Chapter LVII: Book 3: , The self, presents the nature of self as part of consciousness (17)

“He sums up into one connected whole the many little-known ranges of Asia and the better-described and studied chains of Europe, so that a large number of scientific observations and much recorded knowledge are now easily available, which before were scattered and almost inaccessible.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 565. Je. 3, ’09. 300w. (Review of v. 3.)

“British geologists will be so grateful for this scholarly translation that they will be little disposed to criticise the rendering of Suess’ geological terms; but it would be convenient if the original term were sometimes, as in the French translation, given in a footnote.” J. W. G.

+ − =Nature.= 80: 91. Mr. 25, ’09. 750w. (Review of v. 3.)

=Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de.=^{[12]} Great design of Henry
IV, from the Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, and The united states of
Europe, by E: Everett Hale; with introd. by Edwin D. Mead. *50c.
Pub. for the International school of peace, by Ginn.

9–27055.

Here are given Sully’s account in full of the “Great design” of Henry IV of France to bring about the federation of Europe; and the noteworthy papers by Edward Everett Hale. Mr. Mead’s introduction sketches briefly the history of the scheme.

* * * * *

=N. Y. Times.= 14: 784. D. 11, ’09. 550w.

=Sumner, Helen Laura.=^{[12]} Equal suffrage. **$2. Harper.

9–29195.

The results of an investigation in Colorado made for the Collegiate equal suffrage league of New York state. It is an impartial report, marked by the absence of argument, in which the author has collected facts, compared evidence and stated results. If is the outgrowth of a two years’ investigation conducted according to best scientific methods: question blanks were circulated; newspaper files were studied to determine what women have done in politics; registration books were examined; state, county, and city reports were explored to find out the number of women office-holders, their records, salaries, etc.

* * * * *

“Conscientious, competent book, whose reading should be encouraging to champions of the cause and its followers, and give food for serious and unsettling thought to its opponents.”

+ =Ind.= 67: 1147. N. 18, ’09. 120w.

=Sutcliffe, Alice Crary.=^{[9]} Robert Fulton and the “Clermont.”
**$1.20. Century.

9–25210.

“The authoritative story of Robert Fulton’s early experiments, persistent efforts, and historic achievements, containing many of Fulton’s hitherto unpublished letters, drawings and pictures.” (Explan. title.) It is a timely contribution to history and to the record of steam navigation, prepared by the inventor’s greatgranddaughter.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 85. N. ’09. ✠

“Timely, and fills a gap in American biography. A part of the material of Miss Sutcliffe’s volume has appeared in ‘The century magazine,’ but it is well worth its production in this expanded and more permanent form.”

+ =Dial.= 47: 184. S. 16, ’09. 300w.

“While adding little to our knowledge of Fulton’s life and achievements, brings together a valuable collection of portraits, letters, plans and sketches, many of which have never before been published.” F. H. D.

+ =Econ. Bull.= 2: 362. D. ’09. 220w.
=Engin. D.= 6: 337. O. ’09. 100w.

“There is here collected possibly more of Fulton’s own comments on his ideas and ambitions than has ever before been seen in print. There are also a few points on which a student of early engineering progress in this country will look in vain for new light. The volume shows some signs of hasty preparation.”

+ − =Engin. N.= 62: sup. 22. S. 10, ’09. 650w.

“She has done more to establish Fulton’s claims to great ability as an inventor than all previous writers.”

+ =Engin. Rec.= 60: 364. S. 25, ’09. 300w.

“The interest of the book lies in its new material, which includes Fulton’s preliminary plans for his steamboat.”

+ =Ind.= 67: 758. S. 30, ’09. 150w.

“The present work is sympathetically written and must be looked upon as the most complete and satisfactory of all the briefer lives of the inventor which have been published.”

+ =Lit. D.= 39: 545. O. 2, ’09. 170w. + =Nation.= 89: 308. S. 30, ’09. 300w.

“There have been several lives of Fulton in the past but in none of them, even that by his intimate friend, Cadwallader D. Colden, have the genius and individuality of Fulton been so clearly defined as in this latest one by the greatgranddaughter of the inventor. It has been a labor of love, but without partiality.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 546. S. 18, ’09. 1150w. + =R. of Rs.= 40: 510. O. ’09. 60w.

=Sutcliffe, Halliwell.=^{[10]} Priscilla of the Good Intent. †$1.50.
Little.

9–26319.

The fragrance and freshness of the fields seem to pervade this story of simple life in the north country of England. Aside from the atmosphere, the charm of the book lies in the contrast of character. Priscilla, the slim little mistress of Good Intent farm, is a very lovable heroine, but there are moments when “Peggy o’ Mathewson’s” the gipsy-like girl of the moorlands, slips to the front of the stage. David the smith, sturdy, simple and strong, is a foil for the weak, inconstant character of Reuben Gaunt, who proves his manhood only after a long fight.

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“Reminiscent of Phillpotts’ Dartmoor stories, but without their gloomy atmosphere.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 94. N. ’09.

“This ‘romance of the grey fells’ attracts us by its strong human interest and pleasant rural atmosphere. The weakness of the story lies in the unconvincing transformation of the second suitor ... into a model of courageous manliness.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 612. My. 22. 180w.

“One who reads may feel at moments an inclination to run swiftly up and down the landscape, yet the pastoral setting has charm and significance, the story holds interest in suspense to the last, and the tone never swerves from its high pitch.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 600. D. 16, ’09. 140w.

“Mr. Sutcliffe gives lovers of romance a wholesome and pleasing treat. The pictures of humble English country life indoors and out, and the lore of the birds and beasts and plants and all the life of the field and the fen, make the novel ‘different’ from the run of tales.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 666. O. 23, ’09. 250w.

“One of the many well-constructed, solid bits of fiction turned out by English writers every year.”

+ =Outlook.= 93: 559. N. 6, ’09. 50w.

“This is well written, with some fine study of character, but the story drags a little.”

+ − =Spec.= 102: 865. My. 29, ’09. 20w.

=Sutherland, Howard V.= Idylls of Greece. *$1. Sherman, French & co.

