Chapter LXIV: Book 3: , on ‘Banking,’ statistics as late as August, 1907, are introduced (1)

in chap. 14; and the following new chapters are added: 15, ‘State banks and trust companies’; 17, ‘Recent history’; 18, ‘The panic of 1907’; 19, ‘Present problems’; and 20, ‘The Central bank question.’ Grant’s veto and the Indianapolis monetary commission are dropped as ancient history, while the Report of the American banker’s commission and the Aldrich-Vreeland act take their place in the appendix.”—J. Pol. Econ.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 125. Ap. ’09.

“The chief adverse criticism to be passed upon the volume is the partial failure to tie the new portions to the old in such a way as to give the work entire unity of treatment.” H. P. Willis.

+ − =Econ. Bull.= 2: 48. Ap. ’09. 280w.
=J. Pol Econ.= 16: 711. D. ’08. 180w.

=White, Marian.=^{[10]} Fuels of the household: their origin,
composition and uses. *75c. Whitcomb & B.

9–28229.

An essay that aims to instruct young housekeepers on the origin, composition, chemical combustion and uses of solid, semi-solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Among its brief chapters is one on “Economy of fuels.”

* * * * *

“It is the only popular work on the subject and will be valuable for school and household use.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 52. O. ’09.

=White, Percy.=^{[8]} Rescuer. †$1.50. Dillingham.

From the experiments of a celebrated French physicist Edgar Maitland believed that he had made the important discovery that the brain in the process of thinking emits rays which may be photographed. At his premature death his assistant Percy Athelstan was asked to carry on his work. How Athelstan used the supposed discovery for the purpose of living parasitically upon the Maitland widow and daughter and how Colonel Drayton circumvented his schemes is the subject of this story.

* * * * *

“The man who persists in wading from cover to cover will not get much more of real story out of the book than the man who puts it aside when he has read Chapter 1.”

− =N. Y. Times.= 14: 656. O. 23, ’09. 330w.

“Mr. White fills more than three hundred pages at the sacrifice of much of his old crispness. The end of the story is obvious throughout, while the characters are not drawn with much subtlety. But one reads to the end.”

− + =Sat. R.= 107: 20. Ja. 2, ’09. 150w.

“The whole novel, if a little slight, is decidedly entertaining.”

+ =Spec.= 101: 843. N. 21, ’08. 110w.

=White, William Allen.=^{[8]} Certain rich man. $1.50. Macmillan.

9–18720.

A story of Sycamore Ridge, Kansas, which, many claim, is the fulfilment of a long-standing promise for a great American novel. It traces leisurely the development of the town from the raw state prior to the war to its present-day thriving condition. At the center of a deftly portrayed group of men and women towers the figure of a certain rich man who from a bare-footed country boy becomes the multi-millionaire president of the National provisions company. He is a type of the American capitalist who drowns his conscience with the cry of the Larger Good, plays his game with Destiny crushing the hopes and tender sentiments of others that pass in the way of the fulfilment of a greedy dream, until finally he is touched by the spirit of the awakening American conscience which expresses activity thru exposure of evil and the force of enlightened public opinion.

* * * * *

“One of the best novels of the year.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 28. S. ’09. ✠

“In spite of the wearisome atmosphere of Yankee finance, it claims attention by its painstaking study of the effect of wealth on a character destined by natural proclivities to amass it.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 424. O. 9. 140w.

“He could learn much from some of the more frivolous American writers in the matter of the clean, clear-cut stroke. Rather a pity, too, is the melodramatic end.”

+ − =Atlan.= 104: 682. N. ’09. 140w.

“An exceptionally successful performance. It is a legitimate child of love and of years.” Stuart Henry.

+ =Bookm.= 30: 60. S. ’09. 700w.

“Mr. White has a message for the American people.”

+ − =Cath. World.= 90: 249. N. ’09. 270w.

“The writer’s knowledge, powers of observation, and pointed style impart a considerable degree of interest to his story, despite its amorphous structure.” W: M. Payne.

+ − =Dial.= 47: 180. S. 16, ’09. 500w.

“So long as there is an abundance of neatly bound sermons on the market, this particular sort of fiction seems not merely superfluous, but not quite honest. Is it not time to suggest the passage of a pure-food law for our brain products, requiring a qualitative analysis to be printed on the covers?” Philip Tillinghast.

− =Forum.= 42: 285. S. ’09. 2300w.

“Mr. White has proved by this that he can run a marathon as well as sprint. This novel is not merely a short story long drawn out, or a series of sketches. It has an underlying unity. The chief artistic defect is in his handling of the transitions back and forth in time.”

+ − =Ind.= 67: 547. S. 2, ’09. 750w.

“While the criticism may be urged that the story is inclined to be rather heavy at times, it is nevertheless a fine bit of work and wi well repay a careful reading.”

+ − =Lit. D.= 39: 448. S. 18. ’09. 230w.

“It is obvious that the author has listened with interest to the yearning prophecies of The American novel, and that he has attempted to end them by fulfilling them. Considering the magnitude of his undertaking, his success has been remarkable.”

+ − =Nation.= 89: 163. Ag. 19, ’09. 550w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 380. Je. 12, ’09. 160w.

“The story moves deliberately and stops to reason and to play with fancies, to look forward and back, as an old man who wrote of those he had known in a long life would naturally do when he came to set down his memories. Only in one point will the average reader be inclined to quarrel with the author and insist that he has gone radically wrong. That is in the matter of the spirit of Ellen, John Barclay’s early love, who died young.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 462. Jl. 31, ’09. 900w.

“It is such a big book, one must wish it were actually great.” H. W. Boynton.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 633. O. 23, ’09. 150w.

“A very powerful and swift-moving novel.”

+ =No. Am.= 190: 565. O. ’09. 300w.

“The test is whether the book moves the heart, whether it entertains, whether it is a true reflection of life; or whether it bores, preaches, offends the taste. Judged by this test, Mr. White’s story is eminently worth while, a refreshing oasis in the unusually arid field of recent fiction. It is brave, honest, and kindly.”

