Traces the descent of the witch from earliest times to the present day,
including reasons upon which her influence has been based, the great
persecutions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe and
New England, and the reconstruction of the life of the mediaeval witch
as pictured by her contemporaries.
* * * * *
“A light and pleasing narrative.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 169. Je. ’09.
+ =Dial.= 46: 330. My. 16, ’09. 280w.
“Lovers of the curious will find something to their liking in ‘A book of
witches.’”
+ =Ind.= 66: 1086. My. 20, ’09. 160w.
“Altogether, the book cannot be commended for any thoroughness of
treatment, but is fairly readable and amusing.”
+ − =Nation.= 88: 603. Je. 17, ’09. 130w.
“The ingenious author of a volume combining some erudition with much
whimsical entertainment attacks with infinite zest what is perhaps the
most fascinating combination of subjects in the wide world.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 317. My. 22, ’09. 1300w.
“In the light, bantering, often brilliant style in which he has written
Mr. Hueffer has digested and worked up an immense amount of information.
Persecutions ancient and modern, general principles, and particular
trials are abundantly given, the least satisfactory portion being an
account of some modern witches who do not appear very wonderful
specimens.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 107: 243. F. 20, ’09. 1000w.
“Generally we may say that we should like the book better if the tone
and temper were more scientific.”
− =Spec.= 102: 588. Ap. 10, ’09. 110w.
=Huelsen, Christian K. F.=^{[7]} Roman forum: its history and its
monuments; tr. by Jesse Benedict Carter. 2d ed. rev. *$1.75.
Stechert.
A volume that “gives a history of the Forum Romanum from the earliest
times through the middle ages and of its exploration since the
renaissance. Then follow descriptions of its monuments and of the
present condition of its ruins. It is copiously illustrated with maps,
plans and cuts.” (N. Y. Times.)
* * * * *
=A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 194. Je. ’09.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 132. Mr. 6, ’09. 120w.
“It will awaken interest especially with that class of readers who stand
half-way between the mere tourists, satisfied with ordinary guidebook
information, and the students in history and archaeology. A modest book
of reference, rigorously excluding detailed discussions, and condensing
his descriptions to well-nigh telegraphic brevity.”
+ =Outlook.= 92: 584. Jl. 10, ’09. 350w.
=Hügel, Friedrich, freiherr von.= Mystical element of religion; as
studied in Saint Catherine of Genoa and her friends. 2v. *$6.
Dutton.
9–22578.
A book “whose proper place in the library will be the department of
philosophy or apologetics.... The biographical narrative is only a
framework on which is woven a wide inquiry into the psychological roots
of religion itself, as they have manifested their character in the
history of mankind.... The two volumes swarm with minute questions of
historical criticism, sweeping surveys of philosophic thought and human
action, appreciations of rival epistemological theories, analyses of the
psychological factors which have shaped the various sects in Christian
times, and even those of Pagan and Jewish history.”—Cath. World.
* * * * *
Reviewed by George Hodges.
=Atlan.= 103: 560. Ap. ’09. 950w.
“A biography, which, from the critical historian’s point of view, is a
fine piece of work bearing the evidence of great study directed by
rigorous method.”
+ =Cath. World.= 89: 103. Ap. ’09. 1400w.
“If there is a certain amount of inevitable confusion in these 887
pages, it is from the fact that they are all too few for the wealth of
research and learning that is crowded into them. If these volumes are
not the last word, they are certainly the fullest word that has been
spoken on the subject of mysticism. They include and add to all that has
yet been said, and no future addition will be solid that does not
include and take account of them. They are difficult reading as well as
difficult writing, and make no pretence of closing eternal questions.”
G. Tyrrell.
+ − =Hibbert J.= 7: 687. Ap. ’09. 1400w.
“A style that is both intricate and cumbrous, a plan that entails much
repetition and yet that does not present itself to the mind of the
reader with clearness and illumination, and a subject that is abstruse
and encumbered with much that is repulsive to modern ideas, combine to
make the two lengthy volumes on ‘The mystical element of religion,’ an
impossibility for the general public.”
− =Ind.= 67: 251. Jl. 29, ’09. 340w.
