Chapter LIII: Book 3: , The self, presents the nature of self as part of consciousness (13)
“In Mr. Owen Seaman’s work there are no flaws that intelligence can avoid, but a hundred such as it can easily permit. Let us admit at once that he who reads one page will probably read every one. We chiefly admire the slenderness of the means by which Mr. Seaman tickles us.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 107: 144. Ja. 30, ’09. 280w.
“Well sustains the reputation for fine craftsmanship and sober wit which has long been his. The satire, keen as it is, seems now and then a trifle hampered by the extreme artificiality of its medium.”
+ − =Spec.= 102: 305. F. 20, ’09. 330w.
=Sears, Lorenzo.=^{[11]} Wendell Phillips, orator and agitator.
**$1.50. Doubleday.
9–23991.
A summary of the life of Wendell Phillips in which are set forth the qualities that made him one of the greatest of the abolitionists. “Gradually he undertook a life-long fight against slavery, and that fight he waged with courage, physical and moral; with absolutely unselfish fidelity, with intellectual force and brilliancy, and with the use of such resplendent oratorical powers as, it is safe to say, no other American has shown in like quality and measure.” (N. Y. Times.)
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“The earlier biographies are fuller and take up his private life. Sears is more conservative and probably more trustworthy because the lapse of years has defined more clearly the value and significance of Phillips’ public services.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 84. N. ’09.
“Dr. Sears’s style suffers from an intrusive jauntiness, but it is at least clear and readable. For the thoroughness with which he has studied his sources, as well as for the skill with which he has avoided writing a history of the period instead of a life of Phillips, he is entitled to praise.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 544. D. 2, ’09. 680w.
“It is not entirely satisfactory; is somewhat lacking in discrimination and perspective, and is rather long for the amount of really valuable matter presented. But it is sincere and conscientious, and in the later part, especially in the analysis of the substance and form of Mr. Phillips’ oratory, rises to the dignity of the subject.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 538. S. 11, ’09. 900w. + =R. of Rs.= 40: 637. N. ’09. 100w.
=Seashore, Carl Emil.= Elementary experiments in psychology. *$1.
Holt.
8–15310.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
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+ =Dial.= 46: 332. My. 16, ’09. 50w.
“The chapters are of somewhat unequal merit: those on visual contrast and after-images and on geometrical illusions seem the most adequate, and those on visual space and on association least so. On the whole, for the purpose which it has in view, that of increasing the amount of first-hand observation by beginners in psychology, the book seems likely to do good service.” R. S. Woodworth.
+ − =Educ. R.= 37: 311. Mr. ’09. 480w.
“It is a valuable addition to the handbooks in psychology, and ought to be warmly welcomed in every quarter.” V. A. C. Henmon.
+ =J. Philos.= 6: 53. Ja. 21, ’09. 740w.
“His formal directions are clear, and his comments illuminating. A surprising amount of general psychological information is sprinkled about.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 415. Ap. 22, ’09. 100w.
“The statements and directions are notably clear, and concise, and the accompanying discussion and illustrations apt and illuminating.” W. F. Dearborn.
+ =School R.= 17: 210. Mr. ’09. 470w.
=Seaton, Albert Edward.=^{[10]} Screw propeller, and other competing
instruments for marine propulsion. *$4. Lippincott.
9–35798.
“This work is an expansion of the portion of the author’s ‘Manual of marine engineering’ which dealt with the subject matter. While its main subject is the screw propeller, there is space devoted to the resistance of ships, to paddle-wheel propulsion and to hydraulic propulsion.” (Engin. N.) Chapters are devoted to the following subjects: History of propulsion; Resistance of ships; Slip, cavitation and racing; Paddle wheels and their design; Internal and jet propellers; Screw propellers; Thrust and efficiency; Number and position of screws; Number, shape and proportion of propeller blades; Details and dimensions of screw propellers; Geometry of the screw; Materials of construction; Trials; Analysis of Sells’ experiments with propellers varying in pitch and surface ratio.
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“Valuable in large libraries and in small libraries in a ship or boat-building district.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 85. N. ’09.
=Engin. D.= 6: 247. S. ’09. 200w.
“There are a number of typographical and clerical errors, some of which are important. While this book is avowedly deficient from the scientific side, it contains a great deal of valuable practical information, and its empirical and semi-empirical formulas, being based upon wide experience, are of value, though not to be trusted implicitly. While the meaning is obscure in a few places, the book as a whole is clear and well written. It is interspersed here and there by pungent characteristic comments.” I. W. Taylor.
+ − =Engin. N.= 62; sup. 2. Jl. 15, ’09. 1550w.
“The designer will find a considerable amount of interesting and valuable material, but he will not find it presented in such a manner as to be most fruitful with reference to the application of modern experimental information to the solution of the actual problems of design. The chapters on experimental data are disappointingly meager, most of the information quoted relating to experiments distributed over a period from about 1850 to 1890.”
+ − =Engin. Rec.= 60: 617. N. 27, ’09. 320w.
“As a work of reference will be found of service to all interested in the propulsion of ships.”
+ − =Nature.= 81: 213. Ag. 19, ’09. 1000w.
=Seawell, Molly Elliot.= Imprisoned midshipman. †$1.25. Appleton.
8–21618.
A juvenile story which tells about two boys who sailed as midshipmen under Commodore Bainbridge when President Jefferson sent him forth to silence Tripoli in the early nineteenth century. The incidents attending capture, imprisonment and final liberation are informing and thrilling.
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“Though the style is rather lifeless and stilted, boys will find it interesting to read in connection with the author’s ‘Decatur and Somers.’”
+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 4: 312. D. ’08.
“It is full of stirring patriotism, and will interest old and young alike.” M. J. Moses.
+ =Ind.= 65: 1478. D. 17, ’08. 80w.
=Seignobos, Charles.=^{[10]} History of contemporary civilization;
translation edited by James Alton James. **$1.25. Scribner.