+ =Outlook.= 92: 921. Ag. 21, ’09. 1200w.
=R. of Rs.= 40: 636. N. ’09. 30w.

=Whiteing, Richard.= Little people. *$1.50. Cassell.

9–35442.

The “little people” of Mr. Whiteing’s essays are the “nobodies and failures” of the world. “They are the people of no consequence or importance in a sense, yet whose types, characteristics, modes of life and speech and thought, their troubles or amusements and habits, furnish much and readable ‘copy’ to novelists and journalists. Mr. Whiteing approaches them as critic, moraliser, commentator upon them, in a sympathetic but at the same time ironical spirit.” (Sat. R.)

* * * * *

“A book that will have decided charm for educated readers with sociological interests.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 112. Ap. ’09.

“For its humour and kindliness, combined with an unerring eye for foibles and follies, the book is one to be read with real interest.”

+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 100. Ja. 23. 200w.

“Philosophy, literary skill, and humour will go a long way toward making almost any thesis acceptable.” Montgomery Schuyler.

+ =Bookm.= 29: 194. Ap. ’09. 1550w.

“Terseness of phrase and vigor of thought mark this book as they do not always succeed in marking the author’s novels.”

+ =Dial.= 46: 266. Ap. 16, ’09. 320w.

“If this is not a great book, it is an unusually attractive one by reason of its unaffected gentleness and optimism.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 489. My. 13, ’09. 500w.

“The most admirable kind of reading for a winter night. There is something cozy and cheery and warm about each page, a gentle revelation of commonplace lives that are none the less extremely human.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 137. Mr. 6, ’09. 800w.

“The essays are well written, with a background of socialism for a theory, which without being obtrusive gives a continuity to them.”

+ =Sat. R.= 107: 52. Ja. 9, ’09. 200w.

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

8–32991.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

“Poor arrangement and lack of an index decrease its value for reference.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 88. Mr. ’09.

“As rich in information as it is fascinating in its manner of presentation.”

+ =Arena.= 41: 74. Ja. ’09. 2000w.

“The book, as a whole, is worthy of its great subject.”

+ =Spec.= 102: 824. My. 22, ’09. 170w.

=Whitlock, Brand.= Abraham Lincoln. (Beacon biographies.) **50c.
Small.

9–3043.

A biography of Lincoln condensed to the proportions agreed upon for the “Beacon biographies.” The main facts in Lincoln’s life are furnished without embellishment, and the principal forces that operated in producing a man whose brotherhood ideas were greatly in advance of his age.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 88. Mr. ’09.

“The biography is written in an engaging style, simple, direct and calculated to hold the reader’s interest throughout by the charm of the writer’s directness, sincerity and sympathy in dealing with one of the greatest and most truly sincere and simple lives known to history.”

+ =Arena.= 41: 392. Mr. ’09. 380w.

“A remarkably complete and satisfactory sketch of Lincoln’s life with references to the best sources of fuller information.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 264. F. 4, ’09. 40w.

“This little book serves as a valuable introduction to more exhaustive works on the same subject.”

+ =Lit. D.= 38: 564. Ap. 3, ’09. 260w.

“Despite one or two lapses in grammar and an occasional straining at heroics, tells the story of Lincoln’s career concisely and entertainingly.”

+ − =Nation.= 88: 166. F. 18, ’09. 40w. + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 82. F. 13, ’09. 100w.

=Whitney, Henry Clay.= Life of Lincoln; ed. by Marion Mills Miller.
2v. **$2.50. Baker.

8–36380.

A two-volume life of Lincoln written by a personal friend. The first deals with Lincoln’s early life; the second, with his political history. “Perhaps the second volume is the more interesting. It deals with the anxious years while Lincoln was President, with Mr. Whitney as paymaster to the army. From his inauguration to his death the President is set before us as a great soldier. Mr. Whitney contends that up to the time of Grant, Lincoln was virtually in command of the Federal forces and every victory they gained was under his direction. This point is well drawn out in Mr. Whitney’s interesting pages.” (Lit. D.)

* * * * *

“His account of the great President is simple and straightforward, without literary merit. The value of the work seems rather to be to corroborate the general idea by a vast accumulation of facts.”

+ − =Ind.= 66: 264. F. 4, ’09. 120w. + =Lit. D.= 38: 226. F. 6, ’09. 200w. =N. Y. Times.= 14: 54. Ja. 30, ’09. 80w.

“Mr. Whitney is himself without special insight and without special discriminative power. Mr. Whitney would have done better if he had confined his book to personal impressions of Mr. Lincoln derived from association with him. These occupy largely the first volume, and constitute the chief value in the biography as a whole. Even these, however, do not add much to the popular knowledge of the great President.”

− + =Outlook.= 91: 245. Ja. 30, ’09. 200w.

=Whittuck, Edward Arthur=, ed. International documents: a collection
of international conventions and declarations of a lawmaking kind;
with notes and introd. *$3.50. Longmans.

8–19741.

Contains all the conventions or treaties made since 1856 at the close of the Crimean war to those made at the second Peace conference of the Hague in 1907. The work is in three parts as follows: “Part 1 contains the Declaration of Paris of 1856, the Geneva convention of 1864, with the additional articles which were not ratified, and the Declaration of St. Petersburg of 1868. Part 2 contains the various acts, general and special, of the first Hague conference. Part 3 contains the acts of the second Hague conference.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Unless the absence of a clear table of contents and of an index may fairly be deemed a blemish, no fault can be imputed to this useful work of reference.” G. B. H.

+ − =Eng. Hist. R.= 24: 207. Ja. ’09. 120w.

“It is very useful to have this quasi code upon the topics covered brought together and printed so conveniently, with the informing historical and critical introduction.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 450. Ag. 15, ’08. 400w.

“A useful volume.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 472. Ag. 29, ’08. 170w.

“If subsequent volumes are issued, a better model could not be wished.”

+ =Sat. R.= 107: 22. Ja. 2, ’09. 160w.