8–31832.

Four idylls built up about “olden tales of love” in classic Greece. They are: Prokris and Kephalos; Melas and Anaxe; Acis and Galataea; Œme and Œonus.

* * * * *

=N. Y. Times.= 13: 801. D. 26, ’08. 50w.

=Swan, Mark E.= Top o’ the world. †$1.50. Dutton.

8–24873.

“A fantastic narrative tells of all the queer things that happened to a little girl who wanted to be grown up. The narrative is written by Mark E. Swan, the lyrics by James O’Dea, and the music by Anna Caldwell and Manuel Klein. The charmingly whimsical illustrations, a number in color, are by Hy. Mayer.”—N. Y. Times.

* * * * *

“Now that it has been turned into a book it has lost some of its picturesqueness, though the story is just the same.”

+ − =Nation.= 87: 550. D. 3, ’08. 60w.

“A quaint story that will interest all the little ones.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 497. S. 12, ’08. 80w.

“There is not enough to build up a page story in a juvenile paper, let alone a bulky volume. The illustrations lack the refinement and artistic taste that such pictures should have.”

− =R. of Rs.= 38: 767. D. ’08. 120w.

=Swift, Edgar James.= Mind in the making: a study in mental
development. **$1.50. Scribner. 8–12179.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

“Swift’s book is stimulating, clearly written, interesting, and within the comprehension of the average reader. On the whole it is a commendable attempt to state education in socio-psychological terms.” C: H. Johnston.

+ =J. Philos.= 6: 155. Mr. 18, ’09. 2300w.

“While Professor Swift’s ‘Mind in the making’ like most other genetic treatises tends at times to underestimate the value and the potency of non-subjective factors in the educational process, it on the whole constitutes one of the most stimulating books on education recently published.” A. D. Yocum.

+ =Psychol. Bull.= 6: 104. Mr. 15, ’09. 430w.

“On the whole it is very well written and extremely suggestive, even though the psychologist may feel that some of the statements should be accepted with reservations.” Irving King.

+ − =School R.= 17: 275. Ap. ’09. 800w.

=Swift, Polemus Hamilton.=^{[11]} Gospel cheer messages. *$1.25. West.
Meth. bk.

8–37346.

In Part 1 the author has set down some of the convictions and observations concerning revivals gained during twelve years’ ministry in Chicago. Part 2 contains a series of revival sermons preached in the Austin Methodist Episcopal church during February, 1908. They were planned to meet the special need of this Chicago church and community.

=Swinburne, Algernon Charles.=^{[9]} Dramas; selected and edited by
Arthur Beatty. **$1.50. Crowell.

9–24012.

Includes “Atlanta in Calydon,” “Erechtheus” and “Mary Stuart.” An introduction sums up the poet’s career and place in literature, while full notes, a chronological list of Swinburne’s writings and a bibliography of the lives of Swinburne follow the text.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 149. D. ’09.
=Dial.= 47: 391. N. 16, ’09. 40w.

“It is a well-edited and a well-printed volume, serviceable, alike for the student and the ‘general reader.’”

+ =Ind.= 67: 884. O. 14, ’09. 80w.

“The editor has supplied judicious notes explaining classical obscurities, and an introduction apparently not dictated by intemperate enthusiasm.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 517. N. 25, ’09. 440w.

=Swinburne, Algernon Charles.=^{[11]} Shakespeare. 2s. Frowde, London.

A eulogy in which the author “passes in review all the plays, and affirms, in twinned epithets charging pair after pair like sea-horses up the foamy crest of his billowing sentences, that each drama of Shakespeare’s, with one or two exceptions, is the most divinely and incomparably excellent thing of its kind in the world. He makes, to be sure, some distinctions among the children of the master’s mind, but reverently, as a mortal distinguishes the differing glories of the seraphim.”—Nation.

* * * * *

“The little book before us is full of insight, of impatience, and of cumbrous eloquence. It is sometimes hard to discover where the critic ends and the fine frenzy of the poet begins.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 289. S. 11. 1100w. + − =Nation.= 89: 411. O. 28, ’09. 360w.

=Swinburne, Algernon Charles.= Three plays of Shakespeare. (Harper’s
lib. of living thought.) **75c. Harper.

9–9460.

A series which aims to provide students with some single, central, living thoughts which authors present for magazine printing before taking the time to develop them into books. The three plays here treated are “King Lear,” “Othello” and “King Richard II.” The living thought in the first is that King Lear is an expression of the most advanced doctrine as to the absolute equality of man confronted by nature and of the futility of the monarchical idea; in the second, that Shakespeare missed the most pathetic feature of the “tragic mischief” when he forebore to make use of Iago’s stealing the handkerchief as it is recorded in Curthio’s version; in the third, the struggle in Shakespeare’s mind between the influence of Marlowe and that of Robert Greene.

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“The poet’s vice as a critic is, of course, his intemperate exaggeration and his super-abundant use of the superlative. Yet there is a sound and noble enthusiasm in his appreciation of the great Elizabethans.” E: Fuller.

+ − =Bookm.= 29: 636. Ag. ’09. 60w. + − =Ind.= 67: 90. Jl. 8, ’09. 120w.

“His criticisms of the plays of Shakespeare are original and of marked analytic power.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 768. Je. ’09. 40w.

=Swingle, Calvin Franklin.=^{[8]} Electric railway power stations. $2.
Drake, F: J.

9–11047.

“A book written for operating engineers, and consisting largely of descriptions of modern boilers, mechanical stokers, economizers, pumps, steam engines, turbines, gas engines, generators, switchboards, etc. The design and construction of boilers and chimneys is taken up, and considerable space is devoted to the use of the indicator, the study of cards, and valve adjustments.”—Engin. D.

* * * * *

“It is a work that young men in subordinate positions in power-houses could use with profit in preparing themselves for more responsible duties.”

+ =Engin. D.= 5: 665. Je. ’09. 80w.

“It should prove interesting and helpful for those in whose hands the actual operation of machinery is placed, and it should help them to a more comprehensive view of the system of which they are a part.”

+ =Engin. N.= 62: sup. 8. Jl. 15, ’09. 250w.

