“The account of an unconventional sort of trip taken by the author and
his friend ‘James’ thru out-of-the-way corners and through cities and
towns in Spain. James has an energetic disposition, and a most efficient
faculty for making things happen, as well as a picturesque
resourcefulness in getting both into and out of unusual and interesting
situations, while the author has a sense of humor, a gift for quaint,
amusing or pleasing statement and the knack of effective narration.”—N.
Y. Times.
* * * * *
“Written with no serious intent and suited to the reader who desires
impressions rather than information.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 45. O. ’09. ✠
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 405. Ap. 3. 130w.
“The author has a pleasant discursive style, and his comments upon the
things he saw, the places he visited and the people he met are often
amusing and almost invariably interesting.”
+ =Int. Studio.= 38: 163. Ag. ’09. 150w.
“While Mr. Marriott’s volume is not one of great permanent value, it is
both intelligent and interesting, and will well repay reading.”
+ =Nation.= 87: 574. D. 10, ’08. 340w.
“James made their journey a very joyous one and the author makes it
possible for the reader to get almost as much fun out of it as they
did.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 8. Ja. 2, ’09. 200w.
“Mr. Charles Marriott is the usual man in a hurry who takes his holiday
in Spain or anywhere else and produces a book illustrated with
well-known photographs of the postcard type and some sketches in
monochrome of more or less merit.”
− =Sat. R.= 106: 764. D. 19, ’08. 140w.
=Marriott, Charles.=^{[11]} When a woman woos. †$1.50. Lane.
“The book is, on the whole, a study of the relations of men and women in
the particular institution of marriage. It is an attempt to define what
a real marriage is, and it shows very decidedly what it is not.” (N. Y.
Times.) “The interesting part of his new book, however, is not the
question whether the heroine does or does not marry the hero, but the
study of the heroine’s mother, Mrs. Tregarthan. With almost morbid
fidelity Mr. Marriott pictures for his readers the terrible consequences
to a middle-class household of even a slight tendency to drink on the
part of the mother of the family.” (Spec.)
* * * * *
“There is an amorphousness about ‘When a woman woos’ which might have
been averted with a little care. Also, we note a provinciality of tone
to which we have referred before. On the other hand. Mr. Marriott has
always sympathy and atmosphere and sincerity.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 525. My. 1. 140w.
“The book is worth reading more than once.” Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 687. N. 6, ’09. 950w.
“In its fidelity, its insight into the intricate workings of a woman’s
mind the book is an amazing achievement. The novel is a fine instance of
true realism as opposed to the stuff, alternately foul and glaring,
which often passes under the name. ‘When a woman woos’ is in many ways
the best thing Mr. Marriott has done.”
+ =Sat. R.= 107: 633. My. 15, ’09. 350w.
“The whole description of the life which may go on in out-of-the-way
places under the calm surfaces of middle class existence is horrifying
in its realism.”
+ − =Spec.= 102: 823. My. 22, ’09. 190w.
=Marsh, Richard.=^{[7]} Interrupted kiss. $1.50. Cassell.
A thrilling mystery tale in which “a wealthy usurer is murdered by a
burglar, and a number of perfectly innocent persons, including even the
heroine, are each made to believe that they struck the fatal blow. The
circumstances that create this confusion are neatly devised, and the
narrative moves swiftly along to the closing scene, where, in accordance
with tradition, all the figures in the story appear unexpectedly in a
body.” (Ath.)
* * * * *
“A story of this description is to be enjoyed all the more because the
author makes it clear that he is not wholly unconscious of its
absurdity. Mr. Marsh, unlike many writers of melodramatic fiction, has a
sense of humour.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 220. F. 20. 150w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 377. Je. 12, ’09. 150w.
=Marshall, Edward.=^{[12]} Writing on the wall. †$1.50. Dillingham.
A novel founded on Olga Nethersole’s play written by William J.
Hurlburt. It portrays relentlessly the terrible state of things existing
in a tenement house district of New York. A tenement-house landlord and
a young man devoting his life to tenement-house reform are rivals for
the hand of a New York society girl. The former wins her and then
follows a revelation of her husband’s irresponsibility and greed coupled
with infidelity to her. The tangled threads are finally untwisted thru a
tragic fire in one of the tenements in which the little son is killed.
=Marshall, H. E.= Story of Napoleon. (Childrens’ heroes ser.) 50c.
Dutton. W8–156.
A story of Napoleon told for children.
* * * * *
“A particularly interesting account of Napoleon the soldier.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 31. Ja. ’09. ✠
“The story is well and fairly told, but we must own that to a child
asking whether Napoleon was a ‘true hero’ we should have made a more
decisive answer than Mrs. Marshall gives.”
+ − =Spec.= 100: 909. Je. 6, ’08. 80w.
=Marshall, Henry Rutgers.=^{[11]} Consciousness. *$4. Macmillan.
A serious and scholarly discussion in a systematic form of the
psychological doctrines which have formed the basis of the author’s
previous writings. Book 1, Of consciousness in general, treats of the
general nature of human consciousness and of other than human forms of
consciousness; Book 2, The general nature of human presentations, is an
analytic study of the general qualities common to all presentations;
Book 3, The self, presents the nature of self as part of consciousness.
=Marston, Anson.= Sewers and drains. $1. Am. school of correspondence.
9–2272.
“Undertakes the difficult task of covering in 150 pages the design of
sewerage systems and sewage disposal works, the principles of land
drainage and house sanitation, and sewer construction and maintenance.
Manifestly, it has been impossible to treat of any of the subjects in
more than an elementary way. Only 15 pages are devoted to sewage
disposal, and even a smaller number to house sewerage. The most
generally useful parts of the book are those on computing the flow in
sewers, on the cost of sewers and on specifications.”—Engin. Rec.
* * * * *
“The subject seems to be systematically covered. The most of the line
drawings are well adapted to the text. Many of the half-tone plates,
however, are quite as appropriate to any other monograph in the series
as to this one.”
+ − =Engin. N.= 60: sup. 692. D. 17, ’08. 100w.
“Viewed as a guide for self-instruction and home study, the book should
prove useful to many readers.”
+ =Engin. Rec.= 59: 83. Ja. 16, ’09. 170w.
=Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis).= Selected epigrams of Martial;
ed., with introd. and notes, by Edwin Post. (College ser. of Latin
authors.) *$1.50. Ginn.
8–32373.
“The text is made to conform largely to Lindsay’s Oxford text, though
the selection is not identical with, and much shorter than, that of the
‘Epigrammata selecta.’ Mr. Post therefore covers less ground than
Messrs. Bridge and Lake, but his annotations are more thoroughgoing....
There is also an excellent introduction, in which the views of the best
modern authorities, chiefly German, find a reasoned place. It traces the
development of the epigram, and its culmination in the literary form
which Martial made his own.”—Ath.
* * * * *
“The careful and scholarly notes are the characteristic feature of the
book before us. The only fault we have to find with the Introduction is
excessive and needless quotation. The selection of the text seems, on
the whole, judicious.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 71. Ja. 16. 480w.
“We are very glad to see at last a good edition of selected epigrams
from Martial. A cursory examination convinces us that this is an
admirable book with judicious and illuminating notes.” H. T. Peck.
+ =Bookm.= 28: 592. F. ’09. 100w.
“The book’s chief and familiar defect is that it is written for both
undergraduate and instructor. It is clearly a book upon which much time
has been spent; and it is undoubtedly the best college edition of the
poet available.” Paul Nixon.
+ − =Class. J.= 5: 47. N. ’09. 380w.
“There is perhaps no better material for studying the private life of
the Romans than this book.”
+ =Educ. R.= 37: 99. Ja. ’09. 40w.
=Martineau, John.=^{[5]} Life of Henry Pelham, fifth duke of
Newcastle. 12s. Murray, John, London.
“Mr. Martineau tells his readers that this book was originally intended
to deal only with the Duke of Newcastle’s administration of the war
office during the Crimean war, and its interest is chiefly confined to
the part of it which relates to that subject.” (Eng. Hist. R.) “With the
aid of his diary, Mr. Martineau has constructed a portrait of ducal
isolation, political impracticability, and grim Evangelicalism which is
most instructive as showing what an unamiable thing aristocracy could
be, when it tried, in the day before the Act of reform.” (Ath.)
* * * * *
“This is a sterling biography, but unfortunately no merits of treatment
can invest its subject with any particular interest.”
+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 712. D. 5. 950w.
“He has not been fortunate in his efforts to obtain biographical
information, nor has he perhaps always used such as was available to the
best advantage.” W: Hunt.
− + =Eng. Hist. R.= 24: 387. Ap. ’09. 1350w.
“It seems to us to be an impartial and accurate account of the part
played by the Duke of Newcastle as secretary for war and by Lord
Aberdeen’s government, told in a good literary style, clear, correct,
animated, and with a saving sense of humour.”
+ =Sat. R.= 106: 760. D. 19, ’08. 1050w.
“It contains many hitherto unpublished letters from Lord Raglan of the
first interest. As for the criticism of the book, Mr. Martineau almost
out-Kinglakes Kinglake in his defence of Lord Raglan.”
+ − =Spec.= 101: 676. O. 31, ’08. 70w.
=Mason, Arthur James.=^{[7]} Memoir of George Howard Wilkinson, bishop
of St. Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane, and primus of the Scottish
church; formerly bishop of Truro. 2v. *$8. Longmans.
A careful biography of George Howard Wilkinson, organizer and preacher,
prophet and saint, a man with no special claims to eloquence who was
essentially simple and spiritual.
* * * * *
“The biographer, Dr. Mason, deserves to be praised for his admirable
work. The narrative is always clear and never dull, and he allows the
man of the book to reveal himself. He should have known, however, that
the Episcopal church is not the church of Scotland, and that there is no
Primus of Scotland, as he should have known that Gawain Douglas was not
the first Scottish poet.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 580. My. 15. 1300w.
“We are grateful for this memoir, which reminds us that there has been a
prophet amongst us.”
+ =Sat. R.= 107: 755. Je. 12, ’09. 1300w.
“The world is certainly richer for having this carefully studied picture
of his life. The book, with its eight hundred and fifty pages, may seem
somewhat long, but not to the public for which it is meant.”
+ =Spec.= 103: 134. Jl. 24, ’09. 350w.
=Mason, Mrs. Caroline Atwater.=^{[10]} Mystery of Miss Motte. $1.25.
Page.
9–11537.
A story of love and mystery in which figure prominently a rector, his
curate and the young woman with an Oriental touch for whose hand the two
men are rivals. “That both men are in love with the mysterious Miss
Motte gives human zest to their spiritual contests, and affords a chance
for one of them to turn defeat into moral victory.” (Nation.)
* * * * *
“Slight, but unusual and interesting.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 27. S. ’09. ✠
“The plan and scope of this little story are rather out of the usual.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 607. Je. 17, ’09. 230w.
=Mason, Mrs. Caroline Atwater.=^{[5]} Spell of Italy. $2.50. Page.
9–9552.
“A collection of articles written by the author as she moved about the
Peninsular from city to city. Its chapters are not related one to
another, and are quite dissimilar in respect to form and style, although
they have as their common purpose the purveyance of instruction about
the history, art, literature, scenery, and other characteristics of
Italy and the Italian people. The book includes chapters on Naples,
Rome, Florence, Perugia, Verona, Siena, and the Apennines.”—N. Y. Times.
* * * * *
“Enthusiastic and sprightly account.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 45. O. ’09. ✠
“It did, indeed, irritate us, as we read, to find our intelligent
countrywoman thus ready to touch upon these various difficult and
delicate matters, and to publish in print sentiments and opinions so
little tested and sifted. Mrs. Mason may have written in haste and may
not have seen proof; but the patrons of her publishers surely pay for
careful writing and proof-reading, and editing too.”
− + =Cath. World.= 89: 402. Je. ’09. 630w.
“A beginner who happens upon this volume will at least not waste the
hours bestowed upon it.”
+ =Ind.= 66: 1241. Je. 3, ’09. 100w.
“A volume of delightfully fresh and original impressions. Mrs. Mason’s
style is always breezy and entertaining and there is not a dull page in
the volume.”
+ =Lit. D.= 38: 852. My. 15, ’09. 300w.
“The book is a well-written series of personal impressions with an
unusually attractive ‘format.’”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1078. D. 11, ’09. 110w.
“Her book may be recommended to readers who desire something less
impersonal than Baedeker, and less prolix than most of the histories.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 603. Je. 17, ’09. 120w.
“All chapters contain matter of interest to those who care to increase
their knowledge of those things which make Italy charming.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 264. Ap. 24, ’09. 100w.