“Such a biography is a contribution to religious psychology. It
maintains throughout a spirit that is serious, candid, and hospitable to
science.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 539. My. 27, ’09. 1000w.
“In spite of an awkward style, which rather suggests that English is not
the writer’s mother tongue, we have a book of great value and
importance. It should occupy a permanent place in the history and the
psychology of religion. A thorough and a scholarly piece of work.” E: S.
Drown.
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 96. F. 20, ’09. 1250w.
“The author’s subject is a difficult one, and his style is more than
necessarily obscure. The book loses by being over-weighted, but it is a
valuable addition to the scholarship and research of mystic literature.
No one who attempts to know the strain of mysticism that runs through
philosophy or religion can afford to pass the book by.”
+ − =No. Am.= 189: 916. Je. ’09. 570w.
“It is a good book in the highest sense of the term, and its place is
beside the works of Philo Judæus.”
+ =Sat. R.= 107: 630. My. 15, ’09. 1200w.
“The serious faults of the author’s style are mainly due to the
influence of German idiom and syntax. It is a lofty ideal, and excuses
some faults in construction, and the book is a deeply interesting,
learned, and original contribution to the religious thought of our
time.”
+ − =Spec.= 102: 820. My. 22, ’09. 1550w.
=Hughes, Edwin Holt.=^{[11]} Teaching of citizenship. $1.25. Wilde.
9–26152.
For the purpose of guiding an instinct and training a sentiment, Bishop
Hughes suggests certain natural and human starting points for the
teaching of patriotism and citizenship. Following a discussion “The need
and the method” are nine chapters on the lessons of instinct, of
breadth, of cost, of protection, of benefit, of democracy, of liberty,
of character and of duty.
* * * * *
“Very sensible little book.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 690. N. 6, ’09. 140w.
=Hughes, Henry Clay.= Philosophy of the federal constitution. *$1.50.
Neale.
8–25158.
An analysis of the provisions of the federal constitution prepared for
the boys of our land to familiarize them, for citizenship reasons, with
“the most complete written document of human rights ever penned” and “a
theory of government unique in itself and found nowhere in the world.”
* * * * *
“In analyzing the various provisions the author occasionally gives his
opinion, rather than a philosophical treatment, which the title calls
for. The style of the book as a whole is perhaps somewhat too stilted
for its purpose. Moreover there is neither table of contents nor index
to the volume, nor are references given in the text or in footnotes to
aid the reader in getting at additional sources of information.”
− =Ann. Am. Acad.= 33: 196. Ja. ’09. 100w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 336. My. 29, ’09. 200w.
=Hughes, James Laughlin.=^{[9]} Teaching to read. *50c. Barnes.
9–16808.
In accordance with the view that speed is the main consideration in
reading, “Mr. Hughes, who is inspector of schools for Toronto, points
out that reading consists, not merely in repeating printed words aloud,
but in gaining information from them. Hence, learning to read aloud in
the ordinary fashion may not in reality be learning to read at all—much
less to read effectively. In connection with this idea Mr. Hughes
properly calls attention to the fact which has been too frequently
overlooked, that in learning to speak and to read there are involved two
distinct sets of processes, which should be distinguished
accordingly.”—Nation.
* * * * *
“Intended for teachers but helpful also for parents.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 42. O. ’09.
“Such books as this, dealing in a philosophical, psychological, and yet
practical way with the dominant formal studies of the curriculum are
needed by many teachers.” S. C. Parker.
+ =El. School T.= 10: 44. S. ’09. 630w.
“His little book deserves consideration.”
+ =Ind.= 67: 297. Ag. 5, ’09. 130w.
=Nation.= 89: 208. S. 2, ’09. 170w.
=Huish, Marcus.= American pilgrims’ way in England. $6. Max Williams,
New York.
8–2558.
“The work, which has evidently been a labour of love to both author and
artist, includes histories of the families of William Penn, George
Washington, General Wolfe, Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, the
Pilgrim Fathers (the founders of Yale and Harvard universities), the
Quaker settlers, and many others, no pains having been spared to
identify the sites connected with them.”—Int. Studio.