=Wiggin, Kate Douglas.=^{[10]} Susanna and Sue. **$1.50. Houghton.

9–27270.

When Susanna Hathaway finds life under her husband’s roof unendurable she takes refuge in a Shaker village which she remembers from a childhood visit. With her is her little daughter Sue who attempts, with delightful seriousness, to be a good Shaker and train her tripping little steps to follow “along the path where saintly feet have trod.” Apart from the world, in this atmosphere of perfect peace, Susanna’s bruised heart is healed and when she goes back with new courage to take up old duties, she finds that the long days in the lone, deserted house have awakened in her husband a new sense of manhood. Both are ready to forget and begin life anew.

* * * * *

“Scarcely more than a short story in length and too expensive for the average library.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 136. D. ’09.

“The simple Shakers are drawn with thorough understanding, and little Sue is, like all Mrs. Wiggin’s children, a very real and a very lovable child.”

+ =Dial.= 47: 463. D. 1, ’09. 190w.

“This quaint story of Shaker life is both novel and readable.”

+ =Lit. D.= 39: 791. N. 6, ’09. 260w.
=Lit. D.= 39: 1085. D. 11, ’09. 130w.

“The good woman who makes generous gifts of ‘pieces of her mind’ is particularly delicious. We wish there were more of her.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 694. N. 6, ’09. 200w.

“As a story it is not one of the author’s best books.”

+ − =Outlook.= 93: 361. O. 16, ’09. 40w.

“The charm of the book resides in the scenes which are passed in company with Eldress Abby. Elder Daniel Gray, and especially with Brother Ansel.”

+ =Spec.= 103: 1003. D. 11, ’09. 110w.

=Wilcox, Walter Dwight.=^{[6]} Rockies of Canada: a rev. and enl. ed.
of “Camping in the Canadian Rockies.” **$5. Putnam.

9–8920.

In addition to a thoroly revised text the illustrations have been increased to twice the number in the first edition. “Mr. Wilcox was one of the pioneer pleasure-seekers to explore and photograph the country. His mountaineering experiences now extend over twenty years, and his account of them, with the views, gives a comprehensive picture of the mountains and the mountain lakes, which constitute one of the rarest beauties of the region.” (Dial.)

* * * * *

“An excellent description for intending travelers.”

− =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 197. Je. ’09. + =Dial.= 46: 374. Je. 1, ’09. 140w.

“The book deserves its lasting popularity, for it is useful, and a guide to natural beauties that some day will count their annual pilgrims by thousands.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 1240. Je. 3, ’09. 100w.

“In the end one turns to the illustrations as in many respects the best part of the book.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 213. S. 2, ’09. 530w.

“All in all, his work has been greatly improved by its revision.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 257. Ap. 24, ’09. 250w.

=Wilkinson, William Cleaver.= Some new literary valuations. **$1.50.
Funk.

9–585.

Includes the following studies: William Dean Howells as man of letters; Matthew Arnold as critic; Matthew Arnold as poet; Tennyson as artist in lyric verse; Edmund Clarence Stedman as man of letters; John Morley as critic of Voltaire and Diderot; and Tolstoy. Appendix—Alexander Smith’s life drama.

* * * * *

“This volume is one of the few really important works of literary criticism that have appeared on this side of the Atlantic during the past six months. To our mind the best essay in the volume is that devoted to Tolstoi.”

+ − =Arena.= 41: 391. Mr. ’09. 930w.

“He thinks, and so do we, that it is well to have such minute criticism applied to the work of accepted authors.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 638. Mr. 25, ’09. 240w.

“Exhibits a keen perception of the obvious, a stringent regard for exact and literal expression. a belief in orthodox Christianity, and an almost overmastering passion for grammar.”

− + =Nation.= 88: 359. Ap. 8, ’09. 600w.

“If the purpose of the essays were not so didactic and the style were less difficult, less filled with cumbersome qualifications, the use of the first person singular, and speciosities of diction, a candid reader might admit to experiencing in the perusal of the book something of the pleasure derived from ‘Innocents abroad.’”

− + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 60. Ja. 30, ’09. 480w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 508. Ap. ’09. 40w.

=Willcox. Louise Collier.=^{[10]} Human way. **$1.25. Harper.

9–24687.

A steady optimism pervades these essays which contend that we may make what we will out of life but that we are under obligation to make of it something very good and very beautiful. The help we may derive from books, nature, children, friendship, and human relations is set forth in various essays followed by papers upon personality, solitude, memorat memoria, and detachment, each of which carries on the general theme of the series.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 129. D. ’09.

“A collection of essays written with, at times, an almost startling insight into the deeper meanings of life.”

+ =Dial.= 47: 288. O. 16, ’09. 370w.

“It is with a sense of richness that the reader completes this volume. Not one, but many readings, are required to fully grasp its beautiful truths and make them one’s own. If it be true, as stated in the book, that the value of the book is to be gaged by its depth of suggestion, then ‘The human way’ measures up to the highest standard.”

+ + =Lit. D.= 39: 642. O. 16. ’09. 400w.

“She has written with an air of meditation and a note of conviction which awaken the perceptions of the reader to the finer qualities of his experience.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 409. O. 28, ’09. 600w.

“These essays will make their strongest appeal to middle-age—fortunately an elastic term.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 673. O. 30, ’09. 240w.

“She has produced a book that is as winsome and noble as it is distinguished and exceptional.”

+ =No. Am.= 190: 412. S. ’09. 500w.

“The intellectual quality of her essays is high.”

+ =Outlook.= 93: 831. D. 11, ’09. 330w.

=Willett, Herbert Lockwood.= Studies in the first book of Samuel: for
the use of classes in secondary schools and in the secondary
division of the Sunday school. (Constructive Bible studies.) *$1.
Univ. of Chicago press.

9–7565.

A companion volume to the previously published “Studies in the Gospel according to Mark.” It aims from the intellectual point of view to train pupils in the proper way of approaching and using a book of the Bible; and from a religious point of view to tell the story of God’s revelation of himself to man in terms of human life.