+ =Outlook.= 93: 318. O. 9, ’09. 270w.
=Mason, Daniel Gregory.=^{[12]} Child’s guide to music. (Child’s guide
ser.) **$1.25. Baker.
9–27751.
A book that “first tells what the elements of music are and the
principles which govern the use of those elements in musical structure;
then it takes up in turn the piano, the orchestra, the opera, and
characteristic features of music heard at a pianoforte recital, an
orchestral concert, and an operatic performance.”—Outlook.
* * * * *
“The book is strongly recommended.” M. J. Moses.
+ =Ind.= 67: 1369. D. 16, ’09. 30w.
“The music-teacher will find Dr. Mason’s ‘Guide’ invaluable; its
instruction is done, not by any educational didacticism, but by an
entertaining discussion, in which the style is conversational and the
spirit unspoiled by any condescension or superiority.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1020. D. 4, ’09. 130w.
+ =Nation.= 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 50w.
“The book, which covers its ground skillfully, thoroughly, and, best of
all, interestingly, could be properly understood by older children only;
but in the hands of a discerning teacher, it could be made fascinating
for the youngest of little piano players.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 807. D. 18, ’09. 80w.
“Its title seems to limit its usefulness. It is called ‘A child’s guide
to music,’ but it is in fact a guide that any listener would find
illuminating and that even professional critics of musical performances
might read profitably. No writer on musical subjects is sounder in his
judgments, clearer in his thinking, or more successful in the expression
of his ideas than Mr. Mason.”
+ =Outlook.= 93: 876. D. 18, ’09. 340w.
=Mason, Daniel Gregory.=^{[8]} Orchestral instruments and what they
do: a primer for concert-goers. **$1.25. Baker.
9–14964.
“A popular condensation of the contents of various scientific treatises
on orchestration, of which those by Berlioz and Gavaert are the most
important. The descriptions of the various instruments of the orchestra
are reinforced by photographs of them as played, as well as by brief
illustrations from well-known scores showing how the various composers
have employed the several voices of the orchestra; and the attentive
reader may gain a fair idea of the particular problem which the composer
of orchestral music has before him.” (Dial.)
* * * * *
“A simple, accurate text, written for the untrained concert goer.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 18. S. ’09.
“The author has been fairly successful in accomplishing what he set out
to do.”
+ =Dial.= 47: 51. Jl. 16, ’09. 230w.
“He calls it ‘a primer for concert-goers,’ and has written it in such a
simple and clear style that the veriest tyro can understand and profit
by it. On the other hand, there are many hints which will help even
veterans by calling their attention to subtleties in orchestral coloring
that may have escaped their attention.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 335. O. 7, ’09. 450w.
“It will serve a useful purpose, for many who go to such concerts
constantly are surprisingly ignorant of the different instruments. The
pictures, we are fain to believe, are the most valuable feature of the
book, and it is one that has not been utilized in such an excellent
manner in any other book of the kind.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 406. Je. 26, ’09. 500w.
“Forms a capital supplement to ‘Guide to music.’”
+ =Outlook.= 93: 877. D. 18, ’09. 120w.
=Mason, Roy.=^{[10]} When I am rich: a novel. †$1.50. Dillingham.
9–18059.
The story of an intrepid young college man who, quite down on his luck,
enters upon a series of marvellous adventures when once he has tasted
success thru substituting wit for ready cash. He begins by ordering four
or five hundred dollars worth of clothes and leasing an eighteen
thousand a year apartment—this not only on nothing a year but nothing a
month. To follow his game of bluff and his success is the purpose of the
story.
* * * * *
“A good wholesome sketch of American independence.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 635. N. ’09. 50w.
=Mason, Ruth Little.= Trailers: a novel. *$1.20. Revell.
9–5525.
A bright story of a New York girl whose inclination to emancipate
herself from the traditional social thraldom meets with an ambitious
mother’s determined rebuff. While she is dutifully trying to cultivate a
submissive attitude of mind for a début she goes abroad and meets John
Reeve engaged in philanthropic work among the Waldensian Italians. Their
romance and her father’s loss of millions combine to bring the mother
around to a normal point of view.
* * * * *
“The author writes in a fresh, bright style, with a frequent touch of
humor. Her narrative and descriptive faculty is good, and some of her
characters show promise of creative power. But the fabric of her story
is ill-made and clumsily put together.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 163. Mr. 20, ’09. 170w.
=Maspero, Gaston C. C.= New light on ancient Egypt; tr. from the
French by Elizabeth Lee. *$4. Appleton.
1st ed. W9–39. 2nd ed. 9–8735.
A translation of the author’s “Causeries d’Égypte.” It is a collection
of a number of Professor Maspero’s “articles that have appeared over his
signature at various times, dealing with all the most important
Egyptological discoveries, whether made by English or American spades in
temples and tombs, or by German pairs of spectacles in papyri and
inscriptions, during the last fifteen years.” (Nature.)
* * * * *
“Limited in interest to students of Egyptology, for whom it is a good
supplementary volume.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 142. My. ’09.
“As for the translation, the best that can be said for it is that it
very seldom entirely misrepresents the meaning of the author, though it
is far from giving any idea of his clear and brilliant style. It is
worth while to translate M. Maspero’s lighter articles for the benefit
of those readers who cannot appreciate them in the original, but we
think that the work should have been handed to an expert.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 98. Ja. 23. 450w.
“Criticism may be offered, in spite of the note which the author has
prepared on the subject on the method of transliterating native names.
Deserves a place on the shelves of those who are interested in things
Egyptian, and who desire to extend the field and content of their
knowledge.”
+ − =Nation.= 88: 333. Ap. 1, ’09. 420w.
“The book is translated, on the whole, extremely well. But blemishes can
be taken out in a second edition of the book, which, it is to be hoped,
will appear in a few years’ time with additions, and with one or two
articles, which are somewhat out of date, such as that on ‘Archaic
Egypt,’ omitted.” H. R. Hall.
+ − =Nature.= 79: 222. D. 24, ’08. 750w.
“This book bids fair to hold an honored place among the books useful to
the general reader. It seems ungracious to find the fly in such a pot of
ointment, but it is there in the shape of the French spelling of the
names of Pharaohs, persons and places which occur in the hieroglyphic
texts.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 286. My. 8, ’09. 1000w.
“We warmly commend this book to our readers.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 268. F. 13, ’09. 430w.
=Masten, Vincent Myron.=^{[11]} Crime problem; what to do about it,
how to do it. $1.50. Star-gazette co., Elmira, N. Y.
9–13924.
The author “seeks to analyze present methods of treating crime, and
suggests a system extending from so-called primary industrial
schools, to which children under fourteen shall be committed, to
convict prisons which, with classifications, shall contain life
prisoners and habitual criminals. Intermediate stages in the
treatment of criminals are outlined through secondary industrial
schools and reformatories.”—Survey.
* * * * *
“It is significant as a reflection of personal experiences in daily
contact with criminals.” C. R. Henderson.
+ =Am. J. Soc.= 15: 420. N. ’09. 40w.
“The first two chapters dealing in a general way with crime are rambling
and incoherent. The subject matter of the volume is good and deserves
attention.”
+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 607. N. ’09. 140w.
“Poor English, lack of index, bad typography—one wonders whether his
proofs were read at all—cannot hide the fact that Col. Masten is a
sincere and sound, if not very original, reformer. And his faults are
perhaps the faults of his virtues. He is a worker, not a writer.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 440. Jl. 17, ’09. 700w.
“It may be questioned whether Colonel Masten’s book throws much new
light upon prison management or prison problems. One misses in it what
might be specially expected in a treatment of penology written by an
Elmira official, namely, the careful study of reformatory statistics,
and an intensive and individual study of the prisoners.” O. F. Lewis.
− =Survey.= 23: 142. O. 30, ’09. 450w.
=Masterman, Charles F. G.=^{[7]} Condition of England. 6s. Methuen,
London.
9–21856.
“Mr. Masterman gives us a rough account of England as he sees it, making
each class parade past him in turn while he jots down its
characteristics.... It is an almost horribly detached record of large
failures and only petty successes.”—Spec.
* * * * *
“Mr. Masterman’s new book can hardly fail to interest any intelligent
person into whose hands it may fall.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 62. Jl. 17. 1000w.
“We wish he had retained enough spirit for polemic; some strong belief
which served him as a clue through the bewildering maze of the English
life he describes. As it is, the book is depressing, saddening, and we
are perplexed by an accumulation of disheartening facts and opinions
which lead us to nothing but sheer pessimism.”
− =Sat. R.= 107: 786. Je. 19, ’09. 1250w.
“It is a brilliant picture, constructed with quick and facile phrases,
but we have seldom read anything more depressing. It was a mistake for
Mr. Masterman to impose on himself a superficial impartiality. We are
not as a rule in favour of ‘blinkers’ for man or beast, but in Mr.
Masterman’s case we are sorely tempted to recommend that he be provided
with a pair. Then perhaps he will not think everything he passes on the
road of life a bogy, and conclude it to be his duty to ‘shy’ at it, and
then ‘jib,’ as a protest.”
− + =Spec.= 102: 896. Je. 5, ’09. 2000w.
=Masterman, Ernest W. G.=^{[12]} Studies in Galilee; with a preface by
G: Adam Smith. *$1. Univ. of Chicago press.
9–27601.
An account, from first-hand information, of Galilee as a whole, its
structure, frontiers, divisions, natural products, the resulting
characters of its people’s life, and its place in history.
* * * * *
“A thoroughly original first-hand study of the historic district of
Galilee.”
+ =Bib. World.= 34: 430. D. ’09. 40w.
“Must take its place among the permanently valuable books of Palestinian
research. It is a book primarily for scholars, though others will find
in it many pages of interest.” C: R. Gillett.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 767. D. 4, ’09. 160w.
=Mathews, Byron Collins.= Our irrational distribution of wealth.
**$1.25. Putnam.
8–29608.
“Another excursion of a professional economist into the precincts of
sociology. The thesis of the book is, that while there has been an
enormous change in the methods and quantity of production, distribution
has not changed, but is still on the old basis of manager taking the
lion’s share. The panacea for the ills of distribution is found in
public ownership, and this thesis is argued interestingly in ten
chapters: Introduction; The sources of wealth; Capital’s illegitimate
function the key to distribution; Basis of distribution wrong;
Land-rent, a gratuity; Interest makes no discrimination; The wage
system; the step from legal into economic slavery; Profits, a gratuity;
The second distribution; Public ownership the source of permanent
improvement.”—Am. J. Soc.
* * * * *
“A very interesting contribution of a professional economist to the
sociological doctrine of the conflict of classes. The one-sided
overemphasis on the economic struggle is significant, because it once
more furnishes silent, but potent evidence for the raison d’être of
modern sociology as an academic discipline, and a factor in the
intellectual life of society.” H. P. J. Selinger.
+ =Am. J. Soc.= 14: 540. Ja. ’09. 760w.
=Ann. Am. Acad.= 33: 461. Mr. ’09. 90w.
“The weakest chapter is that entitled ‘Legalized economic slavery.’”
− =Educ. R.= 37: 208. F. ’09. 50w.
“This is not a carefully thought out treatise, but a piece of special
pleading. At the same time it is well worth careful consideration.”
− + =Outlook.= 90: 798. D. 5, ’08. 200w.
=Spec.= 103: 60. Jl. 10, ’09. 60w.
=Mathews, John Lathrop.=^{[7]} Remaking the Mississippi. **$1.75.
Houghton.
9–14201.
Presents a correct account of the several engineering methods by which
each great division of the Mississippi has been so far developed—the
various methods of canalization and regularization—with a correct
summary of the cost to date; to which has been added an outline of the
newer science, its methods, what it hopes to accomplish, what it will
cost, and the far reaching advantages resulting from its operation.
* * * * *
“A sound and timely study.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 174. Je. ’09.
“He writes as a journalist rather than as an engineer, and the result is
an exceedingly readable treatise on a subject about which the majority
of our people know altogether too little.”
+ =Dial.= 47: 49. Jl. 16, ’09. 450w.
“It meets a growing demand for fuller information concerning our
national resources, aroused by the recent discussion of the needs and
methods of conservation; while, at the same time it tends to increase
the popular enthusiasm for achievement along that line.” C. W. Doten.
+ =Econ. Bull.= 2: 225. S. ’09. 550w.
“To gain a clear knowledge of the Mississippi river and its navigation
system one could hardly ask for a more succinct production than this
volume. On one crucial point, however, the author falls into a technical
error, and his deductions are, therefore, misleading on the one great
question now being agitated, that of giving the Mississippi a deep
channel for navigation.” Major C. E. Gillette.