=Syers, Edgar, and Syers, Madge.= Book of winter sports; with an
introd. by the Earl of Lytton, and contributions from experts in
various branches of sport. *$4.20. Longmans.

9–9031.

“The winter sports here described and illustrated—the illustrations have been carefully collected from various sources, old and new—might be particularised as ice and snow sports. This limitation is quite correct; football, hockey, &c., are practised outside the borders of the winter season. The ‘winter sports’ are bandy, which is a kind of hockey on the ice; curling, with details of its practice in various countries; skating and the cognate sport of ski-ing, followed on snow; and tobogganing. In the appendices we have records, laws of the various games, and notes on winter-sport resorts.”—Spec.

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+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 801. D. 26, ’08. 180w.

“The names of the joint editors are a sufficient guarantee for the excellence of their work.”

+ =Spec.= 101: 745. N. 7, ’08. 130w.

=Symonds, Margaret (Mrs. W. W. Vaughan).= Days spent on a doge’s farm.
*$2.50. Century.

9–14222.

A reissue after fifteen years of a book “which makes of every reader a friend.” With the original text there has been included a new preface which is an appreciation and description of the remarkable woman who ruled the “Doge’s farm,” Evelina, Countess Pisani.

* * * * *

=Dial.= 46: 90. F. 1, ’09. 70w.
+ =Lit. D.= 38: 393. Mr. 6, ’09. 300w.

“It is an interesting account of Italian country life and gives a picture of an unusual woman.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 278. Mr. 18, ’09. 130w. + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 88. F. 13, ’09. 300w.

“It is a phase of Italian life seldom seen by Americans.” Charlotte Harwood.

+ =Putnam’s.= 6: 238. My. ’09. 120w. =R. of Rs.= 39: 766. Je. ’09. 100w. + =Spec.= 101: 1108. D. 26, ’08. 240w.

=Symons, Arthur.=^{[8]} Plays, acting and music: a book of theory.
**$2. Dutton.

9–13610.

A new edition revised to keep pace with the author’s more recent application of critical methods.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 62. O. ’09.

“He has omitted, added, and changed, until one who possesses the first edition will feel it necessary, in order to keep up with Mr. Symons, to own this later volume.” R: Burton,

+ =Dial.= 47: 70. Ag. 1, ’09. 350w.

“In the re-issue of ‘Plays, acting and music,’ Arthur Symons is himself only in flashes. As a literary taster, Mr. Symons is pleasant to read.”

+ − =Ind=. 67: 370. Ag. 12, ’09. 250w.

“Here is something more than the indifferentism of the hardened journalist. Symons retained his zest. Every contact with art was a great adventure. And he was at once so faithful to the thing in hand, and so mindful of that whole which we call art, that he is justified in calling a volume apparently composed of rather insubstantial scraps ‘a book of theory.’”

+ =Nation.= 89: 12. Jl. 1, ’09. 300w.

“Almost a new work rather than merely a ‘revised’ edition of it.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 379. Je. 12, ’09. 200w.

“The book as it now stands is additionally valuable as a record of the evolution of this thorough and inspired critic. Some of the essays, it is true, appear to have little permanent value, being concerned with the production of plays possessing at the best, a merely transient interest; but even the obiter dicta of Mr. Symons are well worth reading.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 406. Je. 26, ’09. 180w.

=Symons, Arthur.=^{[11]} Romantic movement in English poetry. *$2.50.
Dutton.

9–24011.

“In scheme and structure this book is notably simple: little more, in fact, than a descriptive catalogue, an assemblage of independent studies or appreciations of the poets, authentic or reputed, of a certain period in our literature. We might call it a literary ‘Peerage.’ or a critical ‘Who’s who,’ but that the order adopted is chronological, not alphabetical.”—Ath.

* * * * *

“Lacking a unifying point of view, the value of the book lies in the felicity of some of its characterizations and its poetical and trenchant phrasing.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 127. D. ’09.

“In a word, this volume owes nothing of its singular interest and value to its form—everything to its substance, which is of rare excellence.”

+ =Ath.= 1909, 2: 518. O. 30. 1400w.

“For most readers its introduction will prove the most interesting part, because it is the only part which provides any critical perspective, or from which a continuous history of the Romantic movement can be gleaned.”

+ − =Cath. World.= 90: 251. N. ’09. 380w.

“The truth is that Mr. Symons has felt profoundly and correctly but has not reasoned enough. Hence he overstates his case. The danger of conventional scholarship is not that it concerns itself with history, but that it is not always properly aware of the humbleness of its task and that it too often mistakes the backwaters of bibliography for the springs of Helicon. It is, then, as a volume of essays upon the greater poets of the early nineteenth century that ‘The romantic movement in English poetry’ has positive value. And Mr. Symons is well equipped to interpret the works of these men at once subtly and vigorously. His personal preoccupations as a poet, too, enable him to set certain matters in a new and more excellent light.” Ludwig Lewisohn.

+ − =Forum.= 42: 487. N. ’09. 2000w.

“Notwithstanding these many good points, the book, as a whole, leaves much to be desired.”

− + =Nation.= 89: 354. O. 14, ’09. 870w.

“A book of criticism of real value and of great entertainment. If it were not for this taint of the superior person, marring all he writes, Mr. Symons might have been a great critic.” R: LeGallienne.

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 717. N. 20, ’09. 2800w.

“I should be inclined to call this book the most brilliant that Mr. Symons has ever written. A hundred things might be quoted as illustrations of Mr. Symons’ really marvellous way of combining criticism and literature. Apparently he contradicts himself at times, but the contradiction is never more than apparent; a few lines of explanation would make it all clear.” J: F. Runciman.

+ =Sat. R.= 108: 379. S. 25, ’09. 1600w.

“The whole book is full of sane, illuminating criticism, and Mr. Symons’s range of appreciation is notably wider than the principles which he lays down in his introduction.”

+ =Spec.= 103: sup. 925. D. 4, ’09. 290w.

=Syrett, Netta.=^{[12]} Anne Page. †$1.50. Lane.