9–2518.
Covers “the social and economic development as well as the political events of the period from the opening of the eighteenth century to the year 1888.” (Ind.) “The later chapters have especial interest, discussing European peoples outside of Europe; arts, letters and sciences in the nineteenth century; industry, agriculture and commerce; economic reforms; democracy and socialism. A bibliography and books for supplementary reading cover seven pages.” (A. L. A. Bkl.)
* * * * *
“An excellent text for secondary schools and useful for general reading.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 22. S. ’09.
“Professor Seignobos combines the rare qualities of a profound scholar and a skillful maker of school books. It is only to be regretted that the editor did not make arrangements to bring the work up to date; in fact, this failure seems to be a fatal error for the purposes of a modern history.”
+ − =Ind.= 67: 302. Ag. 5, ’09. 150w.
=Semenov, Vladimir Ivanovitch.=^{[7]} Rasplata (The reckoning). *10s.
6d. Murray, John, London.
9–23804.
A diary of the naval fighting in the Russo-Japanese war in which the author’s records made on the spot are not changed tho conflicting with later information. “He travelled overland to the seat of war, and the introductory scenes during his journey will be recognized as genuine by any one who has passed through the experience of being in a country which is on the verge of war and yet doubts the possibility of such a thing.” (Spec.)
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“We strongly recommend the account of the naval operations by Capt. Semenoff, as we did that of the land warfare by General Kuropatkin. The two books together present a complete picture of a memorable series of campaigns.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 754. Je. 26. 150w.
“Apart from its value to the future historian, is uncommonly interesting as a human document, a seemingly unpremeditated revelation of the Slav temperament among officers and men.”
+ =Ind.= 67: 934. O. 21, ’09. 340w.
“An exceptionally readable account of Russia’s naval campaigns, written from the anti-governmental standpoint, with much grasp and authority and without excessive prejudice.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 360. O. 14, ’09. 470w.
“This account ... should be read, together with the book called ‘Human bullets,’ written by a Japanese commanding in the land forces before Port Arthur.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 527. S. 4, ’09. 1700w.
“An absorbing account of the voyage of the Russian Baltic fleet.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 511. O. ’09. 160w.
“Those who read the book [‘Battle of Tsu-Shima’] will not care to miss ‘Rasplata’ (‘The reckoning’), which has the same qualities and is excellently translated.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 1031. Je. 26, ’09. 1300w.
=Sera, Leo G.=^{[11]} On the tracks of life: the immorality of
morality; tr. from the Italian by J. M. Kennedy; with an introd. by
Oscar Levy. *$2.50. Lane.
A work by a sophist of Nietzsche’s school who divides all mankind into aristocrats, workers and the transitional types between the two. “The leading topics of the book, giving its chapter-headings, are Love, the Origin of society, Work and morals, North and South (the characteristics of the peoples), Social rhythms, the Creation of genius, a Conception of civilization, two disquisitions on Aristocracies, and a chapter each on Stendhal and Nietzsche.”
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“We would not say that he is unworthy of critical notice. Despite his unfortunate immoralism, his dogmatism (as of a man who is unaccustomed to address his equals, or has a feud with them all), and the prolixity and confusion of his book, we neither dislike Signor Sera nor despair of him. He has gifts as a writer, though he wastes them through unrestraint from page to page. He also has a mind, if he could make it up; but the form he at present affects seems to us to forbid cohesion.”
− + =Ath.= 1909, 1: 401. Ap. 3. 1450w.
“His theses are clearly and vigorously expressed, his book is very diverting, or very shocking, according to the reader’s temperament, and, after all, nothing sharpens the teeth of the mind like setting them firmly into a fallacy of the tougher order.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 381. O. 21, ’09. 1500w.
“Dr. Sera is a thinker of more brilliancy than depth; his range of knowledge is wide but his conclusions often rest on very insecure and inadequate foundations. The chapter on ‘North and South,’ while containing many acute anthropological observations, is scarcely the work of a scientist. The book is, none the less, most stimulating and suggestive; it piques the reader to thought, and while much of its philosophy might prove subversive to immature minds, it is a distinctly valuable comment on modernity.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 612. O. 16, ’09. 550w.
“There is much in this book over which we might naïvely wax angry, but at which a little common-sense and sense of humour will rather make us smile.”
− =Sat. R.= 107: 728. Je. 5, ’09. 310w.
=Serviss, Garrett Putnam.=^{[12]} Curiosities of the sky: a popular
presentation of the great riddles and mysteries of astronomy.
**$1.40. Harper.
9–29243.
A clear, authoritative description of heavenly bodies in which the treatment is as scientific as plain language will permit. The chapters give the latest information on such topics as the coming and going of comets, the origin and career of meteors, the aurora borealis, the corona and spots on the sun, the surface of the moon, the zodiacal light, star clusters and the discovery of new stars, nebulae, and constellations, and how the constellations change.
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“Another contribution to popular science of interest and value.”
+ =Ind.= 67: 1148. N. 18, ’09. 100w. + =Outlook.= 93: 831. D. 11, ’09. 110w.
=Seton, Ernest Thompson.= Biography of a silver-fox; or, Domino
Reynard of Goldur town. †$1.50. Century.
9–7445.
A biography whose purpose is “to show the man-world how the fox-world lives—and above all to advertise and emphasize the beautiful monogamy of the better-class fox.” The story is built up from incidents gathered from different regions and woven into a unity whose bearing upon animal psychology is important.
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“As well suited to adults as to children, and less interesting to the latter than Mr. Seton’s earlier stories.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 150. My. ’09.
“It is a stirring, sympathetic narrative, and has the merit of being taken conscientiously from nature. Moreover, it is well written.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 649. My. 29. 130w.
“The story is well told, and is as interesting as any of those that have come from this author’s pen—which is as high praise as a critic could well give.” M. E. Cook.