+ − =Engin. N.= 62: sup. 21. S. 16, ’09. 2100w.
+ =Ind.= 67: 883. O. 14, ’09. 120w.
“The book will open something like a new field of romance to the general
reader and will prove interesting and inspiring to the professional
engineer.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 541. O. 2, ’09. 210w.
=Nation.= 89: 74. Jl. 22, ’09. 350w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 338. My. 29, ’09. 650w.
“Not only a readable but also a distinctly valuable work.”
+ =Pol. Sci. Q.= 24: 560. S. ’09. 200w.
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 384. S. ’09. 80w.
=Mathews, John Mabry.=^{[11]} Legislative and judicial history of the
fifteenth amendment. (Johns Hopkins university studies in historical
and political science. Ser. 27, nos. 6–7.) $1. Johns Hopkins.
9–16005.
Gives an account of the “introduction and the working of the article of
the American constitution which forbids the denial or abridgment, by the
United States or any state, of the right of citizens to vote on account
of race, colour, or previous condition of servitude; and gives the
congress power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”—Eng.
Hist R.
* * * * *
“The study is careful and its spirit is judicial.”
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 607. N. ’09. 140w.
“An elaborate and exhaustive account.” H. E. E.
+ =Eng. Hist. R.= 24: 836. O. ’09. 70w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 450. Jl. 24, ’09. 160w.
=Mathews, Lois Kimball.=^{[12]} Expansion of New England: the spread
of New England settlement and institutions to the Mississippi river,
1620–1865. **$2.50. Houghton.
9–29148.
“An attempt,” the author says, “to entangle, from the complex skein of
our national history, the one strand of the New England element.” The
chapters following an introduction are: The beginnings of an American
frontier; The influence of Indian warfare upon the frontier, 1660–1713;
Forty years of strife with the wilderness, 1713–1754; The frontier in
war and in peace, 1754–1781; The beginning of the great migrations from
New England toward the west, 1781–1812; The planting of a second New
England, 1787–1865; The joining of two frontiers: Indiana and Illinois,
1809–1865; The New Englanders as state builders: Michigan and Wisconsin,
1820–1860; Two centuries and a half of New England pioneering,
1620–1865.
* * * * *
“It is not often that a thesis for a post-graduate degree becomes a
substantial contribution to history. That distinction, however, belongs
to Mrs. Mathews’ extremely interesting work.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1078. D. 11, ’09. 220w.
“Her book, although clearly intended for the historical student rather
than the general reader, is useful to all who would gain an
understanding of the process by which New England influence and
tradition were extended to other sections of the country.”
+ =Outlook.= 93: 879. D. 18, ’09. 300w.
=Matthews, Brander.=^{[12]} American of the future and other essays.
**$1.25. Scribner.
9–26987.
Fifteen “apologetic essays on our American walk and conversation.”
(Nation.) They are: The American of the future; American character; The
Americans and the British; “Blood is thicker than water”; The scream of
the spread-eagle; American manners; American humor; The speech of the
people; English as a world-language; Simplified spelling and “fonetic
reform”; The question of the theater; Persuasion and controversy; Reform
and reformers; “Those literary fellows”; Standards of success.
* * * * *
“It is sprightly, entertaining, clear, at times even forcible—though
rarely—and one ought to get ‘forrarder’ with it. Yet one doesn’t.
Perhaps the reason is that there is an odd lack of accent and a
judicious weighing of opposites which efface every impression about as
soon as it is made.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 546. D. 2, ’09. 300w.
“Mr. Matthews has a certain brightness and quickness of perception which
one is tempted to call American, a lightness and courage of manner which
give his comments the freshness of an open-minded intelligence, and the
vivacity of an observer who sees things in their variety and not in a
single depressing category. Very good reading.”
+ =Outlook.= 93: 650. N. 27, ’09. 190w.
=Matthews, Charles H. S.= Parson in the Australian bush. $2. Longmans.
9–7566.
“A condensation by the Rev. C. H. S. Matthews of the Brotherhood of the
Good Shepherd, of a series of parish lectures delivered in England on
religious and educational conditions in Australia, tending to become a
treatise on details of missionary work there with which few will have
serious concern.”—N. Y. Times,
* * * * *
“The fireside traveler, we are afraid, unless he has special interests,
will quickly turn in another direction.”
− =N. Y. Times.= 13: 754. D. 5, ’08. 100w.
“There is much that is both interesting and instructive in Mr.
Matthews’s pictures of life in the back regions of Australia as viewed
from the clergyman’s standpoint.”
+ =Spec.= 101: 1062. D. 19, ’08. 280w.
=Matthews, Franklin.=^{[11]} Back to Hampton Roads; cruise of the U.
S. Atlantic fleet from San Francisco to Hampton Roads, July 7,
1908-Feb. 22, 1909. $1.50. Huebsch.
9–27398.
Supplementary to “With the battle fleet,” this book aims to describe and
narrate the leading events that marked the homeward run of the fleet
from San Francisco to Hampton Roads, by way of New Zealand, Australia,
Japan and the Suez canal.
* * * * *
“His style in this volume is as brisk and jaunty as in its predecessor.
The book, with its occasional pictures, is all that one could ask for in
its sort.”
+ =Dial.= 47: 517. D. 16, ’09. 150w.
“Mr. Matthews is a newspaper reporter of exceptional merit, and his
descriptions are well written.” M. J. Moses.
+ =Ind.= 67: 1367. D. 16, ’09. 70w.
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1020. D. 4, ’09. 50w
“Is full of the acute observation of a very clever newspaper man.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 50w.
“The author has used a good deal of material that did not appear in his
newspaper publications.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 721. N. 20, ’09. 150w.
=Maturin, Mrs. Fred.=^{[8]} Petticoat pilgrims on trek. *7s. 6d. Nash,
London.
“Describes lightly and humorously her experiences with her maid in and
about Johannesburg and other places in South Africa after the war. There
is an occasional touch of the pathetic aftermath of war, and now and
again we get a bright thought. Mrs. Maturin’s idea is that ‘to analyse
life is to spoil it.’ The simple life on trek is her way to
happiness.”—Sat. R.
* * * * *
“She describes [her adventures] in the spirit of one to whom everything
that happens, however trivial, is of some moment. The book is a
novelty.”
+ =Sat. R.= 108: 142. Jl. 31, ’09. 110w.
“It is often entertaining, and would be more so if we could be quite
sure of knowing when Mrs. Maturin is serious, and when she is
romancing.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 544. Ap. 3, ’09. 170w.
=Maude, Frederick Natusch.=^{[12]} Jena campaign, 1806. (Special
campaign ser., no. 9.) *$1.60. Macmillan.
9–15509.
“Jena, as the author rightly holds, marks the point at which the French
revolution imposed on Europe the theory of the loosely trained armed
nation, which at the present day lies with other factors, at the back of
the Pacifist movement. But was Europe right? Did not the Prussian
battalions really demonstrate that the small army of highly trained
long-service soldiers is superior to the loosely trained mass? That is
the author’s thesis; and without forcing us to agree with his extreme
conclusions, he proves the case, as have most of his predecessors from
Klausewitz to de Bonnal, that it was only in the higher command that the
Prussians really failed.”—Nation.
* * * * *
“An unusual book that should attract readers from a wider circle than
the special students of military history to whom it is addressed. While
disagreeing with many of the author’s historical generalizations, and
with a few of his details, we can praise his volume highly for its grasp
of the military facts, and for its suggestiveness. The only serious
criticism to which he is open on his subject proper is that he does not
ascribe to the movements of St. Hilaire nearly enough importance.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 491. N. 18, ’09. 200w.
“A very clear and interesting account of one of the most momentous
phases of modern European history. We cordially recommend all those
interested in the subject to read Colonel Maude’s book.”
+ =Sat. R.= 108: sup. 10. O. 16, ’09. 140w.
=Maugham, William Somerset.= Explorer. †$1.50. Baker.
9–3205.
A story at the center of which is a daughter’s responsibility in urging
a brother on to redeem the honor of the house that had been besmirched
by a father who had unconscionably followed the broad way to a felon’s
cell. Her lover, “the explorer,” aids her in the task by taking the
brother off to Africa, and trying to enlist him in the cause of
empire-building. The failure to make a man of him, and the hero’s
self-sacrifice and hardships are compensated for in the expedition’s
final victory for the British empire.
* * * * *
“A creditable novel of modern life.”
+ =Ath.= 1908, 1: 9. Ja. 4. 230w.
“The faults of the book are its lack of proportion and its occasional
sketchiness. Having drawn his characters so carefully, Mr. Maugham might
well have devoted more space to their interaction, which is often
indicated rather than expressed.”
+ − =Lond. Times.= 6: 390. D. 20, ’07. 500w.
“Is quite innocuous and even comparatively pleasant.”
+ − =Nation.= 88: 255. Mr. 11, ’09. 230w.
“Mr. Maugham has excellent faculty in the portrayal of character. He has
skill in construction, too, and one feels all through the story the
strong grip of the author, who had vivid conception of his people, his
incidents, and his story before he began to put them upon paper.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 117. F. 27, ’09. 470w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 377. Je. 12, ’09. 150w.
“Mr. Maugham’s latest novel is interesting as showing how literary
perception and instinct may take the place of actual experience. There
is a good deal of smart dialogue which would be effective in a play.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 105: 209. F. 15, ’08. 430w.
=Maugham, William Somerset.= Magician. †$1.50. Duffield.
9–7829.
“In this extraordinary book Mr. Maugham plays alternately the parts of
the Balzac of the ‘Peau de chagrin,’ the Du Maurier who created
Svengali, and an H. G. Wells consistently logical in his most fantastic
moments.... Oliver Haddo is a repulsive student of the black art who by
his psychic power not only takes possession of a young surgeon’s
betrothed, but also creates in her a corrupted secondary personality,
and finally kills her in his successful attempt to create Paracelsian
‘homunculi.’”—Ath.
* * * * *
“Mr. Maugham has in an especial degree the art of controlling his
machinery and piling up unobtrusive proofs when they are needed; and, on
the whole, the illusion is about as complete as could fairly be
demanded. The lighter parts of the book show keen humour and
observation.”
+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 715. D. 5. 220w.
“His theme Mr. Maugham handles so realistically, so materially, so
hideously, as to excite only loathing and disgust.”
− =Nation.= 88: 255. Mr. 11, ’09. 230w.
“The author shows not a little skill in dealing with the uncanny and
tells his tale of the weird and the horrible with a simple sincerity and
a constant matching of unhallowed practices with the clean, sweet things
of common life that make its effect uncommonly impressive.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 88. F. 13, ’09. 520w.
“The book attempts an effect of terror: it produces only nausea.”
− =Sat. R.= 106: 798. D. 26, ’08. 110w.
=Spec.= 101: 1002. D. 12, ’08. 130w.
=Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens.= Artificial and natural flight. *$175.
Macmillan.
9–5179.
Views and experiences on the art and science of aerial navigation. The
introduction deals in general terms with the work of the author and
other experimenters. Following this the flight of birds and kites is
discussed, and the author’s experiments with screws and supporting
aeroplanes are recorded; while other important material is found in the
appendices.
* * * * *
“One of the best treatises on the science of aeronautics, helpfully
illustrated.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 106. Ap. ’09.
“The flight of birds and kites is discussed and then follows the part
really important to students of aeronautics—the account of the author’s
early experiments with screws and supporting aeroplanes. These are both
interesting and instructive and present data that probably have never
before been made generally available.”
+ =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 27. Mr. 18, ’09. 320w.
=Nation.= 88: 634. Je. 24, ’09. 420w.
“Sir Hiram Maxim’s book is distinctly disappointing. An account of his
early experiments, if somewhat out of date, would be at least of
historic interest; but when the author indulges in a tirade against
mathematicians, the question which naturally suggests itself is, Where
on earth does he find his mathematicians?” G. H. Bryan.
− =Nature.= 80: 222. Ap. 22, ’09. 1050w.
“Sir Hiram S. Maxim has accomplished admirably the task of illuminating
for the lay mind the principles upon which the aeroplanists of our day
are working, and the means these ingenious and daring gentlemen are
using to advance humanity to the flying stage.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 57. Ja. 30, ’09. 1300w.
=R. of Rs.= 40: 638. N. ’09. 90w.
“A valuable guide to others who may contemplate like work.” O. Chanute.
+ − =Science=, n.s. 30: 282. Ag. 27, ’09. 800w.