“Its central figure is a woman, beneficent and gracious, yet having behind her an unsuspected past—a past unregretted and deliberately chosen, since the man who shared it would on the whole have preferred to be her husband. Supreme unselfishness and reluctance to hinder the development of a genius were the motives, we are told, of this sacrifice.... We cannot overcome a Philistine aversion to the conception of an ideal life with such a secret at its core.... But the plot, the background, and the accessories of the story are all artistically planned, and have much charm.”—Ath.

* * * * *

“In construction and finish this novel seems to us the best piece of work which Miss Syrett has yet done; but it impresses us rather as a skillfully elaborated illustration of a purely academic thesis than a study from life.”

− + =Ath.= 1908, 1: 634. My. 23. 200w.

“Perhaps Netta Syrett would be surprised to learn that anybody could think her ‘Anne Page’ a demoralizing tale. Yet what else can be said of a story in which the heroine defies the conventions and comes to no bad end. Women may read it for warning as well as entertainment, and they will find both.”

− + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 751. N. 27, ’09. 400w.

=Syrett, Netta.=^{[8]} Castle of dreams. $1.25. McClurg.

The story of the development of a neglected girl shut away in an Irish castle, neglected by her father, an impecunious Irish peer, and taken in hand by an interesting scholar who comes to the neighborhood. “The pictures of ‘Bridgit’s’ life in Ireland, of her extreme cleverness when receiving her father’s rowdily smart English friends, and of the trick she plays them are all well drawn.” (Spec.)

* * * * *

“Miss Syrett shows herself, as usual, clever at handling an imaginative theme, but we are not sure that she has been wise in choosing Ireland as a background for her castle of dreams. Her Celtic peasants are painfully conventional, and speak a dialect which would hardly satisfy an expert critic in such matters. The humour, though sometimes telling, is scarcely spontaneous, and the British Philistines introduced are caricatures, not of the highest order.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 433. Ap. 10. 120w.
=Nation.= 89: 512. N. 25, ’09. 390w.

“Her heroine is thoroughly delightful in her defense against the mercenary father and the intolerable suitor. Its portrayal is an extremely artistic piece of literary work.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 585. O. 2, ’09. 250w.

“The book is slight, but it is written with considerable grace, and the snatches of fairy-lore with which it is interspersed are full of a plaintive and elusive charm.”

+ =Spec.= 102: 543. Ap. 3, ’09. 120w.

T

=Taft, William Howard.=^{[12]} Political issues and outlooks: speeches
delivered between August, 1908, and February, 1909. **$1.25.
Doubleday.

9–28960.

Twenty-three addresses of the President delivered thruout the country from the time of his nomination until his inauguration in which he reveals his attitude towards the larger issues that the country faces including the labor question, the negro problem, the Philippine policy, and the tariff question.

=Taggart, Marion Ames.=^{[11]} Six girls and the seventh one. †$1.50.
Wilde.

9–25969.

A new “Six girl” book in which Margery, the oldest girl who has married and gone to India, returns bringing the seventh one, Betty Blossom, her two-months-old baby. The events of a winter in New York and a summer in the mountains are related, and the story ends happily with two love affairs in which the “seventh one” plays an important part.

* * * * *

“Is another of Miss Taggart’s wholesome books dealing with home life and ‘homey’ characters.” M. J. Moses.

+ =Ind.= 67: 1366. D. 16, ’09. 60w.

“Miss Taggart is a wise and wholesome associate for all young readers; her home atmosphere is uniformly healthful. In this new story she indulges in just the right sort of romance.”

+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1024. D. 4, ’09. 150w.

“The cheerful tone of the character work and the simple introduction of love add distinction to the story.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 40w.

“The young people bubble over with health and good spirits and the story is pleasantly optimistic.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 766. D. ’09. 40w.

=Tallentyre, S. G., pseud. (E. V. Hall).=^{[10]} Life of Mirabeau.
*$3. Moffat.

9–22835.

“Mirabeau’s tumultuous nature, his quarrels with his even more self-willed father, his many imprisonments under ‘lettres de cachet,’ his abominably numerous love affairs, were but the prelude to his political genius and his part in the greatest national upheaval of modern times. But in this book the vices and family quarrels are given undue space and the political treatment is not altogether satisfactory.”—Outlook.

* * * * *

“Is a very inferior book to that of Professor Fling on the same subject. It is far less learned, and much more pretentious. It adds nothing to our knowledge of the subject, whether by way of new facts, or of new points of view. It echoes throughout the notes of Macaulay and Carlyle, and the style is after the manner of the latter.”

− =Nation.= 89: 465. N. 11, ’09. 70w.

“We accept her final verdict, although the paths leading to it are somewhat circuitous.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 577. O. 2, ’09. 2100w.

“Frankly the book is far less interesting than that on Voltaire. The reason is that the material has not been so well digested, and the narrative lacks proportion and continuity of interest.”

+ − =Outlook.= 93: 276. O. 2, ’09. 180w.

“Miss Tallentyre writes in a spirited style of a France which is familiar to her. If we have hinted at the faults of her work, these do not affect its merits as a picture of the time and a record of people whose minds, manners, ways of talking and thinking she has successfully made her own.”

+ − =Spec.= 103: 243. Ag. 14, ’09. 500w.

=Tannenbaum, Samuel A.=^{[10]} Was William Shakespeare a gentleman?
some questions in Shakespeare’s biography determined. 50c. Tenny
press, 1193 Broadway, N. Y.

A discussion of the questions concerning the granting of a coat of arms to John Shakespeare by the College of heraldry. From eight pieces of evidence the author proves that it was the 1596 request that was granted, but that the application made in 1599 to impale the ancient arms of Arden with those of Shakespeare was set aside.

* * * * *

“The little book forms an effective attack on Mr. Lee’s position by the doubt it raises, not by the conclusion it proves true.”

+ − =Nation.= 89: 286. S. 23, ’09. 830w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 565. S. 25, ’09. 230w.

=Tanner, Edwin Platt.=^{[6]} Province of New Jersey. 1664–1738. *$4.
Longmans.

8–33297.