* * * * *

“A double purpose is however served by Dr. Willett’s book on Samuel; the pupil not only has a fascinating introduction to this book and to its many exciting events, but he is brought face to face with many of his own ethical and religious problems through its narratives and is forced to do his own thinking about these.” H: F. Cope.

+ =Bib. World.= 33: 352. My. ’09. 320w.

=Williams, Archibald.= How it is done; or, Victories of the engineer:
describing in simple language how great engineering achievements in
all parts of the world have been accomplished. $1.25. Nelson.

8–31651.

Deals with “civil” rather than the “mechanical” side of engineering. “The book takes up the most important feats of recent years in railroad engineering, ship and bridge building, irrigation, mining and tunneling, dam building, securing power from water falls, and devotes a chapter to the Panama canal. The building and launching of the Mauretania, the making of the Florida Keys railroad, the building of the East River bridges, the Simplon tunnel work, and the curbing of the Nile are a few subjects upon which he writes, describing the work with as much detail as is necessary for its understanding, telling the difficulties that have to be surmounted and showing how the enterprise is finally carried to successful completion.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Specially suitable for young people.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 88. Mr. ’09. ✠

“Any boy, or, for the matter of that, any man—for whom human triumph over the forces of nature possesses attraction will be made happy for hours with this volume in his hands.”

+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 823. D. 26. 900w.

“Mr. Williams has an excellent faculty for getting hold of the kernel of things in the methods, processes, and principles of engineering achievements, while his presentation, aside from being in simple language, shows a feeling for the dramatic element always present in the conception and carrying out of these huge enterprises.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 15: 74. F. 6, ’09. 200w.

=Williams, Rt. Rev. Charles David.=^{[10]} Valid Christianity for
to-day. *$1.50. Macmillan.

9–9479.

A volume of eighteen sermons by a Michigan Episcopal bishop “whose purpose is to present a Christianity that is valid for to-day. The author insists that such a Christianity must ‘moralize our industrial, political and commercial life, and humanize our social life.’ It must cleanse the heart and invigorate our moral life also.” (Ann. Am. Acad.)

* * * * *

“Thoroughly modern, constructive and very readable.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 23. S. ’09.

“Bishop Williams has clearly indicated in this volume the trend of modern Christian thought in dealing with present social conditions.” S. E. Rupp.

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 438. S. ’09. 200w.

“These sermons will not put men to sleep. They will keep them very much awake, and very closely in contact with the needs and thoughts of the modern world.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 722. N. 20, ’09. 220w.
=R. of Rs.= 40: 761. D. ’09. 80w.

=Williams, Francis Howard.= Burden-bearer: an epic of Lincoln.
**$2.50. Jacobs.

8–33299.

A political epic in which are treated both the military and political history of the Lincoln period.

* * * * *

“His poem resembles now a rhymed—or at least a metrical—gazette, and anon a rhymed or metrical newspaper.”

− =Nation.= 88: 166. F. 18, ’09. 180w.

“As pure poetry, little can be said in praise of this epic, whatever credit be granted the author on the score of patriotism.”

− =N. Y. Times.= 14: 83. F. 13, ’09. 100w.

“It is an excellent and spirited history of the American civil war, and the verse, though cumbered with many cacophonous American names, is swift and graceful. Mr. Williams is far below Mr. Noyes as a poet, but in some respects he tells his story better.”

+ − =Spec.= 102: sup. 152. Ja. 30, ’09. 60w.

=Williams, Gardner Stewart, and Hazen, Allen.= Hydraulic tables: the
elements of gagings and the friction of water flowing in pipes,
aqueducts, sewers, etc. as determined by the Hazen and Williams
formula and the flow of water over sharp-edged and irregular weirs
and the quantity discharged, as determined by Bazin’s formula and
experimental investigations upon large models. 2d ed., rev. and enl.
$1.50. Wiley.

9–601.

For this edition “the changes are confined to that part of the book devoted to the flow of water over weirs, where some new matter relating to submerged weirs is presented in the text, and where the table of discharge by Bazin’s formula has been extended to cover variations of head by 0.01 ft. from zero to 6 ft., making in all a table of 30 pages instead of the two pages in the former edition. A table of discharge of high weirs, 10, 20 and 30 ft., under heads from 6 to 20 ft. has been added.”—Engin. N.

* * * * *

=Engin. N.= 61: sup. 14. F. 18, ’09. 120w.

“The book will be found highly valuable to those who have to compute the discharge of conduits and the flow over weirs of the forms in common use.”

+ =Engin. Rec.= 59: 195. F. 13, ’09. 150w.

=Williams, Henry Smith.=^{[7]} Alcohol: how it affects the individual,
the community, and the race. **50c. Century.

9–18388.

Based upon three articles which appeared in McClure’s magazine: Alcohol and the individual; Alcohol and the community; Alcohol and the race. The original material has been revised and expanded—the new matter including important tables which summarize the result of various experiments as to the effect of alcohol on the human system.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 129. D. ’09.

“The case made out by Dr. Williams is a strong one.”

+ =Ind.= 67: 934. O. 21, ’09. 50w. + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 468. Jl. 31, ’09. 340w.

=Williams, Hugh Noel.=^{[11]} Rose of Savoy: Marie Adelaide of Savoy.
*$3.50. Scribner.

A history of Marie Adelaide of Savoy who, in 1696, a child of eleven came to Versailles to marry the young Duke de Bourgogne. It is a tale of her times and the influence that she exercised over the Court and Louis XIV.

* * * * *

“In the book before us he once more gives evidence of sound judgment in the handling of his authorities and he does not wander unduly from his subject. We have encountered a few misprints or slips.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 323. S. 18. 2150w.
=Dial.= 47: 457. D. 1, ’09. 270w.

“The book merits a more extended notice, and it is with regret that we leave it, for it sparkles with anecdote and quotable incidents.” Hildegarde Hawthorne.

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 634. O. 23, ’09. 500w.