=Maxwell, Sir Herbert Eustace.= Scottish gardens: being a
representative selection of different types, old and new. *$6.
Longmans.
8–37199.
“The text is by the Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, who dips his pen
deep in the love of all growing things, and the full page colored
illustrations are from the paintings by Mary G. W. Wilson. After a
dissertation on Scottish gardens in general, the author takes up, in
separate chapters, over thirty different gardens, making altogether a
representative selection of garden types, old and new.” (N. Y. Times.)
“He takes a wide range of the subject ... including the Princes gardens
in Edinburgh, a famous nursery at Aberdeen, and many gardens more or
less famous from Ayrshire to Sutherland.” (Spec.)
* * * * *
“Misprints are few in the body of the book, but there are some errors in
the plant-names that need revision, and there is no index.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 412. Ap. 3. 400w.
“An entirely charming book, although the facts and the conditions with
which it deals have no bearing upon gardening in this country.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 13: 805. D. 26, ’08. 200w.
“Very pleasant reading, but the parts directly bearing on horticulture
would fill but a small fraction of the book. The book is not exhaustive,
and although it gives delightful glimpses into Scottish gardens, it
leaves much unsaid. It has no index.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 106: sup. 4. D. 12, ’08. 480w.
+ =Spec.= 101: 638. O. 24, ’08. 220w.
=Maxwell, William Babington.=^{[12]} Seymour Charlton: a novel.
†$1.50. Appleton.
9–26150.
In his new book Mr. Maxwell “gives his readers in detail the story of a
younger son who unexpectedly succeeds to a peerage and great
possessions. Seymour Charlton, the hero, falls in love with a girl of
the middle class and marries her on his accession to his new
dignities.... He is, in fact, a young gentleman who, though serious in
mind, is quite incapable of doing any work except on the surface of
things. He suffers from this fault in politics and in business. In the
latter walk of life he comes to grief, and only saves his name and honor
by sacrificing the whole of his private possessions to satisfy the
claims of shareholders in the company of which he is chairman.”—Spec.
* * * * *
“Readers of ‘Vivien’ and ‘The guarded flame’ will be prepared to find
this theme treated by Mr. Maxwell in no merely conventional way.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 573. D. 9, ’09. 390w.
“It is a sufficiently absorbing story.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 739. N. 27, ’09. 470w.
“Mr. Maxwell’s pictures of modern life are ably drawn, if one can accept
the language in which he presents them, and the whole book carries one
on by sheer force of readability. Mr. Maxwell, at any rate, earns praise
for the amount of careful work that he puts into his books, which have
enough material in them to furnish at least three novels by less
conscientious writers.”
+ − =Spec.= 103: 750. N. 6, ’09. 400w.
=Maxwell-Scott, Mrs. Mary Monica.= Madame Elizabeth de France,
1764–1794: a memoir. *$3.50. Longmans.
9–3532.
In this pathetic history of Louis XVI’s faithful sister may be read the
sufferings and deprivations of the “Capets” specially during the year
that preceded their death on the guillotine.
* * * * *
“Readable, if of no transcendent merit. Certain serious faults detract
from the value of the work, except to the purely uncritical reader.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 146. Ag. 7. 1300w.
“The ‘angelic Princess’ has probably never been so engagingly presented
to English readers as now by Mrs. Maxwell Scott; and she has moreover
based her narrative on contemporary and other French authorities whose
writings, as a whole, have not been available to earlier students in
this field.”
+ =Dial.= 45: 463. D. 16, ’08. 140w.
“Mrs. Maxwell-Scott has succeeded in welding together the various
accounts.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 798. D. 26, ’08. 220w.
“Mrs. Maxwell-Scott’s style is far from attractive.”
− =Sat. R.= 106: 734. D. 12, ’08. 170w.
“This is a touching and well-written life.”
+ =Spec.= 102: sup. 640. Ap. 24, ’09. 400w.
=Mayne, Ethel Colburn.=^{[11]} Enchanters of men: twenty-four studies
of fascinating women. *$3.50. Jacobs.
“A collection of lively sketches of some two dozen ladies whose names
are well known in the annals of love and beauty, and the author has
grouped them under the headings, The royal mistress, The courtesan, The
royal lady, The star, The Egeria.”—N. Y. Times.
* * * * *
“Miss Mayne has some qualifications for her task. It is impossible to
read her chapters ... without seeing that she has more right to be
treated as an original writer than have many who lightly enter on a
similar undertaking. On the other hand, we must be forgiven for saying
that her style stands in need of purification.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 583. My. 15. 550w.
=Dial.= 47: 457. D. 1, ’09. 150w.
“The sad, fantastic, sometimes happy lives of these heroines are told
with a strong feeling for their romance and human quality, with nothing
extenuated, nor aught set down in malice. It makes excellent reading.”
Hildegarde Hawthorne.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 633. O. 23, ’09. 1050w.
“Miss Mayne has written her sketches so cleverly that we must regret
that she has not set herself, or been set, to do worthier sort of work.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 107: 634. My. 15, ’09. 40w.
=Mayo, Margaret.= Polly of the circus. †$1. Dodd.
8–23540.
A novelization of the play. It tells how Polly, the circus rider, falls
from her horse and is taken to a young clergyman’s home where she is
restored to health, learns what true service is, and, much to the
discomfiture of the meddling deacons, weds her benefactor.
* * * * *
“Few stories adapted from plays are as well written; slight and
unimportant.”
+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 25. Ja. ’09.
=Ind.= 65: 1126. N. 12, ’08. 70w.
“Has that quality of ‘heart interest’ so valuable in popular theatrical
fiction.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 635. O. 31, ’08. 170w.
=Mead, Daniel Webster.= Water power engineering: the theory,
investigation and development of water powers. *$6. McGraw.
8–28609.
A book for engineers. “In the preparation of this treatise the author
has endeavored to consider all the fundamental principles involved, and
to indicate the basis upon which successful water-power development
depends.”—Engin. D.
* * * * *
“If for no other reason, this commendable work should be in the
possession of every water-power engineer, on account of the unusually
extended and complete bibliography it contains on hydraulic subjects.”
+ =Engin. D.= 4: 663. D. ’08. 740w.
“His book should be found in the library of every hydraulic engineer; it
is a valuable work of reference for engineers generally; and students of
water-power engineering can profit by its liberal use in their course of
study.” F. C. Finkle.
+ − =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 25. Mr. 18, ’09. 3000w.
“The book is one of the most complete treatises on an engineering
subject published in this country and will unquestionably be of value to
any engineer engaged in water power development.”
+ + =Engin. Rec.= 58: 622. N. 28, ’08. 940w.
=Meade, Edward Sherwood.= Story of gold. **75c. Appleton.
8–30947.
An untechnical account which describes the processes of discovering and
mining gold, the growth of the gold industry and the future of gold
production.
* * * * *
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 45. F. ’09. ✠
“The book is decidedly readable and most admirably suited to give the
ordinary individual a sense of actual personal acquaintance with the
gold industry. To the multitude, for whom mining stocks are irresistibly
tempting, it is to be most strongly recommended as a book of useful
information, interestingly written, and certain to prove a profitable
investment.” W. S. Tower.
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 33: 737. My. ’09. 400w.
“The pages treating the occurrence of gold in nature are the least
satisfactory portion of the work.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 215. Ag. 21. 700w.
“The subject matter is of course of a type that can be procured from
trustworthy sources by an investigator but has no value over and above
that which already exists in those sources, save that it is probably
more conveniently put together.” H. P. Willis.
+ − =Econ. Bull.= 2: 49. Ap. ’09. 430w.
“With numerous illustrations the author succeeds in making a very
readable book. Throughout the volume, however, the discussion is
permeated with a questionable theory of the direct relation between the
periodical production of gold and industrial prosperity.” L.
+ − =J. Pol. Econ.= 17: 305. My. ’09. 400w.
“A long succession of careless misstatements such as appear in the book
becomes wearisome, and creates an atmosphere of prejudice against the
author, so that his most lugubrious predictions and stirring calls to
action leave the reader unconvinced and apathetic. His main thesis is,
of course, tinged with exaggeration.” T. K. R.
− =Nature.= 80: 306. My. 13, ’09. 500w.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 109. F. 27, ’09. 1150w.
“In his geology, Dr. Meade is in agreement with Professor DeLaunay, but
in his treatment of the economics of gold he is as orthodox as the
Frenchman is heretical.” J. F. Johnson.
+ − =Pol. Sci. Q.= 24: 544. S. ’09. 630w.
=Meade, Norman Gardner.= Electric motors; their installation, control,
operation and maintenance. *$1. McGraw.
8–26689.
“Mr. Meade has evidently written this book for the shop man who does not
understand electric motors, but finds himself in need of knowing more
about them, theoretically and practically.” (Engin. N.) “He has sought
to explain the phenomena of electric motors, describe the leading types
of direct and alternating-current motors and their auxiliary apparatus,
and give practical suggestions for their installation, care and
management. Mathematics have been used sparingly, figures and diagrams
being depended upon as far as possible to elucidate the subject.”
(Engin. D.)
* * * * *
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 142. My. ’09.
=Engin. D.= 5: 170. F. ’09. 100w.
=Engin. N.= 61: sup. 8. Ja. 14, ’09. 300w.
=Meade, Richard Kidder.=^{[7]} Design and equipment of small chemical
laboratories. *$2. Chemical engineer pub.
9–7738.
A book for inexperienced chemists. “The first chapter takes up the
general arrangement and location of the laboratory and its apparatus.
Next come several chapters on stationary equipment. The balance of the
book describes and discusses the smaller apparatus and miscellaneous
equipment. The book is well supplied with illustrations, and the
explanations are made in a clear and direct manner. In connection with
each subject discussed, practical details are introduced which will make
the book of great value.” (Engin. N.)
* * * * *
=Engin. D.= 6: 54. Jl. ’09. 120w.
“Of great value to those called upon to superintend the construction and
installation of laboratory equipment.”
+ =Engin. N.= 60: sup. 695. D. 17, ’08. 140w.
“The book seems to have a wider field of usefulness than this summary of
its contents would indicate, on account of the simple and clear, though
not detailed, descriptions of various small-scale chemical engineering
appliances with which any engineer should be acquainted.”
+ =Engin. Rec.= 59: 789. Je. 19, ’09. 200w.
=Means, David MacGregor.=^{[7]} Methods of taxation compared with the
established principles of justice. **$2.50. Dodd.
9–10265.
An analysis of tax-paying and tax-collecting based on legal rather than
economic principles. “Mr. Means distinctly takes the medicinal view of
taxation; he thinks it is all, as at present compounded, extremely
unpalatable; but he performs a real service in bringing before the
reader the fact that the country is suffering from some fiscal ills that
require new tax prescriptions.” (Outlook.)
* * * * *
“The book demands and deserves serious study.”
+ =Educ. R.= 38: 314. O. ’09. 60w.
“When a few criticisms have been made, it must be recognized that Mr.
Means has produced a stimulating, incisive and valuable book.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 236. S. 9, ’09. 1700w.
“Mr. Means’s qualifications for the task indicated by his subtitle are
exceptional.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 403. Je. 26, ’09. 1150w.
“An admirably written treatise on the philosophy, and it may be added,
the psychology of tax-paying and tax-collecting. No better general
review of the different kinds and methods of taxation applied by
civilized government since the days of Adam Smith has come to the notice
of the Outlook.”
+ =Outlook.= 92: 109. My. 15, ’09. 120w.
“For a thoughtful discussion of the whole subject of taxation the reader
will do well to consult this new volume.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 126. Jl. ’09. 130w.
=Meany, Edmond Stephen.=^{[8]} History of the state of Washington.
*$2.25. Macmillan.
9–13526.
“The first period treated is that of Discovery, which extends from
prehistoric times to the visits of the ‘Columbia,’ the ‘Lady
Washington,’ and the ‘Boston,’ to the Northwest coast.... The period of
Exploration covers the Astor project and the long contest with England
for the fur-trade and the possession of the territory.... The early
period of statehood is described as marked by an extravagance of public
expenditure, which was, however, corrected under later administrations.
The last chapter is the most novel in the volume, being a description of
the results of Federal activity in the state in the shape of surveys,
postal and customs service, judiciary, irrigation, etc.”—Dial.
* * * * *
“A conscientious performance, possessing considerable merit as a
compendium of facts relating to the northwest. Some topics are treated
more adequately than anywhere else. The author’s information is always
respectable, his judgment sane, his sympathies admirable. He has done so
well that we are impatient with him for not taking the trouble to do
better.” Joseph Schafer.
+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 15: 167. O. ’09. 1100w.