“A detailed history of the political affairs and institutions of New Jersey during two generations of its provincial life. The work is divided into twenty-eight chapters, varying in length from 5 to 81 pages, whose titles give a fair notion of the scope of the treatment of the period. These concern the nature, history, and political relations of the peculiar land system of the proprietors in each of the two Jerseys: elements of the population; relations to the Duke of York and to the crown; the personnel, legal position and activities of executive, council, the assembly, respectively, and their conflicts; the judicial system; financial affairs; militia system; the Church of England in the province; and the movement for a separate governor.”—Am. Hist. R.

* * * * *

“Dr. Tanner with all his commendable zeal has in some instances contented himself with less than final authority. There are occasional slips. The historical temper of the author is excellent; while his judgment favors the proprietary party he shows a judicial spirit in his estimate of men and measures, and his style is clear. He has provided a ‘vade mecum’ for all students of the period.”

+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 621. Ap. ’09. 500w.

“The book is thorough and will be found useful in a study of the economic history of the colonial period.” J. P. Bretz.

+ =Econ. Bull.= 2: 131. Je. ’09. 140w.

“A very learned and complete monograph.” H. E. E.

+ =Eng. Hist. R.= 24: 618. Jl. ’09. 80w.

“Its 700 pages give us the most minute and scholarly account yet produced of any colony during a similar period. The critical apparatus, and the elaborate index, are good.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 462. My. 6, ’09. 330w.

=Tardieu, André.= France and the alliances: the struggle for the
balance of power. **$1.50. Macmillan.

8–31144.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

“Cautious readers, must accept these pages for what they are, a tonic to French patriotism, a justification of the French oligarchy, and a somewhat self-complacent paean of victory.”

+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 825. Jl. ’09. 1300w.

“A good book to read in connection with Coolidge’s ‘United States as a world power.’”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 85. Mr. ’09.

“The discussions of European politics are clear and accurate though there is occasionally a nationalistic tinge in the interpretations. Anyone who wishes to get a good summary of the complicated interrelations of European politics should read this book.” C. L. Jones.

+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 33: 218. Ja. ’09. 270w.

“In his present book we are disappointed, inasmuch as he is not so safe a guide to history—even recent—as he is, from day to day, upon current affairs. Moreover, in English dress, his manner of presenting his personal views suffers by loss of his French clearness.”

− =Ath.= 1908, 2: 785. D. 19. 1250w.

“It includes so much that it might almost be recommended as a convenient summary of the diplomatic history of Europe since the Franco-German war.”

+ =Outlook.= 91: 864. Ap. 17, ’09. 320w.

“We feel somehow as we read that M. Tardieu’s narrative is frequently too ingenious to be real. We have found M. Tardieu’s book so interesting, though not always in a pleasant sense, in relation to ourselves that we have no space to write of the chapters which treat of French relations with other powers.”

+ − =Spec.= 102: 223. F. 6, ’09. 2200w.

=Tarkington, Booth.=^{[12]} Beasley’s Christmas party. †$1.25. Harper.

9–28111.

Beasley, a politician, misunderstood by the woman he loves and accused of a lack of imagination, finds himself guardian of a little crippled boy whose waking moments are given up to entertaining imaginary friends and companions. How Beasley makes himself the servant of this child during his make-believe moments, creates devices for lending reality to the people and animals of the child’s fancy, and, finally, how he plans a wonderful Christmas party and invites the whole troop of imaginary people, entertains them and feasts them is all set down in the order that it took place to “please a sick little kid.”

* * * * *

“The best feature of the book is the romance it contains.” W. G. Bowdoin.

+ =Ind.= 67: 1354. D. 16, ’09. 100w.

“Mr. Tarkington has written a very charming little tale, and those readers who do not demand much subtlety will find tears and smiles in the book.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 751. N. 27, ’09. 190w.

“Mr. Booth Tarkington’s vein of kindly sentiment and his courage in interpreting in unconventional forms the life of the affections are happily mixed in a real Christmas story.”

+ =Outlook.= 93: 832. D. 11, ’09. 90w.

=Tarkington, Booth, and Wilson, Harry Leon.= Man from home. †$1.25.
Harper.

8–32634.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 51. F. ’09.

“It should be popular with amateurs in social circles everywhere.”

+ =Ind.= 65: 1620. D. 31, ’08. 130w.
=Lit. D.= 37: 988. D. 26, ’08. 40w.

“Mr. Tarkington has a mellow vein of humor reflected in the speeches of the honest Indiana lawyer and which give a certain value to the piece in book form which some other printed plays may lack.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 88. F. 13, ’09. 260w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 256. F. ’09. 30w.

=Tate, James Murray, and Stone, Melvin Oscar.= Foundry practice: a
treatise on molding and casting in their various details; prepared
for the use of students in the college of engineering, University of
Minnesota. 3d ed. rev. $2. Wiley.

9–1599.

“In preparing a new edition of the book, the authors have rearranged the position of the chapters and given them new descriptive headings, and also added new material on cupola practice and malleable castings.”—Engin. Rec.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 150. D. ’09.
=Engin. D.= 5: 296. Mr. ’09. 250w.

“Something might have been done toward modernizing the illustrations and descriptions of machine equipment for foundries.”

+ − =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 46. Ap. 15, ’09. 140w.

“As a whole, they have covered the ground remarkably well considering the small space necessarily devoted to the numerous topics, and their work should be appreciated by all students who desire to become informed regarding modern foundry practice.”

+ =Engin. Rec.= 59: 363. Mr. 27, ’09. 160w.

=Taylor, David Clark.= Psychology of singing: a rational method of
voice culture based on a scientific analysis of all systems, ancient
and modern. **$1.50. Macmillan.

8–34628.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

“His deficiency as a book writer lies in failure to grasp the principles of perspective. Having adopted the scientific method, he feels it advisable to recapitulate conclusions from time to time, and he does so with such painstaking faithfulness that his book is expanded to at least twice the length necessary to a thorough and convincing presentation of his subject. Everybody who is interested in singing ought to inform himself of what Mr. Taylor has to say.” F: R. Burton.