+ =Dial.= 46: 363. Je. 1, ’09. 350w.
“Tells a lively animal story in a way to interest old and young.”
+ =Ind.= 66: 867. Ap. 22, ’09. 120w.
“In his hundred clever and suggestive illustrations Mr. Seton maintains his reputation as not only an artist but a naturalist.”
+ =Lit. D.= 38: 854. My. 15, ’09. 260w.
“As a matter of fact, Mr. Roberts’s chief advantage over Mr. Seton, aside from priority of publication, is that his is the better, more vivid, and more dramatic story.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 209. Ap. 10, ’09. 200w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 379. Je. 12, ’09. 160w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 639. My. ’09. 50w.
“Mr. Seton tells one of his stories of woodland life with all his accustomed skill and sympathy.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 824. My. 22, ’09. 180w.
=Seward, Albert Charles=, ed.^{[8]} Darwin and modern science: essays
in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and
of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The origin of
species. Ed. for the Cambridge philosophical society and the syndics
of the University press, by A. C. Seward. *$5. Putnam.
9–22596.
A symposium of twenty-eight essays contributed by eminent English and foreign scientists in commemoration of the Darwin centenary and of the jubilee of the publication of the “Origin of species.” “It is no exaggeration to speak of this work as monumental; it is a monument of greater durability than bronze or marble, because it stereotypes the collective thought of our age. For the future historian of science it must for all time serve as a landmark indicating the present stage of development of scientific doctrine in every department of human thought where science holds sway, and where the great principle of evolution has, under Darwin’s influence, served as a guide in the interpretation of both organic and inorganic nature.” (Nature.)
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=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 125. D. ’09.
“This volume is a worthy tribute to the labors of a great man. It is no ordinary panegyric, but an examination of the principles of Darwinism in the light of our present knowledge.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 704. Je. 12. 920w.
“All of these essays address themselves primarily to the intelligent public rather than to investigators, and therefore they are in a sense popular statements and not contributions to knowledge. In spite of this, they are very interesting to investigators, for personal and recent points of view are in evidence throughout, and the whole group of related topics is brought together in clear and compact form.” J. M. C.
+ =Bot. Gaz.= 48: 308. O. ’09. 380w.
“It is a book that should be on the shelves of every library, whether public or private, which aims to reflect in its choice of books the progress of contemporary thought.” Raymond Pearl.
+ =Dial.= 47: 92. Ag. 16, ’09. 1350w.
“As an expression of modern thought concerning evolution and its tributary studies of heredity and variation no more admirable compilation than these essays has appeared in recent times.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 441. N. 4, ’09. 1050w.
“It detracts in no way from the value of this volume that it is in the best sense ‘popular’ as distinguished from technical. It is difficult, if not impossible, to impose any restriction with respect to the class of reader to which these essays will appeal.” R. Meldola.
+ =Nature.= 80: 481. Je. 24, ’09. 4000w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 237. Ap. 17, ’09. 4600w. (Detailed advance
notice.)
=R. of Rs.= 40: 384. S. ’09. 50w.
“These essays then are to be welcomed as giving a frequent glimpse of that ‘onward rush of science’ which was Darwin’s fitting image and of which his own mind has been so vivid and copious a source.”
+ =Sat. R.= 108: 109. Jl. 24, ’09. 1300w.
Reviewed by D: S. Jordan.
+ =Science=, n.s. 30: 527. O. 15, ’09. 1000w.
=Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry.=^{[12]} Heart of the Antarctic: being
the story of the British Antarctic expedition, 1907–1909; with an
introd. by Hugh Robert Mill; an account of the first journey to the
south magnetic pole by T. W. Edgeworth David. **$10. Lippincott.
9–29523.
The record of an expedition in search of the south pole. “The first volume relates the story of the expedition; the second records the various scientific data gathered by the explorers. These data, narrating what was done in the domains of geology, biology, magnetism, meteorology, and physics, will have but little interest for the reader who is more concerned with the manner of getting the material than he is with the matter itself. Of the manner—the heroic efforts and the almost Promethean suffering of the men who made the remarkable journey—the first volume is sufficient for the most greedy lover of a tale of daring-do.” (Dial.)
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“The first volume is a lucid and businesslike record of facts, all the more effective for no conscious straining after literary effect. The uniform excellence of the illustrations, which number over three hundred, is notable. The high standard set in Capt. Scott’s volumes and in the Royal society album of discovery photographs is fully maintained in this work.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 2: 626. N. 20. 1800w.
“No one reading it will question its author’s title to a place in the ranks of the Great Explorers.” H. E. Coblentz.
+ =Dial.= 47: 448. D. 1, ’09. 1550w.
“We congratulate him on the reserve and the modesty which characterize his narrative.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1082. D. 11, ’09. 120w.
“Valuable, however, as are the scientific results set forth in these volumes, and interesting as are the numerous illustrations, it is to the narrative of the explorations that the reader will turn with most curiosity. He will not be disappointed.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 626. D. 23, ’09. 1800w.
“A more interesting book of polar exploration than ‘The heart of the Antarctic’ has yet to be written.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 765. D. 4, ’09. 1350w.
“Mr. Shackleton’s own narratives are well told and will no doubt be popular with the general reader.”
+ =Sat. R.= 108: 634. N. 20, ’09. 1650w.
“It would be incomprehensible to us if boys should ever want to turn to blood-and-thunder stories before they had finished the narrative in this book. Sir Ernest Shackleton has just the right combination of scientific interests and love of reckless adventure, and in this book we see the two sides of him balancing one another to perfection. The book will take its place among the great records of adventure in our language.”
+ + =Spec.= 103: 848. N. 20, ’09. 1800w.
=Shakespeare, William.=^{[6]} An evening with Shakespeare; arranged by
T. Maskell Hardy. *80c. Duffield.
9–8773.