“A worthy addition to the state histories.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 45. O. ’09.
“The book as a whole is deserving a permanent place in the history of
the states of the Union.”
+ =Dial.= 46: 405. Je. 16, ’09. 280w.
“His pictures and judgments of men and events, though warmly patriotic,
are never extravagant; the detail, though somewhat long drawn for the
general reader, is none too elaborate for the public the author has
especially in view, the high schools and colleges of Washington itself.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 103. Jl. 29, ’09. 600w.
=Mees, Charles Edward K.=^{[8]} Photography of coloured objects. *50c.
Tennant & W.
A guide, for those who have some knowledge of the subject, explaining
the theory of color-photography and showing how this theory is applied
to the actual operations of the studio.
* * * * *
“Although the volume is small it deserves an index.”
+ − =Nature.= 80: 489. Je. 24, ’09. 320w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14; 454. Jl. 24, ’09. 150w.
=Mehrtens, August Christian.=^{[8]} Gas engine theory and design.
$2.50. Wiley.
9–13550.
The following headings indicate the scope of treatment: Principles of
operation; Applications; Thermodynamic considerations; Combustion;
Fuels; Gas-engine efficiency; Explosive mixtures; Mixing valves and
carbureters; Governing; Ignition; Cooling; Exhaust; Selection of type;
Determinations of principal dimensions; Forces acting in gas engines;
Design and dimensions of parts; Operation; Testing. Complete detailed
drawings are then given of a small vertical canoe or boat engine
developing about 2–1/2 HP., and of a small horizontal four-cycle
gasoline engine of 1/2 HP.—both designed by the author. Tables of the
properties of materials, fuels, etc., are included.
* * * * *
=Engin. D.= 5: 665. Je. ’09. 140w.
“The treatment is everywhere superficial and elementary.” L. S. Marks.
− =Engin. N.= 62: sup. 5. Jl. 15, ’09. 640w.
“In criticism of the book, it may be said that it contains much that is
unnecessary in a work of this character, especially matter to be found
in chapters relating to design and dimensions of parts and also in the
description of the two engines built by the author.”
+ − =Engin. Rec.= 60: 251. Ag. 28, ’09. 320w.
“There are the inevitable slips of a ‘first edition,’ but they are not
numerous. Although the author has attempted to get too much into so
small a volume, it must be acknowledged that he has produced a book at
once interesting in treatment and clear in language.”
+ − =Nature.= 81: 245. Ag. 26, ’09. 530w.
=Melitz, Leo Leopold.= Opera goers’ complete guide; comprising 299
opera plots with musical numbers and casts; tr. by Richard Salinger.
**$1.20. Dodd.
8–37365.
“Instead of telling the story first and following it up with a reference
to the principal airs, the author of this volume, who is director of the
Stadt-Theater in Basle, always begins by giving the ‘Who’s who’ of each
opera, and then tells the story step by step, as it is enacted on the
stage.”—Nation.
* * * * *
“The most complete and up-to-date collection in print.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 106. Ap. ’09.
“An operatic guide book with a difference. In spite of numerous
misprints and some errors of translation, the book will be found useful
here as it has already been found in Germany.”
+ − =Ind.= 67: 147. Jl. 15, ’09. 180w.
“The translator, Richard Salinger, has done his part of the work well.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 47. Ja. 14, ’09. 170w.
“Unfortunately, there are not a few errors in the statement of the plots
of more or less importance, some evident misapprehensions on the part of
the translator as to the meaning of the text he was translating, and
numerous more or less annoying misprints. The book will be of value,
because of the great amount of information it contains that is not
easily and quickly accessible otherwise.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 119. F. 27, ’09. 230w.
“It is decidedly up-to-date.”
+ =Outlook.= 91: 292. F. 6. ’09. 40w.
=Mensch, L. J.=^{[7]} Reinforced concrete pocketbook. $10. Eng. news.
9–13937.
A valuable handbook for one who already has a good knowledge of
mechanics and building construction. “Approximately half the book is
devoted to building work, but very good tables and their explanations
are given for retaining walls of the counterfort type, to round tanks,
domes, grain elevators, coal bins, dams, water pipes up to 132 in.,
diameter for pressure up to 40 lb. per square inch, circular sewers,
trolley and transmission poles, chimneys, concrete piles, girder bridges
and arches.... A short mathematical discussion is also included
concerning the stresses in framed structures due to the monolithic
character of properly designed reinforced concrete.” (Engin. Rec.)
* * * * *
“In its intention and execution, is more nearly like the standard steel
handbooks such as are issued by the Cambria and the Carnegie steel
companies than any of the others. For those portions of the book which
contain the results of routine computation and for the really useful
material on estimating and on formwork, we have the greatest
commendation. The portion which assumes to give short cuts to what must
of necessity be the result of either long experience or tedious
computation, we think is dangerous matter to put in the hands of the
inexperienced.”
+ − =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 73. Je. 17, ’09. 1050w.
“One of the most serviceable reinforced concrete handbooks from the
point of view of the experienced designing engineer. The book deserves
little [adverse criticism]. The book is really a valuable addition to
the subject, but any one using it must see that the numerous corrections
mentioned on page 216 are made throughout the text.”
+ − =Engin. Rec.= 59: 788. Je. 19, ’09. 450w.
=Meredith, George.=^{[12]} Last poems. *$1.25. Scribner.
9–28254.
In these last poetic utterances of George Meredith “there is nothing
which repeats his highest poetic achievement. That was, indeed, to be
expected, for the strength for great flights was ebbing when he wrote.
But the spirit is untouched, and not only the philosophy remains, but
much of the melody which fifty years ago seemed to many the authentic
voice of youth and spring.”—Spec.
* * * * *
“These verses, taken even with the great name they bear, can offer
little to posterity. They are not for those who wish to estimate, but
for those who have elsewhere learnt to revere and love, their author. We
read them for their priceless echoes of a memorable past. [There is] a
regrettable laxity in the preparation of a volume which we expected to
see produced with the most scrupulous care.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 551. N. 6. 1100w.
=Lit. D.= 39: 966. N. 27, ’09. 180w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 701. N. 13, ’09. 150w.
“In this volume, to tell the truth, there is more of the real Meredith
than we had anticipated. One or two of the poems are highly
characteristic and beautiful examples. We are, therefore, far from being
sorry, as we fancied we should be, that the volume has been published.”
+ =Sat. R.= 108: sup. 4. N. 13, ’09. 670w.
“These last poems show that the voice of the master kept to the end its
splendid resonance and his heart its unconquerable youth.”
+ =Spec.= 103: 849. N. 20, ’09. 430w.
=Meredith, H. O.= Outlines of the economic history of England: a study
in social development. $2. Pitman.
9–6978.
A concise exposition of the economic history of England from the time of
the Saxon invasion down to the present century, with a brief mention in
the introduction of the economic development during the Roman
occupation.
* * * * *
“In common with many English text-books it is crowded with facts which
are not always sufficiently explained or adequately arranged so as to
leave clear-cut and definite impressions on the mind. Occasional
summaries at the end of chapters would have been very helpful.”
+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 429. S. ’09. 200w.
“This volume supplies the long-felt want of a manual of economic history
at once exact and authoritative in its information, and concise and
handy in form.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 2: 260. S. 4. 850w.
“The book does credit to his scholarship. It has, however, pedagogical
defects, chief among which is the philosophic discussion in the form of
a ‘general survey’ of each period before the facts upon which such
general discussion is based have been treated, and a want of
concreteness and vividness. It should be added that there are no maps,
the bibliography is inadequate, and the index too brief to be of much
use.” E. H. Downey.
+ − =J. Pol. Econ.= 17: 478. Jl. ’09. 380w.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 148. Mr. 13, ’09. 220w.
“Scholarly and interesting volume.”
+ − =Spec.= 102: sup. 638. Ap. 24, ’09. 350w.
=Mero, Everett Bird=, ed. American playgrounds. *$1.50. The Dale
association, box 136, Back Bay, Boston.
8–35734.
Concerned with construction, equipment, maintenance and utility of
playgrounds. “It explains the police value of the playground; describes
games; gives suggestions as to administration, making criticism of the
supervision of the playgrounds of certain cities; tells how a playground
movement may be started; recounts the history of the organization of
public recreation in the United States.” (Outlook.)
* * * * *
“A useful compilation.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 18. Ja. ’09.
“This is one of the rare cases in which a compiled book is really better
than one written by a single hand.”
+ =Ind.= 66: 869. Ap. 22, ’09. 260w.
“Throughout, the book shows direct, practical, business-like method.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 645. O. 31, ’08. 250w.
“It is, in fact, a sort of manual on the subject.”
+ =Outlook.= 91: 152. Ja. 23, ’09. 180w.
“Mr. Mero has certainly given us a book containing much practical
information.” C. W. Crampton.
+ − =School R.= 17: 647. N. ’09. 350w.
=Merriam, Charles Edward.= Primary elections; a study of the history
and tendencies of primary election legislation. *$1.25. Univ. of
Chicago press.
8–33814.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
* * * * *
“It is an indispensable work for reference.” H: J. Ford.
+ =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 626. Ap. ’09. 650w.
“The author has done his work well. The book seems to be almost free of
errors.” J. H. Reynolds.
+ =Am. J. Soc.= 14: 843. My. ’09. 580w.
“The index is inadequate.”
+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 81. Mr. ’09.
=Engin. N.= 61: sup. 78. Je. 17, ’09. 300w.
“The great merit of this work is that it is a timely demonstration of
the absurdity of the present multiplicity of elective offices.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 21. Ja. 7, ’09. 600w.
“Professor Merriam’s conclusions on the merits of the new system are of
the highest practical importance. Professor Merriam has written so
clearly, briefly and systematically that an intelligent citizen may
secure by an evening’s study a solid grip on one of the pressing
political questions of our day while the professed student is inducted
into the whole subject of governmental control over party nominations
and supplied with guidance for advanced work in the form of an appendix
of statutes, digests and bibliography.” C: A. Beard.
+ =Pol. Sci. Q.= 24: 316. Je. ’09. 400w.
“This study of American legislation on the subject should prove
extremely useful.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 253. F. ’09. 60w.
“Those who desire the latest and best treatment of the subject should
read this little book.” J: H. Perry.
+ =Yale R.= 17: 456. F. ’09. 600w.
=Merrick, George Byron.= Old times on the upper Mississippi: the
recollections of a steamboat pilot from 1854 to 1863. *$3.50. Clark,
A. H.
8–34128.
A book for the general reader no less than student of history. “The
author was a pilot on the river for the nine years previous to the war,
and besides his own personal recollections he has collected a vast
amount of information about the steamboats of the river, the rise and
growth of trade, the change and development of its cities.” (Ind.)
* * * * *
“We know of no better account, from the inside, of steamboating.” J. K.
Hosmer.
+ =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 595. Ap. ’09. 550w.
“A well proportioned, well written, and vivid account.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 46. F. ’09.
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 495. Ap. 24. 430w.
“The narrative is simple, somewhat monotonous, but the value of the
facts still remains.”
+ − =Ind.= 66: 378. F. 18, ’09. 90w.
“It is a good book for any one to pick up for a half-hour of recreation,
but it is still more than that to any reader who would realize the life
of our western rivers a half-century ago.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 36. Jl. 8, ’09. 280w.
“Well-written recollections.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 83. F. 13, ’09. 840w.
“If Captain Merrick had not taken the pains to compile this record many
of the facts bearing on the early settlement of those three states might
have been lost to the historian.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 509. Ap. ’09. 100w.
=Merwin, Bannister.=^{[6]} Girl and the bill. †$1.50. Dodd.
9–9474.
A tale “of the exciting things that happened to Robert Orme of New York
during a two days’ sojourn in Chicago. In the first chapter he sees a
girl in an automobile, and buys a new hat, receiving a five dollar bill
in his change. These seem simple enough incidents, but they suffice to
plunge him straightway into a whirl of adventure. For the girl is the
daughter of the Secretary of State, and the bill has directions which
reveal the hiding-place of a stolen document—the draft of a treaty
between the United States and Germany which must be discovered and
signed by midnight of the next day.”—Dial.
* * * * *
“A light, diverting story of adventure and romance.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 27. S. ’09. ✠
“A breathless tale.” W: M. Payne.
+ =Dial.= 46: 371. Je. 1, ’09. 270w.
“Out of the whole emerges a very good, readable story, violating
probabilities, as it should, but dealing mercifully with sensibilities.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 467. My. 6, ’09. 160w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 216. Ap. 10, ’09. 300w.