+ − =Forum.= 42: 270. S. ’09. 370w.

“Mr. Taylor’s book is lucid and convincing. It is stimulating, too, and can hardly fail to accomplish a deal of good.”

+ =Ind.= 67: 92. Jl. 8, ’09. 230w.

“It is a treatise of unusual value and may mark the beginning of a new epoch in vocal instruction.”

+ =Nation.= 87: 661. D. 31, ’08. 1000w. + =Outlook.= 91: 292. F. 6, ’09. 140w.

“With the possible exception of Mr. Krehbiel’s ‘Chapters of opera,’ the most important book of the season, relating to music is undoubtedly ‘The psychology of singing.’” D. G. Mason.

+ =Putnam’s.= 6: 108. Ap. ’09. 700w.

=Taylor, Horace A.=^{[9]} Tales of travel; all around the world.
*$1.50. Neale.

9–22859.

A travel lover’s record of a trip around the world in which are described the common people as they were seen, their looks, customs, conditions and prospects; the climates, products and characteristics of countries; monuments of antiquity, palaces and pyramids.

* * * * *

“His eyes are always wide open, honest, and unafraid, and his descriptions have spirit and individuality. The book’s especial virtue is its honesty.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 379. Je. 12, ’09. 180w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 642. O. 23, ’09. 200w.

=Taylor, Ida Ashworth.= Cardinal democrat: Henry Edward Manning.
*$1.25. Herder.

“The ulterior purpose of the writer is to hold up Manning’s life as a proof of the identity of Christian and democratic principles—‘a truth perfunctorily and theoretically acknowledged, but disallowed in any true sense, by the majority of friends and foes of religion alike.’... After an introductory chapter, Miss Taylor takes up the subject at the appointment of Manning to the archbishopric of Westminster; and, passing without notice all those matters which appertained strictly to his spiritual office or his private life, she relates the part played by the Cardinal in the various public questions through which he came to be known as a friend of the working people, and of all who struggle against entrenched injustice.”—Cath. World.

* * * * *

“She has done a service to the memory of her hero by placing, in popular and attractive form, the great human traits of his life before that large class of readers who have not the time or inclination to peruse Purcell’s two large volumes.”

+ =Cath. World.= 88: 835. Mr. ’09. 1000w.

“There can be no doubt that this is a very able and interesting study of a great man. That Manning was a democrat—to use that word in its best sense—we cannot allow.”

+ − =Spec.= 101: 843. N. 21, ’08. 250w.

=Taylor, William Ladd.= Our home and country; pictured by W. L.
Taylor; with introd. by W. H. Downes. (Illustrated gift books.)
**$3. Moffat.

8–32376.

“Mr. Taylor has portrayed here typical scenes and character life in New England, the South, and the western frontier. For his text he draws principally from Longfellow, whose ‘Hanging of the crane,’ ‘The children’s hour,’ ‘The old clock on the stairs,’ &c., fit in together for the purpose of giving a running series of sketches of American home life as one dreams it was to be found here some fifty years ago.... The Taylor pictures are reproduced in helio type and half-tone, and not a little of the interest attaching to them arises from the satisfaction which one feels in having all these famous sketches brought together in one volume.”—N. Y. Times.

* * * * *

+ =Nation.= 87: 638. D. 24, ’08. 50w.

“The artist’s range, meaning, and variety is extensive.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 748. D. 5, ’08. 160w.

“An excellent idea adequately carried out.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 750. D. 5, ’08. 170w.

“The illustrations, especially of life in New England and Virginia, are simply delightful, reflecting as they do with remarkable fidelity the spirit of life in our colonial days.”

+ =Outlook.= 91: 20. Ja. 2, ’09. 130w.

=Taylor, William T.=^{[7]} Stationary transformers; theory,
connections, operation and testing of constant-potential,
constant-current, series and auto transformers, potential
regulators, etc. *$1.50. McGraw.

9–11048.

“The author has confined his attention to a small part of his subject. The larger part of the book is occupied by diagrams and descriptions of transformer connections for a variety of conditions.... The plan followed by the author is largely descriptive. With the exception of a liberal and necessary use of vector diagrams it is non-mathematical. After a very brief review of underlying principles the author takes up, in short chapters, the standard systems of circuit connections used in single and polyphase circuits. An instructive chapter is that devoted to three-phase difficulties.... A chapter on transformer testing concludes the book.”—Engin. N.

* * * * *

“It gives in compact form a large amount of not otherwise readily available information regarding the various methods of making the connections required for almost every condition met with in practice.”

+ =Engin. D.= 6: 54. Jl. ’09. 130w.

“The quality of the material is fairly satisfactory but it should form a part of a complete work on transformers rather than a book itself.” H: H. Norris.

+ − =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 72. Je. 17, ’09. 280w.

“Contains some very interesting and valuable information on the installation, testing and operation of this type of apparatus.”

+ =Engin. Rec.= 59: 726. Je. 5, ’09. 100w.

=Terence (Publius Terentius Afer).= Comedies of Terence; ed. with
introd. and notes by Sidney G. Ashmore. *$1.50. Oxford.

8–17963.

“Prof. Ashmore’s new edition of the extant plays of Terence is in one compact volume, a boon to students. The text is that of Prof. Tyrrel, substantially without change. Prof. Tyrrel’s Latin footnotes are also reproduced. The text is in Latin, of course, but Prof. Ashmore’s commentary is in English. It elucidates every involved passage, and presents the play clearly to the reader.”—N. Y. Times.

* * * * *

“This edition is the very best one that exists for English-speaking students.” H. T. Peck.

+ − =Bookm.= 28: 590. F. ’09. 1400w.

“A capital piece of work.”

+ =Educ. R.= 36: 525. D. ’08. 60w.

“Prof. Ashmore’s new edition will be welcomed by students. It lacks nothing needed in the study of the author from the point of view of philology, grammar, poetic quality, or dramatic history.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 386. Jl. 11, ’08. 840w.

=Thackeray, Lance.= Light side of Egypt. *$2.50. Macmillan.

9–23743.