“To us the young Duke is even more interesting than his Duchess, the chief subject of this book, and its author has done well in placing their portraits side by side.”

+ =Spec.= 103: sup. 818. N. 20, ’09. 530w.

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

9–1981.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

+ =Nation.= 88: 16. Ja. 7, ’09. 260w.

“To Mme. Mère one may accede that Mr. Williams does simple justice. But in the treatment of Napoleon’s three sisters one feels that the whitewash brush is too much in evidence.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 798. D. 26, ’08. 930w.

“The two volumes are full of interest, admirably and vivaciously written, and incidentally disclose an intimate view of life in France under the great Emperor.”

+ =Outlook.= 91: 19. Ja. 2, ’09. 450w.

“We prefer Mr. Trowbridge’s translation to Mr. Noel Williams’ réchauffé.”

− =Sat. R.= 106: 734. D. 12, ’08. 250w.

“Mr. Williams seems never to have quite made up his mind whether he was writing gossip or history, but the merit of his work certainly lies in the more purely historical portions of it, and in the free use which it makes of M. Masson’s admirable and important researches in ‘Napoléon et sa famille.’”

+ − =Spec.= 101: 1100. D. 26, ’08. 540w.

=Williams, J. B.= History of English journalism to the foundation of
the Gazette. *$3. Longmans.

9–7094.

From the crude beginnings of journalism in England Mr. Williams tells the story to the foundation of the Gazette, and sketches the careers of the principal newspaper writers. The study is founded “largely on an examination of the famous Thomason collection, which forms a great part of the British Museum’s assemblage of seventeenth century journals.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“The present study is much the most scholarly account of the beginnings of English journalism which has yet appeared. It is a mine of information. Its interest, and to some extent its value, are limited in certain well defined ways.” W. C. Abbott.

+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 577. Ap. ’09. 600w.

“If there is a chance of revision he should rearrange and rewrite some of the chapters, and so make it easier to read his valuable record.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 219. F. 20. 150w.

“His work is a piece of original research throughout. On certain points the desire of Mr. Williams to be entirely independent in his conclusions, and to use nothing but first-hand evidence, leads him unduly to neglect the work of historians who have dealt with some of the questions discussed in his pages.” C. H. Firth.

+ − =Eng. Hist. R.= 24: 571. Jl. ’09. 1000w.

“Another valuable contribution to the accumulating material that is awaiting the man who is disposed to write the full and comprehensive history of the English press for which students of constitutional history are waiting.”

+ =Ind.= 67: 761. S. 30, ’09. 350w.

“Some of Mr. Williams’s book is of interest only to the antiquary. But the literary student will find much to his liking in the accounts of the earliest newspapers, and the allusions to them the historian identifies in literature.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 767. D. 12, ’08. 1550w.

=Williams, Jesse Lynch.=^{[5]} Mr. Cleveland: a personal impression.
**50c. Dodd.

9–7561.

An appreciation by a friend and neighbor of the former president. “To most people it will seem strange to think of Grover Cleveland as a shy, sensitive, companionable, warm-hearted man, fond of children and adored by them. We have come to admire him as a statesman of rugged honesty, wisdom, high ideals, and splendid fighting qualities; we now see through the revelations of those who knew the man that he was one to be loved as well as to be admired.” (Dial.)

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 184. Je. ’09.

“A charming portrait of the man in his later years.”

+ =Dial.= 46: 301. My. 1, ’09. 90w.

“A useful and an informing little volume.”

+ =Ind.= 66: 985. My. 6, ’09. 30w.

“Attractive volume.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 361. Ap. 8, ’09. 30w.

“It is just such intimate glimpses as this into the private character of public men that are necessary to the proper understanding of their actions and careers.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 256. Ap. 24, ’09. 400w.

=Williams, M. Atkinson.=^{[6]} Report on the teaching of English in
the United States. 75c. Bardeen. E9–644.

A report of what Miss Williams observed while studying the subject of the teaching of English in the American schools. “Those who draw up school programmes in this country, and those who carry them out, may alike learn much from it.” (Spec.)

* * * * *

“Though an unpretentious little volume, contains a good deal of suggestive comment on American methods in primary and secondary schools.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 414. Ap. 22, ’09. 170w.

“Represents the work done by her as the holder of a Gilchrist travelling studentship. And very valuable work it seems to have been.”

+ =Spec.= 101: 303. Ag. 29, ’08. 300w.

=Williams, W. M. J.=^{[5]} King’s revenue: being a handbook to the
taxes and the public revenue. 6s. King, P. S., and son, London.

“This volume, intended as a convenient reference on the sources of the British revenues, makes no pretense at anything more than a purely objective statement of the facts. It takes up under separate heads the customs, excise, and other inland revenues, gives a brief historical survey of each, explains the present rates and concludes with statistical tables showing the revenues from each source during recent years.”—J. Pol. Econ.

* * * * *

“Its wealth of legal citation is conveniently arranged, and the mode of subject arrangement makes the volume specially valuable as a reference for students of the problems of national revenue.”

+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 194. Jl. ’09. 140w. + =Ath.= 1908, 2: 681. N. 28. 90w.

Reviewed by C. C. P.

+ =Econ. Bull.= 2: 50. Ap. ’09. 520w.

“It is concisely, carefully, and thoughtfully executed and so well fulfils the purpose for which it was intended that it should prove useful for the economist as well as the general public.”

+ =J. Pol. Econ.= 17: 167. Mr. ’09. 80w.

“It will prove a serviceable manual.”

+ =Pol. Sci. Q.= 24: 190. Mr. ’09. 80w.

“This book will be a valuable addition to the reference library of the student of public finance, particularly in America, where the material it contains is not always easily available.”

+ =Yale R.= 18: 108. My. ’09. 200w.

=Williamson, Charles Norris, and Williamson, Mrs. Alice Muriel.=^{[7]}
Set in silver. †$1.50. Doubleday.

9–10033.