=Merwin, Samuel.= Drugging a nation: the story of China and the opium
curse: a personal investigation, during an extended tour, of the
present conditions of the opium trade in China and its effects upon
the nation. **$1. Revell.
8–34255.
A discussion of the opium situation which is of special interest in view
of the coming world congress to consider the greatness of the peril and
measures for ending it. “Mr. Merwin holds England directly responsible
for the introduction of opium into China and believes that so long as
India gets $20,000,000 a year from the opium traffic England will stand
in the way of China’s attempt to reform herself.” (Ind.)
* * * * *
+ =Ind.= 66: 325. F. 11, ’09. 160w.
“An unusually frank statement of facts, made after a searching
investigation into both the literature of the subject and actual
conditions in China, may be found in the book of Mr. Merwin.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 633. Je. 24, ’09. 150w.
“The most interesting portions of the book are the author’s personal
opinions.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 115. F. 27, ’09. 260w.
=Merz, Heinrich.=^{[9]} Louise, queen of Prussia; tr. by G: P. Upton.
**60c. McClurg.
9–23798.
A story of the sufferings and fortitude of Queen Louise of Prussia. Her
love of husband, children and country commend her to all who admire
purity, truth and devotion.
* * * * *
“It must surely be a favorite with those children whose hearts are
tender and sympathies keen.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 677. O. 30, ’09. 60w.
=Metour, Eugene Paul.=^{[6]} In the wake of the Green banner. †$1.50.
Scribner.
9–12620.
A swiftly moving tale of the French occupation of Algeria written by one
who knows every inch of his ground, the entire structure of Moslem
society, and the tricks and traits of the Berber tribes among whose
strongholds beyond the Atlas range the main action of the story takes
place. Among the characters introduced are a French general, his
daughter, her American cousin who is a painter, a Circassian girl, and a
Corsican captain with a capacity for valorous deeds commensurate with
his love for glory.
* * * * *
“It is distinctly exasperating to see how easily, with a little
knowledge of technique he might have raised this uncommon volume from
the second to the first rank.” F: T. Cooper.
− + =Bookmn.= 29: 522. Jl. ’09. 680w.
“Vivid in coloring and brilliant in description, it is the work of a
writer who has first-hand knowledge of his subject—knows it, in fact,
almost too well for the reader’s comfort, who would like to have the
political situation more fully explained, and who is in danger of much
bewilderment at the strange local vocabulary. It is weak in its
delineation of these characters.” W: M. Payne.
+ − =Dial.= 47: 181. S. 16, ’09. 250w.
+ − =Ind.= 66: 1344. Je. 17, ’09. 30w.
“The writer evidently has still to learn that a good story is not to be
constructed entirely of local color and tumultuous action.”
− =Nation.= 89: 57. Jl. 15, ’09. 150w.
“Is noteworthy because of the intensity of its local coloring. Sometimes
a little less attention to detail and a little more swiftness and
vividness of movement would have given the same result without the
little touch of tedium that, as it is, sometimes mars the pages.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 320. My. 22, ’09. 280w.
=Meyer, Arnold.=^{[9]} Jesus or Paul? tr. by Rev. J. R. Wilkinson.
(Harper’s lib. of living thought.) **75c. Harper.
Who was the founder of Christianity, Christ or Paul? This question is
dealt with in a religious spirit, while the method employed “is that of
a scientific historian who brings the clear, cold light of criticism to
bear upon the records of past events, who will not suffer any spiritual
interpretation of those events to affect his judgment of the way in
which they actually occurred.” “Jesus was the founder of Christianity;
for in His Personality God is manifested to us as the object of our
adoring worship. He did not ask, nor could He as true Man think of
asking, that men should worship Him; He could only call upon men to
follow Him. It was St. Paul, who above all others, first expressed the
inmost heart of believers as they gaze upon the earthly life of the
Master.”
=Meynell, Everard.=^{[10]} Corot and his friends. **$3.25. Wessels.
The usual course of popular biography is followed in this life of Corot
thru the first trying years, among which are the inevitably weary ones
of apprenticeship on to the developing of definite individuality, and to
the period of recognition and success. From the climax of Corot’s fame
down the gentler slope to old age, there are word portraits offered of a
painter still zealous, still turning out robust work, but including, in
his day’s paraphernalia “a hot-water bottle and a young woman with an
umbrella.” The expository tone of the book is pleasantly relieved by the
living atmosphere that the author creates.
* * * * *
“The text is entertaining but desultory, the editing careless, the
illustrations revelations of the variety of Corot’s work.”
+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 121. D. ’09.
“An agreeable and interesting book, if not one of high importance.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 2: 244. Ag. 28. 170w.
“He has brought together all that the desultory student of art history
needs to know of this French painter.”
+ =Dial.= 47: 512. D. 16, ’09. 240w.
“A very readable volume, although it must be admitted that some of the
anecdotes related are very trivial. The illustrations leave much to be
desired.”
+ − =Int. Studio.= 36: 164. D. ’08. 200w.
“Is in its way a remarkable piece of bookmaking; few have succeeded in
producing so large a volume with so very little in it. It is agreeably
enough written, in a fluttering, touch and go, allusive manner, but all
it really tells us about Corot might be put in two of its three hundred
octavo pages.”
− + =Nation.= 89: 366. O. 14, ’09. 230w.
“For the first time, so far as we know, a complete and adequate
biography of the great French painter Corot has been published.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 637. N. ’09. 110w.
“Without any depth of artistic criticism, the book is enjoyable from the
picture it gives of the radiant nature of the great painter.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 668. Ap. 24, ’09. 80w.
=Michaelis, Adolf Theodor F.= Century of archæological discoveries;
tr. by Bettina Kahnweiler; preface by Percy Gardner. *$4. Dutton.
9–3353.
“A survey of archæological exploration and progress through the area of
the undivided Roman empire and its borderlands, and through the period
which begins with Napoleon and Lord Elgin and ends with Dr. Evans at
Cnossos and the British school at Sparta.”—Sat. R.
* * * * *
=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 19. S. ’09.
“Probably no man in Europe or America is so well able to form a just
judgment of the whole field of classical art, and of what the workers
are doing from Dan to Beersheba.”
+ =Ind.= 66: 919. Ap. 29, ’09. 430w.
+ =Int. Studio.= 37: 170. Ap. ’09. 110w.
“The picture is necessarily sketchy; yet, considering the size of the
volume, it is very comprehensive, because not only have the actual finds
been recorded, but the more important discoveries in the examination of
the material have been noted, so that the achievements of the scholar as
well as those of the explorer have been embodied. The chief criticism is
that the work is a little one-sided. A few additions would remedy this
defect, and it is to be hoped that in a future edition this amendment
will be made.”
+ − =Nation.= 88: 471. My. 6, ’09. 650w.
“For the student of classical art the volume is of prime interest, since
it gives so general a glimpse of the whole field as well as many items
regarding the specific work which has been accomplished. The translation
is good, and the frank preface of Prof. Gardner is most commendable and
helpful.” C: R. Gillett.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 61. Ja. 30, ’09. 1050w.
“Within its limitations, which certainly should have been indicated by
the title, it is a distinctly valuable book.”
+ =Outlook.= 91: 864. Ap. 17, ’09. 310w.
“The reader can only admire the breadth of knowledge which enables a man
to write such a volume single-handed. Professor Michaelis knows nothing
of exploration in Cyprus since 1888, or of the progress at the British
museum since 1874. Where the author took part in the events described
the personal touch gives life to the narrative. Elsewhere the necessity
of brevity makes it somewhat jejune.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 107: 182. F. 6, ’09. 220w.
=Michelson, Miriam.=^{[6]} Michael Thwaite’s wife. †$1.50. Doubleday.
9–15091.
A story of clever invention based upon a situation that seems impossible
to real life. Michael Thwaites, a famous surgeon trained to hard work,
loses his heart and, as his close friends thought, his head too when he
falls in love with a bewitching minx of a girl whom he had known almost
from her babyhood. The young wife’s indiscretions are bravely assumed by
her twin sister, Therese, who resembled her so closely that nearest
friends were unable to tell them apart. Finally Beatrix, the wilful,
elopes, and Therese upon rallying from an illness finds that her friends
and even the husband believe that it is she who has run away and they
take her for Beatrix. The decalog offers no authority for Therese’s
solution of her problem.
* * * * *
“If the last third of this novel were rewritten, drawn together with a
tenser construction, composed with a better balance of background and
central figures, it would easily be pronounced one of the best books of
the summer.” G. I. Colbron.
+ − =Bookm.= 30: 63. S. ’09. 770w.
“Unfortunately, Miss Michelson seems to have taken her plot too
seriously. At different times she tries to write like George Eliot, Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, Robert Herrick, and Frank Norris, when she should have
consistently tried to write like Robert W. Chambers.”
− =Nation.= 89: 142. Ag. 12, ’09. 210w.
“Is in its way quite interesting.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 377. Je. 12, ’09. 130w.
=Mifflin, Lloyd.= Toward the uplands: later poems. *$2. Oxford.
8–36785.
Libraries would do well to encourage the reading of the sort of verse
that Mifflin writes. This volume, including sonnets mainly, justifies
the author’s hope that yet he may accomplish the writing of at least one
sonnet that shall have no defect. To the gifts of the poet, generously
bestowed, has been added a broad sense of proportion pertaining not only
to literary form but to the essentials of life. One is sensitive with
him to the
“... javelins in the quivering soul
From onset of the worldly powers.”
“One rejoices in his faith that men of integrity are the country’s hope;
and one experiences with delight the delicacy of his nature
impressions.”
* * * * *
“From Mr. Mifflin’s sonnets it is difficult to make a selection, so many
and deserving are the claimants for distinction.” W: M. Payne.
+ =Dial.= 47: 100. Ag. 16, ’09. 350w.
=Mighels, Ella S. (Mrs. Philip Verrill Mighels).=^{[5]} Full glory of
Diantha: a novel of New York life. $1.50. Forbes.
9–15516.
A story in which the heroine, a New York bookkeeper, refuses to marry
the junior partner of the firm employing her only because her wooer is
not the elemental man of her dreams. She accepts a position in a western
mining camp, finds her primitive man, loves him, and later learns that
the rudimentary strength of the hero is so crude that he lacks the
refining interest in his species upon which all social intercourse is
based. A continual clash of wills finally terminates relations between
them and Diantha turns to the man, strong of spirit, who had suffered
and triumphed for her sake.
* * * * *
“The narrative is too delightfully absurd to be dismissed as inane by
the catholic reader.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 238. S. 9, ’09. 280w.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 406. Je. 26, ’09. 350w.
=Mikkelsen, Ejnar.=^{[10]} Conquering the Arctic ice. *$3.50. Jacobs.
9–18568.
“The work of what was known as the Anglo-American polar expedition of
1906–7 is described in detail in this volume recently completed by Ejnar
Mikkelsen, the young Danish explorer, who in company with Ernest de
Koven Leffingwell, of Illinois, headed the expedition. Although their
ship, the ‘Duchess of Bedford,’ was lost in the ice, these young men
succeeded in mapping the northern coast of Alaska and acquired much
useful knowledge of that region, although their ‘farthest north’ was
only the seventy-second parallel, which of course does not entitle them
to rank with the polar discoverers.”—R. of Rs.
* * * * *
=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 121. D. ’09.
“Few books in the now imposing mass of Arctic literature contain more
varied matter; none certainly are written with more modesty, or with a
greater gift of relating adventure in simple, yet graphic fashion.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 320. Mr. 13. 1200w.
“His story is simply and modestly told, and will be read with interest
especially for its account of the natives whose characters and customs
he had abundant opportunities to study.” H. E. Coblentz.
+ =Dial.= 47: 233. O. 1, ’09. 330w.
+ =Ind.= 67: 1266. D. 2, ’09. 550w.
“A more interesting account of the adventurous and self-sacrificing life
of the Arctic explorer, it would be difficult to find. Two slight errors
have been noted—Collingson for Collinson and Serah for Sherard Osborn.
It is to be regretted that there was not a better map showing the route
of the expedition.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 327. O. 7, ’09. 1300w.
“His story of this great overland trip and of the course of events that
preceded it is very well told in his book.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 611. O. 16. ’09. 220w.
=R. of Rs.= 40: 511. O. ’09. 220w.
+ =Sat. R.= 107: 433. Ap. 3, ’09. 370w.
“Altogether, it is a delightful book, full of valuable geographical
data, and written with an engaging frankness and unflagging high
spirits.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 502. Mr. 27, ’09. 950w.
=Milham, Willis Isbister.=^{[7]} How to identify the stars. 75c.
Macmillan.
9–16994.