“There is something irresistibly comic in the intercourse of European tourists with Orientals, the former sentimental, the latter predatory; and we have never seen the humorous contrast better realized than in these pictures by Mr. Lance Thackeray. The artist uses the license of the caricaturist, but every type portrayed is recognizable and human, however grotesque.” (Ath.) “Mr. George Ade, in a brief but pungent preface, characterizes the book thus: ‘For a real picture of Egypt—prop up the dusty antique in the background, put bewildered tourist into foreground, then flood with sunlight. This is what Mr. Thackeray has done.’” (Dial.)

* * * * *

“He has an exquisite eye for the incongruous and entertaining. We commend the book to every one who has toured in Egypt.”

+ =Ath.= 1908. 2: 767. D. 12. 120w.

“Especially will it be valuable to persons who are planning to visit Egypt in the near future, and are not averse to seeing themselves as others may see them and getting all the possible fun, as well as profit, from the adventure.”

+ =Dial.= 45: 461. D. 16, ’08. 200w.

=Thackeray, William Makepeace.=^{[10]} Sense and sentiment of
Thackeray; being selections from the work and correspondence of
William Makepeace Thackeray; comp, by Mrs. C: Mason Fairbanks.
**75c. Harper.

9–26298.

A little hand-book of Thackeray wisdom containing selections from that author’s pages of human philosophy.

* * * * *

+ =Dial.= 47: 521. D. 16, ’09. 60w.

“Mrs. Fairbanks has brought together here a series of passages in praise of woman which quite convince us that Thackeray was as other men.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 630. D. 23, ’09. 130w.

“To lovers of Thackeray who have not made up their own collections of his wise and clever epigrams this selection will be seized upon with avidity.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 609. O. 16, ’09. 230w.

=Thomas, Calvin.= History of German literature. (Short histories of
literatures of the world.) **$1.50. Appleton.

9–7328.

“Professor Thomas has succeeded in the difficult task of telling the story of a thousand years in a volume of four hundred pages without sacrificing interest to condensation.... It was not an easy task to tell the story of a literature which had one great culminating period after long, dreary wastes of deadlydull writing, with little oases of romantic or religious feeling in the far background; but this story Professor Thomas has succeeded in making coherent, and has illuminated it with vital touches throughout.”

* * * * *

“It is more popular than Francke, more scholarly than Wells and more readable than Robertson. Unfortunately the nineteenth century is rather inadequately treated, so that Robertson remains the best single volume for the average library, with this as an admirable supplement.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 144. My. ’09.

“Common sense and capable workmanship are the distinguishing features of the book; it inspires comparatively little enthusiasm but it adequately achieves its purpose. Perhaps the least satisfactory chapter is the last, which discusses ‘some recent developments’ in a rather loose and superficial fashion.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 120. Jl. 31. 320w.

“The book will do, it will serve capitally the ‘general reader’ for whom the series is intended, but the student, after recognizing all this, has a well-defined sense of incompleteness.”

+ − =Ind.= 67: 425. Ag. 19, ’09. 600w.

“For scholarly finish, taste, and completeness this sketch of German literature is in every way commendable.”

+ =Lit. D.= 38: 767. My. 1, ’09. 170w.

“Naturally in a work of this kind there must be many omissions, but the work has been well done on the whole, and the book will provide a good survey for the average reader or student who desires to inform himself upon the subject without going deeply into any given period.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 211. Ap. 10, ’09. 180w.

“There are passages in this book which will greatly shock the average German scholar; and in a few cases it will not be entirely free from the criticism of less academic readers. But so many literary histories are conventional, dry-as-dust records that the raciness and general breeziness of this volume are full of refreshment. Altogether this must be counted one of the most readable and useful of the many literary histories of recent years.”

+ − =Outlook.= 91: 817. Ap. 10, ’09. 330w.

“A thorough piece of work, particularly useful in the section devoted to the American novel.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 639. N. ’09. 60w.

“The greater part of Dr. Thomas’ work is most praiseworthy. The portion of the book which deals with the most recent developments is the least satisfactory of all.”

+ − =Sat. R.= 107: 724. Je. 5, ’09. 1100w.

=Thomas, Edward.=^{[7]} Richard Jefferies; his life and work. *$3.
Little.

9–25306.

With the hope of putting Jefferies in the proper light before the world of literature the author, fortified by a good deal of new material, constructs a life at once sympathetic and true to actual conditions and formative influences. Jefferies the fiction writer, essay writer, naturalist, economist, humanitarian, and lover of country life is critically studied as well as his contributions to literature.

* * * * *

“This work, although occasionally a little vague and fanciful in its attempts at close characterization, is conscientious and interesting, and supplies the need for a carefully studied background to Jefferies’ delicate and vivid rural pictures.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 86. N. ’09.

“Mr. Thomas’s work, in fact, errs on the side of excess. It is open to question whether there was need for another life and appreciation of Jefferies. Altogether this biography is a conscientious, painstaking piece of work.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 368. Mr. 27. 600w.

“He is not seldom vague and fanciful and obscure and one doubts whether he always clearly knows what he is trying to say. But much could easily be pardoned in so good a biography as he has given us.” P. F. Bicknell.

+ − =Dial.= 47: 228. O. 1, ’09. 1900w.

“A full and sympathetic biography, prepared by one who thoroughly understands the man and thoroughly knows the man’s country and his books.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 594. O. 9, ’09. 570w.

“A sympathetic and critical life.”

+ =Outlook.= 93: 879. D. 18, ’09. 370w.

“All will appreciate what we may call the carefully studied background to Jefferies’s rural pictures which is here given us.”

+ − =Spec.= 103: 22. Jl. 3, ’09. 100w.

=Thomas, Rowland.= Little gods. †$1.50. Little.

9–6849.

Eleven stories of life in the Philippines. Elemental, untrained man, harking back to instinct, is portrayed in “Fagan,” the story that was awarded $5,000 by Colliers. Fagan is a negro who joins the American army, is a wonderful fighter but finds discipline irksome. His offenses are dealt with untactfully by a lieutenant “with the fear of God and the Regulations in his heart, and wondrous small understanding in his head.” He is sent to the guard house, deserts and is hunted down to his death. All of the stories present types with photographic clearness.

