s practical
treatment of his subject which makes the book a valuable guide for the
modern craftsman, and to close with an added expression of admiration
for the literary charm of Mr. Williams’s style.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 755. D. 5, ’08. 780w.

=Spec.= 100: 1003. Je. 27, ’08. 180w.

=Williams, R. H.= With the border ruffians: memories of the far
West, 1852–1868; ed. by E. W. Williams. *$4. Dutton.

8–12130.

A famous adventure book. “Of English birth, the author came here at
the age of 20 in the year 1852, and for the better part of the
following sixteen years he was in the cyclone belt, and it was blowing
all the time. He fought with the Kansas Rangers and with their Texan
namesakes. He fought to maintain slavery when he wasn’t fighting
Indians or ruffians of one sort or another. Barroom fights and summary
hangings—in one of which the narrator came very near playing the
principal part—alternate with prospecting tours and ranching. Out of
the great welter of struggle and bloodshed one sees the country
emerging, settling, coming to maturity.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“As a narrative of personal adventure and experience it is remarkably
interesting; as a contribution to local history it presents a vivid
picture of frontier life during an important period.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 153. My. ’08.

“A fascinating romance, the interest of which reminds one more than a
little of the qualities which have made ‘Robinson Crusoe’ beloved.”

+ + =Ath.= 1907, 2: 825. D. 28. 760w.

“An interesting book, whether regarded as a mere story, as
autobiography, or as a description of bygone social conditions.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 45. Jl. 16, ’08. 330w.

“Interesting reading and good material for history. The author ...
nothing extenuates nor sets down aught in malice.”

+ =Ind.= 64: 472. F. 27, ’08. 250w.

“The straightforward tale of a man who from boyhood lived in the thick
of alarums and excursions. He has [told the story of Capt. Williams]
excellently in this roomy, well-made volume.” Hildegarde Hawthorne.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 86. F. 15, ’08. 780w.

“As recorded in the present volume the story is well told and has its
place as a contribution to the stirring history of that period.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 37: 381. Mr. ’08. 230w.

“Mr. Williams’s memoirs are written with no art, but, if we are
entitled to judge, they are absolutely truthful. One must get inside
the atmosphere of this book really to appreciate how fine a tribute
these words are to the Federal army.”

+ − =Spec.= 99: 1054. D. 21, ’07. 1550w.

=Williamson, Charles N., and Williamson, Mrs. Alice M.= Chauffeur
and the chaperon. (English title, The botor chaperon.) il. †$1.50.
McClure.

8–16473.

Another guide book glorified by the most whimsical and interesting of
romances. An American girl and her English step-sister inherit a motor
boat and decide to explore the waterways of Holland. Accident procures
for them lovers, relatives and a chaperon. The lively experiences of
the party only make more palatable the real instruction which is
imparted in generous measure.

* * * * *

“When, fired with enthusiasm, one closes the novel and rushes to pack
a hasty portmanteau, he will start for the land of canals with a
pretty clear notion as to what will be his route and where he will
linger on his way.”

+ =Acad.= 73: 849. Ag. 31, ’07. 220w.

“It is lively reading but is rather too long drawn out.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 225. Je. ’08.

“Their writing, though it does not pretend to literary quality, has
both gaiety and naturalness, so that their glorified tours, duly
spiced with a love interest, are agreeable residing.”

+ =Ath.= 1907, 2: 92. Jl. 27. 80w.

“It contains rather a larger proportion than usual of guide-book, and
a smaller proportion of plot.” F: T. Cooper.

+ − =Bookm.= 27: 502. Jl. ’08. 370w.

“To all who like amphibious excursions and farcical story combined the
book will be welcome, for the journey is charming and the company
merry.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 56. Jl. 16, ’08. 220w.

“Has all the qualities that have made their previous stories so
popular and at the same time has more complexity of plot and more
incident, both exciting and amusing, than is to be found in some of
their stories.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 345. Je. 13, ’08. 280w.

“The plot is as impossible as usual, but the characters are
attractive, some of their complications amusing, and the guide-book
directions interesting and not too obtrusive.”

+ =Outlook.= 89: 532. Jl. 4, ’08. 100w.

“There is, in fact, so much useful and detailed information in the
volume that it is a thousand pities, in the first place, that there is
no index, and, in the second, that the information is buried under so
thick a covering of romance.”

+ − =Spec.= 99: 333. S. 7, ’07. 230w.

=Williamson, M. G.= Edinburgh: a historical and topographical
account of the city. *$1.75. Dutton.

7–28491.

A book whose purpose is to connect the history of the city with the
chief objects of interest. “The city’s consecutive history begins in
the fifth century A. D., and from that date the author carries down
his narrative to the nineteenth century. He includes a good account of
the golden age of Edinburgh society in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, and of the literary men of old Edinburgh.” (Nation.)

* * * * *

“Will give the interested reader plenty to ‘think about,’ especially
if he does not already know his Edinburgh.”

+ =Ath.= 1906, 2: 341. S. 22. 300w.

“The volume is a good, historical guide book.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 71. Jl. 23, ’08. 150w.

“If we may judge from these initial volumes, the text and pictures of
the new series are in the hands of competent authorities.”

+ =Outlook.= 89: 534. Jl. 4, ’08. 100w.

“Mr. Williamson has had a great subject to deal with, and has treated
it worthily.”

+ =Spec.= 97: 65. Jl. 14, ’06. 250w.

* =Willis, Bailey, and others.= Research in China. 3v. and atlas, v. 1, $8; atlas, $7; v. 2, $2. Carnegie inst.