A little handbook, scientific in method and material, which gives
constellation tracings and descriptive matter necessary for locating the
more conspicuous stars and star groups.
* * * * *
“For popular reading Martin’s ‘Friendly stars’ or either of Serviss’
works is preferable.”
+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 46. O. ’09.
“To those visionary souls who still take pleasure in naming the
constellations we recommend a little book.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 147. Ag. 12, ’09. 20w.
“The special value of the book consists in the fact that these
magnitudes are according to the measurements made at the Harvard
observatory. For this reason alone the book is invaluable to students of
this particular branch of astronomy, while for the popular reader it is
a guide to the best literature on the subject.” Mary Proctor.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 539. S. 11, ’09. 1200w.
=Millard, Columbus Norman.= Wonderful house that Jack has: a reader in
practical physiology and hygiene, for use in school and home. *50c.
Macmillan.
8–19602.
A book for children which “endeavours to convey, without difficult
technicalities, all the main points of the physiology of the body—the
building of it up from food materials, digestion, the stomach, milk,
animal foods, food habits, breathing habits, stimulus, clothing,
eyesight, hearing, rest and sleep, infectious diseases, &c.”—Nature.
* * * * *
=A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 31. Ja. ’09.
“It is a valuable contribution to this field of instruction.” J. A.
Norris.
+ =El. School T.= 10: 151. N. ’09. 500w.
“The expositions are very simple and attractive. The book may be
thoroughly recommended as a good class book.”
+ =Nature.= 79: 307. Ja. 14, ’09. 110w.
“The best book on the subject, both for the school and the home, that
the present writer has met with.”
+ =Outlook.= 90: 978. D. 26, ’08. 160w.
=Millard, Thomas F. F.=^{[6]} America and the Far Eastern question.
**$4. Moffat.
9–10628.
An examination of modern phases of the Far Eastern question, including
the new activities and policy of Japan, the situation of China, and the
relation of the United States of America to the problems involved.
“Broadly speaking, the subject matter of Mr. Millard’s work may be
divided into the following five sections: Japan’s foreign relation and
internal conditions; Japan in Korea; Japan in Manchuria; the China of
to-day, and America in the Philippines.” (N. Y. Times.) “The thirteen
appendices containing the texts of treaties and other papers from the
treaty of Portsmouth to the Root-Takahira notes, add to the value of the
book.” (Dial.)
* * * * *
=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 19. S. ’09.
“The student of international affairs cannot afford to neglect this
work.” C. L. Jones.
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 196. Jl. ’09. 480w.
=Ath.= 1909, 2: 621. N. 20. 320w.
“As the latest study of Far Eastern politics, Mr. Millard’s book should
be read by all who desire to follow recent developments there, and even
if they question the opinions advanced from time to time they cannot
fail to enjoy the treaty-port gossip which enlivens the pages. It is
always enjoyable, but rarely convincing.” P. J. Treat.
+ − =Dial.= 46: 324. My. 16, ’09. 1250w.
=Ind.= 67: 198. Jl. 22, ’09. 260w.
“In its nature and its attitude toward Japan the book closely resembles
B. L. Putnam Weale’s (Mr. Simpson’s) ‘The coming struggle in eastern
Asia,’ which appeared last spring. As an argumentative writer Mr.
Millard possesses remarkable ability. True, he hazards many a
generalization, which, to be convincing, ought to be supported by more
substantial facts than are set forth in his book; yet his ardor, his
straightforwardness, his fearlessness in facing the logic of his
conclusions, make his assertions singularly appealing.” K. K. Kawakami.
− + =N. Y. Times.= 14: 273. My. 1, 09. 1150w.
=Miller, Alice Duer (Mrs. Henry W. Miller).=^{[6]} Less than kin.
†$1.25. Holt.
9–14451.
An entertaining story with an ingenious situation. Vickers, a young man
who had fled to South America under the cloud of a crime, sees the
opportunity to return when a fellow countryman dies whom he resembles
and who during his twelve years has been importuned by an aged father to
come home. Vickers slips into Lee’s shoes and is received as the long
lost prodigal, but finds, not at all to his liking, that in assuming
Lee’s identity a most unsavory reputation goes with it. How he took the
dilemma by the horns and even won an obdurate maiden is interestingly
told.
* * * * *
“Cleverly constructed story.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 27. S. ’09. ✠
“The story is witty, terse, and swift. For a narrative so light, bent
purely at amusement, the characterization is surprisingly sharp and
vivacious.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 186. Ag. 26, ’09. 200w.
“The situations are developed with humor and cleverness, and the
reader’s interest is held to the dénoument.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 398. Je. 26, ’09. 200w.
=Miller, Irving Elgar.=^{[8]} Psychology of thinking. *$1.25.
Macmillan.
9–10500.
“The book is a text, and persistently holds to the impression of the
student with the data and the procedure of the useful thought processes.
It tells him what functional value thinking has in the organic scheme;
what its connections are with the nervous substrata; what its dependence
upon the sensory stream of experience and upon the motor channels of
expression; it follows the elaboration of the simpler experiences into
the more involved perceptive and imaginative and conceptual fields; and
it relates the process to the logical standards of the product in sound
reasoning. It sets the whole presentation in an educational
frame.”—Dial.
* * * * *
“His treatment, though germane and adequate to his purpose, yet in no
marked degree rises above the conventional and uninspiring presentation
of a topic of vital interest.”
+ =Dial.= 47: 51. Jl. 16, ’09. 180w.
+ =Ind.= 67: 310. Ag. 5, ’09. 80w.
“It is a book for teachers and schoolmen, and for them, perhaps, too
elementary, too consciously modeled on other well-known psychologies.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 427. Jl. 10, ’09. 330w.
=Miller, James Russell.=^{[8]} Bethlehem to Olivet. **$1.50. Crowell.
A life of Christ illustrated by modern painters. Thirty full page
reproductions beginning with Henry Lerolle’s “Arrival of the shepherds”
and ending with Van Liphart’s “Ascension” are accompanied by brief
chapters that follow the life from the manger to the ascension.
* * * * *
“Dr. Miller has presupposed on his reader’s part a knowledge of the
facts of the Bible narrative, and, using them merely as points of
departure, brings out the message of each incident for the world of
to-day.”
+ =Dial.= 47: 466. D. 1, ’09. 100w.
Reviewed by W. G. Bowdoin.
=Ind.= 67: 1353. D. 16, ’09. 70w.
=Miller, Kelly.= Race adjustment: essays on the negro in America. *$2.
Neale.
8–24845.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
* * * * *
=A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 81. Mr. ’09.
“It makes no pretense at continuity of treatment nor have the
repetitions been eliminated. The striking characteristic of the book is
its poise and dignity. I consider the book one of the most important yet
written by a negro. In a chapter on ‘Roosevelt and the negro’ alone it
seems to me the author loses his balance and fails to understand at all
the significance of events.” Carl Kelsey.
+ − =Ann. Am. Acad.= 32: 212. Ja. ’09. 420w.
“There is no book which more fully and correctly represents the wishes
and demands for equal recognition in civil and political rights than
does this volume.”
+ =Ind.= 66: 327. F. 11, ’09. 150w.
+ =Nation.= 88: 91. Ja. 28, ’09. 850w.
“Throws a useful sidelight on the field Mr. Stone has so carefully
surveyed. It is all very picturesque reading and excellent things are
said from time to time.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 16. Ja. 9, ’09. 200w.
=Miller, Peyton Farrell.= Story of Robert Fulton. $1. Peyton F.
Miller, Hudson, N. Y.
8–33932.
One of the publications which this year of the Fulton celebration in New
York is calling forth. “We are made to feel anew by this author the
jovial and genial character of his hero, again we appreciate his
pertinacity and steady temper, and again we rejoice in his successes.
Fulton was a man whom we all love to honor more for his healthy,
sanguine vigor than even for his inventive genius. As an example to our
American youth, it is difficult to find one more sturdy.” (Ind.)
* * * * *
“A little book of a hundred-odd pages, more brightly and personally
written than the others.”
+ =Ind.= 68: 378. F. 18, ’09. 100w.
+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 509. Ap. ’09. 60w.
=Miller, Roman John.=^{[11]} Around the world with the battleships.
†$1.25. McClurg.
9–27395.
A first-hand account of the voyage that the battleship fleet made around
the world in which are given in detail descriptions of the intricacies
of the modern battleship, an account of the daily lives and amusements
of the sailors and graphic portrayals of enthusiastic welcomes, thruout
the entire course of which may be detected the upholding of a fine
spirit of patriotism and loyalty to the flag which furnishes reason
enough for the disciplines and hardships of a naval life.
* * * * *
“The publishers were unwise in reproducing the pictures in such
inartistic manner.” M. J. Moses.
+ − =Ind.= 67: 1367. D. 16, ’09. 40w.
“Will have attraction for the boy reader. Mr. Miller, frank and genial,
shows his inexperience with the pen.”
+ − =Lit. D.= 39: 1020. D. 4, ’09. 120w.
“The text is fragmentary, but none the less full of incident and
instruction. The ‘make-up’ of the book is startlingly gaudy.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 80w.
“The views of the parades are fine enough to make all good Americans
feel exceedingly proud of their representatives who were sent abroad.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 785. D. 11, ’09. 150w.
=Miller, Rev. William.= Latins in the Levant: a history of Frankish
Greece (1204–1566). *$5. Dutton.
8–33802.
A history of the Latin states which were established in Greece and Greek
islands as the result of the fourth crusade. “Mr. Miller discovered the
secret that, if the stories of Corfu and the Duchy of Naxos were told
separately, the histories of the other states could be wrought into a
connected narrative, in which the main interest is concentrated on
Achaia and Athens. The fortunes of Athens and the Peloponnesus have been
related in greater detail by Gregorovius in his ‘Geschichte der stadt
Athen im mittelalter,’ and Sir Rennell Rodd in his attractive book ‘The
princes of Achaia’; but Mr. Miller’s concise narrative represents the
fruits of a wider study of special literature.” (Ath.)
* * * * *
“Of few historical books can it be said more unreservedly that the work
is excellent throughout than of this history of mediæval Greece under
Latin rule.”
+ + =Ath.= 1909, 1: 94. Ja. 23. 1200w.
“May be commended to the student or the exceptionally earnest traveller.
Mr. Miller writes clearly and succinctly; but he does not exhibit the
final grace of style that might carry the general reader through the
inevitable details of a painstaking history treating of countless and
ephemeral petty dynasties.”
+ − =Dial.= 46: 117. F. 16, ’09. 300w.
“What one misses most in Mr. Miller’s book is a consideration of the
connexion between the events which he records so well and the wider
issues of European politics. No living student has more thoroughly
mastered the details of the period. The work is as trustworthy and solid
as it is clear and pleasant to read.” J. B. Bury.
+ + − =Eng. Hist. R.= 24: 135. Ja. ’09. 1050w.
“It is not often that a work of such importance as this swings into our
ken. It is perhaps unfortunate that the last words of the author should
be a dig at ‘the stern classicist.’”
+ + − =Ind.= 66: 99. Ja. 14, ’09. 1300w.
“As a book of reference Mr. Miller’s work has a value which will not be
soon impaired. It is also another striking evidence of the truth of the
‘dictum’ that knowledge and industry do not suffice to make an
historian.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 307. S. 30, ’09. 650w.
“It is a confused and crowded period, and it required no small skill to
construct a clear and concise narrative such as Mr. Miller has given
us.” W: A. Bradley.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 94. F. 20, ’09. 760w.
“Mr. Miller covers more ground than Sir Rennell Rodd.”
+ =Sat. R.= 106: 702. D. 5, ’08. 1100w.
“In spite of the masses of detail which have been assimilated, the book
is so readable, and the interest of the general narrative is so well
sustained, that only those who have studied this obscure and intricately
complex bypath of history can appreciate how difficult the work of
compression must have been, and how ably these difficulties have been
overcome by his clear and sequent exposition of the rapid
transformations which took place in scenes once so familiar with a very
different cast of actors.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 343. F. 27, ’09. 1250w.
=Mills, Enos Abijah.= Wild life on the Rockies. **$1.75. Houghton.
9–8919.
The explorations, adventures, observations and impressions of a
government experiment officer in the wilds of Colorado. A sturdy
mountaineer, a calm philosopher, a great nature-lover, the author writes
of winter excursions, mountain climbing, furred and feathered life, of
rocks and trees, all with a love and reverence for unsullied, primeval
grandeur. The work is fittingly illustrated and is dedicated to John
Muir.
* * * * *
“Of slight value but considerable interest; too expensive for the small
library.”