A story whose scene shifts to suit the course of an automobile trip along southern and western shores of England, Scotland and Wales. “A retired Anglo-Indian comes to pick up a girl-ward in Paris, but as the young lady was engaged in eloping with a Frenchman she persuaded her dearest friend to impersonate her during the critical period. The story is told in letters, and the friend in question (believed by the Anglo-Indian and by Mr. and Mrs. Williamson to be altogether charming) suggests reflections on the odd blend of minx and sentimentalist in the modern girl which we have not time to formulate.” (Sat. R.)

* * * * *

“The interwoven love episode seems more intrusive, sentimental and impossible than in the earlier stories by these authors.”

+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 189. Je. ’09.
=Ind.= 67: 425. Ag. 19, ’09. 80w.

“The authors have added another pleasant story to their list of travel romances.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 380. Je. 12, ’09. 200w.

“This exploration of ‘wild England’ yields some very attractive experiences. They are illustrated by plates that reinforce the more or less vivacious descriptions given by the letter writers.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 406. Je. 26, ’09. 230w.

“The thread of story on which these rather conventional pearls are strung is amusing.”

+ =Sat. R.= 108: 22. Jl. 3, ’09. 100w.

“An attractive account of a motor-car tour.”

+ =Spec.= 102: 904. Je. 5, ’09. 30w.

=Williamson, James J.=^{[9]} Mosby’s rangers: a record of the
operations of the Forty-third battalion of Virginia cavalry, from
its organization to the surrender. 2d ed. rev. and enl. *$2.50.
Sturgis & Walton.

9–22853.

First hand information that Mr. Williamson has acquired from the rangers themselves has been used to supplement the text of the first edition. “In the main, however, the story is unchanged; it remains as it was in its original form, a straightforward, picturesque story of the exploits of an organization of fearless, dashing troopers, led by an intrepid, intelligent, resourceful and daredevil commander.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“Very entertaining and important book.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 491. Ag. 14, ’09. 170w. + =R. of Rs.= 40: 383. S. ’09. 250w.

=Willis, John C.=^{[11]} Agriculture in the tropics: an elementary
treatise. (Cambridge biological ser.) *$2.75. Putnam.

9–28786.

A four-part work containing little of value to the practical man in connection with actual field work but helpful and thought-stimulating to the student, the administrator, and the traveler. The divisions of the subject are: The preliminaries to agriculture; The principal cultivations of the tropics; Agriculture in the tropics; Agricultural organization and policy.

* * * * *

“We have nothing but praise for the contents of this survey of tropical agriculture.”

+ =Ath.= 1909, 2: 301. S. 11. 1150w. + =Spec.= 103: 210. Ag. 7, ’09. 150w.

=Wilmot-Buxton, Ethel M.=^{[8]} Stories of Norse heroes told by the
Northmen; retold by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton. †$1.50. Crowell.

W9–264.

Twenty-five stories for young people retold in simple, easy prose from the legends contained in the Eddas and Sagas of Iceland and Norway. They are the ancient stories of the gods whom the Northmen worshiped and of the deeds of the legendary heroes.

* * * * *

“Contains more stories than Mabie’s work and can be used with younger children.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 95. N. ’09. ✠

“An excellent edition.” M. J. Moses.

+ =Ind.= 67: 1361. D. 16, ’09. 40w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 487. Ag. 14, ’09. 100w.

“There is much about the vikings, King Sigmund, Balder, and Loki, that every child of culture should know.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 768. D. ’09. 30w.

=Wilson, Calvin Dill.= Making the most of ourselves: talks for young
people. Second ser. **$1. McClurg.

9–20659.

Some fifty short essays touching upon the elements of success in every career. The volume contains rational theory and practical suggestions upon such subjects as hero worship, the gospel of work, value of concentration, the spiritual element in success, cocksureness, battling with blues, the making and keeping of friends, value of self-control, on fearlessness and the joy of effort.

* * * * *

“These essays are entirely practical, and are easy to read and understand.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 210. Ap. 10, ’09. 200w.

=Wilstach, Paul.= Richard Mansfield: the man and the actor. **$3.50.
Scribner.

8–31676.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

“Mr. Wilstach does not strike at the very soul and center of the man and create an image so entire as to explain itself.” Clayton Hamilton.

+ − =Forum.= 41: 281. Mr. ’09. 1000w.

Reviewed by Elizabeth Wallace.

+ =Outlook.= 91: 650. Mr. 20, ’09. 950w.

=Wimperis, Harry Egerton.=^{[8]} Internal combustion engine; being a
text book on gas, oil and petrol engines, for the use of students
and engineers. *$3. Van Nostrand.

9–17426.

“The distinctive feature of the early part of his work is the development of the thermodynamic equations on the assumption that the specific heat of the charge varies linearly with the temperature.... The second section of the book is devoted to the construction and operation of gas engines and producers, and covers a fair range of practice.... Oil and petrol motors are dealt with in the final section of the book, and considerable space is devoted to carburettors, ignition, rating of petrol motors, and their efficiency.”—Nature.

* * * * *

“The book is interesting throughout and is original, but is not well adapted to the needs of a student who is taking up the subject for the first time. The author is interested in a few special problems and devotes most of his space to them; he has done valuable work in helping towards a more complete theory of the gas engine.” L. S. Marks.

+ − =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 43. Ap. 15, ’09. 1250w.

“Mr. Wimperis has dealt very successfully with a considerable range of theory and practice, and, in a moderate compass, has given a clear account of the theory of the internal-combustion engine. We think that the author might have devoted more space to the consideration of indicators. It is one of the most interesting and readable works which has appeared for a very long time.” E. G. Coker.

+ − =Nature.= 80: 124. Ap. 1, ’09. 400w.

=Winslow, Helen Maria.=^{[10]} Woman for mayor: a novel of to-day.
$1.50. Reilly & B.

9–16441.

Portrays a successful test of woman’s suffrage. In the course of her narrative the author demonstrates the idea that women will be elected to responsible offices if they but have a share in the voting. The woman candidate for mayor in the present story wins the majority of votes and mollifies her opponent, by consenting to wed him.