This extra volume of the Lamb Shakespeare for the young “comprises twelve tableaux, illustrated by half-tones from photographs, with introductory readings, and a prologue comprising the verses contributed by Ben Jonson to the First folio.” (N. Y. Times.) The favorite Shakespeare songs are included.
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=N. Y. Times.= 14: 101. F. 20, ’09. 120w.
+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 768. Je. ’09. 40w.
“A program of an entertainment which might very well be utilised for the amusement—we might add instruction—of a young, or indeed a grown-up audience.”
+ =Spec.= 102: sup. 646. Ap. 24, ’09. 30w.
=Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate.=^{[7]} Autobiography of Nathaniel
Southgate Shaler; with a supplementary memoir by his wife. **$4.
Houghton.
9–16433.
A work of nearly five hundred pages which after counting out the thirty-five pages given to the index and list of the author’s publications is nearly equally divided between the autobiography and the wife’s memoir. It places special emphasis upon the influences that shaped the author’s scientific career, and reveals the character and quality of his monumental service for science.
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+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 22. S. ’09.
“The wife’s continuation of her husband’s unfinished life-story could not fail to be an admiring tribute to his many virtues, while at the same time it is, by help of numerous excerpts from letters and data from other sources, a satisfying completion of the book.” P. F. Bicknell.
+ =Dial.= 47: 40. Jl. 16, ’09. 1200w. + =Ind.= 67: 479. Ag. 26, ’09. 800w.
“This book is a most admirable example of what a true biography of a savant ought to be if it would not only charm the scientist, but in the words of Beaconsfield, ‘appeal to the domestic sentiments of mankind.’”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 543. O. 2, ’09. 600w.
“One of the notable autobiographies of the year.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1082. D. 11, ’09. 100w.
“One is moved to begin whatever one may say of the whole with a word of hearty admiration for the way in which Mrs. Shaler has met the demands, and resisted the temptations, of her task.” W. G. Brown.
+ =Nation.= 89: 230. S. 9, ’09. 3600w.
“The simplicity and directness of the style of composition admits the reader of this ‘Life’ into a hospitable mental house of wide views.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 487. Ag. 14, ’09. 1100w.
“The most important book of the year in the field of biography.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 512. O. ’09. 170w.
=Sharman, Henry Burton.= Teaching of Jesus about the future, according
to the synoptic gospels. *$3. Univ. of Chicago press.
9–9476.
The gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke have been used as sources for this study. The word “future” as used in the title covers the time subsequent to the final severance of relations between Jesus and his disciples. There is excluded the study of the reputed teaching of Jesus about his rejection, sufferings, resurrection and appearances after resurrection. There is included a study of such teaching about the future as is reported to have been given in the post-resurrection period of Jesus’ life.
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“A noteworthy contribution to the study of one of the most complex problems presented by the Synoptic gospels. A large number of instances might be adduced in which, in our judgment, Dr. Sharman has not done justice to the data. A discussion which is of high value even for those who are obliged to differ from the author in regard to many of his detailed results.” H. A. A. Kennedy.
+ − =Am. J. Theol.= 13: 450. Jl. ’09. 1050w.
“Important work.”
+ =Bib. World.= 33: 431. Je. ’09. 130w.
“This book is a credit to American scholarship. The strength of the book lies in its emphasis on the historical occasion and setting of Jesus’ words about the future, in the skilful and persuasive way in which in detail the different records are compared and the original words recovered, and in the general defense of an ethical, in contrast to an apocalyptical, interpretation of the teachings of Jesus. I would urge the interest and importance of the study and its value toward a right understanding both of the nature of the gospel writings and of the mind of the Master.” F. C. Porter.
+ − =Bib. World.= 34: 134. Ag. ’09. 1800w.
“It is a carefully paragraphed essay in documentary criticism. The historical conclusions, though reached independently, are neither novel nor startling.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 512. My. 20, ’09. 90w.
“The volume is worth thorough study by every student of the subject.” E. S. D.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 491. Ag. 14, ’09. 70w.
“Professor Sharman’s arguments are clearly stated and his theory logically applied.”
+ =Spec.= 103: sup. 721. N. 6, ’09. 190w.
=Shaw, Adele Marie, and Beckwith, Carmelita.=^{[5]} Lady of the
dynamos. †$1.50. Holt.
9–8814.
This narrative “takes us from the selfish society life of New York direct into the green glooms and lights of tropical life, where the hero finds his ‘lady of the dynamo,’ and where by a strange twist of fate the other woman follows him. There is acute human interest in every page of the development, while the technical part relative to the plant, the dam and the power transmission is cleverly and briskly worked out. Possibly the authors have founded their story on fact; it is certainly true that in the enterprises of this kind that are now taking electrical engineers into so many remote parts of the world, an abundance of exciting adventure presents itself.” (Elec. World.)
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“A readable tale of love and adventure.” F: T. Cooper.
+ =Bookm.= 29: 403. Je. ’09. 300w.
“We can heartily commend this swiftly moving story with its fine local color, as one of the books for the coming summer months.”
+ =Elec. World.= 53: 1113. My. 6, ’09. 220w.
“It takes high rank among stories of its genus; its species is made quite its own by many traits of cleverness and wit, and of genuine feeling for beauty of the worlds without and within.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 539. My. 27, ’09. 400w.
“A story quite capable of holding the attention of the reader whose concern is pastime—not art or edification.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 214. Ap. 10, ’09. 400w.
=Shaw, Charles Gray.= Christianity and modern culture: an essay in
philosophy of religion. *$1.25. West. Meth. bk.
7–6169.
“Professor Shaw is of the opinion that we have reached a crisis in the history of Christianity, and that the question is pertinent whether, in view of modern culture, we are still Christians. He undertakes to answer this question and his answer is affirmative.”—Philos. R.
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“His survey and insight are of commendable order, much as his conception of the bearing of historical criticism and consequent historical doubt does not seem to me to be quite adequate.” G: B. Foster.