+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 142. My. ’09.
“There is something very genuine in the manner of Mr. Mills’s writing
about nature. Perhaps he strains the point a bit at times.” G: Gladden.
+ − =Bookm.= 29: 545. Jl. ’09. 480w.
“It is a delightful book on its own account, but its chief charm is in
the revelation of the author’s personality.” M. E. Cook.
+ =Dial.= 46: 363. Je. 1, ’09. 350w.
“He delights in recalling the perilous moments of his life, and the
graphic stories he tells about them are among the finest things in his
book. The chapter in which the wisdom and accomplishments of Scotch are
portrayed will give great pleasure to every one of Mr. Mills’s readers
who rates himself a dog lover.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 257. Ap. 24, ’09. 740w.
“He knows his territory thoroughly.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 39: 638. My. ’09. 30w.
=Milman, Lena.= Sir Christopher Wren. (Library of art.) *$2. Scribner.
9–5218.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
* * * * *
=A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 19. S. ’09.
“Miss Milman, though critically sound as a rule, does not write exactly
from an architect’s point of view. The Index is so incomplete as to be
virtually useless. The volume is throughout well written and full of
interest, and especially good in its presentment of the central figure
in relation to the contemporary social and religious conditions.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 415. Ap. 3. 700w.
“This latest life of Wren is one of the best that has been written. It
is both narrative and critical.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 598. O. 24, ’08. 180w.
“We could have wished for rather more technical information and fewer
generalities.”
+ − =Spec.= 102: 22. Ja. 2, ’09. 450w.
=Milmine, Georgine.=^{[12]} Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the history
of Christian science. **$2. Doubleday.
9–29857.
A history of Mrs. Eddy and the Christian science movement that was
published serially in McClure’s magazine during 1907–1908.
=Ming, John Joseph.=^{[11]} Morality of modern socialism. *$1.50.
Benziger.
9–26447.
Aims to throw light on the bearings of socialistic ethics upon the
state, the family and the church.
* * * * *
“Like all polemic treatments of such subjects, the book bases its
charges on very small inductions.” Joseph Jacobs.
− =N. Y. Times.= 14: 743. N. 27, ’09. 90w.
=Misawa, Tadasu.=^{[7]} Modern educators and their ideals. **$1.25.
Appleton.
9–8594.
“Dr. Tadasu Misawa, in the compass of three hundred pages, sets forth,
forcibly, clearly, and developmentally, the problems of modern educators
and their ideals. He begins with Comenius and ends with Dr. Harris and
President Hall. The survey is of educational ideals, not of methods or
measures or institutions, and keeps consistently to the task. The
contrasts and individualities of the thinkers are well handled; and the
reader takes away the very vital impression that the systems presented
grew out of much the same sets of intellectual problems through the
increasing purpose of the ages.”—Dial.
* * * * *
“The selection of materials and method of presentation are good, and it
will have some value to students as a supplement to the general
histories.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 175. Je. ’09.
“The work is concise and commendable.”
+ =Dial.= 46: 300. My. 1, ’09. 150w.
=Ind.= 67: 310. Ag. 5, ’09. 20w.
“It is an interesting, interpretive book, and for those who do not wish
to read each man’s work in the original, this is a good substitute.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 523. S. 4, ’09. 100w.
=Mitchell, Edward Bedinger.=^{[8]} Shadow of the Crescent. $1.25.
Stokes.
9–17586.
“A breakneck and breathless story of a lost ward—a beautiful and
mysterious girl—and the adventures into which her guardian fell on
account of her.”—N. Y. Times.
* * * * *
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 468. Jl. 31, ’09. 250w.
“Very interesting reading.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 253. Ag. ’09. 50w.
=Mitchell, Hinckley Gilbert.=^{[10]} Genesis. (Bible for home and
school.) *90c. Macmillan.
9–26821.
One of the two recent additions to Shaler Mathews’ useful series. In
keeping with the purpose of the series this volume places the results of
the best modern scholarship on the subject of Genesis at the disposal of
the general reader.
* * * * *
“The notes are just such as the layman needs, illuminating and helpful.
With this book in hand, any man can find out for himself the meaning and
character of the Book of Genesis.”
+ =Bib. World.= 34: 429. D. ’09. 100w.
“He assumes the critical position as distinct from the traditionary,
according to which the whole book was written by Moses and is of uniform
authority. This principle being accepted, the work seems to have been
done in a moderate and reasonable way.”
+ =Spec.= 103: 954. D. 4, ’09. 210w.
=Mitchell, John Kearsley.= Self help for nervous women: familiar talks
on economy in nervous expenditure. **$1. Lippincott.
9–3555.
Matters purely medical are avoided in this counsel which seeks its
audience among sufferers from nervous disorders and their families and
friends. Its aim is to teach them the best way to help, control, comfort
and even cure patients.
* * * * *
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 142. My. ’09. ✠
“The instruction, which deals largely with the economies of nervous
expenditure is really good and well suited to help those for whom it is
intended.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 82. Jl. 22, ’09. 220w.
“Dr. Mitchell, who is the son of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, in making a
specialty of nervous diseases, is following in the medical footsteps of
his famous father, while the lucid, compact, and forceful manner in
which he expresses his ideas shows that he has inherited also something
of the literary ability.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 176. Mr. 27, ’09. 420w.
=R. of Rs.= 40: 639. N. ’09. 30w.
=Mitchell, Silas Weir.= Venture in 1777. †$1.25. Jacobs.
8–28999.
A story of the winter of 1777 which tells how a Philadelphia boy got
possession of a British officer’s map of the forts in and about the
city, and rushed it to General Washington’s camp.
* * * * *
“Charming short story. Too expensive for the small library.”
+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 96. Mr. ’09.
“To read it should be a Christmas pleasure for patriots, mischievous
boys, and lovers of both.”
+ =Nation.= 87: 606. D. 17, ’08. 100w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 122. Ja. ’09. 50w.
=Moffett, Cleveland.=^{[7]} Battle. †$1.50. Dillingham.
9–13430.
A novelization of the author’s play “The battle” which since December,
1908, has run so successfully and has aroused so much socialistic
comment. The story is concerned with the adventures of the richest man
in America who, under an assumed name, goes into the slums to win his
lost son.
* * * * *
=Nation.= 89: 122. Ag. 5, ’09. 400w.
“While the novel bears all the ear marks of having been adapted from a
play, its theme is sufficiently interesting to raise it above others of
its class.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 387. Je. 19, ’09. 140w.
“A good example of that strange mongrel, the ‘novelized play.’” H. W.
Boynton.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 633. O. 23, ’09. 90w.
=Moffett, Cleveland.=^{[11]} Through the wall. †$1.50. Appleton.
9–28041.
A clever Parisian detective is pitted against a clever criminal
throughout this story. A murder done in a private room of a hotel leads
to the arrest of a young American who is in love with a beautiful girl
who sells candles in a church. The detective, who saves him after a
series of remarkable happenings, hounds the real criminal and finds him
to be the stepfather of this girl who is really an heiress but has lost
her identity and memory in a fire in which the villain let her mother
burn. The inventive genius of the author is taxed to the utmost in
devising moves and counter moves. Various new psychological methods are
tried on the criminal, and he is also shown moving pictures of the
crime, but his wits are too sharp until, in the end, he outwits himself,
and the girl is restored in mind and fortune and marries the accused
American.
* * * * *
“A first class detective and mystery story, the interest of which never
flags from start to finish.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 134. D. ’09.
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 721. N. 20, ’09. 200w.
=Molière, Jean B. P.= A new translation of the verse plays being for the
first time rendered into English verse, by Curtis Hidden Page; with an
introd. by Brander Matthews. (French classes for English readers, no.
3.) 2v. *$5. Putnam.
8–19168
Includes: The affected misses, Don Juan, Tartuffe, The misanthrope, The
doctor by compulsion, The miser, The tradesman turned gentleman, The
learned ladies.
* * * * *
“Still, in spite of occasional lapses, Professor Page’s work is a credit
at once to his erudition and to his skill as a writer of English. To him
all credit is due for an arduous task skilfully performed.” H. C.
Chatfield-Taylor.
+ + − =Dial.= 46: 78. F. 1, ’09. 1600w.
“Professor Matthews’ introduction is marked by all his wealth of
knowledge and charm of style. Professor Page’s renderings of the French
dramatist are both skilful and agreeable.”
+ =Educ. R.= 37: 99. Ja. ’09. 80w.
“Molière is very satisfactorily presented to modern English readers in
the two volumes. Prof. Page makes good use of the metre he has selected
and arrives at a rendering of the spirit, the humor, and the gayety of
Molière for which English readers may be grateful. The prose plays are
hardly as successful, I think, as those in verse. They do not move as
easily and continuously. But this does not imply that the prose
translation is inferior in fidelity to the verse.” E: Cary.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 728. D. 5, ’08. 1650w.
+ =Sat. R.= 106: 492. O. 17, ’08. 180w.
=Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald.= Victoria regina: her court and her
subjects. 2v. *$6.50. Dodd.
9–5192.
A history of Queen Victoria and her times from her accession to the
death of the Prince Consort in 1862. “We get a sketchy survey of
Victorian literature, but no attempt to summarize the results of
scientific research, which rendered the reign illustrious. The bulk of
the book may be not unfairly described as expanded Court circular,
supplemented by correspondence derived from familiar sources.” (Ath.)
* * * * *
“Readable and gossipy, but devoid of critical insight, and lacking in
balance. Politics are handled in a perfunctory manner, and various
statesmen receive considerably less than their due.”
− + =Ath.= 1908, 2: 364. S. 26. 220w.
=Nation.= 88: 17. Ja. 7, ’09. 120w.
“Mr. Molloy’s work is so planned that it undoubtedly will be found very
useful to those who need a history of the Victorian age that will tell
them as simply and as briefly as possible what went on in England in
that very interesting period.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 799. D. 26, ’08. 670w.
“Mr. Molloy makes a good use of his opportunity. Readers will find
[three chapters given to the literary history of the period] written
with considerable skill, though they will scarcely agree with all Mr.
Molloy’s judgments.”
+ − =Spec.= 101: 338. S. 5, ’08. 440w.
=Molmenti, Pompeo Gherardo.= Venice, its individual growth from the
earliest beginnings to the fall of the republic; translated from the
Italian by Horatio F. Brown. pt. 3, 2v. *$5. McClurg.
8–5355.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
* * * * *
“The solidity and usefulness of the work is beyond dispute, but no
reader, overwhelmed with the accumulation of details, will fail to ask
himself whether a little more self-repression would not have produced a
pleasanter result.” Ferdinand Schevill.
+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 576. Ap. ’09. 550w.
“He does for the Venetians what Green and Traill did for the English
people, and Burckhardt for the Italians of the renaissance, and by his
success he demonstrates afresh that the intimate life, the habits, work,
and play of human beings, have a perpetual fascination.” W: R. Thayer.
+ + =Atlan.= 103: 832. Je. ’09. 3800w. (Review of pts. 1–3.)
“After all possible points of adverse criticism have been urged, the
fact remains that in no other work is the student of Italian society
likely to find so clear, vivid, and exhaustive a discussion of Venetian
life, both public and private, as in these six volumes by Professor
Molmenti.”
+ + − =Dial.= 46: 22. Ja. 1, ’09. 470w.
“The Molmenti work abounds in pictures illuminating the text, but the
text itself is not so much a clear and consecutive story of the
memorable deeds of the Republic’s declining days as it is a thesaurus of
illustrative detail of its arts, its commerce, costumes, every-day
glitter and show of life.”
+ − =Ind.= 66: 1139. My. 27, ’09. 500w.
“A work that is a monument of erudition and patient research.”
+ =Int. Studio.= 37: 83. Mr. ’09. 240w.
“This work deserves to have a permanent place among the social
chronicles of Italy. The great variety of its subjects, the well-chosen
illustrations, and Mr. Brown’s fluent translation will commend it to
English-speaking readers, for whom the charm of Venice never grows
cold.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 118. F. 4, ’09. 600w.
“In the chapters enumerated the reader becomes his own historian. And
for him as well as for the dramatist, novelist, and student of arts and
customs they are a perfect mine of information.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 20. Ja. 9, ’09. 600w.
“We have only one regret; it is that, for some unexplained reason, Mr.
Brown has not translated the large number of original authorities quoted
by the author, so that the text is strewn with considerable portions of
untranslated Italian.”
+ − =Spec.= 102: 308. F. 20, ’09. 550w.
=Moncrieff, Ascott Robert Hope.=^{[11]} Heart of Scotland. *$3.
Macmillan.