* * * * *

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 57. O. ’09. ✠ + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 454. Jl. 24, ’09. 140w.

=Winslow, Kenelm.=^{[11]} Production and handling of clean milk,
including Practical milk inspection, by Kenelm Winslow, and
Essentials of milk bacteriology by H. W. Hill. 2d ed. *$3.25.
Jenkins.

9–23849.

A working guide for those pursuing or wishing to pursue one of the most wholesome, worthy and laudable undertakings—the production of clean milk.

=Winter, Nevin Otto.=^{[11]} Guatemala and her people of to-day. $3.
Page.

9–20548.

“An account of the land, its history and development; the people, their customs and characteristics; to which are added chapters on British Honduras and the republic of Honduras, with references to the other countries of Central America, Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.” (Explan. title.) “The chapter on ‘The tropics and their development’ is really illuminating and statesmanlike. Ancient monuments are described, the story of the republic of Guatemala told, and the prospects of the state calmly and sagaciously discust. The work is highly interesting and at the present moment of value to the public at large.” (Lit. D.)

* * * * *

“As the only popular work on Guatemala, it will interest the general reader and those having business interests in Central America.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 88. N. ’09. ✠

“As in his earlier book on Mexico, the author combines the practical with the historical and picturesque.”

+ =Ind.= 67: 1044. N. 4, ’09. 200w. + =Lit. D.= 39: 546. O. 2, ’09. 150w.

=Winter, William.=^{[7]} Old friends; being literary recollections of
other days. **$3. Moffat.

9–14944.

Informal recollections of old friends including the following people whom he knew from childhood: Webster, Everett, Choate, and Parker, to Hawthorne, Holmes, Lowell, and Longfellow, and Stedman, Stoddard, Aldrich, Louise Chandler Moulton, and many others In this country, and, among those in England, Dickens and Arnold.

* * * * *

“They are discursive but illuminating, and full of interest.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 24. S. ’09.

Reviewed by A. B. Maurice.

=Bookm.= 29: 595. Ag. ’09. 1900w.

“Walt Whitman’s peculiarities are well enough known by this time, and Mr. Winter’s catalogue of his offences seems hardly called for. A serious disfigurement of so excellent and handsome a volume is to be noted in the many misprints.” P. F. Bicknell.

+ − =Dial.= 47: 12. Jl. 1, ’09. 1100w.
=Ind.= 67: 365. Ag. 12, ’09. 350w.

“From beginning to end it is good literature.”

+ =Nation.= 89: 330. O. 7, ’09. 930w.

“The reminiscences of Mr. Winter are literary; the number of ‘friends’ is remarkable not only for their size in certain numerals but also for their fame.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 380. Je. 12, ’09. 180w.

“One of the most interesting and important chapters in the book is devoted to George William Curtis.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 415. Jl. 3, ’09. 900w. + =Outlook.= 93: 249. O. 2, ’09. 1900w.

=Wise, Bernhard Ringrose.=^{[10]} Commonwealth of Australia. (All red
ser.) *$3. Little.

9–29168.

A thoroly informing volume of some three hundred and fifty pages that presents a general view of the Australian commonwealth both as a country and a nation. It explains the special features of Australian policy, the ideas, temper and conduct of the people.

* * * * *

“This is the only book devoted to the special features of Australian policy.”

+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 130. D. ’09.

“Will be found useful by those interested in commonwealth politics and problems of Australian defence.”

+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 614. My. 22. 250w.

“There is still room for a more compendious and detailed treatment of the constitutional questions of the new commonwealth.”

+ − =Dial.= 47: 339. N. 1, ’09. 320w. + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 738. N. 27, ’09. 550w.

=Wise, Thomas A., and Rhodes, Harrison.=^{[5]} Gentleman from
Mississippi: a novel founded on the popular play of the same title,
produced under the management of W: A. Brady and Jos. R. Grismer.
*50c. Ogilvie.

A transcript of life at the nation’s capital which shows the inside of the political maneuvers and of the workings of bosses—how they shape men and women to their ends, how their cunning intrigues extend into the very social life of Washington. An honest Southern planter, his daughter and private secretary are the chief characters.

* * * * *

“The story is amusing, but it is a tissue of absurdities, and it runs a long way off from the political life of our national capital with which it is exclusively concerned.”

− + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 318. My. 22, ’09. 130w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 378. Je. 12, ’09. 160w.

=Withers, Hartley.=^{[8]} Meaning of money. *$2. Dutton.

9–17157.

“A simple account, in non-technical language, of the modern mechanism of exchange. From metallic money, the author passes to such subjects as bills of exchange, checks, banknotes, the clearing system, foreign exchange, commercial banking, and the money market. Designed for English readers, the volume considers chiefly the English money market, but pays due attention to the various elements affecting the world’s exchanges.”—Nation.

* * * * *

“As a compendium for people untrained in the intricacies of finance, the book merits hearty commendation. Its explanations are clear, its illustrations striking, and its underlying theory extremely sound and sensible.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 395. Ap. 15, ’09. 220w.

“An excellent explanation of the monetary system of England and a lucid exposition of the relations existing between London, the world’s money centre, and the other great banking cities of the globe.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 492. Ag. 14, ’09. 450w.

“We can heartily recommend readers who wish to get an insight into the actual facts of modern finance to study Mr. Withers’s book. They will find it admirably clear, and not only free from the technicalities of trade, but, what is perhaps even more gratifying, free from the pedantry of the professor.”

+ =Spec.= 102: 821. My. 22, ’09. 630w.

=Witkowski, Georg.=^{[9]} German drama of the nineteenth century;
authorized translation from the 2d German ed., by L. E. Horning.
**$1. Holt.

9–15867.