+ − =Am. J. Theol.= 13: 147. Ja. ’09. 240w.
“The book, taken as a whole, makes upon the reviewer the impression of opening up and slightly touching upon a great many fundamental problems without working out any of them.” J. A. Leighton.
− + =Philos. R.= 17: 560. S. ’08. 480w.
=Shaw, Charles Gray.= The precinct of religion in the culture of
humanity. *$2. Macmillan.
9–9816.
Contains in substance the lectures delivered in the New York university on the philosophy of religion. The subjects treated are: The essence of religion; The character of religion; The reality of religion; and The religious world-order.
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“With a strong bias for the subject—the Philosophy of religion—the writer of this slight notice is constrained to utter a protest against the many polysyllabled words, the long disquisitions which seem to lead nowhere, the arguments which fall short of the mark and prove nothing. This is the more to be regretted, as in many parts of the book, notably the latter part, the reasoning is forcible and well sustained, the thought well brought out, the statements clearly put, and instead of a woeful waste of words, the phrases are clean-cut, almost epigrammatic in their terseness.” Mary Lloyd.
+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 215. Jl. ’09. 170w.
“The importance of the subject deserves a clearer vision and a firmer grasp.”
− =Bib. World.= 33: 144. F. ’09. 50w.
“The reviewer cannot share the satisfaction which the author no doubt feels at having succeeded in excluding psychology almost completely from his treatment of religion. And he regrets having to record another achievement of the author as unfortunate as the first: the rich stores recently added to their respective sciences by the students of anthropology and of primitive religions have remained unused. The result of this voluntary exclusion, or ignorance, is the production of a volume as formal, remote from religious life, and therefore unprofitable, as any we have seen for a long time.” J. H. Leuba.
− =Int. J. Ethics.= 19: 250. Ja. ’09. 240w.
“It is in such statements as those just quoted that the logical defect of the work lies. While its spirit is admirable, its learning competent, and its philosophical, social, and historical criticism suggestive, it does not clearly distinguish between creation and adoption—it represents religion as originating what it only accepts and defines.”
+ − =Nation.= 88: 516. My. 20, ’09. 500w.
“The book is not easy reading, and will appeal principally to the philosophical student.” E: S. Drown.
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 127. Mr. 6, ’09. 60w.
“What is intended to be illuminating is, through a certain lack of incisiveness, too apt to be, instead, cryptic and a little disheartening, and the real merits of the book are therefore likely to be overlooked by the less persevering. Whatever the judgment upon its results, the book shows an originality and independence which clearly indicate that it is drawing upon a fund of genuine and first-hand experience.” A. K. Rogers.
+ − =Philos. R.= 18: 347. My. ’09. 1000w.
=Shaw, Joseph Thompson.=^{[7]} Spain of to-day: a narrative guide to
the country of the Dons, with suggestions for travellers. **$1.25.
Grafton press.
9–16942.
A little volume compiled from the author’s memoranda jotted down during a season of exploration and sight-seeing in Spain. Impressions gained on the spot have made possible a “picture of scenes and conditions drawn without glamor,” showing sections a little out of ordinary line of travel.
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“It will make prime reading on the trip, after the trip, or even if one remains at home.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 379. Je. 12, ’09. 220w. + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 463. Jl. 31, ’09. 30w.
=Sheehan, Rev. Patrick Augustine.=^{[12]} Blindness of Dr. Gray; or,
The final law: a novel of clerical life. †$1.50. Longmans.
9–28394.
“Depicts the struggle between conservatism and modernism, the author showing a thorough comprehension of both sides as well as a large tolerance joined to an unswerving Catholic piety. The blindness of Dr. Gray is twofold, not only physical, but spiritual, in that he is under bondage to rigid theological law, and so misses a clear Christian vision and the ‘sweetness and light’ of love. Through a bitter experience ‘he saw at last the “new commandment” was the “final law” of the universe, although everything in nature and in man seems to disprove it.’”—N. Y. Times.
* * * * *
“On its theological side the book is of even greater interest than on its national. The book holds its romance, and many episodes of interest; but it is too long, and over-much incumbered with side issues. Some of the characters and scenes are exaggerated, nor can we always agree with the author’s ethical estimates. It is, however, admirable in its spirit, and, on the whole, full of sound sense.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 782. D. 11, ’09. 550w.
“This novel is not very artistically constructed. There are parts of it which might be retrenched without loss, and even with advantage. But, whatever its defects, the book is profoundly interesting.”
+ − =Spec.= 103: 953. D. 4, ’09. 210w.
=Sheldon, Henry Clay.=^{[12]} Sacerdotalism in the nineteenth century:
a critical history. *$2. Meth. bk.
9–4570.
“Professor Sheldon has given us in this volume a concise statement of the systems of faith which exalt the priestly hierarchy, and bases his criticisms of them upon the principle that ‘so far as the church is controlled by sacerdotalism, it has turned away from the spiritual ideal of Christianity.’ The first half of the volume is concerned with the Roman type of sacerdotalism.... The Anglo-Catholic or High church movement is traced in the church of England. Patristic authority in interpretation and apostolic succession are discussed.... Less important developments of sacerdotalism are represented by the radical Neo-Lutherans, the Irvingites and the Mormons. In conclusion the author urges evangelical Protestantism to recognize its great task of maintaining itself against the sacerdotal attempts to subjugate the world to the dominion of priestly sovereignty, which is already menaced by increased intellectual activity.”—Ann. Am. Acad.
* * * * *
“With ample learning, fine logical acumen, and sufficient polemical zeal, this well-known church historian has produced a very useful polemic.”
+ =Am. J. Theol.= 13: 653. O. ’09. 80w.
“As a work in polemics this volume is generally strong and is of value to the student of the relations of church and state as well as to the theologian.”
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 190. Jl. ’09. 270w.