* * * * *

“The style is strong and dramatic, but the mysticism by which the author has attempted to connect the stories is a drawback to the ordinary reader.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 149. My. ’09.

“One finds the trail of Kipling and of Merriman in ‘The dragon’s blood.’”

+ =Atlan.= 104: 680. N. ’09. 170w.

“One would not have to look further than the table of contents of Mr. Thomas’s own book to come across better material than that in Fagan.’” F: T. Cooper.

+ =Bookm.= 29: 402. Je. ’09. 750w.

“The first story is distinctly the best of the lot; although they all show power and imagination.”

+ =Cath. World.= 89: 255. My. ’09. 200w.

“In his volume of short stories Rowland Thomas has accomplished for the Philippines what Kipling’s pen accomplished years ago for India.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 1083. My. 20, ’09. 200w.

“The book has fancy, pathos, and humor; the last of a very abundant and uncloying kind.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 16. Jl. 1, ’09. 340w.

“The stories are very much alive, intensely interesting, and have all the force of human documents.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 220. Ap. 10, ’09. 360w.

=Thomas, William Isaac.=^{[11]} Source book for social origins:
ethnological materials, psychological standpoint, classified and
annotated bibliographies for the interpretation of savage society.
*$4.50. Univ. of Chicago press.

9–27970.

A comprehensive source-book for social origins in which the material has been grouped under the following seven heads: The relation of society to geographic and economic environment; Mental life and education; Invention and technology; Sex and marriage; Art, ornament, and decoration; Magic, religion, myth; Social organization, morals, the state.

* * * * *

“The present book is admirably adapted to orient the beginner and to serve as the basis for class-room work in the subject.” J. H. T.

+ =Psychol. Bull.= 6: 417. D. 15, ’09. 380w.

=Thomas-Stanford, Charles.=^{[11]} Leaves from a Madeira garden.
**$1.50. Lane.

“The author is greatly enamored of his island—loves it for its climate, its scenery, its fertility, and its people—and he writes of it with excellent appreciation of its charms.” (N. Y. Times.) “Mr. Stanford tells us about various things besides gardening, about the Portuguese people, for instance, and about Portuguese government. Of this last he has a very bad opinion; he regards it as a thoroughly corrupt system, by which the two parties took turns in the spoils of office.” (Spec.)

* * * * *

“The book is very pleasing.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 546. D. 2, ’09. 300w.

“Some pleasing pictures of one of the most delightful of the Atlantic islands are presented.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 647. O. 23, ’09. 220w.

“We must say that we cannot always agree with Mr. Stanford in his judgment on moral matters. There is much pleasant reading in the book.”

+ − =Spec.= 103: sup. 490. O. 2, ’09. 250w.

=Thompson, Charles Miner.= Calico cat: a rural detective story minus a
detective. †$1.25. Houghton.

8–30016.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

“An amusing tale.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 27. Ja. ’09.

“Deserves thanks from seekers after the harmless necessary story of amusement.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 118. F. 4, ’09. 220w.

=Thompson, Clarence Bertrand.= Churches and the wage earners: a study
of the cause and cure of their separation. **$1. Scribner.

9–6498.

Deals according to the author’s own words with “a specific, clear-cut problem—that of the gulf between the masses of the laboring people and the churches of today.” The subdivisions of Mr. Thompson’s study are suggestive of the trend of treatment: Part 1, The alienation of the wage earners from the churches: its extent and its causes; Part 2, The attitude of the churches toward the workingmen, and its results; Part 3, Christianity and socialism; Part 4, What to do. The author believes that the churches must be socialized even at the expense of “historical continuity”; that if the churches do not seize their present opportunity for an awakening, humanity will come forward with a religion of its own.

* * * * *

“A comprehensive analysis of the situation.”

+ =Am. J. Theol.= 13: 654. O. ’09. 30w.

“Author is rather unfair to socialism and offers no new criticisms or suggestions, but he writes from fulness of knowledge and his temper and method of presentation are on the whole admirable.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 51. O. ’09.

“This work is an excellent index of the present status of thought upon this vital subject.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 431. S. ’09. 200w. + =Ath.= 1909, 2: 153. Ag. 7. 80w.

“Throughout the whole essay he shows a temper and a method which are thoroughly scientific. In consequence, he has made a book well worthy of being pondered, and none the less serious for being written in most simple and popular style.”

+ =Cath. World.= 89: 398. Je. ’09. 480w.
=J. Pol. Econ.= 17: 545. O. ’09. 230w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 144. Mr. 13, ’09. 160w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 640. My. ’09. 100w.

“If the book can be said to be inadequate or unfair in any part, the charge must be brought against the section upon socialism. Aside from this one section, Mr. Thompson’s book is to be heartily commended in every particular. It may be safely placed upon the shelf beside that rapidly growing accumulation of books which shows that the day of judgment for organized Christianity is at hand.” J: H. Holmes.

+ − =Survey.= 22: 478. Jl. 3, ’09. 1650w.

“The best review of what has been written on the relation of wage earners and the churches.” Graham Taylor.

+ =Survey.= 22: 855. S. 25, ’09. 330w.

“While Mr. Thompson attests on every page his unflinching desire to get at and face the actual situation, there is little to show that he sought to find out what it is, either by his own investigation, or even by interviewing or corresponding with those who of their own knowledge know the situation because they are parts of it.”

+ − =Survey.= 23: 61. O. 2, ’09. 1900w.

=Thompson, Francis.=^{[5]} Shelley: with an introd. by Rt. Honorable
George Wyndham. *$1. Scribner.

9–14616.

Mr. Wyndham states that Thompson’s “Shelley” and Meyer’s “Vergil” are the two best English essays on poetry of our day. Mr. Thompson reads Shelley in the light of that poet’s abounding spontaneity; claims that he has no lineal descendant at the present day because inspiration is predominated over by art; presents Shelley the philosopher, idler and poet, all the while depicting the amiable weaknesses of the winsome child with the adorable faculty of make-believe.

* * * * *