“Traces the development of the drama from the prototypes of the realistic plays of to-day created by Schiller and from the middle-class plays of Iffland through romantic drama, fate tragedies, comedy farce, social drama, idealism, naturalism, folklore, and mysticism, contributing an accompaniment of brilliant and discerning comment that reveals the interplay of influences and interests.” (N. Y. Times.) The divisions are: The German drama at the end of the eighteenth century; The German drama from 1800–1830; The German drama from 1830–1885; The German drama from 1885–1900; and The product of the century.

* * * * *

“Students of modern literature, who wish in small compass a critical survey of the German drama of the last hundred years, will find it here.”

+ =Educ. R.= 38: 205. S. ’09. 60w.

“The chief fault of the book lies in its form. It reads like the scenario of a larger book planned perhaps for later achievement. And it is therefore not always easy to read. Another fault which makes the reading difficult is the very uneven and oftentimes quite inadequate work of the translator. What is most noticeable among the good points of the book is the dignity of the standard upheld by the author for the art which he loves.” G. I. Colbron.

+ − =Forum.= 42: 282. S. ’09. 1100w.
=Ind.= 65: 1179. N. 19, ’08. 50w.

“A scholarly, informing and withal readable little volume.”

+ =Ind.= 67: 709. S. 23. ’09. 500w.

“Nothing at the same time so comprehensive and terse has appeared on the subject, and it is a subject of increasing interest to the English-speaking public.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 439. Jl. 17, ’09. 530w.

=Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville.=^{[6]} Love among the chickens: a story
of the haps and mishaps on an English chicken farm. $1.50. Circle
pub. co.

9–18719.

A tale of love and laughter whose background is furnished by an English chicken farm. The chicken raisers are novices in the business and they ally with themselves an equally ignorant friend who shares in the haps and mishaps of their business plunges. “The love affair develops with the starting of the farm and is concerned with the pretty daughter of an Irish professor, with an Irish temper, who is a near-by summer resident. The fowls do all the uncanny things which hens can always be expected to do when man attempts to coerce their movements, and supply no end of exercise, mental and physical, for the chicken farmers and amusement for the neighborhood.” (N. Y. Times.)

* * * * *

“The promise contained in the opening chapters of the book is hardly fulfilled as the story proceeds. The humor is somewhat forced and the incidents themselves of hardly sufficient interest.”

− + =Lit. D.= 39: 449. S. 18, ’09. 160w.

“The book has brisk movement, and a bright style, which, though unable to handle the plot without shifting grips, is quite adequate to the minor incidents.”

+ − =Nation.= 89: 56. Jl. 15, ’09. 200w.

“It is a merry tale, cleverly told, and never lacking in good taste.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 342. My. 29, ’09. 320w.

=Wodiska, Julius.=^{[12]} Book of precious stones: the identification
of gems and gem minerals and an account of their scientific,
commercial, artistic, and historical aspects. **$2.50. Putnam.

9–30640.

“A combination of the practical and the esthetic marks this author’s treatment of a most fascinating subject. While he gives the scientific data on which precious minerals of various kinds may be identified, he also, by his many illustrations, exhibits the beauty of jewelry. The setting of gems is described in some detail and the many legendary and traditional qualities attributed to them are also touched upon.”—Lit. D.

* * * * *

“The lover of precious stones will be a lover of Mr. Wodiska’s book. It will also prove of value as a handbook to dealers and setters, and is as complete and beautiful a volume on this subject as can be procured anywhere, if we take into consideration the limitations imposed by its size.”

+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1085. D. 11, ’09. 120w.

“It is a comprehensive and interesting volume, which should appeal not only to experts, but to the general reader anxious to add to his store of knowledge on a fascinating subject.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 781. D. 11, ’09. 1200w.

=Wollaston, Alexander F: R.= From Ruwenzori to the Congo: a
naturalist’s journey across Africa. *$5. Dutton.

9–7998.

Descriptive note in December, 1908.

* * * * *

=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 24. S. ’09.

“To a perhaps hypercritical taste, something is lacking—something which is to be found in many a rambling, clumsy book with no literary pretensions—the African atmosphere. It is a pity Mr. Wollaston felt ‘a concern’ to plead the cause of the Congo State.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 732. Je. 19. 900w.

“Few books of travel have more delightful and instructive photographic reproductions than this volume.” H. E. Coblentz.

+ =Dial.= 46: 365. Je. 1, ’09. 400w.

“The most interesting part is the account of the uncommonly successful work of the naturalists on the eastern slopes of the range.”

+ =Nation.= 88: 339. Ap. 1, ’09. 570w.

“There are some interesting and important observations concerning the treatment of African natives by the Belgians in this book.”

+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 115. F. 27, ’09. 670w.

“A very entertaining book.”

+ =Outlook.= 92: 270. My. 29, ’09. 120w.

“Entertainingly written volume.”

+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 382. Mr. ’09. 300w.

“An admirable extra-official record of the work accomplished on Ruwenzori in 1905. His appendices should be useful to future travellers.”

+ =Sat. R.= 107: 49. Ja. 9, ’09. 120w.

=Wollaston, Arthur Naylor=, comp.^{[6]} Tales within tales; adapted
from the fables of Pilpai. (Romance of the East ser.) *$1. Dutton.

“These tales are adapted from the fables of Pilpai, the dreamer, a kind of ancient Uncle Remus, for like Uncle Remus, he runs to the beast fable, the earliest form of satire and allegory. The series of stories which is one of the ‘Romance of the East series,’ takes its title from the fact that the anecdotes, each illustrating some moral, keep folding up and branching out after the manner of tale-telling at a ‘smoker,’ where one story surely moves some other guest to say, ‘That reminds me—.’”—N. Y. Times.

* * * * *

“We fancy that the modern child will sniff at these innocent beast-tales. We wish success to Mr. Murray’s series, but we confess we should like to see each volume prepared with more regard to the bibliographical information which many readers will naturally expect.”

+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 208. Ag. 21. 400w.

“The author has translated the tales into plain English, although his style is a little involved—perhaps to suit the involved atmosphere of the series. Beast stories will always hold their own charm, and this addition to the list should prove instructive to the young and at least interesting to the old.”

+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 323. My. 22, ’09. 200w.