“It is questionable whether the book does anything more than retell a twice-told tale. However, so long as such views are held it is as well that they should be generally known and clearly stated. Prof. Sheldon has contributed to such a clear understanding of them. And for a controversial work his book is fairly free from the spirit of bitterness.” E. S. D.
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 279. My. 1, ’09. 200w.
=Sheldon, Samuel; Mason, Hobart; and Hausmann, Erich.=^{[5]}
Alternating-current machines; being the second volume of Dynamo
electric machinery, its construction, design and operation. 7th ed.,
completely rewritten. *$2.50. Van Nostrand.
8–30354.
“In the present edition the subject-matter has been thoroughly revised in order to keep it abreast of the best going practice.” (Engin. D.) “On comparing this seventh edition with the first, one of the most important additions noticed is the group of 12 problems placed at the close of each chapter, and embodying the application of principles studied therein. The use of imaginary complex numbers has been resorted to for extended study of impedance and admittance of circuits. This was carefully avoided at first. A third important addition is the matter of single-phase series motors, which have come into prominence through recent notable advances in alternating-current railroad engineering.” (Engin. N.)
* * * * *
“The descriptive matter relating to the various types of apparatus is somewhat brief, but it is to the point and covers the features of interest sufficiently for the ordinary needs of the engineering student.”
+ =Elec. World.= 53: 1604. Je. 24, ’09. 350w.
“Engineers, other than electrical, who have occasion to inform themselves on any particular phase of the subject, will find the book of value.”
+ =Engin. D.= 5: 417. Ap. ’09. 230w.
“The rearrangement will add to the value of the book for many teachers and students, but will probably detract from its popularity with a few others on account of an apparent loss of simplicity.”
+ − =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 50. Ap. 15, ’09. 340w. + =Nation.= 88: 416. Ap. 22, ’09. 50w.
=Shelley, Henry Charles.=^{[11]} Gilbert White and Selborne. *$1.50.
Scribner.
An appreciation of the naturalist, Gilbert White, and his writings, especially “Cameos from the Natural history of Selborne.”
* * * * *
“For a charming and easy glimpse into the best aspect of eighteenth-century life we can commend these fluent pages.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 439. N. 4, ’09. 130w.
“This little book is not badly done so far as it goes, but there is nothing in it that has not often been said before.”
− + =Nature.= 81: 334. S. 16, ’09. 100w.
“Affords a biography of the famous naturalist which can be read with pleasure and profit as a sort of preface to his work. It is written in an easy, well-rounded style, but is rather more verbose and inclined to the use of ornament than usually suits the fancy of American readers.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 769. D. 4, ’09. 120w.
“This is in every way a worthy tribute to the character and genius of the great naturalist.”
+ =Spec.= 103: 425. S. 18, ’09. 280w.
=Shelley, Henry Charles.=^{[11]} Inns and taverns of old London. $3.
Page.
9–28080.
Sets forth the historical and literary associations of the ancient hostelries, together with an account of the most notable coffee houses, clubs and pleasure gardens of the British metropolis. “From Chaucer’s old Tabard Inn, with which he starts, to Finch’s Grotto Gardens, with which the author closes, he keeps the reader almost in a state of bewilderment with the names of the great and witty of England, and with anecdotes of their social life.” (Nation.)
* * * * *
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
=Ind.= 67: 1350. D. 16, ’09. 80w.
“The book is a notable addition to the series of popular travel books issued in late years in uniform style by the same publishers.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 788. N. 6, ’09. 100w.
“In a good part of the book he traverses the same ground as Timbs, in his well-known ‘Club life of London,’ and the later work, by its too great jauntiness and rapidity, suffers from the comparison. But Mr. Shelley has a good subject, and his writing certainly cannot be condemned for heaviness. Though his style is light, there is evidence that he has turned over many books to get his material together.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 411. O. 28, ’09. 180w.
=Shelley, Percy Bysshe.=^{[12]} Letters; collected and ed. by Roger
Ingpen. 2v. **$6. Scribner.
“Into the two volumes before us Mr. Ingpen has collected with pious and indefatigable labour the whole scattered mass of Shelley’s extant correspondence; he has arranged it in chronological order and annotated it throughout, giving besides a sketch of the personal history of each correspondent. So that if a man’s character, as Cardinal Newman thought, is best revealed by his familiar letters, every reader now may draw his own portrait of the ‘real’ Shelley.”—Spec.
* * * * *
“The text of the letters and their annotation show commendable care and study. The unavoidable vice in a work like this, if vice it must be called, is that any one disposed to take it as a book to be read right through will probably find himself near the end of the first volume before he begins to be deeply interested in what the poet has to say to his correspondents.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 550. N. 6. 1700w.
“Mr. Ingpen’s edition of the letters represents a new documentary contribution to our knowledge of Shelley rather than a new interpretation.” H. W. Boynton.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 778. D. 11, ’09. 360w.
=Spec.= 103: 889. N. 27, ’09. 2100w.
=Sherman, William Tecumseh.=^{[11]} Home letters of General Sherman;
ed. by M. A. DeWolfe Howe. **$2. Scribner.
9–26989.
“During the first years of the war his letters are grim pictures of undisciplined and often cowardly troops, whose conduct filled him with disgust. As the effect of his rigorous discipline began to show, and as his position became more assured, and the hated politicians let him more alone, his spirits rose, and his letters were more hopeful. It is a fine study of gradual growth in efficiency, and the contrast between the beginning and end of the war is really wonderful. The early letters are of interest as showing the conditions under which Sherman’s character was formed, but the war-time correspondence is truly thrilling, though couched in the cool, measured language characteristic of the great general.”—Outlook.
* * * * *
“Apart from the popular interest, which must be roused by this unique collection of letters, its historical value will be recognized by every specialist.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1083. D. 11, ’09. 150w.
“No one can read the ‘Home letters of General Sherman’ without being conscious of electrical contact with a nature of exceptional strength and contagious energy.”