* * * * *
“His narrative is generally sound, and it is clear that he has taken
pains to secure details on the spot in many cases. The pity of it is
that he writes a journalistic style disfigured by clumsy and needless
verbiage, and strays repeatedly beyond his subject, which ought to be
interesting enough in itself.”
+ − =Ath.= 1908, 1: 20. Ja. 4. 380w.
“The charming water-colour drawings give sympathetic renderings of many
of the surviving homesteads that are so dear to the hearts of the
descendants of these heroes of the sixteenth century, and, with the
reproductions of details of architecture, facsimiles of letters,
inscriptions, etc., form a vivid and pictorial epitome of the text.”
+ =Int. Studio.= 33: 335. F. ’08. 110w.
“The feature of the work is the illustrations.”
+ =Nation.= 87: 578. D. 10, ’08. 160w.
“Although the text is rather wordy and could have been freely
bluepenciled with advantage, the author writes an interesting narrative,
and one which will be found both entertaining and instructive.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 798. D. 26, ’08. 250w.
=Hull, William Isaac.= Two Hague conferences. *$1.50. Ginn.
8–28855.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
* * * * *
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 43. F. ’09.
“The book is replete with facts which are fairly well organized, and, as
a rule, correctly stated, but Professor Hull rigidly abstains from any
criticism or interpretation of these facts. Some of the details
furnished are alike uninteresting and unimportant. The style is
extremely colorless and formal, and lacks warmth and animation of
personality. It has a good index, but contains no references to the
literature of the subject with the exception of Holls’s ‘Peace
conference’ with which this volume will hardly bear comparison.” A. S.
Hershey.
+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 384. Ja. ’09. 540w.
“Professor Hull’s work is concise and adequate. It is the best popular
history of the conferences available for the student’s use.”
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 33: 459. Mr. ’09. 160w.
+ =Dial.= 47: 51. Jl. 16, ’09. 280w.
“The book seems to be planned so that it will admirably meet the
requirements of teachers and students.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 38. Ja. 23, ’09. 220w.
+ =Pol. Sci. Q.= 24: 168. Mr. ’09. 150w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 251. F. ’09. 100w.
“A short and clear narrative. It is written for the general reader, and
in a spirit of sympathetic optimism.” S. E. Baldwin.
+ =Yale R.= 17: 447. F. ’09. 950w.
=Hume, Fergus W.=^{[9]} Disappearing eye. †$1.25. Dillingham.
9–18023.
The story deals with a weird murder of a woman with a glass eye on the
back of which is recorded the hiding place of a fifty thousand pound
legacy left to a beautiful girl. Circumstantial evidence points to the
girl and also to either of two others who were with the woman the night
of her death. Altho the main evidence urged against these suspects was
that the glass eye had been seen in the room of each and had immediately
vanished, the reader finally learns at the end of the tangle that the
real murderer is a fourth person wholly unsuspected of the crime.
* * * * *
“The tale is as lively as the eye and contains no end of ingeniously
contrived and unexpected incident. It is written with all of Fergus
Hume’s usual skill in mechanical construction, and with no more literary
art than his readers, are accustomed to find in his books—which
apparently is as much as they want.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 517. Ag. 28, ’09. 180w.
=Hume, Fergus W.=^{[7]} Solitary farm. †$1.25. Dillingham.
9–7827.
A mystery story built up about the murder of an old sea captain who had
quarreled with his daughter and who had offered her hand and his farm to
the man he had selected for her if the man in question would kill the
girl’s lover. The tangle is an intricate one to straighten whose threads
the author makes large demands upon his ingenuity.
* * * * *
“It cannot be said conscientiously that this is literature, but it is
thrilling in spots, and mysterious until the last pages—an excellent
vacation book.”
− + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 452. Jl. 24, ’09. 400w.
=Hume-Griffith, Mrs. M. E., and Hume-Griffith, A.=^{[6]} Behind the
veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia: an account of an Englishwoman’s
eight years’ residence amongst the women of the East by M. E.
Hume-Griffith; with narratives of experiences in both countries by
A. Hume-Griffith. *$3.50. Lippincott.