+ =Outlook.= 93: 560. N. 6, ’09. 190w.
“Their historic importance, not to speak of their biographical significance, is very great.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 636. N. ’09. 170w.
=Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock.=^{[10]} Stained glass tours in England.
*$2.50. Lane.
9–35797.
“In this book the author has done for England what he did in a previous work for France. He conducts the reader through various tours to cathedral cities and other places of interest, where fine examples of stained glass may be seen. Mr. Sherrill has all an American’s enthusiasm for things English, and writes as interestingly and as sympathetically about stained glass in this country as he did in ‘Stained glass tours in France.’ The various itineraries he maps out for the reader strike one as being extremely well arranged.”—Int. Studio.
* * * * *
“The glass in cathedrals, churches, universities, and civic and private buildings is described with enthusiasm and discrimination.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 49. O. ’09.
“Apart from its undoubted charm, the work should prove of very practical value as a guide book.”
+ =Int. Studio.= 38: 328. O. ’09. 100w.
“A volume which European tourists will find readable and instructive.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 544. O. 2, ’09. 60w.
“A companionable and useful volume.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 567. S. 25, ’09. 220w.
“A book which not only proves him to be a true lover of mediaeval glass, but proves also his enlightened comprehension of its evolution and its changing style.”
+ =Spec.= 103: 96. Jl. 17. ’09. 1600w.
=Shield, Alice.= Henry Stuart, cardinal of York, and his times; with
introd. by Andrew Lang. *$3.50. Longmans.
8–37058.
“Although the ambition to recapture the crown of England made no appeal to the heart of Henry, Duke of York, and he would have nothing to do with intrigues and struggles looking toward that end, Miss Shield has written his story as a part of the troubled domestic and political history of his house, and closely intertwined with the activities, misfortunes, and fates of his father and his brother. Her book evidences profound and careful study of the men and movements of the time, and shows a penetrating appreciation of the characters of her subject and his near relatives.”—N. Y. Times.
* * * * *
“There is abundant evidence of the keenest research; but the result is desultory in its preoccupation with the detail of what was at the same time a romantic and a quiet life.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 611. My. 22. 1100w.
“The newest part of the book is the account of the quarrels and ‘tracasseries’ which took place time and again between the prince and his ‘just’ father, but even here we should have been glad if the writer had not tried so conscientiously to be loyal to her Stuart ideals.” A. F. S.
+ − =Eng. Hist. R.= 24: 409. Ap. ’09. 430w.
“She writes well, with an ever-present sense of the purely human interest and value of incident and character and with a freshness of touch which makes her work interesting without lessening its scholarly quality.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 749. D. 5, ’08. 210w.
“The present biography is well and sympathetically written, and contains much interesting information, especially on the miserable married life of Prince Charlie.”
+ =Sat. R.= 107: 601. My. 8, ’09. 670w.
“There is much that is pleasant reading in Miss Shield’s account.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 308. F. 20, ’09. 430w.
=Shields, Thomas Edward.=^{[6]} Making and the unmaking of a dullard.
*$1. Catholic education press.
9–6592.
A book of distinct educational value which traces the career of a dullard from the early cause found in the assignment of too heavy tasks by a stupid teacher to the awakening to self-confidence after years of toil on a farm. The invention of a grubbing machine marks the beginning of his ascent which in time leads to a doctor’s degree. “As in all modern books on education, our present elementary school system is severely criticised.” (N. Y. Times.)
* * * * *
=Cath. World.= 89: 397. Je. ’09. 350w.
“He has opened up new links of thought in a delicate and abstruse field of inquiry, and no one who knows and loves children will fail to see and follow the wisdom of his prescriptions.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 105. Jl. 17, ’09. 140w.
“Although Dr. Shields handles the form rather awkwardly, the persons being far too impersonal, and quoting, like a book, long passages from newspapers and periodicals, still the chief character, Dr. Studevan, holds our attention throughout with the convincing narrative of his boyhood and youth.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 279. My. 1, ’09. 500w.
=Shillington, Violet Mary, and Chapman, Annie B. W.= Commercial
relations of England and Portugal. *$2. Dutton.
8–3943.
“In this work, containing the substance of two theses approved for the degree of Doctor of science (economics) in the University of London, the authors have dealt systematically with the subject of the famous commercial intercourse between this country and the Portuguese kingdom from 1200 to 1807.” (Ath.) “For the student of American colonial history much light is thrown by this book on England’s commercial policy and the effects of colonial trade on her attitude toward other European countries.” (Ann. Am. Acad.)
* * * * *
“The importance of the subject and the absence of any previous general treatment fully justifies their presentation in their present form. The two parts of the book are of unequal length and of unequal value to the student, though this does not indicate any inferiority in Miss Shillington, who discusses the medieval period down to 1487. Lack of material has necessarily made her treatment of this portion rather sketchy.” A. C. Howland.
+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 33: 216. Ja. ’09. 580w.
“It may be fairly admitted that the historical method pursued by the authors is both original and scientific. We have no hesitation in predicting that this work will at once take a place amongst the recognized authorities for the history of English commerce. The arrangement of the book, if somewhat inconvenient, is at least methodical and suggestive.”
+ + − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 509. Ap. 25. 300w.
“Such general outlines are not at all unfamiliar, but they are supplemented in this volume by a mass of detailed information, which bears witness to wide and discriminating research. Fresh light is thrown upon the period 1756–86. Beawes’s ‘Lex mercatoria’ might perhaps be added to the authors’ excellent bibliography; the map that faces the title-page requires some explanation.” G. B. H.
+ + − =Eng. Hist. R.= 23: 615. Jl. ’08. 350w.
=Shorter, Clement King.= Brontës; life and letters. *$6. Scribner.
9–557.
An attempt to present a full and final record of the lives of the three sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, from the biographies of Mrs. Gaskell and others, and from numerous hitherto unpublished manuscripts and letters.
* * * * *
“The most complete and authoritative biography in print.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 22. S. ’09.
“We close the book with the feeling that any man of discernment who has mastered its contents should have a just view of the author of ‘Jane Eyre.’ Of the splendid and secluded genius of ‘Wuthering Heights’ all that industry can gather is here, but she remains an inscrutable figure.”
+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 535. O. 31. 1200w.
“A stern critic might argue that these two great tragic volumes are lengthy, are monotonous, contain among their seven hundred and eleven letters many that were not worth preserving from a literary point of view, or even, in some cases, for any purpose of throwing fresh light on the character or genius, the joys or sufferings, of Charlotte Brontë and her sisters. There would be more than a grain of literal truth in all this. Yet, in spite of these objections, we doubt whether any really open-minded reader would find it possible to lay these volumes down with a page still unread.”
+ − =Spec.= 101: 1058. D. 19, ’08. 1650w.
=Shorter, Clement King.= Napoleon and his fellow travellers: ed. with
introd. and notes. *$4. Cassell.
9–18479.
“A collection of some little-known narratives by eyewitnesses relating to Napoleon’s sojourn on the ‘Bellerophon’ and the ‘Northumberland.’” (Spec.) “The most valuable of the narratives in this volume is that of the Hon. W. H. Lyttleton. It describes his interview with Bonaparte on board the Northumberland.” (Ath.)
* * * * *
“If Mr. Shorter had given us a really critical study of these narratives, his book might have been welcomed; but his footnotes are in the main biographical notices of the persons named in the text. Here and there he adds a few trifling corrections, but they are, as a rule, on trivial personal matters. His introduction bears marks of partisanship and does not impress us with his knowledge of the Napoleonic age.”
− =Ath.= 1909, 1: 40. Ja. 9. 550w.
“Of more real interest, however, than any of these narratives is Mr. Shorter’s introduction in which he criticises the existing biographies of Napoleon.” H. T. Peck.
+ =Bookm.= 29: 303. My. ’09. 1400w.
“The accounts of all these eye-witnesses, written from different angles of vision and with varying emotions, are of intense human interest and offer valuable material for historical and psychological study.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 385. Ap. 15, ’09. 170w.
“Every reader who has a taste for curious and personal details connected with great historical events—and who has not?—will be grateful to Mr. Shorter for bringing these forgotten narratives once more into circulation.”
+ − =Spec.= 101: 1101. D. 26, ’08. 600w.
=Shurter, Edwin Du Bois.= Oratory of the South: from the civil war to
the present time. *$3. Neale.
8–35842.
A book of excerpts culled from the addresses of prominent latter-day southern speakers. Together they form a volume of representative southern oratory since the civil war.
* * * * *
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 45. Ja. 23, ’09. 170w.
=Shute, Henry Augustus.=^{[12]} Farming it. **$1.20. Houghton.
9–29850.
A story of a commuter’s life on two and a half acres of land, in which lively emphasis is placed upon a series of barnyard adversities. He has the usual trying experiences of a farmer which are related humorously and from which he finally emerges to view calmly and dispassionately the accrued advantages of such a life: “I have brought my farm to a high state of fertility, hardened my hands, strengthened my muscles, cured my indigestion, and benefited every member of my family, and I have never neglected in any way the duties of my profession.”
* * * * *
“This is a wholesome and invigorating sort of book, take it all in all, with an abundant leaven of common sense to relieve its obstreperous play of drollery. It contains passages also, of a serious quality.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 739. N. 27, ’09. 1000w.
=Sidgwick, Cecily (Ullmann), and Paynter, Mrs.=^{[12]} Children’s book
of gardening. *$2. Macmillan.
An attractively illustrated book whose aim is that of telling juvenile readers how to make their gardens grow, and the information, free from description, reflection or amusements, keeps within the limits of what a child can do. The author discusses the situation and soil, tells how to make certain annuals and hardy perennials yield satisfaction; talks about rock and wall gardens; difficult and shady gardens; window, room and Japanese gardens; fruit and vegetables; and adds a calendar of work and an index.
* * * * *
“Will bring much satisfaction to English young people.” M. J. Moses.
+ =Ind.= 67: 1370. D. 16, ’09. 20w.
=Sidgwick, Frank=, ed. Ballads and lyrics of love. **$2. Stokes.
Consists of selections from Percy’s “Reliques of ancient English poetry.” including “King Estmet,” “Lord Thomas and fair Annett,” “Fair Margaret and sweet William,” “King Cophetua and the beggar maid.”
* * * * *
“Chosen with scholarship and taste. We note as a distinct blot in the editing that no indication of the authorship of the known lyrics is given. Mr. Byam Shaw has caught the romance and humor, the simplicity and colour and ‘abandon,’ which characterize these indigenous flowers of the British soil.”
+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 332. S. 19. 160w.
“Illustrated, not without crudeness, after Byam Shaw.”
− =N. Y. Times.= 13: 801. D. 26, ’08. 100w.
=Sidis, Boris.=^{[5]} Experimental study of sleep. *$1. Badger, R: G.
9–140.
To atone for the indifference of school-physiology to the subject of sleep the author gives an exposition of his observations and experiments on sleep. The pamphlet treats the subject experimentally and theoretically.
* * * * *
“A bibliography of about 250 titles is appended, but it has no relation to the matter of the monograph, for few of the books and articles are referred to in the body of the work, and some of those to which attention is called are not included in the bibliography. It is unfortunate that the author did not consider it necessary to be more specific in the bibliography because dates, and, in referring to general works not especially pertaining to the subject, page references would have added to its value.” S. I. Franz.
− =J. Philos.= 6: 442. Ag. 5, ’09. 450w.
=Silberrad, Una Lucy, and Lyall, Sophie.=^{[9]} Dutch bulbs and
gardens; 24 plates by Mima Nixon. (Color books.) *$2. Macmillan.
9–35799.
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